A Sparkling Romance

Rainbow Dash woke roughly to the caw of birds as she roughly wiggled herself free from her rainbow-stylized sleeping bag, her mane ever more messy than usual. Smacking her lips, she felt her throat was dry and dusty. Rainbow gazed over to the kitchen fridge, and impulse quickly took over.

"Twilight probably won't mind if I borrow some apple cider. It is still technically a sleepover." Rainbow said before chuckling to herself. As the others still lay asleep in their bags, Rainbow retrieved the pitcher of cider and dispensed it into her mug, then reached for a few ice cubes from Twilight's freezer. She gazed over to the wall clock, then out the window to see Celestia's Sun barely showing itself over the horizon. Yawning softly to herself, she took her cider mug and walked sleepily over to the center of the room when she froze, hearing a feminian coo come from the upper floor. Rainbow looked around the living room to see her friends laying in their sleeping bags, save for a familar blue stallion. She stared at the empty black sleeping bag and arched an eyebrow as she turned her head to the stairs leading up to the bedroom.

"Well, that was fast." Rainbow playfully muttered to herself as she slowly crept up the stairs to Twilight's bedroom. The slight creak of the stairs were the only sounds in the library as the cyan mare got closer and closer to the bedroom. When she finally made her way to the top, she stopped in her tracks to see the sight in front of her: Twilight Sparkle and Aqua Blue, still soundly asleep, snuggled against each other in the lavender bed. Rainbow's jaw went agape as she stumbled backwards with an ecstatic smile.

"Pinkie Pie! Pinkie Pie!" Rainbow whispered to the slumbering pink mare as she shook her harshly. Rainbow backed away as two pink back hooves nearly bucked her in the face.

"Get back, giant cupcake, I'm not your baker!" Pinkie shouted as she flailed her hooves. Rainbow shoved her hoof into Pinkie's mouth to silence her.

"Pinkie, you're gonna wake up the others!" Rainbow whispered to the crazy mare, before pushing her head-first up to the bedroom. Pinkie then saw the two ponies snuggling each other in the bed, as Rainbow Dash began snickering.

"Aww, look! There're all snuggly-cuddly with each other!" Pinkie chirped. Rainbow began tearing up with stifled laughter as she nearly lost her balance on her hooves.

"Oh! This is too priceless!" Rainbow Dash whispered, "I-I think I dropped my cider mug, I'll be right back! Oh dear Celestia, my ribs..." Pinkie watched the couple as Rainbow struggled to maintain her breathing and fluttered downstairs. Once the coast was clear, Pinkie whipped out a pink camera from somewhere and quickly snapped a picture of the two ponies. Giggling to herself, she bounced merrily down the library stairs. Rainbow was drinking her apple cider as she nearly choked snickering to herself. Pinkie smiled at the camera picture as she gobbled a leftover cupcake from the snack bowl. The others soon began to wake up as Rainbow continued to sip her cider and her laughing fit started dying down. Applejack stretched her body from the night on the floor, Fluttershy yawned innocently, snuggling a stuffed teddy bear underneath her sleeping bag, and Rarity awoke from her rather lavish sleeping bag, if by sleeping bag you mean a literal matress bed.

"Mornin', Rainbow." Applejack said with a yawn.

"Sup, AJ?" Rainbow greeted, raising her mug. Applejack glanced to the nearby empty sleeping bag, and turned back to Rainbow.

"Is Aqua outside or somethin'?" Applejack asked curiously.

"No, he's upstairs, still asleep with Twilight." Rainbow answered, to which Rarity quickly spat out the remaining cider in her mug that she had just retrieved from the kitchen.

"Nothin's...happenin', right?" Applejack asked nervously, to which Rainbow began her giggling fit again.

"No! That mare practically worships books!" Rainbow responded. Applejack slowly trudged up the stairs as she Rarity followed.

"Applejack, I don't think peeping on Twilight while she's sleeping is a logical idea. We could see something not meant to be seen." Rarity said. Applejack simply rolled her eyes at the white mare.

"Well then why are ya comin' with me? Ah just wanna take a peek, ah ain't gonna yell 'n scream at them." Applejack said. Peering into the bedroom, Applejack let out a soft chuckle as she saw the two snuggled ponies lying under the sheets together. The two mares quietly trotted back to the living room to see Fluttershy harmonizing with a nearby Robin.

