A Second Chance

The two of us return to the cave and still see the zebra laying there sniffling, I then look over to her and then say, "By that sniffling I assume you are still alive over there zebra?"

The zebra then turns and looks at him and says, "Of course I am still alive, if you were a monster you wouldn't allow me to keep my life. I am still bleeding, could you maybe stop it and do something? My name is not Zebra, that is merely just what I am. My name however is Zahara, that is who I am."

I then look to her and then say, "Yeah I can at least stop the bleeding, but I can't fix it until I get you back to town. Just hold on a moment and I will get my wagon in here before it gets filled with snow." I then go to make my way outside and then hesitate for a moment and then sigh, turn around and walk up beside her and then begin to dress the wound. I pick up the leg and then feel the underside and then say, "Good news is that the bullet went clean through, but I need to either cauterize the wound or wrap it tight. It is your choice though, so decide what you want."

Zahara then thinks on it and then sighs and says, "I think I shall have you cauterize it, then my blood will no longer ooze from it."

I then nod and say, "That is the best choice that is available right now. If the bullet was still in the wound, I would only be able to tie cloth around it and take you to the closest doctor. Do you want me to use fire or a hot blade to cauterize the wound?"

She considers the options and then sighs and says, "I shall choose fire this time, hot metal scared me since I was nine."

I then smile and say, "Alright then, lets get that wound closed up." I then tear the fabric of her pants to expose the wound fully and then grab a few shotgun shells and a match, cut off the ends of the shells and dump the shot out onto the ground and dig out the cloth separator. I then pour the gunpowder into the wound and hold the leg tight to my body and then look at her and say, "This next part is going to hurt like hell, so do try to keep as still as you can so the fire can close this wound."

Zahara then nods and then braces for the pain and says, "Go ahead and start it, I am braced for the pain."

I then chuckle lightly and say, "You can brace all you like but I assure you, this will be a whole new level of pain." I then strike the match and then light the gunpowder and hear it burst into flames as she screams out in pain, continuing to hold onto her thrashing leg.

She catches her breath and stops thrashing and then glares at him and then says, "You bucker that hurts, that really bucking hurts!"

I then sigh and say, "I told you it would, are you ready to do the other side now?"

Zahara then grumbles under her breath and then nods saying, "Let's get this over with then, after this I can look forward to getting away from you as you hand me over to them."

I nod and then roll her over and then rip the back side of the fabric open and then repeat the process, finding another match and light it. I watch as she screams out in pain and tries to twist free, holding tightly to her so the flame can do its thing and then let go of her and then stand up saying, "Ok, I will return in a little bit with the wagon. Don't go anywhere you two or there will be hell to pay." I then head out of the cave to find where Lou had gone and see her taking shelter against a copse of pine trees that have grown up beside each other.

Lou watches as Arthur walks up to her and then says, "Is everything ok now, I heard a lot of noise come from inside?"

I walk up to her and then say, "Yeah girl everything's fine now, just some weird insect looking things tried to take the kid away down into the tunnel and didn't want to give her up. They tried to intimidate me with just one of them and after I shot off the horn of one of em, the thing rushed towards me so I killed it. After that I tossed a small bundle of dynamite a ways down the tunnel they were heading and collapsed it. Finally they all came out and tried to rush me, so I pulled my revolvers out and finished them off. That poor kid saw the mangled body in the tunnel and threw up at the sight of it, I wish she didn't see that. Aside from that experience, I found the wagon and it is over here a little ways hidden under some collapsed trees. Come with me and I will take that saddle off of you and try to find a harness in the wagon alright?"

She then nods and then sighs saying, "That is sad to hear, I feel sorry for the poor girl for being taken from her mother like that. Lead us to where that wagon is Arthur, then we can return to the Crystal Empire and warm up a bit before we go anywhere else."

I then nod and make my way towards the wagon, weaving through trees just to get to it and arrive a few minutes later then say, "Well, it seems like it is all here. Let's see if I can locate the harness for this wagon, normally each wagon has a harness set that stays with it so they don't get mixed up." After rummaging through a couple crates, I find the harnesses for this wagon underneath the seat inside of a box neatly arranged. I then pull it out and lay it out over the back of the seat and then look at the head harness and shake my head and say, "We will have to switch the leads out because this metal bit will cause your tongue to stick to it, so come here girl and I will get that saddle off you."

