Chapter 3
The maine six, the Princesses and Spike were into Luna's guess chambers discussing about who will volunteer to be Draco's soon-to-be wife.
"I never thought that the dragon prince would want one of you to be his bride." Fluttershy said surprised.
"I think it all surprised us Fluttershy." Celestia said. "But he does make a good point. Thought marriage, it will bring ponies and dragons united."
"Does that mean I get to host the after party?" Pinkie said. "Cause I did Cadance and Shining Armor's. So can I do this one."
"Pinkie this is serious! Twilight, Celestia or Luna has to live with that Salamander in exchange for Twilight's older brother." AppleJack bring her hoof down. "No offense Spike." Turning to the little dragon.
"None taken." Spike shrugged it off.
"At least he's being reasonable. He could have wanted more land or the Crystal Empire, He did a gentlemen's way and wants us to be close." Rarity said wearing a black gown with her hair in a bun. "Though I wish he would have more fashion sense then to have everything in Black or dark colors. It makes the palace look plain-looking."
"Maybe he likes it this way. And you look like your going to a funeral." AJ pointed out.
"You want to say that again Applejack." Rarity getting in front of her face.
"Gladly." Applejack countered. As they both argue, they others just ignored them.
"I, say we kick him across to Equestria and imprison him." Rainbow Dash demanded.
"That would start a war, and ponies lives will be at stake." Luna countered, disappointing Rainbow Dash.
"And I refuse to go to war with any creature." Celestia said. "For my people, I'll go, I'll be his bride." At this point AppleJack and Rarity stopped arguing, as everypony stares at her."
"Princess you can't, Equestria needs you." Twilight said and the mane five also agreed.
"I know Twilight, but I am doing this for Equestria. Luna will take my place as ruler, and you will be by her side as the co-ruler. I know you two can do it."
Luna slammed her hoof down to the hard waxed floor. "No Sister, I will go and accept his offer and will marry him. Equestrian needs you more than me, you ruled it for a thousand years while I was Nightmare Moon, so this will be to repay my sins for those days."
"Luna, no, you must rule Equestria in my place." Celestia said in a louder voice.
"I'm not a child Celestia, I want to do this." Luna now rising her voice.
"I won't allow it."
"You must!"
"ENOUGH!" Twilight shouted to bring everyponie's attention. She took a deep sigh and lowered her head. "I'll do it, I'll be his bride."
Everypony gasped. "Twilight, you really don't mean it, do you?" Spike tugging at one of her hooves. But she nodded to him.
"But Twilight, you are the most important pony in Ponyville." Rarity said.
"And the most helpful."
"And the most loyal."
"And the brightest pony we all know."
"I know girls, but I made up my mind, I'm going to accept his offer. Shining Armor is my brother and he would have done the same for me. Also, I can larn about this land and dragons even more. So I'm going to accept his offer, first thing in the morning." Twilight stated.
"Well, Sugercube it looks like your really prepared for this." Applejack sighed, trying to hope tears back. "Come on everypony. We need to get some rest." They all exited Luna's bedroom with long faces and went to their rooms.
Twilight and Spike, went into their bedroom and climbed in her bed, while Spike went into an empty basket with some sheets inside. "Your really going to go though with this?"
"I'm not going to change my mind Spike. I have to do this, and his offer is reasonable." Twilight laying down on her bed. "I made my decision Spike and that's final."
"Well of your staying, then I'm staying too." Spike folding his arms.
"What? Why?"
"We'll this, since this is a dragon country, I might as well learn from my kind. Maybe they are different like those other dragons that I met. when I went on my adventure" Spike getting onto something. "Plus, I can send letters to Celestia to see how you are doing."
"You do have a point Spike, but it's not up to me, you have to see what Prince Draco has to say." She yawned. "But it's getting late, and we need to rest, good night Spike." Laying on her pillow and turning off the lights.
"Night." He said curled up in his basket and both of them fall asleep.
Morning came as Celestia raised the sun. The Princesses, mane six and Spike went down to the throne room, where they saw Draco sitting on his throne with his wings spread out and his pet wolf beside him, his claws stroking the top of his head. "You made a decision?"
"Yes." Twilight said steeping up to him. "I'll be your bride."
