"LET THE PARTY BEGIN!" declared Natsu standing on a table and shooting fire from his mouth, receiving cheers from all present.
Shortly after they defeated the last of the demons, the alicorn princesses carefully lowered the demon mothership so they could destroy it, which lasted a few seconds thanks to Discord suddenly appearing and making it disappear with a snap.
When they asked him why he hadn't appeared until now, he replied that he had already read the story, confusing everyone, but they let it pass.
After that, Celestia decided to organize a party in honor of the victory they had had over the enemy and there, in the middle of the night and in Ponyville, is where we are now.
Knowing that the danger had passed, all the inhabitants of Ponyville returned in time to participate in the celebration party.
Natsu was busy at the time enjoying the delicious food he had.
"Mmm. It's all delicious. My compliments to the chef." said Natsu with a mouthful of food.
"You certainly have the same manners as a 5 year old." said Gray.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Natsu tapping his forehead against the ice mage's.
"It means you're an immature kid." said Gray.
"When I beat you up, we'll see who's the immature kid." said Natsu.
"Go ahead." said Gray.
The next instant, the two of them got into a fight that generated a ball of smoke that completely covered them.
"Don't those two ever change?" asked Rarity.
"Trust me, you'll get used to it eventually." said Lucy with a smile.
"Aye, sir." said Happy.
"Well, as long as they don't bother anyone, it's okay." said Erza as she took a piece of cake.
Suddenly, during the fight, Gray ended up throwing Natsu with a punch, but unfortunately, he ended up landing on the table Erza was at, smashing it in the process and causing the piece of pie to fall to the floor.
"No! My cake!" exclaimed Erza.
"Hey, you! How dare you throw me?" asked Natsu getting up from the table and standing in front of the ice mage.
"The same way you dared to beat me up." said Gray.
Suddenly, before the two could continue, they froze as they felt a demonic presence near them and turned their heads to see Erza with a deadly stare and a dark, murderous aura surrounding her.
"You… you ruined my cake." said Erza.
"S-S-S-S-Sorry, Erza. It was an accident." said Natsu trembling with fear.
"Y-Yes. W-W-We can get you another cake if…" began Gray.
But before he could continue…
"Begging for forgiveness isn't enough!" exclaimed Erza hitting the two mages so hard that she sent them flying into the sky until they disappeared in a flash.
"Home Run!" shouted Rainbow Dash before laughing at the situation.
On one side of the party, stood Wendy with the Cutie Mark Crusaders hiding behind her legs, as they were afraid of the redhead after what they saw.
"I don't know whether to be afraid or impressed by her." said Scootaloo.
"My goodness. How I'm glad my big sister isn't like her." said Apple Bloom.
"She's so scary." said Sweetie Bell.
Wendy giggled nervously at the little fillies' words.
"That's how Erza is when she gets mad, but deep down she's a good person who cares about everyone." said Wendy.
"Although I admit she's a little crazy." commented Charle.
"Well, that's what makes her so special." said Fluttershy.
The other mages were around enjoying the party.
Gajeel was sitting in a corner eating from a bowl full of nuts and bolts while Lily was sitting next to him. Levy was talking to Twilight and Applejack about recent events.
Juvia was in a corner stalking, I mean spying on her beloved, with Pinkie Pie next to her, for some apparent reason.
The Strauss siblings were in a corner exhibiting their various transformations to the ponies, much to their amazement and surprise.
In the middle of the party, Celestia stood up and tapped a glass with a spoon, drawing everyone's attention.
"I want to thank you all for attending this celebration party for our victory against the demons of 'Hellish War Horse'. You all fought valiantly against the enemy troops, but I must admit that none of this would have been possible if not for the help of Princess of Friendship Twilight Sparkle and her friends, as well as the mages hailing from Earthland and the mages guild 'Fairy Tail'." began Celestia before using the magic of her horn to display a holographic projection.
In said holographic projection, the interior of Canterlot castle could be seen, but what it really showed was that there was a new stained glass window where the Mane 6 and the Fairy Tail mages were shown fighting against the demons of Hellish War Horse.
