I Give You My Heart

by lrft4_san

Chapter 2: I Do

“Tia!” Luna called as she landed on the balcony of her sister’s study. The white alicorn princess looked up from the book she was reading and walked over to greet her little sister at the window.

“Why Luna,” said Celestia, “you look absolutely jovial. Have you been having a good Hearts and Hooves Day?”

“You could say that,” Luna said as she broke out in a fit of giggles and began hopping around the room.

Celestia laughed as she watched her little sister acting like a little filly.

“Whoa, settle down Luna. Please, tell me what has made you so happy?”

“Oh, uh, forgive me Tia,” Luna said as she ceased her celebratory dancing, “I didn’t mean to get carried away. It’s just that-”

BOOOOOOM!

Luna was thrown backwards as a plethora of streamers and confetti shot across the room from out of nowhere, covering everything in millions of pieces of colored paper. In a state of shock, Luna looked up at the ceiling to see a banner with the words “Congratulations Luna” written bright red letters.

Celestia sighed as the last remnants of confetti settled on the floor.

“Pinkie Pie,” the white alicorn cried out, “you were supposed to wait until Luna announced her news before you fired your party cannon.”

“Oops, I’m super duper sorry Princess Celestia,” said a giggly voice that sounded like it was coming from behind a nearby bookcase. Seconds later a bright pink pony with a cotton candy mane slid out from behind the shelves dragging behind her a cannon that was so big it couldn’t have possibly fit in the narrow space between the wall and bookcase. “I was just supper excited about your sister’s big day, I just had to fire my cannon or else I was gonna burst.” Pinkie Pie pressed a button on the backend of the cannon, launching another wave of confetti and steamers into the room.

“I’m sorry Luna,” Celestia said as she looked around the room; “you can come out now everypony.” At these words, five more ponies crawled out from their various hiding places.

“W-what is this?” Luna finally managed to say from her spot on the floor.

Celestia reached a foreleg out to her sister, who thankfully took it, and helped her back to her hooves.

“This was supposed to be a surprise party for you, to celebrate your engagement to Jetfire. But I guess the-”

“Wait, my engagement? But how did you know about that? I haven’t had the chance to say anything yet.”

Celestia sighed again.

“I promised him I wouldn’t tell you, but he actually asked me for your hoof in marriage.”

“What?” Luna asked, a bit taken aback. “When?”

“It was last Hearts and Hooves Day, just after you left to raise the moon. As I passed over the cemetery, I saw Jetfire sitting alone, so I decided to stop and say hello; he seemed really down. When I inquired what the problem was, he asked me one question; he wanted to know why you hadn’t moved on. The only thing I could tell him was that it was because you truly love him, regardless of the fact that he is dead. No matter what, as long you kept his memory in your heart, you would always return to him. I guess that cheered him right up, so much so that…well, you know the rest.”

“Oh Jetfire you fool,” Luna whispered, “you know I’d never leave you.”

“Soooooooooooo,” Pinkie said as she began bouncing like a rubber ball around the room, “are we gonna party or what?”

“Actually Pinkie,” Celestia said, “This was just going to be a quick celebration. We only have a short amount of time to prepare for the wedding before the groom disappears until next year. Twilight do you have the list?”

“Yes Princess, it’s been checked, double checked, and triple checked to make sure that we have everything we need for the wedding?”

“Excellent, then I shall leave you in charge of making sure that everything is in order.”

Twilight bowed and exited the room, a large scroll trailing in the air behind her.

“Pinkie, I want you and Rainbow Dash to go to the cemetery to prepare for the ceremony.”

“Okie dokie lokie princess.” Pinkie said. “Come on Dashie let’s get this party started. Or prepared for, rather.” The excited pink pony grabbed Rainbow Dash’s multicolored tail in her teeth and jumped out the window. Within seconds, Rainbow Dash had opened her wings, directing the two ponies towards the cemetery.

“Luna I want…Luna? Is everything alright?”

