A new hope of living
Chapter 8: Free at last.
Previous ChapterNext ChapterIt was another beautiful morning in Canterlot, it was around 8:00 in the morning, and the streets were very busy, the castle was starting a new morning.
Juan, Celestia and Luna were having breakfast in the dining room, Juan had gotten up early at Celestia's request. Juan no longer saw the princesses as simple friends, he knew their secret. That day they tried to have sex with him, it gave him a new perspective on the princesses, they just gave the excuse that they were excited. Juan obviously knew the opposite was true.
"Juan ... tell us ... do you have plans for today?" Celestia asked while eating her pancakes.
"Well ... I have no plans, although maybe at night I will go for a walk in the gardens." Juan said while he had scrambled eggs for breakfast like Luna. Juan noticed that Celestia and Luna were giving him some flirtatious looks and winks.
"Ok we understand ... so are you free?" Celestia asked again as she looked at him.
"Well ... I'm practically free ... ehh why the question?" Juan exclaimed as he finished his scrambled eggs.
"Oh it's nothing important, just curious." Celestia explained looking at him with a smile. After the three of them finished having breakfast, Luna went to her room so she could rest for the night. Celestia and Juan stayed in the dining room, then Juan said goodbye to her, but was stopped by her magic.
"Hey Juan ... you could do me a big favor." Celestia asked as she nervously rolled her hooves.
"Of course it is?". I ask.
"Well, Cadance asked me to go to the crystal empire, at her and my request ... it's quite important." Celestia explained.
"Tia ... I know you don't tell me the whole story ... come on, you can tell me." Juan said with a smile.
"Okay ... Cadance is being abused by her husband Shining Armor ... she trusts you a lot ... please you have to help her." Celestia said as she put her helmet on his shoulder.
"You say that he hits her, mistreats her and insults her?" She nodded. "Okay ... I'll do it for Cadance." Juan finished with a look of determination.
"Thank you very much Juan, she will thank you ... just like me." Celestia exclaimed giving him a hug.
"A mare as beautiful as her does not deserve to be treated that way ... believe me I will put that idiot in her place." Juan said. Then they both walked to their room, Juan grabbed his two golden revolvers, his helmet and Scarlet's hologram.
"Scarlet wake up ... we have a new mission." Juan told her as he woke Scarlet from her sleep mode.
Huh what? ... You said rescue mission? ... I'm too tired
"Come on baby ... this is very important." Juan said as he finished preparing.
Arrgg ... okay ... but it better be urgent enough to wake me up. Scarlet agreed to scold her teeth. Then Juan went to the princess of the sun who was behind him. "Look, here are the tickets for the crystal empire, please you have to help her." Celestia said, then gave him a big smile. "Easy, I'll finish your torment." He promised with a smile. "You are a very good stallion, take your ticket, I will teleport you to the station." Celestia handed him the ticket and then with a golden flash, Juan disappeared from the castle.
Canterlot Station
Juan opened his eyes and found himself in the station, then he realized that many ponies were looking at him, with a nervous smile he gave them a greeting, some returned it, but others looked away from him. Then Juan heard a voice from a stallion next to a train that looked like glass.
"Train to the Crystal Empire". Said the stallion, Juan then smiled and addressed him.
"Excuse me sir, you wanted to board this train ... here's my ticket." Juan said while showing him the ticket, the stallion was intimidated at first, but then he nodded and took the ticket.
"With pleasure sir ... you can enter, have a good trip." Said the stallion, stepping aside so that Juan would enter the train.
"Thank you kind sir". Juan said, then Juan sat down, then he saw that he was the only passenger. The stallion then gave signals to the train pilot to advance. Then with a great roar the train began to head to the crystal empire.
"Well this will be a loooong trip." Juan exclaimed as he made himself comfortable.
"Scarlet, you can take the opportunity to rest a bit, in the meantime I'll be enjoying the scenery."
Okay
Two hours later
Juan and Scarlet were resting peacefully, Scarlet was resting since they left, Juan got bored and then fell fast asleep ... Then a great noise woke them up.
"Ehh ... what? Are we there yet?" Juan asked as he yawned and stretched.
Wow ... Juan you have to see this ... it's really beautiful ... it looks like a fantasy city
Scarlet said as Juan revived. Juan then marveled at how beautiful the empire was, Juan also noticed crystal ponies, he thought he had seen everything from dragons to draconequus but never bright equines.
"Wow ... it's literally the crystal empire ... are those ponies ... glass?" Juan asked puzzled. Then the train stopped at the crystal empire station.
"Dear passengers, welcome to the crystal empire." Said the engineer. Then the doors opened to reveal the station, which was not as crowded as Juan or Scarlet believed.
