Chapters Author's Note
Warning this chapter is from the POV of the Princesses. The next chapter will be back to a mix of views.
Princesses and Canterlot
Luna POV
We started our trip back to the castle. Tia and I on one side of the charette Moon Rune one the other looking over the side. As I watch her so many question run through my mind but I bring my self to ask a good number of them.
"Your highnesses can I ask ya a question?" Moon asks still looking over the side.
"Feel free Moon. We will try and answer the best we can." Tia tells her
Moon sighs then looks at use "Now that ya know what I am and the amount of magic I hold what happens ta me?"
"To be honest with you. Its up to you how you live your life." Tia tells her
"Yes, from the letter young Twilight sent us you had plans to go to Canterlot but she stopped you so whatever you need to do you can." I tell her hoping she will tell up what she came to Equestia in the firs place.
"Ya the plan was ta get ta Canterlot then meet ya princess Luna. I was ta deliver a letter ta ya, so looks like I still get the chance." Moon tells us. We watch her dig into her bag pulling out a old leather bound journal. She flips some pages till stopping on a page with a letter appeared. "I was told ta tell ya don't read it in a public place. Ya and only those ya trust should be with ya." She handed me the letter.
Taking the letter I could feel some weight to it and slid as I tilted it. "Thank you Moon. I'll read it once we get to the castle."
The rest of the trip was taken in silence. When we got to the castle my 4 captains and Tia's 5 captains meet us as me landed. Me and my captains make our way to the lunar part of the castle with Moon Rune to find her a room.
"So how was the trip and who's the filly?" Night Glider asked
"That's a good question Night." Silver Satin says
"So Lu did you like foulnap her or something?" Lunar Light chuckled
"Really Light really?" Winter Shield scolded
Shaking my head I could see Moon trying not to laugh at my captions antics "No Light I did nothing of the sort. As to who she is. Her name is Moon Rune and she will be staying with use for a little. Oh and just a heads up you four she took down 3 heavily armored diamond dog with anti-magic shackles on." They all turn and stare at her.
"Keep starin' and I'll charge ya bits per minute." Moon tolled the without even look at them.
When we reach the guest rooms I tell Moon that a guard would be by in two hours for dinner. Once we dropped her off I meed with Tia in her study.
"So Lulu what do you think of young Moon?" Tia asked me
I sigh and pull out the letter she gave me "She seems to of had to grow up faster than somepony normally should have. I could see it in her eyes."
Tia rubs her chin thinking back to Twilight's castle "Yes I can say you are right. The question is why?"
"Can't say I know. What do you make of the letter she gave me?" I hand the envelope to her
She scans it but hands it back "Nothing dangerous as far as I can tell. Are you going to look at it know or after dinner?"
"After dinner. I would like to have you Cadance and Moon present when I read it." I tell her
We talked for the remainder of the time till dinner. I sent a guard to bring Moon to the dinning hall as me and Tia waited for her, the captions, Cadance, and Blueblood. By the time everypony got to the dinning hall the only two that are missing was Blueblood and Moon.
"Tia what do you think the chances that Blueblood and Moon ran into one another?" I ask
"Could have. But I have yet to hear yelling so that's a good sign." Tia said
"So aunties other then Blue who are we waiting for?" Cadance asked
"Well Cadance we ar....."
"THE BUCK DID YA CALL ME YA GIT!!!" We all turn to the door when we heard yelling
"Cadance that would be the pony and I think she met Blueblood." I sigh
"YOU HEARD ME YOU DIRTY BLOOD SUCKING MONGRAL!"
"THIS COMIN' FROM A POOF THAT CANT GET ANY!"
"Daaamn! I don't know who that is but I like her." We all look from the door over to Gleaming Shield "What?"
"YOU SHOULD KNOW YOUR PLACE MONGRAL!! I AM THE PRINCE OF EQUESTRIA!!"
"OI DON'T GIVE A FLYIN' BUCK IF YA BE THE KING! ALL OI SEE IS A CUNT FLAPPIN' HIS GOB LIKE A BITCH!! SO IF YA WHAT TO KEEP THOSE TINY THINGS YA CALL BALLS THEN SHUT THE BUCK UP!!!"
"MONGRAL YOU WILL KNOW YOUR PLACE!!"
"KEEP YAPPIN' YA P....."
*BASH*
Silence filled the room as everypony looked at the door waiting for sound of any type.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Everypony jumped at the high pitch scream. Looking at the door at starts to open and all present in the room tense. When it fully open Moon spit out a glob of blood onto the floor. They watch as she walks over to a cart and put some ice from the the ice bucket in to a napkin and put it on her lip before she took her seat.
I glanced at Moon then at the others at the table "Moon could you come over for a moment" She sighed as she got up and made her way over to Tia and me. "Ok let us see" When she moved the napkin we saw a good size bruise and a quickly closing cut on her lip.
"So how did he manage this?" Tia asked
"Poof used a magic charged fist." Moon told us
"Um... Excuse me but who is this?" Cadance asked
"Everypony this is Moon Rune." Tia said then looked at Moon "I just remembered we know nothing about you other then your name really."
"Oh oh why don't we go around the table and introduce are self's?" Cadance chirped
"I'm ok with it, I'll go last so I can answer questions." Moon said taking her seat
"Well since you know Celestia and me we will skip to the guards and our niece." I say
Cadance raised her hand "I'll go first I'm Princess Mia Amore Cadenza but please call me Cadance."
"I'm Captain of the Royal Guard Gleaming Shield"
"Sup I'm Spitfire Captain of the Wonderbolts"
"Hi I'm Captain Flash Sentry"
"Captain Iron Wall"
"I'm Captain Green Leef"
"Hello I'm Catpain of the Lunar Guard Lunar Light"
"Captain Night Glider of the Shadowbolts"
"Hi I'm Captain Winter Shield"
"Greetings I'm Captain Silver Satin"
"Well then. Hello Captains Princess my name is Moon Rune." She sighed
"Ok so who would like to ask the first question?" Tia asked
"I have a simple one for you. Age and species?" Winter asked
"16 and lunar pegasus and wolf hybrid." Moon said and all my captions eyes widened and jaws dropped.
Questions went on throughout dinner we learned much about Moon and the fact she was well traveled. When dinner was over Tia, Cadance, Moon and I went to Tia's study.
"Um aunties what are we doing?" Cadance asked
I walked over to Tia's desk and held it up for Cadance to see "This is a letter for me. Moon was told to bring it to bring it to me and I should read it with ponies I trust around."
"K now I'm confused why am I with ya? We only just me today." Moon voiced
"I trust you." I tell her with a small smile.
Lifting the letter out of the envelope a silver medallion slides from from inbetween the folded paper. I quickly grab it before it can fall to the ground and look at it. The sight of a crescent moon and a wolf howling makes me freeze in place.
"Luna?" Tia calls my name snapping me back to reality
"S-sorry memories of the past got to me Tia." I tell her clearing my throat before reading the letter
To my dear Luna
I know this will be hard for you but if I can't see you I hope that this letter will find it's way to you. I really don't know were to start but I think the beginning of the past 1016 years would be the best. The night that you fell to the nightmare while you sent me to find a way to stop the curse but I was to last you got trapped on the moon. I never got the chance to tell you that your spell worked a month after you got trapped I found out I was pregnant. I know that it would be unfair to bring our foul/pup in to the world that didn't have you in it. The following months I looked for a spell that could freeze me in time. I found it and used it two months before my due date but to a miscalculation or something I awoke six years before your return. I returned to the frozen north and had and beautiful foul/pup she looks more like a pony then wolf but the wild nature is still in her. I named her Moon Rune after the celestial body that you raise each night in the sky and the runes on her back fur.
Over the next three years I did what my clan would do and started to train her as a warrior. On her third birthday she found her magic. The day she unlocked it I decided to travel to see some old friends that could help her. Moon has your shadow magic and my wolf magic but still has a hard time with runes. I can teach her wolf magic but not the others. The first stop we made was in the Dragon Lands to see the elder dragon named Grandfather. His training was harsh but she learned a lot more then I could have taught her. He showed her how to focus her magic and by doing so we discovered with her unique magic she could lead and use dragon magic. I cant tell you the number of times grandfather or I had to drag Moon out of the grand dragon library. One day during training a corrupted dragon appeared and grandfather in his old age was hurt. We found out Moon could enter blood rage without getting hurt. After that fight Moon spent two days in a coma and I was afraid she had fallen to corruption's power but she woke up with no signs at all. Grandfather did some tests and found that she has a natural immunity to it and cant be affected.
After two year in the Dragon Lands we left for the Kitsune Isles but not before Moore gained the title of Dragon Slayer. On the way to the Isles we stopped at some of the old thestral towns only to find them abandoned. The time we spent in the towns I took the time to give her a better education with the stuff left in the old schools. We found books on all types of subjects history, language, math, science, music, art, and magic. From what I found in the book times have changed from the time you and me were gone. Moon seemed to use all her free time to study all she could. She found one of your old guards training books so she now knows old night guard fighting style. I found a journal by Starswirl that was written in nothing but old runes so I gave it to Moon.
On the way to the Isles I decided it was time for her to learn about her thestral heritage. We stayed in the griffin territory for a little cant really say if things have changed to much. Stopped in zibrica and minotaur lands. Traveling we came by most of the thestral territory's but could only find two covens. Fond out most moved closer to Canterlot to serve 'The Princess of the Night'. I'm happy to find out they are reintegrating back in to the world. Living in the Northern Mountain Coven has taught her some bad habits but I don't see a need to change it. Moon told me what what wanted to do for a living. Moon want's to join your night guard.
On her tenth birthday we left for the Isles. We got to the Kitsune Isles but I forgot without a invitation you get in trouble. We were taken to the Empress only to be set free five seconds after she tried to kill me with a bear hug. Turns out our old friend Ahri is the new empress so yea that's a thing. She has two kits ones a tod the same age as Moon his name is Orin the other is a vixen four years younger named Kitsuna. The kids are having fun in school and playing with each other. There physical teacher is a jackal from the desert her name is Anubis and she is a vary good and teaches the style from her lands and the fox's as well. She is having a blast with the mage teachers figurative and literal. Moon has learned how to use her shadow magic to its fullest potential and gained the title Shadow Mage. She has also read every scroll and book on magic, magic theory, spell theory, and spell structuring.
The pups scared the tartarus out of use. They got kitnapped by some bandits by the time we found them the camp was destroyed and Moon was fighting the leader. Luna you and me have seen war, death, and horror but that day nothing scared me more then thinking about losing our baby girl. My heart stopped for a moment that day when Moon took a sword to the chest by used her body to block Kitsuna. She knocked the leader out just after that. I don't know how but she survived it and I thanked all the gods yours and mine that day. We found out the bandits were slavers. They rewarded her and now she is part of the kitsune clan.
Her sixteenth birthday I told her we are going to Canterlot in a few weeks. I plan to to stop by one of the old covens to if its still standing and pickup some things. We took the old rout in the Everfree to the Night Tower Coven I don't think the ponies would like a predator walking in to towns. Stopping for the Night I made the choice to wright you this letter and a note to Moon just to be safe if something happens. Once we get to Canterlot I have a felling we are going to get detained by the guards till you or your sister come to see use and knowing Moon if the guard try to separate use she will put guards in the hospital. I hope to see you but if I don't get the chance just know I tried to do the best for our little girl.
Remember no mater how far apart we may be I will always be with you.
Love you my Night Flower Freya
Celestia POV
The second Luna finished reading the letter outloud she dropped it and crossed the room with speed that would put Rainbow Dash to shame to reach a shell shocked Moon. I picked up the letter and took it to my desk and took out some old reports from before nightmare moon. Comparing the letter to the reports I matched the writing.
"Why would Freya not tell me about all this?" I whisper to myself
"Auntie Celestia?" Cadance asked with a look of worry
Looking to her "I'm sorry Cadance this is just a big shock for me and Luna. 1000 years ago Luna had a mate and her name was Freya. The day Luna fell to the nightmare she just vanished. Now Luna and I find out that she was still alive and had a pup. It's a lot to take in all at once."
"That's a lot for anypony. So now that we know what is in the letter and...." Cadance trails off
Thinking about what should be done I think of some options "Well as odd as it might be we have a new princess of Equestria..."
"NO!!" Moon yelled somehow getting free from Luna. Looking to Moon her fur is standing on edge and wings fidgeting.
"Please let me finish." Moon takes a deep breath and nods her head "Thank you. You are or will be a princess of equestria but we would have to see the doctors to make sure. After that you would have the option for use to tell the public or keep it hidden."
"I-I think if it comes ta that point I don't want the public ta know. My dream was ta be a night guard with my own skills not because of a title." Moon says relaxing a small bit.
"I can understand that. Luna will take you to see that night guard doctor in the castle infirmary to night we should get the results in the morning." I tell her
"Yes and then after we get the results I will take you so see about enrolling in the guard academy. Then shopping for your room and some new clothes. We Will make a day out of it." Luna cheers
"Can I come? Can I come?" Cadance asks bouncing in place
Seeing my sister and niece making plans brings a smile to my face. Looking to Moon she still seems to be lost with that the two are planing but I'm happy for my sister and hope that what was in the letter is true.
Doctor, Test and Shopping
Luna POV
Walking in the the medical wing of the castle I make my way to the front desk looking for the night shift nurse. Ringing the bell a nurse comes out from a side room.
"Good evening princess Luna how can I help you?" she asks with a bow
"Evening to you as well. I came to see about getting a full panel done and health check for the little one." I tell her and point to Moon sitting a bench in the room. "and if you could can you get doctor Cross for me?"
"I can do that princess if you and the pup would follow me to a exam room then I will go get the doctor." She lead use to the room then left to get the doctor.
Waiting about five minutes the door opened and the doctor and a nurse walked in.
"Hello Cross how are you doing?" I ask the doctor
"I'm doing good Luna." Cross says be for turning to Moon "And a hello to you I'm Doctor Blood Cross and this is Nurse Stitch. Now before we start if you could tell use the basics for the records. Name, age, sex, and species then we can start."
"Name Moon Rune, I'm 16, female, lunar pegasus/wolf hybrid." Moon tells cross.
Cross pinches the bridge of her muzzle and sighs "Luna why do you bring me all the odd ones?"
I smile and look at her "What? your the best night doctor I know and I trust you."
"Fine! Miss Rune if you could strip down to your skivvies and sit on the bed we can get all the tests going." Cross says pointing to the exam bed.
Moon takes off her jacket, shirt and pants leaving them on the side of the bed. Getting a good look at her for the first time. She has light umber fur and wings with purple at the edge of each feather. Dark brown mane and tail with a purple highlight. Purple eyes with slit pupil's the sclera of her right eye is black but the left is white. She has the muscle build of a athlete or guard. Four large scars on the left side of her stomach running from her back to the front. Scar on her left cheek down to her jaw, one running over her left shoulder and a dozen or so on her left arm.
"*whistle* You young lady have seen a fight or two." Cross stated looking her over. Moon just shrugs. "Ok lets get a listen to your heart. Deep breath in then out."
I watch the doctor listen to her heart, sight, and hearing. Take her height and weight. She checks her teeth and a number of test that I don't understand.
"Now if you could stand in front of the scanning scree we will get your x-ray and magic system scans." Cross takes the scans then tells her to sit back on the bed. "Last we need to get some blood and a saliva samples and by the time we get all that the scans will be done printing."
As the doctor takes her samples the nurse takes notes. When finished the doctor and nurse look over the scans before putting them on a light board.
"Well as far as health go's you are in top health. You have a good amount of muscle for a 16 year old and a 6 pack that would put some of the guardsmare's to shame. Your tall for your age and around average weight. Your vision and hearing is good. The scars you have are a little worrying but you are in perfect health. Now your scans confuse me a little." Cross walked over to the scans and looks at them rubbing her chin. "Your bones are dense but hollow and if I have to guess it has to do with your wolf and pegasus heritage. Now as for your magic system. You have some thing close to a alicron but more complex."
"Is that bad?" Moon asked getting dressed
"No, it just means you have a extremely large magic pool." Cross tells her "Well with that done is there anything the two of you need to ask?"
"yea actually I do. If you could run a DNA test of her and my blood by morning that would be good?" I ask
Cross and the nurse look at each other then me "I can and I'm going to ask now. Is this a confidential matter that is not leaving this room?"
"S rank so only my sister and me." I tell them
"Got it. Have a good rest of the night you two and you young lady. Go take a bath you smell like death." Cross says leaving the room.
"So now what?" Moon asked
"Now I find a maid to prepare you a room for the night. But in the time that will take." I pause and grin "I and taking you to the royal baths."
Moon POV
Luna and I walk down the halls of the castle. We stopped by one of the maids on the way to the baths so a room could be made for me to stay in for the night. Luna told me that I would be getting a real room tomorrow. When we reach the baths she leads me inside only to find is more of a spa then a bath.
"Welcome to the royal baths. How may we help you this evening?" A mare in a white skimpy outfit asks
"Hello Lavender. Ill have the usual and young Moon is in desperate need of a bath." Luna tells the mare
"Well then Miss Moon if you would please put all your clothes on a basket we will have it washed as you are taking your bath. Once your done doing that one of the ladies will lead you to the showers and baths." the mare tells me
' The is the strangest baths ever' I thought placing my panties in the basket with the rest of my clothes. Walking out I'm meet with another mare in a skimpy outfit.
"If you could please follow me to the showers." She asks and leading me to them.
Getting in to the shower I give a sight "This feels good." I say to nopony in particular dumping a water over my head to finish rinsing off. I let the mare take me to the baths to relax.
With the bath over Luna shows me the way to my room. Entering the room I put my bag down and pass out in bed till morning.
Next Morning
The next morning I'm woken by a knocking on the door. Groggily I roll out of bed and walk to the door. Opening the door is a maid. "Can I help ya?"
"Um..I'm here to take you to breakfast Miss Rune." The maid tells me
"Right let me get some pants on. The Princesses might not like me showin' up with out them." I head back in to the room and put my pants one then leave with the made.
"So can I get your name las?" I ask
"I'm Feather Duster Miss Rune." She tells me
"Well Miss Duster it was nice ta meet ya but looks like we are at the dinnin' room. And las no need to call me Miss I'm ta young for that." We then part ways. On the way to my seat I swipe the cup of coffee and pot siting on the table. Luna enters the room with a platter of food in her magic.
"Um....sister did the maid forget my coffee?" Luna asks putting the food on the table.
Celestia just points at me "No"
I just blink as the pot is floated from in front of me and replaced with pancakes. We eat are food and talk about what is going to happen today at one point a maid came in and handed Luna a envelope.
"I have the results from the blood work Tia of you could put a soundproof spell up?" Luna asked and Celestia did. She opened it then handed it to her sister. "Well the test show that you have a 86.5% DNA match to me."
"So now what? Can we still go with what I asked last night or do I have to do the whole princess thing?" I ask them
"You can live a normal life. Go to school for the two years you need to be a guard." Luna tells me or is it mum now
"The only one's that will know that you are a princess are the ponies that you wish to tell and the royal family. You will be assigned a guard when you are not in school of the castle." Celestia tells me
"Right I guess we should be about our day then yea?"
Luna and some of her night guards took us to Celestia's School for the Gifted. I was told that school was out on brake and would be back for the second half in a week. I was led to a room and given 5 tests for normal studies and 4 for magic studies. When I was done with them I was taken to a training ground and tested for the basics. Partway in to the testing a teacher came running in and over to Luna.
"P-princess *huff* princess *huff* you have *huff* to see the test results *huff*" The teacher handed the papers over to Luna
Luna looks over the tests "Moon could you come over here for a moment?"
I jog over "Yea how can I help ya Princess?"
"I just got your test back and the only two you didn't ace are magic theory and magic rune theory." She tells me
The teacher puts her two bit in "With the results you really don't need to be in the general study of the school if you are going for the guard you would just need to be at school every other day for training."
"Well If I have the option I would like ta be in school for both so I can keep up with the rest of the school." I tell them
"Yes you can and Miss Rune I will have a class schedule in the mail to you for classes monday." With that she leaves and I get back to my test.
With all the testing out of the way Luna explains to me that I will be in the 3rd year classes. leaving the school we find Cadance waiting for us. She congratulates me on passing my tests and drags me to the shopping district of the city.
"Ok so our first stop is going to be furniture then the phone store and that lunch followed by clothes shopping. You will have so much fun." Cadance cheers "This is one of the best furniture stores in the city."
Looking at the place I pick up a alicron size bed, 4 book shelves, a nightstand, large dinning room set. On Luna's recommendation I pick out 2 desks, a family size sofa, 2 smaller sofas, 3 coffee tables and some sofa chairs. With the furniture done we go to a phone store.
"Hello how might I help you today?" a stallion ask when we enter.
"Yes we need to get a phone for Moon Rune could you help use sir?" Cadance asks
We walk to the counter as he pulls out two boxes "I have the Celestial S10 and the I-Moon 11."
"The I-Moon 11!" Luna and Cadance say at the same tome I just shrug.
"All right. Now what color phone and what apps would you like?" He hands me a slip of paper
"Could I get it in purple and with note pad and music apps please?" I hand him the paper back
He nods "Ok I'll be right back. Oh before I go do you have and devices with music you would like copied over?"
I shack my head no but Luna and Cadance hand him there phone and ask of he can copy the music from them.
He comes back holding the phones and a box "Ok This is your new phone and I copied over the music from the Princesses so you have over 10 thousand songs form every genres."
We leave the store and get some lunch. At lunch I look over my phones manual from cover to cover. After lunch we go to more stores for clothes then I know one could I had to make a compromise at some stores. Cadance tried to get me to buy nothing but dresses and skirts but we made a deal. I let her pick me out some outfits so I know have 5 or 6 skirts. The next stop was a uniform store so I would have them for school.
"Cadance I not gettin' all female uniforms I'll get one and four male." I tell Cadance
"Come one Moon! You are a girl you should dress like it at on school days." She counters
"And one day every other week I will." I look over to Luna "Can ya please tell her I ain't gettin' all female uniforms?"
Luna taps her chin thinking before smiling a smile that sends a chill down my spine "OK. Moon you get the uniforms that you want but starting now till the start of school you have to let Cadance pick your outfits."
"Fine!" I grown "Ach comharraich mo bhriathran bidh dìoghaltas agam." (But mark my words I shall have revenge.) I point at her then go with the seamstress.
When the seamstress has all my measurements I ask for a copy. Getting the clothes from Cadance I change in to a white button down shirt, gray skirt and black hooded jacket and just to get under her fur, I change into knee length sports short and sports bra.
Looking at the uniforms in my opinion are ok. The female uniform is a white dress shirt, black skirt, cream color sweater vest and black bow tie. The male uniform is a white dress shirt, black button down vest, black dress pants, suspenders and black tie.
As we go back to the castle I spot a store that looks interesting. "Hey ya think I could get some bits? I want ta take a look?" I tell them pointing to the store 'A Mares Dream'
Luna and Cadance blush looking at the store. "Cadance be a dear and go with her would you?" Luna says
Cadance looks at Luna like she was crazy and shacks her head "No no I'm going to stay here and wait. You can go."
As I watch the two going at it I take the bits from my bag "Ya guardsmare tell them that I'm inside after they get done with that little chat they got goin'" I point to a night guard before walking into the shop.
Looking around the store I spot everything that a mare could have fun with. I grab a basket and start going done each row. I pick up some play colt posters and magazines. In one section I pick up a dildo and a strap-on some two pairs fuzzy cuffs. In the accessories section I find a nice black double strap collar, purple lining and loop and dee. I pickup some piercing kits and earrings and a tongue piercing. Happy with what I got I go back and grab a extra poster of one wonderbolt captain, some fur dye and other tings for a couple of pranks I plan to pull.
Getting to the chaser she gives me a funny look "Can I Help you?"
"Na I found everythin' I was lookin' for and some." I chuckle
"All right let me see what you got and get you one your way." She takes the items in the basket out and rings them up "6 magazines, 5 posters, 2 dildos, one strap-on, 2 pairs of cuffs, 1 collar, 9 piercing kits, 1 tongue bar, 8 earrings, and a bottle of fur dye. Your total comes to 563 bits."
I pull out my bit bag and start counting "Here you go ma'am."
"Thank you for your business. I'll get you a bag for your purchase." She packs everything in two large bags the gives them to me.
Leaving the store with a wolfish grin I get back to the group. The princesses were still going at it which was funny It took me 30 minutes in the store.
"Hay pup whats with the grin?" One of the guards asked
I chuckle and motion for her to come over then show her whats in the bag. Her face lights up the moment she look in the bag.
"I-I h-have no words." She stutters trying to compose herself
"Don't think about it ta much most if this stuff I plan ta use to prank some ponies." I give a big toothy grin showing my fangs.
After the Princesses got done we all went back to the castle. Luna said that the room that she had arranged for me was ready so she took me to it. She led me to a part of the lunar wing. Entering the door she told me was my room I dropped my bags and jaw at the doorway. Looking around the place it was the size of a house with a set of stairs leading to another floor. When the last guard caring all the bags left the room Luna started to take me on a tour of the place.
"This dear is your apartment. On the main floor you have the living room, dinning room, kitchen, bathroom, and a office." She showed me each room before taking me up the stairs. "The second to fourth floor all have a large bedroom, walk-in closet and full bathroom. You are on the fourth floor with the room facing the city."
Opening the door I find some of the stuff that we picked up shopping. Luna teleported all the bags to the room told me that she would be back later for dinner so I had time to unpack.
Moon POV
I put all the clothes in the walk-in closet and dresser. Move the bed to the to the far wall away from the balcony. Put the blackout curtains up to block out the sun. I set up the two armor stands I found in the closet by my bookshelves. I arrange the sofa and coffee table. I pull all the book from my bag that will be in my privet collection. I put my posters up at different spots in the wall found a loos floorboards and stash my toys. Once done with putting things away I start to make runes around the room. I put a illusion on the ceiling to look like the night sky. Next is a soundproof then runes to link two locations on the closet door so I can go from the dorm at school to the castle.
Talking my bag I go down to the living room and start putting the book on shelves. Taking a break I go back to my room I get my piercing kits. I put three in my lower and one in the top of the left ear. I pierce my tongue and put the bar in. I put the four other kits in the sink drawer. I go back down stairs and start arranging the furniture. Working on the kitchen somepony knocks on the door.
"It's open!" I call from the kitchen putting away pots and pans.
"Moon!" Luna calls
I walk out of the kitchen with a smile "Yea, ya called?"
Luna smiles back "I did and I have come to get you for dinner."
Nodding "Cool just let me run ta my room and get something."
I run back to my room get the poster of Spitfire and put my collar on. Getting back I meet Luna outside we head to the dinning room. On the way we run into the six ponies from the town the other day.
I point to the group and look to Luna "Did ya know that they would be at the castle?" I ask tilting my head confused.
"I did and I hope you don't mind me not saying anything?" I just give her a shrug.
"Princess its good to see you." Twilight says
"You as well Twilight and friends and are you all heading to the dinning room?" Luna asks
They all nod and we head in to the dining room. When we get inside Twilight and Cadance to a dance and song before taking seats. The moment Spitfire enters my grin starts so grow ear to ear. I get up from my seat and make my way over to her with poster and marker in hand.
"Spitfire could I ask ya somethin'?" I ask with a innocent smile
She raises a brow "Sure what can I do for you?"
"Could ya autograph a poster for me?" I hold up the poster and marker.
She smiles and looks to Rainbow "Look at that Dash? Only one day and shes asking for a autograph from me."
"Yea yea, What ever Spits the only reason is that she don't know any of the others like me." Rainbow says
Spitfire takes the poster "Keep dreaming Da...." She stops talking when she see the poster. She looks at me with a amused smile "Nice try filly but its going to take more that this to get me flustered." She unrolls the poster on the table and signs it before handing it back to me.
I just walk away cursing under my breath siting back down while Spitfire laughs. We eat dinner with everypony chatting about stuff that's going on in the day to day.
When I finish my dinner I look to Luna that is fussing over some papers "Princess what's buggin' ya?"
"Well the guard duels are in two days and I have yet to find a 5th captain. I was hoping to find one but it is harder then it should be." Luna tells me looking over more papers.
"Don't forget that the leaders of other nations will be in attendance. That and your night guard has not won in the last few years." Celestia smirks
running my piercing over my teeth I smile "Can I fight? I have 13 years of training that could give the night guard the edge this time."
Twilight answers before Luna or Celestia could "I don't think it would be a good idea your to young and have no guard training."
"I think ya just don't want the solar guard ta lose." I give her a calculating look "I could take ya in a fight."
"I highly do...." I release some of my magic pressure and raise a brow cutting her off.
"You made your point Moon." Luna tells me with a unamused look making me flinch.
"what in tarnation was that?" Applejack asked
"I don't know but it felt like my body was heavy darling." Rarity tells her most of the room agree with her.
"That my little ponies was magic pressure which most mage's can use." Celestia tells them. Some of them look lost till Twilight explains it.
"It's the magic that every living thing has. Some can use it at will like unicorns , pegasus and other creators that can channel it. Earth ponies magic is a passive that gives them the connection to the earth." Twilight tells them as if from a textbook.
"My head hurts." Rainbow groaned
"Tia if your ok with it I would like to let her. We would get a look at what she can do and she did volunteer." Luna tells her sister putting down her papers.
"I think at will be fine." Celestia nods
"I'll have one of the captains show you to the forge so you can get some armor." Luna tells me
"Let me run ta my room I need ta get my bag it has some stuff I used for armor they can use it as a base for the new set." I get up and head to my room. Getting my bag I leave and find a Silver Satin a light gray furred thestral unicorn with silver mane/tale and eyes in standard night guard armor.
"Luna asked me to show you to the forge." I nodded and followed Silver
One outside I see a set of buildings with chimneys. Entering I find a fully stocked forge and a dark brown earth thestral mare working a metal. I drop my bag on a work bench to grab her attention.
She Looks up "Oh..how can I help you captain?"
"Hi Iron Strike, I don't need any help but I am dropping her off. She needs some equipment for the captains duels." Silver points to me.
"Yo" I wave then look to Silver "Thanks for showing me the way. Do I need ta get a guard ta take me back or do I have free run of the castle?"
"Nah, you have free run. Have fun you two don't burn down the forge." Silver waves as she leaves
"So I have some drawin's ya can use if ya don't mind makin' custom orders and the metal that ya will need." I pull out my notebook and put it on the work bench.
"You surprise me. You look so young yet you seem to know what your looking for in equipment. I'm Iron Strike by the way." She holds out her fist
"Moon Rune and I was trainin' ta be a warrior for the past 13 years. Plus I'm only 16." I give her a fist bump
"Wow" She looks at my notebook "You put notes in this but I have to ask how am I going to work the metal? I would need a fire as hot as a dragons and I cant get the fire that hot"
"Well if its a mater of stokin' the fire I can put a rune that will make the fire as hot as a dragons but ya will have ta take the rune off if ya want use other metals" I then point to the dragon steel bars on the workbench.
"You can do that and how the hay do you get dragon steel that stuff is stronger then star metal and only dragons make it?" She looks at the bars.
"I can and they were gifts from a elder dragon." Looking at the forge I see two swords heating "Are ya done with these swords if not I can hold off makin' it hotter till your done?"
"Oh yea I just need to temper them and there done" Iron says looking at them.
As we what for the sward to heat we go over my design for the armor and weapon. She makes a copy on to another paper with the original notes for fabrics and colors for the armor plus weapons. Pulling the swords I work on the runes for the forge so the fire burns as hot as dragon fire.
"Ok, the fire is done all ya have ta do as wipe the runes from the side of the forge and the fire will go back ta normal. Don't forget ta take breaks so ya don't over heat and open the door and windows ta let the heat escape." I tell Iron
"Nice I should have the metal work done by tomorrow afternoon and the rest done in the evening." She says moving the bars to the fire.
Waving goodbye I head into the castle humming getting lost in my own world as I walk. Part way to my room I find the other captain's leaving a meeting room.
"Hi Captain's. So I have a question? How are the opponents picked?" I ask
"Ok pup, the way the duels work are two captains enter a field that has a spell you prevent real death. Then they fight till one concedes or dies." One of the mares says.
"Normally it would be unicorn vs unicorn, earth vs earth, pegasus vs pegasus but with with the night guard having three flyers, one earth and one unicorn. With day guard having one unicorn two earth and two flyers. So your going to be up against caption Green Leaf shes a earth pony and is unique in her own way as she has crystals that resummon captured beasts to fight for her." Winter informs me
"That's not ta bad it should be a interestin' fight." I tell them as we get to my room "Good night" Waving to the as the enter.
Walking to bed i drop face first in to it "You seem out of it" Nyx asks jumping on the bed.
"I'm just need some sleep sis." I feel Erebus join us "I'll see you two at some point in the mornin'. Good night."
-Next Day-
I got up the next morning got cooked breakfast for me and the girls. After food I washed up and put on one of the outfits that Cadance picked and no surprise another skirt so I got my sport shorts. I used a shackle and chain from a coven that I stayed at. I worked some runes into the shackle so I could use it to cut spell casting time. With most of my day spent working I figured checking on my armor would be good.
Walking down the halls I saw more guards then normal then I remembered the nation leader would be coming today. Going from the training yard to the forge was slow as I was watching the guard. At the Iron's forge I could hear some muffled sounds so I knocked on the door to be safe.
"Just a moment!" Iron called for the other side of the door.
The door opened and a messy maned Iron waved me in. Entering I found a thestral mare and a strong smell. I quickly open a window to get some clean air in the forge.
