Twizzleby Starry WispChaptersExplanations and EmotionsRomance and RevelationsFirsts and FiestasRoyal Explanations and City DestinationsDreamy EveningConfessions and CuddlesExplanations and Emotions~later that evening~ Twilight slowly walked up to Starlight’s office at the school, where Starlight was wrapping things up from the week before, and looking at some of the books in her shelves. Twilight took a deep, hoof-guided breath, then knocked on the door. “Come in,” Starlight called, as she set aside what she was doing and looked towards the door. The door slowly opened, to reveal the nervous, embarrassed princess. “Hey, Starlight. Can I.. talk to you please?” Twilight asked nervously, as she slowly entered the room, and shut the door. “Oh hey, Twilight. I haven’t seen you since this morning, what’s going on? Come sit,” Starlight said, trying her best to sound like she didn’t know what was going on. Twilight sat on the couch across from Starlight’s desk, and sighed. “Well... you see.... earlier...-“ Twilight was clearly struggling to convey her emotions, when Starlight got up and sat next to Twilight on the couch. She used her magic to lock the door, then placed her hoof on Twilight’s shoulder. “I know what’s going on between you and Fizzlepop. I was looking for you after you were gone for over an hour, and I wanted to see what you were up to, and if I could help with anything. When I walked up to your bedroom, ....I saw you and Fizzlepop asleep cuddling on your bed. I did the best thing I could think to do- tuck you both in. I knew this would happen at some point, I could tell by the way you act around her. You don’t have to worry about anything. I only told Spike, and made it perfectly clear to him not to tell anypony about you and Fizzlepop. He figured it out too, and I figured it would be best to tell him than have him disturb you and discover on his own,” Starlight sighed. “We’re here for you, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. Don’t worry about a thing, Twi, just spend some quality time with your new marefriend,” Starlight winked, and removed her hoof from Twilight’s shoulder. Twilight was blushing again, but this time at the fact that Starlight referenced Fizzlepop as Twilight’s marefriend. Twilight smiled. “Thank you, Starlight, this is exactly what I needed to hear,” Twilight said, giving Starlight a hug. “But I’m still embarrassed about what happened, and how to I break the news to my friends? And Equestria? Does anypony other than Spike know?” “I only told Spike, and I told him not to tell anypony, including our friends. I think you’re good in that respect. As for how to break it to them, I say official friendship meeting, then you and Fizzlepop walk in, and without saying a word about it, subtly hint at it until they understand. That way, it makes the communication easier for both of you. I wouldn’t worry about telling Equestria right now, you should only worry about immediate friends. After that, I would tell the princesses, but only when you’re ready. I don’t want to rush you,” Starlight said calmly, trying to comfort her friend. “That’s perfect! Can you tell my friends that there’s a mandatory friendship meeting tomorrow morning? I’ll deal with the princesses after that. Thank you, Starlight!” Twilight gave Starlight a hug. “No problem, Twi. Oh, and I have one more thing to ask you..” “Sure, what is it?” “Did-did you sleep well? Like, was it a good nap?” “It was amazing...I...kinda drooled..” Twilight blushed again as Starlight giggled. “I’m glad you slept well with your new marefriend,” Starlight winked. Twilight blushed harder, and gave a bit of a “hmph”. Then, the pout turned into a smile, and she giggled. “That actually does sound pretty nice...” Twilight admitted. “...Anyways, we should head back to the castle. Spike should be done with dinner soon,” “You go on ahead, Twilight, I just need to put my things away. I’ll be right there,” Starlight said as the two ponies got up. Starlight headed back to her desk to put her papers away. Twilight walked towards the door, then turned back. “Thanks again, Starlight. I don’t know what I would do without you.” “Always happy to help a friend in need, especially when she’s also a nervous friend in love,” Starlight smiled as she watched Twilight’s face turn red once more. Twilight giggled as she left Starlight’s office, trying to look as normal as possible, in case there were students around. She wasn’t ready to tell a whole school of ponies her secret. She took a deep breath as she left the school building, and headed across the walkway back to her castle. Once she approached the dining hall in the castle, she passed Spike in the hallway, as he was starting to set up for dinner. “Hey, Twi, I heard you got some quality time with Fizzlepop earlier,” Twilight blushed as she smiled. “Yeah....I kinda.... totally love her now...” Twilight said nervously as she turned redder. Spike was smirking with his arms crossed. “So, how was your nap?” “I kind of...maybe....drooled a bit...” Spike laughed as Twilight smiled, maintaining her bright red face. “I’m glad you slept well. Honestly, both me and Starlight saw this coming at some point,” “Yeah......well, tomorrow I’m calling a friendship meeting, and we’re going to subtly tell everyone, so please don’t say anything to anypony, okay?” “You can count on me!” Just then, Starlight came trotting down the hall to meet them. “Oh hey, Starlight. I was just talking to Spike about earlier,” “Okay, I have alerted your friends about the friendship meeting tomorrow. I didn’t include any specifics, so you can tell them however you feel is best,” “Thank you, Starlight. I can always count on you. Oh, Spike, weren’t you finishing dinner?” “Oh yeah! You two go on and sit, I’ll be right back,” Spike said before dashing off down the hall to the kitchen. Starlight and Twilight took their seats, then Fizzlepop entered the room. “Oh, uh, hey, Twilight,” Fizzle said nervously, trying not to expose their relationship. “H-hey, Fizz. It’s okay, you can relax, Starlight is good and so is Spike. They both know, and they’re the only ones so far who do. I had Starlight schedule a friendship meeting tomorrow morning, and I figured we’d subtly drop the hint to our friends. Is..that okay?” “Of course, they should know. After all they’re your closest friends, and neither of us would be here without them,” Fizzle said as she sat down in her seat. Spike walked in with the tray of food. “Well, if it isn’t my favorite OTP,” Spike playfully said as he set the tray on the table. Fizzlepop and Twilight blushed. The two felt relieved to finally tell their friends about their relationship, and were looking forward to being more open about it. Romance and RevelationsThe next morning, Twilight’s friends sat in their respective seats in the throne room, curious about the meeting to come. Starlight stood by the door, smiling. She clearly knew the purpose of the meeting. Twilight and Fizzlepop approached the doors, and each took a deep breath. “You ready, Fizz?” “Ready as I’ll ever be, Twi,” The two nodded at each other, and Twilight used her magic to open the doors. “Hey, Everypony,” Twilight said as she entered the room. She was standing closer to Fizzlepop than usual, and Fizzle wasn’t wearing her armor, signaling that she was off-duty. The two glanced at each other and smiled, then looked back at the group. An awkward silence followed. Finally, Rainbow Dash spoke up. “So...why did Starlight call us for a friendship meeting this morning? The map isn’t glowing, so I doubt it’s a friendship problem. Besides, you wouldn’t wait overnight for a friendship problem anyways. Friendship never waits!” “It’s not a friendship problem...” Twilight said as she walked over to her throne, then giggled. Fizzlepop stood next to her, and placed her hoof on Twilight’s shoulder. The two ponies were smiling, and the Mane 5 were confused, wondering why Twilight wasn’t telling why they were even there. “Care to explain why Starlight called us here, darling?” Rarity asked. “Yeah, Twilight! I can’t wait any longer, tell us!” Pinkie exclaimed as she hopped in her seat. “You’re all here because...we at the castle have some exciting news to share,” Twilight hinted. She smiled, and looked back at Fizzlepop again, blushing ever so slightly. Starlight still stood by the door next to Spike, both of them smiling, eagerly waiting for their friends’ reactions to the news. Fizzlepop sat next to Twilight’s throne, and moved her hoof onto the armrest. Twilight placed her hoof on top of Fizzle’s. The Mane 5 were thinking hard, trying to figure out what was going on. Rarity, being observant as she is, noticed the large, loving smiles on Twilight and Fizzlepop’s faces, their linked hooves, the sparkle in their eyes, and their closeness. She then remembered how they had looked at each other before. Rarity pieced everything together, and the “dress” was complete. She gasped in realization. “Are you two-“ Rarity said, gesturing her hoof to the two happy ponies. Twilight smiled once more at Fizzlepop. “Mm-hmm!” Twilight confirmed, and the ponies cheered, some of their faces were red, and they were all shocked and excited. “Me and Twilight...are together now. Yes, together together.” Fizzle admitted, then blushed. The ponies cheered once more. “I’m so happy for you two!” Fluttershy chimed. “So...how did this come to happen?” Rarity asked, intrigued. “Well, I had a crush on Twilight since not long after I started being her guard. So yesterday, I went to her room and confessed,” Fizzlepop turned to Twilight, allowing her to continue the story. “Then, I admitted that I had feelings for her too, and...well... we were both emotional, so we hugged...and after awhile, we kind of just...fell asleep.....together....” Twilight shared, blushing at the memory. The Mane 5 “awww”ed at the story, and Fizzlepop continued. “We laid cuddling together asleep for about 2 hours, and somewhere in that time, Starlight discovered us, and tucked us in. Then, she told Spike. When I woke up, I saw the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen- Twi asleep....drooling.” The ponies giggled, and Twilight turned red. “Fizz, did you have to tell them that part?” “Of course I did, that was the best part!” Twilight smirked at Fizzle, then turned back to her friends. “Anyways, it was the best nap I’ve ever had, and I’m sure you enjoyed it too, Fizz,” Fizzlepop nodded enthusiastically. Twilight sighed. “Well....that’s how it happened...and I couldn’t be happier. Honestly, I’m even happier now that I told you all about this. It just lifted a huge load off of my chest, and I’m pleased to see all of your reactions and support. Thank you, everypony,” Twilight smiled sweetly. “Ah’m just so happy for y’alll, and ah wish you the best of luck,” Applejack replied. “This is so exciting! I’m just so happy happy happy for you!!” Pinkie exclaimed, then fired her party cannon. “We NEED to have a Twizzlepop Party!!!” “We’re not ready to let anypony else know yet, except maybe the princesses, and that’s still quite the leap. We can’t have a party, that would draw too much attention, even if it were just us,” Fizzle said. Pinkie slumped. “Well....maybe if it’s in the castle, and we lock the outer doors so nopony can see us or come in...” Twilight added. Pinkie perked up again. “YAAAAY! I’ve gotta start prepping!” Pinkie exclaimed, as she then rushed out of the castle to Sugarcube Corner to prepare. Suddenly, she rushed back in. “Wait! I need a cake! What do I tell Mrs. Cake?” “Just tell her you need a purple and magenta cake for your friends. You throw us parties all the time, so I don’t think she would be suspicious,” Fizzle responded. Pinkie thanked her, then dashed off again. Their focus returned to the table of the remaining 4 ponies. “Starlight, if you want, you can sit in Pinkie’s throne now,” Twilight offered. Starlight nodded, then walked over and sat in Pinkie’s seat. She noticed that it was covered in glitter, sprinkles, and confetti. Typical Pinkie Pie stuff. “Awww, yeah! This is so awesome! I have to admit, I kinda saw this coming too..” Rainbow Dash stated. The others agreed. “So....have you...y’know...kissed yet?” Rarity teased. The two ponies blushed bright red again. “Rarity, I don’t think they’re comfortable yet. After all, they only just got together yesterday,” Fluttershy replied to ease the uncomfortable ponies. “Thank you, Fluttershy, you’re exactly right. Buuuuut......we’re working on it...” Twilight said to ease the tension, then winked. Fizzle blushed more, however, and brushed her arm with her hoof shyly. “Yeah....we’re workin’ on it..” Fizzlepop nervously added. Twilight changed the subject to ease her nervous marefriend. “We’ll have the party in here. I’ll close the drapes to guarantee that nopony can see in.” “And I’ll lock the castle door,” Fizzlepop added. “If it’s even capable of locking...”Rainbow muttered. Anypony was always able to enter Twilight’s castle as they pleased. The only time the doors were ever locked was during the Changeling Takeover, before Starlight, Trixie, Thorax, and Discord defeated them. Twilight was relieved that her friends handled the news so well, and fully supported their decision. “Thank you all, everypony. Thank you for understanding, and handling this all so well. I really couldn’t ask for better friends than you,” Twilight admitted. “It’s no problem, Darling. You’re our friend, and we will always be here to support you in your romantic endeavors,” Rarity responded. “And we’re always here to support anypony else here in their romantic endeavors, whether or not they choose to pursue them,” Fluttershy added. “What about you, Fluttershy? Do you have a coltfriend or marefriend that you’re not telling us about?” Rainbow asked. Fluttershy blushed, and her face turned angry. “Come on, Rainbow! If I had one, I would definitely tell you all. But I don’t,” Fluttershy defended. Twilight was looking forward to the party that night, especially to impress her new marefriend. Firsts and FiestasTwilight was finishing up her hair, which was wavier than usual, similar to her coronation hairstyle. Her dress was a dusty rose color, and sparkly, and flowed beautifully. At last, she was ready. She doesn’t usually dress up for most parties, but this one was going to be special, she just knew it. She was a bit nervous to show Fizzlepop, but excited nonetheless. She walked out of her room, after taking one last look at a picture of her and Fizzle on her mirror. “I’ve got this.” Twilight thought, before leaving her room and walking towards the throne room. Twilight walked through the door to the throne room. Her friends, Spike, and Starlight were clumped together at the opposite end of the room, then they parted to reveal Fizzlepop, who was wearing a teal dress that matched her eyes, and the rhinestones on the poofy skirt sparkled in the light. Rarity dimmed the lighting with her magic to set the tone. The glowing, multicolored crystals from the tree chandelier are illuminating the room in a romantic way. Twilight is in awe, blushing at the beauty of her marefriend, and the sparkle in her eyes. Fizzle blushed and smiled. “You- you look stunning, Fizzle...” Twilight finally said, maintaining her stunned expression. “You too, Twi,” Fizzle said. They both walked towards each other. Before Fizzle could ask Twilight to dance, Pinkie jumped between them with her party cannon, and screamed, “IT’S PARTY TIME!” Pinkie then fired her party cannon, getting confetti on the two ponies’ heads. “Pinkie...” Fizzle said, upset that Pinkie ruined the moment. “Sorry!” Pinkie said as she grinned nervously, and scooted back by her friends on the sides. “What was it you were saying, Fizz?” “I was going to say, care to dance?” Fizzlepop asked, extending her left hoof. “I would love to,” Twilight replied, placing her right hoof on Fizzlepop’s. Fizzle took her other hoof, grabbing Twilight’s back, and bringing her closer. Twilight wrapped her left hoof around Fizzle. They proceeded to dance gracefully to music Rarity had chosen, and for quite a bit. Rarity