Flash traveled down a very familiar hallway; the light so dim he couldn't see his own hooves. "Not again." He groaned. "Discord, where are you?"

There was a bright light and Discord came walking from the walls.

Flash sunk low to the ground. "What are you doing back? I thought we got rid of you."

Discord raised his hands in surrender. "Look, this isn't a social call. I'll be gone in a few minutes anyway."

"What are you talking about?"

"I just have to get rid of something." He said, waving his hand and there was suddenly a big gate that was held together by a small piece of red string. He looked at him and smiled. "Auntie Celestia says hi and this is going to hurt." He said before cutting the string. "Good luck." He said before disappearing as a tidal wave of pure green energy hit Flash.

[....]

Fluttershy was sleeping peacefully, unaware of the dream that had hit Flash. She turned away from him, slipping out of his hooves and snoring quietly till there was a blood curling scream. She instantly woke up, looking around for the source of the scream. She saw Flash holding his forehead, screaming in pain. Tears were pouring out of his closed eyes.

She didn't know what to do so she grabbed his head and held it, slowly running a hoof through his mane. "Shh…it's ok." She whispered.

She gasped as something started to form on his forehead. She couldn't make it out until it grew bigger. His horn. She watched in awe as it grew another inch out of his forehead. Flash continued to scream in pain as it continued to grow. After several minutes, Flash calmed down, his newly grown horn on his forehead.

"Flash…Flash, wake up." Fluttershy said, lightly shaking Flash.

"Huh… ow…why does my head hurt?" He asked groggily. He put a hoof to his head and felt his horn. "What the hay?" He asked, feeling it.

"Um…Flash, you have your horn back." She said.

"I what?" He asked his brain still asleep. "Oh right." He said, laughing. "Looks like I really am an alicorn." He said with a smile.

Fluttershy giggled and gave him a hug. "I'm glad you're ok; you scared me."

"Sorry." He said, kissing her. "Happy Birthday Fluttershy."

She blushed. "Thank you."

"So what do you want to do?" He asked.

She yawned. "Can we go back to sleep?"

"Sure." He said, getting comfy. She snuggled against him again as he put a wing over her. She smiled and kissed him.

"See you in a few hours." She said as she drifted off to sleep.

He smiled. "Night 'Shy." He said as he stayed awake, thinking about what she had told him. Maybe I judged him wrong.

[....]

Flash woke up a few hours later, the sun just rising over the Everfree Forest. He looked down to see a peacefully sleeping Fluttershy resting against him. He smiled as he kissed her cheek and untangled himself from her, careful to avoid everything with his horn.

Going to have to get use to that. He did his usual morning routine. He got out of the shower and went down to the kitchen. He started to make blueberry pancakes and a small salad when there was a knock at the door. He walked to the front door and opened it, revealing Derpy.

"Good morning Derpy, it's been awhile. How are you?"

She looked at him weird. "Do I know you?"

He laughed. "Oh right; Derpy it's me, Flash. I just got my horn."

She smiled. "Oh I see. Well congratulations." She reached into her bag and pulled out 2 envelopes. "Is Fluttershy still sleeping?" She asked.

"Yeah, I'm making her some breakfast; do you want to come in? I can make you a plate."

"No that's alright, I already ate this morning." She said as she handed him the envelopes. "Then here, you can give them to her. One's for you too." She said with a smile.

He smiled. "Thanks; hold on." He said as he ran into the kitchen and grabbed a few blueberry pancakes; he also ran and got some bits. He quickly made his way back towards the door and handed her the pancakes and money. "Here; this is for everything."

"Oh I can't accept this." She said, looking upset.

"Please; this is a thank you for being the best mailpony on Equestria… that and for not judging me." He said with a faint smile.

She looked hesitant. "Well… if you insist..."

"Are you worried that it looks like I'm bribing you?" He asked and she nodded her head. "Then think of this as a tip; for always delivering our mail through everything."

She smiled faintly. "Thank you Flash; you're too kind." She said as she ate the pancakes and tucked the bits in a pocket on her bag. "I better be going, I have mail to deliver to Canterlot." She said as she took off, waving goodbye.

He waved goodbye as he walked back inside and put the mail on the table, going back to make more pancakes.

After he had made several more pancakes, he got a tray and put the pancakes, the salad and a glass of water on it. He picked up the tray and headed upstairs to their room. He opened the door and saw that she was still sleeping. Smiling, he set the tray down on his side of the bed and quietly left the room. He ran around the house, cleaning up and taking care of her pets.

