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I was leaning on the side of the barn, my head held down a bit, and my chin almost hitting my chest, my eyes closed; my arms crossed. Once more I walked in on two lovers at it, I swear, I'm a magnet for this sort of thing, but I guess it was better me then Pinkie who wanted to go in there. I mean, I still remember the last time she walked in on me and Twilight, thinking that we were sick and almost saw...well you know what I'm talking about. Though, my mind did go back to who it was that caused Mike to be in the barn in the first place, my father...Sinbad. You know what, fuck it, for all I care he is not my father so I'm gonna call him Sinbad from now on. Anyway, now that I think of it, Darkness would bring Sinbad into the picture, to ether make his army grow stronger, and to also mess with me. I bet he thinks that with him in the picture, I'll care too much to kill him and not worry about my friends; well he's surly mistaken. My friends and soon to be family come first; my feelings for revenge, second. After a while, I had the feeling that I was being watched, slowly opening my eyes and turning to my left, I saw my sister, Princess Luna standing there, looking at me with a look of worry. I looked away, I don't truly know why, but I just did it.

"That man," she asked softly as I didn't look at her. "Was he truly your father?" I only nodded my head slightly at this. "Brandon... I know you don't wish to talk about it...but can you tell me of your mother?" I turned to her slowly as she asked me this question, I had rarely ever spoken of my mother at all, in a way, I felt it was her fault that we were put though all the pain of my past and she did nothing to stop Sinbad from Doing it over, and over again. But there were at times, when I didn't hate her as I always did, when it was just me and her, when Sinbad had to go out of town for his work, she was...different, more claim. She told me stories of my grandmother and grandfather. My grandfather being knighted by the queen of London, my grandmother a world traveler.

"What is there to know," I asked sliding down the wall as I sat on the ground, she sat down on her hunches beside me as she was still looking at me. "She was pretty much a slaver to my father, doing whatever he wanted her to do, whenever he wanted her to do It." but I then sighed. "But...there were times when it was just us, many times he was sent away on work, leaving me and my mother alone...she told me stories of my family on her side of the family, I had never meant them, because they pretty much didn't want anything to do with her after she ran away from home to be with my father; they passed away close to two years ago." I brought my hands over each other and placed them on my lap. "My mother...when we were alone, was so much different then when HE was around. She smiled; spoke to me of how great I would be. I asked her one day, why we just didn't leave. I remember watching her cry, she was protecting me, she knew my father was a powerful man of the underground world, and if he wanted to; would find us, and kill us both. I was only seven, but I did my best to care for my mother more then my father ever did. I left the moment I turned sixteen, my father laughed at me, saying I would be back, but I never did turn back, I pushed myself forward. I got lucky at this job, the pay was good, and I stayed at the back end of the shop until I could pay for my own place."

"And your mother?" Luna asked.

"I lost touch with her for a while," I spoke out again. "She found me through an old friend and started to write me letters without my father's knowledge, after a while, she stopped...and I know why." I looked up at the sky and sighed. "He killed her..."

I didn't hear Luna say anything for a while, maybe she was thinking; I then felt her arms around me and pulled me close to her, hugging me softly as I too did hug her.

"Maybe I can help...just like when Sonic Flash came to the past to save you, maybe we can send you to the past and..."

"No," I looked up to her after our hug was broken as she gave me a confused look. "Luna, I know you mean well by this, but remember what happened to Sonic Flash? He disappeared because the future was changed. Even if it's for something that would no doubt help me, I would disappear as well as everyone else in this timeline." I closed my eyes slightly as I took a sigh. "There was a few reasons why I wanted to stay here, one, I felt right at home here, I had gained my friends, and Twilight...What if I had everything like that back home, I would've wanted to stay there maybe." I brought my eyes back to her and smiled, placing my hand on her shoulder. "My past is my past Luna, though it is dark and full of pain, I am happy now, and that's what matters to me."

"Are you sure?' she asked me as I smiled and nodded to her.