Princess Luna was still sitting on the floor with a dumbstruck look on her face; she couldn’t believe everything that was happening. This morning she was just happily eating sandwiches with her very special somepony, now she was engaged to be married. Not only that, but her sister had known about this engagement for a whole year and already had her wedding planed out.

“Luna,” Celestia gave her sister a light shake, bringing Luna out of her trance.

“Uh, sorry Tia, it’s just that I wasn’t expecting all this. I just thought-”

“Oh, I know it might be a bit much, but I just wanted to make sure you had a special day.”

Luna pulled her big sister into a tight embrace.

“Thank you Tia,” she said as she felt her sister return the hug. “I’m actually really happy that you already knew. I mean, it takes off a lot of pressure of trying to put together a quick ceremony before Jetfire passes on. Now I can spend my most special day with my new husband, my sister, and my friends.”

Luna felt her cheek becoming increasingly wet. She pulled away and saw thin trials of matted fur streaked down Celestia’s cheeks.

“I’m sorry,” she said as she wiped her eyes with a hoof, “I promised myself that I wouldn’t cry today. It’s just that I’m so happy for you Luna. After everything that happened with Nightmare Moon, I was worried that you might have a hard time fitting in and living a normal life. But look at you now; you’re no longer the little filly who would chase me around the castle begging for peanut butter sandwiches. I probably haven’t told you this since you came back, but you’ve truly grown into a beautiful mare, one who is loved and admired by her subjects. I am so proud of you Luna, and I am happy that I can perform your wedding ceremony.”

The two sisters embraced again, only parting when they heard loud sobbing coming from somewhere in the room. Luna and Celestia looked up to see Rarity dabbing at the corners of her eyes with a lacy pink handkerchief, and Applejack and Fluttershy were both smiling, their eyes glistening with tears of their own.

“I’m terribly sorry,” Celestia said, regaining her composer, “I almost forgot you three were still here.”

“Oh that’s quite alright princess,” Rarity said, folding up the handkerchief and placing it neatly in her saddlebag. “We didn’t want to ruin such a special moment between two sisters.”

Celestia gave each pony a smile.

“Well, I suppose we should get back to preparing for the wedding. Applejack, would you be so kind as to help finish the cake for the reception?”

“Yes ma’am.” Applejack said as she turned and trotted out the door.

“Now Luna, I would like you to go with Fluttershy and Rarity; they’re going to help you with your dress, mane, and makeup.”

“What about Jetfire; won’t he need a suit?”

“Oh, don’t worry about your fiancé; Shining Armor and Cadence are down in the cemetery helping him to get ready.” Somewhere off in the distance a bell chimed six times, marking the hour. “You better hurry and get ready little sister, we mustn’t keep Jetfire waiting.”

Luna nodded and followed Rarity and Fluttershy to the door. Before leaving, Luna turned and ran back to her sister, giving her one more hug. “Thank you Tia,” she said before she left to change into her wedding dress.

Once Celestia was alone in her room, she opened up the large, black leather bound book that lay closed on her desk and began reading through it; this was a very important ceremony and she was going to make sure that everything went perfectly.

…

It was well into the evening when the wedding preparations were finished, and the small group of ponies began taking their places on the ground, creating an aisle leading to Jetfire’s gravestone. Celestia had taken it upon herself to raise the moon for her sister; it just didn’t feel right making Luna work on one of the most important days of her life. The moon itself was full, casting its bright silver glow on the ground below, aiding the firefly lanterns that Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie had carefully hung from the branches of a tree in creating the perfect atmosphere for a nighttime wedding. At the head of the small crowd of chatting ponies, standing at an altar just before the gravestone, was Princess Celestia and Jetfire, waiting anxiously for the bride to be.

They didn’t have to wait long before the ponies heard the sound of hoof steps approaching. Everypony turned around to see Rarity, wearing a dark blue gown accented with several small diamonds and sapphires.

“I’m terribly sorry everyone,” she said as she took her place between Twilight Sparkle and Applejack, “I didn’t mean to keep you all waiting.”

