Prelude.

It has been a few weeks since the Griffon Kingdom. By now Bright Mac and Pear butter have gotten used to the swing of things. The friends that knew them before were overjoyed to see they were still alive. A few other events happened while leading up to the present. The first such incident was seeing the Crusaders enter a talent show, wasn't too bad. Though I wish they would realize which of them had the right talent for this and that.

The second was having to save Rarity from a pack of diamond dogs. It was easy enough, seeing as I'm a large two-legged wolf they gave her to us no problem. When the whole ordeal was over, the dogs made me their king just so I wouldn't chop them up to bits. To make the deal even better, they gave us six minecarts full of gemstones and a crown to show my status.

The third was having to go through a week of having Fluttershy as a model and Pinkie popping around saying ' Forever'. Reminds me of the Sandlot when they were telling the story about the beast. It was also around that time that Jackie and Lulu were starting to show that they had a bun in the oven. A baby shower was held and an ultrasound took place. As it turns out, both babies would be werewolf boys with wings. The names had been chosen. The child I was having with Lulu would be named Orion, and the child with Jackie would be Jack. I was so happy.

The fourth and final event was negotiating a land dispute in a western town called Appleloosa. The buffalo wanted their ancestral stampeding grounds clear of the apple trees, whereas the settlers needed the grounds to have a decent living. The answer was quite simple, cut a path through the orchard wide enough so a large herd could charge through. The deal became even sweeter when the rumbling from the stampede made the apples fall, In thanks, the settlers made them an apple pie each.

Now with all this info, we come to the present.

Jackie and I were heading down the road towards the library because Twilight wanted to show us how we were going to head to the Gala. Luna would have been with us too, but she had to be up in Canterlot to help Celestia set up the party. As we headed down the road Jackie and I talked about what we would do while there as I ate an apple. " So, I thought we could take a small tour of the place while the evening is young."

" That sounds nice. Maybe afterward's we meet up with Luna for a dance together?"

" That sounds perfect, though before that I would like to play a little song for my two lovely ladies. Then I want us to meet in the ballroom for a little surprise." I nuzzled against her as the plans for the evening became more exciting. In no time we made it to the library where the girls were waiting for us. " Hello, girls, Spike how have you been?" They all gave me and Jackie a hello and proceeded to hug my pregnant girlfriend. " So Twilight, what's the plan on getting us to the Gala?"

" Well, I've been looking into some transformation spells that could be quite useful for this. So if you have the apple I've asked for, we can get started." Crap.

" Uhh, what apple?" I tossed the core away hoping no one would notice. I was wrong. " Okay so I ate the apple, can you blame me though?" They all gave me a 'really?' look.

" Don't worry honey, I brought an extra with me." That mare, always thinking two steps ahead.

" Thank you Applejack. Now, stand back and watch!" Twilight concentrated her magic on the apple and within moments, the apple turned into an apple-shaped carriage.

" Impressive Twi, though if you said bibbity bobbity boo, the illusion that a Disney movie being ripped off would be more complete! I mean what's next, did you have Fluttershy bring some mice so you could turn them into some kind of horse to pull the carriage?" Twilight and Fluttershy looked at each other as if I had just said exactly what they were about to do. " Oh, by Odin's beard! Fluttershy, take your mice friends back home and I'll go and get my truck and hook it up to this thing!' I turned around to go get my truck, but not before looking to Spike. " Spike, come along and help me get the truck, while these lovely ladies get dressed at the boutique."

" Sure thing Joe. I'll see you, girls, later." And with that, we went to get transportation.

Spike and I had just hooked the truck to the carriage and made sure it wouldn't disconnect while in motion. With that done, we went into the boutique to check on the girls. Knock, Knock. " Hey, girls you about ready in there?" I turned the knob on the door only to have something slam into the door, blocking us from entry.

" Don't you dare, we're getting dressed!" Is...is she serious?

" Um, Rarity, you girls don't normally wear clothes. And I've been quite intimate with one of the occupants in that room." I heard what sounded like flustered gibberish from Rarity and soon enough the door was no longer being blocked. I opened the door and entered with Spike right behind me. " Thank you Rarity, oh and ladies it seems that we only have three hours to get to the official opening of the party, so chop, chop."

