Author's note
Solid Sun, Nyx is not a tagalong character. And the mentioning is not repetitive. The alicorn just happens to be made by an author of one of the most interesting MLP fics of all time whom I got permission to use, thank you very much.

DisneyPrincess, I don't know when I would start work on the fanmake, but when I do, you will know.

This next chapter of course takes place after the midquels.

Chapter 8: Normal Again

Time has passed as Twilight, the Demon Pony as well as their friends have interesting adventures, some threaten to keep the spell permanent. For one, they have to deal with a nasty creature named Discord who wanted to separate Twilight and his master while almost ruining Hearth's Warming Eve, a holiday that the Demon Pony himself used to hate.

Not to mention that two arguments, one where the Demon Pony refuses to apologize for something he cause which results in the temporarily exile of three servants and another where he tried to keep a bird named Kessie imprisoned, almost ruin things.

Fortunately, everyone in the castle has made it through these trouble times, but the most troubling is about to approach as the rose is almost close to wilting all the way. Most of the servants, as well as Nyx and Spike who are finally let in on the spell, watch as Caramel stood on the first step, holding a stick.

"All right, now for those wondering why you're here, allow me to explain." Caramel said as he motions to the stick with the stick. "We have 12 hours, 36 minutes and 20 seconds to make the most perfect romantic atmosphere known to pony or beast; Hee hee, 'beast', brilliant."

"Boring," Pinkie remarked, scoffing at the dumb joke.

Dexter and Fluttershy, two Pegasus ponies who used to be Discord's assistants until they find out that he was using them and redeem themselves by helping Twilight and the Demon Pony defeat him, look puzzled; The male spoke up, "Uh, what?"

"Errr, Caramel? Uh, do you mind putting that in a way we find...well, understandable?" Fluttershy spoke up meekly. "I mean, if it's not too much trouble..."

"Oh, very well, Fluttershy," Caramel said with a sigh as Applejack push the table with the rose under glass on it over to the Earth Pony. "Now I must remind you everyone..." Caramel of course taps on the glass, causing it to move near the edge of the table. Most of the ponies' eyes widen in alarm. He's going to break it!

"Err, Caramel?" Sweetie begins to speak out normally.

"If the last pedal falls from this rose, we can kiss being grownup again goodbye because the spell will never be broken!"

"Careful!" Soarin' protests as Applejack quickly pull the table away in time, causing Caramel to toss the pointer instead. Again, he didn't notice.

"All right, any questions?" Caramel asks the servants and friend with a smile.

"Yeah, does Mr. Ed know you raid his wardrobe?" Nyx jokes a bit, making some of the servants laugh a bit at the joke.

"Ha ha ha. Very funny; you will get the answer to that after this is all over, little lady!" Caramel snaps to Nyx. This causes the alicorn to scoff a bit. "Don't mess with the bull, Nyx! You'll get the horns! Anyone else got any questions?"

Sweetie begins to raise her hoof but her sister Rarity, the castle's fashion and castle designer, shook her head, making the baby foal put it down. No need to make any pointless questions than need be.

"All righty, you all know your assignments. Half of you got to the west wing, the rest, go to the east of the east wing. The rest of you shall come with me!" Caramel exclaims a bit. Of course, he spoke too soon. Everypony else rush off or walk away. Even Winona rushes off, causing the foal Eath Pony to fall down stairs. Caramel yelps until he lands on the floor with a groan.

Some of his friends came over to Caramel and help him up with Rarity asking, "Are you okay, Caramel?"

"I get no respect around here, even when I apologize for acting too bossy before!"

"Come on, lighten up, Caramel." Soarin' said to Caramel with a chuckle.

"Right, everyone will turn out fine at the end at the end." Spike remarks in agreement. Turning to Rarity, who he has fallen for, the dragon asks lovingly, "Right, my dear?"

"Please, Spikey-Wikey, not now." Rarity giggles a bit to Spike. The two have obviously become an item though the white unicorn is still a mare in a foal's body. But who knows what will happen, right?

"We should let nature take its course. It's obvious that there's a spark between mommy and daddy." Nyx said happily. For a while now, the young alicorn has started to call the Demon Pony 'daddy' which the former monster accept happily. After all, he always wanted to have a daughter of his own.

"Yes, they have been doing well on their own, despite some problems." Fluttershy said with a nod.

"Yes, yes, but there's no harm in fanning the flames a little, right?" Caramel remarks with a nod as the group walks to the side of the fireplace."Anyway, if we are to be normal again tonight, those two ponies must fall in love!"

"Yeah...to be normal again," Dexter said with a happy smile.

"'Ta being mahself again," Applejack said with a smile.

"Being myself again, designing dresses." Rarity squeals happily.

"Just think of what that would mean." Fluttershy said happily. Soarin' then got onto Caramel to switch the hands on the clock to 12:00. Once the Pegasus pony got off, the clocks chimes.

Caramel changes the time back as Soarin' begins to sing.

