Dear diary,
Well, what can I say? After that incident in Canterlot with the bank robbery, Iron Armor (who's now been replaced by Shining Armor saw potential in me and promoted me to Private, and with that, I got my long-awaited armor and a whole new timetable. I now have longer patrol hours and far less time to mope around. I also became a favored Guard of Princess Celestia and frequently had the opportunity to patrol and guard the castle. Life as a Royal Guard was tough and it still is, but it's all worth it, especially since I knew I have the weekends off and I can visit my marefriend and family. Darn, did I miss them sometimes, especially since I was living in Canterlot alone at the moment, but the weekends were the only times I could get away from it all and go back home. Sometimes, I wonder to myself... am I ready to take the next big step, not in the Royal Guard, but in my life? I mean, I've been going out with Meadow for the past ten years and our relationship seems to get stronger and stronger and I wonder, should I pop the question to her or should we remain coltfriend and marefriend?
~ Blue Skye
July 20, 2012
Several years have passed since the incident in Canterlot and life for Blue and the rest of the city returned to normal. Blue was now a proud Corporal within the Royal Guard and was nearing a promotion to Sergeant. Life could not have been better for him, but one question still plagued him. Will he be alone for the rest of his life, or will somepony share it with him? Blue stepped out of the train, still wearing his guard armor, at the Ponyville Station and looked around and smiled. It was a warm and pleasant Friday evening, and Blue was coming back home to celebrate Meadow's birthday, which was the next day. He had already bought her a present, a ring, to be more exact. Blue felt that their relationship has reached it's full potential and that Meadow's birthday would be the right time to propose to her. After all, they both loved each other and Blue thought that the perfect birthday present for her would be him asking for her hoof in marriage. He was literally shaking just thinking about it. What if she says 'no'? Or what if she freaks out? Just in case if she does say "no", Blue also bought her a box of chocolates and some roses while in Canterlot. All Blue wanted is to make Meadow's birthday as special as possible because he loved her so much, but little did he know, it was gonna be far harder than he thought it'd be...
"Blue!" shouted a voice. It was Rainbow Dash, who was cloud-busting in Ponyville and noticed him. "I didn't expect you here today!"
"Hey Dashie." Blue replied and hugged her. "I'm here for Meadow's birthday. Did she invite you?"
"She sure did!" Dash replied. "She invited about seven-eight ponies all together, including her family members. What did you get her, Blue?"
"I don't want to reveal too much about it. Let's just say it's something special." Blue replied, not knowing how Rainbow Dash will react. "So, how's work been for you?" he asked.
"It's been... well, meh. Same as usual, except we get to put on more thunderstorms this year than usual." Dash replied. "What about you?"
"Well, uh, the Captain says I'm one of the best ponies on the guard and I'm close to being promoted..." Blue explained.
"To what?" Dash asked.
"Sergeant." Blue replied, with a proud grin on his face.
"Wow! That's great, Blue." Dash said and ruffled his mane playfully. Blue chuckled and flattened it with his hoof.
"Alright, Dash..." Blue said.
"Where are you gonna stay, Blue?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Hm... I'm planning to go to Cloudsdale and stay at my parents' house." Blue replied and pointed towards Cloudsdale.
"Want me to take you there?" Dash asked.
"No, no. It's fine, Dashie. You have work to do and I can fly myself. Thanks for offering, by the way." Blue replied. Dash smiled at him.
"Alright Blue. Stay safe!" she said. Blue smiled at her and flew off towards Cloudsdale. About half an hour later, he landed in the part of town where he used to live. Over the years ever since Blue left Cloudsdale and became a Royal Guard, it hasn't changed much, with only some buildings being built or repaired. He smiled to himself and walked down the road to his house. About 10 minutes or so later, he arrived at his house and knocked. A moment or so later, the door opened, revealing a tall light-orange Pegasus with a brown mane. It was Blue's younger brother, Firestorm, who was now thirteen years old.
