A few days and Toren was back to his old-self with the help of his three nurses who were devoted to make sure he was taken care of by staying in bed, eating, and sleeping. Quietly the stallion went to the throne room and saw his mother signing papers while eating some strawberries all focused as she yawned to herself not tired, but from all the writing that bored her almost to sleep. Smiling the stallion flew up and sat on his throne on the right beside her, he looked over and saw Luna who signing off the papers that were passed down on the other side of her own throne on the left, smirking he tried to reach up to take one of the strawberries from the bowl.

"Don't even think about it", Celestia says annoyed as she was still signing her papers.

Blushing he looked at her "How did you know it was me?"

"I'm your mother, shouldn't you be helping your wife pack for your trip to pony-ville?", she says as she levitates the bowl to next to her legs and eats one.

"I was but the girls insisted to help so I came to help you before we leave", he comments smiling "So you can relax"

The mare stops instantly then looked straight forward almost glaring at the door, Luna turned her head "Sister are you"

Before she could finish Celestia used magic to throw Toren against the ground "Relax?! Relax?! I be relaxed when you bring your father home to me!", her eyes were narrowed as she walked forward "So I suggest you go to your room and help your wife pack before I pack you into a suitcase and ship you to pony-ville myself! Now go..."

Her tone frightened to stallion that he stood up as she stared at him until he turned around running, she grunts before breathing to herself "Sister are you alright?", she says concerned watching as the mare remained standing.

"I'm fine, lets continue", she comments before sitting back down while eating a strawberry while signing papers again.

Slowly the stallion stops to catch his breath that faded into a smirk "Wow never thought I'd see that", chuckling he started to walk "Probably her hormones starting up again, I just hope that my wife doesn't have that happen or I'm doomed"

As he kept walking down he could hear his daughters laughing with his wife and it made him curious, carefully her opened the door to peak and saw them playing as they were putting things in the suitcase for him, Starlight puts them inside it, they giggle as she closed it but was attacked by them who tickled her all over, seeing them playing softened his heart to melt.

Toren smiles then used his magic to levitate his two devious daughters above his head "Honey have you seen the girls they appear to be missing, and I really want to say goodbye before I leave", he comments with a small wink

"Daddy we're up here!", Athena smirks tapping his head "Your magic took us again"

He looks up "Oh there you are", smiling he dropped them on the pillows before kissing his wife on the lips "Hi"

Starlight smiles "Hi", softly she looked at him "Sorry for the mess we got distracted"

"I can see that, here malady allow me", smiling he used magic to place everything inside the suitcase then closed it "There now I can help you even more", gently he kisses her lightly that deepened into a more loving kiss as he placed his claw-hoof on her belly before he rubbed his nose against hers "Feel better?"

"Always", she says as she kissed his nose.

Athena makes a gross face "Eew dad, mom we are right here", she says as Atara nods her head happy before making the same face.

Toren chuckles "Whoops I forgot again, silly me", with magic he puts them on his back "Oh no they got me help!"

Dramatically he falls on his stomach with his head next to his wife's body as the girls giggle when he fakes his death. Worried about her dad Atara flew off his back and went to his face tapping it, he doesn't move so she then tapped his arm and nothing happened that she began to get sad as tears fell down her face while making some sounds concerned.

Athena saw and teleports next to her "Hey it's okay Atti daddy is okay, look watch", she used her tail to tickle his nose "And wait for it", she kept doing it trying to make him laughing or sneeze "Come on dad you can't fight my tickle tail"

Smirking he tried to not laugh instead he made a small chuckle before grabbing her tail lifting her up by his face as his head rose up "Gotcha! Now let it be known that only I am the tickle torture hear, understood?"

Annoyed she folds her arms "Okay", she glares "Understood"

"Good, now be good for your mother, I'll be back soon", gently he gave them all a kiss, even the baby "Love you"

Starlight kisses him "Love you more, and be careful"

"I will", with magic he puts the suitcase on his back and wrapped it with his saddle bag belt under his armpits above his shoulder to hold it from falling during his flight "Alright maladys be good, and I'll be home with grandpa soon"

With magic he opened the large window doors that lead to their balcony that was lower then the one his mother would use, before he took off Atara grabbed back leg sitting on his hoof making a noise, curious he looked down "Hey come on bug daddy has to go and see grandpa so he can bring him home, can you please let me go?"

