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A Hoof In Two Worlds - Raven Smite



Tory's Life is turned around when he is summoned to Equestria. Reposted for a friend of mine.

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A Wedding To Remember

A Hoof in Two Worlds
‘A Wedding To Remember’

As the white doors of the throne room opened, Tory couldn’t hold back a large smile. Today was a great day to be him. He watched as the most peautiful pegasus in existence walked down the aisle, and looked at him with her shining blue eyes. Fluttershy was so gorgeous on her own, but add a wedding dress made by Rarity? It was driving Tory crazy.

As she approached the human, the golden pegasus smiled brightly. It warmed the human’s heart down to his very core to see that. Everything about Fluttershy made Tory so insane for her. Her beautiful face, her gentle, and loving personality, if you saw it in her, Tory loved it!

Right now, he could barely keep himself from picking her up, and kissing her until the world ended, she was that beautiful. When Rarity made a dress, she MADE, A, DRESS! It never covered the natural beauty of the wearer, it only enhanced their natural looks. And that is was the case with Fluttershy’s stunning wedding gown.

The golden pegasus wore a light, faded pink dress that flowed out behind her with the breeze from an open window. It was adorned with a few rubies here and there, adding a sparkle to the overall design. Fluttershy’s wings held small sunflowers between some of the feathers, giving off a pleasant scent. The headress she wore was adorned with roses all across it, giving her beautiful pink hair a strong hint of red.

As Fluttershy came to a stop beside Tory, she gave him a loving smile. He returned it, and stared forward. He knew that he would have to wait for his lines before he could say anything. Looking up, both of them saw Princess Celestia standing there, a gentle smile on her face. Her eyes gleamed in the sunlight, and Tory could see how glad she was at being able to do this right now.

"We are gathered here today to celebrate one of life's greatest moments,” the alicorn of the sun began, speaking loudly and clearly. “And to give recognition to the worth and beauty of love, which shall unite Tory Mills and Fluttershy in Matrimony!"

Tory looked over to see a single tear roll down his bride’s smiling face. He felt the same way right now, sharing this amazing moment with her. Celestia gave him a warm smile, and the human knew that this was also a good time for her. Having performed this ceremony on bad terms last time, she was eager to have a happy ending for the lovers.

“Marriage is a partnership of two unique people who bring out the very best in each other,” she continued before her audience. “Who know that even though they are wonderful as individuals, they are even better when together… Tory D. Mills, do you take this mare to be your wife, to live together in holy matrimony? To love, honor, and cherish her, to keep her in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?"

“I do,” the human replied with a confident nod. He looked at his bride, and gave her a loving smile. “With all of my heart and soul.”

“ Fluttershy,” The Princess began once more. “Do you take this man to be your husband to live together in holy matrimony? To love, honor, and cherish him, to keep him in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?"

“I do,” the golden pegasus smiled. She turned to Tory, and her eyes lit up. “With all of my heart and soul.”

“Tory, repeat after me,” Celestia told him, grabbing his attention. “I Tory D. Mills…”

“I, Tory D. Mills…” he repeated.

“…take you Fluttershy, to be my wife…” the alicorn continued.

“…take you Fluttershy, to be my wife…”

“…to have and to hold, from this day forward…”

“…to have and to hold, from this day forward…” the human smiled.

“…for better for worse, for richer for poorer…” Celestia prompted again.

“…for better for worse, for richer for poorer…”

“…in sickness and in health, till death do us part."

“…in sickness and in health, till death do us part." Tory finished.

He looked into Fluttershy’s deep, loving blue eyes, and saw himself reflected there. Things could not be more perfect. Princess Celestia turned towards the beautiful golden pegasus, and had her repeat the same lines.

“I, Fluttershy…take you Tory D. Mills, to be my husband,” she began quietly, gaining more courage as she spoke. “To have and to hold, from this day forward…for better for worse, for richer for poorer…in sickness and in health, till death do us part."

“Now before we continue,” Celestia spoke loudly to her audience. “Is there anypony that does not agree to marriage between these two lovers? Speak now, or forever hold your peace!”

Nopony said anything, which Tory knew they wouldn’t. Maybe some of them had issues with him, or the fact that he wasn’t a pony, but they also respected what he had gone through, and the suffering he endured to be here right now. Celestia was about to continue, when the throne room doors burst open. Everypony gasped as they saw who stood on the other end. It was Rainbow Dash and Luna!

“Yeah! We object!” the blue pegasus said loudly.

“R-Rainbow?! Luna?!” Tory started incredulously. “But…”

“I can’t just stand by and watch as the only one I’ve ever loved is taken away from me forever!” Rainbow commented, approaching the human. She got down before him. “Tory please, would you marry me?!”

“Or me?” Luna broke in, taking a similar pose before the teen.

Now thouroughly mind blown, the human just stood there looking at them. Did they just really ask him to marry them, WHILE he was marrying Fluttershy?! Surely they were joking?! Not even twenty-four hours ago, Tory had came to terms with Rainbow, fixing their once broken friendship. And before that, he’d broken off what little he had shared with the dark alicorn.

The crowd of ponies stared at him, waiting to see what he would do. Tory turned to Fluttershy, and saw confusion in her eyes. She wasn’t sure what just happened either. The human wasn’t sure how to continue this. The logical thing to do would be reject them, and continue the ceremony as planned, but that would severely crush both Luna and Rainbow Dash’s hearts. Tory didn’t want them to suffer, mostly because he did have feelings for them.

The confident and bold Rainbow Dash, who Tory had shared a meager four days with. But during that short span of time, he had forged a strong relationship with her. They had laughed, cried, and worked together to bring back Fluttershy. She had been willing to sacrifice everything just so he could be happy again. The human loved her just as strongly as he did his bride.

