Chapters 1000.5 YEARS LATER...
I let out a long, tiring yawn, stretching and popping my joints along with my muscles... wait...
I quickly stood up and started touching my face. I felt my rough skin and sharp horns, gasping happily as I realized the best thing that could have happened to me; I was free from my stone prison!
I glanced over to the door that kept me in the cell, which still stood tall. The rune faded roughly around a few years ago when Celestia thought I wouldn't break free of my cell.
I walked over to the cell door and placed my hand over it, pushing softly. It was unlocked, surprisingly, so I pushed it open wider until it was as wide as it could be. I then poked my head out into the hallway, only to find that it was empty. Now why would they leave a monster like me alone without guards?
I stepped into the dark, empty hallway. It was quieter than usual, but I could hear voices coming from above me. Either there was a party going on upstairs, or the princess knew of my escape. Either way, I was going to crash whatever she was doing and burn the city to the ground.
I raised my hand and pointed it straight at the roof, channeling my energy and preparing to blast a hole in the ceiling to make my grand entrance.
As the ball of energy was formed in my hand, I let it shoot towards the ceiling and jumped up into the room above.
As I landed, I felt that something was off, but I didn't know what. I waited for the smoke to clear, listening for any sounds that may be coming closer to me. The only thing I heard was gasps, screams, and somepony fainting. I didn't care for the fainting pony, but I did care that I was still in the palace.
I opened my eyes and saw that I was surrounded by a large group of high-classed ponies, all wearing fancy suits and monocles. The only ponies I saw that were different from the rest were six ponies; One was a lavender Unicorn that had a dark-purple mane with a pink and purple stripe going through it. The second was a cyan Pegasus and had a rainbow mane. The third was as white as snow and had a purple mane and was also a Unicorn. Fourth was a yellow Pegasus with a pink mane and seemed shy for some reason. The fifth was an orange Earth Pony with a blonde mane. And the final sixth pony was a pink Earth Pony with a darker pink mane. She looked like she had tons of energy.
Out of all the ponies I had seen, those six were the ones that seemed more relaxed. Apart from the horrified expression on their faces.
I suddenly found myself being charged by ten soldiers of the Royal Guard who I simply vaporized with a fireball. The crowd gasped in horror as the ashes of the dead soldiers slowly drifted towards the ground. I looked back at the crowd and looked for a certain pony that didn't seem to be there.
"Celestia! " I yelled, "Show yourself! "
The crowd was absolutely silent, not a single pony showed the slightest hint of bravery. Then my eyes fell on the six ponies that were now huddled together. They were planning something.
I slowly walked over to the six ponies, glaring at them the whole way. They didn't notice me until I reached in and grabbed the lavender pony, who screamed and flailed her limbs. I now had a hostage and I knew all to well what Celestia's weakness was.
"Let go of her you jerk!" A tomboyish voice yelled. I looked toward its source and found that it was the rainbow maned Pegasus, but instead of being on the ground, she was inches away from my face.
"And why would I do that, Pony ?" I asked with a bit of venom, glaring straight into her eyes.
"Because if you don't, I'm gonna show you a whole new world of hurt." She replied, glaring right back at me. Again, the room fell into silence. Not a breath or hint of wind could be heard.
The rainbow maned Pegasus was threatening me ?! A thirty foot demon?! She was as dumb as a rock if she thought she could bring any minor harm towards me.
"No." I stated, a calm look on my face, "Guess you can try to hurt me, but I don't think you can do anything."
Now she was mad. She raised a hoof and punched me right between my eyes. She put on a smug smile and kept on punching. It didn't hurt, but I loved giving false hope.
She kept punching and I stood still, looking back at the crowd to see there reactions; some looked glad. Others, happy. But one tall, white Alicorn had an expression of worry. Good, I wanted her to see what came next.
When the rainbow maned Pegasus got tired of punching, she looked to see if she had done any damage.
Unfortunately for her, she didn't do anything of the sort. Instead, she only seemed to make me angrier; My whole body was now covered in molten rock and I had dropped the lavender pony a few punches ago. I was practically growling at her. She was my target now.
I quickly reached out and wrapped claw around her tiny neck, pinning her against a wall. I then raised my fist and punched a hole through the wall to make sure see saw my point on how strong I was. She just tried to get out of my grip, hoping that being a new red paint wasn't going to be her fate.
I got eye level with the Pegasus and glared at her, hoping that Celestia was still watching. I gave a crooked smile and reeled back one of my fists, getting ready to punch a new hole in the wall. I looked over and saw Celestia with a hoof raised over her muzzle, shaking her head slowly.
I looked back to the rainbow maned Pegasus and brought my fist straight towards her face.
"STOP!!! " Celestia yelled, tears welling up in her eyes. Luckily she said that just in time because my fist was mere inches away from the Pegasus'. I looked back over my shoulder and saw Celestia slowly approaching.
I released my grip on the rainbow maned pony and turned to Celestia. She was crying over one pony ? What had the past years done to her?
"Please..." she sobbed, "Don't hurt any of my little ponies. I beg of you..."
"Why shouldn't I hurt all of your ponies? I want some type of revenge for placing me in stone, and watching you mourn is a great way to start." I replied angrily, a crooked smile still on my face. She wanted me to stop causing her misery, but she caused me enough by placing me in a stone prison. If only she knew the amount of pain I went through in the process of being turned to stone.
Celestia raised her head, looking into my eyes pleadingly. My smile slowly faded as I saw what I believe was hope, but I was going to smash it.
"You are really pitiful, you know that?" I replied, turning towards one of the windows. The banners were gone and I could see every window clearly. They had an art of some sort on them, all looking like the six mares and the two princesses. One particular window had a strange creature that I had never seen before; it had a lion's claw and a griffon's talon. It also had a goat's leg and a dragon's leg. Its body was a brown color and its horns were different. It also had an elongated tooth.
It looked like it could do some damage, but I didn't know where to find it. I looked back and saw Celestia still bawling and the six mares were glaring at me. Life was good.
I crouched and leaped out the window and into the streets below. As I landed, I felt the concrete below me crunch. It was an unusual feeling to feel the crushed concrete between your toes, but that's what I get for jumping out of a castle.
I raised my hand and started creating a large ball of fire. While I was doing that, I took a look at my surroundings; I saw that there were a few citizens that looked absolutely horrified, a few passed out, and a few running away screaming. They were all terrified of me.
I let out a wicked laugh and threw my now giant ball of fire at the city. It landed in the center of the town and exploded, causing me to forcefully stand my ground so I didn't get blown back by the amount of force it had. Then a giant cloud came my way, blocking off my vision. I couldn't see, but I could hear. And I heard the flapping of multiple wings.
I reeled my head back and took in a deep breath, getting ready to let some of my chaos go. When I saw who was flapping, I let out a large ball of flame his way. The ball was as large as me and had enough power to take down Nightmare Moon with ease. As the ball of flame landed on whatever was flying, I heard the figure scream in pain. It was masculine, probably the Royal Guard.
As I the cloud cleared, I turned to see how much destruction I had created. The results were astonishing; the buildings were on fire, dead ponies were all over the place, and the Sun was blocked out by a big cloud of fiery smoke. Those were the results I had been yearning for, and I finally had them.
I looked back over my shoulder and faced the victim of one of my fireballs. If I told you who was hit by that fireball you wouldn't believe me... but I'm going to tell you anyways. The victim was none other than that snob pony I had given immortality to years ago. Luckily he was unable to move and his fur was scorched, but he looked different than he did all those years ago; he was wearing a black, skin-tight suit and had a dagger at his side. He didn't look like a snob, but an assassin of some sort.
"Well, well, well... who do we have here?" I asked, looming over his body with a small grin on my face.
He opened his eyes and looked up at me with anger. He wasn't afraid of me. Instead, he looked like he wanted my very soul to be burned.
"You ." He hissed, glaring at me, "What did you do to me?!"
"Who? Silly old me?" I asked sarcastically, placing a claw over my chest, "I simply made you immortal. You like it?"
"NO! I bucking hate it! Do you know what it's like watching your loved ones pass away?!" He asked loudly, trying to stand up. I simply kicked him back over onto his side and put my face right into his.
"I do know what it's like. You lost your loved ones, I lost an entire planet that I once ruled. You lost your friends, I lost my subjects. Not much of a difference now is there? Anyways, now that you have nothing to live for, I'll give you a choice; Join me and become my first soldier, or stay and watch the world around you burn away. Your choice." I stated, turning around and folding my arms.
It was silent for a few seconds until he answered, "I'd rather die than work for you! Go to Tartarus!"
I quickly turned around and sent a fist towards his direction. As his face made contact, I heard a loud crunch along with a scream in horror. The scream didn't come from him, but a pony a bit of a ways away. I didn't care much though. So I shape shifted into a dragon and flew towards the Everfree Forest, looking at the nation's capital that had been set ablaze. The fireball caused tons of collateral damage, which meant that the Princess Sisters would be busy for a while fixing their capital.
The only ponies that I actually was worrying about were those six mares; there was something off about them, like a bond that couldn't be broken. They were a problem that needed to be fixed ASAP. All I needed to know was where they all lived and I would burn down whatever or wherever they lived. But I needed a home or safe house of some sort first.
That was why I was heading towards the Everfree Forest; their is an old castle that used to be owned by the Princess Sisters but was abandoned after the fight between them. That castle was going to be my home.
MEANWHILE, IN CANTERLOT...
Princess Celestia took a while to stop sobbing over what Tyrant had done; he threatened to kill one of her little ponies, an Element of Harmony at that. If he killed Rainbow Dash... she didn't want to think about it. All she knew was that next time, he wouldn't hesitate. Tyrant was a monster that helped her sister fight back, he also had the power to kill everypony at the Gala, but he didn't. Something inside of him was changing... something she couldn't explain.
Celestia felt a hoof land on her shoulder softly, and she looked up to see who it was.
It was her sister, Luna, who was surrounded by a bunch of worried looking ponies, especially the Mane Six.
"Sister, are you alright?" Luna asked, a worried look on her face. Celestia didn't know what to say, all she could do was look around at all the ponies that huddled around her. She was feeling all types of feelings right now; hope, sadness, happy, and worried. She was hoping that Tyrant was truly changing, but was sad that he nearly killed one of the Elements. She was happy that they all cared for her, but was worried about where Tyrant would strike next.
"I... I am fine, sister. It's just that I had to process all that had just occurred." She answered, looking over to the giant hole in the floor. "That's going to cost a lot of bits."
Luna, along with the Mane Six, chuckled at her sudden change in attitude.
Twilight approached Celestia and stated, "We will find Tyrant and use the Elements to stop his evil, Princess."
Celestia's eyes went wide and she shook her head very quickly replying, "No, no, no, no, no! You can't go after him! He won't hesitate in... killing you." She finished, looking at the ground. She didn't want her pupil to risk her life over stopping such a powerful threat. He wasn't just strong, he was also very cunning. Mainly because of his ability to shape shift into whatever he pleased.
"Celestia, we'll be fine. It will be like us kicking Discord's butt!" Rainbow Dash reassured, hovering over to the broken window. Now Rainbow Dash had a full view of the city, and it didn't look good; Buildings were ablaze, the streets were covered in ash, and there was a giant smoke cloud that blocked out the Sun. Rainbow Dash was having second thoughts.
"That's what you think, Rainbow Dash. But he's stronger than you thi-" Celestia started, but was cut off when the doors to the throne room were thrown open. Shortly after, an Pegasus in a black, skin-tight suit with a dagger walked in. His mane was scorched and his skin-tight suit was tattered, making him look like he had been to Tartarus and back. Blood was dribbling out of his nose, causing everypony to wince at the sight.
"Princess Luna and Celestia, I require your help; I know where Tyrant might be off to, but I can't take him alone. I need the Elements and some of your stealthiest Royal Guards." He stated, a deadpan look on his face meaning he was serious. Celestia looked at him with a confused look, eyeing him from head-to-hoof.
"And how would you know that?" Rainbow Dash asked accusingly, giving him the stink-eye. He simply noted that Rainbow Dash was the accusing type that he didn't like, but he answered.
"I know because I've been searching for him for about... let's say a thousand years." He answered, looking at all of the ponies' disbelieving expressions. Rainbow Dash folded her fore hooves and gave him an 'bullshit' look.
"Yeah, right. Everypony knows that the only ponies able to live that long are the Princess Sisters and whoever else is a princess. And you're not even a prince." She replied with a disbelieving look on her face. He turned to Celestia and stared for a bit.
Then he finally asked, "Princess Celestia, do you remember that snob that spat at the ground near Tyrant?"
Celestia nodded and he continued, "That was me. Turns out that Tyrant made me immortal somehow while he was in that statue when you pulled him into Canterlot." He finished, giving Celestia another deadpan look. Celestia was at a loss of words, she didn't know how he knew, but there was no other way of him knowing about that smallest detail.
"If you don't believe me Celestia, then I understand. I mean, I wouldn't believe a guy who barged into my throne room covered in scorch marks and claimed to know where a fire-breathing, shape-shifting, ginormous villain named Tyrant we-" He nearly finished, but was cut off as Celestia raised a hoof. She believed him, but was even more nervous about Tyrant; he could give immortality to anypony he chose. Not even Celestia could do that. He was more powerful than she thought.
"I believe you, but before I do anything else, what is your name?" Celestia asked, putting her hoof back on the ground.
The pony hesitated for a moment before answering, "Ace Jack, Princess Celestia. My name is Ace Jack."
"Alright, Ace Jack. I will allow this only because we're fighting my worst enemy, Tyrant. But if anything harms the Element Bearers, there will be consequences. Big consequences." She said sternly, looking him directly in the eye. Ace Jack nodded and turned to the Element Bearers, also known as the Mane Six.
"Alright, who calls to be co-leader?" He asked, only to see a lavender hoof shoot up. He nodded and the pony in question trotted over to his side. "All right, Twilight. Are you sure you're up to the task?" Ace asked, a small grin on his face.
"Yes." Twilight replied, looking back over at her friends. They all nodded except for a certain rainbow maned pony, who instead had her fore hooves folded and was hovering above the hole in the floor.
"Um... hey Dash?" Applejack asked in a Texan accent, turning to her rainbow maned friend.
"What?"
"Are ya goin' ta come with us?"
Rainbow Dash turned to her blonde haired (maned?) friend, looking between her and Ace Jack.
"How can you guys trust him? He's just a pony with a vendetta against a villain!" She pointed out, glaring at Ace Jack.
Then a yellow Pegasus walked over to Rainbow Dash and answered, "Well... we'll know if, um, we give him the benefit of the doubt. Besides, he could be a great help."
Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow at her shy friend before sighing, "Fine. I'll help. But only because Fluttershy agrees."
A few hours later, they were off on their trip to stop the villain known to ponykind as, Tyrant. And with the aid of the Royal Guard, they might be able to take down Tyrant and bring peace back to Equestria.
"Too slow!" I stated loudly as I flew through the air, a certain rainbow maned Pegasus close behind.
"Get back here!" She yelled, still hot on my heels. She was after me for a somewhat good reason; I pulled a pie out of thin air and threw it at her face. I still didn't know whether or not it was a good idea, but I was starting to enjoy flying around with the 'Fastest Flyer in Equestria' on my heels. I ain't going to lie, she was pretty damn fast.
As I was flying through the air, I heard laughing come from the chariots that me and Dash were flying around. I took a quick glance at the chariots and saw that the Mane Six, Princesses, and the guards pulling the chariots were laughing at us. I had a plan which would probably make them all mad at me.
I quickly did what I did before and pulled out a pie from nothingness. That wasn't enough, so I pulled out a lot more pies. Once I was sure that I had enough, I quickly flew towards the chariot holding the Princesses. They were still laughing, and I took my first throw at Celestia which hit her square in the muzzle. Then I threw the other at Luna, but she saw what happened to her sister and was ready. As the pie got closer, she wrapped it in a dark blue aura and threw it back at me.
I got hit right in the chest and dramatically raised a hoof to my forehead while gliding down to Luna.
"Oh no! I've been hit, somepony help me!" I said as dramatically as I could manage, all the while trying to not smile. I landed next to Luna, and started coughing dramatically.
She went along with it and placed a hoof on mine, pleading in a fictitious tone , "Don't worry, I'll save you!"
"It's too late! I'm a goner." I said, closing my eyes and pretending I died. I even let my tongue hang out.
Luna looked up at the sky with her hooves still on mine, yelling, "NOOOOOO!"