"Good Margaret, you're getting better. Maybe you and Mordecai can do a song together soon." Fluttershy said, gesturing to the nearby blue jay. Rarity let out a soft shriek as she saw her appearance mangled from the rough night sleep, biting down on her forearm to silence herself. Rainbow fished a Daring Do book from her saddle-bag as she watched the white mare drag her mini-mattress with her from the Library.

"Ya ever wondered if Rarity really tastes like marshmellows?" Pinkie asked. Scaly footsteps greeted the peaceful morning as Spike came from the kitchen with a deep blue Sapphire. The purple dragon smiled happily as he stared at the beautiful gift.

"She's soft like one." Spike said lovingly, caressing the Sapphire within his claws.

"Uh Spike, what is that? It looks like the ruby you gave Rarity." Rainbow asked.

"A little thank-you gift for the ruby." Spike said simply before he returned to his bed, still clutching the Sapphire.

"Well, Ah think ah'm gonna get back to da farm, still got a bunch of trees to take care of. See y'all later." Applejack said with a tip of her hat. The mares soon departed the tree house without a word, not wanting to wake Twilight and Aqua from their slumber.

Twilight Sparkle blissfully woke to the glare of Celestia's Sun shining on her face, and smiled brightly as she heard the masculine voice from the opposite side of the bed, turned to face her, smiling back at her.

"Good morning, sleepyhooves." Aqua greeted playfully as Twilight wrapped a hoof around him and kissed him thoroughly on the lips, before she nuzzled him happily.

"Good morning, Aqua." Twilight replied.

"Did you sleep well, dear?" Aqua asked.

"Pretty well; felt safe next to you. Just wish I wouldn't wake up like this every morning." Twilight said, eyeing her ravaged mane.

"You'd look adorable even if you were bald." Aqua said, ruffling the purple mare's already messy mane. Twilight smirked as Aqua rose from the bed and trotted over to her side, beginning to rub her back.

"Go back to sleep, sweetie. I'll be back up in a few minutes." Aqua said, kissing Twilight on the cheek as he crept slowly down the stairs. Twilight smiled as she returned to dreamland. Spike rolled around in his bed as he gnawed quietly on the Sapphire.

Twilight stood above the balcony of the Castle in a beautiful cyan dress as she heard her name being called. Trotting down the massive stairs to the middle of the staircase to meet her lover, clad in a stunning deep blue tuxedo. Smiling ear to ear, she and Aqua bowed to each other as they walked down the stairs to the ballroom. Greeted by Celestia, the two ponies began to waltz around the room happily.

Twilight awoke from her dream to hear the sizzling noise eminating from her kitchen, and before she could react, she was hoisted up and carried in the arms of her coltfriend as he flew to the kitchen and gently set her down on a pillow-laid chair, and returned to the table with a plate in his grip. Walking back to his seat, Aqua sat and began to enjoy his breakfast.

"Aqua, you didn't have to make me breakfast." Twilight said in a guilty tone.

"No, no, no, it's the least I can do for my Twily." Aqua said, levitating a glass of milk from the counter to Twilight's reach with the Force.

"Well thank you very much, this is really sweet of you." Twilight complimented, taking a sip of her milk as she swallowed an egg. Aqua's response was a smile of graditude as the two continued to enjoy their breakfast together. Occasionally, Twilight would blush as she looked up from her plate and winked at Aqua lovingly.

"I hope you had a nice sleepover last night, it was an entertaining night for me. Your friends are so colorful and diverse." Aqua said.

"Oh yeah, it was a blast. I'll never forget it." Twilight beamed, surpressing a giggle as she heard the distant snore from Spike's bed.

"A dragon friend. So exotic and unique. I've never seen a baby dragon, he's nothing like those uncivilized, brutish adult dragons." Aqua said.

"Spike? Oh yeah, he's a total joy to have around. He's such a big help to me, I just love him to pieces. He's like a little brother to me." Twilight said. When the two finally finished breakfast, they trotted over to the fireplace and nuzzled.

"Aqua, do you wanna come and see the town with me? You've been here just a day and I wanna show you where everything is." Twilight asked.

"That sounds lovely, Twilight. Thank you." Aqua said as the two kissed once more.

This is great! I'll show him everypony, and they'll all love him!

