Shine like the Day and Night

After the party, and some were sent home, CHS, CPA, even Celestia, Luna, Cadance, Shining Armor, the Dazzlings, Rainbooms and their parents and siblings (Minus Zephyr Breeze), were at the underground of Silverbolt’s place, which all of them were amazed by the amount of treasures gathered over the years.

“Overcompensating much?” said Fast Track whilst looking at Silverbolt with a flexed eyebrow.

“I had to do something whilst I was in this world.” Said Silverbolt.

“So why are we here?” asked Flash Sentry, “Other than the fact that we’re in a cool place like this, that is.”

“Felt like we needed to add some extra audience.” Said Silverbolt as he pulled out a golden object, the shape and size of a dragon’s tooth.

“Whoa, what is that?” said Spike surprised.

“This happens to be the tooth of Dragoon, the King of all dragons.” Said Silverbolt, “I once helped him long ago and he rewarded me with this. Come to think of it, I don’t know why I didn’t bother to use this during my travels in the first place.”

He shrugs and twirls the tooth and strikes as if it was a sword. However, to everyone’s surprise, it suddenly created a cosmic rip, opening what appeared to be a gateway, much to their shock and surprise.

They waited for a few moments, and within mere moments, a few individuals entered. To Sunset and the Mane 6’s surprise, they saw Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Shining Armor, and Flurry Heart, even the Pillars, but all of them were ponies. When the portal closed behind them, the ponies were suddenly shocked to see so many creatures before them.

Shining Armor suddenly saw Princess Twilight and instantly recognizes her.

“Wait, Twiley?!”

“Shiny.” Said Princess Twilight as they moved towards one another.

“Wait…what are you?” asked Shining in confusion.

“Oh, this is called a human.” Said Princess Twilight. “Trust me, it feels strange, but we got used to it.”

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna then noticed Silverbolt. He stood near them and gave them a glare, which caused the both of them to recognize him.

“Silverbolt?” said Princess Celestia surprised.

“Been a while Celestia.” Said Silverbolt.

Suddenly, Principle Celestia came forward and was surprised to see her counterpart. The two of them looked at one another as they couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

“So…this is what I look like as a pony?” asked Principle Celestia.

“Alicorn actually.” Said Silverbolt. “Strength of an Earth Pony. Magic of a Unicorn. And Flight of a Pegasus. And in that world, your counterpart is the ruling Princess of that world. And Princess Celestia, your counterpart is a Principle, who runs the school where Sunset attends.”

They were surprised by this as they looked at one another. However, Silverbolt looked at the Pillars and walked over to them. They noticed Silverbolt whilst he placed his hands behind his back and stared at them with a deadly glare. They winced at that and looked down in shame.

“Look, Silverbolt.” Said Starswirl.

“Save it.” Said Silverbolt, which made the latter wince. “I know you tried to make things right ever since what happened. And I know you’re sorry. However, the trust I had in you was broken the day you chose to defy me after you casted Stygian out and pushed him to darkness without a second thought. In other words, Starswirl…I may have forgiven the others. But my trust…is something you’re gonna have to earn back.”

Starswirl lowered his head, and still felt ashamed. Stygian walked up to him, with Silverbolt standing on one knee.

“Welcome back old friend.” Said Silverbolt, “It’s been a long time.”

“Too long, I’m afraid.” Said Stygian.

“So, now that we’re here.” Said Princess Cadance, “Why are we here?”

Silverbolt looked at the other guys and came together. They looked at one another and nodded, causing them to transform into their forms, surprising the Equestrians from what they were seeing. Suddenly, Silverbolt and the others extended their right arms as their right hands nearly touched one another. Suddenly, they began to harmonize in perfect sync. Within a split second, they created a large orb of energy, with Silverbolt accepting it. Princess Twilight, Sunset, and a few others were surprised, for they could feel it. That power, was of Harmony itself.

Silverbolt then turned to the Pillars, but he gave one look at a certain pony among them. He walked over to the said pony, which caused her to be nervous. He stood near her as she was still nervous.

That pony was Mistmane.

“What…what are you doing?”

“Returning to you, what you have once lost.” Said Silverbolt as he pressed the orb of Harmony inside of her, making her glow within a split second.

