I was nearly enraged after reading that note. Caddie is getting married... to Shining Armor?! And neither one of them told me?! That made me mad to my core. One of my best friends and my favorite cousin are getting married, and I just found out... through a letter. I wasn't about to just lay there and take this. As much as it hurt me to leave my new marefriend, I wrote a note to Zecora and left the hut. I then flew to the Crystal Empire, very enraged.

Once I got to the Crystal Empire, I immediately went to the Crystal Palace. I stopped only to talk to the guards at the front.

"Evening, Prince Sparkle", one of them said.

"Do you know what Cadence is doing right now?", I asked.

"She's doing her paperwork and sitting on her throne", the other one said.

"Thank you", I said. They let me in and I stormed upstairs to the room where Caddie's throne is. Sure enough, Caddie was sitting on her throne, finishing her paperwork. "I've got something to say to you, Caddie!" She looked down at me.

"Glitter!", she said, flying off of her throne and landing right in front of me, "I'm so glad to see you!" She attempted to hug me, but I pushed her away.

"How dare you not tell me you're getting married in two days!", I said, "You know I would have wanted to know sooner!"

"Oh...", she said, "I knew you would be upset about that. Look, I didn't have a choice".

"Why didn't you?!", I said.

"Because Auntie Celestia has found out there is a threat toward Canterlot", Caddie said, "And whoever is the source is trying to destroy our wedding. Trust me, I really wanted to tell you, but Auntie Celestia ordered me to stay here until tomorrow". I started to feel a bit guilty. "But I would understand if you didn't want to be my escort and all?" I looked at her again.

"You want me to escort you?!", I said, "Really?!"

"Yes", Caddie said, "It was either out of you or my brother, and I can't stand him. So, will you do it?".

"Of course I'll do it! Thank you, Caddie!"

"You're welcome, Glitter".

"So, I guess Shining Armor was the one you were dating?"

"Yes", Caddie said, "He proposed to me two weeks ago. Anyway, would you like to stay with me tonight? I just finished the last of my paperwork". I smiled and nodded. Every time Caddie didn't have any work to do, I took advantage of that. "Well, what should we do?"

"The usual", I said. Caddie smiled.

