It had been a week since the Battle for Caribouria, and everyone had celebrated like there was no tomorrow. Every creature could come together to live in harmony as they celebrate the freedom they had once lost so many years ago. During that time, many creatures had chosen to live within the new Capitol of Caribouria to start anew.
Behind the first wall were many homes that many had come to settle in, and every creature was more than welcome within them. Behind the second wall were many markets, businesses, and attractions that many had come to love and appreciate. There were even different schools for the young, different academies to teach the next generation, whether by weapon or magic, and even places to teach the next generation. And finally, at the center was the citadel that housed many buildings and other attractions, while the center was the palace itself, which was quite grand and large on a scale that no one could have imagined.
And right now, during the celebration, Thorin had personally begun to knight the Husband 6, Emily and surprisingly Daisy, for their bravery and for standing beside them. Many leaders of different tribes were standing in a line, with Lizzie standing with them, along with Thorin’s Company. Everyone watched as all of them were happy.
“For your bravery in standing alongside us, I dub all of you the Knights of Caribouria.” Said Thorin with a smile as the humans looked at him, “All of you will forever be remembered for your brave deeds in Caribouria. May your name continue to be carried down until the stars rain.”
Thorin revealed seven statues of Beau and the others, standing together in their guise as the Knights of Harmony. While at the same time, the humans stood up and turned to the crowd with smiles while everyone cheered for the Knights of Harmony for their heroics. Everyone cheered for them, as many had them to thank for their actions. However, Beau walked up to Thorin, brought him forward, and raised his hand in the air, making the people cheer for Thorin louder and surprising the King.
“Remember,” said Beau, gaining Thorin’s attention. “The people look to you. For you are the true king. This is your moment, then it is ours.”
Thorin couldn’t help but smile and felt moved by Beau’s words. He then raised his hands as the people cheered for their king. This was truly a great day.
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A few hours later, while the party was still outside, Thorin sat in the throne room with Lizzie, Daisy, and Thorin’s company. Bolt secretly motioned to Bucky, showing him them being on stained glass windows and tapestry, with Bucky nudging him to be quiet.
“I cannot thank you enough for what you have done for all of us.” Said Thorin.
“Hey, it’s the least we can do.” Said Frosty.
“Yeah,” said Emily, “What kind of friends would we be if we didn’t?”
“So what happens now?” asked Silver.
“After the festivities, we’ll call the Houses together and form a new union.” Said Lizzie. “Afterwards, we’ll focus on reconstruction efforts to restore our kingdom and its houses to the way they were.”
“We’ll also organize some special forces to scour Caribouria to ensure that Dainn’s forces are truly gone for good,” said Balin. “It will take some time, but we will restore everything to how they were.”
“In the meantime,” said Thorin, “We would like to reward all of you as a way of saying thank you for everything you have done for us.”
Dwalin and the others have revealed many items behind them, showing them the gifts they wish to bestow on them. Thorin walked up to the table and picked something up. He looked at Emily and said, “I assume you’re aware of Sunset Shimmer’s abilities?”
“Oh yeah, the power to read minds.” Said Emily as she remembered what Sunset had told her. “Why do you ask?”
Thorin walked up to her, holding what appeared to be a stone of sorts, tied with a necklace-like piece, which surprised Emily.
“Like Sunset’s geode,” said Thorin, “This stone can read other people’s minds. But unlike hers, it can also project them for everyone to see.”
“Wow, that’s amazing.” Said Emily while she accepted them. “Thanks, Thorin.”
Emily thought, ‘Now I can find out what to get for my brother on his birthday or whenever he’s down. And also figure out who’s been eating my cookies.’
Thorin turned to Frosty next and brought him what appeared to be a party cannon, with two miniature cannons nearly resembling his wife’s.
“We heard the type of power you gained when you became a knight, like a certain wife of yours.” Said Thorin with a smirk, causing some to chuckle. “So we made you something that even your wife will enjoy. Your own party cannon. As well as a few mini-canons for your kids.”
“Aw, sweet!!” said Frosty as he held his cannon, “As soon as I get back, me, Pinkie, and the kids are so going to have a party cannon war.”
The others rolled their eyes, for this would be a long week if they were planning to go through with it.
Thorin walked over to Bolt and asked, “What is it you wish the most?”
Bolt thought about it and said, “Well, for one, I heard Rainbow that she lost a Rainboom necklace that her uncle made for her and would like to find it and…I also wish to fly.”
Some looked at him confused, but Thorin continued to listen.
“I know I have a cloud to stand on to fly, but,” said Bolt, “What would happen if I were to lose it. I know I’m not a Pegasus, but…I wish to fly alongside my wife, to be as fast as her, and…to be right by her side, even stand on clouds without some random spell wearing off or taking it away.”
Thorin smiled and walked over to a random jar. He pointed the jar at Bolt and opened it, causing massive energy to shoot at Bolt, engulfing him in the process. Bolt slowly opened his eyes when it faded and muttered, “What happened?”
He saw how the husbands were staring in shock. But when he looked back, to Bolt’s shock, it was none other than wings that almost resembled his wife’s and armor’s color scheme.
“Now you’re part Pegasus.” Said Thorin while also handing him the Rainboom necklace,
“This will allow you to fly like a Pegasus, and no outside force or fading of magic will take that away from you. It will literally be a part of you.”
Bolt hugged Thorin in pure happiness, for his dreams had come true.
“This. Is. AWESOME!!” shouted Bolt as he jumped in the air; however, he failed to flap his wings and ended up crashing onto the ground, causing everyone to laugh at him.
“Maybe get some training before you bit off more than you can chew?” teased Bucky, to which Bolt grumbled.
Thorin walked over to Genus and handed him a special book and flute, “This book contains information about any animal in the world, including rare ones. And the flute will help you soothe any creature who is hostile. As well as this….”
Within a split second, a female bunny hopped onto the book with a bow and a smile, which surprised Genus, with Thorin whispering, “And a special bunny for Angel. Her name’s Lola, by the way.”
Genus couldn’t help but chuckle with wide eyes, for Fluttershy would have a field day with this, especially Angel Bunny. However, he heard the sound of barking, which was a dog.
“Oh, yes, and a companion for your canine, too.” Said Thorin when the dog came over. Genus couldn’t help but smile and pet the female dog too.
A cart was brought forth to Silver, which surprised him as he looked at Thorin.
