Later that day

Nathan stood in his human form in the Carousel Boutique with his suit on. It consisted of a silver tailcoat with a purple dress shirt underneath with a grey bowtie, silver dress pants and shoes made of an artificial leather. "It looks great Rarity, thank you so much."

The fashion pony smiled. "You're welcome darling, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with a unique figure such as yourself."

Nathan rolled his eyes, still not used to having two, and looked to his amulet which was a bracelet in his current form and raised a brow. "I wonder." Switching to his pony form he found that the suit had morphed to suit his new body, causing Rarity to tilt her head and lean forward in interest. "Huh, so that does work." He walked into a changing room and took off his suit. Walking out in his human form in his usual wear he approached Rarity. "So, how much do I owe you? And don't say that there is no payment needed, I want to pay you back for this."

Rarity stood frozen, shocked that he immediately knew what she was going to say. "Well... If you insist... it will be-"

"Wait, I forgot my bit bag, I guess this will have to do." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a gem. It was shining blue and the shape of a crescent moon.

"Wh... Where did you get this?" Rarity asked in shock and disbelief.

Nathan looked to Rarity then to the gem. "In the Land of Behemoths, why? What's so special about it?"

"That my dear is a Lunar Stone, only twenty were ever crafted, by Princess Luna herself for that matter before her banishment." Rarity stared at the gem in wonder. "I'm sorry darling but I cannot accept this as payment, you should... No, you MUST give this to your lover."

Nathan blinked and looked down at the gem. Suddenly, an idea came to his head which caused him to smile brightly. "Thank you for the info Rarity, I'm gonna make sure this goes to good use. I still need to pay you though..."

"Why don't you foalsit Sweetie Belle sometime, then we'll call it even?" Rarity suggested.

Nathan nodded. "Sounds good, again, thank you so much Rarity." He hugged the mare and walked towards the front door, as he was about to open it Sweetie Belle threw it open and knocked him across the room. As Rarity ran up to him he simply got up and dusted himself off. "Man, she may be small but she's got some strength."

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry mister." Sweetie Belle apologised as she ran up to him.

"It's alright Sweetie Belle, I'm not hurt and to be honest I'm impressed with your strength."

Sweetie Bell just looked at him with confusion. "My strength?"

"Sweets, you were able to throw a door open so hard it launched me across the room, and I am not the lightest human I'll tell you that, I use the big guns for a reason." Nathan kneeled down to her. "Just make sure if you ever pat someone on the back that you maybe do it a bit gently, I know at your age you can be a bit... energetic."

Sweetie Belle smiled at the praise. "Ok mister, and thank you." Nathan scratched her ear and made his way to the door, first making sure that no other energetic fillies were about to throw it open, and made his way out into the streets of Ponyville.

Sonata flew high above the cloud layer with a smile on her face. "Hahahaha, this is so much fun! I can't believe how much I actually missed flying!" She did a few spins before becoming tired and floating elegantly down to a nearby cloud to rest. She wiped some sweat off of her forehead and looking around the beautiful landscape. The sun was in a position where it shone off of waterfalls and lakes, the sky being a soft orange. The lush green fields appeared to have soft waves in the grass as the gentle breeze pushed the small plant life. "I really missed Equestria, the human world is nice and all but..." She looked down and saw Nathan walking towards the castle in his ranger form. "... there are some things that I just missed too much."

As Sonata wiggled herself to get more comfortable she heard the sound of wings flapping. Turning she saw a mare with a blood red fur and a long ruby red mane, her cutie mark was a ruby gem with a bullet going through it. "Hello mother."

"Hello Ruby, you look very cute as a pony."

Ruby blushed and sat down beside her mother. "T-Thank you. Mind if I join you?"

"Not at all." The red mate got comfortable and stared out at the magnificent landscape with her mother. The two remained silent as they watched the sunset. "Ruby?"

"Yes mom?"

"In the future, how far do Nathan and I get?" Ruby just looked at her with confusion, unable to answer. "I mean how far did our relationship go. We have the twins, you and another batch on the way. However we spent a thousand years apart, I'm just afraid that something has changed that will cause us to drift apart." Ruby took note of the look in Sonatas eyes,money were filled with doubt and worry.

Ruby sighed and smiled. "I won't spoil anything for you, but I want you to know this. When the 'incident' happened and when you were injured father refused to leave your side, he chose to die by your side so you would die with someone you loved."

Sonata couldn't form words, too many thoughts rushed through her head at that moment. Looking down at the ground she saw Nathan walking out of the castle with a checklist, he was planning something. Sonata smiled and brought Ruby into a hug. "Thank you."

Ruby smiled and wrapped her wings around Sonata.

Meanwhile in Canterlot, Thane was watching the sunset alone. He, as usual, felt conflicted. He didn't know where his anger towards Nathan came from, why he couldn't let go of that one event. "I just... It doesn't make sense!" He slammed one of his fists into a nearby rock. "Why?! Why do I hate him so much?!"

Little did he know, there was a cause for this anger. Something that had made its way into his body, something evil, something dark... something nightmarish.

Author's Notes:

Hope you enjoyed the new chapter, looking to further develop Thane in the future.