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// Chapter Six: "Honey, I'm Home!" 
// Story: You Are The Father! 
// by Shining Star 
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Shining Armour continued to chug is hot cup of coffee down his throat ignoring the scalding drink. He nearly slammed the drink down onto the table with his magic as he felt more food splatter on his face. Shining sighed and again looked to his wife.

"Honey. Are you sure that you don't need any help with Allia?" 

Cadance looked over with smeared carrots all over her face.Her normal perfect and curled mane was frizzled and disheveled in it's torture from the young filly pulling on the hairs. She had an insane look in her eye, almost like Twilight did when she forgot her homework at school back when she was younger. "No! I'm fine, I have handled many foals before and so I can easily handle Allia! Now would you please just open your mouth and swallow the carrots! PLEASE!"

Shining sighed at his wife's frustration over Allia. For the last fifteen minutes she had been trying to force feed the poor foal after Allia refused to swallow her carrots. Shining Armour couldn't help but find the humor in it all. The master of foalsitting, Princess of Love, savior of Canterlot and Equestria, Princess of the Crystal Empire and Alicorn demi-god couldn't feed one young foal a bowl of carrots. Well I guess the foal was a changeling... 

Oh well. He still found a bit of amusement out of it. More of the mushy carrots fell onto his muzzle and Shining finally gave up. Standing up fully he trotted out of the kitchen to the bathroom to wash up.

Cleaning his face and mane with the sink and a wash towel he managed to get all the carrot out. Except for the stains. Knowing nothing could be done to fix the problem Shining Armour gave up and decided to read a book on the couch and wait till Cadance got her sense back. Pulling his favorite story, "A Nightmare Moon Before Hearth's Warming Day", and sat on a cushion opening to his bookmark.

Noises could still be heard screaming from the kitchen as Allia tortured his wife. But he knew no matter how much he tried to help, she would refuse and be as head strong as ever. Sighing to himself he continued reading.

Everything had been going alright so far, other than the issue going on in the kitchen, with Allia and he was happy that she could have an almost normal life here. Outside the doors for the apartment he heard whispering voices and shuffling. 

BANG! 

Something had been thrown at the door from outside. Shining grabbed his decorative spear and shield off the wall and rushed to open the doors but was flung aside as they were crashed into the walls.

"Honey, I'm home!" Night Light screamed standing on his hind hooves, forehooves in the air dramatically. Velvet Sparkle trotted in placing her bags on the floor and waving at her son on the floor.

Shining facehoofed from his landing place.

Nothing could get worse than this.