Shattered Immortal

"BOTH OF YOU LITTLE SHITHEADS SHUT THE HELL UP RIGHT NOW! IVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR IDIOCY." I had to calm down or I would kill the two colts currently cowering on the floor. Both of them was arguing over who deserved the right to date my youngest.

"First off, neither of you are worthy of even being in the same room as Twilight. Secondly, WHAT THE FUCK MAKES YOU THINK I WOULD LET YOU DATE HER!"

"We are of noble families. It is our right to.."

"WRONG AGAIN! THE NOBILITY SERVE EQUESTRIA! NOT THEMSELVES! YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS TO A GODS BE DAMNED THING JUST BECAUSE YOUR OF NOBLE BIRTH!" I pointed to the one on my right. "How old are you?"

"Eighteen" he said with a sneer. I pointed to the other one then.

"Twenty" he answered with some arrogance. I started smiling.

"Good. You two will be the first." Looks of confusion crossed their muzzles. "Royal Proclamation time." I cleared my throat to begin, but before I could, my family came rushing in. Good I thought smiling, I won't need to tell them about it.

"From this point on, all mares and stallions born into ALL noble families between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two will serve mandatory four year terms in the Royal Guard. This will be followed by four more years in the reserves." I started to hear shouting and threats towards me. "ANY FAMILY THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WILL BE STRIPPED OF THEIR TITLES AND BANISHED FROM EQUESTRIA." That got them to shut up. "Its time you lot remember who serves who in this country. Nobles are just like the Royal family. We all serve Equestria, not the other way around. Those of age WILL report in one week to the guard training center. You will not be given preferential treatment. You will be trained just like the regular recruits." I glared down at the two nobles cowering. "This session of day court is over."

I stepped down from the dias and walked past my family. When I made the hall I turned and waited for them to catch up to me. No one said anything until we made it to Tia's sitting room.

"That is what you meant when you had a idea isn't it father?"

"Yes Cady it is." I held a hood up before Tia or Luna could say anything. "Just because they provide seventy-five percent of the jobs in Equestria means nothing. As I said in the throne room. It is time for them to learn that they serve the common pony, just like we do. I am sorry to say this my wives, but you have allowed these idiots to run roughshod for to long." Both of them hung their heads knowing I was right in someway. Walking up to them, I gently pulled their heads up with my wings.

"I am not criticizing either of you" I said smiling softly. "Both of you had to deal with my supposed treachery, raising the girls and ruling the kingdom. Not to mention a short war." Pulling my wives closer, I kissed both in turn and sighed in contentment. "It the weekend and I believe it's time to figure out what parts we need to play."

"Like it used to be" Luna asked looking up at me.

"Yes my angel. Like it used to be" I answered nuzzling my wife.

"Wait. Didn't you use to just work with the military daddy?"

"Yes, Twilight" Tia answered. "Your father was over the military. I was over foreign diplomacy and your mother handled domestic affairs. I worked well too. Any big decisions that needed to be made was done by all three of us."

"Though this time, we will need to find something for you and your sister to do. We have given you small responsibilities before, but you both will also be learning much more than that, since your father wants the two of you to take over for us one day" Luna finished.

"If I had never been banished, the both of you probably would be ruling right now with us in a advisory role. That was my plan all those years ago. Once the two of you was of age, we would have stepped aside, maybe gave you two a couple of little brothers or sisters." I said smiling while wiggling my eyebrows. My wives blushed and my daughters giggled at my antics.

"My father, the ham" Cady spit out giggling behind her front hooves.

"Ham? More like a lewd old stallion" Tia retorted. "You just had to go there didn't you J?"

"Neither of you would have me any other way. I'z be special that way" I finished laughing.

"Oh yes. You are special my love. So special, I think you need a special jacket and a special room. We shall make sure it is padded very well" Luna added.

"Hardy har har. Regular comedians this crew is. Anyways, thoughts on what I've proclaimed?"

"There will be some push back" Tia started with a look of concern. "But with your threat of stripping their titles, I don't think the nobles will do much."

"They value their standing too much Sister. You must remember that we are the one's that enobled them in the first place. There are only three of the original noble families from Equestria's founding."

"Really" asked Twilight perking up. "Who are they?"

"The Light-Armor family, the Pants family and the oldest is the Apple family. All three of them earned their nobility by their service. I'm surprised I haven't seen a Apple yet. Good ole Knotted" I said with a smile. "He was the best commander I've ever had, plus his family provided a lot of the military's food supplies back in the day."

"What did the other two families do to earn their positions" Cady asked.

"The Light-Armor family was military family through and through. Most of our most capable leaders came from that family" Tia answered her daughter.

"And the Pants family provided most of the armor that the soldiers used in battle" Luna finished.

"I've noticed a young Armor in the Day Guard and he seems to be doing well. Hopefully he'll be just as good as his ancestors. Okay! Whose ready for dinner?"