One Month Later (Author's POV)

"How are you feeling sister?" Cadence asked Twilight as they stood in Twilight's old Canterlot room.

"Nervous, very nervous." Twilight admitted before looking over at Cadence. "I still haven't got used to you calling me that."

"You will eventually." Cadence said as she stepped closer to Twilight. "But enough about that. You have to finish getting ready for your big day."

"I know. By the way, where is Shining Armor at? I thought he'd be here congratulating me." Twilight asked.

"No, he went over to help Shadow get ready. Plus, nopony else is supposed to see you before you walk down the aisle." Cadence replied.

"I'm glad you know all about this stuff. If it were up to me, I would have researched it." Twilight said.

"Yes, we all know what you would have done. Now it's time to get into your dress." Cadence said as she levitated the dress over to Twilight. "I must say, your friend Rarity is an amazing designer."

"Yes, she is." Twilight replied smiling as she looked the magenta wedding dress over.

Fifteen Minutes Later in the Throne Room

"You doing alright Shadow?" Spike said as he sat next to Shadow.

"Yeah, I'm just a little nervous." Shadow admitted.

"Don't worry. Twilight loves you and she will say yes." Spike said trying to comfort him.

"I'm not worried about Twilight. I'm afraid of how many ponies are going to be attending." Shadow corrected.

"Oh, well I can't help you there." Spike said.

"Just ignore them." Shining Armor said as he walked up to them both. "Focus on Twily and the Princesses and nothing else will matter."

"I'll try at least." Shadow said as he stood up. "I just want this to be over so I can get out of this suit. It's so constricting."

"I agree with you there." Spike said while tugging at the collar of his suit.

Shining Armor looked them over and admired Rarity's work. They were wearing matching tuxes. They were the traditional black with a white undershirt. The only differences were that Spike's suit had sapphire cufflinks and a red rose while Shadow's had ruby cufflinks and a black dahlia.

"Spike, quit pulling at the collar. Besides, the wedding shouldn't last too long." Shining Armor said.

"I hope your right about that." Shadow said.

One Hour Later

(You should all know what a wedding is like, and I just don't feel like going through all of it. So I'm just going to skip most of it.)

"Does anypony have any reason that these two should not be wed?" Celestia asked.

Nopony stood up or said anything, but before Celestia could continue they all heard the sound of somepony eating popcorn. They looked up to find the source of this annoying sound was none other than a being made up of many different animal parts. He hovered above them snacking on popcorn.

"Don't mind me, I'm just enjoying the show." He said as everypony looked at him.

"Discord. How did you escape?" Celestia demanded.

"Celestia, you're as boring as ever. If you must really know, I escaped when little miss bloodthirsty went on a rampage." Discord replied nonchalantly. "Now can we get back to the wedding? You were just getting to the good part."

"No. We sealed you away once, and we can do it again." Twilight said defiantly.

"Come Twilight, we must retrieve the Elements at once." Celestia said before teleporting them both away.

Shadow looked up at Discord and said sarcastically, "Thanks for ruining my wedding."

"No need to thank me. It's what I do best." Discord replied as though it was a complement.

Shadow wasted no more time talking as he jumped up and attempted to kick Discord. Discord floated up just out of reached and laughed back at him. Discord's laughter was cut short as Shadow teleported directly above him and slammed all four hooves into Discord's face.

"My face! My beautiful face. How could you be so heartless?" Discord screamed.

"You ruined my wedding so now I'm going to ruin you." Shadow replied coldly.

On the side of the room, Rainbow Dash tried to fly over to help Shadow, but Applejack bit down on her tail and prevented her from doing so. Rainbow Dash looked back, obviously annoyed, but Applejack just shook her head. Rainbow Dash settled back down with a grumble and crossed her hooves. Celestia and Twilight appeared next to them with the Elements of Harmony. Twilight passed them out and they all took their places to use them. Celestia and Twilight were taken aback by way lay before them. Discord was lying on the floor bloodied and bruised while Shadow was staring coldly at him.

"You can't defeat me. I'm the god of chaos." Discord said as he stood up and snapped his fingers, which instantly healed him. Discord looked over to Celestia and said, "As much as I want to stay here and watch the mares fight over the bouquet, I would rather not be turned to stone again. I hope the next world enjoys my chaos more than you order loving ponies."

Discord bowed and disappeared before their eyes.

"Shadow, what happened when we went to retrieve the Elements of Harmony?" Celestia asked.

"You obviously hated him, so I tried to stall him until you got back. I did take that time to vent my frustrations, however." Shadow replied.

Celestia turned to one of the guards and asked, "Is there anything you wish to add?"

The guard stepped forward on his metallic leg and replied, "Nothing else to report."

Shadow looked at the guard and asked, "How is your new leg working?"

The guard looked at Celestia, who nodded, before replying, "It works fine. It is a little hard to get used to, but it is better than not having the leg at all."

"You have Seeker to thank for that." Shadow said before turning back to Celestia. "So, can we finish the wedding?"

"Yes, we can. I don't like the thought of Discord being free, but if he went to another world, we can't follow him." Celestia replied.

"I agree sister. Discord is trouble, but this celebration will raise all our spirits." Luna said with a smile.

