The Journals Of A Human

So it’s the day of the gala. I know its been awhile since I’ve made an entry, but I’ve been thinking. Not much happened in the last twenty days…well actually, something did happen. I made a choice, one that was going to affect the lives of me and Celestia. Over the course of those twenty days, I steeled myself, and with the help of the blacksmith, I created two monuments to my choice. I know I also left this out of my last entry, so what I will do is start this entry with the escapade from the night that Luna and Celestia helped me defeat my depression, or as Luna called it, my tantivis.
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The dream started off back at the house on the lake. I was back on the roof, but I was alone. I got up to see if Luna was just hiding, and as I did, a portal appeared, and Celestia and Luna stepped through it. Luna smiled as she looked around “Ah, I see that you are having this dream again. I do love this peaceful scene.”

“Yeah, it's ok.” I replied as I laid back down

Celestia walked up and nuzzled my cheek, “I’m sorry we’re are late sunshine, but Lulu had to pick me up.”

“It’s okay, time moves at whatever speed one wants in a dream.” I replied

Celestia laid down on top of me and smiled “My sister is right, this is a very peaceful scene. The house, the lake, the setting sun…It would be the perfect place to live.”

“Yeah, that why I want to build it.” I replied “I’ll probably add a small dock to go and fish off of and maybe even build a boat.”

“What will you name it?” Luna asked

“I don’t know” I replied “I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it I guess…if I get to it” the world around me shimmered for a second as Luna and Celestia lowered to battle stances

Luna looked to Celestia “Sister, his tantivis is larger than I thought.”

The shimmer and Luna's words never registered with me, I was too deep in self-deprecating thought “Who am I kidding? I’ll never see this in real life…I don’t deserve love.” As I finished a wall of black erupted between me and the two sisters

Celestias POV
As the wall of darkness surrounded john, myself and my sister assumed a defensive posture. The world fell away and an oh too familiar voice echoed around us “So you figured it out, didn’t you?”

I immediately recognized the voice of my lover’s torturer. I readied myself for battle as I spoke “Show yourself Daybreaker!”

Her maniacal laughter filled the air “Oh Celestia, why would I do that?”

“To prove that you are not a coward.” Luna replied “Now show yourself or I will forcibly remove you from this world.”

Another cackle filled the air “You have no power here, and nor does my weaker form. Only this weak human can stop me, and once he is disposed of, no one will deny me world domination!”

I froze “What do you mean?”

Out of the darkness arose a window of sorts, and though it, we could see John, holding a knife. “Humans have no magic, and thus once they are dead, there is will be nothing holding me back. I will break free and rule the world. Though I see my efforts in the waking world were ineffective, so I will just have to kill him in here.”

My sister lowered herself into a battle stance as well “What do you mean in the waking world?”

“Like I said, humans have no magic, and thus are able to be influenced by any strong magical force” John began to move the knife to his arm “Now watch as he dies, and know this Celestia, it will be your fault”

I felt my anger grow, both at this monster, and at myself. I should have known that she would infect Johnathan. I should have known she would try to hurt him. I should have done a better job at protecting him.

Daybreaker appeared next to John and began to drag the knife down his arm with tears in his eyes “She deserves better than me.”

NO! I couldn’t let the man I loved die. I charged a magic beam with as much power as I could “NO! I will not lose him! I refuse to let him believe that you are right!” I fired the shot into the wall, and for a moment, there was a hole, but it sealed itself as quickly as it was created.
John stopped what he was doing and began to look around, “what was that?........oh what does it matter.” he began to cut his other arm

Daybreaker laughed “There’s nothing you can do that will stop me, your worthless magic can’t save him

“I won’t let you do this!” I called out “Johnathan loves me! and I love him!”

Daybreaker walked up to the window “Oh please, you can do so much better than this piece of human trash. I can already think of a list of nobility who you could use to increase your wealth or strengthen your kingdom.”

I could see behind her that John was already halfway down his second arm. I had to stop her. I had to save my beloved. I looked to my sister and with a nod, we both began to charge our spells.

Daybreaker again laughed “All this effort for one worthless, idiotic, coward?”

