Act 7 part 1: Event On the Horizon

"Alright give it one more try!" Twilight urged.

"Come on you can do it!" Pinkie cheered.

"One more go Derrick!" Rarity said.

"Come on!" Rainbow shouted.

"Ya got this Sugarcube!" Applejack jeered.

"I believe in you" Fluttershy almost whispered.

I nodded firmly and flaired up my magic, focusing on the crudely Drawn X on the grass. The girls cheered and stomped their hoofs in unison, as they enjoyed their peaceful picnic in the grassy field.

I concentrated harder and started to feel lighter, then with a bright golden flash, I appeared at the X. I looked around and grinned. The girls cheered and Twilight walked over to me with a proud look.

"See? I knew you could do it!" She said with a nuzzle.

"Well I guess I can add teleporting to the vauge list of things I can do." I said with a crooked mouth.

"Well that list gets less and less vauge everyday!" Twilight says with a giggle. She's right about that, because for the past few days all we've been doing is testing the limits of my regular magic. I've also messed around with Spike and my chaos magic; did you know I can turn into a dragon? I look just like Spike, except my color scheme is black and white rather than purple and green. I suppose in theory I could turn into anything, but I've been a bit hesitant because of the seal.

"OK now y'all come eat!" Applejack called out to us, patting vacant spots on the picnic cloth. Twilight and I walked over and took our seats. I paused just to take another look at the graceful land, its colorful beauty bathed in Celestia's warm sun. The flowers and food gave off a wonderful aroma and I took a satisfying deep breath. I'm slowly starting to like Equestria and its colorful inhabitants, so much so that I actually got around to sending Tia my first friendship letter. It was pretty short but here's basically how it went.

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"Dear Princess Celestia,

I've come to realize that guys here In Equestria aren't too different from guys back on earth. They're both complete doushbags that you still hangout with for some reason. Regardless of them being pricks, I'm actually quite fond of my...Friends... Somehow.

Anyways, I blame you completely for making me care about your little magical horses, so I hope you're proud of yourself Tia. I have no idea where I'm going with this anymore so in conclusion, I guess I made friends without realizing. Shocker right?

Sincerely, Derrick J. Young

PS: Twilight wouldn't let me send this shit without putting my full name.

PPS: Writing this wasn't as terrible as I thought.

PPPS: Your sister is insane "

Her response came in pretty fast.

"Dear Derrick

I'm Glad you've come to realize who your friends are, besides Luna and I of course. I have honestly forgotten that you were supposed to be sending friendship reports, but i am still overjoyed to finally receive one from you! Please continue to write them, for your letter has brightened up my otherwise mundane day.

Sincerely your BEST friend Tia."

PS: I'm a bit curious. What is your full middle name? "

...

That's basically it. Tia keeps bugging me about what the "J" stands for in my name. I didn't tell her because its funny to hear her whine about it. Hearing a 1000+ year old goddess whine and beg for something is probably one of the most Hilarious and cute things I've ever seen.

"Oh Derrick I almost forgot!" Twilight blurted, ripping me from my thoughts.

"What?" I say, sitting up curiously.

"There are a few things you should know about teleporting." She said, taking a bite out of her daisy sandwich.

"*sigh* alright shoot."

"Keep your teleportation distances short and within your vision, otherwise you might end up teleporting into something."

"Does that always happen?"

"It depends... Sometimes the spell places you away from the obstruction, sometimes it alters your position to make you fit, and in the worst case, you actually fuse with the object... Or pony." Twilight explained with a shudder.

"Oh..." I say, cringing with a sharp breath.

"Yeah, it hurts. ALOT. But hey! The good news is that it's reversible!" Twilight said with a nervous smile.

"Right... Anything else?"

"Avoid doing it while injured, it requires almost 4 times the power." she added.

"Sheesh with all those limits what's the point?" Rainbow muttered with a sour expression.