"Big bro!" Firestorm said and hugged him. "How are you?"
"Hey, Firestorm. I'm great! What about you?" Blue asked.
"I'm great as well! Come on in!" he said, opening the door further to let Blue in.
"Son!" shouted a voice. It was Lightning Fast, who came over and hugged him.
"Hey dad." Blue replied.
"My gosh, we missed you." Lightning explained. "Once mom comes back, you'll need to tell us all about your adventures in the Royal Guard." he said.
"Where's mom anyway?" Blue asked.
"She's still at work. She should be back in half an hour or so." Lightning explained. "So, how's work been for you lately?" he asked.
"Well, it's been good so far. I'm quite close to a promotion at work too." Blue replied, taking off his guard helmet and putting it beside the window.
"A promotion?" Lightning asked. "That's great, son. Hm... you're getting promoted to Sergeant, aren't you?" he asked.
"Yup." Blue replied.
"That's great, son! I'm so happy for you." Lightning said and hugged him again. "Like I said, you're gonna have to tell mom about this."
"Thanks dad." Blue replied and went upstairs to his old room in order to change out of his guard armor. While in the room, he also got out a half-empty water bottle and put the roses in it, so that they are fresh for tomorrow. He also put the chocolates into the refrigerator, so that they don't melt by tomorrow and the ring remained hidden in his suitcase, so it's safe. Blue then cleaned himself up and walked downstairs. He then joined the rest of his family at the dinner table, including Summer Skies, who's just come back from work. During the dinner, Blue appeared visibly nervous and was fidgeting with his food. He was still thinking about whether he was ready to propose to Meadow and whether she would accept or say 'no'.
"Blue, sweetie, finish your hay fries." Summer asked.
"Alright, mom. Sorry, I'm just tired. I've had a long day at work and it took a while getting here." Blue replied.
"Alright son. You can go to bed soon but just finish eating those fries." Summer explained. Blue grumbled and begun to finish off the hay fries.
"So, Blue. How was work?" Lightning Fast asked.
"Well, it wasn't too bad today. I patrolled the castle and the castle gardens." Blue explained. "There wasn't really much going on in Canterlot today."
"So why did you say you're tired?" asked Firestorm.
"Well, I was bored today at work, plus, I sorta lied there." Blue explained.
"So, why are you so sad son?" Summer asked.
"I'm not sad. I just have a little problem on my hooves." Blue explained. "A big problem."
"What kind of problem?" Lightning Fast asked.
"Well, I'm wanting to... uh, propose to Meadow." Blue replied awkwardly. Firestorm then spat out the remaining food in his mouth and begun to giggle. Blue turned to look at him and glared.
"Okay, what's so funny about proposing to Meadow?" Blue asked. "I mean, you'll very likely pop the question someday as well when you get a marefriend, Firestorm." he explained, smirking.
"What?! I am not getting married. Not now, not ever." Firestorm replied.
Someday, little bro... Someday. Blue thought to himself and grinned at him.
"Well, that's great son! We're so proud of you." Summer replied and smiled at him.
"Yep, but are you ready?" Lightning asked.
"I don't know, to be honest." Blue replied. "I mean, I did buy a ring in Canterlot and I think that it'd be a great present for her birthday. Still, I honestly don't know whether she'd like it." he explained.
"Nonsense, son. It's a great idea!" Lightning Fast said.
"I agree with dad. It is a pretty good idea, especially since you two have been going out with each other for quite some time now." Summer said. "I think you should propose to her."
"Well, I think you shouldn't." Firestorm begun. "I mean, that is sorta cheesy if you do."
"Zip it, Firestorm." Blue replied, glaring at him. "I didn't ask for your opinion..."
"Blue, that's no way to talk to your brother like that." Summer scolded him.
"Yeah, sorry mom..." Blue said, and glared at Firestorm. "But he needs to mature."
