(Gideon’s House, then Mt. Aris, Gideon P.O.V)

After that blessed night, me and my two wives packed up what clothing and other amenities we needed for our Honeymoon at Mount Aris, Capital of the Hippogriff kingdom began. Since the roads would be dangerous, no thanks in part to Apollyon, Nocturnal brought us there via teleportation. Upon arrival, Queen Novo greeted us personally. “Welcome Gideon, to Mount Aris!” The Hippogriff queen said with a smile. “The pleasure is all mine, your highness. Introductions, Novo, these are Nocturnal and Helena, my wives, and Hons, I don’t think I need to state who this is.” I introduced. “Oh we know who Queen Novo is. It’s nice to see you again.” Helena said as she hugged Novo. “It’s nice to see you too.” Novo said returning the hug. “I never thought that Lady Luck herself would ever settle down, I’m guessing Gideon’s quite a stud.” Novo said as Nocturnal blushed. “He is.” She replied. Novo giggled. “I apologize if I’ve made you uncomfortable Nocturnal. I just couldn’t resist teasing you a bit.” Novo said apologetically. “It’s fine. Care to show us where we’ll be resting our heads?” Nocturnal asked. “Of course. Right this way.” Novo said as she turned on her heel and walked towards the palace.

As we walked the halls of the palace, Novo was pretty interested in what I taught at Twilight’s school. I would answer some basic questions, but I could tell she wanted to talk more once we dropped off our stuff. We arrived at the provided suite and Novo then led us to the dining hall and we all sat down to eat the midday meal. “Queen Novo, I can’t help but feel that you have more questions to ask.” I stated to the queen as I ate the provided clam chowder. “Yes. So you said that at one point during the year 1812, the building known as the White House was destroyed. My question is what was the significance of the house?” Novo asked. “The White House is where the President lives, and the British invaders wanted to reclaim America, but were unsuccessful, but they wanted to leave a clear message to us ‘Yanks’ by burning it down. Luckily the First Lady at the time managed to save President Washington’s portrait from the blaze.” I replied. Novo looked shocked. “That’s terrible! I remember the Storm King tried to do something similar to the portrait of my late husband.” She said as she pointed to the painting behind her. “I’m sorry. Destroying artwork or familial reminders like that should be a crime.” I said. “True. So Silverstream told me about this conflict known as the Civil War, were the civilians so displeased with the government they tried to rebel and were defeated?” She asked.

“The Civil War was a conflict that defined the United States because it was one of the most brutal conflicts ever fought on American soil. The United States has a two-party political system called the Democratic Party which wanted to keep slavery, and the Republican Party which wanted to abolish it. The Democrats were so upset that all of the Southern states formed the Confederacy while the Northern states became known as the Union. The South had better military schools, but the North had more money, more men, and more resources, so the North won the war. Shortly after that President Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address, abolished slavery, but was sadly assassinated by a man named John Wilkes Booth during the play Our American Cousin.” I said. Novo looked like she was going to throw up. “Were they really so afraid of progress that they just killed the man who said that slavery is morally wrong and needs to stop?!” She yelled in anger of the treasonous deed.

“It is unfortunate, but yes a lot of people were like that, some still are, but as the world becomes more secular, those old beliefs are being forgotten.” I said. “Good. I’m sorry if I darkened the mood, but I was just curious about what my niece is learning.” Novo said. “And that is alright. If anything, I would have been surprised if you hadn’t asked.” I responded. “Any further questions?” I added. “Just one. Was Napoleon Bonaparte actually short in stature, or is that just an insulting joke?” Novo asked. “Napoleon was actually 5’7”, which at that time was the average male height. So it’s more of a joke, but he was short tempered because he had insomnia which didn’t really help when commanding his troops, especially invading Russia in the winter.” I replied. “I see. Thank you indulging my curiosity. I’ll leave you three to frolic on the beach.” Novo replied as she left to go to her throne room. “You heard the lady, let’s head for the beach!” Helena squeaked in excitement. “You must have been wanting to do some beach for quite some time, huh, Helena?” I asked, with a smile. “You know it mister!’ Helena exclaimed as she hoisted Nocturnal into her arms and flew off to our room. “Hey, Wait for Me!” I shouted as I got up and tried to keep up.

