The Foundation of Memory's Past

After the initial shock, Luna was silent. her attention was elsewhere, while I on the other hand, was thinking on telling someone else about this. Though, my choices were very limited.

"Franz." She spoke in a hushed voice. I lifted my head to meet her eyes.

"Yeah?"

"How long have thou had this, iteration, inside thy sub conscience? We thought that is a place for one's true self to show, and this news concerns me greatly." She said, her face scrunching in thought.

"Thou was't always wishing for the least violent way to find solutions and yet fought with such rage when provoked long ago. We are trying to see how somepony such as thyself can harbor such demons." She said, looking at me.

"Luna... that was a different person you saw all those years ago. Who I am is very different than then, and I've changed for the better, not the worse. You are my anchor, along with Ditzy and Celestia." I said, bumping my wing against her side.

She didn't seem to focus on that and rubbed her temples slightly. Her face scrunched before it suddenly lit up, and she hopped off the bed.

"Dear Franz, we must seek Twilight Sparkle, sister, and visit the Research wing. I wish to seek something of importance." She said.

"Wait, why, what is it?" I asked.

She let out a breath, and smiled.

"Thou shall see once we find it. If not in there, then sister's closet." She said.

"What's in Celestia's closet?" I asked.

"Something that would shed light on thou's own manifestation of Nightmare Moon."

"That doesn't make sense to me. How does one even do that?" I asked.

"Follow us, and answers ye shall receive." She said, walking towards the door. I glanced out the balcony window, and saw that it was still nighttime. Celestia is no doubt sleeping right now.

"Luna, it's still dark out. We can't go bothering Celestia right now, she's sleeping." I said.

Luna stopped, and walked back from the door.

"Ah, then what shall we do to pass the time?" She asked, trying to not look directly at me.

"Well, we could play the Switch, Xbox, or PC. I could make other stuff, but I only have that right now, and everyone is sleeping." I said, giving her an apologetic look.

"We would like to attempt to have sex again. We feel, shameful, that we, I mean, I ruined the moment." She said, lowering her head in slight embarrassment.

"We could do other things, like listen to music, or just go back to sleep. N-not that I'm not down for that! I'm just, oh, never mind." I said, feeling my face heat up.

"So, should we attempt again?" She asked.

"I mean, yeah?" I asked, giving my shoulders a shrug,

"Excellent, we shall make this night memorable!" She said.

"Wait, wouldn't we just be transferring something back and forth again? I feel like we should make sure this thing doesn't go back into you." I said.

"Dear Franz, the only thing that will be transferring between us is thou's penis within my vagina. Need I say more?" She asked, smiling at the surprise in my face

"Way to put it bluntly." I said, hopping onto the bed with her behind me.

"So, do I just whip it out and start like on the train, or are we doing something else." I asked.

"I believe that thou has't been hiding ways on how to please a mare. Thou surely has experience, so demonstrate for us." She said, laying down and spreading her legs.

"Again? Not that I'm complaining, but you did almost drown me with your, you know." I said, raising a hoof to motion between her legs.

"And thou the same. We wish to taste thy semen again." She said, winking at me with a sly smile.

I stared at her for a moment, before deciding that living in the moment right now was a lot better.

"Fuck it, we ball."

[Several Sex's Later]

Opening my eyes, I saw Luna was snuggled up next to me, our multiple sessions making her unable to walk as per plan, and I think I broke her after round four. She recovered, of course, and I checked to see if she was alright.

Then we went at it like sex-starved animals for the rest of the night until half hour ago, where she called it quits for the day, or night.

Checking the time, it was almost 8:20, and Luna raised the moon about an hour ago while in a less-than-ideal position, so I was good on time. I wasn't sure if Ditzy heard me through the walls, but I'm pretty sure the walls were thick enough to muffle the sounds.

As I held Luna, whose face was buried in my chest, I wondered.

'Since Luna controls the dream realm, maybe she can shed some light on how we fall asleep. Like, in order to fall asleep, you have to pretend to be asleep. But when do we actually fall asleep? Yeah, REM cycles make that weird swaying motion, and on occasion, make you trapped in Sleep Paralysis, but then we could kind lean into a lucid dream. Seems pretty complicated, and very difficult to master. And then there's the subconscious. That's a tricky thing, though.'

