> Rough Draft, Only still up for Nostalgia and Re reads
>  by MidnightFlame
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> 1: A New Life, A New Place
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Midnight glanced around as he entered the town. "So many colors!" he thought to himself. After living most of his life in the Everfree Forest, all this vibrance was a pleasant suprise. Turning back towards the road, he abruptly stopped in his tracks. Standing less than an inch from his face was a pony who was so pink it was nearly blinding. 
"Who are you? You're new here aren't you? See, I know everypony, and I don't know you. That means you're new. What's your name?" 
Midnight stood shocked for a moment, then recovered. "My names Midnight Flame. Just moved here from, well from the forest."
"I knew you were new, cause the-wait. Did you say you moved from the forest?"
"Yes" he sighed. "I went to live there alone because my town was afraid of me. A black unicorn, who only slept a few hours in the day. Never at night. They thought I was some kind of evil spirit. I left as soon as I could take care of myself. They thought they had banished me or something. I got lonely though, and thought I could find friends here in Ponyville"
He looked up, expecting the looks of horror he usually got. Instead, the pink mares lip was quivering. She looked like she was about to cry.
"That's so sad! You need a welcoming party. Wait here!" 
He tried to protest, but she ran off anyway. Knowing it was futile, he sat and waited. "Well, at least she didn't try to ward me off like some demon from some foals tale."
She was back in a puff of dust, less than ten seconds later. "Ok, so here's the plan. By the way,my names Pinkie Pie. But anyway, at 6:00 tonight, be at Sugarcube Corner. I'll have the party all set up for you! There'll be cake, and games, and music, and all kinds of fun stuff. And, everypony in town will be there, so you can get to know all of them!" 
Not used to anyone being even slightly happy to see him, his brain was in shock. But the mare apparently was used to shock, and had an emergency plan. A thinking look crossed her face. She pondered for a moment.
"Uh-oh, I think I broke him. Why do all new ponies do that? I guess I'll just take him to Sugarcube Corner now. That way, he can't miss his party! He'll be back to normal by six." 
Pinkie then disappeared again, but reappeared a little after with a wagon and a large red stallion with an apple cutie mark. 
"Okay, this is Big Macintosh. He's gonna take you to Sugarcube Corner ok?"
Still a little dazed, Midnight nodded.
"Okie Dokie Loki! Take him away Big Mac!" 
As he was jostled around in the wagon, slowly making its way down the road, a smile started to creep onto Midnights lips. "Maybe this time will be different. I might actually be able to stay. I won't have to hide anymore." Grinning at the idea of good friends and other ponies like Pinkie, he sat back, and hoped he was going to be in town for a long time.
*****
Sitting at the party, surrounded by new faces, all welcoming him and telling him that he'd fit right in, Midnight was overwhelmed. Usually, his appearance and odd habits scared ponies, not made them want to be his friend. 
"Hi!" Pinkie Pie appeared from nowhere again. Just was there when she wasn't a moment ago. "I'm never going to get used to that" Midnight thought. "So how's the party? Do you like it?"
Glancing around, Midnight couldn't help but smile again. There were balloons everywhere, streamers, cakes, pies, and smiling new people all around. "Pinkie, this is the best party I have ever had." She seemed to inflate, then bounce around the room trailing more steamers. 
Landing back in front of him with a squealing sound, she threw her hooves around him in a hug. "Thankyouthankyouthankyou! Hearing a pony say that always makes my day!" She looked over at the door. "Oooh look! Some late guests are here!" 
Looking at the door with her, he saw an orange mare wearing a hat, followed by a white unicorn with a purple mane, and finally, a purple unicorn with a darker mane and a few multicolored stripes through it.
As the last walked in, she smiled and said apologetically, "Sorry we're late everypony. We lost track of time when we were harvesting." The orange pony glanced around. "Ah heard this here party was for somepony new. But I recognise y'all. Who's this new pony in town?" 
Pinkie stepped out of the way, and pointed at Midnight. "He's right here silly filly!" 
The party resumed, and the three newcomers came up to the black unicorn. "Howdy there. The names Applejack. Glad to make yer aquaintance."
Midnight introduced himself, shook her hoof, then smiled at the next pony who came up. "Hello. I am Rarity, and I run the Carousel Boutique down the road. Feel free to come by if you ever need to dress for an occasion." Smiling, he told her he'd gladly do so. 
The third and final pony trotted up. "Hello there! I'm Twilight Sparkle. I run the library here in town." Midnight smiled, told her his name, and then stood, ready to join the festivities. "Thank you all for such a warm welcome! I'm glad to be here, and even happier to know that you all want me here." 
Cheers rose from the crowd, and the party continued. Moving his way onto the dance floor, he grinned bigger than he had in a long time. "Friends," he thought, " I can actually make some friends." He smiled even bigger, then lost himself in the music.
*****
Walking towards his new home, a small cottage at the far end of Ponyville, Midnight grinned, and had a spring in his step, even though he'd been partying  and dancing for hours. 
"For a total stranger, Pinkie threw an enormous party. If the other ponies in town are half as nice as that mare, I'll never leave." Thinking back to the party, he tried to remember faces, names, jobs, and places. It made his head hurt. So many ponies, so many things to know!
"At least now I can get home, unpack, and relax a bit." 
Coming to his door, he noticed a small package on the doormat. It was labeled " From Pinkie, something to warm up your house, and show you you're new friends" Opening it, Midnight teared up. 
It was a picture of him, laughing, while Pinkie made a funny face. Applejack, Rarity, and Twilight were all around him, also laughing. A cyan Pegasus he didn't remember was hovering on her back, obviously howling with laughter as well, while a yellow Pegasus was nearby, smiling with a reserved, shy look. He took out a picture of his family from his saddlebags. Carefully, he removed it from its frame. He placed the new picture in its place. Sliding the old photo back into his bag, he pushed open the door to his new home. He set the saddlebags on the couch by the hall, then trotted to the bedroom. Gingerly placing his new photo on the nightstand, he flipped a light on at his desk. Glad that he'd ordered some furniture ahead if time, he pulled out a quill and a roll of parchment. There, he started a journal entry of the days events, and kept writing until the sun was visible. 
Still not even slightly tired, he stretched and set down his quill. "I need to learn how to write with magic. My jaw is killing me!" He thought out loud. He never practiced his magic much because it was such a frightening thing to his family and town, he stayed away from it. 
But now, seeing ponies use it at the party like it was no big deal, he realised he needed to study it more. "Maybe the library has some books I could use!" 
He was about to head straight there, when he realized that it was barely sunrise. "The pony who runs it, Twilight, is probably still asleep." He thought. Shrugging, he walked downstairs to make up some breakfast. 
After taking his time over his meal, rearranging the furniture to better suit him, and cleaning his home from top to bottom, he glanced out the window. The sun was about halfway up the sky, so he went out the door towards the library. 
Knocking, he waited until the door swung open with a purple aura around it. "Well hi there Midnight! How's your second day in Ponyville?" Smiling, he replied "It's still my first. Haven't slept yet to break them up." 
Twilight was shocked. "Are you having trouble sleeping? My friend Fluttershy can make you something to help with that." 
Still smiling, he shook his head. "No, that's fine. I never sleep at night. Ever since I was a foal, I've only needed two or three hours of sleep, and I usually take a small nap around noon." 
For some reason, this fascinated the purple unicorn. "Ever since you were a foal huh? Is your magic stronger at night?" 
At this, Midnight shuffled nervously. "I have no idea. You see, well uh, Idontusemagic." 
Now Twilight was openly shocked. "But you're a fully grown unicorn! You've never used magic?" 
Midnight looked down. "Not on purpose. My family and town were always afraid of it. The entire town was populated by earth ponies. There was one unicorn ancestor on my mothers side. That's how I got here. But even after I left that place, magic was still ingrained as bad with me. That's actually why I'm here. I was wondering if you have any books I could use to learn." 
Twilight shook her head. "Yes, I have books, but you need a teacher. Not an old scroll or two to learn magic properly." He knew that she was proficient at magic, from her friends talk and the sheer number of falling cups, tilting tables, and tripping ponies she'd caught with her magic while in the middle of a conversation, without breaking a sentence. 
"Well, would you be willing to tutor me? I mean, I don't want to leave Ponyville, and I don't really know many other unicorns who are so talented with magic." 
She pondered this. "I do have more at boff since I'm not studying, and Princess Celestia says the best way to learn is to teach. Sure, I'll teach you."
Midnight was ecstatic. "Thank you so much! But I have to tell you, I know nothing. I can barely lift anything when I really focus." Twilight smiled at him. "Don't worry about it. I knew just as much as you at one point. I'll teach you as much as I can." 
Midnight smiled wider. "I'm glad. I can't thank you enough. But right now, I need to go home and rest, or I'm going to pass out on your doorstep." 
"Oh! I'm sorry to keep you here! Of course you need your rest. Meet me back here at sundown. We can start your first lesson then. Be ready for some hard work!"
Thanking her again, Midnight started towards his house. He barely made it to his bed before he passed out. He drifted off with a smile on his face, and dreams of magic filled futures in his head.  

> 2: No Longer Alone
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Midnight stretched, then glanced out the window. The sun was nearing setting. Remembering his talk with Twilight Sparkle, he rose, and trotted out the door. Walking through Ponyville, seeing smiling, welcoming faces, his heart lifted. With his new happiness, he picked up the pace and trotted towards the library.

*****

Arriving at the tree, he was about to knock, but heard Twilight call from behind the building. "Back here Midnight! We're practicing outside for now." 

Shrugging, he walked behind the large trunk. There, Twilight had set up a chalkboard, stones of varying sizes in a row, and several books on a small table. 

