Author's Note

Sorry this chapter took a little bit longer to get out there was some troubles getting it to my editor but we were able to do it. Also apologies to anyone expecting Princess Luna and or Applejack to have their signature way of speaking, I am sorry to say that I had a really difficult time writing in ye olden English or trying to make it seem like someone had a Southern accent with slang and I'm already going to have a hard enough time with the rhyming when I introduced Zecora. So your just going to have to picture Applejack with a Southern accent when she speaks and I am not going to be writing Luna with Ye Olde in English I'm probably going to keep the Royal we as a little bit of a quark for her but as other writers I have read pointed out how is it that Nightmare Moon in the first episode was able to speak perfect modern English but Princess Luna still spoke like it was when she first went away? So hoping nobody comments about those two things I just pointed out, also as a heads up when I do introduce sikora please bear in mind that I have never wrote any type of sentence rhyming before and if anybody has any suggestions that could help me that would be very much appreciated.

I hope you enjoy this chapter I'm currently working on the next one. Enjoy!

Question Time (Updated)

Jack's POV

While we were all waiting for Celestia to return Shining Armor came back about 10 minutes later with five other ponies, I'm assuming these were the other Captain's he was sent to go get. One of them I recognized instantly, the golden pegasus Spitfire leader of the Wonderbolts, the only reason I could think of why she would be here was that the Wonderbolts are part of the equestrian guard most likely the quote-unquote Air Force division. There was also a bat pony, an earth pony and two more unicorns, one female and another male, that had come as well, so we were just waiting on Celestia at this point. Once they had all taken their seats and given orders for what they wanted to drink most of them participated in idle chit-chat, while I sat there thinking about how I am going to answer certain questions if they came up. All those that weren't talkin seem to be studying me and trying to figure out who and most likely what I was, among those staring at me was Spike and he was looking at me with an intense stare like he was trying to figure out the meaning of life.

I was debating with the tailed beasts, Raava, Bahamut and Fenrir as to exactly what I should and should not tell them if certain questions are asked, like if they ask me where I come from or what are you. I was surprised that almost all of them agreed that my old life no longer mattered and that I should tell them whatever I want to tell them and stick with that as my new origin story, they knew what an origin story was because they looked at all of my memories, the only ones that didn't agree were Raava and Kurama. Raava said that I should be completely honest with them about everything so as to have a stronger foundation for trust while Kurama suggested I answer by being vague so I don't give anything away that they could potentially use against me at some point in the future. Admittedly I felt that they all were right, so I decided to do all three suggestions I was going to make up my own origin story, while adding in the truth towards the end of it and only letting them know a few of the powers that I had so as to have a variety of trump cards to play in the future if the need should arise.

Just as the staff had started bringing in everyone's drinks Celestia teleported back in to the dining room with a flash of light.

"My apologies for taking so long I wanted to make sure that everypony was going to be okay." Celestia said as she took her seat between Luna and Cadence as a server set down a cup of tea in front of her

"It was only 15 minutes it's not that big of a deal." I told her as a server set down a cup of tea in front of me

Celestia looked appreciative that I wasn't upset at her being gone for a little bit but everyone else present gave me a look that more or less said 'if you disrespect the princess again we're going to kill you' and it took quite a bit of restraint to stop myself from laughing at all of their faces.

"Well, now that we're all here and all of us have Refreshments why don't we start." Celestia said after looking around the table

I quickly look at everone and decided to take control of this Q&A, "Why don't we go clockwise around the table everyone asks one question and I'll answer, and since I have not been intruduced to eveyone here why don't you say your name as well." I said before anyone else could say anything

"That is a wonderful idea, it'll keep us from talking over one another." Luna said agreeing with me

The others agreed well enough after Luna said her piece and most of them look like they were okay with it, however Rainbow Dash, bat pony and the male unicorn captain we're all giving me the stink-eye. None of them voiced their opinions though, my guess was they didn't want to speak out against one of the princesses of Equestria and they were probably upset that I dictated how this meeting was going to go so they couldn't just bombard me with questions. After scanning my eyes across the table real quick to double check where they were sitting the order came down to this: the earth pony captain, Spitfire, the female unicorn captain, the male unicorn Captain, the bat Pony captain, Shining Armor, Cadence, Celestia, Luna, Twilight, Spike, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and closing out with Applejack.

