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// Chapter 8 
// Story: Maybe until death. I promise I do 
// by Fat1thatyoulove 
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Chapter 8 – you should use fix it glue

"Come on, we're almost there." Shining's pace hasn't slowed down as he gallops towards the castle draw drawbridge.

But for you keeping this pace is only really helping your headache get worse, however you push the thought back as you see the castle in view just behind the shield of blue magic that surrounds it.

You all start to slow your pace as the two guard ponies out in front of the opening straighten up and talk, "Halt, the castle is off limits today."

Shining nods his head as he talks through his deep calm voice, "I am Shining armor and this is Rainbow and the groom, we need to get in now."

The two guards blink to his request as they turn to each other in a slight laugh, "That was really funny sir...but everypony knows the new ruler of the Crystal kingdom is a white stallion with blue mane."

One of the stallion's nods his head as he points to Shining's flank, "You did get the cutie mark right though."

"No no, Shining's  more of a purple shield." The guard cocks his head as he talks, "You may have had a better chance at saying you were Cadence Armor."

Shining nods his head as he talks, "Could you just get her and have her come to the-..."

The guard on the right is taken back at the suggestion as he talks, "Get Cadence? You must have no respect for this wedding, could you please step aside sir."

Rainbow takes a step forwards as she talks, "Look pal, we have had a really bad day just let us in! Can't you tell this is Shinning?!"

The two guards look a little annoyed to the tomboyish mare's tone as one speaks up, "Mame, disrespect of a guard is not tolerated in Canterlot please leave now."

You shake your head as you point your hoof to the wall of magic, "You're not making me late I swear i'll get into the-..."

Shining pulls you away as he notices the guards starting to take up an offensive stance, his voice is still calm as he talks, "Could you at least get StoneGem out here?"

The guards give a little laugh as they speak up, "We have only been allowed on guard duty for one week, you really think we are going to go and get the captain of the royal guard for three ponies that don't even have invites to get in?"

Your voice comes back as you break through there laughs, "You think this is funny? You thin-..." Your voice is silenced as Shining moves his hoof to your mouth and starts to guide you away, "Thank you for your time...we'll be back with our invites...and then I will be talking with StoneGem."

The guards nod their heads as they wave goodbye.

You look over the pink stallion next to you as you talk, "What are you doing?"

Shining's voice is calm as he explains, "Look maybe we can find my armor at one of the places we went last night, we'll start at Club Luna...it's only a little bit away from here."

You shake your head as you talk," NO, what time is it? We might be late?" You turn to Rainbow as you speak up to here, "Rainbow can't you just fly up and see if you can get Twilight's or some ponies attention?"

She shakes her head as she points to the bubble of magic around the castle, "They would totally stop us...but you're right we don't have time to run all over Canterlot."

Shining nods his head as his horn glows a faint purple glow, "Your right."

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The quick surge of magic runs past your ears as Shining's teleportation spell sparks up and ends fast. But the simple spell that cut a few minutes of walking is a little heavier than it should be. As the rush of magic ends around your head your body stutters a little with pain like needles jabbing around your body and you're now left feeling woozy.

Rainbow notices your change in attitude as she puts her hoof to you trying to stop your slight swaying, but she jerks it back as a slight zap strikes her and you. But her voice doesn't show her surprise as she talks, "Are you ok?"

You manage to shake your head a little as you balance yourself out, "Y-ya i'm fine i'm fine."

"What happened? I just used a teleportation spell?" Shining holds a confused but concerned tone as he looks you over.

You wave your hoof to the two ponies as you talk, "Lets see if you left your armor here."

Shining, you and Rainbow turn to the building as you walk over to it, you don't know if its really open seeing as how there's no pony outside of it and the sign is off but the door is not locked and the inside is lit as you see a few ponies cleaning up inside.

"Hey! How you three." You all turn your heads to the happy sounding voice as you look to the red unicorn stallion moving from where he was sitting on the stage side, "You three are crazy, really cool ponies."

You're still reeling from the spell so you just nod your head as you listen to Shining's voice talking up, "Hi, did we leave my armor here by any chance?"

The red stallion nods his head as he talks, "Sure did."

Rainbow and Shinning are quick to speak up as they both talk, "Where?"

The red unicorn rubs at his head a little as he talks, "Whoa, calm down this Dj was dropping it pretty hard last night." He gives a slight laugh as he nods to Rainbow, "But not as hard as you did fly girl, hows your wings?"

Rainbow blinks to the comment as she stutters out an answer, "What?"
Rat gives a slight laugh as he shakes his head, "Whoa, you don't remember anything from last night?"

You three shake your heads as he gives another slight laugh and nods to Shining, "Well I figured pinkie here wouldn't remember anything...Moondust will do that to a pony but the re-..."

