//------------------------------// // Wedding Day // Story: Friendship's New Flight: Love and Changelings // by Masterob //------------------------------// It was the day before the wedding, the whole gang was already at Canterlot, waiting on the arrival of Cheese Sandwich, who was hosting the Bachelor Party, and Pinkie Pie, who was hosting the Bachelorette party. Neither party would be 'raucnhy' though, since Cheese and Pinkie don't really do business like that, plus Twilight & Thunderlane knew better than that. At Twilight's party, they're all catching up with Pinkie Pie. "So Pinkie, how was the travels with Cheese?" Twilight asked. "It was super great! I got to see so many things, we went to Fillydelphia, Las Pegasus, Applewood, we even went to Appaloosa for a bit, by the way CC, Braeburn says 'howdy'", that caused Cloudchaser to grin, Pinkie continued, "We went everywhere, but regardless of where we went, I still missed you all very much, but it didn't feel the same without Dashie, so I needed to get away a bit, clear my head". The others muttered their agreement, Applejack then spoke, "We're still happy to have you back Pinkie, we all miss you, though it's nice to know you've been having fun, and it's nice to know you and Cheese have gotten closer". "Just how close exactly?" Cloudchaser asked, hey eyebrows shifting up and down. Pinkie blushed a bit, "We've been...very close...we're kinda officially together. He's really romantic though, he always thinks about me and is always such a gentlecolt". "That's so sweet, maybe one day it'll be you and Cheese walking down that wedding aisle", Fluttershy said. Pinkie blushed, "That would be the best", Pinkie turned to Twilight, "But enough about me, tell me Twilight, what's Thunderlane like as your coltfriend?" Twilight tapped her chin, "For one, he's very nice and sweet, a real romantic, he's a bit goody sometimes but we've done a lot of fun things together, he's such a sweetheart". "What do you do hobby wise? You ain't exactly a prized flyer", Applejack said. Twilight giggled, "Thunderlane does other things, turns out he loves bowling, he says that other ponies call him the Thunder of the Lanes". That caused an awkward moment for the other ponies, Flitter & Cloudchaser each face palmed. "Twilight", Cloudchaser started saying, "Nopony calls him that, he calls himself that". Twilight blushed a bit, "Oh...well I think he's the Thunder of the Lanes". That caused an awkward groan from the others. "Wow, you must really love him Twi", Applejack said. Twilight sighed dreamily, "With all my heart, I'm one day away from being the luckiest mare". At that moment, some smoke started entering the room, confusing the ponies, though when the smoke wrapped up, two familiar mares emerged from it. "We have returned", one said. "Did ya miss us?" The other said. The ponies immediately recognized the duo. Some time ago this would be very annoying, but this time, it was more welcome. "Trixie and Lightning Dust, you both made it!" Twilight said, her excitement obvious. Trixie nodded, "Of course, we would never miss this". Lightning also nodded, "Nice of you to invite us after all, guess that means you're not too mad over the stuff that happened at The Crystal Empire". Twilight shook her head, "All is forgiven, you made mistakes, you owned up, now we can start fresh". Trixie had a heartfelt smile, "She's so forgiving, oh Twilight, you make us very happy", Trixie said and nuzzled against Twilight. Lightning looked a bit jealous but let it slide, she knows how much Trixie respects Twilight, but she knows Trixie wouldn't leave her just like that. Trixie turned to Lightning and noticed her jealousy, so she approached Lightning and gave her a nice reassuring kiss, "Don't worry, you're still the mare for me". Lightning blushed a bit and rubbed her head, "Thanks Trixie, I can only hope one day it'll be us going down that aisle". Trixie blushed, "You mean it!" Lightning looked a little nervous, she was humoring Trixie mostly but Trixie seemed to take it much more than that. "The idea itself makes Trixie so happy! It must happen, we'll be the greatest couple in all of Equestria...er aside from Twilight and Thunderlane". Lightning Dust chuckled nervously. Not that she doesn't love Trixie, the idea of marriage at the moment just worries her. Wanting to change the subject, she asked another question. "Speaking of Thunderlane, where's his kid brother Rumble? Kinda want to see him, I miss the little guy." "He's off with The Crusaders to rehearse their part in the wedding, practice makes perfect", Twilight said. "He's the ring bearer, how much is there to rehearse?" Applejack asked. "I want him to be perfect though, this is very important to us," Twilight said. "I'll pay a visit to him in a moment then, let's just enjoy the party", Lightning said. Soon afterwards, Coco Pommel arrived with some cake, "I got the cake for Miss Twilight's party as requested by Miss Pinkie". "Aw, thanks Coco", Twilight said and brought the cake over, "Thanks