The Empire Meets Equestria: Star Wars Esque

Visage had calmed down, yet everypony in the room was still dead silent his beratement of the Princess baffled Twilight. How could he? why did he? And why would the princess just take it. She just stood there and took it, I thought she was my mentor?

"If you, ask me for an apology, you will not be finding one forthcoming." Visage said in such a cold tone every pony in the room felt as though the temperature actually dropped a few degrees.

"I would never ask for one. I know what I did to my sister was wrong. I know banishing her to the moon was unforgivable but I had little choice in the matter I could not let every pony suffer at the hooves of Nightmare Moon." Celestia stood tall, confident, and yet sad all at the same time.

"Choice, you had no CHOICE! My dear princess, every being has choice and every choice has consequence.  You, of all beings, should know this!" Visage stood inches from the princess his gold eye's burned staring deep into hers.

"I guess with your pathetic bit of knowledge you didn't....have a choice. I can see that both your heart as well as your sister's are pained because of your...choice." Visage, had gone from anger and fury, to such a clam and sullen demeanor that both princesses balked.

"I can admit, even I am not infallible....and I am sorry for my outburst Princess Celestia." Visage bowed slightly, then turning to Luna who still had tears running down her cheeks.

"I should have been there. If it wasn't for Sombra and that time spell of his I would have been. Luna you shouldn't have suffered, and your sister." Visage used his hand to gesture to Celestia. "She shouldn't have had to make the choice she did. So to the both of you, please forgive me?" Visage sat cross legged in between the two Diarchs head down both fists clenched.

Celestia and Luna looked at each other then to the sitting being between them. Twilight and her friends all started to tear up.

"I admit you are the strangest creature I have encountered, your power is dark yet you have a very strong heart and a greater sense of justice than even I posses. I admit that I was weak...too weak to save my sister...alone." Celestia gazed at the sitting figure then at her student and her friends.

Pinkie couldn't take it anymore she ran over and put her hoofs around the still motionless Visage.

"He's not bad! He's my friend he hugged me the first time he met me....nopony has ever hugged me the first time they meet me. But...but don't be mad at him Princess, please....he's got a big heart I know he does my Pinkie sense doesn't lie." Pinkie pleaded now in tears herself holding onto Visage.

"I don't be knowin if it's my place to say....but he's been tellin the truth this whole time. He has'n been lie'n at all. I must admit though that little out burst o'his had me a bit worried for a second there. Not to mention those eyes o'his are a bit on the creepy side." Apple Jack said softly.

"Pinkie...thank you for being so kind. Thank you for being.....my friend. I try my hardest to fallow our code but sometimes there are just too many gray areas that take both, discretion and discernment and I am pretty sure I blew it big time in this matter...It's just not fair." Visage spoke softly.

"What is not fair Visage?" Luna asked the sitting man wrapped in a pink pony.

"That what happened between you and your sister could have easily been resolved, yet because Celestia only knows the light she wasn't able to save you from the corruption." Visage stated.

"You sound as though you know both?" Twilight was listening to the conversation and she had learned a great deal, about her mentor, about Luna, about Visage and even about herself.

"Yes, Twilight both Light and Dark, Yin and Yang, Good and Evil, all are in balance. In order to become balanced, one must study all sides." Visage pushed Pinkie Pie softly off of him. He still put a hand on her head as he stood up Pinkie rubbed right up next putting a hoof around his leg so he continued to patting the top of her head.

"So, you could have taught us how to fight the darkness?" Luna asked curiously as she wiped away the tears that had just stopped.

"Well Luna, the answer is, yes and no." Visage said as he put up that finger of his.

All of the ponies in the room looked confused.

"What do you mean by that Visage?" Twilight not fully believing what she had just heard.

"I think it best if I started with the basics. Everypony please pay attention." Visage told his audience.

Every pony nodded most were still rather bewildered.

Visage put his hand to his glove with the now glowing gem on it. He had to stop patting Pinkie to do this she she was looking kinda down when he stopped. He smiled down at her as he produced a black ball from his inventory system. Throwing the ball it transformed into a bipedal black metal being. It had the features of Visage two legs and arms but it's body was a polished black that the light reflected off in places. It's eyes were glowing a crimson red. It turned to look at all of those in the room then looking to Visage it spoke in a metallic voice.

