//------------------------------// // Epilogue // Story: Wish of a Princess // by Tales Trails //------------------------------// Epilogue Twilight thrashed back and forth feeling something holding her down in the dark. “The nightmare isn’t over, is it,” she thought and began to cry. “Hush now, quiet now, its time to go to sleep,” a melodic voice sang as a hoof gently stroked her mane. The calming sound slowed her panic as a the light of the dawn began to creep into her chambers. “Mother?” she asked in the darkness. “I’m here, I’m here, my faithful student,” Celestia said as she gently brushed the sweat covered locks out of her daughter’s eyes. “I thought, I thought, I was still back there,” Twilight said sitting up and wrapping her forelegs around the white alicorn. “It’s okay. I won’t let anyone take you from me again,” she whispered. “You, still love me,” Twilight said craning her head back to look her in the eyes. “I said such terriable things to you. I didn’t understand. I thought you stole me but you didn’t.” “I know, I know,” Celestia said her voice in a whisper. “You are mine. My magic flows through. You are my daughter and I would burn out the sun before hurting you.” “Twilight?” a groggy voice said as the recovering princess felt the mattress move. “Trixie?” Twilight said turning to see the pale blue mare in bed next to her. “You’re here.” “She hasn’t left your side in two weeks,” Celestia said. “Trixie, I, couldn’t, I was so worried,” Trixie said tears of exhaustion and happiness in seeing her marefriend awake and taking her into a gentle hug. “We should keep it down,” Celestia said, “We don’t want to wake the others.” The sunlight filtering through the curtains began to give shape and color to several ponies curled up on pillows on the floor, Applejack resting her head on Rainbows flank, Pinkie sleeping on her back with her hooves in the air in a pile of cupcake wrappers, Fluttershy sleeping peacefully in a chair, and a large dragon curled up by the fire a white unicorn, with what appeared to be bandages around her legs and flank nestled up against him. “They would not leave. I told them I personally teleport them here if there was a change in your condition, but they insisted on staying,” Celestia said. “Now you should sleep. Luna will be here soon.” “Mother?” Twilight whispered. “Yes, Twilight?” Celestia smiled at just seeing her child in her bed. “I love you,” Twilight said. “I love you too,” Celestia said kissing the tip of her daughter’s horn and smiling. * * * * Several Months Later “Twilight! You are going to be late,” Luna said from doorway. “I’m coming, I just need to find my slippers,” the young alicorn princess said rushing around a corner the afore mentioned shoes floating in her telekentic aura. “Your slippers,” Luna said pointing above Twilights head. “Oh, yeah, I foregot they were there,” she said setting them on the floor and sliding her hooves in them. “I don’t know why you’re worried. Its not like they can start without us,” Twilight said. “I think the bride is pretty anxious to get married,” Luna said. “So I wouldn’t put it past her.” “So, how do I look,” Twilight said spinning in her white dress and lavender sash. “You look beautiful. You’ve put almost all the weight back on that you lost. I take it you’ve been on your mothers cake diet,” Luna joked. “Luna!” Twilight said. “I only speakth the truth,” the elder alicorn said. “Have you seen Trixie?” Twilight asked. “Yes, she looks beautiful,” Luna said with a smile. “She’s waiting down at the altar.” “We’d better get going then,” Twilight said lighting her horn and vanishing the two down to the grand hall. “Twi, what took you so long?” Applejack asked noticing the princess appear. “I think all of Canterlot is here,” Twilight said looking out over the crowd. “Well it is a royal wedding,” Applejack answered. “and at least we don’t have to worry about changelings this time.” “Excuse me, Twilight? Um.. you might want to get up there next to Spike the bride should be coming any minute,” Fluttershy said “Right,” Twilight said crossing in front of the bridal party and up the steps to stand next to Spike where her mother and Luna awaited standing in front of their thrones. “You ready,” she nudged the dragon who only shook his head. “Your part is easy you just have to stand there.” A trumpet sounded and the attendees stood and awaited the grand golden door to open and reveal the bride. The unicorn mare was dressed in chic white wedding dress of flowing silk a long train trailing behind her. A tiara befitting a princess perched on her head sparkled in light. She caught her breath as she looked down the aisle and saw her mate. A grin and giddiness befitting a filly began to take over her as she fought every urge not to race to the altar. It was at that moment Twilight looked at the love of her life sitting in the front row and dreamed for a moment about their future. A song began to fill the air with beauty and calmness as Sweetie Belle’s aria carried its literal magic across the hundreds of gathered ponies and up lifted their hearts. The last notes were sung as Lady Rarity stepped up on the altar and hugged her sister and let her take her place as the mare of honor. Spike sat back on his haunches and held out his claws to hold his loves hooves smiling as with as much awe as the first time he saw her as she decorated the Ponyville Town Hall for the Summer Sun Celebration. His aunt and his mother stepped forward and began to speak. The two immortal alicorns talked about love and friendship, about seeing many happy couples in their long lives but only once or twice in a generation a couple whose love was almost tangible. Celestia spoke of the mothers love for a son whom she chosen to be her son despite the difference in appearance. The dragon and the unicorn didn’t need vows, they had said those words a thousand times with each I love you. Celestia and Luna raised two crowns tied with a ribbon in their telekinetic fields and lowered them on the couples heads. “Ladies and Gentlecolts,” Luna said projecting her voice over the audience. “We may now present for the first time…” Celestia finishes “Prince Warmheart Everfree and Princess Rarity of Equestria.” The sound of hooves on the stone floor was louder than thunder in the Everfree as the couple kissed for the first time as wife and husband, a kiss that left all in its presence unicorn, pegesus, earth pony and alicorn yearning for love as deep and profound. * * * * Twilight stood on a balcony overlooking the reception watching the guests dance the night way. She looked back to think of all the events of the last year that had brought her to this time and place. The princess came to terms with the less than root her life had taken to her destiny absorbing all she learned from Faust and recognize it as truth and accept that her mother was her mother, by magic or blood. She had also decided that no one needed to know what she had learned. She felt that such a revelation would cause more harm than good. Her life was going great, her brother was marrying one of her best friends, the kingdom was safe, the changelings were no longer a threat, and she had a marefriend. The title of marefriend didn’t seem as signifigant as it needed to be considering their feelings for one another and she was planning on rectifying it soon. But, not tonight she was resolved to do it in the morning after they had left on their honey moon. It was her brothers night. The brother that lived several years of his life as a lie just to keep her safe, Spike deserved to be the main character of his own wedding as she would hope to soon be the main character of her own. Twilight smiled as a pair of warm forelegs wrapped around her and a nibble was taken of her ear. “What are you thinking about up here all alone?” Trixie asked feeling the same completeness as her lover did in the embrace. “Tomorrow,” Twilight said. “I’m just thinking about tomorrow and all the tomorrow’s after that that I get to spend with you.”