A Thousand Years Later...

[Dusk's View]

We sat together, Twilight Sparkle and I. The night sky was sparkling with gems, floating up there. "I shall never understand why everything up there isn't affected by gravity, no matter how less gravity there." I stated, Twilight nodding her head in agreement.

I looked at the book, it had a reference to a constellation I noticed. Twilight peered over my shoulder, realising I was intrigued by something within it.

"What is it, Dusk?" I pointed upwards, than back to the page.

"There is going to be a meteor shower."

"What? Fantastic observation! I didn't notice those signs!" I blushed a little.

Twilight sat back beside me, stretching her wing around me. If there was a maximum to blushing, mine would have hit maximum. I unfolded my own leathery wings, stretching it over her. Suddenly, she folded hers back.

"Oh, I'm sorry, that was awkward." She laughed nervously, I shook my head, pulling my diary towards her slightly. "Are you sure I should read it?"

"As sure as I've ever been." She grinned in reply, then let her eyes dart among the last entry. She threw her hoof onto her mouth, and for a second I regretted what I had done then. That was until she pounced over me and hugged me. She threw her own lips onto mine, and I accepted.

At that moment, the sky was filled with the bright light of a meteor shower.

"Watch this." I smiled, flapping my wings. My eyes went white, and a meteor shot towards me. Twilight lifted her hoof to protest, but when the meteor suddenly broke apart, exploding with light like a firework, her heart filled with warmth. When I fell back to the floor, I embraced her. "I love you. I can't deny it."

"Nor can I." She replied. I looked at the large clock that located in the middle of ponyville.

"Oh, I'm late. Rarity told me I had to go with her to a picnic with her friends."

"Funny enough, I'm invited!" Her eyes sparkled as she said that, and I loved her even more.

"Then let's go!" I placed my wing around her as we walked towards the park.

The picnic was simple, a few sandwiches and a cake.

I met a few other ponies there, a delightful farm pony named Applejack and her sister, Applebloom, a lightning fast Pegasus named Rainbow Dash and her flightless younger sibling, Scootaloo, A sweet Pegasus named Fluttershy and Party Pony Pinkie Pie. They are all very kind, each representing a former element of harmony.

"I think it's very kind of you to raise animals in need in your shelter, Fluttershy." I said stated with a smile.

"And she's got the best pets you'll ever see! Right Tank?" Rainbow Dash smiled, throwing her hoof over Fluttershy's shoulder.

"I'm flattered..." She spoke softly, in a soothing voice.

"Anyway, Dusk, where were you and Twilight? You were late by half an hour!"

"Oh, me and Dusk were up on the mountain, reading up on the constellations. He predicted the meteor shower!"

"How romantic. Right Y'all?"

"Wait, what?" Twilight, taken aback by the sudden statement, asked.

"Well, you did come with your wings around each other... Guess we just thought-"

"Your correct." She smiled, looking at me with her hopeful expression. I nodded in reply.

"Indeed you are." Rainbow had her hoof at her chest, with a sort of touched face, but as soon as the others looked at her, she stopped.

"Come on, Crusaders! Prince Dusk has the most AMAZING cutie mark, you need to see it!" SweetieBelle led them towards me.

"Sweetie, I do believe your embarrassing our guest." I blushed in remark to them, but agreed to show them.

"Look! It's a diamond with two swords!"

"It's a shield with two swords." Twilight corrected.

"Is your mane real?" Scootaloo pondered, climbing me to touch my hair.

"Yes... Mother gave me alicorn magic when I was younger so that I would be recognised as a prince. That's what makes my mane contain a galaxy of stars."

"Mother?"

"The Empress." Twilight gave a gasp, then used her magic to tug me away for a moment.

"What is your mother going to say about us? She detests me!"

"De...tests?" I cocked my head to the left.

"A thousand years ago, I released Nightmare Moon from her dark magic and turned her back to Princess Luna."

"Princess...Luna?"

"You don't know?"

"I read a few history books about it but... Luna is Nightmare Moon?"

"Yes. She hates me because I rescued her from the dark magic and the evil forces now."

"You know about Celestia, your aunt, correct?"

"No..." At that moment Twilight gave a gasp.

"If you don't know about your aunt, then Celestia must have lied when she said she had a plan to us... I'm such a fool, we've been so relaxed thinking Celestia would do something!

"Who on Equestria is Celestia?"

"This May take some time." And with that, Twilight explained everything to me.