//------------------------------// // Wedding Planning // Story: Love Under the Moonlight // by SerenaTheMoonPony //------------------------------// Within the next few months, Twilight and Luna made several trips to Ponyvile and Canterlot-- depending on their schedules of course!-- to begin preparations for their wedding. They decided that the wedding was to take place in spring, which was roughly six months away. As these last few months went by, Twilight's friends noticed a few changes in the lavender alicorn's behavior. She had been ill almost every morning, sometimes forcing her to cancel appointments or even plans with her friends. It appeared to the girls as if she became extremely emotional for no real apparent reason as well. And though none of them would admit it to Twilight herself, it did seem as if the princess of friendship gained a bit of weight recently. "She's in the middle of planning her wedding; surely it's just stress" Rarity defended. "Ah don't know, Rarity. There's something off about Twilight, ah just know it!" Applejack argued in reply. "What makes you so sure?" Fluttershy asked. "Call it a hunch, ah guess. Even Luna's acting a little sketchy lately" the orange earth pony replied. "Oh, come now Applejack, you seriously believe there's something amiss about them?" Rarity exclaimed. "All ah can say for certain is that those two are definitely hiding something..." she replied. "Hi girls," Twilight greeted, entering the throne room of her castle. "Are you alright, darling? I must say, you don't look like you're feeling very well" Rarity asked the alicorn. Twilight was a complete mess. Her mane was obviously unkempt and messy, there were large bags under her eyes from a lack of sleep, and it was evident that she had been feeling a bit under the weather lately. "I'm perfectly fine" the princess attempted to reassure. "You don't look fine, sugarcube. When was the last time you had a full night's rest?" Applejack added. "I've just been a little under the weather lately; I'm fine girls, really" Twilight reassured once more. "Are you sure you're fine, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked. "Absolutely; I'm totally fine" the lavender alicorn replied. "Alright then, let's get to work!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed. About two hours into the wedding planning, Twilight rose and made her way to the door. "Are you alright, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked, concerned. "I have to go; I'll be back soon" she replied vaguely. "Where are you going, Twi?" Rainbow Dash asked in turn. "I have an appointment" she replied. "An appointment for what?" Rarity asked, trying to catch the tiniest bit of information she can. "It's just a check-up; it's no big deal" Twilight reassured. "Alright then, Twilight. We'll be here" Applejack exclaimed as the lavender alicorn made her way to the door. Once she was out of earshot, the five mares glanced at each other in confusion. "I think you might be right, Applejack; there is something up with her" Rarity remarked. At Ponyville Genereal Hospital, Princess Twilight and Princess Luna met up and went inside Dr. Bloodwork's office as instructed by one of the nurses. He determined that it would be best if they went directly to his office as to not arise suspicion. From there, the two mares would be re-directed to where they needed to go. "I just hope everything's alright..." Twilight mumbled. "Don't worry Twilight, everything's going to be fine" Luna reassured her soon-to-be wife. With that, Dr. Bloodwork entered his office. At the sight of the two princesses, the dark brown earth pony stallion smiled at the two. "Good afternoon your hignesses; I assume you're here for the ultrasound?" he asked. "Yes," Twilight smiled in reply. "Alright, head down the hall to room 306; the public has no idea what that room is used for" he instructed as the two mares nodded in understanding. The two then proceeded to follow Dr. Bloodwork's instructions. Once inside the room, a light blue unicorn mare with a blonde mane tied up in a bun greeted the couple. Once they were all set up, the ultrasound technician began. Looking at the image of her and Twilight's unborn foal on the screen, Luna couldn't help but be amazed at how far medical science has come since her exile. She also felt endless joy and excitement at the thought of being a parent. Seeing as Twilight was now approximately three months pregnant, the mare was able to determine that the foal would be born in late winter or early spring. "Would you like to know the foal's gender?" the ultrasound technician asked. "It doesn't matter to me, do you want to know the gender, Twilight?" Luna asked the lavender alicorn. "No, I'd rather be surprised" she smiled. "Alright then" the light blue mare named Sunny Breeze replied. Once they were done at Ponyville Genreal, Luna and Twilight returned to Twilight's castle. The five mares and Spike greeted them when they arrived, though the girls couldn't shake the feeling that there was something off about them. In the back alleys of Canterlot, a cloaked pony made is way into the Rusty Horseshoe; an old pub known to ponies for it's reputation as a hangout for criminals, through the backdoor. Once inside, the mysterious stallion turned to the right, and knocked on the door six times; signaling his arrival to whoever else was inside. Upon entering the back room, the stallion removed his cloak to reveal his true identity. "Why did you summon us, Lord Blueblood?" a red unicorn mare known as Crimson Blade asked. "We need to discuss our plans to stop this wedding" he replied. "What did you have in mind?" asked a jade green Pegasus stallion named Breeze Rider. "Well, there can't be a wedding if one of the brides is missing..." Blueblood grinned. "Are you implying that we should foalnap one of the princesses?" a purple unicorn mare asked. "Let's take it a step further than that..." the white unicorn replied, a malefic look in his eye.