My Little Pony Champions of Justice

After a few more days of bed rest, Valiant was given the full royal treatment from the royal sisters. Many of the noble ponies had spotted the two and had begun to start rumors of him being Celestia’s new lover or bodyguard. Along with those, rumors also spread of him being a changeling in disguise. (seeing as he fell out of the sky)  This, however, did not bother Valiant one bit, as he was in awe of the magnificent city.

"This place is amazing!" He spoke loudly, admiring the tall buildings and architecture of the city. He was even marveling at some of the shops, when his stomach began to growl.

"Ehh heh. Must be lunch time."

He said, feeling embarrassed as Celestia giggled. She took him to Donut Joes bakery; One of the most popular bakeries in all of Canterlot, right after.

"YOUR HIGHNESS!"

The shopkeeper exclaimed in surprise. Almost forgetting his manors, he quickly bowed before she raised a hoof, calming everyone down. She ordered a small doughnut plate and two lates for her and Valiant. After finishing their meal, the two were making their way back to the castle when a scream was heard.

"AHH! MY PURSE!"

"STOP THIEF!"

Celestia had spotted a masked pony running off with a stolen saddlebag and was ready to leap in until she spotted a look of eagerness on Valiant’s face. He charged straight at the robber, tackling him into a nearby alley. The crowd soon followed to watch the two face off. The robber pulled out a large knife, while Valiant gave an impressed whistle. Afterwards, he gave a smug grin and gestured for the robber to come at him. The robber swung left and right, hitting nothing but air. The crowd standing by, amazed at Valiant’s combat expertise.

"Are you quite done yet?"

Valiant asked as he looked at his exhausted opponent. Not amused, the robber lashed out with another flurry of attacks. Valiant blocked all but one, the last one cutting his cheek and drawing blood. He touched the injury and looked at his hoof, giving off a rather cold voice as he spoke his next words.

"That...hurt."

Valiant declared this, going on the offensive. He retorted with a combination of kicks and punches so fast barely anypony saw anything until the robber was lying on the ground unconscious. With a few teeth now lying on the ground next to a bulging black eye, it didn’t take long for a few of the local guards to subdue the beaten pony. Taking the robber’s limp body with them, the guards exited the scene about as soon as they arrived. Now, with their absence and most of the shock lifted, the crowd cheered as Valiant returned the bag back to the owner.

"Oh thank you so much!"

The owner was Fleur De Lis; Number one fashion model in Equestria and wife of the famous entrepreneur Fancy Pants, who had galloped right up to her completely out of breath and looking worried.

"Fleur darling are you alright!?"

He asked with concern through his exhausted breath. She reassured him by placing a hoof on his soldier and hugging him.

"I'm fine dear, thanks to this young colt."

She pointed to Valiant who was now bowing in respect, checking his wound once again.

"That was very brave of you my boy. Please! Allow me to have that wound of yours taken care of.

"Oh that's not necessary."

"I insist! Consider it thanks for helping my wife, she really shouldn't have been running in her condition."

Fancy pants said as Valiant cocked an eyebrow. Fleur revealed she was carrying baby supplies in her saddlebag. They were having a baby! The ponies made their way to a local clinic where Valiant had his wound patched up, while Fleur was given a few tests to make sure she didn't overexert herself. Shortly after, they said their goodbyes with Fancy Pants inviting Valiant for tea the next time he was in Canterlot.

Deciding to end the day short, Princess Celestia and Valiant returned to the castle where she had to resume her duties. Valiant returned to his bedroom for a quick power nap.

"Haa...time to get some shut eye."

"SURPRIIIISSSEE!!!"

"AHH!!"

Valiant screamed as the lights suddenly flashed on. An explosion of confetti made him hit the floor. For a moment, everything was dizzy, until he saw a huge cake on the table along with a punch bowl and a bunch of party hats. Twilight and her friends walked up next to it.

"You like it?"

Pinkie asked as she helping him from his confusion.

"What is this?"

"DUH! It's your 'Welcome to Equestria' and 'Hero of The Day' Party!"

Pinkie shouted as the others gathered around him.

"The princess told me how you caught that robber who attacked Fleur and Fancy Pants."

Twilight said looking proud as Rainbow and Rarity joined in the conversation.

"We also heard you took that punk down with one punch! POW!!"

"That was very noble of you darling. I suppose that's what your cutie mark represents."

"My what?"

Valiant asked in confusion as Rarity pointed to his flank. On it was the mark she had just mentioned.

"What is this thing?"

He asked them as Pinkie gasped shock, grabbing him by the shoulders.

"You don't know what a cutie mark is!?"

She asked him while he gave a somewhat frightened stare at her. Blinking a few times before answering.