After the glow died down, she was on her haunches for a bit, then she slowly stood back up. However, she noticed everyone, minus Silverbolt and the others, had shocked looks on their faces.

“Um, is something wrong?” asked Mistmane, but then noticed the change of her voice. “Oh my, what’s wrong with my…”

Silverbolt created a mirror and showed her. And to her surprise…her youth had been restored. She was completely baffled by what she saw, then looked at Silverbolt.

“But…why?” asked a confused Mistmane.

“Because you’ve already given so much.” Said Silverbolt, “It’s time you were well rewarded for your services.”

Mistmane couldn’t help but feel surprised by this generous gift, making her smile in the process. He stood up and walked over to the others. Everyone was silent as they waited for them to respond.

“Now then,” said Silverbolt as he turned to everyone else in the room, “I supposed we owe all of you an explanation.”

“We do.” Said Princess Twilight, “Like, how are all of you able to transform into this? And why does your power feel like they’re the Elements of Harmony?”

Silverbolt was quiet for a few moments, then said “As you know, I was the one who created the Elements of Harmony. But truth be told, we were the ones who created something more.”

Sunset realized something in shock. “Wait…you’re the ones who created the power of Harmony?!”

“More than that.” Said Silverbolt as he walked over to a large barrel and placed his hand against a large barrel whilst he was leaning against it. And concluded, “We created both your worlds.”

Everyone was shocked by what he had revealed, with Flash saying “So what you’re saying is…you guys are…gods?”

Silverbolt was silent for a moment, but then said “If you want to put it that way, sort of, yeah.”

Once again, everyone was baffled by what he revealed. However, the Rainbooms’ reaction were different.

‘Our boyfriends are gods.’ Said the Rainbooms within their thoughts.

“Our names weren’t originally like the ones you know.” Said Silverbolt as he explained their stories. “We were born on a different Earth, long before your world and Equestria were created. In another world, long before Dusk Light was part of our group.”

He looked at the empty space as he said “I was once known as William J. Reagan. Summer Breeze was Jace Stratton, Velvet Heart was Matthew Williams, Fast Track was Steve McGarret, Platinum was known as Nolan Adams, and Rhythm Beat was known as Xander Johnson. In our previous life, all of us were in the same orphanage, no home, family, or friends to go to. But the moment when we found what we were looking for.”

He looked ahead and said “Our music…became Legendary.”

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Through the flashback, he recalled a lot of things in his old life.

Long ago, the seven of us were only eight years old in an orphanage far away from the big city, and even far away it can be very lonely. Though even if we were that far away, we always had each other, as if we were brothers from the start.

The next part he remembered was wandering into the cave with his friends after they discovered it, then the instruments they had founded and played, even gained the power of the celestials.

But one day, whilst the seven of us were exploring, we stumbled upon a cave. At first, we didn’t think there was a big deal out of it, but for some reason we felt compelled into following it inside. When we arrived, we stumbled upon a large room with statues of our cosmic forms. But below them were instruments that you’ve seen us played, were on display. Each of us were compelled to accept an instrument. But then I saw something that gained our attention. A song of sorts. I recognized it and because of it, we were able to play it together. Because of it, we were able to play the most perfect song we could’ve ever imagined. And within that moment, we gained the attention of the celestial beings. They were all impressed by how we played our music, and we didn’t notice that we created life around us because of it. Within moments, they granted us powers beyond our imagination. And said that when we turn eighteen, we would become what we were born to be.

They then performed at the orphanage, were then accepted by an agent, became famous by being the first band to play different genres.

During out wait, we continued to play for everyone back at the orphanage and all of them were amazed by it. Then a week later, a talent show had arrived. When we performed, the agent and judges were blown away by what we had did. So, the Agent offered us a contract, and we would become the youngest band in history. And during that time, we realized that we didn’t just want to play rock, we wanted to try other genres too. And because of it, we became the number one band in the world, the first to play many different genres that took the world by storm.

Many years later, they turned eighteen, and were summoned by the beings. And they instantly transformed into what the others see them now. They then assigned them to create a different world.

Though within a short time, by the time we turned eighteen, they came, and told us that it was time. Within mere moments, our powers came into full fruition. And after instructing us on what to do, they tasked us into creating a new world. And because of that, each of us used our specifics to create something new.

