//------------------------------// // Chapter 23 // Story: The Sun of My Heart 2: Love's Flames // by BlueSun52 //------------------------------// Time for Hearth’s Warming Eve! It was the beginning of the week and Christmas was a few days away. Ever since Sunset made the offer for Soul to come along with her to visit her parents for Hearth’s Warming Eve, he had been excited for the day that he would be with her in her own world. What’s more, he would be the first-ever human to go to Equestria, which made the Twilight of his world jealous and had since had a good laugh about it. Soul was in his room packing while Sunset was downstairs with the rest of his family waiting on him. Soul placed the last of his things inside and locked the suitcase. Putting on his winter jacket, Soul grabbed his case and made his way down towards the living room. When he got there, he saw Sunset holding Novel as the little infant was staring at her hair and feeling it with her tiny hands. Soul smiled and walked over to Sunset before giving her a peck on the cheek. “Careful Sunny, she might think it’s made out of bacon,” he joked. Sunset rolled her eyes. “Oh ha ha, very funny,” she sarcastically said. “I doubt she would think that my hair looks like bacon.” “You sure about that?” Soul asked as he pointed. Sunset looked at Novel to see a lock of her hair in the infant's mouth. Her mouth was moving as if she was chewing on it and drool was coming out. Sunset made a disgruntled look as Soul, Dawn and Comet laughed as she attempted to remove her hair from Novel’s mouth. Sunset walked over to Comet and gave Novel to him. “Are you all set to go?” Sunset asked. “Yeah, got everything I need,” Soul replied. “I hope your trip here goes well, Soul,” Dawn said. “Be nice and polite to her parents and be back here for Christmas as soon as you two are done with, um… It’s called Hearth’s Warming Eve, Sunset?” “Yes, that’s what we call it,” Sunset said. “Don’t worry, mom. We’ll be back in no time for Christmas morning,” Soul said. “Too bad this had to happened when you and Granny Smith’s family were planning on spending Christmas with Pinkie’s family after she found out that we’re probably related.” “Well, it’s going to be interesting, that’s for sure,” Dawn said. “But I know how important it is for you and Sunset to spend time together around this time of the year, so you two have fun together and be safe.” She moved in and gave Soul a hug before whispering something to him. “And I swear to God, if she comes back here pregnant, that’ll be the only child you’ll ever have!” Soul gulped and looked at Dawn with a nervous smile. “Y-Yes ma’am, I-I’ll keep that in mind,” he responded before looking to Sunset. “Ready to go, sweetie?” “I’m all set, babe,” she replied. After saying their goodbyes, Sunset and Soul headed out the doorway and walked down the sidewalk towards Canterlot High where the magical portal was. The two thought it was best to walk to the school rather than take their respective vehicles and leave them in the cold of winter to get stolen while they were gone. As they were walking down through the snow-covered neighborhood, Sunset looked over to Soul with a smile. “So, are you nervous?” she asked. “Are you kidding me? We’re going to another world that has magic in it. I’m stoked!” Soul excitedly replied. “How often does one go to another different world?” “Well, Twilight and I visit one another whenever get the chance,” Sunset answered. “Okay, I mean, how often does a human travel between worlds?” “Never, really. You’re probably the first.” “Exactly, I'm the first! I’m making history here, baby!” Sunset giggled. “Don’t get too excited about it,” she said. “It’s not something that’ll be recorded in either of our worlds if we do a good job of keeping it a secret.” Soul let out a sigh. “There goes my chance of being an ambassador of my world,” he said in disappointment. “Ah well, I suppose knowing that I’m the first human to visit is just as good.” Sunset rolled her eyes playfully and wrapped her arms around Soul’s arm. After the two walked in silence, they eventually made it to the school. The school building’s lights were off and the doors were locked as it was closed down for the holidays. The only person who was even inside the building was Scrubby the janitor as he prefered to live inside the school down in the janitor’s basement. The two walked up to the statue in front of Canterlot High and stood where the statute was facing the front door of the school. Sunset reached out with her hand and just as she touched the statue, it went through it as a surge of magic formed around it. She smiled and looked back at Soul. “Alright, it’s ready for us,” she said before turning to Soul. “Are you ready?” Soul noded. Sunset took a step forward