The Dog of the Lunar Republic

"-which is why I have concluded it would be best for us to gather our morale, and wait until we have recuperated." Fancy Pants advised Celestia.

"Fine, but then we march on them."

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Twilight and Telvanni leaned against each other contentedly as the event day started. Twilight herself recognized it as an extremely important day, more so than anypony else. It was the day that she knew it wa-

*Bam*

"What's taking you two so long, people are already gathering and getting ready!" Gilda laughed. Sure, she wasn't the nicest being all the time, but she had carved out a place in her generally stone heart for the filly Scootaloo and was finding that she was happier than usual.

Grinning, Twilight stood up in her Night Corps. armour.

"I am ready Gilda, I'm just not wearing a dress or anything. You see, the last two weddings I went to were for my Brother and Cadence, and everypony knows how that ended, and the second was for Prince Blueblood, still, we all now how that ended."

Telvanni nodded next to her, only his silvery white fur was bare of all save some fore arm/leg armour.

"Well, shall we go join the group?"

~~~~~~~

The day was one giant culmination of of growing joy that had been placed back when Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle had just proposed. After their first taste of war, many started wondering if it was at all worth it. Why fight when nothing good comes out of it?

That all changed when the ponies saw that two fillies could find joy during war, despite having fought in the battle themselves. Despite knowing death, and feeling the pain and sorrow, they could still soldier on. It gave ponies hope, and it gave them joy. They now had a goal to look forward to and something to strive towards.

~~~~~~~

Swapper flew as fast as he could, but the thrice damned Imperial armour was heavy and rubbing against his carapace the wrong way. With every buzz of his wings, pain tore through his back.

He knew he would not survive this....but he could ensure his friends did.

~~~~~~~

The crowd was cheering wildy as Luna pronounced the two fillies wed. Nopony save Telvanni even heard the crash of armour. The lycan quickly leapt over a couple of pews to find Swapper, who'd been acting as a spy for them, lying in a crumpled heap of broken chitin and golden armour. Twelve arrows protruded from his back.

Leaning towards the dying changeling, Telvanni heard but one utterance before the changeling died.

"They come."

Letting out a roar that reverbrated through the room, everyone stopped cheering.

"The false Celestia comes with her army, if you wish to protect your families, then follow me!"

~~~~~~~

Twilight was running as fast as her well toned and muscled legs could take her. That being said, even some of the slower runners were overtaking her as she began to pant from exertion. Looking down at her smooth and flat armoured belly, the pony rolled her eyes before teleporting towards the front line where the masses were gathering.

~~~~~~~

Tavi and Scratch suited up in a heart beat. Sharing but one kiss final kiss before the final battle, the pair made their presence known on the frontlines.

'By Luna's stars, I pray that Octavia comes out of this alive and unharmed.'

'By Luna's stars, I pray thatv Vinyl comes out of this alive and unharmed.'

~~~~~~~

"No, not a chance in tartarus Sweetie Belle! I promised that I would always keep you safe, and the front lines are not the way to do it! Believe me, if it were back in Ponyville where I knew I could stay by your side, I wouldn't trust any other pony to have my back, but I'll be in the skies, and I don't fell safe knowing you're down there alone." Scootaloo pleaded as Sweetie armoured up regardless. Just as the cotton candy filly tightened the final strap she gave her wife a deep kiss.

"Scootaloo, it is alright, and I understand. I need you to do something for me though. Shy and I are going to go on a quick trip with Shy's friend. Just, stay safe for me and when you need me, watch the horizon." Sweetie explained.

Sharing one final kiss, Scootaloo turned, only to have her face turn red as a wave of pleasure suddenly raced up from between her legs. Turning, Sweetie was giving a mildly damp fore hoof a lick.

"Besides, you still owe me a meal..." the filly grinned seductively.

Nodding dumbly, Scootaloo took off with a wide grin breaking out across her face.

~~~~~~~

"High Imperial Captain Shining Armour, we are nearing the Castle of the Moon. Your orders?" whispered a grey pegasi.

"Thunderlane, gather the one's loyal to me, and the old guard. Once we have them grouped, well, you know the plan. Just...don't get caught, and stay safe." Shining sighed. He thought he could have averted this.

~~~~~~~

"Nightmare Moon! Surrender, and I will only execute the leaders of this foolish rebellion! Refuse, and I will be forced to cut you all down!" the Solar Diarch ordered.

Luna, looked down at the scene before her. An ocean of ponies were laid out below her and her corrupted sister across the way. She had no choice, even if she'd wanted one. Locking her features, them

lunar Alicorn shot forward through the air and collided with a thunderous clap.

