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// Epilogue: The Redemption of Cozy Glow and Bill Cipher 
// Story: The Puzzzle Shield Series: The After-Journey 
// by Puzzleshield 
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Me and Smokey (on my back)  teleported ourselves back to the Everfree Forest and flew back to our new home in Ponyville, Smokey asked, “Hey, Buddy?”
I turned to Smokey with a, “Hm?”
Smokey asked, “What a long day this is, right buddy?”

“Indeed it is, Smokey.” I answered and continued, “Defeating a Dureato-ish Triangle Idiotic Demon, Peramentaly ending Weirdmageddon, Fighting Daybreaker for the first time, reforming Molestia, Rallied the villains to take down Joker and Lex for us and completed our quest. Heck, even convincing Satan Shield to be with us still turns out to be great, right?”

Smokey nod his head for an agreement.
Then, My tummy starts to growl.
As I blushed sheepishly, I laughed and said, “Listen to that, Smokey. All this traveling and this quest stuff made me hungry. You think we should get something to eat, Smokey?”

Smokey giggled and answered, “Sure thing, Buddy.”
I flew down near the exit from the Everfree Forest and was about to enter Ponyville.
As we landed safely to the ground, Smokey hopped out of my back.
Then, I said happily, “Let’s eat before we get ourselves into trouble again eh, Smokay?”

Smokey answered happily, “Ya bet, Budday.”
Then, we laughed so hard since we reunited.
But our laugh stops with a “Oof!” as we bumped into something familiar since Season 9.

We groan (almost) in pain.
I got back up to my hoofs and then, I gasped to see the statue of the Mean 3 just near the exit from the Everfree Forest.
“ Not them! ” I whispered in fear, just trying to remember how the statue of the three villains was randomly here when they’re supposed to be in the future.

Smokey got back to his feet, ran to me and asked, “Buddy, what’s wrong?”
I answered in fear as I point my hoof to the stone, “That’s what’s wrong!”
Smokey turned to the stone of three villains and gasp.

“What’re they doing here, buddy?” Smokey asked, shockingly.
“I dunno, Smokey.” I answered. “They’ve never appeared randomly before.”
As Smokey went to take a look at the three villains trapped in stone, he stepped on something.

Smokey stopped with a, “Huh?” Then, he looked down and saw, the photo of the Future Ruler of Equestria with her five best friends and a grown up dragon all standing together behind the sunset with an Autistic Colored frame that says in bright gold letters, ‘The Magic of Friendship always grows within you.’
Smokey picked the picture up, and came to me.

Then, Smokey pulled my tail and asked, “Hey, Buddy?”
I turned to Smokey, I gasped of what that familiar final group photo that Smokey holds.
I ignite my horn to go look at it and said, “Strange. I have never seen this on the ground before.”

“I know, Buddy.” Smokey replied.
He pointed at the one and only, Cozy Glow and I turned to see her.
Then, Smokey asked, “So, Buddy. What should we do with Cozy Glow?”

“Hmmmm…” I thinked as I looked at Cozy.
Then I said with hope, “... I think I know just what to do.”

-One Minute Later-

“You got the chainsaw, Smokey?” I asked.
“Yes, Buddy?” answered Smokey as he holds a Chainsaw with Autistic Colors with Puzzles as patterns.
I ignite my horn to get my new chainsaw close to me and replied, “Good…” I put on my goggles and continued, “... ‘Cause I have an idea.”

I turned on my chainsaw, then cut off Cozy Glow’s full body now frozen in stone.
After that’s done, I turned off my new chainsaw, took my goggles off and turned to Smokey, “Smokers?”
“Yeah, Buddy?” Smokey replied as he carries the frozed Cozy Glow with his Claws.
I answered, “Come with me.”

I trotted back to Ponyville.
Smokey ran to me and asked, “to where, Buddy?”
I answered, “To my secret lair.”

-twelve seconds later back at Ponyville-

After we got our furnitures ready for our new home, we went to my secret lair underneath my house.
Finally, I placed the stone Cozy Glow on the floor.
“Smokey?” I asked. “Get the cables.” 
“On it, buddy.” answered Smokey as he brought the cable to me.

Then I ignite my horn to hook the cables into the stone Cozy Glow’s ears. 
I finally went to my new computer system and turned it on. 
After I put on my password, my wallpaper looks like the image that looks like the symbol for Nightmare Night but with light blue, and the eye is light green. 

I went to my files, and found the files for Cozy Glow. 
I click on the Cozy Glow files, the first file is her good side, and the second file is her bad side.
“Smokey, I found what caused her to go evil, what should I do with it?” I asked Smokey.
Then Smokey answered. “Maybe you should -I dunno. Probably just, delete her bad side and leave her good side, Right?”

 “Ok.” I replied.
Then, I deleted her bad side and converted her good side from my computer, through the cables and into Cozy Glow’s ears.