Each member played a part in creating a world beyond their imagination.

We used out power to create our very first world. And after doing that, each of us performed the tasks that were given to us. Rhythm Beat, with the power of his drums, created the mountains in certain parts of the world. Platinum, with the power of his Keytar, created the Oceans. Velvet Heart, with the power of his Rhythm Guitar, created all of the animals on the world. Summer Breeze, with the power of his Bass, created the green of nature. Fast Track, with the power of his Lead Guitar, created the weathers and seasons, so that the plants can grow and be nourished whilst also helping the animals. Whilst myself and another, were the life and death cycles. We created the humans and how they grow, was to help create the balance of the world.

But then one day, one of them had other plans, and wanted to be a ruler, which the others disapproves of, which resulted him leaving.

For many years, we continued to create amazing things as we created more worlds. However, one day, after we created our seventh world, something unexpected happened, from one of our own, who back then was known as Void.

The lot of them then stopped playing as Silverbolt said “Let’s take five.”

“We can’t,” said Void, “We have to keep playing. Our music is power.”

“Power?” said a confused Silverbolt.

“What are you talking about?” said Fast Track, “We’re musicians, we don’t crave or play for power.”

“We play for the people.” Said Rhythm Beat.

“But we can become gods here.” Said Void, “We can rule these worlds.”

“Are you nuts man?!” said Summer Breeze as he was shocked by what he was suggesting.

“Yeah,” said Platinum, “We didn’t create these worlds to control people!!”

Velvet Heat then placed his hand on Void’s shoulder, trying to calm him and said “We do it, to set them free.”

“You are all fools!!” said Void, “We have all the power in the cosmos, and you waste it all on creating these pathetic worlds!!”

Void then left in a huff whilst storming off, however, Silverbolt knew that there was something very off about him.

Void left in a huff. The rest of us couldn’t believe he was acting this way. One day, he was onboard with our responsibility to create these worlds. Next thing we knew, he was suddenly craving for power, and wanted to rule these worlds by abandoning our duty and their duty. But I knew that there was more to it. I felt a darkness in him that would put the rest of the worlds we created, and the future ones, in danger.

Silverbolt talked to the cosmic beings about this. Startled by the revelation, they immediately acted by stripping void of his power and placed him in another plain.

I went to the cosmic beings and told them of what I had discovered. Needless to say, none of them were happy to hear this. So, they personally went over and stripped Void of his powers and banished him to another plain, where he won’t cause any more trouble.

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“After what happened,” said Silverbolt whilst he was explaining everything. “We went back to our world, and were tasked by the cosmic beings to go on a recruitment drive, a replacement for Void.”

He then stood next to Dusk Light. “That’s how we met Dusk. Not only was he creative inventor, but he was also very talented musician whose passion was greater than ours. After realizing his commitment, we granted him the power and he took Void’s place.”

“But what happened to Void?” asked Princess Twilight.

Some lowered his head, with Silverbolt saying “It was right around the day we created both your worlds.”

Everyone was shocked, with Silverbolt continuing with his story.

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The seven of them were then in front of both the Mane 6 and the Rainboom’s worlds and they had just created their worlds.

After creating so many worlds, we thought of doing something special. We decided to create different worlds, both of whom are the opposite of one another. We had this idea of what it would be like if one world was parallel to the other, so we got to work and created them.

They then used the power of Harmony and sent it to the world, and in turn, created the seven stems.

But the reason why both your worlds became unique, we wanted to create a world so pure, we used the Power of Harmony and implanted it to your world, to create something new. Something very unique that had never been thought of in centuries. So, we infused it to both your worlds, and gave all of you of what you know today.

They were then taken by surprise when Void came back, but now…as a dark entity of evil and darkness.

But before we could implant our most powerful objects, the seven stems to your worlds, our troubles had just started out. And he came back. Void, our former bandmate, but he was no longer the same person we knew. He was now a dark entity of pure evil, and wanted revenge on what had been denied of him. He was known…as Dark Void.

They were then defeated by the entity, and before he could take the stems, Silverbolt played his final trump card.