“This cart is filled with the rarest fabric and silk.” Said Thorin, “I know your wife is a Fashionista, so I figured she would make good use of it.”
He then held two more gifts as he showed them to Silver.
“On this left is a vest called Mithril. Made by the dragons and Caribou from long ago. Ten times light, but also stronger than dragon scales.” Said Thorin. “And on the right is a bag filled with Arkenstones. I’m sure you’ll know whom to give them to.”
“Of course.” Said Silver with a smile as he placed his hand on them. “I’m sure my wife and daughter will love them.”
“I’m sure they will.” Said Thorin.
Thorin walked over to Bucky and presented him with a few items.
“For you, Bucky,” said Thorin, “We know how much you also wanted a cowboy hat like Applejack and a lasso. And in case you wonder, it’s magic, so it’ll respond only to your commands.”
“Really?” said Bucky as she smirked while placing the hat on his head and him holding his lasso. “Now I’ll finally be able to repay that time Applejack tied me up the day we first met.”
“Also,” said Thorin as he gave Bucky a basket filled with many packets of seeds, which surprised Bucky. “These seeds are from our homeland, and I think you’ll be greatly interested in them, same with the Apple Family. For some of them, they happen to be Zap Apples.”
“Wait,” said Bucky, “Zap apples? Won’t they vanish?”
“These seeds are from Midgarden, our most sacred tree grounds. The Zap Apples there never fade, no matter where you plant them, they will never fade And these packets are seeds of Idunn. These trees will allow you to grow silver and gold apple trees.”
“Wow, Granny Smith will have a field day with this.” Said Bucky while feeling excited.
Thorin then walked over with another cart filled with books to Beau but also contained pendants and a few parchments.
“These books contain everything about Caribouria. History, culture, the creatures that live there, you name it. And the pendants with them are gifts for the Mane 6 based on their Cutie Marks. The parchments over there are also reports that will need to be given to the Royal Sisters so they can know what’s happening.”
“I’m sure they’ll appreciate that,” said Beau.
“One more thing,” said Thorin as he presented a stone, which surprised the husbands.
“This here is known as the Kingstone, from my old home of Erebor. Give this to the royal sisters as a sign of peace to our kingdoms. And as long as they still possess it, they will know that Caribouria will always welcome Equestria with open arms.”
Beau accepted it and bowed to him, “Thank you, King Thorin Oakenshield.”
“No,” said Thorin, causing them to look. Thorin smiled and said, “You bow to no one.”
Thorin ended up bowing in front of the Husband six, and Emily, which caused everyone in the room to do the same. Beau and the others felt humbled by what they were seeing. Thorin and the others stood up while he held onto Beau’s shoulders.
“You and your friends will always be welcomed here, no matter what.” Said Thorin.
“Thank you, Thorin,” said Beau, “And I think after an adventure like this…I think it’s time we head home. Our wives must miss us terribly.”
“I understand. And you’re more than welcome to spend the night with us.” Said Thorin.
“We appreciate that,” said Beau.
“Now come, it is time for our final celebration.” Said Thorin as he led the others out.
Later that night, after the party, Beau decided to turn in early. As he entered the room, he saw Brightstar waiting for him and had a smile on her face. Beau returned the gesture, allowing them to slowly hug one another.
“You’ve done well, Beau,” said Brightstar once they broke the hug, “I’m so proud of you. Your ancestor Achilles will be proud too.”
“I guess all it took was a relative of mine to show me the way.” Said Beau. “But after that, I’m sure our wives miss us terribly.”
“Actually,” said Brightstar in worry, which Beau caught on, “While you three were gone, your wives were trying to free the Pillars.”
“Wait, Pillars? As in Starswirl the Bearded and the others?” said Beau surprised, “But how?!”
“They were trapped in limbo when they tried to trap the Pony of Shadows.” Said Brightstar, “But Twilight ended up freeing them.”
“And also…” said Beau in realization, then shouted, “Aw, come on!! Really Twilight?!! Didn’t you learn your lesson after the whole Wedding fiasco?!!”
“But things will get better.” Said Brightstar.
“How do you know?” asked Beau.
“Seeing that it’s early, I’ll tell you before you go to bed.” Said Brightstar.
Both she and Beau sat down as she told him the whole story.
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The next day, Beau and the others were standing at the city dockyards with their own personal Airship waiting for them, and it was fully automated. They don’t need to worry about using it to operate with a crew, with Thorin and the others ready to see them off.
“Thank you again for all your help.” Said Thorin.
“Hey, as we said, it’s what friends do.” Said Silver.
“And if you ever need help, you’re more than welcome to call us.” Said Bucky.
“I’d like that.” Said Thorin.
“Wait.”
They looked in the other direction and saw both Daisy and Lizzie coming, much to their surprise.
“What’s all this?” said Thorin.
“Well,” said Lizzie as she looked at Thorin when they were standing close, “I missed out
on much of my brother’s life, and I have much catching up to do. I also wanted to meet his wife and niece. After that…”
She held his hands and said, “I would gladly rule alongside you. And accept your hand. If you’ll accept mine?”
Thorin was surprised, but he smiled and kissed Lizzie, to which she returned the gesture. Once they broke it, Thorin said, “I’ll be waiting for you.”
The two separate, and Thorin says to Daisy, “What about you?”
“I just got my brother back, and I also need to catch up with him.” Said Daisy. “And I also want to be part of the Apple Family, to be there for them. And…I also want to meet my sister-in-law and nephew.”
Kili and Fili hugged Daisy, for they were going to miss her as they said, “We’re going to miss you.”
“And I’ll miss you both too.”
They broke the hug, with Thorin walking over and hugging her, saying, “You’ll always have a home here, no matter what.”
They soon broke the hug, allowing them to depart. Within moments, Beau and the others boarded their airship and climbed onboard. Soon enough, they activated their ship, allowing it to take off, and headed straight back to Equestria, with all of them waving to one another, for next time, they’ll visit on good terms.
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After a few days of flying, Frosty was at the front of the ship, watching the view from above, for he wanted to see if they’d arrived yet. But as he looked ahead, he smiled joyfully and shouted, “Canterlot Ahoy!!”
Soon they came to the front, and there dead ahead was Canterlot itself as they were happy to see a familiar place.
“Aw, it’s good to be home.” Said Beau.
Then suddenly.
“HALT!!”
