Chapter 16: Wedding
I’ve never been to one of these before. Like most kids, I was born way after my Mother and Father had married and in the meantime there hadn’t been a wedding with either of my parent’s friends. So the only unique life experiences I had been able to taste, so to speak, were funerals and birthdays. Perhaps it was some sort of irony injected by the universe to have me experience the two extremes.
I allowed myself to walk around, taking in the novelty of the wedding. I got fitted in a suit, nothing fancy, just a plain black suit. I enjoyed the feeling of the suit making me feel a little swanky, even if it were a mite uncomfortable compared to my casual clothes. My Dad thought the opposite and would at every opportunity slip out of the suit fitted for him to walk around in his regular old jeans and t-shirt, much to the exasperation of Tempora.
Soon, very soon, I would be the official stepson and for all legal intents and purposes the son and heir to the throne of Equestria. Tempora would be my stepmother and my father in a rare bout of seriousness, had impressed upon me the importance of referring to her as ‘Mother’ or ‘Mom’, if I was feeling casual. I gave my father some slack because it was his wedding and also because I was his best man. I felt happy for him but a little sad that my biological mother wasn’t here to see this. I’m sure she would probably be happy for Dad too. Either that, or she would utterly destroy him if she wasn’t dead.
We went through several practice rehearsals. I wasn’t an expert in weddings, having never been to one, as previously mentioned but apart from a lack of a church organ to play ‘Wedding March’, it was surprisingly similar. I wasn’t party to the planning so I didn’t know if it was Earth influenced and that was where I found the similarities, or if it was Equestrian influenced and they coincidentally had very similar weddings.
Despite the antics of my father, Tempora had never looked so happy. I hadn’t known her for long of course, but a smile that wide was just impossible unless one were exploding with joy, sunshine and rainbows. Something Tempora seemed to have overflowing inside of her.
I went through the motions of the wedding. I had the chance to admire Tempora’s stunning wedding dress, which was not in the standard white and frilly affair of normal wedding dresses but a complex pattern of stars as diamonds, the skies as skeins of coloured aqua, crimson and orange silk and an eye-catching hem of rubies that set a bedazzling display of beauty and grace. As Tempora had entered the rehearsal in that dress, she had blushed furiously as everyone’s eyes were immediately drawn to the beautiful design. It kept my Dad still for five whole minutes. Yes, no other force in the universe were capable of doing that. I had to hand it to the power of love.
Celestia and Luna had been adorably costumed for this event as well. Their dresses matched their themes of the day and night, at least, that was what List had told me. Celestia had a white and sun-yellow dress trimmed with satin and silver threading that gave me the impression of the coming dawn. Luna had dulcet midnight tones with rich silk studded with deep blue sapphires and diamonds which gave me the impression of staring into the night sky.
Even though I had never asked it, Discord had been made a crimson vest and surprisingly, Tempora had allowed him to lead the two sisters foals down the aisle as they shook flower petals from a basket held in their mouths. I was aware of the slight atmosphere of disapproval from the members of the audience around the hall during rehearsal but I paid them no heed and Discord and I kept both our spirits up by messing around after the serious rehearsal was finished.
After a couple of run throughs of the rehearsal I dashed around to help with the preparations. I wasn’t required to but it felt like the right thing to do. Servants that were carrying absurd loads of cutlery, cloth or culinary treats gave me a grateful smile as I leant them a helping hand. They even warmed up to Discord slightly as he tagged along to help move some items as well.
All in all, it had been the most hectic, but surprisingly fun, day I had experienced in a while.
The real wedding procession went smooth as a greased gear. We all did our parts with no slip ups except a minor moment when Luna tripped on the hem of her skirt and stumbled a few steps. That conjured up more smiles than anything, though, and I thought it added to the event rather than take away. The wedding didn’t have anyone of significant authority to preside over the ceremony (for what authority could be higher than Tempora’s?) so there was a direct exchange of vows and the swapping of rings and the slow passionate kiss as a rumble of hoofs and the lone clapping of one’s hands echoed around the throne room.