had playfully asked Spike to dance, and he blushed fiercely, as Rarity swept him and and used her front right hoof to dance with him, rather than both, because of his height. Finally, when the song ended, they grabbed some of Pinkie Pie’s punch, and mingled with their friends. After awhile, Twilight pulled Fizzlepop aside. “Come with me, I have something to tell you,” Twilight took Fizzlepop to the balcony. “Isn’t somepony going to see us?” Fizzlepop asked. Twilight pointed up. Fizzle saw a translucent magenta, sparkling, swirling dome above them. “Bubble of invisibility. It’s around the door, so our friends can see us, but nopony else can. Come sit,” Twilight explained, then walked over to the middle of the balcony. Fizzle followed and sat next to Twilight. Noticing that Fizzlepop and Twilight and left the party room, the Mane 5, Spike, and Starlight set out to find them. Starlight walked past the closed balcony doors, and looked back. She saw Fizzlepop and Twilight sitting together, and alerted the group with a ‘psssst’ and pointed at the door. She didn’t want the two to hear them, and be disturbed from their moment. The dragon and 6 ponies peered through the glass door. “So, what was it you wanted to tell me?” Fizzle asked her marefriend. “I’m ready.” “For what? A fireworks show? Because I can do that for you,” “No, not that. Remember what Rarity asked us earlier?” Twilight hinted. Fizzle thought, then blushed as she realized what Twilight was thinking of. The night sky was beautiful and clear as ever, and the mood was right. The two situated themselves towards each other, and blushed. They awkwardly smiled, unsure of how to start. Fizzlepop was especially red, extremely nervous for this moment. She hesitated as Twilight waited. “Oh, come here!” Twilight said as she swiftly leaned in and pressed her muzzle against Fizzle’s. Fizzlepop‘ s eyes widened, then she embraced it, returning the kiss, and wrapping her hooves around Twilight. The ponies outside of the door blushed, and let out a series of “awwwww”s. Rainbow Dash and Spike were a bit grossed out, but at the same time thought it was cute. Rarity smiled. “I knew they had it in them,” Rarity said, entranced in their romance. Fluttershy was red, as she’d never seen her friend for many years kiss anypony. She giggled. “I haven’t seen Twilight this happy since she decided to have that booksortcation! It makes me so happy to see her so happy!” Fluttershy added as she clapped her hooves. Starlight had silenced Pinkie Pie, as not to draw attention to them. Pinkie looked as if she was going to explode. “Pinkie, why don’t you go back into the throne room and celebrate in privacy?” Starlight asked. Pinkie dashed off and they heard distant screeches of excitement and multiple party cannon firings. On the balcony, the two ponies separated, and Fizzlepop was still red. “Wow... that was amazing... Can I tell you a secret of why exactly I was so nervous?” “Of course, Fizz, you can tell me anything, I am your marefriend now,” Fizzlepop still wasn’t used to that word, but she knew she could trust Twilight. “Well...here’s why I was so nervous about......y’know.....kissing you....” Fizzle took a breath. “You see.... I’ve never actually kissed anypony before. When I left home, I was too young to have had a special somepony, and my parents never actually kissed me other than on my head or my cheek. Then I was alone until I went into the Storm Guard, until I met you, of course...” Fizzle sighed. “I’ve never told anypony a secret like that before.... You’re just the first pony I could ever truly trust,” Fizzlepop admitted. Twilight smiled, and teared up. “Well, I hope I was a good first, you certainly were to me,” “It’s your first relationship too?” “Yep. I was very introverted before I moved to Ponyville, and once I met my friends, I didn’t think I needed anypony. I did have one crush once, but that never became anything. It was...complicated. Anyways, Flash is a story for another time. But that was years ago, and nothing serious happened between us other than awkward interactions. I haven’t had anything romantic since then. Well, until you, that is,” Twilight explained. The ponies in the door “awwwwww”ed, and the two mares turned to face them. The ponies quickly dashed next to the door, and Twilight playfully rolled her eyes, then giggled. “Should’ve figured that once they found us they would watch,” Twilight giggled. Fizzlepop blushed, then shook it off, and made a confident face. She knew she had to conquer her shyness towards this romance. She took a breath, and pressed her muzzle against Twilight’s. Twilight blushed again, and used her wings to bring Fizzle closer. They hugged as they both embraced the love. Fizzlepop saw it all so clearly now, she had been wrong before. The best way to survive wasn’t all alone, it was with the ponies you love and care about. “Why don’t we give them some privacy,” Rarity hinted. “But this is so good!!!” Pinkie pleaded. “Come on,” Starlight said as she walked away. The rest followed. The two ponies kept embracing their love for quite awhile, until finally, they went back into the throne room. Starlight was sitting in Twilight’s throne, and Spike in his. The rest of the ponies had left. “Where did everypony go?” “They all went home, they figured you wanted your privacy, and it had gotten late. The party festivities seemed to be over anyways, so Pinkie Pie had nothing left to be excited about,” Spike explained. “Oh, okay then. What do you want to do tomorrow? I assume you still want to keep this a secret, so we shouldn’t do anything too suspiciously romantic. I don’t want to be cooped up in the castle anymore, though. Unless you want to have a booksortcation. Then I’d be down for that,” Twilight mentioned. “Should we tell the princesses?” Fizzlepop asked. “Are we ready for that yet? I mean, I’m not concerned about Cadance and Luna telling anypony, but Celestia enjoys gossip from time to time over cake! I don’t know if she can keep a secret this big!” “Twilight, you were her student, and you’re very close to her. I’m sure you can trust her. She gave me a chance, maybe we should give her a chance?” Fizzle replied. “Okay, I trust you. We can tell them, but maybe just not tomorrow? I kind of wanted to do something fun tomorrow, and not stressful?” “I have an idea, why don’t we go to Canterlot tomorrow, tell the princesses, then go have some fun around Canterlot? That way, we don’t have to worry about telling them, and we can just have fun! We can go to the Canterlot Library, go shopping, and hang out! And if anypony asks, you’re just visiting and I’m doing my job. I’ll even wear my armor,” “That’s a great idea, Fizz! I’ll have Spike send Princess Celestia a letter letting her know that we’re coming, and to have Princess Cadance and Shining Armor come too. Sunburst can watch Flurry Heart in the Crystal Empire. Starlight, if you want to go to the Crystal Empire and help Sunburst with Flurry Heart, I’m sure he would love that. You can also tell him about us, I don’t think he talks to enough ponies to worry about him telling anypony,” “That would be great! I would love seeing Sunburst and Flurry again, and I’m sure he would be very happy for you,” Starlight replied. “Spike, can you please send a letter to Princess Celestia?” “Sure! This feels so weird, like I should be in the Golden Oak Library, and you should be a unicorn doing this,” Spike said. He soon realized that he shouldn’t have said that, as that moment brings up PTSD-like moments for Twilight. She starts to tear up. “Oh no. I shouldn’t have said that. I really shouldn’t have said that,” Spike said concerned. “I’m so sorry, Twilight, I- I wasn’t thinking-“ Twilight starts sobbing. She flies up to her tree chandelier and hugs it. “OH, HOW I MISS YOU MY LIBRARY” Twilight sobs, still hugging the roots of the Golden Oak Library. Fizzle was worried, as she didn’t know why Twilight was suddenly depressed. “Why is she like this all of a sudden?” Spike sighed, as he had to tell the story, which would only make her worse. Starlight used her magic to pull Twilight down, maintaining her hugging position, and wraps her around Fizzlepop. Fizzlepop sits down, and wraps her hooves around her distressed mare. “Twilight, is it okay if I tell Fizzlepop the story?” Twilight kept her wet face in Fizzlepop’s chest. “I- I guess so” Twilight sobbed, muffled, as she didn’t move her head. Fizzlepop gently stroked Twilight’s head. “Alright, so not long after Twilight became a princess, Tirek- do you know who Tirek is?” Fizzlepop shook her head. “Alright. Tirek was a power hungry horned beast from Tartarus, almost like a Minotaur, but not, I’m not sure what he is. Anyways, he can consume the magic of ponies- any type of pony, and he grows with its power. His power and body grows with the magic he consumes. Anyways, the three princesses knew that Tirek would want their magic, and didn’t think he knew about Twilight being a princess. So they took their magic and gave it all to Twilight. All of it. She almost exploded. Well, one thing led to another, and Tirek knew about Twilight having the magic. He battled with her, in an epic magic duel of destruction. In that process, he destroyed the Golden Oak Library, which is where Twilight has lived since she moved to Ponyville. She had so many of her favorite memories there. She still gets flashbacks. They defeated him with friendship as usual, and this castle grew out of the ground. That’s what happened,” Spike explained. Fizzlepop was speechless. She was in awe of that massive story and event. She hugged her still sobbing mare tighter. “It’s okay, Twi. It’s over now, and now you have this amazing castle, with a bigger library, and room for all of your friends. You even still have some of your old home here in your new home. It’s okay now, you have me. You’ll be okay,” Fizzlepop said sweetly, still petting Twilight. Finally, Twilight calmed down, and pulled her head away to see that Fizzlepop’s entire chest was wet at that point. She blushed, and wiped her eyes. “I’m sorry about that, Fizz,” Twilight pointed at her chest. I’m sorry you had to see me like that. Thank you, you’re right about what you said. And you’re great to snuggle, it really helped me calm down and feel better,” “Where were we...oh yes! Spike, can you get a scroll and a quill?” He went and fetched the two items. “Are you ready?” Spike nodded. “Dearest Celestia, Fizzlepop Berrytwist and I request to meet with you, Luna, Cadance, and Shining Armor tomorrow morning. It is of high importance, but there is no need to be worried. Your friend and fellow princess, Twilight Sparkle,” Twilight announced. Spike finished writing, then sent it off in a burst of green fire. Fizzlepop was terrified. “SPIKE! You just set that letter on fire! Why in Equestria did you do that??” Fizzle panicked. “It’s how I send letters to Celestia. It’s just how it works, I’m not sure why or how, but that’s just how it is,” Spike explained. Fizzle sighed in relief. Spike started gagging, and coughed a breath of fire. The fire morphed into a scroll, and Twilight picked it up to read aloud. Fizzlepop was baffled at what she had just witnessed. “Dearest Twilight, I will contact Cadance and Shining Armor, and tell them to have that orange wizard dude watch their child. Luna and I are free whenever. We are looking forward to the meeting. Your faithful sun goddess, Celestia. P.S. If you can bring cake, that would be wonderful,” Twilight read aloud. Their faces were blank. They could not understand why Celestia had written that way, but they decided not to question it. They were all getting tired, and decided to call it a night. They had to head to Canterlot the following morning, and needed quality sleep. Twilight and Fizzlepop hugged goodnight, and went off to bed. “They’re such a cute couple,” Starlight mentioned to Spike, before they headed off to bed. Royal Explanations and City DestinationsFizzlepop and Twilight were on the train to Canterlot. Starlight had left for the Crystal Empire a bit earlier, to allow Cadance and Shining Armor to get there in time. The ponies were nervous to tell the princesses about their secret, but excited at the same time. Fizzlepop was wearing her white armor with magenta trim to represent Twilight. Twilight’s Cutie Mark was on the flank of the armor, and on the chest piece. Once they arrived in Canterlot, they tried to act natural, with Twilight being relaxed, yet royal, and Fizzlepop being more tense and guard-like, marching next to Twilight, still giving her the occasional smile. She referred to Twilight as ‘Princess’. Well, most of the time. She would sneak in a ‘Twilight’ or a ‘Twi’ every now and then. Twilight also tried to refrain from calling Fizzlepop ‘Fizzle’ or ‘Fizz’. Once they got into the castle, they sighed in relief, not realizing how hard it would be to keep things low-key. They walked to the throne room in silence, and paused right outside of the door. The guards were about to open the doors for them, when Twilight gave them a “hold” signal. She looked at Fizzlepop. “Are you ready for this? This is going to be hard for both of us, but it’s too late to back out now,” Twilight asked. Fizzlepop nodded. Twilight nodded to the guards, and they opened the doors. They walked in formally, towards the three princesses and the prince. Fizzlepop bowed, and the princesses laughed. “You don’t need to bow, you’re Twilight’s personal guard,” Cadance explained. Fizzlepop abruptly stood back up. “Now, Twilight and Captain Berrytwist, why is it that you have requested to meet with us?” Celestia asked. Just before Twilight could start explaining, Celestia interrupted. “And...did you bring me cake like my letter suggested?” “Uhm……” Twilight nervously giggled. She used her magic to make a cake appear. Celestia seemed pleased. “But, this is for after. First, we have something to say.