*Calming Blaze POV*
Mhmm.
Something is poking me.
Annoying.
I'll ignore it.
Ok now there's 6 of them.
Ow.
Ow OW!
OW!
"FUCK WHAT IS IT?" I yell as I wake up.
My face blanks a bit as I stare at the six games digging their sharp points into my skin.
"Ugh" I groan and put my hooves on my face while lying back down.
My blanket suddenly gets yanked from me.
I retaliate by lighting myself on fire.
That's more than enough to keep me warm.
Sunlight shines directly onto my face as the sound of the curtains moving ring out.
Fuck.
"So, what you looking at?" I ask Tia as I drink a cup of apple juice.
We're standing at the balcony in Twilight's castle.
It's been about 2 months since the war and everything has pretty much turned back to normal.
A lot has happened during that time, but I missed most of it.
Wasn't really in my interest at the time.
First of all, I'm now back to alicorn height as I stand about half a hoof taller than Tia.
I made fun of her for that, then got punched by her, then Twilight, then the tree of Harmony, who prefers to be called Lady Harmony now, punched me for giving her acrophobia.
Eh, it didn't hurt that much.
Not at all.
Canterlot is still under repair, though it's mostly finished.
Tia cried about having to enter the Royal funds or something like that.
Eh, I recommended just asking Discord, but she refused.
Probably a wise decision.
Speaking of Discord, the guy apparently did quite a bit during the war.
Though it was also reported that he mostly did it for Fluttershy.
Funny guy.
For now, I sip my juice as I lean on the edge, overlooking Ponyville.
What the?
Is that a bugbear?
"Good morning Blaze" she greeted with a tired voice.
Her mane was mostly back to normal, but I could still see hints of pink.
I mumbled a good morning in return as she continued.
"I'm currently overlooking Ponyville, more specifically the bugbear attack"
"What about it? Also why didn't you tell me?"
"Twilight and her friends said that they could handle it" she said as she turned to me. "You look miserable right now"
"Speak for yourself" I reply as I sip the glass a bit more.
"I spent the most of last night dealing with paperwork for the Canterlot repairs"
"For fuck's sake, it's been two months and there's still paperwork?"
"Unfortunately, what about you?"
"I had to demonstrate my fire for Twilight's research"
"Oh, that explains it"
"Tia, Blaze, why aren't you getting ready?" Lu asked as she opened the door to the balcony.
"Ready for what?" I ask.
"Was there something important today?" Tia said.
"The wedding?" Lu answered with a confused voice.
"But that's tomorrow isn't it?" Tia said.
"Yeah, I spoke to Matilda about a week ago, she said it's tomorrow" I added.
"Uh, I have the invitation right here, it says today" she stated.
The piece of paper floated over to me with colorless magic as I read over it.
I looked at Tia as she looked at me.
"You take the second floor bathroom" I state and teleport towards the 3rd floor one.
Either Matilda misremembered or somepony made a mistake in the invitation.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Fuck.
I keep cussing in my mind as I continuously knock on the door of a pretty new wooden house.
"Celestia damn it kid, what do you want so early in the morning?" Steel Forge spoke roughly as he slammed the door open with an absolutely pissed expression.
"The gift! Do you have it Ready?!" I practically yell as I stare at the sun, trying to tell what the time is.
I don't know how to do that, what the fuck am I doing.
"What? The wedding is tomorrow isn't it?" He said with a confused voice.
"Nope, it's today" I say as I show him the invitation.
His eyes bulge open as he runs back inside the house.
A few crashed, a lion roar, the sound of a mountain collapsing and he comes back out, surprisingly clean and holding an anvil as well as a forging hammer.
"Alright kid, I'm gonna need you to keep a steady fire as we move if we want to make it, got that?"
"Understood" I say as we start moving.
I give out a relieved sigh as I stand outside the town hall, which is currently modified to be a wedding venue.
"Good thing we made it" I comment as I hold up the packaged gift.
I managed to find the gift box in a random store and took out the contents after buying it.
"Yeah, we almost missed it" he said as he held up his own wrapped gift.
With a shared chuckle, I opened the door and went in.
Oh.
"Are we early?" I ask Steel as we look around the almost empty venue.
Lyra was sitting in a chair with a grumpy expression.
"Not by that much" he replied as he held up the invitation.
I felt a sudden vibration as the sound of music came into my ears.
Dubstep, mixed with cello?
I turn around and look as a mountain of ponies are flying through the air, as well as a DJ station.
Oh, there's also a cake, and a barrel of fruit juice.
I spread my magic around, catching everything, almost everything as a changeling falls right on top of me.
"Sorry" he said as he helped me up and took a seat.
"It's good" I reply and put everypony and everything down properly.
"Good save kid" Steel stated before moving to the gift table.
After a round of thanks from the ponies, I move towards the gift table to put my own gift.