"Thank you kind sir". Juan thanked, then the driver nodded and Juan got off the train, then Juan was alone at the station, it was completely empty.
"Well ... here we are." Juan exclaimed as he continued to contemplate his surroundings.
Well ... what are you waiting for ... we have a mission to accomplish, come on silly, stop looking at nothing and walk.. Scarlet said over the speaker, Juan then shook his head and remembered why he was here in the first place.
"You're right, well let's go." Juan said as he started to walk towards the entrance of the empire.
Crystal Empire
"Arrgg ... I can't believe I walked for almost an hour to get here." Juan said as he gasped for oxygen.
Ehh Juan ... we seem to have curious eyes on us. Scarlet said over the speaker, Juan slowly raised his head, to then find many glass ponies looking at him with curious and somewhat fearful looks.
"It must be the human." Whispered a pony.
"Wow, it's bigger than I thought, it looks like a hairless ape." Whispered another.
"Will he be fine? It seems that something is wrong ... he seems to be tired." Said a mare. The other ponies began to whisper other things about the new visitor to each other.
"Ehh ...". Juan couldn't finish as he was interrupted by gasps from all the ponies looking at him.
"You can speak". Said one.
"Ehh, Scarlet ... what do I do? ... these ponies keep looking at me." Juan exclaimed as he asked his friend for help.
Ask for directions, Princess Cadance must be in her castle. Just ask them where the castle is.
Scarlet said over the com. Then Juan said what she told him.
"Ehh ... could you tell me where I can find the crystal castle?" Juan asked. Instantly all the ponies pointed to a large building in the center of the city.
"Thank you". Juan said, then he walked towards the direction they gave him. He kept receiving curious and fearful glances from all the other ponies, Juan sometimes felt so uncomfortable that he tried to hide, after a few minutes of walking Juan found himself from under a gigantic castle made of glass. Juan then noticed what appeared to be a blue crystal heart rolling between two crystals.
"Strange ... why would someone have a heart of glass?" Juan asked himself. Then Juan came across what looked like a large door guarded by two guards, both stallions.
When Juan approached, both guards were stunned when they saw the famous human.
"You're ... the ... the ... human." Said one.
"Good afternoon good sirs, I come here at the request of Princess Celestia, she sent me to meet Princess Cadance." Juan explained, they both nodded and opened the doors for him.
"Sure ... please come in sir, the princess and the prince must be waiting for you." Said the other, Juan nodded and went to the doors. When he entered he was surprised, he had never seen something so beautiful and perfect like this.
"Wow ... I thought I would only see this in my best dreams." Juan said admiring the beautiful castle.
I would dare to say that it is just as beautiful as Canterlot Castle or Twilight Castle. Scarlet exclaimed also in wonder.
"Blades told me that she served in Cadance's personal guard along with a pegasus named Flash Sentry or something, she told me that she had a crush on him, but the guy was too 'young' for her or so he told me".
"But, well enough to distract us, Blades told me that the throne room must be around here, she said the room with the bigger doors." Juan said while looking for the throne room.
Juan I know that the Shining Armor prince is causing the princess a lot of pain, but you must control your impulses to shoot him, ok? We don't want to be seen as a threat, so please don't make a scene.. Scarlet said on the com.
"Okay, but as long as I don't hit Cadance in front of me I won't shoot him." Juan said with a look of determination. After walking Juan found the doors to the throne room. With a big sigh Juan opened the doors, everyone was surprised to see him except Cadance who gave him a big smile. Then the princess got up from her throne and ran towards Juan, who leaned a little to hug her.
"Juan ... I'm so glad to see you again ... I knew that Aunt Celestia would send someone who could stand up to Shining ... I'm so grateful to finally see you." Cadance said clinging to him tightly, she shed some tears of joy. Juan rolled his eyes with a smile.
"He threw horrible things at me ... please." Cadance was interrupted by Juan.
"Shhh ... calm down ... I'll see to it that that idiot treats you like the beautiful and beautiful mare that you are." Juan said as he wiped one of her tears from her eyes.
"Cady who just walked in ...". Armor came to the throne room seeing his "guest" hugging his wife. Armor then separated them from the hug and asked his wife.
"What is the human doing here?" Asked Armor angrily, Juan got up and glared back at him.
"Tia Celestia sent him for a private meeting with us, she also wanted him to know the crystal empire." Cadance responded nervously.
"Ummm, okay, I just don't want to not be around you darling." Armor said as he gave her a caress on her cheek. Then he looked at Juan and approached him.
"Stay away from she, understood." Armor whispered in her ear.
"It is understood". Said Juan, he was holding back the urge to put this idiot in his place and shoot him.
