Foxes of War

POV...Todd

I stirred in my damn tomb as I felt something hit it. “Another token? Bah!” Skull mac butt-butt groaned as he most likely tried destroying it.

“Wonder if I can even summon someone in here.” I thought to myself as my power up acted funny again.

Just as it activated I heard a message in my head “I am the goddess Palutena, When you are lost or in danger grasp this staff and call on me, and I will be your guide to safety. Those who summon me with evil intent will face my wrath!”

“Huh, someone got displaced as that, well, that’s funny! Hey nightlight, want to come to annoy skull butt?” I asked the Token as my powers surged. Skull butt face roared at me as he tried blocking the summon but couldn’t. Heh, first one in a long time.

Meanwhile, in Palutena’s world, she was busy building her afterlife for the warriors who died in her name, “I hope the other realms I have to build will be easier.” she muttered with a sigh.

A voice echoed in her head, and she sighed, you know what I am going to mess with whoever is summoning me. An impish grin stretched on her face as her form shifted from anthro alicorn to Kuugen Tenko’s giant nine-tailed fox form. Her coat shifted to a creamy gold color as her tails tips turned to a different color representing an element. With a chuffing laugh her now golden eyes filled with mischievous mirth before opening a portal to the one who would summon her.

Once she stepped outside the portal she was surrounded by a cave and heard a string of expletives.

Turning her head she found a skull on the end of a sarcophagus, spitting curses at her, glowing with a familiar orange crimson red color.

“You bloody ass cow! What the fuck can someone like your fat ass can go to help this fucker other than annoy me!” It screamed.

Her right clawed paw slashed at it.

POV...Nightmare Moon

“Hmmm, with that much power the balance has been disturbed weakening Harmony just enough to free us?” The blackhead on my belt mutter. “Nighty baby, seems we may be out of here quicker than expected! Send out your armies!” It called out to me.

“Yes, I doubt my Sister will have been ready yet to counter me now this new power player has entered the field.” I grinned wickedly.

“Oh, your presence in this world just gave Nightmare Moon a get out of jail free card. Hope you like scythes in your face!” The skull chuckled at her. Palutena eats the skulls soul that used to animate it. The sky darkened outside and the sky turned red. Not only that, but Palutena lost the connection to the moon, or feel it turn to blood.

POV...Marian

“Huh...what’s up with the sky?” I asked as the sun turned black, then winked out and a red full moon rose in the sky… Then the sword Victor usually had on his back fell to the ground in front of Berserker, making the Doom Marine jump back. Strangest of all, a glow was coming from deep within Canterlot Mountain.

“Runner! What’s going on?!” I yelled at the Doom Marine as I stopped working the forge.

“What the fuck?” He said, looking up at the sky. “This is… Oh, for fuck’s sake, I think Nightmare Moon is back.”

“But we still have a year!” I whined as Berserker picked up the sword, getting two copies.

“It’s a Token...who had it?” He asked, looking up as white feathers dropped from the sky. “TIA!” He yelled in a panic.

"I am Victor, Warrior of Balance and Mystic of the void. Call my name for a noble cause, and I will heed to the call... Or if you need a company or a guy to talk to, I'm your man." We heard Victor’s Token Vocalize, it's center glowing with each phrase.

“Victor, we don’t have time for your monologuing bullshit, GET OVER HERE, NOW! NIGHTMARE MOON IS BACK!” Berserker growled into the sword.

There was a pause before a crackling was heard, followed by a BANG as he appeared, loaded with guns and carrying an Engram, which spontaneously unfolded into a Minigun-like Assault Rifle. “What!? That's too early!” He yelped, before spotting the Feathers. “CELLY! WHERE IS SHE!?” He roared.

“We don’t know,” I told him as the Chapel-goers went to arm themselves as shadows started taking the shapes and form of monsters. Victor punched one in clear anger, a blast of Rocks bursting from the impact.

I heard sirens coming from Canterlot as soldiers started moving visibly in the air and airships started moving.

“Why is this happening?!” I asked. “Crap Todd!” I yelled, running for his tomb as the others were focused on the shadow beasts… Well, except Victor, he followed me, blasting at the Shadows as he did with his Revolver-esqe gun, which was starting to lose its white parts, with certain parts turning Red.

