Act II - Chapter 2: Recruiter

It's been roughly a week, marking just over a month since I have moved here to Equestria. My name is Angel Mcarroll, but in Equestria, I am Angel Caster, consort of the Princess-Goddess Luna Everfree. I am the captain of the Royal Eclipse Guard, and I carry my title as Oath Keeper with a gold chain inlaid with steel. I carry more, but I swear pride is beneath me. I know my limits, I thought I was powerful, a true swordsman; however, this all changed. Over the battle between life and death-Xeris and I- fought over his daughter's freedom.

As it had turned out, Xeris held onto a gem that proved my findings. It was a fragment to a amulet called The Amulet of the Phoenix. Those who wield it can revive anyone, good or evil. Celestia had taken the fragment to her chambers, safely guarded in a box enchanted to protect from even a supernova, and only she, Luna, and I am surprised to say even I, may open it.

More or less, my week was just fining a few things out and still recovering. I had to more baths with Luna during that time, and the liquid seemed to be helping a lot in my healing.

To further explain why I can, Celestia spoke to me in private. She said she could sense how seriously I took my oaths, and kept them. Even after near death, she explained that she felt my body trying to move. It was remarkable to her that not even the former captain of the Solar Guard had felt so strongly in keeping his oaths except for his wife, Princess Cadence.

"There is also another reason..." She said to me, looking away. "Forgive me please Angel. When I first saw you, I was angered and I didn't feel like I should trust you. But one thing after another, you swore you would rather die than break an oath. YOU NEARLY DID! I didn't know...I didn't know how much that an oath was worth so much to you."

I nodded. "I think I remember telling you that."

She shook her head quickly, her mane nearly losing its enchant. "But Angel! I didn't trust you! You did one thing after another. What did you see when you were dying?"

"Luna was crying, it made me angry."

"See!? That's just it!" Celestia let her head fall. "To make it up to you Angel, I will allow you to have the rights of a prince. Tomorrow you will have a leg band around your right foreleg that proves this....Y-..you also have my blessings." My eyes widened. "Yes, that's right. Should you wish to marry Luna, I will gladly accept. No stallion is as tough as you, and no stallion has never worked so hard to keep an oath."

I stood up and gave Celestia a deep vow. "Celestia-"

"Please, you may call me Tia now. You've earned that as well."

"Celestia-" I said again. "I am honored enough to even be in the presence of Luna and you. I would not wish any ill will, nor would I break my promises. I realize now why Luna heard me from earth, I kept moving when I wanted to stop...."

I looked away from Celestia and have a heavy sigh. "One day, I know Luna will find out how badly I wanted to just give up, and rot six feet under...I had a gun under my cot, right under my god damn pillow!...Loaded with a single bullet, a single bullet was all that I would need...I almost welcomed death to my door, but Luna rang first."

Celestia had tears in her eyes, and a few had fell down off her face. "A-angel...were things really that bad?" I nodded slowly. "So it isn't just Luna taking you here...you think you owe her a life debt?"

"I don't think so." I answered. "I know so. I owe her more than anything I have to offer her. All I know is to pay her with my love, and undying respect towards her and even you. If you wanted to love me, there would be no doubt that I would at least try to return it. While I am happy with just Luna now...I don't want you or any other mare in this world to shed another tear. In my life, I have seen millions of women cry because men are stupid, foolish beings who disrespect those who work so hard to bring life into the world."

An angered look spread across my face. "Stallions here are the same, anything with a dick is the same. We pump a few times into our 'loves', and fill them up. Then we sit back and watch our wives go through nine months of pain, displeasure, and be forced whether by their own will or not, to feed a parasite...and go though hours of pain..."

"Is that how you see them? You're own children, or other's children?"

I nodded. "It was how I was raised to see them as Celestia. They are parasites until they are born, then we work hard to raise them. I was raised with honesty drilled into me. My father only cared about my training, and my mother tried her hardest to teach me the woman's practices. Herbs, gems, and even witchcraft. I couldn't believe that magic was real for most of my life. I am a warrior through-and-through. Magic will only put my mind into a constant state of flux I am not even sure with Twilight sending me work to do will help either."

"Are you afraid of how you were raised will effect your magic?"

"It already has Celestia..." I said in a hushed tone. "My magic...I feel as though I have this hunger inside I cannot sate easily."

Celestia tapped her hoof to her chin. "And this 'hunger', does it...make you do things? Do you listen to it?"

"I did when I wanted to kill Xeris...I just saw red, I wanted to kill, and kill."

"I see... well I must tell you that this is actually normal for a new magic user."

