The Derpy I Know And Love

CHAPTER SIX

Meet The Sparkles.

The cart got to Twi’s family home in no time at all.  It was a modest home but big enough to have raised two foals with room to spare.

There in the door were two ponies.  There was a stallion of blue with indigo mane and tail.  And a mare of blue/lavender with purple and white mane and tail who was a spitting image of Twilight except for the color.  Both were smiling.

“Twi-Twi” said the stallion, Twi cringed, “so good to see you!  You and your friends get in here!”

With that they turned and lead the way in.

“Twi-Twi?” asked Bubbles in a low voice.

“Don’t ask.”

A voice behind, one of Luna’s guards called out.

“We are leaving now Lady Twi-Twi, if you need us, just summon.”

Then they shot up into the sky.  Twilight just facehoofed while the others laughed.

As they entered they noticed that there was Shining Armor and Cadence waiting.  Twilight started the introductions.

“Mom, Dad, this is my fiancée Bubbles Star,  Bubbles this is my mom Twilight Velvet and dad, Night Light.”

“I see your father sweetheart,” said Bubbles with a grin, “but where is your mother?  I only see your younger sister!”

“Twilight!”  Said Night Light in an unexpected stern voice, “you can NOT marry this pony!”

Twilight was in shock, she secretly feared that her parents were not as open-minded as she had hoped.  She feared rejection, scorn, loss of the love of her family.  But her father chuckled and said.

“She is obviously a pony that is much too good for you!”

“I have tried to tell her that but she won’t listen.” Said Bubbles.

Twilight gave one of those faces when she is put off her schedule.

“Continuing on, this is her, or I should say OUR children.

“This is Amethyst Star, we call her Sparkler.”

“A pleasure, I’m sure,” said Sparkler.

“So polite!” Said Twilight Velvet.

“And this is Dinky Star, we call her Muffin.”

“I can see why!” said Twi Velvet, lifting Muffin with her magic, causing Muffin to giggle.  Twi Velvet hugged her tight.

“I could just eat her up!”

Twilight’s father tussled Muffin’s mane.

“Told you so,” said Twi to Bubbles.

“And honey, you remember my brother, from when he gave us all a heart attack.”  Motioned to Shining, “and this is his wife Princess Cadence.”

“Cadence please!” said Cadence, “if you call me princess again I will stick my tiara up your muzzle!”

“I would love to see that,” said Bubbles, receiving a hug from Cadence.

Dinky was in awe.  After being in front of Celestia and Luna, here was another princess.

“Are you a real princess?” she asked.

Cadence bent down to look the filly in the eye.

“Yes sweetheart, I am.  But I think I would like it better if you would call me Aunt Cadence.”  Then looking at Sparkler, “I hope you both will.  I use to be Twilight’s foal sitter when she was Muffin’s age, I loved her so much.  Plus my husband and I owe our happiness to her.”

“I would like that.  A real extended family is something we three have dreamed of.”

The older ponies smiled, a tear played at Twilight Velvet’s eyes.

Rarity cleared her throat behind them all.

“Sorry,” said Twilight, “you remember two of my very best friends, this is Rarity and this is her marefriend Applejack.”

“So glad to see you again.” Said Rarity.

“Likewise” said A.J.

Rarity turned to A.J.

“Applejack honey, please remove your hat in polite company.”

“Awe! Quit y’er fussin’.” Replied A.J.

“Darling, were you raised in a barn?”

“As a matter of fact, I was! You know that.”

“That I do.  However, would you like to go back to sleeping in one?”

Twilight never saw her friend remove her hat so quickly.  All laughed.  Twilight then noticed something.

“A.J., are you wearing...makeup?”

A.J. blushed.

“It is just a little mascara and blush, Rarity said I needed to make a good impression.”

“And she looks delicious,” said Rarity giving A.J. a little kiss on the cheek.

“Maybe I should tell Twilight what you had to do for me to let you put the makeup on me.” Applejack said with a sly grin.

“Applejack! Not in front of the children!”

More laughs all around except Dinky of course.

