Shine like the Day and Night

Within mere moments, everyone had arrived at what appeared to be a beach. They looked around to take in on the scenery, until Pinkie pointed up and said “Oooh, is that it?!”

Everyone looked at the direction and saw a large mountainside.

“Yep, this is the place.” Said Princess Twilight. “Mount Aris. Home to the Hippogriffs and Sea ponies.”

“And also, a best place to call home.” Said Silverstream as she looked at the place fondly.

“Where do you think we will find this Stem?” asked Mistmane.

“According to the map,” said Silverbolt as he looked at the map, “The Stem is located at the top of the mountain. No doubt behind the palace.”

Silverbolt placed the map away as he said “And it also stinks. Cause I remembered that the kingdom we made here were twice as many.”

“Really?” said Starswirl.

“It was really like that?” asked Rockhoof.

Silverbolt nodded and used an illusion spell. Once they could see, they could truly see how large the place was, which amazed them.

“Incredible.” Said Princess Celestia once the illusion spell faded.

“I remember.” Said Adagio, gaining their attention, “Before my sisters and I began to spread misdeeds throughout Equestria, we once visited Mt. Aris. It was a beautiful city. But now, seeing it like this. I can’t help but pity the creatures of this kingdom.”

“Yeah,” said Silverstream, “My dad told me that this was once a beautiful city. He remembered what it was like when he was younger.”

Princess Twilight then thought about something, then looked at Silverbolt and asked “Silverbolt? What was the blood pact that you made with the Hippogriffs?”

Everyone, minus the Rainbooms and Mane 6, even the two Spikes, was puzzled by this whilst they looked at Silverbolt. He then decided to tell them what he told Twilight.

“For some of you that don’t know…” said Silverbolt as he rubbed the back of his head, “Equestria wasn’t the only one I helped found ever since I after Gusty’s funeral.”

Some were even more puzzled, with Celestia asking “What are you talking about?”

“I also helped found the Hippogriff kingdoms.”

Everyone was shocked and taken aback by this, but none were more shocked than Silverstream.

“You helped found Mount Aris?!” exclaimed Silverstream.

“Along with the Dragon Lands, Griffonstone, Yakyakistan, and every other kingdom throughout the world.”

Everyone was now shocked and taken aback by this.

“When I helped found the kingdoms,” said Silverbolt, “I made them swore a blood oath to me. Stating that if we were in danger, or if they were, we would go to each other’s side to help one another. But what did they do instead?”

He looked at them and said “The Dragons and Griffons constantly fighting, pillaging, and stealing everyone what they see before them, the Yaks that kept ignoring our messages. And the Hippogriffs?”

He knew it was going to be hard for Silverstream, but she had to hear the truth.

“When we helped made the blood oath, we made a vow to one another, that if either side would get attacked by an outside for, that if either side would ask them for help when their kingdoms would invade, they would answer that call. But Queen Novo, in all her cowardice, ignored that call and erased the truth. And she broke the pact.”

“What?!” exclaimed Silverstream, “You mean to tell me that my aunt Novo was supposed to have called for help and helped Ponykind because of the blood pact you made, but she refused to help and threw aside the pact, even after everything you did for them?!”

“That’s right.” Said Silverbolt, which shocked the others.

“They just ignored ya, just like that?!” said Rockhoof.

“How could they do such a thing?” said Starswirl.

“This coming from the so-called legendary pillars who didn’t come to Equestria to aid Celestia when she was in trouble?” said Beau, which made the Pillars wince.

But then Ocellus asked nervously, “What would happen if you break the pact?”

Silverbolt took a deep breath, then sighed, and looked straight at them with a serious tone.

“Death.”

Everyone gasped at that from what Silverbolt had revealed. He then looked at the Young Six and said “And you’d best hope I don’t bump into the Griffons and Dragons when we one day cross that bridge.”

Both Smolder and Gallus gulped as they were now suddenly afraid. But none was more afraid than Silverstream.

