Children of the Guardian

Chapter 15

"YOU DID WHAT???" Twilight screamed.

"I fired all of the council except for Angelos. We don't need them anymore." David said calmly.

Twilight trotted around her throne full speed. "Oh no n-n-n-no no! This is bad…" She said picking her hooves and quickly clopping them on the ground. "Do you have ANY idea what you've done David?" She said grabbing and squeezing his muzzle with her hooves.

"Yesh… I do." He said mumbling due to his face getting crushed. It had only been 10 seconds since he had informed Twilight about his removing of the council, and Twilight didn't like it one bit. She continued to trot around as her mane became undone and her eyes kept dilating over and over.

"David this is very, very, very, VERY bad! Do you know what kind of backlash this could have on our positions?"

"Well I…"

"Everypony who hates you now has even more ammunition to use! They can go around saying: The Guardian kicked out the Royal Advisors! He's taking over!"

"Twilight…"

"Not to mention what this could do to ME! They'll think I let you do it, they'll think I'm turning into a dictator, but I'm not dictator no WAY am I dictator!" She continued to rant on and on about the damage that David had caused, all the while her face taking on more and more looks of stress.

"Twilight I did it for the kids!"

"You could have at least TOLD ME! Then maybe I could have set up some counter-measures to this, but now I have nothing! NOTHING!! Hehhehhehheh…"

David had never seen Twilight like this before. She had a wide grin on her face and was quietly rubbing her hooves together like she was planning something evil, not to mention her mane had split ends and hairs shooting off in every direction.

"Twilight let's just calm down okay?" He instructed getting close to her.

"IAMCALM!! I'm TOTTALY CALM YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME ABOUT CALM; I'm THE DEFINTION OF CALM!!" She yelled grabbing his face and laughing hysterically.

David was horrified. Not only at how Twilight was acting, but at the fact that his one action was causing this much insanity in Twilight's body and mind. She didn't even seem like the same mare anymore. She seemed more like a person that had just been let out of a mental hospital ward. (Okay okay… don't panic. What do they say is always the best way to stop someone from going insane?) David thought as Twilight hovered onto her throne and began singing random songs.

"ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE A CUP OF FLOWER ADD IT TOO THE MIX! WINTER WRAP UP WINTER WRAP UP!" The horrible song skipping record known as Twilight came to end with one quick slap upside the muzzle with David's hoof.

"SNAP OUT OF IT!" He screamed shaking her. "Listen to me! I know that I didn't tell you about firing the advisors and I'm sorry. I'm sorry for not letting you talk to me about it before I went through with it, and I'm sorry for driving you bat-shit crazy but I need you to stop and listen to me. Do you understand?" He said staring into her beautiful lavender eyes. The only response he received was a gentle nod.

"Listen…" he began letting go of her body which was now beginning to calm down. "The advisors were controlling our children's lives. I understand that we were both busy, and that we needed someone to help our kids through life, but that's our job. We need to find time in the day to spend with them. Not just every night at dinner, not just when they need our help, and not just when they're sick and need extra care. Our duty is to guide them up with our own hooves, watch them grow, correct them if they're wrong, and be role models for them. I don't know about you but I don't want our kids to grow up like us."

Twilight's eyes opened wide at the statement as if she was shocked but David continued.

"Our children are too good for that. One day yes, they will be the prince and princess of Equestria but until that day comes they need to enjoy a better life."

He said as he walked over and looked out the window to see Midnight and Sunlight playing with their friends.

"A life where they can play." He said as Sunlight jumped around with Saturated Flame, whose hat fell to the ground and ran after it when Sunlight carried it off with her magic.

"A life where they can find love." He added as Midnight and Celestial Brush talked and nuzzled one another in the rose garden.

"And a life where they can enjoy every moment of their youth." He whispered as he stepped away from the window and looked back at Twilight who had now regained her composure but was gently crying.

David walked over and wrapped his hooves around her in a hug. "Listen to me Twilight. No matter what challenges we face, no matter what problems may arise, and no matter the fear that creeps into our hearts, we will always overcome it okay?"

He said looking into her eyes. Nopony would ever be able to understand what Twilight was feeling at that exact moment. Her fears and dread had nearly crushed her heart into pieces but now as she felt hooves around her, and a friendly smile looking down at her she couldn't help but feel that fear and dread melt away as it was replaced with a warm rush of love and kindness. It was also at that moment that she saw something amazing. For a split second as she looked at David as he spoke, she saw her brother Shining Armor looking back at her.

"We will always overcome it okay squirt?" He said as he vanished only to be replaced with David's muzzle.

"Yes… we will always overcome." She said wrapping her hooves and wings around his body. David's hooves never let go of Twilight until she was finally calm again, and for the next hour the whole world seemed to stop as the two embraced one another. Their love forming an impenetrable shield to protect them from the stress of the outside world.

"David…" She whispered as she got back to her feet and placed her crown back on her head. "Thank you for showing me that I don't have to fear anything. I guess I still have a lot to learn huh?" She said smiling. David only smiled back as he sat next to her.

"About being a Princess… yes. About being a normal pony living life. You just learned the most important thing. You learned that the world should never be able to kick you down and not expect you to get back up." He said as he kissed her cheek. Next Chapter: Chapter 16 Estimated time remaining: 27 Minutes