Death Angels, Titanians, and Equestria

by JT

Rating: teen
Tags: Crossover, Tragedy, Alternate Universe, Human, Sad, Romance
Length: 5455

Seargent Markus has done the one thing he has always done: Kill Xenos, but when a Warp storm leaves him in a land filled with ponies, love magic... and a powerful Soldier from a place called Titanis, leaves him stranded, what will he do?

Seargent Markus has done the one thing he has always done: Kill Xenos, but when a Warp storm leaves him in a land filled with ponies, love magic… and a powerful Soldier from a place called Titanis, leaves him stranded, what will he do?
Tiran has lived a happy life, he and his wife Fluttershy who after becoming the first pony-Titanian being capable of changing between the two forms at will, have had a beautiful daughter named Rosa. The first filly to be able to naturally change forms.
But when a stranger falls from the skies, bringing chaos and death onto the land, he fears he may have to unleash the Parasite again and Bring back the Eviscerator……………………………….Something he never wants to do again.

A Warhammer 40k Crossover.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-09-16 01:36:53 UTC

Crash Landing

Markus struggled with the controls, the levers pulling him down, he once again voxed for help.

"This is 344 Warhawk! I was caught in a warp storm and am in need of immediate assistance! The warp storm cut out my engines and I am descending rapidly towards an unknown planet. If anyone can hear me, please respond!"

He waited and listened, praying for someone to answer him.

Static. All he heard was static. He cursed silently as he unbuckled himself and headed to the back of the ship.

He soon arrived at his destination. A old cryotube. he stepped in it and sealed the hatch.

He could feel the ship bouncing back and forth as it entered the planets lower atmosphere.

"Come on scootaloo! We'll never get our cutie marks in spying if we don't be quiet! The yellow pony quipped

"Well I'm sorry! These stupid branches keep catching on my wings."

"Whatever. It's a shame SweetieBell couldn't come along. She would have loved this!"

"Shhh....there they are!"

Applebloom looked through the special night-vision binoculars Tiran gave her on her birthday.

The view she was getting was amazing! She could see directly into Tirans house!

She saw Tiran standing on his frontporch, doing......something?

"Applebloom! look at that!"

She removed the binoculars and saw the comet racing towards Canterlot Mountain.

"Maybe.....We should go tell Twilight?"

"Agreed."

Princess Luna sat calmly on her outlook. Gazing at the stars was one of her favorite things to do. She loved the night.

She magically pulled a clipboard to her and began checking off the constellations.

"Lets see.....that's new."

Luna was confused at the comet, she knew nothing about any new comets, meteor showers or of any other celestial event tonight. She watched the comet and then realized with a rather loud yelp. That it was coming for Canterlot.

The ship arced through the sky, a blazing trail of fire and molten metal behind it. Markus clenched his teeth as the ship pounded into the side of the mountain, sending white hot shards of metal into the neighboring Canterlot and onto any ponies enjoying a late night stroll.

Markus's pod came loose of it's fittings, and was sent soaring through the halls of 344-Warhawk. Markus was tossed around inside the pod, like pennies in a can. The rock of the mountain tore open the side of the ship and launched him out and into a large crevice, wedging the pod horizontally between the blue stone.

Markus sighed, it was going to be a long night, he may as well get some sleep.

News

Fluttershy held close to her husband as they slept. Pleasant dreams soaring in and out of her mind. A knock at the door caused her to groan and roll off the bed. She hastily pulled on the silk robe Rarity had made for her, and walked towards the door. She grasped the door-knob and slowly slid it open. Her face peering through the crack.

"Hello?"

A Guard pony stood there, the sun blinding off his newly polished armor. A messenger.

His voice was a little deeper than SweetieBell's, making her giggle a little, until she heard what he had to say.

"Hello, Fluttershy, an unknown object fell out of the sky at approximately 2:00 last night. The Princesses have requested Tiran head the Security Detail."

"Oh...okay I'll Tell him."

"No need."