After a few seconds of silence, I burst into laughter along with Luna. We both couldn't roll around while laughing because the chariot would've tipped, so we sat still while laughing hysterically. It was hard, but we somehow managed to stay still.
We soon stopped laughing and looked over to Celestia, who was now looking at us with a soft smile.
"Fully grown and yet you two still act childish." She stated, giving us both a grin.
"It's awesome to love somepony who likes to act childish." I said, wrapping a wing around Luna. Celestia chuckled and we remained silent until Dash threw a pie at my face.
"Payback never felt so good." She said, flying off towards the chariot that held her friends.
I wiped the pie off my face with a hoof and started to get onto all fours, but was pulled back down by Luna.
"Don't worry about her, she only got revenge. Besides, you deserved it." She stated playfully. I sighed and laid on my back, not taking my eyes off the afternoon sky. Suddenly, I remembered an important yet sensitive question.
"Hey, Luna?" I asked, turning to the mare in question.
"Yes?"
"Did you ever tell anyone my name after you were cleansed of being Nightmare Moon?" She paused for a bit and sighed.
"I only told one pony." She stated, "One pony I trust with my life."
I had a feeling where this was going, so I asked the obvious, "Celestia?"
Luna nodded and I sighed with relief; at least it wasn't a normal pony. I turned to the mare in question and she turned to me.
"Don't tell anypony or anything my name. In fact, don't ever say it out loud." I commanded with a surprisingly serious look. Celestia nodded and turned her attention back towards the direction the chariot was heading.
I turned back to Luna and smiled warmly. I kissed her muzzle and sat next to her, taking note that she blushed slightly at the unexpected kiss.
"What's wrong, Luna? Never got kissed by a handsome stallion like me before?" I asked sarcastically, giving her a wry smile. Her blushed deepened and I chuckled.
"We're here." Celestia said.
I turned and saw Canterlot, which was now a pile of embers apart from the palace and a few buildings that were still standing. It was a sight that would make a person, or pony, like me feel like I was at home. But for the princesses and the Mane Six, it was a sight of depression and guilt.
"Tyrant?" Luna asked, getting my attention.
"Yeah?"
"I want you to do something for me."
"And that would be?"
"Fix the city." And with that, I groaned neglectfully but stopped after she gave me a spine shuddering glare.
"Fine, but only because I love you and you gave me that glare." I shuddered once again, the memory of the eyes flashing in my mind.
I jumped out of the chariot and flew towards the center of Canterlot. I saw that their were ponies walking that looked hungry, along with the ashes that rained from the clouds. The Pegasi were trying to fix it but the cloud was too big. I sighed and landed in the center of Canterlot, channeling my energy to my horn. Once I felt the power reach my horn, I let it out and it instantly worked it's way across the city, clearing the ashes and rebuilding the houses that had fallen. It took a few minutes, but soon the town was cleared of ash and the buildings were put together. I turned my attention to the large cloud and pointed my horn directly at the center. I let out a beam of light and it made contact with the cloud, instantly making it disperse as if it wasn't ever there.
I sighed in defeat; I was going to miss the destruction, but Luna didn't want her subjects to suffer so I complied and did what she asked of me.
I quickly took off towards the palace, taking note of the happy residents of Canterlot below.
I trotted down the main hall and was heading towards the throne room. The guards eyed me with a confused look, maybe because I was an Alicorn. I didn't pay them much attention though.
As I rounded the corner, I bumped into somepony and fell onto the ground. I looked over to see who it was and saw a white coated Unicorn stallion with a blonde man.
I slowly got up, and so did the Unicorn. Once the Unicorn and I were on all fours, we both looked each other over. He gave me a look of disgust while I gave him a look of confusion.
"Watch where you're going, peasant!" He said in a annoyed tone, glaring at me.
"Um, who are you exactly?" I asked, not paying the insult any attention.
"I am Prince Blueblood, and you just knocked over royalty. I demand that you apologize!" He demanded, puffing his chest out proudly.
Oh great, I thought sarcastically, not only is he a snob, he's Celestia's and Luna's nephew. I knew of him because, before I broke out of my stone prison, I heard everything going on around me.
"Why should I apologize?" I asked, cocking my head to the side.
"Because if you don't, I'll have you arrested and thrown in the dungeon." He stated coldly. Damn, this guy wasn't just a snob, he was the king of snobs.
"I'd rather be thrown into the dungeon than apologize to your stuck-up ass." I said, walking past him. He, on the other hoof, stepped in front of me and gave me another glare.
"Guards!" He shouted, getting the attention of almost two patrols of guards. "Arrest this pony and throw him into the dungeon!"
"But sir," One of the guards who I believed was the commander explained, "He's an Alico-"
"Enough! Arrest this pony or else I'll have your jobs!" Blueblood commanded, causing all the guards to shake slightly.
"You do know I'm an Alicorn, right?" I asked, spreading my wings and getting Blueblood's attention.
He put on yet another look of disgust, asking, "Why would a peasant like you be an Alicorn?"
I sighed, "Before I answer that question, let me make a few things clear; One: I could easily destroy you and the rest of the guards here if I wanted. Two: I am the most powerful force in Equestria, so I suggest that you watch your tongue. For it may be cut out if you don't shut your mouth. Three: I'm Luna's coltfriend, so I guess I'm going to be your Uncle if Luna marries me. The answer to the question you asked; I'm not a real Alicorn, but, let's say, a shapeshifter."
Blueblood gave me a look of disgust again , "I don't care if you're not a real Alicorn. Guards! Arrest him immediately!"
At that very instant, I restrained the guards with my magic with little to no effort. I turned my attention to Blueblood who was slack-jawed, and picked him up by the neck with the magic leaving my horn. Once that was done, I brought him closer to me.
Once he was close enough, I spoke in a very dark tone, "Don't ever, ever , do that again. If you try to get me arrested or killed, I'll make sure that I give you pain without end."
He nodded nervously and I released him. Then I turned to the guards, who were still restrained, and said in a little less dark tone, "Never listen try to arrest me or kill me again. This is your one warning."
And with that, the guards were freed and quickly dispersed. I smirked and trotted towards the throne room. I was a bit proud of myself of putting the brat in place.
Upon reaching the throne room, I heard commotion coming from the other side. It sounded a lot like Blueblood complaining, so I pushed the doors open slowly.
And I was right, he was complaining to Luna and Celestia.
"Auntie Celestia, he is a threat and a disgrace to royalty! I demand that he be thrown into the dungeon!" Blueblood said, an annoyed look on his face.
"What's wrong Blueblood? Can't handle a little discipline?" I asked jokingly, catching his attention. His eyes widened and he quickly moved closer to Celestia and Luna.
"That's him!" Blueblood stated, giving me a a frown. The princesses looked at each other for a moment then back at me. I chuckled softly, causing Blueblood's frown to deepen.
"Auntie Celestia, could you please arrest him?!" Blueblood asked angrily, not taking his eyes off me.
"Blueblood, you do know that that's my coltfriend, right?" Luna asked, giving Blueblood a questionable look. Blueblood looked between me and Luna, then gave Luna a disgusted look.
"Auntie Luna, how could you date such a brute?!" He asked rudely, which was starting to get me angry.
Luna had the same idea and answered through closed teeth, "I'm dating this stallion because he shows the most respect and kindness towards me."
Blueblood had a look of disbelief on his face and stood still for about three minutes until I used my magic to levitate him out of the throne room. He was silent the whole way, so I'm guessing Luna broke him.
"Hey Luna?" I asked, turning to the mare in question.
"Yes, Tyrant?"
"Where's the Elements Bearers?"
"In Ponyville, why?"
"Just wondering." I finished, walking up and sitting next to Luna. Once I was down on my haunches, I wrapped a wing around Luna and pulled her into a quick kiss. We stayed like that for a few moments until we both pushed away.
"Never knew you were so good." Luna said with a wry smile. I shrugged and laid down. I was exhausted; cleaning and rebuilding a city can do that to you. "Tired, Tyrant?" Luna asked.
I chuckled and nodded. I'm not going to lie, Luna was like a very soft pillow. It was like her coat was a cloud. I slowly closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
My eyes fluttered open and I took a quick look around. I soon realized that I was in Luna's room, mainly because everything was either a dark blue or black.
I whistled an impressed tune, eyeing the room very closely; Two bookshelves were laid against the wall and there were posters of somepony named 'DJ PON-3'. Strange, never thought that Luna would be a fan of somepony. She is the princess after all.
The door that lead to the hallway burst open and I looked over to see none other than Luna, who was breathing heavily.
"Changlings... Ponyville... no time to explain." She stated between breaths, signalling for me to come closer to her.
Changlings in Ponyville? Oh! Being the good guy is going to be so much fun! I thought happily.
I walked over to Luna and she used her magic to teleport us to Ponyville.
I opened my eyes and realized that I was in Ponyville. And what do you know, the Changlings were harassing the townspeople.
I looked over to Luna and asked, "Can I use my real form?"
She looked at me with a hopeful look, "If you don't harm any of the normal ponies, yes."
I nodded and started making the changes; my horn split in two and moved to the side of my head. My hind legs turned to the pair of legs I had used before and my back hooves turned to a pair of feet. I stretched out my forelegs and watched as they turned into a pair of hairless arms, also watching as my fore-hooves grew four fingers and a thumb. The nails were sharp and lethal, which could shred through anything given enough force. My head came next as the muzzle slowly pushed back into my head and the teeth were sharpened. I looked down at my body and saw my muscle features coming in; abs, pectoral muscles, etc. I also noticed that I was the same height as when I was back at the old castle in the Everfree. Once I was sure that the transformation was complete, I looked down to Luna and asked, "Do I look good?"
She nodded, "Very, now get going!"
I nodded and ran towards the center of town, squishing every Changling I saw. As I reached the center, I heard a high pitched scream. I looked over and saw three fillies cornered by three or five Changlings in an alley way. The Changlings were closing in and the fillies were still screaming.
I ran towards the three screaming fillies and got between them and Changlings, a smirk making it's way across my face. The Changlings seemed surprised by that, but kept closing in. I started chuckling and walked towards them, the same goofy smirk on my face.
One of the Changlings pounced at me, but I grabbed it's head and smashed it into the ground, killing it instantly.
"Well, shit. I got bug goop on my hand. That's gonna be hard to wash off." I stated nonchalantly, wiping the Changling blood off on my legs. I looked over to the other Changlings and saw that they were all staring at their dead brother/sister. It's really hard to tell whether or not they're female or male.
I snapped my fingers and got their attention, asking, "Who's next?"
As those words left my mouth, three of the four Changlings pounced. The one closest to me got a face-full of fist, sending it hurdling back towards the other attackers. The second was a bit less fortunate and got it's head smashed into a nearby wall with a swift roundhouse kick. Again, I was disgusted at how much blood the things had in their heads. The third one was a bit of a challenge as it sank it's fangs in my leg while I was smashing the second one. I looked down at it, and it still had it's fangs in my legs, so I decided to do something fun for me but extremely painful for the Changeling; burn it. I took a deep breath and unleashed a fireball of flames onto the Changling. It screamed in agony but soon died away.
I looked up at the last Changeling and saw that it had fear in it's eyes. I chuckled to myself and made my over to it, and it, like most creatures, ran the opposite direction. But for some reason it stopped in it's tracks and appeared frozen in horror. I looked beyond it and saw the Mane Six walking towards it with enraged looks on their faces, except Fluttershy, who seemed to have pity for the creature.
Before they reached it, I grabbed it's tail and let it dangle upside down. The Mane Six seemed shocked for a second because of the sudden movement, but relaxed as they saw me.
"'Sup girls?" I asked nonchalantly, paying the dangling insect in my palm no attention.
Twilight walked up to me and answered, "Dealing with the Changeling attack on Ponyville, you?"
"Same." I answered, holding the Changeling up in front of my face. "What is your name?"
The Changling seemed terrified and answered with a few stutters, "I-I don't h-have one, s-sir..."
I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose, "What's your Changeling number?"
"#307."
I looked him over, and he appeared to be on of the healer Changelings. He could be useful if I cut him from the Hive. Hell, he could even become a citizen of Equestria.
"How do you feel about Chrysalis?" I asked, giving him a tooth baring smirk.
He hesitated, and seemed to be forced to say, "I will fight for Queen Chrysalis until I draw my last breath!"
I chuckled and used my magic to rip him from the Hive mind, along with hearing a scream of agony erupt from beyond a few buildings.
"Now how do you feel about Chrysalis?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
He looked up at me happily, answering, "I think she is a poor excuse of a Queen!"
I smirked and lifted him up, stating, "You're going to be working for me now."
I sat him back down on the ground and turned to the girls, putting a reassuring smile on my face, "He's with us now; I just cut him out of the Hive mind."
The Mane Six looked at each other and back at me, nodding as I jumped off towards the direction Chrysalis' scream came from.
Upon reaching a few buildings that were either a pile of rubble or filled with flames, I began to think I was getting closer.
And I was certain I was closer when I got shot by a large, green beam of magic that sent me sailing towards a burning building.
As the flames engulfed me, I smiled and got up slowly. Upon reaching my full height, I looked at the damage that had been done to the house and me; I appeared to have been blasted through at least three rooms of a very large building. I could tell because there was a rather large hole in between the walls. My body was perfectly fine, so that means Chrysalis can't do shit once I confront her.
I slowly made my way out into the open where Chrysalis was breathing heavily. Upon making eye contact with me, her face turned to one of awe and rage.
I looked up and smirked, "Never do change on the whole 'blast-it-to-shreds' thing, do ya?"
She blasted another large beam at me, but I was ready. I held my hand out and let the beam make contact. Upon reaching it's end, I turned the beam to a very small ball of magic, probably the size of a nostril.
I inspected it and looked at Chrysalis with a bored look on my face and asked nonchalantly, "That really all you got?"
She looked horrified, and I began to laugh uncontrollably.
Once I stopped laughing, I stated in a calm voice, "I really expected a challenge, Chrysalis. But it appears that you're getting weaker every minute."
I inspected the small ball of magic again before deciding what to do with it.
Three choices, I thought to myself, I can let it shoot back at Chrysalis, which would kill her instantly. I could eat it and gain the powers of a Changeling, which means I would have increased power and the two abilities of controlling another creature's mind along with stealth. Or I could simply let it shoot upwards so there's no chance that anypony could get hurt.
I shrugged and popped the tiny ball of energy in my mouth. It tasted like... nothing. Who knew that a ball of green energy wouldn't have a taste?
I was cut short of my daze when I realized that Chrysalis was trying to sneak away towards an alley. I smirked and walked over to her, then learned that I couldn't hear my footsteps. She kept sneaking away until I grabbed her tail and threw her back into the daylight. She landed on her side, coughing up a green blood and breathing heavily.
I walked over to her with a wild grin on my face. Upon reaching her, I wrapped my claws around her neck and lifted her up off the ground. She was surprisingly light, I expected her to weigh more than a normal Changeling. But I was the strongest being in Equestria, so I guessed that was the reason she felt like a feather to me.
I smirked and asked, "Why are you attacking Ponyville, Chrysalis?"
She looked at me for a moment, but spat the green blood she had in her mouth right onto my face. I raised my hand to my face and wiped it off, glaring daggers at her.
"If you don't talk, I'll make sure that every Changeling in Equestria will die in front of you. I'll bring them from wherever they're hiding and rip their hearts out." I said darkly, giving her a evil smirk. Her eyes grew wide with fear and she looked like she was now on the verge of tears.
"You're a monster!" She yelled, tears rolling down her coal-black cheeks.
"I get that a lot, now tell me why and I might let them live." I said sternly, giving her a death stare.
She looked at me for a moment, before hanging her head and saying, "I was forced."
"By who?" I asked curiously, eyeing the Queen with caution.
"The Nightmare." She said, her face turning into a somber expression. My eyes went wide with surprise at the new piece of information. The Nightmare, the same entity that turned Luna into Nightmare Moon, was alive. If he was alive, then he was a threat; he was the only known creature/entity in Equestria that could do me any harm.
"Where is he?" I asked, looking off towards the horizon. I was worried about what the Nightmare was doing at the time while me and the Mane Six were cleaning Ponyville from all the Changelings.
"I don't know at this very moment, but last time I saw him he was in the Badlands." She said, and I instantly took off towards the area. Best to strike him down while he was weak instead of when he had full power.
"Wait, Tyrant!" A very recognizable voice called out, also causing me take a look back and see Rainbow Dash following me.
"What do you want, Dash?" I asked, facing forwards with a blank expression on my face.
