A Canterlot Wedding: Part 1
Please note that if you have read "The Adventures of a Human in Equestria" you will notice that I have not made it to this part of the story, but I decided to make it anyway, because by the time I get up to this in the original story, It would've been the end of the year, but anyway, be sure you stay tuned to Part 2, there will be a shocking reveal that you won't see coming"
Dane and Cherry were both talking to each other down at the town's café, Twilight and the others were having a picnic outside one of the forests, it was a great day to do it too.
Dane was actually feeling a little bit depressed, simply because he felt a bit homesick, from moving out of Twilight's place and into his new home, and from being away from his loved ones for a very long time.
Dane, are you alright? You look a bit down" Cherry asked, noticing Dane feeling depressed
"Yeah, I suppose" Dane answered "Um, Cherry?"
"Yeah?" Cherry responded
"One question, um…has anyone…close to you...like a friend, a relative, or a neighbour…e-ever been away from you for a very long time?" Dane asked
"Not really, why?" Cherry said
"Well, because…because you know how I have a family back in my world? Well I…I actually had a girlfriend too" Dane answered
"Really? What's her name?" Cherry asked
"Her name's Claire, we started hanging around each other a lot at the start of high school, but unfortunately, a couple of weeks before I appeared in Equestria…s-she…disappeared" Dane said, still depressed
"Oh my-…I-I'm so sorry" Cherry replied
"It's ok" Dane said
Just then, Cherry looked to her left to see a small dragon running really fast towards the duo
"Hey, is that Spike?" Cherry asked, Dane looked to his right to see the dragon as well
"Yeah, it is Spike…but why is he running?" Dane said
Spike then arrived in front of the two of them, he was breathing very heavily, and huffing and puffing from all the running
"Spike, why are you in a rush?" Dane asked
"Wait…wait…any second now…uuurrrg" Spike then belched out a scroll in front on Dane and Cherry
"Haha, excuse you" Dane said as he picked up the scroll and shook it from it coming out of Spike's mouth, he then unrolled the scroll, it read:
Dane, the only known Human in Equestria,
You are invited to participate in the Royal Wedding with Shining Armor, Captain of the Royal Guard, and Princess Mi Amore Candeza in Canterlot.
RSVP in Canterlot, April 21st
"Royal Wedding? Heh, you're lucky" Cherry said
"Wait, that's not all" Spike said before belching out another scroll
"Excuse you, again" Dane said, before reading the other scroll
Dear Dane,
Like Twilight and the others, you will be helping us with the upcoming wedding, you are also to bring one friend of yours to the wedding…if you wish, just make that the pony you bring doesn't cause any trouble
I hope you are excited for this event as I am. I am looking forward to seeing you there,
Yours truly,
Princess Celestia.
Dane was pretty amused by the invitation
"Hey Cherry, do you wanna come to the wedding? After all it did say I'm allowed to bring a friend" Dane said
"You'd really ask me to go?" Cherry asked
"Of course I would" Dane replied
"Well, ok then" Cherry said
But then, Dane was a little bit uneasy with the RSVP date
"Wait, what even is the date today? Coz I don't own a calendar" Dane asked
"It's the 20th of April" Cherry replied
"20th of April?" Dane said, and jumped in realization "But that means the wedding's tomorrow"
"I know, we've gotta hurry! Twilight and the others are waiting for us at the train station!" Spike urged
"That doesn't really give us much notice" Cherry said
"Wait, I'll be right back, I have to get something first" Dane said, he then ran to his house, grabbed his hat and ran back to Spike and Cherry "Ready"
"That was quick" Spike said
"I know, but we better get moving!" Dane said as the three of them began to run to the train station
WHOOT WHOOOOOOOT! The train's whistle blew, steam had covered the wheels, making them barely visible
"C'mon girls, train's leavin'" Applejack exclaimed
"I wonder what's taking Spike so long?" Rarity asked
"He'd better get here quick, I'm not missing my chance at performing the Sonic Rainboom at the wedding" Rainbow Dash frustratingly said
"I don't why he said that he'd be a while, ah mean, he could've just told us what he was gonna be doin'" Applejack pointed out
"Well, whatever he's doing, he'd better get here fast. Oooh, Shining Armor is going to get it!" Twilight said in annoyance
The other ponies glanced at each other, concerned about the unicorn's rotten attitude with Shining Armor
"ALL ABOOAARD!" the conductor hollered.
