It was a dark and stormy night and the rain turned Canterlot into a soaking mess, streaming down several streets and running down in waterfalls at the slopes of Canterlot Mountain as thunder and lightning dominated the skies in preparation for the following day. In the royal chambers, the mares of Tyler's herd slumbered in their shared bed. All except Luna, who was on her royal night shift and Tyler who was washing his face in the bathroom. Standing in front of the mirror, the beads of clear, cold water slowly dripped down his face while he looked into the blue glow in his eyes. It was faint, but present and noticeable once you really looked for it.

Many weeks had passed since he was crowned a prince and let the fall of Nagohod behind him. Ever since then he tried to forget the terrors he faced inside the wicked citadel fortress of Nagohod and the twisted nightmares that were haunting his every waking moment. There was something dark within him now. He could feel it just behind the eyes, driving him towards harsher methods and brutality, assuring him that his salvation rested in this. And if he should ever lose this internal struggle he kept secret even from the rest of his herd, he was sure that the better part of his soul would be gone forever. But ever since then the silence was persistent. The two phantoms haunting him remained what they should be: Memories. Closing his eyes at the sound of thunder outside, he shook his head before he walked back to the bed, to the comfort of the others. Tomorrow was a great day for all of them.

* * * * *

The day was bright and due to the storm the night before the sky was without a single cloud. In his personal chamber Tyler stood in front of a mirror and got dressed up. A drop of sweat ran down the forehead as his eyes darted to the side.
"How many are out there?"

The all too familiar voice of Shining Armor answered with a chuckle.
"All of them."

Taking a deep breath, Tyler closed his eyes before opening them once again to look into the mirror.
"All of them... Good Lord! Shining, what if I fail? What if I don't do this right?"

Coming to his side, Shining smiled and corrected his own uniform in the mirror.
"You'll be fine! You faced two alicorn opponents and survived, what makes you think you're going to fail now?"

Correcting his tuxedo, Tyler took yet another deep breath.
"I'm facing three now. And an earth pony mare who's also mother of my first child."

Looking up, Shining shook his head with a smirk.
"But they don't want to kill you, do they? Now relax! Would you prefer fighting a void dragon again?"

His eyebrow twitching, Tyler cocked his head a bit.
"That would be harder, but more simple to do."

Leaning in, Shining shook his head.
"Aw, come on... If you need any help, Cadance and I will help you out."

"First the coronation, now this... Look at this, I'm shaking!" Tyler retorted with a sigh.

It was then when a knocking became audible and a rather familiar voice spoke up.
"I was checking the others, they are almost ready... How's our big boy here?"

Looking over to the door, Shining smiled at the sight of his beloved wife.
"He's nervous. But who wouldn't be? This is an important day for them."

Coming to Tyler's side, Cadance corrected his suit a bit here and there as she saw fit.
"How are you, stud? Ready to take the dangers ahead head on?"

Not interfering with her, Tyler rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"No, but who cares? Life certainly not. I'm worried I'm messing up this day."

When Cadance looked up from his suit, her face was very stern.
"No you won't. Trust me, we've made preparations for two weeks now and this day is going to be perfect. You fought a void dragon, you fought a Changeling swarm, you fought two alicorns and their army of goons and managed to save a Changeling Queen by reversing her to an alicorn form, undoing an ancient sin and winning us a new princess. Who, when not you, could be more fitting in the eyes of my aunts and Twilight? You showed bravery, determination, and above all compassion. These are the things you're loved for."

"You know what they say, Cadance... The higher they go..."

Correcting the last details, Cadance shook her head,
"Oh, shut up! Your attitude is going to jinx it! I feel happy for you. All of you. They got themselves a good herd mate. You make me proud to be the Princess of Love, you know that? Thanks to you, I'm finally seeing this fire in my aunts' eyes. The fire only a mare in love has. Something I got myself when I first met Shiny, yet never managed to get for my aunts." Looking over to her husband, Cadance smirked. "But maybe it needs somepony or somebody extraordinary, not intimidated in confronting an alicorn mare. I sure love Shining for being that way..." Kissing Tyler's forehead, she smiled at him. "...And I'm happy you do the same for my aunts, Twilight and Applejack as well. Now. In a few minutes, the ceremony will begin."

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Fanfares were played as the streets of Canterlot cheered and a giant pipe organ was played in the throne room as the four mares entered. The highly anticipated royal herd ceremony was finally beginning. Since it wasn't only a wedding among ponies, the herd had agreed that the ceremony would be a mixture of both human and pony culture.

In a wider corridor than usual, the four brides approached the altar together in one line. They decided to do so to point out that all four of them were equal before their love and none of them came first or second. Regal and with wide smiles all four looked ahead. Celestia wore a dress that was underlined by gold and amethysts to let the sunlight give it a warm reflection. The fabric over her hooves and body was finest silk while the fabric covering her was imported from the crystal Empire.

Luna had been going the all magic fabric approach and had a dark dress similar to her harness as Nightmare Moon, just graceful and beautiful instead of intimidating and menacing. Like an homage to the night she trotted in line with her three other herdmates. Looking up to her big sister, they both exchanged some happy smiles.

Applejack wore a more traditional white dress, something Rarity pulled out of her sleeve together with Granny Smith. A traditional 'Apple' family wedding dress was what was deemed good and proper in the old mares eyes. Sitting in the front row with Big Macintosh, Granny gave a glance at the Cutie Mark Crusaders spreading petals all over the floor a few meters ahead of the brides.

