Carousel Boutique

"How's everything going in there?" I asked Rarity while playing cards with Jackie and Dash.

Rarity poked her head out from the curtain before answering. "Just a moment, darlings." She goes back to finish her work. "The young fillies that entered will come out as beautiful mares in just a few moments." She assured us.

I chuckled before revealing my hand, making my wife and friend groan. "Blackjack."

"Damn!" Dash threw her cards on the table before grumbling. "One of these days, I will beat your ass at cards."

"Keep dreaming, Skittles." I racked up the bits before looking at Jackie. "When did Orion say he'd be back?"

"He said he'll be back from that mirror place before we head over to Twilight's." She then smiles before putting away the cards. "Can't believe one of our boys is already dating. Not to mention someone who you fought."

"Sunset's changed a lot since we first met. Besides, they make each other happy, and I won't stand in their way," I told her while putting away the cash and cards. "Speaking of, think it's about time our son went looking for some lucky lady?"

"Or ladies?" Dash teased before going to get her dress.

"If he's truly my son, then yes," I answered back before Rarity opened the curtains to reveal three beautiful fillies in their Gala dresses.

"Everyone. The little fillies we know, have been transformed into prim and sophisticated ladies." Rarity moved aside and we saw our daughter/sisters in beautiful dresses. "Some of my best work, if I say so myself."

Sweetie hugged Rarity while Jackie and I went up to Scoots and Bloom. "Mah little sister's all grown up," I heard Jackie say sweetly to Bloom before hugging her tight.

"You three look gorgeous," I told them before kissing Scoot's forehead.

Scoots blushed before returning the hug. "Thanks, dad. And thanks for letting up on our grounding."

I ruffled her mane a bit before letting her go. "Hey, I'd be a crappy father if I let you miss your first Gala. However, you three try a stunt like what you did with Troubleshoes, and you'll be grounded for two months."

While the girls quickly nodded, Dash scoffed before saying, "Come on, so they went looking for a guy out in the woods. Two months seems a little harsh." Time to give her a reality check.

"Ooohhh! Do you really want to go there? Do I need to remind you of a certain mare rampaging through the weather factory, creating what was basically a winter nuke, causing a rushed cold front, all because she didn't want her tortoise to hibernate?" Dash sucked in her lips and looked anywhere else but me. "Uh-huh, that's what I thought." As the girls admired their dresses on the small stage, I noticed one of the mirrors turn into a giant yet familiar-looking eye. "Discord, stop spying, and get over here."

He retracted his eye before standing on the stage. "Sorry, I just wanted to see how the dresses are coming for everyone who has a Gala ticket. You know, a ticket, that gets you into the Gala." Discord kept emphasizing while getting in our faces.

".........You know you have a ticket to this, right?" I asked after a long pause.

"What!?" He exclaimed after his head blasted off his shoulders. When his head floated back down on a parachute, he continued. "Why didn't anybody tell me!? Why wasn't it in the m-... My mail's still being forwarded to your place, isn't it?"

"If you mean the boxes upon boxes of gummy worms, rock candy, and one letter from the Gala. Yes, your mail is at the house." I brought out the letter with his invitation and handed it to him. "You should really change your mailing address."

"Noted, not going to happen. Sweet! I have my way into the Gala!" He started dancing in place before he froze in mid-air. "I need to bust out my old threads and learn the latest dance moves."

"That's going to be funny to see." Scoots then looked up at me. "Should we swing by Rumble's house or should I see him at the party?"

"Oh yeah... I forgot you had a date."

Two weeks ago

I heard the front door knock, and my eye started twitching. I got to the door and opened it, revealing one pegasus colt named Rumble, Private Joker's little brother. "Who the fuck are you!" And I'm going full Bad Boys on him.

Rumble took a step back before clearing his throat. "Uh... hello Mister Huffstutler. It's me, Rumble."

"Whatcha doing here?" I asked him, knowing full well what he wanted.

"I-I-I wanted to ask Scootaloo out." He mumbled. The little guy must be scared of me. Good.

"What?!" I asked a bit louder.

"I... I wanted to ask Scootaloo out to the Gala." This guy got some balls. It's Time for me to nip them.

"How old are you?"

"Twelve."

