Hey everypony, I'm back.

I'm sorry that the last chapter was a long read, it was an important part of the story you see and I wanted it to have enough perfect detail.

Chapter 26: Unsure hero

It's been 4 days since I came out of the hospital and the word of my victory over Thorn has spread around.

I've been getting a huge reputation in Ponyville. Everypony in town thinks I'm some sort of hero and they praise me like one, even some of the high-class ponies in Canterlot like me….SOME of them.

Princess Celestia has already sent me and Twilight a letter saying that Canterlot has been fully repaired along with her castle (thanks to their skills in magic) and everything looks exactly how it all did before.

Ponyville streets

I was walking through the streets with Jeff on my back while pulling my delivery cart behind me, I was also wearing my saddle bags so I could carry the money I received. I still had some bandages wrapped around my body; my left wing was held down by the bandages because it was still slightly broken. Only my right wing could move freely.

It was crazy; ponies all around kept waving to me with large smiles on their faces while saying hello.

There was a group of male ponies who cheered loudly as I walked by; they shouted stuff like "Whoo Matt, you rock." And "Yeah, you kicked Thorn's flank." I only waved to them before I continued walking.

There was even a group of female ponies that giggled in excitement as I walked passed them. I couldn't help smile nervously before I covered my face with my free wing and did a fast-walk to walk away faster.

Once I was far enough away, I slowed back down before I removed my wing from my face and let out a loud sigh, I then kept walking towards the next location for my next delivery. "Haha, this is the life Matt. Everypony thinks we're awesome….oh I mean, they think…you're…awesome. I mean, I only fought off a bunch of shadow ponies, but you….you're the one who took on the big-boss, you're the one who saved Canterlot." Jeff said in a pleased voice.

I remained silent as I kept walking. "Hey, cheer up dude! Battle's over, you won. Come on big fella; let's hear your hero cry!" Jeff said with a confident smile.

"Yay." I responded quietly.

Jeff raised his eye brow. "I said hero cry. Not Fluttershy impression. You can do better than that, can't cha?"

"Yay." I repeated with a louder voice.

Jeff then climbed up on top of my head and looked down at my face to see a small frown. "Wow, you're really bummed about somethin'. What to tell your old-pal Jeff what's buggin' ya?"

I could tell by the sound of his voice that he was slightly concerned about me so I let out a small sigh before I spoke. "It's just…I don't think I deserve all this. I mean, I killed somepony. I've never done something like that before…and to actually do it for the first time, it was just….I don't know the word for it." I said with my ears low.

Jeff then climbed down from my head onto my snout so he could look me in the eyes. "Dude, calm down! It was an accident. You didn't mean to kill Thorn, it just…you know! Happened."

"It's still my fault he's dead." I said.

Jeff then shook his head slightly. "Look, Celestia said there was no other way to beat him anyway. And if you want somepony else's opinion, I say the guy deserved it. He was pure evil and you did all of Equestria a favour."

"Thorn may have deserved to die Jeff, but that doesn't mean he had to. I mean, we may have been able to catch him or something." I said while thinking of a way we could have done that.

"Matt, there was no other way. You're not a bad pony for what you did and we're gonna find a way to make you see that." Jeff said with an honest smile.

I smiled warmly at him even though he was on my snout. "Thanks Jeff. But this isn't important right now; I have a job to do. Where's the next delivery going?"

Jeff then flew off my snout and into the delivery cart behind me. I watched as he reached into the cart and pulled out a clip-board with a check-list on it before he looked it over. "Let's see!...err…looks like Ponyville schoolhouse. We're supposed to deliver two big bags of apples for their lunch period."

"Ok then, guess we're on our way to school." I said before I looked back to the road and started walking my way to the schoolhouse.

Meanwhile: Luna's castle

Luna's castle had also been repaired and the bodies of Midnight and his fellow guards had been buried in a cemetery not far from the castle.

Behind her castle, Luna had a large garden. It had dark blue roses on dark green bushes. It had a stone path that went all around it and in the middle of the garden was a large water fountain with a large statue of Luna in the middle, water squirted out from the statues horn and landed the big water-filled pond surrounding the statue.

