Climbing the Ranks

“No! I don’t want to go!” Shining Armor shouted.

“We’ve been over this before, son. Your father and I think it’s for the best for you to go.” Twilight Velvet replied.

“He’s not my father! You two are just sending me off to boot camp so you can be rid of me!” Shining said. He frowned, and looked away from his mother and towards the ground.

Twilight Velvet used her forehoof to touch Shining’s head and steer his head back towards her. “He’s your new father. I know this must be difficult for you, but you need to accept that.” Twilight Velvet patted her bulging stomach with her hoof. “I don’t know if I’m carrying a little Twilight Sparkle or Nite Sparkle, but it’s almost time. Between your father and I, we simply won’t have enough time for both you and the baby. And we’re not sending you to a boot camp, we’re sending you to the Royal Military School.”

Shining frowned. “That’s boot camp…” He replied flatly.

“Well maybe if you would’ve studied magic a little harder, you would’ve gotten into Celestia’s school for gifted unicorns. That is not my fault. Now come on, Shining. The carriage is waiting.”

Twilight Velvet opened the door and gestured her son to walk outside. A camouflaged green and dark green carriage waiting directly in front of their front door. She kissed her son on the forehead before he boarded the carriage. Night Light stood behind Twilight Velvet, and never said a word.

The carriage wasn’t a normal carriage. This was a long carriage with maybe 15 rows of seats. The carriage was half filled with other stallions near his age, and none of them looked very happy to be there. Shining sat down in one of the few benches that was empty. Within moments, Shining armor was on his way to his new school.

As the carriage rolled through town, Shining gathered his thoughts. Being kicked out of his home was tough, but he knew it wasn’t his mother's decision. Nite light had never liked Shining. The more Shining thought about it, the more he became convinced that his new father hated him, and would always hate him. The only silver lining he could find was that he only had to endure 3 years of military school before he would legally be considered an adult.

Within a few hours the carriage arrived at the school. The entire school was surrounded by fencing and barbed wire. The carriage stopped at the front gate while temporary road barricades were removed to allow passage of the carriage. The carriage continued past the security checkpoint. It would be another half mile until they reached the actual buildings.

As they he got closer, the reality of the situation hit him. He saw groups of stallions jogging, and other groups doing push ups. The realization hit him that his parents had sent him to hell. The carriage came to a complete stop, and none of the recruits dared to stand up. Within seconds, a large stallion with a chiseled chin stepped onto the front of the carriage and looked at all the recruits. Shining could tell by the hat the stallion was wearing that he was a drill instructor.

“ALL YOURSELVES START LOOKING AT ME.” The drill instructor shouted. Everyone looked up at the stallion and didn’t dare look at anything else. “SAY AYE AYE SIR!”

In unison, the group yelled back. “AYE AYE SIR!”

“AYE AYE SIR!” The drill instructor replied.

The group yelled back again. “AYE AYE SIR!”

“YOU NOW BELONG TO PRINCESS CELESTIA AND THE ROYAL GUARD. FROM NOW ON THE ONLY WORDS COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH WILL BE YES SIR OR NO SIR. IF I ASK YOU A QUESTION, I BETTER HEAR AN ANSWER. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

“YES SIR!” The group replied.

“AGAIN!”

“YES SIR!”

“I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”

“YES SIR!”

“ON MY COMMAND, YOU WILL GET OFF THIS CARRIAGE AND SWIFTLY WALK TO A PLACE ON THE COBBLESTONE MARKED WITH THE COLOR YELLOW. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

“YES SIR!”

“AGAIN!”

“YES SIR!”

The drill instructor hopped off the wagon and looked at the several other drill instructors waiting on the ground. They were ready to direct the new recruits to a proper place on the grounds. The drill instructor turned back towards the carriage. “GET OUT! GET OUT NOW! LETS GO! MOVE! GET OUT! MOVE IT! FASTER!” The drill instructor yelled, even though the recruits were getting out as fast as possible.

Shining took his place on the cobble stones. He could see that there were actually several wagons behind him. Overall, there must’ve been at least a hundred new recruits. At least he knew he wouldn’t be the only new stallion at the camp. He didn’t have too much time to gather his thoughts before the yelling started again.

“ALL OF YOU, TURN TOWARDS ME!”

“YES SIR!”

“TURN TO THE LEFT!”

“YES SIR!”

“REVERSE DIRECTIONS!”

“YES SIR!”

“TURN TOWARDS ME!”

“YES SIR!”

It wasn’t long before Shining’s throat was starting to wear out. He couldn’t remember the last time he ever yelled, and now his vocal cords were on fire. But asking for some water or a break was simply out of the question.

