One month later

Last year has been quite a doozy for some, friendships destroyed, reputations tarnished, and a huge rift scattered all around. But I'm happy to say that these events were now ancient history, as the Main six along with Spike have been officially reunited and are not only a team, but a family again. With Dash finally forgiving her friends for the mare do Well incident last year, while said events wont go away anytime soon, Twilight and the others learnt to look back at this incident as to insure that they never make this mistake again as to keep their word to the element of loyalty.

Eventually, Fluttershy was discharged from the hospital. After receiving her crutches, and collecting both her stuff and animal friends from her apartment, the element of kindness along with the others were ready to head home. But not before the mare was treated with a goodbye party hosted by not only Dumbbell, but her boss and coworkers from the animal sanctuary. The group also made quick stops in Canterlot, Cloudsdale Applepaloosa, and Manehatten to collect the rest of the elements of magic, generosity, loyalty, and honesty's stuff before heading back home. As Dash collected Tank and her stuff, and sent over her resignation letter from her storage job, the mare was also subjected to a goodbye party hosted by her old Cloudsdale friends , including Ferdinand and Morty.

Celestia even apologized to Twilight and the others for her harsh words towards them last year, but Twilight and the others assured the sun goddess that there was no hard feelings, and felt that they deserved it. And with that, the five ponies were officially reinstated as their respected elements which was quite a relief for both the sun and moon goddesses, but also Dash as it meant that the team of friends was officially back and stronger than ever.

Soon the 7 friends were back home in Ponyville, on their first day back, Twilight and the others apologized to the townsfolk for deceiving them and for practically running their friend out of town and making her a laughing stalk. And thankfully, everyone was touched by the groups apologies and were quick to forgive and welcome them back home, and even offered a few apologies themselves for their harsh behavior to the group. Speaking of which, Scootaloo, after hearing the full story, walked up to Bloom and Sweetie belle and apologized for pinning the entire blame onto them, long story short, the duo were quick to forgive their pegasus friend , sealing the deal with a group hug, restoring their friendship and also reforming the CMC's. And Dash even apologized to Scootaloo for snapping at her before she left, and like Sweetie belle and Bloom , the orange pegasus showed no hard feelings towards the mare, and their sisterly bond was soon restored as well.

Life eventually went back to normal in Ponyville after said apologies were given. With Applejack back to bucking apples and making the famous line of Apple family products alongside her grandmother and siblings, Pinkie pie taking her job back at Sugarcube corner with the twins happy to have their favorite babysitter back, Twilight officially back as not only the owner of her library/home and as Celestia's prized student alongside Spike as her assistant, Rarity back as the towns fashionista ready to take in new clients while also hoping that non of em caught wind of her "former career", Fluttershy, Angel and her animals friends, happy to be back home to their old cottage , which was so much better than being cramped inside her apartment back in Phillydelphia, And of course Dash was back on the towns weather team, with her former employee's giving the mare a warm welcome back, She even got promoted to manager during her first week back.

Aside from these events, there have been a few silver linings for a few others. Ferdinand found himself getting a large boost in sales and customers thanks to the reviews from his number one customer herself, the pegasus alongside his chef found themselves as the number one food chain in Cloudsdale. The number of patrons was such a success that the stallion even opened a few chains across Equestria, including one in Ponyville which his younger sister owns. Flam decided to give up his pursuit on Rainbow dash as Rarity proved right when she stated that he felt that business was far more important that going on a wild goose chase for a bunch of mares whom caused a ruckus in his nightclub.

And in an ironic turn of events, the mustached stallion ended up reuniting with this twin Flim after finding out that he was one of his patrons. After a long talk and some rather "choice words" The two brothers ended up reconciling, with Flam choosing to abandon the club business, and handed the ownership towards his bouncer Reggie, whom reveled at the fact that he moved up from a simple bouncer to the owner, which also meant that he'd also have a more closer interaction with the ladies *wink, wink*. And with that, the brothers left Manehatten ready to start out fresh, But strangely enough, no ones seen them again after that, but wherever the two brothers are now, lets hope they're getting out of trouble.

Crazy enough, the Macho Men having no hard feeling towards the group, wrote to both Rarity and even Dash from time to time, with Rarity also receiving a few commissions for new outfits for them and the other strippers and employees in the club.

