Unchained

Chapters

First strike
The Throne
The Devil's due
The new beginning
Welcome home
Some context please
The idea
So this is Ponyville now
The Farm Pt.1
The farm Pt.II
Fashion hour
The story Pt.1
The story Pt.ll
To the castle
The King's awakening

First strike

First Strike Tirek

•Place: Everfree Forest. Location: Castle of the two sisters•

The moon was high, and the night was calm. The animals of the forest seemed odd they seemed to have disappeared, strange, but welcome, making the trip go faster.
Twilight, her friends, and Discord made their way to the castle of the two sisters sent by the princesses themselves sometime after the Tirek attack to retrieve a very old friend of the princesses.
Twilight thought back to the conversation with the princesses after finding them in Tirek’s grasp.

•Several hours earlier: Canterlot Castle•

•Twilight P.O.V•

“Princess Celestia, Princess Luna what’s happening." I shouted to them as they were being taken away in bubbles after hearing the loud laughter of Tirek in the background of cantorlot.

“It is Tirek he has come to try to usurp the throne, and take all the magic from equestria’s subjects Twilight go to the old castle in the Everfree, and in it’s depths lies a warrior of old, they are powerful friend, and are the only one capable of stopping Tirek."
Celestia spoke to me with great urgency in her voice, through the bubble she was in. She was pulled through the ceiling, and disappearing from view.

“Yes it is up to thou, and thy friends to save equestria. Stop Tirek bring the king to Tirek then, and only, then shalt peace be restored find the key on the throne of bones, and you will find the way to the eternal prisoner remove that which binds him to his prison, and say his name three times."
Luna shouted down to me, then disappeared along with her sister I tried to ask his name, but she was gone before I could open my mouth.

•Present•

Discord walked in the back comforting fluttershy as we walked through the forest looking for the castle of the two sisters for some being they talked about.

“So Twilight what was it the princesses told you?" The southern accent in Applejack’s voice snapped me from my thoughts.

“Yeah Twilight, why are we going back to the old castle when we should be fighting Tirek."
Rainbow dash floated lazily next to her, as she walked.

“I don’t remember it exactly, but if I can recall Princess Celestia said go to the old castle, and find a friend, that they are very powerful, then Princess Luna said bring them to Tirek, that the way to find it is to find the Throne of bones, and there lies the key that will lead us to the eternal prisoner, then say his name three times."
I looked up in the air with a hand on my chin recalling the event.

“I wonder what they meant darling." Rarity walked behind the other three watching her step since she was wearing her good heels expecting a party not a hike.

“I wonder if the Throne of bones they mentioned is in that crack in the floor between the princess’ original thrones."
Pinkie bounced away, as they continued their journey.

I turned, and looked at Pinkie with an inquisitive look before speaking.
“What do you mean Pinkie."

Pinkie bounced in front of me, as she spoke.
“Well when we went to see if the legend of Nightmare Moon was true there was a crack in between the two thrones, where the Elements Of Harmony were it was just wide enough that I saw something in it before hitting her with the elements."

I looked at pinkie, then thought more questions were needed.
“Did you happen to get a good look at what you saw?"

“Nope though my Pinkie sense went bananas whatever it was."
She continued to bounce as she walked in front of me.

I thought to myself as she rambled more about her Pinkie, and wondered if what Pinkie saw could that be what Princess Luna was talking about. Then I was interrupted by Fluttershy announcing our arrival to the castle it had looked the same as when we first arrived, but the air around it felt darker than usual.

“Uh T-t-twilight we’re here."
She hid behind her mane as usual, I looked up to the crumbling castle discord, stood behind fluttershy patting her shoulder, and I sighed.

I gathered the others up around me, and described the plan.
“Ok girls listen up Pinkie I need you to show us where that crack you saw was, then we’ll figure it out from there."

Pinkie gave a mock salute, before replying, “Okie dokie lokie” and pulling out a strange looking detectives hat, a magnifying glass, and a smoking pipe from nowhere.

I put it off as Pinkie being Pinkie, but Discord on the other hand seemed off the moment we got to the castle he seemed curious if not nervous.
Me, and the others followed Pinkie, but I hung back to talk to discord.

•Sherlock Holmes home•
Sherlock scampered around searching every nook, and cranny for his favorite hat, and pipe. His good friend Dr. Watson walked in, and watched him going mad looking for them.
"Lose something Holmes?"

“Yes Watson have you seen my hat, and pipe”?
Sherlock stopped dead in his tracks, and started scratching his head confused as he tried retracing his steps.
“I could have sworn I put it on my desk."

Watson shook his head, and looked at his watch he looked at the time, then walked over to grab the detective by the collar.
Perhaps you left it in the carriage again Holmes."

“Right you are Watson let us go have a look."

•Back to the program•

“Discord are you alright?" I asked as I looked at his face. The curiosity on his face made me more dedicated to see what he knows.

“I am fine twilight just curious I can feel Chaos here, but not like mine."
He looked up at the castle with a inquisitive look.
I tilted my head at his words, but was still
Interested.
“Discord what do you think is in there?"

He shifted, and put a hand on his chin while sitting on his tail he continued to walk using the end of his tail as he remained in the position.
“That’s what I would like to know you said the princesses said there was a warrior here?"

I shook my head wondering what he could be possibly thinking about.
“Yes they did do you that Chaos you’re feeling has something to do with who they were talking about?"

He thought for a second more before snapping his fingers in realization.
“Oh I remember now they must mean him that’s strange I would have thought they would have banished him, to tartarus."

I shook my head more confused than before.
“What are you talking about Discord?"

He tapped the side of his head a audible sound of gears turning in it.
“That’s right you weren’t around. Well before I took over equestria, and was turned to stone there was another immortal, the only thing was his immortality wasn’t natural”.

I listened to his words as he spoke of this other being the thought of some other creature of another dimension on our world was so exciting.
“He was a from another world I summoned to help me overthrow the princesses I of course succeeded, but there was a problem he never appeared of course I assumed it didn’t work, so I tried again this time I saw what I summoned it was a being from the same world, as the first one I summoned.
They were monsters, and not just any monsters demons, and of course we overthrew the princesses, but the other one turned, and tried to overthrow me I cast it out into the city time passed, and the fateful day came Luna, and Celestia overthrew me, but there is something they never said in the stories they had help."

"But why would you summon monsters like Umbra did, and how did you not know what they were?"
I looked up at him as to why he was surprised at the two given it would be obvious they were demons just by looks.

"No Twilight you misunderstand these aren't demons like what Umbra became, or has dealt with these are much worse, and from somewhere even more terrible than tartarus if I recall I believe one of them said the place they were from was Hell the place of eternal torment for those who sinned?"
I listened in both awe, and shock at his words, he summoned a demon, and not just any, but one from a place far worse than tartarus I listened to him as did the others as he told us what happened unknown to anypony. I was going to be answered soon enough. He told his tale, and we all listened to every word that he spoke.

Discord sat on his tail floating along as he told us the story behind the battle of the two sisters, and Discord.
"If I can remember correctly, and I'm sure I do as I can recall just a few days before I took over equestria i knew i couldn't take down the princess's myself, so I got help but first attempt didn't go well given I wasn't in my strongest state, but after a redo I finally got one. It leaked chaos so much I could feel myself being empowered by it by the second. I thought this would be great now I have easy slave that once I'm done with them I could just dispose of them instead plans changed dramatically. To say the least when he tried to turn on me after I allowed him to summon an army of his own kind. He tried to betray me Discord of all creatures, I of course put an end to that pretty quickly, but that didn't save me from the beating I was going to receive.
We all continued to walk, and listen to the tale not knowing the truth that lied beneath the ruins floor. None of us knew the true evil of which were about to unleash not just on our enemies, but ourselves, and the world.

The nameless castle

"With life comes death, with death comes life one cannot survive without the other. True death is only when there is no life. Without life there is no death.
-King James of Equestria."
In the depths of the nameless castle stood a set of large doors behind those doors laid a secret a thousand years old, and stronger than the one who trapped it there. In it rested a soul that awaited the day it will go home to where it's heart awaits. It stands waiting for the day that it can walk the earth again, and bring a reckoning that will shake the worlds people to their core.

Author's Note

I want to say this would have never been possible without my favorite Fimfiction readers on YouTube, and writers who inspired me to do this, so thank you.
Wuten, Violently irrelevant, Simply reading, Some Leech, Anon pencil, and many more.
Also small heads up I haven't read the Sherlock Holmes book yet, so bare with me on the reference.

The Throne

The throne

•Deep in the castle of the two sisters•

Eternal prisoner P.O.V

“Where am I, why can’t I move”?
I stayed thinking to myself, as I awoke from my slumber.

“Y-y-y-you are in the c-c-c-astle still m-m-master."
A voice spoke out much like my own, but with a slight shiver in it.

“Castle what castle frost?"
I thought to myself, as I heard Frost speak.

Another spoke up this one more gravelly, and deep.
“Your wives master Ladies Celestia, and Luna."

“Oh that’s right, thanks Rock."
I started to make out the shapes of everything, then my vision came back completely.
I looked at the six statues lined up on either side of the cellar he was in the barrels, of hooch sitting behind them. I thought back to the events that brought me there, but I was snapped from my thoughts by the sound of someone moving my seat upstairs.

•The throne room•

Twilight P.O.V

I tried to comprehend what I was just told that discord had summoned a demon for another world.
“So let me get this straight, you summoned a being from another world that was a demon, what is wrong with you?"

Discord crossed his arms at the question.
“Oh course I did, I’m the element of chaos, remember, and weren’t you listening? So I summoned two demons I just didn’t know they were demons. The one that I first met didn’t bring it up until it tried to overthrow me however the other wasn’t, so subtle."

I looked at him slightly confused, then I realized what he meant. The first being he summoned it was a demon too.
“How did you find out what the other one was”?

He shivered at an apparently uncomfortable memory, then pressed on with the story as he continued to recall the events of that day.
“Some time while the princesses were trying to overthrow me, and take back the throne he appeared from nowhere, and hit me with something of course curious we all looked, and saw him standing there with blood dripping from his mouth, and the arm of the other demon in his hand."

“That’s a bunch of horse apples that’s not true the princesses beat you fair, and square. And the other demon's arm please you're saying this thing ate one of it's own?"
Rainbow dash chimed in while helping Pinkie investigate the spot she was talking about.

“Uh rainbow ah don’ think he’s lyin’ sugarcube I know when somepony lies he ain’t."
Applejack threw in as she looked over the two visible thrones.

“Wait, but in the stories, and legends it says-" I was cut off by Discord speaking over me.
“Well the legends also don’t say that they are apparently friends with him, do they?"
Discord stated, as a matter of factly with his arms while looking at us all.
All of us stopped, and looked at him in shock at his words.

“The princesses friends with a demon Discord darling we know you like to joke, but that kind of joke would be taken seriously if we were any other pony right applejack?"
Rarity looked at applejack in more shock as she saw the scepticism on her face.

“Right darling?"
She asked the farm pony again this time a bit more concerned. Applejack didn’t answer rarity, only stared at Discord in disbelief she thought it all over, and suddenly many things started making sense.

“How do you know they’re friends with it huh what if you’re just mistaken?"I said trying to defuse the thoughts my friends were having about the princesses.

Discord just shook his head his arms remaining crossed as he kept his serious tone.
“No Twilight think about it they asked you to bring back a being a unknown warrior to fight Tirek everything points to it, so it is the demon I am right?"

I looked at him in shock. I couldn’t believe my ears he was serious, but how would the princesses of our kingdom be willing to befriend such a dangerous creature.
All the while everyone was talking to Discord Pinkie searched around, and found a small hole in the ground, and stuck a piece of metal she found nearby, then put it in the hole. There was a low rumble, then the sound of something moving she looked up, and saw the floor was opening up, and that we were looking at her.
We all had different reactions rarity, and I got our magic ready in case the castle was coming down, or there was a attack, Rainbow dash was in a fighting position, Applejack did the same, but with a stick she found Fluttershy hid behind Discord as he just stood there watching the spot Pinkie was at. She hopped up from her kneeling position, and stood up quickly she walked over to us looking at the opening floor.

“Look I think I found it."
She said as she smiled at us with a cheerful look in her eyes.

I looked at Pinkie as the floor between the thrones opened up, and after it opened something began rising out of it.
There rising up from it’s hiding place was a throne of metal, and bone two dragon skulls sat on the top facing the two thrones at it’s sides the arm rests were bone arms, and hands from ponies of some form, and the rest was rib cages, and various other parts slapped together into a throne.

Upon it however is what had us a baffled us all there were these strange things on it some identifiable as swords of a sort three of them looked a awful lot like neighponese swords, each longer than the other the other was a type of longsword by the sheer length almost as tall as applejack, there was a ax it was elongated at the bottom of the blade was simple, and plain but obviously heavy that sat on top of what Pinkie said looked like a shield with a strange design on it. It looked like a monsters head with a pair of runes in its forehead the edges of the shield looked like the blade to a number mill.

Then there were two other weapons that were strange in shape, and size one was small, with a long end, and a short curved wooden handle, and a cylinder in it, with a little thing on the back looking like a lever, and another in a somewhat enclosed spot on it the other it was long and like the other had a tube, but unlike the small one it didn’t have a curved handle on it, but more elongated like something that you would settle into a crevice, or something of the sort.
There was also a large bow that was curved near the ends, and a quiver made of what looked like leather, filled with thick arrows.

Lastly sat a small black leatherbound book with odd print on the front. It had a simple looking lock with a small metal hand that sat on the cover, and next to it was a hat much like applejack’s, only there looked like a sort of reptile’s skin around it.
In front of the throne sat a large spear as tall as discord, and very well decorated it was clearly heavy, and the way it looked like it was made must have taken a very long time.

I spoke up, and broke the silence.
“What is all this”?

“That is the throne of bones, and I remember the guns on it I would recommend none touches any of the weapons they are cursed."

"How do you know Discord?" I asked, but Discord answered my question, and never moved his eyes from the spear he reached over to try, and pull it, but it didn’t budge he tried magic, and it didn’t seem to work either, so he left it be.
"Because I was around even after I fell he said to Princess Celestia himself that whoever touched his weapons that weren't of his blood, or given permission would instantly suffer a painful death."

Rainbow dash walked from where she stood, and grabbed a scabbard to a obviously large sword without removing it from the seat, it was as black as a starless night not a hint of light.
“Sweet Celestia this thing is huge how would anypony even carry the sword that goes with it”?

Applejack walked over, and looked a hat that looked much like her's she placed it on her head then used a finger to move the smaller of the guns a bit before letting it rest again.
“Say Twi these are some funny lookin’ things”.

Fluttershy looked at the seat in fear.
Pinkie reached for one of the neighponese swords, but was stopped by Twilight who had waved a finger in her face.
“Don't touch anything Pinkie remember what Discord said."

I shifted the large two headed axe, and the strange shield in her magic aside from the odd edge the shield looked like a traditional equestrian shield.
"Fascinating these are so familiar to our traditional weapons."

Rarity looked the bow, and it’s quiver in her magic admiring the intricate carvingings in them, and the craftsmanship, then noticed something there was a shadow standing in front of them.
“I think someone is here with us darlings”.

I turned to look where she was looking, and froze I couldn’t believe my eyes until it moved, and made it’s way towards a doorway it stopped, and waved a hand slowly for us to follow before disappearing.
We all looked at each other, and decided to follow it to where ever we were being led too.
We all left the things we had seen back in their places. Twilight grabbed the book to look at it a bit more as she followed after her friends, and they followed after the shadow, that began to lead them down a dark stairway.

Author's Note

So this was a old idea of mine now a heads up here this is all in a different universe, and time line of the actual show it's after many events, but before even more of them.
I know that doesn't make sense, but trust me it will make sense eventually.

The Devil's due

The Devil's Due

•Canterlot•

•Celestia P.O.V•

Me, and my sister sat in our bubbles watching helplessly as Tirek began to tear the whole place apart destroying everything in his path.

Until I hear Luna speak up next to me.
"Thou vile knave thy shalt never get away with thine treachery".

Tirek stopped, and turned towards her with a laugh.
"Hahaha foolish mare you can't stop me none can not even your precious elements of harmony because when I see them I'm going to suck the magic out of them until they are just dried up corpses, but if you two behave I'll keep you as pets the deal I made will make sure of that".

I looked at him in horror at his words.
"You wouldn't dare you'll never get away with it"...
I stopped mid sentence when I felt a very familiar aura from the forest, and a loud series of booms.
I looked over at Luna, and she beamed with a bright smile.
I noticed that Cadence was in what could be made out as pajamas the best assumption was she was still asleep when he kidnapped her.

Tirek however looked towards it, and grinned for a different reason.
"My, my, my Celestia I didn't know you were so kind as to send your beloved student to bring me something with even more magic than you two let us go visit them".

Me, and Luna looked at the large centaur as he turned making his way to the everfree forest.
"No don't do just let us go, and return the stolen magic you took".

"Oh what are you going to do stop, and I when I retrieve what is mine, I will kill you two, and any other who dares try to oppose me".
Tirek began walking towards Tirek's knowledge, a powerful artifact.

•The everfree•

•Prisoners P.O.V•

I ran up to an open meadow, and looked around. The air was so clean, and so cool I could feel it in my bones,
Then I saw where it all began, the spot where I first arrived I walked over, and felt the grass the wound now healed.
I held Gungnir in my hand, and felt the electricity in my body, the flow of the blood in my veins, and everlasting fires of hell burning in my soul demanding for blood, demanding for death.
I can still hear the pained shouts of my past enemies, their screams of pain, and the sounds of gunfire over the years the wars I was in.
Then it stopped. I looked up, and noticed the ground started to shake a bit. I looked up, and saw a large centaur walking up towards me.
It stopped, and looked down at me with a big smile on it's face, then a look of pure disgust.
"Give me that artifact, what does a monster like you think you're doing with that".

I looked at him, and chuckled purely amused with this one's sense of humor, then proceeded to just plain out laugh at him leaning on my spear.
"Son you're somethin' else let me tell ya you're just plain precious what makes you thing I'm givin' you my spear"?

He just clenched his fists, and tried to smash me. I ran to the side, and noticed he had Celestia, and Luna in bubbles, and some other mare who appeared to be asleep. I stopped laughing, and stood straight as he spoke.
"Fool what makes you think you can stop me Lord Tirek".

I walked up to him, and never broke eye contact.
"I can, I am James Smith, former United States Marine, now Demon King of Equestria now what's your major malfunction"?

Tirek as he introduced himself as he tried to swing at me again.
"That makes no difference, a freak like you could never stop me from taking what rightfully was to be mine".

I put Gungnir in my storage dimension, and jumped aside.
"Want to know something Tirek? This will never be yours I forged it myself it only answers to me I am it's one true master".

•Third person P.O.V•

Tirek stood up, and tried to use his stolen magic, and attack the demon he managed to get close to hitting him, but again it was dodged.
Steel pulled out his axe, and shield, then charged Tirek with no regard for the six ponies, and the draconequus that stood, and watched as he stood against the mad tyrant.

"I can't believe he is facing off with Tirek, is he insane"?
Twilight asked no one in particular just saying it.

"Twilight darling, I think he is crazy. Tirek is almost as tall as the trees".
Rarity stood behind Twilight watching the events unfold.

"Oh please I could take Tirek on myself too, and with one arm tied behind my back".
Rainbow Dash sat lazily in a tree yawning.

They all returned to watching until they saw the demon do something they didn't expect at all when Tirek's arm came down.
He ran up, and brought the axe down on his hand cutting deep into the flesh, Tirek yelled in pain attempting to throw the creature off of him, but to no avail, as it sank it's boney fingers into his flesh, and began to scale his arm. Tirek brought his freehand up to crush him, but was met with the axe cutting a deep gash into his hand instead.
The demon stood when he had the chance, and brought the axe down slicing through the muscle like a hot knife through warm butter, and through the bone like a breeze through a open window. Tirek's arm dropped limply the stolen magic starting to heal his wounds the little man still scaling him as fast as he could straight to his head where he raised the axe high above his head, and brought it down right on his massive horn what the large blade couldn't cut through the sheer force was enough to crack it part of the way through before one more swing made the crack go completely through severing it from his head leaving only a stub.
They all watched in shock when he went to the other side, and did the same after a long battle Tirek no longer had his stolen magic, but he wouldn't accept his defeat, and punched the demon sending him flying into a tree, he picked up the fallen axe, and rushed him.
But a large tree branch flew from out of the forest straight at Tirek without stopping, swung at the branch, and sliced through it with ease, but stopped when he heard the sound of laughter, and not just of one, but of multiple people laughing at once.

The sky turned dark as the clouds began to blanket it, casting their ghostly shadow over all present, the air felt like it had static charge, and it began to rain, lightning flashed overhead, and only a few words were spoken.

"We hope you aren't afraid of the dark".
The next thing everyone knew a flash of lightning blazed in the sky for, but a moment, and he rushed from the trees the long sword in hand, and shouted one word.
"Valhalla"!
Tirek raised the axe to block, but didn't realize what the true target was until it was too late his fingers on his right hand were severed by the sharp blade.
He dropped down on his knees holding his hand, screaming in pain, he grabbed the axe in pure rage, and started swinging wildly, the axe being blocked, parried, but a few times Tirek would get a lucky strike would leave a nasty gash blood, and sweat came from both as they fought steel clashing against steel. The lightning flashed every so often showing the great battle before them before they watched the recently introduced demon get into a low stance holding the sword in one hand, then charge the mad tyrant, and in one swift move it stopped, the lightning flashed again, this time the demon was facing away from Tirek with the sword at his side blood dripping from it, everypony watched as Tirek's head dropped to the ground and his body soon after some blood squirted out, then stop as his heart beat it's last beat.

Everypony watched, in horror not knowing which was worse that he slaughtered Tirek without hesitation, or that he defeated him single handedly.
Fluttershy had vomited in the back discord tried to comfort her, and he forced himself to turn away from the scene.
Twilight, Rarity, Applejack just stared just stunned at what just happened that he clearly had to have done this before for him to do it, so easily.
Rainbow Dash was almost in the situation as fluttershy, Pinkie just stood there her usually pink hair flat, and her pink face was now white as a ghost.
Princess Celestia, and Luna ran over to him from the darkness, the clouds slowly clearing up as the moon shines through showing the blood, and slash covered bodies of the two competitors, Celestia, and Luna hugged him like it was nothing, like he didn't just kill someone just moments earlier like he wasn't a monster.

•Steel P.O.V•

When I felt that Punch I was more than just pissed this guy just attempted to kidnap my wives, and then had the balls to try to steal my shit.
There was no way in hell i was going to allow that, I stood up just filled with so much anger I almost changed.
But I laughed it was funny that now I'm going to have to kill him, I looked up, and saw the storm conjuring up, and I spoke up the others speaking with me in unison.
"We hope you aren't afraid of the dark".

I reached to my back, and pulled up my longsword, and held it up before running out, and jumped raising it over my head I knew instinctively one would raise their weapon, or such to block a obvious strike to the head, but I'm not everyone, I waited for the perfect moment, and cut his fingers off.
His cries of pain, and the smell of his blood, just made me more hungry he raised the axe, and started swinging with recklessness not even watching his steps I blocked no problem, but I got too cocky, and he sliced me a couple times.
When I found a opening I moved forward, as fast as I could, and swung the heavy blade right through his neck.
The lightning flashed, then it was followed by a thud, then a second flash there was one last thud.
I gave one last swing of my weapon, and resheathed it putting back with the rest of my things, then I felt Celestia, and Luna run up to me, and give me a hug.

I heard them crying, as I hugged them back, and attempted to comfort them.
"It's alright I'm back no one will ever touch you two ever again I'll be here for you two now".

"We know it's just been so long James".
Celestia cried into my chest, as Luna cried into my shoulder.