The playful and elegant Luna, who kept deep feelings for Tory because of his connection to Two Tail, her lover from nearly a millenia ago. After reliving the memories of the green alicorn, Tory had started to return those feelings. Yet before anything truly strong could form between them, the human had stopped himself. Yet those feelings that he did have surfaced now, trying to win him over.

“I…I…I,” Tory stammered, unsure how to proceed.

If one had ever faced such a hard decision, Tory wished he could meet them now, and learn how they resolved their conflict. To have three lovers, and two wanted to marry him while he was marrying the first. Surely this was a first in all of known history on any universe?!

“I know that I said I’d put aside my feelings so that you and Fluttershy could be happy together,” Rainbow Dash started. “But no matter how much I try to keep it back, my love for you just keeps burning up! I want you so much! Please Tory, I beg you, let me be your wife!”

“And although you and I didn’t share much,” Luna began herself. “It was still great! You said so yourself, did you not? I know that my love for you may not be well founded, but it is still there! I’ll do whatever it takes to be with you!”

“But…I can’t just…” Tory tried once more. His mouth wouldn’t speak, and his mind wouldn’t think. It was almost like he was a newborn. “I… How can…”

“Ahem,” Princess Celestia cleared her throat, grabbing the attention of everypony and the three humans that were in the throne room. “Maybe I can provide a solution for this?”

She stepped around Tory, giving him a kind smile, and stood between Rainbow and Luna. Her wings spread out behind them, and they were covered in a white light. As it faded, the human gasped at what he saw. Both of the girls he still held feelings for had been given beautiful dresses, with designs similar to Fluttershy’s.

Rainbow Dash’s wedding dress was a light blue, much like her body. Her wings held deep blue azaleas in between some of the feathers, and sapphires were embedded in parts of her dress. She wore a headress that held irises all along it, each one a different color, pinned down beside the strands of hair they matched on the blue pegasus.

Luna’s dress was black with royal blue along certain parts. She had no flowers or jewels to adorn her, but she did have a tiara that held a large diamond in the center. The dark alicorn’s hair flowed out behind her majestically. She stood with an elegance that fitted a princess, and a good looking one at that!

“Tory, you’ve done many great things for Equestria,” Princess Celestia began. “And I know we can expect more from you in the future. That being said, you’re entitled to certain privledges. One of them is the right to multiple brides. While I’m not truly keen on the idea, I think that it’ll benefit each of you.”

“I…” Tory repeated.

He was still in a stupor over what just happened. Having your lovers ask you to marry them while you’re being wedded, then having them changed into beautiful dresses before your eyes will do that to a person. He was in such a state of shock, he couldn’t think clearly. To snap him out of it, Cory, lightly punched him in the arm.

“Ow!” the teen said, rubbing the spot where he got hit. “Why’d you do that?”

“Focus dude,” the puffy-haired best man replied, pointing towards the women.

“Oh uh, thanks.” Tory told his friend. He looked back at them, and smiled. “I guess I’d like that very much, but before I can do that, one thing remains. Fluttershy, are you okay with that? You are my first love, and have just as much say in this. If you say no, then I’ll accept it.”

“You’re asking if I’m okay with you having two other wives?” she started, her voice rising. “What do you think?”

“Well I uh…” Tory tried, scratching at the back of his head in embarrassment. “I guess I-”

Of course I’m fine with it!” the lovely golden pegasus cut him off, her eyes full of kindness.

“R-really?” he asked, doing a double take. “You are?”

“Tory, I’ve seen the looks you give Rainbow Dash,” she said, a knowing smile on her face. “And don’t forget, I wanted to put you two together in the first place. As for Princess Luna… I uh, hadn’t expected that. But if you like her then I’m okay with it.”

“That settles it!” Celestia broke in happily. “Then I’ll just continue where I left off before you have a chance to say otherwise!”

“Dude, did Celestia just troll you?” Cory whispered into his friend’s ear.

“Nah,” Tory shook his head. “At least, I don’t think she did.”

“Now then,” the white alicorn started up again. “Wedding bracelets are an outward and visible sign of an inward spiritual grace, signifying to all the uniting of this man and these mares in marriage! Tory, place the bracelets on each of your brides’ hooves and repeat after me. I give each of you these bracelets…”

Tory looked over at Graypaw, who was holding a small red pillow. On it were four bracelets, each had a name engraved on the inside. Had they planned this or something? He picked one up, and turned towards Fluttershy. He clamped it on her gently, giving her a grateful and loving look. It held small garnets all around the band. He did the same for Rainbow and Luna, one with many different colored gems, and the last one with onyx around the bands.

“I give each of you these bracelets…” Tory started repeating.

“…as a token and pledge…” Celestia prompted.

“…as a token and pledge…”

“…of my constant faith, and abiding love.”

“…of my constant faith, and abiding love.” the human finished.

“Good,” Celestia nodded. She turned towards the wives, looking at Fluttershy in particular. “Fluttershy, you were his first love, so you can place the bracelet on your husband’s wrist and repeat after me. I give you this bracelet…”

The golden pegasus used her newly adorned hoof to pick up the last bracelet on Graypaw’s pillow. She slowly clamped it onto Tory’s wrist, and looked into his eyes lovingly. He looked first at his bracelet, which was adorned with sapphires, his birthstone, then at Fluttershy. He wanted to kiss her right then, but he had to wait for approval from the minister - or actually the Princess in this case!

“I give you this bracelet…” Fluttershy began, her eyes watering up. She repeated each word as it was given to her. “As a token and pledge…of my constant faith, and abiding love.”

"By the authority vested in me as the Princess of Equestria, I now pronounce you husband and wives." Celestia spoke loudly, a large smile on her face. "Tory, you may kiss the brides."