“Let’s just get going.” Said Silverbolt as he was the first to move. However, everyone else began to be concern and worried at the same time, worrying on how things would turn out.

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Soon enough, everyone arrived at Mount Aris, whilst at the same time, the Rainbooms were in awe of what they were seeing, even Fluttershy couldn’t help but adore the cute Hippogriff children.

“Aw, they’re so adorable.” Said Fluttershy.

The kids suddenly saw Fluttershy and were immediately drawn to her as they approached her.

“Aw, hello there.” Said Fluttershy as she greeted every single one of them, even some enjoyed her hugs.

“Wow, this place is amazing.” Said Sunset as she looked around.

“Wow, no wonder you lot like the Hippogriffs so much.” Said Fast Track as he and the guys were amazed by what they were seeing.

However, among the Hippogriffs, a certain Hippogriff wearing guard’s armor spotted Silverstream.

“Ah, Silverstream!!” said the Hippogriff as he flew down, greeting his daughter with a hug. “What brings you here? You weren’t supposed to come for a visit until next month.”

“Sorry, dad. But we’re kind of in the middle of something.” Said Silverstream as she pointed behind her.

The Hippogriff was surprised to see not only Princess Twilight and her friends, but Princesses Celestia and Luna as well. But not as surprising as seeing creatures he had never seen before.

“Who are they?” asked the Griffon.

“Oh, these are creatures from another dimension.” Said Silverstream, before she turned to the others, “Everyone, meet my father, Admiral Sky Beak, he’s in charge of Mount Aris’ fleet.”

“Greetings.” Said Sky Beak. “What can I do for you?”

Silverbolt then took a few steps forwards, with Silverstream nervously backing up.

“I’d like to speak to your queen.” Said Silverbolt.

“I’m sorry, sir.” Said Sky Beak, “But the Queen is…”

Suddenly, Silverbolt grabbed him by the neck and pulled him close to his face and showed his demon eyes at the same time whilst speaking in a demonic voice, surprising everyone around him.

“Listen here you Fishface chicken!!” said Silverbolt in a very threatening voice, “You’d better bring your queen down here, right now, or so help me, I’m going to rip your wings off and use them as a feather duster, rip your legs off and cook them and then eat then!! AND THEN WE’LL SEE HOW YOU’LL LIKE IT BEING TURNED INTO A SAUSAGE ROLL RATHER THAN A FISH!!!”

Sky Beak looked in a state of shock and fear, and frantically said “Yes sir!! Of course, sir!! Right away sir!!”, before flying off frantically to get Queen Novo.

Everyone was surprised to see that kind of display, whilst the Hippogriffs were scared and slightly backed away from him. Now all of them were really worried when he meets Queen Novo.

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After waiting for a bit, Queen Novo and Princess Skystar arrived, wondering what all the commotion was all about.

“Well, this is a surprise,” said Novo as she and Skystar landed when they saw their Equestrian friends. “What brings all of…”

However, she saw Silverbolt, who slowly approached her, making her flex her eyebrow.

“And you are?”

“Your highness, please,” whispered Sky Beak frantically, “Don’t underestimate this creature.”

Silverbolt was suddenly in her face. However, she stared into his eyes and felt very familiar. She slowly widened it, and…

No…no it can’t be.

She then looked at his medallion and instantly recognized it. “YOU?!!” exclaimed Queen Novo in shock.

Within a split second, Silverbolt turned into his Alicorn form, staring at Novo in great anger. Every Hippogriff gasped at the sight, for all of them had instantly recognized this particular Alicorn from what they’ve read from their history.

“To quote in old Ponish,” said Silverbolt, “I would have words with thee.”

“Uh, Silverbolt.” Said Novo nervously, “What a…”

But before she could react, Silverbolt instantly had a magic aura surrounding his hoof, causing it to form a giant claw and smash her against the wall, surprising everyone by what they were seeing.

“You have some nerve,” said Silverbolt, “Why did you turn your back on a foreign ruler of Equestria?! After everything I did for your kind, this is the thanks you give me?!”

