Epilogue: The Afterparty

It took a great amount of time to cure everypony of their corruption, but luckily, there was enough of Zecora's brew to cure all of those corrupted. The brew had only managed to make it as far as Canterlot and Ponyville, lucky for the Mane Six. However, the only pony of the princesses not corrupted was Cadance, due to her being in the Crystal Empire, watching over the crystal ponies. Twilight was relieved that her stepsister was not a victim of Zecora's plague, due to her already seeing a preview of what she'd be like corrupted, courtesy of Queen Chrysalis.

After curing everypony of their corruption, Twilight and the others still had one thing to await, and that was Celestia's celebration for saving Equestria from not just the Tree of Harmony, but from the Plague of Equestria. Rarity had designed all six of them a set of outfits for the occasion, symbolizing all of their courage in overcoming all the challenges that they had faced in their pasts. Part of the inspiration came from the words of the dragon they had faced, and the beauty of the forest, along with modifications to the outfits that she had prepared with Sweetie Belle's assistance. Rarity had managed to display the outifits to Sapphire Shores, and as she predicted, Sapphire loved them.

As for Applejack, she had managed to gather enough apples for the celebration, along with the help of her friends and Big Macintosh. The apples were soaked in Zecora's brew, just in case they had been tainted during the time of the plague, due to it having the power to change an entire forest into a fun house. In the end, all the apples were gathered for the celebration and taken to Canterlot, where Celestia helped Applejack display them.

Rainbow Dash was able to rid the sky air of all the toxic smoke from Zecora's brew, and gathered all of it into a large containment device, thanks to the efforts of the Cloudsdale factory. The device was taken to somewhere afar, where nopony would ever discover it, and sealed with a lid that only Cloudsdale ponies could open, so there was no chance of the toxic smoke escaping and plaguing Equestria ever again. Even if it was, the Mane Six could just return to Dragon's Trench, gather up a new lotus, and have Zecora cook up a brew that would free a pony of their corruption, but that was most unlikely.

As for Twilight, she managed to finish the book she had started to read the morning the plague first began, which turned out to be the book that contained all the information on the Everfree Lotus that she needed in the first place. Once she had finished it, she sat it in a nearby area where she could always find it, just in case this ever happened again, but she knew that if it ever did, it wouldn't be for a long time. In other words, she knew that Equestria was safe once again, but one mystery still was unsolved; what caused the weight of the gravity to be lifted, when she didn't do anything? She didn't worry about it too much, and prepared for the celebration.

Twilight, along with her friends arrived at Canterlot Castle, exiting the carriage. All six proceeded into the castle, where they were greeted by Princess Celestia, Luna, and surprisingly, Cadance as well. Twilight was thrilled that Cadance was there, and walked up to her.

"Sunshine, sunshine! Ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves, and do a little shake!" sang Cadance and Twilight in unison.

"It's so good to see you!" exclaimed Twilight, full of excitment.

"It's good to see you too," replied Cadance.

"But, if you're here, then who's watching over the Crystal Empire?" asked Twilight.

"Shining Armor insisted for me to come, because nothing really happens in the Crystal Empire anymore, ever since King Sombra was defeated."

"I can understand why," said Twilight.

"So, I heard that all six of you had to save Equestria again. Must've been a chore."

"In no doubt. It took nearly a week just to get Ponyville and Canterlot back to normal."

"Yep, it was some adventure," added Applejack.

Cadance giggled. "I'm sure it was."

"However, I'm still unsure of one thing," said Twilight. "We were all being crushed by the gravity of the area, then like magic, we were back to normal."

"You mean it wasn't you who caused the gravity to become less heavy?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"No. I'm not sure what happened, Rainbow," confessed Twilight.

Cadance looked at them strangely. "Wait. You six were in trouble, and needed help?"

"Yeah. Why?" asked Twilight.

"Well, I was surveying the Crystal Empire, when I saw something in the distance, and strangely, it looked just like Twilight's cutie mark. I swore I could hear you six struggling, and asking for help, so I cast a spell that helps to lessen the weight of gravity. Is that even possible?"

Twilight and the others were blown away, and wondered themselves if that was even possible, but at the same time they were just happy that Cadance was able to to sense them needing help, even if it was miles away from the Crystal Empire.

"That just goes to show ya just how powerful friendship can be," said Applejack.

"That's right, Applejack. We've been through so much that we've all developed a bond that allows us to help each other, even if we are far away from one another. Friendship is the most powerful type of magic, because it lasts forever, and as long as we have each other, it will never die," said Twilight, as all six of them gathered in a group hug.

"Now, come on!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash. "Let's party!"

"Right. I could use a party, after all that's happened," said Applejack.

"My hooves could use a rest," said Rarity.

"I don't mind, as long as there's nothing scary," said Fluttershy

"PARTY TIME!" exclaimed Pinkie.

All six of them proceeded into the castle, along with Cadance, planning to catch up with Twilight. Luna and Celestia remained outside, for a quick chat.

"Sister, do you think she's ready yet?" asked Luna.

"Not yet, dear sister," replied Celestia. "Not yet. But, soon she will be ready to have her own kingdom when the time is right."

Luna nodded her head, as she raised the moon, for the day's end.

END OF EPISODE TWO

Author's Note

Thanks for reading! Episode three is coming soon, so keep an eye out