Turning to them "Gods ya could have opened a window before lettin' me in."
Iron's face lights up and she buries it in her hands "I-is it t-that bad?" She stutters from her hands.
"A wee bit for my nose but I can't speak for others." I tell her then look at the chuckling mare "Marefriend?" I pointed at her.
"I that be me. Names Mist Glaive, nice ta meet ya." Mist says pulling Iron over to her with a big grin.
Taking a good look at them. Iron has golden eyes dark brown fur dirty blond mane and tail she has on a t-shirt and blue shorts showing off her double d chest and well toned figure. Mist has yellow eyes smokey gray fur silver mane and tail with a black highlight. She has one a t-shirt and dark blue cargo pants standard night guard training uniform. She's a double b maybe c with a hourglass figure with muscle to tell she works for the guard.
"I know I hot but ant ya a bit young to be checking out mares?" Mist says with a cheeky smirk getting eye level with me.
' Two can play at this game' I smile "Ya might say that but I know how ta make them shiver." I puur running my fingers under her jawline sending a shiver along her spine.
"Wa!" Is all she says jolting to standing position taking a step back from me.
Iron step in between us "Ok you two that's enough flirting. I take it you came to pick up your armor and weapons?" She asks going over to the back room and comes out with a wood box. "With nothing to do I got it all done early."
"Sorry about that but she set herself up for it and I did." I say walking over to her work bench to see the final result.
"So hows it look?" She asks happy with her work.
"I love it!" I tell her as I hold up the jacket and look over the weapons.
"Good, now strip I need you to put it one so I can make any adjustments if there are any." She tells me before leaning and whispering "And if you want to mess with mist some more its hard to get her flustered."
I look over my shoulder to her then Mist ' I could its not like Luna or anypony will walk in. But I could get them in trouble if they do.' Thinking about it and weighing my options ' Buck it' . I nod with my back to her.
I walk over to the window closing them then the door and lock it so nopony will walk in. Turning back I see Iron setting out all the part and Mist siting looking nervous. Going to the bench start undoing my belt. Then I pull my shirt up taking my time as I get my wings out. Undoing my skirt I slowly wiggle my hips as I take it off. I looking down at my chest and sigh at my b-cup.
Looking at the table I put on the black cargo pants then the knee high leg guards. Taking the dark purple hooded sleeveless half shirt sliding my wings into the holes in the back. Placing the half chest plate. Picking up the black long sleeve half jacket that fades from black to dark purple at the bottom. I get it on I roll up the right sleeve up to my upper arm and use the strap to keep it in place. Sliding the tactical belt throw the belt loops with pouches I fix it in place.
Wrapping the black fading to dark purple battle skirt on leaving the front open holding it with two more belts. Taking the two crossed kukri sheaths and fix them to the back of the battle skirts belts. Placing the kukris away I put the full arm guard and fingerless gauntlet on my left arm. Finishing with the pauldron that has tribal crescent moon inlaid on it. Flexing my armored hand and arm I check the range of movement. Jumping in place seeing if anything rattles or slipping. Happy with how it feels I turn back for see two slack jawed blushing mares.
Rolling my eyes "It fits nicely and it wont need adjustments." I tell Iron the smiling "So how do I look?"
"I...it...wow." Chuckling at her reaction she finally composes herself "You look good in that." She look over to the slack jawed Mist "I think you broke her?" She says waving a hand in front of Mist's face.
"Oops didn' think that would happen." Walk over and poking Mist in the check "Could I try shockin' her back ta reality?"
"As long as you don't punch her you can try." Iron says taking a step to the side,
Placing my hand under her jaw I close her maw then look in to her yellow eyes and kiss her on the lips. I watch as her eyes get wide just before she falls out of he seat onto her back. We both look down at her to see a goofy grin on her muzzle.
"...." Iron looks at me in silence.
"I had no idea that would happen I swear!" I tell her putting my hands up in defense.
"Pffff...hahahaha" Iron bursts out laughing holding her side.
"What so your not mad?" I ask tilting my head to the side.
"Haha..no your good" She tells me calming down from her laughing fit "I'm never letting her live this down."
"Well I'm goin' ta change out of this then I'll help ya think of a way ta wake her up." I say changing back to my clothes.
Once changed and every thing put back in the box I have a nice chat with Iron on how to wake Mist up. We decided on a bucket of water that we dumped over her head. After chatting with them for a little I head back to my room with the box on my shoulder. Getting to my room I put the box by the armor stand and head to the balcony. I look at the front gate I see a red dragoness and jump off flying full speed at her.
??????? POV
' When was the last time I have bin to Calterlot the nobles still look uptight.' Me and my gurad make are way past the frontgate of the castle. We are greeted by a purple mare and purple and green dragon.
"Greeting, my name is Princess Twilight Sparkle and this is my number one assistant Spike. Were here to welcome you to the castle." The mere named twilight greets use.
"Its a nice to meet you Princess Twilight I-"
"Aunt Scarlet" Somedrak yells at the top of there lungs cutting me of and tackling me to the ground.
"What in Celestia's name are you doing Moon get off her!?" Twilight yells
Looking down I find a familiar filly clinging to me "Mind your own business purple." Yep I know this youngling. Standing up I pull her up to my face "Miss me?" She asks with a big grin.
Looking at all the pony and dragon guards and start laugh shacking my head. "Hello Moon Rune its good to see you to."
"I am so sorry elder I have now idea what shes doing here." Princess Twilight says in a panic.
This filly always finding trouble. "Its fine I haven't seen my niece in ten years or so, this is a good day for me." I tell twilight while holding Moon under my arm. "But as I was saying I'm Elder Scarlet."
"Hello I hope I'm not interrupting?" We all turn to see a smiling Princess Luna.
"Hi Luna, its good to see you. I just got here and we met the new princess."
"I'm happy to see you to Scarlet should we all go see my sister she would be happy knowing you came to see the duels also why is Moon under your arm?" Luna asks
"Ill tell you about it when we see Celestia but I'm holding on to this one till then. Don't need her getting in trouble." Holding up the now pouting filly.
Walking throw the castle the Moon tells me about the last ten yeas but I notice that I have yet to see Freya. Getting to the meeting room were greeted by Celestia, Cadance and Blueblood. Seeing him I can't help scowl till I hear anger growling from Moon ' If he did anything to them he better run.'
"Greetings Elder I see you have met the new resides of the castle." Celestia greets
"Hello" Says Cadance "I do hope you aren't in trouble?" she asks the youngling.
"Knowing that one most likely." Blueblood says with venom in his voice.
Walking up and looking down to him "Do you have a problem with my niece?" Glaring at this pitiful excuse of a male.
"No ma'am" He squeaks out
Brushing past him I smile down at a giggling filly. Sitting down I put her in to my lap because I missed having her around and I'm not to proud to admit it if asked.
"I'm sorry to do this to you Moon but I need you to go with Miss Raven." Celestia tells her
Waving goodbye we all start talking till the rest of the nation leaders show up.
Moon POV
Leaning on the balcony I look at the night sky. ' I wounder what ya would be doing if ya were with us. Ya know about Luna but never told me why?'
*knock knock knock*
I hear somepony at the door but I see Miss Raven getting up to answer it. Looking back to the stark I hear heavy clawed feet coming closer.
Feeling arms lifting me up I look to them "You know you could have come in after the door opened?" Aunt Scarlet tells me.
"I know, but I know it would be ya or Luna or both." Looking to her "So could ya put me down so we can go inside? I think ya might have question."
"I do" She says putting me down.
Back in the room I look around seeing Luna, Celestia, Cadance, and Scarlet but not Raven.
A knock at the door Luna get up and opens it and a maid brings in some tea and coffee before leaving.
"Ok so questions" Luna asks taking a sip of coffee.
"I have a big one." Aunt Scarlet says "I have yet to see Freya could somebeing tell me why?"
Looking down at my cup I give her a answer "Shes not comin' she has passed ta the next world." I say in a somber tone I feel my ears fold back after telling her. I feel her sit down next to me and put her wing over my back.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know" I can hear the sorrow in her voice "How did it happen?"
I tell her what happened and how I got to Canterlot.
"So why did you all come to Canterlot for in the first place?" She asked I just looked over to Luna to tell her.
"As to the reason she was headed to Canterlot that is a bit of a story." Luna says with a sad smile "Freya and I were mates once upon a time. But I fell to the nightmare and after my banishment Tia couldn't find her. Freya found a way to freeze herself in time along with being pregnant with our unborn pup. She re-awoke six years before my return." Luna finished tell Aunt Scarlet.
"How old do you think Freya was scarlet?" Luna looks to scarlet.
"I know her for a long time and I'm only a little under 1500 so I would go with the 50's from how she looked" Scarlet say rubbing her head.
Luna shacks her head "You might think that but you would be wrong." She looks to the now confuesd dragoness "She was 1056. Younger then use but she did act older at times."
"Wow you would never know." Scarlet look to her dink in contemplating.
After some time past talking about what would happen in the future we all go are separate ways for the night.
-Next Day Afternoon-
"Afternoon Moon, ready to start your day." Luna calls from my doorway.
I grown but get up knowing I'll have to go to the arena in about two hours for the duels. Yawning as I enter the kitchen grabbing a bowl of cereal and make some toast.
"So how did your armor turn out? I didn't see it when I went to wake you up?" Luna asks sipping her coffee.
"Good but Oi want it ta be a surprise." I groggily tell her "Oi plan ta leave in about a hour and a half that will give me time ta get ta the arena."
"I'll see you there then how would you like to be introduced?" Looking to me as I think
"Rune just use Rune that should work its still my name and all."
Finishing my food and doing the dishes I head back to my room. In my room I take my armor and uniform lay them out. I put some runes to strengthen it and allow it resize as needed. Done with my armor I unsheathe my knives I carve in some rune circle for channeling magic in them. After I get done enchanting my gear I get dressed.
Before leaving my apartment I use my runes to hide my wings. Moving down the halls I reach the door to the training field. In the hall to the arena I spot all the captains and some of the guards form other lands. Putting on my hood adding adding some magic to change my left eye to mach my right for intimidation as I make my way out towards the field.
3rd POV
Looking over the field the princess of the night sees all the captains and guards from that came with there leaders but still no Moon. The captains wait for the last member to arrive but the princesses decide that the opening ceremony can't wait.
Clearing her throat princess Celestia stands "I welcome you to this years captains duels brave guards and leaders from around Equus. This year will be a little different as was decided yesterday. The guards that are on this field shall be allowed to have duels by challenging the captains before they duel there brothers and sisters in arms."
Before Celestia can continue Luna taps her and points to the hall into the field. Upon looking the princesses, the nations leaders, the guard, and the six form yesterday watch as a figure enters the field. The figure is dressed in a black half jacket that fades in to dark purple at the bottom, a battle skirt with the same colors and two knives on the back. Dark purple half shirt under a dark gray half chest plat. Black cargo pants with dark gray leg armor for the knees down. Left arm in full armor and a pauldron with the design of a tribal crescent moon on it. Right arm with the sleeve rolled up wearing a shackle with runes engraved on it and straps wrapping around the forearm. Wearing a dark purple hood.
Once the figure stops and stands by the rest of the night guard captains Celestia continues "Now if we could have the nations leaders please introduce there guard that will be participating?"
The firs it the king of the minotaurs with his two guards. Then is the griffin king and his five elite guards. After him is the queen of the diamond dogs and her two guards. Followed by the dragon Elder and her guard.
Celestia then introduces her captains "As I call you please step forward. Captain of the guard Gleaming Shield" Gleaming steps forward and bows her head "Captain spitfire of the wonderbolts" Spitfire steps forward and salutes "Captain Flash Sentry" He steps forward and salutes "Caption Iron Wall" Iron steps forward and bows "and lastly Captain Green Leaf." Green steps forward and salutes.
Luna then stands as her sister steps back "Now then would my faithful guard please come forward as called." Taking a pause "Captain of the lunar guard Lunar Light" Light steps up and bows "Caption Night Glider of the shadowbolts" Night steps up and bows "Captain Winter Shield" Winter steps up and bows "Captain Silver Satin" Silver steps up and bows "and finally substitute Captain Rune" Rune steps up and bows her head.
With all the guards announced they went to the sides of the arena. Each of the guest guards put out challenges to the captains the only one that didn't get one was Rune. As the guards started the fights Rune watched the members of the day guard learning there movements.
Royal Box
The leaders of equus watch as the guards duel rooting for there own and some making bet for the winners of each mach.
"Excuse me princess Luna but I have to ask. That last guard that you called do you know her?" A young kitsune asked
"Prince Orin I do she is new. I do know that she was staying in your nation before coming to this one." Luna told the young prince.
Prince Orin looks at the young guard trying to remember if they have meet before. As he was thinking his sister taps him "Yes Kitsuna?" He asked looking at her.
"Aniki do you know her?" Kitsuna asks looking to her brother.
"I don't know but that she looks familiar I just can place it." The young prince tells his sister.
As the duels progress the princesses announce the start of the captains duels.
Arena Floor
Playing with her phone looking at the music Rune hears the end of the forth duel come to a close looking at the score its tied at two win each side. Picking a song she makes her way to the field look at Captain Green Leaf standing on the field. Both captains walk to the center of the field to meet.
Green Leaf look down at Rune "Substitute Captain Rune" She says mockingly holding out her hand.
Rune looked at Greens armor and weapon ' Leather with shoulder guards, gauntlets, and thigh protectors. Shes goin' for speed and with her spear and buckler mid range and light guard' She thinks before taking her hand she shacks it "Captain Green Leaf"
Walking away from each other to the opposite sides of the arena. Green pulls out ten crystals and used then to summons her animals.
Rune raises a brow at the animals "Seven timberwolves, a manticore, a dire bear and a shadow stalker (scorpion with 4 legs and a spear like tail). Sisters ya think we can take them?" Rune asks with a toothy smile to the confusion of the arena and royal box.
Laughing fills the arena as a black bipedal wolf rose from Runes shadow and moves to her left side draping her arm over runes shoulder. Seconds later a second one rose and crouching to Runes right.
"Hehe...sis I think we can." The left wolf giggles
The one crouching looks up at the other two with a smile "I say we show the slag who the top bitch is."
"The buck are those two?!" Green yells from the other side of the field.
"My familiars." Rune tells her "Ya two show the timbers what a real wolf is and keep the stalker busy. I got the bear and manticore. We can save the captain for last."
Royal Box
"She cant make a familiar pact that's dark magic!!" Twilight said looking to her former mentor Princess Celestia.
"That's were you would be wrong Princess Twilight that isn't dark magic it is just really hard to do and can hurt the caster so its a restricted spell in equestrea." Elder Scarlet tells Twilight
"Shes right Twilight its just a restricted spell that's all" Celestia tells Twilight "Come to think about it Philomena is my familiar."
"After this is over could I look at the spell?" Twilight asks
"I don't see why not." Celestia tells Twilight
"So I'm taking bets for the last mach. I have 2000 bit on Captain Rune to win." Elder Scarlet says looking at the other leaders.
"Put me down for 1000 on Rune." Princess Luna says
"500 on Rune to win." Prince Orin says
"I got 50 for Green." Rainbow calls
The other leaders mad bet in favor of captain Green Leaf.
Celestia walked up to the edge of the royal box after betting on her captain. "Now if you are both ready!" Moon and Green nod "When the countdown hits 0 you may start!"
Arena Field
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4
Green Leaf stands sideways in a wide stance knees bent facing left shield up spear held to her side. Her pets stand in front of her. The manticore and bear in the center timbers to the sides and stalker behind her.
3
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Rune faces forward in a wide stance left leg forward right leg back bent ready to charge. She picks a song from her phone maxing the volume sliding it to the edge of the arena. Both Wolves shift in to elemental dire wolves and stand to Rune's left and right.
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Just as the buzzer hit 0 music starts playing and the two captions charge each other.
Rune charged straight at the dire bear. The moment the bear is in striking range it brings its claw down full force seeming to cut Runes head off. The Rune that got hit disappeared and the bear felt something grab its throat. The second Rune grad the bears throat she used her forward momentum to slam the back of its head into the arena floor leaving cracks. With the bear dead Rune tuned to the manticore.
The manticore took a swipe with it's claw catching Runes hood pulling it back. Not giving her time the manticore tried to sting her. Dodging the stinger Rune jumped over a paw twisting in the air sending a kick to the manticores side knocking it away. Pulling her knives Rune ran back in cutting its tail off. Rolling under another swipe she slid under the manticore and stabbed into it chest ending the manticore.
Rune look over the field only to see her familiars laying on the ground but no timberwolves. Rune spots Green but keeps her eye out for the stalker.
breathing heavy Green takes the moment to catch her breath. "You know for a filly your not bad. To bad you still have some work to do before you can win against one of use but nice try." She says mocking Rune. Green watches as rune gets ready to fight "Really filly your going to keep going?" Green says readying herself for the next attack.
Royal Box
"I think the young captain has reached her limit." The king if the minitors says
"Is this the same filly that we watched we just watched take down a dire bear and manticore by herself?" twilight says getting the attention of the diamond dog queen
"It would seem some of us are about to win some bits!" The diamond dog queen cheers
"Shes not done yet." Rainbow dash says just loud enough for the box to hear.
The leaders look at each other just before Scarlet starts laughing "Your right shes not I can see it in her eyes."
Arena Field
Green watched Rune start moving and told her stalker to attack. The moment Rune dodged Green rushed her and stabbed her spear through Runes thigh and in the the floor earning a grunt. Rune fell forward on her feet as the stalker appeared behind her and put is tail through her gut. The stalker pulled its tail out causing Rune to vomit up blood. Green walk up pulling her spear out of Rune and backing up so her pet could finish the duel. Standing in front of Rune the stalker stabbed its leg in to her chest.
"Looks like I win the duel." Green smiled till she the sound of laughing got her attention. She looked to the two downed familiars.
"Na the fight just got started." One said chuckling
"Yea ya might wish ta surrender." The other tolled Green
Green looked at her stalker as it pulled its leg out of Runes chest. as she started to fall as a more aggressive song started to play . Runes arms snapped forwards grabbing the stalkers head twisting it 180 degrees with a sickening snap faster than it could react. Green saw Rune looking at her out of the corner of her eyes. Runes eyes made Green nervous like she was no longer fighting another pony but an apex predator.
Rune disappeared in a blur only to reappear right in front of Green. Green barely blocked a heavy hit from Rune with her shield before rune disappeared again. Rune used the shock to get her knives and put them away. Green sees Rune getting her knives and takes the chance to look at her shield only to find four large claw marks denting it. Rune charges Green dodging the spear and grabs her wrist.
Green tries to hit Rune with her shield only for it to be caught by Runs free hand. Hearing growling Green looks at Rune as she lunges for Greens throat reveling vary predatory teeth. Thinking fast Green kicks rune back. Recovering from the kick Rune uses her speed to rush Green sending a flurry of strikes at a speed Green is defenseless to stop. Not giving Green breathing room Rune send a kick at Green hitting her shield.
Making contact with the shield it bends and a loud crack is heard as Green screams and is sent flying to the other side of the field. Rune watches as Green lands and walks over to see if she will try and continue. Green stands back up on shaky hooves using her spear as support her shield falls from her arm reveling that its broken.
Rune stops in front of Green. "Your in no shape ta fight ya should surrender." Rune tells her letting her eyes soften.
Green looked in to Runes eyes breathing heavy "As a guard I should never quit but this is not a really fight. I concede the match." Green tries to walk forward only to fall.
Moving quick Rune catches Green. "You did well today captain." Rune tells her looking up to Celestia.
Seeing that captain Green can't continue Celestia call the match giving the night guard the win. Once the arena spell is activated captain Green Leaf is fully healed. Rune taps Green on the forehead waking her up. Rune returns to the rest of the night guard. The princesses concluded the duels with a closing speech about how all the guard fought with courage and spirit and that they were proud of them all.
Moon POV
I walked to the exit but got forced to follow the captains to the locker room they wouldn't let me leave saying 'It would be unprofessional and reflect poorly if one of the visiting leaders were to run in to me and still covered in blood'. So I'm sitting in the locker room with my arms crossed.
Looking at the others "Why am I here again? It's just blood? I can get ta my room without runnin' in ta anypony."
"I call bs on that. You might be fast but the castle is a maze." One of the day guard calls from the other side.
"What she said." The other six call in unison.
Sighing I strip and throw my stuff in one of the lockers before heading to the shower. Feeling pain in my everything I rub my chest "Should have figured that the fields healing spell wouldn't work." I say under my breath. Turning the water on I make it as cold as I can letting out a sigh as the water hits my fur.
"What in the name of Faust happened to you filly?" One of the guards says.
' Buck I forgot this is a shared shower.' "Just old scars from fightin' durin' my 13 years of travel." I say not bothering to look.
Hearing the sound of hooves getting closer "And the fact that your covered head to hoof in blood?" another asks ' Buck I need ta think fast.'
Turning I look at the others "Ya arn't goin' ta let this go are ya" They all shake there heads. "I didn' think the field spell would leave all the blood. That stalker was a pain and lettin' it stab me was a easy way ta get it close ta me."
"What!?" They all yelled.
"*sigh* Look I know it was stupid of me ta fight knowin' I was goin' ta get stabbed but it worked in the end." I tell the hopping they will drop it.
"Are you out of your tiny mind. You could have bin killed if that was out in the field. The buck!?" Gleaming yells getting into my face.
Silver comes closer and pulls Gleaming back some. "Shes right."
I back up to the wall. "Look ladies I appreciate the concern I do but its going to take a lot ta put me down trust me others have tried." I quickly slap my hands over my muzzle as most of them look at me. Looking I can see I'm still in trouble with Gleaming, Silver, Spitfire and Glider.
"Ok. Ya four lay out your grievance I'm listenin'." I tell them.
"Your reckless." Spitfire says.
"You acted impulsive." Silver adds.
"You limited your mobility by hiding your wings." Glider says getting looks from the other that try looking at my back.
"You put your life in danger and if you got your self killed in the field your family would have bin devastated." Gleaming adds making me feel a little guilty.
"Ok, goin' down the list like I said I'm hard ta kill that has bin confirmed from fighting a rampagin' dragon when I was 5. Yes I fight with my instinct its what I learned from the wolves in the north, the dragons, kitsunes and the night guard training book from a thousand years ago." I got the night guards attention with the last one. "Yes I hid my wings. Would my family me devastated? That I cant answer they may but death ta us is somethin' we don't fear."
Light places a hand on my shoulder. "What was that about a night guard training book from a thousand years ago?" She asks with a creepy smile on her face.
My eyes shrank to pin pricks and quickly hide behind Gleaming making her 'eep' "Save my quick put up one of your shields." I say out of fear of Light as she gets closer to us.
"Wh-what?" Gleaming stutters till she sees the look in Lights eyes "Light what are you doing?" She asks putting a bubble around Light.
Light looks at the bubble. "Hey let me out Moon has a book of old night guard training I was just going to ask to see it." She say smiling innocently.
Seeing Gleaming start to falter I make a break for my stuff looking for my phone before she gets free. Grabbing a towel I dry my hands then wrap it around me before texting. 'Mum save me...guard after me...locker room...help!!!' Quick simple hope it works then I froze. ' Did I just call Luna mum?' I then see Light stepping closer to me.
*pop*
We both look at the sound and see Luna. With every ounce of ungodly speed I have I zip behind Luna and point my finger at Light.
Luna looks at me then narrows her eyes at Light "Light what is happening?"
Light audible gulps. "I was just trying to ask to barrow the night guard book she has that's it."
Luna sighs rubbing the bridge of her muzzle "Ok, Light I know you train my guard but whats in that book is more or less the same as the one we use now without the dangerous training I promise." I raise a brow at that knowing that's a lie because I compared the two.
"Oh my bad Moon" Light says laughing
"Right just don't go creepy like that again and were good." I say drying off and getting dressed leaving my armor. Luna tolled me that a maid would take it to my room.
15 minutes after leaving the arena with Luna in a awkward silence on my part I having gained a kitsune parasite on my shoulders named Kitsuna. We are now in a meeting room with leaders form all over.
I walk up to Orin. "Hello Prince Orin." I say bowing unceremoniously dumping Ketsuna on him. "Ya can have the princess back." I see some of the other leader looking at me funny.
"Ow...Good to see you to Moon-chan but did you have to drop Kitsuna on top of me?" He complained from under his sister.
"But Orin-kun if ya don't go home with her your mother would be mad." I tease him picking Kitsuna up "But really its good ta see ya both." I say giving him a hug.
After greeting the other leaders I discovered they wanted to meet me due to the duels. I keep most of the info about me to my self I don't need the other nations in any of my life other then my extended family. The night went on with chatting and other boring conversations. After all other leaders left I didn't even get out of the door before Luna locked it and went mom mode on me. I don't now why but Luna going angry mom on me reminded me of mother she also grounded me for a week.
Moon POV
Walking to the down the streets I take another look at the school by-lows marking the pages with a highlighter that I might get called out for violations. Getting to school my first stop is the staff room for my schedule. After the homeroom teacher gave me the schedule she takes me to the classroom. When we arrive she asks me to what in the hall to prep the class.
"You call come in now!" she calls from the class.
"Ok, class I would like you to welcome our new transfer student. Would you please introduce yourself?" She says.
"Moon Rune" I say not really caring ' Its to early in the mornin' for school.'
"All right class dose anypony have any questions before first period starts we have 30 minutes." The teacher asks the class as hand shoot into the air.
"Yes Bow Tie?" She points to a white unicorn colt with pink eyes with black mane and tale.
"How old are you?" Bow asks.
"16"
"Pin Point?" She points to a light orange earth pony filly with blue eyes mane and tale.
"Yes where did you transfer from?" Pin asks.
"The Kitsune empire."
"Miss Fine Thread?" She points to a brown unicorn filly with green eyes blond mane and tale.
"Why are you in a colts uniform?" Thread asks.
"Because I can."
"Ok class lase question. Miss Scroll Work?" She points so a white unicorn filly with yellow eyes violet mane and tale.
"What are you?" Scroll demands more then asks.
"Lunar pegasus same species family as thestrals."
"Ok, now take the open sets in the back then we will start class." The teacher tells me.
Walking to the desk in the back Scroll 'accidentally' knocks her quill off her desk and in my path.
"Excuse me but could you pick that up for me?" Scroll asks in sounding innocent.
I look at her then keep walking "Do it yourself priss." I say passing by her.
Taking my seat I pull my notebook and travel quill out. Getting to the end of class was a pain it was hard to stay awake but taking notes seemed to do the trick. With math class over we have 15 minutes before literature so some of the other students try and ask question. I answer some but keep them vary veguely. During lit I take notes but also let my mind wander how school life was going to be. Looking at my schedule ' Lets see after this its lunch then I have advanced magic theory followed my magic rune works that should be fun.'
When the bell ring I get up to leave class only to find Mist standing in the doorway. "Ya forgot your lunch at home pup." Mist tells me handing me my box lunch.
"Thanks, isn't this your day off?" I ask tilting my head.
Mist shrugs "It is but Iron got called in for work so I'm stuck at home alone. I'll see ya around don't forget ya lunch I cant bring them ta ya with ya in the dorms." She waves before leaving.
"Later" I wave back at her.
"Hay?" Turning to see Scootaloo and two other fillies.
"Can I help ya?" I ask.
"We wanted to know if you would like to get lunch with us?" Scootaloo asked.
"I don't mind but could I get your names?"
"Right sorry. You probable don't remember me from ponyville. I'm Scootaloo."
"My names Apple Bloom. Nice ta meet ya." A yellow earth pony with red mane/tail and orange eyes
"And I'm Sweetie Belle." A white unicorn with pink and light purple mane/tail and green eyes
We all head to the cafeteria getting to know each other. Just as we get to the cafeteria the p.a. go's off. "Will Moon Rune please come to the assistant headmistresses office." We look at each other.
"I'll see ya all later. Scoots ya can have my lunch I'll grab food later." I say handing my lunch to her.
Heading to the office I see Scroll walking form the direction of the staff room. ' She must have done somethin'?' I think passing her as if she was nothing. Out side the office I knock on the door and wait.
"Enter!" I enter and look at the assistant head off the school. "Hello Miss Rune I'm Assistant Mistress Wither." Shes a beige unicorn with light blue eyes gray mane and tale. "Do you know the reason I have called for you?" I shack my head "Well you are in a number of school violation should I list them or do you know?"
I look her in the eyes. "Please do tell."
"Vary well then." She says pulling out some papers. "We'll start with your uniform. First you in the colts uniform. Second you didn't tuck the shirt in. Third your belt is not the stander uniform belt. Forth your suspender are hanging loose. Moving from there your mane if not up to standard and you have not removed the ridiculous number of piercings. Your jacket is in violation of the dress code along with you collar and piercings. Now I will allow you a chance to go to your dorm room and change before you next class. do you have anything to say?"
Standing the with a stone face of a guard. "Yes ma'am I do with permission." I ask.
She raises a brow. "Proceed."
"Thank ya ma'am. With all do respect ma'am but nothing about my uniform, accessories or mane are in violation of the dress code or by-lows." I tell her with all levels of defiance that I have.
She looks at me as if I was joking. "Do you really intend to turn down my offer? I can easily get one of your guardian and the headmistresses hear."
Looking at her without falter. "Please do." I tell then think of something funnier smirking internally. "Actually give me a second ya can add on ta my violations." Pulling my phone out.
"No cell phones during school hours." She says trying to magically take my phone. "What?" She says not being able to take it thanks to a anti magic rune.
*ring* *ring*
"Hello Mist are ya back at the castle yet?"
'Yea why? And why do ya sound like a guard?'
"Well I'm in the vice hm's office for violation could ya please come ta school and bring both princess Celestia and princess Luna?"
'Your lucky I just got to the castle see ya soon.'
*beep*
Putting my phone away I stand back at attention. "The princesses and one of my guardians will be hear soon." I tell her.
Mist POV
*beep*
*sigh* "Only Moon could get in trouble on her first day of school." Laughing as I make my way to Luna's office.
*knock knock* standing by her door "Enter!" I walk into her office "Oh, hello Mist Glave how can I help you on your day off?" She asks me looking up from her paper work.
I give her a half hearted smile. "Well the good news is Moon found a reason to stop doing your paper work."
"Do tell?" She says giving me a mischievous smile.
"She is in the vice's office for violations and asked for ya, your sister and me." I tell her readying myself for the fallout.
She nods "Vary well let us go get my sister then go to the school." She stand and heads to the door.
We head to princess Celestia's office upon arrival the door is open and she is sitting at her desk with a knowing smirk. ' Did she know this was goin' ta happen' I ask myself
"Hello Luna how can I help you today?" Celestia stands making her way around her desk holding a small bag.
"First I think you owe me 30 bit and your doing the rest of my paper work for the week Moon only made it to lunch." Luna smiled holding out her hand.
"Did...did ya two bet ta see how long it would take Moon ta get in trouble at school?" I ask surprised by the princesses.
"We can neither confirm nor deny that." Celestia says "Now shall we go to the school?"
Me and Luna nod as Celestia's horn starts to glow. After a bright flash I find we are at the front gates of the school. Heading into the school anypony that we pass bows to the princesses. Once we get to the staff room Luna knocks on the door be for entering. When the princesses enter Moon snaps to attention the same way a guard would to a co.
The vice smiles seeing the princesses. "Thank you for taking time out of your day princesses and Miss Glave. Do you know why I asked you to the school?"
"We do, young Moons in violation of some of school rules. May we ask the rules she broke?" Princess Celestia asked.
The vice looks over to Moon who has yet to move. "Well lets see her uniform, her mane and her accessories all go against the rules of the school." She says.
I put my hand up to get there attention. "I'm sorry ta interrupt but I don't think any of what ya just pointed out are violations as much as what ya see as wrong." I tell them.
"I have read the book cover to cover so I know whats in it Miss Glave." The vice says pulling a copy out.
Seeing Moon out of the corner of my eye she slides me a copy with pages marked. "Well if I may I have the copy that was sent ta use in the mail after going over it I marked some pages that show that none of the violation are valid." I hold up moons copy and hand it to the princesses.
The princesses look at the book going over the pages.
"Well it seems that Miss Rune's in her full rights with her outfit and appearance. None of the rules have bin broken." Princess Celestia tells the vice.
"But that brings up a question in my mind Miss Wither what made you bring up the violations?" Princess Luna asks.
"A anonymous student brought it to my attention." Wither says looking at her copy of the book.
Moon steps forward. "Permission to speak?"
"You have full discretion." Princess Luna tells her.
Taking a deep breath Moon looks at the princesses. "A student by the name of Scroll Work brought it ta her attention ma'am."
Withers eyes her. "You have know way of knowing that is the student. It could have bin another I see many students during the day"
"Ya would be right but her sent is ta strong she was in your office less then 5 minutes before I entered." Moon points to her nose.
"I highly doubt that." She dismisses the idea.
Luna shacks her head. "You would be wrong her senses are hightened she is to well trained to be wrong."
"Well with this all out of the way you should be headed to you next class lunch is almost over have a good day Miss Rune and Miss Glave." Celestia tells us as we leave.
Once in the hall I hand her book bake. "Your makin' dinner tonight and your lucky I figured out ya plan."
"Thanks for that really I should have just kept ta my norm not act like somepony else." Moon tells me waving goodbye.
Moon POV
Finding the girls we talk a little more before we all head to our next classes. Flipping my hood up I head to my first magic class. Getting to class early I do some reading. Half way throw the book I find I wont be learning anything new in this class so taking notes and answering is all I'm going to have to do. Putting my book down I pull my phone out and plug in my head phones in laying my head down till class starts.