" We'll be fine Joe, we just need to put our duds on and Ooh."

" Jackie are you alright?" I went over to see what made her cry out. " What happened, what's wrong?"

" Don't worry sugar, it's just the baby letting me know he's there." She rubbed her belly where little Jack was growing inside. " You wanna feel honey?"

" I would love too darling." I leaned my head over to AJ who was helping Fluttershy with her hooves. I leaned my head onto her belly and felt my child give a small kick letting me know he can hear us. Feeling the tiny kicks of one of my children made me feel like the luckiest man in all the nine realms. " The little guys got his father's spirit. I'll wait for you girls in the truck okay."

" See you in fifteen minutes, sugar." AJ gave me a small peck on the cheek before returning to Fluttershy's hooves.

I went out of the door and waited by the truck with Spike. " So Spike, any chance you'll be asking a certain unicorn to dance this evening?" He looked at me and was about to deny my statement. But I figured I tormented him long enough. " I'm just messing with you man. Though if you want my opinion, I would at least try looking for a girl your age."

" Yeah, like who?" That's a good question, I mean there are a ton of kids his age, but the real question would be who likes him that way and vice-versa.

" I'm not sure I should give you any names, though you could try talking with Sweetie Belle, she seems to like you a little." The little drake had a little smile indicating he would at least humor the idea. While he was in his little fantasy world, I went into mine. My hand hovered over my right pocket, feeling the small lump inside. That lump in my pants was, in fact, a small box with two-

" Hey, Joey we're ready!" There goes Pinkie, interrupting my train of thought. " So, where's your tux?" With a snap of my fingers, the clothing I was in disappeared and was quickly replaced by my tux and dress pants. " Nevermind."

I opened the door of the carriage for the girls. When Jackie passed me I gave her a little help being the southern gentleman I am. Once everyone got in the carriage, I went to the driver's seat of the truck with Spike getting in the passenger side. With him buckled, I turned the ignition and revved up the engine. " Alright, Spike. Time to raise some Hell!" I flipped the radio on and drove up to Canterlot.

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Applejack's Pov

I was having a nice conversation with the girls while mah boyfriend drove us to the Gala. He's such an amazing guy, I can't believe I'm carrying one of his children. He brought my Ma and Pa back from a horrible place and made our family whole again. Though, one thing was still nagging at me. " Hey, girls, can I ask you all a question?"

" But of course darling, you can ask us anything." Rarity was being very supportive since they found out that Luna and I were pregnant.

" That's right whatever it is you need, we got your back." Dash always had my back, even when we would compete against each other.

" Do you think Joe would ever...ever get serious with Luna and me? I mean, yeah we're both having his kids, but it wouldn't be the same unless it was official." All the girls looked like they were thinking over my little dilemma, though Rarity looked to be fidgeting her hooves and had a big grin on her face. " Do you have something that you might want to add to this?"

" Well, I promised Joe that I would keep this a secret, but it's just too good to hold in. Joe is-"

" Move it you, moron. What the hell's taking so long!" I heard Joe screaming at someone on the road. He always had a short temper on the road. " So's your old man!"

" Geez, what do you think the problem was?"

" What's the hold-up. Move your asses! Girls were in line for the Gala!"

" How did we get there so fast?" Twilight always had a fascination with how Joe's truck could go so fast. Though I always liked the fact it could help haul more apples than my apple carts. Guess it's time to get ready to go?

Joe's Pov

We were in the line of carriages waiting to drop off their passengers. In all honesty, it reminded me of Austin traffic. Once we got in front of the road leading up to the castle, I lined up the carriage and put the truck in park. I got out of the truck and opened the carriage for the ladies. " Welcome to the party ladies!" When the girls stepped out, they were a vision, especially Jackie. When they all made it out I could feel a song coming on. " Oh no you don't, I've had enough crappy music during winter wrap up!" I quickly summoned the forces of the harmony song, which is what makes the surrounding area suddenly break out into song, I changed the tune.

