Chapter 1, The flames of love
I was just about to make my routs about the castle when I forgotten I wanted to speak with the king he was married to my older sister three years ago but she died by a demon and he has been tracking it to kill it himself for her and he has had trouble he has filly he take care of as well and one of them is blinded so she is the hardest to take care of but he does.
I was getting dressed when he walked in and said. "Aura is that you?"
I ran up to him and hugged him and said. "Yes milord it me."
He had a weird look in his eyes, he then said. "Aura you have grown the last time I saw you were still in school and had a little crush on me. I kind of hope it still there." He said the last part quietly so I would not hear it but I did.
"I heard that and I still do I always have it has grown though." I said blushing. Then I felt him put his hoof on my side and tilt me back and then he kissed me which it felt nice I put my hoof on his back then I sat there.
When he pulled back I said. "So you have the same feelings as I do."
He looked at me and stepped back and said. "Sorry about that and I always have had feeling for you too but I never acted or told you for so long it must have been torture."
"No it was nice wanting a stallion my father says is too old for me and that I thought as me as a little sister not in those feelings." I said.
"Your father said I'm too old for you he does know you only three years younger than you sister by that then I was too old for her as well." He said with a weird look on his face. It made me chuckle, I then went to get the rest of my maid uniform on. "Wait you're the new maid but I gave your family enough bit for all of your to stay healthy and get what you want or need."
I looked sad, and said. "Father reused to use that money even though mommy is badly ill and younger brother is dying of something but we can't afford anything." I was starting to cry.
"Follow me." I did and he took me to a medic room. "Take what you need, she may not be here anymore but your still family my fillies are proof of that and I will bring something for your brother that curses all." He said.
I didn't know what to say. "Eclipse but I…" He went to make the potion. I got something for my mother to help her and something for me only because of the illness I didn't mention to him that was killing me slowly.
"Who are you wait Silver Aura you are daddy first wife younger sister you have an illness that killing you and daddy making you a potion for your younger brother." I turned around and a little red alicorn was standing there.
"Cosmos I told you not to sneak up on pony anymore and read their minds." Eclipse said walking in. I had hoped that he didn't hear her say my illness. "Aura here gives this to him." He said giving me the medicine.
"Thanks eclipse." I said. He gave me some vile with dark red medicine in it.
"Also I know about your illness too, it killing you why didn't you tell me?" He asked.
So that meant he heard her and is now mad at me. "Please don't be mad I did…" I was stopped by him kissing me, When he pulled back I felt something coming up.
I tried to keep it in but I throw up some blood onto his chest but he didn't pull back he just held me. "Why do you care for a dying mare like me?" I asked with tears in my eyes.
"You have always meant something to me, I cared about you both but I married silverheart. Some days I wound what would have happen if I married you not her but I have a somewhat peaceful with my fillies." He said.
I kissed him but there was still some blood on and in my mouth and it went into his. "Sorry I didn't me…" he stopped me.
"It's fine your blood in my mouth won't stop me from kissing you." Then he did it again he was making me feel special and loved it what I need all this time. I just held him and kissed him until I throw up some more blood in his mouth. He spit it out. "He he I guess we should get you some medical help." He picked me up and took me to the castle medical bay. They looked me over and I blushed when they checked my mare hood, Eclipse stood outside till it was all done.
They gave me something for my iron loses from the throwing up of blood and I few pills to help me feel better. I went outside and Eclipse was still standing there he look like he was in a deep thought so I gave him a gentle shove to ask. "Are you okay you look like you were in a deep thought what was it about?"
He looked at me and said. "It's nothing just thinking about…. it nothing." He was acting off and it made me worry was he depressed again or worse. He looked at me and just smile but why did he smile, he was not acting normal or even happy.
"Eclipse what wrong my sister shown me sigh of when you are acting off." I was worried he was not himself he was someone else. I put my hoof in front of him but coughed first. "My sister knew of this sickness and was going to get my medicine the day she died, I never got it and I was too scared to ask for it and that was my life on the line, Eclipse something is on your mind and I fear it will affect your life as well." I said in demanding he tell me what wrong.
