Dread set in as Naga boarded the train to Canterlot, "Twilight are you sure I have to go?" She looked at him and rolled her eyes. "What do you think they would think of you if you didn't come to the family gathering? It would only give them more reason to mistrust you." Naga sighed at this "Ok, well it was nice having known you sweetheart." Silver looked up at Naga and burbled something unrecognizable and reached for his daddy from the stroller Twilight was pushing. Smiling he plucked the foal from the carriage and held him in one arm. "Ugh," Twilight said "he never uses this thing." she said folding the carriage and slipping it into her saddle bag, a gift from the Dr. that had similar design to the interior to the T.A.R.D.I.S. being bigger on the inside, and glaring a the pair of stallions before smiling at them as Silver cooed and reached for Twilight. She obliged and levitated the foal over to herself and held him close.

They found an empty car and took a seat next to each other Silver Sky falling asleep in their laps. They eventually moved to a sleeping car being tired from caring for the needy foal. They soon fell into a peaceful sleep and remained that way until they were awoken by the conductor letting them know they had arrived in Canterlot. They made their way down the streets to a familiar house that housed Twilight as a foal. She knocked on the door and was greeted by her mother beckoning them into the house. Upon entering the domicile the were greeted with the overwhelming smell of baking goods. All of Twilight's relatives greeted her and embraced her and her foal pointedly avoiding Naga. Twilight had been the source of family pride for many years and to them Naga had defiled her and made her less of a figure to be proud of despite the fact that she was now heir to the throne. Actually most had assumed that Celestia would eventually make her princess and now that Naga, a blood heir, had come into light the only way she ever could have become royalty was by marrying him. And after their wedding controversial had spread like a wildfire.

Naga went to a corner of the room and pored himself a glass of punch, he drank leisurely as
twilight mingled. Eventual a familiar face approached him and he set his drink down becoming somehow even more serious than before, "Mister Sparkle." Naga said as his father-in-law approached him. "So Naga you decided to come." the stallion said without emotion, "and what do you think made it clear that you were welcome?" Naga sighed and looked away. "Look at me when I'm talking to you!" Mr. Sparkle said harshly turning him around and slamming him into the wall silencing everypony in the room. A few stallions approached Mr. Sparkle and stood beside him. Naga offered no resistance or change in expression even when the furious stallion increased the pressure on him pressing him into the wall harder. "Say something for yourself you coward, what? Am I not worthy of your royal attention?" The bucks beside him began to slam their hooves into Naga's gut driving the wind from him. Still he remained silent.

Furious Night Light, aka Mr. Sparkle, moved the stallions aside and viciously slammed his hoof into Naga's face then gut and finally forehoofing him across the temple. Twilight stepped forward mane blazing a deep red coat a sterling white, "Leave. Him. Alone." Her father stood his back to her and said "Stay out of this, he defiled you and your name and now he has to pay." Naga reacted to this, "No, I expressed my love for your daughter and she returned it if you want me dead then do it but leave her alone." Enraged Night slammed his hoof so hard into Naga's gut that he coughed up blood. "Mommy! Daddy!" Silver's voice echoed throughout the room. The foal was in the arms of Twilight's mother holding hid arms out tears streaming down his tiny face. Twilight's face fell and the flame vanished as the color drained from Mr. Sparkle's face and his magic imploded dropping Naga to the floor where he smiled tears welling up in his eyes. Both Naga and Twilight went to their foal and comforted him holding him close and rejoicing in his first words.

Mr. Sparkle said nothing to the couple for the longest time before finally apologizing for his behavior, "I let my ambitions come before family it.... it was unforgivable I-I know that you must hate me but..... all I ask is to be allowed to be there for my grandson." Naga regarded this solemnly, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. You are forgiven but you will have to earn the right of my and Twilight's trust. And as for Silver, you may be there for him as long as no prejudice ever influences you around him again." Night Light thanked him and they enjoyed the rest of the night, mainly showing off Silver Sky to the relatives as all new parents do.

Eventually the night came to a close and Twilight's mother insisted they use the guest bedroom instead of renting a hotel and now that the bad blood between himself and her father was cleared up he had no objections. They slept the night away blissfully with the reason for their continued existence snuggled up between them as they slept, cooing quietly in his sleep.

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