The Dark Sentinel

Time: 6:00AM

Location: Canterlot Castle

Year: Unknow

Mane Six and Stallions P.O.V

"You took a picture of him and sent it to the PlayPony Company!!" Twilight shouts out at her friend Rarity.

"Oh Twilight, I'm sure he wouldn't mind at all darling. He's a very handsdome stallion and should get recognition for it," Rarity said calmly, as she skims through a fashion magazine.

"Hey! Aren't I handsome enough for you?" A hurt Spike looks over to his wife.

"Oh Spikey Wikey, don't get so jealous." She scoffs and keeps her eyes on her magazine, "You don't see me getting jealous when you stare at other mares now do I?"

Spike doesn't reply back, as he stays quite and doesn't respond back.

"I didn't think so."

"Hey guys," Soarin pauses to get everyponies attention, "why did we let the kids sleep with the new guy and that guard mare? I mean I trust the guard mare, but the new guy who was a human and got sent here and turned into an alicorn sized pony who's build bigger than Bulk Biceps. The guy is monstrous! What if he does something to ourkids?!" He says with much worry in his voice.

"I have to agree with Soarin on this one. The guy is pretty scary when I first saw him." Pokey Pierce is the next to chime in.

"Same goes with me," says Flash Sentry.

"If he does do anything to our kids, I'll personally scorch him to Tartarus myself." Spike says with much vemon in his voice, as a puff of smoke shoots out his flaring nostrils.

"Oh stop it you guys. He's a nice stallion. Did you not see how well he was playing with the children yesterday? And not to mention that he has a child of his own." FlutterShy, the one always to defend the innocent, scolds the stallions for making false assumptions about Reyes.

"She's right about that you guys." Golden Delicious says.

"Oh quick being such a kiss ass." Shinging Armor says.

Golden Delicious just shrugs his shoulders, not really caring.

"Well...let's get ready to head out and check on the kids." Rainbow Dash says with impatients.

Everypony nods their head, and start to make themselves more presentable.

Brave Heart's P.O.V

I watch Reyes play with the children, a small smile adorns his face that's just noticeable. Watching him play with the kids is heart warming and rare to see. A stallion rarely plays with their offspring or usually leave the offspring to the mare. The kids aren't even his and he's playing with them like if they were his own. The only child of his is Allison, but they aren't blood related. Seeing Reyes like this makes me to want him more. If he can be a loving father and be a soldier at the same time, oh dear Celestia! I'd take him before anymare can get to him first, and I might succeed in that too. I know he likes me and I like him a lot.

So I try to presude him in a forward way, and by that I mean by giving bedroom eyes, batting my eyelashes at him, flashing him my goods y'know, all that stuff mares do to get that one stallion. But nothing seems to work except when I sway my ass at him; It really gets his attention. I guess he's into mares with bubbly butts, and I got that.

I'm telling ya, the girls are going be furious when they hear about Reyes eyeing me up.

Right now Reyes is getting all the kids ready to head out, but before we can head out, a knock hits at the door.

"I got it," I said.

I trot to the door and open it. I flinch back at the amount of mares outside in the hallway. There's maids, Solar guard mares, Lunar guard mares, and a couple of noble mares outside the door. My eye twitches, already knowing why they're here.

Reyes's P.O.V

I walk up to Braver Heart, wondering why she's just standing at the door. I look out the door and my eyes widen only a little, not much where it's noticable.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! THERE HE IS!!! PLEASE MARRY ME YOU HOT HUNK OF A STALLION!!!! A Lunar guard therstal mare shouts out from the back of the crowd.

"Him marry you? Ha! He wouldn't date some hussy like you!" A Solar guard mare shouts back to the Lunar guard.

A whole outbreak of shouts and arguments echo around the hall. Some mares looking ready to kill one another as they fight over me. I calmly look to Brave Heart, her right eye twitches in irritation at the amount of mares outside the door. I look back at the kids who all seem curious about the whole commotion. The shouting starts to irritate me, my ears flicking from the constant shouts going around.

I grab hold of my pistol, spin of the suppressor, and point out a open window. I squeeze the trigger with my magic, and let a round go off. The shot making a loud thunderous noise that echoes around the whole hall, making everyone flinch back and cover their ears from the loud noise.

