13 years had passed since the incident with Blueblood, Fizzlepop yawned as she pushed herself off her bed standing on her hind legs only for Spike now fully grown and as tall as Princess Celestia to walk in with gem crusted pancakes “Good Morning Mum, I made breakfast .”

Fizzlepop smiled “Thanks son, this is fantastic.” After quickly devouring the pancakes he stood up on her hind legs her muzzle on the same level as Spike’s snout “So ready to visit…?” Spike growled at the loud banging “Who in the blue blazes is banging on our door?!”

Spike and Fizzlepop walked over to the door, to see a blue mare with a Magician’s Hat on her head and a pink mare “Girls I just thought I should inform you two that me and Starlight are going to travel together.”

Starlight sighed “I enjoy Sunburst’s company and all but I need to expand my horizons, grow as a pony” she then smiled “Trixie asked if I wanted to join her as an assistant and I agreed.”

Fizzlepop smiled “That’s great, I wish you two the best of luck.”

The two unicorns smiled “We’re not leaving just yet, we need get all the supplies for our wagon and then we will be off, we’ll be off by next week at the latest.”

Spike grinned "Well we should go and attend Twilight’s birthday party.”

Trixie grinned “She’s turning twenty one is she not, maybe we should put a little gift in her punch.”

Starlight frowned “No Trixie no putting alcohol in the punch.”

Trixie pouted “You’re no fun.”

Everyone else in the room burst into laughter, Spike smiled as he grabbed a package “Let’s not forget the present we got her Fizzlepop.”

Fizzlepop smiled “Of course let’s go.” The group of four of them left the castle acknowledging the guards as they left.

Just as they left a white stallion with a blue mane galloped out of the castle, he panted “Wait for me.”

Starlight smiled “Sergeant Armour, I barely see you out of your office unless it;’s with that Princess of yours.”

Trixie grinned “So have you got some yet?”

Fizzlepop shouted “Trixie, that is not something you just ask somepony!”

Shining Armour chuckled “We have but only the plain stuff, Cadence wants to save the fun stuff for our honeymoon.”

Spike frowned “Come on we don’t want to be later for Twilight’s party, you know how she is about tardiness.”

Fizzlepop groaned “Okay screw walking everyone ready?” The all nodded, she smiled “Good” with a flash of light and a popping sound the group was outside Twilight’s home.

Spike knocked on the door, the door opened revealing two ponies, one with a grey coat and alight grey and purple mane with three purple stars as a cutie mark, the other had a gray azure coat with dark phthalo blue mane with a small white crescent moon in the shadow of a large yellow moon plastered on his flank. Fizzlepop bowed “Mr and Mrs Sparkle.”

Twilight’s mother smiled “Please call me Velvet.”

Twilight’s father smiled “Please call me Night.”

Night and Velvet let the four guests inside their home, they smiled as the pointed to a white table by the window. Spike asked as he put down Fizzlepop and his gift “Starlight, Trixie where is you gift?”

Trixie and Starlight grinned at each other as Trixie took off her hat and pulled out a large box they laughed at their friends stunned faces “We have got it handled.”

Just then another knock on the door interrupted their mirth, Velvet got to the door and opened it revealing an exhausted orange stallion carrying a small box. Starlight waved “Come on Sunburst, Twilight is going to return from the Library soon.”

Velvet shushed turning off the light as everyone as the group all got into their positions, they all smiled as the door opened as Twilight stepped into the dark, she called out “Mum Dad where are you?”

Everyone in the room grinned , Velvet flicked the light and everyone shouted out Happy Birthday Twilight!”

Twilight felt tears welling up in her eyes “Thank you all for remembering, I have been so busy lately that I have forgotten my birthday was coming.”

Fizzlepop walked over wrapping her forelegs around her friend “What kind of friends would we be if we forgot you birthday?”

Spike handed her a drink “Now it’s time to party.” Spike went upstairs and came down a few moments later bringing down a small boom-box he pressed a button and music began to play. Fizzlepop was happily watching the party go on, Trixie and Starlight were dancing bumping their flanks together, Sunburst was quietly chuckling to himself as he watched Twilight’s absurd attempts at dancing. Spike smiled as he walked over to her “This is a great party.”

Fizzlepop nodded, happy to enjoy the peaceful moment she was experiencing before anything went wrong as she knew it inevitably would, she looked out at the window preparing for her duty.

Meanwhile

Princess Celestia her white coast growing dull and her pink mane resting on her withers, she groaned as her horn flickered with light as the sun fell beyond the horizon. She dragged her exhausted body to bed and fell into deep slumber.

Author's Note

I hope this isn't too much of a time skip for all of you.