GTA V Equestrian crisis

"Wait don't leave!" Twilight continues to plea.
"Why shouldn't we?" Viking asks.
"We've only known you for a short time, you've both done Equestria a great service. Surly you could stay awhile longer and tell us more about yourselves?" Princess Cadence inquirers.
"No." Demon replies uncaring.
"Ehem, I would still very much like to speak with you both about something I rather not discuss in public." Princess Celestia says just loud enough for them to hear.

Demon and Viking stop and turn halfway around, looking at her with hidden faces.

"Just one question." Demon begins. "Is there money in it?"
"Yes." She replies.

Demon stops and ponders his options for a moment. He would love nothing more than to feel the owl and monkey's blood running down his sword onto his hands, but as of right now he doubts that his vast reserve of human currency called the dollar is of high value here in this land. He may have to start from nothing and work his way up from the bottom again, for the third time in a row. Not a thought that made him happy, but it is what it is and he needs anything he can get.

Demon glances at Viking whom nods once. Demon then faces their M.O.C. Staring.

"So...are you guys staying or..." Before Rainbow Dash could finish her sentence, the M.O.C blinked into none existence.

The group looks dumbfounded and shocked.

"Oh darlings your home!"
"Give it a moment." Viking says.

With that said, a new vehicle appears in its place. Leaving all the ponies awestruck.

"W-what is that!" Spike questions.
"Don't worry about it." Demon replies.
"Wow awesome!" Rainbow Dash zips around the vehicle while flying. "What is this thing?"
"Its called the Avenger, don't touch." Demon says pulling out a small remote.

Pushing a big black button, the rear door opens as Demon hand gestures toward the entrance.

"Ladies first."
"So cool!" Spike says trying to hold back his excitement.
"Oh my, what a cute little contraption!" Discord taunts growing to an enormous size spinning the right side propeller. Having his finger shot promptly by Viking with his Heavy Revolver Mk. II, that had a red dot mounted sight, flashlight under barrel and Muzzle compensator.

The crowd panics and everyone starts running away screaming.

"Ow!" Discord yelps shacking his lion paw finger.
"Try that shit again im'ma blow off the rest of your fingers." Viking quips.
"Now why would you do something like that?" Applejack yells covering her ringing ears.
"I believe we were clear before but let me reiterate, don't touch anything unless we say its ok.

The Sun and Moon Princesses turn away back to the Avenger are the first to explore the alien aircraft, stepping slowly into the Avenger's interior. They were curious as to what this Avenger thing was. The first area of the Avenger's haul had plenty of wiggle room to spread out, they noticed the wall on the right had an assortment of tools aligning them, with the left had what appeared to be spray paint cans and a tool box built into the wall itself. As the rest of group piles in, the personal guard of the royalty tries to board.

Demon and Viking pass them by nonchalantly before standing next to a weapons workbench table, blocking off the rest of the haul.

"This isn't a public square, tell you're guards to wait outside." Demon tells Celestia.
"You assume to command me?" Celestia asks incregiously.
"You are on our aircraft and you will obey if you wish to have our services!" Demon points at Celestia with no patience for her back talk.

The elements, Spike, Cadence and Shining Armor shoot Demon a dirty look, Before Celestia Sighs.

"Leave us." She waves them off.

The guards wordlessly bow their heads before leaving the haul.

"Thank you." Demon says turning to sit at one of the gun turret seats.

There were three of these kinds of seats, Viking Sits next to Demon in the other gun turret seat, the last of which was taken by princess Celestia which was at the opposite corner of the gun deck.
To the right of viking was a terminal that had a green grid background with the display 'stand by . .' on screen the the left of it were two seats hanging off the wall. Three more of these wall seats were in the opposite corner on the other side of the gun deck.

"First come first serve, grab a seat while you can." Viking warns.

