The Reasonable Reformation

Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Starlight Glimmer, as well as Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Trixie had arrived Sunny Valley after a long train ride. Sunny Valley was a far away village, and is the original home town of Cozy Glow.

Starlight and Twilight's bickering didn't stop after the train ride there though. In fact, it only seemed to escalate as they explored the quiet village.

"I'm not saying I didn't do anything wrong. Or that I wasn't rude to her. But pegging all of this on me is a little unfair." Starlight said.

"I never said this was your fault. Where'd you get that idea!?" Twilight asked.

"Oh, that's just the impression I got when you were so insistent that I tag along on this journey." Starlight shot back.

"Oh? So you don't want to be here?! Do you not like Cozy Glow?!" Twilight asked.

"I never said any of those things! Now you're putting words into my mouth!" Starlight exclaimed.

"Hey! Chill out, girls. We're all on the same page, aren't we?" Spike asked.

"Are we? I'm not sure you want to accept Cozy Glow as a friend!" Twilight sassed.

"And why should I?! Just because you said so?!" Starlight sassed back.

"Hey! HEY! Break it up you two!" Spike exclaimed.

Spike physically put himself in between Twilight and Starlight.

"Please just stop arguing. Let's start from the beginning. Starlight, Twilight's on mission to reform Cozy Glow, as she's done with many old villains, even you. And I think it would make her pleased if you looked at Cozy with an open mind, and were willing to accept the possibility that maybe she has actually changed." Spike said. "And Twilight. I think you should take a moment to understand why Starlight may be having difficulty talking directly to Cozy."

Starlight and Twilight looked at each other, and then both started to look sad.

"Listen, Starlight, I just wanted to know why you acted so dismissive around Cozy earlier." Twilight said.

"It's just cause... you know, like I said before.

"I guess I just haven't seen reason to believe how this assignment is different than her School of Friendship tenure." Starlight said.

"Well, why didn't you come with us to Mount Aris, Darling?" Rarity asked.

"You should've seen how much fun she had on the beach, and how happy she was on the top of the mountain." Fluttershy said.

"I'm sure she was. All of you insist she was, so I guess that's on me for intentionally avoiding her." Starlight said.

"So you want more evidence that Cozy's changed, but you constantly avoid her, so you have less opportunity to see her change." Spike said.

Starlight looked at Spike, and sighed. "I haven't been handling this particularly well. I've been keeping my emotions bottled up. And Trixie knows how well that turned out the last time."

Trixie nodded in agreement.

"You guys worked so hard to get through to her, and I single handedly undid all the progress you made with her. I'm sorry, Twilight." Starlight said.

"It's okay, Starlight. And I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have been so dismissive of your feelings." Twilight said.

"You weren't being dismissive of my feelings. I was being dismissive of Cozy's feelings." Starlight said.

"Oh, come here. Let's hug it out, Starlight." Twilight said.

Twilight and Starlight gave each other a nice warm forgiveness hug.

"Woo hoo!" Pinkie cheered.

Starlight wiped away her tears. *sniff* "Come on, let's go help Cozy Glow."

Twilight smiled and gave an affirmative nod. "And it seems like we've reached our destination."

Everypony stood outside a large building. The signboard in the front displayed its proper title. The Sunny Valley Orphanage.

"A little on the nose, but it looks like this is the place." Spike said.

Everypony was nervous, but they trudged forward. Twilight opened the large entrance door with her magic, and led everypony inside slowly. Twilight was last to enter, shutting the door behind her.

Inside, it was very quiet. Almost a little unnerving in fact. There were three bored looking fillies sat around the lobby floor. A green-ish pegasus was laying on the beige carpet. A purple pegasus who twiddled with her mane, and an earthpony who kept their whole face planted down.

Twilight had to just trot past them for the time being, as she made her way to the front informational desk, helmed by a gray mare, reading a newspaper.

*ahem* "Greetings, ma'am. Is this the Sunny Valley orphanage?" Twilight asked.

"Yes it is. Who wants to kno... P-P-Princess Twilight?!" the mare was astonished when they looked and saw it was the Princess.

"Indeed it is." Twilight said.

"Ah. Oh. Um. W-What brings the Princess here of all places?" they asked.

"I'm here for some important matters, Miss..." Twilight replied.

"Miss Hardwinkle." the mare introduced her name.

"Miss Hardwrinkle, we were hoping to see our friend, assuming she's here of course." Twilight said.

"Oh? And whom might that be?" she asked.

"Her name is Cozy Glow." Twilight said.

