Some Time Later

Anon sipped at his iced tea as he laid back on his folding chair on the sandy beach overlooking the setting sun. He wore nothing more than an unbuttoned tropical shirt, and a pair of swimming trunks while he watched the flaming ball of light touch the horizon. With a content sigh of happiness, he set his drink down in the cupholder of his chair and interlocked his fingers behind his head as he leaned back into his chair just a little bit more.

Beside him, Luna wore a similar outfit, minus the trunks, and a pair of sunglasses resting atop her head as she relaxed in the last vestiges of daytime. Her mane and tail were braided, both neatly hanging off of the chair as if they were made of normal, unmagical flowing hair.

Celestia sat on Anon's other side, although unlike him or Luna, she was sitting upright, her tongue stuck out in concentration as she finally placed the sun in the right spot for the night. She wore a similar shirt to her sister and Anon, although unlike either of them, her mane and tail were curled, instead of braided.

"There we go. That should set the tone just right." Celestia smiled, before laying down in her chair and levitating her iced tea up to her lips.

"I must say, the setting sun does compliment the beach quite well. An excellent choice, Nonny." Luna added.

"Eh, it was always my favorite time of day back home. Just when the sun is setting on the horizon, and the moon is rising behind... it always felt perfect." Anon commented, before taking another sip of his drink.

"This has been quite the honeymoon, hasn't it?" Celestia asked, looking over to her spouses with a soft smile.

"Better than I could have hoped, that's for sure. I'm surprised they didn't hassle us more when we went through Las Pegasus." Anon replied.

"Well we did give specific instructions to the public that we wanted to simply enjoy our time together in peace. Even though I'm sure a great many of them wanted to speak with us, they overwhelmingly wanted to be respectful of our wishes." Luna shrugged.

"I appreciate that. It's gonna be pretty stressful getting back into the swing of things when we get back to the castle and I have to start actually being a prince." Anon responded, leaning back into his chair and looking up at the stars as they slowly appeared in the sky.

"It won't be quite so dreadful. We've talked about this, honey. We'll ease you into it. Plus, Raven will be taking over as your full time secretary until you're comfortable with the job." Celestia offered, leaning over and affectionately nuzzling Anon's neck.

Anon gently scratched Celestia's chin before planting a kiss on her muzzle.

"I appreciate the support, Tia, but Javelin told me he's planning on proposing soon after we get back. I'm not sure how long their engagement is gonna last, but Raven's gonna be busy with all that planning and eventually I'm gonna be stuck without her." Anon chuckled.

"It is as I said. You will have both of us to ease you into your role. Nopony is going to expect you to make massive, future-altering decisions for Equestria right at the beginning." Celestia comforted.

"If it makes you feel any better at all, I'll be able to help you in your dreams. I know the prospect of learning legalese all twenty four hours of the day would grow tiresome rather quickly, but at the very least, you'll learn the material you don't already know very quickly." Luna spoke up, taking her turn to nuzzle Anon's cheek.

Anon reached up and scratched Luna's ear before kissing her muzzle as well.

"I appreciate it, Lulu. I'll take you up on that, I think. Anything to get everything down, right?" He replied.

Both Celestia and Luna offered nuzzles of approval.

"You'll do fine, sweetie. I promise." Celestia cooed.

"We're both certain you'll be one of the best princes Equestria's ever had." Luna added.

"Thanks, girls. You're the best." Anon smiled.

As the trio shared a moment of closeness, the sound of hooves stepping through sand reached their ears, and all three of them parted slightly to look behind them to their approaching guest.

"Perimeter is secured." Dusk saluted.

"Dusk, how many times have I told you that you don't have to salute us?" Luna asked, with a smidge of irritation.

"Apologies. It's just a force of habit that's stuck with me ever since hoof camp." Dusk replied, dropping his salute.

"I assume Echo is on patrol then?" Celestia asked.

"Yes, ma'am. He'll be running recon over the area for the next hour, then I'll take over. " Dusk replied.

"Yo Dusk, when you two are off shift, you wanna hit up the arcade? I need an extra pair of hooves to beat the high score in 'Changeling Invaders'." Anon asked.

"I'm... not so sure. Those new vidya games aren't really my thing." Dusk replied, giving an apologetic shrug.

"Well what about Echo?" Anon asked.

"Let me ask him." Dusk replied, before turning away from the group and letting out a long screech that none of them could hear.

Once he was finished, Dusk turned his head and wiggled his ear a few times. After a few moments of silence, Dusk turned back toward Anon and nodded.

"He said he'd be very interested in going." Dusk announced.

"Fuck yeah! Finally gonna beat that high score!" Anon cheered.

All ponies present shared a chuckle while Anon pumped his fist in the air.

"Well, I'll leave you three to enjoy your evening. Echo will meet up with you once his shift is over. Have a good one." Dusk explained, before giving a wave and turning tail to head to the hotel.

"I'm constantly blown away at how those two communicate like that." Anon mentioned, as he laid back down on his chair.

"They're some of the only thestrals that have the ability of echocommunication. It's why I picked them for advanced guard training." Luna nodded.

"I'm still amazed that they didn't die during the invasion. Those two took on like, a hundred changelings by themselves." Anon shook his head.

"Advanced guard training is quite rigorous. You could even say that they're elite compared to the rest of the guard." Luna replied.

