//------------------------------// // Reunion // Story: Full Circle // by Paradise Oasis //------------------------------// The town of Ponyville; a small, pleasant community that lies to the south of Canterlot. Originally a sleepy little earth pony town that had grown up next to sweet apple acres, being the home of the six harmony bearers put the humble town on the map. The small town had grown much larger since then, but it still maintained a sense of friendship and community Ponyville had always had. It was the typical, calm day in Ponyville, where the skies were crystal clear thanks to the Pegasus, and a warm breeze blew through the trees. The ponies of the town were going about their normal day-to-day business, including the harmony bearers themselves. Rarity was busy crafting one of her beautiful dresses, while Rarity was teach some baby birds to fly. Rainbow Dash was taking a nap in the clouds, while Twilight Sparkle was in her friendship school, looking over some of her students papers. So they were all too busy to see the five ponies who were trotting up the road towards the town. Pinkie Pie was baking a cake at Sugarcube corners, when her Pinkie Sense informed her the strangers were approaching the town. "Ohhh, five tail twitches means new friends!" Pinkie giggled, skipping her way towards the door. "Id better go out and give them a super-duper hello greeting!" The pink earth pony was all smiles and giggles, as usual, until she trotted out and saw the five stallions who had trotted into town. The mare's eyes went wide, and her jaw fell open in shock as she gazed upon five phantoms from her past. The party planner's eyes focused on the smiling green earth pony standing in front of her. "H-hopper?" She asked, her voice trembling. "Hey, Pinkie Pie..." Hopper replied nervously. "It's.... good to see you again." Pike Pie's screams and sobbing brought ponies running from all over town; including Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy. The Ponvyvillers were shocked to see their normally happy Pinkie Pie clinging to the mysterious green stallion, sobbing and crying. The other three harmony bearers were shocked by the sight of three of the other stallions, who they had never expected to see again. "Slick?" Rarity asked, her eyes tearing up. "Great Celestia, is that you?" "Hello, Rarity Darling." Slick trotted up, gently putting a hoof to her face. "It's so wonderful to see you as fashionable as ever." Rainbow Dash dove into Sureshot, tackling him to the ground, and screaming into his face. "YOU BIG DUMB IDIOT! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" The sobbing mare wailed, pounding on the stallion in front of her. "I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU, YOU MORON! HOW COULD YOU STAY BEHIND IN TAMBLEON! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!" "I'm sorry, Dashie." The Pegasus stallion replied calmly. "I was only trying to protect you, and didn't want to see you hurt." After hitting him several times, Rainbow Dash finally stared at him with pained eyes, before breaking down into sobs. Meanwhile, Fluttershy was just staring at Avian, unable to form words between her soft sobs. "Is-is it really you?" Fluttershy managed between sobs. "Are you sure I'm not dreaming?" "You aren't dreaming, my little goldfinch." Avian smiled, putting his wings around her. "I have come back to you." All of the other ponies in town stood by, confused, and so the four mares began to explain everything that had transpired on the Tambelon adventure to them. Hearing all of the commotion going on outside, Twilight Sparkle trotted out of the friendship school... only to find a familiar unicorn stallion standing there, waiting for her. "Booker?" Twilight asked in disbelief. "What are you doing here?" "Hi, Twilight." Booker replied, nodding at her. "Sorry it took me so long to get back to you." The alicorn princess narrowed her eyes at him, a look of disgust crossing her face. Booker was shocked by this, not expecting such a chilly reception. "Twi? Is something wrong?" The stallion asked nervously, as the mare of his dreams trotted away from him. "I thoguht you would be happy to see me." "We're going to my caste, right now, mister." The princess growled angrily in reply. "You certainly have a lot of explaining to do. .... Back at Twilight's castle, the Princess of friendship was seated upon her crystal throne, while Booker stood in front of the cutie map table. There was along silence between the two, before the stallion finally decided to break it. "Hello my love, it is so good to see you again." Booker greeted her, trying to sweet talk the alicorn. "You're an alicorn now, and a princess! Your wings are more beautiful than-" "Cut the garbage, Booker." Twilight replied, having none of it. "I am very well aware that you and the others returned from the dark dimension a year ago. And that you kept the other stallions from coming to Ponyville, as well as doing some shady things on the black market." "Oh, you found out about that." Booker replied sheepishly. "Listen, Twilight... I can explain-" "Why didn't you come back to me, Booker? Why didn't you let your friends come back to their mares?" Twilight spoke to him in a calm, yet clearly angry tone. "Do you know how long we all cried over you and the other stallions, we thought you were all gone forever! Couldn't you feel my heartbreak through the lifebond? What in Tartarus is wrong with you?!" "Twilight, wait," he trotted up to her, pleading. "I did it for you! Listen, all of Equestria is in danger of-" "Enough! You have caused too much pain to my friends and I already!" Twilight stood up, obviously still too angry and hurt to hear him out. "You abandoned me, you sweet-talking creep of a colt! I had to deal with all of those problems- becoming an alicorn, Equestria being attacked and invaded all those times- I had to face all of those agonies alone- WITHOUT YOU!" "You were alone? Really?" Booker snapped back, snorting at her. "Because I have heard a lot of juicy gossip about you and two stallions named Flash Sentry and Star Tracker!" "They were just friends, you stupid stallion!" Twilight snapped back, slamming her hooves on the table. "I can't help what gossips and journalists say! It was you I waited for all of those months, Booker! And it was you who never came back!" Unable to bring himself to reply, Booker could only stare at her in sadness. "Twilight, please..." "You were lifebonded to me in Tambleon, so you are prince consort now, but you shall cause no more harm or heartbreak to any other ponies." She turned to trot out of the castle. "Prince Booker, you are hereby confined to the friendship castle and Ponyville, and forbidden to do any magic or magical research, until further notice." She turned to glare at her 'prince' again. "Now do both of us a favor, and stay out of my sight for awhile." Twilight Sparkle stormed out of the castle, leaving a bitter and regretful Booker to weep behind her.