"W-what?"

"There are few in this world that do not have horns that have the ability to use or cast magic spells. When they come to me, they explain that when they could use magic, they felt a hunger inside of them. It's the hunger for more power."

"And how do I sate it?"

"Wish for no more." She said simply and shrugged. "That's all there is too it. Look deep inside and realize that the more power you have, will only break who and what you are. Do you want to be an oath breaker or an oath keeper?"

"Keeper!"

Celestia smiled softly. "Then tell yourself that."

"Is it really that easy? Just to...tell myself that I want to be who I am now?"

She nodded. "Well, I could have become Black Hole Sun with Nightmare Moon, but I chose to rule as equal rather than queen. Look were it got me. There are times where I feel the whispers of power that wish to surge forth, but I shun them off with wishes more powerful." She paused for a moments. Then out of no where, she began to laugh like a mad-pony. "I-in a sense, we are one in the same, except, I have ponies who looked to me for guidance, while you seem to power yourself by will and oaths you would die to keep."

I stood again and bowed. "If that is all, I would like to return to Luna."

She waved a hoof and laughed a little more. "Go on to your love, tell her I said high and we have duel court tomorrow at noon."

"As you wish Celestia." I nodded and turned out.

"One last thing!"

I looked back slightly. "Yes?"

"Find another reason to live, because when you make all your oaths or your will is broken, you will need another anchor." Her words almost seemed as a warning.

"I will, I promise."

The next day was welcoming. The sun shone just bright enough to gently wake myself from my dreams. I am sad that I have yet to control my own dreams, but I am able to construct a dream at will. Luna explains that when someone goes to sleep with a thought in mind, they will most often dream of what they think of before they sleep. After I master that, I am able to begin dreaming of being with Luna rather than Luna with me. To make more sense; I have been dreaming of Luna with me in the fields rather than dreaming being with Luna wherever she is.

After I had taken my shower, I saw that Luna had woken up. She had a book on foals, and explained that there were a group of fillies who where her best friends and they were having nightmares about their cutie marks. Apparently that these dreams were hindering their sleeps. She lucky enough she was able to solve their issues, but she wanted to know more about the young minds. The book she was reading was titled 'Full Foal Minds' which I found funny, though I couldn't understand why. Maybe it was the tiny alliteration, or it could have been my mind finally coming back from the hell I went through.

"How do you feel this morning?" Luna asked me, sitting up and resting her book off to the side.

"Slept like a baby Luna. I feel brand new thanks to you and those baths." I beamed a smile at her. "How are those fillies doing?"

"They're much better now." Luna sighed in relief. "We nearly had an Apple Gloom, Sweetie Gong, and a Scootadoom..."

I snorted and laughed. "Those are poor names for darker versions of fillies Luna."

"Can you think of three names like their's?"

I froze midstep, halfway to the bed. "Well...actually...No, never mind, those are stupid, yet accurate names." I chuckled and shook my head. "Strange...this world is so strange."

"Sometimes, we can get caught in our own nightmares, and they can grow into demons."

"Tis how demons are born, from the darkness in our hearts that we choose to listen to." I added with a long sigh. "So, you got a court to do today. You gonna miss me?"

Luna leaned in for a kiss and then nuzzled my chest. "Only for a little while." She answered truthfully. "What are you going to do while I am in court?"

"I think I might go explore the barracks or the training yard. Figure it be right since I'm a captain that I learn how to fight like one."

Luna smirked. "It's good to see that despite your loss with Xeris, you still have a fighting spirit. That's another reason why I enjoy you so much."

"I like swords, what else can I say?"

"That you love me?" Luna asked slyly, rolling over on top of me.

I pulled her close and showed her my fangs. "And so much more!" I felt my member grow as her body rubbed on it. I turned the tables, and now I was on top of her, ready. "How do you like it, shaken, or stirred."

She smiled wildly. "Shaken, hard, no ice." I put the edge of my hard cock so they touched Luna's wet lips. "Buck me raw you filthy animal."

I leaned in, which she thought I was going to kiss, but I ended up biting her neck. She moaned, and I pushed my hard cock into her pussy. I started to pump her in and out like an oil well. It felt so good, to see her biting her lip, and keeping a hoof down on her clit. She rubbed it as I slowly pumped.

It was a thing of me to do, pumping in and out of her slowly. I always started slow, sometimes I would jump to a quicker pace, but this time I had an idea. All I did was thrust into her tight pussy, she moaned in pleasure as I completely bottomed out, giving her all of what I had to offer. As a human, I was gifted, most men in my family were gifted. Now that I was a horse/pony and even bigger after May healed me, I was almost too much for Luna.