“You okay?” I asked him as we turned on a ruined block, onto my guarded path to Todd’s tomb, the Crystals I was using for defense were firing off like mad. “How many are there?” I said as Rarity’s wards kept the path clear.

“Don't know, and I am not! Celly’s hurt, I don't know her current status, or if she is alive or dead! Also, I don't know if my Son is alive or dead!” he growled.

“MAWWWW!” We heard a cry from a tree above the path, making us stop and look at a little colt hanging by his diaper. Victor moved So Fast he seemed to teleport, before he was back by my side, comforting the child, whom I noticed, had Wolf's nose, ears, Legs, and teeth, but the eyes, face, wings, and horns of a Pony.

“Its Okay, Apollo, papa’s here.” Victor softly told the Foal… Cub?

“So he’s okay...take him to my manor, Shade should be able to keep him safe,” I told him as I saw Berserker and Runner catching up to us, looking at Rarity’s ward wiping out the shadow beasts from getting to the path. Victor nodded, before a copy of himself appeared, as he passed little Apollo to the clone.

“Take him to the Manor. Keep him safe.” He told the Clone, who nodded as the Baby mewled. “Papa will be back for you, Apollo. Don't think of Worry. Keep up hope.” he told him, kissing his forehead, making the Hybrid babble. “Go,” he told the Clone, who saluted and ran, a crackle of electricity following him.

“Let's move to the Tomb, check it,” I said as all three of them nodded and we rushed to the Tomb, flying down the stairs where we found an anime nine tails fox destroying the seal with ease, next to a staff from the Kid Icarus was near the sarcophagus.

“YOU! What the hell did you do!?” Victor roared, his Energy flaring in his anger.

“freeing the one who summoned me, before it was destroyed he informed me my presence altered the balance and weakened Harmony thus weakening the moon seal,” Palutena remarked

“So wait he’s out?” I asked.

“Still need the damn key,” Todd said from inside. “At least the seals not trying to keep me asleep now. Look what this thing is made off, to destroy it you’d have to level this continent. I’m really happy skully mc butt is gone though, his singing was awful.”

“This all seems like a World of Warcraft expansion.” I said, looking at Victor, “You know, how the Big Bad and its army is banished in a previous game, then it returns in an Expansion for the MMO?”

“So Typical sealed Evil in a Can?” Victor asked as he switched for his gunmetal and bronze Rifle.

“THIS WAY, GIRLS!” We heard Fluttershy as she roared in her bear form. “BIG MAC, ON YOUR LEFT!”

We barely heard his response as a Hell Baron roared in pain. Guess the shadows might be leaving them alone. I’ll have to ask.

I looked to Victor and the Doom Marine as Fluttershy got closer but it was Rainbow Dash that barreled into the Tomb first... And right into my face.

“Ooof!” We both called out.

“Ooh, you Okay, Honey?” Victor asked with a wince.

“Yeah,” I groaned.

“Fuck, CLEAR! GET IN HERE!” Rainbow Dash yelled out as Rarity and half of Ponyville rushed down the stairs. A pink mare was bouncing around like mad till she spotted us and gasped. Before she could rush back out of the cave, an Orange mare grabbed her.

“Hold on there, partner, we all don’t need a party right now.” The Orange mare told her.

“But Applejack! They’re…”

“New, ah get it, but party now will probably get you killed.” The Orange mare scolded as fillies and colts rushed to the corner with the hell flowers.

“Miss, how good are you with guns?” Victor asked Applejack.

“Pretty darn good, but I ain't going there. We need to guard here, for the youngins.” She said, looking over to a particular colt and filly.

“Never said you needed to enter the fray. Just needed to know how many of you know guns,” he said, passing what looked One of the Trust Revolvers he opened in Todd’s temple to her, only Difference being the Cold mist emitting from the cylinder. “In case they break through.”

Soon, Fluttershy walked down in bear form as Big Mac followed. “They’re not going to be around here yet. I wonder what that new girl, Twilight, is doing… She said the Queen herself sent her here study the ruins of the Everfree.” Fluttershy sighed.