Luna spoke “He is not worthless, he is not idiotic, and he is not a coward. He is a brave, kind man, one who has opened my sisters’ heart, and allowed her to see herself in a new light. He is a man that I consider to be my brother!”

I looked to my sister with shock and she smiled back at me as she continued

“Yes sister, I see him as one of our family. I will not lie, I see a lot of myself just after nightmare moon inside of him, and once we vanquish this pest, I shall let him know”

Tears came to my eye “Thank you Lulu.”

“You’re welcome big sis. Now shall we save your lover?”

“Yes.”

Daybreaker laughed at us “You fools seem to forget that only he can beat me, and once he makes this last cut, I will be released into the waking world!” she pointed a hoof to John, who was not holding the knife to his neck. I was only going to get one chance.

I took off the bracelet that John had given me “Now sister!”

Together, our combined magic put a hole in the barrier the size of a cart, but it began to close, and just before it did, I was able to call out to my handsome prince and throw my bracelet at him “Johnathan!”

My lover halted with the knife just about to pierce his skin, but my shot was true, and the bracelet knocked the knife out of his hands as he looked to the small hole “Tia?” He looked down at his arms and then to the barrier where Daybreaker was standing “You.”

My plan had worked, The illusion was shattered, my husband was alive, and he could now see his tormentor. I could see the fire in his eyes, and the world began to shake as he filled with rage. Daybreaker was going to pay dearly for what she had done.

My POV

Rage. Pure and uncontrollable. That was my first emotion once the illusion was shattered. I didn’t know what Daybreaker was using me for, but I heard the tone of Celestia’s voice, and I knew that it wasn’t going to be pretty. “You.”

Daybreaker tuned to face me, and for the first time, her face was full of fear “What? How? I controlled you!!”

“Well it looks like someone broke your connection.” With a simple thought, my weapons appeared by my side, and I was in a full suit of armor “Now I’m going to break you in half.” Her wings spread to fly away, but the ground before her erupted in shadows, which wrapped around her and held her to the ground. “Oh no you don’t.”

She tried to break free, but nothing she did got the tendrils to let go “Why isn’t this working!?”

I laughed “Because I’m back in control now. And now I’m going to pay you back for what you’ve done.” A pistol materialized in my hand, and I fired a round into her front kneecap and she cried out in pain. I walked around her and an axe materialized in my hands. I brought it down twice and with that, cut off her wings as she continued to scream.

“YOU…YOU MONSTER!!”

“You wanted to control me, so you need to see all of me.”

“No! Let me go!”

“Not happening.” I replied “You tortured me, and you hurt the mare that I love. And for that, you die.” I turned around, and fired a round into Daybreakers head, killing her. I then proceeded to empty the mag into her head and then using my sword, chopped it off. I stood there and stared as the head, and her body, dissolved into nothingness, and the barrier fell to reveal two shocked princesses. I looked up at them, took off my helmet, and let it and drop to the floor. “She’s gone.”

Luna stepped forward with her horn glowing “I concur, Daybreaker is no more.”

I turned and walked away, but Celestia walked up behind me “John, where are you going.”

“I…I don’t know…. What I did was…...”

Celestia put her wing around me “What you did was what you felt was necessary.”

“I let out the darkness in me.”

“No, she was the darkness, her influence drove you to do what you did.”

“It didn’t drive me to kill her. My anger did that.” I replied

“And your anger was justified.” Luna replied as she walked up and sat down beside me “Now come, I’ve had enough of this dark place. Let us return to the peaceful cabin that we first saw.”

“I agree, I do love the quaint peaceful environment of our future home, don’t you John?”

I picked up the helm and looked at it. I had killed her, but I had done it to save the one I loved. Celestia put her hoof on my hand

“Please John, let us leave this place. I want to see the happy you, not the sad you. What you did was necessary, and it save not only yourself, but it saved me and my sister too…possibly even all of Equestria.”

She was right, I had to let this all go, what was done was done. Right now, I needed their love. “Alright.”

The world around us disappeared, and in its place, trees, a lake, and a view of Canterlot appeared. Below us, the roof of a house and the house itself. We all laid down on a large cushion that appeared, and as we did, some white string lights appeared around us, and In the Still of the Night began to play from softly from speakers behind us. I felt Celestia’s and Luna's wings wrap around me as Celestia spoke “See Lulu? This is the home Johnathan one day hopes to build.”

