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// Twilight's Wedding 
// Story: An Unexpected Union:  A Princess and a Former Showmare 
// by StormLuna 
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It was 1100 when Starlight and Trixie arrived at the palace.  Once they arrived the very first place they headed to was the throne room.  When they arrived Starlight was greeted by Celestia, "Good morning Starlight!  How was your night?"

Starlight headed to Celestia and whispered, "Well the night went alright but I was unpleasantly woke up this morning."

Celestia asked, "How so?"

Starlight again whispered, "Trixie woke me up right around sunrise squealing about it being her big day."  Her voice became a bit louder as she continued, "And you know how I like to sleep in on days when I let the second in command watch over the soldiers."

Celestia laughed, "I know but you should know she'd be excited today.  Yeah I'm not thrilled about it but I don't blame her for being excited."

Trixie heard them talking and was hoping that they could get this done as soon as possible.  She asked, "Princess Celestia, so when is our ceremony?"

Celestia sighed, "What?  You seriously don't know when your own wedding ceremony is?"

Starlight added, "Perhaps she doesn't love Twilight as much as she claims."

Celestia giggled, "Perhaps not!"  Her voice became more calm as she continued, "It is at 1300 so you may want to start getting ready, especially given you two will be in here at the altar waiting for Twilight."

Trixie squealed, "Trix....oops, I mean I am so happy!"  She grabbed a hold of Starlight and continued, "It's only two ours until I get married to Twilight!"

Starlight looked at Celestia and sighed, "So where do we get ready?  I just want to get this done and over with."

Celestia replied, "There are VIP bedrooms on the upper level you can get dressed in."

She looked towards the exit of the throne room and motioned for Trixie to follow her, "Come on Trixie.  Let's go get ready, I'm sure you don't want to be late." 





While Starlight and Trixie were getting ready, Twilight, Cadence and her bridesmares were in her old bedroom getting ready.  Naturally Twilight was nervous and was combing her mane and tail frantically as she wanted to look perfect.  Cadence saw this and said, "Twilight, it's still almost two hours until the wedding.  I think you should wait until after you get into your dress to comb your mane."

Twilight excitedly replied, "I know but still, I can't believe that today is the day I'll be marrying Trixie!"  Her foal began to kick her causing her to continue, "I just hope my foal doesn't decide it wants to be born during the ceremony."

Pinkie began to giggle, "Wouldn't it be funny if it did?  Then your wedding could also be a 'I was just born today' party for your foal!"

Twilight sighed, "That isn't funny Pinkie."

While her friends hadn't been overly supportive for the most part, nor had Cadence, they decided that they could at least pretend to support this.  Cadence asked, "So Twilight, what are your plans for after the wedding?  Where will you two be going on your honeymoon?"

Twilight replied, "Well there won't be a honeymoon until after the foal is born and we feel comfortable leaving him or her with somepony else."

After that they began to just casually talk about ordinary, everyday things which was a bit stressful for Twilight.  She wanted to talk more about the ceremony and her future but given how things have been between her and her friends, she figured it would be best to just go along with their small talk to pass the time. 





The time seemed to drag for both Starlight and Trixie but eventually it was only a half an hour before the ceremony.  At this time they headed down into the throne room where ponies were already beginning to get seated for the ceremony.  While Luna, Celestia and Starlight all had somewhat annoyed looks on their faces, Trixie had the hugest smile on her face that she had ever had.  

She smiled out at the crowd and they smiled back at her.  Given that they were all local ponies, none of them knew anything about her except that she was going to marry Twilight.  Trixie saw her mare of honor's facial expression and asked, "Starlight, can't you at least try to look a bit happy for Trixie?  Can't you just smile for me?"

Her use of the third pony made her scowl.  She growled, "Trixie Lulamoon, how many times am I going to have to ask you?  Can you just speak normally around me?"  She calmed down a bit and continued, "Listen, Twilight may not mind you speaking like that around her but it annoys me a lot and it would probably annoy every other pony in Equestria."  Her voice again became more unpleasant as she finished, "Remember, I can still back out on doing this for you."

Trixie whined, "Ok Starlight, I'll stop."





Ten minutes before the ceremony a guard knocked on Twilight's door and said, "The ceremony begins in ten minutes."

While Twilight's smile became bigger than it already was, everypony else, with the exception of Rarity, seemed disinterested.  Cadence sighed, "Alright ladies, you will go first and then Twilight and I will follow you."

The five nodded as they headed towards the throne room.  While Twilight and Cadence were alone, Cadence said, "Remember what my aunt told you Twilight.  It's not too late."

Twilight angrily cried, "Look, just drop it already, ok?  Can't you just pretend to be happy for me?"

Cadence sighed, "Alright."  She looked towards the exit and continued, "Let's go Twilight, the ceremony starts shortly."

When they arrived at the entrance to the throne room they found the other five waiting for the ceremony to begin.  Finally Celestia lit up her horn signaling the band to start playing and for the bridesmares to make their way down the aisle.  As the bridesmares were walking down the aisle, only Rarity had a genuine smile on her face.  The rest did their best to look happy but they didn't truly look happy.  When Starlight saw their smiles and the way they looked, she couldn't help but think, "Just like it was in Our Town, they are wearing forced smiles!"

Once the bridesmares made it to the front of the room, Celestia lit up her horn again and the band began to play the wedding march, signaling for Twilight and Cadence to walk down the aisle.  While the bridesmares did their best to try and look happy, Cadence just couldn't.  In her mind she couldn't help but wonder how who was such a rational thinking pony could be doing this but what bothered her the most is that she felt almost like she had to do this to preserve her friendship with Twilight. 

