It was a beautiful sunny spring day and the two were chilling in the main tent before the performance. After a while, Carl gets up and walks over to Twinkle and pulls out a ring. "Twinkle," asks Carl with a smile, "will you marry me?"
"Carl, why me? I'm not normal like other mares," says Twinkle.
"So, I don't care, marry me!" responds Carl. "Listen, I don't want a normal mare. I want you." He then begins to sing. "I can't help but feel we belong together. I am done with the normal, I'm ready for the new. I'm ready to share the rest of my life with you. When we first met, I couldn't help but feel there was something there. When I first saw you, my heart went through my chest to the sky. It sang out loud. I sang out loud. I had the feeling you were the love of my life. Well, here we are now. We've been through so much together. Don't you think that means we should be together? We've been to hell and back together, so why don't we just tie the knot? Let them stare. I don't care. Twinkle, please marry me. We're meant to be together. I know it. We're meant to be together. Can't you see, we're meant to be together."
"Why can't you see it like I do? I love you, really I do. But we could never be together. They scorn me. They hate me. They don't see me like you do. Other ponies in the outside world, they don't see me like you do. Why do you want to marry me? You know I can't marry you."
"Well, who cares what others say? We can tread a brand new path. You don't have to be scared of what the outside world thinks of you. Please be mine, I promise I'll protect you. Please be mine, I promise I'll always protect you. I can't help but feel we belong together. I am done with the normal, I'm ready for the new. I'm ready to share the rest of my life with you. I can't deny these feelings. I have to stay true to my gut. My gut says we belong together for the rest of our lives. I can protect you. I won't let others hurt you. I won't let anyone touch you. Please just say you'll be mine. Please just say you'll be mine."
"You promise you'll protect me. Then protect me from your parents. I know they hate me. That's always been clear to me. I will marry you if your parents learn to accept me. I don't want to marry you if they're just going to hate me. Please do that for me, then we can get married. Please do that for me, then we can get married."
"Okay, I'll do that for you. I will get you on my parents' good side if that means we can be together forever. I will do anything to please you. You know I will. I promise I will. I promise I won't let you down. I can make them see. Leave it up to me. I can make them see. We're meant to be. They're going to see. We're meant to be."
The two then share a kiss and part ways. Carl Lyle goes and talks to his parents while Twinkle gets back to practicing for the show. A few minutes later, Carl heads out to lunch with his parents and they begin to talk. "Mom, dad," says Carl, "please learn to like Twinkle. All she wants is your approval. She doesn't want you to scorn her. I love her mom and dad, but she won't marry me unless you two learn to accept her. Can you do that for me? Can you just put aside your differences and learn to like her? For my sake, will you please?"
"Sure, sweetie," responds his mother. "I'd do anything to make you happy but I still think you should marry a high-class sensible mare."
"Honey!" exclaims his father. "Let the boy marry who he chooses. Please learn to like Twinkle. For Celestia's sake!"
"Fine," grumbles his mother. "Marry who you please, boy."
Carl Lyle then runs back to the tent but arrives too late. "I guess I'll just have to tell her afterward," sighs Carl. He then enters the tent and takes his place next to Baley. He then watches as Twinkle and the others perform. "Mom is willing to accept you," sighs Carl Lyle. "Hopefully, that's enough."
Two hours later, the show comes to an end and Carl Lyle tells Twinkle the good news. "I'm so thrilled your mom is willing to accept me as one of the family. Now, I'll marry you," says Twinkle overjoyed. Carl nods then slips the ring onto Twinkle's hoof. The two then kiss. They then begin to sing. "Now, we're part of the same family. Now, we share a common string. Now, we share a common bond. Now, they can clearly see, we truly are meant to be. Yes, indeed, we are truly meant to be." THe two then share another kiss.
Now, the two can't wait to plan their wedding. It's going to be the wedding of the decade, and Twinkle can't help but feel excited. She's glad she gets to marry her lover and she wouldn't have it any other way. As for Carl, he's just glad he has his parents willing to accept Twinkle for who she is, not who they want her to be.