"Cozy Glow? Hmm. Let's see." Miss Hardwinkle picked up a stack of papers, and shifted through them. "Cozy Glow? Cozy Glow. Hmm... Nope. Sorry, nopony named Cozy Glow here, nor has there ever been." the mare said.

"Never has been? That's so strange. Cozy's records show this is her hometown." Spike said.

"She's about yay high. Pegasus. Blue mane. Off-yellow bow. And she's pink. But not Pinkie Pie pink. It's more like a... pale pink." Rarity said, pointing at Pinkie Pie's pink coat.

"Well, there is a pony matching that description named uh..." The mare picked up some papers and tried to read them. "...Huh. I can't read this scratchy hoofwriting..."

"Well, is the pony of that description here?" Starlight asked.

"Oh yes. She hasn't left the building since she came back. Her room is down the left hall. Six doors down." Miss Hardwinkle said.

"That's probably her. I think we should get moving." Starlight said.

Twilight nodded, and then took a moment to thank the receptionist. "Much obliged, Miss-"

"Don't mention it." she said, interrupting Twilight.

Twilight and everyone slowly made their way down the hall, but in the process, they were being followed by the three little ponies from the lobby. Their little breaths were taken away just by the sight of an alicorn Princess.

Twilight turned around and gave a nervous smile and wave to everypony.

Twilight was surprised when one filly tugged on her tail.

"Hi, Princess Twilight Sparkle! My name's Miranda. Will you adopt me?!" she cried.

Suddenly, another filly came, and latched onto her wing. "No! Adopt me! My name's Ziggy!" she shrieked.

"Oh. I'm so sorry everypony. I'm just here for one pony in particular." Twilight said.

"Awww." they all groaned.

"Why her!?" Ziggy asked.

"Yeah! Why are you gonna adopt her?" Miranda added.

"I'm not gonna adopt her. I mean uh... I um..." Twilight bit her lip.

Spike stepped up to Twilight's side to crowd control the fillies.

*ahem* "The princess has important matters to discuss with an important figure concerning all of Equestria." Spike said.

"But..." they all said, sad.

"Us and Cozy have a history together, and right now we need to make things right." Starlight added.

The fillies looked at the mane ponies with wide and saddened puppy eyes.

Trixie sought give the fillies something, so she handed them special tickets.

"You needn't fret, my dear fillies. You three can have free front row seat tickets to Tr-r-r-ixie's combination magic show, and Headmare inauguration ceremony. That's a promise. Wink." Trixie said, winking.

But the fillies didn't seem impressed.

"Headmare inauguration? Of what school?" Starlight asked.

Everypony kept walking down the hall. Though it seemed rude to turn their backs on the fillies.

"We can't just brush these kids aside, can we?" Rarity whispered to Twilight.

"We'll come up with something. But for now, Cozy needs our help." Twilight whispered back.

They all finally made it to the sixth room down the correct hall.

"This should be the room." Twilight said.

"You ready, Twilight?" Spike asked.

Twilight nodded affirmatively.

Twilight knocked on the door, and waited for a moment, but there was no response back.

"Cozy Glow? Are you in there? It's me, your friend Twilight. Can I come inside, please?" Twilight asked.

...Still no response.

"I just want to talk to you. You don't have to let anypony else in if you don't want to." Twilight added. "Come on, Cozy. I know you're in there, and I know we hurt your feelings. So please, come out and we'll make things right."

After a period of silence, the door did unlock, and open. It opened only slightly, and there seemed to be nopony to greet anyway. Twilight took it as a gesture to come in though.

Twilight opened the door the rest of the way, and peaked her head inside. Inside, she saw Cozy Glow laying down on a bed.

"Cozy Glow?" Twilight asked.

"Oh. Hey, Twilight.." Cozy said, quietly.

"May I come in, Cozy?" Twilight asked.

Cozy nodded without speaking. Twilight entered the room, while her friends waited outside.

"Are you okay, Cozy?" Twilight asked.

"Yep. Never brighter..." Cozy said, deadpan.

Cozy didn't seem as bright as she said though. She seemed bored, and disinterested in interacting with anyone.

"Why'd you run away without telling me directly? All you left us was a note." Twilight asked.

"So... I didn't think you'd approve of my idea, so I just did it on my own." Cozy explained. "I didn't want to completely leave you in the dark though, so I gave you a clue, which you seem to have picked up on."

"But, why run away in the first place?" Twilight asked.

