It was a quarter till midnight in Griffonstone. Chris along with Glider arrived at the audience hall located on the back of the castle. So many griffons came to the place in all shapes, and sizes. Guards were patrolling non stop, while also carefully watching the couple as they made their way to where King Razor was standing with 5 important looking griffons in black robes.

"Her highness Princess Glider of Griffonstone, and her future husband King Chris of Zebraic are now present!" A griffon in armor announced, as a bunch of nobles came to the couple. Chris was getting rather nervous due to being surrounded by many people in one spot.

"It is so great to meet you your highness!" A female griffon in a yellow dress said.

"Is it true that you helped our kingdom in its dying need?" A male griffon in armor asked.

"You two look so great together! Can I get a photo of you close together?" Asked a griffon in a reporter outfit readying his camera. Chris looked at Glider, as she looked back at him with a smile on her face. She then put her talon around Chris' neck, and placed him one foot from her left side.

"Pose for the camera my king." She said. "Cause when were married, I want this to be our only photo forever." With that Chris held her talon, looking like they were about to dance, but stood still. The reporter steadied his snap shot, and then 'click' he got a good photo of the young couple.

"Thank you, and a pleasant wedding to you both." He flew out the door.

The griffons around the party were busy chatting away about business plans, trips, vacations, adventures, and local politics. The griffons that were wearing armor that not posted for guard duty are free to talk to the guests, especially Chris, and Glider. They couldn't stop asking about the zebra king's achievements as he was building up his kingdom's strength, while also wondering how he manage to get ideas. So Chris brought up his iPhone to show everyone around him, and they were awestruck by it's looks.

"That is absolutely preposterous!" A griffon in a high priced outfit yelled getting the crowd's attention. "Something like that could not possibly help you get this far, and make you king of the zebras!"

Glider was getting steamed listening to that guy talk, and she stepped forward to say. "This is my future king your talking to, and I will not have you disrespect him like that!" The griffon was about to snap back, but a loud sound echoed through out the room. It was Razor holding his staff, with a very angry look on his face just the same as his daughter.

"That is right dearest!" He said looking towards the griffon noble, as he pointed at him with his staff. "That is my future son-in-law you are talking to Count Hook. Either you keep quiet, or leave at once!" The griffon looked back at Chris with a nasty look on his face.

"Fine, my apologize your majesty." He then bowed before Chris.

"Its alright Count Hook, I forgive you, and it wasn't my device alone that got me this far. It was studying ancient warfare that gave me the edge." Chris said.

"Thank you King Chris, and may our ancestors guide you." Hook said, as he left the room with a few bodyguards at his side.

"Well with that out of the way, shall we begin with the rest of the evening?" Razor asked.

"Yes father we should." Glider replied, while the guests resumed their conversations. Just then Razor was right next to Chris with a few of his own bodyguards.

"Ah, the good old days. You know lad, I was once like this too when me, and my queen got engaged to one another, just the same as you and my daughter."

"Oh, really now?" Chris asked as Razor placed a talon on Chris' shoulder.

"Yes, years ago after a fearful battle. Me along with my queen fought as prince, and princess back in our younger days." Razor said as he, and Chris walked to the windows to look at the moon. "We were engaged at the time of our victory that time. Since then, a few days later we were wed, and had our two children. And I look forward to this event, my daughter being married to a ruler who is both strong, and wise."

"Thanks King Razor, but truthfully I was no king before. However, I'm doing my best to rule fairly amongst my friends, and allies. And my only wish now is to live in peace."

"Wise words my friend, very wise words indeed." Razor said with a smile on his face. But before the two kings could talk more, the doors leading towards the castle halls suddenly swung open. A female griffon dressed in fine wears, with a golden necklace around her neck. She had dark blood red tipped feathers just like Glider, but more black red on her feathers. Also this griffon had a icy cold glare on her eyes, and her eyes look light blue.