"Really?" Draco getting off his throne and walking towards her. looking and her from all over from head to plot. "Hmm, you are kinda cute. Ok, you will be my bride."
"Alright, but I do have requests to make." Twilight looking him in the eye.
"We will have to see what they are." Draco narrowed his gaze. 'somehow I knew she was going to ask something. Hopefully, she's not the pampered bossy kind.'
"First I want Spike with me while I'm here. He is a Dragon so he should know his kind and he can send letters to Celestia in a heart beat."
"Fair enough. Anything else?"
"Is it Ok for my friends to come here to visit and if I can visit them?"
"Yes only if you are with me or any of the my royal guards. Is that it?"
"It is."
"Excellent. I'll free your brother, Princess Twilight, did I get your name right?" He asked.
"You are correct."
"I'm glad." He took his eyes off her and looked at the guards. "Bring the prisoner, he is to be set free."
"Yes sir." They saluted and went to get Shining Armor. After ten minutes they brought him out with his cuffs still on him.
Draco approached him and took a key out of his armor. "Your very luck, your little sister decided take your place and be my wife." Shining Armor astonished while the dragon prince unlocked his cuffs and hornlock. "Your free to go now."
"Twiliy, did you really going to marry this fire-breathing lizard?" Shining Armor said angry.
"I did, and you would do the same for anypony, even me or Cadance." She looked at him. "I did it so that you and Cadance can live together again."
"Twiliy." He hugged his sister as tears came out from under his eyes.
"Ahem." Draco coughed. "Are you finished?"
"Just a minute, Can I just say good-bye to everyone?" She asked.
"Fine, but make it quick." Draco said sighing.
Twilight went up to her friends and family, going to them one by one. "AppleJack, I'm going to miss you and your cooking. It was fun helping you at Sweet Apple Aches.
"I'm going to miss you too SugerCube, I'll make sure you get's some apples if nothing's good here." Crying hard while hugging her.
"Rainbow Dash, good luck making the Wonder Bolts, I know you can do it."
"Why do have to make this difficult on everypony?" She said folding her wing around her, holding back tears. "If he harms you in any way, I'll fly here asap and knows what coming to him. You hear me?"
"I know you will." hugging back and going to Rarity. "Rarity, thank you for being there and designing stuff for me. You're a great designer."
"Oh, Twilight darling." Rarity embracing her. "I'll keep on designing for you. I hope to even make your wedding dress." She then turned her attention to Spike and bring him into a hug. "Keep her safe Spikey-Wikey, for me."
"Anything for you Rarity." The baby dragon said with hearts in his eyes.
"Pinkie Pie, don't stop partying and keep everypony smiling while I'm gone."
"Oh, Twilight!" She cried the hardest of them all. "Pinkie Promise you'll come visit us."
"Cross my heart and hope to fly and stick a cupcake in my eye."
"Fluttershy, please take care of Owlowiscious while I'm gone."
"I Promise Twilight, I'll teat him like I treat my other pets." In a soft whisper to her.
"Princess Celestia, Thank you for being your assassinate for all these years."
"You will always be my number one assassinate Twilight." Folding her giant white wings around her. "Write to me if you need anything and I'll be there for you."
"Princess Luna, it was good seeing you, and I always stayed up at your nights to study the stars."
"Thank you Twilight Sparkle, it means a lot to me, and if it wasn't for you, i would have been Nightmare Moon." Luna cried. "You were the first friend I have since coming back."
"Cadance, you are a good sister-in-law. Take care of the Crystal Empire and my brother."
"Oh Twilight, I will and I'll make sure that there will be a train to this place so it's easier to see you." Cadance embracing her.
She said all her good byes and went up to Draco. "Ok, I'm done. Just return them home safely."
"I will." Draco said ordering a guard. "Please make sure Celestia and company get home safely."
"Yes my lord." The guard said leading them out of the throne room.
Draco then wrapped his claws around Twilight. "Since we will get married, I might show you around your new home." He grinned.
"Fine, but get your claws off me." Twilight lighting her horn.
