Princess Celestia sat on her throne alone. All she could think about was her little sister's safety and hopes of seeing her again. With Princess Luna being away for a long time once more, it brought back the painful memories of her banishment to the moon a thousand years ago. She let out a quiet but heavy sigh.
"It has been so long since I've felt this much emptiness inside…" she said to herself, feeling a sharp pain in her heart. She closed her eyes and then opened them, letting a tear run down her cheek and fall to the floor. Not caring if anypony was around, she hung her head down and cried. "Luna… please return home safely…" Before she could to fall into a deeper despair, she felt a gust of wind blow through her mane and under her chin. She raised her head up, noticing that her mane wasn't the only thing that was being blown by the mysterious wind. The large banners above her throne room were blown as well. She looked to the large doors as she saw a large blue glittering cloud of mist slip through the middle lining. Her heart purified itself as her mouth formed a smile of relief.
The cloud of mist hovered down to the floor in the middle of the room. When it touched the floor, it separated into fourteen little stars. They all took take shape of different figures. They all went into bright flashes, making Celestia cover her eyes. With the flash gone, she uncovered her eyes and saw her sister, Twilight, her friends, and the knights standing before her.
They all gave her a bow.
"Your Majesty," Knighton announced with a big smile. "mission accomplished!"
Celestia couldn't help but gallop down the steps as fast as she could. She pulled her little sister a very tight and heartwarming embrace. She couldn't hold back and cried with joy over Luna.
"Thank goodness you're alright!" she said in a cracked voice. "I was so scared!" She pulled Luna in much closer to her as she tightened her embrace.
Luna sniffled and cried as well, happy to be able to see her big sister again. She accepted the hug and wrapped her arms around Celestia tightly. "I missed you so much, sister!"
Everypony else watched the reunion of the two princess sisters with great happiness in their hearts.
Llanfair sniffled and let tears run down his face as he witnessed the wonderful reunion.
Tregaron looked to Llanfair. "Are you crying?" he asked, raising a brow.
Llanfair quickly wiped his eyes, and clearing his throat. "Uh, no! I uh… I just have something in my eye." he replied.
Fluttershy gently leaned her head against Yorkshire's neck. "This is just like when we changed Princess Luna back from being Nightmare Moon…" She whispered.
He looked down to her and nuzzled her mane. "I always loved family reunions."
Celestia looked to the girls and knights with tears filling up her eyes more and running down her cheeks. "Thank you so much for bringing my sister back." she said to them. "You don't know how much Luna means to me."
Knighton and Yorkshire looked at each other and smiled. "I think my brother and I have an idea, your Majesty." Knighton said. "Princess Luna means to me as much as she does to you." He showed her Fluttershy and Yorkshire holding hooves. "As Fluttershy means so much to my brother."
She nodded and nuzzled her Luna's head with more affection. "So tell me, what became of this wicked lizard warlock?" the older princess asked everypony else.
"We were able to defeat him." Tregaron replied. "The Elements of Harmony appeared and were able to banish him to Tartarus."
"Tartarus is the best place to imprison criminals like him, and today was a good day for the Elements to appear."
"Celestia…?" Luna said. "That reminds me of something… if you had the power to banish anypony to Tartarus, why didn't you banish me there instead of the moon…?"
Celestia's skin grew cold as she felt a sharp pain in her heart once more. Her eyes trembled. "My dear sister… did you honestly think I would banish you from this world so that you could never return…?"
Luna reluctantly nodded, tears forming in her eyes.
She sighed. "You're my sister for goodness sake. I could never have the heart to trap you in a place where you could never come back. I wanted you to come back so that you could purify your heart again and regain your rightful place by my side. That's why I banished you to the moon and let you prepare for the events to come in the next thousand years. Leaving you in an eternal prison would shatter my heart into millions of pieces, never to be mended… I care about you so much…"
The little princess lunged for her sister and buried her face under Celestia's neck, her sobs muffled into Celesta's coat. "I love you so much Celestia!" she cried. "I never want to be separated from you again!"
Celestia rested her chin on Luna's head. "I love you too Luna… so very much…" She opened her eyes and looked to the others again. She showed a sweet and gentle smile on her face. "Brave and loyal knights, for your courage and compassion for Princess Luna and Fluttershy, my faithful student, her friends and I shall bless you with six special gifts. Please form a straight line."
The knights formed in a straight line from the Knighton down to Yorkshire before the throne.
She then looked to the Mane Six. "Please face the knight you each want to bless, and you may give them suitable titles."
They all formed a straight line as well, with each facing a knight they wished to give a special to: Fluttershy of course faced Yorkshire, giving him a little smile and a quiet giggle, Rarity faced Tregaron, Applejack faced Rhayader, Rainbow Dash with Penarth, Pinkie Pie with Llanfair, and last but not least Twilight facing Knighton.
Celestia and Luna raised their heads up high as their horn were wrapped in their aura. With their magic, Twilight's aura consumed her horn. Six little stars appeared, hovering over Twilight and her friends. They looked up to the little stars above them, shaping into the shimmering stones of their cutie marks. They looked to each of the knights and dubbed them:
"Sir Knighton the Brave," Twilight said.
"Sir Llanfair the Swift!" Pinkie Pie said with a giggle.
"Sir Penarth the Strong," Rainbow Dash said proudly.
"Sir Rhayader the Sharp," Applejack said.
"Sir Tregaron the True," Rarity said.
Fluttershy looked to Yorkshire, blushing. She took a deep breath. "and Sir Yorkshire the Young…" she said.
"With the power of the Elements of Harmony and our strong friendship with you, we bestow these gifts to all of you." Twilight continued.