"I'm sure, oh looks like Mike and AJ are out," standing up and dusting my pants off, Luna and I made our way over toward the two new lovers. When they looked toward me, I could see the unease looks they gave me of having me and Twilight walk in on them. I couldn't help but smirk now at the sight of the two looking like they were caught doing a murder. Celestia came over to them as I went over as well, a little off to the side, for the princesses wanted to see Mike anyway.

"Hello Mike," Celestia spoke giving a small nod to him. "It is good to see you again without the need for a battle."

"Yes," Luna spoke up next. "Quite good, and also we are happy how you and young Applejack here found love between the two of you." Mike looked down while rubbing the back of his head. His hat was off and in his free hand, still shirtless since his old shirt was brunt. Applejack also blushed and looked down slightly as Celestia spoke up next.

"We saw the tool you used to fight off when Brandon was under the control of Darkness and his evil force; we wished to give you a weapon much like Brandon has. A tool enforced with magic, our brother here," she then motion me over as I blinked in slight confused, when I stood between the two, she placed a hoof on my shoulder. "He gave us some very good ideas for what to give you, may you hold out your hands please?" giving her a firm nod, Mike did as he was told, Luna and Celestia brought their horns down as I also brought my hand out, since I helped with thinking it, it was also my duty to also make the weapon real; like when they did with my sword.

The colors of our magic curled around Mike's hand, until the weapon started to take shape. Taking the way Thor's hammer was made, that was what it looked like pretty much, save for the cord at the end where he could fling it around. The handle was made of pure sliver, a red ruby encrusted on the bottom. The hammer part was also sliver, the outline being gold with the sigh of his Cutie Mark on each side of the hammer, something I wished to add onto it since he had just earned his own. When he held onto it, he lifted it up and down as if it was a dumbbell.

"Its light," he said as Celestia nodded her head.

"It is made up of both magic and steel," she spoke pointing to it with her hoof. "It is so strong that it could shake the very earth, but light as if paper."

"And like Brandon's blade," Luna spoke up. "Magic will not affect you while you hold it, so what happened today will not happen again if you hold on to his hammer."

"And I added a little something to it," I spoke up with a smile. "Throw the hammer away from you, and hold your hand out like so." I brought my hand out in front of me, my palm out as if to do a high-five. Nodding, he turned away from everyone and threw it. It flew straight for a moment, and when he brought his hand out like I sowed him, it stopped and flew back, going sideways, handle toward his hand; before landing lightly before his palm as he grasped it.

"Well I'll be, that's a mighty fine trick there!" Applejack said as she watched Mike slip the hammer where his old one would be.

"Thank you," he spoke bowing his head slightly. "Thank you all three of you."

"So when do I get my own weapon like you and Mike?" rolling my eyes slightly, Twilight, Rarity, Devon, and I made our way over to Rarity's and his place. As I had said before to Rarity, once she had worked on the clothing only a prince would wear was done, I would wear it for the rest of the day, plus all day the next day. The white unicorn was all the happier about this; she was going on how dashing and princelier I would look.

"You'll get it as soon as I think of it; I'm going to make it myself this time since I have a pretty good idea. I'll then send it to my sisters and they'll make the magic part go on it; so hold your horses."

"Okay," he then grabbed onto Rarity as I sighed.

"Idiot..."

"By the way Brandon," Rarity spoke up after shaking Devon's hand off her. "You're getting a hair cut."

"Like fucking hell I am!" I cried out looking at her. "No one touches the hair!"

"But the robe will look so much better wit your hair cut a bit, please?"

"No,"

"Pleaseeeeee?"

"Nooooooo...." But she was one that wouldn't give up, jumping in front of me; she went on her hind legs, hooves held together in a begging like way.

"Please, please, please, please, please, please, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..."

"Okay, okay...god..." I sighed and shook my head. "But whoever cuts it better leave enough that I can still spike it up!" I saw the grin on her face grow wider and wider as she dropped back down on all four, Twilight only chuckling softly at how I was suckered in by our friend's begging and pleading, but as I ran my fingers though my hair, I guess a cut could be in order. As we made ourselves there, we entered hers' and Devon's home, my having to duck a bit as I went to sit on the sofa.

