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// The Journey Home Always Seems Longer (Chapter 10) 
// Story: A Beautiful Adventure 
// by thunderingbassFIM8819 
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    The morning light woke the stallion yet again. He looked upon his beautiful marefriend and smiled. He nuzzled her softly to wake her. "Good morning, beautiful," Thunder said playfully, "We have to go soon, and work on that song."

"Can we eat first?" she smiled.

"Of course, I already order some food, it should be her-" there was a knock at the door, "... now," he finished cheerfully opening the door to see the Princess instead. He immediately bowed as did Melody.

"It's okay, my little ponies, you don't have to bow to me now, I just wanted to thank you for all your help yesterday, and I saw what you did, Thunder, that was very brave of you. But if you don't mind me asking, how did you that cannon, and where did you have it hidden?"

Thunder arose slowly, "I built it, with the help of this white unicorn, she's a D.J. as well. I believe her name was Vinyl Scratch. And I have it hidden inside a pocket universe. Since I can't summon anything, since I lack a horn, Princess Luna gave it to me after helping Vinyl at some party." He looked up at the princess before him.

Melody walked to his side and smiled at the Alicorn, "Princess, whenever you need any help protecting the city, just call for us. We'll be happy to help."

"Well, thank you my little pony, and I will if anything rises. Well I'll let you two have you food now," Celestia smiled at them and with a flash of light was gone, leaving a large bowl of salad, a few muffins, and a couple apples for them to eat.

"That is the only reason I want a horn," Thunder marveled, "I wonder what it's like to teleport somewhere."

"It does seem pretty cool." Melody smiled as she watched her stallion marvel at the idea, then decided to take a bite out of the salad. It tasted delicious, that was the single best salad she's ever tasted. She smiled, chewing her food, then blushed when she noticed Thunder watching her. She smiled and shoved him away softly laughing as he stumbled.

"Hey, don't be mean," shouted Thunder in a playful voice sitting next to the mare and joined her in eating the salad. "Damn, that's good."

"I know right," Melody chimed. "I'm glad we did this y'know." She said blushing.

"Did what?"

"This, us, having our adventure, being together, we are... aren't we?"

"Of course, babe. Of course we're together, everything since this whole thing started has proven so," Thunder smiled and leaned in to kiss her cheek.

She accepted the kiss happily and hugged him, "good, now we can head home."

Thunder smiled and got up packing what they brought, and a few muffins. "All done!" The stallion called as he approached his female friend.

"Then lets go!" Melody shouted into the stallions ear laughing. She was first out the door with a few apples in her bag. She pulled on out and threw it at Thunder just as he was taking off. Thanks to his reflexes he caught it in his mouth and winked at the mare.

"I guess being a D.J. had its benefits," he teased, "you learn to think quick on your hooves, or in this case wings."

The two were on their way back to Ponyville anticipating the new song they had in mind. They new what it would sound like, they knew the lyrics as well. They couldn't wait to start recording.