Some time latter I feel a tap on my shoulder glaceing to my left I see a tan unicorn filly with red eyes mane and tale mouthing talking to me so I read her lips. 'Sir could you please move your in my seat and before you ask yes we have assigned seats and I'm the only one in the back so your free to take any of the others.'
Sliding my stuff over two seats I get up and see I'm taller then her. "Sorry about that got ta class early and the teach isn't in class yet so I didn't know and I'm not male." I tell her taking my headphones out and moving. Getting to my new seat I take off my jacket and hang it from my chair.
"Sorry about that it was hard to tell with you in a colts uniform and your hood up." She tells me. "I'm Spell Caster by the way nice to meet you."
"Moon Rune nice ta meet ya two." Thinking for a second. "Question is a filly named Sweetie Belle in this class?"
"No sorry friend of yours?" Caster asks I just nod.
"Oh grate the night freak is sill in school." I look at the pony and lo and behold its Scroll Work.
Grinning I look at her. "Hay its queen bitch herself." Giggling at her reaction. "As ya can see your plan ta get me kicked out failed."
Most of the students in the room stare at us as we face off till the teacher walks into class.
"As most of you can see we have a new class mate. Her name is Moon Rune so you all play nice." The teacher says as we all take are seats.
Sitting in class taking notes I discover that I read farther ahead in the book then needed. Magic theory class isn't all that bad and the teacher found a way to make it all fun. Once class ended I left ignoring Scroll as if she didn't exist.
Finding the rune works class my hand stops just short if the door handle. Looking at it I see rune circle on it made to give a low grade shock. Dispelling the runes then walk into class.
"I'm looking for your teacher?" I ask one of the fillies in the class she points me to a door at the side of the room.
*knock knock knock*
"Its open!" A muffled voice calls.
I open the door just as a vary weak rune circle appears "Hmmm" I hum looking at it then put my hand throw it destroying it. "So should I question why my teacher just tried ta freeze me with ice?" I ask a gray unicorn mare with orange eyes with teal mane and tale.
"Sorry about that. Only my advanced students come to my office I do it to keep them on her hooves." She says "I'm professor Scribble and you must be Moon Rune the new student for my class." Looking at her papers.
"Yea that's me and I'll try not ta come ta your office ta often." I say braking another circle. "And could ya stop that please?"
"Sorry its just your the first student to just brake them the others try to block them." She laughs.
Leaving her office I sit in the back of class. Pulling out a blank note book I start getting ready for class. Reading the class text it hurts my head seeing runes reduced to what they have become.
"Ok, class take your seats before we start we have a new student her name is Moon Rune." She pauses. "Last class we worked on casting while casting under stress." The teacher went over was to keep a calm mind in any situation till the end of class.
Meeting up with the girls after school sweetie asked if me and Scoots could come with her to the fashion club. I cringed but gave in. AB went to the potion brewing club. Scoots didn't join a club none of them held any interest to her. On the way to the club room I see others giving use strange looks. Entering the club I take a look around the place it has everything you would need to make cloths of all types.
Following sweetie we pass by a number of back drops for taking pictures. Some of the other students we using them as others we taking to each other. I spot students modeling various designs. ' I have ta admit some of these fillies are cute.' As I'm looking some of them give me questioning gazes. As we reach sweetie table two fillies come up to us one is a pink pegasus with amber eyes teal mane and tale. The other is a pale violet unicorn with brown eyes peach mane and tale.
"Hi girls!" Sweetie say to them. "Scootaloo, Moon Rune this is my team Silk Wing and Fine Thread. Silk, Thread this is Scootaloo and Moon Rune."
"Sup"
"Hi" Scoots says.
"Hello" Silk waves.
"Nice to meet you." Thread says.
Scoots looks at the work space and the cloths on the racks. "So um.. Sweetie you going to tell use why you asked us to come with you?"
"Right you know those conventions ponies dress as fantasy characters?" Sweetie asks look at the cloths rack.
Scoots nods. "Yea but I've never bin to any." Then looks at me.
"Don't look at me I may read books but I've never heard of them."
"That's fine but I was hoping you two could model for us. We have bin working hard but I cant find anypony that would look good as some of the characters." She looks at use with pleading eyes.
I look at her rolling up my left sleeve. "Ya do know I'm littered with scars right?"
"It will be fine some of the characters are warrior based." Sweetie holds up a prop sword.
"*sigh* If Scoots is in I'm in." Looking at scoots.
"Ok, Ill do it!" she says throwing her hands in the air.
We spent two hours dressing up posing and having pictures taken. It wasn't to bad Scoots was a good sport about me getting most of the male characters. I told Sweetie I would swing by tomorrow in my uniform so she can take a look at it. Before me and Scoots left Sweetie gave Scoots her uniform for guard class tomorrow. Scoots took me to the dorms then went to her room.
"Hello you must be the other new resident of the dorm I'm the dorm mother Sweet Dreams." a mare says holding out her hand.
I shack her hand. "Yea I'm Moon Rune. Could ya tell me were ta go please."
she looks at some papers on her desk. "You are on the second floor room 105. You are in a shred room with 3 other fillies but you all have your own rooms." She says handing me a key. "Just head up a floor and follow the numbers."
"Thanks" I wave and head to my room to meet my room mates and make a door linking to my rooms.
Finding the door i use the key to unlock it and find nopony. I go over to the only open door in the dorm and unpack my stuff and work on link it at the castle. Making multiple layers rune enchantments. I finish the door and close. I hear keys in the main door but continue with what I'm doing.
"Scoots were home have the new roommate arrived yet?!" Sweetie yells.
As Sweetie and AB enter the main room I wave. "Hi I'm your new roommate." Then go back to work.
"Wow I didn' see this comin'." AB said waking over to one of the doors and knocks. "Scoots come say hi to the roommate."
Scoots comes out off her room. "I didn't know that she wa-" She stops seeing me.
I chuckle. "Yea welcome ta a world of surprises." I say finishing the door. "Done."
"Done? Done with what?" Sweetie asked.
"Just watch." I point to my empty room with just a bed then close the door placing my hand on a small rune, then open it to see my room in the castle. "Yep that worked." I looks to the slack jaws of the girls "I'll explain." I explain the best I could not knowing if they understood or not. "Ya got it?"
"Yes" they say
"Good if ya need me and I'm not in the main room of the dorm just knock with the door linked I will hear. In case of a emergency use this rune key ta open the door." I pull a key from my pocket and hang it by the bookcase. "I'll see ya all tomorrow."
I made dinner for Mist and Iron. After dinner went back to my room and sit at my desk and did my homework. Packing my bag for tomorrow I then dropped for the night.
Grabbing a light breakfast I took my bags and went to the guard side of the school thank the gods none of the guards at the school know who I was. Entering the large indoor field I spot Scoots sitting on the bleachers. Going over to her I put my bags down.
"So this is the trainin' field?" I say getting her attention.
"Sup Moon." She says. "Yea now we just have to what till the sergeant's show up."
No sooner she said that two ponies in uniforms came to the field.
"All right recruits grab your stuff and get changed!" A white unicorn mare with gold eyes mane/tail yells.
I grab my bag and walk over to the sergeant.
"Ma'am Moon Rune reportin'." I say giving her a salute.
"Your the transfer that we got told about. Well I'm sergeant Dawn Chaser and the mare still in her office is sergeant Fort Night. For the next year and a half you will be under our watch. Go and get changed after we get the others on task we are going to have you run some drills so we can see what you've got." Sgt Chaser tells me
Going to the locker room Scroll pushes past me. I pull out my gear and turn my back to Scoots so we can change. After changing I start putting my armor on.
"Um...Moon could you help me with my armor I still have trouble getting into it?" Scoots ask with light blush.
"Yea just let me strap my chest plate on." Once on I move over to her and walk her through steps to help make it easier. "Put your arms out this chest armor is your size but a pain ta put on by yourself." She dose as I ask as I strap it in place. I place and hook the shoulders down. I walk her through the arms using mine as examples.
"Thanks" She says strapping her swords to her belt.
"All good" I tell her as I strap my knives in place. "But I have two questions for ya?" I ask checking her armor before we head out.
"Go for it" She says.
"First one did ya design your uniform or did Sweetie?" I ask pulling some of the fabric that's hanging loose on her uniform.
"I chose the colors she designed the rest why?" She looks at her self in the mirror.
"I'll answer that after my other question. I still have metal, I can have armor forged ta ya and your fightin' style and ready by thursday." I tell her as she stops walking.
"Y-you would do that for me?" She stutters out.
I nod "I can and I will with weapons if that's what ya want. As for the uniform I would need ta sit down with Sweetie. What she made would be good for out of armor but in armor its ta loss. So ya need a new one. No offense ta ya or her."
She hugs me. "Yes a hundred times yes that would be so awesome! By the way I think you armor and uniform looks bad flank."
I quickly put my hood up to hide my blush. "Thanks. Lets go I have talk to the sgt's." She nods and we leave the locker room.
We make are way out to the field I look at all the different styles of armor and weapons. Then I spot the bitch I'm going to put in her place at some point today. One of her friends points me out to her. The Instructors go over what the others are going to be doing. When they get done Sgt Fort Night walks up to me. Shes a black thestral mare with yellow eyes and dark blue mane/tail.
"Moon Rune yes?" I nod "Good, Chaser told me she talked to you some but I'm going to go over some more just to be on the safe side. Normally you would have started with a partner from year one up to now. I would see about finding a group later. Groups can be 4 to 5 ponies in each. Now lets get you doing some drills to test you." Sgt Night says
We start walking to sgt Chaser till Scroll and a yellow unicorn filly walks up to use.
"You I challenge you to a one on one duel Moon Rune." Scroll said.
I look at her. "Why not I can put ya in your place."
Sgt Night claps her hands. "All right evrypony looks like we have a duel today." She says making her way to the center of the training field "Ok you two. Once your on the field you can duel I'll be the judge for this mach. The duel will end when one of you cant continue or surrenders."
As Scroll and her partner walk to the field I unhook my knives from my belt. "Scoots can ya hold my knives I wont need them for this I'm goin' ta end this fast." She nods as I hand them to her.
"Your over estimating yourself commoner. Your going to wish you had keep your weapons." Scroll says mockingly.
I make my way to the field looking at Scrolls equipment. She has what looks like a set of guards armor but sliver. She has a shield and broadsword.
"Moon are you ready?" Sgt Night asks I nod. "Scroll are you ready?" Scroll says 'ready' as she takes her stance "On my mark."
"Ready"
I stand relaxed and bounce on my hooves.
"Set"
I watch Scroll tense up and ignite her horn.
"Go!"
Fort Night POV
The moment I said go Scroll Work sent a fire ball spell at Moon Rune. Moon Rune smiles just as the fire ball is about to hit her and hops backwards. When her hoof touched the ground she disappears in a blur. 'How did she do that?' I think as looking around for her. I look over to Scroll Work looking for her opponent just as Moon Rune reappears behind her. I watch as Moon Rune kicks the side of Scroll Work's helmet just at the moment she turns. With a loud clang sound Moon Rune sends Scroll Work's helmet flying and her face first into the floor.
I walk over to the downed filly finding her unconscious. "That's the duel winner Moon Rune by knock out!"
Moon POV
With the duel over the Sgt Night got Scroll awake. They ran me through a number of drills. The time it took finish all the drill the bell for lunch sounded. Me and Scoots got our lunch and found a table.
"Scoots? Do ya have a team in class?" I asked her.
"I did last year but she moved to a new school." She told me.
"Um... Would ya be my partner for class?" I asked nervously.
"You want me to be your partner way not one of the other teams? I mean I"m just a nopony that's not good at a-"
I put my hand over her mouth cutting her off. "Don't....just don't. Your not a nopony, your Scootaloo. I rather have somepony like ya as a partner then somepony I don't know. So will ya be my partner?" I take my hand from her muzzle and hold it out for her.
She looks at me than with a smile takes my hand. "Yes I'll be your partner!"
We started going over designs for her armor and uniforms witch thanks to the two drills from class gave me a rough idea of how she fights. Just as we got done eating and back to what we are working a group in matching armor approach us.
Putting my notebook away I look to the group and what for them to speak.
Coughing in to her hand one finally starts to speak. "You 3rd years are at our table. You need to move."
We get up and I nod my head for Scoots to go first. After she did I followed behind her.
"Hay filly you forgot your trash." A colt told me.
I look over my shoulder to the group then give them a two finger insult as I walk away.
Meeting back up we go to the training field and finish working on her armor till class starts. When class started they had us all run laps, push ups, sit ups, wing ups for ponies with wing, and magic practice for the unicorns. With the last half of school over for the day the sgt's let use go after turning in any borrowed gear.
I had to support Scoots to go see Sweetie as she complained that the training was hard with all that extra weight. I tolled her that over time it would get easy but she would need to work on getting used to it. Getting to Sweetie's club we walked in and found some of the students from today's classes talking with club members. We found Sweetie with her team looking over some papers at there table.
Sitting Scoots in a chair I clear my throat to get there attention. "Yo hows the fashion world treatin' ya three today?"
"Hi, its going how was class for you two?" She looks at us "Ok you look fine. Scoots you look like your going to fall over at any point"
"*augh* You don't know the half of it Sweetie they ran us into the ground!" Scoots complained.
"I see that." She giggles.
"Anyway ya have time ta talk I wanted ta ask ya about Scoots uniform?" I tell her pulling out my note book.
Sweetie looks at me with a arced brow. "It looks good on her. Why?"
"I'm with ya on she looks good but its function in armor in a hazard." I say "I mean don't get me wrong ya do great work but her uniform is more along the lines of one for formal events not field use."
She thinks it over looking at Scoots uniform then mine. "Ok, I think I can see what your saying but I don't know what would suit her?"
I smile and show her the note book. "Then your in luck Scoots and I worked out two ideas but its up ta ya and your team on witch one ta make, if ya have the time? If ya cant I can take it ta the mare that made my uniform."
I give them time to talk it over. I watch as the look over the designs and looking at the materials they have in the class.
Sweetie comes back over to us. "We can make it but we don't have all the material on hand at this time, how much time do we have to make it?"
"Today and tomorrow. She needs it for class thersday. As for materials I can get ya a letter that will get them for ya."
She looks at her team seeing nod in approval. "Ok we can do it."
"Cool, let me pull the pages out then ya and me will go get the stuff needed." I tell her but she stops me before I can.
"I have a spell that can make a copy of the page so you don't have to rip it out just give me a second?" She grabs some blank paper and makes a copy with her spell.
Once her and her team pick a design and get started making a patterns for it we leave to get what she will need for them to work. Getting back to the dorms I take scoots to her room and tell her to rest. Me and sweetie go to the castle and down to the night guard smith. We ran into mist in the apartment I hand her a letter and have her take it to Luna and tell her if anypony needs me I'll be in the forge.
When we get to Irons forge we are greeted with the sound of hammer hitting metal. Entering I watch as Sweetie turn bright red and covers her face stuttering at the sight before us. When we entered Iron what working away on some weapons I asked her to make for me. But unlike her normal outfit thanks to the heat from dragon fire. She is in a tank top and short shorts with her smithing apron making it look like she was working naked.
Waiting for her to put the blades in the fire. "Yo iron ya perv ya think its ok ta work naked!?" I call her smirking.
"What?" Is all she says be for looking at us. "Oh hows it going Moon, and for your information my not naked your like the fifth pony to say that today."
I laugh and point to Sweetie "I know that I saw ya leave the apartment this mornin' but she and others don't."
She shrugs. "Ok fare point. So how can I help you two?"
"Sweetie Belle is makin' a uniform for a friend of ours and she needs some stuff I told her I would get it for her." I walk over to her work bench and Sweetie shows her the list of stuff needed.
"Ok I'll show you to the back room, take what you need I can get more easy." She leads her to the back room before going back to the forge "So this sword is the last one for the project you gave me and I have to ask, the knife and this sward, armor and uniform you asked me to make they are for Mist arn't they?"
"Yea they are. But ya cant tell her that's my job." I say calling her over "By the way I got somethin' for ya ta work on after if your done with this?"
She gives me a quizzical look "Ok... but can you tell me why you had this stuff made for Mist?"
Sighing I look at Mist's new outfit on the armor stand. "I can but ya cant tell her." She nods and I lean in so nopony hears "Luna asked me ta start up a squad. I'm planing on asking Mist ta join. I'll still give this ta her either way." Shes about to say something but Sweetie comes back with the things she needs. "I'll talk ta ya later." I wave as me and sweetie leave
After getting Sweetie back to the school I stayed at the castle to work one Scoots armor. Leaving the apartment Mist found me and said Luna wished to see me. Going to Luna's office I made good time with the fact it was on the was to the forge.
'Knock Knock'
"Enter!" Luna called from the other side of the door.
"Ya wished ta see me?"
Looking up from her stack of paper work. "Yes my dear I did. I took a look at you proposal and I will approve but I have some conditions." She told me pulling out some folders.
Leaning on the wall I look at the pile of folder on her desk. "And that would be?"
She took a scroll from her desk and levitated it to me. "First I would like you to look in to expanding the unit you wish to create. Two what ever training you will give them must be less life threatening then what you undertook. Three you need a name for the unit. Four you need at least one trial run with a guard before I fully support your unit as part of my guard."
Looking over the conditions ' This could work I just need ta see about trainin' one guard ta show it can work.' I think before looking up. "Ok I can do that. I have a guard in mind for the test run."
"You do?"
Nodding "I do. I was goin' ta ask Mist if she would be interested. Then look inta a unicone, another flyer, and two earth thestrols ta round out the unit."
She looks at me before smiling. "I see you thought ahead. Then I will have the training room build in the lunar wing and done before this weekend. I wish you luck my dear."
Gathering the folder I head to the door before looking back. "Will do mum."
Making a quick trip to my room to drop the folders off I then go to the forge. At the forge I go over my armor plans for Scoots with Iron. We layout the start of the armor pulling all the metal out we will need. Iron started the ground work for the armor and I used a small side forge to start on the swords. We stop a hour before the end of Mist's shift taking her new armor, weapons, and uniform home with us.
When we got home we found her out of uniform and cooking dinner. She stopped setting the table and looked at us surprised. "Um... your home early?" She gives us a nervous chuckle.
"Aye we are. Before ya ask your not in trouble." I say grabbing her hand and leading her to the living room.
She looks at Iron who is pushing her forward. "You'll love it I promise." Iron reassures her.
"Ok whats with the covered armor stand?" She asks as we lead her over to it.
"Close your eyes and don't open them till we say." We move the stand in front of her and take the cover off.
"Open your eyes." Iron and I say.
We watch her open her eyes as they grow to the size of a dinner plate and her jaw drops. I walk over and push her forward to the armor stand.
Smirking I step beside her and hand her a pin "Congratulations First Lieutenant." I chuckle.
She stops looks and me then the 1st Lt. pin then the armor the proceeds to pass out from all the excitement. Me and Iron move her to the couch the get some food and eat in the living room. When Mist wakes up she is still vary much in shock but eats the plate of food given to her. Finally somewhat back to normal after eating Mist starts asking questions.
"So I got a promotion for doin' what exactly?" She asks scratching her head.
"Ya are goin' ta be gettin' trainin' from me every other day. I am puttin' together a new unit but Luna wishes for me ta show her that I can train them for the job."
She looks at her new armor then to me. "And I'm goin' ta be that pony?"
I nod. "If ya wish ta be then yes. Even if ya decline ya keep your new rank and armor."
"Wow... I don't know what ta say?" She look over the armor and uniform before pulling out the sword and knife.
"Just think about it I can give ya till the weekend before ya give me a answer. So till then good night girls."
Mist POV
In the time I have bin a guard this is the last thing I expected. Sitting on the couch looking at the my new set of armor.
"Honey are you all right?" Iron asks pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Yea I'm fine... just overwhelmed by all this. I mean I've been a guard for what four years and now after gettin' stationed as a folesitter I'm gettin' a promotion. On top of that its ta a fole that is a captain and is unnaturally strong." Sighing I slump down feeling a little beater after venting.
I feel a set of arms raping around me "You know that shes nothing like the other captains. Yes she might be a fole but shes smart and from how she seems to look at this not just as a unit of the guard but a family." Iron pulls herself into my lap looking me in the eyes. "Now tell me how many captains would take the time to really get to know the members of their units, and treat them like part of the family and not just a brother or sister in arms?"
I open my mouth to answer but close it seconds after. "That's what I thought. Now ask your self if you become part of this unit would it hurt? You would get training no other night guards get and you don't have to act stone faced all the time."
Looking from her to the pin in my hand then to the armor. ' Shes right its been three weeks and Moon only acts like a captain in certain situations.' I give Iron a kiss and move her off my lap.
"Your right baby. I think I'm goin' ta take it but I'll think on it till friday. Let all this sink in." I tell her.
Moon POV
School got out and the first thing I did was go see Sweetie at her club. I spent the rest of the day with her going over some last minute adjustments before she lets me take them with me. When I got back to the dorms I found everypony doing their own thing so I head to the forge at the castle. When I got to the castle I found Mist who stopped me and asked about what would change if she said yes. My answer was simple 'The only thin' that would change is ya get ta learn ta use your shadow magic ta if fullest. Other than that all the members grow closer as if we are a family' .
Once we got done talking I got to the forge just in time for Iron to make the finishing touches on Scoots armor.
"Good timing Moon I just got done." She tells me placing the half chest plate on the stand.
I take a look it over "Looks good the only things left are the swords and enchanting."
She looks at me as I put the dragon fire crystal into the fire. "Isn't all this wight going to be to much for a filly? I mean yours is heavy but you have a lot of training."
I place the swords in the fire to star heating. "It would be but that's why one of the enchants is meant ta make it lighter." I pick up my bag and walk to the back. "Open the win windows please, I'm goin' ta change clothes." When I close the door I get out of my school uniform and put on some jeens and a tank top.
Walking out of the back I take out my phone. "Ya mind if I play come classical music?"
"Go for it." Iron says as she opens the door.
Taking a apron I put my phone on the table by the back and press play.
Castle Forge 3rd POV
After about two and a half hours of working Moon Rune and Iron Strike had worked taking brakes on and off. Working hard the two had worked up a good sweat and rhythm hammering away at the glowing metal. Smiths taking their breaks would stand outside the forge watching the two working. The two keep pace with the music till a song from the northern mountains started. Moon rune started humming till the song picked up.
After Moon took a sword out of the fire and stated to work the metal. As the song picked up many ponies on brake found themselves lost to the music. At some point Moon Rune and Iron Strike both started singing. Keeping a good pace the to folded and shaped the swards. When the song ended many of the spectators started to clap making the two realized they had lost themselves in their work.
Moon POV
I look over to Iron smiling sheepishly. "Well that just happened."
"Yea it did." She replied looking embarrassed. "So I'm almost done with this one. I just need to temper and sharpen then I'm done with the blade how about you?"
"Same." I say pulling the one I'm working on in the quench tank.
While Iron tempered and sharpened the swords I worked on the guard and pommel. When Iron finished she worked on the scabbards. Once I assembled them I put the swards in the scabbards and then put them and the armor in a transport box. We grabbed the box and a travel armor stand and head home for the night.
After dinner I took all of Scoots gear and put layers of enchantments on them. Once finished I stored them in the transport box. I sat on my bed looking over some of the night guard personnel files.
I started reading out loud. "This one looks interesting? Name Will-o Wisp. Age 19. Gender female. Species thestral unicorn. Specialist in shadow magic." After going over some other files I set them down on my desk and put Wisps to one side. I decide to call it for the night and look forward to guard classes in the morning.
Lazily I got out of bed and headed to the bathroom to start my day. Once awake I got some food then duoble checked that I had every thing and put my bag in to the transport box. Getting dressed I put my hood up grabbing the box and left for school. Getting to the training field I see 4th years milling about the field. ' What are they doin' here? Did the Sgt's ask them ta come?'
"Hay 3rd year what are you doing with that night guard transport box?!" A voice calls.
I look to the source and find it came from the group from yesterday.
They walk up to me. "I asked you a question?"
"....."
"Answer your superiors when they talk to you!" One of the colts says grabbing the collar of my jacket.
I slap his hand off and walk away not listening to any thing they say. Entering the lockers I find Sgt Night helping some of the cadets that are new to armor. Finding Scoots I put the box down on the floor in between us.
Smiling I open the box. "I come barin' gifts."
"Ooh" Scoots looks at her new gear. "This looks so awesome!" she cheered.
Pulling out the uniform. "Good I'm glade ya like it now, ya have three options with your shirt a sleeveless one, a sleeveless half shit like mine or this one piece swimsuit?"
"I'll go with the normal shirt." She says changing in to her new uniform. "Hay... am I supposed to put the jacket on now or after the chest plate?"
"After" I tell her putting my armor on.
When I was done I helped her put on her torso armor so she didn't have trouble with her wings. I talked her throw putting the pauldrons on over her jacket. She put the rest on before I handed the swords to her. Checking all the straps to make shore every thing is tight. I step back and point her over to the mirror.
She looks her self over in her new outfit. Her uniform is now a black shirt, dark blue cargo pants, dark blue fading into black hooded jacket, dark silver armor from the knee down, and dark silver bracers with armored fingerless gloves. Both swords and a kukri on her belt behind her back. Dark orange straps holding her armor in place.
"Ya look good scoots." I complement her hiding my face under my hood. "Hows it feel?"
She stretches and moves around for a bit. "Fits nicely and its comfortable."
I turn away and get my bag out of the box. As I turn to leave I find a pare of orange arms around me. I stiffen in place surprised by the sudden contact.
"Thank you." Scoots whispers in to my back be for letting me go and heading to the field.
' The buck just happened?' I think shacking my head following Scoots. Getting to my spot in the line up I see all the upperclassmen standing to the other side of us and in groups.
"All right cadets. As you can see we have some of the 4th year class with us today. They are hear to give you some insight on working as a team. You will be with a partner or team of up to 5 for the last two years of school." Sgt Chaser says marching down the line.
"We will have them work with you on how to work with your partner/team as it is a start to help lead up to larder teams. We will be putting you in groups of six then you will talk with the team that you get." Sgt Night finishes.
When teams are pared and I grimace at the fact its the group that I keep running into.
As the groups leader starts taking I turn to Scoots and whisper to her. "Hay ya have plans this weekend? If not I could help in your trainin' and fightin' skills?"
She lean closer to me before whispering "That would be so cool. I don't think the girls are planing anything so I should be free all day."
I lean on the wall closing my eyes as the group talks about how to work as a team. Going over tactics to placement and watching each others back. Letting them talk I sit down and try to take a nap to kill time before lunch.
' bored' They keeping on about how great there team is. ' bored' Listening to them talking started getting to me. ' Gods I cant even nap in peace with them talkin'.'
"Hey give that back!" My eyes snap open hearing Scoots yell. Looking I see her held back by two of them and another holding one of her swords.
"Hmm... Whats a commoner doing with this quality of sword?" A white unicorn colt says taking test swings with it.
"With the gear like this you would think shes from a noble family." The brown earth pony filly that's holding Scoots says poking her armor.
Keeping unseen I get behind the unicorn. "She most likely st-" I dent give him a chance to finish his sentence by drawing one of my knives putting it to his throat and grabbing his wrist before he could make a over head swing.
"I would suggest ya let her go and drop her sword before I drop your team mate." I tell them from behind by him.
"Who d-" I press the blade to his throat.
"Now" I growl.
He releases the sword and as it falls I grab the handle. The two holding Scoots let her go and she walks over to me. I hand her sword back to her.
Taking the blade from his neck I push him to his team. "Next time I wont be so nice." I tell them sheathing my knife.
"You, I challenge you to a duel!" He yells getting in my face.
Giving him a bored look. "No your not worth me time."
"Whats happening here?" We all look and see Sgt Chaser.
He points at me. "She held a blade to my throat and then has the nerve to decline a duel!"
"Is this true cadet Rune?" Sgt Chaser asks.
I nod "Yes but he and his two team mates held my partner still and stole her sword."
She sighs. "Well I cant really punish any of you I didn't see it and I cant make anypony accept a duel. All I'm going to say is don't do it again."
"Yes ma'am" We all say in unison.
Me and Scoots walked away from them. I stared showing her a good standard exercise routine she could do every other day. When it was time for lunch we got are food to go and went back to the field. We ran some team attack and defend tactics. I showed her how to harden her wings to use as a shield but told her not to use it till she had it down.
Lunch ended in the middle of are sword practice but we keep going till class started. I helped her with some pointers for dual welding witch help her improve.
"Ok cadets! Get in line and listen up!" Sgt Chaser yelled walking to the center of the field. "We talked it over with the other instructors and in one month you and 4th year class will be going on a trip for one week in the everfree."
After the announcement the rest of class of just the standard work out regiment.
Time Skip
Friday when the bell for last class of the day rang I couldn't get to the castle faster. When I got to my room I found a letter saying go to the throne room when I got home. Switching out of my school uniform I went to the throne room. Entering I found one of the nobles complaining about a competing business. I made my way over to mum's side of the hall and stood by Mist till they got done.
When they get done princesses wave me and Mist over. "Ya wished ta see me your highnesses" I say bowing my head.
"Yes, Princess Luna and my self wish to inform you that the room you requested is finished." Aunt Tia tells me.
Smiling up at them. "Ya have my gratitude."
They stand and make there way to us. "Well then shall we go inspect the room?" Mum asks.
We made are way and mum told me all of the fun little features. Field self repair, anti death ward, healing spell, health potion cabinet, gravity field.
"Wow this place looks like a indoor versions of the training field." Gleaming says looking the place over.
"It is captain. It just has a few changes." Mum says with a nervous laugh.
"I read the outline of the place is it safe for anypony to use?" Aunt Tia asks.
Looking at the room controls I set the field to gravity level 4 before walking out of the safe area. The moment I took a step on the field I felt a huge pressure pushing me down making it hard to move and breath.
"Princesses should we follow Moon to explore this place?" Winter said pointing to me.
"It should be fine lets see if all the stuff I asked for got delivered." Mum says.
Before I got a chance for warn them Winter, Gleaming and Mist fell to the ground. Mum and Aunt Tia helped them to the safe zone before making their way to me.
Mum puts a hand on me. "I noticed you put gravity to level 4." I shakily nodded. "I take it you having some trouble?" I shake my head trying to deny that I am.
Aunt Tia gets eye level with me. "Moon how about a bet?" She asks smirking.
Mum raised a brow. "Sister?"
"What kind?" I struggle to say.
"Hmmmm..... if you can walk to the middle of the field on level 5 I'll give you Captain Shield to put through tarturas in training." She says pointing to her captain.
Looking at her questionongly. "And if I lose?"
"You have to ware a dress at this years gala." I nod and make my way bask to the safe zone.
At the start point I give her the ok and she sets it to lvl 5. I struggle my way. ' I can do this. I will not put on a dress.' As I get to the edge of the field I can feel my body giving out but try and push my self only to fall to my hands and knees.
"Moon!" I hear Mum and Aunt Tia yell feeling the gravity return to normal.
As I lay on the ground breathing heavy I hear them arguing as mum checks to see if I'm injured. Getting up I leave them to argue and go over to the others.
"Ya lucked out Gleaming. No training from tartures for ya." Looking at her as I take a seat and what for the princesses.
When the two got done 'talking' they went over all the features in depth. Everypony went their own way after I told Mist to meet me in the training room tomorrow to give me her answer.
Dear Journal
Its bin about a month since I last wrote anything. So Mist said yes to being the first in the unit. She was a little upset that I didn't tell her that Scootaloo was going to be training with us but got over it fast. That weekend was interesting to say the lest. Mist and I showed Scoots the best ways to fight. Mist and her learned new fighting styles from me. Saturday the three of us trained after that we went out to celebrate serving the first. That night Scoots was so out of it that I just let her sleep it off at my place.
Mum showed up during the following week and was none to happy that I was training Scoots and Mist with out telling her. She asked what I was going to name the unit I told her we would be named the 'Shadow Unit' . The unit would have heavy users of thestral magic which is shadow magic. Mum approved the unit as Mist and Scoots showed that the training was working.
Other then training me and Scoots have bin spending more time together. I don't know why but I like spending time with her. We hang out with Sweetie and AB out in town. Sweetie has a thing for shopping, AB has fun with sports, Scoots and I are more fans of gaming or the skate park. I surprised Scoots on my day to pick what the group does for the day by showing up with a bag of pads for Sweetie and AB. The night before we went I got stuff for the day. Scoots showed off her killer scooter skills. Some colts that saw me with a brand new skateboard thinking I was new. I made them eat their words.
I unlocked Mist and Scoots potential with magic allowing them to use it as if born as a unicorn. Teaching them shadow magic is slow and I told them not to use it outside of practice. With what Scoots has learned from me and Mist she has become the top cadets in class. In school I have bin helping the girls with all that I can but it is slow going.
I have bin spending time with my cousin Cadance and Aunt Tia. They forgave me for the pranks after the counter pranks they did to me. Aunt Tia showed me the family history, me and her have fun going over magic knowledge from the past. Cadance and me spent time talking and 'shopping' . That mare is scary when it comes to shopping she most have sent about 1000 bits per store. She told me how her magic works and let me know that as she says "A light for somepony is growing in your heart.". She wouldn't tell me what that meant but I would find out.
So its the week be for me class trip to the Everfree. I got into a interesting discussion with Scoots. She asked if there was a way to become a thestral. It took me by surprise that she would be thinking about something like that. When I asked why she told me that after school shes going to join the night guard. The rest of the week after school I spent my time in the castle archives looking for what Scoots asked me. It didn't take me long to find a magic potion that could change a pony's subspecies. I took my findings to mum because she has a better understanding of potion making.