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Once we had done a little pre-party singing, the party guests were split halfway down the middle between happy and disgusted. You can guess who had the disgusted looks, damn nobles, and their sticks up their arse. I went over to AJ and lead her to the front with my wing and Spike with the other. " Come on you two, let's have the time of our lives."

The rest of the girls went about their planned activities, though Twilight did follow us as we headed to Celestia to see about Luna. We arrived at the main foyer and beheld a long line of party guests. We must have been in that line for thirty minutes and we only moved five feet with fifteen yards to go. Spike was the one to voice his complaints. " By Thor's hammer, this is taking forever!" Heh, heh, I taught him that one.

Seeing no actual speed in this line, I decided to take matters in my hand, literally. Twilight showed me a spell that gives one 'The death touch', it's a simple spell that makes the victim fall into a death-like state for five minutes. " Leave everything to me." I activated the spell and tapped everyone in front of us. " Pardon me, excuse me, you're dead, rest in peace, take a dirt nap, feed the worms, say high to Hela for me." This continued for a while until we reached Celestia, I almost touched Celestia too till she stopped me with her magic. " Oh hey, there you are, the craziest thing just happened." I pointed behind me, where a lot of ponies were laying on the floor in a death-like state. " All these ponies just dropped in line, they must be exhausted from standing in line for so long."

" Yes well, I do have to greet the guests as they arrive. Hello Spike, Applejack." I saw that she had a small annoyed look on her face, Saying she would rather watch paint dry, or have her teeth pulled. Luckily the man with the plan is here.

" You know, you could just greet the guests while mingling with the others at the party, instead of standing in one place for hours like an idiot. By the way, why aren't you in a dress?" You would think the princess of Canterlot would wear a dress to these things. But I guess since she runs the country with Luna, she could do whatever she wants within reason.

" I guess you do have a point, at least about me just standing here and 'looking like an idiot' as you so eloquently put it. Maybe I should join the party."

" Glad to hear it, now on a side note do you know where Luna is?" Hopefully not having mood swings, though those feelings might come around next month.

" She's up in her old room waiting for you and Applejack. I believe she has something very special for you two tonight." Please be see-through lingerie.

" Alright. Hey, spike you mind hanging out with Twilight and Celestia for a while?" Hopefully, he understands that I need to be with my Valkyries for some alone time.

" Yeah sure, sure, I guess I'll catch up with you guys later."

" Awesome. Come my country maiden our princess awaits!" Sometimes one has to put on the dramatic flair. I lead Jackie up the stairs, down the zig-zagging halls, and finally to Luna's old chambers. I gave the door a small series of knocks. " Luna, it's your Alpha wolf and country maiden, here to escort you on a night you'll never forget!"

" Come on in you two, I've just finished putting on my dress!" She sounded so far out of the room, wonder why? We entered the room looking for our fellow pack mate, only to find her on the balcony. She saw us enter and gestured us forward. " So, what do you think of my regalia?" She was an absolute vision.

" Why Luna, you look beautiful."

" Thank you Applejack, I love your dress as a well. What do you think Joe?" I was at a loss for words, Luna always looked good on her own but the dress really put me in a loop. I had the whole slack-jawed bug eyes routine going. " Joe, Equestria to Joe!"

" Huh what, oh right sorry, it's just that the dress made me speechless." Hopefully not to speechless for my next move.

" Thank you stud." That always gave me goosebumps. " So, shall we make an appearance?"

" Ah think that would be perfect." Applejack started to lead Luna to the door but noticed that I hadn't moved from where I was standing. " Joe, ain't you coming?"

" Actually, you think you two could come back here for a moment?" They exchanged a questioning look between them, then came back over to where I was. When they were standing in front of me, I fell to one knee. This immediately got their attention. " Jackie, Lulu. Even though we've known each other for only a few months, we've moved in together, had each other's backs when we needed it, we even made it through all the upcoming supernatural seasons. But now that we have two young ones on the way." I placed a hand on each of their bellies, illustrating my point. " I think it's time we take the next big step."

" Joe, are you doing what I think you're doing?"

" I think he is Jackie?"

