Midnight Armor waited for Artemis to finish placing the stars in the Night Sky before smiling at his family. “What do you want to do now?”

Sundance was about to respond, but paused when Twilight gasped. Concerned, she turned to her youngest. “Is something wrong?”

“I can’t believe I didn’t think of this earlier!” Twilight replied

Confused, Midnight Armor glanced at his wife before turning to their daughter. “What are you talking about?”

“The spell I created to erase your symptoms.” Twilight answered

“What about it?” Sundance asked “It’s working just fine.”

“I know.” Twilight responded “The thing is, I don’t have to cast it on you at all.”

Artemis raised an eyebrow. “What are you talking about? If you don’t, Mother and Father will feel horrible for the next couple of days.”

Twilight shook her head. “I should teach Mom how to cast it. That way, she can take care of their symptoms as soon as they return.”

“I see.” Artemis replied “That’s a good idea.”

Sundance laughed “You can do that later, Twilight.”

“Huh?” Twilight asked, turning towards their mother

Also laughing, Midnight Armor nuzzled his daughter. “I think your mother wants to spend this time resting.”

Sundance nodded before smiling at her children. “We can’t have the two of you falling asleep during your wedding or the reception.”

Twilight returned their mother’s smile before laying her head on a pillow and closing her eyes. Artemis did the same. Sundance and Midnight Armor spread their wings over Twilight, Artemis and Flurry before laying their heads on the bed and closing their eyes as well.

Meanwhile, Celestia, Cadance, Shining Armor, Velvet, Night Light, Spike, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity and Pinkie walked into the ballroom. They looked around to see that most of the set-up had already been done.

On the other side of the room, opposite of the door, there was a space for Celestia and Cadance to stand while they conducted the ceremony. There were two small tables next to where the two of them would be standing. Each of them had a large vase that was decorated like Artemis’ Night Sky sitting on it. There was a large bouquet of lavender roses in each vase. As with Cadance and Shining Armor’s wedding, there was a long rug that stretched from there to the door. The difference was that this rug was dark blue instead of red.

There was a large perch for Fluttershy’s songbirds next to one of the windows. There were more bouquets of lavender roses in vases were scattered around the room. Some of them were in more vases that had been placed on small tables while others were attached to the walls with magic.

“It seems that the castle staff has been hard at work.” Celestia looked around for a moment. “Additionally, it seems that everything has already been done.” She looked up at the ceiling. “Well, almost everything.”

Cadance, Shining Armor, Velvet, Night Light, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow, Pinkie and Spike watched Celestia close her eyes as her horn began to glow.

A couple of minutes later, Celestia looked up at the ceiling again. “Much better.”

Everyone else looked up at the ceiling as well . . . and gasped in surprise when they saw that the ceiling was now a perfect replica of Artemis’ Night Sky.

Pinkie was about to say something, but paused when her entire body began to vibrate.

Celestia raised an eyebrow. “Are you alright?”

“Pinkie Sense!” Pinkie replied before vanishing

Celestia stared at the space where she had been standing in shock. She was even more surprised when Pinkie reappeared in front of her a little over a minute later.

Pinkie gasped in horror when she looked at the watch on her right foreleg. “Oh no! I gotta go! Bye!” She ran out of the room so quickly that everyone else didn’t see anything but a pink blur.

Where did she get the watch? Forget that, did she just teleport?! Celestia opened and closed her mouth a few times before settling on the most obvious question. “What just happened?”

“Trust me, princess.” Applejack replied, shaking her head “Ya don’t want to know.”

Rarity, Rainbow and Fluttershy nodded.

Celestia was about to respond, but paused when she felt the pull of the sun. “Please excuse me.” She walked over to the window before lowering the sun.

Everyone else joined Celestia at the window as the moon and stars were placed in the Night Sky.

“Well,” Cadance said slowly, drawing everyone’s attention “it doesn’t appear that we need to do anything else in here. What should we do next?”

Celestia smiled at everyone. “Why don’t we retire to our rooms so that we can relax for a while before we get ready for the wedding? Let’s meet back here in four hours.”

Nodding, everyone followed Celestia out of the ballroom.

Four Hours Later

Celestia looked up when Cadance, Shining Armor, Night Light, Velvet, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie, Applejack and Rainbow walked into the room. “All of you look very nice.”

Rarity had done an amazing job on their wedding outfits. Night Light and Shining Armor were wearing dark blue suits over white shirts. Velvet was wearing a dress that was the same shade of blue as her husband’s suit. Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow and Pinkie’s dresses were all dark blue with lavender trim. Each of their dresses had silver thread sewn in to look like stars in the Night Sky and their Cutie Marks sewn onto their chests.

Cadance and Celestia’s dresses were lavender with gold trim. Their Cutie Marks incorporated into the design so that they were right over where their Cutie Marks were on their bodies. Celestia’s mane flowed as it usually did, but Cadance’s mane was styled the same way that it had been for Twilight’s coronation.

Celestia looked around the room. “Where is Spike?”

“I’m right here, Celestia.”

Everypony turned to see that Spike was standing in the doorway. His suit looked almost identical to the ones that Shining Armor and Night Light were wearing. The only difference was that Twilight’s Cutie Mark was sewn onto the pocket. Additionally, there was a lavender rose in that pocket.

“I’m sorry I was late.” Spike walked towards his friends and family. “I had to stop by the Royal Jewelers to get Artemis and Twi’s wedding rings.” He opened two small boxes to reveal two rings, both made of white gold with diamonds set in them. Twilight’s had the diamond cut into a crescent moon and Artemis’ had the diamond cut into a six pointed star.

Celestia smiled as she watched him tuck the rings into his pocket. “It’s alright.” She looked at everyone. “Most of you will remain here with me. The only exceptions are Rarity, Shining Armor, Night Light, Velvet and Spike. Rarity, Velvet and Mother will be helping Twilight get ready. The three of you will be doing this in Mother and Father’s room.”

Rarity and Velvet nodded.

Celestia turned to Shining Armor, Night Light and Spike. “You should head to the room that Artemis shares with Twilight. Father and Artemis will be joining you soon. That’s where the four of you will help Artemis get ready.”

Spike, Night Light and Shining Armor nodded as well before the five of them walked out of the ballroom.

Midnight Armor lifted his head and looked at his children.

Sundance raised her head when she heard her husband laugh softly. “What’s so funny, Midnight?”

Midnight Armor nodded at their children.

Sundance raised an eyebrow, but looked at Artemis and Twilight. She laughed softly as well when she noticed that both of them had fallen asleep. She was about to say something, but paused when she heard a knock on the door. “Is it time already?”

“I suppose so.” Midnight Armor replied, using his magic to open the door.

Velvet and Rarity walked into the room. They were about to say something, but paused when they noticed that Twilight, Artemis and Flurry were asleep.

