Three years later...

Sky walked alongside Princess Luna as she made her way through the courtyard.

Twilight had just had something of a 'second' coronation, as she would be now officially be taking the place of Princesses Celestia and Luna in Canterlot, while the two royal sisters finally moved into retirement in Silver Shoals.

At least, that's what Princess Twilight thought was happening.

"Are you actually nervous, Sky?" Luna asked as they slowly approached where Twilight Sparkle was saying goodnight to her friends. "Even after spending all this time with royalty?"

"Even after living in Ponyville, it might surprise you to know that I have never actually met Princess Twilight. So while I've certainly gotten accustomed to you and your sister, Princess, perhaps I am wanting to make a good first impression now that I'm finally meeting her in-person," the pegasus answered.

"No worries, Sky. This will be short and sweet, then it's another night in the dream realm. Good news is, by morning, all of our things will be set up in Silver Shoals," Luna told him.

Sky took another deep breath as the last of Twilight's friends walked off, and she turned to face them just as they were coming to a halt.

"Ah, good evening, Princess Luna. I hope you've enjoyed yourself tonight," Twilight greeted, looking somewhat tired after all of the day's events.

"The festivities were exquisite, Princess Twilight. I don't believe you have had the pleasure, this is Sky Scribbles, a Ponyville native, and my Guardian, an assistant of sorts in the dream realm."

Sky gave Twilight a bow.

"It is a pleasure to finally meet you in person, Your Highness," the pegasus told her as he came back up into a standing position.

"The pleasure is mine, Mr. Scribbles. So would I be correct in assuming that you'll now be assisting me in the dream realm?" Twilight asked.

"On the contrary, Princess, I just thought I would take the opportunity to inform you that I will not be retiring from my duties quite as promptly as my sister is. I know these last few weeks have been rather hectic for you, and if you have had the time to prepare a team of dreamwalkers, you can tell them to rest easy. You see, it has occurred to me that my sister performed her duties for quite considerably longer than I did, so both Sky and I would like to continue those duties from Silver Shoals for the time being."

Twilight nodded slowly as she processed this unexpected information.

"Well, I did have a team of dreamwalkers selected and ready, but I certainly won't turn away experience such as yours, Princess. Just let me know when you will eventually relinquish those duties, so I have time to prepare dreamwalkers when they are needed," Twilight replied.

"I certainly will, Princess, and we look forward to returning to visit," Luna said.

With that, Twilight departed with a bow, and Luna and Sky kept walking towards the castle.

"Now, let's get back up to your tower one last time, my Guardian. It will be a long train ride to Silver Shoals in the morning," Luna told him.

Sky nodded with a smile.

"Then let's have good reason to get some sleep on the train."

Author's Note

I know this chapter didn't add much, but it never made much sense to me in canon that Luna only resumed her duties after redemption for only a few years until Twilight's coronation; so my headcanon was that she continued her service in Silver Shoals, and when it did come time for her to retire, Twilight had a team of specially-trained unicorns ready to take her place, as she wouldn't be able to go for 24 hours a day.

Still not sure where else to take this story. If I have a serious bout of inspiration, I suppose I'll do some oneshot scenes of what Luna and Sky do in their spare time, but for now, I think this is a good spot to leave this story for now.

Thanks for reading!