The Royal family was enjoying some much-needed downtime. Edward had all but taken on all of Luna and Celestia’s royal duties upon himself, and by this, he left everything in the hand of his many Shadow Clones. Celestia was glad to have the break and the real Edward was usually too worried to leave Luna’s side. Luna didn’t mind it as much as she got to spend time with her family and most important of all, her newborn twins. It had been about two weeks since their birth and they were already starting to show signs of magic and intellect.

Morning Star tends to stick closer to her father rather than Luna. She is sweet and outgoing but prefers blocks and other building toys to dolls, unless it's one that Edward gave her. Morning seems to really enjoy it when her father used minor alchemy to alter Luna and his room to better accommodate her while she healed.

Solar Eclipse took more after Luna. He was shy and preferred his mother’s company to his father’s and often stayed into the nights. He showed some promise in Dream Walking when he was napping along with his mother, father, and sister one day when they were all napping after lunch. He had managed to slip into the Dream Plain where he was found by his mother and she quickly brought him into Edward’s dream, which was a picnic with his whole family.

Currently, everyone was simply enjoying their peaceful afternoon. The twins were split up at the point as they were becoming more independent as the aged. Solar was with his Aunt Celestia as she entertained him by creating bubbles of light that when popped rained down light particles. Morning was getting a piggyback ride from her grandmother. Faust simply walked around the gardens while holding on to the little alicorn filly with her tails, which Moring very much enjoyed snuggling into.

Edward was fixing some tea for everyone. Luna was sitting at the table next to him.

“Ed… do you think I’ll be able to start doing things on my own soon?” Luna asked apprehensively.

“Mmm… I’d really give you another week with the Stone Luna. Just to be on the safe side,” Edward said worriedly as he poured her a cup of mint and rosemary tea. “I don’t want you trying to raise the moon for at least another month but you should start practicing basic spells like levitation so you won’t be completely exhausted when you’re stronger enough to do it.”

She smiled at the man in front of her with a warm and loving glow. He was wearing a red button-down shirt and khaki pants and tennis shoes with hair in a ponytail instead of a braid.

“What are you two talking about?” Celestia smirked as she sat down next to Luna and headed Solar to his mother.

“When I’ll be able to get back to doing some of my normal duties and stop depending on everypony for everything,” Luna nuzzled her son with a bright smile as he giggled back at his mother.

“You have to realize we almost lost you, dear,” Faust was now sitting next to Edward as he’d taken Star from her grandmother. “Even if we reincarnate in this world you still would’ve had to have waited for a minimum of one hundred years in this world. Not even using Edward’s Time Chamber would’ve help in that.” She poured herself a cup of tea and add sugar to it. “Now on to other business,” Faust looked at Edward and Celestia.

“The wedding date has been set already and we’re going to have Twilight and her friend plan it out. The did such an excellent job with Shining Armor and Cadance’s ceremony, especially with what went on during the original ceremony,” Celestia huffed in relief before looking to Luna. “Sister, are you sure you’re okay with this? With me and Ed?”

Luna looked a little put off by the question before looking to Celestia and then to Edward before looking to her children only to turn back to her older sister with a bright smile. “Yes, sister. I want you to be happy as well and … you were the one to have feelings for him first after all,” she giggled. “Besides, I know you want to be Ed because it’s what’s in your heart and out love. I can’t just deny you happiness and keep him for myself now can I?”

“She’s got you there Tia,” Edward snickers. He made a funny face while playing peek a boo with Star. “I love you both dearly and would be lost if I lost either of you. I’d probably go insane if I lost you to anything other than natural causes. Or something that can’t be prevented.” He looked at his daughter.

“I don’t think those two will be alone for too long either,” Faust quipped with a smirk. Edward and Celestia went bright red in the face. Luna covered her mouth as she giggled at their expressions as her son stared at his mother confused by her actions

“Mother!” Celestia exclaimed.

“Faust, please,” Edward slapped his face. “Not the time or place and Not in front of the twins.”

“DADA!” Star suddenly let out with a big smile as she laughed. Edward could only stare at his little girl in his arms. Her first word and it was ‘Dada’. She knew who he was and he couldn’t help but start to cry tears of joy with a goofy grin as he spun Morning Star in his arms.

“Oh my god!” Edward balled. “My little girl knows who her daddy is.” He rubbed his eyes on his shirt leave as he made his way over to the table. He sat down and point to Luna and Solar. “Who’s that honey?”

“Mama!” Star exclaimed throwing her hand up in the air before reaching out for her mother. Edward placed his daughter with her mother. She then reached out and embraced her twin brother. “Bubbie!”

Everyone at the table was now tearing up at the scene of sibling affection.

“My little ones,” Luna embraced her children. Wrapping them both in her arms and wings gently nuzzling their faces.

“Excuse me for a moment,” Tia got up and walked into the garden maze. Edward looked to Luna who nodded to her husband. He then kissed her and the twins and headed off to console Celestia.

“Celestia,” Edward called out softly. He rounded the corners of the maze until he came to where the statues were located. There he found Celestia sitting on a bench in front of the pedestal 0n which he once stood. “Tia, why’d you come here?”

“I just wanted to have some time to myself,” Celestia looked down to the ground.

“Was it because Morning Star started to talk or,” Edward sat down next to her.

“It was... mother’s comment about having children. Actually, or that’s the main part of it and then little Star calling out to the both of you was the rest of it,” She started to cry. “Ed, is it even possible for us to have children together? After all of the changes your body has gone through over the past few months. After you came back from Truth the first time you and Luna spent one night together or more likely it was one of the times before the night of the wedding.”

“It’s still possible for me to still have children and it was definitely the night of the wedding when the twins were conceived as if it were anytime before that… the number of the months wouldn’t add up,” Edward placed an arm around Celestia and pulled her over to him allowing her to rest her head on his shoulder. It was then that Edward heard his creed from a familiar-sounding voice. It sounded like a certain green-haired swordsman that he’d watch from time to time with his Rinnegan.

Edward smirked and then looked to Celestia as a void portal appeared in front of them. Celestia looked at Edward as he handed her a handkerchief to dry her eyes.

“Thank You,” Celestia smiled at her fiance. Edward then clapped his hands and the placed them on himself and in a flash of red electricity his clothes were transformed into his usual outfit.

“Hmmm… I’ll have to change the symbol on my coat soon,” He winked at Celestia. “Please tell everyone else I was summoned by a Displaced. I’m somewhat familiar with the reputation of this one and I don’t plan on being gone for more than a day but just in case I’ll leave the changing of the sun and moon to you. See ya later, love ya.” Edward then walked into the portal waving goodbye to Celestia and the portal closed behind him.

Celestia was left win a very happy thought in her head as she wondered out of the maze.

‘I can still have children,’ those words would continue to echo in her mind for a while as she remained happy with just the thought of having children with the man she would soon call her husband.

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