"I wanted to know why you're leaving Ponyville." She replied. I paused for a moment, and looked back at her with a stern look.
"Tell Luna that the Nightmare is back." And with that, I flew towards the Badlands with amazing speeds. I wasn't going to let the Nightmare roam around in Equestria, especially when I was free to do whatever I pleased.
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The End of Nightmares and Torturing for Freedom
Ponyville
The Mane Six were asking a certain Changeling questions when they saw a large figure with wings fly overhead. Upon recognizing the figure, Twilight turned to Rainbow Dash and commanded, "Go see what he's doing!"
The rainbow maned Pegasus nodded and took off towards the 'Reformed' villain. The remaining five looked at each other with worried looks and Applejack asked, "What ya think he's doin' Twi?"
The mare in question took a look at Tyrant then turned her attention back to Applejack, "I don't know, Applejack. He could be retreating right now, or he might actually have a reason for flying away."
Applejack was about to ask another question until Rainbow Dash came back with a worried expression on her face, "Where's Luna?"
"In Canterlot, why? Did he tell you something important?" Twilight asked curiously, returning the mare's look. Rainbow Dash didn't answer and instead took off towards Canterlot, leaving the five mares, plus a Changeling and three fillies, dumbfounded.
"Should we head to Canterlot?" Rarity asked, still looking at the direction Rainbow Dash flew. The group nodded and gathered around Twilight, waiting for her to teleport them to Canterlot.
In a flash of white light, they were all gone.
Princess Celestia and Luna were at their thrones, doing nothing and were awaiting for the Changelings in Ponyville to be dealt with.
The doors to the throne room were thrown open, revealing Rainbow Dash who was breathing heavily.
"Princess... Luna..." She said between breaths, making her way over to the midnight blue Alicorn.
"Yes...?" She asked, giving the Pegasus a confused look.
Rainbow Dash's breaths steadied and she looked up at Luna, "Tyrant told me to tell you that the Nightmare was free. He's flying towards the Badlands right now to fight him, actually."
Luna's eyes widened and she turned to one of the guards at the doors, commanding, "Get the elite guard! Tell them that they need to report to the throne room immediately!" She looked back at Rainbow Dash, "Thank you for telling us Rainbow Dash, he doesn't know how much trouble he is going to get himself into right now."
Rainbow Dash nodded and turned to leave, but Princess Celestia stood up and said, "Get the rest of the Elements for us also; we're going to need as much firepower as possible."
Rainbow Dash nodded again and was about to fly away until a white light flashed and revealed the five mares she was about to get.
"Why did you leave us?!" Twilight asked, giving her friend an annoyed look.
Luna cleared her throat, catching Twilight's attention, and explained, "Rainbow Dash gave us urgent news about where Tyrant was going. And let me tell you that it isn't good." Twilight was about to ask another question but was cut off by Celestia, "It's the Nightmare, Twilight. The same entity that turned my sister to Nightmare Moon."
Twilight was about to ask something else but was cut off by the throne room doors bursting open, revealing about twenty armored ponies; ten Earth Ponies, five Pegasi, and five Unicorns. All of them were wearing red armor and they all had a half-sun half-moon insignia planted on their chest plates.
They saluted the Princesses before they all turned to each other and started discussing their plans. The Mane Six turned back to the Princesses and waited for their commands.
"You six got the Changelings in Ponyville dealt with?" Luna asked, looking at the six mares expectantly. They nodded, "Good. You'll be with me and my sister, understand?" Again, they nodded, "Alright."
A few minutes later, they were all ready. Once they were out, they made their way towards the three chariots, each one holding up to ten ponies.
I started flying over the desert, not taking my eyes off of a black dragon that stood tall. It's eyes were on me, and I knew exactly who it was; the Nightmare. The motherfucker was going to cheat and try and kill me in a dragon form. Well two can play at that game; I would just use my original form, a.k.a. the thirty foot tall monster.
Three major facts about the Nightmare; he could feel pain, but you have to hit him very hard physically, hit him with a powerful ball of magic, or punch him hard in the jewels. Another is that he could transform into anything he pleased. Finally, he was the only being known to the planet, apart from me, who couldn't die.
I landed in front of him, matching his form with my gigantic size.
"Nice to see you again, Tyrant. Tell me; have you come here to work for me again?" Nightmare asked, filing his claws on his scales.
I looked up at him and glared daggers, "Not in a thousand years." He looked up and chuckled, just like me when I got cocky.
"Tyrant, you should know, out of all creatures, that turning down an offer like that could get you killed." He said, a crooked smile making it's way on his face.
I chuckled and made my towards him, my feet making the ground beneath me crack and shake.
When he was within arms reach, I quickly grabbed onto his muzzle and threw him into the ground. I smiled victoriously, but stopped when he opened his wings and, with a powerful beat of his wings, he came off the ground and landed a punch on my stomach. I grunted, grabbing his arms and head butting him. He was dazed, so I took advantage of that and kicked him in the gut. He saw this coming and grabbed my foot. He then used the momentum to his advantage and threw me to a large mountain. I coughed and fell onto my stomach, pain searing through my spine. I coughed again and pushed myself off the ground and faced my enemy, only to find that he wasn't there. If he wasn't in front of me or below me, then he was above.
I quickly looked up and saw Nightmare looking off at the horizon, a smug look on his face.
"You never told me we were going to have company." He said, turning back to me and snapping his fingers. In seconds, I was wrapped in some sort of force field and forced to my knees. My eyes widened with worry as my eyes landed on three massive carriages, one holding Luna, Celestia, the Mane Six, and Ace.
"Don't you lay a claw on her." I said angrily, my rage building up as I saw his eyes land on Luna.
"Oh don't worry, she'll see everypony she cares about die before her." He said, picking me up and flying over to the carriages.
-----------------------A Bit of A Distance Away---------------------
The Princess Sisters, along with the Mane Six and Ace, looked on in horror as they watched Tyrant get forced to his knees by a black dragon. They were all in the carriages, waiting to be dropped off at the battlefield.
When the dragon turned to face them, it put a smug grin. It then turned back to Tyrant and snapped it's fingers, encasing Tyrant in some sort of force field. Celestia got the attention of the Pegasi pulling the carriage and told them to land. They obliged and dove down to land.
Upon making contact, Luna jumped out and started running at the black dragon with rage filled eyes. The dragon lifted Tyrant off the ground and flew over to her, the same smug look on it's muzzle.
Luna growled, and ran faster.
-----------------------Tyrant's POV---------------------------
Nightmare landed in front of Luna and set me down on the ground, allowing me to see Luna clearly.
"Hello Luna, remember me?" Nightmare asked, giving her a tooth bearing grin. I tried to break free of the magic, but to no avail.
"Nightmare... let him go." Luna commanded, glaring daggers at Nightmare like he was her nemesis. Then again, he did turn her into Nightmare Moon...
"Nah, I'd rather let him suffer and let you watch all the ponies that you care about die before your very eyes." Nightmare responded, chuckling wickedly.
I looked into Luna's eyes and she looked into mine. I quickly averted my gaze and looked at the ground, ashamed for not killing the bastard the first second I saw him.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I have roughly twenty ponies to kill." He said, casually walking past Luna, but Luna stepped in front of him and pushed him back with a hoof.
"No."
Nightmare looked at Luna angrily and raised his fist... then punched her in the muzzle, sending her to the ground.
Something in me snapped and I roared out in rage, suddenly getting a boost of power. I broke free of the force field and sprinted towards Nightmare. He quickly turned around, only to get a punch to his dragon muzzle. Before he hit the ground, I grabbed his leg and bit into his thigh. Once I heard a scream of pain come from Nightmare, I tore out a chunk of the scales and muscle that I bit and spat it out into the sand. It quickly evaporated into a dark mist and flew off into the Badlands. I then grabbed Nightmare by the neck and raised a fist, preparing to punch him in the gut, hard . When my fist landed on his stomach, I could literally see my fist come out the other side of him. I ripped my fist out and watched him look down at his stomach and cough up dark blood.
"I'm going to enjoy this, Nightmare." I said darkly, throwing him onto his stomach. I grabbed his head and stepped on his back, pulling as hard as I could. He screamed as loud as his lungs would allow him, but I kept pulling. I watched as the scales on his neck started snapping and falling off, revealing the soft skin of his dragon form. I pulled harder, watching as his head slowly came off. His spine slowly revealed itself as his head got farther and farther from the rest of his body. I pulled as hard as I could and fell backwards, his head and spine in my hand. He had a horrified expression on his face, and his spine had dark blood all over it.
I took a glance down at the body his head and spine were once connected to and saw that dark blood was everywhere around his body. Then I heard groaning and turned to see Luna slowly open her eye. I sprinted over to her and sat down next to her head, slowly petting her mane so she could feel safe while I waited for somepony to come over.
I suddenly felt exhausted and collapsed onto my back, breathing heavily.
I probably was suffering from magic exertion because I ripped Nightmare's head off, but I guessed that was what I got for raging on him.
As I was about to pass out, I saw the Mane Six and Celestia run over to Luna. I grinned, but it quickly disappeared as I passed out.
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The Mane Six, along with Princess Celestia, watched in horror as Tyrant fell over with Nightmare's dragon head in his hand. They were all shocked and scared, trembling slightly when they saw Tyrant run over to Luna and pet her mane.
They were about to say something, but Tyrant suddenly fell over and breathed heavily. The Mane Six didn't know what was wrong with him, but Celestia knew all too well what it was; Magic Exertion. And judging by the way and strength he showed in tearing Nightmare's head off, she could tell that he used a ton of his magic.
They tore themselves out of their daze and sprinted over to Luna, who was now coughing next to Tyrant.
Upon reaching her, Celestia leaned over and nuzzled her sisters cheek. Luna coughed and cracked her eye open, staring straight into Celestia's.
"Is the Nightmare gone, sister?" Luna asked cautiously.
"Yes, Luna. Tyrant made sure of that." Suddenly, Luna's eyes shot open and she turned her head over to Tyrant. She noticed that he was asleep, and smiled softly. She turned back to Celestia for a moment, then turned her attention to the Mane Six.
"Sorry you had to witness that, " She apologized, "Tyrant can get a bit... serious at times."
The Mane Six sighed with relief and Twilight walked over to her, "It's alright, Princess. We understand. But shouldn't we get him to a hospital or something?"
Luna shook her head, "No, he can create his own magic as well as heal his own wounds. As for getting him someplace else, we'll take him to the palace."
Celestia lifted Luna up into the air with her magic, then she walked over to a carriage and placed her inside. Celestia turned back to Tyrant and realized that he was too large to fit into any of the carriages.
She thought for a moment, rubbing a hoof against her chin. After a few seconds of hard thinking, she went with the last resort; carry him to the palace with magic.
She turned to Twilight and said, "I'll have to carry Tyrant to the palace with my magic. Don't worry though, I've lifted heavier creatures than him."
Twilight nodded and walked over to a carriage, her friends close behind. Upon entering the carriage, the door was shut by Luna and the carriage took off towards the sky.
Celestia turned back to Tyrant, who was still unconscious, and lifted him up in her magic. Then she opened her wings and took off towards Canterlot, not taking a look back at the corpse of the Nightmare.
--------------------FAST FORWARDING TO CANTERLOT --------------------
Celestia laid Tyrant down on the ground in front of the carriage take-off zone, breathing heavily. Carrying a very large... thing, can do that to a pony. What he was... she didn't know. Note to self; she thought, Ask what his species is called.
She smiled warmly and turned towards the guards that had huddled around her. Her eyes fell on a white pony covered in purple armor with a dark blue mane.
"Captain," she said softly, catching the guard in question's attention, "If he wakes up, do not harm him. Simply direct him to the throne room."
Shining Armor gave her an odd look, asking, "Why? Shouldn't we be taking precautions like arresting or putting it in shackles?"
Celestia voice became more serious, "He is no longer a criminal. In fact, he has actually defeated one of the most deadliest entities known to Equestria. I do believe you didn't get the memo?" Celestia chuckled.
Shining Armor sighed and turned to the other guards, ordering, "Do not harm this... thing, when it awakes! Understand?!"
With a loud 'Yes, sir!' from all the guards, plus a quick salute, the all started circling the large creature. Shining turned back to Celestia and reassured her, "You can go back to your duties, Princess. We'll take it from here."
Celestia nodded made her way to the door that led to a very large hallway. After she closed the door behind her, she found Luna walking her way.
"Hello, sister." Luna said, stopping in front of Celestia, "How is Tyrant?"
"Fine. What about the Elements?"
"They're back in Ponyville." Luna said, gesturing towards what she believed was the direction of Ponyville.
"Good, but how are walking around when you seemed so weak when you got in the carriage?" Celestia asked, giving her sister a quizzical look.
"Twilight did a healing spell and a magic transfusion on me."
"Ah... well, if you need me I'll be in the throne room." Celestia walked around Luna and started trotting to the area in question.
"Wait, sister!" Luna called out, catching Celestia's attention, "How long until Tyrant wakes up?"
Celestia raised a hoof to her chin and thought hard, thinking of the span of times he could awake. After a few moments of deep thought, she answered, "Roughly five hours, which means somewhere around midnight."
Luna giggled happily and made her way to her room, prancing happily. She was excited that she was going to spend time with Tyrant while she worked, it would definitely be entertaining if she brought him with her in the Dreamscape.
Upon entering her room, she looked towards the window. It was late afternoon, so she could sleep for until it was time for her to awake. She turned to her bed and made her way towards it. Upon reaching her bed, she jumped on top of it, quickly covering herself in the blanket that sat on top of it.
Slowly, she closed her eyes, sending herself to her own dream.
----------9 Hours Later, Tyrant's POV ----------
My eyes fluttered open, taking in a sight that could only be described as a welcome party; guards pointing spears at me.
I slowly got up but stopped halfway when my forehead hit the ceiling. I then realized that I was still very large, so I shape shifted into my pony form. Now I saw just how many guards there were around me; roughly ten or fifteen. I smirked at them and said in my most calm voice, "Hello."
They all flinched apart from a guard that was in purple armor instead of the gold that most of them wore. He was a Unicorn with a dark blue mane and tail who appeared to be high rank judging by the way he looked compared to the rest.
He cleared his throat and stated, "Princess Celestia told us to direct you to the throne room, sir."
I looked over to the nearest opening that led outside and saw that it was nighttime, so why would Celestia stay up at that hour? I shrugged to myself and turned to the high ranked guard, nodding once I made eye contact. He nodded back and led me through the halls that led to the throne room.
While we were walking, I asked, "What is your name?"
He turned his head to me, still walking towards the throne room, "Shining Armor, Captain of the Royal Guard. What's yours?"
I, like him, kept walking, "My name is Tyrant, strongest creature on the planet, and the coltfriend of Princess Luna."
"You got Princess Luna to get with you?" He asked in a surprised tone.
I nodded, giving him a joking smile, "Yeah, why?"
He faced forward, a look of surprise on his face,"Because it's pretty hard to get the Princess to go out with you."
I smirked confidently, "Not really. I mean, I am a handsome stallion that makes the mares go crazy." Shining rolled his eyes and chuckled, his eyes still facing forward. After a few more seconds, he asked, "Got any relatives?"
I looked at him like he was crazy, "Does it look like I have relatives? Then again, I was created by something..."
He stopped and turned to me, "You mean to tell me you've never seen your parents?" I nodded, confirming his question. He looked sad for a moment and said, "Sorry to hear that..."
I waved him off and started walking towards the throne room, yelling back, "I don't care either way!" A few seconds later, I heard a very loud sigh come from behind me. I smirked and kept walking towards the throne room, acting like I didn't have a care in the world. A few long minutes of walking later, I realized that I was at the throne room doors and that Shining was supposed to be escorting me. I shrugged, not like he's gonna lose his job, right?
I was about to walk in but a two ponies dressed in dark purple armor stepped in front of me. They had slitted eyes that gave them a vampony appearance and had bat-like wings. I also noticed that they had a pair of fairly long fangs. The one on the left yelled, "Halt! State your business!"
I rolled my eyes, "I'm here to see the Princess, for she had called for me." They gave me a look that told me that they weren't believing me. I sighed again and stated, "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way. Easy way is that you let me through that door so I can see the Princess, and the hard way is that I send your asses flying into the throne room to prove my point. So what's it gonna be?"
They looked at each other for a moment, then bursted into laughter. I sighed in a annoyed manner, stretching my wings and clearing my throat. They looked at me, then they laid their eyes on my wings, then the horn, then back to me. I put my wings back to their original position and asked again, "I'll ask again; may I see the Princess?"