"Motherfucker, you look fifteen! You got drugs on you?"

"No, I don't, sir." The only thing he's got is half a chocolate bar.

That won't stop me. "Oh, my ass! Up against the door, now!" I put him up against the door and started patting him down. "What you got hiding huh? Weed, coke, smack, shrooms, meth? You trying to get my daughter high?"

Before he could respond to my questioning, Discord of all creatures spoke up from the living room. "Joe, who the fuck is that?" He was dressed in a tank top and drinking a 40-ounce. The fact he was wearing clothes was surprising enough.

"It's Rumble!"

"Who the fuck is Rumble?" Not sure if he knew him or not, but he came up anyway.

"He came to take ask Scootaloo out to the Gala," I informed him while making Rumble stand in front of us.

Discord got in Rumble's face. "Whatcha want, Featherbrain?" Oof, using slang. Boss.

"I came to ask your... his daughter to the Gala."

"What's your name, punk?" He asked after taking a swig.

"Rumble."

"Mother fucker, I heard him say your name is Rumble. You wanna take Scoots out? How old are you anyway?"

"I... I'm twelve, mister Discord."

"Shit, you're at least 15. Can you fight?" Oh boy.

"I can. At least, I think I can," At least he's being somewhat honest.

"You can fight?" Discord's tail came around and the end was made into a fist. He then makes for a punch to Rumble's face, only for the kid to flinch. "Yeah, right, you can't fight."

"Joe! Discord!" We both turned around to see Luna and Scootaloo walk up to us, and Luna looked very pissed at us. "Let me handle this."

"Sure thing, dear," I gave her a kiss, but I also heard Discord give Rumble a little warning.

"You ever make love to a guy?" When he shook his head rapidly, Discord continued. "You want to?"

Back to the Present

I shook my head before looking at my wife. "Jackie, why don't you, Dash, and Rarity take the girls to pick up Rumble? I gotta check on Celestia and Luna before we head for Twilight's."

"Sure thing, Sugarcube." She gave me a peck on the cheek before she and the girls escorted the CMC out of the shop.

With the girls headed out, Discord floated over to me with a smirk. "You know, with all the surprises in store for tonight, I hardly know which one to be more excited about."

"Then I suggest keeping quiet, that way they can all stay a surprise." We both nodded before going our separate ways. On my way to the house, Brok walked up to me with a small case in hand. "Afternoon, Brok. Whatcha got there?"

"What the fuck you think it is? It's yer goddamn order." Brok tossed me the box before heading for the castle. "Just remember, ya owe me four more teeth."

"When I find another Cragodile, you'll be the first to know," I told him before examining the small box. I smiled warmly at it before placing it in my bag. After a short walk home, I entered the living room where Luna was helping Celestia with her dress. "Oh, you two look perfect." I went over and gave each of their cheeks a kiss. "Did you have these or did Rarity have to whip it up?"

"This is something I wore five hundred years ago. Rarity just brightened the color and fixed the mid-section so the baby will be comfortable," Celestia told me while rubbing her stomach.

"Rarity did a touch-up on the dress from our first Gala together," Luna took a couple of steps back and did a small twirl, showing off her dress.

"You look lovely in it, sister." Celestia complimented.

"Thank you, lover~," Luna teased while surprising Celestia with a kiss. "So glad you're part of the herd~."

"By Odin. If we weren't pressed for time, I'd take you both right here and now." They both smiled at me with lidded eyes, daring me to take them right there in the living room. "Later tonight though." They giggled at my train of thought before heading toward the door. "Excited for tonight?"

"Extremely. However, I'm still a bit concerned about having the Gala at Twilight's castle. I realize it's a big castle, but even the castle in Canterlot is a bit small for this event, not to mention all the new guests you added to the list. I'm assuming you're having it be a garden party?" Celestia voiced her concerns.

"Don't worry, my love. I got this." Don't know why I went George Lopez on them, I do have this. "Anyway, let's head over to the castle" I would've continued my thought, but Orion came in through the door.

"Mom, dad, I'm home!" He called out to us while holding Sunset's hand. That's right, hand. Apparently, when you go through the portals the boys and I make, a pony stays a pony, and a person stays a person, or in this case, a pony turned human can remain a human. "Oh, are we heading out already?"

