Meinhoff, Reneema de Steel Wing greenhouse farm, four months later. Kanr and Axon were hoeing the vineyard. The trees provided a little protection from the burning sun above the glass dome.
“Boys! Lemonade anyone!” Hay Seed yelled, as she and Rain Drop brought out a tray with several glasses and a glass jug filled with the yellow liquid, pieces of lemon and several ice cubes. The two stallions didn’t need another call. They armed the farming tools on their shoulders, and headed for the porch of the house. When they reached it, there were two glasses of sweet cold salvation from the sun waiting for them. As they downed them, the purple mare asked the gray unicorn with a cheerful tone.
“You ready?”
“Ready for what?” He enquired with a puzzled look on his face.
“I can’t believe you forgot!” She exclaimed, before continuing. “You said you would come to help me at the market.”
“Oh, right!” The unicorn recalled.
A light ashamed blush spread over his face, as he rubbed the back of his head and asked.
“So…when are we going?”
The purple mare gave him a disapproving scowl, with a quiet growl, after which she answered him.
“As soon as you load up the stock in the Crazyhorse.”
“Alright, then le-whoa, whoa, whoa!” Karn exclaimed. “What do you mean ‘after I load them’?” He questioned.
“Well you forgot your promise.” Hay Seed began with a smile. “Seems like a fitting punishment.”
The gray stallion’s gaze shifted to Axon, who simply shrugged, bearing a smile himself, and then said.
“I can’t argue with that logic.”
“Another great win for democracy.” Rain Drop sneered.
Then she took the unicorn’s glass, and gestured with her head towards the barn, and bore a mischievous smile, while saying. “Come on boy, go and do your job.”
Karn scowled, before walking off to do his task.
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The market was swelling with ponies, even if it was nearing the end of the day. At their stand, Karn successfully closed a sale, giving a teal elderly unicorn mare a bag with six corn-cobs. She gave him twenty bits, and waved him and Rain Drop goodbye.
“So, how do you like it doing something else than physical labor?” The purple mare asked.
He sighed as he leaned onto a crate, before replying.
“As someone who has spent most of life staying out of sight, all this social contact is rather unnerving.”
“Oh come on you.” She spoke as she lightly punched him in the shoulder. “Don’t lie to me, you like it better than all the hours in the fields.”
He cracked a smile, after which asked with a chuckle.
“Nothing gets by you, does it?”
"Shut up and go bring another crate of grape." She returned, bearing a smile of her own.
Karn got up from his seat and headed for the APT. Rain leaned on the stand as she sighed in frustration.
'What does it take to get that guy's attention?' She thought.
Her train of thought was cut off by a night blue pegasus stallion, with a half dark brown and half white mane and yellow eyes, dressed in a black work suit who slammed his arm onto the stand's counter. She quickly got a hold of herself, put on a friendly smile and addressed the 'customer'.
"Good day sir, may I help you?"
"You sure can doll face. Do I pay per count or per pound for you?" He replied with a smirk.
She caught wind of what this guy was, so her smile turned into an unamused stern expression, and she said with a note of displeasure in her tone.
"Not for sale. If you don't plan on taking something beat it."
"Oh, but I do plan on taking something." He returned as he grabbed her hoof.
"Hey let go of me!" She exclaimed.
At that time Karn was returning with a crate in a gray aura. When he saw the display he dropped the crate, and rushed to the stand and commanded with an angry tone.
"Leave her alone!"
"Piss off!" The stallion shot back at him, before addressing Rain Drop. "Come on sugar, let's get to my place and I'll show you the universe."
"Let go of me!" The struggling mare demanded.
"I said, leave her alone!" The gray unicorn stated, as he grabbed the stallion's suit's neckpiece, and pulled him a couple of feet away from the stand.
"You wanna meddle in other ponies' business jack ass?!" The stallion got up on his hind legs and pushed Karn.
To that the templar returned, by hitting him square in the jaw with a right blow, knocking him down on the ground, and then said.
"Yeah, I do."
The pegasus spat out some blood, after which he got up and lunged at the unicorn. The two stallions engaged in a hoof fight on the ground.
"Somebody help!" Rain Drop began yelling.
Karn could easily kill the dirt bag, but that would show that he was a dark templar, so he had to stick to common brawling . In a minute a voice was heard.
"ALRIGHT BREAK IT UP!"