Twilight had a more glamorous version of her dress from the coronation. Rarity had taken the design and overhauled it. Giving it all her skill and strength as a seamstress, Rarity had only used the finest fabrics and stitches to top the old dress. A white veil rested on Twilight's head while she levitated her bridal bouquet nervously. While passing her parents, Twilight was especially tense as she took a glance to her side and saw her mother reduced to tears of happiness in the hooves of her father, both looking so very proud at her, their little girl, now finally about to get married.

At the altar, Cadance was standing as the only alicorn authority beside her aunts with Tyler and his best 'man', Shining Armor. Hearing the ravished murmur behind him, Tyler knew of who was coming. His hand squeezed Shining's shoulder. One painful wince later, he recognized that he was hurting his best friend and released his shoulder, patted it. The Ooohs and Aaahs came closer as did the sudden gasps of mares enchanted by the dresses of the four brides and as he heard the sound of hoof-steps right next to him, Tyler turned to his side right on cue. And there they stood. His four girls, beautiful like nothing he'd ever seen with gentle and loving smiles on their lips as they turned their heads to him as well, happiness all over their faces. The five members of the herd then took the last few meters to the altar as one unit and the music came to an end.

With a kind smile, Cadance then began her speech.
“What a special day… what a special relationship. The glory of this day shines upon each one of us as something new arises. A love so strong, it overcomes the frontiers of two worlds. A bond uniting these five individuals together as one circle in marriage. And a most special joy fills me on this day, for I longed to see these smiles on my aunts' faces for so long.” Turning to Tyler, the Princess of Love gave him a warm and encouraging smile. “Prince Tyler! Will you take these mares to be your wives, your partners in life and your love? Will you cherish their friendship and love them today, tomorrow and forever? Will you trust and honor them, laugh with them and cry with them? Will you be faithful through good times and bad, in sickness and in health as long as each of you shall live?”

With a determined nod Tyler smiled.
“I will!”

Turning to the four mares, Cadance's smile didn't fade.
“Your highnesses, will you take Prince Tyler to be your husband, your partner in life and your one true love? Will you cherish his friendship and love him today, tomorrow and forever? Will you trust and honor him, laugh with him and cry with him? Will you be faithful through good times and bad, in sickness and in health as long as each of you shall live?”

Luna, Celestia, Applejack and Twilight exchanged some warm smiles with each other until Twilight answered with a nod.
“We will!”

And while ponies had no fingers, finding the right rings had been a challenge for Tyler. For Applejack, he had come up with a massive golden ring engraved with her cutie mark as markings on the sides. A single crystal formed like Tyler's cutie mark of a shield as a star trail was embedded within the ring and shined in a dim orange tone. Each mare had become a similar ring with her cutie mark as engraved marking and her coat color as the color of the crystal. While Applejack was wearing her ring with a golden necklace due to lacking a horn, the alicorn mares were more than happy to place their rings at the base of their horns.

Coming forth now, Twilight levitated four rings up as her hoof took Tyler's hand and gently held it in place. From Applejack, He gained a ring of gold with a diamond cut like her cutie mark in it. Not being much for precious metals or gemstones, AJ argued that a diamond was the most clear gemstone she could think of and that one could almost always see through one as one could clearly see the truth. This made the diamond her gemstone of choice for a wedding ring. And now this ring found its way on Tyler's left index finger.

From Twilight, Tyler got a golden ring with an amethyst in it. It's purple coloration to underline the circle of nobility Tyler had now entered and how Twilight would always help him out with his problems. Both Twilight and Tyler exchanged some deep glances when she placed this ring upon his left middle finger.

From Luna he got a platinum ring with markings in old alicorn tongue embedded in it was one big moonstone, surrounded by a myriad of tiny diamonds, a ring to represent Luna's power over the firmament and her bond with Tyler. It found its way to Tyler's left ringfinger

Celestia had created a similar ring, but one made out of white gold similar to her own tiara and other regalia. Embedded was a ruby formed as a sun, shimmering from the inside with a dim glow and the alicorn markings on the sides were slightly glowing as well. A ring to emphasize the light Celestia brought to Equestria and Tyler brought to her. Placed on the left little finger, the ring adjusted itself just like the others before to the size of the finger.

Now that the rings were exchanged and the herd was exchanging loving glances, Cadance took a glance at the crowd.
“If there is anyone who objects to this union; please speak now or forever hold your peace.”

Flying up in the first row, Rainbow Dash pointed a hoof at the crowd like a threat to beat up anypony daring to speak up now.
“Try meaaahh-”

Being pulled down by Flynn, he rested a hand on her lips and held her in place.
“You stay put, RD!”

A short chuckle went through the crowd and Cadance continued.
“Then, with no protest to hear, it is my greatest pleasure to announce you five husband and wives.” There was a thunderstorm of flashes coming up while the photographers were taking pictures and the crowd cheered when Tyler first kissed Twilight as the Alpha. The young princess giggled as she stood on her two legs, resting a hoof at his chest, giving him a smile like a young filly in love. Once it was AJ's turn, Tyler took off her Stetson and placed it on his own head for it not to obstruct their kiss.