"Well, anyways..." Lightning Fast begun. "I hope you're ready for her birthday."
"Yeah, I hope so too." Blue replied. "Alright, good night, everypony. I'm gonna go to sleep now."
"Night son." both Lightning Fast and Summer Skies said as they watched Blue look at them with an unsure look and walk up the stairs.
The next day...
Blue woke up to the sound of birds chirping outside the window. He opened his eyes and groaned as he slowly woke up. What time is it? he thought to himself as he turned to look at his alarm clock. It was around 10:30 AM, which meant that Blue had less time than he should have to prepare himself for the party. Blue got off the bed, went to get washed up and combed his mane into his usual style and then went downstairs to eat his breakfast. Blue was home alone today, along with his little brother, since Lightning Fast and Summer Skies were at work, so it was no wonder that there was nopony downstairs except Firestorm reading a comic book.
"Hey little bro." Blue said as he walked past him. "Whatcha reading?" he asked.
"The Power Ponies." Firestorm replied. "They're so cool..."
"So, anything going on for you at school?" Blue asked.
"Well, not really..." Firestorm replied awkwardly. Blue raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong?" Blue asked the seemingly awkward Firestorm.
"Well, uh, there's this one mare at school----" he begun, but stopped when he noticed Blue chuckling at him. "Hey, don't laugh, dude!"
"I'm not laughing at you, dude. I just find it funny that you said that you don't want a marefriend and it turns out that you have a crush on a certain somepony." Blue explained, smirking. Firestorm sighed and nodded.
"Yep. I like her... a--a lot..." Firestorm begun. "I'm just worried about what she'll think of me."
"I don't know. Just try and talk to her and get to know her... start off with being friends." Blue explained. "Trust me. I've learnt that lesson myself before."
"Yeah... Maybe." Firestorm replied. "Are you gonna propose today?" he asked.
"I've decided that... yeah. I'll do it tonight." Blue explained. "I hope it'll go good..."
Several hours have passed and Blue was in the bathroom, busy preparing himself for Meadow's party. Instead of going in his formal clothes or his guard uniform, Blue decided to put on a striped shirt and combed his mane upwards. Even though today was a special day, Blue preferred to keep things simple. After all, he had no idea what to expect from the ponies present, even though he wanted to impress Meadow. Meadow wasn't like most mares or stallions, who'd invite around 20-30 ponies to their parties and have them all wear fancy suits and dresses. Instead, she preferred the company of her closest friends and family members. He was very stressed trying to make himself look as presentable and yet as simplistic as possible. Blue also took the roses out of the water bottle and carried them downstairs.
After taking a long, hot shower and spraying himself with some deodorant, Blue came downstairs, wearing the shirt and noticed Summer Skies (who was finished work early today.) standing in the living room.
"Hey, son." she said. "My, my. You're looking swell today..." she complimented him.
"Thanks, mom." Blue replied, smiling. "Today is a big day..." he said, pulling out the engagement ring from his shirt pocket.
"I'm so proud of you, son..." Summer replied and hugged him. "I always knew this day would come. My son is finally proposing to his marefriend..."
"Thanks mom..." Blue said. "I'm just nervous..." he explained.
"Don't be." Summer comforted him. "It'll all be alright. I promise you son."
"I sure hope so..." Blue replied, still feeling a bit uneasy.
"Hey, relax. If you want, I can tell you the story of how dad proposed to me." Summer begun.
"Sure." Blue replied. Summer then came over to Blue and sat down on a stair beside him. She tapped the stair so that Blue could sit down beside her as well.
"Well, it all started back in the summer of 1985. Me and your dad have been hanging out for a little while now." Summer explained. "And he felt that the next step to take was asking for my hoof in marriage."
"Cool." Blue said. "So, was he nervous?" he asked.
"Very." Summer replied. "You have no idea how nervous he really was. Sometimes, instead of being with me, he spent up to an hour locked away in his room, contemplating whether he should do it or not."
