Hard Court Press

And Found

The water of the castles pool was soothingly delightful and being on the roof it had the full attention of the noonday sun.
A month in the hospital with its lime jello had run its course as with the errands that other ponies did for Mrs. Generosity.
She was fluffed up with her fur mane and tail poofed out in the cool water, her specially designed Twilight floaties kept her
in a blissful condition of weightlessness in a contrast of warn sunny side up and a cool soggy side down.
Her over sized sun glasses and her fashionably favorite hat shading her eyes.

She could smell the hayburgers on the grill and listened to the sizzling of other tasty bits sacrificed on the BBQs fire as she
floated in and out of a wakeful rested state to a slight and easy slumber.

Her little ones had a brief encounter with flammable furnishings back at the hospitals discharge station but a quick
hydromorphication spell fixed that, Thank you my dearest Twilight.

Who knows the cost to the royal treasury of all these little accidents we avoided for not of the Princesses Twilights
forward thinking and home spun paranoia of all things burrito or was that all things quesadilla.

"Angelica thanks you" Rarity eyes opened with a flash of stars and a royal blue glow.

"Hello again my princess of the night is this a social visit or another therapy session?"

"I apologize for your discomfort lady Rarity but these things must be settled, if not for you then for your mate and the rest of the nation".

"I assure you my dear Luna all shall be fine as long as Twilights inner witch doctor is preoccupied with whatever
new scientific discovery that you toss her way, My Spikey and I can weather the storm quite well with our
friends thank you very much".

Luna eyed the marsh mellow floating draped in purple wine grapes and silver robes, Yes a marsh mellow her eyes closed
blissfully with a small smile that came with years of practice in the fashion industry,
Rarity barely cracked one eye for a peak to see the moon princess waiting.

"Oh well if you insist, What will it be today?"

"For the moment lady Rarity just think happy thoughts, Something simple, Something pivotal but not Equestria shattering....If you please".

Rarity hummed as Luna focused in on her dream within a dream and so it began.

Holy moly the room was cramped and small. It was an office with the usual trappings, desks chairs, filing bureaus but filled with
ponies and flowers and bunting and ribbons and noise and perspiration and nervous hoovesies as Pinkie bounded out of control.

"If you please" yelled Mayor Mare as the mob shuffled into order even when Pinkie zipped around arranging the space available.

"Princess Twilight Sparkle are your subjects ready? We only have this brief moment here!"

"Yes your honor they're ready as they'll ever be".

"How's my frock?" Rarity asked to no pony in particular.

"I got it ! I got it! I got it! I got more flowers!" yelled Pinkie.

"They're quite lovely dear, How's my frock?

"Ah eh Rarity it looks great, You you look beautiful" Spikes eyes glazed over staring out into vacant space.

"Spikes going to get some, Spikes going to get some" Rainbow teased the dragon whispering just enough to be heard by a few.

"We behooved are gathered here to witness..."

"My rock?" Rarity spoke up nervously "Has anypony seen my rock?"

"Your rock?" Spike broke out of his daze "Rock?"

"Yes Precious Scales my rock!"

"Will you please I'm officiating a holy ceremony here!" Mayor Mare face hoofed.

"I got more flowers Rarity I hope you like em? you like em? you like em? I got a discount too!" as Miss Pie continued to set arrangements.

"Ah I got your rock, It being delivered by a couple of stallions it's the size of Phillydelphia!"

"Fer crying out loud Rainbow Dash we all know what happens on the honeymoon now shush it!"

"Bra Ha Ha Ha Ha"

"Spikey the ring!"

"Oh"

"Oh horse feathers! enough I'm here to join these two if it the last thing I do today!" the Mayor clenched her teeth and gripped the podium.

"Sweetie Belle where's mother and father?"

"Mom's a little miffed cause Spikes not a prince or a doctor you know how mom is" Sweetie shrugged her withers "They're on vacation".
She huffed out "again..."

"Will the happy couple get their soon to be miserable tails down here front and center!" huff huff huff "NOW!

Spike the not so brave and nervous along with the lovely train tangled sweat stained wedding dressed in a hurry bride shuffled
to the center of the office adorned with flowers and friends before the podium of doom.

"Now the short short version! Spike the Dragon do you?"

"Eh yeah?"

"Rarity, Do you?"

"She will soon you can bet on that, eh Spike!" Rainbow guffawed.

"I do, and I'll speak with you later Rainbow Dash!"

"Good you two are married give her the ring thingy and kiss!" growled the Mare "Now if you'll excuse me I have other business to attend to".

Their eyes glistened with the kiss to come the ring slipped on her horn by nervous dragon claws her breath hitched
as they leaned forward for the first special kiss after the vows he raised her veil. She felt his breath on her muzzle
his claws on her cheeks their lips met "Smoochie smoochy smoochie!" and all went black.

"I awoke cradled in Spikeys claws my wedding dress ruined and everypony covered in blood".

"Was your ladys honor avenged by your dragon against Miss Rainbow Dash? So heroic!" Luna beamed with the thought of honorable combat!

"No it seems my Spikey suffered a hemorrhage during our kiss, I've always had an impact with him in all things romantic".

Rarity sat cleaned up like the rest of the office, no small feat thanks to the magic resistant blood of a little dragon,
a small argument brewing with the wedding guests near by.

"What are you two bickering about now?" Twilight quizzed the pink and speedster.

"Twenty bits for six months!" Pinkie yelled excitedly.

"You're on. Make mine Hearts and Hooves day. Rainbow countered.

"I'll put in my bits for summer that when the bunnies come! Yay!" Fluttershy too was into the action!

Apple Jack just couldn't believe what she was hearing " No way ya all got to give those two some time".

"Not time, Tic Tacs" Sweetie Belle sang out.

"Breath mints?" Twilight looked at the little Miss Belle wondering what this had to do with anything.

Apple Bloom took a shot at clearing up the confusion "Rarity was on the pill".

Scootaloo added "Now she's on breath mints".

Twilight looked at the three and asked the final question "How long?"

"Ever since those two started dating" the three spoke as one.

"SWEETIE BELLE YOU LITTLE SHYSTER WAIT TILL MOTHER HEARS OF THIS!"

Luna grinned at the sight "So this is where the blood letting started!" she clapped her hooves together "Shall we continue?"