(Mount Aris Beach, 3rd P.O.V)

After the trio changed into their swimwear, they made their way to the beach. Many young male and female hippogriffs saw the beauty of Helena and Nocturnal wearing their bikinis. Helena had a turquoise two piece that matched her eyes and complimented her curves. Nocturnal had a navy blue one piece that hugged her body nicely. Gideon was wearing a set of purple swimming shorts. Many of the hippogriffs that noticed their wedding bands all groaned in disappointment and went about their business. “Seems we attract all manner of attention.” Nocturnal said as she playfully winked at a young female hippogriff who fainted. “Yeah. I don’t know whether that’s a good thing, or not.” Gideon said as he felt a couple of hippogriffs of both genders checking him out. “Relax hun.” Helena said as she pecked her husband’s cheek. “You’re right, but if any of those boys give you two trouble, then they better prepare to face punishment.” Gideon said cracking his knuckles. “So, what’s first? Swimming, Sand Castles, or Sun Bathing?” He asked his lovely wives. “We’re gonna swim first.” Nocturnal said as she walked towards the sea. “Ok hold up.” Gideon said as he placed down their adjustable chairs and towels. After that the trio were enjoying the water. Nocturnal thought she could be a sneaky minx by undoing Helena’s top, forcing her to press herself against Gideon. “Give her top back babe.” Gideon said rolling his eyes. “Fine.” Nocturnal said as she handed Helena’s top back to her. “I’m gonna sunbathe, you do what you want.” Helena said. “Hey how about we lather you up with lotion so you don’t burn.” Gideon said. “Right, thanks.” Helena said as she laid down on her towel on the chair. Nocturnal put lotion on Helena’s back while Gideon did her legs. “Have fun.” She said placing her sunglasses on her face.

(A few hours later…)

After their little expedition to the beach, Gideon, Helena, and Nocturnal were relaxing in the hot tub on their room’s balcony. “This was so much fun!” Nocturnal said as she shifted her nude form closer to Helena’s equally nude body. “I can agree.” Gideon said, scooting his nude self closer to them as well. “I think we should have some drinks, then get some sleep. “Helena said as she got out of the hot tub to fetch some wine. “That sounds good.” Gideon said smiling as his pegasus wife covered herself and walked into the bedroom. Helena had a healthy tan all over her body which made her much more appealing. Soon she returned with a bottle of wine and three wine glasses. They drank until the bottle was empty and the two women stumbled to the bed. Gideon was close behind them until there was a knock at their door. Thinking quickly, Gideon grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist and opened the door. “Oh, Queen Novo. To what do I owe this pleasure?” He asked. “I was just looking to give you and your wives these.” She said holding out three necklaces. “These are fragments of my pearl that has the ability to allow any surface dweller to breathe underwater.” She said handing the necklaces to Gideon. “Consider these as my wedding gift to you since I couldn’t make it to the wedding.” Novo said with a smile. “Thanks.” He said with a smile. “You’re welcome, good night.” She said as she walked back to her own room for the night.

(The Next Morning, Quen Novo’s P.O.V)

I felt the warmth of the sun on my body as I began to open my eyes to start my day. “Mom! You didn’t tell me we had visitors!” The familiar voice of my bubbly daughter, Princess Skystar exclaimed. “It slipped my mind dear.” I replied as I rose from my bed. “It’s okay. I just didn’t think Silverstream’s teacher would be here.” My daughter said as she fiddled with her hair. I chuckled at her. “It’s alright dear, you’ll have plenty of time to introduce yourself to him.” I said as I ruffled her hair. “Mom!” She mock complained. I smiled as I went over to my bathroom to bathe and change into my clothes for the day. After my bath, I walked with my daughter to the dining room and we found that Gideon, Helena, and Nocturnal were all eating breakfast. “Mind if we join you?” I asked. “Not at all.” Gideon replied. “Oh, Gideon this is my daughter, Skystar. I’m sure Silverstream has mentioned her while she was in your class.” I said as I pointed to my daughter. “That she has. They are cousins, right? To be honest, they way Silverstream talks about her, they seem more like personality clones.” He said, chuckling a bit. “Well, Skystar spent time with her cousin when I was still in mourning over my husband’s passing.” I replied. “I am glad that she had somebody to be around in those troubling times.” Helena said. “Indeed. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to get back on the dating scene, but with all of my responsibilities, I thought I wouldn’t have time for a lover.” I replied. “Well I know that Talos is searching for a wife.” Nocturnal offered. “Really?” I asked, my interest piqued. “Yes. Last I heard, he was headed this way in his travels.” She stated with a smile. “I must meet this man.” I replied with a smile.

