Flash Sentry rested his chin on his hoof, looking out the window as the world passed by. The train ride from Canterlot to Ponyville felt like it was taking forever this time. The prince had taken this trip many times before, but this time was different. This time he had a few bags of his belongings with him, but he wasn't going for just a visit. Flash was permanently moving to Ponyville to live with his wife in her new castle.
As Flash watched the beautiful autumn landscape pass by, the leaves on the ground, the fluffy, white clouds in the sky, he was putting together everything that had happened as of late.
It had been a long and hard time, the last few months. The pegasus was getting used to his role as the leader of the Canterlot Royal Guard, thanks to the previous captain, Shining Armour, when everything changed. The two were separated—Flash taking care of his new captain assignment in Canterlot, Twilight taking care of her new royal duties in Ponyville and the Crystal Empire. Flash also had to get used to ponies calling him "Prince Flash Sentry", which was quite different from the usual names he was used to being called ever since his foalhood[1].
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[1] Nicknames like Brad Sentry, Dumbass, and so forth.
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It was difficult to be separated so soon after marriage. The couple had an amazing honeymoon where they did lots of different things together[2], but then things became serious, throwing a wrench into their early marriage. After only a few weeks of being married and living in Canterlot, they had to go their separate ways. Twilight's new royal duties were not to just stand around and wave to her subjects—they meant so much more. In fact, once again, she had to become the savior of the entire kingdom while Flash Sentry had to sit idly by and wait for things to become normal again.
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[2] Not really. They only did one specific thing in particular...
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But the time finally came for Flash to be reunited with Twilight Sparkle and her friends as the train turned the corner, Ponyville dead ahead. After months of being separated, spending no more than a few hours with each other to catch up while in the Crystal Empire, the two were ready to become permanently reunited with each other.
Flash nibbled on his hoof, worried about how things would be between them upon meeting again. After what felt like an eternity, the train finally pulled into the Ponyville station. As the wheels squeaked and squealed, Flash could see his wife waiting patiently on the platform. She hadn't noticed him on the train yet, but when it finally stopped, Flash's window was right in front of her. As they made eye contact, Twilight waved with an eager smile, and Flash could feel his heart pounding.
As fast as he could, Flash grabbed all his belongings, a few bags in total. He ran past everypony, possibly even pushing some old mares over in the process, to be the first pony out of the train. He ran towards his bride, dropping his bags, and the two embraced with a firm hug.
"Twily," Flash said into her ear, "I missed you so much."
"I missed you too, Flashy," Twilight replied.
Flash Sentry rested his head on her shoulder as he nearly began to cry. "No, I mean, I missed you more than anypony has ever missed anypony before."
"Um, Flash—"
"I missed you with every fiber of my body and soul," he replied as his head was still buried in her shoulder, and he began to move her left and right as he kept her shackled in his embrace, latching onto her.
"Yeah, um," Twilight responded as she began to look around. Many other ponies were now staring at them. "Yeah, I think you missed me a little too much there, big boy." The mare broke off the hug and took a step back. The two of them made eye contact, a fire burning in their cheeks, and burst into laughter for a few seconds, before calming down with a few more chuckles.
"Well... can I go see our new castle now?" Flash asked with a massive grin.
Twilight raised an eyebrow. "Our castle?"
"Yes, our castle," Flash responded proudly. "Now that we're married, we have to share everything!"
Twilight bobbed her head while in thought. "I suppose you're right. You should come see how big our new bed is!"
"Can't wait to break it in!" Flash replied, a lot louder than he realised.
The two of them looked at each other silently for a second and shared a quick burst of laughter.
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"Hello? Flashy?" Twilight asked her husband as he continued to stare up at the massive castle in front of him. He hadn't blinked for over a minute, and he was beginning to salivate.
"This... is our castle?" he asked with a mystified tone.
Twilight chuckled, covering her mouth with a hoof. Putting one of her forelegs over Flash's back, she answered, "Indeed it is! Just wait until you see the inside of it. I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised!"
