Three months passed since their first date and Flash and Fluttershy couldn’t be happier. The next morning they had decided to get married a few days before the next Summer Sun Celebration, with Luna residing over them. Everypony was happy for the couple, with all of Fluttershy's friends helping to set the wedding up.

The weather had changed, the days getting shorter and the nights becoming colder. The rest of autumn passed by before anypony noticed and winter was upon them, with showers of snow being a daily occurrence.  Everypony was starting to prepare for their Hearth Warming's Eve.

It seemed the days were longer for Flash, who had started working on the weather team for Ponyville. He got paired with Rainbow Dash, whose last minute attitude slowly rubbed off onto Flash and they both nearly missed several deadlines. When he wasn't working or with Fluttershy, he spent his time with Twilight and Alli, working on his affinity with magic. They quickly learned he wasn't the most gifted and tired out rather easily with even the basic of tasks. His defensive and offensive magic were mediocre at best but levitation spells were harder than they should've been. His teleportation spells however, were on par with Pinkie Pie's mysterious ability.

Every night when Flash would be asleep, Vash would come back and ask the same question, and each time Flash would respond the same. What is the price of knowledge? Is it worth the change that followed? Would you potentially give up who you are to know yourself? All questions Flash asked himself and caused him to stay up till late at night thinking about his answer. Every time Flash refused him however, Vash grew more and more impatient.

"Soon, I won't be able to come back and you've lost who you were."  Was his final warning last night before he disappeared.

[….]

As Flash lay asleep, he suddenly awoke to somepony throwing up. He felt blindly around for Fluttershy and when he couldn’t feel her, he immediately jumped up and ran into the bathroom. There, he saw Fluttershy huddled against the toilet. He frowned and gently walked up to her. He sat down and slowly rubbed her back and pushed her mane out of the way.

She flinched at his touch until she saw his hoof. “Oh… um... sorry if I woke you up.” She said, her muzzle leaning against the toilet.

“It’s ok ‘Shy.” He said.

She leaned closer into the bowl. “Um… you don’t have to stay-” she was interrupted as her dinner made its presence known.

“Shh, it’s ok.” He said, gently wiping the tears and continuously rubbed her back.

For the next half an hour, he sat there, helping Fluttershy as she relived her stomach of its contents. When she stopped, he quickly got up and grabbed a towel and ran to the sink to wet it. He went back and gently cleaned her muzzle and threw the towel on the ground. He picked her up and carefully carried her to the bed. She hid her face in his chest.

He carefully set her in the bed. “You don’t have to do this you know.” She said, embarrassed.

“I know but I want to.” He said, kissing her forehead. “Relax, I’ll be right back.” He said, before heading off into the bathroom. He put some energy into his horn and picked up the wet towel and started to clean whatever was left of the mess. Afterwards, he went back into the room and saw Fluttershy coughing and he quickly ran downstairs and got a glass of water.

He made his way back up and held the glass to her lips as she slowly emptied the glass. He worriedly watched her as she coughed again. "How about in the morning, we go to the doctors?"

"Are you sure? I mean, can you miss work?"

"I think I can work something out; as long as I get it done." He reassured her.

"Oh…. Ok… if you say so." She said, her face bright red.

"I'm sure 'Shy, just get some rest." He insisted as he headed towards the door.

"Um… Flash… could you… hold me?" She asked, her voice nearly quiet at the end.

He turned around and saw her face bright red. He smiled and quickly walked over and got into bed as he held out his fore hooves as she gently rested against him, her head resting on his chest. He hugged her closer, resting his chin on the top of her head.

They lay there quietly, not talking as he gently stroked her back, letting her relax and calm down in his hooves. She sighed contently as she nuzzled his chest. Why can't we just lay here like this every day? She was so happy that he had proposed. Even though she was surprised, she said yes without even thinking.

Unfortunately their time together was interrupted by a knock on the front door. Flash and Fluttershy looked at each other, then the clock, which showed it being rather early in the morning. Fluttershy sighed and got off Flash and rested her head against the pillow.

