Four months into Twilight’s pregnancy and the day of the smaller wedding.

In Ponyville, Artemis woke to the pull of the moon. Without moving, he lowered the moon and stars. Instead of waking Twilight, he wrapped a wing around her and looked out the window, watching the sunrise.

Twilight turned her face into Artemis’ chest, trying to get out of the sunlight.

Chuckling, he nuzzled her “It’s time to get up.”

“Too early” She responded

Laughing now, he replied “Everyone will be here in a few hours. That means we need to eat breakfast so we get everything ready.”

She nuzzled deeper into his chest and stayed that way for a few minutes. Then she lifted her head and yawned. “Oh alright.” Rolling out of bed, she stretched before heading for the door. Once there, she waited for him to finish stretching and join her. They walked into the hall together.

As they walked downstairs, they noticed that someone was already cooking breakfast.

Twilight turned to Artemis “The girls shouldn’t be here yet."

“You’re right.” He replied “And it’s too early for Spike to be awake.”

Curious, they walked into the kitchen. Both of them stopped in surprise when they saw that Spike was already up.

Looking up at them, he said “I made pancakes for breakfast.”

Shaking himself out of his surprise, Artemis nuzzled the little dragon. “Thank you.”

After breakfast, Twilight and Artemis headed to the receiving room.

Three hours later

Artemis and Twilight stopped at a knock on the door. Surprised, they turned as it opened to reveal . . . well, everyone. Celestia, Cadance, Shining Armor, Flurry, Night Light, Velvet, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rainbow and Spike looked around the room in shock.

Under one of the windows, there was a perch that was big enough for all of Fluttershy’s birds. Next to it was a place for Celestia and Cadance to stand while they conducted the ceremony. The large table had been moved against the wall and lengthened a quite bit so that it would be able to hold all of the food that Pinkie and Applejack would be placing on it. Against the wall opposite of the table, sat a chair that had all of the materials Rarity had asked for stacked neatly on it. In the center of the room, there was a fairly large pile of cushions.

“D-darlings,” Rarity protested, turning to Twilight and Artemis “you’re not supposed handle the set up for your own wedding!”

“Then what are we supposed to do?” Twilight asked “Nothing?”

“Of course!” Rarity immediately replied, gently pushing Twilight towards the cushions. “Relax and let us do the work!”

Feeling hooves on his back, Artemis looked behind him just as Pinkie pushed him down next to Twilight. How does she do that? I’m twice her size!

Glancing at each other, Twilight and Artemis laughed before snuggling together.

“She has a point.” Celestia commented, settling on another cushion “Besides, we need to make sure that we have enough magic for tonight.”

Shining Armor levitated another cushion over and set it on Twilight’s other side. Then he looked at his wife.

Smiling, Cadance walked over and lay down as well.

Realizing that they weren’t going to be able to argue with so many ponies, Twilight and Artemis lay their heads on the cushion and closed their eyes.

Celestia covered her siblings with a wing before turning her attention to what everyone else was doing. Fifteen minutes later, she looked back down and noticed that Artemis, Twilight and Cadance had fallen asleep. Laughing softly, she laid her head on the cushion and closed her eyes.

Flurry flew over, landed on Artemis’ back, curled up and fell asleep as well.

Seeing this, everyone else smiled

“Normally, ah wouldn’t let Twi skip lunch.” Applejack commented

“It’s OK!” Pinkie chirped “She’s going to be eating a lot later!”

Everyone else nodded and got back to work.

Five hours later

Shining Armor walked over to Celestia, Artemis, Twilight, Cadance and Flurry. When he got closer, he noticed that Flurry had managed to work herself in between Twilight and Artemis.

Laughing softly, Shining Armor levitated his daughter onto his back before reaching back to nuzzle her. When she opened her eyes he quietly said “Mommy, Twily, Artemis and Princess Celestia are going to do something amazing. I want you to watch them.”

“Yes, Daddy” Flurry replied, looking at her mother, aunts and uncle.

Velvet nuzzled Celestia.

“Hmm?” Celestia mumbled, opening her eyes

“It’s almost time” Velvet whispered

I didn’t mean to fall asleep, but I must have really needed that. Celestia smiled “Thank you for waking me.” Turning to Artemis, Twilight and Cadance, she gently woke them before standing.

“Is it time already?” Twilight asked, standing and stretching

Celestia nodded while Artemis stood and stretched as well. Cadance silently did the same.

Twilight turned to the girls “There are two more ponies who are coming to the wedding. We just need to bring them here.”

“Ooh! Ooh!” Pinkie exclaimed, bouncing in place “Who is it? Who’s coming?”

Laughing, Twilight shook her head “I would tell you, but there’s no way that any of you would believe me. Therefore, we’ll explain everything when they get here. However, I want to make two things clear.” She looked at each of the girls, especially Rainbow. “One, don’t tell anyone about this. Two, Do Not Attack Them!”

Clearly confused, the girls nodded.

Satisfied, Twilight turned to Celestia, Artemis and Cadance.

Everyone looked on as Artemis lowered his head. Twilight touched her horn to his, linking their magic. Celestia did the same. Cadance lowered her horn to her uncle’s and linked her magic to theirs. Celestia, Cadance and Twilight closed their eyes.

Closing his eyes as well, Artemis cast the spell that Twilight had finished for him.

In the stars, Sundance and Midnight Armor suddenly felt their son’s magic.

Sundance brightened “It must be time.”

Also brightening, Midnight Armor replied “You’re right, honey. I really hope this works.”

Both of them took their alicorn forms before turning to Star Swirl.

Star Swirl’s star brightened “Make sure you have fun . . . and tell me all about it when you get back.” I can’t tell them this but, if our plan works, they won’t be coming back . . . not as stars anyway.

Laughing, Sundance and Midnight Armor nodded before allowing their son to bring them into the Waking World.

In Ponyville, Celestia, Artemis, Twilight and Cadance still had their eyes closed because they were focused on powering the spell. Everyone else gasped in surprise when two ponies suddenly appeared in front of them.

Velvet, Night Light and Shining Armor smiled.

Flurry squealed in delight. It’s Auntie Tia and Uncle Art’s Mommy and Daddy!

Rarity, Pinkie, Fluttershy and Applejack just stared at the visitors.

Rainbow growled when she saw that both of them were alicorns. I won’t let them attack my friends! Without warning, she took off towards Sundance and Midnight Armor.

What do mean? Loyalty asked, confused They’re not going to- Rainbow, wait!

Sundance’s eyes widened Why is Rainbow Dash attacking us?!