(Later that day, Mt. Aris Beach 3rd P.O.V)

The honeymooning trio walked on the beach towards the sea. They wanted to see Seaquestria and see the sights. “You think Terramar will be there?” Helena asked. “I have no doubts about that.” Gideon said. “Alrighty, are we ready?” He asked. His wives nodded and they all clasped the pearls on their necklaces and in a flash of light, all three became merpeople of one kind or another. “Helena pretty much looked the same, except she didn’t have her wings, she also had a cream colored tailfin and seashell bra. Nocturnal had a dark blue tailfin and a seashells bra. Gideon looked kind of like Aquaman, only he had a tailfin and webbed hands. “This is so weird.” Gideon said, as he examined himself in the shallow water. “It’s not so bad once ya get used to it.” Skystar said when she surfaced from the water. “How long were you there before you said anything?” Nocturnal asked. “I was in Seaquestria the whole time, I saw a flash of light, and I went to see what it was.” She said raising her hands defensively. “At least you weren’t creeping on us...no offence meant if you took offence.” Gideon said. “None taken. The sea is a scary place if you’re not careful.” Skystar said as she turned away from the trio. “You guys ready for the tour?” She asked. The group nodded. “Ok, let’s go!” She said as she dived into the water. They followed her until Skystar stopped all of a sudden. “What is it?” Gideon asked. “I see a ship, and it’s not from Summerset.” She said. Gideon squinted and saw a wooden dragon on the bow of the ship. “Oh no. It’s a Viking ship.” He said.

(Ocean surface)

The Viking ship closed in on the beach where many hippogriff guards were now ushering civilians into shelters for their safety. The ship made landfall and the Vikings on boards all sprang into action. The battle was fierce as the hippogriff guardsmen took to the skies and threw their spears at the invaders. What they weren’t expecting was that there was a group of warriors appearing out of nowhere. These warriors headed straight into the palace. “The Queen is in peril! Fall back to the palace!” A commander shouted. Some of the Vikings followed their flying enemies, while others went into the city to plunder. Gideon, Skystar, Helena, and Nocturnal all surfaced from the water. “Go get some reinforcements. We’re gonna need them.” Gideon ordered. Skystar nodded and dived back down into the water. “Who were those warriors with those curved blades?” Helena asked. “Those were Samurai. The elite warriors of Japan.” Gideon replied. “Let’s go!” Nocturnal said as she swam for the beach and transformed into her human form. “Wait for us!” Helena said as she and Gideon followed after her. Just as they caught up and transformed, a burning barrel landed between the three and exploded. The explosion forced Gideon face first into the sand and launched Helena and Nocturnal back into the sea, where a few knight ships with nets, catapults, and other explosives were waiting. Gideon pulled his head out of the sand and he saw his two wives being hoisted onto one of the ships via net. “Nocturnal! Helena!” He shouted as he ran to the water.

Over the hills, a lone figure stared at the carnage below. He scowled and inhaled deeply. “Wuld Nah Kest!” He shouted and he continued to run until he saw a Viking raider trying to take advantage of a hippogriff woman. “Fus Ro Dah!” He shouted and the raider was blasted backwards so forcefully, the moment he hit a wall, his head exploded upon impact. The woman could only stare in awe as she observed the newcomer walking towards a group of Vikings trying to break down the door of a grocery store. The man was silent as he brandished his blade and cut down a berserker, then decapitated a Valkyrie, and finally a second raider attempted to rush the man, but he merely sidestepped his attacker and impaled him. The store owner looked at his savior and his jaw dropped in shock. “It’s Talos!” He yelled in joy.

(Gideon P.O.V)

Having lost the magic pearl, I could only watch as my wives were captured by knights, placed in cuffs and forced to watch the siege. With nothing I could do, I turned to the city and began to make my way to the palace, fighting Vikings and Samurai on the way. Just as I got close to a grocery store, a raider literally flew past me and his head exploded when it impacted a wall. I looked over and saw Talos, of all people taking out some Vikings attempting to break into said grocery store. “It’s Talos!” The shop owner shouted out. “Hey, Talos! Watch where you launch your enemies.” I called out to him, getting his attention. “Sorry.” He said with a frown on his face. “We have more hostiles in the palace. Let’s clear them out.” He said as he cleaned off his blade. With a nod, I led the way to the palace, fighting Vikings and Samurai, and helping out guards when needed to get what reinforcements we could to help us at the palace.

