Chapter 13: Time With The Family

Twilight was enjoying a nice and mild Tuesday morning when a knock came from the front door. Going to and opening it, she was greeted by Derpy Hooves, Ponyville's mailwoman. "Hey Twilight, beautiful morning right!", Derpy exclaimed. "Sure is, so what do you have for me today?" Twilight replied. "Well, I have a letter from your parents from Canterlot and another one of Spike's magazines." Derpy replied. Twilight looked at the letter and said, "Huh, I wonder what they want to tell me?" "Well, thanks Derpy, you have a nice day!" Twilight exclaimed. Derpy said she would and walked off to continue her mail delivery.

Twilight entered her home opening the letter which, as Twilight read it, caused her to be shocked and surprised. The letter read as:

Dear Twilight,

We really enjoyed the dinner we had with you and Celestia, and we were thinking if you two could over on Friday night for dinner. Also, we think that the princess' parents should come over too. I know that sounds crazy considering who they are, but from how you described the time you went to the Afterlife (I still can believe it to this day), we figured it's time for the families to meet. Well, I have to go, your mother is having me repaint every square inch of the house, just in case, as she says, you answer back soon.

Your father,

Night Light

P.S. I just got a letter this second as I was finishing up writing this one from Shining Armor and Cadence. Says they are coming up on Friday night too. Well, looks like will have the whole family here then.

Twilight sat down on the couch with a worried look on her face. Sure, Celestia's parents wouldn't mind coming down to the mortal world to meet her parents, but....that was the problem. Lumina and Galaxior were basically gods, who had to tend their business up in the Afterlife, and would be too busy to come down to Equestria just to meet her parents. Twilight thought about it for a couple of minutes until she got up from the couch, went to her desk, and wrote a letter to Celestia explaining her situation.

A couple minutes pass until Twilight got a reply back stating that Celestia would talk to her parents about this and hopefully convince them to meet Twilight's family. Twilight sighed as she knew that that would take some time to do so, so Twilight went about her day without worry.

Later That Night

Twilight was coming back from one of Pinkie Pie's parties when she noticed a scroll laying on the coffee table when she entered her living room. Heart pounding and sweat coming down her forehead, she picked up the scroll and slowly opened it up. As she read it, she breathed a sigh of relief and gave a smile. The letter read as such:

My Dearest Twilight,

I have some wonderful news for the both of us! I went to my parents and just as I was about to mention it, they told me they knew about meeting your parents. (I guess I should have guessed that coming because...you know...god like parents.) Anyway, they told me they would love to come and meet your parents and agree to meet this Friday. I hope this calms you down a bit. Any who, I better get going, me and Luna have to attend in important trade negotiation tomorrow. Talk to you soon!

Your love,

Princess Celestia

Twilight sat down on the couch and sighed once more, but then she noticed there was a P.S. on it. She then read it and she almost giggled when she read it. The P.S. said:

P.S. My grandmother, Queen Faust, sent me a message saying she is coming down on Friday too. I just hope your parents don't freak out over it though.

Twilight snickered and got out a quill and scroll to write a letter to her parents telling them that Celestia's parents are coming down to meet them. Twilight then said to herself, "I hope Mom and Dad don't go overboard when I tell them this."

Friday Night - Velvet/Light Household

Twilight, Cadence, and Shining Armor, while all dressing nicely, sat in the living room watching Twilight Velvet and Night Light doing some last minute cleaning and putting up a few more paintings of Queen Faust. "Um, Mom," Twilight said, "Don't you think your going a bit overboard with the paintings?" Twilight Velvet then stopped and glared at Twilight and said, " Twilight...dear...while I would be OK if it was just the princess' parents, but when you told us that Queen Faust herself...the creator of everything around us...was coming too...yea, you would be in my shoes if..." She was then stopped when the doorbell rang. Twilight Velvet then shouted, "THERE HERE!" which caused everyone to jump. They all then got up and straighten out and dusted off there clothes. "Alright everyone, now happy smiles and...just don't mess this up alright." Everyone nodded and Twilight Velvet opened the front door, but before she could say anything, they all looked out with a gaped faces.

