Chapter 47

Odio quickly floated down the corridor, his eyes separated as they individually looked through keyholes and up and down stairs. The fog heard a loud giggling from the barracks so he diverted to investigate the noise

The barracks were full of guards on break, various drinks were scattered around the new central table as the ponies looked like they were celebrating a private party. But now the guards were sitting uncomfortably, some with hooves covering their ears. A couple of guards that usually guarded Celestia’s quarters had their earplugs in

“What’s going on?” Odio asked as the guards glanced at the captain’s office. The loud giggling turned to a loud moan before turning into a groan of protest. “Is that… Cadence and Shining?”

One of the guards nodded as he kept his eyes closed, trying to suppress the noise. “It turns out she didn’t put a silence spell around the room”

“At first it was funny, but now…” Another guard protested, his nerves obviously at the end of their tethers. “I just want it to stop!” he began to sob as another guard patted his back reassuringly

“Considering that she is the princess of love and another princess has just gotten engaged, she must be feeling the effects” Odio winced as a loud voice filled the air

“COME ON SHINING!” Cadence moaned in lust. “PLOUGH THE FIELDS, STORM THE CASTLE AND PREPARE THE FEAST!”

A guard vomited before passing out into his half-digested lunch. A group of guards fought for who could carry the comatose unicorn out of the barracks and anywhere that wasn’t near the busy couple

Odio moved a tendril of fog over to the door in an effort to apply his own silencing spell, his fog almost froze as a pink barrier suddenly appeared. The guards all exchanged nervous and scared glances as they realized that the action was already behind one silencing spell

“Umm… I think I smell a fire outside,” Odio whimpered as he held the barracks doors open and allowed the guards to swarm out of the barracks, some leaving their helmets behind in their haste

Strong Shield appeared from the corridor that lead to the various sleeping quarters, his eye looking around at the mess caused by the fleeing guards. “Well it is nice to know all my time spent training them was worth it,” he groaned sarcastically

Odio began inching for the door as he heard another wave of moaning coming on, “Are you sure you want to be here when Shining… dies?”

“My bunker has more than enough quiet spots,” Strong Shield winced as Cadence screamed again

The pink alicorn definitely liked to make her pleasure obvious as she moaned loudly, “this is almost as great as that time we were in Twilight’s room!”

Odio and Strong Shield exchanged disgusted looks, “I’m gonna go now!” Odio nodded to Strong Shield before they both went their separate ways in search of quiet

Meanwhile…

Dave slipped his arms back into his trenchcoat as Celestia continued to lick the cake icing from his ear. “Whoa, ok I know you are good at that but can you please, Ahahaha ooookay!”

Celestia smiled deviously as Dave stood up and extended a hand to her, her eyes still staring at a piece of icing below Dave’s nose. “You still have a bit on your face,” she whispered as Dave placed his hand to his cheek

“Where is…” Dave was cut off as Celestia pounced forwards and licked the icing up before sharing it with Dave during a kiss. After a moment of indulgence, the pair pulled apart and Celestia rolled her eyes up to look at the oval gemstone that decorated her horn

“I will have to think of a way to really show my happiness,” Celestia purred as she nuzzled against Dave’s chest. The human gained a smile as he held Celestia in a tight hug, his hand gently stroking her mane

“So what was that?” Dave smirked as he pointed at the picnic blanket that was thoroughly wrinkled. “I assume that was just your way of saying yes?”

Celestia winked before using her magic to replace everything into the large picnic basket before using a final spell to teleport the basket away. She stretched her wings as she gave them a quick flap to prepare for flight

“Well I suppose I have to thank my sister for that little display,” Celestia smiled as she began to flap her large wings and took to the air. “I will see you later my love!”

Dave waved as Celestia flew away, his smile fading as he realized he was still left alone at the top of a mountain. “Oh that was just sneaky,” Dave chuckled as he walked over to the edge and looked down at the rocky slope

He placed his foot on what looked like a solid and secure rock. It wasn’t

“Ah crap,” Dave had time to whisper before the rest of his body began to tumble forwards, the dragonscales that made up his trenchcoat protected from any cuts or sharp rocks but didn’t protect Dave from bouncing like a rag doll tumbling down stairs

Dave hit the mountain hard before bouncing off the edge and began falling towards Canterlot castle. He managed to get a quick glimpse of one of the roofs before he slammed into it, completely winding him

“Well… that’s one way,” Dave groaned as he forced himself to his feet, brushing the dirt from himself as he looked around. A tower was connected to the roof Dave was on and one of the windows was conveniently open. As Dave began to walk towards the tower, one of the roof tiles slipped and Dave began tumbling again

Dave bounced against the tiles before he began falling through the air again. Dave didn’t bother screaming as he fell. “This is some bullshit,” he sighed as he could only see the open sky and hear the wind rushing past his ears

Luckily, Dave fell into something slightly softer than a building or a mountain as he plummeted into a tree and snapped most of the branches on the way down. He was treated to a brief fall free from twigs and leaves before he smashed into the ground, moaning in pain as he pushed himself into a seated position against the tree

“Dad?” Nox asked as he sat against a tree opposite Dave, his tree had a large scar where his horn and pierced the wood. Dave looked at his tree and saw most of the bark had fallen off, probably due to him slamming into the top of the tree

“We aren’t having much luck with trees are we?” Dave chuckled as his son slowly nodded. “Did you see the eclipse?”

