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The Silver Stars

by David Silver

Chapter 41: 41 - Say What Now?

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Rainbow floated up into full view, rubbing behind her head, "Well, sheesh. That's, uh, really nice Jake." She flashed a big grin. "I don't think I'm ready to, you know, go to the next level. We'll talk later, K? Just buds!" She vanished in a trail of rainbows back downstairs.

Jake let out a slow breath, "Well..."

Silver moved over to Jake and reached out a hoof, poking him on the hip, "She didn't actually say no. She said not right now."

Fast nodded in agreement, "Don't let it get you down. You should ask Silver what her record is with the mares."

Jake looked at Silver curiously without a word. Silver shuffled in place, "Well... alright. I ran into Lyra and Bon Bon first, and Lyra decided she wanted me, but that ended up in getting magically worked over half-a-dozen times, kidnapped once, and a nice time eating the pony equivalent of Japanese food." She paused a moment, tapping her chin, "I really want some of that again."

Fast tilted her head, "Neighponese? Good stuff! Fish is a bit of an acquired taste."

Jake nodded lightly, "They don't have that here in Ponyville, or Appleloosa. Where were you again?"

"Manehattan," provided Silver. "So then I got hooked up with a mare I thought would be my dream mare forever." Fast giggled at the phrasing, but Silver continued, "She... had to go away. Then there was the dominating one. She was fun, if you left your ambitions behind and let her be in charge. I was almost-raped once by another m--"

Jake held up a hand, "Getting a pretty clear picture. I guess my track record with Rainbow isn't nearly as dramatic. I value her as a friend, so I won't go pushing and shoving." He shrugged, "Besides, uh, she is kind of a pony?"

Silver raised a brow, "Really? I didn't think you would have that particular hangup."

Fast looked between the two, "Which one?"

Silver pointed at Jake, "He's not sure if he can be physically in love with someone outside his species."

Jake flushed, "Don't be a jerk, man. I know, intellectual like, that she's just as much a person as me, you, or her." He pointed at Silver, then Fast, "That doesn't make the problem just vanish. I don't think being nervous is that odd."

Fast nodded, "Makes perfect sense to me. You should have seen me the first time a griffon made eyes at me. I didn't know what to do!" She flashed a smile, "He was a good lay though... A little spiny, but fun."

Jake made a bit of a face, "Ugh, TMI! Thanks though." He offered a hand to Fast. Fast nuzzled the hand gently before sitting next to Silver.

"I guess I got lucky," said Silver. "By the time it came time to do... that, I was already a pony myself. Nothing wrong with a pony going at it with another pony, right?"

Fast snorted, "You're going to kill the poor guy." She smiled up at Jake, "You'll find the right pony for you, or griffon, or diamond dog, or minotaur, or whatever..."

Jake gave a thumbs up, a motion without easy equivalency to ponies, then ambled off about his business.

Fast nudged against Silver, "Do you see me that way?"

"What way?" asked Silver with a confused tone.

"Like an alien," she replied.

Silver looked Fast over again, considering that question, "No... more than almost anything else I've dealt with in life."

Fast blinked slowly, "That answer... I'm going to ask Night about it." She started off, and Silver followed her, and soon they were in the main room. While Silver peered at the new crystal mobile, Fast approached Twilight. "I meant to ask, why can't I go with you on adventures? I mean, I know Silver and Night are getting fat and pretty, but I'm perfectly fit, right?"

Twilight glanced away before looking at Fast, "Well... To start." She pointed at the chairs, "The table is calling us specifically. There's no chair for your cutie mark. For another, the world's still out to get Silver, and somepony has to watch her and make sure she's safe, which I would hope would be you. I'm not letting Silver go because, A: See the above about the world being after her, B: She's pregnant, and C: No chair for her either. It's a distant other reason, but it's also nice to know my home is safe with ponies I care about so much."

Fast tapped her chin thoughtfully, "Those are a lot of good reasons... except the chair thing. That's stupid. Like I care what a map wants me to do?"

Twilight rolled her eyes, "Be that as it may, I'm glad you understand the other reasons. I'm not trying to keep you three out of things, but it really is safer if Silver isn't wandering Equestria while the world seems to be looking for her." Twilight began to turn away but Fast moved in quickly, kissing a lavender cheek. Twilight warmed, but moved away.

Rainbow burst into a fit of giggles, apparently watching the exchange. Pinkie suddenly kicked in the door and rolled in with a large tray with a larger cake precariously balanced on it. Way at the top were little figures of Silver's herd all kneeling with a big horn ring in a box being presented to a little Twilight figure. She set it down on the map, crushing most of Equestria.

Night blinked at the massive display and folded a wing over her eyes, "Pinkie..."

"Yes?" asked Pinkie as she started lighting candles on the cake eagerly.

"Did you just walk through town with that?" asked Night.

