(A/N: Super super light NSFW in this chapter. It's not enough that I think it warrants it's own chapter, like there's no sex or anything it's just a bit of a spicy scene, but I'm also pretty sure it couldn't go in a PG-13 movie.)

“Where are you, Ignis?” Force comments out loud to no one as she continues to fly over the Everfree. She’s been flying over the forest for hours at this point, and she doesn’t seem to realize she’s just checking over sections of the forest she’s already covered. There’s no way he’s deeper than this right? At this point he has to be, I’m pretty sure I’ve checked everything from here to Ponyville.

Eventually she flies over a spot of the forest that makes her pause as an overwhelming pressure hits her. That has to be him, right?

She takes off her helmet and glides down, looking for an opening in the canopy to descend through. When she lands she glances around trying to feel where the pressure is coming from. After walking for a few minutes she finds a small cave opening and sees…him. The elf's appearance is quite jarring for Force, but she quickly recovers and slowly approaches. He’s currently just sitting down with his back leaned up against the stone wall of the cave, looking at the ceiling.

A twig snaps under her hoof and his head snaps in her direction. She can barely suppress her panic when the creature disappears and reappears in front of her a second later. Every time this thing takes a breath there’s a deep rumbling in his chest, almost like a growl. “I, uh, heard about what happened. I didn’t like the thought of you being out here alone with nopony to help you get through your grief. So, I threw on my helmet and flew over.”

The creature tilts his head to the left and then the right, almost like he’s investigating the mare. After a few tense seconds that feel like forever the elf-wraith hybrid plops down and sits in the grass. As Force feels the pressure and tension in the air melt away she instantly dives towards him, wrapping her forelegs around his neck. “And they told me I should be careful, pfft, I know you’d never hurt me.” After a few seconds of silence she realizes something and corrects herself. “Outside of a spar, of course.”

“Tired.”

The creature utters a single word in response to the affection. Offering no return hug or acknowledgement. His voice sounds like a shitty subwoofer getting dragged through gravel, but Force manages to understand him. “Then why don’t you get some rest?”

“Job’s not finished.”

“What job? Maybe I can help you out.”

“Kill Celestia.”

“O-Oh…you know she was not in control of her own actions right? Discord manipulated her.”

“Kill Discord too. Celestia then Discord.”

The Knight can’t help but to frown at how matter-of-fact his tone is. It’s probably best to not continue down this conversation topic, so she elects to try and pivot. “Well how about you get some rest first and I’ll keep watch to make sure nothing sneaks up on us. If I see Princess Celestia I’ll wake you up.”

“No need. Creatures know better.”

Force tilts her head in confusion as to what he could mean, but then she remembers that intense pressure she felt originally. It’s only then that she notices the entire forest is dead silent. Anything alive in this forest is steering wide when traveling around this area.

“Love right. Sleep.”

He announces very bluntly before standing up and carrying the Knight into the cave he was sat in originally. Blazewraith lays on his side and holds the pony like a teddy bear as he instantly dozes off. Force meanwhile just has a massive blush from the sudden manhandling and display of strength and dominance. He didn’t even ask, he just brought me to bed and laid down…

“It’s nice to meet both of you, Ignis spoke of you all often. You’ve raised him well, he’s strong, kind, and saved my entire kingdom once.” A human woman in a silky blue dress, with hair that’s just a few shades darker, offers a small curtsy as she greets the Patriarch of the Natsume, and she also gives a small nod to the shorter drow girl standing next to her father. “And you must be Tala?”

“That is correct, Y-your Majesty?” Ignis' younger sister replies a bit unsure of how to address the guest that is apparently, royalty.

“Oh just Luna is fine. We’re all family, so there’s no need for any of that.”

Ignis' father steps forward and offers an open hand for a handshake. “I really just cannot thank you enough for taking care of him while he was there, and for bringing him back.”

“Oh I played no part in bringing him back. He was able to accomplish the feat all on his own. I’ll admit for the first few hundred years or so we all thought this day would never come. I’m glad it did though.” Luna replies with a bit of a far off look as she reminisces about the past as she finishes the handshake with the Patriarch.

“And how long will you be staying here, Miss Luna?”

“Oh she’ll be here for as long as I’m here. There’s a few of us actually, but the others are unpacking everything and figuring out where everything is. I was intending to introduce them when we gathered for dinner later. We’ll probably stay here for three or four months and then we’ll return to Equestria. After that we plan to visit quite often.”

“You’re going to go back there? I’m confused.”

“OH right, silly me I always forget that part in the introduction. Mostly cause it still never feels real. Luna is my wife, father. She has been for, what, 402 years now?”

The elf’s father and sister both go slack jawed and stare at each other for a few seconds, after a few seconds they both release a loud, “WHAAAT?!”

“You remember the agreement, Ignis. Since you forgot to introduce me as your wife again, you owe me tonight.” Luna has a half smirk as she says this. “Honestly sometimes I think you forget on purpose purely because of this agreement. Perhaps I should rethink the punishment?”

Ignis has the faintest of blushes, surprised she’d even hint towards that agreement with his family still in the room. Putting his hand behind his head he laughs a bit. “You caught me.”

Looking back towards the still confused family members they bother mutter out some form of “I don’t even wanna know.” In regards to that part of the conversation they just overheard. Tala is the first to overcome the shock of the news and runs up to her brother. “Does that mean you’re a Prince?! Wait…does that mean I’m a Princess by relation?! Oh Dark Maiden, I have to tell my friends!”

