Chapters Part 1 (Edited by Cage_)
'Damn it all...'
'I hate being in the rain, sure I liked listening to it to help me sleep but being out in it was fucking annoying.
Then again, when get out here? When did it start raining? Where the hell was I? I don't recognize this place at all, this wasn't-'
*BOOM!*
Light flashed across the sky causing the lone man to flinch as he began to go door to door pulling on them trying to find one that was open and get into a shelter.
'Get inside! Get inside! Get inside! Get inside! Get inside! Get inside! Get inside! Get inside! GET THE FUCK INSIDE!'
Coming to what looked like a shop he opened dunking in he pulled his hood down as he rubbed his hands together as he saw someone behind the counter.
"Hey man sorry about coming in like this but I have no idea where my car is and your shop was the only one open," Greeting the confused man as he gathers his bears and looked around at the stuff in the store. "This storm came out of nowhere,"
The owner had his back to the guest at his shop as he held a golden pocket watch.
"Your right on time," The shopkeeper said caused the man to look up.
"Huh?" As he said this the man turned around hearing the door shut behind him and lock... itself.
Confused he turned back to see the shopkeeper turn look forward at his guest.
"Welcome shopper to my shop," The lost man froze upon seeing the very familiar face of an actor who played in many different movies but this wasn't the actor. "You know who I am yes?"
The shopkeeper placed his hands in his pockets as the hoodie-wearing man stood in shock and confusion before laughing.
"Oh man this is rich... this is a prank, right? This is a damn good one getting you to play the shopkeeper from the old Sony commercial? Love what you did with the door had me going there for a moment," The shopkeeper held a smile as the man came to the desk. "This is all well and good, I like a good prank and all but how did I get here?"
"A very good question dear shopper but this isn't a prank," The shopkeeper told the person before him. "Think about it one moment your out getting food and the next your here in a small dark shopping area you have never seen before and it starts raining,"
The shopper froze slightly.
"How did you know that?"
"My dear boy if I had a penny every time someone says that I would still be here, to be honest... but still my friend you know who I am yes?" The shopkeeper asked.
"Um... I do but this is so weird like how did I get here? I don't understand," The shopper asked to which the shopkeeper smiled.
"No matter where you are there is always a reason why your there," He then waved for the shopper to follow as he lifted the counter panel to let the shopper in, as the shopkeeper lead the baffled young man into the back and into a lift the shopkeeper pushed a button that didn't have a number on it but a door.
"It's a natural thing you know the primal need to put one's self into the unknown give the world's famous adventurers if for their curiosity you wouldn't been born!" As they were lowered the shopper watched as the lift passes by a battle between the banished and the UNSC. "Every action has a ripple through time and space, similar to the butterfly effect but on a much greater scale, say if John F Kennedy wasn't shot maybe WWIII could have happened or maybe history would play out to where the cold war could have ended early,"
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction Sir Issac Newton," The shopper quoted as they went past Super mutants charged the brotherhood lines.
"See you catching on," The shopkeeper lightly hit the shopper's chest."Whether it be in real life or in the digital world from Bioshock to the Tale series you used to play. Actions may lead up to a good outcome or a bad one but there are actions where the outcome would be bad both ways,"
"Like fallout new vegas?" The shopper asked watching Geralt fight off a werewolf.
"Yes for every ending in that game results in Vegas being left in some form of ruin like the witcher before us once said: evil is evil, lesser, greater it doesn't matter if I had to choose I rather not a choice at all. But sadly you have to pick," The shopkeeper said as another level they passed was Prophet fighting the Ceph allowing the human survivors to back away from the fight. "There are millions of ways something can turn out. From the way you were born, maybe you had green eyes instead of blue or your hair was black instead of blonde to things in your life maybe you hate the color red or maybe your first console was an Xbox original than a Play station 2,"
As the final level, the level they pasted was with Sly cooper going from rooftop to rooftop being cased by none other than the police fox known as Carmelita.
"So many paths and so many choices it's hard to pick," The lift stopped as the two exited upon the large shop they were in. "Like what will you choose to go on the path before you?"
The shopper followed as the shopkeeper passed by many objects.
"Will you be a powerful being, an immortal, or how about the rare nightmare?" He pushed a door shut before locking it with a smile. "Just what are you looking for?"
There had to be millions of items in the shopkeeper's shop as the shopper was overwhelmed slightly.
"I... I..."
"Take your time we have all the time you can ask for. Well, your view on time is different than my own," The shopkeeper said as he opened a drawer filled with knives. "Still you humans never cease to amaze me but you are pretty interesting yourself,"
The shopper looked around seeing Rivet's hammer he held the big tool, as the merchant smiled slightly.
"A Gamer, A Brony, A Weeb, A furry, and A human that hates his own race," The shopper set down the hammer not knowing what the Shopkeeper was planning. "Though I guess that is what makes you, you alright. But I don't blame you the humans of your world are killing each other and praising the killer along with breaking down the kind people of your world because of their views on politics. Even an adult actress is running for governor!"
The shopkeeper laughed as he watched the shopper move his hand across a display case where a massive-looking weapon laid, knowing when a customer has an eye on a ware that he knows they want he walked over.
"Yet you still see the light in the dark in the end don't you and find yourself attracted to those who a hero's in a grimdark world," The shopkeeper said as the shopper looked down at the unique weapon before him. "Like none other than those who are worthy to be called knights in the future where there is only war,"
With a snap of his fingers, the display case opened on its open surprising the shopper as the weapon waited for him, as the shopper turned to the shopkeeper who smiled.
"Go on it is your path waiting for you," The shopkeeper said holding his hand out to the weapon of an Astartes.
The shopper reached down and grabbed the weapon the moment he did fire engulfed his and the weapon with that the shopper was gone with the weapon as the shopkeeper smiled knowing that he was ahead of the merchant and the duke.
Though he was going to have to around back to take the place of those items now...
At least he sent another lost soul of the void on a path to a new life only costing them the memories of their death.
After all nothing is free.
(Equis-The crystal empire)
The young Flurry heart cried as the monsters that King Sombra unleashed to serve him in his third conquest to retake the crystal empire. Learning from his mistake last time for this time he came forward with an army of monsters that Celestia sealed away for many centuries long ago. The five-year-old filly cried as her guards were torn apart her very eyes as her light pink fur was covered in their blood as she was backed against a wall. Tears streamed down her eyes as her horn was covered in the black crystals that stopped her from using her magic meaning she was helpless since her left wing was broken.
The monster laughed as it reached out for her with its large claw-like hands as they were inches away from her as Flurry closed her eyes begging for anyone to save her. Before they could touch her a vortex of fire burnt the arms of the monster as the vortex reached from the heavens before returning to the earth but in its place was a giant before Flurry heart. The being was on one knee with a weapon in its arms before it lifted its head up the rudy-like eyes on its helmet lit up with light as the being rose up.
Flurry blinked awestruck at this being before her as she lowered her arm to the being who turned its head to flurry heart as she looked upon the massive shoulder pad it had was an icon of a snarling orange drake surround by black paint. The Being looked down at Flurry as he saw her tear-stained cheeks before turning forward with a growl as he spoke in a booming voice.
"Demons hear me! I am Hunter Konn veteran of the salamander's third company! I may not know where I am but I cannot have you lay your corrupted hand on this child! Human or Xeno you shall not touch her! Let me send you to your misbegotten maker in FIRE!" Pointing his weapon fire he fired as Flurry watched as a monster exploded into flames as a brass case fell from Hunter's weapon.
The monsters froze in shock as the being didn't need to aim as he fired three more times at the remaining three monsters who like the first exploded into fiery chunks of gore. As three more bass casing hit the ground the remains of the monsters were still covered in flames, Flurry watched as the being turned around as she watches him set down on one knee and hold out his hand.
"Come child we must move more will be coming," Hunter said as she looked at his black helmet with a white dragon-like skull painted on the left side.
Flurry didn't move as the salamander was patient, unlike a black templar who would have left her if not killed her first, placing down his weapon he raised his hands to his helmet before removed the black helmet as the face of a dragon looked down at her. Though lacking horns this dragon was quite handsome, to say the least with onyx colored scales cover his face, like his helmet rested burning red eyes looking down at her, and unlike the most dragons knew he had locks of dark ash colored hair.
Setting his helmet down in front of her he then spoke.
"I am like you child a living being," Flurry blinked before reaching her arm out and taking his hand. "Where are your parents little one?"
Flurry then pointed forward as the dragon turned to see the crystal palace, he then turned to her as he placed his helmet back on before speaking.
"Can you walk?" He asked.
"I-I-I think so," Flurry told him as he helps her up to her feet as he held his weapon in his hands.
"Come let us get you to safety then I shall seek to help your parents," Hunter told her as she nodded.
Little did the two know someone was watching them as Hunter walked forward about to leave the ally he looked up to see something white move forward onto the roof top, Flurry noticed him looking up before speaking.
"Is something the matter?" She asked.
"It's nothing we should move," Hunter said marching forward with Flurry at his side.
"WERE CUT OFF FALL BACK!" A crystal guard shouted as he was about to run but the captain stopped him as he got up from some wreckage.
"Relay that order holds you ground we must hold out till the friendship army comes!" The captain said as he whipped some blood out of his eye as he held his shield. "HOLD THE LINE WE ARE THE CRYSTAL GUARD ITS TIME WE ACTED AS SUCH! FORM A SPEAR WALL!"
As they formed a wall formation the monsters came forward as the crystal guard held out their shields, as the monster got close they pushed with their shield then stabbed with their spear before closing up and the next monster line came up.
Shield, Spear, Shield.
Shield, Spear, Shield.
Shield, Spear-
"ACK!" As the line was exposed a monster climbed over his stabbed brother and tackled down a crystal pony making way for the other monsters.
"FORM UP! DON'T-"
"BEST PAY ATTENTION TO YOURSELF CAPTAIN!" A monster hissed as it lept into the air with its claw out the captain was exposed as the long knife-like claws reached back for an attack the captain's blood froze.
"No!"
*Cue bolter sound here*
Before his eyes, the monster was ripped apart by an impact of an object causing it to roar into flaming chunks of flesh and bone. Falling down on the ground the captain heard more of the sound and with each sound, a monster shared the same fate as the one that attacked him. The crystal guard watched as the monsters destroyed one by one with the sound before the wave was ripped apart coming from the smoke made by burning fires came to a green armor-clad being who walked forward through this smoke. The guard's watched as the being reached for his weapon removing the box-like part and pulling it off before reaching behind him and replacing it with another before pulling a lever on his weapon back and pushing it forward.
As the being stood before the guard they were awestruck at the green and black armored being who held a mighty cannon in his hands that none of them seen before. The captain looked up at the giant who turned down to his side as the captain followed suit to see Flurry heart standing next to the giant.
"Princess!"
"Lamp light!" Flurry said with a smile as he ran to the guard captain as he held out his arms as she hugged him, breaking the hug her smile faded when she saw his bleeding head. "Your hurt,"
"I'll live who's your friend?" He asked as Flurry heart turned to see the giant looking at the crystal palace.
"This is Hunter, he's a dragon! He saved me from some monsters," Flurry told Lamp who was surprised upon hearing what she said.
"A dragon you say?" He then rose up. "What bring you here drake?"
"Unknown," Hunter turned to the captain. "I trust it that you can take care of the little one?"
"It is my duty to do so," Lamp said as Hunter nodded.
"You've done well Captain. Hold here with your guardsmen while I go to stop this 'Sombra' it's time to stop this bloodshed," Hunter spoke.
"PFFT! Why should we take orders from you lizard?" A guard asked as Lamp held out his hand.
"Because I'm ordering you to just that," Lamp told his guard. "Forgive the lad he's young,"
"He's forgiven captain," Hunter then looked forward. "Take care of Flurry heart while I deal with this so-called king,"
"By yourself? Even with that weapon of yours, Sombra has never been as powerful as he is now with the crystal heart! He could rip you apart!" Lamp warned as Hunter chuckled slightly.
"Either the Emperor or my father brought me here for a reason I believe that reason is to slay that dark king even if I die trying," Lowering his weapon to his side as Hunter took an object from his belt and raised it in front of him while lowering his head.
Lamp and Flurry then watch him whisper to the object.
"What's he doing captain?" The guard from before asked.
