Princess Celestia sat on her observation balcony in Canterlot tower just watching the sky. It was cloudy today. She was clearly overworked. Bags were formed under her eyelids and every part of her warm expression had been replaced with one of nervousness and worry. She did not know what to expect.
She had been monitoring the state of Equestrias life force for the past few hours. Princess Luna had gone to Ponyville to help in the process of cleaning up after the Elements of Harmony had vanished. Celestia had to stay behind and use what little power she had left to keep her world alive.
About an hour ago, Celestia noticed that the force that kept Equestria alive, the Elements of Harmony, had returned to its full power. She realized that whatever Twilight Sparkle and her friends had done in this other world had worked. The Elements were pure and whole once again. All she could do now was wait for them to return home.
A guard pony knocked on the door behind her and opened it. “Your highness?”
Celestia turned her head to face him. “Yes?”
The guard pony cleared his throat. “We’ve picked up something I think you should see.”
Celestia nodded and walked over to the guard. She followed him down the hall and into another room filled with ponies studying various gizmos and screens spread around the room. This is where they could monitor every strange piece of magical energy readings all over Equestria. As soon as they entered the room, a light brown earth pony with a spiky brown mane approached her.
“Your majesty.” He greeted with a bow.
“Hello, Doctor Time Turner.” Celestia greeted back with a smile. “I trust that you have good news?”
Time Turner raised his head and smiled. “Only the best news for you, Princess!”
He led her over to a large magical device that looked like a warped piece of gold. It made a holographic projection of the sky. Six light blue dots were scattered around one point.
“As you know, we’ve been monitoring every inch of Equestria, especially the sky above Ponyville, for the past twelve hours or so. These six dots appeared in the sky about an hour ago.” Turner explained. “I’ve had a few pegasi investigate, but they’ve come back with nothing. However, just recently, we’ve picked up readings of glowing energy coming from them. We haven’t been able to figure out what they were as of yet.”
Celestia looked at the projection. “Have you picked up anything else?”
“Nothing like this.” Turner said. “Occasionally, we’ll get a random blip on the screen, but it turns out to be nothing more than a bird or something.”
They both looked at the screen for a little longer. Suddenly, it made an alarm sound. Turner looked at it for a moment before walking over to a gray pegasus with a blonde mane. He looked over her shoulder to see her holographic screen.
“Did they just start doing that?” He asked her.
“Yeah they did.” The gray pegasus explained. “It looks like some kind of surges of energy are creating an upside-down tornado in the sky.”
Turner blinked. “An upside-down tornado? Ditzy, are you sure?”
“I think so! That’s sure what it looks like!” Ditzy turned to Turner and smiled.
Turner chuckled happily and ran to the door on the other end of the room. He opened it and stepped onto the balcony. He looked into the sky for a moment.
“Your highness? I think you should see this.” He called back.
Celestia quickly walked over to him. She looked up at the sky where Turner was looking. Like Ditzy had told him, there was a hole in the sky twisting up like an upside-down tornado.
“Turner, what is that?” She asked.
Time Turner pulled out a silver device with a blue light and pointed it at the sky. It made an electrical buzzing noise for a moment. He switched it off and looked at it.
“Just as I thought.” He said, putting away his device. “It’s a wormhole; a portal that travels through time and space.” He turned back to Celestia. “Those magical readings we just picked up were more powerful than anything we’ve ever picked up here before. Only two things in this world are that powerful: you and the Elements of Harmony.”
Celestia widened her eyes. “What are you saying?”
Turner grinned. “I’m saying our girls have come back home!”
---
Celestia quickly walked out of the room and looked at the nearest guard ponies. “Ready my chariot. Inform Princess Luna that I’ll be at Ponyville in a matter of minutes.”
The guard pony nodded. “Yes, your highness.” He ran down the hallway.
Celestia looked back inside the room. “Doctor, do we know where they will touch down?”
Turner looked over his shoulder as he was hunched over Ditzy's screen. “Not yet. There’s no way to tell where they’ll end up now until they exit the wormhole.”
A purple unicorn with a silver mane stood up on the other side of the room. “Doctor! We’ve got something!”
Turner ran over to her and looked at her screen. “Track them.” He said. A moment later he stood up straight. “Fantastic!”
