Hero

"Hey Archaeus wake up." Rainbow Dash said poking you.

"Hmm, yeah what's wrong."

"Nothing much, I just got a headache."

"Well we are hungover so I'll make us some coffee."

"Alright I'm gonna just lay back down. Oh and another thing."

"Yeah?"

"Thanks for saving my plot back there, I owe you one."

"Don't mention it. I'll bring you your cup when it's ready." You say closing the door. Once you got to the kitchen, you started to brew some coffee mix. You sat down at the table and started to think aloud. "I hope Celestia isn't pissed about what happened. And who was that blue one behind her?"

"I believe her name is Luna, Celestia's sister." It was Axiom's voice.

"Oh. Wait how are you talking to me? I don't see you."

"You and I share a special bond with each other, as the sword and it's master."

"I guess that makes some sense."

"Celestia isn't upset about what happened earlier within the week, she is just worried about what her kingdom is going through."

"I guess she was just looking out for her people but I kind of expected some ponies to hate or fear me because of my body but it seems that I earned their trust when I saved Rainbow Dash from that thing. What in the hell was that thing anyway and why did I feel nothing after killing it?"

"They're called changelings and you felt nothing because you knew it was evil and that's why you destroyed it. And master be careful when you are in battle, you may be powerful but you can die, the same goes for your armor as well."

"Oh."

"You are more powerful than you think you are though."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that the reason you and I are so powerful in this world is because this world is full of this "magic" and has had a positive effect on us which is why I changed into a sword and you punched that apple tree into oblivion. But there is so much magic that I can be turned into any mechanical object at your will."

"So you can turn into a gun?"

"No I cannot separate to form the ammunition."

"What about a car?"

"That I can do." This brought a mischievous smile to your face.
Before you could ask another question, the tea kettle went off.

"Coffee's done." You say as you got up and poured the coffee into 2 cups. You started making your way to your room, opening the door you see that Rainbow Dash had totally shuffled the sheets around. "Hey wake up." You say shaking her, she slowly woke up as you shook her.

"W-what?" .

"Here's your coffee."

"Oh thanks."

"Hey when your finished with that coffee come outside."

"Okay but why?"

"It's a surprise." After you said this, you grabbed Axiom, woke up Twilight and Spike and went outside."

"So what's taking so long?" Spike moaned.

"I'm just waiting for Rainbow." Shortly after you say this she came outside with coffee in hand or hoof.

"So what is it?" Twilight asked.

"This. Axiom?"

"Understood." Then you threw him into the ground as he began to glow brighter then a metallic clang was heard, after that he began to split apart, forming the body of the car you wanted.
He formed the engine and before you knew it, it was there. A Ford Mustang convertible and boy was it loud. After the car was finished, Spike, Twilight and Rainbow's jaws went through the ground.

"Is this the car you were telling me about?" Twilight asked giddily. You simply nodded making your way to the driver's seat. Getting in you placed your hands on the steering wheel and shivered at how real it felt, you felt the shift stick and remembered what your dad had taught you about working a manual shift then you stopped.
You realized how much you missed you family and it hurt knowing about all the pain they're going through trying to find you even though they won't.

"Hey are you alright?" Twilight jogged your brain and got it back to focusing on the task at hand.

"Yeah I'm fine."

"So show us how it works." Twilight was so eager to see you drive it. You started to rev the engine, this made everypony else in the car jump.

"Woah! This is so awesome!" Rainbow shouted over the sound of the engine.

"Watch this!" You say slamming the gas pedal taking off like a bullet. Twilight and Rainbow's mane was flying all over the place, while Spike's mouth was flapping around. The Mustang's roar intensified as you changed the gears. You came to a stop at the Carousel Boutique.

"That was awesome!" They all said as they made their way out of the car.

"We've got to show Rarity." Spike said running over to the doorbell but was beaten to the punch as Rarity opened the door before he could ring it.

"What is that racke-" she trailed off when she saw the car.
"What is that thing?" Twilight explained everything, Rarity was skeptical at first but she came around to it. Her reaction was priceless, she was screaming like a little girl. And as the day passed everypony had different reactions Pinkie was giggling uncontrollably, Fluttershy simply fainted as you revved the engine, but by far your favorite reaction was when Applejack stood on the seat, waved her hat around and yelled,

"Yeeeeeeeeehaaaw!" At that point you knew that if Applejack was a human she'd a pure hearted American girl.