…..me and Fizzle..pop are...” Twilight took a breath. “Together...” “Like, together together..” Fizzlepop added, the same way she had told her friends. They were both blushing, and so were the princesses. Shining Armor started tearing up. They all smiled. “I must say, I was not expecting this, however I am very pleased to see you both so happy together. I am so proud of both of you, and the amazing ponies you’ve become, and I’m eager to see how much you will continue to grow together,” Celestia explained. “What she said. I am so proud of you both as well, and just know that if you ever need any guidance, all you need to do is go to sleep,” Luna winked. “I am just so happy for you! Congratulations, you two! We wish you the best of luck,” Cadance cheered. Shining Armor was crying. “BEFORE YOU ASK, ITS LIQUID PRIIIIDE” Shining sobbed, and hugged Twilight. “I love you, Twily,” Shining mustered, before sobbing again. Twilight stroked Shining’s back, with an “aww”. She used her magic to give him a tissue, and he proceeded to sob into it. “So...you’re all okay with this? Really?” Fizzlepop asked. “Of course we are, we wouldn’t have put you two together in the first place if we weren’t,” Celestia answered. Shining finally calmed down to a sniffle, and Twilight brought the cake back over. “How about we cut this cake?” “That would be amazing,” Celestia replied. Celestia gestured to keep making her slice bigger until it was almost half of the cake. Twilight playfully rolled her eyes, and levitated the plate of cake over to Celestia. She ate the massive piece within 3 minutes. Once the ponies had all finished enjoying their cake, Twilight and Fizzlepop had decided it was time to leave. “I think it’s time we go now, we want to take some time to go around Canterlot,” Twilight mentioned. “It was wonderful having you both back here, and I am just so proud of you both again. Have fun,” Celestia replied before they left. Twilight turned around and ran over to hug Shining Armor once more. “I love you, Twily. I’m so proud of you,” Shining said as more tears rolled down his face. Twilight backed away, and looked at everypony. “Remember, don’t tell anypony about the two of us. We’re not ready to let anypony else besides you and our close friends know,” “Your secret is safe with us,” Celestia responded. The others nodded in agreement. Twilight and Fizzlepop walked out, and the guards closed the doors. After they walked away from the corridor, the princesses giggled in excitement about this new romance. “So, what do you want to do now that we got that over with?” Fizzlepop asked. “I was thinking we could stop by Rarity’s boutique, and if we’re hungry, Rarity suggested a good restaurant, and there’s always the library! There’s a ton of other shops and events, too! This is Canterlot after all!” “I know, Twi, and I’m up for anything, but,” Fizzlepop sighed. “Just remember, we have to things low-key,” Fizzlepop placed her arm on Twilight’s shoulder. “I know, and although it’s hard, we’ll do our best. And if we’re having trouble and need to relax, we can always sneak aside and I can put the invisibility spell on us again, or if we’re close by, we can always sneak back into the castle,” Twilight reassured Fizzlepop, and they hugged once they reached the doors. They repositioned themselves regally, and left the castle, followed by Shining Armor and Cadance not long after. They waved to ponies as they walked towards the higher class fashion community. They entered Canterlot Carousel, and walked up to Sassy Saddles at the checkout counter. “Why hello, Princess, Captain Berrytwist! Rarity didn’t tell me you were coming, I would’ve helped make something special,” Sassy said, disappointed. “It was kind of a last minute thing,” Twilight responded. “And please, call us Twilight and Fizzlepop.” “What brings you to Canterlot on such short notice?” Sassy asked. “Just a day trip, wanted a quick break from royal duties and all,” Twilight nervously giggled. She wasn’t too great at lying, but she wasn’t positive that she could trust Sassy with their secret. “Just figured we’d stop by, see what new fashions Rarity has come up with here,” “Well, if you need anything at all, please let me know! I am always willing to help a princess and her royal guard!” Sassy cheered. The two fake grinned, and walked towards the dresses. Clothing of all different colors, patterns, styles, and fabrics hung around the store, the sparkles of some fabrics glistened in the afternoon light. The two happily grabbed dresses and accessories, trying things on, and having fun. They bought a few outfits, and said goodbye to Sassy. Next, the two decided to head to the Canterlot Library, since Fizzlepop had never been, and Twilight has always loved it. Since they wanted some peace, they instead chose the castle library. They carefully made their way to the castle, and once they walked in, they sighed, and slumped. They had underestimated how hard it would be to stay low-key. “I didn’t realize how hard that would be,” Twilight mentioned. “Yeah, especially since we’ve only been together for a few days,” Fizzlepop agreed. They walked towards the library, more comfortably since they didn’t have to worry about anypony seeing them. They started in the Starswirl the Bearded wing, reading the ancient spells and stories. Next, they went into the general area, and read through the classics, and spellbooks. Even though she couldn’t cast spells, Fizzlepop had always been interested in magic. After, they grabbed a good storybook, and cuddled up on one of the sofas, as Twilight read aloud. Fizzlepop loved how Twilight had given the characters different voices and quirks as she read. After all, a bookworm is a great storyteller. Eventually, Fizzlepop fell asleep on Twilight, and she paused reading to embrace it. She snuggled up to her more, and kissed the top of her head. She thought Fizzle was adorable as she slept. She used her magic to tap the guard who was standing at the library entrance, pretending not to see what was happening. His face had a slight pink to it. He turned to Twilight, and she motioned for him to come over. “Y-yes, Princess? Do you need anything?” He whispered, as not to wake Fizzlepop. He was still not used to this new romance. “Can you please get me a camera? Quickly, before she wakes up,” Twilight whispered back. “Of course, Princess,” the guard replied before saluting and running off to fulfill the princess’ request. She softly nuzzled Fizzlepop, and then she realized something. There was no longer a guard, so anypony could come in and see them. Twilight used her magic to create an invisibility spell until he came back, just in case. Luckily, she never had to use it, as the guard soon returned with the camera, as requested. He ran up to Twilight. “Here you go, princess,” He said as he bowed, and gave the camera to Twilight. Twilight used her magic to levitate the camera to the perfect angle, and she took a cute picture of her and Fizzle snuggling in the library. Once the picture printed out, and she had examined it to make sure that it was perfect, she gave the camera back to the guard. “Thank you, for the camera, and for understanding,” “It is my pleasure and my duty, princess,” the guard replied as he bowed, and teleported the camera back to its original location. “Need anything else?” “Just a little bit of quiet time, but thank you,” Twilight responded. The guard nodded and smiled at her, then returned to his post. She placed the picture neatly in her saddlebag. ~a little while later~ Fizzlepop woke up slowly, and rubbed her eyes a bit. Then, her eyes grew wide as she realized where she was. She turned red again. “Did I...fall asleep while you were reading?” “Mmhmm,” Twilight replied. “And it was great,”. Fizzlepop nervously giggled, and rubbed her arm, her face still red. After an awkward silence, Twilight finally spoke. “It’s getting pretty late, Twilight said as she glanced at the clock, which read ‘5:34’. “We should probably head back,” “Yeah, unless you wanted to have a romantic dinner here instead of at the castle...” Fizzle suggested. “As amazing as that sounds, Rarity and Pinkie Pie said that all of the fancy restaurants here weren’t very good, and the few that they suggested weren’t very classy. Besides, that leaves us more time to snuggle later, and tell Starlight and Spike about our day. I also have to work at the school in the morning, since it is a school night. But.... I suppose I could go in later, and just have Spike take care of things until I get there..” Twilight thought aloud. “That does sound like a better plan. It’s a shame that the restaurants don’t live up to their reviews, but your plan sounds more enjoyable anyways,” Fizzlepop replied. Just then, they were approached by two guards, one of which was the guard who was stationed at the library. “Hello, Princess, Captain. We would like to accompany you in the train back to Ponyville, to give you a private part of the train, so you can relax without worrying about anypony,” The library guard explained. “Oh, that’s very sweet, but you don’t have to do tha-“ Twilight was interrupted by the guard. “No, we insist, we could use some fresh air anyways, and making royalty feel comfortable is our duty,” he insisted. “You can accompany us, if you insist,” Twilight responded. She wasn’t sure how she felt about being treated so highly, but she was relieved that she could get quality time with Fizzlepop on the train. The two gathered their belongings, returning books to their rightful locations, and following the guards out of the castle. A few ponies looked confused as to why Twilight had two Celestial Guards with her, along with Fizzlepop. Once they arrived at the train station, the ponies boarded the Friendship Express, and Twilight and Fizzle chose a car. “Alright, we’re going to leave you two be, enjoy your private train ride,” The library guard mentioned, before he and the other guard went to either door, blocking anypony from entering the car. Twilight and Fizzlepop chose a bench, and sat close together. “Oh come on, we can get cozier than this! We’re alone, you don’t have to worry, Twi,” Fizzle mentioned. They repositioned so that they were snuggling more, and sighed. They were both mostly laying in the seat, and Twilight was leaning on Fizzlepop. One of the guards looked through the window on the door and smiled. He hadn’t seen anything so pure in so long, as the princesses weren’t ever really interesting in romance, nor did they really have time for it. Twilight nuzzled closer, and Fizzlepop gently kissed Twilight’s head. Twilight blushed lightly. “Fizz, your armor is too bulky and not nearly cuddly enough. As your princess, I believe your armor should be fluffy and snuggly,” Twilight said, nearly entranced in sleep. She did sound like she was half asleep, most likely from the warmth of the setting sun, the motion of the train, and the snuggles from Fizzlepop. Fizzle giggled. “But If It were plush, I wouldn’t be able to protect us, so really, it’s for the best,” “But what about for when you want to snuggle with your marefriend?” Twilight whispered. “I’ll have to consult Celestia in that matter, we’ll see,” Fizzlepop wasn’t surprised when a few minutes later, Twilight was fully snoozing on her shoulder. So this is what it must’ve felt like to Twilight earlier, Fizzlepop thought. About 15 minutes later, the train hit a bump in the tracks and Twilight abruptly woke up. “mmm..Fizzy?” Twilight moaned awake, jolted by the sudden movement of the train. She blinked a bit, then looked up at Fizzlepop, realizing where she was, rather than sleeping in her own bed. She turned red, looking suddenly embarrassed and nervous. Fizzlepop smiled back at her. “Oh, this is so embarrassing,” Twilight tried to hide her red face with her hoof. Fizzlepop wasn’t sure why Twilight felt so embarrassed. “Why are you so embarrassed? The guards aren’t watching, and besides, even princesses need sleep. And earlier, I fell asleep on you, and that was fine, right? This all started because we napped together! There’s no reason to feel ashamed,” Fizzlepop explained. “Oh, no, it’s not that. It’s just,” Twilight sighed. “Very few ponies know this about me, because very few ponies have seen me sleep. And by that, I mean not even all of my friends know this. Only Starlight, Spike, Princess Cadance, and strangely Fluttershy, but that was when Zecora was sick, and she pulled that research all-nighter, and she woke me up, but- anyways, I get a little loopy when I’m tired, and sometimes I sleep-talk. Or if I’m sleep-deprived, I say some weird things, and I can tell when I sleep a certain way that is more likely to produce these results, and..... I may have dreamt about us.... and I may have said something... I’m not sure, but can you please tell me if I did? It’s just really embarrassing for me to know that I may have said something and I have no clue what it could’ve been,” Twilight confessed. “Aww, that’s adorable- uh, I mean- let me think,” Fizzle blushed too. “Before you fell fully asleep, and you were half asleep, you recommended that I get plush armor for snuggling and cuddling my princess, and that my armor wasn’t comfy enough. I mentioned how it was this way for our protection, and you responded with something about how I should have separate armor for snuggling my marefriend.” Fizzlepop blushed as she said that. She still wasn’t fully comfortable with the word ‘marefriend’, neither was Twilight, and she blushed too. “After that, you fell asleep, and stayed asleep until we hit a bump. When you woke up, you moaned and grumbled a bit, all cute and and lovable, and I heard the word ‘Fizzy’ in there too. That’s it, though, nothing terrible, just adorable,” Fizzlepop explained to Twilight, still red. “Oh, I’m so sorry! I hate acting like that, it’s so embarrassing, and I’m sorry you had to see me like that, and-“ Fizzlepop put her hoof on Twilight’s muzzle. “No, it was amazing. I love every side of you, Twi, and a few sleepy phrases won’t change anything. I honestly think it’s super cute,” Fizzle admitted. Twilight smiled, and perked. “Thanks, Fizz, you’re the best. Oh! That reminds me!” Twilight sat up, and reached into her saddlebag on the floor. She grabbed the picture from earlier, and showed it to Fizzlepop, who turned red when she saw it. “This is from earlier, when you fell asleep on me,” Twilight said. You were so adorable, and I had the chance to have a guard get a camera without me moving you, so... I took the opportunity. I hope you don’t mind- Oh, who am I kidding? It’s definitely going on my mirror!” Twilight giggled. Fizzlepop was still red and smiling. She giggled. Then, the train slowed down, and the guards looked into the windows on the doors. They both walked in, and towards the two ponies. The library guard extended his hoof to help them get up from their comfortable positions. Once they got off of the train, the guard motioned for the conductor to wait outside for a second. “This train’s heading back to Canterlot, right?” One of the guards asked the conductor. He nodded in affirmation, and the guards stood tall. “We should head back to Canterlot, our stations won’t guard themselves. Is that okay, Princess?” the other guard asked the princess. Twilight nodded, and the guards saluted before re-entering the train. The conductor made his final boarding call, as Twilight and Fizzlepop started walking home. “Y’know, I could get us home much faster, so we don’t have to walk through Ponyville,” Twilight mentioned. Fizzlepop looked confused. “You’re seriously gonna try flying with me on your back? I don’t think that’s gonna work,” Fizzle responded. Twilight giggled. “No, silly! Magic!” “Oh, right,” Fizzlepop wondered why that wasn’t her first thought. “Why didn’t you just use magic to get us from Canterlot?” “I’ll answer that in a second,” Twilight responded, then her horn started to glow. She tilted her head towards Fizzlepop, and in a flash of magenta light, they were alone in the castle’s main area. Twilight stepped towards Fizzlepop. “I didn’t teleport us from Canterlot because I wanted snuggles from my marefriend,” Twilight continued. She hugged Fizzlepop, and their hug remained for a few seconds. Twilight seemed to be getting used to that word, but Fizzlepop was still nervous about it. “We should find Starlight and Spike,” Twilight mentioned as the two ponies started walking towards the dining hall area, after peeking into the throne room. They weren’t in the dining hall. Twilight called for them, and she heard Starlight respond from the living area. They walked in, and Starlight and Spike were sitting on the couches facing each other. “I didn’t realize you were home, I didn’t hear you come in,” Starlight said, looking up at the two ponies as they walked in. “How was your trip? How did the princesses react? Did you have fun? Did you do anything romantic?” Starlight excitedly asked. “Yes, Starlight, we did have fun. First, we told the princesses. They were very happy for us. My brother was sobbing, he always cries at emotional events, and he was very proud. We ate cake with the princesses, even though Celestia took like half of the cake! Well, after that, we decided to go to Canterlot Carousel, and got some dresses. We didn’t tell Sassy Saddles, though. After that, we were exhausted from keeping things secret, so we went to the library at the castle so we could relax. I think this part is better told by Fizzle,” Twilight explained. “Uh...well....we chose a story, and cuddled up on a couch. Twilight’s voice was so sweet and soothing, and....... I fell asleep leaning on her.... and little did I know that Twilight had one of the guards get her a camera, and she took a picture....” Fizzlepop blushed as Twilight took the picture out of her saddlebag, and showed it to Starlight. Starlight giggled. “Awwww,” Starlight responded. Fizzlepop blushed more. “.....Anyways, after that, it had gotten pretty late, so that’s when we decided to head home. The library guard and another guard insisted that they accompany us in the train ride, so we could have a private train area. We snuggled up again, and Twilight was feeling a little sleepy. She was very cute and loopy,” Fizzlepop giggled. Now Twilight blushed. “She ended up falling asleep, and then she woke