"I'll start us off, my name is Jack it's nice to meet you all." I told them as I set my mask on the table and took my hood off

I received open mouth gasps and wide-eyed stares but hey I have tea and I wanted to drink it, I also did it to avoid any of them asking me to take one or the other off this way if they were planning on asking me, they would now have to think of something else. It didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would for them all to snap out of their shocked faces and the earth pony Captain was the one that did it first cuz he cleared his throat in preparation to ask his question.

"My name is Hammer Strike, I'm the captain of the earth pony division of the royal guard. Would you be interested in having a mock battle with myself and the other guard captains?" Hammer Strike asked with intrigue

I was actually kind of thrown off that this was the first question but before I could answer it the doors opened to reveal someone I was not expecting to see at all yet, Queen Chrysalis of the changelings.

(She looks like this only anthro and it's the one with her original colors)

I was greatly taken back by this as she just casually walked in on the meeting but since she wasn't in Disguise I figured they were all at least okay with her.

"Sorry I'm late but the Nobles we're making a big fuss about Day Court being closed with no prior announcement." Chrysalis said as the others made room for her between Cadence and Shining Armor

Cadence took it upon herself to discreetly tell chrysalis what was going on, by that I mean both hers and Chrysalis horns were glowing so I assumed they were communicating telepathically. While myself and the others were trying to figure out why Chrysalis was here and not hostile towards anyone I decided to answer Strike's question.

"I wouldn't mind having a mock battle with you guys oh, you could even serve as a good demonstration for all members of the royal guard." I said with a pleasant tone and smile on my face as I sipped my tea

He simply nodded his head while crossing his arms and sat back in his chair, beside Shining Armor he looked like the most easy-going out of the captains.

"I'm captain Spitfire of the pegasi division of Royal Guards and the elite Wonderbolts division of the pegasi royal guard. I haven't and by extension I don't believe anybody else here has ever seen anything like you before, so what exactly are you?" Spitfire asked with a raised eyebrow and an undertone of excitement in her voice

Now this was one of the questions that I've been debating on how to answer, considering that I now technically can identify as 25+ different races, there's also the option of simply saying “God” but that will most likely go over horribly. Screw it I'm going to be mysterious.

"I am but a humble Traveler with a lot of experience, but if you were asking for my species then that would be a Saiyan." I said with a relaxed tone

I chose to say that I am a Saiyan mainly because my tail is currently wrapped around my waist making it look like a belt. My answer seemed to confuse some of them but it seemed to satisfy Spitfire, at least for now I could tell from the look that she gave me that she was still curious and most likely had many questions left to ask. Before I could continue my musings the female unicorn Captain started to talk.

"My name is Bright Mind co-captain of the Unicorn division of the royal guard. I'm curious what is a Saiyan?" Bright Mind said with an inquisitive tone to her voice

"Saiyans are a warrior race that have increased physical endurance, mental endurance, physical aptitude and are all around experts in combat. We've also been called monkeys because we have tails." I told them all while letting my tail come up into view and waving it before wrapping it back around my waist

I decided to tell them a little bit about the Saiyan race but also not reveal all juicy details of the Saiyans and I also wanted to see their reactions when they saw my tail, they were hilarious I actually had to keep myself from chuckling so as not to fall on the floor laughing at all of their faces. For many it was shock plastered across their faces however Fluttershy seemed a lot more interested and a lot less intimidated which is good. They shoot themselves out of their stupor once again fairly quickly and the Unicorn Captain continued to glare at me and spoke in a rather high-and-mighty tone.

"I'm Captain Morning Star of House Star co-captain of the Unicorn division of the royal guard. Tell me who do you work for?" He demanded with both of athority and arrogance

"No one." I tell him with a very flat look using all my self-control not to facepalm and or kick his ass right then and there

My answer seemed not to satisfy him because he opened his mouth to say something else but he was interrupted by a cough from Shining Armor and spitfire forces him to close mouth still glaring at me. I really don't like Nobles and I have a feeling at some point in the future I'm going to wind up kicking this guy's ass. The bat pony captain proceeded to ask his question next.

