10.000 Years Ago.

One can never be too safe, that's what Celestia's father said before her and Luna was sent to a village to negotiate an alliance. It was also the reason why they had gotten an escort, though attacks on this road were rare, they could happen. Celestia had been surprised at her father's decision to send them, normally he would have them study with their teacher, the great unicorn, Starswirl.

Celestia wanted to make her father proud, and even though she had negotiated well, the village of earth ponies had still refused to join up. If one looked at the bigger picture, then the village joining her father's lands and army would offer them better protection. But Celestia knew full well, not many were used to see their kind, and so distrusted any pony who did not like them.

Celestia and Luna were a special breed of pony, they were what was known as Alicorns. A species that had all three traits of the three pony tribes. It was something they had inherited from their mother, the great lady Faust, who sadly passed away not long after Luna's birth. Where she had come from, their father did not know. She was as mysterious as the dark night, as open and full of life as the sky above.

Their father was a lord in the west, near the famous Canterlot mountain. His village laid next to the river, and therefore was an important trading town that had the money to defend themselves. Even so, it was only a question of time before the army of darkness and chaos swallowed up the rest of the world. That was why her father sought allies around the land, but very few ponies were ready to put their differences aside, which was the reason Celestia and Luna now had to return home with no good news.

It was early morning, Luna was still sleeping, her body wrapped in a thick blanket. Their carriage was being escorted by six guard ponies, moving down the road within the dark forest. Though it was early summer, the mornings were still quite cold and dark.

It sent shivers up Celestia's spine as she looked into the foggy woods, the tall pines creating large shadows where any creature could hide in. For now, the only sound was the hoof steps of their guard escort, and the wheels of their carriage.

"Mmmm, Tia...?"

Celestia looked to her sister, seeing her rubbing her tired eyes. "Lulu, you should try to get some sleep.. We won't be home for another hour at the least.."

Luna yawned slightly, then shook her head. "I'm not tired.." Taking a quick glance outside, she frowned seeing they were in the dark forest. "This place, it is not safe, sister.."

"It is only because it is still early." Celestia assured her sister. "Once the sun has risen more, then this place will look more cheerful."

"I doubt it.." Luna said, leaning back in her seat. "Father will not be happy with the news we bring."

"No, he will not." Celestia confirmed, frowning slightly. "But, there are other villages."

"Yes, but they are even farther away from us, and I doubt they will have even heard of our father.." Luna groaned, a little frustrated and defeated. She was scared, and Celestia knew it. With no united front, these monsters would probably kill them all one day. Luna looked out into the foggy forest, and after a while, without looking at Celestia, she asked. "Sister, do you think it will ever end..?"

Frowning, Celestia looked to her sister and nodded. "We have to believe it, Luna..

She finally looked back to Celestia, and then smiled a little, nodding. "You're right, forgive me.. It's just.."

"I know, Luna, I know.."

Suddenly, they could hear distant thunder roaring. Luna shivered. "Looks like it's going to rain.." She sighed annoyed, it was cold, it was foggy and grey, and now it was going to rain. On top of that, they had nothing but bad news to bring home to their father, could this day get any worse?

The carriage suddenly stopped, making both the mares jerk a little at the sudden stop. "Why have we stopped?" Celestia asked, not expecting an answer from her sister. Instead, she poked her head out the window, looking back, then forward before asking one of the soldiers. "Guard, why have we stopped?"

The mare in iron armor looked at her. "A tree is blocking the road, we're trying to move it now."

It was at that moment they started to feel the first drops of rain, signaling the start of a shower from above. Celestia sighed. "Maybe I can help?"

"My lady, please stay in the carriage, it's not safe out here.."

Celestia came out, not caring about the mud beneath her hooves. "We won't be more safe if we stay here."

"Sister, what are you doing?" Luna called.

"Stay in the carriage Luna. I'm going to help the guards move a tree off the road." Celestia told her, starting to move, but Luna was about to come out. "Luna, stay inside, no reason for us both to become filthy."