Luna (With her black eye now gone) was lying on the grass in front of the fountain looking down at her reflection in the water. "I don't know what I should do. Ever since Matthew saved me, my sister and possible all of Equestria, I feel…I don't know how I feel. I can't stop thinking about him; when he stood up against Thorn, he was so…brave. I've never seen such bravery from such in a colt." she thought.

Luna then stood up and walked towards the stone path. Once she reached it, she decided to take a walk through the gardens while she thought about it. "Matthew has shown me kindness, understanding, friendship; he's the only colt who didn't becoming scared when we he first met me and he brought my magic back to me when it was stolen by Thorn. But that don't explain why I feel the desire to be around him." She thought.

Luna's thoughts continued to flow through her mind as she kept walking. "I mean ever since the night Thorn died, I can't eat, I can't sleep and I keep thinking about Matthew and how much kindness he's show me since we met. If feel woozy in my stomach and my heart beats faster every time I see his face in my mind. Why is this happening to me? I need somewhere else to think straight and clear my head." She thought in a frustrated tone.

Her horn then glowed and she disappeared in a flash of light.

Ponyville schoolhouse

I carried the two big bags of apples in my mouth, they were both heavy but I could handle it.

I then placed them in front of Miss Cheerilee who was standing in the front doorway of the school with a small bag of money lying next to her. "Here you go Miss Cheerilee, hope the kid's like'em." I said with a small smile.

"Oh, I'm sure they will. Here's your pay." Cheerilee said before she pushed the small bag towards me. Jeff then flew down and grabbed it in his talons before he flew back onto my back and shoved the small bag into one of my saddle bags.

As I watched him place the bag in my saddle bag, I felt something poke me on my shoulder and I turned my head back to Cheerilee to see she had another small bag in her mouth, she placed it in front of my hooves.

Me and Jeff looked at the bag in confusion. "Errr…Miss Cheerilee, you already paid. Why are you giving me this?" I asked her curiously.

"It's for you, it's a small tip. The schools way of saying thank you for saving Canterlot and ridding Equestria of that awful pony." Cheerilee said.

I was slightly shocked by this; I've never got a tip from anypony while I've been working for Applejack. "Oh…you know about that? I-It was an accident, I didn't mean to…you know!...there was a statue with a spear and…Thorn just...if I'd known it was there then, maybe-" I tried to explain before Cheerilee cut in.

"Matt, you don't have to explain. I know it was an accident, I know you'd never do something like that on purpose" Cheerilee said with an understanding smile.

"I know, it's just; everypony in town is cheering me on for not only stopping Thorn, but also causing his death. I mean, why is everypony so happy that I basically killed somepony?" I asked with my ears low.

Cheerilee placed her hoof on my shoulder. "Matthew, I know what goes on around Ponyville. And when we all found out that Thorn had died and that you were the one who fought him, everypony was shocked including me. In a way, it's bad that somepony died that night. But Thorn was a pony who wanted to bring endless destruction to us all. We're just…glad he can't hurt us anymore. Understand?"

I let out a small sigh before I nodded my head. Cheerilee then smiled warmly at me. "Good, now you go and finish your job, then go back to the library and try to cheer up. It wasn't your fault. Remember that!"

I then gave her a small smile. "Ok. Thanks Miss Cheerilee. This was my…last delivery for the day anyway. I'll just…return Applejack's cart and then I'll go home and take a break." I said before Jeff flew down and picked up the small bag of money in his talons. He then flew back up onto my back before I turned around and walked away from the school with Cheerilee waving me off.

Later: Sweet Apple Arches

I entered the farm land to see Applejack by the front doors of the barn. I then then headed towards her. Once Applejack noticed me, she smiled and walked up to me. "Howdy there hero boy, is it that time of the day already?" she said before she detached the cart from my back and she then pulled saddle bags full of money off my back with her mouth.

"Applejack, please don't call me that!" I asked in a polite voice with a small frown.

