Still in 3rd person's POV

"Because thats what friends are for!!! They stick up to them and care fo them no matter what! I don't care how different they are, nor do I care how they look nor what kind they are, nor that other creatures say that they can be reckless. What matters is in the inside, and I learn to appreciate and treat them the way every friend deserves: care and love. Because thats what real friends are."

And with that, his eyes were back into their normal color. He rubbed his eye and wasn't able to hear Orchid anymore, as if his words was able to overpower her.

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"Well I think you're wrong!!" Ocellus stomped her hoof.

"Excuse me?"

"I know every creature thinks I'm smart in my studies during my school days, but I know I'm still smart in knowing what a real friend is and what a fake friend is. One thing you're right is that we still need to be smart through friendship, but what we also need is to learn to be aware of what's wrong and what's right. I know whenI'm being used or taken advantage, and I know my friends have never done any of those. Being smart doesn't mean thinking with your head, but with your heart and soul. Another thing I know is that I'm definitely not a dumb changeling."

Just like what happened to Sandbar, her stopped glowing green and went back to its normal color.

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"Come on Silverstream!! You know I'm right. You're friends would never intentionally be friends with you. They never like your company anyway!!"

"My friends accept me for who I am whether they think I'm crazy or not. I make them smile, laugh and be happy, just like what every friend does. I don't care if I was that weird during my days, what I care is that I make them smile even on the worst times. And I'll never stop sharing that positivity and happines to my friends!"

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"Face it Smolder, you are still the same weak, worthless dragon we know.."

"I am not weak and worthless, not any creature is. A dragon's strength and bravery is never proven by physical appearance but by your heart. Even if I'm afraid of those kinds of things, like trusting my friends and having every creatire know about how I like cute stuff. But that doesn't mean I can't stand up for myself to any creature."

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"Why do you still help and supprt your friends? They're all failures! They end up in fights but still recover from them because of you. You're the succesor here, not some failing creatures who only deserve nothing."

"You're wrong. Yak believes friends can be great at anything, and even if friends fight and Yona fixes them, Yona still believes that friends are worthy enough to get the help and supprt friends need. Evn if Yona works in Ponyville, yak learns to still be supportive to friends no matter. Whether friends have best jobs or not, yak still proud."

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"What's the point Gallus? Why still try to reach out to your friends? You know how busy they are and yet you still try to find a way to see them?! What kind of captain leaves their own team just to solve a friendship problem??!"

"The captain who was once a selfish griffon but now selfless friend."

"Huh?"

"I've seen where this is going. You're trying to seperate me and my friends just because of your friendship."

"Yeah, so?"

"That won't happen. Because I know my friends more than you do and they would never get tempted by your own spell or whatever you're doing. No barrier or wall is that strong enough to seperate me from my friends. And if any creature tried to do that, then I'll do everything I can to be with them, whatever it takes. I'll never give up on them because not only they were the ones who stood up to me, but they were my family. No matter how string your spell is, I'll try and do everything I can to be with my friends again."

          Gallus, Silverstream, Yona and Smolder had their eyes flashed right back to their regular color all at once. The thick fog started to disappear and qthe six friends were able to see each other again. They all had a group hug and felt relief they were back together. Thats when they saw Orchid who changed her form back into her normal elta form, slowly falling from the ground with her wings and lay down tiredly. As the spell didn't work how she wanted to be, she felt sad but weak becuase of her using so much of her energy.

          The six creatures walked towards the elta surrounding her with anger. Orchid Breeze got up and and started sobbing said,

"I'm so so sorry, I really am."

"Why would you do that to us? I mean we understand your friend ditched you but that was still wrong." Silverstream replied.

"Yeah, especially when you did the same thing on your little sister. That was not cool." Sandbar added.

Orchid sat down and sighed, "You know, me seperating my little sister and her friend from each other was true but my friend ditching me wasn't."

"What??!" The Young 6 said in unison.

"Its true. You see, when I was still a teenager, I met Wind Tide, that's the name of my friend. We've been through a lot together. She sometimes asks if she can borrow a few things even though she never returned them back."

"Sounds more like a theif to me." Smolder said.

"Thats because she is."

"Huh??" The six friends said in unison again.

"Wind Tide was a homeless elta so in order for her to survive, she has to steal. I didn't notice it until that one day during Tempest's visit, I was suppose to meet up with her but I didn't know where she was. That was when I was sent to my mom. She told me that my friend was an outlaw and I should stay away from her. Thats when I realized that was the reason why she never returned back the stuff she borrowed. I told my mom that we can work things out but she raised her voice and told me that we can't be friends because of how different we are. About two days later, Tempest left but I still didn't understand why my mom hates her, sure she stole some things but that doesn't mean we can't be friends. Thats why I used a spell to seperate my little sister and her friend from each other including you guys."

"But if Tempest Shadow was there shouldn't she have defended you or something like that?" Smolder asked.

"She tried telling my mom that differences don't really matter but the queen was so strict, that Tempest didn't want to talk or even try to cause more problems, so she was in defeat."

"But how did news of Orchid's disappearance went to broken horn pony?" Yona asked.

"They must've sent her letter regarding of my disappearance, hoping she would try to find me during her travel." 

"But Princess Twilight said she passed by here." Ocellus replied.

"She did and I saw her. I didn't want to approach her because then she'll bring me back to my kingdom. Wind Tide has actually been a nice friend to me. Its just hard telling that to my mom." Orchid said as she looks on the ground.

The six creatures all looked at each other, feeling pity for the elta.

"You know, I don't think the problem is just on you, but also on your mom." Gallus said as Orchid looked at him confused but let Gallus explained,

"One thing about you is that you still kept on trying even though your mom told you not to be with Wind Tide. You still kept on trying and you never gave up on her no matter what she is."

"And yet you accepted her no matter how she looks or who she is, whether theif or not, you still made her as a friend." Sandbar added.

"But I have no right to talk her back. Since she's my mom, I just assume whatever she says and thinks is best."

"Assuming something like that its wrong, you should learn to think before you actually believe its true. We also still need to learn to be aware on who we're with. Either they're true friends or just using you for something else. Its best to still be smart and aware no matter what situation you're in." Ocellus said.

"I guess I have been quite 'dumb' but its so hard telling that to the queen since she never listens to me."

"That's why its best to learn to stand up for yourself. You know you're right and she's wrong so thats why you need to be brave when talking to your mom. Being brave doesn't mean you're not afraid of every fear in the world, but it means you have the strength and confidence within you." Smolder added.

"But what if things go wrong?" Orchid asked.

"Even friendships can have their own downs but we need to believe that there's always a bright side no matter how dark the corner can be." Silverstream replied.

"And if anything wrong happens, friends are here to support elta no matter what." Yona added.

"We're friends? After everything I've done?" 

"I mean we've been through a lot of those but every creature deserves a second chance." Smolder answered.

"So what do you say, Princess Orchid Breeze? Will you accept our friendship?" Silverstream asked in her bubbly voice.

"YES!!" Orchid answered in delight as she hovers over the ground while the six creatures chuckled.

"Thank you so much!! I'm really sorry about how I treated you though."

"Its fine, its all in the past." Gallus said

"Technically, that was just few seconds ago but meh." Ocellus replied.

"Wait a minute..." Orchid said as the six creatures looked at her confused.