They looked up, and they saw a familiar group of Pegasus guards.
“You are in violation of…!!”
However, the guards were surprised to see who it was.
“Hey there!!” shouted Bucky as he waved to them, “Mind clearing us a landing area?!”
“No way.”
“It’s Princess Twilight and her friends’ husbands.”
“Tell me, are both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna here?!” said Beau.
“Uh, they are, sir!!” said the Pegasus. “Should we let them know?!”
“Not yet, we want it to be a surprise!!” said Beau, “Just clear the way for us!!”
“Uh, yes, sir!!” said the Pegasus Captain. “You heard him. Move it!!”
“Uh, before you do!!” said Beau as he was nervous with a slight chuckle, “Mind helping us find a proper parking spot for this thing?”
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They soon left to clear the way at the docks. Once it landed, one of the Captains was waiting for them. When Beau and the others climbed off, many guards were surprised to see them, coming with an airship and wearing an attire that none had seen before.
“Something wrong, Captain?” asked Beau when he realized the guards were puzzled.
“Oh, uh, forgive us, sir,” said the Captain, “But we hadn’t expected you to come back. When last we heard of you, you traveled to Caribouria. And we were also on alert because of a despot we heard that took over.”
Beau smiled and placed his hand on the Captain’s shoulder, “Well, you don’t have to worry about anything anymore, Captain. You’d be happy to know that the tyrant has been overthrown and the true heir to Caribouria has been restored. The tyrant is forever banished and can no longer do any harm. And before we left, the new King left a message for the ruling Princesses.”
“Oh, thank goodness.” Said the Captain as he and the guards were relieved, “When we heard that a potential war would come to Equestria, we feared the worst. We’d have two problems to deal with.”
“You mean the Pony of Shadows?” asked Bolt, which shocked the guards.
“Trust me, we heard about it too.” Said Silver.
“And now that we’re all here,” said Genus, “Mind if you could take us to….”
“Beau?!”
The latter looked, and to their surprise, it was none other than Shining Armor, Cadance, and Flurry Heart, who came over to see what was going on at Canterlot, and they were also surprised to see them.
“Uncle Beau!!” said Flurry Heart as she instantly hugged Beau, to which the latter smiled and hugged her in return.
“Whoa, what are you guys doing here?” said Emily. Surprised.
“Well…” said Cadance, when all of a sudden…
“You three came from the Crystal Empire because after we left you guys got a letter about a potential threat from Caribouria, so all of you had also began to prepare your troops for an upcoming battle, but then you also got a letter from Twilight about how she brought Starswirl the Bearded and the other Pillars back from Limbo and that she also accidentally brought back the Pony of Shadows, so she constantly tried to play kiss-ass just to stay on his good side, and when you confronted the Pony of Shadows, who happens to be Stygian, who claimed that he took the artifacts to Ponehenge because he felt left out and jealous because no one noticed him, even if he was the one who helped them stop the Sirens, so he wanted to make his own copies with the artifacts because he wanted to be a pillar like them, but they didn’t give him the chance to explain and kicked him out, which made him drive to revenge by becoming the Pony of Shadows, and after much help from Twilight and Starlight and their friends, they were able to free Stygian and banished the shadows to an eternal limbo and now the lot of them are here in Canterlot so that the latter could see Princess Celestia and Luna after they sent a letter to you to come and meet them.” Said Frosty before he stopped and made a squee sound while smiling.
Beau and the others looked at him weirdly; however, Shining Armor, Cadance, Flurry Heart, and the guards looked at Frosty with dropped jaws and wide eyes.
“What?!!” exclaimed Shining Armor. “How did you know all that?!!”
“Just a hunch.” Said Frosty, who suddenly got a massive headache and held onto it as he said, “Whoa, I think I just went all Pinkie Pie.”
Suddenly the guards grew nervous, for everyone knew of Pinkie’s reputation and how she could do all those things. And if he was able to do that.
“Anyway…” said Beau, “We were just on our way to see Princess Celestia and the others to give them the good news.”
“Of course.” Said Cadance, “Let’s go together. But…who are they?”
She motioned to both Daisy and Lizzie, to which Beau said, “We’ll explain along the way.”
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The husbands walked alongside Shining Armor, Cadance, and Flurry Heart, while the guards were in tow and brought the gifts that Caribouria had given them.
“So after a long struggle,” said Beau while he explained, “Thorin Oakenshield has now taken the throne, and he promises to help fix the damage that Dainn had caused.”
“That is really great news.” Said Shining Armor, “All of Equestria can rest easy knowing this. Same with the Crystal Empire.”
“And we’re also looking forward to meeting the ambassadors from that land too.” Said Cadance.
“Say, where’s Blade?” asked Emily, “Shouldn’t he be here too?”
“He was,” said Flurry Heart, “But Blade said that someone needed to stay behind to help guard both the Crystal Heart and Empire, as well as looking after Raging Halberd.”
“Understandable.” Said Genus, “The Crystal Heart needs to be protected at all costs.”
They soon arrived at the large doors, with the guards saluting, and opened them. When they got in, they saw Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, watching the rest of the Mane 6 and Spike hugging a pony, with a few faces they didn’t recognize, Twilight and Starlight watching from a distance.
“It’s funny,” said Twilight. “I thought meeting my idol would give me all the answers I wanted. But instead, I forgot what I already knew.”
Starlight comforted her by placing a hand on her shoulder, with Twilight smiling and saying, “Good thing I had a student of my own to remind me.”
Twilight hugged Starlight, with her returning the gesture with a smile.
Beau couldn’t help but smile and said, “Got room for more?”
Twilight’s ears perked up as she opened her eyes in shock.
No…it can’t be.
Twilight looked back in shock, same with Starlight, and behold, it was none other than Beau, her friends’ husbands, and Emily, each bearing wide smiles on their own faces.
“Beau!!!” exclaimed Twilight in complete shock and happiness as she darted over. This didn’t go unnoticed, for the rest of the Mane 6 and Spike looked in their direction, and they, too, were shocked to see who was there.
“Bucky!!”
“Silver!!”
“Genus!!”
“Bolt!!”
“Frosty!!”
“Emily!!”
One by one, each of them embraced their loved ones.
Beau hugged Twilight as she embraced him, Applejack hugged Bucky while lifting him up, Silver hugged Rarity as he twirled her around, Fluttershy pounced on Genus as he was on the ground, though not as hard as Pinkie did on Frosty, with Rainbow grabbing Bolt and spun him in the air, with Emily giving Spike a good bear hug.
