Point is Celestia almost always has some sort of staff or somepony does it for her. Which is why this is slightly amusing to you. Luna's been here enough to where she knows the rules, and it's not like you didn't attempt to serve her dinner only to have her reject it and help herself.
While the whole awkward serving situation is going on, Thunderbolt's sitting beside you quietly sipping the fuel, not making a single comment about it nor doing anything to upset the princesses.
Lunch was quiet, other than you and Luna making small talk of Morgan, which made you happy as it was all of the things Morgan was doing right, listening to the lessons you've taught her. But that was all just light conversation, all safe, no harm no foul.
"This is really good. May I have some more?"
"Please help yourself. Anon never finishes all I make in one sitting. You don't need to ask Princess, just make sure everyone at the table has had at least one helping already." Thunderbolt says in a very happy tone very proud that Celestia had complimented her cooking, something you did on a regular basis.
This time Celestia gave herself a much larger serving, and it was one that she would not have gotten from one of her staff. For as much as she appeared as a nice dainty princess to the public, behind closed doors Celestia can be kind of a slob.
"Celestia, you do work this all off right?"
"What do you mean work it all off?"
"Well, from some of the rumors I've heard, you have a uh unhealthy diet shall we call it?"
"I'm in perfect shape thank you very much."
"Ok, just sayin I was hearing rumors." you say putting your hands up and trying not to say we've got a bad ass over here.
Shortly after your cellphone rings and you're forced to go and take a call, sending you to work.
"Gotta go girls, Saber somehow managed to dislodge his throttle stop again. I'm welding it in place this time." You say as you give Thunderbolt a kiss on the cheek and then run to your shop
1310 Hrs. Your shop
Saber is sitting quietly in your shop when you arrive, nose in the corner seemingly ashamed of what he has done
"So the stop fell off again?"
"Yea, you're not going to remove it are you?"
"Have you learned to not fly past your maximum velocity?"
"No."
"Then I'm not. You still need to be taught, luckily for the both of us, you don't have an afterburner. Just give me a few minutes to put a different stop on you." You say as you meander off to go and find a different throttle stop for him.
"So what's the different stop going to do?"
"Well, since the really easy one keeps getting either dislodged or slides allowing you to go faster than you should, I'm installing a digital fuel monitor, it's going to inhibit full fuel flow on everything except take off and go arounds. Seem fair enough?"
"Uhh, yea, that's actually really convenient."
"Issue is that I've got to wire it to your altimeter. Which won't take me long, it's just I've got to run a couple of wires." You say as you're beginning to install the fuel monitor
"Well, how much time are we talking about here?"
"Installing the module itself, thirty minutes, wiring it up properly, an hour give or take twenty minutes, probably give."
"Well, it's a good thing I'm not doing anything today, other than hanging out on the ground." Saber said as you laugh a little.
"Well, that's all relative, I'm just happy to be doing this type of work again. I've got two princesses in my hangar right now, one of them I don't mind and the other is starting to be a real bother."
"Well, in a odd way, glad I can help."
"I needed to be down here anyways Saber." You say as you're installing the monitor
 
Two hours later, you've installed the fuel monitor and sent Saber on his way. This now leaves you alone in your shop, you peek outside to see if there's anypony waiting on you, there isn't so you just duck back into your shop and sigh rather relieved that you don't have to fix anypony, today at least, but you are prepared for it
For the next hour and a half you sit in your shop, not doing much of anything, just catching up on old paperwork that Twilight did not complete for you. While you were doing that, there was a knock on the doors.
"Enter." you say as you're still looking at the paperwork and wandering about the parts are of the hangar.
"Dad, you here?"
"Yea, whatddya need buddy?"
"Uh, you mind letting Twilight and I borrow the shop for a little bit?"
"Fine, I'll be here for a while until either Morgan or Thunder pulls me away. You've got the shop floor buddy." You say as you look up to see Twilight standing beneath Falken.
"Just don't make a mess you two, and don't dismantle him Twilight, regardless if he said it was ok."
"I wasn't going to take him apart. I've seen enough from Morgan."
"Good, cause you may be a princess, but you harm my son, you'll regret it."
"I've gotten that point from the other ponies, I'm getting a lot of crap from the few ponies that are here, and I just want to talk to him." Twilight said making you laugh a little as you get back to work.
 
