A legacy forgotten
A legacy revealed
As we last left our heroes, Spike and John. They were basically asked one question from seven mares and one princess of the night, "WHEN’s THE WEDDING DAY!"
In a dark void, Spike and John were struggling to get their bearings, they had no idea where they were.
"John, do you know where we are?", Spike asked John with a concerned look on his face.
John just looked at Spike and shook his head with just as much of concern as he was. "No, I don’t man. There's nothing but pitch black, I mean, weren’t we talking with the girls just a few seconds ago?"
Spike rubbed the bottom of this chin with this claw, "Yes, then we went back to ponyville, after that it’s all-"
But before he got to finish both him and John were encased in a bright light. Spike and John shielded their eyes with their arms until the light faded. It took a few seconds for their eyes to adjust, but when it did their eyes nearly popped out of their heads. John saw Luna, princess of the night in a stunning wedding dress. It was dark blue with black lining, streaks in the form of waves with stars covering every inch of the dress and the moon was dead center of the back dress. John thought she was basically wearing the constellations, her mane was styled in the ancient royal custom. John's heart stop and his jaw dropped. Spike looked at John and Luna, Spike was scratching the top of his head trying to figure out why Luna was dressed like that.
"Luna? Why are you wearing that?"
"Honey, why wouldn’t she be wearing that it’s her wedding day after all."
"And for us as well."
John and Spike’s eyes widened to the size of watermelons when they snapped their heads around to the mysterious voice.
"WHAAAAAT!?", they shouted in unison.
As the mysterious figure turned out to be none other than Twilight Sparkle wearing a wedding dress, basically the same one Rarity had made when she first made clothes for everypony but newer versions though. The site that be felled him nearly made his heart snapped in two. Spike was about to open his mouth to protest when he realized she was not alone. Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Trixie were all wearing beautiful wedding dresses. Fluttershy's dress made her look like a nature goddess who was spewing life itself. Pinkie Pie’s dress was pink with pictures of candy canes and lollipops, it made her look like the queen of party and candy, her great personality made her glow even more.
Applejack's dress basically fit her to the core. She looked like a hot, sexy cowgirl that most man or stallion in this case would drop dead for. She wore her signature hat, plus sexy cowgirl boots, she looked like model out of every stallions fantasy. Then there was Rainbow Dash. She looked like a warrior, on her dress were the symbols of her cutie mark. She resembled something out of Greek mythology; beautiful, strong, demanding, respectful and noble. It took Spike’s breath away, basically Rainbow Dash screamed that she was the most beautiful yet fastest Pegasus in equestria. Trixie also took spike’s breath away. She was wearing a light crystal dress, stars and magical symbols were etched into the clothing of her dress to match the coloring of her mane in a glow of a brilliant white light. It seemed that she was absorbing it, adding to her beauty and her power.
Spike truly believed at that moment, at any second, she would sprout wings and become a princess. Last but not least Rarity. Spike couldn’t take it anymore, he thought his soul would jump out of his body. Rarity's dress was crystal white with white diamonds and crazy blue diamonds covering every inch and cranny of the dress as it hugged every corner on her.
Spike's mind was about to explode, but instead he used is mouth! "What? What? Did I die, I am in paradise! But why are you all dressed like that?!"
John shook his head in agreement, but he did not take his eyes off Luna. He couldn’t, he wouldn’t dare, her beauty was too great!
"Hey. Oh boy um... Man, I got nothing!", he said with a love-struck goofy expression on his face.
Spike couldn’t argue, he had the same expression on his face. "Gosh, if I didn't know any better I think this was our-."
"Yeah, it's like our-."
"OH MY BAAAAAAPPPP!!! Our WEDDING!", they said in unison, their color draining from their body’s with shock.
Then came a voice the two were already familiar with.
"Why of course ti’s your wedding day silly boys! We have been preparing for it for months!"
Spike and John snapped their heads towards Celestia confused. "Months!", Spike gasped. "It was only 10 seconds ago since we started talking about it!"
"Yeah, that’s right.", John agreed. "where do we go from 10 seconds to months and… Wow Spike, where did you get the wedding tuxedo!"
Spike hesitated but he looked down to his chest, and sure enough, he was wearing one of the finest and most stylish suits he'd ever seen. It looked like something a king would wear. It was a basic tuxedo, split tails, and on it were symbols, each one representing the elements of harmony. The last three were of a picture of the moon with a magician's hat in the background representing Trixie's family name on the back, with the sun and the moon of course representing his mother and aunt Luna. Spike couldn’t believe it, he loved it, he never had something so fancy. Spike looked to his brother and gasped in awe.
"Me? what about you!? You look like a king out of ancient times"
John was puzzled, he went to a nearby mirror that somehow appeared out of nowhere. The suit was a golden human tuxedo, long sleeve shirt and with long-sleeved pants to match. However, they were gold colored with black streaks and stars in the streaks. Every time he moved the constellations on his suit changed, it took his breath away.
John looked back at Spike. "What is going on here!?", John asked.
"What you think it is darling.", Luna trotted up to him and kissed him on the lips, making John blush from ear to ear. "It’s our wedding day, now hurry up and say I do."