“Confound it Rarity,” said Applejack as she rolled her eyes at her friend. “We’re waitin’ for Princess Luna, not you.”

“Now, now Applejack, no need to be so rude. A lady must never keep her friends waiting, even if she isn’t going to be the center of attention. Princess Luna will be arriving momentarily, and I might add that she looks simply marvelous in-”

Rarity was cut off by the sound of wings nearing the wedding scene. Out of the darkness came a pair of large gray pegasi dressed in deep purple armor, and pulling a chariot, upon which road a tall figure hooded in a black cloak. The chariot set down a short distance away from the wedding party and the figure stepped down and began making it’s way towards the ponies. With each step the figure took, pieces of the cloak detached themselves, turned into bats, and flew off into the night sky, revealing the beautiful blue alicorn underneath.

Luna was dressed in a beautiful flowing white gown, trimmed in a red ribbon with little bows tied into it. Her mane and tail were flowing as usual, but with several translucent crystals intricately woven in, adding to her hair’s natural sparkle. Instead of her usual black crown, a silver tiara rested on her brow with a sheer veil that fell over her face. Everypony stared in awe as the princess made her way past the group of ponies to the altar where her sister and husband-to-be stood.

Jetfire felt his jaw drop slightly as he took in the full image of the mare that was soon to be his wife.

“L-Luna,” he stammered over the rapid beating of his heart. “You look amazing.”

Luna blushed through her veil.

“You don’t look too bad yourself,” she said with a giggle. “I especially like your mane.” She gave Jetfire’s mane a light tousle, knocking a few strands out of place.

“Hey, it took Cadence twenty minutes to get my mane like that.”

Both ponies broke into fits of laughter, until a soft coughing sound from behind them reminded Luna and Jetfire of what they were here to do.

Celestia looked from one pony to the other and smiled.

“Are you two ready?” She asked.

“Yes sister,” Luna said with a nod.

“Good, then I shall begin.” Celestia took step forward and cleared her throat. “Filles and gentlecolts, we-”

“And dragons,” said a small purple and green dragon who was standing in front of Twilight Sparkle.

Celestia gave a light chuckle.

“Yes Spike, and dragons,” the princess added before she cleared her throat again and continued. “We are gathered here today to pay witness to the union of Princess Luna and Jetfire; two ponies who are the truest example of how not even death can stop the course of pure love. It was over a thousand years ago that these two first fell in love, and now, many years after his death, Jetfire and Luna stand before you willing to make the strongest bond that can tie two ponies together forever.

“Luna,” Celestia said as she turned to her sister and gave her a heartwarming smile, “I cannot tell you enough how proud of you I am; I cannot think of someone more deserving of the love of such an admirable stallion. You truly deserve all the happiness in the world, and I know that the one stallion that you have always called your very special somepony will be the one to give it to you.”

Celestia then turned her attention to the stallion to her left.

“Jetfire, you are Luna’s first and only love. You’ve been together from the time you were foals until her banishment, and I can honestly say that I have never seen a stallion with as great a level of devotion as you have shown my little sister. This is why I happily give her away this evening, placing her in your tender care.”

As Celestia paused, the soft sound of sobbing could be heard emanating from the small group of ponies, especially from Rarity, who once again had her handkerchief out.

“Now, it is customary on these occasions that the bride and groom exchange vows that they have written themselves, however, due to the short notice, we shall continue on to-”

“Actually,” Jetfire said, “if it would be alright, princess, I would like to say a few words.”

“Of course.” Celestia said as she took a step back.

Jetfire took one of Luna’s hooves in his own and smiled.

“Luna,” he said, as he looked the princess in the eyes, “Since I first laid eyes on you when were just school foals, not a day has gone by that you have not been on my mind and in my heart. During the time that you were gone, the only thing that kept me going was knowing that one day you would return, and live a happy life once more. Even if it meant that I wouldn’t get to live it with you, that’s all I ever wanted for the mare I loved. Yet, here we both are, about to take the largest step we’ve ever taken. Yes it won’t be a normal relationship, but I know it will be a happy one.” Jetfire leaned in and nuzzled Luna. “I love you,” he whispered.