I put my pistol away and gather all the kids onto my back, and I put Allison on my head. They all fit because of my size being much bigger than most ponies, which will help in times when I need to carry things. The kids all squeal in happiness. I have about sixteen kids on my back, jumping around and climbing around me.

I walk out the room and away from the crowd. I head towards the dining hall where we'll be having breakfast again, my ears shift back to the sound of hooves. I look over my shoulder and see Brave Heart following, and not the rest of the mares. I turn my head back foward and keep my focus on getting to the hall.

I feel Brave Heart lean herself against me, her armor making it umcomfortable for me to walk, but I'll let it be. The reason she's like this is becuase of all the mares that were trying to claim me as their own which was really odd.

"Papa Reyes?"

I hear Turquoise Blitz call out to me. I look back to pony/dragon hybrid colt, "What's up?" I ask him.

"Are you going to take us back to our parents?"

With that question asked, the rest of the kids on my back look up at me with sad pouty looks.

"Your taking us back?! But I wanted to hang out with you more, Papa Reyes! Your so much cooler and nicer than my dad and mom!" Prism Bolt whines out.

"Yeah!" The rest of the kids agree with their pegasus midnight blue friend.

Papa Reyes is a nick name Anthea came up for me, and the other kids started calling me that. At one point I told them to only call me Reyes, but they insisted on calling me Papa Reyes, so I let it slide. Allison didn't mind all, she seemed rather happy about it. The reason to me is unknown.

"I'm taking you guys to the dining hall, so you all can have breakfast. Your parents are all going to be there, and they're going to want to see you." I simply state.

Whines and groans echo around the hall which I ignore and keep heading to my destination. A giggle comes from my side, as I look down and see Brave Heart smiling up at me.

A smile tugs at my lips as I look at the mare. I gotta say that she sure is something. She seems like an ok mare to me, but she's a bit to clingy to me and she acts like if we're already together.

I mentally sigh to myself, and contiune on to the dinging hall with the kids who play on my back and my daughter who plays with my mane and ears.

We arrive to the dining hall where the stallions, mares, and the princesses await us. I let the kids hop off my back, but they all stay huddled close to me. The stallions see this and couple of them send glares my way while the mares just coo cutely the colts and fillies. Allison slides down my head and onto my back, then jumps off.

Brave Heart leaves the room, but not until she gives me a quick nuzzle to my chest and leaves the room with a happy smile.

"Well it is seems that you have a certain guard mare that has a crush on you, sir Reyes," Celestia says with a bit jealousy in her voice that goes unnoticed by the ponies in the room, but me, Luna, and Cadence seem to catch that, but we don't call her out on it.

I sigh and rub the side of my head with a hoof, "Not just one mare, but many," I said.

"Pffft, ya right," Soarin says with a snort.

"It's true dad! There were a lot guard mares fighting over Papa Reyes. They all wanted to marry him," Prism Bolt says.

"Yup. It was weird though, but they all wanted him! It's because he's a super duper cool papa!" Cotton Candy exclaims happily, as she hops up to chest and nuzzles into my fluff.

The patch of fluffy hair on my chest is odd. I've only seen a couple of ponies around with the tuff of hair on their chest's. I'll ask either of the princesses about this later.

All the kids seem to be hugging me. For what reason you may ask? I don't know. But the stallions are all glaring at me with fire in their eyes, especially Spike.

Spike gets off his seat, and walks up to me and the kids. His nostrils flare out, as smoke shoots out. He stops infront me, his eyes narrowing in slits,"Kids, go to the table," he says without batting them an eye.

The kids don't object, as they scamper to their mothers who await them, but Anthea and Allison stay. Spike looks at both of them with soft glare to not scare them much.

"Both of you need to go the table. Now," he said.

I get right into his face, my glaring eyes matching his own. The rest of the stallions get off their seats at the sight of this, and rush up.

"Who are you to command my daughter around? And if Anthea doesn't want to go then she doesn't have to. Ya get?" I push him back to the stallions.

Spike was about to lunge, but the stallions stop him from getting any closer to me. Anthea hides behind my front leg and Allison does the same. The dragon struggles for bit, but calms himself down after of few minutes. The stallions leg go of their friend.

"Why are they calling you papa?" Spike asks calmly, but still has his narrowing eyes set on me.