for the cake Pinkie, you and Cheese did a great job". "It was nothing, just a labor of love", Pinkie said. "Let's eat up and enjoy the party, Twilight is gonna be making the biggest commitment of her life soon, best she enjoy it while she can", Lightning said. Twilight chuckled a bit, "It's not a bad thing, I look forward to spending my life with Thunderlane, like I said, he's charming, dreamy, romantic, handsome, everythingI could want in a-" Twilight stopped talking when the door opened, surprised as to who was at the door. The other ponies also noticed and were just as surprised. Pinkie Pie looked very surprised, "Is that...?" "Rainbow Dash...", Twilight finished. She shouldn't be surprised to see that her fiancé's ex-marefriend was at the door since she invited her, but she was somewhat surprised she came. The other ponies also had a sense of awkwardness, they too realized the situation. Rainbow Dash just stood there as the ponies just stared at her, it was getting on her nerves a bit, "What are you all staring at!?" Twilight shook her head and spoke, "Nothing Rainbow Dash, we were just a little surprised you actually showed up, actually we're glad you're here, especially me, I want all my friends present during my wedding". Rainbow looked at Twilight a bit suspiciously, "You do huh? That's nice to know". The ponies can sense the tension, fact is that Twilight is close to marrying Rainbow Dash's ex-boyfriend, obviously there will be some hostility. Twilight wasn't gonna let it faze her though, "I'm really serious Rainbow, I know it's not a great scenario for you, given how you ended things with Thunderlane, but I do want to move past this, I also want you to be able to put this behind you as well, it's good for both of us". Rainbow glared, "Gonna be hard, especially since you, one of my best friends, is about to marry my ex-coltfriend". Right now all the ponies felt a bit uncomfortable, Twilight spoke again, "Rainbow, you don't seem to be happy about this, understandable, but why did you come then?" "I wanted to see for myself that this was really happening, plus I missed Rumble. I can't promise I'll stick around for the wedding, but I do wanna see my little friend", Rainbow explained. Twilight understood that, "That's fine, if you wish to see Rumble, he's over at the wedding area preparing for his role as the ring bearer". Lightning approached Rainbow, "Let's go together Dash, say hello to our favorite little guy". Rainbow nodded, "Sounds good to me". Both Rainbow and Lightning left the room, leaving the others a bit concerned about what had just transpired. "That...was a bit awkward", Applejack said. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't expecting that, I know how much this hurt Rainbow Dash, but I felt I had to invite Rainbow, otherwise she probably would have felt worse about this", Twilight said. "Hope you know what yer doing Twi", Applejack said. Twilight nodded, "I'm certain, I'm confident this can blow over". Though deep down Twilight herself wasn't too sure about that. Soarin waited at the castle, where the wedding would happen, he knew it was best not to go to The Bachelor Party, figuring Thunderlane would flip out at seeing him, he simply waited at the castle where Amethyst Star is setting up decorations and Derpy is helping the foals with their tasks. Rumble didn't look to happy to see Soarin, essentially blaming him for all the mishaps that has happened lately, starting with him sleeping with Rainbow Dash and causing her and his brother to split up. His spirits lifted when he saw two of his favorite mares enter the room, "Lightning Dust! Rainbow Dash!" he put down the ring pillow and flew over to them. He hugged both of them at the same time, "I missed you both so much! I'm so glad you're here!" The mares each returned the hug, essentially sandwiching him between them, though he liked it. "Same here little guy, you know I still love you", Rainbow said. "Yeah, you're my favorite little colt", Lightning said. Rumble looked up with those anime type watery eyes, "This is so great, please tell me you're staying a while!" Lightning ruffled his hair, "I am, maybe stick around after the wedding and crash in Ponyville for a few days, me and Trixie". Rumble eagerly turned to Rainbow Dash, "How about you? How long are you staying!?" Rainbow gave a pretty sad look, "I'm not staying Rumble, I just came by to visit you, I'm not gonna attend the wedding". Rumble felt disappointed, he was really hoping for Rainbow Dash to stick around, he really misses her, it's no secret he prefers her over Twilight Sparkle. Rainbow Dash could sense his disappointment however, so she made a decision, "But until I leave, I'll spend every second with you, I'm not leaving right now, you and I can have a little quality time together". That cheered Rumble up a bit, "Sounds great!" Rainbow called towards Soarin, "Yo Soarin! Gonna be spending some time with Rumble, see you a bit later!" she looked to Rumble, "Come on kid". Rumble nodded