42.
Silver, Paradox and the twins were sitting at the restaurant waiting. They smiled when Fluttershy walked in with Rainbow Dash.
“Oh my goodness.” Fluttershy gasped when she saw the girls in their dresses.
“Kind of girly aren’t they?” Rainbow Dash asked with an adoring smile in her face. “Who am I kidding? They look so adorable.”
Both grandmothers fawned over the twins. Paradox and Silver smiled at one another. “So, how’s everything going?” Paradox asked.
Fluttershy looked up. “Everything is fine.” She had Solana in her arms as she flew over and sat down next to him.
“Yeah. We fought off a monster the other day.” Rainbow Dash replied as she carried Selene over.
“You did mostly.” Fluttershy whispered. “Maybe we shouldn’t talk about violence around the girls?” Solana was snuggling up against Fluttershy’s chest.
“Fluttershy, you worry too much. These girls will get to experience a lot. Look they even have claws to protect themselves.” Rainbow said as Selene pet her grandmother’s rainbow colored mane with her paw.
Silver looked around. “Where’s Snafu?”
“Discord has him today.” Fluttershy answered. “He thinks Doxy is still mad at him.”
Paradox frowned and looked away. “Yeah… I am, and I think I know why, but I also don’t know.”
Silver bit her bottom lip and let out a sigh. “I thought I knew but it fled from my memory.”
“Whatever it is, can’t be that important.” Rainbow Dash smiled as she gave Selene a kiss. “Isn’t that right? Oh no! I’m gonna kiss your nose.”
Selene squealed and giggled as Rainbow Dash kissed her nose she looked over at Silver. “Mama. Mama!”
“Selene it’s alright let your grandmother hold you.” Silver smiled.
“Can you really trust dad with Snafu? He’s a little immature and Snafu is so young too.” Paradox muttered.
Silver snickered. “Doxy…”
Fluttershy looked at her son in shock. “Dox, your father took you out all the time. Why are you acting like this?”
Paradox frowned. “Okay mom, I’m going to ask you something…”
Fluttershy nodded as she sighed. “Alright, ask.”
“Who is Rune Eclipse?”
Fluttershy smiled. “My granddaughter.”
Paradox nodded. “Who is her father?”
“That is easy. It’s Zero. My son in law.”
He nodded at his mother. “Who is Rune’s mother?”
Fluttershy blinked several times. “I… um I know this. It’s right on the tip of my tongue.” She flapped her wings in frustration. She looked over at Rainbow Dash she just shrugged.
Paradox growled and put his arms up. “That is the reason why I’m mad at dad. He altered our memories. Only Zero knows that his wife is missing. Mom doesn’t even believe she’s real.”
Fluttershy squeaked. “Rune is my foal?” She then shook her head. “No… She’s Scarlet Grace’s.”
“No mom. Remember I’m a twin.”
Fluttershy’s eyes filled up suddenly with tears. “Doxy. You know your twin is dead. Why do you keep insisting she’s alive?”
Paradox blinked and placed his paw on his chest. “I feel it in here. Mom now that we are talking about it. I am remembering a little. She was pushed into something. What was her name mom? What was it? I know it. I need to know if you remember it too.”
“Dox, please. I’m not really in the mood to play these games. I want to spend time with these little jewels.” She whispered as she nuzzled Solana.
Solana gently placed her paws on Fluttershy’s cheeks and looked at the tears that were falling from her grandmother’s eyes. “Grrma. No…” She purred out softly. She looked over at her father. “Daa. No…”
Paradox sighed. “Fine.” He put his paw up to his face and walked away from them for a moment.
Silver felt a bit out of place suddenly as she sat next to her mom. “Hey mom, do you remember?”
Rainbow Dash nodded. “Of course. Paradox’s sister was named LillyRose. You and her were friends long before you and Paradox got along. I vaguely remember a fight where I believe that LillyRose got killed or something and Discord erased Fluttershy’s memory to keep her from becoming an emotional wreck.” She then blinked. “I can hardly remember that fight though. I know that Dox had been angry with his father ever since.”
Silver blinked. “I think someone else erased all of our memories. I can hardly remember it myself.”
“Doxy come back and relax.” Fluttershy called her son back. “Please?”
Paradox walked back, his eyes were red with tears. “She’s still alive mom. I know it… I do.”
Silver smiled. “We’ll figure it out later. Let’s eat and talk about something different.” She started to set up the high chairs. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash placed the foals in the chairs.
Paradox sat down and crossed his arms as he looked away from his mom. “Yeah, we’ll talk about something else.” A tear ran down his cheek as he let in a deep breath.