It had been nearly a year since they had embarked on their first adventure to the Great Falls, and since then they had grew closer in mind and spirit. Dash and Fury were now almost inseparable, never gone for too long. After Thanatos had been defeated, Twilight had ushered in an age of peace, an age that would last for a thousand years, unknown to them. Dash had grew as they found that she was indeed pregnant, and was fast approaching the day that the young foal would meet the world.
The Wedding was set to happen at Sweet Apple acres, when the fields were starting to grow, in late may. The Apples would be blooming in the trees, starting to grow the delicious red fruit. The list was already starting to add up. There was the Elements, of course, and then the princesses and Dash's family. Then there was a few ponies from the town that had been invited, like Derpy, the mail mare, and the one they all called the Doctor. Then some of Dash's old flying team, but the real talk of the newly weds to be was whether the unnamed guests of honor, The first six and Fury's friends, would make the wedding.
Fury had sent the Invitations to them, but had not gotten any reply yet, and that had been almost a month ago. The wedding was tomorrow. Fury paced the floor worse than Twilight did before a test she didn't study for, he was worried. Tomorrow was going to be one of the best days of his life, and he wanted to share that with his family and friends, as Dash was going to. Sure, his family and friends were gods, but why should that bother him. He heard a light landing in front of the door. "Ok Dash, you can come in", he said as he paced around the room again.
The door opened slowly and the Rainbow maned Pegasus slowly thumped into the room. "How did you know it was me?", Dash asked wearily as she came to a stop in the middle of the room.
"Are you kidding Dash, I could hear you a mile away. even back before you were pregnant. You have a certain energy around you that is quite loud", Fury said as he stopped his pacing.
"They still haven't wrote back to you yet, have they?", Dash asked, setting down.
"No...., No they have not", Fury replied as he took back to his pacing. "I don't know what would keep them from writing me either, I mean it's just the Beyond", he said.
"Oh yes, the beyond, only the dimension that we go to when we leave this life, and is just as large as this world, if not bigger. Maybe they just got busy Fury, I wouldn't worry too much, besides, your making a groove in the floor", Dash said as she held out a hoof to stop Fury as he went around. "I think you have other things than your family receiving a letter to worry about. I mean our wedding is tomorrow, the biggest day of your life this century", she said, taking his hoof and hers and holding him close.
"I know dear, and then there is the baby coming. By the way, have we even came up with a name for them yet?", Fury asked as he calmed down.
"Not yet, but we need the baby to be born first", dash said as she rubbed her large belly with her hoof.
"Oh yeah, I forgot. I can't wait until their born and see the world around them", Fury said as he looked into his future wife's eyes. They had purchased a medium size cottage on the north side of Ponyville, not too far from Sweet Apple Acres.
"I think you should write tonight dear, it always puts your mind to rest", Dash said as she turned and slowly walked out of the room. "And remember to sleep tonight".
"Alright Dash", Fury said to now thin air. He turned and walked over to the oak desk in his study. it was in the basement of their cottage, where he could work in silence, or just get away from it all. he picked out the small pamphlet from his magical storage and wrote a new entry.
Fury's journal- Entry Two
As we walk down the path of life, we are met with challenges and trials that we must meet head on and best to continue. Sometimes we are met with a challenge that we cannot beat by simple means, and we are forced to take other measures. I have made choices in my life that I have regretted for centuries. I have also made choices that I know was my only choice. The past is not something we should fear, but learn from. If I have learned anything from my past, it is that you should never take the choices in front of you just because they seemed to be the best at the time, but to step away from the situation and look at it from a new angle. This is something I wished I learned earlier, much earlier in life...
End of Entry
Fury closed the pamphlet and replaced it in his magical storage before finding a place in his study to sleep. He had slept there for a few weeks now, as Dash's hormones were through the roof. One minute she was laughing and giggling, and the next she was ready to kill him, and others she was crying and said he was going to leave her. Fury closed his eyes and let sleep take him.