He reached for Fluttershy first, but held back when he remembered that he had two others to kiss as well. Why not be fair to them? He quickly made two clones, and each one of the Torys kissed one of the brides at the same time. For Fluttershy, it was a gentle but loving kiss. Rainbow got a stronger, but just as loving kiss. Luna received a passionate kiss, the first the human had ever given her. It was proof of his strength in her.

The crowd of ponies behind them cried out in joy, shouting their approval. Each Tory wrapped their arms around their wife, and walked down the aisle, two at a time. As they came to the end of the room, Spike greeted them with a smile and a wink. He motioned for them to follow, and they did. It was time for the reception!

I.I.I

To say the reception had been like most others would be a flat out lie! To say a wedding with three wives was normal was a lie!! As the groom and his brides entered the banquet hall, they took their places near the five layer large cake, which was conveniently decorated with all of Tory’s wives on it. The teen was seriously wondering if this was planned out.

“This is so amazing!” Rainbow exclaimed, bouncing happily. “I can’t believe that I’m married! And to you Tory!”

“You sound as if you never expected it to happen,” her Tory laughed.

“Well, kinda,” she shrugged.

“I had thought about it when we were walking back to Ponyville after you found me,” Tory confessed. “At the time, I had thought I’d do the right thing and stay by you, since you said you’d do that. I guess everything worked out in the end!”

“I was hoping this day would be fun!” Fluttershy told him, kissing his cheek lightly. “And it was! Oh, I can’t believe what just happened.”

“Seriously,” the human shook his head and shrugged in faux defeat. “All of that in the course of twenty minutes! Equestria really is something else!”

“Is your world not like ours?” Luna asked her Tory.

“Heheheh, you’ll see shortly.” he replied, smiling.

“Okay you four,” Twilight broke in, coming up to them. “…Or is it six? You know what, I think I’ll stick with four, since three of you are the same person. Anyways, it’s time to cut the cake!”

Each of the Torys looked at their brides, and smiled. He led each of them over, and held up a knife with them. Fluttershy was the first to cut, followed by Rainbow Dash, then Luna. The dark alicorn got a playful look in her eyes, and she made her magic levitate a piece of the cake into her Tory’s face. As he did a double take, she laughed. The two pegasi wives saw this, and did the same thing.

“He-e-e-ey!” Each of the Torys cried out in unison.

Everypony laughed, and in retaliation, Luna’s Tory grabbed a small piece and rubbed it in her face. She did her own double take, and tackled him to the ground. Rainbow followed through by doing the same thing with hers. Fluttershy hugged hers instead though, being the gentle girl she was. Her Tory just held the golden pegasus close, loving every second they were together.

“Hey you two!” Cory called out to them. “Get with the program!”

Tory looked at his friend, then over to his wife. His eyes gleamed playfully, and he handed a piece of cake to her. Fluttershy took it, understanding what he was going for. The human grabbed another piece of cake, and acted like he was going to smash it into her face. At the last second though, he changed course, and tossed the sweet food at Cory. The puffy haired teen ducked, seeing it coming. When he came up though, the piece of cake Fluttershy had collided into his face with a ‘plop!’ As gravity took control and made the food fall to the floor, everypony saw Cory with a serious face.

“Oh, it. Is. ON!” he said loudly. “FOOD FIGHT!!!”

The best man rushed over to the table and scooped up a large chuck of the cake, hurling pieces at Tory rapidly. The groom just ducked behind a table with Fluttershy, shielding her from the flying food. Soon other ponies joined in the fun, tossing whatever food was in the room, even some that had already been tossed. Others caught bits that were thrown at them, and returned fire. It truly was a food fight in there!

“What in tarnation?!” Applejack cried out as she entered the room. “Why’re all o’ ya’ll throwin’ mah fo-”

A piece of pie landed on her face with a ‘splat!’ Everypony stopped when they heard that, and started to fear for their lives. As the apple flavoring dripped of the orange earth pony’s face, a playful gleam appeared in her eyes. She nodded at Twilight, who nodded back with a grin. The purple unicorn started to levitate entire plates of food over to Applejack, who turned around.

Tory saw just what was about to happen ahead of time, and made a barrier around him and Fluttershy. The other Torys did too. They were just in time too as Applejack bucked the plates, sending the food flying into random ponies. They started to run for cover, a few getting behind tables and under chairs.

“What, can’t take a li’l challenge?” Applejack taunted.

Cory picked up some of the food that Twilight hadn’t gotten to yet, and started to return fire. A cupcake hit the earth pony in the face, and she missed her mark, hitting the plate at an odd angle, causing the food to collide into Twilight. The purple unicorn was knocked back into a table, where she shook her head clear. Her eyes changed, and Cory could feel something run down his spine.

“HIT THE DECK!!!” he shouted, getting into a fetal position behind his table.

Twilight picked up every scrap of food in the room with her magic, and began to create a whirlwind of sweets and apple flavored goodies. Many ponies were swept up in the initial attack, while the only ones to stay safe were Tory, his wives, and a few lucky ponies that heard Cory’s warning.

Seeing the whole situation getting out of hand, Tory willed his magic to stop the food flying about. Twilight looked at him with a mischievous grin. A shiver ran down the human’s spine as he looked into her eyes. He had a feeling he was in for a rough time.

“I’ve been wondering which of us is better with magic,” she said in a deceptively sweet voice. “Come at me Tory!”

Instead of going on the offensive, the boy made a wall of food around his friends. No need to get anypony in the crossfire. When Twilight saw this, she decided to trip him up by using her magic to drag his feet from under him. Tory fell to the floor, but managed to catch himself with a hand. He raised his other hand, and aimed it at the purple unicorn. Excess food on the barrier flew at her, catching her in the face and on the horn. He laughed as pie ran down her face.