Lou makes her way closer to the wagon and notices that the wagon tongue is different and says, "That would definitely be a good idea because it is painful when that happens, something is different about the wagon though. That's not the draw bar that should be on there, that is a single horse bar. It seems like someone else made changes to it and tried to take it home with them."

I look at the bar again and then nod my head and say, "You're right Lou, that should be a two horse bar instead of a single. Let's get you hooked up and put this into the cave so I can check if anything is missing, now let me get that saddle off of you and into the wagon..." I then remove the saddle, blanket and pad then set it all in the back of the wagon. I then remove the leather reins that are buckled onto the rings of her bridle, coil them up and lay them over the saddle horn. I then reach for the harness and then ensure I have it the right way, then walk to the right side of Lou and toss it over her back and then begin fastening it together on her saying, "Alright girl, now I will just hook this all together and then I'll get you hooked up to the wagon, then we can find a path to the cave and back it in there."

She nods her head eagerly and says, "Alright then, hurry it up because if I stand still too long in cold weather, my body heat is sapped away faster."

A few minutes later I finally get her hooked up, after fiddling with the buckles and straps and cussing every time I dropped a strap because of my cold fingers. I then look to her and then say, "Alright girl, move into your spot and I will hook the bar up."

Lou moves in between the rails, lifting her legs up and over them and then waits for his signal to either move forward or back up a little bit. She then shakes her whole body to get the snow off of her fur and then says, "Could you hurry this up because I can feel icicles forming on my mane and tail. I wish this storm would go away soon, I want to be warm and out of the weather."

I then nod and lift up the bar then say, "I hear you Lou, I hate blizzards too. I prefer warm weather to cold, could you back up a little bit? The hookup point is just a little bit too far ahead for me to reach with this strap."

She then nods and backs up a couple steps and then looks back and says, "Is that far enough, Arthur?"

I then glance at her and say, "That is great girl, now just let me get the rest of these straps hooked up to you and I can start working on shoveling our way out of this damn place." I finish getting the straps hooked up on the right side and then move over to the left side to hook that up as well.

Lou then watches as he tightens one more strap and then walks towards the wagon to grab a shovel from the side of the wagon and then says, "Is that the last strap, are we ready to go now?"

I then grab a square shovel and then step out in front of her and say, "Yep girl, that was the last strap. Now I will head out in front of you and scoop the snow away so you won't have such a hard time pulling it." I then set the shovel down and then look for a set of better gloves to keep my hands a little warmer and then get started on scooping in front of Lou so she has a good spot to stand that is out of the deep snow.

Flurry Heart waits in the cave for over an hour and starts to get restless and impatient and then says, "Do you think that he got lost out there or got hurt?!?"

Zahara then sighs and says, "I don't know Princess, I don't really care. So don't talk to me, I'm having a very bad day."

She then sighs and then sits down on the ground with her knees under her chin and then says, "This is so boring, I can't wait to get home so I can continue reading that book about Daring Do's latest adventure."

I then keep guiding Lou backwards through yet another huge snowdrift as we get closer to the cave's entrance, I then look towards Lou and then shout, "Hold there while I dig further towards the cave, Lou."

Lou then stands there for a few minutes, looking back to see where Arthur is at and sees him continuing to dig towards the faint glow of the cave entrance when she hears a loud crack and a groan followed closely by a crash that sends a wave of snow against her body, blinding her momentarily as she then looks to the left where the noise came from and then barely sees the outline of a freshly fallen tree that was not there a few seconds ago.

I then make my way back towards Lou after clearing another fifteen feet, hearing a crack, and a groan followed by a crash signalling that a tree just fell close to where Lou is at. I then rush back to the wagon and then yell, "LOU LOU, ARE YOU ALRIGHT?! THAT CRASH SOUNDED TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, WE NEED TO MOVE A BIT FASTER GIRL SO WE DON'T GET TRAPPED IN THIS FOREST."

She then looks back and then says, "YES ARTHUR, I'M FINE! THAT TREE JUST LANDED ABOUT TWENTY FEET AWAY FROM ME, I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT SO LET'S TRY TO MOVE FASTER!"

I then shout to her, "ALRIGHT LOU, COME ON BACK! THE CAVE IS JUST A FEW MORE FEET!"

Lou then looks behind her and then continues to back up down the cleared path and then stops and says, "I will stay here until you finish the rest of the way to the cave Arthur, so get digging!"

