//------------------------------// // Wedding Complications // Story: Shakespony- A Midsummer Nights Dream // by MlpMelodySong //------------------------------// It was a beautiful midsummer day, the birds were chirping the sun was shinning and everything was perfect and peaceful! In the castle of Canterlot sat a beautiful pink alicorn mare, with stunning blue eyes and a pink, purple and yellow mane and tail. The mare sat at the window in the throne room and looked out at the peaceful gardens that surrounded the castle. She sighed in content at how relaxing and quite everything was, that is until her fiancé came bursting through the doors with his main assistant following behind him. "Ah, my beautiful Cadence," a white unicorn stallion, with blue eyes and a dark blue mane and tail said walking toward her. "there you are, I cannot wait until four days pass so that we can finally be husband and wife, I just don't think I can wait that long!" Cadence chuckled at this. "Be patient Shinning Armour, four days isn't that bad!" she said, smiling as he put his foreleg around her. Shinning Armour smiled warmly at her. "Your right, as usual," he said, then he kissed her passionately, which she happily returned. Then they pulled their lips away and she nuzzled his neck. "I love you so much" Cadence the looked up into his eyes and smiled. "I love you too!" "Ahem!" They both turned around to see Shinning Armour's assistant, whom they had forgotten was there! He was an orange unicorn stallion with a white stripe down his muzzle with green eyes shielded by a large pair of round specticals and a darker orange mane, tail and beard, he wore a dark blue cloak covered in stars with a sun clasp at the front. "Sorry to interrupt," The stallion said nervously. "but your highness I need you to look over the assignments for the wedding". Shinning Armour smiled. "Of course, Sunburst I'll get right on it!" he stated Then he turned to his fiancé. "Sorry my love, duty calls!" Cadence smiled then kissed him gently on the cheek. "It's alright Shinning, I understand" He embraced her then turned to face Sunburst. "Alright what's first?" he asked trotting over to him. "Well," Sunburst began. "before you do anything you have to meet with Lord Sombra, he appears to be having some kind of trouble with his daughter!" "Well alright then, bring him here so he may discuss the issue." Shinning Armour said. "I shall go and fetch him right away!" the orange stallion said as he trotted out the door. Shinning Armour then turned back to Cadence. "Come darling." He said smiling at her, gesturing his hoof towards two thrones at the back of the room. She smiled as she trotted over to him and they advanced toward the thrones together with their hooves entwined. When Sunburst came back into the room the royal couple were seated in their thrones, happily conversing between themselves. He then began to trot towards them and made himself known. "Your highness," Sunburst announced. "may I present Lord Sombra of the Crystal Empire and his daughter Lady Rarity!" As he said this a dark grey unicorn stallion with piercing red eyes and a black mane and tail entered, wearing a red cloak lined with white fur at the hem, followed by a beautiful white unicorn mare with blue eyes and a curly purple mane and tail, wearing a beautiful yellow hat with flowers on the band and a dress to match. "Good to see you again Sombra," Shinning Armour said, smiling at his old friend. "how are things?" "Well that's what I came here to talk to you about," Sombra began. "before I begin though, I would like to introduce you to the subjects of our argument, may I present Duke Spike of Dragonland and Lord Fancy Pants." As he said this a small teenage dragon with purple scales and green spikes walked into the room, followed by a white unicorn stallion with a blue mane, tail and mustache, wearing a black suit jacket and a white shirt. "So as I was about to say," Sombra continued. "you see, I have created an alliance with Duke Spike so that our two cities may help each other out in battle and in wealth in exchange for my daughter's hoof in marriage, but she claims that she is in love with this Fancy Pants and that she wont marry the Duke! So I have come to ask that you use the old Canterlot law on her so that she must marry the Duke!" Rarity frowned at her father and decided to speak up. "Father you're being completely unreasonable!" she exclaimed stomping her hoof. Sombra scowled at his daughter. "Don't you dare take that tone of voice with me young lady, I am your father!" he yelled furiously Rarity gasped furiously and was about to retort back until Fancy Pants took her hoof and gave her a reassuring smile, this calmed her down. "What do you say about this, your majesty?" Sombra asked Shinning Armour. "Well, I...um...I..." he looked to Cadence, who gave him a reassuring look, then he turned to Rarity. "what do you say about all of this Lady Rarity? Tell me what your problem is. Surely it wouldn't be that bad, Spike is a worthy gentlecolt!" Rarity merely huffed. "So is Fancy Pants!" Rarity retorted. "Yes, well, in his own right yes but in this case, your father doesn't approve of him and has not deemed him worthy enough." Shinning Armour stated. "I wont change my mind," she said seriously. "all I wish to know is what will happen to me if I don't marry Duke Spike!" Shinning Armour turned his head to Sombra, who just nodded slowly. He sighed sadly. "If you don't marry him you will face imprisonment for life in the Canterlot dungens or spend the rest of your days as a nun, to be without any stallion for the rest of your life. You have until my wedding to make your decision. I'm sorry my hooves are tied." he stated solemnly. Many of the ponies gasped except for Sombra and Cadence, the mare just hung her head sadly. "Rarity please," Spike pleaded as he walked over to the mare. "just marry me and stop this nonsense, I beg of you I promise I can make you happy, just say you'll be mine!" Rarity sighed. "I'm sorry Spike, but I just don't love you!" she cried. "But Rarity..." he began but was interrupted by Fancy Pants. "Look I may not have a big land or an entire army to offer her, all I can give her is my heart and my love, but I am noble and have riches of great measures and if she will have me I will make it my lives mission to make her happy!" he said, taking Rarity's hoof. Cadence smiled at this. "NO!" Spike retorted, removing Fancy's hoof from Rarity's. "You are not worthy of her!" Fancy was apalled. He had planned on being fair and solving this like adults, but if that was the way he was going to play it, well two can play at that game! "You have her fathers love let me have Rarity's!" Fancy Pants snapped. Spike gasped. "Why I outta..." he exclaimed, before a voice interrupted him, it was Cadence. "Enough!" Everyone turned to face the mare as she spoke. "Sombra, come with me and Shinning Armour to his royal study, Duke Spike you come too!" she said, then she and her fiancé rose from their thrones and began to make their way out of the side door, followed by Sombra and Spike. Then it was just Rarity and Fancy Pants left standing in the throne room all by themselves. Rarity then began to weep, as she fell to her knees. "Oh, what will we do now!" she sobbed Fancy then took her hoof and helped her up off the ground and pulled her close. "There is no place for us here anymore." he said sadly, gently stroking her mane. She looked up at him. "Do you mean that we should leave?" she sniffed. "Yes, tonight" he said looking into her eyes. "if we have any chance of being together we must leave" She sighed. "Your right" she said, and with that their plan was set into action!