There was a flash of light, the sound of thunder and the force pull of a gust of wind. When the ponies opened their eyes they saw six glowing jewels floating in the air.

"We did it! We sealed the Chaos Magic!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed.

Before anypony could celebrate, the air suddenly cracked and a blinding white portal appeared.

"What´s that?" Smart Cookie asked.

"The time portal is open! We need to get back before it closes," Twilight explained and looked back at Clover the Clever. The old unicorn stallion smiled and nodded. "Quick! We must hurry! Rarity, drop that! We can´t take anything with us to the future!"

"But...these dresses. I can´t just..."

Rolling her eyes, Twilight magically pulled the dresses away from Rarity and hurried to the portal.

"Rainbow, we have to go!" Applejack yelled.

"No. I´m staying," she said, holding the hooves of a pegasus stallion.

"Rainbow, we don´t belong here," Twilight insisted.

Rainbow knew she was right so she turned and said to the stallion, "Come with us. Please."

He looked back at his friends. Princess Platinum and the Chancellor Puddinghead looked heartbroken while Commander Hurricane kept a stern glare on him. He looked at Clover who just shook his head. Before any decision could be made however, Applejack pulled Rainbow by her tail.

"NO!" she yelled.

The pegasus tried to grab her but froze when Commander Hurricane shouted, "Captain Pansy!"

He stood in place, holding back tears as he watched Rainbow dragged into the portal shouting "I love you!"

"Goodbye great-great-great-great-great-auntie!" Pinkie said waving and Princess Platinum waved back.

Finally once the six mares have crossed, the gate collapsed and the old palace fell silent. Smart Cookie and the Princess moved forward to comfort Pansy.

"Look! Shiny rocks!" Chancellor Puddinghead said, pointing at six jewels in the floor.

Clover made them float in front of him. "This was why they came here. This is their legacy and we must protect it," he said.

Commander Hurricane moved next to him and nodded. They both watched the six jewels, six gifts by six wonderful mares.

****

"And that´s the whole story, Princess," Twilight Sparkle finished her tale.

"I´m glad you all returned safe, Twilight," Princess Celestia said, nuzzling her.

"We came back with out four hooves intact!" Pinkie said.

"I would have preferred to come back with our hooves full of souvenirs," Rarity confessed, causing a general laughter.

"You know we can´t take anything from the past with us. it would create a paradox," Twilight explained while Rarity still pouted. Fluttershy smiled and comforted her friend.

"But wait Twilight, if we can´t take anything from the past it means we can´t leave anything from the future either, right?" Pinkie asked.

"exactly."

"But we left the Elements of Harmony in the past!"

"But we used them to travel into the past in the first place. Have not we left the Elements they would have not be here in the present for us to travel to the past," Twilight explained.

"But then where did the Elements come from? If we have them now because we took them then...auh! head hurts!" Applejack said and collapsed into the ground along with Pinkie, both with sever headaches.

"It´s best not to think about some things," Princess Celestia said and all of them giggled.

Twilight looked at the balcony and noticed Rainbow sulking in the edge. She got up and moved next to her.

"You know, I can´t also believe you´re an descendant of Princess Platinum," Applejack said.

"Why? Don´t I look regal enough?" Pinkie said and they all laughed again.

Away from the sound of laughter, Twilight was able to hear Rainbow´s sobbing. "Rainbow?"

"You should have let me there in the past, Twilight."

"I couldn´t. You belong here with us, Rainbow. That wasn´t your time."

"But I´ll never see him again..." Rainbow said, breaking in tears.

Twilight cover her friend with a wing and gently nuzzled her. "You can. Remember that the past is always with us. Is the memories we carry on. He ´s still with you."

"...you´re too cheesy, Princess."

Twilight laughed and pulled Rainbow together. Below then in the garden the statues of the founding father and mothers of Equestria stood proud. Commander Pansy standing in the middle of the garden, his armor sporting a cloud and a lightning shaped rainbow.