And the CMC's, after going back to school, told the entire story to their classmates about the most epic adventure they went on during the last week of their winter break, and suffice to say, everyone was intrigued and amazed at the adventure Bloom and Sweetie belle went on, while also wishing that they were there as well. Even Tiara and Silver spoon were impressed to say the least.

Suffice to say, all was good with Dash and co, and they all couldn't have been any happier.

We now find the element of loyalty herself, inside the bedroom of her Cloudhouse ready to start a new day with her friends. The mare hummed a little tune as she finished gussying herself up, happy to finally be back home and to have her friends back, even Tank was happy to be back home as well, but what made the tortoise even happier was seeing his owner happy and no longer the depressed and angry mare that she was last year. Suddenly , the sound of a small chime could be heard, earning the pegasus's attention, she surveyed her nightstand to find the sound coming from non other than the friendship map itself. Dash proceeded to walk over and pick up the orb, just as the sun goddess's face appeared through the other end.

"Greetings Rainbow dash" She said. " Just checking to see how your doing"

"I'm doing just fine your majesty" Dash replied. " And i couldn't have been any happier...................................oh shit!!!! I forgot to bring this back to you after I found the others, I'm sorry Celestia!"

"Hehe no apology needed dear" Celestia reassured. " To be completely honest, it completely slipped my mind as well. Heh even Princesses make mistakes from time to time, am I right"

"Yeah I guess they do" Dash giggled. " But anyways Celestia, thanks for the help"

"Your quite welcome Dash" Celestia replied. " But in all honestly, I just supplied the map, you did everything yourself as you knew deep down that you can't live without your friends, and that you'd do anything to have them by your side again despite the obstacles"

"Hehe your right about that" Dash said. " Those six mean the world to me, like Pinkie pointed out, I can't imagine my life without them either. I wasn't about to let some fight get between us, they're not just my friends, they're my family, and I couldn't have been any happier. To be honest with you, while I did forgive them, the Mare do Well incident still hurts a little, and I don't see it going away anytime soon, but as long as I have my family by my side, we can get through this together as our friendship can overcome any obstacle that comes our way. And who knows? One day I can see ourselves looking back at this incident, and have a good laugh about it" This statement earned the mare a small giggle from the sun goddess.

"There's no doubt in my mind that you and your friends earned your elements kid" Celestia reassured which earned a smile of gratitude from the Princess. " Oh! One more thing, before I take the friendship map back, I must ask you not to tell Twilight about it. Like I said, I want to wait until she reaches a certain "level" before she's ready for the friendship map to be bestowed upon her"

"I promise Celestia, your secrets safe with me" Dash reassured.

"Excellent" Celestia replied as the magical orb began to vanish, but not before the Sun Goddess spoke one last time " Have a nice day, my little pony" And with that , the friendship map vanished back to it's rightful place as Dash watched on with a grateful smile.

“Thanks Celestia” Dash said as she proceeded towards the exit of her bedroom , ready to start the day with her friends. But not before giving Tank a kiss on the forehead as a goodbye and surveying the trophy case Applejack built for her , where her rodeo trophy stood inside, tall and proud, alongside a recent group photo she and her friends took, which brought a heartfelt smile on the mares face before closing the door behind her.

We now it to the Spike and the five other element bearers sitting comfortably on their large picnic blanket , with baskets and drinks scattered throughout as they waited patiently for their rainbow maned friend to arrive so they can get their little outing started. As they waited, everyone’s minds were full of relief that they not only earned their friends forgiveness, but the entire towns forgiveness as well. With Twilight and everyone else happy to have everything back to normal.

In no time at all, Dash landed softly onto her usual spot on the blanket with her friends happy about her arrival. “ Howdy ya’ll, sorry I’m late”

“Actually, you’re right on time darling” Rarity said.

“Awesome” Dash replied, but then noticed something. “ Wait a minute…….Rarity , you’re not sitting on your little lounge chair?”

“Eh……I thought I’d rough it this time” The fashionista answered. “ After what we’ve been through, I came to realize that theres no harm in getting a little dirty. And to be honest with you, I think the upholstery on that thing was starting to give me a rash”

“Wow, who are ya’ll and what have ya done to Rares?” AJ replied with a sly tone.