Fury awoke the next morning to a pounding on the door to his study. "Come on, ya wanna get up before Pinkie finds the pancakes", the voice of Applejack rang out as she pounded on the door again. "Ya don't want to get married on an empty stomach", she yelled as she swung the door open. The orange earth pony flipped on the lights, illuminating the room.
Fury opened his eyes to see Applejack standing over him with a large Bat in hoof. "What in the name of Celestia is that for!?!", Fury asked, his face going pale.
"Just so you know, Rainbow is ma friend and if you ever hurt her, well, you and old skull crusher here are gonna get to know each other real personal like", she said with the sternest face she could, bringing the bat across her other hoof for dramatic effect.
Fury gulped and nodded before the farm pony left the room. Fury rose from the bed and walked over to the closet, where his tuxedo awaited him to take the wedding by storm. It was a black silk jacket with a pure white under shirt, and he even added a lustful red rose for good luck, not that he needed it. He had won her over a long time ago, but he still got nervous doing something like this. A puff of smoke caught his eye. He looked to see a letter materialize on the desk. It was the letter he had been waiting on. He open the letter and read it to himself.
My dearest son,
We regret to inform you that we will not be able to attend the wedding, but some of the others will be able to. I cannot reveal their names, because I myself do not know, good luck and best of wishes,
Galaxo
Fury hung his head. "At least some of them will be here", he said to himself, trying to cheer himself up. A light tapping resounded on the door. "Dash, you can come in", Fury said. The door opened, but a different pony stood in the doorway.
"Hello Fury, it's been a while", The pony said.
"I know that voice", Fury said as he turned around to see Hurricane standing behind him. "Huri, I am so glad you could make it", Fury said as he hugged the blue alicorn.
"And I missed you too Fury, we all did", Huri said as she returned the hug. The room was suddenly full of alicorns, as the rest of the six appeared in the room.
"Thank you, all of you for coming today", Fury said as he looked at all of the ponies in the room, his friends. "I am so glad you could make it, but I must ask, why were my parents unable to make it here today?", he asked Hurricane.
"They said something about a meeting today Fury, I'm sure that it was very important, because they were set on coming today", Hurricane said, comforting Fury.
"Well, at least you guys are here today", Fury said, as he walked over and took the Tuxedo and went upstairs, where he got the surprise of his life.
Pinkie had indeed found the pancakes, cleaning up all of them, but the surprise was his sisters. They never came to things like this.
"Uh, hello sisters", Fury said surprised as he reached the top of the stairs. "What brings you here this early?", he asked the princesses.
"Oh, good morning sleepy head", Celestia said, looking from the table. "You actually think that we would miss this?", she asked.
"I dunno, I guess I thought you would have made the ceremony", Fury answered, as the rest of the alicorns follow him into the room. Dash made a fan girl scream as Hurricane walked into the room.
"Umm, care to introduce your friends to us Fury Flight?", Twilight asked, who sat beside Celestia at the table.
"Yes Twilight, these are my friends, and the original bearers of the Elements Of Harmony. This is Grog", Fury said, gesturing to the brown alicorn at the end. Grog waved a little and smiled. "He is the creator of the element Honesty. Then this is Star Shine, she is the creator of laughter", Fury said, pointing to Star Shine, who jumped and made a silly face. Pinkie and her began to have a contest of who could make the silliest face. "This is Silver Tail, she is like a sister to me, and the Element of Generosity", he said as he gestured to Silver, who blushed a little and waved. "This here is Serenity", Fury said, wrapping a hoof around her. Serenity tried to back out, but couldn't, so she teleported out of the way. "She is a little on the shy side, but she is the element of Kindness". He then stood next Hurricane, "And this is Hurricane, my oldest friend and the element of Loyalty", he said, taking a hoof and wrapping around her neck. At this, Dash blushed and walked over and whispered something into Fury's ear, who almost immediately let go of Hurricane.
"So you six are the reason that the Elements of Harmony exist?", Twilight asked, curious of the answer.
"It sure is my young friend", Grog said, "Without our sacrifice, the elements wouldn't exist and the world would bow to Kaorn".