Looking back down at her, she was smiling as my chest tuft covered most of her face.

'I hope I can get rid of this thing in my subconscious. He's been a dick to me and Luna, so he's got to go hasta la bye bye.' I thought.

Closing my eyes, I rested until someone either knocked on the door, or barged in. Thankfully, no one did, as I materialized a message for the guards to not let anyone inside for the next few hours.

I was also very, very hungry from our intense and heavy 'workout', so I made some light snacks to keep me going for a bit longer. Sure, I could've reset myself, but I felt like doing things normally for once. The scenic route, if you will.

Deciding to get up, I shuffled out of Luna's hold, not wanting to disturb her and let her rest. Giving her a pillow, she wrapped her hooves around it and snuggled into it, her lower half of her body not moving at all. Smiling, I went into the bathroom to look myself over.

Opening the bathroom, I went up to the mirror and saw that my hair was really messy. Parts of it sticking up and out, instead of it's usual slicked off to the side self. There was also the slight greasy and stained color of her rather explosive moments during the night, and I gave a light hum of pride for it.

Using my magic, I made it go back to it's usual self, and removing any evidence of us doing anything from my body. I looked at the bathtub and shower, I scoffed. Who needed showers when you were instantly cleaned automatically?

Looking back to the mirror, I got an odd feeling. Nothing was wrong, but I didn't know what was going to happen today, or if anyone knew what we did last night.

In my attempt to not think about it, I looked into my eyes.

They were their usual brown self, with a bit of their pattern still there. That was probably the only thing I didn't want to change. I liked my eyes. Even though I polarized my vision so that I could still see even when facing the sun at times, they were a token of where I came from.

Leaving the bathroom, I went back to the room and sure enough, Luna was still sleeping.

Going up to her, I gave her a kiss on the cheek, before putting my armor back on. I had taken it off sometime during our intimacy, and I might need them.

Keyword might.

Opening the door, I saw that the guards were stationed close by, none of them really showing signs of knowing what we did.

"Morning." I said, walking out of the room as a cool breeze greeted me.

"Good morning, Your Majesty." They saluted.

"At ease. Make sure Luna knows I'm going to the Dining Room." I said, giving my wings a light stretch.

"Of course." Was what I got.

Thanking them, I proceeded to the Dining room. I was sure that everyone was being attended to, so there wasn't really a need for me to be there other than to interact with them a bit more.

"Uncle Franz! Just the stallion I wished to see!" Said Blueblood, nearly bumping into me as I turned the corner.

"Oh, what's up?" I asked, not really wanting to see him right now.

"There is this mare I saw earlier. A Pegasus, if you will. I believe that you should give me advice on how to properly approach them."

"What does she look like?" I asked.

"Well, she is very, how do I say, clumsy, but she is in high spirits! I wanted to approach her, but there were this other mare and an orphan! Surely, she must know how to cater to foals if she was able to interact with that little creature, and so, I wish you to introduce me to her. Rumor has it you were escorting them to the Castle grounds the other day." He said, almost excited to possibly meet her.

"Alright, I'll see what I can do. No promises, though." I said.

"Thank you, Uncle! Now, I have business to attend to. I'll be on my way." He said, walking away with his head held high. I watched him leave with slight worry for him.

'He really has no idea what he's doing. Should be entertaining though.' I thought to myself.

"Hey Blueblood!" I called. He whipped his head towards me instantly, and I swear I heard a whip crack somewhere.

"I'm heading to breakfast. You want to come along?" I asked him.

"Why, I'll gladly!" He said, turning around and walking right next to me.

'Psychoanalysis time.' I thought.

"So, how do you feel about this mare?" I asked him.

"Well, I figured that if I were to frolic with this mare enough, it could cause a scandal large enough to earn the attention of Fleur De Lis. Surely after that, she will confront me and I shall tell her my love for her, and we will get married on the same day. Once I've used up this mare, I'll toss her. No point in carrying around extra baggage when one can give it so somepony else. I call it, charity." He explained.

'And now the water he's in is starting to boil.' I thought, severely disliking that statement.

"How do you think this mare will feel? Do you love her?" I asked.

"Uncle Franz, you are the only one who has listened to me so far on this. I know I am putting a lot on you, but there are some things that I cannot disclose."

'A simple no would have worked too.' I thought.

