Violet and Derpy were walking through the palace gardens. Taking a brake from the up tight high society types in the ballroom and to get some fresh air.
"Something on your mind?" Violet asked, catching Derpy looking at him with a bit of a blush on her face.
"It's nothing." Derpy said looking away, blushing even more.
"Are you sure? Because your blushing profusely." The Unicorn asked.
"Well it's just that.. well..um. I like you." She finally confessed. "A lot, actualy. As more then just a friend. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I-" she tried to say but was interrupted when he kissed he.
"I love you too." He said pulling back from the kiss.
"Y-you do?" The gray pegasus asked, still flustered from the kiss.
"Yes I do. Ironically I had originaly brought you out here to tell you the same thing." He said with a laugh.
"Guess I beat you to it huh?" Derpy said still blushing.
"Yeah you kind of di-" Violet began but stopped when a small tune began to fill the air. "Do you hear that?" He said tuning his ears trying to find out where it was coming from.
"Hear what?" she asked not hearing anything
"That song. It can't be" He exclaimed, starting to follow it.
"I don't hear anything. Violet!" Derpy said chasing after him as he ran into one of the castle's tower, that didn't seem to match the rest of the castle.
Following the song up a winding staircase. Violet soon found himself in front of a wooden door.
"Violet I don't think we're supposed to be up here." His new marefriend said trying to convince him to leave with her.
"In a minute I need to know who's playing that song." Violet said using his magic to open the door.
On the other side of the door was a large bedroom painted different shades of purple and dark blue with a brilliant mosaic of the night sky painted on the ceiling. In one corner of the room sat a four poster bed with a symbol of two interlocking gears carved into the bed frame and head board.
"My cutie mark." The Tan Unicorn said looking at it.
"Huh?" A new voice asked as the music stopped.
It was at that moment the two ponies noticed a grand piano sitting in the other end of the room.
"Sorry we didn't mean to intrude it's just that- Princess Luna?" Violet sated be for seeing who it was sitting at the piano.
"Correct, and thou art the nice fellow who gave us thy airship." The night Alicorn said walking towards them.
"Yes, and um... was that you playing that song just now?" he asked nervously.
"Indeed it was." She said looking back at the piano.
"It's strange. My dad told me that, that exact song had been passed down by my family for generations. Can you tell me where you heard it and why my Cutie Mark is on this bed?" Violet asked looking up at her.
"Heard it? We wrote it!" The Princess Explained. "We wrote it as a lullaby for our son. This was his room, We still can't believe Celestia had it moved here after the old castle fell into disarray. That was his cutie mark."
"Son?" Derpy asked confused.
"Adopted. But we loved him all the same. A true prince of equestria he was. Though he preferred to be a black smith. He would put his cutie mark on ever piece of armer or weapon he made and it kind of became his families crest." She said putting her hoof on it. "Today would have been his birthday. The Grand Galloping Gala actualy started as a celebration of the young prince's birthday."
"I see." Violet said taking another look at the symbol.
"So you say the song has been passed down by your family?" The princess asked.
"Yep from father to son for almost a thousand years. According to my father at least." The unicorn explained.
"Hmm... What's thy name again?" Luna asked after a moment.
"Violet, Violet Runner. It's been a tradition in my family to name our children after a shade of purple or-" He began to explain.
"Or the night sky." The night princess finished for him. "So you are his descendent." she said as a tear of joy ran down her cheek.
"What?!" Derpy exclaimed astonished.
"I-I knew my family descended from royalty but I never guessed it would be you." Violet said astonished. "But after what you told me it all makes scents. I mean the song, the family crest, the family tradition that everyone born in it should know their way around a forge."
"Indeed it does. Now, please enjoy the rest of the Gala. We think we've done enough wallowing for one night and knowing that at least one of my sons children still lives makes me happy." The princess said as they walked towards the door.
*BOOM!*
"What was that!" Luna said as all three of them rushed out of the tower and back into the ballroom. "Oh my." she said looking around.
The ballroom was a complicate disaster. Almost every statue and free standing pillar had been knocked over, there where dozens of wild animals running around and the walls were covered with food.
"Well this isn't the worst Gala we've had. Remember the sweet sixteen party." Celestia said standing next to her sister.
