Foxes of War

POV...Marian

It's been about a month since the whole thing with Palutena, Nightmare Moon and me becoming a Princess, and pregnant...with a personal time skip. I held my five-month baby belly.

“I need a break from Paperwork.” I groaned as picked up the one Token I had. Penny had Victor’s for some reason, and Todd had Palutena. “And everyone else is busy, but I hope one of them is willing to hang out.” I sighed.

I pulled out they’re token and shrugged. “Hope they don’t mind. I really just need a break.” I sighed and powered the Token.

A portal opened soon after and only one of them walked out.

“Huh, I thought all of you would have come,” I said, looking at Berserker I think...though he was a wolf and a dragon. A hybrid?

Well, here’s what he looks like: He had red fur and scales on some parts of his body, from his hands and forearms, his abs, and along some areas of his face, but still resembling a wolf. His hair a bit longer and spiked up more, but was also silvery white. The only difference was his eye coloration, instead of blood red, they were emerald green. He also had horns, that were made out of some kind of red crystal, which also glowed. He had Dragon wings on his back, along with a Dragon Tail, so I guess he could fly if he wanted to, or felt like it. As for what he was wearing, he had a sleeveless, leather trench coat, which was also red and that was left unzipped to show off his muscular body to me, which had the Slayer symbol glowing red on his chest. He had some shoulder armor plating on him, with spikes added to them. Along his forearms were chains wrapped around them, as he wore fingerless, black leather gloves, with four spikes running along his knuckles, and they were also wrapped in chains, only these ones were a separate piece as they formed an X on the back of his hands. As for his pants, you guessed it, leather and black, being held up by a belt, which had a skull engraved on its belt buckle. He must be a real Metalhead with this much metal on him.

My Inner Beast, however, liked it. Very much. So much so that I found myself blushing.

“Uh...hi,” I said feeling a little weak-kneed, but kicking in my belly reminded me of the cubs...pup...fillies?

“Hey.” He nodded to me. “You doing alright?” He asked.

“Yes, just need a break. I have beers from dragons.” I mentioned to him. “Can’t drink yet of course.”

He nodded as he took a glass and poured himself some. “Why not summon my sister to you? She could help you with this.”

“It’s Dragon water, hardest drink of my world. Also, She was here just yesterday and I need a boyfriend right now.” I sighed as I sat on my sofa, thanks to Rarity. “And I don’t need to talk work.”

“Boyfriend, huh?” He chuckled, taking a sip. “Guess I lost that little bet with Pally. Maybe I should start listening to her a little more.”

“Huh?” I asked confused as he started burping fire and smoke.

“Oh, yeah. That hit the spot.” He sighed in content, enjoying the drink. “Well, you didn’t say guy friend, and both Runner and Pally have been hinting at me that you may have been developing feelings for me. I wasn’t exactly sure if I should be taking their words.”

“I...NO! NONONO!” I said, trying to think of a way to back up on that as my face turned redder.

“I don’t know, you may say that, but your face says otherwise.” He said, downing his drink before pouring himself more.

“Well, maybe,” I admitted as the wolf dragon smiled.

“Don’t worry, we can take things slow.” He told me.

“Yeah..okay. Victor and I are doing the same...he has been miffed Pally wanted me first. Was shocked to hear Todd had done so, too.” I mewled before feeling a kick and jumping. I saw Berserker looking at my belly.

“Active, are they?” He asked.

“Yeah. Pally’s been cooing at them...and always gets excited.” I mewled.

“Has Pally told you about her children she had with her Celestia?” He asked me, taking another sip.

“Maybe, can’t remember right now,” I said, looking at the spirit he was drinking and wishing I could drink some. “I need tea,” I said, starting to get up.

“I’ll come with you.” He said, finishing off his drink.

“Thanks,” I said as he started helping me move around. “God, I can’t wait for them to be out, even if Pally let me lounge for almost six months.” I groaned.

“Careful what you wish for.” He warned me.

“Oh, I know. Pally would stop anyone or thing trying to make them come to term early.” I said with a soft smile. “Something entered my home a week ago and tried something and She was there dealing with it just before Steven got there. He said it was a rival Serpent. For some reason, they’re attracted to those about to bear young or ready to mate.”

“Sheesh, and I thought Pally’s world was horny as fuck at times.” He laughed.

“Cadence did tell me she found an Undead light Serpent who had a whole town of women worshiping his cock,” I said with a roll of my eyes. “But it's mostly just Serpents that do that, the Caribou are worst.”

I heard a growl from him, seeing his right hand clench into a fist. “I’ll be back in a sec.” He told me before flying off somewhere into the Everfree Forest. I waited as I heard a lot of commotion going on, I think he was blowing off some steam… Damn, I wonder if he had dealt with them on his end yet? Seeing him this angry was scary.