"Okay, and once you marry this Fleur De Lis, what then? I asked.

"Our wealth will double, and I shall have control of it. Mare's shouldn't have power, as they clearly misuse it. Not to be disrespectful, Uncle, but Luna could very well be making the wrong decisions for you. She very well may have established dominance over you!" He said.

'What?'

"What!?" I asked, stopping immediately. I stared him down as he tried to backpedal.

"I said no disrespect! I'm simply stating the obvious!" He explained.

"Look, I can take a lot of shit from you but saying that will get you nothing but a cold shoulder and a broken muzzle. Remember Blueblood. I, am, not, Celestia. You will be punished as I see fit." I threatened. He shrank in fear and nodded his head in panic, and I could tell he wanted to run away.

"Of course. I did not mean to offend you. It is just that I wanted to have a mare like yourself. Loyal, trustworthy, and fierce when needed." He said.

'This fucker is lying through his damn teeth.' I thought.

"Sure. Now shut it. I need to eat." I said, realizing that we were already here.

Taking a moment to calm myself, I opened the doors and saw that Ditzy was here, along with Dinky and Amethyst. I didn't see the others, so they might not be here yet. Probably trying to figure something out for the day.

"Morning all." I said, going up to Celestia and sitting next to her and Ditzy.

Ditzy leaned into me and I draped a wing over her, not really paying attention to anyone else besides them. I gave Blueblood an off glance, and he seemed infuriated for some reason.

"So, how was your first night's stay?" I asked, looking to Ditzy.

"It was really nice. Thank you for bringing me to the Castle." She said, looking up at me.

"Good. Oh, right. Ditzy, I'd like you to meet Prince Blueblood. He is my nephew-in-law." I said, noticing he was glaring at me.

"Blueblood, is there something wrong?" Celestia asked him.

"Yes! Uncle, that is the mare I was after! How could you take her from me!"

'Wat?'

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Celestia, this isn't my Batman mug." I said, lifting some cup that was near me to try and throw them off.

She only got a confused look.

"Batman?" She asked.

"Never mind." I said, setting the cup back down.

"Uncle!" He cried.

"What? I didn't know that she was the one you were interested in using and tossing aside like a used towel! Maybe you should be checked or something. Ditzy, was this guy trying to check your vibe the other day?" I asked her.

"Well, he was just staring at us for a bit before running off. I thought he was just shy." She said, now sounding worried.

"Are there any more mares I should be informed about?" He asked, sounding annoyed. Me and Celestia shared a side glance and shook our heads simultaneously.

"No, I don't think there's any other mares you should worry about." I said, not sounding entirely convincing.

"Are you sure? I feel as though you aren't telling me the entire truth. Is there, or is there not any other mares I should be aware of?" He demanded.

Bringing a hoof to my face, I sighed into it.

"Blueblood, I don't think you have much room to speak about this. From what you've told me, the only one in the wrong is you." I said, removing my hoof to look at him.

"Why is that?" He asked stubbornly.

"Do you really want me to tell everypony here about her?" I asked.

"You wouldn't. You swore to me." He said.

"Confidentiality has its limits. Yes, I may have said something like that, but I personally think going along with your shenanigans was a bad idea. Don't do anything you would regret, Blueblood. To me, you're still a petty ass-jerk." I finished.

"Now, what's for breakfast?" I said, trying to lighten the mood.

"Uh, w-we just ordered food, so I think it'll come soon. We can share if you want?" Ditzy asked me.

"It's alright, I can wait a few more minutes." I said, as the doors opened and the staff came out with the food in tow.

I figured since they prepared this whole buffet for breakfast, I could grab something to bite. It's not like I had much to do today except watch Twilight and her friends on their mission. Maybe I could join them? Who knows.

The amount of food that is continuously brought out of that kitchen is ridiculous. There could be an enormous reserve that I don't know about, yet I've seen nothing of it.

The staff noticed me right away, and I gave them my order. Hopefully a simple order of pancakes with syrup will do me some good. My only hope is that they keep it simple. I wouldn't want to get an over the top meal like they usually do. Sure, I like large amounts of food from time to time, just not the amount they usually tried to give me in each and every meal.

