A Burning and Loving Reunion

5 days have passed since Eternal was attacked. Royal Blaze and the others had finally made it to Ponyville. At first, they were unaware of how they'll find Eternal. Twilight Sparkle soon spots the 8 stallions and walks towards them.

"Excuse me, are you guys looking for something?" She asks them, making them turn to her still confused.

"Well you see, we're looking for my son." Royal Blaze replies.

"Really? What does he look like, maybe I can help you find him." She says.

"Well, my son's name is Eternal Flames, he's got white fur, blue eyes with scar-like birthmarks under his eyes, and he has a red mane. His cutie mark is a yellow star inside of a burning flame." He explains. Twilight's eyes begin to shrink with her mouth hanging open. "What is it?" Royal Blaze asks concerned.

"I...I know him." She tells him with her head looking down. She explains what happened to him in full detail.

"They did WHAT?! WHY?! They could've killed him!" Royal Blaze shouts.

"I know, I know! But they acted on their own. But luckily he's being treated at Canterlot Hospital. He'll be out within 2 more days." Twilight says with a reassuring tone in her voice. Royal Blaze then feels a huge stone fall off his heart.

"Can to take us over to the hospital, please? I want to be by his side by the time he's ready to get out." Royal Blaze asks. Twilight nods and escorts the stallions over to Canterlot.

20 minutes later, Twilight leads the other stallions to the Canterlot Hospital. They all walk in only to see Princess Celestia and Princess Luna in the waiting room chatting with each other. Twilight waves at them to get their attention. Celestia sees Twilight and her eyes shrink seeing Royal Blaze. Royal Blaze reacts in the same way. Surprisingly as Royal Blaze and Celestia approached each other everybody else was shocked to think that they actually reached the same height.

'No way! I never knew this guy was as tall as Princess Celestia!' Twilight thought to herself.

"To think that after all these years you've grown so much." says Princess Celestia.

"Even after you took your leave, you still look as radiant and as beautiful as ever since I last saw you." Royal Blaze says. Then out of nowhere, they start to hug each other. Twilight along with the other stallion, except Blue Blaze, had their mouths hanging open. Blue Blaze looked at them with a warm smile and a chuckle.

"Um...Princess Celestia? What's going on? Do you know this stallion?" Twilight asks all confused. Celestia turns to Twilight with a warm smile on her face.

"Well I can say that he and I have known each other for a long time now, but I'd rather wait until he sees his son before I even tell you about our history together." Celestia replies. She then tells where Eternal is being treated. Royal Blaze guides his two sons with him to the room. Upon reaching the door, Royal Blaze opens it up to reveal his son, Eternal Flames, bandaged but looks like he's doing better. He didn't notice his father and brothers as he was reading a book on the judicial system.

"ETERNAL!!!" his brothers shouted, causing him to jump and his book to fall on the floor.

"Guys, did you have to shout so loud?" Eternal replies with his hoof over his chest

"Nice to see you too, bro." Blue Blaze says, gently wrapping his hooves around his brother. "You sure took a nasty beating, I'll give ya that. But at least you're still breathing." Blue Blaze said. Eternal then gave a chuckle

"I'll never make that mistake again, I can assure you that." Eternal replies wrapping his hoof around Blue Blaze.

"I thought I was gonna lose you, big bro!" Heat Wave shouted wrapping his hooves around Eternal crying softly. Eternal struggles to give him a hug with his left hoof even though it's still stinging.

"I'm sorry for making you worry, but you shouldn't be crying so much. You're almost an adult, kiddo." Eternal says "Although, judging by my condition, I say you have every right to let it all out." Eternal says closing his eyes wrapping his left hoof around Heat Wave. Royal Blaze then walks towards Eternal with a straight face looking straight at him. Eternal feels like his father is about to scold him but keeps his own straight face. His brothers then let go of him after they see their father.

"Boys, I'd like to speak to Eternal alone. Wait for me in the waiting room." Royal Blaze says.

"Okay dad." They both say in unison.