"Oh, I didn't know we were getting all dressed up." said Queen Lumina. The Sparkle family couldn't believe what they were seeing. Queen Lumina, King Galaxior, and Queen Faust...all wearing casual clothing. Celestia then got in front of her family and said, "Well, I didn't know either. Don't worry, I can fix this." Celestia then snapped her fingers and the Sparkle family were all wearing the clothes they were wearing earlier in the day. "Any who, it's nice to see you all again. Mrs. Velvet and Mr. Light, these are parents, Queen Lumina and King Galaxior." Celestia said to Twilight's parents. Queen Lumina then said, "Nice to meet you both in person. We think your daughter is quiet a charm." Twilight Velvet and Night Light could only stammer and shake Lumina and Galaxior's hands. But when Queen Faust stepped near them, they both got on their knees and both shouted, "Oh great Faust, we are blessed by your presence and hope we please you!" Queen Faust then looked around the living room and saw all of the paintings of her and said, "Ughhhh, this is going to be a long night." which prompted to cause everyone to laugh, except for Twilight Velvet and Night Light.

A Few Minutes Later

Despite Twilight and Celestia's worries, things were going perfectly. Twilight's parents were now settled down a bit for them to talk about themselves, but sometimes stammered when speaking to Queen Faust. Twilight then turned to her brother and sister-in-law and said, "So guys, how are things going in the Crystal Empire?" Cadence replied, "Well, they are same as usual, except for the citizens already sending me and Shining gifts and congratulations since we announced to them about the baby." Twilight chuckled as she remembered a couple weeks ago when Shining and Cadence came down to Ponyville to tell her that they were going to have a baby and that she was going to be an aunt, especially when she and her friends found out from Pinkie Pie that she had to keep the surprise a secret.

Once dinner got started, they all began to talk about Twilight and Celestia's relationship now being public. Twilight and Celestia found this to be unnecessary since it's been almost a month since they told Equestria they were dating, but could tell that the families wanted to discuss there reactions to the the announcement. While Twilight's parents and Celestia's parents already knew they were dating, Cadence and Shining Armor had to find out through the newspaper. Twilight especially remembered when Cadence and Shining Armor came by to Ponyville about a week after the announcement.

Twilight and Celestia were sitting in the reading room when Twilight heard a knock coming from the front door. When Twilight opened it, they were met by her brother and sister-in-law giving her a hug and Cadence congratulating on her's and Celestia's relationship. Shining, meanwhile, went to Celestia and 'attempted' to do the whole over protective big brother shtick to Celestia, but all he could muster what a few ummms and ahhhs and him walking away with an embarrassed look on his face. Twilight, Celestia, and Cadence all laughed which caused Shining to blush a bit.

"Shining didn't say a word until we got back home," Cadence said, "then, when we got back, he sat in a fetal position!" Everyone, except Shining, all laughed thinking about it. They all settled down and Queen Lumina said, "But the one thing I was afraid would happen would be that their relationship would get made fun of." Twilight Velvet repiled, "I agree, me and Night Light were ready to be on our daughter's side if something like that happened, but thankfully, everyone was OK with it after a couple of days for things to sink in." Celestia then said, "Well, a couple of the nobles in my court did give me looks for the first few days, but once they looked a Luna, they got a worried look and looked away from me." Twilight then said that Luna must of scared them straight some how. Twilight then said, "Wait...where is Luna. I thought she would be coming too." Celestia then said, "Well, she said she take over my duties for the night and well, dinner was right around the time she had her night duties, so she couldn't make it sadly."

Then, as if out of nowhere, Luna popped in with a tired look on her face, walking up to the dinner table and sitting next to Celestia. Luna then looked around and said, "Oh...good evening everyone!" As Luna began eating, everyone looked at her oddly, clearly wondering why she was here. "Ummm....why are you all looking at me?"

An Hour Later

After dinner, both families went to the living room and hung out and chatted about stuff. Twilight Velvet and Night Light were especially curious about Lumina and Galaxior's lives (or in their case, afterlives,) in the Afterlife, watching over all the souls up there, but the God-Immortals simply gave them the whole 'it would ruin the surprise' thing, which made Twilight's parents a little annoyed, but they understood what they meant. Queen Faust, on the other hand, was looking around Twilight Velvet and Night Light's home and seeing nothing but paintings of her to the point of annoyance. Night Light then walked up to Queen Faust and said, "So...do these paintings of you please you your...godliness?" Queen Faust then face-palmed, looked at Night Light and said, "UGHHH....this is why I sometimes don't come down, because people would be all like, 'Oh Queen Faust, we are not worthy to be in your presence' or be like 'Please my goddess, don't strike me down!' or something along those lines!" "I mean, I just want people to sometimes treat me like every other mortal down here and a goddess later. You understand do you?" Night Light pondered about it and nodded in agreement. Queen Faust sighed and walked back into the living room.

