G5 Adventures in Treasure Buddies

At long last, our heroes had completed their latest Unity Quest mission.

The lost collar of Cleocatra was finally safe, Ubasti had been turned into a statue due to her greed, and Dr. Philip Wellington was now going to be arrested for his crimes in grave robbing, thanks to the help of the Egyptian Secret Service.

Violette and Skye couldn’t be happier to be reunited with one another, and the Mane 6 even shared some of their magic with Skye and her mother so they would be able to understand animals too, but they had to promise they wouldn’t tell a whole lot of people.

If word of this gift got out to the wrong people, things might not go over well.

Now, let's get back to the story, to see what our heroes are going to do to celebrate their apparent success.

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Once our heroes had successfully completed their mission, they were able to use magic to get everyone back to Bastati for the biggest celebration of the year-- complete with dancing, food, friends, and the relief that the danger they were in had finally passed.

Thomas, Pete, Farah, her father (now known as Amir), Mariama and Haruma were up on the balcony, watching all of the festivities, and Amir turned to Thomas with a pleased smile. “Thank you for your great discovery, Mr. Howard. The Egyptian government is most grateful, and is willing to compensate you for your efforts, of course. You are a national hero.”

Thomas couldn’t help but smile to this. “Finding the treasure is all the compensation an archeologist needs,” he said before looking down at Pete. “And if I'm a hero, then one of my young archeologist partners is one, too.”

“It’s true,” Mariama nodded. “Without Pete, my daughter and their friends, we wouldn't be standing here right now.”

“Thanks, Mariama. Thanks, Grandpa,” Pete smiled. “But the other ponies, Violette and the Buddies deserve a lot of the credit.”

“Hmm…” Haruma looked around, but didn’t see Skye anywhere in sight. “Mariama, where is your daughter? I thought she would be up here relishing in the glory of your victory.”

“Oh, my daughter is down in the courtyard with her new friends,” Mariama said with a gentle smile, watching Skye interact with all of her new friends. “She deserves as much fun as anyone, and I’m happy to let her spread her wings and be on her own for a while.”

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Skye and Violette sat side by side as they, the older ponies and the Buddies conversed with Faith, Babi, Cammy and Tirako, since Skye could now understand the Buddies, Cammy and Babi... which was one of the best things that had happened to her on this trip.

After a moment, Mudbud decided to display his thanks, a smile growing on his muzzle. “We'd like to thank you four dudes.”

“Mudbud’s right,” Sunny nodded. “We couldn't have done it without you.”

“Yeah, dawgs,” B-Dawg nodded. “You four are da bomb!”

“It was Babi’s pleasure,” Babi said warmly, causing Cammy to smile. “And mine too.”

“Maybe we’ll see you guys again,” Violette added. “Hopefully sometime soon.”

“Oh-ho, you know it,” Faith said with a wink. “Next time there is a treasure to be found, you can count on me and Babi to be there!”

Back up on the balcony, the others could hear the cries of Dr. Wellington, who was tied up against Mala and being watched over by some guards. “In the name of Her Majesty, the Queen, untie me!” Dr. Wellington commanded fiercely. “Take me to the British Embassy!”

“We must go now and take this dirty grave robber to the jail, where he belongs,” Amir said before shaking Thomas’ hand and Mariama’s hoof. “Thank you, again. If there is anything I can do for you, please, let me know.”

However, after looking at one another, Thomas knew what he and Mariama wanted most in the world, and Amir was just the guy they needed in order to successfully make it happen. “Amir, I do actually have a request.”

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Upon returning to Fernfield, the Mane 6 played an important part in planning the unveiling ceremony of the lost collar of Cleocatra, and Amir, Haruma, Farah and Tirako were flying all the way from Egypt in order to be in attendance.

The day of the ceremony, a large crowd (including Pete’s parents) had gathered inside the museum, taking lots of pictures, and Thomas was the first to speak to the waiting crowd. “First off, I'd like to thank the Egyptian government,” he said, glancing in the direction of Amir, Farah, Haruma and Tirako, “for allowing the debut of this great archeological find to happen here in our hometown of Fernfield, saving our museum.”

“And we must extend our gratitude to some very special archeologists,” Mariama added, looking at her daughter and Pete. “My daughter Skye and Thomas' grandson, Peter. And then, of course, the Buddies and their Equestrian friends!”

Izzy giggled and waved her hoof at the crowd as Thomas prepared to move the cloth from the display case. “And now, without further ado... the lost Cat's Eye necklace of Cleocatra!”

Once the necklace was revealed, the crowd erupted into cheers, and even Pete’s father couldn’t help but be impressed.

And as the crowd continued to cheer and take pictures, Deputy Sniffer turned to the Buddies, with the Mane 6 and Violette listening in. “If only your great grandpappy, Digger, could see you. Chips off the old block, five doggone explorer pups. He'd be very proud.”

Zipp giggled to this, rubbing B-Dawg on top of the head. “He sure would, deputy. He sure would.”

At the same time, Pete looked over toward the necklace in the display case. “That's a cool necklace.”

“Yeah... it is beautiful,” Skye nodded. “Isn’t it, Pete?”

Thomas merely chuckled to this. “And I'm glad we found it so the world can enjoy it, too.”

Mariama nodded to this, a smile growing on her own face. “But Thomas and I both learned a very important lesson on this trip, more valuable than even gold or jewels. We have the greatest treasures in the world right here.”

Sunny smiled at this interaction, turning to her friends with a delicate smile. “And we have a treasure very similar to the bonds of family... true friendship. And no matter where we go, or what we do next... nothing is ever gonna change that.”

And this was a very true statement.

Because even though our heroes would have to return to Equestria within just a few hours...

...the bonds that they made on the Unity Quest would never be broken.