He walked toward Celestia with a smile on his face. “They’re going to land somewhere near the northern plains on the outskirts of Ponyville.”
Celestia nodded. “Thank you very much, Doctor.”
She turned around and exited the room. Turner looked back at Ditzy’s screen. He pressed a button, and the image of the wormhole above Ponyville appeared with six lines shooting down toward the ground. The lines connected the wormhole to the ground on the north side of Ponyville.
“Wait.” Turner said. He looked at the time clock. It read 45 seconds until touchdown.
Ditzy looked at him. “That’s not a lot of time.”
Turner shook his head. “No it isn’t.” He said.
---
Traveling through space-time was not what the ponies expected it to be. Twilight always imagined it being instantaneous. Just surrounded by a bright light followed by them slowly reappearing. They assumed they were all unconscious the first time they went through the wormhole to Arkham City, because they didn’t remember anything.
Traveling through space-time was more like a wild ride. They all turned left and right, up and down, loop-de-looped around until they finally came to an opening right above Ponyville. They all came screaming out of the wormhole at breakneck speed and shot across the sky like a set of shooting stars.
They all rapidly approached the ground below. The wind whistled loudly in their ears. Twilight could hardly keep her eyes open. She watched as the ground got closer and closer. Just before impact, she shut her eyes as tight as she could.
Then everything went silent.
In the darkness, she heard a voice. It was a male voice that was muffled and she couldn’t understand it. It sounded familiar, though. She had definitely heard it before. After a few seconds, the voice became much clearer.
“Hello? Are you alright? Twilight Sparkle, can you hear me?” He said.
Twilight slowly opened her eyes. She met eyes with Time Turner. She had seen him before a few times in Ponyville. He always seemed to disappear off and on to wherever.
“Twilight Sparkle? If you can hear me, blink twice.” He said.
Twilight slowly blinked twice.
Time Turner gave a sigh of relief. “Whew! That’s good. I was worried for a moment!”
He turned around. “Ditzy, make sure everypony else is okay.”
He looked back at her. “Princess Celestia will be here in a matter of minutes. Just hang on, okay?”
Twilight slowly nodded and Time Turner stepped off to the side. He tried to wake up Applejack and make sure she was okay. Behind her, she could hear Ditzy’s voice.
“You okay, Rainbow Dash?” She asked.
She heard Rainbow moan loudly. “Wha… Where are we?”
“You’re in Equestria, silly!” Ditzy replied.
Twilight smiled and laid her head back on the ground. They were finally back home. They could finally rest and relax. All the troubles, all the evil, all the hardships of Arkham City were behind them once and for all.
After a moment or so, everypony was awake. They couldn’t move out of their craters that they had made in the ground, but they could move their heads and talk again.
“We… We did it, girls… We made it back home in one piece…” Twilight said.
“Yeah… We sure did…” Applejack said.
“I desperately need to be cleaned…” Rarity said.
Everypony chuckled lightly.
“Girls?” Pinkie began. “I’m sorry, but… would you mind if I hold off and throwing us all a ‘We’re Back Home’ party for a bit? I’m really, really tired…”
Everypony laughed at Pinkie’s request. “Sure, Pinkie… You throw us a party when you feel ready to…” Twilight replied.
Pinkie breathed a sigh of relief and lay down again. “Thanks, guys…” She yawned. “I’m just so… sleepy…”
“Me too…” Fluttershy said.
Everypony nodded and shut their eyes. They all went fast to sleep where they were except for Rainbow Dash. She couldn’t bring herself to smile or laugh at anything right now. She was still depressed over everything that had happened. She just couldn’t bring herself to come to terms with it.
In the past few hours, they had been beaten, abused, tortured, left for dead, and tormented to no end. They all had many various cuts, bruises and injuries over every square inch of their bodies. None of them had eaten anything worthwhile in hours. All Rainbow wanted to do was to come back home. Now that she was finally back, she wondered why she wasn’t happy.
She felt her eyelids grow heavy and her vision start to fade. She looked up and the last thing she saw was Princess Celestia and Princess Luna land right next to them before she faded into slumber.
---
Dr. Stable looked at the report that was coming in from the ambulance. The six ponies that had just fallen out of the portal had just been taken here for some much-needed medical care. He examined the paperwork for them before he trotted back to his desk. He levitated a pen up to his clipboard and began making notes on the papers.