After the day ended, you drove Twilight and Spike home, after making it to the castle you tapped on the hood of the car and Axiom turned back into a sword.

"Man there must be a lot of magic to do what we just did."

"Indeed."

That night you awoke to screaming. It wasn't just by Twilight's Castle, it sounded like the whole town of Ponyville was in a state of terror. You looked to the window to see an green flickering glow coming from outside.

"Oh my God!!" You say grabbing Axiom.

"Master, Ponyville is being invaded by the changelings."

"Yes it seems that way, let's go Axiom!" You say as your amulet lit up and generated your armor but the armor was different as it had spikes on the shoulders, arms, and knees. You paid no mind to this as you darted down the stairs.

"Hurry, time is precious!"

"Alright!" Kicking it into high gear, you made it to the door. As you stepped out, you were completely frozen as you examined the damage of the town, Twilight and the others even looked like they were being overwhelmed. Upon sight of a group of changelings attacking and brutally killing innocents, you had grown furious and you let out a loud "Hey!!" The changelings stopped attacking and turned their attention towards you, some looked scared but most looked like they were going to attack.

"You want to attack the weak and helpless?" You say getting in a battle stance, "Then come and fight me!" After declaring war on them you ran towards one of them, it tried to jump onto you but you countered it by swinging Axiom at the creature slicing through it's torso. It landed in a heap on the ground, you thought it was dead, then it began to rollover. It was soon aware of the damage you had done as it saw it's own intestines and other internal organs littering the ground as it even tried to stuff them back into it's body before dying. You turned around to see that the other changelings were barely phased at the display, then another one ran towards you and ducked from your swing but you spun around hitting the top of the changelings head. The cranium of the changeling went flying until it landed on the ground, it slowly turned around and looked at you with twitchy eyes before crumbling to the floor with it's green brain slowly sliding out of it's skull. Two more charged at you, these were the last of the group as you kicked one in the face completely halting it, while you grabbed the other by the throat, throwing it into a wall, before it could bounce off of the wall you threw Axiom in the same direction and it ended up impaling and plastering the creature to the wall like some painting. You then turned you attention to the now concussed changeling at your feet as you picked it up the horn and slammed it into the ground repeatedly until the horn broke, you tossed it away and grabbed the changeling by the throat.

"Please....mercy." it said struggling to break free.

"Did you give them mercy?" You say pointing at the mutilated body of a mare. It's eyes went wide with fear, but you felt nothing as you took the changeling and opened it's mouth on the fence post from a nearby house. Then with all your might, you curbstomped the cowardly beast. In fact, you did it so hard that all it's teeth flew out of it's mouth landing with harmonious clinks, once the creature fell limp, you grabbed it by the cheeks to examine the damage dealt. As it turned out, you hit the monster with so much force that you broke it's jaw, while also critically damaging it's spine. You dropped the now paralyzed creature and made your way to the changeling you had recently made an outdoor house decoration. Upon seeing the creature it looked like it bled out, you pulled Axiom out of the carcass and watched the creature slide down the wall making a bloody streak. Then you made your way to Twilight and the others.

"Master you delivered great and merciless justice to those wicked creatures."

"It's what they had coming."

"Indeed it was." After wrapping up your "after battle results" you made it to Mane 6 who were successful in their battle yet the changelings they had fought we're not dead but tied up?

"Thank the sisters, you came Archaeus." Rarity said sounding exhausted but her body showed it more as she was covered in dirt and bruises and upon looking at the others they seemed be in the same shape as Rarity, if not worse.

"I tell ya those changelings really outta ya."

"I know but it isn't over yet, we have to address the princesses."

"What are going to do about them?" Rainbow Dash interjected, pointing her hoof at the bound changelings.

"I've got it." You say lifting Axiom to prepare for a downwards strike on one of the changelings.

"No! Wait!" Fluttershy and Pinkie stepped in your way.

"Both of you move, they have to get what's coming to them."

