The Dark Side of Equestria

A few weeks later...

"Lynx was one of the best friends I ever had," Rainbow Dash said. "We would always fly together and just hang out during collage and high school, she helped me through tough times and I tried to help her with her's. Even though I stink at pep-talk. I... I... LYYYNNNXXX!".

Rainbow Dash dashed out of the church, sobbing, with Soarin chasing after her.

"Sorry 'bout that everyone," Applejack said, gloomily. "Rainbow is just upset that's all. But to continue Lynx was a very important pony to all of us and-"

Applejack was interrupted by the loud doors opening. A dark hooded figure walked down the aisle to the altar.

"May I speak in honor of Lynx?" the hooded figure asked.

"I-I guess so," Applejack said, suspicious of the hooded figure.

The figure walked up the steps leading up to the podium, then it put it's front two legs on the podium.

"I remember when Lynx and I were little," the figure began. "We always played together and we were best of friends until the third grade and it kinda faded away, but that's alright. I know she still cared until the end, even when I-I...".

Tears fell down onto the pages of the book that was on the podium.

The figure took it's hood off, "I should know.".

Everyone gasped at the now unhooded figure, who was revealed to be Brax.

"Seize him!" one of the royal guards said.

"Stop!" Princess Birdie commanded, standing up. "I think we can trust him." Then she sat down.

"Alright Princess," the guard said reluctantly, signalling the other guards to halt.

"Are you crazy?!" Pinkie pie and Diamond whispered simultaneously.

"Yes, I am," Princess Birdie said.

Brax cleared his throat, "Anyway, Lynx was an important person to me and everyone for that matter. I'm not gonna lie when I said I had a crush on her. I did get jealous of Keith, but I didn't want to hurt Keith, I wanted to show Lynx the pain I felt by giving it straight back to Lynx, but now that I've done it, I can't say I'm happy. I regret it," there was a pause. "Thank you.".

Brax got off the stage and then exited the church.

After this, the funeral ended.

While Princess Mary and Diamond returned to their bedrooms, Princess Birdie decided to check on Prince Keith since he didn't come to the funeral.

"Keith?" Birdie asked, knocking on his door.

"What?" Keith answered softly.

"Can I come in?".

"No...".

Ignoring the answer, Birdie slowly opened the door and quietly slipped in.

Keith was laying on the bed, starring at the ceiling, and his hair in a mess.

"Are you okay?" Birdie asked.

"I don't know," Keith groaned.

Birdie sighed, she had enough of this.

"Keith, I need you to come with me," Birdie said.

"Why?" Keith asked.

"Don't ask questions, just come with me.".

"Why?".

"Stop feeling sorry for yourself.".

"I don't care.".

"I don't want to say this, but I'm going to anyway. Do you think Lynx would like to see you like this?".

"... Fine, but only for Lynx.".

Keith got up and followed Birdie to the destination.

A few minutes later...

"Why are we here?" Keith asked, emotionless.

"Well, you need to say good-bye," Birdie said.

Birdie had taken Keith to where Lynx was buried. There, engraved on her tombstone, was Princess Lynx, her cutie mark, and the words: "Stay strong.".

"Look, you can't just stay in your room and sulk all day," Birdie said.

"And why not?" Keith asked.

"Because you need to accept it and live life!".

"Fine, but I need to do this alone.".

"Okay then, see you at home.".

With that, Birdie headed off towards to the castle.

Keith stepped closer to the grave and sat in the front of it, looking at her name.

"Okay, where do I start?" Keith began. " Lynx, I'm sorry I couldn't save you, but I couldn't do anything, my power was too weak for me to do a healing spell, I just wish I could've done something to prevent this, because I-I'm- I'm...".

For the first time in weeks, Keith was crying but he continued.

"I'm broken without you, I was supposed to defend you and I failed that. I'm sorry I didn't come to your funeral, I was just feeling sorry for myself and I just couldn't face it. I really miss you...".

Keith put his forehead against Lynx's tombstone, "I love you...".