After a great meal, they sat around talking.  Mostly Night Light telling embarrassing stories about Twilight and Shining Armor.  The two siblings were in a constant state of facehoofing.  Cadence had taken Dinky in another room and was entertaining the little filly.  They could hear them in the next room;

'Sunshine sunshine, ladybugs awake!

Clap your hooves and do a little shake!’

Peals of laughter rang constantly.  Cadence so loved children.

The talk got around to the wedding, who the Brides Maids were.  Cadence had walked back into the room at that time.

“That reminds me.” Said Twilight.  “Cadence, would you do me the honor of being my Best Mare?”

“I would love to Twilight.  But don’t you have other closer friends?”

“Yes I do, but like the Grand Galloping Gala Ticket Fiasco, I don’t want to pick one over the others.  They all agreed to be Bride’s Maids.”

“I have a question to ask also,” said Bubbles, then turning to her daughter, “Sparkler, my beautiful daughter, you have stuck by me for so long and I have leaned on your strength so many times, perhaps more than you may ever know. Would you honor me by being my Best Mare?”

“Yes mother,” Said Sparkler tears welled up in her eyes, “It would make me so happy.”

Then looking at Dinky.

“And you Muffin, would you like to be a Flower Filly?  We are going to ask your friends to do that as well.”

“Yes mommy, I think that would be fun!”

“Then there is only one more item.”  Said Twilight, “would you give me away Daddy?”

“I would be so honored.” He replied.  “Has Bubbles asked her family yet?”

Bubbles looked down.

“I am an orphan,” she said.  “My brother and I were left at the Canterlot Youth Home when we were very young.  We were discovered together, we were never sure if he was really my brother but that did not matter.  Hooves and I always stuck together.  For whatever reason, neither of us were adopted, as is the case of many foals.

We exceeded at school and so we helped the younger foals with their schooling until we were old enough to leave.  I got a job at the Canterlot Institute of Science and he went on to higher education.  But he has always been there for me, so I am asking him.”

Night Light looked at Bubbles.

“Sweetheart, you have a family now.  You, your children, and even your brother are welcome here.  And if you ever call us other that mom and dad, we will be very disappointed.”

Twilight Velvet nodded her head in agreement.

“I think I would like my new daughter to help me clean up in the kitchen.” Said Twilight Velvet.

“I would love to,” answered Bubbles.

“I can help too,” said Twi.

“No, you have guests here.  You need to attend to them.  But if Cadence would like to help that would be nice.”

“I would be happy to.”

The rest of the evening went well.  There was a lot of laughing coming from the kitchen.  But there was plenty in the living room.  At last it was time to leave.   Dinky did not want to leave her new grandparents, but it was explained that they would always be her grandparents now and she would be back a lot.

Outside, Luna’s cart was outside waiting.  Dinky was asleep before they reached the castle.  Twi and family went to their suite and Rarity and A.J. to theirs.

Rarity was surprised to find Princess Luna waiting for them.

“Rarity, I understand you have finished my gown.  May I try it on?”

“Certainly, your highness.” Said Rarity, “but is it not a little late for this?”

“Princess of the Night, remember?”

“Sorry, of course.”

Princess Luna was a beautiful mare as was Celestia.  Rarity had a hidden fear that the gowns she had made might detract from that fact.

“It is lovely!” said Luna, “we are pleased.  Have you made the Brides’ Dresses?”

“Yes, highness,  they are over here.  The brides requested matching gowns as not to detract from the other.”

“A wise choice,” replied the princess.  What of the Brides Maids?”

“I have not started as of yet, highness”

“My sister had a suggestion.  She asked for your convenience and for her pleasure, if you can make the Brides Maids dresses similar to the Brides.  With all the mares present in the wedding party, she said it would ad, symmetry.”

“Of course, your highness.” Said Rarity, “it would be my pleasure.”

Rarity was a little perplexed but a suggestion from the Crown was as good as an order.  A.J. was just smirking.

Twilight and family stayed a few more days.  Visited with the princesses, and Twi’s family especially at meal time.  But the time came for them to go back to Ponyville and take care of their duties.  It was just over two months until the wedding.  Twilight and the rest of the wedding party did have to make several trips back to Canterlot for fitting with Rarity or for business with the princesses.