Simple drills involving turning and kneeling continued on for another ten minutes. Finally, the recruits got a break as the drill instructor informed them all the rules.

“IF YOU ARE GIVEN AN ORDER, AND YOU REFUSE TO OBEY AND CARRY OUT THAT ORDER WHEN IT IS ORDERED TO BE CARRIED OUT, YOU WILL BE PUNISHED. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

“YES SIR!” Everyone shouted.

“IF YOU ARE TO EVER GO OFF BASE WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION, WE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN, FIND YOU, AND PUT YOU IN PRISON. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

“YES SIR!”

“IF YOU SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT HER ROYAL MAJESTY PRINCESS CELESTIA, YOU WILL BE PUNISHED. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

“YES SIR!”

After several more rules, Shining and the recruits went into a room where everyone’s satchels were searched for contraband. Shining was one of the few ponies there without any satchel or personal belongings. That still didn’t excuse him from constantly yelling ‘yes sir’. Shining knew that boot camp would be horrible, but he was not at all prepared for how bad it really was. Finally, the recruits finished the contraband search.

“THE NEXT ROOM WILL PREPARE YOU FOR SERVICE. YOUR MANES AND TAIL WILL BE SHAVED. ON MY COMMAND, YOU WILL THROUGH THE DOOR BEHIND ME AND FORM LINES FOR EACH STATION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

“YES SIR!”

“DO IT NOW! LETS GO! MOVE IT!” The recruits immediately started heading towards the door which just opened. Once Shining got through them, he could see six or so stations for hair cutting. Only, there was no cutting involved, it was all shaving. He silently watched as all the stallions in front of him lost their mane and tail. Without that, they just didn’t look the same, they didn’t look normal.

To make matters worse, there were no mirrors anywhere in the room. Before Shining knew it, he was next. He watched as his beautiful mane disintegrated. Parts of it drifted downward right in front of his eyes.

After it was done, he was directed towards a set of doors. He went through them like everyone else. It was a hallway, which had many mirrors on the wall. Shining stopped briefly to look at the monster he had just become. He couldn’t linger too long, as a drill instructor was yelling at everyone, telling them to keep moving.

The horrible night continued as the drill instructors taught the recruits what they need to know for their first night. Even basic things which everyone already knew, had to be re-taught. How to brush teeth, the royal guard way. How to shower, the royal guard way. How to make their beds, the royal guard way.

Hours later, the recruits were split up into two buildings. Shining saw many rows of bunk beds, and he was assigned to one. It would only be his home for another week before he would be assigned a squad to be in. But any bed to call his own, no matter how temporary, was welcome.

“YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH, MAKE YOUR BED, AND GET IN IT! LIGHTS OUT IN TEN! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

“YES SIR!” The group replied.

Shining couldn’t be more relieved that he didn’t have to shout anymore for the day. Finally, he would go to the bathroom. He rushed his way to the back of the building with a few recruits, only to discover that the bathroom was done with an open style. There were no stalls, no curtains, no privacy whatsoever. It was similar to when he accidently tried going to the bathroom in a gay bar at San Franciscolt. But he had no choice this time, he couldn’t wait any longer.

Shining couldn’t believe that he had dumped a load of manure in front of and with a bunch of other stallions whom he’d never even seen until today. But he was too exhausted and mentally abused to be embarrassed. It that was the purpose of training tonight, the drill instructors did a great job. Shining climbed into bed and closed his eyes.

Over the next couple days, Shining’s days were filled with dental exams, fitness tests, magic tests, and pointless drills. By the fifth day, he was just about settled into the routine. As he woke up, a drill instructor entered the barracks with a clipboard. He began shouting everyone’s assignments to squads and platoons. Shining was assigned to Gryphon platoon.

Shining backed his camp-issued property and reported to his new barracks. When he opened the door, two stallions were waiting for him. Shining entered the barracks and closed the door. He studied the two ponies before him. Each had shaved hair and tail just like him. Both of them had several tattoos of Celestia’s cutie mark displayed prominently on their bodies and forelegs.

Shining spoke first. “I guess I’m the new recru...”

“SHUT YOUR MOUTH, YOU PIECE OF SHIT! GIVE ME THAT BAG!”

Shining’s head arched back, as he only thought drill instructors talked like that.

“I GIVE YOU AN ORDER, YOU SAY SIR, YES SIR!”

“SIR, YES SIR!” Shining shouted back as he handed over his duffel bag. The two stallions immediately began searching it, while Shining was left to wonder what they were searching for. They dumped all the contents out onto the floor, even though it had all his issued clothing. The two stallions were kicking everything about on the floor.

“No books?” One asked the other.