Rainbow Dash took the furthest seat to the front of the haul, opposite wall from Demon and Viking. Pinkie Pie sat down next to her, followed by Fluttershy. Rarity and Applejack took the two remaining seats towards the rear entrance.
Luna feeling adventurous, walks to the front end of the haul to meet an end with two doors and two lockers.
The locker in the wall to the left reads as 'Wardrobe' with white letters a shirt hanger printed above.
The locker in the back wall reads as 'Armory Authorized Personnel Only', between them was a door that had a big red lit up sign that reads as 'Secure Flight Deck' in white letters.
The last door on the right has a White lit up sign the reads as 'Exit' in red letters.

"This contraption is a flying machine?" Luna questions.
"Yes." Demon simply replies.
"Fascinating!"

Discord appears normally sized in the rear of the haul. "Yes...Quite!" He grumbles bitterly. Earning a small chuckle from Viking. Discord approaches pointing two fingers at his own eyes then pointing them at Viking, whom returns with a gesture of his own, that being the middle finger.

"Now down to business," Demon starts. "What is it you want?"
"For starters let us be transparent, you are not bounty hunters."
"Thank you!" Discord throws his arms in the air.
"What makes you say that?" Demon questions.
"You may be alien to our world, but I have seen the resources the common human possesses in the short time I've been in contact with your kind. You have so far shown that you have a vast amount more resources, given what I've seen of you on the news, you are some kind warrior. A professional in fact."

The haul remains silent for a few moments before being broken by Viking.

"So you figured us out." He says clapping. "Gold star for you!"
"Wait...you lied to us?" Twilight asks looking hurt.
"Not entirely." Demon says. "If there's a price on someone's head we find to be high enough to be worth our time, we tract them down, capture or kill them. Or if you need a temporary extra sword and axe on your side for your military needs."
"So you're both mercenaries?" Shining Armor cuts in. "Typical, no honor beyond the coin purse!"
"God damn right!" Viking enthusiastically exclaims.
"Honor has its place, the battle field isn't one of them." Demon replies. "Fulfilling contracts is however where we tend to keep our honor. Give us a job, we see it through."
"Then I wish to test that claim, come to Canterlot and prove your worth, we'll see if your for the job."
"Until we know what the job is why should we care?" Demon asks. "You're not very compelling with you not so transparent offer."

Celestia sighs pinching her nose between her eyes.

"Very well, I want you both to eliminate a bandit hive by yourselves."
"That's all?" Demon asks as if surprised himself.

The former knight laughs. "Oh the stones on these two!"
"Shining, your daughter is right here!" Cadence hisses.
"Oh, sorry dear..."
"That's all, you say? You're confidence makes me all the more curious." Celestia a hand to her chin in thought.
"You believe you can defeat an entire bandit hive just the two of you?" Luna asks with raising an eyebrow.
"How much are you offering?" Viking chimes in.
"fifty-thousand bits each." Princess Celestia offers.

Everyone looks at her shocked at such a high amount.

"Beg your pardon Princess Celestia but that is a lot of gold to be givin' somepony, even fer a job like that!"
"Whoa, you guys are already making mad gains!" Spike comments.
"Must be a big hive?" Demon questions.
"One of the biggest yes."
"So, we come to this Canterlot and undergo this test of yours. Then you send us out to do some wet work under the radar." Demon sums up her offer.
"Yes."

Demon looks over at Viking, whom nods silently in agreement, Demon nods back at him.

"Deal." He simply says.
"Good." Celestia smiles. "How soon can we be off?"
"Immediately."
"Excellent, everypony come!"
"Awe, but I wanted to ride in the alien thingy." Pinkie Pie whines.
"You can ask them if its ok."
"Demon, Viking can I..."
"Don't touch any buttons and don't make to much noise."
"Yippy! Pinkie Cheers loudly before realizing her mistake. "Oops I mean yippy!

Demon stands up from his chair, looking at Viking.