Good thing my weapon never actually got made.
"Phew, we made it" Tia said as she and Lu teleported inside the building.
"Girls, you made it" I comment.
Steel gave a greeting and moved towards a confectionary table.
"Yeah, I didn't have to wear a dress, I think that helped a lot" Tia said.
"Luckily, our crown and necklaces serve as formal clothing" Lu added with a relieved chuckle.
"Good thing, well put your gifts here then" I tell them as their faces took a look of realization.
No.
"Don't tell me, you forgot the gifts?" I yell whisper as they nervously look around.
"Oh no, I left it on the counter" Lu confessed.
"What do you mean you left it on the counter?" Tia whispered angrily.
We give a normal smile as a group of ponies pass by us.
"I thought you were bringing it" Lu angrily whispered back.
"Girls" I shout whisper to get their attention. "You're two of the strongest ponies in existence, just go to the bathroom or something, then teleport to get your gifts, then come back"
"Great idea" they agreed as they headed towards the bathroom.
I give out a relieved sigh.
Seriously, they can be so chaotic at times.
Distracting me however, was the sound of crying from the captain of the Crystal Empire's Royal Guard Captain, aka Shining Armor.
This guy.
My face blanks as I stare at the grown ass stallion fully crying his heart out, before the wedding has even started.
Then the doors slam open, revealing Bon Bon.
"Attention everypony, our friends have done it, the bugbear has been defeated" she announced and threw away a pair of glasses for some reason.
A round of cheers as I go back to my own business, which is taking a seat.
Lu and Tia came back at some point and sat on either side of me.
Wait, that looks a bit suspicious.
I switch places with Lu without anypony noticing, not even herself as Spike starts a simple conversation about a roleplaying game.
Sounds interesting, I could give it a go.
Plenty of guests came in at some point.
Wow, I knew Cranky traveled a lot, but the variety is ridiculous.
As I'm having that thought, a sea monster comes in through the window, a rather good looking one actually, as well as Cranky himself.
Doesn't he usually wear a wig?
I move my attention back to Spike as he mentioned something about Discord altering the game.
Playing like it's real life huh?
"Well, is everypony here?" Mayor Mare asked the guests.
"All set mayor" Derpy said as she stood next to the door after closing it.
Me and Spike stop or conversation as I focus on the upcoming speech.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join these two in mare-trimony. As I look around this room, I can only imagine how uncomfortable Cranky must be" Mayor started her speech, getting a laugh out of everypony.
"But I also see so many ponies from all trots of life, brought together by love. Cranky searched all across this great land of ours to find Matilda, and no matter what obstacles kept them apart, love would finally bring them together, just as it has brought all of us together now. It's remarkable to me how a story like Cranky's search for Matilda could fill this room with such a unique collection of ponies! It makes you realize that everypony is the star of their own story. And it's not just the main characters in our stories that make life so rich! It's everypony – those who play big parts and those who play small. If it weren't for everypony in this room and many more who couldn't be here today, Cranky and Matilda's lives wouldn't be as full and vibrant as they are"
I grew a smile as her speech continued.
There was also crying coming from somewhere.
"And so, in front of all these loved ones" she took a dramatic pause. "Cranky, do you take this donkey to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"You bet I do" Cranky replied happily.
"And do you, Matilda, take this donkey to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do!" she replied happily while tearing up.
"Then I'm proud to say, I now pronounce you jack and jenny!" Mayor Mare finally announced as the two donkeys kissed.
I gave applause as the sounds of cheering and clapping hooves came from the surroundings.
The flowers suddenly started flying and turned into fireworks, making quite a beautiful scene.
"Of COURSE, they needed LOVE to ignite it, how could I have missed it?!" a stallion yelled from the crowd.
Slowly, the cheers died down as well as the last of the fireworks.
Wait a minute.
Where are those 6?
They're not ones to miss a wedding.
Eh, maybe something important came up.
The party has now officially started as ponies congratulated the two for getting married, as well as wishing them a happy marriage.
At some point, I gave my blessings for their wedding and started mingling.
Mingling, as in I pretty much talked to Spike about his game for the entire party.
Lu and Tia were too busy being popular to hang out with.
Thankfully, nopony bothered me with religious flair or something, though I think that's because I lived in Ponyville long enough for them to be comfortable with me.
The rest of the party was quite normal.
Well, as normal as it can get with the various guests Cranky met on his journey.
Steven Magnet, a sea serpent, was a pretty interesting character with lots of stories to tell.
The changeling that came in was named Kevin, and came to the wedding since plenty of excess love is generated during most weddings.
Most, she said.
All in all, the wedding went fantastically.
I'd say it's looking good for my peaceful life right now.
Pretty damn good.
*BOOM*
"THERE'S A FIRE" I heard the CMC yell from outside.
Yes, pretty damn peaceful.