In silence she growled making a whining noise holding his leg tighter, Toren sighs "Atara please? Daddy needs to go now"

Giggling the mare watched with Athena standing by the doors "It's okay honey you can take her, I can have Athena help me at home"

The filly nods "Yeah dad go ahead besides mom can help me with magic and you can help Atti practice flying"

Toren looks at her "Hey not a bad idea, good thinking Chaos", he says proud of his ten year old daughter.

She smirks shrugging "Ah I have my moments, come on mom lets go"

"Okay, bye honey", she says teleporting to give him a kiss before kissing her daughter on the head "Have fun with daddy", gently she nuzzled her cheek against hers saying goodbye before walking away to catch up to Athena.

"Mom lets go!", she says screaming from the hallways.

Starlight yells back "I'm coming!", she sighs as she walking away from her husband.

Smiling he shakes his head before looking at his daughter still holding his leg "Okay bug you can let go they're gone", he says kissing her tiny head with a small nuzzle with his forehead "Come on or we can't go see grandpa"

Her ears perked up as she looked at him who gave her a wink smiling that she smiled before teleporting to his head making noises wanting to go, he laughs "Okay hold on tight and here we go!", he opened his wings and flew up to the clouds as she laughed with him, both smiling by the sky, and feeling the wind against their faces.

In the night Toren yawns as he kept flying then looked at his daughter who was sleeping against his chest in his left arm sucking her lion paw, she maybe three but she held the mindset as if she was one, he knew she was smart but wondered if she'd ever speak, or mature to her age when she grew into a mare, to him she looked normal with no sign of deformed features. However her reactions are different compared to Athena's, she's more sensitive, tender-hearted, with care to her parents, and attached to them both, but not as much as him which made the stallion feel special that he was her favorite.

Slowly the stallion lands on the ground near Fluttershy's door and knocks on it a few times "Coming", the mare answers as she opened the door with a gasp "Oh Toren hello, um what brings you here? Is everything alright?", she asks worried.

"Yes everything is fine I'm here to see my father is her around?", he says trying to look inside but she blocks his way "Fluttershy, what's going on?"

She blushes "I um, well he's", she sighs "He's inside sleeping see", she says as she revealed him sleeping on the couch.

Quietly he sighs "How long has he been like this?", he says as he looked at him and noticed that his body was bruised, and that his eyes lids were a faded black from lack of sleep, his breathing was heavy with a wheezing sound with bandages on some parts of his body, mostly his left arm.

She sighs "Since yesterday, he fell when he was trying to finish with the animals home near my house, and some wood broke when the beavers ate it, then he got hurt...I had to have Harry carry him inside, he has a fever and bruises, I've bandaged some that were deeply cut, his left arm, shoulder, and his tail"

Seeing his father this way broke the stallion's heart that he sighs "Fluttershy can you take Atara with you for tonight, I'll watch him and do what I can to heal him.", he says softly with worried eyes.

"Of course", she says as she took the filly and flew up to her hoof to rest with her for the night.

With magic the stallion puts the suitcase next to the wall by the door then grabbed her medical bag while teleporting a bowl of warm water with towels, slowly he breathes fire into the lamp before ripping some clean white bandages making the draconequs slowly open his eyes that adjusted to the small lamp light, revealing his son.

"Toren?", he asks weakly trying to see better before grunting to himself when he moved.

Gently the stallion lifts him up with his claw-hoof under his back "Easy dad don't force yourself, let me help you", slowly he moved him so the draconequs could lay his head against the back on the couch as the stallion sat beside him.

With magic he took off the bandages that revealed his flesh wounds, sighing he put a small towel in the hot warmer and slowly rubbed it on his woulds, Discord flinched "Ow, that hurts!", he growled softly annoyed.

"Hold still and it won't hurt", he says as he kept going gently "If I don't they'll get infected", slowly he used magic to wrap up his wounds in great care so he wouldn't harm his father more.

