My faithful readers,

Okay, guys. Here's the next chapter I'm sorry for the long wait but I have been extremely ill. I just got out of the hospital barely over a week ago so some patience will be needed for a while. I will continue to write but it probably won't be as frequently updated for a while. I will try to keep my main stories going but I can't make promises. Thank You all so much for reading up to this point and I hope you continue to read this story.

Sincerely,
Alvasa

FYI, there is a crossover in between the previous chapter and this one with SoulboundAlchemist's May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key

I watched as a flood of infirmary staff flooded the hospital wing.

I grabbed the nearest nurse and pulled off to the side.

“What the hell is going on in there? Is something happening to Luna?” I frantically asked.

“Your Highness please release me,” The nurse said seriously. “I’m needed in there immediately.”

I set the nurse down and let her go about her work. I didn’t know what’s going on and the fact that no one was telling was making me even more nervous and anxious. I went back to pacing as I had before while Celestia took a seat.

“Damn it,” I said through my teeth. It’s a good thing that it was night as most of my clones had been dispelled thanks to either running out of chakra or my disrupted mental state. Most would have either exploded violently or gone insane from the backflow of malevolent chakra.

I turned around and shot out of the infirmary wing of the castle as fast as I could at a walking pace with Tia right on my heels.

“Ed, where are you going? Luna needs you right now the babies need you,” Tia looked at me trying to understand why I’d left.

“I’m going to the vault to get the one thing that could possibly stave off death and keep Luna from dying of complete magical exhaustion,” I quickened my pace as I explained myself. “I should have done this in the first place. If I had she at least would be on Death’s Doorstep now.”

“You mean the Moon Stone!” Celestia raises her voice in shock. “But you said that they only supposed to be used when we have no other choice.”

I stopped and grabbed her by the shoulders and looked her directly in the eyes as tears ran down our faces. “Tia, we have no other choice. This is the only thing I know that will keep her alive long enough for me to find another solution. The Stone has had at least four thousand years to build up quite a bit of magic and if I must, I’ll even use my own for her,” I let her go and wiped away her tears. “Right now, I need you to go back and stay with the twins. They need you and I need to get the Stone. I’m probably gonna have to tear a few things part but I’ll repair anything that’s damaged later. Right now though, Luna is our number one priority,” I looked at her seriously and she nodded before heading back to the infirmary wing.

I turned around and sprinted off to the Vault under the castle where we store the dangerous magical items and other forbidden knowledge.

The guards were standing outside a large vault door. Neither had any idea what they were on duty for or what was in the vault behind them. They just knew that it was their job to guard it and that no one but the Princesses could open it and that they were also the only ones allowed in it as well.

They knew each other rather well as they were usually paired at this site and would occasionally speak with each other in between patrols as not to get caught. They were far from but not quite enemies either. To put it simply, they put up with each other.

“So, did you hear the latest news about Princess Luna?” The first guard asked playfully.

“Yea, one of the patrols found her collapsed in one of the hallways. I heard she was on her way to see the Prince in his lab,” The second guard adds in an annoyed manner. “I honestly don’t see why she’s with that… whatever he is. The Princess deserves way better than him. And now she’s given birth to his spawn.”

“Watch it man,” The first guard shot back in an upset manner. “The Prince is a really good stallion… minotaur…. Whatever. He’s a really good guy. He helpED my cousin start flying again thanks to that autOmail wing stuff he invented.” His eyes shifted to his partner. “And don’t call the little Prince and Princess spawn. Next time you do you’ll regret it.”

“Or what?” The second guard chuckled snidely. “You’ll go and tell your hero the Prince on me.”

“He is a hero and you know it,” the first guard shot back in a growl. “Captain Armor told me he single-handedly end The Minos Wars and then brokered the foundations for our relations with the Minos Kingdom.”

“If you believe that story then you might as well believe the horror stories that tell the truth about the dark side of the wars too!” the second guard retaliated. “You know many races call him the boogeyman’s boogeyman ‘The Crimson Butcher’.”

