The following morning was a great day in Canterlot for Tender Taps. Twilight was pregnant, and he would be experiencing fatherhood with a new child, and he looked forward to that. Eleven months could not come sooner.

Many noticed the great mood Tender Taps was in, he just could not stop smiling, and the reason why was hardly a secret since he and Twilight shouted it to the world.

As he strolled through Canterlot's castle, he came across one familiar student from Twilight's school, one who has made her presence known well the last few days. "Oh, Luster Dawn, good to see you."

"Hi Tender Taps, I hear you and Princess Twilight are expecting another child," Luster Dawn said.

"Sure are, Twilight and I have been talking about having more kids, though I am surprised she wanted to go through with the idea," Tender Taps said. "I mean, she has been busy as of late, but I think she just likes having another child to take care of. Which is great because I love being a father, and having more kids to parent is a treat."

"I trust Princess Twilight will be able to manage her time then?" Luster Dawn said.

"Oh yeah, Twilight's a pro at managing time, it's one of her best qualities," Tender Taps said. "She wouldn't do anything she thought she couldn't handle. She can run Equestria and be a mother at the same time, in addition to checking in on both the School of Friendship and The School of Magic."

"Princess Twilight is a very hard worker, and I respect that a lot about her," Luster Dawn said. "But what about you and your performance commitments?"

"That won't be an issue, I can limit my performances to Canterlot if need be, or just take a break, I've done it before, and not to brag but I'm such a hot commodity in the performance business that I can take a break with no consequence," Tender Taps said.

"Yeah, you are quite a big name, fitting for the pony who married Princess Twilight," Luster Dawn said. "Do you see yourself slowing down?"

"Not for several more years, I love performing, it's my whole thing," Tender Taps said. "Ever since the day that the Cutie Mark Crusaders helped me earn my Cutie Mark, I knew that my dream of being a performer was something I was destined for."

"Oh yeah, you know The Cutie Mark Crusaders," Luster Dawn said. "I don't know them too well, what were they like when they were foals?"

"Excitable, curious, and reckless," Tender Taps said. "Apple Bloom had such an adventurous personality back in the day, and Scootaloo was really daring, something she hasn't lost her touch on. Sweetie Belle held back a bit but she was just as willing to go along with her friends' crazy ideas."

"Sounds like quite the adventure with those fillies," Luster Dawn said.

"Oh you have no idea, I mean you couldn't imagine the drama that ensued when Rumble first got together with Sweetie Belle, it was a match making nightmare," Tender Taps said.

"Match Making?" Luster Dawn asked.

"Originally we were trying to help Rumble hook up with Scootaloo, but through some big misunderstanding, he ended up with Sweetie Belle," Tender Taps. "She calls that the best accident of her life, who would have thought such a misunderstanding would lead to their relationship."

"That is strange, what do you think would have happened if Rumble chose Scootaloo instead?" Luster Dawn asked.

"That's a question we've all been wondering," Tender Taps said. "Honestly, they probably wouldn't have lasted. I mean Rumble and Sweetie Belle did break up for a bit, and Rumble dated a lot of girls, including Scootaloo."

"Flurry said that Rumble was very popular among fillies back in the day," Luster Dawn said. "Sounds like it holds some truth to it."

"You bet, I couldn't think of a lot of girls who didn't like Rumble," Tender Taps said. "I mean, even Diamond Tiara liked him, and she used to be a snob."

"Flurry mentioned liking him too," Luster Dawn said. "He is pretty handsome, so I don't blame her. I've even had a chance to talk to him on occasion, he seems so friendly."

"He's very friendly, though he's had his bad days," Tender Taps said. "Rumble hasn't always been an upstanding guy."

"I almost find that hard to believe," Luster Dawn said. "Has he really been that bad?"

"Not bad per say but..." Tender Taps sheepishly rubbed his head. "It's just that, not to judge but his biggest flaw is his romance life. Things are great for Sweetie Belle now but back in the day, he really messed up, like he screwed up royally."

"How so?" Luster Dawn asked.

"You know how he has a son with Cozy Glow?" Tender Taps asked. "That was a result of him basically cheating Sweetie Belle."

