Dawn of The Ice King

I sat in the throne room with Celestia, sipping on some lemonade while she did the same but with tea instead, “I have no idea how you drink that foul stuff.” I told her looking at her cup in disgust.

She smirked, “I don’t know how you don’t drink it, it’s quite calming.”

I rolled my eyes, “It tastes exactly like what it is, leaf water, if I wanted to do that I’d go lick at a puddle after a rainstorm.”

“Harsh, but I would expect no less from you, we have this conversation every time I drink tea with you.” She said taking another sip before setting her cup down, “So, is everything going according to plan?”

I shrugged, “No idea, everyone told me to leave it to them and go enjoy the majority of the day, I tried to help but I got kicked out several times by Rarity of all people, would you believe that?”

“Oh, most certainly, that mare has a fire and drive for romance and the drama it brings, I wouldn’t be surprised if she became the princess of drama.”

I snorted lemonade out my nose, “Fuck, really, mid sip? Ass, but yeah, so that’s why I’m here, you know that and I’m not allowed to see the brides at all today until the wedding soooo ech.”

“Hm, well that’s silly why not?”

I sighed, “They found out it’s a tradition for some back on my home world and thought it was super romantic, and one guy versus twelve girls. Also Cadance found out, once she showed up I just left, no point in fighting a losing war.”

Celestia laughed at that, “Smart move. So what are you going to do for the rest of the day until your wedding, I have to get ready for it as well you know.”

“I know, I was going to check up on Luna and Dawn to be honest, how are you handling that by the way?”

“I’ll admit it was a bit strange seeing Luna come home, half drained of all her power, with another alicorn that looked like a less corrupted Nightmare Moon, but she is a sweet girl, a lot like Luna if she was born in this era. It’s nice to have a niece from her.” Celestia said as she stood up, “Well I must get ready, I haven’t been this excited for a wedding since Cadance’s… I just hope it doesn’t end up like hers…” With that she went off to do whatever she had to to get ready.

I in turn got up to go and see Dawn and Luna, it didn’t take me long to find Luna’s room as it was in the darkest section of the castle, and most thought it was due to her being a princess of the night and needing to hold up an image, the truth is that the sun never reached this part of the castle so she could sleep all day. I knocked on the ornate doors and after hearing a “you may enter” I came into the room.

As I closed the door and had a chance to look around I saw Dawn, who looked exactly like she did in the dreamscape, “Oh good you’re here, help me get mother out of bed and please get her pet out of my tail.” She said, looking back at her tail, a possum’s head sticking out to look at who entered the room.

I kneeled down, “Hey Tibbles, come here.” I said rubbing my fingers together and clicking my tongue. He waddle his way over to me, up my tail and rested on my shoulders, on top of the arms of my wings, his favorite spot, I scratched under his chin, which he enjoyed immensely, “Did you ask him nicely to move? Unlike his caretaker he’s pretty reasonable about requests.”

Dawn sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose, “No, I didn’t I’ve been trying to wake mother up all day, but she won’t budge.” She explained, prodding Luna, who shuffled a bit but then settled back down.

I scratched my chin in thought, “Huh, I see, here, let me show you a trick I learned when she visited the Crystal Empire, why you don’t know this, beats me, you were made from her.”

“Hey, I didn’t get every memory ok?” She said with a huff.

I rolled my eyes and walked over to Luna, “Hey, Celestia drank the last of your Purr-Ruvian special blend.” I told her.

At that she sat up straight, “We shall banish her to the sun for her crimes against the New Lunar Republic!” She shouted out, trying to get out of bed quickly only to get tangled in her sheets and fall flat on the floor.

Dawn snickered at that and I just shook my head, thankfully Luna smacking her face on the floor properly woke her up, “Huh, oh, nephew, daughter what brings you to my chambers?” She asked after spotting us, looking around.

I helped her out of her situation to which she thanked curtly. Due to her draining most of her power from the shenanigans a couple nights ago she looked different. She shrunk, in every way, and her hair was cut short and was a pale blue, other than that though, she was the same Luna.

“I was trying to wake you up for the past 3 hours and you wouldn’t budge until my cousin showed up. Thank you by the way.” She said nodding to me.

“No problem, hi Luna, today is the day, remember, you need to be up to get ready for my wedding.” I told her.

Her eyes widened in realization, “Oh, we completely forgot about that, we have been quite busy getting the paperwork done to make Dawn my official, ‘long lost daughter.’”

“Understandable, do you uh, have anything suitable for a wedding in your… uh, current state?” I asked her.