"What happened then?" Violet asked.
"Our son had broken up with his marefriend who was the princess of Neighhon. Let's just say she didn't take it well." She explained.
"That's putting it lightly. The katana is still stuck in the ceiling of the old castle." The elder sister said shuddering at the memory. "Anyway it looks like we will have to call this years gala short so the staff can start cleaning this up."
"It's just as well the last train back to Ponyville leave in half an hour anyway. You coming Derpy?" he said putting his hoof around his marefrind's neck.
"Alright." she said kissing his cheek.
As they were leaving the Gala they passed by Doughnut Jo's. When Rarity spotted them she walked out.
"Violet! Oh Violet, I wanted to say I'm sorry for how I acted when you offered me your extra ticket." Rarity said walking over to them and apologizing. "Had I known that Blue Blood would be so unclothe I would have chosen you first."
Violet looked at Rarity then back at Derpy. Taking a deep breath he walked over to Rarity and brushed some of her hair off of her face.
"Frankly my dear," He said walking back to Derpy. "I don't give a damn." He then kissed Derpy before they continued on their way to the train station leaving Rarity there alone outside the doughnut shop.
A month after the gala Derpy and her little sister had moved in with Violet and where preparing to open up the shop. Derpy had the day off so she decided to run the counter while Violet completed some repair jobs. Everything was going great until the mail arrived.
"Hey Violet?" Derpy called from the back door.
"Yes dear?" Violet asked exiting the garage.
"A package just arrived for you."
"Alright I'll be right there." he said wiping his hooves clean and walking inside. "Where is it?"
"Here." Dinky said handing him a small box wrapped in old brown paper.
"It came with this letter." His marefriend said passing him an envelope which he took in his magic and opened it.
"I-it's from my parents!" He said surprised after skimming it.
"I thought you said they're dead?" Derpy said confused.
"Th-they are. I-it must have gotten lost in the mail." The tan unicorn said as he was hit by a wave of emotions.
"What does it say?" The young unicorn fill asked.
"It says that-" He began but was interrupted by a weird noise.
"It can't be." Derpy said running outside followed by her sister.
"Wait's what's going on?" Violet asked following them. "What the hay is that this?" Violet asked seeing a large blue box appear out of thin air.
"Oh hello there." A brown earth pony said stepping out of it.
"Doctor it is you!" The grey pegasus said happily, giving him a big hug.
"Hello Derpy. What have you been up to, and who's this?" The strange stalion said waking up to Violet. "Hello I'm the Doctor, I'm an old friend of Derpy." The Doctor introduced himself.
"Um, I'm Violet Runner." He said unsure of what to make of this strange pony.
"Are you really?" The earth pony said astonished. "Oh I am a big fan of your work. A big fan." he said taking Violet's hoof and shacking it.
"Fan?" Violet asked confused.
"Sorry, spoilers. Forget I ever brought it up." The Doctor said dismissively. "So, are you two married?" He asked looking at Derpy.
"Well.. um no. Not yet at lest." the older Unicorn said blushing.
"Oh of course not. Forget I ever said anything. Derpy," he said changing subjects on a whim. "I've just finished saving equestria for the 50th time so how would you like to take a skiing trip to the ice moons of Galdon?"
"Well I um..." She said looking between him and her coltfriend.
"Everypony's invited of course." The Doctor said looking at Violet.
"Yeah! Dinky said running into the strange blue box.
"Um no thanks." Violet said still not trusting the strange stalion.
"Suit yourself, what about you Derpy?"
"Well... I guess. You did promise Dinky a ride next time you were here and I better go to make sure nothing happens to her." Derpy said after thinking about it for a second.
"That's the spirit. And don't worry. I'll bring her home in one piece." The Doctor said walking into the box.
"Don't worry. I'll be back." she said before kissing Violet on the cheek and following the Doctor into the box.
"Yeah." Violet said as the doors on the box closed and it started to disappear.
When the box had completely disappeared he sighed and walked back into his shop turning the open sign to closed. Taking one last look at the letter from his parents he went up to his shared bed room and began packing. Once he had everything he thought he would need all packed he wrote a note for Derpy and left it on her night stand. He then locked the doors to his shop before walking to the train station.