Everypony began to gather in the grand dining hall in city hall. Within a short time frame everything was set-up. The finest of plates and silverware were brought out on the tables. The old drapes were replaced with new regal looking ones. Everything looked as though it was designed for aristocrats, despite the town being around the size of Ponyville, if not smaller. Soon the town folks found their places around the tables. Steadfast shortly appeared in front of the crowd.

“Ponies of Neighagra falls…We have endured what could’ve been a disastrous situation. Though it was short notice, all of you did well so please give yourselves a round of applause.” The mayor addressed the town.

Many of the ponies were cheering for their success. Families were hugging and some were crying out of joy that they still had everything they loved. The mayor shortly raised his hooves to subtly silence them.

“Tonight we celebrate, but not only cause of our survival. No, we celebrate the success of a band of heroes that came here from Ponyville, a town similar to ours. These ponies traveled far for us and journeyed into the storm to stop it. They successfully prevented the storm and made us all feel safe once again. Now I present to you our heroes!” Steadfast beckoned for them.

The mane six, Revenant, the ponysprites, Spike, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and Pip appeared. Not a second later, the town roared for their success. Steadfast and his wife escorted them to a special table where they would dine. As they were being escorted to their table, they were rushed by the town folks. Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Levia definitely enjoyed some of the spot light. Applejack and Fluttershy made sure their friends didn’t let this get to their heads. Fluttershy was timid at first but Fefnir assured her that it was okay to enjoy some praise every now and then. The Cutie Mark Crusaders and Pip along with Pinkie Pie happily accepted the gratitude. Spike quickly rushed to hug Twilight and both of them were glad that they were safe. Sage calmly accepted gratitude and let the town folks know that they too deserve credit. Revenant would smile and nod to others thanking him, still feeling failure that the weather element wasn’t retrieved. A few moments later they were seated with Steadfast and his wife.

After being seated, ponies with entrées of food came out. They began to set them in place and brought drinks as well. Pinkie Pie was enraptured by the sight of all the food she was drooling and was ready to jump into the feast. Rainbow Dash and Applejack had to hold back the excited pink mare lest she cause havoc that she’d be oblivious to.

“Hahahaha….I see you’re pink friend there is dying to eat.” Steadfast laughed.

“I’m sorry sir…it’s just….” Applejack said as she held back Pinkie Pie. “It’s just that with all this food and drinks we aren’t entirely sure how crazy things will get.”

“Hahahaha….please this is a time to celebrate so please follow your friend’s excitement and dive right in.” The mayor laughed once more.

She stopped struggling and was completely still. The girls were worried now. Steadfast may not have known, Revenant didn’t even know, but the girls knew that if Pinkie Pie stopped then that means she is taking in what she heard before…

“What are you waiting for?! Let’s get this party started!!!!!!” The pink mare exclaimed getting the whole dining hall excited.

Pinkie Pie broke free of her friends and dived right into the crowd kicking off the celebration. Steadfast and Revenant looked at Pinkie getting lost in the celebration and looked back at her friends. They all had a look on their faces that said ‘we warned you’. It didn’t matter; everypony was having a good time. Music was playing, drinks were being poured, and every pony was celebrating. Pinkie Pie was in the center of the crowd and keeping everypony in motion. Rarity was enjoying the attention from the town. Several colts would try to hit on her but Spike would find a way to cease their efforts. The Cutie Mark Crusaders and Pip were talking with other fillies their age. The Cutie Mark Crusaders would tell them of some of the adventures they’ve been on but slightly exaggerated some of the details. Fluttershy was avoiding the mingling but Applejack helped her out to enjoy the party with her. Rainbow Dash did meet a couple of pegasi that knew the Wonderbolts and she conversed with them hoping to know more about her heroes and how to be with them. The ponysprites took this chance to celebrate that they were together once more and explain to Sage what they’ve been up to up till now. Twilight got caught with a couple unicorns who heard of her studying under Princess Celestia. As she explained to them she caught Revenant trying to get some breathing room from the crowd. Many were simply thanking him and were more compelled about him since they could tell he wasn’t from Equestria. Some of the local mares did take an interest in him, but Twilight cut in and dragged him away from the crowd. The two then spent most of the time with each other and even danced a couple of times. The celebration went on and everypony kept it going.