"It's for his safety and besides, it's possible to do it without limits, its just really dangerous." Twilight said.

"Did you forget Twilight? Saftey isn't in Dash's vocabulary." I quipped, making the lavandar mare roll her eyes.

"Safety is for losers." Rainbow says with a confident smirk.

"Losers like to live..." Applejack said under her breath.

"Hey what did you say?" Rainbow exclaimed, staring death at Applejack. Then the two started to bicker among themselves, making everyone else shake their heads. Meanwhile I just changed to my Human form. I try to stay in it every chance I get, sometimes I get so caught up in the Dawn thing and forget my true self. I managed to filter out the girl's annoying banter and actually started to get drousy.

I was nodding of to peaceful sleep until-

"Twilight!" A Drake yelled. My eyes only opened when I heard someone's wings flap loudly.

"Look out!"

*WOMP*

"Dammit Spike!" I shouted as I clutched my left shoulder in pain. The fucker landed right on me!

"A little rusty?" Rainbow said with a giggle.

"Heh...sorry DJ." Spike said as he rolled off me. I think he dislocated my shoulder or something. I sat up and glared at him.

"What brings you here Spike? You look like you were in a hurry." Twilight asked.

"The Princess sent you a letter." Spike said as he pulled a scroll out of his pouch and handed it to Twilight.

"Hi Spikey Wikey!" Rarity said as she frantically waved at him. His face colored and he tried to ignore her.

"I thought I told you not to call me that anymore." He said awkwardly.

"Oh please darling, you know you love that name!" Rarity said as she walked over and hugged his leg.

"Not in front of them." He tried to whisper but we were already laughing. Everyone except Twilight, who was focused on reading the letter from Tia.

"Awww Y'all are just too cute!" AppleJack said with a grin and a hearty laugh.

"WHAT?!" Twilight suddenly blurted in outrage, making us all stop and look.

"What?" I regrettably ask.

"MY BROTHERS GETTING MARRIED? " she blurted. Everyone gasped in surprise, except me, Spike and Applejack. Wait how does Applejack know?

"Yeah didn't you know?" Spike muttured. Some of Twilight's hair popped out of place and the letter fell to the ground. Everyone turned to Twilight in silence as her eye started to twitch.

"I thought that was old news to Y'all!" Applejack exlaimed. I swear I heard the sound of glass breaking in Twilight's head.

"You OK Twilight?" I ask hesitantly.

"NO! IM NOT OK!" She blurted so loud, that I had flashbacks from My first meeting with Luna. "My Brother thought it was OK to tell my friends about an important life dececion way before he told his own sister. Then when he finally DOES tell me, its with a letter! He didn't even send it to me himself! Why didn't he come in person!?" Twilight shouted angrily.

"Uh...maybe he was busy?" I say.

"Oh but I bet he told all of you in person!" Twilight said with a roll of her eyes. Spike and I sat there with guilty expressions.

"For the record my brother told me." Applejack said with a nervous smile.

"The worst part is my friends decided this was something I didn't need to know!" Twilight said as she glared at Spike and I.

"We thought you knew already!" I said as I backed away.

"And you really think I would just be sitting around if my B.B.B.F.F is getting married!?" Twilight yelled. I gave her a puzzled look and she rolled her eyes.

"Big Brother Best Friend Forever"

"Oh"

"There would be countless preparations to be made! I wouldnt be sitting here calmly if I knew about it!" Twilight said as she snorted angrily.

"Speaking of preparations..." Rarity said as she picked up the letter and started to read it. Rainbow, Applejack, Pinkie and Fluttershy crowded behind her to read it.

"Princess Celestia wants me to make the dresses!?!" Rarity said in surprise before proceeding to faint on the floor. Applejack shook her head and grabbed the letter.

"Golly! She wants me in charge of catering!" She said with a smile.

"She wants my song bird quire to perform. What an honor." Fluttershy said, smiling warmly.