"Well then", she said, "Follow me".

~~~~~~~~~~

Caddie and I were playing Pony Chess, our favorite thing to do together. The game we were currently in was very intense, because we was pretty evenly-matched.

"So", Caddie said, "Auntie Celestia told me about your crush on a zebra named Zecora".

"Really?", I said, "I knew she would do that. Well, what do you think?"

"I'm happy for you", Caddie said, "I'm glad you've finally found a lover. It's kinda cute, actually".

"Thanks", I said. I then saw a path to victory. "Pawn four, take left Knight". It did. "Checkmate!" Caddie checked the board and sure enough, I won.

"Checkmate correct", she said, "Victory is your's".

The next day...

I woke up the next morning and yawned loudly. I then saw Caddie, brushing and grooming herself. She looked back at me and smiled.

"Morning, Sleepy Head", she said.

"Morning, Caddie", I said. I scratched the side of my face with my hoof. "What time is it?"

"9:00 AM", Caddie said.

"Oh... OK", I said, "Umm... Maybe I should get back to Zecora. I was supposed to sleep with her last night".

"OK", Caddie said, "I have to go to court anyway. See you later, Glitter". She walked over to me and kissed my cheek, as I did to her's.

"You too, Caddie", I said.

"Oh, by the way, be at Canterlot Castle by 4:00", she said, "The rehearsal will be there, and you'll get to see the theme for the wedding. Oh, and don't tell Twilight or her friends until they get the invitation. I want it to be a surprise, OK?". I nodded and left the Crystal Empire and went back to Zecora's.

Once I got there, I noticed Zecora laying in her bed, still sleeping soundly. I smiled as I walked over to her and gave her a small lick on her cheek. Zecora smiled and opened her eyes, looking at me.

"Morning, Zecora", I said, nuzzling her.

"As to you, Glitter", she said.

"Sorry I left", I said, "Mom sent me a note saying my cousin and my best friend were getting married, and she wanted me to be her escort".

"Escort? How lovely that must be. And I accept your apology", Zecora said. I smiled and kissed Zecora again. Then, we heard a knock on the door.

"I'll get it", I said. I opened the door and saw Twilight standing in the frame. "Hey, Twilight".

"Hello, Glitter", she said, "Me and my friends were about to have a picnic, and they want you to come, if you're not busy". I looked at Zecora, who simply nodded.

"Sure", I said. I gave Zecora a small kiss on her muzzle.

"Aww...", Twilight said, "Looks like somepony has a marefriend!"

"Yeah, I do", I said, not feeling embarrassed because of that, "Let's get going. See you, Zecora".

I left the hut and followed Twilight to the open meadows of Ponyville. I had to admit, it was beautiful. Nothing but grass and Sunlight. Rainbow Dash did a good job on the sky, too. Not one cloud was in sight. I liked it. Soon, we came to a spot where her friends were. They were around a picnic blanket, and the blanket was neatly set with the basket right in the middle.

"Nice of you to join us, Prince Sparkle!", Rarity said. She was wearing a big hat to shade herself from the Sun. "Please sit next to me!"

I shrugged and sat down in between Rarity and Fluttershy, who both squealed under their breaths. Twilight laid down in her spot, opened the picnic basket, and pulled out a few paper plates. One held several different sandwiches, another some sliced apples, and the last held some peanut butter cookies. Also, there was a chocolate cake on a big plate.

"It is gorgeous out!", Rarity said, looking up at the sky, "Just gorgeous! Wouldn't you say so, Prince Sparkle?" I nodded and grabbed a cucumber sandwich and began eating it, while the other mares started as well. We ate and talked for a while, until Spike came running toward us, huffing and puffing heavily.

"Twilight...!", she said between gasps, "I... have..." He stopped, panting heavily. Then, after a long exhale, he hiccuped and burped, a letter forming in his belch. Twilight picked it up and read it out loud.

"Dear Twilight", she started, "I'm sure you're as excited about the upcoming wedding in Canterlot as I am". She looked confused.

"Wedding?", she said. The other mares just shrugged, while I shoved a piece of cake in my mouth to keep myself silenced. Twilight resumed reading.

"I will be presiding over the ceremony, but would very much like you and your friends to help with the preparations for this wonderful occasion. Fluttershy, I would like you and your Songbird Choir to provide the music". Fluttershy smiled.

"Oh my, goodness", Fluttershy said, "What an honor".

"Pinkie Pie", Twilight continued, "I can think of no one more qualified than you to host the reception". Pinkie Pie got up and did a cartwheel over the blanket, knocking over the teapot and stepping on the cake.

"Hip, hip, hooray!", Pinkie said.

"Applejack", Twilight continued, "You will be in charge of the catering for the reception".

"Well", Applejack said, "Color me pleased as punch". Rainbow Dash yawned loudly.

"Rainbow Dash", Twilight continued, "I would very much appreciate if you could perform a Sonic Rainboom as the bride and groom complete their 'I DOs'" Rainbow Dash stopped her yawn with her hoof as she heard that.

"YES!", Rainbow Dash said.

"Rarity", Twilight continued, "You will be responsible for designing the dresses for the bride and her bridesmaids". Rarity gasped deep and her eyes went big.

"Princess Celestia wants me to...", she said before stammering very hard, "Wedding dress?! For a Canterlot wedding?!" She fainted onto the ground. I tried to catch her, but she fell in the other direction.

"And as for you, Twilight", Twilight finished, "You will be playing the most important role of all: Making sure everything goes as planned. See you all soon. Yours, Princess Celestia". Twilight looked confused and started searching the letter for something else.

"But... I don't understand", she said, "Who's getting married?"I poured some tea into my mouth to add on to the cake. It may have tasted too sweet, but it helped me silence myself.

"Oh, wait", Spike said, "Uh... I was probably supposed to give you this one first".He pulled out another letter. Twilight rolled her eyes and opened it.

"Princess Celestia cordially invites you to the wedding of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and..." She gasped loudly as she read the other name. "...my brother?!"

"Your brother's getting married?", Applejack said, "Congratulations, Twilight". Her friends may have been happy, but Twilight was nearly enraged. Looks like she had the some problem with just finding out as I did.

"Yeah, great news...", Twilight said, dropping the letter, "...that I just got from a wedding invitation. Not from my brother, but from a piece of paper. Thanks a lot, Shining Armor. He couldn't tell me personally?" She used her magic to pick up my half-eaten sandwich and made it look like it was talking.

"Hey, Twilight", she said in a low voice that sounded nothing like her brother's, "Just thought you should know I'm making a really big decision that changes everything. Oh never mind, you'll hear about it when you get the invitation". She put the sandwich down.

"Princess Mi Amore Cadenza?!", she said, getting into a crazy pose, "Who in the hoof is that?!" It was hard to keep myself silenced, Twilight was stressed out, and it was hard to see her like that.

"Um... Twilight?", Fluttershy said, "Are you OK?" Twilight sighed.

"I'm fine", she said, "It just... I've never been so close to anypony else other than my brother. He's my B.B.B.F.F." Her friends looked at her with confusion. "Big-Brother-Best-Friend-Forever".

"Oh!", the others said.

"I... I just wish he could have told me about this". Twilight had tears rolling out of her eyes, so Applejack went over to her.

"As one of your P.F.F.'s, or Pony Friends Forever", she said, "I wanna say that I think your brother sounds like a real good guy".

"He is pretty special", I finally said, wanting to speak, "They don't just let anypony be Captain of the Royal Guard". Rarity gasped again.

"So let me get this straight", she said, "We're helping out with the wedding of not only a princess, but the Captain of the Royal Guard?!"

"I guess so", Twilight said. Rarity fainted again and the other mares were as happy as they could be. However, Twilight wasn't happy at all. She had the same look on her face as I did when I found out about the wedding through invitation, so I decided to make it better. I flew to Canterlot to go get Shining Armor so he could talk to his sister.