He looked down then back at me. "You are your sister, she always saw through my fake happiness." He said. He pulled out a pocket watch and opens it. It had a picture of both my sister and I. "She gave me this five years ago of my birthday, I look at it every day and I'm reminded that I got her killed and it all my fault because I didn't protect her enough and she died." He broke down crying and let his head hang. He walked away and went to his room; I followed him to his room but didn't go in just waited for him.
"He will stay in there all day milord has a bad health habits lately, not eating, sleeping, and not drink enough water, he is killing himself without knowing he is." Said captain Midnight Meteor. He lead the royal guard that are set on Eclipse's side.
"How does he not know?" I asked confuse.
"He has in terms, "bad mental health and thinks it helping him not hurting him, today mark four weeks without eating he is lucky he immortal or he would be dead." He said looking at the door.
I was shocked to hear that. I went and got him some food and went into his room. I knocked first as a sigh of respect. "Come in." I heard him respond. I opened the door and brought in the food. "I'm not hunger." He said as he looked at me to see who it was.
I shut the after letting meteor in. "I don't care I'm going to make you eat." I tried to sound anger but not very well I thought.
"Why the anger in your voice." He said. So it did work, I walk up and put it front of him.
"Silverheart would be beyond anger if she found out that you had not eat for four week and so am I so you are going to eat or I'm telling Celestia and Luna." I said trying anything to get him to eat.
"They have tried themselves but…Fine I'll eat." He looked sad like if eating was killing him not helping him. I was told to go and check on his eldest daughter, she was in her room in bed.
"Princess are you okay." She got up and looked at me. "Mommy!" she then realized I was her sister.
"I'm sorry honey but I'm here for you just like big sis was for you." I said with a closing the door
She looked anger. "I don't want you I want my real mother not her sister get the fuck out of my room." I left in such a hurry that I dropped the bracelet big sis gave me. Later Star opened her door and gave it to me and said. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have yelled at you I just miss her a lot and she meant everything to me." She started to cry.
I kissed her nose and said. "I'm not big sis but you can think of me as her if it helps you feel better." She smiled and then kissed my cheek.
"Okay mommy." She was happy. I turned around to see Eclipse shocked that she was happy. Star ran and hugged him. "I love you daddy." She snuggled her head on his chest, he smiled and stroked her mane and said. "I love you my little shining star."
Meteor looked and me and noddle. I think that's his way of saying good job or thanks I'm not really sure but ether way it felt nice to help out my niece. "Daddy is mommy sister going to stay for a while?" Star asked.
"She is only if she wants to." He said with a big smile on his face.
I bowed and said. "Anything my house wants me to do is an honor to have."
Eclipse took me to his room and order meteor to check on the new guards. "Thank you aura you came here to help and so far you have in more ways than any." He kissed me and I fell over. We looked at each other and he got off and blushed. Then he looked over at me and asked. "Would you like to…" he stopped there only in embarrassment to say the next thing. But I know and we did then I got really tired and he let me rest in his bed.
When I woke up it was the next day and Eclipse was curled up next to me. He looked cute and peaceful. He woke up and kissed my horn and said. "Good morning silver aura." He was happy and that made me smile and it made him smile.
I got out of bed and then had a stomach pain that really hurt. "Eclipse is it okay if I take today off my stomach really hurt I'm going to the medical bay to have it checked out." I asked.
"Please do what does it feel like?" He asked me worried.
"It just really hurt like I was hit really hard in my stomach." I said. He led me to the medical bay and went to work for the day.
"Hello Miss Moondust how are we today." A female doctor asked.
"N-Not to good my stomach has a very painful feeling right here." I point to the near middle near bottom on my stomach. She ran some test and then got a surprised looks on her face.
"Miss Moondust who was the colt you slept with yesterday?" She asked.
"King Eclipse why and how did you know?" I was confused how she knew.
"You are pregnant honey and he the father; I'm going have a maid take you back to the rest quarters and have you lay down." I was later swarmed by a bunch of maids telling me how to be healthier.