The stones lit up brightly in the room. The knights looked up with amazement and excitement with all thoughts of what the gifts would be. They all stood with pride, eyes locked on the bright glittering stones, waiting to receive their blessings. The light faded from above, revealing six shimmering swords. The beautifully crafted blades glistened like the brightest diamonds, reflecting off any light that shined upon them. All of the handles were shaped the same covered in polished bronze, each with a colored jewel placed into the center of the hilt guard that matched each of the knight's eyes. On the pummel of the hilts, each had another small jewel, but they were in the shape and colors of the Mane Six's cutie marks; Knighton's sword with Twilight's six pointed purple diamond, Llanfair's with Pinkie Pie's balloon, Penarth's with Rainbow Dash's cloud and rainbow colored lightning bolt, Rhayader's with Applejack's apple, Tregaron's with Rarity's blue diamond, and Yorkshire's with Fluttershy's butterfly. The swords were brought down and presented to the knights.
The knights were speechless, unable to even let out a single sound. Their eyes sparkled from the swords' glistening blades.
"These are beautiful…" Rhayader said, breaking the silence.
Celestia grinned. "These are our gifts to you. Since these were made with the Elements of Harmony, I call them the Blades of Harmony. Blessed by the Elements, they cannot be broken. They represent each of the Elements." She looked to Knighton first and would go down the line. "Sir Knighton, your sword represents Twilight's magic. Sir Llanfair, yours represents Pinkie Pie's Laughter."
Pinkie Pie giggled. "It's true. I do laugh and make ponies laugh a lot."
The princess looked to Penarth next. "Sir Penarth, your sword represents Rainbow Dash's loyalty."
Penarth bowed respectively to Princess Celestia. "I will always be loyal to you, your Majesty."
She gave him a satisfied smile and looked to the next knight. "Sir Rhayader, yours represents Applejack's honesty. Sir Tregaron, your sword represents Rarity's generosity." Last but not least, she looked to the youngest "And you, Sir Yorkshire, your sword represents Fluttershy's kindness."
Yorkshire looked to Fluttershy, and nuzzled her softly.
"Knights, claim your swords."
The knights all together reached for their new swords. The moment they gripped the hilts, the glistening of their swords disappeared, so did their old swords from their scabbards. Their scabbards changed form, changing their lengths for the blades, and their colors to be gold and bronze. They raised their swords high.
"Your Highness, as your royal knights, we promise to take great care of these swords you all have given us. We thank you with our deepest gratitude." Knighton said, giving Princess Celestia and the Mane Six a bow. The other knights joined.
"Royal knights," Twilight said. "we hope that all of you will stay in Ponyville if we would ever be in need of your aid."
The knights rose, and Llanfair stepped forward. "The knights and I have been talking for a bit and decided that we will indeed stay. We're hoping to find a house in Ponyville that will fit the six of us to live in."
Celestia nodded. "I'll make arrangements to see if we can find or build you a new house down there."
"That would be wonderful your Highness. But let's not make the house too fancy shall we? We would prefer to live in a simple home like everypony else."
She chuckled. "I'll do my best."
"In the meantime, ya'll are welcome to stay at the barn as long as ya want." Applejack said
"We greatly appreciate that, Applejack." Rhayader said.
Twilight turned to Celestia. "Your Highness, after everything that has happened, should I write a report about a lesson of friendship?"
The princess shook her head. "That won't be necessary Twilight." she replied. "I don't think there would be any room for a lesson after all that has happened."
"It was an honor to serve you for the first time your Majesty." Yorkshire said. "We will always be there if you need us! We thank you for everything you have done for us, and we shall return the favor by remaining loyal to you. We shall offer you our strength to do what is needed to be done keep this kingdom safe from harm."
Princess Celestia knew that Yorkshire's words were true and courageous. She alone bowed to the young knight. "I knew I made the right decision to make you six my royal knights. All of you show much potential and confidence that I have never seen before in any knight. Each of you have different strengths, but all of you put them together to win your battles. I thank you again for saving my sister. You have healed a large hole in my heart."
The knights all gave her a final bow.
Luna stood before the knights and their mare friends as Fluttershy faced them beside Luna. "We thank all for you for saving us." she said.
"We're so happy to have you as our friends." Fluttershy said. She looked to Luna as she looked to her, both smiling to each other and then looked to two of the knights. "Yorkshire, Knighton…"
"You have always kept us in your hearts, as we have kept you in ours." Luna continued. "If it wasn't for you two especially, we probably wouldn't be here right now…"
Knighton and Yorkshire nuzzled them deeply. "You'll always be in our hearts," Yorkshire said. "for we love you very much."
"And now that evil has been vanquished, there is nothing that can keep us from being together." Knighton finished.
The two couples showed each other's deepest loves through deep, passionate kisses.
Llanfair's eyes twitched with tears, crying happily for them.
"I knew it! You were crying!" Tregaron said, pointing out Llanfair's running tears.
Rhayader rolled his eyes and nudged Tregaron's side. "Come on, leave him alone. At least he's crying for a good reason."
"Our darling Fluttershy in love." Rarity said to her friends, letting out a happy sigh. "I always knew that she and Yorkshire would make a lovely couple."
Applejack looked to Rarity and giggled. "You sure said it, Rarity."
"Hey! Wait a minute!" Pinkie Pie said loudly, pausing everything. "Aren't we going to have a victory party?!"
Knighton laughed. "I can't believe I forgot about that!" He looked to Celestia. "Your Majesty, we meant to have a celebration of our victory in battle with a party. Would you like to join us?"
The high princess smiled as she walked down from her throne to everypony. "I would be honored to join your celebration." she replied.
"HOORAY!" Pinkie Pie squealed, jumping up and down at tall heights. "Party at my place!"
The knights, the Mane Six, and the princesses of Equestria followed Pinkie Pie to Sugarcube Corner to hold a victory party for their winning battle against evil…