Mum confirmed my findings and helped me make two kinds, one was for a thestral and the other was for lunar pegasus. Since both potions needed blood from the species of pony type and since I'm part lunar pegasus we separated out the wolf part of my blood. Mum warned me of the side effects of the potions. I spent the rest of the week thinking over a strange feeling that I keep getting every time Scoots was around. The weekend before school Carance decided that she would tell me what she meant the week before. She told me that the feelings that I was having was affection for another 'Aka Moony your in love'. Thanks to her my mind is all over the place but I'll work it out and find a way to tell her maybe, I don't know.
Week in The Everfree part 1
Moon POV
*yawn* "Why did they have ta start so early in the mornin'? I would rather sleep." I complained checking my gear and bag. "Lets see, mre's: check, bits: check, change of cloths: check, armor and knives: check."
"Sister I don't see the point in bringing bits on a camping trip?" Nyx voices sleepily form my bed.
Erebus cuffs her. "If ya listen ya would remember. We are goin' ta the night tower coven."
"Oh"
"Ok ya two into my shadow. We need ta get ta school." I tell them as I finish getting my uniform on.
"Ok" They say before jumping into my shadow.
When I got to the training field I found most of my class mates and the 4th year cadets. I waited for Scoots at the bleacher since I left early to get a look at the 4th years. When she got to class I waved her over and told her she didn't need any armor. When she asked why I told her I would let her know on the ride to the Everfree. I then pulled out her bracelet for our two way telepathic communicator.
I could help but smile when she puts it on and hurries to put her hood up to hide her blush. ' Gods its like the day I gave her the earrings and bracelet for the first time. So cute.'
"All right cadets!" Sgt Chaser yells "You will all be with one of the teams from the 4th year class! One of them will be your group leader so listen to them!" She looks at her clipboard. "Now when I call your names get in your groups and check your packs! Put on any gear you need and be ready after the teams are together we are leaving!" She started going down the list of teams. "Free Fall, Flash Fire, Aqua Flare, Scootaloo, Moon Rune! Your team leader if Aqua Flare!"
We went over to them. "Hi I'm Aqua Flare team leader." A light blue unicorn mare with green eyes teal mane and tale, wearing mage robes.
"Hi"
"Hello" scoots says shacking her hand
"Well let me introduce you to the others. This is Free Fall shes our shout." She points to a white pegasus mare with blue eyes, mane and tale in leather armor "And this is Flash Fire." She points to a orange mare with red eyes, mane and tale in standard guard armor.
We introduce ourselves to them before Aqua pulls out a map from her bag.
"Ok so lets see now that we have the two of you in the team. That gives up two flyers, two unicorns and a earth thestral." She places her hand on her chin looking at the map. "Ok if can make good time, this spot here would be good for camp tonight and in the morning we can find a beater place." She points to a spot on the map then looks to us. "Ok you two should gear up and get ready to go."
I pulled my knee and leg guards, knives, shackle, and arm wraps for spells out and put them on. Scoots puts on her knee and leg guards, bracers and gloves and swords on. I dig in one of my bags pocket and pull out a earring.
"Scoots I got another enchanted earrin' for ya ta test." I hand her the earring. "This one is thestral night vision. The only down side is your eyes will look like a thestral but you'll keep your original color."
"Cool" She puts it on and her pupils split becoming catlike. "So how do I look?" She asks I give her two thumbs up.
"Ok two questions?" Aqua asked "One is that all the armor your putting on and what about camping supplies and how did you get a night vision enchantment?"
"This is all the gear we need." I hold up both bags.
"As for how we got the enchantment. The two of us test them for the night guard. Moon mother is a smith for them." Scoots finishes
Before more questions could be asked Sgt Chaser called everypony out to the chariot. They used the larger ones that held 20 ponies per chariot. She then told us we would be landing just outside of ponyville.
Once in the air I touched the side of my collar that held a hidden crystal ' Shoots can ya hear me?'
' Yea. So care to tell me the real plan is and don't say ya don't have one I know you.' She replied
' Well when we get in ta the woods me ya and the girls and ditchin' the 4th years and goin' ta one of the old thestral covens.'
She looked at me in disbelief. ' Really'
' Yep' I said be for looking to our leader. "Team leader when we get ta the forest ya should let me and Scootaloo lead us ta the spot ya picked we know the terrain."
She thinks for a moment "I'm ok with that but we have to talk it over with the other team that's joining us."
Me and Scoots look at her. "Other team?" we say.
"Yes we are allowed to work together so I talked with another team leader and we decided it was a good idea."
I just shrugged "What ever, it wont make a difference."
The rest of the trip we sat in silence till we got closer to the edge of ponyville. When we got there we were meet with a squad of guards and 4 mares. We got all are stuff out of the chariot and meet up with our group. I let my wings out knowing we will get to the cave faster flying.
"So how are my two favorite cadets doing?" A raspy voice calls before a arm comes to rest on my shoulder.
Looking over I find Dash. "Good sis, think you could try not to embarrass me please?" Scoots says squirming in her sisters hold.
"Hi dash. How it hangin'?" I say smiling at her.
"You know same old same old. That and the girls and I volunteered to keep a eye out for rescue flars." She let us go to get a look at us "But I don't think the two of you will need it."
We smirked at her "Yea sis we wont but the team they put us with might."
"Really? Are they that weak? You'll have to show them to me." She says.
"Hay were right here. And it our job as 4th years to keep you safe if a monster attacks." Aqua and her team and another team are standing there looking at us.
"Sis, Moon this them?" We nod she looks them over walking around the group. "Uh-huh... Well I don't like what I see. You two will have your work cut out for you." She sees twilight waving her over. "I have to go it was nice meeting you all and I'll see you two this weekend and before I go. I'm Rainbow Dash element of harmony, code-name loyalty and fastest flyer in equestra."
We walk away from the group and let them catch up. We all wait for the instructors to make there announcement after they tell us to get in formation.
"All right cadets! As you can see once we start we will have guards on standby watching for rescue flares along with Princess Twilight and some of her friends! If you don't know any of them you should! We have Pinkie Pie, Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash!" She points them out as she names them. "Now you have 5 minutes before you set out so do a finial check and get ready!"
Everypony did last minute checks before we head out. The Sgt along with twilight makes one last annoucement telling us what to watch out for in the everfree. The groups start to go in one by one. When our ten pony group enters we head in the direction that Aqua picked for the night. Once far away from the edge of the forest I put my plan into action.
"Ok ponies we stop here!" I say stopping and nod to Scoots.
"What the hay are you talking about? We can keep going before a rest." Aqua says confused.
Me and Scoots start changing directions. "No no, ya and the rest of your team are on your own from this point me and Scootaloo and leavin' ya here."
Aqua stormed up to me and grabbed my jacket collar getting in my face. "Your going to abandoning your team?" She hissing in my face.
Letting my left eye change to mach my right. "Nyx, Erebus!" I growl and baring my teeth at her.
Both rise out of my shadow growling making the others back up and take up a defensive stance.
"You called sister?" Nyx asks
"Sis is it time?" Erebus questioned.
I give them a pet on the head. "Yea we are goin'." I look over to the shocked group. "Just keep goin' in that direction and you'll be good." I say pointing to the side.
The team start to say something as we lift off the ground then the four of us vanish in a blur. I slow down looking back seeing a flare ' They must be calling for a pick up or ta report us.' I catch back up and we fly for about a hour before landing just a few minutes away from the cave.
"Ya ready for a 4 day vacation?" I ask Scoots.
"You know it would be nice, but I would like to get some training in as well."
The girls come running out of the bushes. "We found the cave but the entrance has guards outpost set up." Nyx tells me.
"What?" I stop and look at them.
Nyx looks up at me. "It has four guards watching at the front."
After Nyx explains what they found I take two rank pins out of my bag. "Scoots. Pin this on the in side of your jacket and follow my lead." I tell her handing her a pin.
We continue making our way to the cave. Nyx and Erebus go back to my shadow before we reach the clearing to the cave.
"Halt! Put your hand up and don't make any sudden movements!" A guard calls. We do as told and put are hands in the air.
One of the guards moves from the others over to us. "What are two fillies doing out in the woods with out your parents?"
"Well we live in Canterlot and work for the crown. We came ta do some research at this coven but nopony informed us that a new coven was built."
They look at each other before one speaks. "I'll give you the opportunity to prove it. Put your bags and weapons on the ground and we will take you to the mayor and she can decide."
We comply with the guard putting our stuff on the ground. Two of them take it and lead us in to the caves so we can meet the mayor. When we got to the town its alive with thestrals going about they every day lives. The building look as if they were refurbished from the old crumbling building that I remember.
"Looks like ya all rebuild this place in just over the last 2 months?" none of the guards answered.
We reach a building in the center of town. The guards tell us to wait in a meeting room for the mayor to arrive.
The doors open and a mare with gray fur enters with the two guards from earlier. "So would one of you like to explain what your doing this far from Canterlot?"
I look her over. "What are ya doin' in my home is the bigger question? But how about we try this another way and start with your name?"
The two guards tense up but the mayor keeps composed. "Vary well it might be hard if we don't know each other. My name is Check List and I'm the mayor of this town."
I nod and stand from my chair. "Moon Rune specialist in the night guard." I show them the pin on the inside of my jacket then nod for scoots to do the same.
Scoots stands showing her pin. " I'm Scootaloo and I'm also a specialist of the night guard."
I see the guards sweating and fidgeting in place and the mayor is looking as if shes about to have a panic attack.
We sit back down. "Now if we all could calm down we can talk. Would ya please tell me what a town is doing in this old coven?"
Mayor List got composed "About a month and a half back a letter went out from night court saying that the Princess was looking to rebuild this town. The everfree may not be the safest place but we have safe paths for supplies and travel. As I said I was named mayor and we came from other parts of equestra to settle and make a life for other thestrals." She look to us before continuing "Now I do have some questions and I'm shore you do as well?"
"I do. I will answer what I can."
She nods. "Might I ask what your doing in are town?"
"I told the guards we live in Canterlot. That is true but I also have a home in this coven. No sorry this town. Now I noticed that ya rebuilt. Did ya do anythin' ta the lunar tower?" I say in a serious tone making them tense up.
"No the tower has wards that keep it from decaying and we could not enter do to other wards. You say you have a home in this town if you did we might have sold it without knowing. Do you know were it is?"
I pointed to the tower. "Yes I do. I live in the tower the Princess gave me full access ta it so I could bring some of her things back to her. Before ya ask ya will not have access ta the tower. I will make a report askin' for clarification on why I was not told about this town. Could ya return our gear ta us so we can go Miss Mayor?"
She gulps. "Yes the guards with me can take you to the room it's in. Please have a nice rest of your day."
I stopped before leaving the room. "One more thing mayor. Don't tell any of the civilians or guards other then the two in this room about use. If anypony asks we are new ta town."
She nods without hesitation as we leave. The guards take us to the room with our things and we leave for the tower. I found it amusing the way Scoots looked around the place and at the shops. I had to promise her that we would visit town later and do some shopping. On the walk throw town I send a text to mum letting her know that her plan to visit tomorrow would still be ok. When we got to the tower I gave her access to the tower so she could enter at will.
I opened the door at the at he top to a large room. "So... This is my place what do ya think?"
"Dude... this place is awesome. We get to stay till friday morning?" She asks flying around the room in awe.
Laughing at her actions. "Cool it. We got 4 days to see what this place has." stepping over to a door at the other side of the room I call out to Scoots. "Yo, I'm goin' take a shower! Ya should change ta somethin' ta sleep in for bed!"
After a long shower and getting back to the room I found the door to the balcony open. I took a look and found Scoots look out over the city. I walk out with heavy hoovesteps making myself known.
Leaning on the railing and I let out a sigh. "It a nice view of the town. Its nicer now with lights from all the other ponies around and not just a ghost town."
"It is. Can I ask you a question?"
"Feel free to ask" I say starting to feel nervous.
"Why did you bring me here instead of us just doing the camping trip with the others?" She asked looking down at the town.
"I-I'm a vary selfish pony." I say in a hushed tone.
She looks over to me. "W-w-why a-are y-you only i-in a shirt a-and y-your u-underwear!" She stuttered tuning face away from me.
"This is what I sleep in. So just chill would ya?" I push off the railing and head back inside. "Ya should get changed or just sleep in what ya have on, its up ta ya."
She went and changed into a over sized wonderbolts shirt and shorts.
"Ya should take the bed I'll sleep on the couch." I say taking a pillow off the bed and grad a blanked from a cabinet.
She looks at me then the couch. "What. Why. This is your place it should be me on the the couch not you?"
I shack my head "Uh uh not happenin'. I would be a bad host if I made ya sleep on the couch."
She sighs in defeat "Fine but only for tonight." She gets in to the bed pulling the covers over her head. "Goodnight Moon" she whispers.
I smile to myself. "Night Scoots."
Week in The Everfree part 2
' We are in a cave. How the hey did they make a light to mimic the sun?' I think to myself trying roll-over and get away from the light. When I try and move I feel a wight on my chest. My eyes shoot open and I look down to find Scoots resting her head on my chest.
Looking at her then to the bed I see that its messy so she did use it. She shifts and I start to panic thinking I wok her.
*knock, knock*
' Who the buck would be knocking at this time of day?' I think closing my eyes pretending to sleep.
"Hmmm.. it's to early go away sis." Scoots says goggily curling closer to my side.
*knock, knock*
"Honey, I'm coming in?" I hear mum's voice from the other side of the door.
' NO! BUCK, BUCK, I'M SO BUCKED!' I scream in my head as the door creeks open.
The sound of hooves start getting closer to the back of the sofa. "Honey, I know tha-"
I slowly open one eye seeing mum looking down at the two of us with a shocked expression on her face. The moment her eyes meet mine her expression changes to a scowl.
"Young lady you better have a explanation for this?" Mum tells me still holding her scowl.
"...." I say nothing trying to think of what to tell her.
Scoots starts to shift opening her eyes. She lifts her head slowly looking around the room till she sees mum. She jumps up in a panic falling off the sofa taking the blanket with her.
"Princess Luna!" She says panicked jumping to her hooves and saluting.
Mum makes her way over to a chair as I sit up. Sighing she looks between Scoots and me before speaking. "Now I'm not going to jump to conclusions. Could one of you please for the love of the night tell me what is happening?"
"I...I c-can m-ma'am." Scoots says "L-last night I couldn't sleep. S-so I got on the sofa next to Moon and feel asleep." When she done explaining she's nervously shifting in place.
"I see." Mum says focusing on Scoots. "I must ask. Is it that you aren't good in new places or is it something more?"
I raise a brow at her shooting her a 'What are you doing' look witch she returns with a sly smirk.
"A little of both." Scoots says quietly looking at the floor.
"I'm sorry dear could you speak up?"
Taking a deep breath "A little of both ma'am."
"Well then. would you mind explaining it to me?" She asks with a ear to ear grin.
Scoots blushes almost as red as Big Mac "I-I ki-"
I get up and put a hand over her mouth then glare at mum. "Stop, just stop. Why are you doing th-" I stop my eyes go wide "You read my journal didn't you?"
"Maayybeee~" She coos.
I facepalm at her antics. "Please act your age." I say rolling my eyes.
"Vary well, my dear." She pouts "Now, Scootaloo what I'm about to say I ask that you pinkie promise that you will tell nopony with out permission?"
Scoots looks at me and I just nod "Ok, cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."
"Now Scootaloo as you know the royal family is made up of my sister, Cadance and me. But that's not true while in the public eye that is true. Now many years ago I did take a mate but I thought her lost and to my sorrow that was true. My family has one more member and no its not Blueblood he has is a prince by name but without the power. The royal family has 4 members my sister Princess Celestia, my niece Princess Cadance, myself and my daughter Princess Moon Rune. The only differents is she wishes it not to be public." Mum tells her.
Scoots looks at me with wide eyes in surprise after she was told about the family but I cant bring myself to look her in the eyes.
I pull my knees to my chest holding them close be for speaking "Scoots Oi was planin' ta tell ya after this weekend."
"So your a princess?" she asks.
I give her a weak nod.
"And your her mother?" she asked mum.
She nods.
"and you were going to tell me after this weekend? Why?" She asked
I used my magic to levitate my bag to me. I dig around till I find two potion bottles and place them on the table. "That question ya asked me a week ago about changin' ya in ta a thestral. The blue one can do that," I pointed to the blue bottle. "the red one can make you a lunar pegasus." I told her after pointing to the red bottle.
"That still doesn't answer my question?"
I gulp and look her in her eyes. "The question ya asked me last night about why did I bring ya ta this town and not campin'. I was scared that with others around I wouldn' have the nerve ta ask if ya might want ta be my marefrind but I think any chance of dat just went out da window?"
"Your a idiot. You know that?" she told me. I looked to her and found her scowling at me. "I could care less that your a princess. I not happy it took you this long to tell me? Yes, yes I am," I flinched "but that is some thing we can talk about later."
I looked at her confused. She walks over and tackles me in to a hug.
"Over that month I started to fall for you but was waiting for you to ask me." She moves back some so she can look me in the face. "Moon your strong, brave, caring, funny and pretty. So if you think that your shots are out the window then no. I would like to be your marefriend." She tells me blushing hard.
I feel my eyes watering as I look in to hers. "Scoots you are beautiful, strong, brave, fun and smarter then you give yourself credit for. I love you Scootaloo." I tell her before lunging forwards locking lips with her.
After a moment of shock she melts in to my embrace closing her eyes. I feel her tongue against my lip asking for entrance. Opening my mouth her tongue enters as we explore each others mouth. But all thing come to a end and for us it was to the sound 'aww' coming from my mum.
We both look at her with heavy blushes. "You two are so cute." Mum says smiling ear to ear.
Scoots looks back to me. "I didn't know you had your tongue pierced?"
"She has what now?!" Mum yells.
"Mum I've had it for months." I say sticking out my tongue to its full 11" length.
"You know you should have told me? I wouldn't have bin mad I know you pierced your ear but did you have to?" She asked.
"Yea I know and sorry for not tellin' ya."
She waves her hand dismissively. "Its fine but you two should get changed we are going to see the night guard school in town today."
I let Scoots use the bathroom first. When she got back I took my turn but the second I closed the door I opened it and glared at mum.
"Change me back!" I growled in a deeper then normal voice.
Mum smirked at me. "But my dear son this is your punishment for that prank last month."
Taking a deep breath "How long?"
"24 hours and you will be back to normal." She chuckled.
"Fine!" I yelled slamming the door shut.
Finishing my shower I grab a pair boxers from my sleepwear bag. I walked out and put my cargo pants and hooded half jacket on happy that I have a size adjusting enchantment on my stuff. I put my leg armor on then the full arm with my fingerless armored gloves and the pauldron. I then get my battle skirt, belts and knives on and buckled. Last I put my shackle and arm wraps fixed in place.
"Um Moon aren't you going to put a shirt on?" Scoots asked me.
"Nah. But I am goin' to hide my wings." I tell her hiding my wings.
Mum claps her hand getting up "Now shall we get going? I think the guard that came with me are wondering what has happened to me by this point."
"Well with me bein' male for the day just call me Rune." I tell them.
Walking down the streets ponies that we pass bow to mum. Scoots looks around as we go and I take note of the shops that she looks interested in for later in the week. Me and Scoots make plans for the week and weekend to tell her sister on the walk to the school. We get to the school and see a large field that looks to be twice the size of the field in canterlot.
Entering the school we are greeted my a unicorn thestral mare. "Greetings your highness, we are happy that you could make it to the midterm duels." She says with a bow.
Mum gives her a smile. "I glad to be here. Shall we go over the teams and their records?"
"Of course Princess." She pauses and looks at me and Scoots "And how might your guest be they look like students?"
"Yes you are right the two of them are they are from CMS. I asked them to come with to see how this school dose with the future night guards of Canterlot." Mum tells her.
"I see no problem with it. Some of the teams only have two members so they could help them." She takes a closer look and us "I see that this colt is a earth thestral but this filly must be mixed blood."
"Feuch an cùm thu yapping agus dùinidh mi an gob sin den ghalla agad. Is e sin mo mhaighdeann do mhasladh." (Please keep yapping and I'll shut that gob of yours bitch. That be my marefriend your insulting.) I tell her.
"Please Rune. I'm sure she meant no insult to young Scootaloo." Mum said firmly.
"As ya say Princess. We will go check out da school. What time do we need ta be at da duels?" I asked
"they will be taking place in the indoor arena starting at noon." The mane told us.
Me and Scoots figured we would head to the library with it being so early to let the other team get together. Walking the halls we made a quick stoop at the cafeteria for a snack. When we get to the library we could hear loud voices of what seemed to be one sided. Walking around the corner we find a group 7 thestrals 3 earth, 2 unicorns and 2 flyers. We get to the group just in time for a unicorn to push a earth. I grab him as he falls.
"Hey, why are you pushing others around?!" Scoots yells.
I help him back up to his hooves as a filly that looks like him comes up to us. "Thank for catching my brother." I give her a nod and walk past them over to Scoots side.
"Its none of your business so stay out of it!" The unicorn mare says.
I see one of the earths start to move and point at him. "Stay. If ya can't see the lass is talkin'." He gives me a glare but I just smirk.
"Now as I was saying the buck gives you the right to push other around hm hm?" Scoots says.
The filly takes a step closer to Scoots. "Well for one you defending a fillyfooler and her coltcuddler of a brother. The second is your getting in my face about it you half blood."
Scoots and I scowl "That is the biggest load of gobshite I think I've ever head." Scoots said be for looking at me. "That how you and Moon would say it right?" I give her a nod.
The filly looks at me and gives me a sultry look "Come on stud you don't have to help them. I'm sure you agree that nothing good comes from same sex relation ships?"
"Sorry slag but Oi know that da Princess ov Love would bless it. So buck off with your shite." I tell her.
"Why don't you just apologize and we can all just get on with our day?" Scoots says.
"And why does this bother you so much? Whats the deal with you two I know your not from this school?" The filly asks.
"One I'm not a fan of bullies and two I'm dating his sister." Scoots says pointing to me.
"As for me Oi know da Princess ov Love so Oi know your just a cunt that 'as no place ta talk." I say.
"So your just another fillyfooler that need to be put in her place." The filly says.
I lean down and whisper what to tell her in Scoots ear. "Why don't ya take that saggy cunt of your back to the corner that you came from?"
The fillies face turned red with anger and she tried to take a swing at Scoots only for her to lean back. The colt from before took a few steps forward past the angry filly. Taking my hood off I let my left eye change and got into his face.
"Lad ya need ta back up!" I growl and bare my teeth glaring at him and he backs off. "Now, This is whats 'bout to happen. Ya bunch of cunts are goin' leave and we don't see ya till the duels. If Oi do ya get a one way trip to the medics. Am Oi clear?" I ask glaring at the group.
The group of 5 leaves in a huff but still leaves. I send Nyx a message with our link and have her follow them in the shadows to keep tabs on them.
"Thank you for that. You helped us but you just made enemies with the top team at the school." The earth filly tells us.
"No worries." I tell her befor bumping Scoots with my hip "Ya did good love."
"Thanks. You know one of these days your going to have to teach me that language that you speek?" Scoots says taking a set at the table. I give her a nod.
"So Oi take it that group was doin' that ta get under your fur?" I ask
"Yea. It dosn't help that we are mached up with them for the duels." The colt sighs.
"I'm Midnight Shield by the way and this dork is my twin brother Dawn Shield." Midnight says. Her fur cream colored, mane/tail are black with a light blue streak going past her shoulders and orange eyes. Her cuite mark is a dark blue shield with light blue outline.
"Hi I'm Dawn like my sister said." His fur is the same cream color as his sister. His mane/tail are the same black and blue but his mane is cut longer in the front and short in the back. He has the same eyes. His cuite mark is a light blue shield with a dark blue outline.
"Nice to meet you both I'm Scootaloo and this is Rune." Scoots tells them.
"Sup"
"So can you tell use about that group and why they were bugging you about your sex life?" Scoots asks.
Midnight sighs "Its nothing new. As most ponies know thestrals have a low population so same sex couples are frowned upon."
"Her and her group did some digging around and found out that we both swing for the same team. Her and her group spread the word so we are kinda outcast of the town." Dawn finished
"Hold up! With the male ta females bein' Oi think its 10 ta 1 in fav of females. How can it be that big of a problem? Oi know for a fact that thestrals are not havin' problems Princess Luna showed me the numbers." I ask.
"I don't know what to tell you?" Midnight shrugged.
"Back to the main topis at hand. She was more or less trying to get under our fur as you said. I just wish that the group would stop." Dawn said laying his head on the table.
"Oi think Oi 'ave a plane but Oi need ta make a call?" I say grinning like mad. I take my phone out and hit face time before propping it up to show the table.
"Oh Luna, I know that smile." Scoots facepalms.
*ring* *ring* *ring*
Cadance pops up on the screen 'Hello~'
"Hi Cad ya 'ave time ta talk?"
She looks at me and blinks a couple of times 'Moony is that you?'
'Moony' I hear Scoots giggle so I elbow her "Luna" I say rolling my eyes.
'hahahahaha' She busts out laughing and disappears off screen. A moment later she shows back up with Gleaming who falls over with a thud of armor hitting the ground.
"GLEAMING OI WILL CUT YOUR TITS OFF WITH A RUSTY SPOON IF YA DON'T SHUT DA BUCK UP!!!" I yell making the ponies at the table and over the phone all jump.
'I'm sorry Moon I shouldn't have laughed.' Gleaming said I just growled at her but nodded.
'Yea same. So you called so whats up?' Cadance asked. We tell her what was going on and she checked the papers that I was talking about. 'Moony after what you told me and looking at what the population rate is can you do something for me?' She asks with a sweet smile that sends a chill down my spine.
"Aye Cad what can Oi do for ya?"
'I want you to break them. They want to be night guards end those dreams. Nopony and I mean nopony BUCKS WITH LOVE.' We all look at her with wide eyes. 'And don't worry about Luna I'll call her and let her know that I asked you to do this.'
"It'll be done. Talk to ya later."
'Later Moony~" She says before hanging up.
Week in The Everfree part 3
Moon POV
After hanging up the phone I look at the others at the table. Midnight and Dawn look shaken, Scoots looks confused. I let what they just heard sink in and think of a ways to maim them.
"So that just happened?" Midnight asked.
"And the Princess just asked you to kick the buck out of them?" Dawn asked.
"And why did she laugh at you and call you Moony?" Midnight looked at me with a raised brow.
"Oi may 'ave pranked Princess Luna." I say looking the other way.
Scoots grabs my school ID from my pocket. "Take a look at this." She says sliding it to them.
They take a look then look at me then back at the ID. "So... your not a dude?" Dawn asked frowning. But Midnight smiled.
I chuckle at the reactions "Sorry Dawn Oi'm not and Midnight ya have ta get through Scoots first. That sister she was talkin' 'bout was me." She just aww's.
"So whats the plan?" Dawn asked giving back my ID.
"Well could you tell us about the duels?" Scoots asked.
"Well Its a one round match for the 3rd years. It lasts all week but once two team finish they have the rest of the time off till next week." Dawn starts
"The only team that has two rounds are the ones that are fighting at the end of the week. Other than that its two teams enter one wins and one loses. The losing team has its rank dropped down but not by much." Midnight finishes.
"Well Oi ave a idea but ya may not like it?"
"Ok" They say
"We join your team and Oi as Cadance said break 'em."
"That cou-" Dawn was cut off my the library door slamming open reveling a angry princess of the night.
"Explain!" Mum yelled walking up to us.
I explained what had happened and what we told Cadance.
She sighed and sat down at the table. "The explains why she was so mad. So did you come up with a plan?"
"Oi 'ave one. Ya need ta take the gender swap spell off me but Oi 'ave one."
"Ok come with me and I'll take it off but it goes back on sunday when you get to the castle got it?"
I nod "Yea it was your counter prank Oi owe it ta ya."
Me and mum walk to one of the teachers offices. She teleports my bag to us so I can get what I need. When I change she hits me with the counter spell. I tell her I'll keep her posted by sending Erebus with her and she agrees. Getting back to the others I find them chatting.
"Whats up cunts I'm back!" I say grinning sitting down at table.
Scoots rolls her eyes use to my antics, Midnight gets a nose bleed and Dawn just looks at me wide eyed.
"Love, ya think ya could braid my mane the way it normally is?" I ask Scoots.
"Sure but why do you always have that braid?" She asks leaning on my back and starts putting a braid on the left side of my head.
"If I have to guess its a clan thing? Some of the old clans in the north have thing that show that your a member right?" I give Dawn a thumbs up.
"Wow. If I remember you told me you came from the frozen north?" Scoots adds.
"Damn girl that way out of the way. What clan are you from?" Midnight asked.
"The clan I was born in ta was the Night Wolves."
"And done, you have a tie in your belt?" I pull out some cord and hand it to Scoots "Thank you."
I take another cord out and tie the rest of my mane back before putting my hood up. We spent the rest of our time chatting about how school for them was and what it was like in Canterlot. After this was over I was thinking that I'll ask if the twins would be willing to move to Canterlot. After lunch all the teams went to the arena for the duels to start. Nyx let me know that the team I was fighting planned disabled the fields safety features. With our mach being the last today it would workout.
During the brake I had Nyx relay what she found out to mum. When the brake ended mum, Nyx and Erebus looked ready to kill the group. With the end of each fight I could see the other team getting ready. When the time came the headmistress of the school announced the mach.
"Now for the final match of today! To the Right we have the top ranked team of Frost Bite (female unicorn), Swift Flight (male flyer), Sword Strike (male earth), Night Wind (female flyer) and Spell Flare (female unicorn)!" The crowd cheered for them. "On the left we have The twins Midnight and Dawn Shield!" The twins got nothing but boos.
Mum stood up and held up her hand silencing the crowd. "Now with them are two cadets from CMS! I give to you 3rd years Scootaloo The Raven and Moon Rune The Wolf!" She stopped and look me in the eyes "May the hunt begin!"
"The three of ya stay out of the field. This my fight." I pick a song on my phone and set the volume to max before handing it to Scoots "Hit play when it starts." She gives me a nod. I pull my hood down and walk on to the field.
"And how do you think you are?!" Flare yells from the other side of the field. "Do you really think that you can take us?"
"I know I can ya night walking cunt!" I call out to her.
"Now when the countdown hits 0 begin!" Mum yells.
The other team gets in to formation unicorns in back flyer to the side and the earth in front with a shield.
"Gun dèan na diathan tròcair air ya oir cha seall mi dad. Nuair a thig am madadh-allaidh is dòcha gun ruith an creach. Oir chan eil ach an t-amadan a ’seasamh agus a’ sabaid." (May the gods have mercy on ya for I shall show ya none. When the wolf comes ta hunt may the prey run. For only the fool stands and fights.) I say closing my eyes and crouching down with my fingers touching the ground in front of me.
5
4
"What the hey kind of stance is that!? Or are you giving up?!" One of them calls
3
I feel my body start to change becoming more wolf like. My hooves change in to paws. My tail becoming solid and bushy. My fur getting thicker. My claws extending out more then normal. My muzzle narrowing. Finally my teeth getting sharper and some getting longer.
2
I open my eyes showing my purple slitted pupils glowing and black scleras before breath out some frost.
1
"WHAT THE BUCK?!" The other team yells and I growl and bare my teeth.
0
3rd POV
"Princess! What is happening!?" The headmistress asks in a panic.
"That comment you made to the two that came with me that is why Rune got mad. She is part wolf and can switch in to a wolf form if she feels the need." Princess Luna tells the headmistress.
When the buzzer hit 0 Scootaloo hit the play button one Moon's phone and music filled the field.
Moon launched at team. The unicorns stared firing spells at her but she would jump to the side and keep moving forward. The flyers took to the skies looking for a opening. The earth charged forward ready to meet her. When Sword and Moon met at half field he swings his mace aiming for her head. Moon catches the head of the mace in her left hand. Sword tries to pull his mace from her grip but finds himself out muscled.
Sword pulls his shield back to hit Moon but as it swings forward she kicks it sending him back and off his hooves. Moon applies pressure to the mace head breaking it then jump forward out of the way of Swift. Twisting in the air Moon brings her paw down on Sword's shield before he can get back up breaking it and shattering his arm. As Sword screams Moon twists around grabbing one Swords legs and breaks it in multiple places.
Moving out of the way of a shot of magic Moon pulls one of her knives driving it in to Swords shoulder and in to the floor pining him to the spot. Seeing Swift getting ready to attack Moon takes her other knife and throws it at him. As the knife passes Swift, Moon teleports to it and behind him. Moon grabs is left wing and crushes the bone close to the base. Swift yells in pain as he falls to the ground.
Getting up Swift stabs at Moon with his sword but she spins around the attack grabbing his arm and shatters his elbow. Continuing her spin Moon cuts the tendon of Swifts leg before slamming his face into the floor knocking him out. Moon looks over and sees Night trying to pull get knife out of Sword's shoulder. Moon charges Night causing her to fumble her weapon. Dodging a panicked attack Moon gets behind her and breaking both her wings.
Night shrieks having her wings broken. Moon grabs Nights wrist twisting the bone forcing it to shatter as she moves in front of Night and delivering a elbow to her jaw knocking her out. Dropping under a ice spell Moon runs in the direction of Frost. Frost sends spell after spell at Moon only to leave small cuts on her. Getting close to Frost, Moon takes a swing at her horn but Frost leans out of the way drawing her knife.
