"Ah, Master Rick! Remember that time where your story got too cheesy to continue? No? Me neither."
The wedding has arrived at last! Another OC will be shown in this story: TD's brother, who has come to congratulate the wedding or something like that.
TD's brother is not my own OC. He belongs to my actual brother. Other than that, please enjoy!
"Why did I leave it up to Derpy?" TD groaned, sitting down on the bed in Twilight's room. "Not that she's a terrible pony. She just gets confused sometimes. Now I have to get the rest of the girls to prepare a marriage ceremony that I'm starting to dread a few hours ahead of schedule while I'm also waiting on my brother to arrive! Clearly, I am losing my mind!"
"I highly doubt that you're losing your mind," Twilight said comfortingly, placing one of her hooves on his shoulder. "And relax! It's not until tomorrow. Be thankful that she got that right."
"Well yeah, but...this is probably the single most stressful event I've ever been through."
"You mentioned a brother; what's he like?"
"You might like him, you might not. Depends on what you're into. He's a good guy on the whole, thankfully. We are- or were- really close as kids, because at the time we were the only children in the same age group of our family. Our older half-brothers didn't like playing with us then, because we were essentially babies to them."
"So, why would you start to drift apart?"
"We have different interests back in my world; vastly different interests. Not to mention our different powers. When I chose the powers of Chaos, he chose the powers of an ancient group of warriors he calls The Ice Warriors. He's been my...rival for most of my past deeds. Every time I tried to do something destructive, he usually was the one to stop me. Him or one of his men. We- we haven't truly seen each other for a long time, save in my world."
"I see...well, at least he decided to come to the wedding."
"That's what I'm afraid of. How will he take it?"
"Does it matter?"
TD sighed and a smile crossed his face as he looked into Twilight's eyes. "No," he said softly, "I guess it doesn't. As long as I have you, it's good enough for me."
Twilight returned the smile and leaned into his chest, nuzzling him affectionately. It was admittedly odd to see a human and a pony together, but Twilight didn't care what others thought about them. She ignored what other ponies saw on the outside and looked at what was inside him. And even with an evil personality, she saw a good person hiding behind an exterior he had created to hide the more sensitive details of his life. No one had ever managed to get through that exterior before her. She was the first and only one who had truly succeeded.
"It's ironic, isn't it?" TD stated as he stroked her mane with one hand, "To think that once upon a time we were enemies, and now we're about to be married."
"It is funny how things work out sometimes," Twilight admitted.
"Because of you, I stopped being the villain all the time. I gave up so much and endured much pain. But you know what? I wouldn't trade it for anything. It was just what I needed. What we needed."
Twilight beamed a loving smile up at him as he drew her in closer with a loving embrace. They drew themselves into a deep passionate kiss, completely oblivious to their surroundings for that brief moment. That is, until a loud knock was heard on the door. TD groaned with annoyance and Twilight giggled a bit as they reluctantly pulled apart.
"What is it?" TD asked.
"Darling, when did you say that your brother was arriving?" Rarity's voice came from the other side of the door.
"Why do you ask?"
"Because some people just came out of nowhere in front of the castle saying that the King of the Ice Warriors requests an audience."
"Uh oh," TD said to himself.
"What's an Ice Warrior? He's the king of them? Wow! That's so cool! What's that like huh?" Pinkie was keeping a group of the "Ice Warriors" busy. There was about ten of them inside the castle and ten more outside. They ranged from almost all kinds of appearances, from humans to fairy folk, to what would be called aliens. There seemed to be no gender limits in their selections, because males and females both were present as well as some whose genders were beyond that. Each of them carried different weapons and wore different types of armor, but they all shared one similarity; the majority of their armor was made of solid ice. While the majority of them stood around TD's height, some were taller or shorter than that, and while unfamiliar with Equestrian customs (obviously), they seemed well disciplined and polite. Chuck approached his marefriend.
"I don't think you should be messing with them." He warned her.
One of the Warriors heard this and chuckled. He was apparently what TD called a Dwarf, and he just barely stood a foot taller than the Equestrians.
"Oh yes, we are not to be messed with!" he said cheerfully. "But the same goes with your friend TD! Your marefriend is perfectly safe, laddie!"
"Thank you kind sir, may I ask, which are you? Doc? Happy? Sneezy? Grumpy?" Chuck snickered.