I'm sure this'll be an enjoyable trip, if the residents are anything like Twilight, my life here will be wonderous.

The two set out from Golden Oaks as they walked along the dirt roads criss-crossed with multiple flowers and plants of various kinds.

"This is the Spa. It's where Rarity and Fluttershy go every week to relax. You know how mares are." Twilight said, pointing to the lavish building.

"I see." Aqua said.

"And that's the Carousel Boutique. That's where Rarity designs the best clothes in all of Ponyville.

"Beautiful designs, I must say. She's got a promising career."

"That over there is the Ponyville Hospital. That's where Rainbow Dash went after she fractured her right wing in a...flying accident that involved a hay bale and a sharp rock...not pretty at all." Twilight said, a bit gloomly.

"The important thing is she's alright now. I'm sure the staff there is remarkably trained." Aqua inquired.

"Yeah...you'd think with the food there." Twilight deadpanned, before pointing Aqua to another building.

"That over there is the Café. I once had a daisy and daffodil sandwich...a very...soggy one, hehe." Twilight joked.

"Hmm, tasty..." Aqua remarked playfully. The two walked to the jewelery store close to the Town Hall.

"That's the jewelery store over there. It's got the most beautiful rings, jewels, diamonds, and emeralds." Twilight said.

"Remind me to stop by there later." Aqua winked, causing Twilight to blush.

"Ohh, ok, sweetie. Wanna go see Sugarcube Corner?" Twilight asked.

"Lead the way." Aqua said as the two began walking to the bakery. As Twilight walked up to the door, it instantly opened with a more energetic Pinkie Pie than usual.

"Haii, Aqua and Twily! I got the biggest heart-beat against my chest, and I just knew you two were being all mushy!" Pinkie chirped.

"Pinkie Sense. She can predict things in the future. I tried testing on her in my basement." Twilight whispered through her hoof.

"Intriguing, make a note not to give her my lightsaber." Aqua whispered back, causing Twilight to giggle. Pinkie came back with a tray filled to the brim with cupcakes, candy canes, lollipops, and peppermints.

"You guys hungry? I got all excited for you two, I couldn't resist baking stuff!" Pinkie said.

"Nah, we're good, we just had breakfast, don't wanna ruin it." Twilight said before taking Aqua's hoof with hers and waved goodbye.

"Oh ok, seeya later! And hey, tell Rainbow Dash that rainbow-sprinkled cupcakes in the promotionals are just jokes!" Pinkie said.

"What's she babblin' about?" Aqua asked.

"Eh, Rainbow read a book in the Crystal Empire's Library, and I guess it involved somepony that looked like Pinkie making a pegasus that looked like Rainbow into a cupcake." Twilight said, when a cold shudder crept down her spine. The two then walked over to the Town Square, to be greeted by Mayor Mare.

"Hello Twilight." Mayor greeted the unicorn.

"Good morning, Miss Mayor. Have you met Aqua Blue?" Twilight asked.

"Why yes, I already got his paperwork recorded and taken of, yes yes." Mayor said.

"Good. Well, we'll be seeing you." Twilight said.

"Enjoy your day," Mayor said, before she whispered to herself out of their earshot, "Note to self, remember to get that restraining order on Rainbow Dash finalized." Twilight and Aqua trotted over to the nearby schoolhouse, when the recess bell instantly rang as if on cue.

"This is the Ponyville Schoolhouse, Applejack and Rarity's younger sisters go here." Twilight said to Aqua as the stampede of fillies ran merrily to the playground. Aqua soon saw three fillies that stood out from the crowd.

"Twilight, who are those fillies?" Aqua asked.

"Oh, that's Sweetie Belle, Rarity's sister, Applebloom, Applejack's sister, and Scootaloo." Twilight explained.

"Does Scootaloo have a sister?" Aqua asked.

"...Nopony knows, but she's alot like Rainbow Dash, I guess." Twilight said curiously. Their chat was cut short by the infamous, mocking laughter from two certain fillies. One pretentious pink filly with blue eyes closed slowly in on the red-maned filly, eyeing her flank with a snicker.

"Well well, look who's on the swing-set? Three..." Diamond Tiara started.

"Blank flanks!" the two fillies mocked.

"Why don't you just go count spoons? That's pretty much all you're good at." Scootaloo angrily directed at Silver Spoon.