Frost stabs Moon in the side but her hopes are short lived as Moon grabs her hand holding the knife. Putting pressure on Frosts hand Moon breaks its. Moon puts her knife away then grabs Frost by the horn. Screaming in fear Frost feels her horn staring to break. Moon stops putting pressure on Frosts horn and grabs her by the uninjured arm. Twisting her body Moon wraps herself around Frost to break her arm and one of her legs.
Moon pulls Frost's dagger out of her side and turns her attention to Flare. Before going after Flare, Moon walks over to Sword and gets her over knife out of his shoulder. Tuning back to Moon sees Flare channeling a spell. Getting closer Flare releases a fire ball at Moon who takes the hit.
"HA... Take that you bitch! I WIN!" Flare cheers.
"Hahaha... did ya really think this would end me? Dragon I know 'ave hotter fire then this." Moon says walking out of the fire without any burns or signs she was in a fire at all.
Flare starts to cast another spell but Moon takes one step forward and is in front of Flare in the blink of a eyes. Moon grabs Flare my the throat lifting her into the air. Moon kicks Flare in the leg breaking it on impact making her scream. Flare tries to pull out her weapon but Moon grabs her arm and crushing the bone. Moon drops Flare but grabs and holds her up by the horn.
"The Princess of Love told me ta break ya and your band of twats. So with this I can say it's done." Moon said putting pressure in Flares horn.
Flare realized what Moon meant and screamed in fear at the top of her lungs. Moon twisted her hand to the side breaking Flare's horn. As Moon walked to the other side of the field she crushed the broken horn in her hand so it could never be fixed.
"And with that we have a winner!" Princess Luna yelled
Luna POV
' Damn, my little girl has her mothers and my brutality.' I thought as we head to the arena. Nyx and Erebus on each side with the Headmistress Dark Flare behind us. Entering the arena I see Moon talking to her team still in her wolf form. Looking to the field I see the medical team tending to the 5 downed ex-cadets. ' Its a good thing that everypony left after that mach. Things might get out of hand.'
As we make are way over to the downed cadets I overheard Moon on the phone. On the way I see a group of ponies running to the field some in armor and guessing the parents of the cadets.
"Princess Its a good thing you came some of the injuries we could use your help with." One of the medics says walking up to me.
I give her a nod. "Whats the damage?"
She sighed looking at the charts. "Starting with Sword Strike, hes right radius and ulna and shattered. His left leg is broken at two places on the femur with one on both the tibia and fibula. Last is his shoulder blade its broken in three places." She turns to the next paper. "Swift Flight, his left wing base of its humerus has bin crushed. His right elbow joint was shattered. The tendons of his left lower leg have bin severed." She takes a deep breath. "Night Wind, both of her wings at the base of the humerus have bin crushed. Her right carpals we crushed as well. Frost Bite, her left carpals, metacarpals and phalanges are all crushed. Her right arm at the humerus is broken in two spots. her left leg at the patella was broken." She flipped to the last page cringed and flinched. "Spell Flare, her left femur is broken in three spots. Her right radius and ulna are shattered. Last her horn is broken 2 inches form the base."
"My word that is a lot of damage. Unfortunately I cant do much, the crushed bones cant be fixed and shattered bones could be healed but not fully and the broken horn we cant do anything for." I sigh looking at the cadets and their parents.
"*sigh* That's what I was afraid of Princess." The medic says as she walks back over to give them the bad news.
* The sun glows on snowy pastures~ Summer dawns as the winter passes~ Celebrations start as the cold air drains~ So take a step onto Celestial Planes~*
"Hello Cadance, How can I help you?" I ask answering my phone.
'So? Moon only said it was done, how much damage?' Cadance asked
"Give me a second and I'll text it to you." I send her a text of the damage.
'Nicely done. I think I would have done worse.' She tells me as I hear a whistle and talking on her end of the call.
"You have." I deadpan "Did you fo-" I heard a loud crash. Nyx and Erebus run off and jump in the backs of two guards ponies pining them down. Moon has another pined holding one of the guards arm in the air and her knee on her back and head pined. "Cadance! Get here now!"
*pop* Cadance teleports next to me and I point to the seen. We both rush over and stop it before it can go to far.
I grab everpony in my magic an separate the groups. "Everypony stand down at once!" I yell
"Explain NOW!" Cadance yelled.
"That D-dog bitch crippled my daughter!" The mare in guards armor yelled holding her arm.
"My son will never be able to fully use right arm or walk without a limp!" A earth thestral stallion in guards armor yelled.
"Same for my daughter with her left leg, arm and right wrist!" A unicorn thestral mare yells walking in front of the last guard.
"And our sons arm leg and wing?!" Another mare yells.
"AND WHAT OF MY BABY?!" Dark Flare yells from behind the group making us all turn to her. "THAT BITCH TOOK ALL HER HARD WORK AND SPAT ON IT FOR WHAT?! TWO FILLYFOOLERS AND COLTCUDDLER?! PONIES LIKE THEM ARE NOTHING BUT TRASH THAT SHOULD BE K-"
Cadance teleported in front of her and grabbed her by the throat lift her into the air. The group stated to move to help Dark but I teleported in front of them wings flared. I hear crackling sounds next to me and look over to find Moon still in wolf form wings flared and lightning arcing around her arms and claws. Looking back I see Scootaloo, Nyx and Erebus in front of Midnight and Dawn.
"YOU WILL NOT MOVE! AM I CLEAR?! " I yell letting my magic spike. I feel a spick from Moon as well. The group backs up staring at use with wide eyes.
"YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL OTHERS HOW THEY SHOULD LIVE THEIR LIVES OR HOW THEY SHOULD LOVE!! " Cadance yelled at Dark. "IF YOU HAD NOT REMOVED THE SAFETY FEATURES FROM THE FIELD YOUR DAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS MIGHT HAVE WALKED AWAY!! YOU ARE THE REASON FOR ALL OF THIS TO HER NOT ANYPONY OTHER THEN YOU!! IT WAS YOUR TEACHINGS AND YOUR WORD THAT SHE FOLLOWED!! "
"I WAS THE ONE THAT GAVE THE ORDER TO BREAK THEM AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE THE LAST ONE!! " Cadance growled.
"Princess ya need ta get all the ponies out of the arena and ta a safe spot." I look at Moon and see her looking at her cousin with worried expression. "The moment that she drops that mare. Please get them all out?"
I know that I can't move all the ponies in the arena to I plan to do the next best thing. I watched Moon walk over and grab Cadance's arm forcing her to let go of Dark's throat. I quickly teleported the unconscious mare to the others and put up a shield and soundproof spells. I turned back just in time to watch Cadance send Moon flying into a wall.
"Note ta self alicorn rage and Cad pack a punch." Moon said as I watched her get out of the rubble and back over to Cadance.
I watch as Cadance starts to make her way over to the downed Dark. Moon walks in to her path and wraps her arms around Cadance's right arm and her neck.
"Come on Cad this ain't ya. Ya nee-" *BASH * I watched Moon gasp as she took a punch to the side. "*cough* Come *cough* back ta *BASH * us." Moon tightened her hold. "Cad *BASH * p-please go *BASH * back t-ta the lovable twat that *BASH * t-the family knows an loves."
I cringe each time Cadance hits Moon but force myself to not leave the shield. Cadance after some time seemed to start and regain her senses slowing down.
"M-moony?" Cadance asked shacking.
"*sigh* Hi Cad. Oi'm happy your back. Oi think Oi'm goin' ta take... a... nap?" Moon said slowly closing her eyes.
When Moon collapsed in Cadance's arms I dropped my shields and run over to them. Getting to them and checking them over with a spell. I send the cadets to the hospital with their parents, Dawn, Midnight and Scootaloo to the tower with us.
Week in The Everfree final part
Moon POV
*groan* "What hit me?" I ask groggily sitting up only to wince in pain.
"Easy, take it easy my dear." Mum says helping me sit up. "You took a good beating. You fractured your right arm and broke 5 ribs. Your arm and ribs should be good as new by tonight but the bruise on your side will last a few days."
I blink a couple of times "Right Cad kicked the hay out of me and I passed out."
"She did but at the same time you didn't try and fight her. The others are in the lower tower they didn't want to leave so I let them stay."
Getting out of bed I grabbed my pants "I think I should explain some things to them?"
Mum nods "you should. I told them a little but not much."
We head down to the lower part of the tower and find the others waiting.
"Scoots report, how long was I out and what has bin said?" I say walking in to the room holding my side.
"You were out for a day and a half. Midnight and Dawn know that we are part of the night guard. Princess Luna asked them about finishing school back in canterlot." Scoots says befor hugging me being careful of my side. "I'm happy to see you moving Cap."
I hug her back "Glad ta be back love." I take a seat and look at the twins. "So I have a question for the two of ya? Other then bein' cadets at CMS would ya be interested in joinin' the Shadow Unit? If ya do then ya will get missions but it will not impact your school work and ya get extra training."
The twins look at each other and start talking it over. "So we finish school but are part of the guard and cant tell others till after school?" Dawn asks.
"And we get missions and training plus the training at school?" Midnight asks.
"Yea that's about it."
"Were do we sigh up!" The twins say together.
I smile and give mum a nod. "Well the two of you will come back with me friday morning and I take you to the units barracks. Other then that you just need to go pack for us to leave."
The twins go and get packed leaving us in the tower.
"So we leave in the morning love? I say me and you hit the town tonight?" I ask getting my jacket.
"Yes!" Scoots cheers "You said we would have a look around so lets do it!"
We hit the towns shopping district. Stopping at a couple of stores Scoots picks up some clothes. We find one store that had some pricing kits and earrings. Got some dinner at a mom and pops place that was out of the way before heading back to the tower for the night. Mum, Scoots and I talked about if she wanted to take the potion or not. She picked to take the lunar pegasus one but she is going to let her sister know before taking it.
The Next Day
Waking up I got moving packing all the stuff that we have and got the stuff that we picked up in town to mum's chariot. Meeting with the twins I let them know that I would see them sunday and to get settled. Saying good bye to mum and the twins me and Scoots started making are way to Ponyville. We keep to the ground as went through the forest. None of the predators bothered us as we came across them other then looking at us then moving on.
Getting closer to edge of the forest we heard the sounds of fighting, growling and barking. Finding the noise we found the group that we left fending off a pack of timber wolves. Looking to Scoots she just shrugs and points to the others. I walk up behind the pack leader and grab it by the back of the neck and look it in the eyes.
"Take your pack and leave or die!" I growl loudly in its face.
I drop the timber wolf it and its pack run away with their tails between their legs in to the forest.
"Get your group together and get ta town. Not goin' ta save ya anymore." I tell the group as Scoots and I head back into the forest.
As we make our way closer to town we spot other teams. We pick a good hidden spot in a tree to see how some of the others did. Most of them look fine but some look shaken up form a week in the Everfree. I smirk seeing the team that we left carrying the team leader. Our spying is cut short when on of the night guard sees us and waves us down.
We jump down and walk up to him "Hey aren't you the two that went MIA?"
"Sir. ya cant be MIA if ya are followin' orders."
"Right? Come with me the Sgt's will love to hear this." He said leading us to Sgt Chaser and Sgt Night.
Sgt Night sees us and taps Sgt Chaser on the shoulder. "Chaser look at what we got here? Two deserters?" Sgt Night says glaring at us.
"You have two seconds to tell me why you left your team?!" Sgt Chaser yelled.
"We were following orders ma'am!" Scoots tells them.
"And what orders would that be? Nether Sgt Night or I gave you any orders?"
"Princess Luna's ma'am!" I tell them.
The two look at each other then at us. "The Princess?" Sgt Night asks and we nod.
"Ma'am I have a letter for ya if ya wish ta confirm it?" I say digging into my bag and pulling out a letter with her seal on it.
Sgt Night takes the letter and reads it before sighing and handing it to Sgt Chaser. When done with it they talk with each other.
"Well seeing as you were under orders we cant do anything to the two of you. But done do it again working with a unit is what keeps ponies safe out in the field." Sgt Night tells us as the two of them walk away.
We start to head into town till the sound of wings gets our attention. Looking up we see Rainbow Dash and Spitfire flying towards us.
"So... your team said you ditched them on the first day and left them for dead?" Spitfire said rolling her eyes.
"Got orders from Luna ta meet her at the Town at the Night Tower so that's what we did." I smirk after getting a whiff of a smell in the air.
Rainbow shacks her head. "So squirt other than that did the two of you have fun?"
"Well not much Moon go-"
"Hay!" Somepony yelled. We tuned around and found the team that we left. "Whats the big Idea leaving us out in the middle of the woods?!" Aqua yelled limping up to us with help.
"Bugger off, class is over for the weekend so get lost." I tell her with a board look.
"You don't get it do you filly? Its the weekend so we don't have to follow the school rules!" Flash barked.
"Hay dash? I say we head home we can tell you what the Princess asked us to do?" Scoots said turning back to her sister.
Dash nodded "Yep lets get going."
"I'm not done talking to the both of you!" Aqua yelled grabbing Scoots by the shoulder.
Scoots grabbed Aquas hand and elbowed her in the muzzle. Flash made a move to take a swing at Scoots but I grabbed her by the throat and slammed her in to the ground. Free Fall was about to move but stopped feeling a sharpened wing by her neck. The others didn't make any moves.
"So ya three done?" I asked folding my wing.
"Buck I think she broke my nose!" Aqua yelled holding her bleeding muzzle.
"Trust me lass we could 'ave done a lot more ta ya." I tell them with a glare.
"Enough!" Spitfire yells getting in between us. "You lot go get patched up and get ready for your ride home. You two go to the house now!"
We grab our bags and fly to Scoots and Dash's house leaving Spitfire and Dash with the Sgt's and the group. Touching down on a cloud I look at a nice size cloud mansion. Scoots unlocks the door and takes me in to the living room to wait for the others.
"So how much trouble ya think we got inta?" I ask Scoots.
"Not to much." Spitfire says entering the room with dash not to far behind. "The others started it and you defended yourself. I told the Sgt's that we would talk to you but I don't see a point in it so end of story." she shrugs before taking a seat.
"Now that your home you two go put your stuff in Scoots room and I'll start dinner and you will tell me how your week went." Dash says going into the kitchen.
Scoots takes me to her room and we drop off our bags before we leave I pick up a dildo sitting on her nightstand and tease her about it. I get a good laugh as she chased me into the living room with a blush befor tackling me and hitting me in the side.
"Alright you two dinners done!" Dash called from the kitchen.
At dinner we all talk about the week. Dash and Spitfire get a laugh that I got my flank kicked by the princess of love till we tell them that she was in a alicorn rage. Scoots tells them about the school and how they had a thing about the same sex couples. They didn't take it to well till told that the 5 cadets got what was coming to them. Let them know that the twins are switching schools.
Smirking I couldn't hold my curiosity "So Spits how was Dash? Did ya taste the rainbow?" My smirk got bigger as she laughed and Dash turned bright red.
"Yea I did and it was a fun night." Spits chuckled.
"SPITS/MOON" Dash and Scoots yelled.
"What?" Me and Spits asked at the same time.
Dash face planted into the table and Scoots facepalmed. We Just laughed at them.
"So how long 'ave ya bin together?"
"4 and a half years know. But please don't tell others if the public gets wind we would get no peace." Spits tells me.
I give her a nod. "No probs Spits not my style."
"Sis before those two start talking about your relationship any more. I want to ask you about something?" Scoots piped up before me and spits could get going.
"Whats up?" Dash asked with a questioning look.
"Last month I asked Luna and Moon if they know any spells to change me into a thestral. The princess found two one for what I asked and one for a lunar pegasus. She told me that I needed my guardians permission to take either." Scoots nervously fiddled with her hands looking at Dash.
Dash sighed but smiled. "Sis its up to you but I support you no matter what you pick. You will always be my sister no matter what." Scoots jumped over the table and tackle hugged her.
I laughed "Ya goin' to tell her anythin' else?"
Scoots face flushed and Dash looked at her with a raised brow "Scoots?"
"I... um.. I... and" Scoots sputtered trying to find a answer.
I facepalmed and groaned. "I asked her ta be my marefriend Dash."
Dash laughed and rolled around on the floor. "R-really Scoots you had trouble telling me that. Buck did you forget that I'm a fillyfooler? If I told you no I would be a hypocrite."
I looked at Scoots wiggling my brow and stuck out my tongue to its full length. Scoots went red, Spits and Dash looked at me in surprise.
Spits pointed at me. "That's not fair!" She yelled making me laugh.
I grab Scoots and pull her into my lap and give her a quick peck on the lips.
Dash snapped out of her daze. "Is that a lunar pegasus thing?"
I shack my head. "No Dash its not. All thestrals have long tongues from 6"-10"."
"Lucky bitch." I heard Spits whisper.
After dinner we made plans for saterday. We chatted for most of the night before calling it a night. Me and Scoots spent the night cuddling as we drift off to sleep.
In the morning we all got up. Me and Scoots did our workout regiment by the time we got back we got breakfast. Scoots and Dash went in to town. Me and Spits sparred going back and forth using 'Iron Wing' style. Sparring with Spits was fun and we gave each other a good workout. After lunch I taught Scoots some wolf, prench, germane, and istallian (I could not think of something better than that for italian). The rest of the day just went by in a flash till night.
Getting up I put on a hooded sleeveless shirt and some baggy camo pants. After getting dressed I made some coffee and waited for the others. Once breakfast was over Dash and Spits flew with us to the train station to say good bye. Riding back to canterlot was boring but gave us time to work on language lessons. Pulling into the station I was met with the horror of mum waiting for us. The moment she saw me I got hit with that gender swap spell.
Walking to the castle mum let me know that the twins had bin shown to the apartment. Passing mares keep giving me looks that made me hold on to scoots to keep her from going after them. When we got to the castle I asked Scoots to get Iron, Mist and the twins to meet me at the guard training field outside. Mum took me to the throne room to see Aunt Tia. When we got closer I could hear Blueballs asking for more bits.
"I'm Sorry Blueblood but the answer is no. You don't need any more bits." Aunt Tia told him.
"But Auntie?" He whined.
Mum cleared her throat. "I hope we aren't interrupting anything important sister?"
Aunt Tia smiles. "Not at all Luna and I see you have a guest with you."
"'ello Princess Celestia It's nice ta meet ya." I give a curt bow.
"Peasant you should be on your knees bowing down to all of the royal family." Blueballs said.
"...." I just walk past him and follow mum to base of the thrones steps.
"Hay did y-" I didn't let him finish but a roundhouse to his face sending him out of the throne room doors.
"I 'eard ya I just don't give a buck." I smirk as some guards drag him unconscious body to his room.
Aunt Tia sighs as she walks down to meet us. "Rune did you have to kick him?" She asked before giving me a hug.
I Just shrug. "Nah but It did shut 'em up."
I heard the sound of a camera and look over to see mum with her phone out. After taking to them for a little I headed to the training field. Getting out side I found Gleaming leading some of the guard through drills. I smirked and tackled her pinning her arms at her side straddling her.
I smirk down at her. "So mate. Still goin' laugh at me now that its not over da phone?"
She gulps as I cross my arms. "Hi Moon. I didn't know you got back today? You know it was all in good fun right?" I narrowed my eyes at her as she started to sweet. "Please don't cut my breasts off." She whimpered so only I could hear.
I laugh and shack my head. "Filly I had no plans on doin' that. Plus Cad would kill me." I get off her and offer her a hand up.
She sighs taking my hand getting back one her hooves. "Oh thank faust. You had me scared for my girls. So how are you feeling? Cadance told me what happened and has bin betting herself up over it." She gives me a pleading look. "Do you think you could talk to her latter?"
I pat her on the back and give her a smile. "I'll talk ta 'er tonight Gleam."
I see my unit get to the field so I wave to Gleaming and I walk over to them. When Iron and Mist get a good look at me they stop dead in the tracks wide eyed and slack jawed.
I roll my eyes at them. "Take it in cunts. I stuck like this till the mornin'. So get over it." The two of them snap out of it. "Right. Iron, Mist as ya know Midnight and Dawn are new members of da unit. I asked ya out ta da field so I can see what da two can do. Iron after we get done I need ya ta take measurements for uniforms and armor plus weapons."
"Got it Sir." Iron snickers.
We get to work Testing the twins out seeing how the two of them fight. Both seem to favor sword and shield. They move well in full armor but still have good flexibility. After working with them we head to the forge. Iron takes the twins measurements and I draw uniforms and armor for them. Getting back to the apartment I let them know that every sunday we will be training. I grab a shower before going to the castle dinning room for dinner with.
Entering my room Scoots is laying on my bed reading a book we got last week. Scoots told me I should mess with the guards and castle staff by waking to the dinning room with my fur still damp and without my shirt on.
End of the Weekend and Change
Moon POV
Leaving the apartment with my shirt on my shoulder just like Scoots said I start heading to the dinning room. Passing maids I would see them blush and look the other way. Getting closer to the dinning room I spot guards waiting at the doors are both mares. When I get to the doors out of the corner of my eye I see them trying to stay composed. I push the door open and find most of the captains and princesses at the table along with Blueblood.
"Peasant have you no respect for the crown?" Blueblood said seeing me first making the rest turn to face me.
"Good evenin' princesses and captains." I give them a slight bow then take my spot at the table.
"And if you don't mind me asking? Who are you?" One of the captains asks.
Before I could answer mum looks at me "Moon why are you not wearing a shirt?"
"Oi got out of da shower and rushed ta get 'er." I tell her putting my shirt on.
The maid came in at took are orders we all eat and talk about the stuff abound the castle and things that will be happening. Blue complains about things not going his way. During dinner I see Cadance just looking at her food avoiding looking at me. With dinner getting close to ending the others start to leave the dinning room leaving Cadance, Gleaming, Mum, Aunt Tia and Blueblood.
"Cad we need ta talk." I tell her seeing her getting ready to leave.
"That's Princess Cadance to you." Blueblood says glaring at me.
I roll my eyes and look at him "If ya don't mind Oi was takin' to her not ya Blueballs. So if ya could leave da room?"
He was about to say something but Aunt Tia cut him off. "Blueblood if you could please leave?"
"But Auntie?" He whined.
"Blue leave." Mum tolled him.
He got up and left the room with a huff. When the door closed silence fell over the room.
"I'm sorry" Cadance whispered hanging her head.
I sighed and walked over to her placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Cad? Oi'm not mad at ya for da other day. Oi did what Oi did ta keep ya from goin' after that mare out of rage."
"But...but I hurt you? How can you forgive me that easy?" I watch as tears stream down her face.
"Can mother told me somethin' when Oi was younger." I place my hands on her face and lift her head to look at me. "Be angry at da ones that deserves it. Don't let little things around ya get ta ya. If somewolf ya know gets ta ya stop take a breath and just let it go." I stop and lean in the table and look her in the eyes. "What happened was not ya. Oi did what Oi did so ya would go back ta the lovable princess we all know. So don't keep beating yourself us over this."
Cadance go up and pulled me in to a bone breaking hug. "I know that you forgive me but I'm still sorry that I lost it like I did." I patted her back trying to not focus on my ribs slowly cracking.
"Sweetie are you feeling better?" Gleaming asked.
She let me go of me and I took a breath. "I am." She gave me a quick hug then hugged Gleaming. The two of them left after that.
I heard giggling from behind me. I slowly turnaround and find Mum and Aunt Tia trying hard not to laugh at me.
"Dear I love you but I know for a fact that you just lied to Cadance." Mum said.
Aunt Tia shacks her head. "Shes right Moon. You did a good thing but you didn't have to do it that way."
"Your mother and I have anger problems. She was the more leveled headed of the two of us but making us mad was not the best thing to do." She laughed for a moment. "But over time we tempered are anger learned that just because somepony makes you mad I is not a reason to fight."
"Hate and Love, Light and Dark, Negative and Positive, Harmony and Disharmony, Moon and Sun everything has a balance. It was one of her greatest teachin's." I said smiling.
"That's right." Mum said nodding. "She know that true balance is something that needs to understand both sides of the bit."
I looked out of the window seeing the sunset and moon rising. "When we went ta da Kitsune Empire my dark side had reached da point Oi was close ta losing my self. She put me inta my own mind ta face it. Oi learned that one can not live without both light and dark that is what makes me who Oi am. Oi accepted da fact that ta hole Oi need to live alongside both sides as one."
"Well I off to bed. Have a good night you two." Aunt Tia says
"Good night sister."
Night Aunt Tia."
"Shall we head over and get young Scootaloo so we can begin the transformation?" Mum asks.
"Yea, she was going ta stay up late so we could. Oi did tell 'er that she would miss school in da morning but still." I reply shrugging my shoulders.
We head to the apartment to get Scoots and the potion. On the way mum tells me that the room in the medical wing should be ready by the time we get to it. Entering we the stuff that will be needed and pick up Scoots. Walking to the medical wing of the castle I go over in my head what will need to be done. When we enter the nurse shows us to the room that we will be using.
Mum leaves to inform the doctor that we will be beginning shortly. While shes out I draw a rune circle on the floor that Scoots will be sitting in. When Mum gets back with doctor Cross she tells Scoots she needs to strip down to her underwear. When she is done I take out a Ink pot and start putting rune scrips on her. Taking my jacket of I write the same ones one me.
I look over the scrips on both me and her then nod. "Ok everything is ready."
"Now young Scootaloo. All you have to do is enter the circle and drink the potion. You will not be able to leave it till it is over." Mum looks at the runes on me and her. "The runes on you and Moon will dull the pain but it will still hurt a great deal."
Scoots nods and looks at me. "I'm ready for this."
Mum hand her the potion. "Then enter the circle. Once you do the runes will activate then you can drink the potion."
Scoots walks to the center on the circle as the runes on the ground, her and me start to glow white then drinks the potion. The second she drinks the potion I fall forwards on to my hand and knees breathing heavy. Scoots looks to me before falling herself and starts to scream in pain for her transformation. I grunt and get my self in to a sitting position.
What feels like hours she goes throw changes some small some big. Her eyes changed and became catlike, her fur got thicker, the tips of her ears grew tufts of fur, her nails became more claw like. The biggest changes are to her teeth, height and wings. Her wings got slightly bigger and the tips of each feather became the same color as her mane. She grew taller then she was. Last was her teeth as she was screaming I saw them become more predatory.
Thanks to the runes that I put on her and me a larger portion of the pain that she was going throw was sent to me. I could feel the changes happening form her bones breaking to her muscles changing. When it was all over me and her collapsed on to the floor breathing heavy and groaning in pain. The doctor checks her over to make shore she it ok and nothing went wrong.
When they are done running the test that they need on her we head back to the apartment. Slowly we make it back and Mum leaves us to rest for the night saying that she will be back in the morning to check on us.
"Moon what happened during my change? I saw you collapse?" Scoots asked in a raspy whisper.
I sigh and look to her and whisper. "Da runes that Oi put on ya and me took most of da pain from ya and sent it ta me."
"What? Why would you do that?" She opened her eyes and looked my way. "And why dose it look like the lights are on?"
I give a low chuckle. "Oi did it so ya wouldn't pass out. The lights are off welcome to true thestral night vision love."
She nod and curls up in to my side and we fall in to the dream land till morning rolls around.
Next Morning
I got up and got out of bed careful not to wake up Scoots. Hopping in to a shower and getting dressed I meet the others in the apartment dinning room and let them know not to be to lowed today with what Scoots just went throw. Getting some food for the two of us I head back to the room. When I enter I place the food on the coffee table. Hearing a groan I look over and see Scoots start to wake up.
"Good morning love. How are ya feelin'?" I whisper.
"Sore and could use a drink." She tells me slowly crawling out of be and making her way over to me and the food.
"Other then that have ya spotted changes?"
"Um... I think my sense of smell I knew the moment you got back I could smell the food." She takes a drink. "I know my eyesight is sharper."
"I have bin whisperin' since last night."
"Really?" I give her a nod. "Wow."
"Yes and we will be workin' on that and ya eyesight ta day so ya don't have trouble in school tomorrow." I tell her letting my voice get closer to normal level.
We eat and I take the plates to the kitchen to clean them while Scoots takes a shower. Mum shows up after I get done with the dishes. We head back to the room and find Scoots reading on the couch. Mum greets her in a normal tone making her jump and cover her ears. After apologizing her head to the medical wing for a check up. After a little walking her eyes start to adjust to the light during the day and at night.
When the doctors are done me and them go over the test results with me being the baseline for lunar pegasus. Everything checks out as 100% normal and we get the ok to leave. Parting was with mum her head to the training field and work out her new muscles. After working out we go back to the apartment and work on her hearing by going over our language lessons.
We decide to take a nap some time around noon. Mist woke us up and let us know that Iron was done with the twins gear. We meet the twins in the living room and then we all head to the forge. Getting to the forge we hear raised voices coming from Irons workshop. Walking around the building we enter her shop and find her and three thestrals.
"I told you that the weapons and armor are order for the Shadow Unit you can't come into my shop and demand I give you stuff! If you need gear then go to the proper protocol to get it!" Iron tells them.
A mare starts to get in her face an I can see Mist getting angry. "And I told you that the 1st unit has the right to ask and take what we need if the pony is not around to clam it! So hand them over!"
Iron pushes the mare back. "You aren't getting anything from my shop so get out!" She yelled.
I decide that this is a good time to end this. "Good afternoon Iron. Is the order I put in done?"
"Afternoon Captain. Yea its done but this group of halfwits are trying to take it." Iron tells me not taking her eyes of the other group.
I raise a brow and look at them. "Really now. Ya three explain NOW!" I growled you the last word.
"Who the buck are you?" Mare asked with a snar.
"Cunt your talking ta a captain watch what ya say." Mist growled and stared to advance on the mare.
I held up my and stop her. "Relax Lieutenant Glaive. Our unit is still new so I'm not surprised others don't know us."
The mare scoffs. "Yea right I'm not buying any of this for a second."
"Ya don't have ta but if ya don't leave now the lieutenant, sergeant, and me are going to drag your flank out of this frog and to your captain." I tell them.
"As if Captain Light would believe anything any of you would say or any of you could take us in a fight." She said with a smug look on her face.
The twins step to the sides of the door. "Have it your way." I smiled as two of them fell to the ground out cold. The mare looks at the two downed guards. She looks back at me as I smile and slowly walk over to her. She tries to take a step back but I grab the collar of her armor. "Now I will give ya two options. Ya can ether walk with use ta your Captain or I can knock ya out and drag ya ta her."
"I'll walk Ma'am!" She said giving me a salute.
"Good now go sit in the corner and when we are done we are going ta see her." I nod over to the corner that the other two are in.
Iron claps her hands getting our attention. "Well now that that's done. Midnight, Dawn if the two of you would come with me?"
The twins go with Iron to the back of her shop and the rest of us wait for them to come back. The Three of them come back in full gear. Both uniforms are black cargo pants and and hooded jacket that fades in to dark blue under gray half chest armor. Gray leg guards from the knee down and thigh guards. Full arm armor with shoulder guards and fingerless armored gloves. Iron hands them both a broadsword in a sheath and kukri which they strap the sword onto the side there belt and kukri to the back. the last thing she gives them is a shield.
"Nice you two look ready to kick some flank." Scoots says.
Mist and I nod. "Now that you two are set could you please get the three of them out of my forge?"
"Can do Iron." I turn to the mare in the corner. "You pick the two of them up and follow us."
"Yes Ma'am." She says doing as I tell her.
We walk out of the forge and over to the training field by the night guard barracks. When we get to the field I look for Light and find her watching over some sparing matches.
I walk up to her crossing right throw the sparing ring. "A word Captain Light?"
"Captain Rune, how can I help you?" She says with a raised brow.
"Me and my unit went ta get gear that I ordered ta find three of yours tryin' ta force the smith ta give it ta them." I tell her pointing to the three of her unit.
She looked at the three with a scowl "I see. You three get over here now!"
The three ran over and salute. "Ma'am!"
"What in the name of Luna were the three of you thinking!" Light yelled at them.
"We weren't ma'am." The mare says.
Light sners at them before truning to me. "Rune it was your unit that they wronged. What would you like to be done?"
"Truth be told two of them had there flanks kick already so I'll let ya pick what happens." I tell her leaving the training field.
We head back to the apartment and I tell the twins to get ready for tomorrow being the first day of CMS for them. Before they pack anything I enchant there gear the same as I did for Mist, Scoots and mine. We all eat dinner and head are own ways for the remainder of the night. Me and Scoots go over some last minute homework for class wednesday.
"Hay Moon how do you think the girls will react to my changes?" Scoots asks me flopping down on the couch and leans into me.
"Scoots the girls wont give a flyin' buck." I shift position making her head fall into my lap.
She look up at me smirking. "Your a bitch ta times you know that?"
I hummed for a second before leaning down and nipping the top of her ear getting a squeak and blush out of her. "I know I am."
She retaliates by leaning up and nips my cheek. "So you have ant Idea of what tomorrows class has planed? I saw some of the teachers at the castle today."
"I do." I tell her leaning back on the couch. "Some of the guards will be coming to class to look at recruiting for next year. What you the twins and I have is what some of the 4th years can get but its not easy and with the 4 of us its going to be slimmer."
"Um... Aren't you worried about them calling you captain?"
"No love the other captains have told the ones that will be at the class in the mornin' not ta and I know that two of them will be in class as well."
"All right. Now why don't we get some sleep?" She got up and jumped into bed.
I got up and got into bed. "Night love may the night bring sweet dreams."
"Good night Moon and may the flight of pegasi sing thee to thy rest." Scoots said snuggling into my side.