and disappeared into the statue as the magic engulfed her. Soul looked on with awe as he saw her disappear before his very eyes. Looking side to side to see if anyone was around, Soul took a deep breath and walked towards the statue when he knew the coast was clear. He placed his hand on the statue and the magic started to engulf it until he pulled it back. At that moment, Soul felt a tingling sensation in his hand when the magic surrounded it. It was nothing that he had ever experienced or felt before, and couldn’t put into words what it felt like. The closest that he could say was that it was like touching the hand of God. ….. Or the Force. After taking his time, Soul attempted again, only to not step back from the statue when the magic started to engulf him, allowing himself to completely enter the statue. Soul let out a scream as he felt his entire body stretched as he spiraled around and around through a tunnel made out of pure light of rainbow colors. This continued for a few seconds until everything stopped and he blacked out. Soul let out a groan as he felt like his entire body had changed. He could have sworn he heard hoof steps heading towards him and they had stopped. Just as he was opening his eyes, he could hear both Sunset’s voice and another familiar voice. “Soul, babe, are you okay?” Sunset asked out of concern. “Yeah, I would guess a unicorn would be okay going through a dimensional warp with no problem, but it never occurred to me what would happen if a non-magical creature were to use it,” the familiar voice concluded. “Augh, Twilight? Sunny?” Soul asked as he sat up. “Oh man, that was one heck of a rid—” When he looked up, his eyes widened when he saw two pony versions of Sunset and Twilight as they looked back at him. He saw that Sunset looked like herself only as a pony and with a horn while Twilight had a similar horn but also had wings on her back. Soul shook his head violently and his jaw hung. “W-W-W-What is g-g-g-g-g-going o-o-o-o-on- WHAAA!?” Soul looked at his own hands to see that his hands were gone and were now replaced by a set of hooves. His irises shrank with terror and let out a terrified scream. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA—Huh, this is very interesting—AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!” Sunset panicked and placed her hoof over Soul’s mouth to cut off his scream. “Babe, relax! You’re okay! You were just turned into a pony! We talked about this, remember?” she explained. She then slowly removed her hoof from his mouth and sat next to him. “You’re okay, I promise.” Soul gazed into Sunset’s warm eyes. Even though her entire body had changed, Soul could still tell it was her as he was looking into the same eyes of the woma—mare, that he fell in love with. Soul took a deep breath and looked over to Twilight. “D-Do you have a mirror?” Soul asked nervously. Twilight turned Soul around towards the mirror. Soul looked at the mirror seeing his own reflection. Soul could see himself and once again his eyes widened with shock. He had a white coat all over his new pony body and still had his white hai—mane. His clothes were still on him but somehow were reshaped to fit his new body. “Woah, this is very freaky right now,” Soul commented. He then was feeling something on his back that felt like it was trapped. “What the?” Sunset looked at Soul’s back and saw that there was something underneath his jacket and shirt. “Babe, I think you need to take off your clothes,” she suggested. “Sunset, this is really not a good time to propose that!” “Not that! I meant to see what’s on your back!” she explained with embarrassment as her cheeks flushed. Twilight didn’t understand at first, but when she did, she blushed as well. “Oh…. I knew that,” Soul said. Soul took a moment to try taking off his clothes, but had a hard time taking them off since his hands were now hooves. After trying with no avail, Sunset used her magic to take the clothes off of him herself. When the clothes came off, Soul and the other two looked to see that he had wings on his back. “Ah, I see now,” Twilight said. “You’re a pegasus.” “A pegasus?” Soul asked. “It’s a pony with wings,” Sunset explained. “You named the ponies with wings after Hercules’ horse?” “Wait, what?” Twilight asked. “I’ll explain it later to you two,” Sunset said. She looked over at Soul and walked over to his wings as she examined them with interest. “Huh, wings. I never really thought you would be a pegasus. I kinda thought you would be an earth pony like Applejack because of the relation between you and her.” “Maybe it’s because the father of the Soul of our universe is a pegasus,” Twilight proposed. “What would make you say that?” Soul asked. “Because I met him.” “Huh?” “You see, after I met you at