Horn glowing, Midnight Armor prepared to defend his wife, but paused when Applejack made a sudden move. I’m not sure which impresses me more . . . Applejack’s speed, unusual for earth ponies, or the fact that she’s restraining a Pegasus.

Applejack had Rainbow’s tail in her teeth. “Whoa, Sugarcube! You don’t want to do that!”

Honesty sighed in relief Good job, Applejack!

Sundance watched Pinkie pull a chocolate cupcake from . . . somewhere . . . and shove it in Rainbow’s mouth. Pinkie Pie certainly has an unusual ability. The strange part is that her friends don’t seem surprised. Does she do that often?

“Why did you do that?” Rarity asked, raising an eyebrow “Twilight told us not to attack them, remember?”

Face turning red, Rainbow nodded.

Glancing at her husband, Sundance whispered “Twilight felt the need to do that?”

“Seeing how Rainbow Dash reacted, I understand why.” He replied softly Rarity doesn’t seem fazed by the actions of her friends. Is this normal?

Fluttershy’s eyes were wide as she stared at Sundance, especially her wings. After a moment, she mumbled “I-I’m sure that Twilight will tell us what’s going on.”

The rest of the girls nodded

Sundance smiled at Fluttershy, suppressing a giggle when the Pegasus squeaked and tried to hide in her mane. Fluttershy’s parents have certainly named her well. I wonder why she seems so interested in my wings. I’ll have to remember to ask her about that later.

Everyone suddenly noticed that Celestia, Artemis, Twilight and Cadance hadn’t said anything yet. Worried, they turned to the four of them. Their eyes widened when they saw that all four of them were wobbling. Everyone gasped when the four of them suddenly fell towards the floor, sound asleep.

Shining Armor ran forward and caught his wife.

Releasing Rainbow’s tail, Applejack ran forward as well. In her case, she braced Twilight before looking up at Rainbow. “Get a cushion!”

Rainbow immediately flew over to the pile of cushions, came back with three of them and set them on the floor. Applejack gently laid Twilight on one while Rarity levitated Celestia and Artemis onto the other two.

That done, the girls turned to the visiting alicorns.

Shining Armor glanced at Midnight Armor “I usually handle the introductions, but I think you should do it this time."

Midnight Armor nodded to Shining Armor before turning back to Twilight’s friends. “My name is Midnight Armor and this is my wife, Sundance.”

Rarity, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rainbow instantly turned to each other.

“That’s Artemis and Princess Celestia’s parents?!” Rainbow asked, eyes wide

“That must be why Twilight told us not to attack them.” Rarity commented

Applejack gave Rainbow a look. “She’s right. We promised to help protect them, remember?”

Still wide-eyed, Rainbow nodded to Applejack before looking at Sundance and Midnight Armor. Just look at those wings! He must be a very strong flier. She probably isn’t as fast as he is, but I bet her maneuverability is better. She paused I hope they’re not too mad at me. I want to ask if they’ll give me some tips.

I’m sure they’ll understand after you explain the reason behind your actions. Loyalty responded As for the tips, Midnight Armor will probably enjoy showing you a few things.

Rarity glanced at Sundance. Her mane is lovely. I hope she’ll let me style it for Twilight’s wedding.

Generosity laughed I don’t think she’ll have a problem with that, but you’ll have to explain what you want to do first.

Fluttershy smiled softly I-I hope Sundance doesn’t mind if I ask her some questions. I’d like to ask her if she’ll teach me how to take better care of Twilight’s wings.

I’m sure she won’t mind. Kindness replied Sundance is very nice. In fact, if you ask nicely, she may even let you touch her wings.

“Now I have to make sure that the reception is super fun!” Pinkie exclaimed, bouncing in place “It’s going to be their first party in practically forever!”

This time, Sundance couldn’t suppress her laughter. S-she’s the perfect pony to bear the Element of Laughter!

Laughter giggled Well done, Pinkie! That was perfect!

Thanks! Pinkie giggled as well “Did you hear that? I made her laugh!”

The rest of the girls laughed as well.

Before anything else could be said, Spike walked over with seven bottles of apple juice. He set two of them in front of Sundance before walking over to Shining Armor and giving him two. Finally, he set the other three in front of Celestia, Artemis and Twilight. He hesitated for a moment before deciding to let them sleep.

Confused, Sundance asked “Why did you give these to us?”

“It’s a test.” Spike replied, smiling

Wondering what kind of test would involve a couple of bottles, clearly containing drinks of some kind, Midnight Armor asked “What do you want us to do with them?”

Smiling wider, Spike answered “Drink them.”

Surprised, Sundance stared at him for a moment. “It’s true that Midnight and I have been able to visit, but we’re just spirits. How would we be able to drink anything?”

“It’s something that Twi added to Artemis’ spell.” Spike answered, walking back over and opening their bottles for them. “Unfortunately, she didn’t have a way to test it, so she’s not sure if it worked. That’s why she told me to ask the two of you to drink something.”

“Alright” Midnight Armor slowly replied, lifting one with his magic. What does our youngest have planned for us this time?

Confused, Sundance did the same. After taking a couple of sips, she commented “This is much better than the apple juice we had when we . . .”

Applejack grinned Ah’m glad she likes it. Ah wonder how she’s gonna react when she realizes that she’s really drinking it.

Cutting herself off with a gasp, Sundance turned to her husband. “H-how is this possible?!”

Stunned, he answered “I-I have no idea.”

Applejack suppressed a chuckle Ah can’t wait until later . . . especially if Twi’s other plan works. This is gonna be fun.

Honesty laughed The spirits of the other Elements, Harmony and I are just as excited as you are.

Laughing at their reactions, Spike replied “Twi’s plan worked.” The first one, anyway. I can’t wait for the second.

Sundance and Midnight Armor immediately turned to him “What?!”

“She spent the last two weeks in the library.” Spike explained “Every time I asked her what she was doing, she’d give me the same answer. “Everything has to feel real for them, like they’re really here!” Then she’d bury her nose in another book. At the time, I had no idea what she was talking about but I get it now.”

Eyes wide, Midnight Armor turned to look at their children. A-as happy as we are to be here, being forced to stand by and just watch them would have driven us crazy. I don’t know how she did it, but Twilight found a way for us interact with everyone as if we were here in our physical bodies instead of as spirits.

Shocked, Sundance also turned to look at their children. The Dream Realm has a filter that dulls our senses. Additionally, because we’re just spirits, nothing in our visits truly feels real. After fifteen hundred years, Midnight and I are used to it. However, thanks to Twilight, that’s not a problem here. She gasped T-this means that we can really touch them! She levitated all three of her children into the air before bringing them to her side.