I reached into my pocket and removed a large necklace case. I would have gotten rings, but Jackie doesn't have a horn. I presented the box to them. " Luna. Jackie. Will you marry me?" I opened the box and showed them a necklace that defines them perfectly.


They both looked stunned whether it was from the necklaces or the fact that I just asked them to marry me is anyone's guess. I was about to ask if they were okay until I was tackled by both of them and peppered with kisses. " I guess I'll take that as a yes?"

They both yelled in unison " You're fucking right it's a yes!" Upon hearing that I scooped my brides in my arms and gave 'em a good squeeze, but not too tight in case of accidental oxygen depletion. I gave them each a passionate kiss, and they gave each other a passionate kiss, I mean they are getting married to each other as well. It started to give me a hard-on as well.

" Alright, let's go down to the party and tell our friends the good news!"

" Don't you mean everyone?"

" Nope." I had no desire to tell a bunch of elite jackasses about our proposal to be together. Plus, once we tell Celestia and Pinkie, one or both of them will most likely to make a big deal about it. We exited the door and entered the ballroom.

The first of our friends was Dash who was being led to the V.I.P. section of the party. We entered easily thanks to having Luna with us. Once we were in, we looked for Rainbow Dash and found her sucking up to a couple of ponies in jumpsuits. It seems she spotted us. " Joe, Applejack, over here!"

" Hey Dash, we've got some great news, hey who are the circus performers?" This did not go over well with Dash and the couple she was talking to. " What?"

" Joe, these are the Wonderbolts. You know, the ones I've been trying to get into for a while now. The ones I saved at the young fliers competition." A sudden realization hit me like a freight train.

" Oh yeah, the pegasi ripoffs of the Blue Angels." I went over to greet them. " Hi, my name is Joe. Slayer of dragons and king of the Diamond Dog nation. Who are you?"

The first one to greet me was a mare with a fiery mane. " Hello, my name is Spitfire, captain of the Wonderbolts." A mare named after a world war 2 fighter plane? I've heard weirder names. " So were those titles real, or just self-proclaimed?"

" One-hundred percent true, though I did leave out the Hydra." Both of them looked at me with astonished looks on their faces. " So what about you slick, what's your name?"

The other Wonderbolt was a stallion that looked like he's been rocking the gung. I hope he has some on him. " The name is Soarin, lieutenant of the Wonderbolts." Holy shit he sounds like Matt Hill.

" Dude, I don't want this to sound weird, but you sound just like an actor from my world. It's nice to meet you, man." We shook appendages and formed a very rare thing. A male friendship. " So before I forget why we came here in the first place, I had something to say to Dash." I herded Dash over to Jackie and Lulu to tell her the good news. " So Dash, notice the two necklaces on my pack mates?" She nodded her head yes. " Well, earlier today, I asked these two lovely ladies to marry me."

Rainbow went wide-eyed and hugged Jackie in a tight embrace. " Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh, this is the best news I've heard all night, I have to tell the others!" And just like that, she was off to tell the others which, was for the best since I didn't have all night.

" Since Rainbows doing the job of telling our friends for us, why don't we hit the dance floor?" I led my Valkyries over to where the dancing was supposed to take place. When we got there, nobody was doing any dancing. It was just a bunch of damn nobles trying to kiss up to whoever was higher in the social food chain. And once they saw Luna, it was like a shiver of sharks catching the fresh scent of blood. They would have swarmed us had I not bared my wolf teeth and growled.

" Joe, did ya have to scare 'em like that?" Jackie always did have a problem with me handling jerks like the ones here. I remember this one time- " Let's see if they'll let you play a song, Joe?"

" Yes, I always did enjoy the songs from your world." I thought it over and found it to be a good idea.

" I believe I will wait for the magic to begin my darlings." I kissed both of them on their cheeks and headed for the band. I conjured some cash from my vault and made it to the band. " Hey, guys, why not take five and let a pro take over?" I divided the gold among them and they just bolted. I grabbed the mic and tapped it a few times, gaining the attention of everyone in the room. " Hello, ladies and germs. The regular band will be taking a brief intermission so I can grace you with a song or two. But first, a quick announcement. Earlier this evening, I asked the loves of my life to marry me." This got a few people to gasp in disgust while a small few cheered. " And the weirdest part is, they said yes." That got a few laughs from the crowd. " And because they said yes, I dedicate this first song to all of those who have found love." I took the mic with me over to the piano and got ready to blow everyone's mind.