They looked at my wings and horn again before quickly turning to the door. They put their hooves on it, but one turned to me asking, "If you're an Alicorn, how come we haven't heard of you yet?"
"Because I'm that fucking special, now open the door." I stated in an annoyed tone, frowning slightly. They hesitantly opened the door, allowing my ears to hear a loud creek in the process. Upon it opening, I saw beams of moonlight shine from the windows that were aligned along the walls. They beams led straight to the throne where Princess... Luna was sitting?
She looked over to me and waved, yelling, "Hello, Tyrant! Come have a seat next to me!" She patted a cushion that was right next to the throne. I shrugged and trotted over to her, smirking playfully.
When I was seated next to her, I asked, "What are you doing up at this hour, everypony's asleep right now."
She kissed me on the muzzle and said, "That's why I'm here; I watch over the ponies during the night and go into a pony's dream." That was a lot to take in; she could go into a pony's dream? Damn, I wished I had that power.
"So how do you do it? Go into a pony's dream, I mean." I asked, giving her a quizzical look. She giggled softly and said, "I can show you, but I don't know who's dream to go into."
"What are the choices?"
"Well, there's three right now; Discord's dreams, Scootaloo's dreams, and Tia's dreams." She answered.
"Who's Scootaloo, exactly?" I asked. I'd never heard of her before, maybe because I hadn't been around for an eternity.
"You know the orange Pegasus filly you saved?" I nodded, "Well that's her."
"Oh... well I want to see what Discord's up to." I said, stretching my wings. She nodded and closed her eyes, her horn glowing for a moment while she did. A few seconds later, she said, "We're in."
I looked around, confused for a moment, until my eyes landed on a window where the sky was covered by pink clouds raining chocolate milk. I chuckled, Best. Thing. EVER! I also noticed that the land was checkered and random buildings were either upside down, sideways, or falling from the sky.
I turned back to Luna and asked, "Wanna teleport to him instead of walking?" She nodded, and I snapped my fingers.
In a white flash of light, we were at Discord's location. But he was sitting on a throne that had to large rubies at the top which made them look like a pair of eyes. There was also two antlers sticking out of the top along with an iron plating covering the top apart from the rubies and antlers. And sitting in that very throne, was you-know-who.
I smirked, giving him a joking look, "Discord, old pal. Haven't seen you in ages!"
This caught his attention and he jumped slightly, turning his head so fast that he'd make Pinkie Pie proud. Upon seeing me, he smiled back, "Haven't seen you in awhile either, Tyrant!"
He snapped his fingers and appeared in front of me and Luna, giving me a happy smile but frowned upon looking at Luna, "What are you doing here?"
Luna seemed a tad frightened but answered, "I am here because Tyrant wanted to come into your dreams. As ruler of the night, it is my duty to make sure you aren't planning anything."
He chuckled softly and turned to me, "You still destroying towns and cities, Tyrant?" I shook my head, to which he frowned, "You have got to be kidding me..."
"I kid you not, Discord. I'm the good guy now, and you know what that means?" I asked, wiggling a finger in his face, "No insane chaos for you or else you get a free ticket on the pain-train!" I chuckled at my own little joke, but Discord kept his frown.
"Why, pray tell, would you join the ponies instead of create extreme collateral damage?" Discord asked. I pointed my finger at Luna and she smiled brightly. Discord's face fell and he face (clawed?), "You're her coltfriend, aren't you?"
"Yep." I reassured him, giving him a big grin. He sighed disapprovingly, slowly removing his claw from his face.
"What else has happened?" He asked, to which I happily answered. I filled him in on what had happened at Ponyville with the Changelings and my encounter with Chrysalis. "You ate a ball of magic?!" He asked, absolutely amazed. I nodded and he sighed, "What else happened?" I told him of how I traveled to the Badlands to find and eliminate Nightmare, how it went south for me, and how Nightmare was defeated by my rage. "Love is a beautiful thing, " Discord commented, "And it's also the best kind of Chaos."
"So how's being in stone working for you?" I asked, resting my hands on my hips.
He shrugged, "It gets kinda boring when there isn't really anypony to mess with, especially when I wake up. I mean, I can't even use any of my powers! Not even in my dreams!" He expressed the last statement with hand gestures.
I looked over to Luna, giving her an incredulous look, "Seriously?" She nodded. I shook my head and asked, "Apart from taking his powers away and turning him to stone, what else did you take and give to him?"
"Well, " She started, "We, as in Tia and I, also allowed him to awake in the stone. He also gets free visits from me and Tia whenever we want." I nodded approvingly, much to Discord's disappointment.
I turned to Discord, who was now beaming happily, and asked cautiously, "Why are you suddenly happy?"
He started chuckling crazily, nearly falling on his back. Once he got his bearings, he stated, "I need to talk to Tyrant. Privately."
I nervously looked over to Luna, who was also nervous, and shrugged. She caught my shrug and shook her head, but I playfully nodded. I faced forward and made my way over to Discord. Upon reaching him, I asked, "What's up?"
He looked over to Luna and snapped his fingers. In a white flash, Luna was gone.
I was absolutely speechless, mainly because I didn't know what to do and was surprised that... nevermind, Discord will always lie. I was feeling to major emotions; Rage and Worry.
I turned to Discord, practically growling, "Where is she?!"
He turned to me and smiled, "No need to worry about that, Tyrant old pal."
I transformed into my original form and wrapped my hand around his neck, bringing his head close to mine, "You will tell me, or else I'll turn this dream into a goddamn NIGHTMARE!"
He flinched at the last word, nervously chuckling, "She's fine... I only used my magic to get her away for a few moment."
I slowly eased my grip around his neck, but didn't let go, "Tell me what you wanted to tell me."
I cleared his throat, pointing at the hand wrapped around his neck. I rolled my eyes and released him, letting him drop to the ground with a *thump*. He quickly got up dusted himself off, and asked, "You know how old I am, Tyrant?"
I was slightly surprised; the question caught me completely off guard. "No."
"Well I've been around for millions of years. Millions ." I rolled my eyes, not because I didn't believe him, but mainly because he tried to make himself look wise and powerful.
"Continue."
"Well, out of my entire lifetime, I have found many things, including things that can create Chaos just for being around. What I wanted to tell you is that I want to make a proposition," I raised an eyebrow at Discord, "I want you to bring at least six creatures to this world. If you do, I will give you some of my magic so you can gain all of my powers. I will also free Luna from her little prison. If you don't agree, I'll just have to destroy everything you hold dear, including Luna."
I growled, grabbing him by his neck and lifting him in the air, "Why shouldn't I just kill you now then?! Huh?!"
"Because," He said wrapping his claws around my arm, "I trapped her inside my mind." As those words left his lips, I tightened my grip around his neck. That was two times that he lied to me, and my patience was starting to slowly fade away.
"I'll give you one more chance, Discord; let her go or else I'll torture you to DEATH!" I exclaimed, glaring at the bastard.
He simply chuckled, to which I growled. He spoke up, smiling at me. "You know I can't die, right?" I nodded, to which his face instantly paled. "You aren't going to-GRK!" I tightened my grip around his throat, smiling wickedly.
"Yes, I am going to torture you until you free her. I don't sleep by the way, which means eternal pain for you." I stated, putting him in a choke hold and teleporting outside of his mind.
We appeared in my mind, which had a chair that Discord was strapped to and a few torture tools on the side. There was a light hanging over him that flickered every now and again, giving my torture room inside my head a scary atmosphere. I knew Discord was very scared, mainly because he was sweating bullets and looking around nervously.
"You going to free her, or do I have to torture you till it happens? I asked, my voice suddenly turning demonic.
Discord put on his brave face and yelled, "NEVER!"
I chuckled, "Glad you said that. " I then grabbed some pliers, walking up to him and grabbing his head. Once he opened his mouth to scream, I used the pliers to grip onto his large tooth, pulling upwards to which Discord screamed in pain. I repeated the process, pulling his tooth upwards and downwards until it came out with a sickening *shlick *. He was on the verge of tears, trying to move his hands so that he could grip onto his now bloody mouth. I then got him to look at me, and dangled the tooth in front of his face, saying calmly, "This will be the rest of your teeth unless you free Luna, Discord. This is your final warning until I take every tooth in your mouth and put them in a jar. Now tell me, are you going to free Luna? Or do you want a necklace made of your teeth? "
"I'LL FREE HER! I'LL FREE HER! JUST DON'T HURT ME ANYMORE!" Discord exclaimed, snapping his fingers. Suddenly, Luna appeared next to me, nearly gagging at the sight of Discord.
"Tyrant! What have you done?!" Luna asked, covering her face with a hoof but glaring at me.
"Hey, you're the one that got captured by Discord. I had to do something to free you. Besides, what's wrong with a little torture to free the one I love from almost dying?" I asked, making it a rhetorical question.
"Wait, what do you mean 'almost dying'?" She asked cautiously, and I filled her in with what Discord was going to do. She then glared at Discord, before noticing where we were. "Where are we, exactly?"
"My head." I said, hugging Luna and teleporting out of my head, leaving Discord there.
We appeared in Luna's room, where I was happy to be. I quickly morphed into my pony form, turning to Luna who was giving me a sultrily look.
BONER ENGAGED! A voice in my head stated. I didn't know whether it was Discord or my subconscious, but I was to stunned to pay it any attention. Luna literally walked over to me, lifted me up in her magic, threw me onto her bed, and we got busy.
Fuck you perverts! God, I bet you're getting a boner just by reading this, ain't ya? I ain't going to be doing any clops. Letting your fantasies roam wild is your choice, but NO CLOP!
A Canterlot Wedding: Part 1
Since I don't have to sleep, I stayed up all night while I kept wondering why Luna wanted to bang me last night. I mean, I understood that she missed me and all, but if Luna wasn't crazy she'd do it the night after. Unless she was in he- OH FUCK NO!
I quickly leaned up and looked over to Luna, who was sound asleep. I was not ready for this kind of responsibility, yet it was inevitable now. She was going to be pregnant, have a foal, and that'd make me a father! Most ponies would think this was an amazing thing, but for me, it was fucking nerve racking. Thoughts started passing through my head as to what the child would look like; it'd most likely have a black or dark blue mane and tail, plus a black coat and slitted eyes. I smiled; my child was going to be AWESOME!
My sudden happiness awoke Luna, to whom I turned to. She gave me an odd look, asking, "Why are you still up? And why are you smiling?"
I chuckled a bit, "I'm up because I don't usually sleep, and I'm smiling because... wait, are you in heat?"
She blushed a bit, chuckling nervously and replying with a sheepish smile, "Yes."
I nodded approvingly, much to her surprise, continuing, "I'm smiling because I can't stop thinking whether or not you're going to be pregnant, plus the look on Celestia's face when she learns I banged her sister."
She chuckled a little at that. "I'm pretty sure I'm pregnant, you can always check if I am."
I smirked, letting my horn light up and using my powers to check. Upon learning whether or not she was pregnant, my face fell, to which I turned to Luna, who was looking worried.
"Am I pregnant?" She asked, and I kept a solemn look.
Suddenly, I shouted, "Yes!" Then I quickly wrapped her in a hug, laughing happily. She followed suit, returning the gesture. I was so glad to have a child. Forget what I said before, I loved it! I had only been free from my stone prison for a day and a half, but already things were looking up! Apart from my fight with the Changelings, Nightmare, and Discord of course.
I pulled away from the hug, laying back down. Then Luna put her head on my chest. "Wanna know something, Luna?"
"What?"
"I'm feeling two things right now; happiness and nervousness. Both are normal for this kind of thing, but I'm not used to having the nervous feeling."
"Why not?"
"Because it's like... I don't know, probably just because I haven't felt it in a long time."
She lifted her head off my chest and looked into my eyes, asking, "When was the last time you felt it?"
I thought for a moment, scratching my neck with a hoof. "I don't know, maybe one thousand years ago? I don't know." I finished, shrugging.
"You are one handsome villain, Tyrant." She said, planting a kiss on my lips. I quickly returned the gesture, putting a small smile on my face.
I pulled back the kiss, planting a hoof on her shoulder. "More handsome than Sombra?" She nodded. "Alright, just checking." I kissed her, then noticed that the sun had arisen to start the morning. Once we finished kissing, I got out of the bed, much to Luna's chagrin.
"What's wrong?" She asked, hoping out of bed but obviously not realizing that it's morning.
I pointed a wing at the window, where light was coming in. She followed the direction the wing was pointing and then realized that it was morning. She chuckled sheepishly, "Sorry, didn't know."
I waved her off, turning to the door and waiting for Luna to follow. "I'm hungry, you're probably hungry, so let's get something to eat." She nodded, following me out the door and to the dining room.
While we were walking, I received a few glares from a couple of guards, but that stopped as soon as Luna glared right back at them. I was comfortable around Luna, especially when she made a situation from bad to better, like the one that had just occurred. It was sweet, but I really wanted to get into a fight with the jackasses just to see how good they are at fighting.
I was drawn out of my thoughts when my face hit something and I fell down. I opened my eyes, only to see Luna with an odd look on her face. "You okay?"
I nodded, getting back on my hooves and looking around to see what hit me. I soon realized that I hit my face on the door that led to the dining room. After giving myself a face-meet-hoof moment, I pushed the doors open, taking in a rather tasty sight; there was a large table, stretching from one end of the room to the other. On the table was all kinds of delicious treats; Cake, Cupcakes, Brownies, Fruits, and Vegetables. The shittiest thing about being a pony is that you can't eat meat, which was going to be a pain in my ass very soon. I really hope my kid's an omnivore, so then I would be able to eat meat again, especially ham.
I was quickly drawn out of my thoughts when Luna politely coughed, catching my attention. I noticed that she had already taken a seat, right next to her sister. By the way, Celestia looked pissed , but she did a good job concealing it.
I trotted over to Luna and sat next to her, using my magic to lift a brownie over to me. It came halfway before it was vaporized to a pile of ashes by Celestia. I watched as it slowly drifted down onto the table, my thoughts getting erased and being replaced by anger.
I quickly turned to Celestia, glaring daggers and growling slightly. Celestia was doing the same. I was mere seconds away from losing my shit until Luna turned to Celestia and stating, "That's not very nice, Sister." No, really?
Celestia looked down to her sister, her glare quickly intensifying. "I know it wasn't very nice, but it was you who mated with him ! I do not approve of this, and I never will!" Straight forward, much?
Luna seemed calmer than ever, as if she already planned for this to happen. "I don't care if you don't approve of this, Sister, but I do care about the way you treat my coltfriend. Now would you please apologize for burning his brownie?" Celestia looked like she was going to go insane, before taking a deep breath and turning to me.
"I'm sorry, Tyrant, I shouldn't of done that. It was very rude of me and, again, I am sorry. Do you accept my apology?"
I nodded, "Yep." She looked at me with a mixture of confusion and surprise, to which I snickered at.
"You're forgiving me? Just like that?" She asked, and I nodded. She didn't know how to respond, so we sat there for a few seconds, silence deciding to do a flyby. Since none of us were talking, I decided to lean back in my chair and close my eyes, entering my mind to see just who was talking in there.
I opened my eyes and saw that I was indeed in my mind; fog and tall grass was everywhere. Spooky. I snapped my fingers, causing the landscape to fade into white. Now that everything was white, I should've been able to find the loud-mouth that was occupying my mind. I stared in one direction, using my main vision and peripheral vision to wait for movement. Upon seeing nothing, I turned to the opposite side, only to find a face that looked almost exactly like mine. Upon realizing how close it was to my face, I took a step back, cocking my head to the side.
The creature actually kinda looked like me in my original form, if you exclude the long black hair, light skin, robe, and breasts, that is. It was definitely a 'she' based off what I stated about it having boobs, so I decided to role with that. She looked at me oddly before smiling softly. "Hello, I'm Benevolence! The Kind part of your head. And you're Tyrant, I presume?"
I was speechless, trying to think of what to say. She was in my mind, so there were some security issues I had to fix. But the important thing right now was that she was here, and she needed to be dealt with. I slightly frowned, walking up to her. "Indeed, I am. Now how the fuck did you get in here?"
She looked taken aback by this for a split second, before giggling and pinching my cheek. "Silly Tyrant, I've been in here ever since you were created! You just haven't noticed!"
I removed her hand from my cheek, frowning slightly. "How do I know you're not lying?"
She shrugged, "You don't, and it's your choice what happens here and now. Although there is two other entities in your head as we speak." My eyes instantly widened and I looked around, seeing nothing but white. I chuckled lightly, turning to her. "Nothing but white as far as the eye can see."