In response, she used her magic to shoot some remaining cake at the teen. He redirected it with a flick of the wrist, and sent it right back at her. Twilight dodged as it came within a few inches of her face again, but was quickly hit by a cupcake. Where were these things coming from?!

As the one versus one food fight raged on, Pinkie Pie randomly bounced into the room, heading straight for the muffins that no one had noticed until now. She plucked three off the plate, and bounced out. The entire time, she hadn’t been hit with a single speck of flying food. HOW THE HELL?! She just bounced through a whole battlefield without getting hit once!

Twilight was wondering just how she did it when a piece of cake collided with her face, and she fell to the ground. She had forgotten that she was in the middle of a magic food fight with Tory. The human had noticed, and used it to his advantage. Walking over, he extended a hand to her, which she gladly took. The food war was over, or so he thought. Twilight pushed another piece of pie into his face, making him fall backwards.

“I win!” she exclaimed.

“Too bad you used your hoof and not your magic,” Tory retorted with a grin. “So at least I win the magic fight!

“Grrr!” she teased. “You may have won the battle, but the war has only begun!”

“Okay you two,” Princess Celestia scolded playfully, entering the room. She saw how trashed the place was, and sighed. Her maids were gonna be pissed! “Did you two cause all this damage?!”

“Not all of it,” Tory smiled. “Just…most of it.”

“I guess we got carried away,” Twilight admitted in embarrassment.

“Well, if you two say you’ll help clean it up, all will be forgiven,” the Princess told them.

“On it!” the human said quickly.

His hand glowed green for a second before a tornado blew through the room, sweeping up all of the food. As every scrap was collected, the ponies could only watch as even the bits on them were swept away. When all of the food had been collected, the now bulky tornado faded out of existence. Twilight stared at Tory in amazement.

“HOW?!” was all she managed to ask.

“I don’t really know!” Tory laughed.

He walked over to his wives, and collected each of them in his arms, even going as far as making two more so he could carry Luna. Tory was starting to do some weird shit with his powers! He gave each of them a kiss on the cheek, and walked out of the banquet hall. A second later, he reappeared in his normal attire, as did Fluttershy, Rainbow, and Luna. Walking over to the table, the human pulled up Cory, who was still shaking.

“Hey uh, food fight is over,” he said calmly to his best man.

“Who? What?” came Cory’y quick reply. “Oh, okay then!”

“Yeah um, you still have to give a speech,” Tory said quietly. “You know, the speech that the best man ALWAYS gives?”

“Aww! Do I have to?” Cory whined. He looked at his friend, who gave a shrug. “Fine!”

Getting to his feet, the puffy-haired teen pulled out a few note cards that were stored inside his nice suit Rarity had made him. The cards were slightly moist, as they were near his armpits, and the teen had been sweating. They were still legible, but only just so. Clearing his throat, Cory began his speech.

“I’m not really good with words, so I’ll just get to the point!” he started. “We all know why we’re here. We came to celebrate my good friend Tory getting married. Strangely enough, to three different ponies! But anyways, he and his girls are really great! Fluttershy, you’re just awesome when it comes to being awesome! Um, Rainbow Dash, you’re like, twenty percent even more awesome! Luna…I got nothing!…Oh, you’ve got nice hair! But, getting back on track, it’s great to have all of you here! I hope each of you is having fun, despite the really short war that just happened. Wrapping this up, who wants to see me without my shirt?”

Cory tried to remove it, a few mares whooping as he started. Tory quickly rushed over, and pushed his shirt down. After the mares whined, they left the room. The puffy haired human looked at his friend with a smile.

“Why’d you do that?” he asked.

“We’re at a wedding man,” Tory replied, punching his friend in the arm lightly. “I don’t need you showing off to everypony. Besides, you got the one you want over there.”

Cory nodded, realizing what he was saying, and went over to Twilight Sparkle. The two talked for a few seconds before rushing out of the room. Tory turned to look at Celestia, who was beside the table. She stared at the blank plate where the large cake had been.

“And I really wanted some cake,” she whined. “I NEVER get any!”

“Really?” Tory questioned. “Couldn’t you just order one of your chefs to make you one?”

“…You’re right!” she exclaimed. She dashed to the doors, then turned back to him and his wives. “Oh, and it’s time for the dance! You’d better get going if you don’t want to be late!”

Tory looked at his wives, and smiled nervously. Fluttershy and Rainbow looked at him curiously. They had no idea he couldn’t dance to save his life. And the groom was supposed to be the first onto the dance floor with his wife, or wives to be exact in this situation! Luna’s eyes gleam, and she herded her fellow wives out. Tory followed more slowly, until he saw the dark alicorn return. She closed the doors, and motioned for him to come over.

“Here,” she said, extending a glowing dark blue hoof. “You can’t dance right? Here are my memories on dancing… What? Did you think I didn’t know that spell? I’ve read every book in my room at least ten times! Just take my hoof!”

Tory did as she instructed, and felt a rushing sensation along his arm and head. As the memories flowed into him, the human could feel himself learning to dance. He shook his head after the spell was completed. It left a weird dizzy feeling.

“C’mon lover boy,” Luna teased, turning towards the doors. “It’s time for you to dance with us.”

“Wait a second,” Tory stopped her.

He pulled her close to him, and gave her a loving, passionate kiss. The dark alicorn was caught by surprise, but soon after she wrapped her hooves around her new husband’s neck. They stayed that way for what felt like an eternity, locked in each other’s embrace. Eventually, Tory broke it, needing to breathe. He looked into Luna’s deep indigo eyes, seeing all of the love he was giving in them.

“Just a little ‘welcome to the family’ gift,” he smiled. “I’m glad you’re a part of this too.”

“Thank you, ‘Split Ends’,” Luna teased him.