Applejack noticed the discomfort in my voice and placed the saddle bags down on the ground so she could speak. "Is somethin' wrong, sugar cube?" she asked with a concerned look.

"No, no it's nothing. I'll…get over it." I said with my ears slightly low.

Applejack gave me a sweet smile. "Come on Matt! You can tell me anythin'. Us here at Sweet Apple Arches are always here to help with any problem. Right Big Macintosh?" she said as she turned her head to the left.

I looked in the direction she was facing to see Big Macintosh standing next to a haystack while holing a pitchfork in his mouth. "Eeyup." He muffled before he stabbed the fork end of the pitchfork into the haystack which made a rustling stabbing sound.

The moment I saw the pitchfork stab into the haystack, my eyes widened as I suddenly experienced a flash-back. I once again witnessed the stone spear stab into Thorn's back and burst out through his chest. Once the flash-back was over, my eyes were still wide as my legs started shaking slightly.

Applejack turned her head back to me and noticed the odd look on my face. "Err…Matt…are ya ok? Your face looks a little pale."

"Emm….gotta go." I quickly said before I shot off out of the farm; causing Jeff to fall off my back and land with a thud on the ground.

"Matt wait! You forgot your pay." Applejack yelled out to me. But I didn't hear her as I was too busy galloping out of the farm as fast as I could.

Applejack then walked up to Jeff. "You ok there Jeff?" she asked as she used her hoof to help him back up.

Jeff rubbed his head with one of his wings. "Yeah, I'll live. I'm a bit worried about Matt though. Well, I'd better catch up with him."

"Hold on! You'd better take Matt's pay with ya." Applejack said before she walked into the bar and came back out with a bag of money in her mouth. She then placed it on the ground in front of Jeff and he flew up on top of it and grabbed it in his talons.

"Thanks AJ. See ya." Jeff said before he flew off after me with the bag of money in his talons. Applejack couldn't help but let out a worried sigh.

Meanwhile: Fields outside of Ponyville

Luna had come here to get away from her castle and clear her head of things. But the more she tried to forget about things, the more they kept coming back. She was lying on her back on the soft grass looking up at the clear blue skies.

"I've been out here for nearly a full hour now and my head is still filled with questions and thoughts. Why do I feel suddenly more attracted to Matthew, is it because of what he did? Is it because I like him so? Why can't I sleep or eat? Aww…there's so many questions in my head that I'm starting to get a headache." Luna said to herself.

In a way, Luna knew the answer. She just didn't want to admit it. "I guess what I feared is true….I've fallen in love with Matthew. I can't believe this; I'm in love with the hero of Canterlot, I'm such a school filly." She said to herself before she leaned up from the grass and rubbed her eyes with her hooves.

At that moment, she decided to accept the truth. Once she did, all the stressful feelings suddenly went away and she removed her hooves from her eyes before growing a small smile on her face. "I…I'm in love."

She then stood up on her hooves and giggled in excitement. "I feel so….joyful now. I feel like I've seen a light at the end of a very long and dark tunnel, I haven't felt this way for thousands of years…..I simply must tell him straight away." She said to herself before she galloped off towards town.

Meanwhile: Library

I galloped towards the library as fast as I could to run off my thoughts. I though burst through the front door of the library and quickly slammed it behind me before I rested my back against it.

Suddenly, I felt a hard pound against the door and I hear a loud voice yelling "OW." I then pushed off against the door and turned around to open it. I grabbed the nob with my hoof before I pulled the door open.

I was confused to see that there wasn't anypony there. At that moment, I noticed Jeff was stuck against the door with his wings spread out and his beak pointing upwards with a small bag of money in his talons. He must have smacked against the door when I slammed it.

"Oops, sorry." I said sheepishly before I grabbed his tail feathers with my mouth and peeled him off the door. I then placed him on the ground and he got up onto his feet with a dazed look on his face.

"Are you ok? Why didn't you slow down when I closed the door?" I asked curiously.

Jeff then shook off the daze and gave me an annoyed look. "I was flying so fast because you sprang off and forgot you pay from Applejack." He said in an annoyed tone as he held up the bag with on talon.

