//------------------------------// // Chapter Thirty One: When Twilight Falls Over the Castle // Story: That One Time: Celestia and Luna Married the Mane Six // by TheCrimsonDM //------------------------------// Chapter Thirty One: When Twilight Falls Over the Castle Written by TheCrimsonDM Well, it wasn’t the most awkward position Twilight had found herself in that day. Just the last one she ever thought she’d have to actually worry about or deal with. Her parents were both there in front of her as she sat in the lounge area.  “So, Twilight, dear,” Twilight Velvet began. “You’re finally marrying Princess Celestia.” Twilight nodded. “yes.” “And Princess Luna.” “Also yes.” “And your five best friends.” “Also, also yes.” Twilight Velvet nodded. “And this is… something you wanted?” Twilight wasn’t sure how to answer that one. “Well it does come with certain benefits…” Night Light, her usually very kind and loving and supportive father grinned at that sentence. “Well, that is about what Cadance was telling us. I guess we don’t have to worry about you ever cheating on your wife, or wives.” Twilight Velvet snapped at him. “Night Light! Our little Twily would never do such a thing. I just hope she’s happy and not at all embarrassed by the things ponies are saying about her.” Twilight Sparkle jumped in. “What are ponies saying about me?” Twilight’s mom gently looked at her. “Oh darling, it’s nothing too terrible.” Night Light agreed. “No, not at all. Just that Celestia may have been sexually grooming you from a young age to take you now that you’re a princess. And that she also began grooming all of your friends. And that she is doing this to be able to secretly marry her sister. And that it’s incestuous all around with Luna and Celestia being sisters, you being a second daughter to Celestia and Applejack and Pinkie Pie being cousins.” Twilight Velvet added. “Oh and I’ve heard rumors those two pegasi were half sisters as well.” Twilight stared at them. “Is that all?” Night Light shook his head. “No, someponies think that you are actually evil and trying to take over Equestria by marrying the Princesses and usher in an era of lust and depravity… you um… you aren’t doing that are you?” Twilight leaned back in her chair. “No, I am not.” “Good, good.” Twilight Velvet then added. “Also there are still the rumors of you actually being Celestia’s child instead of mine. Which now are making this whole situation a giant incestuous pot luck.” Twilight stared at her mother. “There is no truth to those rumors, is there?” “Of course not. I remember carrying you for a full year and how wonderful it was when you were born. Oh the doctors looked so scared when you shot a magical blast from your horn and destroyed the door to the hospital room.” Night Light laughed. “At least you had fun with that. I was just outside that door you know and my cigarette turned to ash before I could finish it.” Twilight Velvet smiled. “But that was the last cigarette you ever smoked.” “Of course, how could I risk getting cancer when I had a baby girl who might destroy the world instead?” Twilight Sparkle closed her eyes. Someponies wondered why Twilight wasn’t so close to her parents. There were a great number of reasons. From the fact that she lived in Ponyville, to the fact that they just acted like everything was fine and could joke about her destroying the world as if it was nothing, to the fact that they also completely ditched her on Celestia after Twilight’s cutie mark ended up causing a lot more destruction than they thought possible. In fact, there were so many things that she had pushed down for so long now that she couldn’t keep them from bubbling up to the surface now. From her repressed desires for sexual activity, to a deep seated desire to watch the world burn. So many things she couldn’t just keep shoving down, not now that her world was changing so much.  