Alex opened his eyes and found himself in a hospital bed, the first thing he noticed was that he was in his human form, at first he panicked by wondering what happened to his pendant but his thoughts were ceased when he saw in the bed next to him Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie hugging a. . . Pony version of Daniel while the rest of the girls were just looking at them with urges to hug him too, He didn’t have a horn so he looked like some kind of Pegasus since his fur was peach but his wings remained black.

“Oh mygosh Daniel, you are so cute!” Fluttershy said while nuzzling Daniel’s fur.

“Yeah! I wouldn’t mind taking you home with me like this!” Pinkie Pies said excited.

“Girls. . .aghhh, I’m glad you like it and all but please. . . air. . .”

Alex couldn’t help to laugh at the scene before him, everypony and human turned to see him and smiled, Pinkie left Daniel go and jumped to give him a crushing hug, Alex received with gusto.

“Ali! You are awake! I’m so happy! Nice match by the way! I hope you are ready for an amazing party!”

“hehehehehe, Pinkie. . . all your parties are amazing and thanks” Alex said and returned the hug.

Rainbow Dash immediately flew in front of him with a grin in her face.

“Dude! That was an amazing match! I didn’t know you could do all that stuff! The transformation! The magic! Those combat skills! You definitely have to spare with me someday!”

“Gee Thanks Rainbow, I’ll think about it”

Alex tried to stand up and for his surprise, he was fine. . . no part of his body ached.

“In case you are wondering darling, Daniel used his healing powers on you”

“I see. . .thanks Daniel”

At that moment all of them felt a shining light behind them, seconds later, Daniel in his human form joined them with Alex’s pendant in his hand.

“Awwwwww, I wanted a nuzzle with you in that form Daniel” Twilight said.

Daniel decided to ignore her and handed over the pendant to Alex.

“I must say this is an interesting artifact Alex, who crafted it?”

“Princess Luna. .  .my Princess Luna, she gave it to me as birthday gift”

“Nice gift I must say”

“Thanks Daniel” Alex said and stood up “By the way. . .nice match”

He then extended his hand for a shake and Daniel returned the sentiment immediately, everypony present smiled warmly to the scene.

After dressing up with clean clothes (Thanks Rarity, he thought) he, Daniel and the rest started to exit the hospital. Alex noticed his armor and weapon were nowhere to be seen.

“Hmmm Daniel, where is my gear?”

“We don’t know, in order to treat you, we removed all your armor and weapons and put them in the corner of the room but the second later. . .they were gone!”

(sigh. . .Discord) “It’s ok, I might have an Idea what could happen to them, after all, he knows I don’t need them anymore”

“Your friend?”

“Yeah, probably”

Daniel and the rest decided to not ask anymore, not that they would get an answer after all.

Once they opened the doors to exit the hospital, a huge crowd of ponies and the princesses were there cheering for them.

“There they are!”

“Way to go Daniel!”

“You both did great!”

“Marry me Alex!”

“Marry me Daniel!”

“Marry me you both!”

Alex and Daniel couldn’t help to blush, The Princesses approached to them seconds later, everypony present became silent and bowed, the humans did too.

“You may rise my little ponies and humans” Celestia said.

All of them stood up and from nowhere, Princess Celestia started to applaud, she was followed by Cadence and Luna afterwards, then everypony followed them.

“Thank you for that great show, you both fought with your hearts, I can only hope to see another amazing show like that in the future”

“Yes!” Cadence said “You two were amazing, all those movements and abilities! I feel like a filly again!”

Daniel and Alex chuckled, she just looked like Rainbow Dash minutes ago, Luna approached to Alex, everypony were wishing for her to not do or say something offensive. . .again, for their surprised, Luna gave Alex a little kiss in his cheek and said:

“You are a great fighter Alex and I’m sorry for all those things I said before. . . I hope you can forgive me some eep!”

For her surprise, Alex jumped and gave her a crushing hug.

“It’s ok Luna, you. . .I mean your counterpart is one of my best friends, I would never be able to stay mad with any of you, Thanks Lulu”

Luna’s eyes widened, It’s not that she didn’t like everypony to call her Lulu but almost everypony were scared to address her in such casual way, she returned the hug and shared some tears.

