Warhammer Equestria

After a surprising recovery, Joe was back on his steed and ready to take down the Ork nest and avenge his men. While riding, he saw his mare fly up next to him. "Wishing me luck?"

"And a promise." The two shared a kiss before she looked lovingly into his eyes. "When you come back, we're going out on a date, no questions asked."

"Count on it." Joe told her before racing off to catch up with his men.

"What's the mission sir?" One of them asked as they got in formation.

"This time, we'll be tracking the ork armies movements. Thanks to our new scout team, we know the orks are massing for an attack but we don't know when or where they'll strike. I know many of you just finished training but stick with each other and we'll pull through." Joe said in hopes of encouraging his men before leading the way.

"May Sigmar guide us! Forward!!"

While Joe lead the scouting party ahead of the main army, Darren saw Marshall gripping his sword tightly with a fiery gaze in his eyes.

"This time he won't escape."

"You'll have your vengeance my friend but remember your duty." He advised with a friendly nod just as The Emperor flew overhead atop Deathclaw.

"Men, today we prove our loyalty to the Equestrians as we help them face our most hated foe! The greenskins sought out this land to pillage its resources and slaughter its people but I say nay! Not while the sons of Sigmar have courage in their hearts and fire in their blood!"

"YAAA!!"

"But this is no random horde we face, no. This rabble of beasts belong to none other than Urgok Craktoof himself! Ten years ago he escaped justice but if Sigmar wills it, his army will face obliteration once more at the might and steel of The Empire!!"

"YAAA!!"

"Gotta admit, the guy knows how to give a speech." Rainbow said as the men began takin their positions on the wall while others began evacuating the town.

Those who could afford it, boarded the train to get as far away from the battle as possible while others loaded their wagons and headed straight for Canterlot but the eldest of Ponyville refused to leave and chose to board up their homes instead.

"Form an orderly line, no pushing."

"Parents be sure to keep your children close."

"I have sight of them, my lord!" A scout said while looking through a telescope.

"Mortars! Prepare to fire! Cannons on standby!" Joe ordered.

A flag was raised to signal the artillery crews on the wall as they got the range and loaded the canons.

"Looks like they're coming down from the north, just like we predicted." One of the officers said to Darren as the ground began to shake.

Joe's scouting party came riding back down the hill as the sound of war drums and battle cries could be heard in the distance followed by a foul stench that made the equestrian troops gag.

"Augh! what is that?!?" an earth pony in the infantry asked after managing not to lose his lunch.

"Trolls, a lot of em." Darren said when the first lines of the greenskins came marching over the hill with their tattered banners and crude war wagons.

As their roars and screams echoed across the field, the citizens who had yet to flee began to tremble in fear while the soldiers stood firm and readied themselves. Some were shaking in their boots, trying not to piss themselves while others gripped their weapons tight, eager to face the brutes head on.

"Steady men, this is what you trained for!" Marshall shouted when the orks warhorns suddenly blared across the field and the first wave of greenskins came barreling down the hill.

"HALBERDIERS!!" The captain shouted as the drummer signaled the infantry to march into position while the marksmen atop the wall took aim at the green tide flooding towards them.

"Don't fire til you see the red of their eyes!" Joe ordered his men to hold fire when one of his pegasus scouts flying down with a red flag.

"Mark five hundred!!"

"MARK FIVE HUNDRED! FIRE!!"

BOOM!! BOOM!!!

The first wave of artillery blasted huge holes in the greenskin ranks yet still the enemy kept coming, roaring like savage beasts and waving their weapons wildly.

"Mark four hundred!"

"MARK FOUR HUNDRED! FIRE!!"

A second wave of artillery decimated the enemy ranks once again but still the orks rampaged forward as Marshall stood with his men and clamped down his visor.

"Hold position!!" Marshall shouted to make sure his men didn't break ranks and within moments the lines clashed and both sides began suffering heavy casualties.

"OPEN FIRE!!" Joe shouted before firing the first shot and soon the air was filled with the thundering of canons and musket fire.

"HOLD THE LINE!! HOLD THE LINE!!" Marshall shouted to his men as wave after wave of orks crashed against them when suddenly the wall was struck by a large boulder and several marksmen were sent falling to their deaths.

"Catapults on the hill!!" One of the men who survived shouted while pointing towards the hilltop where goblins were preparing to launch another boulder.

"Men, with me! We'll use the forest to hide and circle around them!" Darren shouted as he lead the cavalry to the towns rear gate and through the apple farm before vanishing into the everfree forest.

As the fighting raged on, Twilight and her friends did what they could to keep the townspeople calm as the next train took them straight to Canterlot.

"OI! Dem ponies are tryin' to run!" One ork shouted to Cracktoof as he spotted the train leaving.