the last Fall Formal when you and Sunset started going out together, I was curious to see if there was another Soul here. I did some research and based on your relations with Applejack, I was able to find out that the Soul here is actually a play director,” Twilight explained. “A play director?” Soul whispered to himself. “After I discovered that, I asked Applejack about the Soul here and she was more than nice enough to invite us over to their family reunion to meet him.” “They’re always big where I came from,” Soul mentioned. “It’s apparently true here as well. While there were a lot of family members there, I was able to finally meet the other you and your parents. Surprisingly, the only difference between you two was he didn’t keep on going with Star Wars and make me watch it,” Twilight said. “What!? He hasn’t seen Star Wars!? I can’t let—” “Soul, no! We’re not bringing this Soul back to your world just to watch Star Wars!” Sunset intervened. “But—” “NO!” “Alright! Alright! I won’t do it, sheesh,” Soul said as he mumbled a few words to himself. “Star Wars is so worth the dimensional travel.” Sunset rolled her eyes and looked back at Twilight. “So, how is the Soul of this world?” she asked. “I’m kinda curious seeing how there’s no Sunset of this world to keep him company.” “He’s doing well. He does direct a lot of small plays, nothing too important right now, but I have heard that he’s putting together something big in Canterlot,” Twilight furthered detailed. “If you would like, I could check to see where it will be and you two can go watch it.” “Oh, that sounds like a lovely idea!” Sunset chimed. “I wonder what kind of play he would make. Tell you the truth, I never really imagined you being a director for a play.” “I didn’t expect that either,” Soul admitted. “I’ve never done anything that would make me a play director or be part of one. It’s kinda confusing actually.” “Well, I’ve learned that there are a lot differences of our world, so Soul being a play director of this world wouldn’t be so surprising,” Twilight said. “Anyways, I have two train tickets ready for your trip for Canterlot. It’ll leave within the hour.” “Thank you very much, Twilight,” Sunset said, giving her a hug as Twilight returned the hug with her own. “I’ll go on ahead and Spike and I will take your luggages to carriage,” Twilight said. “I’m sure you need a moment to adjust to being a pony right now.” “Thanks Twi, but I think I can—GHAAA!” *THUD!* “OW!” Soul tired to take a few steps forward but he misstepped with four of his legs and fell on his face. Twilight and Sunset winced as it happened and Sunset used her magic to help him back up. “Uhhhh… On second thought, I may need a moment to get used to this,” Soul admitted. “Alright, just take whatever time you need,” Twilight said. “I’ll take these and meet you two at the front entrance when you’re ready.” Twilight left the room with their luggage and passed some suitcases to Spike just as he entered. Before Spike left with the luggage, Soul was able to catch a good look to see that Spike really was a dragon, recalling what he’d said when he first met him at his first Fall Formal with Sunset. Spike carried a few suitcases as he struggled to keep up with Twilight. Soul looked over to Sunset. They awkwardly looked at each other as Soul checked out Sunset’s pony form while Sunset did the same to him. Sunset rubbed the back of her head and gave a nervous smile. “So…. What do you think? You know, of me being a pony?” Sunset asked, a bit worried about what Soul was thinking. Soul looked at Sunset for a moment and thought to himself. He had to admit, even as a pony she was still beautiful with a hint of adorableness added into the mix, but she always had that adorableness. She looked away nervously as Soul stared at her. He slowly walked up to her, as he was still adjusting to having four hooves, and when he got close to her, he nuzzled up his cheek against hers. “I still think you look very beautiful, Sunny,” Soul said. “No matter what you look like or how much you change, you’ll always be the girl I fell in love with.” Sunset blushed deeply and smiled as she nuzzled back at Soul. She leaned forward towards him and pressed her muzzle against his. Soul was surprised by the sudden kiss and after a moment, he realized that despite being a pony with a different anatomy, it felt like the same to him. He quickly concluded that no matter how different he and Sunset became, kissing her would always be the same to him because he was kissing the woman he fell in love with. Sunset pulled her muzzle away and looked at Soul. “We should probably get going,” she said. “We don’t want to be late for our ride, do we?” “Heh, yeah, let’s do that,” Soul said as he was about to walk until an idea popped into his mind. “Hey, wait a minute, I have wings now! I can fly there!” “Um, sweetie, I don’t think that’s a good ide—” “Here goes nothing!” Soul extended out his wings and with one flap, he launched off into the air. He let out a cheer as he was now flying in the air. “Woo hoo! I’m flying! I’m really fl—” *CRASH!