"I... I think he's praying," Lamp answered as Hunter lifted his head and placed the two-headed eagle crest back on his belt.
"The emperor protects captain," lifting his weapon back to his other hand he began to march down to the Crystal palace leaving the guards confused about who this being was.
Flurry just hoped that the dragon would be there in time before Sombra would do something awful to her mother and father as she watched him move forward. Little did she know that they were overheard by a figure on the roof top of the storehouse as the masked being then looked up to the dragon moving forward to the crystal palace.
"Might as well. Heck, I might learn where I am," The being said with a smile before a mask cover the being's face before leaping to the next rooftop to follow the dragon.
Author's Note
Man haven't done a 'actual' displace like one where the MC meets either the merchant or the shopkeeper... one day someone might even do the Duke or something for their displace but hey the shopkeeper is a lesser known of what I call 'the merchant guild'. Along with that nearly 3,000 words! Damn when your in the zone your really in there! Well it's not like my Loona x courier chapter I did the other day were get this I wrote 5,000+ words! Still more than I normally do...
Anyway, I've wanted to do a replacement for my favorite legion/chapter of loyalist Astrates!
To show off what I know about the fire lads that I didn't use the first company AKA the veteran company of a white drake icon that is most common in 40k. So I decided to spice things up and do the 3rd company who are the ones you most of the time see with flamer and meltas.
"bUT ConNoR wHy ISn't HuNteR uSeINg oNe?"
Damn it timmy though you were gone for good... Look not every single member of 3rd company uses a flamer or melta weapon! Besides he does have a flamer that's for later on but besides that he is using dragonrage rounds, much suited for a 3rd company veteran don't you think?
"BuT-"
And no, not all veterans have to be in the first company! God lord Timmy! Lets talk about the blood ravens real quick, Cyrus is a veteran but he's still with the blood raven scout company! Many space marine who are veterans are given a chance for the first company but some stay in their current company.
Along with that who is in the shadows?
Can you guess? I think you guys know who it is. Got a feeling a follow of mine with a Mako avatar knows (sorry man forgot your user name).
Heck maybe a few others will see it, who knows... until the next chapter.
Damn the internet is fast, it's so fast that it scare me half the time.
Part 2 (edited by Cage_)
They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give themselves to me. Like clay, I shall mould them and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies, and machines such that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear. --The Emperor of Mankind.
"How many times does it take before you'll learn Sombra?" Shining said hold his claymore in his hand. "That every time you try to bring us down, you'll never win!"
Running with his sword raised at Sombra who smile as Shining Armor the prince of the crystal empire brought down his blade. Sombra blocked it with just one finger. Shining went wide-eyed before Sombra brought up his hands to Shining's face and with a flick sent Shining hurling across the room and smashing into a black crystal pillar.
"You see boy I have learned from my mistakes. It took me five years to see what I've been missing, that is why I cannot lose anymore! I have the crystal heart, your wife's power, and soon your daughter will be here, then I can take her power as well." Sombra said as he floated into the air. "You think I'm powerful now wait till I gain the power of a pure-blood alicorn! I shall be a GOD!"
The father of Flurry heart spat blood from his mouth as he rose up whipping his purple and gold armored gauntlet across his mouth staining his pure white coat. Shining brought his claymore back as he took off his broken helmet and threw it aside as he panted before speaking.
"That'll never happen."
Sombra laughed.
"You don't see it do you?" Sombra held out his hand as Shining froze as he was stretched out causing him to drop his blade as he was lifted by the dark king. "I've already won, this palace will be your tomb,"
Shining's blade was lifted from the ground behind the king's shoulder aimed straight towards Shining's heart.
"Give the storm king my regards when you see him in hell," Laughed the dark king.
Before he could throw the blade forward, what sounded like a cannon firing echoed through the throne room as an explosion hit Sombra's shoulder covering him in flames. This caused the sword and Shining to fall to the ground free from the dark king's grasp as Sombra held his shoulder and turned to the door to the throne room.
"WHO DARES DISRUPTS MY REVENGE!" Sombra shouted as the thud of metal footsteps entered the room. Shining gasped for air as he noticed a pair of green armored legs next to him, he looked up to see a large being standing next to him staring at Sombra.
"Pick up your weapon warrior your duty isn't done." The green armor giant told Shining. With shaking legs, he rose up taking ahold of his blade.
"Who are you?" Shining asked.
"The ally you need right now," The muffled voice of the being spoke through the covered grill of the helmet.
"Good enough for me," Shining said as the being aimed his weapon as Sombra hurled clusters of black crystal at them but the weapon fired shattering each one before they could hit.
Allowing Shining his chance, he charged Sombra. In response Sombra raised a wall in his path, chuckling before the green armored stranger ran through the wall. Shining then followed suit with his blade going for Sombra as he attacked with the claymore, with enough speed to make the great blade seem like it weighed nothing at all. Sombra blocked every blow from Shining's blade with his metal-covered arms before he was hit in the back by the strange weapon that the giant held.
Throwing his hand with a wave of magic the being's weapon was thrown from his hand. In response, the being reached for his side and pulled out a smaller weapon. Unlike the larger one, a cone of fire came forth at Sombra. Sombra held a shield around him but the heat from the flames were so great that Sombra's skin began to cook under his metal armor. As the flames vanished Sombra lowered his shield to watch the being come at him with a large hammer in his right-hand swinging it at his face.
The black tar-like blood that went through Sombra's veins exited the dark king's mouth along with a couple of his fanged teeth. Having been thrown across the room Sombra held his chin as he scoffed knowing that blow would have killed any lesser pony. Adjusting it his fangs grew back as black shards, a now very annoyed Sombra snarled as Shining and the giant stood united against him.
"We need to work together." The being said as Shining nodded. "Let us wait before-"
"WE TAKE HIM NOW!" Roared Shining as he charged the dark king.
"NO, WAIT!" Before the giant could pull Shining back, he was out of his grasp his hand brushing Shining's mane.
"ITS TIME WE FINISH THIS SOMBRA!" Shining raised his blade as Sombra smiled.
"I couldn't agree more." Sombra placed his hand on the ground, and the giant along with Cadance, who was held in black in the wall, watched sharp black crystals shoot from the ground toward Shining, impaling him.
Cadence cried through her muffled crystal-covered mouth as Shining's eyes rolled into the back of his head as he dropped his blade before going completely limp. Sombra smiled as he rose, passing by the impaled prince before turning toward the giant who charged Sombra. He retaliated by summoning and throwing a crystal javelin, but upon hitting the black crest on the giant's chest it shattered. This surprised Sombra that his weapon didn't pierce the giant's armor causing him to summon a magic shield around his body once again as the being hit the shield with his hammer.
Sombra then fired a force spell that sent the being sliding across the room gouging the crystal floor from his feet being dragged across it. He then went forward raising his hammer once again, but this time Sombra fired another spell as it hit the giant's body. He was slowed down by the dark crystals that began to form over his body like a fungus, before causing him to freeze in place with his hammer inches away from the dark king's face. Being frozen in dark crystal the being's red eyes darkened leaving him in a stasis-like state making Sombra smile.
"You'll make quite the trophy for my collection golem" Sombra said as he tapped on the crystal prison. "You're an interesting one, to say the least, no armor should be able to withstand my power but your's did, that might be a problem,"
"Perhaps I shall only keep your weapon as a trophy and send you the same dark pit I was banished to so many times" Sombra said as he held his hand forward, a dark purple aura surrounded it, pointing his hand forward he smiled. "Goodbye, golem enjoy the rest of eternity in darkness!"
*Click*
*BOOM*
Sombra turned his head as the giant's weapon was fired hitting Sombra causing him to lose focus as he turned to look around.
"WHO DID THAT!?"
Whirling around he turned to see another strange armored being with the giant's weapon in their hands.
The stranger placed it on their back before pulling out a hammer seemly from nowhere.
"I hope this works," Bringing the hammer down on the black crystal as a chuck of the shadow crystal was broken off freeing giant's head. "You alright big guy?"
The giant looked to his savor finding a familiar face before noticing Sombra.
"Behind you!" The giant said as the being dodged the attack and hit the giant's casing spinning him from the attack causing Sombra to roar.
"HOW MANY OF YOU WORMS HAVE TO GET IN MY WAY! FIRST THOSE BRATS AND NOW A GOLEM AND A CAT!?!" Sombra screamed as the being used the giant's crystal-covered body as cover.
"Hey, I'm not a cat I'm a-"
"I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU ARE BUT YOU’RE GOING TO SUFFER FOR THIS CAT!" Sombra shouted, as the being huffed.
"Whoa... nice hammer," she said with a smile.
"Many thanks for the assist felinid," The being said upon hitting his hammer against the crystal as she sighed.
"I'm not a ca- wait what's a felinid?" Pulling himself out as Sombra hurled spells at the back of the remaining crystal husk.
"Beat one mad tyrant before this one, can't be as bad though... I'm missing all my gear so this will be interesting" The female told the giant as the crystal husk withstood the attacks from Sombra, giving the female an idea. "Hey, big guy how strong are you?"
The giant looked down at her.
...
"WHEN I'M DONE WITH YOU, I'LL HAVE YOUR FUR AS MY RUG!" Sombra shouted throwing another shadow ball at the crystal husk.
"Yoo-hoo sideburns" Sombra whipped his head to the other side of the room where the female was as waving her hand.
"Aw shi-"
*PING*
Sombra's crowned helmet went sliding across the floor before the female placed her boot on it as Sombra's black tar-like blood began to pool onto the floor from being pancaked by the Husk. Smiling the female dusted off her hands as the being walked towards the remains of Sombra, the female spoke.
"Gotta say I now beat TWO complete madmen" She spoke as the giant felt her tap on his chest plate with her fist. "Come on big guy lighten up we won."
The two watched as the black crystals faded away into dust as Shining's body fell to the floor.
"With a price," The giant said as he went over to Shining's body. The female heard coughing and turned to see Cadance in a weakened state with the crystal heart next to her as its light slowly faded in and out. "Help her outside she needs medical aid"
"Got it"
Rushing to the side of Cadance, the female helped her to her feet. Cadance looked up to see herself being helped through the throne room and moved outside. Outside her people upon seeing her cheered as the day was saved but they stopped cheering as the giant came outside and in his arms the remains of Shining armor . Placing the body of the prince down on a fallen crystal pillar Cadance began to cry seeing her other half lifeless, she went to his side. The female tried to stop her but was pulled aside by the giant.
"Let her grieve" The giant said as Lamplight came forth with his guard but stopped upon seeing the body. Flurry came forth, the guards tried to stop her as she demanded to see what was happening before pushing through.
The child froze seeing her dad not moving, her eyes began to tear up.
The female and the giant watched as the ponies of the crystal empire cried for the loss of the prince, feeling like they didn't belong. After nearly thirty minutes of the depressing scene, the two watched as Shining's body was carried off with the widow and her child. Sighing the giant then sat down on the steps as the female sat down next to him with her head in her hands.
"I hear you, big guy. Man, I was hoping for some answers when all this was over" she said as the being turned to her.
"Here I think this is yours" she told him as he turned to her before nodding.
"Thank you, friend" Taking the massive weapon he then turned back to her. "You know not many like yourself can fire a bolter without harming their body,"
The female smiled.
"Eh, I've had guns with bigger kicks than that though it was oddly satisfying to fire that 'bolter' of yours." She said before speaking up. "I got to ask what, are you any way? I've never seen anything like you in my dimension."
This seemly confused the giant.
"Dimension?" He asked.
"Yeah... you know the whole multiverse theory and everything I mean when bolts and I were messing around with the-"
"Halt!" Confused the two looked up as ponies in non-crystal armor came forward in gold armor.
"What the-?" The female said as the guards pointed their spears at the two. "Hey, what's the big idea?"
"You two are coming with us! You two are responsible for Prince shining armor's death!" This surprised the female.
"What? No! We didn't kill him, that Sombra guy did!" The female said with the giant standing next to her.
"Save it for the Queen, surrender your weapons!" The guards said. The female was about to pull out her hammer but was stopped by the giant.
"Enough, too much blood has already been spilled" he said as she looked up at him. "Trust me."
With a sigh, she dropped her hammer as the giant dropped his own before pulling out his knife from his left arm and throwing it down.