After all that was done, he grabbed his saddlebag and headed outside, behind the house. He decided he was going to practice some magic, see if he could actually do it.

[....]

Fluttershy woke up yawning. She felt around for Flash but smacked into something wooden. She opened her eyes to see a tray sitting on the bed with pancakes and a salad. She smiled as she saw the small note left with it.

Happy Birthday

Love,

Flash

She picked up the tray and started to eat the pancakes wondering where Flash was. After she finished the food and got up to do her morning routine. After that, she headed downstairs, seeing that all her pets have been fed already and smiled. She went into the kitchen, but there was no Flash. She went back into the living room and grabbed the book that she had been trying to read for the last few months and decided to finish it. She hoped that Flash didn't get into any trouble, hoping to thank him later.

[....]

"Alright, now how the hay did I do that last night?" He mumbled to himself, staring at several large rocks. He tried to remember the feeling that he got when he touched his magic, hoping to be able to master it quickly. He closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, letting the green energy cover him like a blanket. He felt warmth build up in his horn and he lowered it towards the rocks.

"Ok, just got to visualize them floating." He said, picturing the rocks floating over his head. He felt a kick back as his magic launched from his horn. He looked and saw the rocks were completely black, almost as if they were thrown into a fire pit; but they were levitating.

He smiled. "Ha! I did it!" He yelled as a wave of dizziness hit him. He fell to the ground. "Well, that was stupid; fired one spell and I'm exhausted." He said to himself, laughing. The rocks landed back on the ground with a thud.

There was a bright flash of light and Princess Luna was there, crouched into an attack position, her horn glowing with some attack. She blinked, surprised to see him lying there. "Son?"

He smiled. "Hey Mom."

She ran over to him. "What the hay happened? Your aunt and I sensed an amazing buildup of magic and here you are." She saw his horn, she was speechless. "You got your horn back." She said, sitting down in shock.

He smiled. "Yeah; apparently Aunt Celestia talked to Discord because he came back and cut something that was blocking this green energy. Next thing I knew, I had a horn." He struggled to stand. She looked shocked and tried to hide the fear in her eyes.

She looked up at him. "And you grew taller." She said with a small laugh. Her eyes got a faraway look and she grew serious, the brief humor gone.

He now had to look down to look at his mother in the face. "Yeah..." He was silent for a moment. "Mom?"

She brightened up a little bit; the faraway look in her eyes gone. "Yes?"

"Can I tell you something?"

She smiled and hugged Flash. "You can tell me anything."

He hesitated but told her the two dreams he had, telling her everything that he remembered. Afterwards, all her humor was gone and replaced with anger and sadness. He regretted telling her. "I'm sorry for telling you… I just didn't know who else to tell…" he said, staring at his hooves.

"It's ok son; I'm glad you're ok." She started to walk away.

"Mom… are you alright?"

She smiled. "I'm fine. Unfortunately, I have to go tell your aunt about these…developments."

Flash ran over and hugged her, surprising her. "I'm sorry Mom."

She gently patted his back. "It's ok but I really do need to leave."

He nodded and let go, walking away. "Hey Mom, are you coming for Fluttershy's birthday party?"

She looked at him. "Are you going to ask her?" He nodded. "Then a course I'll be there."

He smiled and waved at her as she disappeared in a flash of light. He sighed and got up, stretching. "Wow, magic really packs a punch." He mumbled. He looked at the sky. "Oh horseapples, Fluttershy is going to kill me." He said as he stretched his wings and flew towards her house.

[....]

Flash landed and opened the door. "Fluttershy?" He asked, looking around. He saw her sleeping on the couch. He smiled and quietly ran up to the room to grab his guitar and came back downstairs. He sat next to her and she mumbled and scooted closer to him, wrapping her hooves around him. He thought of a song to play and started to strum the guitar.

"It's a little bit funny this feeling inside

I'm not one of those who can easily hide

I don't have much money but boy if I did

I'd buy a big house where we both could live"

Fluttershy had woken up, surprised by the guitar. She stopped and smiled, listening to the song.

"If I was a sculptor, but then again, no

Or a colt who makes potions in a travelling show

I know it's not much but it's the best I can do

My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song

It may be quite simple but now that it's done

I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss

Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross

But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song

It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do

You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue

Anyway the thing is what I really mean

Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen"

He stopped playing as they stared into each other's eyes. He put the guitar down and she fell into his hooves, giving him a hug and kissing him. They closed their eyes, suspended in the moment. He broke off the kiss, both of them needing air.