Soarin': I'll be cooking again
Be good-looking again

Soarin' grins as he put one arm around Applejack and the other around Rarity.

With a beautiful mare on each arm
When I'm normal again
Only normal again

Soarin' goes to a mirror, breath on it and use a hoof to clean it before smiling at his own reflection.

Poised and polished
And gleaming with charm

"Whoa!" Spike yelps as Soarin' came over and hug him.

I'll be courting again
Chic and sporting again

Applejack: Which should cause several husbands alarm

CMC: We'll hop down off the shelf

Rarity: And tout de suite, be myself

All Cursed Ponies: I can't wait to be normal again

In a bedroom, two baby foals named Pipsqueak and Twist were cleaning up while singing.

Pipsqueak and Twist: When we're normal again
Only normal again
When we're kids and babies no more
When we're normal again
Only normal again

Pinkie smiles as she stood in front of her dressing mirror while singing.

Pinkie: Aw, man. Won't it all be so swell?
I'll wear lip stick and rouge
And I won't be so huge

Brian, Pinkie Pie's boyfriend, remarks happily, "But you weren't always so big, Pinkie Pie."

"Well, maybe on the hair." Pinkie giggles happily. As Brian tries to get something off the top shelf, the female Earth Pony continues with her song.

But my friend will reach the top shelf
I'll exude savoir faire
I'll wear gowns, I'll have a bigger mane
It's my prayer to be normal again!

In the stables, an annoyed Caramel is dressed up like a farmer with Applejack nearby, both are singing.

Applejack & Caramel: When we're normal again
Only normal again
When the world once more starts making sense

More of the ponies help Soarin', Nyx, Spike and Fluttershy clean up the place. Caramel groans as he put a hoof on his own forehead as if having a headache.

Caramel: I'll unwind for a change

Fluttershy: Really? That would be strange?

"Gotta agree with Fluttershy," Spike remarks, making Caramel a bit steamed.

Caramel: (angrily) Can I help it if I'm t-t-tense?

Caramel calms down somewhat as he resumes singing.

In a shack by the sea
I'll sit back sipping tea
Let my early retirement commence

Caramel throws a towel off of Soarin', much to his annoyance. The foal got the said towel off himself then smirks wickedly, having an idea. He then begins to wrap the thing up.

Far from fools with ears full of wax
I'll get down to brass tacks

Without warning, Soarin' then whips Caramel, causing him to jump in alarm as is send flying. The other chuckles as the foal Earth Pony sang angrily.

AND RELAX!

All: When I'm normal again!

In the Demon Pony's room, some of the servants were cleaning the place up while singing.

Servants: So sweep the dust from the floor
Let's let some light in the room
I can feel, I can tell
Someone might break the spell
Any day now...
Shine up the brass on the door

Two ponies named Cheerilee and Spitfire are cleaning the door quite nicely.

Alert the dust pail and broom

Rarity, Fluttershy and Dexter uses brooms and a dust pail to clean up the dust.

If it all goes as planned, hoo
Our time may be at hoof
Any day now!

As the servants roll out the carpets, Rainbow along with ponies named Wind Whistler, Surprise and Heart Throb goes over to a window.

Rainbow, Wind Whistle and Heart Throb: Open the shutters and let in some air

Once the window is opened, Applejack is giving instructions to two foal colts named 4-Speed and Slugger.

Applejack: Put 'hese here an' put those over there

The two colts do as they were instructed while Fluttershy and a female Pegasus pony named Firefly swept dust over to a window.

Both: Sweep up the years of sadness and tears and throw them away

The two ponies swipe the dust out the window...and right onto Caramel who is instructing foals with snow shovels. The Earth Pony gets a bit annoyed by the dust that has fallen right on him.

Meanwhile, a few ponies named Bon-Bon, Patch, Bright-Eyes, Starlight, Sweetheart, Clover and Melody were working in the ballroom while singing.

Tale Ponies: When we're normal again
Only normal again
When the girl finally sets us all free
Cheeks will broom up again
We're assumin' again
We'll resume our long-lost joie de vivre

Dexter cleans the armor up in the armor up while Winona rush by happily.

Dexter: We'll be playing again
Holidaying again
And we're praying it's A.S.A.P.

Winona goes over to a chair and saw a kitten named Opalscence and chases her right into the ballroom, leaving dirt behind themselves.

All (but Winona and Opalscence): When we cast off this pall
And we'll stand straight and walk tall

"Hey, what are you doing? I just cleaned that!" Sweetheart snaps angrily as she chases the two animals out of the ballroom.

All (but Winona, Opalscence and Sweetheart: And we're finally normal again!

As the servants continue with the preparations, back in the library, Twilight was finishing reading a book called 'Ponyeo & Mare-et' to the Demon Pony, "'For never was there was a story of more woe, than this of Mare-et and her Ponyeo'."

As Twilight closes the book, a smiling Demon Pony request, "Could you read it again?"