"Hands where we can see them" The guard demanded.
As the two raised their heads the female was grabbed by her arms and cuffed. The giant lowered his arms to allow the guards to cuff him as well.
"Take them to the jailhouse the palace is in need of repairs,"
*Cell door closing*
"Well not the first time I've been in a cell but this one doesn't have a forcefield" The female said as she held the metal bar cell door.
"It's only temporary my friend" The giant said as he was forced to remove his arm leaving him in a black nerve suit as his scales were shown off as the female turned to him. "Though I do feel naked without my wargear"
The female turned to him as she turned from the cell.
"Glad they didn't take my arm" she said as she held her arm close.
"That is a fine piece of technology you have" The dragon said as he went to sit down on her cell bed.
"Like it? Made it myself" she said with a proud smile.
"Heh, you would have made a fine adapt of mars" The dragon told her as she lowered her arm.
"So... how did you end up here?"
"Don't know that myself, I was on the battlefield with my brothers and then a pillar of fire engulfed me the next thing I know I'm here" He told her as she blinked. "How did you end up here?"
She then smiled as she rubbed the back of her head.
"Well, you see me and a friend of mine where messing with this project we had I might have crossed a wire, and BOOM I'm here!"
"Interesting" He then looked at her. "I am Hunter Konn of Nocturne, and you are?"
He held out his hand to her as she smiled and took it.
"I've Rivet and I'm a Lombax, not a cat" She said shaking his hand.
"Well, then Rivet tell me did you also make that hammer of yours?" Hunter asked to which Rivet went wide-eyed.
"Wait, are we talking shop?" The white-furred Lombax asked.
"Might as well pass the time and besides, we might learn from one another" Hunter told her. "I did make all that wargear I was using."
Rivet's jaw dropped.
"You did?" He nodded. "That's awesome!"
The dragon nodded.
Hunter smiled.
"That sounded like me when I picked to become a salamander it was my first trial to forge a weapon of my choosing for my journey into becoming a son of Vulkan and even after becoming a salamander I too improved on my warhammer" Hunter spoke.
"I have so many questions about your home Dimension."
"And I yours."
"Guess I'll start" Rivet said as she began.
Author's Note
So... yeah kinda hinted at a certain Lombax being in the story in the last chapter if you all didn't notice so don't get mad at me. Come on lads you know I like adding in a furry character from another series into a story heck I even hinted at how fast the internet was! There are memes of how so many rule 34 artists ran at her before we even learned of Rivet's name!
She had a screen time of 3 seconds and yet here are the people going crazy over her! Look I'm not usually a ratchet and clank guy since the only one I played was deadlocked back on the PS2 that my cousin let me play.
(though is it just me or does the deadlocked armor look like a Mandalorian?)
Well, I'm surprised how in the zone I was today for this story, guess I'll see you guys tomorrow for the trial chapter. Also, this is very important when two aliens just show up out of nowhere and there is a dead leader one would be very worried about what two aliens could do. It was logical that the two were imprisoned for safety reasons not because they aren't ponies and everything the ponies are just being careful.
Though ponies will be ever so xenophobic so we'll see what happens later on.
(two week later)
"So let me get this straight. This Horus guy killed this other guy who was an angel who other were the son of the emperor of your Dimension who isn't a psychopathic robot that is hellbent on ruling over the galaxy with an iron fist. Along with the fact that after this Horus heresy thing the emperor and all the primach's including your dad who at the same time isn't your dad disappear or die off. This left the 'Imperium of man' in 10,000 years of where anything new that isn't old is bad but when your uncle who isn't your uncle at the same time of the Ultramarines who are your cousin but aren't your cousins come in after being revived by some space elf with magic. Then he meets and talks with this cawl guy and approves of a new type of space marine called a primaris marine like what you are now along with a whole bunch of new technology that is helping the Imperium,"
Rivet began.
"But now even with your uncle back the galaxy is under chaos -not the messed up daemon kind- because when the emperor was placed on the golden throne. Which is keeping him alive even now a living skeleton and now that their is this 'Inquistion' who are now saying the emperor is a god which is the opposite that what the emperor wanted because he didn't want religion in the first place. Those who follow what the emperor wanted by saying he's not a god to a member of the Inquisition will be tortured before 'confessing' that he was a heretic and then being burnt alive or turning to a cybernetic slave."
...
"Am I missing anything?" Rivet asked.
"Well no not really," Hunter said on his bed as Rivet bounced a ball against the wall on his side before it came back to her hand. "That's all of it in what you called a 'nutshell',"
"That's kind hard to believe... then again Clank was telling the truth when I first meet him and didn't believed him before I poked around in his brain," Rivet said as she threw the ball again. "Though these Mars guys wouldn't like Kit or Clank would thing? Because of the abominable intelligence thing,"
"Yep,"
"Man, they would have a hay day in my dimension when Nefarious still around," Rivet stated.
"Most likely,"
"Something wrong Hunter?" She asked catching the ball again.
"No its just... I wouldn't say this to my brothers especially my Chaplin but I know that the Emperor isn't a god but a powerful being and all though... what if I'm being tested by the emperor or my father," Hunter looked at his hands. "Like when my geneseed mutated me into this. I look like a dragon from those old stories I used to read about,"
"Hey come on big guy there is a reason why things are the way they are. My arm?" Rivet shook her robotic limb. "I didn't ask for Kit to blast it off but it happened at least your mutation is pretty cool... but I got to ask do you breath fire?"
Hunter looked towards her with his red eyes before to the ceiling.
"No... but I can spit acid,"
"Wait what?" He then tapped where the butcher's glad was. "Right those recycled organs you have... that's kind gross you know,"
Hunter turned to her.
"Be glad your saying that to me unlike any other Astartes who would smack you in the face for saying that," Hunter warned.
"What I'm just stating the facts," She then threw the ball which Hunter caught before it hit the wall.
"And I'm just stating the facts as well," He then threw it back towards her as she caught it with her robot hand.
"Heh you have a dry sense of humor for a super soldier," She then threw the ball as the only sound was the ball hitting the wall and floor before returning to Rivet's hand.
Hunter closed his eyes as he was still adapting to this new body with the memories it had as well that began to override the old memories at least his personality was altered slightly. Though Rivet was different to say the least, well besides the fact she was taller than her video game counter part and was... uh... more 'bigger' in some places well unlike being completely flat in the game she had to be at least a medium now. Honestly he didn't know how cup sizes worked because he wasn't a pervert unlike a certain character from a stupid show about horny highschool girls, harems, and devils.
'Can't believe I watched that show,'
Opening his eyes as he heard footsteps coming to the cell, it wasn't lunch time so Hunter grabbed the ball as he got up placing a finger to his lips before pointing to the cell door. Rivet nodded as she placed her arm on her knee as she caught the ball from Hunter and placed back on her belt pouch, the two then turned to see a whole squad of friendship guards at the door.
As the warden unlocked the cell he then waved to them.
"Come on you two its time," Hunter turned to the warden.
"Time for what?"
"Your trial,"
(Courthouse)
"I got a bad feeling about this Hunter," Rivet said as they entered the courtroom where citizens of the crystal empire sat as Hunter was surprised to see it was very much like the American court system back home.
Though the Jury wasn't of their peers.
The two were moved with their hand's cuffed to the right side of the room as a pony sat on the opposing side as the two sat down. Turning behind him Hunter noticed the familiar faces of the elements, the two ex-princesses, spike, starlight, sunburst, Flurry Heart, Night Light, Twilight Velvet, and Cadance who was red-eyed most likely from crying and not sleeping. As the group sat the doors opened as from what Hunter assumed was their lawyer as he sat down with a coffee in hand upon sitting down.
"Sorry I'm late they wouldn't allow me to talk with you two which is so against your rights as guests in the crystal empire," He then sat down. "I'm Lock Knock,"
Rivet gave a 'pfft' as Hunter lightly jabbed her with his arm.
"Yes I know its funny but to be serious here I don't know why were even having this trial you two saved princess Cadance and stopped Sombra," Lock said.
"What are we charged with?" Hunter asked.
"Well your-"
The head guard then spoke.
"All rise for Judge Hour," He said as all did while a navy blue pony in a Judge dress came from behind the court room to his seat at the Judge's seat.
"You may be seated," Judge Hour said as all did as he picked up a file and put on his glasses. "Case 117 the empire vs Mr. Hunter Konn and Ms. Rivet charged with the murder of Prince shining armor in the first degree,"
"Bullshit," Rivet whispered slightly surprising Hunter slightly still not used to a Lombax cursing.
"Does the accuser have an opening agreement?" Hour asked.
"I do your honor and allow me to say this for like many citizens of the Crystal empire I'm greatly sadden to learn of the death of Prince and I'm happy the people chose me a chance to have these... monsters dealt with," The pony said as he then spoke. "For on the day of Tuesday the 12 on the month of May at 2:23 pm was the scene where over 74 witness saw Mr. Konn exiting the place after 'defeating king Sombra' upon which he laid the body down on a fallen Crystal pillar which after 32 minutes of sorrow Mr. Armor's body was taken by the people to the morgue,"
The pony then grabbed a folder.
"Now the strong amount of evidence show's that Mr. Konn's armor was covered in the blood of prince shining armor as seen in these photos," He then held out the folder to Judge Hour who opened the folder with his glasses on his face, then looking upon the photos he then nodded.
"Was a weapon ever found?" Hour asked.
"No your honor but their was chemical traces of shadow crystal found over the 48 wounds though out the body and Mr. Konn's armor was covered in the same type of shadow crystal trace," The pony said.
"And I believe you have those results as well?" The judge question.
"They are also in the folder,"
Looking at the folder again seeing the data sheets the judge nodded.
"Is that all?" Hour asked.
"Yes your honor," The pony said.
"Thank you Mr. Sliver rush," Judge hour then turned to Lock Knock. "Does the defense have a opening statement?"
"I do your honor," Lock said getting up. "Not only do I have evidence that Mr. Konn and Ms. Rivet are not able to use dark magic along with the fact they willingly went into custody but I like to call an eye witness to the stand who watched the entire event,"
"Call upon your witness,"
"I call upon Princess Cadance," Lock said as Sliver rush got up.
"Objection,"
"On what grounds?" Hour asked.
"Not being a relatable eye witness as the witness is currently suffering from PTSD," Sliver rush explained.
Judge hour held his chin before speaking.
"I'll allow it but only if the witness wishes to come forth," Hour said as Lock turned to Cadance who rose.
(Law in order sound effect)
Cadance was now on the stand as she sworn in with her head down.
"Princess can you explain to the court what had happened of the morning on 12 of May before Sombra's attack?" Lock asked in a soft voice.
"It was like any other day when I had to wake up Flurry Heart and get her ready for the day. She wanted to go see the crystal museum's latest section with the mask of the golden sand that daring doo donated to the museum nearly two months ago. So I had the guards take her since she wanted to go but she wanted me to go with her so I promised her that I would go with her to see it on Saturday. I then had breakfast and meet with shining who woke up early to settle with the crystal court and when I came in he was finishing up a case with corn harvest. We kissed before I sat down and got to work for the next few hours,"
"Then what your highness?" Lock asked.
"Well the moment we took a break to eat Sombra appeared... coming right out of the ground but unlike last time he had these horrifying monsters that driving the guards and everypony else out leaving Shining and myself to face Sombra. Before I could move he fired a spell at me pinning me in that shadow crystal shell covering most my body only leaving my eyes and most of my snout open for me to watch. For the next 30 minutes I watched Sombra toy with Shining as he had taken my power and the crystal heart's making him nearly unbeatable," Cadance told the court. "Then Hunter came in after Sombra was going to stab Shining with his own sword, the dragon fired his weapon hitting Sombra and making him lose focus to which Sombra roared in anger and Hunter went to Shining side and assisted him in the fight,"
The court listened as she kept speaking.
"Hunter's weapon was knocked out of his hands at one point so he switched to another one that began to spew fire from it at Sombra before going to his Warhammer and knocking Sombra in the jaw with it sending that monster across the room. Then..."
"Then what princess?" Lock asked.
"Hunter warned Shining but he was already rushing at Sombra with his blade before he could stop him... that was when Sombra he... he..." Cadance tried to hold back the tears as she rubbed her eyes.
