"...And that is the whole story." Scootaloo said to her coltfriend Rumble.

"Really? That's it?" Rumble asked.

"What? Do you still have questions?" Scootaloo asked.

"A couple. First off, why was I never brainwashed? I know we're special someponies, but I didn't think Empress Flurry Heart would be giving me a free pass." Rumble stated.

"I actually told her that I would only continually be willing to help her with her plans if she spared you and allowed me to explain everything. That was part of my deal." Scootaloo said.

"I see...but did you really have to gain flight for me? You know I never cared for that." Rumble said.

"You assume that was part of my deal huh? It wasn't. Flurry Heart had done that before she even attempted a brainwashing spell on me." Scootaloo said.

"So wait...if giving you flight for your willing cooperation wasn't part of your deal, yet me being not brainwashed was, then why did Empress Flurry Heart give you flight in the first place?" Rumble asked.

"Guess she felt like giving me my dream on a silver platter. Every last bit of it. It's a bit of a cheat sure, but I wasn't getting in the air otherwise and you know it. Not unless I went for a technological solution of some kind." Scootaloo said.

"Again, you know I never cared about that. I fell in love with you for your personality." Rumble said.

"Well, the same was with me and how I felt about you. But when Empress Flurry Heart went to brainwash me and my friends, the spell had no effect on me. She would find out later like I said that I had decided to help her willingly. Hence why the initial spell didn't work." Scootaloo said.

"So wait, if that's the case, then why didn't she do it again later anyways? That would've made more sense." Rumble said.

"Actually, at that point she didn't need to." Scootaloo said. "I swear she almost did when I brought up the whole thing regarding you not being brainwashed though." She added.

"But wouldn't she have taken away your flight instead? Making you earn it back or something by agreeing to let me be brainwashed anyways?" Rumble asked.

"Maybe, but I think she found the benefit of me being a fully willing party." Scootaloo said.

"...Damn...the Empress really IS a super genius then." Rumble said.

"I know right? It surprised me too." Scootaloo said. "So, was that all your questions?" She asked.

"...No. I just got one more..." Rumble said.

"Oh great...what's left for me to explain?" Scootaloo asked.

"Actually, you don't have to explain anything else." Rubmle said before taking out a ring Scootaloo recognized.

"Wait...is that...?" Scootaloo asked.

"Scootaloo Dash, will you marr--" Rumble didn't even get to finish before Scootaloo tackled him and gave her coltfriend the biggest kiss he's ever gotten from her. "I'm willing to assume that's a yes then?" Rumble asked.

"You should stop assuming things, even if that assumption is a correct one. Now, kiss me you handsome colt!" Scootaloo said.

"Heh...you don't need to tell me twice." Rumble said. The two started kissing one another.

Outside, Cozy Glow and Flurry Heart were watching the now engaged pegasi doing their kissing thing. "So, how much of what she just said is true?" Cozy Glow asked.

"This might surprise you, but every bit of it was true. Besides, I had a feeling Rumble would've understood given that he knew flying would've meant the world to his now wife-to-be." Flurry Heart said.

"Dang, that's quite the risky move you just pulled. You should be lucky it paid off like it did." Cozy Glow said.

"Eh...I had a backup plan ready just in case Scootaloo failed. But I had faith. Sometimes with Poker you have to go all in and hope your hand wins the pot." Flurry Heart said.

"Heh...well I can defiantly say you did win the pot." Cozy Glow said. "All of Equestria is ours now." She added with an evil smirk.

"And I personally can't wait for my auntie to be forced to marry the two of us in a couple of weeks." Flurry Heart said.

"Ha! Talk about rubbing it in her face. I can't wait." Cozy Glow said.

"Neither can I." Flurry Heart said, gaining her own evil smirk.

Author's Note

This was really the last chance I had to even post a Silver Spoon picture.