Greetings, fair people! I totally thought yesterday was a Thursday. Go figure. But I am here, and the next chapter is here as well.

PBJ: The spell Jehu and his family used was interrupted by Zodiac, corrupting what it was supposed to do. Ponies were taken apart due to this fact since no one was actively controlling it. Chaos is a fickle thing, after all. Gotta watch that sucker like a hawk.

I did consider that not all of the Mane Six would end up in the human world. But at the same time, that one is more my preference. I felt it would be a little weird to have some of them and not all. Especially considering the pairings I did. :P

But anyway.

Welcome back to Tyr and Luna handle a Magical Pregnancy! (lol)

Chapter 35: Moonrise

"He's certainly getting good with that sword," Vanna murmured, sipping at his cup of tea. He, Sherry and Luna sat on the back porch of the castle keep, seated at a small table. They were watching Tyr and Grace sparring in the large yard. Chrys was busy playing with Snow, while Trixie was watching from another spot under a tree. She was half watching and half reading a book. The two knights were focusing on sword skills, and with Grace's constant exercise and practice with Tyr, the two of them were forming a deadly duo. "So is she."

"Enjoying what you see?" Chrys asked, smirking. She picked up Snow and came over to the table. Vanna frowned at her, but didn't respond. Vanna and the red headed knight had gone on several dates in the past month, although nothing had gone official yet. What did happen was that Vanna became a more common sight in the Hymir household. Tyr didn't mind, as having his old friend over made him happy. Plus, it gave him another way to embarrass Grace, which was rapidly becoming a favored pastime in the house.

"Her form is improving vastly," Vanna pointed out. "And Tyr must have had a past life or something, cause he picked it up super quick."

"He has indeed," Luna agreed. "His magic has progressed splendidly as well."

"No kidding? Well, having you and Chrys teaching him probably helped."

"Trixie helped as well!" Trixie complained. The four at the table laughed—Trixie had tried to act mostly impassive, but she still liked being involved.

Vanna looked over at Luna for confirmation. The midnight princess nodded. "Trixie has been a great help to us. Because of my encroaching date of birth, I've been unable to help Tyr practice his magic. All my magic is directed at keeping the baby healthy."

"I was wondering about that," Vanna said, sipping at his tea. He dusted a leaf off of the lap of his dress. Another Rarity original, made with multiple tones of metallic colors. Ever since he had modelled for the seamstress, he had access to as many dresses he wanted. "You're using your magic to help the baby?"

"The children born from Alicorns are born with immense magical potential," Luna explained, rubbing her enlarged stomach gently. "If not kept in control, it could cause them harm before they are born."

"That would be terrible." Vanna snorted. "Hey, you thought of any names?"

"Names?" Luna blinked. "…No. I haven't thought of any."

"Oh, that's no fun. You have to have something!"

Luna thought for a moment. Her face scrunched up for a moment before a slow understanding crossed her face. "…Aleron."

"What?"

"For a boy, if I have one. Aleron. A name that means Knight." She smiled softly. "It just came to me."

"I like it," Vanna said after a moment's thought. "But you're having twins, right? Gonna have Tyr come up with the other name?"

"I… believe I will." She looked over at Tyr, who was helping Grace up. Apparently the female knight had tripped on a hole in the ground. They were laughing about it. As she watched them, a dark gaze crossed over her, and a voice she had been ignoring for several months made a fateful appearance.

[He seems to be having fun with that woman] It whispered. Luna grit her teeth. She knew Grace and Tyr were close friends, but that was it, correct? They were only friends. They were close because Grace lived with them. That was it. She was the one having his children after all. And Vanna and Grace were dating.

[They aren't official. They aren't a couple yet]

Fact. Although Grace and Vanna were going on dates, neither was claiming the other as a significant other. Grace was still free to go after any man she wanted.

"Hey, Luna?" Vanna spoke up. "You got a dark look in your eyes, girl."

"Huh?" Luna's expression cleared up immediately, and she found everyone at the table looking at her.

"You all right, mom?" Sherry asked softly. Luna looked from face to face, eyes wide. She shook her head to clear her mind.

"Y-yes, I'm alright. I had a little pain. That is it."

"Are they kicking?" Vanna asked eagerly. Luna giggled. For a man, Vanna was quite girlish at times.

"Occasionally. Nothing too hard though."

"Ah, I'm looking forward to this!" Vanna grinned. "Papa Tyr!"

"He already has a daughter," Sherry pointed out.

"Yeah, but you weren't a baby when Tyr adopted you." He ruffled Sherry's hair playfully. "Plus, you're like a perfect little girl."