Nox shook his head, “Me and Applebloom were having dinner before coming outside to play, we missed it by a few minutes I think”

Dave looked around the castle gardens from his resting spot, “Where is Applebloom?”

“She went to get the nurse just in case I hurt myself,” Nox shrugged as he looked back at the split tree. “I think the tree needs more attention than me”

Dave got to his feet as he walked over to Nox and sat beside the grey alicorn. “Listen son, I have been meaning to talk to you about your… relationship”

“I already told Uncle Odio that I would wait for Applebloom if I suddenly age again,” Nox’s smile faded as Dave burst out laughing. “What is it dad?”

“HA HA!” Dave wiped a tear from his eye. “I have got to use that Uncle Odio line at some point!”

“Well I can assume that you are feeling well,” Nurse Redheart walked past the healthy human as she sat in front of Nox, removing her saddlebag as she looked into the colt’s eyes. “Do you feel dizzy or nauseous?”

Nox shook his head as much as he could from his place between the nurses white hooves. “No I feel fine, but the tree might need somepony to look at it”

“I’m a nurse not a gardener,” Nurse Redheart stated as she picked up he saddlebag again

“Hey Redheart, are you alright?” Dave tilted his head at the agitated nurse. “Is something wrong?”

The earth pony sighed as she slowly nodded, “I have nearly every guard in the medical wing with nausea, vomiting or headaches”

“Is there a bug or virus going around?” Dave frowned as Redheart shrugged. “How did they all get sick then?”

“Well one guard told me not to go into the barracks with out earplugs,” Nurse Redheart tapped her chin before shrugging

Dave hummed for a few moments before his eyes popped open, “I’m guessing Shining Armour isn't one of the guards in the medical wing”

Redheart shook her head with a confused frown, “No, he was the only one that didn't show up even though he was supposed to be in the barracks”

The human climbed to his feet as he rubbed his neck. “Yeah, you might want to avoid the barracks for today… Shining Armour’s office might be a bit… damp”

Nox and Applebloom shrugged at each other whilst Nurse Redheart rolled her eyes. “Oh dear, please don’t tell me that Princess Cadence is acting strange because of the increased amount of love from everypony”

“Yeah… kinda my fault,” Dave shrugged as he slowly backed away from the frowning mare. “Alright Nox I will see you later son, bye Applebloom and Nurse Redheart”

The tired nurse and confused children waved Dave away before he made his way back into the castle, his legs getting heavier as his stomach growled. “What? I just ate a load at the picnic,” Dave hummed before he poked his stomach and felt the sharp key move so the food could leave his stomach and continued being digested

As Dave poked his stomach, he didn’t notice the princess of the night walk around the corner, a loud yawn escaping her mouth. The pair bumped into each other and froze as they looked at the creature they crashed into

“H-hey Luna,” Dave smiled as he quickly removed his hand from his stomach

“Hello Dave,” Luna bowed her head slightly. “I take it my sister was pleased with your proposal?”

Dave nodded as a large smile spread across his lips, “It was amazing, she loved the engagement ring I got her and that eclipse was amazing! If there is anything I can do for you just say it,” Dave’s face waned slightly as he remembered what happened the last time he brought up repayment with this particular mare

Luna’s face remained smiling but in her mind she argued with herself, trying to decide between sticking with Strong Shield’s advice or following her heart. “T-there is one thing you can do…” Luna started, her heart beating faster as she looked at Dave, his lips only a few feet away

“Umm… what is it?” Dave asked, fearing the answer

“I want you…” Luna started, her muscles tensing as she held herself back from pouncing forwards and wrapping her hooves around the human’s neck. “I want you to make sure my sister is happy,” Luna’s heart stopped pounding as it turned to a heavy weight in her heart

Dave nodded with a reassured smile, “Of course I will, what else would I do?” Dave joked as he let out a brief snort. He looked at Luna and saw she still had a smile across her face, “So what are you doing?”

“I was going to start heading for lunch,” Luna rubbed her tired eyes. “That eclipse really made me really tired… it feels strange”

“Well I am still a bit hungry,” Dave admitted as he scratched behind his ear. “Do you mind if I come along and we can spend some time together? To say thanks of course”

Luna’s smile became real and removed any traces that she had been wearing a fake one all along. “I would like that”