"It's way better than any cutie mark you three will ever have." Silver Spoon mocked.

"They're just jealous, Silver. Jealous of the fact that they'll spend their lives blank and useless, like they were born to be!" Diamond cruelly mocked, causing the Cutie Mark Crusaders' eyes to begin to glisten with potential tears. Aqua, off to side, had been building with absolute rage, gained Twilight's attention.

"Aqua? Are you ok?" Twilight asked in concern as she attempted to calm him down. Aqua began trotting to the playground in anger. Facehoofing, Twilight followed nervously. As Aqua reached the playground, he stood between the Crusaders and looked at Diamond Tiara with sheer fury.

"Excuse me, would you mind explaining yourself here, miss?" Aqua asked containing his wrath.

"Um, how about you minding your own business, old man?" Diamond mocked.

"The preservation of self-worth of these young fillies is my business. And I am not a day over 20. Who do you think you are?" Aqua hissed back.

"Um yeah, I'm Diamond Tiara, you should know me from my father, and obviously my cutie mark." the filly said arrogantly.

"Oh yeah, a filly with a tiara as a cutie mark tells these fillies that they're useless." Aqua said angrily.

"Because they obviously will! What do you know about cutie marks anyway?! You have a stupid cloud for one!" Diamond Tiara hissed.

"These fillies will still have the joy of discovering whatever talent they have. Whether it be singing or dancing, only Celestia knows." Aqua said.

"Aqua's right, these fillies have the determination to be whatever they wanna be." Twilight spoke up.

"Whatever, all that matters is I have a cutie mark, and they don't--" Diamond said before Aqua waved his hoof in front of her face.

"You will not bother these fillies again." Aqua said, locking eyes with Diamond. Diamond's eyes derped as she repeated his phrase.

"I will not bother these fillies again." Diamond said. Silver Spoon soon repeated the montra as her eyes derped as well.

"They can go about their business." Aqua continued.

"You fillies can go about your business." Diamond said with a smile.

"Move along." Aqua finished. Diamond and Silver spoke to each other.

"Move along. Move along." the fillies said to each other as they trotted back to the classroom. Twilight stood mouth agape at what had happened.

"Aqua...did you just probe them?!" Twilight asked in fear.

"No no. Old Jedi mind trick. Always works on the weak-minded, over-confident." Aqua said happily before feeling a small forearm tug at his leg. He saw the dinner-plate sized eyes on Applebloom's face.

"Thanks, mister Aqua." Applebloom said.

"It's no problem at all, youngling." Aqua said as he trotted away with Twilight.

"He was so cool." Scootaloo said, to which the two other fillies nodded in agreement.

"Aqua, do you think it was best to do that trick on them?" Twilight asked.

"Would you rather have wanted to see those three get made fun of? Nopony should be mistreated as harshly as that." Aqua said, to which Twilight silently nodded and continued walking.

"So...what do you wanna do now?" Twilight asked.

"Well since we've explored the town, I think our walk is over." Aqua said, walking back to the Library with the unicorn. Back inside the tree, Twilight stared at the clock on the wall.

"It's only quarter to noon, I don't have any plans today." Twilight said, laying on a pillow by the fire.

"There must be something to do. What do ponies do here for fun?" Aqua asked.

"Well..." Twilight began, running up to her bedroom, returning with a transcript, "I have an extra ticket for this movie later on." Aqua looked at the scroll that had a golden yellow mare ready to charge at a bearded Griffon holding a black, aged sceptor.

"Daring Do and the Return of the Griffon King." Aqua read.

"It's the film version of the book. I own the whole book series. I was gonna take Rainbow but she was too busy with weather patrol." Twilight said.

"So, you want me to see it with you?" Aqua asked.

"If you wanted to go, that is. I'm totally fine if you wanna do something else." Twilight said.

"No, it's fine, I'd love to go with you." Aqua said with a smile.

"Thanks, Aqua." Twilight said with a kiss.