Hours later, everything came to a close. It was late now and there were ponies still leaving to make it back to their homes. Despite it being a huge celebration, the clean-up wasn’t that bad. After about an hour of clean-up, it was time for the rest of them to sleep. The mane six went off into the rooms they slept in the night before, the Cutie Mark Crusaders shared a room similar to the one Pip and Spike shared. Revenant had his room with the ponysprites although only Levia was with him. Fefnir ended up passing out somewhere in the dining hall and Sage went to go to the map in the mayor’s study but went to sleep right by it.

Twilight tried to sleep but couldn’t. Her mind was uneasy right now. When everything was over, Revenant wished her goodnight, gave her a kiss and left. She knew him enough that he wanted to be alone to reconcile everything that has happened. There was always something eating away at his mind and Twilight was worried of how bad it was for him. A few minutes later she carefully got up and left the room not waking up her friends. She illuminated the dark hallway with her horn and made her way to Revenant’s room. She had déjà vu of when she checked up on him in Ponyville. At the door she thought how the situation could play out. What if she said the wrong things and made it worse, or what if things actually went well from there? What would she do? She was conflicted with the situation wondering how it could all play out and….

“No Twilight….you’ve done this before. You can definitely do it again.” Twilight said to herself. She took a deep breath before knocking on the door. “Revenant…its Twilight can I come in?”

A few minutes later the door was being opened. Twilight was greeted with a drowsy eyed Levia. It took Levia a moment to realize who was in front of her.

“Yeah he’s out on the balcony thinking away again.” Levia groaned. “I honestly don’t know what is with that stallion? When things turn out well, he’s always the one to look at the dark side.”

“I think he does that so no pony else has to worry about it.” Twilight speculated.

“Well look who has the answers now. You didn’t happen to pass by Sage before this did you?” Levia asked.

“That’s typical Sage for you.” Both the girls shared a small laugh. “Well Twilight come on in and….”

That’s when everything clicked in Levia’s head. She knew why Twilight was here even if she didn’t know it herself.

“What is it Levia? I’ve seen that look on your face before. What are you up to?” Twilight asked in a concerned tone.

“Right…kind of like before huh…” Levia implied. Twilight was confused with Levia’s answer. Levia rolled her eyes at Twilight’s cluelessness. “Well then guess I’ll go out for a midnight stroll, meanwhile I’ll give you two some…alone time.” Levia finished up as she left the room.

“Like before….alone time….” Then Twilight realized what Levia implied. “Wait Levia! It’s nothing like that at all…I mean I’m here only to…”

Twilight tried calling out to the ponysprite but lost sight of her. Levia was already gone. Twilight was even more nervous now. Before she just wanted to talk but didn’t really consider that could happen as well. She knew she wasn’t getting out of this so she went in closed the door behind her. Shortly afterwards, Twilight heard the sound of the door locking.

“Just thought I’d make sure no pony disturbs you two.” Levia whispered through the door.

“Levia wait, unlock this door right now! LEVIA!” Twilight called through the door.

“Twilight….what are you doing here?” Revenant asked walking back from the balcony.

“Well I should be asking you that considering you shouting for Levia. What did she do now?”

“So why not teleport out of here or unlock the door with your magic?” He asked her.

“Sort of….” Twilight quietly answered. Revenant shook his head at the ponysprites actions.

“I guess she noticed that I couldn’t sleep and figured you’d be the one to help. Curse that ponysprite.” Revenant sighed. “I’m sorry that she had to wake you up for my sake.”

“Oh no it’s okay besides I was having a hard time sleeping as well.” Twilight quickly responded.

Both the unicorns stood there at the awkward moment that had built up from Levia’s actions.

“So….what’s bugging you this time?” Twilight asked breaking the silence. Revenant sighed and then looked at his cutie mark.