"Guards watch the human." Armor told his guards.
"Understood sir." They all said in unison.
Then Juan was taken to his room by Cadance, she was very grateful that he was here, Juan would have a time limit in the empire, but he was going to make the most of it.
"Well Juan, here is your room, I hope you like it." Cadance said as he showed her the room.
"She's beautiful, Cadance." Juan said admiring his room. Juan then brought Cadance closer to the room where he checked each corridor, then he closed the door taking Cadance inside, what Juan did not know was that the abusive prince had seen them and now he would be ready to spy on them.
"Juan ... what's up?" She asked confused.
"Look Cadance ... I need you to be strong, if he hits you believe me that I will not leave him, you are a very beautiful mare, who deserves to be respected." Juan said giving the pink alicorn a hug.
"Ok ... I'll ... try." She said in a shaky voice.
"Look at me, I won't let him hurt you any more, believe me I'll put him in his place and we'll banish them if necessary." Juan said.
"Besides I think you will find a stud that I loved enough." Juan continued.
"Thanks Juan, you are very cute, thanks for protecting me." Cadance said giving her a kiss on the cheek. Armor managed to see the facts for the dog and got much more angry.
"Hehe there is no reason ... now go to sleep." Juan said as he opened the door for her. Armor quickly hid behind a flower pot.
"Rest well". Cadance said. Then she went to the throne room to finish her royal duties, Juan slightly opened the door and saw that hateful white unicorn very angry. Juan realized this and decided to follow him.
"What is he planning?" He asked himself.
Whatever it is, follow him, maybe I'm going to do horrible things to her, leave me here in case that bastard comes back I'll let you know if he tries to sabotage something.
"You're right Scarlet, I'm going to follow him, stay here just in case." Juan said. Then he started following Armor.
Cadance was signing some important papers, then she watched her husband enter.
"Execute order 66." Armor whispered to the guards, all the guards lined up to block any exit. Cadance noticed this and quickly wondered what was going on with his faithful guards. Juan noticed this too.
"What's going on there? ... Scarlet activates camouflage now." Juan ordered, Scarlet quickly obeyed and Juan became invisible then I went in and opened the door to see what was happening.
Armor was approaching threateningly to Cadance who was looking at the situation in disconcert.
"Shining that this ...". Cadance could not finish because she was held by two guards. Juan was about to act, but he didn't want her to get hurt in the crossfire.
"What's wrong with you two? He ordered them to release me right now, Shining what's going on ...?" Cadance was unable to finish due to a strong blow that Armor struck her in the stomach, the guards dropped her to the ground. She moaned in pain.
JUAN YOU HAVE TO HELP HER NOW!
"It's tempting Scarlet, but I don't want her to get hurt because of me." Juan said while preparing his weapons.
"Please Shining don't." Cadance said between little cries of pain.
"Are you really asking for mercy now darling? You are a cheating bitch and I will give you something I like to enjoy, this is for being a whore." Armor exclaimed kicking him.
"This for being a bitch." Then he punched one of Cadance's cheeks. It was the moment Juan had to save her.
"LEAVE HER ALONE!". Juan roared angrily. surprising everyone in the room.
"Guards catch him!" Armor ordered, all the guards tried to catch Juan or kill him with their spears, Juan dodged each one and then released a smoke bomb that quickly began to knock them all out.
"NO!". Armor yelled angrily, then threw Cadance aside and charged his horn, then the spell seemed to work, but then Juan punched him in the muzzle causing him to stagger, then Juan headed for Cadance.
"You're good?". Asked the concerned one.
"I'm fine with just a little pain." Cadance said with a smile, then Juan along with Cadance turned to Armor who was rubbing his nose in pain.
"I'm sick of your shit, I'll finish you once and for all." Juan said looking at him angrily, but then Juan was thrown by a lightning bolt from Armor's horn that threw him towards a wall.
"Well that will leave a mark." He whispered to himself, then Armor conjured a sword with which he tried to wound Cadance, she dodged the attack.
"I thought our love was true." Cadance said tearfully.
"I only married you for the fame, the money, the glory ... the power." Armor told him with a malicious smile.
"ENOUGH! Shining Armor has attacked me and my friend, now I'm going to make you pay for it." Cadance then started tackling him, she followed the example that Juan gave her. But Armor managed to subdue her.
"Let go of me demon." Cadance said as he tried to shake it off. Armor then grabbed a small crystal and began to stab Cadance. Cadance screamed in pain, the crystal began to pierce her skin, she couldn't get it off her, she was badly beaten and injured. But then she saw Juan kick Shinig in the face, she smiled and quickly broke free from Armor's grip.