“Our current…? Oh you mean our recessed state? Quite, many a garment were made for me when I was this size over a millenia ago, we are quite sure they are still around and we can get the royal seamstresses to make adjustments if necessary.” She reassured me, beckoning Tiberius over to her.

“Ok, but what about me, I don’t have anything to wear.” Dawn said, clearly annoyed.

“Oh posh, you are about the size we were in our normal state, well except for your bust... that is considerably larger.”

Dawn sputtered in embarrassment, “Mother, not in front of him, he’s my cousin, and not like I can help it, I took on the traits of those I possessed.”

Luna smirked, not missing an opportunity to mess with anyone, “He is not your cousin by blood, I’m sure it’ll be fine, and that’s an easy enough fix regardless, you and I shall visit the seamstresses together.”

I just kinda sat there listening to the conversation, ‘What even did I just witness?’

+A mother picking on her daughter in front of a cute boy.+ Ixis said.

‘Yeah but I’m her nephew and Dawn’s cousin.’

I felt Ixis shrug, +Like she said, not by blood though.+

I groaned and ran my hand down my face, “Anyways, since you two seem fine and you have what you need to do today, I’ll take my leave.” I told them, even though they were still going back and forth, so I just left and closed the door. I stood there for a few minutes before I had a dawning realization, “FUCK!”

~Back in Ponyville with the girls~

Pinkie was pacing back and forth in really nothing but her underwear as Rarity tailored her dress and made some last minute adjustments, “Oh no oh no oh no oh no, what if he says no, or what if he doesn’t show up, or what if the cake explodes and coats everything in cake and he gets mad and calls it off, what if Fluttershy is actually secretly evil and has been planning this all along? WHAT IF I’M SECRETLY EVIL AND HAVE BEEN PLANNING THIS ALL ALONG?! OH NO THAT WOULD BE HORRIBLE!”

Rarity shook her head at her friend’s nonsense, “Pinkie, dear, I’m quite sure you would know if you were evil.” She took the pins out of the dress and stood up, dusting herself off, “Now come try your dress on and let me see how it looks.” Pinkie nodded and got dressed, Rarity looked it over, idly chewing on a pin she had in her mouth, normally she would ask spike or Goldy to be her pin cushion, it doesn’t hurt them and it’s apparently relaxing as it gets hard to reach spots under their scales, “Hmmmm I see, a few more adjustments. No need to get undressed it shall only take a moment.” She told her Pink friend.

“I knew it, I’m too fat, I’m not pretty enough, I mean look at Fluttershy she was a model, TWICE! And I’m just the pudgy baker who lives in a house made of gingerbread.” Pinkie whined.

“Wait made of gingerbread? I thought that was just an aesthetic choice.”

“Oh, no after the parasprite incident we redid the roof as gingerbread that never goes bad or stale, it's fun to just break chunks off in the middle of the night for a snack… like the fatty fat fatty I am….”

Rarity paused from adjusting the dress and looking up at Pinkie, nearly glaring, “Pinkie, hush, you are a beautiful mare, you’re barely bigger than I am and that’s due to how you run around like crazy nearly everywhere, if anything I’d say you managed to have the weight hit the right places. The entire town knows Christopher agrees if that night was anything to go by. Honestly, I’m quite jealous, I need to work meticulously to even have the figure I have, you just get it. And besides every stallion you’ve dated has wanted to be with you.”

“Until they find out I can’t have foal and then they dump me like a sack of baked bads in the lake.” Pinkie said dejectedly.

“And it has been well established that doesn’t matter to our resident prince, I pray for the day he finds out who your previous suitors were.” Rarity said with a dark chuckle, “My point being Pinkie, you and Fluttershy, I’m envious to admit, have a natural beauty not many mares have, most of us have to work for it, myself included.”

Pinkie sniffled, “Thanks Rarity.”

“Of course darling.” Rarity was about to continue her work before a knock at the door was heard, “Come in, the door is open, though we are closed for business today!” Rarity called out, since her helper wasn’t there today due to the wedding.

The door creaked open as footsteps could be heard getting closer, “Hey Rarity I forgot my Tux for the wedding.” A familiar voice said which caused Rarity’s horn to flare and cover Pinkie with a large sheet.

“Christopher!” Rarity said in a high pitch before she cleared her throat, “I mean Christopher, how lovely to see you, though you know you shouldn’t be in town right now.”

“I know, I know, but I forgot my Tux, do you think I could have it so I could get ready while I’m out?” He asked her.

“Of course dear.” Her horn glowed and a suitcase poof into existence in front of her to which she quickly pushed it into his chest, “Now, shoo shoo, don’t need you seeing either of the brides while you are here.”

