A little after Sun-up, Shysage woke up the next morning. He had gone to bed early.
He smiled as he realized that Summer was tucked up under his front legs again. He quickly reached his front leg around her and pulled her up close.
Summer sighed in her sleep.
Shysage was a little concerned however, wondering if she may have been still broke or something. He didn't think so, but he just didn't know.
But he didn't mind her being near him.
Half an hour later Summer woke up, didn't even move, and sighed again.
"Summer are you ok? Shysage asked. His voice betrayed some concern.
"Shysage, you said if I wanted..." Summer said softly.
"Well, yes..." Shysage responded.
Summer explained "From my dream, I remembered that mornings are hard for you. I don't need this anymore, but I think you do. This is for you. Anyway, I would be lying if I said I didn't appreciate this still."
Even before Summer was done explaining, tears were rolling sideways down Shysage's face.
"You are amazing..." was all he could say.
"Well you are too..." Summer replied.
"Let's relax a few more minutes, then I need to head back to the Castle. I think the next two days are Twins days, then on the third morning, which is supposed to be Monday, the Equestria Girls will head back." Summer explained.
A few minutes later, Summer rolled out, they rubbed noses a little, then Shysage walked Summer to the Castle.
"Thank your Twin for letting you join me this morning" Shysage said softly, trying not to cry.
Summer just hugged him tightly, then headed into the Castle.
Shysage walked back to his house, and turned the 'scope' on so he could keep track of what the day held for the Twins.
It was still early, and some of the Twins were still asleep. Summer and her Twin were just sitting and talking together. They both looked a LOT better.
He also anticipated his next task. Shysage expected Princess Celestia to ask him to put together 'Summer's Dream' along with the events of the last few days, as the next volume of Summer's chronicles.
He didn't know how he would be directed to handle some of the sensitive stuff, but Princess Celestia would tell him that if it mattered.
Shysage liked trying to stay 'ahead of the curve', so he started in on this.
He could have worked on wrapping up Volume 4 of Princess Celestia's commentaries on what Princess Twilight and her girls had learned about Friendship over the last year.
It had been a good year, the content was very good. The commentaries probably only needed one more pass before being sent to the printers.
He chose Summer's Dream instead because he wanted to try to work on a good first pass while it was all fresh in his memory.
When everypony was awake, Princess Twilight had them come to her large Dining Room, and they ate breakfast together. Evidently this part of the Castle was just now coming 'on-line'. The food was very good.
After they ate, Princess Twilight explained the order of the next few days.
The next two days were 'week-end' in the Equestria Girls world. These days would be mostly down-time and relaxing for the Twins. Princess wanted them all to have time to just be together, and wander around in the meadow together.
Princess Twilight had already arranged a special gift that the Rarity Twins would work on in the morning. When this was ready, Princess would gather all the Twins.
As a special treat, the Celestia and Luna Twins would be joining the group tonight. This meant all nine Twins would be together.
The Equestria Girls would need to get used to seeing their Principal and Vice-Principal in Equestria. Nopony minded.
Princess Twilight made a special point of telling the Summer Twins that Princess Celestia needed to meet with Summer and Shysage a little while at some point this evening as well.
Shysage saw this part and just smiled.
After two Twins days, on Monday morning for the Equestria Girls, they would head back through Portal to their responsibilities. School would be in session, and the Equestria Girls would then pick up their stuff from Principal Celestia's office.
"Still" Princess said, "Two days for Twins is awesome."
Then Princess just smiled and said "Well, get going!" and everypony wandered into the meadow around the Castle. Both Twilights did too.
Summer's Tree wasn't far, so the Summer Twins headed there. As she had in the past, both Summer's sat next to Rainbow's memorial garden. They Soul-Linked some, but also spent a while just gazing off across the meadow.
This was very relaxing, especially for Equestria Girls Summer Rain. Finding such a peaceful setting usually meant a trip far away in the Equestria Girls world. Equestria Girls Applejack's farm worked well for this too.
Equestria Girls Summer's parents had given Summer a new Mustang, and she could drive to calmer spots now if she wanted to. She and her sister actually did this on occasion. It just took time, and they still had to be careful...
...But it was nothing like this... here... with her Twin...
At about mid-day, both Raritys came back to the Castle with a sack for Princess Twilight, and she had the Rainbow Twins gather everypony to the grass in front of the Castle.
Everypony anxiously gathered around, it was clear Princess had something to give out.
