The Rule Of Six

by The_Texan_Writer

Rating: mature
Tags: Sad, Adventure
Length: 4463

Before The rule of Sombra, the king of shadows, before Discord's rampage, even before the two sisters came to power. There was a tyrannical king who ruled with an iron fist. And the two sisters and six friends who opposed him.

Six friends, tired of the Oppressive rule of Abyss, the king of Equestria, decide to side with two sisters who want to help free Equestria. Will these friends preserve and survive the war, or get killed fighting for the freedom they have longed for years.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-11-09 01:40:02 UTC

The Creator's Mistake

We all know that Equestria was created in a great burst of magic. How this magic came to burst is unknown, but what is know is that it brought the existence of the ponies. Of course, there were rulers before Celestia and Luna. The creator made it so as some theorize,  others say that the two just sprang into life after a freak spell accident. That doesn't matter however, because we are talking about the evil that ruled Equestria all those years ago, and those who fought for a free Equestria. The king had no name, everypony referred to him as "Abyss". It is understood that no matter how they came to be, the sister's were created to oppose him.

"This is certainly troubling news....." Abyss said, sitting down on his throne.

"Milord, with the citizens harboring so much hatred for you, these two sisters will gain a considerable force against you." High General Blood said, looking down, trying to not make eye contact with the evil king.

"Send my forces to the streets, no secret meetings! no weapons!" The king shouted, standing up and walking down the hall.

"Yes milord, right away!" Blood ran down a different hall, barking commands at the guards.

Hail, Storm, and Blue were sitting around in a circle. They normally met every other day, they talked about college, work, and mares. Storm had been friends with the other two for several years now, he knew them personally and formally. Along with them and two other stallions, Rex and Aires, plus a mare, Lightfoot, he held public protests of the king's cruel and unusual ways.

"You got that cannon together Hail?" storm asked, walking over.

"Almost, I tell you, i'm going to make the first party cannon ever-" Before he could finish his sentence, the plans for his design blew away.

"Fuck! Well, this project is screwed......." Hail said, sitting down in the mud. Storm set a hoof on his shoulder.

"Well, maybe it can be of some use, we could launch Blue out of it." storm said, trying to console the disheartened unicorn.

"That would be awesome!" Blue said, running over and tackling the two ponies over. They were caught up in their fun when guards stormed down the street, stopping in front of the house and taking the cannon away.

"H-Hey, that's mine you jerks!" hail said, trying to rescue his creation. The guards pushed him back into the mud and laughed.

"Hey, what gives assholes?!" Storm shouted, the guards advanced threateningly. Storm stepped back cautiously.

"By order of the king, all weapons are to be confiscated, and no secret meetings may be held." The guards walked back down the street, rolling the cannon along with them. Hail cursed and brushed the mud off of him. Storm helped Hail and Blue's wings fluttered slightly.

"guys.... Look!" he said, pointing to two hooded figures standing just ten feet from them.

"greetings friends, I am celestia, and this is my sister Luna." The tall one said, pulling down her hood to reveal herself.

"Holy shit, so you're the two the guards have been looking for....." Hail said, walking to the two, and analyzing them. Storm stood up and walked over.

"Hey, why do they have a horn, and wings?!" Blue said, stepping back.

"it's like they have it all.......... like Alicorns?" He said, studying them.

"Boys, if you're done checking us out, when need to talk about some pressing details." Luna said, her wings stretching as she yawns. The two were obviously tired and in need of a hot meal.

"What kind of details?" Storm asked walking back to his friends.

"We need leaders for our army, six strong commanders." Celestia said, sitting down. Hail sat across from his friends, whispering to each of them.

"Where is Rex, Aries. and Lightfoot?" Hail asked in his lowered tone, looking at the three stallions parallel to the two sisters.

"I think they're at the bakery." Strom replied, watching the two sister's movements. Celestia walked up, looking into Storm's eyes. Storm couldn't deny that the mare was cute,maybe even beautiful, but he couldn't get caught up in things that would get him killed. Celestia had only been on this world for Twenty years, yet she was bewildered by the fact there had been no uprisings against the evil king. Of course, she still had much to learn about the world's short history. Luna analyzed Hail, studying his handsome features and finding herself looking him over.

"So what does you needing six commanders have to do with us?" Storm asked.

"We have heard of your efforts to protest the king's rule, you would be a great asset to the rebellion. In short, we want you to join "The Free Equestrian Army." Celestia said as a Red stallion flew in on the group.

"Hello everypony, who's your two guests Storm?" Aires asked, standing next to Blue and kissing him.