“Where’s Princess Skystar?!” One of the guards asked after helping him. “She’s in Seaquestria getting reinforcements.” I answered. Some explosions were heard from the harbor. “It’ll probably be a while for them to come, though.” I added. “We have no time to wait. Your ruler is in danger.” Talos said as he began walking forward towards the throne room. Upon reaching the throne room there were a bunch of corpses lying all over the floor. I looked up to see Novo fending off a kensei, but he broke her guard by knocking her sword out of her hands. “Sanshutsu.” He said simply. Novo begrudgingly sank to her knees. Talos wasted no time hatching a plan he must’ve concocted on the way over here. “Feim Zii Gron.” He whispered and he disappeared from sight. The kensei was about to finish Novo of when he suddenly felt a blade pierce his chest. “It’s unwise to kill an unarmed combatant.” He said as he pulled his blade from the kensei’s chest. Talos helped Novo to her feet. “Where’s my daughter?” She asked worriedly. “She’s getting reinforcements.” I replied. Novo nodded, but realised something else. “Where are your wives?” She asked. “Captured by knights.” I replied with a growl. “We’ll get them back. Let’s regroup with our reinforcements on the beach.” General Seaspray said. “I agree. Let’s move.” Talos said as he handed Novo a spare sword.

The group went to the palace gate and upon them opening, charged through the Viking and Samurai hordes and towards the harbor and beach area. When they reached the beach, they found seaponies and hippogriffs attacking the knight ships and a handful or so of hippogriffs fighting knights on the beach area. Skystar was among those on the beach, barely holding back a Lawbringer’s halberd with her trident and buckler. “I’ll help her.” Novo said as she took off to help Skystar. Talos nudged me with his elbow. “Is one of your wives Nocturnal?” He asked. “Yeah. Why?” I asked. “I can see her and another woman in a cage bound and gagged.” He replied, pointing somewhere. I followed his finger and saw both of my wives stripped of most of their clothing and bound and gagged as he had said. Seeing them like that was both slightly arousing, but I was mostly filled with rage. “Back me up. We’re freeing them.” I growled out. Talos simply nodded and followed behind.

(Nocturnal P.O.V)

This was utterly humiliating! Helena and I were both stolen from our husband by these bastard knights. It’s a good thing I could still use my magic to keep them from raping us. They only just gagged us because when one of the knights tried to take our pearls we bit their hands. Our captors were currently distracted and I was trying to pick the lock on our cuffs with my magic. When I saw Gideon and Talos in front of our cage I was so elated. “I thought I lost you two.” Gideon said as he got the cage open and removed our gags. I lunged forward and kissed him. “Looks like we can add bondage to our bedroom repertoire.” I said with a smirk. “Finish the fight, bedroom later.” He replied as I unlocked the bindings on Helena and I. “Fair enough.” I replied. Now where’s that bitch who tried to grope me?” I asked as I summoned Luck’s Hand.
After a long and arduous fight, the Siege of Mt. Aris ended in victory, but it was not without losses. In total we lost about twenty hippogriff guardsmen, and we would of course remember their courageous sacrifices. We met back up with Novo as she waved for us to join her.

“As a symbol of my gratitude, I want to give you one of my yachts for those bastards ruining your honeymoon.” She said showing us a selection of five yachts. “You don’t have to do that.” Gideon said. “I know, but I insist.” Novo replied. “Let’s take that one.” Helena said as she pointed to a yacht that had a dark purple hull and silver accents. “I shall have it sent to Ponyville. In the meantime, you three need to get home and report this attack.” Novo said. “Thanks. You should come and visit the school sometime, we’d be glad to have you over.” Gideon said with a smile. “I’ll take that under consideration.” Novo replied. I tried to use my magic to teleport us home, but nothing was working. “Um…” I said with a sheepish smile. “Looks like we’ll have to take the long way home.” Gideon said facepalming.

(Terra, Apollyon’s Fortress, 3rd P.O.V)

“So, your plan involves weakening Equestria’s ‘allies’ and recruiting their ‘enemies,’ am I correct?” Neighsay asked. “Correct.” Apollyon said confidently. “Already some of the natural magic has been drained to fuel the spell to bridge the gap between our worlds.” She explained. “Care to tell me how and who is draining magic?” Neighsay asked, a suspicious look on his face. “Our ally’s identity is to remain a secret. When the time is right they’ll reveal themselves to you.” Apollyon said cryptically. “Very well. I suppose we let them lick their wounds before striking again.” Neighsay proposed. Apollyon merely nodded. “I’ll prepare the next attack group. This one will be going with you to Ponyville, while I take the other to the Dragon Lands.” She said as she looked through her magic mirror.

Author's Note

Apollyon's plans are now in motion! Is Equestria ready to defend themselves against the Goddess of War? Tune in next time to find out!
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