"Exactly!!!", shouted seven young mares now the looking at spike.
Celestia trotted up between John and Spike. "Come now, everyponys waiting. Minister, please continue."
John and Spike turned around to the center of the room. Celestia's horn began to glow, brightening the room. Just then they realized where they were, at a wedding church in Canterlot.
"HOW THE HAY DID WE GET HERE!", they shouted in unison.
Standing behind the stand was the minister pony in question. "Young man, young dragon, you may now kiss the brides."
The moment he said that, the girls started surrounding them, making sure they couldn’t get away. John and Spike now backed into one corner of the church, desperately trying to find a way out.
"I don’t think so.", Twilight intervened. "We made sure to make this church escape proof so you couldn’t get away, we are getting married now!"
"Yes John, we are", Luna chuckled. "I cannot wait to see my children a year from now."
Celestia was laughing her heart out. "Same here!", she replied with a smile. "I cannot wait for the joyous sound of little hoofs running around and claw's too! And of course from you and John.", Celestia cooed.
John and Spike were scared to death they did the only thing they could do.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Spike woke up flailing his arms frantically but then stopped as he realized he was back at twilight’s treehouse. Spike then wiped the sweat off his brow, letting out a relieved sigh.
"By dragons of old and new, it was just a dream. hehe... For now.", Spike staggered. Spike knew the dream was going to be a reality very soon, he just couldn't believe it was happening.
Trixie and the main six were in love with him, and they wanted to marry him. Spike rubbed his claw over his scales in total defeat.
"Well, looks like I'm going to have seven wives, but first I need to get to know each and everypony, even more than I do now. If I’m going make this marriage work... Yeah, that’s what I got to do."
Spike undid the covers and hopped out of bed, he then realized it wasn't his bed. "Huh? Hey isn’t this Twi-"
But before he could finish, in the distance he heard the sound of wild galloping. It came from the lobby downstairs and rushing up to the bedroom. The door busted open to see a sobbing Twilight. She nearly speared Spike into the ground to console him, but due to his newfound strength, he held his ground.
"Spike! Spikes are you okay!?", Twilight asked, comforting him. "What’s wrong!? Are you going to leave again!? Please don’t... P-please.", Twilight said crying into one of his shoulders.
Spike only stared down at the crying mare and sighed. He then began to stroke her mane, trying to comfort her.
"Hey, hey Twilight calm down. I am not going anywhere remember?"
He placed his claw under her chin and lifted her head so they would be eye to eye. They stared into each others eyes for a few seconds until Twilight finally spoke.
"You're not? Promise me. pinkie promise me!", Twilight demanded.
"Yes, I pinkie promise I’m not leaving, just had a funny dream is all.", Spike chuckled.
Twilight cocked her head back and at that point she dried up her tears feeling relieved that her Spike wasn't going anywhere. Then something clicked in her head to what Spike had just said a few seconds ago. She got a sinister smile.
"What kind of dream was it?", Twilight asked. "Was it about you, John and our wedding day?"
Spike then started sweating bullets, he couldn't mouth the words has to how she figured it out so quickly.
"I knew it!", Twilight smiled giving him another big hug.
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Meanwhile back at canterlot, the same thing was happening to our other young hero.
"Ahh, where am I!?", He looked around the room, his forehead also covered in sweat. "Man, I want to marry as much the next guy, but not if it means I get ripped apart!"
"We are sorry about that. Are thou alright my darling.", Luna asked.
John turned his head to the sound to which he saw it was Luna gazing at him passionately. John was spooked a little bit, but he shook it off.
"Oh, hi Luna. Yeah, just had a weird dream.", said John smiling nervously.
Luna looked at him and gave him a sly smile, "Was it about the wedding, you know, the one where you were in your fancy Golden tuxedo, and you and Spike were about to be wedded to all of us?"
John snapped his head at Luna, looking at her square in the eye, shocked, then chuckled as he figured it out. "Right, you have magic powers that let you go into peoples dreams and watch them like you were living the moment, also known as dream drop. "Hehehe, forgot you could do that."
Luna was shocked for a few seconds but then chuckled lightly, "Yes." replied Luna with a smile. "It seems your human world knowledge of us has answered my question.
John then gave her a sinister smile, "All but one. Can you link with a persons dream if someone kisses you?"
Luna cocked her head slightly to the right wondering what he meant by that and why he gave her a sinister smile.
"What does thou-"
just then, John placed his arm around her neck and pulled her into a deep kiss, at that moment Luna lost control of her magic. John's eyes began to glow white, as did Luna’s. They were doing something only a few had done before, mind drifting.
*****
When two beings are truly in love, they both share memories of their past and possible future.
Suddenly, Luna saw John's past. she was in the middle of a street, it was raining, there was a metal carriage that Luna never saw before she was amazed by its design.
"My goodness, we're dream drifting and is that a horseless carriage!? This must be one of John’s memory." She suddenly blushed after she realizing how she got here. "Why that little romantic, if he keeps this up, I will marry him tomorrow if need be! Oh well, might as well get to know him a bit better!", She said with a squeal.