"She wants me to host the Reception! Yay!" Pinkie said as she jumped high into the air.

"YES! She wants me to do a sonic Rainboom when they say their I do's!" Rainbow said as she did a few tight rapid loops.

"Twilight! She also want ya to help organize it and make sure it goes smoothly! Twilight?" Applejack said, looking up from the letter. Twilight was sitting on the floor with her hoofs folded, mumbling and grumbling to herself.

"Well it looks like you guys will have your hoofs full." I muttered Spike with a chuckle.

"She also wants you to host the bachelor party Spike." Applejack added with a smug grin.

"What's a bachelor party?" Spike asked automatically.

"For Fuck's sake Spike..." I say with a facepalm.

"And finally Derrick. Shining armor is requesting a personal favor from you, but until then, you may help the others with their tasks." Applejack read.

"OK... Not sure what that's about. How could I help you guys anyway?" I muttered, slightly puzzled.

"I hear from Pinkie that ya got talent for bakin. I could use ya sugar cube" AppleJack said.

"If you practice a little bit, I bet you could pull of a sonic boom almost as awesome as mine. What if we did it at the same time?!" Rainbow said excitedly.

"You seem to know more about bachelor parties than me, so maybe you could help with that!" Spike suggested. "You can also help Twilight with the organizing too!" He added.

"I may have picked up a few things from hanging around her too much." I said with a shrug.

"Alright sounds good to me!" Rainbow said with a nod.

"When are we leaving?" Fluttershy asked.

"Right away!" Twilight cut in as she finally stood up. She walked past the rest of us back in the direction of Ponyville.

"Alright everypony!" Meet at the train station in 20!" Spike announced.

"Oh please darling, only Rainbow dash could pack that quickly!" Rarity said. To punctuate her point all I could see of Dash was a Rainbow trail streaking away toward her house in cloudscale.

"Good point. So how about an hour?" Spike reasoned.

"Just get your stuff together dude..." I say with a facepalm as I transform into drift and fly away toward Twilight's. Once I'm halfway there I turn around immediately, remembering that I already have everything I would need to bring thanks to magic. So a landed in front of the train station. I saw a wooden bench and decided to sit, but before my ass even touched the seat Rainbow was already here with her saddlebag.

"Darn it! I thought I'd be first!" She said with disappointment and a light stomp.

"Is everything a race with you?"

"Yeah pretty much." Rainbow said as she sat next to me.

"Well now we get to race and see who's patience runs out faster." I muttered with a sigh. She looked around then slumped in her chair.

"I should have known this would happen." She muttered.

"You should know how your friends are by now." I said with a chuckle.

"Yeah but they're your friends too!' Rainbow shot back.

"True. I still find it funny that I knew they were going to take forever before you did."

"Whatever DJ" rainbow muttered as she gave me a light punch, causing me to fall out of the seat.

"What was that for?!" I exlaim as I get up.

"You're such a pushover!" Rainbow said as she started laughing.

"Considering its usually an alicorn that does that it barely tickled."

"It tickled huh? Well how about this!" Rainbow said, punching me again.

"Ok I was joking! It hurts when they do it and it hurts when you do it!" I complained as I rubbed my forleg with my hoof.

"Aren't you tougher than that? You took hits from that Ursa!" Rainbow said reminded.

"Not directly but yeah. Things feel different when magic isn't flowing through your body and adrenaline is pumping through your veins." I explained.

"Whatever wimp." Rainbow muttered as she snickered and looked away. I used that opportunity to zap her forleg with my horn.

"Hey that hurt!" She shouted.

"Wimp." I say with a shit eating grin. Before I knew it the angry mare and I were violently wrestling on the floor.

"Take it back!" She shouted.

"Heck no!" I yelled back. After a struggle she managed to pin me to the ground with my forleg in an uncomfortable position.

"I said take it back!" She ordered sternly.

"I'm not going to-AHH!"