While he was crying, he had a flashback of almost every moment he and Lynx had together, when they first met, when she was in the forth grade, entered the talent show and sang Broken, when she asked him out, their first fight, their first break-up, their first get-together, when they won all those band competitions, their first kiss in high school, graduation, when they said good bye before they went to collage, when they fought in their first war, when he and his friends saved her from Brax, when they were crowned princes and princesses, when they moved in together, when they fought and sang together, when he proposed, fought in battle, and the final moment they had together, when Lynx died.

"Keith," a familiar voice called.

No way, that voice sounded too familiar, it couldn't be...

"Lynx?" Keith called back.

"Where are you, Keith?".

"I'm right here!".

Keith ran all around, frantically looking for the voice whom called him. Then he turned around.

Behind him, was a radiant red alicorn, with a familiar mane but with blue and black instead of the infamous red and blue, and her cutiemark was a pony skull.

"Lynx?" Keith asked again.

The figure smiled and nodded.

One year later...

"Keith, hurry up!" Princess Diamond shouted. "What is taking you so long?".

"This tie is not cooperating!" Keith shouted back.

"I'll help him, you go check on Lynx," Princess Birdie said.

"Alright," Princess Diamond said, entering Lynx's dressing room.

"Keith! I'm coming in!" Birdie yelled, entering Keith's room.

Inside the room, Prince Josh was facehoofing while Keith was trying to adjust the tie.

"Why aren't you helping him?" Birdie asked Josh.

"I tried to but Keith didn't want my help," Josh answered

Birdie sighed, walked over to Keith, and tied his neck tie in one try.

"How?" Keith asked.

"I'm just that amazing," Birdie replied with a smirk. "Now you need to get out there, walk down that aisle, and marry the luckiest girl in the world!".

"Thanks, Birdie.".

With that Birdie left the room and Keith looked towards Josh.

"So who are you walking with, again?" Keith asked.

"Applejack, we aren't together or anything but she didn't have anyone to walk with," Josh answered.

"Oh, who's walking Diamond, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie?".

"This colt named Kingston is walking Diamond, Soarin is walking Rainbow Dash, Discord is walking with Fluttershy, and Cheese Sandwich is walking with Pinkie Pie.".

"Who are the flower girls?".

"Two of the girls who call themselves the Cutiemark Crusaders, Sweetie Bell and Applebloom, but Scootaloo is the ring bearer.".

"Lastly, who is giving Lynx away?".

"She actually didn't tell me.".

Just as Josh finished that sentence, the trumpets blew to signal the start of the wedding.

"That's our cue, see you at the alter," Josh said, exiting the room.

After Josh exited the room, Keith looked in the mirror one last time, adjusted his tie, turned around, and walked out of the room.

"Everyone smiling, be proud, and look great!" Princess Diamond said, taking a tan unicorn with a black hair's arm, must have been Kingston.

Princess Celestia walked towards the podium and stood behind it, opening a book while Keith walked to his spot on the right of the alter.

Princess Birdie, Keith's best mare, walked in wearing a while dress with purple roses on the sleeve and she wore a purple headband, walking to the side of Keith.

Then, the bridesmaids, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Diamond, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie, escorted by the groomsmen, Soarin, Josh, Kingston, Discord, and Cheese Sandwich, walked in taking their rightful spots.

Even though, the audience was a little startled, at first, by Discord escorting Fluttershy, given the recent events, they knew Fluttershy had converted Discord to good.

The bridesmaids were wearing simple white dresses with a red rose on the sleeve and in their hair as a clip.

Then, the maid of honor, Princes Mary, walked down the aisle to her required spot wearing the same dress and headpiece as the rest of the bridesmaids.

Next, the ring bearer, Scootaloo, walked down aisle, the cushion with rings on it strapped to her back, in a black tux.

As much as Diamond thought it was formal for Scootaloo to wear a dress, Lynx said it didn't matter because Scootaloo was the ring bearer and not a flower girl. That relieved Scootaloo because, being more of a tom-boy, didn't like wearing dresses unless she absolutely had to.

Next, the flower girls, Sweetie Bell and Applebloom, hopped towards their place next to the bridesmaid, throwing their petals everywhere.

Finally, Princess Lynx, wearing a black and blue gown that flowed beautifully behind her, walked down the aisle, with Brax as her escort, smiling, her gorgeous mane flowing behind her.

