Chapter 33
Soft hoovesteps crunched glass covered ground but I didn't move.
What did surprise me however was when a pair of wings settled across my, one from each side.
A soft muzzle touched my ash covered mane, "Talk to us, love," Celestia said gently.
I slowly blinked and raised my head to look at her, "...How did you get here?"
"I brought her here," Luna said from my other side, "What has happened?"
I sighed and looked over at the mountaintop. It was kinda droopy, "Nothing bad, not really," I said quietly and looked at her, "Midnight succeeded in her quest, she found Kirin."
Both her and Celestia's ears perked up,
"She did?" Celestia asked in surprise, "I thought they were all gone!"
"A thousand of them left," I confirmed and flicked one ear before I sighed, "...She's bringing them to Nocturnis."
"Oh Page," Celestia sighed softly and pulled me closer with her wing. I shifted with the motion to lean against her side.
Luna sighed in turn and shifted, resting her head against the side of my shoulder, leaning against me in turn.
...They got it.
Both of them got it at once.
"Kirin are elementals, they apparently burst into flames when angry," I said quietly, resting my head against the side of Celestia's neck, "We live in treehouses. In the trees. Made of wood."
"I'll talk to her," Celestia reassured me.
I closed my eyes before I sighed and shook my head slightly, "No."
"No?" she asked.
"No," I said again, "I'll talk to her when she and the Kirin leaders arrive. We'll figure it out. It was just... everything was just so much for a bit there."
Luna frowned slightly before lifting her head and looking to Celestia, "We have not been very fair to him," she said.
"No, sister," Celestia sighed and her muzzle touched my ear, "We have not. You never asked for any of this, love. We ask too much of you."
I smiled a bit wryly and sighed, glancing up at her, "Sunshine, if that's what it was, I would have told you. But I think the worst thing is that every single thing that happened is my own damn fault."
"Page," Luna said, "That's not-"
"Oh, it's very true," I said and gave her a small smile, "I have been thinking. If I had the ability to go back in time, the ability to change any of the decisions that got me where I am, would I make a different choice knowing what I know now?"
Luna nodded, "Would you?"
"...I tried to think of one," I admitted, "and I couldn't think of a single one. Well, only one I could think of would maybe be avoiding that way in the Everfree Forest to leave Fern with his family. Would have been better for him. Everything else, Chrysalis, Tirek... I'm not sure I could do anything different. I couldn't just stand by and do nothing when it came to any of them. I couldn't just leave my bats to live in fear. Even the creation of Nocturnis, with all its faults I think was the only thing I could have done. Could have picked a different position maybe, closer to the ocean, but... this is where the railway was. So... no, My Sky. Everything is my own damn fault and I wouldn't change any of it if I could."
Luna's ears drooped slightly and she leaned in to give me a small kiss before resting her forehead against mine, horns crossed at the base, "You're a good pony."
"I try to be," I admitted and sighed before I smiled, "...Well, there is one thing I do regret with what I know now."
Luna lifted her head, "What is it?"
I shifted to glance up at Celestia, "That I didn't ask you to marry me at the same time as I asked Luna."
Celestia's ears turned a bit red on the inside, "...I'm not sure I would have accepted at that point," she admitted, "I already liked you," she added, "But it would have been a bad ti-"
"You mean you were still wrapped up in too much guilt about my banishment," Luna told her with a small smile, "And I would have told you so at the time. Maybe we could have had that talk earlier if he had."
Celestia sighed softly, holding me closer with her wing, "...Maybe we would have… but I’m not sure either of us would have been ready," she admitted quietly.
I smiled up at her, "Well?"
She blinked at me, "Well, what, Page?"
"Celestia, will you marry me?"
She gasped softly, ears now turning fully red, "Y-you're asking for real? As in officially asking?"
"I'm asking for real. Best time to ask would have been years ago. Second best time is right now," I told her seriously, "I love you."
Celestia smiled and touched her nose to mine, "Ask me again when we meet in person."
I raised an eyebrow, "Why, think you will change your mind before then?"
"No."
"Think I will?"
"No?"
"So why?" I asked.
Celestia sighed softly and touched her horn to mine, "Because, love, while you do mean it, right now you're trying to distract us from our stallion hurting. And it’s not going to work."
Sighing, I shifted to lean against her side, resting my head against her neck.
Luna leaned against my side in turn, kissing my cheek, "Nopony but yourself to blame, My Page. You're the one that likes smart mares."
Celestia laughed softly and nosed at my mane, hugging me closer with her wing.
"Suppose you are right about that," I admitted before I sighed, "I'm sorry."
"You are right to be upset, love," Celestia told me, "You're under a lot of pressure right now. And my sister is also correct, we have not treated you well."
"...I don't know about that," I admitted, feeling a small smile tug at my lips, "Fairly sure being in an alicorn sandwich is a fantasy of a fair few ponies."
Celestia smiled, "Oh, it is. You should see some of the artwork through the ages. Luna, do you remember the one gifted to you from… oh what was her name?"
Luna actually blushed.
Like, all the way to the tips of her ears. I never even seen her do that before!
"I burned that, sister," Luna told her firmly, "And how do you remember, that was thousands of years ago!"