* “OW!” Sunset winced as she saw Soul crash against a wall. He groaned in pain as he stuck to the wall before sliding down it and landing on the ground. Sunset let out a sigh. “Of all the things he could have been, he had to be a pegasus,” she said to herself. “Why couldn’t he be a unicorn instead?..... No wait, on second thought, it’s better this way.” After getting Soul back on his feet and letting him recover from his failed attempt of being the first human-turn-pony to fly, the two headed on over to the train station with Twilight and Spike on the complementary royal carriage. They all made it to the train station and just as the two were about to get on the train, they turned to say goodbye to Twilight and Spike. “Bye Twilight, we’ll see you again after the holiday,” Sunset said. “I can’t wait. In the meantime, have a happy Hearth’s Warming Eve you two,” Twilight said as she waved at them. “Bye Twilight, and it was nice seeing you again, Spike,” Soul said. “It was nice seeing you too! Hope you have a great time at Canterlot,” Spike said. “All aboard for Canterlot!” the train conductor announced. Several ponies were going into the train while the train staff were bringing in luggages. Soul and Sunset waved goodbye at Twilight and Spike before heading inside. The train started to move slowly and soon made its way towards Canterlot on the rails. Inside, Sunset and Soul were able to find themselves a place to sit with Sunset sitting close to the window and Soul next to her. Sunset looked at the window as she could see Ponyville vanishing in the distance. She let out a content sigh before she scooted closer to Soul and nuzzled up to his neck. “I’m so glad that you get to come here with me for Hearth’s Warming Eve,” she said. “There’s so much to do! I have to show you around Canterlot, take you to the theater to see the Hearth’s Warming play, and if I can, I can see if Princess Celestia would let me take you up to the castle and show you around. The castle has some of the most beautiful gardens, and not to mention Equestria’s largest library!” Her eyes glittered with stars in them as she imagined being back in the castle library again. Soul chuckled. “You sound like Twilight whenever she gets a new book,” he said. Sunset’s eyes widened and she blushed with embarrassment. “Sorry, I got a little caught up,” she said. “It’s okay, I know how excited you are about showing me around here,” Soul said as he wrapped his hoof around her and brought her closer to him. “Though, we’re going to need to take it slow. I’m still trying to get used to having a new body.” Sunset giggled. “Alright, we’ll take it slow,” she said before giving Soul a peck on his cheek. As they cuddled up together, the two saw a pair of small fillies playing together as they ran down the hallway with their parents following behind them. “Oh my god, those pony kids looked so cute!” Soul chimed as he had his hoof pressed up against his cheeks. “Baby ponies are even cuter here than how they looked back in my world!” Sunset rolled her eyes. ‘Here we go,’ she thought to herself. Time had gone on and it was now getting close to evening when the train reached Canterlot. It stopped at the station before all of its passengers started leaving with only a few coming into it who were going somewhere else for the holiday. Soul and Sunset got off of the train with their luggage and were greeted by a royal carriage driver that Princess Twilight was able to arrange for the couple. They got on the carriage and rode off for the night as the sky began to snow on the majestic city of Canterlot. As the two were on their way towards Sunset’s parent’s home, Sunset cuddled up to Soul on the seat, so he wrapped his wing around her. Just as the two were enjoying the ride, the carriage came to a full stop in front of a large house. Soul and Sunset hopped off of the carriage and they trotted with their luggage. Sunset held both of her suitcases with her magic while Soul was hanging onto his luggage with his mouth. Soul muffled with the suitcase in his mouth saying to Sunset, ”Is this how ponies carry their luggages all the time?” Sunset giggled. “Here, let me help you with that,” she said before using her magic to pull his suitcase out of his mouth. “Thanks Sunny, I was really hating the taste of plastic on my mouth,” Soul said. “How do ponies get around with suitcases? I hate to imagine all of them having it in their mouths.” “It’s how most of us do it. Other