"Gah! There's no time! We gotta get on board, or we'll be left behind like a cart full of rotten apples!" Applejack jumped.
"OOH! OOH! I found him! I found Spike!" Pinkie Pie hopped excitedly, pointing into the distance. "And…Dane?"
"D-Dane's coming too?" Fluttershy asked "He must've been invited too, and…is that Cherry?"
"She got an invitation too?" Twilight raised an eyebrow "That must explain why Spike took so long"
A hiss came from the train's wheels
"Aw nuts! C'mon you three! Pump those legs! Applejack called
"Ugh, we're not gonna make it" Dane said "Wait, I have an idea" Dane then reached into his hat and pulled out a bottle of milk "Good thing I brought this along"
He then opened the bottle and drank it to the very last drop, which was able to make his speed accelerate, he ran very fast, jumped over the mane 6 and held the train door open for everyone to get in
"Everyone, get in" Dane said, and the mane 6, Spike and Cherry made it onto the train, Dane let go of the door so it could close
"Whew, what a run" Cherry said
"Yeah" Dane replied, the speed he travelled at made his legs shake, he needed to sit down
For a while on the train, it was very quiet, nobody was talking, they just felt like sitting around, Dane decided to break the silence
"So, uh..., I heard you'd all be helping out with the wedding" Dane said
"Oh, yes. I-I've been asked to provide the music with songbirds" Fluttershy answered
"That's pretty neat" Dane said
"And ah've been asked to be charge of the catering. Ah'll give 'em all the real taste of Sweet Apple Acres with my special apple fritters!" Applejack joined in.
"Ooh! I've been asked to help with the reception! The activities, too! EEEEEE! This is going to be so great!" Pinkie Pie squealed as she hopped around the cabin.
"And I have been asked to make the wedding dress for the bride," Rarity puffed her chest out in pride. "I must say, Princess Celestia definitely has good taste in choosing talented fashion designers like moi."
"Two words: Sonic Rainboom! That's right, I'll be performing it at the wedding! Aww, yeah!" Rainbow Dash spoke.
"Aw, that is sick" Dane replied "What about you, Twilight?"
"Oh, I've been asked to make sure that everything goes as planned" Twilight said
"Uh, OK" Dane replied
"By the way, why's Cherry with us?" Rarity asked
"Well, Princess Celestia said in one of her letters that Dane was allowed to bring one friend with him to the wedding" Cherry answered
"And so, Dane decided to bring you with him?" Rainbow Dash added
"Yeah" Cherry replied
"OK" Rainbow Dash said
They arrived at Canterlot, the street's were flooded like the last time Dane came here
"Ever been to Canterlot, Cherry?" Dane asked
"Yeah, I have, but it's been…so long since I last came" Cherry replied
Dane then noticed Twilight storming off somewhere
"Hey, where's Twilight going?" he said with concern "You know what? I might check up on her"
"Dane, where are you going" Pinkie Pie called out
"I'll be back, me and Twilight will catch up with you guys" Dane replied
Dane hid behind a bush, watching Twilight to make sure she doesn't do something she'll regret, he watched her walk up to a part of the castle
"I've got something to say to you, mister" Twilight called out, a bunch of guards emerged, and a tall pony with it's mane both dark and light blue, and it's coat white also emerged and saw Twilight down below
"Twily! Ah, I've missed you" the pony called out and ran out of the castle and over to Twilight
'That must be Shining Armor' Dane thought
"How was the train ride? I-" Shining Armor got cut off by Twilight
"How dare you not tell me in person that you were getting married! I'm your sister, for pony's sake!" Twilight berated
'Wait, Twilight and Shining Armor are brother and sister?!' Dane thought to himself
"It's not my fault! Princess Celestia has requested a major increase in security. Didn't you see all the guards at the train station?" Shining Armor asked
"Yeah, there's a big wedding coming up" Twilight answered "Maybe you heard about it?"