"TAKE IT BACK!"

"NEVE-OW!"

"What in tarnation are y'all doing?" Appljack asked as she stared down at us.

"Great you're here! Can you pull this crazy mare off of me?" I ask before getting my foreleg twisted further.

"Alright what did you do?" Applejack asked with a snicker.

"NOTHING!"

"lie again."

"ABSOLUTY NOT-OW! OK RAINBOW I TAKE IT BACK!" I yelped, finally giving in. She got off of me with a satisfied smirk.

"Good! Maybe you'll learn not to call me a wimp!" She stated as she walked back to the bench. Applejack shook her head and looked down on me.

"You alright sugar cube?"

"Never better." I say Sarcastically as she helps me up and I rub my foreleg tenderly.

"You should really watch your mouth around Rainbow. She's a mite sensitive." Applejack said with a smirk.

"I am not!" Rainbow snapped. Applejack and i just started to laugh, making Rainbow snort and look the other way. We actually managed to stay in silence after that...until Pinkie bounced up of course, Then we all had to keep from ripping our ears off. Fluttershy came next but I honestly barley noticed, that mare would be a great ninja.

Finally Spike arrived with both Twilight and Rarity, Twilight being on his back and Rarity in his left arm, while he carried a bunch of bags in his right. He had a slight annoyed expression as he set everything down. I took one look at the pile of bags then laughed.

"Rarity?" I asked, gesturing to the bags.

"Rarity." Spike confirmed blankly.

"What? Princess Celestia has entrusted me with making sure everypony's dress looks absolutely stunning! I must come prepared!" Rarity said in her defense.

"Look on the bright side! Now that you're grown, carrying her stuff will be way easier." I said with a snicker.

"Yes, but that doesn't make it any less annoying." Spike muttered under his breath.

"That's a good point DJ! Now he can help me carry 4 times the amount of bags! I should go back and get more supplies!" Rarity said happily as she turned around and started to walk back towards her place. Spike's face fell and Twilight grabbed her with her magic.

"I'm pretty sure the Princess will have supplies for you Rarity." Twilight said confidentiality.

"Very well, I suppose you're right dear" Rarity said with a sigh.

"CAN WE PLEEEASE LEAVE NOW!?" Rainbow shouted as she frantically waved her forehoofs in the air.

"Yes lets go everypony!" Twilight said. She seemed to be out of whatever funk she was in earlier. After that we got on the train to Canterlot.

...

Honestly not much to report on the train, the others conversed while I sat and listened, occasionally speaking. Pinkie was, being herself and Twilight was staring wordlessly out the window. Looks like the funk hath returned! Heh I need to stop hanging around Luna.

I walked over to her and tapped her shoulder. She slowly turned to me with a forlorn expression and sighed.

"Hey DJ..." She said as she smiled weakly.

"Hey Twi..." I said as I sat next to her.

"Still mad at Shining?"

"Not really. But I have a few things to say to him when I see him." She said as she frowned briefly. "But now I'm just worried."

"About what?" I ask with a flat brow.

"Now that Shining is starting a family with Cadence... He may not have time for me anymore." She said with sorrow.

"Eh don't worry I'm sure your B.F.F-"

"Its B.B.B.F.F"

"Whatever. I'm sure he can make time for you." I say, patting her on the back. She takes comfort in that and smiles.

"DJ"

"Yeah?"

"Do you have any brothers and sisters?"

"Nope." I say simply. Twilight nods and starts to look bemused.

"So I don't really know how you feel but knowing how Shining is , I would worry about it much." I said firmly.

"Thanks, I feel a lot better now." Twilight said with a smile. I nodded and walked away. I sat down in one of the comfy seats and layed back. The train ride to Canterlot was around 30 minutes long so I figured I'd take a short Nap.

...

A Warm wave of magic passed over me, instantly jerking me awake. The first thing I saw out the window was a gigantic Purple bubble that seemed to cover all of Canterlot. The others were just as surprised as I was.