Sundance and Midnight Armor lay down where they stood. Once they were settled, Sundance placed Twilight between herself and her husband. Then she placed Artemis on her other side before setting Celestia next to her father. Finally, Sundance and Midnight Armor spread their wings over their children.

Everyone else smiled as they watched Sundance and Midnight Armor nuzzle each of their children.

Celestia snuggled closer to her father before opening her eyes. Seeing whose wing was draped over her back, she smiled and returned his nuzzle. Twilight’s addition to the spell worked! It may have taken a lot of magic, but I don’t care. I’m very glad she thought of this.

Artemis grumbled something about being tired before snuggling closer to his mother.

Giggling, Sundance nuzzled her son again.

Finally opening his eyes, and seeing his mother, Artemis smiled and returned her nuzzle. I should have known that Twilight’s plan would work.

Twilight mumbled something before burying her face in her father’s shoulder.

Midnight Armor chuckled softly. Nice try, Twilight. You can sleep later. Nuzzling his youngest again, he whispered “Wake up, Twilight.”

That sounds like Dad’s voice. Twilight slowly opened her eyes. Seeing who was lying next to her, she immediately turned to Spike. “Did they-?”

Placing their drinks in front of them, he nodded. “They drank the apple juice. Well, some of it. Both of them were so surprised by the fact that they can drink, that they haven’t finished their drinks.”

“Yes!” Twilight exclaimed, giggling excitedly “It worked!”

Well done! Magic replied, giggling as well This is a VERY good start.

Laughing, Sundance and Midnight Armor nuzzled their youngest again.

Twilight returned their parent’s nuzzles before looking at her friends. Why does Rainbow look nervous? Oh no, I really hope I’m wrong. “Rainbow,” She said slowly “please tell me that you didn’t do what I think you did.”

Rarity sighed “That’s exactly what she did, Twilight.”

Twilight pressed a hoof to her forehead “Why did I bother?”

“Don’t worry, Twi.” Applejack told her “Ah caught her before she could hurt either of them.”

Twilight smiled at Applejack “Thanks, Applejack” Then she turned back to her rainbow-maned friend. “I didn’t want their first experience to be an attack, Rainbow! That’s why I told you not to attack them!”

“Sorry, Twi.” Rainbow responded, looking at the floor “I just-“

Sighing, Twilight finished her friend’s sentence. “Saw that they’re alicorns, had a flashback of Night-Terror Knight and decided to attack before they could. Right?”

Rainbow nodded

Loyalty laughed Twilight certainly knows you well. Additionally, she explained the reason behind your actions better than you probably would have.

I suppose that makes sense. Midnight Armor glanced at his wife before turning back to Rainbow. “There was no harm done, but I’d appreciate it if we could avoid any further attacks. As I’m sure you’ve guessed, we mean no harm to anypony here.”

Rainbow nodded again but, before she could say anything, everyone heard Shining Armor’s voice. They looked over in time to see him nuzzle his wife.

“It’s time to wake up, Cadance.”

Slowly opening her eyes, Cadance asked “Did it work?”

Before he could answer, Flurry jumped onto her mother’s back and nuzzled her. “Mommy, look!” Before Cadance could ask, Flurry flew over to Midnight Armor, landed on his back and nuzzled him.

Chuckling, Midnight Armor returned her nuzzle. Then he watched Flurry jump over Twilight, land on his wife’s back and nuzzle her as well.

Giggling, Sundance returned Flurry’s nuzzle.

Cadance smiled at both of them.

Artemis was about to say something, but paused when he felt the pull of the moon. He and Celestia turned to each other, both saying the same thing. “It’s time.”

Sundance and Midnight Armor watched their older children stand and walk over to the window.

Celestia lowered the sun before nodding to her brother. Returning her nod, Artemis raised the moon before placing the stars in the night sky.

“A-amazing” Sundance breathed I knew that she could control the sun, but I never thought I’d actually get to see her do it.

Eyes wide, Midnight Armor nodded I-incredible! It was one thing to feel him raise our stars in his Night Sky, but to actually see him do it . . .

Confused, Night Light glanced at his wife before turning to them. “Why are you so surprised?” I know they’re aware of what their children do every day.

Hearing this, Celestia and Artemis turned to Night Light.

Wincing, Midnight Armor and Sundance glanced at each other before turning to Night Light as well. However, before any of them could say anything, their children answered the question for them.

“Mom and Dad spend most of their time as stars, so they’re used to being raised into the night sky.” Twilight explained

Artemis glanced at his sister before returning his attention to Night Light. “Additionally, Celestia and I gained the ability to control the sun and moon during that battle.”

Nodding, Celestia continued “That means Mother and Father have never seen us do that before.”

Night Light winced as well. I can’t believe I said that! Open mouth, insert hoof. “I see.”

Nuzzling her youngest, Sundance whispered “Thank you” I’m very glad that Midnight and I didn’t have to explain that.

Twilight opened her mouth but, before she could respond, her stomach growled. Surprised, she stared at it for a moment. “I think Lavender Selene is trying to tell me that she's hungry.”

Everyone laughed

Artemis walked over to Twilight before leaning down to nuzzle her. “In that case, you should eat something. After all, we slept through lunch.”

Twilight’s stomach growled again.

Artemis chuckled “You’d better hurry. It sounds like our daughter is getting impatient.”

Everyone laughed harder

Midnight Armor hugged his youngest. I know she didn’t do it on purpose, but I needed that.

Twilight returned their father’s hug before standing. “I’ll go get a snack.” Pausing, she glanced at their parents. “Do you want to come with me?”

Sundance and Midnight Armor stared at their youngest for a moment. Then the laughter of their older children drew their attention.

“Good idea, Twilight.” Celestia said

“Yes” Artemis agreed “After all, it has been awhile since the last time Mother and Father ate anything.”

Stunned, Midnight Armor stared at his children for a moment before turning to his wife. “A-alright.”

Not sure what to say, Sundance decided not to say anything. Instead, she stood. Midnight Armor did the same. Without a word, they followed their youngest out of the room.

As they walked down the hall, they found themselves carefully examining everything they saw.

“I knew that this castle was made of crystal.” Sundance began

“But I’ve never seen this kind of crystal before.” Midnight Armor finished

Both of them looked up when Twilight giggled.

“As far as I can tell,” she explained “the chest that appeared at the base of the Tree of Harmony acted like a seed from which this castle grew. As a result, this castle is made of a similar material to the Tree of Harmony.”