up a bit later and showed me the picture she took. By then, we were back in Ponyville, so we said goodbye to the guards, then teleported here,” “Awww, sounds like you had fun! No romantic dinner?” Starlight asked. “No, we figured it was too risky,” Twilight answered. “Well....we could always give you a romantic dinner at the castle....” Spike offered. “But what about you guys? Wouldn’t you be eating late, then?” Twilight asked, concerned. “Don’t worry about us, we’re good. Just go get yourselves fancier, and meet us in the dining hall in half an hour,” Starlight announced. The two went off to their rooms to prepare for the night ahead. Dreamy EveningTwilight put on a necklace, and gave her hair a slight curl. She placed her crown atop her head, and chose a shorter, frillier, dark purple and magenta dress, that complimented her date. She applied a little bit of sparkly makeup that would glitter in the light. Meanwhile, Fizzlepop put on a light purple jacket, with Twilight’s guard emblem on the pocket. She wore a beaded blue bracelet, and applied the tiniest hint of blush. Fizzlepop was never one to wear makeup, so even wearing a little bit is a lot for her. She put a red rose with the thorns shaved off into her jacket pocket for a finishing touch. Starlight made sure that they stayed in their rooms until both ponies and the dining room were ready. Once everything was perfect, Starlight and Spike(who was also wearing a suit) got the ponies from their rooms, and had them meet at the dining room entrance. They both blushed slightly at the other’s beauty. Starlight opened the doors, and the room was illuminated perfectly, dim yet sparkly, and the place settings on the massive table were directly across from each other. Twilight noticed that Starlight had remembered her re-taught lesson about proper silverware placement, as it was perfect, and with precision. A candle was lit between the two place settings, complimenting the lighting. Spike and Starlight pulled out the crystal chairs, allowing the ponies to sit, then pushing them in towards the table. Starlight winked at Spike, then left the room. Spike grabbed two “menus”, which were really just Twilight’s fancy parchment with the food that they had in the castle listed on it, and handed them to the two ponies. Spike walked away, but only behind the doorway, as he would return soon. The two awkwardly exchanged looks, and nervously laughed. “I must say, I’m very impressed that they were able to do all this in half an hour,” Fizzle noticed. Twilight nodded, then took a soothing breath. “You look wonderful tonight,” Twilight complimented. Fizzle’s cheeks turned slightly redder, as she smiled. “You look beautiful yourself, Twi,” Fizzlepop replied. Just then, Spike walked up to the table. “May I take your drink order, ladies?” Spike asked, being as formal as he could, although it was definitely forced. “I’ll take the sparkling cider, please,” Twilight replied. “Make that two,” Fizzlepop added. “Great. I’ll give you a minute to decide on food,” Spike said before sprinting off to get their drinks. The two started reading their menus. Nothing super fancy, as they weren’t expecting a fancy dinner. Spike and Twilight both really liked each other’s cook-off foods, so now they make sweet potato muffins and cauliflower bites every so often. Both items were on the ‘appetizer’ section of the menu, along with a honey and daisy salad. For entrees, the menu listed hayburgers, pancakes for dinner, pumpkin soup, and a sandwich with assorted flowers and cheese. After reading the menu, an awkward silence followed as neither of them knew what to say. Twilight tried to start a conversation. “So..... what was your favorite part of today so far?” “Probably seeing you fall asleep on the train. How about you?” “When we were in the library earlier, and I was reading, and you fell asleep on me. And the picture that resulted,” Twilight giggled. “So.... I guess that means we like watching each other sleep?” Both ponies blushed, as an awkward silence followed. Finally, the two said simultaneously, “YOU’RE JUST SO CUTE WHEN YOU SLEEP!” They blushed harder, and covered their muzzles. They broke out giggling, then Spike decided that it was time to take their orders. He placed their drinks in front of them. “Are you ready to order?” “Uh, yeah. I’ll have the sweet potato muffins, and a hayburger, please,” Twilight ordered. “And for you?” Spike turned to Fizzlepop. “I’ll have the salad, please,” Fizzle ordered. “Will that be all?” Spike asked. The two confirmed, and Spike ran off. “Cheers to romance?” Twilight asked. “Cheers to romance!” The two lifted their cups, Twilight with her magic, and Fizzlepop with her hoof. They clinked them, then took a sip. “So....have any ideas for tomorrow?” Fizzlepop asked. “I was thinking maybe we could go around and visit my friends, and hear some one-on-one- well, two advice. They might have some tips or ideas of things we can do together and bonding activities,” Twilight recommended. “That’s a good idea,” Fizzlepop responded. “I’m also interested in seeing your magic. You seem pretty strong from what I’ve seen, and the spells you were looking at in the library were pretty advanced. Didn’t you finish one of Starswirl the Bearded’s spells to become an alicorn?” “Yeah, kind of. I am pretty good at magic, but Starlight might actually be better. She has edited and written quite a few spells, and done some really advanced spells,” “Twilight, I don’t want to see Starlight’s magic, I want to see yours! Because you’re you!” “Alright, I’ll show you some of my spells,” Twilight agreed. Fizzlepop looked very excited. “Thank you, I’m looking forward to it!” Just then, Starlight and Spike came out with the food. Spike was holding Twilight’s hayburger, and lightly blowing fire over it to keep it warm. Starlight levitated Fizzlepop’s salad and Twilight’s sweet potato muffins. They placed the food by the respective ponies. “Do you need anything else?” Spike asked. The two looked at each other. “I think we’re good, thanks Spike,” Twilight responded. The dragon and the unicorn walked back, staying by the doorway just in case either of them needed something. Since Fizzlepop couldn’t use utensils, Twilight had gotten her some earth pony/broken unicorn friendly utensils- utensils with a band around them to attach to a hoof. Fizzlepop attached her fork to her right hoof, and started eating her salad. Twilight started with her muffins. “I still think my muffins are better than cauliflower bites,” Twilight giggled. The two talked, ate their food, and enjoyed each other’s company until the dinner was over. Starlight walked up to them as they left the dining room. “How was your dinner? Was everything okay?” “It was lovely, Starlight,” Twilight responded. “Well.....I have an idea about a way you two can get more comfortable around each other and less awkward or forced to be romantic...” “Oh? What’s that?” Twilight tilted her head, intrigued. “Well.....remember the other day when you two were snuggling together? Oh, who am I kidding, of course you do, it’s what you’re together in the first place,” Starlight nervously explained. “Well, I was thinking..... that maybe it would help you feel more comfortable if you did that again, but overnight? So it has time to set in? Then you can both see each other right when you wake up, and that will help your bond as well,” Starlight was sweating, nervous on how they would react to the subject. Starlight blushed a bit as Twilight and Fizzlepop turned red. “Oh.... uh... I mean,..... that sounds-“ Twilight took a deep breath. “Wonderful. Like a great way to end an amazing day. I mean, if you’re okay with that..” Twilight nervously replied, shifting her wings with her nerves. “Of course I’m okay with that, I love cuddling with you,” Fizzlepop responded, still red. “Well, then I’ll leave you to it. Goodnight!” called Starlight as she headed off to her room to get ready for bed. “Goodnight, Twizzlepop,” Spike winked. Fizzlepop signaled him away in embarrassment, and the two headed towards Twilight’s bedroom. They parted at the doorway to allow them each to get out of their fancy attire, and ready for sleep. Once they were ready, Fizzlepop went back to Twilight’s room, and they carefully arranged themselves on the bed. They then started cuddling as before, kissing and nuzzling each other, growing peaceful as the soothing embrace of slumber overtook them. Confessions and CuddlesFizzlepop nervously walked down the corridors of the Castle of Friendship, thinking about the past month, and the joy it had brought her. It was hard to believe that only a month ago, Fizzlepop was appointed by Princess Celestia to be Twilight’s personal guard. During these new experiences with the princess of friendship, Fizzlepop soon discovered new feelings and emotions as well. Twilight had gotten more friendly towards her, just as she had with Starlight. Fizzlepop recently discovered that she had developed a crush on Twilight. Fizzlepop wasn’t wearing her armor, as she figured what she was going to say was better said off duty. She turned into the corridor with Twilight’s bedroom, and approached the room nervously. When she got to her room, the door was open, and she saw Twilight, and noticed that she was admiring her Friendship mirror, and reading a book. Fizzlepop took a breath, then used the tip of her hoof to knock on the doorway. Twilight perked up, and turned to see Fizzlepop. “Oh, hey, Fizzle. What’s going on?” Twilight asked, as she put a bookmark in her book and closed it. “I....have something to tell you...” Fizzlepop said nervously, as she slowly walked into Twilight’s bedroom. Twilight walked over to her bed and sat on the edge. She patted it with her hoof, motioning to Fizzlepop to come sit. Fizzlepop walked over to Twilight’s bed, and placed her self on the other side. “What is it, Fizzle? Is something wrong?” Twilight asked as she leaned closer, ready to comfort her friend. “I have a... confession to make..” “What is it? You can tell me,” Twilight said in a comforting manner. Fizzlepop took a deep breath. “This past month has been the best experience of my life, and I am eternally grateful for the opportunities that you and Princess Celestia have given me. In this time, we’ve become closer and more comfortable around each other, and I’ve noticed a special side of you that I never knew existed. The caring, soft, wonderful side. And... I guess what I’m trying to say is... I- I...have.. a crush on you, Twilight,” Fizzlepop’s face was bright red, and she wanted to hide it with Twilight’s duvet. Twilight’s face turned red, and her wings shifted out a bit in shock. Twilight tucked her wings back in, and took a deep breath, using her hoof gesture just as Cadance had taught her. She turned back to face Fizzlepop, even though Fizzlepop tried to avoid direct eye contact due to embarrassment. Twilight placed her right hoof on Fizzlepop’s shoulder, and smiled. “I have a confession to make too,” Fizzle looked up at Twilight to listen. “I love you too, Fizz. I felt that it was wrong to say anything because I didn’t want to lose what we had. I’m so happy you feel the same way, and I hope that...maybe we can become more than just friends,” Twilight’s face was just as red as Fizzlepop’s now, and tears were welling up in Fizzlepop’s eyes. She blinked to let her tears fall, and smiled back at the princess. Without hesitation, Fizzlepop wrapped her arms around Twilight in a tight hug, letting her stress melt away in the comfort. Twilight returned the hug, and used her wings to envelop Fizzle. Fizzlepop smiled, and let her tears roll down Twilight’s shoulder. “You mean the world to me,” She whispered into Twilight’s ear. The two kept hugging, both too comfortable and peaceful to disturb the other by moving. They slowly sank further into the bed, and eventually fell asleep. ~1 hour later~ Starlight was trotting down the hall to look for Twilight and Tempest, as they’d been gone for over an hour. She stopped at Twilight’s bedroom and peered into the open door. She smiled and blushed slightly at the sight of Twilight and Fizzle cuddling. Starlight noticed how close they’ve gotten, and somewhat expected this result to come. She quietly walked over to the bed, and used her magic to take the blanket out from under them, and place it back on top, tucking in the two ponies. She smiled brighter, and left the room. On her way out, she passed by Spike’s room, where he was reading a comic book on his bed, with his Rarity doll in his arm. She stopped and knocked her hoof on the door. Spike looked up, and quickly tucked his doll in his blanket, blushing as he did so. Starlight rolled her eyes, as everyone in Equestria practically knew of his creepy level crush on Rarity, and she had known about the Rarity doll since she’d moved in. “Hey, Starlight. What’s up?” “I just found out something amazing, but you have to promise not to tell anypony. Not even our friends. I don’t want anypony else knowing until..they’re ready,” Starlight smiled. “What’s going on...” Spike asked in suspicion. Starlight looked down the hall to see if either of them had woken up, then looked back. She slowly walked into Spike’s room, and up to his ear. “Fizzlepop and Twilight are currently asleep snuggling in Twilight’s room,” Starlight whispered, then smiled. Spike blushed as he gasped. “Really?” Spike asked. “Yep. Just saw it with my own eyes. Come on, we both saw this coming at some point,” “Honestly, yeah, we did. I’m so happy for them! Oh! Should I make them a love pillow?” Spike asked excitedly. “Sure, Spike. Just remember not to tell anypony,” Starlight winked. “You have my word.” Spike winked back. Starlight left Spike’s room, and headed back towards her room. ~1 hour later~ Fizzlepop slowly opened her eyes, and noticed the lavender hoof still gently draped over her chest, and the matching wing on her lower back. She then noticed the duvet atop of them that she was pretty sure wasn’t before. Fizzle turned over carefully to face her sleepy princess, being extra careful not to disturb her limbs that still laid atop her body. She noticed a bit of drool puddling on Twilight’s pillow by her muzzle. Fizzle found this extremely adorable. Twilight’s other wing drooped off the side of her bed, along with her tail. As Fizzle snuggled up to Twilight’s chest, Twilight began to wake up as well. She first noticed that she was still cuddling Fizzle as she was before she fell asleep. She saw that she was awake as well, and stroked her back with her hoof as she hugged her tighter. The next thing she noticed as she moved her head was the puddle of drool on her pillow. She blushed, and whispered, “was- was I... drooling?” “Mm-hmm. And it was adorable,” Fizzle replied sweetly. Twilight continued blushing, and flipped her pillow over. She proceeded to snuggling Fizzlepop again, and soon noticed one more thing. “Was this blanket on us when we started?” “I was wondering that too, I don’t think so,” Fizzle thought. “I think it was actually under us,” “That could only mean one thing- who else would be able to easily slip a blanket out from under two sleeping ponies and place it back on top of them? Starlight! With her magic!” Twilight said, a bit louder than before. Then, she perked her head up and blushed hard. “That means.. she... she saw.. she saw us.....snuggling together... Oh, this is the most embarrassing way she could have possibly found out!” Twilight said, now embarrassed and worried about her relationship with Starlight. “Eh, it could be worse,” Fizzlepop said, trying to comfort her princess’ emotions. “Yeah, I guess... I should probably talk to her though...” Twilight said, feeling disappointed that the moment had to end. “Yeah, but that can wait for now...I want more snuggles from my princess,” Fizzle said, stretching out her arm for Twilight to get cozy underneath. Twilight positioned herself comfortably, and Fizzlepop wrapped her hoof around Twilight’s back. She nuzzled her face into Twilight’s soft chest fluff, and sighed deeply, savoring that moment. Twilight rested her head atop Fizzle’s, and whispered into her ear. “I love you, Fizz,” “I love you too, Twi,”