“She tried to steal our Pearl!!” said Novo whilst she grunted through the pain. “We had to ensure we protect it from the Storm King!!”

Silverbolt then slammed Queen Novo hard onto the ground. He slowly walked over to her as he placed his hoof on her chest, making her look at him in fright.

“And you dare abandon the blood pact that the Royal Family had vowed to uphold since I helped them found the kingdom?” said Silverbolt with a sneer, “You know the price you’d pay if you break it.”

“Blood pact?” said Sky Beak in surprise as he and the Hippogriffs came together. “What Blood pact?”

Silverbolt looked at everyone, and said “As many of you didn’t know, though the Hippogriff kingdom had prospered for many years, I was the one who helped found it.”

Many were shocked and surprised, for even though he was there to teach them about magic, they had no idea he was the one who helped found their kingdom.

“When I helped one of the Hippogriffs become the first king,” said Silverbolt, “We made a blood pact, that if any of our kingdoms, whether Ponykind, or Hippogriff kind, were in danger of any kind of threats, then both sides would answer that call. And as a sign of our friendship, I created a powerful Pearl that would allow them to transform into any creature, including the sea ones.”

As everyone was surprised, he looked at the Queen, with eyes suddenly begging him not to reveal anything.

“Then this cur, of all creatures,” said Silverbolt in anger, “Secretly removed it when the Storm King invaded whilst her husband and half their forces went to fight him, instead of sending a message to Equestria to warn us or ask us for aid.”

Every Hippogriff was shocked to hear that, “I ensured that we’d honor the pact, and you threw it all away.”

“I did what was…” said Queen Novo before being cut off.

“What? Necessary?” said Silverbolt. “Necessary, implies that you didn’t have any other option. What you did by turning your back on the world and not honoring our deal. That wasn’t necessary. And you know it.”

He then leaned close to her face and spoke to her on eye level.

“And I know it’s going to sound cruel when I say this,” said Silverbolt, “At least your husband had the balls to fight and die with honor and dignity, and your daughter had the courage and bravery to stand up to a tyrant, whilst you’d rather fled and hide, like a coward.”

Novo winced at that, but knew that Silverbolt was right. “Also, need I remind you the punishment for turning your back on the blood pact?”

Novo looked away and said “No. I knew very well the punishment.”

Before Silverbolt could say anything else, he felt a hand on his shoulder. When he looked back, he saw Sunset, giving him sort of a pleading look. Silverbolt looked at her for a few moments, before sighing and did some breathing exercises. He calmed down in two minutes and removed his hoof from her chest, whilst turning into his human form. He then forced Novo to stand up, despite the slight bruise she gained.

“This discussion is far from over.” Said Silverbolt, “Just know that once we’re done here. You and I will be having words later on. And what you will endure, will be twice as worse than what you’ve received, got it?”

Novo nodded her head rapidly, not wanting to anger Silverbolt any further. Silverbolt sighed and pulled out a map and looked through it, with the others in tow.

“Okay then,” said Silverbolt, “One of the first stems is hidden in this land somewhere.”

“A lot has changed since that time.” Said Princess Celestia as she also looked at the map.

“Wait,” said Princess Luna, “According to this, the object we seek lies from within the mountain.”

“And it looks like it’s behind there.” Said Rainbow Dash when she pointed at the Hippogriff statue.

“Oh, that happens to be a temple,” said Silverstream, “Our most sacred ground.”

Silverbolt then closed the map and went over to Queen Novo. “You’ll take us to that temple.”

“What?!” exclaimed Queen Novo as she suddenly panicked. “You can’t!! That’s our most sacred ground.”

Once again, Silverbolt pinned her against the wall and poked his two fingers on her and said “You owe me, and Equestria, remember?! I’m calling it in!! Right now!!”

She flinched at that, and looked down, for she did owe him. She sighed and said “Very well, we shall take you there.”

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Everyone walked towards the temple of the Hippogriffs, with Novo and Celestia next to one another.