We fought long and hard, but he defeated us shortly. We were all on the verge of death, and Dark Void used his powers to send it to both worlds, to fully corrupt it. But not before I used my strongest trump card. I used the power of Harmony to ensnare and seal Dark Void and imprisoned him somewhere that no one, not even the spawns of evil could find him. We had won, but it came at great cost.

Seeing that they were on the verge of death, Silverbolt had no choice but to use a spell to revive them via reincarnation. But unfortunately, both of them were separate. Six of the others were sent to the Rainbooms’ world in the future, whilst Silverbolt and the seven stems went to the Equestrian world.

I saw how his evil was slowly spreading, and we couldn’t do anything to stop it. And all of us were on the verge of death, so there was no hope to stop it alone. But we knew that through our creations, there would be those who would stand against it, but I feared it wouldn’t be enough, so I used my spell to create another way, a resurrection spell if you will. The spell seemed to work, but because of my inability to concentrate whilst being on the verge of death, I couldn’t focus on perfecting it, but the spell was cast anyway. The guys were then transformed and sent to your world, but they would be born about a year before the Rainbooms would. Whilst I…I was taken to Equestria, and the seven stems, came along with me.

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“Then we were reborn as the ones you know and came to be.” Said Silverbolt. “Even if it took us a long time. I’m glad that we were brought back. Though…not without losing part of ourselves the moment we came here.”

Everyone was stunned and shocked in surprise, as they were shocked to know how their creation came to be.

“So…you seven created both of our worlds?” said Princess Twilight.

“We did.” Said Silverbolt, “We wanted to create worlds that didn’t have the same problem as our last one. We created your worlds and they were perfect. Sure, they may have their problems, but they were able to make things work, unlike the previous.”

“How were you guys able to get your memories back?” asked Twilight.

“When we first performed,” said Dusk Light, “We felt a powerful bond between us, and it grows stronger whenever we play. When we were on stage, we felt that very powerful pull. The more we played, the more we remembered. But then the Dazzlings came along and we had no choice but to reveal ourselves.”

“And seeing that they were used by those pendants.” Said Summer Breeze, “Which could only mean one thing.”

“Dark Void, has returned.” Said Silverbolt, much to the shock of the others.

“Oh, crap.” Muttered Fast Track as he held his forehead.

“This, is bad.” Said Velvet Heart as he agreed

“Is he really that bad?” asked Mage Meadowbrook.

“Who do you think gave Chrysalis, Tirek, and Sombra the power they needed to attack.” Said Silverbolt, which shocked the Equestrians greatly.

“And that means only one thing,” said Silverbolt, “We must go to Equestria and retrieve the seven stems.”

“How do we do that?” asked Sunset.

“When I was reborn in Equestria,” said Silverbolt, “My adopted parents told me of how they found me, even the seven glowing orbs. They didn’t know why, but they figured it must’ve been important. But I chose to keep it a secret when I felt great power over it. I didn’t even tell Gusty about it. After she was buried, I traveled around the world and placed the seven stems in different locations around the world. After that, I placed their locations on a map and split them in two, and gave them to two creatures whom I could trust. And knowing them, they are still alive today. If we can get both halves of my map back, then we can travel to Equestria and find the stems, and put a stop to things, once and for all.”

“But if that happens,” said Celestia, “Then we need to be discreet.”

“No.” said Silverbolt, which shocked the others. “They need to know what’s at stake.”

“But if we don’t, then the world would be in chaos!!” said Starswirl.

However, Silverbolt glared at the two of them, and said “And you’re both all about keeping the balance, aren’t you?”

“What is that supposed to mean?” said Princess Celestia.

“We,” began Silverbolt, as he was now using a tone he hadn’t in a long time, which caused Celestia, even Starswirl, to be afraid of him now, “Are talking about, a cosmic threat, who, if he reaches here, will put all of Equestria and the other world, in his grip, and create a world far more dangerous than anyone can imagine. And you have the gal, to lecture me, and whine, about not creating imbalance when you two did a lousy job at keeping it?”

“We did what we could to keep it.” Said Starswirl, “We did what we could to protect Equestria!!”

“If we didn’t do anything, our world would’ve suffered more.” Said Princess Celestia.