She rolled her eyes, sticking out her tongue. "You haven't looked up, Tyrant." I froze, slowly looking up. Upon pulling my neck back as far as it could go, I saw a black figure that also resembled me in my original form. It seemed to not have a face, but it's eyes were still there and looked to be made out of smoke. It was a guy, judging by the way he had no boobs. He had blood red eyes, accompanied with feline-like pupils. He dropped down in front of me, keeping his blood red eyes locked onto mine, all without blinking.
"My name's Pain, I'm the... let's say, 'mean', part of your head. Like when you were torturing Discord, that was mostly me. two other entities in here?
"Yes, she did." A calm, masculine voice said behind me, to which I quickly spun around. I was greeted with, yet again, another person that looked similar to me in, you guessed it, my original form. His skin was grey and plain, making him seem boring. He looked very skinny compared to what I usually looked like, like he lost his muscle mass. He coughed in a sick manner, leaning forward. "You must understand that my time here is going to be short, so I need to tell you some things."
I looked at him oddly, cocking my head to the side. "What do you mean?"
"There is a creature coming this way, Orion, a creature that is stronger than you or the Princesses." He looked up at me with a serious look in his eyes. "The creature's name is Samuel Woods, and he is also called 'Brain Freeze' on his home planet." I was about to ask something until he cut me off. "I know what you're capable of, Orion. But I'm warning you this day because he is stronger than you. You will run into him in the far future, but you must be ready at all times. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be off." He was quickly shrouded in a black mist, rising into the air. I was about to ask something else, but he suddenly disappeared.
I sighed, turning back to the other figures that were both different pieces of my head. I was getting tired of this. In my head ! I sighed once again, snapping my fingers and turning the empty white void into a forest. We were now in a clearing and it was peaceful, especially with the pond in the center.
Benevolence and Pain looked around oddly, before turning their attention to me. I snapped my fingers again, causing three rocks to pop out of the ground. They formed a circle, to which I took a seat on one. The other two followed suit, taking a seat on the unoccupied seats. Once I knew their attention was on me and nothing else, I sat straight. "We're going to make a few ground rules about what and what not you can do when I'm not in here, alright?" They both nodded, to which I let out a small grin. "Alright." I used my powers to create a small book filled with all the rules, which there was only ten. The book was called, 'Rules of O's Mind'. I tossed it over to Pain, mainly because he would hate them more then Benevolence.
He caught the book in his hand, then he opened it and read it out loud. "Rule 1: Do NOT hurt or break anything inside my brain, for it will probably give me a migraine and I would have to pay the culprit a visit. Rule 2: When I'm having a problem deciding what to do, you two will help me, whether it be advice or full control of my body. Rule 3: If Luna visits my head, you may talk, act, and do whatever you please, unless you decide to have sex with or rape Luna. If this happens, you can kiss your sorry ass goodbye. Rule 4: If you two decide to have sex in my head, do it when I'm asleep. I want you to do it at that time because I will not have to vomit in real life. Rule 5, Pain's Rule: Feel free to do whatever you please in my head while I'm awake, except sex, because that's fucking nasty. Rule 6, B's Rule: When we're at a Party, I want you to go into my head and find a song to which we'll sing at said party. Rule 7: Since I'm having a child, I expect you guys to help me raise it, for it is your offspring too. Was Rule Number Four necessary?
I nodded, standing up and stretching slightly. "I have to wake up, Luna's probably worried sick about how long I've been asleep."
They both nodded, but Benevolence quickly stated, "We'll be using your senses while you're awake."
I nodded, quickly being engulfed by white and I woke up.
My eyes fluttered open, to which I realized that I was all alone in the Dining Hall. They must of left me because I fell asleep and they didn't want to wake me, or they took their verbal fight elsewhere.
Suddenly, the Dining Hall doors flung open, revealing an Alicorn with a white, pink, and purple mane and tail. Her coat was cotton candy pink, while her Cutie Mark was a crystal heart. She had golden shoe-thingies on her hooves that matched Celestia's. Almost . She also wore some type of thing that matched the color of her golden shoe-thingies that was strapped around her chest. She obviously was a princess judging by the fact that she had a golden tiara on her head, plus she had a horn and wings.
She kept a poker face and walked over to me. I quickly got out of my seat and walked up to her, catching her halfway from the Dining Hall table. I was two heads taller than her, and she seemed cleaner than the other two.
I don't trust this, Tyrant. She seems more calm than normal.
No shit.
Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
Sometimes, but I actually am freaking out right now.
You should calm down, you're probably just overreacting. She's most likely just another Princess that we never heard about. I mean, just look at her Cutie Mark; a crystal heart, which means she has something to do with love.
You... actually might be right about that.
You're seriously falling for Miss Goody Two-Shoes' side?
Nah, I think she's one evil bitch.
LANGUAGE!!!
I was drawn out of my thoughts when I realized I couldn't move. I looked at my hooves and saw that they were covered in green goop. I turned my attention to the new Alicorn and saw that her eyes flashed green, but that was before I blacked out and was sucked into the ground.
My last thoughts were, 'I knew it. ' Before I went numb and drifted into unconsciousness.
A Canterlot Wedding: Part 2
When I came to, I realized that I was hanging from the ceiling like a bat. I also realized the reason I was hanging from the ceiling was because I was in some sort of green egg sack.
Knew it, I fucking knew it.
Same here. So what now, Miss Goody Two-Shoes? Still think that that Alicorn is all about love?
I felt Benevolence do an eye-roll. No, but how could I have known that she was evil?
Heed my warnings, that's how.
You don't know how much of a pain you can be, do you?
While they were bickering in my head, I decided to take a closer look at my surroundings; I appeared to be in a cave of some sorts with crystal spires. They hung from the ceiling and poked out of the ground, to which I then heard somepony sobbing. If I wasn't in a cave, I probably wouldn't of heard it. But since I was, I heard it.
I slowly turned my head to where the sound was coming from, until my horn poked the tip of the egg sack and I fell out. Let me tell you one thing; just because I was immortal and the strongest being on the planet, I still felt pain. And going head-first on the ground hurts like a bitch.
I quickly gripped my head and started groaning in pain. I rubbed where my head hit and felt a bump, most likely a bruise that I was going to have later on.
Once the pain subsided, I got on my hooves and looked around. Nothing seemed out of place until my eyes fell on a very familiar pink princess.
I gently coughed, catching her attention. I was surprised she didn't notice me falling out of the egg sack, because I hit the ground pretty hard. Anyways, I caught her attention and she turned to me. Upon seeing her face, I instantly turned into my original form and picked her up by the throat.
I could see the fear in her eyes, which was exactly what I wanted. "Who are you, and why did you try to imprison me?!"
She flinched, the look of fear still on her face. Suddenly, her eyes widened and she shook her head quickly. "No no no, you got the wrong pony! I'm Princess Cadence, and the other one was a Changeling!"
I kept glaring into her eyes, not breathing the slightest breath. After a few seconds of hardcore glaring, I took in some air and let her go, to which she hit the floor with a *thump*.
I opened my mouth to ask a question, but was cut-off when a nearby wall exploded. I quickly covered my eyes and looked away, trying not to get any dust or shrapnel in them. Once I was sure it calmed down, I lowered my hand and took a look at who did it.
I raised an eyebrow upon seeing Twilight standing in the new hole in the wall. She was huffing and puffing, probably from magic exertion, but as soon as her eyes landed on Cadence, she jumped at her with a battle-cry.
I chuckled, watching Cadence talk Twilight down and then they...
What the hell are they doing?
Doing some sort of shake or something, obviously.
Yeah, no shit.
Oi! I'm not the one who asked the goddamn question, now am I?
Will you two stop your bickering and get on with the story?
The what?
Pay attention and get back to the real world!
I gave an odd look before realizing that they had stopped and were now giving me an odd look.
"You alright?" Twilight asked, to which I happily responded.
"I'm fine, just talking to the voices in my head." They gave me one more odd look before turning to each other and nodding. They quickly tried to find a way out, blasting more holes in walls. I followed suit, punching holes in walls and checking for daylight.
While we were destroying, they began singing.
Someone wanna turn off my hearing in there?
Already on it.
It took a few minutes, but we finally made it out. They feel relieved, I feel like I survived the end of the world. I mean seriously, have you ever heard them sing? I know I turned off my hearing sense, but it broke through my brain and turned it back on! It took all my willpower to not just strangle them, but I managed to make sure that didn't happen.
Anyways, we got out, saw the daylight, saved the Princesses, the end.
No, fuck that.
The first thing that happened when we got out was that we got attacked by a swarm of Changelings, which was huge !
Twilight and Cadence hid behind me while I took on the whole goddamn swarm! Gee, thanks girls!
Anywho, the very first one got the worst way to go; I grabbed hold of it's neck and ripped off its insect-like wing. After that, I threw it on the ground and stomped on its foreleg, earning a shriek of pain from the Changeling. I then quickly kicked it out of my sight, which wasn't hard since we were surrounded by a swarm of Changelings.
Well this is going to be fun.
----------Canterlot Castle----------
Chrysalis had finally done it; she beat Celestia.
Currently, Celestia was trying to struggle in a egg sack that hung upside down from the ceiling. Chrysalis knew that Celestia couldn't escape it, which is why she trapped Tyrant in one of them. If Celestia couldn't escape it, neither could Tyrant, or so she hoped. She had green slime attached to five of the Element Bearers. Twilight and Cadence were put in the Canterlot Catacombs, along with Tyrant.
Suddenly, she fell on her side, screaming in pain as if her head was splitting in two. She had felt migraines before when a Changeling either died or was disconnected from the Hive Mind, but this was far worse than anything she's ever experienced. It obviously wasn't a few Changelings, nor was it thirty. No, it was almost the whole swarm!
And from what she's experienced, there was not a single pony or creature in Equestria that could do that except for...
Oh no.
No no no, no ! He couldn't of escaped! It's nearly impossible to escape thos- GAH! She quickly gripped onto her head, the pain slowly increasing. After a few minutes, the pain subsided, and she crawled over to the throne. Where were her guards?! They should've helped her by now!
She stopped crawling and slowly got back on her hooves. Upon looking around, she noticed that she wasn't in the Canterlot Palace anymore. Instead, she was outside near a forest of sorts.
"You thought that you could trap me in that prison, didn't you? " A voice boomed from the forest, causing her jump backwards in fright. The loud voice chuckled darkly, and seemed to be getting louder when it said, "Alas, no prison can hold me except for the stone prison I was put in. But I must thank you, for you have made me realize some things. "
Chrysalis was about to ask what he meant by that, but didn't have the time as a tall figure jumped out of the forest and landed in front of her at incredible speeds. Now the figure was looming over her, and she slowly looked up at it with fearful eyes. Upon seeing his face, she almost fainted. Instead, she backpedaled, trying to gain as much distance from Tyrant as possible.
Tyrant chuckled, a sadistic smile appearing on his face. He then used his magic to lift her up in the air and throw her back on the ground.
"The first thing I learned is that I have to keep my guard up at all times, like when you fooled me into believing that you were Princess Cadence ." He walked over to Chrysalis and punched her across the face. "The second is that I must kill to get rid of a problem, forever ." He grabbed her by the tail and threw up in the air. "The third is that nopony can be trusted ." Once she was within arms reach he sent a fist at her stomach, keeping her in the air. "And finally ," Chrysalis hit the ground, nearly unconscious. "One must plan an attack for those who least expect it ." Suddenly, everything started swirling and Tyrant disappeared. The same happened to Chrysalis, to which she blacked out a moment before.
Tyrant's POV
I pulled myself out of Chrysalis' mind, laughing inwardly; she was going to have trouble speaking of what I told her in there, because now I had a plan for future foes.
Now that that's over, we can go on to more pressing matters.
Like what?
Have you taken a look around you yet?
I quickly looked around, seeing multiple Changeling corpses around me, getting shocked stares from everypony including Princess Cadence and the Elements of Harmony; the usual.
I don't see what the problem is.
UGH! Do I have to explain EVERYTHING to you?! Like, where's LUNA?!
I took a closer look around, but to no avail as I couldn't see the Princess in question. My eyes widened and I scrambled to my feet, my worry levels going through the roof.
Once I was on my feet, I sprinted over to Princess Celestia, who in turn walked over to me. I caught her halfway and quickly asked, "Where's Luna?! Is she okay?!"
Celestia stepped back, a surprised look on her face. "She returned to her quarters, why?"
I quickly sighed with relief, glad to know that Luna was okay. "Oh, I don't know, maybe because she's my marefriend... nah, that couldn't be the reason." I said sarcastically, smirking.
Celestia rolled her eyes before smiling softly and saying in a calm voice, "On behalf of the Princesses, Shining Armor, Princess Cadence, the Elements of Harmony, and all of Equestria, we thank you for your heroic efforts."
I chuckled slightly, snapping my fingers and teleporting to Luna's room.
---------------------Luna's Room---------------------
In a flash of light, I appeared in Luna's Room. I looked around, checking for any sign of Luna, and found that she was out on the balcony, staring at the streets below. I decided to slowly approach her, and noticed that there was black smoke behind her. Probably from the burning buildings that got hit by Changelings.
Once I got to the balcony doors, I morphed into my Pony form, smiling softly.
"I shouldn't have listened." Luna said abruptly, her tone being that of sadness. I stopped, confused.
"What?" Smooth move, T.
Luna turned to me, allowing me to see her face; tears were streaming down her face, staining the fur on her face. "Celestia told me to stay up here in my quarters... she said that she could handle this herself... now look at the destruction..." She moved to the side, giving me a full view of the city, and I won't lie...
It was bad .
Most of the buildings were collapsed, and some were still standing with flames leaking out of the windows. Ponies were crawling out of alleyways, scorch marks on most of their faces, others had cuts and bruises. Unicorns held dumped buckets of water on the fires, attempting to put out the flames or at least slow the spreading. The Pegasi did the same, putting rain clouds over the fires to douse them.
I winced, taking a deep breath and looking over to Luna, who kept looking at me with deep sadness.
"I could've st-stopped this, if only I didn't listen to Celestia..." She said, her sobs increasing in severity. Now I really felt bad, and I had to find a way to cheer her up. Thinking of something to say, and finding it, I walked over to her and pulled her into a hug.
"Let it out, Luna. Let it out..." I said softly, waiting for her to do so. Not two seconds later, the flood gates opened. Tears, tears, and more tears. She must have really been bottling all this up, trying to keep herself from yelling at Celestia or actually fighting her.
"I know I could've stopped this T, I know it!" She sobbed out into my shoulder. I tensed, a bit frustrated that she believed that she could've done anything, not in a mean way though.
"Luna, listen to me," I started, making her look at my face. "You couldn't have done anything to stop this result from happening. Hell, I couldn't even stop the Changelings, and that was just most of the Hive coming after me. I know how you feel..."
"NO YOU DON'T !" She shouted at me in the Royal Canterlot Voice. I frowned, narrowing my eyes.
"Actually, I do ; before I ever came to this world, I lost those I protected from enemy countries that wanted me dead! My people, my buildings, even my own castle! You think the internal pain you're feeling right now is hard, try losing your entire world to your enemies!"
She flinched, and instantaneously I regretted it. "Luna, I'm sorry for yelling at you, but you must understand; I. CARE. TOO."
After a few minutes of silence, she pulled me back into a hug, her sobs softening. "I just wish this could go away, you know, just like that..."
I chuckled, making her look at me again. "That's a silly question for somepony who can do just that."
She smiled, putting her head on my shoulder. "Then do it." My horn glowed, sending a orb of light towards the center of the city. It's results were the same as last time; everything was fixed.
I watched as the black smoke dispersed and the collapsed buildings rebuild themselves. I knew everything was going to fix itself, but what about Luna?
I looked down at her, a smile creeping on my lips; she was still hugging me with her head on my shoulder. I had a way to cheer her up.
Don't you do it, Tyrant.
I'm gonna do it!
Sorry T, but I have to agree with Benevolence on this one; don't do it.
Why not?
Because we don't know how she'll react to it.
I got this.
I slowly raised one of my hooves, morphing it into a hand. "Hey Luna?"
"Yeah, Tyrant?" She asked, turning her head to me. As she did so, I quickly moved my hooves to her underbelly, tickling her. Her once sad look was replaced by a large smile and lots of laughter.