"Happy Birthday." He said with a smile.

She nuzzled him. "Thank you."

He held her in an embrace. "So what do you want to do?"

"I wouldn't mind sitting here." She said, leaning against him.

He smiled. "Ok; the dinner isn't till 6 anyways."

"Where are we going?"

"To Fancy's restaurant; I get a discount there now." He laughed.

She stared at him." No party?"

"Not really; it's just going to be me, you, Alli, Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, AJ, and Rainbow."

She sighed. "Thank goodness, I don't know how I'd do if Pinkie threw a party."

He chuckled. "Well, I talked her out of it."

She giggled. "I hope so."

He remembered earlier. "I hope you don't mind, but I invited my mom to the party."

She smiled. "Of course I don't mind; you two should spend more time together."

"I know…"

They were quiet, relaxing in each other's hooves.

"Did you feed the animals today?" She asked. He nodded. "Ok."

After a little while Flash smiled. "So…I was wondering if you wanted to go on a picnic."

"Sure; that sounds like fun." She said smiling. They let go of each other and headed towards the kitchen.

Fluttershy grabbed a basket as Flash starting making dandelion sandwiches, some salad, and hay fries. Fluttershy disappeared into her room and grabbed a blanket while he finished packing the food into the basket. She gently placed the blanket on top and went to grab the basket but Flash grabbed it first.

"It's your birthday after all." He said as he opened the door and held it for her.

She smiled and walked out, kissing him as she passed. She led him into the Everfree Forest. As they went deeper, she grew scared, leaning against him as he assuredly put a wing over her.

They finally made it to a good spot, surrounded by trees. The spot was deep in the forest, but was beautiful; a stream passing through. They set up the blanket right next to the stream and Fluttershy handed the sandwiches out as she leaned against him. They sat in silence, happy that they were next to each other.

"Where were you this morning?" Fluttershy asked.

"Oh, I was out practicing magic."

"How did that go?"

"I learned that I can levitate things…and burn them."

"Oh… maybe you should ask Twilight to help you."

"Yeah; next time I see her, I'll ask if I can borrow a few books."

Just then a unicorn appeared, running for his life. He looked badly wounded, bleeding from several cuts. He had a long blond mane and one blue, one green eye. Neither of them could make out his cutie mark. He was turning around and shooting magic beams at something. They finally saw what was chasing him; a hydra. Both Flash and Fluttershy's eyes grew as she clung to Flash.

"A…a…a hydra." She whispered.

"Shh... it'll be ok; but we need to help that unicorn." He said, worried. He saw the unicorn starting to slow down, the magic getting weaker and weaker. "Fluttershy, you think you could g o rescue the unicorn while I distract the hydra?"

"Are you sure? I don't want you hurt."

"Don't worry; I'll be fine, just be careful."

She kissed him. "Good luck." She said before flying towards the unicorn.

Flash ran as fast as he could and jumped, hoping to catch the hydra off guard. That failed when one of its three heads spotted him and smacked him with its tail. Flash crashed into the ground and jumped up, shaking his head. He charged the hydra and stabbed it with his horn. The hydra screamed in pain, its head coming down to bite. Flash jumped backwards to avoid it, only to be smacked by its tail. He crashed into a nearby tree and sat there, the world spinning.

He saw Fluttershy grab the unicorn now that the hydra was distracted. Flash smiled and flew up into the sky, making sure the hydra saw him. He led it back to the Froggy Bottom Bog, nearly being eaten several times. He finally got it distracted with something else; the hydra ignoring Flash as Flash quickly flew away.

He tiredly flew to the hospital, crashing at the doors. "At least it's not me this time." He muttered as went inside. He walked up to the receptionist and asked her which room Fluttershy was in.

"Down the hall, third door on your left." She said.

He thanked her and walked down the hall, opening the door and suddenly hugged by a yellow blur. He kissed her. "You ok?"

"I'm fine; are you?"

"Little tired nothing new."

"Let me check after I finish with this unicorn." Nurse Redheart said as she was healing the unicorn's cuts. After a few minutes of silence, Redheart was done as she walked over to Flash. Fluttershy let go and took a few steps back as Redheart's horn glowed and she tapped it against his horn. "Hmm…minor concussion, nothing else seems wrong." Redheart muttered. Her horn glowed again and he felt better. "That'll get rid of the pounding headache."