"Her royal highness Queen Frost has arrived, and is now present!" The same griffon from before announced as the female griffon walked towards the two king's spot.

She stopped right in front of them, looking at Razor, and then at Chris still keeping her icy glare.

"Oh hello my queen! We were just talking about you." Razor said.

"You may spare me on the chatter my king, but for now I want to meet this so called zebra king!" She snapped looking around the room looking for a male zebra, but there was none to be found. "Well? Where is he?" She asked looking around still, but just then Glider popped out of nowhere to greet her mother.

"Mother! It is so glad to see you again!" She said with joy in her heart. "I want you to meet my future husband Chr-"

Before she finished her sentence, Queen Frost raised her talon silencing her daughter saying. "Not now Glider, I'm busy looking for this zebra king that has saved our kingdom. And I demand that he present himself to me at once!"

"Actually your majesty, I'm this zebra king, and your future son-in-law." Chris spoke out getting her attention.

She looked at Chris very carefully like, as she was judging him.

"You?" She asked. "You are the new zebra king, and helped our friend's nations against the caribou's armies?"

"Indeed I am your highness, King Chris at your service." He said bowing to her, she was amazed by how he show it. Frost also looked at her daughter to only receive a happy nod with a smile on her face. Then Chris was 3 feet away from Frost.

"Oh, so it seems that my daughter chose her mate right." She said changing her expression to a more joyful look. "In this case my future son-in-law, you have my undying blessing." Then she bowed to Chris.

"That's wonderful to hear from you your majesty."

"Oh, don't bother calling me that anymore. From now on just call us your mother, and father. Right my dear?" She said as Razor walked to her side just as happy.

"Welcome to our family, son." Razor said.

After what he said, the crowd cheered on hearing this great news spread. They were a bunch of griffons talking to one another.

"Our future king is a creature that fights like one-thousand griffons." A female griffon said to the group.

"Yeah, even if he looks weak, he showed heart more than anyone I ever seen in my life." An elderly looking male griffon said.

"Our princess is marrying the zebra king, oh, this is so exciting!" A 7 year old female griffon said, while looking at her friends next to her.

They crowd was clapping for the soon-to-be-wed couple, and now chefs came out serving meat dishes to the public. Then the king and queen tapped on Chris' shoulders, as they lead him to the dinning table ready to be served. He sat right next to Glider, and Scar who was also joining the crowd for a feast like no other.

"Your special dish, your kingship." One of the chefs said, as he passed out another steak like meal to Chris. He was hungry for it, and held his utensil ready to eat. But before he ate his meal, Glider placed a talon on his hand telling him not yet, and Chris placed his utensils down. Before he could ask why, Razor soon tapped his glass to get everyone's attention.

"Attention everyone, attention!" He yelled. "I have a important announcement! Right now, my daughter is getting married, and so it is with great pride that I make the plans for tomorrow. And let our nations come together, and live together as one!"

The crowd cheered again, as they were done they got right to the eating. Glider then nudged Chris that he may now eat, so he got to it. The crowd had all kinds of meats even Chris never heard of before, and so the chefs came out endlessly to serve the crowd as they continued to feast for an hour. After Glider was done eating, she nudged Chris again getting his attention, and he looked at her wonder what could be up. She just looked at him with a evil smirk on her face, as she placed a talon on his neck giving him a massage, while trying not to rip his skin, and it was working.

"Um, aren't you getting a bit close?" Chris asked nervously.

"Don't worry my king." Glider replied, as she carried on rubbing him. "After the ceremony, we will officially become a couple to the kingdom's eyes, and after this when we get back to your castle, I will show you how a griffon cuddles with her lover." She finished batting her eyes at him, while licking her beak with hunger.

"Alright enough sis, we are eating here." Scar said rudely, making Glider glare at her brother, with disgust, and hatred.

"Eating can wait you know. I just want to spend time with my mate. Is that so wrong?"

