Alright, right is another story I've decided to either make or continue (it's actually "continue") for one of my FFN buddies. Hope you enjoy this and the next/final chapter that comes after it.


Ch.1

After Spike left, figuring that Starlight Glimmer was telling the truth with how well she was handling Flurry Heart, Twilight Sparkle was still having to deal with the arguing royal couple that is Shining Armor and Princess Cadence. They were in the private room, where Twilight was hoping to help them calm down and stop arguing but…

"You think you're better? Well isn't that a laugh!"

"You're one to talk, Princess Safety!"

What was happening was the completely opposite. Twilight thought the best thing she could do next was note down every word her brother and sister-in-law were yeling out. Every word sounded no different from the last or the next, and it all just seemed to much. Twilight worried that her best friends weren't getting any calmer so as she saw how high they were raising their voices with "Stop it!" or "Well I feel", she got angry herself and plugged her ears with her hooves. It was too much. She was beginning to get more and more annoyed until she turned red and steamed up. So she raised her head up and used her horn to freeze both of them after yelling, "THAT'S ENOUGH!" Shining and Cadence were frozen and had her magic purple essence around them, and that spell became so strong that the thing only the two could move were their eyes.

The purple alicorn took a second before slowly breathing in and out to calm down, and finally speak to her arguing friends, "Okay guys, I'm sorry to literally freeze you in this position but I think it's time you hear me out."

She stepped off the couch she was sitting and paced the room, continuing words. "This isn't the first time I've dealt with a friendship problem but I can see that is a little more complex than that. Look, you two, I know that each of you are having trouble with learning to take care of dear Flurry and think your different ideas matter. And if there's one thing that my friends have always taught me it's that our different ideas can work as long as we work through together. Shining Armor, you want Flurry Heart to be strong and caring, right? And Cadence, you want Flurry Heart to be safe and happy. Each of these thoughts you have involve helping and encouraging the very beautiful daughter that belongs to both of you." When she said that, both Shining and Cadence showed faces of "moment of clarity" and paid more attention to her than before.

"I know how much you love Flurry more than anypony, and not only that, I know you guys aren't just hard working parents, you are also the royal married couple that have just as much as love for each other as you do with your daughter. Shining Armor, remember when before we figured out that Chrysalis was inpersonating Cadence? You told me how much you loved Cadence and that you didn't want anything to get in the way of you and her being together. Cadence, remember when we were trying to get out of the cave and you were telling me how much you feared that you would lose Shining Armor over Chrysalis's power?" Every point that Twilight brought up was correct. Through those times, they did each tell her how much they cared and that was proven by the max when they remembered how their love sparked something special. She continued,

"Your love helped save Canterlot from being invaded by Chrysalis's wrath. Your love helped encourage everypony in the Crystal Empire to strengthen the Crystal Heart. And most of all, your love is also what helped bring Flurry Heart to this world. So please tell me, are you honestly going to let a little disagreement affect your relationship with each other?"

When she finished, Cadence and Shining looked deep into each other's eyes and understood how silly they were being. So they looked at her with sad looks before she freed them from her spell. After that, the two looked upon each other and hugged deeply.

"Oi, sweetheart, I'm sorry." Shining Armor first said.

"Me too. I-I-I don't know what I was thinking. I was being childish." Cadence sweetly replied.

"Same here. Just know that I still love and that I really do care about our baby."

"I know, and I do too. I love you, my Shining Armor."

They smiled and made a quick kiss. To which Twilight smiled to. Then they both turned to face her, with Cadence saying "Twilight, thank you for setting us straight with this." Then Shining said, "Yeah. I think we actually needed it, and we really appreciate it." Twilight made a gleeful grin, "Happy to help. See you two together just feels good." They all smiled and gave each other a good hug.

"Now, how about we all get the others and have lunch together?" Cadence suggested, and Shining put an arm around her saying, "No argument here, dear." They all smiled again and walked out of the private room, walking to where Starlight, Spike, and Flurry Heart were.

They made it to the kitchen of the castle, thinking that it was already lunch and that they would meet the others there. Once they got close to the door, they imagined that things would be good and quiet just their way to it, but once Shining Armor used his magic to the door, they saw what was a totally big level of unexpectedness. "WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE?!" Both Cadence and Shining yelled as they saw Flurry Heart flying around the room, using her magic to make a shield and making everything in the kitchen fly around like there was a tornado. Starlight and Spike we're having trouble trying to stop her and avoid the attacking utensils when they noticed the three show their faces.

"Oh! Hey guys, uh-uh-uh this isn't what it looks like, we got everything here totally under control." Spike chuckled nervously while trying to shut the door. But he wasn't strong enough to deal with both the parents' magic. They both opened the door hard and Spike faced them in surrender look, still trying to avoid the objects. "Okay, Okay! (Jumped from a flying plate) I was heading over to Starlight to help her out and when I made it she told me she had things under control. So I left and was heading back to you. (Dodged a speedin' fork) But I heard a bigger ruckus going on in the room and checked it out. When I did I saw that she really did need help so I stayed and helped bring brought to the kitchen and then—" "I think they get the result, Spike!" Starlight interrupted, trying to keep her patience until a flour bag hit her face.

Cadence and Shining showed real faces of worry, as well as Twilight. So they quickly ran in and tried avoid the flying objects while trying to reach Flurry. She was all too excited and didn't even notice how much harm she causing, mostly because her shield spell was getting so powerful that she couldn't through it but fuzzy blurs. Her shield was becoming like a golden ball, and the others trouble still trying to get her.