Fluttershy jumped a little at hearing her husbands voice, causing her to let out a little EEP!

"Sorry didn't mean to scare you." He looked at the guard. "Tell the princesses I'll be there as soon as possible."

"Very well."

The guard turned and walked back down the road.

Fluttershy was staring at her husband, in the little time the conversation, if it could even be called that, had lasted, he had already dressed in his dark red Trench Coat, his Cuirass made of 'Titanite', his armored leggings and his black combat boots, not to mention his spell-gauntlet.

A large sword hung at his side.

"I'll be back as soon as I can, and before you ask, yes your wings should grow in again any day now. I love you."

Fluttershy smiled as she kissed his helmets Visor.

"I love you."

Tiran waited at the train station, hoping it would arrive soon. He hadn't let Fluttershy know it yet, because it could send her into a panic, but if the object was what he was hoping it was not, it could mean a bloody war for equestrian, one that would require his.....Services again.

"NO!"

Tiran yelled this outloud, startling many of the ponies around him. He noticed this and gave a apologetic shrug.

"Sorry."

Tiran then returned to his thoughts, there was no way he'd let that creature out, not until it realized what it wanted.

He'd sooner go get Titanis himself.

Visions

Tiran got off the train, his mind exploring the horrors of what he might have to do if things went south.

He turned and walked up the long road to the city. He smiled as he saw the pearl white buildings rise out of the horizon.

A flash of pain made Tiran raise his hand to his head. During the night on the train, the nightmares had returned, with greater intensity. He believed the Parasite was trying to get him to release it. He would do no such thing.

Tiran banished these thoughts from his mind, and continued walking.

When he arrived at the gate, the Guard pony in charge stopped him and asked for his papers. He showed his seal of authority to the gatekeeper and was allowed entry.

Tiran dismissed this as a security measurement since the object fell from the sky. He was stopped again by another Guard asking for his papers and wanting to know who he was and why he wanted in the Palace.

"I am Tiran, and as to why I'm here, I received a notice that an...object fell from the sky and the Princess wants me to head the Security Detail. Here are my papers and seal of Authority."

The Guard examined these and found them to be real.

"Go on in, sorry for the inconvenience."

"You're just doing your job."

Tiran walked through the doors and into the main throne room. The cloud white tiles clicking beneath his boots.

Princess Celestia smiled at his arrival. Tiran's closed helmet was the only response.

Tirans heels clacked together as his gauntleted hand smacked against his breastplate.

"Your Highness, Commander Tiran reporting for duty."

"Well met, Tiran, but we are friends, there is no need for such formalities."

"As you wish.....Celly."

Celestia frowned at her sisters pet name for her. She stood and beckoned for him to follow her.

The pain flashed again and Tirans jaw clenched. He noticed a faint and barely audible whispering in the air.

He dismissed this as a side effect from not enough sleep. Tiran followed the princess through a large set of wood doors, they groaned as they moved open. He was surprised to see Luna up during the day, as the night was her thing.

They each took their positions around an extremely large round table, two other ponies, both dressed in green armor and short cropped manes, stood at the other side.

"Hello, Luna."

The Alicorn merely stared at the floor. Tiran noticed his vision start to flicker in and out of color, going from normal to a sickening yellow, but he dismissed it as another side effect along with the whispering which had now intensified.

Princess Celestia began the introduction.

"At about 2:00 last night, a falling object crashed into the top of Canterlot Mountain, we believe this object to be alien in nature."

She pointed to a small red circle on a map.

"This area in particular was bombarded by several metal fragments, no casualties were reported. We belie-"

Tiran wasn't listening, and though his cold demeanor played him off as if nothing was wrong, he was in fact, flipping the hell out.

His vision flickered at an almost blinding pace. His eyes darted to shadows of deformed beings and massacred people.

The whispering had grown into a small voice but was now screaming at him.

"DO IT."

Tiran shook his head.

"KILL THEM."

Sweat formed on his face.

"THEY ARE WEAK."