Trying to concentrate the stallion kept going then used magic to summon a bowl of soup then lays down his father with a blanket to keep him warm before lifting the spoon to his mouth "Open", he instructs gently in a low tone strict to be in charge "Dad open you'll feel better"

"I don't want it, I'm not hungry", he growls annoyed "Why are you really here?". he says glaring at him

Toren looked at him "For you, mother is worried, and I came to bring you home", he stops and puts down the bowl before looking at him who had his head turned away as he spoke "And to say that I'm sorry, what I said to was cruel, and wrong"

In silence Discord turned away, and kept his face toward the couch listening almost in tears as his son continued with tears in his eyes "I truly am sorry for hurting you, and for making you feel worthless, for making you believe that you'll my mother again with your baby...my sibling that you gave to me", as tears feel down his face the stallion looked down "For years I had a father, or a mother until ten tears when they came in my need when I was dying, and in trouble when Starlight took my place...and even during that time I blamed you for hurting me when I'm the one who made you hurt when I took her away from me"

Crying Toren wiped his eyes "You, you never once questioned it, you just went along when you knew how I felt, and when it was her instead of bringing it up you became my father, her father by helping her be able to have hope, joy, laughter", he looked at him "And I reward you with this...pain, and reminded you of that day when we almost killed each other, and when we mated with our instincts that took us away into monsters, my father that I hurt, blamed, and took you away from mom"

Discord couldn't hear another word that he instantly went to his son and hugged him with his knees on the ground in tears holding his child tightly as he wept with him "Ssh no more son, please forgive me", he asks trying to talk through his tears.

Sobbing the stallion closes his eyes crying "I already have years ago father", sniffing he buried his head in his shoulder "I'm sorry for everything, for all the pain I caused you, for allowing you to hurt because of my sin, and my terrible words"

"Toren", gently he moved his forehead to his in tears wile holding the back on his neck "You are my son, and nomatter what you say or do I'll always love you..please forgive yourself, and allow yourself to be happy with peace", he looked at him "You are more then my son, you are my miracle who saved me so I could be with you and your mother, and your girls who are my second blessing that you gave to me to love just as much as I love you, my son", he hugs him tightly sighing to himself as tears streamed down his face.

Together they both wept in peace as they forgave each other in silence by their embrace not wanting to let go as Fluttershy watched quietly in tears smiling grateful that both of her friends were at peace with themselves, and no longer in regret.

In the morning they were all eating breakfast, enjoying one another's company as Discord was back to his old self as he was helping Atara eat her food by turning them into shapes to make it fun for his granddaughter as he ate his chocolate cake. Smirking the stallion was enjoying his bowl of cereal oats with Fluttershy while eating some tasty buttered, flaked biscuits.

The mare when the young pegasus had food all over her tiny face "Oh Atara here let me help you", gently she grabbed a towel to wipe her face as she whines by the towel "Almost done and there", she says with a tiny smile then gave her a cookie "Here"

Excited the filly made noises then ate the cookie before grabbing another piece of her squared chomped pancake making Toren chuckle "Now bug you need to hurry, and finish so we can help Auntie Fluttershy with her animals won't that be fun?"

Eating she nods making Discord laugh with the adults as they finished their meals before the draconequs poofed everything back to it's rightful place "Come on my dear lets go", he says as he picked up the filly with his good arm then flew out the door with the other two following him smiling by flying to the broken up area where the animals were.

Fluttershy gasps "Oh my goodness", she lands trying to calm them down "Now now it's alright I'm sure we will fix the place up soon, I know it's been hard but I have some helpers here to help me"

Angry the animals begin to throw things on the ground making Atara hide behind her father's leg, gently he looked at her then use magic to freeze the animals from moving "Okay, that's enough. Look we will do what we can to help but we need you to cooperate and listen, and by today we will finish your homes, but we'll need your help, deal?"

Quietly the animals looked at eachother then went into circle to mingle before the beaver goes up front and speaks with noises, Atara walks forward and grabs the stick with can smile and gives it to the beaver, then flaps her wings to pick up the sticks and outs in in a pile.

Toren smiles "Good job bug, Come on let's get to work and make a home", with magic he picks up a hammer spinning it around all cool.

"I agree, here Atara some goggles so you won't hurt your eyes", she says putting the glasses on her head "Alright let's get started everypony, we need all your help"

Excited the animals pitch in as the draconequus carefully used magic to levitate the wall that Toren builds before the stallion quickly moved to put the other one up as Fluttershy flies up with Atara to put down the roof to hold the walls together. Wanting to help the filly flies down to hold the wall with her dad who smiles proudly as he used magic to hammer the nails in place.

At last the homes were finished and ready to be used by the animals who cheered smiling as the stallion used magic to create a stream so water could flow down to the small wheel that made the homes more life like, and homey.

Proud of their group they sat down as Fluttershy brought some lemonade on a plate with cups "Here, and thank you all so much", she says grateful as she gave Atara a box of applejuice, and helped feed her a containor of yogurt.

Toren smiles "No probelm it was fun, and thanks to Atara we were able to help them, isn't that right bug?", he says as he ate his sandwhich smirking as his daughter looks at him before taking a bite of her yogurt excited.