"He cheated on her?" Luster Dawn asked. "Like, he slept with her while he was with Sweetie Belle?"

"Not exactly, I mean they conceived that baby after he broke up with Sweetie Belle, but he still cheated on her with Cozy Glow first," Tender Taps said. "He said he didn't mean to, and that she kissed first but he still played his part. He broke Sweetie Belle's heart, and then he actually went on to date Cozy Glow after flirting with a bunch of other girls. A bunch of stuff happened since then, including mistakes on Cozy Glow's part. Point is that eventually she gave birth to their son, but by that point, Rumble had gotten back together with Sweetie Belle, so by then, it was Cozy's turn to be screwed over."

Luster Dawn tried to make sense of the situation, she was left with more questions than answers, "How did Rumble get back with Sweetie Belle after cheating on her?"

"I'm really confused about that myself," Tender Taps said. "Look, don't take this as me hating on Rumble. He's a really nice guy and he regrets a lot of things and did all he could to make everything right again, but sometimes I can't help but feel like he's made so many mistakes that it's amazing his life is so normal. At least normal as it can be. I'm happy that I only have Twilight and she only has me, my relationship with her feels more normal than anything Rumble's had. It should have just been him and Sweetie Belle, Cozy Glow should not have gotten mixed up with that."

"Sounds like he made a lot of mistakes, but he's gotten better, hasn't he?" Luster Dawn asked. "He's not the same guy he was back in the day."

"No, he's gone back to how he was the first time I met him, sort of," Tender Taps said. "He's at least ditched his jock nature."

"That's good," Luster Dawn said.

"You know it's weird, the first time we met him, he was really shy, and his voice was pretty high pitched. The moment his voice got deeper though, he just seemed so different. He got way more confident, I mean, he already seemed confident when he was dating Sweetie Belle, but that voice change did wonders. Guess once he sounded like a stallion, that just added to his confidence boost."

"Hard to imagine him as shy," Luster Dawn said, thinking about the stallion. "I mean, maybe not too much, he's usually reserved, but he just seemed to ooze confidence. Mainly since he was a Wonderbolt."

"Rumble was one of the best, it's surprising that he retired already, guess he found his true passion in the kitchen," Tender Taps said.

"Finding your passion isn't always the easiest thing to do, I've had to do a lot of soul searching over the years," Luster Dawn said. "I'm still not confident in what I want despite having my Cutie Mark."

"Cutie Marks are an indication of your talent, but that doesn't always mean it's a reflection of what you desire," Tender Taps said. "I lucked out because my mark was about being an entertainer, something I actually wanted to do. Your mark can help, you just need to understand it's meaning, something the Cutie Mark Crusaders can help with."

"That sounds like a good idea," Luster Dawn said. "Maybe I should head down to Ponyville and see if I can speak with them, hopefully they can help."

"There is hardly a problem those girls can't solve," Tender Taps confidently stated.

Meanwhile in Ponyville, an annoyed Sweetie Belle was seen angrily sitting on the couch, "I still don't know what to do regarding Scootaloo. I can't believe she did what she did last night! I thought her flirty talk was just her joking around, I can't believe she was actually serious! Doesn't she know I'm happily married!?"

"I'm not happy about it either," Rumble said, the stallion sitting next to her, stroking her mane. Sweetie Belle nuzzled up beside her husband to get comfortable, always happy to be in his embrace. "But I am surprised. How did Scootaloo end up being romantically attracted to you?"

"Well, we did experiment with each other once," Sweetie Belle shyly admitted. "Didn't think anything would come of it, I mean she ended up with Pickle after all. It didn't last but she really did seem to like him."

"Eh, I mean I didn't see it," Rumble said. "Pickle felt like too much of a rebound, I hoped it could last but I'm not exactly surprised that it didn't."

"You really think so?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I mean, Scootaloo clearly found him attractive but nothing really said that she was in love with him," Rumble said. "Come to think of it, I think Scootaloo was the same way with me. Back when she had a crush, she only seemed interested in the physical attraction more than anything romantic, after the two of us got intimate, she kind of broke off."