~~~~~~~~~~

Once I got to Canterlot, I noticed a huge dome over the entire city. It wasn't a dome of glass or a dome of plastic. It was a dome made of magical aura. I used my magic to test the strength of it. My magic was stronger than the dome, so Mom or Auntie Luna couldn't have done it, because my magic wasn't even close to matching the strength of their magic. Caddie and I were evenly matched. Anyway, I walked through the dome and started walking toward the Castle. Once I got there, I saw Shining Armor on the highest balcony, working with his guards.

He was busy, and I couldn't bother him. I growled lightly under my breath. Looks like that plan was out until he was done. Then, another idea came to mind. I wanted to go see Caddie and congratulate her on her special day. I smiled and walked into the Castle and went to find Caddie. Soon, I found her in my bedchamber, combing her mane. I smiled as I walked over to her.

"Hey, Caddie!", I said, "Congrats on your special day!" Caddie looked at me with her eyebrow raised.

"Do I know you?", she said. I chuckled.

"Don't be funny", I said, hugging her. She gasped and pushed me away.

"Never touch me!", she said, "Now leave me alone! I have something to do!" She walked out of my bedchamber. But, I was seriously confused. Caddie would never push me away like that, not even on her birthday. And she's always happy to see me, not matter what.

"Maybe she's just a bit tense", I said to myself, "After all, today's her wedding". I sat down in my recliner and watched some TV to help pass the time.

After a while of watching TV and enjoying a wheat-grass smoothie, I heard a knock on my door.

"Come in", I said. The door opened and Twilight walked in. "Hey, Twilight".

"Hey, Glitter", Twilight said.

"Are you still upset about Shining Armor?", I asked, letting her sit in the chair with we.

"No", Twilight said, getting comfortable, "He told me that a threat has been made toward Canterlot, so he couldn't tell me".

"Well", I said, lightly cuddling Twilight, "I actually had the same issue with Caddie, and she said the same thing. I found out about the wedding yesterday, because Mom sent me an invitation to the wedding".

"Really?", Twilight said, "Then why didn't you tell me?"

"Because she wanted it to be a surprise", I said, "She also gave me the job of being her escort for the wedding".

"You're Cadence's escort?"

"Yep".

"Well, congratulations! I'm Shining Armor's Best Mare".

"Congrats to you".

"Thanks!"

"But... what I'm confused about is that Caddie wasn't really acting like herself. What I mean by that is she said she didn't remember me".

"Now that you mention it, she acted the same way around me. She didn't even remember our little greeting".

"Really? You two have been doing that greeting for years".

"I know, but she didn't remember it".

"Well, wanna go see what she's doing now? Maybe we could get some information".

"Sure. I think she's in the kitchen right now. Applejack is making the food for the wedding". I shrugged and Twilight and I walked downstairs to the kitchen.

Once we got down there, I stood in the back, while Twilight watched over Applejack, holding her checklist and checking off boxes. Soon, Caddie walked in. Applejack smiled and approached her.

"Howdy, yer highness!", Applejack said, "I've been working on the treats fer yer wedding".

"Everything better be good", Caddie said.

"I figured ya would say that", Applejack said, "So ah made mah special apple fritters, and they're the best fritters ya've ever tasted".

"Heh...", Caddie said, "We'll just see about that". Applejack lead Caddie over to the tray of apple fritters. Caddie used her magic to pick one up and eat it. What surprised me was the color of her aura. It was green, and I knew for a fact that her aura was usually light-blue. There was no way for an aura to change colors, unless the color is used for a certain spell. Anyway, Caddie ate the fritter and wiped some crumbs from her face. "Well, I really luh-luh-love them".

"I knew ya would", Applejack said, "Would ya like to take a couple with ya?" She gave Caddie a small bag of apple fritters and Caddie took the bag with her magic.

"Thank you", she said, before turning around and leaving. I kept watching her as she left, and noticed her throwing the fritters in the trash, which also surprised me, because I knew that she loved pastries, and she wasn't the one to waste food, no matter how it tasted. She looked back at me and gave me the "What are you looking at?" face, before walking off. Something was going on, and I was going to find out. I activated a stealth spell on myself, turning myself completely invisible, and followed Caddie everywhere she went.

Still following Caddie, I walked into the music room, where Fluttershy was working with her songbirds, helping them learn the traditional wedding song. Fluttershy saw Caddie and stopped the song, nervously chuckling in her presence.

"Princess Cadence", she said, "Hello".

"How's the music going?", Caddie said rudely, not even greeting her back.

"It's going fine", Fluttershy said, "We've been rehearsing all afternoon, and we think you'll like it. Would you like to hear what we have so far?" Caddie shrugged and Fluttershy turned back to her birds. "From the top, please. One, two, three, four". The birds started singing while Fluttershy diected them. Once again, the music was beautiful. I don't know what Fluttershy feeds them to make their singing so good, but it works. However, about ten seconds into the song, Caddie interrupted the birds.

"Stop, stop, stop!", she yelled, making Fluttershy jump.

"Is something wrong, your highness?", Fluttershy said.

"What do you think?!", Caddie said, "It's terrible! It's too slow and that stupid blue jay is singing too off-key!" I could see the blue jay look down with guilt.

"Oh...", Fluttershy said, "Mr. Blue Jay just needs a bit of practice".