Surprised, Sundance and Midnight Armor looked at each other for a minute before turning back to their daughter.

“I-I see” Sundance slowly responded

Twilight rolled her eyes when her stomach growled again. “Calm down, Lavender Selene. I’m going to the kitchen, it’s just taking a little longer than usual to get there.”

Sundance and Midnight Armor immediately began to laugh, leaning against each other to avoid falling to the floor. After a couple of minutes, they were calm enough to keep walking.

Midnight Armor stretched his wings, sighing in pleasure when a few of the joints popped, before folding them again. Unaware of the fact that his feathers had brushed against his wife’s flank, he followed their youngest towards the kitchen.

Sundance gasped softly when the tips of her husband’s feathers brushed against her Soul Mark. The gentle touch sent shivers up her spine. I-I haven’t felt that in fifteen hundred years. Forcing herself to focus on something other than her husband, she followed their youngest down the hall.

Walking into the kitchen, Midnight Armor and Sundance looked around the room in wonder. Every available surface was piled high with food, but neither of them recognized anything they saw.

Seeing their expressions, Twilight thought for a moment. “What’s your favorite fruit?”

Surprised, Sundance answered “I-it used to be apples, but now I’m not so sure. I don’t recognize anything in here.”

“Blueberries for me.” Midnight Armor replied “However, like your mother said, that may no longer be the case.”

Twilight levitated a baked good to each of them. “Dad, maybe you should start with a blueberry muffin. Mom, I think you should begin with an apple turnover.”

Glancing at each other, Sundance and Midnight Armor each took the food Twilight offered them in their magic before taking a small bite. Eyes widening, they quickly finished their food before looking at their youngest again.

Twilight had cut herself a slice of Applejack’s apple bread, and was slowly eating it, while she watched her parents eat. Smiling, she cut two more slices of apple bread and levitated them over to her parents. “Dad, you might like this. As for you, Mom, I think you’ll really like it.”

Taking it in their magic, they waited for Twilight to explain what it was.

Twilight laughed “Its apple bread, regular bread with dried apple chunks baked in. Applejack and her grandmother, Granny Smith, make it all the time because it’s one of the foods that I eat . . . a lot. I’m sure you can guess why.”

Curious, Midnight Armor took a bite. “It’s good, but I prefer the first one.” Even so, he didn’t have a problem finishing what he was given.

After taking a bite, Sundance stared at the bread for a moment before practically inhaling the rest of her slice. She looked up when she heard Twilight’s laughter.

Somehow, Twilight managed to ask a question. “I-I guess you like it?”

Blushing, Sundance nodded “I understand why it’s one of your pregnancy cravings.” She giggled when Twilight laughed harder.

After a couple of minutes, Twilight was calm enough to continue. “We’ll be eating dinner soon, but there’s one more thing I’d like the two of you to try.” She smiled “I think both of you will like this one. It’s a blueberry apple cupcake.” As she spoke, she levitated one to each of them before taking one for herself. She took a couple of bites while watching her parents’ reactions.

After taking a bite, both of them swallowed the rest of their cupcakes in a single gulp.

Twilight giggled “It seems that I was right.”

This time, both of them blushed and nodded.

“We should head back before everyone gets worried.” Twilight told them

Nodding again, Sundance and Midnight Armor followed her out of the kitchen.

As they walked down the hall, Twilight said “Pinkie made many of the baked goods in that room.”

“That makes sense.” Sundance commented “You said that she works in a bakery.”

“However, there’s one type of food that she didn’t make.” Twilight explained “Applejack’s family made all of the apple-based baked goods from their family recipes.”

Sundance gasped “Really?”

Twilight nodded “They grow all of the apples around here.” She paused “They also make all of our apple juice and apple cider.”

Midnight Armor and Sundance’s eyes widened

Seeing this, Twilight asked “I assume it’s the apple cider that caught your attention?” When her parents nodded, she smiled. “It’s not cider season, but still I have some. I’ll ask Applejack to make sure that’s what you drink with dinner.”

Sundance and Midnight Armor smiled as well “Thank you”

By this point, they’d returned to the receiving room. Sundance and Midnight Armor walked over to Celestia and Artemis.

Twilight walked over to Applejack. “Mom and Dad want to have apple cider with dinner.”

Grinning, Applejack nodded “Ya got it, Twi.”

“Apparently,” Twilight continued “apples are Mom’s favorite fruit. As for Dad, he likes apples, but blueberries are his favorite.” She laughed “I gave Mom an apple turnover, a slice of apple bread and a blueberry apple cupcake. She practically inhaled all of them. Dad practically inhaled a blueberry apple cupcake and a blueberry muffin.”

Applejack’s grin widened “Pinkie and ah will take that into account when deciding what to serve for dessert.” Ah knew ah liked her. If he likes those cupcakes, he isn’t bad either. They were just a test to see if those two fruits would go together, but ah ended up combining their favorite fruits. Ah will have to keep that in mind.

The rest of the girls and Spike walked over to them. They immediately began to quietly discuss what Star Swirl, Discord, the six of them, and the spirits of their Elements had planned. After meeting Sundance and Midnight Armor, the girls were determined to make sure that their plan succeeded. Rainbow and Applejack discussed defense, Rarity and Twilight focused on the magic requirement, Fluttershy promised them that Discord was ready, and Pinkie . . . well, none of them had any idea what she was talking about. Regardless, they listened as she excitedly laid out a plan that had something to do with chocolate milk, whipped cream and her party cannon.

Meanwhile, Sundance and Midnight Armor walked over to Celestia and Artemis. Their conversation was a mix of several different topics. It started with the schedule for the evening before switching to what would happen tomorrow. Then Golden Thunder was vaguely, and briefly, discussed.

Midnight Armor quietly listened to the conversation, mainly because the only part he could contribute to was when they briefly discussed Golden Thunder. Having no desire to discuss that topic yet, he stayed silent. That’s when his wife nudged him with a wing. Confused, he glanced at her, only to see her nod towards the door. Looking in that direction, he smiled when he saw their youngest talking with her friends. Not wanting to ruin the moment, he draped a wing over his wife’s back.

Sundance nuzzled her husband before returning her attention to the conversation in front of her.

“Are you sure it won’t rain?” Cadance asked, glancing out the window

Celestia laughed “Rainbow personally saw to it that there isn’t a cloud in the sky and promised to keep it that way.”

Shining Armor laughed as well “That sounds like her.”