"I'm Lily Bloodraven of House Bloodraven Captain of the Thestral night guard division of the royal guard. Where can we find others of your species?" Lily asked baritone even with no fluctuations, a true professional at what she does

"You won't find them anywhere no matter where or how hard you look, I am the last and only one of my kind." I said with a gentle smile gracing my face, also completely true I am the only one of my kind but as of now that's true no matter where I go

More shocked faces again and some with sympathy Lily stopped her glaring but morningstar's didn't waiver at all in fact I saw him smirking a little bit, most likely at the thought of me being the only one and most likely the thought of only having to deal with me, oh I will make sure he regrets everything he has ever decided upon up until meeting me and even after. I don't know why but he just gives me a really bad feeling and thanks to the skills that I have developed, honed and mastered I tend to trust those gut feelings.

"As I said before I am Shining Armour captain of the whole royal guard, you have my condolences about your species. I'm curious though, where did you learn how to fight?" Shining said with a pleasant tone with some sad undertones

"Thank you but there is no need I came to terms with that a long time ago and I was mostly self-taught but I did have a lot of teachers for a wide variety of different techniques and fighting styles all Masters in their own right." I said while drinking some of my tea

Also not lying about that either, during my training I came to terms with that a lot easier than most would mainly because of all the support from the spirits in me. Also not lying about being taught by other people who are Masters while a majority of it I had to learn myself such as Skyrim, Dishonored, Devil May Cry and my magic. I was taught how to use all my other abilities from the people who came from those shows, games, manga / comics and any other form of media they were in. It was Chrysalis has turned now and I was quite curious on what her question was going to be, considering her and Cadences horn didn't stop glowing until after Shining asked his question.

"I am Queen Chrysalis of the Jade changeling hive located in the crystal tunnels under this mountain. How did you become the last of your kind but still retain so much love?" She asked with obvious sadness on her face and voice

"I'd rather not answer that right now, I will answer that at the end because it will take some time to explain. You can ask another question if you'd like." I said with a smile still on my face

"Of course I'm sorry if I overstepped, then can you answer why you decided to step in and deal with those Diamond Dogs at the Quarry. What did you gain by fighting them?" She said with a firm and resolut voice

"I don’t get anything from it and I decided to fight them because I hate slavery. There's no other way to put it I feel all slavers get one chance to surrender and if they choose to ignore that chance then they should be killed no sentient being should be forced to be subservient to another no matter what." I said with firmness and a bit of hatred.

They all seemed really happy with my statement, even Morning Star’s glare lessened if only a little bit so I guess he's not a complete asshole. And the Royals seemed to be extremely pleased with my statement, though I could tell that they were all a little confused with all the hatred in my statement. Cadence was next and I was slightly worried about what she would ask me.

"I am Cadence the Princess of Love and have you ever had a wife or been a father?" came her question with undertones of excitement and glee, I really should have expected this question from her.

"I have had a wife and children yes." I said with a smile undertoned with sadness in my voice, I kept my answer short and to the point mainly because thinking about them does cause me pain.

Again, they were surprised by my answer and also some seemed worried about the past tense of the statement. Celestia was next and I have to admit I'm really excited about her question and everyone elses questions after hers because they can only get better and more interesting now.

"I am Celestia co-ruler of Equestria and Princess of the Sun. Since you are taking this in stride so well I'm curious to know if you've had experience with royalty in the past?" Celestia asked with her motherly smile ever present

"I have, I was even the Lord Protector to an Empress at one point." I told her my tongue and smile matching hers

It's it very obvious that they were shocked by this information though the Royals seemed to have expected it. My only guess is because of how calm, collected and relaxed I am with this whole situation. Luna's question was next and she looked like she kid about to open her Christmas presents.