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When I finished the song, I looked out over the crowd and saw my lovers have tears in their eyes and smiles on their faces. Seems I can't go wrong tonight. I contemplated on what to play next, that is until Pinkie came up on stage. " Hey Joey, play something to get our blood pumping." Not a bad idea.

" Alright, time to rock n roll!" I conjured a few holograms of the band AC/DC while I took on the appearance of Bon Scott. " Let's get this show on the road!"

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After the last note played out, Pinkie got a little too excited and did a stage dive. Unfortunately, no one wanted to catch her and she wound up crashing into a dessert cart, catapulting a three-tiered cake right towards....ah crap. SPLAT. I could not believe what I just saw. That sack of shit Blueblood just used Rarity as a shield, now I'm pissed, though Rarity looks more so. She immediately turned on the bastard with a burning fury. " You sir, are the most uncharming prince I have ever met! In fact, the only thing royal about you is that you are a royal pain!" Way to go Rarity.

" Eww, stay back, I just had myself groomed!" Fucking prick, I'll make sure to slather you in gravy and feed you to Hercules.

" Afraid to get dirty!" All of a sudden Rarity shook like a dog getting frosting on Blueblood making him fall on his ass. You have just earned more respect Rares.

I was about to get on with another song, but I saw the pompous git get up and stalk over to Rarity. " You little harlot, I'll teach you to make a fool of me!" Before anyone could react, the son of a bitch actually struck her across the face. The whole room gasped at such a sight. Some of the guests looked pissed that he did that, while others actually smiled at what happened, most likely Blueblood supporters. " Serves you right you low-life degenerate."

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I had absolutely had it with this prick. I leaped at him in my full werewolf form and tackled him. Once he was in my arms I delivered a volley of punches to his gut and face. When I was done with that, I threw him into some nearby stone pillars breaking both the pillars and his bones. Throughout the whole ordeal, no one bothered to stop the fight 'cause they knew he deserved it. Hell, I saw Luna and Celestia smirking at him, shows you how much his aunts love him. Amongst the pile of rubble, Blueblood made his way out, and man did he look like shit, good. He tried to do some kind of spell, most likely to escape, and I was not having that. I jumped over to the rubble and grabbed ahold of his horn.

I leaned in to whisper in his ear. " You had this coming you low-life piece of shit." With a firm and quick twist, his horn snapped right off his head. So satisfying.

" AAAARRRGGGHHH!" The piss head screamed at the top of his lungs at the loss of his horn. The crowd looked like they wanted to vomit, though the girls and the princesses were oddly calm about it.

I looked at the shattered horn in my hand and held it high in the air like a trophy whilst I let loose a victorious howl.

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After that outburst, a cadre of guards came out of the woodwork and surrounded us. I expected a fight to happen but instead, two guards with a stretcher went over to Blueblood and quickly moved him from the scene. Hopefully, that's the last I will ever see of him. Just as I was about to return to my more civilized side, a rumble went through the room. The source of the noise was coming from the door leading to the gardens.

Before anyone could react, the doors burst inward, letting in all kinds of scared animals into the ballroom. What made it really weird, is that Fluttershy seemed to be the one scaring them. Though from the looks of her dress, hair, and a crazed expression glued to her face, can't say I blame the critters. " You're...going to love me!!!" By Odin's beard I had no idea she could be that loud.

The animals ran about the place, scaring the partygoers and generally making even more chaos, I bet Loki was loving this. Seeing as no one was about to do anything besides scream, I decided to take control of the situation. With my wings spread high and my wolf form still intact, I spoke the language of the animals. " Enough!" The animals stopped in their tracks and the panic subsided. " Now bow down, to your king!" All at once the critters bowed to me in whatever way they could, even some of the ponies were bowing before me. " You do not belong here! Go home!" Slowly but surely, the animals returned to the gardens in a calm fashion. With that done, I returned to my regular form and headed to my Valkyries. " I'm sorry, I ruined the whole evening."