"Of course! What do you think I am, a unicorn?" Pinkie replied with a scoff as she produced a frosting gun and added some finishing touches. "Why?"

Applejack caught up with Night's logic train, "Because ya just told all Ponyville what's going on in here."

Pinkie paused. The thought bounced around a moment in her blank gaze before she clopped her hooves together, forcing the frosting out of the gun in a great spray, "Oh! Sorry!"

Twilight sank to the ground, "Celestia is going to kill me..."

Fluttershy casually found a convenient place to hide behind her throne while Rarity approached Twilight, "Now dear, don't panic just yet. Princess Celestia is a loving and understanding ruler, and your mentor beside! Surely she'll understand it if it truly makes you happy? You're not hurting anypony, after all, nor breaking any laws."

Spike suddenly belched up a letter, and held it out for Twilight. Twilight hid behind her wings, "Read it for me, Spike. I can't... even look at it right now."

Spike shrugged and began to read, "Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle, Imagine my surprise when I heard you had plans to marry and didn't invite me! This must have been an error of some kind. Is Spike well? I'll visit tomorrow just to be sure. I've also extended an invitation to Cadance. We'll make sure your wedding is fit for a princess. With Best Wishes, Princess Celestia."

Twilight's mane sprung out in wild curls as she groaned out and collapsed, petting her tail like a stuffed animal, "This is the worst possible thing!"

Rarity cocked a brow, "Do you need to borrow my fainting chair, darling?"

Silver shook her head, "Are we... getting married? That seems like an important thing to determine before we can react to this."

Twilight sprang up to her hooves, "Do you want to get married?"

Silver glanced at Fast, then Night, and back to Twilight. "If it's to you three, yes? I think I could get old and die in this company and not regret it."

Twilight rubbed her forehooves together, "Well that's good! Because what Celestia wants, Celestia gets, and she wants a nice, big, public... spectacle... We'll be paraded around in tight outfits and made to smile like we just won it big the entire time, then we'll have a huge ceremony, and everypony will just stare at us, looking for even the tiniest mistake! Then the rumors! The scandal! Look at her, thinks she can form a herd with no stallion, with nothing but commoners!"

Rarity leaned over to Applejack, "Do I ever sound that bad?" Applejack had the sense to not answer.

Pinkie pointed at Silver, "She's not a comma!"

"Commoner," corrected Rainbow with a smirk.

"That thing!" agreed Pinkie, "She was an ambassador."

"Was!" sobbed out Twilight, melting down into tears.

Night adjusted her glasses before taking a slow breath, "If Celestia wants it public, she already has a spin worked out."

Silver nodded, "I have a hard time imagining she wouldn't have a plan if she's come this far."

Fast looked to Silver, "So, are you going with it? I know you two have a checkered history."

Twilight was on her hooves again and rushed Silver, knocking her over to the floor, "You have to! Whatever she says!"

Silver flipped her ears back, cringing under the practically frothing and frantic Twilight. "Taking my masculinity aside... I have nothing against Celestia..."

Fast snorted at that, "You should..."

Silver shrugged, "That's not how I'm wired. I'm not going to drag Twilight through the mud to spite Celestia."

Twilight squeezed Silver tightly, making bones creak with the power of it as she wailed into the hug.

Night gently extracted Twilight from Silver and accepted the hug herself, better able to match the power with Twilight.

Applejack nodded lightly, "Well alrighty then. It sounds like we're settled for th' moment. Ah kindly suggest we enjoy the rest of the day. It'd be a mighty shame to let Pinkie's cake go to waste."

The tension slowly ramped down as conversations were shared and cake was eaten. Even Twilight was brought down from Defcon 1 to a mere Defcon 3, with Twilight muttering to herself between forkfuls of otherwise-delicious cake.

Rarity pointed at Fast, then Night, "We're just going to have to get you two in something nice. Celestia will not have you being married in that attire."

Twilight suddenly took off like a bolt and returned with a small bag of bits she tossed at Rarity's hooves, "Spare no expense!"

Rarity blinked softly before she lifted the bag with her magic, "I'm on the case!" She trotted off to collect Night and Fast, "Come with me, girls. We'll have you looking your best in no time at all."

Fast pointed at Silver, "What about her?"

Rarity shook her head, "She already has a lovely dress. I should know, I made it, and recently repaired it. Now come along. We haven't a moment to spare." And off they went.

Rainbow tilted her head curiously, "When'd you get a fancy dress?"

Pinkie and Applejack joined in the query, looking to Silver expectantly.

Silver quirked a little nervous smile, "It takes a little bit to get it on if you're hoping to see it on me..." Looking around she saw four heads bobbing. Even Fluttershy wanted to see apparently. Silver began trotting for the stairs, "Wait here then, I'll get it on as quickly as I can."

Author's Notes:

Gee, thanks Pinkie... I bet you invited the typos to the party too!

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