“Party now?” Pinkie asked.

“No. We can do that when we win This.” Victor firmly told Pinkie. “Now, it's a case of too soon, and it may just attract Hostile attention,” he explained.

“Awww.” She mewled. He rumpled her Mane, making her squeak.

“Hey, I said when we win This.” he Chuckled before he turned to the others. “Anybody injured?” he asked.

“Granny Smith is hurt.” A yellow filly with red hair told us. Victor nodded, before ramming his greatsword pommel-first into the Ground, casting the Renewal that I was now so familiar with, the healing energy spreading around.

“That should help.” Granny Smith sighed. “Did you target everyone?”

“Renewal, when cast like that, creates a healing aura for anyone I deem ‘Ally’ or ‘Friendly’, and you guys count,” he explained, before he cast Hallowed Ground. “There, should provide a little more protection for a while,” he said.

“She never had an army in the show?” I muttered, looking to the forest from the long staircase. “Where would she be?” I asked

“Probably because here, she likely had help, and maybe had a Longer reign.” Victor hoarsely said, his voice sounding like he was gargling marbles. “In the show, she was alone, and she was sent to the Moon within an hour of her transformation.”

There was a massive explosion in the distance that sent a shock wave that we could feel from here. The entrance to the Tomb glowed a moment as the shaking slackened, but the fighting was dulled for a bit.

“Shit! Did someone set off something like a fucking nuke?!” I yelled as I heard the heavy wards at the moat turned on.

“I doubt it! We’d be dead otherwise!” Victor growled his Gatling Rifle up. “Maybe Celestia is still fighting!”

“What is with all these infernal wards!” We all heard a mare yell outside, “I mean yeah their keeping the Keep save, but now it’s a target!”

Palutena looked on aloof, as the Doom Marines rushed the stairs already. We could hear the generic cackling from here. Causing Palutena to sigh and rolled her eyes.

“Victor, make something to guard these people!” I ordered the wolf as I summoned my bow so I could knock out any magic thrown about and followed the Doom Marines. I Noticed the pink pony dragging Applejack and Rarity, but Rainbow and Fluttershy were already ahead of us.

“Copy that! Deploying Electric Wall and Effigy!” He yelled, spreading his arms and casting a barrier made of electricity, followed by the pelt covering his body to come off and spread clear wings. “Ready!”

“Come on, we have to help Twilight!” Fluttershy yelled as she charged up the stairs in her werebear body. Reaching the keep we found Twilight studying a statue. It had six spheres spaced out from a central dies and they some depiction of gems.

“Hey, I’ve seen you?” Twilight told me as Palutena teleported in behind us.

The mares in the group rushed over to Twilight asking, “Are you okay?” Almost at the same time.

“Um, yes, the Wards in the Keep are keeping the creatures out. Why are you five here?” She asked them as I looked for the source of the laughing. Victor muttered something about her acting like villains from his world

“We’re worried about you.” Rarity said as the Doom Marines and Victor raised their guns and me, my bow, walking around hoping to find Nightmare. Palutena was also looking but I think it was with her ascendant senses. The girls kept talking like we were not in danger though.

“You see her, Palutena?” Runner asked as his right eye glowed from within his helmet.

“Indeed, I see the Saturday morning cartoon villain. Want me to drag her here before she unleashes whatever ‘dread plan’ her unoriginal mind hatched.”

“I’m not liking this.” I mewled as I as I watched the sky. “But yeah, that would help.”

As I said that, some gems fell out of the Statue, bonking the chatting mares in their heads. “What are these?” Twilight asked in confusion.

“Elements of Harmony,” Palutena replied distracted as she conjured a large fishing pole and cast the line.

A spear ripped through the air went straight for me. I barely dodged as the line tugged and a set of armor was brought out. We all blinked at that before the spear shapeshifted and conjured a scythe, trying to attack Palutena. She rolled her eyes, “You girls want to do it or do you want me to?” grabbing the Nightmare by the armor.

“Huh?” Applejack asked as Twilight brought out a book trying to read it fast.

“The Elements! Use the damn trinkets on her!” Berserker told them.