The Royal Sisters were shocked to see the return of Beau and the others, though not as shocked as Starswirl and the others were when they saw them.
“Am I seeing things?” said the larger muscular earth pony.
“You’re not old friend.” Said the one Pegasus with gladiator armor.
“But that’s impossible.” Said the earth pony with a bayou accent.
“They were just a myth.” Said the elderly unicorn.
“It appears not.” Said the Pegasus with what appeared to be an Egyptian outfit.
“You’re back.” Said Twilight while she nuzzled against his cheek, “You’re really back.”
“Hey, we promised we’d come back, didn’t we?” said Beau while embracing her. “And like we’d ever leave the one we cared about the most.”
They broke the hug and could stand up; however, Applejack noticed that Bucky’s left arm had a cast on, which surprised her. “What happened?” she asked.
“Long story, my cute little apple.” Said Bucky as he kissed her, which surprised the newcomers in the room.
“Beau,” said a feminine voice, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, who approached the humans with smiles, “It’s wonderful to see all of you again, safe and sound.”
“We hope things have been well.” Said Princess Luna.
“In a matter of speaking.” Said Beau. “But we also have some great news.”
“Oh?” said Princess Celestia.
Beau took a breath and cleared his throat.
“Lord Dainn has been officially overthrown, and his reign of tyranny is no more.” Said Beau, which surprised the Equestrians in the room, “Thorin Oakenshield, the true heir to the throne, with our help, has been able to permanently banish him from Caribouria. And
he also says that once everything is restored, they wish to open trade with us as soon as possible.”
“This is wonderful news indeed.” Said Princess Luna.
“Uh, excuse me,” said one of the individuals. “But who are you?”
“I think the bigger question is, who are you?” said Bolt.
“Oh, we’re…” said the female, until….
“You six are known as the Pillars of Equestria, consisting of Rockhoof of the Mighty Helm and the Pillar of Strength, Somnambula from the desert village and the Pillar of Hope, Mage Meadowbrook of the Bayou Swamp and the Pillar of Healing, Mistmane of the far East and the Pillar of Beauty, Flash Magnus of the Royal Legion and the Pillar of Bravery, and Starswirl the Bearded, Sorceror of Canterlot and the Pillar of Sorcery, and together with the help of Stygian, all of you came together to stop the Sirens from taking over Equestria by banishing them to another world that are the ponies’ human counterparts, and Stygian felt jealous that he wasn’t a pillar and instead of hearing him out, you lot kicked him out, which resulted in him wanting revenge and became the Pony of Shadows and then banished both himself and all of you to limbo until Princess Twilight released all of you and because Starswirl was a jerk to her and only judged the bad with his poor mindset, but after careful planning, they found out the truth, causing them to free Stygian and banished the shadows for all of eternity and all of you became victorious and apologized to Stygian and then all of you came back here.” Said Frosty before he stopped and made a squee sound while smiling.
Beau and the others were weirded out again; however, the Royal Sisters, the Pillars, the Mane 6, Spike, and once again, Shining Armor and Cadance all had their jaws dropped as their eyes widened in shock.
“Did…did he just…,” said a baffled Rainbow Dash.
“Yay!!” exclaimed Pinkie as she hugged Frosty, “You actually managed to do what I did!!”
“Wha…how did you know that?!!” exclaimed Flash Magnus.
“Just a hunch.” Responded both Frosty and Pinkie, which caused everyone to feel freaked out.
“Holy crap, there’s two of them.” Said Shining Armor in shock.
“Hey, where’s Platinum and Nebula?” asked Emily when she looked around.
“Before I came back to Canterlot with Starswirl’s journal,” said Sunburst, “The two of them were on a diplomatic meeting with the Dragons and the Yaks. Especially them going to help with the reconstruction efforts of Griffonstone.”
On the other hand, Beau focused on Starswirl and walked over to him. The moment he was there, Starswirl looked at Beau while the two were face to face. They wondered how this would play out.
“So,” began Beau, “You must be Starswirl the Bearded, am I right?”
“Yes?” said a confused Starswirl.
“Teacher of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna and the Pillar of Sorcery?”
“Indeed.”
“And also the one who was freed by Twilight Sparkle?”
“That’s right.”
Beau then suddenly had a simple smile, and then…
“Good.”
Within a split second, Beau gave Starswirl a buddha palm to his neck, causing the wizard to choke, cough, and collapse onto the ground. Which shocked everyone when they saw what Beau did. He slowly stood on one knee and looked sternly at the wizard.
“No one,” said Beau in a threatening voice that he hadn’t used since he first met Shining Armor. “And I mean, no one belittles Twilight.”
“Uh, Beau?” said Spike, “We already….”
“I know.” He replied, which surprised them that he knew.
Starswirl slowly stood up and cleared his throat while looking at Beau.
“You seem to strongly care for the Princess of Friendship.” Said Starswirl as he eyed Beau.
“Because the Princess of Friendship,” said Beau, “Happens to be my wife.”
That took the Pillars by shock.
“Wait,” said Flash Magnus, “You mean you and the Princess…?”
“He’s not the only one.”
The Pillars looked at the Mane 6 while simultaneously being hugged by their husbands and Emily holding Spike close, to which all of them were taken aback.
Starswirl looked at him and said, “Who are you?”
Beau looked at him and said, “My wife calls me Beau. But if you must know, my name is Thomas Rohan.”
Then he whispered to Starswirl’s ear and said, “I believe you knew my ancestors, Achilles Rohan and Brightstar.”
Starswirl was again in shock when he heard the second one’s name. Suddenly, they heard the sound of teleportation, which made them look at the throne room doors. Lo and behold, Discord was there, along with the kids.
“Helloooo, everyone!!” said Discord, “Sorry I was late, I had to….”
He then saw the Pillars, along with Starswirl. Discord then rolled his eyes with a frown and said, “Oh, goody, it’s Mr. Fuzzy beard and his entourage of weirdos.”
“You?!” exclaimed Starswirl.
“Relax, he’s on our side.” Said Genus, who then looked at Discord. “Discord, what are you doing here?”
“Oh, I had Discord look after our kids while trying to find out what happened to Starswirl and the others.” Said Fluttershy.