“I apologize for him acting this way.” Said Celestia.

“Now I see why he gave you and Luna a hard time during your training.” Said Novo.

“Still,” said Princess Celestia, “I know you just wanted to protect your kingdom, but you should’ve called us for help.”

“I knew what I was doing.” Responded Novo.

“You know very well when Silverbolt makes the rules, one should follow it.” Said Princess Celestia, “When he helped found the Pony Tribes, he made them swore the blood pact oath, something that could never be broken. When Princess Platinum’s father broke the oath, he was punished for all eternity rotting in Tartarus. And it ended up serving as a warning to those who would defy the pact.”

“Yet, it didn’t stop them from pillaging and trying to wage war on some of you.” Muttered Queen Novo.

“They did it on their own.” Said Princess Luna, “We tried our best to calm them down before and after my banishment, but no matter how hard we tried, every creature were twice as ignorant when it comes to trying to negotiate peace, as you have no doubt seen from the other creatures.”

“My point exactly.” Said Novo.

“At least none of our commanding officers wanted to wage war, just because your own niece couldn’t stand all of your idiocies.” Replied Shining Armor, causing Cadance and a few others to gasp at that.

“Shiny!!” exclaimed Cadance.

“What?!” said Shining Armor, “She hid away whilst our kingdom and everyone else suffered, my sister and her friends did all the work whilst she chose to hide, and if she can’t even bring her own commanding officers to listen, it’s no wonder every creature was very skeptical about the Hippogriffs.”

“You know, he does have a point.” Said Dusk Light.

“A true leader should know when to help those in need, despite their own situation.” Said Platinum.

“Though then again, the same could be said about a certain Princess of Friendship,” said Fast Track.

However, the others overheard her, with Shining Armor said “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“I mean from what we’ve heard when we read one another’s minds during our performance,” said Fast Track, “A true Princess is supposed to have discipline, restraint, learn to trust their subjects and believe that diplomatic protocol would succeed when asking another kingdom for help, they don’t go around stabbing their friends in the back and abusing their trust by lying and tricking them into distracting a foreign dignitary to steal the kingdom’s artifact without permission that would’ve resulted an act of war, just because they didn’t have the balls to be patient enough to see things through.”

Suddenly, Silverbolt grabbed Fast Track by the throat and pulled him close, which surprised the rest.

“If I wanted your opinion, I would ask for it.” Said Silverbolt sternly, “So if I were you, I’d be quiet!!”

He squinted his eyes and said “Or did you forget the Albuquerque crisis of 02?”

Fast Track squinted his eyes shut and grunted, as if that memory coming back was a painful sting. Silverbolt let him go and walked on, whilst the others were confused. Though Princess Twilight was grateful for him defending her, she whispered to Summer Breeze “What crisis?”

“Ugh, long story.” Said Summer Breeze after he groaned, “Let’s just say, we’re never allowed there again because of Fast Track’s recklessness.”

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Soon enough, all of them had arrived at the temple, whilst Silverbolt crouched as he inspected the ground.

“Let’s see if I still remember this.” Said Silverbolt as he placed his hand onto the ground.

Using his magic, it ended up creating a massive circle at the center, causing it to open and reveal a secret entrance underground.

“Whoa,” said Rainbow Dash, “This almost makes me feel like I’m in Daring Do.”

“You mean that time when you were so busy fantasizing, you never noticed that your friends had been trying to call you or get your attention?” said Fast Track with a smirk.

“S-shut up!!” exclaimed Rainbow as she crossed her arms and embarrassed, for she was never going to forget that anytime soon.

“What’s down there?” asked Princess Twilight.

“Where one of the stems are stored.” Said Silverbolt. “Though what protects it, I don’t know. It’s been a long time since I’ve been here.”

Everyone walked down the stairs and followed deeper into the tunnel. Soon enough, they all had reached the other side, though what surprised them, the Dazzlings the most, was a large statue of a Siren, one that they knew.