Chris caught the suitcase, “Alright alright.” he said not before sniffing the air, “I smell Pinkie, is she here?”

Rarity chuckled, “Not at all, you actually just missed her, but again shoo.”

“Alright, I’ll see you later.” He walked out the door, unfurled his wings, and with a quick flap shot up into the air and headed to Canterlot.

Rarity’s smile dropped and she breathed out a sigh of relief and closed the door, heading back to Pinkie removing the sheet, “Sorry about that couldn’t have him see you, now where were we?”

~At the same time across town~

“So, what are we doing for his bachelor party?” A voice asked.

“You know, I’m not sure what does he even like to do?” Another voice asked.

“No idea, do you know Mac?” one more voice asked.

“Eenope.” A southern voice replied.

“I mean he likes to cook.” The second voice said.

“True, he also likes to eat, like a lot, even out ate Dispo in the mess hall.” The first voice said.

“Probably because he’s a dragon, like me.” The third voice said.

“Eeyup.” The southern voice said.

“So it’s decided, correct?” The first voice asked, getting confirmation from the others.

~In a different room in the castle~

“What are those boys up to?” AJ asked.

“Probably planning out Chris’ bachelor party.” Twilight told her country friend.

“Spike isn’t a kid anymore I feel like he knows that bachelor parties happen before weddings.” Rainbow said.

Twilight sighed, “He does, they all do, very well, but Spike doing it after Shiny’s and Cadance’s wedding, caught on amongst the nobles and now its just the thing to do.”

“Oh… well I guess that makes sense, as long as they don’t do anything dangerous.” Fluttershy said, happy and content as her and the others were getting makeovers, Shy specifically getting more attention.

One certain young kirin noticed a blur of blue shoot by the near by window, leaving towards Canterlot, “Daddy just flew by.” She said to her mother and aunts, and at that moment they had a panicked look on their faces, “I don’t think he saw anything though… he was going really fast, probably trying to get out of Ponyville before auntie Cadance found out.”

They let out a collective sigh of relief before AJ spoke up, “Mighty smart of him, wonder why he was back.”

“Who knows, but I’m going to take a nap while I get my hooves done, oh and please get my frogs, those suits do nothin for support there.” Rainbow said, leaning back and immediately nodding off.

Golden Skies took her aunt’s lead and napped as well, AJ shortly following suit. Fluttershy and Twilight opted to stay awake and talk.

~In another part of town~

Bon Bon was rushing around the kitchen of her store, avoiding her staff and the Cake’s, making sure her special wedding treats were coming out right, “Lyra I have no idea why you offered for us to help the cakes with the catering, we have to get ready for the wedding too ya know!”

Her wife who was watching their foals called from the front, “Not my fault that you decided to try and make a new extravagant candy last minute though!”

Bon Bon rolled her eyes and groaned, “Thank you for helping us Bon Bon, this is going to be the biggest wedding Ponyville has seen and we’ve been commissioned by Christopher as Pinkie’s foster parents to help, triple pay, we couldn’t say no!” Mrs. Cake said giddly.

“Not that we would have said no anyways, it's our Pinkie getting married,” Mr. Cake said, rushing passed both mares. “Though I hope Pound and Pumpkin aren’t giving the Pies too much trouble.”

“I doubt it, that family can put up with Pinkie’s shenanigans, they’ll be fine.” Bon Bon said, before a crash was heard from upstairs, “I hope….” Her eye twitched.

~Zipping across Ponyville~

“Yo Octy!” A white unicorn with two-toned, electric blue hair called out in her house as she kicked the door open and made her way in.
“Vinyl, must you always kick the door open? We’ve had to replace it 3 times from that already.” A very posh voice sounded out from the far side of the living room.

“My bad, but that’s why we got that kick plate installed on this door.” She plopped down on the couch and cracked open a can of Pebis, “So you got anything good for the wedding?”

Octavia Melody ran her hands through her hair in frustration, “Unfortunately I do not, we could just reuse what we did for Cranky and Matilda’s wedding but I feel that would be tacky.”

Vinyl snorted, “Yeah, and I don’t do the same thing when it comes to big events like this, so we gotta come up with something good, something new… I GOT IT!!”

~Somewhere deep within the everfree~

A rumbling was emanating from the depths of a long lost and forgotten cave within this wild forest. Now, many who would accidentally stumble into this cave and make their way out no problem but they wouldn’t be able to find it ever again. Not that they would want to, nothing about the cave was remarkable so it was forgettable… well almost forgettable. Anyone who found the cave said it smelled heavily like sulfur and burning coals, but most assumed it connected to a volcano or a hot spring located deeper in the forest.