Then both of them were picked up from the ground by an armored pony. The two stallions' faces had multiple bruises and small streaks of blood leaking down either from their temples or muzzles. A third pony in armor stepped forth. His visor was pulled back, so his yellow fur, orange mane and green eyes could be seen.
"What's going on here?!" He demanded.
The purple mare rushed from behind the stand to the gray unicorn's side, and clutched to his right arm, before explaining.
"This swine..." She pointed at the pegasus, who was still held by the militia pony. "...assaulted me and my boyfriend defended me!"
"Hey Rook, aint that tha guy who robbed ol'man Jenkins's place?" The armored pony who had held Karn addressed the yellow stallion as he gestured towards the captive pegasus with his gauss rifle.
The addressed pony placed his gun on his side, brought his left mech arm in front of his face, and a panel on it opened, revealing a small keyboard and a small holo-projector. He pressed a few button sequences, and a holographic image of the pegasus appeared with some text next to the photo.
"He is." The militia pony began.
He then turned towards the captive and spoke.
"First robbery, now sexual assault? Apparently morons like you Umar don't learn."
Rage quickly colored the pegasus's face as Rook gave the other two ponies an order.
"Get him to the joint. It would seem he needs a little more time of rehab."
The armored stallions nodded and walked off with Umar. As they walked off he turned around and shouted at Karn.
"I'll get you back for this you son of a whore! You hear me! I'll get you and your whole family!"
Rain Drop was shaken by the whole situation, so she walked to the stand and leaned on it. The last armored pony walked next to the unicorn, who was still on his hind legs and glaring daggers at the walked off pegasus, and said to him.
"If you want my advice bro, pack up for the day and get her home. This isn't the first assaulter I lock up. The whole situation tends to be very heavy on a mare's mentality."
The gray stallion nodded in understanding.
"I have to commend you for holding your ground against that bastard." The militia pony complimented him, before introducing himself. "I'm Rook by the way."
"Karn." The unicorn returned, after which he said. "Thanks sheriff."
Rook chuckled, then said.
"Nah, still just a deputy. Hopefully someday I'll earn the badge."
“Good luck and have fun with that.” Karn returned, after which he went to pack the stock back into the APT.
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Rain Drop and Karn were driving the truck back to the farm. The mare was feeling rather shaken up, so the stallion sat behind the wheel. After about fifteen minutes of driving, the purple earth pony broke the silence.
“Thank you for sticking out for me.”
He smiled, after which he replied
“It’s not a problem. You and your folks give me food and shelter, the least I can do is offer a hoof when you need it.”
A few silent minutes followed. After them, it was the gray unicorn who broke the quiet.
“What was that about me being your boyfriend?”
“Hey! I panicked alright! You try getting assaulted in any sort of way by some stallion and keep your cool!” She returned.
He tilted his head in her direction and gave her the ‘seriously?’ look.
“Oh…sorry.” She said in an apologetic tone.
A mischievous smirk colored her face. She put on an offended expression, after which she spoke.
“What, am I not good enough to be your girlfriend?”
“Uhh-nn-n-no, I didn’t mean it like that!” He began to lose himself in his words, as his cheeks became more and more crimson.
“I mean y-you are pretty, and, and, you are…attractive, and nice…”
“Buuut…?” She continued to tease him.
“But I-I-um…I-uh…”
Rain Drop’s laugh silenced him. He turned around to see her rolling and laughing in her seat. In a little while she stopped herself, taking long breaths and rubbing a tear from her eye. “You are so adorable when you are at a loss for words.” She said. To that Karn ‘humphed’ and turned to look at the road, bearing a scowl. Suddenly without any warning Rain gave him a light kiss on the cheek. He turned around and stared at her, as his face quickly reddened. She crossed her forelegs, and put on an innocent smile, which went along perfectly with her also slightly crimson face, before saying.
“Thank you for helping me…again.”
“Yeah…no problem…” He returned as he slowly turned his eyes towards the road, and raised his hoof over his cheek.
“This little number wasn’t included, but overall my plan worked.” The purple mare leaned back in the seat, placing her hooves behind her head, and putting on a proud smile.
“What plan?” The gray stallion enquired, bearing a puzzled look.
“Well, since you will be staying here for a while, I wanted you to come to the market, meet new ponies and possibly make a friend. And I am pretty sure you succeeded at that with the deputy. You guys should hang out sometime.” Rain Drop returned.
“Well…if you think it’s a good idea, then I might.” He said.