"You feel like piloting?"
"Damn straight!" Viking stands up as well. "Let me change real quick." He walks around the back turrent's corner.
"Um...excuse me Mr. Demon?" The timid yellow Pegasus speaks. "Um... would it be ok if some of us ride in your flying machine, it would fun to ride in an alien aircraft."
"Again, don't touch any buttons or be to loud. Grab an open seat, if you run out of room figure something out or get out."
"Dibs!" Rainbow Dash bolts to the nearest seat, that being one of the more comfortable turret seats that Viking was sitting in.

Pinkie Pie jumps to the seat in the far back, followed by Fluttershy and Rarity. While Twilight, Starlight and Applejack take the three seats closest to the front. Spike sits where Demon sat, next to Rainbow Dash. As they all sit, Viking comes back around the corner wearing a new outfit.

His balaclava was gone, in place of it was a black half face mask that went up to his nose. He had some type of goggles strapped onto his head. The girls found them strange considering the seemed to have three eyes, when he himself clearly only had two. He had Black tactical boots and a Crye Precision combat uniform, with a pattern that made the girls and spike think of the scales of a snake, colored with black and shades of grey. He wore a black harness with two rifle mags lining it on each side. On his right leg, he had a drop leg holster carrying his Mk.II Heavy Revolver.

"You guy's have some weird clothes compared to other humans." Spike comments.
"We're not like other humans." Viking turns walking to the flight deck.

Demon does the same saying "Enjoy the flight." as he follows behind Viking.

The door slides shut behind them, leaving the elements alone to themselves.

"I can't believe we're in an alien aircraft!" Twilight wiggles in her chair.
"Yes while I can understand your excitement dear, I would have expected an alien race to have more lavish travel accommodations?"
"Well yeah but, these guys are some type of alien warriors. I imagine the more fancy stuff is used by the high class of their civilization." Starlight responds to Rarity.

With a sigh, Rarity moves around a bit to get as comfortable as she can. "I suppose so."
"You know there's an open seat where Princess Celestia was sitting right?"

As Rainbow Dash says this, Discord appears in said seat filing his nails.

"Was open..." She roles her eyes.
"What?" Discord says with innocence in his voice. "It was the only one left!"
"Discord." Fluttershy sighs. Making him bat his eyelashes with big puppy dog eyes.
"So what do you think this thing can do!" Pinkie Pie interjects.
"Oh I don't know, oh I should ask later when we arrive at Canterlot!" Twilight squeals.
"I wonder how how fast this thing goes!"

A audible *Ping* sounds from the haul's intercom, getting everyone's attention.

"Ladies and Dragon this his your captain speaking , we are being waved in by your princess's personal guard to follow. If you are pink and are a hooker that means you!"
"Your a hooker! Pinkie Pie shouts back, getting a laugh from Rainbow Dash and Spike.

The Avenger begins to rumble to life, exciting all but discord. Whom was sitting cross-eyed with a blank expression.

"Beginning our assent."

Butterflies flutter in the girl's stomachs as the feel themselves lifting off the ground, a whirring sound becoming louder.

Flipping switches and pushing buttons, Viking pulls back on the throttle. The Avenger gradually pulling up, becoming level with the four of five rulers chariot.
Prince Shining Armor, Princess Cadence, Celestia and Luna, looking back at the Avenger's into the flight deck At Demon and Viking. Before turning around to face forward, Princess Celestia gestures to her chariot Pegasus guards with her right hand to fly to there destination.
As the chariot speeds off, the Avenger's propellers shift from their vertical position, pointing forward for increased speed.

"So, a bandit hive that's worth fifty thousand each, must be big?" Viking thinks out loud.
"Must also be somehow more cost effective to send us, instead of her own forces." Demon ponders.
"That's mildly concerning."
"Yes, it is though?"
"What do you mean?"
"Cost effective."