"Okay..." Blue replied. "Then what?"
"Eventually, his friends and family managed to convince him to do so and he asked me out for the 'date of a lifetime'." Summer explained. "And oh boy, what a date it was."
"What did you do?" Blue asked.
"We went to the best place in all of Equestria." Summer explained.
"Which is where?" he asked.
"It's in Los Pegasus, Blue." Summer explained. After she mentioned 'Los Pegasus', Blue immediately begun to think of his best friend, Singer Case. It's been a few years now since he left for the bright lights of Los Pegasus and Blue had only heard Singer's voice on the radio a few times before. Sometimes Blue wondered if they will ever see each other again, but then again, only time will tell. "I've never been there before that, but when your dad took me there, it was like a dream come true. And then, we went up to a hill overlooking the city, he blindfolded me, held out the ring and told me to take it off. I was shocked at first, then I almost teared up out of joy shouting "yes". It was a truly magical day, Blue..." she explained. "And then, we got married, and about two years later, we had you." she finished and smiled at Blue.
"So you really think it'll go as well as dad's proposal did, mom?" Blue asked.
"Yep, son." Summer said. "All you gotta do is not doubt yourself, and stay calm. It'll all go good."
"Thanks mom..." Blue replied. "I hope it'll go well as you said it will."
"There there now. It'll be alright." Summer reassured him.
"I guess so." Blue awkwardly said and opened the front door. He then stepped outside and turned to face his mom. "I better go, mom. Meadow's party is beginning soon and I don't want to be late."
"Alright then. Have fun." Summer said and winked at him. Blue simply smiled and walked down the pathway towards Meadow's house, not knowing he forgot something very important...
Around five-ten minutes later, Blue arrived at Meadow's house and looked into the backyard. There were several picnic tables and a barbecue standing there and several of her friends and relatives were gathered. Blue gulped and walked through the gate, almost dropping the roses from his mouth. Despite the things his mom and dad told him about proposing to Meadow, he still felt strange and quite unpleasant walking into that backyard. However, he already bought the ring, and plus, he also felt it was the right time to do so. He couldn't just back out now. After some reluctance he walked up to the front door and knocked twice.
"Hello, Blue. Glad you could make it!" said Icy Breeze who opened the door.
"I won't miss this for the world, ma'am." Blue replied. "May I come in?" he asked.
"Of course!" Icy replied and motioned for him to come in. "Meadow is upstairs, getting ready."
"That's good." Blue replied. "I have a little surprise for her."
"Ooh. I'm sure she'll enjoy it." Icy Breeze replied, closing the door behind Blue.
Yeah, she'll definitely enjoy it. Blue thought to himself, doubting if this was going to work or not. Icy led Blue into the backyard where Blue saw several of Meadow's family members. Blue could tell that they were from different parts of Equestria, and maybe even beyond. There was an actual gryphon in the crowd as well. Blue smiled nervously and walked outside. There were far more ponies than it seemed and Blue begun to have second thoughts about proposing to Meadow. Blue hated huge crowds, but since he was already here now, then he had no choice.
"Who are you, young'n?" asked an orange Pegasus with a country accent. The pony looked awfully strange, with a messy purple mane and rounded glasses. He had some hay as his cutie mark.
"I'm just here for the party..." Blue awkwardly replied. "That's all."
"Hey, Haystack! Leave him alone, why don't you?" said another voice. It came from a tall, light blue Pegasus mare, standing behind Blue. Her mane was yellow-white and her cutie mark was some fog.
"Alright, alright Misty Cumulus..." Haystack groaned. "Nice meeting ya kid." he said before walking to check on the barbecue.
"I hope he wasn't giving you any trouble... My cousin can be a bit... eccentric." the mare explained.
"I can see." Blue replied. "He wasn't, but thanks."
"Yeah, I'm glad I can help." Misty replied. "So, you must be a friend of Meadow."