“I know Celly, he has shown it to me before, I can see why he constantly has this place in his thoughts. It is quite peaceful.”

“Yeah it is” I replied “And to be honest, I’m thinking of adding a small boat house to the end of the dock as well.”

Celestia turned her head to look at me, “Oh really? Why”

I scratched my head, “I don’t know, maybe it won’t be a boat house as much as it will be a pavilion. I figured we could put something out there to cover the boats, and maybe us if we decide to eat or relax out there” I stopped and looked up at the sky, seeing now that it was full of stars. And in doing so, I laid down on my back to look at them, and the two sisters did the same “But that’s something I'll figure out later, for now, let's just relax and enjoy this moment together.”

We stayed like that until the dream ended. Over the following days, I felt myself getting better, but the effects of what Daybreaker had done to me weren’t going to disappear overnight. With the gala coming up, Celestia restored me to duty, but there was a catch. For the moment, I had to remain by her side at all times. Anyway, now that you're sufficiently caught up, onto what happened today, the day of the gala, and probably my best operation yet.

I woke up in Celestia's bed again, like I always do, and no matter what, I still love the feel if it. I don’t know if it’s because I like the bed or not, but I’m definitely sure that it’s because I like who I share it with. I’ve noticed that whoever wakes up first out of the two of us tends to switch. Sometimes I’ll be up first, and sometimes Tia will be up first, which is what happened today. And let me just say, there’s nothing that makes me feel better then when I open my eyes to see Celestia's smiling face. I smiled and placed a kiss on her lips before I spoke “Good morning my beautiful princess.”

Celestia smiled as she kissed me back “Good morning my handsome prince.” If you haven’t noticed, she likes to use that name for me, along with either sunshine or love, meanwhile I call her my beautiful princess.

“So, today's the big day?” I asked as I tried to get up. I know she doesn’t like me leaving the bed immediately, but considering what was happening tonight, I’d hope she’d understand.

But the thing with Celestia is that she knows me very well. she wrapped her forehooves around me and pulled me back into the bed as she laid down on top of me, and it wasn’t just her head like when we sleep, this was her whole body, but I’m not complaining, she loves me and I love her…and her coat is very soft, especially considering that I’m only in my boxers. Celestia purred, “Going somewhere my love?”

“Uh, I got to get washed up and then get ready for the Gala.”

She smiled and her horn glowed “Now now John, you know that you not allowed to be alone, and besides the gala isn’t until later tonight.”

“While that is true, there are still some things that need to be set up, and I have to get washed and grab my suit, then set up guard rotations for the event.”

“Well, all of those things can be done after breakfast, and as for your suit.” Celestias horn glowed as she levitated up my suit and a dress, which I can only assume was for her “Everything is in place.”

I was still going to have to grab my bullet proof vest from my gear to wear under my suit. Now I know that I’ll be the only one with guns, but there were going to be a bunch of nobles around, so better safe than sorry. Anyway, it seemed that she had thought of everything, so I just relaxed and let her snuggle me.

Once the clock hit 0630, Tia had to get up to raise the sun, and I got up and washed up for work as usual. I then walked over to the closet and grabbed a pair of green pants and a black shirt. I again decided that I would go light on my gear because of the fact that I would be switching into my suit relatively soon. Anyway, I got my pants and boots on, and set my vest, sword, and guns aside and walked out to the balcony. Celestia was almost done raising the sun and I noticed that she wasn’t alone, sitting on her back was a Philomena. I walked up behind her and sat down in a chair that I had placed out there. “Beautiful morning, almost as beautiful as you.”

Tia smiled. Now if you remember, I mentioned that Celestia has gotten very good at reading me, however, that increase in skill has gone both ways. One of the first things I picked up on is that she likes seeing me shirtless like this. I don’t know why, maybe because it makes it easier for her to see the marks on my arms, but she likes it and it doesn’t bother me much, so I do it. “I see your trying to woo me again John.”

“Yeah, well that and I’m trying to rack up brownie points in case I do something stupid.”