"How did none of us notice this before? " I ask with a facehoof.

We all exited the train and entered the city, I noticed that there were a shit load of guards out and about.

"What's with all guards?" Rainbow asked.

"They're probably here to guard your massive ego." I quipped. Rainbow grumbled and folded her hoofs in front of her.

"Does somepony want their flank kicked again?"

"Is somepony mad or naw?" I say with a shit eating grin. Twilight had to hold Rainbow back with her magic after that. She made sure to add a mute spell as well, Rainbow's vocabulary can be more colorful than mine when she's mad.

After some walking we made it inside the castle gate, where Tia was Surprisingly waiting for us.

"Hello my friends!" She said happily. The girls ran up to her, nuzzling and hugging her, while Spike and I hung back with sheepish expressions.

"I never liked the touchy feely stuff." Spike whispered.

"Nuzzling is still weird to me." I whisper back.

"Spike! DJ!" Celestia said as she happily trotted over to us. Spike and i braced ourselves but it didn't seem to help. She grabbed us into a tight hug. Because fuck you I'm an alicorn, she almost crushed my bones and even Spike's.

"I....can't...breath." Spike weized.

"I...it's only been....3 days... Tia..." I choked out. Celestia's eyes widened and she dropped us to the ground.

"Sorry." She said nervously.

"You hug like a bear." I coughed as I got up and dusted myself off. The others laughed while Spike and I looked unamused.

"Before I forget Derrick..." Celestia said, turning to me. "It would be a good idea to stay in your current form for the wedding." She suggested.

"Why?" I exclaimed. I was pretty bummed because the castle was one of the few places I could run around as a human.

"Princess Cadence has a lot of foreign friends attending." She explained.

"Right..." I say with a sigh. Then Rarity zipped up to Celestia.

"I would just like to thank you! It is an honer to be the one that make sure everypony looks smashing in their Dresses!" She said with a wide grin.

"Don't forget the guys!" Spike added.

"Yeah it will be Hilarious seeing THIS guy in a suit!" Rainbow said, teasing me by poking my side. I made sure nobody was around before turning into my human form to flip her off. Spike and Tia laughed, them being the only ones that I told what that means.

"Yes, he will need to be groomed first." Rarity said as she rubbed her chin and stared at my face.

"I agree. He is beginning to resemble a yeti." Celestia quipped. Everyone busted out laughing and I just stared at the proud looking alicorn and shook my head.

"OK....OK...alright... So you got jokes huh?" I say as I nod slowly.

"I was just making an observation." Celestia claimed.

"Sure sunbutt..." I say as I fold my arms and look away. Celestia came over to me and nuzzled my cheek.

"Aww you're not mad at me are you?" She asked playfully, making me blush. The others watched, trying their best to contain their laughter.

"Stop it!" I say in embarrassment as I try to push her muzzle away.

"I'm sorry Derrick but nuzzling you just isn't the same whenever it looks like something crawled onto your face and died." She said with a ghost of a smile, making the others chortle.

"Don't you have cake to eat or something?"

"Don't you have some shaving to do?"

"Aren't you late for your milking?"

"Aren't you late for your haircut?"

"Cow!"

"Monkey!"

"BITCH!" I blurted in frustration, before immediately covering my mouth.

What have I done?

Celestia gave me this blank look, slightly narrowing her eyes. The others cringed and watched worriedly. Celestia closed her eyes and slowly turned to walk away.

"Tia i-"

"Captain Shinning Armor is waiting for you in the courtyard." She interuptted with a serious tone.

"But I'm sor-"

"I have some very important matters to attend to, so I bid you all ado." she said before walking away. I looked at the others and they all looked disappointed.

"What!? She started it!" I say as I look around. They all folded their hoofs.

"I know her, she's just pretending! I've called her worse things before!" I say in my defence.