"Yep. I'm actually her..." Blue explained, before being cut off by Haystack's voice.
"Misty get over here! The barbecue is ready!" he shouted. Misty groaned and flew over to him. Blue begun to walk towards the barbecue, when he bumped into the gryphon.
"Oops." Blue said. "Sorry for that."
"And so you should be!" the gryphon yelled at him. "My feathers are ruffled because of you!"
"Okay, okay!" Blue replied. "I honestly don't care whether your feathers are ruffled. Just let me get past, okay?" he asked.
"You have some strong words." the gryphon replied, smirking. "But not strong enough..."
"Okay, Gilda." said a voice. "Behave." Blue gave the gryphon one last glare before turning to face where the voice came from. It was Meadow, who was dressed in a black dress. Blue's jaws dropped at the sight of the beauty standing in front of him. Meadow seemed to be getting more beautiful every time he saw her and Blue sometimes wondered whether he actually deserved a mare as kind and beautiful as her.
"Whatever..." Gilda replied and flew off towards the barbecue.
"Hey handsome." Meadow said and smiled at him.
"Hey Meadow." Blue replied and passed the roses into her hoof. "Happy birthday, honey."
Meadow took the roses and smiled. She then gave him a kiss on the cheek and smiled at him. "Thank you, Bluey."
"I also have one more present for you, but it'll have to wait until later, alright?" Blue asked.
"Sure thing." Meadow replied. "For now, let's get some food. I'm starving. What about you?" she asked.
"Same here." Blue replied.
"Alright." Meadow said and smiled at him. The two ponies walked over to the barbecue and Blue gave them both a vegetable kebab each. They sat beside all of the other ponies, including Grasslands, Icy Breeze and even Rainbow Dash, who just arrived from Ponyville.
"Ya two are in love or somethin'?" asked Haystack, who was sitting opposite them. Blue and Meadow turned to face each other and blushed.
"Yeah. We are." Blue replied.
"Hey Haystack. Do yourself a favor and lay off them." Misty said angrily.
"Yeah. It's not our fault you never got yourself a marefriend." said Meridian, Misty's brother.
"Shut up, all of ye or I'll come down on you like timberwolves on an apple tree." Haystack replied threateningly.
"You know that that made little sense, right?" said another voice. It was Flower Blossom, Meadow's older cousin. "I mean I've never been to Appleloosa, but I never heard of a timberwolf attacking an apple tree."
"IT'S A COMMON EXPRESSION, FLOWER!" yelled Haystack. Meadow and Blue cringed.
"Shut up, Haystack." said Misty. "Just shut up."
"Sorry for them..." Meadow whispered into Blue's ear. "They're usually like that at family gatherings."
"It's alright, Meads." Blue replied. "My family can be like that too."
"Alright, everypony. Let's quit the arguing and remember that we're here to celebrate my daughter's birthday." Grasslands explained. Blue turned to face her and smiled at her. He then touched his shirt pocket to see if the ring was there. Blue's heart literally stopped. The ring wasn't there and it couldn't have fallen out. Blue just bought this shirt several days ago and it definitely didn't have any holes in it. Blue tried to remember where he left the ring, but was snapped out of it by the family singing Happy Birthday. Blue decided to join in, but his unsure expression remained. After singing Happy Birthday to Meadow, who was teary eyed, Icy came out of the kitchen carrying a large cake. Icy then placed the cake on the table where everypony was sitting and sat down with them.
"Make a wish Meads." Blue said and kissed her on the cheek.
Meadow then closed her eyes and blew out the candles on the cake after which everypony gathered clapped their hooves including Blue, who was the most happiest out of the crowd. He snapped out of it, remembering that he forgot to bring the ring.
"So, what exactly did you bring her?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Dashie, please..." Blue said. "I've left it at home." he whispered into her ear.
"Seriously, what is it?" Dash asked. Blue simply sighed and whispered into her ear.