She got a small laugh out of that, which in turn made me smile. It always made me feel better when I saw that she was happy. She looked at me to see the grin on my face and her smile only got brighter. “Now there’s that handsome smile.” and she placed a kiss on my cheek. Recently, Tia, her sister, and Cadance have been doing what they can to get me to smile because they think that “I need to smile more and care about myself.” I mean I guess they’re right, but I still feel a little odd while doing it, guess it could be that I’m not used to my life going this well, I mean I have a girlfriend, a family that loves me, a stable job doing what I love, I mean I have a future here, or at least a better future then one I would have had on earth.

It was just then that I felt something land on my right shoulder, breaking my train of thought. I looked up to see that Philomena was now on my shoulder she cooed and rubbed her head against my cheek before she moved from my shoulder to my lap

“Thanks again for your help on that date Philomena…now if only you could help me when she nags me.”

Celestia giggled before calling out from behind me, “I heard that.”

“Um…well shit.”

“Don’t worry my love, its ok, your sense of humor can be very uplifting at times.”

“Really now?”

“Yes, even though it can also be a little…inappropriate.”

“Well in my defense, I am a guy so.”

“Yes, I know…uh John?”

“Yeah?”

“Can you help me with something?”

“Sure, what do you-” I got up from my chair and turned around to see that Celestia was still not in her royal garb, but rather, it was on the bed next to her. “…Need?”

“Oh, well I seem to be having trouble with my magic right now, so I was wondering, could you help me put my royal attire on?”

“Err…well I uh.”

She fluttered her eyes and gave me puppy eyes as she spoke “Pleeease.”

I tried to look away, but I couldn’t say no to her. “Oh, ok fine, you win.” I walked over to the bed “ok, what’s first?”

Celestia lifted up her hoof “My shoes.” So, one by one, I picked them up and gently placed them on her hooves. “Now for my necklace.” so I picked up it up, and she was kind enough to lower her head to allow me to slide it down on to her and settle it at the base of her neck. “Now my crown." I picked it up and gently put it on her head. When I was done, she lifted her head back up and placed a kiss on my lips “Thank you my love, now it is your turn.” she smiled as she lifted up my shirt and my gear.

I started to back slowly until I hit the wall “Oh uh...I…I think you may want to let me do that on my own honey.”

She smiled “Nonsense, just stand still.” I felt her pick me up with her magic and my vision went black as my shirt flew onto my body, then I felt something hit me as my vest and helmet flew on to my body

“Tia, please, let me handle myself” she kept struggling with me gear after a few minutes she gave in

“Ok, I’ll let you down, but show me how you put all of that on.”

“Fine.” I felt the ground on my feet again as I took off my gear and shirt and then made sure that Celestia was able to see how I put them on as I did so. “There…oh uh, honey, could you pass me my helmet?” She smiled as she floated my helmet over to me and put on my head. “There, now I’m good.”

“Oh, yes you are.” She responded, turns out that another thing that Tia likes is me when I’m all geared up. She says it enhances my ruggedness.

“May escort you to breakfast m’lady?” I stuck out my hand for her to take

“Yes, you may fair knight.” and she wrapped her wing around me, and we walked like that together down to the dining hall, which was already set for the Gala, and took one of the tables as I walked back to the kitchen and made myself some coffee and Tia some tea. Of course, there were a few eyes on me, but I don’t think that any pony was going to question the 6-foot guy with tactical gear as to why he was making breakfast. So, I got out some pans and a few eggs, some cheese, bread, and olive oil, and began to make some eggs, over easy. The first parts easy, but the hard part comes when you flip the egg, because you don’t want to rupture the yoke. The best over easy eggs are when the white is all cooked, and the yellow yoke is warm, but still gooey, and it’s a good thing I was wearing gloves, because after a while, the olive oil starts to spatter and burn you.

So, after I made our breakfasts, I walked back out with our plates and drinks and set them on the table, “Breakfast is served my princess.”

“Oh, John, you didn’t have to.”

“Meh, I felt like doing it, and no offense to your staff, but I seriously doubt that they could top what I made.”

“What did you make?”

“Eggs, over easy, I used to do them all the time with my father.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yeah, my old man showed me the ropes on a lot of things, one of them being how to make the perfect eggs over easy.”