Sundance had been listening to Velvet and Night Light discuss what was going on in Canterlot. She glanced at her husband when his wing tightened around her.

Seeing this, he nuzzled her before suppressing a chuckle when he felt the shiver that ran down her spine. Perhaps we should ask our children if . . . Midnight Armor was torn from his thoughts when he heard hoofsteps. Looking up, he saw Twilight walking over to them.

Twilight smiled “It’s almost time for dinner.”

“Thank goodness” Velvet said

“Yes” Night Light agreed “I think we’re all getting hungry. Are you going to be eating with us?”

Twilight sighed “I just ate a snack, so I’d like to wait a while. Unfortunately, I’m sure that certain ponies aren’t going to let me do that.”

Grateful to have something besides her husband to focus on, Sundance nuzzled her youngest. “You’re right. I’m not going to allow you to skip dinner.”

“Neither am I” Velvet added

Twilight rolled her eyes “Celestia, Artemis, Spike and the girls are bad enough, but now I get to hear it from both of you as well.”

Everyone laughed

Midnight Armor and Night Light glanced at each other before turning to Twilight.

“Dad!” Twilight exclaimed “Don’t even start!”

Everyone laughed harder

On the other side of the room, Rarity and Fluttershy had just placed a lavender tablecloth on the table. Rainbow and Spike were in the process of bringing over all of the plates, cups and silverware they’d need. Hearing the laughter, they looked over at the group on the other side of the room.

“What do you think that’s about?” Rarity asked, straightening a knife

Rainbow smiled “Twi’s parents are telling her that she needs to eat dinner.”

“Which ones?” Fluttershy quietly asked

Laughing now, Rainbow replied “All four of them”

Rarity, Fluttershy and Spike laughed as well. The four of them looked up when Applejack and Pinkie walked into the room, loaded down with food. Four trips later, everything was ready.

“Come and get it!” Applejack shouted

Everyone immediately gathered around the table. The appetizer was Cheese Stuffed Artichokes and the meal was Broccoli and Cheddar Twice-Baked Potatoes. Twilight and Flurry drank milk while everyone else drank apple cider.

During the meal, Twilight tried to eat as little as possible. Tried, being the key word. As soon as Sundance, Celestia, Cadance and Velvet noticed this, each of them put more food on her plate.

“I can’t eat all that!” Twilight exclaimed

The four mares just looked at her.

Seeing their expressions, Twilight sighed “When I explode, you’re cleaning up the mess.”

Everyone laughed

Dessert was rather light because they’d be eating cake later. They ate small servings of Apple Blueberry Cobbler.

Twilight was already full, so she wasn’t planning to eat any dessert. Not having any of that, Velvet set a plate in front of her.

Twilight looked at her mother. “Seriously?!”

Eyebrow raised, Velvet asked “Do you want more?”

“NO!” Twilight immediately exclaimed

“U-um” Fluttershy stammered “I-I think she’s full.”

Silently thanking Fluttershy, Twilight nodded

“Too bad” Cadance replied “You’re eating dessert anyway.”

“But I’ll be eating cake later!” Twilight responded

“Yes” Celestia agreed “You’ll be eating that, too.”

Twilight glanced at Artemis to find that he was refusing to look at her. Instead, he was talking to their father. Some help he is. “Fine.”

When they’d finished eating, everyone headed back to the middle of the room. Twilight immediately lay down on the cushion that Rarity made for the baby party. It took her a few minutes to find a comfortable position. “Ooh” she groaned “My stomach hurts.” Looking up at her mothers and big sisters, she added. “You made me eat way too much.” She glared at Artemis. “And you didn’t help me!”

Chuckling, he lay down next to her and covered her with a wing. “I’m sorry, Twilight. What did you expect me to do against Mother, Celestia, Cadance and Velvet?”

Twilight mumbled something before laying her head on her forehooves and closing her eyes.

Rainbow walked over “It’s time for your flight exercises, Twi.”

Not bothering to move, or even open her eyes, Twilight said “You’re insane.”

After a moment of stunned silence, everyone began to laugh.

Sundance and Midnight Armor were laughing so hard that they fell to the floor. Not bothering to get up, Sundance got into a comfortable position on the other side of her youngest. Midnight Armor did the same, laying on his wife’s other side.

Sundance shuddered when she felt her husband’s wing over her back.

Noticing this, and thinking she was cold, he pulled her closer.

Everyone else grabbed a cushion before laying down as well.

For the next half hour, they just relaxed. Then, realizing that it was time to start getting things ready, everyone but Sundance and Midnight Armor stood and walked to the other side of the room.

Meanwhile, Sundance was trying to focus on anything other than her husband, but finding it impossible. A-at this rate, I’m going to . . .

Midnight Armor wasn’t faring much better. In fact, it was taking all of his self-control to leave things as they were.

With their eyes closed, neither of them noticed that all three of their children were watching them.

Turning to her younger siblings, Celestia quietly said “We should give Mother and Father some “alone time”.”

“And a room.” Artemis added

Twilight nodded “You’re both right.”

Velvet turned to her daughter. “But they’re here for your wedding!”

Twilight raised an eyebrow “This is the first time that they’ve been able to touch each other, outside of the Dream Realm, in fifteen hundred years! Thanks to our spell, everything feels real to them. If it was you and Dad in that situation . . . well, what would you want to do?”

Night Light’s eyes widened “When you put it that way, I’m surprised they’ve lasted this long.”

Velvet winced “Y-you’re right, Night Light. I don’t think we would have lasted half as long as they have.”

Glancing at each other, Cadance and Shining Armor nodded

“We’ll get everything set up.” Shining Armor said

Cadance gently pushed Twilight towards Sundance and Midnight Armor. “Go take care of them.”

For a moment, Celestia, Artemis and Twilight quietly discussed their plan. Then they walked over to their parents.

Hearing hoofsteps, Sundance and Midnight Armor opened their eyes and looked up to see Celestia, Artemis and Twilight walking over to them. Seeing the expressions on their children’s faces, they glanced at each other before standing.

“Is everything alright?” Sundance asked

Celestia, Artemis and Twilight nodded

“We’ve decided to give the two of you some “alone time”.” Twilight answered

Sundance gasped Did we offend them?!

Are we that obvious?! Midnight Armor shook his head “W-we’re fine.”

“Nice try, Father.” Artemis replied, shaking his head as well “We know that’s not true.”

“Artemis is right.” Celestia continued “Both of you need this, and you know it.”

Sundance started to protest but stopped when her eldest shook her head.

“Come with me, please.” Twilight told them, turning towards the door

Exchanging glances, they followed her.

