A New Empire

It was about three days later, I was checking out the suit that one of the royal tailors had made, as per my request it was magenta and black. "Gotta say Twilight Ice, ya did a fantastic job on this suit, I will be paying twice the agreed price due the the fact you did this in a day, and since it looks amazing." Twilight Ice looked like a red unicorn with Rarity's hair, hmm maybe there related?

The mare flushed, and somehow it was visible despite her cherry red fur. "Oh you flatter me your highness, but thank you for the praise." She put the suit in a box and hoofed it to me. "Your 'socks' idea has become quite popular, who knew ponies would love wool socks so much?" She mused.

Yeah ponies here along with the rest of Equestria as far as I knew had no clue what socks where, and when I told Twilight Ice my idea for her to make socks in a rainbow of colors she agreed and her business has been booming since then, not many ponies wear clothes but most ponies LOVE socks.

I shrugged. "Dunno, but thanks for the suit again." I payed her two hundred bits, the agreed price was a hundred, and walked back to the castle to have lunch. Today I was gonna order some pizza, oh I almost forgot to tell you all, but Equestria and the Crystal Empire had never heard of the following foods, waffles, deviled eggs or pizza, there was plenty more, but if I listed them all off we'd be here for about an hour, I told the head chefs how to make said items and they were overjoyed to be the first to cook never before seen food, the head chefs were the only two who were ponies, as I mentioned before most of my staff was robotic.

As a Mister Handy brought me a slice of three meat pizza and a nuka cola cherry I sighed, it was getting rather boring around here, then again at least there's peace, once I was done eating I checked the invitation for the Gala that Celestia had given, it was a golden ticket with V.I.P on it in a darker yellow color, the ticket said I could bring two guards. "I hope the Gala isn't boring, otherwise I will shoot something just to get some entertainment around here."

Two days later I was ready for the Gala, least I think I was, I had on a black suit with a magenta clip on tie and a magenta shirt, what can I say? I love magenta. Just as I finished getting ready and put on my crown, which was a simple golden crown with ice blue gems in it, a royal guard walked in and told me that a pegasus drawn chariot was here to take me to the Gala.

Seems Princess Cakeass forgot to tell me she was sending someone to pick me up and bring me to the Gala, I had planned to take the airship Crystal Hope like I did last time, seems that since I'm a V.I.P that she sent an escort. Getting into the chariot along with my two assaultron guards we took off and headed to canterlot.

____________________________two hours later----------------

Once the chariot landed I stepped out, along with my guards and walked to the main entrance and walked over to Celestia who was greeting others welcoming them to the ball. "Oh welcome to the Gala King Lorenzo, glad you could make it!"

I chuckled. "Well I couldn't pass up a free party after all."

Celestia snorted. "That's the best reason I've heard all night, well enjoy the Gala." She went back to welcoming guests.

I nodded and walked inside, my assaultron guards following side by side, I saw Rarity following that prick Blueblood, he was completely ignoring her though. Walking up to a pink bartending mare, who froze up in fear at the sight of me as I looked at the menu, I rarely drank alcohol so I decided to get somethin light.

"I'll have a...red wine please." She turned around and poured the wine into a glass before hoofing it to me, taking it I reached into my pocket and placed something into hers, causing her to freeze, she looked into her pocket to see a silver bit, worth one hundred gold bits, she stared open mouthed at the generous tip. "Don't spend it all on booze now ya hear?" I chuckled and walked off sipping my wine.

Applejack's attention was taken off Filthy Rich as a strange biped walked into the room, picking at one of the buffet tables. "Hey Twilight, ain't that the critter from the Crystal Empire Princess Celestia wrote to ya about?" Applejack pointed towards a biped in a tux.

Twilight Sparkle nodded. "I think the Princess said he was the King of the Crystal Empire, but she never told me his name, but she did tell me about the technology Shining Armor reported." Twilight squee'd thinking about how far that technology could advance Equestria.

Applejack shrugged, and turned back to Filthy Rich. "Anyway Rich, that shipment of apple jam should be at your store in about a week, is there anything else ya'll wanted to talk about before I go back to my apple stand?"