"I know it it has honey, but don't worry I'm here to protect you two again from now unto forever just like I promised".
I looked to the treeline, and saw the ponies who set me free.
Luna, and Celestia moved more into my body my black blood staining their coats, and dresses. I gave them both a kiss on the forehead holding them closer not wanting to let go of them the feeling of their warm bodies against my own bringing peace to my mind until I heard a feminine voice speak up.

The purple one spoke first, as the others stayed back.
"Princess Celestia, what's going on, why are you hugging that, that thing"?

"Well well well princess I didn't think you two would be so willing to marry especially a monster of which you swore to protect equestria from".
The weird child's toy experiment thing spoke up next I glanced up giving him a pissed off glare, but before I could say anything Celestia left my grasp.

The new beginning

•The new beginning•

•Steel P.O.V•

"Princess Celestia, what's going on, why are you hugging that, that thing"?
The purple one spoke out while the others stood in the back.

Celestia started to pull herself together, and turned to the purple one.
"Twilight this thing as you refer to him is James Smith, or known in his world as the SteelSquire for his acts of strength, and nobility. And our husband the King of Equestria".

Twilight as she was called just looked like she just got bitch slapped by a munchkin just stared.
Her friends stood in the back trying to not deal with me as her, and Celes talked a bit I sat down on the grass, and pat my lap Luna laid down, and rested her head as a stroked her hair.

"You two are as beautiful as the day I first met you".

Luna peaked up at me, and smiled a bit.
"We thank thou very much our love we art sorry our sister, and I have not come sooner".

I kissed the side of her head, and continued to comfort her.
"It's alright baby I still love you, now let's deal with that other one that's asleep".

She looked over at the still sleeping Cadence.
"We believe that would be wise our dearest husband, shalt we"?

I looked down to her, and helped her up.
"Well shall love let us proceed to her awakening, and after let us return her home with us as we can give her news to the events that hath passed".

Luna giggled a bit, and walked with me over to Cadence, and try to wake her up to tell her what happened with the attack as she did that I looked back at Celestia from over my shoulder I wanted to go, and assist her in the conversation, but figured to let her handle it because I would probably make the situation worse. I looked over, and saw the body laying on the ground I slowly made my way over to grab a thing, or two off of it while no one was watching.

•Celestia P.O.V•

I talked to Twilight trying to explain her what I could could, but the passing adrenaline rush, was allowing my fatigue to catch up to me making my motherly mask start to crack a bit as she continued to try, and bombard me with her questions.
"My dear student now is not the best time I will explain it all tomorrow".

Twilight being well twilight persisted.
"But princess why a demon of all beings to be married to"?

I looked at her my irritation starting to show a bit more due to my fatigue as she continued to badger me for answers.
"Because my dear Twilight Sparkle this demon is kind, considerate, and cares for me, and my sister more than most stallions, or mares ever would now please return home along with your friends, and we shall continue this tomorrow I think it is best we all get some rest".

She persisted on continuing the conversation.
"But princess how can a demon be any of those things they are all evil beings everypony knows that".

I finally gave up, and just came out with it.
"Twilight please just go home this can be continued tomorrow as I said come to the castle, and me, my sister, and our husband explain everything, but as of this momentit is not the best time, and tell nopony what has taken place her if anypony asks the issue was taken care of nothing more".

Twilight just nodded her head, and teleported away with her friends back to Ponyville, while Discord disappeared to his chaos dimension.
I turned to see Luna looking at Cadence attemping to wake her up to no avail I noticed the sound of something breaking much to my disappointment he had began eating the head off of Tirek's body I watched him eat what he wanted, then pull Tirek's eyes out storing them away before turning to me. I had decided we should deal with that matter in the morning.
After we all got some much needed rest.

"So what do you propose we do with her my dear husband, and what were you doing to Trirek's body"m
I looked up at his face, with a raised eyebrow.

He looked at me, and grinned.
"Well ya know honey I'm literally th' worst person to ask that, but is you're so insistent I say we take her home, but I don't know where you two live now, and I am hungry thank you it's been God knows how long, and I'm starved plus I wanted his eyes can I also have some ink, and paper"?

I looked at him with an upset expression on my face, but it faltered to one of pure exhaust.
"What do you plan to do with the ink"?

He shrugged, and chuckled.
"What I wanna leave a note explaining what happened no funny business speaking of which why did they not know who I am"?

I just shook my head, and decided to let him be.
"Alright, then let's make our way back to the castle, and they didn't know who you are because we had to leave you out of the tales for the sake of our subjects".

He looked at us both with pleading eyes.
"Hey if y'all are cool with it can we have my hooch moved to th' new place cause I don't know how long I was gone, but that must be some good stuff by now".

Me, and Luna looked at each other, and sighed, and Luna answered.
"We will haveth a small group of guards come, and retrieve your supplies, and your throne we will have it set next to our sisters, and our throne so you may rule with us once more".

He smiled, and hugged us both before walking over, and taking Tirek's horns, and his axe, shield, and a ring from Trieks hand, then walked back over to us.
"Ok girls let's go home I can't wait to see the new place hopefully you two can help me relearn about the whole royalty thing".

I charged up a teleported spell, and took us to the new castle in Canterlot with a flash, and pop of magic.
When we arrived he shook a bit, then wtood straight again with his new belongings, and us. He looked around, and started nodding his head looking at all of the new things we had from the new stained glass windows to the marble walls, and floors with a loud whistle of approval.
"I like it".

The two sisters smiled at their husbands approval of their choice in decor. They began walking with him in suit a few maid's, butlers, and guards nodded to us all the two sisters looked back at their husband who had disguised himself in what he called his human form. His chrimson eyes looked down to the two of them, and blew them both a kiss making them blush as they walked.

"This place is huge looks like you two still have that great memory".
The two sisters looked to each other, then to their betrothed.

"You do assume correctly dearest we still have our good memories even over all of these years".
Luna looked back to respond to him as they walked many night guards nodded their heads to the princesses and they passed.

"That is good, so what do we do with sleeping beauty"?
He shifted the sleeping princess on his shoulder to a more comfortable position.

"There are many guest rooms here you can leave her in one along with the note".
Celestia looked back to him with a small smile.

"Great, so where is the mess hall I'm starved".
He stayed close looking for the closest thing to a guest room.

Celestia shook her head looking forward.
"You already ate how are you hungry already especially the amount you ate for that matter".

"Sister when did he eat"?
Luna tilted her head as she asked her sister.

"Just before we left je ate Tirek's head, and took his eyes I think it is best I retire for the night I will see you in the morning sister".
Celestia spoke her words cold, and bluntly before walking off.

Author's Note

So sorry if my chapter lengths are a bit inconsistent, but bare with me please I'll try my best to keep it as consistent as possible, so please forgive me.
Also like, and track for more chapters, and to stay up to date.
Also sorry for the munchkin joke I mean no disrespect to those with dwarfism I meant it with all respect.

Welcome home

•Canterlot castle•

•Steel P.O.V•

I walked around with Celestia, and Luna checking out their new place.
The place was so big, and pretty, but the only thing ruining it was the snoring princess over my shoulder.
But still the marble walls, the new regalia, it was nice, then Celestia spoke up mentioning something called day court, and Luna dealing with night court.

"Alright Lulu don't forget you have night court, and Steel try not to kill anyone. We had enough bloodshed today, and I think Twilight's friend Fluttershy deserves an apology for you traumatizing her".

I nodded, and watched her walk away in a different direction than us Luna, and I continued to walk enjoying each other's company.

Looked towards her, and decided to get filled in a bit.
"So Lulu, how long have I been gone"?

She looked away, but answered the question.
"As far as we know thou have been gone over a thousand years"

I looked ahead rolling that around in my head.
"A thousand years damn that's a long time to be in stone no wonder I'm so hungry".

We continued to walk on our way to the throne room. I found a random guest room, and dropped the sleeping princess off in it, and continued to walk with Luna.
We walked up to a set of large doors with two bat-pony guards standing in front of it. They looked to Luna, and nodded their heads, but as soon as they saw me those spears went down faster than me than the time when I fell off a cliff.

Luna held up a hand, and spoke to them.
"Those are not necessary our dear subjects, this is a guest of our sister, and ours".

The guards looked at her, then me of course trying to keep my promise I gave a small smile, and a wave.
"Hello my name is James 'SteelSquire' Smith, but y'all can call me Steel, or Jimmy".

They looked at me a bit more, then nodded their heads, and raised their spears again.
Letting us pass we walked in, and holy moly the interior was insane there was a small line of what I could assume as more bat-ponies, but seemed a bit pish posh given that assumption they were probably nobility.
Luna, and I walked behind her the assumed nobles bowed to her, but looked to me in curiosity if anything.

Luna was about to sit down, but I walked over, and picked her up. She protested, but quit after I sat down, and put her on my lap.
"There you go now you got th' best seat in th' house I wanna see how this all works".

She shifted a bit to get comfortable, then realized what she was doing.
"Wait we are in the middle of night court why art thou making us sit like this it is improper for a princess".

I looked at her confused, and voiced it.
"Why does a princess not deserve to be on a comfortable throne, so does this throne not fit 'cause if it ain't I can sit next to it".

She was about to argue, but decided not to because in all honesty his lap was way more comfortable than the actual throne anyhow.
The nobles said nothing, and continued on with their business bringing things up like funding for some minor things, and the such.
I sat quietly watching the nobles leave, and continued with their night, it was going good, until it was time to lower the moon. I wished her a goodnight, and walked over to the other princess' room, and found a ink bottle, and being the childish piece of crap I am, I used it, and drew a moustache on her, put Daddy's girl, and a dick 'cause why not?

When I was done I set everything back where it was, and continued to Celestia's room by following her scent.
The smell of roses, and lilac was still strong in the air. I followed it until I found it at a set of double doors that had no guards at the moment, and a large sun engraved into it I walked it, and saw Celestia on the balcony in a white robe.

I walked up behind her, and gave her a hug, she jumped a bit, but after a short moment of setting the sun back on track she started to move into my embrace.
I held her close, then noticed something new about her, and got an idea.
As soon as the sun was in position I put my hands on her breasts, her glorious knockers they seemed a bit bigger, than remembered more like a double-d no E definitely E-cup.
I was more engrossed in what I was doing. I failed to notice the maid who walked in. The next thing I remember was the sound of metal hitting something, and the world suddenly deciding it was time to go pitch black.

•Celestia P.O.V•

I felt him hug me I was a bit startled by the sudden contact, but it felt amazing to have his arms around me again, but then he did something he hasn't done in a long time I felt his hands begin to knead, and massage my breasts the feel of his bones against my body bringing back memories of when we were younger when we all first started to date as the younger generation says.
The way his hands moved, and felt I could never feel the same pleasure from any other, but there was a loud clang, then his grip loosened, followed by a thud I turned around, and saw the new maid Morning Dew I believe her name was with a dented tray in her hands.
I took it from her grasp, and comforted her while we waited for him to wake up.
Though it is funny he fought in multiple wars, killed a mad tyrant just hours ago, and yet was taken down by a tray.

•Twenty minutes later•

•Steel P.O.V•

I woke up a bit later, and saw Celestia comforting the poor maid. She seemed startled by me.
I sat up, and rubbed my head the pain slowly, but surely going away.

I looked up at them, and got up.
"Hot damn that rattled my shit did y'all get the license plate on that tank, fuck that sucked got me right on the skull".

The maid looked at me again this time she hid behind Celestia from me, Celes stepped over, and used her magic making the crack in my skull go away.
I leaned on a bed post, and looked at the maid she was a pretty girl a bit on the thin side, but other than that she actually had a nice figure not the biggest jugs, but still they were nice they fit her frame pretty well if anything she seemed like maybe a b-cup at least.
Her hips were also pretty fair, not too much, not too little, just nice enough to fit her frame, and not look weird.

"So let me guess from my general assumption from her reaction she knocked my ass over the head with a pan making me drop like a hot tamale. Well congrats sweetheart you did something most can't that was a good hit it sucked, but good hit".
I held out a hand to her for the amazing wack over the head.

Celestia spoke up while walking over with the tray used to carry her morning tea on, that now had a my head shaped dent in it.
"Actually it was with this, and this is Morning Dew. She is the new maid here. She saw you 'ahem' assessing my assets, and well hit you with this tray".

I looked at the tray, then at Morning Dew I grabbed it, and felt the thing, it had a bit of weight to it.
"Ok I stand corrected, she rattled my shit with a tray, and dented it in the process. Nice work, but there are more pressing matters at hand".

Celes looked at me a bit confused.
"What do you mean"?

"Well if Lulu is telling the truth, and I've been gone over a thousand years I need something to eat, or do you not remember the Discord incident, or that one incident with that one noble who's name I'd rather not mention".
I crossed my arms, and looked at her with my eyebrow raised.

She looked at me confused for a short bit until it clicked remembering the reason she, and Luna had to use that muzzle for him
"Oh that's right, let's go to the dining area for a meal".

Me being the gentleman I am 'sometimes', I let Celestia go ahead of me. The maid bowed to her, but I stopped. I rubbed the top of her head, and moved on after Celes.
We walked as we continued the journey when we arrived Luna was there eating what I could assume was.

I stopped when only one thing came to mind.
"Holy shit is that cereal"?

Everyone looked at me like I was insane.
"When did you guys come up with that, why didn't you guys get me when this became a thing"?

Celestia, and Luna looked lost until it dinged on them both, they looked at each other, then Luna spoke.
"Would thou like some dearest husband we can haveth the chefs bring it to you".

I was already sitting down, and practically bouncing like a little kid.
"I'll have three bowls stat, and if you have it two steaks both medium rare if not just give me them just raw, and I'll eat them like that".

Celestia looked at me with a bit of an annoyed look tapping her arm with a finger.
"Ok fine medium rare".

She nodded, and sat down, then asked for some pancakes, a bagel, and some cream cheese.
We sat, and waited for our food for a bit. I felt something was up, like they were a bit more distant, so I stood up, and walked over to Luna, and gave her a kiss on the forehead, then over to Celestia, and did the same with her.

•Celestia P.O.V•

We walked down the hallway to the dining hall. I was a bit worried about how he would react to everything. It's been well over a thousand years. He's been gone longer than Lulu, but he seems so calm.
I looked at him from the corner of my eye. He had an expressionless look like he wasn't there.
We came up to the door and my guards stood at attention. They bowed to me, but as soon as they saw him they lowered their weapons. I raised a hand, and stopped them for their sake. They were reluctant, but did as they were told.

We walked in, and saw Lulu was sitting across the table saying her cereal as usual until he spoke up with some excitement in his voice.
About the cereal me, and Luna looked at each other confused, then we realized this is a new product to use, and that we've had open access to it, but he has been in stone for a long time, and that cereal is something he had in his old world.
But when he ordered his food however the raw steak part annoyed me the last time he ate a steak it wasn't that bad. What was bad is the fact it was raw, and I spent two hours trying to wash the taste out of my mouth.
He recognized the look I was giving him the same one I gave the last time he tried that.

I got my usual meal pancakes, a bagel, and cream cheese. But something felt wrong even though me, and Lulu had the Nightmare moon incident we grew apart.
But his presence always seemed to lighten the mood no matter what. He proved my point when he got up, and gave us both a kiss on the forehead rubbing the backs of our necks in the process.
But unfortunately all good things had to come to an end because the sound of twilight, her friends, and Captain Shining Armor was getting closer to the door.
I just had no idea that they were not the only one's waiting out the door that barriered them from us.

Some context please

•Twilight P.O.V•

I had a hard time sleeping the night before. The memory of what happened still wouldn't leave me. The fact that this thing took another life, and didn't even show any care was just horrible, but what was worse is the princesses hugged him, they seemed happy about him.
And Fluttershy she will be lucky if she isn't traumatized by the event, but the matter is they married him.
A demon, a monster worse than Discord, he won't kill anyone. Worst case scenario they go crazy, or they just get annoyed.
I was drawn from my thoughts by the streams of sunlight through my window.
I got up, and dressed in my usual attire a purple shirt, and skirt with my favorite socks.
After I was dressed in clean clothes I walked downstairs, and saw Spike cooking pancakes, and eggs.
"Good morning Spike".

The little drake turned to me, and smiled.
"Good morning Twilight breakfast is almost ready".

I sat down, and tried to let the smell of breakfast take my mind to better thoughts.

Until the little drake spoke up again.
"So Twilight what are we doing today"?

I sighed thankful he was asleep during the attack.
"We are going to go visit the princesses".

He turned around with the food in his hands, and set it on the table.
"Really, why do they need us for something? Is it another diplomatic mission"?

I wanted to not mention it to him, so I kept it to myself.
"No, I needed to ask them for some information about a recent turn of events".

He looked at me curiously as he served me a stack of pancakes, and two eggs.
"Really, turn of events, what do you mean by that Twi"?

I kept my head down, and was about to answer when there was a knock at the door.

"I'll get it".
The purple little dragon ran off towards the door, I sat, and started until I realized something, what if it was one of the girls I got up to stop him, but too late.

"Tirek attacked when"!?
The little scaled draconic child exclaimed.

I walked over, and saw none other than Applejack at the door bright, and early.
Her blonde hair lit up in the morning sun in her signature ponytail, and her signature hat holding her hair down.
She wore a set of short shorts, and a flannel shirt that was tied up into a knot in the middle, and her usual boots.

She looked at me after looking up from Spike.
"Mornin' Twi say ya didn' tell spike about last night"?

"No I didn't applejack because after what happened I didn't think he's ready to know yet".
I sighed, and walked back to the kitchen.
"Are the rest of the girls ready to go"?

Applejack stood at the kitchen entrance as Spike continued to eat his food.
"Twi far as I know I'm th' first one here".

Just after she said that the others walked in, and stood in the kitchen entrance.
Each one voicing their presence.

"Twilight Darling are you in here"?
Rarity of course with her iconic flare walked in her hair fixed up as usual.
She wore a nice sundress with sunflowers, and a simple sun hat.

"Yeah where are you at egghead".
Rainbow Dash walked in with a hand on her hip.
She was wearing a pair of gym shorts, and a tank top with her cutie mark on both

"Ooh is this a surprise party? I love surprise parties".
Pinkie Pie being the party pony she is got excited, and began rambling about party related things.
She was dressed simply in a regular pink shirt, and her favorite blue pants.

"H-hello is anyone home"?
Fluttershy just hid in the back in her signature yellow sweater, and long pink skirt.

I offered everyone some food, but everyone had already eaten, save for me, and spike. As we ate I explained the plan to the others about what we were about to do.
"Alright girls, here's the plan we are going to Canterlot to talk to the princesses about certain events that have arised, so if we want to get there quickly, then we better leave for the train station now. Is everypony ready?

The others looked to each other, then back to me, and nodded.
I wiped my mouth, got up, and made my way out the door, the girls, and Spike in tow straight to the train station.
As we walked we were greeted by some of the local business ponies. We all waved hello, and continued to make our way to the train station.
When we arrived I got seven first class tickets, and we boarded, the trip was relatively quiet until we got to Canterlot.
We began to walk from the station to the castle.
There was something odd though the pace seemed oddly quiet like no one was out.

We all were confused, but paid no mind, and continued on our way to the castle when we entered we all noticed no guards were present, the maids, and such did continued to clean, and do their jobs.
We continued our walk in, and I saw Shining armor standing in front of the entrance to the dining room.

"Twily what are you doing here"?
He looked at me in full armor, and spear in hand.

"We're here to talk to the princesses. What are you doing here Shiny"?
I looked at the other guards that stood with him all clad in full armor, and weapons drawn.

"We got a report of some sort of monster in the castle with the princesses, and that it tried to violate Princess Celestia".
He had a look of full seriousness on his face.

I was in shock tried to violate Princess Celestia, that's just plain horrible.
Who would try to do such a thing, and to one of the princesses at that?
Then it dawned the stallion from the night before the demon.
I was going to tell him, but I was too late they bursted through the door before I could say anything, and sitting there was Princesses Celestia, and Luna, with him sitting between them with a chef leaving what looked like three bowls of cereal, and two pieces of meat.

Now that there was light I couldn't believe what I was looking at, his right half wasn't just missing flesh, his eye was gone, there was a crack over where it would have been, his teeth were like ours, but with more of an edge to them, and molars like a diamond dog.
Shining, and the other guards stood in defensive positions around the table most really close to the princesses.

Shining was the one to speak out to him.
"Stand up monster you are under arrest in the name of the princesses by order of the captain of the solar guard, me Captain Shining Armor."

He turned his head, and looked at Shining, then back to his food, and started to eat his food.
One of the guards didn't like this, and tried to attack him, but was stopped by the seat of the chair being pushed back into him.
Some of the other guards took more firm stances, and another tried to attack again with the same result. The only difference was the chair was picked up with a foot, and kicked at him with enough force to shatter on impact.
Shining armor stood his ground as the guards moved closer.

"Captain Armor stand down before you, and your guards get hurt, or worse".
Princess Celestia stood up in her seat looking at him with a stern expression.

"But Princess we got a report from one of the staff that this thing attempted to violate you".
He kept his eye on the demon with his weapon up.

"Sister thou tried to lay with our husband before telling me your sister".
Luna shot up with her hands on the table.

"Lulu, now is not the time, and it was not my fault he hugged me, and things were going from there".
She crossed her arms with a huff, and slight blush.

"Why didn't you ask this of us, love we would have been happy to satisfy thy needs".
Luna stood up from her seat, hands on the table.

"Cause baby I didn' expect it to go that route jus' well you know shit happened, and listen to her boy you, and your girlfriends stand down, or I'll fuck y'all up".
His voice was deep, and coarse, but also authoritative.

Shining tried to attack him, but I ran over, and held him back.
"Shiny don't do it, trust me you don't know what he can do".

He turned around, and looked at me the best he could.
"Oh, and you do Twily? Do you"?

I looked him in the eyes as I answered.
"Yes all of us except Spike do even Discord".

"No let him try somethin' he'll know what it's like to fight a real soldier".
Steel skirked as Shining looked at him with hate.

"A real soldier, I am the captain of the royal guard, and".
Before he could finish his sentence Steel got right in his face, his one red eye staring right into Shinings two as he towered over the guard.

"You are nothin', boy! I served in the military of my country from my world for over eighty years! I fought from 1914 at 22 all th' way into 1975 to th' day I died!
I was in two world wars, a cold war, and in some other political war! I've seen shit no one needs to ever see. I've held my best friends in my arms, and watch them die.
Their guts spilled out, or a limb missing, or just plain out turned into swiss cheese they got shot so many times".

He then did something that shook almost everypony in the room to their core. He took off his shirt, and underneath the article of clothing were scars, and still fresh wounds from the fight with Tirek.
"These are my reminders of my time served. Every gunshot, stab, slash, piece of shrapnel left it's mark on me, an' th' parts of me that are gone that you can see are a reminder of my sins!
I was a real soldier a warrior when have any of you ever had to look a little child in the eye after you shot them through the gut, an' have them ask you 'shoot me shoot me', as they lay there, then put a bullet between their eyes, never 'cause you've never been in a war where a country was so desperate for soldiers they made little kids fight in a war that they shouldn't fight in.
When have you done that, when!
I've been to the deepest parts of Hell itself, then got thrown here. I even Killed some dude named Tirek single handedly last night I've slaughtered other demons like me.
Now look me in the eye, and say you can stop me from murdering every single one of y'all 'cause I can, an' will, an' I won' think twice 'bout it I'll sleep like a baby.

At the time Cadence walked in, and saw what was happening her husband was being yelled at by somepony, but what scared her when she saw was his forearms were bare they were just bones, and his scars his whole torso was just covered almost no part of him was not covered in scares.
Then he said something that made her shake.