"No, it doesn't!", Caddie said, "It needs to be out of the song! I don't want an off-key peasant in my song!" Caddie turned around. "And I expect you to make the song perfect or you'll be replaced!" Fluttershy gasped and nodded with fear. Then, she turned to the blue jay.

"Mr. Blue Jay", she said, "Umm... please don't sing in the song". I could tell that Fluttershy didn't want to kick one of her birds out of the song, but I couldn't do anything at that point, because I didn't want to blow my cover. Anyway, Caddie walked away and I continued to follow her. If there's one thing I know about Caddie, it's that she LOVES music, and she's not picky either. She'll listen to any kind, including rock, pop, country, even nursery, so I had no idea why she didn't like the birds.

Next up, she walked into the room where Rarity was making the dresses for Caddie and her bridesmaids. Rarity was humming to herself and finishing the last dress when she saw Caddie walking over to her. She instantly stopped and bowed in her presence.

"You may rise", Caddie said. Rarity did, trying hard not to faint.

"It's an honor to prepare these dresses for you, Princess!", Rarity said, "I'm Rarity".

"Cadence", Caddie said, "Are you doing well?"

"Oh please do tell me!", Rarity said, showing her the dresses. Caddie examined them carefully while Rarity stared with anticipation. Right when Caddie turned to face Rarity, Rarity squealed a bit. "Well?"

"What a disgrace!", Caddie said, "I hate the color and the outines don't match the threads! And plus, you call this a sleeve?! It doesn't need to be so poofy!" Rarity's smile dropped to a frown.

"Oh...", she said, "Well, how much of if would you like me to do over?"

"The whole thing!", Caddie said, "It's hideous!" Rarity felt insulted, but she just nodded, while Caddie walked away again. Rarity may have felt insulted, but I felt enraged. There's no way Caddie would have rejected a beautiful dress like that one. Caddie wasn't just acting like she wanted everything perfect, she was acting like a total jerk, and I wasn't liking it, either.

Last, but not least the theme of the wedding. Pinkie Pie had bedazzled the wedding hall with balloons, streamers, and lots of pink. There was no way Caddie wouldn't like this, especially since her favorite color was pink. Anyway, Pinkie Jumped down from the ceiling and landed right in front of Caddie.

"Hiya, Princess!", she said.

"Umm... hi", Caddie said.

"I've been working on the theme all day, and I think you'll like this!", Pinkie said, "Here you go!" Caddie took a look around the hall and looked at Pinkie again.

"It looks great", she said, "For a three-year-old's birthday party". I couldn't believe my ears. She didn't like the theme either. She loved pink. I couldn't stand this, so I decided to tell Mom about Caddie's act.

After getting upstairs without being caught, I deactivated the spell and knocked on Mom's bedchamber.

"Enter", Mom called from the other side. I opened the door and saw Mom sitting in her mini-sofa. She looked over to me and smiled. "Hello, Sweetie".

"Hey, Mom", I said, "I need to talk to you".

"Aww...", she said, "You finally related to Zecora". I blushed a bit.

"Yeah, I did", I said, sitting down next to Mom, who pulled me into a tight hug.

"Congratulations, Honey", she said, "My little colt is growing up so fast". My blush grew a little deeper. Mom loved to flatter me, probably because she liked seeing me blush.

"Thanks, Mom", I said, "But I'll never outgrow your love". I gave her a small kiss on her cheek. "Anyway, that's not what I wanted to talk about".

"What is it?", Mom said.

"Well...", I said, "It's about Caddie. She's not acting like herself".

"Of course she isn't, Sweetie", Mom said, "A mare is never herself on her wedding day".

"I know", I said, "But she's acting like a total jerk. She didn't even remember me".

"She just has things to do", Mom said, "Sometimes, a mare has to ignore other ponies so she can focus on her wedding. Plus, she did give you the job of escorting her, didn't she?" I nodded. "Well, maybe if you remind her of that, she'll remember you then". I smiled as it sounded like a good idea to me.

"OK", I said, standing up, "Thanks, Mom".