“It’s time for Artemis and Twilight to get ready for their wedding.” Velvet quietly told Sundance. “The three of us will use this room to help Twilight and Flurry get ready.”

Sundance nodded

Velvet turned to Midnight Armor. “Shining Armor, Night Light and Spike are waiting for you and Artemis in the room he shares with Twilight.”

Sundance nuzzled Twilight while Midnight Armor nuzzled Artemis.

Artemis grumbled something as he buried his face in his father’s shoulder.

Laughing softly, Midnight Armor nuzzled his son again. “It’s time to wake up, Artemis. You need to get ready for your wedding.”

Yawning, Artemis raised his head before nodding to his father. He and Midnight Armor carefully climbed off of the bed.

Flurry immediately felt the loss of warmth, woke up and began to cry.

Cursing under his breath, Artemis leaned down to nuzzle Flurry, but paused when his mare made a sudden move.

Opening her eyes, Twilight spread a wing over Flurry. “It’s alright, Flurry.”

Flurry sniffled as she snuggled closer to Twilight.

Twilight nuzzled her niece. “Are you ready to put your pretty dress on?”

Flurry immediately stopped crying. “Yes, Auntie Twily.”

Velvet, Rarity, Sundance and Midnight Armor smiled while Artemis stared at Twilight in shock.

Unaware of this, Twilight nuzzled Flurry again before climbing off of the bed. That’s when she saw the way that her husband was staring at her. “What?”

“H-how did you do that?” Artemis asked

Twilight shrugged “I’ve learned a few tricks over the years.”

Rarity tilted her head. “What do you mean, Darling?”

“You try waking up a cranky baby dragon.” Twilight responded

Everyone else, except Flurry, shuddered.

“I don’t even want to think about that.” Midnight Armor said slowly

Velvet, Rarity, Sundance and Artemis nodded.

Your father is correct. Magic commented

Twilight shrugged again. “I’ve learned that it’s a good idea to have a way to stop the tears, or fire, as soon as possible.”

Fire? Harmony repeated

Do you remember how Spike protected me with his fire during the battle with Golden Thunder? Sundance responded

Yes. Harmony answered

Imagine that fire . . . completely uncontrolled.

After a moment of stunned silence, Harmony shakily said I-I think your husband is correct. I’d rather NOT think about that.

Sundance laughed softly.

“In that case,” Rarity said slowly “we should get Flurry ready first. I have her dress right here.” She opened the smaller of the two garment bags that she had suspended in her magic. The dress that she pulled out was lavender with an exact image of the Crystal Heart sewn onto the chest. The dress was also trimmed with gold thread.

I love how the image of the Crystal Heart actually looks like crystal. Generosity commented You did a wonderful job on that dress, Rarity.

Thank you. Rarity replied

Flurry stared at the dress. “That’s mine?”

Smiling, Rarity nodded “Do you like it?”

Flurry flew to Rarity, landed on her back and nuzzled her. “Thank you!”

Midnight Armor smiled at everyone. “I think Artemis and I should be leaving now. He needs to get ready as well.”

Everyone else nodded

After Artemis and Midnight Armor left the room, Rarity turned her attention to Flurry. She used her magic to levitate the filly onto the floor in the middle of the room before helping her into the dress. “Please spread your wings.”

Flurry did as she was told, pushing her wings through the holes in the dress as she did.

Rarity watched the dress, and the filly wearing it, carefully. “You can fold them now.” She waited until Flurry had folded her wings before turning her attention to the hem of the dress. “Let’s see . . . the length is fine . . . the dress won’t interfere with her wings, so her flight won’t be affected . . . everything else fits properly.” She sighed in relief. “I don’t need to make any adjustments.” She turned her attention to Flurry’s mane. After a few minutes, she stepped back. “Done.”

Velvet nuzzled her granddaughter. “You look beautiful, Flurry.”

Giggling, Flurry returned her grandmother’s nuzzle.

“It’s your turn, Sundance.” Rarity commented

Sundance blinked “Excuse me?”

Rarity smiled at her. “I wasn’t able to make a dress for you because I don’t have your measurements. However, I would like to style your mane.” She paused “That is, of course, if you’ll allow it.”

Surprised, Sundance just stared at Rarity for a moment. “V-very well.”

Rarity’s smile widened “Thank you. I’ve been thinking of styles ever since Twilight, Artemis, Princess Celestia and Princess Cadance called you here.”

Sundance’s eyes widened. What?

“Simply putting your mane up wouldn’t suit you at all.” Rarity continued “Tight curls wouldn’t work, but I think soft curls would suit you perfectly.”

Sundance waited patiently while Rarity used her magic to give her mane the soft curls that she was talking about. Curious, she looked in the mirror that Rarity had suspended in her magic. W-wow. I never thought about doing that to my mane.

It looks very good on you. Harmony said softly

T-thank you. Sundance looked on as Rarity gathered the top third of her mane.

“I’d like to do something different with this part,” Rarity said slowly “but I’m torn between a few different options. Twilight, what do you think about . . . Twilight?”

Sundance and Velvet followed Rarity’s gaze to see that Twilight had a thoughtful expression on her face as she looked at Sundance.

Twilight looked from Rarity to Sundance. “Do you mind if I try something?”

Curious, Rarity shook her head.

Sundance smiled at her daughter. “Of course not.”

Twilight returned her mother’s smile as she took the top portion of Sundance’s mane from Rarity. She started to braid it, but paused when she realized that something was missing. After a moment’s thought, she created two silver ribbons that shimmered like the stars in her mother’s Cutie Mark.

Rarity’s eyes widened. “They’re beautiful, but what do you plan to do with them?”

Twilight answered the question by incorporating one of them into the braid. When the braid was finished, she wound it into a bun before securing it with the second silver ribbon. She turned to Rarity. “It’s probably not as fancy as what you were planning, but-”

“Nonsense, Darling!” Rarity interrupted, shaking her head “I think it’s beautiful.” Now that I think about it, Sundance doesn’t strike me as the type that would wear those styles anyway.

You’re probably right. Generosity responded The style that Twilight chose may be simple, but it’s beautiful. Furthermore, I think it suites Sundance perfectly.

You’re right. Rarity replied Perhaps I’ll make a fashionista out of Twilight after all.

Generosity laughed

Rarity is correct. Harmony commented Additionally, the fact that the silver part matches your Soul Mark is a nice touch.

Agreed. Sundance nuzzled her daughter. “Thank you, Twilight. It’s perfect.”

Sighing in relief, Twilight returned her mother’s nuzzle. “You’re welcome, Mom.”

Rarity smiled at Twilight. “It’s your turn.”

Nodding, Twilight walked to the center of the room before allowing Rarity to help her into her wedding dress.

Magic was watching Flurry squirm. You might want to think of something fast, Twilight. Your niece is getting impatient.

Thanks for warning me. Twilight’s horn began to glow.

