The Royal Family

Twilight's internal clock woke her up from her deep, peaceful sleep with a bright smile on her face. She started to move to get out of bed before realizing a pink hoof was wrapped around her belly. Twilight smiled brightly as she closed her eyes, igniting her horn with her purple magic, and the sunlight began to shine through the window. When the sun was in the sky, she let her magic die as she opened her eyes and continued to lay in bed with Cadence spooning her.

Twilight smiled as she felt a warm muzzle nuzzling the back of her neck and the hoof wrapped around her belly rub against her coat. "Morning, darling," Twilight hummed happily. As a response, Twilight felt the muzzle plant a kiss on the back of her neck. "Did you sleep well?" Twilight asked. Cadence's hoof only hugged Twilight's belly, making the lavender alicorn smile. Twilight rested a hoof over Cadence's. "I think it's a safe bet I'm not pregnant yet, Cadence."

"Wait, what?" a voice that did not belong to Cadence called from behind Twilight, making her blink and turn around to find Discord under the sheets with a smirk on his face.

Outside, Celestia and Luna sat around the table enjoying some morning tea when all of a sudden, Discord came flying through one of the bedroom windows, making them both jump in surprise.

"Oh, come now, Twilight," Discord called as he pulled himself off the ground like a sticker. "There's no need for such behavior." He stuck the thumb of his lion paw into his lips and blew, making his flattened body resume its natural shape. Twilight lept out of the window with a glare on her face and her horn glowing brightly.

"You pose as my fiance and sleep with me the night after she proposed to me, and I'm not supposed to be upset about that?!" Twilight cried out as her horn grew brighter. Celestia and Luna blinked as they heard what Twilight just said. Discord brushed the cotton candy off his shoulders before he looked at Twilight calmly.

"My dear Twilight," he said as he snapped his fingers, making a cloud appear with Cadence sleeping soundly atop it while holding onto a Twilight-sized tuft. "Your night with Cadence went exactly as you remembered it," Discord explained. "I simply wanted to have a little fun by surprising you when you woke up."

"What's going on?" Celestia asked as she walked up while Twilight rushed to Cadence.

"Our dear Twilight had a wonderful time with her fiance last night," Discord explained as Twilight tenderly nuzzled Cadence awake.

"Well, that's wonderful," Celestia said as she watched Twilight with a smile.

"Except, Twilight appears to be upset about something Discord has done," Luna piped up as she stepped next to Celestia with a stern look on her face directed at Discord. Discord took notice of Luna's expression and literally shrunk with a blush on his face.

"I may have snuck into Cadence's place while Twilight slept," Discord admitted as he twiddled his toes. Celestia blinked as she looked at Discord.

"You chose to pull a prank on Twilight after such a memorable moment?!" Celestia asked sharply. Suddenly, the door opened, and Flurry walked out while rubbing her eyes and yawning.

"What's with all the shouting?" Flurry asked as she walked up until she saw the shattered glass with a mini Discord looking up at the others, and Twilight and Cadence snuggled on a cloud together. "Did I miss something here?"

"It seems our friend, Discord, doesn't know when to leave a couple alone after precious moments," Luna explained as Discord began to kick at the dirt with his head hanging and his forelegs tied behind his back. Flurry looked at Discord blankly for a minute.

"Meh, I'll curse him later," she said matter-of-factly as she walked past him to Twilight and Cadence, making the draconaquus blink.

"Wait, what?" he asked as he watched her walked by. Flurry hopped onto the cloud with Twilight and Cadence to pull them into a hug.

"Beautiful morning, mother Twilight," Flurry greeted. "Sleep well, mommy Cadence?" Twilight blinked at what Flurry just said.

"What did you say?" Twilight asked. Flurry smiled at Twilight as she finished the hug.

"I asked mom if she slept well," Flurry explained.

"No, before that," Twilight shook her head.

"She said-" Discord began only to have a steel plate suddenly appear over his lips. Discord blinked as he looked to find Twilight glaring sharply at him with her horn glowing.