"Thank you again Nurse Redheart."

She smiled. "It's what I do."

The unicorn was slowly coming to. He opened his eyes and started to panic.

"Whoa there buddy, you're going to be just fine." Flash said, trying to calm the still-recovering unicorn.

"Where am I?" The unicorn asked, his voice slurred.

"You're in the Ponyville Hospital."

"How long have I been here?"

"Only a few hours."

He smiled and looked at Fluttershy. "Thank you miss; without you, I'd be hydra food."

She smiled. "You're w-welcome, but it was F-flash that saved you." She said, her voice barely audible.

He looked at Flash. "Hey, I recognize you; you're Prince Vash aren't you?"

"Yes…but I prefer Flash. What's your name?"

"High Stakes, but everypony calls me Stakes."

"Alright Stakes, how in Luna's moon did you get stuck playing tag with a hydra?"

"I was making my way to Ponyville from Manehattan and I got lost in the Everfree Forest."

"Why didn't you take the train?"

"Couldn't afford it."

"Oh…" Flash said, embarrassed that he asked. "So do you have a place to stay?"

"I do… I'm actually trying to find my uncle; he's supposed to live in Ponyville."

"Well unfortunately you're going to have to put looking for him on hold, you'll have to stay here a few days; you were hurt pretty bad." Redheart finally said.

"That's ok; it's not like my uncle's going anywhere." Stakes said with a small smile.

Fluttershy looked at the clock and saw that it was getting pretty late and nudged Flash. He smiled and nodded. "Well, sorry to leave, but we have some prior plans."

"Hey, no problem; I owe you guys my life."

"I'm glad I could help."

"Thank you again."

"No problem. Words of advice; listen to Nurse Redheart, she knows what she's doing. If it wasn't for her, I'd be dead a long time ago." Flash said as he and Fluttershy took off.

So that's his secret. Stakes watched the couple walk away.

"Alright Mr. Stakes, I'm going to go check on my other patients; if you need anything push this button and I'll be on my way." Nurse Redheart said, showing him which button to push.

"No problem and thank you nurse."

"It's my job." She said, leaving him alone.

He sighed and leaned against the pillows. "This might be harder than I thought." He muttered.

[....]

"So what do you think of him?" Flash asked Fluttershy, who had been quiet as they walked around Ponyville.

"I…I don't know…there's something that I don't like about him." She finally said her voice unusually quieter.

He protectively draped a wing over her. "You ok?"

She nodded. "Yeah…he just scares me."

He bent down and nuzzled her. "It's going to be alright."

She smiled. "I know."

He smiled back. "Come on; let's head to Twilight's to see if I can borrow a book."

She nodded and they made the brief journey in silence; Flash's wing still protectively over her. He knocked on the door and Alli opened it.

"It's a public- oh hey guys; how are you?" Alli asked.

"We're ok." Flash and Fluttershy said together.

Alli smiled. "Good to hear."

"How about you lover colt?" Flash asked, teasing him.

"We're just fine." Alli said, his face red from embarrassment.

"So is Twi around?" Flash asked.

"No, she had to go out and get….something; she'll be back later. I can probably help you though." Alli said, avoiding looking at Fluttershy.

Flash took the hint. "Well I got my horn back as you can see and I was wondering if I could borrow a few books on the basics."

He just noticed the horn and stared in shock. "How in Star Swirl's beard did you get your horn?"

Flash blushed. "It's a long story."

Alli looked dumbfounded. "Ok, let…let me got to find them." Alli said, walking inside. He was gone for a few minutes and when he came back, he was carrying two books. "Here's a good place to start." He said, passing them to Flash.

Flash caught them and somehow balanced them on his back. "Thanks; you're a life saver."

Alli nodded." Anytime." He turned to Fluttershy. "Happy birthday by the way."

She smiled. "Thanks." She whispered.

"Well I guess we'll be off; see you later?" Flash asked.

"Of course, the party's at 6 right?" Alli asked.

"Yep."

"Then we'll see you then." Alli said, waving goodbye before shutting the door.

"Can we go home?" Fluttershy asked, shivering.

Flash looked at her, concerned. "Of course; are you sure you're ok?"

She nuzzled him. "I'm fine…I just want to spend my birthday with you." She said, staring into his eyes. He smiled and stared back.

"Aw well ain't that just adorable?" Applejack asked.

They both turned around and saw Applejack.

"Hey AJ; how are you?" He asked, slightly embarrassed.

