Twilight looked in awe as two conveyor belts carried the piles of paperwork to a full squad of secretaries that checked them before signing, following the guidelines the princess of friendship had written to facilitate their work, and leaving them in a third conveyor belt that sent them to another section of the castle where they would be archived.

“You guys really managed to streamline the process,” Twilight said, looking at the two unicorns she had hired for the job.

“It was our pleasure princess,” Flim said with a small bow.

“We hope to keep doing work for such a generous mare,” Flam added next.

Twilight smiled, proud of the change of heart of two ex-scammers. “You know, if you do a couple more good jobs like this, I could give you a place in Equestria's research and development department.”

Their jaws dropped. “W-we would be honored princess,” Flim said.

“Clearly generous fell short to describe you,” Flam added.

Twilight chuckled. “Give yourselves more credit, I believe your particular work will help push Equestria to a more productive era. I will be expecting the best of you two.”

Both stallions saluted. “We won’t let you down.”

Twilight nodded and walked out of the room, crossing paths with Prince Blueblood on her way out. “Hi Blueblood, how did the meeting with the Saddle Arabian prince went?”

The white stallion smiled. “Hello princess. It went smoothly, I would even say that he really enjoyed his visit, and he may come back to vacation a few days with his family.”

“I’m impressed. It seems I made a good choice appointing you as our foreign diplomat,” the princess praised.

“Spike has been giving me some advice on the side, so make sure to give him some credit too.”

“Will do.” Twilight’s new watch started to beep, reminding her that the train to Ponyville was about to leave. “I need to go, keep up the good job.”

“Good luck,” Blueblood shouted as she ran away to the train station.

Sitting comfortably in one of the passenger wagons, Twilight took out the diary and sent a quick message to Sunset.

“Hi Sunset, how’s everything doing? Did X take you up on your offer?”

She waited for a couple of minutes, until the book signaled a response.

“She did! She was a little intimidated by the amount of people that were present, but she warmed up to them in no time. How are you doing? Is your horn getting better?”

Twilight looked up, seeing the cast the doctors had put on it for protection. “Its okay, still too soon to have it getting better, but it doesn’t hurt other than some migraines if I use my magic too much.”

“I’m glad that it’s not giving you much trouble. Do you still want to hang out next weekend?”

“Absolutely! We haven’t seen each other in forever. I hope I still recognize you.”

“Hey! I’m not getting older yet.”

They continued chatting until the train finally made its stop at Ponyville station. Twilight wrote a goodbye before getting out of the wagon. She took a deep breath, enjoying the fresh air of the town, and was immediately tackled by a pink blur. “Welcome back!”

“Hi Pinkie, thanks for waiting,” Twilight said with a chuckle.

The pink pony helped her stand up. “We have everything ready near the lake, everypony is waiting for you.”

“Lead the way,” Twilight said before following Pinkie’s hopping step.

When they arrived, Twilight saw all her friends gathered in what was originally going to be just a picnic, but with the amount of ponies’ present, it was practically a small festival.

Trixie was entertaining the young six with her magic tricks, having Starlight and Sunburst helping with her acts, The Pillars and Grogar were playing cards on a nearby table, a bit annoyed at the pile of bets Obsidian had gained during the game, Discord was enjoying some tea with Fluttershy, Applejack was keeping Rainbow away from the cider so she didn’t drink it all before the party started, Zecora was telling stories to the Cutiemark Crusaders, Celestia and Luna were chatting with Rarity, Moon Dancer and the rest of Twilight’s old friends, and Spike was finishing setting a large banner that said, “Reunited once again!”.

“I can’t believe they are all here,” Twilight said with a small tear in her eye.

“Of course they’re silly,” Pinkie said before giving her a side hug. “No matter how much time passes, we will always find time to get together.”

Twilight smiled, closing her eyes before taking a deep breath. “Let’s go, I have a lot of catching up to do.”