“I love you too,” Luna said, enjoying the warm sensation through her veil as stallion’s cheek pressed against hers. “On our first Hearts and Hooves Day, I remember I was so nervous when I received your card, I didn’t know what to do with myself; up until then I had never received a Hearts and Hooves Day card. It was thanks to Tia that I worked up the courage to write you a card and meet you in the park to spend the rest of the day together. Since that day, you have always been there for me when I’ve needed you most. Even these past few years, when I was having a hard time adjusting to the changing times, it gave me comfort to know that I still had you; somepony who loved me more than anything, and could so easily sooth my pain and heartache. Thank you.” She levitated the end of her veil over her mouth and kissed Jetfire on the cheek. “And I don’t care if our relationship isn’t normal; you are the pony that I have given my heart to, so I promise that I will come back year after year to be with you on Hearts and Hooves Day.”

As the two ponies finished exchanging vows, a chorus of awwws joined the sobbing sounds coming from the group of ponies. Celestia cleared her throat to silence the guests before speaking again.

“Spike, please bring forth the rings.”

“Right away princess.” The little dragon picked up a pillow, which held a small silver ring and a matching hoof band, and brought it to the altar where the white alicorn accepted it with her magic.

“Thank you Spike,” Celestia said before she turned her attention back to the two ponies in front of her.

“Do you, Jetfire, take Princess Luna as your wife?”

The stallion stared deep into Luna’s eyes and smiled.

“You bet I do.” He picked up the ring in his teeth as steadily as he could and placed it on Luna’s horn.

“And do you, Luna ta-”

“Oh yes, I mean, I do.” Luna said as she levitated the band onto Jetfire’s hoof.

Celestia giggled at her little sister’s eagerness.

“Then by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride.”

Luna magically lifted her veil up just as Jetfire leaned in and pressed his lips against hers. Everypony cheered and stomped on the ground for the happy couple. But the celebration was cut short as the sound of a bell chiming in the darkness drowned out the jubilant noises of the wedding.

Jetfire wrapped his forelegs around his wife and held her tight; he’d spent enough Hearts and Hooves Days with her to know what was going to happen as soon as the last bell tolled.

“Luna,” he said, holding the princess close to his body, “this has been the best Hearts and Hooves Day ever. I hate that I have to leave now, but-”

3-4

Luna pressed her lips against his.

5

“I know,” she said as she pulled her head away and buried it in his mane, wanting to breath in his scent one last time. “I hate it too, but we’ll still have next year to celebrate our anniversary.”

8-9-10

“I love you Luna.

11

“I love you, too.”

12

…

Luna didn’t want to open her eyes; she just wanted to revel in the lingering sensation of Jetfire’s strong forelegs against her skin, and the scent of cinnamon that sent shivers through her feathers with every breath she took. It felt like so much time had passed since the last bell tolled, yet the feeling of the stallion pressed against her was just as strong as it had been when he first hugged her that morning. In fact, the feeling was almost too strong.

“Uh, Luna.”

For the briefest moment, Luna felt her heart stop. There was just no way that she had just heard Jetfire’s voice. He always disappeared at midnight on Hearts an Hooves Day; yet, when Luna opened her eyes, she found that she couldn’t see anything but the color red; the same shade of red as her husband’s mane. No, she thought as she shut her eyes again, I’m just imagining things.

“Luna?” There was that voice again.

Luna jumped back, not expecting the imagined voice to sound so real this time. However, instead blank space, standing before her, looking just as real, and just as strong as when she had first seen him that morning, was Jetfire, wearing a very confused look on his face.

“Jet-I-wha-what’s going on?” Luna slowly walked towards the stallion and gave him a gentle poke with her hoof, half expecting him to just melt away under her touch. But he didn’t. Luna kept jabbing him until a voice stopped her.

“You know Luna, you shouldn’t treat your new husband like that.”