She started walking down the road until she heard the one name she knew all too well coming from the metal carriage.
"Well, John, your three now, you’re beginning to be a big boy.", the male human spoke.
"My little baby is growing up so fast!", the female human added.
Luna started to squeal inside her head when she was getting close to the car. "My John?!", replied Luna as her face brightening up. "My John at three years old. WAIT FOR ME. I GOT TO SEE THIS IS!", She shouted as she began to spread her wings out to caught up with it and get a good view.
She phased in the car, after all it was a memory it was easy to get in and out with no problem, like when you step through a hologram. What Luna saw made her heart stop. A man was driving the car, he looked like the older version of John except he was wearing a unique red battle armor and a helmet was resting in the middle of the Council. The vehicle they were driving was a warthog, a civilian model, it didn’t have the gun that a Unsc model would usually have. John’s father was Capt. Joseph G Wells, a.k.a. Spartan, a unique trained soldier specifically to fight the covenant. An alien race that had declared war on humanity, however, humanity after several years of fighting at last managed to defeat the enemy.
However, there was still a few ragtag squadrons left in their part of the galaxy. So, Spartans were still needed to clear them out. Jessie Wells, John’s mother was also a Spartan, her armor was blue but she was upset because of the last three years of the ending war they could not celebrate John’s birthday’s. Jessie was always upset when his birthday came around, because she felt like a stranger to John, his father felt the same. They turned to each other, tears in their eyes. This year, they had hope to spend one birthday with their son, since the last three years they were busy fighting the covenant, not once did they celebrate his birthday.
Jessie turned to the back of car, "Hi honey, this year we are giving you a big party for you, with lots of presents, you’ve waited long enough. After this year, the war is finally over, then we will finally get to spend more time with you!"
John’s father turned, smiling at his wife, then he looked back to his son, "That’s right my boy, no more war for us all, instead, we will watch you grow into a man and then one day, help you with your family as God intended!"
John gave a huge smile at his parents,"Love you mama, love you papa. You best and strongest."
At that moment his parents wanted to stop the car and hug him, that was the first time they felt that they had ever bonded with their little boy!
Luna was just sitting there, with tears coming down her face. She started to light up when she saw John's baby face. "OH MY EQUESTRIA! HE IS SO CUTE! I COULD JUST LOVE HIM TO DEATH! And his father is so handsome, I guess that’s what John will look like in a few years from now! And his mother looks so strong and beautiful and she has a big heart, I can see where John got his traits from!" She said, but what she saw and heard next would only sadden her heart for young John.
Joseph was now more excited to get to the military base so he could turn in his resignation papers, the same went with his wife.
"That’s right Joseph, no more bloodshed, no more. Just no more, I’m just glad-".
Before she could finish the communicator in her helmet went off. Attention, all units, attention. Covenant battle cruisers have been spotted in Sector 29569 Delta Charlie nine, all Spartans report to battle, I repeat, all Spartans report to battle.
"WHAT THE HELL! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. OF ALL DAYS THOSE SPLIT CHINS TO ATTACK, THEY PICK MY SON’S BIRTHDAY!", Joseph said, outrage at their predicament.
"GOOD FOR NOTHING FREAKS. DON’T THEY KNOW WHEN THEY’VE BEEN BEATEN! AGAIN, I HAVE TO MISS MY LITTLE BOYS SPECIAL DAY AGAIN! I ASSURE THOSE SPLIT CHIN FREAKS THAT THIS WOULD BE THE LAST TIME THEY INTERFERE WITH MY FAMILY!", Jessie yelled in anger.
Luna was shocked, she never seen any pony or in this case anybody this mad before.
"Oh my, I feel sorry for the enemy, never come between a parent and its child."
She kept quiet and watched the rest of the events unfold but she didn’t like what she was about to see.
John looked at his parents in the back seat with a sense of knowing what was about to happen. "Mama, Papa, is you going to go fight again? No birthday again?"
Jessie and Joseph returned their attention to John, tears in their eyes, Joseph didn't know how to say it but he just came out and said it, choking down every word. "I’m afraid so son, the enemy doesn’t know when to give up!"
"But listen John, when we get back, we promise we will never leave you again and we'll spend every birthday together.", She said, tears running down her eyes at every word, she knew that there was no excuse for missing her son’s birthday especially for three years.
They drove up to the military base, they took John out his booster seat. Joseph held him in his arms as they walked by into the front door down the main lobby passing two big sliding core doors, which revealed the marines scrabbling to their posts ready for action, boarding the pelicans aerial combat units the Marines used. Jessie noticed the front counter sergeant in charge of that station accepting applications, his name is Andrew, he was African-American, he also served with Joseph and Jessie on the front lines and knew this year they wanted out and when he saw Jesse and Joseph coming right at him, he knew it wasn't going to end well.
"Oh crap, listen it was not my idea, if it was up to me, you'd be out of the military already.", he said hoping they would not kill him.
