Ten years have passed since the horrific event took place. There was a new castle sitting on top of where Canterlot used to be. Statues of the Royal Sisters were placed near the entrance of the city. There were buildings all over and seemed as if they were brand new while some of the old constructs were recovered.

Inside and out of the city, everypony was either playing around or doing their jobs. It was a peaceful new era in the land of this new Equestria and it was flourishing. They were laughing and cheering as they played while the others were hard at work.

Tempest walked her way around this new Canterlot towards the castle where it was perfectly restored and sitting back on top of the city. Entering the castle, it was filled with the restored and redesigned stained glass menagerie with the princesses and Twilight's friends on the windows.

"Starlight!" Tempest called out.

Starlight was busy tending to the gardens and she hardly heard Tempest, being too buried into watering the flowers. She barely even heard her friend come in and all it took was one tap on her back to knock her out of her trance.

"Oh! Tempest… how are you this morning?" Starlight asked, hurriedly setting the water can down.

"I'm great. Is Flurry Heart ready?" Tempest asked, feeling suspicious.

"She should be. I had her get ready a half-hour ago." Starlight said, unsure of the time.

"I hope so. Her tutoring will be here in about an hour from now." Tempest said, feeling annoyed over her friend's incompetence.

"Oh c'mon, she's still a filly. She should have time to play." Starlight said, trying to justify her irresponsibilities.

"Ugh. Let's walk." Tempest said, pulling Starlight away from her duties.

The duo proceeded to walk through the halls on their way to Flurry Heart's room. While they continued to walk, Tempest asked,

"How is Cadance doing?" Tempest asked, trying to start a conversation.

“I haven’t heard from her in over a week now. Sunset isn't in much of a chatting mood either. Especially when it comes to the archives." Starlight answered, unsure of what they are doing.

"Is that right? But whatever it is, I hope it's nothing serious." Tempest said, uncertain about their absence.

"Right. Serious…" Starlight said, starting to feel down.

"Hey, cheer up. I'm sure they're not trying to be mean to us. Maybe they're having some sort of crisis with personal matters. Besides, it's nothing that they can't handle." Tempest said as she and Starlight got closer to Flurry Heart's room.

Tempest knocked on the door and waited for Flurry Heart's response. There was no answer.

"Flurry Heart?" Tempest asked before knocking on the door a second time.

"Yes?" A bright and chipper voice answered.

"Flurry Heart, your tutor will be here shortly. Have you gotten ready?" Tempest asked, wanting to know if she's done preparing.

"Just a second!" she responded.

The two waited while Flurry Heart was getting ready. While they continued to be patient, Starlight and Tempest went back to chatting.

"So what about Sunset? Has she been keeping quiet as well?" Tempest asked.

"Maybe. She has barely spoken much since last week now. I guess it's been ten years since she's been back in the human world." Starlight surmised.

"I still find it hard to believe that there is another world besides ours. Just what is their world like?" Tempest asked in an astonished manner.

"It's pretty good. Although they do have some weird people on the other side." Starlight answered..

“I wish I could go there. But since the portal’s destroyed…” Tempest said before hearing the door open.

The two turned around and saw that it was Flurry Heart, wearing a decently-frilled dress with bows on the skirt. Her mane was neatly curled and tied back in a knot attached to a bow. She exited her room and when she looked at Starlight and Tempest, she gave them the brightest smile anypony has ever seen.

“Good morning, Aunty Tempest!” Flurry Heart shouted before jumping and hugging Tempest.

“Good morning, my princess. Are you ready?” Tempest chuckled, returning the gesture.

“Yup! All packed up, Aunty Tempest! Good morning, Aunty Starlight!” Flurry Heart exclaimed, glomping all over Starlight in the process.

“Good morning, my cute little princess. Did you sleep well?” Starlight asked, being as cheerful as she can before setting her down and booping her in the noise.

“I did! And I had the most wonderful dream last night! Do you wanna hear it?” Flurry Heart excitedly asked, wagging her tail like a dog.

“Maybe later. Miss Hazelnut is on her way and we need to be on time.” Tempest said.

“Aww…” Flurry Heart said in a now-saddened tone.

“Why not tell me on your way to Miss Hazelnut?” Starlight asked, wanting to cheer up Flurry Heart.

“Yay! Okay, so in my dream…” Flurry Heart said as they started walking through the castle.

The trio walked all the way over while listening to Flurry Heart’s dream. It was a beautiful day in the land of this New Equestria. The birds were chirping, the critters were moving, and all the ponies across the land were playing. It was a new age of peace and harmony. When they made it to Flurry’s Heart tutoring room, they made sure that she didn't forget anything before getting ready to leave the campus. As they were about to leave, Flurry Heart turned around and shouted,

“I’ll see you later, Aunty Starlight and Aunty Tempest!” Flurry Heart shouted in a cheerful tone as she waved them goodbye.

“‘Bye! We’ll pick you up soon! Have fun!” Starlight shouted as she happily waved.

Flurry Heart giggled before entering the building where Miss Hazelnut awaited. Starlight and Tempest left the premises to return to their duties as they happily thought about Flurry Heart on their way back to the castle.

***

Somewhere in the mountains, a little pegasus filly in a cloak flew and climbed her way through the rocks before seeing a cave in front of her.

“It has to be this way!” the little filly exclaimed.

Walking inside, she was greeted with all sorts of bats, mice, and gems throughout the cave. It took her several hours with countless mishaps, but she heard a loud heartbeat from across the cave. She moved forward and it grew even louder. On her way, she was met with the ooze from ten years ago, but it was inactive. There were also black clouds surrounding the area and it had a sinister atmosphere to it. After making her way towards the end, she found a giant, mummified corpse of a goat, screaming in agony as it looked up at the ceiling.

“I finally found you…” the little filly said in a sinister tone.

Suddenly, the heart started to glow and all that was left was a heartbeat. Beating and beating as the goat remained silent.

Author's Note

But in all seriousness after the previous chapter, it has been a long time coming since I first started this story. Even with all the controversy and the backlash that I received, I am eternally grateful to each and everyone of you for sticking with me to the end. I have no idea will happen next, but me and Saber are currently working on a sequel for the story. One where Flurry Heart is the main character. But for the time being, this story is finished and I hope you all enjoyed it. I will write other Spike stories, but I am going to take a break from all this. I will never forget the time I started all this and I will never forget you for sticking with me to the end. Thank you for your kindness and support and I will continue to write these wonderful stories.

This is Ghoul. I'll see you on the other side.