"Am I needed for something master?" It asked addressing Visage.

"Yes, Bob I need you to display a holo image of our Galaxy." Visage told Bob as all the ponies in the room were staring at this new thing that just popped out of nowhere.

"What in Equestria is that?" Rarity asked in awe.

"I am Tactical Assault Droid Five but my master had designated me Bob, for an unknown reason." Bob replied to Rarity's inquiry.

Bob put his metal palm face up as the raised disk in it's center glowed as a projection of the Firaxian Galaxy was displayed. The giant swirling mass of stars spun slowly as the giant black hole in the center pulsed as the nebula that surrounded it retracted and expanded ever so slightly.

"This is incredible!" Twilight said clapping her hooves.

"This is Awesome!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"It's gorgeous!" Rarity stated in wonder.

"What is it?" Pinkie asked looking up at her tall friend.

Ponies I give you the Galaxy Firaxia my home, billions of stars with more planets that even I can count this is where I'm from. Bob bring up Earth." Visage asked his droid.

The Galaxy zoomed out shrinking as the ponies in the room made ohhhsss and Awwwsss then suddenly a bright red star that nearly filled the entire throne room appeared. It then zoomed again and a small sphere of spinning blue and green covered by a layer of white in random places.

"Are those clouds?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Yes, the weather patterns on earth are random and can be very violent at times. Mostly in the area of the Equator where large storms, designated Hurricanes and Typhoons by the inhabitants form from the warm rising ocean air." Bob told Rainbow.

"This Bob guy, is totally awesome!" The blue Pegasus said doing a back flip.

"Oh my, that sounds like a terrible planet to live on I'm soo sorry Visage." Fluttershy finally spoke in her quiet yet sweet voice.

"Hold on everypony look! It's spinning and it has a moon that's also spinning. Visage are all planets like this in your Galaxy do they all spin like that?" Twilight asked stunned.

"All planets spin on their axis that gives, said planet it's atmosphere, seasons and weather. Most planets revolve around a central star. The one in this solar system is designated Sol by the Earthlings. There are nine planets that are currently in orbit around Sol but only Earth contains sentient beings designated humans. There are currently twenty seven million planets that sustain sentient beings within the boarders of the Marcisian Empire. Earth even though it is located within the Imperial region, it is not an Imperial Planet." Bob said with a bit more explanation than what Visage would have liked.

"Bob can you now show us Zaraj?" Visage told his mechanical friend.

"As you wish master." Bob said as the full Galaxy came back into full view and then zoomed in again.

"Zaraj home world to the Zaharaj, now named Imperial Shadow Knights by his Imperial Majesty Barran Marciss. The planet is surrounded by an asteroid field and even though the Planet does rotate, it does not orbit It's star, staying stationary. Most Macisain Scientists believe that this phenomenon is due to the high levels of Dark Side energy that permeate from the planet. It is also the reason the Zaharaj built their temples there, to further study the Dark Side of the Verse, renamed, Force, Five Onns ago after all practitioners voted on the name change. My master voted to keep it named Verse. As to why, I can not compute." Bob told his audience.

Visage rolled his eyes at Bob's last comment.

"This information is priceless. I just wish I had brought a quill and paper with me. I really wasn't expecting a lecture like this!" Twilight said ecstatically.

"Agreed, I believe that Visage's, Bob, knows more about the Universe than even my sister or we do." Luna said looking at the spinning black and red planet that was hidden behind massive rocks that floated around it.

"I contain star maps and information on The Empire and Firaxia. I am sorry but my data banks are limited only to that. I have no information on sentient horses, and there are no planets in The Empire that contain such life forms." Bob stated.

"Is there anything else master?" Bob inquired of Visage.

"No Bob, please deactivate if I need your assistance again I will summon you." Visage said smiling at his droid that imploded back into a black sphere, which he then used the Force to bring the ball to his hand and put it back into his gem.

"We have a question Lord Visage." Luna said as she walking over to him.