do have saddles that can hold up the suitcase for them on their backs, but most of the time we either hold them with our mouths or we unicorns just use magic to get around with them,” Sunset answered. “Besides, you’re the only pony I know that’s ever complained about it.” “I’m not complaining…. I just hated the taste.” Sunset walked up to the door of the house and knocked on it a few times. Answering the door immediately, a mare with tan fur, yellow curly hair, and light green irises let out a squeal and hugged Sunset. “Oh sweetie, it's so good to see you again!” Sunrise chimed. After holding onto her daughter for a moment, she looked over to see Soul. “And Soul Writer, I presume? It’s good to see you again, young colt.” “It’s good to see you too, Mrs. Sunrise,” Soul said. “Oh please, just call me Sunrise,” she said. She looked at Soul for a moment as she inspected him. “Hmmm, a pegasus? I would have thought you would more than likely be a unicorn.” “Thank Celestia for that,” Sunset whispered to herself. “Is dad here?” “Why yes he is! Come on in and I’ll get him.” Both Sunset and Soul trotted into the house while Sunrise hollered out. “Midnight, Sunset and Soul are here!” Trotting down the stairs was a stallion with dark yellow fur, a dark crimson mane and tail, and greenish-blue irises. When he saw Sunset and Soul, he smiled at the two. “Sunset, honey, I’m happy to see you back again,” Midnight said before going over to hug her. “And Soul, how have you been doing?” “I’ve been doing fine, Mister Midnight,” Soul replied. “Good to hear. You haven’t been doing anything funny with my daughter, have you?” Midnight asked with a raised brow, leaning threateningly close to Soul. Soul gulped. “N-No sir, nothing funny at all,” he nervously replied. “Oh dear, stop that,” Sunrise said. “You’re scaring the poor colt.” “Just making sure he’s been treating our daughter right is all,” Midnight said while chuckling, causing Sunrise to roll her eyes. Sunset giggled. “Thanks for caring for me so much dad,” she joked. “Of course, honey.” “Why don’t you two get everything set upstairs in your room and we’ll wait here in the living room,” Sunrise suggested. “I can’t wait to hear more about the human world that you’ve been living in.” “Of course, I’ve got a lot to tell you guys,” Sunset said. “Come on, babe, I’ll show you my room.” “Right behind you,” Soul said before picking up his suitcase with his mouth once more and trotting up the stairs. “Blegh, I really hate plastic.” After settling in and talking with the whole family for a couple of hours, Soul, Sunset and her parents went off to their rooms for the night. Soul and Sunset were in her room as she was brushing her teeth. Soul was having difficulty getting himself in the bed as he was struggling to find a good side to sleep on. “D-Dangit! How does anyone sleep like this?” Soul complained. Sunset rolled her eyes before spitting into the sink and trotting out of the bathroom to help. “Soul, just sleep on one of your sides,” she suggested. “But if I do that, my wings just pop out and they keep the covers off of me!” Soul explained. Sunset groaned before using her magic to pull the covers off of Soul and the bed. She climbed up to the bed and forced Soul to face away from her as she spooned him. “There, as long as I sleep on your back, they can’t unfurl themselves,” she said before the sheets covered both of them and she used her magic to turn off the lights. “Good night, babe.” “Wait, I don’t want to sleep like this,” Soul said before turning around and facing Sunset. “I want to see your beautiful face when I wake in the morning.” Sunset blushed for a moment before smiling. The two cuddled up together as they laid together for the peaceful snowy night, just before Soul’s wings unfurled and the covers were flown away, waking the two. “Grrrrr! Do we have any duct tape in this world?” Soul asked. Soul, Sunset, Midnight and Sunrise were all trotting down the busy streets of Canterlot. The family decided to go out and just look around the city as Soul was curious about the city itself. Sunrise was explaining the history of Canterlot to Soul as she used to be a librarian for Celestia’s library and had taught many colts and fillies about history. Soul listened in with great interest (to the best of his abilities as Sunrise would get carried away with the subject) while Sunset and Midnight chatted with each other about her life in the human world. Just as the four were trotting, Sunrise stopped the group and pointed at a sign in front of a large theater. “Look at this, they’re having a play of ‘A Hearth’s Warming Carol’ here!” she chimed. “I loved reading about it when I was a little filly, and I always go to any plays that are showing it! It’s about an old stallion that hates the