“Nope. Nothing.” The other replied. Both looked back at Shining. “WHERE’S YOUR BOOK?”

“What book?” Shining replied.

“YOUR HOLY BOOK OF CELESTIA. SURELY YOU BROUGHT ONE WITH YOU, WHERE IS IT?”

“I don’t have any personal belonging, sir.” Shining replied.

“SO WE HAVE AN UNBELIEVER!”

Shining could immediately tell that this situation wasn’t going to end well unless he told them what they wanted to hear. “Nono, I am. I’m a believer! I..um...I attend the church of Celestia every Sunday!”

“PROVE IT!”

“How, sir?”

“What verse is this...For Celestia so loved the world that she gave her one and only Sister, that whoever believes in her shall not perish but have eternal life.” One of the stallions said.

‘Uh Oh,’ Shining thought to himself. He had no idea, but he knew there were expecting an answer. “Ummmm…”

“WELL!?!?” the other stallion shouted.

“Ummm...I’m not very good at memorization.”

“ITS STARSWIRL 3:16, DUMBASS. YOU FUCKING LIED TO US, NON BELIEVER!” The stallion shouted before landing a firm punch to the side of Shining’s face. The force was enough to knock him to the ground. Shining was on the ground, stunned. This was the first time physical force had been used in camp. Before now, it was only yelling from the drill instructors.

“YOU’RE GOING TO PAY TONIGHT, FAGGOT. YOU MAY BE A STALLION ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT I KNOW YOU’RE A ZEBRA ON THE INSIDE. CELESTIA DAMNED ZEBRA.” The larger stallion turned to the other beside him. “Show him to his bunk.”

The other stallion kicked Shinings possessions across the floor. “PICK UP YOUR SHIT, LETS GO! MOVE IT, ZEBRA!” The stallion stepped over to Shining, who was still laying on the floor, and gave a huge kick to Shining’s stomach. “I SAID PICK UP YOUR SHIT, LETS GO! MOVE IT! GET THE FUCK UP!” Another forceful kick landed right in Shining’s stomach. He stumbled onto his feet as fast as his aching body could.

The stallion continued to scream. “SIR, YES SIR! SAY IT!”

“SIR YES...SSSIR!” Shining slurred his speech and was having trouble focusing his eyes.

“AGIAN!”

“SIR, YES SIR!”

“I CAN’T HEAR YOU, LARD ASS!”

“SIR, YES SIR!”

“PICK UP YOUR SHIT! LETS GO! LETS GO! LETS GO!”

“SIR, YES SIR!” shining stumbled, trying to put all his belongings back in the bag.

The day wore on, and was filled with the most grueling exercises Shining could imagine. Running, push ups, obstacle courses, more running, more push ups, followed by even more push ups. The day was nothing like his orientation week, which was already testing his mental limits. Night fell, and the platoon was back in their barracks.

It was time to shower before lights out. It wasn’t as much of an option as it was a requirement. Shining grabbed his Mane-n-tail shampoo and headed towards the shower room. Like the bathroom, it was an open concept. A large room with man shower heads dangling from the ceiling, with no curtains or barriers whatsoever.

Shining picked a free shower head and turned it on. As the temperature was right, he got under the water. He noticed one by one the other stallions quickly shut off their water and headed for the exit, which was behind him. Shining didn’t think a second thought about it, and never turned around.

All of the sudden, a tremendous force hit Shining on the back of the head. He dropped immediately, with his face and body smashing against the wet tile floor. Shining’s vision was blurry and he was completely disoriented. It wasn’t more than a few seconds later when he heard the lieutenant’s voice. “IMMA MAKE YOU MY BITCH, FAGGOT!”

Shining’s vision became clear as he saw his squad leader beside Shining. A massive kick right to his kidneys made Shining cry out in pain. A series of massive kicks to the same area followed. Blinded by pain, all shining could hear was his squad leader yelling, “CELESTIA DAMNED NON-BELIEVER! LIKE THAT, YOU PIECE OF SHIT?”

Shining heard the lieutenant’s voice again. “Hold this fatass acelestiist down!”
The squad leader kneeled to the floor and put the full force of his front hooves right on the back of Shining’s neck. It was impossible for Shining to escape, and he feared what was coming next.

Shining felt the lieutenant grab his butt cheeks, and he felt the stallion’s cock gently probe for his anus. All of the sudden, Shining cried out in pain as the enormous cock was thrust into his anus in one fell swoop. He could feel the skin around his anus ripping, while the insides of his intestines were being tested to their limits.

The pain was agonizing, as the lieutenant’s cock withdrew completely from his anus. A moment of relief was replaced with more agony as the lieutenant started forcefully plunging as deep as horsely possible again and again and again. Shining couldn’t see it, but blood started flowing as his injuries became more exasperated.