eagerly and followed Rainbow Dash out the castle, Lightning decided it's best if Rumble had some alone time with Rainbow Dash since she was gonna leave soon. Rumble and Rainbow Dash spent the rest of the evening together, eating ice cream, flying in the sky, skidding rocks at a pond, until they realized it was in the backyard of a house and they got chased away by the owners. But they had fun together, they were happy to spend time with each other, they had so much catching up to do. Later on in the night, they're standing on a bridge, looking down to the water below. "So how have the ponies here been lately?" Rainbow asked. "They're been well so far, Applejack and Rarity are an item and they love each other very much, Fluttershy and Flitter have gotten closer as best friends, Scootaloo's been practicing her scooter tricks, and I myself have gotten closer to Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle". Rainbow nodded, "That's great...though what about Twilight? How have she and Thunderlane been as a couple?" That's the million bit question for her to ask Rumble, "They've been fine, they seem to love each other...even though Twilight isn't the best older sister figure". Rainbow's curiosity peaked, "How so?" Rumble sighed, "It's just that, she's too overbearing, she expects me to be this perfect little colt and she'll get mad at me if I act the teeniest bit out of line, like one time I was playing with Dinky, she climbed up a tree and fell, luckily I caught her, but Derpy caught us and immediately thought I did something bad, when Twilight found out I got in trouble". Rainbow's demeanor showed a bit more concern, she wasn't too surprised to hear this though. "Sounds rough, Twilight can be a pain like that, I know from experience", Rainbow said. Rumble nodded and sighed, "She probably means well but she's just too overbearing sometimes, I wish she would lighten up…though I know it's mostly my fault, I messed up a lot lately". Rainbow rubbed his mane, "You didn't mess up a lot, you just had some bad days, I mean sure you and Sweetie Belle had some intimacy but you were just curious, you didn't make her, you both agreed to it and you were willing to take full responsibility for any consequence". Rumble still looked barely convinced, Rainbow tried again, "Then the whole Diamond Tiara thing, she had it coming, she was really rude to you and the Crusaders, she had no business talking about Apple Bloom's parents like that, someone needed to knock some sense into her". Rumble nodded briefly, but still looked a bit gloomy, Rainbow went in again, "And as for what happened at The Crystal Empire, that was mostly Cadance's doing, plus Lightning and Trixie didn't give you the best advice, granted they meant well it was still the wrong thing to say, and maybe I should have helped you on that a little, maybe I needed to be a better role model to you". Rumble looked at her curiously, "You were a great role model, you taught me so many flying techniques, you helped me feel more confident in myself, you always came to me when I needed help, you were the best role model I could ask for, that's why I miss you so much…and I wish it were you marrying my brother right now". Rainbow suddenly felt really gloomy, she turned to Rumble with some of her saddest eyes, "I appreciate you saying that stuff, but if I were the great mare you said I was, I never would have cheated on your brother, he loved me very much and I threw that away", she then looked into his eyes, "And believe me when I say this Rumble, there isn't a day that goes by that I don't regret that. I miss your brother like crazy. There are days I'm hoping and praying we get back together, but it looks like that won't be happening", she looked away, "And I only have myself to blame". Rumble's heart ached for Rainbow Dash, he hated seeing her so sad, so he nuzzled against her to help make her feel better, "I love you Rainbow Dash, and I miss you…I wish I could live with you instead of Twilight". Rainbow hugged Rumble, "I wish I could take you with me". They maintained their position for a good while. Meanwhile at The Bachelor Party, Thunderlane is sitting on the side, looking out the window while Cheese Sandwich, Spike and Doctor Hooves danced along to the music nearby. He should be dancing too, but he was just so nervous, he's so close to marrying Twilight and he's worried about being a good husband. However one thing occasionally comes to his mind, Rainbow Dash. He's about to marry Twilight, who he does love, but part of him can't let go of Rainbow Dash. He sometimes wonders if breaking up with her was the right call, he can't fully fault how she acted in The Crystal Empire; it was a spell that made her cheat. Now granted she did like Soarin, he has to admit, ponies in relationships sometimes do get curious, it's only natural, and he wondered in Rainbow would have cheated without that spell, or would she have controlled her urges because she loved Thunderlane? Then there's the situation with his