Twins First Day at School
Midnight POV
*Knock*
*Knock*
"Dawn get the door." I groaned rolling over in my bed.
"Right right I got *yawn* it." He said getting out of his bed to get the door.
Laying my head back onto my pillow hoping to get more sleep. I hear the door to the room closing but my sleep is interrupted by a sharp pain in my flank. Yelping I jumped out of bed and landed on the floor.
"You ok sis?" Dawn asked trying not to laugh.
Looking around the room I find Moon standing by my bed with a toothy grin.
"Well now that your up ya have two hours till school so get down ta get food and get ready for the day." She told us walking out the door.
"D-did she just slap my flank?" I ask.
"Yea she did." Dawn laughed walking in to the bathroom.
After we got done with the shower and dressed we went down to the dinning room to get some food. We fond Scootaloo, Mist, Iron and Moon eating. After eating the four of us went to school with our armor packed.
"Sis we need to go talk to the sgt's before we get changed."
I nod to him as we head over to them.
"Ma'am we were told to talk to you?" I say to a mare in guard uniform.
"You two are the new cadets right?" We give her a nod. "Good I'm Sgt Chaser and this is Sgt Night."
"We got the files for the two of you yesterday so all you need to do is go get into uniform and find a team if your looking for one."
Done taking to Sgt Chaser we go to the locker room to get our armor on. Meeting up with Scootaloo and Moon I get ready for class. Leaving the locker room we find my brother waiting by the side.
"So whats the plan for today?" Dawn asked.
"Don't Know the sgt's will tell us after most of the class is out out the lockers." Moon said with a shrug.
"ALL RIGHT CADETS GET IN TO YOUR TEAMS AND GET IN LINE!" Sgt Night yelled.
Everypony gets into teams and line just like she told us.
"Alright ponies today we have some guards from the day and night coming. by the time lunch is over the princesses will be by and you all have a chance to at getting a work part time for them this year." Sgt Night says walking in front of us all.
The guards that the sgt's told us about came to the field and we all started to do team drill and other workouts. The time that lunch came around most of the guards split up and looked over the notes that they took. we all headed to the lunchroom. Getting our food we found a table and started going over the training that we would be getting on the weekends. Moon told us that we would be training in was that we never know.
Dawn POV
Sitting at lunch with my sister and our team was new to be but it felt nice to have others that we could talk to. Some of the new training that we would be getting sounded like it would be hard but at the same time make us better guards. The team made our way back to the field and waited for class to start back up.
"Yo Dawn you up for some sparing before class?" I looked over to Scootaloo.
I shrugged picking up my shield. "Sure but go easy on me you have more training then me."
We entered the dueling ring. I got into my stance holding my shield level with my chest and sword held to my side. Looking at Scootaloo she got into her stance legs wide knees bent, her swords in both hands one held out in frond the other in a revers grip held behind her back. We waited for Midnight or Moon to say go. When Midnight said go Scootaloo lunged at me.
I blocked her first strike with my shield. She rotated her body bring her other sword around form the side making me parry with mine. Bringing my shield back up I hit the end of her sword knocking her arm up. Taking the chance I twisted my blade in a arc but she stopped it with hers. We went back and forth for a bit till the class started.
"Ya did good Dawn she may have bin holdin' back some by not usin' her wings but ya didn't let her over power ya." Moon told me.
"To think that your going to be teaching us how to fight like that it still blows my mind." Midnight chuckled.
"Right sis."
We waited for the sgts to get back to class. When they entered the princesses were with them.
"Good afternoon my little ponies." Princess Celestia said.
"Now if the cadets that we name will come with us we would like to talk with you?" Princess Luna asked.
The Sgts stepped in front of us. "All right when I call your names go over to the side!" Sgt Chaser said.
She listed of names and ten cadet walked over to the side. Princess Celestia walked over and started to talk to them but Princess Luna walked over to us.
"If you four could come with me I would have some words with you?" We all bow and walk to the side with her.
"So how can we help ya Princess?" Moon asked.
"Well as my sister is telling the others we would like to give you a run at being guards. The upcoming summit is in two weeks so we give the chance for 3rd and 4th year cadets to be part of the guard for it."
"So what do ya say team ya?" Moon turned to us.
"Why not it is our job." Scootaloo said.
"Yea and we get to have our first mission." Midnight cheers.
"I think that it should go with out saying that we would."
Moon POV
I looked over some of the plans for security at the summit as we finished with our training for the day. Putting them down I waved over the others so we could go over what everypony would be doing.
"All right. So after lookin' all this over Mist will be actin' as the cap. for us so it looks like we are still in school. Mist will be with the princess durin' the meetin'. The rest of use will be out with the other kingdoms guards. Ranks are goin' to be Captain Glaive, Lieutenant Rune, Sergeant Scootaloo, and Specialist's Dawn and Midnight Shield." I said looking from one to the other giving them time to sink in.
"So did you come up with that or did somepony else?" Dawn asked with a tilt of his head.
"That would be my doing my little pony." We all look to the side to see mum coming in the to room with Light not to far behind.
"Princess!" We all said giving her a salute.
"You can all relax. Now I came down to get see if you are all ready for today. The reports that your captain has given me over the last two weeks has shown me that you have all been making great progress with not only your magic but guard training as well." Mum gave us a small smile before continuing. "Now the reason that I have set up the ranks the way that they are is so if any thing happens then you shouldn't have to worry."
"Any thing we should watch out for princess?" Mist asked.
Thinking for a moment mum lets out a sigh. "Most you will have to deal with is how each nation's guard holds themself. The griffins will try and get a reaction out of you so may the dragons and diamond dog."
"We should be fine." Dawn said elbowing his sister.
"Good I will leave you to it then see you all in 2 hours." Mum left the training room leaving us to get ready.
We got all our gear and went to the throne room to meet mum and aunt Tia. The door to the room opened and Gleaming and some of the ponies for class all in standard sol armor. I watched as she had them stand on aunt Tia's side of the room. I looked over to Mist who only gave me a shrug and walked over to Gleam.
"Sup Gleam. Whats with da scrubs?" Mist asked Gleam pointing to the new ponies.
"They are the cadets from the school just like the four that princess Luna has you training. Hows that going by the way?" Gleam told her.
Before Mist got the chance to replay the doors opened and the princesses and elements of harmony entered the room.
"Greetings my little ponies. I'm glad that you could all join us today. As you all know today the summit is going to be held in which leaders and representatives from all over will be joining us in the castle with there guards." Aunt Tia said looking to mum.
"As your captains should have told you what rolls you will be playing today as this will be the first real assignment you will be undertaking in your roles as guard of ether the solar guard for my sister or the lunar guard for myself." Mum gave us a smile before nodding back to aunt Tia.
"Now then since this is the first time both groups have been in the same spot I think our captains should introduce them to us sister." Aunt Tia smiled getting a nod from mum.
Gleam took a step forward "Princess I would like you to meet our new cadets Private Strong Wing, Private Arrow Head, Private Solid Iron, Private Shattered Blade, Private Iron Heart and Private Blind Wind."
"Looks like it's my turn." Mist whispered "That was a good intro Gleam so now I would like you to meet Lieutenant Moon Rune, Sergeant Scootaloo, and Specialist's Dawn and Midnight Shield of the Shadow Guard."
"Captain Shield I couldn't help but notes that none of your cadets have a rank higher then private is there a reason for that?" Aunt Tia asked Gleaming .
"The reason for that princess is that the cadets have only been with us for a little over two weeks to even get a higher rank they would have to have been here for longer then that. To be blunt they have yet to earn a higher rank." Gleam looks form Aunt Tia to the ponies behind her.
"And what about your ponies Captain Glaive?" Mum asked trying hard not to break her royal mask.
"Ya want the long or short version Princess Luna?"
"The short will do Captain." Mum said with a nod.
"Right then let me think. Four manticores, two chimeras, eight cockatries, two hydras, and forty or so timber wolves. That's what got them ranks the trainin' that I have them goin' into is not for the soft of heart." Mist told them and the reactions for everypony made it hard not to laugh.
"That doesn't seem to safe." Aunt Tia voiced a little worried.
"It isn't sister but from the results the unit has gotten the training is working and keeping our ponies safe." Mum said with a sigh.
The door to the throne room opened and Spitfire walked in.
"Princesses the guests have started to show up." Spitfire said.
Aunt Tia and Mum nodded "Then let us be off to see our guests."
We all walked to the meeting room. Gleaming and Mist went with the princesses the rest of us lined the halls. Spitfire unlike the rest relaxed leaning on the wall. My group and I did the same as we like the wonderbolts don't have a as strict ruling with what we do. Slowly leaders and reps from other lands started to show up little by little each race had somebeing as a voice in the meeting.
The first to show up was the Dragon Princess Ember. the next was the Kitsune Prince Orin, then the Minotaur ambassador Iron Hoof, the Diamond Dog Queen Ruby Edge, The ambassador form the Zebras and so on. The last to show up was the Griffin Queen Diamond Wing.
A little after everybeing was in the meeting the griffin General started to harass guards form other lands till one of his guards interrupted him.
"Have you any idea of were that mutt is with my refreshments?" The general asked one of his griffins.
"Sir we have no clue for all we know its lost in the castle. should we send a griff to find it?" The guard asked.
"No, if it doesn't show up by the time the meeting is over it will get a fitting punishment." The general said letting a malicious smirk cross his beak.
I looked over to Scoots. "Sergeant I'm goin' ta go get some food, I'll have Erebus come and join ya."
Scoots gave me a nod as i walked off to the kitchen and to find this being that the griffins are talking about. Passing the corner of the hall and out of sight of all the guards Erebus comes out of my shadow and in her bipedal form. Parting ways I speed walk to the kitchen only to find the maids fussing over something by the door.
"What is happin' here?!" I asked getting the attention of the maids and some of the cooks.
"Sorry all the noise ma'am it's just that we found this filly heading to the kitchen to get something for a griffin. We are trying to get her to sit down and eat some food, she looks like she could use it and get some clothing other then the rags she has." One of the maids told me be for moving to the side for me to see the filly in question.
Once the maids gave me the room to see the filly I stopped dead in my tracks and could only stare at her with wide eyes. Standing in front of me was no filly but a wolf pup maybe about 5 or 6, dark brown hair, umber fur, blue eyes. She did the same as me just looking at me but not with curiosity like me but in fear that she might have done something wrong. I finally snapped out of my daze and moved towards her but stopped when she backed up.
"Feicim" I whisper taking a step back. I take notice that her ears perk at me speaking wolf.
I shift to my wolf form so that she might relax a little which to my surprise she does. Now with her giving me curios looks I take my jacket off and move closer to her at a slow pace. Getting a good few paces from her I lift my jacket and rap it around her which she flinches at first and closes her eyes.
Putting the jacket one her shoulders I gave her my best version of Aunt Tia's smile. "No harm will come to ya cuileain."
She looked up at me with big eyes filled with wonder.
She looked at the jacket on her shoulders before looking at me. "But master will get mad if I take this." She said in a small voice.
"He has no say in what happens in this castle." I hold out my hand to her.
"Will you take me back to him please?" Hearing that hurt my heart that she would go back you the one that treats her like a tool.
Nodding to her we got her the drinks and food that the griffin was asking for then we made our way back to them and the others. Making the trip in silence we made good time back with nopony stopping us.
Scootaloo POV
' I don't see how Moon can put up with others like this? Thank the goddess for training us Moon.' Me and the Twins watched as the griffins bugged the other guards most just ignored them but some gave reactions. The new sol guards had the most reaction and Spitfire just watched in amusement.
"If this is the state of Equestria then I don't see how you are still standing?" The griffin general said.
"Equestria is still standin' thanks ta knowin' how ta make allies." Moon said walking around the corner with what looked like a wolf pup.
"So this is what was taking so long you found another mutt like yourself. Now come over and give me what you were told to get." The griffin general called to the pup.
The little wolf only moved further behind moon
"You will do as commanded or you will be punished!!" The griffin shouted.
Moon took the drink from the pup and held it out to the griffin. "Have your damned dink ya blood feather duster." She then dropped it at his paws when he went to take it.
"You have some nerve you bitch! Do you know who your insulting!!" The general growled out at Moon.
"Yea da overgrown turkey da't is Black Beak, griffin general."
Moon POV
I watch as the over grown bird went of on a rant about how he should be respected for all the tings that he was know for. It got to the point that I was going to stop him but somepony from behind us got to him first.
"I think your over stepping the authority you think you have in Equestria." Looking to the voice I saw 5 cloaked figures.
"And who are you to tell me what I can and can't do!!" Black beak yelled at them.
As the group got closer to me and the pup I moved her behind me "Well he came to talk to the leaders of the world, but your yelling is getting in the way." The one in front said.
"I will not be talked down to by lesser beings!!" Black beak yelled grabbing the handle of his sword.
"Enough" I yelled using the RCV stopping the two of them. "Under the article of peace any individual dat is attendin' a summit they must identify them self. You Black beak are another story ya know dat no weapons can be drawn durin' the presidin' of the event." I told them with a glare that promised pain if they did not comply.
"Tsk. Fine but this is far from over." Black beak said walking to the side of the hall.
"Well said Princess of the lunar Wolves." The cloaked groups leader told me.
My mind came to a screeching halt as the words that i just heard hit me like a runaway cart. Slowly I turn my head to face the group and watch them take the cloaks off. The first was a female with white fur and black hair with blue eyes. The second was and female with black fur and hair with red eyes. The third was a male with white fur with black hair and eyes. The forth was a small female with dark brown fur umber hair and gold eyes.The leader was a male wolf dark brown fur silver hair and blue gray eyes. The group all had light leather armor and weapons of different kinds.
The leader walked up to me and rubbed the top of my head. "Long time no see sis." He said with a smile on his face.
"Fang" I whispered
"We will have to talk after the meeting is over." He turned and looked at the rest of the wolves that were with him. "You are all to follow anything that she tells you."
I watched as he walked away and into the meeting room with the other leaders. Looking down I see the pup looking around the hall at all the different races. Leaning down I pick her up and carry her over to my team with the other wolves following.
"So 'princess of the lunar wolves'?" Scoots asks with a raised brow and small smirk.
"Well as far as it goes she is the next alpha of the clan. Her mother was called the 'Queen of the lunar wolves' but she left the pack and gave her spot to the current alpha." The white furred wolf.
"I want names." I say looking at the four of them.
"Well I'm Winter." The female white wolf said.
"I'm meán oíche or midnight." The black one said with a bow.
The male wolf walked up and looked at the pup I was holding. "I'm Von the group healer. You mind if I look her over?"
I look to the pup when she tightens her grip on me and give her a smile. "Its all right sweetie, no bein' is goin' ta hurt ya with me around." She gave me a small nod and I set her down and held her hand as Von looked her over.
"So your her huh? Your the one that Fang calls sister?" The last one says looking me over with a critical eye. "Well I'm Nox."
When Von gets done looking over the pup he starts to dig around in his bag. He pulls out some potions and hands them to me.
"Well she looks to be under weight and could use some more fluids. The potions will help her but will knock her out when drunk." He gives her and me a sad smile. "She should not have had to live like that. I know its not my place but please tell me that he will not get away with this?"
"No lad, he will pay for this and Oi'll make him pay with his life." I waved Scoots over to me and handed her the potions.
As time went by the wolves and my team talked as we waited for the nation leader to finish talking. Me and the little wolf talked about what would be happening to her now that she would not be going back with Black beck. She wanted to stay with me and my team, I told her that it was up to Princess Luna. We talked about names so she could have one. Going for about three hours we got down to two names Selene or Dusk.
The doors to the meeting room opened and the leaders all went about leaving back to there nations. The last to leave the room are the Princesses, Fang and Queen Diamond Wing.
"General Black beak would you care to tell me why you have a slave with you?" Queen Diamond Wing asked.
"My Queen I know that the law has changed but anygriff that had any could keep them but could no longer buy more." Black beak hold her. "Princesses, My Queen if anything we should handle this in the old way. A duel for the right to keep a slave or lose them to another."
Mum looked at his with the fury only a angry mother could and most of the ponies, wolves and griffins took a step or two back from her. "You would dare to have a fight to the death with one of my night guard for the rights to a life that you have none to!?"
"Oi'll fight him." I say getting the attention of the mum, aunt Tia and the queen, with a head shack from Fang. "If he thinks dat Oi will let him walk away den hes wrong. Oi'm going ta kill him and no force on Eques will stop me."
Black beak scoffed and grinned down to me. "If you really think you can win your out of your mind. I will take this duel and show you were your place is."
Mum sighs and looks at the two of us. "The two of you will have two hours to get ready and we will use the guard arena for the dual." Mum turns and leading the way to the arena as the Black beak heads off to get his things for the fight.
Author's Note
So yea sorry for the long wait but work keeps getting in the way of letting me have much free time for it took me some time to update the story. On the other hand I will be trying to get another chapter out my the end of the weekend or early monday.
Solaris POV
I used my magic to catch the filly when she passed out. Doing a scan I checked to make sure she was ok all I could get was that the stress and panic had come to at tipping point for her. Lifting her in to my arm I walked down from my throne so I could take her to the infirmary for a doctor to look at her.
"Sir." I looked up and found Shining Armor and the Elements staring at me.
"Yes Captain how can I help you?" I asked giving him a rehashing smile.
"Well um.. it's about the filly, Sir." He nervously shuffled in place and kept glancing from me to her. "Are you sure its safe to trust her?"
"As of this moment we know nothing of her other then her name. I'm going to take her to the infirmary to have the doctor's check her over and let her rest. I want you to send two of your guards to guard the door. She may be agitated when she wakes up. I know you all want answers as do I but we will have to be patient and wait till she awakens. I'm the mean time please find my brother and then all of you meet me in my study."
Walking down the halls of the castle I keep look down at her questions popping up as to who she is and were she came from.
Walking in to the infirmary the nurses and doctors all stopped and looked at me. Hello everypony could some one lead me to a room and have a doctor take a look at her?"
A nurse took us to a room and had me put her on the bed. I left telling the guards to escort her to me in the throne room when she wakes up. Before leaving I gather all her armor, weapons and bags.
Moon POV
Groggily I started to wake up slowly I looked around the room I was in. Seeing all the medical equipment led me to think i was in the medical wing. Pushing the blanket off I found that I was left in nothing but my underwear. Searching the room I found most of my clothes I couldn't find my jacket or battle skirt. My armor, bags and weapons were missing.
"Girls, Oi need ya ta go and find my stiff." I growled with an annoyed tone.
Nyx and Erebus came out from my shadow. "Leave it ta us sis well let ya know when we find da location." Erebus said and Nyx nodded as they walked back in to the shadows.
Getting dressed I walked out of the room only to be blocked by two guards in black armor with the symbol of a gold and silver sun and moon on the breast plate.
"Sorry little filly but we can't let you leave without putting this on." One of the guards said now knowing it was a mare. She held out a magic canceling bracelet.
I roll my eyes and snatch it from her hand and put it on. "Whatever."
"Now follow use we were told to take you to the throne room when you got up." The other a stallion ordered.
I bite back a retort and follow them to throne room. The ponies that we pass got out of are way fast. That could have been due to the fact my face read I was ready to kill somepony. I was far from happy having all my stuff taken from me and even more so treated as if I was a prisoner.
"Buckin' lap dogs" I muttered under my breath as we got to the throne room doors.
"Stay silent runt." The stallion ordered hitting me in the back with hit spear.
"Touch me again and Oi'll open da door by puttin' ya through it!" I snapped at him.
"Shut up and do as ordered!" He barked back and hit me once more.
Grabbing the front of his armor I moved him in front of the doors and round house kicked him in the stomach. The impact from the kick caved in his stomach armor in to the doors pushing them open and him to the other side of the room stopping and the stairs of the throne. I then stomp my way in to the room leaving the stunned mare.
"Buckin' dumb cunt!" I hissed.
Stomping us to the group of ponies and alicorn I stopped finding the sword at my throat. "Halt!"
I turn my head and find it to be Shining Armor. "Or what lad?" I asked in a board tone.
I was about to reply but was cut off. "Now now that is quite enough the both of you." Solaris said removing Shinings sword with his magic. "Now my dear may I ask why did you hurt that guardstallion?"
"Da twat keep hittin' me in da back with his weapon so Oi told 'im he keeps doin' it Oi was goin' to open da doors with 'ih." I told him with a small shrug.
"I see" he hummed looking at the downed guard for a moment then removed the guards chest plate. "Captain please have the guards take him to the infirmary and the rest of them leave the room."
"Sir?" Asked the dumbfound captain.
"You heard what I said Captain Armor. Now do as I've told you." Solaris said nodding his head.
"Sir yes sir." He said doing as he was told.
Solaris walked to a side door and asked the six ponies from earlier to come in to the room. When the six see me waiting in the center of the room they stop and just stand there.
"Now then with everypony other then my brother present why don't we get to know each other a little better?" Solaris said smiling and waving the others the come with him as he made his way over to me.
"Befor that could I get my clothes back and I dont mean the armor I mean the belts skirt and jacket?" I asked.
"No" Said Shining Armor.
"Yes you may." Solaris said.
"But Sir. I don..." Shining Armor stoped when Solaris popped my clothes in to his outstretched hands.
"Tapadh leibh Solaris" (Thank You Solaris.) I gave him a smile as I took then from his hands and put them back on and found something missing. "Um.. Do ya know were my collar is?" I asked checking all my pockets for it.
"*pfft* Yeah be happy you have what you have." Shining mocked.
"That was a gift ya bastard!" I yelled balling my hand ready to hit him.
"Umm.. " Solaris looked at me then nodded his head and popped it in to his hand. "Now before I give this back to you could you tell me what the gem in it is for?"
"Its a two way communication crystal set ta a private frequency." I say holding my hand out giving him a pleading look.
He smiled down at me. " thank you for telling me the truth." He handed it to me.
I generally held it giving him a thankful nod before putting it on.
The doors to the throne room opened and a night blue alicorn male alicorn walked in with a night guard. When the two reached the group the guard took one look at me and placed herself in between me and the alicorn.
"Hello brother. You asked you asked to see me?" The blue alicorn asked still looking sleepy.
"I did indeed Artemis, I thought you would like to meet Moon Rune here." Solaris said guiding me in front of his brother the smirking. "Your daughter that you never told me about Dear brother. "
I froze on the spot as did Artemis but not the rest of the room "what!!"
"We.. we our sorry but what!?" Artemis asked using the RCV at the end.
"Yes you see when little Moon Rune passed out and I took her to the infirmary I had the run a few test and look for her next of kin. Lo and behold the results came back as you being her father."
"I... but.. I.. how?" Artemis was not the only shocked party at this point I was just as confused.
"Now how about we all go to the dining room and we sit down and talk...yes? Good." Solaris said ushering us to the dining room.
"What just 'appened?" I ask still overly confused.
"We two have no idea." Prince Artemis stated sitting next to me.
"Now brother, let us cut to the main topic of this matter shall we? When were you going to tell me you had a daughter?" Solaris pouted. "You should have told me."
"But we don't have a daughter!" Artemis started defensively.
"But you do the blood test showed that you are her biological father." Solaris continues to point out.
"Ok now hold up!" I say drawing the attention of the room. "Oi know my parents thank ya very much ya daffed foul!"
"Right sorry, I'm getting off topic. Now the ponies in this room are as you may know the Elements of Harmony and My brother Prince Artemis." Solaris said waving his hand over the group. "They are Butterscotch the element of kindness, Applejack the element of honesty, Rainbow Dash the element of loyalty, Elusive the element of generosity, Bubble Berry the element of laughter and Dusk Shine the element of magic."
"Well its nice ta meet ya but Oi need ta talk ta the Princes and only the Princes." I say staring at the two alicorns.
Solaris nodded to the group and they left the three of us to talk.
"K, so Oi'm goin, ta be blunt. Ya know Oi'm not from this world Sol so if ya could help me get home that would be cool." I asked hopping he would just outright say yes.
"Your right my dear I did know. And if you could tell me how you got to this world I will see what we can do." Solaris said. I spent the next half hour telling him about the mirror and the magic after touching it. "Could you take us to the mirror?"
"Yea" I got up and lead them to the room the I found the mirror in. "That's the blood thing." I said pointing to the mirror.
Solaris used his magic to scan the mirror. "It will take some time so figure this thing out. In the mean time I would like you to go down to ponyville in the morning, at least for the day."
"Oi *sigh* Fine." My shoulder fell in defeat knowing that if this is a male version of Aunt Tia nothing will change his mind.
I walk the halls of the castle trying to clear my head. Passing door after door and pony after pony I wound up stopping my the royal baths. Walking into the baths I find that unlike back home It has no attendants which I fine with me. Putting my cloths in to a basket I shower off then get into the large bath and let out a relaxing sigh.
"Hum..hummm "
"~ I am my mother's savage daughter The one who runs barehoofed cursing sharp stones I am my mother's savage daughter I will not cut my mane, I will not lower my voice ~
~ My mother's pup is a savage She looks for her omens in the colors of stones In the faces of cats, in the fall of feathers In the dancing of fire and the curves of old bones ~ "
Dusk Shine POV
'Who is that filly? The way she acts and speaks is almost as if she is board. On top of all that Prince Solaris was making jokes about her being Princes Artemis daughter.' I think as me and the gang heads to the royal baths.
"So did any of you colts see the way that filly was caring her self?" Elusive asked. "And her outfit was interesting a pleasant blend of function and fashion."
"Oh tell me about it I really need to ask her how she keeps her coat in such condition. With how buff she was she has to have a secret for it." Rainbow said.
When we got to the baths we all put our cloths in to baskets and head into the showers.
"~ My mother's pup dances in darkness ~"
"Hay does anypony hear singing?" I ask walking to the bath.
"~And sings heathen songs by the light of the moon ~"
"I do Dusk and I recken its gettin' louder to." Applejack says.
"~ And watches the stars and renames the planets ~"
"My what a lovely voice." Elusive says getting a nod from the rest of us.
Reaching the bath we stop seeing the filly Moon Rune standing in the center of the bath swaying and singing the song we were hearing with her back to us.
"~And dreams she can reach them with a song and wings ~
~ My mother's pup curses too loud and too often My mother's pup laughs to hard and to long And howls at the moon and sleeps in ditches And clumsily raises her voice in this song ~
~ Now we all are brought forth out of darkness and water Brought into this would through blood and through pain And deep in our bones, the old songs are wakening So sing them with voices of thunder and rain ~
~ We are our mother's savage daughters The ones who run barehoofed cursing sharp stones We are our mother's savage daughters We will not cut our mane, We will not lower our voice ~"
"Wow" I was at a lose for ward and so were my friends as well.
Moon Rune looked over her shoulder at us and I got ready for her to scream seeing six stallions standing there naked just staring at you.
"Well this is surprisin'." Moon Rune said confusing me.
A brief moment of silence she spoke up.
"If the lot of ya are gettin' oin tha bath ya might as well. Standin' and lookin' at only makes ya look foalish." She said tuning around to face us.
"Oh, Oh my" Butterscotch said covering his face with a wing.
"Ahh!" Berry, Applejack and Elusive yelled.
I turned the other way and covered my face.
*splash*
I looked to the guys and saw Rainbow missing from the group.
"So I must know what do you use to keep you coat in such lovely condition?" I could only gasp hearing Rainbows voice behind me.
"Rainbow Dash, you know better then to look at a naked lady!" Elusive yelled.
*snort* "Yea the lot of ya to have to worry about seein' me naked. Oi work with guards so we shower together." I could only wounder if the gourd really do that or if was wherever she was from. "Now as ta your question. Oi just wash and brush every mornin' and boom my fur is like this all I do lass. Ya don't mind if Oi call ya lass do ya?"
"Girl Please, I swing both ways so your fine." Rainbow told her.
I just keep my back to them and eyes shut. The others finally gave in and got in to the bath with them but I held my ground. I could hear the laughing after somepony whispered something. I could feel some thing soft and wet touching my chest and the others snickering. Cracking open my eyes I look down and meet Moon's eyes looking back at me.
"Dusk, are ya ok? Ya don't look well." Moon asked pressing herself closer to me.
"I.. Um.. um.." I take a step back and she follows.
She takes a step back reveling her body to me so out of respect I look up. "Dusk ya know ya can look at me right Oi don't give a shite."
"No no I think I'm good thank you!" I tell her backing up even further away from her.
"Ya might want ta stop backin' up lad." She snickers.
"Wha.." I don't get to finish asking what she meant when I fell in to the tub.
"HAHAHAHAHA"
"See not so bad in the bath now is it Dusk?" Moon teased.
Moon POV
The guys an I spent time talking about this and that and we all got ready for dinner. Entering the dinning room I spotted Solaris and Artemis at one end of the table. Princess Cadance with Shinning Armor to the right of the Princes with a empty seat. The guys take up spots as I take the one by Artemis.
"Moon I know that I asked that you stay in ponyville for only a day but if you could I would like you to spend the week?" Solaris asked giving me an apologetic look.
Sighing I give him a nod. "Oh Oi'm goin' ta need my bag If Oi'm staying for a week it has a change of cloths and so on in it."
"I will have It returned to you in the morning." Solaris said
Next morning
I was outside waiting for the chariot to ponyville when the sound of wings got my attention. Looking over head I could see the chariot flying over head getting ready to land. Once landed I watch as the two pulling it unhitch and start loading the bag that were on the platform. I was going to let them be till I saw my bag and stopped
The guys and the Princes came down and got any last minute stuff out of the way. I got a small list of things I was to avoid doing. We took off and I looked at the country side thinking about Mum, Aunt Tia, Scoots and Midnight. The lot of them must be worried that I just up and vanished. Flying over the Everfree I spot the old castle and freak out the others by jumping off the chariot. Landing I take a quick look around and then head to town.
Getting to town I see a gathering in the center of town and head over to see whats going on.
"Ok ponies we have a missing filly in the Everfree and we need to go find her befor she gets to lost of hurt. Her last know location was the Castle of the two brothers." A stallion said pointing to a big map for all to see.
"What does she look like?" somepony asked
"Why would she go off on her own?" Said another.
Hearing all that I know they were talking about me. "Yea, Ya can call off the search!!" I yelled getting the attention of the group. Looking it over I could tell that the male to female rate was flipped from back home.
"Well that is not what we were expecting. Ok everypony you can all go home."
The crowd left only leaving the elements and me.
Old but New Faces / Homesick
Moon POV
It took some time but the elements let me walk around town with out one or all of them with me. Walking about the town look to be the same as back home with the only change being the gender of some of the ponies. I made my way to the school house to see of the CMC in this world are still in Ponyville or back in Canterlon.
"Y'all don't ave to do this Scooter." A southern male voice said.
"He will if he's not a chicken." Said a snobbish voice.
"Your right Diamond Crown, if not all the fillies in class will think your just a scaredy colt." Another snobby voice said.
Rounding the corner I found a male Scootaloo, Sweetie Bell, Applebloom and two earth ponies both male. One was light rose in fur with blue eyes and light purple and white mane and tail. The other had light gray fur, purple fur and silver mane and tail.
The male Scoots was looking at the Everfree so I made my self know to the group. "Yo whats goin' on around 'ere?" I said walking up to them.
"Well hello my sweet." The rose colored colt says walking up to me. "My name Is Diamond Crown, my family is the richest in Ponyville."
"Hello miss, my name Is Silver Tray and its a pleasure to meet you." Silver said giving a small bow.
"Yea nice ta meet ya. What about them?" I ask pointing to the other three.
"Oh them. Nothing to worry about the flightless chicken was about to prove hes not scared to go into the forest and to the castle of the two brothers and back." Diamond said giving a smug victorious smile.
I watch the CMC going back and forth for a little till Scooter walks off to the forest the others sigh and walk to the school house.
"Well if the two of ya will excuse me Oi 'ave ta go." I say walking the direction Scooter went only to be stopped mt Silver and Diamond.
"Come now you should come hang out with the two of us my sweet." Diamond said putting a hand on my shoulder.
I brush him off and keep walking but call out to the two. "Yea not goin' ta happen! Oi dislike ponies like the two of ya!"
I followed Shooters trail as he went farther in to the forest. 'Well at least the lad id goin' the right way.' I think to myself as I start to hear talking just ahead of me. Pushing forward I found my target and just listen to him.
"Why am I so stupid!" He yelled smacking a bush with a stick. "How could I fall for that!"
I couldn't keep watching this it reminded me of Scoots when she thought she did something wrong. "Ya know, yell any louder and the creatures of the Everfree will come ta see what the sound is." I told him walking out from behind a tree.
"Y-your t-the f-filly from just a l-little bit ago." He stuttered
"Yea and?" I asked
"You should go back its not safe for a filly to be in the woods." He said turning around and walking away.
I sigh and follow him but keep out of sight. Going through the wood none of the monsters would come close to him and the few that did backed off at the sight of me. Fun fact about being a predator others will give you space if they think your more dangerous.
"Finally! Now I can get something and get out of this stupid forest!" He cheered failing to see the manticore sneaking in to the castle behind him.
*ROAR*
I wasted no time jumping in between the two. The manticore brought its claws down and I put my left arm up and stopped it.
"Now Now kitten ya should know not ta hunt ponies." I mocked giving it a fang filled smile.
We had a star off till its slowly backed down and left the room leaving me and a shocked and shacking colt.
"Ya good lad?" I asked shacking my left arm.
"I" He looked up and me then back down. "I'm sorry"
"For what? Ya didn't do anythin' lad." I say trying to reassure him.