"What's all this for? I thought you teaching me the basics?" She grinned at him. "I am. Believe me, this is easy. My first magic task was to hatch a dragon egg!"

Eyes wide, Midnight nodded slowly. "So what's my first lesson? Turning the rocks into pie?" She laughed. "No. You'll just be focusing your magic and lifting them. As it gets easy, you'll move on to a larger rock ok?"

Focusing, he nodded sharply. He pushed on what felt like some invisible wall in his mind, but nothing happened. "How do you do it Twilight? How do you even get your magic to start flowing?"

"Well, my special talent is magic. All I have to do is think about it, and it works. What's your special talent? Maybe we could channel your magic through it."

He glanced down to his side, looking at his microphone cutie mark. "Singing. Whenever a song really means something, has emotion behind it, I sing it like I'm living it. It feels powerful. Could that get my magic running?" She smiled. "That's exactly what it should do. Happen to have that kind of song under your hoof?" He thought for a minute. "I think I have just the one." Slowly, he started to song the words.

I've heard there was a secret chord,
That David played 
and it pleased the lord,
But you don't really care for music
Do you?
Well it goes like this, 
The fourth the fifth,
The minor fall, the major lift,
The baffled king composing, 
Hallelujah

And he kept singing, weaving the notes in the air like a gossamer web. As he let the melody flow, his magic enveloped him in a black cloud. Still singing, he focused on the smallest rock. He lifted it no problem. He moved up to the next size. There was no difficulty here either. He kept moving up, until he reached the largest rock. It was about the size of Big Macintoshs wagon. He gulped, but lifted it anyway. It was above him in the air, when he reached the end if the song. 

The rock started jerking around, and he could no longer control it. His magic gave out, just as the rock paused above him. Almost in slow motion, it began to fall. He searched his head for another song, and started to belt it out. He reached out with his magic just as Twilights horn began to glow. The both grabbed the rock simultaneously. With two powerful magics pulling it, the rock simply exploded. But in that instant, when their magic was mingling, the rest of the world was lost to them. They saw everything about each other. Every thought, every idea, each memory. 

As the images of Twilights mind left him, Midnight felt regret, and happiness. He didn't want to violate her privacy like that, but he was elated. There was somepony who knew everything he ever was or hoped to be. Somepony who knew who he truly was. As that realization struck, his magic took its toll and he passed out.

*****

Cracking one eye open, Midnight saw Twilight in a bed adjacent his. Surrounding her were Applejack, Rarity, the cyan pegasus whose name he still couldn't remember, and the yellow Pegasus from the picture. 

"Oh boy! You're awake!" Midnight turned, and saw Pinkie Pie smiling at him from the root of the bed. "How long was I out?" The black unicorn asked. "Only a week. But compared to how long Twilight's usually out after some magic explosion, you're doing great." 

The cyan pegasus drifted over. "Hi there. The names Rainbow Dash. I saw the rock explode in the weirdest way. It was all black, but glowed purple. What were you two doing that caused that boulder to blow up like that?" 

Midnight thought back to the incident. "Twilight was teaching me magic. I lifted the rock, but lost control. She used her magic to grab it, but so did I. As soon as our auras touched, it exploded, and I passed out." He left out the whole "saw into each others deepest darkest secrets" part. He hadn't come to terms with it yet. 

As the other ponies looked at each other, Twilight gave out a groan. "Wha? Where am I?" The others rushed to her bed, comforting and explaining what had happened. Midnight stayed silent. He didn't know how Twilight would take to what had happened.

"Wait, is Midnight alright?" Suprised that Twilight cared at all, he sat up and looked over. "I'm right here Twilight. I'm so sorry about what happened. Are you okay?" She looked at him slightly dazed, then smiled widely. "I'm fine Midnight. And I don't blame you. I should've been paying better attention."
Her friends quickly tried to persuade her otherwise, but she shook her head firmly. "No. I wasn't watching like I should've been. This is my fault and mine alone." 

Midnight was about to object, but the doctor came in right before he could. He bustled then out, gave them tests and such. After what felt like hours, he said that they were free to go, and sent them out with their friends. 

As they exited the hospital, Twilight pulled Midnight aside. "We need to talk. Meet me at the library tonight." Midnight nodded, and she trotted off. He licked his lips nervously. How could he be around somepony who's every secret he knew, and she knew all of his?

*****

Midnight slowly walked through town towards the tree that was Twilights home. He knocked on the door, and waited. A small, purple dragon with a green frill greeted him. "Hey there. I'm Spike, Twilights assistant. She's in the study. She told me to tell you to go see her as soon as you got here." 

Thanking the little dragon, Midnight trotted towards the room in the corner of the tree. "Hello Midnight." Twilight was standing by a desk, facing him. "I can't tell you how sorry I am that I did that Twilight. If you never want to see me again, I'd completely understand." She smiled, like she never wanted to smile at anything else. "Why wouldn't I want to see you? You know all about me. Everything that makes me who I am. I know all the same things about you. Why would anypony want someone who understood them completely to go away?" 

This was not the reaction Midnight had expected. He'd been slightly happy as it happened, because some of his secrets were lifted off his shoulders, but he was afraid that Twilight wouldn't feel the same way. But now that he thought about some of the sadness he'd seen in her, he understood why she felt the same way. 

"I don't know Twilight. I thought you'd be mad at me for invading your privacy like that." She looked sad at this. "Does that mean, are you mad at me?" He looked up, and saw her eyes see shining with tears. 

"No! Twilight, having somepony know those things about me is the greatest feeling in the world." He walked over, and let her lean on his shoulder. "It's alright. I'd never be mad at you Twilight. I know so much, how could I hate the pony that I could never leave?" 

Her head came up and she met his eyes. "Never leave me? But why? We just met." He had been building himself up to say this all night. "Twilight Sparkle, you and I complete each other. If I left, knowing my other half stayed here, I wouldn't be able to bear it."

Her tearstained eyes closed, then her head nuzzled further into his shoulder. "Thank you Midnight. I feel the same way. I've never even imagined that I could want something so badly, let alone want somepony this way." 

Midnight closed his eyes and laid his head over hers. "Midnight?" 
"Yes Twilight?"
"Would you sing to me? Something simple. The reason I didn't see the rock falling was your voice. It was so beautiful. It made my heart race." He thought for a moment, then started singing in his soft baritone.

Goodnight my angel
Time to close your eyes,
And save these questions
For another day,
I think I know 
what you've been asking me,
I think you know 
What I've been trying to say,
I promised I 
Would never leave you,
And you should always know,
Where ever you may go,
No matter where you are,
I never will be far away.

"Midnight?" Twilight looked up at him. "Yes Twilight?" 
"I love you."
"I love you too."
She smiled, and fell asleep on his shoulder. 

He stood still, not needing sleep. As he waited in the moonlight, with the pony he loved asleep on his shoulder, he could only smile. He'd been in the new town less than two weeks, and he already found the pony he'd never forget. With that thought in his mind, he cleared his head, and watched as Twilight dreamed.

*****

Twilight woke up with a start. She was in her bed. But last night? Was it a dream? She was about to cry, but heard a soft melody drifting upstairs. 

She walked down the steps, and saw Midnight standing by the table. Breakfast was set out. "Did you do this?" He nodded. "You were so tired, but I couldn't sleep at all. I figured you'd be hungry when you woke up." Her stomach rumbled in assent to this.

"Well then, let's eat." She took her place at the table, then began munching on the carrot pancakes he'd made. Once they finished their meal, Twilight helped Midnight clear the dishes, then they left the library. 

There was no real destination in mind. They just wandered side by side. Through the park, glancing at the nature around them. As the sun neared the center of the sky, Midnight started to drift. He was starting to tire. Twilight noticed. "Hold on." 

She focused, and her magic began to swirl. Suddenly, a leaf floating down from from a tree above them became a large green blanket. "Let's just rest here in the sunshine." They both laid down, and as Midnight fell asleep, he reached out a hoof, and placed it over Twilights back. 

Lying there, Twilight knew that this was the best feeling on earth. Safe, in the arms of a pony you knew as well as she knew herself. She dozed right next to him, not caring who saw them.

> 3: Two Pieces Of One Heart
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Rainbow Dash flew down from her cloud home, heading straight for Sugarcube Corner. As she went, she passed over the park. "There's that new pony in town. And he's laying with-TWILIGHT?" 

As suprised as she was, she shook it off and kept going. Today was a day she'd been arranging for a long time, and she wasn't going to miss it because Twilight got a coltfriend. 

*****

Landing, Rainbow Dash walked in to Sugarcube Corner, ignoring the closed sign. Once inside, she trotted up the stairs to Pinkies room. 

The lights were off, with a few scattered candles providing the only light. Laying on the bed, Pinkie was intently watching the doorway. As Rainbow came up the stairs, Pinkie slid off the bed and rose to her feet. She charged across the room and mashed her lips onto Rainbow Dashs. 

"Oh Dashie, I've been waiting for this for so long." She backed towards the bed, pulling Rainbow with her. They continued to kiss passionately, the only thing that mattered was each other. 

"Me too Pinkie. Our friends know, but no one else. Having to hide this from everypony, its killing me. I wish we had more time to be together." Her last sentence was muffled by Pinkies lips meeting hers again. 

"I know its hard Dashie. But that doesn't matter. We're together now. Let's enjoy this time while it's still ours." Rainbow nodded, and sunk back into the kiss. 

They lay like this, rubbing each others manes and backs, exploring each others mouths. Eventually, Pinkie worked a hoof down between Rainbows legs. She started teasing her marehood, slowly rubbing around it, then brushing it just enough to make her moan. 

Rainbow, not one to be outdone, started nibbling on Pinkies ears, neck, and shoulders. Before long, they were both moaning uncontrollably, and were ready to go further. Rainbow stood, her wings stood to the sides. 