"You asked for this, Discord," Celestia said as she returned to the table with Luna. Discord let his arms fall to his sides as he literally melted into a pile of brown goo with yellow and red eyes staring up at the sky. Flurry could not help but giggle at his endless chaotic antics before Twilight got her to look her in the eye.

"Flurry," Twilight called. "You called me something when you told me it was a beautiful morning. What was it?" Flurry smiled.

"What?" Flurry began. "Would you prefer I called you mom while I call Cadence mommy? The other way around? Or would you like Mommy Twilight and Mommy Cadence? I'm fine with either option, but you better get used to me calling you mom somehow." Flurry stated with a confident smile as she pointed at Twilight's chest. Cadence smiled proudly at her daughter while Twilight's cheeks started to stain from the tears of joy she felt.

"I don't care either way either," Twilight smiled as she pulled Flurry into a hug. "I'm proud to call you my daughter." Cadence pulled them both into a hug as Celestia and Luna watched them with a smile while Discord flashed himself back to normal with a hopeful smile.

"This is quite a touching moment," Discord observed. The three alicorns separated from the hug as Flurry gave him a stern look.

"Don't think you're off the hook yet, mister," Flurry stated matter-of-factly. "I'm still gonna curse you later." Discord gulped. "Oh, and for good measure," Flurry began as she scratched her chin with a smirk, "I'm not going to tell you when I'm gonna curse you."

"Oh, dear," Discord gulped again.

"In any case," Flurry hopped off the cloud. "Why are we all sitting here? It's your wedding day!" Flurry took off into the air and performed a few aerial flips out of excitement. The four alicorns chuckled at the youngest as they all got to their hooves.

"Discord," Celestia called, making the draconaquus flinch. "I think it only fair that you help us get into our dresses to start your apology." Discord snapped his claws and vanished in a flash only to reappear as four Discords', one for each alicorn.

"It would be my pleasure, m'lady," the Discord by Celestia said as he bowed respectfully. The other three followed suit. Twilight raised an eyebrow at him.

"I'm not sure that's a good idea," she stated. Twilight had never been so mad at Discord before. There were several times he did things that upset her, but nothing like this. The Discord beside her hung his head in shame.

"Twilight, I meant no offense," Discord began, "I only meant it to be a harmless joke."

"You'll have to prove yourself after this," Twilight stated firmly. Cadence took Twilight's hoof into her own and nuzzled her cheek.

"Go easy on him, my love," Cadence said softly. "After all, it is in his nature to be chaotic." Twilight smiled softly as she held Cadence's hoof before Cadence reached down to rub Twilight's belly. Twilight blushed.

"Cadence, it's too early to tell something like that," Twilight whispered. Cadence leaned closer to Twilight's ear.

"I used an enhancing spell to speed the process," Cadence whispered into Twilight's ear, making the lavender alicorn blink and blush. Cadence chuckled as she kissed Twilight's cheek. "I'm kidding, Twilight. But I did use a little magic to make sure everything's guaranteed. It won't be long before we meet our foal."

"What?!" Flurry landed on the ground in front of Twilight as if she just teleported there. "You're already pregnant?!" Twilight blushed hard at the question. "Ah! Mommy Twilight's having a baby!" Flurry pulled Twilight into a hug. "I'm gonna be a big sister!" Twilight chuckled with a blush.

"Calm down, Flurry," Cadence chuckled.

"Calm down?" Flurry asked as she let go of Twilight. "Calm down?! How can I calm down?! I'm getting a second mom, who happens to be the greatest mare in all the world, and I find out she's already carrying my little sibling!" Twilight chuckled as she watched Flurry with a smile while thinking about how the young alicorn behaved just like Pinkie Pie. Flurry bounced around while cheering.

"Well, you are hosting the wedding, sweetie," Cadence reminded Flurry, who stopped in mid-air before floating to the ground.

"I gotta get myself ready!" Flurry proclaimed before grabbing one of the Discord clones and pulled, making another clone. "You're coming with me!" Flurry ordered sharply before igniting her horn, and the two disappeared. Cadence giggled as she walked to the cottage.