I then take the shovel with me back to where I left off digging and then continue to throw it to the left or right, reaching the cave several minutes later after digging through one last snowdrift. I then return to Lou and then shout to her, "Alright Lou, bring it on back! I'm done digging finally, now lets get this into the cave so we can warm back up and I can do a quick inventory of what is in the wagon as well as put the cover on."

She then looks back and then continues to push the wagon backwards towards the cave's entrance, finally arriving after a few minutes. She then pushes the wagon into the cave and into an empty spot, then stops and rests for a little while to warm up a bit from the bitter cold wind outside.

Flurry Heart runs towards Arthur Morgan and wraps her arms around his waist and says, "I am so glad you are finally back, it has been two hours since you left. I was worried that you got lost in the blizzard or were injured from that loud crash we heard earlier."

I put the shovel back into its place and then get started digging the metal rods out for putting the top onto the wagon and say, "Yeah well, there are some really big snowdrifts out there kid and this here wagon is heavy. That crash you heard was from a tree that broke under the stress of the storm and landed twenty feet from her. Just look at how much Lou is sweating after moving it around by herself while I was digging through snow, that wagon is actually supposed to have two horses pulling it. I mean to say horses, not ponies. Lou is a four legged horse from where we both came from, thanks to Discord's help." I then continue to set the rods in place and bend them over to where they are supposed to go and set them into the other side. After setting the last one into place, I then dig out the rolled up canvas cover and then unroll and lay it over the top of two rods. I then adjust the canvas so it rests evenly over all four rods, then get off of the wagon and finish tying it down tight on both sides. I finally finish up and then tie the front closed tight and then look to the two girls and say, "Who's ready to go on a wagon trip to the Crystal Empire? It is going to be a long trip I assure you, but I promise that we will get there. Oh and be sure to not bounce around to much or bump the boxes too hard because there is a couple cases of dynamite in there somewhere, dynamite does not tolerate being shook to hard."

Flurry Heart cocks her head and then says, "What is that, I never heard of that name before."

I then look at her and then say, "It is something that explodes when a fuse is inserted into the casing and ignited."

She then gets a little nervous and then starts backing away and says, "Uhm...I think I would rather walk back instead of ride back with something that dangerous."

I then crouch down and then look at her and say, "I understand that you are scared of it, and you are correct in being so. However, someone has tampered with my wagon. I do not know who messed with it and tried to steal it, but this is one thing that I can't afford to leave behind. That means that you are going to have to ride inside of the wagon so you can stay warm, unless you are not bothered by the cold at all. If that is the case, you can sit on the seat while I walk in front of the wagon to make sure that it does not fall into a big hole or something and breaks a wheel or an axle. If that should happen, we would be stranded and left with one of us walking while the other two sat on Lou's back."

Flurry Heart then sighs and says, "Alright then, where can I sit that is not on the dangerous box of dynamite?"

I then nod to her and then say, "Any boxes at the front of the wagon are definitely not dynamite, and are not as dangerous as that one is." I then lower the back gate down and then bend over and pick her up in my arms and set her up there and let her find a spot to get comfy in for the long journey ahead. I then go over to Zahara and then pick her up the same way and then set her on the gate and then climb up onto it and move her onto some of the crates in the back of the wagon then look into her eyes and say, "If you want to stay alive, I wouldn't move much if I were you. If you cause me anymore trouble, I will toss you into a snowbank and leave you behind." I watch as she quickly nods her head up and down, then nod my head in acceptance and then say, "Good, now settle in for a slow trip." before tying the back tightly shut and then tap the side of the wagon and grab the shovel I used before and then say, "Alright Lou, are you ready to make our trip back to the Crystal Empire?"

Lou then turns her head towards Arthur and then nods saying, "I'm as ready as I will ever be boss, lead the way and I will follow you. Thank you for helping me find the way through the snow."

I then nod to her and say, "You're welcome girl. You know that if you get stuck, I get stuck along with you. I must take care of you or I may find myself stranded somewhere as a direct result of it, but I do care a lot for you and everything that you do for me. Thank you Lou, now let's find our way back to the Crystal Empire." I then push out of the cave and down the path that I shoveled clear, seeing that it is already starting to drift shut again and say, "Alright Lou, here we go girl."

She then blushes at his words and then follows him out with a slight smile on her face and then says, "Okay Arthur, I will keep an eye on you as you mark the path in front of me."