"It has nothing to do with the wedding. A threat has been made against Canterlot. We don't know who's responsible for it, but Princess Celestia asked that I help provide additional protection" Shining Armor replied
Dane then emerged from the bushes, but he looked like a shadowy figure from Twilight's and Shining Armor's point of view, Shining Armor prepared himself, because he thought Dane was a threat, Dane put his hands up
"Hey, it's alright to check up on friends, isn't it?" he asked, and walked out of the bushes and into the sunlight so that Twilight and Shining Armor could see who it was
"Dane?" Twilight said "Why were you hiding in the bushes?"
"Oh, I just wanted to make sure you weren't gonna something stupid" Dane replied, he then proceeded to walk up to Shining Armor so he could officially meet him
"So, you must be Shining Armor?" Dane said, and reached out so he could give him a hand/hoof shake
"I'm Dane Young, the only known Human in Equestria" he said
"Nice to meet you, Human" Shining Armor said, as he shook hands/hoofs with Dane. Twilight cleared her throat so she could get their attention
"Anyway, how could you not tell me about something as big as your wedding? Am I not that important to you anymore?" she asked
"Hey. You're my little sister. Of course you're important to me. But I'd understand if you didn't want to be my best mare now." Shining Armor said
"You want me to be your best mare?" Twilight asked
"Well…yeah" Shining Armor answered
"I'd be honoured! But I'm still pretty ticked you're marrying somepony I don't even know! When did you even meet this "Princess Mi Amore Cadenza"?" Twilight asked
"Twily, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza is Cadance" Shining Armor said
"Who?" Dane asked
"She's Twily's old foalsitter" Shining Armor answered
"Cadance? As in the Cadance? As in the greatest foalsitter in all the history of foalsitters?!" Twilight asked, Shining Armor chuckled
"OMYGOSHOMYGOSH! Cadance is only the most amazing pony ever! She's beautiful, she's caring, she's kind" Twilight joyfully said
"Oh boy, they must've had a great history together" Dane said under his breath. Twilight's ears perked up
"What was that?" Twilight asked as she turned her head to Dane
"I said you two must've had a great history together" Dane answered
"Oh, we sure did" Twilight said "How many unicorns can just spread love wherever they go? I only know of one! And he's marrying her!" she pointed to her brother
"You're marrying Cadance! You're marrying Cadance!" she said in a sing-song voice
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything important" someone/somepony called out drawing everyone/everyponys attention, it was an alicorn, whose coat was pink, it's mane was purple, pink, and blonde
"Oh, that must be your "soon to be wife" huh Shining Armor?" Dane asked
"Yep, she's the lucky bride" Shining Armor answered, Dane then saw Twilight doing some chant while bouncing around
"Um, what is she doing?" Dane whispered
"It's something that Twily and Cadance did together when Twily was just a filly" Shining Armor replied
"What are you doing?" Cadance asked
"Cadance, it's me, Twilight" Twilight answered
"Uh-huh" Cadance said, unamused
"I've gotta get back to my station, but Cadance will be checking in with all of you to see how things are going. I think I speak for both of us when I say we couldn't be more excited to have you here. Right, dear?" Shining Armor asked Cadance
"Absolutely" Candace answered
"Well, we'll let you get to it" Shining Armor said, so Twilight and Dane began to head back to their friends, Candace gave Twilight a weird look while she was walking away, Dane didn't even notice
Cherry was now waiting for Dane inside the castle, he and Twilight had been gone for a while now, she was getting a bit uneasy and impatient, until finally she saw Dane walking inside the castle as Twilight and Dane went separate ways
"Oh Dane, there you are, I've been waiting for you for a long time" Cherry said
"Yeah, sorry about that Cherry, it's just that I introduced myself to Shining Armor, apparently he's Twilight's brother" Dane said
"Wait, Shining Armor is Twilight's brother?" Cherry asked
"Yeah, I was just as surprised as you are" Dane answered
"I actually never knew, and I bet you didn't either" Cherry said
"Nope" Dane replied "By the way, have you ever met Princess Celestia" he asked
"*sigh* no, I sometimes see her walking around Ponyville, but everytime I try to meet her, she's talking to another pony or she's already left" Cherry replied
"Hmm…well, if you want, I can introduce you to her" Dane suggested
"Really? You'd really do that?" Cherry said
"Of course, I mean, we're in Canterlot, and this would be a perfect time to meet her" Dane said
"Well…ok, that'd be great" Cherry said
Dane and Cherry were heading up to Princess Celestia's throne room, Cherry was pretty excited in finally getting to meet Princess Celestia, Dane understood her excitement. Dane then knocked on the door to Celestia's throne room
"Enter" a voice called out on the other side of the door, the guards opened the doors, Dane prepared to enter
"Wait here" he said to Cherry, and walked into Princess Celestia's throne room
"Hey Celestia, I just wanted to-" Dane then stopped and saw some decorations all over her throne room "Whoa, what's going on here?"