"Then at that you little shits, y'all walk in here with these boys expecting me to leave your princesses my wives here while I take shit from you nuh uh hell fucking no the only reason why your not dead already is that I said to my wives that I would not kill anyone today. I AM A FUCKING MARINE I TAKE SHIT FROM NO ONE, AM I CLEAR"!?

Shining shook his head looking him dead in the eye not showing fear.
Cadence could feel the pure love he felt for Celestia, and Luna she almost could say he had more love for them than even her own husband does for her.

"SOUND OFF LIKE YOU GOT A PAIR. AM I CLEAR"!?

Shining didn't drop his look, and replied calmly.
"Yes you ar".

He was stopped mid-sentence by a slap to the face.
"I SAID AM I CLEAR THE FIRST, AND LAST WORDS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH BETTER BE SIR MAGGOT"!

Shining got into a straight posture.
"SIR YES SIR"!

"Good dismissed get out of here before I break my boot off in your ass boy, and send someone over here with some sewing needles, and thread".

Shining, and the other guards who were shaking like a cart with a loose wheel all walked out of the room leaving us, Cadence, and the princesses in the room.
He sat down, and continued eating his food.

We all approached cautiously until he looked up at us.
"What do you eight want"?

We all looked at each other until we noticed Cadence in the back just watching him curiously as she continued to approach him.
He acknowledged her presence, but didn't do anything. All he did was eat.
She sat next to him on the floor, then looked at Celestia, and Luna.
Rainbow dash, and Pinkie pie noticed the ink marks on her face starting to fight back laughing at the practical joke that had been played on the princess.

"I can't believe it he has more love for you two than I've ever felt somepony feel love towards another. How did you three meet"?
Cadence never took her eyes off of the sisters husband feeling the intense force emanating from the creature before her.

He stopped eating, and looked to the floor.
"I was brought here. I'd died in Vietnam after saving a man who I thought was my friend who had actually stolen my fiance away from me. We were bringing some P.O.Ws home from Nam.
I'd began to bite their necks after running out of ammo, and breaking my combat knife in one guy's head. shit I even started to beat some of them with chain I stole from them.
The enemy started coming after us guns hot, and mortars incoming well there was one mortar shell that was coming in, and I looked over there was one man with me the one who took my fiance, so I was left with two things leave him to die for taking her from me, or shove him out of the way, and let him go home to what I never experienced, well as you can see what my choice was the shell came down at my feet, and boom I was thrown into a tree, then left to bleed.
Years later I was in hell fighting in another war, but in the middle of the fight poof.
I was in a forest, I wandered around, and got this feeling to follow this one direction turns out there was a demon from my world too, so I killed him, and ate what I could my starved mind more focused on that for a short time, then I continued my journey that's when I met them.

He told his side of the story, and Celestia continued it.
"Yes it is true Discord had however summoned another as he said it was a bit more subtle on it's plan to take over, so discord cast it out into the city when it tried to overthrow him, some time past when me, and my sister got our strength back up we made our way to stop him, but were almost defeated until he showed up.
He climbed up from a ledge that was nearby, and what we saw scared us to our core he was thin, and pale, then the missing parts of him didn't help any, but he helped us we of course stopped Discord.
But we didn't know what to do with him so he was kept under a watchful eye of the original tenants of Ponyville me, and my sister would visit, and over time we fell in love Luna because of his love for the night sky, and the moon. I fell for him because well he appreciated the natural world around him brought by what both the sun, and moon he showed us things we didn't know our two elements brought like Luna's moon he showed us a flower that in his world is called a Lunar flower that blooms only when there is a full moon, and they produce a sweet, and beautiful fragrance.
And me, and my sun he showed us a special way that it can be used to help in survival.
Our two elements different, but the same loved equally by the same man, so when the time was right he asked us to marry him, and we said yes after we were wed we brought him home with us, and he made us rings, and some of the weapons he bares like his spear".

He cut Princess Celestia off, and spoke up.
"Gungnir the spear of the all-father Odin, or Óđinn if you want to pronounce it right, my axe is Gjallarhorn one of the weapons of heimdall, or Hāmdæl the god of foresight, the guardian of Asgard.
My bow is a recurve bow with a five-hundred pound draw, with arrows made with broad tips that are meant to cause maximum amounts of damage, penetration, and bleeding.
My sword is like that of Týr, its name is Týrfing it is said that the real Týrfing was forged by the same dwarves that made Gungnir.
Last, but not least my 1897, twelve gauge shotgun, or M-97, and my Smith & Wesson 500. Magnum revolver".
He laid the weapons in question before him as he listed them off, and their significance to him.

Twilight wrote down everything he was saying on a piece of parchment not missing one bit of information.
Rainbow Dash was just bored lazily leaning against a wall letting out a yawn.
Fluttershy being the adorable, and caring mare she is, came forward, and held up a medical kit.

"Uh c-can I t-treat your wounds that's if you want".
Fluttershy sheepishly stood next to him, and held up the medical kit.

He looked at her, and nodded.
"Sure go for fit get th' big one's, then th' minor ones"

Fluttershy looked in her kit, and grabbed a sewing needle, and a small roll of thread.
"Ok hold still this might hurt a bit".

Luna was about to say something, but was stopped by a hand.
"Don' worry 'bout it can't feel pain anyway, just do it".

She did as she was told, and started sewing. He sat in his place, and started to tear into one of his steaks.
Fluttershy continued to work carefully trying not to hurt him, or cause any discomfort.
He looked at Luna, and Celestia, then blew them both a kiss each.

When she was done he looked over his arms, and chest looking at the cuts he had, that Fluttershy patched up.
"Nice work you must have done this before on someone who has had something similar before".

She hid in her hair, and squeaked.
"I have some animal friends at home that get hurt sometimes".

He started eating the other steak as they talked.
"That's cool. I used to know a veterinarian myself she was great never let me win at checkers. Hey uh sorry 'bout last night I didn' know y'all was there I didn' mean to cause any harm mentally that is".

She had a more solemn look before it changed into a slightly more cheerful one.
"It's ok it happens to most of us eventually".

•Steel P.O.V•

She tended to my wounds as I ate. Her touch was very tender, and full of care for what she was doing.
She looked like a nice girl, but all good things had to come to an end because not two seconds later I had a face full of pink fur, and big blue eyes. My first thought, and probably the dumbest was the heart attack joke.
I put my hands to my chest, and started to gag, and wheeze, then drop to the floor still as a corpse 'hehe corpse', I laid there my eye wide open the purple one rushed over.

Cele tried to tell her not to, but no she put two fingers to my neck, and felt for a pulse.
"Sweet Celestia he's dead we have to try to help him, he has so much information that we can't lose".

Then the perfect moment showed itself. I shot up, and yelled like a psycho.
Everyone save for Celestia, and Luna jumped they started laughing at the seven currently trying to not have a heart attack themselves.

"Hahaha oh my god I can't believe that's still funny after all these years".
I couldn't stand up I felt my sides ache so much.
"I'm a demon purple I'm already dead hahahaha you should have seen the looks on your faces".

The cyan one tried to play it off, but too late she was scared like satan himself just came up.

I looked at my phone that I had charged sometime during the night court, and looked at the time.
"Hey Cely we have to go".

She stopped laughing, and put on a neutral face, and quickly got up heading back to the new throne room.
I got up after her, and made my way to the throne room with her.
When we arrived there were new banners, and guards even more, so now there were even more nobles this time they looked awfully snobby.
I knew this was going to be one long day.

Author's Note

So I won't be able to post these as often as when I first started off some things came up, and I'm going to have a bit of a challenge working on these, but you can look forward to more.
The few who are reading this his thank you, now enjoy the rest, and remember like the story, save it, and follow me for more of these stories thanks y'all.
And sorry this one is a bit more lengthy, but I'll try to make them more like this one, and be consistent.

The idea

•Third person P.O.V•

They walked into the throne room Celestia dressed in a pristine white dress that hugged her frame well, but leaving a bit to the imagination.
Steel on the other hand still didn't have a shirt on just his boots, and pants he kept walking until one of the nobles stepped in his path.
"Princess what is this freak doing here, and with you Princess nonetheless"?

Celestia turned, and looked at the stallion.
"Oh Ms. Filthy Rich that freak as refer to him is mine, and my sister's personal guard, and an old friend".

The mare looked at Princess Celestia in shock.
"Personal guard old friend, this thing looks like it belongs in tartarus rather than in your palace".

The 'Freak' in question just chuckled at the two mares Filthy Rich however was not amused.
"What's so funny freak I wouldn't laugh, especially with a face like yours".

He stopped laughing, and looked her in the eye.
"I'm laughing because the last person who called me a freak, well let's just say insulting me, and threatening to hurt my loved ones wasn't a good way to get 'a head' in life".

He winked, and continued to make his way to the throne with Celestia in tow he did like he did with Luna, and sat down.
He patted his lap, and adjusted himself. Celestia was a bit hesitant, but on the upside it was better than the throne it was so bad on her back.
The nobles started chittering, and chattering until their attention was grabbed by the loud booms from the one acting as Princess Celestia's cushion.

He held Gungnir straight, and tall as the nobles looked at them.
"Let's start this day court mess, so we can all go to lunch".

They all didn't like what he was doing, or saying, but knew it was true, and so the day court started the nobles spoke of their little problems, and the such some of them had stupid requests even he needed to speak up on.
"Ok let me stop you right there, you want th' princess' here to give permission for you to tear down an orphanage so you can do what"?

The noble looked at him incredulously.
"It is none of your business, but if you must know it is making the area where my shop is look poor, and it's costing me money".

He shook his head, and looked at one of the guards.
"Hey you son what's your name".

The guard raised his hand, and pointed to himself.
"I'm silver sword sir".

"Silver Sword, I want you to do me a favor. I need you to go find me a map of Canterlot's open real estate spaces, and bring it here as quickly as possible".
He looked to the noble that stood before him, and Celestia after the guard took off.
"Now you I'm going to show you something here when he comes back because I'm done with your shit, but until he comes back please stand off to the side over there".

He pointed to a couch that was nearby that he very quickly recognized.
"Aw Cely you, and Lulu kept it after all this time"?

She smiled back up at him, and nodded.
"Yes we did with a few other things as well like this".

She used her magic, and a gold ring appeared in front of him with the words "Together Forever" still etched in the metal.
He looked back up to her, and gave her a hug as his leg bounced a bit in excitement.
The nobles started whispering again as the events started unfolding before them, and starting to notice the relationship is more than just guard, and employer.
The guard walked in just before any of the nobles could say anything.

"Sir I have those real estate maps you wanted".
Silver sword walked over, and placed them in his bone hand.

"That you Silver you can return to your post now if th' nobility' will follow me to th' center of th' floor I want to show you something".
Celestia got up, and stood aside for him after he got up he handed her Gungnir, and continued to the center of the throne room, then sat down, and spread out the maps of open places.
"If y'all will circle 'round me you will all see that these areas here, here, an' here are open, an' in good places to construct businesses, but given if you already have a large business that is doing well just down a small bit that shouldn't hurt any these spaces should be given to smaller places that would enable the small businesses to thrive as well.
But the type of business, and it's surroundings are important, like let's say I wanted to run a sandwich shop here near the shopping district, then that would be the most optimal idea because all businesses will thrive because my sandwich shop can buy products from th' smaller stalls.
I can buy vegetables, an' th' such for my product, an' I can endorse the other businesses that I buy from in turn making that place grow. My shop can give a place to sit, and relax, maybe even get a quick bite to eat, while they shop for food for home.
See what I mean"?

The surrounding nobles looked at each other putting together what they had just been told some of them were already putting ideas together for future business works.
The noble who however started this conversation wasn't too happy with his words.

"And what would you know about running a business freak"?
They stood with crossed arms waiting for his answer.

He shook his head, and looked at them with a now irritated look.
"First it's not freak I have a name, and I'd rather you call me Jimmy. Secondly, I ran four different businesses when I was alive, one near a fishing port where I ran a sushi shop.
A barbecue shop that I had near a small market that would sell processed meats like steaks, ribs, briskets, and many more cuts of meat.
The other two were a sandwich shop, and a deli.
The sandwich place sold sandwiches, and the deli sold meats, and cheeses that are sliced, and used in sandwiches such as ham, Turkey, salami, etc"...

The noble wanted to say something, but instead shut up.
He continued to explain how this worked on businesses helping other businesses would help not just them make money,but everyone else when he finished the day court continued on with princess Celestia back on his lap, and tu he nobles talking about their petty problems.

After all was said, and done around noon he looked at the time, and called a lunch break, and for everyone to come back in two hours.
Everyone did as told given Celestia's approval of the idea the guards, and nobility left with only Celestia, and him in the room.

He put Gungnir away, and started to trail a hand up her body.
"Hey Cely I have an idea, since we are alone for the next couple hours let's have some fun.

He began running his hands up her sides teasing her skin light tingles running through her body.
He ran his hand slowly down her body getting to the bottom of her dress, and started to pull it up.
His bones ran across her fur letting a jolt of electricity shoot up her spine just thinking of the things he would do to her, but the sounds of multiple hoof steps, and the realization they were still in the throne room made her want to stop him, but he was too far there she could feel him start running his hands up, and down her inner thighs making her want to let him continue.
This time the throne room door opened, and she was almost worried to see her student, and friends walk in to see their princess about to be rutted like a common tart, but instead they looked confused she looked down, and saw her dress was back to normal, and his arm around her waist, and his spear in another hand.

His voice, still as authoritative as she remembered, spoke out.
"How can we help you ladies, and gentleman"?

Twilight spoke out first with a bit of enthusiasm in her voice.
"Princess Celestia I wanted to ask if your husband would like to come with us to Ponyville given what you said he has been gone for over a thousand years, so he mustn't have much knowledge on the way things are now, so I wish to ask if you would allow us to show him our society, and why are you sitting on his lap"?

Celestia thought the idea over for a bit, but the comment about where she was sitting almost broke her mask, but a slight blush tried to show.
"The decision is not up to me my dear student that would be up to him given he is the one in need of the teaching".

He sat looking at the six girls, and the dragon.
"Fine, if I wasn't in need of knowing what your society is like then I wouldn't be doing this, but I have one question, where will I be staying, an' by everyone's reaction y'all don't trust me"?

Twilight stepped forward looking at him with a collected expression.
"Actually if you would like you can stay with me at my castle, and if you want you can help around the town to help build trust among the locals to show you don't plan to hurt anyone".

Applejack walked up next to her friend, and voiced her mind.
"If'n ya want y'all can come by to mah family's farm, an' help 'round we sure could use th' help".

The others stepped up voicing their thoughts on the subject talking about other citizens of Ponyville that might like someone who can help, but he looked at Pinkie in curiosity when she mentioned a Bakery to very few alive now knowledge he was quite the baker in his free time on earth.
But he decided to save that for a later date to bring up.

"Your words aren't needed I already said fine, but Celestia you, and Luna's fine asses better be ready for me to visit when I can 'cause when i get here I'll have a little presentfor y'all both".
He looked at Celestia with a smirk, and Celestia with a slight blush on her's at his words Faust knows what he would do after a one thousand year dry spell.
He got up, and set Celestia on the throne, and left with the six ponies, and the baby dragon with a wave, and a kiss to the cheek.
He walked with the girls, and dragon to the place he would temporarily call home the idea though a library seems nice he could get his read on maybe educate himself on some of the past events while he was gone.
They walked through the streets of Canterlot the ponies looked, and stared at the tall stallion among the mane six he towered over them like a giant his posture was stiff, and well calculated while straight, and strong.

They arrived at the train station without any problems as they sat twilight chose to ask him some questions.
"So Jimmy was it um may I ask you some questions about a few of the things you spoke about"?

He looked at her, and sighed.
"Yeah go ahead, ask away"?

Before she could ask her questions Pinkie appeared in front of him.
"Hi I'm Pinkie pie I'm going to make you a super awesome party, but what kind of cake do you like, do you like cupcakes, ooh ooh do you like".

Before she could continue she was silenced, and pulled away by Twilight's magic.
"Pinkie you can't just do that do anypony especially one that's been in stone for over a thousand years".

He reclined against the seat he was on, and began to close his eyes.
"Hello Pinkie my name is James Smith, but you can call me Jimmy my friends called me Steel.
And I like cake. In fact, I like cheesecake. Cherry cheesecake is one of my favorites, and I do like cupcakes, and chocolate is my favorite, but please no surprise parties please".

Everypony looked at him a bit surprised as he calmly answered Pinkie back Twilight regained her composure, and continued.
"Sorry about that uh, so I remember you mentioned to my brother that you were something called a marine what is that"?

He remained reclined as he spoke.
"The Marines, or at the time the Marine Corps was the most elite of branches of the United States military, the main branches are the Marines Core, Navy, Army, and Air Core.
The navy consisted of our warships equipped with cannons, and anti-aircraft weapons the cannons can be used to provide artillery support where we couldn't get artillery cannons to.
There are many different classes of warships Battleships that punch harder than my pissed off granny, aircraft carriers that held a small but of our aircraft that allowed us to launch our planes closer to the enemy, and have less worry about fuel, or planes getting shot down.
Destroyers hit just as hard as their armor is tough.
The Army is like the Marines, but not as good as us, now us marines we are the big dogs of the branches we are trained for the most treacherous environments, and to eat iron, and shit steel.
We have one job when deployed shoot anything that don't speak English, and that is shooting at you.
There was a old saying back in boot camp the commanding officers would tell us.
You are Marines, and Marines aren't allowed to die without permission".

Twilight wrote down his every word as he spoke.
"Why were you all trained to kill".

He looked at the ceiling as he answered.
"Because of a war, and in order to win a war we did what we had to. It's not all cupcakes, and rainbows sometimes you have to get your hands dirty".

Twilight decided to save the war discussion for some other time.
"Ok then so you mentioned your weapons have names why do they have them, and that you talked about somepony as well".

He chuckled a bit at this one.
"Ah yes the first is Gungnir the spear of the all-father Odin, or pronounced properly Óđinn he had many children his most legendary being Thor the god of thunder, user if Mjolnir in some legends as I've mentioned before Mjolnir was so heavy only the God of thunder could lift it, in others only those whom are worthy can lift it besides Thor.
Loki, god of mischief actually Discord reminds me of Loki a bit, he was known for his mischievous jokes, and his hate for his brother Thor given Loki is Thor's adopted brother because Loki was actually a frost giant the only thing was he had his mother Freya's ability to shapeshift, and create illusions.
And Heimdall, or Hāmdæl his godly ability was his vision, and hearing he watched over Asgard for any intruders, and for the coming of Ragnarok the end of days from his dwelling in Himinbjörg where the burning bridge Bifröst met the sky.
My sword is Týrfing the weapon of Týr the single handed oldest son of Odin.
My axe is a functioning replica of Jarnbjorn the weapon of Thor before he was given Mjolnir his hammer.
So my weapons are made to look like the weapons of Norse gods from my world, and to carry their weapons names, and I'm part Norse so given my heritage it is a honor to do this.

He pulled up his phone, and hit play on the randomize button, and laid back for a nap as the song began.

The heavy bass strummed after a few seconds it was joined by a slow tempo drum, and it tied together with loud strong voice singing the words in a high tone.
"The bodies in disarray
The dirt turned to mud
With sweat, and blood
Our judgments call
It comes for all".

The tune played, and he napped the girls started talking while he was presumably asleep, and Spike was off getting some food. They looked to make sure spike was gone when they started talking over the real situation at hand.

Twilight was the first to speak up as Rarity confirmed spike was gone.
"Ok girls since we are going to be teaching him about how our society works now we need to keep him being a demon a secret".

Applejack raised a hand, and looked to her purple friend.
"Well Twi as much sense as that makes I think we have something more important to deal with".

Twilight tilted her head to a side in confusion as she looked at twilight.
"What do you mean Applejack besides keeping his marriage to the princess a secret too would be smart".

Rarity looked back at the presumed sleeping demon's face.
"Well darling his appearance isn't how would you say the most pony like, if you get what I mean".

Twilight looked over, and realized what she meant, and almost started to panic.
"Sweet Celestia I almost forgot about that what are we going to do about that ponies would figure out what he is the moment they see him".

As the three talked Rainbow Dash was off in the bathroom doing her own thing while Fluttershy sat in the back quietly listening to the others babble on as Pinkie sat across from her playing cards with Gummy who everyone could have swore she left at home. When no one was paying attention the demon in question had opened his eye, and looked over at the five before shaking his head he spoke a incantation in a low, quiet voice his body began to change the muscles, and the fibers of his body grew filling the missing gaps of his long gone flesh the once bones became fleshy, and scarred. His skull, and open eye socket were filled with skin, and blood his second red eye filled the void it was meant to. Spike walked in, and saw what he was doing the dark red runes floating above the bone hand that was quickly covered in flesh.
He dropped the tray he was holding, and pointed at the now human looking being laying on the couch on front of him. Twilight, and the others looked up at Spike when they heard the sound of the tray hitting the floor. They all looked to where he was pointing, and saw the shirtless male eyeing the scarred arm with a few small twists. They all watched in amazement at the sight, then they all changed their attention to the sound of wings popping open to see a clearly aroused Rainbow dash looking down at the strong muscular body that was laying there.
"That is so hot".

He looked up at her, and chuckled before tucking both hands behind his head continuing to relax.
Twilight was the first to snap out of it she quickly crawled over to him grabbing one of his arms inspecting it closely. The other looked at him in shock at how he looked relatively normal, and almost like he was alive still Rainbow dash eventually got her wings to tuck back in as Twilight barraged him with questions.

"How is this possible, how did you do that, what else can you"?...
She was stopped midsentence by the arm she rudely took retracting to it's owner.

"You're not the only one that can do magic it's a disguise I have as a former warrior, and collector for the king of hell itself I have the ability to change how I look as to not get caught by mortals the only reason you were allowed to be graced by my actual form is because I didn't feel like doing it at the time, also Ms. Applejack you have very strong looking legs I assume you specialize in kicking"?

Applejack shook her head, but answered.
"Y'all can say that, but how did you know"?

He looked at her, and grinned his sharp teeth showing sending a shiver down everyone's spine.
"It's what I did for a living in fact here give me some time I can teach you some moves I know".

She looked at him surprised, and stood up getting into a good stance.
"I can kick pretty well already see"?

She reared leg back for a kick, and before the others could stop her, the leg she swung had already started it's journey straight into the face of the man in front of her.

So this is Ponyville now

•Ponyville•

After some music, a train ride, and a broken nose the eight arrived at Ponyville station.
The girls, dragon, and demon walked onto the platform as ponies came, and went, going through their day as normal.
With a hand clutched to his now messed up nose he looked around at the anthropomorphic ponies walking around during their average day.

"So this is Ponyville it's been awhile it's so much bigger".
He lowered his hand as he looked at his first home since his encasing fluttershy looked up at him in a bit of worry.
Twilight, and the others began walking towards the town him in pursuit looking around at the place.
It was amazing the ponies visiting the stalls, and shops all chatting about their day, and families.
Even the mailmare derpy did her own thing flying over the town's ponies while she delivered the mail.

Applejack looked back at the now no longer bleeding stallion behind her.
"Sorry 'bout yer nose Jimmy ah' didn' think"...

She was cut off by his hand waving dismissively towards her.
"No problem, it's ain't my first rodeo, but I tell you what, that was a good kick. Given more practice you could really hurt someone".

"I don' know 'bout none of that, but it'd be useful 'round th' farm".
She faced forward, and continued to walk with everyone.

The rest of the trip was silent with some questions from him, or twilight later they arrived at the Crystal castle.
The idea it was a house out was kind of concerning to him as to who thought this was a good idea was obviously rich.
Although the outside was pretty nice, the inside was something else. The inside was amazing books, and more books old, new.
The place was just something else it almost reminded him of his old place on earth.
Twilight, and her friends started to talk about the current situation while he looked around at some point grabbing a book, and reading it.

"Ok girls what are we going to do about him"?
Twilight looked to her friends in curiosity.