holiday but is visited by three spirits that show him all the things that had and would be happening to him before he changed his ways for the better. I bet they have nothing like that in your world, Soul. It’s a very original and truly remarkable story.” Soul looked over to Sunset with an amused expression while Sunset giggled before looking back at Sunrise with a fake smile. “No Sunrise, we have no such story like that in our world,” he lied. “Just as I thought,” Sunrise said with confidence. “Let’s see if we can get some tickets.” As they were heading inside, Sunset looked at the sign one last time before her eyes widened with shock and she grabbed ahold of Soul’s tail, pulling him over to her. “OW! What was that for!?” Soul asked. Sunset answered Soul’s question as she pointed towards the sign. Soul looked at it for a moment before his eyes widened too. At the bottom of the sign was the names of the actors, screenwriters and the director of the play. But what shocked the two most was the name of the director: Soul Anderson Writer. “..... So, this is the play Twilight mentioned,” Soul said. “And she wasn’t joking about it either.” “Coming back to Equestria is getting more and more interesting,” Sunset commented before cracking a sly smile. “I wonder how my boyfriend did this play? I should give him a big kiss good luck before the play starts.” Soul rolled his eyes. “Why just kiss when you two can make out? I’m sure he would love that,” he said sarcastically. “Oh, good idea, I’ll do that,” Sunset said before trotting into the theater and leaving a dumbfounded Soul. “W—Di—I—No, wait! I was kidding!” Soul shouted before galloping inside hoping Sunset was just messing with his head. After watching the play, the group headed on over to a restaurant. As they were going through their menus, Soul was having a hard time finding something that he could eat or even stand to eat as half of the food had hay in it or were made entirely out of hay. He decided to go with a light salad which didn’t have any hay in it. “So Soul, tell me more about yourself. Anything interesting happened?” Sunrise asked. “Let’s see… Oh! I recently had a baby sister just almost a couple of months ago,” Soul replied. “Oh, that’s wonderful to hear!” Sunrise chimed. “Do you have any pictures of her? I would love to see what she looks like.” “I happen to have some pictures right here, mom,” Sunset said. She used her magic to open the top of of her saddlebag and lift up a small stack of pictures. Sunrise used her magic to take the pictures from Sunset and she and Midnight started looking through them. “Look at her! She’s such a sweetie pie!” Sunrise said. “She sure is, honey,” Midnight commented. “So, how have your parents been doing?” “They’re doing fine. My mom has been less destructive and life-threatening around the house, and my dad is still working up at the barracks,” Soul replied. “Although, my dad is going to be gone for a while soon. He and his platoon are being deployed overseas.” “Well then, I wish you father the best of luck.” “Thank you, Midnight.” As the four finished up their meals, they headed on back to their home as the sun was setting. Together they went back to the house as they played a few board games that Sunset and her parents used to play when she was a little filly. Time went by and soon everypony went to bed. The days went by as it was now Hearth’s Warming Eve. Both Soul and Sunset were coming down the set of stairs, and when they got down, Sunset squealed like a little joyful filly when she saw the Hearth’s Warming tree filled with presents. She hopped up and down for a moment before she stopped and looked to see Soul holding back his laughter. She blushed and hid behind her mane. “I see somebody is really excited,” Soul commented. “Yeah, well…. shut up,” Sunset said. Soul chuckled and wrapped his hoof around. “You're so cute when you get this happy,” he said before pressing his cheek against hers. Sunset made a pout while she was still blushing but quickly smiled as she rubbed her cheek back against his. The two soon joined Sunset’s parents for breakfast and started opening up their presents. As Sunset was opening hers, Soul opened the present that Sunrise had gotten for him. Once Soul unwrapped it, he looked to see that it was a history book of Equestria. Sunset giggled at Soul’s expression as he looked at it with half-lid eyes but gave Sunrise a sincere smile and thanked her. The day went by as they all stayed at home spending time together. Nighttime soon fell on Hearth’s Warming Eve and they gathered around the fireplace. Sunrise and Midnight sat together on the couch while Sunset and Soul cuddled together on the floor watching the flames. Sunset’s tail wrapped around his tail and she rested her head under