"I'm just decorating for the wedding, it's a very special occasion for me to do this" Princess Celestia said "Anyway, why is that you have come?"
"Well, um, you know that letter you sent to me about being allowed to bring a friend with me?" Dane asked
"Yes, why, did you bring a friend?" Princess Celestia said
"Well…yeah, it's just that…she's never met you face to face" Dane replied
"Is that so?" Princess Celestia said "Well, does your friend wish to see me now?"
"Of course she would" Dane replied "Uh, you can come in now" he called out
Cherry then proceeded to walk inside the room, she was a little nervous at first, but then she was pretty calm in getting to meet Princess Celestia
"Why hello there, who are you?" Princess Celestia asked
"I'm Cherry Blossom" Cherry answered. Princess Celestia smiled warmly
"I see you and Dane are very good friends" Princess Celestia said
"Oh yes, we've been great friends since his birthday" Cherry replied
Just then Dane realized that in the letter it also said that he had to help out with the wedding with his friends, he started to slightly walk backwards, but not before saying that he had to go
"Um, Celestia, I just realized that I have to help out with the wedding too, is it alright if I head off and leave the two of you be?" Dane asked, Princess Celestia nodded
"That's alright, you're excused" she said
"Ok, thanks" Dane said, before heading off to help with the wedding
Dane was now speed walking to find what he could do to help out with the wedding, he was speeding down the stairs, but Twilight walked in front of him, causing Dane to trip over her and land on the cold ground
"Oh, are you alright Dane?" Twilight asked, as Dane was getting up on his knees
"Ugh, yeah, I'm pretty sure I've got a headache, but other than that I'm fine" Dane replied, and noticed that Twilight wasn't pretty happy "Hey, what's wrong?"
"Oh, you should've seen how Cadance acted back there. I don't know when she changed, but she changed!" Twilight exclaimed, and then imitated Cadance "Please, call me Princess Mi Amore Cadenza."
"Did I hear someone say my name?" Cadence said after suddenly appearing behind them both
"Your highness!" Rarity called out, and Cadence walked over to Rarity
"So…uh, I should be heading off now" Dane said
"Yeah" Twilight replied
Dane was now laying on the bed in the room he'd be staying in, he was exhausted from the work he had to do for the wedding, he had to organize what music they could play, it was pretty tough for him, but he was able to get the job done
Cherry then came through the door, she was very happy after having a talk with Princess Celestia
"So, how'd it go?" Dane asked
"It…was…amazing, she has to be the nicest pony I've ever met" Cherry answered
"Really? What'd you talk about?" Dane asked
"Just about the times you and I had together since we're friends" Cherry said
"Anything else?" Dane asked
"Nope" Cherry replied "Anyway, Twilight wants us and the other to meet her outside when the moon rises"
"Ok" Dane said "Any idea why she wants everyone there?"