“Oh, right, yeah, sure,” said Silverbolt, “Like you did by placing plenty of Equestrian Artifacts in this world that the Rainbooms’ friends got their hands on that nearly destroyed everything, as well as banishing the Sirens here without even trying to tell me about it. And when I instructed Luna and Stygian to do what could help them.”

“And look how well that turned out.” Said Starswirl.

“They turned to darkness, because of you two!!” shouted Silverbolt, giving authority as their teacher, “You both literally, turned them into monsters!!! You two, were so obsessed into hogging the glory, you two were too fat with pride to see what was going on around you!!”

“We did what we could!!” said Princess Celestia, “For the sake of Equestria and its innocent!!”

“No!!” shouted Silverbolt as he pointed at the both of them, “Both of you, put all of Equestria, it’s allied kingdoms, and it’s neighboring dimensions, at risk, by lying!! I literally had to travel through time to both your worlds to clean up your mess that everyone else would’ve used for their own selfish purposes, which left the Mane 6 and Rainbooms in a corner, cause they couldn’t fight them a hundred percent, and none of them knew what to do!!”

“Well, if you hadn’t abandoned us, none of this would’ve happened!!” shouted Princess Celestia.

Silverbolt was quiet for a moment. Princess Celestia was in tears. She then sat down and continued.

“Do you have, any idea how scared I was?” said Princess Celestia, “I was all alone, with no one to turn to. I thought if I tried to deny how scared I was, pretending to be okay, I would at least try to cope with the responsibility. And because of that, I ended up pushing my sister away. I didn’t want her to go through the same thing I did. She may have taken her duty seriously, but I ended up taking it for granted. When you were there, you taught us to look out for each other. And I failed. When you told instructed Luna, I thought she was merely trying to make a mess, but I didn’t realize that you had planned it to help other nations see sense. And I ended up taking it for granted. Even took you for granted. I’m sorry I couldn’t do better. I’m sorry I couldn’t have stood my ground against many who would try to usurp my throne, or tried to take a few things away from me. I should’ve done better. And for that…I am sorry.”

At first she was silent, but Silverbolt took a few steps forward and placed his hand on her shoulder, gaining her attention.

“I think I should be the one apologizing.” Said Silverbolt. “You’re right, I should’ve stayed. I should’ve been there, but my responsibility kept me from doing that. Plus, the only reason I was in another world were to look for the Sirens.”

“But why were you looking for the Sirens?” asked Stygian.

“Remember the special group of friends I told you about?” asked Silverbolt.

It then clicked to the Pillars as they looked at the Dazzlings.

“Them?” asked Flash Magnus.

“They were the first non-pony friends I ever had.” Said Silverbolt. “They were the only ones who ever understood me, even as a Pegasus colt, who got treated like an outcast in a village filled with Unicorns. I received love and acceptance from them, when nobody else gave me that. That’s why I had to find them. They meant everything to me.”

He looked at Princess Celestia and said “That’s why I left; I was looking for them. I owed them so much. And when I heard, what they did near Canterlot High, and the life they were forced to live, I felt horrible. I should’ve been there for them. I might not have been there for them then, but that didn’t mean I had to stop right there.”

He looked at them and said “Because of the fact that I was over there, there were many people suffering, people that struggled, so the riches I had I used to purchase a few businesses, and because of it, it built up to a large fortune, and during that time, I fought at least three different wars, tried to save as many as I could. And during that time, I helped build a lot of places, fund a lot of places, made so many friends over the years. Then during the whole-time traveling scenario, I helped a lot of folks along the way. Even helped Twilight and the others achieve their destinies.”

Celestia was startled by this. “What?”

“It’s true.” Said Princess Twilight on behalf of her, her friends and the Rainbooms, “He helped us from the very beginning, behind the scenes and we didn’t even realize it.”

Celestia, Luna, even the Pillars were surprised to hear this.

“And because of it, I gained an entirely new perspective.” Said Silverbolt. Until he suddenly blushed and rubbed his arm and said “Even…uh…”

He partially looked at Sunset, which the latter noticed, which made her blush heavily too. Celestia and Luna quickly caught on and were surprised to hear this, which the two couldn’t help but smirk and look at him, which the latter giggled sheepishly.

“But anyway,” said Silverbolt, “With Dark Void freed, he will stop at nothing to get the stems for himself.”