Explanations and Emotions~later that evening~ Twilight slowly walked up to Starlight’s office at the school, where Starlight was wrapping things up from the week before, and looking at some of the books in her shelves. Twilight took a deep, hoof-guided breath, then knocked on the door. “Come in,” Starlight called, as she set aside what she was doing and looked towards the door. The door slowly opened, to reveal the nervous, embarrassed princess. “Hey, Starlight. Can I.. talk to you please?” Twilight asked nervously, as she slowly entered the room, and shut the door. “Oh hey, Twilight. I haven’t seen you since this morning, what’s going on? Come sit,” Starlight said, trying her best to sound like she didn’t know what was going on. Twilight sat on the couch across from Starlight’s desk, and sighed. “Well... you see.... earlier...-“ Twilight was clearly struggling to convey her emotions, when Starlight got up and sat next to Twilight on the couch. She used her magic to lock the door, then placed her hoof on Twilight’s shoulder. “I know what’s going on between you and Fizzlepop. I was looking for you after you were gone for over an hour, and I wanted to see what you were up to, and if I could help with anything. When I walked up to your bedroom, ....I saw you and Fizzlepop asleep cuddling on your bed. I did the best thing I could think to do- tuck you both in. I knew this would happen at some point, I could tell by the way you act around her. You don’t have to worry about anything. I only told Spike, and made it perfectly clear to him not to tell anypony about you and Fizzlepop. He figured it out too, and I figured it would be best to tell him than have him disturb you and discover on his own,” Starlight sighed. “We’re here for you, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. Don’t worry about a thing, Twi, just spend some quality time with your new marefriend,” Starlight winked, and removed her hoof from Twilight’s shoulder. Twilight was blushing again, but this time at the fact that Starlight referenced Fizzlepop as Twilight’s marefriend. Twilight smiled. “Thank you, Starlight, this is exactly what I needed to hear,” Twilight said, giving Starlight a hug. “But I’m still embarrassed about what happened, and how to I break the news to my friends? And Equestria? Does anypony other than Spike know?” “I only told Spike, and I told him not to tell anypony, including our friends. I think you’re good in that respect. As for how to break it to them, I say official friendship meeting, then you and Fizzlepop walk in, and without saying a word about it, subtly hint at it until they understand. That way, it makes the communication easier for both of you. I wouldn’t worry about telling Equestria right now, you should only worry about immediate friends. After that, I would tell the princesses, but only when you’re ready. I don’t want to rush you,” Starlight said calmly, trying to comfort her friend. “That’s perfect! Can you tell my friends that there’s a mandatory friendship meeting tomorrow morning? I’ll deal with the princesses after that. Thank you, Starlight!” Twilight gave Starlight a hug. “No problem, Twi. Oh, and I have one more thing to ask you..” “Sure, what is it?” “Did-did you sleep well? Like, was it a good nap?” “It was amazing...I...kinda drooled..” Twilight blushed again as Starlight giggled. “I’m glad you slept well with your new marefriend,” Starlight winked. Twilight blushed harder, and gave a bit of a “hmph”. Then, the pout turned into a smile, and she giggled. “That actually does sound pretty nice...” Twilight admitted. “...Anyways, we should head back to the castle. Spike should be done with dinner soon,” “You go on ahead, Twilight, I just need to put my things away. I’ll be right there,” Starlight said as the two ponies got up. Starlight headed back to her desk to put her papers away. Twilight walked towards the door, then turned back. “Thanks again, Starlight. I don’t know what I would do without you.” “Always happy to help a friend in need, especially when she’s also a nervous friend in love,” Starlight smiled as she watched Twilight’s face turn red once more. Twilight giggled as she left Starlight’s office, trying to look as normal as possible, in case there were students around. She wasn’t ready to tell a whole school of ponies her secret. She took a deep breath as she left the school building, and headed across the walkway back to her castle. Once she approached the dining hall in the castle, she passed Spike in the hallway, as he was starting to set up for dinner. “Hey, Twi, I heard you got some quality time with Fizzlepop earlier,” Twilight blushed as she smiled. “Yeah....I kinda.... totally love her now...” Twilight said nervously as she turned redder. Spike was smirking with his arms crossed. “So, how was your nap?” “I kind of...maybe....drooled a bit...” Spike laughed as Twilight smiled, maintaining her bright red face. “I’m glad you slept well. Honestly, both me and Starlight saw this coming at some point,” “Yeah......well, tomorrow I’m calling a friendship meeting, and we’re going to subtly tell everyone, so please don’t say anything to anypony, okay?” “You can count on me!” Just then, Starlight came trotting down the hall to meet them. “Oh hey, Starlight. I was just talking to Spike about earlier,” “Okay, I have alerted your friends about the friendship meeting tomorrow. I didn’t include any specifics, so you can tell them however you feel is best,” “Thank you, Starlight. I can always count on you. Oh, Spike, weren’t you finishing dinner?” “Oh yeah! You two go on and sit, I’ll be right back,” Spike said before dashing off down the hall to the kitchen. Starlight and Twilight took their seats, then Fizzlepop entered the room. “Oh, uh, hey, Twilight,” Fizzle said nervously, trying not to expose their relationship. “H-hey, Fizz. It’s okay, you can relax, Starlight is good and so is Spike. They both know, and they’re the only ones so far who do. I had Starlight schedule a friendship meeting tomorrow morning, and I figured we’d subtly drop the hint to our friends. Is..that okay?” “Of course, they should know. After all they’re your closest friends, and neither of us would be here without them,” Fizzle said as she sat down in her seat. Spike walked in with the tray of food. “Well, if it isn’t my favorite OTP,” Spike playfully said as he set the tray on the table. Fizzlepop and Twilight blushed. The two felt relieved to finally tell their friends about their relationship, and were looking forward to being more open about it.
Romance and RevelationsThe next morning, Twilight’s friends sat in their respective seats in the throne room, curious about the meeting to come. Starlight stood by the door, smiling. She clearly knew the purpose of the meeting. Twilight and Fizzlepop approached the doors, and each took a deep breath. “You ready, Fizz?” “Ready as I’ll ever be, Twi,” The two nodded at each other, and Twilight used her magic to open the doors. “Hey, Everypony,” Twilight said as she entered the room. She was standing closer to Fizzlepop than usual, and Fizzle wasn’t wearing her armor, signaling that she was off-duty. The two glanced at each other and smiled, then looked back at the group. An awkward silence followed. Finally, Rainbow Dash spoke up. “So...why did Starlight call us for a friendship meeting this morning? The map isn’t glowing, so I doubt it’s a friendship problem. Besides, you wouldn’t wait overnight for a friendship problem anyways. Friendship never waits!” “It’s not a friendship problem...” Twilight said as she walked over to her throne, then giggled. Fizzlepop stood next to her, and placed her hoof on Twilight’s shoulder. The two ponies were smiling, and the Mane 5 were confused, wondering why Twilight wasn’t telling why they were even there. “Care to explain why Starlight called us here, darling?” Rarity asked. “Yeah, Twilight! I can’t wait any longer, tell us!” Pinkie exclaimed as she hopped in her seat. “You’re all here because...we at the castle have some exciting news to share,” Twilight hinted. She smiled, and looked back at Fizzlepop again, blushing ever so slightly. Starlight still stood by the door next to Spike, both of them smiling, eagerly waiting for their friends’ reactions to the news. Fizzlepop sat next to Twilight’s throne, and moved her hoof onto the armrest. Twilight placed her hoof on top of Fizzle’s. The Mane 5 were thinking hard, trying to figure out what was going on. Rarity, being observant as she is, noticed the large, loving smiles on Twilight and Fizzlepop’s faces, their linked hooves, the sparkle in their eyes, and their closeness. She then remembered how they had looked at each other before. Rarity pieced everything together, and the “dress” was complete. She gasped in realization. “Are you two-“ Rarity said, gesturing her hoof to the two happy ponies. Twilight smiled once more at Fizzlepop. “Mm-hmm!” Twilight confirmed, and the ponies cheered, some of their faces were red, and they were all shocked and excited. “Me and Twilight...are together now. Yes, together together.” Fizzle admitted, then blushed. The ponies cheered once more. “I’m so happy for you two!” Fluttershy chimed. “So...how did this come to happen?” Rarity asked, intrigued. “Well, I had a crush on Twilight since not long after I started being her guard. So yesterday, I went to her room and confessed,” Fizzlepop turned to Twilight, allowing her to continue the story. “Then, I admitted that I had feelings for her too, and...well... we were both emotional, so we hugged...and after awhile, we kind of just...fell asleep.....together....” Twilight shared, blushing at the memory. The Mane 5 “awww”ed at the story, and Fizzlepop continued. “We laid cuddling together asleep for about 2 hours, and somewhere in that time, Starlight discovered us, and tucked us in. Then, she told Spike. When I woke up, I saw the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen- Twi asleep....drooling.” The ponies giggled, and Twilight turned red. “Fizz, did you have to tell them that part?” “Of course I did, that was the best part!” Twilight smirked at Fizzle, then turned back to her friends. “Anyways, it was the best nap I’ve ever had, and I’m sure you enjoyed it too, Fizz,” Fizzlepop nodded enthusiastically. Twilight sighed. “Well....that’s how it happened...and I couldn’t be happier. Honestly, I’m even happier now that I told you all about this. It just lifted a huge load off of my chest, and I’m pleased to see all of your reactions and support. Thank you, everypony,” Twilight smiled sweetly. “Ah’m just so happy for y’alll, and ah wish you the best of luck,” Applejack replied. “This is so exciting! I’m just so happy happy happy for you!!” Pinkie exclaimed, then fired her party cannon. “We NEED to have a Twizzlepop Party!!!” “We’re not ready to let anypony else know yet, except maybe the princesses, and that’s still quite the leap. We can’t have a party, that would draw too much attention, even if it were just us,” Fizzle said. Pinkie slumped. “Well....maybe if it’s in the castle, and we lock the outer doors so nopony can see us or come in...” Twilight added. Pinkie perked up again. “YAAAAY! I’ve gotta start prepping!” Pinkie exclaimed, as she then rushed out of the castle to Sugarcube Corner to prepare. Suddenly, she rushed back in. “Wait! I need a cake! What do I tell Mrs. Cake?” “Just tell her you need a purple and magenta cake for your friends. You throw us parties all the time, so I don’t think she would be suspicious,” Fizzle responded. Pinkie thanked her, then dashed off again. Their focus returned to the table of the remaining 4 ponies. “Starlight, if you want, you can sit in Pinkie’s throne now,” Twilight offered. Starlight nodded, then walked over and sat in Pinkie’s seat. She noticed that it was covered in glitter, sprinkles, and confetti. Typical Pinkie Pie stuff. “Awww, yeah! This is so awesome! I have to admit, I kinda saw this coming too..” Rainbow Dash stated. The others agreed. “So....have you...y’know...kissed yet?” Rarity teased. The two ponies blushed bright red again. “Rarity, I don’t think they’re comfortable yet. After all, they only just got together yesterday,” Fluttershy replied to ease the uncomfortable ponies. “Thank you, Fluttershy, you’re exactly right. Buuuuut......we’re working on it...” Twilight said to ease the tension, then winked. Fizzle blushed more, however, and brushed her arm with her hoof shyly. “Yeah....we’re workin’ on it..” Fizzlepop nervously added. Twilight changed the subject to ease her nervous marefriend. “We’ll have the party in here. I’ll close the drapes to guarantee that nopony can see in.” “And I’ll lock the castle door,” Fizzlepop added. “If it’s even capable of locking...”Rainbow muttered. Anypony was always able to enter Twilight’s castle as they pleased. The only time the doors were ever locked was during the Changeling Takeover, before Starlight, Trixie, Thorax, and Discord defeated them. Twilight was relieved that her friends handled the news so well, and fully supported their decision. “Thank you all, everypony. Thank you for understanding, and handling this all so well. I really couldn’t ask for better friends than you,” Twilight admitted. “It’s no problem, Darling. You’re our friend, and we will always be here to support you in your romantic endeavors,” Rarity responded. “And we’re always here to support anypony else here in their romantic endeavors, whether or not they choose to pursue them,” Fluttershy added. “What about you, Fluttershy? Do you have a coltfriend or marefriend that you’re not telling us about?” Rainbow asked. Fluttershy blushed, and her face turned angry. “Come on, Rainbow! If I had one, I would definitely tell you all. But I don’t,” Fluttershy defended. Twilight was looking forward to the party that night, especially to impress her new marefriend.