"Well dat's no fun, TRASH THAT THING BOYZ!!"

"The hell you will!" Joe yelled before chopping an Orks head in two and sprinting over to the train station. What surprised him and his men was the fact that he was running a lot faster than he had before. When three Orks tried to block him, he actually jumped over them and made it to the station. "What the hell?"

"Dammit some got past the wall!" One of the soldiers yelled as a band of orks suddenly began ransacking the town.

"Burn it! BURN IT ALL!!" A goblin shouted with a maniacal laugh before chucking his torch onto one of the houses.

"Free company, with me!" Joe shouted as he took his militia through a breach in the wall and the battle instantly spilled into the streets.

"Get those fires out, Keep them away from the train station!!"

The soldiers quickly got to work in securing the breach while pegasi and earth ponies rallied around the town well and began collecting buckets of water to put out the fires.

"We need more water over here!"

"Get those ponies outta there! MOVE!!"

The militia got to work on getting the elders out of their homes and towards the station while keeping the greenskins back.

"Set up some barricades!" Joe shouted before turning over a cart and dragging it towards the road leading towards the gate, his men followed his lead and began making improvised barriers from what they could find while slowly pushing the orks back.

"Stinking greenskin!" One of the ponies in his unit shouted before nailing a goblin between the eyes.

Once the men had finally established a forward position, Twilight arrived along with Celestia and her personal guard to offer what help they could.

"Sir Joseph, what's the situation?" Celestia asked after several goblins were blasted by her magic.

"The damn greenskins just keep coming your highness but no worries, we'll just blast those ugly bastards back to their pits! EH BOYS?"

"YEAH!!"

"What about the wall?" Twilight asked as another boulder smashed into the streets

"Marshall has it secured for now but if we don't take out those catapults soon we'll be in big trouble."

"Very good. Twilight, I want you to help evacuate the town, get as many as you can out of here. You know how to use mass teleportation yes?"

"Yes your majesty."

"Good but don't push yourself and be careful." Celestia then hugged her pupil and bid her farewell before joining the lines.

On the front lines, Marshall and his men were fighting tooth and nail to drive back the orks and for each man that fell he took ten or twenty greenskins with him.

"Stand firm!!" He shouted before felt the ground shake and saw a band of trolls rampaging towards them.

"TROOOLLLSS!!"

ROARGH!!

The beasts smashed their way into the imperial lines as dozens of men were crushed by their clubs while others met a more gruesome end as three of the monsters spewed their acid vomit onto the soldiers, melting them armor and all.

"Greatswords!!" The emperor shouted from atop Deathclaw as a flagbearer signaled a heavily armored unit wielding claymores to deal with the beasts.

"Sir Marshall, I leave the rest to you!"

"Where will you be sire!?"

The emperor then looked towards the hillside to where the rest of the orks were waiting.

"Cutting the head off the snake..."

Greenskin Lines

The greenskins were shouting and cheering as another boulder smashed a hole in the wall and their forces seemed to be overwhelming the humans and ponies and the first columns of smoke began to rise from the town.

"Dat's it boyz! Burn dem pony huts!!"

"Load another one!" An ork shouted to the goblin crew working the catapult as they loaded another large boulter.

"Aim for that pointy building in the middle!" One of the goblins shouted to the rest of the crew with a menacing giggle before he noticed the ground was shaking.

"Hey! What's goin on?"

"Earfqwake?"

As the rumbling grew more intense, the goblins began to hear the sound of galloping hooves before a fanfare alerted them to Darren and The Reiksguard rushing out of The Everfree Forest with their lances aimed straight at them.

"RIDE THEM DOWN!!" Darren said moments before their lances found their marks and the goblins were impaled by the knights.

The orks quickly turned to attack the imperial cavalry when all of the sudden they heard an ear piercing screech as Deathclaw came swooping down and lunged at them with his razor sharp beak and talons.

"Dis stinks!" One of the goblins shouted before being trampled by the horses.

"Find the warboss! FIND HIM!!" The emperor shouted as Deathclaw cleaved several more orks.

"He's not here sire!" Darren shouted when one of the wounded greenskins began laughing.

"Heh heh heh heh...cack! da boss was right....you humies are easy to trick..."

"Where is your boss?" Darren said to the dying ork before slowly pushing his lance into the wound.

"Where. Is he?"

"Ahhh! Ha ha ha ha....where you think?" the ork laughed as he pointed into the direction of the apple farm.

"Son of a bitch..."

"Sir Darren, take your men and secure the farm while I help secure the front lines! GO!!" The emperor commanded before taking off and flying back to the main battle.

