As the ponies around them panicked in all directions, Devil took the first move, rushing at Nightmare Moon with a staff strike that was easily deflected by one of the Ox-cer’s pincer horns. All this would serve was to offend the tyrant.

“You would lay a hoof on ME?!? I am your ruler! I-” She paused, seeing the emblem on Devil’s neck and smirking. “Well well… It appears one of you Celestial Avatars still stands tall. No matter. You shall join me by my side!!” She fired upon Devil, but before he could react, he was protected by a magic barrier. Twilight looked at Devil nervously, but he would have none of it. “Twilight! Get to the library! Figure out how to undo this! You five!” He pointed to Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie and Fluttershy. “Get everyone out safely and keep her safe!”

“But Devil, what about you??” Twilight asked worriedly. Devil would only smirk as he moved in, tapping her on the chin.

“Don’t worry about me. I can hold my own.” That said, he turned to the Ox-Cer and Nightmare Moon. “Now get moving, I got a crab to cook.”

Twilight didn’t want to let him go. She knew it was a bad idea, that he would get hurt or worse. However, he was buying them time, a brave pony to the end. She could only nod and run away, leaving just the three.

“How foolish of you to fight alone, little rat. No matter, now there’s no one to protect you.” She smiled cruelly.

Devil rubbed his nose, glaring up at her. “Maybe you’ve been out of the loop, but I’m not some weakling. I was trained by the best. I don’t plan to go down easy, you night witch!”

Nightmare Moon’s grin grew wider, pointing forward. “Let us see if your words hold truth then! Ox-cer! Attack!”

The Ox-cer roared and obeyed, rushing at Devil Dust and slashing at him with the pincer horns. Every attempt was dodged by the stallion before he leapt in the air and struck the back over and over. However, all that came out of it was a loud TING sound and a laugh from Nightmare Moon. The only thing that he could think of is use some magic, so with a deep breath, he spun his staff, producing fire before throwing a rush of fire down. This had the effect of the ground and not the Ox-cer being set alight. “Oh shit! Redo, redo!” He called out, spinning his staff in the opposite direction which caused the fire to fly back into his staff. Now it was the beast’s turn, who rushed and slammed him against the walls over and over, grunting in pain as he fell back and grit his teeth. He tried to escape, but only found himself clenched in both pincer horns.

Shit shit shit! What do I do?!? His mind tried racing with thoughts, his creativity at an all-time low thanks to being pinched slowly to death. But it was at this moment, that his mind gave him a vision…

So here’s this giant enemy crab… Attack its weak point for massive damage.

His eyes opened up. The weak point. He looked all over the body of the Ox-cer for some kind of weak point, but couldn’t find anything. Then, just as things seemed hopeless, he found it: The belly of the beast. Taking a deep breath, he reeled his hind hooves back and bucked with all his mind, sending the Ox-cer flying back quite a bit. Nightmare Moon watched as the young stallion simply stood there, awaiting an attack. Both stood and waited, but the mare in the moon became impatient. “Just attack, you fool!”

The Ox-cer immediately obeyed, but this was the biggest mistake, as with a kick of his hooves, he sent his staff upwards, knocking the beast in the chin and sending it on its back. Sure enough, that spot was simply exposed, leading Devil to leap high in the air and charge up another fire attack. “Flaming Lance!” He shouted, striking down towards the exposed belly of the beast… Only to be stopped inches by a blue aura.

“Well done, little rat. You have proven that you are indeed worthy of being one of my servants.” She smiled and pulled him in, tossing the staff aside as she looked him up and down. “And I must say, quite the attractive stallion… If only you were like the last rat avatar I knew. Ugh, such an ugly thing… But you… You’re more than just a simple pet… I think a Queen deserves something more, no?” She smirked at him, licking her lips.

Devil, meanwhile, stared at the evil queen, very much confused and worried. “Uhhh… I don’t know what the rules of the Avatars are yet, but I’m pretty sure that having… Intimate moments with tyrannical alicorns aren’t allowed…”

“Oh, silly colt… Who do you think has control over those stars? Me. I can make them obey me, just like I did with her.”

“Her?” He looked confused, but then looked down at the Ox-cer. That wasn’t just a beast, but there was a mare in there. He realized that he was in trouble for harming an Avatar. He thought the emblems themselves did this. “Oh… Ummm… Listen, if we are going to… You know… Maybe we should do it somewhere else…? I mean… We’re in a gazebo in a backwoods village. Not the most… Romantic…”