His legs tensed.

"YOU ARE STRONG."

His hands began to shake.

"DO IT. KILL THEM."

His shoulders started to spasm and jerk.

"SKIN THEM AND WEAR YOUR TROPHY!"

Tirans eye became bloodshot.

"DO IT!!!"

"NO!

He picked up the chair and flung it at one of the shadows. It shattered as it hit the column.

Celestia had stopped her briefing, scared at what had transpired.

"Tiran!? Are you alright?"

"No sister, He is not."

Celestia looked away from Tiran, who stood motionless. A look of worry and confusion spread across her face.

"How do you know this?"

"Sister, as Guardian of the Night, it is my job to enter and secure everyponies dreams. Last night, I entered his."

Celestia's expression had not changed.

"And?"

Luna sighed, her face becoming green at the memory.

"He dreams of war, of slaughter, of murder. In his dreams, I saw out his eyes, Sister, the things he has done."

Celestia's face grew angry.

"What did you see."

"Tiran stands amidst a battlefield, littered with corpses. The very soil is soaked with blood. The world burns, thousands die every second. In his hand is a creature, its skin green as the grass, it's eyes white with fear, and....and... It's offspring are watching."

"What does he do?"

"He crushes the creature, it's intestines exploding out if its head, its eyes popping from the pressure."

Celestia's face grew sick at the thought of this. She whirled around to face Tiran, who had regained control and was cradling his head in his hands.

"YOU....MONSTER!"

Her horn flared as a laser beam lashed out. He barely caught it in a shield, when Celestia tackled him too the ground.

The two combatants rolled, Tiran brought his forearms over his face as Celestia tried to slam her hoof into his helmet.

He brought his boot up and connected it with her ribcage, sending it soaring off of him. She immediately recoverd, her eyes filled with fury. Tiran stood and confronted her.

"That wasn't me."

The Parasite.

Celestia's eyes shot daggers at Tiran. The Titanian merely stared.

"What do you mean that wasn't you? My sister does not lie!"

Tiran re-assumed his upright posture, taking a deep breath, he knew he'd have to show her what happened.

Tiran walked close to Celestia, his boots clacking on the floor.

"Look inside my mind, it's the only way I can show you what happened.

"Very well, but if I find that it was you, I'll lock you in the dungeons for the rest of your life!" She snapped.

Celestia's horn began to glow, a golden aura of light surrounding the bone. The spell was cast, and the light encased both luna's and Tirans mind.

Celestia stood in a stone temple, the rock uneven and scratchy beneath her hooves, the air was stale and smelled of death. She looked around for her sister, finding both her and Tiran next to her. A look of confusion spread across her face.

"Where are we?" Luna said, looking around.

Tiran began walking through the tunnel, beckoning them to follow.

"We are on Planet Zarg, The last planet to fall to the Parasite's wrath. this is where me and my comrades engaged the Parasite in battle. The two friends with me fell before his blade. I knew I wouldn't be able to beat him, so, I did something worse than being killed. "

Celestia and Luna both looked at Tiran, a expression of curiosity across their faces.

"What did you do?"

Tiran sighed, and looked back at them, strain in his voice.

"I bonded with it. Absorbed it's consciousness into mine, and we became the same, but different."

They had come to a large room. It's ceiling soaring up into the dark. Torches were laid out in a semi-circle, amidst the circle was a battle, between three, Tiran looking creatures, and a horrible nightmare.

The Nightmare stood taller than the three others. It's face was a drooping mask of black liquid, dripping onto the floor with a hiss. It's limbs were as big around as Celestia's chest. Its entire body dripping and melting out the black liquid.

"That is the Parasite, a creature of destruction. It absorbs mass, stores it, then redirects it into it's own personal armies. I came here, seeking to destroy it before it got to Titanis. I failed."

The sounds of battle stole the Princesses attentions, away from Tiran and to the fight. One of the creatures looked like a complete, less scarred version of Tiran.