I won’t bore you with the details of the reception, but needless to say, these were precious moments I was living in. History was in the making in front of me and I realised I was witnessing the moment when two worlds touched together and were bound to each other’s fates. For some reason, this precious moment when hand clasped with hoof was there for the world to see, I thought of Cadance and how she wasn’t able to see this beautiful moment.
I know it’s sappy, but I liked to think that she did...
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Nah, it's cool. I won the game a few years ago.
5117205 ...E-excuse me? ...Uhm, I'm just going to go...
Queen Tempura?
Meanwhile, everyone is waiting for an update I have a few
reason-excuses as to why I'm not writing very fast with Just Roll With It:1. I'm not a very good writer.
2. I'm not a very creative writer.
3. I have two other stories I'm working on.
4. I'm a terrible person who likes suspense.
5. I'm only human, unfortunately.
So, with that out of the way, let's play a game:
What should the next pony Harmony meets be?
|Insert Elevator Music Here|
Ohh well, it was an alright story while it lasted. Time to jump ship, good luck.
5117639 There is no reason to ever feel bad about slow updates as it just adds to the suspense.
Minor Nitpick
I feel like that this should be either instead of wither unless you were referencing something. Also I think you should mix things up and add a non-pony such as Chrysalis (or the past equivalent) to see how Harmony reacts to more prejudices that the ponies have against non-pony races, I like your take on how Harmony is all about keeping the peace without violence and making it easier for Discord among others, it's an interesting take on a HiE fic that I havent personally seen. Keep up the good work fellow Australian and remember "I'm right behind you"
Poor guy, he REALLY misses Cadance.
5117731 CODE RED CODE RED THE PISTOL IS COCKED
5117738 Oops, fixed. Sorry I don't have an editor but then again who needs them when you have friends in the comment section? Thanks!
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Well, I could have totally knocked off a year or two if I didn't make it have 104 characters in its alphabet all based around the pitch and tone you use or the amount of accent marks you add to it. I mean, some of these noises I didn't know I could make.
dis chapter is short!
5117322 I actually didn't until you mentioned it, thanks
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There seems to be something missing...
5118055 I am just full of errors today. Thank you for pointing it out!
That was fun. Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
5117639 a descendent of blueblood
yours numbskull.
in more ways then one eh...eh............ well fuck you, you know nothing
5118498 rarity's i think
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We already met Verity, who is an ancestor of rarity and sweetie belle.
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*ancestor. blueblood has no children.
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Do we get to meet another draconnecquis?
5120156 the second clash happened after the party, when the 'liquids of life' from two worlds were exchanged.
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.... IF you know what I- *gets punched by a female guard* Ouch...
I have no idea if you look at comments for these past chapters, but...
Run-on sentence alert! Not trying to be a Grammar Nazi, just trying to help a fellow new writer out...
I think it would be better if the sentence ended at "steps", considering that's where it begins to run on. The second sentence could go like this: "That conjured up more smiles than anything, though, and I thought it added to the event rather than take away."
Keep up the amazing work; this story has been a great read so far, and I am glad of your frequent uploads.
5148596 Fixed!
EDIT: Thanks!
5148648 For some reason, this came to mind, when Harmony is in his internal monologue regarding the meeting of two words.
5138808 *hands female guard 20 bits* you win that one, but next time you will not be so lucky.
5148648 I'm not going to be seeing any animorphic children am I? Also when is H going to get magic and what kind will he get? Destructive, Healing, Illusions, Darkness, or what?
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Keeping that link for science.
Wait.....?what happened to cadance
5542192 She was never there to beign with, she came from another space time thingy because of some unstable space time thingy.
Is Harmony gonna become the Elements?
Also, I noticed what you did with the chapter names.
I never would have thought of that.
Man...this chapter should have been the most dramatic and detailed next to the finale, in which Harmony inevitably is split into 6 pieces and Discord gets locked in stone.