"Now then," she then turned to look at me while tilting her head left and right. "Hrm...yes I can just see it now! You are going to look very handsome, and also, you need a shave."

"Oh come on..."

"Hey, if the head getting cut, the beard is getting cut too, so suck it up!" again, I never though I hear Rarity speak like this before, maybe Devon did something to her? She told me to stand up as I did, slowly walking around me, at times pushing my head down as if to get a better look at my hair, I could hear her mutter about how this much would be taken off or what else she could do. "Brandon, when you first came here to Ponyville, you had yellow highlights in your hair correct?"

"That's right," I answered her with a nod as she went off to another room, coming back with the items of choice, a bottle of yellow dye, scissor and other such grooming tools.

'Hrm, yes, I think I shall put some in your hair, with your permission of course?"

"Go ahead,"

"Good, now here sit," a chair floated over as I sighed, sitting down on it as a think blanket laid over me. Hearing the clips and watching my hair flow down my chest and sides, I closed my eyes and drifted of to a light slumber. The sound of her soft humming causing me mostly to fall asleep. I soon felt the poking of someone's finger on my temple, and by someone, I mean Devon.

"Hey...wakey, wakey mister sleepy head...come on..." with each pause he would poke me, my eyes opening to a glare as he made a mock gasp. "Oh, yeah he's awake, have a nice nappy?"

"You like being a dude?" I asked as he nodded. "Keep it up and I'll kick you so hard between the legs, your voice will forever change and you'll be a woman."

"Now, now," Rarity spoke up as she took the blanket off me. "No need for that, now tell me, how do you like yourself?" she brought in a large mirror as she sat it before me, standing up and dusting my shoulder, I looked to the new me.

My hair was very much shorter, that much was true; the only part sticking up was the front part of my hair. Twirling my head about, I found that the side and back of my head was cut much shorter, as it went toward the part of my hair that was indeed sticking up, it became thicker a bit more. My beard, gone; I had gone from a clean trim beard, to a clean shaved chin and face. Though what else was new that I had many lines of yellow in my hair now, I was surprised how it was because how some part of my hair was so short, but she still managed to do it.

"I think it looks good," Twilight told me standing beside me and looking up at me. "You look good with slightly short hair."

"Yeah," Devon spoke while crossing his arms. "But now he can't go Super like Goku from Dragon Ball Z!"

"Who?" asked Rarity as I laughed and shook my head.

"A character from our world, you see when he went into to Super sate; his hair would stick up and turn a glowing gold. In fact I was nicknamed Goku a lot at school by these girls who saw the live action movie of the show."

"Yeah that kinda sucked didn't it?"

"Oh you have no idea, I mean really? You make a live action movie based on a part of a show which pretty much no one watched or pretty much forgot it. I mean, with some people I knew back home, I could count on one hand how many watched Dragon Ball. Truth be told, I watched Dragon Ball Z before Dragon Ball." The girls just gave us awkward faces as me and Devon looked to them and shrugged. "Never mind about that, anyway, thank you Rarity, I very much like this cut,"

"Very good!" she cried out in glee. "Now, for your princely robes!"

While softly humming, she ran into the next room and came back later with the clothing she had made with her magic holding it up, looking at it, I noticed that it had some parts of the Assassin Creed custom that she made for Spike. Though it did not have a hood, the part around the legs was there, also the cuffs around where my neck would be. The robe itself was all white, save for the outline that she made, a deep black, the outline being around the shoulder blades, neckline, and around the legs part, or 'tails' as I found to be called. Two golden like shoulder pads were seen on a shoulder, looking like steams going down maybe a inch or two on the pads. Then I noticed something on the robes, they had metal around the right shoulder, as I said much like the Assassin Creed suit, and around the midsection, a belt hung freely on it, my Cutie Mark sigh acting as the belt buckle; the metal on the shoulder also housing my mark. Looking at the right shoulder, I kinda chuckled, for flowing down the shoulder guard, was the Cutie Mark Crusaders cape, though a different color being blue with a white outline, the rearing pony in the middle still the same yellow though.