All the mages smiled as they saw that they had created some sort of monument in their honor.
"Equestria will always be in your debt, Fairy Tail." said Celestia before the audience erupted in cheers.
"Wait, I just realized something." began Lucy drawing the attention of her guild mates. "The reason we were still in this world was to locate and stop the demons. Now that that's all settled, how are we going to get back to our world?"
"That's right. I had forgotten." said Wendy.
"Oh, don't worry about that. It turns out that, when I read the inscriptions on the portal that brought us to this world, I also found a way to open a portal back to our world." said Levy.
"Really?" asked Erza.
"I've been checking with her and it's definitely a return spell. Surely whoever created the portal thought of everything in case of anything." said Twilight.
"Well, in that case… Let's enjoy as much of this party as we can!" said Natsu raising his fist upwards.
"Aye, sir!" said Happy.
"Exactly. Now it's not only a celebration party, but also a farewell party!" declared Pinkie Pie before pulling her confetti cannon out of nowhere and shooting a bunch of confetti.
The party lasted all night and was the most fun and wild Pinkie Pie had ever thrown, especially since it included members of Fairy Tail who, as we all know, know how to throw a good party.
Even Discord joined the party, going so far as to create a small arena where Natsu, Gray, Gajeel and Elfman fought like in a boxing match, with the God of Chaos acting as emcee.
After that, Gajeel and Pinkie Pie did a music duet to liven up the party, although it ended with Natsu punching the iron dragon slayer and provoking another fight while Pinkie Pie continued with the show as if nothing happened.
Then, there came a moment in the party when people were dancing in pairs to the music and, thanks to a little push from Mane 6, among those who joined the dance were, Natsu with Lucy, Gray with Juvia and Gajeel with Levy.
Happy was about to make a joke about that, but Rarity shushed him, as the moment was too tender to spoil.
For the rest of the evening everyone, ponies and humans, had a great time.
The next morning, after getting enough rest from last night's big party, the Fairy Tail mages and Mane 6 headed into the Everfree Forest, to a clearing clear enough to be able to cast the return spell without causing harm.
However, while they were happy to be able to return to their world, they were also a little sad to have to say goodbye to their new friends with whom they had been through so much.
"It was nice to meet you, Fluttershy." said Wendy.
"Thank you. You know? I wish I was as brave as you." said Fluttershy.
"Don't say that. After all, you did make that demon back down in fear." said Wendy.
"It takes a lot of courage to do something like that." said Charle.
"Oh, girls. Don't say that." said Fluttershy with a slight blush of embarrassment before all three burst out laughing.
"By the way, tell the Cutie Mark Crusaders that it doesn't matter what size you are, it's the size of your heart." said Wendy.
"I will." said Fluttershy before she and the sky dragon slayer shared a hug.
"Thank you so much for everything, Rarity." said Lisanna.
"You're welcome, my dear. In fact, I'd like to give you these." said Rarity handing them a couple of bags.
"What are these?" asked Mirajane.
"They are the dresses I made for you. There's also Lucy's and one I made for Erza, Wendy, Juvia and Levy." said Rarity.
"Rarity, this is too much." said Mirajane surprised by such a gift.
"Please, I insist. Consider it a gift from a friend." said Rarity.
"A very generous friend, no doubt." said Lisanna.
"Generosity is manly!" said Elfman.
"Really, dear, you should get that checked out." said Rarity with a deadpan face.
The fashionista unicorn and the three siblings burst out laughing at that.
"You know? For a little country pony, you're pretty tough." said Gajeel crossing his arms with a smile.
"And you're pretty nice for an iron temper." said Applejack with a grin.
Levy tried to hold back his laughter at the field pony's pun.
"Ha. I didn't take you for someone funny." said Lily.
"I guess being around Pinkie Pie rubbed off on me a little." said Applejack.
Gajeel extended his fist at her.
"Stay this tough." said Gajeel.
"Same here." said Applejack pounding her hoof with her fist.
"You know? I would have loved to have a showdown with you." said Rainbow Dash.
"You would have lost for sure." said Erza with a smile.