The first guard could argue with that comment but he then turns his head as he heard a whooshing sound coming from down the corridors. Both guards assumed their defensive stances and placed their spears perpendicular with their bodies. Even if the didn’t care for each others’ viewpoints very much they still agreed with the principles and duties of being an Equestrian guard. The whooshing came to a stop when the very person they’d been arguing about made a sudden appearance in front of them.

“Your Highness,” both guards said in a shocked unison.

“What are you doing here sir?” The first guard looked at the dissolved alchemist.

“I need to get into the Vault. Why else would I be here?” Edward said in an annoyed tone. He moved toward the large metal vault door only to be met with crossed spears from its watchers. “We’re sorry sir but we can’t allow that. First off, only the Princess can open the Vault due to intricate spells and so forth. Second, you can only enter the Vault if they’re with you.” The second guard stomped his foot on the ground proud that he finally got to one up the Red Prince.

“Out of my way, I don’t have time for games!” Edward roars in anger as he placed both hands on either of the guards in front of him and simply pushed them forcing them to the floor. He then reached out his left hand started to touch the Vault door but was immediately shocked by electricity from it burning his hand in the process. The alchemist looked as his scorched hand, as it immediately began to heal while he scowled at the door with a bit of pride beneath his twisted expression. “Clever girls as always my Sun and Moon. Using Alchemagic to weave the protective wards into the structure of the Vault itself.”

“As my compatriot said sir,” the first guard was now back on his feet. “The princesses are the only ones who can open the Vault as the spells and wards are attuned to their magic. Besides, you need both of them in order to open it.”

“I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THE INTRICACIES OF DECIPHERING SPELLS AND OTHER MAGICAL NONSENSES!” Edward yelled in anger as he dug both of his hands deep into the heavy metal Vault door. His actions caused surges of lightning to fly every direction as the protective spells and wards try and reject the alchemist. The guards dove behind a nearby corner of a corridor to keep from getting hit by the out of control magical electricity. The door began to crack as Edward tried to pull the door from its place in the wall. “YOU WILL LET ME IN!” Edward remarked as he strained to get the door free. Suddenly his eyes shift from their usual amber-gold to the typical red Sharingan with three black then to his Eteneral Mangekyo Sharingan with that resembles a six-pointed black sun suspended on a blood crimson background.

Suddenly a silvery ribcage and two skeletal arms formed around Edward. The gigantic ethereal arms dug their fingers into either side of the exterior of the Vault door. Even more, lighting surged as the Alchemist continued his pursuit to get into the Vault.

“YOU WON’T STOP ME!” Edward cried out as cracks started to appear in the door and around it as he continued to pull on it.

“Sir you have to stop!” the first guard yelled out from his hiding place.

“URAAAAAAA!” The alchemist roared as he kept up in his crusade for whatever artifact lay in the Vault.

CRACK!

SPRIK!

It was as if the vary castle was crying out in pain from being assaulted. Slowly but assuredly, Edward was pulling the Vault door out of place. Not off the hinges but clearly out of the wall itself while completely tearing out the protective spells, seals, and wards that had been woven into it with his own technique that he had taught to Celestia and Luna.

CROOM!!!

“NRAA!” Edward yelled as he heaved ripping the whole door from the wall and tossed it behind him. Like a frisbee. The door stuck in the wall behind in a diagonal fashion. “Now that that door is out of the way,” the alchemist grunted as hastily walked into the now open Vault as he dispelled the arms of his Susanoo.

“Sh-o-ou-uld w-w-e-e f-f-f-ollow him,” The second guard sputtered out in fear over the clanking of his armor due to his shaking.

“Do what you want,” The first guard came out from hiding. He looked upon the destroyed Vault door wit ha spark if vigor in his eyes. “I knew all those stories were true.” He muttered under his breath as he looked to his companion. “I intend to do my job,” He said with courage as ran into the open hole in the wall after the Prince.

Edward walked quickly through the store magical artifacts quickly turning his head from side to side trying to locate a very specific item. The guard soon caught up to him and stayed at his side. Edward never gave her a second thought or glance. He kept his pace for a bit before he started to whiz back and forth over the Vault. He made a sudden stop in the middle of the room.