“Is that gonna be my nickname now?” he asked playfully. “Okay then, ‘Black Mage’!”

“And just what does that mean?” she asked curiously.

“Oh you’ll see one day,” the human told her with another kiss. “C’mon, we don’t want to be left behind.”

Tory and Luna walked out of the banquet hall, and quickly caught up with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. The two pegasi exchanged an uneasy look, but didn’t press it. Tory stifled a laugh at that. Were they jealous? Surely not! He intended to give an equeal amount of love to each of his brides! Tory was not one to play favorites… Of course, if he did, Fluttershy would be the winner of his affections.

Appraoching the dance hall, Tory realized something. He was a human, and each of his brides was a pony! He was double their size, except for Luna who was about two thirds of him. Quickly stopping, he let his brides continue on, and rounded a corner where he could do a bit of work in privacy…

I.I.I

Fluttershy and the other brides walked into the dance hall, unaware that Tory had stepped off to the side. They approached the dance floor in the center of the room, where a large crowd had gathered. It was tradition for the groom and bride(s) to be the first onto the dance floor.

Approaching the center, Fluttershy heard mild whisperes going about. Why? She looked behind her at Tory, only to see he was gone! When had he done that?! Was he scared to dance, or afraid he might hurt one of his brides?

“Where’s Tory?” Rainbow voiced her question.

“Sorry, Tory had to go on leave,” came the human’s voice behind the crowd.

Fluttershy and the other brides turned to the voice, expecting to see their lover standing there. Instead, a silver pegasus with brown hair stood at the door. He walked over to the girls, and smiled warmly. The pegasus’ blue eyes looked at each of them lovingly. The golden pony saw a familiar gleam in them, and gasped.

“He left me to dance with you beautiful ladies though,” he said with a smile. He winked at Fluttershy. “My name is Silverwing. I hope I can be good enough of a replacement.”

“T-Tory?” Rainbow asked, seeing his wink as well.

“No, Silverwing,” he corrected. He extended his wings and flipped his light brown mane out of his face. “See? I’m a pegasus, not a human. But like your husband, I can do this.”

Silverwing extended his wings once more, and a copy of him came into existence with a ‘poof’. Another came along, but this one was Luna’s size, and he looked almost completely different. This one was an alicorn with a deep green body, and dark brown hair. He still had those blue eyes that the girls were familiar with, but his tail was split down the middle, and spiked out at odd points.

“T-Tails?!” Luna exclaimed.

“Shhh,” the alicorn soothed, placing a hoof on her mouth. “No need to say anything.”

The first Silverwing looked over at the stage, and nodded at one of the earth ponies up there. She was gray with black hair, and a faded purple bowtie around her neck. Her purple eyes shone in the bright light, and she turned towards her fellow band mates. With a nod, the pianist began to play, followed by the violinist, then she joined in with her cello. Silverwing held out a hoof for Fluttershy.

“Shall we dance?” he asked with a grin.

Fluttershy blushed for a second. She knew it was Tory, and that he was just messing with them. She took his hoof in hers, and the two got up on their back hooves. The silver pegasus placed one hoof around her waist, and held the other close. They stepped lightly in a circle, moving with the gentle music. Fluttershy felt like she was in Heaven again.

Rainbow was already in the midst of her dance too, performing quicker and more advanced dance moves. A spin here, a lift there, it was all done! Her Silverwing kept up the excitement with his dancing skill. The blue pegasus was enjoying herself so much right now, she couldn‘t believe it. She understood that Tory had changed appearance, but didn’t question it, as it was kind of fun to see him like this. Silver really did look good on him.

“Are you having fun, my love?” he asked her.

“Yeah!” she replied with a smile. “I can’t believe all of this! I’m not dreaming am I?”

“If this is a dream, then you’ll never wake from it,” he teased lovingly.

“Why would I want to?” she played back.

The two continued their routine, holding the eyes of the crowd. Luna and her dance partner were just holding hooves, moving slowly with the music like Fluttershy and her Silverwing. They weren’t in it for the actual dance, they just wanted to talk.

“How is this happening?” Luna asked him.

“Tory was kind enough to let me run free for a bit,” the green alicorn explained. “He knows that your love for him was founded because of me, and decided that I should get a chance to talk to you.”

“It almost sounds like he doesn’t think I love him,” the dark alicorn said quietly to herself.

“Not true!” Tails broke in. “Tory knows that you love him, very much! He just wanted to give you a chance to talk with me once more… He wanted to give us both a chance to say good-bye, the right way.”

Luna understood what her old lover was saying. The human she had married was letting her spend one last night with the only other being she ever held feelings for. He was sacrificing his wedding night with her so she could be with Two Tail.

The two of them began to really dance now, letting the music sweep them off their hooves. While it was only Luna’s skill that each Silverwing was using, Two Tail was dancing the way HE was taught, all those centuries ago. They moved about the floor, their dancing drawing the eyes of the other ponies. Each sway of the hip, each step of the hoof held an elegance that could only be matched by the dark alicorn’s natural beauty.

Soon, other ponies began to join in the dancing. At one point, Fluttershy thought she saw Cory and Twilight trying to dance, but two random ponies got in the way and she lost them. Her Silverwing was looking at her with his gentle blue eyes, and she couldn’t help but kiss him.

“Wh-what was that for?” he whispered quietly and like she did something wrong. “Why did you kiss me, when you’re married to somepony else?!”

“Heheheh, you don’t have to act with me Tory,” Fluttershy laughed gently. She leaned into him and whispered softly into his ear. “I’d know you no matter what you look like.”

Silverwing smiled at her, and returned the kiss. Yup, it was definitely Tory. The silver pegasus kissed just like her husband. The two stepped off the dance floor, and walked over to the band. They sat down at a nearby table, just listening to the music.