"Well, regardless of how awesome that is, at least I've got something to entertain myself with later tonight. You two got any plans?" Anon inquired, looking back and forth to each mare.

"Well... there was something that we both wanted to share with you, if you're not in a rush." Celestia responded.

Anon shook his head, "Not for at least the next hour, I guess. Why, what's on your minds?" Anon asked, raising his brow in curiosity.

"Well, it's not something that you need to be very concerned over. It's good news. It's just something that we were fairly confident to be true, but until our appointment last night, we weren't sure." Luna added, sitting upright.

Celestia sat upright as well, prompting Anon to do the same as both sisters shared a look that he recognized quite well.

"Why are you guys giving each other the 'you tell me, no you tell him' look?" Anon asked, cautiously.

"It's not so much that look as a... 'we both want to tell you, but don't think we could keep from shouting our excitement over each other." Luna explained with a chuckle.

"It's just some rather... large news, and we're both still struggling to process it ourselves. We wanted to be sure before we told you... but... oh, Faust, Luna can I just tell him?!" Celestia exclaimed as she nearly bounced in place.

"Tell me what? What is it? You guys are making me anxious." Anon chuckled, although there was a hint of nerves in his laugh.

"Tia, you said I get to tell him!" Luna shot back.

"I know, but I'm just so excited! I've been wanting to tell him since we found out!" Celestia cried, motioning for Luna to go ahead.

Anon looked back and forth between his wives, a worried, yet excited look in his eyes.

"Will one of you just tell me already?" He pressed.

"It... it has to do with the appointment I mentioned earlier." Luna began.

"What kind of appointment is it?" Anon asked.

"It was... a physical. With our doctor. Our prenatal doctor." Luna clarified.

"Wait... prenatal? You mean..." Anon trailed off.

"W-well, it defies everything we know about science and physics, but... but we think you might have... actually got us pregnant." Luna admitted.

Anon's jaw dropped while Celestia squealed with joy.

"We're finally gonna be mothers!" She cried, jumping out of her chair and spreading her wings wide, before slowly sinking back down to the sand, "Oh I'm so excited! I've always wanted foals!"

"Wait... you mean... for real? Like, you two aren't just bullshitting me right now?" Anon questioned.

"We wouldn't dream of it, Anon. We had our doctor conduct a magical ultrasound and... well we're both pregnant." Luna explained, offering a smile.

Anon couldn't stop the grin that formed on his face even if he tried, "You're being for real? I'm gonna be a dad!?" He exclaimed, pushing himself out of his chair as well.

"You are! Two foals on the way in nine more months!" Celestia cheered, wrapping her forelegs around Anon's waist and kissing his cheek.

Anon let out a breathless laugh of disbelief, "Oh my God... oh my God, I'm really gonna be a dad... I'm gonna be a dad!" Anon cheered, pulling Celestia into a tight hug.

Luna quickly hopped out of her chair and joined the hug, much to Anon and Celestia's enjoyment. Together, they embraced in the last embers of sunlight, their eyes closed shut, lest the tears of joy spill out to the sandy beach below. A muffled sniffle could be heard between the three of them, but it was instantly drowned out by the ocean waves as they crashed along the shoreline.

"I can't wait... I'm so excited."

"I've never had a foal before... thank you for making this dream a reality."

"I love you both so much. God, I love you so much."

Author's Note

Hello and Merry Christmas eve everyone. Had to throw the possibility of a sequel in there, just in case ya'll want that in the future ;)

It's been quite a journey, hasn't it? Much like the story, I feel like we've had our rough patches along the way. A LOT of you absolutely HATED Celestia and Luna for the first twenty five chapters, and I was really starting to get worried that their redemption arc wasn't going to be strong enough to fix those feelings of hatred. Still not sure if I did that well enough, but I did my best.

I can't thank the roughly 3 THOUSAND of you that read every upload day. You guys have definitely made my proud and happy to have written this story, and I have enjoyed reading most of your comments. More than that, I really appreciate you reading my work all the way to the end. The support really does mean the world to me, and it makes me want to write more. Hell, this story broke 1000 thumbs up, and that's something I can't say about ANY of my other stories right now. So again, thank you all for that. It really does make me proud to have that many people take the time to thumb up the story.

Last thing, I have more story ideas in mind, but I don't have any ideas currently for the sequel to this story, if I end up making it. So I have another question for you all that read this. If you want a sequel, what kind of sequel would you like it to be? I know a lot of people were kinda turned off by the sex scenes, so if you want a mature story, say so. If you want a teen story, say so. Also, what kinds of things do you think the royal trio should have to deal with in the next story? More cannon bad guys? Day to day life in the castle? Twilight being... well, Twilight? Let me know below.

Okay, LAST last thing. I have to give a massive shoutout and thank you to my good friend Eclipses. Javelin is his OC, and he let me use him in this story, which I think a lot of you would agree, worked out fantastically. He was a REALLY well liked character, so I'm glad you guys felt that way about him.

Also, my best friend AJ, who usually does all the editing for my stories, I have to thank him. He's fixed most of my grammar mistakes and such over the years, and coached me to be a better writer, so without him, none of ya'll would have this story.

Once more, thank you all for the support. I have a commission story coming out next that I know won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I hope that those of you who are interested, will come check it out once I finish it. Have a good one guys.