The Refugees

The Refugees
by neorenamon

The Shaman had come upon Celestia's group with all of his remaining warriors.

"SO WHO ALL IS GONNA FEED THESE HERE POOR PUPS IF YOU SHOULD TAKE THEIR NURSING BITCHES FROM THEM?! WHO SHOULD KEEP OUT MINES GOING AND OUR COFFERS FROM DRYING OUT OVER HERE SHOULD YOU BE TAKING OUR MINERS AWAY FROM US?!"

Celestia's eyes seemed to glow red as she replied, "AND WHO ARE YOU TO STEAL A PRINCESS OF EQUESTRIA AND TREAT HER SO SHAMEFULLY?!"

"What should you be taking about over there?!"

Celestia pointed at Twilight.

"I ain't never seen that mare before!"

Twilight tossed Rover between then as she said, "This one broke my horn from my head! Then he left me at the nursing cave for dead! I only live by Opa and Zecora's sacrifice! By them I return to make things nice! I throw him down by the nape as he had taken my body by rape!"

"Zecora and I offered ourselves up to be violated," said Opa, "to shield the other mares as the deal with the Old Chief related. It was more important to him to feed his pups than slake desires of warrior higher ups. His own warriors made a stand so that they may force his hand. But when Rover struck the Old Chief dead, our hearts were filled with dread. The deal we made was no more, so Rover made all us mares into a rape whore!"

"So what should you be doing with this schmuck?"

"I shall take him to court to tell my tale," replied Twilight, "and hope he should rot for many years in a jail!"

Celestia suddenly began laughing.

"Oh, you think you should insult us over here?!" growled the Shaman, "Sick'em boys!!"

The dog warriors began to move ahead as Celestia's troop readied their weapons.

"OPA AND ZECORA, YOU ARE WITH ME!!" cried Twilight as her horn glowed, "SHOW THEM WHAT THE ART OF BATTLE SHOULD BE!!" Long glowing staffs appeared in the hands of Twilight, Opa and Zecora, who rushed ahead to assault the startled dogs. After all, they were just naked mares, they thought, what good could they do against trained warriors?

"Twilight!!" cried Celestia, "COME BACK HERE!!"

The three of them executed the same strike perfectly, each one taking down a dog warrior with a blow to the side of their head. As the first dog in line fell, they stepped onto the shoulder and face-planted them in the sand-covered stone floor as they made the next thrust right between the eyes of the warrior right behind. Three more warriors dropped like stones.

"When did Princess Twilight learn to fight with a staff like that?!" asked Flash in amazement, "Their movements... they're PERFECTLY COORDINATED!"

The next three warriors in line were struck in the neck, and spun a full one and a half times before they landed in a head on their heads. Then the staves pinned them down by their necks as well.

"None of those warriors were seriously hurt at all!" snarled Twilight, "But in a moment shall the rest of you surely fall!"

"YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!" shouted the largest and strongest dog warrior remaining as he stood between the attacking mares and the Shaman. He wore heavy leather armor, a large long sword, and a great wooden shield with metal bands reinforcing it.

In a perfectly coordinated attack, Opa used her staff to turn aside his shield, Zecora turned aside his sword, and Twilight stepped up to deliver several jabbing blows from his crotch to his head.

"IS THAT SUPPOSED TO..." he began to brag before his whole body seized up, and he fell down face first.

"By your nerve strikes I am impressed," said Opa, "to leave him laying low and minimally stressed."

"I... know not how I know..." Twilight said, "just how I know to... place that kind of blow..."

"That surely is the kind of blow that I can do. That knowledge now seems to belong to you."

"YOU SURELY SHOULD BE FULL OF DREAD!" snarled Zecora, "FOR ANY ONE BLOW COULD HAVE LEFT HIM LAYING DEAD!"

With no one between him and the angered mares, the Shaman threw up his hands as he said, "All right! We shall be giving ourselves up over here! What are your terms?!"

Celestia walked boldly forward even as Big Mac and a few of her guards moved to block.

"We shall take our loved ones, and all the dog slaves who want to come with us, and you shall let us go. In exchange, I shall personally make sure that EVERY pup gets plenty of food, and you have efficient labor to run your mines forever."

"HOW CAN YOU PROMISE SUCH A THING?!"

"As for the pups, we can ship you as much Nursing Formula as you could ever need," she began, "It's shipped as powder, but when thoroughly mixed with warm water, it turns into the most nutritious formula that is prefered by 9 out of 10 newborns of any species. Now in chocolate, strawberry AND vanilla."

The Shaman scratched his chin with his claw as he listened.

"And as to your mining issues, I shall personally commission the creation of powerful mining rock golems. Even a half dozen should be enough to run your mines all day and all night, as they never need rest, food, water or even air, and they never form unions. Each golem is guaranteed to work for at least a hundred years."

"I'm listening over here," he replied, "and what should you plan to do with all them dogs and bitches who want to leave with the likes of you?"

"A new village shall be built for them between Ponyville and the Everfree Forest for a new dog community," said Celestia, "And they shall live free as they live under the laws of Equestria."

"And this Rover schmuck?"

"After he serves a number of years in a Canterlot dungeon, he shall be returned to you so that he may face your own justice," replied Celestia firmly.

He paused in thought.

"Or I let Twilight, Opa and Zecora crack all your skulls."