"Well darling if we all ask around we may be able to find towns ponies who might like some help".
Rarity said in a somewhat questioning way.

"He could help me at Sugarcube Corner. I have a few parties to plan, so he can start there".
Pinkie bounced in place as she spoke out her idea cheerfully.

"Well ah' 'spose he could help 'round th' farm a bit me an' Mac could use a bit o' help".
Applejack said confidently.

"I can ask if he wants to help me with my animals… if he wants".
Fluttershy hid behind her hair speaking timidly.

"He can help me with my stunts, he can't fly, but I'll figure something out".
Rainbow dash huffed out her reply.

"So it's settled he'll help us, and we can ask around Ponyville for anypony else that could use help, and he can help out Spike, and me while he stays here if anything he looks comfortable already".
She tilted her head towards him as he read his book.
He ignored the six talking while he read a foals book he grabbed.

"So who is he going to help first"?
The ever shy mare fluttershy the not yet discussed part of the plan.

"That's right ok uh Pinkie you first, then we'll work from there ok"?
Twilight looked up at the smiling pink mare.

With a mock salute she stood straight, and looked at twilight.
"Okie dokie lokie".

"Great Pinkie, try not to do anything that may cause a scene when it's time to bring him back here, ok"?
With that everyone nodded, and split up going on with their day.

Twilight walked up to the stallion who was still reading.
"Ok then Jimmy today you're going to help Pinkie pie out at sugarcube corner, then when things are done there she will walk with you home ok"?

He looked over at her from the book, and nodded.
"When do I leave"?

"Right away if you don't mind I have some chores to do, and I'm sure Pinkie has to get going".
She pointed at the bouncing pink mare.

He walked over to a nearby bookshelf, and set it back in it's place, then made his way to the door with Pinkie the bouncing mare.
Bouncing in more ways than one as he walked, and she bounced he took in every inch of her figure despite being shorter than him she had a pretty nice figure. By his guess she was about five foot nine he guessed compared to him who stood at six foot nine.
She actually wasn't as large, as you would expect a baker to be she was on that fine line between petite, and healthy not so thin just eating a crumb would make her stomach stick out, and not so chubby she'd be one sandwich away from fat she was filled in all the right places like Celestia, but not as quite filled out as Luna.
Before he knew it they were at sugarcube corner given it took the pink mare to call him twice, and waving of a hand in the face to catch his attention.
"Hmm oh I'm sorry I was thinking for a moment".

"It's ok now, come on, you're helping me in the kitchen, it looks like Mr, and Mrs cake are getting flooded".
She disappeared, and reappeared from in front of him to behind the counter before his eye could blink.

"Wai… hol'... how di… know what not even gonna ask not ready to pull that grenade pin".
He walked in, and to the kitchen while Pinkie began explaining everything to the owners.

"So he's going to be helping around Ponyville to learn something I forgot what it was, isn't that neat"?
She tied her apron on, and spoke at breakneck speed all in one breath.

He stood in the back looking at everything, getting acquainted with the utensils, and ingredients.
Every inch of the kitchen was observed, and looked over, so he could have maximum levels of control if he was going to help.

Pinkie P.O.V

I walked into the bakery seeing it was filled to the brim with ponies of all ages coming, and going for their favorite treats.
Mr. & Mrs. Cake were doing their best to keep up with the rush. I walked over and grabbed my apron, then went to tell them about our new assistant for the day.
"Hey there Mr. & Mrs. Cake, this is a friend that's going to help us out today".

The couple looked at each other, then at the tall stallion walking into the kitchen.
Ms. Cake let out a sigh, and looked at me.
"Does he know how to bake"?

"I don't know, probably he seems to be familiar around a kitchen , at least, ok I'm going to go see".
I finished fastening my apron, and going in.

When I walked in he was looking around, and looking at everything, he looked up at me, and nodded his head he grabbed a pot, started to fill it with water after it was a halfway full he raised a hand up, and electricity began capping the pot, and the water in his other hand after a short while the water began to boil before my eyes.

He set it down, and dipped his hands in the boiling water, rubbing down his hands before dumping out the water, and looking at me again.
"Now my hands are sterile, and I can start cooking with you. What are we making"?

"Actually I have a question do you know how to bake? If you don't, I can teach you, and I can throw a welcome to the future, thanks for saving Equestria, welcome to Ponyville, and congratulations on learning how to bake super duper mega party".
I was so excited this is one of the biggest parties I ever got to plan.

He chuckled on that, and sighed.
"Yes I know how to do a lot of things including bake, but for now let's focus, and how are you so damned energetic what are you on meth, or something jeez".

Ignoring the joke I giggled, and looked him in the eye.
"No silly I'm just excited to meet a new friend".

He sighed, and looked around.
"Been a hot while, so what are we making"?

Pinkie stopped to think for a second, and had a genius plan.
"I know let's make something from your world".

He thought for a second on the idea, and snapped his fingers.
"Well in that case I know something special, a Kladdkaka . All we need is butter, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, three eggs, and plain flour".

She didn't even let him finish, and began gathering everything he listed off.

He looked over the ingredients, and back to Pinkie.
"Good now we need a measuring cup that goes to two cups, a teaspoon, a nine inch spring pan, baking paper, and a whisk oh, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees this should only take thirty minutes if I remember how to do this".

Pinkie zoomed around getting the necessary items, and dealing with the oven when he was sure he had everything he asked Pinkie to sit, and watch him work.
He pulled out his phone, and unlocked it going to the music app he pressed play on a playlist labeled chow mix, and a song played through as he worked.

A simple tune from a acoustic guitar, and drums played for a bit before a harmonica joined in, then a smooth voice joined in.
"I was gunnin' from the barneys on my heels
Cuttin' wheels, makin' deals
There ain't no stoppin' now
We're workin' hard, to make that bottle o' heaven
Cuttin' trails, chasin' tails we keep on goin'
Bringin' that stuff round th' bend".

He lined the bottom of the pan with the baking paper, and greased the sides with some of the butter, then threw about four, and some butter in the pan he had earlier, and began melting the butter, and took it off when it was melted
He tossed in a bit of sugar, half a some cocoa powder he threw in flour, and mixed them together whisking in the eggs, and putting them in the mix until they were all well combined.

Pinkie sat nearby watching everything with a unusual focus, and patience taking note of every movement he made may it be unimportant, or relative to his task.

He set down the whisk in the sink after he slid his long snake like tongue through the wires of it licking the batter off giving it a taste, and a hum of approval after the batter was all gone.
He poured the batter out carefully, and strategically as to not spill, then tossed it onto the hot oven, and setting a alarm on his phone, and turning to Pinkie.
"Now we wait twenty to twenty five minutes, or until the top has set, and the center is still gooey".

He stopped, and saw she was back to he bounce self, and running around cooking again the things he used were already clean, and ready to go.
"Great, then let's keep going while it bakes".

He grinned, and nodded the playlist played more music as him, and Pinkie danced around making up a storm.
Making cupcakes, cakes, and various other sweets.
Mr. & Mrs. Cake along with some of the patrons of the bakery looked into the kitchen as the two danced along to the music coming from his phone mixing, and baking together moving, so fluidly like they had been working together their whole lives.
But everyone was startled when on one particular song he dipped Pinkie down with a single arm holding her up their faces close together Pinkie's face blushing as she looking into his eyes, but was interrupted by the alarm going off, and signaling the cake was done.
He walked over, and grabbed a nearby skewer, and checked it being satisfactory to him he set the hot pan aside, and continued to bake with Pinkie for a short time before using a knife, and removing it from the pan, then setting it on a plate everypony watched him walking out with the confection cut up into nine slices, and dusted generously with cocoa powder.

He looked at everyone, and spoke up.
"Who would like to be the first to try a slice of this Kladdkaka it is a dessert from a country in my former world called Sweden it's best served with cream, or ice cream, but amazing like this".

Some of the patrons looked at each other until a young filly with a deep pink shade of hair walked up.
"I'll try it please it looks pretty good to me".

Pinkie stepped up from the back, and looked at her.
"Oh hi Scootaloo you want to try a peice"?

She smiled at Pinkie, and nodded.
"Can I"?

The man looked at her, and pulled out a slice, plated it with a fork on the side, and handed it to her the chocolate on the inside slowly running down onto the plate.
"Here you go kid this one's one me tell me what you think".

She took the fork, and ate a peice the sweet chocolate taste hit her tongue immediately, then the bitter taste of the unsweetened cocoa powder hit her tongue, and added a different taste she never tried before her ears perked up, as she began to quickly eat the cake.

He chuckled the depth in his voice more accentuated.
"I figured you eat up kid, so who wants the next peice".

A few patrons raised there hands, and the last few peices were given to the taste testers consisting of a a elder mare, and some business ponies that all tried it.
They all soon had the same reaction as Scootaloo, and soon everypony was asking if there were more of the gooey cake.
He gave a small chuckle again, and with the pies permission, and the crowds approvals to wait a extra while for them to be made him, and Pinkie went to the back, and began to make to more of the cakes soon everypony, the cakes included were eating their own slices, but to all presents dismay they had to leave for more customers.
At the work days end the Kladdkakas sold like crazy on the walk to Twilight's Pinkie, and Jimmy talked, and giggled.

He chuckled as he walked his hands behind his head.
"Hahaha that was great".

Pinkie bounced along side him giggling too.
"I know the cakes were so excited, and did you see their faces when they tried it to bad you didn't get a peice to try either".

He turned to her still chucking.
"It's fine, but hey guess what".

She stopped bouncing, and turned to him excited.
"Ooh whatwhatwhat tell meeee".

He pulled up a smal box, and gave it to her.
"Saved you a slice".

He booped her nose, and stepped inside Twilight, and Spike's home.
Pinkie walked back towards her home as she looked at the cake inside the box.
Spike greeted him at the door.

His eyes looked into the mans one eye.
"How'd it go with Pinkie".

He didn't answer eight away, but instead handed spike the same kind of container he did Pinkie the iconic sugarcube corner cupcake box.
"Don't tell Sparkle ass, and it's called a Kladdkaka you'll like it".

Spike opened the box, and looked at the sweet inside, and almost instantly started drooling with a smile on his face.
I have one for her too, but I'll give it to her later.
Spike nodded, and ran off to the kitchen as fast, as his adorable little legs could carry him.
Twilight in question walked down the stairs in time to see spike running off into the kitchen with a sugarcube corner box in his hands.

She walked up to the man looking up at his face.
"What's spike got there"?

"A little treat I made with Pinkie a Kladdkaka it's".
His sentence was cut short by spikes voice in the kitchen.
'It's so gooey'.

He sighed, and pointed to the kitchen.
"Yeah that here I got you one too".

He did the same as Pinkie, and Spike he waved to Twilight as he walked to his living quarters, her former lab now his room.
As twilight walked to the kitchen to join her little brother figure the man closed the door, and looked around at the place riddled with random stuff, but nothing he cared about he found a nice spot on the stone floor, and laid down, falling asleep slowly.

"A hour later".

He laid on the ground tossing, and turning his mind running wild in his sleep.
He was back in the trenches of Germany, the sounds of guns, and explosions going off as they fought his Springfield 1903 in hand, his M1897 shotgun on his back, and his sidearm, the 1911 on his belt.
The smell of gunpowder, rot, and the cold wet mud on the ground.
The tanks passed over head, then the sound of the whistle everyone crawled out of the trench, and ran for the enemy lines. Johnson, and a few others used grenades to blow the barbed wire up so we could pass.
I watched as mortars, and bullets flew through the air as we all ran across no man's land. We all started to fire back through the machine gun fire, and snipers on both sides shooting back, and forth.
We stayed packed close behind the tank praying no one went down when my rifle ran out of ammo I switched to my shotgun, and started to slam fire trying to take any, and as many krauts with me.
I turned, and saw Butterfield stand up, and a German behind him with a luger.
I yelled at him, but the shot was fired I raised my trench sweeper, and fired a shell directly into the german soldier's chest I watched the bone shatter on impact from the buckshot, then I woke up back in Twilight's place being held down by a concerned Twilight, Applejack, and Spike in the room. I looked around, and saw something's were broken, then attention returned back to them.
"Fuck".

Twilight P.O.V

I walked down the steps to see who Spike was talking to, and saw him running off to the kitchen with a sugarcube corner box on his hand, but I noticed a very familiar set of clothes on my way down.
"What's Spike got there".

He looked at me, and smiled a bit.
"Oh it's a treat I made with Pinkie a Kladdkaka it's".

His sentence was cut short by Spike praising whatever he was given.
He handed me a box like he gave Spike, and walked to the basement door where I put a small sign with "Steel's room" written on it.
I walked to the kitchen, and grabbed a fork, then sat across from spike, and saw a chocolate cake though it wasn't cooked all the way through, but Spikes sounds of delight made me think otherwise, and I took a bit the flavors were amazing the sweetness of the chocolate with the bitter cocoa powder on top are such a amazing contrast of flavor they balance each other without over, or under powering each other.
After me, and Spike finished our little dessert we headed off to sleep. I slipped out of my skirt, and dress shirt down to my underwear, and bra I give myself a once over before removing the articles of clothing, then slipping into a a nice set of pjs that Rarity was so kind to make me. I walked to my room, and laid down wondering how we were going to keep his secret hidden.
When the morning sun came through the window I noticed something was off, but paid it no mind.
Until I got downstairs Spike was cooking breakfast, and Applejack was standing in the main entrance waiting for Jimmy, but the feeling something was off got even worse until we heard screaming from his room.
'Get down'!

We all ran in, and saw him laying on the floor still asleep.
"Twi I think it's a nightmare we need to wake him up".

I looked at applejack, and got close, but his hand swung at me, and applejack jumped forward, and held him down.
"Hurry Twi he's fightin' real bad".

I focus a spell to wake him up, but before I could use it he woke up throwing applejack off of him.
'Butterfield no! You natzi fuck I'll kill you!
He stopped, and looked around confused before he finally snapped back to reality we all watched him look around before lowering his head.

Author's Note

So the recipe I am going to share is very much real, and so good I recommend trying this is a gooey chocolate cake it can serve up to 8 people by my understanding.
The link right here should send you to where found this recipe.
https://scrummylane.com/6-ingredient-gooey-swedish-chocolate-cake-kladdkaka/

The Farm Pt.1

A days work

After the incident that Twilight wouldn't leave him alone he explained to her what happened.
"So what happened in your dream why did you react like that".

He sighed, but answered the question.
"Twilight is one of many dangerous things to deal with especially with a war veteran it's a nightmare, making me relive those horrible times over, and over making me pay for what a politician couldn't handle on their own.
I was a soldier for well over eighty years. I was twenty-two when I joined in nineteen-fourteen I along with thousands of other men were sent to fight in a war because of some greedy idiot".

She wrote down what he said, but stopped to ask some very uncomfortable questions.
"Eighty years what's the average human lifespan"?

He scratched the back of his head, then looked at her.
"Well for me at least two-hundred years for the average depending on the lifestyle maybe eighty something to a little over a hundred give, or take".

She looked up at him confused as she wrote down the information.
"Why can you live so long"?

He rattled his brain a bit trying to remember the answer, then it popped in his head.
"Because in my family every so many generations one male gets a gene that extends our life span, and how we look when I was twenty-two I was going to stay looking like that until something killed me, or I hit my nineties".

She scribbled more until she hit a nerve.
"Who was Butterfield"?

He lowered his head in shame.
"Let me tell you something in the Marines your platoon is not just a bunch of soldiers you're put with throughout all the training, and the fighting you don't just become a team you become brothers, your platoon isn't just your platoon the Marines is a brotherhood, and everyone there is your brother in arms.
You form a very strong bond during your time not only as a soldier in training, but as brothers, and Butterfield was killed because I was to slow to save him, and to this day it still haunts me".

All three of them looked at him in shock, and sorrow.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that".
Applejack put a hand on his shoulder as he sat in silence.

He looked up at her with tears in his eye.
"Yeah, and I was in multiple wars after that, and went through the same thing over, and over until the day I died, but enough of that for now I believe we have work to do".

Applejack nodded her head, and he stood up they said their goodbyes before leaving to Sweet apple acres.
Steel, and Applejack walked in silence all the way down the winding road to the farms main entrance.

As they approached Applejack swole with pride as she spoke.
"Welcome to sweet apple acers".

He let out a long whistle looking at the long rows of perfectly planted rows of trees.
"It's beautiful reminds me of home".

They walked down the little path down to the barn, and house, but there was trouble brewing up already the sounds of arguing, and fighting was catching their ears.
Before Applejack could take one more step she felt a arm behind her knees, and another holding her back up she looked up, and saw Steel was holding her bridal style, and began running to the barn.

After a short time they stopped on one side of the barn, and listened in on what was going on.
"Big one come with, and small one".

"I ain't lettin' y'all take mah lil sis".
Applejack whispered that the deeper voice with the southern drawl was her brother Big Macintosh.

"No big one come with we take, and small one we take other female too".
The arguing kept going until Steel picked up on the sound of something coming close he used a hand, and lead Applejack further behind him, and waited for whoever it was to get closer when they were close enough he reached around the corner, and pulled them to him, and bit their neck while he kept a hand over their mouth.
Applejack watched in horror at what he was doing, and how he did it so effortlessly.
He let the body go, blood covering his mouth, he looked at the body, and saw it was some dog thing.

"What's a Diamond dog doing here"?
Applejack looked at the body, and pointed out a set of collars on it's makeshift belt.

Steel looked around the corner, and saw more focused on the ones arguing.
"Applejack no matter what you hear, don't leave this spot, it's time I got a proper meal".

He stood up, and handed his shirt to Applejack he closed his eye, and let the demonic energy in his body slowly flow out chancing his form his bones shifted, and changed into boney claws the chains in his body came out, and wrapped around his arms covering them in theirselves, his teeth sharpened, he looked down at applejack, and his eyes now completely red with one small beady black dot in the middle he turned around, and walked out around the corner leaving no sound from his heavy boots.

Mac P.O.V

I looked at the Diamond dogs holding sweetie belle at knife point demanding I come with them, while the others wait for applejack to come home.
"Y'all ain't gon' to take mah family".

"Big one want small one to live big one come with us".
The Diamond dog leading this group of slavers held out a very nasty looking collar out to me I was about to say something, but a large thing stepped out from around the front of the barn it towered over the Diamond dogs it had to have been at least a good two, and a half heads taller than myself.
I watched it lift a hand up, and swing it down into the head of the Diamond dog holding apple bloom hostage it's claws digging into the flesh of it's neck, then it put a hand over her mouth, and walked her out of my view before coming back. This time when it came back it started to attack the Diamond dogs I watched it drive a hand straight through one diamond dogs back with the very audible sound of it's rib cage crunching under the sheer force of the impact the now blood covered hand holding a still beating heart in front of it's owner.

Third person P.O.V

Steel's large hand hit the one holding the filly hostage, and killed him he reached down, and grabbed the filly keeping her from alerting the others, and took her to applejack, then walked back over, and put a hand through one of their backs holding it's heart in his hand the rest turned around, and saw their dead comrade's body, and heart being held by a monster most of them started to try to attack, but were quickly cut down by it's claws.
Blood was being thrown everywhere on the barn walls, and on the man himself some of them tried to attack him with not very well made swords, and knives, but were also quickly dispatched by swift movements of his hands the few who tried to escape were quickly killed as well.
One that had close enough stabbed him through the chest with his sword, but instead of going down he looked down at the grinning diamond dog before he grabbed it, and lifted it off the ground, and opened his mouth with a sickening pop showing his sharp teeth, then clamped his jaws down on the dogs head, and dropped it's body to the ground swallowing the head.
When the fighting was all over Steel slowly began to change back to normal, his chains retracted into his body, his mouth, and body soaked in blood.
"And the reaper once again collects the souls of the guilty sending them to their rightful place".

Mac stood in pure fear at what he saw before him, just a pure massacre the bodies of ten Diamond dogs laid before him.
Just mangled beyond recognition, Applejack looked from around the corner, and saw what was left of the Diamond dogs she had to fight from puking at the sight.
The filly was kept from seeing by Big Mac stopping her with a hug.
While Mac was reunited with his sister, and Applejack recomposed herself from the massacre, and the sight of a crudely made sword being pulled out of the man's chest like it was nothing new to him. The hole where the sword once was slowly closed until it was gone not even leaving a scratch.

Steel hid the bodies with a bunch of hay, and cleaned himself up before going to introduce himself.
"Howdy there I am James Smith, but y'all can call me Jimmy".

Mac looked at him apprehensively, but wordlessly responded to the now mostly normal looking monster with a grunt, and a nod.
He smiled, and put his shirt over his shoulder.
"Well it's a pleasure to meet Applejack's family I'm here to help 'round y'alls farm".

Granny smith at the moment walked outside from her nap, and saw a tall, muscular stallion without a shirt on, and the tattoo on his back.
"Applejack who's this young fella here"?

She looked at the older mare, and shook a bit.
"Oh Granny meet Jimmy he's here to help 'round th' farm".

"Help 'round the farm that's good, say sonny that's a strange cutie mark you got there, and on a strange spot too".
She watched him turn around, and look at her with a smile.

"Well howdy there young lady a lovely day we're havin' here today ain't it, and hate to be rude, but this ain't a cutie mark it's a tattoo same idea, but different your cutie marks are natural, and from magic showing your special skills a tattoo is put there using ink, and a needle".
He stood tall, and proud, and as well built as Big Mac if not bigger.
Even after what Applejack saw the aftermath of what he could do she found it hard not to blush at the subtle movement of his muscles under his skin, and the raw strength he had.

Granny had started to inspect him.
"Young 'un if you think flattery will work on me you're sadly mistaken, but importantly what brings you to our farm"?

He smiled as he pulled the hat he was wearing off his head, and put it to his chest.
"Well ma'am my name is James Smith, but y'all can call me Jimmy all my old friends used to, and your lovely granddaughter brought me here to help 'round here".

She raised her eyebrow, and looked to a blushing applejack.
"You're here to help out eh well don't let a old mare like me stop you Big Mac, an' Applejack could use some help getting the apples".

He tip his head like he was wearing a hat, and stepped up to Applejack, and put his mouth close to her ear.
"I'll dispose of the bodies later, just don't let her see them".

Applejack trying, and failing to hide her blush, but also in worry at what she allowed into her home.
"Ok".

He stood straight, and tall again before looking around, then back at her.
"So what's my job boss"?

She looked up at him, and straightened her hat, and started walking towards the orchard.
"Well since you appear strong enough for this we need some apple trees bucked, but I can't do it given I have ta help Mac, so I need you to do it".

He walked alongside her listening to every word spoken without replying back.
She walked up to the tree on the very end of the row of Granny Smith's he instantly started salivating thinking of sinking his teeth into the bitter fruit.
His attention was very quickly grabbed by the sound of one applejack clearing her throat.

She looked at him, and explained everything.
"Alright now all you have ta do is buck th' tree, an' the apples should fall right out".
She got into a wide stance, before bringing her well toned leg up, and gave the tree a good kick making the apples fall into the baskets.

He watched, then moved his eyes back to her eyes.
"Looks easy enough just kick th' son of a bitch, an' the apples will just plop right on in them there baskets, shit piece of cake".

He stepped in front of the tree next to the one Applejack had just bucked, and got into a low stance, his torso facing the tree, and his legs spread in a wide position.
He closed his eye, and took a deep breath in, then let it out very slowly, his legs became encased by the chain in his body, the material molding into artificial muscle, the metal instead of being stiff moved, and flexed like real muscle.
When he was ready he opened his eye, and swung a leg around, and slammed it into the tree hitting it with his shin with a loud crack.
The apples fell out of the tree, and into their baskets applejack looked at him with wide eyes because he just kicked the apples out of the tree on the first try most other stallions couldn't come close to doing that on the first try, but even stranger he left a spot in the wood that almost molded to the shape of his leg the bark had broke.