Luna turned around and saw Celestia laughing as she watched the surprised Luna assault Jetfire with light pokes.

“Tia,” Luna said, “what’s going on? Jetfire should have disappeared by now.”

Celestia smiled as she wrapped her forelegs around Luna.

“No, little sister,” she said, “not this time.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m not quite sure how it worked myself, but I believe that Twilight Sparkle will be able to fill everyone in as to how your husband still stands amongst the living.”

The little purple alicorn took a couple steps forward.

“Well, you see, Princess Luna, it was the spell you used; the one from Starswirl the Bearded’s spell book,” she said as she levitated the book from her saddlebag that was stashed behind the small group of ponies. “After my coronation ceremony, I started studying all the spells in the book and found that quite a number of them were incomplete. I thought the spell you used was one of them, but I had always found it odd that even though it was incomplete, it was the only page that was left almost entirely blank while all the others were covered in notes and illustrations. And that’s when it hit me: the spell had to have been encrypted.”

“Encrypte-what now?” Applejack asked, feeling very confused. “What do ya mean Twi?”

“Well,” Twilight continued, “during my studies, I’ve found a number of examples of unicorns hiding some of their secrets when creating powerful or dangerous magic to prevent anypony from finding and abusing their spells. In Starswirl the Bearded’s case, he was known for hiding his notes behind an invisibility spell that he had developed so that the notes could only be accessed if a certain condition had been met. I worked for months to unlock the spell’s secrets, but nothing I tried worked. That is until one night, when the moon was full, I had left the book open on my desk while I was writing a late night letter to your Princess Celestia. As the light of the moon passed through my window and hit the book, the page started to glow. When the light dimmed, I found the page covered in small silver writing; it was Starswirl the Bearded’s secret notes.

“The notes explained how Starswirl developed this spell to bring somepony back from the dead; permanently. However, three conditions needed to be met in order for the spell to be effective: first, the pony must be brought back by somepony in the world of the living whom they love more than anypony else. Second, the pony being brought back has to want more than anything to be brought back to life. Lastly, the spell needs to be sealed with a ceremony where both ponies speak words of true love which will bind the dead pony to this world.”

“That’s amazing,” said Rarity, who was soon silenced by an orange hoof being pressed to her lips.

“Indeed,” Luna said, nodding her agreement, “That truly is an astonishing spell. But tell me Twilight Sparkle, was Starswirl ever able to perform his spell successfully?”

Twilight shook her head.

“I’m afraid I don’t know,” she continued, “the book didn’t say anything else. All it gave was the directions to perform the spell. Look,” Twlight opened the book to the page on which the spell was written. As the moon hit the paper, words began appearing in the blank spaces on the page. “See, there’s nothing else wri…wait, what is this?”

Twilight’s eyes began darting across the page. “I don’t believe this.”

“What is it Twilight?” Celestia asked.

“The spell’s gone,” she said, a look of astonishment washing over her face. “There’s something else written here, but it isn’t the notes; it-it looks like a letter from Starswirl the Bearded.”

“Ooooh, ooooh, what’s it say? What’s it say?” Pinkie Pie asked, as she began jumping in place with excitement.
Twilight looked the letter over once more before reading it aloud:

“To the caster of this spell,

If you are reading this, it is because you have succeeded in the task bringing two ponies who love each other back together again, and I would like to commend you, as you have accomplished something that I was never able to do. – Huh, I guess that answer’s your question Luna – I began working on this spell when my life was met with a great tragedy with the untimely loss of my wife. Stricken with grief, I dedicated my life to developing a spell that would bring her back to me. Many of my colleagues thought me mad, and perhaps I was, but swore that I would not use magic for anything else until my beloved Cornflower was with me again. It took me many years, but eventually I succeeded in creating a spell that would bring her back to me. At least, that’s what I thought; when I woke up the day after I cast the spell, Cornflower was nowhere in sight. I tried casting the spell again, but nothing happened.

