AU to To Love a Mare: Twilight's disgraced father, Night Light, has lived five years in regret for his mistakes against his daughter and Princess Luna. However, he now has one night to fix everything, but it will come at the biggest of sacrifice
The most important thing to Night Light is protecting his daughter. She's so smart, and learning so much, but there's dangers that no child can understand. But tonight's not about that. Tonight is just a bedtime story.
Night Light is having a relaxing night in—sans wife—doing a little extra work for his astronomy job, when he has a visitor that needs some special care.
The day of Shining Armor and Cadance's wedding anniversary is coming. Shining Armor, wants to give his wife a truly exceptional present, so he asks the Royal Guard of Canterlot for help. Things get very out of hoof from there.
A young boy, a little girl, a chance encounter, and a big heart. All of these things will lead to changes in the Sparkle household that no one is prepared for, but will enhance their lives in ways that no one expects.
Twilight Sparkle is the result of centuries of careful manipulations by the Princess of Equestria with the end goal of freeing the Mare in the Moon. Of course, it is difficult to affect ponies from space; control of dreams was most helpful.