"But your hurt?! How could this not me my fault!!" Ok now hes losing it. *Slap* "Ow"
*huff* I grab his shirt and pull him to his hooves. "For da love of da night! listen and listen good ya twit! Oi don't give a flyin' buck if ya think this is on ya! Oi did what Oi thought was right!"
"I.. Ok." He keeps looking at the ground as he grabs one of the fallen flags from the floor.
"Now that ya got your shite lets get out of 'ere." I called heading to that door.
As the two of us walked to the edge of the forest I could feel the claw marks on my arm healing but something was wrong. I looked at the marks and take a taste some of the blood. My eyes widen realized that its claws had poison on them. I mentally slapped my self forgetting that manticores claws had a mild poison.
I look over to Scooter and see him shacking trying to use the flag he got as a blanket. "Ya cold lad?"
"N-no." He denied.
I shook my head and took my jacket off before throwing it to him. "Put it on. The cut may be short but it will keep ya warm." I dug into my bag to find some cloth wraps for my arm.
"B-Bu"
"Put it on" I snapped.
"Yes ma,am."
We walked in silence for a good minute all the time I was wrapping my arm and was having trouble tying it off.
"Um.. I-I could help." Scooter said.
"If ya could." I stopped and held my are out for him. "Nice medical tie."
"Thank you." He smiles at his work. "My friends and I get injured every now and then. So I asked my brother if he could get me a book of first aid."
"Moon Rune" I said holding my hand out to him. "My name its Moon Rune."
He gave me a smile and took my hand "I'm Scooter."
The two of us keep walking back to the school house. The closer me got we could hear yelling from the inside of the building.
"How could you let my brother go in to the everfree!"
"And you! Why would you tell him to go in there!?"
"Dash you need to calm down. Yelling isn't going to help."
"Cheerilee, how can I be calm Scooter is off in the everfree. He could be lost or hurt!"
We looked at each other and ran into the school house.
"It's all right everypony I'm fine and back!" Scooter said before his brother hugged him.
"Oh thank Solaris your ok." Dash held Scooter not letting him go.
I smiled and started for the door till somepony stopped me.
"Hey! Were are you going!" Diamond yelled getting the attention of the rest of the ponies. "You went into the everfree too!"
I looked at him over my shoulder. "And your point is?"
"Why should the three of us be punished and not you!" Diamond then marched up to me grabbed my arm and tried to drag me back to the group. "You entered the forest to help him and fillies should know better!"
*Hiss* "Get your bloody hands off me!" I pulled my arm back and looked at it. "Put your hands on me again and Oi'll break your arm!"
"How. Dare. You." Diamond now mad took a step forward and took a swing at me.
I was going to follow through with my threat but somepony pulled me back making me and them fall and Diamond hit nothing but air.
"Moon, I know you don't like it but you can't go after him." Scooter whispered holding me and for some odd reason I listened. "Let me have a look at you arm the wrap is bleeding thanks to him."
I nodded my head and held my arm up for him to look at.
'Why did Oi stop like that?' I thought watching him unwrap my arm. 'Why is it da Oi feel as if Scoots if the one tellin' we what ta do?'
"The bleeding has stopped. Do you have a clean wrap?" I nodded to him and got him a clean wrap for him.
When he finished The rest of the adults and the other two colts came back into the room. "Thanks Scooter."
"Well my dear I know this is not the best way to meet but I'm Miss Cheerilee." She gave me a smile. "Unfortunately you did go into the everfree just like Scooter so I'll have to punish you with the others."
"But she only went in to help me find my way out!" Scooter argued trying to help me.
"Dear how old are you and what is your name so I can get in contact with your parents?" Miss Cheerilee asked.
"Rune that's what ya can call me and Oi'm 16." I looked her in the eyes and smiled "And ya can't do anything ta me Oi'm not one of your students and any more information is classified under the crown."
"Sweetie you can tell me who you parents are." She said.
"Classified" I got to my feet and walked up to her. "But Oi will say this." I pointed to Diamond and Silver "The two of dem tricked Scooter in to the everfree. He would have been eaten my a manticore if Oi hadn't gone after him." I then held the blooded cloth up for them all to see as my eyes hardened "And somepony will pay for this blood!" As I growled out the last part.
"I-I see" Cheerilee seemed nervous now "I-i will let all of you go for now. I expect to see you three in school tomorrow."
We all left the school house. Scooter suggested we go to sugarcube corner for some food and the others agreed.
"Surprise!"
"So were you surprised were you, were you." Berry asked popping up out of nowhere.
I game him a sad smile "Sorry Barry but Oi can see in the dark Oi saw all of ya."
"Oh" He blinked and the just nodded his head "I'll have to try harder next time."
The party went on for a good part of the night I got to meet Scooters friends. The elements got on my case about going in to the forest. I didn't see any signs of the Diamond or Silver so that was a plus. Wrapping the night up I found the local hotel and got a room for the week then went to bed for the night.
-Next Morning-
*bang* *bang*
"UGH!"
*bang* *bang* *bang*
I roll out of bed and yank the door open. "WHAT!" I yelled at the one banging on my door using the RCV.
"S-sorry M-moon *gulp* b-but I g-got a letter from the P-prince this morning and It was for y-you." Dusk Shine handed me the letter.
"Oi'll look *yawn* after Oi take a shower. Now go home Dusk." I closed the door on him and throw the letter onto the table and got a change of cloths and took a shower. Once done with my shower I put one a dark purple one piece and black pants on and opened the letter.
Dear Moon Rune
Now I know that you may not like it but with the time you are down in ponyville my brother and I would like you to attend the local school. I would all so like you to look in to some of the odd happenings in the everfree. You are free to do as you please but I hope to take this time to go to school and make some friends.
His Royal Highness Prince Solaris
P.S. - Artemis would like to have a word with you tonight in your dreams and asks that you not block him form entering.
I looked at the letter one more time and then folded in before grabbing my spare jacket out of my pack. 'Got ta love pocket space'. My first stop of the day was going to be the nerd that had to wake me up for a stupid reason.
*knock* *knock*
"One moment" I could hear Dusk from the other side of the door. It opened an Dusk looked at me. "Hi Moon, so what did the Prince say in his letter?"
I smiled and held the letter up then set it ablaze of purple fire turning it to ash. "Never wake me up in da mornin'. Oi worked as a Night Guard for a reason." I then walk away leaving the scared stallion at his door.
I sighed and thought back to the letter and headed to the school house with the original copy after blacking out the looking into the forest part. As I got closer to the school house I could see all the the colts and the few fillies that were in the school. Miss Cheerilee spotted me as I was walking up and waved me over to her.
"Hello Moon Rune, I got word this morning that you might be part if my class and I'm happy that you are taking part. The incident from yesterday was asked to be dropped for you by the Prince. So you have nothing to worry about." She then should me to the class room and gave me one of the desks in the back.
I used the time before we actually started class to speed through the class books to see what Is different in this world. What I found gave me a headache reading that the only thing was the gender of the ponies and names had changed. When class started we covered math, history and geography before she let class out for lunch/free time. I sat at my desk dumbfound how far ahead I was in comparison to them.
"Moon Rune could I talk to you for a moment?" Miss Cheerilee asked as I was leaving class.
I sigh and walk over to her desk. "Yea teach what ya need?"
"Well I was hoping you could tell me how you are. I noticed that you weren't paying attention during class." She asked giving me a disappointed look.
"Oi'll de blunt. Your class is far behind with the schooling Oi have taken so far." The look on her face was that of confusion.
"I don't understand? How could you be farther then the class you are all in the same age group?"
"Don't know. Oi might keep coming to class till Oi go back to the capital. Oi have not made up my mind yet." I told her as I left the room.
I look around and see everypony talking and hanging out with others. I start to feel a pain in my chest and decided to get some space. I fly to a clearing not to far from the school to be alone. I land on a tree branch and just look out over the field. My mind wonders to thoughts of Scoots and Mids. I remember the time that Mids tried to surprise us by making us dinner and the mess we had to clean up. I remember the time that I got Scoots to sing even though she thinks she can't.
"Scoots, Mids Oi know that ya miss me and Oi miss the two of ya. So so much." I start to humming the song that she could practice when she thought no pony was around. Unknowing to me tears started to fall and I had gotten the attention of five colts.
Scooter POV
I was with my friends waiting for Moon Rune to leave the class so I could talk to her and give her jacket back. I saw her leaving the building and look around. She had a weird expression on her face before flying off to the field by the school.
"Guys I just saw her fly to the field let's go." I say heading over.
"Why are we following her again?" Sweepy Bell asked.
"An't we asking her about herself?" Apple Buck asked.
"Ya that's the plan, plus I need to give her jacket back."
We were getting closer to the field. Two ponies we didn't need around started following us.
"Hey, were do you think you losers are going?" Diamond asked.
"None of your business." I snapped at him.
Before he could reply we found Moon siting in a tree looking out over the field.
"Scoots, Mids Oi know that ya miss me and Oi miss the two of ya so so much." She said in a somber tone.
'Who is Scoots and Mids' I thought. Before any of us could talk to her she started to hum . I could see the side of her face being the closest to her and saw tears falling down her cheeks.
We all listened to her sing she had a beautiful voice. When the song ended I watched we feel her face. I started to walk to the tree but was pushed aside my Diamond and Silver.
"My sweet you have a lovely voice." Diamond said getting closer.
"Buck off ya twat!" She said glaring at him.
"Now that's no was to talk for a lovely filly like your shelf is it?" He countered
I could see the fur on the back of her neck start to rise and her wings twitch.
"Hay leave er alone!" AB yelled.
"She told you to leave so do so." Sweepy added.
"Didn't she tell you yesterday that she disliked ponies like you two?" I said as we got in between her and them.
"This has nothing to so with you three. Leave use alone and get lost." Silver said.
"Why would she want to hand around with losers like you all?" Diamond said walking around us.
Moon hopped down from the tree and started to walk around Diamond as he got closer to him.
"My sweet, why don't you come hang out with us we can show you around town?" Diamond said blocking her with a arm.
"Hay!" I yelled and grabbed his arm "leave her alone!"
Diamond pulled his arm from my grasp and faced me. "How dare you! If you don't leave I will force you to, you lame excuse for a pegasus!"
"No! No I will not!" I yelled
His face turned red. "Fine I'll make you then!" He grabbed my shirt and brought his other arm back. I closed my eyes waiting to feel the hit.
"Na Oi think ya should let the lad go before ya get hurt." Moon said.
I opened my eyes and saw her holding him by the arm. "Let go of me like a good filly and I'll deal with this trash so we can be alo *grunt*" He stopped talking and his face changed to one of pain.
"Oi think ya need ta learn not ta mess with me." She flexed her hand causing him to grunt again.
"Release me at one!" Diamond shouted.
I could see her adding more pressure to his arm. "Get lost ya cunts!" She growled.
*SNAP*
"AHHHH!!" Diamond let go of me and fell to his knees holding his arm. "You mule! You broke my arm!"
Moon grabbing him by the neck and tossed him to Silver. "Take 'im and leave while Oi'm feelin' nice."
Silver took of with Diamond and headed to the school.
"Sorry about that." Moon said giving me a small smile.
"Dat was a little much don't ya think?." AB asked.
"Not really." She said shrugging her shoulders. "So what can Oi do for ya lads?"
"Oh right I wa....'
*POP*
Dusk Shin teleported in to the field cutting me of. "Ha thank Solaris I found you Moon you need to come with me the Prince sent a letter to meet him in the library and to bring you."
"Fine" She looked back to me and smiled. "Sorry Oi talk with ya later lad."
The two of them then disappeared in a flash of light.
Moon POV
'What is goin' on with me' I thought to myself as Dusk teleported us to the library. Looking around I found all the guys and a Barb sitting and talking about who know.
"So ya said that ya got a letter? What was it about?" I asked looking up to Dusk.
He blinked a few times. "Oh right. Barb I need the letter form the Prince!" He called out.
"Right here Dusk." She said handing it to him.
"My faithful student Dusk Shine.
My brother and I have felt a large magic flare in the everfree and would like you and the bearers of the Elements of Harmony to look into it. We don't know what has caused the flare but you all should be careful. I would also like you to take Moon Rune with you as her skulls may help you in your search. I am also attaching a letter for you to read to Moon Rune as well.
His Highness Prince Solaris. "
He took a breath and started to read the second letter.
"Dear Moon Rune.
I have asked you friends to bring to you the rest of your gear. The two of then were very surprised that I found them. I would like to talk to you later about them and how they keep unnoticed by all the guards. I wish you luck and hope for the best.
The region if the night. Prince Artemis. "
"That is why I cam and got you but we will have to wait for you friends at the transition before we can go. We will meet them there and leave from there." Dusk said running back and forth packing a small shoulder bag.
"Wait! Why are we bringin' a filly wit' us?" Applejack asked.
"Yea it's to dangerous for her to go." Berry said
"Come on guys we can keep her safe." Rainbow Dash said.
*Scratch* *Scratch* *Thud*
"Um, I thing somepony is at the door?" Bard said walking over and opening it. Once open she fell back and she scooted away from it.
In walked Nyx and Erebus. Erebus had a bag on her back and Nyx had my knives in her mouth. The two of them walked over to me and put the stuff down.
"Thank ya girls." I took my stuff from the bag and got my armor on and got ready to leave. I looked back at the guys and they were all staring at me. "Are we goin' or what?"
The group all went from one ponies home to another to get stuff that they would need. The only one other then me to bring weapon was Applejack. We mad are way into the forest and started to follow the map that Dusk was given. Getting deeper the atmosphere started to get darker. We ran into some timberwolves but they turned away from and wen around us.
Walking for hours Dusk had is stop for a rest. I keep scanning the area because it was way to quiet for my licking. No pony said anything as we took a rest.
*BOOM*
"What was that?" Dusk asked.
"Don' know, but we are about ta find out." Applejack said unhooking his axe from his back.
We mad are way in the direction of the explosion. Spotting a glowing staring to break through the trees we slowed to the tree line. Getting to the edge we peered around the trees and saw a group of ponies and what seemed to be a alter. I spotted body's of dead ponies and bones in the area. The group started to move body's of a unicorn, earth pony and a pegasus on to the alter.
"Tonight my brothers and sisters have will bring our mistress back from the abyss to rule over all of Equestria. Tonight we will end the false rule of the brothers and rise from the ashes of the day. Eternal night will last forever and the Mistress Nightmare will rule over all!" A pony in a black clock yelled as the others cheered.
"Wh-what is this?" Dusk whispered.
"Buck me! This is necromancy and dat group is tryin' ta bring Nightmare Moon back ta life!" I growled and pulled a knife. "We 'ava ta stop 'em!"
Applejack put a hand on my shoulder and yanked me back. "Hol' up there filly let da stallions handle this 'ere problem." Him and the rest of the guys nodded to each other and marched out in to the opening.
I flu in to a tree and stand on a branch and watch fuming.
"Halt in the name of The Prince!" Dusk yelled getting the attention of the group.
"Oh if it's not the puppets of the tyrants themselves!" The leader yelled. "You shall never stop us from our task!"
"ATTACK " One of the ponies yelled. Some of the unicorns summoned zombies and some prepped spells. The earth ponies started to charge removing there cloaks reveling black armor with a crescent moon symbol on it. The pegasus took to the air tossing there cloaks as well. The two groups started fighting. Rainbow took on the flyers as Dusk and Elusive cast spells. Berry pulled a cannon out of his mane. Applejack clashed with the ground troops and zombies. Butters was calling some of his animal friends to help him.
The leader was focusing on his task till one of Dusk's spells hit him. He got back up and joined the fra. The Elements started to push but now with the leader fighting the tides slowly started to sway.
"Come forth my hound!" The leader bellowed and shot a bolt of magic at the ground. A circle appeared on the ground and a large black and red bipedal wolf rouse out of it.
All the fighting came to a stop at the sight of the 8" tall muscle bound behemoth. The cult ponies moved fast to get out of it's way. The zombies in it's way were ripped apart. Having had enough of sitting and doing nothing. I hid my wings and took a running leap off my perch. I landed in the path of the wolf and stood up throwing my head back letting out a loud howl and shifted in to my wolf form.
The other wolf came to a stop its ears perked and it started to look around. In the shadows large shapes started to move about.
"What is this!" The leader yelled. "Who are you and what is your purpose here!"
I stared straight at the other wolf and spoke in a dark manner. "Ya think your da only pony that can use shadows? Don't make laugh for ya are only a guest. But for those da are born of dem we are much more!"
"Stop standing around hound! KILL THEM!!" The leader yelled and ran back to the alter.
"Let me show ya true use of shadows." I looked to the moon over head and smiled. *HOWL *
Out from the shadows of the tree line a pack of wolves with wisps of black smoke emerge. The wolves are lead by Erebus and Nyx. The cult ponies back up seeing a army show up the leader looks angry for the interruption and the wolf just growls at the pack.
"Now come fight and show me what ya got lad!" I say excitement.
The other wolf lunges for me. I lean back letting his hand pass over head. I recover and throw a punch into his lower abs. Keeping my momentum I get behind him and go for his spine. He swings back making me roll out of the was and back up. Dodging I look for a opening to go for. I spot one but one of the cult ponies grabs me.
"NOW!" The cult pony yells.
The wolf does just that and brings his claw down on the two of us. The cult pony gets cut clean threw killing him. As for me he gives me four claw marks from my left shoulder and down my chest. I fell back letting out a yell of pain.
3rd POV
The fighting all stops as a scream of pain draws the attention of all in the clearing. The large wolf stands victorious over the fallen Moon Rune. As the seconds pass a howl breaks the silence and one of the wolfs from the pack attacks one of the cult ponies. The wolf pack takes out most of the cult ponies but some run form the fight and get away. The Elements of Harmony are lost on what to do. Dusk Shine starts to fire off spells at the cult leader but is blocked by other unicorns.
"Yes, Yes Its complete!" The cult leader yells as his spell finishes.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" The Elements, other ponies and large wolf all look to the body of the filly. They watch in shock and surprise as she gets to her paws.
Dusk sees the large claw marks on her chest that should have killed anypony closing at a rapped pace. "How?" Dusk Whispered to himself.
I one swift motion she disappeared form the spot and reappeared in front of the other wolf. She grabbed him by the neck and forced him onto a knee. The wolf tried to swipe at her but his hand was stopped by her. Moon Rune then lunged forwards and bit into his neck. The wolf cried in pain and he felt Moons fangs digging in to is flesh. Moon Pulled back taking out the other wolfs throat. Kicking the wolf away Moon started walking over to the alter.
The alter lit with a bright light as the spell that the cult leader cast had finished working. When the light faded the three bodies that had once laded there were gone. In there place was a black female alicorn with starry mane and tale, wearing silver armor. She opened her eyes and her dragon like turquoise eyes scanned over the clearing. Her eyes stopped only a moment as she saw the Elements. She looked to the cult leader that was bowing to her.
"How am I alive! Tell ME!" Nightmare Moon ordered him.
"It was I that brought you back from the abyss, Mistress." The cult leader happily answered her.
"Good. That means I can be FREE!" Nightmare said smiling.
"Not goin' ta happen!" Moon Rune Growled now standing on the other side of the alter.
"And who are you to tell me what to do?!" She turned to Moon Rune and paused. "Who are you? You look so familiar and your eyes."
"Ya wouldn't know me but Oi'll tell ya who Oi am. Princess Moon Rune Noctis, Daughter of the Moon and Princess of Shadows." Nightmare Moons eyes get wide and she takes a step back from Moon Rune.
"No!" Nightmare says She takes a deep breath and walks forward and off the alter and up to Moon Rune. "Look at me young one." Nightmare said.
Moon POV
I glared up in to the eyes of Nightmare. My eyes met hers I stared my black and purple slit eyes meeting her turquoise slit eyes. I see her eyes slowly getting bigger as she backs up and starts pacing.
"No! No! This can't be right I know for a fact that he has no foals!" Nightmare rambles then looks at me. "But you look so much like him?" She reached out and lightly touched my check.
"What are ya gabbing about ya slag?" I can't help stare at her somethings off about all this.
She takes her hand back and starts to say something but I get blasted my magic from the cult leader. The elements and Nightmare call my name.
"What are you doing you fool!" Nightmare yelled grabbing the cult leader in her magic.
"But My Queen she is with the elements and sent by the princes to send you back into the abyss." The cult leader says.
I get back up on shake paws 'Buck me da blast was a strong one.' "Oi'm goin' ta kill 'im!" I growl feeling the burns in my side healing. Nightmare and the leader look at me in surprise
"How are you still alive?!" The cult leader asked. "That spell should have killed you!"
Nightmare's head whips around to the cult leader. "You tried to kill her?" The cult leader nodded. "You tried to kill her!? The daughter of the only stallion that I loved!" She growled dragging him closer to her.
"Bu-But I" *Snap* He never got to finish for a angry Nightmare snapped his neck.
I took notice that she was breathing heavy as I took a step closer to her. "Nightmare tell me and tell me the truth. What were ya ta Prince Artemis?"
"I-I" She stopped and I could see the sorrow in her eyes. "I. No we were friends but later we became more." She paused and took a shake breath. "I loved him and he me. But I'm a umbra and we don't have real bodies we are nothing more then shadows."
The pieces started to click together in my head. "So come mornin' ya disappear. Only to watch from the shadows."
"But then he found a spell that should have helped us but something happened and we became one. We lost who we were and tried to take over. Something with that spell a voice that would tell us that Solaris was the to be overthrown." She paused and looked to the full moon.
"*sigh* A curse." She looked at me with wide eyes. "Da spell ya use had a curse on it. Da two of ya were bein' controlled."
She shuck her head and gave me a sad smile. "It's to late now. I have been labeled a monster and that's all any pony will ever see."
I shifted back to normal and looked at her and found no lie in her eyes. I heard the sound of something in the air and saw Applejacks axe flying at Nightmare. I stepped in front of the axe which in hindsight not a smart move. I stood there with the axe in my shoulder.
"Stupid filly!" Applejack yelled
I look up and see them with the Elements of Harmony glowing around there necks. They don't hesitate and fire a rainbow colored magic beam at the two of us. Nightmare does the last thing I could think of and jumps in front of me and raps herself around me protectively. When the beam hits is everything goes white. Opening my eyes I look around and see Nightmare still holding me.
"Hello young ones." A voice says from behind us.
I look back and see a off white alicorn with red mane and tale in a gray dress smiling at the two of us.
Nightmare puts herself between me and the new alicorn. "Who are you and were are we?"
"Please calm yourself Nightmare Moon. We are in the realm of magic. As to who I am, well I'm Faust."
"Buck this. Send us back, Oi rather deal with the Elements of Harmony then da Alicorn of Creation!" I yelp forgetting about the axe in my shoulder.
"Language young filly. I might not be your actual grandmother but you are still my kin." Faust says
"By the night Moon your shoulder!" Nightmare panics "Don't move I'll heal you!"
I hold my hand up and stop her. "Thank ya Nightmare, but Oi got it." I grab the axe handle and yank it out with a grunt. The wound heals just as fast as normal.
I look up and find that Faust is now standing next to us. "You are your mother's daughter alright."
"Can ya tell us what da two of are doin' here?" I ask hoping for an answer.
"When the Elements hit the two of you I intervened. All those years ago that curse made my son and Nightmare in to something they aren't. I didn't have the power then to help them but now I do. Nightmare I know that your love for Arte is true and for that you should not have suffered the way you did. For that I am sorry." Faust said giving Nightmare a hug.
"Thank you Queen Faust." Nightmare said hugging her back.
The two broke from each other and Faust turned to me. "Moon I know your going to ask if I can help you and I wish I could but I don't know of a way to. What I can tell you is that the mirror will open in a few days."
"That's all Oi need ta know." I tell her giving her a sad smile. "Oi just want ta go home." I can feel the tears on my cheeks.
"Now our time is come to a close. I'm giving you a letter for my sons it will tell them what really happened in the past." Faust turned to Nightmare. "I have a gift for you my dear. That spell that gave you life was incomplete. I'm going to fill in the missing parts of it you will have a real body. You will be something new to the world and mix of alicorn and umbra." Faust's hand and horn lit as she cast her spell.
Nightmare gasped as the spell took hold. "Thank you."
"It's time for the two of you to go back. Good luck and Moon please don't kill them."
"Oi'll think about it."
In a flash of blinding white light Faust was gone and we were back in the clearing from before in the center of a dust cloud.
"Did we do it?" I heard Dusk's voice.
"I think so." Elusive said.
"I reckon we did." Applejack said.
"Well we are awesome like that." Added Rainbow.
"Yay, this calls for a party!" Berry cheers.
The dust cloud starts to disappear and I can feel my blood lust growing as the five of them keep going.
"Um guys I think you should turn around." Butterscotch timidly said.
The five turn around and see the two of us standing there unharmed.
"WHAT!!" The five say after seeing us.
I turn to Nightmare. "Can ya teleport us ta Canterlot?"
She nodded and lit her horn and we were gone in a flash. Looking around I found that Nightmare had taken us to the royal gardens. The two of us made our way to the throne room avoiding the guards. when he get there I knock out the few guards watching the doors. Once inside I locked the doors with a number of magic locks.
Turning around I saw both Solaris and Artemis standing at the base of the throne stairs. The looks on the twos faces was of shock, confusion, worry and sorrow. Shining Armor was the first pony to compose himself and started barking orders to the guards in the room. The guards surrounded us with weapons drawn and ready for a fight.
"Surrender and get on your knees!" Shining ordered.
Nightmare gentle pushed me behind her as her magic flared. The two princes were still out of it in confusion.
"Last chance monsters! Give up know and the two of you will not be harmed!" Shining yelled making a hand gesture. The guards started to close in on the two of us.
Nightmare guide me backing up from the group.
"Last and final warning!" Shining bark pulling his sword.
Time seemed to slow for me. All the stress and the odd feeling that I had been feeling since I got to this world had finally reacted it bolting point. I was fed up with being ordered around. Done being looked down on because my gender. It was time I let out me frustration and now to me would be the perfect time.
I put my hand on Nightmares arm and could feel her shacking. "Nightmare, Oi'm about ta do some thin' I was goin' ta show my mum. But at dis moment Oi think now is a good time. Please stand back." I calmly said walking in front of her.
"Halt don't move!" Shining yelled.
"It's time ta run wild Oi think." I said giving a wide smile. I started to feel my kitsune and wolf magics mixing.
3rd POV
All the guards in the throne room watched as Moon Rune closed her eyes and started taking deep breaths. Slowly black wisps started to flow off of her as set stands still. All the unicorns and the three alicorns in the room could feel the large amount of magic flowing around the filly. Her body twitched ever so slightly till she fell to her knees and grabbed her head.
The sounds of cracking started as her body shook. Her fur got longer muzzle narrowed, claws grew slightly longer. From her back her tail filled in as eight more grew. She got to her paws and opened her eyes. The ponies that know what they looked like now saw her purple eyes glowing. Nightmare being behind her could see the runes running down her back glowing.
Standing before the ponies was not Moon Runes normal wolf form but a mix of fox like fetters and a more wild look. Moon Rune then grew a large smile tilting her head to the side.
"So lads who want's ta play?" Moon Rune said releasing a tremendous amount of blood lust.
Shining Armor gulped and could see that his stallions were sweating. "Don't worry guards. We can stop her." Shining told them trying to reassure them and himself.
In a instant Moon Rune ran up to one of the guards and kicked him in to the wall before cutting shallow in to another with her claws. One of the guards ran at her with his spire but was grabbed by the ankle with one of her tales and flung in to a pillar. The process repeated itself a few more times of guards being clawed, thrown into walls or pillars till Shining was left standing.
Shining Armor fired a spell at her but she just let it hit her as if nothing happened. Panicked he tried to us his sword but was caught by her tale and tossed back and dropped it. Scrambling for his sword at the moment he went to pick it up Moon Rune put a paw on it. Shining Armor looked up at her with a mix of fear and surprise at her speed.
"Good night Shining Armor." Moon Rune said hitting him in the face with a open palm strike knocking him out.
Nightmare POV
I watched in awe as Moon decimated a group of guards and the captain of them. Looking at the guards I could tell that none were killed. She had held back to avoid doing serious damage to them.
"Moon?" I called out to her hoping that she would respond.
She turned her head and looked in my direction and gave me a small smile. "Don' worry Nightmare. Oi think now would be the perfect time ta talk ta the princes, no?" She finished tilling her her head to the brothers.
"Oh right." I blushed in embarrassment forgetting about needing to talk with them. "Ahem.. I know neither of you want to see me after what happened and I now nothing I say might change your minds. I what to start by saying I'm sorry for what has happened." I could feel the tears coming to my eyes and looked at the ground.
"Nightmare let's let them look at the letter we got." Moon said.
I nodded my head and waited silently as they read the letter. I felt a hand on my arm and look over to find Moon giving me a worried look. We stud there in silence waiting.
"Night?" Artemis said quietly.
I looked up at him as Solaris was reading or rereading the letter. Looking into his eyes and found the stallion that I fell in love with giving me a worried look. Slowly Artemis lifted his hand to my cheek. I couldn't help but lean into his hand.
*BANG* *BANG*
"Buck da guards are tryin' ta get in." Moon Rune sighed and started to make marks on the floor.
*Sigh* "How could I have been so stupid?" Solaris said putting the letter down.
"Moon Rune, could you take the locks off the door?" Artemis asked.
Moon nodded and walked up to the doors. She waved her hand and then jumped back landing before us. The doors we pushed open and the elements and guards ran in weapons ready.
"Get away from the Princes at once you monsters!" Yelled the element of magic.
"Everypony stand down!" Solaris ordered.
"Don't worry your Sir. we will save you from them!" Yelled the element of generosity.
"How abou' ya all shut up and let fa prince tal.."
"Be quiet filly, the stallions are talkin'!" The element of honesty barked.
Moon Rune clenched her fists and visibly stared to shake. The stone floor under her oasis started to crack from the amount of magic that she was holding.
"What filly, got nothin' left da say?" Honestly mocked getting closer to Moon. "Now move!" He said now in in front of her.
"Oi'm done." Moon coldly whispered.
"So be it monster." Honestly said spinning on his hooves kicking Moon in the side.
The impact was loud and bones were heard breaking but Moon didn't move from her spot. I watched as Moon grabbed the stallion by the face and slam him in to the floor.
"Oi'm done with this shite. All y'all seem ta think is dat everything is black and white. That magic can only be one thing, but your wrong. Can any of ya say ya know da truth of what 'appened a thousand years ago? No. Can any of y'all truly say that she is evil? This ends now!" Moon finished talking and walked over to Solaris and prompted him to finish.
"She's telling the truth all those years ago it was a curse that caused it to happen, not my brother or Nightmare. A curse and thanks to our mother we know the truth." Solaris finished the ponies in the room looked lost and confused as what o do.
"All of you go back to you dutys and see to it that the injured are helped. My brother and I will make a announcement later today or tomorrow." Artemis said.
Everypony left and helped the injured out of the room leaving the four of us. After the last one left Moon sat on the floor and shifted back to a pony but looked exhausted. Walking closer to her I could see tears running down her cheeks.
"Moon are you alright?" I asked.
"Buck no. How in the blood 'ell could Oi be alright! Everything Oi know and love are on da other side of a bucking mirror!" She yelled in frustration be for slumping down further.
"What mirror?" I ask.
"Right, sorry Nightmare. Moon is from another dimension and came to ours by a mirror that starswirl created." Solaris said.
"Oh Moon I am so sorry. I had know idea." I pull her in to a hug hoping to try and comfort her.
"Oi just want ta go home." she said in a low whisper.
???? POV
In the room of the castle unknown to anyone the mirror started to shine in the dark room. The glow was low and only lasted a small amount of time. A small black bird had come out of the mirror and landed in the center of the floor. Flapping its wing it took flight and went back in to the mirror as the light cut out.
Moon POV
I slowly woke up from another day of dealing if the fall out of the last few day in the castle. After taking a shower I looked at myself in the bathroom mirror and let out a sigh. It has been almost a week since Nightmare Moon was brought back and the ponies in this world were still adjusting to her. From the rumors of the castle staff and guards it seemed like when Artemis came back.
The thought that she was still evil and going to take over was still on the minds of ponies. The princes had told the nation that she was not what the old story. It will take time but it will all pass. As for me the castle now didn't know what to make of me. In this world females were the weaker of the two genders outside of the very few guard mares.
Getting dressed I left my room and went to the guards training field. With it being mid day most of the field was empty. The two guard sets usually switched so the lunar could use it. Putting my Jacket in a bench I did some basic workout routines 100 situps, pushups, wingups, pullups, lifting some weights and ran on the track.
Being done with my worm up I walk over to a training dummy to practice some simple moves. I would rather not show any of the ponies what I can really do. Before I can do anything i was caught off guard as something pushes me away from the dummy and of my hooves. Looking up from my new spot one the ground I see five sol guards.
"Well guys, look what we got here a filly that thinks she can play guard." One of them says mockingly.
"Hay isn't that the filly that was with the moon beast?" Another asked.
"Oh, hay your right. I heard she took out all the guards and the captain that day." Yet another added.
"Yah right. No way can a filly or mare fight that kind of numbers and win." The first one said giving me a one over.
Getting back onto my hooves I dusted myself off. "Y'all mind gettin' out of da way so Oi can get back ta trainin'?" I asked.
"I would watch how you talk to a stallion. No pony likes a back talking mare." One said walking closer to me.
I shot him a glare. I was getting sick and tired of being looked down on for being female.
"Why don't you let us take you back to your heard. I'm sure that your mother and fathers are looking for you." Said one of the guards in the back.
"How's about ya go buck yourself?!" I spat back with a growl.