"You're welcome Sweetie", Mom said, "I'll see you at the rehearsal". I nodded and left the room to find Caddie.

~~~~~~~~~~

After going back downstairs, I walked around until I found Caddie in the wedding hall, talking to her brother and my other cousin, Blueblood. He's the complete opposite of Caddie. If you're a lady and you want a Prince to treat you like one, never pick Blueblood, because he couldn't treat a mare like a lady to save his life. In fact, I bet her doesn't even know what the word "chivalry" means. Anyway, as surprising as it was, what I heard Caddie say surprised me even more.

"Will you be my escort for tomorrow?", she asked Blueblood.

"Of course, Big Sister", he said, "T'would be an honor". I couldn't believe me ears. Caddie was replacing me with her brother?! The one she said she couldn't stand?! I ran out into the hall and Blueblood spoke to me. "Well, if it isn't my dear cousin".

"Shut up, Blueblood!", I said, "Caddie, why are you asking him to be your escort?!"

"Because he's my brother", Caddie said, "Why else?"

"You said I was your escort!", I said.

"I did not", Caddie said.

"Yes you did!", I said, "You told me last night at the Crystal Empire, and you said you couldn't stand him". Caddie gasped and covered Blueblood's ears as if he were a little colt.

"I would never say something so foul to my little brother!", Caddie said, "And I would never ask somepony like you to escort me down the aisle! Leave me alone, stop calling me 'Caddie'!" She was really angering me, so I decided to speak what was on my mind.

"Caddie", I said, "I don't know what has gotten into you, but you've been acting like a total jerk to me and my friends! I don't care if it is your wedding day! I'm not gonna let you treat me and my friends like garbage!"

"I couldn't care less about you!", Caddie said, "I don't even know you! And for the last time, stop calling me 'Caddie'!" She turned to Blueblood. "Let's go, Blueblood. We need to get to the rehearsal before this piece of garbage ruins my mood". Blueblood nodded and followed Caddie out of the hall.

I was seriously ticked off after that. First, Caddie doesn't remember me, then she acts like she doesn't like anything my friends are trying to do for her, and now she replaces me for her brother?! I couldn't believe it! I was so ticked off that I didn't even want to go to the rehearsal, especially not since I had been replaced. I just went into the kitchen, made myself a wheatgrass-and-oat smoothie, and went back up to my bedchamber.

After finishing my smoothie and sitting in my chamber, crying to myself, I walked back downstairs and peeked into the hall to see how "great" Caddie's wedding rehearsal was. However, what I saw was Twilight interrupting the rehearsal. I stayed hidden behind the wall and listened to what was going on.

"She's evil!", Twilight said, pointing to Caddie and making everypony else gasp, "She's been horrible to my friends, she's obviously done something with her bridesmaids, and if that wasn't enough, I saw her put a spell on brother to make his eyes go all wonky!" Twilight had Caddie backed into the corner, and believe me, I was enjoying that. Twilight was doing something that I wanted to do. However, I then saw Caddie's horn light up, and then tears started flowing out of her eyes. She had activated a sad spell on herself, and she did it badly. Her tears were fake, but of course, everypony else in the hall thought she was crying for real.

"Why are you doing this to me?!", she said, still false-crying. She ran out of the hall, still not seeing me.

"Because you're evil!", Twilight said, "Evil! And if I don't stop you, you'll ruin my brother's life!" I have to say, I wasn't feeling so sorry for her, for what she did to me, so I felt like she was got what she deserved. However, Shining Armor didn't think so, as he stood over his little sister.

"You want to know why my eyes went all wonky?!", he said, his anger in his voice, "Because ever since I started having to perform my protection spell, I've been getting terrible migraines. Cadence hasn't been casting spells on me, she's been using her magic to heal me. And she decided to replace her bridesmaids, because she found out the only reason they wanted to be in the wedding, was so they could meet Canterlot Royalty. And if she hasn't been on her best behavior with your friends, it's because with me being so busy, she's had to make all the decisions about the wedding!"

"I was just trying to-", Twilight tried to say before Shining cut her off.

"She's completely stressed out because it's really important to her that our big day be perfect!", Shining said, starting to yell, "Something that obviously wasn't important to you!" He rubbed his head, suffering another migraine, then looked at his sister again. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and comfort my bride". He started walking off, and if he hadn't saddened Twilight enough, he added this: "And you can forget about being my best mare! In fact, if I we're you, I wouldn't show up at the wedding at all!" He left, walking right past me. Twilight's friends all looked at her as if she had just committed a crime and walked out also. Even Mom was disappointed in her. Twilight started crying to herself, and I felt very sorry for her. I wasn't about to just let this happen either. As soon as Shining Armor was away from everypony else, I stopped him with my magic.

"Hold it, Shining", I said, "We need to talk, because what I just saw you do in there was very lowdown".

"Glitter, leave me alone", he said, "I have to-"

"Shut up!", I said, cutting him off, "Let me talk!" He did. "Now, first of all, I don't think that was such a smart move to go and break your sister's heart and embarrass her like that, especially since she was already heartbroken when she found out you were getting married through a piece of paper and not through your mouth".

"Glitter", he said, "I don't have time for-"

"I'm not finished", I said, "Second of all, I know you're trying to keep your wedding alive, but something is going on with Caddie. She isn't the Caddie I know. Caddie wouldn't act like I'm in her way and push me away, because she always has time for me, even on her birthday. Plus, Caddie barely hates anything, so I don't see why she rejected everything Twilight and her friends are trying to do to her. I know you're not gonna listen to me, but just take this under consideration: talk to Caddie and get her to stop acting like this". Shining Armor sighed and was about to speak again before Caddie walked over to him.

"Shiny", she said, "I'm about to go to sleep. Come with me, please?" Shining looked at his fiancee.

"Yes, my love", he said, giving Caddie a kiss. Caddie looked back at me in disgust and walked away, taking Shining with her. Well, it was decided: Caddie and I are through, and I'm not going to her wedding. So instead of attending some stupid wedding the following day, I was just gonna sit in my room until it was over.

~~~~~~~~~~

Wedding day...

While everypony else were in the wedding hall, about to start the wedding, I was sitting in my room, staring at the wall. I wasn't in the mood to do anything at that point. But then, Mom walked into my room without knocking.

"Sweetie?", she said, "The wedding is about to start. Aren't you going to come down here?"