"I am sorry for that part," Rarity must've seen me looking at the arm length cape. "Sweetie Belle thought it would make a nice add on to the suit, and I didn't wish to upset her."

"Nah, I like it," I told her with a smile. "And I like how if I wear the Hidden Blades again, it fits the suit as well."

"Yes, I thought you might want to use those again, maybe the next time you do battle with Darkness and his goons! Now, shall we see how you look in it?" I sighed and nodded, taking the suit and going behind an enclosed part of the room, I simply brought the clothing over my old ones, just in case I needed to get out of them today. Once I was done, I made my way out as my friends and girlfriend looked toward me. "Well Twilight, what do you think of the new Brandon?" Rarity asked before walking around me making sure everything was alright. "Like always I find him to be quite dashing in the clothing I make for him!" Twilight placed a hoof under her chin before smiling to me.

"Brandon will always look fine to me, no matter what he dresses like or looks like. But I must say Brandon; you do look a lot younger without all that hair on your face."

"And that's why I always leave the air under my nose and chin," I spoke up crossing my arms slightly. "I hate looking like I'm younger, but I guess I can wait for the hair to grow back once more." I gave a small shrug of my shoulders, Devon was about to say something, when a knock on the door stopped him from speaking. Going to the door, the rest fo us made our way over, when he opened it, there was Mike and Applejack.

"Howdy friends," Mike gave a small salute with his two fingers from his forehead. "Nice suit by the way Brandon, makes you look more the part of being the Prince around these parts...and did ye get a cur or somethin?"

"Yeah," I answered with a sift sigh. "But Rarity did well, what are you doing here?"

"Well," he answered. "I thought you me and Devon here could do a little sparing with our fists and that, you know, a free for all match, you two up for it?"

"Hrm," Devon looked deep n thought for a moment before he nodded. "I'm game, Brandon?"

"Sure, Rarity, do you mind holding this robe until the training is done?"

"Sure thing hon, where are you three gonna do it?"

"Well there is pretty good space out here, I say we all fight right here!"

And that's just what we did too. Outside in front of Rarity's home, all three of us were shirtless, Mike had much more muscles then ether me or Devon had. I mean sure, I was strong, but I've been worrying too much on the magic powers I have; I guess I've forgot to also train my body as well. School was out, so all the Coats and Fillies that were on their way home, I guess caught wind of the sparring match about to go down and came over to watch, even Celestia and Luna had came t watch; truthfully, I thought they went back to Canterlot, guess not.

"Alright, so do we have any rules?" Devon called out as Mike nodded.

"When one of us says we can't fight anymore, we let them leave the circle our little thing has rounded up. No fighting dirty, meaning no hair pulling, eye poking, or groin kicking/punching; got it?"

"Got it," I answered cracking my neck and back as I stretched out my body before getting ready as well as the other two.

"Princess Luna if you will?" Mike called out as he got ready as well as my moon sister nodded, extending her right wing out.

"Are all three of you ready?" she asked looking around.

"Ready," we all nodded and spoke at once.

"Begin!" with that her wing shot down as at once, we all ran toward the middle of the arena we had made.

A saw a kick coming from Devon and ducked out of the way, watching as Mike went and grab at his foot, lifting him up in the air for a moment, I saw my chance and clothed lined the cowboy human across the chest. He grunted and let go of Devon's foot, causing the dark skin human to frail about before falling toward the ground. Moving with speed I had grown to possessed, I swung my fist and feet toward Mike, he would easily dodge them with a flick of his wrist, before I punched, he grabbed it with his left hand, punched once more, and caught it with his right. Our arms made an X as we tried to gain the upper hand of the other. I then heard the sound of running feet, looking back slightly I saw Devon run up, jumping in the air with his foot out, I fell to the ground, releasing my lock on Mike as I rolled under him, and kicked him toward Devon's own kick, but he also saw then. I watched as his hands went around Devon's leg and threw him toward me, I yelped as Devon was thrown into me, both of us falling to the ground before I pushed the curly hair human off of me. Rolling to my side, I got back to my feet at once, jumping backwards as both of Mike's and Devon's right foot landed where I use to be at, this was going to be a long fight...