The purple mare looked at the clock on the vehicle’s desk, and slightly jumped in her seat, after which she exclaimed.
“Step on the gas!”
“What? Why? Is someone chasing us?!” Karn asked worriedly.
“No you dodo! We’ll miss the movie! It’s Earth era night.” She replied.
The unicorn groaned, before giving her another question.
“Are you for real right now?”
“Yes I am, now STEP ON IT!” She yelled.
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When they reached the farm and exited the vehicle, Hay Seed and Axon ran to them, and embraced their daughter in a group hug as her mother frantically spoke, with tears in her eyes.
“Oh my god Rain, are you okay sweetie?! Did that brute hurt you?!”
“I’m alright mom. Karn here beat that guy until the militia arrived.” The purple mare said to her mother as she returned the hug.
After hearing that, the red mare broke off and tightly squeezed the gray unicorn’s neck in a hug, while constantly repeating.
“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!...”
He tried to spread her hooves, but as his head turned blue and his eyes began to come out of the sockets, his limbs fell limp, and he barely managed to breathe out a request.
“Mm-ham…plea-se…a-ir!”
“OH! Sorry!” The elderly mare exclaimed as she let go.
Taking the chance, Karn filled his lungs with several quick deep breaths. The three earth ponies looked at him with light smiles on their faces. When he caught his breath, the unicorn said to Rain Drop.
“Your mom is a lot stronger than she looks!”
To that the family returned a laugh. After that, the purple mare asked her parents.
“How did you find out about what happened?”
“Deputy Rook called and told us about it.” Axon replied.
“Alright then. Now can we go inside?” Rain began. “It’s been a tough day.”
“Yes, of course.” Hay Seed started. “I’ll get you kids something refreshing to drink.”
“Thanks mom.” “Thanks miss Hay Seed.” Both of them said in union, after which they stared at each other, causing a chuckle from both of the elderly ponies.
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“Rain, are you coming? You know I can’t sit through these things alone!” Karn yelled over his shoulder.
“Just a second!” The said mare yelled back.
“You’ve been saying that for the past five minutes!” He interjected.
After receiving no reply, he groaned and sank in the pink sofa. In about a second Rain Drop jumped over the sofa and landed on the seat next to the unicorn, after which she asked.
“So, what’d I miss?”
“About half of the terrans got eaten by the slimy eyeless ones.” He gave her an unamused look.
‘Oh brother, is he really going to start that discussion again?’ She sighed mentally.
Then he continued.
“And those “predators”…” Karn flinched hooves making quote marks. “…killed the ones above the ground and entered the pyramid.”
“What’s your problem with the predators? Every movie I’ve shown you with them, you’ve been going all “exterminate” regarding them.” Rain Drop asked with irritation in her tone.
“Well the fact that their entire arsenal is a cheap and not to mention primitive rip off of Khalai tech kinda offends me personally. In addition these guys are incredibly stupid.” Karn explained.
“What do you mean ‘stupid’? Excuse me sir, but even primitively ripping off Khalai tech is not a Sunday stroll through the park.” She said in a matter of fact sort of way.
The unicorn once again looked at her with a blank expression, gestured at the TV and then said.
“Their greatest enemies have acid for blood, and they use weaponry made of metal! Stu-pid.”
“So first you go on about how can the xenomorphs navigate without eyes, ears or noses, and now this?” The mare enquired.
He simply shrugged, continuing to stare at the screen.
“You are the worst company to watch a movie with, you know that?” She stated.
“Dark templar are the most acceptive Khalai regarding other cultures. If you think I am the worst company to watch movies with, you do not want to meet regular Khalai.” The unicorn returned.
“I guess I don’t.” Rain sighed.
On the TV played the scene where two of the terrans were embedded in a wall of flesh. One had a face-hugger over his face, and the other managed to pull out a gun, and shoot another of the spiderlike creatures which jumped at him. But just as he started to feel safe, he noticed about a dozen more eggs hatching. Gunfire and his screams were heard through the chamber, and the ponies’ room. Just as the scene ended, Rain slightly jumped from her seat, clutched onto Karn’s arm, closing her eyes, and letting out a quiet ‘eep’.
The stallion looked down at her, as he blushed. A moment later he asked in what was supposed to be a serious tone.
“Why do you watch “scary” movies when they actually manage to scare you?”
“I’m trying that thing, where when you expose yourself more to something which brings you discomfort you stop paying attention to it.” She replied.
‘Huh, that explains why the special meetings with Amaka stopped bothering me.’ He thought.
