The media had become a circus overnight, across the globe the ‘Pillar of Stonehenge” had become a worldwide phenomenon, if it wasn’t for the only surviving victims of the incident being minors and under the guard of the police till they could be released to their new caretaker the two children would be plastered on the local news.

This new guardian had only arrived minutes before they did.

Twilight’s P.O.V.

The metal box I rode in was rather slightly cramped yet comfortable and they’d allowed me to sit on a plush throne due to my royal status, from what I was told I was finally given leave to visit my children, or well my adopted children after a long diplomatic mission abroad. The metal box was due to the foals’s home being in a rather dangerous neighborhood.

They had informed me of everything that I was expected to be a part of while here, they were nice stallions not unlike royal guards. They told me that while Barbara couldn’t be here they’d managed to get a digital representation of her to respond to my voice print. They’d be by with her in a few months time.

I couldn’t really remember the mission that well beyond a basic glimpse of it involving griffons, or something like that but, I had been called back after terrible news, a pair of my friends who I considered family had passed away leaving my two god foals in my care in their will along with all their worldly possessions, their only request to me was to raise them as my own.

As the nice stallion that escorted me to the door another of the metal carriages pulled up, and the smaller of the two foals rushed to me embracing me in a hug, little Cedric… he was crying heavily.

“Cedric, oh my gosh sweetie I’m so sorry, I came as soon as I could.” I said while embracing my little colt his older sister gently placed a hand on my shoulder, she seemed nervous but appreciated my being her, she obviously blamed herself for what happened.

“Stephanie come here, you need a hug too.” She said pulling the teenaged filly into her embrace as well. That had triggered her tears as well as they both clung to me and cried.

“Thank you gentlestallions we’ll be fine from here.” I said to one of the men who brought me who simply nodded and walked away with a ‘we’re done here pack it up.’

“Momma… are we gonna have to talk to the reporters?” Cedric asked holding onto my skirt like a lifeline. When he’d asked that I’d nearly broken down myself, he must be so shaken to instantly accept me like that… the poor little colt.

“We’ll ask them nicely to wait till tomorrow, Barb? Can you hear me?” I asked as the A.I. appeared in a hologram just outside the door.

“I’m here Twilight, what’s up?” The dragoness looked a bit older than I remembered, though it was likely whatever she wasn’t able to come with me for to begin with.

“Well mind letting us in there’s a big steel shutter that’s closed down over the door, and if the media stallions and mares show up I’d like them to all come back tomorrow.” I said with a kind tone.

“Alright… one sec, and…” the shutter slid open revealing the door which automatically opened. “Welcome home big sis.”

I smiled at that. “Yeah, welcome home, come on you two I’ll make some dinner.” I said with a motherly tone a bit of a flutter in my chest as I gently shepherded my children into the home, the metal shutter and door locking in place afterwards. Oooh the fact these were my kids now was really just starting to sink in, but I’d promised their parents if anything happened… and well, I’m not gonna break a promise, because breaking a promise is the best way to lose a friend…

Suddenly a familiar face appeared in front of me with a very familiar message.

“FOREEEEEVER!!!!” She said nearly at the top of her lungs.

“GAH! Pinkie?! Wait… PINKIE!” I couldn’t help it I had to run over and hug my friend.

“Hi Twilight~ Oh my gosh I’m so glad I found you because I was hoping to invite all my friends to my wedding but, I couldn’t find you and I was worried that if I couldn’t find you then you wouldn’t… OH MY GOSH YOU’RE A MOMMY! That’s why I couldn’t find you!” She said getting extremely excited near the end, she looked sort of bloated like she was… no way.

“Pinkie Pie calm down if you’re with foal you need to relax a bit more.” I said in a calming tone gently rubbing my foals heads as I couldn't help getting a bit giddy that one of my best friends was expecting… wait, what was that last part?

“Wait… wedding? You’re getting married?! Oh my gosh I’m so sorry Pinkie I didn’t know till just now, I don’t even know where it’s going to be... BARB!” I said a bit louder than I should have if Cedric's reaction was anything to go by, a though a few moments of gently rubbing his mane and he seemed to calm down.

The Dragoness appeared via hologram only to be hugged instantly by Pinkie. “YAY~ Barb’s here too, I was worried you weren’t gonna show up… so, do you think you could do a little video thingy to appear at the wedding? I know it’s gonna be hard to be there in pony since it’s so soon. Think you could make it that way?” She was definitely the same Pinkie I remembered even to the point of forgetting Barb needed to breath when she was hugging her.

“Pinkie I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” I said with a smile gently loosening the hug so Barb didn’t get smothered by Pinkie’s… well rather large mammaries. “Barb, make sure that you get her contact details and arrange everything okay? I’m counting on you my number one assistant.”

With that Pinkie asked me a few questions about my new family, and I said I’d get back to her after the wedding she was sort of needed there after all, and then with a gasp like she’d forgotten she was gone.

“That… was weird.” Stephanie said with a puzzled expression, her and Cedric had remained rather quiet the whole time I was talking with Pinkie, I think it was the fact she popped out of the fridge...

Cedric blushed and looked up at me still sniffling and shaking as he calmed himself. “Momma can we order pizza?” He asked looking at me with the dreaded and highly effective puppy dog eyes.

“Yeah mom please?” My filly said with those same dreaded eyes.

”Gah Stephanie not you too! Come on I just got home can I cook the meal for tonight please… wait that would be much more effective if I said it out loud wouldn’t it? Gah curse you habitual inner monologues!”

Soooo with my NOT crazy moment out of the way I decided to respond… and looked right into the two sets of the saddest and biggest eyes I have ever seen on human foals. It didn’t hurt that they were still red and puffy from crying earlier.

“Alright fine… Barb would you mind ordering a Pizza for everypony?” I asked glad that Barb didn’t have to run all over this house to be able to talk to me directly thanks to her A.I. form.

“You got it Twilight, can I get one too?” She asked before starting to….

“Okay! Okay! Just don’t make the face! Please no more puppy dog eyes I can’t take it!” I pleaded which got my kids laughing, all that time spent with Pinkie helping with raising the cake twins had payed off it seemed.

“Yay! Pizza, Pizza, Pizza!” My foals, and Barb cheered as they ran around me making it really sink in, this was my life now.

And I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Author's Note

And Twilight Sparkle makes her slightly subtle debut into the world via Vogon, the media circus will arrive soon, so place your bets.