"What did he do princess?"
"He summoned his shadow crystal to stab from almost every angel... I watched Shining's head slump forward that was when I knew he was dead," Cadance said in a claim voice.
"That all I need princess," Lock said as he went to sit down as Sliver rush got up placing his hand on the Jury stand.
"No questions your honor... but I would like to call a pony to the stand," He said.
"Who is it?"
"Queen twilight sparkle,"
(Cue)
"Twilight has seen better days," Hunter whispered.
"She doesn't look like she's slept or eaten in days," Rivet whispered back.
"Shining armor was her brother," Lock whispered to the two over hearing what they had said.
"What?!" Hunter and Rivet shout/whispered
"Queen Twilight I have read from the reports that you maybe during your first encounter with Sombra and I have a question," Sliver asked.
"What about it?"
"Well if I understand correction Sombra loved to cast illusion spells alters one view of events this is true correct?" Sliver rush asked to which Twilight nodded.
"Yes my assistant Spike and I encountered a door that had a fear spell on it that Sombra had left as a trap," Twilight told Sliver.
"So wouldn't be out of question that Sombra would have casted a spell on Cadance?" Sliver asked. "I mean their was no body of Sombra found at the scene of the crime only some blood, his helmet, and traces of shadow crystals. Would it be possible for Sombra I don't know fake his death and have it as to where two of his agents could be around the crystal empire freely after seemly 'avenging' Shining armor?"
"I mean... it's not outside the realm of possibility," Twilight stated.
"No more questions your highness," Sliver said with a bow as Lock came up.
"I have no questions for the stand, your honor,"
"Forepony what do you say does the Jury heard enough?" Judge Hour asked.
"We have your honor would like about the findings,"
"Very well a 20 minute break is set," Judge Hour said bring his gavel down.
(Cue)
"What the hell? You have no proof of Cadance having being put under a spell," Lock said as Sliver smiled.
"We'll we can't know for sure since its been a week since the attack," Sliver rush said as Lock held his head.
"These two saved the lives of Princess Cadance and Flurry's heart!"
"Up! Up! Up! Only Hunter saved Flurry Heart. Ms. Rivet on the other hand was nowhere to be seen," Sliver rush smirked.
"Because she was confused about what was going on!"
"AHAHAHA your going to believe that multiverse crap those two had stated?" Sliver rush laughed.
"Good Faust! They have technology and equipment that has never been seen before along with that their has been no known race in the history of the planet that has ever seen a feline and dragon-like those two!" Lock stated.
"Mr. Knock please claim down," Hour told Lock.
"Look we don't know what these two are or where their alliance lies so we have to be careful,"
"They saved the princess!" Lock threw out.
"That they did seemly but you don't need to convince me but the Jury honestly I don't know if I shoulder stand with either of you," Hour told Lock. "Though Mr. Rush you need to consider that Mr. Konn did save little Flurry heart from Sombra's forces,"
"See even he agrees with me on that part,"
"Pfft, why do you care? One's a dragon who are known to be greedy and deadly creatures and the other one is a cat who is just as bad for the fact they are selfish and would betray you for a can of tuna,"
Lock held his head.
"She's a Lombax!"
"What the buck is a Lombax?!"
"That's what Rivet is! A Lombax!"
"Look if it looks like a cat, smells like a cat, and acts like a cat what is it?" Sliver rush pointed out. "Guess what? IT'S A CAT!"
"That's enough both of you breaks over,"
(Cue)
"Forepony has the Jury reach a verdict?" Judge Hour asked.
"We have your Honor and after much debate we find the defense..."
Lock, Rivet, and Hunter held they're breathe as the Jury spoke.
Sliver rush smiled as he looked at the Jury.
"Not guilty,"
The three exhaled as Rivet leaned back in her chair as Judge Hour smiled, with the court room cheering the heroes who saved the princess finally getting their chance now.
"With the Jury's verdict now in place I hear by close this case," He then brought it down as Sliver rush growled and threw his paper work across the court room as he held his glasses in his other hand. "Ms. Rivet and Mr. Konn will have their belongs returned to them as soon as possible,"
Rivet got up and hugged Lock for helping them as the dragon shook the Pony's hand as Rivet smiled up at Hunter.
"You were right," Rivet said as she held out her fist. "Sorry I doubted you,"
Hunter smiled back as he gave her a fist bump.
"NO!" The court room went silent as Twilight's mane was on fire from her rage. "I DEMAND A RETRIAL RIGHT NOW!"
"Excuss me Queen Twilight?"
"MY BROTHER IS DEAD! NIECE IS GOING TO HAVE TO GROW UP WITHOUT A FATHER BECAUSE THOSE TWO HAD A HAND IN HIS DEATH! AND AS QUEEN I DEMAND A RETRIAL!" Her flames roared as the two ex-princesses look at Twilight in horror.
"Order! Order!" Judge Hour brought down his gavel down three times. "Queen Twilight this is the crystal empire you have no authority here and I ask the guard to please remove Queen twilight at once from the courtroom,"
"No, let go of me! LET GO OF ME! THOSE TWO ARE WORKING WITH SOMBRA! THEY KILLED M-" The door to the room was shut as the two freed aliens turned to one another confused.
(Jailhouse)
"Let's see here... Ms. Rivet you have one hammer, one belt, one orange-red bandana, and a pair of goggles. This is everything correct?" The guard asked holding a clipboard.
Rivet smiled.
"Yep that's all of it," Rivet said as she put on her belt.
"As for you Mr. Konn," He pulled another clip board. "Oh boy... This way please,"
Going to the side as a few officers lifted one side to a two-wheeled crate as they dropped it down out of breath.
"Goodness me this is a long one... One set of green armor, One large backpack unopened, One hand held cannon, One fire-throwing mini cannon, One belt with many unknown items, One short sword, One Warhammer, One pelt of an unknown reptilian creature, One strange can devise, Five boxes filled with brass casings, One box empty, Three small tanks with unknown fuel, One set of blacksmith tools, One large pair of fire tongs, One amulet of a two-headed golden eagle, One amulet of a hammer and anvil on one side and a drake icon on the other side, *Takes a breath* And finally Seven red candles," Holding his chest to breathe. "Is this all?"
Opening one of the crates with a nod.
"This is it,"
"Good goddess this might be a record," The guard said walking to the back.
Picking up his helmet he smiled before placing it back in the case as he lifted it with ease.
"Give me a moment," He then went to the bathroom...
A few moments later while Rivet was leaning against the wall next to the bathroom door she watched as Hunter ducked under the small frame into the lobby.
"You ready?" Rivet asked.
"Of course one more moment," Hunter went over to knock on the counter as the guard almost jumped from seeing hunter.
"Faust! Don't scare me like that," The officer said.
"Sorry... but the crate is in the bathroom," He told him as he nodded.
"Thanks,"
"Have a good day officer," Hunter nodded as the officer waved goodbye as the two left.
(Outside)
The press swarmed outside the jailhouse as they exited.
"Mr. Konn! Ms. Rivet! Manehatten times! Do you have time for an interview," A reporter asked as he held a notepad before being pushed aside by another of the press.
"Ms. Rivet! Do you have time to comment on the queen's outburst?"
"No comment," Rivet stated as the two began to go down the street.
"Mr. Konn! Is it true that you apart of Princess Ember's army," A reporter asked the giant.
"Who?"
"Mr. Konn! What are your thoughts of you and Ms. Rivet been banned from Equestria?" This caused the two to stop and turned around.
"What to the what now?" Rivet asked.
"Queen Twilight has banned you from enter Equestria territory," The two then looked at one another before to the reporter.
"When did this happen?" Hunter asked.
"Right after the trial. The Ex-princesses are having a call back of power because of Queen Twilight's current state of mind," The report told them. "Did you know? It was over the radio"
"Not really were just getting our stuff back from the jailhouse we haven't really had time to listen to the radio," Rivet pointed out.
The turn turned to leave as a reporter then ran up to them.
"One last question: Are you two a couple?" Rivet and Hunter froze up as Rivet's white-furred face began to redden, as Hunter held back his laughter.
"What's so funny?" Rivet asked as she turned to Hunter who held a hand to his faceplate.
"Nothing,"
"Do you see me as a joke you jerk!" Rivet then punched Hunter in the arm.
"No I don't Rivet," Hunter said. "But we really must go to figure out what's happen,"
Rivet then snapped out of it before she nodded as the two turned a corner where a sea of crystal pony was waiting.
"Rivet... get on my pack,"
"What? Why?"
"IT'S THEM!" The crystal ponies said as they rushed them as the two turned to run.
"That's why!" As the two ran down the street as Hunter reached out and grabbed Rivet.
"What you doing?!"
"I'm faster than you trust me!" He then placed her on his backpack as she clung to it.
"Hunter your in heavy armor how can you-" She then noticed how fast he was going easily out running the horde of crystal ponies, she then turned forward looking down at Hunter. "Huh... so this is what it's like,"
Author's Note
BANNED FROM EQUESTRIA?! (ALSO ANOTHER CHAPTER IN 12 HOURS ALONG WITH 3,700+ WORDS? HOT DAMN!)
Oh boy the trial went good yes but Twilight is pissed as can be... but who came blame her? Her brother is dead and these two who were there when it happened seemed a bit sus to her but lucky the two weren't ejected.
Sorry, sorry been meaning to do a among us joke for awhile now, don't worry it wouldn't happen again but I will use the term 'sus' from time to time. Besides that this whole thing is a call back to the beloved 'Law and order' TV show sorry if I messed up a bit on the whole court scene its been three years since my last law class.
Its funny since we had a mock trial with a real Judge (who was off duty) and a mock Jury... Guess who the Foreman was?
ME!
Yeah!
We the mock case was about this abused woman who stabbed her husband 21 times in the back while he slept. If it wasn't for her 'kid' we might have sent her to life rather than 40 years... though the acting (besides the Judge who could help but smile half the time) was awful and it wasn't a real trial.
Though ever since I had the idea for this story I wanted to make that last scene pop because you know. Usually Rivet would have either Clank or Kit on her back but now she's the one on Hunter's back. Get it?
Reversed role?
No one?
Damn...
Though I am very surprised no one has noticed Hunter being a character refrance of a character refrance who is refrance of none other than a man named John. Unlike his two counter parts he is a human though he is a expert tracker and veteran soldier (in this case battle-brother) who uses a massive heavy weapon. Though do space marines use bows? I haven't seen them ever do that before in cannon or on a kitbash weird. But hey its the grimdark who needs a bow when you can you a bolter?
Last note this one is important to all you eagle eyed grammar hawks out there: Got some guys helping out with the lads helping me out for this story (you know who you are and thank god for your help) !
"I have witnessed the exceptional performance of the salamaners' armoured vehicles, the exquisite calibration of their brothers' arms and the adamantine integrity of their cuirasses. The Salamanders' fascination with ornament is endemic, yet does not invalidate the conclusion that the function of the chapter's material is almost flawless," - Sergeant Korel Tyr, Iron hands chapter
"I think we lost them," Rivet said now sitting on top of Hunter's backpack as she and the space marine were walking through the crystal empire. "Though I got to wonder why were they chasing us?"
"Why you go back and ask them," Hunter subjected.
"Heh no I will rather be here plus I can used to this," Rivet smiled placing her hands behind her head as Hunter walked forward.
'Is this what BT felt like with Cooper?'
Hunter kept moving forward as Rivet then rested her hands on her lap.
"Hey, Hunter?"
"Yes Rivet?"
"Where we heading?" Rivet asked.
"Well I thought it was a good idea to visit this Celestia and Luna I keep hearing about," Hunter told his furry companion.
"But were we going to find them," Rivet asked to which Hunter pointed up.
Rivet followed his finger to see a billboard that read: Film and Flam royal resort! Perfect for the princesses to stay for their retirement good enough for you .
"Oh... great another pair of money-sucking leeches," Rivet's ears flattened at the smiling pony brothers whose faces were on the sigh.
"At least it's not an Ork merchant trying to sell guardsmen his 'dakka'," Hunter bluntly pointed out.
"Wait I thought you said those Ork guys couldn't be bought or reasoned with," Rivet said as Hunter held his head.