1700 Hrs. Edge of Space.
The bar is now packed for happy hour, KC and Sadie are running around pretty quickly to make sure everypony is getting their drinks and whatever else they ordered.
"Everythin goin alright with ya Sadie?"
"Yea Ah got a handle on it, it's jus awful fast in hea."
"Ah know how ya feel, jus keep at it." KC said as the already had another tray of drinks prepared to go out.
 
In a booth amidst this chaos that is Edge of Space sit Six helipones, and for once two of them are not arguing over something stupid, but actually enjoying the atmosphere of the bar.
"Apache, is good to share drink Da?"
"Whatever you say Havoc, I'm just happy you aren't being a cunt."
"Is not nice thing to say Apache."
"Sorry, just be nice would you?" Havoc said getting a slight laugh from Apache.
"Apache you're just lucky that AH-1 isn't here. If he heard you making all that noise, he'd kick your ass." Helen said.
"Helen, your brother doesn't scare me."
"Apache, I'm not talking about my gunship twin, I'm talking about Cobra."
"Oh that brother. Right, forgot about him for a second there. Heh, sorry."
"Better be." Helen said as Hokum was shaking his head across the table from them.
"Is stupid you use family to threaten others. Why not do it self?"
"Because I'm not set up to be a gunship right now Hokum, look at me, I've got two door gunners that's it. Not a lot of firepower."
"Da, but say set up as gunship. Better da?"
"Partially, I'd have better guns, and a few rockets, but I'm still pretty helpless."
"Then why bother?" Hokum said as he lifted his glass to take a drink.
"There anythin Ah can get y'all?"
"Nyet, I believe we ok."
"Well feel free ta holler if ya need anythin from the bar ya hear?"
"Da, many thanks." Hind said as Apache and Havoc were either too busy glaring at each other or playing grab fanny, which got an surprised yelp out of Helix.
"What in fuck you do?"
"Is accident Hokum. Not meant."
"Helix say somepony grab her ass."
"Helix very sorry, I very sorry." Havoc said as she was utterly embarrassed that she accidentally grabbed Helix's butt.
"I mean to grab Apache, not Helix, I very sorry."
"Is ok. If you not mean to."
"Helix, did not want that happen. Your drink on me da?"
"Ok." Helix said in a rather hushed tone.
Hind was now glaring at his younger sister, for something she didn't understand.
"What I do?"
"You know what you did."
"I don't."
"Havoc how many times have I told you."
"I not caring. IF Ludmila were here, she smack you silly Hind. Get fuck over it. You reason why we argue so much."
"Shit of bull. I not believe you."
"Da, I do some to annoy you, but I like Apache, despite arrogant, and thickheaded." Havoc said as Hind just scrunched up his face in anger.
"Hey if y'all are gonna start somethin, do it elsewheres. Ah ain't cleanin up yer mess!" KC yelled snapping the helipones out of the anger filled silence of a brother and sister having a stand off
"Perhaps big tanker correct, we should not be fightings in her."
"Agreed. Hind, let it go. If your sister wants to date Apache, let her, nothing bad ever happened from dating."
"Helen correct, nothings bad happens from date. Considerings you all live in same hangar, they very much like eachother." Hokum said as he and Helen were trying to talk some sense into them.
"Am not going to be lettings it go. I not pleased that Havoc is going after Apache."
"And you Hind need a lesson in trust."
"Ludmila!"
"Shut mouth already, before I close it for you."
"What you doing here?"
"Makings sure you six not blow eachother up yet. Rex will be unhappy to fix those who fight eachother for stupid reason."
"Why?"
"Last pony who asked stupid question got hit with pipe wrench to head. Best to not make man angry." Ludmila said as she was about ready to smack her younger brother in the face.
"But she goings after Apache."
"Da, and I with a Yakovlev. Is there problem with that?"
"Nyet, Yakovlev you with VTOL."
"Difference with Apache?"
"Very little."
"So problem be?"
"There is not."
"Is what I wantings you to understand. You dumb as post." Ludmila said as she tried to quell her anger towards Hind.
"I hear Helix yelp earlier why?"
"I accidently grab butt when messing with Apache."
"Havoc, you know better."
"Da Ludmila." Havoc said as she hung her head in a bit of shame.
"Good, I need get back to Sergei, make sure he not drink excessive." Ludmila said as she went to go back to Sergei who was more than irritated that he was sober at this moment.
 