After what seemed like an eternity, the lieutenant shoved his cock as far as it would go and held it there. The lieutenant made grunts of pleasure, while Shining could feel hot cum squirting into his body. The lieutenant finally withdrew his cock, and Shining could tell there was damage. He felt a rush of cool air sprinkled with hot shower water enter his anus, which was now gaping open.

The lieutenant now put all of his weight on Shining’s back. There was so much force, he was gasping for breath as his lungs failed to expand. “You’re turn.”

Shining didn’t hear a reply, but he could feel the squad leader release the pressure from the back of his neck. Shining cried out in pain as the squad leader gave a forceful kick to his testicles. The pain was too much to bare as Shining threw up all over the shower floor. Things only became worse as his gasping for breath took in some of his puke.

The squad leader rammed his cock as deep as it could possibly go. Shining felt agonizing pain as his internal organs felt the enormous and immediate pressure as he was choking on his own vomit. The leader proceeded to move his horse cock in and out at a furious pace, much quicker than the lieutenant. Each stroke was only a few inches, but with the penis inserted fully, the pain was unbearable.

A minute or two passed as Shining managed to clear his throat of vomit. He was nearly passed out from lack of oxygen as the squad leader finished and motioned for the lieutenant to release him. The two stallions towered over Shining and looked over him. Shining lay there, catching his breath as tears were streaming out of his eyes, which were staring out into space.

“Tomorrow we’ll quote you another verse. You better know which one it is, faggot.” The lieutenant gave one final half hearted kick into Shining’s stomach, and the two stallions turned around and walked out of the room. Shining remained laying there, and it wasn’t more than another minute before other stallions started coming back into the shower room to finish their showers. None of them so much as looked at Shining.

Shining laid on the shower weeping from pain and torment, as the stallions around him continued to shower. In short order, he was able to stand up. All four of his legs felt okay, but his stomach and anus were extremely sore. He stumbled out of the shower room and into the open concept toilet area.

He used to think taking a dump in front of other stallions with no privacy whatsoever was embarrassing. But now he knew the true meaning of embarrassment. Shining continuously try to force as much horse seman from his colon as he possibly could while sobbing uncontrollably, while other stallions in his platoon looked on and snickered.

One stallion in particle was watching Shining’s performance with a friend. “I wish I had some popcorn right now” One of them said.

“Don’t worry, they’re showing this movie every night this week.”

The two stallions laughed and high fived each other. Shining tried his best to suck it up and stop his sobbing. Only a moment later did he have the capacity to process to conversation he had just heard. The realization hit him that this wasn’t just some sort of one time ritual, this was going to happen again tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that.

Shining forced as much cum out of his anus as he could, and regained his composure. He walked slowly to his bed so as not to exacerbate his injuries. He had an upper bunk, and getting into it with a severely injured stomach was not easy. He noticed a letter on his bed, with his parent’s place written as the return address. This was the first letter he got from home.

Shining used his magic to open the letter and remove the contents. Enclosed was a picture of a little, purple unicorn asleep, wrapped in a blanket. Shining smiled for the first time in a long time, with the knowledge that he now had a little sister. But Shining’s happiness quickly faded away. The only reason he was in this Celestia forsaken camp was because his mother and new ‘father’ didn’t want to take care of him and the baby at the same time. All the love and compassion that he would never have would soon be poured onto his little sister. Would she turn against him when she grew up too?

Shining focused his attention on the letter. “Dear Shining, I am writing to inform you that your sister was born earlier today. He have decided to name her Twilight Sparkle. I do feel sorry for how we parted last week, but again, you’re new father and I think this is for the best. We look forward to seeing you after you graduate. All the best, Twilight Velvet.”

Shining sighed. It would be years before he got out of this place. With a mind full of anguish, hatred and resentment, Shining fell deeply asleep just a few minutes after lights out.

Shining awoke some time after he had fallen asleep, feeling enormous pressure on his four legs, pinning him to his mattress. Before he could realize what was going on, his body started being pummeled all around. Some ponies were hitting him with their fists, while others used soap and other hard objects wrapped in a towel. The worst offenders were some unicorns who used their magic to hit Shining’s body with unnatural speed and force.

Shining screamed out in pain as the relentless punches continued. Random spots on his body were pulverized over and over again, and his cock and balls were hit repeatedly. After thirty seconds or so, Shining’s body was released and all the stallions simultaneously walked away and returned to their beds. Shining rocked from side to side, sobbing in agony. His body ached all over, and there was nothing he could do about it. Shining did the only thing he could do, and cried himself to sleep.