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// Chapter 26 
// Story: I Love the Star in You 
// by Twilyx360 
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The coronation had begun. Argyle and Shining were allowed to guard the main door at the request of Princess Haven again.

Argyle and Shining now posing as full-on guards like they did yesterday.

But it wasn’t looking good. They knew as soon as she got the crown, they would have to make a jump. Like it or not. And after some miracle or accident of helping her out yesterday. They really didn’t want to. Let alone hiding the truth of what they were.

The room was full of ponies left right and center. Anyone including Levitz and his followers could get lost in the crowd.

Then it happened. Princess Haven walked into the room. Nervously up to the stand. She looked incredibly pale. Wearing the same black cloak, she was yesterday.

Soon she got up to the stand. And the priest spoke.

“May the blessings of Zephyr Heights keep you.” He opened a box. Inside was the crown.

There it was in all it’s glory. The Pegasus crystal. The princess bowed in her last few moments before her title would be changed.

“The might of your ancestors give you strength.” He continued.

Then he grabbed the crown. And before it was placed on her head. She collapsed again.

Then there was trouble. Several members of the audience got out of their seats wearing face masks. And they immediately ran up to the stand as fighting broke out between them and the guards.

The guards were beaten senseless and just as they came for Argyle and Shining. Already horrified at the scene unfolding before them.

Immediately surrendered. “Don’t hurt us! We surrender!” Said Shining.

“Good!” Said one of them.

They looked up and saw both the princess and the priest were captured.

And then suddenly the central window exploded into countless glass shards as a pony landed onto the stand.

It was none other than Prince Levitz.

“Thank you, my followers!” Shouted Levitz. “This is a glorious day for the sons of the Zephyrs!” He immediately took the crown and placed it on his own head.

“Now! all of the rest of you! Nopony moves! Nopony hurts me! And you won’t get hurt!” He screamed.

And the rest of them were terrified. Stayed in place.

“And as for you, my wife!” Levitz said, stepping up to her face.

“You have something that belongs to me! And a truth that you kept away from everyone!” Said the Prince.

Haven was tearing up. “I am not your… wife…”

“Why don’t you take off that ridiculous outfit and stop lying to everypony!” Screamed Levitz. And in a fit of rage, he grabbed her and ripped the black cloak off of her.

Everypony’s eyes went wide, and their jaws dropped.

Argyle and Shining were in complete disbelief.

What everypony noticed right away. Haven was pregnant. Now it all made sense. The missing detail from her bright future turned dark past was finally realized.

“Now tell them the truth!” Said Levitz.

Haven looked terrified but then she shut her eyes.

And remembered.

Her voice went cold. “You are correct.” And she let out everything.

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All Haven wanted was a taste of freedom. The pressure, the fear, the anger.

The sorrow, grief and eventually loss.

And so, she snuck out of the castle in disguise for one single night. And met him.

Haven and Levitz really did love each other.

For once, somepony knew her. As herself. Not the Princess.

And that last time only became a past time as time went on for three months.

And then they confessed their love for each other. And a relationship had begun.

But after she passed.

The truth was found out…

Now that one mistake. That one mistake in trusting him.

They needed to have an arranged marriage.

A cursed marriage. That was destined to become a dark one.

She owed them.

She owed him.

It was for them.

This pain was worth it for them.

This he would get better.

It was for him.

She needed to try…

No… no it wasn’t.

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Levitz smiled. “You see! You really want this! To be your Queen!? How irresponsible do you think she is!? To do that!?” He screamed.

“Now! I will show you a true king! Your salvation!” Levitz finished as he grabbed the crown and tried separating the Pegasus crystal.

Argyle was enraged. He looked at Shining. Shut his eyes. “No…”

And they both took their helmets off. Throwing them at their captors and knocking them out. “NO!”

Next Shining took off her chest plate and threw it at a pony running at her. And then she took her wing disguise off, throwing it at the stand.

“Oi! Look at me!” Screamed Shining.

Everypony gasped in horror. “UNICORN ATTACK!” Screamed one pony.

Shining completely stepped out of her armor and stomped towards the stand.

Haven looked on in complete shock and confusion. It can’t be.

And chaos quickly ensued.

And then Argyle completely stepped out of his sneaking behind the stand.

And the whole crowd of ponies started running all over the room.

“You…” said Levitz.

The crowd panicked and screamed.

“And me!” Said Argyle swiping the crown.

“Hey! Give it back!” Screamed Levitz.

Suddenly Haven kicked his backhoof. And he screamed letting go of her. Before she pounded once on the head and again in his chest.

“You really think they’ll accept a hypocrite!?” Screamed Haven.

Levitz looked on with abject fear.

Enraged. She looked him down straight in the eye. “Like I said. We are divorced!”

And she headbutted him right in the face causing him to collapse.

She looked over at him. “You did this to me! You are the true lair!” She picked him up and threw him across the stand.

“You will not make me!” She screamed. And she punched his head flinging him further up the stand. Hitting his head hard.

He was right in front of the broken window.

As she picked him up one more time and stared him down in the eyes again.

She screamed one more thing to his face. “FLY!” And she punched Levitz in the chest and out the window.