“Ah, aha, Yeah, we can!” Twilight said as gems started floating up around the girls as a black mare fully formed, naked, and launched attacks at Palutena, who just stood there blocking the attack. Shadows attacked the Doom Marines, who used their shotguns to flatten their opponents, Victor covering their flanks as his Gatling rifle fired, while the Elements Charged up, lifting the shocked and worried girls up into the air.

“Fuck off!” I yelled at the creatures and shot tether Arrows to trap them. Berserker rushed them and sliced his way through them, Victor pulling out a gold Pistol and shooting a Shadow that tried to attack him in reload.

“They’re overpowering the Wards!” Runner yelled as the Crystal wards started shattering as the magic in them ran out.

“Don’t worry, they’re not an issue,” Palutena said as Nightmare screamed at her. “Can you six hurry-”

The Elements fired off this rainbow blast that snaked around, confused at all the threats before rushing at Nightmare Moon. “NOOOO, THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING! CELESTIA CAN’T HAVE PLANNED THIS!” The mare screamed as the light built up to blinding levels before canceling out and leaving a blue mare, who was lying unconscious on the floor.

“What!? Fuck you assholes, that plan was working!” A shrunken head yelled at us from the mare’s belt. “Well, at least the Shadows won’t stop with her out.”

Berserker walked over to the unconscious mare and grabbed the head, ripping it from the belt.

“That’s the key,” I said looking at it. “Well, we can get him out. Palutena, are you okay?”

“Finally.” Victor huffed, shooting another Shadow creature that rushed in, standing guard.

“I am fine, thanks for asking. Now let get this show on the road, Celestia get your fine ass out here and do your spiel about how you knew TwiTwi could do it.”

“Hey fuck off, let me go!” The head yelled at Berserker.

“Shut up.” He told the head, squeezing it so as to keep its mouth shut.

“I didn’t,” Celestia Said, walking out holding an injured wing. “I had precautions being made all over the area, but none of them were finished. I guess I’m happy someone made those Wards, it at least lessened the death in the forest, though now some hell portal is opened in the northern part.”

“That was me!” I called out.

“Well then, thank you little Vixen,” Celestia said as she sat in her seat and looked to Palutena. “So why did you say Fine Ass? And has anyone seen my son? I dropped him when Nightmare bum-rushed me, I hope he’s okay.”

“I am married to my world’s version of you, Celestia.” Palutena explained, “Essentially if I didn't find you attractive, my foals wouldn't be alive.”

“He’s safe.” Runner told her. “Victor found him and had a clone of his take him away from all of this.”

“I was freaking out, but glad Apollo is safe,” Victor said, as the Clone walked in, passing his babbling Son to him, giving a short salute before he vanished. “Thanks.”

“Sorry, my love, and that’s good.” The sun goddess sighed. “And I’m Married to you...well, you are a sexy mare.” She said with a chuckle. “Wonder if my Dovahkiin mate would mind sharing me for one night?”

“He doesn't seem like the sharing type, at least in that regard. No offense. “

“I still can’t believe you even managed to talk to me and the boys into having an orgy with you that one time,” Berserker muttered, making Palutena giggle.

“Well, I haven’t checked with him yet either. So he and I will talk about me having other herd members. More so for mates of my own world, I do love him, but I know he can’t be here all the time.” Tia explained.

“I know.” Victor huffed. “Don't like it, but not like I have a choice,” he said, scratching his purring son on the back of his neck. Celestia had an apologetic look before pulling him into a hug and kissing the top of his head. “Hmm,” Victor grumbled.

“Great, now I’m horny,” I muttered under my breath as the Six floating mares charged up again and set the blast out to the surrounding area, blasting the Shadow Creatures, before collapsing unconscious on the floor.

“Actually that's been bugging me, why is a fertile vixen such as yourself single?” Palutena said, curiosity seeping into her tone.

“I actually mated Victor too. Though it was only one time and I’m unsure about... Well, I like him, but the whole other world thing too.” I mewled. “I’m thinking like Celestia, too, I guess.”

“Oh, that's not too difficult, I could just set up my temple here and in Victor's world or I can just create a fixed portal gateway.” Palutena offered.