Equestria pony Summer had her Twin stay back maybe twenty feet from the rest of the group with her, to wait and see. Neither of them had an 'Element of Harmony', and they didn't want to presume.
They didn't consider themselves part of the 'main six', and that was fine. They both loved them all anyway.
Princess Twilight had the Rarity Twins make new 'Shield Necklaces' for everypony. This happened in Summer's dream too, but it didn't matter.
One side of the necklace used the extact same design that Equestria pony Rarity had designed while Summer was in the Equestria Girls world the first time.
"TF
MPOF"
True Friendship means putting others first.
They used the same colors as well. The letters were White with Gold edging, and the background was wavy Purple and Lavender.
The other side said
"Princess
Twilight's
Special
Treasure"
The background for this side was wavy White and Gold. The letters were Lavender with bright Purple edging.
They looked... ...absolutely... ...amazing...
When Equestria pony Summer saw what was written on the other side, she immediately began choking back tears... They were beautiful, and Summer really loved her Princess, but that wasn't the reason...
Summer really wanted one... ..because Summer desparately WANTED to mean this to her beloved Princess, but she didn't want to coerce this amazing gift in any way... ...Summer would not... ...could not dare presume that this is what she meant to her Princess, and THAT was the important part for Summer.
Summer had no 'Element of Harmony', and had only been in this circle for maybe six months now...
Summer's emotions were exploding inside... She knew she would not be able to hold them back, so she ran back to 'her tree', and fell to the ground crying... She really couldn't help it... She didn't know what else to do...
Her Twin understood completely, and just sat next to her, weeping quietly.
Summer 'just knew' that her sister had quickly felt this, and she was crying now too... This is not what she wanted to happen...
Summer was quickly sobbing... She couldn't help it...
...
Summer thought she heard her Twin ask quietly "Why are you crying?"
Without even thinking, Summer answered honestly "Because I love my Princess...", and then Summer just sobbed harder.
...
It was Princess Twilight that asked that question...
Princess just lay down on her belly next to Summer and said softly "I love you too Summer..."
They just hugged and cried together for a little while.
Through her tears, Summer said "I'm sorry Princess, I didn't mean to mess everything up..." then she kept crying.
Princess just said "Oh Summer..."
They just cried together in the grass for a little while longer.
Then Princess got up, headed over to the rest, and came back.
"Summer, please sit up" Princess said softly.
Summer did, but she was still trying not to cry.
Princess Twilight said softly "Summer, this is yours", and slipped the Shield Necklace down over Summer's neck with her magic.
Summer just wrapped both her front legs around Princess Twilight's neck and just cried some more...
Through her tears, Summer kept saying "Princess Twilight, I love you so much..." Summer couldn't help it, that's exactly how she felt. Summer and her Princess just cried together for a little while.
Summer then pulled her legs away, and tried to calm down. "I'm sorry Princess..." she said still sniffling.
Princess Twilight looked around briefly, then backed up maybe 4 steps, then sat down.
"Girls please come here and sit with us" Princess said softly.
Princess Twilight began to speak.
"Girls, six months ago, we welcomed Summer Rain into our circle... Right here at this spot...
"And you all know what she has done for each of us in that short period of time."
Princess Twilight's voice became much softer at this point.
"Besides, if it wasn't for Summer, I probably wouldn't have the Equestria Girls here... And my precious Equestria ponies and I would all be dead... All of Equestria would be dead..."
Princess Twilight started to cry, but then shook her head, and shook that off. Next she said with her normal voice
"Girls I want the Summer Twins always to be apart of my 'inner circle'. I don't want them to be left out any more, just because they dont have an 'Element of Harmony'. That just doesn't seem fair.
"By my decree, the Summer Twins are a part of us now, fully and completely. Please treat them that way from now on... ...And maybe give them both a hug now, I think they might need that."
Well, everypony was already crying anyway, and Princess Twilight appeared to make official how everypony felt.
It took a while, but everypony got to cry with both Summers, one at a time. And yes, Summer's Twin got a necklace too.
Even so, everypony already had their new 'Shield Necklaces' on, and nopony thought they would come off any time soon. They really were very beautiful.
Summer had no intention of giving her's away either. It just meant too much to her.
Shysage had actually watched the handing out of the Shield Necklaces, and what had unfolded from that.
He was quickly crying like Summer. Evidently he really had become pretty attached to Summer's Princess Twilight too.
The afternoon saw the Twins wandering all over Ponyville, mostly in the meadows around town. They had until dusk to just wander and be together. It was heaven...
