//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: A Dream Come True 2 // by Will Atkinson //------------------------------// A Dream Come True 2 By: Will Atkinson Chapter 1 It was a wonderful day in Equestria and everypony in Canterlot were waiting for the return of Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack. And it wasn't long until a golden carriage was coming down the road and everypony followed it to Canterlot Castle. In the carriage Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack were enjoying their ride back to Canterlot. "Oh wow I can't believe that we are finally back home." Said Twilight. "Yes and we all have a special surprise for everypony and that is for them to see our kids." Said Chris. "This is going to be the best reunion ever." Said Mark. "I couldn't agree more sugarcube." Said Applejack. Meanwhile at Canterlot Castle Celestia along with her sister Luna and her daughter Starlight also along with the rest of the main six, Shining Armor, Cadence, Spike, and Big Macintosh were waiting for the arrival of Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack when a celestial guard came in. "Ah Sky welcome and what brings you here today?" Asked Celestia. Sky looked at the princesses, to the ponies, and to the dragon with a smile on his face. "I came here to tell you all that Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack are coming." When he said this everypony and dragon had their mouths hanging open. "WHAT?!" They all said together. "It's true I heard they are on their way here right now." "Well what are we waiting for? Lets go and welcome them back home." Said Rainbow. "Yeah lets go." Said Pinkie Pie. Before anypony could stop her Pinkie was already out the big royal doors of the castle. "Geez I tell yeah that pony is on something." Said Shining Armor. And everypony laughed as they set off to welcome home Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack. As they arrived outside the palace they saw the chariot that was caring Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack. "They're here, they're here!!" Said Pinkie Pie excitedly. "Yeah and I can't believe that it's been a year since we last saw them." Said Rarity. "Well they're here now so let's greet them." Said Starlight. As the chariot door open everypony saw Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack come out and smiled and cheered at them with their return to Canterlot. Just then Celestia came up to them with a big smile on her muzzle. "Welcome back my little ponies it is great to see you four again." She said. Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack bowed to the Princess of the sun. "And it's great to see you again too Celestia." Said Twilight. Just then three young ponies came up to the four. "Sis, Twilight, Chris, Mark it's great to see you all again." Said one of the fillies who was Applejack's sister Applebloom. "Applebloom it's great to see you again to little sis." Said Applejack. Then she noticed something on her sisters flank it was an apple with a paint brush on it. "Applebloom is that a cutie mark I see?" Asked Applejack. "Yeah it appeared like a month ago and that's not all Scootaloo and Sweetie Bell also got their cutie mark like a week ago." "Wow that's great congrats on getting your cutie marks you three." Said Twilight. "Thanks Twilight." They said together. Just then everypony heard a voice shouting. "Twilight!!!!" Twilight knew who it was. "Cadence!!!!" She said as she put down her saddle bag and ran up to her former foal sitter. "Sunshine, sunshine ladybugs awake clap your hooves and do a little shake." "Oh Twilight I missed you. How have you been?" "I've been great Cadence and I've missed you too." Then Big Mac came up to his sister. "Hello sis." "Big Mac I've missed you." Said Applejack as she hugged the big red stallion. "And I've missed you too." Just then everypony saw something moving in Twilight and Applejack's saddlebags. "Hey what's in your guys saddlebags?" Asked Pinkie. Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack looked at each other and said as everypony looked at them with desperation. "Well we'll tell you all in the palace cause when you find out it will cause a celebration." Said Mark. "Very well come on my little ponies let's go in the palace." Said Celestia. While in the palace everypony looked at Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack as they took out what was in their saddlebags. "Everypony we would like you to meet our children." Said Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack together. In Applejack's hooves she was holding a pegasus colt with golden fur and blue and white mane. And in Twilight's hooves was a mare alicorn with blue fur with silver mane and tail. "Awwww they are so cute. What are their names?" Asked Rainbow. "Their names are Appleheart and Starynight Sparkle." Said Chris. "Those are great names for the little darlings." Said Rarity. Just then there was a flash of light and there stood Discord the god of chaos and Chrysalis the former queen of the changelings. "Discord, Chrysalis what are you two doing here? Asked Luna. "Well Luna you see we over heard everypony saying that Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack were coming home so we decided to come and welcome them home." Said Chrysalis. "I