Nurse Redheart knocked on the open door. “Excuse me, doctor?”
Dr. Stable turned around to face her. “Yes?”
“The patients’ loved ones are here to see them.” She answered.
Dr. Stable exhaled and removed his glasses to rub his eyes. He had been treating patients since the incident near town square hours ago. He was clearly exhausted, but willing. He returned his glasses to his face and hovered a sheet of paper over to Nurse Redheart.
“Have them all sign this. Make sure they put their names and relation to the patients. If you could inform them of the correct room afterwards, that would be most helpful. I’ll come and give them the all clear for visiting time. I have something to take care of.” Dr. Stable said.
Nurse Redheart grabbed the sheet and nodded before walking out of the room. Dr. Stable turned around and went over to his data. He took another sip of his coffee as he started to look over everything and every pony once again.
“Celestia, this has been a long day.” He said to himself. He produced a tape recorder and began to speak into it. “Pinkamena Diane Pie: broken leg, three broken ribs, four cracked, and multiple flesh wounds across her body. Fluttershy: multiple flesh wounds, several scratches, a deep gash in the left flank across her cutie mark. Wrapped in cheap bandages, in an inexperienced, yet tight manner to prevent bleeding. May be infected. Rainbow Dash: broken left wing, sprained right, she has a deep gash on her right foreleg, and several cuts across much of her body. Rarity: again, multiple cuts and bruises. Nothing too serious. She seems to be the least injured of all six. Applejack: same as before, multiple cuts and flesh wounds, two cracked ribs, rear hooves are severely cracked and bruised. May be infected. Surprising, based on her career choice. Finally, Twilight Sparkle: multiple cuts and flesh wounds, three cracked ribs, and a small fracture on her skull near the horn.”
Dr. Stable flipped the papers a bit and read another set. “Will examine all patients for signs of infection, long-term injury, or other similar instances.” He placed his clipboard down and held the tape recorder close. “Also will assign sessions of psychoanalysis for any mental damage.”
He turned off the recorder and walked over to his desk. He grabbed a pencil and began to write down on a piece of paper. When he finished, he carried it over to the door and looked out into the lobby. Nurse Redheard was busy with Nurse Coldheart behind the desk taking down the names of Granny Smith and Mr. Cake.
He walked out of the lobby and proceeded down the hall toward the emergency room. He opened the large yellow doors where Princess Luna was watching over the doctors. They were hooking Rarity and Pinkie Pie up to medical equipment. Dr. Stable bowed in greeting to Luna.
“Your highness, a word?” He asked.
“Of course, Doctor. What’s the matter?” She replied.
“Well, your highness, I was looking over these ponies’ medical report and I’ve noticed that I lack the ability to treat them all within the minimal time. Their injuries are far too extreme. With respect, I’d like to request a few more doctors to assist me here.” He said as he gave her the paper.
Luna looked at it for a moment before she put it away. “Consider it done. I shall inform my sister of your request.”
Dr. Stable nodded. “Thank you, Princess Luna.”
He bowed and left. He made his way to his office for one final review of everything. He exhaled and readied himself for another surgery.
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“Is she going to be okay?”
“They’re all going to be just fine. We’re taking great care of them. They have all suffered multiple injuries, some of them major, most of them minor. They’re all going to be bed-ridden for a few weeks at least.”
“Thank you, Dr. Stable.”
“Shining, look! She’s waking up!”
“Twilight?”
Twilight slowly opened her eyes. She blinked a few times to get a clearer image. She was lying in a hospital bed. Her hooves, sides, and head were all covered in bandages. Around her bed, she saw the princesses, Cadence, her parents, Shining Armor, and Spike. They were all looking at her with worry.
Shining Armor was right at her side. “Twilight?” He repeated. “Can you hear me?”
Twilight looked at him in silence for a moment before she gave him a small smile and nodded. “Yes I can, big brother.”
Shining started to cry and wrap his hooves around his little sister. Her parents quickly joined him and they all bawled loudly as they gave Twilight a family hug. Spike hopped onto the bed and ran to her as well.
“We… W-W-W-We were so worried about you!” Spike cried.