He brought his leg back, and set it back down.
"So what now"?

Applejack shook her head, and came back from her stupor.
"How in tarnation not many others 'sides me, an' mac can buck th' apples outta one of these trees that easy, but makin' it do that I ain't seen it before, an' what was with that fancy kick there"?

He tilted his head confused, and repeated the position.
"You mean this it's a common stance in the use of King Fu, or Karate why y'all've never seen this before".

"Sugarcube if I did would we be havin' this conversation".
She gave him a slightly annoyed look.
"Know what that don' matter just buck this here row of trees, an' I'll come get you round lunch, an' just load up the baskets into the cart right there, an' when me, or Mac comes back we'll help you get it over to the barn".

She walked off back towards the house to help out Mac around the barn while granny Smith did as she did, and took herself a nice nap.
He watched her leave his eyes glued to her rear like a fat man is to an all you can eat for fee buffet, her daisy dukes hugging her hips something fierce.
After she got a far enough distance away he shook his head, and continued to buck some more trees.

•Applejack P.O.V•

I walked back down to the barn house still hearing the sound of those metal legs hitting the trees hopefully he don't hurt himself, or the trees really.

Mac looked up from the barn moving some more baskets of apples that were just recently cleaned to the other cart.
"Applejack what's goin' on over there"?

I look up at my brother hearing his deep voice.
"He's buckin' apples".

He looked at me confused, then back down to the baskets continuing to work.
"Nope".

I walked over, and started working on cleaning up more apples to set up on the cart, then getting the cart ready for hauling them off.
Everyone did their part Granny cooking up some lunch, Mac, and Applejack getting apples ready for sale, and Applebloom doing as she did going off, and having adventures with her friends, and the sound of a large metallic leg hitting the trees of the farm.

Granny smith came out, and called for lunch me, and Mac got up, and headed out to help as I was on my way to go get Jimmy, but Granny called out to me.
"Applejack don't forget to get your friend he needs to eat too".

I nodded, and made my way over to where he was the sound of his metal leg hitting the trees.
I was a tree shaking coming up over the horizon, some leaves falling loose, and apples dropping down. What I didn't see was a full to the brim wagon the wheels dug into the dirt slightly with a black cloth hanging on the side.

"Well I'll be you filled that up mighty fast there part… ner".
My voice cut short as I saw him standing there his whole upper body soaked in sweat, the sunlight glistening off of his well toned muscles. I watched as they shifted, and moved under his scarred skin.
The scythe of the hooded figure on his back moved like it was real.

He turned, and looked at her wiping the sweat from his face with his metal hand.
"Oh howdy there Applejack shit sorry 'bout not havin' my shirt, but got a bit hot, and decided why not been a while since I felt a cool breeze been a while since I took a human form hey you're not lookin' to fresh yourself your face is burnin' red".

She was snapped from her thoughts not realizing she was blushing.
"Ah right, well granny sent me tah let you know lunch is ready. When we're done we can have Mac come help us move th' wagon".

He looked at me, then the cart, then back at me, and started laughing.
"I don' need your brother girl I'm dead not weak".

He walked up to the carts arms taking a hold on them, and giving a strong pull the wagon gave some resistance before the wheels began to move, and start rolling with him.
She just looked in sheer amazement as he was hauling an overloaded wagon all on his own, and with so little effort she just followed him back to the barn house.
She saw the roof of the barn coming into sight, then soon the barn house started coming into view the beautiful red walls, and white lining brightened by the non sun.
Big Mac, Granny, and Applebloom watched as the two approached the large man, and Applejack coming into their view the clearly overfilled wagon being pulled with little resistance.

Granny walked up, and looked at them.
"My that's a good haul ya'll got there".

He smiled, and nodded his head to her.
"Thank you kindly ma'am now if I'm not mistaken I believe I smell me some good ol' fashioned home cookin', an' it smells mighty delicious".

Granny beamed with a little pride at his compliment.
"Thank you kindly sonny now y'all go an' get them apples in th' barn, then come eat ya hear".

The two look at each other, then nod to Granny. They walk the apples to the barn, and get them in a good place for them to be cleaned. Applejack tapped her hands together, knocking some dust from her hands as Jimmy stretched, making all of his joints pop, and click.
He grabbed his shirt, and wiped his face making his way to the table of food that had been set up outside.
They sat down at the table full of food he looked at everything, and started toilet his plate high.

Granny started to smile as she saw him load up his plate with food, and start eating.
"You eat up now ya here figure ya can help Mac take them apples off to sell in town".

He nodded his head as to be respectful, and not talk with his mouthful munching away at the food in front of him until it was gone where he piled it high again, and started eating more as Granny beamed on pride Mac, and Applebloom look at their plates, then at the man as he scarfed his food down.

He stopped for a brief second to chug down his drink.
"Whoo. Let me tell you somethin' ma'am, an' don' let no one tell you otherwise, but this is the best damned meal I've had in the past thousand years hell even in my world I haven' tasted food this good since Nineteen forty-five".

She ate her food, and smiled at his compliment.
"Well thank you sonny, and y'all can just call me Granny".

He nodded to her again, then looked to Mac, and Applebloom.
"Aight which one of y'all is Mac well no actually if I recall right the small one was appleblossom, applepie, no Applebloom, then that would make the big man there Mac".

Mac nodded, and continued to eat.
"Eyup".

"Sorry 'bout that Mac ain't much of a talker, but he is a good pony".
Applejack looked at the man as he talked.

He closed his eyes, and nodded to her words.
"I can respect that, but on earth, and in hell we gave a saying the loud ones are th' least of your worries the silent ones are the one's you need to watch out for".

Everyone tilted their heads at that, then Applebloom spoke up.
"Well how come mister"?

He chuckled, and looked at the filly with some food on his fork.
"Because young lady the quiet ones all carry a secret, an' no one ever knows what they're thinking they're the unpredictable one's, an' they're intelligent".

Everyone looked to Mac for a second before returning to their food.
Everyone finished up Mac, and Jimmy got the cart, then headed off to Ponyville.

The farm Pt.II

•Some friends bonding•

•Steel P.O.V•

Me, and Mac walk with the wagon behind us to the apple stall they have, and set up the stand. I sat on the cart as I watched the residents come, and go buying what they needed from the red stallion while I handed him baskets from time to time.
A few fillies stopped, and gawked at me as I moved. Some were too nervous to look at me, others were ushered by their parents to get further from me.
I worked handing apples off to the red stallion in front of me. I looked over the horizon barely making out the now more busy than ever sugarcube corner.

I looked down at Mac, and gave him a pat on the shoulder.
"Hey kid, no one is here right now. You want to run to sugarcube corner. I heard they have a new cake".

Mac looked back at me, then looked around sighing before reluctantly nodding his head.
I restacked all of the product we were selling, making sure no one could steal anything, and we made our way to the sweets shop. I looked around at the place taking on what used to be just a field now a flourishing town full of life, and sound.
As I looked around I could feel Mac's heart beating with every step we took his heart beat faster, and faster. I looked towards him, and noticed he was looking at someone. I followed his eyes, then saw what got his heart going. It was a pretty lady with a tail, and hair a very light shape of pink, and fur that was a deep shade that had a more red hue to it.

I gave him a nudge on the arm, and a grin.
"Hey Mac, who's the pretty lady that got your eye there buddy".

He jumped a bit as he felt the cold bone on his arm, but settled down only to be made nervous at the question.
"Miss Cheerilee".

I chuckled at the way his heart rate increased even more at the mention of her name, and decided to push it.
"Oho so is she your girlfriend, or somethin".

His heart started beating like crazy before slowing down some.
"Nope".

I grinned, and turned to look at her.
"Well I guess I oughta go, an' see if she'd like a coffee with me sometime".

Mac looked over at me as his heart rate jumped he stormed past me, and to the mare I stood, and watched him approach her they talked for a bit, then he walked up to me with a puffed out chest. I stood, and looked into his prideful eyes until the jetlag of what he just did caught up to him, and his face quickly changed to one of pure fear.

"What in tartarus did I do".
He grabbed his face, and slowly tried to calm himself down.

I chuckled, and pat him on the shoulder leading him to the sweets shop.
"Based on what I heard you my boy got a coffee date with that pretty lady".

He looked up at me, and shook his head trying to wrap it around what he just did.
"You bucker you mean the whole time".

"Abso-fuckin'l-utely kid I knew you had a hard on for th' girl I just needed to give you a excute to grow a set of balls, and be a man I'll treat you to a special drink on our way back".
I pulled him close, and gave him a shake as we continued our trip I could feel him calm down, and nod his head.

They continued on their way until they noticed some ponies lined up on a sidewalk not far from the bakery they walked around the corner, and saw the whole side of the place was filled ponies lined up straight to the bakery. The two walked, and followed the line up to the bakery in question, and saw it bustling with life ponies coming, and going every so often. They all left with similar boxes talking happily, and continuing with their day the two were about to approach to see what all the excitement was until they were approached by the little filly that Jimmy met the day prior.

"Hello there Sir are you here to make more of those tasty cakes again".
She bounced a little as she talked to him.

"Not today little one I'm here to treat Mr. MacInosh a sweet treat what brings you here today anyhow".
He kneeled down, and pet the little filly not paying attendance to the pink pony, and the patrons l0 that were gawking at him.

"I'm here for the same reason as everypony else that tasty cake of you the kladakaka kladikeaka".
She continued to try to pronounce the word.

"It's Kladdkaka, and thanks it's been a while since I did anything like that anyhow thanks for the info".
He stood up, and got ready to head to the bakery but was stopped by big blue set of eyes that made him jump, but keep his smile.

"Hi Big Mac, hi Jimmy what brings you two here"?
She bounced like crazy in place while she stared into the demon's eye.

"Well howdy there Pinkie I'm here to treat Mac here to a slice of that cake I showed you anyway we can purchase a piece?"
He did a nodding motion with hi head as he looked at her Mac stood behind him just listening.

Her face dropped, then perked up again as she got a idea.
"I can't get you a piece of that cake, but if you can teach me more recipes I'll see if the cakes would be willing to trade bits for your treats".

He shook his head, and pat Pinkie on the shoulder.
"I would not mine that a business partnership between two people, and besides cakes aren't the only thing I learned how to make I can make all kinds of stuff".

Pinkie jumped excitedly, and grabbed their arms dragging the two men into the bakery past the other ponies some grunted in discomfort being bear the living corpse, but also that they were cutting in line. The two were brought to the owners who were struggling to keep up with all of the orders.
"Pinkie thank Celestia coumd you help us make more of those cakes we have more orders than cakes".
The pink mare saluted, and disappeared into the kitchen to start baking more of the chocolatey confections.

The husband, and wife looked at the two men, and smiled when they saw the skull of Steel Ms. Cake looked towards him, and gave him a wave.
"Hello Jimmy can you do us a favor, and hand those to the ones who ordered they are the pony's sitting at booths right now, and the mare with the papers".

He nodded with a smile, and grabbed the several boxes with his hands, and chain then began to distribute the snacks to their respective buyers before returning to the counter to be asked to distribute even more boxes of confections some of the patrons watched in amazement at the metal links working like appendages. After some time Big Mac had sat down on a chair waiting for eventhing to slow down they had run out of supplies to make more of the confections ponies grumbled, but bought whatever else the cakes had, and moved on with their day. Mr, and Mrs. Cake closed shop early to get some extra rest for the next day.

Ms. Cake looked to Mac who the demon had began to about what they were going to do next she walked over with a smile.
"Thank Celestia you showed up Jimmy we would have never do this without your help, but what brought you, and Big Mac here today"?

He looked over at Mrs. Cake with a small smile.
"Actually Mrs. Cake I brought him here to try a slice, but we saw the line however Pinkie over there had mentioned she wanted to speak with you, and your husband about a little trade".

As if on cue Pinkie pie popped up, and started talking excitedly.
"Yeah I wanted to see if you, and Mr. Cake would like see if Jimmy here wanted to sell some more cake recipes from his world to you".

Jimmy was about to say something, but was interrupted by Mrs. Cake.
"Actually that's not a bad idea I mean we just made a profit off of just selling his cakes alone".

Him, and Mac watched the two mares bounce back, and forth to each other until Mrs. Cake looked to him.
"Would you be willing to sell recipes from your world to us if you're ok with that"?

He stopped, and thought for a second, then nodded his head.
"Ok, but since I'm out of date as to how currency works here I'll let you three discuss the price in the mean time I'm going to write down what I can remember, but be warned they all come from different country, and have ingredients different to this world now if you don't mind me, and Mac here have a little something to talk, about, so we better leave before it gets dark".

The two mares nodded before started to talk about their new partner as Big Mac, and Jimmy walked out of the place. Mac followed the demon to wherever he was headed, but started getting a bit unnerved when they started walking into the everfree forest Mac stayed close, but just far enough behind that if something happened he could get away, but his suspicions were cut short when he saw light in the direction they were headed.
They approached, and Mac saw the Lunar guard, and a couple unicorns from the solar guard walking in, and out of the old castle of the two sisters with barrels the top stood just above the carts floor, and as wide as Mac's forearm was long, along with many relics he'd never knew existed. He was about to ask what was going on, but wasn't able to when he watched Jimmy walk over to one of the guards, and start talking to him the guard pointed over to the many barrels sitting off close to a carriage they were being loaded onto. The large demon nodded, and walked over grabbing one of the barrels putting it over his shoulder like it was nothing when it took two of the guards to get it on the cart Jimmy walked over, and gave a thumbs up walking towards him the sound of a sloshing liquid.

The man stopped in front of him with a grin.
"Ready for a special drink"?

Mac looked at him skeptically, but nodded nonetheless, and followed him back to the farm more curious than anything about what was in the barrel. A short time passed when they arrived back at the farm sitting in the barn Jimmy pulled the cork from the wood lid with a audible pop, and soon enough the barn was filled with a strong order of alcohol, but it was nothing like Mac had smelled before whatever this was it was stronger than anything he's had before.

"Big Mac I want to introduce you to the strongest booze you'll ever drink Moonshine".
Jimmy smiled at Mac with the biggest grin he's seen on any pony before.

"What in tarnation is moonshine"?
Mac asked leaning closer, and taking a sniff only to pull back quickly almost tipping over.

"Moonshine is a liquor made from something called corn mash, and when made properly will knock your dick in th' dirt now run inside, and grab a couple glasses for me, an' you we're gonna get fucked up".
He grabbed barrel, and dipped a bony finger into the barrel, and licked the liquid from it he shuddered a bit looking at it. At the same time Big mac ran in, and quickly grabbed two glasses trying not to wake the others up, then snuck back to the barn. He handed over a glass to Jimmy who then picked up the barrel, and began to pour in the clear liquid into the glass handing it over to Mac, then filling one for himself they toasted, and tossed it back they both let out a gasped of air from the taste, and burn, but continued to drink the night away.
They sat in the barn drinking, and talking about their lives Mac talked about granny, and his sisters while Jimmy sat, and listened drinking away letting his mind wander around a bit as he listened to Mac's stories, and the such. He'd share a tale with Mac every so often of his time in the trenches, and all of the mama things he did, the things he learned, and the people he met through his time, traveling the earth.
He told Mac about the scenery, and all of the beautiful things the world offered during his time, the advancements in technology, and the conveniences that were introduced. They kept drinking, and joking with each other. At some point Mac asked him what was going to be done about the bodies outside the barn, and was answered with a laugh, then a wave for him to follow. The two walked outside, and around the barn dragging the barrel with them still drinking out of it over to the stack of hay where they hid the bodies still fresh, and succulent Jimmy looked to the house for a second.

He looked at Mac, and grinned his sharp teeth gleaming in the moonlight.
"Hey Mac tink ah can eat dis guysh hand whole"?

The red stallion looked at his new drinking buddy, and slurred back the alcohol strong on both of their breaths.
"D'know les find out if ya can I'm bettin' ten bits you can't".

"Yer on bish now shtand back don' wanna get ya covered in blood".
He grabbed the nearest body, and tore off it's arm. He looked it over, then opened his mouth as wide as he could, snuck a glance at Big Mac, and bit the hand clean off before swallowing it whole.
Mac watched in shock, and pulled out a handful of bits, setting them on a nearby hay bale he grumbled as Jimmy ate away at the bodies while the two kept on drinking, and talking some more until they eventually passed out on the ground.

Crack of dawn…

The dawn came, and Celestia's morning sun shone through the window in Applejack's room. She stretched, making her night clothes tighten against her body she let out a groan. After her morning stretch she heard her door get knocked on, and her little sister's voice followed. She called out to Applebloom confirming she woke up, and was on her way down for breakfast.
She hopped out of bed, and got herself dressed to ready up for the day of work she had ahead of her. She thought to herself which trees they were going to harvest up that day until she was snatched from her thoughts by a scream. She got up, and rushed outside Granny Smith was out there already holding a shaking Applebloom. Applejack looked towards where the two were looking, and saw Big Mac laying on the ground asleep, and their guest as well, but he himself was covered in blood. Granny handed Applebloom over to Applejack as she walked over to the two sleeping men when she was close enough she looked down at them both as she raised her cane over her head, and smacked them both on the side of the head waking up Big Mac with a Yelp of pain as his new drinking buddy sat up looking around from Mac's yell before receiving another hit to the side of the head with little to no reaction except his head moving with the motion of the hit.
"Huh? Oh hello Ms. Smith how are you this beautiful mornin"?

She hit him in the side of the head again to receive no response, but a slight head movement.
"First off you can call me Granny, second why are you covered in blood"?

He looked at the old mare confused before looking down, and seeing all of the blood before shrugging.
"No clue maybe Big Mac punched me, or somethin' I don't know, but what's more important is why is the little one still here, and not at school"?

Granny met him on the other side of his head.
"That ain't none of yer business, but Applebloom he's right head on off to school now, and as for you two what were you two doin"?

They both pointed to the barrel off to their side as they both attempted to stand, but instead fell to the ground laughing.
Applejack walked over to the barrel in question, and instantly her senses were assaulted by the unmistakably strong smell of alcohol.
"Sweet Celestia Mac, what in tartarus is that"?

"Hey you gotta try that a thousand years, and it's still good"?
Mac nodded his head in agreement looking at Applejack.

"What is it"?
Granny walked over, and took a sniff of it tearing her head back almost feeling a buzz from the smell alone.

"Moonshine".
The two men slope in unison just as Twilight rounded the corner seeing Mac, and Jimmy sitting on the floor while Granny, and Applejack were inspecting a strange barrel with a large symbol on it that looked like a skull with a blade between it's teeth, and a snake running through it's eye sockets.

"What's going on everypony"?
Everyone present turned their heads to the purple alicorn, then the entire Apple family pointed their fingers at the blood soaked man in front of them.

"What"?
He shrugged his shoulders as he looked at Twilight.

"Why are you covered in blood"?
The man looked straight into her eyes with a straight face Twilight stood waiting for his answer.

"It was accident probably I was to shitfaced to remember".
He rubbed the back of his head as he looked her.

"Big mac I've heard rumors you have a date with Ms. Cheerily".
The alicorn looked a Mac with a smirk, and a raised brow as he got a sudden look of realization on his face as he ran to the house.

"Let's stop somewhere I can get new clothes, and shower I don't think she wants to see me blood soaked".
He grabbed his shirt, and took a sniff as he reached a hand back to the barrel behind him.

"Fortunately for you Rarity is the next one of my friends you're meeting today she can help with your clothes. What's that"?
She pointed to the barrel he was touching.

"This is my gift to the Apple family for their kindness, and my emblem has something very special I hope they enjoy".
He gave the barrel a few pats, then walked to Twilight she waited until he got close, and teleported them to Rarity's.

Fashion hour

Carousel boutique

Twilight, and Jimmy stood in front of the home, and workplace of Rarity. The man looked up at the place, and gave a nod of approval.
"I like it, what's this place called"?
Twilight looked at him, and pointed to the sign that clearly read the place's name. He nodded as he read the sign saying no more. Twilight knocked on the door, then waited inside Jimmy stood, and listened, hearing one feminine voice speak out as she made her way downstairs from what he could assume was the second floor.
The door handle jiggled before one Rarity stood before the two in a simple outfit you would typically see a seamstress wear similar to a French maid outfit it had moderate frills on the sleeve, but had a sash with pin cushions, and many other things a seamstress would need as well as sleeves for her scissors, or pockets for rulers, and the such.
"Twilight darling what a pleasant surprise what may I do for… sweet Celestia Jimmy whatever happened to your clothes"?

He looked himself over, and shrugged.
"I had a little snack last night while having a drink with Applejack's brother".

The two mares looked at each other a bit nervous at the comment, but pushed it aside for the moment.
"Anyway Rarity it's your turn to help teach Jimmy about friendship, and a bit about our society now, and I think he could use some new clothes".

Rarity looked her new fashion test subject over before ushering him in as quickly as possible.
"Of course darling please come in, and Twilight when should I send him back"?

"Try to have him come back before sundown now I have to go. I have some books that need organizing".
Twilight turned around, and made her way home as the man was escorted into Rarity's home.

Rarity closed the door behind her, and her guest as she turned her attention to him.
"Now darling let us get you out of those filthy things".

He looked down at the white mare, and felt his clothes before letting out a sigh.
"Ok, but take care of them, they have been through a lot with me".

"Of course darling, but if I may ask what is the material your shirt is made of it's so strange they are so sturdy, like what Applejack's family wears, but it's not so course it's soft, and stretchy like spandex, and silk combined your pants as well they have such a nice fabric, and don't get me started on the stitching, who made these for you".
Rarity looked at the clothing as her guest slowly stripped himself down, handing them over to her until he was down to his undershorts.
"Actually I bought them at a store. They are factory made, the fabric in my shirt is cotton, and my pants as well they are cotton".

Rarity looked at him in disbelief as she looked at his undershorts.
"And those darling"?

He nodded his head, and pulled at the elastic band before letting them snap against his waist.
"I'm kind of old school like that. You know I used to be a bit of a fashion savvy person myself".

She instantly perked up at his words, and rushed up to him with a bright sparkle in her eyes, and a smile on her face.
"Really darling you must share with me".

"Oh you wouldn't be interested in what this old fossil used to make, it's so outdated you wouldn't want to see it".
He rubbed the back of his head as he gently swung his foot a little. The unicorn mare looked up at him like an excited puppy looking at a new toy.

"Oh of course it would be darling , in fact it could help me with my new line of fall clothes".
She continued doing his measurements as he got into a T-pose. He watched her set the original clothes down, and grab some supplies for the measuring process. She nodded her head to him as she took his measurements taking her time with him looking over every scarred inch of his body. From old cuts on his hands all the way to ones across his face, and neck. They all ranged from short to long, and big to small, many she could make out as possibly from swords, or knives, but there were some that looked like small circles. Out of them all one caught her attention the most, a singular one in the middle of his chest that could have possibly been a sword slash, or from the one that was pulled from his chest, but it was far too wide.
As she looked him over she failed to notice that she was being watched as well until she was broken from her thoughts by a deep voice.
"That's what got me killed, I can still feel it sometimes".

She looked up at him slowly raising a hand close to it as though she was silently asking to touch it. he turned his head away, and nodded.
"I see I'm terribly sorry to hear that, but on a different note I can see why the princesses chose to marry you. You have quite the strong body I mean even like the way you were before you still looked strong, but now you look even more dashing. And as for your fresh clothes I have a set waiting for you over in the back, and since I have you for the day you can teach me some of your world's fashion, maybe even teach me someone you might know".

He chuckled as he lowered his arms watching the fashionista walk away from him.
"I'll see what you can do, maybe you could teach me a thing, or two about these new times. I'm really glad we can finally take a rest from all of the bloodshed, and I would be more than happy to teach what I know. However, how do you have clothes for me already"?