"So, Scootaloo gets intimate with you and she loses interest," Sweetie Belle said. "She gets intimate with me and wants more. I'm kind of flattered that I maintained her interest but I would have preferred if she kept her emotions to herself. That or channel that to finding somepony else. I mean, there's plenty of single stallions, aren't there? Or single mares?"

"Well how many of them are even good enough for Scootaloo?" Rumble asked. "I mean, I'd like to think she tried reaching out and it didn't work. Honestly, I almost feel bad for her."

"Well I'm still ticked off that she came on so strongly to me," Sweetie Belle said. "I mean, what if our kids saw that? They'd be so confused. Ugh, I feel so dumb for letting that happen, I just want to blast Scootaloo to the moon!"

"Lets not go that far," Rumble said. "We just need to have a word with her, she's still our friend and we both know she never means harm, she just acts without thinking."

"It's still not ok," Sweetie Belle said.

"I know, and we will let her know that, but we need to keep cool heads about it," Rumble said. "I know how you feel, I've had girls get too advancing myself."

"Tell me about it, I remember when Scootaloo did that to you too," Sweetie Belle said. "Then there's Cozy Glow, who was super advancing."

"Oh yeah, I did not handle Cozy Glow that well," Rumble said. "Something about her is just so...convincing."

"Well, she does specialize in manipulation, makes sense given her Cutie Mark," Sweetie Belle said.

"Oh yeah, something about a Rook being the strongest piece in chess or something," Rumble said.

"It's not the strongest piece, but it is the most dangerous," Sweetie Belle said. "From what I've gathered, Rooks are usually underestimated, but when a pro player uses one, it can be used as the ultimate tool to achieve checkmate. It does make me wonder what Cozy Glow had to do to earn that Cutie Mark."

"She's probably had a lot of time practicing deceit, I mean she is an orphan, she probably ruled over her orphanage," Rumble said.

"You really think so?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Just spit balling," Rumble said. "Still, when do you want to deal with the Scootaloo situation?"

"Sooner than later," Sweetie Belle said. "Probably should let Apple Bloom know too since she's the only other one of us who knows Scootaloo so well. She'd be able to help."

"Oh boy, wonder how she'd react?" Rumble said, thinking about the Apple Farmer.

"I'd like to see her reaction too, I mean you remember how she was when we first got together, how it affected her plan to put you and Scootaloo together?" Sweetie Belle said. "Oh the irony."

"Yeah, that is ironic," Rumble agreed.

"Not to mention, she was pretty mad when you and I broke up because of Cozy Glow kissing you," Sweetie Belle said. "You know, maybe we shouldn't tell her, I mean she's already got a lot on her plate, I mean her kids just found out you're their father."

"Hey just because I got both those girls pregnant, doesn't make me those kids' dad," Rumble said.

All Sweetie Belle could do at that moment was raise her eyebrow in confusion, "Uh, Rumble..."

"Yeah I know what I said sounded stupid, don't rub it in," Rumble said. "You know what I mean anyway."

"Don't forget to make time for that, this is a big deal for those kids," Sweetie Belle said. "Regardless of what you consider yourself, you're the reason those kids came into existence."

"Yeah I haven't forgotten about that," Rumble said. "Say, is it weird that I got so many different girls pregnant?"

"Depends on the context, with the Apples, you only got the two moms pregnant so they could have kids," Sweetie Belle said. "For Cozy Glow, well that's a whole different story but helping girls have kids isn't really a bad thing, at least I don't think so."

"It's just not how I envisioned my life, I thought I'd have one wife and kids from that wife," Rumble said. "Now I have an ex who had my baby and two other mares who needed my seeds."

"Rumble, what's done is done, you really need to stop worrying about this stuff," Sweetie Belle said. "No one's judging you for any of this, you haven't done anything wrong, and anything you did do wrong, you corrected. You did a favor for Apple Bloom and Dinky, that's a good thing. Cozy Glow was an honest mistake and you still managed to take good care of her and your son until Barley came along."

"I guess you got a point," Rumble said.