Celestia took a bite and grinned before swallowing and taking a sip of her tea “Well he taught you well.”

“Thanks.” I began to eat my own breakfast. “So, what’s on today’s agenda?”

“Well I will be greeting foreign attendees to the gala, most of them will be staying over in the castle due to the long trips that they talk from their lands.”

“I’ll be sure to increase security then, probably make a few patrols myself.”

“I don’t know, my love.”

“Tia, I know that you want to keep me safe, but you have to let me do my job.”

“I know, but it could be dangerous, I don’t want to see you getting hurt.”

“Tia I’ll be fine, and If I recall, you gave me the job.”

“I know, but I can also take it away. Remember I may be a princess, but I’m also soon to be your wife, therefore it is now my job to worry about you.”

I took a sip of my coffee, and I placed a gentle kiss on Celestia's cheek. “I know.”

Celestia smiles and pulled me into a kiss, and as we kissed, Luna walked into the room. “If you two are going to make love, please return to your room.”

Celestia pulled me close to her and stuck out her tongue at her sister as she spoke “Is that a hint of jealousy that I hear lulu?”

Before Luna could reply, Cadance spoke as she walked into the kitchen “I believe it is.”

“It is not.” Luna replied as she sniffed the air “What is for breakfast little brother?”

“Eggs.” I replied, although it was muffled by Celestia's fur “Uh tia? Can I cook now?”

“Oh.” Celestia let me free “Sorry my sunshine.”

“Its okay.” I replied as Cadance and Luna sat down at the table as i turned back to the stove, and i heard celestia sigh.

Right after that, i heard Cadance ask “Oh, Do I hear wedding bells?”

I immediately turned around to see Celestia staring at me lovingly, and looked to Cadance and quickly tried to railroad the conversation away from my plans. “You two want eggs?”

Cadance smiled, and i knew i was busted, but that was a conversation for later. “I would love some.”

“Yes, please.” Luna replied.

I broke out more eggs and began to do the same thing that I had just done for me and tia. “Wait, Luna, did you call me brother?”

She smiled “Yes I did.”

“Why?”

“Because I care about you Johnathan. Since you first came here and began to court my sister, I felt a connection to you somehow, and after the incident with Daybreaker…..I felt that you needed more support than my sisters love, so we reached a decision together and…Welcome to the family.” She walked up and hugged me “Little brother.”

I stood there dumbstruck “I….I don’t know what to say…..thank you. Thank you so much.”

Luna let go of me and smiled “We felt that after all you have done for our family, you deserved to become one of us.” she giggled “That way you’ll have somepony to pester you around the holidays.”

I chuckled at that “Thank you…sister” I walked back to the stove “Either of you want cheese or toast as well?”

“I would love some cheese and toast” Luna replied as she sat down at the table

“What about you Cadance?” I asked

She shook her head. “I’ll have the eggs plain. I figured a light breakfast would be good. We mares do still have to fit into our dresses tonight.”

“I have to get into a suit too.” I replied “Fucking hate suits.”

“Why is that?” Cadance asked

“I find them too restrictive. Not enough room to move efficiently. You sacrifice function for form.” I replied

“Well then you could wear a dress as well.” Luna replied

“Har Har, very funny” I replied.

Luna took a sip of orange juice before she continued to speak, “Well, if you are speaking tac-”

Luckily for me, she was cut off by the door opening and a guard walking in. “Uhh, your highnesses, Commander, the delegates are here.”

“Thank god.” I muttered under my breath as I turned to face the guard “Alright, we’ll be there, but in the future, maybe knock or something.”

“Yes sir.” and he turned and left

“Well it’s time to go to work.”

Cadance and Luna got up and walked to the throne room and Celestia walked up to me. “Please be careful John, I don’t want you getting hurt.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine, I’m only boosting security because of the fact that it’s a major event for your world…and because the last one got sacked by Chrysalis.”

“Ah yes, There’s the John I know and love.” she placed a kiss on my cheek and used her magic to make my sword appear in its scabbard before going into the main lobby. Once I was sure that I wasn’t being followed, I quickly went to the blacksmith to pick up what I needed for tonight, and on my way back to the room, the expected happened. I ran across Cadance in the halls.