"Um, could you save that for another time you two?" Hail asked them. It had been three years since Aires came out of the Barn about his love for stallions. Of course he had Blue's help. Blue had never been ashamed about his 'difference'. A young, Purple mare trotted up.

"Who's the new ponies Storm?" Lightfoot asked, followed by Rex who kissed her. Rex and lightfoot were practically married, they never left each other's side.

"These two are apparently leading a rebellion against King Abyss." Storm answered.

"And they want us to lead their forces." Hail chimed in, inciting a glare from Luna.

"No, we don't need all of you, just Storm." Luna said, walking over to Storm.

"I'm sorry, but if my friends aren't fighting beside me, i'm not going to lead your army." Storm said, walking over to his friends. The six looked at Celestia and Luna with defiant glares. A small grin spread across Celestia's face as she spoke.

'Fine then, from this moment forward, you are the leaders of the Free Equestrian Army."

Training for war

Abyss frowned as he walked through the training camp. The guards were getting lazy, it had been ten years since the last uprising or riot. Now with the rumors of this "Free Equestrian Army" Abyss felt something he hadn't felt in a long time. He felt fear.

"General, why aren't these guards training?" Abyss asked Blood. Blood flinched with every word Abyss said.

"S-sire, is i-it really prudent-" Before Blood could finish, Abyss smacked him to the side with an Iron-clad hoof. Abyss slowly rose in the sky on a tower of shadow.

"Listen my loyal guards and listen well. If you don't start really training, then i'll have you hung, and your families starved!" With these words, the guards started moving around. Abyss wiped at his mouth, a bit of black blood leaking from it.

Celestia and Luna walked through their own training camp. Blue and Aires were training the pegasi in aerial combat, Hail and Storm were Training the Unicorns in battle magic, and Rex and Lightfoot were training the earth ponies in hoof-to-hoof combat.

"Sister, I think we should be ready to attack within the month." Luna said, smiling at the scene of hard-working ponies training to gain their freedom.

"Patience Luna, they are not warriors yet." Celestia responded. She got Storm and dragged him into a tent with her and Luna. Spread out on a table, was a map of Equestria.

"So Storm, this is the king's castle." She points to Castle Everfree.

"We'll occupy it while our castle is being built here." She points to an expanse of grass that is present-day Canterlot.

"Now we will start our advance here in South Ponyville, then Aires and Blue will lead the air brigade to take Cloudsdale, you and the others will be advancing up Ponyville till you reach the Everfree forest. Then we will regroup, and make one single advance, and take the castle." Luna said, pointing to all the locations she had mentioned.

"What happens to me and my friends once the war is over?" Storm asked.

"You'll be heroes, and will be honored." Celestia said.

"But what if we die before the war is over?" Storm asked Luna.

There was an uneasy silence in the tent.

"And what happens to all the other ponies who die?" Storm questioned.

"Storm, war remembers great leaders-"Celestia started, but Storm cut her off.

"Leaders don't win wars, soldiers do." he said, starting to walk out.

"Storm, you must understand-"

"No, you must understand, the deaths of the many should not cater to the needs of the few!" Storm yelled at them, walking out of the tent.

Abyss sat on his throne, pondering how to handle this newest threat.

"S-sire, we have new info from our spies........" Blood said, bowing before Abyss. Abyss looked down.

"Well spit it out!"

"S-Storm is leading a rebel force..." Abyss jumped up.

"That impudent little upstart, i should've known! Have our best assassins kidnap his sister, i know how to take away his fighting spirit."

Storm walked home. His little sister was surely worried about him. Even though she was only Sixteen, she had grown to be quite the catch. He had stallions come to his house everyday asking for her. He walked in his home and yawned.

"Spring? I'm home Spring!" He looked around. He noticed that some furniture was overturned. He ran into her room and on her bed, was a little orb. He gently touched it and an image popped up. It was his sister, getting dragged away by ponies in black disguises. Storm kicked a table over and shouted. He knew that this was the King's doing.

Abyss smiled, looking at the young mare with evil and lust in his eyes. She was bound and gagged, lying on his bed. He walked over to the mare, grinning devilishly.

"You know, i'm going to enjoy this more than you will......" He said, getting over the mare. He pulled out a memory orb.