"Well this Ork could... but he was the one buying and reasoning... sold some guardsmen a few shootas their commissar wasn't happy about that but in the end, the same commissar used one of the shootas himself after they ran out of ammo," Hunter said before holding his chin. "That reminds me. Did I ever tell you about those guardsmen who ran out of ammo but killed orks by saying 'Bang' before six Orks came over calling themselves a tank?"
"No... You got to tell me!" Rivet said as Hunter cleared his throat.
"See there were these guardsmen,"
"Sister what did I say?" Luna asked to which Celestia sighed.
"Luna now isn't the time," Celestia stated.
"I was right though. You put too much faith in that student of yours," Luna told Celestia who turned to her.
"She was your student too sister," This caused Luna to scoff.
"No student of mine would act the way she did. She acted like Blueblood. Let's not also forgot what happened when she tried to steal the pearl of the hippogriffs," Luna threw out.
"That was five years ago sister," Celestia stated.
"Or how about that time-"
"Sister I get it... She's wasn't ready for the crown,"
"And she still isn't," Luna stated.
"I get it! I made a mistake their are you happy now?" Celestia asked to which Luna crossed her arms.
"Not until you say it," Luna said as Celestia sighed.
"You were right and I was wrong," Celestia stated.
"And?"
"Luna is this-"
"And?!"
"And all the cake I keep eating goes straight to my butt," Celestia stated. "Happy now?"
"Yes," Luna said with a smile before holding her chin. "But now what?"
"Well as my first act as a princess again we need to remove the banned on Hunter and Rivet officially public but I would like if we were able to apologize to them both," Celestia said.
"That is going to be hard, to say the least since they are mother knows where and-"
*Knock Knock*
"Come in," The door to the room was opened as a now recalled 'solar' guard entered.
"Cel- I mean princess... sorry it's been five years," The guard said as Celestia smiled.
"It's fine Solar Nova what is it," Celestia asked.
"We'll you have guests who wish to see you," Solar told them as the two looked at each other before the door.
"Is it Twilight because I remember to give you the order, not to-"
"No ma'am it's them," Solar said moving out of the way as Hunter entered the room after ducking under it and standing to his full height as Rivet stood next to him and waved.
"Speak of the devils," Luna said.
"Ahhhh *Nom*!" Rivet said as her eyes lit up. "So good!"
'I can't believe I'm literally seeing a real anime trope,'
Shaking his head as he then held his 'small' plate and 'small' fork before cutting into the red velvet cake and bring it to his mouth before gently biting down.
"How is the red velvet big guy?" Rivet asked.
"Pretty smooth how's the baked Alaska?"
"Man I'm so glad this dimension has ice cream! Ironically with the same names," Rivet said as she cut another piece off and bit down. "HMHMHMHMH!"
"So Mr. Konn. Ms. Rivet. I would like to say this first. I'm deeply sorry for what my student has caused you," Celestia with her head low. "I hope you can forgive my failure as a teacher,"
"It's fine Celestia. Trust me from what I know of Hunter both of us have been through worse," Rivet stated as she took another bite.
"Still it's unforgettable," Celestia said as Hunter then spoke.
"Celestia a stranger once told me that: Failure is the greatest of all teachers and mistakes are her lessons," Hunter told her as Celestia sighed.
(Au: Turns out a Jedi once said though worded different because... Yoda)
"Whoever said that stranger was must have more wiser than me," Celestia said as Hunter chuckled.
"Well he was nearly 1,000 years old," Celestia looked up holding her head.
"Still he was far younger than me," She stated.
"So yeah we just wanted to clear things up and everything so we didn't get off on the wrong foot," Rivet said as she then smiled as Hunter offered her some of his cake after she finished.
"My sister and I both thank you for coming after all we were going to seek you both out to apologize," Celestia told the two.
"It must have been fate then for us to meet this day," Hunter stated as Celestia nodded.
"It must have been. We'll now as rulers again we are going to have to fix this mess and my sister and I would like it if you stayed here in the hotel in the penthouse below for a few days as things settle down," Celestia stated as Rivet looked up.
"Uhhhhh," The two looked at one another before both reached into their pockets.
"By the emperor the one time I need them," Hunter then pulled out a small pouch and poured out some metal coins. "Five thrones? I could have sworn I had more than that,"
"I got-" Rivet before facepalming with a sigh. "Right I spent everything on the RYNO 8 which I no longer have! I got 39 bolts,"
Celestia then blinked before it hit her.
"Oh don't worry your room will be paid in full,"
"Room?" The two said at the same time.
"Yes, there is currently only one penthouse room left since it's far from any of the snobby nobles and ladies along with it being big enough for Hunter to enter and exit... it has its own pool too, and don't worry it has two separate beds," That caused the two to give a sigh of relief before Rivet shrugged.
"I mean we shared a cell for two weeks... heh guess we trade one cell for another right big guy," Rivet asked.
"Seems so," Hunter nodded.
"Very good I'll send word to the staff," Celestia said as Luna then came back in.
"Well, sister I do believe we might have a problem,"
"What is it?"
The two aliens turned to her as Luna then spoke.
"Oh it doesn't involve them it involves... *sigh* I don't even know why we brought him with us... Blueblood there is another thing with one of the maids again," Celestia groaned.
"Alright fine I'll handle it but can you get the staff to prepare the penthouse room below?" Celestia asked before Luna nodded.
"I just don't want to talk to another maid about the whole 'at least you could be carrying the future of the royal bloodline!' that is if she is pregnant or not though blueblood is still not very... 'flowable',"
"TMI princess! TMI!" Rivet held her ears.
"TMI?" Luna asked.
"Too much information," Hunter stated.
"Oh..."
"AWWWWWW!" Rivet's eyes sparkled as the two entered the Penthouse after the General manager complaining how only ponies could rent the penthouse rooms before Luna threatening to have him removed knowing that the brothers are already in hot water with Celestia and Luna already. "I've never been given such an expensive room to stay in!"
"Rivet it's only for a while," Hunter pointed out.
"Hush! Don't ruin it, Hunter," Rivet said as she then saw the pool as she removed her glove and placed a hand in it.
"It's heated!" This did get Hunter's attention.
Rivet then looked up.
"Man that's one helluva view," Rivet stated upon looking out the window and the two saw the outside lands of the Crystal Empire.
"It is..." Rivet then spoke.
"Well then... how about we try that hibachi restaurant? I don't know what it is but it sounds good," Rivet said.
"I saw flames coming from the window," Hunter stated. "I'm in,"
"Great time we had some real food rather than stale bread and grass soup*Shivers slightly* still can't believe they fed us that... and you need to eat something too big guy I don't care if you are a super soldier that can go months without food you need to eat," Rivet said as Hunter chuckled.
"What? You need the bread more than me your more fur and bones than anything," Hunter said as Rivet looked at him.
"I don't know whether to be insulted or not," Rivet told Hunter as the marine turned to her.
"Come on Rivet," Hunter said before feeling a familiar wait on his back.
"ONWARD TO THE RESTAURANT!" Rivet said point forward.
Hunter chuckled.
The two held menus as ponies began to whisper and stare at the two as they sat before an open grill.
"Kinda wished people wouldn't stare at us," Rivet said.
"Well, I'm nearly an 8-foot tall dragon and your a white and purple furred Lombax with a bright yellow robot arm people are going to stare," Hunter stated as Rivet punched him in the arm. "I'm being honest,"
"You know what I mean... Man, it's fish, fish, fish, hey didn't I mention the fish?" Rivet stated.
"Don't Lombax's like fish," Rivet brought down her menu.
"Do I look like a cat to you?" Hunter brought down his menu and raised his brow. "On second thought never mind but that is slightly racist,"
Hunter then brought up his menu again.
"I do have to agree it's all Fish... where's the red meat?" Hunter asked.
'Red meat for life no matter what you are,'
"Yeah come where is all the good stuff... at least they have some sauces I know," Rivet stated.
"This soy sauce seems pretty common: normal, sweet, spicy, light, no fat, and so many others that I didn't know you could have for a sauce," Hunter they chuckled upon seeing one of the sauces. "Rivet look a 'fish soy sauce',"
"Alright that is pretty funny," She then turned to her menu again.
"Hmmm, but what to drink,"
"That Samurai sounds good," Rivet laughed slightly.
"I thought you would have gone for the fireball,"
"Why haven't here when I can get a bottle at the Hotel?" Hunter asked.
"Fair point... hm that one with the dragon fruit also sounds good," She then chuckled. "Did I tell you how lightweight the Morts were? They got drunk off lemonade!"
"Yet they were all named Mort," Hunter remembered the time when Rivet talked about her adventure with Ratchet and Clank. "Doesn't surprise me... though it does have lemonade in it as well,"
"True actually... yeah why not I'll take that Samurai as well," The two then had a waiter come by with a salad and soup broth before holding out a notepad for the drinks.
"Welcome to Showdown can I get your drinks heroes?" The waiter asked with a smile.
"Yes we'll take two of those Samurais," Rivet said as the waiter smiled.
"Good choice though for Mr. Konn I thought he would take a fireball,"
"That's what I said!" Rivet and the waiter laughed as Hunter gave a deadpan expression.
"Well, jesting aside do you have any red meat?" Hunter asked to which the waiter looked at the two's menus before turning to the lobby.
"Hey, Lint! Why you give them the normal menu?!"
"What-? I did? Oh crap!" 'Lint' then came over with a different Menu. "Sorry, my brain is wired with giving out normal menus apologizes,"
"It's alright," Rivet raised the menu before smiling. "There we go!"
"These sound good... I've heard of beef before never had it only grilled firedrake," Rivet then turned to Hunter.
"Thought you said they were fireproof?"
"Their hid is but the inside? Most of my brothers liked to smoke the meat but I'm a grill person and when I add some fire salts and cook it just right," Hunter held out his hand. "I'm going to miss those moments... at least I have some jerky with me,"
"Right... I'll take the beef," Rivet said as she handed her menu.
"For me as well," Hunter handed the menu as Rivet looked at him. "What?"
She held out her hand.
"I've always wanted to try out beef! I heard that the emperor himself enjoyed beef from a cow," The salamander said as Rivet lowered her hand.
"It's not like there are rumors about us being a couple already," Rivet said as Hunter held his head.
"Right... though..." He then lowered his hand. "We are on what one would consider a date,"
Rivet then got hit with the realization of what Hunter had said.
"Oh... your right," She then turned to see ponies whispering among themselves. "I bet you those thrones you have that this will be front-page news,"
"I agree with you," Hunter said as the chef came out.
As the chef began to start cooking their meal as the two watched as Hunter smiled whenever the cook would light the grill on fire.
"Got to ask though," Rivet said as the chef went to work.
"What's that?"
"Do you think will be able to return to our homes?" Rivet asked."Sure I can try building the dimensionator but from what I can tell Phase Quartz aren't a thing here along with the right metals,"
"I believe you are correct Rivet... we may be stuck here for the rest of our days," The salamander held out his plate as he was given some fried rice.
"Guess Ratchet will have to look for the other Lombaxs without me," Rivet said as she held out her plate before picking up her fork to eat.
"Rivet," Then placed a hand on her shoulder. "Never lose hope that is the one thing the Imperium always had even if it seemed like it's far from your reach it will always be there,"
"Thanks, big guy," She then began to eat the fried rice as Hunter then grabbed his freshly made drink.
As the chef finished he cleaned up and was off to clean up his tools then serve another table.
"Hey, Hunter?"
Hunter turned to his ally before speaking.
"Yes Rivet?"
"After this whole thing blows over do you... you know what to stay together?" Hunter blinked as Rivet turned to him with her hands out. "As partners of course! I mean we both are really good at making thing and with our skills combined maybe we can start some kind of business for money and everything,"
Hunter looked forward before smiling.
"Rivet... I would love to do that," Hunter said. "After all, I'm a master smith,"
"So a kinda blacksmith business then?" Rivet asked. "I mean I'm good with my other hammer too and all I mean how do you think I made my arm?"
Hunter smiled.
"Then it's settled... but first let us eat this meal is quite good," Hunter stated as he picked up his folk again to eat.
"Can't argue with that logic," Rivet stated as the two returned to eat their food.
(Later)
"Man, that was good! Oh crap, what about the bill?" Rivet asked Hunter.
"Don't worry it's on the house," The waiter said.
