Equestria's Supreme Commander

I jumped out of bed just as Celestia's sword plunged downward, burning where my chest had been a second before . "How th efuck did you get here without anyone seeing you? Or sensing you, at least?"

"Do you really think I'd tell you?" Celestia said. "Perhaps just before I land the killing blow, but not before, I will tell you. And I'm sur eyou know why I'm here."

"Yeah: try and kill me," I said as I got into a fighting stance, even though it'll do me little good against an alicorn, and even by air, it'll take a while for my ACU to get here. "With how much you hate me, doesn't take a genius to figure out your motive. You do know even if you kill me, you'll still die. The Seraphim will just use you until enough of their people are here, then they'll kill you, and everyone who follows you. Believe me, it would have happened where I came from if we hadn't stopped it."

"You lie," Celestia said. "The Seraphim would never kill a fellow follower of The Way."

"Really?" I asked. "Which of us has seen them in action more? You, or me? I've seen what they're capable of and are willing to do They don't care about any but their own kind."

"Then I'll cross that bridge if it comes," Celestia said. "But for now, it's time I remove the more dire threat." With that, she jumped at me, and I just barely was able to avoid it with a roll to the side, the blade burning where I had been standing a moment ago.

She probably anticipated that, though, as she kicked me in the chest as I stopped with enough force to send me through the wall. Thankfully, I had been paranoid enough to wear some level of armor under my clothes. As such, I didn't take any injuries. Still, I rolled on the floor and in the main hall. I had thought the sound of that would have caused the others to come running, but, as Celestia stepped through the hole, I heard not but my breathing and her hoofsteps on the crystal floor. What the hell did she do, cast a silencing spell?

"Nopony will be here to save you this time, demon," Celestia said as her blade began to be engulfed in flames. "It is just you and me."

"Yeah," I said, "and in the past, I always won without help from ponies. Not because of any powers, but because I'm able to adapt to any circumstance."

"Then let's see how you adapt to this," Celestia said just as Twilight walked out of the room next to the one I had been in, and a small smile adorned Celestia's face.

"Oh, Princess," Twilight said, catching me off guard, "what are you doing here?" The fuck is going on?

"Hello, Twilight," Celestia said. "I'm simply here to bring this demon to Canterlot for examination. Would you care to help me out?"

"Of course, princess," Twilight said before a sword just appeared in her hands.

Where the hell did that come from? I thought to myself, but didn't have time to guess as Twilight swung the sword at my head.

"Twilight, what are you doing?" I asked, but she didn't seem to hear me.

"Princess, did it just try to speak?" Twilight asked Celestia.

"No, id didn't," Celestia replied. "It is but an animal that we need to examine to protect Equestria."

"Well, if it's to protect Equestria," Twilight said before I was suddenly thrown out of the castle, so fast I didn't even process it until I had already landed in front of Rarity's house.

"I hate life right now," I muttered as I stood up, my body not aching for some reason. Probably just adrenaline.

Anyway, just as I stood up, the two alicorns teleported in front of me, swords in hand. "How come my friends and I just don't use our rainbow powers on it?" Twilight asked Celestia.

"Because it may very well be able to escape it," Celestia replied just as I saw a shimmer behind her, and thought I saw Rarity behind her, as well as a faint yell, one that I could not make out, the shimmer fading just as quickly as it came.

Okay, so Rarity's invisible and is most likely controlling Twilight on Celestia's orders, but that wouldn't explain why no one but us are out. Maybe a sleep spell? Who knows, I just know that when the Deceivers get here, it'll go away. Damn it, why'd I have to have my ACU at Alpha? Even by air, it'd take to long to get here. "You do realize that even if you beat me, you'll have the others to deal with, right?"

"No, they've already been taken care of," Celestia said, and it din't seem as if Twilight had heard. As she said this, I again heard the yelling, louder, but still not clear. Just what's going on.

Anyway, before the three of us could make the next move in this fight, there was an earthquake, and rocks seemed to pulse up from the ground, and ensnared me. "As for you, I actually think it better if your memories were erased, and became one of my loyal soldiers," Celestia said before she strode up to me, and raised her sword. Why would she raise her sword to erase my memories. Killing someone doesn't do that.

Wait. There is one time that happened.

I closed my eyes just as the sword came down, and, though I felt it's heat, the blade did not touch me. "What?" Celestia said before the rocks around me shattered, and I stood up.

"A clever plan," I said. "Nearly had me fooled. But it was your last action that gave you away. You said you would erase my memories, but you brought your sword up to kill me. It just so happens a form of entertainment from where I come from did the same thing: killing someone just to erase their minds. Only place that happens is in their minds."

"So, you're smarter than you look," Celestia said as dream Twilight vanished. "Still, you can't beat an alicorn in combat."

I scoffed as I summoned one of my favorite up close and personal weapons, the Halo Energy sword. Hey, when in one's mind, anything goes. Besides, this thing was meant for dueling. "Yeah, in the real world, maybe, but the reality is that we aren't in the real world: we're in my head, which allows me to do this," I said, snapping my fingers, making both Celestia's horn and wings disappear. "Now you can't do shit unless it's by the sword. And believe me, I've seen enough of this sword," I said, igniting the energy swords dual blades, "and imitated enough of those moves to know how to use it. In other words, more accurately those of one of my favorite anime villains, reality's tough, wear a cup, bitch."

She growled at me. "Even so, you won't be able to beat me in the real world."

"Yet I'm the one with an army at my beck and call," I said. "But I want some rest and no excitement for a while, so bye," With that, I snapped my fingers, and she disappeared, and I was back in the castle. More accurately, my room. "Better," I said as I jumped onto my bed, and slept in my dream. Waking up's going to be confusing, that's for sure.