Author's Note

Hey everycreature!

This is the last chapter to this short story!

Now a little warning, this may contain potential spoilers for the ending of FiM, but it will be something everyone would expect, so it's not really a major spoiler!

Other than that, lets get to it!

Many Years Later...

Many Years Laters...

It was late evening in Canterlot, ponies closing up shop for the day or going home to their families for a good last day meal and to sleep for the night. High up on one of the palace balconies, stood the present ruler of Equestria, Princess Twilight Sparkle, as she was there to lower the sun and raise the moon, using the magical amulet given to her by Princesses Celestia and Luna. As Twilight did so, she could not only hear the residents of Canterlot preparing for the night, but the animals outside the capital's limits, the howls of wolves and especially the hooting of owls...

Twilight sighed as she hung her head low as the moon came up over the horizon, with everyone going to sleep, it was time for herself to do the same as she turned around to start heading to her bedroom, only as she did so, she heard a rather loud hooting that sounded like it was right behind her, a hooting that exactly sounded familiar...

Once more turning around slowly this time, Twilight saw not one, but four owls perched neatly on the balcony railing, two large ones and two small ones, one which looked very familiar to the alicorn princess...

"Owlowiscious?" Twilight asked slowly, not believing her eyes as she trotted up closer. "Is that really you?" Twilight asking with some slight disbelief.

The owl hooted back what sounded like a very positive "Yes", smiling, well as owls do smile as that confirmed Twilight's question.

"Oh Owlowiscious, it is you..." Twilight shedding a tear. "After all these years, you still remember me... And found me..."

Twilight getting close enough so that he could nuzzle his feathery head against Twilight's face, brushing his brown feathers against Twilight's fur, tickling her a little.

"Oh how I missed you all these times Owlowiscious..." Twilight stated as she realized that Owlowiscious was not the only owl present on the balcony railing. "But who are they? Your family?"

Owlowiscious hooted a happy answer as he then put a wing around the other large owl, who was standing next to him, obviously his mate and the two smaller ones were his children. And well Twilight was happy, her owl finally found something better than her to take care of and would be more meaningful for him.

"Well it seems you're doing very well for yourself Owlowiscious, I'm proud and happy to see you're living the life you're meant to live." Twilight smiled, although deep down she was still a little sad. "Well I shouldn't keep you here all night long, I'm sure your family needs you to spend time with them." The owl hooting back in agreement, but not before he shared one last nuzzle with his former owner. "I love you too Owlowiscious, I hope you keep visiting me every once in awhile, I could use the company."

After the final goodbyes, Owlowiscious, with his mate and kids, took off into the night sky, heading off back to their home in the forests, their dark forms getting smaller and smaller before disappearing into the treetops below. All the while Twilight stayed where she was until she couldn't see the owls anymore and when that happened, she sighed one last time before returning to her bedroom for a peaceful sleep, to rest for a new day tomorrow and looking froward to the next visit from her feathery friend.