"Look, I know our life's a bit weird but considering everything we've been through, from battling evil Kings, to Changeling Queens, Sirens and Centaurs, even evil goats, I think you can handle this situation you're in with having a baby with another mare and having helped two of them have their own kids. I mean, who's to say you won't be helping more mares have kids one day," Sweetie Belle said. "It could happen, Cozy might want another baby, so would Apple Bloom, and I'm honestly ok with you helping out, because in the end, I get you to myself way more than they do."

"Yeah, you're right, I guess I'm just worrying over nothing," Rumble said. "You're a great wife Sweetie Belle, and as generous as your sister."

"Thanks, you're sweet," Sweetie Belle said, kissing Rumble. "By the way, have you checked on Cumie lately? Wasn't he flying yesterday? For a chance to join The Wonderbolts camp?"

"Oh right, I should go and check on him," Rumble said, getting off the couch. "I bet things went great."

Meanwhile in Cozy's home, the filly looked furious, "What do you mean you're not going to sign him on!?"

Rainbow Dash, who had come by that morning, was meeting with Cozy Glow and her wife Barley, and needless to say, she was already worried, "Hey I want him on board, but ponies are a little concerned since...complicated reasons, like...well, given certain parental linages...or at least the hierarchy of it all..."

"It's because I was a villain, right?" Cozy Glow asked. "They don't want the son of a villain!?"

"I mean, it could be a bit more than that," Rainbow Dash admitted.

"Sure doesn't sound like it!" Cozy Glow said.

"Rainbow Dash, when you told me about this yesterday, I thought you would try to fix things," Barley said. "You're the new Wonderbolts Captain after all, I mean if Spitfire was still in charge I'd somewhat understand, but this should be your call."

"It is my call, but I do have to make sure the others are alright with it, otherwise there could be anarchy," Rainbow Dash said.

"This is just plain discrimination!" Barley said. "Cozy Glow did something bad, that's true, but she hasn't done anything bad since then! She's been a great pony, she doesn't deserve any of this!"

"I know she doesn't, but that's the consequence to former villains," Rainbow Dash said. "Starlight's been through this so has Discord, and even Luna. Sorry to say, but this is the life of a former villain."

"Fine, they want to unfairly blame Cozy Glow, that's one thing," Barley said. "Letting this affect Cumie is where I personally draw the line."

"Look, I'll keep at it, but ponies can hold one heck of a grudge," Rainbow Dash said.

"No shit," Barley said. "You know what, I'll go and deal with them myself if I need to."

"Whoa, easy there, don't go start a commotion," Rainbow Dash said. "Look, let's go into the next room, you and I can talk things over."

"Fine...I'll be back in a second Cozy," Barley said, leaving with Rainbow Dash.

Cozy Glow thought for a moment, considering the situation she found herself in. Because of her prior actions, now her son may not have a chance to be in The Wonderbolts, and she didn't find that fair. She couldn't let this slide, so she took it upon herself to fly off, ready to handle things her own way.

At Wonderbolts HQ, Rumble had gone over to check on things himself. He passed by all the ponies and even came across a pair, that being Pickle and Wind Sprint. "Yo, how's it going!"

"Huh?" Pickle took note of the stallion, "Oh, hey Rumble. Surprised to see you here. Finally coming back?"

"No, my Wonderbolt days are behind me," Rumble said. "I'm just here to see if there's any information about my son Cumie. I know he's trying to join The Academy."

"Yeah, there was a tryout yesterday, but we hadn't heard anything," Wind Sprint said. "Maybe one of the higher ups know. I'd say go find Rainbow Dash, but she left earlier."

"Hey, Rumble," Came the voice of Night Glider. "What a surprise."

"Hi Night Glider, just stopping by," Rumble said.

"He's asking about his son, Cumulon Gleam," Wind Sprint said. "He was wondering if you had any information about his Wonderbolts tryout."

"Oooh, right," Night Glider said, a response that worried Rumble. "That's going to take a while, I'd probably pop back in another time."

"Oh, well alright," Rumble said. "Keep me posted."

"Sure," Night Glider said.

"Well, see you three around," Rumble said, taking off, leaving Night Glider relieved.

"Hey, is something up?" Pickle asked.