I saw the bag and my face went red from embarrassment. "Oh…yeah, that….silly me, haha." I laughed awkwardly.

Jeff then rolled his eyes before he put the bag down. "Hey Matt, come down here for a moment!" he asked with what seemed to be a calm voice. I then lowered my head down to him.

Suddenly, he grabbed my head with his wings and pulled me closer to him before he looked me in the eyes. "Listen Matt! You can't go on like this. Nopony is mad at you for what happened to Canterlot, the castle or Thorn. GET OVER IT!" Jeff yelled before he released my head from his grip and I pulled it back up.

I was slightly surprised by Jeff's sudden demanding attitude; I just stared at him as he stormed his way into the library. Twilight then entered from the next room to see Jeff go up the stairs by jumping up from one step up to the other.

I then picked up the bag of money in my mouth and closed the front door again before I walked over to the large wooden table on the other side of the room. Twilight then walked up to me. "What's going on Matt? I heard Jeff yelling so I came in to see what all the fuss was about."

I then placed the bag of money on the table and let out a small sigh. "Yeah, he's…kinda annoyed at me today. Can't say I blame him, I have been freaking out all day."

Twilight raised an eye brow. "What about?" She asked curiously.

"Well….I've been feeling kinda…troubled lately about what happened that night at Canterlot….you know!...the night when….it happened." I said nervously.

Twilight suddenly realized what I meant. "Oh…you still feel bad about that? Matt you probably saved hundreds of lives that night. I know it was an accident and you feel that something else could have been done. But even if we did capture Thorn, we would never be able to hold him forever. He would have broken out and he'd still be a threat to Equestria." She said trying to make me feel better.

"I know Twilight, it's just….he died because of me….because of my last attack….I was trying to just knock him out but instead….(Sigh)….I feel like….I'm a killer." I said with my head hanging.

Twilight then came closer to me before she nuzzled her head against my neck. "Oh Matt, I never knew you felt so strongly about this…but you're not a killer, it wasn't your fault .it may have been just…..a cruel fate." She said trying to make me feel better.

As I felt her soft mane against my neck, I couldn't help but rub her back with my hoof. "I know Twi; I just can't shake the bad feeling."

At that moment, we heard a knock on the door and we separated. Twilight walked up to the door and used her magic to open it; revealing Rarity standing on the other side. "Hey Rarity, what are you doing here?" she asked curiously.

Rarity then walked through the doorway. "I was in my Boutique when I noticed Matthew running down the street. He looked as though he was troubled so I came to check on the poor dear." She said with concern in her voice.

I then walked up to her. "It's alright Rarity; I'm just not feeling like myself today."

Rarity then came closer to me. "I'd say it's more than just that. Something's bothering you, I know it. Maybe I can help, what is it?"

"It's….complicated." I said in a depressed tone.

Rarity was silent for a moment before a small smile came on her face. "Sounds like somepony needs to relax. Lucky for you, I know the perfect place. We can go there right now."

I gave her an unsure look. "I don't know Rarity, I just got here and I think I should just stay here for a bit."

Rarity placed her hoof on my shoulder. "I promise it'll make you feel so much better, it'll take the stress right out of you. Now come along!" she said walked towards the door.

I then let out a small sigh before I decided to go along with it. Rarity then opened the front door with her magic before she walked through the doorway with me following behind. Once I walked through the doorway, I turned around to face Twilight who was standing by the doorway. "Well, I guess I'm going with Rarity to…where ever she's taking me. See ya Twi, I'll be back soon."

"If what she says is true and it will help you relax, you stay there as long as you need to." Twilight said with a kind voice.

I smiled at her. "Thanks Twi."

Twilight then planted a small kiss on my cheek. "Just explain the problem to Rarity and she might give you some good advice on how to handle it, she's very good at that." She said with a small smile.

"I will." I said before I turned around and started following Rarity. "Love you." I heard Twilight say from behind me.

"Love you too, Twi." I responded back to her as I kept following Rarity to this mysterious place.

