The life and times of Lafayette Ryder

I look in front of me at a hundred year old red brick house covered in ivy. I guess when I thought of going home I actually thought of here. It’s dark out so no one sees me stand on my front porch and contemplate, I might only get this one chance, then again knowing Lizzie I may get shot at.

Fuck it.

I knock on the door and wait, after the longest moment of my life it’s opened by a young girl of ten or so.

“Hello, who are you?”

‘I’m your dad.’ I want to say it so badly but I know I can’t.

“My name is Brendon, is your mother here, I’d like to speak with her.”

My voice cracks and its all I can manage not to tear up in front of my baby girl.

“Yeah she’s here; give me just a sec an I’ll get her for you.” She walks away and I hear her yelling downstairs at someone, presumably Lizzie. A minute later a woman answers the door, I almost don’t recognize her because of the silver hair and wrinkled skin. She was a year older than me and Dulcie, my baby girl, is about ten now so Lizzie would be thirty nine going on forty.

“Hello? My daughter told me that your name was Brendon but I’m sure she was mistaken, I’m Lizzie Ryder, what did you want to talk to me about?”

Her voice is sad and full of pain; I fight back tears as I look at her.

“Dulcie had my name right, but I go by Lafayette most of the time now, I just wanted to see you two before I had to go back.”

“H… how did you my girls name?”

“Because I was the one that named her, Lizzie, it’s me, it’s Brendon, it’s Lafe. I came back to see you.” Lizzie faints but I catch her in my arms. She looks up into my eyes and smiles.

“I’ll be damned, it is you. You know I’ve never met another man with one green eye and one brown.”

“Not very common is it, then again I’m not a common man either.” She laughs and kisses me on the lips.

“I’ve missed you so much; it’s been so hard without you.”

“I missed you too, that’s why I came back. I couldn’t stand to be away any longer. I have to go now; I can already feel myself being pulled back. Just know this Lizzie, I love you and I always will.”

My body starts disappearing but it’s not my doing, evidently Twilight found a way to bring me back to Equestria.

“Don’t go, don’t leave me again.”

“I’m sorry Lizzie.” I hug her tightly and kiss her one last time. “Tell the guys hi, and tell Dulcie that I love her. Good bye Lizzie.” Her lips touch mine one more time as I fade away completely.

I rematerialize in the main room of the library surrounded by ponies. Twilight is right next to me and the main six stand behind her. Big Mac, Joe, the CMC, Toby, Princess Luna, and most surprising of all Princess Celestia stand off to the side.

“Hi.” I say before being viciously hugged by my favorite lavender unicorn.

“I thought I’d lost you for good Lafe, I’m so glad you back. I have great news!”

“You can tell me in a moment Twi, I need to talk To Celestia first.” I kiss Twilight on the lips and casually make my way over to the white Alicorn.

“What the hell happened to your wing?” I ask as I point at the fresh bandages.

“I was hoping that you could help explain that Lafe, you see I had a terrible dream last night and when I woke up my wing was dislocated.”

“I fear that your magic has infected me,” I smile as I speak and show off my new left hand. “I’m still getting use to controlling it. So anyway there is one thing we need to clear up, can I stay?”

“Will you ever attack any of my little ponies or injure my sister or I?”

“Only if they try and kill me first. We cool?”

“Yes, we are ‘cool’.” I shake Celestia’s hoof and turn to the group.

“I’m back bitches!”

Everyone cheers at my stupidity.

“So Twi, what was it that you wanted to tell me?”

Twilight looks around the room nervously and stutters a few words. Fluttershy pats her on the back and Dash smiles at her.

“I’m pregnant!”

I’m stunned, my face is blank long enough that I start to see worry on everyponies faces but a smile soon escapes me.

“I'm a dad?”

“Mmmhmm!”

I crouch down to hug Twilight and kiss her.

“Twilight, that’s wonderful, there’s only one problem.”

The look on Twilight’s face is priceless.

“What is it?”

“I need a ring.”

I smile at Twilight and she smiles back.

“Twilight Sparkle,” I say. “Will you marry me?”

“Yes!”

Another cheer rises and I kiss my new fiancé.

God it’s good to be home.