"Oh, it's nothing," Night Glider said, flying off. "Gotta go."

Pickle scratched his head in confusion, "Wonder what that was about?"

"Something's feeling kind of fishy here," Wind Sprint said. "You think Cumie's not gonna make it in his spot?"

"I doubt it, he's a talented flyer, and my sister's been training him so it isn't due to lack of skill," Pickle said. "Something else must be up."

"We should look into it," Wind Sprint said. "Lets go."

Meanwhile Rumble was flying back down toward Ponyville, passing over Sweet Apple Acres, thinking about what happened before, "I really feel like I should do something right now. But, well maybe Apple Bloom has it under control."

"Hey bro!" Thunderlane said, having spotted Rumble and flew up to greet him. "How's it going?"

"Hey Thunder, I was thinking about going down to see Apple Bush, just in case she needed some attention or something," Rumble said.

"She's doing well right now, she's slowly but surely coming to terms with this," Thunderlane said.

"That's good to hear," Rumble said. "Hey, did I do the right thing?"

"By telling her about you being her father?" Thunderlane asked. "Or rather, that you helped conceive her?"

"I mean, it just felt pointless in the end, all it did was make things worse," Rumble said. "All this over a crush she had a Cumulon, I mean, we could have just waited for her to move on or something. Now she's probably embarrassed on top of all this."

"She might have needed to know someday, but that's just my opinion," Thunderlane said. "Look, we all know you didn't mean to hurt her, sometimes the truth can be a shock, but who knows, this might bring your families closer. You gave Apple Bloom and Dinky children, you helped them become parents, that's a good thing. Those kids now owe you their existence."

"I guess you're not wrong about that, but still..." Rumble said. "I'm just having so many doubts right now."

"Hey, you did good bro," Thunderlane said, rubbing Rumble's mane. "Don't doubt that."

"Heh, thanks big bro," Rumble said, still looking down at the house. "I hope things do go back to normal."

"If they do, you'll hear it from me, or Applejack," Thunderlane said. "Better yet, you'll hear it from Apple Bush."

"Well I should...oh wait, I might need your advice about something else," Rumble said.

"Sure, what is it?" Thunderlane asked.

"It's, a bit embarrassing to say, don't tell anyone yet, especially Apple Bloom," Rumble said.

"You have my word," Thunderlane said. "What happened?"

"It's Scootaloo, she...kissed Sweetie Belle, very intimately..." Rumble awkwardly admitted.

"...Did you get pictures?" Thunderlane asked.

"I will punch you!" Rumble warned, Thunderlane easing back.

"Just a joke," Thunderlane nervously insisted. Of course Rumble barely believed him. "Did you talk to Scootaloo about this?"

"Not yet, it's going to be so awkward though," Rumble said.

"Well you gotta get it done," Thunderlane said.

"Yeah, I know," Rumble said. "Things are so confusing, I just wanted a normal married life with just me and Sweetie Belle, now all these mares are involved somehow, like what's happened to me lately?"

"Eh, life varies between ponies," Thunderlane said. "Don't think too much about it."

"Sure, alright, well see ya," Rumble said, flying off.

"Yeah, take care," Thunderlane said, returing to the farm.

From below, he saw that Apple Bloom and Dinky were outside, the two mares greeting him.

"Hey Bro-in-law," Dinky said. "Had a nice chat with Rumble?"

"Yeah, sure did," Thunderlane said. "He's got a lot on his mind."

"Apple Bush should be ready to speak to him about this soon, she's calmed down a lot since finding out about Rumble," Apple Bloom said

"That's good, I think Rumble definitely wants to make sure theres peace between him and Apple Bush," Thunderlane said. "Weird how she's more upset than Caramel Seed."

"Yeah, he totally doesn't give a crap about this," Dinky said. "Which I guess is alright."

"Yeah, totally," Thunderlane said. "Never change Dinky."

As Rumble flew back towards his home, he spotted Scootaloo trotting across the path, seemingly not going anywhere in particular. Now was as good of a time as any, "Scootaloo!"

"Aw shit..." Scootaloo knew this was not going to go well. Reluctantly she turned around to face her friend. "Hey Rumble, how's it going?"