Sweet Apple Acres

In an unexpected twist, Cracktoof took his best orks and circled around during the chaos of the battle to strike at the apple farm where the defense was weakest in hopes of sneaking them into Ponyville undetected.

"Hey boss, why'z we sneakin' around instead of fightin?" Asked one of his goons who was scratching his head.

"Dere will be plenty of fight boyz, don't worry but I want dem humies and ponies to know wut happens when you mess with Cracktoof so we'z gonna burn dere pretty little farms and burn dem stupid trees before we torch da rest a dis dump!"

The orks chuckled menacingly at their bosses plan as they snuck through the orchard and began setting several trees on fire before proceeding to the house.

"Hey boss, look!" A goblin whispered while pointing into the house to see Granny Smith and little Apple Bloom looking at their family photos.

"Some of dem ponies wuz stupid enough to stay behind."

"Then dis will be REALLY fun." Cractoof said as he ordered his boys to start blocking the doors and windows.

"Granny? What's goin on?" Apple Bloom said as the thumping and rattling startled her.

"I don't know youngin, we better get to the basement. Come on." Granny said calmly as she lead the way, not wanting to scare her granddaughter.

Back at the train station, Joe was slaughtering Orks left and right. Fighting like a man possessed. After splitting another skull, he saw a plume of smoke over Sweet Apple Acres. "Marshall! The farm is under attack!"

Marshall saw the flames and a chill crawled up his spine but he knew he couldn't leave his post as more greenskins came crashing against them.

"I got this, take some men and secure the farm!" Joe shouted while reloading his guns.

"Alright. Men, with me!" The captain shouted as they ran through one of the breaches and made their way towards the farm to find the entire orchard in flames.

"Gods above no..." One of the men said before spotting Cracktoofs warband dancing around a burning house.

"YA DANG VARMINTS!!" Shouted Applejack who came running at the orks with nothing but a pitchfork.

"APPLEJACK NO!!" Marshall shouted just before Cracktoof knocked her out with a swing from his shield and sent her tumbling into the dirt.

"Stoopid pony!" The warboss laughed before spotting Marshall and his men.

One of the men aimed a rifle at shot at Cracktoof, but only grazed his ear.

"Heheheh...I ain't so easy to kill..." the warboss grinned as he stepped over Applejack.

"Well well well, if it isn't old Marshy and his gang of gitz."

"You've been running from me long enough Ork, it's time to end this."

"OI!! I'M WARBOSS CRACKTOOF! I RUN FROM NOBODY!! But you're right about dis being over humie-CAUSE I'M GONNA KILL YA!! Boyz! burn down dis stupid farm and everything in it! We'll take the pony for supper once I've finished krumpin dis git!"

"Men, secure Lady Applejack! This scum is mine!"

"Yes Sir!" The men shouted before blasting and slicing through Orks to get to Applejack.

"Follow us, we'll get you and your family to safety," A soldier told her before three more went to the farmhouse to get Granny and Bloom.

"Oi! There stealing our supper!!"

"GET EM BOYZ!!"

Even with the orchard now ablaze and the smoke choking the air, Marshall stood firm before his old foe who was eager to start fighting as the captain tossed aside his helmet, revealing his face drenched in sweat and a few drops of greenskin blood.

"I want you to see my face so that when you die, you'll know it was ME who beat you."

"Ain't nobody tough enough to beat me, specially some stinkin' humie like you! WAAAGGH!!"

"RRAAAAGH!!"

The two warriors clashed like wild beasts as they parried and blocked each others blows but while Marshall was better in terms of skill, Cracktoof was stronger in terms of brute strength as he sent him crashing into a fence and nearly cleaved him in two as his sword came crashing down.

Through the whole fight, Marshall ducked and weaved while returning Cracktoofs blows in kind as the warboss grew more furious with each passing minute.

"YA DAMN HUMIE! STAY STILL SO I CAN KILL YOU!!"

Over at the farmhouse, Granny and Bloom were pulled from the fire and escorted from the farm. One soldier went ahead of them to inform Joe. "Sir, the residents of the farm have been saved."

"In that case," Joe chopped off the head of another Ork before sheathing his ax. "I'll help out Marsh before he hurts himself." He than ran over to the farm, still surprised he can run faster than some of the horses.

Back on the apple farm, Cracktoof and Marshall had given each other their fair share of injuries with Marshall losing his left eye to the warbosses blade.

"Dat all ya got humie?!?" Cracktoof howled as he looked at the exhausted human kneeling before him.

"You ain't worth killin'! Boyz!? put dis stoopid git out of his misery!"

The Orks looked to the hill and saw a crazed ax-wielding warrior run at them. To Marshall, he saw his friend. "Joe?"