"It's... it's an engagement ring." Blue replied and looked at Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash smiled slyly and giggled.
"Don't tell her, okay?" Blue asked.
"Oh, right... Want me to go get it for you?" she asked.
"No, Dash. I need to go get it myself." Blue replied and gulped.
"Alright." Rainbow Dash said. "I'll keep Meadow busy."
"Okay. I'll be back in 10-15 minutes." Blue replied and flew away from the house. As he flew towards his family's house, he tried to remember where exactly he left the ring. He then realized that he left if in his suitcase. He couldn't have left it anywhere else. A few moments later, Blue landed near the front door of his family home and tried to open it to no avail.
"UGH..." Blue groaned. He then begun to knock frantically on the door, hoping somepony will answer. Suddenly, the door opened, revealing Firestorm.
"Hey, big bro. Is the party over?" he asked.
"It's far from being over, Firestorm. Now, if you excuse me." Blue said and flew off upstairs towards his old bedroom.
"What are you looking for exactly?" Firestorm asked.
"My engagement ring..." Blue replied tiredly. "I left it at home by mistake..."
"Okay." Firestorm said. "Do you remember where you left it exactly?" he asked.
"I think it was in my suitcase." Blue replied. "Yeah, definitely."
"You sure, dude?" Firestorm asked. "I could come up there and help you if you like."
"Nah, that's okay." Blue replied. "I got it..." he said and continued searching through his suitcase. This was stressing Blue out. He expected proposing to Meadow to be easy, but it seems that fate had other plans for him.
"Yeah, right." Firestorm replied and flew upstairs. "I'll help you."
"Okay... fine." Blue groaned, finally giving in.
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Meanwhile, back at Meadow's family's house, the party was still going on. However, there was one pony who wasn't having any fun, and that pony was Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash stood beside the fence and looked around the street to see if Blue was coming. Over twenty minutes have passed since he left and Dash wondered what could have been taking him so long.
"Hey, Rainbow Dash?" asked Meadow, who noticed Blue isn't there.
"Yeah? What is it Meadow?" Rainbow Dash replied.
"Where's Blue?" Meadow asked.
"Uh... he---he-he had to go for a little while. He'll be back in a few... minutes..." Rainbow Dash explained awkwardly. Meadow nodded in understanding and went back to join the other ponies at the table. Rainbow sighed and looked around the neighborhood. The street was almost entirely empty except for one or two ponies walking by. This seemed to unnerve Rainbow Dash, who continued to look for Blue. If Blue didn't come, then Rainbow would have to tell Meadow what he had planned for her all along...
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"WHERE THE HAY DID I LEAVE IT?!" Blue screamed, tossing his empty suitcase onto his bed. He looked through the suitcase, finding nothing of any particular interest in it.
"Alright, big bro. Chill..." Firestorm said trying to calm him down. "Maybe you left it in a different room."
"Yeah?" Blue asked. "Like where?"
"Try the bathroom. You could have left it there this morning when you were preparing." suggested Firestorm.
"Maybe." Blue replied and trotted off towards the bathroom. When he reached the bathroom he looked around to see if he put the engagement ring anywhere there. After looking around the toilet, he came to a small, purple box lying beside the bathtub faucet. It was the engagement ring, which Blue had left there while getting prepared for Meadow's birthday. He sighed then facehoofed himself. How could he be so foolish and forget where he left it? However, he didn't have time to answer that question. He had to get back to the party before it's finished. Blue let out a scream of joy before trotting out of the bathroom, almost bumping into Firestorm.
"Woah. Did you find it?" he asked.
"I sure did! Thanks, Firestorm." Blue replied and hugged him, before trotting downstairs, again almost bumping into somepony. This time, it was Summer Skies.
"Woah! Blue, you startled me." Summer scolded him. Blue sighed. "Aren't you meant to be at Meadow's party, son?" she asked.
