After that eventful night, Knuckles and Twilight continued to enjoy the rest of their honeymoon in Las Pegasus for the next two weeks which did involve a lot of romantic mischief. Even though Knuckles wasn't the biggest fan of the city, it was nice exploring it with his wife now. After the two weeks was up, they returned back home and Twilight moved in with Knuckles inside of his mansion in Baltimare since they were now married. She left Starlight in charge of her castle and she got permission from Knuckles to allow Spike to live with them as well so that he isn't so far away from Twilight.

Her friends were sad to see her move so far away, but she explained to them that she couldn't ask Knuckles to leave his home either since he has residents living there and he can't leave it unchecked from a security standpoint. However, she did promise them that Knuckles would allow them to visit at any time in Baltimare. That made them a little bit happier and it put that issue to bed.

Not long after Twilight moved in with Knuckles, he began doing music more often. He would do concerts as often as he could and even began writing his own music. He would put them on records and the albums that were sold brought in a record amount of money. The albums were so good that 4 million of them were sold within the first hour and would reach 200 million by the end of the week. The profits he made also cut his mortgage payoff date in half. So instead of having his house paid off in 40 years, it had shrunk down to 20 and because of his rising popularity with his music along with the money he made from it, the city lowered both his income taxes and personal property taxes after facing overwhelming pressure from the citizens.

Despite his rising popularity amongst the rest of Equestria, he often kept a very private life and never exposed personal information that he didn't want the public to know. He wasn't sure on how to handle it at first, but after returning the Master Diamond to its proper place, he knew what he had to do in order to live in a normal society, yet keep his family secrets hidden from the public eye. He did concerts from Manehattan to Las Pegasus in terms of different locations. In other words, he played concerts in every major city in Equestria.

As a result of his huge success in the music industry, he won many awards because of it and the highest award that is given to an artist every year had been renamed to the Madilynn Miller Gold Heart Award in honor of Knuckles' girlfriend, Maddi. It put a massive smile on Knuckles' face and he felt nothing but pure joy when they did that. He won a lot of them and became the only artist in the industry to have more than four, which was the average for the career.

One day, Twilight's friends came to visit her and Knuckles in Baltimare and they all had a great time. Rainbow was the first to knock on the door and Knuckles opened it. He smiled and said "Welcome all. So glad you could make it all the way out to Baltimare from Ponyville."

Rarity smiled and said "Of course, darling. We wouldn't want to miss an event like this for today even if it is a long trip over. But it's definitely worth it."

Twilight came to the door and said with excitement "Girls, you're here!" She went to hug them and they all gathered in for a group hug. Knuckles let them in and they began having fun together. Ranging from playing bowling to football, they definitely spent the time well. Knuckles even spent time with each of them in some sort of capacity by doing a certain thing of interest for them. For example, he showed Pinkie how well he could cook food and bake dessert items, showed Fluttershy all of the different birds that would fly by his house, showed Applejack and Rainbow how strong he was in the weight room, and last but certainly not least, he showed Rarity to the spa area.

Rarity was in hog heaven when she saw that he had a spa in his house and she demanded that all of them would have a session during the time they had together. No one protested at the idea and all of them definitely felt more relaxed. Knuckles told Applejack and Rainbow to show him what they got and then he would show them what he had. Both of them took that as a challenge and they performed really well for a pony. But after Knuckles showed them how it's done, their jaws completely dropped and they were speechless on how much weight he could lift without being crushed instantly.

He then decided to grill some dinner for everyone and he went outside to put the food on the grill. The rest of the group came outside and then played around on the football field with different types of balls being thrown back and forth. Knuckles simply smiled at them playing and continued to grill the dinner. It had been a long time that something like this had happened and he would have never imagined it would happen again in his adult life.

He noticed the flagpole that was next to the field and had an idea. He took one of his American flags that he had and raised it up to the top to show that even though he lived in Equestria now, he would always remain a citizen of the United States of America despite its flaws. Rainbow was curious about it and asked "Um, what kind of flag is that?"

Rarity scolded her for asking that question, but Knuckles was not bothered by it. He said "It's okay, Rarity. It doesn't bother me. Anyway, to answer your question Rainbow, that is the American flag. It is my home country and even though I live here now, every memory made outside of Equestria will always belong there. It serves me a reminder of where I was in life and where I am now. I might be an Equestrian citizen now, but I will always be a citizen of the United States of America as well even though it is not perfect."

Before anyone could say anything, Knuckles noticed that the food was done on the grille, so he took it out and carried it to the dining room table. He set it up for a proper banquet style and set it all in the middle. Everyone that was currently in his household was sitting at the table and Knuckles was sitting in his chair at the end of the table as Master of the household. They passed around food and they talked about the greatest and worst things about life. After finishing up both dinner and dessert, they all went to the theater room and they watched the same movie scene that Knuckles did a few years prior.

When they heard Jerry say "You complete me" and then Renee say "You had me at hello," all of them laughed hilariously because of how ridiculous it sounded to them and it was an inside joke. It made Knuckles smile because the last time he watched it, he had been alone for the last five years and he had no one to really talk to. But now, he had six friends that he could hang out with and interact with.

Knuckles went to his living room and he hung up a picture of him and the Mane Six right next to the picture of him and David. It made him grin a little bit and the rest of them smiled at the photo. Knuckles said "There's nothing I could ever ask for more than what I have right now."

Twilight said "I think your grandparents, David, and Maddi would be really proud of you if they saw where you are now."

Knuckles smiled at her and said "I think so as well. Even though I will still greatly miss them, I now have a new group of ponies that I can call family."

Rarity said "We want you to have the best life here even though you are no longer on your home planet."

Knuckles chuckled a bit and said "I am home." He gave them all a group hug and they all smiled together. For Knuckles, he is in a much happier place than where he was when he came here back in 2009. No longer would he ever feel alone or abandoned. No longer would he have abusive parents or a cruel older sister to slander him. No longer would he have to worry about someone close to him being ripped away from him in a car accident. He could put all of it to complete rest and he had something new. Friends, family, money, status, influential power, and most importantly, a purpose again. He could have security with his friends and family and never worry about exposing secrets he wasn't supposed to. Finally, he could actually have privacy when he was in his own home. All of that was non existent in 2009, and now, he has it all back. Nothing could ever be worth more.

[Insert Save My Life from Sidewalk Prophets for End Credits]

Author's Note

AN: Well guys, we have reached the end of this story. This one was definitely a fun one to write and it took almost six months to write. Before I give out shoutouts, I want to say one quick thing: I'm going to be taking a break for the rest of the year and I will not make another story until January 2023 next year. It's already late enough in the year that I figured it would be better to just push it back to January rather than start a new one right away. I have classes to finish up for the fall semester and I need time off to relax and give myself a breather. So with that out of the way, I want to say thank you to everyone who read my story and gave it a like, a follow, or both. None of this would have been possible without your support and I greatly appreciate it. For the ones who didn't like it, thank you for giving me motivation to keep going despite the negative comments. I greatly appreciate it. There will be a sequel coming out for this story, so you all stay tuned for that. Hope you enjoyed the chapter and I wish you all a great Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. See you all in January!

Next Chapter: None! Since this story has wrapped up, there are no new chapters to preview. But I'll say a few things about the sequel without giving too much away. It will be something that will definitely elevate the series to a whole new level and the characters that are involved in this one is going to blow your mind. At least I hope so. There will definitely be a lot going on, so you might want to make sure you keep up with that or else you might get lost. I definitely don't want that happening. It will come out in January 2023, so when you see the first chapter published, you know that it has come out. Be prepared for that.

Until then, my fellow readers