“OH haha” Rarity retorted. But before they could say anything else, another familiar looking Pegasus in a mail carrier uniform can be seen coming down right towards them, until she hit the ground with a slight thud. “ Oh my…………….hehe hello there Derpy”

“UGH” The mare groaned. “Hiya guys, sorry for intruding”

“Not at all Partner” Applejack reassured. “ Ya’ll ain’t interrupting anything, heh ya’ll are getting better with your landing “

“Heh thanks” Derpy replied with a slight blush. “ Thank Celestia I didn’t land on my face this time, those calf workouts at the gym sure are paying off” The group giggled at the mares response, just as she began to rummage through her brown mail bag. “ Oh yeah, I got some letters for Twilight and Fluttershy” She then handed the respected pieces of mail to the mares in question whom were quick to take them out of the mares hoofs.

“Thanks derpy “ Twilight said.

“Yes thank you very much Derpy” Fluttershy replied. “ Would you like to join us?”

“Thank guys, but my lunch break isn’t for a couple hours” Derpy politely declined. “ Plus my boss would be all up in my ass if I come back with my bag still full of unopened parcels, speaking off which, I better finish up this morning run. I’ll see ya guys later”

“Bye Derpy” Everyone said in unison as they watched the clumsy Pegasus take off to continue her morning mail run, Soon Fluttershy and Twilight began to open their respected letters, with Rarity quick to notice something oddly suspicious about the yellow Pegasus’s letter in question.

“Why Fluttershy” She said in a sly tone. “ Is that a love letter I see?” This earned a chorus of Ohhhhhhhhhh’s from the entire group much to the mares embarrassment, but she never the less answered the fashionistas question.

“Yes it is” Fluttershy answered. “ Billy thought it’d be cute if we wrote to each other twice a week to make this long distance thing work………………

“Wait Dumbbell?” Dash interrupted. “ You and Dumbbell are dating?!”

A larger blush formed on the mares face at her friends question. “ …………………Yes we are, we actually started dating a week after we buried the hatchet with each other, and he’s been quite the gentlecolt throughout my time in Phillydelphia. Sorry i would have told you guys sooner but, I was kind of debating on what would be the appropriate time”

“Nonsense Shy!” Dash reassured. “ Billy’s a changed stallion, and if I can trust him after he looked me straight in the eye and apologized for ALOT eh hell he used to put me , you and Gilda through when we were kids, than I know he’s gonna treat you well”

The yellow Pegasus smiled at her friends response, grateful that she was ok with her and dumbbell dating “ Thanks Dash” She then turned her attention towards Twilight whom was reading over her own letter . “ What does yours say Twilight?”

“It’s from my brother” She answered. “ He’s just giving me some updates on the status of his and Cadence’s wedding next month……….and would you look at that? Cadence said that you guys can come along too as the bridesmaids/ wedding planners, your little sisters as the flower girls, and spike as the best man” The others gasped in excitement at what they just heard come out of their friends mouth.

“Best man? AWESOME!!!!!!!!!” Spike said in excitement.

“A wedding sounds really fun!!!!” Pinkie replied as she jumped for joy.

“Oh my, i must prepare bridesmaids and flower girl gowns for all of us ASAP!!!!” Rarity said. “ And of course a dashing tuxedo for you as well Spikey Wikey” this earned the mare a blush from her dragon friend.

“Now that sounds like a hoot and a holler!” AJ said just as excited. “ Hope Cadence likes Apple pie”

“I wonder if I can bring my bird friends along to sing a little tune during the ceremony? “ Fluttershy wondered.

“That sounds like a wonderful Idea Shy” Dash said, before looking up at the clear blue sky as the sun shown bright.

“A wedding huh?………………………….sounds pretty cool to me”

Author's Note

And with that, this epic tail is complete , just in time for christmas Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed this tale, don’t;’t forget to comment on what ya thought of it and how ?I can improve on future stories👍 Until next time , I’m AloneWolf and I wish all of you a merry christmas, Happy holidays, a Happy New Year, and for a fresh start in 2025🎄