A Canterlot Wedding: Epilogue
"Come on, Lulu. We must make haste if we want to make it to the actual wedding without interruptions." I said, removing my hooves from her stomach, chuckling softly. I just finished tickling her and got her past the depression part of her day, at least for awhile.
She stopped laughing, taking deep breaths and giggling. "Fine, fine, give me a minute." After a few minutes of silence, she slowly stood up, giggling. "You really got me there, Tyrant."
"Yeah, I know, the laughter was self-explanatory. By the way, I need to change my name; 'Tyrant' sounds a bit too mean." I said, trotting over to the door and opening it. Luna followed suit, walking out of her bedroom.
Once we reached the hallway, Luna looked up at me. "What would you change your name to?"
I thought for a moment, scrunching my face up and biting my cheek. "Not sure, maybe 'Dark Blaze'?" Luna deadpanned, facing forward. I chuckled, "Fine, how about 'Burning Charge'?"
Luna rolled the name around a bit, thinking hard. "I suppose that could work, but are you sure you want to change your name?"
"Yeah I'm sure, but if you like you can call me 'Tyrant' still." I said nonchalantly, stretching my wings. Luna was about to say something but a Royal Guard came up to us, saluting.
"Princess Luna, Princess Celestia has requested that you and Tyrant come to the wedding as soon as possible." He stated, walking off towards the way he came.
Luna stood silent for a moment, processing what the guard had just said. I decided to lift her up in my magic and fly the rest of the way, as it was faster. I then used my magic to put Luna's Royal Regalia on, to which she then noticed we were flying.
"Tyrant, what are you doing?" She asked cautiously.
"Getting you ready for the wedding, don't want to look too bad, do you?" I asked, pausing and looking into her eyes.
"No, but I believe I can do it myself." She stated, trying to slow me down by spreading her wings and fly backwards.
"Yes you can, but be honest, you love it when I put your clothing on, along with taking them off..." I said with a snarky grin. Luna blushed like an apple, folding in her wings and pursing her lips. Now that she was frozen in embarrassment, I quickly slid the Royal Regalia on her, which looked good.
Once she was out of her stupor, she noticed her Regalia was on and groaned, to which I released her in my magic. Her reaction was priceless; she was so startled that she almost hit the ground, but was saved by her wings which kicked in when she was inches away from the ground. She then flew up close to me, socking me in the arm, and I grunted in pain.
"Don't do that again!" She half-yelled at me, glaring hard.
I chuckled, rubbing my shoulder with a hoof. "Yeah, I figured that one out already."
We continued down the hall, talking to one another, telling jokes, and making up stories from the top of our heads.
Canterlot Castle: Throne Room
"Mares and gentlecolts, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of the real Princess Mi Amore Cadenza..." Celestia started, but was cut-off by Cadence.
"Princess Cadence is fine." She stated, to which Celestia smiled knowingly.
"Hmm. The union of Princess Cadence and Shining Armor. The strength of their commitment is clear. The power of their love, undeniable. May we have the rings please?" Twilight levitated the rings over to her teacher, "I now pronounce you mare an-"
"I object!" A voice from the back of the room shouted out, causing everypony to gasp. Everypony turned around to reveal none other than Tyrant, who held his hoof in the air. Luna was behind him, covering her face in embarrassment.
Celestia sighed inwardly, covering her eyes. "And may we know the reason you object, Tyrant?"
Tyrant smirked, yelling, "Go get'er Shining!" Then he left without a word, closing the giant double-doors behind him, leaving Luna alone with a crowd of ponies and one annoyed Princess.
Then, out of nowhere, Shining Armour started chuckling, then quickly broke into all-out laughter, falling on his back and rolling on the ground.
Everypony was stunned; they expected him to at least be a little angry, but this was very, very unexpected.
Without knowing, Luna walked up next to her Sister, chuckling sheepishly. "That's Tyrant for you..."
Celestia giggled, "That's the monster we know and love." She turned to the crowd. "We are sorry for the interruption, we shall continue with the wedding now, and hopefully there will be no more interruptions." And with that, the day quickly passed by, but by the end of the night, no one knew where Tyrant was, hopefully not getting himself in trouble...
The Joy of Personal Vacation
This is the life! Pain said in my head.
Totally... I replied, leaning back on the sandy beach of Las Pegasus in my Pony form. True, I did abandon Luna at the wedding, but I've done enough stuff to earn this kind of thing. I mean, really, who else has whooped Nightmare's ass, fought a Changeling army, and lived?
Tyrant, was it really wise to leave Luna at the wedding with no-doubt angry nobles? Benevolence asked with a worried tone.
Benevolence, don't worry; Celestia's probably got it all sorted out. Chill out, enjoy the sunshine, and quit worrying. I replied with a smirk on my face.
As I was enjoying some nice sunshine, I heard some hoofsteps a bit of a ways, and they were getting louder. I sighed, standing up and turning. I wasn't surprised to find that there was indeed somepony making their way to me; it was a brown, burly stallion with a pair of wings.
The stallion stopped right in front of me, a frown plastered on his face. I sighed, already knowing what he was going to do. "May I help you?" I asked, looking at the stallion with a bored look on my face.
"Yeah, you can; beat it." He said as his frown deepened. I didn't move, keeping a straight face. We stared at each other for a few more seconds, before I laid back on the ground and closed my eyes; I ain't gonna let somepony make me move, whether they attempt to kill me or not.
"Hey, are you def?! I said BEAT IT!" He yelled, standing in front of me. I opened an eye, staring at the stallions mad look, then said in the most sincere, calm, and nicest voice...
"Fuck. Off."
He seemed a little startled by my choice of words, but quickly threw that out the window and kicked my in the ribs. I groaned, rolling on my side, my rage building up. "That's what you get when you don't listen, dweeb." The stallion said, a smug smirk on his face. I quickly stood up and threw an uppercut at his jaw, sending him back a few feet.
"And that's what you get when you don't shut the fuck up!" I said, glaring at the downed stallion. He didn't seem to notice as he stood up, anger building up in his eyes. He turned to me, a snarl on his face. It seemed he lost a tooth or two, and I wasn't surprised.
"I'm going to give you the beating of a lifetime!" He yelled, getting into a fighting stance.
I chuckled, a smile spreading across my face. "Is that the best comeback you have? Man, I could eat a bowl of alphabet-soup and shit out a better statement than that." That hit the stallion's nerve, causing him to yell and charge at me. Midway, he changed to flapping his wings, still yelling. I got ready, planning to hurt the stallion. As he inched closer, I noticed that we had attracted a crowd, all with their eyes wide and slack-jawed. I laughed internally, turning back to the stallion. He was now within arms-reach, I raised my hoof, and smashed it down on his head. The result was perfect; he went straight down, going between my legs and into the sand. As he stopped, I pulled him out with my magic, and saw that he was hurt bad. Then the guards came, and I sighed. No rest for the wicked I suppose.
They stopped and pointed their spears at me, stern looks on their faces. They didn't move, but the guards then suddenly split up to make an archway for one very fancy pony; the stallion wore a tuxedo and had rings on his hooves, while his head held a top-hat and a monocle. This day was already going to go sour, I could taste it.
The noble stuck his nose in the air, almost touching the handles of the spears. I rolled my eyes, looking at one of the guards who was thinking the same. Then the pony stopped in front of me, looking me in the eye, and looking me over.
After one more look-over, the stallion turned his attention to the stallion in my magical grip, and cringed. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised; the stallion was bleeding out of his mouth and nostrils, which had dribbled down his neck and onto his chest area. He had limbs twisted in all sorts of unnatural ways along with quite a few cuts on the arms and, mainly, the face. It was an ugly sight, to say the least. I was actually quite surprised nopony had vomited yet.
The noble turned to me and glared daggers, hoping that some would appear and shank me to death. "What have you done to my son?!"
Ah, that explains it. No wonder the bloodied stallion in my grip is an ass; his father is a noble! Should've thought of it in the first place.
I wasn't going to lie in the situation, nor was I going to be polite about it. "Your son was being an ass, to which I responded like an ass. He then threatened me, and I threatened back. And finally he attacked me, and I attacked back. Whole story in a nutshell right there. By the way, tell your son to have some better comebacks! His just suck so much dick that it could be considered porn!"
The noble seemed stunned with my vulgarity and straightforwardness, but quickly retorted with my two favorite words, "Arrest him!"
I got into an aggressive, expecting to fight a guard or two, but none came. I was waiting for a few minutes, prepared for them to strike, but after none of them did, I straightened myself up and gave the guards a quizzical look. "Are you guys going to attack me or not?"
The guard that I saw that rolled his eyes at the noble, said in a calm voice, "It sounds like self-defense, sir." Damn right, it was.
The noble turned to the guards, his frown only deepening, "What do you mean 'self-defense'? Isn't obvious he beat my son within an inch of his life?!"
The guard gave the noble a stern look, "We keep tabs on your son, and let me be the pony to tell you that your son has long history of fighting, hurting, bullying, and almost killing ponies. Need I go on?" After that, the noble kept his trap shut and just glared at me. I wouldn't blame him; if someone beat up my child, I'd wanna kick their ass too.
I smirked, going back to my spot on the beach. "Now if you lads would be so kind as to leave me be, I would greatly appreciate it." The guards seemed to get the hint and left, but the noble couldn't get it through his thick skull.
He stepped in front of me, blocking out the sunlight, and leaned down to my face. "You'll regret this."
I stood back up, glaring down at the stallion. "I've about had it with your shit, and I'll tell you the same thing I told your son; FUCK! OFF!"
The noble's ears flattened on his head and backed away, fear plastered on his face. Serves him right; he was nothing more than a prick.
I laid back down, laying back on the beach. Before closing my eyes, I took one more look around to see if anypony was going to step-up to annoy me. Upon finding nopony, I laid back down, a smirk crossing my face. I finally closed my eyes, drifting off into a deep sleep where I would find something that would annoy me even more...
Dreamscape
I found myself burning down a village, roaring and throwing fireballs at buildings. It was the most destruction I'd seen since the Changeling attack on Canterlot! I enjoyed much, but I heard a voice that made my spine tingle.
"TYRANT! " I turned around and found Luna, glaring daggers at me.
I smiled sheepishly, backing up slowly. "Hey, Lulu! How's it going?" She didn't answer, instead lifting me up with her magic and throwing me into one of my burning buildings. I groaned, getting up and walking out, but was met with a boulder getting thrown at me.
"'How's it going'?! You humiliated me by leaving me alone at the wedding! Do you know how many nobles were angry with me afterwards?!" Once I didn't respond, she continued, "ALL OF THEM!" And I was met with another boulder, sending me flying back into the building.
"Listen, Lulu," I said wholeheartedly, a serious look on my face, "I know it humiliated you, and I know how much you must be humiliated by the nobles all angry with you..."
"No you don't!"
"But it's me we're talking about here! You should know that there would be some consequences with dating me, like pranks, accidental-humiliation, or maybe even yelling!"
Her glare only hardened and her eyes narrowed, "You may not have a care in the world, but as a Princess I do! We have to deal with things like our reputation, politics, and the noble courts! And don't say you know what it's like, because you don't have a clue!"
I thought for a minute; here I was, arguing with my fiance, and not giving a good-goddamn about it. I have quite a few choices here; Yell back, which could damage our relationship. Agree, because she is right in this situation; I don't know shit about being royalty. Or disagree and make some shit up.
What do you guys think? I asked myself, which was a bad idea because it was like a giant megaphone blasted through my head asking those exact words.
Pain and Benevolence both heard it and appeared out of nowhere, Pain folding his arms and Benevolence putting a hand on her chin.
"I suggest you agree T, she is your girl, and it'd suck to lose her.
"I will suggest the same, Tyrant, for the same reasons too. " Benevolence agreed, looking at me the same way Pain did.
I nodded, looking back down at Luna, who looked at them curiously. I caught the gist of what she was thinking, explaining very carefully, "These two are the voices in my head, they help with major choices, and are otherwise my best friends."
Luna looked back up at me, a frown returning to her face. "So am I right, or wrong?"
I sighed, "You're right; I don't know jack about all that royalty mambo-jumbo." I finally smirked, looking back down at her, "I should return to the castle and apologize to Celestia, shouldn't I?"
She nodded, "That would be best, seeing as you dampened her reputation too."
"Tell you what; I'll go back to the castle on one condition." I said, a smirk crossing my face.
She raised an eyebrow, "What's with you and conditions?"
"I'll return if you marry me." I stated, my smirk still on my face. Her eyes widened and she froze, probably having a brain-fart as the question was entirely unexpected. Hell, not even Pain or Benevolence saw that coming as they were frozen too.
After regaining her bearings, she looked up at me, "R-really?" I nodded, and she smiled. "Yes!" Then she somehow jumped thirty feet off the ground and onto my shoulders. She was so tiny, as I turned my head, I saw that she was kissing my shoulder.
I chuckled, shrinking down and finding that she was weighing me down. Then the ground finally caught up with me and hit me on the back of the head, knocking me out. Ha, never the irony in this situation.
I awoke to an abrupt start, memories of my dream hitting my head like a brick. Of course, it was pretty stupid of me to shrink down without realizing how much Luna weighed, but at least I slept good.
Speaking of Luna, where is she?
I looked around, realizing that I was still on the beach... at night.
A chill suddenly ran up my spine, and never again would I sleep on a beach from that point on. I stood up, shaking off the sand using my magic to teleport me to Canterlot Castle. Fun fact about me; I've practically been all around the entire planet, and it is very different from Equestria. Take the Griffin Dominion for example; they're just getting themselves out of their own little starving time! Or maybe even Saddle Arabia; they're at war with Zebrica. While Equestria is all fine and dandy with their luxury bathtubs, the whole world around them is crumbling! I'm so glad I know this, because I'm going to join a war next vacation.
As my hooves touched the cold floor of the Canterlot Castle, I started trotting towards the throne room. That's when I heard a sob coming from close by and decided to investigate. As the sobbing got louder, I took notice that it was behind closed doors, and once I open the door I hope I don't find what I think I'll find.
Sucks for me, because upon opening those doors I saw a maid, bending over, tears on her face, and Blueblood with a lustful look. I stayed silent, staring in shock and disgust, and then the maid looked at me. I could tell that she didn't want this, so I said calmly, "Blueblood..."
He jumped, turning to the doorway where I was. Upon finding I was there, his pupils shrank until they were pinpricks. "H-Hello, Tyrant." He said shakily, "W-What can I-I do for you?"
"First, you can tell me what the almighty fuck you were going to do to that maid. Tell me honestly or else I'll rip your balls off and throw them in the garbage." I said sternly. I'd totally do it too.
"W-Well... you see..." He was about to say before the maid finally spoke up.
"H-He was going to have his way with me or else I would've lost my job!" Upon hearing this, I used my magic to lift Blueblood up by the scruff of his neck and threw him into the hallway.
I then turned to the maid and said, "Have a wonderful night, miss." Then I left the room, closing the door behind me.
I saw that Blueblood quickly stood up, backing away from me. "W-Wait! Tyrant! I can explain!"
I glared, transforming and lifting him up by the scruff of his neck. "The maid seemed pretty confident with her answer, and you looking at her ass didn't help either." I stated, heading towards the throne room doors.
"Tyrant, please! Don't take me to auntie Luna! She's more severe at handing out punishments than auntie Celestia!" He pleaded fearfully, trying to reach up and pry my hand off his head.
I held on, gripping harder. "Trust me, boy, I would have ripped your balls off and shoved them up your ass." I finally reached the throne room, opening the doors with my free hand and tossing the dickhead inside. I followed suit, shutting the doors behind me.
I then proceeded to the throne, where a startled Luna was sitting. "Well, this is a surprise." She stated quietly.
"If you think that's a surprise, just wait until I tell you the story of why your nephew's here." I then told her all that happened, from me hearing the sobs to entering the room. Once reaching the end of the story, Luna glared at Blueblood.
"Is this true, nephew?" She asked, keeping her cold stare on Blueblood.
"He's lying!" He shouted, pointing a hoof at me. I sighed, turning to Luna who was now giving me a cold stare.
"First off, why would I lie to somepony like you?" I asked, giving her a nonchalant look. At this, she thought for a moment, before turning back to Blueblood.
"Blueblood, if I brought the maid in here that you were going to supposedly have your way with, would she agree with Tyrant?" She again looked at Blueblood expectantly, knowing who was right and who was wrong in this predicament. Blueblood was about to speak, but stopped himself, instead sighing in a defeated manner. "That's what I thought." She then looked back up at me, "You're the one who caught him, why don't you decide his punishment."