“But where do we go from here?” asked Mage Meadowbrook.

“I split the map in two.” Said Silverbolt, “One I hid in Equestria long ago, the other in this world. But some would mistake it for a work of art, but it came from…”

Rarity gasped and said “I know where it is!!”

“Huh?!” exclaimed the others.

“It’s in Miss Premline’s office.” Said Rarity as she looked at the others, “I asked her where she got it, and she said that it was given to her by an acquaintance long ago.”

“That would be from me.” Said Silverbolt, gaining their attention. “I met Miss Premline when she was still in High School. She wanted to own her own fashion business. She has the talent, but lacked what she needed. So, I provided it for her in order for her to start her business. After that, I gave her a piece of that map as way of saying thanks. I told her I’d come for it someday. Guess it’s time to ask for that favor.”

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Meanwhile, from within the Boutique, Miss Premline was busy going over a few papers on her desk. Until she heard a knock on the door.

“Yes?” she said without looking back.

“Excuse me, Miss Premline?” said Rarity.

“Ah, Rarity, come in.” said Miss Premline.

Soon the door opened and Rarity, along with a certain someone, walked in with her. They stood next to one another as they looked at Miss Premline.

“What can I do for you, miss Rarity?” asked Miss Premline.

“Miss Premline?” asked Rarity, “Remember that portrait you have on your wall, the specific piece of art you have?”

“I do.” Said Miss Premline as she looked through the next list.

“Would it be alright if we quickly borrowed it for a moment, it is an emergency.” Said Rarity.

“Absolutely not.” Said Miss Premline. “A friend once gave this to me, and said that if something were to happen, he’d come to me and ask for it back. As you can see, I intend to uphold my promise.”

“Glad you did.”

Miss Premline blinked in shock and instantly turned around and was shocked to see Silverbolt.

“Been a long time, huh Premmy?” said Silverbolt playfully.

“Silverbolt?!” gasped Miss Premline as she instantly stood up, went over, and hugged him. “It is so wonderful to see you.”

“You too, Premmy.” Said Silverbolt.

“Wait,” said Rarity as she put two and two together, “You two used to date?!”

Premline blinked in surprise and looked at Rarity.

“I told them.” Said Silverbolt, gaining Miss Premline’s attention, “One of them saw me using Equestrian Magic and thought I was a magical threat. So, I had to tell them when I was left in an, ahem, uncomfortable position on the ground.”

Rarity blushed as she instantly covered her skirt, for she remembered that embarrassing encounter from that day.

“So, what is so important about this map?” asked Miss Premline.

“We need it for something very important.”

“How important?”

“Saving both our worlds, important.” Replied Silverbolt, which caused Miss Premline to widen her eyes in shock.

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Later, right inside of the Boutique, where thankfully it was closed, Princess Celestia, Luna, the Pillars, Mane Six, Rainbooms, Shining Armor, Cadance, the two Spikes, along with the boys were watching whilst Miss Premline handed him half of the map.

“I can’t thank you enough, Premmy.” Said Silverbolt, which caused some of them to have disturbing looks on their faces, for they couldn’t believe that the two of them used to date.

“It’s the least I could do for the one who helped me build up my business and made it what it is today.” Said Miss Premline. “And I do hope you’ll come by for a visit. We haven’t spoken in ages.”

“I’d like that.” Said Silverbolt before the two of them hugged.

“Be safe, Silverbolt.” Said Miss Premline.

“I promise.”

Soon she left and went upstairs, with Silverbolt looking back at the others. “Now for the other piece.”

“Where will we look for it.” Asked Shining Armor.

“I’ll show you.” Said Silverbolt as he used his magic to open a portal.

“I don’t think we’ll ever get used to that.” Said Mistmane.

“You get used to it.” Said some of the Equestrians.

He turned to Principle Celestia and Vice-Principle Luna, and said "Sorry I didn't spent more time with you two. But I promise that once we're done...we'll continue where we left off."

"We'll hold you to that." said Vice-Principle Luna before she and Principle Celestia hugged him together.

"Be safe out there, Silverbolt." said Principle Celestia, "We'll wait for you until you get back."

Soon, everyone walked through and headed straight for Equestria, with the portal soon closing behind them, for their journey has only just begun.