Next was Luna's turn and due to the size difference, she wasn't standing on two legs, but raising her chin while Tyler rested her cheeks in his palms and leaned down to her. Welcoming his lips, she slightly whimpered into the kiss. Last but not least, Celestia approached Tyler, almost head to head with him.
“Tyler...” Almost a whisper, Tyler could hear the love in her voice, the anticipation

Raising her chin slightly less than Luna's before, he gave her a gentle smile before replying in the same whispering tone.
“I hear you, sweetie...” Resting his lips on hers for a gentle kiss, he was suddenly surprised as she wrapped a wing around him and pulled him closer for a more passionate kiss. Her message was clear: She wanted all of him, not just a careful lover afraid to displease her. Adjusting his approach, he then grabbed some of her mane and held her in place while between their lips their tongues began to dance with one another.

And with this final kiss, the festivities after the ceremony began. While the element bearers all congratulated Tyler and Twilight, Celestia and Luna were almost bombarded with congratulations and hopes for the best in the future. It seemed that almost every noble in Canterlot wanted to express him- or herself. Meanwhile used to such routines, both regal sisters handled it with ease, but were especially thrilled with their friends among the Elements and Rangers.

While the festivities went on, at one point the crystal tone of a silver fork gently slapped against a wine glass made everyone pay attention when Prince Shining Armor began his speech.
Ladies and gentlecolts, honored guests, beloved family members...” He then looked over to the royal herd and nodded over to them. “Tyler? Over the years you've been in Equestria, I'll admit it, I've had my doubts. But you proved all those doubts wrong. Time and time again you seemed up to the test and I think I speak for many here when I say that there is no one better than you to take on the duty ahead of you... The sacrifices you've made, the victories you achieved, the bonds you created... And the lives you have saved, among them my very own... made me realize that my sister could have no one better suited to have at her side than you.” Pointing over to Sam and Flynn, Shining then approached the stage both men were standing on and prepared some instruments. “Speaking of your friends... These two guys advised me a bit about my present for you.” As the song started, Tyler arched his brows. These accords, they were all too familiar. But when Shining started to sing, all Tyler could manage to do was shaking his head with a touched smile.

"You got the touch...
You got the POWER!!!!"

While the song continued, Tyler couldn't but shake his head, touched by the gesture. Leaning into the mic, Flynn supported Shining with the one or another line in the refrain.
"When all hell's breaking loose you'll be right in the eye of the storm!”

Once the song ended, Tyler embraced Shining and while the applause was sounding off all around the two of them, Shining could hear his human friend crying. A mumble also became audible. It wasn't very loud over the sound of the applause, but Shining heard it nonetheless.
"Love you, man... Not one better brother in law in the world than you..." With a content smile, Shining patted Tyler's back.

Meanwhile the crowd cheered and demanded word from Tyler.
“Speech! Speech!”

"Oh alright, alright!" Looking around, Tyler smiled widely at Shining Armor and patted the stallion's shoulders. "First of all, thank you all for the many presents for me and the girls. And Shining...? That song was awesome, man. I really appreciate it. I, uh...” Being touched by all of this, Tyler had to find the words again. “There are some things that change in life, luckily our friendship is a constant and no force in the world could break two guys like us apart. A hero you all call me? Well, a hero is only as good as the friends he surrounds himself with so he gets help once things grow too big for him. I'm lucky to have a friend like you, Shining. Heaven knows I would never swap you for anyone else. A toast! To Shining Armor, my best stallion and friend! May we help each other out in the years to come!” A cheer went through the hall and glasses were raised.

When Tyler sat down between his mares again, Twilight smiled up to him.
“Shining is very dear to you, isn't he?”

Looking over to Cadance and Shining, Tyler nodded.
“Very... Not only is he a friend of mine, he's my best friend here on this world. Maybe even before the other human Rangers.”

Not long after that, the second in command among the Harmony Rangers, Rachel, was holding a speech of her own.
“I did my duty in the sand of Iraq and other countries you wouldn't believe in. I faced many dangers while doing so. But none of them gave me that positive thrill of becoming second in Command among the Harmony Rangers." While some claps came from the one or another pony, Rachel continued. "I see the ponies here share my enthusiasm for this wedding. But frankly, Tyler, do you know what this means for us? What you're doing to us by getting away for marriage? Sure, getting married is the best that can happen for you, but what about us Rangers over at the HQ?” Delivering these lines in a not so serious tone earned Rachel a lot of good laughs. “For us this is a very unpleasant thing. That's because while you are out there with your mares to enjoy that delightful honeymoon, I'm ordered to keep this headquarters in top shape!”

Sam and Flynn shook their heads with big grins.
“Celestia, help us!” The little comedic act caused even more laughs.

Pointing at Sam and Flynn, Rachel nodded.
“Because they know that I will never EVER be as nice to them as our prince here!” Coming to the married herd, Rachel then leaned in. “Well then, are you absolutely certain that I can't steal this guy back for us Rangers?"

Looking at Tyler with loving eyes, all four mares, shook their heads when turning back to Rachel.
“No.”

With a gentle smile Rachel then nodded and took a step back.
"Then in good old tradition, let me wish you the best for the years ahead. May all your wishes come true except one, so that you'll always have something to strive for." Another applause filled the hall and Rachel took place on her seat again.

Half an hour after the speeches, Tyler approached Rachel with a smile.
"Awesome speech, Rachel. Thank you for that."

"I stand behind each word. The girls seem to be happy with you, Tyler. If having you is their way of happiness, I can let them have that."

