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// Retrieval and Resurrections 
// Story: Sisters' Reunion 
// by StormLuna 
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Once Aria and Celestia had went back through the portal they were greeted by Colgate, "What happened?  Were you two unable to get her remains back here?"

Celestia replied, "It was hard enough getting those caskets uncovered but getting those out of the ground and bringing them back here would be impossible so I am probably going to have to either write my own magic or see if there is a spell to where we can remain ponies and use our magic to get them out of the ground." 

Colgate noticed something about what Celestia said.  She used the term caskets, as if there was more than one that they were going to be exhuming.  She asked, "Caskets?  Are you bringing more than one body back here?"

Aria replied, "I talked to the princess about reviving her boyfriend too.  I know that if we only revived Sonata that she would be miserable and lonely and I don't want my sister being sad like that." 

Colgate knew about how Aria was in the human world and knew how she hated her boyfriend enough that she killed him and this shocked her yet made her happy.  She gave her a smile, "Aria, now I know that you have shed the last parts of your human self.  The human you would never want to revive him, much less see Sonata be happy." 

Aria replied, "Colgate, she is my sister and Princess Celestia has agreed to help me right not just one but two wrongs." 

Celestia added, "I have."  She deactivated the mirror and suggested, "Now how about we go and have some cake.  After that, I'm simply going to write my own magic to make sure that we remain ponies."  Something then began to cross her mind, having to write a separate spell to cast it on herself.  She added, "It is going to take twice as long to write magic because I know there will have to be a separate spell to cast it on myself." 

Colgate was unsure what kind of message that Celestia was sending there but wanted to help get this whole thing done more quickly.  She offered, "Princess Celestia, so you won't have to write two separate spells, I will go with her.  That way we can bring them back, you can resurrect them and assuming she becomes a unicorn like her sisters, I will aid her in accessing her magic."

Aria questioned, "What if her boyfriend becomes a unicorn too?"

Colgate replied, "Well I would help him too because every unicorn should have good magic." 

Celestia commented, "Good but the cake is almost done and I have one rule for while I'm having cake, no serious discussions!  I want my guests to enjoy their cake as much as I want to enjoy mine!"  





After having their cake the three returned to Canterlot tower where the mirror was.  Colgate noticed that Celestia did not go looking for a spell.  She asked, "Your Majesty, aren't you going to go looking for a spell to keep us ponies?"

Celestia replied, "I don't think such a spell exists so I'm going to write one myself."  She headed to the back of the tower where there was a desk.  She requested, "And could you remain quiet while I do this.  I need to be able to focus." 

The two agreed and Celestia began to think of not only the proper wording but the energies that would be required.  This was the type of spell that nopony ever thought would be necessary since nopony knew anything about how the world was on the other side of the mirror before Twilight went there, save Clover the Clever when he buried the memory stone there.  She continued to sit there in frustration until something came to her mind, 

"Right now they are ponies but their trip will change that,
With their change they will no longer have their magic,
Doing anything without powers could be tragic,
With this spell we can change that. 

Unicorns they currently are and unicorns they shall still be,
With their powers any task they can do,
This task must be done and falling short they must not do,
The results of being ponies is something all will be happy to see!" 

Celestia approached the two and said, "Alright, hopefully this will work.  This kind of magic has never been attempted before so if it doesn't, don't be surprised or upset." 

Aria replied, "We won't.  I know magic isn't easy to write." 

Celestia nodded and grasped the two in her aura before casting the spell.  Once she cast the spell she activated the mirror and said, "Now if you two go through the portal and still wind up as humans, come back immediately and I'll try to write another spell.  If you remain unicorns, go get those remains so I can resurrect them." 

The two nodded and stepped into the mirror.  Like it always was, the two found themselves flying through a swirling portal of colors until they came out the other side.  Much to their delight they remained unicorns.  They looked at one another and Colgate exclaimed, "Good, now let's go do this!" 

Aria agreed and they headed towards the cemetery.  It was pitch dark as there was no moon out that night so both of them lit up their horns to create some light.  Once they got across the street they saw a car coming in the distance.  Aria began to panic, "Colgate, power down your horn and get down!  We can't be seen by anypony, I mean anyone!" 

Both powered down their horns and got on the ground and laid on their sides, making it to where they could not be seen.  Once the vehicle had passed, the two got up and continued their journey to the cemetery, hoping that no one would see them or worse, catch them.  

