Finally, after what seemed like a very long day, the sun began to set thanks to Celestia's magic.
"...I find it odd that the sun and moon are moved by magic. They seemed to have moved on their own in our own time." Sunny said.
"I guess in that future, I must have figured out how to make them move without the need for magic to do it because of the whole 'magic needing to disappear' aspect of that future." Twilight said.
"Sounds like Twilight alright, always having some plan in mind." Rainbow Dash said.
"Well if we're truly stuck here in the past, perhaps it's best that we figure out how to fit in around here." Phyllis said.
"Don't think that means your off the hook, Sprout: These ponies know full well about your crimes. So even here in what is the past to us, you won't be running away from your crimes if I have anything to say about it." Hitch said.
"Speaking of, since you said you were the sheriff of Maretime Bay in your time, as much as I hate to burst your bubble, Ponyville has a rather low crime rate. The most criminal thing that happens around to Ponyville tend to be the things that threaten the entire country, not just the town." Twilight said.
"There was Nightmare Moon which was when Luna got all jealous over her sister. Discord who is Discord and trust me when I say that you might be meeting him sooner rather than later, no doubt he knows by now. Then there was Queen Chrysalis who tried to turn all of us into cattle. And not that long ago was Lord Tirek who was draining ponies of their magic, and he's currently in Tartarus." Rainbow Dash said.
"What am I, chopped liver?" Starlight asked. "I was creating a cult of ponies that no longer wanted cutie marks." She noted.
"Except you hadn't grown large enough to threaten all of Equestria quite yet, and that was because you blammed cutie marks for making you and sunburst lose touch." Twilight said.
"Wait what? How'd you find that out?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Starlight showed me the whole reason with the time travel spell. But I managed to convince her to try and give friendship a chance again." Twilight said.
"So, your just going to overlook the whole 'almost changed history in it's entirety and brought a whole bunch of ponies from the future into your time period' part of what she did?" Hitch asked. Suddenly he relaxed his tone. "...Actually, upon saying that out loud, I realize how crazy that sounds..." The yellow stallion said.
"Besides, in case you forgot, she's PRINCESS Twilight Sparkle. If she's willing to want to teach Starlight about real friendship, then that's her call." Sunny Starscout said.
"Fair enough point...she does technically have the highest authority possible." Hitch said.
"The all of us are going to have to figure out where we will fit best in this time period. Even you Hitch. I'm personally thinking about helping Twilight out whenever and however I possibly can; not only would it be a dream come true for me, but I'm sure Twilight would appreciate having some of her workload off her shoulders." Sunny said.
"Good idea Sunny. Perhaps I'll join Rainbow Dash and Soarin's upcoming stunt team. After all, the flight magic is the whole reason why I helped get the magic back to begin with." Zipp said.
"Too true. There's also the fact that before we returned the magic, me and Izzy did unintentionally catch you utilizing wind and stuff to do presudo-flying." Sunny said.
"Wow, that's dedication Zipp. I definatly think you've got the right kind of attitude." Rainbow Dash said.
"I never really cared about the whole being Haven's daughter thing. I wanted flight magic back so I could actually use actual flight tricks as I wanted to perform for other ponies the right way." Zipp said, though with a passing glare at both her sister and her mother.
"Hey that was then, this is now." Pipp said. "Though I'm unsure of where I could go." She added.
"Well I wouldn't mind it if you considered helping me; you seem like a lady who enjoys her glamour." Rarity said.
"Yeah...you and Rarity are like two peas in a pod on that front." Rainbow Dash admitted.
"But I'm the one who actually does arts and crafts; wouldn't I be better suited with working with Rarity?" Izzy asked.
"...That's an extremely good point...Pipp has no experience with Rarity's whole dress making business, you at least have arts and crafts as your speciality." Sunny said.
"That's interesting to note down." Applejack said.
"Not sure what I can do just yet. I've got time to figure it out though." Hitch said.
"Um...just a suggestion, but...after Celestia makes an announcement over the new ponies, you might want to see about either asking Mayor Mare if she would be willing to hire you on as a watchman, keeping an eye out for when anything dangerous wonders into town..." Fluttershy suggested.
"...That's actually not a bad idea..." Hitch said.
"That's the most I've ever seen Fluttershy talk at once. She's really coming out of her shell." Rainbow Dash said. "I think being in Ponvyille has been doing you some good Flutters." Rainbow Dash said.
"Oh...um...that's nice of you to say Rainbow Dash...." Fluttershy said, before trying to hide behind her hair.
"...And the more things change the more they stay the same..." Rainbow Dash sighed out.
"But what about the rest of us?" Phyllis asked. "I think I can help keep an eye on my son at least, but what about the other two?" She asked.
"I'm sure we'll figure something out at some point." Alphabittle said.
"He's got a point." Haven said.
"See, I knew you'd come to an agreement of some kind. It'll be nice to have even more help at the castle, but if you'd all rather do something else, I understand. It'll just be nice to have some new friends to make." Twilight said.
"Yeah, your most certainly going to have to get used to us, that's for sure." Izzy said.
"...Funny, I thought for sure he'd..." Rainbow Dash started when Discord suddenly showed up.
"Sorry I'm late, I just had to make sure all of Fluttershy's animals were all okay and...oh...oh my...' Discord said.
"...oh great...why now?" Twilight said, face desking right onto the map table.