Pinkie Pie watched as Rainbow Dash began pile-driving into the massive supercloud, only to be flung back and forth from the cloud as she struggled to dissipate it. The weather in Ponyville was expected to be sunny, but according to Rainbow, a rather clumsy mare managed to bring forth an army of clouds, so Rainbow's best option was to gather them all into one cloud. With several karate kicks and chops, several bits of the cloud were destroyed, but it was all too stubborn to disappear completely. Groaning in frustration, Rainbow flew high into the air, looped around, and dived straight on into the cumulus cloud. Pinkie watched in awe as Rainbow barreled into the giant cloud, and with a triple flip and back kick, Rainbow completely obliterated the storm cyclone instantly. The beads of sweat glistened off Rainbow's fur as she descended to the ground, only to be hugged by Pinkie.

"That was the most amazing thing ever, Dashie!" Pinkie cheered.

"Thanks Pinks." Rainbow said, before the pair weakly attempted to hoof bump each other.

"That was pretty weak." Rainbow said.

"Yeah, I was thinking the same thing." Pinkie suggested.

"Let's try that again, only farther." Rainbow said before the two backed away from each other, then ran back and smacked hooves together hard.

"Ooh, that hurt..." Pinkie noted, flexing her hoof.

"I like it! Let's do another one!" Rainbow yelled enthusiastically, to which the mares then ran off in opposite directions. Minutes later, Rainbow and Pinkie were just barely in each other's eyesight when they yelled their instructions.

"Ok, you ready?!" Rainbow yelled for Pinkie to hear.

"Yeah!" Pinkie yelled back, to which they began running at each other from a much greater distance. A few animals watched the scene unfold as the two leaped towards each other, hoof bumping so hard the sound echoed, the two then fell to the ground. With a big grin, Rainbow shuffled over to Pinkie.

"Pinkie! I know how we can do the most ultimate hoof bump, ever!" Rainbow beamed.

"You've gone mad with power lust, and I'm lovin' it!" Pinkie said happily. About an hour later, Rainbow was in the Crystal Kingdom, and Pinkie was in the Bad Lands, opposite sides of Equestria.

"You ready to do this, Pinkie?" Rainbow asked through her walkie-talkie.

"I've been ready the whole time, just been waitin' for you to say--" Pinkie answered.

"SUPER ULTIMATE HOOF BUMP, GO!" Rainbow yelled as the two mares were rocketed towards each other at supersonic speeds.

Aqua finished packing his saddlebag when Twilight shot a glance at him.

"Do you really need to pack your lightsaber?" Twilight asked.

"You never know, sweetie." Aqua answered. Twilight nodded as she put on her saddlebag.

"Spike, we'll be back in about 2 hours or so. Have fun, and make sure Peewee and Owlowiscious get their cages cleaned." Twilight said before hugging the purple dragon.

"Aye aye, Captain Sparklicious!" Spike said with a salute. Twilight rolled her eyes happily as Aqua hoof-bumped Spike.

"Get outta here, you crazy kids."

"Seeya later Spike. Stay cool." Aqua said before departing with Twilight. Spike then walked over to his bed and spoke with the owl.

"They're a real power couple, aren't they?" Spike asked before face-palming as the owl hooted.

Twilight sat in her theater seat as Aqua returned to her with a large bag of popcorn and cider mugs. Twilight smiled and kissed him as he sat next to her.

"What kept you?" Twilight teased.

"Ugh, long line. People really love Daring Do, I guess." Aqua whispered. The two looked around and saw Ms. Cheerilee sitting beside Big Macintosh, Wildfire with Lucky, Time Turner with Derpy Hooves, even her brother Shining Armor and Princess Cadence.

"Twily. Nice to see you and Aqua here." Shining Armor whispered.

"Hello to you too, BBBFF." Twilight said sweetly.

"I take it this is the Crystal Princess, Cadence. A pleasure to meet you." Aqua greeted.

"Nice to meet you too, Aqua." Cadence said with a friendly wink. The theater went quiet as the movie screen illuminated the entire room. Twilight and Aqua snuggled together as the movie commerical ad played.

(Musical enhancement.)

"For over a thousand years, the Jedi Ponies were the guardians of peace and justice in the Celestial Republic, before the Dark Times," an aged bearded stallion spoke. The screen then showed massive white-armored stallions being loaded onto a shuttle, then to a dark black unicorn with green eyes with red irises, leaving a purple trail. "Before the Empire. The young Jedi named Darth Sombra, who was a pupil of mine before he turned to evil, helped the Crystal Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Ponies." Sombra was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force..." the old stallion said before everypony in the theater saw the hooded Sombra glare towards the audience with his menacing red irises. Lava erupted as a respirator breathed in the backround.