They couldn’t’ve been further from, yet closer to the truth. See this thing is, this cave was dug out several millennia ago by a dragon who simply wanted to rest, and now that time was coming to an end and as he was awaking he smelled a very similar scent, one that was similar to the enemies of a war that was long over that he didn’t know was over.

The mountain the cave was under shook violently as a massive drake, one that easily dwarfed any building in Ponyville stood up, dirt, plants, and animals rolling off his back. Slowly he stretched, blink away thousands of years of sleep from his eyes, shook off any remaining debris and started his slow march towards the town at the edge of the forest to take care of an enemy of war.

~A couple of hours later in the wedding hall of Ponyville~

I was standing at the altar and I had a frown on my face… honestly I was fucking nervous, this is the biggest day of my life, I love both of them so why am I so nervous?

“Probably because this IS the biggest day of your life.” Lyra said to me with a snicker.

I looked at her, “I said that out loud, didn't I?”

+Yep, you sure did. Are you going to be ok?+ Ixis asked.

I took a deep breath, “Y-yeah, I’ll be fine, after all, this is the big day.” I looked out into the crowd and all of Ponyville was present, As were the families of all of my friends, the immediate family for Apple Jack because having the entirety of the Apple Clan in one spot would be immense.

The brides had one side and their families were at the front. Shy’s family sans Zephyr Breeze was there, some of them I didn’t recognize but I’d talk to them later. Pinkie’s Family was also on the bride’s side, she also had a much bigger family than I anticipated but her immediate family I recognized.

On the groom’s side in the front sat the entire Sparkle Family, Celestia, Luna, and Dawn. I sent a letter out to Elder Enis as she is technically also family and she said she would be here as soon as she could. Outside of that everyone was dispersed behind the main families on each side, the only people we were waiting for now were the brides.

Luckily I didn’t have to wait much longer as wedding music kicked up and the doors to the hall opened. When Fluttershy and Pinkie stepped through the door my jaw nearly fell from my face. They were absolutely stunning in their dresses. They were being led down the aisle by their respective fathers with Golden Skies walking behind them, gentle tossing down flowers.

I managed to regain my composure as the reached the stairs a wide smile taking over my expression, once they were stood to the opposite of me, their fathers’ took their seats back in the crowd and Goldy went to go sit next to Celestia.

“Welcome, and thank you all for joining us for this joyous occasion. Together, we are gathered here to witness a truly special ceremony: the union of Christopher, Pinkamena Diane Pie, better known as Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy before the Universe and Faust herself.” Began Cadance, “Christopher, Pinkie, and Fluttershy, today we celebrate the power of your love and the strength of your bond. Before we begin, take a moment to look around at the many friendly faces before you. Know that all are here to offer love, support, and encouragement as you embark on this incredible journey together.” She paused and smiled at us.

“There are few greater joys in life than finding someone with whom we truly click. In that spirit, I will now share a short reading on soulmates from author Orchard Reach: ‘A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we're safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.’ May this ceremony provide you with wonderful memories to look back on and treasure for the rest of your days.” She paused once more to make sure we understood exactly what we meant, mind you I wasn’t paying attention to her too much, my attention was solely on the mares in front of me.

“Now I doubt anyone will have any but if anyone has any cause to object to the forming of this union, speak now or forever hold your peace.” We waited a moment, this one of the few times my gaze shifted towards the crowd, scanning to see if anyone dared to object, luckily no one did.

Cadance’s smile only widened, “Good, Fluttershy, Pinkie, and Christopher, as you stand here today before the Universe and Faust, realize that you are preparing to celebrate one of life's greatest gifts, the depths of which you have only begun to explore. Your level of love and commitment is something that many seek, but not everyone finds. The bond you share is a rarity in this world, and its fruits more valuable than any precious stone or metal.

Marriage, of course, is more than a formal exchange of rings. It is a sacred and solemn promise to one another that no matter what, you're in this together. Life is full of surprises – both positive and negative. By nature, it's impossible to know what is around the next bend. However, with a trusted partner by your side, you may take comfort in the unknown. Whatever storms may come, you will weather them together. That is the beauty of love: not only does it cradle us when we are feeling weak and tired, it creates a solid foundation on which we can always rely.

Henceforth, your lives will become permanently intertwined. The union you form today is built to withstand any and all challenges. Through sorrow and joy, through failure and success, through despair and triumph, your bond will persevere – buoyed by the everlasting love you share. With the vows exchanged today, you will both finalize this promise and begin life anew, together.” At our nods she continued, “I’ve been told you have written your own vows. Christopher would you like to go first?”