"Yeah, well... I forgot to get something." Blue confessed and grinned, before opening the front door and trotting out. "I'll be back later!" he said, taking off towards Meadow's house.
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"Dashie, where is Blue? He was supposed to be here ten minutes ago." complained Meadow, who was now getting agitated. The party was beginning to come to a close and the first guests (Gilda and Misty Cumulus, who worked at the Weather Factory) were beginning to leave.
"Yeah... about that." Dash begun sheepishly. "He went to get your present..."
"My present?" asked Meadow. "I thought the roses he gave me was the present."
"He had something else planned for you." Dash explained. "You'll see... eventually..."
Just then, Blue noticed Meadow's house and tried to land there. The heat and humidity (which was fairly typical for Cloudsdale in July) was beginning to get to him and making him feel unpleasant, but that didn't stop him trying to get to Meadow's house. He was nearing the backyard, when he felt the ring begin to slip out of his hooves. Blue was quick to react and caught it before it could slip any further and fall onto the ground. He grinned at nopony in particular, before hitting and bouncing off the chimney of Meadow's house and aiming towards the backyard.
"AAHH!" Blue screamed wildly as he nosedived towards the crowd below.
"Bluey?" asked Meadow, confused about what's going on. The Pegasus then looked at Meadow and the rest of her family before hitting the clouds. He was weak, but that didn't stop him from extending his hoof and holding out his present to Meadow. The engagement ring.
"Meadow?" Blue asked and looked forward, his vision distorted and blurred from the impact. "There---there's three of you for some reason."
"There there now, Blue." she said comforting him. "You're alright. It's gonna hurt for a little bit, but it'll cool off."
"Meadow?" Blue asked. "I want to ask you something." he said and flipped open the box, revealing a golden ring with a small diamond on it. Meadow's jaw dropped out of shock.
"Yes, Blue?" she asked nervously.
"We've been going out now for eight years, is it? Yeah, it was eight years." Blue begun. "And I don't know what I would do if it wasn't for you. You helped me through so much in life. You're sweet, caring, loving, beautiful... I just can't think of enough words which'll describe you. I love you so much... and nothing would make me happier than to see you become Mrs. Blue Skye..." Meadow's eyes begun to tear up and a grin begun to form on her face. "So, I ask of you... will you marry me?" Blue asked. Tears of joy begun to roll out of Meadow's eyes and she smiled at Blue.
"Yes... I will, Bluey." Meadow said and kissed him, before taking the ring and putting it on his hoof. An eruption of 'daaws' and 'aahs' came from Meadow's family and Blue wrapped his wing around Meadow and held her close to him.
"I love you Meads..." Blue said. "I love you so much."
"I love you too, Bluey." Meadow replied and kissed him on the cheek. Almost everypony gathered was happy, except for one cynical Pegasus mare...
"UGH. Please, cut out this lovey-dovey mush! This is just crazy..." Rainbow Dash complained.
"Oh, please... I heard what's going on between you and Thunderblast..." Blue teased her, knowing that she is the marefriend of one of his fellow Guards. "So, I'm guessing Soarin' isn't good enough for you?" he asked a glaring Rainbow Dash. "Oh, come on Rainbow. You know I'm messing with you."
"I don't go out with anypony!" Rainbow Dash countered. "I swear!"
"You sure?" asked Meadow, also grinning.
"Well---uh..." Rainbow Dash begun, blushing, but she was cut off by a grey stallion with a black mane trotting up to her.
"Yes, it's all true." he said. It was Thunderblast, who nuzzled Rainbow Dash. Dash sighed and grinned.
"Yeah, it kinda is." Dash replied, shrugging and kissed him on the cheek.
"You know what?" shouted a voice. It was Haystack. "I call for another party!" However, this time instead of shouting at him, the ponies gathered, including Blue and Meadow chuckled at the stallion. This day couldn't have gone better for Blue or for Meadow, but what's in store for these two lovebirds only time will tell...