"Yes, we are." I turned to Sunset, who was giving the thousand-yard stare to my right. "Sunset, you alright?" I looked at where she was staring and saw that she was looking at Celestia, who was giving her the same stare. "Ah. Um... would you two like a moment to," Sunset rushed over to Celestia and wrapped her arms around her while the two sobbed in their embrace. "Or we could just stand here and watch."

While Celestia and Sunset hugged each other, Sunset apologized between sobs. "I'm sorry for leaving! I'm sorry for saying you're a terrible teacher! And I'm sorry for saying those awful things about you!" She sobbed into Celestia's dress while being patted on the back.

"It's alright, Sunset. All is forgiven." Celestia reassured her former student while crying herself. " I have missed you so very much."

"I've missed you too," After wiping away their tears, Sunset took in Celestia's pregnant state and let out a small laugh. "Orion told me that you were pregnant, but I didn't know you were this far ahead."

"I have this man to thank for that," Tia joked over toward me before looking back at Sunset. "So, it's been a while since you last attended the Gala."

"Ugh! I swear part of the reason for me leaving was how boring those were. Just a bunch of ponies standing around, talking a bunch of useless crap, plain dreary music, and the only way you could ever get full is if you eat half the buffet." Sunset's comment got us all to laugh, breaking the somber mood from before. Sunset stood back up and leaned into Orion's chest. "I hope this Gala will be better than the previous ones."

"I swear it will be. In fact, no one will forget this party." I smirked before opening the door for them. "Shall we?" I led them out of the house and toward the castle. After a short trek, we made it to the front of the castle where I saw my son Jack talk with Octavia. "Hey, son. Find yourself a date?" I asked jokingly, only to see both their cheeks redden. "Oh, I see."

"Sweet, it looks like we all have dates," I heard Scootaloo say as she walked up to us with Rumble beside her. She, Jackie, and the other crusaders walked up behind her, all looking good in their Gala attire.

While our children and friends talked about their dates, Jackie came over and we all greeted her with a kiss. "Well, I got the kids, and it looks like we're all ready."

"Sure does. Let's go on in and see if Twilight is freaking out or not." We all laughed at the prospect before going in and seeing Twilight zoom and teleport all over the castle, putting up decorations and fussing over food on small tables scattered across the main hall. "Yep, she's gone nuts."

"Okay let's see, decorations up, food prepared, drinks ready! What else am I missing?!?" Twilight shrieked while zipping and poofing around to triple-check everything.

"Classic Twilighting." I sighed before managing to grab her leg and stop her.

"Twilight, honey? I need you to take a deep breath and calm down."

"HOW CAN I BE CALM?!? This will be our first Gala ever so I need to make sure everything's perfect because if it isn't perfect then-MM!" Swagger stopped her with a kiss and a good squeeze to her butt while the children giggled or looked away in disgust.

"Very good negotiating skills, Swagger," I told my friend before walking toward the map room. "I told you before, Twi, you don't need to do anything except have your doors open for the guests."

"But, but, but the Gala is in a few hours, and I'm not anywhere near ready to-Mmph." Swagger distracted her with another kiss.

"Trust me, Twi. I've got this."

Hours later

The castle was packed with ponies and Diamond Dogs, all dressed for a fun night. And what a night it will be. I stood at the front of the map table and got everyone's attention. "May I have your attention, please?" Everyone in the room looked at me with their full attention. "First off, I'd like to thank you all for coming to what I believe will be the best Gala, since it was first brought about."

"Woo! Best Gala ever!" I heard Dash say near the back.

"Exactly. But before the party can officially start, I'd like to introduce you all to someone very special in all our lives. Someone who we all might refer to as, the mother of our home." I paused to hear the crowd murmur about what I had just said. So without further ado, I'd like you all to meet her. That's your cue, Ma."

I stepped aside and as soon as I did, the table started to glow and projected a large hologram for all to see. At first, the image was blurred, before the image of Faust was clear for all to see. "Greetings, everyone."

The gathered crowd gasped at the image of the queen and essential creator of Equestria and went into a low bow. "Heh, you still got it, ma." I chuckled as everyone bowed.