Turning, she lowered herself down again, placing her nose right above Pinkies slit, and her own pussy above Pinkies face. Slowly, she put her tongue out, teasing the already moist lips. Pinkie moaned, and returned by kissing up one thigh, then down the other, skipping over the sensitive mound in the center. 

When Pinkie did put a soft lick across Rainbows pussy, she went weak in the knees and almost fell on Pinkie. Realising that she had the upper hand, Pinkie started licking furiously, quickly darting her tongue in and out of the cyan furred slit. 

Rainbow was in bliss, but knew she was neglecting Pinkie, so she slowly pushed as much of her tongue inside her as she could, then began probing and licking at Pinkies inner walls. She then brought a hoof up, and started teasing her clit. 

Pinkie was losing it, so she picked up her own pace. With her hooves, she started rubbing Dashs wing bases. The combinations that they were putting onto each other caused them to climax at the same time. 

Spasms rocked their bodies, creating even more pleasures as the convulsions pushed them together in fantastic ways. Once they had recovered, Rainbow stood, and then lay right behind Pinkie.

"I never want to go Pinkie." Pinkie turned, pulled Dash close and whispered in her ear "You don't have to Dashie. I'll never let you go. Just stay with me, and pretend the world doesn't exist for awhile."

*****

Twilight woke slowly, realising happily that Midnights arm was still over her, and the sun was shining. Midnight raised his head. "Hey there." She giggled like a foal at the sound of his voice, so groggy it almost sounded seductive. 

They stood, and Twilight turned their blanket back into a leaf. Watching it fly away on the wind, she sighed. "Something wrong?" She wordlessly shook her head. "Nothings wrong. It's all just perfect."

She started forward, and Midnight kept pace. They were glad just of each others company. Strolling through the park, back towards the town, they talked about nothing in particular. What was there to talk about? Twilight thought. I know everything about him. 

They made it back to the library, and Midnight was going to leave, but Twilight asked him in. She didn't know why. She just wasn't ready to be separated yet. He was right. When they weren't together, she felt just like she had before the incident. Now that she knew this feeling, she couldn't let it go. She'd just feel empty if he left.

"Is there something you needed Twilight?" She shook her head again. "Just you. Stay with me for awhile? Spikes away for the next few weeks, research on dragons in Canterlot. It gets lonely at night." 

He smiled. "Sure." They walked up to her bedroom. Their wandering had taken them past sundown. The moon was shining high over the horizon. They stood by the window, just watching the stars glow. 

After awhile, Twilight began to yawn. "You need to sleep. Just because nights are my day, doesn't mean that you should deprive yourself of rest." She smiled sheepishly. "You're right. But please, don't leave me. I want to be able to look into your eyes when I wake up tomorrow."

He agreed, so she trotted to the bed. He followed, and lay down next to her. He slowly rubbed her back as she drifted off, massaging her lavender coat. 

Strangely, his eyes felt heavy, and for the first time, he yawned, then fell asleep under the light of the moon.

*****

Twilights scream woke Midnight. She was having a nightmare. "Twilight! It's fine! I'm here." She woke up violently, then turned to him and started crying into his shoulder. "Shhhhhh, its okay. Just relax. It was only a dream." She started shaking her head. 

"It wasn't a dream! Not for you anyway." Midnight didn't understand. "It was a memory. One of yours." Oh no. Before Ponyville, his memories were either sad and afraid, or painful and horrifying. 

"What did you see?" She sniffed, then replied. "It was you. You were running from some monster. It looked like a manticore. You turned to see if you had lost it, and its claws..." she started crying again. Midnight winced at the recollection. That was his first night in the forest. The manticore had caught him, slashing his stomach with a deep gash. "Are you alright now? Did it heal right?" He nodded. "Can I see it?" She asked.

Slowly, he rolled onto his side, and lifted his hooves out of the way. Across his underbelly was a thin scar. The fur didn't grow across it at all, making it all the more obvious. "Does it hurt now?" He shook his head. Slowly, trembling, Twilight reached out a hoof. She traced the line that had been cut there so long ago. 

"I'm sorry that you had to experience that Twilight. I wish I hadn't, and I don't want to burden anypony else with my old hardships."
He hung his head. She lifted his chin with a hoof. "Midnight, while it wasn't a happy memory, its still part of you. I never want to lose any of that. Sure, I was scared, but only for you." 

Midnight looked into her eyes. She smiled, then pulled him close. "How did that kind of cut heal? There wasn't anypony around to help was there?" Shaking his head, he thought for a moment. 

"I guess that I healed it. Seeing that music is how I channel magic, it makes sense. I started singing the lullabye that my mother sang to my grandpony on his deathbed. I thought that was it for me. I passed out singing it, and when I woke up, the scar was there. I thought I'd been out for weeks or something." 

She just hummed into his shoulder. "I'm glad you healed like that. I'd never have met you otherwise." Midnight gulped at the thought. If he hadn't sung that lullabye....

"Well, the past is past. Go back to sleep now. I won't let you go, I promise." She mumbled an agreement, and he started humming the notes of that lullabye. Slowly going through the chords and changes. He didn't stowed this time, just stayed awake, playing an accompaniment to Twilights dreams.

*****

Twilight woke up, and found herself staring into Midnights eyes. "Morning." He grinned. "Morning to you too. Are you hungry? I could throw something together." She shook her head. "No, not really. I just want to stay here. I want to lie in bed all day, just looking into your eyes." He smiled shyly. "Good. I don't want to do anything but lie here either."

They cuddled closer, and Twilight breathed a happy sigh. She could stay here for an eternity. 

*****

Applejack was walking towards the barn. It'd been a long day apple-bucking, and she was pulling a wagon full of apples behind her. She deposited it in front of the barn, then walked inside for some barrels to put the apples in. As soon as she entered, the doors shut behind her, closing her in darkness. 

"Helloumph!?" Her questioning call was cut short by lips being pressed into hers. White lips. Rarity pulled away from the kiss, and with a flash of magic ignited a few lamps around the barn. 

"Ya know Rare, ya don't hafta ambush me for a roll in the hay." Rarity giggled. "But where's the fun in that darling?" She backed away, pulling Applejack with her. Laying down, she pulled Applejack on top of her and kissed her passionately.

Rarity tossed Applejacks hat to the side, and slowly began running her hooves down her marefriends back. Applejack moaned, and Rarity grinned. She slid one hoof down between Applejacks hind legs, putting just light pressure on the wet pussy she encountered there. 

Applejack broke out of the kiss to moan louder and freely, then started to kiss around Raritys neck and shoulders. She worked in a U shape, up one collarbone, then down and up the other. She then started placing her lips down Raritys chest. She slid off her partner, then began to tease her slit. 

Rarity was moaning and twisting, and had her hooves buried in Applejacks mane. Using her magic, she pulled out a medium sized dildo from her saddlebags, then slowly worked it into Applejacks pussy. This caused her to moan into Raritys slit, and work all the harder at pleasuring her partner. 

Suddenly, Applejack stopped. Rarity moaned, but Applejacks hoof silenced her. Applejack disapeared for a moment, then came back with wearing an orange strap on. Rarity grinned, then turned around so she could be taken.

Applejack mounted her, and slowly began sliding her "member" in and out of Rarity. This caused Rarity to moan, but not enough to forget Applejack. She once again picked up the dildo, but this time, she didn't insert it slowly. She rammed it into Applejack, eliciting a sharp intake of breath and a slow, long moan as she began pumping it quickly. 

Applejack picked up her pace, and they established a rythym. As Applejack moved into Rarity, the magically suspended dildo would withdraw. When she pulled out, it would shove back in. Moving in tandem this way, it wasn't long before both were rocked with orgasms. 

Recovering, Rarity stood, and kissed Applejack again. "Thank you darling. I couldn't have waited until you got home." Applejack smiled. "Ah don't rightly think I could've either." Grinning, Rarity waved a goodbye, and trotted from the barn. 

Applejack turned and watched her lover go. She grinned, then went back to the wagon, pulling it towards the Apple family house. She couldn't wait to get home to Rarity, and continue the fun they'd had here.

*****

Twilights stomach rumbled. She smiled sheepishly. "I guess I'm hungry now." Midnight smiled back. "I figured as much. I'm pretty hungry too. You wait here, and I'll call you down when dinners ready." She nodded, and he trotted off.

She heard chopping, water running, and sizzling. After about 30 minutes, Midnight called up, "Foods ready!" Twilight rose, then worked her way down the stairs. On the table was a medley of vegetables, pan seared, and coated in a vinegar garlic sauce. 

"This looks delicious! Where did you learn to cook at all?" He took his place and started serving. "Well, when you're alone in a forest, surrounded by wild herbs and vegetables, you get good at making interesting meals. If I hadn't learned to cook, I probably would've starved!" 

They shared a laugh, then began to eat. There wasn't much talk between the two, just occasional glances. Once they both finished, Twilight rose, and sent the dishes to the sink with magic.

"Well, the rest of the afternoon is ours. What do you want to do?" She thought for a moment. "Well, if we plan to be together like this, I think at least me friends should know. I want to go tell them. Do you think we should?" 

Midnight came over and nuzzled her shoulder. "Twilight Sparkle, I want to stand on the tallest mountain and yell my love for you to all of Equestria. Of course we should tell your friends." Twilight looked up at him. "Thank you." She said in a near whisper tone. She rested her head on him, and he laid his neck over hers. "Whenever you're ready." She just shook her head. "I'll never be ready to leave this. When you're ready, I'll follow." 

They stayed like that for the rest of the day, neither wanting to move an inch from their perfect match.