Celestia headed back to everyone else while Artemis teleported to the room he shared with Twilight.

A few minutes later, Sundance and Midnight Armor found themselves on what must have been the top floor of the castle. Before they could ask where they were going, Twilight stopped next to a door and opened it.

It was obvious that Twilight wanted them to enter the room, so that’s exactly what Sundance did. Midnight Armor silently followed his wife.

Twilight entered the room last, but stayed near the door. “One of us will check on you in a couple of hours. If you’re ready before that, you can send one of us a message.”

Surprised, and curious, Sundance asked “How are we supposed to do that?”

“When I finished Artemis’ spell, I added a few things.” Twilight answered “You already know what one of them is. This is another. If either of you focuses on Celestia, Artemis or myself, you can use your magic to send us a message.”

“A-alright” Midnight Armor responded, glancing at his wife

Nodding to her husband, Sundance turned to their youngest. “Twilight, I-”

Twilight nuzzled her mother, stopping the apology. “It’s alright, Mom. Celestia, Artemis and I understand. That’s why we decided to give the two of you some privacy.”

Surprised, Sundance and Midnight Armor exchanged glances before watching their youngest turn towards the door.

Pausing in the doorway, Twilight glanced over her shoulder. “If you need anything, Artemis and I will be down the hall.”

Stunned, Midnight Armor and Sundance just stared at their youngest.

Smiling at them, Twilight closed the door behind her.

Inside the room, Midnight Armor turned to his wife. Seeing that she was distracted, he silently walked to her side.

Sundance was watching the walls, ceiling, floor and doors shimmer with their daughter’s magic for a moment before returning to normal. Before she could consider it further, something drove all other thoughts from her mind. She gasped when her husband gently brushed one of his wings against hers. “M-midnight . . .”

Nuzzling his wife, he spoke softly “For once, I have no complaints about the fact that we weren’t able to fool our children.” Before she could respond, he pulled her into a kiss.

Breaking the kiss, she whispered “Same here. I-”

He cut her off by pulling her into a much deeper kiss. This one went on for over a minute. When it broke, he turned his attention to her neck, kissing and nibbling at her throat.

Moaning softly, she whispered “P-please don’t stop.”

“I won’t.” He promised “Our children are right, we need this.” He spent the next few minutes kissing and nuzzling his way down her body. Unable to wait any longer, he moved behind his wife, reared up and mounted her.

She shuddered in delight when she finally felt him enter her. “Heavens, Yes!”

Both of them moaned when their hips met, but neither of them moved. They just enjoyed a pleasure that neither of them had felt in a very long time.

After a couple of minutes went by, and her husband still didn’t move, she let out a soft whimper. I can’t believe he’s doing this! “Stop teasing me, Midnight! Please!”

She needs this more than I thought. Laughing softly, he spread his wings before pulling almost all of the way out. As he slowly pushed back in, he asked “Is this better?”

“Yes!” Before she could say anything else, she felt him pull back again. Closing her eyes, she let out a long, low moan of pleasure. “Midnight, I-”

“It’s alright, Honey.” He whispered, continuing his slow thrusts “I know what you want. Trust me, I want the same thing.” I-it’s just that this seems too good to be true.

Sundance found herself unable to respond. In fact, she couldn’t focus on anything but the pleasure that her husband was giving her. After a few minutes, she suddenly realized that she was already close to her peak. However, before she could say anything, he made an unexpected move.

Leaning forward, he buried his muzzle in her mane and bit the sensitive spot on the back of her neck. He moaned in pleasure when her passage began to pulse and clench around him. That has to be a record. Even so, I can’t say that I blame her. After all, it’s been a very long time.

The mix of pain and pleasure from her husband’s bite, combined with the intense pleasure that she was receiving from his slow thrusts, pushed her to her first orgasm in fifteen hundred years. It hit her so quickly that she wasn’t even able to scream.

Noticing that her legs were beginning to give out, Midnight Armor glanced around the room. A flash of magic later, they were on the bed. He pulled out of his wife, rolled her onto her back and quickly thrust back into her. He couldn’t hold back a moan of pleasure when her pulsing and clenching passage did it’s best to keep him there. With Sundance still in the grip of her orgasm, he resumed his slow thrusts.

When she recovered, Sundance opened her eyes. Realizing that she was lying on the bed, she looked up to see that her husband standing over her. Noticing that he seemed hesitant, she leaned up and kissed him. When the kiss broke, she whispered “Why are you holding back?”

“I-” Midnight Armor didn’t get a chance to say anything else because she pulled him into another kiss. He moaned as she kissed her way down to his chest before shuddering in delight when she gently bit a certain spot near his right shoulder. O-of course she did that. Even though that battle scar is no longer visible, it’s still very sensitive. He let out another moan of pleasure when she ran her tongue along the full length of the scar, tracing it from memory. “S-sundance . . .”

He probably doesn’t think it’s possible for this to feel real. After peaking myself, I know that it does. He needs this as much as I do, so I must ensure that he peaks as well. Knowing exactly what she had to do to overcome his reluctance, she pulled him into another kiss. When it broke, she whispered “Take me”

His eyes widened She hasn’t said that in fifteen hundred years. Hearing her say it now, something snapped. He ran his tongue along her horn and suddenly increased his speed.

Overwhelmed by the sensations coursing through her body, she couldn’t hold back a scream of delight.

Both of them froze when they realized how loud she’d screamed. Holding their breaths, they looked at the door, expecting somepony to run in to check on them. When nothing happened, they looked at each other in confusion.

Sundance suddenly remembered how the room had shimmered with Twilight’s magic. “We really have to thank our youngest.” She commented “She must have noticed how distracted we were, because she cast a soundproofing spell for us.”

“We’ll do that later.” He responded huskily, beginning to thrust slowly again. “Right now, I believe you asked me to do something.”

Trembling in a combination of pleasure and anticipation, she whispered “Do it, Midnight! Take me!”

Midnight Armor pulled her into a fierce kiss. When it broke, he replied “You did not need to tell me twice.” Not giving her a chance to respond, he increased his speed.

No longer worried about anypony else hearing her, Sundance didn’t bother holding back a scream of pleasure.

I know you can scream louder than that, Sundance. Determined to make his wife really scream, he used his magic to spread her wings. Before she could ask, he sent a wave of warmth through both of them . . . and finally stopped holding himself back.

Sundance’s next scream of pleasure shook the room. “Yes, Midnight!”

That’s more like it. He smiled down at his wife, watching her close her eyes as she began to shake again.