"Damn right I do." She smirked at me before looking at her daughters and noticed the belly Celestia was sporting, making her smile and get a little giddy. She cleared her throat before looking at the gathered crowd. "Thank you for coming to what my son-in-law believes to be the best Gala ever." She taps her hoof a couple of times on the table, making it whirr to life. Soon, a door opened, revealing a blinding golden light. "Now, to your Gala destination."

"Destination? I thought we were already here?" I heard a noble say near the front, getting many to agree.

"Perhaps I may have been a bit deceptive on the location of the Gala. You see, Twilight's castle was only the meeting place. The real destination," The portal opened wider and taller, dimming the light for all to behold a sight none had ever seen. "Is Valhalla!" We were witness to the golden roofed hall of the fallen warriors, where men and women drank and celebrated like there was no tomorrow.

The group's ears were blasted with the sound of cheering, fighting, and drinking when Twilight watched two warriors duking it out in the center of a huge crowd.

"Nut him! NUT HIM! THAT'S IT!!"

"YEAH!!"

"Uhh..." Twilight gawked in disbelief.

"Cool!" The kids said in unison, making me chuckle.

"Alright, time to party!" I said to the gathered crowd before leading my friends and family through the portal. After getting over their shock, the other guests followed me through.

As we walked among the tables, we were met with some of the greatest warriors, leaders, and musicians throughout human history, as well as Equestria. We saw many of the departed souls drinking, singing, brawling, and overall, having a good time.

Soon, we reached the end of the great hall, where a long golden table was placed. Along the table sat great figures that hummed power and authority. These were the Aesir, my kin. Sitting at the middle of the table, holding a spear with two ravens perched on his throne, was the Allfather. My Grandfather, Odin.

"Hail, Allfather Odin! I bring you this evening's guests," I told him while gesturing to the gathered party.

Odin stood from his seat and banged his spear, Gungnir, on the floor, creating a ripple that silenced the hall. Odin looked over at the party I brought before letting out a loud, bellowing laugh. "Welcome to my hall! Feast, drink, and be merry, for you are the few mortals privileged to enter my hall!"

"Umm greetings your lordship. I am Twilight Sparkle of-"

"Oh, I know very well who you are." The Allfather cut off Twilight as stepped down from his throne to greet his guests. "Any friends of this fine man here is a friend of mine." He gestured to me before embracing me in a backbreaking hug. "Welcome my friends, welcome!"

"He's friendly," Celestia said before noticing the children running to the feasting table.

"Look at all this food!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed while licking her lips.

"Ohh they have cake!" Pinkie yelled before diving right in.

The kids and Pinkie went over to the feasting table and scarfed down all they could, only to be surprised and amazed when the food they took appeared back on the table. A few other ponies and especially the diamond dogs took horns of mead and started drinking.

Odin chuckled at his guests before looking at Celestia and Luna. "It's good to see you two again after all these years." He leaned down and brought them into his arms for a hug. "Come with me. There's someone who'd like to meet you." He led them away to one of the rooms away from the hall.

"Where's he taking them?" Jackie asked while handing me a horn of mead.

I took the offered mead and smiled. "To someone, they've been needing to see for a while."

3rd POV. Celestia, Luna, and Odin

Odin led the alicorn sisters through a large hallway with doors on either side before reaching a large stable door. When they reached the door, Luna stopped to ask the Allfather something. "Forgive me, Allfather. But who are we going to see?"

"Please, little Lulu. You may call me Odin." Luna blushed while Celestia giggled at her sister's nickname. "As for who we're going to see." He opened the door, revealing a giant stallion with a pitch-black coat, dark mane, and eight strong powerful legs. "Your father."

The stallion, Sleipnir, lay on a bed of hay and silk. When he saw his daughters, he rose from his bed and trotted over to them. "Do my eyes deceive me, or am I in the presence of my daughters?"

"Father?" Celestia questioned in disbelief before approaching the steed with Luna. When they were a foot away from each other, the sisters broke into tears and went to nuzzle the stallion. "Father!"

"It's so good to see you, my sun and moon," Sleipner said while nuzzling his daughters.

"Daddy!" Luna cried while nuzzling a father she'd been apart from most of her life.