"Go fix it." Spike orders.

"But i-"

"APOLOGIZE!" The girls say in unison. I sigh and start walking after Tia.

"Fine!" I bark as I sprint to catch up with tia. I walk alongside her and she just stares forward and ignores me.

"Celie?" I say. Her ear twitches but she says nothing.

"Celie..." I say again as I poke her side. She gently pushes me aside with her wing.

"Oh come on! Don't be that way!"

"Do not speak to me for the rest of the day." She says in a serious tone. At first I believed her but I noticed something. When she said that, just for a moment I could see a suppressed smile. I started to grin mischievously.

"Aw tia are you mad at me?" I said as I walked in front of her. She stopped and stuck her nose in the air, turning to walk in a different direction.

"You know you can't resist me for the rest of the day..." I say as I wrap an arm around her. She uses her magic to pry me off and she walks away again, a faint blush on her face.

That always works maybe she IS mad!

Immediately rush in front of her and get on my knees.

"Seriously I'm sorry for being a douchbag! Please forgive me!" I plead genuinely. She steps in front of me and stares down at me with a flat brow.

"I'll do anything Tia! I'll even scratch that spot behind your ear that you like!" I beg.

"Get up." She commands. I shot upward and look at her sheepishly.

"Tia I'm sorr-"

She silences me with a hoove and closes her eyes with an annoyed sigh.

"Derrick."

"Yes mistress?" I say with a nervous smile.

"You know I wasn't serouis right?"

"Yup! You don't really look like a cow." I said as I played with her ear.

"And you don't really look like a monkey." She said as she rubbed against me. "Then again... Perhaps if you had a Tail...." She trailed off smugly.

"Oh really? In that case I'll take your thigh with a side of Fries!" I teased as I grabbed her hind leg playfully. We both looked at each other for a few seconds until we broke out into full blown laughter.

"In all seriousness.." She said as she rubbed my hairy chin. "Get rid of this as soon as possible. I don't like it." She said with a frown.

"Luna thinks its cute and besides, it's my face!" I say with a smirk.

"But you belong to me my little human, so if I order you to shave, then you will." She ordered in a min serouis tone.

"As thou commands mistress." I say with a fake salute. She giggles and gives me a small peck on the lips. "If you keep pretending to be mad at me, I might actually piss you off without realizing."

"Oh you'd definitely know if I was REALLY angry." She said with a giggle.

"How would I be able to tell?"

"Well your head is still attached isn't it?"

"..."

"I'm kidding Derrick."

"Uh...huh.."

"I've had over 1000 years to practice keeping my composure"

"What about Luna?"

"Well she just chooses not to"

"Right. You two still deeply concern me"

"Oh we would never harm you DJ." She said as she gave me a normal hug."Now go see Shining armor. I hope to see you later with a smooth face and a sexy Suit." She said with a half lidded expression as she tickled me with her mane.

"Yeah yeah sunbutt." I quip as I start to walk away.

"If you look nice enough, you may have the honor of milking me." She says suggestively.

"That would only be enjoyable for one of us" I quip.

"Well that depends on how sweet my milk is"

"Tia stop talking dirty, you're horrible at it."

"Oh please you know you love it."

"Bitch"

"I love you too, snuggle buddy!"

I walk away, switching to my unicorn form and leaving the snickering alicorn to her business. The others have already gone inside so I just walked straight to the courtyard. When I opened up the courtyard I saw pretty much what I expected.

Shining Armor getting chewed out by Twilight.

I decided to wait until she was done, just watching from a safe distance. I couldn't hear most of it but I did hear a few words I didn't know Twilight was capable of uttering. Eventually she stomped away, leaving an embarrassed Shining. I walked over to him and smiled.

"She really toar into you didn't she?"

"Yep.." He said with a sigh. We both chuckled lightly and sat down at one of the benches.

"Damn dude you're about to get married!" I say as I pat him on the back.