"Yes, Princess Luna? What is it?" Visage answered as he continued to pat Pinkie Pie who still hadn't moved since his presentation began.

"Why is it that in your Galaxy all of the planets move themselves, yet my sister and I have to raise the moon and sun with our magic every night and day?" Luna said as she sat down a few feet away from him.

"Perhaps dear sister, he doesn't have the answer to your question." Celestia said as she walked over and sat down next to her sister.

"So do you have the answer Visagey?" Pinkie said still enjoying the petting she was getting.

"So, can you tell us Visage?" Now Twilight was asking and this was starting to get on his nerves.

First he just stood there silent apparently thinking, he looked down at Pinkie Pie.

"First, things, first." Visage told his now eager and captive audience.

All of the ponies even the usually board Rainbow Dash was paying attention. Visage motioned for all of the other ponies to come closer so he didn't have to keep looking behind him. All of the ponies seemed to understand for they all sat flanking the two princesses. Twilight, Rarity and Apple Jack were sitting next to Celestia. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy sat next to Luna. Now that they were all in front of him more or less. The pink one just didn't want to let go of him for some reason. Visage started his next lecture as Twilight put it.

"So in our Galaxy there are three know types of power or energy. First there is the Power of the Verse, Force, The Gift of the Gods, Flow of the Universe and several other names. Second there is the Ind'Ren Freth as the Marcisians call it. In the Common Tongue it's called Inner Fire, but it has also been called Chakra, Ki, the energy within, Pajzra and again, several more names. The third known Power is what your all using..." Visage was cut off by Twilight.

"Magic!" Twilight exclaimed as all of the ponies looked at her for speaking out of turn.

Visage just went with it, as Twilight's big grin turned into a nervous laugh, finishing with a slight cough.

"Yes, Twilight, Magic." Visage restated.

"But what about the ones that aren't known? Do they have all of those cool names too?" Rainbow interjected.

"Hmm, I'm not really sure I can answer that one. I did overhear one of the Gods talking about it and he said there were I think, thirty seven forms of power." Visage said as all of the ponies looked dumbstruck.

"THERE ARE THIRTY SEVEN!" Twilight yelled.

Visage shrugged. "Either that or Three hundred and seven. I didn't really understand the language they were using."

"THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN?" This time they all shouted. Surprisingly even Fluttershy to Visage's amazement.

"I'm sorry for that outburst Lord Visage, but I couldn't help but notice that you said something about Gods?" Princess Celestia said as every pony calmed down.

"Ah, yes, you see in my Galaxy there is a very old saying, 'The greatest beings that rule the Universe are the Gods, and Demons, Dragons, Elves and Human Men and all of the goodly races in between.' Although where you ponies fit in on that scale I do not know."  Visage told his class.

"That is incredible I didn't think that God's truly existed!" Celestia said. "I mean, I had my suspicions that there were grater beings out there, besides us, but, you.....you, Visage just proved it." Celestia the one he was so enraged at not even a Minronn ago had now become his temporary student and he hoped a friend, also.

"Problem is Celestia that question that Luna asked, I do think I know the answer." Visage said but he wasn't sure if they really should hear what he had to say next.

Luna and Celestia knew that there was something wrong and even Twilight looked like she  had some suspicion.

"Is there something wrong Lord Visage?" Luna asked hoping she would be wrong.

Visage actually got to his knee's and started hugging Pinkie for support. Should I tell them? Do they really need to know? Would they all be willing to bear the burden of knowing? Visage's  mind became clouded with worry.

"I think we can handle whatever it is you want to tell us Visagey." Pinkie said trying to comfort her friend.

Visage got back to his feet but leaned onto Pinkie for more support.

"This next part might be a bit much for you to hear. So, I need to know if you are all willing to bear the burden of knowing before I continue." Visage said with merely a whisper.

All of the ponies present looked at each other then at Visage.

"I think, we are all prepared to hear this Lord Visage." Celestia said firmly.

"I'm trusting all of you now you can't ever repeat what I'm about to say. Just nod, then I'll go on.

All ponies present nodded.

"Then, I'll begin." Visage started.