“There’s actually a method here already,” Celestia said. “And Victor already uses it. They’re called Soapstone Mirrors, but very fragile and hard to move.”

“A royal pain too, since there are quite a few in my World, and some buried So the only way you find them, is when you literally trip and fall right into them.” Victor huffed. “It's how I ended up here without a Token a few times.”

“There’s one to our world shattered just below us in the cave next to Harmony.” Runner told Palutena. “Apparently, the reason why was because the enemies didn’t want to deal with five more pissed off Doom Slayers. So they pussied out and broke it.”

“Well after I charged up harmony she should be able to help defend the mirrors if that is the way you want to go,” Palutena said in response.

“That could work, hold on let me find Victor’s,” Celestia said before Gaia teleported behind her and grabbed her horn.

“My daughter, you are not trying to use high-level magic while severely injured are you?” Gaia asked the Sun Goddess, making Palutena blink. Victor glared at her.

Palutena sighed, “Curaja!” Green sparkles filled the area healing all allies for a lot of health.

“Thank you,” Gaia said. “Tia has a habit of injuring herself further because she forgets she’s injured.”

“Faust, where the Hell were you?” Berserker asked, not sounding happy at the moment.

“In the Void dealing with other creatures. Took me a bit to get back here from where I was.” She voiced turning into a white mare with red mane and tail.

“Wait, Wait, you came from the Void!?” Victor Balked. “Hmm, think I know who I crashed into while testing Eon Trespass the other day,” he muttered.

“Ah...what?” I asked in confusion.

“Ah, that’s why my ass hurts.” She muttered before turning to me, “Hello, my dear Marian, I’m happy you helped keep my other daughter’s...tantrum contained.” The mare said to me in the same motherly fashion as Gaia had. Although, Berserker walked up to her and punched her in the face, making her yelp in pain from it.

“That was for gambling on everybody’s lives.” He told her, making Palutena facepalm and Sigh, Victor blinking at Berserker.

“I did deserve that. But Tia and I’s plan would have worked...We would have had Twilight give the Elements to the Tree. I was originally going to have Celestia do it, or Cadence. But Cadence was needed in the north, and Tia JUST had to get pregnant.” Gaia snarled looking at her daughter. “And I was not expecting Displaced to show up and power up Luna nine months before we were ready.”

“Hey! You were happy I got pregnant and we could have pulled Cadence back at any given time!” Tia yelled, Victor, holding his son close with folded ears and a low growl, getting protective. “Twilight was here to check on the preparations, not deal with our mess!”

Palutena went up to Berserker and grabbed him by the arm and pulled him away, having Runner and Victor follow them down to Todd’s tomb, asking him to give his son to his mother. Now that we have the key. I guess, in hindsight, she didn’t want Berserker causing a scene. Then again, escalating things wasn’t the best idea.

“Right.” Gaia sighed. “Thank you, Marian, your ward helped us a lot...and I feel I should reward you.”

“No, you really don’t have to,” I said as Nightmare started waking up.

“Tia, my dear take your sister to a doctor, there’s a triage in the remains of Ponyville. Guards have secured it.” Gaia told Celestia who nodded and teleported Nightmare and the Six mares away. “Marian, because of your actions, during this crisis and before, I would like to make you a princess of Equestria.”

“Can I stay in the Everfree?” I asked her.

“Yes, my dear. You and others have already started building a community here, there is no reason for them to lose you.” She explained to me.

“So what would this Title entail?” I asked.

“You would be my daughter in name, and have dominion over the Everfree.” She told me. I was shocked by this, I almost fainted on the spot if she didn’t catch me.

“I...What?” I muttered as tried to comprehend what she just said.

“Marian?” She spoke, her voice filled with concern.

“I...yeah I’ll be okay,” I told her. “Yeah, I'm just trying to take that all in,” I said blinking.

“W-Well, uh, take your time.” She told me.

“I guess that makes you my mom here?” I asked.

“Yes.” She nodded.

“So what now?” I asked.

“PARTY!” The pink mare showed and somehow dragged us and the rest of ponyville to the area around my Manor. “I’m leaving the other Displaced so they have some breathing room.”