"If a battle there should be," yelled Jifar as she cracked her knuckles loudly, "leave some of them for ME!!"

"IT'S A DEAL!!" shouted the Shaman as he looked at Jifar, and Big Mac next to her grinning like a fiend as he held up his two swords.

"We thought so," smirked Luna.
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ONE WEEK LATER!
...

"I'm almost too nervous to pass this test," said Twilight, "to see Big Mac and Jifar at their very best!"

She was peering through a door cracked open down the broad red carpet that the two of them were coming up to the place where Celestia and Luna would officially marry them. The crowds gathered behind a row of guards on each side of it. She could see Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Spike and Bakabaka on one side near them, and Applejack, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie on the other. They were all dressed to the nines by personal dresses crafted by Rarity.

"Don't forget that as soon as that's over, you are gonna to come out so that they can swear eternal loyalty and companionship to you!" added Shining Armor. He looked over Twilight in her royal violet dress, and couldn't believe just how beautiful she appeared even with her new stripes on her face, and the backs of her hands.

"I wonder where Opa and Zecora stay," she replied, "I have seen them not all day."

"Oh, I'm sure that there's a perfectly good reason why they aren't here."

The trumpets blew as she saw the two of them began their slow march up the carpet.

Big Macintosh was dressed in light plate armor of the finest shine, sans helmet, sword and shield, with a fine royal purple cloak trailing a few feet behind. Twilight was amazed they could make such armor for him in less than one week. He made much less noise then she though he should as he walked with Jifar on his arm. His cutie mark was painted on the flanks of the armor.

Jifar was dressed in a regal red silk dress with many skirts and underskirts, and about ten feet of train following behind. The puffs on her shoulders, cumberbun, and hips made her look even more massive than just her impressive chest, and the neckline pluned deeply to show off the gentle swells of her breasts for all to see. Only about half of her neck rings could be seen with the elaborate frilled neck piece that she wore. She also had an elaborate headdress and veil no doubt made by Miss Rarity herself with great red roses on both sides.

It seemed like forever before they stood before Celestia as Luna stood just behind her.

"Dearly beloved," she began, "We are gathered here for the royal blessings of the union of Sir Big Macintosh and Dame Jifar Macintosh. As I have already given them blessings elsewhere, it is a mere formality at this point. In stead, we shall move ahead to the point where they seal their union with a kiss."

He lifted her veil as he planted a big wet one on her lips. Celestia waited patiently as the minutes passed, and their kiss finally came to an end. She then turned in Twilight's direction.

"And now they shall dedicate their lives as the Royal Consorts and Guardians of Princess Twilight Sparkle!"

Twilight gulped hard as she walked out before the staring eyes of the crowd, as this part of the ceremony had clearly not be announced in advance. She walked before the kneeling Big Mac and Jifar as each took one of her hands.

"Do you swear to spend the rest of your natural lives in companionship and protective service to the Princess Twilight Sparkle?" asked Celestia of them.

They both nodded as they kissed her hand.

"Then I declare this union blessed!" she said, "Any child born to Twilight by Sir Big Macintosh shall be seen as a legitimate heir to the throne of Equestria! Any child born of Jifar and Big Macintosh shall be treated as of noble blood, and therefore eligible to earn their own knighthood and titles as befitting them!"

The crowd gasp and sighed as Twilight was pulled into the two, and a wet kiss was planted on each of her cheeks. Then Celeastia stepped back, Luna advanced, and she could see both Opa and Zecora walking down the carpet hand in hand. Their dresses seemed oddly similar to the one worn by Twilight, which she figured Rarity has some hand in. They walked faster until they stood before Luna. Then they both knelt before her. She took a sword handed to her by one of the guards.

"In service to Princess Twilight Sparkle," she began, "and by their own request of myself, the ones known as Opa and Zecora shall become part of my Lunar Knighthood!" She first touched the shoulders of Opa as she said, "Rise Dame Opa of the Lunar Knighthood and the Order of Wandering Knights of Yore!" The gesture was repeat with Zecora a as she said, "Rise Dame Zecora of the Lunar Knighthood and the Order of Wandering Knights of Yore!" The two stood as one as they smiled up at Luna.

Celestia came to Luna's side as she gestured for Twilight to come between Opa and Zecora. Puzzled, she did so. When Opa and Zecora turned to the crowd, she did so as well. She felt odd as someone removed her crown from the back, and then a new crown was placed on her brow as new necklaces were placed on Opa and Zecora.

"I present to you for the first time: the CELESTIAL ELEMENTS!"

Twilight blinked as it was all news to her, but her glances to Opa and Zecora told her by their smiles that they knew something like this was going to happen.

She held her hand over Zecora as she said, "This is ZECORA, the Celestial Symbol of the SUN! She bears the Celestial Element of WISDOM!"

Stepping around Twilight, she held her hand over Opa as she said, "This is OPA, the Celestial Symbol of the MOON! She bears the Celestial Element of DREAMS!"

Coming back to Twilight, she held her hand over her as she said, "This is PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE, the Celestial Symbol of the STARS! She bears the Celestial Element of MAGIC!"

She noted that Opa and Zecora's necklace bore their cutie marks as gemstones, and wondered if her new crown did likewise.

The confused looks from her friends to her they didn't know about this either, but a wild cheer arouse from the crowd at the new trinity of defenders of Equestria!