Author's Note

Sunset reunites with her mother Celestia and big sister Cadance.

Also, spoiler alert, Twilight is also Sunset's sister-in-law due to Cadance and Sunset being like sisters.

Cadance and Twilight find out they're gonna be aunties.

Celestia finds out she's gonna be a grandma.

All that's left for Sunset and Kher'Ja to do is find an Earth-like planet to raise their pup and start a family of their own.

One more chapter to go.

I'm honestly gonna miss this story.

-PrinceOfDarkness.

Mending Fences.

Kher'Ja noticed his wife's shock and walked over to her. She'd been staring at the planet for a while.

"Is everything alright, my mate?" The elite Yautja asked softly, placing a clawed hand on her shoulder. The redheaded huntress smiled at her husband's show of concern. She turned her head to face him as he gazed back with concern for her.

"I'm fine, Kher'Ja," Sunset replied softly as she sighed, "This planet is my home, the one I fled from many years ago. I was young and arrogant. I desperately wanted my mother's approval so I could become a princess and make her proud of me." Sunset went silent, still feeling the shame of her actions, of what she said to her mother.

Kher'Ja gently pulled her into his arms as he started purring. Sunset sighed and smiled, leaning into her husband's arms. He always knew how to cheer her up.

The two went into the cockpit and flew the spacecraft down into the planet's atmosphere. Sunset pointed out where the city of Canterlot was located. The ship went lower, enough to be seen in the sky,

Sunset decided to dress herself up to meet her mother. She wore a fur bra and dress, gifted to her by Yeyinde. Her hair had already been braided like the dreadlocks of a Yautja. She also wore a necklace made from the finger bones and teeth of the M'Genisect she and Kher'Ja had hunted.

Kher'Ja landed the ship, rotating the engines downward for when they needed to take off again. He also entered the lock code for the ship and activated its cloaking, hiding it from plain sight.

Sunset walked through Canterlot, getting odd stares and ones of disgust from the snobby nobles. Kher'Ja used trees to follow her so as not to scare the ponies that lived there. He growled every time the ponies looked at his mate with disgust. She was beautiful to him.

The elite Yautja kept on following her, swinging from tree to tree as he followed her to the castle. He had to admit that in 'ooman mode' on his mask, the planet did look beautiful.

Eventually, the bacon-haired huntress made it to the castle. She felt nervous and also excited at seeing her mother again.

Sunset stood nervously at the entrance of the castle. waiting for Kher'Ja to catch up with her. She had told him that she wanted to introduce him to her mother, Princess Celestia, and he had agreed to come.

She couldn't help but feel a bit apprehensive. What would her mother think of her husband, a Yautja from another planet?

Suddenly, Kher'Ja appeared behind her, his towering form casting a shadow over her. She turned to him and smiled, feeling comforted by his presence. He'd deactivated his cloaking to help her make amends with her mother, Princess Celestia.

"Are you ready to meet my mother?" she asked, taking his clawed hand.

"I am." he replied, his voice deep and steady. Sunset smiled at her husband, giving him a quick kiss on his mandible.

Sunset led him into the castle, her heart pounding with anticipation. As they walked through the corridors, they passed by several guards who looked at Kher'Ja with curiosity and caution. She couldn't blame them. After all, Yautjas were known to be fierce hunters.

Finally, they arrived at the throne room, where Princess Celestia was waiting for them. On the other throne was Luna and next to her was her big sis Cady. She looked over at the two. The redheaded being resembled one of her former students and daughter.

Sunset took a deep breath and exhaled, locking eyes with her mother.

"Princess Celestia, the last time we saw each other, I was your snide little daughter who betrayed and abandoned you. I mean that I come before you a changed pony. Well, a changed human, actually, humbly asking for your forgiveness, guidance and knowledge." Sunset said, her voice full of self-hatred and guilt.

Celestia's eyes briefly widened in shock, before narrowing as she got off her throne and walked down to face her daughter.

Twilight watched from the side, watching the interaction between her friend and mentor.

Kher'Ja stayed silent, but growled protectively over his mate. He didn't like the way Sunset seemed upset.

Celestia walked towards Sunset, coming up to eye level with her as Sunset's demeanor switched from one of guilt and sorrow to one of fear.

The white-furred princess kept her narrowed gaze on her wayward daughter. Sunset felt terrified under her mother's gaze, having seen it when she was banished from the castle and exiled from Equestria.

"Or I can just go, and you never have to see me again." Sunset said softly, looking away from her mother, her gaze downward. She didn't want to see her mother's angered expression anymore.

She quickly raised her gaze before lowering it again. She felt her mother's hoof under her chin, lifting her head as their gaze met.

Celestia's expression morphed into one of forgiveness and pure happiness. She'd missed her daughter terribly. Sunset wasn't completely guilty, as she too had said things she regretted.

"I've missed you, Sunset Shimmer. My little filly." Celestia said softly, her gaze warm and loving. Inside, she was proud of her daughter for maturing and coming to ask to be forgiven.

