“And that is how I met your mother,” Jett finished.

Jacquelyn frowned, “Are you sure daddy? That doesn’t sound very real.”

Spitfire, now thirty seven, smiled and kissed her son, “I assure you it is very real.”

“Hmm,” Jacquelyn said.

Jett turned, “Well what do you think Amalia?”

His daughter blinked, “I don’t know. Maybe?”

Spitfire turned to her husband and smiled before turning back to the two half-lings. Jacquelyn was a young twelve year old boy. Amalia was the same; twins. Jacquelyn had his mother’s fire colored hair but his father’s piercing blue eyes as well as the blue energy circuits of his father. He also sported a pair of orange wings. Amalia had her father’s black hair and a pair of kind orange eyes that were matched by orange energy circuits. She too sported a pair of black wings. The two kids were sitting on a couch in a nice high tech living room in pajamas.

“Alright,” she said, “How about another story? One more before I leave and you two go to bed.”

The twins perked up. Their skins glowed as energy circuits ran up their bodies, “Can we come with you mommy?”

Amalia gave a pair of puppy dog eyes, “Please daddy?”

“Oh no, daddy is with me on this one,” Spitfire said, “Right daddy?”

Jett laughed, “Sorry A, but it’s past your bedtimes as it is and you have school tomorrow.”

“Come on dad!” Jacquelyn pleaded, “You and mom have the coolest jobs ever! Amalia and me never get to see mom perform!”

Spitfire sighed, “I can’t take you two on tour with me, Jack.”

“And I can’t just whisk you two up to the E.S.S. on a whim,” Jett replied.

“Please daddy?” Amalia pleaded.

Jett smiled, “Tell you what. If you two aren’t tired by the end of this story, I’ll ask Uncle Dane to think about it. Deal?”

Jacquelyn grinned, “Please, this’ll be easy.”

Spitfire smiled, “Alright. This one’s an old fairy tale.”

Jett grinned, “Once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden. She was the most beautiful and fairest around. She had a love for adventure.”

“But one day, something happened and she went missing, lost from her kingdom. She awoke in a strange new world, having been saved by a handsome knight. Naturally, she punched the knight in the face.”

Jacquelyn laughed.

“The maiden soon realized that she was lost and couldn’t find a way back home,” Jett continued, “She felt scared and alone.”

“But the knight offered her a home until she could find a way back home. The knight showed her his world and all its wonders all while protecting her and working to help her return home.”

“The knight and the maiden became friends. They grew close together, inseparable.”

“But soon the maiden found herself falling in love with the knight. The more time she spent with him the more she found herself not wanting to leave and-”

A beeping stopped her. Spitfire frowned and removed her phone from her pocket.

“We’ll have to finish this another time,” she said smiling.

A knock at the door got Jett’s attention and he stood up and walked to the door. He opened it to reveal Dane and Gin. The white haired android smiled. He was older looking; in his thirties now. He and Jett still shared the same face but he still managed to separate himself from his brother. He wore a white winter jacket and a pair of blue jeans. Gin still looked relatively the same, having aged little. She wore a tank top with a winter jacket over it and a pair of jeans to go with a set of boots.

“Uncle Dane! Auntie Grace!” the kids shouted as they jumped off the couch and ran to greet him.

“Ah, hey there you little rascals,” he said tousling their hair before turning to Jett and Spitfire, “You two better get going. Fleet and Blaze and the rest of them are all waiting.”

“You guys sure about this?”

“Yeah it’s fine,” Gin said, “We’ll watch the twins. Enjoy your night.”

Jett and Spitfire stood up. Underneath Spitfire’s jeans and jacket was her Wonderbolt Flight suit. The pair stood up and walked to the door.

“Hey Jett,” Dane said, “Whatever happened to that old Crutch you used to use?”

Jett laughed, “That old thing? Jeez I haven’t needed it in years. I think it’s in the basement. Why?”

“No reason. Just nostalgic is all. But don’t let us keep you. Get out of here. Do your show and then go have your date night.”

“Thanks D,” Spitfire smiled as she opened the door.

Jett grabbed a small pack at the door and pulled it on just as the two left the house. Once they were gone, Dane turned to face his niece and nephew.

“So wants to go see your mother fly tonight?”

The kids grinned.

Gin smiled and pulled on a pair of sunglasses, “Go get your coats. And don’t tell your parents. They’d kill us if they knew what we’re doing.”

They nodded and ran off to their rooms.

***

Spitfire held Jett’s arm as they walked through the Canterlot streets heading towards the Aerodome. She leaned her head against his shoulder as they walked.

“Sometimes, I still have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming,” she sighed.

“Why’s that?” He asked.

“Because,” she replied, “Everything is so right; so perfect. I’ve never been this happy for this long.”

“What about when the twins were little? Changing them? Feeding them and everything? That was a bit of a hassle.”

“Yeah but you handled the hard part,” she smiled.

“Oh? And what was that?”

“Waking up in the middle of the night. My only gripe with that was you weren’t there in bed.”

Jett laughed, “I remember that. I didn’t ‘sleep’ for a few days. Though I never really needed to, to begin with. ”

“Well you did do the hard part and I love you for that. You’ve… you’ve given me everything I’ve ever wanted. And… I just… I can’t even put it into words how happy I am when I’m with you. Language can never be enough to convey how happy you’ve made me,” she said lifting her head up.

Jett smiled at her, “You know I feel the same way for you. I never even knew I was missing anything before you showed up. Kids? I didn’t even think that was possible for me but… when I’m with you literally anything becomes possible. Life takes on a whole new meaning with you, Spitfire. But you already know all this. I’ll admit that this happiness is something I never thought I would experience but then again, that girl that punched me in the face that first day… who would have thought she’d become my wife?”

He laughed. Spitfire smiled at him, “Come on robot boy. I’ve got a show to do and then we can have our date night.”

Jett smiled at her before he started walking, laughing as he did.

“What’s so funny?” she asked.

“Nothing,” he laughed, “Life. Life is just so amazing.”

Spitfire blinked.

“Well come on my little angel girl. The best has yet to be. For all of us.”

She smiled and ran to catch up to him, taking her place at his side as they walked out of their neighborhood overlooking the glowing city of lights. Paradise was laid out before them as the city glowed like a thousand gems in the night. A car drove by carrying four unseen figures. The couple hardly noticed as they walked down the hill towards the city as spot lights lit up the Aerodome. Up above in the sky was a glowing blue star of the Space Station resting among the infinitely many stars and nebula of the night sky. Life was perfect, and it would keep on getting better, like a book where each chapter was longer and better than the last. And even after the end came it would always get better. For all this had happened before…

And it would happen again.

The story would never end…