Author's Note

Holy shit....

So 4 years ago now The Abyss had hosted a contest that revolved around his favorite OC, a little batpony filly by the name of Nightshine. I kinda regret not finishing this but I had just been busy and extremely burnt out that I canned the entire thing and I will never finish it. It was a non-cannon story where Excalibur and Twilight had gotten married but they were unable to have children so they decided to adopt. It would then revolve around Nightshine and another OC filly I created.

All fluff and war because the rules had dictated that it not be violent or sexual and it had a word limit, which is something that I struggle immensely with now a days.

Warframe: The Next Generation. Chapter 1.

Chapter 1

Location: Castle of Friendship, Ponyville, Equestria, Planet Equin.

I sat at my desk reviewing some paperwork, nearby Twilight was reading a book on the couch. It was hard to believe that we had been married for some time now. Just thinking about amazed me. One thousand years blows by in an instant, and the last few were rather slow. With the help of the Lotus and my various allies, Equin had become a major hub. Humans and aliens alike could come here for the peace.

Most were referred to me, since I’m the prince and all. It is what it is. Even though neither of us preferred the title, we cannot get away from what we are. I married into this lifestyle and me being classified as ‘royalty’ in other galaxies didn’t add to my situation.

Placing the paper I was reviewing down I rubbed my face momentarily before going back to it. In the last few years, Spike finally maned up and asked Rarity on a date the minute he matured into a full grown drake. Three months later they were married, eleven months after that they had little dragon pony, Radiance. Supposedly they have another on the way.

Or Rarity is lying again…

Dash married Soarin and had a little colt named Stormy Skies. Pinkie married her male equivalent, Cheese Sandwich. Honestly they’re going to blow this town up someday. Together they had a set of twins named Chocolate and Vanilla Shake. Vanilla being a boy and Chocolate a girl. Applejack met a nice stallion that is almost the spitting image of her brother, damn near the same build and look except for color. He goes by Caramel and is just as stubborn as his wife. I can only imagine what Caramel Apple and his little sister Green will be like when they grow up.

Next, Fluttershy.

She ran into a pegasus just as shy as she is. Her husband Butterscotch took forever to finally propose. But he was the happiest stallion ever when she said yes. He wouldn’t stop bragging to us on our little guy’s night shortly after he proposed. We were so happy since he was the last to do it out of all of us. Secretly, I hope their daughter Sweet Breeze is a little more assertive when she grows up.

Then there was Luna and Discord, they married shortly before I returned from the war. She just had their daughter Eris, a more equal looking Draconequus, who somehow hatched from an egg? Shortly after that her younger brother Equinox was born, who is just a standard unicorn, except for the chaos magic from his father.

Finally, Cadence had given birth to my niece, Flurry Heart some time after i had left to finish the war with the Grineer. She was a cutie and was rather big when I first met her. Being the first natural born alicorn since Celestia and Luna, it was a real shock to the world. Didn’t help that she almost destroyed the city I worked so hard to save. But she’s great when I get to actually spend time with her. So out of everyone…

That just left us…

As much as we… ‘tried’ both of us knew we would never have a child of our own. Our DNA just wasn’t compatible and never would be. I remember when Daring Do, I mean, ‘A.K. Yearling’ told us of this special artifact deep in the Amazonian woods that would make it work, but at a cost. Swapping genders is not my forte. Upon finishing the sheet, I was reviewing I gave it a quick signature before placing it to the side.

“Hey, honey?” Twilight asked while looking up from her book.

“Yes?” I replied while grabbing a separate sheet of paper.

“I was thinking… why don’t we adopt?”

Lowering my arm and looking up at the wall, I thought about what my wife just asked.

“I don’t know why I never thought of that,” I said while going back to my paperwork.

“I mean,” Twilight said before going back to her book and flipping a page. “You know how much I want to have a child.”

She wasn’t wrong. The conversation came up often. She was so sad the day realization truly set in. It was the night we left the hospital after Rarity successfully gave birth, it was pretty emotional. And personally, I wanted to have back what I had started, but I knew that would never happen. I had a wife, yes, but a little girl to call my own and raise?

That box would forever be blank.

Placing the sheet of paper down, I turned my chair to face my wife.

“Where’s the nearest orphanage anyway? Canterlot?”

“Probably,” she replied with a turn of a page.

I leaned back in my chair and let a breath out. Wiggling my fingers occasionally I glanced to the side in thought. In all honesty, Adoption isn’t a bad idea. Save a life or two, hell… maybe three depending on how we feel. It allows us to just skip the whole baby faze. No diapers, screaming at 3 a.m., no dealing with the magic spurts. The castle doesn’t need that. It’s impossible to find crystal cutters outside of Draco. You’d think there’d be some in the Crystal Empire! Worst joke ever…

“… Wanna go tomorrow?” Twilight looked up from her book, giving me her full attention. “I mean… we have the time, money will never be an issue, the castle is in perfect condition.” I leaned forward in my seat and rested my elbows on my knees. “Personally… I’d love to see a little more life here…”

The castle only had two occupants at any given time. We never wanted guards, you know, Princess of Friendship and all. The Tenno that were willing to work for Equestria kept a majority of the peace, so crime was always at an all time low. The only people or ponies that were here were either the girls, my sister or old team, the occasional visitor and the kids. Ninety-five percent of the time it was just Twilight and I. Starlight moved out to live with her fiancé in the Crystal Empire and Spike was living with Rarity.

I’m pretty sure I just heard a cricket.

“I know what you mean…”

I spun back around in my chair and picked up my sheet of paper again.

“So, tomorrow?”

I heard the closing of a book, the shuffling of a body, and finally the steady clip-clop of hooves on the floor. A few seconds later, I felt a pair of lips on my cheek as Twilight kissed me lightly.

“Sounds fine to me.”

Turning my head, I gave her a warm smile. Smiling back, I leaned in a gave my purple pony light peck on the lips.

“You know I love you, right?”

Twilight giggled, “I know. And you know I love you too?”

The right side of my mouth curled up as I gave an amusing blow of air out of my nose.

“I do.”

Twilight leaned up and kissed my cheek one more time before nuzzling it.

“What do you say.” She stopped the embrace and gave me a lustful gaze, “We try…’again’?”

Without breaking eye contact I slowly I placed the sheet of paper on the table. Easily catching the hint, Twilight turned around and sauntered out of the room, giving her flanks a little extra sway with each step. Following close behind, I closed the door and headed for our bedroom.