"Oh sweet I-"
"WHAT!?" The two then turned to see a blonde-haired pony walk forward. "These FREAKS don't have to pay but I! PRINCE Blueblood have to pay?"
The waiter then began to explain how the two literally saved the entire kingdom.
"Wait isn't he that blueblood guy that Luna was talking about," Rivet asked.
"I believe so... but why is he complaining isn't he a part of the royal family?"
"Yeah, don't they have like more money than god?" Rivet pointed out.
"Best we go before things get out of hand,"
"Don't have to ask me twice," The Lombax and the salamander rose up as Blueblood noticed this.
"Hey, where are you two going?" Blueblood shouted.
"A little place called nu yah," Rivet said with a wave.
"No, you don't!" He then grabbed Rivet's arm. "I'll not have some... some... FREAKS think they are better than me!"
"Hey let go," Rivet hit his hand off her as Blueblood gasp.
"YOU DARE! I'M AM BLUEBLOOD! I AM THE PRINCE OF THE CROWN! I AM-"
"Not worth our time," Hunter finished as he turned to Rivet. "Let's go, Rivet,"
As the two were about to leave Rivet turned to Blueblood before pulling down her eyelid and sticking out her tongue, as the two left Rivet then spoke.
"Hey got to ask what's with those tongs you carry around on your belt?" Rivet asked.
"Well, you see-"
He then felt something been removed from his belt as he turned around.
"APOLOGIZE TO ME NOW YOU HARLOT!" Blueblood shouted as he held something in his hand.
Hunter then looked down at his side.
"Oh no," Rivet turned to him
"What? What he take?"
Hunter then turned to see what was in Blueblood's hand as Rivet didn't need an explanation of what he took as her blood went cold.
"That,"
"YOU WILL APOLOGIZE OR I WILL USED WHATEVER THIS IS!" Blueblood shouted running his finger through the pin.
(Au: I don't think I need to tell you what he has now do I?)
"Blueblood please put that down or-"
"OR ELSE WHAT I HAVE THIS WEAPON OF YOURS! WHAT YOU AFRAID OF IT! GOOD NOW, THIS WILL TEACH YOU NOT TO INSULT THE ROYAL BLOODLINE!" Blueblood shouted as he 'pointed' it at the two.
"Look blueblood-"
"PRINCE BLUEBLOOD!"
"Prince blueblood. Look I'm sorry but you really need to put that down," Rivet said Blueblood laughed.
"No! I shall not I think I'll keep it since the both of you are afraid of this little thing! Now here's what's going to happen! You cat are going to come with me to my room where we are going to have a little fun until I get bored. Now come along now," Blueblood ordered.
"Um... hell no that's not going to happen," Rivet said as this seemed to piss off blueblood.
"I SAID NOW!" He stomped his foot down.
"Look Blueblood I... I'm... I'm-"
"Ohhhhhh oh oh! You haven't got your cherry popped yet? Well, allow me to show you!" Blueblood said noticing her blush.
"No Blueblood," Hunter spoke as Blueblood 'pointed' the weapon at him. "This is not yours to take from her! I don't care even if you have that in your hand you shall not- No. Will not do that to my partner,"
"She'll get over it! Besides, she'll enjoy it after all I'm bigger than a dragon-like yourself!" Blueblood said as he held the weapon forward. "Now come with me girl! So I can make you a woman~,"
"What's going on here?" Celestia's voice spoke as she walked forward with Luna next to her.
"Princesses stand back!" Rivet warned.
"What? why-?" Luna then held her sister's shoulder and pointed towards what blueblood had.
The two from their time on the mirror dimension and learning of the human wars knew what he held as Celestia felt a chill climb up her backbone.
"By mother... Blueblood set down the-"
"OH, you know what this is Auntie? GOOD! Because I'm going to use it if I have to! See I'm tired of having to hear your lectures whenever I do what I want to do!" Blueblood said as he was lightly pulling on the pen.
"Blueblood you don't know what that is it's dangerous!" Rivet and Hunter turned to her confused on how she knew what the object was in their nephew's hand.
"How do they-?"
"NOW BITCH!" Blueblood reached out for her but only to be pushed lightly back by Hunter as a crowd formed. "YOU DARE TOUCH ME AGAIN YOU FILLY RUNT!"
"Everypony get back!" Luna shouted as Blueblood snarled.
"LET ME TEACH YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TOUCH YOUR SUPERIOR WELP! DIE BY YOUR OWN WEAPON!" Blueblood then pulled the pin.
"BLUEBLOOD NO!" Celestia shouted.
*Ting!*
The safety popped off surprising blueblood this caused Hunter to grab Rivet and turn his back on Blueblood as the two princesses stumbled back, casting shields over themselves.
"What the-"
Before Blueblood could finish the explosive device exploded in his hand as the anti-personal device shredded him apart as metal fragments went flying as a few of the crowd was hit by light shrapnel. Rivet held on tight to Hunter, whose promethium-casted plate easily withstood the blast since they were the closest to Blueblood. The explosive charge wasn't like one would think it would be for a handheld explosive it was the shrapnel you had to worry about rather the blast.
As the screams of the ponies were heard Rivet and Hunter turned to see what was left of blueblood standing their his right arm blown off as what was left of another hand still held the pin. His right side of his face was ripped apart as exposed skull and brain were all to see his right side had taken the most damage but his chest was covered in shrapnel and bone fragments.
One would assume he was dead but-
"-was that?" Blueblood finally finished before falling to his knees and then to the ground finally dead.
Celestia fell to her knees seeing her nephew on the ground not moving and horribly disfigured, Luna held her sister's shoulder upon seeing Blueblood dead. Hunter then turned to his friend and held her arms as he looked at her.
"Rivet you alright?" He pats her down for any wounds. "Did you get hit-?"
Rivet then hugged Hunter's neck her eyes filled with fear, Hunter froze upon the act but then hugged her gently a salamander hug wasn't like that of their Primarch but still Rivet need to an act to tell her she was OK.
"I got you Rivet," Hunter said as he turned to the smoking body of Blueblood knowing that some ponies were going to have one hell of a reason to villainized the two now. "By the throne... this isn't going to be good,"
Author's Note
Welp...
Guess you say their 'date' ended in a BANG!
Sorry couldn't help myself it was either me or one of you.
Besides the breathing bad ending there, I got to say this...
WHAT IS WITH ME IN THIS STORY!? ALMOST! I MEAN ALMOST! 4,000 WORDS!
When have I ever done so long chapters within 12 hours of the last one being posted? Hmmm? HMMM!?
Besides that Twilight is going to have this against her argument to have the two locked away for Blueblood's stupidity.
"OH! Grab one of the things off this giant dragon's belt nothing can't go wrong with that!"
Then like...
"I want to rape this cat but she says no and since I'm not getting my way best pull this pin off this thing got off the giant dragon's belt and not realize what it can do,"
...
Wow I probably won dumbest blueblood of the week here guys.
Is that a thing? It could be, I might start a group saying 'Blueblood making a fool of himself' or 'Blueblood idiot of the year', also why do I hate blueblood?
Well its not just from the stories on this site and the episodes of him in it, I seen some comics where he is just a total.
He's worse than a rich snob he's whatever you call that!
Whatever...
Might do another chapter in 12 hours just don't be surprised if I don't alright this little thing that's happening? Don't expect it to last.
"Here he is Arch Magos. Hunter of the Salamander 7th company has undergone the final geneseed implantation successfully but that isn't what I hailed you lord Cawl,"
"The mutation... I've read your reports adapt... Show me what is different... this one compared to the others of the chapter,"
"Well my lord unlike most Astartes of the salamander chapter this one's geneseed had reacted differently to the genetic alteration,"
"Interesting... his skin has become scales... his anatomy has been altering... he is even cold-blooded... but will he respond to the code the same as the rest?"
"Of course my lord Magos a matter of act he will react even more so than those that were tested on,"
"Hmmm... Can it be replicated?"
"Yes with the right equipment and time,"
"Send your findings to my ship along with the samples... then release this one back to the salamander... they might be starting suspect something unlike most chapters the salamanders actually 'care' for their 'brothers'... I'll have to work with what you have found,"
"Of course Arch Magos,"
"Be sure to alter his memory of all the experiments you had him do... I can't have my plans ruined... ashame that my black vipers didn't get to him first,"
"Right away but his mind will linger,"
"If he does remember I'll have my agents deal with him,"
"Of course,"
"Beginning memory rewriting process in... 3... 2... 1... Praise the Omnissiah,"
"Good morning everypony you are listening to glass news radio of crystal empire giving you the truth no matter how bad it hurts... Prince Blueblood has been reported dead? What? And that's not all kids for it was the same day when those two strangers that saved our coats from king Sombra were officially released of all charges of the murder of Prince shining armor,"
Hunter opened his eyes as his alarm went off as the news began to play.
"I'm not done yet for the same abyssin and dragon of said murder case were found only a few feet away from when blueblood threaten them with an unknown device when reports of him demanding to *sound of shuffling paper* Ummmm... can I say that? I can? Well, he demanded to have Ms. Rivet to be his 'escort' for the night... wow and they say he's royalty,"
Hunter got up from his bed as the pony that spoke over the alarm radio was the same voice to the line of the 'good fight'.
"After a group had form and death threats were made to the two by using the unknown device you're not going to guess who showed up *Royal trump sound effect* the newly re-crowned princesses themselves who had the former 'queen' of Equestria removed for power after her outburst at the trial for the two heroes.
The Dj then took a breath
"Sadly even with the help of the princess the four tried to claim blueblood down from eyewitness reports before pulling a pin on the device which caused one princess Luna to warn everypony to get back while Blueblood showed the world that his blood really wasn't blue,"
The DJ said.
"Luckily only Blueblood died in the small explosion with only two ponies sent to the ER and the remaining wounded only had minor fragmentation which had to result in some stitches. I know all of you got mixed feels about this story but there is quite the sight after the explosion sees the big green giant shield his friend Rivet from the explosion! It gets better guys turns out the dragon was 'worried' about the abyssinain, you heard me a dragon of all creatures was worried about the health of non-dragon! I am not making this up! Best yet turns out Rivet then gave the dragon a hug to which he returned back! They both say they are not a couple after leaving a restaurant together AND are currently sharing a room at the film and flam royal resort,"
Hunter groaned as he held his head in his hands as the DJ clicked his tongue.
"Yeah definitely not 'in a relationship'... but all joking aside turns out a lot of maids both from the royal palace and not along with some female guards of the solar guard have come out in the public saying that they have been 'voliated' by the one and only prince Blueblood. By the mother of the two sisters were those mares really afraid to come out?! Luckly none have actually had his kid turns out Mr. Blueblood had only one ball! HAHAHA!
*Clears throat*
Sorry my bad well then... I know this might be a long shot but hey Hunter, Rivet, if you two ever come by Glass station me and a bunch of others would like to know. What did the heck happen? Like how did this all start? Sure I have witness reports but everyone in the entire empire AND Equestira would like to hear what happened from your lips. So get down here whenever you can doors always open... well from 5 am to 5 pm then its bright night's turn but please come in on my shift!"
Looking towards the radio Hunter listened.
"This is the one and only Three gems of glass news radio giving you the truth no matter how back it hurts,"
Hunter held his chin in thought.
"Mmmmmm..." Rivet bit into the pancake thinking what to rate this pancake. "For a 'royal approved' pancake this seems a bit weak,"
She then took another bite as she heard the door to Hunter's room open as he walked in with his armor back on as she held the newspaper reading about land offears.
"Oh hey big guy... you slept in," Rivet watched as Hunter placed his helmet down on the island and opened the fridge, and pulled out a carton of pineapple juice he ordered last night for the morning. "Did you sleep well?"
Shutting the fridge with his foot he then pulled out a glass and poured the almost clear gold liquid.
"Mostly just had a weird dream most of it was a blur but I swore I heard Arch Magos Belisarius Cawl's voice weird because I never meet him before," The salamander then raised the drink to his lips as Rivet blinked.
"What was weird about it?" Rivet asked. "Besides that Cawl guy being in your dream,"
"Well from what I can recall something about my mutation then some kind of code?" Hunter told her to which she blinked.
"A code? What kind of code?" Rivet asked as hunter shrugged.