"Matt, put some fire on that thing! Jackie, I want it hacked apart Now!"

One of the creatures, Matt, nodded and loud booms sounded within the cave. The Parasite stumbled back, a horrible screech emanating from it.

The other one, Jackie, leapt up at it, axe trying to crash down on it's skull. But, she was split in half by a sudden scythe, leaping out from the creatures arm.

"Damn it! Jackie's down! Matt get out of her no-- MATT!"

Tiran looked back in horror as the Parasites other limb, impaled him in the chest and expanded, shattering matt to grisly bits.

The Princesses were revolted by the sight. Tirans voice called them back to reality.

"So I did what I had to do."

The other Tiran reached behind him and pulled out a crystal, shaped like a dagger.

"If I can't kill you! Then I'll stop you from reaching Titanis!"

Tiran leapt into the air, narrowly dodging a blast of another limb. The crystal dagger reared up in his hand. He landed on the body with a sick plop. A scream of bloodlust and anger escaped his lips as the dagger was plunged into The Parasites head. Soon the black liquid surrounded Tiran, Soaking into his pores, his eye sockets, and his skin.

The Parasites body began to dissolve, while Tirans body began to grow, it easily surpassed 8 feet when the Parasite was fully absorbed.

Both Princesses looked on in horror, until a bright flash ended the spell, and all were returned to equestrian Territory.

Tiran sat back down at the table.

"A few days later, my ship, The Eviscerator was hit with an EMP and was sent through a wormhole. That's how I ended up here. Soon after, I was in you're service for several hundred years, and as you know. Titanians don't age past their prime, an outside source has to kill us."

He pointed to the map.

"So where'd this object land?"

Markus vs Tiran

Tiran surveyed the crash, he shook his head as a pony tried grabbing a shard of metal and wound up cutting himself, he sat down and started crying.

"Why the hell did I make BlueBlood come along?"

Tiran continued his rounds, making sure everypony was doing their job, Seeing that they were he went to go to his tent, when something caught his eye, a silver sheen reflecting sunlight. Curious, he walked over and looked down into the crevice the light had come from. H saw a single cryo pod, what else he saw made him motion over some unicorns.

"Try to pull that thing out, but if it's too much, stop."

the two ponies nodded and lit up their horns. A yellow glow encompassed the pod and a grinding noise, which went on to become full on rock breaking ensued. The pod was lifted out of the crevice and onto the cold stony ground.

Markus awoke with a jolt, he could feel the pod moving and finally setting down.

He opened his eyes and a rage built up within him, he muttered a single word as  he glared at the figures.

"Xenos."

Tiran approached the pod, an uneasy feeling built up within him, he felt as if something was inside there, and that something was so filled with hate that it wanted to kill everything in sight of it. The feeling got the better of him as he drew his long bayonet. He looked back at the ponies who lifted the pod.

"Go get to safety, somethings in this-OOF!"

Tiran was cut short as a giant black and red mass broke out of the cryo-pod and tackled him to the ground.

He brought his armored forearms up just in time to fend off a weapon that whined as it's teeth ground over the strong Titanite. He looked up and saw the weapon fixing to come down again.

He rolled to the side as the blade hit and buried itself into the rock. Tiran brought his boot up and kicked the creature in the stomach, sending it flying a few feet, giving him some breathing room.

Tiran jumped up to his feet and looked around desperately for his knife, he saw it sunk blade first a few dozen feet off. Tiran decided it would be worth the risk as he ran towards the blade, he slid along the ground as his hand reached for the blade. He grabbed it just in time to meet the whirring blade of his attacker.

the creature put all of its weight behind its blade.

"DIE XENOS SCUM!"

Tiran could feel himself scooting across the rocky ground, if he didn't find a way out of the clash, he would be pushed off the edge. Tiran brought his fist up and slammed it across the creatures helmet, it reeled back and Tiran kicked it square in the chest, causing it to land a few yards away. It immediately hopped up and prepared for another assault.

