They were all on the train home. Considering everything, the guests in Canterlot had been part of a messy, but overall acceptable meeting. For now, it was just nice to finally be on her way home. The train cart was surprisingly empty considering it was the end of such a big event, but Twilight didn't complain. She just looked out the window to see the familiar landscape passing by, as Canterlot disappeared behind the terrain. She didn't want to see that city for at least a couple of months.

Next to Twilight sat Cadance and Shining Armor. He was sweating a bit nervously.

"Going to be a daddy... Still can't believe it," said Shining Armor, shaking with excitement and terror.

"I wonder if it will be a crystal pony, the magic of that kingdom is far from ordinary, after all. I know it will be beautiful either way," said Cadance, leaning towards him very affectionately.

"You have to send me a message when its time. I'm going to be an aunt, I can hardly believe it either," said Twilight.

"Twilight, thank you for everything, and that you have, you know, pretty much saved the world," said Shining Armor.

"It was nothing, I'm used to it by now," said Twilight, chuckling at that fact.

"How are the 'prisoners'?" asked Shining Armor, looking over her shoulder to see the ponies and a changeling sitting over in the corner.

"Coping, everypony left keeping their names hidden. Wanting to start over. What to expect," said Twilight, taking a sip of her tea.

"Do you think they can handle all the pressure of helping a town be created? It's supposed to be backbreaking work," said Shining Armor.

"I think they will as long as they have each other. In a way, they are like us. They are strongest together. And I genuinely think they want to try to make up for what they've done, or at least try."

"Well, I firmly believe everypony deserve a second chance if they ask for it," said Cadance.

"It's like that Hiltguard said: our choices are what matters. They've made a good one after a series of bad ones. I wouldn't want to mess that up. Choosing to accept a second chance, that's enough of a reason to give them a chance. That's what we do, after all," said Shining Armor.

"So... what are you going to name the foal?" asked Twilight, leaning over towards them with a bit of glee in her voice.

"I'm not sure, I was sort of thinking about Victor, or Victoria, since you beat Misery, but that would be so unoriginal," said Shining Armor.

"Dawn?" suggested Twilight.

"No," they both said immediately.

"Armor... Amore... Armory?"

"No!" they exclaimed.

"Okay, how about..." she started to say. Trying to figure out new and interesting names for her coming nephew or niece. Sitting there in the train, her friends not too far away, her family quite close, she felt content and happy. Her former enemies were looking at the three happy ponies talking about baby names, all hoping that they would one day too get to experience such happiness, and that they would deserve it when it came. For the moment, no matter where you looked, no poor pony was alone. Twilight had her friends and family. Shining Armor and Cadance had each other. Group Misery, as a bit of an inside joke having been renamed into Team Search by its members, had each other to lean on, in more ways than one for some. Princess Celestia having her beloved sister by her side as they barely saw the train go beyond the borders of Canterlot, off towards Ponyville, then beyond to distant lands.

***

And that is the end. Some have been hurt, others have begun to heal, some have been punished while others have been rewarded. Whatever journey one takes, one should always be mindful of the crossroads. Pick the right path, make the right choice, and you might find yourself on a road leading to something great, something that can bring you happiness.

"And if you pick the wrong path, you might end up a few miles underground inside an ancient dangerous artifact with a bomb blowing up in your face!"

Sometimes, the choices we make can lead us down terrible paths. If we do not possess the strength to recognize when we are lead astray. Our actions, or lack of them, can have terrible consequences.

"Yeah, like spending too much time writing uninspired fanfiction when you could do something productive instead!"

Um, er- Sometimes we recognize the the choices we have made to be wrong or misinformed. When we have reached that point we should not turn back in desperation, but instead face our flaws head on, and face the dangers the road has in store, but face it with humility and grace, even when that is difficult. Do apologize for your mistakes, do regret them and ask for forgiveness, do not flee the punishment that you have brought upon yourself.

"And do not try to sound deep when you in reality have no idea what you're talking about."

We must always..., um, okay, what?

"You heard me! Don't try to give the story a moral just for the sake of having a moral. It was just an adventure. It wasn't deep, and you know it!"

Hey, I try my best to-

"Oh please, you just want to have fun, like me. You try to write of fun and excitement. It came out so-so, I suppose. You just want to write for the sake of writing, even though you can't spell or even use commas right."

Okay, that is a bit mean... True, I suppose, but still.

"And what about the lose threads? What about the rest of the kingdoms now when they must know about Celestia having kept Cesom hidden for so long? What about the Whitemane's name? What about that Dot filly? Oh, was she actually the mastermind about the whole ordeal and will return with a vengeance in 'Group Misery 2: Curse Harder'!?"

What?! No! She is just an innocent little filly. Although, I did have a sort of reason why Misery picked her to be part of the group though, but that is just a small detail.

"Ooh, tell me!"

No.

"Tell me!"

No! Good bye.

"Come on, nerdy guy on the Internet from beyond the wall! Tell me! I want to know! Wait, where are you going? Come back here! I'm not done criticizing you. Still, thanks for the adventure and stuff, but, [size=8]hello?[/size] [size=5]Can you still hear me?[/size] [size=1]Oh well, I'll see you soon enough again. Bye, everyone!.[/size]