"What are you talking about sugarcube, Twilight beat him fair and square with her magic", Applejack asked.
"Maybe, but Kaorn was much stronger back then. He all but destroyed the first six, and we had to fight with all of our own magic to keep him at bay", Grog answered. "It was only through the creation of the elements that we were able to produce a magic strong enough to put Kaorn away. A magic that you six have seemed to take to the next level, you may not all be alicorns, but you all have a magic to rival one".
The mane six looked starry eyed at Grog while he told the tale, and then smiled a smile bigger than ever thought possible when he told them about their own magic.
"I hate to interrupt, but we do have a wedding to go to today", Fury interrupted.
"Right, then lets get to it", Twilight said as she returned to the world here and now. Her and the other mares pushed Fury and the Stallions out as they got Rainbow ready for the upcoming wedding.
Fury and the stallions left the cottage and went to the tool shed behind the cottage. It wasn't a shed anymore, as Fury had adapted to the times and turned it into a stallion cave. Upon arriving, the other stallion's mouths dropped. Battle armor adorned one of the walls along with photos of Fury when he had played Hoofball with the Ponyville team, the Barn Burners. The pictures showed Fury playing left tackle and running back. One of them also showed the muddy hole that they called a playing field.
On the other wall was a different story entirely. It displayed pictures of him and Dash and the memories they had made. There was a few from his alicorn days, mostly taken by Dash that shown him snoozing in his favorite spots in the castle. Others portrayed him after he left, The Great falls, another of when they bought the cottage, and when they had finally found Scootaloo a house of her very own.
The Floor of the stallion cave was made from a black marble that shown with a brilliant luster. There was a large round table with seven chairs around it.
"Just like old times, huh Grog?" Fury asked as he sat down at the table.
"Yeah, just like old times," he returned, gaping at the room.
"But wait, there's more," Fury said as he pulled a small lever by his chair, revealing a secret door. "This door leads to a room full of things of my old life," he explained.
The three ponies walked into the secret room, and were amazed by the room. It was small, but it was full of memories. There were endless pictures, files and trinkets from a life long behind Fury. He had collected some of his spells that he had created and had deemed unusable, or just useless to everypony else.
"This is quite the place Fury, I just wish Pinkie would let me have a room like this at our house, and then I could keep all of my goofy things for Purple Swiss," Cheese said, in awe of the cave.
"Thanks Cheese Sandwich, and if you want, I can build another building if you want me to, so it is not taking space in town?" Fury asked the Party pony.
"That would be super duper fantastic. I would like to help on the construction if I could?" Cheese replied.
"Sure, why not," Fury answered, and then turned to leave the room. "I guess i'd better get ready, the wedding starts in an hour," Fury stated as he walked back into the original room.
After getting on his tuxedo, Fury and the other two made their way over to Sweet Apple Acres, where the wedding was taking place. As they were walking down the trail that lead to the farm, they began to see the decorations that Applejack and the others had done to the place for the event. They had built a good size gazebo behind the house, and had it draped by white lace and silk. The trees around the house had been plucked of their fruit and were now decorated in the same manner. Over by the house there was a large table where the cake and other food had been placed.
The cake was a large four layer cake, which was decorated by icing rose pedals and lightning bolts, along with a few wings and a shield, just like Fury's cutie mark. The top of the cake had two figures, one was a very profound model of Rainbow Dash, while the other was a brown Pegasus model. Fury didn't mind, as it was just a cake. He then let his eyes gaze on the rest of the food brought.
There were apple fritters, apple pies, and other kinds of various apple treats. Beside them were cupcakes and muffins, separated so when the mail mare got there, she didn't eat a cupcake by mistake. He at least hoped that the doctor would make it, but he knew that he was often busy trying to save time and space here, but with nothing to save, so he usually visited past times when there was real danger to behold.
He looked up to the sun, about one o'clock. The wedding was set to start at two thirty, so Fury walked around with the other two ponies and tried to find the apple family. It didn't take long however, as both Applejack and Big mac had just returned from the field to clean up for the wedding.