Flash tilted his head towards his mare, still wide-eyed. "Can we check out the bedroom first?"
Twilight rolled her eyes. "Don't you want to see some of the others first? They're already inside, waiting for us."
"It'll only take a few minutes..."
"Flash, no," Twilight answered sternly.
The stallion put his head down, answering quietly, "Okay, fine."
So, Twilight led her husband up the golden steps and through the similarly-coloured double doors. The immaculate interior of the castle was unique in the land of Equestria. It had characteristics similar to the Canterlot Castle and the Crystal Palace, but with a darker tone. The wall and floor material weren't as shiny as the two other royal palaces, but the castle still had a royal feel to it. It was Twilight's castle; the castle of a young mare who was never born into royalty, but controlled her own destiny.
With awe, Flash trotted down the main hallway with his wife, looking at every detail on the walls, floor, and ceiling as they made their way.
"Over there is the game room," Twilight said, pointing a hoof.
"Game room?" Flash asked excitedly.
"Yep," Twilight nodded. "Over there is the kitchen and dining room."
"Kitchen and dining room?" Flash asked again.
"Indeed," Twilight answered again with a smile. "Over there is the bathroom."
"Bathroom?" Flash asked, keeping up his excitement.
"Every house has a bathroom, Flash," Twilight answered flatly, yet happily. She missed the excited and foalish personality her husband had.
"I know, I know. I don't mean to be so excited," the pegasus responded. He turned towards Twilight, putting his hooves on her shoulders. "It's just... this is our house!"
"Ow," Twilight muttered as Flash began to shake her in his fit of happiness.
"This is our castle!" he reiterated.
"Flash, gentle, please," Twilight said as he shook her harder in excitement.
"These are the walls where our foals will grow up," he said, giving her another shake.
"Flash, stop!" Twilight yelled as she broke away from him. She panted for a second, and then giggled. "I know you're excited—I am too—but we still have the rest of the castle to check out."
"Okay." Flash took a few deep breaths and bounced a few times like a hoofball player about to take the field. After calming down, he replied, "I'm ready."
Twilight continued to give him the full tour. She showed him the magnificent bathroom with a gold jacuzzi. He showed great excitement at seeing the kitchen and the massive fridge inside of it. He also showed great excitement at the lounge. In fact, to keep it simple, he just showed great excitement overall. But one of the most interesting things about the new castle was Twilight's throne room, which had seven thrones.
"Okay, one for you, your five friends, and wow," he said, pointing at the smaller throne beside Twilight's, "you even have one for me!"
"Um, that's for Spike," Twilight answered, rubbing the back of her neck with a sheepish grin. "You don't exactly have a throne."
"Oh."
"But you're still going to be my most important consultant," Twilight replied, giving her husband a hug and a kiss on the cheek, causing him to blush. He hadn't felt the soft lips of his mare for quite a while.
After ending the hug, Flash asked, "Hey, where are your friends, anyway?"
"They're in the library. It's the third door on the left. It's the last room I wanted to show you today," Twilight answered.
"Let's go!" Flash exclaimed.
They made their way to the library. The prince was able to greet Twilight's five closest equine friends and her dragon assistant, who were all thrilled to see him once again. Boring small talk and catching up ensued for a few minutes, and then the stallion decided to have a look around the room.
Flash looked at the massive walls, filled with books, that went all around the room, only stopping for a large, floor-to-ceiling window that looked out on the whole town of Ponyville. The pegasus instantly knew that this would be where Twilight would spend most of her free time from then on. He trotted his way back to the middle of the room, looking directly at a large contraption of some sort.
"Uh, what's this?" he asked while looking at it. It was a machine of some sort, made up of various metals and other parts, with a mirror in the middle. He gave it a tap, causing a few of the pieces to shake and creak.
