Rarity and Twilight had arrived on the farm to find AJ and BM in the barn on the other side of the house That had stayed up from the storm, moving hay bales from a wagon.

"Hup!" Big Macintosh yelled as he tossed a hay bale up to Applejack.

"Hup!" Was AJ's response as she caught it.

Rarity and Twilight watched for a couple minutes until the bales were all but loaded into the upper part of the barn.

"Hey Big Macintosh. Can you help us out?" Twilight asked

Big Macintosh turned around just as AJ came down from the loft. "EEyup."

"Thank goodness. AJ you had better come along as well. We have some important matters to discuss." Rarity chimed in.

"Big Mac, grab the wagon and head to Charles' house." Twilight instructed as she followed Big Macintosh.

"What da'we have'ta discuss Rar?" AJ asked.

Twilight and Big Mac had left to head to Charles' home leaving Rarity and AJ to discuss what had happened at the library and Midnights decisions.

"Well, you see darling." Rarity began as they began their trek to Charles home. "Midnight...... er Charles had Twilight transform him into a pony so he could experience what it would be like to be one of us. However...... there were complications." Rarity stuttered looking away.

"What kinda complications?" AJ prodded

"Well darling. He turned into an Alicorn." Rarity winced seeing AJ's reaction.

"What in tarnation!? How in the hay did he turn into an Alicorn?! That just ain't possible is it? I mean, dang............ Well what happened?" AJ calmed herself enough to let Rarity finish.

"Well it turned out pretty bad. He had to stay an Alicorn to keep from being destroyed or destroying everything in existence. It was a terrible thing to say the least, but he seemed to have coped rather well. The only thing left now is for you to talk to him." Rarity smiled.

"Uh..... beggin yer pardin Rar, but why do ah need ta'talk to him?"

"Well, it is a bit of a surprise darling, please don't prod, your questions will be answered shortly." Rarity smiled skipping ahead of AJ.

AJ let out a chuckle as she followed behind Rarity to Charles now former home.

After a few minutes they had reached his home, Twilight was outside already loading books into the wagon. Big Macintosh was chasing Luna laughing as she kept shooting orange darts at him. AJ stopped for a moment to observe Big Mac and Luna, then just shaking her head laughing as she walked up and into the house.

"AJ, good to see you again." Midnight smiled, causing AJ to back peddle in surprise looking at the evil looking Alicorn. Midnight gave her a questioning look then realized she hadn't seen him in this form yet.

"Hey AJ, its me, Charles, well my name is Midnight Flame now but its still me." He smiled.

AJ walked wearily toward Midnight. She came up to him, looking him over. He smiled using his magic to levitate her hat off and placed it on his head playfully. She gave him a smirk.

"Alright Charlie, ah believe it's you." He smiled tossing her hat back onto her head making her chuckle.

After a few minutes and everyone had taken a seat including Luna and Big Macintosh, Midnight began.

"Well AJ, Big Macintosh. I didn't just ask you to come by to help out Twilight. I wanted you two here for what I'm about to say." Midnight began.

AJ and Big Mac looked to each other, a worried glance split the two.

"I'm a little large to be in this house since my transformation, so I would like the Apple family to have it. That is why I'm moving most of my belongings out. Twilight gets the book's for her library. The car can go to to a museum I guess. I have a lot of stuff to go through. I have a ton of childhood toys I can leave here or donate to any filly's and foals that don't have much. Or your little sister can just have them all. I think however Luna has taken it upon herself to raid my Nerf gun stash." He smirked toward Luna who was reloading several magazines that went to the Nerf guns.

Luna looked up and around to everypony looking at her giving a big smile then going back to reloading. Everypony gave a slight giggle at her as he continued.

"I'm not sure what type of toys ya got for foals but I'm sure Applebloom would love to have a few of'em. I know her friends would love some as well. Scootaloo only has a scooter as far as I know, Sweetiebelle has a hoof full so I'm sure she wouldn't mind passing up a few to give to some other foals in need." Big Macintosh said.

"As for some of the other items in the house I wouldn't mind leaving them here under your families care until I needed them if at all. But I don't have any real place for some of my keepsakes, if you want I could pack them up and move them into the attic to be out of the way."

"There's no need for that. Ah'm sure the Apples will take good care of yer belongins. There ain't no need ta worry yer head there Midnight. I have'ta say though. That is a might striking name ya chose. Suites ya purty well. I will admit though, when I first took a gander at'ya, ya were a might intimidatin." AJ smiled blushing a bit.

"No prob, Thank you for your help AJ, Big Mac, We should be out of here shortly." Midnight stated as he stood up to head back upstairs.

As he went back upstairs his audience downstairs could hear the door shut to his room. "Ok, why in Equestria is he giving the Apples his home? He planning on leaving?" AJ spoke out confronting the group.

"Er....... um.......... Darling........... He will be in Canterlot for a short time, then he will return to Ponyville once my boutique is finished." Rarity smiled blushing heavily.

AJ raised an eyebrow at the comment. "Ok........ well why is he waiting for yer boutique to get done.................?" AJ trailed off seeing Rarity's blush grow to cover her entire body. AJ gave a laugh seeing her so embarrassed.