I don't know how long we indeed fought, but when it was over, after each of us punched the other at the same time, we all fell on our backs. Sweaty, swore and out of breath. My head throbbed with slight pain, making me have to close my eyes for a moment or two. When I did open them, I found Twilight looking down at me, with a face mixed with worry and something else I couldn't think of. With her help I sat up, watching as Rarity and Applejack also helped their lovers up as well, Everypony that was watching came over to see if we were fine; also saying how wicked the fight was.

"That was a most superior orderly fight I have seen in a long time," Celestia spoke up while walking over to us, I stood up as well as the other two, we were each grinning slightly at this praise. "Darkness, Sinbad and Discord will have a hard time fighting off you three."

"Well, we are pretty epic," Devon spoke blowing on his fingers and rubbing them to his chest.

"And it seems one of us is a little full of their selves."

"Damn right...hey!" I chuckled as he just got what I said. We all chuckled, soon the crowd disappearing before my older half sister Celestia turned to Twilight.

"I also heard you are carrying a foal now Twilight dear, I am deeply happy for you and Brandon," I saw her blush slightly as I looked away rubbing the back of my head. "The colt or filly will grow up to a very happy family."

"Yes, I'm sure he or she will," I saw Twilight look over at me and give me a warm smile, I smiled back as Devon nudged my side with his elbow, raising and lowering his eyebrows. "What?"

"Dude got her knocked up!" I scoffed and brought my hand to my face, rubbing my eyes before looking at Rarity.

"Again...what the hell do you see in this guy?!"

"So what are everyone's plans for the remainder of today?" Luna asked as we sat beside a pound at the park.

"Well, me and Mike here still gotta lot of work to do, storing the apples back at the barn right before the snow falls hits us." Applejack answered for herself and Mike. "After that, not really sure."

"I convinced Devon to go to the spa with me for my weekly visit, spend some time getting all dashing and such!"

"Right..." I answered with a roll of my eye as Rarity blushed.

"We shall not do THAT, you two may join us if you wish?"

"Orgy..."

"Devon!" Rarity, Twilight, and I cried out.

"Whaaa? Had to be said!" I only shook my head as Twilight sighed.

"My mother and me are going shopping for when the foal is born," the unicorn spoke up looking to her teacher and then Luna. "It may be early right now, but it's best to get all the shopping done now I guess?"

"Yes, that sounds like a very good plan, will you be joining her Brandon?"

"No not this time," I answered crossing my arms. "I need to go pick something up today that I've been meaning to get for our home." Twilight gave me a weird look.

"And what's that?"

"Secret," I said in the same voice she used when she wouldn't tell me about her 'custom' of Nightmare Night. With the help of Luna, Twilight was taken to Canterlot, Devon and Rarity went toward the Spa, and Mike with Applejack back to their place. It was only me and Celestia left as she stood up and came over to me.

"What are you truly getting Brandon?" she asked me as I smiled softly.

"An engagement ring,"

If you could see her face right now, it would've been priceless, the way her jaw slightly dropped, her eyes widening so much I swear they would pop.

Celestia and I were now outside of the Café, many eyes were on us, I mean, we were the rulers of Equestria. Though I think the eyes were mostly on Celestia, since Everypony pretty much saw me everyday around here, she on the other hand not so much. With her tea floating up as well as something that I thought looked like a cream filled pastry, she took a small sip and then a bite as I took a sip of my own tea.

"Do you think," she asked after a while. "That it is best to wed with Twilight while Darkness and his followers are still at large?"