> 4: Moonlights Spell
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pinkie Pie shot through the door, in the gravity defying way only she could. "Congratulations! I knew you'd find your special somepony Twilight!" At Pinkies sudden entrance, the two unicorns had toppled over in a tangled heap.

Untying their limbs from each other, Twilight gave Pinkie a half skeptical, half exasperated look. "Let me guess. Your Pinkie-Sense told you." Pinkie was bouncing up and down like a foal on a sugar rush. "Yup. My heart fluttered, ears twitched, knees shook, and I sneezed." Twilight wrote it all down. "So that means someone's in love?" 

"Nope! That means that somethings about to explode. Which it did, because Pumpkin somehow blew up her toy trunk. Nope, all the colors flipped into opposites, then my heart fluttered, and all my fur stood on end. That's how I knew."

Twilights face seemed stuck. Her head was tilted to the side, one eye open wider than the other, and her jaw slightly open. Midnight did all he could not to laugh at her expression. "You know what? I'm not even gonna try. Thank you Pinkie. I'm glad to know you're happy with it."

Pinkie froze mid-bounce. "Well why wouldn't anypony be happy? You found your love. So what if its some new pony from the forest? That's why I invited everypony to a party to celebrate." Twilights face got that same frozen expression it had before. She didn't even move when Pinkie produced her Party Cannon from her saddlebags. This time, Midnight couldn't help himself. The black unicorn burst out laughing, and started rolling on the ground. 

Twilight turned the look on him, slowly thawed out, and started to giggle with him, growing intoned they were both rolling on the ground, laughing until they couldn't breathe. As they recovered, several explosions happened, one if which resulted in a cake landing dead center on Midnights face. He turned slowly towards Pinkie and her still smoking party cannon. "Ooopsie. That was meant for the table behind you." 

He turned towards Twilight, and she lost it again at the sight of his frosting coated face. He couldn't help it. He started laughing as well. "Oh, and Twilight, by everypony, I really just meant our friends. I mean, who would want to confess their love to all of Ponyville?" Twilight glanced at Midnight, and he grinned sheepishly. "Oh well. At least we can tell a small group first. Prepare for everypony else to know." 

"Right! And they should be here any minute!" 

*****

Pinkies party was perfect. She hadn't told anypony the actual reason behind it, only that there was a shindig at Twilights place. About halfway through the night, Pinkie called out. "May I have everyponys attention! Twilight has an announcement!" 

Twilight shyly looked around. "Well, I really don't know how to say this, I mean it all happened so fast, I can't really-" Midnight came to her side, nuzzled her, then said in a strong voice "Twilight and I are in love." 

Smiles broke out, but they were nervous smiles. Glad to see that their friend had found somepony, but wondered how she went so quickly from happy library recluse to lovestruck unicorn chaser. "Twi, we're all very happy for ya, but why so sudden? Not to say anything against you Midnight, but have you really thought it through about him?" 

Twilight was looking down, so Midnight took a step forward. "There was no thinking or time needed. We know more about each other, know how perfectly we fit, better than anypony in Equestria." Even Pinkie looked suprised. "How can you? You knew each other for a day, were knocked unconscious, then spent three says together after waking up. I'm all for love at first sight, but this is kinda stretching things."

Emboldened by Midnights speech, Twilight came forward. "Girls, that explosion, or the magic that caused it really, is why we know so strongly that we are meant to be together." She retold how their magics combined, showing them the entirety of the others mind and soul. 

Looks of understanding were showing, and congratulations were being spread. The party continued on just as before, but now, the two ponies who had just confessed their love swayed slowly, heads on each others shoulders, swaying to the sound of their mingled heartbeats. 

*****

Later, cuddling close again, Twilight slowly pulled out of the embrace, then planted her lips on Midnights. His eyes, which were half closed, went wide. He returned the kiss, suprised, but not wanting to let go either. Finally, a need to breathe separated them. "And what did I do to earn that?" Twilight giggled at his raised eyebrow and questioning expression. "You were here. Do I need another reason?" He pretended to ponder that for a moment, until Twilight hit him with a pillow. She kissed him again, more passionately.

"You know, it was all I could do earlier not to lick that cake clean off you." Midnight raised his eyebrows again. "Hey! Don't look at me like that. When you woke up in the park, your voice sounded, well, really sexy. It got me thinking on the... Other aspects of a serious relationship." Midnight smiled, started to rise, but a look akin to shame crossed his face, and he lay back down. "Twilight, I can't." 

He looked at her, and was horrified to see tears in her eyes. "Twilight, no! I can't, because I've been thinking about what Pinkie said. Sure, we think we know we're perfect for each other, but how can we be sure? I don't want to, to take away from some other relationship you might have if......if we aren't who we think we are." He threw his forelegs over his eyes and laid down. He let out a huff as Twilight sat on his chest, then pulled his legs away from his face. 

"Midnight Flame. Look at me." He looked up miserably into her eyes. They were narrowed, and obviously pissed. "If I wasn't sure about you, about wanting to be with you forever, would I have asked you to hold me tight, and never let me go? Or would I have sat with you, simply glad to be alive and touching you, for a whole afternoon? No! So the only one who's unsure here is you. Unless I missed something?"

Her sudden rant took him aback. "Twilight, I've never been more sure! But I didn't want to take something from you if you weren't! And there's no way I could've just said 'Hey Twilight, we both think that we love each other, and that we are perfect match for life, so can I buck you senseless?" 

His use if language suprised himself, but he didn't let it show. He only sat, staring into the violet eyes of his perfect pony. Then they crushed their lips together, knowing that there was nothing more perfect than that moment. The tension finally released, they were free. Their tongues danced around each other, like glorious acrobats. Hooves started roaming, and soon, both were groaning into each others mouths. 

Running a hoof down Twilights mane, Midnight trailed it down her back, until it stopped on her flank. He brought his other hoof down to the opposite side, and began rubbing in slow, hard circles. She tossed her head back and moaned. Seeing her response, he rubbed harder, then slid a hoof down towards her marehood. But before he could begin teasing her, she stood. She grinned, looking down. Midnight was fully erect, his dick shining in the pale moonlight. 

Slowly, Twilight slid backwards, then ran her tongue up his shaft. He shivered, and she continued. She repeated the long, slow lick all the way around, her eyes never leaving his. Then, when she had licked all of it, she stood, then positioned herself where she could swallow his member. She was no longer facing him, but her plot was in his face. Close enough to see it move and shake with every bob of her head, but far enough away that he couldn't reach. She continued her work, sliding her lips up and down. "Twilight, I'm gonna.." 

She immidiately stopped, pulled her head up, and grinned evilly. Taking advantage of her distraction, he pulled himself forward, and buried his muzzle in her dripping snatch. He probed her with his tongue, randomly flicking around, not knowing what he was doing. As his lips brushed a nub, she moaned and shook. Taking that as a good sign, he repeated the movements, nudging her nub, and licking all throughout her inner walls. She started panting, and frantically, she came, squirting juices straight onto Midnights face.

She breathed heavily for a bit, then turned. "We still haven't seen to you yet have we?" She wasn't talking to him, but to his still stiff member. "Whether you asked me or not, do it. Buck me senseless." She grinned slyly over one shoulder. Gladly obliging, he mounted her classic pony style. Adjusting, he placed his tip at the entrance of her wet slit. "Ready?" She nodded. 

Slowly at first, he pushed in, hissing at her tightness. She moaned, getting used to his size. He pushed in farther, then withdrew. He pushed back in, faster. He kept picking up pace, until they were both moaning uncontrollably. As she tightened around him, preparing for another orgasm, he gave a final thrust, and buried himself into her as deep as he could, and came in great spurting blasts. When they were both done, he pulled his quickly softening cock, and glanced around. Before he could say a word, there was a flash of Twilights purple magic, and everything was clean as it should be. 

They laid down, side by side. "Wow." The only words necessary. "My thoughts exactly." She giggled, and he pulled her close. Once again, he fell asleep under the moon, holding the pony he knew, with no uncertainty, that he would die to protect. That he would go to the ends of the earth for. And he knew in his heart that she'd do the same.

*****

(Authors note: I just realized a horrible misfortune on my part. I haven't even mentioned Fluttershy! I've written almost 6k words, and I don't think I've even said her name! Thus must be remedied. But not yet. Frankly, I have no idea what she'll be doing. Or who (; for that matter. For now, be satisfied with the introduction of the princesses, and the problems one of them will cause.) 

Princess Luna was alone. She didn't mind really. The silence and the night were her companions. Sitting on her balcony, staring at the moon that had been her prison for so many years, she felt a twinge in her chest. Yes, she had those stoic comrades, but everypony wanted real friendship. She could act aloof and strong when her subjects saw her, but here, by herself with her thoughts, she allowed a single tear to trickle down her cheek.

"Sister! What has you so troubled?" Celestia had come up behind her, and saw the shining reminder if her sorrow. "Nothing Celestia. Nothing at all." The white alicorn was not convinced. "Why would nothing cause you to cry dear Luna? You know that you can tell me anything."

As Celestia put a wing over her sister, Luna lost her thin veneer of control. "I do not know how I can carry on Celestia! You have your loyal subjects, those ponies who love your sun. But I, I have no pony. None to smile at me as I walk down the street. None to talk to when I feel like this."

She cried into her sisters shoulder, and Celestia consoled her with quiet words, holding her under the moonlight. 

*****

Dear Princess Celestia

Today, and this past week, I learned of a force even more powerful than friendship. One that takes over your entire being. I found love. I found and filled a hole in my heart that I didn't even know was there. I learned that love can save anypony from even the deepest sadness. 
Signed, your faithful student,
Twilight Sparkle.