"End this nightmare princess." Juan told her with a smile, she gave it back and then charged a spell.
"I'll take revenge on you bitch and on you too dirty son of ...". Armor couldn't finish he was gone. he had been teleported to an unknown location. After this Cadance was free from the evil one.
"Not bad princess." I congratulate Juan to Cadance who was gasping for oxygen. But then she collapsed on him.
"Cadance! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine alone ... AHHHHHH." Cadance screamed in pain, then looked down and saw that he was bleeding, he also felt great pain on his face, front hooves and waist.
"Oh no ... look what that idiot did to you, calm down Cadance always carried a medicine cabinet, come on, let's go to my room." Juan said, she smiled and they started to go to her room, occasionally Cadance would collapse but Juan would grab her. When they got to the room Juan laid Cadance on his bed and then took out his portable medicine cabinet.
Juan soaked a cloth with alcohol and began to disinfect the stab wounds of the sword, Cadance sometimes moaned in pain, but then Juan began to bandage it in all the bleeding and bruised areas.
"What's up Cadance?" Juan asked as she shed some tears.
"I always believed that Shining married me because he loved me, I was a fool to accept it, I always thought he was my dream stud, but ... then I realized that he was like other studs." Cadance said as he lowered his head and cried in disappointment.
"Hey don't feel bad, did you think Shining was a stud ... a man? Well let me tell you that you deserve a true man who respects you and truly loved you." Juan said she gave him a smile.
"Well he thought I already prevented the bleeding, now you can sleep in your room without having to worry about that bastard." Juan then opened the door to his room for Cadance to come out. She then had an idea.
"Juan". She asked receiving an "Um?" as a reply.
"I'm still a little nervous about Shining's threats ... so I was wondering if ... could you sleep with me?" Cadance asked as he nervously rolled the hooves. Juan already knew her plan.
"Okay ... but don't try anything funny." Juan said with a smile and a wink. She just blushed.
"Well ... okay, follow me." Cadance told him. Juan followed her and they both entered her room, Cadance patted a spot near her, Juan accepted and lay down. Then he leaned close to her ear.
"I already know your secret." Juan exclaimed, this surprised Cadance and then she blushed.
"You ... you know." She asked in a shaky voice.
"Let's say one day I might take you each on a date." Juan told him. Then I touch her bruised cheek.
"You are such a beautiful mare ... I don't understand why I mistreat you like that, but believe me I will protect them at 4 I will not let any of them suffer ... ok?"
"Okay". Then she gave him a kiss on the cheek and then they began to sleep holding each other. she was finally free from that damned abuser, now she had her future dream stud lying with her ... she was completely happy. They finally had their dream stud.
Location unknown
Prince Shining Armor was walking through the snowy wastes on the outskirts of the empire, he had walked aimlessly for hours.
"Cadance and that unfortunate human are going to pay me ...". Armor couldn't finish because a portal opened right in front of him, revealing heavily armed, bipedal creatures. Armor was speechless.
"Hello good sir ... I think I heard you said the word human." Said the largest human, this was none other than ... Ezequiel.
"Who are you?". The prince asked very surprised.
"Oh sure ... my manners ... Ezequiel called me, leader of the corrupt, and you are ...?.". Ezekiel asked.
"My name is Shining Armor Former Prince of the Crystal Empire." Armor appeared, then Ezequiel remembered why they found him.
"Excuse me Mr. Armor, but I would like to know who is this human you mentioned?" Ezequiel asked with a fake smile.
"It is no one important, it is only a human named Juan, why the question? Asked Armor, Ezequiel smirked.
"In fact I know him is just an old enemy of mine that I have been looking for for years." Ezekiel explained.
"I just want to know where it is, I also like that one of the locals will take me and my army to this city called Canterlot." Ezequiel said smiling ... Armor thought about it.
"And what can I opt to change?" He asked smiling at her too. Ezequiel looked at his soldiers and then at the unicorn.
"Vengeance and power". Ezekiel said.
"We have a deal". Armor said as he smiled and gave her his helmet.
"A hand to a helmet". Then they both shook hands and helmets. Then Ezekiel ordered his soldiers.
"Bring the entire army, it will take a few days or weeks, but soon we will conquer that world together with its inhabitants ... and then we will kill that insect named Juan." Ezequiel ordered all the soldiers to nod and then other portals appeared, from them came soldiers, tanks, and ships.
"This is just the beginning."
Author's Note
References for today's chapter:
Order 66 is a reference to the order of the same name that appeared in the movie Star Wars Episode III.
(Well it is the only reference I put in this chapter).
But hey guys, I'll just tell you that the other chapters will try to make them longer and more entertaining. ![]()