Below the alicorns, their armies did likewise.

~~~~~~~

Though the battle had been raging for hours, the armoured unicorn stallion that now stood before Twilight was the first enemy she'd actually seen.

The soon due mare had made a point of playing defence from behind her own lines for as long as possible, but unsurprisingly, the vastly larger imperial forces were pushing them back. As she eyed the stallion before her, Twilight realized she wouldn't have the benefit of mobility that had aided her before.

"Listen, I've done nothing but cast defensive spells. I'll just fall back with everypony else, and we can go on our own separate ways." Twilight offered, hoping the stallion would take it.

Her answer came as she deftly parried a slash with her rapier. Twilight made to twist around and gain some distance, but found that her body couldn't turn like it used to in battle. This realization hit her just about as hard as the stallions kick when his hooves connected with her chest.

As Twilight slammed into the ground she managed to use the momentum to roll around and gain her hooves again. Angered, she powered up a spell to kill the opposing soldier, but her spell flickered as she felt the insides of her hindlegs suddenly grow very damp and a stab of pain shot from her stomach.

This one distraction was all the stallion took to knock her over onto her back and lever his sword to eviscerate her. Realizing her danger, Twilight panicked.

"Please, don't hurt my foal!"

The stallion froze as he looked down over the distressed mare, then lowered his gave to her perfectly smooth and flat stomach, glaring at her angrily. Just as he thrust the sword forward, a periwinkle blue aura of magic diverted the blade into the ground and snapped the soldiers neck. Looking over, Twilight noted and Imperial Battle mage in white gold armour.

"Well, Trixie couldn't have somepony else kill her rival." the mare boasted, then lowered her gaze to Twilight's stomach as a second stab of pain shot through the lavender mare's body. "That and I don't agree with the slaying of foals, especially unborn ones."

Twilight would have laughed for joy if it weren't for the fact that she suddenly screamed in agony.

~~~~~~~

Telvanni knew something was wrong the second the lavender magic that held their defences so well fell around them. A sinking feeling in his gut was all the lycan needed to race to where Twilight had last last stood unbending against the tides of the enemy.

Bounding through the the battlefield, a chill settled through the lycan's spine as he realized how similar it was to the battle that led to him being sent to the current time. Pushing those thoughts from his mind the lycan continued to race towards his mare.

Using a rock for a platform, Telvanni leapt over the frontlines of the Imperial forces to a ring held by an Imperial battlemage that stood over his mate.

"Ah, just who we were waiting for. Trixie advises you lift your mare and get her to safety!" the battlemage yelled.

Without stopping to think, Telvanni lifted Twilight by the ring on the back of her armour and turned to leave, but realized he was no ringed in by Imperials. At the same time he realized this, Twilight let out another pained scream. That's when the battlemage stepped forward.

"Trixie will clear the path, dog, make sure you don't fall behind!" with that Trixie loosed a blast of magic against her own fellow troops and cleared them from her path.

The trio made tracks back to the castle.

~~~~~~~

"You merely delay the inevitable Luna! Even now my army pushes yours back, and I will retrieve my daughter! Oh, well, look at that down there!" Celestia gestured. Below them was Telvanni racing towards the castle. "Tell me, how much do you care for that mongrel?!"

Just as the words left her mouth Celestia loosed a blast of magic down towards the lycan. In response Luna raced down and deflected the blast, but left her back wide open for Celestia, who took the opportunity to attack. Slamming her younger sister in the back with magic, the tainted alicorn laughed as she watched her hit the ground. Charging up her horn once more, Celestia prepared to deliver the killing blow.

*BANG*

*CRACK*

"Hey, bitch, you up for a fight this time, or just gonna call your Wonderbolts to save you?" a voice leered.

Snapping her head around Celestia raised a hoof to her quickly reddening cheek while locking her eyes onto a slight orange mare.

"You! I'll kill you!"

Scootaloo just laughed.

"Only if you can catch me, bitch."

~~~~~~~

Twilight was letting out another scream as Telavanni laid her down on their bed. Claws like knives, he tore the mare's armour from her, immediately dispelling the zero space enchantment and revealing the mare's highly swollen stomach and the fact that her water had broken.

For all his strength and wit, for all his will and experience the lycan knew nothing of child birth.

"*Huh* Move out of *huh* Trixie's way so Trixie can *huh* see to her!*huh*" Trixie panted as she came into the room.

Telvanni, out of fear and instinct, rounded on the battlemage and lift her by her throat.

"Why should I trust you!?"

"Trixie...*urk*...Trixie helped you..."

"That isn't why!"

"Trixie knows....how to birth.....a foal!"

"That's not good enough Imperial! I need a real reason or I swear I will kill you!"

It wasn't fear of death, it wasn't the pain of her throat being constricted. It was a deeper pain that led tears to begin to spill from Trixie's eyes as she stared near reverently at Twilight's swollen abdomen.

"Because I want to give that foal the chance to see the sun rise. I want that foal to have the chance that mine never got..."

It was enough for Telvanni who lowered Trixie with an apology.

"Do not apologize to Tri- me, just let me take care of this, and...well frankly you sacre the piss out of me, would you mind waiting in the hall?"