Filthy Rich shook his head. "Nope, that was it Miss Apple, have a nice day now ya hear?" His gaze was on the two bipeds following the crowned one, they seemed to be wearing some sort of fancy metal armor over their entire bodies.

I looked over and noticed Filthy Rich walking up to me, he was looking at my assaultron guards, when he walked up he started talking. "Hey now, I'm Filthy Rich, owner of Barnyard Bargains, and I couldn't help but notice the armor your guards wear, would ya tell me what its made out of?" He tilted his head.

that caused me to just chuckled, it was so funny seeing ponies mistake my technology for something else. "Oh thats not armor, their robots like your golems but more advanced." I explained to him.

He got a look in his eyes that I didn't like. "How much would it take for you to sell em to me?" He asked pulling out a check book, I could see the bit signs in his eyes I swear to god.

I shook my head. "Sorry, there not for sale, end of conversation." I walked back and gave my glass back to the bartender and walked to the buffet table.

Prince Blueblood had been drinking,and he was quite drunk as he walked up the the bartender mare. "Hello sir, what can I get you?"

His face twisted into an angry expression. "Sir!? I am a Prince! wench fetch me more wine!" He shouted at her, not slurring his words as the mare hoofed him another glass, he didn't leave a tip. Blueblood then made his way over to the buffet table to sample some of the treats before he noticed that creature aunty yelled at him for insulting, with his judgement clouded by alcohol his first course of action? To smash a wine bottle over its ugly head, so with the sound of shattering glass and spilling liquid, the thick heavy wine bottle was shattered over the creatures head, the force of which it hit causing the bottle itself to break. Everypony's eyes shot to Prince Blueblood, who had just smashed a wine bottle over the head of a ruler of another kingdom, everypony gasped as he turned around, blood dripping from his head and face, had that been anypony else they would surely have been knocked out.

I winced as I felt a glass bottle smash on my head, good thing I invested a lot of points into strength, turning around I saw the guards trying to get through the crowd, unsuccessfully, Blueblood then stabbed me in the stomach with the broken end of the bottle, it was at this point I was done dealing with his shit and whacked him across the face with a power fist on high setting, knocking him to the ground. With Blueprick out for a minute or two I grabbed the bottle sticking out of my stomach and to the horror of most the ponies pulled it out before quickly injecting a super stimpack,causing the wound to close up. "Okay motherfucker, I am DONE with your shit!" I all but growled as I picked Blueblood up, he spit in my face.

Blueblood gave me a shit eating grin, a grin I would soon make him regret. "I challenge you to a duel beast, winner takes all and the winner decides the fate of the loser, If I win I get to kill you and be praised for being a hero."

Inside I was grinning, with all the weapons I had on me I could take on a small army, or one Pinkie Pie IF I was lucky. "I accept your challenge you worthless sack of shit." I threw him to the ground and walked off to look for a bathroom to check the damage done to my tux. Everypony watched as the king left, then ponies saw Princess Celestia staring at Blueblood with a look that could kill, she dragged the Prince off with her magic to the throne room.

Celestia glared at Blueblood. "Blueblood,what in the name of Faust made you think assaulting the ruler of another kingdom, was a good idea!?" Her voice just under that of the Canterlot voice.

Blueblood flinched. "Aunty, surely you see I was in the right? that thing is a danger to everypony and must be put down for the betterment of Equestria!"

Celestia's glared harder at Blueblood. "I am so very disappointed in you, so much that even if you win the duel you challenged Lorenzo to I am going to strip of your title as Prince and claim all your royal funds for charity." Her tone cold as the ice around the Crystal Empire.

Blueblood rolled his eyes. "Aunty, you and I both know you won't do such a thing,because I'm one of your last descendants." He walked off to ready himself for his no doubt heroic victory in the duel.

Celestia walked up to me, and sat next to me. "I am very sorry about him attacking you, I knew he has not been acting the best lately, but for him to attack the ruler of another kingdom? For what he has done I will be stripping his titles if he wins the duel, if you win you may set any punishment you see fit for him." Wow she looked pissed and stressed at the same time.