I smiled and took a deep breath turning my gaze fully to Shy, “Fluttershy, the kindness to my rage. There is so much I wish to say to you, so much I want to convey, but I don’t think the crowd would want to sit here for days on end.” Slight laughter greeted that, “So instead I will say everything I can in the time I’m permitted and hope that I get the chance to say everything I want to and more throughout our lives. Fluttershy, you are honestly one of the greatest things to ever happen to me, you took me into your home when no one else could, you kept me company on my worst days and you’ve loved me despite the things I’ve done and the experiences I’ve had. You took in a broken creature and nursed it back to health, and for that I can never thank you enough for that. You’ve given me the greatest gift I could ever ask for and you’ve trusted me in being a good father. I only hope I can live up to your expectations. I love you Fluttershy and I know you’ll be gone long before I am, but in that time we have I will love you and take care of you with as much passion as I have today.” Shy was doing her absolute best to not cry at that, she was failing but at least they weren't tears of sadness. To be fair I wasn’t doing any better, but I took another calming breath and turned to Pinkie.

“Pinkamena Diane Pie… Pinkie Pie, the laughter to my sorrow. I look at you and I see a mare that would put her happiness aside if it meant her friends would never be sad, I see a mare that would go to the ends of Equestria to make her friends, her family, and even a strange alien smile. But I also see a mare that is hurting so much on the inside that she has no idea what to do. I see a mare that needs love and support from someone who doesn't care what may or may not be wrong with her. I see… me, in you. I see my pain, my flaws, my want to have everything be alright.” I paused, closing my eyes before opening them, a fierce certainty blazing in them, “I promise you, that I will be what makes you sure that things will be alright, I will be the one to pull you out of your darkness, your hurt, your pain.” I took both of their hands in mine and I smiled, a happier smile than I ever have, “Fluttershy, you take care of me and you’ve shown me what true kindness is. Pinkie, you’ve shown me what it’s like to laugh truly laugh, through all of it and in return I can show you how to keep walking through the darkness if it ever takes hold. We are in this together, forever, that I promise.” I looked at Cadance, who was also refraining from tears, and nodded.

Cadance looked at Fluttershy, “Fluttershy, whenever you’re ready.”

Shy looked at Pinkie and I, “Christopher, Pinkie…we all know I’m not the best at speaking in front of crowds but thats why I love both of you so much. Chris, you give me the courage to do this and Pinkie, your bubbly spirit pushes any lingering doubt away. At first I truly didn’t know how to feel about Chris, honestly, I was scared because he was turning into a dragon, but as I got to know him I found he was a scared and broken creature, almost like the animals I took care of and before I knew it, I wanted to take care of him in the same way. As I did I saw the sweet and caring person he was beneath all the sadness and self hate and it made me fall in love with him. It made me want to get him to see him the way I do. He still doesn’t because he’s stubborn, but I’m working on it.

Pinkie, I agreed on starting a herd with you because of how much Chris cared for you. I did too but as a friend, however the time we’ve spent together the more I was able to see you as a partner and just like Chris I want nothing more than to help you through anything and everything you’ve been through and will go through. You both mean the world to me, and I love you both.”

“Pinkie, you may proceed when ready.” Cadance said.

Pinkie was a sobbing mess at this point, “I-I had something written out but… I’M SO HA-HA-HAPPY!!!! I LOVE YOU BOTH!” She wailed out between sobs.

Cadance giggled at that, “We wouldn’t expect anything less from Pinkie. Christopher, Pinkie, and Fluttershy, you will now hold hands.” I took Pinkie’s left hand in my right and Shy’s right hand in my left while Shy took Pinkie’s right hand in her Left, “Christopher, do you take Fluttershy and Pinkie as your wives and your companions? Do you promise to share their laughter during the good times and wipe their tears during the bad, from this day forward?”

I nodded, “I do”

“Fluttershy, do you take Christopher and Pinkie as your husband, wife, and companions? Do you promise to share their laughter during the good times and wipe their tears during the bad, from this day forward?”

Shy smiled, “I do.”

“And Pinkie do you-” At Pinkie’s vigorous nodding she just smiled and moved on, “Well let us to the exchange of bonds.”

On cue Bon Bon walked from next to me holding a pillow with two small boxes. For Pinkie, Maud did the same, for Shy it was Tree Hugger, it would've been Rainbow but we agreed the rest of the girls shouldn’t be involved in this like that it would show too much favoritism.

We each took our respective boxes, Shy opened hers first revealing two necklaces, the main center piece on both being one of her primary feathers and that’s when Cadance started back up, “Ah a Pegasus’ primary feathers, the most important feather for Pegasi, giving one to the one you wished to be married to symbolise the lofty hopes and dreams you share with them and hope to aspire to and reach. It also symbolises the freedom to experience wondrous new things with one another. You may don the necklaces.”