"No." Fluttershy said firmly as she continued to block your path. "They have already surrendered, if you kill them now, you'd be no different from the ones who killed the innocent."
She was right, you lowered Axiom slowly.

"Alright I understand. But what about the ponies, we can't just leave them."

"We won't," Twilight answered, "We have already evacuated the town and sent them on a train heading to Canterlot."

"So I guess that means one thing."

"What?" They asked in unison. You then turned Axiom into the same car from yesterday.

"Road Trip!" They all shouted,

"Woohoo!" But Rarity and Fluttershy just fainted as soon as they saw the vehicle. After everypony was in the car, you fired it up and rocketed your way to Canterlot.

The drive was a good 20 minutes at the pace you were going.
Upon your arrival, you saw something terrible. Canterlot was enveloped with a green glow.

"Oh no, the princesses." Twilight spoke quitely with a wavering tone of voice. Pulling into Canterlot was stomach turning as you and your friends observed the damage it was currently in, houses were black with green embers, indicating that a fire was let loose within but by far the most horrible sight was when you saw the bodies. Their eyes were cold and lifeless, and there weren't just adults there were fillies too. Stopping the car, you stepped out and Axiom converted back into a sword.

"Look at what they've done, all these innocent ponies." Fluttershy stated on the edge of tears.

"So what are we gon' do now?" Applejack asked her friends.

"I'll tell you what we're going to do," pulling on your armor, you pointed to the castle, which was enveloped in a green inferno. "We fight our way to the castle and help as much as we can!"

"Yeah!" They all yelled, once you heard their scream of confirmation, you all bolted towards the castle to see that the gates had been completely torn down. There were blood stains all over, some green but most red, not good. After making it through the garden that was now home to the bodies of the deceased, you got to the toppled castle doors and saw that the changelings had won the battle for Canterlot as the the Royal Guard we're bound by rope and Celestia was bound by metal chains. Next to her was Luna bound up the same way as her sister but upon seeing her you felt strangely enraged, shaking the thought out of your head you turned your attention to a much taller changeling but this one was different looked like a high priority target. It turned it's attention towards the seven of you as it's muzzle shriveled up in disgust.

"Is this all that you have to stop me, Celestia? Really, six nothings and a hairless ape?" She let out a wild cackle that made your soul shudder.

"And what are you supposed to be? Some sort princess that takes pleasure in killing the innocent?"

"How dare you, you filthy little monkey." You paid no attention and charged her but before you could get over to her, a changeling stood in front of your path. "Let's see if you can fight as well as you can talk." The creature made a dash for you, you saw this and countered with a headbutt to it's muzzle.
That attack immediately floored your attacker, you weren't done though, you grabbed him by the horn and held him in front of you, it's cries intensified while trying to wiggle out of your grip but to no avail as you took your sword and drove it through the changelings chest. Everypony in the room went wide eyed as you dropped the soon to be corpse as it bled out.
The leader seemed to feel threatened as she stepped back and shouted,
"Come to me, my children!" A split second later and a swarm had flown through the castle doors surrounding you and you only.

"Twilight I'll hold them off and you attack miss Queen Bitch."

"Understood."

"Good now go!" Once Twilight and her friends made a run towards the changeling leader, you turned your attention to the changelings that were closing in, you had given the blade a swift swing causing 4 changelings in front of you to collapse to the ground, once you saw that Twilight and her friends had managed to make the leader leave her post, you made a dash for the sisters and stood in front of them as you held your ground. Three changelings were creeping up slowly as they all lunged, you managed to knock two back but one of the changelings knocked you down and at once they all swarmed you, holding you down. There were too many, you couldn't strongman your way out of this one. Then a sharp pain ran through your right arm as one of them bit down. Hard. You let out a yell of complete agony as the changeling's fangs mangled and tore your flesh.

