Starting Over 3: Return Of Spectra

Spectra and Rainbow stood at the doorway to Rose and Tenebra's room whilst they were peacefully sleeping in their beds. Rainbow had a small box in her hoof and Spectra had a slightly larger box. It was the dawn of Rose's fifth birthday and they were ready to give her their presents. The couple haven't decided on when Tenebra's birthday should be, but that'll be decided later. They watched as Rose's eyes fluttered open thanks to the sunlight coming in through the window onto her face. She sat up in her bed and yawned, waking Tenebra up. She looked over to the doorway and saw her parents standing there with a smile. She to smiled and jumped out of bed.

"Morning, mom and dad!"

She ran over to Rainbow and gave her a hug. Rainbow laughed and ruffled Rose's mane.

"How's my favourite daughter doing?"

Tenebra jumped out of bed and walked to Spectra with an emotionless look.

"Hey, dad."

Spectra eyed him suspiciously.

"Something wrong, son?"

Tenebra shrugged and walked past Spectra.

"Nothing."

Spectra watched as Tenebra walked sadly over to the kitchen to make breakfast. Spectra knew something was bugging him, but decided to ask him about it later. Spectra turned to see Rainbow hoofing Rose her present. She smiled and grabbed the box, placing it on the ground. She unwraps the box and looks inside. She pulls out a small mane clip with a love heart on it. Rose giggled and placed it in her mane.

"Thanks, mommy!"

She grappled Rainbow into a hug. Spectra gulped. His present was a bit more over the top. Rose turned to Spectra as he held his present out to her.

"Now, Rose. My present might seem cool, but don't worry. It's not."

Rainbow raised an eyebrow as Rose grabbed the box and begun ripping it open. When it was open, a small light was being produced from inside the box. She reaches inside and pulls out a small sphere that looked like it was covered in a layer of something. Flames were swirling inside the small orb as it made the light. Spectra knelled down and pointed to the orb.

"I grabbed a star from the night sky and covered it in a protective layer to protect you from the flames."

Rainbow laughed and elbowed Spectra. He shot up and held his hooves up in defence.

"What? I thought it was a good gift."

Rainbow laughed once more and shook her head.

"You gave our daughter a star."

Spectra shrugged.

"It helps to be the most powerful being in existence sometimes."

Rose walked into her room and placed the star down on her bedside drawer, it glowed brightly within the room. She turned to Spectra and tackled him into a hug.

"Thanks, daddy!"

Spectra grinned and patted her back.

"Your welcome, sweetheart."

Spectra turned and walked into the kitchen to see Tenebra sitting down looking very sad eating a sandwich. Spectra sighed and sat on the chair next to him. Tenebra tried avoiding looking directly at Spectra.

"What's eating ya, son?"

Tenebra shrugged.

"It's not important."

Spectra chuckled and leaned in closer.

"Oh, I highly doubt it. Come on. Spit it out."

Tenebra rolled his eyes and sighed. He turned to his father with sadness.

"It's just that, I'm not even related to any of you, yet you all accept me as family. I'm not a pegasus, so that made it harder to accept me. I just feel like a thorn in your sides."

Spectra laughed and grabbed his son.

"Listen, kid. I learnt this the hard way. Family is never determined by blood. Never. You're lucky, you know that? My parents died when I was 2, then I got into a horrible family that treated me badly. And you're not a thorn. You're more of a petal on this family flower."

Tenebra smiled at Spectra's words and hugged him.

"Thanks, dad."

Spectra smiled and ruffled his mane.

"And don't forget, Rose loves you to. I love you, and so does your mother. Understand?"

Tenebra nodded and sat back in his chair as Rainbow and Rose entered the room with a giant cake. She placed it on the table as Rose jumped up.

"Make a wish, Rose."

She nodded and took a deep breath, exhaling it and extinguishing the flames. The family cheered and Rainbow started cutting up cake and handing the slices out. Life was good for this family. And it shall remain so for years to come.

The End