"Sister, I have a question?"
"Yes Luna?" Celestia raises an eyebrow.
"It would be far more cost effective to mobilize our knights, even with the expenses of food, water and transport?"
"I was thinking the same thing princess, besides they're sell swords! We can trust in our knights honor to take care of these low lives, praying on the ponies of Baltimare."
"You are both correct."
"Then why them princess Celestia?" Cadence questions.
"They are alien warriors, we don't yet know of all their capabilities. So far we know they were able to repel a lager force of their own kind, with equal technologically advanced weapons. Weapons that devastated Ponyville's guard garrison swiftly and with little effort, these two are among the few that stood beside Ponyville and survived. Imagine what they could against untrained bandits with inferior weapons camping out in the woods. But first, I would like to see their capabilities against us, on our level."

"You Know, princess Celestia did say she wanted to test them. I wonder what she has in mind?" Starlight openly questions.
"It probably has something to do with their skills obviously, she wants to know if there up to the task! Spike answers.

The group exchanges looks, contemplating the future.

"Your right spike, we can only know when we get there." Twilight finishes.

Silence takes over the haul for a few moments before Rainbow Dash sighs audibly.

"What's wrong Rainbow?" Fluttershy asks.
"Where on an alien flying machine and all we can do is make small talk to pass the time?"
"Well you could talk big about yourself like you always do." Discord mocks, getting Rainbow Dash more annoyed.

She unbuckles her seat belt and walks over to the flight deck door.

"Rainbow get back here!" Applejack shouts over the rumbling.

Rainbow Dash ignores her friend, stopping at the door for a moment before sliding it open.

"Hey, you guys!"

Both Demon and Viking's heads turn and look back at her.

"What are doing out of your seat?" Demon asks annoyed.
"Yeah, I get really tempted to barrel roll this sum bitch and when I see people out of there seats." Viking half jokes.

Rainbow Dash rolls her eyes.

"Whatever dude, hey listen. Its cool you let us ride and all but we're just making small talk back here. Got anything to do to past the time on this thing?"
"Exactly what you've been doing, this is a military grade helicopter troop transport vehicle. So unless we get attacked out of nowhere and we're desperate enough for extra gun operators, your going to have to deal with it." Demon says sternly.
"Oh come on dude, there's nothing you can do?"
"Actually, Demon." Viking starts. "We've been flying silent so far, wanna turn on some music?"
"Oh, yeah true." Demon nods. Alright kid, go back to your seat, we'll put some music on for you."
"I'm twenty two ya know!" Rainbow Dash retorts.
"And I'm old enough to be your daddy." Demon quips.
"Eww!" Rainbow Dash shuts the door.
"Nice one." Viking comments.

Demon pulls out his phone and Bluetooths into the Avenger.

"Wait wait!" Viking stops him. Demon looks up from his phone at Viking.
"What?"
"Dude, I should turn on the external speaker systems and you should blast some heavy metal!"

Demon looks between his phone, friend and the chariot they were following, before nodding twice.

"Fuck Yes, lets do it!" Demon says.

"As much some would deem it unprincess like, Luna wanted to complain about how these flights were always boring. Sure they had aliens following behind them in a war machine but still, all there was to do is look at the land below as they passed over.

"If only something interesting would happen one of these trips."

(Dream Evil - The Book of Heavy Metal)

"METAL!" A voice suddenly roars at her from behind.

Making all four of them including the chariot Pegasus pullers jump and look back.

"MMMMM *gasp* MMMMM *gasp* MMMMM *gasp* MMMMM *gasp*"

They see that both Demon and Viking are slowly head banging in unison, making the 'rock and roll' hand as they do.
Luna covers her mouth trying to hide her laughter of both confusion and amusement.
Cadence looks down at her foal, believing she would break out into a crying fit, being startled by the sudden loud music. Only to find that Flurry Heart was still smiling, making the 'rock and roll' hand gesture with both her little baby foal hands.
Cadence looks to her husband, whom was looking back at her, having witnessed the display as well.

"She is a daddies girl!" Shining Armor lovingly mocks, getting a disbelieving laugh from her.
"We're going to have to make another baby for me then." Cadence teases back.
"Hey, I am not going through that shi..." Shining Armor catches himself looking down at his daughter, then back at his wife."Drama again!"