"Can somepony get milord, he should know." I asked and a few maids went to find him. I had a pillow in between my hooves and I was nervous, most of the maids went and got to work as a few maybe four or five stayed to help me.
"Here honey drinks this it should help." It was tea with rosemary and honey in it.
Then Eclipse came in and asked. "Aura is everything okay a few maids told me to hurry to your side what's wrong?" He was worried.
"Eclipse I'm pregnant and it's your foal." He was surprised.
"Please leave us I need to tell her something alone." And the maids all bowed at the same time and left. He pulled out a Small black box. "I was going to ask you later but I guess this foal has speeded it up. Silver aura I would love for you to be my bride to be and my wife till forever and start a family." He opened the box and it had a ring in it but it was the wedding ring my sister was given.
yes I will take you as my husband to be." He smiled and gave me a soft hug and kissed me.
"I didn't throw up this time." I said. He chuckled and let me rest in his bed it was softer for me and it would help. Princess Blazingstar and prince galaxy fire came in and smiled.
"Daddy told us you and him are going to be married." Star said with a smile.
"Yes I'm never thought I would but it is nice to have my little mare's dream came true."
Galaxy smiled and said. "It will be nice to see my Father happy and not sad thanks for being the mare to do that for him." He thanked me for being in love with his father.
"He was my little mare crush and it nice that I get to marry him." I said blushing. Eclipse walked in and his sisters were with him.
"How are you feeling darling?" Celestia asked.
"I'm doing fine my stomach still hurt a little bit." I said.
"It may because Alicorn foals grow fast her body may be just like her sister it may mean her stomach may be pierced just like Silverhearts was." Luna said.
"What!" I was now scared that I could be in the same pin as my sister.
"Luna why did you say that I know that but we can't add stresses to her it bad for the foal and her health too." Eclipse was a little mad at his sister. He was scared for my health it made me happy to see him care so much.
"I promise to stay right here or by your side at all times." I said.
He looked at me and smiled. Luna smiled she had her little colt on her back he liked to chow on her mane. He started to tug in it. "Lunar stop that, here daddy will hold you for a little bit." She gave him to Eclipse!
"You are confused he gave her a foal because Luna has the royal family birth defect were she can't give birth to a foal unless it father is an alicorn and eclipse is the only stallion alicorn left she would ask for a foal and no they didn't have intercourse it was a foal spell of pregnancy. It give a mare a foal from the father but most colt you how they give foals." Celestia said. Eclipse let chow on his coat but on the front not the back.
"She wanted a foal and to make her happy I gave her one he is one year and Celestia has a little mare of her own as well." He said as a small white mare poked her head out from Celestia's wing.
She had looked more like Celestia then Eclipse, but she was cute. "Wait a family that would give each other a foal for the other one to be happy now that sounds like you all really do care for one each other." I said with a smile on my silly muzzle.
They all chuckled because I also stuck my tongue out a little. "Eclipse she is a silly mare keeps her safe okay and tends to her every need." Celestia said motherly.
"You don't need to remind me and what I have to do for her and don't act like mother. She was one of a kind that can't be replaced." He said. He was blushing and had a sad look on at the same time.
I felt a little bad, and then my stomach started to badly hurt. It was noticeable they all look at me and were worried. "Aura are you okay?" Eclipse said quickly.
"Yes I'm fine just a little stomach pain." He horn glow and my a red aura appeared around my stomach and then the pain disappeared. "More foal magic I guessing." I said. His noddle and yawned then rubbed his eye with the other one looking like he was very tired.
"Brother how long has it been since you got a good night of sleep?" Luna asked.
"A good night three months ago, I have been having trouble sleeping." He said dozing off.
"Eclipse you have not slept well in over three months!" Celestia was surprised. "Sorry just I have had a lot to do I have not gotten good sleep and…" he then fell asleep standing up.
"He needs to sleep; Luna cast a night spell on him to have him get rest maybe two day would be good for him." Celestia said.
"Sister do you think that is wise he has a little point he has been busy with something that none of us know of but him." Luna said with worry in her voice.