Flash looked at her apologetically. "I'll be right back."

"Ok." She said, closing her eyes.

He quickly made his way downstairs and opened the door, revealing a shivering Alli. "Alli, what the hay are you doing here so early?" Flash moved away from the door so Alli could get out of the cold.

He shivered as he walked inside, snow falling off his coat. "I'm sorry to bug ya, but I can't sleep…"

"Is this about Twi?" Flash asked, shutting the door and headed into the kitchen to make some hot chocolate.

"Yeah… I've been thinking of asking her… but I'm not sure what to do. What if she says no?"

"Alli, we both know that she won't."

"But if she-"

Flash interrupted him. "Alli, look me in the eye and say that you two don’t love each other." He handed a cup to Alli and stared at him.

Alli sighed as he sipped the chocolate. "I can't… we do, or at least I do." He looked at Flash. "How'd you decide to ask Fluttershy?"

Flash blushed. "Well… I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her after that whole Discord debacle. In the beginning… I don’t know; it just felt right. I know some ponies said that we're rushing into it… but I also know ponies that say we should." He said with a chuckle. "If you remember, I nearly didn’t ask her until her birthday until you smacked some sense into me." His eyes got a faraway look. "But sitting there and watching her eyes light up when she opened the box and the look of love when she stared at me, well… my heart said it was a good thing." He said with a smile on his face.

"In the beginning, I was so worried about upsetting you." Fluttershy said, causing both stallions to turn towards her voice. She was walking down the stairs, looking at Flash. "I was so nervous that I'd do something stupid and you wouldn’t want to be around me." She faintly smiled as she nuzzled him. "Then Discord happened and I knew I wanted to spend my life with you."

Flash blushed as he bent down and kissed her. "Likewise."

Alli smiled at the couple. "You two… I swear."

"What?"

"You two personify what love looks like." He said. "It makes me chuckle to say I was briefly jealous of you two when we first met."

Flash raised an eyebrow. "What'd you mean?"

Alli sighed. "When we first met, I was already friends with Tremble and Lambda… and they're a couple. Sure it's fun to hang out with them, but sometimes I feel like that third wheel, you know? Then I met you two, who were so in love that you would do anything for each other; hay Fluttershy risked her mind to go save yours." He pointed at Flash. "It seemed as if everypony had their special ponies but me… it just made me jealous of something I'd never have." He smiled, a few tears in his eyes. "Then I met Twilight and I finally understood what everypony was talking about. Meeting her changed my life; I thought I'd be alone forever till Lambda told me of a unicorn that studied under Princess Celestia. I thought he was just saying that, but when I met her… she was so easy to talk to, easy to make me laugh, bring a smile to my face." He chuckled. "And I finally understood the meaning of 'falling head over hooves'. Even with the problems we've had, the challenges we faced, I still wouldn’t take anything back."

Flash smiled. "So?"

Alli laughed before finishing his cup of chocolate. "Thanks Flash, your right; I shouldn’t have freaked out that bad."

"Nonsense, everypony does when they decide to make that commitment."

"True." Alli acknowledged before he got off the couch and sat the cup down on the table. "Well, I should leave you two love birds alone." He headed towards the door. "Thanks again Flash." He said, tightening his scarf.

"It's not a problem, now get home; you have your own sweet heart to get back to."

"That I do. See you tomorrow." He said, shutting the door behind him.

Flash sighed as Fluttershy looked at him. "What's wrong?"

"Alli was gonna back out again; I swear he second guesses himself too much."

Fluttershy giggled slightly before she leaned her head against his chest. "Sounds like somepony I know."

Flash blushed and coughed. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Fluttershy leaned up and kissed his cheek. "Of course." She grabbed his hoof. "It's still pretty early, let's get some more sleep. I mean, if you want to."

He chuckled and kissed the top of her head. "Lead the way." He said, letting her pull him back into their bedroom and they got into the bed; Fluttershy once again using him as a pillow. "Fluttershy?"

"Yes?"

"I love you." He hugged her tightly.

"I love you too."