Humming to herself, Nightmare Moon looked around and nodded. “Indeed. A stallion like you deserves better. Come. We leave for our new home.” Before Devil could say anything, he was enveloped in a starry wisp, which quickly stole away the Ox-cer and flew off past the forest.

~~~

While he was trapped in the starry void, Devil thought about a lot of things in his life. Making friends, having a poor psychological profile, hearing voices. It was all bizarre. He didn’t know why mares seemed to like him the most, but it was beginning to be a problem on his life.

Soon, though, the contemplations were over as he was dropped onto a cold stone floor with nary a scratch on him. However, his staff was also gone, meaning if he was going to fight, it would be hoof-to-hoof, although the bindings on his body told him that this was likely not an option. As he struggled to break free, he found a shadow looming over him belonging to none other than Nightmare Moon. The Ox-cer was nearby, bound as well as she gave the beast a scowl before turning to Devil.

“Your energy… Even if you are pure, I can smell the darkness flowing inside you…” Licking her lips, she slowly moved closer, rubbing his body gently. “If I could have a little bit, we could carry a child who could help us rule all of Equestria… Wouldn’t that be lovely, my soon-to-be?”

Devil squirmed in place, watching as she used magic to cause his cock to grow into a full erection. Just the sight of it made Nightmare Moon’s eyes widen. “M-My, that is… Quite the member on you… N-Not that I haven’t seen others of course! You should be honored for having such an experienced ruler servicing you!”

She looked at it and idly played with it in her hooves before slowly hovering over it. Devil could see a look in her eyes, one that was nervous, angry, like she was better than this. He looked up at her, sighing. Nightmare Moon… Would you like some help?”

She darted at him in anger. “S-Silence! I do not need ‘help’! I can do this on my own!”

“It’s fine, really. We haven’t even done foreplay, and you’re already trying to stick it in.”

This caught her off-guard. “Foreplay? What is this you speak of?”

Sighing, Devil motioned to her. “Let me free. I promise to show you.”

She seemed to be hesitant, but after thinking for a long time, she glared at him. “Attempt to leave or harm me, and I’ll send you to Tartarus.”

Nodding in agreement, the binds around his body vanished as he took a breath. He motioned her forward, and she complied, walking closer and lying in front of him. He moved a bit closer, leaning in before cupping her cheek and looking into her starry eyes. She could feel his breath, warm and gentle as he moved in and slowly kissed her. Their eyes closed, Nightmare Moon slowly placing a hoof on his cheek back. She moaned softly, their tongues playing with each other as their bodies got hotter. Eventually, they broke the kiss, Devil kissing her neck slowly, making her gasp and shiver.

“H-How… How are you so-?”

“Shhh…” He whispered, placing a hoof to her lips. “Just let me service you…”

Blushing, Nightmare Moon went quiet as he kissed her gently down her body. Her gasps and squeaks echoed in the empty room before he reached her crotch, where he saw that she was quite wet. He smiled and slowly ran his tongue along her pussy, and this caused the tyrant to finally break. She cried out in pleasure as she lay back, writhing in pure ecstasy as continued to service her.

His tongue danced across her folds, Nightmare Moon covering her mouth as she looked down at the stallion. Never in her life had she felt this good. It was like he was reaching into her soul and caressing it with his tongue. When he felt her pussy twitching, he licked faster, moving up and nibbling on her clit. This seemed to do the trick as in a sudden rush of fluids, the evil goddess came hard before collapsing on the ground.

He smiled slightly. He knew this mare was going to try and take over the world, but he couldn’t help but feel she just wanted to be adored. Crawling up to her, he kissed her cheek and whispered in her ear. “I adore you…”

She looked back at him, still panting and trying to recover. Her emotions were high, and all she could do was lean in and kiss him slowly. He wrapped his hooves around her neck and she did the same to his waist. She removed her helmet and looked into his eyes, taking one of his hooves and placing it on her head. Smiling, he pet her slowly, making her smile and nuzzle his hoof.

“Sweet little rat… I never thought I would feel this way… But… I believe that… I…”

Her eyes widened as she jolted up. She shoved her helmet back on and adjusted it. “Those ponies! They have made it passed everything!” She growled and looked forward, getting ready to teleport to the chamber. Then, she stopped, looking at Devil.

“Are you… Going to be okay here?” His eyes met hers and he smiled with a nod.

“Go on. You can do it. I believe in you always.” She knew deep in her heart it wasn’t herself she was talking to. Rather, he was speaking to… Her. The her she kept buried deep down all this time. How could he love her? Why wasn’t he there when there was no one…? She took a breath and bowed her head, vanishing.

With her gone, Devil sighed, rubbing his forehead. “Alright, let’s see… Uhhh…” He turned to the Ox-cer, completely unconscious. “Wow, she uhh… Really knocked out when we were picked up. Alright, let’s see, how am I gonna fix you…”

He touched the emblem on her forehead, causing it to glow brightly along with his own. Grunting in pain, he found himself trapped in a starry void with the Ox-cer.

Hello, Devil Dust.

What? Who’s there?

It is I… The stars slowly shifted, revealing two rats composed of the celestial bodies with fire surrounding them. Rat-ini. Your Guardian.

Rat-ini…? Well… Can you help? What the hell am I supposed to do?