The Dwarf roared with laughter and gave Chuck a playful smack on the shoulder. "I like this lad!" he said to the other Warriors in the room. "But no, laddie! Those would be my great-great-great grandchildren if ye need to know!"
The smack was enough to briefly knock the wind out of Chuck. He regained his composure and straightened his bow tie. "That's very interesting." He nodded.
"Well, they are immortal to some extent," TD's voice said from behind. Turning towards him, the group saw him descending from a staircase that came down from an entrance in the roof that he had just created. Twilight was walking beside him as they descended to meet the arrivals. The Dwarf gave a low whistle.
"I may not be into talking horses, but I'll admit she has looks that could bewitch a stallion," he said to Chuck, "I can see why he fell for her."
"Not to mention the magic that even if the stallion wasn't bewitched, she could do that for him." Chuck nodded at the dwarf. "Name's Chuck."
The Dwarf shook Chuck's hoof and said, "The name's Durin the Rock. Given to me by me father before he passed away, because I'm just about as unmovable as one."
"That's a nice name." Chuck nodded. "So, do dwarfs actually enjoy drinking as much as I've heard?"
"That we do, laddie! And from what I hear, you've got yourself a tavern in this place! Lucky you! I might swing on by!"
By now, TD and Twilight had reached the bottom and the staircase disappeared with a "poof".
"Greetings," Twilight addressed the Ice Warriors politely. "I am Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship. These are my friends," she gestured towards each as she spoke: "Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Chuck. And you all know TD."
"We all do, whether fortunately or otherwise." Chuck snickered. "I kid, I kid."
Ignoring him, Twilight asked, "If I may ask, who's in charge here?"
"That would be me," a voice said from outside as a human walked in. He was wearing robes of some kind that made him look like royalty. A crown sat upon his head and a sword was at his belt. Outwardly, he looked a year or two younger than TD, but more physically fit. He looked to TD and said, "Hello, brother."
"Hey Sean. How's life?" TD responded politely.
They stared at each other for a few moments, then TD suddenly brought the king into a hug.
"Oh, I'm so glad you came! I was afraid of how you'd react, but I guess I was worried for nothing!"
Sean returned the hug, apparently not caring that everyone was watching.
"We are happy to welcome you to Equestria." Twilight nodded politely.
"You'll find that it's pretty much the best place you've ever been." Rainbow Dash said with a smug grin.
"That's a tall order to fill, little horse," a creature with purple skin replied stepping up to her. Its gender was unclear. "However, so far you've left a good impression. You just might be up there!"
"I've never seen a place so colorful before," a female creature known as a Faun remarked.
"Ever seen a New Orleans funeral? A Mardi Gras? Carnaval do Brasil? Just a couple things that put the color here to the test." Chuck remarked.
"What he meant was, welcome to Equestria. We're happy to meet ya." Applejack said, smacking Chuck in the shoulder.
By now, TD had released his brother and asked, "Why did you come? I thought that you didn't like the show."
"I still don't," Sean replied, "but you're my brother, so I came to congratulate you." He looked to Twilight and shook her hoof politely. "A pleasure to meet you."
"A pleasure to meet you too." Twilight smiled.
Just then, a trumpet was heard outside the castle.
"Your Majesty," a voice called out to Sean, "we have another visitor. Make that two."
The group moved outside of the castle to see who it was. Of course, TD and his friends had already guessed who it was. A royal carriage pulled by a team of pegasi landed before the group in front of the castle. In the carriage was Princess Celestia and Luna. They both stepped out and addressed Sean formerly.
"My name is Princess Celestia, and this is my sister, Luna. We welcome you to Equestria."
"I am Sean, TD's brother and King of the Ice Warriors. It is an honor to meet you."
The two leaders shook hands/hooves with each other in a formal gesture.
"We do hope that you enjoy your stay in our kingdom, please make yourselves comfortable." Luna said.
"Your hospitality is most kind," Sean replied politely.
"If that's the case," Durin pipped up, "Chuck me lad! Are you open by any chance?"
"Oh boy!" TD remarked with a chuckle.
"Right this way my good man, paying customers with me!" Chuck hummed leading Durin along.