They soon fell back asleep, the moon and the sun beginning to switch places.

[….]

Flash waited impatiently as he sat in the lobby of the hospital. He brought Fluttershy in to have Nurse Redheart take a look at her, that was roughly fifteen minutes ago but felt like hours. He sighed again and looked at the clock; it still showed it to be ten in the morning.

"Flash… can you come in here?" Redheart's voice traveled from the nearby hospital room.

Flash nearly tripped over himself getting up before rushing into the room. Fluttershy's face was bright red and she looked at him, fear and terror in her eyes. He rushed over and held her hoof. "What's wrong?"

"I'll just step outside for a moment." Redheart excused herself, leaving the room and shutting the door behind her.

Fluttershy was silent as she buried her face into Flash's chest. "'Shy?" He asked again.

She lifted her head briefly to look into his eyes, tears slowly coming from hers. "Flash… remember how we thought I was sick?"

He nodded. "Yeah… it was probably something you ate, right?"

She shook her head. "No… Flash, please don’t be mad at me, but I've been throwing up in the morning for the last few weeks… and when I wake up, I'm dizzy for a little bit."

He looked at her, concerned. "Why didn’t you tell me?"

"I didn’t want to worry you… and I thought it was just me catching the flu or something, it is flu season." She paused, taking a few deep breaths. "I don’t have the flu Flash, I'm…" She trailed off as she broke eye contact.

He gently pushed her face towards his, his eyes full of concern and worry. "Fluttershy… what's wrong?"

"I'm pregnant." She whispered.

His face went blank. "What?"

She hugged him tighter. "I'm so sorry… are you mad?"

His face took on a reddish hue. He squeezed back. "Me mad, about this; Fluttershy… I'm so happy." Tears started to fall from his eyes.

She looked up. "Really?"

"Well yeah; granted, I'm not sure how I'd be as a dad… but you'd make an excellent mom."

She blushed and started to cry. "Oh Flash… I thought you'd be mad at me."

"Of course I'm not… surprised yes, but not mad."

She leaned up and kissed him, putting her feeling that she couldn’t expressed into that passionate kiss. They closed their eyes and kissed for a good long minute before they broke for air.

"So… how long are you along?"

"About a month and a half."

"Ok." He said, squeezing her in a hug before giving a small chuckle. "I'm gonna be a dad… huh; never thought that'd happen."

She giggled and nuzzled him. "You'll make a great dad I'm sure."

"We'll see… honey."

She froze "What'd you say?"

His face went bright red. "Well… we're getting married and we're gonna be having kids so I thought we should try nick names?" He said. "But if you don’t want to-" he was interrupted as she put a hoof against his mouth.

"It's ok… I just thought you'd ever call me honey."

"Why not; I think it's a perfect nick name."

She smiled. "We'll work on it later."

"Ok."

There was a knock on the door and Nurse Redheart came back in. "Well I see you took it well; congratulations you two."

They both blushed. "Thanks."

"So how is she?" Flash asked.

"Everything seems to be normal, I can't really tell just yet." She looked at Fluttershy with sadness. "You'll probably start feeling really tired and have random food cravings soon. Could you stand up for a second?"

Fluttershy got on the ground and stood up, her face hidden by her mane. Redheart walked around her, looking to make sure everything was normal.

"Ok thank you, I just wanted to make sure I didn’t miss anything. You can have a seat now."

Fluttershy got back on the examining table while Flash held her hoof and Redheart wrote something on a clipboard she held. It was silent in the room besides the faint scratch of quill on paper. Redheart glanced at them briefly. "Any questions?"

They looked at each other before shaking their heads. "Well if you do, you know where to find me." Redheart said with a faint smile. "Fluttershy, I recommend you take it easy from here on out, nothing to stressful."

"Ok Nurse Redheart." She said. They all left the room and Flash and Fluttershy headed towards the exit.

"Oh Flash, can I see you for a moment?" Redheart asked.

"Uh… Sure." He said before giving Fluttershy a quick kiss. "I'll be right back." He said and made his way back to her. "Yeah?"