Twilight rolled up her scroll, then focused her magic, causing her horn to light up. She concentrated, and it disapeared in a flash. Smiling, she started to go about her usual business, organizing shelves and general cleaning, but was interrupted by a reply from the princess. Thinking it was some emergency, she read it quickly.

Dear Twilight Sparkle,

Your new knowledge of this magic is something I have need of. Luna has been feeling very lonely lately, and I think that if she could find somepony to be with, it would ease her burden. Also, I'd like to meet this special pony you fell in love with. Please come to Canterlot within the week, so that we can meet and talk. 
Signed,
Princess Celestia.

Twilight pondered for a moment. As she thought, she walked downstairs and out the door, around the tree where Midnight was practicing his magic again. "Hey there Twilight. Whats up?" 

"Celestia wants us to go to Canterlot. In part so she can meet you, and partially so we can help Luna. She's really sad apparently. The Princess wants us to teach her about love, so she can find her own special somepony." 

Midnight smiled. "Well that's great! You can visit Spike, and we can explore the city together." She smiled back, then walked over to give him a quick kiss. "I'll go pack my things." 

*****

Flying through the air in a chariot, Midnight glanced at his lover. She looked troubled. "What's the matter? Aren't you excited?" She nodded. "Of course. But how can we teach Luna about finding her special somepony? We only fell for each other because we accidentally crossed minds. But what could she do? What if she tried it and the pony she did that with wasn't the right one?" 

Midnight crosses the seat and sat next to her. "It'll be fine. The reason we love each other is because we know about each other. We know all about what kind if pony the other is. We just have to tell her that she needs to learn about another pony. To find out what kind of person they are, to see if they can work. It'll take time, but the results are worth it." 

She nuzzled his side. "Thank you Midnight. I was about to lose it there. You know just what to say." He nuzzled her back. At that moment, he knew that the only thing to say was "Hmmmm," and keep caressing her.

*****

"Sister?" Celestia was walking through the castle halls, searching for Luna. From the end of one hall, she heard faint notes echoing. Curious, she worked her way down the corridor. As she drew nearer, she heard the music more clearly. It was melancholy, almost dirge like, but very beautiful, and full of emotion. Celestia pushed open the door, and saw Luna, alone as usual, the only light coming from her glowing, ethereal mane. 

"Dear sister, why do you insist on making yourself more saddened? Is it not enough to not look for happiness, but to throw yourself deeper in to misery?" Luna turned. Her eyes were puffy, obviously from crying. "Celestia, this music is the only thing keeping me sane. Without this symphony to pour my own feelings into, I would go mad. Now please, leave me to my thoughts." 

"Luna, that I won't do. There are two ponies coming here today who can help you. One was in a position much like yourself, and she found better friends than any I've ever seen. Please, come with me to the throne room. Greet them, let them tell us if their adventures through that mystical fog we call love and friendship." Luna hung her head, but stood, following the white alicorn out of her sanctuary.

*****

"Princess Celestia! It's been so long!" Twilight practically ran to the base of the throne platform. Midnight was a little more hesitant, not used to being around royalty at all. He slowly walked up to the throne. Bowing, is said "Your Majesty."

"Now who is this pony? I don't think I've ever seen him before." Celestia asked. "His name is Midnight Flame. You don't know him because he lived in the Everfree forest for much of his life. He was an outcast in his town. They were all very superstitious ponies, and he didn't want to stay around when they all feared him." Twilight ended her speech, then sucked in a breath. Celestia turned towards Midnight. "You left because your village feared you?" He nodded. 

"I was seen as a bad omen. There was another unicorn there in our village. She was very old. On her deathbed, her eyes glowed white, and she recited a prophecy. 
'Our world will forever change
Be unfixable, and remain,
By the horn of one with the coat of night
And fiery mane angels might' 
Once I was born, and I started doing random.magic like most young unicorns do, ponies started to get afraid. Of course, the fact that I never slept at night didn't help. Even as a foal, I would be wide awake, staring at the moon." Lunas ears perked up at this, but no one noticed. 

Celestia frowned for a moment, but then it was gone, and she smiled. "Well, we are very glad that you came to us Midnight." Twilight went to his side and brushed up against him. "No one more glad than me." Celestia smiled wider. "Tell me about how you fell in love. You two are so obviously the right pony for each other." 

So Twilight began to recount how he came into town, Pinkies party, his request to learn magic, how he channeled his magic, and the subsequent mind nelson they shared. When Luna heard that Midnight needed music to use his magic, she sat up and began studying him. When as Twilight finished her story, Celestias face had become a frown. "So you fell in love because you saw into each others minds, and felt that you were perfect together?" Twilight nodded. "Twilight, can you please come with me to the library? There's something I'd like to show you." 

Twilight shrugged, looked back at Midnight, and trotted off as he smiled. Once they had gone, Luna spoke up. "So you use music for your magic?" As he nodded, she smiled. "I've always loved music. There's no better way to show emotion and let your heart out then through song." Midnight smiled. He'd felt the same way. "Could you show me it? Sing me a song, and lift that vase?" Not wanting to refuse the Princess, he started on an old melody. 

When you try your best but you don't succeed, 
When you get what you want, but not what you need,
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep,
Stuck in reverse,
And the tears come streaming down your face, 
Oh when you lose something you cannot replace,
When you love someone but it goes to waste, 
Could it be worse?

As the vase lifted, a savage look came into Lunas eyes. While the vase was suspended in the black aura that Midnight produced, she let her magic flow and reached to envelop it with her own aura. Midnight yelled "No!" But Luna sent her magic darting forward anyway. Her magic mingled with his, and his mind was full of hers, then an explosion rocked the throne room, and he passed out. 

*****

Twilight was holding back tears. Celestias white wing was thrown over her shoulder. She was reading a passage from an old book about ancient magic. "When two unicorns magic mingled, they will glimpse each others entire being. The magic flowing through them will make it seem like they love the other pony, but it is only brought on by the spell. It will never last, for true love must be earned."

"But Celestia, I know it was real! We were so happy together!" She started sobbing, and Celestia comforted her. "My dear student, I'm so sorry I had to show you this. I truly wish I could have let you go on in bliss. But eventually, you two would've been broken by something. Whether it was your doing, his fault, or just the fact that you didn't match like you thought, it would end violently." Twilight just sat sadly repeating "No, I loved him. I thought I loved him...." She cried there, wanting to turn to stone and lose all feeling, but an explosion shocked her out of her misery. She recognised the sound. That happened when.... "Oh no." She ran as fast as she could towards the throne room. 

*****

Midnight groggily rose. He was still in the throne room, and Luna was stirring next to him. He found it odd that he woke easier this time, bit shrugged it off. Must be because he'd been exposed to that powerful magic before. The black alicorn looked at him, and started crying. "I'm so sorry Midnight Flame. I never should've taken advantage of you like that. I was so alone. I thought you'd be my perfect match. Never sleeping, loving my moon. But I was wrong. Your heart is Twilights. I can see that clearly now. I only wish we could've avoided this." She hung her head, letting her tears fall to the floor. 

Midnight walked over to her side, and nuzzled her. Normally, he'd be terrified of royalty. But he'd seen her soul. He know that she was just as alone as he had been. Held the same sadness inside he had. But she didn't have somepony like Twilight. That realization made him think of what it would be like to lose Twilight. The thought made him cringe. 

"I beg you Midnight, forgive me. All I wanted was for somepony to love me." He raised her head with a hoof. "I can't love you like I love Twight. But I know that we share the same pain. And I can't ignore someone who has known the same heartache that I endured. Twilight will always be my true match, but I will always love you." He then planted a kiss on Lunas lips. He heard a gasp from right behind. He turned. There in the doorway, was Twilight. Tears shone in her magenta eyes. Celestia appeared behind her, with an equally pained look. 

"You were right Celestia. We aren't perfect. We never will be." With that, she turned and fled down the hall, tears falling. Celestia gave him and Luna a hard look, then followed her. Then the situation processed itself in Midnights head. He knew he had just lost the one pony who had made him truly smile. And the knowledge broke his heart. 


 

> 5: The Break
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Authors note 2: I know these are annoying, so I'll try to make this my last. Midnight and Luna switch from Olde Canterlot speak to modern day because they combined minds. Both thought differently, and both are now equal parts of each other. So they talk in both. I like how it flows better, but not all the time. So I'm gonna keep writing that way. Okay, back to the tale.)

Midnights head was low, and he was crying. The tears flowed from him, and he didn't try to stop them. He was in Lunas sanctuary, with the same sad symphony playing, and leaning on Luna for support. Her wing was over him, protecting him like a mother hen would her chick. 

"I cannot tell you how sorry I am Midnight. I regret what I have done, and the misery I have wrought." Midnight looked up at her, and shook his head. "No princess. You had no control. It was your hearts doing. That fickle beast that resides in our chest. While mine is full if loss, yours was full of a yearning. One more powerful than any thoughts. The blame is mine. I shouldn't have kissed you like that. It was a stupid decision." 

He turned his head, and looked to the sky. It was a new moon. "Ah, sweet moon. Even you leave me here to rot in my misery. Only your mistress will hold me tonight, and your black face reflects my heart." Midnight stepped away from Luna. "Thank you Luna. For letting me pour my feelings onto you. But I have one last favor to ask. Can you teleport me to Ponyville? I need to get there as soon as I can." 

She nodded. "That I will. But first, let me thank you. Knowing that there's somepony out there who, understands me, is an enormous weight from my shoulders." He nodded in return. Her horn shimmered with a blue-black aura. Midnight was engulfed in it, then with a flash, he was gone. 