Everyone was shocked to see that Brax, the stallion who hypnotized Mary to kill Lynx, was giving the girl he killed away.

"Mares and gentlecolts," Princess Celestia began. "We are gathered here today to celebrate the union of Princess Lynx and Prince Keith, their commitment is strong, their love: undeniable. May we have the necklaces, please?".

Scootaloo walked up to Princess Celestia and gestured for her to take the necklaces. She took the necklaces with her magic and placed the individually upon the couple's necks.

"I now pronounce you mare and colt! You may kiss the bride!".

Lynx was crying tears of joy while Keith turned back to Lynx, smiling. They leaned in and kissed.

When this happened, the whole place was engulfed in a bright light, the crowd averted their eyes until the light faded down, when the crowd looked back up at the couple, they were quite shocked to see that not only has Lynx's hair went back to red and blue, but she had grown taller, and her horn grew a few inches.

At first, everypony just starred amazed at what just happened, but then cheered in excitement and happiness.

"Rainbow," Applejack said, nudging Rainbow Dash.

"Oh yeah!" Rainbow Dash yelled, then flying out of the church and did a sonic rainboom.

Keith and Lynx broke the kiss but Keith was slightly confused when he looked at his wife, seeing how she changed, but shook it off and smiled knowing how long he waited for this moment.

The couple then walked back down the aisle, the crowd following them to the ballroom.

After this, they had the oh-so-orginal wife and husband dance together, smiling and dancing to a beautiful song played by Octavia herself.

"They do make an adorable couple," Fluttershy said, looking up to her coltfriend, Discord.

"Agreed, though something is missing," Discord agreed, stroking his goat-tee mischievously.

"Don't even think about it, Discord!" Rainbow dash shouted, walking with her boyfriend beside her. "You better not ruin this for Lynx!".

"Oh, please, you think I'm that heartless?".

"Yes.".

"Why you little-"

"Hey!" Fluttershy butted in, going in between the two competitive creatures. "This is going to be a peaceful wedding... You don't want to ruin it.".

Discord sighed. "You're right, we should be more civil.".

"Thank you.".

After Fluttershy turned her back, Discord stuck his tongue out at Rainbow Dash, she replied with the same gesture.

The dance ended and, while Keith hung out with Soarin and Rainbow Dash, Lynx went over to Discord and talked with him.

"I'm so glad to see you showed up," Lynx said, jokingly.

Discord chuckled. "I couldn't miss a wedding I was a part in.".

"True.".

There was a small pause in between the two.

"So, if I'm not mistaken, I heard you have a new bun in the oven," Discord said, breaking the silence.

"You are not mistaken, I heard that you're going to pop the question soon," Lynx said, a smirk appearing on her face.

"Oh! Um... Maybe? I don't know.".

"Why not?".

"Uh... I mean, it's such a big decision.".

"Oh! Is the Lord of Chaos scared?".

"No... I just... Oh look! Fluttershy is coming back!".

"I hate to interrupt but..." Fluttershy said, walking towards Lynx. "The ceremony is almost over.".

"Oh my Celestia! Look at the time!" Lynx shouted. "Keith, come on!".

Everyone gathered up at the entrance while Keith and Lynx ran out the door, getting pelted by bubbles (Pinkie-Pie's touch), getting up in the carriage, and going back to the castle.

Two years later...

"Keith! I'm home!" Lynx called.

"Mommy!" a little purple filly shouted, running to hug her mom.

"Hi, Lora!".

"Hey Lynx," Keith greeted, giving a side hug to his wife. "So can you tell me what the surprise was?".

"Well is everyone here?".

"Yes," Brax, Birdie, Diamond, Mary, and Josh said at the same time.

"Well, I went to the doctors today and um-"

"Are you sick?" Princess Diamond asked, interrupting Lynx.

"No..''.

"Then why did you go to the doctor's?".

"I'm about to tell you-"

"Because I find that quite pointless and-"

"I'm pregnant! Okay? I'm pregnant!".

There was a small silence. Then a cheer from everyone.

"I'm gonna have a baby sister or brother!" Lora cheered.

"Yup, another filly," Prince Keith said, still shocked.

Lynx picked up Lora with her left hoof and kissed her on the cheek.

"Another filly...".

The End