Firsts and FiestasTwilight was finishing up her hair, which was wavier than usual, similar to her coronation hairstyle. Her dress was a dusty rose color, and sparkly, and flowed beautifully. At last, she was ready. She doesn’t usually dress up for most parties, but this one was going to be special, she just knew it. She was a bit nervous to show Fizzlepop, but excited nonetheless. She walked out of her room, after taking one last look at a picture of her and Fizzle on her mirror. “I’ve got this.” Twilight thought, before leaving her room and walking towards the throne room. Twilight walked through the door to the throne room. Her friends, Spike, and Starlight were clumped together at the opposite end of the room, then they parted to reveal Fizzlepop, who was wearing a teal dress that matched her eyes, and the rhinestones on the poofy skirt sparkled in the light. Rarity dimmed the lighting with her magic to set the tone. The glowing, multicolored crystals from the tree chandelier are illuminating the room in a romantic way. Twilight is in awe, blushing at the beauty of her marefriend, and the sparkle in her eyes. Fizzle blushed and smiled. “You- you look stunning, Fizzle...” Twilight finally said, maintaining her stunned expression. “You too, Twi,” Fizzle said. They both walked towards each other. Before Fizzle could ask Twilight to dance, Pinkie jumped between them with her party cannon, and screamed, “IT’S PARTY TIME!” Pinkie then fired her party cannon, getting confetti on the two ponies’ heads. “Pinkie...” Fizzle said, upset that Pinkie ruined the moment. “Sorry!” Pinkie said as she grinned nervously, and scooted back by her friends on the sides. “What was it you were saying, Fizz?” “I was going to say, care to dance?” Fizzlepop asked, extending her left hoof. “I would love to,” Twilight replied, placing her right hoof on Fizzlepop’s. Fizzle took her other hoof, grabbing Twilight’s back, and bringing her closer. Twilight wrapped her left hoof around Fizzle. They proceeded to dance gracefully to music Rarity had chosen, and for quite a bit. Rarity had playfully asked Spike to dance, and he blushed fiercely, as Rarity swept him and and used her front right hoof to dance with him, rather than both, because of his height. Finally, when the song ended, they grabbed some of Pinkie Pie’s punch, and mingled with their friends. After awhile, Twilight pulled Fizzlepop aside. “Come with me, I have something to tell you,” Twilight took Fizzlepop to the balcony. “Isn’t somepony going to see us?” Fizzlepop asked. Twilight pointed up. Fizzle saw a translucent magenta, sparkling, swirling dome above them. “Bubble of invisibility. It’s around the door, so our friends can see us, but nopony else can. Come sit,” Twilight explained, then walked over to the middle of the balcony. Fizzle followed and sat next to Twilight. Noticing that Fizzlepop and Twilight and left the party room, the Mane 5, Spike, and Starlight set out to find them. Starlight walked past the closed balcony doors, and looked back. She saw Fizzlepop and Twilight sitting together, and alerted the group with a ‘psssst’ and pointed at the door. She didn’t want the two to hear them, and be disturbed from their moment. The dragon and 6 ponies peered through the glass door. “So, what was it you wanted to tell me?” Fizzle asked her marefriend. “I’m ready.” “For what? A fireworks show? Because I can do that for you,” “No, not that. Remember what Rarity asked us earlier?” Twilight hinted. Fizzle thought, then blushed as she realized what Twilight was thinking of. The night sky was beautiful and clear as ever, and the mood was right. The two situated themselves towards each other, and blushed. They awkwardly smiled, unsure of how to start. Fizzlepop was especially red, extremely nervous for this moment. She hesitated as Twilight waited. “Oh, come here!” Twilight said as she swiftly leaned in and pressed her muzzle against Fizzle’s. Fizzlepop‘ s eyes widened, then she embraced it, returning the kiss, and wrapping her hooves around Twilight. The ponies outside of the door blushed, and let out a series of “awwwww”s. Rainbow Dash and Spike were a bit grossed out, but at the same time thought it was cute. Rarity smiled. “I knew they had it in them,” Rarity said, entranced in their romance. Fluttershy was red, as she’d never seen her friend for many years kiss anypony. She giggled. “I haven’t seen Twilight this happy since she decided to have that booksortcation! It makes me so happy to see her so happy!” Fluttershy added as she clapped her hooves. Starlight had silenced Pinkie Pie, as not to draw attention to them. Pinkie looked as if she was going to explode. “Pinkie, why don’t you go back into the throne room and celebrate in privacy?” Starlight asked. Pinkie dashed off and they heard distant screeches of excitement and multiple party cannon firings. On the balcony, the two ponies separated, and Fizzlepop was still red. “Wow... that was amazing... Can I tell you a secret of why exactly I was so nervous?” “Of course, Fizz, you can tell me anything, I am your marefriend now,” Fizzlepop still wasn’t used to that word, but she knew she could trust Twilight. “Well...here’s why I was so nervous about......y’know.....kissing you....” Fizzle took a breath. “You see.... I’ve never actually kissed anypony before. When I left home, I was too young to have had a special somepony, and my parents never actually kissed me other than on my head or my cheek. Then I was alone until I went into the Storm Guard, until I met you, of course...” Fizzle sighed. “I’ve never told anypony a secret like that before.... You’re just the first pony I could ever truly trust,” Fizzlepop admitted. Twilight smiled, and teared up. “Well, I hope I was a good first, you certainly were to me,” “It’s your first relationship too?” “Yep. I was very introverted before I moved to Ponyville, and once I met my friends, I didn’t think I needed anypony. I did have one crush once, but that never became anything. It was...complicated. Anyways, Flash is a story for another time. But that was years ago, and nothing serious happened between us other than awkward interactions. I haven’t had anything romantic since then. Well, until you, that is,” Twilight explained. The ponies in the door “awwwwww”ed, and the two mares turned to face them. The ponies quickly dashed next to the door, and Twilight playfully rolled her eyes, then giggled. “Should’ve figured that once they found us they would watch,” Twilight giggled. Fizzlepop blushed, then shook it off, and made a confident face. She knew she had to conquer her shyness towards this romance. She took a breath, and pressed her muzzle against Twilight’s. Twilight blushed again, and used her wings to bring Fizzle closer. They hugged as they both embraced the love. Fizzlepop saw it all so clearly now, she had been wrong before. The best way to survive wasn’t all alone, it was with the ponies you love and care about. “Why don’t we give them some privacy,” Rarity hinted. “But this is so good!!!” Pinkie pleaded. “Come on,” Starlight said as she walked away. The rest followed. The two ponies kept embracing their love for quite awhile, until finally, they went back into the throne room. Starlight was sitting in Twilight’s throne, and Spike in his. The rest of the ponies had left. “Where did everypony go?” “They all went home, they figured you wanted your privacy, and it had gotten late. The party festivities seemed to be over anyways, so Pinkie Pie had nothing left to be excited about,” Spike explained. “Oh, okay then. What do you want to do tomorrow? I assume you still want to keep this a secret, so we shouldn’t do anything too suspiciously romantic. I don’t want to be cooped up in the castle anymore, though. Unless you want to have a booksortcation. Then I’d be down for that,” Twilight mentioned. “Should we tell the princesses?” Fizzlepop asked. “Are we ready for that yet? I mean, I’m not concerned about Cadance and Luna telling anypony, but Celestia enjoys gossip from time to time over cake! I don’t know if she can keep a secret this big!” “Twilight, you were her student, and you’re very close to her. I’m sure you can trust her. She gave me a chance, maybe we should give her a chance?” Fizzle replied. “Okay, I trust you. We can tell them, but maybe just not tomorrow? I kind of wanted to do something fun tomorrow, and not stressful?” “I have an idea, why don’t we go to Canterlot tomorrow, tell the princesses, then go have some fun around Canterlot? That way, we don’t have to worry about telling them, and we can just have fun! We can go to the Canterlot Library, go shopping, and hang out! And if anypony asks, you’re just visiting and I’m doing my job. I’ll even wear my armor,” “That’s a great idea, Fizz! I’ll have Spike send Princess Celestia a letter letting her know that we’re coming, and to have Princess Cadance and Shining Armor come too. Sunburst can watch Flurry Heart in the Crystal Empire. Starlight, if you want to go to the Crystal Empire and help Sunburst with Flurry Heart, I’m sure he would love that. You can also tell him about us, I don’t think he talks to enough ponies to worry about him telling anypony,” “That would be great! I would love seeing Sunburst and Flurry again, and I’m sure he would be very happy for you,” Starlight replied. “Spike, can you please send a letter to Princess Celestia?” “Sure! This feels so weird, like I should be in the Golden Oak Library, and you should be a unicorn doing this,” Spike said. He soon realized that he shouldn’t have said that, as that moment brings up PTSD-like moments for Twilight. She starts to tear up. “Oh no. I shouldn’t have said that. I really shouldn’t have said that,” Spike said concerned. “I’m so sorry, Twilight, I- I wasn’t thinking-“ Twilight starts sobbing. She flies up to her tree chandelier and hugs it. “OH, HOW I MISS YOU MY LIBRARY” Twilight sobs, still hugging the roots of the Golden Oak Library. Fizzle was worried, as she didn’t know why Twilight was suddenly depressed. “Why is she like this all of a sudden?” Spike sighed, as he had to tell the story, which would only make her worse. Starlight used her magic to pull Twilight down, maintaining her hugging position, and wraps her around Fizzlepop. Fizzlepop sits down, and wraps her hooves around her distressed mare. “Twilight, is it okay if I tell Fizzlepop the story?” Twilight kept her wet face in Fizzlepop’s chest. “I- I guess so” Twilight sobbed, muffled, as she didn’t move her head. Fizzlepop gently stroked Twilight’s head. “Alright, so not long after Twilight became a princess, Tirek- do you know who Tirek is?” Fizzlepop shook her head. “Alright. Tirek was a power hungry horned beast from Tartarus, almost like a Minotaur, but not, I’m not sure what he is. Anyways, he can consume the magic of ponies- any type of pony, and he grows with its power. His power and body grows with the magic he consumes. Anyways, the three princesses knew that Tirek would want their magic, and didn’t think he knew about Twilight being a princess. So they took their magic and gave it all to Twilight. All of it. She almost exploded. Well, one thing led to another, and Tirek knew about Twilight having the magic. He battled with her, in an epic magic duel of destruction. In that process, he destroyed the Golden Oak Library, which is where Twilight has lived since she moved to Ponyville. She had so many of her favorite memories there. She still gets flashbacks. They defeated him with friendship as usual, and this castle grew out of the ground. That’s what happened,” Spike explained. Fizzlepop was speechless. She was in awe of that massive story and event. She hugged her still sobbing mare tighter. “It’s okay, Twi. It’s over now, and now you have this amazing castle, with a bigger library, and room for all of your friends. You even still have some of your old home here in your new home. It’s okay now, you have me. You’ll be okay,” Fizzlepop said sweetly, still petting Twilight. Finally, Twilight calmed down, and pulled her head away to see that Fizzlepop’s entire chest was wet at that point. She blushed, and wiped her eyes. “I’m sorry about that, Fizz,” Twilight pointed at her chest. I’m sorry you had to see me like that. Thank you, you’re right about what you said. And you’re great to snuggle, it really helped me calm down and feel better,” “Where were we...oh yes! Spike, can you get a scroll and a quill?” He went and fetched the two items. “Are you ready?” Spike nodded. “Dearest Celestia, Fizzlepop Berrytwist and I request to meet with you, Luna, Cadance, and Shining Armor tomorrow morning. It is of high importance, but there is no need to be worried. Your friend and fellow princess, Twilight Sparkle,” Twilight announced. Spike finished writing, then sent it off in a burst of green fire. Fizzlepop was terrified. “SPIKE! You just set that letter on fire! Why in Equestria did you do that??” Fizzle panicked. “It’s how I send letters to Celestia. It’s just how it works, I’m not sure why or how, but that’s just how it is,” Spike explained. Fizzle sighed in relief. Spike started gagging, and coughed a breath of fire. The fire morphed into a scroll, and Twilight picked it up to read aloud. Fizzlepop was baffled at what she had just witnessed. “Dearest Twilight, I will contact Cadance and Shining Armor, and tell them to have that orange wizard dude watch their child. Luna and I are free whenever. We are looking forward to the meeting. Your faithful sun goddess, Celestia. P.S. If you can bring cake, that would be wonderful,” Twilight read aloud. Their faces were blank. They could not understand why Celestia had written that way, but they decided not to question it. They were all getting tired, and decided to call it a night. They had to head to Canterlot the following morning, and needed quality sleep. Twilight and Fizzlepop hugged goodnight, and went off to bed. “They’re such a cute couple,” Starlight mentioned to Spike, before they headed off to bed.
Royal Explanations and City DestinationsFizzlepop and Twilight were on the train to Canterlot. Starlight had left for the Crystal Empire a bit earlier, to allow Cadance and Shining Armor to get there in time. The ponies were nervous to tell the princesses about their secret, but excited at the same time. Fizzlepop was wearing her white armor with magenta trim to represent Twilight. Twilight’s Cutie Mark was on the flank of the armor, and on the chest piece. Once they arrived in Canterlot, they tried to act natural, with Twilight being relaxed, yet royal, and Fizzlepop being more tense and guard-like, marching next to Twilight, still giving her the occasional smile. She referred to Twilight as ‘Princess’. Well, most of the time. She would sneak in a ‘Twilight’ or a ‘Twi’ every now and then. Twilight also tried to refrain from calling Fizzlepop ‘Fizzle’ or ‘Fizz’. Once they got into the castle, they sighed in relief, not realizing how hard it would be to keep things low-key. They walked to the throne room in silence, and paused right outside of the door. The guards were about to open the doors for them, when Twilight gave them a “hold” signal. She looked at Fizzlepop. “Are you ready for this? This is going to be hard for both of us, but it’s too late to back out now,” Twilight asked. Fizzlepop nodded. Twilight nodded to the guards, and they opened the doors. They walked in formally, towards the three princesses and the prince. Fizzlepop bowed, and the princesses laughed. “You don’t need to bow, you’re Twilight’s personal guard,” Cadance explained. Fizzlepop abruptly stood back up. “Now, Twilight and Captain Berrytwist, why is it that you have requested to meet with us?” Celestia asked. Just before Twilight could start explaining, Celestia interrupted. “And...did you bring me cake like my letter suggested?” “Uhm……” Twilight nervously giggled. She used her magic to make a cake appear. Celestia seemed pleased. “But, this is for after. First, we have something to say.