"Jeez what a jerk, I just wanted something to keep myself busy!" Rainbow thought to herself, looking annoyed as she sat back down and buckled in.

"Soooo what'd they say!" Pinkie Pie asks bouncing in her own seat.
"They said they put some music on."
"Oh neat, alien music!" Pinkie squeaks.
"Really, how fascinating their species have composed music of their own!" Twilight wiggles.

"METAL!"

It was no where near as loud as the external speaker system. But still loud enough to startle most of the group.

"MMMMMM *gasp* MMMMMM *gasp* MMMMMMM *gasp*"
"Hey yeah!" Rainbow perks up at the tune, hearing the guitar, then hearing it joined by another one and lastly the drums.
"Well...at least some of us can enjoy it." Rarity sighs.

Rainbow Dash head bangs to the music picking up and soon Spike joins her, followed by Pinkie Pie being a bit more enthusiastic with the motions.

"Its gunna be a long flight." Applejack deadpans.

Two guard sentries stand with spears in hand, one yawns raising an armored glove hand to cover his mouth. The other taps her feet on the stone ground, trying to alleviate the pressure from standing in place for so long.

"Hey." The stallion guard starts.
"Yeah?"
"You ever wonder why we're here?"
"Its one life's great mysteries."
"What, no I mean why are we always put on sentry duty and never given patrol instead?"
"Oh yeah, true..." She sighs. "Would be nice to move around rather than stand here for eight hours."
"I know right?"

They stand there in silence for a few moments, before the mare's ears perk up. Her counter part takes notice.

"What's wrong?"
"Shhh, listen!"

He does as instructed, hearing a low rumbling noise gradually becoming louder. They could only tell its general direction to their left.

"What is that?" She asks.
"Hell if I know?"

Other guards posted nearby begin looking into the sky curious. A captain calls up to them.

"Sentries, what do you see?"
"Nothing from here captain!" The stallion answers.
"I wan't a Pegasus to check it out!"
"Right away captain! A random guard volunteers.

He flies up past the two sentries and into the open air past the castle walls, pulling out a hand held telescope. He looks left and right until finally spotting the source.

"Well, what is it?" The mare calls to the Pegasus.
"Its some type thing that's flying toward Canterlot, and I think I see the Princess's sky chariot just barley keeping ahead!"
"That's not good!" The mare exclaims. "Captain, he says something is chasing her majesties sky chariot back to Canterlot!"
"Sound the alarm, send every available Pegasus guard to her majesties aid!" The captain orders as guards begin running in all directions.

Celestia was still contemplating Demon and Viking's trial. A way to expose their methods and strategies, their individual and cooperative power.
Her thoughts however were interrupted by large numbers of Pegasus clad in golden tinted steel plate armor heading her direction.

"Oh dear, they aren't expecting our guests." She say's to her fellow rulers.
"Yes, this is not good." Luna says.
"We should have them stay back while we sort out this misunderstanding." Shining Amour.
"A wise suggestion prince Armor." Celestia compliments.

Celestia turns halfway around and holds up her hand in a stop gesture.

"They're telling us to stop." Demon says.
"Slowing acceleration and entering hover mode." Viking replies.

As the Avenger slows to a halt, the princess's fly ahead. Within a minute the met the mass of royal guards.

"Halt Knights!" Luna speaks in the royal voice, raising a hand.

They all stop in front of their rulers.

"Your majesties, are you alright? We spotted that thing chasing you!"
"Calm knights, it is not of any harm to us, the elements of harmony are passengers aboard it. It is an aircraft, stand down and make way!" princess Celestia commands.
"Yes your highness, make way!" The lead Pegasus guard commands.

The others obey and spread out wide enough for the Avenger to pass. Luna fires a magic bolt into the air and it explodes, forming the word 'come'.