Meanwhile, at the Crystal Empire an hour later...

Cadence stands in her daughter's room pacing nervously and says to her husband, "It has been four hours since that Arthur Morgan has left, do you think that it is possible that he found our daughter by now and holds her hostage!? What do we do if he finds her and he never told us that he is a fillyfooler! Oh Celestia, what am I to do without my darling baby here!!!!" She then collapses onto her daughter's bed bawling her eyes out as her husband walks up next to her and gives her a tight hug.

Shining Armor then reassures her and says, "Don't worry Cady, from the description of how he fought and behaved around the guards, I think that she will be in good hands. One of the guards told me about how he got mad about how the criminal stole a child away from its mother, do you remember him saying that dear?"

She doesn't answer him for a little bit and then says in between cries, "Ye-Yeah, but that does not change the fact that she is not here right now-how..." before returning to bawling on her daughter's empty bed.

He then sighs and then continues hugging her tightly and reassuring her, trying to calm her down as best he can.

Twilight paces outside of her niece's room and then says, "Oh girls, why didn't we just go with him when he went to chase that zebra down! Now I am starting to worry even more because I didn't choose to go with him instead of just tagging along to make sure that everything went according to plan..."

Fluttershy then gets into her friend's face and then moves her lock out of her face and then stares into Twilight's eyes and then says, "Twilight, If you would just calm down a little and have a little trust in Arthur Morgan, you would not act like this. I saw that he is a good human Twilight, in his eyes I could see that he had a harder life than most that helped him become who he is today. Please believe me Twilight, and trust Arthur Morgan." She then backs away and returns the lock of hair and then says, "Uhm...are you feeling better now Twilight?"

She then takes a deep breath and then says, "Yes I am Fluttershy, thank you very much for that."

An hour later, somewhere outside of the Crystal Empire...

I then spot the railroad from earlier today and then shout to Lou, "IT'S THE RAILROAD TRACKS WE FOLLOWED EARLIER TODAY GIRL, WE ARE GOING THE RIGHT WAY!!" I then turn left and follow them east, continuing to use the handle of the shovel to check the depth of the snow and find out how the terrain was.

Lou then sighs in relief and then says in a normal voice, "That is good to hear that we are on the right path, before long we shall be back in the Crystal Empire."

Flurry Heart sits inside of the wagon, glancing towards the now sleeping Zahara and then thinks to herself, 'How long will I be inside of this wagon until I finally get home? I really miss my mommy, I want to get home...'

I then continue following the railroad tracks east for another half hour before seeing a faint glow in the east and then say with excitement, "We are almost there Lou, keep pushing on girl!"

She then looks into the distance and sees the same glow and then sighs happily and then says, "That is wonderful to hear because I want some water soon."

After an hour of following the tracks, I finally spot the barrier and then shout to Lou, "We are almost there girl, pick up the pace and we can then take our time and soak in the warmth!"

Lou then sees the barrier getting closer and then shouts back to him, "Hop into the seat where you belong Arthur, and I will canter the rest of the way into the barrier!"

I then hear her and then hurry back to the wagon, then jump into the seat and rest my arm across the back rest, then set my feet on the top of the front board of the wagon. I then watch as she eases into a canter and passes through the barrier, clearly eager to soak in the warmth beyond the barrier. I watch as we make our way towards the city when a couple guards come to the wagon and ask us to stop.

One of the crystal guards looks to the human on the large wagon and says, "What do you have inside that wagon sir?"

I look to them and then tell them the truth saying, "I am bringing back a criminal that kidnapped a filly in her room, I am also going to be returning her to her mother. So may I continue on my way now, her mother must be worried sick about her daughter by now?"

The guard then nods to him and then says, "Have a good day sir." and then starts to return to their duty when the human stops them.

I then look at them and say, "Why don't you go tell Princess Cadence to meet Arthur Morgan in front of the castle, I have something that belongs to her."

They nod and then hurry towards the castle to inform the princess of the news, arriving outside of the princess's daughter's room and knock on the door then say, "Princess Cadence, there is news about your daughter."

Princess Cadence jumps off her daughter's bed and rushes to the door and nearly pulls it off its hinges and then says, "Where, where is she?"

The guard then says, "Arthur Morgan is bringing her and the criminal to the castle as we speak Your Highness, he wants to meet you outside of the castle."

She rushes out the door, pushing them aside in her haste to hold her daughter once again saying, "Arthur found her and is bringing her home finally!"