"That mare has a lot of energy," Cadence observed.

"Kind of like Pinkie Pie," Twilight added as she walked with Cadence.

"It seems to me; our little Flurry inherited the best of the ones we loved," Cadence suggested as she draped a wing over Twilight's back. Twilight smiled softly as she leaned over to kiss Cadence. "See you at the altar, my love."

"I can't wait," Twilight smiled. One of the Discord clones snapped his claws, and four different dressing rooms appeared outside the cottage, and the bedroom window Twilight threw Discord through was restored. Each dressing curtain was decorated with each of the alicorns' cutie marks and coat colors, respectively. The Discord clones stood outside the rooms as they all bowed to their designated alicorns.

"If you ladies would step inside," they all said in unison. "You'll find your wedding attire ready for you." Each alicorn stepped into their designated dressing rooms as the Discord closed the curtains behind them. Just as they all concealed themselves into their dressing rooms, Flurry reappeared with her clone of Discord. The Discord clone flopped on his chin with a perplexed look on his face.

"Ready!" Flurry singsonged as she struck a pose. One of the clones poked his head out of Celestia's room.

"We only just got started getting dressed," he explained. "You'll have to give us a few minutes." Flurry soluted at the Clone on the ground in front of her.

"Take your time, boys!" Flurry stated as she walked over to the end of the path the girls would walk down as her Discord clone got to his feet while brushing himself off.

"And I thought I was the chaotic one," Discord observed.

"What was that?" Flurry asked with a raised eyebrow at him.

"Nothing!" Discord smiled.

"That's what I thought," Flurry said as she clapped her hooves. Discord looked around when nothing happened.

"What did you just do?" Discord asked. Flurry only smirked as she stood at her position while waiting for the girls to get dressed. Discord gulped as he watched Flurry, who only smirked at him. "My, is it getting hot out here?" Discord asked as he waved a fan at his face. "What's taking those girls so long?" In a flash, he stood outside Celestia's dressing room. "Are you ready in there?" The head of his clone poked out, wearing lipstick and eyeliner.

"Don't you know it's rude to rush a lady while she's getting dressed?!" the clone asked in a fake female voice before pulling back behind the curtain. Discord moved to Luna's curtain next and poked his head inside only for his voice to scream like a girl, and he gets a slap on the face. Discord pulled his head from behind the curtain to show a red cheek. "Pervert!" his voice called from behind the curtain. Flurry chuckled as she watched him.

"Well, I guess there's no harm in letting the guests take their seats at this time," Discord said as he snapped his claws, making him vanish before a crowd of Discords' filled the seats with smiles on their faces as they all conversed with each other about how long they have been waiting for this day to come. Flurry smiled at all the Discords waiting for the ceremony to begin.

"Fillies and gentle colts!" Discord's voice came from behind, drawing everyone's attention. "It gives me great pleasure to present to you the four brides, Celestia!" Celestia stepped out from behind the curtain, wearing a golden dress that shined and sparkled in the sunlight, her mane in a tight bun, and jewelry that replicated her royal garb when she was a princess. "Her sister, Luna!" Luna stepped out from behind her curtain with a black dress, decorated with crescent moons and a silver train, her mane in a bun with a ponytail braid. "Mi Amore Cadenza!" Cadence stepped out of the curtain wearing the same dress she wore when she married Shining Armor, which was refitted to accommodate her full-grown alicorn size. Her main was tied in a simple ponytail, much like how she wore it as a filly while foal-sitting for Twilight. "And Princess-"

"Did we miss it?" a great voice called out. Everyone looked up to find two great dragons coming in for a soft landing, a purple male with green spikes and a blue female with navy-blue spikes.

"Actually, the brides were just being announced," Flurry answered with a smile.

"Flurry, we wanted this to be a private affair," Celestia called out.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought that included Spike and Ember," Flurry replied with a smile. Celestia blinked as she looked up at the dragon while Twilight poked her head out from behind her curtain.