The Avenger's wings point forward and accelerates toward them. The sky chariot flies though the guard's opening continuing forward. As the Avenger flies past them, the guards hover in bewilderment of the strange contraption.
The sky chariot flies over the castle wall and lands in a wide open courtyard, the Avenger Circles overhead a few times slowing down before returning to hover mode and touching down.
A welcome from the knight guards had lined the stone walkway, the three princesses and prince wait in front of them.

The Avenger's back hatch opens and the girls along with discord and spike step out.

"I've got to get their playlist on my phone!" Rainbow Dash pumps a fist into the air excitedly."
"I could have gone for something a little more soothing in nature." Rarity huffs.
"Yeah, it wasn't my kind of music ether Rarity." Fluttershy softly says.
"Lame you guys!"
"I don't see why we didn't just have me snap my fingers and teleport us here?" Discord nonchalantly says to no one in particular.
"Because your not an alien with a cool flying thingy silly!"
"Girls please!" Twilight pleads, "We're here now can we just move on?"

The Avenger's wings fold into the sides of the aircraft to save on space being taken up. Demon and Viking come walking around the gun deck and out the hatch. Demon without looking, pulls out his remote and hits the hatch button closing it as they come face to face with the group.

"Here we are, so what's test of yours about?" Demon asks princess Celestia.
"I would like to know what my bits are getting me."
"Fare enough."
"I would like to arrange an arena tournament. If you can defeat my knights, I will contract you for your services."
"Uuuuu, sounds like fun!" Viking says becoming excited.
"Very well, challenge accepted."
"Good, I will arrange for the tournament to begin tomorrow morning at ten. In the mean time, girls if you would show our 'guests' to the guest rooms that would be most appreciated."
"Yes princess Celestia!" Twilight eagerly answers. "If you two would please follow me!" She turns and starts walking away.

Demon and Viking follow close behind, them being followed by Spike, Discord and the rest of the girls.

"I look forward to whatever it is you have planed my sister." Luna comments.
"I can't wait to see these sell sword face the might of a knights honor and fall." Shining Armor laughs.
"We shall see prince Armor." Celestia says. "We shall see."

"Here we are!" Twilight Says opening the rooms door.

It was more or less the same as Twilight's castle guest's room, the main difference being less crystal more stone work. Otherwise you have your standard, flat screen TV, dressers, closet, bathroom and two king sized beds.

"Gucci!" Viking jokes.
"Yeah." Demon agrees, seeing the large bed and deciding to take advantage of his free time. Demon removes his helmet and drops it on the bed closest to him, claiming it as his in doing so.
"And if there's anything else I can...oh"

Twilight trails off realizing Demon had removed his helmet, she could't help but to stair, she had only caught a glimpse of it before. Now here she was, three feet away able to clearly take in all his features.
His short light brown hair with graying areas that was shaved down to maybe an inch around the sides and back, leaving it a couple inch's longer on top with a goatee for facial hair. Lightly wrinkled forehead implying if his expression wasn't neutral he was agitated more often then not. While his face was weathered it also looked surprisingly youthful despite the grey areas, she also noticed he had blue eyes. Eyes that were looking right back into hers she resized.

"Need something?" He asks, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh um, no no its just...um well, you haven't really taken your helmet off much sense we met. It feels strange being used to you wearing it all the time."

Demon hums in a way that sounds like long draw out 'oh'. The rest of the group stands out side the door as Demon continues to undo his armor's straps on his upper body.
Viking decides on taking a load off as well, tossing his goggles onto his own bed and his half face mask and chest harness.
Twilight observes Vikings face briefly, seeing his long black hair and scruffy full beard. She noticed he had crows feet by his eyes and a more heavily wrinkled forehead, showing he had laughed much in his life. Despite the battle scar going across
the bridge of his nose to his left ear just under his eye.

Demon has only gotten to his shoulder pauldrons, chest and back armor plate that was held to his torso by straps loosened at his sides and was now removing his gauntlets connected to his armored gloves.

"Um, hey guys. Is it cool if we come in or what?" Rainbow asks from the door on behalf of the group.
"I'm cool if you are bud." Viking says to Demon, plopping down on his bed and laying back.