"No", I said, not even looking at her, "I'm not going to a wedding of a complete jerk". Mom sighed and sat down next to me, patting my back.

"Sweetie", she said, "I know you're upset about being replaced, but sometimes, it has to happen to make the wedding better".

"Mom", I said, "She replaced me with Blueblood, the one she said she couldn't stand, and you know for a fact that you hate him too".

"Yes", Mom said, "But I have to accept the fact that she chose him. Anyway, if you don't want to come, I'm not gonna make you". She got up and left.

After sitting in my room for about thirty minutes, I started to get bored, so I decided to go downstairs and watch whatever was left of the wedding. With the luck I was going on, I had walked in just in time to see Blueblood walk Caddie down the aisle to Shining Armor, who looked like he was hypnotized. But, I really didn't care, because he didn't even care what I said. I just sat in the back, weeping softly to myself. Luckily, nopony paid any attention to me. I was crying with hate, I was crying with sadness, I was crying with disbelief, I was just flat-out heartbroken. I kept watching the wedding, and then it got to the point where Mom asked the question that usually goes unanswered.

"If anypony in this hall has a reason these two should not be wedded", she said, "Speak now, or forever hold your peace". I knew Shining's life would be ruined if her married her, so I decided to speak up. However, before I could even open my mouth, Twilight had beaten me to it.

"STOP!", she said, running into the hall. Caddie rolled her eyes.

"Why is she being so protective over her brother?!", Caddie said. She noticed everypony else looking at her and tried to fake it again. "Why is she ruining my special day?!" She whined loudly, and of course, everypony looked at Twilight like she was committing a crime.

"Because it's not your special day!", another voice said, "It's mine!" All of a sudden, Caddie had walked in. Wait, Caddie had walked in? She was on the alter, and also standing right next to me. The Caddie that had walked in had a tangled mane and was dirty, unlike the other one who was on the alter.

"OK", I said, speaking up, "What's going on here?" The Caddie on the alter looked at me sternly.

"Shut up, you useless Alicorn!", she yelled at me.

"Hey!", the other Caddie said, "You do not talk to my cousin like that!" She hugged me, and this time, I didn't push her away. She was acting sweet toward me, like Caddie would.

"How did you and that purple unicorn escape my bridesmaids?!", Alter Caddie said.

"You may have sent us down to the Canterlot Underground Cave", Twilight said, "And you may have used your old bridesmaids to keep us down there, but you forgot one thing: bridesmaids can't resist the bouquet of flowers that the bride throws to them, and that's what we used to distract them".

"My question still hasn't been answered", I said. Other Caddie did the honors.

"She's a changeling!", she said, "She's a half-bug, half-pony creature that uses it's magic to transform into someone else! She transformed into me and tried to take over my wedding!"

Alter Caddie growled and her horn lit up, surrounding her in a green dome. I could see her form starting to change. Her wings went from pink and beautiful to black and torn, as did her legs and her horn. She evilly laughed and stood tall.

"Right you are, Princess!", she said, "I am Queen Chrysalis, the Queen on Changelings!" Seeing this weird looking pony in front of me made me want to puke. She looked like she had survived a knife fight and a trip down a garbage disposal. "As Queen of the Changelings, It is up to me to find food for my subjects, and the only thing we feed off of is love, and lots of it! Equestria has more love than any other place I've ever encountered. My fellow changelings will be able to devour so much of it that we will gain more power than we will need to destroy Equestria and all of its royalty!"

"No", Mom said, stepping forward, "You won't. You may have made it impossible for Shining Armor to perform his spell, but now that you have so foolishly exposed your true self..." Mom locked her horn with Chrysalis'. "... I will protect my subjects from you!" She flew up and fired her golden aura at Chrysalis, who fired also. Their auras competed in a test of strength. I smiled. There was no one in existence that was stronger than Mom when it came to magic, not even Auntie Luna. But then, the green aura started to get stronger until it completely struck Mom, causing her to fall hard to the ground.

"MOM!", I screamed and ran over to her, as did Twilight and her friends. Her horn was charred and damaged, cutting off any magic flow to her horn. But luckily, she was still alive.

"Ah", Chrysalis said, "Shining Armor's love for you is even more powerful than I thought. Consuming it has made me more powerful than Celestia!" I began to tremble. Not with fear, but with rage. I stood up and faced Chrysalis with a look of pure hate. She looked me in the eye, smiling. "Well, you look like you want to do something. Why don't you?"

"You have turned me against my cousin", I said, "You have ticked me off to my limit, and you just struck the mare I care about more than anyone else here! If you think you can just waltz right into my home and take over the best world in the galaxy, you're sorely mistaken!" I leaped at Chrysalis and punched her square in her jaw. She spit out a tooth and some blood before looking back at me.

"Wow", she said, "You hit hard. I don't know if I can take you on by myself. But, that won't be a problem". A loud crashing noise was heard. The dome had smashed to pieces and a green dome surrounded me and Mom. Mom quickly screamed to Twilight and her friends before anything happened.

"The Elements of Harmony!", she said, "Fine them and quickly put an end to this!" Mom gasped and passed out. Twilight nodded and her and her friends ran out of the hall, throwing off their dresses. However, Rarity was trying to grab them before they hit the ground. Twilight rolled her eyes.