“My cutie mark….before I used to hate it and what it meant. I even went to the extent of removing it but now it’s back and I’m not sure why.” Revenant explained as he went to take a seat on the bed.

Twilight thought about it for a moment and decided to take a seat next to him hoping to have the answer he was looking for.

“I was thinking…that back at the falls when you jumped in the river…” Twilight began.

“Well before that you didn’t have it but after you jumped or…’abyss walked’ in the river….you did it again as we fell off the falls saving me.” Twilight felt her nerves building up but she had to press on. “After all that then it appeared.”

“Are you saying that it came back….because of you?” Revenant asked. “But if so then how does that connect it to the first time it appeared when I didn’t know you?”

“I think…” Twilight speculated for a moment and decided to take shot in the dark. “I think that it appeared because you used what you call a curse for the sake of another.”

“Now that you say it…it would make sense that it appeared the first time when I saved my mother…” Revenant thought on her words.

“Also I think what you said what it means is wrong.” Twilight said gaining Revenant’s attention

“What could you possibly mean? It’s related to the darkness within me and that even though we are all born of the light, the darkness is continuously after me. What else could it mean?” Revenant asked with pain in his words.

“Weill…” Twilight began as she got closer to Revenant, “I believe that the dark sword is you always ready to fight for those you care for and that you’ll endure what others could not. Also the light and the darkness around it…there’s something more to that. I agree that the light is you but the darkness around you isn’t trying to engulf you, but fading away from you.” Twilight explained.

“I still don’t understand entirely what you mean. Are you saying that I use my darkness to fight for others and not for myself? If so then how is it that I’m so easily corruptible by it?” Revenant asked.

“That’s just it….you aren’t easily corruptible by it. You’ve had this with you for as long as you could remember and you’ve still fought for what was right. It’s something that can only be admired.” She assured him getting closer to him.

“But I do…” She said grabbing his hoof. “Revenant, your ability to handle this burden is beautiful and shines brightly within you. That’s what it means…that’s who you are. Your cutie mark let’s ponies know that in the darkest of times, you shine the brightest and they look up to you. Ponies can look to you in their worst times and depend on you to offer them safety. You endure what you have to so others don’t have to. Revenant…you are a light in a darkened world.” Twilight finished explaining to him.

He felt his heart racing now. It longed for her much like how it did when he was with Terra. His mind began to get in the way and remind him of how things could go wrong. Revenant didn’t care. He was ready to take the leap with his heart and take on whatever came at him and Twilight. He wouldn’t let anything take her away this time.

“You believe in me so much and always care for me. Here I am causing you grief and giving you a reason to worry about me.” Revenant continued.

“That’s because I know there is a stallion in there that wants to protect those he cares for and not let anything do harm to them.” She assured him.

“I know…which is why….” His heart was pounding heavy now. It was time to lead with his heart once more. “Which is why…Twilight…I love you. Your kind spirit, your beautiful heart…everything about you I love. You constantly looked out for me even when I wanted to be gone from everypony…you were there looking for me.”

He then pulled her in closely. As he embraced her, she put her hooves around his head.

“This is why I want to be with you. When I’m with you I feel at peace and joy. All my troubles fade when I’m around you. This is why I promise that I won’t let anything happen to you. I will not let anything do harm upon you and I promise to be there for you. Even if I’m far away…I will return to you to be with the mare I love.”

They both passionately kissed each other. Shortly afterwards, they rolled onto each other. As they continued they felt each other’s hearts connect and fell into a lovers embrace. Both the unicorns let their hearts melt into each other and have their bodies become one.

Mostly everypony was in the dining hall starting to eat their breakfast. Despite the mission not being a total success, they all felt a great victory from it. As the ponies were enjoying their breakfast they had small discussions of the party last night. They all had a great time and would have more great memories of it.

“Speaking of good times, did you see Twilight’s face when she saw other mares talking to Revenant? I saw a little jealousy in her.” Pinkie Pie giggled.

“Ah let the girl be…so she likes him and all. He’s not too bad of a fellow. He definitely proved himself jumping off a waterfall to save her.” Applejack defended her friend.