"Be careful, mate!" an Ice Warrior with an eyepatch said with a chuckle. "That Dwarf'll will leave ya without a drop of ale by the morning!"
The rest of the Ice Warriors and the Equestrians laughed at this statement as the majority of them headed to Chuck's Tavern.
"You fellas gotta come by more often." Chuck said serving the Ice Warriors more drinks. "Business hasn't been this good in months!"
"What can I say, lad?" Durin chuckled. "We love our drink! And yours is by far the best I've tasted yet!"
"Thank you kindly, old family recipe." He said serving them another round.
"Aaahh!" a screech rang out. TD ran past Chuck in a panic and shouted randomly, "Linda! Linda, get the shotgun!" Chasing him was a Timber Wolf with a bonnet on its head. If chased TD around the tavern, surprisingly not knocking over anything. It did end up smashing the karaoke machine, but TD repaired it in a flash of light as he continued to be chased about the tavern.
"Wanna tell me what's going on?" Chuck asked.
"What's it look like?!" TD shouted back as he narrowly missed getting snapped by the Timber Wolf's jaws.
"A free drink for any of you Ice Warriors who turns that thing into kindling." Chuck hollered out, moving behind the bar.
Durin just sighed as if this was a regular task. He dropped down from his chair, calmly walked up to the Timber Wolf and pulled out an axe that was almost as big as he was. In one swift motion, Durin swung his axe into the Timber Wolf and it shattered into a pile of kindling. Durin then quickly gathered the kindling pile together and tossed it to TD.
"Here, burn this kindlin' before it reforms!"
TD laughed.
"You haven't changed a bit Durin," he stated as he walked out of the tavern.
"We have our champion, your prize is another drink on the house." Chuck grinned bringing him another drink.
"It was nothing, lad!" Durin replied, chugging the drink down with some hearty gulps. He made a loud belch and the other Ice Warriors laughed aloud.
"If I may ask TD?" one of the Ice Warriors asked as TD came back into the tavern, "when is the wedding?"
"Tomorrow. So you've got a long wait. Might as well kill some time. Not literally; the last time I did that, it did not end well for either of us."
"What better way to kill time than drink and be merry huh?" Chuck wrapped a leg around Durin's shoulder.
"Oh, I don't know," TD said. "How about sightseeing, spreading chaos, pulling pranks, or even spending quality time with those you love? All of the above I have done before."
"Suit yourself, this Irish pony's getting plastered." Chuck grinned widely.
"You're not Irish," TD stated bluntly. "But whatever. People learn. You guys can get drunk all ya want. I'm gonna be out with Twilight until tomorrow. Later boys!"
TD made a demonic laugh as he disappeared in a cloud of flames.
"50% Irish I'll have you know, at least." Chuck said. "But he's right, I'm not spending the night in my lonesome, where is my beloved?" He went to find Pinkie Pie.
"This is so stupid!"
TD paced nervously back and forth on air while standing upside down. The day had finally arrived and he was inwardly freaking out. Never before had he ever considered how terribly frightened he would be.
"Here's a nice story to spin! The Terror of Dimensions has stared death in the face, taken on gods, and even destroyed an entire galaxy in the blink of an eye. Yet when his wedding day comes around, he's a freaking scaredy cat!"
"Quit being a wuss, go down the isle, say I do, kiss the bride, then there's a sweet party and then of course, the honeymoon, huh? Sounds like a great time to me." Chuck said as he fastened the cummerbund on his suit.
"Chuck, I've been to an actual wedding! It's so much more than that! Also, I may use your own words against you in your future, friend!"
"I've attended my share weddings, been a part of one on top of that, I know what I'm talking about. I know it's more than that, but that's easy stuff." He said. "Feel free to use my words against me in the future, though I doubt I'll be in the same situation." He said smugly.
TD sighed and looked out at those who had been invited. Among others, he saw Starlight Glimmer, Discord, Thorax and some of his Changelings, Ember, Celestia, Luna, Shining Armor, Cadence, Phantom Void (gosh, he hadn't seen him for awhile), Twilight's parents, the Ice Warriors, and Zecora. The rest of the Mane Six were nowhere to be seen, possibly because they were helping Twilight out before the ceremony.
"But, if I'm being serious." Chuck approached him. "When you're out there, going down that aisle, ready to take her and have her forever in a bond of love, all that fear melts away, you're scared now, but it'll pass." He said honestly.