I looked over to Luna's empty chair. I wonder how she liked last night. I mean, I did leave her quite messy at one point, and she did basically become an animal after round four, and I was barely kept in check the whole time. We finally had sex. That was a first for her, I presume. It must've been special for her to do that with me. I gave her a night to remember.

So why did I feel so off? Almost as though I haven't been entirely truthful to her.

Obviously, I couldn't get her pregnant, that was a relief since our biology was different. But I also wanted to have a chance to have a kid. Maybe, I'll turn out better than I think. I think I can make it happen, since I can control my physical structure at will.

"Franz? If I may, what are you thinking?" Celestia asked, looking at me curiously.

"Nothing." I said.

"Nothing? Surely it must be something." She asked.

"You really wanna know?" I asked her.

"I'd like to know." Ditzy asked.

"Okay. I was just thinking on why ponies say mosquito bite, when bite involves teeth/chewing, and they stab/prod. Wouldn't it be better to call it mosquito suck? And why do cups have handles? It would be easier for it to be a rounded cup instead of one with a handle." I said, getting various looks of confusion from everyone.

"Uh, what's a moss quit o?" Ditzy asked.

"Wait, there's no thing as mosquito's?" I asked.

'Thank god!'

Blueblood raised an eyebrow at me.

"No, though they did exist long ago. It would have been quite bothersome if they were to fly among us these times." Celestia said.

"Ah, That makes sense. Well, what's everyone's plan for today? I was thinking on going to the Gym for a bit." I said, my plate of food arriving.

As to my wish, they thankfully kept it at a medium and gave me pancakes with the syrup on the side. Thanking the server, I began digging into the plate with my fork and knife, adding the syrup onto the fluffy goodness and devouring it with gusto. While the food I made was easily spawned, something about having it prepared and cooked made it taste better. Might be a sentimental thin, I suppose.

We ate in relative silence, not really talking much. Blueblood was watching me from the corner of his eyes, and I wasn't sure what he was thinking. Hopefully nothing stupid.

And my question wasn't heard, apparently.

Finishing my plate, I got up and thanked the servers before giving both Ditzy and Dinky either a hug or a high hoof, if that could be called that.

"We wanted to explore the castle a bit. Do, uh, do you think that we can hold a picnic later today?" Ditzy asked.

"Sure, I've always liked picnics. A little picnic, just us." I said with a smile.

"Okay! I'll see you at, say twelve thirty?" She asked.

"Yep. I'll just do some training real quick and then head over. Shouldn't take too long." I said, nodding.

Ditzy smiled, and gave me another hug. This time, however, she wrapped her wings around me as well.

"Okay, bye bye!" She said, her face cosplaying the color of a tomato.

"I shall see you then, Ditzy." I said.

She left hurriedly and I tried to not look at her rear. Though, the task was harder than I thought, and I stole a quick glance. Stupid bodily hormones.

"Franz, may I speak with you. Privately." Celestia asked.

"Sure." I said, looking over the room.

They had mostly cleared out, save for the pair of guards at the door. Upon hearing Celestia say 'Privately' they showed themselves out.

"So, what's up?" I asked her.

"Last night." She said, wearing a knowing smile.

'Oh fuck.'

"What about it?" I asked, playing dumb.

She took a chair and motioned me to sit with her, which I did. I didn't know what I was going to do, but I was mostly panicking.

"From what my sources tell me, you had quite some fun last night. Care to share?" Celestia asked.

Crossing my arms, I frowned at her.

"Isn't it wrong to pry?" I said.

"When you spend over a thousand years without any form of sex, you tend to want to hear things regardless of their nature." She said.

I faked a gasp.

"Really?! A fearless leader like yourself also gets urges?! Let me guess. You want to know about last night, to appease that?" I asked her.

"While I do indulge in said urges, I do so with grace. Not the way you and Luna went."

"Oh? And what made you think I did anything with Luna? Hmm?" I asked, leaning in and raising a comedically raised eyebrow.

Celestia raised an eyebrow as well, challenging my word.

"I was outside your door when the soundproof spell wore off. I heard it slightly at first, but then you rose in volume. You're lucky I placed another as the first one wore off, or I'm nearly certain that the whole castle would have heard Luna moaning your name. Maybe even all of Canterlot from how she was saying it. Which brings me to my next point." She said, clearing her throat.

'Oh boy, here it comes.'