"Uh...no?" He said plainly before Pinkie dropped him like a rock to the floor. Seconds later she forced him to sit down whilst pulling out a chalkboard from Celestia knows where.

"A cutie mark represents a pony’s special talent and it only appears when that pony finds out what makes him or her special."

Pinkie exclaimed, pointing to various marks drawn on the board. Much to the others’ surprise, Valiant had been taking notes. He raised his hoof to ask pinkie a question.

"So, if I'm getting this right, each mark represents what a pony is best at?"

"EXACTLY! You’re a fast learner!"

Pinkie said giving one of her signature smiles. She put away the equipment, even though Valiant was wondering how she even got it in the first place. The party itself went on as planned. With Valiant getting to know his new friends. They began telling stories and jokes throughout the day.

"And the parrot said: Durotar! They're all over the place!”” Everypony bursted into laughter at one of Valiant’s many jokes from Azeroth before they noticed the sun going down.

"Well we better get going. It was nice getting to know you Valiant." Twilight said as he took her hoof bowing in respect.

"The honor was mine your majesty."

Valiant said humbly. The gesture had made Twilight slightly blush as her friends giggled. She gently moved her hoof away, allowing Valiant to stand once more as they left. This allowed him to finally get some rest. The next day, Valiant had decided to pay a visit to the castle courtyard where a few of the royal guards were in combat practice, among them was Flash Sentry.

"Morning!" Valiant shouted as he caught Flashes attention.

"Morning. You're that Unicorn who caught the thief right?"

"Valiant Charge. At your service."

"Flash sentry."

After a quick introduction Valiant stood on the side and watched as the guards trained. Seeing this made him think back to his training days on Azeroth. Atop the balcony overlooking the courtyard he could see the two sisters observing the guards as they began to take sparring partners. All of them, except Flash Sentry. Taking notice, Valiant grabbed a fighting staff from a nearby weapon rack before tossing another to Flash.

"You sure about this? I have more training than you."

Flash said with confidence as he twirled his staff. Valiant readied himself.

"Humor me." Valiant said with a smile. Within seconds, the two began facing off, Valiant landing the first blow after blocking three of Flashes attacks.

"Oh dear. I see the effect of your training."

He said sarcastically twirling his staff before Flash went on the assault again, only this time he was much faster and had managed to strike a blow to Valiant’s chest, knocking the wind out of him. The unicorn gave a few coughs while looking at the pegasus, who now had a smug grin on his face. His fellow guardsmen chuckled at this.

"Better?"

"Better. HYAH!"

This time neither combatant held back. They went full force on one another, as some of the other guards began taking bets. The two sisters watched in amazement at their skills until, with one decisive blow, both fighters had shattered their weapons into splinters. For a moment, all was quiet until both nodded in agreement. They decided on a draw before hearing a small applause, realizing their fight had attracted quite the crowd.

Many of the ponies there were either nobles or high class business ponies who had meetings with the princesses. Others came to simply mingle in the castle gardens. And to get a look at the princesses new house guest.

"So that's him?"

"Yes. His name is Valiant Charge. Rumor has it that he's quite the fighter."

Despite the various noises of the small crowd, Valiant could hear everything. He didn't seem to mind, that was until some began talking about Twilight and her friends.

"I heard Princess Twilight had returned to her new castle in Ponyville."

"That wretched place? I don't understand why she would chose to live with such rabble."

"Perhaps she was never really a noble pony after all, just a rat in a nobles clothing!"

That last remark… was the final straw. Valiant slammed his hoof on a table, making everything go silent while he glared into the eyes of the one who made that bluster.

"One more cross word about Princess Twilight or ANY, of my friends... and I will end you!"

All could see the seriousness in his expression, he angrily took a tea cup from one of them and sipped it down. His movement was tense, but he cooled off, gently putting it back on the table.

"Have a nice day."

He said in a cynical manner before wiping the sweat of his face and leaveing.

Later that afternoon Celestia had come to see him in his room where he had been reading up on basic levitation spells and construct conjuration. It took a few moments before he noticed her presence.

"Oh your majesty."

Valiant quickly got off his seat to give a quick bow to the princess, who had returned the favor. After that, they shared a short moment of silence.

"I won't apologize for what I did."

Valiant said staring the princess straight in the face. She nodded with understanding.

"Nor do I expect you to."

She said, surprising him.

"Not many dare to stand up to the nobles just as you did Valiant."

"I've had my fill of nobles! they party and grow fat while the people starve! they care nothing for the troubles of others....you and the other princesses are different though."

Celestia smiled hearing those words. This pony from another world was not afraid to speak his opinion nor give it, he was a pony who was taught to speak his mind and she was glad to call him friend.

The End.