Joe's POV

I walked among the tables, watching as everyone was having a good time. Pinkie was devouring all the sweets. Dash was drinking mead and competing with the other heavy drinkers. Rarity was gushing over some of the clothes designs everyone was wearing through the years. Twilight was geeking over the authors at their table, taking notes and squealing the whole time. Fluttershy was tending to and playing with Freya's cats, as well as Geri and Freki.

Jackie was talking with Idun, no doubt discussing the Idun tree and its apples. As I kept walking, I saw two ponies, an Earth Pony and Pegasus, talking with Scootaloo. As I got closer, I saw that Scoots was crying, making me go full parental mode. "Hey!" I got the two ponies' attention. "What the hell are you doing to my little girl?"

"Dad, wait!" She flew up to me and placed both her forehooves on my chest. "Don't hurt them. They're," She looked back at them before turning back to me. "They're my parents."

I was in shock to hear that, more so that those ponies just walked up and claimed they were Scoots' parents. Wanting to nip this in the bud, I went up to them and laid into them. "So, your Scootaloo's parents, huh?"

The pegasus mare stepped up and nodded. "Yes, we are. This is my husband, Snap Shutter, and I'm Mane Allgood." Must resist the urge to laugh at pun! "I think we have some explaining to do."

"You're damn right you do," I told them while pointing my finger at them. "How could you just abandon your child? And what's worse, you try and introduce yourself to her, and what, try to get influence with her title?"

"Hey! We don't give a damn about whatever title she may have!" Shutter yelled at me. "She's our daughter! She has the right to know who her parents are!"

"She knows who her parents are! Me, Jackie, Luna, and Celestia!" I yelled back, letting my teeth morph into fangs. "If you wanted to be her parents, then you should've been there to be her parents!"

"We couldn't be there, ya giant asshole!" Now I was getting pissed.

I grabbed the Crocodile Dundee knock-off and brought him face to face. "Why the hell not!?"

"Because we've been here!" Mane yelled back. At first, I had no idea what she meant before it struck me when I remembered where we are.

I slowly put Shutter down before looking at the two ponies. "So, you were here before we got here." They nodded making me understand the situation. "I... I'm sorry. If I had known, I wouldn't have," I couldn't find the words to justify the means.

As I gathered myself, I felt Scoots tap my leg. "Do... do you mind if I spend a little time with them?"

A few tears left my eyes before nodding at my daughter. "Sure thing, squirt." I gave her a hug before letting her go to meet up with her parents.

While I watched my daughter's reunion with her real parents, I was brought into a hug by Swagger. "Tex! Come here! I found Donnie!"

"You did? That's great!" I followed him over to a table where it looked like a bunch of Marines were eating and drinking while swapping stories. When we got closer, we saw our old friend and Swagger's Spotter, Donnie Fenn. "Donnie!"

"Swagger! Tex!" He got up from his table and brought us in a hug. "It's great to see you guys again."

"It's good to see you again, buddy," I told him while patting his back.

"Donnie, I'm sorry for," Swagger was about to apologize for the mission in Africa, but Donnie stopped him.

"You have nothing to apologize for. We were destined to come here anyway, I just got here first," Donnie said before grabbing a cup of mead. "So, Tex is a god and you got yourself an alicorn for a girlfriend. Gotta say I didn't see that coming when we were in Boot."

"I don't think any of us saw that coming," I joked before raising my cup for a toast. "To good friends."

"To good friends!" We all said before drinking the mead.

Soon enough we were downing horns of mead by the dozen and stuffing ourselves until we were about to burst and all while sharing a good laugh until I noticed Dash was getting into a heated argument with a berserker who had just lost an arm wrestling contest.

"Grr! NO WAY A GIRL IS STRONGER THAN ME! I demand a rematch!!"

"Oh, one ass kicking ain't enough for ya?" Dash smirked with her face flushed red by the mead.

Before the two could duke it out, Soarin flew over and delivered a swift kick to the berserker's jaw. The big guy fell hard and slammed his body on a table, sending food and drink across the room.

While the gathered dead cheered, Soarin went over to Dash. "Hey, you alright?"