*sigh* "Well, if you read my note thoroughly, it should've made plenty of sense. But I'll explain it again. I will admit, you guys showed me a real fun time on the beach. I was starting to look up and be hopeful that things were going to turn out better. But, Starlight kind of set my expectations back in line." Cozy explained. "I appreciate the legwork you and your friends have put in, but I think you guys are the exception, rather than the rule. I just started to doubt that the whole "make new friends thing" was going to work..."

"Doubt?" Twilight asked.

Cozy nodded slowly. "Yeah. With nothing seemingly going right back in Ponyville, I thought there'd be nothing better for me to do than to have a fresh start. Which meant coming back to the place where it all started for me." Cozy explained.

Everypony looked at each other, sad. Listening to Cozy's woes filled Starlight with even more guilt.

"I'm sorry, Cozy." Twilight said.

"Oh, don't worry about me. It's been great here. You guys were worried I didn't have friends, but these are my original squad. Ziggy, Miranda, and Little Trombonist." she said with a phony grin.

Though, Cozy mentioning the three fillies just made them back away.

Cozy's sadness once again started to come out. "Oh, who am I kidding? This is exactly what I was afraid of happening when I considered reformation. I've lost all my identity. I'm not a villain any more, but I'm no good as anyone's friend. What do I have at this point?"

The rest of Twilight's friends entered the room.

"But, Cozy, you still have us as your friends." Rainbow Dash said.

"Yeah you say that, but..." *sniff* Cozy said.

"All the love and support from your friends means nothing if you don't feel it inside, huh, Cozy?" Spike said. "So what's wrong? What's troubling you?"

"Nothing. I'm just facing the facts." Cozy said. "I'm a reformed villain stuck in the middle of villainy, and good doing. There's no point in returning to villainy, but, not enough ponies want to trust me anyway."

"Well, what about you? Do you trust yourself, Cozy?" Spike asked.

"Maybe I... don't? *sniff* I've made such deliberate attempts at destruction. I don't know how any of you can trust me again." Cozy said, tearing up.

"We've been over this, Cozy. It ain't that big a deal now." Applejack said.

"And besides, it's alright to have a few past boo boos. We've all made mistakes or have done things we aren't proud of." Rarity said.

"Yeah right..." Cozy said.

"Uh, yeah is right. We've made soooo many mistakes. I don't know where to begin with all my mistakes." Spike said.

"Yeah? Like what?" Cozy asked.

"Like that time I became Applejack's assistant. Pfft. Talk about four left hooves. Am I right, Applejack?" Spike said, nudging Applejack. But she seemingly didn't want to add onto his point, leading to an awkward pause from everyone.

Rarity was next to speak. *ahem* "Well, as for me, probably my greatest regret was the time I overworked my friends to win the Manehatten Fashion show. I mostly wanted to win so I could get back at Suri Polomare for stealing my fabrics, but I got so carried away that I didn't consider my friends well being." she said.

Fluttershy chimed in as well. "There was the time I went too far with Iron Will's lessons, and became a huge meanie to all my friends. I thought being assertive was what I needed, but soon realized what a big meanie I became."

"I um, well, I suppose I can be a little overbearing at times. I may have been part of the reason that sent the Apple Family Barn crumblin', made Apple Bloom run away, and sent Holder's Boulder plummeting into a quarry." Applejack added.

Pinkie thought deeply, searching for a past mistake of hers. "Uh.... nope. I've never wronged anypony." she said.

Everypony looked at Pinkie with heavy skepticism.

"Okay. There was the time I scared Fluttershy into hiding because I made fun of her deeper voice. I uh, didn't mean to harm her. But that was an important lesson for me, that I should be more careful about what I say to a friend." Pinkie said.

"And while we're at it, let's not forget the time Rainbow Dash got in a trade dispute because she traded me for a signed Daring Do book." Fluttershy added.

Cozy thought to herself. Wow, these ponies were jerks to Fluttershy.

"Okay, maybe we don't have to relive every mistake we've made." Rainbow Dash said, trying to cover her tail.

Twilight snickered listening to her friends looking back on some of their less proud moments.

"Point is, each of us have all made loads of mistakes. Some of them caused great inconveniences to each other." Twilight said. "We all care for each other deeply, but sometimes our actions lead to unforeseen consequences."

Cozy was touched by their stories, but she wasn't fully won over yet.

"No... No. You're all still missing the point. You all just made a bunch of innocent little mistakes, that for the most part came from a good place. I literally tried to take over Equestria. I had every ill-intent you can imagine. That's so different from any of your little mishaps." Cozy said.

