The life and times of Lafayette Ryder

I remember snapping and going after the dragons, I remember finding Thaddeus dead; I remember my talk with myself. I tried to grasp the implications of this whole multiverse of my own creation but my mind was so worn out at the moment it’s all I could do to get home and away from Jeffery. Home, my home, whether I made this place up or not this is where I belong…or is it?

I teleport to a balcony outside Celestia’s room, all I want is to see my family again. I start to walk inside when I notice the weight in my arms. I look down to see Thaddeus as he was when I found him in the Dragonoid’s lair. My spirit breaks and I weep.

That’s all I remember.

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I wake up in Celestia’s room, on her bed, with my family and friends gathered around me waiting patiently. I look at them and try to speak but I can’t.

“Lafayette?” Twilight whispers to me.

“Yes?” I find my voice though it’s raspy and dry at the moment.

“What happened out there?”

“He killed Thaddeus…I killed Thaddeus… I killed them all…” I sit up and cover my face as shameful tears fall from my eyes.

“What are you talking about?” Celly asks me.

“I killed-” I look up at Celestia and twilight… and my boys. “How? I saw him dead; the Dragonoid killed him the…Jeffery…” I crawl off the bed and embrace Thaddeus and then Starbright too. “I thought I lost you. Oh God I thought I had lost you.” My boys are crying with me as I hold on to them. I feel a pair of hooves, and then a second and a third and a pair of hands wrap around me as my family draws close to me. I weep again, but not out of sorrow this time.

“Come on daddy,” Dulcie says quietly, “let’s go home.”

The princesses travel with us and we return home moments after my baby girl suggested that we do so.

“Our house…” Twilight begins but the overwhelming emotions from looking at her destroyed library stop her.

“Will be fine.” I finish her sentence and walk into the middle of the charred remains. I concentrate and raise my arms, new walls rise with them. I bring my hands together as a new building is completed and I walk back outside. “A new library, one with more books than any other.” I walk around back with my family following me. I raise my arms once more and build a beautiful new house. “And a new home, much nicer than the old one.” I turn to those behind me and see that the several of my other friends have just joined the group. “Would you like to come in?”

They file into the house and all settle into the new, spacious living room. The Apple family and Spike are with us now and the word has been sent to all our other friends to come at once. I give those not in town a little help and within moments Dash and Gilda, Pinkie and Joe, Rarity and Tobias, Fish, and Jacob are all here.

“The fuck?” Fish exclaims.

The others are already somewhat used to my spontaneous gatherings and remain relaxed as I explain the situation to Fish. I go on to explain just what happened to the rest of them.

“Few of you know it, mainly because I’ve always hid it so well, but I’ve had a few demons in my head. They’re gone now and I’m a new man. Everything is right with the world and I believe a celebration is in order. Pinkie, would you do the honors?”

The pink party pony prepares post-haste and soon the house is decked out in streamers and balloons from one of her many emergency party stashes.

I take a seat in a recliner with Twilight and chat with my friends. We stay up late into the night catching up and celebrating because we can. At midnight the only ponies left are the princesses; Luna and Dulcie have wondered off and Celly is still talking with twilight and I.

“Sorry for bitch slapping you by the way,” I apologize, “I was kind of out of my mind at the moment.”

“Don’t worry about it,” Celly forgives me, “Just don’t ever do it again. Speaking of your mind, what’s the situation with Jeff?”

“He’s dead and gone; he’ll never bother me again. Soulless Sun is next on my hit list.”

Celestia smiles while Twilight frowns.

“What-”

“Don’t you worry about it Twi,” I tell her, “it’s dealt with and over now.”

“OK then.” She smile again and kisses me.

“Well I believe I’ll head home now,” Celly bids us goodnight and heads for the door, “I have a feeling that my sister will be spending the night, I hope that’s alright.” She tells us as she flies away.

Twilight and I head to the master bedroom upstairs but find the door locked and hear rather…explicit noises coming from within.

“What the fuck Dulcie?” I shout. “This is MY room!”

“I called dibs!” she yells to me.

“Goddammit!” I scream back at her. Twilight just laughs and leads me to the other end of the hallway. We check on the boys and then pick a smaller room for ourselves. As soon as we walk in I pimp the place out into a Master master bedroom.Twi laughs again as we slip into bed.

“I love you Lafayette.” She says to me.

“And I love you Twilight Sparkle.” I say to her.

I fall asleep with my beautiful bride in my arms and a smile on my lips; everything worked out… sort of.