Spike, as well as most of the castle guard, was woken shockingly from a scream. It came from the infirmary, and Spike knew what that meant. Ember was in labor. He ran to the infirmary as fast as he could and pushed his way through the guards. The head matron stopped him saying, "Your majesty, I understand you want to be here, but we've got a lot on our hands."

Spike didn't want to make things worse, but he refused to leave, saying, "I promise, I'll stay out of the way. This is my daughter we're talking about."

Ember told them, "Let him in, I want him to be here." before the matron led him to her side, letting him hold her hand.

Spike held her hand and said, "Just breathe Ember, just breathe."

The matron nodded, "That's right my lady, just take deep breaths."

Ember inhaled and exhaled and pushed as the matrons told her to, "Oh God, I just tore from my v to my a!"

The doctor calmed her, "That's normal. Just stay calm."

Ember screamed out and continued pushing and as she heard crying, she took a sigh of relief and told Spike, "Never put me through this again." almost crushing his hand in her grip.

As the baby girl cried, the doctor handed her to her mother and said, "Congratulations my lady, your daughter is very healthy."

Spike recoiled from Ember's tight grip but kissed her as the doctor handed Ember their daughter. "She's beautiful, just like her mother."

Over the next few weeks, Ember and Aurora was confined to the infirmary, and news of the prince's child being born spread through Canterlot like wildfire. A festival had started taking form in the town square

When she was released from the infirmary with Aurora in her arms, Ember came to Spike's tower and asked him, "Are you ready for the festival? The town's been preparing for weeks."

Spike was adjusting his cuffs and finished dressing himself. "Yes, I'm ready. Didn't think I'd be willing to dress like this again after I ran off, but this is special, it's not every day I'm celebrating my daughter's birth." before walking to the balcony with Ember.

As Spike and Ember came up to the balcony, the people cheered as Ember held Aurora as she cooed.

Celestia spoke to the people, "Citizens of Equestria, today is a momentous occasion. My son, Spike, Prince of Equestria has sired a beautiful daughter with Ember, Captain of the Royal Dragoons. My granddaughter's name is Aurora."

One festivalgoer yelled out, "Speech, speech, speech!"

As the whole crowd started yelling in union with the first festivalgoer, Spike gulped. His mother knew of his harem, and polygamy was legal in Equestria, but the royal family was held to a higher standard, but spoke, "My citizens, I am hardly a speaker, I'm a simple royal who has very little experience in politics. I'm a man of few words, but I believe in the wholesome values of family, love of country, and honesty. I've had my adventures over the past two years, and none of them have been as exciting as becoming a father to a beautiful baby girl."

The crowd cheered as Spike spoke, but suddenly, a voice from a cloaked man asked, "Adventures? Are you referring to your piracy runaway?"

People wondered who the voice came from, only for Spike to say, "As I said, I'm an honest man, and I will not lie about my life. The rumors of me running away from Equestria and fleeing to Skull Island are not rumors. They are true. I am still a fairly young man, I am in my prime, and I am old enough to make my own decisions. Whoever asked that question, I have nothing to say to a man trying to scandalize me. If you do not wish to enjoy the festival without trying to ruin the day for everyone else, leave now before I alert the guard and have you arrested." as he saw the cloaked man fleeing from the crowd and people yelling and attempting to throw things, he roared loudly, gathering the crowd's attention, "My people, do not let this man ruin the celebration. For Equestria, today is a glorious day. I know we usually say this at Christmas, but for the sake of enjoyment, eat, drink and be merry!"

The crowd cheered, regaining their joy from the momentary annoyance. As the festival continued, Spike was enjoying the company of his people, even introducing Aurora and Ember to people he was friends with within the town.

And so, Spike's firstborn has come into the world, and Equestria is overjoyed. The Royal Family has held a huge festival, and Spike has come clean about being a notorious pirate, which nobody holds against him, except some grumpy bastard who got arrested. For the rest of the people who came from far and wide of Equestria to celebrate Aurora's birth, it was a glorious day.

Meanwhile...

The cloaked man who had been arrested yelled as the guards handled him, "Get off of me! That idiot Spike is unfit to be king, I'm the true royal heir! My uncle was just as stupid as my cousin to omit me from his will!"

The guard removed the man's hood and shocked, said, "Blueblood!? Ugh, I should have known, ever since Queen Celestria's husband died, you've been worse than ever. You can't even be happy for your own family. Queen Celestia will hear of this." before shoving him into a cell. "I'm not bothering the queen right now, so you'll be spending the night with Big Dave."

Blueblood looked behind him to see a man who smelled of alcohol and had a goofy grin, and yelled, "Get me out of this filthy cell with this drunk! I am Equestrian royalty!"

The man chuckled, "Royalty, eh? Enjoy the night handsome..."

You don't want to know what happens next...

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