"I am Luna co-ruler of Equestria and Princess of the Night. Can we have a mock battle after you have one with the captain's?" She asked with excitement and anticipation clear in her voice

"Sure, I have no problem doing that. Celestia can even join in as well if she would like to get in some exercise." I said with a slight smirk while looking at Celestia who had the decency to blush and giggle

Luna was extremely pleased with my answer and she also laughed a little bit at my jab at her sister, Celestia was good-natured about it and shot me a look that told me she was going to get me back. The others looked at me slightly offended on behalf of their princess but I couldn't care less. Next was Twilight, not going to lie I'm a little concerned and interested in what she is going to ask me, especially considering I only just now noticed that she's been writing everything down. Typical Twilight.

"My name is Twilight Sparkle, I am Princess Celestia's personal student and the Element of Magic. What was that weapon you use to kill the Hydra?" She asked with an abundance of curiosity, excitement and interest plastered across her face and in her voice

"It's called a lightsaber, it is an incredibly powerful weapon that should never be taken lightly when wielded and requires a lot of discipline and training in order to use it to its full capacity." I told her with a chuckle and seriousness in my voice

I had to be honest with that question since some of them had already seen me use it I couldn't really lie about it but I also didn't tell them everything about it either. I'm not going to tell them more in dep- "My name is Spike and why do you smell like a dragon?" And Spike just interrupted my train of thought with his question. The others looked at Spike with confused and interested faces when he finished asking his question and I was mentally smacking myself for not realizing that he and potentially other dragons can smell I am a Dragon myself, technically.

Any ideas on how to answer that one Bahamut?

ANSWER HIM IN DRAGON TOUNG, IF HE DOESN'T RESPOND BACK IN IT THAN ANSWER HOW YOU'VE BEEN ANSWERING ALL THE OTHER QUESTIONS, TELL HIM THE TRUTH BUT NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH

"Zu'u los malur dovah ahrk Zu'u vis mindov hi do dovah waan hi fund med. (I'm part dragon and I can teach you about dragons if you would like.)" I said speaking in Dragon tongue like Bahamut had suggested

They all looked at me with wide eyes and open mouths, the Royals were the ones that look the most surprised I'm assuming they've heard Dragon speak before by their reactions and where stunned to hear me speak in Dragon. However I saw spikes reaction, which was just giving me a confused look while tilting his head to the right slightly. I couldn't help but let out a sigh at seeing his reaction and Bahamut was Furious that a dragon could not understand his own native language we both mentally agreed that whether they agreed or not I was going to teach Spike about dragons.

"I can't help but be disappointed in your reaction Spike, I just spoke in the language of dragons and you had no clue what I said. But I said was 'I'm part dragon and I can teach you about dragons if you'd like', however it is no longer a choice I will be teaching you about dragons and no one in this room has any say in the matter." I spoke like a disappointed teacher and put enough power into my voice so that none of them would argue against my decision

They're all still staring at me with wide eyes and slack jaws and spike now joined them however he snaped out of it fairly quickly as a large smile spread on his face and he let his excitement be known as he started shaking his head while saying 'yes' over and over and over again. His excitement allowed the others to shake themselves out of their stupor, not going to lie that is starting to get pretty annoying. I could instantly tell that they all had more questions, especially the ones that have already asked, we moved down the line next was Rarity's question.

"My name is Rarity Belle, I'm the owner of the Carousel Boutique and the Element of Generosity. Where did you get your clothes? They look absolutely fantastic." She asked with a business woman's curiosity, I really shouldn't have expected any different from Rarity

"These are actually a re-creation of my old clothes when I served as the Lord protector. When my daughter got older she remade these for me with the help of a very skilled seamstress." I told her while looking at the clothes myself as I felt a small smile on my face remembering when Emily gave these to me

Rarity seemed quite pleased with this statement as she got her thinking look on her face. I was grateful for the the memory that she brought up, Emily really did remake these clothes for me and added in more hidden pockets for me to hold more ammunition on myself without anyone really noticing. We really did spoil each other while I was with her. Next was Pinkie Pie's question and I already had an idea of what she was going to ask.

