Chpt 25- The Big Day
#25 of MLP: A Hero's Rebirth
"I can't believe this is happening?"
Lunar chuckled deeply. "What's not to believe? That I am marrying Tia or that I chose you to be my best mare?" Lunar stood wearing his knightly attire which consisted of a red vestment, gold silk shoulder guards and star laidend sash that cut across his chest.
Starlight looked up to the stallion. "Both really. I mean it was not something that I expected." Lunar chuckled softly and looked to the earth pony before he spoke.
"You are my best friend Starlight, next to Tia and Luna. When I knew the wedding was approaching I had only one pony in mind to ask, you."
The two of them stood at the alter, Luna stood beside them because it was by Celestia's request that she preside over the ceremony. Across from them stood Twilight and her friends, all dressed in their finest attire. Even though the stallion had been awaiting this moment, Luna could see that he was nervous.
"Be at peace dear brother. We know thou is nervous but thou should not be. T'is a wonderful thing that will take place here this day." Luna then nuzzled into the stallion's neck to which he returned it with one of his own.
"I know Luna. Believe me I had been dreaming of this day for a very long time, even when I was among humans. But the fact that it is happening still makes me wonder if this is a dream."
Luna smiled to her soon to be brother. "T'is no dream Lunar."
The stallion nodded as the music changed and the doors to the hall opened. Three filles, Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle bounced along and dropping flowers as they went. After they came down the aisle, everypony waited until Celestia turned the corner and started to make her way up the aisle. She was in a pure white gown which covered her flank, around her midsection was also in white but seemingly stitched into the fabric were roses. Lunar knew just whom to thank for this. Upon the princess's head she wore a silk veil circled with roses. Lunar was awestruck. He could not begin to put into words just how beautiful she looked, even with a swollen belly.
She slowly made her way till she was standing beside him and smiled. Luna looked between the two and nodded her head. "Fillies and Gentlecolts. We are gathered here today to witness the union of two ponies whom care for each other deeply. They have faced many dangers together and fought against death itself. We are proud to be the one to preside over this ceremony."
Both Celestia and Lunar turned to face one another before Luna spoke again. "Dearest sister dos't thou take this stallion to be thy husband through good times and bad? Through all the years of thy life even until the next?"
Celestia nodded. "I do."
"Lunar dos't thou take thy sister to be thy wife through good times and bad? Through all the years of thy life even until the next?"
Lunar nodded. "I do."
"The rings please." Using her magic to carry the rings, Twilight walked up the shallow incline. Luna then took them from her using her own magic and slowly slide one onto their horns. "Then by the power vested upon us as the princess of Equestria. We now pronounce thee mare and stallion, King and Queen. Thou may kiss thy bride." Lunar wasted no time in doing so. He quickly pressed his lips to those of his wife and queen as the crowd of ponies that lined the hall cheered.
Tia and Lunar walked side by side down the aisle till they exited the hall and those outside cheered. Using her magic, Celestia tossed her bouquet of roses into the crowd and they both watched as fillies tried frantically to catch it.
Night had fallen and the reception after the wedding started to kick off. The crowd parted as both Lunar and Celestia made their way to the center of the dance floor. Both smiled to the other.
"Our first dance as husband and wife."
Celestia moved forward and placed a gentle kiss upon the stallion's lips then broke it only to look into his deep purple eyes. "It will not be our last."
The two took their cue from the music and began their dance of love. Their steps and body language just shouted of how much they cared for each other. Celestia leaned her head against her husband as they danced. "Oh Lunar, I could not be happier."
Lunar chuckled softly. "Nor I my dearest. Nor I."
The song lasted a while before a pink pony hopped up on stage and shouted. "Let's get this party started!!" The tempo and soon the atmosphere of the room changed and every pony started to dance. Lunar and Celestia had also joined in on the fun. Haze and Misty stood off to one side just watching the room before Haze took Misty by her hoof and dragged her on to the dance floor.
Luna stood alone before a field of magic surrounded her and brought her into the center of the room where Lunar and Celestia stood. "I could not have done this without you little sister. If you did not push me to be better then what I was I shudder to think what might have happened."
"Big brother you know this as well as Tia and we do. You are whom you are. Even if we had done nothing, you would have fought just as hard regardless so please you need not thank us. Besides, we..." She was silenced when he wrapped her with his wing and held her close. The heat from his body warming her to her core.
Celestia smiled deeply and stared at her sister and her new husband. "Care for a picture your majesties?"
"Hmm? Oh yes, by all means."
The young mare stood before the three of them and looked into her view finder before taking the shot. It was moment forever cemented in time and would remain so for as long as they remembered it.