Epilogue

Everything only got better for me and Ruby. First, the bakery in its first month open alone was our most profitable month we had ever had in the history of Cakes + Confections. The amount of ponies that came to support us on the first day opening back up had stuck around for the longest time. To the point where we were starting to have regulars show up to the bakery every day.

The family has gotten bigger since the amount of business that we were receiving. We were now working in shifts to help out with the problems with stress building up with the increased work. The only job that wasn't going to be used in shifts with multiple ponies was mine, can't risk the secret recipe to get out there.

Speaking of the bakery, I managed to make the place more appealing to the front by learning how to paint. On the front, I made a detailed mural of Peach. It was quite the attraction, as many ponies had gathered to see the unveiling of the finished painting. 8

As well as changes with work, there have been changes with me and Ruby. I made sure to keep my promise to Peach and proposed to Ruby. It had happened on the day where I found the ring to give to her as the proposal. Originally, I was going to propose the week after getting it, but I was so excited that the night we got home, I proposed to her right on our doorstep. She was so happy that she had broken down into tears of joy.

The following weeks we planned our wedding to be at the hill that reminded me of the hill in my dreams. I told her that I thought it would be a beautiful scenery for our wedding for Peach and my Parents to see from above. She thought it was a very thoughtful idea for our wedding. The place we found was kind enough to even provide the hall for the party after the ceremony. All we needed to provide was the food and entertainment for our wedding.

There was one pony I had in mind for my best stallion, thankfully he had returned just in time from Ponyville. Angel made it home just a week before the wedding. When he said that he was staying for the remainder of the month, I insisted on him making it to the wedding. With enough "begging" as he called it, he decided to stay for the wedding.

The day of the wedding was historical, as me and Ruby were the first Griffon and Stallion couple to be wed in all of Hoovesiana. I didn't really care about that, all I cared about was that I was marrying the Griffin I loved with all my heart. The ceremony was beautiful. It is a day that I would go back in time to relive, this would be one of them.

As for Amethyst, her family would always come over for dinner every Friday. It was the first time I would actually have to really cook something nice for dinner. I won't lie, the first time we did it was a complete disaster. As the weeks went on, the better the meals would get thanks to all the cookbooks that Amethyst would recommend me at the library.

Storm had finally started at this school for art students. Amethyst was worried sick about her son not being able to adjust to the new school, but he turned out fine. He even made a few friends on the first day.

Caramel and Autumn had their first daughter around the same time. The visit to see their daughter was precious. She had her mother's eyes and her father's coat. Both Caramel and Autumn were the happiest ponies on that day.

As many of you were wondering about what happened to Peach's house, I had decided to ask permission from the mayor's office to make her house a non-profit museum of the history of the Cobbler family. With their approval, we were able to put New Saddle back on the map for things to do in town.

Peach herself was happy with all I did for the tow to honor not only her memory, but her family’s. I was now looking forward to the dreams in the hills with the oak tree. Not only could I see both my parents, but I could see Peach. She would tell me about how she was happy to finally reunite with me, but also to Reunite with Corn Flake. It really worked out for them both.

As for me, I'm just really happy with the way everything is. My friends and family are doing so well. I have honored the best mare in the world with the museum. And I have the most perfect wife by my side.

It's funny to look back on all this and realize how it all started: Some introverted stallion who was shy and feared the world. Meeting Ruby changed me from that to the happy stallion that I am today.

So yeah, that's just how I did it. That's how I was able to spend the rest of my life with the most beautiful girl in the world, despite coming from miles away.

Author's Note

Not quite Season 9 finale, but close enough 🤷‍♂️