"We'll come back for them, Rarity", she said, "Hurry up!" Rarity sighed and ran too, lightly placing her own dress in a chair. I tried to join them, but the dome was too strong, and like I said, my magic couldn't match Mom's. All I could do was hug Mom's unconscious body and hope that this villain wouldn't kill us. But instead, I then felt myself being hung upside down. I opened my eyes to see that I was inside a giant green cocoon, along with Mom. I looked down at Chrysalis, who just smiled.

"I've decided to spare your life for a while", Chrysalis said, "I've decided to let you and your dear little mommy watch me take over Equestria before I kill you". Chrysalis then zapped Caddie's hooves, placing her in a sticky, green goop, and keeping her from moving.

"You won't get away with this!", Caddie said, "Twilight and her friends will-!" She cut herself off when she saw Twilight and her friends being brought back into the hall by other changelings. Chrysalis smiled and looked at Caddie again.

"You were saying?", she said. Applejack walked over to Twilight.

"Sorry, Twi", she said, "We shoulda listened to ya".

"That's OK, Applejack", Twilight said, "I tried". She then walked over to Caddie and hugged her. "And I'm sorry I couldn't save your wedding".

"Twily", Caddie said, "You did save it. You kept my Shiny from marrying that pest". Twilight smiled and used her magic to free Caddie while Chrysalis was distracted looking out the window at her "work".

"Quick", Twilight said, "Go to him while you still can". Caddie walked over to her fiance and smiled at him, but he was still hypnotized, and couldn't do anything. Caddie began to cry and hugged him.

"I... I'm sorry, Shiny", she said, "I failed you". She cried loudly, while Chrysalis looked at her.

"Aww...", she said, "Are you missing your little hubby? Well, he's mine now, and nothing you can do will-!" She cut herself off when she saw Caddie's horn light up on its own and fire a small love spell on Shining Armor, breaking the trance. He shook his head and got his eyes level to each other.

"What?", Shining said, "Where am I? Is the wedding over?" Everyone in the room smiled.

"It's all over!", Chrysalis said, cackling again.

"Your spell!", I screamed through the cocoon, "Perform your spell before she hypnotizes you again!"

"What good would that do?!", Chrysalis said, "My changeling already roam free!"

"No!", Shining said. He tried to perform his spell again, but his horn barely lit up. "My power is useless now. I don't have the strength to repel them".

"My love will give you the strength", Caddie said, hugging Shining tight.

"What a lovely but absolutely ridiculous sentiment!", Chrysalis said.

Shining Armor and Caddie paid no attention to them. They continued on what they were doing. While they hugged, their horns touched and their auras combined, surrounding them in a purple dome. Soon, the two had made enough power to repel all of the changelings, including Chrysalis.

"Impossible!", she screamed, "Noooo!!!!!" She was blasted out of Equestria, along with the thousands of changelings that had come to strike evil. The cocoon fell apart, causing Mom and I to fall out. I made sure to fall first to break Mom's fall. Luckily, I had landed in a pile of green goop, cushioning my fall. Mom shook her head and stood up, as did I.

"Mom", I said, "Are you OK?" Mom smiled and pulled me into a hug.

"Never been better", Mom said, "Now, we are going to have a real wedding now. Twilight and friends, I would like you to go back and present to Caddie the preparations you have created her. Shining Armor, I ask that you do not see Cadence again until the wedding".

"Yes, Princess Celestia", Shining said.

"Now, the wedding will begin in two hours", Mom said, "See you then". We all nodded and left.

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Once again, I followed Caddie around the Castle to see how she felt about the things Twilight and her friends made for her. Like it should have been, she loved everything. She almost ate the whole tray of fritters, liked the music, the dresses, and the theme of the wedding. It felt great to see Caddie so happy. At that point, I was waiting in my bedchamber, letting Caddie bathe in my shower to get all the dirt off of herself.

"Are you OK in there, Caddie?", I said through the cracked door.

"I'm fine, Glitter", she said, "Just let me get the soap out of my coat and I'll be ready". I smiled and waited. Then, after a few minutes, Caddie had came out of the bathroom, looking and smelling perfect. I smiled as she sat down next to me on my bed. "Do I look any better?"

"Much better", I said. Caddie smiled and kissed my cheek.

"Umm... Glitter?", Caddie said, "Would you mind brushing my mane and coat?"

"Of course not, Caddie", I said, using my magic to grab my furbrush. Caddie laid down on her back and allowed me to start. The brush smoothly went through her tangled fur, and I made sure not to scratch one of her mounds.

"Glitter", Caddie said, rolling onto her side and letting me brush it, "I want to thank you for not hating me, after all that villain did to you as me".

"Caddie", I said, "I told you, that wasn't you. You never would have replaced me with Blueblood. I forgive you". I moved on to her tail and mane, and soon, I had brushed all the tangles out of her mane. "I'm done". Caddie looked at herself in the mirror and smiled.

"Thank you so much, Glitter", she said, kissing my muzzle.

"No problem, Caddie", I said.