Flurry gasped when a purple butterfly suddenly appeared in front of her. Everyone else laughed when she squealed in delight before beginning to chase it around the room.

“Good idea, Twilight.” Velvet commented “That should keep her occupied.”

Ten minutes later, Rarity pinned the last of the curls in Twilight’s mane before setting her crown on the top of her head. She moved Twilight’s Royal Necklace so that everyone could see it. Then she stepped back to admire her work. “That should do it.”

Twilight smiled at her friend as she allowed Flurry to catch the butterfly. “Thanks, Rarity.”

Ten minutes later

Rainbow, Applejack, Pinkie and Night Light looked up when Sundance, Twilight, Velvet and Rarity walked up to them. Flurry was sitting on her grandmother’s back.

Velvet nuzzled her daughter as Flurry jumped onto her grandfather’s back. “The guards will open the doors when we’re ready for you.”

Twilight nodded as Rarity picked up her bouquet.

“Here is your bouquet, Darling.”

Smiling, Twilight took it in her magic. “Thanks, Rarity.”

Velvet and Sundance slipped into the ballroom and closed the doors behind them.

Inside the ballroom, Sundance and Velvet walked to the front of the room.

Sundance’s ear twitched when she heard many of the ponies whispering as she walked past them. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. Midnight and I did appear seemingly out of nowhere. Additionally, most of them had never heard of us before the battle with Golden Thunder.

Finally reaching the front of the room, Velvet walked over to stand next to her son while Sundance went over to her husband.

Midnight Armor turned to Sundance, about to say something, but paused when he saw her. Surprised, he just stared at her for a moment. I’ve never seen her wear her mane like that before. Shaking himself out of his shock, he nuzzled his wife. “You look beautiful, Honey.”

You’re right. Kindness said softly

Sundance blushed “T-thank you. Rarity insisted on styling my mane, but was having trouble choosing a style. She did the bottom and Twilight did the top.”

“Both of them did a wonderful job.” Midnight Armor replied, nuzzling his wife again.

Both of them turned towards the front of the room. Celestia, Cadance, Artemis and Spike stood on a dais. Fluttershy stood next to the perch while her songbirds perched on it.

Fluttershy’s birds began to sing when Steel Night and Midnight Fang opened the door. Everyone turned towards the door to see that Flurry was slowly flying down the aisle, scattering lavender rose petals with her magic as she went. As she had done at the small wedding, she set the basket on the floor and landed on her mother’s back when she was done.

The ponies in the crowd began to whisper to each other when Night Light walked down the aisle alone.

Twilight took the opportunity to look around the ballroom. W-wow. There are actually more ponies here than there were for Shiny and Cadance’s wedding.

Magic laughed I’m not surprised.

Stopping next to Midnight Armor, Night Light whispered “Come with me, please.”

Concerned, Midnight Armor glanced at his wife before following Night Light back up the aisle. “Is something wrong?”

Night Light waited until they had reached Twilight before turning to Midnight Armor. “Everything is fine, Midnight. I just wanted to ask you to help me walk Twilight down the aisle.”

Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow, Pinkie and Applejack gasped, but Midnight Armor tilted his head in confusion.

“Why do you want me to do that?”

Shaking herself out of her shock, Twilight nuzzled Night Light. “I don’t think he understands what you want him to do, Dad. That tradition didn’t exist when he became a star.” She glanced at Midnight Armor before returning her attention to Night Light. “Do you want to explain it, or should I?”

“Go ahead.” Night Light replied

Curious, and confused, Midnight Armor turned to his daughter.

“I’m not sure when it started,” Twilight began “but it’s become a tradition for the father of the bride to walk her down the aisle at her wedding so he can “give her away” to the pony that she is marrying.”

Midnight Armor’s eyes widened as he turned back to Night Light. “Why do you want me to do that? It’s true that I’ve accepted Twilight as one of my children, but you are her father.”

“That may be true.” Night Light replied “However, I won’t be here forever. After I pass, you will be the one filling that role.”

Midnight Armor gasped

“I’ve already discussed this with Velvet and both of us agree.” Night Light lowered his voice. “Twilight is no longer the daughter of just Velvet and myself. From now on, she is the daughter of you, Sundance, Velvet and myself.” He looked Midnight Armor in the eye. “I’m counting on you to take care of her when I am no longer here to do so myself.”

Midnight Armor stared at Night Light in stunned silence for several minutes. Then he lowered his head, not quite a bow, but a show of respect. “I understand. Don’t worry. I will take care of her.” He raised his head, glanced at Twilight and returned his attention to Night Light. “Is it appropriate for me to “give her away” when the pony that she’s marrying is my son? Even if it is appropriate, are you sure that you want me to do so?”

Twilight shook herself from her shock and turned to Midnight Armor. “I don’t think it’s ever been done before, but there’s nothing that says that it can’t be done.”

Night Light nodded “Twilight is correct. Velvet and I went to the library yesterday so we could look it up. There is nothing preventing us from doing this . . . and yes, I’m sure.”

“V-very well.” Midnight Armor replied

Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow, Pinkie and Rarity smiled but, before they could say anything, a miniature Discord appeared in the air next to Twilight’s left ear.

“Is everything alright, Little Twily?” Discord quietly asked “Artemis is starting to worry.”

Twilight’s smile widened “Everything’s fine, Discord. It seems that both of my fathers are going to walk me down the aisle. Please let Artemis, Celestia and Cadance about this. Then ask Fluttershy to tell her birds to start singing again.”

Discord nodded to Twilight before vanishing.

At the other end of the throne room, Celestia, Cadance and Artemis jumped slightly when the miniature Discord appeared in front of them. Discord passed Twilight’s message before teleporting to Fluttershy.

Celestia and Cadance smiled

Artemis stared at his father, Night Light and Twilight. F-father is going to walk Twilight down the aisle as well? He was pulled from his thoughts when Fluttershy’s songbirds began to sing again.

Everyone turned towards the door as Twilight, with Night Light on her right and Midnight Armor on her left, began walking down the aisle. Her friends followed. When the seven of them got to the other end of the room, Night Light and Midnight Armor nuzzled Twilight before moving to stand next to their wives. Artemis moved to stand next to Twilight.

“What was that about?” Sundance whispered to her husband.

Midnight Armor made sure that his horn was touching his wife’s before sharing his memory of what had just happened. Sundance’s eyes widened but, before she could say anything, her attention was drawn by Celestia’s voice.

“Welcome, everypony.”

“We are here to celebrate the love of two very special ponies.” Cadance continued, smiling at Twilight and Artemis “Artemis, Prince of the Night and Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship.”

In the stars, Star Swirl was looking thoughtfully at Sundance and Midnight Armor’s stars. “The fact that their souls haven’t been reattached to their stars means that they are still in Equestria.” He paused “Either that, or they’ve been . . .” His star flickered. “No, I can’t think like that. Our plan must have succeeded. I’m sure that Artemis has simply been too busy to bring everypony here.”