“What an amazing night, huh?” Silverwing/Tory asked Fluttershy.

“You can say that again,” she agreed.

“What an amazing night, huh?” he joked.

Octavia the cellist listened in silence. She knew each of the songs she played perfectly, and had already incorperated them to reflex, allowing her mind to wander. Just who was this strange pegasus, that acted like he was so close to the bride? Why did he dance with those girls instead of the groom, who was nowhere to be found? She would have to keep an eye on this one, follow him to see just who he really was. She would get her good friend Vinyl to join her. That pony was always up for a good time.

Vinyl Scratch, a white unicorn with a blue mane and tail. Her hair had thick blue streaks run through it, and her eyes were a deep red. She wasn’t into classical like Octavia, but she was open to all forms of music. She kept saying she was looking for that special type that would revolutionize Equestria. The gray earth pony was hoping she would find it, but knew it would still be a while before that day came.

“Excuse me, might you be Octavia?” came a male voice beside her.

Snapped out of her musings, she turned towards the voice to see Silverwing looking at her. The rest of her band had not stopped playing, but evidently Octavia had when she became too lost in her thoughts. Staring at the silver pegasus, she calmly answered his question.

“Why yes, I am,” she told him confidently. “Is there something I can help you with?”

“Um yes,” Silverwing answered, handing her a piece of paper. “Is it possible for you to play this piece? I’ve always liked this song, and I think you’d enjoy it too. It might be a bit difficult, but it’s a really nice song.”

Octavia stared at the paper in her hoof. It was loaded up with tabs that she had never seen before. The title was underlined at the top, and it said ‘Nearer My God to Thee’. By the looks of it, the song was soft, and could be played by just one instrument. It wouldn’t sound as good with only one, but it could be performed like that. Luckily, Octavia had one other string player with her, and that would make it much easier to play. Two instruments did sound better than one after all.

“Are you sure?” she asked the pegasus. “ I don’t really think this song would be appropriate for dancing.”

“It’s not for dancing to,” he explained. Pointing a hoof at Luna and her partner, he continued. “Those two need something like this. Can you do it for them, please?”

“I…I guess.” the gray earth pony gave in. She turned to her violin player, and motioned for him to come over. “Hey Giovanni, I’ve got one for you and me.”

“Yeah yeah,” the pony said in an Italian accent. That surprised Tory. He didn’t know that there could be Italian ponies. “What’re we playin’?”

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“Well, it looks like it’s time to clear the floor,” Rainbow Dash’s Silverwing said.

“What do you mean?” she asked him.

He pointed a hoof towards the stage where the other Silverwing was talking with the cellist and violinist. They were looking at a sheet of paper, which confused Rainbow. She looked at her dance partner, to see him staring at Luna and the green alicorn.

“Does it have to do with them?” she questioned.

“Yeah, those two need some time together,” he replied quietly. “C’mon, let’s go talk with Fluttershy.”

Walking over to the table the golden pegasus was sitting at, Rainbow saw she looked really content. Probably because she knew who Silverwing was, and that she was married to Tory. The blue pegasus understood how she felt. He was a great person to be around, and always put others before him. Plus there was something deeper that neither of the girls could put their hooves on. The mystery just made them like him more.

“So did you two enjoy your dance?” Silverwing asked them, taking a seat between both ladies.

“Yes, it was so great!” Fluttershy exclaimed quietly.

“Yeah, who would’ve thought you could go pony?!” Rainbow said loudly.

“Yeah, but not for long,” he replied with a sigh. “It’s really taxing on me. I think I have maybe ten more minutes before I’ll revert to human.”

“HA! Got you to admit your Tory!” Rainbow laughed.

“I could very well be Grace, or Cory,” Silverwing replied with a smile.

“No, you can’t be!” Fluttershy said, hugging him. “You kiss just like Tory, so you must be him!”

Silverwing blushed at that, making Rainbow Dash laugh. Deciding to test that theory, she leaned over and kissed him herself. Silverwing raised his eyebrows, and shrugged. He returned it, wrapping his hooves around the blue pegasus.

“Yup, just like ‘em!” she agreed.

They laughed at that, forgetting the world around them. Silverwing put a hoof around each of his girls, and walked them out of the dance hall. Just as they did, Octavia and Giovanni began to play their new song…

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Luna looked up when she heard the change in music. The pianist had stopped, and now just the violinist and cellist were playing a really soft song. It was kind of sad, but it gave the dark alicorn a bit of peace. She looked at Two Tail, and saw his eyes shining with a bit of sadness.

“It looks like my time is nearly up,” he whispered to her.

“W-why?” she asked, confused.

“Tory is running out of energy,” Tails explained. “When he let me take this body, we were separated. I shared my power with him, so without it, he’s using more and getting less results. This body is being maintained by him, not me. When Tory finally gives in, I’ll vanish, and return to his mind.”

“So he’s running himself ragged…so you and I can talk?” Luna questioned, worry for her husband building.

“Yeah, but he thinks you’re worth it. He’d gladly die to make each of you ha…ppy.” Tails said, his form starting to dissipate. His voice faded in and out when he spoke. “Luna, I’m gla…d that we w…ere able to sp…end this time t…ogether. I…love…you…”

With that, Two Tail’s body vanished. Luna smiled as she lowered her head. She definitely seemed to know how to pick them. That was twice her first lover had vanished, saying he loved her. Now her second one was nearly killing himself so that she could spend just a few minutes with the alicorn.

“Good-bye… Split Ends…” she whispered, a single tear rolling down her face.

The music played quietly, making Luna even more sad. Now she knew why it was playing. It was to help ease the pain of losing him. The cellist looked at her, seeing the pain on the alicorn’s face. She stopped playing, motioning for her partner to keep going.