Tyler chuckled at the minor stab and took a sip of his drink.
“Well, this was one strange adventure, wasn't it?”

Looking over to Tyler, a smirk formed on Rachel's face.
"With all the time travel and transdimensional traffic? Yes, it was...You should save the world more often. Suits you..."

Tyler looked at the horizon in thought before he shook his head briefly.
"Nah...." Looking at her, he then gave her a genuine smile. "Tell me something, Rachel: Do you love him?"

Arching a brow, Rachel turned over to face him.
"Tyler, really, I..."

Raising his hands in a calming matter, Tyler grinned a bit.
"No, it's fine. Really, it gets totally normal after a while. But do yourself a favor, tough girl... Tell him!"

Raising her index finger at him, Rachel was about to say something.
"Now, Jones..."

But patting her left cheek, Tyler smirked and got moving.
"No... My turn to walk away." As he turned around and went on, he gave her a last glance. "But admit it: You're going to miss to call me Ponyfucker." This comment caused both of them to grin a bit. Coming back to the others, Tyler patted Applejack's shoulder. “I think your brother is going to get a little surprise in the near future.”

Arching both brows, AJ looked up to Tyler.
"Big Mac? How so?"

“Just a hunch...”

Looking at her dress which hid her pregnancy for the most part, Twilight shook her head.
“Well, I would demand a little dance right now to round the evening up a bit, but I'm afraid with this belly I'm in no shape to dance.”

Tyler gave her a grin.
“Guess it will be lots of belly rubs for you the next few nights to make up for this nice and big belly, hm?”

Arching a brow, Twilight smirked at her husband.
“Yeah, this sounds pretty nice since this is partially your fault.”

A smirk he could only reply with one of his own.
“Not that you were complaining much when we caused that belly in the first place.”

Right then another female voice approached them.
“Excuse me?”

Looking at the white mare with blonde mane, Tyler couldn't help but to recognize something about her. What it was he couldn't say, but despite never meeting her, he had the feeling that he knew her.
“You look familiar...”

Looking away in slight shyness, a all so tender blush formed on her muzzle.
“Yes, but you probably don't recognize me in this gender.”

Tyler's eyes slowly widened and his voice lowered to a certain amount.
"Blueblood? Is that you?"

With a playful giggle, the mare now gave the two of them a wink.
"Guilty as charged."

Exchanging glances for a brief moment, both Twilight and Tyler chuckled a bit as he searched for proper words.
"Wow, uh... You look good. For a mare... I guess..."

Playing shyly with her hooves, the white princess seemed a bit uncertain.
"I know this is awkward. You have no idea how unfamiliar certain things become once you're set with another set of equipment."

Now the two of them blushed a bit.
"True... We can't imagine that."

Waving the thought away, the white mare chuckled nervously.
“Oh please, don't be concerned. This was a long time ago, I've learned to adapt in the meantime. Speaking of which... Princess Twilight? I might not be an alicorn princess, but may I steal the groom for a dance? I wanted to try this waltz between human and pony ever since I heard so much about it.”

Looking up to her husband, Twilight smirked a bit.
“I think we can spare the big guy for one dance. Just be sure not to hog him for too long.”

Tyler then accompanied Princess Blueblood onto the dance floor, where he helped her finding her stance and balance in front of him. Several mares observed this with great interest and already the whispering of this regal dance between humans and ponies made the circle, causing Twilight and Celestia to wink at each other.

Looking into Blueblood's eyes, Tyler gave her a smile.
“So... No hard feelings?”

Giving a smile, she shook her head.
“No hard feelings. I've let that in the past, honest. All it would stir up again are more painful memories. You'd be surprised though. I went from Blueblood the unwanted to Blueblood the highly desired in a couple of months. Cadance really went through some effort to give my image a total makeover.

Tyler thought about it for a minute as they danced, remembered how Cadance reduced the former Prince Blueblood to a bleeding, emasculated pile of nothing.
"Maybe you shouldn't praise her like this. What she did to you..."

"...Was an improvement as far as I care.” the white mare retorted, “None of my so called 'friends' showed up once while I was in captivity. Not for good or bad. Not even for telling me how despicable my action were. It was this indifference that showed me that my life was a lie. Now, after some changes in character, I know I lost a lot, but what I lost was a personality that I don't miss at all. Good riddance! My new friends care for me, several stallions recognize me, even though some of them do it for all the wrong reasons, but most important: I can live with myself again.”

That brought a gentle smile on his face. Seemingly Blueblood had closed this chapter of her life and went on another path she enjoyed much more for the right reasons.
“Well... If you feel mostly better after this tremendous change, I of course feel happy for you.”

Resting her head on his chest, she then closed her eyes a bit, her voice a bit frail.
“You know... If you'd let me, I might be willing to express my gratitude to you...”

Looking down to her, Tyler recognized the blush on her nose and harrumphed briefly.
"You? A concubine? Don't be ridiculous... I've heard you have some suitors who court you already."

A mischievous chuckle escaped her.
"Well you can't blame a mare for trying..."

As the waltz ended, Tyler bowed down before the princess and placed a kiss on her hoof. She answered with a regal nod and returned to some mares to gossip while he returned to his herd mates. Celestia nodded at him, contently smiling.
"You did good, Tyler... I think mother would approve of you."

Looking to Celestia, Tyler gave her an unsure glance.
"Yeah?"

Giving him another nod, she rested a wing around him and went on a walk to the outside with him.
“So what are you planning to do, now that you're a prince?”

