The Midnight Dance 1/10

Family

The anniversary of their parents' wedding was fast approaching and the Canterlot cousins had no clue what to do for it, Gemstone and Sprinkle were able to visit for the special occasion as it was such a huge deal for their entire family, given it was the celebration of when their mothers were able to wed their true loves, Sprinkle suggested at the table that was in the castle library 

Sprinkle Pie: How about a party 

Twinkle shook her head and the rest followed 

Twinkle Star: No, they've already had several parties in the past, this year, they deserve something extra special 

Shining Shield nodded: Agreed, given how we were in that alternate timeline, we know firsthoof how life-changing their wedding was 

Hurricane: You said it, cuz 

Golden Arrow: I quite agree 

Screwy was pondering as she voiced out 

Screwball: We need to do something that will really impress them as well as give them a reminder of all that they have gained since falling in love 

Apple Jewel: No kidding, my parents didn't fall in love right away, but they had a connection from the moment my dad hatched from his egg 

Sprinkle Pie: Same goes for my parents, Daddy was so impressed by Mom's party-planning skills, it resulted with him getting his cutie mark and moving to Canterlot to run the joke shop where they first met face-to-face before having that goof-off and---- 

Hurricane put a hoof over her mouth 

Hurricane: Yes, we already know that story, our moms told us about how they met our dads 

Screwball sighed: Too bad there can't be a shortened version of how each of our parents fell in love 

Gemstone suddenly gasped: What if there was, we can make a list of steps our parents took to fall in love 

Their eyes were wide with surprise before grinning. Arrow suggested 

Golden Arrow: Not only that, but we should have pictures to go with the steps 

They chattered in agreement and excitement, in no time, the mares and stallions were hard at work, with the siblings teaming up, they each had a long line of horizontal paper with markers and color pencils to go with the photos some of them found 

                                                            Three Days Later 

On the day of the anniversary, the parents had been wondering what the kids had been up to for the last few days, but their answer soon came when they walked into the throne room and all of them, with the siblings in pairs, holding furled-up papers in their mouths and set them down before their parents 

Applejack: What's all this 

Apple Jewel: It's our anniversary present to you guys 

She unwrapped her paper showing her parents, Spike and AJ gaped when they saw pictures of them, each paired with a word beside the picture, Spike saw the first picture was of him hatching from his egg with a filly Applejack looking on with happiness and above was the word 'Hatch', then the next picture was of them being older, with Spike in his short dragon form and looking away while Applejack was right next to him and looking at him with a slight frown, the word that belonged to that picture was 'Unrequited', then, the next one had them resting under an apple tree with the word 'Falling', the next picture had them wearing formal wear and looking like they were about to kiss with the word 'Almost' on top, the next one was sadder as it showed Applejack in tears while holding a battered Spike in her arms with the word 'Sacrifice' above, finally, it showed them getting married with the word 'Love', the couple gaped at their daughter who just smiled, the others looked at the creation and saw the smirks on their kids, telling them they got the same thing for them