Prince Eclipse

Spitfire and Twilight stood outside the former's room listening to the clatter of dishes coming from within ( Bob hadn't eaten yet) and wondered briefly why they had chosen to make her share a room with him.

The motley crew of mares and fillies from the clearing had returned before Bob, and had proceeded to the dining hall where everypony awaited her news of an accepted apology. The shock on their faces, primarily (Celestia and Twilight's) had been almost comical as Spitfire told them how she had come across not only Bob, but two dangerous unicorns and three very soon to be grounded fillies. For a time the most pervasive emotion in the room was anger as Trixie and Twilight, Celestia and Sunset all glared at one another. It all came to a crashing stop as Bob returned, surveyed the situation, sighed, and promptly slapped all four mares.

"Did you really come all this way to fight?" he asked them, complete calm showing across his form.

Sunset Shimmer looked into the eyes of her former mentor, rose to her feet, and sprinted towards her. As she reached her destination  she threw her arms around Celestia's neck, and simply stood there. After the initial shock wore off of having somepony practically throw themselves at one of the Princesses, the others in the room were able to hear them as they spoke as well as the broken hearted sobbing tearing through Sunset as she clung to Celestia.

"Please," Sunset whispered, now crying in earnest  "Please forgive me, I know I don't deserve it after everything I've done to you, and I know that I was vain, selfish, and greedy." she took a shaky breath as she continued on, oblivious to Celestia's increased breath rate or that she was now being held by her. " I know now that I not only took my lessons for granted, but that I threw aside the first and only pony who bothered to care about that little filly in the alley who was smelly and underfed and bring me into her life. That you thought of me as your daughter and not until it was too late did I realize that I loved you as a mother. You protected me, gave me a home, a teacher and all of your love...and I threw it all in your face. I don't deserve any sympathy for what i've done even though I have turned it around and-