"Yeah it's finally happening." Shining said with a nod.

"How are you feeling?"

"Well I don't think it's sunk in completely yet."

"Really?"

"Yeah but I'm pretty lucky to have Cadence, I mean she's the Alicorn Princess of Love for crying out loud. And I'm just a unicorn."

"Captain of the Royal guard.." I correct, making him laugh.

"Right. That has to count for something.."

"Yeah no shit." I quip making us both laugh.

"You should tie the knot with the other Princesses." He said as he bumped me. I smiled nervously and put my hooves up in an in innocent gesture.

"Naw dude we're just friends!"

"Come on that's manure!" Shining said with an angry snort.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm pretty sure friends don't sleep with each other."

"Well we have something where I come from called friends with benefits."

"Oh really? And what would that be?"

"A good friend that you can sleep with, without any repercussions." I explain.

"Huh....sounds almost like a snuggle buddy."

"Whatever."

"That's how it starts. Cadence and I were snuggle buddies before we made it official."

"See that's the part I'm worried about."

"What?"

"The official part. Right now I could be anyone's snuggle buddy I wanted."

"I don't know DJ, Alicorns can get really possessive."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah. A mare winked at me once and Cadence went ballistic on her. You would have to deal with two!"

"Damn."

"Yeah, so even though you're not officially together, I'd watch who you stick it in if I were you."

"True." I muttered as I looked up into the sky at the shimmering pink bubble ."Hey what's with all the security anyways?" I ask.

"Well that brings us to the favor I wanted to ask of you." Shining said as he stood up. He concentrated and charged up his magic. Then a pink beam shot from his horn and into the sky, colliding with the barrier and strengthening it.

"A few days ago the Princesses and I picked up an enormous magical signature." Shining said, his serious Captain face returning.

"Where?" I ask as I stand up.

"We couldn't pinpoint it exactly, biet it was definitely in or around Canterlot. So we've locked the place down. The shield to keep whatever it is out, and if its already inside, we'll have plenty of security." Shining explained.

"What are you asking me to do?" I ask seriously.

"Keeping this barrier up is putting a lot of stress on me, I've been having constant headaches." Shining said as he rubbed his temple tenderly. "If my magic were to fail...I want you take over." He said with a serious look. I blinked in surprise. Is he seriously asking me to do this?

"Uh...OK...sure but..." I sputter as I rub my neck.

"But?" He asked with a raised brow.

"Why aren't the Princesses stronger than us? Shouldn't they be doing this?" I say.

"Well Its not nessessarily their job." He answered with a sigh.

"Uh huh." I say with a deadpan expression. "I'm not sure I can even make a shield that big." I say as I look at Shining's barrier with uncertainty.

"When the stakes are high and the adrenaline is flowing, I'm sure you can pull it off." Shining said with a confident look, as he put a hoove on my shoulder.

"I hope so." I say worridly.

"I'm pretty sure it won't come to that though, so just keep an eye out and try to enjoy yourself." He said with a warm smile.

"I was serious when I said I was going to crash your wedding by the way" I tease.

"Sure you were." He says with a snicker.

"I appreciate you doing this Derrick." Shining said thankfully.

"I'd wait until I've actually created the city sized shield before thanking me." I muttered.

"Well if you can't do that, then just be ready to face the source of that magic."

"How strong was it?"

"Not too sure...but it was definitely stronger than mine."

"That's comforting." I say with a shudder. I think Shining and I are about the same, but I haven't actuallty fought since the Ursas, so there's no way to tell.

"Anyway, we should get inside. I have things to do." Shining muttered.

"You and me both. It's not like I have a wedding to help plan or anything!" I quip. We both laughed as we entered the castle. Right inside the door we bumbed into Cadence.

"Hi Honey! " she said as she nuzzled Shining.

"Hey my lovely bride to be! I have to go check on something, so ill see you two later." Shining said as he waved and walked away, leaving me with Cadence.