"Be careful!" Twilight said while reaching a hoof on it, stabilizing it. After thinking for a second about how to explain what the machine actually was, she answered, "You know how, after Celestia gave Sunset Shimmer to me as an assistant, I sent her back to make things right in the human world?"
"Yeah. She's not back, is she?"
"No. In fact, she sort of liked the world that she moved to. When I sent her back, it took a while, but she made things right with the others there. She found the other Sunset Shimmer in that world and reunited her with her family, apologizing and explaining everything to them. When three new villains from our world ended up there, Sunset was able to inform me of it magically, and I built this contraption to be able to access that world at any time. After we were able to defeat them, Sunset decided she wanted to stay there permanently, and not return to Ponyville. She's happy there now, and she's moved on with her new life, and the other version of her moved on with her life, so I allowed her to stay."
"That's nice of you, Twily," Flash replied as he put a hoof around his mare.
"Yeah," Twilight responded, running a hoof through her lavender mane.
Flash smiled back at his mare's cute, nervous way of accepting praise. "Hopefully one day she can come back and tell me the story of how she made things right with the other Sunset. "
"I'm pretty sure she'll come back soon," Twilight responded happily. "After all, she can come back at any time."
"But I have a weird question," Flash said as he put one hoof through the magic mirror, quickly taking out after the weird feeling it gave him.
"What?"
"If we all have a human counterpart, and Sunset Shimmer was able to meet hers and make things right, and you already met mine a few times, doesn't that mean that you have a counterpart too, that possibly knows nothing about any of this?"
Twilight put a hoof to her chin as she put together her husband's words. "I've never thought of that..."
Dang, that was fast! I can't wait to see the rest of the story.
More, more!!
ITS HEEEEEERRRRRRREEEEEE!!!
5087337 More to come soon :D
And queue the downvotes lol.
Reunited and it feels so good! I haven't read this yet, but I am certain I will enjoy the heck out of it!
5087351 That first part you said was going to be the name of the chapter, but I didn't want to be cliche lol!
And I can't fight this feeling anymooooore!
I missed FlashLight. I MISSED THEM SO MUCH! Now there back! And I love it! YEAAAAAASSS! Hehe Brad Sentry, Dumbass. Hehe
enjoying it so far.
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Thanks for the comments, guys. I'll try my best to keep it up. It all depends on my health and work/school schedules. But I have good things planned for this one
Downvotes are just butthurt people who don't like FlashLight.
Oh, I don't like it either, but still, downvoting just for that one reason?
That's pretty stupid.
5087571 Ehhhh.. it's always been that way on here, though. I try to ignore it. Thanks for being an exception
5087343
Wow. Such Flash. Such Hate.
Seems time hasn't dulled that blade. Good luck.
Man, I've been looking forward to this. I get the feeling that Ponyville might get a new captain of the royal guard. I'll be sure to keep an eye on this story.
5087621 Thanks. I don't think time ever will heal it. It's even worse now with Rainbow Rocks' Flash. Oh well, I had a Flash Sentry story get to over 1000 likes (the only one, to my knowledge). It has been a fun ride, and I'm doing it for myself and those who enjoy it, regardless of rating
5087622 Your inclinations are correct, good sir.
5087626
I recall that, it's why I felt the urge to comment on the sequel. Commented bout the hate there as well when it was featured, I believe. And 1k isn't too shabby, so grats on that milestone for a story.
Have a counter-upvote to negate one of those downvotes. Eventually I'll bring myself to read this story's prequel, it's been sitting buried somewhere around here. I still haven't formed an opinion on him one way or the other.
5087635 Yeah, I think you did. Funny, many commented hate, and others commented against the hate, and I think that's what made so many people check it out and made it get featured in the end.
If you don't particularly like Flash Sentry in the EG version, you may actually not hate my version of him. I liked that he had a lack of a personality in the canon, because that way I can give him more of one.
