Marriage

The next morning, Twilight got out of her bed feeling tired. Her eyes completely covered in black circles, her mane was tangled, and she was slouching to a degree. It went for most of her friends as they came out of their rooms.

"Hey girls..." Twilight said in a groggy manner.

"'Mornin' Twilight." Applejack replied, tired as well.

"Did you all hear that last night?" Starlight asked as she yawned.

"I know. They were so active last night. Did you all hear it?" Pinkie said excitedly, yet tired as well.

"We know Pinkie. We could hear the whole thing!" Rainbow Dash shouted, feeling extremely cranky.

"Not too loud darling. I could barely sleep a wink." Rarity said in a whiny manner.

"I never knew that dragons and alicorns could keep going like that..." Fluttershy said in a tired, yet passive manner.

They all looked at the clock above the window and it read 7:30.

"Do you think we could eat first? I'm starving." Rainbow Dash asked.

"Yeah..." Twilight said as they walked back to their rooms.

After getting dressed and brushing their teeth, they all exited the castle.

"I wonder how Luna, Cadence, and Shining Armor are?" Fluttershy asked.

"Maybe we'll run into them on our way." Applejack said.

"Yeah..." Twilight said as they kept walking.

After heading to a pancake house and eating their meal, Twilight went on to go look for Cadence and Shining Armor. She was so tired that she could barely think. All the noise that Spike and Celestia were making when they were having sex barely helped her rest from yesterday. It was such a pain for her as she couldn't sleep, and even as it ended, she still couldn't sleep. It became too hard for her to imagine how long they had kept going. Two hours later, she finally found them.

"You too, huh?" Shining Armor asked as he yawned.

"Yup..." Twilight said as she looked at them.

"They were so proactive last night. We had a hard time getting Flurry Heart to sleep..." Cadence said, nearly falling asleep.

As they were trying to wake up, Twilight looked at Luna.

"Huh? How come you're not tired?" Twilight asked bewildered.

"I've gotten use to it." Luna replied in a flat manner.

"Oh please..."

"It is the truth. After hearing their grunts... and noises... it..." Luna said as she winced.

"I hear that... is their a reason why you came here, Princess Luna?" Twilight asked.

"Yes. I came here to tell you that there will be a wedding recital later in two hours. Your presence will be required as the maid of honor."

"Me? The maid of honor?"

"Yes. I was instructed by my dear sister to tell you personally."

"And Spike?"

"He is busy with reading his vows for her."

"Hmm. So where is she?"

"She's busy with reading her own vows as well and I am going over the guest list of who is or isn't invited."

"What about Cadence and Shining Armor?"

"What about us, Twily?" Shining Armor asked.

"What will you be doing?"

"I am in charge of getting Spike ready for his wedding day and of the groomsmen." he replied.

"You, Cadence?"

"I need to help Luna with getting the bridesmaids ready. The Cutie Mark Crusaders will also be attending as the flower maidens and the ring bearers." she answered.

"Wow. You're really going all out..." Twilight said, even more flabbergasted.

"This is my sister's wedding. This entire event must go without incident." Luna said in a firm way of speaking.

"There are some ponies who are angry at this and it cannot be allowed to happen. But there are some who are happy with this event." Shining Armor said.

"Like who?" Twilight asked.

"The dragons, yaks, bison, griffons, changelings, even Fancypants was overjoyed at this announcement the first time he heard it." Luna said.

"Huh. Sounds like they're really happy about this wedding." Twilight said.

"It is rare for someone who isn't a pony get lucky enough to marry a princess. But then again..." Shining Armor said.

"But it will go without hinges. This will be a wedding nopony will ever forget." Luna declared.

Just then, the train arrived and out came Twilight Velvet and Night Light, who were in a crowd of ponies getting off the train.

"Mom! Dad!" Twilight shouted.

"Twily?!" Twilight Velvet shouted.

"We're over here guys!" Shining Armor shouted.

They turned around and saw Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor from across the train station. They made their way across the crowd and made it towards them.

"How have you been? We haven't heard from you in a while." Night Light said as he hugged Twilight Sparkle.

"Oh, you know... busy, busy, busy." she replied.

"And how is your time in Canterlot? Did you hear about the news?" Twilight Velvet said as she finished hugging Shining Armor.

"Yup..." Twilight said, albeit glumly but not as much.

"When will the wedding start?" Night Light asked.

"Tomorrow noon from what I was told." Shining Armor claimed.

"Shall we get lunch, my friends?" Princess Luna asked.

"Oh you bet. I'm famished." Twilight Velvet said.

After greeting each other, they left to go find a restaurant to eat. Twilight was happy to see her parents again after so long. It was akin to a puppy being reunited with its mother again for the first time. She was still crossed about not being told in person about the news, but her parents were here, so most of the anger dissipitated a little. She would deal with it when the time would come, but for now, she was happy to see her family again. Ready to be with them for the wedding that would occur tomorrow.