“Excuse me, Princess Luna?” she started, coming over. “Is there anything I can do to help you?”

“Just…keep playing that song,” Luna smiled. “It’s beautiful.”

With a nod, the earth pony returned to her spot. She ran her bow across the strings, letting the soft song echo across the large room. With a sigh, Luna turned towards the door. She looked up to see Tory standing there, panting heavily and smiling at her.

“Sorry…I’m late,” he huffed. “I got…held back by…a green alicorn. He wouldn’t… let me see you.”

“…Thank you Tory,” Luna said, kissing him on the cheek.

“Would you… like to dance still?” the human asked, extending a hand.

“…I’d love to,” she replied, taking his hand.

The music continued to play, soft and sad. The two lovers danced about, breathing in the other’s scent. Tory moved with Luna, holding her waist gently. She rested her head on his shoulder, and moved with him. Fluttershy and Rainbow watched from the door, a smile on each of their faces.

“You ever wonder what made us like him?” Rainbow asked her friend.

“…Everything,” the golden pegasus answered with a smile. “I love everything about him!”

“Heheheh, I guess he got me with all the devotion he showed.” the blue pegasus laughed. “…I wonder what Luna sees in him?”

“We may never know,” Fluttershy said, turning around. “She’ll tell us if she wants, but we can’t force her.”

“Guess you’re right,” Rainbow agreed.

Turning around, they saw another Tory looking at them, well rested and holding a small spell book. It looked really old and musty. He smiled, and drew both of them in for a hug. The girls looked at each other, then wrapped a hoof around his neck to return it.

“Glad I was able to find you two,” he said excitedly. “I’ve been spending a good ten minutes working out this spell.”

“What spell?” Fluttershy asked.

“Just one that allows for the creation of different dimensions,” he explained. “It takes a lot of power, but when it’s finished, I’ll have a nice little surprise for my lovely brides.”

Tory gave each of them a kiss, and motioned for them to follow. He led them back to the throne room, where a few ponies could be seen talking. Tory walked over to a small door that was hidden quite well, and very out of place. Pulling it open, he motioned for his wives to step through.

On the other side was a completely empty space, void of everything. It was just endless white! Fluttershy looked back at Tory, and saw he was standing in the only thing that existed: the door. She looked at Rainbow Dash, whose eyes were gleaming.

“THIS IS COOL!!!” she exclaimed loudly. “WHERE ARE WE?!!”

“Just a pocket dimension I made,” Tory shrugged. “ I intend to have to furnished and decorated soon. When it’s done, we’ll have our own little world to share, just the four of us! I haven’t decided what to call it yet, but I’ll figure something out soon.”

“How about: Second Equestria?” Rainbow suggested. “Or maybe: The Land of Awesome?”

“Nah,” Tory shook his head. “We need a name that is twenty percent cooler than even those.”

“Maybe we could call it Tory’s World?” Fluttershy asked, hugging him.

“But it doesn’t just belong to me,” he argued. “You, Rainbow, and Luna own it too! It’s for all of us…Wait, I got it! How about ‘The World That Never Was’?”

“Co-o-o-ol!” Rainbow Dash agreed.

“I like it,” Fluttershy nodded.

“Thank you Square Enix, and other producers of Kingdom Hearts 2!” Tory thought to himself.

“So is this the world you’ve made,” came a royal voice behind them.

Turning around, the human and two pegasi saw Celestia standing in the doorway, a piece of cake levitating beside her. Tory couldn’t help but smile at that. He wasn’t sure why, but evidently, the alicorn had an addiction to cake.

“Yeah, nothing fancy,” Tory shrugged.

“Still impressive,” she said. “How far out does it go?”

“Maybe a quarter mile?” Tory thought aloud. “I’m not sure. Hey Rainbow, want to test it out?”

“Sure!” the blue pegasus answered, dashing off. A second later, she vanished from their sights, and reappeared behind the door. “What the?”

“Yup, a quarter mile,” Tory nodded. “Still large enough to create a base though.”

“A base?” Fluttershy asked.

“You know?” the human prompted. “Just a place that only we can get to. Somewhere that only friends will be allowed to enter. I can make portals from your place, Rainbow’s and Luna’s to lead here. A quick step through, and you’re in Ponyville or Canterlot!”

“Wow, someone thought this out,” Celestia commented.

“Always trying to keep my girls happy,” Tory smiled at them. “If their not, then neither am I.”

“We love you too Tory,” Fluttershy said, jumping on him.

“Heheheh, I’m glad,” he laughed. Picking up his other bride, he walked out of the pocket dimension, and locked the door. Yeah, like that would stop a super powerful demon from breaking in! “It’s getting late, we should all get some rest.”

Holding his two brides close to him, Tory made a portal that would lead back to his temporary room in Canterlot. He set the girls down, and quickly put them under the covers. They yawned in an adorable way that Tory found irresistible. He looked at Rainbow Dash, his second love, and gave her a loving kiss between the eyes. She looked at him lovingly, and rested her head on the pillow.

Turning to Fluttershy, Tory put his head down by hers. She looked at him with her loving blue eyes, and wrapped her hooves around him. He kissed her passionately, letting her sweet scent of rose overcome him. He looked at her, and smiled gently. She got up, and landed on top of his head.

Jumping out the window quietly, the two descended into the gardens. It was near midnight now, and the moon was shining bright and full. Even on the day she got married, Luna kept at her job! The silver light shined around the garden flowers, causing them to sparkle. It was a beautiful sight to behold.

“Today… No words can describe today,” Tory whispered into his wife’s ear. He fell back onto the ground, and motioned for her to lay beside him. “You…Rainbow…Luna… All of you are so amazing, and I have you to myself! I keep replaying what happened in my head, and I wonder what I did to earn such perfect girls! Seriously, do I really deserve to be with you?”