Telvanni nodded.

"Just one thing before I exit Trixie-"

"I hurt her you kill me?"

The lycan just shook his head and gave Trixie a quick hug.

"Thank you."

~~~~~~~

Telvanni did his best to block the screams, wanted nothing else but for them to stop, something he mentally begged for. After what seemed to be hours and the screams had ended did the door finally open. As the confused lycan turned he found Trixie looking at him with a huge grin on her face.

"I don't think I need to ask who the father is...come on in, Twilight and your daughter are sleeping."

The lycan attempted to choke out a few different words, still having immense trouble at wrapping his head around the fact that Twilight had been pregnant. Dropping to four legs Telvanni padded his way into the room to find Twilight laying on fresh sheets with a small lycan pup, albeit it one with a horn, laid next to her. The heart melting scene change very little, even as the pup gave a yawn and started whining for food.

Carefully, as not to disturb Twilight, Telvanni shifted one of the mare's hind legs, revealing her two teats. Then, gently, Telvanni moved the pup, his pup, over to the teats and began to cry in joy as his daughter began suckling. Turning to Trixie, the lycan wrapped her in another hug.

"I'm a father...thank you Trixie, because I am a father."

~~~~~~~

Scootaloo deftly managed to avoid a bolt of power that vaporized a cloud not 2 inches from her. Turning about, the filly realized that there wasn't much more she could do. Panting from exertion and wincing from numerous light burns and small cuts Scootaloo locked eyes with Celestia.

"Well then filly, what are you going to do now? You have no allies this far past my army, and you have not the energy to continue fighting me. I am not without mercy though. I will allow you and your new wife to live. You may stay in the cage with the hounds whilst your wife becomes my sub." Celestia laughed cruelly.

Scootaloo wasn't sure what the joke was. Despite her appeared age of 19 to 21, she was still a 14 year old filly. That's about the time she felt a familiar presence in her head.

Mom, that you?

Kiddo, we're going all out and wiping the floor with this bitch!

Dash, you okay?

A sub is a living sex toy....

Scootaloo's eyes widened for a moment, then narrowed dangerously as the wind around her began to pick up and electricity starting darting across her body.
"I'm going to fucking kill you!"

~~~~~~~

Despite the fact that he didn't want to, Telvanni planted a small kiss on both Twilight, then his daughter, then turned to Trixie.
"I need you to safeguard my family, there is still war raging, and they will need me."

Trixie nodded and grabbed a spear off the wall.
"Nothing gets past me, on my horn as a unicorn!"

Smiling gratefully Telvanni quickly returned to the battle field to find that the Lunar forces had turned the tides. While Scootaloo harassed Celestia Luna was able to join her army against the Solar forces, and Shining Armour took the opportunity to show his true support as he and a fifth of the Imperial army cast off their gold armour and began subduing their former fellow soldiers.

Essentially the battle was drawing to a close and only the bitterest or most loyal to the new Celestia still continued to fight.

~~~~~~~

Breaks in the sounds waves echoed across the empty skies as Scootaloo and Celestia slammed hooves against hoof, body and wings. The two had been going at it hard for the past twenty minutes, and the Nightmare was chiding herself for antagonizing the filly.

As they continued, Celestia quickly realized that despite the surge in power, Scootaloo was still a filly, and was flagging from the strain on her body. After scoring two directs on the orange filly's body, Celestia grabbed her by the base of the throat and dangled her worn body before her.

"I'm an immortal goddess, and you're a filly. Did you truly think you could have destroyed me, or even hurt me?" Celestia laughed.

"The bruising seems to lean in my favour..." Scootaloo wheezed back, a cocky and bloody grin on her face.

Using her magic, Celestia broke the lowest two ribs on the filly, causing Scootaloo to cry out in pain.

"You are nothing. A dust mote in the winds of time that I could crush easily, a grain of sand in the great desert dunes of life, ever-changin-"

Scootaloo zoned out whilst the Solar Diarch began monologuing. She wasn't trying to be rude, she just could barely see for the bruises on her face and felt like she'd been hit by a train. As she continued to here the muffled buzzing of Celestia's words in her ear, she spotted something over the alicorn's shoulder that made her smile even wider.

"-so you see, I am ever present, and you are...wait, why are you smiling whore? I am going to kill you, and yet you just smile?!" Celestia growled, shaking the filly roughly.

Giving a wheeze of pain, Scootaloo asked but one question.
"What is bruised bloody and clueless?"

"What?"

"Well, II see the anser..." Scootaloo giggled painfully as she from the alicorn to just past her. Celestia turned to look just at the right time.

*CRACK*
"Your face!" Fluttershy screamed in anger as she decked the princess and grabbed Scootaloo as gingerly as possible.

Spinning away from Celestia quickly, three fireballs slammed into the Diarch as Fluttershy joined her vanguard in the sky.

The dragon's had answered her call for aide!