"I did not tend to have the wedding while they are still around Celestia," I told her looking at her with a raised eyebrow. "I mean, with all the planning going on and all that other stuff, this could still take a year or so, and if Darkness is not stopped then, then I wouldn't dream of doing the wedding before that."

"Then why the..." I sighed as she gave me a look of wanting to know what I was thinking.

"Celestia," I spoke softly while placing my cup down. "You know I love Twilight, I will do anything to keep her safe, I would go to hell and back for her. I know that Twilight knows that I love her, but...I think this can prove just how much."

"You are going to have a foal with her brother," she gave a soft chuckle. "That and fusing with Moon when we all thought she was still evil, giving your life to keep her safe; you don't need this to prove that you love her."

"I know but..." I shook my head slightly at this. "I don't know Celestia, I really want to be bounded with Twilight like this. I mean, as I read, when a pony marries a Alicorn, they too slowly become a Alcorn as well, and well... our friends are not going to live as long as we are when we do tie the knot as we say." I saw the white Alicorn watch me and slightly nod at this.

"You want to have a marriage where yours and Twilight's friends and her family can watch her on her happy day without worry of their ages?"

"Yes," I answered with a nod. "I mean, many weeks ago, she even asked me if I wanted t marry her. And well...the day I went to...you know," she nodded, knowing I was talking about the Changeling Queen. "I was going to get her the ring then."

"Really?" she asked as I nodded. "Well then, when you tell her, be sure to also tell myself and Luna, for if you two need help planning, we would love to help!"

"I think Pinkie Pie would beat you to that," I joked with a chuckle as she also gave a giggle holding her hoof up.

"Yes, no doubt about that." Again we chuckled at this as I took a bit of my own little snack, it being bread rolled around with cheese and other such goodies I wanted inside of it.

"You know, I'm glad the way of royalty is different here then it was back at my home world, back when everywhere there were kings and queens."

"What do you mean?"

"Well it went like this, a child that was born, if this child was a girl and the only child of the king and queen, then she would be up for rule as soon as she found someone to be her queen; but," I answered raising my finger in the air slightly. "Say the day before she was to be wedded, if another sibling was born, and was a boy. Then he would be the future king, and the princess would have to wait until he passed."

"Really?" Celestia asked once more as I nodded.

"As I said before, I know next to nothing about being a prince here, I can barely keep myself out of trouble; how could I rule if one day something happened to you and Luna?!" I felt her place a hoof on my shoulder as she spoke in such a claiming voice.

"Do not worry on such things before they have come to pass," she told me with a smile. "By the time me and Luna step down, for whatever reason, you will be ready."

"But, what about Blue Blood or Candace, I mean...won't they be upset if I take the throne before them?"

"You are our half brother," she spoke again. "It is the way of old that brothers and sisters are first on throne, then their children; the only possible way for Candace or Blue Blood to take the throne, if you, I, and Luna were all killed or too sick to rule." I only nodded my head as she then placed her hoof on the table. "Oh, and I nearly forgotten, I need you, Devon, and Mike to come to the castle tomorrow."

"Why?" I asked with a tilt of my head.

"Sinbad now controls the Dark Beasts, and they have become even more powerful, but their may be a way for you three to easily destroy them once and for all. I shall explain everything tomorrow, also, bring Twilight and the ones named Applejack and Rarity with you. They too will need to hear this."

After saying our goodbyes to each other, and this time I was paying for the food, I hated how everypony still ether never allowed me to pay, or Celestia and Luna would pay for me. It made me feel as if I was using everypony around me, and I hated that. I forgot to mention that after the little training fight Mike, Devon and I did, I wore Rarity new clothing for me once more, I did promise her; and I always keep my promises. Anyway, making my way toward the only place where they would sell such a ring I would need, I walked into the shop and looked around. Now at times I would tell you how a pony would look like, but really, I don't think I'll be seeing much of this pony any time soon, so I won't go into the details of how she looks. Looking up form her work area, she gave me a small bow of her head.

"Ah, welcome to my shop prince Brandon, looking for something for your lovely mare friend?"