"I should warn you it's going to get tougher from here on out. She's going to have mood swings, random food cravings, gonna be sick a lot of the time. Even worse is she's going to swell and might get depressed about being 'fat'. Are you sure you ponies are ready for this?" She stared at him coldly.

He looked back at Fluttershy, who smiled and waved at him. He waved back before turning to look Redheart in the face. "Not at all, but I'll be with her every step of the way. We've been through so much I doubt this'll be any different. I'm ready to help her any way I can."

Redheart faintly smiled. "I hope you mean that. Now get going and remember what I told her, she can't do anything to stressful or any serious lifting."

"Will do and thank you." He said before heading back to Fluttershy and draping a wing over her as they left the hospital.

"What'd she say?" Fluttershy whispered.

"She just wanted to make sure we're ready for this and I'm ready as I'll ever be."

She leaned against him. "Thank you."

"No problem."

They silently walked around Ponyville, admiring the town covered in white snow.

"You know, I've always thought Ponyville was beautiful during winter, I'm so glad I could share it with you." Fluttershy said, leaning against him.

"I wouldn’t want to spend it with any other pony." He said, leaning down and nuzzling her cheek. "So when do you want to tell the others?"

She was silent. "How about tomorrow at our Hearth Warming Eve party?"

"Sounds like a great plan." He said.

They wandered around some more before somehow being drawn into Pinkie's snowball war. Pinkie and Rainbow were opposing leaders; Flash on Pinkie's side, Fluttershy on Rainbows. It was an epic battle with everypony in town being involved, snowballs flying everywhere. Many were 'killed' by a snowball until it was down to Flash, Pinkie, Rainbow and Fluttershy. Rainbow was about to throw one at Flash till Fluttershy giggled and hit her from behind, causing her to fall dramatically to the ground. Everypony laughed as Pinkie threw a victory party right then and there, her party cannon appearing out of nowhere. The party went well into the night, the moon high overhead before ponies went to bed, getting ready for Santa Hooves to give the good little fillies and colts presents.

Flash and Fluttershy walked the rest of the way home holding hooves and next to each other for warmth. They still had remnants of the snowball fight on their coats, patches of snow clinging to them.

"That was the best snowball fight I've ever had." Flash said, laughing.

"Pinkie sure knows how to throw a party." Fluttershy agreed.

They made it home and gave her animals their dinner, all the animals seemed extra happy tonight, almost as if they could sense the happiness of their caretakers. Even Angel behaved, enjoying his dinner that Flash gave him.

"Well I'll be; I think Angel may like me." He chuckled, only to have a salad leaf thrown on his eye. "Guess not." He muttered as it slid off his face. Fluttershy giggled a little, her hoof over her mouth.

After that and a quick clean up of the house, they got into bed, cuddling beneath the sheets. Fluttershy rested her head underneath his and sighed happily. "Flash?"

"Hm?" He said, his voice sleepy.

"Merry Hearth Warming Eve." She whispered as she kissed his cheek.

"Merry Hearth Warming Eve to you too." He whispered back, kissing her on the lips.

They closed their eyes and soon fell under the spell of the sandpony, his powers sending them into blissful oblivion.

[….]

Flash sighed as the very familiar fireplace came into view. Vash looked like a nervous wreck, bags underneath his eyes, which were bloodshot. His mane was disheveled and looked like he just woke up.

"What in the world happened to you?"

"Long story; so is it the same answer?" He demanded.

"That it is."

Vash hissed in irritation. "Flash, tomorrow is the last night I can come back… I hope you're ready by tomorrow night." He said, disappearing. "Oh and congratulations on destroying the Elements."

[….]

Flash awoke suddenly, Vash's last thought repeating through his mind. Destroyed… the Elements? He looked over at Fluttershy, peacefully asleep, her hoof resting in his. He smiled and kissed her gently on the forehead before getting out of bed with a small sigh as he made his way to the front door. He paused to put on his scarf and coat before he went outside, the cold cutting through his clothing. He shivered and went to the hill that overlooked the town, looking at it covered in snow.