his neck. Soul lifted his wing up and wrapped it around Sunset as he held her hoof with his. “Aren’t they so sweet together, honey?” Sunrise asked her husband. “Yeah, I have to admit they are,” Midnight replied. “I can’t believe how much my little filly has grown. And now, she’s found I believe the most honest and fine stallion I have ever met.” Sunrise giggled. “What’s so funny?” “I remember you saying one time to her when she was starting to enter her early teen years that no colt in this world would ever be good enough for her,” Sunrise explained. “And now, she’s gotten herself one from another world. Should have been more careful with your words, honey.” Midnight chuckled. “That one did come back around,” he said. “But I’m glad. He did help us get back together with our little filly.” “I wonder what kind of foals they’re going to have?” “Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves, sweetie. I’m still trying to accept the idea of him dating her.” “Oh you.” Over to Soul and Sunset, Sunset let out a content sigh. “This has been a wonderful Hearth’s Warming Eve. I’m so happy you came with me this year,” she said. “I’m glad I came here too, Sunny,” Soul said before he gave her a peck on the lips. “If you want, we can stay here a couple more days with your parents.” “No, it’s alright. I don’t want to have you miss Christmas with your family,” Sunset said. “Besides, it’s your sister’s first Christmas. You don’t want her to have it without her big brother, do you?” “Heh, yeah, that’s true,” Soul said. “So, are you ready to head off to bed then?” “Yeah, I am,” Sunset answered before getting up with Soul. “We’re heading upstairs for the night.” “Alright, sleep well, and we’ll be ready to go with you two to the train station,” Sunrise said. “Sweet dreams, dear,” Midnight said. Both Soul and Sunset made their way upstairs and slept for the night. The next morning, they were already at the train station and the train conductor had already started calling for everypony to get on. “We were happy to have you here, Soul. I hope we get to see you again soon,” Sunrise said before walking over to Soul and giving him a hug. “You take good care of my daughter,” Midnight said. “And don’t be shy coming back up here. We really appreciate your company.” “Thank you, Mister Midnight,” Soul said. “Please, you can just call me Midnight,” he said before smiling at Soul and holding his hoof out. Soul smiled back and held out his hoof too, and they both shook. “I’ll be back to visit you two soon,” Sunset said. “I love you both so much.” “We love you too, sweetie,” Sunrise said before the she hugged Sunset along with Midnight. Sunrise then used her magic on Soul and pulled him into the group hug and he accepted it. Soul and Sunset soon got on the train and left the station, leaving behind Sunrise and Midnight as the two waved. Soul and Sunset waved back through the window until they couldn’t see them anymore. The trip back to Ponyville was just as long as it took for them to get to Canterlot and when they got back, they told Twilight and Spike all about their time there. After visiting the two for a bit, Soul and Sunset soon trotted into the mirror and were back in human world. “Yes! It’s so great to be back!” Soul said as he gratefully stretched out. “Oh man, I never thought I would be so glad to be standing on two feet again.” Sunset giggled. “So glad that you enjoyed yourself, babe,” she said. “Do you wanna head back to your place or…. do you feel like heading to my place for a bit?” Soul looked to Sunset and saw her giving him her bedroom eyes. Soul made a sly smile. “I think the second one sounds much more fun,” he said. “Lead the way, pretty lady.” Sunset smiled and led the way as the two walked all the way to her place. After having some personal time to themselves, the two headed over to Soul’s house and were greeted by his parents, sister, Toby and Shella. After telling his parents what had happened during his visit with Sunset’s parents and going to another world, he saw that the Christmas tree still had presents that were for him and began opening them. To his happiness, he had received several Star Wars toys and and vehicles from the newer movie, which made Sunset rolled her eyes. “Don’t you think you’re a bit too old for Star Wars toys?” Sunset asked. “Baby, you’re never too old for anything Star Wars,” Soul stated as a fact. Sunset let out a sigh. “Why am I not surprised by that?” she said before smiling at him. “Merry Christmas, Soul.” “Happy Hearth’s Warming Eve, Sunset,” Soul said before the two of them pressed their lips together passionately and spent the entire night together with the Writer family. And Soul and Sunset once again shared the same bed for the night. And Dawn squirted him with water.