“Wait, did you say, kids?” said a surprised Mage Meadowbrook.
“Dad!!” exclaimed the kids.
One by one, each of them went to their fathers, who were just as happy to see them. Moonlight hugged Beau, Apple Slice hugged Bucky, Crystal Gem hugged Silver, Warm Breeze hugged Genus, and Trusty was beside him and could be petted. In contrast, very happy to see his master, Bolt Jr. hugged Bolt, and both Peacon and Lemon Pie hugged Frosty, which surprised the Pillars once more, but not as surprised as Lizzie and Daisy were when they saw their nephew and niece.
“Wait,” said Rockhoof, “These are yer kids?!!” exclaimed Rockhoof.
“They sure are.” Said Fluttershy, before she looked at Warm Breeze, “Did Discord take care of….”
“No, he didn’t.” said the kids, which surprised the others.
“He looked after us until he dropped us off to be looked after by someone else.” Said Apple Slice.
“Discord!!” said the Mane 6.
“Well, sorry, I had a bit of an emergency at Trottingham.” Said Discord with his causal smile, “So I had somepony else look after them.”
“Who?” asked Genus.
“Limestone Pie.”
“WHAT?!!” exclaimed the Mane 6, their husbands, Spike and Emily.
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Limestone was standing in the middle of the room, her eyes squinting in anger, as everything around her was one big mess.
“I’m gonna kill that chaotic friend of theirs.” Said Limestone in a threatening voice.
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“Oh no,” said Pinkie in worry, “Limestone’s going to be really angry. She hates it when nopony lets her know of anything before certain ponies come over.”
“Well, it was at the last minute.” Said Discord.
“And it was great seeing aunt Limestone again!!” exclaimed the Pie Twins in excitement.
“Flutters.” Said Genus, “What did we talk about letting Discord be in charge of babysitting? Remember what happened last time?”
Fluttershy couldn’t help but squee while smiling sheepishly.
“Um…I believe introductions are in order?” asked Mistmane.
“Right then,” said Beau as he looked at the Pillars. “My name is Thomas Rohan. Or, as my wife calls me, Beau.”
He held his daughter close and said, “And this is both mine and Twilight’s daughter, Moonlight Sparkle.”
He soon pointed at the others.
“That there is Buck Armstrong, or as his wife Applejack calls him, Bucky, and that’s their son over there, Apple Slice. Then we have Jim Silver, or as his wife Rarity calls him, Silver, and there is their daughter, Crystal Gem. Then there’s George Newton, but as his wife, Fluttershy, calls him Genus, there is their sun, Warm Breeze. Then we have Cole Bolton, but his wife Rainbow Dash calls him Bolt, and there is their son, Bolt Jr., And finally, Barry Frost, but his wife Pinkie Pie calls him Frosty. And those two are their twins, Peacon and Lemon Pie. And that over there is Frosty’s sister, Emily.”
“So…all six of you…”
“Married and have a family? Then yes.” Said Silver.
“But how did you get here?” asked Somnambula.
One by one, the husbands said their piece.
“Went swimming out in the lake, then got sucked into a whirlpool, which resulted in me drowning and ended up outside at a lake near Ponyville,” said Beau.
“Got run over by a large truck and died trying to save a kid, then I somehow ended up in Sweet Apple Acres,” said Bucky.
“Went overseas on a plane, only for it to crash land when it got attacked by a storm and somehow ended up in front of Rarity’s Boutique,” said Silver.
“Got killed by a poisonous gas that my dog accidentally turned on, which caused the two of us to die from gas poisoning,” said Genus.
“Fell off a ladder and hit my head hard, then I suddenly ended up in Sweet Apple Acres, only for me to run around as a lunatic, and Rainbow caught me before I made things worse,” said Bolt.
“Both my sister and I were a building until an earthquake came along and were killed inside of it, then we suddenly came to Ponyville in the middle of one of our friend’s wedding,” said Frosty.
The Pillars blinked in shock over hearing this, as they couldn’t believe what they were hearing.
“Trust me, we were just as clueless as you were when we arrived.” Said Emily, “But after we got here, we just decided to roll with it and stay. Though when we got here, it was quite challenging.”
“Yeah, like trying to manage my adorkable princess when she was meddling in her student’s business when she was supposed to be taking it easy when she was pregnant and was expecting any minute by then.” Said Beau, which caused Twilight to blush and slap her husband’s shoulder.
“Or to try to calm our wives down when Rainbow and Applejack were stressing them out.” Said Genus, with Frosty nodding in agreement.
“Or when I wanted to strangle Starlight when she hypnotized our wives.” Said Bolt, which caused everyone, even Starlight, to look at him in shock. “Well, that was back then.”
“It was a challenge,” said Beau, “But what was even more challenging was managing marriage life. They are going off on adventures and friendship missions, and we stay behind to manage the businesses and kids. It was quite challenging.”
“I see.” Said Starswirl.
Frosty then had a mischievous smirk as he used his 4th wall powers to get behind Emily. He signaled Starswirl, causing him to look at the sign that he held behind her, which caused him to read it out loud.
“Excuse me, young lady.” Said Starswirl while reading it out loud, which gained Emily’s attention.
“Yes?” said Emily before Frosty held another sign.
“Would it be alright if I gave you some advice?” read Starswirl again.
“Advice?” said a confused Emily, which caused Frosty to show the sign again.
“In other words, a big tip?” said a confused Starswirl.
Emily suddenly blinked in shock while widening her eyes, her right eye twitching rapidly.
“Tip…” muttered Emily. “Tip…” said Emily again, but she was getting really angry this time. “Tip…?!!”
This didn’t go unnoticed as everyone watched and was surprised.
“DID YOU SAY, TIIIIPPP?!!!” exclaimed Emily as she laughed like a maniac and grabbed Flash Magnus’ shield and Rockhoof’s shovel, surprising the two.
“Come here, wizard boy!!” shouted Emily while Starswirl watched in shock, “I’m gonna make you a new beard hole!!”
And within a split second, Emily began to beat the crap out of Starswirl, and everyone watched in shock when they saw him beat up a wizard. They slowly looked at Frosty, which was a sign that they demanded an explanation.
“Uh,” said Frosty, “Back in my sister’s college days, she worked as a Pizza delivery girl.”
Frosty looked at the Pillars and said, “And in case you wonder, picture a type of place that makes food but also delivers them to your house, and you pay the guy who delivers it, who gives it to the place he works at.”