see well would you two care to stay for the party?" Asked Luna. "We would love to stay for the party princess." Said Discord. Then he noticed the children in Twilight and Applejack's hooves. "Oh how sweet you two have children now. Could I hold the little darlings?" He asked. Twilight and Applejack both hesitated for a bit until they saw Chris and Mark nod in agreement. "Ok Discord but please becarful with them they're just babies." Said Applejack. Discord smiled at the farm pony and said. "Don't worry my dear Applejack I promise that I will be gentle like a little butterfly." And then with a snap of his fingers the babies were teleported from Twilight and Applejack's hooves to Discords arms. "Awwww they are so cute you four must be so proud." Said Chrysalis. "Yes we are Chrysalis, and how have you been ever since I changed you? Asked Chris. "Oh it's been great for me and hopefully I can find my very own special somepony some day." Than as gentile as a flower Discord put the babies back in Twilight and Applejack's saddlebags suddenly Pinkie chimed in. "Well come on everypony let's get this party started." "YEAH!!!!" They all said. Then Starlight turned to Chris. "Chris would you mind if you would get this party started?" She asked. Chris looked up at the Princess and smiled. "I would be happy to do it princess after all my cutie mark is singing after all." He said as he got up to the stage. But before he was going to sing everypony was running around the ballroom to get a dancing partner. Even Discord and Chrysalis were trying to find somepony to dance with but after everypony was done running like crazy to get a dancing partner only Discord and Chrysalis were without dancing partners. Then Discord caught a glimpse of Fluttershy just sitting at one of the tables alone and Chrysalis caught a glimpse of Sky talking to the other royal guards with stars in their eyes they set off to ask them to dance. Fluttershy looked at everypony getting ready to dance to one of Chris' songs when she saw Discord walking towards her Fluttershy could feel her heart racing. "Hello there Fluttershy." Discord said. "Oh um h....hi there Discord." The timid pegasus said a little nervous. Discord fumbled his thumbs for a while until he popped the question. "Um Fluttershy would you like to dance with me?" After hearing this Fluttershy blushed hard and then she held her hoof out and said. "Yes I would love to dance with you Discord." Meanwhile Chrysalis and Sky were talking to each other when they saw Fluttershy and Discord heading to the dance floor. Seeing it was now or never Chrysalis looked at the stallion in his silver blue eyes and said. "Um Sky would you like to dance with me?" Sky looked at Chrysalis and said. "I would love to dance with you Chrysalis." As they went to the dance floor Chris started to speak. "Alright everypony if everypony has a dancing partner let's begin." And with that he began to sing. (I Knew I Loved You By Savage Garden Starts To Play.) As he finished his song everypony stopped dancing and hit their hooves on the ground while Spike and Discord clapped their claws together. "Thank you, thank you everypony now for my next song I have dedicated this one for my dearest wife Twilight Sparkle." Said Chris As he said that everypony in the ballroom said. "Awwwwww." That made Chris and Twilight who was sitting at one of the tables in front of the stage blush and then after a few moments Chris broke out of his blush as he began to sing his next song. (Shooting Star By Owl City Starts To Play) As the song ended everypony cheered so loudly that Chris had to cover his ears with his hooves. When the cheers died down he could finally speak. "Ok wow you ponies almost made me deaf up here ok now if you all liked that then what about this one?" But just as Chris was getting ready to sing another song the palace started to shake. "Hey what's happening?" Asked Twilight. Everypony started to panic and run in every direction. "Everypony relax it's just an earthquake:" Said Luna. Then Celestia stepped forward. "Something tells me this is no earthquake sister." Suddenly black smoke broke through one of the palaces glass windows and snatched up Appleheart and Starynight who were still in Applejack and Twilight's saddlebags. "APPLEHEART!!!!" Shouted Applejack. "STARYNIGHT!!!!" Shouted Twilight. Just then the smoke cleared to reveal a unicorn with purple fur, purple and black mane his tail was pure black he also had dragon like eyes and fangs. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! A PARTY!