She runs off before Ignis can correct her, so he just mutters quietly as she runs away. “King, actually…”

That’s when his father snaps out of it and begins to grill his son. “King?! How can you possibly stay here for months if you’re their king?”

“Ah, I'm just a trophy husband. In their kingdom everything is run by the women. Luna is the one that probably shouldn’t be here for more than a week, but she insists her substitute will be fine for a few months on her own.”

Luna just rolls her eyes, “Ugh, my replacement is more than capable, Ignis. We could probably stay here for a century and things would still be fine.” She releases a big yawn mid sentence. “Did you have any other questions for either of us….dad?”

Everyone makes a bit of an awkward face at the usage. Luna sighs, “You’re right Ignis, it does sound a bit forced and awkward.”

“No, nothing important anyways. It can wait until dinner, I’m excited to meet whoever else you brought with you, son.”

After a brief exchange of goodbyes the couple climb upstairs and Ignis leads Luna to where they’ll be sleeping for the duration of their stay. Opening the door he finds two more women currently putting clothes into dresser drawers while the other one is half naked, changing into pajama’s.

The one currently changing looks similar to Luna but her eyes are much more piercing and intimidating. Her hair is also purple instead of blue. The lady who is already in her pajamas, and is currently putting clothes away is a bit shorter than the other two with bright red hair. If she had pointy ears she’d actually look like she’s from here. The taller woman in purple hair turns towards the two that entered while putting her hair up.

“How’d it go? Did Ignis forget again?” She finishes her ponytail and puts her hands on her hips with a smug smile on her face. Showing off a pair of fangs.

“Of course he did. You know he almost always forgets. Are you not putting on any, uhm what do they call it, pants over your panties? Ignis said just walking around with just the undergarments on is quite inappropriate.” Luna replies with a sigh as she gives the man a side eye.

“It’s not enough I have to wear this blasted thing covering my chest and something on top of that? This is too confining! How do your people constantly walk around like this?” The purple haired woman pulls at the collar of her shirt, trying to loosen it. Although it’s already fairly loose and baggy considering it’s a shirt for sleeping.

“I mean we’re in the privacy of our bedroom, Nightmare. You don’t have to wear anything while we’re in here. If you leave the room at some point to grab a snack or something though I must insist that you put your pants back on. I’ll admit I’m quite fond of that look though. Nothing beats your woman wearing nothing but one of your t-shirts.”

Nightmare blushes a bit while she reaches behind her back to unclip her bra. She hated every minute of wearing that particular undergarment. “Well, i-it’s not necessary to say such things. I’m sure you’d be fond of any outfit I’m wearing.”

“You got me there.” The elf gives Nightmare a quick peck before jumping onto the bed and letting out a gigantic sigh. “Oh, my sweet bed! You’re as beautiful as the day I lost you. So soft…”

“I don’t see what the big deal is. Personally, these pajamas are super soft and I feel so snug and comfortable.” The red haired woman closes the drawer she was putting clothes into, and leans back to fall onto the bed as well. “You better not forget to introduce us properly at dinner tonight. Luna might find it cute cause of that little agreement you two have, but I’ll be quite offended if you forget that I’m your wife too.”

“Of course, how could I ever forget that the Unstoppable Force is my wife? It’s not that I forget I’m married to all of you. It’s just… I don’t know. Every morning I go to sleep thinking that this is all too good to be true, and every night I wake up surprised that this isn’t a dream. You three know you’re the most important things in my life.” Ignis gives her a kiss as well before turning his head towards the head mare of the group. Admiring her while she also changes into pajamas and puts her hair up.

Once she’s finished she climbs onto the bed and crawls on her hands and knees over the elf with a predatory smile on her face.

Everything blurs together and fades to black. The only thing left is Ignis, floating in a familiar black void with his eyes closed. There’s a dopey smile on his face as he mutters out Luna’s name in his infinite sleep.

Rainbow Dash just finished reporting to the group that she felt that same ominous feeling as before. She pointed them in the direction of the energy then took off again to scout it out while they caught up. When she lands in front of a small cave the only thing she can see is a pair of hooves, white fur, and something bright red sprawled out on the cave floor like a puddle.

In her adrenaline rush she thinks the red hair is blood and instantly moves into action. “Hey! Let that pony go right now! What did you do…to……her? Huh?” The scene Rainbow finds is not one she expected. That creature from earlier is laying down on the floor with Cadences Knight, and they’re…cuddling?

“Rainbow Dash! Shhh, he’s sleeping.” The pegasus whisper yells to the rainbow maned speedster.

The element of Loyalty can do nothing but stare, confused. Another few seconds pass and the rest of the bearers arrive at the cave with Luna. They all share Rainbow's confused stare except Luna who offers a soft smile at the unexpectedly adorable situation.

Author's Note

Don't ever say I didn't do anything nice for yall, :P

Nah I'm just kidding this was always gunna be the next chapter. Believe it or not I also needed a break from the sadness. Ignis seeing whatever he thinks is an ideal future while Blazewraith maintains control just gave me an easy excuse to write some cute shit.

Other than that, not much actual progress this chapter, but the group is back together! Except Celestia. <.< For reasons I'm sure I don't have to explain. <.<

Thanks for reading! <3