"I wish to challenge you. Loser gets to do whatever the other desires for the day, and without question."

I stared at her. Not daring to speak or even move. I stared at her with a disappointed look. And she stared back with a smug one.

And then worry.

And finally fear.

"Sunshine, what is wrong? Are you okay?" She asked.

Closing my eyes, I let out a small laugh before my face turned into a more serious one.

"Listen, I know what you're hinting at. And my god, I know you also want it. But can't you wait a bit longer? I thought you had to wait until the third date for that?" I asked.

She didn't look like she was impressed with my bluntness. If anything, a little annoyed.

"While I wish you didn't talk like that, I don't have the luxury of being as blunt as you." She said.

'Dear god, she's not joking.'

"Well, I'd be glad to help, but I don't know. I'd have to wait until tonight to figure it out." I said.

"I understand. Just, please take my feelings into consideration. I really want to be with you, and if sharing is the only option, then I shall accept it."

I smirked evilly.

"That's not the only thing I'll make you take." I whispered, snorting at my little jab.

She smiled instead of being embarrassed, and leaned in.

"I'll be waiting for you inside my quarters, Sunshine. But, let us duel first. I wish to see your, capabilities for another task." She said, leaning in for a slight peck.

I didn't stop her this time. She gave me a light kiss on the cheek, and I felt her warm lips graze my face. She pulled back and smiled.

"I think I'll be in the Gym for a bit waiting for you." I said, getting up and walking away.

"No hug?" She asked.

Suddenly freezing time, I moved around and behind her. Resuming it, I picked up Celestia in as big of a hug as I could give her, which involved turning back to my human form just for this.

"How's this?" I said, squeezing her. She made a weird whine sound, and something in her back popped. Letting go, I saw her look at me with surprise.

"I think you just cracked my back." She said, her face a shade of light pink as she looked between me and her backside.

"Didn't mean to, my bad." I said. She giggled, and rubbed against me before going to the doors.

"I wouldn't mind a few more of those from you.~" She said, before leaving. She went the wrong way, and I smiled as she awkwardly turned back and went to where my room was.

"She is so silly sometimes." I said to myself, heading to the training room. I amde it with little to no distraction, and stopped when I heard someone moving just around the corner. It was most likely a maid, so they shouldn't bother me much.

Rounding the corner we made eye contact, and she immediately shrank under my gaze, her face heating up as she gained a sparkle in her eyes. It reminded me of something out of an anime.

"Morning." I said, nodding to her.

"M-morning, Your Majesty!" She said with a light bow.

Deciding to not think much about it, I arrived at the Gym and entered. There were guards here, training as if they were in a competition. I wondered if I could use similar human exercise methods to help them out, since I saw a guard running on a treadmill for about 5 minutes before he got off, covered in sweat and winded. I noticed that Shining was here, but he seemed to be in his own bubble at the moment, so I didn't want to interrupt his work.

"Hello, Franz." Said a recognizable voice.

I barely suppressed my urge to sigh in frustration and turned to see Blueblood here. Why was he here in the first place? I thought he seemed too snobbish to come here.

"Hey." I said back.

"Why are you here? Ready to duel some unfortunate guard?" He questioned, eyeing a mare working on her wing power with a gizmo to measure it.

"Nah, just wanted to see what kind of training is taught nowadays. Figured I could help a bit, maybe spar, not sure." I said, giving a slight shrug.

"Spar, you say? I'd be willing to try that. Against you, of course." He said, clearly staring at that poor mare, who has noticed him staring at her. I pretended to care about what he was saying, since he seemed to like that. Is this what Celestia did?

"A friendly spar? I'm down. But remember, I'm not going to go easy on you." I said, giving him a calm smile.

"How about a group match? I've seen you go against one pony, and so I wish to see how you would fare with, say, four opponents?" He asked, getting looks from those that were nearby.

"I 'm not sure, I would normally take them out as quickly as possible. I'm not sure doing that would be a good idea." I said, trying to decline his offer.

"So yes?" Blueblood asked with his trademark smirk, and sealing his fate.

"Ah, what the hell. I'm not getting any younger, so sure. Let's do it." I shrugged.

"Perfect! Now, are there any volunteers that would like to have a group match with Prince Franz?" Blueblood asked.

