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// Scorpan's Happy Ending 
// Story: Tambelon School of Knighthood 
// by Catrina37 
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Ch. 8: Scorpan’s Happy Ending


Moments later, Scorpan bows before the Moochik as he wraps his medallion around his neck.

“You have earned this honor, Scorpan, with your hard work and heart. You are a true knight.”

“Thank you, Lord Moochik, and I promise to be the best knight Tambelon has ever seen,” Scorpan pledges.

The audience acclaims him again, not only for beating Ahuizotl and winning the Medallion, but for his commitment and pledge as a knight. 

Scorpan spots Tirek and Torarc, watching him with proud smiles. That was when he remembered that they have a surprise for him. He flies to Torarc and Tirek to hear what their surprise is.

“You said you wanted to tell me something after the ceremony,” Scorpan says.

“Yeah. Tirek and I talked,” Torarc says, “and since you don’t have a home to go to for the summer, we want you to be a part of our family.”

For Scorpan,  what the general said made the cheers around him seem distant compared to what he, Tirek, and Toarac were standing around and talking about. He felt his world go higher and higher.

“You do?”

“Yeah, Scorpan. Over the school year, you’ve been like family to us,” Tirek says, “Besides, I always wanted a younger brother.”

Scorpan hugs the two of them with tears of joy coming down his eyes. He now has what he wanted all this time: a family to return home to.

“And we’re a part of your new family as well Scorpan,” Thorne says as he, Rep, and Catrina group hug with him.

As the group continues to hug, the Moochik watches as the scene continues. A tear of joy came down his eye to the happy ending brought to Scorpan.


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“And the four of us became a team ever since,” Thorne says as he finishes the story.

“That was the most rootin’ adventure story I’ve ever heard,” Applejack says.

“I especially love the sword fighting part at the end! The way you showed Ahuizotl a thing or two! It was like something out of a Daring Do story!” Rainbow Dash enthusiastically says.

“Indeed. That ruffian got what he deserved for the horrid way he’s treated you all,” Rarity adds.

“And when we return to Ponyville, we can’t wait to write in the lesson you just taught us,” Sweetie Belle says.

"Lesson?" Scorpan says with a puzzled look.

“Why? What did we teach you kids?” Rep asks.

“That whether the reward is a medallion, a cutie mark, or a new friendship, all those things must be earned by one’s heart,” Apple Bloom says, "And that you can earn that reward no matter who you are, not whether or not  you come from a first-class background."

“A good lesson to learn I must say,” Rarity says.

“Well I’m going to earn my reward while hauling Rarity’s stuff through the trip,” Thorne says.

“And what reward would that be, Thorne?” Scorpan asks.

“Bigger muscles so that Fluttershy would fall for me,” Thorne says while showing off what muscle he has.

Everyone laughs to Thorne’s idea.

So with that, everyone is having the best camping trip ever, the stars shine bright over them as they have a good time.