You already know, my child… It is within you…

Oh, dammit… Is this really going to be a big “The truth was inside you all along" type of thi-” His eyes shot open as a memory occurred, a bipedal with long, dark hair holding the face of some sort of winged beast. With this spell declared, let the pain be shared.

He looked at the floating Ox-cer. He needed to share the burdens, to take them as his own and carry them. Was he capable of doing this? Would this kill him? He couldn’t hesitate, other ponies mattered. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

Alright... This is stupid... With this spell declared, let the pain be shared…

Instantly, the Ox-cer roared, chains flying from the creature and into his emblem. He failed to notice that his shadow got a little longer as the last of the chains sucked in. The Ox-cer slowly melted away, revealing the pony inside to be a very large mare. She had to be as big as Applejack’s brother at least. Her blue mane was tied in a ponytail and her coat was a deep red. When the world returned, a shield fell onto the ground from where the Star Beast remained and the mare lying there slowly awoke, blinking before jumping up and getting into a fighting stance.

“Woah woah, easy there. No need to get punchy.” He stepped back, trying to be careful as the mare looked at him.

“You… You’re the staff guy. The guy I saw in…” She paused, looking at her body and spotting the shield. “It was real… Wait, did you seriously fuck the bad guys???”

Devil’s cheeks went red. “N-No! It’s called foreplay, and it was supposed to be distracting!”

“Horse apples! I saw that look! You were totally gonna plow her!!”

“How could you have even seen that! You were unconscious!!”

“I was pretending, jackass!” She smirked, tossing her ponytail back. Suddenly, a loud boom was heard, causing both of them to flinch.

“I uhhh… Think my friends won,” he chuckled, slowly stretching and walking to the door. “Come on. Let’s go meet them.”

The two zipped about the ruins of the castle, with Devil leading the two and the mare following close behind. Every so often, he would stop and look around before darting down a hallway. After some navigating, the two found themselves in a large area, where Twilight, the other girls, a smaller night-themed mare, and Princess Celestia herself were. Devil immediately ran over, shouting “Princess! Princess!”

Celestia looked up, smiling at the rat Star Pony. “Devil, I see you have freed the first of your comrades. I am very proud of you…”

Devil quickly threw himself down, bowing before the princess. “Princess, I… I’m sorry. I failed to stay with Twilight. Nightmare Moon, she captured me and-” He paused, looking around. “Where… Where is she?”

Celestia smiled and looked back at the smaller mare right under her. The mare blushed and looked down before attempting to meet his gaze. He blushed in return and looked back at her. The others looked at the two, confused about the situation.

“Uhhh, what’s going on?” Rainbow asked, looking between the two. Applejack only chuckled, keeping her mouth shut, Rarity gasped and waved her hoof on her face, and Fluttershy shrunk down and blushed a bit.

Finally, the mare declared with her loud booming voice, “Devil almost banged Nightmare Moon!”

“Hey!!”

The pieces finally connected as Rainbow burst out laughing, falling back on her flank as she kicked the air. Devil could only blush and cover his face in embarrassment. Celestia looked over at the mare. “You are Out Boxer correct?”

Out Boxer’s eyes widened. “W-Wait, how did you-”

“Your family was quite worried when you ran off. Having that emblem awoke a corrupted fate.” The princess smiled. “But if it were not for Devil Dust here, you would have remained as such.

She eyed Devil, blushing and looking away with a scowl. Devil bowed his head low, Celestia taking his chin and looking him in the eyes. “Do not be afraid, Devil. I am not mad. Far from it. You protected Twilight long enough that she could realize her destiny as one of the bearers of the Elements of Harmony.”

Devil looked over at Twilight, seeing that she actually had a crown on. He thought that he heard about these elements from Twilight as she was doing research, but she didn’t think she’d be wielding them. Smiling, he approached her. “So… Guess you and me are more alike now.”

“Y-Yeah…” She smiled back. “I guess so.”

He held out his hoof to her, and after a moment, she hoofbumped him, her smile going wide.

When the group would return the Ponyville, much occurred. A party was held for the return of Princess Luna, Devil was reunited with his staff, and he watched as Twilight asked to stay. He smiled and watched them, looking at Out Boxer. “So. You going back home?”

“Maybe…” She looked forward, her face stoic. “Might go traveling around. See if I can’t find more emblem ponies.”

He nodded, thinking. “You know… Celestia told me that these emblems would come to us and that things would work out. Maybe it’s for the best for us to plant our feet, keep this place safe, you know?”

“Yeah, you’d like that wouldn’t you?” Out muttered, tossing a loose hair to the side. “Seduce me and all that. Nice try.”

“Hey, it’s not about seducing. I want to be there for this place. Plus, who knows what’ll happen if we walk away?”

She sighed, rubbing her head. “Fine. But I’m staying somewhere else. No reason I get to stay in whatever perv shack you’re in.”

“Ugh, you’re impossible.” He shook his head and walked back to the library. His smile was hidden though. This mare, she had spunk. He liked that. Maybe the others will bring their own spice to his life. Not that it wasn’t already a flavor bomb already. As he crawled into his alcove and set his staff aside, he wondered what kind of adventures lay before him…

Author's Note

Well, this was stupid.