…..me and Fizzle..pop are...” Twilight took a breath. “Together...” “Like, together together..” Fizzlepop added, the same way she had told her friends. They were both blushing, and so were the princesses. Shining Armor started tearing up. They all smiled. “I must say, I was not expecting this, however I am very pleased to see you both so happy together. I am so proud of both of you, and the amazing ponies you’ve become, and I’m eager to see how much you will continue to grow together,” Celestia explained. “What she said. I am so proud of you both as well, and just know that if you ever need any guidance, all you need to do is go to sleep,” Luna winked. “I am just so happy for you! Congratulations, you two! We wish you the best of luck,” Cadance cheered. Shining Armor was crying. “BEFORE YOU ASK, ITS LIQUID PRIIIIDE” Shining sobbed, and hugged Twilight. “I love you, Twily,” Shining mustered, before sobbing again. Twilight stroked Shining’s back, with an “aww”. She used her magic to give him a tissue, and he proceeded to sob into it. “So...you’re all okay with this? Really?” Fizzlepop asked. “Of course we are, we wouldn’t have put you two together in the first place if we weren’t,” Celestia answered. Shining finally calmed down to a sniffle, and Twilight brought the cake back over. “How about we cut this cake?” “That would be amazing,” Celestia replied. Celestia gestured to keep making her slice bigger until it was almost half of the cake. Twilight playfully rolled her eyes, and levitated the plate of cake over to Celestia. She ate the massive piece within 3 minutes. Once the ponies had all finished enjoying their cake, Twilight and Fizzlepop had decided it was time to leave. “I think it’s time we go now, we want to take some time to go around Canterlot,” Twilight mentioned. “It was wonderful having you both back here, and I am just so proud of you both again. Have fun,” Celestia replied before they left. Twilight turned around and ran over to hug Shining Armor once more. “I love you, Twily. I’m so proud of you,” Shining said as more tears rolled down his face. Twilight backed away, and looked at everypony. “Remember, don’t tell anypony about the two of us. We’re not ready to let anypony else besides you and our close friends know,” “Your secret is safe with us,” Celestia responded. The others nodded in agreement. Twilight and Fizzlepop walked out, and the guards closed the doors. After they walked away from the corridor, the princesses giggled in excitement about this new romance. “So, what do you want to do now that we got that over with?” Fizzlepop asked. “I was thinking we could stop by Rarity’s boutique, and if we’re hungry, Rarity suggested a good restaurant, and there’s always the library! There’s a ton of other shops and events, too! This is Canterlot after all!” “I know, Twi, and I’m up for anything, but,” Fizzlepop sighed. “Just remember, we have to things low-key,” Fizzlepop placed her arm on Twilight’s shoulder. “I know, and although it’s hard, we’ll do our best. And if we’re having trouble and need to relax, we can always sneak aside and I can put the invisibility spell on us again, or if we’re close by, we can always sneak back into the castle,” Twilight reassured Fizzlepop, and they hugged once they reached the doors. They repositioned themselves regally, and left the castle, followed by Shining Armor and Cadance not long after. They waved to ponies as they walked towards the higher class fashion community. They entered Canterlot Carousel, and walked up to Sassy Saddles at the checkout counter. “Why hello, Princess, Captain Berrytwist! Rarity didn’t tell me you were coming, I would’ve helped make something special,” Sassy said, disappointed. “It was kind of a last minute thing,” Twilight responded. “And please, call us Twilight and Fizzlepop.” “What brings you to Canterlot on such short notice?” Sassy asked. “Just a day trip, wanted a quick break from royal duties and all,” Twilight nervously giggled. She wasn’t too great at lying, but she wasn’t positive that she could trust Sassy with their secret. “Just figured we’d stop by, see what new fashions Rarity has come up with here,” “Well, if you need anything at all, please let me know! I am always willing to help a princess and her royal guard!” Sassy cheered. The two fake grinned, and walked towards the dresses. Clothing of all different colors, patterns, styles, and fabrics hung around the store, the sparkles of some fabrics glistened in the afternoon light. The two happily grabbed dresses and accessories, trying things on, and having fun. They bought a few outfits, and said goodbye to Sassy. Next, the two decided to head to the Canterlot Library, since Fizzlepop had never been, and Twilight has always loved it. Since they wanted some peace, they instead chose the castle library. They carefully made their way to the castle, and once they walked in, they sighed, and slumped. They had underestimated how hard it would be to stay low-key. “I didn’t realize how hard that would be,” Twilight mentioned. “Yeah, especially since we’ve only been together for a few days,” Fizzlepop agreed. They walked towards the library, more comfortably since they didn’t have to worry about anypony seeing them. They started in the Starswirl the Bearded wing, reading the ancient spells and stories. Next, they went into the general area, and read through the classics, and spellbooks. Even though she couldn’t cast spells, Fizzlepop had always been interested in magic. After, they grabbed a good storybook, and cuddled up on one of the sofas, as Twilight read aloud. Fizzlepop loved how Twilight had given the characters different voices and quirks as she read. After all, a bookworm is a great storyteller. Eventually, Fizzlepop fell asleep on Twilight, and she paused reading to embrace it. She snuggled up to her more, and kissed the top of her head. She thought Fizzle was adorable as she slept. She used her magic to tap the guard who was standing at the library entrance, pretending not to see what was happening. His face had a slight pink to it. He turned to Twilight, and she motioned for him to come over. “Y-yes, Princess? Do you need anything?” He whispered, as not to wake Fizzlepop. He was still not used to this new romance. “Can you please get me a camera? Quickly, before she wakes up,” Twilight whispered back. “Of course, Princess,” the guard replied before saluting and running off to fulfill the princess’ request. She softly nuzzled Fizzlepop, and then she realized something. There was no longer a guard, so anypony could come in and see them. Twilight used her magic to create an invisibility spell until he came back, just in case. Luckily, she never had to use it, as the guard soon returned with the camera, as requested. He ran up to Twilight. “Here you go, princess,” He said as he bowed, and gave the camera to Twilight. Twilight used her magic to levitate the camera to the perfect angle, and she took a cute picture of her and Fizzle snuggling in the library. Once the picture printed out, and she had examined it to make sure that it was perfect, she gave the camera back to the guard. “Thank you, for the camera, and for understanding,” “It is my pleasure and my duty, princess,” the guard replied as he bowed, and teleported the camera back to its original location. “Need anything else?” “Just a little bit of quiet time, but thank you,” Twilight responded. The guard nodded and smiled at her, then returned to his post. She placed the picture neatly in her saddlebag. ~a little while later~ Fizzlepop woke up slowly, and rubbed her eyes a bit. Then, her eyes grew wide as she realized where she was. She turned red again. “Did I...fall asleep while you were reading?” “Mmhmm,” Twilight replied. “And it was great,”. Fizzlepop nervously giggled, and rubbed her arm, her face still red. After an awkward silence, Twilight finally spoke. “It’s getting pretty late, Twilight said as she glanced at the clock, which read ‘5:34’. “We should probably head back,” “Yeah, unless you wanted to have a romantic dinner here instead of at the castle...” Fizzle suggested. “As amazing as that sounds, Rarity and Pinkie Pie said that all of the fancy restaurants here weren’t very good, and the few that they suggested weren’t very classy. Besides, that leaves us more time to snuggle later, and tell Starlight and Spike about our day. I also have to work at the school in the morning, since it is a school night. But.... I suppose I could go in later, and just have Spike take care of things until I get there..” Twilight thought aloud. “That does sound like a better plan. It’s a shame that the restaurants don’t live up to their reviews, but your plan sounds more enjoyable anyways,” Fizzlepop replied. Just then, they were approached by two guards, one of which was the guard who was stationed at the library. “Hello, Princess, Captain. We would like to accompany you in the train back to Ponyville, to give you a private part of the train, so you can relax without worrying about anypony,” The library guard explained. “Oh, that’s very sweet, but you don’t have to do tha-“ Twilight was interrupted by the guard. “No, we insist, we could use some fresh air anyways, and making royalty feel comfortable is our duty,” he insisted. “You can accompany us, if you insist,” Twilight responded. She wasn’t sure how she felt about being treated so highly, but she was relieved that she could get quality time with Fizzlepop on the train. The two gathered their belongings, returning books to their rightful locations, and following the guards out of the castle. A few ponies looked confused as to why Twilight had two Celestial Guards with her, along with Fizzlepop. Once they arrived at the train station, the ponies boarded the Friendship Express, and Twilight and Fizzle chose a car. “Alright, we’re going to leave you two be, enjoy your private train ride,” The library guard mentioned, before he and the other guard went to either door, blocking anypony from entering the car. Twilight and Fizzlepop chose a bench, and sat close together. “Oh come on, we can get cozier than this! We’re alone, you don’t have to worry, Twi,” Fizzle mentioned. They repositioned so that they were snuggling more, and sighed. They were both mostly laying in the seat, and Twilight was leaning on Fizzlepop. One of the guards looked through the window on the door and smiled. He hadn’t seen anything so pure in so long, as the princesses weren’t ever really interesting in romance, nor did they really have time for it. Twilight nuzzled closer, and Fizzlepop gently kissed Twilight’s head. Twilight blushed lightly. “Fizz, your armor is too bulky and not nearly cuddly enough. As your princess, I believe your armor should be fluffy and snuggly,” Twilight said, nearly entranced in sleep. She did sound like she was half asleep, most likely from the warmth of the setting sun, the motion of the train, and the snuggles from Fizzlepop. Fizzle giggled. “But If It were plush, I wouldn’t be able to protect us, so really, it’s for the best,” “But what about for when you want to snuggle with your marefriend?” Twilight whispered. “I’ll have to consult Celestia in that matter, we’ll see,” Fizzlepop wasn’t surprised when a few minutes later, Twilight was fully snoozing on her shoulder. So this is what it must’ve felt like to Twilight earlier, Fizzlepop thought. About 15 minutes later, the train hit a bump in the tracks and Twilight abruptly woke up. “mmm..Fizzy?” Twilight moaned awake, jolted by the sudden movement of the train. She blinked a bit, then looked up at Fizzlepop, realizing where she was, rather than sleeping in her own bed. She turned red, looking suddenly embarrassed and nervous. Fizzlepop smiled back at her. “Oh, this is so embarrassing,” Twilight tried to hide her red face with her hoof. Fizzlepop wasn’t sure why Twilight felt so embarrassed. “Why are you so embarrassed? The guards aren’t watching, and besides, even princesses need sleep. And earlier, I fell asleep on you, and that was fine, right? This all started because we napped together! There’s no reason to feel ashamed,” Fizzlepop explained. “Oh, no, it’s not that. It’s just,” Twilight sighed. “Very few ponies know this about me, because very few ponies have seen me sleep. And by that, I mean not even all of my friends know this. Only Starlight, Spike, Princess Cadance, and strangely Fluttershy, but that was when Zecora was sick, and she pulled that research all-nighter, and she woke me up, but- anyways, I get a little loopy when I’m tired, and sometimes I sleep-talk. Or if I’m sleep-deprived, I say some weird things, and I can tell when I sleep a certain way that is more likely to produce these results, and..... I may have dreamt about us.... and I may have said something... I’m not sure, but can you please tell me if I did? It’s just really embarrassing for me to know that I may have said something and I have no clue what it could’ve been,” Twilight confessed. “Aww, that’s adorable- uh, I mean- let me think,” Fizzle blushed too. “Before you fell fully asleep, and you were half asleep, you recommended that I get plush armor for snuggling and cuddling my princess, and that my armor wasn’t comfy enough. I mentioned how it was this way for our protection, and you responded with something about how I should have separate armor for snuggling my marefriend.” Fizzlepop blushed as she said that. She still wasn’t fully comfortable with the word ‘marefriend’, neither was Twilight, and she blushed too. “After that, you fell asleep, and stayed asleep until we hit a bump. When you woke up, you moaned and grumbled a bit, all cute and and lovable, and I heard the word ‘Fizzy’ in there too. That’s it, though, nothing terrible, just adorable,” Fizzlepop explained to Twilight, still red. “Oh, I’m so sorry! I hate acting like that, it’s so embarrassing, and I’m sorry you had to see me like that, and-“ Fizzlepop put her hoof on Twilight’s muzzle. “No, it was amazing. I love every side of you, Twi, and a few sleepy phrases won’t change anything. I honestly think it’s super cute,” Fizzle admitted. Twilight smiled, and perked. “Thanks, Fizz, you’re the best. Oh! That reminds me!” Twilight sat up, and reached into her saddlebag on the floor. She grabbed the picture from earlier, and showed it to Fizzlepop, who turned red when she saw it. “This is from earlier, when you fell asleep on me,” Twilight said. You were so adorable, and I had the chance to have a guard get a camera without me moving you, so... I took the opportunity. I hope you don’t mind- Oh, who am I kidding? It’s definitely going on my mirror!” Twilight giggled. Fizzlepop was still red and smiling. She giggled. Then, the train slowed down, and the guards looked into the windows on the doors. They both walked in, and towards the two ponies. The library guard extended his hoof to help them get up from their comfortable positions. Once they got off of the train, the guard motioned for the conductor to wait outside for a second. “This train’s heading back to Canterlot, right?” One of the guards asked the conductor. He nodded in affirmation, and the guards stood tall. “We should head back to Canterlot, our stations won’t guard themselves. Is that okay, Princess?” the other guard asked the princess. Twilight nodded, and the guards saluted before re-entering the train. The conductor made his final boarding call, as Twilight and Fizzlepop started walking home. “Y’know, I could get us home much faster, so we don’t have to walk through Ponyville,” Twilight mentioned. Fizzlepop looked confused. “You’re seriously gonna try flying with me on your back? I don’t think that’s gonna work,” Fizzle responded. Twilight giggled. “No, silly! Magic!” “Oh, right,” Fizzlepop wondered why that wasn’t her first thought. “Why didn’t you just use magic to get us from Canterlot?” “I’ll answer that in a second,” Twilight responded, then her horn started to glow. She tilted her head towards Fizzlepop, and in a flash of magenta light, they were alone in the castle’s main area. Twilight stepped towards Fizzlepop. “I didn’t teleport us from Canterlot because I wanted snuggles from my marefriend,” Twilight continued. She hugged Fizzlepop, and their hug remained for a few seconds. Twilight seemed to be getting used to that word, but Fizzlepop was still nervous about it. “We should find Starlight and Spike,” Twilight mentioned as the two ponies started walking towards the dining hall area, after peeking into the throne room. They weren’t in the dining hall. Twilight called for them, and she heard Starlight respond from the living area. They walked in, and Starlight and Spike were sitting on the couches facing each other. “I didn’t realize you were home, I didn’t hear you come in,” Starlight said, looking up at the two ponies as they walked in. “How was your trip? How did the princesses react? Did you have fun? Did you do anything romantic?” Starlight excitedly asked. “Yes, Starlight, we did have fun. First, we told the princesses. They were very happy for us. My brother was sobbing, he always cries at emotional events, and he was very proud. We ate cake with the princesses, even though Celestia took like half of the cake! Well, after that, we decided to go to Canterlot Carousel, and got some dresses. We didn’t tell Sassy Saddles, though. After that, we were exhausted from keeping things secret, so we went to the library at the castle so we could relax. I think this part is better told by Fizzle,” Twilight explained. “Uh...well....we chose a story, and cuddled up on a couch. Twilight’s voice was so sweet and soothing, and....... I fell asleep leaning on her.... and little did I know that Twilight had one of the guards get her a camera, and she took a picture....” Fizzlepop blushed as Twilight took the picture out of her saddlebag, and showed it to Starlight. Starlight giggled. “Awwww,” Starlight responded. Fizzlepop blushed more. “.....Anyways, after that, it had gotten pretty late, so that’s when we decided to head home. The library guard and another guard insisted that they accompany us in the train ride, so we could have a private train area. We snuggled up again, and Twilight was feeling a little sleepy. She was very cute and loopy,” Fizzlepop giggled. Now Twilight blushed. “She ended up falling asleep, and then she woke up a bit later and showed me the picture she took. By then, we were back in Ponyville, so we said goodbye to the guards, then teleported here,” “Awww, sounds like you had fun! No romantic dinner?” Starlight asked. “No, we figured it was too risky,” Twilight answered. “Well....we could always give you a romantic dinner at the castle....” Spike offered. “But what about you guys? Wouldn’t you be eating late, then?” Twilight asked, concerned. “Don’t worry about us, we’re good. Just go get yourselves fancier, and meet us in the dining hall in half an hour,” Starlight announced. The two went off to their rooms to prepare for the night ahead.