Sunset didn't know what to say. She thought her mother would hate her and no longer want to see her.

"I-I'm so sorry!" Sunset cried, pulling her mother into a hug as she sobbed, releasing years of pent-up shame and guilt. Celestia let her daughter hug her. She needed to release her pain. Bottling it up wasn't healthy.

"I forgave you a long time ago, Sunset. You aren't completely to blame. I also said and did things to you that I regret." Celestia replied softly, not wanting her daughter to blame herself entirely

The two smiled at each other and hugged again before pulling away. The redheaded huntress walked over to Cadance, or 'Cady' as she called her.

"Sunset..." Cadance breathed, her lips twitching upwards into a joyful smile. She placed her hooves over Sunset's shoulders, lowering the unicorn-turned-human to meet her gaze.

"Cad-" Sunset began to say the name of the mare she saw as her adopted older sister, but was cut off by the alicorn pulling her into a gentle hug.

"You." Cadance said, a grin on her lips, "Are in big trouble, young mare." After hearing that, Sunset couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"I've missed you too, sis." Sunset replied, letting her older sister hug her.

The two broke away, smiling at each other. Twilight just looked confusedly at the two. "Wh-what? How?" She asked. "I didn't know you knew Sunset, Cadance." Twilight exclaimed, causing the sisterly duo to chuckle.

"Of course we know each other. We've lived together with Auntie Celestia since Sunset was a foal." Cadance replied, causing Sunset to blush in embarrassment.

"Yeah, we know each other." Sunset nodded, smirking. "How could we not? I became Celestia's student a while after she took in Cadance."

Twilight grinned at them. "So does this mean you're my sister-in-law too, Sunset?" The bacon-haired huntress smiled and nodded at her friend.

"You're my sister-in-law!" Twilight said, grinning as she put her hooves on her face.

Sunset looked over at her husband and asked to come over to her. Kher'Ja nodded and walked over to his mate. He pulled her to his chest as she rolled her eyes and grinned at his protectiveness towards her.

"Cady, this is Kher'Ja, my lover, space husband and the father to our child." Sunset said, introducing her sister to her husband, gently rubbing her pregnant stomach.

The pink alicorn looked her sister's husband up and down, staring at his muscular body and armor. She nodded at the being.

"He has my approval, Sunset." Cadance said, smiling warmly at her little sister. "By the way, what is he?" She asked, causing her sister to giggle.

"His race is known as the Yautja. They're technologically advanced. Don't tell anyone, they don't like other beings knowing of their existence."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Cadance." Kher'Ja said, nodding at his mate's sister. His voice warm and gentle as the mask translated what he was saying. He removed his mask, which was usually a way to show the enemy what they looked like.

In his case, he was showing his identity to a member of his mate's family. Thus, there was no harm in it. He pulled the mask away from his face, revealing his crest and mandibles to Cadance.

It took Cadance a few seconds to adapt to what Kher'Ja looked like. He had grey reptilian-looking skin and talons with claws. Twilight looked at him with curiosity as he raised a mandible in a smile.

Cadance just chuckled and lead Sunset away from Twilight. The redhead beckoned her husband to follow them.

Cadance sat on her bed in her castle bedroom. She gently rubbed her sister's stomach with her hoof, cooing at the to-be life inside.

"How far along are you?" Cadance asked softly, rubbing Sunset's stomach as the redhead smiled.

"A few weeks in, soon I'll be halfway through and eventually my foal will be born." Sunset replied, placing a hand over her stomach as she stroked it.

Cadance looked over at Sunset, noticing the way she smiled when she talked about the foal's eventual birth. She saw the smile on her sister's lips every time she gently rubbed her stomach.

She knew that her little sister would love her foal deeply. She could see it in her eyes.

Kher'Ja sat on a chair across from his mate and her sister. Cadance locked eyes with him. She wanted to find out if he truly cared for Sunset.

"Do you truly love her? Or only see her as an object?" Cadance asked, causing Sunset to look over at her sister.

"Cadance!" Sunset hissed, but was stopped by her sister's hoof in front of her face. She held a serious look and kept her eyes on Kher'Ja.

The elite Yautja sighed and nodded firmly. "Yes, I do. Her beauty, strength and cunning are unparalleled. Her desire to right her wrongs, to apologize to you is commendable. I would willingly die for her and our pup." Kher'Ja said behind his mask, the words translated through it.

Sunset was moved to tears by his declaration and the things he admired about her.

"Pup?" Cadance asked, confused at the terminology her sister's husband used.

"The term we use to describe our young. Infants are called sucklings, or pups. Though the term pups usually refers to the young children of our race." Kher'Ja explained, the mask translating everything.

"Those are only the physical things, as well as some of the mind." Cadance said, keeping a firm gaze on the elite Yautja.

"I also admire her gentleness with the pups back home on Yautja Prime. She has acted very loving and nurturing to our pups. Her drive to never give up and work hard are admirable and things I love about her." Kher'Ja replied honestly.