"A-ah! I...I'm close! Keep...bucking me!" I sped up, making her scream out in joy, laughing even at I began to pound her like I was beating on raw steak to make it tender. "I-I'm...C-I'm about to...AH!" With one last thrust I pumped my hot semen inside of her warm pussy. I let out three long streams of my love juice. Then she came with my last thrust, to push all of my hot stuff deeper into her pussy. And as her warm juices mixed with my own, I bit the other side of her neck, drawing a little blood.

"You're mine Luna, you best know that." I huffed and kissed her deeply. I gave her all of my love I could at that very moment, and I knew soon she had to take a shower or bath to stop smelling like a quicky.

Luna smiled softly and pulled me deeper. "This'll be the last time we can do this." She said. "My heat starts late next week, a month before the Autumn Equinox."

I sighed in despair. "Aww..."

Her eyes nearly rolled out of her head as she laughed at me. "You have my permission to buck my sister should you wish."

"What about her heat?"

"She ended two weeks before you came to Equestria." She waved a hoof at me. "Her heat starts late winter and ends early summer, while my heat starts late summer, early winter."

I frowned a little. "She's not like you..."

My words seemed to make Luna smile more. "Know this Angel, my sister does more than I would."

"Still...she isn't you."

Luna kissed me as I pulled out of her. "And that's fine to me. I understand she isn't me but she will be there, as how do ponies these days call them...Ah! A Buck Buddy."

I rolled off of her. "Yes Luna...I suppose you're right..."

"I know I am, and besides, I don't mind if you wish to use her as a release. I used her for quite sometime before and after my banishment and before I got you into my life."

I gave her a look I cannot describe. "Really?"

"When you're immortal, it's hard to love something that cannot live as long as you."

"What does that mean for me?"

"Two down one to go." She gave me a wink and teleported to the door to the bathroom. "I need to get ready. Go on and have your day."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Having your day? I mean go do what you stallions do. I wouldn't mind if you wished to go to a bar. There's a chest full of bits under the bed for you if you ever wish to use them for whatever."

"Why are you so open about this?"

"So many questions!" Luna huffed. "I understand that being with one mare for the rest of your life can be quite boring. Go! Be a stallion!"

I looked at Luna, anger burning in my eyes. "I WOULD NEVER DESIRE ANOTHER!" I shouted so loudly my voice cracked. Luna took a step back, eyes wide. I looked away and took a few deep breaths. "I only long for you Luna Everfree. No other, I couldn't imagine being with Celestia, nor Twilight or Cadence if she were available. They are beautiful, that I can see with no doubt in my halved vision. But you...You are different..."

Luna looked at me, almost paralyzed by my words. Before she could say another word, I walked out of the room, using my magic to carry around twenty bits, my saddle bags, and my harness complete with sword. One could not tell what expression I held until I reached the outer walls of the castle, but some could see the anger in my blue eyes.

It wouldn't just be the scar on my face that would show how angry I was. Ponies by now knew of me, a noble had even tried to speak to me until I looked his way with a dead eye. His face turned as milky as my eye, and turned away as quick as he had come to talk to me. I hated nobles, foolish idiots who think they know what's wrong and right. Other ponies had come and gone to speak to me.

I wasn't even aware of where I was going. I just wanted to walk it out. I watched the sun rise to noon before I felt like I could think clearly enough to go to the barracks. I was so angry that Luna thought I was like normal stallions. Clearly she didn't know me enough. I don't think I've wrote this before, but I am a VERY loyal man, or stallion. While I was on earth, I was loyal to all of my friends, helping them through their darkest times. I was loyal to everyone who earned my loyalty.

I remember falling in love for another while I was in high school. A beautiful girl by the name of Lisa. I had moved to a different area, and she invited me into a group of friends my second day there. She was more than any friend I had ever had before, and she showed me how to draw. I worked so hard for her to like me. I made a necklace for her, a ring made of violin strings, and a few other things. When I got to talk to her alone for a few moments, I told her how I felt about her. That next week, I never saw her again.

Enough of my sad past, I was only a few more blocks away from my destination when I had this feeling something was following me. I looked back and only saw ponies walking by. Again, a spark of this eerie feeling crawled down my back, it was weird. As soon as it came, it was gone, leaving a grim look on my face, I turned back.

"Going somewhere?" I heard the uptight voice of Blue Blood. I looked where I heard him, and saw him standing with two mares to his sides.