Once they arrived at the cemetery, things were just as they were when Aria and Celestia had left.  Colgate looked at the headstones and read the names out loud, "Sonata Dusk and Storm Lewis....huh, Storm is an odd name but then again not everyone from this world may have pony names." 

Aria flared up her horn and suggested, "How about we do this and get back home.  The sooner we do this the sooner I will have my sister back."

Colgate agreed, "Very well.  You grab Sonata's casket and I will grab Storm's alright." 

Aria nodded and the two grasped the caskets in their auras and lifted them out of the ground.  Despite her having lived in Equestria for nearly a decade, carrying Sonata was not the easiest thing.  She however was not going to show any signs of discomfort that this was really testing her magic.  To her getting Sonata back to Equestria was her number one priority, that along with making sure they didn't get caught. 

Once they got to the portal, Colgate gave Aria a smile, "Alright, here we go.  Let's get back to Equestria before someone comes along, sees us and discovers this thing." 

Aria nodded and was the first to cross back into Equestria, followed not long after by Colgate.  When they got to Equestria they saw flashes come from inside the caskets, knowing that even their remains transformed.  When they saw this Aria was thrilled, "You know your Majesty, I was worried that you might have to write a transformation spell." 

Celestia replied, "Well we won't know until we open the caskets." 

Colgate began to back away and said, "I'm going to have to get a fair distance away.  I know when we open those, the smell will be horrible." 

Celestia sighed, "Very well."  She turned to Aria and asked, "Which one first, Sonata or her boyfriend?"

This was a tough one for Aria.  She knew that if they resurrected Sonata first she would be devastated to see her boyfriend dead but if they resurrected him first, he would be devastated to see Sonata dead.  After a full minute of thinking she came to a decision, "Let's take care of Storm first, seeing Sonata devastated is something I don't want to do." 

Celestia nodded and opened the casket of Storm Lewis.  Very quickly both backed away, rushed to a corner and began to throw up.  The smell was so strong that it reached Colgate and she too began to throw up, "Ugh, I've never smelled anything worse in my life!" 

Aria added, "I know."  She paused before heading back to the caskets, "But this must be done!" 

Celestia finished, "Well let's do this." 

Aria and Celestia returned to the caskets.  When they looked down at Storm's remains they noticed that once revived, he would be a unicorn which was something that made Aria happy.  As Celestia grabbed his remains in her aura, she remembered that there was a second spell, one that was not filled with the evil of Grogar.  She then recited the spell, 

"The fallen one's time has yet to be, 
the fallen one still has many days to run free, 
for potential the fallen one has a lot, 
without life it would all be for not,  
for life shall be renewed, 
the fallen one's past decisions need not be reviewed."

The moment she finished reciting it, Storm became encircled in a bright ball of white light.  Both Celestia and Aria watched in anticipation waiting for the ball to pop.  Aria knew one thing she would have to do once the ball popped, apologize to him for not only killing him but for being so horrible to Sonata.  

Once the ball popped an off white unicorn with a drum cutie mark emerged and drifted to the floor.  He raised a hoof up to his eyes and wiped them.  He looked around and asked, "Ugh, what happened."  He then looked forward and saw three ponies in the room, two of which were unicorns and one that was a much larger winged unicorn.  "Aaaah, what is going on!  How can this be, unicorns aren't real." 

Aria wanted to get him calmed down, "Storm, it is ok.  Everything you're seeing is real." 

He wound up calming down and noticed that not only were the ponies in front of him on all fours, but so was he.  He asked, "Wait a minute, how is it that I'm suddenly a pony....."  He then took a much closer look at Aria and noticed that she seemed very familiar.  She had the same coat color, mane colors and mane style as the girl who had murdered him.  He gasped, "Aria Blaze, how the hell can this be?  How are you a unicorn and how is it that I am alive again after you fucking killed me?"

She pointed her hoof to Celestia causing her to explain, "Storm Lewis, you are in the land of Equestria and like Aria, you are a unicorn.  You have been revived because Aria wanted you to be."  She motioned for him to step aside and requested, "Now step to your side, there is one more that must be revived." 

Storm watched in horror as the body of his deceased girlfriend was lifted out of her casket.  He noticed that she was a unicorn before Celestia recited the spell, 

"The fallen one's time has yet to be, 
the fallen one still has many days to run free, 
for potential the fallen one has a lot, 
without life it would all be for not,  
for life shall be renewed, 
the fallen one's past decisions need not be reviewed."