“Hey I flew off there too you know.” Rainbow Dash added feeling left out. “And I would’ve caught them too if he didn’t go on doing that thing he does.”

“But they’re both safe and isn’t that what matters?” Fluttershy asked Rainbow Dash.

“But of course it is Fluttershy, also Rainbow Dash after all he’s done trying to make things right you think you would at least try and trust him.” Rarity spoke up.

“Well I guess he’s alright now…Not full trustworthy but alright.” Rainbow Dash replied.

“Eh it’s a start speaking of….where is Twilight and Rev? You think they be the early birds out of us.” Applejack asked. Levia hid a grin well knowing at where the two were.

“I’m right here AJ…just went out to see how the town was doing this morning.” Twilight happily answered as she walked in.

She took her seat near Spike and began to eat her breakfast. Everyone was looking at her with interest. They all could see something was different about her. She had a little skip in her walk and she looked more lively than usual and they could’ve sworn they heard her humming too. Twilight looked up at them all and felt like Fluttershy for a moment.

“Well don’t you look, all lively this morning....what’s with the humming as well sugarcube?” Applejack asked her.

“Oh I guess I just had a really goodnights rest that’s all.” Twilight answered with a smile.

“Yeah…probably the best you’ve ever had.” Levia snickered under her breath

“I was about to say that she must’ve had a really good dream as well.” Levia replied.

Rarity looked at the ponysprites facial expression and then turned to Twilight. Rarity began to notice some of the signs but wasn’t sure of what she was thinking happened. Rarity did hear Twilight leave the room last night, but didn’t want to bring that up.

“Tell me Twilight, this morning when we all woke up…you weren’t in your bed but Levia was. Why is that?” Rarity questioned Twilight.

“Like I said I woke up early this morning and went out for a stroll in town.” She answered.

“I see and you said you had a great nights rest as well…care to share exactly what dreams that could’ve cause such a great sleep?” Rarity continued

“Um sure…but Revenant says it’s bad luck to talk about dreams before breakfast.” Twilight answered.

“Uh Twilight….we are eating breakfast right now….” Spike answered confused that she was unawareness.

He found himself an open seat next to Twilight and Sage. Now everypony was even more interested. Usually they could see that Revenant was haunted by his own mind despite him hiding it well. This time though they didn’t see that at all. It looked as though he didn’t have anything plaguing him anymore.

“Celestia, I slept great last night. It’s been too long since I’ve had a goodnight’s rest. Maybe I should jump off waterfalls more often.” Revenant happily said.

“Oh and I assume I’ll have to be the on falling off the waterfall.” Twilight joked with him.

“You could jump off with me and I catch you or you catch me…it’s your call.” He replied

Everypony then noticed of how well the two were connecting. Rarity noticed something within the two and how they interacted with each other. Her eyes went to Twilight and then Revenant. Rarity thought of the things they said and what Levia may imply and then narrowed it down to a conclusion of what happened last night. Fefnir then lazily flew in still tired from last night.

“Ugh…man did I go overboard last night.” He groaned as he joined his siblings.

“Guess somepony had their spirit burnt out last night, and here I thought it would take a lot more to do that.” Revenant joked with his friend.

“What’s got you all giddy this morning…what you get laid last night?” Fefnir asked him.

Everypony stopped eating and was silenced from Fefnir’s comment. Revenant slammed his face on the table, Twilight sat there like a deer in headlights, nearly all of her friends looked at the two, Sage simply shook his head and smiled, Levia had the most devious smile on her face, and the little ones were more confused of the sudden silence.

“Spike would you be a dear and take the fillies out to have their breakfast somewhere else?” Rarity asked him.

Little ones groaned as they had to leave wanting to hear what was going on. Sweetie Belle asked Spike what getting laid meant and he told that it’s something to know when you’re older. After Spike and the fillies left, chaos erupted.

“I KNEW IT!!!” Rarity exclaimed. “It was so obvious! Why didn’t I see the signs!? First the Rev coming all the way here, then jumping off the waterfall, the jealousy of Twilight, the dancing, the interaction between you two!

