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// Happy Birthday!!! 
// Story: My Daughters 
// by ThunderCracker 
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4 Months Later
  

Today, was Dennis' birthday. But he didn't know that because of work, taking care of his new kids and the dreamworld. He completely forgot about it... but Celestia, Luna, and Cadence haven't...  They were planning a surprise party for him and it was hard trying to keep from Dennis because... it was Dennis. But they managed. They were able to make the cake without him know somehow, they told Shining about it, and he kept his mouth closed also. Today was the day that Dennis got the best birthday of his life. He put on his work clothes and walked out of the bedroom. They were all smiling at him. He raised a brow at them and they all hugged him. He returned the hug and smiled brightly. He walked out of the front door and they looked at each other. They smiled and then got to work. The set up the cake and decorations and presents. It was hard finding presents knowing that they wouldn't be able to figure out how to sneak out and buy Dennis something for him. So they just created their own. 

It was five hours later before Dennis got home from work. They had set up everything and turned off all the lights and locked the door. Dennis reached for the doorknob and turned it. He tried to push the door open and realized that it was locked. What the? He thought. He sighed and pulled out his keys then unlocked the door. He turned the doorknob once more and then pushed the door open. 

The lights flashed on and they all hopped out of their hiding spots. 

"SURPRISE!!!" They shouted. 

"GAH!!!" Dennis exclaimed clutching his chest trying not to have a heart attack.

"Happy Birthday Dad!" Luna said running over to him and hugging him tightly. 

Dennis' heart melted. "Y-... You remembered my birthday?" He asked. 

"Of course!" Luna said nuzzling his chest. 

Tears began to roll down Dennis' cheeks. He hugged Luna tightly and stroked her flowing mane. 

"Thank you. I love you all." He said.

"You're welcome, we love you too!" Luna shouted hugging him tighter.

He walked over to the table and sat down. They brought out the cake and sang him Happy Birthday. He blew out his candles and then they all ate cake. Once they were done, the cake was now a lie. 

"Presents!" Luna shouted. 

She used her magic and levitated 4 presents over to the table. One was white, one was a dark blue, one was pink and the last one was light blue. They were all color coded and Dennis knew which one each belonged to. He grabbed Shining's first (light blue). He opened it and inside was a Royal Guard Medal. He smiled at Shining and he did the same. He put the Medal on and grabbed Celestia's next. He opened it up and saw a Photo Album inside. He flipped through it and saw all of the pictures that they took together when they were young. He looked at Celestia then hugged her. She returned the hug and smiled. He opened Cadence's next. Inside was a picture of Cadence and Shining smiling together. Dennis looked at both of them and hugged them. They returned the hug holding him tightly. He grabbed Luna's lastly. He found an orb that Luna created. He picked it up and held it in his hand. It felt smooth and light. It was a silver orb and it glowed slightly. He looked at Luna and she was smiling at him with tears in her eyes. 

He walked over to her and hugged her tightly. 

"Thank you all for the wonderful gifts. Now c'mere." He said. 

They all walked over to Dennis and Luna and joined the hug. It was pretty late out and Dennis was getting tired. He stood up and yawned.

"Alright then, lets *yawn* get some shut-eye." He said walking over to the couch. 

Cadence slept with Shining in the guest room now and Celestia and Luna slept together while Dennis slept on the couch. Dennis walked into the living room when Luna stopped him. 

"Um, co-could you sleep next to me tonight?" She asked.

Dennis looked at her. He sighed. "Sure Luna, of course." He replied.

He followed Luna into the bedroom and lied down in between Celestia and Luna. Luna wrapped her legs around him like an Anaconda and squeezed him tightly. Dennis kissed her on the head and held her close. "Goodnight Dad, love you." Luna said. "I love you too Luna. Sweet dreams." Dennis replied.