"But you don't anymore. Right, Cozy?" Spike asked.

Cozy wept. "No, I... don't?"

"You're a wiser pony than you were before, and you've promised you won't make those mistakes again. It actually isn't all that different after all." Twilight said.

"Is that so? But how can I believe in myself when no pony else does?" Cozy asked.

*ahem* "Because, Cozy. You shouldn't let what others say get you down. You need to truly believe in what you believe. Um, what you believe now, that is." Spike said.

"Indeed. I want you to truly believe in your reformation, Cozy. I know you can do it." Twilight said.

Cozy still seemed unsure.

"And besides, you're going to prove to everypony how much you've changed by showing them first hoof that you're a new and better pony! And it all starts here, with an old friend." Twilight said, directing her attention to Starlight.

Cozy looked at Starlight, which made her feel especially unsure.

Starlight felt unsure herself, but she knew it was her time to say something to Cozy.

"Hi, Cozy Glow." Starlight said, quietly, but openly.

"Starlight?" Cozy asked.

Cozy and Starlight slowly walked towards each other. Starlight held firm, but Cozy was uneasy, and quickly swelled up with emotions.

*sniff* "Oh, Starlight. I'm so sorry. I'm so ashamed of what I was before." Cozy said, crying. " I nearly destroyed everything, and you." *sob*

Starlight hugged Cozy Glow, and patted her back.

"It's alright, Cozy. Though, you don't have to totally reject who you were before. It's a part of who you are. We all start from some place different, and take different steps through life. Sure that stuff was iffy at best, but it's a step leading up to your reformation process. It's not an easy journey, but, no need to be ashamed of where you've started." Starlight said. "I can see you're on a path of recovery, and I don't want to be a roadblock any longer. I'll be here for you every step along the way, as your friend."

"My friend?" Cozy asked.

Starlight nodded. "Mhm. I'm sorry, Cozy Glow. I shouldn't have closed myself off to you like that. It wasn't fair. I should've been more open to seeing you for how you really are now. I thought I wouldn't be able to trust you, but, I think I just didn't trust myself."

Cozy hugged Starlight tighter.

"Hooray!" Pinkie cheered.

Starlight and Twilight patted Cozy on the head, which made her smile, and her eyes closed and looked like this ^^

"Thanks for coming all this way for me, guys." Cozy said. "It feels good when others help you out."

"It's the least we could do." Twilight said. "We were worried for you, and wanted to be sure you were okay."

Cozy rubbed her own mane, humbled by the words Twilight had said to her.

"Come on. Bring it home." Pinkie said.

Everypony hugged Cozy in a big group hug.

Cozy was comforted by the group hug. Even Starlight joined. She felt the warmth, and the heart. She felt welcomed by all of the mane six.

The three fillies watching the scene cooed, and went Awwww.

"Thanks, everyone." Cozy whispered.

Eventually, the group hug finished.

"Thanks, Starlight. I uh... I never really thought of it that way before. But thanks for putting it in perspective for me." Cozy said. "I uh... I feel much better about myself now."

Cozy Glow finally had a smile on her face. The mane 6 cheered her up, filled her up with a newfound sense of motivation.

"So, is that it? We all good?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Cozy nodded. "All good." she said, smiling.

"Alright. Come on, Cozy. Let's head back to Ponyville." Twilight said.

"Awww....." the fillies said, in disappointment this time.

"Don't you worry too much, squirts." Rainbow Dash said. "We won't forget about ya."

Cozy climbed onto Twilight's back and they started to head out. But they were about to head out, but they were stopped by Miss Hardwinkle the receptionist.

"And where do you think you're going, Princess?" she asked.

"I'm taking Cozy Glow home with me." Twilight said.

"Home? Is she your daughter?" she asked.

"No, she isn't. But, I've been taking care of her since she was released from-" Twilight started to say.

"Hmmmm. Nope! Sorry, Princess. But I cannot let Cozy Glow go, until somepony formally adopts her."

*gasp* Everypony gasped.

"Can't you make an exception for The Princess of Friendship?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"And besides, Cozy already moved to the School of Friendship. Why's she forced to be here now?" Rarity asked.

Cozy rubbed her mane nervously.

"So... I never stopped living here technically. Technically, I forged some signatures in order to move from Sunny Valley, to the School of Friendship. And then I ended in you know where, and then I was turned to you know what for you know how long." Cozy explained.

"Riiight." Spike said.