"Yes, I was on my way to the Barracks." I answered with a nod. The mares laughed and Blue chuckled, shaking his head. "Something funny Blue?"

"Quite...you see, the barracks are for commoners or guards. Why would you ever wish to go there?"

"To train of course."

"There's a private gym in the castle, I could show you-"

"To train like a real stallion Blue." I snarled. "I wish you no ill will, but I wish you to leave me to my business. Who are they? Your whores or wives?" Before he could answer I laughed and continued. "OH WAIT! I bet they're both!"

"Why I never!" The mare to his right scoffed at me.

"All you nobles are the same, no matter how much I try to look it over. Stuck up, 'pure bread', moronic assholes who think of dumb ass laws." I turned away and walked on. "You sort sicken me to death. I am proud to be where I'm at, and I'm glad to live better than I was before I met Luna."

I grumbled more, and I felt a lot like I was acting like my father. When I yelled I sounded exactly like him, and I hated him. While I enjoyed training my sword skills, I hated how he treated me. Once I had broken a few bones, and he said "They'll heal naturally, be a true warrior, and take it like the man you are.". When I was far enough away, I sighed heavily, and looked up at Luna's tower.

What's wrong with me? I thought to myself with tears threatening to peak out of my eyes. I had yelled at her, I yelled at Luna!

"Looks like you have the face of somepony who's made their mare friend really upset." I heard a soft voice, a male one. I looked up at him, his fine mustache on his upper lip, and his blond-gray mane showing his rightful age. "Good day, at least I hope." His accent was that of a British man, I hated them, but I must learn to tolerate those who are speaking to me. Plus, I didn't even know if he was from anywhere that would relate to the rest of the UK.

"Not really sir."

"Ah, your accent, I don't believe I've ever heard it before. Tell me, where are you from."

"You wouldn't believe me." I muttered.

He bellowed a deep laugh and sat down. "My good sir, I have been all around the world exploring what all of Mother Terra has to offer!" The stallion smiled at me, and his horn lit up. "I can find out for myself if I wished, I am one of Celestia's former guards, Captain even! I inducted Shining Armor with his small sister right by his side."

"You know the royal family?"

He laughed again, this time more light hearted. "Indeed, now, you seem to be new to magic, your waves are more refined, but...what were you?"

"Human."

"So was it Celestia or Luna that brought you here from that side of the void?"

"Luna, she saved my life." I answered. "Wait, why am I answering you?"

"Because I am Lord Fancy Pants!" He laughed. "So you must be that stallion she's been hanging around with? You treating her well?"

My head dropped. "I yelled at her today, over who I would sleep with while she is in heat."

"Ah, you must be a loyal breed! Good! Loyalty is perfect morality. It shows much."

"Lord....You must be noble?"

"Very, higher than Prince Blue Blood himself." Fancy held his head high. "But I am not like other nobles."

I smirked. "That much I can tell, you stopped to see why I was so dour."

"Yes, indeed, and if is you wish to bed with while Princess Luna is in heat?" I nodded. "I see, well...What did she say?"

"She said I could bed any mare I had wanted, but I had yelled at her."

"And what did you say?"

"There is no other mare like you..."

Fancy smiled, lightly, and I could see a soft glow in his eyes. "The Princesses are very open to those who they love. Celestia even bedded me once when I was a young stallion. She said that because they live for so long, if they chose to love, they would need to realize that I or anypony else will want to love others as well." He winked at me. "All I thought of when she spoke to me was, 'There is no way I would be able to, nor would I be able to think that this is a challenge to test my heart!' "

I looked at Fancy Pants, his monocle reflecting the sun's rays, his gray mane shined, and as he stood proudly over me, I could actually see him as a guard. From what I had seen, this stallion was fit, just leaving his prime, but he still seemed to have this age that reflected his wisdom, his power. It was inspiring just walking next to him, what was inside his head?

"You are very wise." I say. "But...it does not change that I yelled at her."

Fancy nodded. "Yes, it doesn't, but you wish to train correct? Is that why you are going to the barracks?"

"Yes, I was on my way when Blue Blood stopped me."

He grimaced. "Y-yes, that stallion is very rude and is a total play-stallion." He stopped and smiled at me. "Angel Caster, I see much potential in you, and would enjoy training you in the art of combat. Do you accept?"

I threw myself into a bow. "I would be honored to!"

"Come now, no need to bow someone lower than you."

I shook my head. "As far as I see it-" I stood up and looked at him dead in the eyes. "I am the student, and I am ready to learn."

There was a spark in his eyes as he smiled at me. "Then lets get learning!"