They spent the next few moments crying happy tears together. They all released and everypony told her how much they had worried about her. Dr. Stable came into view after a moment and patiently waited for her to notice him. Twilight looked over to him and he walked over to her side.
“Well Miss Sparkle, you’ve been through quite the ordeal.” He said.
“You have no idea, Doctor.” She replied.
Then it hit her. Her smile faded and she stared at the doctor. “My friends! Where are they?!”
Dr. Stable held up a hoof and smiled. “They’re all fine. They’re all here in Ponyville General getting their injuries treated just like you.”
Twilight breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank goodness.”
Stable nodded. “Indeed. You six had the most extensive physical injuries I’ve ever seen. But don’t worry; we had a few doctors coming from Manehatten to oversee everything. You’re in the best care.”
Twilight smiled and slowly blinked. “Thank you, Doctor.”
“You’re quite welcome.” He replied. “Now, the rest of you should let her get her rest. She needs it.”
“Alright, we will.” Shining replied.
“We’ll be right outside, okay?” Cadence assured.
“I know you will. Thank you all so much.” Twilight said with a yawn.
They all walked outside the room, except for Celestia and Twilight. Celestia walked to her bedside. Twilight looked at her with a smile as she approached.
“Twilight Sparkle.” Celestia began. “You do not know how relieved I am that you and your friends are safe. All of Canterlot was working as hard as they could to figure out what had happened to you. None of us could figure out what cosmic anomaly did this to you.”
Twilight simply stared at her for a moment longer with a small smile.
“I am overjoyed that you stayed true to who you were, despite all that happened in that other world. You kept your friendships strong and alive throughout the entire ordeal.” Celestia said with a smile.
As she turned to leave, Twilight perked up. “Its all thanks to the best teacher ever.”
Celestia faced her again. “If I hadn’t gone to Ponyville in the first place, I wouldn’t have ever learned about the magic of friendship. I wouldn’t have been as happy as I am now.” Twilight yawned and continued. “In Arkham City, hope is the only thing you have. We cherished what little hope we could get. Without my five friends, my best friends, I wouldn’t have had any hope. I wouldn’t be here right now if it wasn’t for them. I love them all with all my heart, and I’m so happy that they are safe.”
Celestia smiled and bowed her head. “That’s wonderful, Twilight. I’m so proud of you.”
“Thank you… Princess…” Twilight said as she nodded off.
Princess Celestia turned off the lights and exited the room, leaving Twilight for some much deserved rest.
---
In the week that followed, everypony recovered enough that they could walk around in their rooms without falling down or stumbling. Their friends and families visited them almost every day, bringing treats, flowers, and cards.
Both the Cakes and the Pies came to visit Pinkie. Despite Pinkie’s feelings toward her real parents, she was overjoyed to see them. What she had shared with Joker was true, even if she may have exaggerated a bit on some of the details. Nevertheless, she was extremely happy that they came to see her.
Her injuries were extensive. Her left front leg had been broken, along with a few ribs. She had to wear a cast for a while.
Applejack’s family had come to visit her. Only Big Mac, Granny Smith, and Applebloom had come at first, but eventually most of the Apple family had come to check on her. Applejack was very happy and very grateful for everything. She told her family that she loved them every day they visited.
Her rear hooves had a minor infection. The doctors said that they were completely surprised that she was able to move around and walk as much as she did after. She said that she couldn’t feel her legs most of the time while she was there.
Fluttershy’s mother and father came to visit her. Her mother, Posey, was a pegasus that looked almost exactly like her. She had the same light yellow coat, and same pink mane and tail. Her mane seemed to me looser, however. She had a circle of flowers as a cutie mark. Her father, Sunburst, was an earth pony with a thicker shade of yellow coat, and a bright red mane and tail. His cutie mark was of a sunrise. They both hugged Fluttershy as tight as they could without hurting her.
Fluttershy’s cuts on her flank were not infected, but they were still very severe. Fluttershy informed the doctors that Pinkie Pie had fixed her to the best of her abilities and had used rubbing alcohol.
Rarity’s parents and sister had come to visit her. Her parents were in Las Pegasus when they were informed by the local police that Rarity had vanished. They had just returned back to Ponyville a few hours before Rarity returned. Sweetie Belle made a picture for her sister that was covered with gemstones and drawings. She informed her that she had gotten Applebloom, Scootaloo and Spike together to search for new gems. Rarity loved it and hugged Sweetie Belle as tight as she could.