Sunset placed a hand over her heart and gave her husband a watery smile. Cadance's look morphed into one of contentment as she smiled and nodded.

"You have my approval, Kher'Ja. Treat my sister well." Cadance said warmly. She gently ran a hoof over Sunset's stomach before pulling away.

"Once your foal's born Sunset, don't hesitate to bring them to their Auntie Cadance." The pink alicorn said, grinning. Sunset smiled and couldn't help but laugh at her sister's expression of pure joy at becoming an aunt.

"And don't forget Auntie Twilight!" Twilight butted in, causing both Sunset and Cadance to chuckle.

"We will, Cady. We will." Sunset said. "And we'll bring them to see you too, Twilight. I promise." The unicorn-turned-human added, smiling at her sister and new sister-in-law.

Cadance had taken Sunset and Kher'Ja to see Celestia again. The white alicorn happily embraced her daughter again, having missed out on hugging her daughter for so long.

Sunset smiled, preparing to tell her mother the good news.

"Mom, I'm pregnant." Sunset said, placing a hand on her slightly distended stomach as Celestia blinked before grinning. Her daughter was now a mother of her own. She couldn't believe it.

"That means-" Celestia began, but was cut off by her daughter, who couldn't stop smiling.

"Yeah, you're gonna be a grandmother." Sunset finished, waiting for her mother's reaction. Celestia smiled and gently rubbed her daughter's stomach, excited to soon be a grandmother for the first time.

"Who's the father?" Celestia asked, looking at her daughter. Sunset only smiled and pointed to Kher'Ja, who was standing against a pillar next to Sunset.

"His name's Kher'Ja, my lover and my husband. He's the father of our foal." Sunset replied, motioning over to her hunter.

Kher'Ja walked over and nodded at Celestia. She grinned, wanting to catch her daughter off guard.

"So he's a Yautja, then? From Yautja Prime?" Celestia asked, smirking as Sunset's jaw dropped. Kher'Ja was stunned that his mate's mother knew of his race.

"How do you know about them?" Sunset asked incredulously, smiling. Celestia only chuckled at her daughter.

"Our world was visited by them a very long time ago. By a pair of Lifemates called Yeyinde and T'Ogah. A few hundred years before Luna's banishment, me and my sister, your aunt, were introduced to them when their ship crashed. They saved us from timberwolves who tried to kill me and Luna."

Sunset's eyes widened in shock. Her mother knew her adoptive Yautja parents?

"Y-You know Yeyinde and T'Ogah?" Sunset asked in shock. Celestia smiled, nodding to Sunset who couldn't help but smile as well.

"Indeed, but how do you know them, my little filly?" Celestia asked curiously, wanting to find out how her daughter knew the names of the Yautja who saved both her and Luna.

"When I was in the mirror world, a Bad Blood named Tachea found and stalked me. He was killed by an arbitrator named Tua'Ja who took me to Yautja Prime on his ship." Sunset began softly.

"I met his father, T'Ogah when I got off the ship. I was taken in by him and Yeyinde. They acted as my family to keep me protected from anyone who'd try to kill me." Sunset explained as Celestia let her daughter tell her tale.

Once she was done telling her story, Celestia gave a silent thanks in her mind to the couple for protecting her daughter.

Both mother and daughter conversed about what they had done in their time apart.

Soon, Sunset and Kher'Ja's visit came to an end. Sunset thanked her mother for letting her visit her home.

"You're welcome, Sunset. If you ever need me, don't hesitate to use the journal to contact me. And once your foal is born, don't forget to bring them to their Grandma Celestia." The mother alicorn said, grinning as Sunset chuckled at her mother's excitement.

The married couple lead Celestia, Twilight and Cadence to their cloaked ship, which was facing the three alicorns.

Sunset and Kher'Ja entered the spacecraft as they went into the cockpit. The elite Yautja activated the engines as the ship hovered slightly into the air.

The engines rotated from their downward resting position and to their flight position. Sunset waved to her mother, sister-in-law and her big sister, The alicorn trio waved back as the ship broke through the planet's skies and gravity.

KherJa looked over at his mate who smiled and rubbed her stomach affectionately.

"Are you okay, my mate?" The elite Yautja asked softly, his voice filled with love and concern. Sunset smiled and leaned over to kiss one of her husband's mandibles.

"I'm fine, honey. I just can't wait until we become parents." Sunset replied, thinking about what to name her pup and what gender they would be.

Kher'Ja put the ship autopilot and took a shower. Once both of them were clean, the two got ready for bed. Sunset put on her pajamas that she'd multiplied with her magic.

Kher'Ja wore a simple leather loincloth, preferring to sleep mostly naked. Sunset laid on top of her husband and snuggled into his chest. She listened to his heartbeat, finding the sound soothing.

Kher'Ja pulled the large and stitched fur pelts over their bodies, keeping the both of them warm throughout their slumber.

Both husband and wife fell asleep holding each other. Sunset's lips curled up in a smile as she slept soundly in her husband's arms.