Within The Seas--Chapter 14 preview · 11:15pm Oct 11th, 2012
Hello everypony. Hopefully your week was better than mine. I hit a bit of a rough patch the last two days, and that's why the next chapter is not up yet. In fact, at the moment I'm typing this, I barely wrote anything at all. However, I'll try to get this new chapter up either tomorrow or Saturday. But I decided to go ahead and show you what I HAVE done, and here are the first 544 words of Chapter 14 of Within The Seas.
Six months later, winter had come and gone from the land of Equestria. It was colder than usual, given how the pegasi felt they had to compensate for a brutally hot summer to keep things in order. But it didn't matter anymore. Spring had begun, and it was going to be the most picturesque one in years.
And it was no different today. When the sun came up, it showcased a clear day with not even a breeze in the air. The temperature would be warm and cozy, and everything that was planned would go on as scheduled. The pegasi came through when they were needed.
Yet, that was not the focus within one of the bigger dressing rooms. In a rush of little touches by a designer, a purple unicorn's dress was adjusted little by little, with a comment every now and then.
"That's good, I'm telling you it looks perfect as it is right there!" Twilight interrupted.
"Nonsense!" Rarity declared. "It is your wedding day after all. This will be a moment all of Equestria will remember, and certainly Luna of all ponies. I cannot afford to let you go when one of the stars is off, that could be a fashion disaster waiting to happen!"
Twilight shrugged and went with it, as Rarity did as she wanted. To be fair, there was nothing she thought needed to be adjusted, since she was blown away from day one by the dress.
Given the magical and lunar nature of Twilight and Luna's names, colors, and cutie marks, they decided on a theme to match it. So in response, Rarity charged at the challenge head on and went with an unusual black dress, but the stars and ribbons chosen to look like shooting stars made this look anything but an outfit for mourning.
It was a very risque dress, Rarity had to admit. That would explain why Twilight once found three rejected ones in the trash bin one night.
"There, perfect," Rarity said, examining her adjustments. "I'm sorry if I seem a little like a perfectionist today, but weddings are always a big deal for the couple, and I have to give my best. And I have to say, you look fabulous."
Twilight looked at her reflection in the big mirror, and she couldn't believe it was herself she was looking at. The mare looked so beautiful, so precisely glowing, that it was like she was in a dream.
"Well?" Rarity questioned. "Are there any wedding jitters you would like to get out? We should still have an hour."
Twilight grinned, but that didn't stop a sweat drop coming down on her cheek. "Yes. I'm so nervous about this. I'm pretty sure I don't have cold hooves, but at the same time, there's going to be a huge crowd of ponies out there, watching my every move."
"But this is what happened with Shining, minus the changeling invasion. But I guess having you out there changes everything. But do not fret, they will not be so cold to glare at you if you mess up out there. No wedding is absolutely perfect, even though mine will be, so be yourself out there, and in the end you won't feel any regrets on your honeymoon."
I like it. Can't wait for the rest of it