Luna rolled her eyes. "I'm not a little filly anymore, I can help."

This was not up for debate, Celestia didn't want her little sister out in the open. "I said stay, Luna. This will just take a moment." She could hear her sister scoff, but raising no further objections, Celestia trotted up to the front of the carriage. There, several meters ahead laid a massive tree, blocking the road. Some of the guards were trying to push it with force, as well with magic, but the tree was stuck. "This might be a problem.." Celestia admitted.

Looking up at the sky, the rain was picking up, and she could hear the thunder getting closer. It was probably for the best if they moved this along, she didn't want to be trapped in the rain for any longer than she needed.

She started to walk towards the tree, the rain making the road more muddy for each second that passed. It was cold, the rain was soaking her white fur and pink mane very quickly. Suddenly her attention was caught by a white flash, then six seconds later a roar of thunder followed. She frowned, the pegasi rarely did anything about the weather except near their own homes, right now she wished she had brought some, at least they could provide some help in keeping them dry.

A series of sounds brought her out of her train of thought, the ground was shaking, and before Celestia could react, the guards working on the tree cried out.

"GIIIANT!!"

A loud beast like roar sounded, and the guards started to run towards the carriage to prepare a defense with the other guards. One however slipped in the mud, and before he could get up, the giant troll-like creature came smashing out of the large trees, swinging a large branch like it was a club.

The poor stallion got hit, and was instantly flung into a nearby tree, dying on impact. Some of the other guards cried out for their lost friend, but did not make a move to rush to him. He was dead, and they needed to survive. They made a defensive line in front of Celestia, readying their spears.

"My lady, you must fly away!" One of them yelled, but Celestia was frozen in place, in shock over what had just happened.

"My lady!" The soldier pleaded.

"Sister!" Luna cried, moving to Celestia's side.

The large creature then laughed, gaining all of their attention. "If you try to fly, then I shall shoot you down with whatever I can find, rocks or trees, it does not matter to me!" The giant's voice was loud, it boomed like the thunder above, and it was filled with malice and evil intend.

The giant was massive, thick, and bearded. He wore little clothing to speak of, and his stench could be smelled even at the distance they were standing, which was about 10 meters. Other than his height, his most distinctive feature was the one eye he had in the middle of his skull. He didn't miss the other eye, he simply only had one.

Celestia could no longer be shocked over these monsters' appearances. They came in all sorts of shapes and sizes, some had two heads, others four arms and three legs. Some were as big as mountains, others as small as diamond dogs, which were not small, but for them, it was. Celestia, being the tallest of the group, only came up to the giant's knee.

Then, feeling her sister's fear, and the fear of the guards, not to mention herself, she stepped forward. "What is it you want?!" She called, trying to walk the path of diplomacy.

Luna looked to her sister. "Tia, what are you doing?" She whispered.

"Quiet." Celestia hissed back, not breaking eye contact with the giant.

The giant grinned, then laughed. "Bwahaha! This is my road! And anyone wishing to pass it must pay the tax!" Luna gritted her teeth, this was absurd, but she knew full well there was little they could do.

"And what tax is that?" Celestia asked, her voice ice cold as she glared at the creature before them.

"Ehehe.." The giant chuckled, giving them a toothy grin. "I wish for a hostage.." He pointed with his long thick finger at Luna. "That one, the blue pony. She is my demand for letting the rest of you pass in peace."

Luna reflexively stepped closer to her older sister, not wanting to be held hostage by this monster. Celestia also knew, if this creature held her sister hostage, he could ransom her for a large tribute, not to mention the danger she would be in. She didn't trust these monsters, and there was no way she was going to leave Luna with him.

Other than the distant sound of thunder, and the splashes from the rain, there was complete silence. Celestia was not hesitating on the answer, she knew what it would be, but she was thinking about how they could escape this situation. She wasn't sure if they could take this beast, wound him, maybe, but would they be able to stop him, kill him? Most likely not..