"Son… what's wrong?" Luna said as she walked towards him.

He chuckled. "How do you do that?"

"Mother's intuition… that and I'm the Princess of the Night, I can tell when ponies are upset." She said as she sat down in the snow. She looked out at the town. "Tis beautiful, is it not?"

"Yeah…" He said, fiddling with his hooves. "Mom… is it normal to dream of your alternate self?"

She looked over at him, an eyebrow raised. He told her of Vash and his comment, the promise of his memories returning. Afterwards, they were both silent. "That isn't everything, is it? I can tell something else is nagging you." She said.

"Yeah, but you'll have to wait till the party tomorrow." He said with a faint smile.

"Phooey." She giggled slightly. "But in all seriousness… I'm not sure; I've never heard of a pony removing his amnesia by combining with his past self. It does intrigue me… but I'm not sure of the outcome." She tilted her head slightly. "And what's this about destroying the Elements? Or is this part of your secret?"

"Pretty sure it's part of the secret."

"I see…" She was silent. "Flash, you know I love you for who you are, not who you were. If you choose to remain as you are, no pony will think differently of you."

"I know… but I'd like to know my past."

She looked at him sadly. "Does knowing ones past change who one is today? Would it really help to remember all the friends that you’ve lost, never having the ability to say goodbye. Things happen for a reason Flash; even if we don’t understand it."

"I know… I just wished I knew."

She gave him a hug. "Trust me when I say this; you were and are a wonderful pony. You helped whenever you could, brought a smile to many faces, made being the ruler of a kingdom a lot easier." She pointed a hoof at his scar. "You were selfless, ready to sacrifice your happiness and physical well being to help others, which made me so proud." She had a few tears in her eyes. "You were the best son I could've asked for and I wished I was around more for your foalhood. I really do."

He hugged her back. "It's ok Mom, I understand. Things aren't always what you want."

She giggled. "That’s the truth." She looked at him. "Even if you were mischievous and got into trouble too many times to count, broke several important relics." She smiled. "I'll never forget the time you put some dye in Aunt Tia's shampoo and her coat was a bright pink for a week." She laughed, rejoicing at the memory. "It was so hard to stay mad at you."

He laughed. "Well I'll be, I knew I had a wild streak."

"You were a bit of a prankster." She smiled. "Flash, may I try something?"

"Sure."

"Close your eyes and empty your mind." She said, a faint glow emitting from her horn.

He closed his eyes and felt her gently lay her horn against his. He was taken to a grassy field, full of trees. It was night and the only light was from the moon and stars. "Where am I?"

"You're in your mind… well, a small quiet place of it that is." Luna said as she appeared.

"What'd you do?"

"I'm going to share my memories of you… and if you want, I'll ask 'Tia to do the same."

He smiled. "Thank you…"

"The process is quite painful… are you sure?"

"I am."

She smiled sadly. "Then let us begin."

Their bodies didn’t move from that spot. The only thing moving was their chest to keep air flowing throughout their bodies.

[….]

"Flash… wake up, we're going to be late for the party." Fluttershy whispered, shaking him.

He opened his eyes, and squeezed them shut as the sunlight blasted through the window. After his mind numbing experience with Luna, she had teleported him back to his house to make breakfast for Fluttershy. When they finished, they cleaned the house and got it prepared for the party that was taking place at her house. They fed the animals, swept the dust and dirt, cleaned the dishes, etc. That took most of the day and by the end, Flash decided to take a nap while Fluttershy relaxed, reading a book. Somehow he'd fallen asleep and used her as a pillow and he looked so peaceful she didn’t disturb him.

He looked up into her eyes, finding love and happiness staring back at him. "Had a good nap?" She asked, placing a kiss on his forehead.

"That I did." He blushed slightly. "Sorry I used you as a pillow though."

"It's ok, after all the times I have, it's no big deal."

He got up and stretched, earning a few pops in response. "We should get dinner started, they'll be here soon."