"Alright then." He said, taking her hands off her. "I'll keep my hands to myself, until we get to know each other better." He turned his head at the direction of the giant wolf. "Come on Nightbane, we're going to walk around the castle." The wolf followed them from behind. "Here we have the dinning room, were we and guests will be eating." Showing her the large room with a table that seats twenty-eight chairs. "Here you have the bathrooms." Showing large bathtubs with sinks and toilets. "Just to let you know, the water maybe hotter than you think since you have no scales."
"I'll keep a note on that thanks" Twilight said. He showed her the Garden, training grounds, council room and finally the liberty. "Holy Celestia, this place is huge."
"This is where Draspaina history and literature is kept." Draco explained.
"I could spend all my days looking at these books." Twilight taking one book out and began ready. Spike narrowed his eyes while Draco and Nightbane had questioning looks.
"What up with her?" Draco asked Spike in a low whisper.
"She likes looking at books a lot." Spike told him. "She loves to learn about different stuff."
"Really?" Draco looking astonished. "Looks like I found something she and I may like."
"You like to read?" Spike's eyes widened, never knowing somepony, or somedragon, would be interested about that.
"Well I do like to read, but I do like to train myself in self defense and fighting." He admitted. "Maybe I can teach you some swordsmanship from time to time. But look at the time never knew it would be this late." Looking at the sky, seeing that the sun was setting and the moon was rising. "Twilight, you can look at the liberty tomorrow, it's time to eat."
"Just a second." She said reading on of the books.
"Come on Twilight, I'm hungry." Spike whined, holding his stomach.
"Well I'm not." Her stomach betraying her words. "Ok, maybe a little."
"You can take the book with you, if you like." Draco said with half-shut eyes. With that said she got out of the liberty, with the book still levitating in front of here.
As they entered the dinning room, they sat down, and Draco whispered something to the chef, probably wanted something special for Twilight.
"So Twilight, tell me about yourself."
"I'm not that important, I'm just a regular pony form Ponyville."
"Are you kidding me, You saved everypony a lot." Spike jumping out of his seat. "You turned Luna back from being Nightmare Moon, turned Discord back to stone, figured out that the Cadance you saw before was a changeling, beat Tirek."
"Doesn't sound like something a 'regular pony' would do." Draco looking amused.
"That's only because I had my friends." She said honesty
"And what about the time you defended the Crystal Empire, from Sombra."
"Sombra?" Draco looked awestruck. "King Sombra?"
"You knew him?" Spike asked.
"I highly doubt he doesn't Spike. His Kingdom and the Crystal Empire are on the other side of the mountain."
"I knew him a bit but Sombra and my father knew each other. When he was good back then."
"Back then? Sombra wasn't always evil? And who was your father?" Twilight asked.
"I-I tell you later..." He looked down with a sadden look on his face.
"Very well." Twilight said. "Oh the foods here."
The waiter went up to the three of them and gave Twilight a nice looking salad, while both Draco and Spike had brown stiff that looks think? "Steak, one of my favorites." Draco cutting into it and taking a bite."
"Steak? What kinda plant is that?" Twilight ask.
For a second, Draco felt like laughing but let it go." It's not a plant, it's a type of meat."
"Meat?!" Twilight looking shocked and disgusted. "You eat meat!?"
"Yeah, all dragon's eat meat." taking another bite from the steak. "The one Me and you little friend are eating are made from cows." He point at Spike eating it.
Twilight felt sick to her stomach just think about it. "I thought Dragons ate gems."
"Gems are dessert to dragons." He looked worried for her. "Is it bothering you that much?"
"It does bother-" But she stopped her herself in thought, maybe this is what Dragons eat, most of the time. "I-I- it's something I'm not use to. I usually eat hay, wheat, oats, fruits, vegetables and stuff made from sugar." She looked at him with apologetic eyes. "I'm sorry if I was sounding rude."
"Don't be. You didn't know, and you might be scared, thinking that we were cannibals or something. But that is our food source and we can't change it." The three of them ate in silence eating until they finished in half an hour.
"Well I'm going to bed now, Good night Draco, is it ok if I call you that." Twilight said.
"It's fine, And just call me Draco." He smiled.
"Come on Spike." She said walking down the hall and into her bedroom. She and Spike layed in their beds about to go to sleep. 'Everypony, I'm doing ok. And Draco so far is a nice guy.' She thought before turning off the light and drifting to sleep.