brother, he doesn't seem to get along with Twilight, and it worries him a bit, he's hoping it all changes soon. Then something caught his eye looking out the window, was that Rumble walking around with…Rainbow Dash? "Rainbow Dash? She actually came?" Thunderlane got up and left the room with Spike calling out, "Yo Thunder, where are you going?" "Hold on, gotta handle something!" Thunderlane said. He rushed over to Rumble & Rainbow Dash. "Rainbow!" he called out, getting her attention, "Thunderlane?" He approached her, very curious, "Rainbow, you're here? I'm a little surprised; I didn't think you'd want to come". "I didn't, but I missed Rumble and my friends, besides I'm probably not gonna stay for the wedding, just here to wish you luck before I move on myself". Thunderlane's surprise didn't fade much, "That's nice of you Dash…shame you're not staying, I know we didn't split on the best terms but it would still mean a lot if you were there, I mean you did introduce me to your friends, besides I still have a lot of respect for you as a flyer, and I'm hoping that soon we can really put things behind us". Rainbow nodded, "Maybe, not sure, I still don't feel right around you after everything that happened", she looked into his eyes, her eyes getting a little watery, "I'm so sorry for what I did, I really am. I wish I could take it back Thunder I never did that to Soarin out of love for him or hatred for you, it was reasons beyond my control. I promise that if I had control, I never would have done that…I miss you so much". Thunderlane felt sympathy for Rainbow Dash at this point, her apology seemed very genuine and she seems really distraught over this. However he was engaged and at this point, there's no turning back, first things first, "Rumble, mind giving me and Rainbow some time to talk a moment?" Rumble nodded and walked away, though looked back a little concerned, hoping Thunderlane wouldn't hurt Rainbow further. He also had some hope that Thunderlane would change his mind on who he would marry. Thunderlane cleared his throat to speak, "Rainbow Dash, I do forgive you, I know you made a mistake, but I'm engaged to Twilight, I'm getting married tomorrow, besides I always thought you could do better than me, hell I don't feel good enough for Twilight either, besides you have Soarin now so pretty awesome trade". Rainbow shook her head, "Don't you get it, I loved you for you. I thought you were good enough for me, and that's all I cared about! I still love you Thunderlane, can't you think about it a little bit?" Thunderlane felt a tug at his heart but had to make the tough choice, "I'm sorry Dash, I really am, but I'm with Twilight now, I can't just break the engagement like that, it's not fair to her, besides she loves me too, and I do love her, I hate to tell you this, but we're done, and we're not getting back together". That tore Rainbow's heart apart, she felt like she was on the verge of tears, but she had her pride and managed to hold them back, "Fine…if that's how you feel, I won't waste your time any longer", she turned around, "Good-bye Thunderlane". Thunderlane watched as Rainbow walked off, he felt some sympathy for her but he had a fiancé to think about. Rumble however looked displeased as he went back to Thunderlane, "What does Twilight have that she doesn't anyway Thunder? Rainbow Dash's better suited and you know it!" Thunderlane groaned, "Don't start with me Rumble; I did what I need to do; besides Twilight's a great mare, and a good influence on you. And speaking of which, I want you to stop talking bad about Twilight, she's gonna be your sister in law and I expect you to treat her with the utmost respect!" Rumble glared, "I'll do what I want to Thunderlane, there's no law that says I have to like Twilight, I'm always gonna like Rainbow Dash better". Thunderlane felt pretty angry, "You know what, too bad Rumble, Twilight's gonna be heavily involved in your life! You don't like it, tough, you're gonna deal with it!" Rumble scoffed, "Not for long I'm not", he then went in Rainbow Dash's direction, leaving Thunderlane with a huge headache. "That kid's becoming a real pain.". Just then Twilight started to approach him, "Hey Thunderlane, what are you doing outside? Why aren't you at your party?" "I came out because I saw Rainbow Dash, we had a talk", Thunderlane explained. Twilight looked curious, "About what may I ask?" Thunderlane looked a bit nervous, he didn't wanna tell Twilight about Rainbow's confession, it might upset her, "Nothing really, she said she missed Rumble and wished us good luck", it was partially true. Twilight was a bit unsure but wasn't gonna stress over this, "Ok then, sounds good to me". Thunderlane nodded, "Hey wait, why aren't you at your party?" Twilight nuzzled against him, "I started to miss you". Thunderlane nuzzled back, "Aren't you the sweetest thing". While they nuzzled, Thunderlane noticed Shining Armor approach from the distance, "Hey Twilight, I see your brother". Twilight turned to see Shining