If you do read this and the prequel, great, thank you! If you don't, that's okay, I don't really mind. Just one warning: the first story had no pre-reader/editor (except for the last chapter). There will be many mistakes. I'm trying to go through the whole thing now to clean it up a little bit. But I have to say, the idea and the jokes are some of the best things I have ever come up with.
So far, so good.
5087671 Thank you
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Cool. Looking forward to that part. Incidentally, are you going to say if Flash was one of Tirek's victims?
5087685 I actually originally wrote that in this chapter, but it seemed too "telly", so I took it out for now. It may be mentioned in Chapter 2, but just briefly. This chapter was originally going to be about 4000 words, but I wanted to narrow it down to the better parts.
5087693
Uh, are you talking about Flash becoming Ponyville's captain of the guard, or Flash having his magic stolen by Tirek?
5087705 Actually (and ironically), both. But my reply was specifically about the Tirek part it was specifically in this chapter before I removed it for future use. But incidentally, I was going to also talk about Flash's new duties in this chapter, but it can be a chapter all on its own.
5087707
At least Flash won't have to deal with Optimus and Sentinel anymore.
5087358 Great minds think alike I see.
5087718 Don't be so sure ;)
5087732
Oh, boy,
Incidentally, one detail you'll have to fill in is who replaced Flash as Canterlot's captain now that he's in Ponyville.
5087753 Lol. You're on a roll, you know that? That's being covered in the next chapter as well.
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Looking forward to it. When will the next chapter be out?
5087787 Not sure. Going to work on it tomorrow. With me, it could be a day, a week, a month. It depends on my health and my busy schedule. I'm hoping for next Thursday latest.
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5088224 Ha!!!
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Nice cliffhanger. XD
5088689 Gotta give people a reason to want more
dear author of this story
why should i even read this
sincerely, ThEvErYdErPyBrOnY
btw im going to add this to my to read later list
5088713 If you don't support FlashLight, then I have to say that the only reason why you should read this is because I gave the pony Flash Sentry a personality that he never was given in the show or movies. Flash Sentry is almost an OC in this story, and not the perfect, hot, witty guy he is in Equestria Girls or Rainbow Rocks.
So even if you hate Flash Sentry, you can still enjoy the jokes, adventure, and cute scenes, because it's my version of Flash Sentry.
If you still won't enjoy it, there's no reason why you need to read it.
*facehoof* that last part
You know, if you ever want too involve Twi and Flashy having foals, I think you should you the popular off springs Starburst and Nightlight Jr. from kilala97.
5088785 Yeah, I see those OCs all the time on DeviantArt. Sorry, but it's not going to happen. I mean with me using somebody else's OCs. In my opinion, OC drama causes 75% of the unneeded drama in this fandom, and I'd just rather steer clear of that. I'm already walking on coals using Flash Sentry in a story (as you can tell by the downvotes).
5088728 so... different personality... like an oc... i guess i'll give this a try
5088794 Cool, thanks. You don't necessarily have to read the first story, but a lot of people did like it. It's long and not edited, so there will be mistakes, but I have to say, it was hella fun to write.
5088792 Do you mean that your not using the OC kids for there off springs or do you mean that Twi and Flashy aren't having kids at all in your story?
5088808 The first part. I'm not going to use somebody else's OC as Flash and Twilight's foal. I won't say anything about the second part No spoilers.
5088804 ok
5088813 Can you explain again why it would be bad to use the Starburst and Nightlight Jr. OCs again?
5088886 Just because people treat their OCs like their own children. I've been in this fandom for a long time, and I have major freakouts over people using other people's OCs, even with permission. I just would rather do my own thing and not cause any more drama.
If I don't use somebody else's OC, I don't create another problem for myself. That's all
5088925 You answered it better than I did, actually.
5088921 You do know that alot of users have been using kilala97 OCs right? Heck I can count ten stories or more that been using his OCs and like these two stories. MLP Next Generation: Know Fear! Like a Virgin. So far I know, kilala97 hasn't complain about these users using his OCs.