Dog Life -Cave Days(Decision making story)

"There are pacts with the unicorn pegasi and earth pony tribes that can explain each of our actions except murder for which your ponies brought on themselves when they attacked our home unprovoked." You say letting your hatred for these ponies shine trough for killing everyone you know.

"What are these pacts you speak of? Can you show them to me? And how do they excuse your kind for kidnapping and enslavement of my ponies?" Celestia asks skeptically.

"Well in that order They are the original pacts the tree tribes made when they came to our lands seeking refuge from the great winter. I could not as they were written and re-written on the pelts of our death alphas and your unprovoked attack left their pelts either burnt or soaked with blood. As for how it excuses kidnapping and enslavement of YOUR ponies we have not kidnapped or enslaved any of them. We have however asked for their aid as was allowed for in the pact when we hit on hard times." You say in a monotone managing to get your emotions under control.

"NO! You did not ask you kidnapped and enslaved my ponies and I know this because I received a letter from my student detailing the kidnapping and enslavement of her friend Rarity the element of generosity!" She all but shouts as she flares her wings in a threatening manner as she shoves the letter in your face.

"We informed Lady Rarity of what was happening and left her dragon friend to inform her other friends. If we were kidnapping her we would have taken the dragon as well as dragon claws even those of an infant can rival those of Diamond Dogs. Furthermore Lady Rarity was more than generously compensated for her time despite her unprofessional attitude slowing down the work process and causing injuries to the workers. Or did you not read the part of the letter stating how she got 6 full over the rim carts of gems?" You state as you throw the letter back to Celestia

"..." Her only response is to stare like a child caught with their hand in the cookie jar as she stares at the letter which she is levitating in front of her.

"W-Well what about these other ponies that you kept in cages that Rarity saw while in your caves?" Celestia says a bit unsure but starting to regain her confidence. You remain confident as you already have an answer for that.

"Those were not YOUR subjects. Those creatures are called changelings. They are bug like ponies who change their shape and form to look like your loved ones and then they devour your love for them along with your magic and the end result is a mindless husk of a pony that dies either of thirst, hunger or magic exhaustion. As for why they were in cages they were caught trying to infiltrate pony settlements. We were keeping them alive so that their queen would not attack. You see she loves them like her own children and would rather have them live trapped barely surviving on their own emotions than us killing them because she attacked." By the end of your speech Celestia looked as if the world was falling apart around her.

"Oh that reminds me The Queen of the Changelings will more than likely come seeking revenge for the murder of over 100 of her subjects which your golden "guards" committed when they burned the caves and flooded them with blood. This is the only aid my pack will provide despite the ancient pacts with the tree tribes as you and your ponies have killed my pack with the exception of me." You say and Celestia gets a sparkle of hope in her eyes once you mention the pact.

"The pacts! What did they say? Surely if you could receive unconditional support from the tribes you must have contributed something of equal value?"Celesti asked hopeful just as you had planned

"The pact stated that the unicorns shall control the day and night the pegasi shall control the whether the earth ponies shall be in charge of the plants and the diamond dogs as the predators shall protect all from the monsters of the wild by hunting the monsters. Furthermore as there is no day and night nor rain or snow in the caves and plants do nothing for a Diamond Dogs survival the Diamond Dogs are free to ask for any aid from the pony tribes in times of strife" You say the entire thing without slowing down despite only coming up with it in the few hours way to the mountains.

"Yes so if you are declared innocent because of this pact then that means you must honor it by helping us fight the changelings." Celestia says with a manic grin and disheveled mane which reminds you of lesson zero.

"Am I declared innocent then?" You ask wanting to make sure the racist horse at least says it even if it turns out this was all a farce and she kills you in the end. Maybe then you will haunt her non existent consciousness and torment her.

"Yes , but only so long as you help us against the changelings. And if it turns out they don't exist you shall be immediately executed." She says regaining her stone face mask and somehow fixing her mane.

"I can not aid you in any fighting as you may have noticed I am quite week but I could tell you of how to fight them provided I am compensated for the killing of my pack and am allowed to leave your kingdom as you ponies have taken everything from me and I would not hesitate to kill you if I were capable of doing it and surviving and were it not for the pact being the last thing I can hold on to." As you say this Celestia looks thoughtful but the guards in the room look angry and preparing for an attack despite you still being tier up.

"You shall remain in the castle and aid our forces with every bit of information you have about the changelings. You shall have two guards one day and one night they shall be with you at all times. If the changeling threat comes to pass you shall be pardoned off all crimes and receive whatever compensation you deem needed before you are banished to a neighboring country of your choice. If however there is no invasion of changelings within the next 5 years you shall be bound and publically executed your body shall remain rotting until the crows devour it as testament to what shall befall all who try to deceive me. Guards take mister BOB to a guest chamber and inform the night guard that one of them is to be assigned to the Diamond Dog also inform Shining Armor to assign a day guard."

Celestia proclaimed her sentence and all you could think about as you were dragged away from the throne room was the Chrysalis better get to invading as fast as possible because you didn't want to die.