“It’s difficult to tell the passage of time up here, but I’m fairly certain that it’s around midnight of the third night. That means tomorrow is the fourth day. If our plan wasn’t successful, their souls will be reattached to their stars in a matter of hours.”

In Canterlot, Celestia and Cadance smiled at each other before turning to Artemis and Twilight. As one, they said “You may kiss the bride.”

Everyone cheered when Artemis immediately pulled Twilight into a deep kiss.

Celestia smiled “I now present Artemis, Prince of the Night and Prince of Friendship.”

“And I present Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship and Princess of the Night.” Cadance finished, also smiling

Artemis and Twilight turned to face the crowd but, before either of them could day anything, Sapphire Wing and Silver Shadow bowed to both of them.

Sapphire Wing smiled at both of them. “Congratulations, Prince Artemis and Princess Twilight!”

Also smiling, Silver Shadow nodded. It’s about time. “There are so many ponies present that we simply don’t have enough space to have the reception in the castle.”

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “Where are we going to have it?” I hope he doesn’t say that it’s been cancelled. Pinkie will never forgive me if we don’t have one.

Magic laughed You’re right.

“The same place we had Blueblood’s trial.” Cadance answered

Celestia laughed “There are so many ponies that I had to expand the park again.”

Pinkie bounced over. “Discord and I have already set everything up. Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!”

Artemis laughed as well. “It’s going to take a while to get all of these ponies to the park, Pinkie.”

“No, it won’t!” Pinkie replied

Twilight and Artemis were about to ask her what she was talking about, but paused when Discord snapped his eagle talons. A bright flash of light engulfed the ballroom. When the light faded, everyone noticed that they were standing in the middle of the park.

Midnight Armor shook his head. “That certainly takes care of that.”

You’re right. Laughter responded, laughing

Everyone else laughed as well.

Artemis and Twilight looked around the park.

There were a dozen tables lined up at the left side of the park. Most of them held a combination of breakfast and dinner items. Two of them were piled high with desert items. Their wedding cake was on the last table.

“W-wow” Twilight said softly “The cake is bigger than I am.”

Laughing softly, Artemis nuzzled his wife. “I think it’s larger than I am.”

Midnight Armor, Sundance, Celestia, Cadance, Shining Armor, Velvet, Night Light and Spike laughed as well.

Shaking her head, Twilight examined the rest of the park. A DJ booth had been set up near the food tables and the center of the park had been turned into a large dance floor. Several games had been set up on the other side of the park, opposite of the food table. The foals had already gathered around the usual Truth or Dare, Twister, and pin the tail on the pony games. There were also several large buckets full of water balloons scattered around the park.

Celestia walked over to Rainbow. “Aren’t you supposed to be doing something?”

Rainbow grinned “I’ll be right back, princess!”

Confused, Sundance and Midnight Armor watched the pegasus fly away.

“Why did she leave?” Midnight Armor asked

Twilight laughed “She’ll be back.” She glanced at her parents before returning her attention to Artemis’ Night Sky. “You might want to look up.”

Curious, Sundance and Midnight Armor did as their daughter suggested. The first thing they noticed was that Rainbow was flying straight towards them. The next thing they noticed was that a circle of rainbow colored light was spreading out from the spot where Rainbow had been when she broke the sound barrier. They heard the sonic boom a few seconds later.

Midnight Armor stared up at the Sonic Rainboom. I haven’t seen a Sonic Rainboom in centuries. In fact, not since the last time I did one.

Loyalty gasped Y-you can do that?!

Yes. Midnight Armor answered Not many ponies know this, but I’m the one who created the Sonic Rainboom . . . even though I did so by accident.

Loyalty gasped again.

You created the Sonic Rainboom . . . by accident? Honesty repeated

That’s right. Midnight Armor replied I was chasing one of the creatures that lived in the Everfree Forest because it had grabbed Celestia and was flying away with her.

Loyalty, Honesty, Kindness, Generosity and Laughter gasped in horror. What?!

She couldn’t escape, or defeat, it because she was only two years old. Midnight Armor explained Anyway, I was pushing myself to go faster so that I could catch up to them and, the next thing I knew, I had just performed the first Sonic Rainboom.

I-incredible! Loyalty stammered

Needless to say, Midnight Armor continued I caught up to the creature very quickly. The first thing I did was take my daughter away from the creature and place her on my back. Sundance caught up to us a little over a minute later. We worked together to destroy the creature before turning our attention to our daughter. Fortunately, Celestia hadn’t been hurt.

Kindness sighed in relief. Thank goodness.

Midnight Armor thought for a moment. Celestia doesn’t know this, but she’s the one who came up with part of the name for that technique.

What do you mean? Generosity asked

Midnight Armor laughed softly. Sundance and I thought Celestia would be terrified, but she was laughing and shouting “Rainbow Boom!”

Loyalty, Honesty, Kindness, Generosity and Laughter laughed as well.

I shortened that to “Rainboom”. Midnight Armor explained Sundance added the “Sonic” part because of the sonic boom that was created when I broke the sound barrier.

That makes sense. Honesty commented

I’m glad you were able to save my previous bearer. Kindness said softly

Midnight Armor blinked Celestia was your bearer?

That’s right. Kindness replied She was also the Bearer of the Elements of Magic and Loyalty. Artemis bore the Elements of Honesty, Laughter and Generosity. She paused Well, that was before Celestia used all of the Elements of Harmony to . . . well, you know.

I see. Midnight Armor said slowly

“Midnight?”

Midnight Armor jumped before turning to his wife. “Yes?”

“Is everything alright?” Sundance quietly asked

Smiling, Midnight Armor nuzzled his wife. “Of course. I was telling Loyalty, Honesty, Kindness, Generosity and Laughter about the day I created the Sonic Rainboom.”

Sundance returned her husband’s smile. “I see.”

Sundance and Midnight Armor looked up when Celestia, Artemis and Twilight walked over to them. Both of them smiled wider before nuzzling all three of their children.

“What do you want to do first?” Sundance asked

“Games!” Pinkie shouted, suddenly popping up in between Artemis and Twilight.

Sundance, Midnight Armor and Celestia stared at her in a combination of shock and confusion.

H-how does she do that?!

That’s a very good question, Sundance. Harmony slowly replied

Twilight nuzzled her mother. “Don’t bother trying to figure her out. Trust me, you’ll just drive yourself crazy.”

Midnight Armor tilted his head. “What makes you say that?”

Twilight giggled “I tried to figure her out not long after I moved to Ponyville . . . and nearly went crazy because I couldn’t do it. That’s when I learned that it’s better if I just don’t ask.”

Sundance stared at Twilight for a moment before taking a deep breath. “I’ll take your word for it.”