"Smile." He said. 'Your brother will want to know just how much you're enjoying this...." He said as his cock started to raise. Spring struggled against the bindings as Abyss slowly entered her pussy. Spring wriggled uncomfortably, trying to buck him off of her, but in her position, she was helpless. Soon Abyss was halfway in Spring, slightly moaning as he thrust deeper into her. He was soon balls deep into her, not caring if he hurt her or not. Abyss was thrusting into her at rapid speed, moaning and pressing his body against her's. Spring started to cry silent tears, the stallion's width and length was destroying her marehood. she yelped out as Abyss entered her womb. The torture seemed to go on for days, but it was only hours. Abyss finally moaned loudly as his warm cum filled up Spring, bits of it dribbling out of her pussy. Abyss stood up, strings of cum dripping from his cock, he let them fall on the mare and cleaned himself up, walking out of the room. He knew his guards would take turns with her, but he didn't care, as long as his seed had made it to her egg. He was sure that his bloodline was secure.

Saying goodbyes

Celestia stood before the army she and her sister had massed over a few months. There was easily 300,000 Ponies there ready to march through the streets and drive out the evil that had occupied their city since the beginning. Storm and Hail stood in front of the unicorns, saluting the two sisters. Storm had received the memory orb from Abyss, it had the opposite effect that Abyss had planned. instead of begging for his sister's safety, Storm was going to march into Castle everfree, and kill Abyss with his own two hooves.

"Soldiers, I am so glad that we could gather such a considerable force. I am Celestia, this is my sister luna. We will march on Ponyville at the end of the week, The pegasi however, will charge Cloudsdale. Equestria will be free!" Celestia shouted, a chorus of cheers erupted from the ponies, who were ready to cut down any evil in their path.

Blue was sitting with Aires, holding his hand.

"I-if we don't make it back....." Blue started, but Aires silenced him.

"Shh, we will make it back. I love you..." They both donned their armor and hugged each other.

Hail sat next to Luna, getting his armor ready.

"Luna... You're a very beautiful mare. I just wanted you to know that." Hail said, standing up. Luna pulled him down next to her.

"You come back Hail. Please come back." She hugged him. The two had gotten to know each other over the few months they were together. They couldn't deny that they had feelings for each other.

Rex hugged Lightfoot, kissing her.

"Babe, i want you to stay here." Rex said, standing. Lightfoot stood up in protest.

"But-"

"No buts, we both know that you need to stay. I will not let you go into battle while you're pregnant!"  Lightfoot shushed him.

"Alright, but you come back, our little one deserves to know the loyal father they'll have."

Storm sighed. Hail had Luna, Aires had Blue, and Lightfoot had Rex. Storm didn't have anypony however. Maybe it was for the best, he had a dream that he was sure was a sign. Storm doubted he would see the end of this war. As he was going over his battle plans, Celestia walked in.

"Oh, Celestia." He stood up and saluted her. She pulled his hoof down and Storm smelled something sweet in the air.

"C-Celestia, are you in heat?" He asked. She looked down, blushing deeply.

"Storm, I feel so embarrassed to ask this of you, but i like you.... a lot. W-Will you... help me?" She asked, stuttering. Storm blushed as he realized what she was asking him to do. He had feelings for the mare, but didn't know how far they went. Should he do this to her? So close to a battle, if he was claimed by the war it would destroy celestia. Storm didn't want to die without having had a true relationship though, so he slowly nodded. celestia kissed him slowly and passionately. Storm returned the kiss, sliding off his helmet and armor. Celestia blushed as she saw the taunt muscles of the stallion and storm blushed as he looked over celestia's beautiful body. He kissed her again, pushing her on the bed and slowly rubbing her marehood with a hoof. Celestia gasped.

"S-storm...... that feels so good....." She said, her own hoof gliding up and down his now erect cock. Storm slowly kissed Celestia's neck and slid into Celestia's tender Pussy. celestia blushed even darker now, the passion of the whole ordeal could fog up several thousand mirrors. Storm panted as he thrust into Celestia, slowly at first, so he wouldn't hurt her, then he picked up speed as her clit had adjusted to his presence. Storm's cock reached deep into celestia, it throbbed as precum entered her warm pussy. Celestia kissed Storm deeply and matched his thrusts with her hips. The two carried on into the night, knowing that in the morning, a bloody battle would ensue.

The battle for Ponyville

The six friends stood in a circle, each had their armor and weapons ready.

"Alright, so the orders are to cut down any guards that attack us, spare civilians, and take Ponyville by the end of the day." Storm said.

"Ok, so how the fuck do we get past the barricades?" Hail asked.

"Celestia and Luna are very powerful. they'll take care of any barricades or walls. I want to see you all at the end of this, So no dying!" Storm said, hugging them.

"Damn Storm, I really wanted to try death!" Blue said, laughing. The group broke the circle and walked out to their parts of the armies. Storm and Hail raised their swords, the ponies all cheered and charged, Celestia and Luna flying above them blowing up the barricade. Storm was one of the first rebels through, using a spell to blow-up a guard that had a crossbow aimed for him. The guard's blood made a pink mist in the air and Storm took his sword and slashed a guard in half, blood spraying into the air. he looked along the front line as other ponies were stabbing and cutting down the guards. A pony ran in front of Storm and towards a guard. The guard raised a spear, impaling the pony on it, blood leaked onto the guard as he flung the spear to the side, throwing entrails and blood across the line of ponies that were charging.