"It can wait, he need sleep any to make sure it was the best it can be any way. " She said. I looked at the tall sleeping alicorn just standing there when he head shot up.
"What happen?" He asked confused about how he fell alseep.
"You fell asleep one question, what has been taking you time?" Luna asked. She must have wanted to do it for him.
"I'm building an extra room for mother and father they said they are coming back but they are different." He was still sleepy.
"Eclipse gets some sleep me and Luna will handle this please." He got in his bed and instantly passed out. I curled up next to him and slept next to him. In the morning I want to go for a small walk and my stomach felt fine so I carefully got out of bed and went to the castle garden for a peaceful walk. I knew I should be resting but I can't just stay still for nine month's let alone one day. "Miss Moondust you should have told me you left I was worried." A purple guard said running up.
"Umm and who may you be it a pleasure to have a friend with me as I walk." I said waiting for her.
"I'm captain midnight meteor daughter midnight flower I was told by father to guard you." She said with her hoof in the royal guard solute.
"Umm I have never needed guarding I know my sister was but not me." This was all new to me and I was confused about all of it in full truth. So I tried to play along but I was still nervous about all of this.
"Will I'm going to call you queen out of respect to you and your husband." She said bowing her head. "Well milady where are we going to day?" She asked full of energy.
"I thought I could tell my parents that milord proposed to me." I said.
"Then I will get a cart ready for flight you go and tell princess Celestia or Princess Luna that you are leaving they should know." She said.
"I will tell my sister of our departure to canterlot came with Aura." I turned around to see Eclipse standing there He looked rested. I followed him to round room.
"Well we can… no he already has that planned." Celestia look conflicted from all the work he already has done.
"Sister Aura and I are going to tell her parent about the foal and proposal." Eclipse said.
Celestia looked over. "Okay but don't over work yourself get back to the castle after you tell them okay."
He smiled and said okay and we were off. The cart had four winged guard pulling it one was my guard and meteor was in the cart with us. "Milord really do thing you need more rest." He said.
"I don't think telling her parents would injury or over work myself in any way." He said.
Then we were in the sky it was not something I was use to or eclipse he loved to fly but hated to be carried there. At my parent house my brother was the first to open the door and give me a hug. I gave him the medicine for my little brother Silversky to drink. "Please drink this it should make you better." I said. It had a dark red tine to it, I looked at Eclipse and he smiled and gave me a second vile. I went inside and Eclipse was behind with sky on his back. "Mommy, are you here." I called up to her.
She slowly made her way over to me but I ran to so she didn't have to walk too far. I gave her the vile and told her to drink it. "It will help Eclipse made two one for you and one for Silversky it should get rid of you illness." I said.
"I made three one for you as well you never drank it." He said. It was at my side I wanted to make sure they were healthy first.
They drank it and my mother said. "I feel weird." Eclipse set sky down and used a night spell to let him sleep.
"You should get some sleep after using it; it works faster if you do." She went upstairs and took a little nap.
Then my father came down stairs and said. "What is he doing here?" He sounded anger.
"Sire I would like to ask you for the blessing of yours to wed you daughter?" Eclipse asked.
My father said nothing but looked at him. Then he final said. "You basterd you want to kill my other daughter you think I'm going to let you marry her!" He was anger and looked like he was about to attack him.
"Daddy the thing is I-I…" Eclipse stopped me before i could finish.
"Sire then you must take care of the foal she is carrying I'm not just marrying her for that I wanted to I was in love with both your daughters but could not marry both only one, This foal is going to need an Alicorn parent to help it so you will see me a lot for I'm going to take care of the little one." He said without changing the emotion on his face. He was made to be able to take pressure I mean he rule all over Equestria that a lot of pressure this has to be nothing for him.
"You got her pregnant and she will not marry you!" He yelled
"Father Stop it I'm not the little mare you think I am I can marry him if I want and I can give birth to him foal too." I said. I was done with him trying to rule my life and harm my family. "Father I went to the castle for a job but he gave me the medicine we need for mother and Silversky and for me this heart problem is not something that will go away it was killing us, but you were to stubborn and you let us suffer I was not going to let it happen anymore and I took action and I got what I wanted a happy family with Eclipse if I have to move sky to the castle I'm know Eclipse will let me take him in." I wanted him to see reason.