“Thanks Alex, my counterpart is very lucky to have a friend like you”

“You are also my friend now Lulu, don’t forget that”

“Thank you. . .”

After that tender moment, everypony, humans and dragon proceeded have an amazing party in the city’s hall, even Kasai was having a nice time with the Colors, all of them danced and ate cheerfully, Alex found himself again surrounded by beautiful mares asking him if he was interested in forming a herd, he found himself blushing hard.

“I’m a good boyfriend, I’m a good boyfriend” he kept repeating to himself.

Thank God, Daniel came to his rescue.

“Hey Alex. . .can we talk in private?”

“Oh! YES! WE CAN!” Alex and Daniel ran very fast leaving so many disappointed mares.

Once away from the crowd, both of them were recovering their breath.

“So. . .what you wanted to ask?”

“Isn’t any chance for you to stay here. . . with us?”

“Uh? (sigh) no. . . there is not”

“. . . .Fluttershy. . .right?”

“Yep! she may be my main reason but I also had many others. My sisters Sweetie Bell and Rarity, my little bro Spike, not to mention all my friends in Equestria”

“(Sigh) I guess your answer was so obvious, don’t get me wrong, I would do the same, it’s just. . . we could really use someone like you here”

“Thanks Daniel, I say the same”

Both of them chuckled and remained silent for  some seconds until Alex spoke:

“It was really an amazing match wasn’t it?”

“Indeed it was, I really thought those hammers got me”

“yeah. . .but who would say you would evolve in the middle of the fight. . . just like the heros in the movies, that was amazing!”

“Yeah! and pretty stupid too. . . while you were sleeping, the doctors checked my arm and warned me to not to that again. . .they told me I almost lost my arm for do that, according to them, it could explode for the amount of power and pressure I gave it, and they say I must never do that again.”

“Wow. . .too bad, that move is very powerfull”

“And dangerous. . . sorry Alex, I could have put your life in danger”

“Don’t worry. . .nothing happened in the end, we are cool”

“Thanks Alex”

“No. . .thank you Daniel. . . thanks for the experience, now I have more confidence to protect my friends. . . my marefriend and. . . the future foal we may have someday”

“I say the same Alex. . .well except for the foal, I think I’ll wait a little longer”

Alex and Daniel chuckled again, then from nowhere a huge dimensional fissure opened in front of them. Daniel looked at it marveled but Alex knew what it meant.

“Well. . .I guess that’s my train to return”

“What but. . .it’s too sudden”

“Trust me, with my friend, everything is too sudden. . .please say goodbye for me to the rest ok?”

“. . . .Ok!”

Alex and Daniel gave each other a warm friendly hug, neither of them would accept it but they both shared a single tear, then they both nodded  and Alex was starting to enter to the portal. Before he did, Daniel shouted:

“Alex! We. . . will meet again. . .right!”

Alex turned to see Daniel and smiled.

“I promise you this is not a good bye, take care Daniel”

Alex crossed the fissure and it closed the second later, leaving a little sad human wondering how he would explain to everypony what just happened.

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Alex landed on the ground of the Everfree forest. He was still smiling.

“Wow Discord. . .talking about end a conversation abruptly”

The draconeous appeared in front of him with a grin in his face.

“I know! that was hilarious!”

“I agree, lucky for you I like random stuff, anyway. . . sorry for. . .not winning”

“Oh! Are you still thinking about that? Don’t worry, I may have lost the bet but I won something even better!”

Discord showed Alex some photos with him and Daniel fighting but the one Discord liked the best was the one with Alex receiving that last huge rasengan, with a funny defeated “What the f…” face.

“Was it really necessary to take that perspective of me?”

“Yes! Yes it was”

(sigh) ok. . . well I guess it’s time for me to return home, Alex started to walk when a gift box appeared in front of him.

“Don’t forget Fluttershy’s gift, you earned it my boy”

“Oh yeah! the diamond, isn’t it a little too big box for it?”

“Big boxes are the best!”

“I guess you are right, thanks Discord”

Alex returned to the cottage where a very cheerfull Pegasus welcome him.