Celestia smirked, "Because I... may have discretely commissioned the artist for it. Well worth it for your reaction when it was presented."
Luna's eyes went wide, "You!" she exclaimed and pounced across my back to tackle her sister.
Celestia laughed.
I grinned at the sight and touched my hoof against the broken ground beneath me. Grass and plants started to flow across the landscape, trees visibly growing as the mountains cooled above.
They finally stopped, laughing as they laid side by side. I got to my hooves and walked over to them, "Now I'm curious," I admitted.
Luna grinned and then pulled me down next to her on the now grass covered ground, "Be a good colt and I might even demonstrate later."
Oh.
Yay.
Celestia smiled and got up onto her hooves, moving around to lay on my other side, "As for now, we really should discuss what to do next," she said before looking at Luna more seriously, "Because we're not making our stallion shoulder this alone."
"Agreed," Luna said with a firm nod.
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I hope we geta chapter 69 this time, last time we got trolled out if it
Thanks for the updates, the story has come a looong way ♡
Translation: One of us is moving to Nocturnis!
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Nice
Who will invade this time?
Cadance wedding - Changelings
Luna wedding - Yeti
Celestia wedding - ...
Maybe Umbrum, Wendigo, a Sphinx or two, Yaks?
Can't be worse... Unless...
Breezee
11881940
Nah, that would be unfair to the other.
They'll have to take month-long shifts.
Page got some Alicorn therapy in Santuary to help him out while pulling a 1-up on Celestia while she got a 1-up on Luna.
11881940
He already has two Alicirn on his side, though they might ilon occation change territory duties?
11881950
The marriage proposal, the coming desaster or the coming help?
11881864
Got to love this little storys, loving the participants giving their all
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Bleach Ichiho Vasta lord Hollow comes to mind.
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Hobbies take time, beside Sanctuary, Fern and the occational fun in Nocturnis I doubt he has any time...
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Not deer, Kirin
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I feelsorry for the next Invasion forces
Changelings and Yeti leaders didn't feel so well directly after
I wouldn't say that they treated their stallion poorly. Sure, more help would have been better for one literally thrown into the thick of it, but I wouldn't say 'poorly'.
As for the Kirin, if this world has runes, a simple heat dissipating medallion or a ring would work. With how moist and humid the jungle is heat control would all that's necessary... Also, they'll have to be on the ground.
Oh, I guess we're not adressing Tree Sap until someone else sees her at Sanctuary. That'll be a fun conversation.
11881940
You're not thinking with portals.
11881951
The story seems to have skipped the Gauntlet of fire episode so my money is on the Dragons invading.
11882018
Damn... Really? Shit... that will be a tough cookie to bake.
Really have to reading it all. It's been some years...
*Le gasp!!*
Another royal wedding; what could possibly go wrong? Based on the comments, anything from dragons to breezies invading. My bits are on breezies releasing pollen, then seizing the throne while everypony is sneezing. Side-bet on Queen Novo bringing a sushi platter. She and Celestia are supposed to be old friends, after all.
"What is your plan Sister?"
"Twilight will run Nocturnis while Page here tends to traditional stallion duties!"
"...and those are?"
"Taking care of his pregnant herd and their foals! Sunset demanded to be first a while back and Page here missed the hint somehow."
11882023
Mine wasn't to bad either and rather reasonable
Basically using a timeloop to finance a current project from currency of the past.
Not exactly like knowing the lottery, but similar enough.
11882042
Breeze are the horror that are tooth fairy, just using bones
But your suggestion is rather hilarious.
11881996
I think Portal got actually phased out as not possible in a prior story. I think it was insufficient range, though I might miss remembering it.
11881977
Pretty sure that was a one and done deal.
Almost like the Alicorn statue
🙏
11881976
The most likely have stuff, but if the move places? Probably a lot get left behind besides movable furniture and other stuff.
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
Edit: Whoops wrong story. There is definitely no warfare or violence in this story.
Here's hoping they skip over discussing the plan so that it can go off without a hitch.
Celestia:
Now lets return to the waking worl--
????:
OH NO YOU DON'T!
...A HEART-SHAPED THRONE RISES FROM THE ASHEN LANDSCAPE...
Page:
...really? You're doing this right now?
Cadance:
I have left you two alone in peace for a long while after you got together. I have been infinitely patient! THIS is my reward! I need to hear it! 
Celestia&Page:
Cadance was right all along, We should have done this sooner.
Cadance: What was that?
Celestia&Page:
Cadance was right all along. We should have done this sooner.
Cadance:
SQUEE!!! This feels so good! So worth it! 
Great chapter can't wait to see more. And hey if they find the sea ponies do you think they would think about moving to Nocturnas. Cus they would be perfect to secure the river and could probably with alicorn help make a great lake at Nocturnas itself to build a new sea ponie city.
never have i been more jealous of page then this moment....oh, yay indeed
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*glances back at the thestral temple* less wrong then you might think, just an age or two late...
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My guess is nothing like that was mentioned. Just they were invited to move there and accepted the offer. The girls aren't really thinking about how to make the kingdom stable for the future beyond when he asks for help with something or other.
11881942
Are you sure?
It may have supposed to be "reed". This IS Equestria--fully turning folks into plants IS canon. after all.
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I'm very glad Page has such support.