"I didn't need your help, I had it under control," Dash said with a slightly angry slur. Her frown soon became a smile before cozying up to Soarin and kissing his cheek. "Thanks though."

"Anytime," He said back before nuzzling against his marefriend.

"Ahh, love. Reveals itself even during brawls," I said before downing my mead. "I'll catch you guys later. The night is young, and there's so much to do."

As I wandered through the tables again, I caught Orion and Sunset drinking, laughing, and stealing the occasional kiss. I'm proud that Sunset is doing better in her life, and I'm thrilled that she found a relationship with my son.

Speaking of sons, I saw Jack and Octavia sitting with Mozart and Bach on the bench with the other classical musicians. When I approached, I sat across from them. "So, a bit late to ask, but how did you two meet?"

Octavia blushed before looking at me. "Funny story actually. We met while I was looking for you," She said while pointing her hoof at me.

"Me? Now I'm really interested," I joked while tearing off a turkey leg. "So, what did you need to see me about?" I asked while taking a bite.

"I was actually coming to tell you off about canceling the music for the Gala." Oh shit, I forgot about that. "I was fuming with rage and wanted to scream at you, I mean the Gala work is a full third of my income for the whole year."

"And that's when she bumped into me," Jack chimed in while placing his hand on Octavia's hoof. "We talked about the situation with her and playing in the Gala. When she was heartbroken, I offered to take her to lunch."

"When I met him again, I found him quite charming and wanted to see him again." Octavia leans into Jack's chest and they both kiss. "We've been dating ever since."

"Well, I'm very happy for the both of you." I was about to strike up another conversation when I started to hear a voice I recognized. "You hear that?" Before Jack could answer, I pinpointed where the voice came from. "I gotta go. Move it, Beethoven!" I said while shoving the Vienna musician.

"What? What!?" I heard him say. Guess he's still deaf.

I ran through the tables, dodging and jumping over people and other creatures before reaching the table I heard the voice come from. As I stood before the table, I had to hold in my excitement at the people who sat at the table. My Lycan ancestry, laughing and drinking like everyone else. And at the very end of the table, "Dad?"

My dad ceased his laughter and looked at me. "Son?" He got up, getting the other family members to look my way. "My boy!" He ran up and we hugged each other while letting out a few tears. "It's good to see you again, my boy."

"It's good to see you too, dad," I told him while we just stood there, hugging like one of us would disappear if we let go.

After a few minutes, we pulled away before dad gestured to the table. "Come, there's someone I want you to meet."

"Who?" I asked before being brought into a hug by someone with breasts.

"Ooooh! Look at how much you've grown!" The woman said while hugging my head and even kissing the top of it. "It's been so long since I've seen your smiling face, though now it's covered with that beard," The woman chuckled.

"Lady, I don't know who-" My words were caught in my throat when I finally saw who it was that was hugging me. She was a tall, fair-skinned woman with long brown hair and hazel eyes. "Mom?"

"Hello, sweety," My mother told me before kissing my cheek. "You look so handsome, just like your father."

For the second time tonight, I was left in tears before wrapping my mom in a hug. "I've missed you so much, mom."

"I've missed you too, my little pup," Mom used her pet name for me before kissing my cheek.

"And just who are you?" I looked over to see Jackie come up and glare over at my mother. "That's my husband you're kissing. So you better have a damn good reason for"

"Honey." I stopped her before gesturing to my mother. "This is my mom, Emily."

"Hello, dear," My mom waved to her. "You must be one of the mares my son married."

"I-I-I-I," Jackie shook her head before chuckling nervously. "I'm sorry. My name is Applejack. And yes, I'm one of your son's wives," She made to shake my mother's hand, as a way to extinguish the awkwardness.

"Oh come here." My mother knelt down and brought Jackie into a hug. "We're family. Families hug."

"Oh umm thank you." Applejack chuckled a bit before she was let down and like any parent, my mom got straight down to business and began asking the usual questions like where we met and how many grandchildren she now has but worst of all were the stories of when I was a baby.

"No...he didn't!" Applejack laughed.

"Yes! He ran out of the tub and began streaking around the house while we chased him to dry him off!" My mother laughed.

"Who's been running around, naked?" I heard Luna say as she and Celestia came over to hear the tale.