I had failed. The spell that I created wasn’t the one that I needed; rather than bringing my wife back permanently, I had succeeded in creating a spell that would only bring her back for a single day. However, I quickly realized that I could use the spell over, and over again, so long as it was on the same day each year. I was happy so to see her again, even if it was only for a short time. But, eventually, I felt that it wasn’t enough anymore; I needed to have her to stay longer. So I returned to my research.

It wasn’t until last Hearts and Hooves Day that I finally made the breakthrough that I needed in order to make the spell to work. Alas, after the binding ceremony, I found that my spell still didn’t work the way I need it to.
I do not know where I went wrong; all of my calculations pointed to this being a success. Perhaps it was because the ceremony was forced, our words insincere. If this is the case, then there will never be a chance for my love and I to ever be together again. I have decided to seal away my research in hopes that someday, somepony is able to use this spell to bring his or her true love back to the world of the living.

Finally, it is important for you to know that as I only intended to use this spell the one time, I have placed a failsafe on it so that once the ceremony is completed correctly, the spell will be disabled so that it may never be used again.

Goodbye young lovers, whoever you may be. May your lives together be full of happiness and love.”

As Twilight finished reading, the moonlight passed from the page and the words disappeared.

Silence filled the cemetery as everypony let the words sink in.

“Wait,” Jetfire said, a sudden realization coming to him, “does this mean…”

“Yes,” said Celestia with a nod, “ I believe that starting today, you and your wife will be spending a lot more time together.”

Jetfire felt as light as a feather as he ran over to Luan and wrapped his forelegs around her, almost smothering her in his mane.

“There’s just one little thing you should know,” Celestia continued, breaking the two ponies out of their reverie, “I must inform you that this spell is not a permanent solution to mortality. In other words, you are still mortal; if you die again, there is no bringing you back a second time. So long as you keep out of danger, you will live until you die of old age.”

“Yes, I-“

“However,” Celestia continued, “there is a way to make things easier for the two of you.” Celestia turned and smiled at Twilight Sparkle’s older brother. “Shining Armor, you of all ponies should know what I’m talking about.”

“The Princess’ Blessing.” The unicorn prince said as he realized Celestia’s meaning.

“Yes. As is tradition in Canterlot, whenever a pony of commoner birth joins the Royal family, he or she is granted with the gift of longevity. It won’t make you immortal like us, but you will live much longer than an average pony. Would that make you happy?”

“Yes princess,” Jetfire said with a bow.

“Then come Jetfire,” Celestia beckoned to the pegasus stallion, “let this be my wedding gift to you: I grant you the chance to make up for the time that was stolen from the two of you.”

As Celestia finished speaking, she bowed her head and touched the tip of her horn Jetfire’s forehead and the two of them were enveloped in a blinding golden light. Within a few seconds, the light dissipated revealing the two ponies, both glowing with the remnants of Celestia’s magic. Everypony stomped their hooves in approval, except for Pinkie Pie, whose bouncing had increased in both speed and height.

“Pinkie Pie,” Twilight said, noticing her friend’s excitement, “what’s gotten into you.”

“Oooooooooooooh, I’m just so super excited for the princess and Jet.” She said without ceasing her bouncing. “At first, when the bell started to ring, I thought it was gonna be sad. I mean, I almost started crying, can you believe it?”

“Well, actually-”

“But then, he was still here and that’s thought ‘everything’s gonna be ok.’” Pinkie Pie jumped up to the altar and wrapped her forelegs around the newlyweds and gave them a very tight squeeze.

“Come on everypony,” she shouted in her excitement, “it’s time to party!”

Jetfire was a bit surprised by being embraced by a smiling pink pony whom he’d never met, but Luna smiled to reassure him.

“Don’t worry Jetfire,” she said, “Pinkie Pie throws the best parties.”

The stallion smiled, and shook his head as Pinkie Pie released them.

“It’s not that. It’s just that, well, I haven’t stepped outside of the cemetery since I was buried in it. I’m sure the world’s changed so much since I left that it’ll be hard getting used to everything.”