As he looked at his granddaughter Discord began to think about his wife as he drinks the lemonade "Yeah she did, she was very clever even though she can't talk, she has her own way to communicate", he admits as he took a bite of his sandwhich until he groans quietly.

"Oh Discord are you alright?", Fluttershy asks worried as she feed her another spoon of yogurt.

He rubs his arm "Yeah I'm okay I'm just sore from yesterday, and I guess doing all of this made my arm hurt even more", he admits annoyed at his own arm that was bothering him.

Wanting to help Toren looked at him "Do you want me to heal you?"

"You can try, I doubt it will work I've already tried to heal myself, and nothing", he says before groaning again making the filly laugh smiling.

Fluttershy giggles "Now Atara that's not very nice your grandpa is hurting, here open your mouth", she instructs as she gives her another spoon full of yogurt.

Discord smirks "Naw she's okay, besides I like it when she laughs it reminds me that I'm still cool"

"You are cool dad even if you do get into trouble", Toren says smiling while using magic to fix his wounds "Why won't this work usually that spell would work instantly but it's not, maybe it has to heal on its own"

"Maybe, oh well at least I have my arm attached", Discord says rubbing his son's head with have is good arm before poofing himself up "Now I think it's time we go home before your mother worries herself to labor", he adds smirking.

Fluthershy gasps "Oh Discord you didn't tell me Celestia was expecting?! Oh congratulations! ", she says giving him a hug happily.

"Thanks, and I'll send you an invite once we find a date for the baby party thing that you mares do these days", he says as he grabbed his granddaughter "You ready to go home bundle?"

Excited the filly makes noises as she touched his nose, he smiles "Okay let's go, bye Fluttershy!"

"Bye Discord be careful!"

"I will! Come on son lets go!"

Toren yells smiling "I'm coming!", with magic he summons his suitcases and adjusted the strap to his shoulders before hugging her "Bye Fluttershy, thank you"

"You're welcome, and make sure he rests and doesn't do to much or his arm won't heal properly", she says kindly "Tell Starlight hi for me"

"I will, bye", he says as he flaps away to meet his father in the sky.

She waves at them "Goodbye!"

Together they flew in silence, Atara was on her grandfather's back giggling to herself by the different, colorful sights, each male had a moment to look at one another before moving their heads forward.

Discord clears his throat "So um, how's your mother doing kiddo?"

"She's fine"

"Yeah? Well that's good, how's Starlight, and little Chaos?"

The stallion looked at him "Dad what's wrong?"

The draconequus flew up and landed on the roof of the castle with Atara climbing on his head until he grabbed the filly who tried to get away from his grasp as the stallion lands next to him quietly.

"Dad?", he asks trying to reach him.

Discord sighs as he looked over to the horizon "I don't know son, just after what you said made me remember where I failed you, where I hurt you deeply in many ways by taking you away from your daughter, and then almost killing Atara when she ended up in the ever free forest with her new magic"

Guilty the stallion sighs "Dad what's happened with Atara was an accident and the things I said were terrible, and to compare it to your child was wrong, and I'm so sorry",

"I know you are kiddo, but still I'm afraid that I'll fail this baby the way that I failed you when I met you after the gala, your coronation, and even now makes me worry that I won't be the father that your mother sees in me that I can't see within myself.", he sighs looking down "I just worry that I will never be good enough for my family"

Ubderstanding his feelings Toren puts his claw-hoof on his lion paw "I know dad, I know how you feel, and I still feel that fear of not being able to fully provide the best way to help my children, and to be the father they need as they grown up. And I know what it's like to feel that you'll never be truly enough"

"Yeah same here son, well um I'm going to see your mother", smirking the draconequus gives his granddaughter to his son "Here bundle go to your daddy while grandpa sees grandma, and baby"

Smiling Toren chuckles "Have fun"

"Oh I will make sure of it"

"Be careful mom might try to kill you with her hormones"

"Oh believe me she'll be very happy when I", he whispers about his plan making the stallion look at him disgusted "Say hi to Glimmy with baby pants for me! Bye Bundle!"

Shaking his head the stallion looks at his daughter "Oh Atara what are we going to do with him huh?", he asks her as she looked at him then looked forward sucking her hoof making him laugh "Yeah I agree he is a silly isn't he? Now come on let's go see mommy, and your sister bug"

With magic he teleports in the hallway "Huh? Weird that was suppose to make us go to my room, maybe mommy is napping"

Wanting to be out down the filly teleports from his left arm to the ground running "Atara wait!", quickly he ran after her "Atti no!"

