The human rubbed his eyes for a few seconds longer before pulling his hands down to his sides and looking around for a moment drowsily. After he looked up to the changeling queen who was currently in the guise of Celestia herself, his vision fell onto the other two armored ponies that were currently a few yards away from him, both giving a worried expression toward him.

"Uh......" He trailed off for a moment before quickly taking in his surroundings and jumping to his feet into a defensive stance.

"What the hell?!" He snapped as he bolted to in front of the faux Celestia, separating her from the two armored ponies for only a moment until he realized who the armored ponies were.

"Tia? Twilight? What in the...." He stopped as he quickly turned around to see the other Celestia standing behind him, she staring hard toward the two armored ponies, he wings flared, and her horn glowing brightly, ready for combat.

"Get behind me!" Chrysalis shouted as she swept the huan up in a wing, depositing him behind her in one swift motion before turning and facing her opponents once again.

"Charlie! Don't listen to her! That pony is Chrysalis!" Twilight shouted out, causing Charles to back up a few steps as he stared silently at the Sun Goddess that was protecting him.

There was a deadly silence for a moment as he contemplated what was going on. Then, as if a switch had been flipped, his eyes shot open as his vision quickly looked all around him into the surrounding areas once again.

"Tia?! Where are our babies?!" He spoke in worry as his breathing became far more heavy, panic beginning to set in as he could not locate them.

"Charles, they are in...." Celestia began but was quickly interrupted by the Changeling queen.

"DEAD!" She shouted, causing everypony to look at her in horror. "They're both dead..... These...... monsters killed them before I could save them!" She growled out as fake tears began to stream down her cheeks.

"No.............." Charles spoke out in complete horror, his eyes quickly filling with tears and breaking the rim as they streamed, unhindered, down his face. "How....... how were they killed?" He asked as his vision never left the ground that he stood upon.

"That monster vaporized them both. There was nothing left......" Chrysalis cried out once more, choking up to add emphasis to her fake sorrow.

"Charles, she is lieing to you." Celestia began, but paused as Charles raised his vision up, staring coldly toward the two armored ponies.

Celestia and Twilight both took several steps back as they stared silently, yet horrified at the human as he glared toward them. His very demeanor had become far more threatening than they had ever seen while he was a human. However, one thing brought a chill to the air as they could not take their eyes from his as a purple mist began to trail from them and upward, slowly evaporating as it gained distance from him.

The eyes of pure hatred, sorrow, and madness. Ones that sought to thrive on the fear of his enemies, the very ones that the former King Sombra had when he had reappeared not so long ago.

As the human took in a deep breath, he let it go slowly, causing the very air about him to chill. His hands that rested at his sides slowly began to clench and glow softly, causing the purple mist coming from his enraged eyes to slowly extend and flow silently down and around his body.

After standing silently for near a minute, his body had been encased within the mist as it began to change shape and hue, revealing something the the real Celestia coward backwards from. The humans body was now encased in a solid charcoal black armor that look more demonic than anything the Sun Goddess had ever seen.

Every point of the armor was sharp and glowed a soft orange hue at the tips, adding to the already red and glowing eyes that rested within the helmet that sat on the humans head.

"Tia.... whats going on? I thought that Charles couldn't use magic in his human form." Twilight spoke out softly as she too coward slightly under the humans threatening gaze.

"Twilight, I am afraid to say this, but..." She paused as the human took in another deep breath, exhaling and leaving a vapor trailed coming from the helmet that surrounded his head. The fiery red eyes burning a hole through the pitch blackness that covered his face.

"He has let his rage consume him, and in doing so, he has managed to use what special magic he has accumulated while in his human form, into what you see before you." She gulped slightly, knowing the danger that not only she and her fellow brides were in. But also the entire planet.

"Kill them!" Chrysalis shouted out from behind the human. "Make them suffer for killing our foals!"

The humans demeanor suddenly tensed up for a moment before relaxing once again as he continued his relentless gaze upon the two armored ponies standing before him.

"Charlie! Snap out of it! That pony is Chrysalis! She is trying to manipulate you!" Twilight shouted, causing him to turn his gaze toward her, taking a slow step toward her.

"Charles, you know this to be true, yet you push it aside so that you can avoid the truth and live a lie." Celestia stated loudly, causing him to turn his gaze back to her and raise a hand as more of the purple mist began to flow silently down his arm; he clenching his fist shut around it as it began to extend outward from the top and bottom of it. After a few seconds the purple mist began to solidify and turn into a solid black longsword. The edges glowing a bright orange as he looked it over for a moment.

"And what lie would that be?" Came the disembodied words of the human as they seemed to flow from him like venom.

"You know that Starlight is alive and well, but our daughter." Celestia paused, clenching her eyes shut as tears began to slowly stream form them. "Marina is... She is gone... She is no longer with us my love. You know this to be true, as you watched her life being taken away right before your eyes!" Celestia reared back quickly, going stiff as the dark sword was suddenly at her throat. Those glowing red and green eyes, mere inches from her face as the drilled into her very being.

"KILL HER! SHE LIES TO SAVE HERSELF AND TO KILL US BOTH!" The changeling screeched out, only to pause as she watched the humans head slowly turn back to her causing her to gulp audibly as he stop only two words.

"Shut it..." He growled before his eyes flashed quickly back to the pony currently on the edge of his sword. However, he paused as his eyes flickered back to the normal green that they once were. Celestia was given as saddened smile as tears flowed from her eyes, down her cheeks, then falling down onto the sword that was at her throat. Upon contact, the tears plowed through the darkened steel without any resistance.

Charles stood there in silence as his eyes went wide, the normal color returning fully to them as he raised an armored hand to her cheek, running a thumb gently over it, the touch disintegrating the black armor upon contact, but leaving him without injury.