But before the two continued, Queen Frost clanged with her cup silencing her children. "Please you two, stop fighting at the dinner table." She said as the two younger griffons stopped. "Honestly, you two are more troublesome even with a guest at the table you have to put on an act that we do not want to see."

"Um, pardon me for saying so Queen Frost." Chris spoke up, as she turn to face the human. "Scar has a point about the whole 'not talking about have kids at the dinner table thing', and Glider is just impatient you know."

Frost just rolled her eyes about Glider. "Yes, yes I know. She always want to marry someone strong, and fit to take care of her, if you know what I mean." She said causing Glider to glare at her mother.

"What the heck mother?" Glider said softly trying not to make a scene. "I don't want my mate knowing this."

"Its ok Glider." Chris said as he held on her talon. "Mothers always think of their children with others as married couples. Kind of how your mother and father plays match maker by putting us together. Just like the swan princess, and how the young couple didn't like each other at first, but then fell in love when they matured."

Glider looked at him with curiosity in her mind, and so she asked. "What is this swan princess story you speak of?"

"I'm curious to know as well." Frost said with great interest.

"Alright right then, here goes." Chris said, while clearing his throat. "I all began in the medieval age in a make believe land somewhere back in my world. There was a princess that goes by the name Odette, daughter of a king called William. Then there was a queen named Uberta, with her son prince Darek. After Odette was born, her father, and Uberta had the idea of bringing their children every summer in hopes that they fall in love to unite both their kingdoms forever."

This took everyone at the dinner table, including the royal family next to him. Glider was now ready to hear more of the story, even her mother frost wanted to know what happens next.

"So what happened after that?" Glider asked.

"Yes, did they fall in love?" Frost asked next leaning in closer to hear him.

"Not at first no." Chris replied, while shaking his head. "Like I said before, when they met at age 6, the two disliked each other. But years later when they turned 24 or something, they did fall in love, but some unexpected thing triggered a chain of events."

"And what would that be son?" Razor asked, as he coughed up a bit.

"When Odette asked is beauty all that matters to him, and do you know what he said?"

"What did he say?" Scar asked now interested in know what happened.

"Derek said, 'what else is there?'''

Glider looked pissed at the last part, and so was frost.

"Why that prick!" Glider yelled, while slamming both her talons on the table nearly shattering it. "Is that all he had to say to such a beautiful girl?!"

"But that's the thing Glider." Chris said. "At that time he did not know what to say. The only thing that he can do was prove his love for her, and in the end he did."

Glider finally blew off some steam at the last part, and sat back down to finish eating with the others. After a while, they all cleaned up after the feast, the guests left for their homes, and the royal family was left alone.

Glider then grabbed Chris' hand without warning, and took of in the air while dragging him with her. They flew around the hallways, the kitchen, the training grounds, and right outside the castle. Chris held onto Glider in fright, because of how high they were.

"Don't worry my love, I will never let you go on my watch." Glider said as she held Chris in her arms as she flapped her wings keeping the two in the air.

"Oh, ok!" Chris said holding on for his life still.

"Chris, look at me."

Chris looked at Glider, with warm smile looking at his eyes not losing contact with them.

"Chris I must know. What do you see when you look at me? And be truthful about, cause if you lie I will punch you harder than the table."

"Ok, well to be honest. You have a strong persona that I took a liking to. Your feathers show that you may look like a savage dog, but that's not entirely true. To me, you are strong, noble, she-wolf with great qualities that I was able to see. And you are such a sweet heart when you act all lovey dovey the way you showed me since we met."

Glider was taken aback by this, and had tears running down her face. Chris thought 'oh no', and covered his face, but forgot to hold on to her in case he falls. Glider then wrapped her arms around Chris, pulling him closer body not letting go of him. The human looked scared, closing his eyes of what is yet to come, but it never came, instead the female griffon kissed him roughly. This to Chris by surprise, he thought she was about to punch him, but instead he once again made her a lovey dovey bird again.