The silent apparently went on for too long, because soon enough the giant growled. "Well, what say you, pony!?"

They would need to change it, the guards would have to fight, they would help, but in the worst case scenario, they would need to try and escape through the air. Celestia glared at him, holding her head high as she gave him her answer. "My answer is no, you will not get my sister, or any pony else."

He let out a laugh, not in disbelief, but as he thought her answer was hilarious. "Bwehhahaha! You're brave, for a pony.. But you're not the only one traveling with an escort. Boys!" In that moment several growls could be heard, and shortly after that, group of orcs rose up from the ditches along the road, carrying armor, swords, shields, spears, and axes.

Celestia knew instantly they were surrounded, and she knew she was not dealing with a simple giant, no, she was dealing with a pack of raiders, out to loot whatever they could. They were most likely not their first victims on this road.

Their five remaining guards tried to circle Celestia and Luna as the monsters approached. "Take them!" The giant ordered, still grinning wildly. The orcs roared, coming closer and closer.

Just before the eventual fight would break out, a flash of white illuminated the otherwise dark forest. Then, barely a second after, a sound as powerful as an explosion roared above. It made the orcs jump back, and even the ponies, including the two alicorns to cover their ears.

There seemed to be a pause in the dramatics, as all by instinct looked up to see if they could spot how bad the storm would get. It was then that they saw it, the dark clouds, they moved unnaturally, too fast. It was not that they moved out of the way per say, or that any pegasi had the ability to move them the way that they moved.

None of them, not even the orcs or giants could believe their eyes. The clouds seemed to expand and move, like a tornado in the sky, darker clouds filled with thunder and lightning cutting it's way through the otherwise harmless rain clouds. The sight made the orcs stagger back towards their chief, the reason was not only the unnatural speed of the clouds, like it was a living monstrosity, but it was what they saw flying in front of the clouds.

At first, Celestia was not sure what she saw. At first, she believed it to be a group of pegasi, but, the closer it got, the more she saw, and the more her eyes widened. Right there, moving across the sky, were two massive black goats, pulling a wagon, or a chariot behind them. A creature stood upright in the wagon, holding on to something, what it was, or who it was, she could not see yet.

The sight both amazed, and terrified her, not to mention the orcs, who were just as stunned by the sight. More terrifying still, it seemed the lightning and thunder all originated from this creature. Each time it raised something into the sky, a flash of lightning would sprawl across the sky, and thunder imitating from it like powerful explosions.

No one, not Luna, not Celestia, and none of the orcs had ever seen the likes of this. They were all spell bound, but that awe quickly broke as it seemed the goats were moving towards them all, descending fast, the trail of clouds following right behind them. The orcs noticed this too, and quickly stepped back out of fear of being hit, in fact, they were so scared they pushed into the giant, making him trip over the large tree he had placed across the road.

"GET DOWN!"

The guards yelled, and they all moved to press the two mares down in the hopes of protecting them from whatever was hurling towards the ground. Celestia held onto Luna, and Luna onto Celestia, both of them closed their eyes, and begged whatever was about to happen, it did not end with their deaths.

It all happened so fast, almost a second after the guards forcing them to take cover, they heard something hit the ground. Celestia had expected some sort of crashing sound, a mix of breaking wood, and something moving across the ground. Instead, it sounded like something indeed hit the ground, but instead of diving straight into it, it slided, or drove across the mud easily.

They heard it come to a stop, then heard two large creatures breathing hard, like after a long run. The guards still stood close to their charges, but allowed them however to see what was going on.

Celestia and Luna got up, both of them covered in mud, but neither of them got any time to think about it, because they were too shocked. Right beside their carriage, stood two massive yak sized goats, panting, their nostrils flaring, their warm breath mixed with the cold air creating small winds of steam.