"Yes," I answered her with a soft nod of my own, standing before her with my hands behind my back. "An engagement ring." Her eyes lit up a bit as she then smiled.

"Ah, I see, you wish to have Twilight as your loving wife hrm, well one moment, let me get you our very bests!" I only had to wait for a few moments before she came back with a small box, they looked large enough to hold maybe three of these rings. Shiny Armor showing me the ring he gave his wife when he asked her the question. As the box opened, I looked in to see three rings inside.

They were all of the same size, no doubt because unicorns were pretty much the same size, unless you were of the Alicorn type. The first ring was a sparkling gold; around the band of the ring were small diamonds, each cut to look almost like Twilight main Cutie Mark in a way, a thin line of sliver connecting to each of the star like diamonds. The next one was pretty much like the first, only where it was gold, it was sliver, and sliver was gold, the gems this time being a solid blue. The last one is what truly caught my eye, unlike the others which were just the copy of the other, save for the different color s on them, this one was a main dark blue; almost like the sky when you look straight up. There were three different types of gems within the ring, a pure white one, a purple one much like Twilights coat color, and then; a pure yellow gemstone. Each one was put in different areas of the ring, one on the north side, and the other two on ether side.

"May I?" I asked holding my hand toward the ring; the pony nodded her head as I went to pick it up, holding it in my hand and examine it with care. I smiled as I turned to look at her while nodding. "I'll take it."

With the ring inside a black box, and inside my robe pocket, I made my way home, I knew that Twilight would no doubt still be with her mother, looking for things for our up coming foal, so unless Spike was out and about doing whatever he does, I would be alone. My guess was right; Spike was nowhere to be seen as I made my way inside. Going upstairs and placing my robe on the bed as well as the box that held the ring, I took a towel and made my way over toward the shower. The feeling of the hot water hitting my body made me sigh, I had taken a small sink bath after the training before going to eat with Celestia, but I really needed this shower. I brought my hands though my hair, only to forget that Rarity had cut it down to size. it felt so weird...to me it felt like I was more naked without all my hair; oh well, I'll just have to suck it up I guess. Taking the soap as I started to rub down my body, I had to stop and look at my arms and my body, just now noticing how much stronger I looked now. When I first came to Ponyville, I was as people back home would call me...chicken chest. I wasn't the strongest guy around, and I barely went into any fights. When I did how ever get into fights, I would fight like a mad man, just wanting to hear the hollow sound of someone's head hitting the ground below me. But now, flexing my arm a bit, seeing the fruits of my labor, I was proud of myself. I always thought that girls wanted a guy with big muscles, more of a manly man. But after being with Twilight, she loved me before I had fought for her, which it was my heart, not my body that she loved. Letting the water stop, I got out of the shower, wrapping the towel I had brought with my around my waist after drying myself off, and made my way out the door and up the stairs toward the bedroom, as I stopped dead in my tracks.

Twilight was standing before the bed, in her hoof was the black box of which the ring was within, her eyes glued on it, because the box was open. She must've heard me because she looked over toward me, her large eyes looking at my own as I softly chuckled and rub the back of my head.

"Brandon..." she whispered softly looking at the ring again. "Is this...what I think it is?" she looked back at me, her eyes watering slightly, was she...upset, hurt?

"Y...yeah, that's...a..." she didn't allow me to say anymore as she dropped the box on the bed and ran toward me, she jumped in my arms, making me frail about a bit, luckily I wasn't over the stairs so when I fell, I fell on the floor.

"Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!" she cried over and over again as she cried into my chest. Wait...this were tears of joy? She held me tightly as I then wrapped my arms over her body and hugged her.

"So I'll take that as a yes then?" I asked her in a teasing tone as she just laughed at me slightly. We just laid their, her on my chest and me under her, looking over at the open box as the sun that came though glistened off of it as I smiled. Darkness and my father had to be stopped even more now, if I were to live in peace with my friends, my soon to be child and now my soon to be wife, I had to stop them; and way I could, any way I can, I will stop them.