Before I can respond back, Anthea interruptes me. "It's b-because I-I started t-to call him p-papa," she says rather quietly, but everyone can hear well anyways. She keeps herself hidden behind my leg.

I see Turquoise Blitz and Clarity walk up to their with a smile. Clarity is the one to speak up first.

"Daddy calm down. It's only a nickname for him. Plus he was really nice to us, and was taking care of us the whole time," she says with a giggle.

The turquoise colored hybrid colt nods his.

This calms Spike and the rest of the stallions. Spike sighs and rubs the back of his neck with his claw.

"Shoot. Now I feel bad for assuming wrong about you. I thought you were doing something to our kids," he says with guilt.

Fluttershy floats over to me, she has a warm smile shinging to me. She look toward he daughter her shyly hides behind my leg.

"Anthea, did you like Mr. Reyes taking of you?" She said motherly. Her soft sounding like if angels blessed with the such a beautiful sounding voice.

Anthea wraps her tiny hooves around my leg, and nuzzles her face into my leg. A smile and a tiny blush speard across her as she hides her face.

"Mmhm," she mumbles out. She looks out from behind my hoof, and look up at her mother.

"Mommy?"

"Yes sweetie?"

"Can Mr. Reyes be my daddy?" She asks innocently.

I raise an eyebrow as I look at Anthea and then to Fluttershy. She floats down to the ground, the warm smile never leaving her muzzle.

Fluttershy notices my confusion so she speaks up. What she tells makes my relax a little, knowing that one of the stallions is going to attack for their duaghter wanting a new dad.

"I adopted Anthea when she was about 4 years old," she said with a sad smile.

I look down at the little filly with a soft look,"So......your an orphan too?" I say softly.

Her ears perk up, and she looks up at me with her blind light aqua eyes. A little girl, who can't see, and left at the orphanage. This infuriates me to no end. I'll find who ever her parents are and teach them a lesson to not leave their children alone.

Her soft voice speaks out to me, calming my anger from how soft it is.

"You were an orphan too?" She asks curiously.

I nod my head, and look to Allison. "So was Allison, but I saved her and took her in as my daughter, and I'm glad I did. She's made a great impact on my life, my life being much brighter ever since I found her," I said with much my care into voice.

Allison smiles up at me and hugs my other leg tightly, making me give a off a smile of my own.

I hear sniffles go around the table, the mares all crying at the soft and touchy moment. Some of the stallions seem to be in the same state, while the other hold out strong.

I look to Fluttershy, small tears sliding down her soft butterscotch cheeks, then I look down to Anthea who's eyes stay glued up at mine. Her sparkling, awaiting for my answer. I let out a sigh, I lay myself down so I can eye leave with her.

"Listen kiddo, I don't know if your mom is ok with this. I mean we aren't even a couple," I said.

"So then be a couple so you can be my daddy!" She exclaims.

"It isn't that easy ki-.." Fluttershy interruptes me mid-sentence.

"W-Well...., we c-can try t-to be." She then hides behind her long pink mane, a blush flaring up over her muzzle. "I mean if you want to," she said softly.

I'm in a state of shock right now. Everything is going to fast for me at the moment.

Fluttershy beings again, "You're a very nice stallion, and well.....," her hoof traces circle around the marble floor,"...your very handsome," she mumbles out the last part rather quietly, but I pick up what she says.

I don't know what to say. Everything is happening so quick. Me coming here to Equestria, becoming a pony, finding my daughter here, mares wanting to marry me, Brave Heart claiming me as hers already, and then I got Fluttershy who wants to try and date me and her daughter who wants me to be her dad. My mind doesn't know how to comprehend everything at the moment, so what usually happens to me I get into a state like that, I stay locked in one place and stare of into nothing.

Anthea tilts her head to the side cutely, as she reaches up to my muzzle and pokes me. She lets out a giggle and looks toward her mother.

"Mommy, I think you broke him," she lets another giggle as she nuzzles herself into my fluffy chest of black fur. Allison starts to get jealous of Anthea hogging me, so she scoots on up against Anthea and nuzzles herself against my chest just like Anthea.

All mares 'aww' at the cute affection of the two little fillies, but then the other kids start to get the same pouty jealous looks that Allison had and start to complain and want to join in on the cuddling. This gets me of my broken state as I see all the kids running to me.

"Hey you guys! I want to snuggle with Papa Reyes too!" Clarity yells out.