Sherry blushed. "I'm not perfect…"

Chrys chuckled. "The girl is extremely modest, Vanna."

"Probably gets it from my dear friend over there," Vanna agreed.

Luna glanced back over to where Tyr and Grace were discussing something, both sitting on the grass resting after their session. The voice began to speak again, but she quickly found another subject. "S-Sherry, how goes your examination of the Rubrik?"

Sherry frowned slightly, glancing down at the artifact in question. "I've been able to issue it some simple commands, but… I can't open it."

"Open it?"

"I can just feel there's something inside that I have to get out," Sherry continued. "Well, unless this thing opens up on its own, I'm not getting into it."

"Thing gives me bad vibes," Vanna murmured, looking at the cube. "Just… feels weird to me."

"It used to be like that for me too. But I got used to it, I guess."

"You guys and your magic…"

"It is as much a part of us as your metal working," Chrys pointed out. The metal smith reached over and gently scratched behind Snow's ear. The cat meowed happily at the attention.

"I suppose that's true."

While the conversation continued, Luna again found herself looking over at Tyr and Grace. To her own dismay, she couldn't say that she hadn't been wary of the red headed woman. Despite her constant complaints to the contrary, Grace was quite attractive. And she and Tyr got along splendidly, almost like a man and his younger sister. [You know better than that]

She had to agree with the voice. She had no doubt Grace would have tried to get Tyr if Luna wasn't around. However, yet again, her train of thought was interrupted. A bright voice called out. "Auntie!"

"What—?" Luna began, right before she was embraced by Cadance. "Cadance…? What on earth are you doing here?"

"Shiny and I came for the babies, obviously!" She grinned, her smile alleviating some of the darkness in Luna's mind. She had been having the thoughts a lot more often lately, which she mostly attributed to stress and her nearing due date. She decided to just be happy her niece came to see her.

"Thank you for coming, Cadance."

The Princess of Love smiled. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."

Shining had gone over to where Tyr and Grace were. "Hey you two. Having fun?" He grinned.

"Shining Armor!" Grace said with surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"Cady wanted to be here for when the baby was born," Shining pointed out. "So I tagged along."

"Good to see you," Tyr said, sharing a friendly fist-bump with the man. "Moonie's been saying it's going to be soon, so you probably won't have to wait too long."

"Well, that's good to hear. Excited to be a dad?"

"I'm already a dad," Tyr pointed out.

"These will be your kids though," Shining pointed out. "As in, not adopted. You gotta teach these kids everything, man."

"…You have a point there."

"He'll be fine," Grace said, putting a hand on Tyr's shoulder. The man looked over at her, and she gave him a warm smile. "He's already a wonderful father to Sherry."

"Thanks Grace," Tyr said, smiling back. Shining looked between them.

"You two got close since the last time I saw you," He pointed out.

"Grace has been living here with us," Tyr explained. He pulled her into a one armed hug. "On top of dating my best friend, she's becoming like a sister to me."

Grace made a face. "Probably because you do treat me like a sister! You're always teasing me!"

Suddenly, Cadance was there, pushing them gently apart. "Don't do that!" She hissed. The others stared at her in shock.

"Uh… Cady?" Shining murmured, looking to his wife for an explanation. "What's wrong?"

"You may not know this," Cadance began, looking directly at Tyr. The woman's eyes were serious, and Tyr swallowed heavily. "But an Alicorn's emotions are more deeply tied into their magic than you think."

"What do you mean?" Grace asked.

"You weren't here when Aunt Luna thought Tyr had died," Cadance said. "But she nearly attempted to level the city."

"Oh my…"

"And on top of that, this is a really sensitive time for her. She's having babies. Her emotional state is extremely on the fritz."

Tyr sighed. "You're right. And I know she's been having weird dreams too, but there's not much I can do about that except hold her."

Cadance sighed. "Oh, Tyr…"

"But once the twins are born, she'll be happy, right?" He smiled. "And hopefully everything sorts itself out."

"I heard that," Shining said, only to be glared at by his wife. "What?"

"Ha ha, Shiny," Cadance said dryly.

"You two are ridiculous," Grace said, laughing.

Cadance kissed her husband's cheek. "But I love him anyway."

Tyr looked away from the happy couple to his own lover, their eyes meeting for a moment. Luna's face was impassive, and he gave her a little smile. She smiled back lightly, her eyes momentarily looking serpentine. He blinked, and they were normal again. Odd. He turned back to his friends to find Cadance grilling Grace for information on her own love life. Apparently, she had already spilled the beans, and the Princess of Love turned to him. "Grace is dating your best friend?"