Rarity was the first pony to be able to walk again. She visited all her friends in the same hospital, who all greeted her with excitement.
Scootaloo went to Rainbow Dash’s room as soon as she could. Rainbow was just waking up when Scootaloo walked inside. She ran and jumped onto the bed to hug her big sister. Her father, Rainbow Shot, and her mother, Firefly, both came to visit her a few hours later. They all embraced for a moment and chatted. It was also the first time that Scootaloo had met Rainbow’s parents in person. She told them how Rainbow was like her big sister and they both welcomed her to their family.
Rainbow’s injuries were severe. Both her wings were going to be completely useless for a few weeks. She was going to be grounded for a long time. She made a mental note to ask somepony to go to her house and get a few things for her while she was grounded.
After her family left, Rainbow’s smile faded immediately and her expression turned into a scowl. She was glad that she was finally back home, but she still didn’t feel right inside. She had seen Joker die before her eyes. She could’ve saved him, but he attacked her and unintentionally made her drop the rest of his cure.
She knew it wasn’t her fault, she knew she wasn’t to blame, yet she still felt responsible. She grabbed her head and rubbed her temples. She was a total mess. She decided to lie down and try to relax.
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Princess Celestia walked down the hallway toward one of the rooms. She nodded and smiled at the doctors and nurses that she passed on her way. She finally stopped and opened the door to one of the rooms and looked inside. Fluttershy was making her bed look presentable.
“Hello, Fluttershy. A word?” Celestia asked.
Fluttershy was startled and turned around to face her. “O… Of course, Princess.”
Celestia smiled and shut the door behind her. Fluttershy looked down at her hooves nervously as she approached.
“Well? How are you feeling?” Celestia asked.
“Oh… I’m alright.” She whispered.
“I’m glad to hear it.” Celestia smiled. “The doctors have been kind?”
Fluttershy nodded. “Oh yes. They’ve been very kind.”
“Wonderful.” Celestia said.
There was a small pause as nopony spoke for a moment. Celestia simply stood there and looked at Fluttershy while she stood there looking at her hooves uncomfortably.
“Um, was there something you needed help with?”
“Sort of.” Celestia said. “I’ve been talking with the doctor who’s been talking with you for the past two weeks.”
Fluttershy looked up at her nervously. “Don’t worry, nothing is wrong. However, I have a few questions I would like to ask you, if you don’t mind.” Celestia assured.
“Oh. Alright then.” Fluttershy said.
Celestia took a deep breath and relaxed a bit more. “Now then. Who exactly is Victor Fries?”
Fluttershy recounted her encounter and adventure with Freeze. She talked about his life, his wants, his needs, Nora, and most importantly, his choices. She also talked about what he had told her. How she had reminded him of his wife in almost every way. It made her feel happy. She felt like she had found a friend in Arkham City other than the five ponies that were with her. Celestia listened intently.
“…As we were saying goodbye, I asked Freeze if he wanted to come with us to Equestria.” Fluttershy said.
“What did he say?” Celestia asked.
“He said that he would love to. His condition, his life, everything would be fine within a heartbeat. He said no, though. He said he couldn’t leave his wife here. He felt like there was no way that Nora could come with him if he decided to come.” Fluttershy concluded.
“I see…” Celestia said.
She closed her eyes and thought for a moment. Fluttershy could see the wheels in Celestia’s spin as they both sat in silence.
She opened her eyes and looked down at the mare. “Do you feel like he deserves it?”
Fluttershy hesitated for a moment before nodding her head. “Oh yes he does. More than anything, he deserves to live a better life with the one he loves.”
Celestia paused for another long moment before she smiled warmly at Fluttershy. “I’ll see what I can do.”
---
Freeze turned to look at his monitors. Nora’s life signs were normal. He finally managed to get her back to the GCPD building where she belonged. Now he could focus on her again.
Joker’s thugs would’ve given him a hard time if he hadn’t froze them all on his way to her. They proved to be little trouble. Harley Quinn had taken over since Joker died two weeks ago. It had been quiet up until today. She had set a trap for a few GCPD officers in an attempt to lure Batman to her. He did not pay attention to it. Instead, he focused on Nora. Freeze still owed him a debt, but he would return it when it was needed.