"Fantastic, sold all my apples this mornin'; how 'bout you guys? Happy birthday Fluttershy." She added.

"Thank you and we've had a good morning." Fluttershy said quietly, her face still red.

"Well we better get home; we'll see later?" Flash asked, glancing at Fluttershy.

"Eeyup Ah'll be there." AJ said, giving Fluttershy a brief hug before they left.

They went their separate ways; AJ towards her farm, Flash and Fluttershy headed towards her house. When they finally got home, they took care of the animals for lunch; cleaning the house up and after all that, finally relaxed.

Flash sat at his usual spot on the couch, reading one of the books Alli let him borrow; Magic and me, the beginning guide for unicorns. Fluttershy was outside playing with her animals. After reading it for an hour, he finally understood how to levitate things without burning them. I'm so stupid. He put the book down and went outside to see Fluttershy still playing. She was silhouetted against the sun giving her body an angelic glow. He stared for a second before shaking his head and finding a rock.

He found a rock and closed his eyes as he took a deep breath. He felt the energy build up in his horn and tried to concentrate. “Remember to control the temperature and picture them off the ground.” He told himself as he fired the green beam. He cracked open his eye and saw that the rock was floating…and not cooked.

"I did it!" He yelled startling Fluttershy and her animals. They looked at him as his face turned red. "Sorry." He said, blushing.

Fluttershy flew over and kissed him on the cheek. "Good job."

He blushed. "Thanks." He said as a wave of exhaustion hit him. "Wow; that takes a lot out of you." He said as the rock hit the ground.

Fluttershy grabbed Flash to make sure he didn't fall. "Maybe we should go inside." She said.

He smiled. "That would be a good idea." He said as he staggered towards the door. With Fluttershy's help, he made inside and collapsed on the couch.

She went into the kitchen and grabbed something to drink. She went out and saw that he had fallen asleep. She smiled and grabbed a blanket and threw it over him, kissing him on the cheek as she went to shower.

[....]

"Flash, Flash; time to wake up, we're going to be late." Fluttershy whispered, trying to wake a sleeping Flash off the couch.

"Five more minutes." He muttered. She smiled and kissed him on the lips as his eyes flew open. "I'm up." He said as she broke the kiss.

She giggled and gently grabbed the blanket. "Good evening sleepy head."

He smiled. "Sorry; it seems that magic takes more out of ya then I thought." He glanced at the clock; he still had a half hour before the dinner. "Time for a quick shower." He said as kissed her on the cheek before disappearing upstairs for a quick shower.

After he came down, he was dressed in a simple dark forest shirt that Rarity had designed after the party incident and his growth spurt. He patted the front pocket and made sure that Fluttershy's gift was in there. He noticed Fluttershy was wearing a beautiful flowing blue dress, the same color as her eyes. "You look gorgeous." Flash stammered out.

She blushed as she walked towards him and kissed him. "Thank you; you look handsome."

He laughed. "Thanks… you ready to leave?" She hesitantly shook her head yes. "It's going to be ok 'Shy." He said, draping a wing over her.

"Thank you." She said as she led him outside.

The sun was slowly disappearing behind the tree cover as the final rays of orange and blue mixed for the last time of the day. They quickly made it to Fancy's and he personally led them to their table. Alli, Twilight, Rainbow, Applejack, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie were already there.

"Happy Birthday!" They all said, making Fluttershy blush.

"Thank you." She whispered.

Flash grabbed the chair and waited for Fluttershy to sit down before gently pushing her towards the table. He sat next to her and grabbed her hoof. She smiled and gave him  a kiss.

"Bout time you guys got here; I'm starving." Rainbow complained.

Flash blushed. "Sorry about that… I may have taken a nap."

Everypony laughed.

Fancy came back and took everypony's order and gave a special birthday cake to Fluttershy, complements on the house. Her face was bright red as she smiled and ate the cake. Fancy laughed and went to grab their food. Everypony asked how their day was and Flash and Fluttershy told them about their meeting with Stakes and the hydra.

"You're crazy you know?" Alli said, staring at Flash.

Flash shrugged. "There was nothing we could've done; we had to help him."

Alli shook his head. "And you wonder why you spend so much time in the hospital."

They all laughed as Fancy came back with their food. They dug in as they continued to make small talk.