“Oh Alex! When you told me you were going on a quest for my gift you never mentioned you would take two days on it! I was starting to worry for you to not come to the party”

“What? are you kidding me? Miss the most beautiful Pegasus in the whole world’s party? Yeah right!”

Alex gave him a deep kiss in her lips, she received it gladly and returned it with the same sentiment, their tongues melted with each other, after they broke it to get some air, Fluttershy finally noticed the box Alex was carrying.

“Oh my. . .is that my present?”

“Hmm yes. . .yes it is” Alex thought for some seconds until a smile crossed his face.

“Want to open it now?”

“But is not my birthday yet”

“I know but. . .I believe I can’t wait to see you open your present tomorrow. . .what you say?”

“Hmmmm, ok, just because it’s your present”

Fluttershy unwrapped the box slowly until she finally opened it, Alex started to wonder if really a rainbow diamond was the best present for her. . . he felt a little stupid for a moment until he heard Fluttershy squee.

“OH! BY CELESTIA, THIS IS THE BEST GIFT EVER!”

Alex turned around, wondering why she was so excited over a diamond but when he saw what she had in her hooves, he was shocked, Fluttershy had a golden ring in her hoof, it had the rainbow diamond with the form of her cutie mark, she also had golden frame with the shape of a heart, in it, there was a big photo, the same they took when Alex moved to her cottage, they were so happy that day. Fluttershy was crying and smiling.

Alex looked at the frame. . .he chuckled to himself (Discord. . .you deviant Rat, who would say you could be so tactful)

Alex approached to Fluttershy and gave her another deep kiss.

“I’m glad you liked it Fluttershy, a good friend helped me to get it.”

He then gave her another warm hug.

“I just want you to know how happy I am of having you in my life, sometimes I’m still wonder how in the World I managed to get somepony as perfect like you and please don’t say you are not that special. .  .YOU ARE! I won’t lie here, I still I have many doubts but I’m sure I want to spend my life with you and. . . our future family”

Fluttershy gasped and with tears still in her eyes, she asked:

“A. . . Alex, what you mean with. . . “Future Family?”

“(chuckle) What else would I mean my love? Ok. . .I will say it clearly, our future foal I know you want so much”

Fluttershy was shocked. . . until that moment, Alex had never shown any interest in having kids, she knew he was afraid of her safety after all that happened during his stay in Equestria, now. . .he was openly promising her they would form the family she so wished for, even if it seemed impossible, she started to share even more tears but with a huge grin in her face.

“. . .Thank you for everything. . .thank you for existing, thank you for being here. . .Oh Alex I don’t know what I would have done if you didn’t exist”

“I’m pretty sure you would had found another stallion Fluttershy, after all you are the most perfect pony in the whole World, the one who must say that is me Fluttershy, Thank you for existing. . .thank you. . .for being real”

“Uh?. . .what you mean?”

“Nothing. . .never mind. . .so what you say? I’m in the mood to start trying tonight”

Fluttershy jumped to Alex arms, he caught her with no problems and both of them shared another intimate kiss.

“You read my mind Alex, maybe Pinkie is right and you are a psychic”

Alex smiled and while kissing he carried her to their room, knowing it was going to be a busy night”

Discord was looking at the couple from outside the window, he would never admit it, but he had a little tear in his eye, then from nowhere the other Discord appeared and said:

“I hope you haven’t forgotten about our bet my dear friend”

“Hohohohohoho, of course not” Discord then snapped his finger and dozens of cakes appeared in front of them.

“Celestia’s secret cake stock!”

“Yeah yeah! now take them before she. . .”

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DISCOOOOOOOOOOOOORD!”

Both Dracoenous heard in the distance, more specific from Canterlot, both of them snapped their fingers and disappeared with their bounty into the nothing less.

Alex and Fluttershy were busy in their business to pay any attention to the huge scream it just sounded.

“Uh?. . .didn’t you hear something Flutteshy?” Pony Alex asked to her marefriend already below him.

“No I didn’t! and personally don’t care! Come here my love! Focus! Focus!”

Alex smiled and proceeded to please his mare.

THE END.