Freeze took a moment to admire Nora’s beauty. He felt extremely sad that he could not truly be with her. Their lives had resorted to this. Living in a prison. Freeze was a criminal on the GCPD records. He wondered what she would think of him if she could speak. He sighed as he concluded that she would be disappointed.
He felt a presence behind him. He pulled up a screen on his gauntlet and looked at it. Three life forms were detected inside the building: himself, Nora, and someone else. Whoever they were, they were standing right behind him. He closed his visor and slowly reached for his ice gun.
“What are you doing here?” His robotic voice boomed as he quickly whipped around, pointing the gun at the intruder.
He stopped abruptly when he saw who it was. He simply stared at them for a long time before he lowered his gun and walked toward them.
“Fl- Fluttershy?” He stammered.
Fluttershy smiled and walked toward him. “Hello, Victor!”
“But, what are you doing here? How did you get here?” He asked her with a confused, yet happy smile.
“That doesn’t matter, Victor.” Fluttershy said. “What really matters here is you and Nora.”
He looked back at his frozen wife for a moment before he turned back to Fluttershy. “I told you before, I cannot go with you to your world. Nora will not be able to accompany me.”
“Why not?” Fluttershy asked.
Freeze looked around for a moment as he searched for the right phrase. “I just… I can’t see any way to bring her along.”
“We can take care of that.”
In another flash of light, a second pony appeared next to Fluttershy. She was almost Freeze’s height. She was white as snow, and had a long flowing tail and mane. She looked at Freeze and smiled.
“Who are you?” Freeze asked.
“My name is Princess Celestia. I am the ruler of Equestria.” She introduced.
Freeze simply stood there at a loss for words.
Celestia continued. “Fluttershy has spoken to me about you. You kept her safe and protected her from much harm while she was stranded here. She has told me about your past choices and your life. She also told me about your heart. Your kind heart that showed her that you are not evil. You only do what you do because you want to help the one you love, regardless of the price.”
Freeze looked down as he processed what he just heard.
“You are not a bad person, Victor. You just made a few mistakes in your life. Everyone has. Mistakes can be forgiven, however.” Celestia said.
Freeze continued to say nothing. He looked at Celestia. “I don’t want this for Nora. I don’t want this for myself.” He motioned at the room around him. “Nora would be disappointed with me if she discovered I had resorted to this life.”
Celestia stepped forward. “We can give you a better one. Both of you.”
Freeze looked up at Celestia again. He felt a feeling he hadn’t felt in a long time: hope.
“Come on, Victor. I promise you that Equestria has all you could ever want.” Fluttershy said.
“All I’ve ever wanted is Nora.” Freeze admitted.
“She will be able to accompany us. Completely healthy, and completely happy.” Celestia said.
Freeze stood there for another moment. He turned around to face his frozen wife. He slowly walked over to her and placed his hands on the glass. “All I want for you, my love, is to be happy. I’ve wanted that for you from the very beginning. Not a day goes by where I don’t think about what could have been for us.”
He sat there for another moment. He turned around and faced the two ponies. “I would be happy to accept your invitation, Fluttershy.”
Fluttershy smiled widely at him. Celestia did as well. She bowed her head and her horn began to glow.
“Just relax, Victor. Everything will be fine.” Fluttershy said.
Magic twinkles began to twirl around him and Nora.
“Your wife’s illness, as well as your condition, will be completely gone from existence, Victor. You’ll be able to live a happy, normal life in Equestria.” Celestia said.
“As long as you don’t mind becoming a pony, that is.” Fluttershy added.
Victor blinked at this, but did not say anything. The magic twinkles began to twirl faster and faster around them. The cryogenic chamber that Nora was in opened and she levitated out. Victor also began to levitate in the air. They both slowly ascended toward the ceiling in a tornado of magic dust. Then in a flash of light, all four beings in the room vanished.
---
The light blinded Victor for a moment, but it dissipated eventually and he could see. He woke up on his side, lying on the ground. After a second, he heard cheering and a sound that reminded him of horse hooves.
“And the portal’s closed! The barriers between the universes are now sealed!” Came a voice to his right. It had a British accent.
