Sombra along with his hostages rode the friendship express to Canterlot to negotiate the terms of the trade off; Identity, Caramel, Rainbow Heart, and Chaotic sticking close by as to not agitate Sombra. When they got to Canterlot they were met with the princesses and escorted to a negotiation room.

Sombra was the first to speak up "please, Luna, let my daughter go." He pleaded with noticeable concern in his voice. Luna just glared.

"Why should I, this is exactly why we divorced, you never discipline her when she acts out, you just talk, no bite." Luna yelled.

Sombra with anger in his eyes just lost it "LISTEN YOU HEARTLESS WITCH, YOU BETTER RELEASE MY DAUGHTER OR THESE HOSTAGES ARE AS GOOD AS DEAD!" Sombra bellowed with a voice of thunder causing Luna to do the same going into her royal canterlot voice.

" EVEN IF I COULD SHE IS GONE, AND I KNOW YOU'RE ALL BARK AND NO BITE, YOU ARENT GOING TO HURT A SINGLE HAIR ON THOSE HOSTAGES." Luna road back at her ex-husband with a glare in her eyes with Celestia trying to play peacekeeper.

All the hostages could do was stay silent as the princesses and Sombra talked, but it seemed like the worse was to come.

Meanwhile Dj and Shadow began their trek to Canterlot, It was clear that Dj knew how to forage for food and Shadow knew how to sneak around, along the way Dj found wild blackberries and shared them with Shadow, Dj had always had feelings for Shadow, but didn't know how to tell her, so he and her just traveled the way she came and reached Canterlot in about an hour; landing outside of the castle they could hear yelling and bickering with Shadow clearly having second thoughts, but she'd do anything to avoid a war or to protect the one she loves from harm, which is why she freed him first; walking up to the negotiate room Shadow took a deep breath and Dj held her hoof assuring her that he was there for her and they went inside.

Upon entering the room the arguing stopped as Sombra looked at Shadow witg tears in his eyes and approached her. "Oh Shadow, I'm so glad you're ok." Sombra said throwing his hooves around his daughter embracing her in a hug "I love you, Shadow, I know I don't say it often, but I really do." Sombra told her as he hugged her.

Sombra upheld his agreement and so did Luna releasing Shadow to her father, but not before coming clean; she approached her daughter and did something she hadn't done in a long time, she hugged her and said she was sorry and told her she was angry at herself and just took it out on her.

The entire room had made peace with each other and a surprise happened, Dj proposed to Shadow asking for her hoof in marriage to which Shadow agrees, Caramel also proposed to Identity asking for her hoof in marriage to which she happily agrees.

The party returns home to take off where they are left off and attend the wedding of Rainbow Heart and Chaotic, now with two other couples to wed, during which City is thinking back to her mother's words

Meanwhile Dj and Shadow began their trek to Canterlot, It was clear that Dj knew how to forage for food and Shadow knew how to sneak around, along the way Dj found wild blackberries and shared them with Shadow, Dj had always had feelings for Shadow, but didn't know how to tell her, so he and her just traveled the way she came and reached Canterlot in about an hour; landing outside of the castle they could hear yelling and bickering with Shadow clearly having second thoughts, but she'd do anything to avoid a war or to protect the one she loves from harm, which is why she freed him first; walking up to the negotiate room Shadow took a deep breath and Dj held her hoof assuring her that he was there for her and they went inside.

Upon entering the room the arguing stopped as Sombra looked at Shadow witg tears in his eyes and approached her. "Oh Shadow, I'm so glad you're ok." Sombra said throwing his hooves around his daughter embracing her in a hug "I love you, Shadow, I know I don't say it often, but I really do, you're my little treasure." Sombra told her as he hugged her.

Sombra upheld his agreement and so did Luna releasing Shadow to her father, but not before coming clean; she approached her daughter and did something she hadn't done in a long time, she hugged her and said she was sorry and told her she was angry at herself and just took it out on her.

The entire room had made peace with each other and a surprise happened, Dj proposed to Shadow asking for her hoof in marriage to which Shadow agrees, Caramel also proposed to Identity asking for her hoof in marriage to which she happily agrees.

The party returns home to take off where they are left off and attend the wedding of Rainbow Heart and Chaotic, now with two other couples to wed. Twilight performed the ceremony diligently and many tears of happiness was shed, especially from Sombra who presented his daughter off to Dj. All the while, Identity was thinking back to her mother's words

"This is a big decision to make, but sometimes the best way to solve these sort of problems is to leave the outcome to fate.

“This is your choice, I know the best will happen in your favor, and you will find that fate’s outcome will be for your best interest.”

Identity knew her mother was right, and all was well. Fate had worked out for the best for everyone.

After the ceremony ended everyone went home with buried hatchets, new beginnings, and a new perspective on love and life in general.

Author's Note

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