"Yeah, Vanna. Why?" He blinked.

"Who is he?"

"He's sitting over there with Luna and Sherry."

Both Cadance and Shining looked over at the table. Shining frowned. "Tyr… there's only women over there."

"You see the one with the long black hair?"

"Uh huh."

"Tan skin?

"Uh huh…"

"That's Vanna."

Both of them turned to him sharply. "No way," Cadance said simply.

"But that's…" Shining trailed off, looking to Grace for confirmation. She nodded.

"Vanna's a crossdresser," Grace said, blushing slightly.

Shining whistled. "I would never have guessed."

"He makes for a pretty girl," Cadance agreed. She shrugged. "Love takes all kinds."

"L-love!?" Grace blushed furiously. "I'm not…! I don't…"

"Can't hide it from me, sister!"

"Is everyone going to be teasing me?" Grace groaned, resting her head in her hands.

Tyr chuckled. "You're easy to tease, Grace."

"You don't say…"

"Come on Grace. Let's go again." He stood up and retrieved Fenrir.

"…Alright," Grace said, standing as well. She took hold of her bracelet charm, and her sword appeared in a flash of light. Cadance and Shining went over to join the others at the table, leaving the two knights to face off. Grace took up a spot across from Tyr, blade held at the ready. "Ready whenever you are!"

There was a cry from the people at the table just as they began to spar again. Tyr glanced over, seeing everyone in a big crowd. He felt his blood run cold as Cadance called out to him. "Tyr! Get the truck!"

"What?" Grace murmured, confused. "Why?"

"Luna's water broke!"

For one of the few times in his life, Tyr almost fainted.

-x-

"Where is she?" Celestia asked, bursting into the hospital a couple hours later. Twilight and Flash were on her heels, followed by Ace and Rainbow Dash. They came into a waiting room full of all of Tyr's close friends, but the man himself was missing. "…Where is Tyr?"

"In there with her," Chrys said quietly. "They didn't want all of us in there."

"Apparently we were too rowdy," Sherry added.

Shining sighed. "More like Cady was too excited. You were freaking out more than Tyr."

The woman in question scowled at him. "Well, sorry for being excited my aunt is having a baby!"

Celestia sighed. "Where is my sister's room?" She asked a nearby nurse.

"You're Princess Celestia, correct? Follow me please." The nurse led Celestia down a nearby hall before stopping in front of one room. "Here. Her fiancé is already in here."

"I understand. Thank you." She entered the room. Tyr looked up from his spot beside Luna as she came in. She was given a small smile from the midnight princess, Tyr managing one as well.

"Hello sister," Luna said, wincing slightly as a bit of pain took hold of her. Celestia used her magic to pull over a chair.

"How are you feeling?"

"Occasional pain," She told her. "And now we are simply waiting for the contractions to begin."

Celestia gently stroked her little sister's hair. It was in these moments she could truly appreciate the calmness of her younger sister. She was very collected even though in a bit of time she would become a mother. Likewise, Tyr seemed calm as well. "Are you all right as well, Tyr?"

"I'm doing okay," Tyr replied with a smile. "Just worried for her."

"You're not the one having the baby," Luna teased. Tyr rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, whatever."

Celestia giggled. "I'm happy to see you so worried over my sister, Tyr. It is yet another reminder of how much you love her."

Tyr smiled and took hold of his fiancé's hand. "Of course I love her."

"And I love you, Beloved," Luna said, resting her other hand over his. [As long as you don't betray me]

Celestia chuckled. "Well, now we just wait for the contractions to get closer together."

"…That is something I am not looking forward to."

"You'll have us with you the whole time."

Tyr and Celestia stayed with Luna for the whole period she was in that room, sticking by her side even as the contractions grew worse and worse. Celestia was constantly giving words of encouragement while Tyr did his best to soothe his fiancé's pain. But there was only so much they could do. It was several hours later, during a calm period, that Tyr drifted off. However, he was barely under when a soft voice called to him. "Mr. Hymir?"

He woke up slowly, eyes opening a bit to see who spoke to him. A tall woman with dark sea-blue hair stood over him, her eyes a little full of concern. A cursory glance established that she wasn't Equestrian, but probably just someone that dyed their hair.

"…Yes?"

"I'm Dr. Genesis," The woman said, smiling. It turned a little strange. "I have a little bit of bad news."

"What is it?" He straightened up, finding Celestia looking at him from across Luna's bed. The Midnight Princess herself was frowning, beads of sweat still on her forehead from previous contractions.