"So, where was I?" Celestia asked.

"Asking if anypony objected." Luna answered.

"Of course. Does anypony have any reason these two should not be wed?"

Celestia's question was met with silence.

"Very well. I now pronounce you mare and colt. You may kiss the bride." Celestia announced.

Shadow leaned over to Twilight and kissed her. When they broke their kiss, Twilight smiled and threw the bouquet with telekinesis. The mares that were in the immediate vicinity fought over it. Twilight and Shadow laughed at their shenanigans before they spotted Fluttershy sneaking out of the brawl with the bouquet in her mouth. Fluttershy glanced towards them before looking over at Seeker and blushed. Seeker smiled back her causing her blush to deepen.

"Well, we know who the next lucky couple is." Twilight said which caused the mares to quit fighting long enough to notice that Fluttershy had the bouquet.

"Seeker, be nice to her or you will answer to us." Shadow said.

Seeker looked at them both before replying, "Don't worry about us. I would never harm her in any way."

Shadow nodded back to him before asking Twilight, "So, do you want to watch the sunset together?"

"Yes, I would like that." Twilight answered before they walked outside to watch the sunset and Luna raise the moon.

The kissed once more beneath the full moon before heading back inside for the after party.

A Few Hours Later

Shadow and Twilight were worn out by all the dancing they had done with Pinkie Pie.

"Does she ever run out of energy?" Shadow asked.

"Not that I know of." Twilight admitted.

"Mares and gentlecolts, may I have your attention?" Luna announced from the balcony above the dance floor. "Shadow, would you kindly come up here."

Shadow nodded and teleported up next to her.

"Shadow, I would like to offer you a leadership position among my lunar guards. Will you accept?" Luna asked.

Shadow answered immediately, "No."

"I figured as much, but Celestia wanted me to ask anyways." Luna said before asking him another question. "Then would you like to become my personal student?"

Shadow thought for a bit before looking down at Twilight. Twilight nodded her head and mouthed 'Say yes.' Shadow thought for a minute longer before answering her.

"I would be honored to accept." Shadow said.

Luna turned back to the crowd below them and announced, "From this day forth let it be known that Shadow is my personal student."

Shadow smiled down at Twilight while she smiled back up at him.

Three Months Later (At Night)

"Shadow, are you sure we are allowed to be in here?" Twilight asked nervously.

"Of course we are." Shadow answered as he continued to lead her through bookshelves.

"But this is Luna's personal library." Twilight replied.

"And I'm Luna's personal student." Shadow countered. "Plus, if she didn't want me in here, then why did she show me where it was?"

"I still don't think we should be in here." Twilight said.

"Quit your worrying. Besides, this is the only place that has the spell we want." Shadow said dismissively.

Shadow stopped for a moment before smiling.

"What is it?" Twilight asked.

Instead of answering though, Shadow started walking forwards again. A few turns later, they stepped into an aisle with a desk in the middle of it. On top of the desk laid an old, open book.

"I told you it was here." Shadow said as he stepped up to the book.

"Good, let's copy the spell and get out of here." Twilight said while nervously looking around. "I feel like we are being watched."

"That's because we are." Shadow said without looking up from the book.

"What? By who?" Twilight said surprised.

"By me." Luna said as she stepped out of the shadows.

"P, Princess Luna. I, I'm sorry we…" Twilight started to say before Luna cut her off.

"Twilight, Shadow already asked if he could bring you here to learn that particular spell. I'm just here to make sure nothing goes wrong." Luna explained.

Twilight back and forth between Luna and Shadow before yelling, "Why didn't you tell me Luna said we could be in here?"

"I told you we had permission to be here." Shadow replied. "Are you ready to cast this spell?"

"Yes I am." Twilight replied.

"Ok then, close your eyes and lean your head forward." Shadow instructed to which Twilight did. "Now this is going to sting a little."

Shadow used a small dagger to cut both of their hooves. Twilight gasped, but kept her eyes closed. Shadow mixed their blood together then used it to draw the symbol for unity on both of them around their horns. (If you search google images for 'symbol for unity,' it is the one with three overlapping circles.) Shadow then stood in front of Twilight and crossed his horn with hers. Shadow started the spell and Twilight lent him her energy. A few moments later the spell ended, but it looked like nothing had changed.

"Did it work?" Twilight asked.

"Yes, it did." Luna answered.

"How can you tell?" Twilight asked.

"Look at you cutie marks." Luna replied.

They both looked at their cutie marks, and then each other's. On both of them, was a miniature, blood red symbol for unity.

"Shall we try it out?" Twilight asked Shadow.

"Does this answer your question?" Shadow answered telepathically.

Twilight smiled at Shadow while Luna groaned.

"Try to stay out of trouble you two." Luna said as she turned to leave.

Shadow and Twilight looked at each other before they answered, "We will try."

Author's Notes

Seeker belongs to Seeker Pony engineer.

Well, that's it for this story. Don't worry though, cause there shall be another. I will be taking a break from writing for a while to clear my head and get my ideas straight. As for my next story, I will be attempting a crossover fic.

It was a pleasure working with all of your OC's, and thanks again for letting me use them.

Until next time.

Let the light be your guide as the shadows cloak your presence. ~ Me (Made it up just now.)