Joseph walked up to him with John In tow, "You see this boy, this is my son, we have been retired, we're here to turn in our papers and make it official, and all of a sudden we have to go back to battle! What the hell! What happened in 29569, for 10 years there has not been covenant fleets in that area, not in 10 years!"
Andrew was just taking the heat, then Jesse decided to put her two cents in as well.
She had a good idea at the time to what was going on, "Let me guess, It is some glory hogging general that’s trying to get his last bits of glory and provoked a stray covenant fleet!"
Andrew held his head down in shame, "Yep that's about the size of it from that hot shot general. She did just that, she thought she could take a small fleet of 500 but turns out it was 20,000!"
Joseph and Jessie could not believe what they just heard, "20,000! Let me guess, we have to clean up a mess that this general left behind!," Joseph couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Andrew shook his head in agreement,"Yes, I won’t lie, this is the biggest fleet we’ve seen in years, if we don’t stop them now earth is doomed."
"It's just not fair, how can humans be so dumb, if they had just left them alone, they would’ve gone back to their home world and the war would be over but no, they have no regard for people who have families and want to spend time with them!"
Luna at the time watched and heard everything, she was on their side especially Jessie. "You go, girl! Tell that scoundrel, shows them a mother’s rage! And you Joseph, fight for your family as a father!"
At that moment, said general of the fleet approached them," Do you do have something to say!"
Joseph and Jessie turned around to see a woman with silver hair. She stood about six feet tall, very muscular, your typical general.
Jessie wasted no time as she ran up to the general and punched her square in the face, "Hell yeah we do! Our orders were to destroy stragglers not chase them down!, " Jessie shouted at the general. "Which causes the mess we're now in! Do you have any idea how many men and women will die today, all because of your search for glory! You people sit behind your desks, while you, general sit behind the command centers on the ship while we soldiers risk everything and get very little in return while you big shots get it all!"
Joseph grabbed his wife by the shoulder and pulled her back. He then towered over the fallen general Joseph, "My wife is right, last time I checked only the highest generals in HQ have those orders, generals of second class don't have those abilities, you are in that class, what gave you the right to make such a stupid decision!"
The general looked at both of them with anger but before she could say a word another voice stepped in.
"She did not and she’s going to face military consequences for her actions, first off, trial, second court-martial, and third 25 years to life for the death of three cruisers that had a crew of 500. MP's take this sorry excuse of an general away!"
All three looked at the general, it was a general that was respected for his skills on and off the battlefield.
Joseph looked at him with a smile, "General Hawk." he replied, sticking out his hand to shake general Hawks hand. "It's good to see you sir!"
General Hawk did not have the same expression of happiness, "Hi Joseph, hi Jessie. I am so sorry, believe me I never meant for this to happen, I never thought one of my own generals that I trained would do something so stupid!" As he said this the MP's were taking the said general away to be trialed, he then looked back Joseph and Jessie. "All I ask is this one last bit of service from you two, after this, the war will truly be over and if you want, I will watch little John until you get back."
Joseph and Jessie looked at each other and then handed John over to Gen. Hawk, then they geared up. They walked over to hawk and address their son. At that moment Luna was still watching, she knew where this was going and it hit her in a sudden flash of realization.
"No, this must be the day his parents-"
Sure enough, it was near the next day, general Hawk awoke and turned on the TV and was shocked at what he saw. Out of 50,000 ships that engaged the 20,000 covenants, only 5000 made it back. The names of the soldiers that had died in action was shown on the screen and with a sad heart John’s mother and father were among them.
"No, God. No, no. NO!", General Hawk said in disbelief. "I promised them, I promised them they could have the time with their son! I’ll make sure that sorry excuse of a general hangs by her neck!"
Just then he heard crying, his blood ran cold, he slowly turned around and there was little John crying his eyes out.
"Mama and Papa didn’t make it? But they cannot miss my birthday they promised!!!!"
"Noooooooo!", Luna cried, she cried so much it hurt.
She tried to embrace him but as she did, she ran right through him. She had forgotten it was just his memory but that didn’t stop the pain in her heart. She had been banished by her own sister but this, this was much worse, never truly knowing your parents since birth because of war, to have them promise you that you would be together only to be taken away. She was surprised that he was still in his right mind and how he still had such a great heart. General Hawk tried to stop the boy from running out the door.
"John! Stop!"
General Hawk had a leg injury he sustained from the earlier years of the war which prevented him from catching the young boy. By the time he got to his feet the boy was long gone, he ran out to his porch and yelled "John! I’m so sorry! I’m so sorry for everything!" He broke down to his knees, crying for two of his best friends that had died, and their son was alone.
After that, general Hawk looked for John for nearly a year but had no luck, he was then needed back on the front lines to clean up the mess and to finally announce that the war was over. After that Hawk retired from the army to look for little John for two more years before giving up with a broken heart.
Luna then proceeded to jump forward a few years and saw John on the streets learning how to survive, then she came to the time when he saw the show for the very first time. It was weird for her, seeing how her life flashed before her eyes in a form of entertainment.
"My goodness, this is awkward, no wonder he was hesitant to tell us how he knew so much about us."
Then she came to the part we was applying for the job that could change his life, only to see his heart crushed once again and once again wandering the streets.