Once I was out of sight, Twilight still felt a bit concerned about me and tried to think of a way to help me. She then got an idea. "Spike, where are you? I need you to take a letter." She said as she walked back into the library and closed the door behind her.

Unknown to us, Luna was watching us from behind a nearby house. She saw everything we just did and she grew a look of sadness on her face. "Oh….of cause….he's with Twilight Sparkle, I forgot about that." She said to herself before she walked away while looking down at the ground.

As she walked through the streets of Ponyville, she couldn't help but talk to herself. "The only colt I've ever had strong feelings for, and he's with another pony. Twilight Sparkle is lucky to have a colt like him, but how am I supposed to tell Matthew my feelings now? I can't just keep it secret all my life. Having a colt like Matthew….has always been my dream." She said to herself as she walked towards Ponyville Park.

Once Luna entered the park, she admired the beautiful gardens around her. But while she was, she couldn't help but think about how she and Twilight could have the same feelings for the same colt. After going deep into the park where nopony could see or hear her, she started to sing.

Luna: "Somewhere in my heart…

Somewhere deep inside, there's a dreeeam…

That's worth dreamin'…

Every now and theeeen

I get a glimpse of where…he and I could flyyyy…

But you and I,I,I,I,I,I…share

One dream, one hope

We're heading down the saaaame road

Even though we don't know where it leeeeeads…

We fooollow…the saaame star

I'm in love, like youuuu are

'Till he reaches out for you or meeeee….we share…

One dreeeeem…

I imagine what would beeee

A magical place is waiting for meeee…

It's still out there

Our vision is the same

Even though we see the world through different eyes…

You and I,I,I,I,I,I,I,…share

One dream, one hope

We're heading down the saaaame road

Even though we don't know where it leeeeeads…

We fooollow…the saaame star

I'm in love, like youuuu are

'Till he reaches out for you or meeeee….we share…

One dreeeeem…

One dream, one hope

We're heading down the saaaame road

Even though we don't know where it leeeeeads…

We fooollow…the saaame star

I'm in love, like youuuu are

'Till he reaches out for you or meeeee….we share…

One dreeeeem…

One dreeeeem."

Once Luna finished singing, she sat down on the grass and looked up at the sky. Luna then used her magic to pick a flower from the ground and held it close to her while thinking of what could be. "If only he wasn't with Twilight Sparkle, then I'd held him in my hooves forever." She said to herself slightly sad before she continued to look up at the sky as the small amount of clouds floated by.

Meanwhile: Day Spa

For some reason, I somehow knew Rarity was going to bring me here. In all my days I've spent in Ponyville, I've never been here. It was actually roomier then how it appeared on the show.

While Rarity was getting a back massage from one of the Spa Ponies, I was in the hot-tub leaning back against the side of it. I had to take my bandages off before I got in but the warm bubbling water somehow made my injured wing feel slightly better.

I already explained the situation I was in to Rarity and she was now thinking of a way to help me. "Hmm…sounds like you feel guilty about what happened to Thorn that night in Canterlot."

"I do Rarity; I'm the one who caused his death. I mean, sure I hated the guy but I never wanted to actually kill him. Not to mention all the damage our fight made in Canterlot and the castle. I still can't believe the Princess wasn't mad at me for destroying a part of her castle." I said as I rested my elbows on the side of the hot-tub.

The Spa Pony then stopped massaging Rarity's back and started filing her horn. "Darling, you shouldn't beat yourself up about what happened. It was just a nasty accident and I'm sure it wasn't personal; you should really let it go and move on with your life! Be happy that the monster is gone and nopony was badly injured. Oh, except for you of cause. You were in that hospital for five days, but it was for a good cause and we're all proud of you."

I then placed my arms back in the water and sunk my body down until my chin was touching the water. "Then why do I feel so ashamed of myself?" I said in a slightly sad tone.

Rarity then gave me a small smile. "You just need to relax and get it out your head. Just lean back and let the hot-tub bubble your stress away."