She walked over to a nearby closet using her magic pulled out a set of denim jeans, and a red short sleeve flannel shirt while setting his soiled clothes into a bin next to the worktable she had stationed across from the closet door.
"I took a guess while we were at the castle, and on the train now here put these on, we have a lot of work to do today, and many more of these for you to try on".

He took the clothes that were handed to him, and put them on behind a screen. He noticed the clothes fit him a bit snug, but didn't complain though the pants did scrunch up the boys a bit he paid it no mind after doing some adjustments, and having to relieve his boxers of duty. He stepped up behind Rarity, setting his underpants in the bin with the rest of his soiled clothes, then looked over her workstation after about twelve more clothes changes he went with the first look.
"Thank you very much for the clothes Miss Rarity, they are a very good fit. All I need to do is break them in. I don't know how to repay you, and I admire your work table. It's very well made".

She jumped when he suddenly started talking, putting a hand to her chest as she leaned on a wall.
"Oh sweet Celestia Jimmy you scared me half to death, give me a second to catch my breath please".
She stayed leaned on the wall as she slowly caught her breath.
"Thank you for waiting for me darling, and as for payment just teach me whatever you can, and I'm not worried anyway consider those a trial set to see if they fit, or if you like them well I can see they fit very nicely".

"I thank you for the complement now let's get ready for work for starters what would you like me to do while I'm here"?
He stepped away from her work area letting her get to it as she tapped her chin, after a short while she snapped her fingers searching around her little shop until she located on a nearby couch, and started to read it over.

"Let's see oh I have shop close up for half the day I need to purchase more fabric Mrs. Satin, and her husband that's a walk all the way across Ponyville, and I have to get groceries for me, and Sweetie Belle".
She started to get a bit of a stressed look as she listed off more things unaware of the large pair of hands that settled on her shoulders.

She looked up at the red eyes of her guest, and started to slow down.
"Hey listen I have an idea how about we split up I'll go get your little sister you go get your supplies for the shop that way me, and her can get your groceries. How does that sound"?

Rarity rolled the idea around in her mind, then magiced up a piece of paper with a list of things on it, letting him grab it in his hand, and read it over.
"That is a wonderful idea darling the schoolhouse should be just down the road from sugarcube corner, in case one of the other girls didn't tell you as for Sweetiebelle she should be out by the time we are done, so we can meet her on the way here".

Jimmy P.O.V

I finished reading the list, and nodded as I walked over to the door with Rarity in tow. I held the door open for her as she passed by me with a small giggle. She locked up the shop, and we went our separate ways.
Rarity walked away in a sundress covered in red, orange, and yellow leaves like you would typically see in the fall with various other things that made it look like she was the embodiment of the season. I watched the leaves on her dress, and thought of my days back on earth. I drifted off into thought not paying attention where I was going just wandering in a random direction until I heard a certain southern voice broke me from my thoughts.
"Jimmy you alright there partner"?

I looked down, and saw Applejack looking at me a bit concerned as I looked around to see where I was to find I had wandered into the marketplace. I looked down, and smiled at the country girl.
"I'm fine just letting my mind wander a bit you know speaking of how's that granny of yours, and them siblings they giving you much trouble"?

She adjusted her hat as she looked up at me with a grin of her own.
"Granny's still the same as when you first met her Mac, and Applebloom ain't given me too much trouble yet actually speaking of Granny she said thank you for that recipe that you had left us, and that she would like you to come over whenever you want. Let me be the first to warm you she's just gonna pick your brain for more of them".

I chuckled hearing that, and gave her a pat on her shoulder.
"Well if you wouldn't mind go ahead, and tell her I'm glad she liked it, and that I would be more than happy to share a bit of knowledge with y'all, and speak of the devil can I get some of them apples from you I need I'm thinkin' a baskets with of them"?

She nodded, and dispensed to me the order I asked for, then I handed her what she was due before I waved my hand where we parted ways.
I continued walking around from place to place picking up more things such as tomatoes, carrots, and various other fruits, and vegetables including cherries. I made my way to Twilight's place to make a last second stop, and pick up the book I promised Mrs. Cake, and Pinkie. As I walked in I was greeted by Twilight, Spike, and my favorite blue mare who had looked at me who had all, but tackled me to the ground.

She rubbed her head into my neck as she clung onto me like a tick on a dog.
"Dearest husband, what a coincidence we were just speaking of you, what brings thou to Twilight's home".

I let out a chuckle reaching my filled hands around Luna in a hug.
"Tis nothing much my betrothed, but why is thyself here is Celestia not keeping thee company"?

She giggled at my words 'Thank you Shakespeare', as I spoke to her in the old tongue I felt her let go of me when she backed up to look at me better.

"We have come to speak with Twilight Sparkle about the upcoming nightmare night festivities, and thou"?
She turned pointing to Twilight who was also with Spike looking at us very confused.

"Ah I see I do hate to be so ignorant, but pray tell what is nightmare night"?

Twilight stepped forward as Luna was about to speak up about the holiday.
"It's actually built around the legend of Nightmare Moon, so all of the little fillies, and colts dress up as all sorts of things, and get candy".

I nodded, and listened to her explain the general idea of nightmare night to me, but I stopped her part of the way through her speech.
"So basically nightmare night is the equivalent to what on earth is called All Hallows Eve, or most commonly Halloween, but in this case instead of spirits your legends are about this Nightmare Moon that raises another question, who is Nightmare Moon"?

Luna looked down sheepishly, as she avoided eye contact with me before explaining.
"After your imprisonment our dearest husband we had been affected by dark forces that had caused us to have resentment, and jealousy towards our sister which caused us to be turned into Nightmare Moon as Nightmare Moon we attempted to bring an eternal night to all of equestria hence why we reference to ourselves as not myself. We had returned just the year prior to this year from our thousand year banishment to the moon".

I looked at her, and felt the pain in her eyes. I slowly set Rarity's things on the ground, and pulled Luna into a proper hug, holding her close while listening to her sniffle.
"It's quite alright beloved it was not thy fault any can fall from grace, but not as many can come back from their fall. You hath no reason to be sad, but can learn that greed, and selfishness is not the way this time now I'm with you, and Celestia so nothing like that will ever happen again".

She sniffled some more into me letting out her tears, and letting her pain melt away into the past as she let herself calm down. I let her go, and looked at Twilight as I picked up Rarity's things.
"Sparkler I want in on this year's nightmare night, and Luna come by later tonight. I need to have a word with you. I know I haven't been gone long, but it's important".

I gave Luna a wink as I walked away with Rarity's things, and my notebook straight to sugarcube corner for a loaf of bread, and a couple slices of cake. I ran making my way straight to the bakery as Rarity barely made it to around the corner.
"Oh hello darling how did everything go"?

"Swimmingly actually, and it's rather convenient. I needed to come here. I have something I needed to drop off".
I showed her the book, and stepped behind Rarity with the book, and her belongings in hand. I set her things on the ground when Pinkie pie popped up from god knows where.

"Hi guys, what brings you here"?
Jimmy held up his book, giving it a bit of a light shake in front of Pinkie's face, instantly catching her attention, her eyes locking on it like a cat on a laser.

She snatched the book from his grasp, and appeared behind the counter with Mrs. Cake showing her the green book of otherworldly confectionery mysteries making them both smile bright, and wide.
Rarity looked to Jimmy, then to the two mares, then back to the man across from her.
"Um darling what did you give Pinkie pie"?

He chuckled and held up a small piece of paper with a separate recipe written on it.
"Just my end of a bargain she, and Mrs. Cake are willing to buy my recipes to sell here of course I only gave them recipes that are best for the season".
She looked at him inquisitively until she noticed the writing on the paper, and slowly began to read it slowly realizing what he meant.

"That's wonderful darling, is there anything I should keep an eye out for"?

He tapped his nose a few times before a pink blur took the paper from his hand, and dropped off two slices of pie that he automatically recognized as pumpkin pie. Rarity looked at the confection with a puzzled look, but said no more and tucked in taking a small piece, and trying it like a proper lady before her eyes shot wide open, and started eating more of it.
"My word Jimmy, is this one of your recipes, it's delicious".

He tapped his nose again as he ate a piece with a glass of milk that was left on the table.
Rarity ate her piece with gusto, and bought an extra piece for Sweetie belle the two talked, and ate. When they finished they paid, and left leaving the trio to their work, and studies.
They walked up to the schoolhouse where all the young foals were being picked up, and took home save for three of them that waited for the pair to arrive.
"Hi Rarity can Applebloom, and Scootaloo stay for a sleepover please"?

Rarity looked at the other two in thought while Sweetie Belle looked at Rarity waiting for an answer until one orange, and pink filly looked up at her assistant for the day, and smiled walking up to him.
"Hey you're that stallion that was at Sugarcane corner a couple days ago that gave me that tasty cake".

The others looked at the filly as she was pat on the head by a large hand.
"Yeah I am the names Jimmy, what's your name kiddo"?

She giggled as she had her head pat, and looked up into his eyes.
"I'm Scootaloo what brings you here to the schoolhouse"?

"Well Scootaloo I'm here to pick up Sweetie Belle with the kind Miss Rarity today".
The other two crusaders looked at the smiling creature, then to their friend when the two both asked the same question together.

"You've met him already"?

Scootaloo looked at her two friends, and smiled nodding her head.
"Yeah we met at sugarcube corner when Pinkie made that new cake with the funny name".

The others thoughts were cut off by the deep masculine voice that had finally stood back up.
"Kladdkaka, and actually I made that I was asked to make something from my time in the mortal world on earth give some help at the place since I was there, and as much as I would love to elaborate more I think Miss Rarity has a lot of work today, so how about you two go ask for permission to come with us, then maybe I can teach you three something else I can do".

The three fillies looked at each other, and wasted no time in scattering off in their respective directions before Rarity was able to respond to him she looked at the man, and smiled.
"My my you're quite good with foals for someone of your standing".

"I love kids. I always wanted children myself that's why I married Cele, and Lulu.
Rarity physically felt her heart warm up to the thought that even as war hardened as he was he still was as tame as anypony else.

"That's wonderful darling now let's get to the boutique with everything as you said before we have a lot of work ahead of us".
He gave a nod, and turned around following Rarity, and her sister with all of her share of the things in her magic floating along with her until they got to the boutique where Rarity opened up her shop set everything where it belonged, then they began setting to work Sweetie Belle left to hang out with her friends, Rarity stayed with her assistant of the day to work around cleaning up where it was needed, and getting fresh cloth as Rarity requested it every now, and then.
They worked through the day until it was a few hours until dark Sweetie, and the other crusaders came to the boutique to play when things started to slow down a bit letting the two inside breath a little.

"Wow Jimmy you are quite skilled with details. I can imagine that you've done this before".
She sat down on her sofa waving her face with a fan while a broom could be heard nearby followed by her guests' deep voice.

"Thanks it's a few things I learned here, and there say, can I ask you something"?

She leaned her head back a bit looking at the large figure sweeping away pieces of unusable fabric, and debris away.
"Certainly darling, whatever can I do to help"?

She saw his red eyes turn to her as he stopped for a second, and held out another piece of paper to her.
"How much do you think these supplies will cost, and in exchange for not only showing you what I can I'll give you the refined version of my very first dress design that has never left the paper, and bits to cover the cost of any, and all things you may have to purchase".

She jumped up, and teleported with her magic right in front of him taking the paper from her hand, and reading it over looking at all of the materials that were listed calculating the cost in her head, then started writing down her calculations on the paper, then handed it back to him with a large smile on her face.
She watched him read it over, and nodded his head from time to time, then looked up to the door, and back to her.

"I'll see how soon I can have your bits, and come by tomorrow morning for the drawings. Also, someone is at the door. I think you should get that".

Rarity walked over to the door catching Sweetiebelle just as she was about to knock with the other crusaders behind her.
"Sweetiebelle what wonderful timing I was just going to get ready to prepare dinner".

The girls rushed in looking around until they located the tall man. They ran up to him, and bounced around a bit. Scootaloo's voice piped up from the three over the others.
"Can we have one of those tasty cakes please"?

The others followed in suit with her, and started asking until Rarity chimed in making all three stop talking.
"Now girls I'm sure Jimmy here wouldn't be in the mood to cook for us. It's both rude to ask someone, especially a guest".

"I don't mind".

Rarity's words quickly died in her throat at the answer saying no more she listened to what he had to say.
"I might have something in mind I could prepare for you all, but I'm missing a couple things if only I had someone to help me".

Rarity went off to do her own thing as she let the four wander off to the kitchen to work on their dessert after the girls were allowed to help her guest. She dealt with a few more customers that just needed small patch jobs, and minor adjustments requiring very little time. She closed up the shop walking into the kitchen to her surprise the place is still in the same condition she left it in the only difference was the applauding fillies. And a large fire coming from her guest as he worked on something that caught her moses attention the distinct scent of cherries, and wine filled her nostrils as she suddenly smelled something else her attention was immediately drawn from her own mind straight to the cake that was being pulled out of the oven, and coated with a thick sauce, then slid back in.
"Ok girls, after ten minutes pull this out, and let it cool, don't spoil your dinner after you eat all of your food, help yourselves, and remember don't do what I do because I'm a professional I can do this, so don't attempt anything I did without a adult".

The three fillies nodded as they all suddenly looked to Rarity who stood stunned that her house wasn't in flames yet. She was however brought back to reality by a strong voice, and even stronger hand.
"Ms. Rarity I had a great time, but I have to take my leave".
Everyone looked confused until they looked outside, and saw it was getting dark. Rarity stopped him before he could go, and pulled him off to the side.

"Before you go I have a few more things for you to try . I think you'll like it".
He shrugged, and went with her where he was introduced to multiple short sleeve shirts, and another few pairs of pants. He shrugged his shoulders going ahead, and trying everything on for Rarity to make sure everything fit perfectly when she was done he was set off to Twilight's for the night.

The story Pt.1

Twilight's

He made my way back to Twilight's home holding his new wardrobe in his hands. He looked up to the stars looking at the beauty that Luna had made the stars sparkled like a million jewels he stood, and watched the shooting stars overhead streaked by in their beauty.
He stepped up to Twilight's place looking it over before he pushed the door open he stepped in, and saw that Luna was there, but is wasn't just her, but also Celestia sat on a small couch talking to the draconic midget version of Barney. As he walked in all eyes locked on him Luna, and Celestia's cheeks blushed as they saw his new shirt pressing up against his skin. He gave a small smile, and flexed some making the shirt press more up against his torso in turn also making the two blush even more, and their wings involuntarily spring out. He unflexed, and walked up to them setting his things on a nearby table he sat between them stretching his arms out, and around them pulling both of their bodies up against his holding them close as he dropped his glamor showing his real body again practically scaring the soul out of the scaled .
"What's wrong with the oversized grape"?

Twilight rushed over, and began fanning him with her magic while Celestia started not so subtly sniffing him.
"Twilight Sparkle hast thou not told thy assistant about our husband"?

Twilight continued to fan Spike while Celestia kept sniffing me.
"No princess Luna I didn't I was going to try, and break it to him little by little about him, but I've been so busy I haven't had the time to fit it in my schedule, and princess Celestia why are you sniffing him"?

Luna's head shot over towards her sister now seeing what she was doing.
"Sister why art thou sniffing James"?

She never moved her eyes even when her student started squirming, and trying to not look at her other mother figure/mentor sniffing a living corpse.
"Luna is it me, or do you smell cherries"?

He started sweating knowing he was about two seconds from getting caught.
"Now that thy mention there does seem to be a hint of cherry in the air, and vanilla by what our nose can detect, but why do thou ask dear sister".

"Because Luna it seems as though our dear husband has been baking, and not just anything either"...
She stopped for a second taking a deep breath in before finally locking eyes on the bed of sweat slowly running down his face.
"Cherry crumble cake, and a chocolate cake too".

He looked around trying to not make eye contact trying his best to think of something.
"Uh wwwell how have you two been you both still look great, and Luna the stars are almost as beautiful as you. Celestia I see you've still got that glow to your fur still using the bottles of lavender, and rose oil I gave you"?

Both of their cold gazes never left his body as he heard the one thing he never wanted to hear from either of them.
"James Ernest Smith, why do you smell like a bakery"?

His defenses instantly left camp leaving him to answer.
"Because I was baking a Cherry crumble cake with a cherry juice, and wine reduction glaze today for a few girls, and one of your students' friends".

The two both raised their eyebrows at his statement before he broke down even more.
"And I may have baked a Kladdkaka on my first day here".

"Yeah it was so good".
Spike was instantly shot a dirty look by the man in question literally in no position to run given he had two mares on his lap currently.

"Shut up you I swear one more peep, and I'll eat you for breakfast éntree".
He was quickly met with a smack to the back of the head by two hands forcing his head forward.

"So you have been baking cakes, and you don't even tell us".
Luna crossed her arms looking away.

"Look, come on, it's not that bad. I mean at least I never shared the special pumpkin spice cake that you love, or the apple cream cheese cake that Luna loves with anyone".
The two gasped, and pulled him into a hug with big smiles giving a big kiss on his face.
He returned the favor, and gave the two a kiss of his own, running his long snake-like tongue on their cheeks. He enjoyed the moment with the two until a small gag caught his attention. Noticing the two owners of the place one looking at them in horror, the other in pure awe.

"Oh I almost forgot you two were here you Sparkler what's with the face never seen a man show his wives affection, and what's with him"?
He pointed at the intrigued dragon looking at him.

"I've never seen another species that has a tongue like that. I thought only dragons have that, are you like some monster, dragon hybrid"?
He was going to answer, but was cut off by Celestia.

"Demon, he's a demon actually, and let me say first that's not the only remarkable thing about his body there are many wondrous things about him".
She looked him up, and down with a blush as well as her sister as he snaked out his tongue waving it in the air hissing, then retracting it back in his mouth with a grin.

'Twelve inches of fun that's not including the other thirteen, and a half".
He sat, and tortured the four others in the room with him having a fun time with messing with their heads.

Chrysalis' hive at the same time

Changelings ran around to, and fro doing their jobs maintaining the hive while their queen sat in her throne room looking deep in thought trying her best to think of a plan to take over equestria until her thoughts were disturbed by one of her children.
"My queen, there is an intruder in sector eight".

She opened her eyes, and looked at the open doors of her throne room. She stood up making her way to meet the intruder until she was alerted by another.
"My queen, there is an intruder at sector three near the mining tunnel".

She started to move faster telling them to call for backup, and try not to engage them right away. Before she got to the door her attention was grabbed by the sound of laughter behind her.
She spun around to see some unknown creature sitting in her throne, its clawed hands in the light, and a set of yellow eyes looking at her through the shadow, it's cold voice making her uneasy.
"Ah if it isn't the changeling queen herself. Chrysalis".

She turned around powering up her magic for an attack before a clawed finger shot up, and began moving in a disapproving motion.
"Ah ah ah I wouldn't do that if I were you I would think you would want your subjects to stay unharmed right"?

She snarled, showing her fangs to the uninvited guest sitting on her throne.
"How dare you sit on my throne you cretin why are you, and two others in my domain, I command you to leave at once"!

The creature moved it's hand back down on it's lap holding a royal-like posture while chuckling at her comment. She got ready to try, and attack him again, but was stopped when her changelings started reporting more, and more unknown creatures in different areas of her kingdom.
"Impossible".

She listened to them start to report more, and more intruders appearing all over the place she smirked looking up at the intruder that was with her.
"You think a few hundred can defeat thousands of changelings in their own hive, you must truly be joking".

The intruder made no move, nor a word she got more agitated. About to voice her annoyance her words were quickly cut short when all she heard were blood curdling screams, and could feel her guards being slaughtered.
"No this can't be that's not possible".

She heard blood chilling laughter coming from the intruder as it's fangs gleamed, reflecting some light.
"It is possible, and if you don't comply I will have your entire kingdom slaughtered, and leave this to be yours, and your peoples tomb, or you can comply we can come to an agreement, and I will end the slaughter your choice".

Chrysalis could still hear the bloodshed. She nodded her head in agreement to the new changeling ruler. She instructed one of her changelings to do something she never thought she wanted to do. She had one of her songs escape using a secret escape route to leave, and go to the equestrian kingdom for help.
"I will submit to you".

The creature stood up stepping into the light for Chrysalis to see it's scaled tail, and it's contorted face, its fangs pointing subtly under it's lip.
"Good, I want to propose a deal in exchange for yours, and your people's help. I want you all to work under me as my army. Of course I'll keep you as a general, but you know something I don't".

Chrysalis looked up at the male monster before her. And asked the one question it wanted to hear.
"What would you like to know my king"?

He grinned at her cold dead words before he answered her one last time.
"Where is Umbra"?

Twilight's place

Twilight, and spike were being subjected to the worst torture they could imagine well Twilight mostly spike was taking notes. They were being made to take dating advice from the three.
"So the way I wound up just letting loose I just finally was able to relax, and be me I didn't need to use the glamor given we just said I was a creature from tartarus that was requested to visit to act as a envoy of peace between them, and as a guard to keep away any everfree beasts. I helped out every so often I planted flowers, helped build homes which to be honest carpentry is not quite my thing I never really had a hand for that".

Celestia, and Luna chuckled at that remembering a few mishaps he got into for that.
"I remember that Lulu, do you remember that time James was helping build that shop, but managed to make it very uneven, so it had to be taken apart, and rebuilt".

"Yes we do remember that incident dear sister he wasn't allowed to help in the town construction anymore, so he was left to other affairs for the time".

He blushed as they brought up the embarrassing story.
"Hehe yeah I remember that now if you two would please don't bring it up anymore"?

Twilight perked up, and suddenly had an idea that would possibly benefit both her, and spike.
"Oh princess, why don't you tell us about how you all met"?

The three looked at each other, and shrugged.
"Hey Celestia, how fast do you think you can poof your fine ass to the castle"?

She giggled at the flirt towards her, and leaned into him.
"Almost as fast as I can get your pants off, why"?

Twilight, and Spike audibly grimaced at the show of affect between the two.
"Because I want you to pick a barrel with this logo on it, and a couple wine glasses, Twinkle would you happen to have some snacks you could spare"?

Twilight nodded her head as he handed Celestia a piece of paper with the Delta insignia with an x over it. Taking her leave, proofing off to retrieve what was asked of her while Twilight, and Spike walked into the kitchen getting something ready for a long story.
Celestia popped back after a short while with what was asked of her, setting the glasses on the coffee table made of crystal, and with three different symbols hand carved in them one holding the moon, another the sun the last bore a flower.
The siblings walked in holding a pair of trays with various different things, and a pair of plain cups setting them down on the table.
"Um, can I ask why we need these"?

Her question was quickly answered with no words, but by the sound of a cork being popped, and a strong fragrant scent that was quickly traced back to the barrel with a bright red liquid also quickly identified as wine being dispensed to the two sisters, then to his own glass.
"James, did you make this, it smells wonderful"?

Luna had already taken a sip of the cool liquid relishing the taste.
"It's marvelous, it's still so sweet, and so strong".

He sipped from his own glass, then looked over to Twilight offering some to her.
"Oh I couldn't I'll just stick with juice like Spike".

He shrugged his shoulders, picking up his drink to his lips, and starting off their story.
"Well I guess I should start with my backstory, to explain a few things.
First off, I'm an orphan . My parents abandoned me at birth, so I grew up in an orphanage that used it's children as a way to make money. I of course didn't like it, so I would hide away what little money I could, then ran away, bought a small place, and started working when I was shit ten, twelve maybe I can't remember either way, I started working doing stuff like working in different places like a bakery, autoshop, candy shop, glassmaker for a while I even worked at a steel mill where I would sometimes take scraps that would be repurposed, and make things on my spare time selling that. Time passed, and I jumped from job to job until one day at the age of twenty two I joined the armed forces in 1914 during a war that lasted a long time I watched friends die in front of me, and saw things no one should ever see, and I saw it three more times Vietnam was the worst of them all so many died for no reason blood spilled for political crap, but even through it all I had a job, and that job was do whatever I was told, and I did".