"I got a better idea. Why don't you read it?" Twilight giggles as she gave the book to the Demon Pony, making him a bit nervous. "After all, you love the book so much; perhaps you would like a turn."

"Well...okay." The Demon Pony hesitates as he opens the book and looks at it. Of course, the furry pony looks at the reading material as if its gibberish then sighs in sadness. "I...I can't."

"Wait, you never learned how to read?"

"I will tell you the truth: I never liked reading much in my earlier years...and can only read only words that I understand which explains why I was able to read your Hearth's Warming Eve gift before. It has been so long since I read last..."

"I see, well, allow me to help you out." Twilight said thoughtfully. Perhaps now is the time for her friend to read every word. The two ponies turn the book to the very beginning. "Now, let's start here."

"Well, okay..." The Demon Pony said nodding as he begins to read, "'Two, twin...'"

"'Two'."

"Right, right, I knew that. 'Two households...'"

Outside the castle, a few ponies named Minty, Starsong and Toola-Roola were cleaning the windows while singing once more.

Servants: We'll be dancing again!
We'll be twirling again!
We'll be whirling around with such ease

In the garden, Caramel was making like a traffic cop, only to get knocked down by a servant who is rushing through with a wheelbarrow with plants on it.

When we're normal again
Only normal again
We'll go waltzing those old one-two-threes

As the plants got planted, Steamer uses spears to trim the bush plants to make them look like various ponies.

We'll be floating again
We'll be gliding again
Stepping, striding
As fine as you please

The yard work is now done, Caramel put in a 'Keep off the Grass' sign in the ground as a final touch. Spike and Nyx smiles as they turn a valve to activate a fountain.

Like a real pony does

With smiles, Caramel and Soarin' turns on another valve, causing another fountain to be activated.

I'll be all that I was

Soon everyone, minus Pinkie, are in front of the fountain, reaching the final part of the song.

All (but Pinkie): On that glorious day
We'll shout hip-hip-hooray
And we're normal

Soon, Pinkie, in a bathing suit, appears on the seventh story window's balcony, smiling as she sings the last part.

Pinkie: AGAIN!

"Incoming!" Spike screams in alarm as Pinkie jumps and heads right to the fountain.

The other ponies look up and scream as they run for it. Unfortunately, Caramel trip and is unable to get out of the way as the crazy pink Earth Pony hits the fountain, sending water all over the place. She stood there silently then laughs.

"Pinkie Pie, you are so random!" Rainbow exclaims with a laugh.

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It was later that evening and the night of destiny is approaching. Some of the males are cleaning up the Demon Pony. As JJB88 scrubs the master's back, Soarin' spoke up, "This is it; this night is the big one."

"Well...I'm not sure if I can go through with this." The Demon Pony said with a gulp. Tonight is the night of his big date with Twilight...but what if he messes up?

"Awww, don't be a worrywart." Dexter chuckles as he motions to the rose nearby. You must be bold and daring!"

"Right, bold and daring."

Once the bath is done, the Demon Pony shook himself off like a wet dog, getting the others wet in the progress. He then got out of the tub and dried himself off more with a towel while his friends manage to wring the water out of themselves.

"There will be music, romantic candlelight courtesy of yours truly and Rainbow of course. Once your timing is right, then, you should confess your love for her." Soarin' said as JJB88 and Brian cleans the master up some more.

"Yes, I...no, no," The Demon Pony said as he looks in the mirror then gets a bit worried. "I can't."

"What; don't you like her?"

"I like her more than anything."

Spike, JJB88 and Dexter got to work on grooming the Demon Pony, with the male yellow Pegasus pony putting bows on him, much to the master's embarrassment. Soarin' then said in determination, "Then you must tell her."

"There! Done," Brian exclaims though he, Spike and Dexter does their best to keep their laughter in themselves.

"Oh, you look so...so..."

"Stupid." The Demon Pony said dryly. He said this because the master himself has his mane messed around and he has bows all over himself, making him look like a darn fool.

Spike and the male ponies snicker then laugh madly, much to the Demon Pony's dismay. Soarin' said sheepishly, "Well, maybe 'stupid' isn't a word that I would use. Maybe a little off the top," JJB88 quickly got rid of the bows and groom him the right way this time. Now the Demon pony looks better.

Soon Caramel came into the room and clears his throat. With a smile, he smiles while saying to the Demon Pony, "Ahem, your lady awaits. Hee hee hee!"

Author's note
And thus, the preparations begin. In the next chapter, it's a romantic one as Applejack sings the famous song 'Beauty and the Beast'. It looks like things are going to be better...but when Twilight realizes that her father is in danger, the Demon Pony must make the hardest sacrifice to allow her to save him. Read, review and suggest.

This chapter holds references to my future midquels in the Beauty Unicorn and the Demon Pony trilogy.

Do I really need to explain the wardrobe joke?

Dexter and Brian are my OCs. The ponies (and cat) in this chapter comes from all series, with Cheerilee from the Gen 4 series.