"Bastard!" Storm shouting, running at him and jumping over the spear, cutting of the guard's head.

Aires and Blue were flying high speed at the cloudsdale battlements. Several pegasi were impaled on spears that the guards held in preparation. Blood and entrails rained down onto the battle below, Aires was stabbing and slashing at several guards, Blue was defending a wounded rebel on a cloud. The battle didn't last long, the sheer number of pegasi against the guards was overwhelming to the power of ten. Blue regrouped with Aires and the other pegasi. Blue smiled, about to hug Aires as he heard a panicked pony yell 'Commander Aires!' and an arrow slammed into  Aires' side. Blue screamed and ran to catch his falling love as the pegasi killed the attacking guard.

Rex was making his attack from a distance, commanding a squad of catapults. They took down defensive towers  around the town.

He smiled as the last tower fell and the Earth ponies cheered.

"Alright boys, let's go kick some ass!" But before he could join his troops, Blue flew down, holding Aires in arms.

"MEDIC!" Rex barked, running to them. Aires wasn't moving and Blue was crying.

"Please, Save him Rex...... Help him....." Rex looked at his friends and moved a hoof to the arrow. He pulled it out and Aires yelped. Rex got his sword heated up and slowly cauterized the wound. Aires was still and not breathing. Blue shook him, tears falling down onto the wounded pegasus's face.

"Wake up, please Aires, wake up!" He shouted, shaking and hugging Aires close. Rex sighed and put a hoof on Blue's shoulder.

"Blue, he's gone..." Blue's sobs increased in volume upon hearing this.

Storm panted as he faced down General Blood.

"Get out of my way!" Storm shouted at him. Blood shook his head.

"No brother, I will not." Blood drew his sword and ran at Storm. Storm lept up, dragging his blade across Blood's back.

"Damn you Nathan! Damn you for making me do this!" Storm shouted, tears falling down his cheeks.

"M-My name........... Is............ Blood......." Blood said, falling over and dying. Thus, Ponyville and Cloudsdale were liberated... but at what cost?

To Kill A King

Aires was buried the next morning by Blue. Blue was completely emotionless now, all he wanted to do was kill the enemy. Storm buried his brother next to their parents, wondering how he would tell Spring that he had to kill Nathan. Celestia stood next to Storm, laying her head on him. Rex was trying to clean Aires' blood off of his armor. Hail was sitting with Luna.

"Today we'll charge Everfree castle..." Celestia said, standing up straight. "And we'll win. For Aires, and all the brothers and sisters we've lost to this war..."

"This isn't a war, war's take months, years to complete, this is just one big battle...." Rex said, finally washing the blood off of his armor. Luna hugged Hail as Blue stood up.

"Let's get this over with." He picked up a sword and flew to his battalion.

Abyss flew into a rage.

"What do you mean the rebels sacked Ponyville AND Cloudsdale?!!" He screamed at the guard in front of him.

"S-sir... commander blood is dead...." The guard stuttered out. Abyss sat down in his throne and put a hoof to his head.

"If they can take Ponyville and cloudsdale, they could take this castle....." Abyss said, then, he had a strike of genius.

"Guard, have some of our soldiers join their army. then when they least expect it, have them kill the commanders of the rebel army. They'll flee    without their precious leaders!"

"R-Right away sire."

Storm kissed Celestia, hugging her tightly.

"You come back storm, come back and be with me." She said, looking into his eyes. Storm smiled and nodded.

"New recruits! Looks like deserters!" Rex yelled as the guards ran up and bowed.

"We are tired of Abyss, we wish to be free." They said. storm thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes, we can use you."

In Everfree Castle, everypony could hear Spring's howls as her foal was being born. It was a long and grueling experience, but at the end of it, Abyss was smiling at his son. A black stallion with red eyes and a purple mist flowing from his eyes.

"I shall name him Sombra. And he shall be a great ruler! Guard, take him to the crystal empire and have my brother raise him." Despite Spring's protests, they young colt was taken away to another place.

Storm and the other unicorns were running a battering ram into the door of the castle.

