//------------------------------// // Chapter XII: A Royal Ascension // Story: A Love To Remember // by SapphireWings999 //------------------------------//             When Fluttershy opened her eyes, she found herself in a rather unusual place.  She was now in an ethereal backdrop where she stood amongst twinkling stars and varying nebulae.  Unsure of what had brought this particular set of events about, she began to feel quite nervous as loneliness set in.             “H-Hello?” she spoke up. “I-Is anyone h-h-here?”             It wasn’t too much longer before she was joined in this space by a familiar figure, a tall, dark blue Alicorn with a crescent moon for a Cutie Mark.  Fluttershy recognized her immediately.             “Princess Luna!  What’re you doing here?”             “I came here for you,” she replied, plainly. “It’s time for the next part of your life to commence.”             “What do you mean?” Fluttershy puzzled.             “In all the time that you’ve known David, you’ve shown the most admirable qualities towards him regardless of the situation.  Aside from your kind nature, you’ve also displayed an honest tongue, an optimistic heart, a generous spirit, and a loyal nature all throughout your years of friendship with him.  No matter what challenges you’ve been through with him, your spirit has never given up on him as time has gone by.  Because of this, I now know that you’re finally ready for the next stage of your life with him.”             Before Fluttershy could ask further, there was a small yellow light that came from where her heart was that began to swirl around her very being, cocooning her in its luminosity as a bright white light emerged from her center to engulf her once again. *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *             Back at Canterlot Palace, the rest of us were all in a state of worry and unease after Fluttershy’s mysterious disappearance.  Many were filled with questions as to where she could’ve possibly vanished to, but none knew for certain.  The more time passed by without answers, the more anxious everyone there got.             Suddenly, there was a great, blinding light that shone down on us from above.  Looking up, we saw the shape of a large, pink butterfly slowly making its way down towards me.  Upon landing, the light faded away to reveal a familiar figure within it.             “Fluttershy?” I finally spoke up.             It was indeed Fluttershy who emerged from the blinding light, but even then she looked significantly different.  For one thing, she was slightly taller than she’d originally used to be.  She also had the same appearance as what she used to have 20 years ago including her old mane style and not having any lines under her eyes.  But the most noticeable difference of all was the fact that she had a sizable horn sticking out of the top of her forehead.             “Y-You’re an Alicorn!” Rainbow remarked in shock.             “How?  How’s that possible?” AJ puzzled.             “I think I know,” Twilight replied. “It’s because of her dedicated spirit to David even through the many challenges she’s faced over these past years.  Her giving nature, compassionate heart, optimism, honesty, and dedication towards David combined with her marriage to him, an Alicorn Prince, resulted in her becoming an Alicorn Princess herself.”             “I-I don’t know what to say,” Fluttershy finally stated. “This is all completely new territory for me.  D-Do I have m-m-magic now?”             “Ah’m sure ya do, ma love,” I answered, “but we can always figure out more ‘bout that at a later time.”             “For now, let’s get started on celebrating your marriage to each other,” Pinkie piped up.             None of us could argue against that as the entire assembly there made our way towards the grand hall to continue the festivities, none more happy than me and my dear wife, Fluttershy. *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *             After a couple of hours of celebrating, feasting, socializing, and dancing, the time had finally come for me and Fluttershy to depart on our honeymoon.  I’d already set the honeymoon itself up at Las Pegasus for a full week together as I figured that would be more than enough time for the 2 of us to enjoy ourselves.  Congratulations were abundant as me and my bride made our way to the train that would bring us to our destination.             “Hope you guys have a great time together,” Twilight called out to us.             “Thanks, Twi,” I replied before remembering something. “Oh!  Ah almos’ fergot.  After our honeymoon, Ah was thinkin’ o’ takin’ ya up on that proposition fer me ta pursue a musical career.  Gotta think ‘bout tha future.”             “Sounds good to me.  See you guys when you get back.”             “See ya.”             And so, with me and Fluttershy aboard the train, we began the long ride towards our honeymoon in Las Pegasus.  Not long after getting seated, we were approached by a familiar figure.             “Fluttershy!” Discord greeted. “What a pleasant surprise to see you here.”             I inwardly groaned for quite a few reasons regarding Discord’s presence there.  One of the biggest reasons being the fact that I’d have to break the news to him that his magic was destroyed and that he’d never get it back.             “Discord?” Flutters reacted. “What’re you doing here?”             “Oh just taking the train to Las Pegasus for a bit of a vacation.”             “What a coincidence.  Me and David are going there for our honeymoon.”             “Well goodie for you 2.  Actually, now that I look at you, I can’t help but notice something different about your appearance.  You look much more… youthful.”             “She is,” I spoke up. “Flutters here became an Alicorn Princess soon after we were wed.”             “Well my congratulations to you on your ascension and on the 2 of you’s marriage.”             “Thanks,” I remarked.             Discord’s congratulation of our marriage sounded off to me, probably because of how he’d tried popping the question to her previously when he found out that she’d lost all memory of us ever being soulmates.  I wasn’t buying his reaction now even one bit.             “So how was the wedding itself?”             “Pretty chaotic,” Fluttershy answered. “There was an imposter posing as David while the real David was turned into a giant monster meant to attack us.  This imposter was the same one who had stolen your magic from you.”             “Oh!” Discord reacted out of astonishment. “I’ve been wondering where that magic had ever gone too.  Were you able to get my magic back from him?”             “No,” I replied. “It was destroyed along with him.”             “Oh,” Discord reacted out of disappointment. “I was hoping that my magic would’ve been recovered and returned back to me.”             “But the important thing is that we’re still friends,” Fluttershy stated. “Besides, you still have your immortality so it’s not a complete loss.  Just something for you to get used too.”             “I suppose you’re right about that.  I guess I’ll catch the 2 of you some time later then.”             “Uh huh.  See you later, Discord.”             And with that, the downturned draconequus made his way through the train car away from us.             “Are ya sure he’s gonna be O.K., Flutters?”             “I’ve known him for well over 2 decades now.  He’ll eventually get over it.  For now, let’s just focus on our time together leading up to Las Pegasus.”             And so the 2 of us got comfortable on the long train ride to Las Pegasus, cuddling each other close and enjoying each other’s company all the while. *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *             It was quite late at night by the time the 2 of us finally made it to our destination and got checked into our “stable” at the hotel.  With that little bit of business taken care of, we made ourselves comfortable in our bedroom, getting our stuff unpacked and finally just settling down together on our bed.  But we weren’t going to sleep quite yet.  We had far better ways to spend our time together before we were ready to call it a night.  A playful smirk came to Fluttershy’s face as she looked at me lying next to her.             “So you ready to finally make me your mare?”             “Ya know that Ah am, babe.”             “Then why don’t you take off those clothes, bring your sexy body over here, and show me how much you truly love me?”             “With pleasure.”             It was then that I undressed for her before pulling her body close to mine.  Kissing her passionately, I finally slid inside her as we enjoyed the sensation of my skin against her coat.  As I made sweet love to my wife, her long, silky tail curled up along my back from in between my thighs, there were a couple of things that came to mind in that moment, thoughts and reflections really.  The first was me thinking back to a line from when I’d watched A Clockwork Orange many years ago.  The line in particular was “Oh bliss!  Bliss and heaven!  Oh it was gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh.”  That line, spoken by the main character, Alex, had been used when he’d been listening to his beloved Beethoven.  That being said, at that time of sweet intercourse with my wife, I felt like that line could be used just as easily here to describe the enjoyment and pleasure I felt in that very moment.             The other thought that came to mind was the John Mayer song “Your Body Is A Wonderland”.  I’d never really been one for John Mayer’s music, for several different reasons, but, thinking about that title while making love to Fluttershy, her body indeed was a Wonderland, one that I was looking forward to exploring greatly in this moment and in the rest of our life to follow afterwards.  Nothing could ever take away how I felt in this beautiful instance of pure ecstasy.  Great moans of passion and pleasure escaped past our lips as we marked each other as our own for life.