Chapter 1: Engagement
The Crystal Empire was the was the most loving place in all of Equestria. Foals often played together and dates were almost everyday. This lovely place
was ruled by an alicorn princess. Her name was Emerald Shine. She had a white coat and bright green hair and purple eyes. She had been ruling for a very large amount of time. Alicorns weren't immortal but had a very long lifespan. One day Emerald was was making sure the empire was in good condition when she saw a white stallion with a red mane and tail. His name was Ruby Blade. He was one of the guards. Emerald heard about him before and how brave he was though she never thought of how handsome he would be in reality.
"um... Hello, uh... your h-highness...", said a rather shy crystal pony.
Emerald expected him to have been more brave and said 'Greetings your majesty!' or 'Hello, my princess' but instead said a shy 'Hello'.
"Hello, Ruby Blade. I've heard a lot about you. Ponies say your brave and strong all over the empire.", said Emerald Shine.
Ruby blushed making his face almost as red as his mane.
"um... I have to go..." said Ruby and he rushed of to his house.
That was strange, Emerald had expected him to be more brave. Oh well, maybe he was just in a hurry. The truth was he fell in love with her the second he had
saw Emerald and he was embaressed by the tension.
The next day, they bumped into one another. They apologized and kept on going. This kept happening for the next few days. Though it went better. Ruby seemed to gather enough courage to talk to Emerald a few times. Then one day when he bumped into her for like the 11th time, he gathered all his courage and asked the princess to marry him. Emerald was surprised but to Ruby's surprise, said yes. Her smile seemed to light up the cloudy sky. They went around the empire letting other ponies know about their wedding. The wedding was held about a week later. They had it right under the Crystal Castle which was where the Crystal Heart was. It was legend that when a true act of love was performed, the Crystal Heart will react, causing a beautiful streak of colors bursting out from it. You could see it from anywhere in Equestria. But in astonishment, after the bride and groom said there 'I Do's' the Crystal Heart suddenly burst out colourful streaks of light, which seemed to fill the place with love and happiness. This had been a great wedding.