God watched from His throne in Heaven. He'd watched as His son found his long lost daughter. He'd watched as he'd comforted her, protected her, introduced her to her Heavenly family.

He couldn't be prouder of one of His archangels. Despite what many humans believed, He never wanted Lucifer away from Him for all eternity! He wanted him to return to Heaven eventually.

Contrary to what every angel believed, Lucifer included, his banishment wouldn't kill him if he tried to return, but would purify his body and restore him to completion. It would make him whole again.

He sighed and rubbed His temple. However, He soon came up with a plan as to how He could come down to Earth without alerting Zarachiel, Sunset or Lucifer.

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Zarachiel and Sunset had been invited to LUX, one of Lucifer's nightclubs. God, without informing them, sent them to the original universe.

Sunset and Zarachiel stood around as some of the women danced whilst others got drunk or were raving.

Suddenly, the fatherly archangel had tuned in on a presence,

"Hello, my son." Spoke a deep voice from behind. The voice radiated love, calmness and safety.

Zarachiel knew who that voice was. It was Him.

"Hello, Dad. The word was spat with anger and distrust. How dare he think he can just try to be in his life and try to mend things. Dad had avoided him for centuries whilst Zarachiel himself was doing his duties, which were to create any life form he wished and teach it.

Not only that his dad had avoided him, but also every one of his siblings. He'd even gone as far as to abandon Samael, or Lucifer as he demanded to go by these days.

"I see you have a daughter now. You have some explaining to do." God crossed His arms and narrowed His eyes at His other most rebellious son. Both Zarachiel and Samael had not asked for much except Free Will.

"I don't have to explain shit to you. You avoided all of us for centuries and now you want to be in our lives again?" Zarachiel was furious, no, beyond furious. Because of his father, Zarachiel had missed several years of Sunset's life. If he could reverse time, he'd raise Sunset with her mother and his wife, Celestia, all over again. He wouldn't fail his daughter again. Nor his wife. He wouldn't fail Luna, Cosmos and Galaxia either.

"I can't say that I blame you. I caused you to miss out on your daughter's life. I did not realize at the time you had a family of your own. At least let me be in my granddaughter's life. Please. Let me make up for what I've done to you. From here on out, you will stay here in this world or in Equestria. I want you to be a better dad than me. Be in Sunset's life and be the dad to her that I never was to you or your siblings. " God saw the anguished expression behind His son's eyes.

God never wanted to cause His son and his other children so much pain. Had He really been that absent to them? Had He truly spent more time watching over humanity? Or creating more lesser angels? God felt ever so ashamed. He knew He was guilty, He wouldn't deny it.

"S-So you're my grandpa? The Almighty God himself is my grandpa?" Sunset looked nervously to her father, using her body language as a way to ask for help.

"My beautiful grandchild, I would never hurt you. I'm not unfair and I'm certainly not cruel. I am sorry, I truly am. I am the reason your father missed out on your early life. If there's anyone to blame it's me. Not him." God didn't want His own granddaughter to hate her father because of His selfish actions. Got felt complete disgust with himself for letting things get this far.

God looked to the side and gazed heavenside, calling to his wife, The Goddess Of All Creation. She flew down from the heavens and gazed at her fallen son with guilt and sadness.

"Hello, husband." The sultry feminine voice of Charlotte Richards spoke as She stared at her husband.

"Hello, wife." God wanted to let His wife meet their son again and also their granddaughter.

"Zarachiel, son, my sweet boy. It has been so long. So many centuries." The goddess's eyes filled with tears of pain, guilt and sadness. She'd missed him, Samael and Amenadiel ever so much.

She placed her hands over his cheeks and gently ran her thumbs over them, gazing into Her son's golden eyes.

"Hi, mom." The word was spoken coldly. She too had been absent because of his father. He'd locked Her in a cell deep in the dark pits of hell.

"Who is the woman standing next to you, son?" Goddess was confused, who was she? The girl held some resemblance to Her son, the same almost matching skin tone, hair and face.

"Mom, this is my daughter, Sunset Shimmer. Named after a setting sun I once watched in the hospital a few minutes after she was born. I and her mother, my wife, Princess Celestia agreed the name fit her. Her hair matches that of a setting sun, gold and red. And the fact she gets the gold hair from me.

"I have a granddaughter!?" Goddess couldn't believe the fact that one of Her sons was already married! And the fact he had a daughter! She was so proud of Her son. All of Her other children were unmarried. Besides Lucifer, that is. She'd found out from Lucifer that Amenadiel had a son named Charlie. She'd have to go and meet him and Amenadiel some time.

"H-Hi grandma." Sunset stuttered nervously, shy at meeting her grandmother.

"Zarachiel, why was I never told about this!? Why didn't you invite me to your wedding? I want to meet your wife. But first." Goddess wrapped Her granddaughter up in a tight hug, Overjoyed at having a granddaughter.

Zarachiel stared over at his father who was smiling at him. Not just because he had given them a grandchild, but because of his progress. From his fall from his home of Heaven to finding himself in Equestria and eventually getting married, leading to finding out he was going to be a dad.

And a smile full of love and pride.

"Zarachiel, son, I have something to tell you that I have wanted to say for a very long time." God wanted to tell His son how He truly felt about everything.

"I love you, son, and I'm proud of the man you've become. I forgive you and Samael for the rebellion. I was angry at you, your mother, humanity and your brother. I should have talked it out, no, we should have all talked it out. Instead your brother and I resorted to violence. As did your mother. However you always tried going for the peaceful route as did Samael before he decided to use violence." God couldn't help but express that He wasn't mad at His sons anymore for causing the rebellion. All they ever did was speak their mind and express their thoughts. What was so wrong with that back then that it made Him so angry with them?

Zarachiel for the first time in many millenia, broke down and sobbed against his father.

God managed to catch a few words amongst the sobs His son tried to withhold. Millenia of pent up longing, shame, hurt and betrayal, left to fester due to God's own shame and cowardice.

It took a few moments of holding His son and listening to make out what he was trying to say.

"I never wanted to fight."

"I just wanted you to listen."

"I wasn't trying to be disrespectful."

I'm sorry, Dad. I'm so sorry."

God couldn't help but try to help comfort His son. He had neglected not only Zarachiel and Samael, but every single one of His angels. Not only his archangels, but also His lower class angels.

"You are forgiven, my angel of creation. I shouldn't have lost my temper with you and your brother. I forgive you both."

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