I ask Lou to stop the wagon outside of the tall crystal castle and then get out of the seat, seeing Princess Cadence rush out the doors with her husband close behind her. Making my way towards the back of the wagon and then start to untie the back of the cover when I hear her approaching me hurriedly, breathing hard.

Cadence stops at the back of the large wagon and then catches her breath and says, "Where is my daughter at Arthur, give her to me now!"

I then drop the back gate and then hop up onto it and bring out the Criminal first and say, "This zebra requires medical attention. I stopped the bleeding, but she may need further care than what I could give her."

She calls forth a couple guards to take her away and then looks at him and then says angrily, "That is not my daughter Arthur, I want my daughter right now."

I then nod and say, "Of course Princess, have a little heart and show that you care about others will you? I got the criminal out first because she is injured." I then look for Flurry Heart in the back of the wagon and spot her underneath the seat and then say to her, "Hey kid, you're finally home. Do you want to see your mother now? Make your way back towards me and crawl carefully over the boxes so I can then set you down on the ground. Then you can finally return back to your mother and a nice warm home."

Flurry Heart starts sniffling and crawls over the boxes towards Arthur and says, "I'm back home, my mother is right outside!"

I then lift the kid up in my arms and then set her down on the ground, watching her as she runs back into her mothers hands saying momma repeatedly and feel a smile make its way across my face at seeing such a happy reunion. I then remember that I said I would give her a piece of stick candy when I got the wagon prepared to go, and then get to digging around through my bag for the paper bag with the stick candy in it and then say, "Before you two go, I said I would give you some stick candy." I then find the bag and then pull it out and then remove four long pieces from the sack and then hold them out to her and then say, "Sorry I didn't hand it to you when I said I would, there's two pieces for you as an apology for being late and one piece for both your parents."

She then looks to her mother and then asks, "Please can I have them momma?"

Cadence then sighs and then says, "Of course you can darling, as long as they aren't dangerous to your health." She then sniffs the air and then says, "Sweetie, why is your breath so foul right now?"

I then stop Flurry Heart from saying anything and say, "That is partly my fault because I captured the zebra and freed the kid, then tied the zebra up before leaving to go find the wagon when I heard a scream and returned to the cave to find that the kid was taken while the zebra was left behind. I gave chase and some insect creatures had taken her so a fight broke out and I shot its horn off its head, then killed it when it tried to charge me. I then asked the others to come out of the side tunnels and give up, but they didn't listen. So I tossed a small bundle of dynamite down the tunnel they were running and collapsed it, but one of them went after it and tried to inspect it when it blew up and sent the corpse skidding back across the floor. Unfortunately, the corpse stopped in between the two tunnels and the poor kid saw the mangled body and threw up onto the floor along with them. After that, they all came out and were pissed off, then I just killed them all and went to get the kid and then had a talk with her about how hard life can be where I am from. She won't be hungry for awhile, but I assure you that she will get over it. Some find it necessary to talk about bad experiences, others find their own way to deal with it. Each person is unique like that, they have their own special way to deal with their problems. This stick candy will help to get rid of the smell, and will satisfy her hunger for a little while." I then look directly at Flurry Heart and then say to her, "Hey Flurry Heart, I'm not the best example to follow when it comes to dealing with problems. If you ever do feel like you want to talk about it, let me know somehow or talk to your parents about it. They won't quite understand what trouble you are going through, but they are family. Family will never abandon you, so keep trying to deal with it the best you can. One day before you know it, you will get past it and your life will return to some sort of normal. Violence is not always the best answer to everything like on my world, always try to face a problem when one comes along. If the problem is too big to deal with, it is alright to step away from it to gather your thoughts and try again later. Don't run from a problem, because it will only hunt you down later."

She then glares at Arthur Morgan for allowing her daughter to see such ugly things and then says, "Thank you for trying to clean up your mistake, but I think it is best that you take your leave soon. If you do come back, we will keep an eye on you." She then takes the stick candy violently from his hand and throws a bag containing two hundred bits and then takes her daughter's hand and then says, "It wasn't mentioned, but there's your reward for saving my daughter from those changelings you described. You also brought the criminal back alive, as you agreed to do. Now pick up your reward and be on your way, good day Arthur Morgan."