"Now", Caddie said, "I have to go get dressed and get my makeup on. You may want to do the same, because the audience might not like a pony who's not dressed in a wedding". I nodded. "In one hour, meet me by the entrance to the wedding hall, OK?" I nodded again and Caddie left. I went over to my dresser and put on my crown and my breastplate that I had taken off before the "wedding". After getting dressed, I just watched some TV until it was time.

The (Real) Wedding...

I was standing outside the door of the wedding hall, my front leg locked with Caddie's, taking my rightful position of Caddie's escort. I smiled and looked over at Caddie, who was crying softly. Her eye makeup was beginning to run also. I used a few napkins to wipe the makeup from her face.

"Are you OK?", I asked her.

"Yes", Caddie said, "I'm crying with joy. My special day is here, and I have my Shiny back".

"So", I said, "You're not upset with your bridesmaids being replaced?"

"Not really", Caddie said, "I wouldn't be happy with bridesmaids that didn't really didn't want to be in the wedding, so I'm really sore over that".

"OK", I said, "Umm... Caddie?"

"Yes?"

"Please don't forget about me when you and Shining are together".

"Glitter, I would never forget about you. I didn't forget about you when I was foalsitting Twilight, and I never will". I smiled as she kissed my cheek, leaving behind a lipstick print. I ignored it and nuzzled her. Then, I heard the music start and smiled.

"It's time", I said. Caddie squealed with excitement as the door opened. I began walking her down the aisle, smiling big. I saw Blueblood standing against the wall, with a jealous look on his face. I winked at him and kept walking until I handed Caddie off to Shining Armor and stood next to Mom as she spoke.

"Mares and Gentlecolts", she said, "We are gathered here today to join Princess Mi Amore Cadenza..."

"Cadence is fine", Caddie said, cutting Mom off. Mom simply nodded and spoke again.

"...to join Princess Cadence and Shining Armor in holy matrimony", she continued, "Under the authority of myself, my dear sister, Luna, and my son, Glitter, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride".

Caddie quickly pulled Shining Armor toward her, locking her lips with his. Everyone in the hall clapped and cheered, as the two newly-weds went outside on the balcony. Mom, Twilight, her friends, and I followed them. Shining and Caddie kept smoothing each other's lips as I smiled and watched. Mom leaned over to Rainbow Dash.

"Rainbow Dash", she said, "That's your cue". Rainbow Dash smiled.

"Right!", she said, flying off the balcony. Soon, a loud explosion was heard, and a large rainbow formed in the sky. Rainbow's signature Sonic Rainboom had been successfully completed. "BEST WEDDING EVER!!!!!!!!!!"

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After the wedding and the bachelor party afterwards, which was hosted by Spike, Caddie and Shining Armor went to the Crystal Empire. Shining moved in with Caddie after Mom crowned him the Prince of the Crystal Empire, along with Caddie. You have no idea how proud he was of himself. I wished the two of them luck right before we left, and after receiving a ten minute hug from Caddie, I was ready to go home. At that point, I was getting a ride in the Royal Carriage back to Zecora's Hut. I was glad too, because that party had worn me out. Anyway, once they stopped in front of Zecora's, I got out of the carriage.

"Thanks for the ride", I said to one of the pullers.

"You're welcome", he said, "You have a good night, Prince Sparkle". They flew off and I knocked on Zecora's door.

"Enter", Zecora called from the other side. I opened the door, seeing Zecora sitting on her bed, her lower body covered by the comforter. In her hoof was a small coconut-half, full of tea. Zecora looked over at me and smiled. "Well, what do we have here? Why it is Glitter Sparkle, my dear". I smiled and sat in the bed right next to her, using the comforter to cover my lower body. Zecora placed the tea on the small table next to me and sat in my lap, her stomach touching mine.

"Hey, Zecora", I said, resting my chin on the top of her head. I sighed loudly as I cuddled her. "You have no idea what happened today".

"I would very much like to know, young pony", Zecora said, "Would you mind telling me over cookies and a cup of tea?"

"Of course not", I said. Zecora poured some of the tea in her own cup into another one and gave it to me, along with a small plate of the cookies she's good at making. They were wheatgrass and dirt cookies, with a crunchy hay coating. I know, I know. It seems gross eating dirt, but according to Zecora, it's in a zebra's diet. Even so, it tastes great. But, they're very dry, which is why she always gives them to me with tea. But the most interesting thing about them is that she doesn't need an oven to make them. She can make them out of pure nature and enchanted magic. THAT was great. Anyway, I sipped my tea and told her the story.

"... and that's about it", I said, finishing the story and halving the last cookie with Zecora.

"That must have made you fill with glee", Zecora said, smiling, "Imagine if the bride and groom were you and me".

"Yeah", I said, "Yeah..." At that point, I yawned loudly. The wedding and the party getting to me. "Well, Zecora, I think I'll turn in for the night. I've been out for so long that I've tired myself out". Zecora smiled and laid down, as did I. She cuddled me and rested her head on my chest.

"Goodnight, Glitter", she said, letting out a small yawn, "I love you".

"Goodnight, Zecora", I said, closing my eyes, "I love you too".

Author's Note

Sorry for the delay.

Next chapter: Meeting Each Other's Parents/Pinkie Pie's (Unusual) Birthday