"Hi-I'm-Pinamea-Dana-Pie-but-everyone-calls-me-Pinkie-Pie-I'm-the-Element-of-Laughter-and-I-was-wondering-when-your-birthday-is-and-how-old-you-are?" She said in one breath at a rapid pace, I don't think anyone else in the room actually caught what she said besides me

"I don't remember when my birthday is but I'll let you know when I do and I am much older than you think." I told her with a small laugh

Most had confused looks on their faces probably in regards to me saying I don't remember what my birthday is while the elements looked surprised that I understood Pinky's question and Pinky looked satisfied with my answer, thank god. Next was Fluttershy's question.

"Hello I-I'm Fluttershy, I run an animal sanctuary out of my house and I a-am the Element of Kindness. I was wondering what your favorite animal is? If you don't mind me asking that is." She asked shyly and considerably louder then what I had expected from her, as in normal volume

“I don't mind at all, I love all animals but wolves are my favorite I can introduce you too few that I have that I don't think you've seen before if you would like." I told her with a kind smile and gentle voice

Fluttershy seemed to perk up at the idea of meeting new animals, she gave me a small smile and shook her head yes. I returned her smile with one of my own and then looked at the next one to ask me a question, Rainbow Dash. She has been staring at me since the questions started with a big old grin on her face, which got bigger as the questions went by. I'm assuming no one asked the question that she wanted to ask and that's why she was getting happier.

"I'm Rainbow Dash, the fastest flyer in all of Equestria and the Element of Loyalty. How are you able to jump off the cliff into the Quarry and get up like nothing happened?" She asked with excitement in her voice, I forgot she was the adrenaline junkie out of the bunch

"Years of practice, among other things." I told her staying as vague as possible

She didn't seem to excited with my answer and started to open her mouth to say something else but Rarities magic closed her mouth before she could say anything. Glad that they're following the one question at a time rule really well, though I suspect it has more to do with four members of royalty being present than anything else. Last but certainly not least was Applejack's question, I'm hoping it's not anything ridiculous.

"My name is Applejack I run Sweet Apple Acres with my family and I'm the Element of Honesty. You told Fluttershy that you'd introduce her to some animals you have but I don't see any animals with you, how are you going to show them to her if they aren't with you?" She asked curiously and with one raised eyebrow

"I can summon them with magic." I told her with ease

This was a valid question, especially considering they have no clue about the different Magic I wield and that Shadow is in my shadow. Again I was trying to play close to the chest while also telling the truth, since I could in fact summon animals with magic I wasn't lying.

However, before anyone could say anything else a maid came into the room, walked over to Celestia and whispered something into her ear. Whatever she was told made her frown hard before her face became neutral once again and then she spoke.

"It would appear that we will have to continue this later, the Nobles are making quite a fuss and won't leave until I address them." She said with a slight irritation to her voice

Everyone else seemed to be a little upset after she said this as well, she then looked at me and spoke again.

"If it is all right with you we can continue this at dinner tonight." She said with a slightly more happy tone and a smile on her face again

"That's fine by me, I don't have any problem with that. But what should I do until then?" I asked her with genuine curiosity

"This maid will take you to a guest room where you can stay while you're in the castle. "She said as she gestured to the maid with her hand

"That is fine by me I will see you all at dinner then." I addressed them all as I got up to follow the maid

Everyone else gave their pleasantries rezai follow the made out of the room and down a couple hallways until we reached all the way lined with doors. Raava and the others had been quiet since about halfway through that little Q&A and I was starting to wonder why, I could not wait to get to my room to ask them about it. After following the maid down two more hallways we came to adore and she spoke as she gestured with her hand.

Here is your room, someone will come and get you for dinner and a couple hours. She said respectfully actually open the door 2A beautiful room

I thanked her before I walked into the room and shut the door. I walked over and collapsed on the bed, not realizing how I'm exhausted I had become from the day's events.

Okay guys you have been quiet for a while now and I'm starting to get a little concerned

We have some bad news for you and we're not we're not too sure how you are going to react, and I was voted to tell you which is why you didn't hear us for a little bit

I groaned after rava told me that, it would seem that whatever it was they had to tell me was a big enough deal that they had to vote on who was going to break the news.

Just tell me, just be straight forward with it

Alright then, you no longer have access to all of your powers

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