“You…don’t mind if I stay here for a while, do you?” The mare asked as she looked up into his eyes.
“N-n-no, no problem.” He stuttered in return, as he shifted his gaze towards the TV.
Despite the his faked disinterest, she managed to hear that his heart rate slightly quickened. That made her smile as she nuzzled on his chest.
‘She’s so sweet, and pretty…’ The unicorn thought, after which he shook his head, shifting his thoughts. ‘No! I shouldn’t think like that. What good will it be for her to get together with someone like me. If the militia found out what I am, they would probably execute me, following with her being emotionally distraught and the possible eviction of her family off world for harboring me.’
As his train of thought continued he noticed that she was sleeping. Karn tried to move himself away, but every movement he made resulted in a groan of displeasure from Rain Drop. After several unsuccessful attempts he sighed in defeat and gave up, continuing with the gloom and doom going on inside of his mind. But when he laid a glance on the mare, all of the darkness left his thought, and eased his mind, allowing him to soon lay victim to sleep as well.
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Eight days later, Rook and three of his friends convinced Karn to go out with them to the local pub. All five of them situated themselves on a corner table, made their orders, and after the waitress brought them all a round of beer mugs, the deputy raised his and stated.
“Alright guys, let’s give a cheer for our fifth wheel!”
“Come on guys, it’s not that big of a deal.” The gray unicorn said.
“Like hell it isn’t!” A green earth pony stallion with an orange mane and blue eyes began. “You’ve been on world for what? Few months? And the only people you’ve socialized with are the folk you live with and the ones you met at the market. By the way, good job with that dirt bag.” He complimented as he raised his mug.
“Yeah, really liked that sucker punch you threw him after blocking his left hook.” A silverfish pegasus with a chrome mane and orange eyes added.
“So Karn, usually when someone joins our little circle we share stuff.” A white unicorn with a yellow mane and red eyes began. “I hear you’ve hooked up with old man High Ground’s daughter. I’ve attempted that quest myself, but failed miserably at it.” He said with a note of comical self pity, before asking. “So how are things going on between you two?”
“Yeah, have you rocked the chamber of secrets yet?” The yellow pegasus filled in, bearing a mischievous smirk.
“What?” Karn asked in surprise.
“Yeah man, has a new hope, been found on stranger tides?” The green stallion enquired, as he sneered.
“I…don’t think I follow.” The gray unicorn said, after which he picked up his drink.
“Come on guys, enough with the Earth era heading poetry.” The silver pegasus stated, then he addressed Karn. “So did you bang her already?”
After hearing the question, the stallion it was directed towards choked on his beer, then slammed the mug on the table and exclaimed.
“Excuse me?!”
“Damn Jeff, you never were the subtle one.” Rook said, earning a shrug from the other pegasus.
Then he turned to the gray unicorn.
“But still man, don’t worry, we’re all buds here, you can share. How does she rate?”
“Okay, let’s get some things clear.” Karn began. “First, me and Rain Drop aren’t a couple. She said that because she was hyped by the situation. Second, if we were a couple, I wouldn’t treat her like an object, my playtimes with which I would share at a bar.”
“Rook why didn’t you say our fifth wheel is henpecked?” The green stallion asked the deputy.
The two ponies, besides the one who was addressed, gave a hearty laugh. Then the white unicorn teased Karn.
“What? Little colt afraid to get his D wet?” That earned him another couple of laughs.
After taking a sip from his drink, the unicorn in question replied.
“Yeah, I am ready to bet I’ve gotten laid more times than any of you guys.”
That got him an ‘oooooh’ from his little crowd.
“And what makes you so sure?” Jeff enquired.
“Before I came here I was in two long relationships.” He started to explain. “Well, more like one relationship and a business matter.”
“What sort of business matter involves getting laid?” Rook asked.
He thought for a moment, before shooting another question.
“You weren’t a sell stallion, were you?”
“No! How could you even think that?!” Karn snapped back.
“Well you didn’t exactly give me anything to go with.” The yellow pegasus returned.
“Mind giving us a little explanation?” The green stallion asked.
“Due to certain circumstances I was forced to work as a bodyguard/errand boy/…bonus services for an important figure. That however, ended my previous relationship.”
“What was the pay?” The white unicorn sneered.
“Pretty much the satisfaction of the job.” The gray stallion replied.
“So how’d you end up on Meinhoff?” Jeff enquired.