I bent down slightly so Shy could get the necklace over my horns and head and then moved on to Pinkie, and since she was the shortest between us three no need for her to bend down. Once that was done Pinkie stepped forward with her boxes, revealing wedding bands.

“The wedding ring is a symbol of the unending power of love between loving beings. Its circular shape has no beginning and no end, representing the belief between earth ponies that all things are in a cycle, we all come from the earth and return to the earth and so forth and so on for eternity as well as a boundless spiritual connection. The rings should be worn proudly as a symbol of the commitment between you and your spouses. Even when you find yourselves apart, your rings will provide a powerful reminder of the eternal love you share.” Cadance said.

Shy and I held out our left hands and Pinkie slipped the ring on Shy’s ring finger and the band on my ring finger. And last but not least I stepped forward holding my boxes, showing that they were hair clips made from my scales to replace the old ones I made.

“Finally, a dragon’s scale. I was told that marriage is rare in dragon society but when dragons marry they give each other a scale, usually one from their chest but due to Chris’ circumstances he opted for one off each wing. The strength and sturdiness of a dragon’s scale represents the ability for a marriage to stand through the test of time and the hardships that will come. To have the strength to move passed what may happen and rekindle the flame of love.” I stepped towards my soon to be wives and clipped the scale into their hair.

“Please repeat after me;

With this ring and scale, I, Fluttershy, Element of Kindness, commit my love to you, Christopher and Pinkie, for all time, giving you all that I am and all that I will be. Please accept it as a symbol of my love.”

Fluttershy looked us in the eye with nothing but love and kindness, “With this feather, ring, and scale, I, Fluttershy, Element of Kindness, commit my love to you, Christopher and Pinkie, for all time, giving you all that I am and all that I will be. Please accept it as a symbol of my love.”

“Pinkie, you next;

“With this ring, scale, and feather, I, Pinkamena Diane Pie, Element of Laughter, commit my love to you, Christopher and Fluttershy, for all time, giving you all that I am and all that I will be. Please accept it as a symbol of my love.”

Pinkie was happily bouncing in place, still crying, “With this ring, scale, and feather, I, Pinkamena Diane Pie, commit my love to you, Christopher and Fluttershy, for all time, giving you all that I am and all that I will be. Please accept it as a symbol of my love.”

“Christopher, brother, now you;

With this scale, feather and ring, I, Prince Christopher McGrath ad Regim Glacies, commit my love to you, Christopher and Fluttershy, for all time, giving you all that I am and all that I will be. Please accept it as a symbol of my love.”

I sighed, finally able to have my full family with this, “With this scale, feather and ring, I, Prince Christopher McGrath ad Regim Glacies, commit my love to you, Christopher and Fluttershy, for all time, giving you all that I am and all that I will be. Please accept it as a symbol of my love.”

Cadance clapped happily, “Wonderful! Family and Friends, by the power vested in me as the Princess of love and one of the 4 Alicorn Princess of Equestria, I now, formally, pronounce Christopher, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie to be husband and Wives! Christopher, you may now kiss your brides.” I opened my wings and pulled them both in close, kissing them both, they also gave each other a quick kiss, “Christopher, Pinkie, and Fluttershy, may you enjoy a lifetime of sunrises and sunsets together. Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to present, for the first time, Prince and Princesses Christopher, Pinkamena Diane Pie, and Fluttershy McGrath.” The crowd stood and cheered and all was good… or so I thought. Seconds after our consecration loud thundering footsteps sounded outside of the wedding hall before silence fell.

I groaned, “Please nothing involving me…” After a few more seconds of silence I let out a sigh of relief, “Oh thank g-”

“ICE DRAGON I KNOW YOU ARE IN THERE, COME OUT AND FACE ME OR I’LL BURN THIS TINY PONY SETTLEMENT TO THE GROUND!” A deep voice rang out.

I sighed, “Nevermind, alright great…” I looked at Shy and Pinkie, “I’ll be right back, you stay here.” I walked passed everyone only to be stopped by Celestia and Luna at the door.

“Christopher, we can handle this for you, it is your wedding day after all.” Celestia offered.

I shook my head, “No, this is a me problem, I already know what’s out there, I can smell it, honestly I could smell it since the start of the wedding I was just hoping I was wrong. But I would appreciate it if you two would be my witnesses. Just in case.”