Big mac had just returned from the field, and was a sweaty mess, covered in perspiration and dirt. His mane was stuck to his neck and smelled as though he had been rolling with the pigs.
Fury stopped the large stallion, who had become something of a brother to him. "Hey mac, you know of something we can do while you and your sister get ready?" Fury asked as he reached the large red stallion.
"Well Fury, I guess ya'll could get the chairs put into place, other than that, everything else is set up," Big mac said, as he returned to his journey to the house.
Fury moved aside and let him pass, before the other two went with him and helped get the chairs in order for the wedding. They set up five rows of chairs, each row of chairs containing twenty chairs.
After setting up the chairs, the three stallions found a seat and waited for the rest to show up.
It wasn't too long before the wedding guests began to show up. Half of equestria had been invited, at least that's what it seemed like to Fury. He was always one for a smaller crowd, while Dash loved to be center of attention.
The first few guests were some pegasi from cloudsdale, some of Dash's friends fury supposed. After they arrived, an old friend came from around a bush in the orchard. The Doctor and Derpy walked into the main area for the wedding. Fury ran over to greet his old friend.
"Hello good doctor, I am glad that you were able to make it," Fury said to the Doctor, who smiled at the greeting.
"Why hello Fury Flight my old friend. My my, you do look smashing in that tuxedo," the Doctor said as he fixed the rose on his tux. Fury smiled and waved his friend on.
Over the next half an hour, the rest of the wedding guests arrived and began to wander around, waiting for the wedding to start.
The Mares arrived around two fifteen, and looked to be in a hurry. Hurricane had what looked to be an annoyed look on her face. She was never one for the more feminine features. Star Shine and Silver Tail were both elegant in their looks, Their magic providing an additional beauty to their already beautiful bodies. They wore gowns of white silk that flowed like the waves of the sea. Serenity had a look all her own, with a gown of blue, that flowed in the wind like a prairie of wild flowers.
His sisters were a different story. Luna had on a black dress with small shining jewels embedded into it to seem as the stars above. Celestia however wore what could only be described as a white sun. He smiled and tried to hold back a mighty laugh that had tried to escape him. Celestia had eyed him and gave him a dirty look as he swallowed the humor.
Dash's friends wore white dresses, fashioned with their own personality's, fashioned by her friend, Rarity he thought was her name. She had tried to woo him one day when he was in town, begging him to take her on a flight. When he had refused, she said she would turn him into a chicken. He had said that he wouldn't mind being a chicken, because she didn't have the mind to make him one. An hour later though, he had flown for his life as Dash chased him through Ponyville, yelling that she was going to kick his ass when she got ahold of him. He remembered finding a cave just outside the city, where he hid for a few hours.
His eyes diverted him from his thoughts when he seen a glimpse of Dash. It looked like she had on a wavy white gown, that complimented her pregnant body well, and also made her look full of life and youth. She appeared to even have her mane in style, but he couldn't tell. Just like that, she was gone, among the crowd of mares that had just arrived.
Fury began to look around for the officiator he and Dash had picked for the wedding. She should've been around here somewhere, he knew that she wouldn't wander off, not today. He and Dash had chosen his sister Luna as the officiator because she had not only driven him crazy about it, but had went through all the steps to become an official officiator. Even though she was a princess, she wanted to be official so she could officiate other weddings and events.
Fury spotted his sister at the alter, or in this case, a stand in the center of the gazebo.
The wedding was set to begin, and Luna began her speech before Fury was to walk out.
"Good afternoon my friends, and welcome to the union of these two ponies in holy matrimony," Luna began. She then continued her speech. "This love came from a chance event, and has grown to a love deeper than either could ever imagine. Today they come before you, ready to exchange their vows and become as one pony," Luna said as she held up a hoof, to reveal the groom, Fury Flight, walking up the long aisle.
Fury looked around at all the ponies that had shown up as he walked up the aisle. There was the Doctor, who looked like he had just returned from medieval Canterlot. Beside him was the Mail Mare, Derpy, he thought her name was. There was also his friends, the five of them, there at the front. Friends he thought he would never see again.