Over the next couple of minutes, her screams got even louder. I-I’m going to . . .!

Midnight Armor thrust into his wife once more before groaning in pleasure as he reached his first peak in fifteen hundred years.

She gasped in surprise, swearing that she could feel his seed filling her womb, before screaming in delight when the pleasure sent her into a second orgasm.

Even with the intense pleasure from his own orgasm coursing through his body, he heard her scream when hers hit her. Before he could consider anything else, her passage began to pulse and clench around him again, instantly pushing his pleasure to new heights. Closing his eyes, he let out another groan of pleasure.

She was just coming down from her second peak when he collapsed on top of her, pinning her to the bed. Panting, she opened her eyes and looked up at her husband. W-we haven’t been able to do that in fifteen hundred years.

Somehow, everything felt real. I don’t know how our children managed to do this, but we must find a way to thank them.

Midnight Armor was extremely satisfied. I can’t believe I pushed her to a second peak! That rarely happened fifteen hundred years ago, even when she was in season.

He was still shaking, but he managed to roll them onto their sides and wrap his wings around her. I hope she doesn’t think I was hesitant because of her. That wasn’t the problem at all. Instead, I honestly thought there was no way for that to feel real. I’ve never been so happy to say that I was wrong.

I don’t know how our children did it, but we really owe them for this. Catching his breath, he pulled her into another kiss. When it broke, he tried to answer her question. “I-I didn’t think-”

Still shaking as well, she finished her husband’s sentence. “There was a way for that to feel real?”

He nodded, moaning softly when her passage continued to pulse around him.

“When we were told what our children had done, I was just as skeptical as you were.” She responded “I have no idea how they did it, but it’s clear that Celestia, Artemis and Twilight have put a great deal of effort into making this experience feel real for us.”

He tucked her head under his chin. “We have to find a way to thank them for this.”

“Agreed” She replied, nuzzling into his neck and sighing in pleasure. “Don’t worry, we’ll think of something.” He’s never done that to my wings before. She giggled, suddenly remembering how Twilight had done the same thing. Did that experience give him the idea for this? I don’t care if it did, that felt amazing!

Curious, he asked “What’s so funny?”

“I was thinking about what you did to my wings.” She answered

Did I get it wrong? Worried, he asked “What about it?”

She giggled again “You’ve never done that before, so I was wondering what made you think of doing it now. Then I remembered that Twilight did the same thing to both of us a few months ago.”

He chuckled “You’re right, that’s where I got the idea. I remembered how good that felt and decided to try it.” He tightened his grip. “I knew that you had already peaked, but didn’t want to be the only one feeling pleasure."

She laughed “I really have to thank her for that. It felt amazing!”

He sighed in relief “I thought you were going to say that I got it wrong.”

“I don’t think you could have gotten that any more right.” She replied

He hugged her tighter. “I love you, Sundance.”

Lifting her head, she pulled him into another kiss. When it broke, she nuzzled into his neck again. “I love you, too, Midnight.”

They let out matching sighs of contentment and relaxed, both wanting to stay connected a little longer. Several minutes later, he kissed her again and pulled out. For the next twenty minutes, they just cuddled together.

Finally, he nuzzled her. “We should let Twilight know that we’re ready.”

Nodding, Sundance sent their youngest a message.

They were surprised when a message written in Twilight’s magic appeared in the air above the bed.

If you look to the left of the bed, you’ll see a door. That leads to the bathroom. We thought you might enjoy a bath, so Artemis has already drawn the hot water for you. He also set out the body wash and towels. Take your time and let us know when you’re done.

Sundance smiled “A bath does sound nice.”

Midnight Armor nodded “You’re right”

Climbing off of the bed, they walked over to the door to the bathroom, opened it and walked in together. Just inside the room, they stopped and looked around.

The bathroom was almost as large as the bedroom it was attached to. Off to the right, there was that strange contraption they called a toilet. Against the back wall, there was a mirror above a counter and a couple of sinks. In the middle of the room, there was a large square tub that was sunk into the floor. It was already full and waiting for them. Two large towels were folded neatly and sitting on a wooden bench. One of them was blue and the other was lavender. There were a couple of bottles sitting next to the tub.

Looking closer, Sundance noticed that both bottles contained body wash. Seeing the pictures on the labels, she laughed. “Ocean and Lavender scented products. I’m not surprised.”

Both of them sighed in pleasure as they walked into the hot water before laying down side-by-side. For the first ten minutes, they just relaxed. Then each of them levitated a bottle of body wash towards them.

When they were done, Midnight Armor sent a message to Twilight. Neither of them were surprised when a message appeared in front of them.

If you walk into the hall, you’ll see a purple door. That’s the door to our room. Come in, please. There’s something we want to show you.

Curious, they walked through the bedroom and out into the hall. Then they stopped and looked around.

Suddenly Midnight Armor chuckled

Sundance raised an eyebrow “What’s so funny?” Following his gaze, she laughed as well. “That certainly wasn’t hard to find. We just needed to look for Twilight’s Soul Mark.” Walking closer, she knocked on the door.

Artemis opened the door with his magic. “Come in”

Sundance and Midnight Armor walked into the room. Both of them smiled when they saw that Twilight and Artemis were snuggling together in bed.

Twilight and Artemis smiled as well, immediately noticing that their parents were much calmer and obviously satisfied.

Nuzzling her stallion, Twilight whispered “I’m glad that worked.”

He returned her nuzzle, quietly replying “Me too. Not that I blame them, but they must have really needed that.”

Walking over to the bed, Midnight Armor asked “Is everything alright?”

Twilight nodded “There’s something that everyone in the family, except for the two of you, has done. We thought this would be the perfect time for the two of you to do it as well.”

Sundance tilted her head “What are you talking about?”

Twilight smiled “You’ll understand in a minute.” She used her magic to lower their mother’s head.

Surprised, Sundance backed up.

“It’s alright, Mom.” Twilight told her “I promise it won’t hurt.”

Curious, Sundance walked closer and allowed one of her ears to be placed on her daughter’s stomach. A few seconds later, she heard something. For a moment, she wasn’t sure what she was listening to. Then her eyes widened. “I-is that what I think it is?”

“Yes, Mother” Artemis answered “You’re listening to Lavender Selene’s heartbeat.”

Midnight Armor stared at his son for a moment before lowering his head and placing an ear on Twilight’s stomach as well. Tears came to his eyes as he listened to his granddaughter’s soft heartbeat. A few minutes later, he lifted his head and looked at their youngest.