“Is that…our mother?” said Sonata surprised.

“Oh yeah,” said Silverbolt, “I remember her. She talked about you two a lot the last time we met.”

“You knew our mom?” asked Aria.

“Yeah, she’s actually pretty cool.” Said Silverbolt.

The Dazzlings were surprised by how he described their mother, but chose not to think about it. They approached the statue, with Silverbolt standing up front. Suddenly, the statue began to glow to life, causing its eyes to shine onto Silverbolt.

“State your business, oh weary traveler.” Said the feminine voice, which was the Dazzlings’ mother.

“We came to seek what I’ve hidden, long ago.” Said Silverbolt.

“If you wish what you seek,” said the statue, “You must…entertain me.”

“Entertain you?” said a confused Silverbolt, “I don’t remember anything like that.”

“You must…entertain me.” Said the voice again.

However, Silverbolt immediately caught on what she meant, causing him to go red and muttered “You’ve gotta be kidding me.”

Then, to their surprise, he exclaimed, “NO, NO WAY, UH-UH!!”

He crossed his arms and looked away.

“Uh, Silverbolt, what’s wrong?” asked a concerned Cadance.

“I know what this is.” Said Silverbolt, who then blushed madly, “It was something that…I did in my past that no one, not even Ultra Void and my band knew about.”

Fast Track and the others were greatly surprised by this.

“And I am not going to do it!!” said Silverbolt.

However, Sunset suddenly knew what to do. She smirked and walked over to Silverbolt, gaining his attention. She ended up having puppy dog eyes and looked at Silverbolt as if she was begging him.

“Please do this for us, Silverbolt.” Said Sunset, “If you do.”

Suddenly, Sunset turned around and placed her rump against him, causing Silverbolt to widened his eyes and blush madly, which surprised everyone.

“I promise I’ll make it worth your while.” Said Sunset in a sultry voice.

Silverbolt kept grumbling, growling, and eventually…

“ALRIGHT, FINE!! I’LL DO IT!!” shouted Silverbolt. He then grumbled and walked over to the statue.

The others were greatly surprised by what Sunset just did. However, Cadance found herself blushing whilst fanning herself as she felt something off the charts with the two of them.

“Oh, my goodness.” Said Cadance, “I can sense their love going off ten times fold.”

Silverbolt stood near the statue, and felt as if the statue was staring at him. Roland sighed and snapped his fingers, causing a large jukebox to appear, which confused them on what he was going to do.

Silverbolt then suddenly began to dance as he slowly moved his body. However, the more he moved, the more…erotic it was slowly becoming, which slowly surprised them.

“Uh, what’s he doing?” said Starlight as she was suddenly feeling flustered.

Then they saw the way they moved his hips, the way he was moving his body fluidly. It’s as if he was…dancing like a stripper?!

“Oh…my.” Muttered both Fluttershies as their faces went completely red.

Then they saw him shaking his hips left and right, which caused all the girls and mares to look at the way he was shaking it, whilst it looked like he was shaking his butt too.

And then…it happened.

Silverbolt instantly ripped off his clothes and looked like he was in a G-String, whilst he was dancing wildly at the same time, whilst at the same time in an instant, all of the girls’ faces went red whilst all the guys had their jaws dropped by what they were seeing. They saw him shaking his body, his booty, his…

Oh boy, all the girls were getting really flustered from what they were seeing.

But it didn’t stop right there.

He then suddenly turned into a pony, and did the same dance, only in pony form, which caused all the pony girls to be flustered by what they were seeing, the way he was even moving his booty, as well as…twerking?!!

But then…came the next part.

He then split in two, one a human and one a pony, both of them began to wiggle their booties, which would make any girl’s heart stop.

In the end, he joined together and posed with his arms raised in the air. After a few silence…

“Mmmmmmm,” said the statue, “You have done well. I am most satisfied. Enter, and collect your prize.”