There were friends of Dash's from all walks of life. There was Scootaloo friends, who were just on the cusp of Mare hood. Then there were her friends from the Wonderbolts, some of the ponies that she had flown with, and others that he recognized as current member of the illustrious team.
Fury reached the end of the aisle and stood beside his sister. She turned from him and looked towards the end of the aisle.
"And Now may I present the Wife to be, Miss Rainbow Dash," Luna said as the cyan mare began to walk down the aisle.
Rainbow had indeed done something to her mane, as it was straightened, not in it's usual fashion of just being combed with her hoof. She had a vibrant White Daylily that had been placed into her mane, just above her left ear. She wore a Pure white dress, large enough to be put around her pregnant barrel. Her dress was short, just passing her tail, but she wasn't one for glamor.
She walked down the aisle slowly, as a familiar tune began. Behind her followed her friends and Scootaloo, her mares of honor. With each step she took, rainbow began to blush more and more. She watched the stallion that looked at her from the alter, smiling a smile that seemed to be made of pure fairy tales.
She made it down the alter and stood in front of Fury at the alter.
"You look beautiful Dash," Fury said softly as she stood in front of him.
"You really think so huh, is that why you look like Con Mane?" Dash asked, with a huge smile and even a small blush.
Fury smiled back and then nodded at Luna to begin.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of these to ponies, Fury Flight and Rainbow Dash," Luna said, as Fury began to clear his throat. "The bride and groom have written their own vows and are ready to share them,"
Fury cleared his throat and spoke, "My dear Rainbow, I have loved you since the moment I first met you, and will continue to love you until the last breath escapes my body and my soul joins the beyond. I will love you with all of my heart and soul for all time, come hell or high water, or the very gods themselves, I will always love you," he finished.
Rainbow blushed a little before reciting her own. "Oh Fury, what a ride it has been. The things we've done and seen, and now we are gonna tie the knot and settle down, maybe. I know that this marriage is a bond that will always hold our love together in this world and the next, and so I will love you until the end of time," She finished with a small tear in her eye.
Luna began the end of the ceremony. "With the vows said, let us bring the end of this ceremony. Fury Flight, do you take Rainbow Dash to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"
"I do," Fury answered.
"And You Rainbow Dash, do you take Fury Flight to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" Luna asked Rainbow dash.
"I do," Rainbow answered.
"Then by the power vested in me by the land of Equestria, I now pronounce you Stallion and Mare! You may now kiss the bride," Luna said to end the ceremony.
Fury and Dash locked up in a passionate embrace to seal the marriage. They kissed for a few moments before breaking up for air. The crowd began to cheer and tossed seeds towards the newlyweds.
Fury guided Dash over to the cake, where Pinkie Pie looked hungrily with cutter in hoof. She handed Fury the knife, who took it up in hoof and made the first slice of cake for Dash. He gave the knife to Dash, who cut out a piece for Fury. They then held up their respective pieces of the cake and went to feed each other, at least they would of, if it weren't for dash stuffing the cake into Fury's face.
Fury took Dash's slice and caked it all over Dash's face. The two, now faces covered in delicious wedding cake, began to laugh as the others began to gather around and congratulate the two ponies.
Just then the sky began to crackle and boom as a portal opened up, and six regal ponies came through. Galaxo and the others landed softly on the grass, just in front of the newly weds.
"Are we too late?" Galaxo asked, trying to be casual.
"Not at all dad, not at all," Dash answered. At this, Galaxo smiled deeply and then brought up his hoof.
"Then could I ask the bride to a father- Daughter dance?" Galaxo asked.
Dash accepted the invitation and the two made their way to a clearing on the farm and danced a slow dance.
Firefly made her way over to Fury, who then took her out into the clearing and danced along side with his wife and father.
The rest of the afternoon went by slowly, allowing Dash and Fury to enjoy one of the most memorable days of their lives. Now they set their eyes on the future, and the small foal growing in Dash's belly.