"Spike?!" Twilight asked as she looked around until she found Spike and Ember waving down at her. The red coat used to make her outfit glittered in the sunlight. "Spike!" Twilight teleported to his face and hugged his snout. "Oh, it's so wonderful to see you!" Spike chuckled.

"It's great to see you too, Twilight," Spike said in a surprisingly soft voice for his size. "Though I have to admit, I'm disappointed you didn't invite us to your wedding."

"Yeah, Twilight," Ember piped up. "What gives?"

"I'm sorry, Spike," Twilight said as she hovered in front of the two dragons. "Everything has been happening so quickly; I didn't even think about-"

"Relax, Twilight," Spike chuckled. "Flurry and Discord informed us about everything. Did you honestly think we'd be upset with you?" he asked with a smile. Twilight smiled at Spike and Ember tearfully.

"I'll have to thank Flurry when this is over," Twilight chuckled.

"I thought it wouldn't be right to exclude some of your oldest friends and only have Discord as a witness," Flurry said matter-of-factly.

"Eh em!" Discord's voice called from below. Twilight looked at Discord. "I was just about to announce you, dear princess." Twilight blushed as she realized everyone else was waiting for her. She lowered herself back in front of her dressing room next to Cadence, who smiled at her joyfully.

Another clone of Discord appeared with a full-scale pipe organ and began playing the traditional wedding them. The sound of the organ music filled the air as Spike and Ember sat together next to the cottage with smiles on their faces as the four alicorns began walking down the aisle together. Celestia took Luna's hoof as they walked side-by-side, while Cadence took Twilight's hoof as they walked behind the oldest alicorns. All of the Discords watched the four with smiles on their faces while some wiped tears from their eyes. A couple of them even broke out bawling. Celestia and Luna walked to the left of Flurry while Cadence and Twilight walked to the right.

"You all look beautiful," Flurry complimented, earning a smile from all the mares. "Love is a most precious element everyone has in the world!" Flurry called out. "Love can be found in many forms, but today, we get to see love at its best! Today, we witness the union of not two but four alicorns in the eternal bonds of matrimony!" Flurry smiled at the dragons as she noticed Ember leaning her head against Spike's shoulder while holding his claw. Flurry then turned to Celestia with a smile. "Since this isn't your conventional wedding, we'll keep this simple. Do you, Celestia, take your sister, Luna, to be your wedded wife, from now until the end of time?"

"I do," Celestia answered as she smiled into her sister's eyes.

"And will you, Luna return that promise?" Flurry asked as she smiled at Luna.

"As sure as the moon rises after the sun sets," Luna answered with a tearful smile into Celestia's eyes.

"Mother, dearest," Flurry began as she looked at Cadence. "Do you take your sister-in-law as your bride and promise to uphold your element from now on?"

"Try and stop me," Cadence answered as she smiled at Twilight.

"And last, but certainly not least," Flurry began as she smiled at Twilight. "Do you, Princess of Equestria, Element of Magic, and greatest mare in the world-"

"Flurry," Cadence interrupted, earning a giggle from the youngest alicorn.

"Do you take the former Crystal Princess as your bride," Flurry began again. "To carry her foals and lead our family as well as Equestria to a brighter future?"

"There is no pony else I'd rather spend my life with," Twilight answered as she smiled into Cadence's eyes.

"I do believe our beloved ladies have already been presented with their rings," Flurry said with a bright smile on her face. "So, by the power vested in me, I hereby declare these mares married to each other! You may kiss your brides!" Tears stained each of the alicorns' cheeks as Celestia and Cadence leaned in to lock lips with their new brides. As their lips met, the crowd of Discords broke out into a roar of applause. Spike wiped away a tear from his eye as Ember rolled her eyes at him.

"Still a big softy, huh, Spike?" Ember asked.

"It's just so wonderful to finally see our girl's found love," Spike replied as he watched Twilight looking the happiest she had ever been in over a hundred years.