Twilight’s eyes widened when she saw the tears in his eyes. When Sundance raised her head, she noticed tears in their mother’s eyes as well. I-I didn’t mean to upset them! I just thought they might like to listen to-

Artemis and Twilight gasped in surprise when they suddenly found themselves surrounded with their father’s magic. They were about to ask him what he was doing, but paused when their mother’s horn began to glow.

In the receiving room, Celestia was talking to Velvet. She stopped mid-sentence when she noticed that she was surrounded with her mother’s magic.

“Is something wrong, Princess Celestia?” Velvet asked, concerned

This hasn’t happened in fifteen hundred years. Celestia smiled “There’s nothing to worry about, Velvet. Mother is about to teleport me to her, that’s all.”

Velvet gasped in surprise.

Celestia closed her eyes and waited. When she opened her eyes again, she saw that she was in Twilight and Artemis’ room. Glancing around, she noticed that both of her siblings were surrounded with their father’s magic. What’s going on?

Sitting down, Sundance and Midnight Armor pulled Celestia, Artemis and Twilight closer before wrapping their wings around their children.

Burying her face in Celestia’s neck, Sundance whispered. “T-thank you”

Too choked up to speak, Midnight Armor simply hugged his family tighter.

Confused, Celestia, Artemis and Twilight looked at each other for a moment before shrugging and snuggling closer to their parents.

Several minutes later, Midnight Armor and Sundance released their children.

Midnight Armor glanced at his wife before turning to their children. “There are a couple of things that your mother and I would like to discuss with the three of you.”

Nodding, Celestia, Artemis and Twilight sat down in front of their parents.

“First of all, we’d like to thank you.” Midnight Armor began, smiling at them “You’re doing a very good job of protecting our souls. Golden Thunder has tried to pull us to him sixteen times so far and you’ve blocked every attempt.”

Artemis returned his smile “Did you think that we were going to do anything else?”

Celestia and Twilight nodded again

Midnight Armor laughed “No, but we wanted to thank you anyway. The second is that we wanted to go over the plan again.”

In the receiving room, they’d just finished setting everything up. Everyone decided to head to their rooms so they could get ready for the wedding. An hour later, they met back in the receiving room.

Cadance turned to Rarity “You should go to Twilight’s room and help her get ready. Please tell Aunt Celestia that I need her help down here.”

“Tell Artemis and Midnight to come to the room that Cadance and I are sharing.” Shining Armor said, also speaking to Rarity “That’s where Spike and I will be waiting so the three of us can help Artemis get ready.”

Velvet glanced at Rarity “I’ll stay here to help Cadance until Princess Celestia arrives. Then I’ll join you in Twilight’s room.”

Nodding, Rarity left the room, carrying a large assortment of packages, bundles and a garment bag in her magic.

In Twilight and Artemis’ room, Celestia smiled at their parents. “As I said last month, there are a few key parts of Golden Thunder’s plan that we’re not aware of. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to discover anything new over the last month because he’s no longer coming into the castle library.”

Artemis nodded “Even so, we’re not too worried about that.”

Midnight Armor raised an eyebrow “Why not?”

“As you know, each of us have come up with a couple of back up plans.” Celestia replied “Between the three of us, I’m certain that we have every possibility covered.”

Artemis chuckled “Golden Thunder has been finding reasons to speak to each of us alone. Then he tries to trick us into telling him what we’re planning.”

Sundance and Midnight Armor gasped

Twilight giggled “He knows that we won’t tell him what we have planned, so he keeps asking us what the other two are planning.” Her giggles turned into laughter. “We didn’t tell you this last month, but we’ve been keeping our back up plans a secret . . . even from each other. This means we can’t answer his questions.”

Sundance began to laugh “I assume he doesn’t like that.”

Artemis laughed as well “Not at all.” He thought for a moment. “There is one more thing. He has no idea that we know when he’s going to attack us.”

Sundance and Midnight Armor laughed so hard that they fell to the floor.

When their parents were calm enough to listen, Celestia continued. “The only thing we haven't discussed is how we're going to kill Golden Thunder again.”

Artemis looked at their parents “We’ve decided that the two of you should do it.”

Sundance gasped “A-are you sure?!”

Celestia, Artemis and Twilight nodded

“We’ve discussed this with everyone else.” Twilight explained “Everyone has agreed that, for obvious reasons, the two of you should handle this part.”

Midnight Armor and Sundance turned to each other.

“W-we’ll finally be able to deal with the consequences of our mistake.” Sundance said softly

Turning to their children, Midnight Armor grinned “After everything that Golden Thunder has done to our family, we’d love to take care of him ourselves.”

“Then it’s decided.” Celestia said

Everypony nodded

Twilight smiled If the plan that Harmony, Magic, Star Swirl, Discord, the girls, the spirits of their Elements and I have put together works, then part of this plan will change. In fact, we’ll be switching to one of my back up plans.

I really hope it works because, if it does, Mom, Dad, Celestia and Artemis will receive the best gift that we could possibly give them. She giggled softly They’re in for a huge surprise.

Magic giggled as well. We’ve gone over everything as thoroughly as possible and haven’t found anything that even remotely suggests that it WON’T work. Her giggles turned into laughter. You’re right, though. The four of them are in for a VERY large surprise. So is the rest of Equestria.

Sundance, Midnight Armor, Artemis and Celestia heard Twilight giggle and looked at her. However, before they could ask, everyone turned at a knock on the door.

Twilight opened to find Rarity standing in the hall. “Is it time already?”

Smiling, Rarity nodded “Princess Celestia, Princess Cadance asked me to tell you that she needs your help in the receiving room. Artemis and Midnight Armor, Shining Armor asked me to tell you that he and Spike are waiting in the room that he’s sharing with Princess Cadance. That’s where they’ll help you get ready, Artemis. Velvet told me that she’ll be coming up soon, Twilight.” She thought for a moment. “Sundance, if you’d like, you can stay in here with us. We may need your help.”

Sundance nodded

Celestia, Artemis and Midnight Armor stood and walked out of the room. Celestia teleported to the receiving room while Artemis and Midnight Armor headed to the room that Cadance and Shining Armor were sharing.

In Twilight and Artemis’ room, Twilight and Sundance watched Rarity pull Twilight’s wedding dress out of the garment bag.

“Oh my” Sundance said softly “It’s beautiful”

The dress was a deep blue, almost the same shade as Artemis’ coat. There were dozens of tiny diamonds sewn in to represent the stars in the Night Sky. Additionally, there were several lavender flowers around the hem of the dress.

Rarity smiled at Twilight “Let’s get started.”

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