Luna held her head down in sadness, "By the constellations, why has such horrible life have befallen on my darling." She then noticed John making his wish near the high school. "So, this is where Twilight and Spike went through to get from our world to this one. Wait that statue is that-."
John clapped his hands together and said his prayer. All of a sudden the portal opened up, John and Luna looked into the portal and saw a Spike arguing with Twilight and Celestia. Next thing Luna knew, John backed up and he jumped into the portal yelling yahoooooooooooooo!!! Goodbye Earth hello equestria!, which caught Luna off guard.
*****
After that Luna was snapped back to reality by none other than John.
"Luna! Luna!? Equestria to Luna! Hey snap out of it!"
Luna shook her head and looked back at John. Tears started to flow out uncontrollably. John tried to find out what was wrong, before he could even say one word she tackled him on the bed, hugging him with all her might. John was caught off guard extremely as he was blushing from ear to ear.
"L-Luna, hold on, we're not even married yet, I do want to have kids but now is not the best time!", John told her, trying frantically to get her off.
Luna broke the embrace, she was blushing at his remark, "No, silly but that is after the wedding."
"Hehehe. Should have known, but why are you crying!?", John gulped nervously.
Luna looked at him, "I saw memories when we kissed I-"
"Yeah, I know you mean!", John interrupted. "I saw it all. You battling Discord, using the elements of harmony, fighting your own sister then Twilight and the others saved your life in it. Wait if I saw your memories, does that mean!?", John’s eyes widen as he covered his mouth with one hand. "Crap!"
He got up from the bed and walked to the nearest window, feeling dread, as if his own world came crumbling down. "You saw how I became homeless didn't you?"
It was Lunas turn to get off the bed and she trotted up right next to him at the window grabbing his hand with her hoof, and placing his hand on her cheek while placing her hoof on his cheek.
"Yes, my dear, I saw your mother and father, they were strong and they loved you with all their heart. They tried so hard to keep their promise. I know if they had made it, they would have been with you now, loving you."
Not having the strength to bear it anymore, John broke down hugging Luna. John though how he had never shared this pain with anyone, but for the first time, John had found someone that understood and accepted him right then and there. The next thing he did would shock Luna forever! He went over to the nearby dresser that was in the room they were in. The room was part of a home that was built by Celestia, it was Luna and John's new home. And of course, she bought them many new furniture. John expected that from her, as gifts. But unknowing to Luna he found one gift with a ring inside, well a set of rings, one human size and the other for pony, it also included a letter.
"John, I know I’ve been pushing for this but if you change your mind and decide to pop the question. I thought i'd have these rings made, just in case you do change your change, which I know you will. One is to go on your finger as per your human customs which you told me of, and the other is to go on Luna's horn. Think about it. Love, your hopefully soon-to-be family member Celestia"!
"PS: Don’t forget the nieces and nephews!"
John chuckled, after he read the letter he went back to the dresser and pulled out that box. John went over to Luna and took her hoof. John gave her this serious but joyful look, he got down on one knee.
"John, what are you doing!?", Luna gasped.
"Luna.", John began. "For over 10 years I've been alone, no one to care for me, just myself. But here you are, you’ve also been through tremendous pain, banished for thousand of years, only to come back to a world that’s completely different than your own but you don’t have to bear it alone. I was told from Celestia that once in a life-time a pony of your species bonds with somepony or someone, in this case, start to age like you do?"
Luna still in confusion answered his question, "Yes, thou is right, why?"
Once again John only smiled, "That’s all I needed to hear."
He then showed her the wedding ring on his finger and then quickly placed the one fitted for her on her horn and then he asked the question she had been waiting for these past three days.
"Princess Luna, princess of the night, will you make my nights the greatest nights of my life. With you, help me fill these darl nights with bright stars of hope and happiness! Luna, will you marry me!"
Luna was speechless, she was a frozen statue. John looked at her for a few seconds... And a few more seconds then minutes, then to 30 min... You get where this is going.
John decided to investigate, he waved his hand in front of her face and snapped his fingers trying to get her attention.
"Luna, hello? Luna?" Then he chuckled, "Ah snap, I broke the princess, I wonder how far I can get on foot if Celestia were to find out, maybe 20 feet before she sends me to the sun."
"Don’t believe it!", Celestia said, appearing out of nowhere.
John stood straight up, the color draining from his face, a yellow line running down his back as he turned around to see Rose the maid and none other than the big sister herself, well a very shocked big sister. She and Rosie (that's the nickname Celestia gave to her) were walking in to check on Luna and John until Celestia noticed John kissing Luna.
"Well, um a-", Celestia said, trying to figure what words to say next after seeing this event. "That new for him."
"New really!?", Rosie said sarcastically. "Heck if the atmosphere keeps this up then I bet you 50 bits he'll ask her to marry him in 30 minutes!"
Celestia looked at Rosie, "While I am pushing for that I don’t think it can happen that soon, 100 bits says a month.", She said playfully.
Rosie only laughed, "You are on princess. By the way, why are their eyes glowing?", Rosie asked, not understanding what is happening to them.