Giving a shrug, Tyler tried to give his best smile.
“Don't know. Haven't spend a thought about that. I guess I'll just go on as usual for the next few weeks until something shows up." Celestia giggled a bit. It was a good thing the sudden nobility didn't change his attitude nor his behavior. And yet, the idea of actual marriage and living as a wive to someone was something new and fresh. It was something making her heart beat in excitement. And how long did Luna and her yearned for someone like that at their side? It seemed like forever. Leaning in, Tyler then grinned at her. “So, on a scale of one to ten, ten being the highest, how scared were you that I was going to die?”

Looking up in thought, Celestia then smirked.
"Hmmm.... Three..."

The result was as she expected and was much to her amusement, though she didn't showed. Tyler's jaw dropped, slightly aghast.
"Three? A three?"

Sticking out her tongue in good fun, she nodded.
"Yeah!"

Looking to the side for a second, Tyler shook his head.
"Are you kidding me? Then what's a ten?"

Giving a sober expression, Celestia looked into the distance.
“Clowns.”

Folding his arms, Tyler could only arch a brow and give her a questioning glance
“Celestia... Clowns over my death? Clowns?”

“I'm afraid of clowns.”

Tyler rolled his eyes.
“Oh my God... You thought you lost me!”

Raising her chin, the white alicorn gently shook her head.
“No...”

“You thought I was a goner.” Tyler then continued. And when Celestia shook her head, he waved his index finger in front of her. “Yes you did. I saw you shed tears... You shed a bunch of them.”

Looking to her side and up to him, she gently arched a brow and looked to the front again, the gentle smile on her lips never fading.
“Tears? It was raining.”

Bursting out a laugh, Tyler shook his head.
"No, it was not!"

Closing her eyes, a slight grin formed on her face as she shook her head ever so slightly.
“You were half collapsing and it was raining.”

A grin Tyler answered with one of his own as he looked at her.
“It was a totally clear nightsky and you were bawling while you all were storming at me!”

Looking into his eyes, Celestia then gave him a wink.
“Let's discuss that later in our chambers, yes?”

Giving a chuckle, he leaned in for another time and placed a gentle kiss onto her cheek.
“There's a promise I can live with...”

* * * * *

The evening went on and after several dances and speeches, the festivities calmed down more and more. And for a long time since the fight against the Descendants in Nagohod, Tyler gave an untroubled laugh. The shadows of the past were finally gone. That is, until one particular whisper became audible in his mind.

“Having fun with the girls, boy?”

Tyler froze in motion as his heart skipped a beat. 'No, not at this particular time, not so long after all this silence!' He kept them a well guarded secret. From Equestria, its allies, his friends, even his beloved ones. In a panic, he headed for the bathroom and checked if anyone was present. Once certain no one was around, he washed his face with some icy cold water and looked into the mirror.
“Pull yourself together, Tyler... They're both gone!”

What he didn't expected was the instantaneous reply of his own picture in the mirror moving on its own.
"What's the matter, boy? Missed us?"

His mouth slightly open, Tyler slowly stepped away from the mirror. Slowly shaking his head, his eyes narrowed. Either there was magic at play here or he was losing it.
"Who would miss a rattlesnake?"

His reflection was still standing close to the mirror and pursed its lips.
"Ooohh... Did you train on that line?"

Gritting his teeth, Tyler shook his head.
“Why did you two return?!? This is neither a fight to the death nor anything alike!”

His reflection, obviously Sage, then arched a brow.
“Two? Nah, the beast is still sleeping. You know as well as I do that he would take you over if left unchecked and would probably rape several mares with your body before they would knock you out. My return is just a happy reminder for you, boy. You're married! Congratulations, slacker! What's next? A nice little homestead with the kids playing in front of the house?”

Tyler had to fight the urge to jump at the mirror in order to attempt pulling his reflection out of there and strangling it to death.
“DAMN YOU!!!”

With a sneer, Sage arched a brow.
“Oh, yes, I didn't forgot, we already have Appleseed and... Nova, wasn't it? The little one still resting in Twilight's womb...? You know as well as I do that we can't lean back and do nothing. You must let us out again...”

Gritting his teeth, Tyler clenched his fists until they were bleeding.
“I won't! You two are animals! Rage is literally a mindless savage and you are no better once 'protecting' others.”

“Oh, you will! If you won't let us out, we'll break out!”

Holding his head, Tyler shook it fiercely, afraid of losing his mind for sure.
“I want you gone...”

But Sage's voice grew more stern by the minute.
"You know we can't just disappear. There is no room for negotiations. I admit that I... well, let's just say have a short fuse once you push the one button I have... But it's also the only button you have. I am more honest than you."

Looking up in anger, Tyler raised his voice.
“I won't let you out again! Never! I want you to go back to sleep, never to return!”

Sage went into the mirrored stance Tyler was standing in and winked at him with a sadistic grin.
“We'll be in touch...”

A sudden anger boiled up in Tyler and his fist smashed the mirror in front of him, prompting a minor quake at the wall. While the mirror in front of him shattered to pieces, the other mirrors left and right fell to the ground. The door slammed open and a guard rushed in, only to look surprised at Tyler.
“Your Highness! Is everything alright?”