"But... how?" He asked before being pulled into a loving hug by the Sun Goddess, her wings wrapping quickly around him causing a soft hiss to escape as the armor and sword was quickly melted away from his body, leaving only his shaking and confused body resting against Celestias within her embrace.

"Do you remember the spell you cast upon me all that time ago?" Celestia whispered into his ear causing him close his eyes as the memory surfaced. "You had taken my life once my love, but when it was returned to me by your very hands, you made sure that I would never have it taken by your hands again. You cast so many protections spells on me that it is hard to believe that your love for me was so strong. No matter what you do, you know that, in your heart, you will never again be able to take my life, and for that, I am forever grateful." She came to a stop as her lips met his for what seemed like an eternity.

The two pulled apart giving a soft smile to one another as all of the memories came into play. That was of course, until the ones from what had happened while in the Changeling queens captivity became the forefront memory, causing the human to turn slowly toward the fake Celestia that stood not far from him.

"Charles..." Celestia trailed off as he turned back to her. "She has wronged me far more than you know, let me finish this battle."

The human turned his vision back to the Changeling queen for a moment, shaking with rage at what she had done to him, but relaxed as he turned back to his bride and nodded as he spoke, walking by her. "Make it quick."

The Changeling queen growled seeing her enemies horn light up. Before the queen could react though, a small beam of magic shot toward her.

Thinking this was a finishing blow, she quickly raised a magical shield to repel the magic, only to watch in slow motion as it broke through it without pause, hitting her squarely in the chest.

The group watched as the Changeling queen screeched in agony for a moment as she was engulfed within the magical field. After a few moments, the glow faded revealing a young pony in her place. A few more moments passed them by before the chittering of the entire changeling colony began to raise in volume as they slowly began to come to the surface from the colony below.

"Here is your queen changelings! Do with her as you please! She no longer holds any power of you!" Celestia shouted to the mass of drones that all began to realize that the the voice of the queen was no longer within the hive link.
Many of them looked to one another as realization set in.

The former queens eyes flickered open just in time to see a mass of changelings surrounding her. She pressed a hoof forward as she began to speak, but paused in horror upon seeing a normal ponys coat in place of her former swiss cheesed legs. She looked back to Celestia just in time to see her giving her a glare before disappearing in a flash of light.

The next sounds that were heard, were the screams of a young pony being torn to shreds by her former drones.

The former stallion and his brides reappeared in a flash of light within the confines of Celestias chambers. As soon as they appeared however, there were a set of rapidly approaching hoof steps heading directly toward them. Or rather, Charles.

"OOF!" Was the only thing that left the human as he was tackled by a crying foal that shivered while crying as he hugged his father tightly on the floor.

"Daddy...... daddy's back..." The foal wept as he hugged his father for dear life.

The human smiled to his son as he hugged him silently, tears streaming from his eyes from the sheer joy he was feeling, and the sadness that was also present with knowing that he was lacking a foal in this tender moment.

After a short time had passed by, the human had returned back into his Alicorn form by soaking up the magic within Twilights Hearthswarming present that she now carried with her everywhere. It was a slow process, but the end result was just. Now though, the dark Alicorn was resting within Celestias chambers as he began to brood over the fact that his special magic would now take several days in order for it to fully replenish, thus, giving him the ability to ravel into the afterlife once again to see his daughter.

During this time however, he was not alone. Having his four brides with him during the entire time, and all off them being exceptionally clingy toward him made the time bearable. Along with his brides, came questions that were asked, along with stories that would be told.

"Twilight, seriously, why are you asking about my ancestors? Is it really that important you know about my family history?" The stallion asked, giving a disbelieving laugh at how inquisitive the lavender mare was.

"I am just curious because... well... I want to prepare for what our foals will be like in the future. Along with which pony race they will be born as." She smiled sheepishly toward him, only to cause the entire group to give a soft giggle.

"So then..." He trailed off giving a large smile. "That means... you want a foal? With me?" He squeaked out, barely able to contain his excitement.

"Yes... but I still want to do all the research first. I would like to be able to know what the chances are for me having a specific breed of pony so that I can properly prepare. Other than that, I believe that I am ready." She smiled, slightly nervous with the fact that she may soon be a parent.

"Well then, I think that a little trip into the afterlife will need to be planned in the near future." Celestia giggled softly as she turned to Midnight. "Actually, I think it is time that we head there. We have an appointment with a very special pony that should not wait any longer."

Midnight gave a sigh as he lowered his head, clenching his eyes shut as tears threatened to break the rim. Taking in a deep breath to steady himself, he released it slowly before opening his eyes and giving a nod.

"Come girls, let us leave them to this time alone. We have to prepare Twilight for her little rendezvous with Midnight anyway." Rarity giggled as she bolted from the room with AJ right behind her. Twilight yelling at them both as she took chase, her face a blistering red.

"Tia..." Midnight trailed off as his horn began to softly glow. I... don't know if I can face Marina. With her knowing that I failed to keep her safe. I can't bare the thought of her being angry with me for the rest of time." The stallion sighed, splaying his ears back as he looked away in shame.

The Sun Goddess came up to his side, taking a seat and giving him a loving nuzzle as she spoke.

"Would it not be worse, knowing that her father doesn't want to see her again until his time came? Because that is what she would think, and possibly resent you for far more than what you think may occur."

Midnight looked to her, hurt filling his eyes before her clenched them shut once again, letting the tears flow freely as he gave a shuddering breath.

"You're... right..." He trailed off once again before pulling his eyes open and giving a determined smile. "I think it's high time to see our baby girl." He stated just as his horn let loose the magic that it held within.