"Cadence, I'm going to try to grab Flurry, you help Twilight and Starlight stop these from hurting everyone." Shining quickly ordered. Cadence suddenly felt like she wanted to argue about that but knew there was no time to. So she moved and used her magic to help the girls stop the mess. Spike caught many plates before they could crash and brake,the girls did their job, and Shining Armor grabbed some chairs (that weren't flying around) and reached for his daughter that was hovering on top of the food shelf and was floating higher and higher. He didn't want to use his magic, fearing it would make it worse, so he tried reaching with his hooves higher and higher.

Before he made it, he noticed that the shield was beginning to fade, signifying that Flurry Heart was getting tired and wanted to sleep, so he smiled and was ready to catch her until he turned, saw all of the objects stop flying, and noticed a large sharp knife about to fall on Cadence. Just like that, it became a moment of hard choice when everything seemed fine for the others. Shining didn't know what to do but make one hard choice.

"Twily? Catch Flurry Heart now!" He yelled and Twilight did what he said before he jumped off the stack and pushed Cadence out of the way of the knife, and then they both hit the wall before the knife became jabbed into the floor, hard.

Both parents saw that and Cadence noticed the shield fade away before Flurry Heart fell from the high sealing. But Twilight caught her by using her wings and had no problems. That quick action shocked her.

Twilight hovered down and everypony in the room (except for Cadence) made a relieving sigh.

"Thank goodness. That could've been worse." Starlight said.

"No…(hyperventilating)…foolin'." Spike said.

Shining Armor smiled and slowly got up while carrying his wife up. "Okay, now that that mess is over and done with, how about we-?" As he continued to carry his wife, she quickly got out of his embrace, which surprised him, especially when she stared at him like he was a monster. She began to speak but with slow fear and anger, "S-Sh-Shining Armor…what did you just do?" "What do you mean? Twilight and I just saved you and Flurry Heart." "No. You saved me from that knife but told your sister to save our daughter who could've gotten hurt from that fall. Why didn't you catch her?" "W-Well…that knife was coming down at you and I was closest pony to you. If I caught Flurry Heart then Twilight or any of the others wouldn't be able to catch you in time and you've been hurt or worse by that thing." Cadence froze from those words and felt like she could barely move her mouth any further than she tried. "So…so you think my wellbeing is more important to me than our daughter's?" "Yes!" Shining responded quickly but then everypony froze further until Shining Armor realized, "I mean no, I…I'm sorry that was a poor choice of words. I'm sorry." He tried to put a comforting arm around her but Cadence snapped at him. "Don't touch me." Then tears came out of both them.

"You know," Cadence started to bring up a point, "when you said that actually cared our baby…I thought you actually meant it."

Shining didn't like that response, so without thinking, he said, "I did mean it. I love Flurry Heart and you, and with these many years I've spent with you I've done way too much and never asked for anything in return…except for your affection. But now…(sob)…I feel like you didn't mean it everytime you gave it to me. I feel you don't love me." Cadence wanted to say something to that but couldn't, she only felt more tears come out and felt like her lips and legs quivering like a raddle snake tail. She didn't have anything to say except, "Twilight…can you and the others take care of Flurry for a little while longer? (sniffling)…I'd like to be alone for a while…and I don't want to be around a stallion who has trouble figuring out how to use his own heart right now." And at a split second, Shining Armor around and noticed her run away with a flood of tears and trying to hold out. Shining wanted to go after her but couldn't. Twilight continued holding her sleeping niece and slowly approached her brother.

"Shining Armor? Are you okay?"

It took a second but, "No…(sob)…no, I'm not okay. Twily…I'm so so sorry."

"Sorry for what?"

"For when you just brought up what I was telling back at the wedding. I yelled at you severely all because I thought I was defending her…and when we figured out the truth I regretted it. But after this…I don't know who I was defending anymore and I feel like I really turned my back on you for nothing. I'm sorry, Twilight. Please take care of my daughter until I get back."

"Shining Armor, please don't-"

"Please, don't start. Like my wi…like Princess Cadence, I just want to be alone for a moment." He noticed tears coming out of his sister's eyes and he slowly walked out, not knowing what to do.

Twilight was still holding Flurry Heart, though grateful she was asleep through that, she felt like she was loosing her grip until Starlight quickly got her. "Twilight?" She asked her. No answer, even after Spike said, "Hey it's okay. Twilight, you'll figure it out. Just like always."

She still didn't answer them. Everypony that was her friend and family knew that if there was one thing that always affected her harshly, it was the feeling of failing her friends. So she let her tears go and made brooding frown while walking out too. Also wanting to be alone. Spike and Starlight looked at each other, having worry looks, fearing that things weren't getting good and that there was no look to how Hearts and Hooves Day would turn out for the three ponies.


The End. JK! After this comes the final chapter of finally ending the marriage problem. Then I continue my stories.

Now before I close here there's a few things I want to mention.

• I've decided to put Life of Love and Pure of Heart and H&A on hold, just like NKS but don't worry I will continue it eventually.

• I'll be making a idea note on the chapter to H&A that talks about the requesting of me maybe wanting to continue one of Alexriolover95's deleted stories.

• When I'm done with this, I'll be showing what isn't a new episode to my Ask C series but rather than a sneak peek to one of my future stories.

See ya later and enjoy your time.