Tyler exhaled deeply and closed his eyes. How careless he had been in that particular moment, both with his secret and his power. Since the coronation... No, since Nagohod, everything seemed far more fragile.
“I am alright. I saw a big ass spider and meant to swat it, but my new-found powers... I, uh... I overdid it. I'm sorry if I spooked you.”

Tyler healed his hand and performed a spell on the mirror repairing it. Yet after he left the bathroom, he left the festivities as soon as etiquette allowed it. Twilight and AJ looked at him, slightly puzzled.
“What's with him? Ah was about to introduce some distant family members from Manehattan to him.”

“I don't know. But it's not like him to simply leave before every guest is gone...”

Coming to their side, Rachel shook her head.
“I say Tyler simply doesn't like crowds. You go after him, I'll inform Princess Celestia and Luna, so they'll catch up with you. We'll just claim it to be...” She thought for a second, then grinned. “Youthful enthusiasm.”

Looking up to their Ranger friend, Twilight and Applejack nodded with smiles.
“Thank you, Rachel.”

* * * * *

An hour later, Celestia and Luna had caught up with Tyler and levitated him into the tower the royal herd would hold their honey moon in. Tyler did protest, yet was told that this was punishment for leaving the festivities early on. And while Applejack and Twilight became comfortable in the living room in front of a mountain of presents, Tyler was taken into the room next door by the two alicorn sisters. A circumstance that caused AJ to ask Twilight a simple question.
“Um, Twilight? Why exactly are Celestia and Luna hogging Tyler tonight?”

Giving a sigh, the young princess smiled.
“Well, they need to be fully rested in the next few days. They will of course participate in our honey moon, but they need to be available in case of a diplomatic emergency. I thought giving them a 'head start' would be a nice gesture, so they'll have something out of this honey moon if something rips them away for the rest of it.”

“Yeah, that seems fair. They might be ripped away for some reason. No complains from me there... Whoa, Nelly!” Holding up a short pink-orange fruit of some sort, Applejack arched a brow. “What in tarnation are these things?” Eying it with suspicion, she soon narrowed her eyes. “Ah never saw a fruit like that before... Ain't no orange, ain't no pear... And it sure ain't an apple!”

Giving it an inspecting look, Twilight nodded after identifying the fruit.
“That fruit-basket is Cadance's present to the entire herd. Tomorrow I'm to cast a magic barrier dome spell of some sort around the tower we're in with a spell she created for us. There was a scroll... Now where was it?”

Picking up the scroll, AJ looked over to her herdmate and chewed a bit on the fruit.
“Found it!”

The scroll was levitated and unrolled by Twilight. But as she read through her lines, her ears dropped, her pupils shrank to little dots and a heavy blush formed over her nose before she shook her head in order to digest the information.
“Wha... Cadance! I can't believe, she... this entire basket... Is she trying to drill him for this or what?”

Correcting her Stetson, AJ grabbed the scroll and read it. It wasn't long before a big ass grin formed on her face.
“Hey, hey, there, lover boy! The Princess of Love gave ya more than just one way to regain yer potency back. If that scroll is true in what it claims, just one bite of one of these 'Magna peppers' is enough to let him go for another ten rounds! I mean... What in tarnation?”

Twilight gave her herdmate a serious and stern glance.
“Worse than that! This entire magic dome spell? A libido enhancer! It will work on each of us for the duration of the honey moon! OK, except for me, since I'm pregnant already.”

Shrugging, Applejack simply smirked at this.
“Fine by me.”

“What?!?”

“With all that fightin' and feudin' we had in the last few weeks, Ah'm more than happy to be bucked silly by our Sugarcube for a change. And it will give Tyler somethin' else to think about as well.”

Narrowing her eyes, Twilight gave Applejack a questioning glance.
“You had a bite from one of these Magna peppers already, didn't you?”

Looking around slightly nervous, Applejack grinned.
“Uh... Maybe?”

Twilight rolled her eyes with a gentle smile.
“Well, he was a little absent lately. I guess you're right. Something like that will flush all the dark thoughts out of his mind...”

* * * * *

The air around Tyler was cold, yet the two warm hands caressed all over his naked body as he was standing in the center of the room, both arms tied on the back. The two women in front of him were almost perfection personified. Ample curves in both cleavage and hips made just looking at the transformed bodies of the two princesses a joy in itself. Kneeling in front of their 'prize' and 'prisoner', Luna had claimed the first turn for the night and looked up to his face as her head bobbed up and down, her lips tightly wrapped around his throbbing shaft.

Behind her, Celestia was also in human form and looked over her younger sister's shoulder while the shaft slid down the mouth and throat of her sibling. And while Luna had her arms and hands wrapped around Tyler's waist, Celestia had her hands on Luna's and her own sweet spot to please them both. Biting her bottom lip, the Princess of the sun gave her newlywed husband a naughty look. Almost fading out, Tyler moaned while closing his eyes shut. It was bliss. The situation, the blow-job, the two gorgeous women... This whole scenario would make every man weak. It was like being in a personal porno movie, only better. But all the time he struggled not to simply take Luna, despite his body screaming for her. It would be so very easy to tear these bonds apart with magic and throwing himself at her.

The shot filled her mouth completely and she closed her eyes with a moan, followed by a strong tremble of her body. The sweet arousal filled her entire body and she took deep breath through her nose, careful not to spill his precious load. While gently stroking her sisters hair, Celestia looked up to Tyler, a smirk on her face. She could see it in his eyes... The wish to blow this load into other places than Luna's mouth. Turning her sister towards her, both princesses exchanged a deep and intimate kiss, shared the load Luna had earned while both massaging and kneading each other's breasts. The taste and smell smeared over both their faces and Luna looked into her sister's face
"Such sweet and rich nectar... I want him to place it deep into me.