"David!" Celestia cheered before coming up and hugging my father around his neck. "It's so good to see you again!"

"It's good to see you all as well." He let her down before smiling at the bulging belly she sported. "I see you took my advice and talked with my son."

"We did more than just talk." Celestia's joke got us all to laugh before she turned to my mom. "Who's this?"

"Luna, Celestia, this is my mother, as well as the rest of my family," I told her before gesturing to the table with all my grandparents for over a thousand years.

"Y-Your mother?" Luna asked with a little nervousness in her voice as the sudden thought of meeting her husband's mother suddenly entered her mind she was unsure how to begin.

"It is a pleasure to meet you milady," Celestia said with a small bow of her head.

"Girls, there's no reason to be nervous." Mom bent down and gave them a hug. "You're my son's wives, and therefore my daughters." He gave them a tight squeeze before getting up. "Now, where are my grandchildren?"

"I think I see them heading towards us," Joe said as Scootaloo rocketed over and was caught by dad. "And here comes one."

"Grandpa!" Scoots cheered while burying her face in his chest.

"Hey, squirt. It's good to see you again." Dad hugged her back as my sons came up. "Hey, boys. There's someone I'd like you to meet." Dad turned to Mom and they both kissed. "Meet your grandmother."

"My grandbabies!" Mom squealed before taking hold of Scootaloo and wrapping the boys in a hug. "Oooh, you have no idea how happy I am to see you."

However, they couldn't reply properly since they were smothered by the hug.

"Alright, mom, let them breathe," I chuckled at my mother's enthusiasm before we heard a horn go off.

"What is that?" Applejack asked.

"That would be our time to train," Dad said as he and every other resident of Valhalla gathered their weapons. "Come along, I think you'll enjoy this."

"Don't mind if I do. Come on, everyone! To battle!" I yelled before heading out to the battlefield just outside the great hall.

We followed dad to where we saw an expansive lush green field with mountains in the distance and clear skies above.

"Oh my. This is so beautiful," Celestia commented before she saw that the warriors started to kill each other in the fields. "What are they doing!?"

"Training," I told them before unsheathing my ax. "Not sure our mortal guests can regenerate," I told them as my male ancestors wolfed out and charged into the battlefield. "So why not stay back and watch the show?"

"Just be careful," Jackie said while sitting with the rest of the guests.

"Can do." I blew them all a kiss before charging the battlefield.

The moment I got into the thick of it, I was immediately swarmed by warriors of every kind before sending them all flying across the field.

"Not bad boy!" One of the others said before running a spear through three of his opponents. "But you gotta be faster if you wanna get to MY level!"

"Just watch old man!" I boasted before charging at a warrior twice my size and carrying a massive claymore.

I jumped over the guy and actually lopped off his head with my claws. "Oi!" I looked to see my grandfather Stephen give me a look as if I had just slapped him. "Ye just decapitated Wallace. I'm supposed ta do that!" He yelled before going after a British soldier.

"I thought the blue warpaint looked familiar," I said before going after a clan of samurai.

"Umm don't you guys need all these warriors for the monsters?" Scootaloo asked before she watched a head go flying across the field like a football.

"Oh no worries dear, the boys will be back to normal once the fighting is done but they'll remember all the pain the next morning." My mom said before suddenly shooting out of her chair to yell at someone fighting dirty.

"HEY!! THAT'S A LOW BLOW!! YOU SON OF A BITCH!!"

"Mom..." I grumbled to myself.

"Not now, son!" She said before pulling out her pump-action shotgun and filling a pegasus stallion with buckshot. "Take that, Samiel!"

"Samiel!?" Celestia questioned before running over to the Stallion that got shot. When she saw him, he was bleeding out and had his wing blown off. "Oh gods, Sam, no!" She started to tear over him, and that's when it hit me. This was her first husband.

Gasp! Samiel gasped for air as his wounds started to heal rapidly. When he finally came to, he stared up at Celestia. "Celly?"

"You...You're okay?" Celestia asked as she watched Samiel recover.

"And you're here," Samiel said as he got up and looked Celestia up and down.

Before more could be said, Celestia wrapped her first husband in a hug, crying her eyes out. "I've missed you so much!"