"We were beginning to worry once the contractions started getting especially painful," Dr. Genesis said, clipboard held to her chest. "So we had one of our Equestrian doctors use their magic to give us a look into your stomach."

"Spit it out already!" Luna snapped. Dr. Genesis took the harsh tone in stride—obviously she had dealt with pregnant women often.

"Your body is a bit too small to allow the children to be born naturally," Dr. Genesis said. "Considering you're giving birth to twins, and magical children at that, you may not come out of the birthing process unscathed."

"But will the babies be alright?" Celestia asked.

"…There might be complications."

"Then what do we do?" Luna demanded.

"A C-section would be the optimal decision."

"…A what?"

"Surgery," Tyr said. "They'd perform surgery to retrieve the babies safely."

"And there would be no harm done to my sister?" Celestia asked.

"None. There would be nothing to worry about except for the scar that would be left."

Luna and Celestia looked over at Tyr. The man frowned, but he was certain of what he wanted. "…That's great. Whatever you need to do for everything to work out."

"Wonderful!" Dr. Genesis smiled. "We'll have our best surgeons doing the operation, Princess. Everything will be just fine."

"Will… Will Tyr and my sister be allowed in with me?" Luna asked.

Dr. Genesis bit her bottom lip. "Well… No. One of them can, but we do not want to crowd the room."

"Let Celestia go with her," Tyr said. "If you need her, her magic might come in handy."

"Beloved…" Luna gripped Tyr's hand worriedly. He smiled at her and kissed her forehead.

"It'll be alright, Moonie. I'll be waiting for you when you come back out."

"You will? Promise me."

"I promise you. The moment you wake up from the anesthesia, the only thing keeping me from being the first person you see will be what direction you turn your head."

She giggled at that. Reluctantly, she let go of his hand. "Very well, my beloved. I will… see you soon."

Dr. Genesis peeked out into the hall and called in some orderlies. They got Luna into a wheelchair and wheeled her out into the hall and down to the surgery room. Celestia followed, Tyr keeping pace a little bit behind. Upon reaching the surgery room, Luna glanced back one last time. Tyr gave her a small smile to assure her just before the doors closed. With his fiancé out of sight, he let out a deep sigh. "…Damn."

He felt useless. A trained sniper without a target to shoot, a swordsman with no enemy to fight, and a knight with no princess to protect. He didn't have much in the way for a purpose, so he wandered down to the waiting room where all his friends waited. Most sat up upon seeing him. "Is it over?" Ace asked.

"She's going into surgery," Tyr explained, just before everyone else bombarded him with questions. "They say it's the safest way for the babies to be born."

"That way there won't be any complications," Twilight said thoughtfully. "Is Princess Celestia with her?"

"She is. They said I couldn't be in there so that the room wouldn't be too crowded."

"Rough, bro," Shining said.

Tyr shrugged. "Such is life, I guess. I figured I'd run out and get something to eat while we waited."

"If we had known we'd have gotten you something, sugarcube," Applejack said.

"Nah, it's fine. I won't be more than a few minutes." He glanced over at Sherry, who was sitting beside Chrys. "Want me to bring you something?"

"Please," Sherry said, smiling.

"Sure love. I'll be back, everyone." He waved to them all then, heading outside into the dark. As much as he didn't like leaving the hospital in a situation like this, but his stomach demanded attention, and he'd be too distracted to do anything else with his stomach acting up. He chuckled. Food would do him good. He pointed his keys at the truck and pressed the button on the little remote, hearing the doors unlock. The next thing he heard—and felt—was something heavy, knocking him out cold before he hit the ground.

-x-

Chrys perked up. The sudden cessation of thought from her Master had caught her attention. "…Sherry?" She ventured softly.

"Yeah, Chrys?" The pink haired girl looked up at her adoptive sister. "What is it?"

"I will be back in a moment. I am going to the restroom."

"Okay."

The lie didn't sit well with the green haired woman, but she had more pressing matters to deal with than her own morality. She moved swiftly down the hospital halls, weaving through staff and other visitors. She exited the hospital and went out into the parking lot. Almost instantly, something shiny attracted her attention. It was a ring of keys, specifically Tyr's keys. "What are these doing here…?"

"What's that you got there?"

She whirled on the spot, going into a defensive stance. However, she found herself face to face with the three Royal Knights, each of them with a worried look on their face. She paused. "…Why are you three out here?"

"You ran off suddenly," Grace pointed out.

Flash frowned. "Plus, you didn't even go in the direction of the bathrooms."

"Something up?" Ace asked.