“Of course nephew, go take care of what you need to.” Luna told me, before falling behind me next to Celestia as we walked out of the wedding hall stepping outside where we came face to face with a dragon that was roughly 80 meters in length and looked to be probably about 65 meters on its hind legs stared down at us. Its scales were a deep brown with grey spots speckled about, his underbelly was a dull black that matched the colors of his horns and wing membrane. His eyes were a sandy brown and he smelled of sulfur and ash.

I looked up at the drake honestly not too phased since I had the back up of the sun and moon… love… magic itself… oh and harmony… also Pinkie Pie and a possibly mad Fluttershy, “You called?”

The drake tilted his head at an angle to look at me before breathing hot air over us, “You?! You are the ice dragon I smelled, that’s impossible you are much too puny and squishy. That and I’ve never seen your kind around here.”

I crossed my arms, “Well, yeah, hi I’m the guy who isn’t judging you based on appearance but sure whatever… go off I guess. Anyways, I wouldn’t be surprised, I’m the only one of my kind, in more ways than one. What do you want?”

“I, the mighty IGNEOUS, came here to kill you Ice Dragon, your kind has brought much death to my kind in the war and I intend to take the payment of their lives starting with yours.” He told me, his tone growing dark.

I looked at him, absolutely baffled and amused, “Igneous, was it, like the rock? Buddy, pal, friendo, amigo, comrade, I don’t know how long you’ve been asleep but that war is long over, y'all won buddy. Enough said. I’m the last of the Ice dragons and I would prefer to be left alone, I’m not going to harm any other dragon.”

“We can confirm this Sir Igneous, your kind won the war over a thousand years ago.” Luna told him, finally gaining his attention.

His eyes glowed a dangerous gold upon spotting who was talking to him before speaking out in a low growl, “Ah the Lunar and Solar Diarchs… like I would take your word for such a thing, you were helping those weak cold breathers wipe out our kind, you were always kind to them.”

At that Celestia spoke up, her mane turning a nice shade of glowing pink, “Of course, you short tempered fire drakes were wiping out the rest of your species, what were we supposed to do? Stand by idly and watch as one of Equus’ primary species gets wiped clean from the planet?”

“It wasn’t your war to fight in the first place, your ‘highnesses’. You should've stayed out of it, you wouldn’t have lost as many of your subjects as you did.” Igneous responded in a condescending tone.

Now it was Luna’s turn to get heated, “Our subjects died in massive swaths of fire that YOUR KIND CREATED AND I SHOULD-” I put a hand on both of their shoulders and shook my head.

I then looked back at the drake, “Look, it’s been a millennium and a half since those wars, whether or not you believe us or whatever your thick skull will allow. I’m not fighting you, it’s not worth it, and having these two kill you would be in bad taste, so go back to whatever cave you were asleep in and leave us alone, today is my wedding day and you’re kind of ruining it.” I tapped the Celestial Sisters on the shoulders and turned to leave.

That's when the dragon made a fatal mistake, he decided to keep talking, “You know… you say you’re the last Ice Dragon but I can clearly smell another in that building, a young one, your offspring perhaps, if you won’t fight me then I guess I’ll have to give you a reason.” I heard him shuffle around as if he was rearing on his hind legs.

I, however, stopped walking, “Excuse me?” I said quietly, knowing full well he could hear me.

“OH, did that get your attention, good, then if you don’t fight me, or submit to being killed I will torch whatever mixed breed you have in there along with the rest of this town.” He said with a smirk.

Luna and Celestia spun back around ready to retort or start fighting, I’m not sure, they never got the chance to do what they were planning as cold started pouring off me, tainted by dark magic, not enough that I noticed at the time and not enough to set him free but enough to get Luna and Celestia to back off.

“You… will not… harm them…” I said to the drake, not turning around to look at him.

“What could you possibly do to stop me? Like I said, you are too puny to do anything to me.” Igneous said.

I finally turned around and looked at him, he dropped his smirk immediately, his lips curling back into a snarl, “Me?…. I’m going to fucking rip your head off your pathetic fucking BODY!!” I roared out. I jumped forward faster than he could react and slammed my head and horns into his stomach blowing him back several tens of feet through buildings and across the ground where he lay for a few seconds before slowly standing back up, two prominent holes in his stomach from where my horns impaled him were showing.

He looked at me with wide eyes, coughing up blood, “You think that is enough to take me, Igneous, down?!” He roared at me before a bright light filled his throat and flames shot out racing towards me, I felt Celestia throw up a magic barrier to protect the Wedding Hall.