"Their dream sharing.", Celestia smiled. "They're sharing their deepest memories, do you want to see?" T
The maid looked at the Princess, "Heck yeah I do!", Rosie said, raising her hoof up in the air.
Celestia chuckled a little, "Then hold on to me and focus.", she said as her horn lit up and connected with the two.
She saw all the good but mostly the bad. When the dream sharing was over she and Rosie snapped out of it first and quickly got out the room. Celestia and Rosie had tears in their eyes, they finally understood why John was so closed off about the marriage.
"By all that is Equestria, I never thought that such a being so young went through so much pain. I can understand why Equestria herself summoned him here, she realized he would have a better life here than there and I guess to help my son.", Celestia said as the tears kept on flowing out.
Rosie wiped the tears from her eyes as best as she could.
"My goodness, war will hurt a heart more than anyth-"
"Luna, will you marry me!"
She was cut off by those five words. Celestia and Rosie looked at each other and just shouted in unison, "WHAT DID HE JUST SAY!"
That’s when they decided to bust into the room and saw John on one knee, the wedding ring on his finger and the wedding ring around Luna’s horn. Then like Luna they froze, the sheer shock of the news was that strong. Until Celestia broke out of it and finally spoke.
"John, did you just say what I think you said!?"
Rosie turned to Celestia and extended her hoof with a coy smile. "I believe you own me 100 bits, please and thank you! And I told you so."
"Tha- That you did Rosie! That you did!"
John went to try and explain the situation and just when he was about to he was swept up in a dark magical glow. The room went pitch black and all of a sudden a white ball of light appeared where Luna was sitting. Luna exploded from the ball of light and as she came out the ball of light scattered into many pieces, it looked and felt like they were in space.
"YES, YES, YES, OF COURSE I WILL, I LOVE YOU HONEY BUNS!", Luna shouted.
Luna snatched him up and kissed him deeply. As she broke the embrace John had a goofy smile on his face.
"Well that answers that!"
No sooner than he said that, he was swooped up by Celestia herself and once again he was in a tight hug.
"Yes it does, welcome to the family!"
John felt so happy. He held up his finger and pointed at Celestia, "And yes, there will be children, sometime soon just need to get used to living in Equestria first! But trust me, after the wedding it will be done!!", he said giving her a wink.
Celestia and Luna heard this and blushed from ear to ear.
"Oh my, need to slow down a bit honey!", she squealed placing both her hoofs on her cheeks.
Rosie looked at her dumbfounded, "Gee, that squeal tells me different!"
Everyone looked at each other and just busted out into laughter. After they had gotten that out of their system John spoke up.
"Can we go check up on Spike, I want to tell him the good news."
Celestia and Luna nodded in agreement.
"Yes, that's a great idea, maybe this will encourage spike to also pop the question!"
John shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe. What do you think Luna, my darling."
Luna blushed at his remark. She trotted up next to him and nuzzled his cheek. "Yes, lets."
John looked at Rosie, "Rosie, to all those who had an appointment with Celestia today, tell them that they have to wait until tomorrow and only contact us if it’s truly important, but I know you'll get the job done!"
Rosie looked at him like he was mad.
"Hey, hey, hey. You are not in charge! What makes you think I have to listen to you!"
John gave a sly smile, "Rosie, it’s only a matter of time. "I’m going to marry Luna in a week. Yes, a week, this Saturday, 3 o’clock sharp, I don’t have much power but I’ll be in charge of you soon, so get to it!"
Rosie was speechless, she looked at him up and down and just basically liked how forceful he can be when he takes charge, so she caved in.
"You got it master", Rosie said as she embraced John in a lovey-dovey hug, to which Luna do not like.
"Rosie, if you'd be so kind is to GET OFF MY HUSBAND NOW! And GET ON WITH YOUR DAILY TASKS!"
Rosie looked at her fearfully but playfully, "And I'm gone!"
The moment she said that, she bolted out the room. Before she left she stuck her tongue out at the doorway.
"This is going to be juicy gossip for all the guards and maids in this castle!"
With that she was gone. Luna only snorted in frustration then shrugged it off. "Oh well, they were going to find out sooner or later."
Celestia was beaming a pure white light from every nook and cranny.
"Ah, my little sister, you’ve grow up so much, take good care of John and you do the same John, with Luna.
"You got it sister-in-law! Now, Let’s go to Twilights."
With that said Celestia's horn began to glow and with a pop they were gone.
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Back at twilight's tree house we see Spike trying to cheer up Twilight and it was working.
"You mean it?!", Twilight began.
"Yes, Twilight. I won't leave you or anypony ever again."
"Okay, I believe you. I'm sorry, it's just with all that's happened, you can't blame me for acting this way."
Spike chuckled, "I don't blame you Twilight. I love you and not just as family. I guess I’ve always felt something towards you, and I sometimes wanted you to be my special somepony, I just didn’t realizing it yet."
Twilight couldn't help but blush, she had never felt her heart so warm and fuzzy. "Ah Spike, it seems you’ve inherited your father’s ability to woo the ladies, if he was a lady killer."