Also as they were walking up the aisle, ponies couldn't help but whisper over seeing how pregnant Twilight was and they couldn't help but speculate on why she would be marrying a mare given her situation.  A few of Celestia's students began to whisper among themselves speculating that Trixie had used a fertility spell to impregnate Twilight.  

Once they arrived at the altar, Cadence stepped off to the side and Trixie joined Twilight up in front of Celestia and they faced one another with loving smiles.  With a forced smile Celestia began, 

"Dearly beloved, today we are here to witness the union of Princess Twilight Sparkle and Trixie Lulamoon.  They are two ponies who do have a history with one another, one that has not always been full of love but over time as they got to know one another, their love blossomed and not only have they brought true happiness to one another, they will also soon be bringing a new life into this world, a life that will only strengthen their bond further."

Twilight glared at Celestia as she had a feeling that she would likely bring up the fertility spell so she figured a glare would stop her, which it did.  Immediately Celestia looked at Starlight and asked, "May we have the rings?"

Starlight levitated the rings to Celestia and she asked, "Princess Twilight Sparkle, do you take this mare, Trixie Lulamoon, to be your lawfully wedded wife?  Do you promise to love, cherish and protect her, whether in prosperity or poverty, whether in sickness or in health for the rest of your life?"

Twilight replied, "You bet I do!"

Celestia continued, "And do you, Trixie Lulamoon, take this mare, Princess Twilight Sparkle to be your lawfully wedded wife?  Do you promise to love, cherish and protect her, whether in prosperity or poverty, whether in sickness or in health for the rest of your life?"

Trixie replied, "Of course Trixie does!"

Celestia sighed, "By the power invested in me, Princess Celestia of Canterlot, I now pronounce you wife and wife."  She looked at Trixie and finished, "You may kiss the bride."

Trixie and Twilight began to kiss passionately as they were pronounced wife and wife.  While the crowd in the throne room was cheering for the most part, the ones who had strong suspicions that Twilight was impregnated by Trixie simply clapped their hooves.  

Celestia then led the newlyweds to the balcony where a crowd was waiting.  She led the two to the front and announced, "I present to you for the very first time, Princess Twilight Sparkle and Princess Trixie Lulamoon!"

The crowd began to cheer but Trixie's jaw dropped open.  She gasped, "Did I hear that right Twilight?  Princess Trixie Lulamoon?"

Twilight kissed her and replied, "Yes sweetie, you are now Princess Trixie Lulamoon."

Trixie began to jump up and down for joy and without thinking, she lit up her horn and created a firework show which surprised everypony, especially given that it was still daylight.  Celestia put her hoof on Trixie's shoulder and said, "Princess, I know you are excited but I think the fireworks should wait for tonight at your reception."

Trixie blushed, "Oops, I'm sorry your Majesty, I'm just so happy."

Celestia replied, "Oh and you can just call all of us by our names now.  Since you are a princess, you don't need to be formal with us anymore."

While Twilight and Trixie were ecstatic outside, in the throne room as the crowd was exiting, with the exception of Rarity, everypony else simply sighed in disgust.  Shining Armor looked at Cadence and asked, "Well think we should get back home now that this is over?"

Cadence replied, "Yeah, I'm sure Flurry Heart misses us."  She looked at Twilight's bridesmares and continued, "I'm sure you're ready to go too."  She then looked at Starlight and finished, "And out of everypony, I'm sure you're ready to go the most!"

Starlight sighed, "While I would like to but you know how I get those nagging voices in the back of my head?"

Cadence replied, "Yeah, I've heard about it."

Starlight said, "Well something is telling me that not just me, but that all of us should stay for this."

Cadence asked, "Seriously?  Do you always listen to these voices?"

Before Starlight could reply Applejack interrupted, "Yeah, she does and those voices are always right so Ah think Ah'm going to stay too."

Everypony else agreed once they heard this but Cadence again stated that she would not speak to Trixie and everypony with the exception of Rarity, immediately got out of their dresses.  While Twilight and Trixie were out celebrating and gobbling up all the attention from the adoring crowd, the ponies in the throne room began to make bets on how long that marriage would last. 

Starlight laughed, "I'm giving this six months.  Unless Trixie puts another spell on her, Twilight will realize her mistake, divorce Trixie and Princess Trixie will be a thing of the past."

Rainbow added, "Maybe a year at the most."

Everypony else gave rather small periods of time while Rarity was a bit more optimistic, "I can see it lasting for life."  She became a bit sad and continued, "Too bad Celestia wouldn't just make Trixie an Alicorn so they could be together forever."

Starlight lit up her horn in anger and yelled, "Unless a pony is born an Alicorn, she has to EARN those wings and I don't see her ever doing anything to earn them!"

Cadence added, "Yeah, just as I had to earn my horn given I was born a pegasus."  She then angrily continued, "And what about Shining Armor?  Don't you think Celestia should make him an Alicorn so that he will never be parted from me and Flurry Heart."

Starlight finished, "And if anypony is deserving of it, it is HIM.  He should have become an Alicorn years ago.  If you ask me, he has earned it."

Shining Armor added, "Thanks for the confidence in me Starlight."

The sudden tension caused Rarity to run out to the balcony to be with Twilight and Trixie.  The others stood in there disgusted with Rarity's beliefs, especially Starlight and Cadence though as they had to earn their ascensions.