//------------------------------// // It All Knits Together in the End // Story: The Princess is Gone // by EnderRain //------------------------------// “Twilight…?” came the small dragons voice, “Changelings?” I could see that he was getting into a defensive position, readying the broom for battle. “Spike! Oh thank goodness. I need to get to Canterlot castle, can you watch over these guys while I’m gone? Thanks buddy! I have to go!” The poor guy, I mean, I didn’t even explain things to him, but the Ava and the others needed help and I had to get to the castle and talk to Celestia. The next time I opened my eyes; I was in the throne room of Canterlot castle, being embraced by my former mentor. It took me a few minutes to wiggle my way out of the mess of feathers fur, and hair. “Twilight, oh thank goodness you’re okay,” Celestia said, relieved. “I think I deserve a long explanation, but first…I uh…kinda left Spike at the library with a bunch of changelings who used to be ponies….” “I’ll take care of it, don’t worry, I have advisors already there and taking care of it, they will all be brought here, but there’s someponys’ that want to see you.” Just then the doors of the pearly white throne room opened and in burst all five of my friends, with Spike, Ava, Cloud Chaser, and Sunny Days. “Twilight!” They all chorused my name. “Ahm so glad you’re back sugarcube; we were so worried about you,” the drawl of Applejack’s warm voice first to speak away from the others. “Wait, you guys were in on this?” I asked, confused but also a little relieved that they all knew that I didn’t try and ruin Equestria. “Of course we were silly filly! What kind of friends would we be if we didn’t keep track of you?” The excited pink mare was bouncing my way, embracing me with surprising strength, “We’re just happy you’re back!” “Thank you for keeping her safe, Ava, is it?” asked Rarity. “Yes, but don’t thank me, thank these two; they tracked her down in the first place, got her to the palace okay,” Ava explained, referring to Cloud Chaser and Sunny Days, her blue eyes twinkling in her pony form. “Oh it was nothing,” Cloud Chaser blushed at Rarity, looking away nervously. “Now can we please get her wings back? It’s weird seeing her without them again…” the cyan Pegasus’ voice came from above. “I mean, I’m glad she’s back and all but still…” “We’ve apprehended her, you’re highness,” was the voice that came from behind me, I turned around my big-brother-best-friend-forever was standing there, trying not to smile at me. “Thank you Shining Armour, now take the rest of the day off and come and hug your sister,” Celestia ordered kindly. “Twily!” He finally burst running over and hugging me, “I’m sorry, I had to make it seem real, I didn’t want to say goodbye but I knew you could do it.” “We’re just happy you’re back,” Fluttershy said, right above and my brother and me. “Thank you all so much, I just missed you all so much,” the tears already welling in my eyes; Sunny Days and Pinkie Pie standing off to the right a little and crying in sync with each other, soaking the floor in salty tears of joy. “Well, I left Luna to go and Chrysalis, I better go help her out, you take as much time as you need and we’ll sort the rest out later after she’s imprisoned,” Celestia’s voice getting softer as she flew towards the swamp. “Spike, I’m really sorry, but I had to get to the castle, sorry I left you…” I said, blushing as the purple dragon couldn’t hold his ‘cool dragon’ image anymore and ran up for a hug, his pruple and green scales cold against mu warm coat. “It’s okay, I’m sorry you had to go-and-and-I-Just,” he burst into tears and buried his face in my mane. “Awe, Spike. I love you. Now C’mon, who’s hungry?” I asked the rest of the group and started walking out of the castle with all of my friends and family, the new and the old accompanying me. In the end; I got my wings back, Chrysalis was imprisoned and I’m still the only pony to ever have gotten out of the changeling castle still a pony. Ava, Cloud Chaser, Sunny Days and all the other pony-turned-changelings turned back into ponies and got their old lives back, Cloud Chaser flying with Rainbow Dash with the whether team, Ava Skyswirl serving as second in command to Shining Armour and Sunny Days happily selling her products in PonyVille. Ifinally got moved into the EverFree Castle and my friends all come and visit me regularly, lifes been great so far!