Pinkie giggled as well. “Not that that’s settled, let’s play! It’s time for a water balloon fight!”

Twilight used her magic to light several of the lavender and dark blue paper lanterns that were hanging from the nearby trees. Careful to keep her expression neutral, she also levitated a water balloon closer before throwing it at Pinkie.

Pinkie gasped in surprise. “Twilight!”

Twilight giggled again “What? I thought I’d get the water balloon fight started.”

Sundance, Midnight Armor, Celestia and Artemis began to laugh as well.

Twilight took a closer look at the stain on Pinkie’s dress. “That wasn’t filled with water.”

Discord laughed “I filled some of them with chocolate milk.”

Curious, Celestia used her magic to throw one at Discord. Everyone raised an eyebrow when Discord’s lion arm was covered with whipped cream.

Pinkie giggled “I filled some of them with whipped cream!”

Twilight glanced at her wedding dress. “I’d better take this off. Getting it dirty is one thing, but Rarity will kill me if I stain it with whipped cream and chocolate milk.”

Cadance walked over to them. “You’re probably right.”

“It’s alright.” Shining Armor added, smiling at Twilight and Artemis as he joined his wife. “Cadance has already informed the rest of your friends that the two of you will be removing your wedding apparel.”

Cadance gave Artemis and Twilight a sly smile. “I don’t think anyone will complain if the two of you also take some time to “freshen up” a bit.”

Artemis and Twilight vanished in a flash of moonlight.

Everyone instantly began to laugh.

Pinkie turned to the crowd. “Water Balloon Fight!!!”

Everyone, especially the foals, cheered.

Discord snapped his eagle talons again. When the light faded, everyone noticed that their clothes had been removed. “Before you ask, I teleported everyone’s clothes to their room in the castle . . . or their homes.”

Rarity, and several of the other nearby ponies, sighed in relief.

Celestia smiled “Thank you”

Now that I don’t have to worry about their clothes, I can be as messy as I want. Grinning, Discord decided to get things started by throwing a balloon at Celestia.

Artemis and Twilight appeared in the middle of their room. Artemis immediately took his suit off while Twilight removed her crown and took the curls out of her mane.

Twilight took her dress off before hanging it in the closet next to Artemis’ suit. She used her magic to close the closet as she turned to her husband. “Are you ready to show me whatever you and Celestia were talking about earlier?”

Artemis pulled his wife into a kiss and released his spell while she was distracted.

When the kiss broke, Twilight slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes widened as she looked around their room. “W-wow”

The walls, which had been a dark blue, now resembled the sky during the time in between Day and Night.

Artemis looked at the walls as well. “You allowed my Night Sky into your castle, so I brought your twilight into our room.” He paused when he heard her gasp. Curious, he turned to see that she had discovered the second surprise.

Their bed was positioned against the wall, directly across from the wall of windows and balcony. There were originally two black nightstands, one on either side of the bed. The one on the right side still stood between their bed and the door to their room. However, the one on the left side had been replaced with a sturdy lavender crib with dark blue sheets. A lavender changing table, already stocked with everything they would need, stood next to that.

“It’s perfect.” Twilight said softly

Artemis nuzzled his wife. “There’s more.” He led her over to the wall on the left side of the room. This was lined with half a dozen bookcases. Three of them held books that Artemis was reading as he worked to catch up on things that he had missed during his banishment.

Twilight’s eyes widened when she noticed that two of them had been filled with several of her favorite books. The last one had been filled with baby books for them to read to Lavender Selene when she finally arrived. A comfortable lavender rocking chair stood next to the last bookcase with the second nightstand next to that. She turned to see that Artemis was watching her carefully. “I love it.”

“There’s one more surprise.” Artemis responded, sighing in relief “Unfortunately, it isn’t safe for me to bring you to see it right now.”

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “Why not?”

“It’s still under construction.” Artemis nuzzled his wife. “Don’t worry. Our daughter’s room will be ready long before she’s born.” In fact, it should be ready next week.

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “I thought we were going to give her an existing room close to your tower.”

Chuckling, Artemis shook his head. “Celestia and I spent the last couple of months discussing that. We didn’t tell you about it because I wanted it to be a surprise.”

“Where is her room going to be?” Twilight asked

“Lavender Selene’s room will be in the same tower as ours.” Artemis answered “I’m having part of the first floor turned into her room and another part turned into the nursery.” He glanced at their daughter’s crib. “She’ll sleep in here with us at first. We’ll move her, her crib and the changing table to her room when she no longer needs to nurse in the middle of the night.”

Twilight smiled “Good idea.”

“I’ll let you know when they’re ready.” Artemis glanced at the moon before returning his attention to his wife. “We should head to the reception.” He waited for her to nod before teleporting them back to the park.

In the park, everyone looked up at a flash of moonlight. They saw Artemis and Twilight standing in the middle of the park.

Sundance, Midnight Armor, Celestia, Cadance, Shining Armor, Night Light and Velvet walked over to them.

“That was fast.” Shining Armor remarked

“I thought you’d be gone for at least an hour.” Cadance commented

Artemis instantly knew what she meant. “Trust me, we will be taking care of that.” He chuckled when Twilight blushed. “We’re just going to wait until later before we do so.”

Celestia tilted her head. “In that case, you were gone for longer than was necessary for simply removing your clothes. What else did you do?”

Twilight smiled at her sister. “He showed me a few surprises.”

Celestia returned the smile. “I see. What did you think?”

Twilight nuzzled her husband. “I love it.”

Celestia nudged her brother with a wing. “I told you.”

“What are you talking about?” Sundance asked, looking at her eldest in confusion

Celestia giggled “Artemis actually thought Twilight wasn’t going to like what he did to their room.”

Midnight Armor chuckled “There was no reason for you to worry about that.”

Artemis was about to respond, but paused when Pinkie bounced over to them. “What is it, Pinkie?”

“You gotta cut the cake!” Pinkie answered, pulling Twilight over to the table with the Wedding Cake on it.

Curious, Twilight spread her wings and lifted into the air. Artemis did the same. Both of them gasped in shock.

The cake had eight tiers. Like the cake for the smaller wedding, it was frosted in dark blue buttercream and had white star shaped sprinkles. However, this time, the sprinkles had been deliberately placed so that all of Twilight’s favorite constellations were on the cake. The top of the top tier had been frosted to look like the moon. The cake toppers were chocolate three dimensional versions of Twilight and Artemis. They were positioned so that they were standing side-by-side on the moon.

“I’d love to really do that at some point.” Twilight commented

Artemis glanced at her. “What are you talking about?”

Take a closer look at what your chocolate versions are doing. Night said softly

Curious, Artemis did as he was told. He gasped in shock when he understood what they meant. S-she wants to visit my moon?! His eyes widened as he turned to his wife. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Twilight nuzzled her husband. “I didn’t bring it up because I know that it’s a sensitive topic for you . . . especially with Blueblood’s recent actions.”