“I hope I didn’t just ruin our hang out time.” I said before my weight shifted and I started falling over, “Shade help!” I asked my pack mate, “Crap she’s out hunting!”

Just at the last second, Berserker came barging through walls to get back to me and catch me in his arms. “Gotcha!” He said, holding me up in bridal style. “Sorry, I was just…” He started but shook his head. “Nevermind, forget it. I’ll tell you another time.”

“Okay,” I said, huffing in fear.

He grunted before taking me to the kitchen, with my help in telling him where to go.

“There’s some tea in the cupboards and more of the Dragon Water in the fridge,” I explained to him. “Can’t thank Pally enough for the repairs, I was using a wood stove before.”

“No, you sit.” He ordered. “Just tell me where the tea bags are at and how you like it made.” He said and I relented to his demands.

“Okay, I have black tea on the top left shelf, no sugar, some honey,” I told him. “Also cool it with some ice.”

I huffed as he made my tea.

“So why are you not letting me do it?” I sighed as he worked in my kitchen.

“I know how difficult it is to move about with so many little ones inside you.” He told me. “Besides, Quartz wouldn’t be happy if her new siblings were hurt, along with her new herd mother. That’s one of Pally’s children, who’s also my favorite of the bunch.” He added with a little chuckle, before passing over my tea once he was done making it.

“Oh, surprised they haven’t crowded me yet. I think I saw them playing but Pally was mostly teaching me how to rule...even if I just rule the Everfree.” I said.

Berserker gave me a look then pointed to the buildings next door and beyond them the older ruins. “This used to be the biggest city in the world before Luna’s change.”

“Er...right,” I said. “But I don’t think it would get that big again.”

“No, it wouldn’t. Not yet, anyway.” He shrugged.

“Anyway, so you knew Pally was eyeing me the whole time since she saw me right? She mentioned it, about month three I think. You and Runner.” I said as he grabbed another drink and sat down. “Why no warning?”

“Eh, only because we didn’t felt like getting dragged in.”

“What would she have done if you did warn me and I ran off?” I asked before jolting from another kick.

“She can be very convincing if she wanted to. Even with me, a guy who’s too pissed to care at times.”

“I know. She convinced me to have her kids even if we just met.” I said rubbing my belly. “Still shocked I had let her.”

Berserker shifted in his seat before saying, “I’m still shocked she convinced me, Hunter and Pillar, into having an orgy with her. Runner was already on board since he guessed what she was thinking.” He snorted in amusement.

“What would that be? I mean I heard about it but not the whole event.” I said sipping my tea. “They are active today.”

“Group sex.” He stated bluntly.

“Okay, I get the term orgy.” I said just as bluntly, “I’m asking why?”

“She wanted us to spice things up in our sex lives.” He sighed. “I mean, I get it. But I would rather just take things slow. Especially with the women, I’m with.”

“I understand that,” I said. “I was going to take it slow with Victor, and I was. Pally on the other hand just swoops in.”

“And that’s where she and I are different. I’m more rigid and traditional, while she’s more outgoing. I tend to take things slow, while she jumps the gun. I’m not saying she makes bad decisions, it’s just that she rushes it sometimes. I keep thinking she’s thrown caution to the wind one too many times. Even if she is a Goddess, she forgets that there are weapons that can kill Gods.” He told me.

“Thanks for being Traditional then.” I chuckled.

“Yeah, but even that can be a bad thing, too.” He sighed. “If you stick to your guns, you’ll become predictable, inflexible, unadaptable. You won’t be able to make advances as much as you did last time. On the upside, you’re very committed to the cause and stay the course.”

I nodded at that as I noted he was getting red in the face. “Dragon’s breath getting you drunk?”

“Just feeling a little tipsy. You know, Pally said to me, when we were drinking over at her place, that I sounded a lot wiser and knowledgeable, sounding happier and being more talkative, socializing.” He chuckled.

“It does seem like it.” I chuckled at me as he seemed to stare at me.

“You notice how my horns are crystals?” He asked, pointing up to them.

“Yeah, it’s kinda strange, since I saw spike and all that,” I stated as leaned back, letting my back ease on the chair.

“Do you know much about the Dragon’s culture?”

“A bit, heard about Dragon Lords and this dragon scepter. Guessing you got the horns from one destruction?” I asked.

He shook his head. “Not exactly. I’m one of three Dragon Lords back home, The Eternal Dragon Lord. That’s what they call me.” I actually did a spit take when he said three Dragon Lords. I was not expecting that.

“Wait, three?” I said as took a big gulp of his drink. “Guess your dragons are different than here, by a lot.”

“Yes. There are three tribes, or clans, each with a Dragon Lord. However, they have a Capital city, an Imperial one. I’m the Imperial Dragon Lord, but I don’t rule the people, that would be the Empress herself.” He told me.

“Ah kinda like Equestria here.” I started as Berserker started looking more tispy. “Careful, dragon’s breath gets stronger as it being drunk.”

