Happy Birthday, My Dearest Bravey

Week 10 in the hospital

Nick woke up to find all of Ponyville and the princesses in his room, while Nurse Redheart was shushing and shouting,

"Quiet! He's sleeping!"

"What's going on here?!", snapped Nick.

"Happy Birthday, Unca Bravey!", Flurry Heart cheered.

"You all remembered? I hope you all didn't get me presents, you know you didn't have to.", he said, utterly surprised.

"But that's the best part of a party besides cake!", Pinkie grinned, possibly breaking his hind paws as she jumped on the bed, while Nurse Redheart cursed her out.

Nick winced in pain before saying, "Cake?"

So they cut the cake and everyone had a piece, even Nurse Redheart.

Then Flurry Heart shouted, "Presents! Open presents!"

"Ok, we'll open presents.", smiled Nick, lifting her up with his wing and placed her next to him on the bed with her present she handed him. He opened Flurry Heart's first: It was a music box, which played a beautiful tune.

"She picked it out herself!", Cadance smiled.

"Awwww...thank you, Flurry!", he smiled as Flurry hugged him and said,

"You welcome, Unca Bravey!"

"Here's what we got you...", Shining smiled, handing him a brightly colored scarf exclusively from the Crystal Empire, "I know you were complaining about how cold you were, so me and Cadance made you this.

"Thanks a lot guys, I've been needing one. No, seriously, it gets so cold at night I actually grow frost on my wings. Not fun.", he said, wrapping it around him.

"Ooh! Nick! Look what I got you!", exclaimed Pinkie, handing him a wrapped parcel. He opened it, inside was big picture of everyone in Ponyville surrounding him and posing for the oncoming picture.

Nick laughed and said, "Thanks, Pinkie, but next time, warn me when you try and take picture, I almost got stampeded."

Fluttershy had got him a cat, Rainbow Dash gave him a wing tarp, Rarity a top hat, Twilight handed a book on meelee combat, Applejack, Granny Smith, and Applebloom had made him a quilt with a beautiful representations of them, Big Mac and Nick on it.

Celestia gave him a sun hat (lol), Luna brought him a custom suit of armor, Bon Bon and Lyra made him a chocolate harp. After what seemed like hours of presents, Octavia finally gave Nick his present. A calendar turned to the February page with the 29th, Nick's birthday, circled. Nick looked at her confused, but then she handed him a small box with a diamond ring in it and said,

"Nick, we've known each other for a long time, And artistically speaking, I think it's time to raise the tempo of our relationship. What I'm trying to say is...will you marry me?"

Nick cursed, "Doh! I knew I should have proposed last month, I forgot the mares get to propose on a leap year!"

He looked at her before saying, "Of course I will, Tavi. I agree, it is time to 'raise the tempo' as you said it. Except I'm laid up a bit, so it'll be a while before we get to take our honeymoon."

"We've got plenty of time, Bravey. Now that we're together for eternity.", she smiled, kissing him tenderly.

And they were married right there in Nick's hospital room by Celestia. The other members of Luck's Bounty cried along with Rarity as they watched the beautiful union.

After everyone left, Octavia climbed up and laid next to Nick and asked, "Did you have a good birthday?"

"I sure did.", he smiled, putting his wing around her.

"And while you're stuck here, we can start thinking about kids...", she smiled.

"How about Doray, Mifa, Sola, and Tido? Or Harmony? Chord? Ooh! Pianissimo!", he said excitedly, just like his father, those many years ago.

"We'll see, Bravey. We'll see..."