Two regal alicorns sat on the thrones in the castle. Under the new rule of Princess Twilight Sparkle and Princess Sunset Shimmer, Equestria was peaceful and no new threats came. Ever since their rule, Twilight had taken up a new student that would one day follow in her hoofsteps.
Sunset still kept in touch with all of her friends from CHS. They would have occasional visits through the portal, or if they couldn't they would just write to each other using the book Celestia gave her.
Today was a very important day for the two. It was the one time a moon when all there friends would meet up in Canterlot for their annual Council of Friendship meeting.
There was a knock on the throne room door, and a familiar griffon dressed in golden armor walked in.
"Princesses, they have arrived. Should I send them in?" Gallus asked, bowing to the pair.
"Yes Gallus." Princess Twilight responded raising a hoof to signal he should rise.
Gallus nodded and walked away. He returned with five old mares.
"Twilight! Sunset! It's so good to see you!" Pinkie Pie with her usual cheeriness as the other walked behind her.
The two alicorns walked down from their thrones to greet their friends.
"It's so good to see you Pinkie," Twilight turned to the others. "All of you."
They all embraced in a group hug before turning to Sunset who was watching with a warm smile.
"Are they gonna arrive soon?" Rainbow Dash asked the day princess.
"I think so." As on que, five other mares, plus the other main six burst through the doors.
"We're here!" Frosty said, panting and catching her breath.
They had all aged from the thirty years of the new rule. They had gray and white streaks in their manes, bags under their eyes and walked a lot slower than before.
Sunset trotted to meet her friends, embracing them with her majestic wings.
"I'm so happy to see you guys!" Sunset said as she folded her wings back in place.
"We're so glad to see you guys too!" Frosty replied with delight turning to the other ponies in the room.
"Yeah. What has it been now, a few years?" CHS Applejack joked as the others joined in.
"Yeah, and we need you two to stop growing, I'm gonna be straining my neck trying to talk to you when we meet next." Equestria Rainbow said looking up at the two alicorns rubbing her neck with a hoof.
Sunset jokingly crouched down to Rainbow's height and laughed.
"Is this better?" Sunset returned to her full height and laughed again while Rainbow pouted.
"Anyway," Twilight said to the group. "Didn't Twilight say she would have a special pony joining us today?"
"Ooh, did Twi finally get a coltfriend?" Sunny asked teasingly.
Equestrian Rainbow and Applejack snickered as Twilight's face turned red in embarrassment.
"W-what? No! I'm just inviting my student over." She claimed stomping her hoof.
Frosty sighed and whispered to CHS Fluttershy.
"Will she ever date anyone, it's been what? Thirty years now since that Flash Sentry guy?" Fluttershy rolled her eyes and giggle softly.
"So, what do you have planned for tonight's sleepover?" Equestrian Rarity asked both Pinkie pies.
"Oh your gonna love what we planned, but it's a surprise so we can't tell you!" Equestrian Pinkie said bouncing with excitement.
"But just know your gonna love, love, love it!" They both squealed and started clapping their hooves like little fillies.
"I can't wait to see what you planned this year Pinkie." Equestrian Fluttershy said to her friends.
"Yeah me too! I Ioved last year's when you invited Discord over and he turned the room into a candy wonderland, so tasty." Stormy said gazing up to the ceiling with a grin on her face.
"I liked that one where you throw a pool party in a pool filled with whipped cream. I got a lot of cream stuck in my mane, but it was delicious." Sunset said.
The girls were talking when suddenly an orange and yellow maned unicorn burst through the doors.
"Oh, I'm sorry Princess Twilight. I thought I was late and....Wait, who are all of you?" She gestured to the ponies from CHS.
"Were Twilight's friends. I'm Frosty, this is Sunshine, Sunny, Galaxy, Stormy and I'm pretty sure you know who they are." She smirked to the CHS main six.
"Nice to meet you all, I'm Luster Dawn, Princess Sunset told me about you guys once, but I never thought I'd actually meet you!" Luster gushed with wide eyes.
"I'm so happy you could make it, Luster." Princess Twilight walked over to embrace her student.
"It's nice to see you too, Princess Twilight," She embraced her mentor back. "So, what did you invite me here for again.
"Well, since today is the day we meet up once every moon, we wanted to e invite you to spend the day with us, if that is okay with you." Sunset said, smiling warmly to her.
"That would be an honor your Magesties." Luster bowed so low that her horn was touching the ground.
"No need to be so formal, Luster. For the day, just call us Sunset and Twilight." Princess Twilight raised her hoof, signaling for her to rise.
"Okay Prin- er Twilight." Luster looked around at everyone nervously.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Let's get this party started!" Equestrian Pinkie cheered heading towards the door.
"Where will we be going first?" Luster asked the party pony with curiosity.
"A really good bakery in Ponyvile, run by my favorite not so little fillies," She hinted. Pinkie then stopped and turned to Princess Twilight. "Um, Twi, can you teleport us their instead?"
"Sure Pinkie." Twilight rolled her eyes and giggled, then with a poof they were gone.
Luster spent the day with her mentor and friends, learning more about friendship and other cultures. Rainbow dash bragging about their epic quests around and out of Equestria, Pinkie Pie teaching her the art of souffles and Frosty's interesting stories about the human world.
When the day was over, Luster Dawn returned back to Ponyvile and left to group to have their annual slumber party.
Twilight teleported the group back to her castle for everyone to get washed up and ready for the sleepover.
"Okay, let the sleepover commence!" Equestrian Pinkie cheered as she opened the door for a grand reveal.
The group gasped as they saw what was inside the room. There were multicolored streamers everywhere, there was a chocolate fountain with a plate of strawberries on one side and skewers on the other. A bunch of balloons floated gracefully around the room, and at the far end of the room there was a tabled piled with food of all kind. Then, at the center of the table lay a tall six tier cake decorated in frosting of every color, at the top of the cake there were mini fondent versions of all of the in a circle holding hooves.
"Wow Pinkie, you guys sure went all out for this, it looks amazing!" Twilight said stepping inside the room with awe as the others slowly followed, taking time to admire every single detail of the room.
"You sure did Pinkie, this is the most amazing party I have ever seen!" Frosty said excitedly as she admired every detail of the room.
"Well, then....let's get this party started!" Equestrian Pinkie cheered as she blasted a canon, confetti flying everywhere.
The girls partied and celebrated until the nightfall. They crawled into their sleeping bags that were lying in a circle in the middle of the room. As they slept, they knew that whatever happened next, whatever dangers emerged, they would face it together, always.
~The End~