"Ready? Heave!" He said, over and over again. The pegasi were flying above the courtyard of the castle, dropping rocks and stones on the guards below as they fought off Abyss's ariel forces. Blue charged the guards, driven by rage. Then Abyss's planted soldier dove down, burying his sword in Blue's back. Storm looked up then his eyes widened as he realized they were assassins. He turned and stabbed the traitor behind him. Storm looked up to see where Blue had fallen. His fellow soldiers had caught him and set him in the rebel camp. Storm looked around and Saw Hail leading a charge through a hole in the castle wall. An arrow was shot and it pierced his neck. Storm's mouth dropped as he ran to his friend.

"Hail! HAIL!" He screamed, grabbing Hail's limp body and carrying him to the camp. Storm was filled with an uncontrollable rage, three of his friends now lay dead, claimed by the battle. He ran back to the battle.

Rex had his spear in his mouth, stabbing and slashing through legions of guards. He panted as he started to tire, but he kept going. He thought of Lightfoot, and how  much it would hurt her if he didn't come home, so he kept fighting. He eventually made it to the Hold's main gate. He started hacking at it with his axe. Storm and dozens of other ponies joined in as they finally knocked down the door.

There were several guards waiting for them and Rex was stabbed in the leg as countless other ponies were mowed down by a line a crossbows. Storm was filled to the brim with rage upon seeing them wound Rex. He rose up on shadows as he took one large stomp. Shadows came from the ground and thrust themselves through the guards, solidifying and killing them. As the other rebels were taking care of Rex, Storm rose up to the throne room. Abyss turned around and put his sword to Spring's neck.

"I'll kill her if you take another step!" He shouted. As he wasn't looking, spring bucked him towards Storm and storm held out his sword, impaling Abyss with it. Black Blood dribbled down Abyss's lip as his eyes widen. He frowned and slowly lifted his sword, stabbing Storm. Spring shouted and Ran to the two, Abyss died like a coward, lying on the floor. Celestia flew in and caught Storm as he fell.

"No Storm! Please don't go!" She Yelled, tears spilling down her face as she held Storm. Storm smiled weakly and put a hoof on celestia's heart.

"Make sure... we're not... forgotten..." Storm uttered his last words and faded away into a peaceful afterlife.

Legacies

After the battle, everypony rejoiced, except Luna and Celestia. The deaths of four friends laid heavily on their consciousness. Rex and Lightfoot spent the rest of their days together, raising a colt they affectionately name Starswirl. Celestia and Luna later offered Spring a place as a princess for her helping the war victims, but Spring rejected, and spent much of her time searching for her lost colt, whom Luna and celestia had to later Imprison, then the mane 6 had to kill him.

"Wow, look at this!" The young Pink mare said to her mother. She pulled out a old and rusted cannon.

"P-Party C-cannon..." She read, "Mom, It's a party Cannon! Can I keep it, pleeeeeeeease?" She asked her mother.

"Pinkie Pie... if Celestia says it's ok." Pinkie's mother said. Celestia walked down to the old room they were in.

"Oh that's where that went." Celestia said, about to take it to Luna. Upon seeing Pinkie's Sad reaction celestia sighed.

"I guess you want this, huh?" She said. Pinkie Pie bounced up and down.

"Yes, Yes, Yes, oh yes please!" Pinkie shouted. celestia shrank it to pinkie's size.

"It will grow with you. Take good care of it.... My friend made it. Now, what are you two doing in the Lost-and-Found?" Celestia Asked them.

Rarity and her mother were looking through a pile of old armor and dresses.

"Remember daughter, you shouldn't waste good clothes." He mother said, picking up a helmet with an S carved on it. Celestia walked over, stopping in her tracks upon seeing her lover's helmet.

"My goodness, Celestia, are you ok?" Rarity's mother asked.

"Y-Yes, i remember that helmet..." Celestia said. Rarity looked at it for a minute, then smiled.

"It's shiny, may i have it miss Celestia?" Rarity asked, looking up at  the princess. Celestia smiled and nodded.

"This book is so interesting!" Twilight shouted.

"What's it about Twily?" Shining Armor asked.

"How Celestia and Luna came to power!" She said, reading it intently. Celestia walked in the library and smiled, seeing the youth reading on Equestrian history.

"Celestia flew up to Cloudsdale and saw Rainbow Dash wearing goggles that Aires and Blue made.

"Man, these are so cool!" She yelled, zipping through the air.

Celestia flew down to Everfree forest and saw Fluttershy. She was holding up a tiara that was Lightfoot's.

"G-Gosh, t-this is so pretty..." Celestia smiled.

Celestia flew to the apple farm. Applejack was trying to buck down some apples when a straw hat that belonged to Rex.

Later in their lives, celestia and Luna saw the Six become great friends.

"Sis, why does this seem so familiar?" Luna asked and celestia laughed.

"Because we've seen this before."