“A place that delivers food to your door?” said a surprised Rockhoof.
“Very clever.” Said Stygian.
“Anyway, the guy ordered pizza and wanted it delivered to their place in five minutes, but it was far away.”
“How far are we talking?” asked Spike.
“Uh…” said Frosty as he tried to set a good example, “Picture delivering it from Appaloosa to the Crystal Empire within five minutes.”
“That far?!” exclaimed Applejack.
“Yeah,” said Frosty, “And after all the trouble she went through, they didn’t give her a tip, which resulted in her beating the stuffing out of him. And uh…she got arrested.”
“Arrested?” said a confused Rainbow.
“The guy she beat up was an ambassador from another country.” Said Frosty, causing everyone’s mouths to go agape. “It was the time when my sister took care of me.”
“Took care of you?” said a confused Meadowbrook.
“My parents were murdered when I was young.” According to Frosty, “Emily was the one who took me in and cared for me. After we died, we ended up in Equestria, right at the center of Ponyville. It’s where I also met Pinkie Pie. And uh…”
“He lost his ability to smile for years.” Said Pinkie before she nuzzled her husband, “But I never gave up on him. And he’s also really good with kids, even when he didn’t realize it.”
“Wow, you’re a lucky lad, you know that?” said Rockhoof.
“I’m glad I do.” Said Frosty.
“But uh, quick question.” Said Fluttershy, “Who are those two?”
Everyone looked at both Lizzie and Daisy; his head spun once Emily was done beating up Starswirl. Silver smiled and approached the woman, and stood next to her.
“Alright then, all of you know that Beau was the first human to come to Equestria, right?”
said Silver, earning nods from most of them, “Well, this here is the first human/woman to come to this planet.”
Everyone was surprised to hear this, with Twilight saying, “Where was she all this time?!”
“I was in Caribouria,” said Lizzie, “Where I was, unfortunately, a slave to Dainn’s forces until I was rescued by Thorin Oakenshield and his friends.”
“Everyone,” said Silver, “Meet Lizzie Silver. My older sister.”
Everyone was surprised to hear this, but not as surprised as Rarity was, for she was meeting Silver’s sister for the first time. She walked over to the Element of Generosity and stood near her.
“So,” said Lizzie, “You’re my brother’s wife, correct?”
“Um, that’s right.” Said Rarity, as she felt nervous for some reason.
Lizzie then ended up hugging her, surprising her in the process. “Thank you for looking after my brother.”
Rarity couldn’t help but smile as she hugged her back. They then broke it as she said, “There’s no need for that. He defended me over the years before and after we were married. He truly is a wonderful husband.”
Lizzie then stood on her knees and looked at a nervous Crystal Gem.
“And you must be my brother’s daughter.” Said Lizzie, “Your dad told me so much about you.”
Crystal couldn’t help but smile and hug her aunt for the first time. At the same time, Bucky walked over to Daisy while pulling out his locket. “And AJ,” said Bucky, gaining his wife’s attention, “I think you might recognize her.”
Applejack looked at the picture of his locket, then at Daisy. After careful looking, she widened her eyes in shock.
“Well, wallop mah withers.” Said a surprised Applejack, “So y’all are Daisy?”
“That’s right.” Said Daisy, who then smirked and said, “And you must be Applejack, the mare who won my brother’s heart when you lassoed him.”. Daisy said, “Tell me, did you whip him too?”
Both of them were surprised and blushed at that statement, causing her to laugh and say, “I’m just kidding.”
Applejack laughed a bit nervously, with her looking at Bucky, and said, “Was she always this devious?”
“Oh yeah.” Said Bucky, “She had quite the mouth on her when she was five.”
Applejack held Daisy’s shoulder and said, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Daisy.”
The two hugged as she said, “The feeling’s mutual.”
“Ah got another aunt!!” exclaimed Apple Slice before he jumped and hugged Daisy, to which the said girl hugged him back.
“And while we were there,” said Frosty, “We even have some personal souvenirs.”
They looked behind them and saw the guards had placed their gifts nearby, which surprised them. Beau then walked to the cart and took out an object while walking over to the royal sisters. When they saw what he carried, everyone was surprised.
“Is that…a Kingstone?” said a surprised Mistmane.
“But I thought they were just a myth.” Said a surprised Rockhoof.
“As it turns out, Caribouria is more advanced in magic than we thought.” Said Beau. He then stood in front of the sisters; they both bore a surprised look on him.
“This here Kingstone,” said Beau, “Is from Thorin Oakenshield’s old homeland of Erebor. He asked us to bring it over to you, to show it as a sign of peace to both your kingdoms. Along with a report from the king that they wish you would discuss with them in person.”
Celestia and Luna accepted it and were surprised to hold the very stone of legend in their hands. Celestia couldn’t help but smile and said, “You and your friends have done well, Beau.”
“Indeed,” said Luna with a smile of her own, “For it would appear that Twilight Sparkle and her friends are not the only ones who are now heroes of Equestria.”
“We were only doing what was right.” Said Beau. “I wasn’t allowed to reveal much, but what I’m about to tell you stays in the throne room.”
“And that being?” asked Princess Celestia.
“The Pony Tribes didn’t come from their own lands,” said Beau, “They all originated from Caribouria, along with every creature throughout the world.”
Everyone was surprised to hear this, with Beau saying, “And Equestria’s not the only one with a Tree of Harmony, but so does Caribouria, called the Grand Tree, which is thrice as powerful as the tree itself.”
“That’s impossible.” Said Rockhoof.
“Oh, it’s possible.” Said Bucky, gaining their attention, “We were there. We saw it. It and the sacred flame gave Thorin the power to protect Caribouria.”
“There were plenty of other trees, too,” said Silver, “But all of them were hidden for their own safety.”
“And if you don’t believe me,” said Beau as he walked over to the cart and pulled it with him, revealing over a hundred books on them, which surprised Twilight. “Everything you wanted to know about the true origins of Equestria and the Trees of Harmony are right here, written by every scholar throughout Caribouria’s history.”
Twilight ended up squealing in excitement as she held onto her first book from another country. “A ton of books about another culture and advanced magics. Eeee, this is a dream come true!!”
“As well as this,” said Beau as he handed the mane 6 a case filled with pendants that had their cutie marks on it, which surprised them. “A gift from Thorin and the others. They said you might like it.”