Armor, "Hey that is my brother", she then called out, "BBBFF! Over here!" Shining Armor was picking up the pace, though he seemed unhappy. "Uh…why is he angry?" Thunderlane asked. Twilight did a smug face, "Probably doesn't like the taste of his own medicine". Thunderlane looked nervous, "Somehow I don't think that's what he's upset about", he then started to back away nervously. Twilight raised her eyebrow, "What are you talking about?" Shining rushed over to them, "Thunderlane!" Thunderlane freaked out and ran away with Shining following him, "Get back here!" Twilight also freaked out, "Shining! Why are you chasing my fiancé! Get away from him!" she followed the two, "Shining Armor if you hurt my fiancé I'm telling mom!" Later in Rainbow Dash's room, she is sitting on the bed with Rumble, though this time she was in tears, "I feel so foolish Rumble, I shouldn't have confessed something like that, especially not before his wedding day", she placed her face in her hooves, "What the hell was I thinking!?" Rumble hugged her, "I still love you at least, like I told Thunderlane, I'd rather be with you than Twilight". Rainbow hugged him, "I know kid, but unfortunately it's not enough to get him to change his mind". Rainbow Dash laid down on her side, Rumble still in her arms, "I can only blame myself though, I ruined it, I have to face the consequences". Rumble nuzzled against her, "I'll still be at your side, you're my favorite mare…don't tell Flitter and Cloudchaser, or Lightning Dust, or Trixie, or Applejack…in fact don't tell any of the other mares, it might hurt their feelings…actually you can tell Twilight, I don't care if you hurt her feelings". Rainbow chuckled, "Be nice Rumble, I know she annoys you but she likely means well", she then muttered under her breath, "Even if she does like taking stallions off a rebound". Rumble nuzzled into her neck, "I still wanna stay with you Dash". Rainbow hugged him close and rubbed his mane, "Same here". Rainbow and Rumble just laid there, cuddled next to each other, each concerned about the upcoming marriage of Twilight and Thunderlane for different reasons. Rainbow had Thunderlane on her mind as she nuzzled next to Rumble, mumbling how much she missed his presence. They laid there until they drifted off to sleep, comfortable in each other's hooves. The next morning Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and saw that Rumble was gone, she looked around and heard some yelling in the halls, "Why were you sleeping in Rainbow Dash's bed!? You should know better than that! You shouldn't be sleeping in another pony's bed! You're too old to be doing that!" Rainbow Dash recognized that as Twilight's voice. "Quit bugging me about stupid stuff Twilight! She's my friend and I love her, besides It wasn't planned, we just fell asleep!" That was Rumble's voice, though a 3rd voice came in. "Rumble, don't yell at Twilight like that! You're really trying our patience! When we get back home you're in deep trouble!" That was Thunderlane, Rainbow knew that, she also knew Rumble was likely in trouble for sleeping in her bed, she quickly went out the room just as Rumble was talking. "All I did was sleep next to her! I slept next to Flitter and Cloudchaser! What's the big deal!?" Rumble shouted. "That was a while ago, you're at an age where that's not the best idea!" Thunderlane said. "I may be a teen but I'm still a kid, I still require some affection, and Rainbow gives me that affection! This isn't even about my age; you just don't like me sleeping next to Rainbow Dash!" Rumble said. Thunderlane was gonna continue when he saw Rainbow Dash, he glared at her a moment, "Listen Rainbow, just because I don't wanna get back with you it doesn't Twilight got Rainbow's face, "Do us a favor, just keep away from Rumble!" Rainbow Dash and Rumble were shocked to hear that, to not be near each other was such an outrage. "You can't do that! He's my little Rumble! Don't you dare take him from me!" Rainbow threated. "He's not your Rumble", Twilight said, "He's ours, seriously back away, he doesn't need your influence". Rumble himself looked like he wanted to explode, Twilight caught that however and simply said, "Rumble, keep your temper in check, otherwise things are gonna get a lot worse for you…now get ready, we have a wedding to get to". Rainbow felt like hell, even more so when Rumble reluctantly left with Twilight and Thunderlane. She may have really blown it with Thunderlane and her friends. Later on came the actual wedding; Flitter and Cloudchaser took their spots as the Best mares while Thunderlane waited at the altar, extremely nervous. Twilight's four bridesmaids; Applejack, Pinkie, Rarity and Fluttershy also waited at the altar, right near the reluctant ring bearer Rumble. Sitting in attendance included Priness Cadance next to Shining Armor. Normally he's emotional at weddings but in this case, he's too mad to be. Princess Luna also sat in the aurience. Derpy was there alongside Dinky and Dinky's older sister