No one responded at first, probably due to the reputation I made a long time ago, so I added a bit of persuasion.

"For every hit I get, you get a free drink at the bar later tonight." I offered. Several guards came up, each with a slightly worried, but confident look.

"Alright, now, lets get this over with." I said, removing my capsules. Going in bare would show them that I didn't need my tech to kick ass.

We went over to a large ring, about 15 meters wide in a large circle. There were a few of them that were sparring inside, but I let them finish up as I set my capsules on a nearby bench.

There was one Pegasi, two unicorns, and an Earth pony. Each of them either holding either a Bo-Staff, wooden sword, or twin swords. Blueblood had a Bo-Staff, the Pegasi had the twin swords, and the other one had a Bo-Staff and a wooden sword.

"We ready?" I asked.

"Your Highness, are you sure that you don't want to warm up first?" Asked the Pegasi.

"Already did, let's go." I said, grabbing my Staff and giving it a simple, and very fast spin with my forelegs. The motion caught them off guard, probably because they prefered magic to spin it rather than doing it by hoof. I can only imagine how much of a pain that would be for them.

"Actually, I want to do something." I said.

With a quick thought, they each got armor similar to my own, except for the technological parts like the plasma blade and other very lethal options. I did, however, give them personal shields. I wanted a challenge. I was feeling it.

"Ready?" I asked passively.

"Your highness, are you sure about this?"

I noticed that Blueblood going to wait.

"I'm ready!" He yelled, rushing me with his Bo-staff and giving it a wild swing with his magic.

I blocked it and countered with a swing towards his face, which connected and knocked him back some.

"OW! Why did you hit me?!" He asked, hid tone surprised and shocked.

"Do you not know what 'Sparring' means?" I asked him.

"Of course I know what it means! But why did you hit me?!" He demanded.

"Well, I'm not going to let you hit me, obviously." I said.

"WHY NOT!" He yelled.

"Because you actually have to try to hit me, not expect me to take it like a dummy."

"I don't care, attack!" He yelled, which they all tried to jump me.

The other one with the Staff made a swing at me, and I blocked it, and the uppercut he tried to follow with. I ducked as one tried to slash me with their wooden weapon, and knocked them on their side, followed with a quick vibe check to the head.

Their shields popped, and gave him a shock, earning a scream from him. Jumping into the air, I narrowly avoided where I would have been hit with a Staff, and kicked him in the helmet, which put him off balance.

I was tackled by the one with the twin swords, and he tried swinging at me.

Blocking his every attack, I dropped my Staff and proceeded to chain punch the poor guy until he dropped, his armor breaking under my hooves.

Grabbing the guard, I threw him at Blueblood, who just jumped out before he was knocked down.

"Come on now, don't be... shy?" I asked, grabbing the staff that would have hit the side of my head with a thwack. Giving it a yank, I pulled it free of his grasp and spun rapidly to swing with all my might.

If I could've see his expression, it probably would have been of fear. I stopped short, the pressure from my sudden halt doing the job for me and giving him backlash, throwing him to the floor.

"..."

"Is that a yes?" I asked, giving him a side look.

His horn shone suddenly, and a bolt of magic shot into me, knocking me down the wind out of me.

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"Ha! Take that Prince Franz!" He cheered, earning him a glare from everyone in the room. Blurring out of my spot faster than he realized, I stood behind him, turning the room cold immediately for effect.

"You're already finished." I whispered from behind.

"Wha-" I cut him off, materializing a Stand to for what I was about to do to him.

"STAR PLATINUM!" I yelled, a dark grin splitting my face.

"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!"

Time seemed to slow to a crawl.

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His armor was breaking, and I raised my power input from a 1, to a 2.

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Pulling back one final time I released the final hit.

"ORA!"

When I resumed time, there was just a really battered suit lying on the ground, its chest ripped open to show pink skin, with some white fur surrounding the edge where the armor and flesh met.

I made sure to not kill him, but he really pissed me off with that cheap shot, and so, I gave him about 1,000+ cheap shots.

Really, I didn't want to, but I had to pull my punches, and I hated I couldn't go all out on a hoe.

Calling over my armor, I check their vitals. They were still alive, and only Blueblood and the other dude were in the worst condition, with them having several cracked ribs, and probably due for a long recovery time. Especially Blueblood.