" No, you most certainly did not." To my infinite surprise, the response came from Celestia of all people. " Besides the minor damage to the castle, this has been the best Gala in centuries." So I was right in assuming that the Gala would be as boring as dish-water without me.

Coming up from her rear is someone I hadn't seen in a long time. Shining Armor. " It certainly beat last year's party where everyone talked about the tax increase on shipping costs." Shining looked at me and gave me a half-smile. " How have you been Joe?"

I thought it better to bury the hatchet and start over with Shining, even though it was him who started it. " I've been doing quite well actually, aside from some bloodlust adrenaline rushes on a couple of monsters I really can't complain. But I suppose I owe the majority of my happiness to these two" I pointed to Jackie and Lulu to Shining. I gave them each a kiss on the lips and went in between them putting an arm around their necks. " Shining, these are my fiance's. Jackie and Lulu."

Before he could say anything, a purple alicorn rushed next to him and started gushing. " Oh, my goodness is that true auntie Luna?" Auntie Luna?

" It is indeed true Cadence, our sweet alpha has actually proposed to us earlier this evening."

" And if I can put my two bits in I say it's about time. I started to think he was going to ask once the babies were born." A silence fell over the two once the news that they were carrying came to light.

" And you're pregnant? Oh, this is so exciting, I'm going to have cousins." She is a chipper one I'll give her that.

" I'm sorry but who are you exactly, I don't believe we've ever met." Unless of course, I was drunk and just forgot about it later.

" I'm sorry, where are my manners. My name is Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, the princess of love but please call me Cadence." Lady, Freyja would have some words for you. " And Shining here is my fiance."

" What happen you lose a bet." This got everyone to laugh, well except for Shining and Cadence, though she did giggle a little. " I'm kidding, so does that mean I'll be your uncle?" I pointed to both of them.

" Only in the legal sense. So how long until the babies are due?"

" I ain't quite sure. it could be seven more months if we go by human incubations, though it could be nine months by pony standards. Hey listen, I don't wanna be rude by I owe my two loves a dance, a dance that was almost ruined by a stampede of critters!" I directed that right over to Fluttershy, yeah she knows what she did.

" Well alright, it was nice to meet you, Joe, hope to see you soon." Cadence gave me a big old hug and went to do whatever.

" Yeah, I'll see you around 'Uncle Joe'." We shared a laugh and fist-bump before he left to follow his fiance.

" I won't keep you from your dance." Celestia gave us each a warm hug. " I'll see you around lovebirds."

Celestia left to go and do whatever it was she was doing before this whole fiasco. I noticed the band hadn't come back yet, guess they got scared away by the stampede or my little outburst. Either way, the music was up to me again. I summoned a little more magic in my hands, and let loose the sweet notes of Rob Thomas with Santana.

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Most of the party-goers will still in shock from the earlier events, so it was only me, my Valkyries, our friends, and would-be inlaws who took up the dance floor. I glanced over to the girls and saw Spike sharing a dance with Rarity and they both seemed pretty happy to be dancing together. Good on ya mate. I was brought back to my own dance partners when they began nuzzling against me. I just held them tighter hoping this moment would never end.

As the dancing went on in the ballroom, a most heinous act was being hatched in the infirmary wing of the castle where Blueblood resided. He was going over a mental list of all his criminal connections that he had been able to keep secret from his aunts for so long. He knew that if he ever wanted to take control of Equestria he would have to deal with his aunts, but with a new threat to his plans, he had to rewrite his own. He wanted that hairy dog-ape to suffer for his actions tonight and after some minutes of contemplation, he had found away. " Prepare yourself you worthless dog, for you may have won the fight. But the war will be mine."

Author's Notes:

Okay, so the Gala chapter finally. So now there's going to be two wedding preparations for next season and a dastardly villain. Though if you didn't see him coming then you're an idiot. Just kidding, next up, the appearance of John De Lancie, uh I mean Discord!
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