"Moondust?! You gave us moondust?!" Shining eyes almost match his loud surprised voice as he impatiently waits for an answer.

Rat rubs at his head again as he talks, "Whoa dude bro, ya you had some...you must had got one of my drinks from last night." He nods his head with a wide smile as he looks Shining over, "I know we dyed your mane here but where did you get the crazy pink color? It fits you well...the whole strong sta-..."

"Wheres my amour?" Shining's tone shows he no longer wants to play games as he stares down the considerably smaller sized unicorn.

Rat nods his head with a smile again as he calls out to one of the ponies cleaning up around the room, "Hey could you go and get the boss dude."

The red unicorn looks back to you and Rainbow as he smiles, "Wait can you two not remember anything either? You both kind of have  the you know...look."

You and Rainbow shake your heads as he lets out a laugh, "Whoa, then somepony spiked your drinks...thats crazy dude and dudette, nice way to start off your guy's wedding huh?"

You and the cyan mare both stutter a little as you shake your heads, "Oh, we're not getting married."

Rat loses his smile for a second before he looks to you, "Nice dude!"

The red stallion gives you a slight wink as he ends his emphasized words, you and Rainbow both slightly shift a little uneasy as you two hold your eyes from each other. 

"My amour please?" Shining's voice comes back as he starts to tap his hoof to the ground a little.

But as his voice comes back to the room it's followed by a snooty stallion's voice coming from beside where you three stand, "I'm so sorry Shining, but it seems I have suddenly misplaced your armor."

You turn to the familiar white stallion with blond mane as you get a slight annoyance already building in you as the half gazed stallion stops his trot in the room with another uppity remark, "Really nothing against you, I have always found you a very respectable stallion."

Shining doesn't really seemed fazed by the stallion's tone as he talks, "Prince Blueblood, could you tell me if you found any gold colored invites in the armor?"

Blueblood blinks to the stallion's words with a slight unamused stare, "Oh yes you mean these?" The stallion's horn glows a faint blue as he brings three blue slips of paper beside himself.

Shining's voice comes back with a happy tone as he turns to face him, "Oh you have them, that's great...."

Blueblood gives a scoffing one half laugh as he looks over Shining's happy face, "And why would I give them to you?"

Your ability to tolerate the pony is already been strained but as you stare to the three slips of gold paper you hold yourself back for a moment.

"I-I don't understand?"

Blueblood rolls his eyes to Shining's confusion as he talks in a smug voice, "Oh Shining...and you're the new ruler of the Crystal empire..." He sighs as he takes a moment to shake his head, "I will not be giving you these slips not now and not ever." Blueblood's voice comes up a little more as he turns his gaze to you, "I refuse to let the Armor and Sparkle names be tarnished by this-this sad excuse for a stallion."

Rainbow and Shining blink a little shocked to the stallion's words but you just hold a serious face to him as his rant continues  he raises his hoof.

"Twilight Sparkle is the star student to Celestia, lady to the heir for the throne of the new Crystal empire and a keeper of one of the most powerful items known to Equestria! I refuse to let this heathen of an earth pony be even remotely related to royalty like myself."

Blueblood's horn glows a bright shade of blue as he goes to his last breath, "I can tolerate you messing with my endeavours, but the fact that you have already destroyed Twilight's good name with the bastard of a filly is the last thing you will do to Equestria!"

The slips of paper in the magical grasp beside him burst into flames as he sighs and brings his voice back down to a normal tone, "Now...I'm sure that you Shinning feel the same way about your sisters poor judgement and will happily take me to your parents this way you can properly restore your family's prestigious name with me as-..."

A loud bolt of magic cracks against the stallion as his eyes flutter and he wobbles with a dopey smile eventually falling to the ground.

But even though your face is hot and your body stands at the ready you hold a surprised stare just like Rainbow and the other few ponies in the room as you turn to Shining's
lowered head and stern eyes.

Rat is the first to speak as he lets out a loud, "Whoa!" But he holds the tone as he smiles wide to Shining, "Alright!"

Rainbow shakes her head as she talks, "No, not alright how do we get in now?"

Shinning is silent for a moment as he thinks but her starts  towards the door again as he talks, "I have an idea...I was just hoping we wouldn't have to do it."

He and Rainbow both start towards the door as Shining calls back to you, "Come on, that knockout spell only last for a little while."

You don't take your eyes from the stallion for a moment as you change the spell you were building and follow through it to the knocked out stallion on the ground. Blue blood's fancy gold mane has turned a green and his bright white coat has turned an ugly bright blazing pink.

The ponies around the room give another gasp to your magic but you ignore them as you talk through the burning feeling you have over your body, "Lab Rat, when he wakes up tell him the only way to change the spell is to bathe in poison joke."

The red stallion nods his head as you start your slightly wobbly stance towards Shining and Rainbow at the door.

End of chapter 8