Author's Note

Thew new chapter is finished

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The old friends

Mount Aris and Seaquestria were teeming with life as always since its' release from Storm King's tyranny,
in which ever newer generations were captured under his rule. When the tyrant himself was defeated, all residents could finally to cut loose.

Strangely enough that day, all Hippogriffs gathered gleefully in one big crowd, just after they spotted again the familiar face of the same princess of friendship who they had a chance to meet a few months earlier.

The bird-horses alone could not say that about her.

The fresh princess of Equestria tried to remain formal, although all could see the stress in her trembling position as the blue Hippogriff accompanying her side, enriched alicorn's position with compliments.

Twilight presumed well, she found herself in an awkward situation wherefrom she could not get out so easily.

"Attention everygriff!" Sky Beak chirped enthusiastically. "Princess Twilight is here again on our humble doorstep!"

The blue hippogriff seemed to be excited about this fact, as his voice took on an unnaturally childish form disturbing to the purple ruler of ponies herself.

"But this time..." the adult hippogriff continued, as he grinned toward her. "She will be with us for good!"

The inhabitants of Mount Aris fell silent and exchanged glances with each other. Princess Twilight Sparkle moves here? Is she becoming a Hippogriff to learn about their most valuable culture? There were so many questions on their feathered heads that they wanted to know the answer to.

"I, as a father of two children with a enjoyable good opinion amongst you" Sky Beak said calmly, as he stood at attention, to utter the following words. "I'm getting married again"

The hippogriffs in the cluster gasped with shock at this declaration and glanced at the purple pony standing right next to him, as the realization smacked her in the heart.

She was thrown of balance. Yes, she agreed to be his fiancee with heart that the blue hippogriff would reconcile himself as a single father, but she did not previsioned that this one word would not matter for father of her disciple to announce it to everyone he knew.

"B-Bu... B-bu...!" Twilight raised her voice, but her meant-to-be fiancé cupped her chin.

"Oh, no needs to be shy about it" Sky Beak smiled blithely. "There are many good creatures here who will like you and without hesitation will become your friends"

With a little bit of halting bewilderment, some of the hippogriffs in the crowd replied with happy nod.

"You see, sweetie?" the adult hippogriff took his claw off from the place of her neck. "You don't have to worry about anything, am I right?"

Twilight exhaling with a fake smile and her beautiful eyes darting between Sky Beak and other hippogriffs, nodded.

Before the literal moment has passed, all the citizens of the island made a deafening and cheerful screech, that got into her head. Literally, since she didn't even managed to hear her own thoughts.

A some another seconds has passed, when a few of tall blurry silhouettes in her dizzy vision started walking in the purple alicorn's direction.

"Congratulations Sky Beak!" one of the blue hippogriff's friends in golden armor spoke. "Yesterday, you couldn't get back together after the breakup with Ocean Flow, and here you are. Our old and happy feathery friend!"

The male hippogriff guard glanced at Twilight and gently patted her head, ruining her navy mane with purple streaks in the process.

"You know..." the hippogriff smiled ruefully. "You can come back to us now after finding a new part of your heart. Others in the sky are starting to worry about you, about your absence..."

Sky Beak shrugged at response.

"Forgive me, but so far..." the blue hippogriff nudged Twilight causing her to uncontrolably blush. "I have to take care of my family"

The hippogriff guard dropped his head.

"I understand... So far you have your own private duties..."

"That's right" Sky Beak cut in with a soft smile and slowly approached his friend. "But do not worry pal, I will return to sky service as soon as I solve some of my personal business"

Twilight just watched silently as her fiancé says goodbye to his friend and lets him and his group withdraw away.

The rest of the hippogriffs on this place, after hearing the announcement also left to take care of their own affairs and various stuff like that leaving the two alone.

The fresh princess of Equestria finally breathed a sigh of relief, but before she had a chance fully experience that, she felt a hoof and hovering in the air.

Sky Beak was up to something again. Literally.

"Is the play finished?" the purple alicorn asked tiredly. "Can I go back home to Canterlot?"

"The play? What play? What home in Canterlot?" the adult hippogriff blinked. "We both live here, as a new family..."

Twilight struggled so that only he would let her go, but the blue hippogriff did not let her go. He held her very tightly still flying.

"Let me go!" she cried, trying to break free from the grip. "I want to go home!"

"Princess Twilight Sparkle..." Sky Beak calmly said, as he slowly turned down to look at her. "You've sworn an marriage vow to Hippogriff and it can't be broken under any circumstances"

The fresh princess of Equestria facepalmed and rolled her eyes, groaning. She suddenly remembered that she had sworn something to him in the library.

"What about my family?" she tried to find a different solution. "What about my brother? Some time later they will realize that I haven't sent them any letter!"

"Do not worry, fiance" the adult hippogriff replied happily. "You will have a lot of freedom as my wife. I guarantee it to you as your future husband"

Twilight at that time had no idea if Silverstream and Terramar's father went crazy, was just kidding or became a loving bird. She doubted, however, that she will be the good stepmother of the two young hippogriffs, considering she knew one of them well.

The friendship princess was sure it meant a new day and probably a new family life for her.