"You know why don't we teach you a lesson." The first one said putting his hand on his sword.
The others nodded and did the same as him. I was going to get in to a fighting stance but a group of three ponies with dack cloaks walked in between us. The taller of the three turned and walked up to me.
"We leave you alone for just a little and you somehow pick a fight." The figure said.
'That voice Oi now that voice. ' I thought looking at the figure in front of me and started to take notice of my surroundings.
"I'm happy to see your ok those two were worried sick about you. Also play along." Dawn said whispering the last part to me.
"How the buck are you three!?" One of the sols demands.
"Part of the night guard." Dawn said undoing his cloak and letting it fall to the ground. The others do the same.
"What the buck? Why do you have two mares in armor with you?" One of the guards asks.
"Well if you must know. The two of the are part of my unit and my heard." Dawn said as Scoots and Midnight walk over to us and stand next to me.
"Bull shit! Its illegal to have more then one mare in a single heard!" A guard argues.
"Normally yes but not for thestrals." Dawn counters.
"Give me your names and ranks!" One demands.
"Very well. I'm lieutenant Dawn Shield. And going from left to right. This is specialist Midnight Light, specialist Moon Rune and specialist Scootaloo." Dawn said introducing us all.
The lot of them start to look nervous and then they walk away. We leave the field and head into the castle.
"Thank luna we found you!" Midnight cheered and hoped on to me with a hug.
"Yea what she said." Scoots adding herself to the hug.
I gave them both a passionate kiss each. "Oi missed ya all so much. Ya have no idea how bad Oi wanted to get back ta ya."
"From the look of that kiss you just gave them, we can tell. Now we're my loving?" Dawn the spread his area.
I walked over and gave him a hug. "Oi missed ya dude."
"Dido Moon. Now let's go find Princess Luna she left us to find you and did not look to happy." Dawn said.
I froze in place as what he said just hit me and gave him a worried look. "Princess Luna came with the lot of ya?"
He nodded. "Yea why?"
Before I could answer his a explosion went off in the castle. We all looked at each other and ran in the direction of the sound.
"Give her back you whorse!!" as we got to the throne room we could hear mum yelling. We ran into the room just as Nightmare put a barrier up to block a magic bolt.
"Who are you!! And who are you talking about?!" Nightmare yelled putting more magic into her spell.
"Don't play dumb with me!! I know you have my daughter!!! Now give Moon Rune back!!" Mum yelled stopping up to the barrier.
"Buck me." I whispered so low that noponie could hear it.
"What!!!" The twins behind me yelled but I stayed focused on the two alicorns in front of me.
"Tell me were she is before I send you back to the bucking moon!!" Mum hissed. I saw her eye and noticed that they had become more like Nightmares.
Without thinking I tackled mum from the side. The two of us rolled for a little before jumping up in a defensive position. Well mum defensive me ready to run.
"Moon?" Mum asked and I just nodded.
Mum sat up and pulled me into a tight hug using her wings. I let out a sigh and hugged her back letting her know that i was alright.
"Mum ya need ta stop. The Nightmare Moon of this world is not the same as in ours." I told her hugging her tightly.
"Fune but I still dont trust her." Mum said with a huff.
"Umm.. Sorry to interrupt but can we talk about the baskalis in the room?" Midnight asked giving me the stink eye.
"Yes. Please now that things have calmed down some." Nightmare said lowering her shield.
"Okay ask what you will we shall try and answer the best we can." Mum said letting me go.
"First off, my I ask who you are?" Nightmare Moon asked.
"I'm am Princess Luna, co-ruler of Equestria and Princess of the Night." Mum said.
"And my sometimes over protective mum." I added getting a slap in the head from her wing.
Nightmare just stared at us Midnight look mad, Dawn look surprised and Scoots just shuck her head. My ears stud up as the sounds of hooves got closer to the room. Looking back Shining Armor, the Elements and the princes entered. With a quick hand motion my team came to stand by me and mum. The Elements and the guards in their infinite wisdom got in front of the princes.
"By order of the crown stand down!" Shining Armor yelled.
"By da God's your a broken record." I face palmed.
"What seems to be happening here?" Solaris asked raising a eyebrow.
"Well Solaris this mare has come to get Moon Rune and take her home." Nightmare said pointing to mum.
"Tis true. I have come with my guards to get my daughter." Mum said.
"I see. You must be Luna." Solaris asked and mum gave him a nod. "Your daughter has told us much about you."
"Not to interrupt you all but could you have your guard stand down? I'm not liking the looks they are giving us." Scoots asked pointing out that the guard were getting ready for a fight.
Solaris sent the guards away and the five of us and them went to the dining room. The princes and mum talked about the differences between the two worlds. The Elements would ask questions. Me and my team just sat at the far end of the table and waited for them to finish their conversation.
I was eager to get home so I could make up to Scoots and Mids for missing our date. By the time we left it was almost noon. When we dot to the mirror we all said our goodbyes to each other. I walked up to the mirror and taped it to see if it was working and to my glee it was working. Looking back at the other I nodded then walked in to it.
Twilight POV
"Hi girls. How's your day going!" Twilight called outs as her and Spike make their way to a group of 5 mares.
"Howdy you two."
"Sup."
"Morning darling."
"Good morning."
"HI TWI, HI SPIKE!!"
"So are we still going to the market today? If not I'm all for going back to the library and taking a nap." Spike tells the group.
Rolling her eyes Twilight look to her assistant "Yes Spike we are and you agreed to help us."
"And I will." Spike replied as the group headed in to the market.
After the group reached the market they all headed out to different stalls to shop at. Twilight and Spike worked on the list of think the library needed. As time past and most of the stuff on the list was found Twilight asked Spike to take it to the library. Making it to the mid section of the market she found her friends Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Applejack siting by the fountain.
"Sup Twi, you find all the things you where looking to pick up?" asked Rainbow Dash
"I did Rainbow. I asked Spike to run it home." Twilight said
"Any of ya'll know what the others are up ta?" Applejack asked looking to the crowd to try and spot the others.
Twilight pulled out her phone to check the time. "No but it should be ba...."
"HAHAHAHA" said a young filly light umber colored fur laughed running out of the everfree "Catch me if ya can ya mutts!"
My friends and I watch as a filly comes running out of the everfree forest with 6 armored diamond dogs chasing followed by a large black dog and young diamond dog. We watch as they make there way in to the busy market only for the diamond dogs to surround the filly.
Looking to my friends "Girls we need to help her. Fluttershy I need you to find Rarity and Pinkie. Applejack I need you to clear the market the best you can. Rainbow me and you are going to help her and stop the diamond dogs."
"O-ok Twilight" Fluttershy says flying off
"On it partner" Applejack says starting to clear the market
"Rainbow I'm going to teleport us next to her so get ready?" looking to her
"Ready any time Twi." she says with a nod
Focusing my magic Rainbow and I disappear in flash of light only to reappear next to the filly. Thinking quick I put up a shield around us.
"cò am boc a tha thu!?" (Who the buck are you?) the filly says in a language I'm unfamiliar with
"What do you diamond dogs think your doing chasing a filly around!?" Rainbow demands
One steps up to my shield "She stole. We take back. Now give." He said pointing at the filly
"I ain't givin' ya git's shite after what ya did so buck off." The filly growled holding up her hands showing broken shackles around her wrists.
"Ok first language young lady." I say looking at the filly then the diamond dogs "Second you can't slave ponies in equestria. Now what is it she took and why should I not have you all arrested for slavery?"
"She took map of caves. Want back we go." He held out his hand
Thinking over the options i pick the best for the moment "Ok I'm going to take down my shield. You and your group will not attack and I'll get you map back to you so you can leave and never come back." He nods and his group moves from around us to his side. I take down my shield. I turn to the filly and hold out my hand "Could you give me what you took so they will leave?"
She ignores me and looks behind the group of diamond dogs "About bloody time ya got 'ere." I look behind the group and see the young back diamond dog and large dog.
"Sorry sis but its hard ta get in a good spot with out bein' spotted." The diamond dog replies rolling her eyes.
"What ever. Lets just end this." The filly drops her bag. "Remember maimin' but no killin'."
Before I get the chance to ask what is happening her and the black diamond dog start attacking the group.
3rd POV
Before any of the ponies or group of d-dogs could react the filly jumped and kneed one in the muzzle knocking the d-dog on its back. The young d-dog grabs a knife from one and buries it into the shoulder of another. The large dog bites on to the wrist of one before it can swing its weapon at the filly pulling it of balance. The leader of the d-dog sends a kick at the filly as she puts her arms up to block sending her skidding back.
"HAY!!" Rainbow Dash yells jumping at one of the d-dogs knocking him back.
With two of the d-dogs down for the count the last for regroup. Two of them pull the repeating crossbows off there back and start firing. Rainbow takes to the air to avoiding the bolts while Twilight puts her shield around her. The filly, young d-dog and large dog dodge incoming bolts. Unknown a orange pegasus was watching from a cloud above the market. Taking her chance the pegasus dives at the of the bow dogs but is spotted only for it to side step out of the way.
"WATCH OUT!!" The filly yells to the pegasus
Seeing the bow dog aiming at the pegasus the filly jumps knocking her out of the way only to take a bolt to the side. Grunting from the impact the filly gets back to her hooves and charges the bow dog as it reloads. Reaching her target she pulls the bow from the dog then delivers a headbutt dropping it. The last three get a swift a beating moments later ending the fighting just as the town guard arrive.
??? POV
' This is just not my day' I think as I make my way over to Nyx and Erebus holding my right side. When I get to them I take a seat on the fountain with a grunt.
Nyx looks up at me and chuckles behind her paw. Erebus raises a brow "Ya look like shit sis." She tells me with a grin sitting on my right.
"Aye and that's how I feel with a bolt in me side." I chuckle giving her a small smile.
"Hay" We look over to a purple alicorn with 5 other mares and a filly walking in our direction. They stop a few paces in front of use. The alicorn has lavender fur purple eyes dark blue mane and tail with pink and purple streak wearing a light blue button down shirt and purple skirt. A earth pony with orange fur emerald green eyes blonde mane and tail wearing a white and green work shirt blue jeans and a stetson hat. A pegasus with yellow fur blue-green eyes light pink mane and tail wearing a green turtle neck sweater and dark green knee length skirt. A earth pony with light pink fur blue eyes dark pink puffy mane and tail wearing a blue and white shirt and pink skirt. A unicorn with white fur blue eyes dark purple mane and tail wearing a light blue blouse and light purple skirt. A pegasus with cyan fur pink eyes rainbow mane and tail wearing white shirt blue jacket and black jeans. The last is a pegasus filly with orange fur purple eyes dark pink mane and tail wearing a black hoodie and green cargo shorts.
"What ya need lasses?" Erebus asks as Nyx and I give them a questioning look.
The alicorn cleared her throat "Well we would like to ask some questions but first how about introduce ourselves? I'm princess Twilight Sparkle and these are my friends. This is Applejack," she points to the orange earth pony "Futttershy," the yellow pegasus "Pinkie Pie," the pink earth pony "Rarity," the white unicorn "Rainbow Dash," the cyan pegasus "and her sister Scootaloo."
"Erebus and this is my sister Moon Rune," She points to me as I use my claws to unlock my shackles "and my sister Nyx." pointing to Nyx.
"Why did you attack that pack of diamond dogs? Doesn't it go against clan law to not fight the other clans?" Twilight asks
Erebus shrugs "Wouldn't know I'm not a dog and puttin' me in with them is a insult to my kin. I'm a wolf."
"Wait. I thought wo...." Twilight starts before getting cut off.
"YES ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!" I yell as one of the shackles falls to the ground. Looking to Erebus with a smile "Ok pull it so we can get the bounty and leave sis."
Grinning Erebus looks and me and takes the end of the bolt in her hand "Grit your teeth and take a breath sis." I do as she says and growled as she pulls it out.
"WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR!!" Twilight yells we just ignore her.
"*sigh* Thanks" Getting up I dig into my bag for the wanted posters. Finding them I get up and look at Erebus "I'll be back in a few don't tell them what they don't need ta know." She nods and I start heading over to the guards with the posters.
One of the guards sees me coming over to them "Can I help you young filly?"
"Yes ya could ma'am. I would like ta collect the bounty on 5 of the 6 d-dog. Here are the wanted posters for the ones me and my sisters took down the last one was knocked out by a Miss Rainbow Dash." I hand the guard 5 posters as she looks at me with confusion.
She shacks her head then looks at the poster then back at me "Just give me a moment to get my caption and we will sort this out." She walks off and talks for a older looking guard and points to the posters then to me. I watch as the older guard walks off with the posters.
Moments later her returns with two bags of bits one larger then the other and walks up to me. "Ok miss we looked at what you gave us to make shore your bounty was up to par and it was. The bigger of the bags is for the 5 the other is for the last one. I can see your group is taking to Rainbow and the others so if you could give it to her that would be good?" I give him a nod and he hands me the bags.
Walking back over I put the amount of a second bounty in to Rainbow Dash's bag. Getting to the group I toss the larger bag to Erebus. "Rainbow Dash catch." I say and toss the other to her. "That's the bounty for two of the six dogs." Picking up my bag and start heading for the train station. "Come on girls I would like ta reach Canterlot by night fall." They nod and jump in to my shadow.
"Wait. What did you just do?!" Twilight yelled as she stops me with a wall of magic.
"....." I just star at her in her magic hold with a look of boredom.
She glares at me with her arms crossed "Well, I waiting?"
"....."
"Fine if you wont tell me then your coming with me and we are going to wait till the princesses get here." She tells me floating me behind the group to a crystal castle. When we get to the castle she writes a letter and has a dragon send it by dragon fire.
After hours of being asked questions and attempts at mental invasions the door to the room we are all sitting in opens. The dragon that I learned was named Spike shows in two alicorns one taller then the other. The taller of the two has white fur purple eyes green, blue, pink mane and tail wearing a white dress with gold trim gold tiara and neck piece. The other has dark blue fur teal eyes mane and tail like the night sky wearing a blue dress a obsidian tiara and neck piece.
"Hello Twilight, we came after we got your letter." The white one said as the blue one just looked at me confused
"Celestia, Luna I'm so glad you came. I have bin trying for hours to get her to talk but she just wont say anything." Twilight told them before telling them what has happened up to this point.
"Ya left out ya failed attempts at mental invasion." I told them
They look at me as the two come over to the table and take a seat with the rest.
"Hello little one my name is princess Celestia Solaris, co-ruler of Equestria." The white one tells me
"Greetings I am princess Luna Noctis, co-ruler of Equestria." The blue one says
I stand and bowed to them. "I am Moon Rune, ambassador of the Dragon Lands and Kitsune Isles." The entire room goes silent as I finish look at me with wide eyes and slack jaws.
Twilight is the first to come to "That's not possible. How could you be a ambassador to both the Dragon Lands and Kitsune Isles?"
"Do you have any proof of your claims?" Princess Celestia asks
I pick up my bag and pull out two letters with wax seals from the different nations. I put the letters on the table and slide them over to the princesses for them to read. The look over the letters and look at the seals and check them with magic to see if any of them are fake.
Princess Luna looks to me "Well the letters are proof that you are a ambassador."
"What language are these in?" Twilight asks the princesses
"Well Twilight one is in ancient draconic the other is in the written language of the fox. The one in draconic I can read but I don't know fox. The seal is from the empress that I do know. Luna can you read the other?" Princess Celestia tells Twilight be for asking princess Luna if she knows fox.
"Sadly I don't sister." Princess Luna says giving the letters back to me
"So with that out of the way. The main reason that Twilight asked us to come was that thinks you use dark magic. With the fact that you know are a ambassador to the Kitsune Isles could you tell me and my sister the types of magic that you can use?" Princess Celestia asks me
Putting my hand to my chin I think about it for a little but nod "I have no problem with that but I know for a fact that I don't use black magic. I have studied the magic of Equestria so I know what is and is not black magic." I look at the princesses and receive a nod in understanding "I know dragon magic like Spike but on a different level. I use fox magic. I can also us thestral magic. I have access ta wolf magic and the last one is the use of rune magic." When I finish Princess Celestia and Twilight look at me with wide eyes and Princess Luna has a look of intrigue.
"I find my self curious that you know thestral and wolf magic?" Princess Luna asks rubbing her chin "From what I remember both are born traits." She then looks at me wide eyed.
I look at the her and give her a toothy smile and let both eyes show my wolf nature. "Your correct princess ya have ta be born with them and I was. My mother was a wolf but my sire is a lunar pegasus."
Princess Luna insta teleports next to me "M-may I do a magic scan of you?" She asks.
"Princess you can but you will have a hard time finding my thestral magic the damn dog put magic blocking shackles on me and I still have one." I hold up my arm for her to see.
She looks at it "If I can get it off your ok with a scan yes?" I give her a nod. As She works on the shackle I over hear Twilight and friends talking to Princess Celestia.
"Celestia I'm confused what the hay is a lunar pegasus?" Rainbow asked
"In the beginning pegasus had two families one of day the other of night. They were also the forefathers of the thestral specie. Over time they became what they are today." She tells them. As she goes over long lost history Princess Luna finishes with the shackle.
*Click*
Everypony turns to us when they heard the click. "Thank ya Princess." I rub my wrist as I stand up releasing my magic with a sigh as a pair of wings that match my fur color with purple at the edge of each feather. "Ok scan away" every one stares at my wings.
I watch as the Princess scans me. Her eyes open wide and jaw drops and turns to her sister "S-sister c-could y-you please do a scan to confirm my findings please?" Princess Celestia nods and walks over and does her own.
Princess Celestia has the same reaction then looks from me to her sister "How? The amount of equestrian magic you have is close to alicorn level?"
Princess Luna look to her sister "Its almost time for us to return to Canterlot sister. We might want to take our leave?"
"Yes it would be for the best that we leave for today." Princess Celestia looked to Twilight and her friends. "We know that you all have question and we can answer them at a later time but its time for use to head back to Canterlot."
Twilight looked at the princess and gave her a smile "We under understand."
"Thank you Twilight. Now then if you would excuse use we will be out of your manes in a little." Princess Celestia said then nodded to her sister.
Princess Luna looked at me "Moon Rune if you wouldn't mind coming with us?"
"I have no problem with that Princess." I tell her then pick up my bag following them to the door. Once outside we get in to a chariot that will take us to Canterlot castle.
Dear Journal
I'm starting this Journal because I might have pranked mum, aunt Tia and Cadance all in the same day. But yea I got in trouble and mum told me to start a diary so this is that.
So the pranks I pulled was all in good fun or for me it was. I put yellow fur dye in aunt Tia's soap bottle. Mum was simple I put a rune one her coffee cup that made anything she put in it disappear. Cadance set herself up for it. She told me she was the princess of love. So I teleported a dildo just above the ground behind her when she was talking to Gleaming Shield.
The guard that mum assigned to me we Mist Glave. She told me that I was still counted as a captain and Mist would me the first guard in the unit and Mist would act as my guardian if I get in trouble at school. I got my cutie mark when I was working on some rune enchantments for my armor. Its a crecsent moon with runes in it the appeared on the inside of my forearm.
Day 2 I got bored so I chilled around the apartment witch counts as a room I asked. Did some organizing of the books in the living room. Found mist after lunch and ask if she stayed in the barracks she told me that her and Iron live in a apartment in the castle they rented. I found out it was only the size of one of the bedrooms in my apartment.
I asked her if she and Iron would like to stay in the apartment at half the rent of the current place. She ran out of the room and came back with Iron in tow. We sat down and went over my offer since they work in the castle. Mist is working for me even in the house during work hours other then that shes free to do her own thing. Iron works in the forge and it would be close to work. All I asked is that I add iron as guardian for school so if one cant make it the other can. They moved the same day I got permission to help. We moved all the stuff form the old place and it found a new home in their room.
Day 3 I started to work on a proposal for what unit and what we could be used for. I made plans for a indoor training field in the lunar wing. Went over what skills Mist has and training she got. With everything on paper I sent it to mum to get looked at.
Days 4 and 5 I can put in the same thing, got up took a shower, food, read a book, talked with Mist. Got stuff packed for school so I can link my dorm bedroom with my actual one so I can go from school to the castle and back. The week end and went by fast and now on monday the school year for me starts.
Fighting Tooth and Claw / Mirror
Author's Note
Hello everybody just a heads up about this chapter, well two things really.
The first being a reminder that this a a AU and will not follow the shows timeline on when certain events happen.
The second is as you have seen in the name of the title I'm going to say this now. It's not the mirror that your thinking about.
Well that's all I got for now I hope you enjoy.
Fighting Tooth and Claw / Mirror
Luna POV
Taking my unit to the arena I couldn't help but feel worried about Moon having to fight in a duel over another's life. The think that concerned me the most was the way she was getting over protective of the pup that she is protecting. Tia led the group to the stands but I went with Moon to the arena floor.
"Moon are you sure that this is the only way?" I asked hoping that she would not fight this battle and let the griffin Queen, Tia and I handle this matter.
She looked to the arena doors before looking up to me. "Sorry mum, but if I let 'im get away with dis then he wins and the pup suffers under 'is claws."
"Please don't let it get out of hand." I puller into a hug resting my chin on the top of er head.
Leaving Moon I meet the others in the royal box. To my surprise the dragon Princess and Elder Scarlet are there talking to the Griffin Queen.
"Sister Moon is ready. But I will say this to you now if this gets out of hand I will put a stop to it no matter what anybeing has to say." I told Tia in a harsh whisper.
She gives me a nod before turning and informs the guards to let Black Beak and Moon in to the arena. The two walk in from each end meeting near the center and wait for us to start the match.
"Today we are hear to witness the duel for ownership of the slave of Black Beak. The rules are simple one fighter walks away in a winner takes all fight." Tia announces.
"If the fighters are ready this when the count down hits 0 you may start." The Griffin Queen says.
I hit the timer and pry that my baby girl will walk out of this in one peace.
3rd POV
as the timer starts both Black Beak and Moon Rune each take a fighting stance.
5
The griffin piles his sword and hold it in a fencing stance with a smug grin on his beak.
4
Moon Rune widens her stance and lowers her upper body forward hands touching the ground.
3
Both star at each other planning out how to fight the other. Body's tensing in perperation for the fight ahead of them.
2
Black Beak moves his talon over the blade of his sword causing if to spring to life with wisps of black smoke and dark blue glow.
1
Moon Rune takes a deep breath and exhales a small amount of smoke and let's her magic flow through out her body.
0
The two fighters dash towards each other prepared the kill. Black Beak swings in small arc aiming for Moons head but is stopped by her blocking it with the back of her hand shocking him and the audience. Looking at his opponent he sees that she blocked his strike without taking any damage at all. Using her opponents shock Moon pushes his sword up and brings her open palm up curling her fingers and hits him in the chest class first sending him staggering back.
"Scarlet is that wolf using dragons claw style?" Princess Ember asks keeping a eye on the fight.
"It is she learned it from me and grandfather years ago." Scarlet replies.
"It will be interesting to see her use it without being a dragon. That style if I remember right uses our fire breath at the same time and physical strength." The princess remarks.
Going for another strike Moon side steps an swing from the griffin and send a burst of purple fire out of her mouth at him forcing him to take flight to avoid the fire. Diving down Black Beak makes rapid attacks hoping to cut his opponent so his plan can start taking effect. Avoiding most of the attacks Moon losses her balance and Black Beak uses that to cut her on the side of her right arm.
"Ha, I got you now you cur!" Black Beak yells in triumph.
Moon jumps back getting some space between them then prepares to charge him only for her vision to flash black and the sound of screaming to be heard. Shacking her head she focuses only to find Black Beak nicking he with his sword once more. Her vision swims and she sees the faces of her friends and family screaming for help. Backing up she gets her again and the same thing happens again but worse than the previous time.
"What did ya do ya bloody twat!?" Moon demands trying to remain in control of her senses.
Black back chuckles at her. "That would be the affect of this sword. It was said that Nightmare Moons created this weapon and some others that if hit with them the creature well live there worse nightmare."
Moon tried to take a swing at him only for her to stop and grab her head. Feeling a sharp pain in her shoulder snaps her out of it and sees Black Beaks sword in it.
"Now why don't you enjoy your little nightmare and as you do I'll put you out of you misery once and for all." Black Beak let a sinister smirk from as he watched Moon fading into her nightmare.
Moon Runs Nightmare
Moon watched from the her place on the floor of the castle as most of the team was dead. Her mother was fighting a shadowy creature along with her aunt, Scootaloo and Midnigh. The creator mad a few quick motions and her aunt and mother fell to the floor motionless.
"Stop! Leave them alone ya bastard!" Moon yelled.
Midnight tried to stab it in the back only for it to turn around and grab her my the throat. Scootaloo tried to free Midnight only to be run through with its hand. The creature then snapped Midnights neck dropping both of then by Moon.
"No! No, no no no no! Please get up!" Moon yells crawling over to then. "Please Scoots you can't leave me! Midnight please weak up, please!" She pleads tears streaming down her face as she holds them close to her. "Please"
With all of her sorrow, all her rage, all her happiness, and all her love for them she screamed.
3rd POV
Black Beak watched as Moon Rune fell to her knees tears streaming down her face all with a smile as he thrusts his sword in to her heart.
"Nooo" Princess Luna yelled being held back by her sister.
Just as Princess Luna gets ready to teleport onto the field Moon let's out a blood curdling howl forcing all present to take a involuntary step back. Black shadows start to rise off of her body as she slowly starts getting to her paws. Black Beak readying his sword and the onlookers watch as she turns her head to him eyes closed. Slowly she turns to fully face him and opens her eyes and many spectators gasped at the sight of her eyes.
Gone were her normal eyes all that could be seen was a white glow of magic. The Princesses and Elder dragon know that this was the sign of alicorn rage but for her to have it could only make them wonder what had happened to her.
Moon lifted her hand and with a quiet motion Black Beaks sword and arm were removed from his body. Screaming in pain Black Beak fell to the ground and started to shuffle away from his opponent.
"Black Beak, ya hav' made da worse mistake of your life. Ya made me live my worse fear but oi fought it. Now ya are goin' ta die for all the shite that ya 'av done wrong in life. " Moon said lifting him in to the air by the neck. "Good bye Black Beak. " In one swift motion she ripped his head clean off his body. Moon looked down on the body a moment before falling back and passing out.
Luna POV
I am waiting in the hospital wing for the doctor to come back and tell us if Moon was ok. I was in shock I had just watched as my daughter was stabbed in heart but get up and in a alicorn rage.
"How Tia. How did this happen?" I whispered to her hoping she would have the answers.
She game he a hug and held me close. "I dont know Lulu."
Doctor Cross entered the room and I was on my hooves in a heartbeat ready for whatever news she has come to give use.
"Well Princess the only thing I could seem to find wrong with her was her magic was existed. I found no wounds other than all the old healed ones." Doctor Cross gave us a smile then continued. "If you wish to see her she should be waking up soon. We gave her a rejuvenation spell so her magic would recharge faster."
Scootaloo wasted no time bolting to her room with Midnight not far behind as the rest walked. Entering her room both had her smothered in a hog fighting for room on the bed.
"Thank the night your ok Moon." Scootaloo cooed.
"Don't you ever pull that shit again." Yelled Midnight.
"Sorry" Moon said meekly.
"You are in a lot of trouble young lady." I say.
She looked at me for a moment before look back down. "I'm sorry"
Moon POV
Mum gave me a lecture about what I did but ultimately was happy I was ok. After her and everypony left the doctor let me leave once back at the appointment and having a shower I was forced to lay in bed by Scoots and surprisingly Midnight as well.
It was kinda weird so I decided to ask what was happening. "Not ta complain but Mids why are ya clinging ta me?"
She tensed before answering. "Well I-I may h-have a crush on you and Scoots and you getting hurt like that made me realize that I just keep off to the side then nothing will ever change." She finished blushing and looked the other was tightening her grip on my arm.
"Oh..is that so?" Scoots said smirking.
"Um... what?" I say looking back and forth from Scoots and Midnight.
Scoots crawls part way over me and looks at Midnight. "So... you have a ting for the two of us?" Midnight nodded yes. "Moon is herding still a thing?" 'Yes' "The three of us could try but you must take the two of use on a date or two first." I just nod willing to at least give it a try.
Midnight jumped on top of use hugging and thanking us over and over.
Time Skip 3 Weeks after the Duel
Moon POV
I was walking down one of the less used parts of the castle so that I could wrap my head around the upcoming date that Mids is talking us to. Passing one of the rooms I spot light shining from under the door. Knowing that no pony is allowed in to this part of the castle I run in to the room and find nothing but a mirror glowing and the surface rippling like water. Closing my eyes I focus my senses and find that the mirror is giving off large amounts of magic.
Carefully I walk up to it and poke it with a claw and watch the surface move. The light from it starts to get brighter as I back up only for it to flash and send a wave of magic out flinging me in to the wall. Getting up I take a look at the mirror and see that it now looks normal. Getting back on my hooves I walk over and touch it and nothing happens so I decided to go and talk to Aunt Tia about it.
Speed walking my way back to the main parts of the castle I decided to make a pitstop at the training field to get Gleaming.
"Hay, halt. Civilians aren't allowed to be in this part of the castle!" Looking in the direction of the voice I see a pair of sol guards approaching me.
"So would you care to tell us what you are doing heading towards the barracks little filly?" One asks.
"Wait, look Status she has weapons on he." The other says gripping her spire.
The one now known as Status sees my knives now and starts to reposition her spire. "Under order you ar......"
She stops talking as I pull the collar of my jacket showing them my rank pin. Not wasting time on the I turn and head to the training field leaving the two stunned guards. Getting outside I look for the nearest guard.
"Hay guard could you point me to your captain." I firmly ask.
He turns around and looks at me. "The cap is over there training with some of the guards." He points in the direction of the practice ring.
Marching my way over I stop dead seeing a white furred stallion with two toned blue mane without a shirt sparing with two others. What stopped me was not him missing his shirt no it was the cutie mark on his shoulder. At first I thought that Gleaming was under a spell but I could not sense one.
"Shining Armor!" Somepony yelled snapping me back to reality. Turning back to the castle I see six stallions entering the field. I watch from my rooted spot my wings twitching in confusion of the situation. I spot the guard I talked to walking up to them and pointing me out to them so I turn around deciding finding Aunt Tia is a smart move to make. Not making it even three steps he calls out to me causing me to lockup.
"Hay!" I turn my head to the left and see them approaching my. "My guard told me that you were looking for me. How can I help you little lady?" He asked with a kind smile.
"Um... sorry but Oi... um.. Oi need ta go... sorry ta bother ya." I tell them turning back around at this point ready to run to the throne room.
"Now hold on filly we have some questions for you." Somepony said grabbing my wrist.out of panic my wing flares as I spin around knocking the pony's hand off me reflexively grabbing my knives handles and growl.
The group had taken a step or two back. The light blue pegasus rubbed his wrist to looking to happy with my reaction. Same goes for the orange stallion. The yellow and white one look shocked. The pink one looked confused. The purple unicorn and Shining Armor light there horns.i heard the door to the castle open behind me so I spin around and fly down the hall ignoring the yells from them to stop.
Getting near the throne room I briskly walk the rest of the way hopping I lost them. Walking up to the open door i look back and see the group rounding the corner. I run into the room and slam the large doors closed and lock them with magic.
"Um... sorry to bother you young lady but may I help you." Said a deep voice making me jump and spin to face it. Sitting on the throne I see a white alicorn with red mane tail and beard with magenta eyes curiously looking down at me.
Before I can say anything the doors behind me fling open throwing me forward. Moving fast I twist and land on my hooves and get ready for anything. The group charges in to the room the blue and yellow one fly up and forward. The guards start to move to surround me but the alicorn does nothing. When the blue one starts to charge me I throw one of my knives past him and in to the ceiling taking some of his mane off in the process.
The yellow one sees thos and get closer to me making me grab my other knife's handle. When he's close enough he stares at me.
"That's not nice of you to do." He said sternly. I just look and him and he starts to falter as I tap my claw on the handle of my knife letting him know I will draw if I have to.
"Hay partner!" The orange one yells throwing a rope at me but before he can pull it tight I pull my knife and cut it.
The purple and white ones both fire off what looks to be stun spells at me. I give them a fanged filled smirk as the runes on my knife come to life. With two quick swings both spells disappear in two shadowy whisps leaving them slack jawed. Shining Armor puts and shield up around me hopping to keep me in place. I just put my knife away and point up to my other one.
The room looks at it then back to me I give them a wave and disappear with a pop and reappear by the other knife. They watch as I blur out of sight and reappear sitting on the arm of the other throne looking at the amused alicorn.
"So ya asked if ya could help? Yes yes ya can sir" I say to him smiling like Aunt Tia when she needs to defuse the tension in one of her meetings.
"Hehe... I see how can this old stallion help you my dear?" He asks waving the guards and others off.
I place my hand on my chin and think of what to ask firs. "Well Oi think it best to ask who are ya. Oi only know of three and all are mares."
"Well my dear my name is Prince Solaris Sol, Co-ruler of Equestria and ruler of the sun." He told me giving me a small bow from his seat. "As for others like me there is my brother and niece."
I gulp "And um.. wh-what is your brother's full name?" I stutter out.
"His name is Prince Artemis Noctis, Co-ruler of Equestria and ruler of the moon." He smiles at me then holds out his hand to me "Now what might your name be dear?"
I take his hand as he helps me up making me realize that I'm shacking. Looking up I see at worried look on his face. "My full title is Princess Moon Rune,Daughter of the Moon and Princess of Shadows." My vision then fades as I pass out.