I then took her advice and raised my body slightly up before I rested my head against the side of the hot-tub. I then closed my eyes as I felt the warmth of the water and the ticklish bubbles rushing up against body. As I did, I thought about what Rarity said.

"In a way, she's right. I should be happy that Thorn's gone and I know for sure it wasn't personal. But I just can't stop thinking about how I actually ended somepony's life. Sure, he was an evil psychopath who would have killed us all if I didn't stop him but that's all I had to do, stop him, not kill him." I thought before I let out a quiet sigh. I then decided to try and enjoy the feeling of the smoothing water in hot-tub.

Later that afternoon: Library

I walked back to the library alone with my bandages back on and my thoughts still haunting my head. I approached the front door and opened it. I was then surprised to see Princess Celestia with Twilight in the front room.

"Princess? What are you doing here?" I asked as I walked through the doorway and closed the door behind me.

Celestia then walked up to me. "Twilight sent me a letter saying that you feel responsible for Thorn's death and that it was troubling you. Is this true?" she asked.

I was slightly surprised that Celestia was here because of this. I then looked at Twilight. "I was thinking that she could help you understand that you don't have to blame yourself." Twilight said.

I then looked back up at Celestia and my ears lowered slightly. "Yeah, it's true…I don't know what to do Princess; I can't get it out my head."

Celestia then turned her head around and looked down at Twilight. "Twilight, can I speak to Matthew alone please?" she asked in a calm voice.

Twilight nodded. "Of cause Princess." She said before she walked into the other room and closed the door behind her; leaving me alone with the Princess in the front room.

Celestia then lowered her head down to me and gave me a sweet smile. "Now, do you want to tell me what's bothering you?" she asked in a kind voice.

I hesitated for a second before I let out a sigh and started to explain. "I don't understand it Princess, I feel like it's my fault Thorn died that night in Canterlot. My friends keep telling me that it's not my fault or it was an accident, but that doesn't change the fact that my last attack caused his death. I mean, I've never killed anyone before. How am I supposed to live with myself knowing that I'm the reason for Thorn's dead?"

Celestia then gave me a slight frown. "Believe me Matthew! It's something you never get used to."

I raised my eye brow in confusion. "What? You mean, you know what it's like? But, you've never killed anyone in your life."

Celestia then sat down in front of me. "That's…not entirely true….Matthew, I'm going to tell you something that only Luna and Discord know about."

I then sat down while still looking up at her. "Ok, sure."

Celestia then took a deep breath before she spoke. "It all started many, many years ago before Luna and I were even Princesses."

A few minutes later, Celestia told me clearly about what happened between her and Grimerd. How she and Luna had to finish him before he could cause any harm to the ponies of Canterlot or Ponyville. I was stunned in shock by this tragic story. "Princess….I…I never knew. I'm so sorry." I said with sorrow in my voice.

"It's ok Matthew, true, I do feel bad about what happened but I got over it a long time ago. Do you know why?...because I accepted that I did what was needed to protect my subjects. Grimerd was far too powerful to be kept alive so…I had no choice. I know Thorn's death wasn't intentional but what's done is done and you need to accept that you did what was needed to protect not only all the ponies in the land, but to protect your friends….your family. I mean, why else did you risk your own life fighting him?" Celestia asked.

"I…I did it because…" I didn't know how to finish my sentence until Celestia finished it for me. "You did it because it was the right thing to do, like fighting Grimerd to the death was the right thing for me and Luna to do. But that's why we don't beat ourselves up about it, because we brought so much good to the land." Celestia explained, I was suddenly starting to understand.

Celestia then looked out the window and walked up to it. "Come and see this Matthew!" she said with a small smile. I then walked up to the window and looked out of it to see a small family of ponies.

Celestia then smiled as she looked at the ponies. "See that family?...Well they probably wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. If Thorn was still alive, they'd all still be threatened and scared. But because he's dead, you've made a bright future for not only them, but for all ponies in both Ponyville and Canterlot. I know how you feel Matthew; I felt the same way after Grimerd died. But once I realized how much pain he would have caused to my subjects, I knew what I did was right. Terrible, but right."