After they finished eating and ordered dessert, Twilight brought out a wrapped box. "Happy birthday Fluttershy from Alli and I." She said as she levitated it over to Fluttershy who caught it and opened it. Her face was as red as Dash's hair; Flash gently ran a hoof along her back. Fluttershy opened the gift and pulled out a fluffy yellow blanket with purple butterfly pattern. "I was going to get you a book but somepony reminded me not everypony likes that on their birthday." Twilight said, glancing at Alli.

"I love it." Fluttershy said quietly. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." They said together.

"Alright, mah turn." AJ said as she brought out two jars. "Happy birthday." She said as she handed them down the table towards Fluttershy. "Mah family's famous Zap Apple Jam and Apple Cider."

           "Thank you so much." Fluttershy said, looking at the Apple Cider.

           "Apple Cider?" Flash asked.

           "Oh right, you haven't had their Apple Cider; it's the best thing ever!" Rainbow said.

           "We'll have some later tonight…if you want." Fluttershy said, blushing even more; her mane now used to block them out.

           "Sure." Flash said with a smile.

           "Why not have some now?" Rainbow insisted.

           Fluttershy nodded and when Fancy came back with the dessert, they ordered some apple cider off the menu. He smiled and grabbed a bottle and seven glasses before pouring them all equal amounts. They all took a taste as Rainbow greedily gulped hers down.

           Flash tasted it and didn't know how to describe it; it was unlike anything he had ever tasted. "This is amazing!" He finally said.

           "Thanks Flash." AJ said with a slight blush.

           "Me next!" Rainbow said as she flew over and gave Fluttershy a little box.

           Fluttershy opened it and removed a pair of golden goggles with the Wonder Bolts logo imprinted on the sides. Official gear made for the Wonder Bolts… it said with a certificate of authenticity.

          "Thank you Dash." Fluttershy said.

          "I know you're not a flyer but these are supposed to help you see in any type of weather." Rainbow said with a small smile.

          "OH! ME NEXT! ME NEXT!" Pinkie said, hopping up and down in her seat. Fluttershy nodded and Pinkie disappeared in the back. She came back pulling a 5 story cake. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" She yelled as she pushed the cake in front of Fluttershy. "It took me all day to make it." She said with a huge smile.

          "Thank…thank you Pinkie." Fluttershy said as they stared at the mountain of cake.

          Rarity then levitated a box over to Fluttershy. "There you go darling, my birthday gift."

         Fluttershy opened it to reveal a grass green dress with a blue butterfly clip. It had small blue sapphires sprinkled through to give it a blue shine. It was light and flowing.

         Fluttershy blushed. "It's beautiful." She said in awe.

         "Only the best for my friend's darling." Rarity said.

         "Princess Luna!" They heard Fancy yell as everypony bowed to the Princess of the Night.

         "Please everypony go back to their business." Luna said, her face a little red. She came over and sat down in the empty seat next to Flash. She gave him a quick hug and looked at Fluttershy. "Happy birthday." She said as a small black package appeared in front of Fluttershy.

          She eeped and clung to Flash as he calmed her down. She hesitantly took it in her hooves and opened the lid, revealing a sapphire blue hoof band.

          Rarity's eyes lit up. "It's gorgeous!"

          Luna smiled. "I found it on one of my travels around Equestria." She looked at Fluttershy. "I think it would look wonderful on you."

          Fluttershy was completely hidden behind her mane. "Thank you… I don't know what to say."

          Everypony glanced at Flash. "Your turn lover colt." Alli stage whispered.

          Flash pushed his chair back and went to his hind hooves as he reached into his pocket. He pulled the small black box out and held it out for Fluttershy. She grabbed it and opened it, staring at the beautiful butterfly necklace. She gasped and started crying as all her friends watched with big smiles on their faces.

         "Fluttershy, the last month with you has been the happiest time of my life. I know we don't know everything about each other or known each other for long; but I know in my heart that I want to spend every moment of my life with you. Fluttershy, would you make me the happiest colt in my life by becoming my wife?" Flash said his face completely red.

She was silent, her body shaking slightly as she cried. "Yes." She finally said her voice a whisper.

Everypony applauded as Flash started to cry. He used his magic and lifted the necklace out of the box and gently placed it around her neck, securing it. She fell into his hooves and cried, overwhelmed. He was smiling as he held her, running a hoof down her back.

Alli grabbed a cup of apple cider. "A toast to the soon-to-be married couple!" He said, holding up his cup. The others followed suit as they congratulated them and applauded as Flash kissed Fluttershy passionately. Next Chapter: The Date Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 7 Minutes