Artemis opened his mouth, but paused when she shook her head.

“It’s alright.” Twilight said softly “I’ll wait until you’re ready.”

Artemis returned her nuzzle. “Thank you” He waited until they were on the ground again before looking at Pinkie. “Why did you put those specific constellations on the cake?”

“They’re Twilight’s favorites!” Pinkie responded

What?! Eyes wide, Artemis turned to Twilight.

Twilight blushed “I told you that I’ve been an amateur astronomer since I was a filly.”

Midnight Armor raised an eyebrow. Amateur astronomer? He stared at his youngest for a moment before shaking his head. I’ll ask Twilight to explain it later.

Laughing, Cadance levitated a knife over to Twilight. “That’s enough discussion about what the cake looks like. I think it’s time to eat it.”

Twilight smiled at her sister before she and Artemis worked together to cut two slices of cake. After they had put them on plates, and grabbed a couple of forks, they moved off to the side so that everyone else could get a slice.

Artemis and Twilight were just finishing their slices when Sundance, Midnight Armor, Celestia, Cadance, Flurry and Shining Armor walked over. Smiling, they waited for their family to eat their cake.

Shining Armor nuzzled his little sister. “It’s time to get the dancing started, but we can’t do so until the bride and groom have their first dance.

Twilight turned bright red. “You know that I’m a horrible dancer, Shiny.”

Laughing softly, Cadance nuzzled her little sister as well. “It’s alright, Twilight. I’m sure you’ll be fine.”

Artemis stood before walking to the middle of the dance floor. Twilight nervously followed him.

The DJ, a unicorn mare, started a slow, romantic song. For a few minutes, everyone just watched the bride and groom dance.

“Relax, Twilight.” Artemis whispered “You’re doing fine.”

Twilight finally relaxed when Sundance, Midnight Armor, Cadance, Shining Armor, Velvet and Night Light joined them on the dance floor. Several other ponies quickly followed suit. Artemis and Twilight left the dance floor as soon as the song was over.

Artemis lay down on the grass and watched Twilight walk over to the food tables. A few minutes later, he smiled when his wife lay down next to him before setting two plates of food, and two bottles of apple juice, on the grass in front of them.

“I thought you might be hungry.” Twilight explained

Artemis was about to respond, but paused when he heard Twilight’s stomach growl. Laughing softly, he nuzzled his wife. “It sounds like our daughter is even hungrier than I am.”

Blushing, Twilight took a large bite out of an apple turnover before looking up when the rest of their family joined them.

Sundance, Velvet, Celestia and Cadance smiled as they watched Twilight finish the turnover before moving onto two apple breakfast pastries.

Twilight raised an eyebrow as she swallowed the last of her breakfast. “I don’t care what any of you say. I am not eating anything else right now.”

Sundance, Velvet, Celestia and Cadance instantly began to laugh. Midnight Armor, Artemis, Night Light and Shining Armor quickly joined them.

Twilight raised the other eyebrow. “What’s so funny?”

“We weren’t going to say anything about that.” Celestia answered

“Right.” Twilight replied “I haven’t forgotten about what happened before the smaller wedding.”

Sundance, Midnight Armor, Artemis, Velvet, Night Light, Celestia, Cadance and Shining Armor laughed harder.

Twilight shook her head. “I’m not even going to ask. In fact, I think I’ll go see how Pinkie is doing with the games instead.” She paused “I’m not playing Twister.”

Cadance giggled “I promise I won’t rig the game this time.”

Twilight glanced at her sister. “Do you want me to lose my balance and fall on my stomach?”

Cadance’s eyes widened “Good point.”

Everyone else nodded

Standing, Artemis helped his wife to her hooves before turning to the rest of their family. “You can come with us if you want.”

Also standing, everyone else nodded again.

Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rainbow, Rarity, Applejack, Spike and several foals looked up when the Royal Family approached.

Squealing in delight, the foals dropped what they were doing and ran over to them. “Princess Celestia! Prince Artemis! Princess Twilight!” They paused, looking at Sundance and Midnight Armor in confusion.

Laughing softly, Celestia and Artemis lay down so that they were on the foals’ level.

Celestia glanced at her brother before turning back to the foals. “These are our parents. Our mother’s name is Sundance and our father’s name is Midnight Armor.”

Smiling, Sundance and Midnight Armor lay down next to their children. “Good morning.”

“Good morning.” The foals replied

Water Lilly gently poked Artemis in the chest. “Daddy told me that they’re the King and Queen."

Twilight lay down next to Artemis. “That’s right.”

Silver Spark lay down in between Twilight’s forehooves before looking up at her. “Mommy told me that your baby is a girl.”

Twilight nodded “Her name is Lavender Selene.”

Water Lilly’s eyes widened “Pretty!”

Twilight smiled at Water Lilly before looking at the rest of the foals. “You don’t have to stop playing. We just wanted to see how the games are going.”

“We just finished playing Twister.” Silver Spark replied

“I see.” Cadance responded, laying down next to Twilight “Did you have fun?”

All of the foals nodded.

“What do you want to do now?” Shining Armor asked, laying down next to his wife

“It’s time to dance!”

Surprised, Sundance, Midnight Armor, Celestia, Artemis, Twilight, Cadance, Shining Armor and the foals looked up to see that Rainbow was hovering in the air above them.

Pinkie bounced over to them. “That’s right!” She turned to the DJ. “Turn it up!”

The unicorn mare chose a song before doing as she was told.

Rainbow pulled Twilight into the air. “You’re up here with us. The same goes for you, Artemis.”

Nodding, Artemis and Celestia took to the air as well. Cadance stayed on the ground so she could dance with Shining Armor.

Sundance glanced at her husband before looking up at Rainbow. “I think we’re going to sit this one out.”

Midnight Armor nodded “We’re not familiar with the current dances, so it’s better if we observe.”

Pinkie pouted, but Rainbow nodded as well. “It’s cool.”

Sundance tilted her head. What does she mean by that?

I’m not sure. Harmony answered I assume there hasn’t been a drop in the temperature.

No. Sundance slowly replied

Twilight noticed her parents’ confusion, flew down and landed in front of them. “The word “cool” has taken on many meanings.” She quietly explained “There are too many to go into right now, but Rainbow basically just said “that’s alright”.”

“Ah.” Midnight Armor remarked “That makes more sense.”

Sundance nuzzled her youngest. “I’m sure we’ll be discussing this in greater detail later.” She waited for Twilight to nod before nudging her towards Artemis. “Thank you. For now, you’d better get up there.”

Velvet and Night Light watched their daughter return Sundance’s nuzzle before returning to Artemis’ side. Everyone in the air immediately began to dance.

Midnight Armor watched his children for a couple of minutes before glancing at his wife. “I thought Twilight was just going to teach us how to read the current written language.”