I quickly grabbed her and dashed into the nearest room before I asked her, “So how did you find out?”

She smiled “Im the princess of LOVE johnathan...plus i may or may not have been following you once or twice.”

I sighed and shook my head “Well at least your better at stealth, so I suppose there's that silver lining…..please tell me you haven't told anyone.

“Don’t worry John, I haven't told a soul.”

“Thank god, because the idea was i was gonna surprise Tia.”

“I saw that from the look you gave me this morning. Your lucky that my aunts train of thought was elsewhere or she might have suspected something.”

“WHat do you mean?”

“She’s head-over-hooves in love with you John…..so may i see the ring?”

I took a second to think about it, but i figured i could trust her. I reached into my pocket and pulled out the small box and opened it “It took me some time, but I made it myself...i figured it would help convey how i feel.”

Candance had to cover her mouth with her hooves to muffle her squeals “Johnathan, its beautiful.”

“So i take it that means she’ll like it?” i asked as cadance handed me the ring back and i hid it in its box and placed the box in my pocket.

“She’ll love it” Canade replied. “Now i have to go get ready for tonight...John, what time is it?”

I looked to my watch “12:01”

Cadance gasped “I only have 6 hours to get ready!?” she placed a quick kiss on my cheek and ran off.

I chuckled and shook my head “I love this family.”

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The rest of the day continued without much to talk about, I secured the area, identified possible entry and exfil points, and made sure that I knew the list of delegates and nobility to some extent, and I’m sure you can imagine how I felt when I saw that Blueblood was on that list. I could only wait to see the looks on some of their faces when I carried out my plan… and I would be lying if I didn’t say that I was looking forward to the possibility of a rematch against him, which probably wasn’t going to happen…...unless he started it. But anyway, I had the guards prepped, and the castle ready, so I decided it was time to get myself ready. I walked back to my room and set my gear down and grabbed my suit out of the closet. I made sure to check to see that my suit had no wrinkles, and I began to get dressed, my suit pants, and dress shoes, then an undershirt and my Kevlar vest, followed by my suit shirt, and then the coat, and then I slipped my pistol and a spare magazine into my concealed holster on my right side. Because Celestia, Luna, and Cadance were going to be near me tonight, Celestia had seen fit to allow me to carry a firearm tonight. I know I probably won't need it, but I still should be ready incase something goes bad. With my weapon stored, I went to see myself in the mirror. Now all admit I was focusing a bit more on whether my vest and pistol were visible before looking at myself just to see exactly how I looked, and I can say, I looked pretty fucking dapper. I had my hair smoothed back, and I kind of looked like john wick minus the beard. And if I had any doubt that I wasn’t looking good, the voice of my princess soon crushed that doubt. Celestia walked into the doors, I’m assuming that she was here to get ready for the gala like I was, and I saw in the mirror as she smiled and walked up to me.

“You look rather handsome dressed like that my love.”

“Yeah, that may be, but I prefer my usual attire to suits. Though I won’t disagree that there are situations were a suit is probably better than a tactical vest.” I walked away from the mirror and to the balcony doors “Well I’ll let you get dressed, I’ll be out here when you’re ready for me…and luna wasn’t serious about what she said earlier right?”

“To be honest, I don’t know. My sister does have a bit of a mischievous side to her, but she can also be serious.” Celestia replied

“Well my suit was still here so I think that she may have been joking.”

“I would advise to keep on the lookout. If my sister was serious, then its best to be ready.”

“You seriously don’t think she’d try… would she? I mean A, she doesn’t know my sizes, and B, guys don’t wear dresses.”

“That may be true, but my sister has ways.” Celesta said with a cautious tone. “And speaking of dresses, I have to get into mine.”

“Okay, I’ll be here waiting.”

Tia smiled as she purred “But what if I need help like this morning?”

“Well to be honest, I think it would end up like you trying to put my gear on me”

“And why is that?”

“The same two reasons why Luna’s attempt to get me in a dress would fail. One, I’m a guy, and two, I’m not a pony.”

“I can see your reasoning…fair enough, I shall call for you when I’m ready.”