"Congratulations Rarity!" Big Macintosh announced with a smile across his face.

"W-w-w-what!?" Rarity nearly shouted.

"Well. yer letting a male into yer life, AND letting him stay with you. That must mean ya found yer special somepony didntcha?" AJ smirked

"W-w-well, yes. But we haven't made things official yet. He will be staying with the princess temporarily. I'll still be here until the boutique is finished. I-I don't know if he would want to make things official though. Being the only male Alicorn in Equestria. He could have literally any mare he would want." Rarity shuffled uncomfortably revealing her worries.

"Now don't sweat yerself silly sugarcube, If ah know Charlie as well as ah think ah do, then ah can guarantee he'll choose you over any other pony." AJ smiled giving Rarity a gentle nudge. Rarity smiled but still shuffled nervously.

"I wonder what Midnight is doing upstairs?" Twilight asked out of the blue.

"Rar, why dontcha go check on him. I think we'll head on over to the library." AJ said as she headed outside, the rest of the ponies close behind.

Rarity had a worried expression across her face, she was now alone in the house with a powerful Alicorn male, She felt in her heart that he wouldn't do anything to her, but there was always that constant itch that would tell her something is wrong. She quietly climbed the stairs turning left at the top heading a short distance down the hall to a closed door. She could hear muttering inside the room.

"What is he talking about? And to whom?" She thought to herself. She pressed an ear to the door trying to listen to what Midnight was saying.

"What am I going to do? I have all this power yet I'm scared stiff to use any of it. I don't want to use it because I feel it could corrupt me. Humans are far to susceptible to loose control to vast amounts of power, and here I am with literally the power of a God. What do I do? Why couldn't I just have stayed a human? Why did I agree to that silly transformation spell. I don't mind being a pony now but I cant stand the thought of not being able to change back. Wait a sec, What if I could have another transformation spell change me back but keep my magical power?! No that wouldn't do. I'd still be like an outcast to the ponies because I'd be human. Hmmmmmmmmm. I guess I'll have to stay this way for the better of all life. Heh a small price to pay to keep everything in existence from turning to dust I guess. Ah, better to not dwell on it. What's past is past, and I should only look to the future."

Rarity could hear Midnight talking to himself through the door. He briefly stopped for a moment to gather his thoughts, as Rarity was about to knock on the door though he began again causing her to stop before her hoof hit the door.

"Now, onto our next subject. What in the hell am I going to do about the princess?" Rarity's eyes went wide at that phrase as she pressed harder to the door to listen more closely. "She wants to have a kid. But I'm in love with Rarity. I dunno if Rarity would want to have a kid with me or not. It's really to early to even consider that though with her. I'm sure she has plans for the future. But there is another thing that's bugging me. I think some of the others have hidden feelings for me as well. I know AJ and Twilight like me, but those are the only ones I've actually spent time with other than Rarity. Oh god what am I going to do?! I'm so confused. Plus the worst of it all is that I'm an Alicorn. The princess said I'm basically immortal. I can't handle that. If I'm in a relationship with a mortal, seeing them pass would be terrible. UGH! If I had a normal existence with a regular lifespan I wouldn't be so worried. This.......... This is all to much."

Rarity continued listening even after Midnight had stopped. She could hear a soft weeping coming from inside the room, she pulled back feeling her heart sink. She hadn't realized just how hard Midnight was taking this.

After a minute she quietly knocked on the door, She could hear some light shuffling inside the room for a second before Midnight said come in. She slowly pressed open the door seeing him laying on his bed facing her. She blushed slightly but continued into the room.

"I was wondering where you had gotten to Midnight, you left us all downstairs so suddenly we all thought the worst. Is there
something on your mind?" She asked trotting over to the side of the bed looking up and into his eyes. His now red eyes had a soft glow to them as she continued to gaze into them. His expression seemed a bit strained and sorrowful but still loving and caring. He began quietly as she listened intently.

"I....... don't know Rarity. I've just come to this world and so much has changed in such a small amount of time. I'm just not sure how or even if I can properly cope with all that has been going on. I mean, look at whats happened. I get turned into an Alicorn by Twilight when she didn't know what type of pony I would turn into but said I could change back after a short amount of time. I turn into a godlike pony that has to stay that way or have the universe basically implode unto itself. That, I don't really mind because I don't have to worry about protecting all those I've grown to care for, but the princess asked me to father her child?! That was a serious blow to me. I don't have any children and to suddenly be asked to be a father. I have
no idea how to proceed." He said as his emotions began to come to a head. He lay his head down onto the bed, his forelegs bent underneath him. A silent tear slowly streaked down his face. Rarity smiled softly to him coming up to his head
as it lay to the side of the bed. She walked up slowly to him gently pressing her lips to his in a soft kiss. His eyes went wide for a moment before slowly closing. After what felt like forever she finally broke the kiss moving forward gently nuzzling the side of his head.

"Rarity?" he started but stopped

"I'm sorry Midnight, I was listening to you just outside your bedroom door. I know your worried, but please don't let it get to you." She nuzzled more into his neck." I...... I feel the same way toward you." Her cheeks flushed a bright red.