*****

Twilight wanted it to end. She wanted no part of this cold, weary life anymore. First, she goes so long without love. Living her life alone and content, but not happy. Then, almost as soon as love finds her, it gets torn away like some cruel joke. All she had the willpower to do was sit, surrounded by the darkness of an abandoned room in the castle, and sob. But her thoughts betrayed her. All she could see were images of him. The pony who's name she couldn't mention, or else risk losing what little sanity he'd left her with. But those pictures were horribly twisted, his face turned to evil grins instead of loving smiles. 

She cringed away, but she couldn't escape what her own head put in front of her. With a scream, a wave of magic erupted around her, passing through everything, but putting off light. And what should it reveal, but a scroll. An ancient one at that. She could always lose herself in a good read. She walked over, but realized it was in some ancient language. Letting a small smile escape, happy to have something to do, she sat down, and began working.

*****

Midnight landed heavily, but rose without hesitation. Stumbling a bit, he worked his way towards his cottage. As he arrived inside, he began looking through his collection of songs. He needed the perfect words. Lyrics full of meaning, something he could use to show how he truly felt about Twilight. To prove to her that it was her magenta eyes he wanted to look into, not Lunas blue ones. 

He searched and searched, until he came upon a short, sad melody. Reading it, he nodded. It would need a few changes, but it was perfect. He sat down at his desk, pushed aside the quills he'd set there, and chose one. Humming a tune to get his magic flowing, he began to revise the piece, word by word.

*****

Midnight was back in Canterlot castle. He was bowing before Princess Celestia, with Luna at his side. She however, was standing tall under the onslaught of anger pouting from Celestia. 

"How could you have been so thoughtless sister? After knowing of their love, and the effects of the magic, you did it anyway! As though you were deliberatly trying to break her heart. And you!" She turned the blast on Midnight. "She loved you with every fiber of her being. And you threw that away, threw her away, like some old toy you didn't want. What happened? Did you lose interest? Or was a princess just a better option?" 

At this last remark, Luna gasped angrily, and Midnight slowly raised his head. There were lines from tears on his face, brought on by reminders of the pain he'd caused. But it was his eyes that silenced Celestia. They appeared to be gone. In their place were two black, glowing orbs. The expression around the eyes was one of near loathing. Knowing what he had to do, Midnight slowly let the magic engulf him, until he was floating in the air, his fiery mane billowing around him like an inferno. He spoke, but it was no longer his voice. It echoed with power, determination, and pure raw emotion. 

"Heed my words alicorn. I have listened to thine insults for long enough. I had waited for you to stop, to let me explain myself, and the idiocy I committed. But you never let that time come. And your final words, those sayin that I would abandon the love of my life, the reason that I haven't returned to the forest to let myself die, simply because some other mare had a higher station? It is an outrage that I will only stand because of your place in this world. But listen close, for I shall not repeat this. My only purpose here today was to show Twilight my love. To somehow, no matter what it took, let her know that I loved nopony but her. You can delay me from that purpose with your petty words, bit they will be your last!" 

The white alicorn was speechless. It was like she'd been hit with a stone wall. The power radiating from thus unicorn was such that she'd never thought to see. It rivaled the Elements of Harmony. Knowing that she had to tread carefully, she lowered her head. "Please, accept my apologies Midnight. I thought your return here was only to consort with Luna. Now I know otherwise, and I approve. Please, go to Twilight, and tell her of this love. She needs that. I fear part of her broke that day. Shattered inside of her, letting her separate her emotions from her thoughts to avoid the pain." 

Hearing this, Midnights face took on an expression of horror. All the power left him. He crashed to the floor in a heap. Not even bothering to reply to that dire news, he ran straight towards where he knew Twilight would be. He only hoped he could convince her. 

*****

Twilight was bent over the scroll. She'd almost gotten to the end. It was a manuscript by Starswirl the Bearded, and it was about the effects of unicorns crossing their magic. She had read it frantically, hoping for a way to reverse its effects, to remove the pain the black unicorn had thrust upon her. She didn't hear the door open. But she did hear the voice that she fell in love with start singing. She paused, only to hear the words of the one who'd broken her heart.

Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes, 
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Moments so dear. 
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes 
How do you measure, measure a year?

In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights 
In cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.

In five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes 
How do you measure 
A year in the life?

How about love? 
How about love? 
How about love? 
Measure in love

Seasons of love. 
Seasons of love

Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes! 
Five hundred twenty-five thousand Journeys to plan.

Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes 
How do you measure the life 
Of a stallion or a mare?

In truths that she learned, 
Or in times that he cried?
In bridges he burned 
Or the way her love died?

It's time now to sing out, 
Tho' the story never ends 
Let's celebrate 
Remember a year in the life of friends 
Remember my love! 
Remember my love! 
Seasons of love!

Midnight finished the song. He looked into Twilights eyes, hoping against hope for some spark of the love he'd seen in them. All he saw was emptiness. They were the same beautiful eyes, bit there was no life there. Just a cold examination of what was in front of her. 

"You don't love me." The words came from her mechanically, and pierced Midnights heart like four poisoned arrows. "It was all fake. Feelings brought on by the magic. You don't love me, and never will." He fell to his knees, pushed there by the force of her words. "Go now. I'm very busy working." 

He rose, and stumbled out like he'd been kicked in the head by Big Macintosh. "She was right" he said out loud to himself. "I've broken her heart with my stupidity. And in turn, I've killed the only reason I didn't give up hope. There's no hope anymore. There's nothing." That revelation was spoken the same time his magic flared to life again, pushed on by his surging emotions. As he fell to his knees again, there was a flash, and he was gone. 

*****

Midnights eyes opened. He was alone, on top of a cold mountain. Alone was good. He wanted no disturbance in this. He slowly began to hum out , letting his magic seep out of him. It was so strong from pent up emotion, that it rushed around in the air once free. Letting it surround him, but ignoring it, he sang. 



I hurt myself today, 
To see if I still feel,
I focus on the pain, 
The only thing that's real. 
The needle tears a hole,
The old familiar sting. 
Try to kill it all away, 
But I remember everything.

What have I become, 
My sweetest friend?
Everyone I know goes away,
In the end.
And you could have it all. 
My empire of dirt. 
I will let you down, 
I will makeyou hurt.

I wear this crown of thorns,
Upon my liar's chair. 
Full of broken thoughts, 
I cannot repair. 
Beneath the stains of time,
The feelings disappear. 
You are someone else, 
I am still right here

What have I become, 
My sweetest friend? 
Everyone I know goes away, 
In the end. 
And you could have it all.
My empire of dirt. 
I will let you down, 
I will make you hurt.
If I could start again, 
A million miles away, 
I would keep myself,
I would find a way. 

As the last word left his lips, his magic exploded out, like a wave from a Sonic Rainboom. But this wave was pure black, and where ever it crossed, time froze, and lost its color. The world turned to match the grays of his broken heart.

*****

Twilight finished translating the scroll. She magically read through her translation. What she read as she neared the end nearly caused her heart to stop. "No....nonononoo!!" The scroll flew out of her magics grasp, and she bolted from the room at top speed. Fluttering to three ground, the last paragraph of her translation faced up. "Contrary to the belief of most ponies, this magical love effect will only last for a short time, but not in every case. If the two ponies are really right for each other, the feeling will be strong as ever after a day or two. Otherwise, it will fade." 

Sentences of that paragraph burned through the Twilights head. "If the two ponies are right for each other.... A day or two." They'd been unconscious for a week! And they'd been happily together for days after that. They really were right for each other! 

Skidding into the throne room, she froze. There was no color. Celestia and Luna were frozen mid hug. There was no sign of any breathing. Nothing. Even a butterfly, passing out the window, had paused its journey across the sky. 

Twilight panicked, wondering what could've caused it. She thought back, and remembered the lifeless words she'd spoken to Midnight, and the prophecy the old unicorn had told. "Equestria isn't changed forever. I'm here. I'll fix the heart that I broke, and together we'll put our world back together." 

Looking out the castle window, she saw a black sun, burning on the mountain that the dragon had taken residence in what felt like ages ago. Visualizing its face, she teleported there, knowing that it was her lovers power causing this, and that he was battling himself on top of that broken peak. 

*****

Midnight felt and heard nothing. There was no light, no sound, not even gravity. His magic held him in the air, protected from the cruelties of the outside world. But something, or somepony, was trying to break that wall. Stabs of magic pushed at him, with occasional glimpses of the exterior. One such glimpse showed him he reason for his pain. Wincing at the image, he pulled the magic tighter. No more sight came through, but now sound. 

It was her voice, faint, and coming in time with the pulses of magic. And one such pulse brought with it three words. Three words he had begged to every god to hear, but at the same time swore never to want them. The words broke his magic. Sent another explosion out across the land. All he had heard, was "I love you." 

Turning, his eyes filled with tears, he looked away from the pony he was forbidden from. "Midnight, please, listen. I truly love you. The magic isn't making me say this. I was wrong! It wouldn't have kept is together so long if we didn't belong with each other." 

He shook his head. "No Twilight. Never again. I won't love you, I won't love anyone. I don't have the power to do it. How can I, when my one mistake nearly made you lose all emotion? I can never take that rimmmph!" 

She had silenced him with a kiss. " Shut up you melodramatic pony. I know you want love. I want your love. Don't make me force you to accept it. I don't care what you did. Trying to break your magic let me see your mind again. I know that you only love Luna as a comrade. A companion in suffering. Suffering that ends now."

She kissed him again, over and over, until he gave in and kissed back. He stood, and they just stood together, watching a blazing sun set into a purple night.
*****
(Really long authors note. Please read it though!! It's very very very important.

So. I've realised I want to write different kinds of clop now. Like humanization, AU, etc. But I really love the world I've created, or at least the feelings in it with TwiNight. So here's what I'm going to do. Remember that old unicorn who made the prophecy? About Midnight changing the world? Well guess what? He does. 