I then sigh and nod my head towards her as I see Flurry Heart waving at me with a piece of stick candy in one hand, then wave back and then grab the bag of bits and set it inside my satchel before turning around to make my way back to the wagon to grab the reins for the harness and connect them to Lou's bridle. As I pull the reins from the headgear I hear someone clear their throat and turn back to see a purple horn stick up past the back gate and then say, "Hello, I will be on my way out of the city soon so piss off."

Twilight then sighs and then says, "My name is Princess Twilight Sparkle, and I am in charge of Ponyville. I am sorry that my sister in law behaved in that way towards you, she normally is not like that at all. If you give her a little time, I am positive that she will try to apologize to you."

I then continue to coil the reins up, I then make my way towards the back of the wagon carefully and then hop out of it. I then start to make my way to Lou so I can put the reins into their proper spot and then say, "She had every right to be angry with me for what her daughter saw, but I am used to others hating me for allowing their children to see bad things. It's just another perk of being a criminal I guess, maybe I can't change who I am deep down. You better go after your sister-in-law, I have to get heading out of here. I don't want to incur her wrath if I linger here for too long, see ya later princess."

She then sighs and starts heading towards the castle to go have a talk with her sister-in-law about the way she treated Arthur Morgan when she sees Celestia and Luna walking away from Cadence, who is currently hanging her head for some reason.

Celestia and Luna make their way towards Arthur Morgan as he is tending to his partner Lou, and then start to jog when they see him head to the front of the wagon and get up into the seat as Luna then shouts out to Arthur, "Sir Arthur, would thou halt for a moment to talk!?"

I then wait until they stop beside the wagon as Celestia speaks up and says, "Arthur Morgan, would you mind taking my sister and I to Ponyville please? We can then introduce you to the town so the residents will be more welcoming towards you."

Luna then speaks up and says, "We will also reward you with bits if you would do us this service, the spell we used to get here from Canterlot takes awhile to use again."

I think on their offer and then say, "Sure why not, what else could go wrong. Do you want to ride in the front with me or do you want to stay out of the blizzard and ride in the back where the dynamite is?"

Celestia then says, "I think I shall ride inside the wagon, although I do not wish to be anywhere near it. What are you going to do sister, will you share the back with me?"

Luna then sighs and says, "As much as I would love that, I think I shall ride in front with Arthur and keep him company. I also think it would be a good idea if one of us would show him the way to Ponyville since he is new to this world."

Cadence then continues hanging her head and berates herself for acting so harshly towards another and thinks, 'How could I allow my love for my daughter interfere with treating all ponies with love and respect... I need to find some way to make amends for my actions.'

Twilight then stops beside her and then says, "If you are going to try to make amends for your behavior Cadence, you better go do it now because he is leaving in a few seconds. If you miss this opportunity, you may never get another chance."

She then hears a loud snap and Arthur say 'Hyah' from where the wagon is and sees that it is starting to move away from the castle, taking off towards it to try to catch it and apologize to Arthur.

I then watch as Lou slowly gets into a trot when I hear someone say please wait and stop the wagon and wait for them to catch up to us, seeing that it is Cadence that said it and then sigh and say, "I'm on my way out of your city now, I can't move any faster than this with the dynamite in back. So just leave me alone and I will get out of your hair already, goodbye." I then snap the reins again and feel the wagon lurch forward once more.

Cadence then jogs forward once more and then yells, "NO WAIT! I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M SORRY!"

I stop the wagon and then look at her and then say, "I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you. Could you say that again for me?"

She then hangs her head a little and then sighs and says, "I'm sorry I was so rude to you Arthur Morgan, I allowed my feelings for my daughter to get in the way of treating all other ponies the way that a princess should. Please forgive me and I hope you come visit the Crystal Empire again, you are the second hero of the Crystal Empire, Arthur Morgan. If you come back, we shall host a celebration of a second hero. Thank you very much for saving my daughter's life Arthur, may you have a good journey."

I then nod to her and then say, "I shall think on it and will let you know my decision when I come to it, I was only trying to do the right thing but you are welcome. I think I shall come visit this place again after I get settled in somewhere." I then smile at her and then say, "Have a good day princess, and I hope that you and your family enjoy the stick candy. I give them to Lou as a reward for doing something good, she just loves em." I then look to Lou and then say, "Alright girl, time to be on our way. Next stop is the town of Ponyville, Hyah!"

Cadence then smiles at his answer and then makes her way back over to Twilight to go spend some time with Flurry Heart for awhile.