No one had ever seen goats as massive as these, and to be honest, they were quite fearful. Behind them they pulled an open wagon, but it was the creature inside that caught their eyes.

Standing in the wagon was a tall, pale skinned creature. Like the orcs and giant, it seemed to be standing on two legs, it had two arms, two hands, and like some of these creatures, it had a small beard. It was breathing hard, but not like panting, more like it was angry, it's body was soaking wet too, along with the clothes it was wearing.

Without as much as glancing at them, the creature let go of what looked like reins for the goats. Then, it stepped off the wagon, the muddy ground splashing slightly as it's feet touched the ground. It was only then Celestia noticed the rain had stopped, and so had the thunder and lightning.

The creature started to walk towards them all, passing his goats, and coming more fully into view. They noticed he was carrying something in his right hand, and when he passed them, Celestia got a closer look, and it was not what she had imagined this creature would be carrying, a hammer.

It was certainly not something that was designed for normal work, but if it was a war hammer, why was the handle so short? Then again, this was not the place to be thinking of such things. More pressingly was to find out what this creature was, and what it was going to do.

They watched as he walked towards the group of orcs, finally standing five meters from them, and five meters from Celestia and the others. The orcs looked at the creature, which Celestia assumed was a male, then, the giant finally stood up, and looked over the newcomer.

He was as tall as the orcs, which meant Celestia came to about his chest. His overall body was muscular, and his overall demeanor seemed to take the giant aback. Usually, ponies, griffons and whatever else that was not of his kind would cower before him and his clan, he was not used to being stared down by someone who was smaller than him.

"And who might you be?" The giant asked, sounding bot confused and a little annoyed.

The male sighed, then with a deep rough voice replied. "I could tell you, but what I am, and what my name is would not make any difference to you, because you." He pointed to the giant, then gestured to the orcs. "And your friends will all be dead before you ever get to tell anybody about me."

The simple and bold statement took every one nearby by surprise, and after a few seconds, the giant started to laugh, loudly. His laughter was then soon followed by the laughter of the orcs, which seemed like a mix between grunts and roars.

Celestia and Luna watched in puzzlement as the hammer carrying creature seemed to smile, then even starting to laugh with them, laughing, and walking towards them. The scene was absurd to watch, and the laughter seemed to be so genuine that Celestia wondered if this creature was actually on their side, and they were just mocking them. Her answer would be more bloody than she could imagine.

Suddenly the creature twisted his upper body, using the momentum to swing the large hammer, smashing the skull of the closest orc. That seemed to stop the laughter as the blood and gore hit the group. Luna closed her eyes, having never seen anything quite that graphic before.

The orcs stepped back, the creature smiled holding his hammer at the ready. The giant glared. "Kill him!" The orc pack roared, running towards the hammer wielding warrior.

Celestia and Luna could only watch in amazement as the creature seemed to be running towards those trying to rush him. He swung his hammer, clearing the first two in his path, sending them flying to one side, cracking their skulls open upon impact.

More tried to rush him, but he was quick, and his swings powerful, sending orc upon orc flying. One he grabbed he simply swung into another. One he headbutted, then forced him into the spear of another. The scene playing out before the ponies were bloody and violent, and yet, the creature seemed to enjoy it. He grinned, even if he would roar and yell out of anger, or excitement.

Amazingly, the battle seemed to be going in the creature's favor, which of course only made the giant angry. Finally having enough, he moved forward, pushing away two orcs in the process as he swung the massive branch. The creature was taken off guard, and so was one of the orcs. Both of them were sent flying, the orc hit a rock in a ditch, the creature vanished from sight into the forest.

Again, there was a moment of silence. Celestia had been amazed about the warrior's strength, but now, now he was dead, and now they were left to fend for themselves once again. The giant let out a small laugh, then, with his six remaining orcs, he pointed at the group of ponies. "We earned ourselves a feast!"

