That moment you realize you're awake.

6 days before the wedding.

Canterlot.

"Well the ship's gonna be disabled for quite some time. At least until we physically manufacture fuel cells. Which will take weeks probably months."  Petunia said. "So I guess we will be around for your wedding."

"That's good. I guess." Seethe said as he lay in bed with his hooves behind his head.

"I agree." Celestia said. "Will your crew members be attending?"

"Yes."

"I'll have more chairs put out." Seethe said.

"Alrighty you two,  I better get back to the ship." Petunia stated rising to leave.

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Later. Celestia and Seethe had gone out for dinner and were met with...a crazy crazy pony.

They were going out for dinner, to a restaurant called The Buscus of biscuits. Celestia had told the Royal Guards to be on alert and insisted they come along as entourage. Since the last time a Royal wedding was had the bride was kidnapped, Celestia refused to leave the safety of Seethe or the Guards. If Seethe went any where without a guard he had to be asked a security question to which only he knew the right answer, upon return.

It went something like this:

Somepony (A guard, Celestia, etc.) would ask: "Do you like head cheese?"

Seethe would have to answer: "Only with if I'm starving."

At the restaurant Celestia and Seethe had gotten a table for 6. Accompanied by four Royal Guards, two of them males, two females. If Seethe went into the bathroom the male guards followed him, the female guards followed Celestia. It was kind of a buzz kill to have guards checking your food and drinks for poison. It didn't help the male guards liked to take more than enough to check for poison. They'd check for poison by first: Taste. Then they'd spit it out and use little chemical drops to check for the untasteable. If there was any blue distorted coloring on the food, it was poisoned. If nothing happened, it was edible. The male guards would usually eat their spit-out portions, meanwhile the female guards who had taken pieces much smaller than the male guards would wrap it up and throw it out.

Seethe was becoming frustrated with the male guards. Celestia and Seethe were Sitting next to each on a table meant for eight. The four guards sat across from them, the two males across from Seethe, the females across from Celestia. As biscuits were brought out by a waitress, the guards prepped their napkins and chemical vials and droppers. The male guards licked their lips. The female guards just sat in attentive readiness. Seethe and Celestia tried to make small talk while the guards tested the biscuits.

"Seethe, do you think I should get lingerie?" Celestia asked Seethe looking at him while the guards chewed their small bites of biscuit.

"What do you plan on getting?" Seethe asked honestly interested in what Celestia could buy.

"I was thinking something involving Hearth's warming eve, really going all out with skin tight red and green with a few bells and one of those hats with the cotton ball on the top. I honestly think you'd love it, sadly it would be a few weeks before it would be delivered. Considering it would be custom made, I'd considered having it made by Twilight's friend Rarity, but I think it would be awkward."

"You don't say." Seethe said sarcastically. " 'Hey Rarity, I need something to get my husband buck-crazy!' " Seethe teased playfully.

"Those aren't the words I'd have chosen, but that is the goal." Celestia said.

"Why in Equestria would you want me hornier? Would like to get me more foals to neglect until potty training?" Seethe joked with a comedy-lord's smile. "Because let's face it: I ain't touchin' 'em til they can go pee on their own." he said putting on a more natural Ponyvile accent. Despite having a mix of accents from spending time EVERYWHERE, he did sometimes let slip a bit of Ponyvile.

Celestia gave him a giggle. "You're going to have to change a diaper or two, I have meetings, conferences, and important ceremonies every now and again. That leaves either you or the foals to change the diapers."

Seethe smiled. "I'll just slip a few bits into Luna's night gown and ask her to do a little dance while she changes them." he said with a laugh. "What? You can't tell me you can't see Luna doing a dance or two everynow and again. I've seen her imitate Cadence's 'Sunshine Sunshine' for Derpy a couple of times. And sometimes I see Cadence doing it for Shining Armor. We live in a real odd home. You got you're moon Princess stripping for a mail mare, your sun princess offering to buy a sexy gown to appeal her soon to be husband, and then you got the happy couple who NEVER lock their bedroom door!" Seethe said laughing like a maniac.

Celestia had joined him. Her laugh a bit more sophisticated and controlled.

Seethe felt the sudden sensation of urine coursing in his bladder. In other words; he had to pee.

He got up quickly and excusing himself from the table, he moved towards the sign across the restaurant that read Colt's Room. When he got there a sign read: OUT OF ORDER.

He cursed his luck. He cursed the janitor. He even cursed the sign in front of him.

He panicked and began to do a "I gotta pee!" dance. He saw a small bathroom for kitchen staff just inside of the area designated "kitchen." He jogged over, dancing all the way, and entered quickly. Locking the door behind him, went right for the toilet and began to pee.

"AHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...."

Little did he know that in his rush. He had not noticed the other pony in the restroom. Well...pony wasn't quite a good word...

"Hello, Seethe. I don't believe we've met, but I know you very well." Chrysalis said in a deep pained rasped stepping walking towards the peeing Alicorn.

"What in Equestria!" His pee stopped instantly and he bolted off the toilet.

"Sleep my.....friend." She said in a sly whisper her holed up horn lighting up for a brief second of a sickly green hue.

"Wh-aaatttt...." Seethe said unable to remember what he was panicking about. His eyes felt heavy. He felt the sweet darkness of sleep overpower him, Seethe collapsed on the dirty bathroom floor in front of the toilet and began to lightly snore.

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"Seethe!"

Seethe growled. He didn't want to open his eyes.

"Seethe, wake up!"

Seethe mumbled something about sticking his hoof up the rear of whoever was trying to wake him.

"Seethe! Wake up! Celestia's in grave danger!"

Okay, now he would get up for that.

He opened his eyes to a candle lite darkness with the Princess of the Moon standing over him. Everything was cold, and stone, it was a cave of some kind.

I knew I wouldn't want to wake up.