Everyone in the room stood agape looking at the Princess standing in front of them, she was smiling warmly.

“Yes Thomas, I’m Celestia, it’s nice to meet you, everyone else as well.” She said while looking towards other guys who were still staring agape in utter shock.

“Did I disturb anything?” Celestia said with quizzical expression when she noticed party accessories.

Both Pinkie and Brandy face hoofed/palmed, and shouted simultaneously.

“So this welcome party was for Princess Celestia!”

“PRINCESS CELESTIA?” Anna shouted from upstairs, Thomas asked Terry to look over her and Spike while they were gone in hospital, they didn’t tell them about Albert’s accident yet, he didn’t want his sister to worry knowing how much she loved him.

Anna dashed downstairs with a speed that even Rainbow had to acknowledge.

“P-Princess Celestia? Is that really you?!” Anna said with excitement overflowing her.

Celestia smiled warmly at small girl and nodded.

“Yes my dear child I am, how can I help you?”

“Wow she’s really right here?” Anna turned around gaining nods from everyone in the room, she turned back to Celestia and smiled wildly, Spike now was also downstairs but unlike Anna he simply smiled and waved towards Princess of the sun.

“Ekhm, I’m sorry to stop such amazing meeting, but I have to ask what are you doing here Princess?” Thomas said instinctively bowing a little.

“There’s no need to bow Thomas, I can’t express how grateful for helping my friends, and as for my reason being here I…”

She stopped and frowned when she noticed something.

“What happened to your right cheek?”

Thomas cocked his eyebrow and touched his still bandaged wound, quick wave of pain went from his cheek to the rest of his body sending a shiver down his spine. Everyone else looked with wide eyes, some of them wanted to asked about this wound earlier, but Albert’s accident made them forget about it, now that Celestia mentioned it they all were curious about it.

“OH it’s just a wound I got from protecting someone really precious to me.”

Rainbow blushed a little at his comment and smiled warmly.

“That’s very honorable, if you want I can heal it for you.”

Thomas’s eyes went wide.

“You can?”

“Of course, hold still.”

Celestia’s horn glowed and Thomas felt small warm feeling engulfing his wound, after few moments it was gone, Princess nodded and Thomas took his bandage off.

Wound was completely gone, in its place was long and quite wide scar going through his whole cheek.

Rainbow frowned a little, feeling of guilt started to build inside her.

“If you want I can remove that scar Thomas.”

Thomas closed his eyes and thought for few moments, then he finally decided.

“No thanks, this scar might look bad for others, but in my case it will always remind me of best day of my life.” Thomas said while turning towards Rainbow and smiling warmly, she returned the smile giggling a little.

Celestia chuckled and soon whole room was laughing.

After few moments of laughter Celestia silenced everyone with soft grunt and asked.

“Where is Twilight?”

Everyony frowned a little, Thomas decided to explain everything to Princess, Anna and Spike.

“Oh so that happened.” Celestia said saddening a little, Anna was about to cry but Spike quickly cheered her up pointing out that Albert’s now all right and he will soon be back. Then Thomas had an idea.

“Princess, Albert will leave hospital in 2 days now because of small wounds all over his body, and 2 broken ribs maybe you could heal him like you healed me?”

He asked with hope, it was least they could do.

“Sorry Thomas, I guess I could heal those small wounds but I won’t be able to heal his broken ribs, I don’t have any knowledge about human anatomy.”

Thomas frowned a little.

“Well I guess that’ll be fine, those ribs won’t heal anytime soon anyway so I guess those 2 days he has to stay in hospital are for those bruises.” Thomas managed to produce small smile.

“Now that’s over, Princess Celestia, Ah really want to know what are ya doing here?” Applejack asked.

Princess looked around and formed huge smile on her muzzle.

“I Have great news everypony, I finally figured out how to bring you back to Equestria.”

Silence.

Nothing, everyone stayed in their places faces and muzzles covered in slight shock, they didn’t know how to react, sure girls were finally able to come back home, that should make both them and guys happy.

But do they actually want to go back?

“Is, is something wrong?” Princess Celestia asked with puzzled expression, she was expecting rather happy reactions from her subjects.

“Everything great, it’s just that…” Rarity said while averting Princess gaze, she then leaned towards Terry, Applejack and Rainbow doing the same with Michael and Thomas.

Celestia stood there for few moments after realization stroke her, she frowned.

“I’m really sorry, but you have to come back with me.”

Celestia hold her head high putting on her emotionless expression.

“You all have responsibility of being an elements of harmony, I’m sorry but Equestria can’t survive without you.”

Sadness covered the room, they knew she was right, they wanted to be mad at her, but couldn’t, after few moments of silence Thomas said.

“Princess, since it’s unavoidable, can you at least give us 3 more days together before taking them back with you?” He said with hope in his eyes, to his relief she smiled and nodded.

Her horn then glowed

“I shall now go to my most faithful disciple and her special somepony... emm somebody, I will pass to them all the info and heal his wounds.”

Before anyone could response she was gone.

3 Days

Was all that was left for them, they knew they should use any second given to them.

But they couldn’t

Party was unofficially ended, every pair just laid on a floor, couch or actually everywhere in the room thinking about what happened and what to do, except Anna and Spike, they went back upstairs to talk about Princess and perhaps play something later on.

And they stayed like that, until exhaustion took over them and boys left Thomas’s house while girls went to guest room.

Thomas washed himself in his shower and went straight to bed.

“3 days huh.” He said to himself before falling asleep.