"Lord Sombra." a fiery-maned figure spoke in a rasping voice.

"Yes, master..." Sombra answered.

"Rise..." the figure hissed as dramatic music played, with Sombra, fully encased in black armor, rose from the operating table. The logo then appeared on the blacking screen.

Stable Wars: Revenge of the Crystal

The crowd cheered and clapped hooves as Twilight and Aqua sat in total confusion for many moments. The screen then announced the feature presentation.

The sound of a boat's horn echoed across the ocean as Daring Do sat by a table, greeted by a dusty brown stallion with an eyepatch.

"So what exactly did you call me onto this glorified canoe for?" Daring Do asked, yawning out of boredom.

"Miss Do, I have been waiting for far too long for this moment. I have heard that you have claimed the ancient Sapphire Stone." the stallion said.

"Yeah? What about it?" Daring asked impatiently.

"Me and my...associates have been wanting to purchase the artifact from you." the stallion said as several other stallions began moving in on her.

"And who are you buying it for?" Daring asked, fiddling with the stone.

"All you need to know is it will make our employer very...very happy." the stallion said as he gestured to a black-clothed stallion out of Daring's eyesight. The stallion slowly pulled out a rope.

"And what makes you think I'm going to sell this toy to you, Mister...?" Daring asked.

"My name is not important. What's important is that I need that stone for my boss." the stallion said roughly.

"And who's this boss-man of yours? And what if I don't give you the stone?" Daring tempted. The stallion snapped his tail complying to her death wish. The dozen stallions wiped off their black cloaks, preparing to fight. Daring instantly hid the stone in her saddlebag as she threw off her hat and assumed a battle stance.

"Kill her!" the stallion yelled as the 12 stallions rushed her from all angles, only for Daring to leap into the air and barrel roll, wall-jumping off the sail of the ship, tackling into one of the burly stallions, knocking him hard off of the ship into the shark invested waters. Daring swiftly dodged a blow to the head from a massive hoof, before she socked the attacker square in the jaw, causing him to flare his wings in anger and charge after her. Daring ran under the stallion and back-kicked him off the ship. With two down, Daring charged straight.

The couples clutched each other in suspence as they watched the intense beginning scene unfold, hearing shouts of pain from the movie. Twilight held onto Aqua with all her might as she let out a soft whimper.

A stallion quickly pinned Daring to the ship floor as he held her hooves uncomfortably down. Another stallion took a revolver from his holster. With a smirk, he fired into Daring Do's mouth, but to everypony's surprise, bubbles came from the gun. Spitting the liquid soap into the stallion's face, she quickly bucked him into the ocean awaiting. As the 4th stallion ran at her, Daring jabbed him with the butt of the water gun, somehow knocking him unconcious, only to be pushed into the water. Then as 3 more stallions faced her, she took her whip from her vest and quickly snapped it at them, tying them down and flinging them into the water. The five remaining had only managed to land a few hits to Daring's side as she ran to the cannon on the edge of the ship. As one ran at her, she pushed the cannon in front of her, causing the stallion to fall into it. Lighting the match, the black stallion was fired at the other four, throwing them all off the ship. With a breath of relief, Daring faced the scar-eyed stallion. He unfurled his own whip and snapped at Daring, causing her to jump back in surprise. With a look of anger, Daring locked whips with the stallion, tangling them together and locking hooves as they each stared down each other in fury. Taking flight with her captor, she threw herself to the Crow's Nest of the ship. The stallion kicked Daring off of him as he threw his whip aside and revealed his sword.

"It is over, Miss. Do." the stallion croaked. Dodging multiple strikes from the swordstallion, she finally found an opening in his offense, and elbowed his sword from his hooves, taking the sword and grimly ran him through.

The audience cringed in horror as they saw red cover the screen.

Daring casually tossed the body into the ocean, reclaimed her hat and tipped it in honor of her fallen enemies, and looked at the Sapphire Stone in apathy. As she turned to the ship's control room, the audience cheered loudly as the logo appeared after the dramatic music died down.

Daring Do and the Return of the Griffon King

After an hour and forty-five minutes into the movie, the audience were practically on their seats as Daring Do breathed in pain, in the dark room littered with a dying torch on the floor, littered among the pony skulls, staring down on the corpse of the fallen Griffon King. Daring spat at the body and crushed his black sceptor.