I patted her on the back. "Don't worry I'm not gonna declare war or nothin cause one prick was bein a prick, let's go the the arena or wherever it is the duel will happen."

Celestia nodded and walked to a large sparring ring in the gardens. "This is where it will take place, the only rule is no guns anything else you have you may use."

Hmm..what to choose..what to choose, I could go with my assaultron blade, maybe the mister handy buzz saw? Oh well I'll find out when Blueballs shows up. Everypony from the Gala was sitting in stands while vendors where passing out popcorn and....bottles that said Colta Cola? wow this world had a ponified version of Coca Cola hah.....hah.....I'd have to do something about that.

A pony wearing a ref hat stepped up to a mic that wasn't there a second ago as Bluebitch got on the other side of the ring while I was on the other side. "Attention everypony! The match will start once the rules have been stated, rule one! No firearms of any kind! rule two is the winner chooses the losers fate, it can be anything they want to do! and third, NO outside help of any kind! it's one on one only, now, FIGHT!" The ref backed away from the ring as Blueblood pulled out a short sword.

And I pulled out the ripper, a handheld chainsaw, and revved it up, grinning at the look on Blueblood's face as I walked closer to him. "This is your last chance before I give you facial surgery." My grin was large, my eyes pinpricks.

Blueblood rolled his eyes. "Foul beast, I Prince Blueblood of Equestria shall slay you and hang your head on my wall." With that he charged, I stepped to the left and let him run past me, turning around he used his magic to launch his sword at me, pulling up the ripper and revving it up sparks flew as his sword tried to cut the chainsaws blade, I grinned harder seeing my ripper dent his sword.

Cracking my neck loudly I glared at Blueblood. "My turn." He had no time to react as I ripped the sword out of his telekinetic grip and threw it to the side before jumping at him with the ripper buzzing angrily like a swarm of hornets.

Blueblood screamed like a complete bitch and much to my surprise teleported ten feet away with a flash of blue and pulled his sword back to him, I pulled out a sword called the Shishkebab, or as I renamed it, the blade of flames. Blueblood tried to slash me and got my left arm, wincing a shot forward and stabbed him in his front left leg, the hot metal of my sword burning the wound preventing bleeding, but also causing Blueballs to screech so loud a mares glasses broke, holy shit my ears! That fucking hurt!

Before I had time to react Blueblood stabbed me in the stomach, holy fuck that hurts, auto injecting a stimpack and pulling out a powerfist I set it into automatic mode and beat the everloving fuck out of his head, punching over and over and over and over. By the time I was done he was barely breathing, his face pretty much forever fucked up, his snout crushed, and his fur covered in blood and patches of burn marks from where the sword touched him. The ref looked at Blueblood and waited ten seconds before pulling a mic out of nowhere. "And we have a winner everypony! King Lorenzo wins!" Cheers went up, the loudest being Rarity's, wow that was kinda pathetic I expected Blueballs to at least be trained enough to decently combat a threat.

Princess Celestia walked up, her horn glowing a golden color as she pokes Bluebloods forehead with it causing him to wake up with a pained gasp. "You have lost Blueblood, now Lorenzo gets to decide your fate, and no matter what you have to do as he says or you will be banned from Equestria."

Walking up next to Celestia I grinned at Blueblood. "His fate is he shall be turned into an earth pony, his title as prince taken, and his mansion to be turned into a homeless shelter and a soup kitchen, and his accounts to go to charity and other things to help the poor."

Blueblood looked pissed off, very pissed, but said nothing since he had no say in his fate since he lost the duel, Celestia nodded. "It will be done, you are free to go back to your guest room if you wish, remember the meeting with the world leaders is tomorrow."

I nodded. "I remember, but remember what I said, while your allies may share weapons technology freely with each other and you, I may not do the same." With that I walked to my guest room, after a royal guard medic checked me for any wounds and fell asleep in the bed, tomorrow was going to be quite interesting.