I watched as Celestia reunited with her first love and husband. When I looked at the guy, I could see why she fell in love with him and had a family with him. As I watched them, Luna came up to me and placed her wing on my shoulder. "I remember when Sam died. Celestia spent two years in her room, mourning over him."

"Glad I was able to bring them together again," I said, sounding a bit jealous when I saw them hug.

"You know she still loves you," Luna told me while leaning on me. "Nothing will change that."

"I know." After a few more minutes, the battle was over and the men and women headed back for the hall. "Come on, the music and stand-up are about to begin. And then our surprise can be revealed."

Back in the hall

I sat at the table with all my family and friends and we watched the comedy special they were putting on. Right now, Rodney Dangerfield was up. "So I went to a bar and went up to the bartender. He asked me what will I have, so I said to surprise me. He pulls out a naked picture of my wife." We all laughed at the joke. "Ah, but that's always been my life. When I was young, my mother never breastfed me, she said she only liked me as a friend."

"Hahaha! This guy's a genius!" Discord laughed as he sat next to Fluttershy and her plus-one. I think her name was Tree Hugger. "I wonder what he'll say next?"

"Boy, I tell ya, life is rough. My Uncle's dying wish for me to sit on his lap. He was in the electric chair." Another round of applause. "My wife isn’t very bright. The other day she was at the store, and just as she was heading for our car, someone stole it! I said, “Did you see the guy that did it?” She said, “No, but I got the license plate.”. I went to the doctor for a check-up. When it was over, the doctor said I drank too much. I said, "How can you tell?" He showed me my urine sample. It had an olive in it."

"Must! Take! Notes!" Pinkie shouted, acting like Twilight.

"I get no respect!"

"Yes! He said it!" I shouted with the crowd drowning out my joyful exclamation as I threw my arms up.

"Alright, folks. I believe I've taken enough of your time with my problems, so I'll give it over to my good friend, George." Rodney stepped down from the stage and another guy came up.

That guy is George Carlin. "Thank ya, thank ya. Well, that wraps it up for our comedy act for the night. So, we're gonna move on to our music for the night. Our first song of the night is from the King of Rock n Roll himself. So get your ass up here, Presley."

The crowd cheered as Elvis Presley came onto the stage. "Alright, how's everybody doing tonight?" We all gave a cheer to his question. "Alright, that's what I like to hear. Though I gotta tell ya folks, it's a little hot in here. Must be all this burning love," He joked before the band got ready to play.

As Elvis played, I took this opportunity to make my move. "Tia, care to dance?"

"I'd love to." Celestia took my hand and I took her to the dance floor.

Both Celestia and I grasped each other's hand/hoof while I placed my other hand on her waist while she placed her hoof on my shoulder.

As Elvis began to sing I proceeded to swing Celestia across the floor much to the mare's enjoyment, especially at the times when I would spin her around.

When the song neared its end, I would put her in a dip that made her laugh. As the song ended, I gave her another spin. "Wooah! Oh, Joe, that was" She went silent after seeing me on my knee, holding open a necklace case. "Joe. Are you?"

"Yes, I am." The rest of the family and our friends gathered to watch me make a tremendous decision. "Celestia, Princess of Equestria, will you be my wife?" I asked as I brought out the necklace and presented it to her.

After fighting back her tears, Celestia nodded rapidly before hugging me around my neck. "Yes!! Yes, yes, of course, a million times yes!" She peppered me with a few kisses before pulling back so I could place the necklace around her neck. "It's beautiful."

"Just like you," I told her before the whole family put us in a group hug. As I felt the embrace of my family, I thought that everything in my life was perfect.

Unknown location

Deep within the earth, the air still and cold as death, a sword embedded in the skull of a giant creature, hummed in the dark as black veiny tendrils slithered along the blade. Suddenly, the tendrils formed around the hilt of the blade, revealing a pair of white, hollow eyes that screamed death.

End

Author's Note

Alright. this is the end of this story. However, another story is in the works. More will come, and there will be plenty of adventures to be had.

Also, I would like to apologize for the wait, but my ideas have been on the backburner for a bit.

I would also like to thank my fellow League members for helping me with both the writing and ideas.

Be sure to read my next story to continue the adventure.

Now, for the clips.