Twilight Velvet spoke. “Are you okay, dear?” Twilight groaned. “I’m fine…” her brain twitched. An old thought, an old question, came rising up to her mind. “So… you two approve of my marriages right?” Night Light laughed. “Well I suppose it doesn’t matter if we do or not, it’s three princesses versus two little unicorns.” “You have no problems at all, with the fact that I’m going to be deflowered on my wedding night, not just by Celestia my step mother, but also by Luna who could easily be my aunt in this case followed swiftly by five of my best friends in the world.” Twilight Velvet’s smile wavered a moment. “No, not at all. Everything you do is perfect.” Night Light’s smile looked strained as well. “Of course not.” Twilight stared at them, her smile faded. They always did this. They agreed with everything she said and did. Ever since she got her cutie mark, created a dragon from what she still thinks was really a rock with spots painted on it, destroyed half the classroom, and turned her parents into imamate objects they have never once challenged her or disapproved of her. “You have no problem with the fact that I am going to take a lot more power over Equestria by doing so?” They both swallowed but continued with the forced smiles. Shaking their heads to say they cared not. Still agreeing with her as if they had no spines in their body. Like she was their perfect little princess that could never do wrong. “In addition to that, once I have obtained such power, I will be free to enact any laws I wish. Worship of me as the Princess of Friendship. Forced Friendship camps where ponies will have to learn how to be friends and listen to all of my teachings. A throne made of solid gold to stand higher than Celestia and Luna’s combined.” They were still trying to smile but it looked so forced it was a grimace.  Twilight chuckled, there it was, they were finally showing their true faces after years of hiding them. “And then there will be the purges.” Twilight Velvet stood up quickly. “Oh no, look at the time.” She looked at her bare foreleg. “We are late for an appointment. Come on dear.” Night Light stood. “We love you, Twilight and will come visit again soon.” “Like how you never once visited me in Ponyville.” They both froze in their tracks. “In fact, you only visited the academy once or twice during social gatherings. I don’t think you even ever saw my tower here even once. In fact, I would suggest that you two have never, actually reached out to me once since Celestia pretty much adopted me. No visits, no letters, no gifts even on my birthday you two didn’t come to the castle despite having invitations.” Twilight stood and they both flinched back. “The only time you two showed your faces in my life were when I was turned into a princess and only then because you didn’t want to lose face by not coming.” They both backed up. Night Light stammered. “Twilight, we’re very busy ponies.” Twilight glared at him. “Busy with what? Your retirement! You’ve been retired for five years now.” Twilight Velvet whispered into Night Light’s ear, but Twilight could hear it with her enhanced Alicorn senses. “I knew she was an evil monster. Nopony has that much magic and doesn’t become evil. We need to run.” Night Light smiled thinking Twilight couldn’t have heard that. “Of course dear, we are busy with meetings and helping other ponies with their thriving career choices. We actually have a very important appointment right now.” Twilight’s horn lit up. “Tell you two what. Don’t bother coming to the wedding. My evil monster super powers are too much for you two to handle, but it’s okay, I have a mom who loves me and is willing to marry me for some reason despite my powers. Twilight Velvet is right, you two need to run.” The two of them vanished in an instant and Twilight could hear only the vaguest of screams from somewhere outside the castle as two ponies suddenly appeared three feet above the pond and fell in. Oh yes, Twilight was quite done with these games. She was going to become not just a princess, but a super princess married to the other princesses. She had no time for those who did not wish for her existence.  Spike showed up from around the corner. “So… it happened exactly as you said it would.” Twilight nodded. “It did. Now, we just need to buy some time. If they want me to become an evil super pony ruler of all lesser ponies, then guess what, I will. For now, it’s time to get married and practice on my evil monologue voice. I think I have the laugh down.” “Yeah you’ve been practicing it for years.” Twilight smiled. “Yes, yes I have.” “So… what are we going to do today?” Spike asked. “What we do every day, Pinkie. Take over the world?” Twilight stopped herself. “You’re the wrong pony.” “Twilight, I’m not even a pony, so yeah, wrong pony.” Twilight shook her head. “Oh… right, I actually expected Pinkie Pie to be the one to drive me to becoming evil… nevermind, prepare my evil dress. The black slinky one. I need to get ready. Midnight Sparkle is coming to the wedding.” *** To say that Twilight did not expect Shining Armor to be as upset as he was, was