The doors soon opened, with Silverbolt snapping his fingers and wore clothes again whilst walking in. Soon enough, he walked out and had the Orange Stem in his hand, which had the symbol of the Bass on top. He then stopped near the guys and took a breather. Just before one of them wanted to say something.

“AH!!” said Silverbolt when he raised his finger at them. “Not another word.”

He walked away, completely embarrassed by what he had to do. As they watched, Fast Track immediately clicked.

“Of course!!” exclaimed Fast Track whilst slapping his forehead. “Now I remember!!”

“What?” said the guys, even Rockhoof, Flash Magnus, Starswirl and Stygian came close when they wanted to know what they were on about.

“When Silverbolt turned eighteen, I wanted to do something special for his birthday.” Said Fast Track, “So I took him at this club where there were exotic dancers. At first he was greatly embarrassed by it, but then his curiosity got the better of him and he ended up dancing too, and the next thing I knew, every single girl, even the dancers fawned over him.”

“Seriously?” said Platinum in surprise, even the others were surprised by this.

“And the crazy part.” Said Fast Track, who then whispered, “About fifty girls lost their virginity that night.”

Their jaws dropped at that, with Flash Magnus saying “Whoa, so he was a lady’s man before he came here.”

“Even the girls of the Helm loved the daylights out of him.” Said Rockhoof, “He always did have a certain charm.”

“Ahem,” said Starswirl, clearly wanting to clear the subject, “Now that we have the first stem, should we get going?”

The guys nodded in agreement, until…

“But before we do,” said Stygian, before he motioned to the girls.

All of them had surprised and flustered looks on their faces, not knowing on how to respond to any of this.

“Uh, girls?” asked Dusk Light, “You okay?”

And then Sunset blurted out loud “Why didn’t I ask him to do that?!!”

Everyone else had different reactions, whilst feeling hot and bothered at the same time.

“Uh…” said Velvet Heart, “Why don’t we spend the night here before going out?”

“Uh…I can provide that.” Said Novo whilst still completely flustered.

The lot of them soon walked away back to Mt. Aris, and decided to continue with their destination the next morning.

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Later that night, as everyone went to their rooms, whilst Celestia and Luna quickly performed their duties, Silverbolt was lying face down on the bed, for he was greatly embarrassed by what he had just did.

“Of all the stupid things I did in my life,” muttered Silverbolt, “This was by far the worst thing that could’ve happened to me.”

He then suddenly heard a knock on the door, but he didn’t want to lift his face up, but then said “Come in.”

The door opened and someone walked in and closed the door before locking it. The person went over and whispered, “You awake?”

Silverbolt recognized Sunset’s voice and said “Yeah, I am.”

“Still feeling embarrassed?” asked Sunset. When she heard him groan, she said “Yeah, dumb question.”

“You here to check up on me?” asked Silverbolt.

“Well…” said Sunset with…nervousness in her voice? “I was wondering if…you could make a thin metal pole, but strong enough that it won’t fall over? As well as some music and…sound proofing the room to make sure no one could hear us.”

Silverbolt didn’t know why she asked that, but he nonetheless responded by snapping his fingers, making a few things that she requested appear, and made the room sound proof. Sunset walked over and pressed on the player whilst holding onto her robe. She then stood up from the edge of bed and looked at him.

“Would you be so kind enough to look at me?” she asked.

Silverbolt groaned and sat up to look at her whilst she dropped her robe as he said “Why do you…?”

But the moment he looked at her, his jaw dropped, for Sunset Shimmer, was wearing a bandeau bikini top with hipster bottoms with her color scheme on it.

“I told you I was going to make it worth your while.” Said Sunset teasingly.

The moment the music played she began to dance around and move her hips whilst dancing around the pole at the same time. Silverbolt couldn’t take his eyes off of her as she was dancing. But during the dance, she was slowly taking off her outfit, leaving her bare as she continued to dance.

However, when the music was nearly over, she crawled over to him and had that seductive look on her face.

“Shall we?”

She then leaned in and kissed Silverbolt, with the latter instantly following suit before wanting to make this a memorable night.