Dreamy EveningTwilight put on a necklace, and gave her hair a slight curl. She placed her crown atop her head, and chose a shorter, frillier, dark purple and magenta dress, that complimented her date. She applied a little bit of sparkly makeup that would glitter in the light. Meanwhile, Fizzlepop put on a light purple jacket, with Twilight’s guard emblem on the pocket. She wore a beaded blue bracelet, and applied the tiniest hint of blush. Fizzlepop was never one to wear makeup, so even wearing a little bit is a lot for her. She put a red rose with the thorns shaved off into her jacket pocket for a finishing touch. Starlight made sure that they stayed in their rooms until both ponies and the dining room were ready. Once everything was perfect, Starlight and Spike(who was also wearing a suit) got the ponies from their rooms, and had them meet at the dining room entrance. They both blushed slightly at the other’s beauty. Starlight opened the doors, and the room was illuminated perfectly, dim yet sparkly, and the place settings on the massive table were directly across from each other. Twilight noticed that Starlight had remembered her re-taught lesson about proper silverware placement, as it was perfect, and with precision. A candle was lit between the two place settings, complimenting the lighting. Spike and Starlight pulled out the crystal chairs, allowing the ponies to sit, then pushing them in towards the table. Starlight winked at Spike, then left the room. Spike grabbed two “menus”, which were really just Twilight’s fancy parchment with the food that they had in the castle listed on it, and handed them to the two ponies. Spike walked away, but only behind the doorway, as he would return soon. The two awkwardly exchanged looks, and nervously laughed. “I must say, I’m very impressed that they were able to do all this in half an hour,” Fizzle noticed. Twilight nodded, then took a soothing breath. “You look wonderful tonight,” Twilight complimented. Fizzle’s cheeks turned slightly redder, as she smiled. “You look beautiful yourself, Twi,” Fizzlepop replied. Just then, Spike walked up to the table. “May I take your drink order, ladies?” Spike asked, being as formal as he could, although it was definitely forced. “I’ll take the sparkling cider, please,” Twilight replied. “Make that two,” Fizzlepop added. “Great. I’ll give you a minute to decide on food,” Spike said before sprinting off to get their drinks. The two started reading their menus. Nothing super fancy, as they weren’t expecting a fancy dinner. Spike and Twilight both really liked each other’s cook-off foods, so now they make sweet potato muffins and cauliflower bites every so often. Both items were on the ‘appetizer’ section of the menu, along with a honey and daisy salad. For entrees, the menu listed hayburgers, pancakes for dinner, pumpkin soup, and a sandwich with assorted flowers and cheese. After reading the menu, an awkward silence followed as neither of them knew what to say. Twilight tried to start a conversation. “So..... what was your favorite part of today so far?” “Probably seeing you fall asleep on the train. How about you?” “When we were in the library earlier, and I was reading, and you fell asleep on me. And the picture that resulted,” Twilight giggled. “So.... I guess that means we like watching each other sleep?” Both ponies blushed, as an awkward silence followed. Finally, the two said simultaneously, “YOU’RE JUST SO CUTE WHEN YOU SLEEP!” They blushed harder, and covered their muzzles. They broke out giggling, then Spike decided that it was time to take their orders. He placed their drinks in front of them. “Are you ready to order?” “Uh, yeah. I’ll have the sweet potato muffins, and a hayburger, please,” Twilight ordered. “And for you?” Spike turned to Fizzlepop. “I’ll have the salad, please,” Fizzle ordered. “Will that be all?” Spike asked. The two confirmed, and Spike ran off. “Cheers to romance?” Twilight asked. “Cheers to romance!” The two lifted their cups, Twilight with her magic, and Fizzlepop with her hoof. They clinked them, then took a sip. “So....have any ideas for tomorrow?” Fizzlepop asked. “I was thinking maybe we could go around and visit my friends, and hear some one-on-one- well, two advice. They might have some tips or ideas of things we can do together and bonding activities,” Twilight recommended. “That’s a good idea,” Fizzlepop responded. “I’m also interested in seeing your magic. You seem pretty strong from what I’ve seen, and the spells you were looking at in the library were pretty advanced. Didn’t you finish one of Starswirl the Bearded’s spells to become an alicorn?” “Yeah, kind of. I am pretty good at magic, but Starlight might actually be better. She has edited and written quite a few spells, and done some really advanced spells,” “Twilight, I don’t want to see Starlight’s magic, I want to see yours! Because you’re you!” “Alright, I’ll show you some of my spells,” Twilight agreed. Fizzlepop looked very excited. “Thank you, I’m looking forward to it!” Just then, Starlight and Spike came out with the food. Spike was holding Twilight’s hayburger, and lightly blowing fire over it to keep it warm. Starlight levitated Fizzlepop’s salad and Twilight’s sweet potato muffins. They placed the food by the respective ponies. “Do you need anything else?” Spike asked. The two looked at each other. “I think we’re good, thanks Spike,” Twilight responded. The dragon and the unicorn walked back, staying by the doorway just in case either of them needed something. Since Fizzlepop couldn’t use utensils, Twilight had gotten her some earth pony/broken unicorn friendly utensils- utensils with a band around them to attach to a hoof. Fizzlepop attached her fork to her right hoof, and started eating her salad. Twilight started with her muffins. “I still think my muffins are better than cauliflower bites,” Twilight giggled. The two talked, ate their food, and enjoyed each other’s company until the dinner was over. Starlight walked up to them as they left the dining room. “How was your dinner? Was everything okay?” “It was lovely, Starlight,” Twilight responded. “Well.....I have an idea about a way you two can get more comfortable around each other and less awkward or forced to be romantic...” “Oh? What’s that?” Twilight tilted her head, intrigued. “Well.....remember the other day when you two were snuggling together? Oh, who am I kidding, of course you do, it’s what you’re together in the first place,” Starlight nervously explained. “Well, I was thinking..... that maybe it would help you feel more comfortable if you did that again, but overnight? So it has time to set in? Then you can both see each other right when you wake up, and that will help your bond as well,” Starlight was sweating, nervous on how they would react to the subject. Starlight blushed a bit as Twilight and Fizzlepop turned red. “Oh.... uh... I mean,..... that sounds-“ Twilight took a deep breath. “Wonderful. Like a great way to end an amazing day. I mean, if you’re okay with that..” Twilight nervously replied, shifting her wings with her nerves. “Of course I’m okay with that, I love cuddling with you,” Fizzlepop responded, still red. “Well, then I’ll leave you to it. Goodnight!” called Starlight as she headed off to her room to get ready for bed. “Goodnight, Twizzlepop,” Spike winked. Fizzlepop signaled him away in embarrassment, and the two headed towards Twilight’s bedroom. They parted at the doorway to allow them each to get out of their fancy attire, and ready for sleep. Once they were ready, Fizzlepop went back to Twilight’s room, and they carefully arranged themselves on the bed. They then started cuddling as before, kissing and nuzzling each other, growing peaceful as the soothing embrace of slumber overtook them.
Confessions and CuddlesFizzlepop nervously walked down the corridors of the Castle of Friendship, thinking about the past month, and the joy it had brought her. It was hard to believe that only a month ago, Fizzlepop was appointed by Princess Celestia to be Twilight’s personal guard. During these new experiences with the princess of friendship, Fizzlepop soon discovered new feelings and emotions as well. Twilight had gotten more friendly towards her, just as she had with Starlight. Fizzlepop recently discovered that she had developed a crush on Twilight. Fizzlepop wasn’t wearing her armor, as she figured what she was going to say was better said off duty. She turned into the corridor with Twilight’s bedroom, and approached the room nervously. When she got to her room, the door was open, and she saw Twilight, and noticed that she was admiring her Friendship mirror, and reading a book. Fizzlepop took a breath, then used the tip of her hoof to knock on the doorway. Twilight perked up, and turned to see Fizzlepop. “Oh, hey, Fizzle. What’s going on?” Twilight asked, as she put a bookmark in her book and closed it. “I....have something to tell you...” Fizzlepop said nervously, as she slowly walked into Twilight’s bedroom. Twilight walked over to her bed and sat on the edge. She patted it with her hoof, motioning to Fizzlepop to come sit. Fizzlepop walked over to Twilight’s bed, and placed her self on the other side. “What is it, Fizzle? Is something wrong?” Twilight asked as she leaned closer, ready to comfort her friend. “I have a... confession to make..” “What is it? You can tell me,” Twilight said in a comforting manner. Fizzlepop took a deep breath. “This past month has been the best experience of my life, and I am eternally grateful for the opportunities that you and Princess Celestia have given me. In this time, we’ve become closer and more comfortable around each other, and I’ve noticed a special side of you that I never knew existed. The caring, soft, wonderful side. And... I guess what I’m trying to say is... I- I...have.. a crush on you, Twilight,” Fizzlepop’s face was bright red, and she wanted to hide it with Twilight’s duvet. Twilight’s face turned red, and her wings shifted out a bit in shock. Twilight tucked her wings back in, and took a deep breath, using her hoof gesture just as Cadance had taught her. She turned back to face Fizzlepop, even though Fizzlepop tried to avoid direct eye contact due to embarrassment. Twilight placed her right hoof on Fizzlepop’s shoulder, and smiled. “I have a confession to make too,” Fizzle looked up at Twilight to listen. “I love you too, Fizz. I felt that it was wrong to say anything because I didn’t want to lose what we had. I’m so happy you feel the same way, and I hope that...maybe we can become more than just friends,” Twilight’s face was just as red as Fizzlepop’s now, and tears were welling up in Fizzlepop’s eyes. She blinked to let her tears fall, and smiled back at the princess. Without hesitation, Fizzlepop wrapped her arms around Twilight in a tight hug, letting her stress melt away in the comfort. Twilight returned the hug, and used her wings to envelop Fizzle. Fizzlepop smiled, and let her tears roll down Twilight’s shoulder. “You mean the world to me,” She whispered into Twilight’s ear. The two kept hugging, both too comfortable and peaceful to disturb the other by moving. They slowly sank further into the bed, and eventually fell asleep. ~1 hour later~ Starlight was trotting down the hall to look for Twilight and Tempest, as they’d been gone for over an hour. She stopped at Twilight’s bedroom and peered into the open door. She smiled and blushed slightly at the sight of Twilight and Fizzle cuddling. Starlight noticed how close they’ve gotten, and somewhat expected this result to come. She quietly walked over to the bed, and used her magic to take the blanket out from under them, and place it back on top, tucking in the two ponies. She smiled brighter, and left the room. On her way out, she passed by Spike’s room, where he was reading a comic book on his bed, with his Rarity doll in his arm. She stopped and knocked her hoof on the door. Spike looked up, and quickly tucked his doll in his blanket, blushing as he did so. Starlight rolled her eyes, as everyone in Equestria practically knew of his creepy level crush on Rarity, and she had known about the Rarity doll since she’d moved in. “Hey, Starlight. What’s up?” “I just found out something amazing, but you have to promise not to tell anypony. Not even our friends. I don’t want anypony else knowing until..they’re ready,” Starlight smiled. “What’s going on...” Spike asked in suspicion. Starlight looked down the hall to see if either of them had woken up, then looked back. She slowly walked into Spike’s room, and up to his ear. “Fizzlepop and Twilight are currently asleep snuggling in Twilight’s room,” Starlight whispered, then smiled. Spike blushed as he gasped. “Really?” Spike asked. “Yep. Just saw it with my own eyes. Come on, we both saw this coming at some point,” “Honestly, yeah, we did. I’m so happy for them! Oh! Should I make them a love pillow?” Spike asked excitedly. “Sure, Spike. Just remember not to tell anypony,” Starlight winked. “You have my word.” Spike winked back. Starlight left Spike’s room, and headed back towards her room. ~1 hour later~ Fizzlepop slowly opened her eyes, and noticed the lavender hoof still gently draped over her chest, and the matching wing on her lower back. She then noticed the duvet atop of them that she was pretty sure wasn’t before. Fizzle turned over carefully to face her sleepy princess, being extra careful not to disturb her limbs that still laid atop her body. She noticed a bit of drool puddling on Twilight’s pillow by her muzzle. Fizzle found this extremely adorable. Twilight’s other wing drooped off the side of her bed, along with her tail. As Fizzle snuggled up to Twilight’s chest, Twilight began to wake up as well. She first noticed that she was still cuddling Fizzle as she was before she fell asleep. She saw that she was awake as well, and stroked her back with her hoof as she hugged her tighter. The next thing she noticed as she moved her head was the puddle of drool on her pillow. She blushed, and whispered, “was- was I... drooling?” “Mm-hmm. And it was adorable,” Fizzle replied sweetly. Twilight continued blushing, and flipped her pillow over. She proceeded to snuggling Fizzlepop again, and soon noticed one more thing. “Was this blanket on us when we started?” “I was wondering that too, I don’t think so,” Fizzle thought. “I think it was actually under us,” “That could only mean one thing- who else would be able to easily slip a blanket out from under two sleeping ponies and place it back on top of them? Starlight! With her magic!” Twilight said, a bit louder than before. Then, she perked her head up and blushed hard. “That means.. she... she saw.. she saw us.....snuggling together... Oh, this is the most embarrassing way she could have possibly found out!” Twilight said, now embarrassed and worried about her relationship with Starlight. “Eh, it could be worse,” Fizzlepop said, trying to comfort her princess’ emotions. “Yeah, I guess... I should probably talk to her though...” Twilight said, feeling disappointed that the moment had to end. “Yeah, but that can wait for now...I want more snuggles from my princess,” Fizzle said, stretching out her arm for Twilight to get cozy underneath. Twilight positioned herself comfortably, and Fizzlepop wrapped her hoof around Twilight’s back. She nuzzled her face into Twilight’s soft chest fluff, and sighed deeply, savoring that moment. Twilight rested her head atop Fizzle’s, and whispered into her ear. “I love you, Fizz,” “I love you too, Twi,”