Celestia then looked down at me and wrapped her wing around me. "I know it's haunting at first, but if you see things the way I just told you, then you'll know you did the right thing and the pain will go away. Understand now?"

I gave it some thought and I suddenly realized that she was right; I did everything that night because it was the right thing to do. True, it wasn't intentional but it did bring hope to the ponies of this town. At first I thought they were cheering me on because I killed the enemy, but now I see that they were cheering me on because I gave them a future without Thorn trying to kill everypony. And all the buildings in Canterlot and Celestia's castle have been rebuilt, so there's no need to blame myself for that anymore.

I then looked up at Celestia. "I…I do…I get it now…if I hadn't fought Thorn as much as possible…he probably wouldn't be dead…and everypony here would still be in terrible danger. In a way…you could say I...I.."

"Saved them all…like a hero would." Celestia cutted in with a smile.

I then chuckled slightly. "Haha…now I know why everypony keeps calling me that." I then smiled warmly up to Celestia. "Thank you Princess…thank you so much." I said before I stood up on my hind-legs and wrapped my arms around her slim neck; locking her in a hug and catching her by surprise. I then realized what I was doing before I quickly released her and placed my front hooves back on the floor. "Sorry…I should've asked first."

Celestia then smiled and giggled slightly. "It's quite alright, you're just happy to finally be relieved of your tormenting thoughts. And I'm very happy to have helped." She said in her calm voice.

I then smiled warmly up at her. "Yeah…Thanks again."

"It's really Twilight you should thank; she's the one who let me know that you were in trouble." Celestia said before she turned her head to the door that Twilight left through. "Twilight, you can come back in now!" she called.

Twilight then opened the door and came back into the room. "Is everything alright now? Does Matt feel better?" she asked curiously.

Celestia nodded. "Yes, everything has been taken care of and Matthew feels much better now. Don't you Matthew?"

I then looked at Twilight. "Yep...much better." I repeated while giving her a sweet look.

"Well then, I'd better get back to the castle before Discord starts wondering where I am. I'm glad I was able to help you think positive about yourself, Matthew. I hope to see you both again soon." Celestia said.

Me and Twilight just waved as Celestia's horn glowed yellow and she disappeared in a flash of light.

Once she was gone, I walked up to Twilight with a warm smile on my face. "Thanks for telling her about my problem Twi, she really helped me get over it."

Twilight smiled back. "Of cause Matt, you know I'm always here for you and I'll always help you no matter what."

I felt heart-warmed by this until I couldn't hold back any longer. I wrapped my arms around the back of her neck and pulled her into a loving hug. "I love you Twilight." I said quietly.

Twilight smiled sweetly at me before she wrapped her arms around my back. "I love you too Matt." She responded sweetly.

We continued hugging for a few minutes before we separated. I then yawned slightly. "Well…it's getting late. We should get to bed; I've had a hard day."

Twilight nodded. "I bet you have." She said before we both walked up the stairs to go to bed.

The next day: Day Spa

Me, Twilight, the rest of the main 6, Spike, Jeff and Peewee were all relaxing in the Day Spa and because I felt much better, I felt more relaxed now.

Once again, I was in the hot-tub. Only this time, Twilight was in it with me. She was resting herself against the left side of my body with my arm wrapped around her to hold her close to me.

Rarity was having a hooficure, Fluttershy was getting her hooves polished, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie were in the hot-tub with us but they stayed on the other side of it and Applejack was getting a back massage.

Spike, Jeff and Peewee were each lying on a relaxation bed with the hands and wings behind the heads. They each had cucumber slices over their eyes.

"You were right Rarity, this does bubble the stress away." I said while enjoying the water.

"Didn't I tell you it would? So now are you going to stop beating yourself up about what happened?" Rarity asked as a Spa Pony was filing her hoof.

"Yeah, thanks to Celestia…and a very special pony…I understand that what happened had to be done." I said.

At that moment, two ponies (one female and one male) walked passed us and noticed me in the hot-tub. "Oh my gosh, is that the pony who-" the female pony said before I interrupted.