She nodded and went to get off the couch before he held a hoof to stop her. But first, I'd like to give you your present. He said, racing up the stairs and grabbing his present. He came down the stairs to see her holding her own gift in her hooves. "Fluttershy… I told you you didn’t need to get me anything." He said.

"We both agreed not to… but I couldn’t resist." She said, a smile on her face.

He pretended to frown but chuckled anyway. They exchanged gifts and looked at each other. "I guess I'll go first." He said as he unwrapped his gift. He gasped as it revealed to be a record of the band Journay's newest album, Escape. He grinned like a little colt and gave her a hug. "Thank you so much! Where'd you find it, I've searched everywhere."

"Oh well… um… I called my old friend and asked if he could get me a copy." She said, blushing.

"Oh I owe him big time." Flash said with a smile. He put the record down gently before looking at Fluttershy. "Your turn."

Her face became bright red as she slowly opened her gift. Her face was one of shock as she pulled out a picture of her and him, along with all their friends, having a picnic, with all their animals running about in the background. "Oh thank you…" she said, looking at the picture with a smile.

"There's something else in the box." He said.

She looked back in the box and pulled out a new blanket, but this one had both of their cutie marks; Flash's guitar imbedded with her butterflies. It was a light green with yellow tassels. She leaned over and kissed him. "Thank you."

"I hope you like it… I wasn’t sure what else to get you…"

"I think it's wonderful." She said, before folding it and throwing it over the couch, their cutie marks showing. "Now let's go make dinner…" She said, pulling him off the couch and led the way into the kitchen.

[….]

All their friends were there, arranged in a circle around the fire place. In the first surprise of the night, Rarity and Spike officially announced that they were a couple, much to the shock of everypony that quickly turned into applause.

"Alright, time for Secret Santa." Twilight said. "Who's first?"

"That'll be me darling." Rarity said as she levitated a gift over to Pinkie.

"What did ya get me?" Pinkie asked as she tore through the wrapping paper like a hurricane. She opened the box to reveal a brand new pink scarf, made from what appeared to be silk. It had her cutie mark emblazoned on the end. Pinkie pulled Rarity into a hug. "THANKYOUSOMUCH!! ILOVEIT!!"

"Your quite welcome darling but if you don’t mind." Rarity said as Pinkie let go.

"Me next!" Pinkie said enthusiastically, giving Alli a present. He hesitantly opened it away from himself, and revealed a cupcake cake.

"Uh… thanks Pinkie… it looks yummy."

"It is; that's the fifth one I made before I stopped myself from eating it." She said with a giggle.

Everypony looked at each other before Alli coughed, holding a wrapped box over his head. "Here you go Dash." He said, levitating it over to the pegasus.

She opened it opened and her eyes grew as she pulled out an autographed shirt of all the Wonder Bolts. "How did you get this?"

Alli looked at Flash, who responded with a grin. "Oh… I know a pony or two."

She flew up to him and hoisted him into the air. "WHO?"

Flash coughed and got her attention. "I did… I'll introduce you to him later."

"Promise?"

"Pinkie Promise." He chuckled.

She nodded as she set Alli down and flew back to her spot. She reached behind the couch and threw a present at Flash, who caught it. "Your turn."

He looked at her wearily and opened it, revealing a new pair of goggles, but these were 'official' licensed from the Wonder Bolts; just like Fluttershy's gift from her for her birthday. Flash put them on his head, the middle strap resting on his horn. "Thanks Rainbow." He said with a smile and she nodded. Flash then used his magic and levitated a book over to Twilight, who had to catch the shaking present with her magic. He sighed as he dissipated the magic, his forehead covered with sweat. Fluttershy used a napkin to wipe it off and he kissed her as a thanks.

Twilight opened the present and squealed in joy as she levitated a book out the box. It was a maroon book with golden pages and the title was Equestria - Secrets Exposed by Star Swirl the Bearded. She levitated him over to her and gave him a bone crushing hug. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She repeated.

"Uh… Twi… I think you crushed him." Alli said.