"What do we do now?" Fluttershy asked.

Everypony either rubbed their manes, or scratched their heads, thinking of a way to get Cozy out of this one. Cozy herself didn't seem too concerned though.

"Hey, don't sweat it, guys." Cozy said.

"What?!" Everypony said simultaneously.

"Listen, it's okay, Twilight." Cozy said. "I appreciate what you've done so far, but you don't have to come up with any more solutions. I think you've done enough."

"...What?" Twilight asked.

"Thanks for coming to see me, guys. It's filled me with a newfound sense of confidence." Cozy said. "I think I know what to say and what to do in order to make more friends on my own."

"That's so sweet. So then, you're just fine staying here?" Starlight asked.

Cozy then started to look a little more unsure. Cozy walked up the the window and leaned against it. She then spoke out to the landscape.

*exhale* "I hope that a nice mare finds me. I hope she's the nicest, most caring mare. Somepony who isn't just willing to give me another chance, but who cares for how I grow up, and is willing to put in the effort to make sure that I grow up the right way, and that I'm cared for. It's not something I ever really had. And, in my pursuit of power, and friendship, I think that's... really all I've been missing."

Twilight teared up while listening to Cozy's spiel.

"Oh, Cozy..." Twilight said.

Cozy turned around, and saw Twilight staring at her.

"Twilight?" Cozy asked.

"Is that all you want, Cozy? Somepony to take you under their wing?" Twilight asked.

Cozy nodded.

The two stared at each other for a little bit.

"If that's what you truly want, then-"

The moment was interrupted by a puff of smoke appearing next to Cozy, and Trixie suddenly appearing beside her.

"Tr-r-rixie's got the hint! I'll take her!" Trixie exclaimed.

"NO!!" Twilight and Cozy frantically exclaimed simultaneously.

"No?" Trixie asked.

"I mean... hehehehe." Twilight and Cozy laughed together, which confused Trixie, and most otehr ponies. The joyful moment was cut by Miss Hardwinkle's harsh glare at Twilight.

*gulp* "So uh..." Twilight said, nervously.

"Is there something you're trying to say, Princess Twilight Sparkle?" Miss Hardwinkle asked.

"Eeum. Err. Um....." Twilight twisted her words and barely knew what to say. But shortly, Twilight came up with an idea.

"Umm...... I got it!" Twilight said.

"What? Have you decided?" she asked.

"Can't Cozy come with us... while we try to find a suitable home for her?" Twilight suggested.

"Hmmm. So you aren't ready to adopt her. But you'll find somepony who's willing to?" Hardwinkle asked.

Twilight nodded.

"Hmmmm.... Oh, alright. But you have just three days to find her a suitable home and caregiver for her, otherwise I better see her back here." she said.

"That's more than enough time, Miss Hardwrinkle." Twilight said.

"Mhm..." the mare adjusted her glasses, and gave a doubtful scorn at Twilight. Nonetheless, she seemed to agree with the plan, and left Cozy with Twilight.

"Alright. So, it looks like you're coming with us after all, Cozy." Twilight said, smiling.

Cozy smiled back at Twilight.

"Thanks, Twilight. Thanks to all of you. Thanks for coming to assist me in my time of need."

"Don't sweat it, darling." Rarity said.

"It's the least we can do for you, Cozy Glow." Fluttershy said.

"Well, there's still more we can do for Cozy." Twilight said. "So. What do you want to do when we get back to Ponyville, Cozy?"

"Hmm..." Cozy tapped her hoof and thought hard. "I want ponies to like me for the real me. I'm done with putting on fake demeanors and tricking them into liking me. I'm ready to show Equestria the new me."

"Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's get to it!" Twilight said.

Twilight's confidence and cheery mood made Cozy's smile wider.

"And I know exactly where I would like to start." Cozy said.

Cozy Glow stood nervously in front of the Cutie Mark Crusader Clubhouse. The mane six and Spike hid in a nearby bush, watching over Cozy. They were there to make sure that things would go well, but they still wanted to stay hidden from the CMC, as they all wanted Cozy to do this on her own.

Cozy was feeling extremely anxious. She turned her head the other way, and saw Twilight peaking her head out. Twilight silently assured Cozy that she could do it. Cozy took a deep breath, and then she was ready.

Cozy Glow gently knocked on the door of the Cutie Mark Crusader Clubhouse.

"Who is it?" said a pony inside. Cozy however remained silent, as she was still nervous. She looked behind herself again, but Twilight and friends were now obscured by the bushes. She was on her own for this task.