"Good, very good, considering you kissed my wife," Rumble said. "I hope you're aware of how dumb that was."

Scootaloo sighed in annoyance, "I know I shouldn't have done that, and you have a right to be mad. But I couldn't help it, taking care of those kids with Sweetie Belle, feeling close to her, I just felt certain feelings."

"I don't get it, wasn't it me you had a crush on? How did it end up going to Sweetie Belle?" Rumble asked.

"I've liked her for a while now, and we have been intimate with each other once, a long time ago, so I guess I was craving that type of affection again," Scootaloo said. "She actually gave me the best sex of my life."

"I thought I did!" Rumble said, somewhat offended.

"Well, among guys you did, but Sweetie Belle, she just had those moves like, damn," Scootaloo said. "I mean you know, you and her have sex a lot."

"Of course, she's my wife, I tend to have sex with my wife," Rumble said. "That's not a privilage you have. But of course you know that since you...well, you know."

"Since I was once married?" Scootaloo said. "Yeah, I remember that. Really thought I had something with Pickle, but I just couldn't make it work. Romance just isn't for me, I mean the only ones I've really cared about were you and Sweetie Belle. Now I can't have either of you, it really bums me out."

"Scootaloo...I'm sorry to hear that," Rumble said. "But-"

"I know, it doesn't excuse my actions," Scootaloo said. "If you want, I'll just not see Sweetie Belle again after this."

"Don't get carried away, I mean you two are still friends, you can work things out," Rumble said.

"I can't, I'm afraid to try," Scootaloo said, the girl feeling a bit teary eyed. "All I can think of is what I don't have. I failed as a wife, as a mother and as a friend. Maybe I need to leave town, start over somewhere else."

"No don't do that," Rumble said. "Scootaloo, you can't just run from your problems, you have to run towards them."

"Run towards them?" Scootaloo asked. "How?"

"Face them, you care about Sweetie Belle don't you?" Rumble asked.

"Of course I do, I'm practically in love with her, but I'm not gonna come between you two, not again," Scootaloo said. "I won't risk breaking your family apart just because I can't figure out my own issues."

"Scootaloo, I don't want you to leave, my kids really like you," Rumble said.

"Only because they don't know I kissed their mom," Scootaloo said. "Rumble, I appreciate your kindness, but that's the last thing I need from you right now. You should be mad at me."

"I know, but I can't help it, we're friends, and friends forgive," Rumble said.

"Wow you're dense as fuck," Scootaloo said. "Let me spell it out for you, I wanted to have sex with Sweetie Belle, that's how I felt last night. What if I want to again? It's hard to control my urges, and I might risk really pissing her off. I mean, have you seen her magic? She'll destroy me."

"Wow...you are such an overreactor," Rumble said.

"Excuse me!?" Scootaloo shouted.

"You expect me to believe you can't control yourself? Like where is this even coming from? You really have a flare for dramatic stuff, don't you?" Rumble asked.

"Are you fucking serious right now!?" Scootaloo asked. "How can you treat this like a joke?"

"Because I know you well enough that you are more than capable of learning from your mistakes," Rumble said, gently stroking her mane. "Look, just try to make peace with Sweetie Belle, won't you? You know she loves you."

Scootaloo began blushing from the contact, "Geez, I forgot how nice you could be. Reminds me why I used to be in love with you."

"Scootaloo...I really wish I could find somepony who could love you like you deserve to be," Rumble said. "One day, hopefully."

"Yeah, sure, one day," Scootaloo said.

A bit later at the Wonderbolts Academy, Sky Stinger and Vapor Trail were walking and talking with Fleetfoot, discussing things regarding upcoming Wonderbolts schedules and new talent.

"You think we should give Cumulon a chance?" Vapor Trail asked. "I mean, he can't help who his mother is."

"I mean, maybe, but what if he turns out to be evil too? What if he tries to take over The Wonderbolts to conquer Equestria, what if it's all a ploy from his mother to get back on top?" Sky Stinger asked.

"Isn't that an overreaction?" Vapor Trail pointed out.

