Twi sat on the bed with her face buried in John's chest as he simply held her. After several minutes of just sitting there, Twi finally spoke.
"What do I do? I can't just leave you, but I'd never be able to forgive myself if I abandon Equestria."
"You belong with me, Twi," John said with a smile. "But I belong with you just as much. You have a duty to Equestria. They need you. You were able to adapt to my world, so maybe I can adapt to yours."
"I couldn't ask you to do that. You love it here and you love your job so much."
"You're right, I do. But as much as I love it all, I love you even more. Besides, you're needed in Equestria a lot more than I'm needed here and you have friends there. I don't care where I am, if I have you."
~~~~~
John and Twi made their way back out to the living room, hand-in-hand. Twi looked at the Princess and spoke with a calm and confident voice.
"I'll go back to Equestira on one condition: John comes with me."
"He belongs in this world, now ours, Twilight," Princess Celestia responded.
"I belong with my wife," John said.
"It's a package deal, Princess," Twi said. "This isn't up for discussion. You're the last pony I would want to give an ultimatum to, but I'm not going without John."
Princess Celestia smiled at both of them. "Alright, he can come. But you need to realize that it will likely be difficult for you to adjust to our world and for it to adjust to you. Your circumstances in our world will be very different from Twilight's circumstances in yours. I need you to understand that before we go."
"I understand," John said. "It doesn't matter, so long as I get to be with her."
The Princess nodded and the whole room was suddenly in celebration of the old friend that had returned to them and the new friend that had come along. When everyone had calmed down, Princess Celestia spoke.
"Are you both ready to go?"
"Not quite," said John. "There are a lot of records and personal belongings that I don't want to leave lying around. I'm also hesitant to just leave the house and all of our belongings as they are. Give me twenty minutes to set fire to the house and I'll be ready."
~~~~~
John stood in the basement of his home, having finished spreading gasoline in every room of the house. He stared at the match that would start the flame that would engulf his life in this world. He thought about the life he was about to start and his wife, for whom he was doing this. Without anymore hesitation, he struck the match, bringing it to life with flame. He dropped the and walked away, leaving his old life to the fire.
~~~~~
John, Twi, Princess Celestia, and their friends stood facing the portal to Equestria, preparing to enter.
"We had better get going," said the Princess. "There's no knowing how long it's been since we left."
Fluttershy went first, happy to leave this world and get back to her own. She was followed by Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and then Spike. Princess Celestia approached the portal and looked back to John and Twi. She nodded at them and made her way through. John and Twi, hand-in-hand, followed her. A bright, white light engulfed them as they stepped through.
When the light dissipated, John found himself in a dark and bleak room, which he guessed to be the dungeon of Canterlot Castle. The dungeon was obviously underused and was the perfect place to keep a potentially dangerous portal a secret.
"Are you ready?" Asked Princess Celestia.
John and Twi looked into each other's eyes. He bent over and for the last time as humans, they shared a passionate kiss, earning awe from their spectators. They pulled their faces from each other and came back together in a tight embrace. Twi closed her eyes and relished the moment. John looked to Princess Celestia and nodded, following his wife's example afterward.
Princess Celestia's horn began to glow brightly, lighting up the droll room. By her magic, the portal dissipated. John and Twi fainted.