It was not what Celestia or Luna wanted to hear, nor did the guards, who quickly formed a line, holding out their spears, readying their defense. Celestia and Luna stood behind the line, but, they were not going to leave this fight to their guards alone, they would stand with them, to the end if need be.

When the final seconds arrived, the ponies braced themselves for impact, but then, right before the attack came, something came flying out of the woods. It went by so fast, but Celestia and Luna managed to recognize the object as the hammer the warrior had been carrying.

It smashed into the group, and right as it did so, lightning ripped through the air and struck the attackers, killing all six of them instantly. The hammer continued on it's way, but, as it was about to disappear, it was like by some unknown force it slowed down, and then just like it was tied to something, it moved back from where it came and found the hand of it's owner.

Standing by the edge of the tree line was the male warrior, unharmed, to everyone's disbelief. The hammer was back with it's master, and in that moment, Celestia knew, whatever this creature was, he was unlike anything they had ever faced before.

As the creature made it's way back to the road, the giant took a step back, not believing his eye. "How is that possible!? Who are you?!"

The creature stopped only a meter in front of the ponies, facing the giant. "I told you, it does not matter.. But, when you get to hell, you can tell whoever is down there that it was the god of fucking thunder that sent you there."

The giant roared, then leaped forward towards the group. The guard ponies took a nervous step back, but the creature simply stood still, twisted his body, raised his hammer, and with a swift movement, he threw the hammer towards the giant, splitting his big head open like a melon.

Thunder could be heard above as the hammer hit it's target, and the giant flew back a few meters before finally landing dead in the mud.

Like before, the hammer returned to the hand of the creature, and when it did, he slowly turned his attention to the group of ponies. They were all stunned, not to mention speechless, but now that the giant was gone, and the fighting was over, they got a much better and closer look at the creature.

He was tall, like the orcs, but his features were not green, sickly or deformed. He looked strong, and the battle had just proved how strong he was. His face was hard, but not ugly, his eyes were fierce, but not unkind. They also had a beautiful blue color that seemed to go nice with his blonde hair and beard.

His beard was not long, but it was growing. His hair was longer, and behind his head it was tied as a ponytail. His clothes were, nothing that special, he wore no armor as far as Celestia or Luna could detect, instead he wore a simply green tunic, secured in the middle with a thick leather belt. His pants were brown, made of a thick material, wool probably, like the rest of his outfit. His feet were covered in leather, and was laced and wrapped up his ankles. A final detail to note was the small silver chain around his neck, nothing however seemed to be attached to it.

The creature's eyes looked them over, and after a few seconds, he looked to both Celestia, and Luna. He then raised his left hand, pointing to them both, but just as he was about to speak, a guard stepped forward, holding his spear toward the creature. "Stay back!" He ordered, trying not to look scared.

The creature didn't lower his hand, instead his eyes turned to the pony, giving him a stern look. He then simply grabbed the tip of the end of the spear and said. "I'm not in the mood, pony." And with that, simply snapped the spearhead off, leaving the guard with only the wooden pole. The guard quickly stepped back as the creature tossed the spearhead to the side.

Celestia, followed closely by Luna, stepped forward. "You have our thanks for defeating the raiders.." She said, mustering up all her courage.

Luna followed suit, figuring staying on the creature's good side was the best. "By what name may we call you."

The creature seemed slightly surprised, then inclined his head. "You can call me Thor, and I assume you're Celestia, and you're Luna, am I right?"

Now it was the alicorns turn to look surprised. "How do you know our names?" Celestia asked.

The creature known as Thor smiled. "I was sent to find you, and help your world.."

Luna could hardly believe it, still, she asked what was on everyponies mind. "By who?"

He gave her a serious look. "The gods.. I was sent here to save your world... For now, we can leave it at that.." Thor turned around, walking towards the corpse of the fallen guard. Both the alicorns followed him, escorted by their remaining guards.

