"Come on everyone, it's time for a party!" Pinkie Pie whooped.
Everyone agreed, and Celestia escorted everyone back to Ponyville in chariots. A celebration, one even bigger than the one they had for Princess Luna's return or Discord's defeat, begun. Pinkie Pie also began to sing:
Everyone's back and it's time to cheer
Princess Celestia is well and there's nothing to fear
We went to Drakeria and got the dragonsnap
And Spike defeated those dragon meanies so let's all clap!
Everyone obliged and cheered for Spike and Twilight and her friends. Twilight and the others joined in:
TWILIGHT:
When we heard of Princess Celestia's illness I was first started to worry
But thanks to Zecora we didn't need to hurry
It turned out the disease was common and could be easily cured
Princess Celestia will be fine Zecora assured
APPLEJACK:
So we packed up our things and begun a journey
To find that last ingredient in a place beyond Equestria's boundary
The journey started smooth as we moved through the Everfree Forest
But eventually the journey would become the roughest
RAINBOW DASH:
But you think that would stop us? No way!
Because we would never run from a fray!
Despite that chimera attack we made it through
Because helping others is what we do!
SPIKE:
Escaping the chimera was no easy task
And how did we do it? No need to ask
My dear Rarity's life was in danger
But when it comes to helping her I'm no stranger
RARITY:
I was frozen in horror, waiting for the blow
When young Spike here moved like an arrow
He took the blow for me because he loved me with all his heart
And now I love him too so we will never be apart
TWILIGHT:
When I saw Spike harmed I became furious
That chimera should have been more cautious
For I used my magic to send him away
Next time he'd better think twice or we'll really make him pay!
SPIKE:
We made it to the land of the dragons
Drakeria, which had a burden
A rogue dragon wanted the throne for himself
But no one would let him take it, certainly not myself!
Because I was heir to the throne they wanted to kill me
But Rarity came to my rescue so swiftly
Seeing her hurt made me hot under my scales
So I unleashed a fire that made the army hightail
FLUTTERSHY:
We made it home with dragonsnap in hoof
And Zecora finished the potion with a little poof
Celestia recovered right away
And now she is back with us today
CELESTIA:
Dear Twilight I must thank you and your friends
On you and them I can always depend
You have proven yourself to be a hero at heart
So the royal court I would like you to be a part
Celestia conjured up the tiara Twilight used to defeat Nightmare Moon and Discord and placed it on Twilight's head. After she and the other ponies got their Elements of Harmony adornments Celestia took them and kept them locked up in the castle for safety. Of course her security measurements didn't work against Discord, but it did work against most other creatures.
With this tiara I dub you Princess Twilight, a royal
I'm sure the new time of day named after you will dazzle
When it is time for the day to end I'll set the sun
And you'll create the effects in the way you have chosen
CELESTIA, SPIKE, AND THE OTHER FIVE PONIES:
Yes Twilight you have earned this
And we're all sure your time of day will bring us bliss
Each and every one of us are proud of you
As a princess you will sure to be true
Twilight, overwhelmed, wiped an eye.
"Thank you all, especially you Princess Celestia." She said. "I do accept my new role, but I don't want anyone to think of me as different. I'm still the same Twilight on the inside, title or no title."
"Well of course we won't think of you differently." Rainbow Dash smiled, one-arm hugging her. "You're our friend no matter what."
Everyone continued with the party until it was time for sunset. Twilight by that point had decided on what to do to decorate the sky as day turned into night, so a platform was set up in front of where the sun was going to sink. As the sun started to set Twilight conjured her magic and slowly a mixture of colors started to fill the sky. Purples, pinks, oranges, and reds formed a band between the sky and the sun, as pinks and oranges decorated the undersides of the nearby clouds. Everyone marveled at this new part of the day, including Celestia and Luna. After the sun disappeared under the horizon Twilight started to fade away the colors from lightest to darkest until the sky had become black. Luna then begun raising the moon, and everyone started to head for home. Many of them, especially her friends, first stopped to express how much they enjoyed Twilight's colors. Celestia and Luna were the last ponies to say good-night.
"Well, it is time for Luna and I to head home." Celestia smiled. "I know that you want to stay here, but you're welcome to visit us anytime."
"We're also going to have a bedroom set up for you just in case you ever need to take care of things for a while for us in the future." Luna smiled.
"Thank you Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, I'll always be grateful for this." Twilight smiled.
"Oh you can stop using our titles, you're one of us now you know." Luna chuckled.
"Oh, of course." Twilight slightly chuckled back.
"That was a beautiful display of colors you did Twilight, very worthy of a princess." Celestia smiled.
"I especially enjoyed it." Luna nodded.
"Thank you, I had fun coming up with the colors."
Celestia and Luna entered their chariot.
"Goodbye Twilight." Celestia and Luna said, waving.
"Goodbye Celestia, goodbye Luna!" Twilight waved back.
Argider and Horatia then went up to Twilight and expressed their admiration for her colors. When they were done they turned to Spike.
"Son, I know you grew up here but now that Drakeria is safe you can come live with us if you want." Horatia said.
Spike looked at his pony friends and smiled.
"Later, I'm going to spend a lot more time here first." He said. "For one thing I'm still one of Twilight's assistants, plus I want to stay with Rarity, especially while she's healing. But I will visit you as often as I can, and you're welcome to visit us as often as you want."
"We understand, Canterlot and Ponyville are your homes after all." Argider smiled. "We must be going home now, we have to oversee repairs to Drakeria."
"Good-bye son, we'll miss you." Horatia said as she and Argider started to fly away.
"Take care!" Argider waved.
"Good-bye mom, good-bye dad, I'll miss you too!" Spike waved back.
He then went to Rarity.
"Are you feeling any better my love?" He asked.
"A lot, thank you." Rarity smiled.
They kissed.
"So, are you going to stay with me now or continue staying with Twilight?" Rarity asked.
"Oh, I'll stay with you until you've fully healed." Spike smiled. "Then I'll go back to helping Twilight, she still needs me."
"Sounds good to me." Twilight smiled. "I'll just try to remember not to take so many books down at once for the time being."
"I think you'd better remember that even when I come back." Spike chuckled.
Twilight and Rarity giggled too.
After saying good-night, Twilight and her friends then went home and Spike went to care for Rarity until she had fully healed.