He shatters it into millions of alternate realities with that pulse he sent out above. Time stopped in his plane of existence, but because it was thrown out of sync with the other universes running around, it broke into all those different realities. 

Each of which is held within my TwiNightverse. There can be funny worlds with Trollestia, or just straight up cloppy worlds where feelings don't get in the way of sex. Worlds where everpony has become a human. Worlds where ponies war against each other, and love can only survive under gunfire and burning shrapnel. 

I guess LTtD was more of an introduction for me. Don't worry, I will keep it going, but less periodically. Maybe once a week. But the other days will be filled with one shots of gamerLuna and Dashie, or any other weird combo. Maybe others series I put out with, probably at least one long running human clopfic. Especially a certain,melodic, three way ;). 

If you think this is a bad idea, please, let me know. Any story that keeps with the storyline so far will be titled "Light Through the Dark:" and then whatever twist that is included in that reality. Thank you for your patience, and your time. 

And if you could please, please spread the word. Not to be a whore for followers or anything, but its really hard to write 2.5 k words for a base of what appears to be 3-5 people. Don't get me wrong, you guys are awesome and all, but I want others to read what I put out, for more input, and more suggestions, and just more of all the amazing stuff you guys give me! That's what I need to really write well. That was the reason I started this. To become a better writer. 

So thank you thank you thank you for sticking with me for this week. Damn, its only been a week?! Sheesh, and I'm already trying to make my own poniverse here. But I guess the internet will do that to you. Please, tell me what you think here, on my page, in a PM, whatever.)

 


> 6: When in Rome....
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Celestia released Luna from their hug. "Of course I forgive you sister. I know how horrible that loneliness can be. I'm just glad you saw the error of your ways before something really bad happened. 

Luna sniffed, and nodded. "Now that I know there's somepony else who understands my sorrow, and has shared it, some of the burden is off my heart. But, knowing that he is now fully in love, with that gaping chasm filled, and I linger, still broken. It is a pain I can't describe. I still need somepony." 

Celestia now adopted the mother hen like stance Luna had shown Midnight earlier, putting her wing over her. "You'll find somepony Luna. I'll help, Twilight and Midnight will. We'll all be here." 

*****

Midnight slowly opened his eyes. The setting sun glowed like a coal on the horizon. Slowly, all the days events returned. When he didn't feel Twilight next to him, he panicked, thinking it was all a dream. Then she came from around a rock and smiled at him, the kind of smile that could only come from unyielding love. 

"Morning! Glad to see you're up!" She trotted over and nuzzled his neck, giving him a peck on the cheek. "I was going to look for a way down, but I was daydreaming about... Uh nothing really, and then I remembered that we got up here by magic, and we can go down that way too!" She shook her head at her self, then looked up at him. "See you in the library?" He nodded, and she was gone in a magenta flash. He started humming a slow tune, and took himself back to the tree he now called home.

*****

As Midnight appeared in the library, he landed right on top of Pinkie Pie. "Hi there! Wow, you're heavy, can you get off me now? I've got balloons to put up!" Midnight stood, and Pinkie was out from under him in a flash, already reloading her party cannon. Remembering the last time he'd been faced with that party favor, he threw himself to the ground, just barely dodging a cupcake tree, a dozen balloons, and a banner. Looking up, he saw that it said "Welcome Back!"

Twilight was fussing around the shelves with a feather duster, ensuring everything was sparkling. She kept kept going back and forth, cleaning the same spots over and over, until Midnight came over and distracted her with a kiss. "Calm down. It's just a party!" She frowned, but began giggling when he took the feather duster from her and started tickling her with it, chasing her around the room. Right as Midnight was following her past the door, it flew open, stopping him dead in his tracks. Rainbow Dash flapped in the doorway. "Hey there Midnight. Whatcha doin behind the door?" He was seeing too many duplicate Rainbows to respond, so she shrugged and went over to the snack table.

Following behind her came Applejack, Rarity, and a yellow pegasus who quietly introduced herself as Fluttershy. Shutting the door, the six mares began to party. No real rhyme or reason, just bad dancing, bad jokes, and good friends. About halfway through the night, Applejack stood on a table, and pulled Rarity up with her. 

"Howdy yall. Me and Rare got somethin important to tell ya." Rarity nodded. "Indeed we do. As you know, we've been marefriends for quite a long time, and we've decided to make it official." At this, she and Applejack both raised a hoof, showing off matching engagement rings. All the ponies in the room started hawking and saliva questions about the wedding, the dresses, all of that. All except Midnight. The rings had put a different idea into his head. 
> 7: To Be Or Not To Be
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*Three weeks after the party*

Midnight was lying awake next to Twilight, one foreleg thrown over her sleeping form. The same three thoughts came blasting through his head, like trains on a circular track. "I love her, and I want to marry her. But we've barely been together. What if this pushes her away? But I love her, and I want to marry her." Giving up, he slowly slid out of the bed so he wouldn't wake Twilight. He went to the window, and stood there, just watching the moon like he had for so many years before coming to Ponyville. He let his mind run wild, and watched the worries and wants chasing each other like a bystander in his own head.

***** 

Twilight woke up, but kept her breathing level. It was night, and the lack of Midnights touch had slowly taken hold as a bad sign in her subconscious, bringing her out of her dreams. She saw him, standing by the window, where she found him most nights. 

She smiled, knowing that this wonderful pony was hers to love forever. But she worried as well. He seemed so hesitant and nervous whenever she was working on organizing Rarity and Applejacks wedding. It was like the sight of white dresses and cakes scared him. 

Each day, she made lists of the things that needed doing for her friends big day, but inside, she wanted to be standing on that altar, watching the black pegasus come towards her in a tuxedo, ready to be joined together. Like Midnight, although she didn't know it, worries ran in her head in and endless cycle.. "Is he afraid of marriage? No, you know he's not. Does he not love me? Of course he does, you know that too! So is he afraid of marriage?" 

Together, staring wordlessly, one unaware of the other, they let their thoughts trample around until the break of day.

***** 

(There's an enormous thunderstorm going on right now, so this may get delayed. It's also scaring me worse than Rainbow Dash before a competition cuz the tree across the road from my house just got struck by lightning. And my neighbors window got blown in. Washington weather is crap. But back the the story.)

Applejack sat in Fluttershys cottage, waiting for her pegasus friend to come out with her dress. Rarity was going to make the dresses, but Fluttershy became very unFluttershyish and demanded that she do it. After all, its not right for a bride to make her own dress! She stood as the yellow pegasus came through the door, holding what Applejack thought may have been the perfect dress. It was simple. No frills, or bows, just some light gold lace along the hem. It was done all in greens, reds, and golds, with apples of those colors artfully placed about it. The clasp was an emerald shaped like an apple, that sat just in her collarbone.

"Do you like it? Oh my, I've done a terrible job haven't I? I'll redo it it's obviously teribl-" Applejack had shoved a hoof in Fluttershys mouth. "Quit knockin mah dress. It's perfect Shy. Ah can't thank you enough." Fluttershy looked at the ground nervously, and shuffled her feet. "There is one thing..." Applejack was oblivious to Fluttershys tone, and just motioned to continue. "Okay....Iwantyoutogivemeandbigmacyourblessing!" 

Applejack turned and raised an eyebrow. "Come again?" Fluttershy took a deep breath, and explained. "Big Mac and I have been going steady for about a month now. I'd really like to know if you're ok with it." Applejack was stunned. Big Macintosh had never seemed like the kind to go for Fluttershy. If Rainbow wasn't taken, she'd have sworn the cyan pegasus would be his first choice. But it wasn't get place to judge love. "Now Shy, why in Equestria wouldn't I approve?" Fluttershy jumped up, and zipped over to Applejack in a very Pinkieish way. "Ohthankyouthankthankyou! I can't wait to tell Macie!"

Fluttershy bolted from the house, leaving the door open behind her. "Macie huh? Oh he's never gonna hear the end of that one." Applejacks grin was downright diabolical, and she trotted out after her friend to gloat. 

*****

Rarity was in her usual manic frenzy. But this time, she had nothing to do. No deadlines, no special orders. Just a looming date on the horizon, an knowing all the things that were needed to make it perfect. She trusted her friends with the details entirely, and knew that they'd make sure it was just as wonderful as she pictured. But she wasn't hands on, and as such, was losing her mind.

She had organized her entire shop twice. Even her inspiration-room that she'd been so angry at Sweetie-Belle for arranging. Now, all that she could do was wait. But she couldn't manage that and stay sane. She was so full of manic energy, she didn't even notice the knock on her front door. Or the four that followed. She did notice however, when Applejack called out very worried "Rare? Everything alright in there?"

Rarity opened the door with her magic, and walked over to the entryway to embrace her fiance. "Of course darling. I'm just agitated. I need to do something!" Applejack got a very naughty look in her eye. "Well, Ah got somethin I could do right here." Rarity, still searching for some minuscule issue she could fix, had no idea what was going on until the orange mare came and planted a kiss on her lips. 

"Yeesh, you weren't kidding were ya? Let's get you calmed down." She pulled the white pegasus onto the bed, kicking the door shit behind them. Rarity did finally relax as Applejack climbed on top if her and lay down, looking her in the eyes as she leaned in for another passionate kiss. Applejacks hooves slowly traced the delicate contours of her marefriends body, eliciting a small moan. Rarity used her magic to lift of the earth ponys Stetson hat and remove the red band she always had in her mane. Free of its braid, it fell around them like a golden curtain. Applejack broke their kiss, and began placing tender, slow kisses down her lovers neck and collar. Knowing how sensitive the white unicorn was here, Applejack kept kissing her neck, and slowly rubbing her hooves up Raritys sides, massaging her. When Rarity was panting and moaning beneath her, Applejack brought one hoof down farther, rubbing the three diamonds that made up Raritys cutie mark. She continued rubbing there, kissing her neck, and massaging until her lover came to a climax, and had yelled out wordlessly until she couldn't anymore. 