I smirked knowingly, looking down at Blueblood. "Blueblood, because of your actions you could have hurt the Princesses' reputation, and your punishment shall be..." I paused for dramatic effect, "Janitor Work around the castle, that includes the toilets and the poo on the statues, for two weeks."
"WHAT?!" Blueblood shouted, "TWO WEEKS?!"
"Fine then, three weeks." I stated, a smirk spreading across my face.
"Alright, alright, I'll do it." He said, hanging his head in defeat. I chuckled, causing him to look up at me.
"The Maids get three weeks off, but will still be paid their wages. That way you don't have any help and it shows just how merciful I am."
Luna looked up at me with a confused look, "Since when have you been merciful?"
I looked back down at her, "I could also have him sleep on a bed of needles, branded, thrown in the dungeon, and make sure he's malnourished. Hell, I could also neuter him!" I stated with a grim smile.
Blueblood's eyes widened, "You're not going to do that, right?"
I looked back down at Blueblood, "If you do what your told, complete your punishment, show that your not a snob like the rest of the nobles, and actually be sincere about it, I wouldn't think of it." I then sat next to Luna, "Your punishment starts tomorrow, and don't even think of getting another guard to do it, because I'll inform them beforehand."
Blueblood solemnly nodded, trotting out of the throne room and finally giving me and Lulu some peace.
"Would you really do that?" Luna asked suddenly.
"Do what, exactly?" I replied.
"Neuter him, would you actually do that?"
"To keep his dick in his... whatever it's called a stallion holds it in, then yes." I said confidently, transforming into a pony.
"That seems a bit harsh, does it not?" She inquired, giving me a soft glare.
I thought for a moment; sure it seems a tad harsh, but the bastard needs to learn when and when not to fuck something.
I looked to the throne room doors, "Maybe, but he must learn, and I know for a fact that he's going to pull something."
"So..." Luna changed the subject, "Who's dream do you want to visit now?"
"What are the options?"
"Well, there's Ace Jack's, Scootaloo's, and that one Changeling you saved!" Luna said enthusiastically.
"Ace Jack probably wouldn't want to see me, and I don't have a clue who Scootaloo is, so I guess the Changeling." I stated, and we were off to visit the lad.
Dreamscape
Me and Luna landed on the dusty ground, and appeared to be in a cave of sorts. Green slime dribbled from the ceiling, which was disgusting when some of it fell on my shoulder.
"Where are we?" Luna asked, looking around.
"Changeling lair." I replied, walking deeper into the cave where I noticed a bright green glow.
Luna caught up with me, but I started to trot, then went into a full gallop when I suddenly heard cheering and a few boos. Upon finding the source of the green glow, I saw that it was a giant arena with Changelings on each end. This was like a dream come true for me! I love the fighting!
But then my joy dispersed as I noticed one of the Changelings laying on the ground, trying to get up; it was 307... I'm going to call him Dave, just because 307 is just stupid.
Dave was the one laying on the ground, and he seemed to be coughing up blood as two large Changelings slowly made their way over to him. It was pretty obvious who was winning and who was losing, but I decided to step in.
"Hey!" I yelled to the large Changelings, catching their attention. I then started sprinting towards them, hearing Luna yell after me. I didn't listen and instead kept charging. It wasn't long before the two got out of their stupor and raced towards me.
Once they were within reach, I fired a bomb of fire at the one on the left, which hit him, and punched a hole through the others' face, sending green blood everywhere. I then quickly made my way over to Dave's body, and stood him up with my magic.
"You alright?" I asked, blowing some dust off his shoulder. He nodded, and Luna ran over to us, a stern look on her face.
"Do you know the dangers of charging in like that?! You could've been killed!" She shouted at me, and I rolled my eyes.
"Alright, first of all, I CAN'T DIE! Secondly, we should discuss this outside of the Dreamscape." I replied, giving Luna a deadpan look.
She sighed, "Fine." And then we were all gone in a flash, travelling someplace I don't know of.
Ponyville
We appeared in a library of sorts, Luna landing on the ground, while I landed on a corner of a couch that hit me directly in the Royal Jewels. I then let out a pained squeal, falling to my side while covering them.
Our luck is just lovely tonight, isn't it? Pain said painfully in my mind. How ironic.
I didn't even reply, as I made my head hit the floor several times to try and ignore the pain.
"Are you alright?" Luna asked, walking over to me and leaning down to my face. I shook my head, letting out a shaky breath.
"Hello? Who's there?" A voice I recognized as Twilight's asked, and I heard her make her way down what I guessed were stairs. "Oh my gosh, is he okay?"
I opened my eyes and saw Luna turn to Twilight, "He's fine, just hit something very... sensitive on his way in."
Twilight's eyes widened, a light blush appearing on her face. "O-Oh... um... ouch." She then looked over to Dave, her face faltering. "Oh no, what happened?"
I slowly got up, switching into my original form. "We pulled him out of a Nightmare." I then walked over to Dave, put a hand on his head, and healed his wounds almost instantly. I then proceeded to heal myself, taking the pain away from the South Pole.
Twilight sighed, turning back to Luna. "Anyways, what did you want exactly, Princess?"
"Nothing, but I must recommend keeping an eye on your friend here." She stated, gesturing towards the Changeling.
"Yeah," I continued, "Dave's got some serious Nightmares that make me want to be in them."
Twilight looked at me questionably, "Dave?"
"Yes, that's the name I gave my Changeling buddy over here." I said, patting Dave's side. I then made my way over to the couch and laid on it. "By the way, I want to stay here for a few days, check out the sites, maybe even make a few friends."
Luna looked absolutely flabbergasted, "What? Out of all the places you'd want to stay, you want to stay here?"
I nodded, "Yep! Besides, it wouldn't hurt to get to know the Element Bearers a little more, eh?" I said slyly, turning to Twilight. I then noticed Luna's glare, putting my hands up in defense. "I'm just kidding! I'm just kidding."
"Good," Luna stated, turning to Twilight. She then leaned down to Twilight's ear, and whispered, "If he does anything that is either harmful in any way, just yell my name and I'll appear." Twilight nodded, watching as Luna teleported someplace.
I chuckled, changing into a sitting position on the couch. "We're going to have so much fun, aren't we Twilight?" I asked rhetorically. "Just think of all the things we'll do; we could go annoy Dash, listen to Ace's stories, or maybe even help Applejack on the farm!"
Twilight sighed, "Luna, why did you leave me with him?!"
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I laughed at the sight; a puny mortal that would attempt to slay me. All he had was his fists, which were basically usless to use against me; I was a thirty foot demon and he was a six foot mortal. Imagine the advantage I had over him; I was twenty-four feet taller than him, I could breathe fire, I had immense strength, I basically ruled the planet, and I could shapeshift. Yeah, the odds were in my favor.
Anyways, I was sitting in my throne that I had made from pure molten rock, and there was a mortal at the bottom. He was challenging me to a duel without any weapons, so I basically accepted because, again, I had an advantage. But what he told me next surprised me; I had to shrink down to the normal height of him. I accepted, but I was starting to get wary of this challenger. He seemed to be the type that could easily overpower some of my toughest soldiers. Which he did when he made his way up there. So I decided to take the form of a hound and fight in that form.
I got into a pouncing stance and he stood there, not even showing the slightest hint of fear. Now I was really on edge. He was planning something that I didn't know about that could either hurt me or kill me. I saw the look in his eyes, though I could see that he was wary too. But I waited for him to let his guard down so I could pounce.
A few minutes of awkward staring later, I finally lost all patience and pounced, despite the fact that he had a plan. And my theories were proven correct when he raised his left hand and blasted me with a huge rainbow beam. Now I expected a lot of things to happen then, but being blasted with a beam that was made out of rainbows was not one.
Seconds later, I was engulfed in a huge ball of rainbow and the area around me kept getting brighter and brighter. Soon enough, it was blindingly bright. I had to cover my eyes. I'm not going to lie, that beam filled my body with all sorts of pain; pain the eyes, pain in the arms, etc. It was pain I've never experienced before. But that pain soon stopped when I blacked out.
I quickly awoke from my slumber, panting as though I had just been running for hours. I was glad that it was all dream of what had happened days ago, but I still had nightmare's over the excruciating pain I went through. I was napping on a flat land, staring up at the sky with wonder. I had recently come to this land of Equestria by force and now I was working undercover by the order of Nightmare Moon. It's a long story actually, but I'd rather not speak of it at this time.
Anyways, since a demon like me allied himself with the infamous Nightmare Moon, I had been placed on the watch list by the Royal Guard. I was a bigger threat than Nightmare Moon; reeking havoc amongst the forests and cities of the country. Nightmare Moon appreciated my work on destruction, but it soon got 'out of hoof' for her.
When I said 'out of hoof', I meant, 'I didn't stop reeking havoc and bulldozing cities'. I loved creating a bit of chaos every now and then, but Nightmare Moon didn't like that and so she demoted me to spy. I could've easily overpowered her and made myself the main target, but that would've sent Celly on a rampage and she'd probably use everything in her power to kill me. Maybe even bring the Sun down on my head, which would hurt more than you think.
Suddenly I snapped out of my gaze when I heard a faint trumpet horn playing behind me. I quickly rose from where I was sleeping and spun around, only to see none other than Celestia herself. But poor Celly was like the size of my leg, so she had to look up at me.
She didn't look quite happy. Actually, she looked quite depressed, but I didn't care. She had roughly a whole platoon of the Royal Guard with her, which meant that if I was going to attempt to resist surrendering they would be on me in seconds. But if I surrendered, I would be remembered as a coward who wouldn't fight to the end.
"Do you know why I am here, Tyrant?" Celestia asked in a soft, motherly tone. At least she didn't talk like her sister.
"If the reason isn't to see wether or not I surrender, I have no clue." I replied, shrugging and scratching the back of my neck with my claws.
"We have come here to discuss just that. What is your choice, villain?" She asked, only to see me pounce on the platoon.
I slashed and kicked most of the platoon out of the clearing. Then I felt a sharp pain start in the back of my leg. I turned around, only to see that I had been impaled by a spear. Then I laid my eyes on the very pony that did it; a Pegasus that was as black as the night with a sheild for his 'mark'. He was my target, and I would bring upon him the suffering that I had when I first came here. The reason I'm making him my target, mainly because he was smart enough to strike me from behind. Couldn't have that now could we?
I turned away from the rest of the Royal Guard and sprinted towards the Pegasus. He saw me coming and his eyes went wide. He was afraid. Good.
I stuck out my arm and nearly grabbed the Pegasus until I heard one loud word, "ENOUGH!!! "
Then I was surrounded by a golden aura and was forced down to my stomach. I looked up and saw Celly standing over me with six glowing gems. I guess they were the so-called 'Elements of Harmony' I had heard about.
"You have reeked enough havoc to my subjects! You have given me no choice, I am afraid that you must be a victim of the Elements, just like my sister." Celestia stated, glaring at me angrily. Then the Elements started glowing brightly and spun around her like a carrousel. Next, Celestia and the Elements went straight up into the air. Finally, they blasted me with the same rainbow beam that I was already familiar with. But instead of blacking out, I was wide awake.
Only to find myself incased in stone.
I would have screamed, but I was stone. So I screamed internally. I was frustrated that I had to be awake while I was in stone, it was so... boring. There was literally nothing to do; no breathing, no eating, no drinking, no sleeping, and worst of all, no tasting! It was so boring! If I had a choice, I'd take the pain instead of stone.
Celestia sighed and turned to face the Royal Guard, who were now cheering for their princess. She, on the other hand, looked more depressed than ever. I actually started feeling bad about her.
One of the guards came up to her and asked, "My princess, art thou alright?"
Celestia politely nodded and the guard trotted towards the carriage, leaving Celestia behind with my stone form. It was quite uncomfortable being in the stone, with not being able to move and all.
Celestia looked over to me, a sad look on her face. I still had no idea why she was so sad, I wish I knew.
Celestia's horn lit up, and she pointed it my way. I felt a slight tingling sensation all over my body, probably from whatever spell was cast upon me.
I suddenly realized I was being lifted up into the air and being pulled towards the carriage.
As I neared the carriage, I caught a glimpse of the moon. But it wasn't the same moon I used to know; it had a unicorn's head on it, like a giant imprint. That was probably Nightmare Moon's fate, so I guess I was lucky enough to be turned into stone instead of being transported to the fucking moon .
I looked back down at my stone form and back to Celestia, who was now in the carriage sitting right next to me. She was taking me to Canterlot, the new capital city of Equestria. Once I got out of my stone prison, it would be the first to burn. I heard that the people there were all a bunch of snobs who cared only for themselves. Why, out of all places, would she want her new capital to be there ? I was not going to enjoy my time in stone prison.
FAST FORWARDING TO CANTERLOT...
What I heard was true; Canterlot was full of snobs. While I was being dragged through the city, they all gave me looks of horror and disgust. One of them even spit at the ground when I came by, so what did I do? (Now, before I tell you what I did, I'd like to tell you that I had learned a spell effects the ponies of my choosing. It seems great at first, but it actually makes you depressed if you have close friends or family members. Nightmare Moon calls it, "The Gift of Immortality.")
Anyways, as that snob spat at the ground near my feet, I stared directly into his eyes and started processing the spell. A few seconds later, the spell was complete. Just in time as I got pulled into the castle. That certain pony was going to die first when I got out.
I was brought out of my planning when I saw the castle's decorations; banners hung along the walls, blocking most of the windows. The floor had a long, red carpet that lead straight to the throne room I was guessing. The windows were barely noticeable, but I caught a glimpse of one and it appeared to be one of those 'Color-Stained' windows. There were also doors along the walls, branching off into longer, deeper hallways.
How did I know? I was dragged into one.
Though this hallway seemed to be going downhill instead of straight. Then I realized where I was going when I saw a sign that read, 'Mountain Dungeon'.
A few minutes later of being levitated, we reached my destination; A large cell with a large door. The cell was giant and the sides were covered with some type of metal. The cell door intrigued me the most; it was large and had a few words written in ancient, ancient Equestrian, so I couldn't weaken and destroy whatever it was. The door was also made out of some type of metal. Celestia definitely overdid it; I was going to be in stone for who knows how long without any special powers except giving immortality to ponies.
I sighed inwardly and saw that I was already placed in the center of the cell and was left alone in the dark. It was silent and... surprisingly serene. I had never expected to be left in such a nice place. If I knew that the prison would be like that, I would have surrendered the first time I was there. It was going to be a long time until I was freed, but I was going to take a long slumber. Longer than any I had taken before.
I sighed with relief inwardly, slowly letting my (stone eyelids?) close. I had finally found peace... and I loved it. But that didn't mean I wouldn't create some chaos when I got out.
As I slowly drifted into unconsciousness, I heard the words, 'one thousand years... '
I was gliding through the air in my dragon form, keeping an eye on my destination. It had been a few hours since my return to this pitiful country and I already burnt a city to the ground, the capital at that. But for some reason, I felt... unsatisfied. I had no clue why, but I was unsatisfied.
I raised a claw to my dragon muzzle and stroked it gently. I could burn down another town, but that would be boring. I wanted to make something explode . Like something big, maybe as large as a hive of Changlings.
Maybe I could blow up an entire city! I thought happily, Yep, totally doing that.
I was torn from my daze as I reached the castle. I landed then turned back to my original form, eyeing the castle. I knew the castle like the back of my claw, which meant that I knew all the traps that were placed there after the battle between the Princess Sisters.
I walked to the front gate and pushed the large double doors open with a loud *creek*.
I was astonished at how well this place was staying together; the banners that hung on the walls didn't have a single spec of dust, the throne seemed to be as comfy as it looked, and the... nevermind. I was getting off task. The place was nice, but I wanted a more... personal look.
I formed a small ball of energy on my finger and sent it towards the throne. As it made contact, the changes were being made; the throne slowly turned to an obsidian color and the pillars that had fallen were put back together at an amazing speed and turned into a black stone. Then the banners turned from their light color to a dark red and my new insignia was placed on it; a horned dragon's skull with flames protruding the eyes. Then the rest of the bricks that laid on the ground were put back into their original spots and were turned black. The torches on the walls were lit and a lava moat appeared around the castle's cavern. Spikes were placed at the top of the walls so no Earth Pony nor Unicorn could get over. I raised a giant, invisible shield that would shock anypony who touched it. I was indeed impressed at my handiwork; I never expected all of the walls and stuff to be upgraded. Guess I was stronger than I thought.
I had to make a decision though; Stay here and defend by myself, or raise an army of Dragons or Diamond Dogs.