The Summers and the Fluttershys spent a lot of time together that afternoon. Sisters, and Twins, it was an amazing combination.
Later that afternoon, the Summers and Fluttershys ran across the Rarity Twins, and Summer asked about having them make a necklace for Shysage too.
Still, Summer didn't want to presume, and so she and the Raritys were bouncing around some ideas for what to put in the place of Princess Twilight's words on the new side.
Princess Twilight and her Twin walked silently up, and listened briefly. Then she said softly "Rarity make Shysage's the same as everypony else's." Then Princess walked off, and that was that.
Summer loved her Princess, and Shysage did too.
About an hour before Dusk, Air Coaches brought the Celestia and Luna Twins to Princess Twilight's new Castle. They would be spending the night, so the Air Coaches left.
The Rainbows were close, so Princess Twilight asked them to find the Summer's and Shysage, and have them come to the Castle.
Shysage saw this, hit a few buttons on the 'scope', and headed for the Castle.
The Summers and Rainbows flew up just as Shysage got there.
Princess Celestia asked that her Twin, both Summers and Shysage accompany her out to the North of the Castle. Princess Celestia asked Princess Twilight that they not be disturbed.
Princess Celestia sat down, and her Twin sat next to her. At this point, both Summers and Shysage bowed to Princess Celestia, and she quickly raised all three back up.
She addressed Shysage first.
"Canterlot Recorder, I know you have been busy. Volume four of the commentaries is almost finished, correct?"
"Yes Princess" Shysage answered.
Princess Celestia continued.
"Well I wanted to give you a break, you have been very busy lately. However, I think we really should commit 'Summer's Dream' and the following events to writing, probably as Volume Two of Summer's Chronicles.
"And I think the sooner we do this, the better, so that details don't get forgotten. Perhaps Summer can assist you with this to speed things up, I don't know.
"And I think you should just include everything from the dream as you read yesterday, it should be fine. It was just a dream after all. Well, it was more than that, but that's ok.
"I think after this task is done, you will probably be given some time off task for a while.
"And just so you know, I really appreciate all you have done to help me with these tasks. I shudder to think about having to do all this myself. Equestria thanks you."
"You are welcome Princess" Shysage said with a slight bow of his head.
"And Summer Rain, the Phantom Alicorn..." Princess Celestia started.
"I was amazed to watch your capabilities at work yesterday. I want you to know that you are a valuable asset to Equestria's defense, and we do have a vested interest in your safety.
"I want to repeat that while you are in the Equestria Girls world, you are still to remain with Shysage, and I hope that is ok."
"I will Princess" Equestria pony Summer said softly. "That place scares me."
Summer's Twin just hugged her at this point.
Princess Celestia paused briefly, then sighed at this point.
"Summer, I really don't quiet know what to do with you, and I don't say that lightly. You were the only Equestria pony present to rescue Equestria when Sunset Shimmer took over, and we have never really officially recognized that.
"Well, the Day of Remembrance and the first Chronicles will help, but still... It just doesn't seem we have found a fitting way to reward the only Equestria pony between Equestria and oblivion. I just don't know what to do about that.
"In addition, I have often purposed to make you a Princess, but everytime I get ready to do that, I decide not too. I just don't quite know yet how to fit you into the ruling hierarchy of Equestria."
"I love my Princess..." Summer said softly.
"Yes Summer, you truly do. We could only hope for more ponies so committed to their rulers.
"Still, you might prepare yourself mentally. Whether Princess or some other function, it seems only a matter of time before we find out how you best serve the realm.
"I think that, for now, you will be the Canterlot Recorder's Assistant, and he will appreciate that.
"We both will Princess, Thank you" Summer said quietly.
"Well, I think that is all for now. Equestria appreciates you both." Princess Celestia concluded.
Summer spoke up timidly at this point "Princess Celestia, can I give you a hug?"
Princess Celestia quickly said "Of course, Summer"
Summer transformed into her Equestria Girls form because it was easier for her to reach Princess Celestia's neck this way. Then she hugged Princess Celestia's neck tightly with her arms.
"That... felt... strange, but thank you Summer" Princess Celestia said softly.
Summer was quickly back to being a pony.
Their 'audience' done, the five of them walked back to the others.
Shysage hugged Equestria Girls Summer, then rubbed his new 'assistant's' nose with his.
Shysage then headed to his house. They did not need him at the Castle, and he could use his 'scope' to get a general idea what was going on.
Shysage thought of inviting Spike over to his house for the evening... 18 girls... But he didn't know Spike very well.
Shysage just went home.