“Sir, what’s going on? I know you’re a good stallion and wouldn’t do something…” She swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat and then looked over her shoulder to where the Vault door used to be. “Like that unless you had a good reason.” She then realized what she’d just said and what he’d been saying when he first started to pry the Vault open. “Something’s happened to Princess Luna hasn’t it sir?”

Edward then acknowledged the female guard. He looked at her we sorrowful eyes, “Yes, she’s on the verge of death from the extreme magical drain and physical exhaustion put on her body from giving birth to our children.” Just as he was starting to explain himself he looked at his right arm and in closing his eyes he let out a long sigh of sadness. “Should’ve calmed down when I first got in here. Lead the way would you.” He was talking to his right arm. Edward held out his right hand and began to walk while his eyes remained closed. It was as if he was being led by it.

“Sir, exactly what artifact is that you’re in here, to find?” The guard asked in a worried curiosity. “Most of what’s in here is marked to powerful, too dangerous, or outright forbidden with only a few exceptions. Those mainly only having some sort of value only to the princesses.”

“Shhhhh….I must concentrate in order to read the flow of magic,” Edward calmly order to the guard as she trailed behind him. “But if you must know little guard pony, it artifact that I created from Luna’s magic for her from over three to four thousand years ago now. It’s the only thing that can deter the embrace of death for my wife. At least, until I find a way to restore her physical body to a manageable condition that it can heal on its own and regain her magic without having to rely on this artifact.” Edward came to a sudden stop causing the guard to run into him. He was now standing in front of three busts. One of him. One of Celestia and one of Luna. “Hehe, clever girls,” Edward clapped his hands together and held he hand out to Luna bust as red sparks flew from his palm to the statue. Soon a small white radiant glowing stone came forth from inside the bust and fell into Edward’s palm.

The guard looked at the stone in wonder and even though she was a pegasus she could feel the powerful lunar magic radiating from the stone in Edward’s hand.

The alchemist looked to the guard. “Remain at your post here at the Vault and you are to let no ponies, griffons, or even birds pass you. I’ll be along after a while to repair the damage from earlier.” She saluted and Edward shot off back to the infirmary wing.

Celestia was with the twins in another room of the Infirmary Wing while the doctors tried to stabilize Luna. The babies had begun to become upset but no pony knew why. Either from hungry from being separated from their mother. Celestia was doing what she could to calm them down.

“Wah wah!” yelled out the little alicorns.

“Shh…. Shhh. Don’t cry little Star. Little Solar,” Celestia as she walked around the room with one baby in each gently rocking them. “Your Auntie Tia here.”

Just as Celestia was starting to get the babies to quiet down her mother came into the room with a deeply worried expression on her face. “Tia, what’s going on? I was on my to come and see my new lovely little grandbabies and their mother but on the way here I overheard a guard patrol talking about how Princess Luna is in critical condition and how Prince Edward is off in the lower bowels of the castle abandoning his wife.” Faust flailed her paws in the air.

“Mother, please calm down. I just got the babies to start settling down,” Celestia gently laid the twins in their beds as they yawned and started to lull off to sleep. “It was really difficult as they want Luna and Edward.” Faust bade her way to see her grandchildren. She hopped on her back legs to see the twins.

“The boy is obviously Edward’s son and the girl sure as hell takes after Lulu,” Faust commented with a soft smirk. “But why isn’t Ed here with Luna? He should be nearby. He’s the only one who can actually help her.”

“He is helping,” Celestia slightly raised her voice. “He went to the Vault to retrieve her Moon Stone.”

“Wait, you mean he completed the Sage Stone?” Faust looked at her daughter in shock. “Even to the point, he can create specific versions of them.”

“Yes mother, but it took him well over the time he started when you were still an alicorn,” Celestia moved to the window and started to exchange the sun and moon.

Ed suddenly shot into the Infirmary Wing. “How are my little one Tia?”

“They’re just fine Ed. I just got them to go to sleep,” She smiled at him. She noticed the Lunar magic coming from his hand.

“Good,” He walked over to the twins and smiled as he stroked each of their faces with his free hand. “I’m going to see what I can do for Luna with this.” Edward held up his hand. He then left and headed to Luna’s room. Celestia looked at his back the whole time.