"Careful with him, he has a few cracked ribs. Him too." I said to the other guards, pointing to them. The other guys will be fine.

They nodded, and some were wary of me, probably because they just saw someone get pummeled over and over again by nothing. I was surprised that I didn't start floating in the air. Looking around, I saw that Celestia was here. She was watching the whole thing, I assume.

"Oh, hey there Celestia! Were you watching?" I asked.

She only gave me a look of confusion.

"I would ask you how that was possible, but I think that doing so will result in more questions than answers." She said, her eyes closing for a moment to consider her words.

"Correct." I said, nodding,

"Very well. Shall we ready our duel?" She asked, smiling at me.

"Uhhh... yeah I guess." I said, walking over to a bench to grab some nearby water that was set out to use. Why she wanted to spar was beyond me, or just a Celestia thing. Quickly getting re-hydrated, I went back over to where Celestia was waiting patiently for me.

"So none of that Ora Ora stuff, I'm guessing?" I asked, earning a nod from her.

"Yes. That would be appreciated." She said, holding a Bo-Staff.

I brought my Staff up into a defensive position, and hers the same.

Celestia's P.O.V.

We stood here for a few minutes now. I wasn't sure why, but I felt as though I could take him on. I'd had over 1,000 years of experience, of this should be a piece of cake, which will be my personal reward after this.

His eyes flickered for a second, and he rushed me, holding his Staff by the end, and giving a wide swing. I blocked it easily, and went for a counter, which missed as he ducked underneath it.

In a quick fluid motion, he tried going for a sweep for my legs, and was blasted back from a quick spell of mine.

He rolled back onto his legs, and slammed his hoof into the ground.

A tendril of darkness rushed over to me, and I used a Light spell to dispel it.

Tossing his Staff, he punched it, which caused it to fly like a spear. I barely managed to parry it with the side of my own staff. Grabbing his Staff, I began my attempt to get him. But, for some reason, It seemed as though I couldn't hit him.

Each and every attack I went for, I couldn't land. He came close with hitting me a few times, and I the same, but I was still faster. He charged me again, and I launched a bolt of magic towards him.

Hopping up, he barely avoided being struck, only to be hit by another blast of my magic.

He then shifted, and a bolt of lightning came blindingly quick, nearly hitting me with it as I managed to put up a shield.

I tried to grab him with my magic, and he tripped up and fell as I began pinning him down, his features showing a smile.

"Prepare thyse-"

Suddenly, he disappeared, and I felt a presence behind me. Barely turning my head, I noticed that he had red eyes with a strange pattern, and that I was pinned onto the ground.

Feeling lightheaded, I closed my eyes and let out a grunt as he pushed my head into the ground, showing a side of him I never knew existed.

Pure, raw, unstoppable power

"You were saying?" He said, almost mockingly.

"..." I was at a loss for words. How did he...

"I think I won." He said with a smile.

That damn smile.

He released me, and I got up, noticing the looks all of the guards were giving me. What happened?

Taking a look at his eyes, they were red with an intricate design to them, but when he noticed, they quickly reverted back to their usual brown.

Just what was he capable of?

"Hey, Celestia, it looks like you're not having a good time right now." He said, smiling at me.

"It's nothing. I am fine. Why do you ask?"

"I don't know. thought you were thinking on when you say 'together', your lips don't touch, but when you say 'separate' they do." He asked.

I thought about that combination of words. Why would he think of things like this, when there are clearly other things to do. This stallion, no, this man, is very impressionable. And not to mention he has a unique, occasionally warped mind.

I made the right choice falling for him. He was different from every other stallion I've had the chance to encounter within my thousand year reign. Moving my mouth to say Together, I followed it with 'Separate'.

"Oh! I can see what you mean." I said with a smile.

He is capable of many, many powerful things.

"Hey, wanna go run around with fireworks? I have a lighter!" Franz asked to everyone.

"YEAH!" Cried the guards.

Many, many powerful things indeed.

"Put it in reverse Terry! Put it in reverse!" I heard Franz scream as several loud, frazzling bangs erupted from behind me.

'Maybe.' I thought, as I saw Franz running after several other guards with a small rocket, blasting them as they blasted him back, sparks of fireworks in the air. For some reason, there was a guard sitting in a wheelchair whilst cowering from the chaos around.