That made Karn’s face darken.
“My family died in a transport ship accident. After that my productivity drastically dropped so I was fired from my job. With nothing else left for me, I hitched a ride and ended up here.” He lied.
Apparently they bought it, since each said their sorry to him. At least his acting skills hadn’t gone to waste, he thought. After a few awkwardly quiet minutes, Rook broke the silence, changing the subject.
“Seriously though, why don’t you make a move on getting things going between you and Rain Drop? The mare obviously has interest in you.”
“Really?” Karn asked in disbelief, before continuing. “Even if she does, what good can a guy who has nothing, and works as a farm hoof at her father’s farm give her?” Then he lifted his mug.
“You can make her happy by giving her the chance to be with the stallion of her dreams.” Jeff said.
That made the gray unicorn lower the drink, and quietly stared at it.
“Look man.” The green stallion began. “It’s obvious that she likes you. The question you need ask yourself is does she deserve better, or to be happy. Or even better, do you feel anything for her.”
All of them gave him a questioning look, as he continued to stare at his mug. Then the earth pony asked.
“Well…do you?”
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Karn returned to the farm later in the evening. He wasn't in a hurry, but not because of alcoholic influence, but because he was deep in thought regarding his feeling towards Rain Drop. Because it was pretty late at night, he assumed she was asleep, so he decided to wait until morning.
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At about 11 am, Karn walked up to the door of Rain Drop’s room and knocked as he asked.
“Rain, are you in there? I want to talk to you.” He received no response. He knocked harder. “Rain?” Again, there was silence.
Worry was drawn on his face, so he opened the door and entered. “Rain?!” The room was empty.
The unicorn looked around from his position at the door. It was just a normal room, nothing out of the ordinary. Just as he was about to exit, he noticed half of a newspaper sheet on a tag wall. He closed in to get a better look, and the heading puzzled him. It read ‘The Dark Children of the Confederacy’.
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Axon and Hay Seed were having a meal in the dining room, when Karn entered the room, sat at the table and asked.
"Is Rain Drop here?"
"No, she said she had something to do today, so she will be gone all day. Do you need help with something?" The red mare returned.
"I was hoping to ask her about this." He said as he placed the newspaper article on the table.
That made the old couple's eyes widened for a moment. They looked at each other, and after a moment the purple stallion sighed and then spoke.
"Son, I think it's time you learned some family history."
Karn stared at him confusedly, as he began explaining.
"As you've probably guessed from our name by now, we are Confederates."
"Well...yeah. The de Steel Wing - one of the confederate noble houses." The unicorn returned.
"Yes." Axon continued. "And given that you were into the Khalai spy business you are also aware how the Confederacy uses zerg as a military force?"
"Yeah..." He hesitantly began. "The ground forces are injected with a modified strain of the virus, which infests them not enough to cause mutation, but enough for the zerg to not attack them. What of it?" The unicorn enquired.
"You see, it was later discovered that infested soldiers could not breed with normal mares. Their reproductive cells ravaged those of their partner. So if a soldier wanted to have a family with a mare, she had to be infested as well. In a few years the entire population of the Confederate core worlds was infested." The purple stallion explained.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on a second! You mean to tell me that the Confederacy is ruled by a zerg brood?!" Karn exclaimed.
"If you put it that way, yes." Axon replied, before continuing. "Even if I don't look the part, I used to serve in the Confederate military."
"So...you..." The unicorn pointed at the two. "...and Rain Drop...?"
The two slowly nodded.
“Okay, but what’s the deal with the article?” Karn asked.
“In the early days of research on zerg, the von Black Horn scientists discovered that the critters had a psychic connection made of void energy. Later when the strain used to infest the soldiers was perfected, the scientist theorized that due to that connection, a dark templar and an infested Confederate could produce a stable offspring. But that theory was never proven, because there were no dark templar volunteers to test it.” Axon explained.
That left the gray stallion with a puzzled expression. His mind was processing the information he was given. After a quiet moment, Hay Seed broke the silence.
“Don’t you get it dear? You are Rain Drop’s knight in dark armor. So to say.” She said with a giggle.
“Son, I’ve been around you for a while now, and you are a swell guy.” The purple stallion began. “If you and Rain get together, I want you to know that you two have our blessings.” He finished as he wrapped a hoof around his wife, and each gave him a smile.
About a moment of thought later, Karn returned the smile, and said.
“Thank you.”