Demon wordlessly waves them in, they all enter one after the other. Demon having striped the upper half of his armor away and dropped it at the foot of his bed, takes his combat top off. Revealing his strong and defined mussels with scared skin, his tattoos were also revealed.

His back had two crossed Gladius swords and the words 'MOLON LABE' over them written in Greek, along with a black wreath on ether side of them. His left arm had a depiction of a dragon that was serpent like in its form, wrapping itself around a sword that the girls and spike didn't recognize, other than Demon having one that looked the same. On his right arm's shoulder were eagle like feathers that reached down to his wrist. Lastly he had an Eagle head on his left pectoral, with simple wing design behind its head. Three stars above it and below its head were the words 'strike force' over a 'V' design, a wreath circling around all previously mentioned designs. With a large black circle highlighting it all.q

"Oh we're having that kind of party eh?" Viking removes his own shirt, tossing it to his bedside and standing up doing a playful mocho man flex.

He had a traditional Thor's hammer on lower chest and a elaborate Nordic sleeve design on his left arm. Lastly on his back was a Norse rune, depicting a mans face inside an hourglass looking metal anvil or some kind of pillar.

The girls couldn't help but to be surprised, they had no idea what to make of their ink.

"A-are those...cutie marks?" Twilight asks.
"What?" Demon looks at her raising an eyebrow.

Twilight traces a finger down the sword on his left arm. Another finger drags along his back's right sword, demon turns his head to see an entranced Starlight Glimmer.

"Do you ponies always touch without asking?"
"Oh, sorry its just...I've just never seen anything like this. Multiple marks one somepony is unheard of!"
"I'm not a pony, what's special about me having multiple tattoos?"
"Tattoos?" Starlight questions.
"The thing you have a finger still trailing on my back."
"Oh." Starlight removes her finger. "Sorry!"
"Alright, I'll admit those look pretty cool!" Rainbow Dash comments. "Where'd you guys get'em?"
"Tattoo parlor shop." Viking shrugs.
"So you can just go and pay somepony to have yourself marked?"
"Yep."
"Do they have any meaning to them?" Fluttershy asks.
"Only the meaning you give them." Demon replies.
"What do they mean for you darlings?" Rarity asks.

Viking plops back down onto his bed before starting.

"Mine are personally about my heritage, tracing back to the Norse people and Viking Warriors."
"Viking warriors? So your name is of warrior culture?" Twilight inquirers.
"Eeeyup." Viking simply responds. Earning a eyebrow raise and small laugh from Applejack.
"So Viking isn't your real name is it?"
"Nope, just homage to my history."
"I see." Twilight puts her fist under her chin.
"What about Demon." Starlight questions. "What do yours mean to you and whats with the hole Demon name?"
"The Swords and quote on my back are in reference to an ancient warrior king and his people. Spartans, its said that king Leonidas said to the Persian invaders to "Come take" when they demanded that the Spartans lay down their weapons. three hundred Spartans and allied Greek forces held back about... twenty thousand Persians for three days."
"That's incredible! They won in three day's against such a large force?" Twilight asks amazed.
"On the third day, a messenger from the allied Greek forces told the Spartan king that the Persians had found a way around their defensive line. Most allied gave up hope and fled. The three hundred stayed to fight along with one thousand Greek allies. They all died buying their homes more time to prepare for the invaders, and so Greece won eventually. Thanks to the efforts of a few warriors whom chose death rather then failure."

The room remained silent, contemplating his short story behind his tattoo.

"As for the feathers on my right arm, I like eagles. As for the dragon and sword on my left arm, I like the Katana sword and dragons. As for my name, its mostly the helmet, that and the state my enemies find their friends bodes in when they find out there dead."

The group still remains silent, only exchanging glances.

"Look, we're gunna get settled in, mind if we get some privacy?" Demon asks.

Without a word Twilight nods, as she and the rest of the group leave closing the door.