Vietnam

March 7, 1975

The air was humid, and hot the sound of boots, barefoot, and gunfire could be heard for a long distance bullets whizzed by narrowly missing their targets as they ran to freedom.
"Move, move let's the fuck out of Dodge"!

One of many voices shouted out to the rest of the group of fifteenth ran with full intent of getting out of there, but eight of the group were weak from being mistreated for so long.
"Shit they got dogs move faster"!

Gunfire was being returned back towards the enemy that was tailing them one broke past some trees, his shots getting dangerously close. Until a pair of rocks tied onto the ends of a piece of chain came flying towards his head, and wrapping around his neck securing him to a tree before a bullet struck his head while he tried to struggle free.
"Nice throw Steel, now get moving there's a rice field just ahead we can make our move to the extraction point there".

The trees started to thin out some until they reached the rice fields the sound of a vehicle started getting close and the team members started yelling out to the others.
"The trucks are catching up, keep going, we're almost there".

The large military vehicles started coming into view rounding a bend as they got to the fields.
"Private Smith we got vehicles inbound take them out"!
The commander of the team saw a confirming nod when he saw the last few pieces of stolen chain being thrown in the incoming vehicles followed by the sounds of screeching, and grinding metal. Things started to look up for them until they started hearing the sounds of loud pops, then increasingly loudening whistles coming their way everyone present immediately started trying to move faster than they have in their entire lives as mortar shells fell to the ground exploding sending shards of shrapnel, rock, and other debris everywhere some hit their targets, or close enough to them causing devastating damage to anyone near them.
They managed to get to the other side of the field more than half of the group was dead. One p.o.w had started to struggle getting over the incline heading to the road. They had collapsed, but had been met with a fellow soldier who had stopped and tried to pick him up, but heard an incoming mortar. With two choices he took the initiative, and grabbed his comrade, and threw him over onto the road. He turned around, and saw the shell impact the ground followed by the explosion, and a pain that erupted from his legs, left arm, and his chest as he felt his body get raised from the ground. His friends watched his body fly over them as they helped the others get to the trees before they heard a sickening crunch, and a thud.

Everyone looked over seeing his limp body laying on the ground with a piece of metal in his chest, and his stripped limbs in front of them one of the members of the rescue team ran over to check him to hear he was alive, but his breaths were just cold wheezes of air. The medic flipped him over seeing a large piece of shrapnel in the middle of his chest, and a few ribs sticking out. The team leader ran over as the medic tried to pull it out, but was stopped by a bloodied bone hand.
"Go… don't… worry… about… me".

The leader tried to tell him he would be fine, and make it home, but they all knew he wouldn't make it. A enemy soldier came around the bend gun raised, but was stopped by a shot to the head making them drop to the ground.
"I… won't… make it… I'll… only… slow… you down".

None of them wanted to leave, but knew there was no choice the one he saved stumbled up to his dieing friend his wheezes, and gasps filling his chest with pain. But was given a smile as the others started running to their extraction point his hand was grabbed. By the lone soldier, and only four words were spoke between the two.
"Take… care… of… Matty".

With those words the last of the survivors left, and he sat against the tree he had hit holding off the enemy the best he could until his gun had nothing to fire, and his heart beat it's last beat the world slowly went dark, and the world became nothing more than a dream. Until what felt like hours he woke up a world in flames, and a dark shadow loomed over him he opened his eyes seeing a monster of great size was looking down on him towering from the fiery inferno. It's loud voice boomed at a deafening volume.
"Welcome to hell sinner of earth your mortal soul now belongs to me".

He looked up at the towering beast, and closed his eyes with no fear, or worry in his heart, or mind.
"I accept my eternal punishment I know of what I have done, and I accept that I have sinned many times, and against many people".

The great beast looked down upon him as he was among very few who had entered it's domian that showed no fear, and so came up with a proposition.
"I see you have no fear of what awaits you here, and it would be a shame to throw away one with such promising talents, so I give you a offer join my army join as one of my commanders, or suffer your eternal damnation".

He thought over his choices, and after a short time he let out a sigh.
"What is it that you ask in exchange for your generous offer my lord"?

The beast smiled, and snapped it giant fingers the new member of his army currently was having his mind filled with information of his kind, and of his troops curses, and many other forms of supernatural powers, and abilities that he will need.
"You will leave your old life, and identity behind you are no longer James Smith of earth you're name will be your old call sign a will of steel, and iron justice of a knight of old. Son of hell leader of one of my legions. SteelSquire arise for your master. And as my price I command your undying loyalty if you disobey me I will have you erased from all existence".

He stood in his new form his body tall, and strong before his master his new demonic form pleasing the one who had given him his strength supplied with weapons of his choice
"I kindly accept my loyalty goes only to you I will carry out any, and all orders that you may give without fail".

The king of hell snapped his fingers sending off his new commander to his post to get ready for the great war that would change the change the course of a worlds history forever.
And when the war came it came swiftly, and lasted long great balls of fire erupted from volcanoes demons, and angels fought mortals, and immortals alike slaughtered in the great divide between the balance, of good, and evil until a great explosion had come forth from one of the demons who had had killed themselves to try, and turn the tides of the war only to catch two others in the blast, and both were enemies from the same team fighting for the same cause bring hell to earth.

The story Pt.ll

Author's Note

For those wondering when does the sex part come in it'll be here soon enough for now grab yourself a hot pocket relax, and enjoy.

P.S. I am in no affiliation with hot pockets just fyi in case someone try's to say something.

The story Pt.ll

Steel p.o.v

I sipped my wine with Luna, and Celestia at side enjoying their drinks as I sat continuing the story refilling their glasses in progress. Twilight clearly had questions, and Spike wrote everything he said down along with his half sister.
"I'd suggest we save the questions for after the story, then we can talk. I know you have much to ask, but bear with me. Now where was I"?

"A demon exploded taking you, and one other with it".
Spike quickly interjected, waiting for more to be said.

"Yes right , thank you as I was saying".

Everfree Steel p.o.v

There was a flash of light, and a ringing in my ears, then silence. At the time I obviously thought that this was death after death, but it had turned out by some saving grace I had been spared dying a second time. The sounds of rushing wind slowly caught my ears as the ringing dissipated, and my mind slowly started to catch up with me. I had however not fully become aware of myself until I had already hit the ground. After I had hit the ground I got up, and looked around. The only thing I had heard was the sound of birds chirping, bees buzzing, and the wind in the trees. I wanted to stay there, maybe even establish a home there, and live the life I wanted. I wanted a quiet peaceful life, but I felt this urge, this force made me want to go to some mysterious location, so I began following the urge heading to my new home. I tried to fly at first, but I had so little energy I could barely even make the attempt, so I was bound to just walking straight there for many days, and nights I walked no food, or anything just a straight shot there my stomach churned, and growled in protest, but I pressed on. At some point I had arrived at Canterlot, and saw the great disaster that was the place, but also saw that one of my fellow commanders had somehow wound up there. I had known that I was free from my job as a soldier, and that I was truly free, but that he would end that problem for me, so I did the only thing I could, and killed him for the sake of peace, and as you know I found the battle going on, but I didn't know what to do. Until I mustered up the courage, and attacked Discord he got defeated, but I was soon thrown into the crosshairs of the two princesses.

Celestia p.o.v

"Yes, that was quite the surprise of my love. In fact it was very scary for us. Your appearance wasn't exactly the most comforting if you would, but if I remember we were both very weary of you".

Me, and Luna had been searching for the Elements of harmony when we had gotten them. We quickly made our way back to Canterlot to take back our kingdom. When we had arrived we had to fight through many of Discord's obstacles, but we had finally made our way to where Discord had been at we fought, but were on the verge of losing, but our savior was something we never expected it was in fact that our savior was monster that Equestria had never seen. It had chosen to help us by distracting Discord long enough for us to power up the elements at which Discord knew he would be defeated, and took the position that would be his prison. We had turned our attention to the one that had helped us, but he was something that scared both me, and Luna to our very cores. He stood over us like a mountain over a landscape, his eye was red like the blood that dripped from his mouth. We had tried to use the Elements on him, but he surrendered to us unconditionally. Of course we have seen many times where an enemy would surrender, then try to attack at a more overtone moment, but something told us to give him a chance, so we both spared him waiting until everything could be put back under control. After all was said, and done we had him put in the now dungeon of the castle that he himself even participated in the construction of. Many months passed never once did he show any signs of aggression, or danger even openly making, and placing himself in his own cell never once trying anything. But he never spoke, only keeping to himself. It was odd for a creature of his kind. Much time passed, and we trusted him enough in the construction of the first settlement of Fillydelphia where he spent time helping build camps, and create small farms to help provide food for the residents. Sometimes he would venture into the forest bringing back foods foraged from it. When the first farms, and homes were being built, that's when we learned much more about him than we ever could imagine helping Equestria grow.

Luna p.o.v

He chuckled as he listened to Celestia's side of the story.
"Yeah, but I wish I wasn't so reclusive".

"Why doest thou say that it was a wondrous series of events that had led thou to find, and introduce us to those beautiful flowers".

The two sisters chuckled more as they kept telling more stories until they both remembered one that they loved the most.
"Oh sister doest thou remember when we went on our first date in the forest"?

Twilight tried to pretend to listen as Spike kept listening intently.
"Oh I do, that was the time we sat under your stars together".

"Yeah I remember that I asked Luna to come with me because I wanted to show her something, and they both had guards follow us".
Luna cut in continuing the story from her perspective

Me, and my Sister had gone to check on our prisoner from the residents sent to monitor his behaviours. Some of the residents had pointed out that he would leave in the middle of the night to the forest with some gardening tools, then return the tools. When we arrived we had met him. As a form of communication since he wouldn't speak to us, and we developed sign language to speak that had also caught on with many others who couldn't hear . He had requested we follow him one night after approaching us. We of course didn't trust him, but he had shown no signs of being a danger and we humored him. Me, and Celestia followed behind him with our weapons ready to strike if he were to make an attempt to attack us, but our weariness was put to rest only to be a bit confused by what was waiting for us. A blanket laid on the ground for us all with a basket, and a small manticore that he had tamed over the time of his stay that we had heard no mention of from the settlers. We were oblivious of it's visit, and we reacted with the most natural of reactions when it had suddenly approached from the bushes. We almost attacked the manticore, but were stopped when he stood in front of it to it's defense retrieving a bottle of what we had discovered was wine. Us, and our guards were all confused until he revealed the reason as to why we were there. We watched as he grabbed a crude rope, and began pulling slowly revealing a well kept ground with plants that had been at the moment we did not know what it was that was planted. Until the branches above were parted completely the full moon shining through them. He had motioned for us to sit, we saw no reason as to not humor him one last time we had sat down my sister, and I sat down as our guards stayed waiting to strike.

The moon lit our meeting place as we all talked until something caught my attention. At the time I assumed it was our eyes that were deceiving me, but this was not the case in fact the white flowers bloomed before our very eyes. Me, our sister, and our guards watched in awe at what was unfolding before us. He had walked over, and picked two of the blossoms, and approached us. The guards moved to stop his advances, but they were merely a side thought as he walked through them as they were nothing setting one flower in each of our manes, and speaking to us for the first time his deep, course voice had startled us at first, but we had quickly become squinted with it. His words outweighed everything about him, and diminished much of our doubts especially after our first talk.
"You are beautiful".

I had blushed as did Celestia who had also been entranced by the compliment.
"Thou's compliments are much appreciated, but what is this beautiful flower that thee has gift us"?

He smiled, and slowly started changing, becoming smaller, less deformed, and no wings.
"Where I'm from it's called a Moonflower it only blooms in a full moon".

Celestia, and I looked at each other, then noticed something that even caught the guards attention. It was a sweet scent that seemed to come from the plant that had been presented to us.
"Is this lovely scent coming from those flowers? It is most wonderful wherever has thy found these"?

His attention turned to my sister, then tilted his head to the manticore that he had with him.
"When I found him I was wandering around looking for food for the people in the town when I found him hurt. I saved him after a bit of a struggle, but he just stuck with me. When I had finished I saw what he was laying near, and decided to bring them here to show you as a thanks, and as a possible way to ask if you two would like to meet with me with the possible chance of marriage".

We had looked at each other, and were going to decline him, but were stopped by his words.
"I swear I mean you all no harm. I just want to be at peace for once, and I promise if you accept my offer I'll show you things you've never seen before. I can teach you things that will help this place in ways that will change your world forever".

We looked at each other again thinking of an answer, then came to a decision.
"We will accept thy offer on the condition that thee tell us whatever it is we ask of thou".

Our guards tried to protest, but we had silenced their remarks over time. He did as he promised. He showed us many ways to improve transportation, storage, and many other forms of development, and told us what he could about himself, and what he knew. In exchange we had many meetups, and each time we both fell in love with everything about him, but we feared he was hiding something one night while he slept. I snuck into his dreams, and it was then I witnessed his demons. That which haunted him was something that even I fear. I showed my sister what I had seen, and we had both felt sorry for him. When the day came that he had proposed we did not hesitate knowing that even with everything he had seen, and what he was, his heart was still pure.

Present

The five sat in place as the sounds of scribbling, and the breeze outside was the only thing that could be heard from the silence.
"If I can ask princess Luna, and Celestia what did you see in his dreams"?

The sisters looked at each other before their husbands' voices spoke up.
"They saw what corruption, greed, and pure stupidity can do to a nation. They saw what happens to guys like me when we sacrifice our lives for the sake of freedom, and peace. We pay the ultimate price for nothing in return, and in the end we become monsters that fight in an even bigger war, or suffer for all eternity".

He finished off his drink, then returned to his usual kind demeanor.
"You know I remember this one time when I first started to bake again Celestia would raid my ice box every time I would bake she would somehow know, and my wine cabinets".

Celestia blushed as the embarrassing story was being told about her. Luna laughed holding her drink in her magic grasp.
"Hey what're you laughing at Lulu? You're no better remember that time you snuck in my room because of Manny"?

Celestia started laughing at the memory of their old pet.
"That wasn't our fault, thy blasted manticore liked to frighten us, and we wished to snuggle with thou".

He laughed, pulling her close, and giving her a kiss making her blush.
"It's fine honey I always loved when we would cuddle especially when it was both of you together".

The sisters looked at each other, and smiled to each other, then to the man between them.
"You know we can still go to the castle, and stay there. We have some important things that you need to learn since you are our king".

"I would honey, but I have a friendship lesson tomorrow now it's a matter of who?
He scratched Luna, and Celestia's heads as he thought. Twilight watched as the two celestial sisters leaned their heads into his hands.

"Actually now that the story is over can we ask a few questions"?
Twilight had grabbed herself a notepad, and waited for an answer.

"Yeah sure go ahead it might help me think a little"

Twilight watched the head scratches intensify as she got herself into a comfortable, and professional position.
"Thanks ok, so firstly how can you fly without wings"?

He looked at her confused, then rolled his head chuckling to himself.
"Oh yeah well I have wings, but I choose to not use them, and to answer your next question they are stored inside of my body instead of like pegusi, and alicorns my wings instead of being tucked at my sides they are tucked away inside my body".

Twilight nodded her head as she noted the details down, quickly firing off her next questions as she continued writing with her magic.
"Ok, then why do your wings tuck inside of your body instead of out, and how does that work? Why do you walk instead of fly"?

He started scratching behind Luna's ears where she liked it, and rubbed Celestia's neck at the sore spots.
"Well first it's a protective thing really I mean trust me it's not fun having your wings cut off. It happened to me, and I never made that mistake again, plus it's more convenient than worrying about hurting myself. I just like to walk to be honest. And as for how it works I can't really explain it, it's very complicated is the best way to put it".

Her quill scribbled away as she thought of more questions. But was beaten by Spike.
"What gave you the idea for your date with the princesses".

The little drake was met with a pat on the shoulder by a bone hand as it's owner stood up, and pulled it off, setting it on the table.
"What had inspired me was that I knew Luna was the ruler of the night, and that she loved it's beauty. When I had first arrived, and made my way to Canterlot I had run into those flowers, but didn't think much about them. But to be honest I was surprised I found them in this world, but nonetheless it was nice they kept me calm. Many didn't know they existed, so when I first arrived here I started to wander the everfree looking for them, and planted them after I ran into Manny, so I can show her the beauty of the night".

Spike wrote down every word less worried about the half arm currently standing upon it's fingers, and wandering over to the kitchen. Twilight watched disgusted by it, but took the time to ask another question.
"Ok why did you not try to talk to the princesses, and tell them you weren't a threat"?

"Because what would you believe a giant monster saying I won't hurt you, or think it's just saying that, so you'll let your guard down, and kill you. Besides, I didn't know how to speak your people's language"?

Twilight tried to retort, but didn't say a word knowing that many times before she has seen it happen to her, and her friends.
"What do you mean you didn't know how to speak our language"?

"Hm, oh yeah I'm sorry you see since I came from where I did I had only known how to speak the ancient tongue, so if I had tried to speak anyway it would have only come out of growls, grunts, and other unintelligible things".

Twilight tilted her head confused by his comment, then raised a finger, but was quickly shot down by Spike asking the exact question she was thinking of.
"Can we hear it"?

"I wouldn't recommend that, but on a side note love the cheese, also believe it, or not I helped cultivate Equestria yo what it is now like the trains, hydroelectric dam, and most of the guards body armor, and weapons too, but my question is how did you guys manage to make trains already, and fireworks without making firearms, and things like that first"?
His gaze slowly shifted over to Celestia, and Luna. Luna was just as confused, and curious as the one next to her, but her sister on the other hand kept her eyes away from the group.

"Celestia what did you do"?
She sheepishly looked up at him, then looked away as her horn glowed, and a pair of books poofed onto the table in front of them all. Luna looked to her sister in shock, Twilight, and Spike were confused at the sigh that their demonic friend let out. The two books were different in size, and their covers also gave distinct differentiation from each other. The bigger book was black leather cover with red markings that Twilight hadn't seen before in a set of three rows running lengthwise to the book. The smaller one was a blue with a similar set of markings on it, but only a single row running across it.

"I'm sorry".

"Celestia no one read that one right? Because I hope you remember what I told you about what might happen if someone reads this".
Twilight watched his finger point to the large black book as Celestia lowered her head with a sad look.

"Who the fuck read it, and what happened"?
Twilight covered Spike's ears knowing the vulgarity. Celestia looked up at her husband, and let out a deep sigh.

"Umbra got her hands on it, and read a few chapters to my knowledge".
His eyebrow raised as his blood red eye stared into Celestia's eyes making her sweat before letting out the rest.

"She may, or may not have deciphered the texts, and became a demon like you".
His eye went from normal to the entire iris engulfing his entire eye leaving only a black dot in the middle as his teeth became sharp, and grew fangs.

"You're telling me you let someone read this, and there is a demon wandering around our kingdom. What the fuck is wrong with you I said never touch that one my journal fine whatever I don't care, but don't ever touch that one why can't you listen to me just once when I tell you something"?

"Hey don't talk to Princess Celestia that way, she's a good leader".
Twilight shouted to defend her mentor, but her eyes were met by one red eye staring at her so intently she could feel the blood in her body run cold, and the murderous intent coming from his body was, so strong, and thick she could physically feel it pressing down on her shoulders. As his cold voice rang through her ears.

"I would recommend you keep that mouth of yours shut just being with you this short time. I already can tell you're a know it all, but this is one of those times what you have to say will get you in deep shit. If I was you I'd sit down, and shut up".
His attention was quickly turned back to Celestia who's head stayed low not wanting to make eye contact with the angry demon.

"I'm going to tell you one last time never touch this again, and hope it was only a couple chapters of useless stuff because if it wasn't you will have brought this world it's end".

"I didn't mean".
Before the rest of her sentence left her mouth she was silenced by the sound of gagging from the kitchen.
Everyone present rushed over to the kitchen to find a bone arm holding a changeling by the throat on the ground thrashing around as the arms owner walked in. He kneeled down the arm reattaching at the elbow as the separate parts touched. The changeling was picked up off the ground, and was forced to look eye to eye with the large demon before him, and only three words left his lips.

"Who are you"?

To the castle

Author's Note

Well if you wanted to see the clop, then here it is.

To the castle

Desperate measures

"I said who are you"?
The ponies, and dragon watched the choking changeling start trying to form words, but struggled behind the death grip that he was caught up in.

"We… need your… help… our… hive is… over… run by… monsters".
Twilight didn't dare step forward, but Luna had thought otherwise, and put a hand on her husband's arm making him loosen his grip, letting the changeling talk better.

"These things arrived from… nowhere they killed many changelings, and… forced the queen to work for their leader. She sent me to receive help".
Spike's cute little voice popped out from behind everyone as the intruder was being stared at by three alicorns, and a demon.

"I don't believe that Chrysalis is too proud for that, why should we believe that you're telling the truth"?
The changeling looked at the four in front of him silently pleading for help from them.

He felt the hand let him go, and dropped him to the ground. He sat there rubbing his neck letting out a cough.
"Tell me everything you know I want any, and all information about what happened".

Everyone watched the tall man walk back to the main area Celestia, and Luna said nothing as they followed. The changeling followed them out of fear, and desperation for the sake of the hive. Twilight, and Spike walked in cautiously watching the changeling even as it took a seat on the floor in front of the man.
"Tell me what happened, and I'll decide if I should believe you, and help or if I should rip your head off of your body, so my recommendation tell the truth. I want every little detail".

The changeling gulped as he first introduced himself.
"I-I'm Thorax, one of the children of the changeling Queen Chrysalis".
He quivered under the watchful eye of the one in front of him trying to find the words to continue.

"Listen child I will make you a promise as the King of Equestria if you cooperate no harm will be brought to you".

He calmed some at the promise of no harm, and continued the tale of what happened saying everything that transpired from the initial attack all the way to the rushed journey that he had to make.
"Then this thing fought her, and won by changeling laws she lost in combat, and now no longer has the title of royalty as of this moment the thing is our king".

He looked at the demon that was watching him closely. He asked for a description of this attacker, and Thorax gave a detailed description. His face became concerned as he sat up, and reached for his glass of wine, downing the rest of it's contents. He let out a cool collected breath before speaking again.
"Tell me about your kind. I want any details I need to know about them, and before anyone asks, yes this information is very important, and it is vital I know everything I can because if who you described is who I think it is as of this moment we are at war".

Everyone let out a gasp of shock at what he had just said completely at a loss for words Twilight quickly piped up confused at what was happening.
"War, what do you mean war that can't be".

"Princess Sparkle the one that this young man has described is a Demon Discord didn't summon. He didn't just summon two of us he summoned three, or that blast didn't just send us, but one more got caught up in it".

The others watched as he began rambling random thoughts, and ideas. Thorax shook in fear of what would happen to the rest of the hive.
"Steel honey what's going on, what are you talking about"?

His head quickly shifted to Celestia as he stopped.
"What I'm talking about is that the one who invaded is a former comrade a fellow commander of one of Satan's many legions of hell. He once tried to raise a rebellion against the king of hell while trying to keep him from finding out. If he is here, then the devil, nor god can stop him from taking over this world. Thorax I want any, and all information that you have on changelings written down, so you're coming with us. Celestia, Luna get us back to the castle. I want a meeting in the castle yard O' seven hundred hours tomorrow Twilight you, and spike round up your friends, then take a train to the castle I need all of you as well".

Celestia, and Luna stood near each other as Thorax ran over taking Steel by the hand as they got teleported off with a flash, and a pop. Twilight, and Spike ran off to go get their friends for the important task at hand.