Sundance opened her mouth to respond, but paused when she heard laughter. Surprised, she turned towards the voice. “Velvet?”

“I’m sorry.” Velvet replied, laying down not far from Sundance “I didn’t mean to interrupt.”

“That’s alright.” Sundance responded “What’s so funny?”

“There’s no way that Twilight would stop there.” Velvet answered “She probably plans to teach both of how to write in the current written language as well.”

“I see.” Midnight Armor slowly replied

Night Light smiled at both of them as he lay down next to his wife.

Forty-Five Minutes Later

Midnight Armor looked up when Shining Armor lay down next his father while Cadance lay down next to her husband.

Sundance raised an eyebrow when she noticed how hard Cadance and Shining Armor were breathing. “Are you alright?”

Both of them nodded.

Smiling, Sundance levitated a couple of drinks over to them. “This should help.”

Cadance returned Sundance’s smile as she took one of the drinks in her magic. “Thank you.”

Shining Armor instantly downed half of the other one before taking a deep breath. “Thank you, Sundance. I needed that.”

Sundance tilted her head. Should I ask him now, or wait until tomorrow?

What are you talking about? Harmony asked

Sundance was about to respond, but paused when she heard Shining Armor’s voice.

“Is everything alright, Sundance?”

Startled, Sundance looked around to see that her husband, Cadance, Shining Armor, Night Light and Velvet were staring at her. “I’m sorry. I was just trying to decide if I should ask a question now or wait until tomorrow.”

Cadance raised an eyebrow. “I don’t see any reason why you can’t ask it now.”

Sundance glanced at her husband before turning to Cadance, Shining Armor, Night Light and Velvet. “I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but Artemis and Twilight decided that they wanted Midnight and I to be the first to know about their . . . I believe Twilight called it an engagement.”

Cadance, Shining Armor and Velvet shook their heads.

Night Light smiled “We weren’t aware of that but, now that I think about it, it doesn’t surprise me.”

Velvet laughed “Same here.”

“Star Swirl found out about it when we did.” Midnight Armor continued “Celestia walked into Artemis and Twilight’s room not long after Twilight told Sundance.”

“That means she was the fourth to find out.” Cadance commented

Sundance and Midnight Armor nodded.

“What does that have to do with the question?” Shining Armor asked

“Twilight decided to tease Celestia.” Sundance responded “I made her stop before telling her that it was too important not to tell Celestia about.” She looked at Shining Armor. “She was instantly offended and shouted that she wasn’t her brother.”

Cadance, Shining Armor, Night Light and Velvet gasped.

“She explained the situation a few minutes later.” Sundance explained “Therefore, we already know about some of what happened. I brought that up because it leads to our question.”

I think I know what the questions is. Cadance glanced at her husband before returning her attention to Sundance.

“Why didn’t you tell your sister that you were going to marry her former foal sitter? Or invite her to your wedding?” Midnight Armor asked

Shining Armor sighed “There was a threat against Canterlot. Therefore, Princess Celestia had asked me to provide additional security for the city.”

Cadance nodded “He surrounded the entire city with his shield.”

Midnight Armor’s eyes widened “You can make it that large?”

Shining Armor nodded as well. “At the time, I was the Captain of Princess Celestia’s Royal Guard. That means I had several obligations . . . in addition to preparing for the wedding. I hate to say this, but informing Twily wasn’t on my list of priorities.”

Cadance gasped I couldn’t tell Twilight about the wedding because I had already been captured by Chrysalis. “If you didn’t tell her about the wedding . . . who did?”

“I did”

Everyone looked up as Celestia lay down next to her father.

“I didn’t know that she was unaware of your engagement.” Celestia explained “Therefore, I sent Spike the wedding invitation and a request for Twilight and her friends to come to Canterlot so they could help us prepare for the wedding.”

Shining Armor gasped as well. “She found out about the wedding when you asked her to plan it?!”

Celestia nodded

Shining Armor’s ears drooped. “No wonder she was so angry when she arrived in Canterlot.”

“W-wait a minute.” Cadance said slowly “That means she went through that before . . .”

“What’s wrong?” Shining Armor asked, turning to his wife

“None of you believed her when she tried to warn you about the “fake” me.” Cadance reminded him

Shining Armor sighed “You’re right. Instead of listening to my sister, I told her not to even come to the wedding.”

Sundance and Midnight Armor gasped in shock. “What?!”

Shining Armor looked at the grass under his hooves. “To make matters worse, we left her in the throne room . . . alone with Chrysalis. That gave Chrysalis the perfect opportunity to send Twilight to the caves.”

Midnight Armor gasped again.

“Oh, Twilight.” Sundance said softly I can’t believe she had to go through that. She thought for a moment. Now that I know what happened, I’m not surprised that she reacted that way.

Sundance, Midnight Armor, Cadance, Shining Armor, Velvet and Night Light looked up when they heard a couple of familiar voices. They watched Twilight and Artemis fly towards them. The newlyweds were laughing as they landed next to their family. Artemis nuzzled his wife before laying down next to his mother.

Twilight was about to lay down next to her husband, but paused when she saw that she was surrounded with her mother’s magic. Confused, she looked up as Sundance levitated her youngest in between herself and her father. “Is something wrong, Mom?”

Sundance pulled her daughter into a tight hug.

Twilight shifted so that she could look at Sundance’s face. Sundance responded by hugging her tighter. Shrugging, Twilight snuggled closer to her mother.

“What’s going on?” Artemis whispered to Velvet.

“You don’t want to know.” Velvet quietly replied Twilight and Artemis don’t need to be thinking about that on their wedding day.

Artemis raised an eyebrow, but decided to let the subject drop.

That’s probably a wise decision. Night remarked

Artemis was about to respond, but paused when he heard several voices at once.

Curious, the Royal Family turned to see that a large crowd of ponies had gathered behind them. Deciding to see what was going on, they stood before turning towards everyone. Twilight took a couple of steps forward, and was about to ask what they wanted, but paused when she took a closer look at them.

Cadance, Shining Armor, Flurry, Rainbow, Pinkie, Discord, Spike and the foals of Canterlot threw dozens of “water” balloons at Twilight.

Twilight suddenly found herself covered in a combination of whipped cream and chocolate milk. She sighed as she took a closer look at herself. Great. I’m going to have to take a long bath to get this out of my wings, coat, mane and tail.

Artemis stared at his wife. I hate to say this, but I’m very glad that they didn’t include me in that.

I don’t blame you. Night responded

Sundance, Midnight Armor, Artemis and Celestia shuddered as they imagined the feeling of all of that on their coats . . . as well as in their wings, manes and tails.

Everyone else instantly began to laugh.

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “You think that’s funny?”

They were laughing too hard to say anything, so they just nodded.

Twilight used her magic to pull Celestia’s head closer to hers before whispering. “Please get a Teleportation Spell ready. I need you to bring you, me, Mom, Dad and Artemis to the castle.”