"Surrender and die quickly, xeno."

Tiran was appalled at this statement, but instead of discouraging him, it caused his anger to boil to a breaking point.

"You come to my land, to my home, you assault me, you try to kill me, and ...you...expect....me....to ....surrender?"

"You cannot stand against the might of the imperium."

"I'LL CRUSH IT BENEATH MY HEEL!"

The creature charged, a roar emanating from its helmet as it brought its blade down.

Tiran sidestepped the weapon and countered with his own attack: A knee to the face.

He followed up with a elbow down across its neck, and finished with a spin kick to its chest, cracking its armor.

The creature slumped to the ground, seemingly unconscious. Tiran gestured to the two unicorns, who were slackjawed at watching the spectacle.

"Bind him with magic, and teleport us back to the castle.....Now"

It's a Space Marine.

"So.....what is it?" Luna asked, a face of confusion replacing her calm one. She looked at Tiran with pleading eyes

"For the tenth time Luna, and yes, I've counted. It's a Space Marine. A member of the Imperium of Mankind, one of thier finest soldiers, my guess is that he crash landed as to how he got here."

"Why did it attack you? Only wild beasts attack on sight."

"They hate everything that isn't their own. Titanis has dealt with them before, we fought against the Imperium when it pressed on our borders too much and started sending troops to our colonies."

"What should we do? My sister and I couldn't keep him imprisoned forever, that would inspire more hate.

What could you do?"

"If you want me to kill him, I won't do it, I'd rather talk to him first, why make an enemy when you can make an ally?"

Luna sighed, she would have to tell Celestia about this, since she was off on Royal business in SaddleArabia.

She would just have to hold him until morning.

"Tiran, you go home, see your wife, which I know she's dying to see you, but, as the Commander of the Royal Titanian Honor Guard, and seeing as you are its only member, speaking of which, why cant I induct ponies into it, we need more troops in order to fulfill day to day squabbles, I can't keep sending you to Manehatten every time a Riot breaks out cause some lunatic thinks you've got us brainwashed."

Tiran grinned, but because of the helmet he was wearing, all Luna could see was a Red Rune on the very right side of his Visor.

"Don't worry Luna, I've got a feeling more troops are on the way. Now if you'll excuse me, I want to get home, see my wife, and my friends.

Honey I'm home-Honey?

Tiran was tired, during the trek down the mountain, he slipped and rolled all the way down the path, and into the train that was waiting. On the train, he stood up to go check on his eye, and the train braked, flinging down the aisle and through the door at the end. Then as he was getting off, some Asshole tied his Trench coat to a bar and he got caught on the outside of the train as it started taking off, dragging him along the ground for a few miles. Then on his trek through the woods to ponyville, he slipped.....again, and rolled down a rocky cliff face, hitting only the toughest rocks and branches, and as if his luck wasn't bad, guess what was at the bottom of the hill.

Poison Joke.

Apparently, if you start crushing as many of the damn flowers as possible, its effects start immediately.

Turning him into a very pretty long haired woman. Then he found out that being the husband or in this case wife of thier caretaker does not give you special rights, at least not to bears. It had chased him clear to ponyville.

Then derpy dropped a piano on him, then the owner of that piano yelled at Tiran for an hour and forced him to pay double for the broken instrument. Then as he neared his home, The Cutie Mark Crusaders decided to play a prank on him and throw sticks and mud at him, they quickly fled when they saw him glare at them and clench his fists.

Then when he finally got home, he slipped on a toy and landed straight face first into a pot of boiling oatmeal.

Fluttershy was watering her plants when she heard a crash and a scream. Responding, she saw Tiran with his head stuck in a pot, desperately trying to pull it off, with hot oatmeal running down his neck. She couldn't help but giggle as she tried to pull off his makeshift hat she stooped though, when she felt something soft brush up against her arm. Curious, she pressed into the mass again, feeling its odd texture. She let out a yelp when a feminine voice questioned her.