Canterlot castle

Celestia, Luna, Steel, and Thorax arrived in the throne room of the castle. Thorax shook off the uneasiness from the teleportation spell. Celestia, and Luna looked at each other going off to do different things. Luna asked one of her lunar guards to send a message to the rest of the guards, Celestia went off to grab other things she kept. Thorax stood in place as he saw that Steel was looking at something. He moved his head to see what he was looking at, and saw the newly added throne next to the one the sisters shared. His nervousness grew as he saw the creepy seat.

He felt the bone hand let go of his, and watched the demon walk towards the throne, and kneeled in front of it. He pushed a seemingly random bone that was followed by a click he stood up, and flipped a small hatch on the seat, then pulled out a black crown of bone fingers curling inward. He set the crown on his head, and took a seat. He looked to Thorax, and waved him forward to him Thorax took a few careful steps to him before he was picked up, and set on Steel's lap. Celestia, and Luna rushed back in with some things in their arms, then noticed their husband sitting on his throne not only with Thorax, but with his crown. His body had slowly started to fix itself to where he looked less menacing the flesh, and blood returned to his body. His old scars of war covered his face.

They both walked over, and could feel the commanding power he once held, now overflowing from him once again. Then felt a shiver down their spines almost making their legs feel weak, and bringing old flashbacks of their time on the battlefield the smell of burning bodies, and rotting corpses the dirt turned to mud by the sweat, and blood of the many creatures of the many nations. The sight of his sword raised high in the air, many Equestrian soldiers rushing to the battlefield led by the six generals with their weapons in hand. The sounds of thousands of Equestrians shouted their battle cries, and war horns blowing as he stood on a mound of bodies from those who dared come close.

Arms set flying, heads rolled, and bodies fell. His silhouette in the sky turned red like a great burning fire on the horizon from the rising sun. His rising hand came up to his face dripping with the blood of a recently fallen foe, then his tongue slithered from his mouth like a serpent, and lapped up the crimson fluid of life. He ran his hand over his face, through his hair, and turned looking at the two princesses before letting out a beastal roar. He turned, and jumped in the air as a pair of giant pair of wings spread from his body as he flew off into the battle below.

"Hail to the king".

The hive

Chrysalis suddenly felt a cold powerful chill run up her spine as she heard the voice, and saw the face of who was going to save her, and the hive. She looked up at the one sitting in her throne as she sat on the floor secretly sending her thoughts, and messages to Thorax making sure she did whatever she had until they went off to Canterlot in order to rid herself of this monster.
"Thorax it pains me to say, but do whatever that is asked of you for the sake of the hive give them whatever information they want".

Canterlot

Celestia, and Luna approached slowly looking at him as his change stopped. His eye stared at them as the final parts of his body changed into something less demon like.
"Husband thou art wearing thy crown again we thought thee said thy didn't want to wear it again".

He smiled as he looked at Luna, and raised a hand up pointing to one of the guards at the main door.
"You on the right go to the kitchen, and have the chefs produce a large container of water, a glass of juice, four steaks cooked medium rare, a grilled cheese sandwich, and tomato soup have it sent here ASAP you on the left have a small team of guards have Princess Twilight, and her friends escorted here. Celestia, Luna sit with me".

The two guards saluted, and went off to do their tasks while the sisters walked up to the two thrones they pondered on where the other should sit since there was only one other free throne, and came to a conclusion that was fought in a epic battle of rock, paper, scissors Luna had won, and took her seat on Steel's lap while Thorax took a place on Celestia's.
He adjusted himself until he got comfortable, and smiled at the kindness he was being shown.

"What is it that you need done Jimmy"?
Celestia looked over to her significant others as his head turned to her.

"I want any and all belongings Tirek had on him, a blacksmith, and a list of all materials they use sent here immediately. Celestia give the writing supplies to Thorax, so he can write down what he knows, then read it over yourself confirming any, and all information to me. Luna I need you to secure a note to all guards that starting today their new training starts immediately".

All three others looked at him confused until Luna spoke up.
"Why doest thou want a forgesmith"?

He closed his eye, and sighed.
"Because we need something better than just swords, and spears".
As he said that Twilight, and her friends walked in with a small squad of lunar guards that had brought them forth. They looked a bit tired, and confused. Some of the guards were dismissed, others were sent on tasks to bring the necessary items.

"Girls you may be curious as to way you are here, and you may be curious as of why you're here, so the answer plain, and simple is shits fixin' to hit the fan because due to this young man we have intel that another demon from my world is here in Equestria, and has taken over the changeling hive of Queen Chrysalis, and as of this moment war is upon us, so I have you all here because you are top priority personal, and will be staying in the castle under our care. Twilight as your brother Shining armor will be undergoing new training more intense than the other soldiers here, so I recommend you say your goodbyes now".
The seven friends looked at each other, then back at the four in front of them slowly processing the information that had been brought on them. Twilight took the information a bit hard, and already began to write her brother, and parents a letter each. The others began getting ready to say something, but were quickly stopped by Princess Celestia.

"I know how you all must feel right now, and that this is a lot of information to process, so I recommend you all get some rest. We will have a guard escort you all to guest rooms here in the castle. Tomorrow you will all receive a briefing on the situation. Cadence, and Captain Shining armor will also be present".

Just as Celestia finished her sentence the guards that had been sent to go get something, or someone had arrived with what had been asked of them save for Tirek's eye's, and the surgeon. The blacksmith, and several guards with a locked small box, a bag, and cushion with Tirek's horn on it. The guards were asked to leave the items on the ground, and dismissed they bowed, making their leave one of them surrendered a key to Celestia before leaving. The blacksmith bowed, holding a piece of paper that had been given straight to Steel who took it, and immediately began reading it. Luna began listing off all of the things that were brought.

"We have the horn of Tirek that had been removed by you. It still is as strong, and hard as when it was removed, the magic still inside it, next is a dagger of sorts, and a ring, lastly it is a necklace of unknown origin unfortunately the guard that had first secured it had passed away it was secured using a nearby stick, and a enchanted box with several advanced magic containment spells".

When he heard about the necklace he set the paperwork from the smithy down, and set Luna on his throne taking the key from her, and opened it finding not just a necklace, but a pendant from back when he was in the war with the angels. He grabbed it, and put it on feeling the life force of the fallen guard entering his body, and the very magic around him being siphoned into him. Everyone present felt it as well when it stopped the air, and the magic level seemed to return to normal.

They watched him stand again his face seemed almost to be covered by a shadow until he raised his head all the way up, and scared Twilight, her friends, and anyone in front of him his eyes returned to their red state, the small black iris in the center his canines grew to where they were more than visible. His breath came out clear as day steam came from every exhale, a pair of black horns like a rams jutted from his head complete with long, sharp claws that curled almost into hooks. He grabbed the ring putting it on his finger, and the dagger up his sleeve.

He turned to look at the princesses, and the young changeling before tilting his head popping his neck the changes slowly disappeared as the chefs walked in with the food he asked for as he returned to normal.
"Wow, so that's what magic feels like. This feels so weird. Someone take my horn to Celestia's personal quarters I have a need for it when I am ready I will retrieve it from there".

"What in Celestia's name was that"?

"This my dear smartypants friend is an effect of this medallion, the one who stole this reset it's purpose from being able to counter angelic blessings, boosting my strength, and power to siphoning not only the magic, but the souls of people".
Everyone stood shocked hardly believing their ears.

"How do you know it's meant to take souls"?
Twilight carefully looked at the necklace avoiding getting to close.

"Because, Twilight I can feel his life force his power is now mine unless I choose to give his soul, and magic back to his corpse".

"W-would you do that please his family might miss him so much.".
Fluttershy hid behind her friends as quickly as she had stepped forward to speak.

"That won't bring him back unfortunately, but before anything else is said guards escort our esteemed guests to guest rooms, and have constant guards for all of them".
The pair of guards at the door left with Twilight, and the others as they turned to leave the ones who brought the food were dismissed. Steel walked over to the cart, then grabbed the grilled cheese sandwich, soup, and juice walking it over to Thorax who accepted the food without objection quickly helping himself to some while Steel sat on the floor helping himself to everything else on the cart devouring the food leaving nothing except for empty plates. He began to talk to everyone individually, giving them instructions, or items to take with them while being dismissed to begin their assigned tasks.
"Ok Coal burner was it? I need you to take these blueprints whatever you do this is between the five of us anyone asks any questions you have royal orders to keep your trap shut".

"Yes sir I'll do that".

"Good I need as many of these made as possible for the other parts send them to the science group, so they can scrape everything together for the rest. With that said get going".

The blacksmith bowed, and quickly rushed away to start getting to work.
Celestia let out a small yawn as she watched him, and the changeling eat. With a smile on her face seeing her husband finally connect with someone.
"Hey honey go get some sleep I know this is important, but get some rest starting tomorrow things are going to change. I'm putting on my big boy pants, and putting my foot down we're doing day court tomorrow, and I'm going to be there for it. Thorax go with Celestia after you eat, get cleaned up, and get some sleep. You are now under my protection. Anyone who tries to start something with you tell them to take you to Celestia, and I'll handle the problem when I'm available".
Celestia nodded without complaining knowing full well that wasn't a conversation she was going to win. Thorax finished his food, and left with Celestia leaving Luna, and Steel behind.

Luna looked to her husband who had finished his food, and started walking over to her after dismissing the last person that he needed to talk to, including the guards standing next to the doors letting off for the night.
"Hey Luna, it's just us for now, want to have a bit of fun just like old times? Remember the guards would go get some shut eye me, and you all alone in the throne room with nothing to do"?

He slowly approached Luna as he talked, his eye glowing as he got closer. She shifted in her seat as she watched him put a hand on the backrest of the seat. She leaned into the seat as much as she could, nodding her head, and a blush covering her cheeks as she remembered the slow, and quiet nights in the old castle.
"We… we have some recollection on those nights, why doest thou ask"?

"Because most dearest, thy remember how we used to pass the time a walk in the gardens of flowers I laid down for you, and thy sister, the moonlight shadows".

She didn't notice as her face slowly made it's way closer to his inching ever so slow to his face.
"I remember that one night I wrote thee that song so much love went into it. I remember that night it was, just a fortnight ago it twas a night much like this, we sat on our thrones".

"Yes we remember as well ye looked unto us, and said that thee loved us with all thine heart, and that nothing brought my happiness to thy heart than to has us, and our sister as thou's brides".

"And that one day I wanted nothing less than to grant you two with something that would be precious to us, do you remember what it was"?
His lips closed in on hers as she leaned into the kiss she pulled his head closer as she felt his warm hand touch her cheek. She backed away from his lips looking into his eye.

"You wanted to have children with us, and that you wanted to have a family of beautiful, strong children with us".

He smiled looking at her from her answer giving her a peck on the nose.
"That's exactly right. Want to give it a try we have all night long, so what do you say"?

Luna paused for a moment thinking before locking her gaze onto his, and nodded confirming his question. He smiled, and just as quickly as he blinked he had picked Luna up, and set her back on his lap, and had started running his tongue up her ear making the hair on her neck stand on end.
"I knew you'd want to take a try at it, don't worry I remember how you like it, but I want to take it slow. I know it's been a while".

She leaned her head back as his tongue sent shivers up her spine making her let out a small moan as one of his hands started to wander down her body, and began to pull up her dress until he could slip a hand under her silk panties rubbing her slit with a finger threatening to penetrate into her soft confines. He knew she was ready just by how fast she started to soak his hand just by touching her.
"Come on Lulu say it say my name, and I will be under your control say my name tell me what it is that your heart desires".

She leaned her head further back, and looked him in the eye with her half kidded eyes, then smiled.
"I want you to breed me husband. Take me, and give me your seed I want your foals".

He stopped licking her ear, and pushed a finger into her making her legs spread more, and let out a grasp as she felt his finger infiltrate her moist confines her inner walls already clenching, and squeezing his finger. His othe hand grabbed her horn, and pulled her head to a side, and he bit her on the neck not breaking the skin, but just enough to send shivers through out her body at the feeling of his sharp teeth a little pressure away from piercing her skin right into her soft flesh. Her wings popped out with a audible foof knowing that all he had to do was bite down just a little harder, and she was a goner.

He pushed another finger as he started pumping his hand faster in her, his other hand moved from her horn, and slowly worked it's way down moving her dress from over her shoulders, and pulled it down letting them pop free from their cloth prison, and hang out on the cold air for his hand to grab, and fondle one of them making the soft, flesh mold between his fingers as he pinched her nipple between his index, and middle finger. His ministration making her arch her back into his chest making her moan more.

"I-I want to feel your hands your real hands".
He stopped, and pulled his teeth away from her neck leaving some visible teeth marks as he looked at her, and grinned even more he pulled his hands back putting them where she could see them his left hand soaked in her fluids, and watched the flesh fall away leaving nothing, but bare bones she watched in excitement before his handd went straight back to what they were doing his nobby knuckles moving themselves in, and out of snatch making her quiver from the bulbs for knuckles the gaps in his joints snagging, and pinching on their way in, and out his right went back to work on her breast her nipple slipping between his cold bones. He opened, and closed his hand making the bones constrict, and loosen squeezing her nipple between them the soft tissue molding through the gaps like liquid metal in a cast.

She bucked her hips into his left hand grabbing him by his radius bone forcing his hand deeper while her other hand held his right making it press deeper into her breast, and her nipple popping through the rest of the gap of his hand bones pinching it even tighter making her arch her back more in turn. She could feel his hard shaft against her leg pressing through his tight pants making it even more noticeable.
"Ah James please I want you to breed me no more teasing. Take me"!

"You want it baby, then you better get these clothes off, or no dick for you".
Without another word both hers, and his clothes were poofed off of their bodies, to who knows where. All that she was worried about was getting some relief she was worried about the piece of meat that was now standing between her legs. Her thighs held it up as she reached both her hands to feel his long rigid shaft in her hands feeling the warm blood running through his veins, every pulse, and twitch it made when her soft skin came into contact with it.

"I forgot how big it is I want it, so much".
Without much more words she picked herself up until just his round tip was as her entrance. His hands traveled down to her hips the tips of his fingers scratched at her sides as they descended taking a firm grasp on her. It teased, and rubbed her wet pussy lips as she thought about it filling her up until she finally felt ready, and dropped herself down stopping halfway. The sheer size making her stop, and let out a loud whorish moan as he let out a gasp with her, the walls of her inner sanctum clinched around him like a snug sleeve. She started to pant before dropping the rest of the way letting her weight take her until she bottomed out their hips meeting with a audible smack, and a moan from them both. The tip pressed against the entrance to her womb pressing down on his length before her weight pushed it the rest of the way.

"God baby you are still as tight as our first time if feels like you're going to snap my dick off".
She didn't say a word she just moved hips a bit before she started raising herself up, and after she hit the halfway point she slammed her hips back down receiving a moan from him, and a wave of pleasure up her body feeling his tip snag the ring of her women's entrance on it's way out before twitching, and making her inner walls go wild. She kept a slow rythm going for a short while before she finally started picking up more speed making them both cry out in pleasure.
Her eyes rolled into her head, as the throne room filled with the sounds of colliding flesh, moans, and the smell of sex.

He couldn't feel her body getting warmer by the second the way she clinched her muscles on the down stroke, and loosened on the up stroke drove him crazy. His hands were brought back up to her tits again, and he began to squeeze, knead, and massage the mounds of flesh that filled his hands. Her moans, and groans letting him know she has been needing the relief for so long.
"Someone is pent up come on let daddy have it. I want to feel you cum".

She listens to his words every syllable making her grow closer she reached her hands down feeling his shaft through her body creating a very visible bulge feeling his tip beating at the very back wall of her foal factory, thinking about how full she will feel when he finishes practically made her finish right there, but she kept fighting the urge.
"Yes oh yes mye I have missed dearest love I have missed your touch for so long. Let me feel your seed fill my womb let us give our kingdom a powerful heir made from our bond".

She kept her pace up for a bit longer he had started moving his hips with hers meeting them in middle with a loud slap before she slammed her hips all the way down on him, and came her juices sprayed around his cock, and on his legs soaking them letting out a scream of pleasure. As her walls clamped down on him he felt his will give way, and hosed her insides down with his seed painting her walls white letting out a moan of his own. Long thick ropes of his cum filled her womb making it bulge some as he kept pumping her with his baby mix some of it leaked out over his balls as Luna laid her body back on him resting her. She turned her head back towards his, and shared a passionate kiss with him tasting the meat he had for diner.

The King's awakening

Author's Note

So this is a new one for me now I like to be detailed so that I can give the mind something to grasp, and let you as the reader become immersed in the story.
With that being said there will be a lot of detailed areas where I will do my best to be descriptive, so you all can not only read this, and go "This is pretty good", but say "Wow I can actually imagine this".
Also I won't do pictures to often I find them distracting.

And for future reference any, and all music in this series is not mine the songs will be given credit to their respective artists.

The King's awakening

•The demon king's return•

Prisoners P.O.V

I focused on the surrounding area, as I listened to the sound of footsteps heading my way.
I listened intently to it, then realized something if someone is here, then my girls need me, and something was wrong.

I looked at the other six statues my cold stone eyes never shifting, and told them in our mind.
"Saddle up ladies, I think the girls need us, so when we are set free make sure we look pretty".

In unison the other's replied in unison.
"Yessir".

I changed my attention to the other one in the room, and called it out.
"Shadow front, and center".

The shadows began to shift until the silhouette of someone stood in front of me.
"Hey Skuggi I need you to go up top, and lead the visitors down here, and help them release us".

The silhouette stood straight, and did a salute making it's way upstairs.
I watched it leave, and waited for it to return.

Twi P.O.V

Me, and the others followed the strange shadow to a hallway it would turn, and wave for us to follow.
As we walked we were lead to a door that lead into a set of stairs heading down towards somewhere deeper in the castle.
We all looked at each other, then down into the almost endless darkness the stairs went down into.
As we transversed the depths it began getting colder the further we went down, Discord started looking more, and more nervous as we continued on.
We reached a room in it was the if not scariest, then the creepiest thing anypony could ever see, as we stepped in some torches lit up, and before us was seven statues of the seven, six stood at either side of the room in various positions, behind them were large barrels, but the seventh stood at the very end, and it was the creepiest of them all it even made Pinkie's hair deflate.
Discord however began to shake, I started to feel like we were all being watched by the lifeless eyes of the statues the one on the end facing the entrance radiated something from it like pure hate, and just felt plain evil like the worst forces from the deepest depths of tartarus were put together into one being.

I began to approach the last statue, and as I got closer I took in it's details more it looked like it was trying to attack, or go after something, and the only thing stopping it was the shackles, but the shackles didn't sit on wrists, but bone the arms appeared devoid of flesh, and half it's face, I looked at it's hands they were just gnarly bones held by Celestia knows what. It looked like there was a shiny sword shoved through it's chest the sword wasn't like the rest of the body, but in fact it was shiny, and untouched by the sands of time as if it were just recently made.

I turned back to the other's, and spoke out my discovery.
"Girls look at this one it's like princess Luna said removed that which binds him to his stone prison".

The girls nodded, and began to look at the statue Rainbow dash looked at the blade, and shrugged she reached for it, but when she pulled it wouldn't move applejack stood in front of it looking the blade over Rainbow dash kept pulling trying to get the thing to move, but to no avail.
The others walked around looking at the statues they all looked somewhat similar to the one they were trying to release, but they were all dressed different the two furthest from the lone statue were dressed in strange outfits one looked like it was wearing armor much like the neighponese warriors would the weapons also looked fitting of the armor, and the other was dressed more differently like it was wearing clothes best fit for the winter it's large body standing in a offensive position with empty hands.
The next were opposites wore a bowl shaped helmet doing some form of salute with one hand it's body covered with pockets, and other statue across it looked like it got shocked one hand held out the other making a claw like guesture.
The last two were the more worring ones the one on the left was in a offensive position like it's relative down the row, but it was like a monster they never seen before the flesh looked like it was rotting away with a set of large bat like wings opened wide, with large claws, and teeth like razors. The final one looked as if it's whole body was made of stone not just literally, but as if it's current state was all to natural for it's appearance.

She called to rainbow dash to as she continuedto struggle with the sword.
"Rainbow darling I believe that tugging isn't helping any".

Rainbow looked over at Rarity, and let it go.
"Then he do you think we should get it out"?

Twilight looked around the statue, then noticed something the sword was missing a peice a small part of the hand guard was gone she called to the others to look around, and find anything that would fit the sword. Everyone including Discord quickly looked around trying to find whatever piece they needed.
After some time of searching none of them found anything Twilight was about to give up hope, when suddenly she noticed one part of the door didn't fit she used her magic, and illuminated the area as she walked closer to it, and found a shiny piece of metal attached to the door she grabbed it, and it came off with no problem. She quickly rushed it to the sword, and connected the piece to the hand guard the crack glowed, and fixed itself twilight reached for the handle, and pulled the blade moved freely she, then pulled it more the blade slowly slide out until it came free she dropped the sword to the ground not only from the weight, but also the sudden shaking, and cracking sound coming from the statue.

The yelling got louder, until the stone began to crack, and start falling apart.
The other six statues moved as well they began to do as the lone one did, then one by one they began to break the stone from their bodies, and shortly after dissipate into the shadows, that began to move towards the now somewhat moving statue, being absorbed into it.

Prisoners P.O.V

I watched, as the ponies walked into my cellar, and saw Discord with them I wanted to say something, but just watched in forced silence, and watched the purple one approach me, and tell her friends what to do, I saw as they got everything set up, and when they were done I felt the stone prison I was trapped in start breaking.
"It's showtime baby".
I began to start to fight the stone breaking it as the strength returned to my body.
"Yeaahh"!

Third person P.O.V

The mane six backed away from the statue as the yelling got louder, then the others began to do the same, and start to shake, and crack.
Then the stone finally broke off his body, and he stood before them in his full glory the Black fury T-shirt he wore, the blue jeans, and brown steel toes now free from their frozen state. The shackles once holding him back snapped, and fell off the once other statues all reformed from shadows outside his body they looked to the visitors, then paid them no mind as they returned to their master back inside of his body.
The chain that had been coming from his body retracted into it like metal snakes.

Prisoner P.O.V

I focused all if my willpower, and strength into my muscles slowly watching the others return to me, and the stone breaking around me until finally we all became one, and became free from our prison.
I stepped forward after my counterparts were reabsorbed into my body, and looked at my visitors.
"What brings you to my home"m
I stepped towards them, and stumbled before catching my footing.
My chains retracted into my body, waiting for the time to be used.
I walked to the visitors.
"Where is Celestia, and Luna",

The purple one stepped forward, and spoke first she appeared to be a alicorn which was weird.
"We were sent here by princesses Celestia, and Luna they were captured by Tirek who plans to take all the magic from equestria, and take the throne".

I listened to her words, but when I heard this Tirek had Celestia, and Luna I felt a rage I haven't felt in a long time.
I began to walk up to the throne room to see what was going on there could be no way.
I listened to the seven follow me as I watched, and when i walked out i couldn't believe my eye.
As I walked to my throne when I walked outside I saw the castle in ruins, but our eats remained I walked over to mine collected my things they disappeared as I did like i was going to put them away, and sat down with a huff.
"I can't believe it our home is gone, and they left me here smart girls".

I ran my hand over my spear Gungnir the weapon of the all-father Óđinn.
I raised my spear up, and dropped the pommel down to the ground with a loud boom I did this a few more times until I felt something coming big coming close.
I stood up, and grabbed my phone from the yellow one, and my hat from the orange one, then ran off into the forest towards the force.
I took my phone, and looked it over, then stuck it in my pocket. I raced to find a good place to prepare for my battle not for the sake of my kingdom, but the sake of those I love. I ran slashing away branches, and vines with my Katana making a path to our secret hiding spot where I first arrived in the meadow so many years ago.
"It's time to do your duty not only as a man, but as a husband, and a soldier it's time to let those who choose evil know the king is back".