like saying Twilight Sparkle was not an insanely powerful madmare. He glared at her as they sat in a private room. His forelegs were crossed over his chest. Cadance was next to him with a stern expression but she hadn’t shown her anger yet. “So,” Shining Armor began for the fifth time. “You scared our parents, threatened them, and then dumped them into a pond all before telling them they were no longer allowed to your wedding.” Twilight nodded and took a sip of her tea. A bit too sweet for her liking. “That sounds about right.” “And you have no remorse for your actions, not even a little.” “None.” Twilight took another sip. The paintings on the walls here were all of mountains and forests. This room was calming and peaceful. She reminded herself she would need one with paintings of caves and night fall. Something a bit more dark themed. Shining Armor growled. “I am a prince, a ruler, an ex-guard captain, but most of all I am your brother and I am disappointed.” Twilight gave him a patient smile. “Are you done?” He blinked. “Excuse me?” “You’re excused, you can leave now.” He worked his jaw in silence a few times. Cadance came to his rescue. “Twilight, I know your getting married tomorrow and this is all quite stressful for you, but you can’t just… okay I have to ask, why are you wearing that?” Twilight moved a leg over her chest gesturing to the black slinky dress she wore. The one with no back. “Oh this, it’s just a little something for my darling Princesses.” Cadance raised an eyebrow. “Well… it’s surprisingly sexy on you. Anyway, the point is you can’t treat your parents or your brother that way.” Twilight smiled around her cup of tea taking another sip. “Why not?” “Why… why not?” “Yes, answer me, why not?” Shining Armor seemed to have finally found his brain, or his backbone, or both. Things that Twilight wouldn’t mind surgically removing if he became a thorn in her side. “Because you hurt our parents' feelings and humiliated them, and you’re hurting mine.” She reached out and put a hoof over Shining's squeezing gently. “Oh no, I’m so sorry. I never meant to hurt your feelings, Shiny. Should I kiss them better? I think I’ve gotten quite good at that lately.” His face turned pale as if he’d seen a ghost. Cadance swatted Twilight’s hoof away with one of her own. “Even if this is some kind of madness or a joke, that is not funny.” Twilight laughed. “Oh lighten up, you’re supposed to be the Princess of Love, shouldn’t you be tolerant of all kinds of love?” “Not ones involving my husband… which is also your brother… for Celestia’s sake, Twilight. What is wrong with you?” Twilight grinned. “It finally dawned on me. After all of this time being a princess, being Celestia’s pupil, being forced into unwanted situation after unwanted situation, that I am actually quite powerful, very influential, and in need of demonstrating exactly what I am to the world.” Shining Armor’s eyes widened. “But… but Celestia is marrying you, how could you become evil?” Twilight stood up and walked away. “Oh my, whoever said I was evil? That is just silly. No, I’m just powerful.” Twilight opened the door and saw Spike there. “Oh, Spike, I’m sorry you’ve been kept waiting. Could you please talk to them and explain why my so-called parents are no longer invited to my wedding.” Twilight walked out of the room as Spike entered. She listened just long enough to hear Spike say, “I was there, you have no idea what your parents admitted too. It’s… kind of awful.” With the door closed behind her Twilight moved on to see Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie sitting in the hall. They were playing a game of tic-tac-toe. It seemed that Pinkie was… did she just lose? Pinkie Pie giggled. “Oh no, I lost.” Fluttershy smiled. “I-I won?” Twilight walked up to them. “Guess we have to reward the winner somehow?” Before Fluttershy could say anything she was lifted into the air by a gentle red aura and her lips met Twilight’s. Once Twilight pulled away and set the mare back down she laughed. “You really will make a great pet, Fluttershy. Never change.” Twilight walked away as the stunned Fluttershy sat there. Pinkie Pie groaned. “No fair, Twilight. Just getting all the kisses.” She leaned forward and kissed Fluttershy as well. Only deeper. Fluttershy fell onto her back with Pinkie Pie on top of her. It didn’t look like Fluttershy really minded much, she was the winner after all and deserved only the best rewards. Now… for her to take her turn with Luna today.