Chrys stared at them for a long time. If she could trust anyone, it would be these three. "…I cannot sense my Master's thoughts," She said softly. Her mind was in a fog, the lack of feeling from Tyr making her feel cold and alone. She shivered.

"You can't?" Grace asked.

"No. I can simply sense that he is alive, and nothing else. I cannot feel his feelings, or hear his thoughts…" She hugged herself, hoping to stave off the cold she felt. It didn't help much.

"Tyr's truck is still here," Flash pointed out. "…Means he didn't leave on his own."

"Think he was kidnapped?" Ace asked.

"Would make the most sense."

"Who would kidnap Tyr?" Grace asked, frowning. "Scarecrows, you think?"

Ace nodded. "That would be my guess," He said.

There was silence. They all knew what needed to be done, but no one wanted to say it. Chrys spoke up. "I'm going after him."

"Alone?" Grace asked, a little shocked.

"If I must."

"What if he's heavily guarded?"

"Then we go with her," Ace said with a grin. "We're not going to let you do this alone, Chrys."

Flash nodded. "Tyr is our friend too. We're not going to leave him high and dry."

"As much as I feel we should get the rest of the guard…" Grace began, only to have Ace shove her lightly in the arm.

"Come on Grace," He said. "You know we can't do that. We'd take way too long."

"Sometimes I feel like we don't bother using the guard for what they're for," Grace said flatly. She sighed, and then turned a gentle smile towards Chrys. "But Tyr is like the brother I never had. Let's go get him."

"Rescue mission time!" Ace cheered, grinning widely. "Alright, let's get armed and dangerous!"

Chrys was silent while the three knights discussed their plans. After a minute, she finally spoke up. "…Thank you."

The three of them looked over at her. Flash smiled. "Thank us when this is over and done with. Now let's get going."

"Do you know where Tyr was taken?" Grace asked Chrys as they walked to Ace and Flash's cars, which were parked beside each other. The Changeling thought for a moment, and nodded.

"I cannot hear his thoughts, but I can still sense where he is. I can lead us to him."

"So now we just get firepower," Ace said. "And then bring on the hurt!"

-x-

It was silent in the room as Celestia watched over her sister. The surgery had finished almost a half hour ago, and it was getting into the early hours of the morning. Now she was just waiting for two things: her sister to wake up from anesthesia, and Tyr to return. Hopefully one of those things happened before the other…

"…sister…?"

Celestia looked over sharply, seeing Luna's half lidded eyes focusing on her. She put on her best cheery face. "Lulu! You're awake!"

"Did everything… did everything go okay?"

"Yes it did," Celestia said, gently brushing Luna's hair away from her face. "The doctors are looking after the babies for now to make sure of that, however."

"I see…" She rolled over to her other side, missing Celestia wincing as she did so. There was silence for a moment. "…Where is Tyr?"

"He stepped out for a moment," Celestia said. "He'll be back soon."

"…He promised." Luna's voice was quiet. Celestia could have sworn she heard something broken in her sister's voice as she repeated what she said. "He promised he'd be here."

"Luna, he—" The door opened behind her. For a moment, relief flowed through Celestia. "See? Here he is now…" She trailed off, seeing the familiar form of Dr. Quick as he entered the room. Whatever relief she had was suddenly dashed. In the back of her mind, she heard Luna repeating her phrase like a mantra. He promised. He promised. He promised.

"Hello Princess," Dr. Quick said, smiling. If he noticed Luna's murmuring, he didn't show it. "Did everything go alright?"

"They said everything was fine," Celestia said. "But they wanted to keep the babies under observation for a short while."

He Promised.

"Understandable," The Equestrian doctor said with a nod. Suddenly, he yawned. "Oh my. I apologize Princess, I must be more tired than I… thought…"

He slumped to the ground, asleep. Celestia stared at him in shock, trying to get to her feet. But a strong grip on her hand stopped her. A deathly cold began rolling up her arm as she turned back to her sister. "…Luna?"

…He promised.

"Hello, dear sister," Nightmare Moon hissed, smiling evilly. "Did you miss me?"

-x-

So. Is that the kind of mood swing you were thinking about?

On the note of Merge speculation, I did originally intend to have humans end up in Equestria, but the Merge was simply called that because it merged human and Equestrian cultures. It did take part of Equestria and put it in the human world, but it didn't "replace" or "exchange" so much as "add". As if makes me happy that some of you read Convergence, I guess I have to address that, lol.

But I digress. Read, Review, and Return for the next chapter, as the tension hits a whole new peak. The Library will be waiting, and Accepts All.

Sbohem! (Czech this time. :P)