1730 Hrs. Somewhere out in the crowd.
"Well, it's awful nice of ya ta come back an chat."
"Well, I really didn't have anything else to do, other than fetch my wife whatever she wants."
"Why?"
"That's personal. I'd prefer to not talk about that."
"Ah hear ya. Ain't normal fer one of ya to take a likin to us."
"Well, most of us don't have the time to stay and chat, I mean I'm really nice once ya get to know me. Right Applejack?" Lightning said
"Well, ya are awful kind ta stop back by an give me some company if even fer a bit. Ah know that Morgan's pretty friendly with Princess Luna."
"Yea, Morgan can be really nice when she's in the mood to be nice."
"Whaddya mean?"
"Haven't you heard the story of what happened to a T-50 pony?"
"Can't say that ah have."
"Well, Rex would be pissed off at me for spreading this but, when we all first met Morgan she had a gaze that would scare the top fighter ponies here. I mean it felt like she was looking right into our souls. Then when Rex showed up, she turned into sunshine and sweetness, but then T-50 started to bother her, and she snapped a little, causing him to run like a baby away from her."
"Ain't that somethin."
"I'm not done. When Rex and Morgan challenged T-50, she sounded like she was hungry for his blood. I swear to Celestia that she was enjoying every second of destroying him."
"Now ain't that ah tall tail if Ah've ever heard one." Applejack said laughing a little.
"If only you knew." Lightning said shaking that off a little as it seemed Applejack didn't believe her.
"Hey what time is it?"
"It's about five forty five, why?"
"I completely forgot about Sasha. I've gotta go."
"Go where?"
"Home to make sure she doesn't want to kill me!" Lightning said as he took off and flew back home because it was quicker.
 
1800 Hrs. VTOL hangar.
"Sasha honey I'm back." Lightning said as he rushed into his home.
"Sasha?" Lightning called out again only to find Sasha asleep on the couch, something that made him smile.
"Good night sweetie, you need your rest." Lightning said as he placed a blanket on her and kissed her on the forehead before lying next to her which caused her to snuggle up to him.
 
1800 Hrs. Your shop.
"Rex, do you keep any food in here?"
"Twilight I don't what food that's in here is for them. You and I would get horribly ill if we drank it."
"So what do you usually do then?"
"I'd go home, see what Thunder made for dinner of make something myself" You say
"You make your own food?"
"Don't tell me Celestia has rubbed off on you for the whole I don't serve myself, I don't cook, and I definitely don't clean."
"I can cook, I just don't have the time for it."
"Well, I don't always have the time for it, but I make it anyways. Just like I can always find a way to make time for family." You say as Falken is giving a slight smile.
"Yea, dad always seems to find the time for us, regardless of what he needs to do or how much trouble we cause for him."
"Well, that's a very good trait for him to have."
"Purple, you jealous of him?"
"Why would I?"
"He's got the technical knowledge to built just about anything on this planet, and yet here he sits, fixing us ponies."
"Well, I would like access to his library of repair manuals."
"Doubtful. He won't even let me borrow them." Falken said as he was definitely right about that. You figure if anyone pisses him off enough to use his laser, he doesn't need to know everypony's weakpoints, let alone Twilight, even if she is going to use it to help Celestia.
"Would it be ok"
"If Twilight comes over for dinner? Why not, Luna and Celestia are still probably at our home. Hopefully they haven't pissed off your mother." You say after cutting Falken off.
"How did you know that I was going to ask that?"
"I'm your father, I think I know when a child wants to have a friend over."
"Oh, right, so what about Morgan?"
"She's probably talking to Luna right now." You say as you don't even have to bother using your link to her, this one you just know.
"Well, I guess we should head home for dinner then eh?"
"If you'd be so kind."
"Right. Follow us Purple."
"Its Twilight."
"I know. I'm just pulling your leg." You say as you look behind you to see Twilight atop Falken's back. Of course she would.
 