“Mother?” Celestia mumbles out.

“Yes dear,” Faust was back to staring at the babies with goo-goo eyes.

“You know Ed and I engaged now. He gave me a locket like the one he gave to Luna only mines gold,” Celestia fiddled with her locket. “I know he’ll never have that same love for me that he does for Luna but I’m glad he loves me all the same.”

“May I see it?” Faust joined her daughter’s side,

“Of course,” Celestia took off the locket and handed it to her mother who in turn took it in a physic grip. She carefully examined the locket turning it over several times before handing back to her eldest daughter. “Hnhnhnhnhn…. You’re worried that the man you love won’t fully love you in return but yet all the proof you need to prove you wrong is hanging around your neck, my child.”

“I don’t follow mother?” Celestia tilted her head in confusion.

“My old friend is many things Tia and one of the things he prides himself on is his love for family and friends. Especially his family,” Faust went over to a nearby chair and jumped into it. “The locket he gave Luna was not bought but made for her with his own hands. The same goes for the one he gave you.”

“I know Edward made them himself,” Celestia held her locket up looking at it in her hand. As she looked at it she noticed that other than its size it had no other similarities to Luna’s. “He… it… “ tears started to form in her eyes as she moved over to a chair.

“Ed carved them by hand from the metals he smelted himself. Every detail was put in with tools and effort,” Faust jumped up in the chair next to Celestia. “ That’s how much he loves you Tia. And eventually, I know he’ll give little ones of your own.” Faust smiled at her oldest daughter as she wrapped her tails around Celestia pulling her close into a warm loving hug.

“Doctor, we’re doing all we can but at the right Princess Luna’s vital signs keep falling,” Another Doctor looked at Dr. Blue Cross. “The best we have is another hour at most.”

“We can’t let the Princess die!” Blue Cross threw his arm off to the side. “I want the most powerful unicorns we have brought in to supply her with any magic the can!”

There was a sudden commotion from outside the room. It was as if somepony was tearing through the room without concern for anything. The doors suddenly flew open and standing in the entryway was the Prince. Guards came in on all sides and immediately surrounded him.

“Sir, we have orders to keep everything peaceful. Princess Luna must be kept in the most stable conditions as possible,” a Token Guard announced.

“I know you, idiot,” Edward scowled. “Celestia and I are the ones who gave that order. Now shut up and let me be.” The alchemist growled at the guards and began to move into the room. “Now get out of my way or be moved by force.”

The guards started to back out as the Doctors now moved in front of the alchemist as he made his way to his wife’s bed.

“Move.” The alchemist demanded as he glared waves of annoyment at the medical staff. They all firmly stood their ground as Edward stared daggers of bitter anger at them.

“Sir, your not in the right state of mind to attend to the Princess,” A lone nurse stepped forward shakily.”Believe me when I say this. We’re doing all we can but I don’t think you’re stable enough mentally to perform any form of operation on her.”

Edward took in a deep breath and calmed his mind and body before looking to in another angry scowl. “Thank You for your concern my little ponies but I’m the only one who can do anything for my wife at this point. Now. I’ll ask nicely only once. Will you please step aside or will I be forced to move you all myself?”

The guards stepped forward with their spears pointed at the alchemist once more and the medical staff regained some confidence and reasserted themselves. “We won’t,” they say in unison.

“Fine but know I gave you a choice,” Edward growled as he brought his arms up from his sides to in front of his face. He then threw his hands out above his head, sending a wave of telekinetic power out to the ponies around him pinning them all to the walls. He made sure to target only the ponies having the guards weapons fall to the ground. Edward let his arms fall to his sides. He moved across the room to Luna’s bedside and looked to the ponies and continued to scowl. “I told to move.” He then looked down to fist and opening it to reveal the Moon Sage’s Stone he’d retrieved from the Vault moments earlier. “Please, Gods, Please.”