"Don't really know to be honest it was like their voices were gurgled from me being in water or something," Hunter then poured another glass his throat still dry for some reason.
"That is weird," Rivet then finished off her pancake before getting up and rolling the newspaper around from her hand and threw it on the island.
"Death of Blueblood! Rivet, Hunter, and the Re-crown princess watch?"
"Told you we be on front page," Rivet said as Hunter held the newspaper. "Just not in the way I would expect,"
She pulling out a glass of her own Hunter poured her some juice as she took drank it.
"Were on the radio too," Hunter said throwing the newspaper and carton away.
"What? Man can't stay out of the spotlight now can I?" Rivet joked as she placed her glass in the dishwasher.
"Apparently not. The DJ wants to have us give him an interview," Hunter stated as Rivet looked up.
"An interview?" Rivet then looked down at the sink. "I mean sure but..."
"You not really comfortable talking about it?" Hunter asked to which she nodded. "It could help though,"
She looked up at him.
"How so?" Rivet asked.
"From what the DJ said turns out others had if fair worse they got caught by him and did have me to protect them," Hunter said as Rivet bit her lip in thought.
"Damn sounds like he was quite the lady killer," Rivet looked down into the sink.
"Well? We don't have to go,"
Rivet looked up.
"Best we do it to clear things up so we don't have more like sliver rush," Rivet got up crossing her arms.
"Agreed let us go," Hunter said as he rounded the island as Rivet then got onto his pack. "I'm guessing this is a thing now?"
"Clank and Kit liked to do it and I can see why," Rivet threw out.
"Never belittle a diamond dog for hogging the soap that is all," Three gem state as he hit the button for the jingle as they went to commerissal as the on air sigh went off. "I mean who does that?"
"Hey Gem?" The door to the radio room opened.
"Yeah what up?" The pony held up a cup of coffee to his lips.
"Um... Rivet and Hunter are here for that interview," This caused Gem to spit his coffee onto the pony's face who only blinked in annoyance. "I'm going to take it you want them in?"
"Do I want them in? OF COURSE! Bring them in!" Three Gem stated.
As he said this the headset-wearing pony left the room before a pony came in with a spar stool and another came in with a thick metal box they used for keeping the equipment for the station. Three Gem pulled out his headset as he got up to greet the two as they entered the room as Hunter had to duck in like always.
"You must Rivet," Three gem greeted as Rivet shook his hand before turning to Hunter who had to lean over in the small broadcasting room. "Sorry for the small space Hunter,"
"It's fine," Hunter shook his hand as the assistants held some headset for the two and mics out as Rivet put hers on and Hunter removed his helmet for his own headset.
"Alright, here we go three... two... one... Welcome back dear listeners It's Three Gem of glass news radio bring you the truth no matter how bad it hurts. Ohhhhh boy you guys remember when I asked early this morning if a certain two cats could come in? Well, guess who is here! Coming at you live here in studio is none other than Rivet and Hunter Konn! Welcome you two thanks for coming in," Three Gem greeted.
"Sure no problem Hunter heard your boardcast this morning," Rivet said pointing her thumb to her partner.
"What? You listen to my boardcast Hunter?" Three Gem asked.
"Of course when we were confined the guards would play your news station," Hunter told the grey-coated pony.
"Really so you've been listening since day one of you guys popping up on the people's radar?"
"Yep, whenever it was second shift the guards would play the station thoughout the shift to keep us entertained through when the radio wasn't playing we traded stories," Rivet said as Three Gem chuckled.
"Bet you two got close in that cell huh?"
"We came to tell you what happened yesterday Gem," Rivet said in a flat tone.
"What? The ponies put their wa-" Gem watched as Rivet with a look in her eye and placed her hand over her neck telling him to quiet it as Three Gem cleared his throat. "Sorry yes, I did sing out to you two to ask the big question... what the buck happened?!"
"The explosion happened outside the hibachi restaurant a few blocks away from where we are staying that you know," Hunter began.
"HmHm," Three Dog shook his head.
"But it all started in the restaurant," Hunter explained.
"Oh really? What happened?" Three Gem asked.
"Well we had just finished eating at the restaurant -which I recommend 9 out of 10- and to our surprise, the restaurant gave our meal for free but we didn't see him but Blueblood was there and heard it and well... He didn't happen that he had to pay for his meal because he was royalty," Rivet began.
Three Gem blinked.
"I'm sorry he got mad because you guys didn't get to pay for your meal though you guys literally just saved the empire and everything not like you were rubbing it into everyponies face unlike Blueblood who was doing just that but because he was Royalty?"
"That is correct Three Gem," Hunter told him as he Three Gem threw out his hands.
"Do I need to say how stupid that sounds?" As Rivet popped her lip after a 'Nope'. "Right now what happened next?"
"As he began to Argue we wonder why was he so angry about paying for his food before turning to leave before things really got out of hand but that was a big no-no to him and grabbed my arm," Rivet said. "He then called us 'Freaks' like we haven't heard that one before and I was able to pull my arm out of his grasp which caused him to give a 'you dare speech'. Hunter then stated he wasn't worth our time and I agreed before giving Blueblood a little 'gift' of my own before we left, we just left when I asked why does Hunter carry around those big smithing tongs around on his belt and he was about to answer but then Blueblood appeared again!"
"With the device, I'm guessing?" Three gem asked.
"Correct," Hunter said. "He grabbed an explosive from my belt,"
"Wait... he grabbed an explosive from your belt? Did he know it was an explosive?" Three Gem asked.
"No, he pointed it at us like it was somekind of ranged weapon before calling me a very colorful word I don't think I can say over the radio," Rivet explained as she held her head. "He then said 'he'll teach us about insulting the royal blood line' then we tried to defused the problem but he wasn't having it, then the princesses came down but..."
"But what Rivet?" Three Gem asked.
"This has been bugging Hunter and myself they seemed to have known what Blueblood had. As if they have seen what the explosive he had in his hand before," Rivet explained.
"What... so what is the device?" Hunter reached to his belt and pulled it out to show Three Gem who blinked. "I've never seen anything like that before... folks what I'm looking at is nothing I've ever seen before... heck I don't think most weapon historians know what that is. We use sticks of TNT but never what that is and what Hunter is showing me isn't it,"
Hunter then placed the explosive back on his belt this time in front of him unlike before.
"So besides the mystery of how the princesses know of the device I'm guessing Blueblood hand enough after chewing out his own aunts and ripping himself a new one?" Rivet blinked at the expression.
"Well not the way I would put it but yes," She explained as Three Gem nodded.
"And this is when Hunter shields you from the shrapnel?"
"Of course," As Three gem looked to the dragon.
"Why you do it?" Hunter then turned to Rivet as he smiled. "She's my partner,"
"Awwwww," Three Gem stated. "You care about her,"
"I do," Hunter answered.
"Care about her more than a partner?" Three Gem asked.
"No comment," Gem then turned to Rivet.
"What about you kitty what-"
"Lombax," The DJ stopped.
"What?"
"I'm not a cat. I'm a Lombax," Rivet stated as DJ blinked.
"I've never heard of Lombax before," Gem stated.
"Have you seen a dragon-like Hunter before?" She questioned as Three Gem turned to him.
"Can say I have but then again I've only met another dragon but he was just a kid when I meet him when he saved the Crystal Empire," Three Gem said.
"Was this dragon's name Spike?" Hunter asked.
"Yeah he's got a statue in front of the crystal palace," Three Gem told them as the two looked at one another.
"There's no statue in front of the palace," They both said at the same time.
"What? Of course, there is its been there- Oh... wait... the attack... huh guess they are going to have recave another statue again," Three Gem stated. "Hate for those who are doing it right now but besides that after all this heat dies down what's next? You two going to stay together or go back into the world and maybe cross paths with one another in the future?"
"The ladder," Rivet stated.
"Oh? Do tell," Three Gem stated.
"Well, Hunter and I are... what's the word... um..."
"Makers?"
"Yeah, that seems about right we like making things like how you think we got all this good stuff we have?" Rivet asked.
"How?"
"We made it!" Rivet stated.
"Really? You're telling me you made that entire set of armor by yourself Hunter?" Gem asked to which Hunter chuckled.
"I'm proud of my armor but Rivet? She is the one you should be admired for that arm of her is next to leave to anything I can make," Hunter pointed as Rivet held a peace sign with her robot arm.
"Wait? That's a real robot arm?!" Rivet nodded. "Whoa! And you made that? By yourself with only one arm?"
"Pretty much," Rivet stated. "So we decided to start a little business when we can,"
"My mind has been blown here, folks! These two master... no legendary level crafters are going to be starting a business by Celestia's sun you got to let me come by and check out the place when you do get it going," Three Gem stated.
"Sure we'll send you a postcard," Rivet joked.
"Well, folks I'll like to thank you two for coming in today and giving us this little insite onwhat happen yesterday,"
"Glad you could have us come on short notice," Hunter spoke.
"No problem you all have been listing to glass news radio bring you the truth-"
"No matter how bad it hurts,"
Twilight threw an empty bottle of wine at the radio.
"Oh s-s-s-shut up! *hic* You bucking monsters think you *hic* had it all sorted out don't *hic* you?" Twilight spat. "First you took my brother *hic* then my crown *hic* and now Blueblood? Actually, I don't really care *hic* about him,"
She then popped another one open.
"SPIKE!" She shouted as the door open.
"H-hey Twilight," Spike said scared.
"C-c-come here,"
"Twilight please I-"
"NOW!"
Spike hung his head.
"Lock the *hic* door,"
Spike did what he was told as the scars on his back told him to listen in or else he'll get more... than the scars he'll be getting after this.
Author's Note
Heh... two chapters, one here? The other on wattpad.
Man 5,000 hours in the past 4 hours? Damn man damn...
Got another 3,000+ chapter here hoped you enjoyed lads and lasses!
Freedom of speech baby!
So another story in 12 hours hot lead to the head! I think I heard that saying from a song can't remember but I heard it from somewhere!
Now then I'm tired and going to jump into bed at the time of doing this! PEACE!
"I know I should stop with these recordings this needs to be said and this needs to be told about that dimension that I visited it was... it was..."
*Holds back breath*
"W-w-w-words can't describe what I saw,"
"It was something ripped out of a war-filled nightmare. These beings, they weren't Lombaxes they were these furless creatures but they were screaming all of them. I didn't see it at first but at first, I thought they were some kind of robots but these THINGS weren't like the people that ran from them it was-,"
"Those things were slaughtering them like... like... like they were butchers their weapons were like chainsaws but in the forms of axes and swords ripping apart both male, female, and even the children weren't spared!"
*Cries slightly*
"They didn't show any mercy and I thought I was safe but one of those red and brass things found me! It ripped me from my hiding spot and I thought I was done for but then there was a flash,"
...
"They were like the red things but unlike them, they didn't seem to be twisted. Unlike the red ones these grey-clad beings didn't make a sound as they went forward armed with strange-looking melee weapons and heavier looking armor,"
*Claims down*
"The being then began to slice the rip apart the monster with massive claws. When it finished off the red twisted freak it turned to me and it just stared at me out of all them it stared at me its strange claw-double-chainsaw-gauntlets was covered in the red blood of the monster. It just stared at me with its black lenses on its helmet not making a sound as this one out of all of them was the biggest of all of them. For nearly five minutes we stared at one another before another smaller being came forward but unlike the giant was a female same color but with some blue markings on the arms and legs of her armor but she sported a shark tail,"
...
"Were these some kind of sharks? The giant didn't have a tail well... not that I could remember but then that larger creature then turned back to the battlefield and moved forward as it moved to the battle. The female shark creature held her weapon in her hand before turning to walk with the giant as the fire kept spreading,"
"I stayed there as I tried to process what happened before I then gathered enough strength to open a portal back home after retrieving the dimensionator. That dimension... It was something that only the darkest minds could have created I've seen some bad dimensions out there and this one that seemed to come from nowhere just needs to stay off the map. I don't care what the council says it needs to stay off the map and to those who are listening to this do not I repeat DO NOT enter dimension 40K3 I got lucky. You might not be so lucky,"
(Three days later)
"Friends... Loved ones... Today we are here to bury a beloved prince of the people," Princess Celestia begun. "Shining armor who was more than a prince he was a leader, a soldier, a friend, a son, a brother, a husband, and most important of all a father,"
Standing on the stage Celestia sighed as she took a breathe as the body of Shining armor was before the stage his body dressed in his death military uniform.