"Then leave take your brother and never came back." He said.
"Damn you! Want kind of father are put your damn pride down and see that she need's you more than ever I never had my parent when I need them and I know the pain don't you dare put her through that pain and if you do, don't ever call her your daughter again or talk to her she deserves better and so dose sky!" Eclipse shouted at my father it woke up sky and he looked at him.
"Big brother, why are you yelling?" He asked Eclipse.
"Sky would you like to go and live at the castle for a while." Eclipse said with a smile picking him up. He was only five but he understands when somepony asks him a question.
"I would love to I can be next to my favorite brother." He said.
My father still said nothing but was shocked that he was yelled at. "You have until tomorrow to tell us you answer or he will stay with us." Eclipse said.
We went back to the cargo and went home. "I'm sorry my father acted like that to you." I said. Sky was having so much fun in the sky he was smiling the whole time.
"It's okay some parent just need to be told what to do or they may never know the right choice to make." He said.
I was allowed to walk around the castle only if I didn't run and only took it slow. Sky was next to me and he was looking at me when he asked. "Are you and big brother getting married?" I looked at him and said.
"Yes little brother we are and you are going to have a new little foal to play with soon." I said with a smile.
He smiled and looked forward. "Milady it rounding lunch time would you like me to inform the chef that you will be joining?" Midnight flower asked.
"Yes and make sure that Eclipse is joining us as well." I said. We all went to the dining hall and all of Eclipse fillies were on him and he couldn't get up.
They were all smiling and laughing it look like one really big happy family. "Everypony please don't hurt him to much okay." I said.
They looked at me and smiled and all said at the same time. "Yes mommy." He must have told them about us, a little blue mare came up it looked like Luna and she had both of her and Eclipse's eyes.
"She had twins that glimmering moon." Eclipse said as one of his son jumped on top of the pile.
She was staring at me when she smile and chuckle a little. I nuzzled her nose and she grabbed my hand and nummed my nose it was cute. "Silly mare that my nose." I said picking her up. She was still numming on my nose and it started to tickle it made me laugh.
"Glimmering moon, there you are mommy was worried." Luna said. She started to laugh when she saw that she was attached to my nose.
"Do you want your daughter?" I asked. "She seems to have taken a liking to you." She said. Eclipse managed to get up only to be put back at the bottom of another dog pile. He gave up getting out and laid there.
"How is your stomach feeling?" He asked.
"Better it doesn't hurt." I said. A few Maids come out and saw the pile and laugh at the family being so happy.
"Luna you son is wanting your attention." Eclipse said. She looked down and picked him up.
Glimmering moon then stopped biting my nose I gave me a little kiss on my cheek and closed her eyes. She fell asleep in my hooves and I just held her. "She can't keep her eyes open for more than three hour until she has to take another nap." Luna said.
Eclipse then got free and said his foal to stop. "She has lower magic energy then her brother." He said walking up and brush in hoof through her mane.
"She was born with low magic energy or dose she use it a lot?" I asked.
"My little moon was born with low magic energy and she will grow out of it later but right now she is to take naps when she is almost out." Luna said. She looked peaceful and cute.
"One day that will be your own little mare in your hooves." Eclipse said. Luna then wanted her daughter so I gave her glimmering moon.
I turned to see a dark blue colt looking at me a little too close. "Umm and you must be moonlight." I said uncomfortable.
"Moonlight back off you are too close." His older brother said, pulling his tail to drag him away.
I breathed out and then all of his fillies were staring at me and it was like I was about to give some big speech. "Umm is some on my face or you all just staring at me?" I asked. They all smiled and gave me a big hug.
(This is the end of chapter one keep on checking for updates to see if I added the next chapter and they re not going to be as long as this one was. Also tell who was your favorite pony in the story so far if you want to see them more.)