I shrugged then walked to my throne and sat on it. I was going to be expecting company anyways, might as well wait until they leave.
--------MEANWHILE DEEP INSIDE THE EVERFREE------------
Ace Jack sighed as he and the Mane Six trudged through the Everfree. He hated being over a thousand years old, but he just realized how stupid of an idea it was to just attack him head-on. He needed a plan, but what else could he do?
"Whoa." Rainbow Dash said, pulling Ace out of his daze. Ace followed her line of sight and spotted what they were looking at; A ginormous castle that was a surrounded by a lava moat. It also was made out of a dark brick and had spikes along the walls.
"Guess climbing ain't gonna work." Ace Jack said, looking the walls up and down.
"Ya don't say?" Rainbow Dash asked sarcastically, giving him a 'no way!' look.
Ace rolled his eyes, turning his attention back to the castle. It seemed familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where it was from.
"What happened here?" Applejack asked, a look of shock on her face.
"Well, AJ," Twilight started, "It appears that Tyrant has already been here and added a few decorations to the old castle of the pony sisters."
Now Ace remembered; the castle before him was the castle of the old pony sisters, Celestia and Luna. He was alive around that time and was, sadly, made immortal.
"Ace, you alright?" Rainbow Dash asked, eyeing the Pegasus warily. Rainbow wasn't used to Ace just yet; he needed to prove that he was loyal.
Ace Jack quickly realized that he was behind the whole group and was standing alone in the forest. He blushed, embarrassed for zoning out.
He rushed over to the group of ponies and they made their way across the moat, Ace leading them.
As they reached the huge double doors of the castle, he raised his hoof out, preparing to push it open.
Only to yell, "MOTHERBUCKER!
Everypony, including the Royal Guard that were hiding in the bushes, jumped at his sudden outburst.
Ace looked at his hoof, which was singed by the shock that was sent through it. He looked back at the shocked group of ponies and shrugged with a 'sorry?' look on his face. Twilight rolled her eyes and stepped forward, placing her horn on his hoof. Ace felt a warm sensation pass through his hoof as he watched it heal back to the way it looked before. He nodded at Twilight, who, in turn, nodded back.
Then Twilight stated, "Hold on, I know a spell that will take the barrier down, but it's going to be an hour or two. So be patient."
Everypony groaned and sat on their haunches, frustrated that they had to wait such a long time.
"Done!" Twilight shouted happily, sweat slowly dripping down her face. She was tired, no, exhausted from the spell she had just pulled off.
Ace Jack flew up to the door cautiously, raising a hoof to it and holding his breath.
He sighed with relief when he felt his hoof make contact with the large wooden door.
He slowly pushed it open and he looked in awe at the sight of the throne room. Everything was black apart from the banners that hung behind the throne which held... Tyrant.
Ace Jack quickly got into an aggressive stance, which also got Tyrant's attention.
"Hello, Jacky boy!" Tyrant said, letting out a small chuckle. Ace Jack didn't smile nor blink, which made Tyrant roll his eyes and ask, "Never were the humorous type, were you?"
"Never towards you." Ace Jack stated coldly, putting on his most menacing face. Tyrant, on the other hoof, has seen better.
----------------Tyrant's POV------------------
I laughed inwardly at the sight; Ace Jack, A.K.A. the Immortal Pegasus, thinking that he can fight me alone. It was truly a pitiful sight, but I knew more were coming; The Elements and almost all of the Royal Guard specifically.
I looked beyond Ace Jack and saw the Elements rushing towards the door across the moat. I smiled and shut the door behind him, locking the Unicorns and Earth Ponies out. The Pegasi were still a problem, so I quickly encased me and Ace in a large, clear shield that can only be opened if someone digs under, or if one person or pony dies inside.
Ace Jack noticed this and looked around him, asking, "What did you do?"
I rose from my throne and answered darkly, "I made a shield that only opens if you die, or I die. Or if something digs under."
Ace Jack growled menacingly, slowly approaching me with his teeth bared and wings flaring. I wasn't scared, but I was wary. He was good at fighting, better than most of the Royal Guard. I slowly stepped down the stairs that led up to my throne and morphed into a Pegasus that looked just like Ace.
"Might as well make the odds even. Don't want your chances of winning to lower, now do we?" I asked, giving him a wry smile as he looked at me confused.
"I'll make you a deal, Tyrant." Ace stated, walking closer to me, "If you win, you can roam free and do whatever you please. But if I win, you go back to being a stone statue and undo this curse you put on me. Deal?"
I thought about it for a minute and nodded, "Deal."
"Alright, when do we fight?" Ace asked, getting into a pouncing stance. I saw this coming and acted as though I didn't... well... notice.
Instead, I answered, "Well, we coul-", was all I got of an answer before he threw himself at me, to which I quickly turned around then bucked him in the head and sent him sailing across the throne room and towards the edge of the shield. Then I noticed all the ponies that gathered to watch; the Royal Guard were trying to break the spell, while five of the Mane Six were yelling at Ace to get up. Twilight, on the other hoof, was pacing.
Ace slowly got up, but I flew over to him and let my hoof make contact to his muzzle. And with a satisfying crack , everything went silent. The ponies on the outside stopped everything they were doing and looked at Ace, who was now laying on his side and coughing up blood. His breathing was heavy and his muzzle was now broken.
I laughed menacingly and transformed back into my original form, already walking up the stairs that led to my throne. Upon reaching my throne, I realized something; the shield wasn't down.
I turned around quickly and saw that Ace Jack was standing, but he was breathing heavily and blood was coming out of his muzzle still.
I laughed and asked, "You don't give up, do you?"
"I can't until I die." Ace stated, trotting up to me.
"Well I gotta make sure you die this time, so no more Mr. Nice Guy." I stated, walking up to him in my original form.
He didn't even flinch when I raised my claw and started forming a giant ball of energy, he just kept on walking towards me. I was starting to get cautious so I quickly made a ball of energy in my other claw and shot it towards him. He dodged it and kept on trotting towards me.
I sighed and stopped forming the ball of energy then I ran towards him with a bored look on my face. He started flying towards me, and I kept running towards him.
Once we reached each other, he tried to land one of his hooves on me, but I grabbed both of his hooves and threw him towards my throne. Upon making contact with the chair, something strange happened; the chair moved away from the wall and revealed a tree of some sort. behind it. The tree was as white as the Sun, and seemed to be glowing.
"Oh no..." Twilight said, seemingly losing all of her hope. I grinned mischievously, walking towards what I believed was the Tree of Harmony.
All of a sudden, I saw a bright flash come from behind me. I turned around and saw the Mane Six plus the Royal Guard dashing towards me. I smirked and charged towards them, which surprised all of them but they kept charging nonetheless. I jumped into the air and slammed my fist into the ground, sending a shockwave and a smoke cloud their way. I then turned around and started making my way to the Tree of Harmony.
Just as I started walking, I heard the beat of wings come from behind me. I turned around and saw Rainbow Dash plus Ace flying towards me at incredible speeds. Rainbow Dash hit me in the gut and knocked a tiny bit of wind out of me, while Ace bashed my head with his hooves. When he stopped, I reeled my head back and head-butted him. The result was satisfying; he fell down and gripped his head, screaming in agony. Now I turned my attention to Rainbow Dash, who was now trying to get over to her friend. "We ain't finished yet." I stated, grabbing her tail and throwing her against the wall. After that, I reached down and grabbed her head, then tossed her over to where Ace was.
I quickly turned and sprinted towards the Tree of Harmony, not bothering to look back to see if anypony else was following.
Upon reaching the Tree, I raised my claw and reached out to touch it.
"STOP!!! " A voice boomed behind me. I turned around and saw Twilight standing behind me, breathing heavily as if she ran to Canterlot and back.
"You don't have to do this." She stated, a tear going down her cheek.
"And why not?" I asked, turning to Twilight.
"Because, if you touch the Tree of Harmony, all of Equestria and it's villains will be released and the Elements won't work anymore." She answered, now on the verge of breaking into tears.
"Good, that's what I was hoping for." I said, turning back to the tree. But then I stopped, eyeing the tree warily.
Hello, Orion. A voice in my mind said, Are you about to do what I think you're about to do?
Who are you, and how do you know my name? I thought inwardly.
For starters, I'm the Tree of Harmony. You know, the giant shiny tree in front of you. And how I know your name? Simple; I know the man who brought you here. My eyes widened, and then I started glaring at the tree.
Tell me where he is, now. I demanded inwardly, steam blowing from my nostrils.
Don't worry, I'll tell you. But I'll only do it on three conditions. The Tree of Harmony stated, causing me to sigh.
Fine, what are they?
One: Make some friends for Faust's sake. Two: Protect the Elements and those they know. Three: Don't harm any of the ponies in Equestria. That last one made me annoyed.
Fine. I swore I could of heard a small chuckle come from the tree.
I stared at the Tree, which stood tall and mighty, for a few more moments then I turned back to Twilight, "I won't touch the Tree, but on three conditions." I stated, hopefully not losing all the pride I had before.
Twilight looked up at me and asked, "What are the conditions?"
"One: You don't come back to my castle ever again, but only if you need help with something. Two: I wish to be treated like a Prince or average citizen of Equestria. Three: Let me roam Equestria." I stated, putting my claws on my hips. I started having second thoughts on the last one, but I guessed it could work if Celestia and Luna were to say yes to all of my other conditions.
Twilight closed her eyes and sighed, thinking hard on the decision.
Can I trust him , she thought, Or will he betray us when we least expect it?
You can trust me Twilight Sparkle. I thought to her, giving a wry smile. Yeah, I can read minds. Awkward power if your encased in stone and someone has... nevermind.
Anyways, back to the story.
Twilight looked at me surprised, then turned to one of worry, "Can you read my mind?"
"But of course, Ms. Sparkle." I answered in one of those snobbish accents, "If I couldn't read your mind, I wouldn't know if you were lying if you said 'yes'."
She looked down at the ground, then asked, "Is it okay if I decide with my friends and the Princesses?"
I tapped my chin with a finger, thinking whether or not I should allow it. I looked over her shoulder and saw that her friends were making their way over to us. I looked down at her then answered, "I suppose so."
She nodded and turned to her friends, who now were in the room with us.
"Girls, come with me please." Twilight commanded, walking past her friends. They looked at me warily and followed Twilight.
While they were gone, I took a look at the Tree of Harmony; So brightly colored, so majestic, so... peaceful. I couldn't help but take a seat next to it and stare straight at it. I felt like I was finally relaxed, like it was possibly my time to just... be at peace. I sighed with relief as I stood back up, realizing that the Mane Six were back in the room.
I spun around and smirked, "Decided yet?"
"Yes, we have." A motherly voice answered. The ponies stepped aside and revealed Princess Celestia, who was as serious as a businessman about to lose his company.
"And what do you think?" I asked, putting my claws on my hips yet again.
"We will comply, only if we are allowed to come check up on you." Celestia stated, causing me to frown.
I thought for a minute or two; One choice let them interrupt my relaxation, the other could possibly start a war.
"Fine." I answered, causing the group to smile victoriously, "But on one more condition." There go the smiles.
"You can only send one of the Mane Six to check up on me." I stated, giving Celestia a wry smile.
Celestia sighed, then turned back to the mares in question, "What do you think, girls?"
Twilight eyed me from head to toe, before answering, "Alright, but he has to be in pony form if he leaves."
"Alright, I'm fine with that." I stated, stretching my arms.
Next was Applejack, and she glared at me and answered, "It's gonna be a while 'till I trust 'em, but I guess so."
Then Pinkie Pie inspected me like a detective, then asked, "Do you like parties?"
I rolled my eyes and replied, "Yes, but they have to be fun."
Pinkie smiled, "Alrighty then, you can walk around in Ponyville."
Then Fluttershy walked up, "I... Um... Don't want you to hurt any animals while you're free."
I waved her off and stated, "Never planned on it."
Rarity walked up and frowned, "If you stop being such a ruffian and have some manners, I guess I'll allow it."
Finally, Ace walked up, "Let me punch you in the gut and I'll allow it."
I rolled my eyes and spread arms, waiting for him to send his hoof at my stomach. He smiled and did just that, but it didn't do much.
I smiled, "Well if that's everypony here, I guess I get to go fr-"
"I still have to make my decision!" A voice behind Princess Celestia shouted, causing me to jump a little.
Celestia stepped aside and revealed Luna, who was giving me a wry smile.
"Alright, what's your choice then, sweetheart?" I asked, giving her a smirk.
Everypony in the room turned and faced me with looks of confusion and anger, except Celestia and Luna.
Luna sighed, "I'll tell you later everypony. For now, I would like to make my decision." She turned and faced me, "Now tell me Tyrant, how much will you change?"
"I see you changed your way of speaking, nice. The answer to the question would be; as much as I need to, but I still need to create some form of destruction." I stated, putting my claws behind my back like a gentleman.
"I could arrange that. Next question: Are you still not going to tell anypony your true name?" She asked, giving me a wry smile.
"Luna, you know I only tell the ponies I trust the most my name. So no, not yet." I answered, taking a seat next to the Tree of Harmony.
"Final question: If you were to choose between this castle and the rest of Equestria, and the one that you didn't choose got destroyed, which one would you pick?" Luna asked, sitting on her haunches and still giving me a wry smile.
I my claw to my chin and stroked it gently; tough decision. I looked back at Luna and smiled, "Equestria, mainly because there's more destruction for me."
Luna sat up and walked over to me, "Change into the pony form you would like to use while you're in Equestria."
I smiled and concentrated on my new form. Sooner than most thought possible, I morphed into my pony form; My horns morphed together and formed one long horn on the top of my head and my head grew a mane that was dark grey. My ears were pointed and my coat was pure black, just like Sombra's. My tail was long, grey, and ragged, like Rainbow Dash's. I also grew some wings. Finally, my eyes were that of a feline's and were light grey. Plus I was the size of Luna.
I looked at Luna and smiled, "Like it?"
"Very." She replied, to which I chuckled at.
"You're better than Nightmare Moon; a lot more childish and laid-back." I stated, giving her a wry smile. She chuckled and wrapped a wing around me.
"You mind telling us what's going on between you two?" Twilight asked, cocking her head to the side.
Luna and I froze for a minute, realizing that we had done something in front of the whole group of the Mane Six and Royal Guard. Luna and I looked at each other for a moment, and then I suddenly burst out laughing.
"Luna, it's going to be awkward to shit when you explain this to them!" I laughed, falling onto my side.
Luna sighed and started, "Everypony, I have something to tell you; When I was Nightmare Moon, Tyrant came into this world, and I found an interest in him. I'm not going to lie, what he did back then was wrong and I hated it all, but he was kind and polite towards me. If I wasn't Nightmare Moon, I would've told him to stop destroying the towns and cities of my subjects. But I couldn't, so he kept on creating destruction. I still had a heart for him, so I asked him out on a date and he said yes. Three months later, I turned to stone. If he didn't control his temper when he lost me, he would've leveled out the planet. Anyways, I still love him, and nothing will change that."
Everypony looked at her in shock and confusion except for me and Celestia. I sat on my haunches while Celestia stayed standing and we waited for the ponies to say something.
A few minutes of silence passed, so I broke it, "Not as awkward as I thought, but it'll do. So, how's Discord?"
"Still in stone." Celestia answered. I sighed with disappointment, not wanting to think of what that fool did before I turned to stone.
"Want to come to the palace with me, Tyrant?" Luna asked, sitting next to me.
I smiled and wrapped a hoof around her, "Totally."
Falling onto my knees, tears began streaming down my face. After all these years, he betrayed me...
...why...?
I already lost this battle, I know it...
...but why do I feel the need to fight harder...?
A shadowy figure landed in front of me, and I looked up with anger. The figure laughed in my face, "The Great and Powerful Tyrant is crying? Or should I say Orion?"
Ah, now I know why I fight...
...for revenge.
I quickly threw my fist at the figure's jaw, knocking him back a few feet. He recovered, still laughing, "Ah, ah, ah, not so fast. We haven't even gotten to the main event." I was suddenly wrapped in a black aura, and brought closer to the figure's face. He smirked. "This is the day, Tyrant, where you make a choice. Who should I kill?" Two other figures were levitated near the shadow, and my heart sank. "Your ----- or your ----? Please chose wisely, otherwise they'll both die."
I couldn't speak, my eyes were pinpricks, my face paled, and my heart sank even deeper. This choice would damage me either way, and I couldn't bear to watch...
Closing my eyes, I screamed...