1830 Hrs. Your home.
The three of you enter to a home filled with laughter, three of the laughs you identify immediately, but the fourth you're uncertain about.
"Hey we've got another guest." You say and hear it again, though it's Morgan who's saying it, so now it's time to mess with her.
"Mom, I think Dad brought Purple over to keep Sunbutt of his back. Don't you think Moonbutt?"
"DAD! Why would you make me say that!?"
"Then don't link to me for the princess' comedic relief." You say as Morgan was a little mad at you for having her say that without her realizing what you made her do.
"Not happy."
"I know, just don't do that would you?"
"I'll try."
"There's my Morgan." You say as you get her to laugh a little. You'd hug her, but every time you do she attempts to crush you.
"So what'd you make for dinner?"
"Well, I made more pasta, this time a lasagna."
"Great, cheese. You know that much cheese blocks me up."
"I understand that honey, it's just I can't make the normal one due to them."
"Right, herbivores." You say slightly under your breath so they don't hear you.
"Well, is it ready?"
"It has been we've been waiting on you, which was why Morgan was checking in on you."
"Except she didn't come and get me, she stayed at home while you all listened to me through her."
"You're not mad at her are you?"
"More mad at you Thunder. She knows I don't like that. I really do try to not spy on her." You say as Morgan sheepishly smiles.
"Yea, he really hasn't been bothering to check in on me lately. I mean I do respect his privacy and all, but mom just wanted to know if you were coming home that's all." Morgan said almost blurting out what happened, but you can't stay mad at her, though when you go to hug her, you again almost have the life squeezed out of you.
"Sweetie, your father needs to breathe. Remember that he's not as sturdy as us."
"Right. Sorry daddy." Morgan said after she was reminded by Thunder.
"It's alright. but I think it's time to eat." You say as you take your place at the table and wait upon your guests to dish themselves first.
"Princess, you're really too kind. You did this over lunch already, you're starting to embarrass me."
"But this is delicious my dear. It truly is. If I had known you were such a wonderful chef, I would have had Luna bring me leftovers." Celestia said as Thunderbolt's face was bright red and you were now annoyed to the point of slamming your face onto the table, which you forgot to move your plate, so a face full of hot lasagna and a screaming mad dash to the sink setting the 50 meter record in the process later.
"Dad, why'd ya do that?"
"I was being stupid. It happens every now and again."
"Oh, well try not to do that, it looked like that hurt."
"It did sweetie." You say as you're holding a damp cloth to the side of your face, luckily your face was only red, and not burnt at all.
"Anything I can do to make it better?"
"Not really, I mean it's not even a remotely severe burn, it's kinda just like a sun burn."
"Well, maybe this will help." Morgan said as she went and kissed the side of your face.
You do your best to not have a cuteness overload from Morgan, and toss the cloth back into the sink heading back out to the table.
"Stare at the sun Anon?"
"Ha fucking ha Celestia."
"It's only a joke."
"Not a very good one." You say as her joke was pretty crummy.
"Then you tell a better one."
"No, because all my jokes are shit." You say as a few of the ponies around the table giggle a little.
"How is that funny?"
"His jokes are horrendus. His insults are much more entertaining."
"Insults? Like his need to call me Sunbutt?"
"Yes. And your anger at it makes it so amusing." Luna said making you laugh.
"I wish I could have seen your face when I got Morgan to call you Moonbutt Luna." you say as both Morgan and Luna frown at you, very much upset that you would do that.
"You two do know I only did that because Morgan would sever the link the moment she realized I knew."
"Sorry daddy."
"It's fine." You say as you're pelted in the head with a biscuit.