Looking up to Tyler, Celestia licked a big warm drop of his seed from her lip and grinned.
"As does he... The wish to do so is all over his face. And after he's done with you, he would probably turn over to me and break me in as well... And I would reward each thrust with a lustful scream no doubt. But please remember: First we want to see how he manages with Twilight and her alicorn foal... And once he succeeds, we both accept to become the mothers of his foals as well."

Standing up, Celestia took a stroll over to Tyler and gently took his penis into her grasp while looking deep into his eyes with a playful grin.
"Let's not forget: We have the magic prowess, you have the willpower and fighting spirit. But we agreed to wait just a little bit longer until you two can have this holiest of moments..." Her grasp upon his member grew in tightness and she lowered her voice while she and Tyler looked at each other from the corner of their eyes. "I burn to have my turn as well." Tyler retorted with a grin and when Celestia leaned at him, there was a firm magic spank on her buttcheeks, what prompted Celestia to yelp a bit in surprise. But when loving looks were exchanged, her hand was set in motion to please him.

Yet somehow, all of this perfect moment had a strange aftertaste. Due to being on the verge to their honey moon, they spoke their mind and conversed normally. All was well in the bedsheets, the herd loved and cared for each other and everyone did his or her best to make each moment perfect. But one thing was missing.

Tyler.

From the outside, he behaved and talked normal. But inside, of that Celestia was certain, he behaved different. Unlike before, when his mind was open to her and Luna, she could read him like an open book, dive deep into his mind and could see his desires, what all too often made Luna and her seem to know exactly what a human man desired by experience. But all they did was taking a peek into Tyler and giving him pleasure. This connection was now gone. Twilight never experienced this yet, had yet to learn how to build up such a connection and Applejack was unable to have this kind of connection to Tyler at all. And Luna... Luna was too gosh darn in love with Tyler to see it as clearly as Celestia.

But for Celestia, a mare who had seen places and beings of many sorts, creatures who would terrify and amaze nowadays ponies, had developed a certain sense for things being amiss. She wanted this to be perfect. Tyler was the most interesting male she had in millennia and there were times when she would think of him as her first true love as well. A male that respected her and on the same time didn't cower in front of her. In hindsight there were times when she thought such a partner wouldn't exist for a mare like her. This made Tyler's existence that much more interesting, more exciting. There were no words in any of the new or ancient languages to properly describe how it felt when she could surrender to him completely, only to be reassured that he wouldn't do her harm in misusing this power.

Power wasn't his thing, and yet he dominated her sexually, since she wanted it. With a man like him, of that Celestia was certain, she, Luna and Twilight could breed a new generation of alicorns. Alicorns of Harmony, striving for the greater good with alicorn power and human will to do good. There were times when even her womb, the supposedly most regal womb in all of Equestria quaked in anticipation for this. If she had the best womb around Celestia didn't know, but she did know that begetting alicorns was a step she always shied away from. Since the incident with Luna at the Canterlot Gala and the message from her mother, she knew that the time was close for her and Luna to take this next step of royalty, the ascension to become queens and having foals of their own.

But Tyler had to be absolutely perfect for this; there was no room for mistakes or doubts. And this caginess of his lately was mostly off from his usual behavior. Especially in these few hours before their honeymoon. This was something she had to discuss with Luna first and later bring this to Twilight, her being the Alpha. But there had to be evidence, she wouldn’t risk this harmony just for a hunch.

Tyler's moan brought her back to the moment and her hand was picking up speed as she pleasured his shaft over Luna's panting face. His eyes darted down to Luna and back to Celestia and while the Princess of the Night awaited her lover's sweet nectar, the Princess of the Sun gave him a mischievous grin.
"Yes... Douse her face with it..." He felt the slight tickle in his testicles and upon looking into Celestia's eyes, her grin only widened. The thick and heavy stream shot over the young face and Luna gave out a moan in delight while one of her hands played with his balls, the other hand played with herself. At the sight of his load running down Luna's naked body, Tyler closed his eyes in bliss once again. He opened them once more, as he felt Celestia's gentle touch when she used her left hand to turn his head to her. The hand she used to masturbate him was now smeared with his load and she raised it to her lips, gently licking the fingers clean. "Hmmm... Thick and rich, just the way you love to shoot it..."

A playful giggle came from her and she turned away, seemingly sated for now. But just after her first step away she felt his arm around her and in an instant, he was right behind her, freed by the bondage they've had him endure for so long.
"Oi... You!" His voice lowered, what caused a cold chill to run up her spine. "Your ass... Now!"

A mischievous chuckle now escaped her throat before a sudden movement jerked her entire body and caused her eyes to widen in an instant. Her eyes became dreamy and she closed them after a second. Once more, they both were connected. It was dangerous, made her heart race in excitement. He of course respected her wish not to engage in vaginal intercourse, yet one stab into the wrong orifice and she could end up early with one of his children.
"Are you ever sated, my love?"

As he began moving inside her, he gave her a new experience. Due to her transformed anatomy, anal sex was far more extreme and sensitive in this human form.
"No intimacy with you girls is ever enough, Celestia... Don't think about it. Maybe you should just let yourself fall...?"