Celestia cast the spell and Sonata's remains too became encircled in a white ball.  Everypony in the room watched in anticipation as the other wrong from ten years ago was in the process of being corrected.  Five minutes passed and the ball popped.  When the newly revived Sonata dropped to the ground she was facing in the direction of Storm.  She immediately knew who he was and rushed to him she embraced him, "Is it really you Storm, are you really alive?"

Storm returned the embrace, "It is me Sonata."  He drew back, kissed her and continued, "I have missed you so much Sonata, I love you so much." 

She broke the kiss and let out the squeal that Storm adored so much, "For realsies, you love me!" 

Storm replied, "I do Sonata, you should know that." 

The two again engaged in a kiss and one pony in the room was particularly moved by it, Aria.  She was crying tears of joy as she saw her baby sister so happy.  Colgate noticed this, walked up to her and asked, "Aria, are you ok?"

This was another thing that the old Aria would never have done, cry tears of joy, "Yeah, I-I'm just so happy to see Sonata back and happy." 

Sonata broke the kiss and turned towards the source of a voice that she found so unpleasant.  She became angry, "Aria, what are you...."  She then noticed something radically different about her elder sister.  She noticed that she was not in bitch mode, she noticed that she was actually crying tears of joy.  She approached her and asked, "Aria, are you crying?"

Aria was able to calm down a bit, "I am Sonata, I'm just glad to see you again."  She paused for a moment before continuing, "Sonata, I'm so sorry for being so horrible to you for all those centuries, I'm so sorry for being a bad sister." 

She looked around and finally realized that not only was she but everyone else a pony.  She then turned to Celestia and asked, "Who are you and how is it that we're all ponies, and how is that Storm and I are alive?"

Celestia replied, "My name is Princess Celestia, the ruler of Equestria and you are alive because I know a resurrection spell but it is because of Aria that you are alive again."

Aria added, "Sonata, it has been ten years ago to the day that Adagio and I found you dead and the grief for me was too much.  I came up to see Princess Celestia and she agreed to help make this happen."  

Sonata finally gave her elder sister a smile, "For realsies, you wanted me to be alive again?"  She pointed back towards Storm and added, "And my boyfriend alive again?  You truly wanted me to be happy again?"

Aria gave her a smile, "I did Sonata, I wanted this more than anything." 

Sonata embraced her before asking, "But how is it that you and I are unicorns, how is it that Storm is a unicorn?

Aria pointed to Celestia and suggested, "You should probably ask Princess Celestia, she can give you the best answer." 

Sonata approached Celestia.  Celestia overheard her discussion with Aria and began, "Sonata, I'm going to be honest.  I wasn't overly thrilled at first about any of this but reviving not just you but your boyfriend and bringing you to Equestria was all Aria's idea."  She saw Sonata smile as she continued, "From what I understand Aria was not a pleasant individual in the human world but this here proves that she has changed.  She cares about you deeply Sonata Dusk and regarding you two becoming ponies, it just happened.  Like how you and your sisters became humans after being banished, you became ponies upon your return since you don't have those pendants." 

She asked, "Alright but do you know where Adagio is, do you know where my other sister is?"

Celestia replied, "I do and I think it would be best if we all took a trip to see her.  I know she will be happy to see you." 

Sonata embraced her and exclaimed, "For realsies, she'll be happy to see me?"

Celestia replied, "For realsies!"  She then broke the embrace and announced, "Alright everypony, we're taking a trip to see Adagio."  She turned to Colgate and asked, "Would you mind helping me with that mirror and Twilight's equipment?  Could you help me get it in a crate so we can deliver it to Twilight?  I don't want all of that being seen by anypony." 

While Colgate did not like the idea of any further usage of the mirror, she knew that since she helped her and Aria bring Sonata back that helping her with this would be the least she could do.   She replied, "Yeah, I can help you." 

While Colgate was helping Celestia, Sonata had returned to Storm and the two were holding one another in a loving embrace while Aria watched with a smile on her face.  What she thought might only have a small chance of being possible had become a reality.  She then got a smile on her face thinking of another thing, Adagio's reaction.  She knew that she would be ecstatic and that once again the three sisters would be together, as they should be.