"No, all she said was that she wanted to talk about something pretty important" Cherry said
"Hmm, well Ok" Dane said
Luna's moon began to rise from the horizon while Celestia's sun fell into the horizon, signalling that it was night time, the gang was now sitting outside the palace near a picnic table while Twilight was about to tell everyone/everypony what she has been noticing
"Bet I can guess what you're all thinking. Cadance is the absolute worst bride-to-be ever" Twilight said
"Who, me?" Spike said in a high voice, while playing with a bride figurine
"Spike! That goes on the cake" Applejack told Spike, making him laugh nervously
"What makes you say that?" Dane asked
"Yes Twilight, Cadance is an absolute gem!" Rarity added
"Rarity, she was so demanding!" Twilight exclaimed
"Well, of course she is! Why shouldn't she expect the very best on her wedding day?" Rarity said
"Applejack, did you know that after she told you how much she just 'love-love-loved' your hors d'eouvres, she threw them in the trash?" Twilight asked
'Wait, WHAT!?' Dane thought
"Aw, she was probably just trying to spare my feelin's" Applejack said
"No, she was just being fake and totally insincere!" Twilight said
"She did raise her voice at one of my birds during rehearsal" Fluttershy added
"See? Rude!" Twilight exclaimed
"But he was singing really off-key" Fluttershy pointed out, and one of the birds sung off key
"Pinkie Pie, you had to have noticed how Cadance treated–" Twilight stopped because Pinkie Pie and Spike were making kissing noises and were both laughing
"Never mind, Rainbow Dash, you're with me, right?" Twilight asked
"Sorry, Twi. Been too busy prepping for my Sonic Rainboom to pay much attention to the bride's bad attitude" Rainbow Dash added, then Twilight growled
"The princess is about to get married. I'm sure any negative behavior she might be displaying is simply the result of nerves" Rarity pointed out
"And I'm sure it's the result of being an awful pony who doesn't deserve to even know Shining Armor, let alone marry him!" Twilight exclaimed
"Think maybe you're bein' just a tiny bit possessive of your brother?" Applejack said
"Uh-huh" The Mane 5 said
"Probably" Dane said
"No Offense" Cherry said
"I am not being possessive, and I am not taking it out on Cadance! You're all just too caught up in your wedding planning to notice that maybe there shouldn't even BE a wedding" Twilight angrily said and stormed away.
"Oh god, I don't want what happened last time to happen again" Dane said, as it showed a flashback from Lesson Zero
"Hey Twilight" Dane said
"Huh?" Twilight asked
Dane then clenched his hand into a fist and without second thoughts, sucker punched Twilight in the side of her face sending her flying and crashing to the ground, all the ponies stopped fighting and saw what the human had done
"H-hey, that hurt" Twilight said in pain
"That's Enough! I'm sick of this obsessive attitude of yours!" Dane angrily said at Twilight
"But you have to remember the vow Dane, you swore you would never break it" Dane said to himself
"Twilight, from now on, I vow to never hurt, turn my back or shun you, and I promise that I won't break it" Dane said
"Sugarcube, are ya havin' another of them flashbacks?" Applejack asked
"Yeah, I suppose" Dane answered
Dane was now fast asleep, he didn't want to be awake all night, or he'd be sleeping during the wedding, which the ponies will see as rude
In his dream, it was complete darkness, not a speck of light showed, Dane was sitting in a chair in the darkness, he then heard a voice
"Dane" the voice said
"Huh?" Dane said
Then a light began to form and got closer and closer to Dane, when it was close enough, inside the light was Dane's mother
"Mum?" Dane asked
"Yes, it's me son" His mum said
Dane then ran up to her so he could give her a hug, because she hadn't seen her in a really long time, he had tears fall from his eyes
"Oh my god, I can't believe you're here" Dane said happily
"I can't believe you're alright" His Mum said
They both hugged each other for a while, they were so happy to see each other again
"Dane?" His mum asked
"Yeah?" Dane replied
"There's something I want to tell you" His Mum said
"What is it?" Dane asked
"Well, you know about what happened to Claire" His Mum asked
"That she disappeared? Then yeah. Why?" Dane said
"Because…she may be closer to you than you think" His Mum said
"What do you mean? Like inside my heart?" Dane asked
"No, not inside your heart" His Mum answered
"Then what do you mean by "she may be closer than you think"?" Dane asked
"If you want to know…you have to wake up" His Mum said
"Wake up?" Dane said "But I'm not-" he then suddenly awoke from his sleep, and saw through the window that it was already morning
"Whoa, that was quick" Dane said
He then got out of bed, brushed his teeth and hair, and grabbed his hat, because they were gonna be rehearsing the wedding before the actual event