"So uncivilized." Daring said, claiming the king's crown. The credits rolled slowly as the audience saw Daring Do swoop across the barren jungle on a vine from a nearby tree. The moviegoers then dispersed from the theater as Twilight and Aqua trotted home. As they were halfway home, they heard a massive sonic boom erupt from the center of Ponyville, as if two mares had hoof-bumped from a long distance.

"What did you think of the movie, Aqua?" Twilight asked.

"It was pretty exciting, and I did notice Daring looked alot like Rainbow Dash." Aqua said.

"Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if we missed seeing her name in the Actor section as Daring." Twilight joked. The two then trotted back to the library door when they began to say their goodbyes.

"I really enjoyed seeing that movie with you, Aqua." Twilight said sweetly.

"It's no problem, Twily. Thank you for inviting me." Aqua said, planting a kiss on Twilight's cheek, making her blush for the umpteenth time. Twilight walked with Aqua into the Library as she flicked the switch on, revealing the kitchen table to be set with cider mugs, daisy and daffodil sandwiches, and a very happy looking Spike.

"Spike, did you do all this?" Twilight asked in surprise.

"Maybe..." Spike said as Twilight pulled the dragon into her arms.

"I don't know how to thank you." Twilight said. Spike looked over to his Sapphire, and smiled.

"I got a good night's sleep." Spike said before walking back to his bed. Twilight shrugged as Aqua pulled her seat out and sat beside her. As they began eating, Aqua started the conversation.

"Twilight, how much do you love me?" Aqua asked. Twilight sat silent for a few seconds before she smiled.

"Hmm...more than all the molecules in everything, all the stars in the sky, and with all of my heart." Twilight said lovingly. Aqua smiled and nodded.

"Well, by those standards, I love you even more." Aqua said as he rubbed noses with her. As the time passed, Twilight and Aqua talked, laughed, traded stories of magic and the Force, and simply enjoyed being in each others company. As dinner ended, Aqua flew back to his Cloud Manor to feed Goliath, and Twilight wrote a movie review to Celestia. When Aqua returned, the two laid by the fireplace and cuddled.

"Twilight, I love you so much." Aqua said.

"I love you too." Twilight answered. The two hugged each other tightly as time seemed to slow down. As Celestia's Sun began setting, and Luna's Moon began rising, the pair watched the beautiful sunset turn to blissful moonlight. Getting up and stretching his wings on the balcony with Twilight, he kissed the purple mare on the lips once more.

"I wish I didn't have to go." Aqua said sadly.

"You don't have to, silly." Twilight replied.

"Goliath must be worried about me." Aqua said.

"Well, bring her here. I don't mind." Twilight said. Aqua smiled faintly as he flew off to retrieve his pet. As Twilight watched the stars emerge from the night sky, she saw a comet pass over Golden Oaks Library. A few minutes later, Aqua returned with Goliath on his forearm.

"See? That didn't take long at all." Aqua said playfully. The young Griffon stared blankly at Twilight, who smiled sheepishly in return. Placing the basket next to Owlowiscious, Aqua set Goliath down to nest in the bed. The owl and baby phoenix looked at each other and back at the Griffon who simply stared at them.

"We're starting to turn into Fluttershy's cottage." Aqua said, causing Twilight to giggle slightly. The purple mare slowly walked into her bedroom and got comfortable under the sheets. Petting Goliath goodnight, Aqua trotted up the stairs and into the bedsheets with his marefriend. As the two snuggled together, they kissed one last time, and slowly fell asleep in each other's hooves.

The heart monitors beeped normally as the two mares laid half-asleep on their hospital beds, with massive bandages wrapped around their badly-bruised hooves. Besides the damage to their front hooves, they were relatively fine though. Nurse Redheart walked out of the room with a sympathetic frown on her face. The two mares had pained looks on their faces, and they were horribly unsatified with the results. As Pinkie Pie attempted her usual giggle-snort to lighten the mood, all that came out was a whine and whimper. The cyan mare stared at the clock, sadly unable to use her hooves to read any Daring Do books, with an irritated expression on her muzzle. The only words that she spoke that night were the following:

"We should've called that game Let's Hoof-Bump Until We're in Intensive Care."