“It’s so precious.” Said Rarity in awe while she and the Mane 6 accepted them without a second thought.
“Speaking of which.” Said Bucky as he walked over to Applejack, holding what appeared to be a couple of seed packets. “Remember the Zap Apples that grow once every year?”
“Ah, do.” Said Applejack. “Why do y’all ask?”
“It turns out, Caribouria grows Zap Apples too.” Said Bucky.
Applejack’s jaw dropped, and she said, “That’s impossible. Granny found them in the Everfree forest!!”
“The Caribou were the ones who grew the Everfree forest.” Said Bucky, much to everyone’s shock, “Anyway, they grow Zap Apples there too. And it turns out, they don’t disappear as they do in Ponyville; you can grow them how many times you like, no disappearing and same great taste.”
“Wow, that’s amazin’!!” said a surprised Applejack as she held onto one of the seed packets. “Granny would be tickled pink if she saw this!! But what about the others?”
“Seeds that will allow us to grow Silver and gold apples from the seeds of Idunn.” Said Bucky.
Applejack and the ponies stared at Bucky in shock.
“The seeds of…” said Princess Twilight, “But I thought it was a myth.”
“Nope,” said Bucky, “Was grown right on Caribourian grounds.”
Applejack looked at the seeds she held onto with a smile and a tear. “My mah told me so many stories about their seeds.” Said Applejack, “And to hold them right in mah hands….”
She was suddenly trapped by a lasso, making her go towards him with a surprised look while he smirked and tilted his cowboy hat, which Applejack noticed.
“They also gave me a lasso and a hat.” Bucky said, “So this is what it looked like when you lassoed me the day we first met.”
Applejack couldn’t help but chuckle and gave her husband a kiss. “Wow, they do make a good couple.” Said Rockhoof.
Silver then walked up with his cart, and Rarity was in awe of what was in it.
“This is also a gift from Caribouria.” Said Silver. “Every single bit of fabric and silk the kingdom has to offer.”
He pulled out a few boxes and opened one, surprising Rarity even more. “And these are also known as Arkenstones, that you can use to decorate your dresses for special occasions.”
Rarity ended up embracing him with a hug and a squee of glee and joy. “You are the best husband ever!!”
Silver couldn’t help but smile and hug her back. As they broke it, Silver pulled out what appeared to be a vest and showed it to Crystal Gem, which looked at it with marvel.
“This is also Mithril.” Silver said, “It’s as light as a feather but harder than dragon scales. A gift made by the Dragons themselves. They wanted me to give this to you.”
Crystal did the same thing her mother did as she hugged her father while he decided to hold her close while she held him in the air.
Genus went over to Fluttershy and held a few books and a flute.
“When I told them about you,” said Genus, “They said that they have the kind of gift you might enjoy. There are a few books about rare animals in Caribouria that’s nowhere in the world, as well as a special flute to play to calm certain animals.”
“Oh my,” said Fluttershy as she accepted them, “They’re lovely.”
Genus couldn’t help but smirk, which confused Fluttershy, “Also, are Angel and Trusty with you?”
Fluttershy ended up sheepishly pointing in the other direction, showing they had been there the whole time with Warm Breeze. Genus crouched and said, “Oh, Angel? I got a surprise for you.”
Angel reluctantly looked in his direction, causing him to see a female bunny near his leg while waving at him. Within a split second, Angel’s jaw dropped, with hearts appearing in his eyes. He instantly went over and hugged her while feeling like a lovesick fool. Fluttershy was surprised by this as she looked at the two, then at Genus.
“A special lady friend for Angel.” Responded Genus. “As well as one for Trusty.”
Soon a lady dog appeared, causing Trusty to move over to her. The two of them sniffed one another as if inspecting something. Then the two looked at one another and panted with smiles while wagging their tails.
“Aw, they like each other.” Said Fluttershy as she smiled with glee.
“Also, Pinkie.” Said Frosty, gaining her attention. “You’re not the only one with her own party cannon.”
Frosty instantly pulled out his own party cannon, which Pinkie smiled with glee and pulled out. Until Frosty said, “And don’t forget the kids.”
He then revealed miniature party cannons, which surprised Peacon and Lemon Pie as they gasped, then instantly hugged their dad.
“You’re the best dad ever!!” shouted both kids.
Within a split second, they got to their party cannons and pulled them, causing them to be shot simultaneously, and some couldn’t help but roll their eyes after seeing that.
Emily pulled out a stone and said, “They also gave me this stone. Like Sunset Shimmer can read minds, it can do the same, but it can also project their memories for others to see. I wanted to use this in case I wanted to get someone for their birthday. Or, in this case….”
She squinted her eyes and looked at the entire room, “Someone who’s been eating my secret cookie stash.”
Pinkie suddenly blinked and darted her eyes around, sweating a bead or two out of nervousness.
“Oooh, how does it work?” said Princess Twilight while intrigued.
She then looked at Bolt and ended up having a smirk on her face. This, somehow, didn’t go unnoticed by the latter.
“Uh, Emily, why are you looking at me like that?”
Emily went over to Bolt and placed the stone near him, causing the stone to glow. Emily then used the stone to read Bolt’s mind, causing a screen to appear. To their surprise, it was footage of Rainbow wearing what appeared to be a pair of blue jeans and a jean jacket while also wearing a yellow shirt with a symbol upfront.
“Is that Rainbow?” said a surprised Spike.
Everyone was surprised by what they saw, with Jr. saying, “Wow, mom. I didn’t know you could dance.”
Even Rainbow was surprised by this as she looked at Bolt with a flexed eyebrow, to which he couldn’t help but sheepishly chuckle.
“What else?” said Emily.
When they played the next footage, Bolt immediately recognized it, for it was from his dream.
“Oh, no,” muttered Bolt.
They saw Bolt coming through the door, wearing what appeared to be a fancy suit while everything looked black and white, as he said, “Rainbow, I’m home!! Did you miss me?!”
Then they saw something they did not see coming. Rainbow came out, wearing a frilly dress, while twirling her one leg up in the air and said, while it almost appeared in anime form, “Welcome home honey bun.”
Jaws were dropped from what they were seeing.
Within a split second, Flash Magnus, Rockhoof, Bucky, Frosty, Emily, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Spike laughed their heads off from seeing it, while some of them barely tried to contain their giggles.
