They landed just outside the crystal like Rainbow Friendship Castle. Twilight lowered down onto her heels and the two foals got off. Shine was the slower one because she was unsure if this was a trap or not.

''Don't worry, sweetie. Your mommy is in there waiting,'' said Twilight nudging Shine with her muzzle.

''O-okay, daddy,'' uttered Shine gently closing her eyes as her dad nuzzled her. Twilight smiled and the filly got off her back, she noticed something on her daughter's flank. A rainbow in between two clouds.

''Hey, sweetie do you know you got your cutie mark?''

''I never noticed,'' uttered Shine looking at her cutie mark. ''Cantor, did you ever see it?''

''Yes, I did. You had in since your first kill day''

''Wha...,'' She was shocked, she had a killer cutie mark. Twilight tired to calm her now crying daughter.

''Shhh. It's okay. You didn't mean it,''

''B-but....,'

''Shh. You were forced too,'' said Cantor trying to calm his filly friend down. After a few minutes, her tears dried up and she accept she had her cutie mark.

''Sweetie, don't worry. We could pass it off as a cutie mark for making a sonic rainboom,''

''I guess...,'' They slowly walked inside to where the huge corridor was, they walked down the corridor.

''Don't fret. It be okay I'm certain,'' said Cantor

''It's okay, Cantor...I'm taking it,'' They made it to the door leading into the throne room. Twilight smiled and said.

''Wanna do it yourself?'' Shine looked confused for a moment but her horn glow along with the door opening it only to have Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, the CMC and definitely Pinkie Pie jump out yelling.

''Welcome back and birthday!''

''Huh? Birthday?'' Rainbow grinned and walked over to her oldest foal with Dark Streak, a baby grey pegasus colt with grey rainbow mane like Discorded Rainbow Dash, on her back.

''Hey, kiddo. How did you forget your own birthday?''

''I...,''

''Dashie. Don't worry, she been in the Rainbow Factory since the age of 4. It natural to forget,''

''Okay, Twi. I hate that place now that I know that it hurts ponies,''

''Yea. We're glad that you stopped,''

''Me too. When Rainbow Shine came along, I just knew,''

''Yeah, now come on, sweetie. Pinkie probably gonna die from a heart attack if we don't eat cake and you don't open your presents,''

''I'm perfectly fine. Aren't I, everypony?'' She turned to the screen when saying the last bit. Everypony looked at each other but then shrugged at Pinkie's normal self. ''Ok. Cake time!''

''Now that's Pinkie Pie...,'' said AJ but she smiled as Pinkie Pie ran into another room yelling.

''Cupcakes! Cupcakes!''

''Okay...Pinkie Pie is Pinkie Pie,'' said Rainbow.

''Yeah,'' said Shine gently. Pinkie Pie came back in pushing a huge cake with 8 rainbow themed candles. It had seven layers with a candle on each layer and one at the very top. Also each layer was a different color, red at the bottom, violet at the top and there was two streaks, one of rose pink, the other violet running down from the top of the cake.

Shine gasped, looking at the cake that Pinkie Pie made her.

''Is there really my cake?''

''Yes! Positively!''

''Pinkie...You over did it for a 8 year old,'' said Rainbow.

''What how? She a princess isn't she?'' said Pinkie in confusion. ''Aren't I right, Dashie''

''Yea but she wasn't always a princess ya know''

''But, she an alicorn?'' said Pinkie, probably forgetting that the horn once belong to Twilight.

''She was a pegasus but the Rainbow Factory members stole Twilight's horn and sewed it on probably casting a spell on it making it work!'' said Rainbow in annoyance.

''As...For as I know, they did,'' uttered Shine trying to break up the argument.

''She's right. The Boss got me to sew the horn on and he cast a spell on it,'' Rainbow looked confused at Cantor.

''Okay. Who's he?''

''Mommy, he well my colt friend...''

''Eh, my daughter already has a colt friend!'' cried Rainbow in shock.

''I will sort your mom out. Get a slice of cake you two'' said Twilight going up to Rainbow. The two foals looked at each other before going to the huge cake and grabbing one of the already cut slices. Pinkie Pie was already stuffing her face with cupcakes.

''Is that pink pony always like this?'' asked Cantor.

''Yeah...Not that I have seen her since I was four but as I remember, she always baked the best cakes and was particularly my aunt,''

''Oh,'' Rainbow came over and said.

''Okay, you two. I have talk with Twi and I guess we're find with you loving each other and Cantor, I gonna ask do you wanna leave here with us?''

''I would love that''

They smiled and then a loud voice was heard making everypony giggle.

''Cake time, over! Now presents!''

''Come on, little one!'' said Rainbow.

''Hey I'm not small,'' frowned Shine but she giggled along with her mom and dad. They ran over to where the huge pile of presents were smiling happily to be a family again.