"Better safe than sorry," Sky Stinger said.

"Better safe than sorry, huh?" came Cozy Glow's voice, the filly making her way over to the trio. "So, you're the ones who refuse to give my sweet little Cumie a chance, all because of little ol' me."

"Oh, Cozy Glow...what brings you here?" Sky Stinger nervously asked.

"Well I hoped to have a word with you since you're being pretty mean and naughty in not letting my sweet little Cumie join your Wonderbolts, all because you think he can take over, or worse, that I can take over," Cozy Glow said, stepping forward. "You fools forgot one thing, if I wanted to take over, I would have done it by now, because I have the resources to do so."

"R-resources?" Sky Stinger asked.

Cozy Glow gestured behind her, "Have you met my friends?" Emerging were Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, Sonata Dusk, Chrysalis and Tirek, Cozy's former allies in evil. "They were all curious by what you had to say too."

"Yes, what is this about you not giving our dear friend's little colt a chance to be a Wonderbolt?" Adagio asked.

"That's not very nice," Tirek taunted, grinning in a sinister manner.

"Hey! You can't come here and just intimidate us like this!" Night Glider said.

Chrysalis then appeared right in front of her, startling the mare, "Or what?"

"My friends don't like unfairness, so you have a choice here," Cozy Glow said, sinisterly stepping forward. "Give my sweet little boy a chance, or face our wrath, your choice..."

About an hour later.

"WHAT WERE YOU SIX THINKING!?" Came the voice of a very angry Twilight Sparkle to the six former villains, all of whom felt a bit awkward now. "Why! Like really, why would you go out and do something that stupid?"

"In hindsight, I guess what I did was pretty bad, huh?" Cozy Glow nervously said, then shut her mouth the moment Twilight began glaring at her. "I'll just stop talking now."

"To be fair, Princess, those Wonderbolts were behaving in a very discriminatory manner," Tirek said. "They refused to allow Cozy Glow's son to join their ranks because of her shortcomings."

"So, you decided to fix the problem by acting like villains!?" Twilight asked. "That's really bad for your image! Tirek, you could have ruined relations between Equestria and the Netherlands! Chrysalis, you could have made things really bad with The Changelings! Adagio, along with Aria and Sonata could have made things complicated with my brother and The Crystal Empire!"

"Look, Twilight, maybe I overreacted, and I'm really sorry," Cozy Glow said. "I'm just so mad that ponies treat us like filth, despite our attempts to fit in! I know this happened to Starlight, Luna and Discord but that doesn't make it any better."

"She's right, ponies still think I'm going to feed on their negativity or something," Adagio said.

"I'll fix that, but please don't make a mistake like this again," Twilight said, then turned to her friend. "Rainbow Dash, make sure things are fixed on your end too."

"I will," Rainbow Dash said. "Alright, everyone back to your own Kingdoms."

"Wait, how's Flurry been doing?" Sonata asked.

"Fine, she's gotten really close with Luster Dawn," Twilight said.

"Ooooh, how close?" Sonata asked.

"Ask later, move your ass," Aria said.

Twilight sighed in frustration as the former villains left. "That could have been a disaster."

"You handled that really well," Tender Taps said. "But wow, Cozy Glow was not messing around, the power of a mother's love for her child."

"Something I look forward to experiencing again," Twilight said, rubbing her stomach. "Still, Cozy and the others had a point, they should not have gone through this. I guess years wasn't enough to make ponies forget."

"They literally helped save the world, I guess it takes more than that, and years," Tender Taps said.

"I'll figure this out soon," Twilight said. "Actually, I should have figured this out long ago, they deserve that much."

"Hopefully this Wonderbolts thing serves as a wake up," Tender Taps said.

"Yeah, I hope so," Twilight said.

Meanwhile at Rumble's house, the boy had brought Scootlaoo to his front doorstep, the girl apprehensive, knowing what's on the other side. "What if she gets mad?"

"She probably will get mad, but it's important that you resolve this, that's what friends do," Rumble said.

Scootaloo still seemed worried, so she took a breath, ready to do what she had to do, "Alright, let's do this."

It was time to address some issues.


One more chapter after this.