“WHAT THE BUCK REVENANT?!?!” Rainbow Dash yelled. “After all that talk of making things right and everything going well, you think you could just move in on her like that?!”

“Now hold on their everypony…”Revenant said as he lifted up his head. “I know this may seem… extremely uncomfortable for all of us right now…”

As the chaos emerged, Pinkie Pie and Levia were having one of the greatest laughs ever.

“It’s funny to see how we all reacted to this.” Pinkie Pie continued to laugh.

“And now we get to hear an explanation from the two lovers here.” Levia laughed even harder than before.

“Oh yeah this should be good…” Rainbow Dash said before turning to the two unicorns. “Well explain yourselves and don’t go on disappearing on us Revenant.”

“Alright…alright…although I’m considering abyss walking out of here right now…” Revenant replied.

“Oh no…don’t you go leaving me alone to explain all this.” Twilight threatened him. “You’re part of this too you know.”

“I know, just making it more fun for us all.” Levia answered her older brother.

“Hold on their Levia, you helped caused this and if I’m going down you’re going with me.” Revenant assured her.

“Enough fooling around…time to talk, now.” Rainbow Dash aggressively interrupted.

Twilight and Revenant then looked at each other with confusion of how to explain themselves.

Twilight then quickly teleported out of there leaving Revenant to fend for himself. Levia fell on the floor laughing at the expression of Revenant’s face. Revenant sat there looking at the empty seat where Twilight was once seated hoping that this wasn’t happening. He then looked at all the ponies who were waiting for an explanation. Revenant knew he couldn’t handle this and decided it would be best to follow Twilight’s actions.

His silent expression told everypony that he was going to do it. A small rift opened behind him and he leaned back into it. Rainbow Dash flew out of her seat and went straight for him. Revenant barely made it out of there in time and Rainbow Dash crashed right into the wall.

“BUCK!!!” Rainbow Dash cursed looking around to see both the unicorns were gone.

Minutes later Revenant and Twilight appeared and gave a proper explanation of how they both really cared for each other. After a few arguments and a couple threats thrown at Revenant, the girls approved of their relationship and continued to finish breakfast.

It was time for all of them to head home. They gathered the fillies and said their goodbyes to Neighagra Falls and boarded the train. They began to discuss amongst each other how to report what happened to Princess Celestia. Hopefully, things would turn out for the best since Twilight’s life was preserved then the weather element. Revenant sat with Twilight and she noticed that he was nervous.

“What’s the matter, you’ll jump into pack of dogs and jump off a waterfall but you can’t talk to Princess Celestia?” Twilight tried calming him down.

“Kind of…I can only hope things go well since we’re showing up empty handed.” Revenant answered her.

“A letter to her, you are overdue. Surely after all this you’ve learned something.”

“Hmm…you’re right I have, Spike can you come here? I’ve got a letter for the princess.” He called to Spike.

The small dragon then appeared with a scroll and quill. It always perplexed Revenant that he always had them on him but knowing what it’s like working with Twilight, it’s best to be prepared.

“Dear Princess Celestia, I have learned a very important lesson of friendship. We all meet new faces and sometimes bridge the gap to make friends. But when you make those friends it is absolutely important to believe in them. There will be times that things will get rough, and you may even make some mistakes. However, as long as you try to mend the mistakes you’ve made and keep strong faith in your friends, they can forgive you and believe in you. There is nothing like a pony out there who will still believe in you even when you don’t believe in yourself. Sincerely, Revenant Soul.” Revenant finished up. “How was that?”

Spike opened the window and sent off the letter. Revenant watched it fade off into the wind and felt that his trouble had gone off into the wind as well. He looked forward to his life now in Ponyville with Twilight.

We are almost done with the story readers. There are only two chapters and an epilogue after this. For those who've kept with the story up to this point you guys/girls are awesome. I wouldn't have been able to go this far without you readers.

Revenant Soul: Genesis and The Weather Elements

by cyber_pony13

Chapter 19: Two become One