I nodded and then went out to the balcony. I set up my small chair, and sat down as I watched as ponies started to flock towards the castle, and the sun was beginning to lower itself onto the horizon, god I still love this view, I mean I can just imagine this with some string lights, a mini fridge, and a sound system playing some Sinatra in the background. It would be perfect. To be honest, I kind of felt myself drifting off to sleep in that chair, but before I could completely black out, I heard a voice calling out to me. “Oh John, I’m ready!”

I got up from my chair and shook my head to shake the sleepiness off, and when I opened my eyes, it was like an angel was in front of me. Celestia was absolutely gorgeous, she wore a dress with a gold body piece and a white….I’m going to say the skirt part, look, I don’t know a whole hell of a lot about dresses, but I’m doing the best I can for description here, anyway the dress had a gold section up front, just below her necklace from her royal attire, with some sort of little banners or whatever moving hanging from the front and moving to the back of the dress, and then I moved back into a gold and white skirt thing on her back, and it had a few diamonds on it as well hanging from the edges. And she wore gold shoes with laces that went up to just below her knee, kind of like a ballet shoe or something…look, I’m sorry, but that’s the best I can do, I mean I’m not too good at describing this stuff, plus she was too gorgeous for words anyway. I mean I really just kind of stood there awe-struck at her beauty as she spoke “Are you ready to escort me down my love?”

“God your gorgeous.”

“Huh? Was that a yes or a no John?”

I shook myself a bit as my senses returned to me and my mind began working again “Oh, Yeah, sorry about that, my mind had a bit of a short circuit there for a second.”

I felt her put her hoof in my hand wand wrap her wing around me “Its ok my love, now come, let us enjoy this night.”

“So, what’s the game plan?” I asked

“We shall start by making an announcement at the beginning of the event.” Celestia answered

“We?”

“Yes, me and my sister, it is going to be her first gala since her return.”

“Huh, well hopefully that will keep some of the…guests off my back.”

I felt Celestia nuzzle my cheek “Don’t worry my love, everything will be fine, just pay them no mind, and know that I will always love you, no matter what happens.”

I looked over to her “Thank you” we walked hoof in hand together into the main hall/ballroom and the guards opened the door for us. The room was filled with ponies and other creatures all in formal attire some of them talking, and some of them dancing, but they all stopped as me and Tia walked in. Celestia stopped at the top of the stairs next to Luna and Cadance and she began to speak

“Thank you for coming to this year’s Grand Galloping Gala, I’m very happy to see my little ponies and so many foreign representatives together in peace and harmony enjoying this amazing event, I know many of you are anxious to meet my sister, so I shall let her offer up a few words.”

Celestia stepped back, and Luna stepped forward “Greetings my subjects, I thank you all for attending and for accepting me and forgiving me for what I have done. If fills me with joy to see that all of you have cast aside your doubts and apprehension, and welcomed me back to my sisters side. I just hope that my first gala in a thousand years will be one to remember, and it is with great pleasure that I declare this Gala open! now let tonight’s festivities commence!”

Just as she finished, I raised my hand up “Actually, if I could have everyponies attention, I have an announcement of my own!”

All of the eyes in the room were on me, and the three princesses were giving me funny looks.

I turned to Celestia and I began to speak from the heart “Celestia, ever since I met you, you and your family have been nothing but kind to me. you’ve accepted me into your family and given me a reason to live…I love you…I love you enough to fight for you, compromise for you, and sacrifice myself for you if need be. I love you enough to miss you terribly no matter how far apart we are, no matter the distance and regardless of the time we are apart. I love you enough to believe in our relationship, to stand by it through the worst of times, to have faith in our strength as a couple, and to never give up on us. I love you enough to spend the rest of my life with you, be there for you when you are in need, or want me. I never ever want to leave you or live without you.” I got down on one knee and pulled a ring out of my pocket “I guess what I’m trying to say is…Celestia will you marry me?”

Tears came to her eyes again ah she raised one hoof to her mouth and stood there for a second before pulling me close to her and wrapping me in her wings “Yes! Yes! A million times yes!”

“May I?” I asked as I held up the ring

“Yes…my handsome husband.” and she lowered her head to allow me to place the ring on her horn before she placed a kiss on my lips. When the kiss broke, we smiled at each other, and probably half of the jaws in the room hit the floor.