“Excellent work, Doctor. Thank you.” Celestia said behind him. “Victor? Can you hear me?”
Victor moaned and opened his eyes. He was surrounded by a group of ponies all looking at him with smiles on their faces and stomping their hooves on the ground happily. He thought he was hallucinating.
“Yes, I can.” He said.
Fluttershy helped him up. “How do you feel?”
“I feel…” He began. He looked at his arms. His hands had been replaced by a set of light blue hooves. He screamed and fell to his back. He quickly scooted back against a wall.
“Victor, relax! You’re safe! You’re alright!” The British pony called.
He was light brown with a dark brown spiky mane. Freeze stared at him in shock for a moment. “You’re going to be just fine! Trust me, I’m the Doctor.” The pony grabbed a glass of water with a straw on his side and offered it to him. “Here, have something to drink.”
Freeze stared at the glass for a moment before looking at his hooves. The Doctor inched it closer to Freeze and he slowly took a sip. The cold water went down his throat and caught him by surprise. He coughed and spit a mouthful of water out.
“What’s wrong? What’s the matter?” The Doctor asked.
Freeze breathed for a moment. “C- Cold…” He said. He looked up at the Doctor with tears in his eyes and a smile. “It feels… cold!”
He drank all the water, followed by two more glasses of it. He hadn’t felt this good in a long time. He lay on the ground with a smile on his face until he heard a soft moaning coming from behind him.
He sat up and turned around to face the source of the voice. His eyes widened in awe as he looked at the white pony with a blonde mane beginning to stir. Freeze could hardly believe what he was seeing.
“N- Nora?” He stammered.
She slowly started to sit up and look around. “Victor?” She asked. “What… What happened?”
Freeze squirmed over to her as fast as he could. He wasn’t used to his new body as of yet and tripped, but it didn’t matter. He made his way over to her and wrapped her in a hug. He started to cry and bawl as hard as he could as he held his wife.
“Oh Victor…” She said with tears in her eyes as she returned the hug.
“Nora…” He sobbed. “I missed you so…”
Fluttershy also began to cry as they embraced each other. Everypony smiled brightly as they watched the two ponies hold one another.
---
Celestia had provided Victor and Nora a place to stay temporarily until their new home was done finished. While Nora was resting, Victor asked if he could visit everypony else. Fluttershy accompanied him to Ponyville General to visit them. They were overjoyed when they found out who this pony was. Victor Fries had come to Equestria. Everypony was excited to see him here, even Rainbow Dash.
She had been very depressed and had been feeling a lot of angst inside after she got home. The psychologist that was interviewing her had concluded that she was simply tired from having both her wings out of commission for a bit.
When asked about Joker’s death, Rainbow did her best to lie about how she felt. She merely said that there was nothing she could do and he was doomed. The psychologist sympathized with her and continued, so Rainbow believed that he bought her story. Seeing Victor again, now completely changed and feeling better than ever truly made her feel happy again.
In the weeks that followed, Victor and Nora attended a party that Pinkie Pie had planned. Her and the six ponies had all made a complete recovery. Everything had been restored and repaired again and the party was being thrown in Town Square. Everypony in Ponyville was there, as well as the princesses.
Nora had been quite confused when Victor had explained what had happened while Nora was frozen. She was even more confused with the fact that he had somehow found a way to a magical land filled with brightly colored ponies. She was indeed disappointed with Victor for all his choices, but she found it within herself to forgive him. He truly was sorry for everything he had done and for all the pain he had caused others.
Nora had picked up walking on four hooves quicker than Victor had. He was still having trouble by the time she could run and walk. Nora had become an earth pony with the silhouette of a pony dancing as a cutie mark. She decided to continue dancing. Victor had become a light blue unicorn with short, dark blonde hair. His cutie mark was shaped like ice cubes. He decided to open an ice cream parlor in Ponyville, aptly called ‘Freeze’s’. He kept his nickname, Mr. Freeze.
Freeze hadn’t felt this happy in a long time. This wasn’t the life he expected to live, but it was the one he wanted. As long as he had Nora, he couldn’t be happier. He could finally walk along the beach with the one he loved. He could finally get to feel the warm breeze on his face. He could finally have the life he deserved. Here, with his wife and his new friends, in Equestria.