Luna and Celestia frowned as they saw the young guard. His blood soaked the ground, his eyes were open and filled with horror. Thor knelt down, and gently closed the guard's eyes. "I wish I could have arrived sooner.." He let out a deep sigh of frustration.

"We must bury him.." One of the guards finally said. "We can't leave him here to rot."

Celestia nodded, but Thor cut in. "Did he live nearby?"

The same guard who had spoken up before answered him. "Yes, he lived in our town, but.. But we can't carry him with us, and lady Celestia and Lady Luna must stay in the carriage, and we can't carry him all the way.

"We can walk." Luna assured the guards.

The officer shook his head. "You must stay in the carriage."

"But-"

"I'll take him then." Thor said, cutting Luna off. "Let him be buried at his home." He picked up the pony, holding him like he would hold any fallen friend. The ponies seemed nervous about it, but they were tired, and he had saved them, so they did not protest.

True to his word, Thor placed the body inside his wagon. Then Luna came over, carrying with her the blanket that had kept her warm. She used her magic to place it over the dead guard, frowning as she did so. She knew full well the guard would not have too much use of the blanket, but at least he could get home with a little dignity, and not on full display.

There was a minute's silence, all of them taking a moment to give the fallen some respect. Thor moved away from the ponies, walking over to his goats, making sure they were ready for the journey ahead, but also to give the ponies some space to honor their fallen comrade.

Someone seemed to be mumbling a small prayer, but Thor didn't catch the words, nor did he really listen. After a minute or two, someone coughed politely behind him, gaining his attention. He turned around, finding Celestia standing there with a grateful smile. "Thank you for doing this, but there are still a lot of questions that need to be answered."

Thor nodded. "Yes, but this is not the place, and to be honest with you.. I'm not really sure where to start my tale.. Not on an empty stomach at least.."

She nodded in agreement. "Captain, let us return home."

"Yes my lady."

The guard responded, getting everything ready to move once again. With Thor's help, the trees on the road were easy to move out of the way, and soon enough, they were on the move once again.

There were a lot of things about this that the alicorns didn't understand. Their mysterious warrior had saved them from death, but why? Who was he? And was he really sent by the gods? Was he really a god himself?

Present Time.

"Find out next time, same Thor time, same Thor channel.." Discord announced in a mocking tone, and the others looked at him. Luna shot him an annoyed look, and Fluttershy gave him a gentle, yet still stern look of disapproval.

"And that is how we met our husband.." Celestia said, finishing the story.

All the ponies looked at her and Luna with big eyes, all of them seemed totally enthralled and captivated by her tale. "Then what happened?!" Rainbow Dash asked, almost leaping out of her seat.

Twilight nodded. "Yes, please go on princess. You can't stop now, we are learning so much!"

"Well, there's still something ah don't understand.." Applejack said, looking thoughtful. "If all of this is true, how come none of us have ever heard about it."

"Yes, that is the question." Luna agreed, giving her sister a hard look before looking back at Applejack. "What shocks us the most is that you have never heard of him fair Applejack, or you, Pinkie Pie."

Applejack tilted her head. "Why would ah have heard about him?"

Celestia chuckled slightly. "Well, our husband was quite beloved by the three tribes, but the tribe that adored him the most was the earth ponies.. I believe it was because they related to him the most.."

Luna let out a happy sigh, then giggled. "He used to say that he was just a peasant who had become a god.. A simple man with needs and problems just like any other.."

"He certainly drank like no other..." Discord mumbled.

"Why don't we tell the tale when our husband was about to break all of your bones, and you cowered before him." Luna said sharply.

Discord looked back at Luna. "That's not how I recall it."

Celestia sighed. "I think it is better we just tell the story as it is, and how it happened.. In order, Luna." Her sister still glared at Discord, but said no more on the matter, instead, she simply nodded.

Rainbow Dash leaned forward. "Okay, now that that's over with, what happened next?"

Author's Note

Yay, first chapter out. :3

Hope you guys enjoyed it. ^^