"Remind me not to ask how you would know. I just hope that choosing to stay in my human form was a good idea."
Sean was mostly silent, although he did chuckle a little bit when he heard his brother's plight.
"You know what? That was a legitimate sentiment, I was being nice and all that bollocks, and you come back with that." Chuck scoffed. "But... for an answer, I used to watch a lot of rom coms, they all have a best man pep talk scene."
"That wasn't meant to offend you, Chuck and I apologize if it did," TD replied. "Are you sure that it wouldn't be better if I switched to one of my other forms?"
"You think I know the answer to that?" Chuck asked. "I dunno, do whichever one you're most comfortable in." He said, sliding something into his suit pocket.
"It's not really which one is more comfortable more than it is for public appearance."
"Well, you're a human right now and everyone sees that you are one," Sean replied. "Might as well stay that way."
"Short for words, but when you speak up it's wise, I like the cut of your jib." Chuck nodded respectfully at Sean.
"He takes his job as king very seriously," TD mentioned.
Just then, someone called out, "Get ready! It's starting!"
TD suddenly turned into a fish and flopped around for a second before returning to normal.
"Gosh, I hate it when I'm nervous, because then stuff like that happens!"
"You'll be fine, break a leg." Chuck nodded. "Not literally obviously."
TD gulped and started breathing slowly to calm himself down as the ceremony started. First came the flower girls, who so happened to be the Cutie Mark Crusaders themselves. They were then followed by the rest of the Mane Six. Pinkie Pie, while dressed up beautifully like the others, was noticeably not in disguise, so her Changeling features stood out for all to see. Thankfully, no one freaked out about it, except for one stallion in the back who was silenced by Quibble and Discord together. But nothing could prepare TD for who came out next. In fact, TD almost felt like his heart had stopped.
"Go get 'er tiger." Chuck grinned, and Sean nodded approvingly. The bride had arrived.
Twilight was dressed in a beautiful wedding gown that had been made by Rarity several weeks in advance. A veil covered her face, but her smiling face could still be seen. Around her neck was the necklace that TD had given her almost a year ago, making her attire look even more beautiful.
"She's perfect," TD whispered, his voice failing him at the moment as she walked down the aisle. Twilight reached her spot beside him and beamed him a smile. Celestia teleported in front of the two and began.
"Friends, family, warriors, we are gathered here today to celebrate the coming together of these two before us today, William whom we also know as TD, and Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship," Celestia said proudly. Shinning Armor started to sob like he always did at weddings, earning a few looks from those sitting too close. Celestia ignored this and continued.
"Almost three years ago, this human came into our world with the purpose of destroying it and creating his own empire from the ashes, and he very nearly succeeded. However, somepony caught his eye and caused him to change his mind, somepony who saw past the barriers he had placed up to hide the pain inside. That somepony now stands here before you along with the man she managed to save from himself."
"Way to bring that up, huh?" Chuck snickered at TD.
"To be fair, I kinda asked for it," TD responded.
"Furthermore, do you, Princess Twilight Sparkle, take William to be your lawfully wedded husband, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" She asked.
"I do." Twilight nodded.
"And do you, William, take Princess Twilight Sparkle to be your lawfully wedded wife, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"
TD smiled at Twilight and said, "I do, till the end of time itself."
"And now, by the power vested in me, I pronounce this couple, husband and wife." Celestia smiled. "You may now kiss the bride."
TD removed the veil from Twilight's face and pulled her in for a kiss. Because of their size difference, he actually lifted her a few inches off the ground doing so. But neither of them seemed to care. While they were still kissing, a sudden blast was heard in the sky as Rainbow Dash performed a Sonic Rainboom, having sneaked off nearing the end. Sean stepped down as the crowd applauded and cheered, and joined his Ice Warriors.
"Boys," he said, "it's time." Turning to the newlyweds, he addressed them in a kind manner.
"This is dedicated to my brother and his wife. It's our ancient celebration dance, and the only one we know. Hope you enjoy."
The group of Ice Warriors started to arrange themselves into a large group. Chuck stomped on a glass happily and cheered out. "Yeah! Get your dance on!"