“What are you going to do?” Celestia quietly asked

“I’m going to see how they like it.” Twilight quietly responded

Celestia suppressed a giggle as her horn began to glow. “Let me know when you want me to cast it.”

Nodding slightly, Twilight’s horn began to glow as she turned back to everyone else.

Cadance, Shining Armor, Flurry, Rainbow, Pinkie, Discord, Spike and the foals couldn’t see it, but the remaining water balloons rose into the air. Then Twilight used her magic to remove the balloons before bringing the whipped cream, chocolate milk and water closer.

I thought she would have done something to get back at us by now. Cadance opened her mouth, but paused when she noticed the look on her little sister’s face. She’s up to something. She was pulled from her thoughts by Twilight’s voice.

“Enjoy your bath.”

Confused, everyone else looked at Twilight as well.

Twilight combined the whipped cream, chocolate milk and water into a uniform mass before dumping the entire thing on Cadance, Shining Armor, Flurry, Rainbow, Pinkie, Discord, Spike and the foals. She made sure that the only ones who got wet were the ones who had thrown the water balloons at her. Then she nodded to Celestia.

Cadance, Shining Armor, Flurry, Rainbow, Pinkie, Discord, Spike, the foals and everyone else were forced to close their eyes when a bright flash of sunlight lit up the area. They opened them a few moments later to find that Sundance, Midnight Armor, Celestia, Artemis and Twilight had disappeared.

Rainbow shuddered as she slowly moved her wings. “I can’t believe she did that! It’s going to take forever to get this out of my wings!”

“Well,” Cadance said slowly “we did do the same to her.”

“Princess Cadance is right.” Fluttershy said softly “Twilight is probably really tired, but it’s going to take at least two hours for her to clean that out of her wings.”

“That’s not including the time it will take to clean her coat, mane and tail.” Rarity commented, shuddering as well

Rainbow glanced at her friends. “Oh, yeah.” She sighed “I’d better go. I need to get this out of my wings, coat, mane and tail.”

Discord laughed “I wouldn’t worry about that.” Everyone looked at him in time to see him snap his eagle talons. A bright flash of magic later, they noticed that everyone was clean and the mess had vanished.

Cadance sighed in relief. “Thank you, Discord.”

Shining Armor looked towards the castle. “It looks like Twily will be taking a long bath.”

Velvet laughed “It’s alright. I’m sure that Sundance, Midnight, Princess Celestia and Artemis will help her.”

“You’re right, honey.” Night Light responded “I’m also sure that Twilight and Artemis will be going to bed as soon as they’re done.” He thought for a moment. “Sundance and Midnight will probably do the same.”

Cadance, Shining Armor, Rarity, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Applejack and every adult within earshot immediately began to laugh when they understood what he meant.

Pinkie bounced to the middle of the park. “Let’s get back to the party!”

Laughing, everyone did as they were told.

The Royal Family appeared in the middle of Celestia’s bathroom. Celestia started the water while Artemis levitated several bottles of shampoo and body wash over to the tub.

Sundance glanced around the room before spotting a stack of folded washcloths. Shaking her head, she levitated all of them closer to the bathtub. It may take all of these to get Twilight clean.

Harmony looked around the room. It looks like there are more of them near the door.

Thank you, Harmony. Sundance levitated a dozen more washcloths over to join the rest.

“Ugh.” Twilight slowly spread her wings. “It’s going to take forever to get this stuff off.” Sighing, her horn began to glow as she prepared to teleport to the bathroom attached to the room that she shared with Artemis.

Sundance and Midnight Armor exchanged glances before turning back to Twilight.

Twilight gasped when she noticed that she was suspended in dark blue magic. Surprised, she allowed her magic to fade as she turned to see that Midnight Armor was watching her. “Dad?”

Midnight Armor laughed “Where do you think you’re going?”

“To take a bath.” Twilight answered

Midnight Armor responded by lowering his youngest into the full tub.

Twilight raised an eyebrow when Celestia, Artemis, Midnight Armor and Sundance walked into the tub as well. Then she turned to Midnight Armor. “Why did you do that?”

Midnight Armor nuzzled his youngest while Celestia got to work on her sister’s mane. “Did you really think we weren’t going to help you?”

“I, uh-” Twilight cut herself off with a moan of pleasure. Surprised, she turned to see that Sundance had spread her wings before beginning to clean the feathers. That’s when she noticed that Artemis was washing her tail.

Midnight Armor lay down next to Twilight as he began to wash her back. Twilight sighed in pleasure as she leaned into her father’s side. Sundance, Midnight Armor, Celestia and Artemis laughed, but didn’t stop what they were doing.

It didn’t take Artemis long to finish cleaning his wife’s tail. He decided to work on her rear end and hind legs next. With a mischievous smirk, he gently ran a soapy washcloth over her marehood.

Gasping in shock, Twilight turned in time to see her husband run the washcloth over her marehood again. “A-Artemis?!”

“What?” Artemis innocently asked, wiping her marehood a third time “I have to make sure that you’re clean.”

Sundance, Midnight Armor, Celestia and Artemis laughed again when Twilight shuddered in delight as his actions sent lightning bolts of pleasure up her spine.

Twilight allowed herself to lean a little further into her father’s side as she used a washcloth to clean her stomach before moving onto her face. I-I am definitely going to get him back for that.

Magic laughed You know you enjoyed it.

I never said that I didn’t like it. Twilight replied However, I am saying that I wish he wouldn’t do it in front of Celestia and our parents.

Magic laughed again

Twilight sighed in relief when Artemis moved on to her hind legs.

Meanwhile, Celestia had finished washing her sister’s mane and had begun to wash her sides while Midnight Armor washed his daughter’s chest and neck. When they finished, Artemis lay down on Twilight’s other side and Celestia lay down next to her brother.

Sundance spent the next twenty minutes carefully cleaning Twilight’s wings. When she finished, she lay down next to her husband.

Twilight nuzzled Midnight Armor and Artemis before smiling at Celestia and Sundance. “Thank you. That would have taken a few hours if I had done it myself.”

“There’s no way we would have allowed that.” Celestia replied

Sundance, Midnight Armor and Artemis nodded. The five of them climbed out of the bathtub and dried themselves off.

Celestia drained the tub before leading her family to her room. Yawning, she nuzzled her parents and siblings. “I hate to say this, but I need to get some sleep.”

Sundance, Artemis and Twilight laughed.

“It’s alright.” Midnight Armor replied, laughing as well “The rest of us should get some sleep as well.”

Twilight glanced at her husband before turning to their parents. “We’ll take both of you to your room before heading to ours.”

Sundance sighed in relief. “Thank you”

Celestia smiled at her family as they walked out of her room. Then she used her magic to close and lock the door as she climbed into bed. She was asleep within a couple of minutes.

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