With magic he grabbed the filly who tried to get away from his grasp that she hit his eyes with her elbow "Ow!", Toren fell on the ground with the filly that tumbled across the floor that she cries.

Slowly the stallion rose his head up shaking it sideways until he saw his tiny daughter crying, gently he picked her up "Hey it's okay bug ssh I'm sorry", he says as he kissed her head while rubbing her back.

"Daddy! Daddy?!", Athena yells running worried.

Hearing her voice made him instantly look forward concerned "Athena, what's wrong?"

She stops in tears "It's mommy"

"Where is she?"

"She's in her room, and won't come out, and I heard her crying", she says scared "Mommy is all alone"

Unable to speak another word the stallion looked at her, then moved his eyes different ways before understanding "Oh no.."

Carefully without wanting to scare his daughter he looked at her using his eyes to make her calm "Athena I'm sure mommy is fine, here why don't you take your sister and go see grandpa, I'll meet you there later okay?", he says as he stood up

"Okay dad", she agrees sighing "Come on sis let's go play with grandpa and grandma"

Soon after they teleported away Toren used magic to go to the door knocking on it a few times "Star it's me, I'm home", he says trying to not sound or be worried "Can you unlock the door so I can see you?"

Quietly he waits until the door clicked allowing him to enter, gently he walked over to the bed where she was laying on the left side holding a tiny blanket in her arms crying to herself, she looked at him them looked away sniffing.

Softly he went to the bed and kissed her head stroking her mane almost in tears "Honey, what's wrong? Talk to me, what is it?"

In tears she held the blanket tighter trying to talk "I lost the baby", she admits heartbroken.

Those words instantly made him break in half unable to speak as tears fell down his face instantly leaving him only to hold her with his head on her shoulder until Starlight broke wailing to herself covering her mouth trying to control her emotions when sounds would come from her mouth. Lost in his own tears Toren held her tightly allowing his wife to bury her face in his chest holding the blanket as if it was her child unable to speak knowing that they lost their baby.

Days turned into weeks and Starlight spent most of her times in her room, or with the girls in ponyville for play dates, as for Toren he would help with meetings, his duties as King while doing his best to comfort his wife. Filled with understanding he allowed her space to mourn, however it began to slowly turn to complete silence between the two, the couple were lost in their own grief, a mare who was emotional and always tired by lack of nurishment, and a stallion who was silent that held it in by working.

Quietly Celestia watched her son sighing papers on his throne worried about him, slowly she walked over to his side, and sat on her throne with a sigh "Toren, honey I know that your trying to move on but overworking yourself"

"Mother please I need to focus in honor to finish until Luna takes my place in a hour", he says without looking at her in a soft, mean tone.

Not wanting to upset him the mare gets up walkinv away from him quietly as he continued, Celestia looks at him one last time before closing the door to walk down through the hallway surprised to see Discord still awake sitting on the balcony all alone.

"Discord?", she asks as she went to him.

His ears perked up and turned around then looked at her softly "Hello Tia, did you talk to him?"

"I tried, but he told me to leave", she sighs as she sat down "Oh Discord what do we do? It's been weeks since they have spoken to one another, it's almost like they are blaming eachother for this...and poor Athena keeps asking me why her mother is always crying, then asks why Toren won't play with her anymore, she's so confused, worried, and really sad"

Understanding he wrapped his arm around her sighing "I know Tia, they just need time to grieve, and I hope that soon they'll be able to move past this terrible experience so they can be there for the girls"

"And what if they never do? What if they end up spilting apart, and Starlight ends up leaving with one of the girls, or both of them to be away from our son", she says trying not to cry but the hormones "I can't bear to lose my son again"

"You won't Tia", gently he kisses her head as he lifts her chin up "Look tomorrow I'll take Toren for a fly, and you can be here with Starlight, and then we'll bring them together for a double dinner date", he smiles softly "What do you say?"

In tears she smiles "I think that's a wonderful idea Dizzy, I just hope it works for their sake, for their girls"

"Me to Tia, me to", he says as he gave her a small kiss before allowing her to rest her head in his chest, and together they watched the stars twinkle in the night sky.

Author's Note

Losing a loved one is hard, and can make people change. We have recently suffered a lose and are still grieving. But in time it will get better with family, friends, and alittle faith.