"ACTUALLY, WE HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT ABOUT HIM ALL ALONG!", three unexpected voices shouted.
Celestia, Luna and John had teleport right in the middle of Twilight and Spike's conversation.
Twilight recognized the three voices, "Hehehe, well now I beli-Luna!", Twilight was shocked at what she saw. "Is that! Did he finally!?", Twilight asked, hoping it wasn't a joke.
Spike noticed what Twilight was so excited about. He noticed the wedding rings they were wearing. "John, my brother. You sly dog, you. You’re engaged to Luna now aren’t you!"
John and Luna turned to each other with blushes on their faces. John took Luna by the hoof and both said in unison, "YES!"
Spike and Twilight looked and smiled at each other. They soon raced over to John and Luna, congratulating them over and over. Just then they heard a mysterious voice that they knew all too well.
"Well, well, well.", said the strange voice. "Isn't that sweet, little Luna is engaged, finally took you over 1000 years!"
Celestia knew who it was immediately, "Discord, come out here now! It's rude not to introduce yourself to our newest resident and soon-to-be family member!"
And in a proof of smoke Discord appeared.
"Okay, okay I'm here, and I've watched the whole thing from beginning to this point!"
John was freaking out, "Oh man, the crazy and mighty God of chaos and disharmony, well former but still powerful. Man it's an honor to meet you", John said bowing to discord.
Discord knew this was coming, however, this was the first time someone has shown this much respect.
Discord scratched the back of his head, "This is very weird even for me, this is the first someone actually praised me, I like it!"
He stretched out his claw and shook John’s hand.
"Pleased to meet you too! Congratulations, you two are meant for each other! However?", he said with a scowl. "That's not why I am here!"
Celestia didn't like the face Discord was making, because he was directing it at Spike.
"Discord! Don't you do anything foolish. If you do, you have the answer to me!", Celestia threatened.
"And me!", Luna added.
But Discord ignored them. He walked up to Spike and grabbed him by the shoulder pinning him to the wall.
"Discord, how dare you!", Celestia shouted. "Release my son!"
"Release my nephew!"
"Let my brother go! You hybrid puke!"
They all told Discord, protecting Spike from harm but Discord didn't listen and looked Spike squarely in the eye.
"I hear you're marrying all six of your friends including Fluttershy. The others I’m okay with but Fluttershy is a no,no. Get me hatchling!"
At this point Spike realized he was being threatened and knew Discord wasn't playing around.
"You’re not good enough for her and I will make sure you don’t get near her again!"
Celestia gasped, "Discord, she loves Spike, you have no right to say that!"
"Shut up!"
Everypony felt shivers down their spine. They didn't know where that menacing voice came from, until everypony including Discord saw it came from the small dragon himself. Just holding Spike sent shivers down his spine. Spike's body once again was in a dark aura, white markings covered his body like blood vessels. His voice became a dark metallic sound. He then grabbed Discord by his shoulders and held him over his head.
"Listen here you hybrid puke. I am Spike dragoon. Son of Cynder Night Fire, Queen of necromancers, wife of my father Spy the arbiter, master of earth, wind, water, fire, light, dark. Uncle to Dram, grandson of Malefor, the greatest necromancer of the dark arbiter and also the great grandson to the king of the dragons, Theron. And I am the new arbiter. I kill when I wish, I am strongest. My armor is greater and harder than any diamond. My claws, like Spears, my teeth, sharp as the sword, and my wings are a hurricane. If I wish, I could make the shock of my tail feel like a thunderbolt! And my breath of death, let me show you god of chaos!"
No one or pony knew what was going on, Spike was like in a demonic trance and apparently he was tapping into ancient memories of those who came before him. Spike was still holding on to Discord which was now trying to struggle out of the young dragons hold, he tried using his magic but to no avail, Spikes own dragon magic was blocking it. Spike walked outside of Twilight's tree house with everypony tailing him. Twilight was trying to reason with him, so was Celestia, Luna, and John but he would have none of it. He was still in his trance, he threw Discord to the ground and then opened his mouth. Spike roared ferociously, as he did so he breathe a flame so hot it was like a beam of pure energy, so strong it pierced the heavens, then he aimed it to a nearby mountain and obliterated it in one shot. He looked down at Discord and pointed to Twilight.
"Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Trixie and of course Fluttershy all belong to me, they are my mates. They belong to me, body, mind and soul. I will love them to the end of our days, and I will bring death and destruction to anypony, God of chaos or any being that thinks they can take it from me, and leave them in ashes! Do you understand me Discord!"
There was nothing but silence.
"Well", Spike began, still keeping his ground. "Where are your threats now! In the words of my uncle Dram, if you’re going to fight it better be to your final day on this planet!"
Discord didn’t know what to say, he just laid there cowering before this mighty creature. He didn’t know what he was looking at, to be honest he was just messing with the little guy, he wanted to know if he really loved Fluttershy but what he expected was more than he can handle.
Then it hit him, "Dragon’s bleeding effect.", he said out loud!
Celestia gasped, 'These last three days have been something, I didn't think I could be more shocked than I am now." Celestia thought.