Twilight paused and looked at Flash, whose eyes were closed and his mouth was open with his tongue out. "Whoops." She said, embarrassed. She levitated back over to Fluttershy, who gave him a kiss on the cheeks.

He shot right up. "Who, what, when?" He shook his head. "What happened?" Everypony laughed.

"Sorry Flash, I got a little excited." Twi said, her face red.

"No problem, nothing broken." He said, waving a hoof as there was a loud pop. "There we go." He chuckled, swinging his arm back and forth.

Twilight coughed. "Well… anyway." She said, levitating a present towards Fluttershy, who caught it.

Fluttershy opened it and smiled. She pulled out the movie Gone with the Wind collector's edition. It came with both parts of the movie in a beautiful case and a movie poster that was signed by all the actors in the movie. "How'd you know I was missing a part of the movie?"

Flash guiltily laughed as Twilight pointed at him. Fluttershy leaned up and pulled him into a kiss. She broke it off and gave Twilight a brief hug. "Thank you." She whispered. She then got off the couch and went to the closet and pulled out a present. She walked over to AJ and set it down in front of her. "There you go AJ… um… I hope you like it." She said as she headed back to sit with Flash.

"Aw shucks Fluttershy; you know Ah'll like pretty much anythin' Ah get from ya." She said, before opening up. "Well Ah'll be redder than Big Mac." She said, her face lit bright red. She pulled out a new hat and a pair of new cowpony boots.

"I heard that you needed a new pair… I hope they fit." Fluttershy said.

"Come 'ere." AJ said, pulling her into a hug. "Ah love it." She said as she let go. "Now Rarity, Ah got yer name but Ah wasn’t sure what ta get ya. So Ah asked around and got some advice from a scaly friend of yers." AJ winked at Spike, who blushed as Rarity looked at him curiously. "And Ah found out yer sewing machine just went caput so Ah bought ya this." She said, walking into the other room briefly before coming back with a rather large red sewing machine. Rarity gasped and ran over, scrutinizing it.

She gave AJ a hug. "Oh thank you darling! I was so worried I'd have to hold off on finishing those dresses till I could afford a new one."

"It ain't nothing sugarcube." AJ said, tipping her hat.

Rarity went over to Spike and kissed the top of his head. "Thank you too, my Spikey-Wikey."

He seemed to melt as she nuzzled against his cheek. "No problem Rarity…."

"Now Spike…" Twilight said, grabbing his attention. "We weren't sure what to get you, but we all chipped in and with a little encouragement from Rarity, we got you this." Twilight said, her horn lighting up briefly and a bright flash blinded everypony briefly. When they could see, they saw Spike drooling at the massive fire ruby. Everypony laughed as his eyes grew large.

He pulled everypony in a hug. "Thank you so much guys!" He said, before running over to the fire ruby and just staring at it.

"Watch out Rarity, you might have some competition." Rainbow joked.

"Oh please." Rarity huffed. "Oh Spikey-Wikey." She said. He immediately turned around, but glanced back at the ruby. Everypony laughed.

Alli cleared his throat. "Um… everypony, can I have your attention?" Everypony looked at him as his face went bright red. "Right…" He muttered before gulping. He turned to look at Twilight. "Twilight, we've been together for around four months now… and I wanted to say that you've become my anchor."

"What?" She asked, her face bright red.

"Twilight… before I met you, it felt as if I was on autopilot, just going through the motions and not really caring what I did or what happened to me. But when I met you and got to know you better, I realized how happy you made me; every smile, every hug, every obsessive compulsive instant." He said with a smile as tears came down their faces. "I realized slowly, that I loved you... and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." His horn glowed brightly before a ring appeared. It was a basic golden ring, but inscribed it had 'Till the end of time, my heart and soul belongs to you.' "Will you be my wife?"

It was quiet in the house for a moment before Twilight cried and dove towards Alli. She kissed him and stunned him momentarily. While he was stunned, she grabbed the ring and slid it down to the base of her horn. They looked at each other. "Does that answer your question?" She asked with a big smile. He stared at her blankly, almost as if his mind went numb. She kissed him again. "In case you didn’t get it, yes… yes a million times." She said.