“Yeah well… Hey, what’s with the big red dragon ghost?” He pointed out.

“Huh?” I asked as he sipped his drink again. He pointed in front of him and I actually saw a big red dragon ghost. “Oh, that’s you. Or your magic and power.” I told him as the aspect waved at me with a smile.

“Magic from the drink?” Berserker questioned and his dragon nodded. “Oh, cool.”

“Yeah, I think so,” I said with a chuckle as I sipped my tea.

“Say, mind if I buy some of this? I’m already in love with this stuff and I’m sure my Dragons will love this as well.”

“Not at all!” I chuckled. “Pally was shocked that it could even get her drunk at all. As I said, the more sips the stronger it is.” I told him. “Of course she used clones.”

He took a big gulp before looking redder. “Though I think you may want to cut back.”

“Aw, but I want more.” He whined, hugging the bottle.

“Ah…” I said before he started downing it. Once he finished the bottle he belched a torrent of Flame smile, looking very drunk as he got another bottle. Pally barely handle four. “You Okay?” I asked starting to get up.

“Never better! Found a drink that actually gets me drunk fast!” He laughed out loud before asking. “How many did I drink again?”

“About two bottles,” I told him as opened the third.

“Well, I’m still thirsty, so I’ll just get me another. You don’t mind, do you?”

“Um...I guess not.” I said as he started drinking more. “You sure you can handle that. I heard dragons due tend to get...primal if they drink a lot of it. Heart gems are used in making it.”

“Women, I drank half or more of the Empress’s own liquor cellar, and it was bigger than this place. Haven’t died from alcohol poisoning yet.” He told me.

“Oh, okay,” I said sitting down and letting him drink the strongest stuff on the planet. Into the fourth bottle, I was surprised he was still standing but he was definitely lowering his inhibitions now as shifted in his seat showing off a bulge. The Fifth was next and he started talking about making a family.

“As soon as the war is won, everything is rebuilt and things have settled down, I finally get to make babies with my lovely, pretty girls. Who I’ll also marry, make plans for a little getaway from all the hassle of Life and relax with.” He chuckled, swaying a bit. “And finally live. No need for survival. At least, not all the time.”

“Okay. I guess your girls would love that.” I said blushing as he finished off the bottle and went for a sixth.

“At least then, Pally will stop hassling me on giving her nieces and nephews she wants to spoil to her heart's content. I may need to get a restraining order on her, but, she learned some things from me, so I doubt that’s gonna stop her.” He shrugged.

“I see,” I said as I looked at him. He grabbed a seventh. “Damn, not even dragons can handle that,” I said.

After his tenth one, he actually nodded off to sleep, his body instinctively trying to keep him up as he snored away, swaying and jerking about. He was also muttering in his sleep, but I couldn’t make out what he was saying. I couldn’t really send him back home like this, that would be kind of rude, so I decided to get him to a room to sleep it off.

“Great,” I said carefully changing into my alpha wolf, trying my best not to grope him as I picked him up and got him to the guest room. The newly furnished room had a brand new bed. I laid him down on the bed and huffed in a chair nearby as I changed back. “Well, what now?” I sighed.

I yipped when I saw Berserker suddenly jerked up, his eyes were still closed as he clumsily took off his coat, his armor pieces, his chains, and gloves. He left his pants on as he threw everything else off onto the floor, before lying back down and snored away, leaving his upper body bare to me.

“What was that?” I asked blushing at his exposed body. “Really what is going on with him?” I sighed feeling my Inner beast purr. “Pregnant girl.” I sighed to her as Berserker muttered again, I blinked before trying to listen. I still couldn’t quite make out what he was saying, but the twitching his hands and face kept making told me otherwise. Was he having a nightmare? Or remembering something bad?

I moved over to the bed, sitting on the side rubbing his head. “Hey buddy, it’s okay,” I whispered to him. I thought of an old lullaby and started humming as I tried helping him get a restful sleep. It didn’t work out so well as his lips peeled back to show his teeth in a threatening manner, growling and snarling lightly.

“Berserker?” I whined as I leaned back. “Hey, you’re safe!”

I stopped singing that lullaby and he calmed down, but the twitching didn’t stop. I whimpered as I laid on the bed feeling tired from hauling my belly all over the house, and hoping it would help. My legs were killing me and I didn’t want to try getting to the chair. That was when I felt him hugging me close to him, holding onto me as the twitching stopped, nuzzling my head and rubbing my belly.

“Was that all you needed?” I chuckled as I rubbed his head.

He smiled a little as he leaned down and started licking my belly, the babies become more active as he gave a chuckle. He was a lot larger than me, as he used his wings to cover me, wrapping me up as he slept peacefully.

“You big lug.” I chuckled I hugged him and felt the bulge in his pants. “Uh...um, Berserker?” I asked as he still slept, not budging. I sighed as I decided just to sleep with him.