 ‘It’s a good thing we won’t see her go nuts anymore.’ I thought.
After it’s done, hopped out of my seat and walked straight to Smokey who was looking at the stone of Cozy Glow. 
“Buddy? Since we erased Cozy Glow’s bad side, what do we do now?” Smokey asked. 
I thought about it for a second. 
Then I answered. “We’ll unhook the cables, Smokey.” 
Then, me and Smokey unplugged the cable on Cozy Glow’s ears.
“Ok, Smokey. What was the spell that Celestia, Luna and Discord used to turn her into stone?” I asked.
“Maybe you should do it, Buddy.” Smokey answered.

Then, as I close my eyes and ignite my horn and have the same flashback about Princess Luna, Princess Celestia and Discord using the ‘Villains-Into-Stone’ spell. 
Then my flashback ended as I used the ‘stone-break-free’ spell on the stone of Cozy Glow. Then, Cozy Glow was free from stone like ice thawing from fire. 
After my spell worked, Cozy Glow, who was no longer stone and on her good side, landed to the ground on her back.

“Is she gonna be alright, Buddy?” Smokey asked.
I turned to Smokey and answered, “I think so, Smokey.”
So, we waited.

-A few moments later-

I was reading ‘Powerful Alicorn Magic Using for Fobious: A Beginner's Guide’ quietly.
Smokey ran towards me and asked, “Buddy, Cozy Glow is waking up!”
I turned to Smokey and replied, “Is she on her good side?”
Then Smokey answered as we ran to Cozy Glow, “Come with me and find out, Come on!”

Finally, after waiting for hours, Cozy woke up with me waking her up with Smokey on my side. 
“Cozy? Cozy Glow? Wake up.” I said as she opened her eyes to see me, happily patting her head, gently. 
Cozy Glow groaned. “Wh-who are you?”
“I’m Puzzle Shield.” I answered. “And this is my pet, Smokey.” 
“Hi, Cozy.” Smokey said.
Cozy continued, trying to remember what happened last time,  “Wait! Where’s the Bewitching Bell, and Chrysalis, and Tire-” 
“COZY, CALM DOWN!” I interrupted as my eyes slowly reached into a light blueish corruptionl, “There’s no need to remember that flippin’ Final Season and what happened in the future. so, STOP! BRINGING! UP! THE! DARN! FACTS!”

Cozy Glow burst into tears.
I realized what needs to be done. So, as my corruption slowly went back to normal , I smiled, walked to Cozy, sat next to her, then I asked calmly, “Oh, don’t be sad. Tell me what’s wrong?”

Then, Cozy stopped crying and answered, “Goly, thanks for asking. You see, after what happened back in season 8, *sniff* I HAVE NO FRIENDS!”
Cozy resumes crying.
I put my hoof under Cozy’s chin as she stopped crying.
I said happily like a mother, “Don’t cry, dearest Cozy. I’ll take care of you no matter what.”

“You mean it?” Cozy asked as she smiled warmly, “You really mean it?”
I nodded for agreement.
Cozy, Smokey and I hugged together.

I said in a calm voice, “Y’know, Cozy? You don’t have to be cute and loveable just by being evil. Cozy? You’re my sister. I’ll never leave you, not ever.”
Cozy sighs happily.

Smokey replied, “Welcome to the family, Cozy.”
Cozy smiled.
I turned to Smokey and said, “Smokey? Looks like we’re gonna need a bed for Cozy.”
Then, we laughed.

-Meanwhile in the Forgotten Realm-

Like I said, The Forgotten Realm is like Bill’s Interdimensional Universe but nothing was there.
For that matter, nopony (or no one for the matter) are there except for Bill Cipher, The former Interdimensional Dream Demon who finally got some good spirits in him now.

Bill sighs and saids, “Finally, my first Interdimensional Sports Month is done and over with. It’s been a few days since the ‘Incident’. I must ha-”
A mysterious Autistic Colored scroll magically appeared in front of Bill, interruptingly.

“What’s this?” Bill replied to himself as he grabbed the scroll and opened it up, “must be some scroll for me. ‘Dear Bill Cipher,’...”

 I wrote you this letter to see if you’re ok.
Anyways, I've been thinking, I already reformed Cozy Glow maybe (just maybe), since you're reformed and all, you mind joining us?
If so, welcome to the family, Bill.

Your new friend,
Puzzle Shield.

P.S. Cozy Glow told me her plan to bring you back.

“Y’know what, kid?” Bill replied as he got ready to snap his fingers, “I accept the offer.”
Then, Bill snaps his fingers to teleport himself to our new home in Ponyville.

-Meanwhile back in Puzzle’s new home in Ponyville at night-

I was in our new room reading, ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ to Smokey and Cozy Glow as their bedtime story.
Smokey is cuddling with me, and Cozy Glow is laying on her bed with her Bill Cipher plushie watching me, smiling.

A few minutes had passed as Smokey and I went to sleep already in our new bed.
And Cozy Glow already went to sleep in her bed, hugging her Bill Cipher plushie.
And Bill Cipher went to sleep in his sleeping bag on our bedroom floor.