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// Epilogue: A Bright Future 
// Story: Sombra and Flurry Heart’s Weird Adventure 
// by Badguy400 
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In the morning, everypony from the Crystal Empire gathered in front of the castle to celebrate the villains; who courageously not only fought the yetis, but also returned the Royal Toddler back to her family. And with that, a ceremony was made in honor of them.

Cadence began her speech: “My dearest subjects; today, we honor these four individuals. For not just their courageous acts of bravery, but also kindness when facing adversity in its wake.”  

The villains were smiling and waving embarrassingly because they were now being treated as heroes now; which in this case is all too new for them. Flurry Heart just couldn’t control her excitement, and then decided to fly towards King Sombra, and hugged him. Sombra; in return, hugged her back, and smiled.

Cadence smiled at that act, and then turned back to her subjects to continue her speech. “And so, it is with great honor, that I present to you, your new heroes of the Crystal Empire. No longer will they be recognized as villains, but as heroes for not just this kingdom, but for all of Equestria. And with that, I propose to you, these medals of honor, so that way they can be remembered for their good deeds, for all time.” 

And with that, the crowd applauded and cheered, and Cadence then bestowed each medal for the villains to wear. After that, they all bowed, and waved farewell.

Meanwhile, at the royal Banquet Hall:
“Wow, what a day huh?” said King Sombra. “I cannot believe we did it.” Cozy Glow replied, “me neither. But hey, we did it. And to that, I say..” Cozy then raises her cup, and toasted, “..a toast. To my greatest friends!” And then the rest of the villains toasted; chanting, “to our greatest friends!” and drank from their cups.

While the festivities were still in motion, Sombra looked to see Queen Chrysalis leaning with her forehooves crossed against the window; with her head resting on them. Sombra excused himself, and asked, “you okay? The party is still going on you know. So why aren’t you celebrating?” Chrysalis looked towards Sombra, sighed, and then said, “I don’t know. Maybe I’m just not feeling it.” Sombra blinked, and asked, “you sure? Cuz I can go and..”. But before he could continue, he was interrupted by Chrysalis putting a hoof to his mouth, shushed him, and said, “no.. it’s not that. It’s just... ever since I lost my hive, I felt so empty. So I figured... if I came along with you guys, then I won’t feel so empty anymore.” Chrysalis gave a sigh before continuing, “but I guess that’s not gonna happen then.” She frowned and then turned back to rest her head on her crossed forehooves again. Sombra sighed, rests one of his shadow hands on her back, and says, “I know... it’s never easy. But hey... just look on the bright side. You’re now a hero, right?” Chrysalis nodded, and said, “uh huh.” Sombra then continued, “so there you go. And besides..” he then wrapped one of his arms around Chrysalis, and said, “you have us. We’ll never leave you alone, or forget you for that matter, okay? So stop being so gloomy, and let’s have some fun huh? What do you say?” Just then, some fun dance music started playing. Chrysalis smiled, drank her entire drink in one gulp, and said, “let’s have some fun!” before dragging Sombra by his arm, and started spinning him around as a means of dancing with him.

And with that, the Crystal Empire is safe, Flurry Heart is safe and sound, everyone is happy, and the night moves on without a hitch.

The end.