Dragon's bleeding effect! Then that means he's a prince, not just any prince! But the arbiter! The one who helped forged the elements of harmony! I can’t believe it! Cynder is his mother! Spy his father! Malefor his grandfather and Theron his great-grandfather! Dram his uncle!", Celestia said, taking in this new information. "All this time, I had a feeling Spike looked familiar but now this proves it."
"Yes, my dear sister.", Luna shook her head in agreement. "I cannot believe this either but the evidence is overwhelming. Spike is the Prince of Dragons, more so the long lost son of the dragoon family."
Celestia nodded, "Yes. If you do the math right, I found him right around the same time the Civil War ended. I cannot believe this, why didn't I begin to even think that was his missing family!"
John was confused, as was Twilight. Luna and Celestia noticed this and started explaining.
"As you know, ponies many years ago didn't even know how to talk or use magic, the species that ruled at the time were the Dragon’s.", Celestia began.
"Dragons at one point could only use one ability, whether it be fire, wind, earth, water, ice, light and dark. However, one day one Dragon was able to breathe fire when he wasn't a Fire Dragon. Then he learned how to manipulate wind, water and ice, bending the earth to his whim. And of course mastering light and dark, only the arbiter can learn all those abilities.", Luna finished.
John and Twilight shook their head in agreement. Twilight especially, she had gotten a quill, a piece of paper and was writing all this down.
Celestia took over the conversation, "For many years each arbiter has been in charge of protecting Equestria from any forces of evil! They were there when my people came into power and we ruled side-by-side. Why, there was even a kingdom of dragons that floated in the sky called Airlandis."
Twilight raised her hoof.
"Yes Twilight?"
"This is very fascinating but what does this have to do with Spike?", Twilight asked.
"Yeah.", John as well wanted to know.
Celestia got to the point, "You see, the arbiter can only be born once every thousands of years or the arbiter is chosen by dragon council if need be. Theron had two sons, one named Spy and the other called Dram. Cynder Night Fire was the daughter of the dark arbiter, his name was Malefor the greatest villain in equestrian history, though you will not find his name in any history books. His evil was so unspeakable they were not recorded in history books!"
Twilight was shocked, "My word, he must've been powerful!"
"Yes, he was Twilight.", Luna nodded. "He was evenly matched with the strength of the Council of our ponies and dragons, we barely managed to defeat him. Theron was his best friend, he was the arbiter of light. His sons Spy and Dram did not take their training seriously, so he never figured on any of them being the next arbiter. So, he placed all his hope and pride in a young dragon called Devitt. However Spy saw Devitt for what he really was, a disciple of Malefor deceiving his way into the king’s heart. But when Spy tried to warn his fathers, he did not believe him. His father’s pride had blinded him, Spy was insulted by his father’s foolish pride and left at that time to meet Cynder, his soon-to-be wife. Each one knew about the others father but they didn’t care, they fell in love and married in secret!"
"From what I heard Spy and Cynder gave their lives to stop the forces of the dark army. I heard that during the battle they lost their only son, he was just an egg. It was at the same time I found Spike!", Celestia added.
Luna nodded with a serious look on her face. Twilight's mouth was wide open, as well as John. Just then, they heard six voices behind.
"My word darling, I never knew!", Rarity said.
Twilight turned around. So did Celestia, John and Luna.
"How long have you been standing there?", John asked.
Rainbow Dash got right to it, "From the point when we found out your now engaged to Luna, to Spike threatening Discord and then FINDING OUT THAT Spike IS A DESCENDED FROM A LONG LINE OF AWESOMENESS!", she said hoof pumping the air.
Applejack decided to step in, "And the part when he claimed that we all belong to him and him alone", she said with a blush. "I don't mine that at all actually!"
Fluttershy she went up to Discord and gave him her famous stare, "Dscord! Don’t ever do that again. If you do we are no longer friends!"
Discord was shocked, he coward like a little puppy.
"Yes mam, I’m sorry.", he said with puppy dog eyes.
"Good.", Fluttershy smiled. "Because I’m going to marry him and I would like you to be there for the children, I mean the ones we're going to have in the future, they need an uncle besides John."
Discord smiled at this, "Sure why not!"
Pinkie pie just bounced up and down, "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohgoshohmygosh, Spike's the dragons prince! And the arbiter! This is so cool! I’m going to marry him, that means I will be the princess of the dragons!"
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While everyone talking about Spike's newfound bloodline. 10,000 miles from ponyville in the land of dragons. In the Kingdom of Airlandis, there laid Theron, king of the dragons.
His head shot up, It cannot be. He's alive."
The King looked out in one of the windows of his castle and saw the flame of the arbiter and knew it could only be his missing grandson.
"Soldiers.", cried the King!
Two soldiers came to his side.
"Go to the location of that flame and report back to me immediately on what you find! But make sure you are not seen, I don't wish to start a war!"
The two dragons took off in a hurry, they did not want to disobey their King. Theron went back to his throne.
"Please let it be him. Please give me this second chance to make up for my mistake!", he whispered to himself.
To be continued.