Scootaloo opened the door, and saw Cozy Glow.

"Cozy Glow?" Scootaloo asked.

"Um. Hi, Scootaloo." Cozy said, nervously.

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle heard Cozy's voice, and looked over at her in disbelief.

"Hey, um. Cutie Mark Crusaders. *gulp* It's uh... it's been a while since we've last seen each other." Cozy said.

"Uh-huh. It sure has." Sweetie Belle said, sounding skeptical.

"What brings ya 'round here, Cozy Glow?" Apple Bloom asked.

Cozy Glow was quaking in her hooves, and shaking anxiously. She was too nervous to even speak.

Twilight bit her hooves anxiously as she watched the events play out. "Come on, Cozy."

*gulp* "I'm... *sniff* I'm so sorry, Cutie Mark Crusaders. I'm sorry, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo." Cozy apologized.

The CMC all looked at each other

"I appreciate what you three did for me. You were my first friends in Ponyville. Truth be told, that cry outside your clubhouse was genuine, though maybe just a bit overexaggerated. I had poor grades and no friends because I didn't understand friendship. Nopony ever showed me friendship, that's why I came to the school, but it was initially a failure. You three really did change everything for me. Y-Your kindness really did mean a lot to me. And I misused it. You taught me about friendship, and got me in the door, and I chose to do some terrible things. I know it's probably hard for you three to wanna trust me again, but I would love nothing more than to be your friend for real." *sob*

Cozy broke down in tears by the end of her speech, which didn't seem planned. The CMC looked at each other, still processing what to make of Cozy Glow.

"Oh, who am I kidding? You three have every reason to be skeptical. I don't know what I was expecting. I'm just gonna leave you three be and-"

Scootaloo lunged forward and hugged Cozy Glow by surprise.

Cozy gasped, and had her breath taken away.

"I don't understand what you're doing." Cozy said, stunned.

"Oh, Cozy Glow. We missed you so much." Scootaloo said.

"R-Really?" Cozy asked.

"Yeah. Tutoring you really was some of the most fun ever. We were sad when we found out what you were doing." Apple Bloom said.

"It was? But then... how can you three be so receptive to me after what I did?" Cozy asked.

"Because, we've been wantin' to forgive you. This entire time, Cozy." Apple Bloom.

"Y-You have?" Cozy asked, tearing up.

Sweetie Belle nodded. "When we saw what happened to you, we were even more sad. We thought we'd never hear from you again, or ever get the chance to reconcile." she said.

"But we're happy to see you again. And hearing from you now that our friendship was truly meaningful after all is something that we're all happy to hear." Scootaloo said.

Cozy wiped away her tears. She couldn't believe how considerate the CMC were. Somehow she was expecting the opposite.

"Are you ready to reconnect and rebuild our friendship?" Scootaloo asked.

Cozy nodded confidently. "Absolutely!"

The CMC all surrounded Cozy and gave her big group hug.

Seeing Cozy Glow hug it out with the CMC made the mane 6 come out of the bush and cheer.

"Woohoo!" they all cheered.

"Huh? What are our sisters doing here?" Apple Bloom asked, feeling surprised.

"Oh, don't mind us, sis. We're just sittin' an' watchin, making sure things went okay.'" Applejack said.

"We're just here watching over Cozy. Though, I can see she had the confidence to talk through things on her own." Twilight said.

Cozy rolled her eyes playfully.

"Thank you, Cutie Mark Crusaders." Cozy said.

"No problem!" the three said simultaneously.

"So will you help me out then?" Cozy asked.

"Sure. How can we help?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Would three being willing to help me to make a good impression on Ponyville?" Cozy asked.

"That sounds like a wonderful idea! You can count on us!" Apple Bloom said.

The mane 6 all emerged from the bush cover, and stood besides Cozy.

"And you can count us in too, Cozy Glow." Twilight said, putting her hoof to Cozy.

Cozy was surrounded by all of her friends. It was quite the list now. Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Starlight Glimmer, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle.

"Thank you, everyone. It feels good to finally belong somewhere." Cozy said, smiling.

It sure does. *Phew* That was a mouthful of a chapter. Wasn't it touching though? The heartbreak? The low points? The uplifting bits? Didn't it just warm you up? Eh, I thought it was touching. And trust me, things are going to get even better for me from here on out. Just you wait. Things are going to turn out great for the once mischievous and power seeking pegasus filly.

Because SPOILER ALERT: It didn't take Twilight three days to find me a suitable home.