"This wedding should be simply fabulous" he said in his other voice, and proceeded to head to the room where the wedding is being held, Dane began to think about what his mother said in his dream
'What did she mean by Claire being closer than I think' Dane thought
Everyone/everypony was now present at the wedding rehearsal, they were first planning before actually trying it out, they began to test out the church organ music
"Perfect, girls, no need to rush. Then of course, Cadance will enter." Princess Celestia said
They began to play the "Bridal Chorus" as Cadance was walking down the aisle while Shining Armor was standing at the end
"I'll say a few words, and then we'll begin with the vows. Shining Armor, you'll get the ring from your best mare" Princess Celestia said
"Do you?" Spike said in a deep voice "I do!" he said in a high voice while playing with the figurines
"Spike, can you please act like a gentleman, after all, this is a wedding, you don't want to playing around with those during the actual event, do you?" Dane said in his other voice
"Oh right…sorry" Spike said and put away the figurines
"Hey... has anypony seen Twilight?" Shining Armor asked, then the doors slammed open to reveal Twilight with a very unhappy look on her face
"I'm here! I'm not gonna stand next to her! And neither should you!" Twilight exclaimed
'I don't like where this is going' Dane thought
"I'm sorry, I... I don't know why she's acting like this" Shining Armor said
"Maybe we should just ignore her" Cadance said
"You have to listen to me!" Twilight said frustrated
"Oh, goodness! Are you okay?" Fluttershy asked
"I'm fine" Twilight answered
"Ya sure about that?" Applejack said
"I've got something to say! She's evil" Twilight exclaimed
Everyone/everypony was now chatting to each other in concern, even the Royal Guards were commenting to each other
"She's been horrible to my friends, she's obviously done something to her bridesmaids, and if that wasn't enough, I saw her put a spell on my brother that made his eyes go all [bells jangling]!" Twilight angrily said. Cadance then started to cry
"Why are you doing this to me?" she said tearfully
"Because you're EVIL!" Twilight angrily said, Cadance then ran out of the room in tears
"Evil! And if I don't stop you, you're gonna ruin my brother's life!" Twilight exclaimed, and was give a Dope Slap to the back of her head, she turned and saw her brother was not happy with her
"You want to know why my eyes went all [bells jangling]? Nuh! Because ever since I started having to perform my protection spell, I've been getting terrible migraines. Cadance hasn't been casting spells on me. She's been using her magic to heal me!" Shining Armor said, making Twilight gasp
"And she decided to replace her bridesmaids because she found out the only reason they wanted to be in the wedding was so that they could meet Canterlot royalty! And if she hasn't been on her best behavior with your friends, it's because with me being so busy, she's had to make all the decisions about the wedding!" he said angrily
"I was just trying to–" Twilight was cut off by Shining Armor lecturing her
"She's been completely stressed out because it's really important to her that our big day be perfect! Something that obviously wasn't important to you!" Shining Armor angrily said "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and comfort my bride. And you can forget about being my best mare. In fact, if I were you, I wouldn't show up to the wedding at all" he then walked out of the room
"C'mon, y'all. Let's go check on the princess" Applejack said, and everyone/everypony began to walk out disappointed in Twilight, Dane then turned his head to see Twilight very sad, he then shook his head at her and walked out
"I was-" Twilight was then cut off by Princess Celestia
"You have a lot to think about" she said coldly, then she walked out and had the doors slam shut concealing the purple unicorn
Dane looked behind him and sighed as the doors slammed, he let Princess Celestia walk ahead of him, because he wasn't in the mood
'W-wait…aren't I forgetting something?' he thought to himself, he then gasped silently and remembered what he forgot
"Twilight, from now on, I vow to never hurt, turn my back or shun you, and I promise that I won't break it" Dane said
Dane was now frozen in place, and watched the rest of the ponies walk off through the hallway,
"I-I didn't, did I?" Dane said to himself
TO BE CONTINUED
How will Dane feel now that the vow he promised to never break has now been broken, will the other ponies forgive Twilight? And what will be the shocking reveal that no one will see coming? Tune in next time for "A Canterlot Wedding: Part 2"
P.S. Don't leave a hurtful comment or I will see you as an "UNGRATEFUL TROLL"
P.P.S "BRONIES RULE