"Fluttershy....Today has been a hard day, I fell into poison joke, so can you please stop poking my boobs?"

civil Rivalries

Several days later....

The sun shined in on Fluttershy's face, causing her to lift her head from her husbands muscled chest.

She smiled as she looked upon his face, an aura of happiness emanating from it.

This feeling was soon replaced by a feeling of dread as she saw his all too familiar scars, how could she not notice them. They literally covered his entire body. She shivered as she went over his new ones. The ones he received when they were tied up in an abandoned house and tortured by Chrysalis, he had kept her attention on him, this cost him his original eye. The others he had gotten at their wedding.  When Chrysalis had replaced their rings with high explosives. He had miraculously survived through all of this.

"You are sure one tough man." She thought to herself.

She decided to go downstairs and use the highly advanced kitchen of Tirans House to cook up some stew.

She rose and stretched, yawned and mumbled. Then headed downstairs to make some breakfast.

Fluttershy had just set the soup to cool when a knocking was heard. She walked over to the door, quickly throwing on her soft pink robe, she grasped the knob and opened the door to see....

Princess Celestia.

"P-princess! What are you doing here? I thought today Captain Iron was taking over for him today?"

Celestia smiled and simply waved off the matter.

"I've come to simply visit Tiran. There is a......Certain Situation we must talk about."

"Oh, I'm sorry, you see, Tiran's not up yet, he has had a very hard and tiring last few days, and has decided to sleep in a little more today,"

Celestia frowned a little, she had hoped he would be up by now. She would still have to talk to him no matter what.

"I see, well, when he does get up, send him to Twilight's library, I've a very important subject to discuss with him."

"Of course."

Princess Celestia turned and walked back into her gilded chariot, once she was in, her guards flew her off in the direction of Ponyville.

Fluttershy sighed. With Tiran being away at the castle so much, and the fact that he was usually asleep within ten minutes of him getting home. They barely had any time to themselves.

She continued pondering this as she started to eat her soup, only stopping when she noticed Tiran coming down the stairs, dressed in only his armored pants. She wondered why he always wore those. He came over to the table and took a seat, smiling when he noticed the carrot and potato soup.

"Morning, Sunshine," He beamed at her, but his smile faded when he noticed her frown.

"Morning dear."

He cringed, she always called him that when she was angry with him. Then he noticed that she was staring at him with her arms crossed.

She was pissed.

"Princess Celestia came by earlier, said for you to meet her at the Library as soon as possible."

"Sounds serious."

"Tiran, what has been going on at the castle recently?"

Tiran dropped his spoon, it fell to the floor with a clatter. That was the one question he wished she didn't ask.

"Well.....Lately, we had a breach in security.....and..."

"And what?"

"I kinda....fought....an alien."

"YOU WHAT?"

She stood up picking up her soup and smashing it against the wall. She grabbed her spoon and held it like a knife. She approached him slowly.

"Fluttershy dear, please calm down....Fluttershy.....Fluttershy....AH!"

Tiran dodged the first swipe of the spoon as it narrowly missed his ribs. The second swipe caught him in the stomach, it didn't really hurt, but it did sting. Tiran bolted out of his chair and ran up the stairs, four at a time.

When he reached the top of the steps, he careened into his armory. he threw on his traditional Black and red chestplate, covered by his dark red Trench coat. He grabbed two single edged long daggers off the wall and quickly clipped them to his pants. He then grabbed a long broadsword and clipped that to him as well.

He turned and bolted out into the hall. He looked on in horror as he saw Fluttershy at the end of the hall, holding the spoon. Tiran turned and dashed to the end of the hallway, jumping out of the window at the end.

Shattering it with a loud crash. He hit the ground, his face covered in lacerations and bleeding. He turned back at the window just in time to see a spoon right before it crashed into his face. he looked again and saw an angry Fluttershy. He took this chance and jogged to the town, looking basck one last time he called out.

"I love you!"

Princess Celestia sat mildly annoyed as she talked with Twilight about why Tiran was coming.