Now Celestia looked to the side, where Luna was lying on the bed, spend from the love they had shared together. In her own mind, Celestia let out a sigh. 'Saying these kind of things to me, but having secrets... And thinking that keeping me from thinking about stuff like that with enough sex would work. Now I know something is wrong with you...' The warm load he planted in her bowels lingered as she lied beside of him later on, spend, satisfied, but unlike all other mares of his... deeply worried...

* * * * *

Planet Equis, a million years earlier...

The young stallion galloped all through the corridor. With his coat of bright yellow, he lacked both horn and wings. His outer appearance led many to the misconception that he was an earth pony. Much to his dismay, he was not so ordinary. Running up the stairs towards a Temple of Light, he came to a sudden stop in front of an alicorn elder.
“Aranax! Aranax!! The queen said she had finalized her preparations and will perform the spell anytime soon.”

Nodding briefly, the old alicorn stallion lost no time and turned around on the spot.
“Very good. Then we must hurry! I must say you've been a very docile apprentice of mine. If you had a horn to call your own, maybe then teaching you my knowledge would have been even more of pleasure. It's not often that one stumbles over a mind as sharp as yours.”

Looking down, the yellow stallion blushed a bit.
“Not sharp enough to evade this unfortunate accident...”

Leaning in, the alicorn elder smirked.
“I wouldn't call it unfortunate. For us Alicorns of Light it only means that the Queen is right with what she's doing. You are the living proof that life will go on, even without us. When you first came to us and stranded here, the queen ordered me to guarantee for your safe travel back. An oath I will fulfill this day. But first I wanted to show you this...”

With this they went deeper into the temple and the temperature fell dramatically. In front of a stone chest they both came to a halt and the elder nodded to his six assistants already present. Like the yellow coated apprentice, they lacked both horn and wings. The heavy lid was opened and the content of the chest revealed, causing a spark to shine bright in the eyes of the apprentice.
“The seeds of Royalty...”

A proud smile formed on the elder's face as he nodded.
“Indeed. There are six seeds and they all shall be used for good in the future.”

But now the young, yellow stallion shook his head, feeling uneasy.
“Lord Aranax… if the Alicorns of Darkness survive the Abarasion Spell and return, your subjects will be defenseless against their evil.”

“The seeds will have taken root by then. When the minions of darkness will return, so shall the six Elements of Harmony…”

“The Seed of Harmony? You will plant it?”

Nodding, the elder stepped forth.
“The First Royal Seed, the Seed of Harmony will be planted first by these brave souls here. After that the remaining seeds will be hidden and planted around the globe, unseen by the minions of Darkness. The queen has high hopes that it will aid her daughters and granddaughter well one day.

Taking a step forward, the young stallion took a glance at the six seeds in front of him, each emitting a divine aura of goodness in them.
“I've heard about this project, yet never laid witness to them... The Six Seeds of Royalty...

The Seed of Harmony was the seed with the elements of honesty, loyalty, kindness, generosity, laughter and magic.
The Seed of Wisdom was with the elements of discipline, frugality, prudence and diligence.
Then there was The Seed of Honor with the elements of justice, tenacity and persistence
The Seed of Protection was with the elements of sternness, dignity and perseverance
The Seed of Fortune was with the elements of curiosity, charity, love and hope
And finally, the Seed of Divinity held the elements of creation, destruction and change.

“Of course you haven't,” the elder alicorn retorted, “Nopony has! Until now. The Queen created them herself in hopes for an easier rebuild after the war, bringing peace and prosperity to the farthest reaches of the planet with these six seeds.”

Giving a thoughtful nod, the young stallion was lost in thought.
“A grand project.” Glancing out of the temple, the young apprentice narrowed his eyes. There was this distinctive light coming from the horizon. But this wasn't a wall of lightning, no magic that rolled over the planet. No! Little dots ascended into the skies as the light came closer and closer. As soon as the apprentice understood the situation, his eyes widened and in panic, he turned over to his mentor. “Hurry! The Abarasion spell is nearing!”

The assistants now became agitated as well. But approaching the young stallion, the elder alicorn slowly came near him remaining calm and showing no fear.
“Very well! Here is your mission now, young one… The darkest question must never be answered, the Abarasion Spell never reversed nor repeated! Find the Ten Rings of Regnancy, they will aid in keeping the secret.”

Not understanding, the apprentice shook his head frantically.
“The Ten Rings of Regnancy?!? But where should I find such legendary items? I don’t have enough time!”

With this the elder alicorn unleashed powerful magic and a blue box appeared at the side of the stallion. It was a box of one times one meters width with a height of two meters
“Time is of no importance for you, last of the time ponies! All what is important is the next generation!” With that the elder alicorn’s body began to shine brightly before it disappeared into the ceiling.

Galloping outside the temple and looking up to the ascending lights, the young stallion yelled up, tears in his eyes.
“I WILL FULFILL MY MISSION!!! YOU CAN COUNT ON ME!!! I WILL FIND THE RINGS TO PROTECT THESE SEEDS AND ALL OF CREATION!!!”

With a scream, the Doctor woke up in the TARDIS. Derpy looked up to and rested a hoof on him.
“Are you alright?”

Holding his head, the Doctor closed his eyes with a brief shake.
“I was… having that dream again…”

Author's Notes:

not proofread yet. Any notice about typos or other mistakes are mostly welcome.