Applejack rolled off of the unicorn, and wrapped her forelegs around her. "Are yeh relaxed now?" Rarity nodded blissfully and sighed. "Good. Ah just wanna stay here for awhile, holding you tight."

Murmuring her agreement, Rarity turned. "Why were you so eager to start dear? Usually I'm the one whos hot and bothered, and I drag you into it until you're ready." Applejack grinned sheepishly. "Uh, well Ah found out today that Fluttershy and Big Macintosh are together. She asked for mah approval, and o' course Ah said yes. She ran out to tell him, and Ah followed behind. She got there before me, and when Ah showed up, they were..uh.. celebrating in the barn." 

"So you got turned on by the sight if your brother rutting another pony?" Applejack spluttered "No! It was just that-" she stopped when she saw the teasing look in Raritys eyes. "So yer a comedian now huh? Well Ah got one for ya. What's white and coated with feathers?" 

Rarity puzzled for a moment, but realized the answer was her after Applejack smacked her with a pillow. This started an all out battle royale, and they continued fighting with the pillows until late into the night. 

***** 
> 8:Two Become One
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The next morning, Applejack awoke to a blue flash. "Rare? What in the hayseed are you doin?" Rarity glanced over. "Cleaning. There must be a whole chicken farm worth of feathers scattered about. Applejack grinned. "Last night was fun. Worth it completely. Ah'll go make us some breakfast."

Applejack got up, and trotted to the kitchen. Starting on the breakfast, she found all the ingredients for apple pancakes, and began cooking. When she was done, she brought the plates of pancakes over to Rarity, who promptly shooed her back to the kitchen, not wanting crumbs on her carpet. They ate, kissed, and Applejack left to do her chores on the farm. 

Rarity glanced back at their feather coated bedroom, and smiled. "Something to do! Finally." Happily, she bounced towards the downy mess with broom held aloft by her magic.

***** 

*One month later, the day of the wedding*

Rainbow stretched from her cloud, glanced up, and almost fell off. Floating next to her, staring at her with an absent minded smile, was Pinkie Pie. "Did you know that you're absolutely adorable when you sleep?" 

"Did you know that you almost gave me a heart attack?" Pinkie just laughed. "Yup. But only almost. Come on, you said you'd help me set up the wedding decorations!" Rainbow groaned. "Why can't you use your party cannon?" Pinkie Pie raised an eyebrow. "Because last time that I fired it outside, I filled a hurricane with cupcakes, confetti, and candles. I doubt that Fillydelphia would appreciate a repeat. So come on. Let's go lazy feathers." Rainbow turned over and pretended to snore, ignoring Pinkie. "Dashie, don't make me use your special weakness."

Rainbows breathing quickened, but she didn't reply. Quietly, so the cyan Pegasus wouldn't hear, Pinkie leaned over, and drew her tongue along Rainbows wing joint and up the wing itself.. Immediately, she was knocked backwards by Rainbows now stiff outstretched wings. "Told ya so! Now come on, or I'll tease ya even more." Grumbling, but no longer resisting, the cyan pegasus jumped off her cloud and towards the ground. 

She waited for Pinkie to descend next to her in the balloon, then followed her bouncing marefriend towards the park where the reception would be held. Pinkie handed her white streamers, which Rainbow then looped around the park through the trees, creating a gossamer perimeter fence in the air. They then went through the more basic party setup, getting tables and chairs for each guest, making the aisle worthy of the two beautiful brides, a long white path, with golden fringes. Then, fifty or more chairs on either side, stood facing the altar, which had a white trellis covered in purple and orange roses. "Normally, this would be a perfect wedding," Rainbow thought. "But Pinkies running this. So of course, we need more." So she flew around, attaching bunches of orange and purple balloons to every available surface, covering the tables in matching confetti and glitter, and generally Pinkie-Pieing everything. 

"Perfect!" Pinkie was somehow hanging upside down from a tree branch that.
was overhanging the area. Satisfied, she flipped off the branch, spun around like a gymnast, and landed next to Rainbow. "Shall we go inform the brides?" Rainbow kissed her on the cheek. "No. I want a nap before the wedding." Pinkie preemptively wrapped her arms around the pegasus' extending wings. "Nope! You need to get your dress on! Your Applejacks best mare! So come on silly filly, you if all ponies need to be there." Groaning, Rainbow let herself be dragged to Raritys boutique so Ponyvilles resident fashion master could dress her.

*****

She was in her dress. Her hair was perfect. The wedding was going to go off without a hitch. And yet Raritys heart was pounding worse than when Photo Finish had been examining her work. She stopped pacing and looked at herself in the mirror. "It's Applejack you'll be marrying up there. Not some random pony. You know and love her. Get out there!" Turning, she walked out the door to her pre arranged place, head held high, but still trembling.

*****

Applejack was rearing to go. She clopped around, full if exited energy. But she was losing it on the inside. "How can Ah do this? Ah just don't know if I can commit! Ah love Rare, with all mah heart. But what if we don't work like we thought?" The idea of it chilled her, but she steeled herself. "That's the pony you love. And she loves you too. Get out there cowgirl!" She trotted out the door in her dress, towards her spot for the wedding. 

*****

"I'm so excited! All this planning is paying off!" Midnight smiled at Twilight as she bounced around in her seat, anxious for the ceremony to start. "I just can't wait to see your friends happy." Twilight looked up at him quizzically, wondering what he meant. "When the people you love are happy, you're happy. And if you've got a smile on your face, then the worlds doing alright." Her eyes watered, and she leaned up to kiss him. She was about to say something, but the band had begun playing the wedding march, and the two beautiful brides were slowly walking towards the Mayor, who was going to marry them. 

Twilight had already seen Applejacks dress, because she had helped her put it on. But when she saw Raritys dress, she took in a gasp. It was slim cut, almost tight around her, a medium train behind her. The design was conservative, borderline simple. But what caught her breath was the fabric. It glittered in millions of colors, each thread glowing in the sunlight. Even Rainbow was stunned. She turned to look at Fluttershy, whos reply to her open mouthed look was a small smile. "Crushed diamonds. I bought some magic fabric that holds on gemstones, then brushed it with the powder."

Smiling, Rainbow turned back to the aisle. She was Applejacks best mare, and Fluttershy was Raritys. The brides had planned on making all their friends bridesmaids, but Fluttershy couldn't have made the dresses in time, and they weren't going to let Rarity do it. Twilight and Pinkie were perfectly content though. Twilight was not fond of the spotlight, and Pinkie was all smiles as long as everyone else was, so it worked out. The brides slow march finally ended, and the mayor smiled. Turning to Applejack, she said "Your vows, Applejack?"

Applejack took a deep breath, like readying herself for a race, then started. "Rarity, Ah love ya more than Ah love life. You fill mah heart with so much joy, it feels like Ah'm gonna burst. Ah know normal vows pledge mahself to you, all my soul, but neither of us can do that. We live our lives to the fullest, and we can't always drop what we're doin and run to each others sides. But Ah will promise this. Ah will love you the way you deserve. Ah'll never leave ya or be unfaithful, and you'll never be wanting for anythang if Ah can help it. Ah promise to spend the rest of my life with you, and love every minute of it."

Mayor wiped away a tear, then turned to Rarity. She was smiling, and tears of joy were running down her face. "Your vows Rarity?" The white unicorn nodded, then began. "Applejack, you fill kd just like you say I fill you. I need you in my life. Knowing that with this ceremony, we'll be together forever, oit's the greatest feeling in the world. You are the most wonderful pony I have ever met or heard of. Just like your honesty has you promise to be by my side forever, my generosity leads me to give. To give all of myself to you. I am yours in every way Applejack.  My love will be yours always and nothing could ever make me want it back."

The mayor was almost in tears now, but she carried on. "Do you, Applejack, swear to love and be with this pony forever?" Nodding, she replied "Ah do." The mayor turned to Rarity. "And do you, Rarity, swear to give all your love to and stay by this pony forever?" Rarity replied "I do." Openly crying now, the mayor said "Then I pronounce you mare and mare!" She looked at both happy wives, then said "You may kiss your bride." And Applejack and Rarity kissed so passionately, their love so obvious, it made up Midnights mind. He would marry Twilight, and he'd bring her the same joy. 

The couple broke apart, and then Pinkie Pie jumped in the air. "Time to party!!!" Smiling, the two mares just stood, surrounded by happy friends and music, love and magic. They kissed again, then let themselves be dragged into the fray.

They danced, they drank, and generally partied like Pinkie Pie after chugging some cider. As the night grew old, a pegasus carriage arrived outside the park, ready to take the newlyweds to their honeymoon. The rest of the party split, making a path for them. The traditional rice was tossed over them as they walked, but they didn't even notice. They were too deep in each others eyes to even realise the real world was even spinning anymore. They kissed one more time once they entered the carriage, to much cheering and yelling. The doors shut and they were on their way towards their honeymoon.

*****

Walking home with Twilight, Midnight had a goofy smile on his face. "Whats got you smiling like a colt?" He just kept grinning, and replied "Nothin. Just that wedding, and all the happy ponies. Great times." Now Twilight was smiling. "That's not nothing is it?" He pushed into her laughing, and they went home, smiling and giggling. 

What really had Midnight smiling were the visions in his head. Twilight walking up the aisle, dresses in a simple but elegant gown, and him speaking those glorious words, "I do," then kissing her the way Rarity and Applejack had kissed, full of love. That scene kept looping through his head, and it kept the grin plastered on his face.