"Yeah! I wanna cuddle too!" Turquoise Blitz says.

"Us too!" The rest of the kids say excitedly.

I got about fourteen kids running or flying straight at me with no intentions of stopping. Two them not being here cause they're sleeping, and that's Nidra and Flurry Heart.

All the kids reach me and all pile around me. Some laying on me, or others nuzzling into my fur. I let a small smile tug at my lips, as all the kids lay around me. I hear grunts of struggle coming my way, so I look up at the struggling culprit. It's Starburst trying trying to keep her blance from her over grown wings that weigh her down.

"Need help there kiddo?" I ask.

"No," she grunts as she takes a couple steps toward me," I got this."

She takes couples a couple more steps, but soon her struggling small legs collapse on her and she take down. Her eyes start to tear up, her lower trembling as she sniffles a little. Twilight and Flash were about to get to cheer up their daughter, but I get to it first.

I encase the sniffling filly in my magic, and float her over to me. I put her with Allison and Anthea. She hides her face in my chest to not let any of her friends see her cry. I softly a hoof on her head, and softly stroke her mane .

"Cheer up kiddo. Don't let your wings be bringing down like this," I said.

"I can't cheer up if my wings are the cause of all this. I can barely walk, and I can't even use my wings because they're to big," she says quietly, as she sniffles a bit.

I look down at her with sympathy, wanting to do something for her, but what. Then an idea comes to my head, so I look towards the parents of Starburst.

"Is it alright with you two if I train her to built more muscle in her legs to balance herself better with her wings?"

Flash Sentry was about to say no when Twilight spoke out first.

"Is this training going to be hurting her in any way?" She asks with a serious look.

I shake my head. "Besides being sore that's about it," I calmly say.

Twilight gives me a hard look but I don't flatter from it. Cadence steps in, she puts a hoof on Twilight to which she looks to her sister-in-law. Cadence has a smile that says 'Everything is going to be alright.'

"He means it Twilight. I checked in on him and sensed that he was telling the truth," she says.

"Eeyup. He's telling' the truth Twi," Applejack speaks out.

Twilight then looks to me, her seriousness never flattering. "Very well then, I'll let you train my daughter but," she pauses, her wings flare out, and magic pluses out," if you hurt my daughter.....I'll end you in a heart beat." She says with much venom that'll kill a man.

Everypony reels back at the sudden threat made by Twilight. It seems they've never seen this side of her before, and are just experiencing this just now. No one knows what to say as me and Twilight stare each other down. The princesses are taking this pretty well, but the rest of the mares and stallions are shocked from this side of Twlight. The kids are frightened, so they all hide behind me. I get up, my aura showing how serious I am from that sudden threat she made and Allison seems to sense this from me. So she speaks up before I can say anything.

"Twilight, when my dad says something he means it. I've been with him since I was an orpange, and he's never hurt. The things he's done was feed me and take care of me. He's like the best dad ever!" She says happily.

Twilight sighs and nods her head, but before Twilight can say anything else, Flash Sentry calls out to me.

"Hey Reyes?"

"What is it?" I ask him.

"I want to challenge you to a fight," he says as he walks up to me.

I give him my usual bored look and being,"For what purpose?"

"To see if you're enough to train my daughter."

All the guys look at him like if he's crazy.

"Dude he's out of your league! He's a major and you're a lieutenant. He has more experience than you," Soarin says.

"He's even bigger than you! The guy will crush you!" Poke Pierce says.

"I say go for-...." before Spike can finish that sentence I interrupt him.

"I don't have show that I'm worth enough to train your daughter. It'd be pointless if we fight," I said dully.

"What? You to chicken to fight me, Major." The orange coated stallion says with a cocky attitude. One minute he's was guilty about assuming wrong about me, and now he's getting cocky with me.

"It's not that I'm chicken," I pause and give him a side look as I narrow my into slits,"it's that I don't want Twilight and Starburst here to hate me for nearly killing you, and I hate people who get cocky with me."

Flash Sentry gulps at the sight of my gaze and shrinks back behind Spike. I shake my head and let out a sigh.

"I'm sorry for scaring you Flash, but I'm being honest here. I've done training that no other per-....pony has ever lasted in. I've trained in many fighting styles that range to hoof to hoof combat and to using weapons.