After a while, Twilight Velvet pulled out some board games to play. First, they played 'Whoops!' with some funny reactions coming from everyone, especially when Twilight pulled a card that would have sent Queen Faust back three spaces, prompting Queen Faust to say one of her 'You will be forgiven child.' lines, only to chuckle at what she said, prompting everyone to laugh as well. Next, they played 'Mystery' where they all had to solve a murder mystery. Queen Lumina won that one, as she then proclaimed out loud that she was the greatest detective in all of existence, prompting Celestia and Luna to blush and roll their eyes in embarrassment. Finally, they played 'Bankopolis' where you had to buy all of the properties. They all decided to quit playing after a while when Queen Faust began getting angry, and Twilight noticed that it started to rain extremely hard and tornadoes and hailstorms began pounding the mountains, to which Celestia explained that the last time she played a board game and got angry during it, she unleashed an illness across the planet for about a few weeks that nearly killed thousands.

It was now getting late and everyone was now ready to go home. Lumina, Galaxior, and Queen Faust all thanked Twilight's parents for a wonderful time and that they hope to see them again. Twilight Velvet and Night Light waved back and the God-Immortals teleported back to the Afterlife. Twilight Velvet and Night Light then turned back to Twilight, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor and thanked them all for coming, to which all of them gave the Sparkles a group hug. Cadence and Shining Armor then told Twilight Velvet and Night Light they were heading back to the Crystal Empire and said goodbye to everyone and the Royal Couple walked to the train station to take a train back to the Crystal Empire.

Twilight and Celestia then turned to Twilight's parents and thanked them for inviting them over and Twilight Velvet and Night Light in turn thanked Twilight and Celestia for getting their families together to talk and get to know each other, (even though Luna was kind of a surprise.) After giving Twilight's parents one more hug, Twilight, Celestia, and Luna left in the direction of Canterlot Castle.

Once at Canterlot Castle, Twilight turned to the Royal Sisters and said, "Well, seems like things went pretty smoothly tonight then I would have thought." "I agree Twilight," Celestia replied, "things did work in our favor." Luna then said, "Well...until Grandmother got angry during the board games of course." All three chuckled and then Twilight, now calming down, said, "Well, good night girls." Celestia replied, "Good night as well Twilight." and her and Twilight then kissed for a period of time, which made Luna feel a bit awkward. Twilight then waved goodbye to the princesses and teleported back to Ponyville.

Celestia was in her bed reading a book when a knock came from her bedroom door. After saying to the other person they could enter, Luna enters the room and sat next to her sister. Luna then says, "Well, tonight was pretty exhausting for me." Celestia then says, "Why's that my dear sister?" Luna then replied, "Well, first was having to write down a few new laws, then there was attending that garden party, which I felt was very boring, and finally, my night court became a huge fiasco when one of the delegates began listing out his favorite books needed for the royal library! I mean...come on, I'm only 1019! Cut me a break!" Celestia then chuckled and said, "I know that our duties can be...well...annoying, but as the princesses of Equestria, we have a duty to protect our citizens, no matter how important or...well...not as important." Luna sighed and said, "Well, you always know what to say Tia." and gave Celestia a warm hug. But just as Luna was about to leave, Celestia said, "Oh Luna, I think I have an idea that can get you out of this funk." Luna turned around and said, "What is it this time sister?" Celestia then said, "Oh nothing...but I have noticed you've been eyeing one of the night guards, you know...the one who just started a couple of weeks ago." Luna suddenly sweated and blushed fiercely and said, "Huh! What! I...I don't have any....how did....oh never mind!" Celestia then chuckled seeing her sister being embarrassed. "Well," Luna said, "I'm...I'm going to bed. I thought tonight was fun and a nice way of relaxing sister." Celestia then said, "Indeed Luna, well, goodnight." "Goodnight sister, and pleasant dreams." Luna replied as she left Celestia's bedroom. Celestia then closed her book and placed it on her nightstand. "One day Luna...one day." said Celestia. Celestia then turned off her lamp and drifted off to sleep.

To be continued...in Chapter 14

Author's Note

Well, this one almost took it all out of me. I came up with the idea for this chapter while I was out walking in my neighborhood and I could hear the dialogue coming out of my head.

But enough BTS stuff, whats happening next chapter. Well, I'm going to do another time skip, but about a whole year straight to the Grand Galloping Gala. Next chapter has Twilight and her friends being invited once more, but Twilight has a big surprise waiting for Celestia that could change their relationship for the better. (I'll leave you guys to guess what it is, but it's sort of obvious what it is.)

Also, what's this, Princess Luna has a crush on a rookie guard, what relevance will this hold...well, you'll just have to wait till Chapter 16 for that to show back up again.

Any who, I hope you all enjoy this chapter! Don't forget to read and comment.

See you all next time!