The Ice Warriors drew their weapons and started to perform some kind of movement similar to that of a dragon. Ice towers and shelves appeared from nowhere and created some visual effects that made it feel very dramatic, yet celebratory. The dance mostly seemed to be a fancy festive version of fighting styles or demonstrating the many qualities ice possessed, yet it was a spectacular sight to behold. Even Discord cheered loudly when he saw such spectacle.
"Wooo hooo!" Pinkie cheered loudly.
TD was almost crying for joy as he and Twilight applauded as well. Never had he remembered being so happy before in his life. It was almost too much to take in. As they watched, a carriage pulled by several ponies appeared with the words "Just married" on the side. TD offered Twilight his hand and the two walked over to the carriage and said to those pulling it, "Thank you boys! We'll take it from here." With a loud, "Abracadabra!" the carriage harnesses came off of the ponies pulling it and started to move of its own accord once he and Twilight were inside.
"Have fun at your honeymoon!" Pinkie called.
"Yeah but not too much fun!" Chuck called.
TD's response was to make the carriage disappear as one fading into the distance. Everyone cheered and shouted their goodbyes as it disappeared completely.
"Well, as proud a moment as this is, I'm afraid that we must be off," Sean said aloud.
"Well, see ya laddie!" Durin called to Chuck. "Don't change the recipe!"
The Ice Warriors stood still as ice began to form underneath their feet. They then sunk through the ice and disappeared completely.
"Y'all come back now y'hear?" Applejack called to them as they disappeared.
"Well, never thought I'd live to see the day," Ember said in a slightly impressed tone. She then spread her wings and took off. Thorax and his Changelings stayed behind a little longer to help clean up and to say goodbye.
"What a wedding huh?" Chuck asked him during the clean up. "Good times."
"I'm sorry, who are you?" Thorax asked.
"Oh, that's right!" Spike intervened, "You two never met each other. Chuck, this is my friend Thorax. He's the king of the Reformed Changelings."
"How do you do?" Chuck shook hooves with him.
"Fine thanks!" Thorax replied. "It's nice to meet you!"
"Likewise." He nodded.
Suddenly, there was a cry of alarm from one of the Changelings. Everyone turned to see one of the Changelings had apparently set off some kind of failsafe TD had placed nearby to keep visitors from messing around with the seats: a fiery version of a snake that snapped at the Changeling's heels.
"What in tarnation?" Applejack remarked.
The snake stopped chasing the Changeling and said in a German accent, "Please no horseplay on the seats! No offense to all you horse-like creatures. Gutentag!"
The snake reached around and bit its own tail, then disappeared in a cloud of steam.
"That was interesting to say the very least." Rarity remarked.
"Well, what did you expect?" Discord replied with a chuckle. "He is a chaotic being, after all. Anything could happen."
"Thank you for choosing The Magic Carriage for your traveling needs," TD said in a mock female voice as the carriage started to slow down. "Please, do not stand until the carriage has come to a complete stop. Goodbye now! Goodbye! Goodbye! Bye now!"
Twilight laughed at this antic as the carriage stopped completely. Getting out, the two surveyed their surroundings. They were on some kind of mountain that seemed familiar to Twilight.
"Remember this place? It's where we shared our first kiss, rushed though it may have been," TD explained.
"I remember now," Twilight replied, then asked in confusion, "But why are we here? There's nothing here."
"Are you sure?" TD said cheekily. He "snapped" his fingers and a fancy-looking hut appeared behind him overlooking the view that the mountain provided.
"Ta da!" TD proudly showed it off. "A little something that I've been saving for a rainy day."
No sooner had he said that than the sound of thunder was heard above his head. He looked up just as it started to rain down on them.
"Well, it's raining now!" Twilight laughed.
"In that case," TD said, picking her up bridal style, "I think it's time for me to carry you across the threshold!"
Twilight giggled as TD ran up to the shelter of the doorway and opened the door. TD stopped to catch his breath before looking into her eyes. His eyes had noticeably changed into his draconic eyes, giving off their glow within the shadow of the doorway. Yet they held a loving look in them as he stared into her eyes.
"I love you, Twilight," he said softly.
"I love you too, William," she replied back.
They gave each other a kiss as TD walked into the hut and the door shut completely.
"Ya boy! I am on fire! Wait...ah! I'M ON FIRE!"
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Thanks again to Impressionsguy for helping out in this chapter!