"Hiiii Derrick!" She chirped happily.

"Sup." I say simply. Then she gives me this really weird smile and starts squeezing the life out of me. I noticed something strange about this hug. It wasn't the kind of hug you give good friends. It was more like the intement hugs that Luna or Tia would give me. Her wings were wrapped tightly around me and her muzzle was firmly pressed against mine. She took in my scent with a euphoric expression.

"Uh...you can let go Cadence." I say awkwardly, as I try and pull away.

"But I'm just so happy to see you my mate. I MEAN FRIEND!"

"What did you say?"

"Nothing. I need a little favor from you."

"And that favor would be?" I ask sheepishly as she stares at me with a lidded expression, our lips practically touching.

"Oh you'll see.." She says with a smirk as she makes us walk, her powerful wing still wrapped around me. I give her an uncertain look and she just giggles innocently. Woah...were her eyes green for a second there?

"Where are we going?" I ask nervously

"My room." Cadence says casually.

"To do what?"

"Activities"

"I don't think th-"

"Shh! Just come on it'll be fun!"

"Whatever you say Princess..."

"Don't call me Princess, call me Candy."

"Uh OK... Candy."

"That's more like it. Here we are!" Cadence said as we got to her room. Inside was something akin of Celestia's room but a touch smaller. I didn't get to look at it much because my attention was brought toward the door that was slammed and locked behind me.

"Um explain?" I demand.

"Could I see your human form for a second? I have a hunch." She said as she studied me closely. An odd request but I guess that's why she wanted us alone. The foreigners might see me. I transformed into my human form and folded my arms.

"OK...what's your hunch?" I ask. She says nothing and just walks over to me, studying me closely.

"This is new..." Cadence said as she stared at my hairy chin in disgust.

"Tia says I should get rid of it."

"And She's right!" Cadence said with a shudder. I rolled my eyes and sighed.

"OK seriously what are you doing?" I ask suspiciously. She smiles mischievously and starts humming to herself.

"I like this..." She said as she stared at my chest. Next thing I know, my shirt is up and she's licking my abs with her unusually long tounge. I squirmed and fell onto my back.

"Cadence what are you smoking?" I exclaim.

"I suppose I may as well be forward with you since you won't remember anyways." Cadence said with a shrug.

"What?"

"We're going to rutt and your going to enjoy every second of it." She said with a deadpan expression.

"Yeah...nope" I say as I Try to stand, only to be paralized by her green magic.

"Did I say that you have a choice? My bad! Because you don't."

"Shit"

...

"Thanks for helping me out DJ! I really needed that!" Cadence said with a warm smile. Her hair was a mess and her fur was drenched with sweat and her hindlegs were noticably shaking too. She pushed me out of her door and smiled.

"Uh...what exactly did I do again?"

"Don't worry about it, just know you did a good job!"

"OK. Are you alright? You don't look so good."

"Yep! Just need a little shower that's all!"

"Whatever you say Princess."

"Candy, call me Candy."

"OK...Candy."

"Go check on the preparations for me will ya?"

"Um sure" I said as I stumbled away in confusion, feeling light headed.

...

My goodness he's perfect! I've never felt so full! When Canterlot is mine, we shall rutt for all eternity! Chrysalis thought as she walked over to the window and looked outside of it, watching the peaceful city with some dread.

Too bad There is no way to get food for the hive without taking over... Equestria would never accept my changlings into their society. That would look at us as mere Insects.

*sigh*

Oh well... it must be done! The queen told herself as she moved to her shower to wash the stench of Rough sex off of her.

At least I have a mate to look forward too...

Author's Notes:

Notes: sorry I've been gone...again... It's just I've had the chapters ready for some time like a week almost but I've been having beta issues so they weren't edited until recently.

Anyway the wedding begins! Get ready for something I'm fairly sure you won't see coming!

Oh and there will be some heavy action soon...