Everypony applauded as they kissed again. Alli looked at her. "Thank you… thank you so much Twi; you truly are my anchor."

She leaned against him as they nuzzled against each other. "And you are mine." She whispered.

Flash and Fluttershy looked at each other. "Um… can I have everypony's attention?" Everypony looked at her now and she squeaked in fear. Flash grabbed her hoof and moved closer to her, putting a wing over her. "Oh… um… well… I just wanted to say congratulations to Alli and Twilight… and oh…" She looked at Flash. He leaned down and kissed her.

"You can do it." He whispered.

She sighed. "I just wanted to let everypony know… that I'm pregnant."

Everypony was stunned. Rarity was the first to recover, as she squealed in excitement. "What?" She asked, before pulling Fluttershy out of Flash's grip and giving her a hug. Everypony else also gave her a hug.

"Well Ah'll be… congrats 'Shy." AJ said as she slapped Flash on the back. "Congrats too."

"Oh I'll have to make your foal's clothes… oh what color should they be… oh we have to plan your foal shower to…" Rarity said, jumping up and down in excitement.

"It's been an exciting night… but I think it's everypony's bed time." Twilight said with a yawn. And "we should let Fluttershy get as much rest as she can." Everypony agreed.

They all congratulated Spike, Rarity, Alli, Twilight, Fluttershy and Flash one final time before each went to their separate houses; Spike and Rarity to her boutique and Alli and Twilight to her library home. Flash sighed as he shut the door and headed back to the couch, where Fluttershy sat.

"What an interesting day; Spike and Rarity a couple, Alli proposing to Twilight." He said and rested a hoof on Fluttershy's stomach. "And you're pregnant. I think it's time for some shut eye."

She nodded as she yawned. She started to get the dinner plates and cups together before Flash stopped her. "We'll deal with that in the morning." He said, gently pushing against her flank towards the stairs. She giggled as she set them down and they headed upstairs.

They quickly got into bed and snuggled against each other. Fluttershy leaned forward and drew him into a kiss that he was happy to reciprocate. "I love you." She said when she broke the kiss.

"Me too… with all my heart, body, and soul." Flash said, leaning forward to kiss her briefly again. "Happy Hearth Warming Fluttershy."

"Happy Hearth Warming to you too." She said as she rested her head on underneath his chin. She could feel his breathing slow down as he drifted asleep. She lifted her head and looked at him, his face was finally at peace and he had a small smile. She gently kissed his lips before bringing a hoof to her stomach. The next year is going to be the hardest I've ever faced, but I wouldn’t change it for anything. She nestled herself back under his chin and slowly fell asleep, their hooves interlocked.

[….]

Flash was waiting for the fireplace to appear and when it did, he couldn’t be happier. Vash appeared soon after that.

"What's got you in such a good mood?" He asked Flash, who had a smile on his face.

"I'm pretty sure you saw what happened today?" Vash nodded. "Then I don’t know how I couldn't be happy. I'm going to be a dad and my best friend is getting married."

Vash sighed. "You wouldn’t if only you knew what you’ve done. So, is it a yes or a no?"

Flash laughed."You know for three months, you’ve been plaguing me with a rather easy question. Its cause me nothing but problems though and I'm tired of it. They say that it's not the past that makes you who you are, but the present. It's how you handle what life throws at you, and I gotta say, I think I'm doing pretty well."

Vash was silent. "So does that mean-"

"Yes… I don’t need my memories. I'm happy being the stallion I am today." Flash said.

"Then I guess it's goodbye." Vash said as he turned around.

"Why?"

Vash stopped. "Why what?"

"Why does it have to be goodbye?"

"You can't have to two identities at once Flash; one always vies for dominance. I thought you would've learned that from Discord. And besides, my world is long gone; I don’t wanna live in the one now." He paused before disappearing for the final time. "Tell Mom that I love her and goodbye."

Flash sighed. "Goodbye… Prince Vash." Next Chapter: The Zeppelin Estimated time remaining: 45 Minutes