"Saved Canterlot and defeated Thorn?...yeah, that's me…and I kicked his ass." I said in a proud voice.

The two ponies then looked at each other in excitment before they looked back at me. "Hey, do you wanna hang out some time?" the male pony asked.

I shook my head. "Sorry, I already have plans." I said before I went back to relaxing in the water with Twilight by my side. The two ponies then walked away until they were out of the room.

Twilight then placed one of her front hooves on my chest. "Now that's the Matt I know and love." She said with a smirk before she rested her head on my shoulder.

Suddenly, Spike leaned up from his relaxation bed and his cheeks looked inflated while he had both his hands over his mouth. I noticed this and raised an eye brow. "Spike, I know you don't like hearing that type of stuff. But you don't have to be so dramatic." I said assuming he was going to be sick.

Suddenly, Spike let out a loud burp and a small amount of smoke came out. The smoke then turned into a scroll in a small flash of light. "A letter from the Princess?" I said, Twilight heard me and leaned up off my side before we both got out of the hot-tub with Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie doing the same.

We all then walked up to Spike as he took the cucumbers off his eyes and picked up the scroll. "What's it say Spike?" Twilight asked curiously.

Spike then unravelled the scroll before he started reading it.

"Dear Twilight and Matthew

I was going to give you these in person, but I've been distracted lately so I've sent them in this letter. You all fought bravely during Thorn's takeover and as a reward for all your effort, both of you and your friends are invited to the Grand Galloping Gala coming in two weeks. I hope you can all attend to liven the place up again, see you all very soon.

Yours, Princess Celestia."

After Spike finished reading, he unravelled the rest of the scroll to find 10 golden tickets. He then held them up to show us all. "Ten tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala."

We all grew smiles of excitement. "Whow, the Grand Galloping Gala? As in that big party up in Canterlot?" I said in excitement.

Twilight turned her head to face me and nodded. "Yeah, and there's enough tickets for all of us. We can all go."

"Oooh, yes." Spike yelled as he threw his arms in the air. His eyes the widened slightly before he crossed his arms and made an uninterested look on his face. "Oh, I have to go there again?"

I then trapped him in a head-lock in one of my arms and gave him a playful noogie with my other hoof. "Oh, you can try to hide it Spike. But we all know you want to go." I then released him and he rubbed his head with his hand while giving me a slight annoyed look.

"I hope it goes better this time, last time was a disaster." Rainbow Dash stated.

Rarity rolled her eyes. "Please, don't remind me!"

"About what? About how rude that Prince guy was to you? Or about how nopony would buy Applejack's apple supplies? Oh, oh, or about how Fluttershy couldn't get a single animal to like her? Or about how Twilight couldn't get any time with the Prin-" Pinkie Pie couldn't finish her sentence due to Twilight shoving her hoof into her mouth.

Once she was sure Pinkie won't continue, Twilight removed her hoof from Pinkie's mouth. Applejack then stepped forward. "Don't ya'all worry! I'm pretty sure everythin' will go much smoother this time."

Twilight nodded. "I hope so; I'm already getting excited about it." She said before she turned her head to face me. "What about you Matt?"

I gave her a small smile. "Yeah, I'm looking forward to it."

As Twilight and the rest of the main 6 started talking amongst themselves about the Gala, I didn't take my eyes off Twilight. I thought about how she went through the trouble of calling Celestia to the library just to help me feel better about myself. I mean, Celestia wouldn't have known about my problem if Twilight hadn't sent that letter to her. Twilight truly loves me, and I love her more than anything.

"And I know exactly what I'm going to do there." I said quietly to myself as I watched Twilight talk to the others about the Gala.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

The song used in this chapter is called One dream from the cartoon movie Tom Sawyer (2000). I don't own anything.

Note: To those who know the song, I used the soundtrack version and I'm well aware that the song is a duet. However, I only had Luna sing it because Twilight is still unaware of Luna's crush on Matt. And if I had both of them sing it, it wouldn't have made sense.

P.S. the songs in this story are better if you listen to the song while you read them. These songs call all be found on YouTube.

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