Luna leaned in and kissed her husband’s cheek.

“Oh Jetfire, you don’t have to worry. You were there for me when I was having trouble fitting in; now it’s my turn to repay the favor. Besides, not that much has changed.” She gave Jetfire another quick kiss. “But there will be time enough to worry about that; right now, I’m more interested in dancing and partaking in some of that wedding cake.”

Jetfire couldn’t help but laugh.

“I wouldn’t mind some cake. Let’s go.”

Pinkie pie bounced high up in the air and flew towards the other ponies.

“Follow me everypony,” she said as she started bouncing her way out of the cemetery. “This way to the reception.” Everypony got up and began making their way to the exit of the cemetery.

“Agh, I’ll be glad once we’re out of this dreadful place,” Rarity said as she passed through the rows of gravestones. “Honestly, I cannot believe we just held a wedding in a cemetery.”

“What’s the matter Rarity,” said Rainbow Dash who was slowly flying behind the white unicorn. “Are you scared of the dead ponies? You are, aren’t you? You’re afraid that one of these ponies will come back to life, dig its way through the ground and get your pretty little dress all dirty.”

“You’re right about the dress, but I’m hardly afraid of the dea-AHHH!” Rarity jumped into the air as Pinkie Pie snuck up behind her and gave her dress a little tug.

“Oh Rarity, you are such a scaredy pony,” the pink pony said as she rolled around on the ground laughing.

“Pinkie Pie,” Rarity gasped, “How did you even get there? I thought you had already left the cemetery.”

“Heeheehee, yeah, I just thought it would be funny to pull a little prank while the moment was right, and boy was it right.”

Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash laughed as they continued walking past a scowling Rarity.

“Mark my words Pinkie Pie, I will get you back for all those pranks.” The white unicorn out loud. Yet, she couldn’t help but laugh; it had been an affective prank. Maybe, considering the occasion, she would let it slide, just this once.

At the back of the crowd, Jetfire and Luna walked close together, the stallion’s large orange-feathered wing wrapped tightly around his wife’s dainty form.

“You know what I’m most excited about,” he said to Luna, “flying; I haven’t flown since the last time I was alive, so it’ll be good to be able to stretch out these old wings.”

Luna laughed at her husband.

“You really were the greatest flier of our time Jetfire, but there are a few ponies these days that might give you a run for your money.”

“Oh yeah? Well we’ll see about that.”

The two ponies laughed and nuzzled their cheeks together.

“You know,” Luna whispered. “I hope that’s not the only thing you’re excited to do.” She gave Jetfire a wink, and started walking ahead of him, flicking her tail side to side seductively. Then, without warning, she opened her wings and took to the sky. “Come Jetfire. You said you wanted to stretch your wings didn’t you? How about we fly to the reception together.”

The stallion stretched his wings open and began flapping; it was like the skies were welcoming him home. With each beat of his wings, he felt the strength returning to them, as if he had never left the skies.

It didn’t take Jetfire long to catch up to Luna, who had given herself a good head start. The two ponies smiled at each other as they flew side by side; they might just be a little late to the party, but Luna was sure the others wouldn’t mind. After all, it was their first night together in over a thousand years and Luna wanted it to be special. Perhaps a few laps around the city would be in order before returning to the joining the others to celebrate the beginning of their lives as happily married ponies.

Author's Note:

After meticulous editing, chapter 2 is done. It ended up being much much much longer than I thought it was going to be. If it feels a little incomplete, that's because I still have a little more that I'm going to write, but, I mean, come on, chapter two was far to long, so I decided I'm going to write a third chapter (or epilogue) to fit in those last few paragraphs.

Comments

[lrft4_san]

2265881
Sorry I didn't reply sooner (I tend to try and reply to all comments), but I wanted to wait and let chapter 2 answer for me.

[Erik the Enigma]

The ending to this chapter makes me think of this song

[Mr mustash]

Called it
I'm gonna just pretend that jet fire is immortal and they live happily together fore eternity