I simply walked forward through the fire, causing my body to steam, “No… I was hoping it wouldn’t, I want to have fun with this.” I told him, stomping towards him slowly, a wicked grin upon my face, “You come into MY home, MY territory and threaten ME?! That’s fucking fine and dandy you overgrown snake with a pyromania complex but you do not threaten MY friends, MY family, or most importantly MY daughter and expect to live!” According to Luna and Celestia later on, my magic flared to a greater height than it ever has at that exact moment and I was in some semblance of control of dark magic for some time, I of course didn’t believe it, considering what I did to the dragon.

I could tell for the first time in this dragon’s life he felt true fear, as I got closer he wouldn’t budge, he wouldn’t move, he knew he was in the presence of a superior predator. That was until I was close enough to touch him, he tried to fly away to escape, unfortunately for him, he forgot that his tail took a bit of extra time to get away from me. I seized the opportunity, grabbed his tail and slammed him into the ground like he was a damned sack of potatoes, it was virtually effortless. As I he crashed into the ground I created a shackle of ice around his tail, locking him to the ground so he couldn’t escape. I slowly walked up to his head, locking down all of his limbs except his wings and neck. He was still dazed by the impact, I lifted his head up by the chin, “Wake up, I’m not done yet.”

His eyes weakly fluttered open, when he recognized that I was in front of him he tried to fly away once more only to find he was tied to the ground, “P-Please… I’ll leave you and your family alone… just… let me live… please…”

I looked him in the eyes, “I thought you were going to kill me to avenge your fallen comrades, me and my daughter right?” I let go of his chin only to slam my fist square into his lower jaw, shattering it completely with a loud crunch, “Fine… I’ll let you live but I’m going to make sure you never get the bright idea to come back.” Igneous tried to say something, but with a shattered jaw it just came out as slurred noises. I jumped onto his back, placed each hand at the base of each of his wings and froze the entire wing, from joint to wing tip, solid. Igneous screamed out in fear and pain, probably pleading as well, I didn’t care, I slammed my tail into each wing as hard as I could causing them to crack and fall apart, leaving only empty, bloody sockets where they used to be. Igneous screamed out in pain and I was about to continue my assault by impaling ice spikes into his limbs until the sound of flapping wings appeared above me.

“Christopher that is enough!” A voice called out.

I looked up and saw Enis, Ixis’ visage flashing through my mind, calming me down immediately, “I...what?” I looked down at the dragon and what I did and thought of doing finally hit me, “O-Oh god, what did I…”

“Young Christopher, what happened to cause such malice from you?” Enis asked as she landed on the ground next to me.

I looked up at what is essentially my aunt and I broke down on top of the dragon who wasn’t dead, but just passed out from the pain. Enis picked me up off of him and set me down between an absolutely shocked and stunned Luna and Celestia. I eventually calmed down enough to talk and tell Enis what happened, “I… he… he said he came here to kill me, thought the war was still going on. I refused, I really did but then he threatened my family, my daughter and then I don’t know, it’s all a blur…” My eyes widened, ‘Ixis, IXIS!’ I screamed out in my mind.

+It’s alright Chris, I’m here, I’m here, don’t worry he didn’t get out, that’s what I was concentrating on, making sure he didn’t get out…. I’m sorry, I didn’t have a chance to help until Enis showed up.+ She explained.

I breathed out a heavy sigh of relief, “Small victories… Enis, I’m so so sorry I didn’t… this is one of your subjects right? I… I’ll take any punishment.”

Enis rubbed the bridge of her snout, “No… he’s not, technically, one of mine, I recognized his scent, he’s from the Volcan clan but I don’t know him personally, they’re under the rule of the dragon lord, the wandering dragons’ leader. I’ll have to talk to him about this little slip up in his rule, he should’ve made sure all his dragons knew.” She sighed and looked at me, concern in her eyes, leaning down to be closer to me, “Are you ok though?” I nodded, “Good, and don’t worry about him, outside of the shattered jaw and the lack of wings he’ll be just fine, won’t ever be able to fly and might have a crooked jaw but that will be a humbling reminder that he easily could have lost his life. Don’t be too hard on yourself, you were defending your family, it might have been through the use of questionable magic but it was in defense nonetheless. I would… however, try and either find a way to purge yourself of that magic or find a way to control it properly. Anyways, due to this one’s idiocy and the incompetence of my ‘equal’ I have to cut my visit short, I wish you a long and happy marriage Christopher, and here is my present for you.” She handed me something wrapped in what looked to be a steel sheet before picking up the still unconscious drake and flying away.

I sat on the ground for a few minutes before standing up, “Luna…. Celestia… if that ever happens again, promise me you’ll put me down… please?” I didn’t wait for a response as I went back into the wedding hall to try and enjoy married life.