Amethyst Star. Spike was also in attendance obviously, as was Cheese Sandwich, Dr. Hooves and Coco Pommel. Trixie and Lightning Dust also sat in attendance, Trixie a little more emotional while Lightning rolled her eyes. Big Macintosh was also there, patiently waiting for the wedding. Braeburn and Babs Seed were in attendance as well, with Babs occasionally batting her eyes towards Rumble. Other guests invited for the occasion included Hoity Toity, Photo Finish, The Wonderbolts, though Soarin made sure to keep a low profile, figuring he could easily catch hell, Suri Polomare, Flim, Flam, Golden Harvest, Berry Punch, Minuette, Twinkleshine, Written Script, The Flower Ponies, Maud Pie, Lyra, Bon Bon, Fancy Pants, and many others. Even Discord was present, he had his own special seat and a big bucket of Popcorn, "I do hope this proves to be entertaining". Twilight's Parents were also present for the wedding, along with other extended family members. Members of Thunderlane's family were present as well. Octavia and Vinyl Scratch started playing the Wedding March in a Techno/Orchestra version, nothing too upbeat, as The Crusaders hopped down the aisle dropping the petals. Soon Twilight came down the aisle, in her custom made wedding down that Rarity designed. It was a light purple dress with her cutie mark on it, approaching Thunderlane with a smile on her face. Princess Celestia waited at The Altar, preparing to have the two married. Once at the altar, Celestia started the ceremony, "Friends, families, we are gathered here today to wed Princess Twilight Sparkle & Thunderlane in Holy Matrimony". As Celestia was talking, a surprise guest had arrived. Ponies looked to see had arrived, much to the surprise of many, it was Rainbow Dash; turns out she decided to show up. Thunderlane and Twilight looked very nervous, why was Rainbow Dash here? Rainbow simply went to where the Wonderbolts were sitting and took a seat. Soarin himself was surprised his marefriend was here, now he knows why she told him he could stay. Rumble looked happy to see Rainbow Dash, though he wondered if she was gonna break the wedding, as did many others, including the best mares and the bridesmaids. Discord looked pleased however, "Oh, the plot thickens…" Celestia sensed the tension but decided to continue, "Do you, Twilight Sparkle, take Thunderlane as your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, though whatever trials you encounter?" Twilight nodded, "I sure do". Celestia smiled at the answer as she continued, "And do you Thunderlane, take Twilight Sparkle as your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, through all trials and tribulations in life?" Thunderlane nodded, "Yeah I do". "If anypony feels these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your peace". At this moment, most of the ponies in the wedding area turned to Rainbow Dash. Twilight had a face that said, 'Don't you dare', Thunderlane had a nervous face, Rumble had a hopeful face, Applejack had a face that said, 'Don't do anything foolish', Discord had an evil looking face and seemed hopeful that something chaotic would happen, everypony else had a look of interest or intrigue. Rainbow Dash contemplated saying something, she was about to, but then backed down and just sat back and looked away. Celestia noticed that nothing would happen so she continued, "Then by the power vested in me, I hereby pronounce you husband and bride, you may now…" Celestia stopped when she noticed a suspicious looking pony approach the Altar. Twilight looked frustrated, "Excuse me, we're in the middle of a wedding, can you sit down and wait for us to finish?" The pony just stared, his eyes started glowing green, freaking Twilight and Thunderlane out. "What's going on?" Thunderlane asked. Celestia suddenly stepped through, "Stand back!" she then blasted the pony back, freaking out all the ponies in the room. "What's going on!?" Thunderlane asked. They then noticed the pony in question turned into a Changeling, freaking out all the ponies. "We have trouble! Everypony needs to evacuate!" Celestia shouted. The ponies got really nervous and started running, but it turned out several other ponies turned into Changelings as well, causing a mass panic. Twilight looked really distraught, her wedding was gonna end up like her brother's wedding, a changeling attack. The Changelings stood together before Twilight, Thunderlane, Celestia and The other ponies at the altar. Twilight's friends, sans Rainbow Dash, stood together, ready to fight. Thunderlane and his two Twin Pegasus friends also looked ready for a fight. The Crusaders ran back to hide behind the other ponies, with Rumble standing before them, as if willing to protect them from harm, despite being scared himself. Celestia also stood ready to fight, but things got worse when the Queen herself made her presence. "Celestia, it's been a while". Celestia glared, "Chrysalis…" Chrysalis grinned as she stood with her Changelings, face to face against the ponies.