"For he was willing to die for his family and his kingdom from the evil Sombra who took his life while two heroes avenged his death," Celestia said as the two heroes sat in the crowd with Hunter in his armor as normal as for Rivet who was wearing a black jacket and pants for her tomboy personality not feeling comfortable wearing a dress. "Shining was a good stallion for he did everything in his power to make sure his family-"
"CHEATER!" A female voice interrupted Celestia.
Hunter and Rivet blinked as they turned to the crowd no knowing where the scream came from, Celestia blinked as she spoke into the mic.
"-Um... he was a loving father who deeply cared for his wife and daughter-"
"LIES!" Another female voice shouted from another direction.
"Please this is a funeral and-"
"HE WASN'T A HERO! HE WAS A MONSTER LIKE PRINCE BLUEBLOOD!" A voice echoed throughout the palace courtyard.
Hunter got up looking around as Rivet spoke.
"Where are you doing?"
"Looking who is saying that," Hunter then shouted. "AND WHY IS THAT?"
"BECAUSE BLUEBLOOD WASN'T THE ONLY STALLION WHO RAPED MARES!" One of the females fell for it as he then pointed forward into the crowd behind the fence.
"You! Come forth and say that to the family who had lost their son!" Hunter demanded as the one mare he was pointing at wore a completely black dress and a large lipped black hat that covered her face. The two who were standing beside her move aside.
"GLADLY!" The woman and nearly 14 others came forward in the same dress to the family who was morning over the dead Shining armor.
"Who are you?" Celestia asked as the 15 mares didn't speak still with their hats down.
Hunter then moved to them as Rivet followed suit.
"Speak," Hunter said in a low voice not too happy that these 15 who he didn't care if they were mares but disrespecting the warrior all though a bit reckless was still a father to the young Flurry heart.
"Why speak we can show," One of the mares said as they then took off their hat as Luna who was next to her sister blinked.
"What? Your the maid staff," Luna spoke.
"Wait I'm confused but I got feeling I'm not the only one," Rivet spoke. "What are you girls doing? The man is dead and your spitting insults at his funeral? Talk about throwing salt upon the wound... what did he do to you?"
"He wasn't the pony that everypony thinks he is... he had sex maids like us if we refused he would beat then use us anyway," A mare spoke with a black eye. "You call once called shining armor a great warrior right?"
Hunter nodded. "He was willing to put his life for those he loved and his home he would had made a great general back home why do you ask me this?"
"So then if anypony can rape someone then fight a great battle and die can be forgiven for what they did before the battle?" One of the mares asked.
Hunter didn't say a word.
"That's what we thought," Hunter's eyes narrowed behind his helmet.
"Leave. Now," Hunter spoke.
"Oh so your now ordering us around Dragon?" The middle mare said as she then stood up to Hunter. "What will you do if we don't *Turns to rivet* rip off our arms as you did her?"
Rivet took a step back as some in the crowd gasp.
"He did-"
"Lying to yourself wouldn't help you honey looked where it got us... pain so much pain that we were too scared to speak out when he was alive for he might cause us more pain. It's not too late for you to tell everyone what your 'partner' did to you," A mare on the fair left interrupted.
Hunter closed his fist as he narrowed his eyes the familiar feeling of the flames of hate burned deep within him as he held back rage that could rival Kharn's own rage.
"..."
'Don't do it, Hunter... Don't do it... Don't do something you're going to regret... Don't fall for their bait... Don't give in to the hate,'
He felt a hand slip into his own, he didn't need to turn to know who it was.
"They're not worth it big guy," Rivet said as he relaxed his grip and held her hand gently.
"I know," Hunter closed his eyes before inhaling. "I forget you,"
This surprised everyone he then spoke, he then turned to the family before going over to Cadance and placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't let them poison your thoughts of what you think about Shining armor," He then turned to Flurry heart. "As for you little one... never stop loving your father for he loved you and your mother with all of his heart,"
One of the mares snorted at the remark.
"Please the only thing that fucked face stallion only loved-"
*SMACK!*
The mare stumbled back as she held her cheek upon seeing Rivet with her left arm out after slapping her.
"Shut the hell up," Rivet growled. "Unless you want me to hit you with my other arm then I'll show you what a real fucked face,"
The crowd didn't know what to think until somepony from the crowd whistled, the mare who was hit snarled as Rivet crossed her arms. No one said a word as Hunter gave his respects to the family and shining not knowing if these mares were telling the truth or not before going over to mares. He just stared at them before began to walk forward as the mares moved out of his way, Rivet followed suit before climbing onto his back before flipping off the mares in black.
(At the hotel)
"That was the first funeral I've been to in years and I have to say... it was the worst of the worst in the history of worst funerals," Rivet said throwing off her jacket onto the couch. "And those mares thought you ripped off my arm? You of all people!? GAH... THE NERVE!"
Rivet then sat down on the couched arms crossed before noticing Hunter just standing there.
"Hey... you alright big guy?" She asked but no answer as she uncrossed her arms. "Hunter?"
Rivet then rose up before going over to Hunter and tapping her right hand on the metal plate.
"You with me Hunter?" Rivet spoke in a worried tone as he then snapped out of it looking down.
"Sorry just thinking," Hunter then moved to the fridge where he then pulled out a bottle of fireball whiskey.
"Think about what? Is it what those girls said? Look Hunter-"
"Not that," He then removed his helmet. "Just... After what we did they hate us,"
Rivet titled her head.
"I don't follow,"
"Sliver rush, Twilight, and now these mares. What have we ever done wrong to cause them to hate us?" Hunter asked as he then pulled the cork off and began to drink from the bottle. "I'm just so confused,"
Rivet sighed.
"Yeah I understand what you mean," She held her hand as Hunter handed her the bottle to which she took a shot of the Whiskey before handing it back placing her arms on the island. "We help them even though we hand no idea where in the multiverse we are and went out of our way going into danger only to be hated for it,"
...
Hunter then turned to the pool.
"Wanna try the pool? Could help us right about now," Hunter asked.
Rivet looked up then to the pool.
"I don't have a swimsuit," Rivet said as Hunter hummed.
"Well, I could go to my room while you have the pool to yourself,"
"What? I just told you I don't have a swimsuit," Rivet repeated. "Are you sure you're OK?"
"I am and I didn't say you need a swimsuit. You could go in without anything," Hunter explained to her as Rivet blushed.
"Oh..."
"We can take turns in the pool where you go first and whenever you want we can switch-"
Rivet held his hand causing him to stop.
"We can do it together but no looking,"
Hunter blinked.
"Well not as good as a hot spring but still nice," Rivet said while Hunter was on the other side wearing a blindfold.
"I've never been to a hot spring before," Hunter explained. "Nocturne has plenty of hot water but hot springs aren't considered safe on a death world,"
Rivet looked at him as his entire body this was the first time seeing him without his nerve suit but as the nerve suit, his scales were black as night. He looked like a dragon, to say the least without wings or a tail heck his 'thing' seemed to be covered like most animal-like beings of the galaxy back home not... like she knows that for the experience or anything.
But she did have to do something for her heat cycles though.
She blushed slightly at the thought before noticing something on Hunter.
Were those... brandings?
Walking over (the pool is pretty shallow) she looked at Hunter's body, she couldn't really see before since they were dark brands that seemed to blend in with his black scales. She reached out and placed the large one on his chest as Hunter slightly flinched at the contact before letting her feel the branding.
"Did it hurt?" She asked.
"A little," Hunter said before raising his arms out. "But these hurt the most,"
Covering his forearms seemed to be burned from hot chains.
"I was chosen to put a brother of mine to rest," Hunter explained.
"His name?"
"Vul'en Konn," Rivet blinked upon hearing that.
"Wait did you take his last name?"
Hunter nodded.
"Why?"
"Out of respect... unlike the rest of my brothers I didn't have a family for the dark Eldar slaughtered them after they hid me away I was found by the 3rd company where Adrax heard my cries from under floorboards of my home," Hunter explained. "When I was found to be worthy of becoming a son of Vulkan. Vul'en and I became friends during our trials of fire and we even made it to become a part of the 7th company for our final tests,"
Hunter then rubbed the burns.
"His family treated me as if I were their own kin and when he died they offered me the family name for me to take it... so I did as a reminder of my brother who had the same dream of becoming veterans of the 3rd company," Hunter sighed as he lowered them into the water. "Sometimes the memory of his death haunts me in my dreams,"
Rivet then looked down at him with a look of worry in her eyes.
"Did you love your brother?" Rivet asked as Hunter nodded.
"I love all my brothers," He said as Rivet then asked.
"Even though some didn't want to be around you as much due to your mutations?" Rivet question.
"Yes,"
Rivet then inhaled before she gathered the courage to speak again this time with the question.
"Hunter..."
"Yes Rivet?"
"What are we?" Rivet spoke.
"Partners," Hunter answered.
"No... what are we really?"
"I don't understand," Hunter spoke as Rivet her robotic arm with her real one
"I think you do big guy," Rivet said in a slightly worried voice. "I had to think about it too,"
Hunter still blindfolded looked up at her.
"It's just what do you think of me for real? I mean I'm what you would call a Xeno and you were made to kill Xenos but yet here we are after we learned from each other and knowing I'm a Xeno still you cared for me as no one has ever had," Rivet explained. "You defended me when Blueblood came at me and when he pulled the pin on the grenade you shield me with your own body without a second thought then you wanted to make sure I was alright and I..."
She sighed.
"I held onto you because I was scared knowing I was inches away from a blast for shrapnel, sure I've faced death before but that? It scared the hell out of me," Rivet explained. "What I'm saying is... is this real? This thing between us?"
Hunter 'looked' at her before reaching out and placing his hand on her cheek as she looked at him.
"I believe so," explained as Rivet gave a small smile before holding his hand her soft fur brush against his smooth scales.
Rivet then moved in and kissed him surprising Hunter before she sat down on his lap, Hunter's super computer-like brain raced around like a chicken with its head cut off before he came to from the action. Wrapping his arms around her belly and placing his head on top of her own head he pulled her warm body close to his own cold blood body.
...
The two laid on the bed still blindfolded and still nude the Lombax was in the grasp of the salamander who would protect her with his life if need be. Rubbing her back Hunter didn't know what to do for the life he had before this he had no idea and the salamander life before this didn't know what to do either. If only he was a space wolf maybe he would know but here he was as a son of Vulkan still like Rivet once told Clank 'learn to improvise is a skill you learn very fast' and he was a quick learner.
It's just he never got the chance to hold someone like this, he never thought he would love someone so much he would want to hold them so close to his heart(s) and not let go. Her fur was so soft against his body and he could feel her breath on him as well followed by a low purr noise from the white-furred Lombax in his arms.
Rivet could hear Hunter's heart(s) pounding like a pair of drums in his chest it sounded like they going into overdrive as they hitting his fused ribs. He was nervous... so was she for this whole new level they had now was something she never thought they would be doing but one where she felt like she belonged. Here in the Astartes arms, she felt something she has never had before the love of another like this before sure she had friends but this is different this is something special. This was something she could trust with her life and he will give him in return for he would risk it all to protect her from the way he held her in his arms she could tell deep in her soul.
Maybe it's a good thing that the dimensionator broke otherwise she would have never found Hunter and he would never have found her.
Author's Note
Well then...
Kind of a hate-to-love chapter huh? Woulder who those two were in the recording...
Also, Hunter defending shining's memory btw and there is no psychical proof that some mares word which doesn't mean they're wrong.
I know it's not my best work and everything but I got to say this right now... I love fluff just saying it not all relationships really hold each other close for the sake of showing affection. It's a sad time to be alive because more and mores relationships are now either for money, pleasure or something other than love.
Someone asked me once word for word: "Why do all your stories have to have romance in them? God its always something with you,"
Well because is something I enjoy, I like seeing and reading about characters being happy with someone they have close to their hearts. Then there are those non-con kind stories that just don't sit right with me it just... why are you using yourself like that your only hurting yourself-
Never mind going in too deep now... best to finish this and head off.
Another chapter 3,000+ words... I'm taking a break on Saturday so I can think about life and clean out my room.
