The dinner turned out to be very enjoyable for each of them, discussing childhood memories, their hopes and dreams, and why they came to this little town to begin with. And it all ended with a pleasant goodbye, both returning to their homes, checking on their pets, Rainbow feeding her turtle while Spike was warming the egg with his flame, and getting ready for bed.
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Princess Celestia woke up in a daze, climbing out of bed and almost walking automatically through the grand halls of the castle, at least until she heard a feminine voice say, in a very seductive tone, "Aren't you hungry?"

"Extremely," a male voice replied, just as she turned the corner to see a female Minotaur guard and a male changeling guard practically making out against the wall with their spears on the ground and their helmets crooked.

"Hello," Celestia said, causing the two guards to flinch, quickly grabbing their spears and adjusting their helmets before bowing in respect.

"Princess," They both proclaimed through their bow, allowing the princess to eye them a bit more closely, spotting an engagement ring on the Minotaur’s right ring finger.

"When did you two get engaged?" Celestia asked, smiling.

"Just yesterday," The changeling said, gleefully.

"Well, to congratulate you two, I'm giving you two weeks off, starting today." Princess Celestia said, causing them to drop their spears in shock, only to pick them up and rush to the guard station to get home as fast as they could. The princess smiled and continued her walk until she saw Luna wearing red top and black pants, looking through a telescope pointing towards Bloodville. "Hey, Luna."

"Hello, sister," Luna said, turning around to meet her.

"So, are you looking at Spike?" Celesta asked.

"No. The telescope is not that powerful, but it can see the town."

"Did you have the dream again?"

Luna was quiet it for a monument before saying, "It was worse."

"How so?"

"I saw the assassin kill them, but it was faster than any monster or monster hunter could move."

"Did you see what the assassin was?"

"A Shadowmancer. But not one of Sombra's."

"Maybe it was hired by his father?"

Luna nodded and said, "True. But why would he kill them?"

"I don't know, but I'm going to ask Sombra about his father," Celestia said, before her stomach growled. "But I think it should wait until after breakfast," Celesta said as she made her way to the dining hall, waving her sister goodbye. Arriving at the hall to see a few monster hunters having their breakfasts as she walked to the counter with the chef in white pants, a T-shirt, and an apron.

"Hello, Princess Celestia," she said, as she bowed.

"I think I’ll have some fruit cake. The good kind," Celesta said, with hungry eyes, which made the chef roll her eyes as she went beneath the counter, grabbing a white piece of cake that had pieces of fruit in it.

"You know, you should really control your habit with cake, Princess," the chef said, as she handed the cake over, this time causing the princess to roll her eyes as she grabbed her plate. 'She sounds like how Spike talks about my cake problem,' She thought, sitting down as her mind wandered back to when Spike fist told her that she had a problem with cake.
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19 years ago

I looked at the clock at the side of my bed and it read 12:00. 'Perfect,' I thought, slowly opening my bedroom door, popping my head out from the crack, seeing nobody, tiptoeing down the hall as quietly as possible. That was until I reached Spike's room, where I saw that his door was wide open to a pitch black room, all except the light from the hallway beaming in. I sighed a bit in relief before continuing to sneak down the hall, continuing until I heard the bathroom door open. I quickly put my back to the wall and

I turned invisible, letting me safely see the door fall open as Spike walked out in a pair of light blue Pajamas, protruding out where His small spines were as his tiny tail hooked around his left leg, turning the bathroom lights off and walking right in front of me.

"Hello?" Spike said, with a little fear in his voice before running down the hall, causing me to feel a little bad, because what mother would scare their son so badly? But even after that, I continued towards my destination. A whole minute passed until I got to the kitchen, where I immediately went to the fridge, opened it, and grabbed a delicious looking piece of cake. I turned around, only to see my son with the kitchen knife he keeps in his room in his hand. "Mommy, why do you have auntie's cake?"
I thought a bit before saying, "It is moldy."

"But auntie's birthday was yesterday," he said, just as two guards came behind him, groaning a bit before heading back to their duty.

"Why are you up so late?" I asked.

"I needed to go to the bathroom. But when I was going back to bed, I felt like someone was about to attack me."
I sighed, put the cake on the counter and bent down to my son's height. "That was me. And I am very sorry. But I never wanted to attack you."

"O-Ok... But Mommy. Can you not sneak around to get cake so much?"

"I'll try," I said, as he hugged me and let me pick him up and hold him as he started to drift off.
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Modern Day

When Celesta finished her flashback, all of the cake was in her stomach, so she got up and went to change into a golden shirt and black pants, grabbing a photo album as she wanted to relish in the memories they both had shared.
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King Sombra was sitting next to his wife in the hospital wing of the castle, they were talking about what they'll do with their two sons until a woman in blue shorts and a red t-shirt came running into the room asking, "Did I miss them?"

"Sorry, sis. You missed them a few minutes ago," Sombra replied.

"Dang it!" She shouted, "Did dad come?"

"No," Sombra growled, angrily.

"Figures."

"Mary, Sombra? Have you two seen your dad lately?" Nightmare Moon asked.

"No." The two siblings said.
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Celesta stopped flipping through the photo the album when she saw a photo of Spike wearing her crown and necklace, smiling as she remembered the day it was taken.
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19 years ago

I was finishing some papers in my room when the door opened. I spun around to see Spike wearing black pants and a blue shirt. "Hi mommy."

"Spike, it's not time to play yet. But I will be finished soon." A few minutes later I said "Done!" just as I felt someone climbing onto me, only for my crown to be taken off my head.

"Look mom! I'm you!" He said, with a playful tone, as he stood proudly in front of me with my crown on his head. I couldn't help but grin and play along, so I grabbed the necklace from my neck and put it on him just before I grabbed him and put him on my shoulders.

"Were do you want to go, Prince?" I said, not wanting to call him princess in fear of ruining Spike's fun, even though I had a chuckle or two about it to myself.

"I want to go around the castle," he said as I stared to go. He laughed as we went around the halls, only to stop when we saw Chrysalis, the Changeling Princess; Stone, the Minotaur King; Ruby, the Dragon Princess; Emerald, the Dragon Prince; and May, the Zebra Queen. Even though I never saw it, I knew that Spike's smile was turning to a frown.

"So, Prince Spike? What do you want us to do?" The Dragon twins said, just as a smile formed on everyone's faces. Ones that I knew would make Spike happy.

"To my room!" He said as I carried him to his room where we all played. Spike hit us with some of the plastic swords that I gave him for his birthday, because we pretended that we were monsters. We also played ‘Protect the Prince’, where one team protects the ‘Prince’ and the other team tries to get him. We played for a good two hours before everyone got hungry. When dinner was finished, everyone went to their own rooms, but Spike suggested that we get a photo before anything else. After it was taken, we went to his room and I took my crown and necklace back. "Thank you, mommy, for the great day," he said, as he drifted off, only moments before I kissed his forehead and left.
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Present Day

The Dream Master was running through the halls of the shadow castle, towards the hospital wing where the King and Queen were. He entered the room while Mary, Sombra, and Nightmare Moon were having lunch. "King, Queen." He said, while bowing.

"What is it you need, Dream Master?" The King asked, while he put his food on a nearby table.

"I’ve figured out what Princess Luna's dream meant," he said, as the King sprung up from the chair he was sitting on. "Someone is after Prince Spike, Prince Blueblood, and Princess Cadence. But it's not for the desire of knowing that they're dead, but for the suffering of Princess Celestia and Luna, knowing that their family is dead."

Author's Note

When someone is having a flashback or someone is telling a story it will be in the first person.
Edits done by beirirangu and Blazing Light.