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Dusty sat on his desk with a quill sliding over the parchment, every now and then he would dip the quill in the ink and continue writing a few more lines, Twilight looked over his shoulder, fascinated by his handwriting, it was not too casual, not too elegant, “I spent most of my years writing.” Dusty said as he wrote on the parchment, writing in long strides as if it were a painting of words, each one laid out in orderly fashion like piecing a puzzle together, he took the parchment, wrapped it in an envelope and glued stamps on each letter he made, and sent the letters to his parents, hoping they still live in the same place, “Do you think my parents will receive the letter?” Dusty asked Twilight,

“I’m sure.” Twilight responded, Dusty nodded and a sudden thought struck him,

“Hey, Twilight, you said that you’d take care of where we are having the wedding,” Dusty began,

“Yes, I did say that.” Twilight replied, raising a questioning eyebrow at him,

“Well, where is the wedding going to be?” Dusty asked, Twilight smiled making Dusty even more curious,

“Ever been to Canterlot?” she asked, Dusty stared at her as if she were lying,

“You didn’t.” He gasped, Twilight slowly nodded, “We’re going to Canterlot?”

“We sure are.” Twilight replied, “I have already notified Princess Celestia, everything will be in order in time for the ceremony.” Dusty couldn’t believe his ears, he was going to Canterlot, a place he had dreamed of going for years, and on top of all that, he would meet Princess Celestia!

“I can’t believe it, thank you!” Dusty hugged Twilight, after Dusty let go, Twilight began padding the ground, “Let’s head home.” Dusty said as he trotted off back to his house, he looked behind him and Twilight hadn’t moved from her spot, “Twilight?” Dusty approached her, she seemed to be mumbling to herself, “Twilight,” he gave her a slight push, “Twilight!” he raised his voice, Twilight finally looked up at him as if nothing happened,

“What?” she asked, Dusty raised an eyebrow,

“You were kind of mumbling to yourself about something.” He said, Twilight looked away, her cheeks going red, Dusty chuckled, “What were you mumbling about, anyway?” he asked out of curiosity,

“Nothing important, really.” Twilight responded, Dusty took her word for it and trotted back toward his house, he looked behind him and saw Twilight walking towards the library, Oh, she’s leaving… he thought as he shut the door, he turned around and saw Gadget sitting on his couch,

“Oh, hey Gadget.” Dusty greeted, Gadget took off his sunglasses and stared at him straight in the eyes, it was uncomfortable since Gadget rarely ever took off his sunglasses,

“Remember when we got stuck on that island?” he asked,

“FORESHADOWING!” Pinkie's shouts were heard,

“Was that Pinkie Pie?” Gadget asked,

“I think it was,” Dusty chuckled, “And yes, it’s hard not to remember that day.”

“It’s hard to believe we used to be bitter enemies.” Gadget sighed, “And now look at us, we seem practically inseparable.” Dusty chuckled, remembering the ridiculous fights they would have,

“Yeah, those were the days…” he sighed,

“So, let’s get down to business, where’s the wedding taking place?” Gadget asked, “I know that is what you two were talking about.”

“You were spying on us?” Dusty inquired, Gadget nodded, You are way too honest, brother. Dusty thought, “We’re going to Canterlot.” He said,

“Canterlot?” Gadget cocked his head, “Cool, fancy pants city.” He chuckled, Dusty rolled his eyes and sat next him, “Want to play video games?” Gadget asked,

“Sure,” Dusty grabbed a controller, Is Twilight hiding something from me? Dusty thought as he tapped on the controller,

“Dude!” Gadget shouted, “You said we were on the same team!”

“That was for yesterday.” Dusty chuckled, Don’t mess with Dusty.

Dusty looked at himself in the mirror, he had on his outfit for his wedding and was amazed by how good it matched him, “Hey, Dusty!” Gadget called from the door as he walked in,

“Hi, Gadget.” Dusty greeted, it was the two days before the wedding and Dusty was meant to get on the train to Canterlot after his parents show up,

“I just met with your parents; they just got off the train.” Gadget informed,

“How did you—“ Dusty stopped mid-sentence, “Oh right, wings.” Dusty chuckled, he turned and noticed Gadget was all dressed up as well, “Wow, nice outfit.” Gadget chuckled,

“This used to be my grandfather’s, passed down from generation to generation.” Gadget boasted,

“Yeah, well…” Dusty chuckled, Gadget went next to Dusty, faced the mirror and pulled out a cellphone,

“Selfie!” he shouted as he took a picture, Dusty stared at the phone,

“Where did you even get that?” Dusty inquired,

“Magic.” Gadget responded, Dusty felt irritated, but before he could say anything, he heard a knock on the door, he opened the door revealing an older mare with an orange coat and yellow mane, similar to Dusty, and a stallion who had a yellow mane as well and a grey coat, it reminded Dusty of the mail pony who usually accidentally crashes through his window,

“Mom…Dad…” Dusty nearly collapsed in tears,

“Son…” his father muttered, already beginning to cry, after a while of the two staring at each other Dusty let loose a laugh and wrapped his arms around his parents,

“We missed you, Dusty…” his mother said between sobs, pretty soon Dusty felt tears streaming down his face,

“I am so glad you could make it…” Dusty’s voice cracked,

“We wouldn’t miss it for the world…” his father replied, finally the three pulled back and Dusty’s mother finally realized he was wearing his suit,

“Oh my, Dusty!” his mother exclaimed, “You look absolutely sharp!” Dusty’s father nodded in agreement, causing Dusty to blush a bit,
“Uh, guys?” Gadget chimed in, “We should probably head out,” Dusty looked at the clock in the corner and nodded,

“Let’s go pick up Twilight.” Dusty said as he began to leave,

“That wouldn’t be necessary,” Twilight said as his parents moved aside for her, she was dressed in her gala dress, and Dusty couldn’t help but stare,

“We met your fiancé on the way here.” His mother explained, “And I must say she is beautiful.” She gave a smile to Twilight, who blushed slightly,

“Well, let’s hurry before the train leaves.” Dusty’s father chuckled, every pony walked out in an orderly fashion and boarded the train just as it was about to leave,

“Canterlot, here we come!” Dusty cheered as the train started moving.