"That I don't know. Maybe I have some tricks up my sleeve." said Rainbow Dash.
"I like your enthusiasm. Maybe next time we meet, we'll have a little fight." said Erza holding out her hand.
"I'll look forward to it." said Rainbow Dash shaking her hoof with the redhead's hand.
"Waaaa. I'll miss you so much, Juvia!" said Pinkie Pie hugging the water mage as she let out tears like a fountain.
"Juvia will miss you too!" said Juvia hugging the pink pony while also releasing tears like a fountain.
"Please don't be so dramatic." said Lucy with a bead of sweat.
Suddenly, Pinkie Pie jumped in to hug her while still releasing tears like a fountain.
"Waaaa. Won't you miss me?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Don't be silly. Of course I'm going to miss you. It's just that, since Levy knows the back and forth spell, maybe, someday, we'll see each other again!" said Lucy with a smile, getting Pinkie Pie to stop shedding tears and let out a big grin.
"That's right! Then when you get back, I'll throw you a big party back in Equestria! Oh! Or maybe we could visit your world and have a big party!" said Pinkie Pie.
"Whatever it is, I'd be happy to go to that party!" said Lucy.
"It was a great pleasure to meet all of you." said Twilight.
"Same here. It's been fun being in this world." said Natsu with a toothy grin.
"If we don't count fighting demons." said Gray.
"Eh, Gray. Your clothes, again." said Spike.
Gray directed his gaze downstairs to see that he was in boxers.
"What? What a time for this to happen." said Gray going to pick up his clothes as the others laughed.
"You know? Maybe someday we'll come visit you, I'd like to be able to learn more about your world." said Twilight.
"Well if that happens, go to Fairy Tail. We'll welcome you with open arms there." said Natsu.
"Though I warn you, the people there are a little crazy." said Gray having put on his clothes.
"You're either saying me or you're telling me." said Spike with a grin, making the four of them laugh again.
Twilight flew off and gave the two mages a hug.
"I'm going to miss you, friends." said Twilight.
The two mages smiled at each other before returning the hug.
"And so will we." said Natsu.
"You bet." said Gray.
Later, with the farewells done, the Earthland mages positioned themselves to the side and, soon after, Levy recited the spell that caused a portal to open in front of everyone.
"Are you sure this is the way back?" asked Lucy with a bit of hesitation.
"Very sure. I've gone over it and performed it correctly." said Levy confidently.
"I remind you that when you sent us here, there was a little problem." said Gajeel before taking a punch from Levy.
"Don't be spiteful!" said Levy.
The mages turned their heads to see Mane 6 waving goodbye to them with sad smiles. That's when they all turned around and raised their arm with their index finger pointing up and thumb extended to the side.
"Eh, guys. What's that?" asked Twilight confused by that.
"This is our guild symbol. It means that no matter how far apart we are or how much time will pass, we will always be by your side." said Natsu.
That made Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy begin to shed tears of sadness and joy when they knew the meaning of that gesture.
Once that was done, the mages turned back to the portal and one by one, they crossed it. When the last of them crossed it, the portal disappeared soon after, leaving Mane 6 alone in the forest.
They may have been from different worlds, of different species, and both worlds may have had their own rules of magic, but there was certainly one magic that both worlds shared, and now they shared it. It was one of the most powerful magics that ever existed.
The magic of friendship.
AN: And that's it, it's over. Here we end our story. I hope you liked it. Well, then, let's proceed to…
"Wait a minute!" said Discord suddenly appearing on the screen.
Discordia! What are you doing here? The story is over.
"I want to know why you really didn't include me in the battle against the demons. I'm very powerful, remember?" asked Discord.
Precisely, you know that if you had participated, it would have been over in a snap. Literally.
"Well, I can't deny that. Besides, come to think of it, I'm more interested in contemplating battles than witnessing them." said Discord.
Would you please let me get on with mine?
"Of course. Pretend I'm not here." said Discord.
Thank you. Anyway, I'll see you in the next story!
"What? That was all you had to say? In that case, I have some suggestions as to your stories and..." began Discord before a cane grabbed him by the neck and pulled him out of the scene.