"That is the most romantic thing you ever said to me!" She said smiling wider than before, and kissed him again, while hugging him even tighter than before. "I love yo so much, now kiss me you hunky creature!"

Chris than thought to himself thing, 'Why not?', and said. "Yes my queen." As he grabbed the back of her head, and slam his lips on her beak, making her go wide eyed for a moment, but carried on making out in the night sky. Then Chris tapped on her shoulder stopping her a moment. "I would be more comfortable if we are on solid ground."

Glider just smirked at him, and said. "Where is the fun in that?" Chris gave a look of seriousness making her sigh in defeat. "Alright pussycat, have it your way."

She then flew herself and Chris right to the edge of her room's balcony, and Chris said. "Thanks, and I love having things my way anyways."

"As you wish my human, as you wish." She said as she then flopped to her bed to sleep. Chris then looked around to see where he will sleep, and there wasn't anything still around to sleep on. Just then Glider open up her covers that looks to be her inviting him to sleep with her. "I waiting my king."

Chris blushed like crazy hearing this, and paced a bit thinking for a moment. After that, Glider got cranky, and decided to get Chris to sleep with her. So she got up, grabbed Chris, and threw him on her bed.

"Now get comfy my king, cause we having our wedding tomorrow, and don't you dare leave my bed you understand?" She said looking straight into his eyes, while nodding his head in response. "Good, besides after the last ceremony you will sleep with a lot more girls when we get back anyways, so relax."

Chris was now resting next to Glider sleeping their cares away. All of the sudden, while Chris was dreaming, he saw a light blue colored void around him.

{Dream Realm}

Chris was out in the open in this endless void of time and space. He then saw something come out of the blue, a figure of a light blue alicorn.

"Princess Luna?" He asked out loud, and as he said Luna appeared. She stood 3 feet from him, while wearing a light blue dress, and had the crested moon on her chest area of her dress. She looked at him while smiling down.

"Welcome to the dream realm my little zebra king." She said softly. "I believe that you need our help. And before you say anything, let me say that yes, I am Princess Luna, raiser of the moon, and mistress of the night."

"Oh, why thank you for answering my question early."

"Your welcome my friend. I came to your dream regarding the caribou, and their attempts to dominate Equestria. Ever since you arrived here, things have shifted differently, and has caused major disrupting in our world. I want to help you in anyway that I can."

"Well I understand, and to be honest, I want to stop this just as much as you do, but not now. Besides, I'm marrying Glider to secure friendship between our nations to the nearby future."

"Indeed, however do to your marriage, you are bonding with what could be your next greatest threat besides the caribou."

"What do you mean? The griffons are my new friends. After all, I helped them against the caribou, and their something worse than anything I've seen since I got here."

"But be warned young human. Keep your friends close and your enemies is not always what they seem. Sometimes its the other way around, like say one thing but do another, that's the purpose freedom let alone peace and harmony. Remember what I said, and I will send my night guards to your kingdom to do with as you please. Farewell!"

"Wait I-" Chris tried to say but was interrupted by the flashing light.

{Back in real life}

Chris woke up quickly do to Luna's spell, and his body telling him to wake up. He checked his iPhone to see what time it was, and it said 3:11.

"Geez, I hope to not go through that again" He said falling a sleep again for good this time.

Just as things were going peacefully, a shadow like figure stood at the edge of the forest right at the entrance to the city.

"I will get you human." He said to himself reveling his hood to see a zebra wearing snow clothes. He had a mean look in his eyes, and had wolf like symbol on it like what Chris placed around his own kingdom. "I will get you for destroying our plans, and I will have your harem for my own."

Author's Note

This is great you guys. After some stressfull waiting, and going along with stuff I remebered from my past. I made this another long chapter in my story so far. Anyways I will keep your full undivied attention a while longer. Good luck on summer, and hope you do great after school. Really though I'm still going to write more don't you worry about it.