Edward turned his hand over allowing the Stone to fall from his hand but it stopped in mid-air as it was on a black braid chain necklace. Edward undid the clasp and bending down over Luna he placed the necklace around her neck and reconnected the clasp. There was a sudden burst of bright white light blinding everyone in the room for a few moments. It caused Edward to break his concentration allowing the medical staff and guards he’d just pinned to the walls with the Force to fall to the ground.

As their vision returned the all started to rush over to Luna’s side as Edward had fallen back into a nearby chair as his own eyes regenerated as they had been seered from the light from Luna’s body.

“I … can’t believe… my eyes,” a doctor said as he started to look over Luna’s vitals and magic readings. “She’s… regained enough magic to completely stabilize but she’s also recovering even faster than if she’d… never lost her magic at all.” The doctors fill to the floor dumbstruck.

Dr. Blue Cross made his way over and began to examine the most recent readings. “But… How?”

Edward still having his eyelids shut began to speak with a smile as tears ran down his face. “Thank You,” He whispered under his breath before he turned in the direction of Blue Cross to face the Doctor. He blinked as his eyes had been restored at this point. “To put it simply… Luna needed a very large infusion of magic and there were only a few ways to do that.” Edward got back to his feet and back to Luna’s side. He brushed some of her hair out of her now peacefully sleeping face. She moved closer to his touch. “Lunar and Alicorn magic. But only three things exist in this world that holds both in one vessel.”

“Yourself and the Princess here are the only things I knew of the held both. But what is the third thing?” Blue Cross looked to the still gleaming stone around Luna’s neck. “This can’t be?”

“Oh, but it is Doctor,” Edward pointed to the Sage’s Stone. “One of my greatest and most powerful artifacts of this world. The Sage’s Stone of the Moon. I made it over three thousand years ago for Luna from a fragment of her magic and it has been waiting for such an occasion when it would be needed. As long as she has this around her neck for the next few days she’ll recover in no time at all.”

“But, what if someone tries to remove it?” Blue Cross started to move back to the machines before turning around to be face to face with an extremely angered Edward.

“Then I’ll break them not just physically but also mentally to the point that they'll never recover,” Edward said in an extremely dark tone before leaving the room only to return a minute later with Celestia, Faust,and the twins in each arm.

“Oh, thank you some much Ed,” Faust ran over to Luna’s side.

“I’ll do anything for those close to me.” Edward looked to Celestia out of the corner of his eye. “Especially, the ones I love. If it came down to it I would even make a deal with the Truth to save her, Celestia, my children, and you.”

Celestia wrapped her arms around Edward as tears ran down her face with a warm smile across her face, “Starting to get selfish a bit in your old age?”

Edward smiled back before his eyes shifted back to Luna. He saw her started to move as her eyes started to flutter open.

“Mmmmaaaaahhh….” Luna sat up in her bed slowly.

Edward moved closer with their children. “Hey there. Take it easy for a bit Luna,” He moved closer as he gently let Celestia take the babies. Edward laid her back down on the bed. “You’ve just had a massive infusion of magic and you’re gonna have keep the Lunar Stone on for at least the next two weeks.”

“I want to hold me babies Ed,” Luna demanded in a worried tone. Edward nodded with a smile and motioned to Celestia and she brought the twins to their mother. “Here they are.” Luna took her son and daughter from her sister.

“I thought it was all just another dream. Their so beautiful my little ones,” Luna wept tears of joy as she held her children.

“We’ll be looking after you and the twins personally until your strong enough to so,” Faust said as she hopped up on the bed. “ But it’s best for everyone here if we all get as much rest as possible while the little ones are asleep.”

“Agreed.” everyone said in unison.

Everyone settled in a place for the night. Luna in her bed. The twins were placed back in their cribs. Faust lay at the foot of Luna’s bed. Celestia fell asleep in the chair near Luna’s side. Edward made sure to place blankets on them all one by one. He then shot off to the Vault to repair the earlier damage he’d inflicted upon it. It wasn’t long before he returned to his family and sat down in a chair in between his newborn children falling into a somber sleep himself with a relieved smile and tears of joy rolling down his face.

With the royal family asleep, not even the guards saw the lone crow that had watched today's events transpire before it flew off to the north from whence it came.