“I don’t see why you shouldn’t,” Fluttershy soothed, kissing him on the cheek. “After everything that has happened, you deserve to be happy with the ones you want to share it with.”

“But are you sure?” he asked, looking at her seriously. “I mean…Do you really want to spend your life with me, a loser? I’ve never done anything good with my life. I’ve always been the weak one, the pathetic excuse of a human that everyone tried to say away from! I’m just a fat, ugly, weakling…”

“Tory D. Mills!” Fluttershy scolded gently. “You are NONE of those things! You’ve done plenty of good! Just look at Cory and Twilight! If not for you, they’d never have met and gotten together! You’re not weak, you’ve never given in to defeat, not when we fought Discord, not when Rainbow needed you in the Cloister, never!”

“But-”

“No!” she cut him off, her eyes intense. “You’ve done nothing but your best for everypony! I don’t see a loser, or a weakling! I see a strong man, waiting for his chance to shine! A strong, handsome man that I love! Tory, you need to stop seeing so little in yourself. Yes, life may be hard, and it might be a little unfair, but you can make it! With Rainbow Dash, Princess Luna, and me by your side, you can do anything!”

“…Fluttershy,” Tory whispered. “I-”

His wife cut him off by kissing him forcefully. It wasn’t a passionate one, but it said many things. It promised love, trust, and devotion. These were the things he tried to give to his girls. To each one, he gave nothing short of his all. Fluttershy’s kiss was practically overflowing with all of that. It was sweet and made the human feel lightheaded. As she broke it, the golden pegasus looked into his eyes.

He stared at her, unsure of what to say. That intense, loving stare of hers made him speechless. Tory looked into her eyes, silver in the moonlight, and felt strength well up inside him. He felt his confidence beginning to return to him. Tory knew that with Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Luna by his side, he could do anything! His mind was the only limit! The teen could climb the tallest mountain on every world, plunge into the darkest depths of the deepest sea and come back out with stories to tell of the great things below! Discord? That name meant nothing when it came to the power Tory felt with his girls beside him!

“Thank you, Fluttershy,” he whispered. “Thank you so much! You’re absolutely right! I’ve got you three now, and nothing can stop us! WE can put an end to all this! No matter what comes at us, no matter how high the wall is, we’ll bust through it, together!”

Tory pulled Fluttershy close to him, and gave her the most passionate of kisses he could. He refused to let her go, not even when his lungs cried out for air. He had the most special and most beautiful of girls beside him, and that was all he needed! He let Fluttershy’s sweet scent entice him, dulling his senses. Tory stroked her soft, silky smooth hair, his heart racing with every passing second.

Fluttershy could hear the beating of his heart, fast and intense. Her own was speeding up to a similar point. His hands kept running through her hair, causing a deep desire within to force it’s way up. Tory’s breathing was warm and gentle, and the scent of pine clung to him so strongly. The golden pegasus wasn’t sure just what was going on.

Something primal within Fluttershy burst into her brain, and she couldn’t hold herself back anymore. She lept onto him, and forced his shirt off. Tory looked at her in surprise, but he didn’t resist. The golden pegasus started to kiss his neck, letting his scent surround her. The human felt his own natural instincts take over, and ran his hands along Fluttershy’s body. The two of them rolled around in the grass, the flowers shining and giving off a fragrant smell.

Tory gave in to the desire, and soon he and Fluttershy found themselves in a sweet embrace than not even the strongest of magics could break. A gentle breeze cooled down their bodies, but not their desires. Then, the human and pegasus made love…

I.I.I Author’s Note I.I.I

Okay, who enjoyed Silverwing? I’ve been wanting to use him since chapter 7! But he’s not the only new addition to the story! I haven’t applied them yet, but I’ve got a few friends from certain video games that hopefully SOME of you will know… I’m going old school and letting you see where my child life was spent: IN THE PS1, and on the GBA! You’ll see them soon…

So get this, while I was writing this particular chapter, I ended up reading ‘My Little Dashie’. I’ve been hearing so many things about it, and my interest just finally got the best of me… I cried… SO. HARD. I was a complete wreck for half a week after that! I mean, I called up my entire family that was in my phone, and just told them how much I love them. I honestly started to scare them. Then when I got to school, I began to listen to a certain song, “Right Here” by Staind. It was the song that I read the story to. It started to make me think about my friends… or what I call ‘Friends’. Honestly, I think I only have three now, not including those that live in PA. Cory, who you should all know by now, Kovuthelion15, my good buddie from the UK and a fellow writer, and JLWafflezBrony (Raven Smite), who converted me to the Herd. Everypony else is just… They’re just acquaintances.

But here is the creepy part, I during that time when I was listening to that song, I started asking my ‘friends’ question. Two questions actually, “What would you do… If I just died, or found out one day that I had vanished? How would you react?” …I didn’t like the answers I got back…

Honestly, I’m still wondering if anything I do makes a difference… If anything I’ve EVER done has made a difference. I act all big and cool in the story, but I’m just a loser in life. That little piece where Fluttershy treid to help me near the end, that was just me trying to engourage myself… It barely worked… Please guys and girls! I don’t even think I know myself now! I don’t know where to turn anymore! If you have any idea, please just tell me before I break…

Thanks for listening to me rant on about my miseries. I know I shouldn’t, I really shouldn’t put this on you at all… But it feels better actually telling ponies that will listen and not judge you, you know? We are part of a community that believes in ‘Love and Tolerance’, and that is why I feel I can confess to you… I’m sorry for doing this to you, I really am!

Read and review if you want, I’m going to do what I can, where I can, at my best… if I can…

Tory Mills/ Silverwing the Adamant