A Devil's Bride

Phoenix Force stared at Gale's door. He wondered if Gale would even want to talk with him at this point. He let out a long sigh before he slowly knocked on her door. "Gale...Can we talk?"

Gale rubbed some of the tears out of her eyes once she heard him at the door. "Go away...."

Phoenix Force frowned. "Just as I expected...." He used his magic to unlock her doors and walk in. "I'm not leaving."

Gale pulled the covers over herself. "I don't want to see you!"

Phoenix Force sighed and he climbed into the bed with her. "Again, I'm not going to leave you. I just came here to talk."

Gale poked her head out from under the covers. Phoenx Force quickly noticed the puffyness around her eyes indicating she had been crying. He frowned. "Gale....I did not mean for things to go this way..."

Gale rolled her eyes. "You know, that's hard to believe that coming from the stallion that changed my genders and is forcing me to marry him."

Phoenix Force felt the need to snap at her but he kept it tamed for now. "Gale...I just want you to be happy with your new life...You're going to be the queen of our kingdom. You will be adored by all of our subjects. They will not want to see you upset."

Gale pondered on what he was saying a moment before looking him in the eye. "If you truly have my best interests at heart..then you will allow me to see my family in Tartarus."

Phoenix Force stared at her wide eyes. "What?! I can not allow you to see those traitors!!"

Gale glared. "They are my family Phoenix. I want to see them one last time." Her gaze softened a moment. "If you do then..I will not put up a fight during our wedding. I'll accept being your queen and being the mother of your children, but that is only if you let me see my family."

Phoenix Force thought over her proposal a moment. For one thing he was getting exactly what he wanted, but on the other hand he would have to put up with seeing those other ponies once more. Part of him wanted to refuse and just let them marry anyhow but the other...wanted to say yes and see her happy.

He looked her in the eyes. "I will let you see them, but I'm not going to be standing anywhere near those ponies."

Gale smiled. For the first time since this whole disaster, she actually felt happy. She threw herself on top of unicorn in a big hug. "Oh thank you Phoenix!" She froze seeing how close the two were to each other. Her heart began to race.

Phoenix Force also was a bit flustered after seeing her reaction. His heart pounded against his chest almost loud enough to be heard by everypony. The two ponies slowly parted away from each other. Phoenix Force stood up slowly. "Well then....I shall make the arrangements for us to go to Tartarus tomorrow...." He walked over toward the doorway but stopped to look back at her. "Slept well Gale..." He then left, closing the doors behind him.

Gale fell back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. "That was.....wow....we so close from...kissing....." She blushed darkly at the thought of that. "I don't know if it's this new body or what but....I think I may have feelings for him...." Gale quickly shook her head. "No....I can't...He took Equestria by force and stripped me away from my family....I can't possibly be in love wit that demon..."

She turned on her side. "I just...hope I'm not..."