Author's Notes:

Sorry for the slow updates. It's getting harder and harder to write with so much to do. The prequel and sequel were being churned out so fast that it was unbelievable. Looks like real world problems are catching up to me now.

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If I used this one already, sorry. I can't always remember stuff. Look at these pictures while you're here.

"Is she ok?"

"Yes, she should be. Just a few cuts is all."

"Are they infected?"

"No. I cleaned them up. They should be fine."

"You sure there's no infection and that she's ok??"

"Everything is fine, Sunset Shimmer!"

The words echoed in Twilight's head as she came to. Twilight felt her body ache as she blinked slowly, regaining consciousness. A small sigh escaped her lips as she shifted slightly. Twilight's eyes glanced around. She was in a room...the nurse's office at CHS. Twilight was laying on a cushioned bench. She grimaced at the twinge in her back from laying on such a hard surface despite the cushion. Not too far away from where she lay, the nurse sat at a desk and was being badgered by Sunset Shimmer. Twilight's heart skipped joyfully. Quietly, Twilight called for her.

"Sunset..."

The said girl immediately stopped hassling the nurse and sprang forward with lightning speed.

"TWILIGHT!"

Sunset grabbed her shirt and yanked her into a hug. Sunset's embrace was rough and strong. Twilight got the breath knocked out of her when Sunset pulled her in for the hug. She felt herself flush and a warm sensation ran throughout her body. Sunset's cheek was smashed up against her own, smooth and soft. Her arms curled under Twilight's and her hands clenched the back of her shirt in tight fists. As if by magic, all of Twilight's aching pain disappeared.

Twilight could hear Sunset's heart; it pounded out loud, deafening beats in Twilight's ear.

"I missed you," Sunset whispered.

Her voice was strained and emotional. Twilight felt tears form at the corner of her eyes and she squinted. She let out a shaky sigh and whispered back," I missed you, too."

Sunset burst into tears and held the girl closer to her.

"I waited a whole year for you. I waited by the portal every single day, Twilight. Just to see you. And now, after such a long time..."

Before Twilight could say a word, her lips met hers and they were lost in a long overdue kiss. Sunset wrapped her arms around Twilight and pushed her down on the cushioned bench. Twilight closed her eyes and brushed the other girl's cheeks. It had been so long since they kissed one another and they felt a zap of electricity the moment their lips touched. But, course, all good things come to an end.

The nurse looked away and the Main 5 walked into the office. Rarity cleared her throat noisily to announce their arrival. There were tears of joy in her eyes and she dabbed them away with a hankerchief before it ruined her makeup. Sunset broke away from the kiss feeling very aggravated that they were interrupting it.

"Get a room," Rainbow Dash said as she smiled warmly at them.

All of the Main 5 had big smiles on their faces.

"Why don't you get yourself up and off of her so's we can hug a dear old friend, now won't you?" Applejack said to Sunset.

The fiery-haired girl grudgingly got up and right after she stood away from Twilight, the others bombarded her companion. They smashed her in crushing hugs and all talked at once in excitement at seeing her. Twilight laughed and said hello to them.

"I'm so happy to see you girls again!"

Twilight looked at them all together and raised an eyebrow. They were all different. They lost the chubbiness in their cheeks and looked older somehow. No more was the skinny, hipless, and flat chested girls she had known them to be. All of them had gained weight and were looking more like young women than she remembered. Her pony friends back home all were still the same, with their slender forms and kid-ish looks. But these girls, no, young women were different. Twilight shook her head and smiled. Humans aged faster than Equestrian ponies.

After the warm welcome, the nurse cleared her throat.

"Well, you seem well now. However, I'm not quite sure about your friend who came with you."

The nurse got up from her chair and walked out the room. The others followed and they came to a room that was not too far away from Celestia's office. Inside was another bench with a boy laying on it. His blue hair, tan skin, black jacket with a red and white stripe across, and jeans all reminded them of one person.

Flash Sentry.

Twilight held her breath as she recalled someone calling out to her right before she went through the portal. It was him. She hadn't known that before, but now that she thought about it, his voice was the same and distinctive as ever. Slowly, the boy's eyes fluttered open and he rubbed them with a fisted hand. He yawned and blinked a couple of times before looking at the girls. Twilight and Sunset held their breath and covered their ears. They knew what was coming.

Brian Flash let out a loud scream of fear, shock , and astonishment. They all groaned and grimaced at the horrid sound. Flash looked at his hands and screamed even more. He had no idea what was going on. Flash huffed after his cry and inhaled to let out another scream. Before he could let out a death shriek, Applejack slapped a hand over his mouth and sighed with great exasperation. Her ears were ringing and she could not bear the sound.

"Hold your horses, Sugar Cube! Calm down and Twilight will explain to you what is going on. Just...(shudder) no more screaming."

She kept her hand on his mouth. The pony boy's eyes darted back and forth as he scanned every inch of the room. He was afraid, excited, confused, upset, curious; he was feeling so many emotions at once that he had no idea what to think. He was so jittery about this whole thing that he couldn't think anyway. Applejack nodded her head to Twilight and she came forward.

"Flash, it's me, Princess Twilight Sparkle of Friendship, Regal Advisor of Equestria, and Saint of Harmonious Magic..."

Twilight spoke slowly to him so he could process her words. Sunset and the others listened with deep interest. At the moment, they were all googling about Twilight's title. Princess Twilight Sparkle of Friendship, Regal Advisor of Equestria, and Saint of Harmonious Magic?? That's a mouthful. And the saint part...Twilight wasn't even dead. Most times in Equestria(from Sunset's knowledge) it was the deceased that were sanctified for honorable deeds and heroic sacrifices, like Starswirl the Bearded. Twilight must be a BIG SHOT in Equestria to have been sanctified in only two years of alicornhood.

Calmly, Twilight explained everything that was going on and Flash slowly began to calm down. He listened with great interest and awe at everything he was told. When she finished he nodded. He looked down at his hands again and closed his eyes as he processed everything he had heard. It was all too fictional-like. It was like when he was back home listening to glorified tales of Twilight's adventures and accomplishments passed on from other guards. It was all so fascinating, yet this was real. He sat there in silence and thought about it.

"Sunset and I have some issues we need to discuss and it'd be best if we have a guardsmen with us since you're here. We don't know what this issue will lead us into," Twilight said.

He then looked up and smiled.

"Flash Sentry, at your service, princess."

The girls chattered excitedly to him and Sunset glanced at Twilight. The younger girl mouthed to her "later" and she understood. Whatever the problem was, she and Twilight would talk about it some other time. In the doorway without them noticing stood a young man who stared at the pony boy, thinking deeply about everything he had heard and witnessed. He had been there the whole time and he had a plan in mind...