"I understand your feelings about becoming a parent. It's not everyday a goddess asks you to be the father of their child. It is your choice though. If you decide to stay at the castle I wont stop you, you will still have a place in my heart though." She smiled giving his nose a little kiss. He smiled back nuzzling her gently. He let out a long sigh as he pulled himself off of his bed to the floor. Rarity came up to his side leaning against his leg looking up to him. He turned his head smiling down
at her.

"Lets go Rarity. I'm sure Twilight and the others are waiting for us." He waited for Rarity to go on ahead and out of the room. He walked toward the door stopping to look back into his room. He gazed for a moment as he felt some regret to giving away his home to the Apple Family. There wasn't much left for him now in this home. Just a few small things. But at least he gave it to a family who was the backbone to all of Ponyville. Giving one last sigh he turned to the door heading out and downstairs. Rarity awaiting him on the porch.

"There you are darling, please, don't feel bad. I know this is all a little much for you right now, but after some time I'm guessing you wouldn't have changed a thing that has happened." She smiled nuzzling his chest a little.

"Rarity." he began.

"Yes darling?"

"Have you ever flown before?"

This took her a bit by surprise. "Y-yes, once before. Twilight cast a spell on me to give me wings. They were beautiful but they evaporated into thin air from the heat of the sun while I was flying. Rainbow Dash and several Wonderbolts had to rescue me. It was frightening to say the least, but I would oh so love to fly again." She smiled shuffling nervously.

Midnight lay down for a moment looking to Rarity. "Hop on." He smiled. Rarity looked at him wide eyed for a moment and slowly climbed atop his back between his wings. she wrapped her front legs gently around his neck as he stood up. He spread his wings wide looking back to her. She gave him a nervous smile as he trotted slowly ahead gaining speed and then taking off causing Rarity to squeal loudly in delight.

They took off gaining altitude fairly quick. He flew through a few clouds causing them to fly apart. Rarity giggled as some of the cloud attached itself to his face making it look as if he had a beard. He chuckled shaking it off and continued flying around.

"Look down Rarity." He spoke softly. She looked down seeing the sun glimmer off of a small lake. It almost looked like a million tiny diamonds sparkling in the sunshine. She smiled resting her head against his mane feeling his warmth. She looked around seeing far out into the distance over the Everfree forest. It seemed to never end. Looking back into
the other direction she saw most of Ponyville and Canterlot in the far distance along the mountainside. She looked to the sunset as it was nearing the horizon.

"It is simply magnificent up here when you can look around yourself instead of focusing on flying. Thank you Midnight, but please, let us go to the library. I'm sure Twilight and the others are waiting on us."

"Alright then." He grinned as he took a steep angle toward Ponyville causing Rarity to squeal out loud again. After a couple minutes they arrivde safely outside of the library. They made their way inside to see Spike furiously trying to organize all
of the new books into the shelves in a separate part of the library. He would pick up a couple and read the title then place it on a shelf. Some other books he didn't know what to think of them and tossed them to the side onto a large pile of books. He finally grew disgusted and tossed the books in his claws into the air.

"UGH i give up!? These new books are a nightmare to try and figure out what they are." He huffed loudly and went upstairs. Midnight made his way over to the stack of books and quickly began looking through them setting them into seperate piles. After a few minutes with the help of his levitation magic the books were organized accordingly. He grabbed some parchment and a quill quickly making small notes attaching them to the piles. It had taken all but 5 minutes to finish. After that he went into the main part of the library through a doorway on the back wall. Celestia, Luna, and Twilight were in there talking, but stopped when Midnight and Rarity entered.

"Hey everyone." Midnight smiled. Rarity quickly went to Twilight's side taking a seat next to her.

"Whats going on?" Midnight asked seeing the unsure look on there faces.

"We were wondering if it was ok with you to go on to Canterlot. It is short notice but Rarity's home should be finished within the next week. It leaves us little time to spend together." Celestia blushed looking away.

Midnight looked to Rarity who had a nervous expression mixed with hurt. He walked over to her giving her a gentle nuzzle and whispering into her ear. "Ill be back when your boutique is finished, Don't worry though. You are the one that holds my heart." He gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek causing her to burn a crimson red. Twilight gave a small giggle which then caused Rarity to smack her shoulder playfully.

Midnight gave a heavy sigh looking to the Princess. "I guess there is no time like the present. Let us go." He said with a blank expression heading to the door. Luna and Celestia gave each other a worried expression then followed Midnight. As soon as they had exited the library Rarity broke down sobbing quietly. Twilight gave a surprised gasp at Raritys sudden change in emotion.

"Rarity? Whats wrong? I thought you would be happy about all of this." She said giving her friend a hug. Rarity sobbed in between words.

"I don't k-know, whats come over m-me. I should be h-happy for the p-princess, b-but I just feel like Midnight is b-being pressured into doing s-something he may not want to d-do." Rarity continued crying while Twilight rubbed her back still in the embrace, trying to calm her.

"Oh princess, do you know the pain your causing?" Twilight thought to herself as she looked out into nothingness.