Everything Begins Anew....In Time

It had been 6 months since Ananasrenette and Cloudburst revealed that they were engaged.

"What's with all this time passage? It's already been 6 months since the last chapter!", Corkscrew exclaimed.

This is the last chapter of this story, and in awhile I work on the trequel. Ok?

Corkscrew sighed, "Fine...I'll show up more in that one, right?"

Of course, it's going to be called, "The Golden Years of Corkscrew and Nick" for a reason.

"Okay, well that's good. Continue with the story then.", Corkscrew smiled.

Okay then. Today was finally the big day for Ananasrenette and Cloudburst. And Nick. Nick had stayed up all night, crying, his daughter was growing up, and it hurt him to think about.

Yet, there he was, walking down the aisle, with Ananasrenette, as is the custom for fathers to walk their daughters to the front.

"Daddy, are you sure you're okay with this?", she asked, looking at him with deep concern.

"Listen, honey, I'll be fine, okay? Don't let these tears spoil your special day.", Nick smiled, as Ananasrenette wiped his tears away with her hoof, "Your mother would be proud of you. You know that right?"

"I know...", she sniffed, holding back tears.

When they finally got to the front of the chapel, there was Cloudburst, with his best man, Big Mac (Turns out they both LOVE hoofball!).

Corkscrew was there to wed the two, then...

"After the long read up, I said, 'Ananasrenette Braveheart, do you take this pegasus to be your lawfully wedded husband?'", Corkscrew grinned.

"I do, Uncle Corkscrew!", Ananasrenette smiled.

"And what about you, Cloudburst? You gonna marry this mare?"

"Uhh, yeah, sure, Corkscrew!", he exclaimed.

They all stood there awkwardly for a whole minute before Corkscrew shouted, "Well don't just stand there, KISS HER! Do I have to go through everything step by step? It's ridiculous! The way you expect me to..."

And while Corkscrew was ranting, Ananasrenette and Cloudburst kissed, resulting in everyone cheering.

At the "After Wedding Party", Nick and Octavia approached the newlyweds.

"Oh I'm so happy for you guys!", Octavia beamed, hugging the both of them.

"Yeah, remember. You have a deadline! I better see grandkids within 2 years! Or I'll just be upset, got it?", Nick said teasingly.

"We'll try, Mr. B!", Cloudburst smiled.

"Oh...and that's another thing...call me Dad!", Nick grinned, tears in his eyes, hugging Cloudburst tightly, "Take good care of my daughter, okay?"

"I will, Dad. I promise!", he beamed.

"Well, Daddy. We better get going. Aunt Applejack has a place we can stay at during our honeymoon, then we'll come back to the farm.", Ananasrenette smiled, kissing her father's forehead.

"Wait...your not moving out?", he asked.

"Of course not! We love the farm too much for that! Not to mention, it's a great place to raise our kids!", Cloudburst replied, while Ananasrenette nuzzled him.

They then said their goodbyes, got into the carriage, and were off. Nick watched it until it was out of sight. Octavia left him to check on the kids, when Nick heard an all too familiar voice.

"Oh, Dearest. I'm so proud, proud of both of you. You let Ananasrenette go, even when you didn't want to. Why?", asked Rachel's spirit, who was now hovering beside him.

"Because. It was the right thing to do. Sometimes, if you love someone, and you're willing to do anything for them, the best thing to do...is to let them go. She may not always be with me, but she'll always be in here. Just like you...", he sighed, putting his paw over his heart.

Rachel smiled, "You've grown very wise since we last saw each other. I'm sorry I couldn't be here for her. For you. But you've moved on, thankfully. I'd never forgiven myself, if I knew you were spending the rest of your life, grieving over me. But no, you've started anew, like all things do eventually. It's time for me to start over again...just like your parents have."

"Wait! What do you mean?"

Rachel kissed his nose and smiled, "You'll see..."

And right before his eyes, she turned into a sapling, for an ananasrenette tree it looked like.

Nick dug it up and put it in a pot, smiling in thought, "I wonder what kind of trees Ma and Pa would be..."