“I should probably go an mingle a bit. I have no doubt that a lot of ponies now want to talk to you.”

Celestia smiled at me “Alright, but don’t do anything rash my love.”

“I’ll try not to.” I replied as I walked down the stairs into the crowd.

And with that the room became a buzz as she said that, with some ponies running directly up to Celestia. I knew that she would have some questions to answer, so I took me leave and made my way over to the bar. Luckily the bartender was one who approved of the marriage.

“You’re lucky you know.” he told me

“How so?” I asked

“Well off all of the stallions I’ve seen, none of them have managed to swing a princess, congratulations.”

“Thanks”

“So, what will you have to drink?”

“You know how to make a white Russian?”

“No, sorry, but we do have alcoholic cider.”

“Oh, well in that case, I’ll take a round of that.”

I reached for my pocket as he grabbed the jar “No charge, this one is on the house.”

“Thanks” I took the jar and put some of the cider in two glasses “Cheers.”

“Cheers” and we both downed the glasses. “Don’t look now, but you’ve got company coming your way.”

“Who is it?” I asked as I moved my hand down to be ready to grab my gun

“Blueblood, and he looks a little flustered.”

I stood up “Thanks for the drink.”

“Anytime.”

And with that I walked away from the bar, I only made it a few feet before Blueblood caught up to me “Blueblood, I thought I saw your name on the guest list.”

“You will address me as Prince, or sir.”

“Yeah, that’s not happening, so, why are you here, come to bitch and moan about how a lowly commoner, and an alien to boot, stole the heart of the beautiful princess?”

“Watch your words, the princess can only protect you from so much.”

“Keep talking pretty boy, see where it gets you. your just jealous because I got in bed with her, now if you’ll excuse me, I have a fiancé to go and kiss and dance with.”

As I turned to walk away, I felt something grab my suit coat and I looked around to see Blueblood’s horn glowing “That’s it, I have had enough of you and your lack of respect, I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL!! If I win you shall be banished from Equestria.”

“And if I win?” I asked

“Then I won’t have you thrown in the dungeon to rot for assaulting me and almost killing me when I first confronted you.” he spat back

A smile came across my face as I turned to the bartender “How much for the glass?”

He smiled back at me, “Like I said, it's on the house.”

I smiled deviously as I poured myself another glass, walked up to blueblood, drank the whole glass, and then proceeded to nail him in the head with the glass, which shattered the glass, and put him on the ground “Challenge accepted.”

He shook his head and gazed at me, amazed at my immediate response “What is this? Have you no Honor!?”

“Sorry, looks like I’m all out” I took off my suit coat and unbuttoned my suit shirt “Now get up and fight!”

Blueblood got up and fear came across his face, I don’t know if it was my reaction to his challenge or just maybe I had some look in my eyes, but he backed away from me “S-S-Stay back! Y-Your crazy!” and with that he ran out of the hall, and hopefully the castle as well.

“You're goddamn right.” I checked to make sure my pistol was still on my side, and it was, so I walked back over to the bar and buttoned my shirt back up and put my coat back on as ponies and delegates stared at me as the bartender handed me another glass of the cider and I took a swig, “What?” I called out “He challenged me and I won.” that seemed to get the night back on track. Hopefully it would give them something else to talk about besides the wedding now. The rest of the night went through without much else to write, Celestia introduced me to a few delegates, and I ran into Twilight and her friends, all of them approving of how I cut Blueblood down a few pegs. Both me and Tia went back to our room at the end of the night and she got out of her dress and shoes and I got out of my suit, and I lowered myself into the bed slowly and quietly as Tia was already fast asleep, but over the past two months, I think she’s developed a reflex to wrap her wing around anything that she thinks may be me while she sleeps, and to be honest, it’s kind of cute. So, as I laid down in bed, Celestia's wing came over me like a blanket, pulling me close to her as she let out a sigh of relief. I rested my head down on a pillow and let the sound of her heartbeat lull me to sleep.

I still can't believe that she said yes, but in any case, I'm gonna be busy helping tia with the wedding plans, to be honest, I'm fine with whatever she chooses. I'm just happy that I’m going to finally get to marry my true love.