Rainbow, on the other hand…
Rainbow slowly looked at Bolt and had an angry look in her eyes while she was blushing madly.
“Boooooooooolllllllllltt!!” said Rainbow while she growled.
“Uh, Rainbow, this isn’t what it looks like.” Said a panicked Bolt, “Look, allow me to explain!!”
“Oh, you’ll explain alright,” said Rainbow, “After I punch you so hard, until you can barely see!!”
Bolt suddenly screamed and ran out the door, with Rainbow chasing after him. The others were concerned, causing Twilight to teleport all of them outside. They watched from the balcony as they watched Rainbow chasing Bolt. Frosty suddenly smirked, pulled out a stereo, and played a song, which confused them as they saw the chase.
As the song played, they saw Bolt running all over the place, hiding from one spot to another, then running from one place to another, with Rainbow slowly catching up to them. Bolt was sometimes disguised as a donut seller as Rainbow darted past until she stopped and saw Bolt, which caused him to run away again. He jumped in the sewer, with Rainbow stopped and looked around until she saw him popping from the other side and ran away, with her chasing after him.
A few random pony guards saw them running back and forth, then they looked at one another, shrugged their shoulders, and then ended up chasing them. They ran down the streets as Bolt ran past many passersby, with Rainbow following in hot pursuit as many guards were also after them.
Two couples were walking with their shopping until they saw Bolt run past them, while Rainbow bumped them over, and the guards ran past them. The two couples got mad and yelled while they got up and ran after them. Soon Bolt was chased by Rainbow, with the guards and the royal couples behind them.
Then it was seven friends at a cake store, ready to eat some cake, until both he and Rainbow Dash dashed passed them, causing them to get splattered with cakes. At the same time, the guards ran in pursuit, with the two shoppers behind them. The seven friends all got mad and also ran after them. They ran from one street to another, trying their best to avoid them.
At the same time, the beautiful mares walked down the street with their dresses until Bolt passed them, with Rainbow accidentally stripping them to their undies, causing them to gasp while the guards, the couples, and the seven friends ran past them. The three mares got angry and chased them, even in their indecency.
Next up was a teacher and the school kids going on a field trip until Storm barged them over, with Rainbow going after him. In contrast, the teacher panicked as she waved her arms in the air, while at the same time, the guards, the couples, the seven friends, and the three mares ran past them, causing the teacher and the students to go after them.
At the same time, they saw Bolt running, with Rainbow behind, along with the guards, the couples, the seven friends, the three mares, and the teacher and school students. The more they saw the chase, the more they laughed, for the way they were going while the music was playing was very funny.
“Frosty!!” shouted Bolt as he continued to run, “Will you turn that disrespectful junk off!!”
“Respect the classic, Bolt!!” shouted Frosty, “Besides, I got to play comedic music for your chase scene with Rainbow Dash to make it fun!!”
“There is nothing funny about me being chased by my wife just because your sister had to look into my privacy with that stone of hers!!”
“Get back here, Bolt!!” shouted Rainbow as she kept chasing him, “I’ll teach you to think cute thoughts about me again!!”
“If you were in my shoes, then see what you get!!” shouted Bolt.
“The only way she’d chase me is as if I broke the Pinkie Promise!!” said Frosty, “And we both know that’s never going to happen!!”
Suddenly, Bolt decided to use his wings and fly in the sky, with Rainbow chasing after him, not noticing that he was flying. However, the rest, minus the husbands and Emily, were shocked to see this.
“He can fly?!” said the Mane 5.
“Yeah, it turned out that was one of the gifts they gave Bolt before we left.” Said Beau, “He really wanted to fly with her.”
Bolt and Rainbow continued to fly all over the place until she tackled him, and they crashed onto a cloud.
“You’re going to wish you never!!” said Rainbow as she strangled him, but then she noticed his wings, and her eyes slowly widened in shock.
“No way.” Said Rainbow. “Y-y-You have wings?!!”
“Yeah.” Said Bolt as his head was still spinning. “I asked them if they could give me wings to fly by your side. Don’t get me wrong, I love going on the clouds. But…I felt more comfortable flying by your side.”
Rainbow didn’t know what to say, as the cute thing she got mad over just disappeared.
“Also…I wanted to give you this.”
He gave her the Rainboom necklace, which shocked her greatly. She slowly accepted it and looked at it in her hands.
“I…how…?” said Rainbow as she slowly looked at him.
“Thorin said that this somehow ended up near the ocean,” said Bolt, “But he knew how special it was, considering all the love and care it was in it, so he brought it back to his place and restored it. When I told him of what I wanted to give you and told him of the necklace, he knew it was that one. So…I knew how special it was to you, and…here it is.”
Rainbow was suddenly in tears as she looked at it, then at Bolt. Within a split second, she wrapped her arms around him and gave a full kiss on the lips, with Bolt embracing her, enjoying the feeling so much.
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Shortly after that, once things had been settled, the Mane 6 and their husbands, Spike, Emily, Daisy, Lizzie, Starlight, and Sunburst, went back to Ponyville. However, the moment they got there, the husbands were suddenly surprised to see a large banner among the inhabitants, which had their names on it, causing everypony to shout…
“WELCOME HOME!!!”
Everyone began to celebrate, not just the Element Bearers in defeating the Pony of Shadows, but the Husbands and Emily returning as well, as they had all achieved the impossible. Pretty soon, the large party went underway.
Beau and Twilight were talking to Twilight’s parents and Shining Armor, Cadance, and Flurry Heart.
Bucky was hugged by Granny, Big Mac, and Apple Bloom as they were happy to see them. Bucky introduced them to Daisy, which they were surprised to see in person, with Apple Bloom hugging her.
Silver and Rarity were introducing Lizzie to some of the locals, while at the same time, Crystal and Sweetie Belle began to know their sister-in-law/aunt.
Genus and Fluttershy were talking to the animals while Angel and Trusty were beside their special lady friends.
Bolt and Rainbow Dash and Bolt Jr were talking to the Wonderbolts, with the Bolts surprised that Bolt had wings, with Spitfire offering to train him at the academy.
Frosty surprises everyone that he’s now like his wife and joins his wife and kids in causing all sorts of shenanigans.
Spike and Emily were talking to others as she explained what Caribouria was like in every detail.
Everyone celebrated with bright smiles on their faces. Everything would work out fine in the end.