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Laughed the unicorn evilly. Luna and Celestia couldn't believe who they were seeing. "Oh no Sombra's crazy brother." Said Luna. "I haven't missed the cake and ice cream have I?" Asked the unicorn with Appleheart and Starynight still in his magic. "Shadowflames." Said Celestia as her horn glowed and ready to attack the unicorn and then she said. "Surrender the babies or I'll..." But before she could finish Shadowflames stopped her. "Uh, uh, uh, uh." He said as he kissed the children on the head then he continued to speak. "You know my dear brother Sombra would've loved to come but something came up. Now, now what was it? Let me think here oh yes you all destroyed him. One minute your on top the next minute your dust. Then Shadowflames appeared beside Fluttershy and said. "Now is that fair my dear I ask you?" Just then Discord then came up to the unicorn and knocked him away from Fluttershy. "Don't you ever touch her again." Said the god of chaos. "OOH touchy oh well whoever said we have to play fair uh? Oh Blackfangs." Just a soon he said that a black dragon broke though the wall of the palace. "Make way you little pony shrimp I'm coming though." He said in a deep voice. Just then Shadowflames turned back into smoke except for his head and started to levitate Appleheart and Starynight over Blackfangs massive jaws and then he started to speak again. "Now give me Equestria or these kids are dragon food." Everypony gasped as Shadowflames started to lower Appleheart and Starynight towards Blackfangs massive jaws until Celestia Shouted. "Shadowflames stop." At this Shadowflames stopped lowering Appleheart and Starynight and looked at Celestia as she continued. "You can have anything you want Shadowflames just, just please don't harm little Appleheart and little Starynight please." After hearing that Shadowflames smiled a big toothy smile and said. "Well, well I get Equestria, avenge my poor brother Sombra and gain all unlimited power and it's not even ten o clock yet hmm not a bad morning." Then Twilight saw one of the broken pillars on the ground and she had an idea she used her magic to lift the pillar and then she through it at Shadowflames head when Chris saw this he realized that the pillar was in his and everyponies way. "EVERYPONY HIT THE DECK!!!!" He shouted as he ducked down just as the pillar went past him and other ponies and then it hit Shadowflames with a laud thud. As the pillar hit Shadowflames his magic let go of Appleheart and Starynight and right towards Blackfangs jaws everypony gasped as Chris and Mark started to head towards their children before they were killed by Blackfangs. As Appleheart and Starynight got closer and closer to Blackfangs jaws Celestia hit him with her magic and with aloud. "YIPE." From Blackfangs he turn into a baby dragon as Chris grabbed Starynight as Mark grabbed Appleheart. Applejack and Twilight ran towards their lovers and their children. "Oh Starynight." Said Twilight as she came up to Chris and held her little one in her hooves. "Oh Mark is Appleheart ok?" Applejack asked. "Yes Applejack he is fine." He said. Then Blackfangs looked at himself from a piece of glass from a broken window. "Wha.....what have you done to me? Look at me, I'm a baby dragon again." Just then Shadowflames started to leave. "This isn't over Celestia I will have Equestria sooner or later." "GUARDS AFTER HIM!!!!" Celestia shouted "Yes your majesty." They said as they headed towards the unicorn and the black baby dragon. But just as they where about to get Shadowflames and the dragon they disappeared but they heared Shadowflames parting words. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! You fools will never find me but I'll find you and the children too. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Celestia looked at everypony and shouted. "WE SHALL NOT REST UNTIL THAT DEMON PONY IS VANQUISHED!! FIND HIM, FIND HIM!!!!" The next day in Ponyville at Golden Oak Library Luna, Starlight, and Celestia were talking to Chris, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack about Shadowflames. "We are sorry my little ponies we've searched every where but there is no sign of him." Said Celestia. Then Starlight stepped forward. "But don't worry we will keep looking." Just then Chris stepped forward. "Um princesses may I say something?" "Yes Chris what is it?" Asked Luna. "Um well me, Twilight, Mark, and Applejack were thinking that we should stay at Canterlot Castle until Shadowflames is captured or destroyed." "I see." Said Celestia. "And you all agreed to this?" She asked. The four ponies all nodded in agreement. "Very well then but first." Celestia turned and faced her daughter. "Starlight you will watch over the children while they are at Canterlot until we get Shadowflames." Starlight was shocked. "Me? But mother I don't think I'm ready for that kind of responsibility yet." Celestia just smiled and hugged her daughter and then said. "My dearest Starlight of course you're ready for this. If you weren't I would've had Luna or I do it but I've decided that you should do it." After a moment of thinking Starlight looked up at her mother and smiled. "Well mom if you think that I can do it then I'll try. I will protect the children with my life." Just then there was a flash of light and everypony covered their eyes and when the light dimed they reopened their eyes and they all gasped on what they saw. There on Starlight's flank was a shield she had finally gotten her cutie mark, the mark of a protector. "Starlight you got your cutie mark." Said Luna. Starlight didn't say anything she just stared at her flank for a few sounds and then she finally said. "I, I can't believe it I've got my cutie mark." "Congrats princess." Said Mark. "Yes well done sugarcube." Said Applejack. Just then Twilight spoke up. "Ok if we are done here I think we should get going." "Your right Twilight let's get Spike and the kids to go to Canterlot." Said Chris. And so after getting their belongings, Spike, Appleheart, and Starynight they set off to Canterlot.