"But, Princess, if he needs to have more of his people here then how will he get off of the planet?"

"The same way he got on. His ship."

"Oh yeah that's right, do you think he'll let me go with hi-"

Twilight was interrupted as her door was burst open by a very winded Tiran.

He wheezed as he tried to catch his breath.

"Ah, it seems he is here, well lets get this underway."

She pointed a hoof at Tiran and motioned for him to shut the door and sit down. Once he did, she began.

"Now Tiran, after the events with the Alien, I have come to the conclusion that we need more personell guarding the castle and towns."

Tiran crossed his arms, a confused look spread across his face.

"So, get some volunteers and station them, What's this got to do with me?"

"I'm glad you asked, because of the Alien, I realized that we would be utterly helpless if another one or worse, more landed here. So since you were able to defeat the extra-Equestrial, We need more of your people."

Tiran shot straight up, a look of anger on his face.

"No way! I may have been a Commander of The Titanians, but I won't force them from their loved ones, just to bring them here."

"Then what do we do?"

Tirans expression softened as he thought about this. Her reason was a good one, and she did have a point. The idea came to him as suddenly as an arrow to the face.

"We'll hire some."

Celestia was appalled, hire Titanians? She didn't have places to lodge them or even....Wait. That is actually a pretty good idea.

"So, where will we get these....Mercenaries?"

Tirans smile broadened a bit, and his eyes twinkled.

"OH, I know a few."

Nightmares

The sound of battle rang in his ears, fighting it's own battle in the air. The ground was strewn with the corpses of both friend and foe. Honor demanded their sacrifice not be in vain. He clutched his blade, it's silvery surface now red with the blood of his enemies. He took a step forward, his boot sinking into the blood soaked ground. He looked up towards the sky, now orange as the flames from the cities and villages soared. This world would burn just as the hundreds before it did.

He laughed as he remembered what he was.

He was the Scourge. The Plague. The Unending Doom. But most of all.

--He was the Parasite.

Fluttershy was scared as she watched her husband. His whole body convulsed. His eyes spasmed as they quickly opened and closed. His muscles squirmed underneath his skin. Blood trickled down his nose. Fluttershy was terrified, not knowing if her husband was dying, or not. But what scared her most.

Was when it suddenly stopped.

Tirans eyes shot open as he bolted upright in his bed. they frantically searched the room for any sign of the horrors that plagued his mind. He turned and looked at his wife's horrified expression, her eyes on the verge of tears. he sighed as he cradled his head in his hands.

"Another nightmare." He sighed again. "Fluttershy...I'm....I'm sorry, I really am, please don't cry...I.......I just need some air."

He got out of the bed and walked over to the balcony. He looked at the scenery, the forest was still in the moonlight, barely a noise emanating from it. He turned his eyes to the stars, or rather one star in particular.

It's light was so intense, it hurt his eyes, but still he looked.

Fluttershy walked up to her husband. Her eyes drinking in his muscular frame, his short fo-hawk, and his long toned legs.

She only had a thin sheet covering her naked body, her  pink hair fell to her lower back.

She placed a caring hand on his shoulder, and followed his gaze to the bright star, she knew what he was thinking.

"Is that your home?"

"Yeah. Titanis. The place where all Titanians hail from, born on world or not. And it's your home too."

Fluttershy stared at the star until a surprising noise turned her away from it. It was Tiran. And he was......Crying.

"I miss it so much."

Fluttershy was shocked at what she was hearing. She had seen her husband stabbed, cut, burned, seared, detonated, he even lost his eye and never shed a tear.

"But for what I have now. It was worth it"

He placed a kiss on his wife's lips, his hands exploring every inch of her body as she wrapped her arms around his neck and returned the kiss.

"I love you."

"And I love you."

Fluttershy knew he loved her, and she knew he'd always been there for her. she thought as they made their way to the bedroom.

They were so busy they never noticed the comet heading straight for Canterlot Mountain.

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344 - WarHawk