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Later in the evening, Rain Drop returned home. Despite their taste difference, she would enjoy any movie Karn had picked for their movie night. She entered the living room, only to be surprised by the scent of popcorn and a scented candle.
“Okay…what’s going on?” The mare asked, suspicion obvious in her voice.
“I…thought I could freshen up the place a bit.” The gray unicorn said, as he showed his head above the sofa.
“So, what are we watching tonight? Supernatural?” She questioned.
“Actually, I went through your favorites playlist and picked something from there.” He replied, with an awkward smile on his face.
That left Rain Drop with a dumbstruck expression.
“You picked one of the ‘saps’ I enjoy, over your favorite brotherly duo killing monsters?” She asked in disbelief.
"They aren't...all saps..." He returned, his awkward grin slightly growing.
"Alright then..." The mare decided to just go with it.
She sat next to him on the sofa, and asked with a smile.
"What have you planned for tonight oh yoyo master?" After which she got some popcorn.
The stallion's bizarre expression shifted to a smirk, as he played the movie.
"Heroes of the Periphery?" She questioned, looking at him with a very surprized stare.
"What? I thought you liked this movie, since it was in your favorites?" Karn enquired.
"No, it's not that I don't like the movie...your choice is just...surprising, that's all." Rain Drop finished as she returned to watching.
About half way through the movie, both of them had put on awkward expressions, but kept them away from the other.
'Is it the right time? Should I go for it? Is it right?' And other thoughts from the same type were bruising through their minds, until both of them thought. 'Buck it!' and said in synchronized union.
"Rain/Karn I need to tell you something."
Their cheeks turned a reddish shade.
"Um...you first." He let her speak.
"Well...you see, I don't know if I'm rushing things, but...I...really like you." She said.
"I wanted to say the same." He returned.
"Really? For how long?" Rain asked.
"For the past two months actually." He admitted, scratching the back of his head in slight embarrassment.
"Well I've been from the first week we found you. Why didn't you say anything until now?" She demanded, a minimal hint of irritation residing in her tone.
"I thought that it would be better for you to find someone who could actually offer you a better life. I mean, I work for your dad, I have no other means to support a family, so what good would I be for you." He defended.
"That's it? You don't understand-" Rain began, but Karn cut her off.
"I do now. Your parents told me."
She looked at him with wet pleading eyes. Then he continued.
"I promise you, I will do my best to make you happy." He finished with a reassuring smile.
Instead of the expected sincere smile in return, she hugged him, and engaged him in a deep passionate kiss. After several seconds they broke off, and looked at each other's eyes.
"I love you." Rain Drop said.
"I love you too." Karn returned.
After that, they kissed once again, and she slowly pushed him back on the sofa. He used his magic to stop the TV with the remote, and the two were left inside of the darkness of the room.
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*Three weeks later*
Rain and Karn stood at an altar. She was wearing a lovely royal white dress, and he wore a black tux. Between them stood a mint green unicorn with a white mane, who was speaking the ceremonial vow. A couple of steps next to the gray unicorn stood Rook. He held a purple pillow, with two golden bracelets on it.
In front of the altar on benches sat a large group of ponies. Friends to the family, the bride and the groom, and at the front row, sat Axon and Hay Seed. The purple stallion also wore a tux, and his wife a lovely yellow dress. She was wiping tears from her eyes with a golden serviette.
"May I have the bracelets?" The green unicorn asked.
Rook stepped forward, and the golden jewlery was enveloped in a green aura.
"Do you Karn, take Rain Drop to be your loving wife, in good or bad, in wealth or in poverty, in health or in sickness?" He asked the gray unicorn.
"I do." Karn replied.
"Do you Rain Drop, take Karn to be your loving husband, in good or bad, in wealth or in poverty, in health or in sickness?" He asked the purple earth pony.
"I do." Rain Drop replied.
"Does anyone here know of a reason, for these two souls to not be bond together?" The green unicorn addressed the crowd.
No one uttered a word.
"In that case, by the power bestowed upon me..." He placed the bracelets on the happy couple's hooves. "I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." He finished.
Just as the newlyweds engaged in their first kiss as a married couple, the crowd began to cheer and stomp their hooves.
"My little girl *sniff*...I never thought *sniff*, that I would see the day..." Hay Seed said through her tears of joy.
"I know honey. I know." Axon returned as he comforted his wife.
Soon after the new family broke off from the kiss and looked at each other, after which both gently placed a hoof over Rain's tummy.