"Hold him down." One of them said as they all pressed their weight down on you. Then you saw what they were planning on doing, seeing as there was no way out this predicament you turned your head to Celestia and Luna with worry in their eyes.
You smiled at them, mostly at Luna, what was that made you find so much interest in her? Then the flesh on your right arm tore and with a sickening snap, it was gone shoulder and all. The only thing left was a socket with blood audibly squirting out where your arm was, making a pool, you let out a blood curdling yell of pain as the changeling flung your arm behind it.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Your scream eminated through the castle, the faces of the sisters were ones of terror as they saw your appendage fly across the room. It wasn't over yet though, your armor was pulled over your body involuntarily but it only formed around your arm or what was left of it, the display seemed to catch the attention of the changelings. And finally you felt the weight on your left arm slightly let up and you punched the changeling holding it down, rolling over, you made the changelings lose balance freeing you. And slowly you rose to your feet and more pain on your right arm came, causing you to fall back to your knees. You looked to the metal on your arm socket and the metal began to form something. It started from the right collarbone while a burning sensation came to your collarbone and made it's way to the end of were your hand would be and then the metal went away revealing a metal arm, it looked human but then it became thicker. The sisters and the changelings looked on in horror and yet a sense of wonder. After the metal was done changing, the arm wasn't an arm instead it was a gauntlet with miniature spikes on the left and right sides of the arm while sporting a large spike on the elbow.

"What in the fuck?" I said in a tone that still showed I was still in pain.

"Remember master, the magic of this world greatly benefits us but this only works with arms and legs, nothing internal I believe."

"Yes I understand."You looked at the changelings with a face that said "prepare for a grand asskicking." Next, you stole a glance at the princesses both of which had their mouths agape.

"I don't care how many fancy tricks you pull, I'm still going to gut you!" Said one of the changelings as it made a beeline towards you. Before she could land a hit on you however, you stuck up your gauntlet and caught her by the throat and slammed her into the ground. You waited for the demon to move but she didn't, she died upon impact as blood from her snout, mouth and ears began to leak freely. You made your way to the changelings and your ran through them leaving nothing but bodies after the engagement with them all. After slaughtering the changelings, you turned your attention towards the sisters of the sun and moon.

"Archaeus, are you alright? How is your arm?" Luna said with a big sound of worry in her voice.

"I'm fine." You say flately picking up Axiom.

"You have shown such a true act of valor, risking something like an eye, is nothing compared to risking an arm and even being so wounded you fought for the safety of our lives and the lives of Equestria. If there is anything me or my sister could do to make this up to you, please ask and we will see to it that your wish is fulfilled." You got a devious thought in your head and the words came flying into mind "what about a date with your little sister?" You didn't say the words in fear of getting your ass handed to you.

"I'll think of something, but we have to help Twilight and the others."

"Precisely." Luna responded and she and her sister took off in front of you and there was only one spot of Luna you were focusing on, while I was starting at Luna's magnificent derriere. Suddenly as if my worst fears had come true, she looked back and caught me in the act.
(Woah that rhymed.) I immediately looked back at her face to see that she wasn't sporting a face that said "I will rip you limb from limb." Instead the only the thing she wore on her face was a raised eyebrow then her eyes went wide with realization and she blushed turning quickly. That went well, sort of.

After the mouth watering endeavor, we found Twilight and Chrysalis having a one on one duel. Chrysalis was winning and Twilight seemed to be struggling to force back the dark magic, so you stepped in and punched Chrysalis in the chest with your gauntlet. The punch hit with so much force that it knocked her back a few yards.

"Damn you! Retreat! Fall Back! Return to the Badlands at once!" She yelled out and soon her and her swarm of changelings were gone.

"Thanks for saving me back there. Hey what happened to your arm?"

"The changelings took it." Pointing to the blood stains on your shirt.

"Are you alright dear?!" Rarity shouted with concern.

"I'm okay, really I am." You reply raising your hands.

"He is fine, no need to worry."
Celestia reassured the six, "Even though we won this battle, the changelings came too close to being victorious. Archaeus we need your help in order to prepare for the next possible changeling assault so you'll be staying with us. Unfortunately since the citizens of Canterlot and Ponyville are going to be living in on castle grounds until the war ends, you will be staying in Luna's Chambers." This made Luna's eyes grow to the size of a basketballs.

"Luna, if you could please show Archaeus to your Chambers, I have to go escort the citizens of Ponyville to the castle."

"Yes sister." She answered and turned to walk away, with you right behind her. Except this time she was watching you the whole way