Jumping at heights he didn't know he could do, he landed on one Ork before shooting him in the face. "Come and get some!" He shouted before slicing another Ork in the gut.

What followed was a slaughter as the greenskins fell beneath his axe until only Caracktoof was left.

"DAT'S CHEATIN'!!" He shouted after seeing his boys get chopped up.

"Says the coward too scared to finish a fight!" Joe shot back when Marshall suddenly sprang to his feet and charged at Cracktoof with a blood curdling scream as he drove his sword into the orks chest.

"AAGH!!"

"DIE YOU GREEN BASTARD!! DIIEE!!" Marshall kept pushing his blade all the way to the hilt until the warboss was pinned to a burning tree, crying out in pain.

"Arrgh! I...I ain't finished wit you yet humie!! AARGH!!" Cracktoof growled as he tried to wrench himself off the tree while Joe handed his friend a pistol.

"But I am finished with you Ork." Marshall said as he fired the gun at point blank range, killing the warboss before falling to his knees.

"Marshall!" Joe caught his friend and helped lean him against the fence as some townsfolk rushed in with buckets of water to help put out the fires.

"Never mind me, take that bastards head and hang it from the wall. The rest of those green bastards will run when they see it." Marshall groaned while holding his side.

Joe nodded before leaving his friend against the fence to take the bastard's head. As Marshall leaned against the fence, he felt a hand rest against his arm. When he turned, he saw that it was Applejack. "Thank you," She leaned forward and kissed him. If it wasn't for the blood caked on his face, one would see his blush.

Soon, Joe returned with the Warbosses head. "Let's head back."

Siege Lines

Joe returned with his men to the wall and could see the orks were pushing harder even as The Emperor lead the defense. Once the head was placed on a pike, he raised it high for all to see.

"YOUR LEADER IS DEAD!!" He shouted as some of the greenskins took notice.

"This land and these ponies are under the protection of The Empire!!"

"Da boss is dead?!?"

"LEGGIT LADS!!"

The orks began to panic and break ranks after seeing their leaders head displayed like a trophy and the allied forces quickly gave chase until they ran back over the hill and into the forest.

"Hold! Hold your positions." Karl Franz ordered as his men stopped their pursuit.

"But sire, we have them on the run!" One of the men protested while watching the orks flee.

"The beasts will kill each other to decide their new leader. Our job is done."

"Besides, there is still the wounded that needs taken care of," Joe's expression soon soured. "and dead to be buried."

A short while later

Marshall limped his way back to the town square along with his squad to find the men cheering cheering the wrecked buildings and burnt out frames with the warbosses head placed atop a pile of greenskin corpses.

"Marshall!" Darren called out as he came running over to help his friend and as he did so, Marshall noticed the men were giving them praise as they marched down the street and saluting them while they passed by.

"They honor you Darren."

"No old friend, they honor you." Darren said as he let Marshall take a few steps forward. The moment the captain raised his fist, the cheering grew more louder until The Emperor walked towards the injured captain and his men.

"My lord." Marshall was prepared to kneel before his emperor when he saw him raise his hand.

"Please, there is no need to kneel. You men have fought well today, stand proud." The emperor said as he turned to face the crowd.

"We have lost much this day but we will persevere. Those who gave their lives in defense of this land will be buried with the highest honors so that their courage may be remembered for all time!"

The men gave one last cheer when Marshall finally collapsed, no longer being able to bare the weight of his armor or pain of his wounds.

"Aggh....fucking green pig broke some of my ribs..." He cursed as medics came over with a stretcher.

"Get this man some medical attention immediately!" The emperor ordered before holding Marshalls hand with a proud smile.

"You earned this victory Sir Marshall, be proud knowing you stood strong in the eyes of Sigmar."

"Thank you sire..." Marshall said before he was hauled off to be treated.

After clearing the streets of the dead and putting out the remaining fires, word was quickly sent to Canterlot to announce their victory.

Over at Sugarcube Corner, Joe wiped the sweat from his brow after dousing the flames. Suddenly, he was put in a hug around his waist by his lover. "Hey there, stud." Dash then kissed his cheek before just holding him. "I'm glad you're safe."

Joe turned around before placing a hand on her cheek. "Not a scratch." The two shared a kiss before walking back over to the Town Square. "I'd like to take you to dinner."

"If the restaurant is still standing." Rainbow said just as one of the burnt houses collapsed.

"Those monsters did all this...and we did nothing to them..." Twilight said as she flew down to see the devastation of their town.

"The orks only know fear and intimidation. They are a primitive and violent breed who can never be reasoned with, my only regret is that we didn't get them all." Joe said bitterly when Darren and The Reiksguard rode into the square.

"Darren, how were things on your end?"

"We managed to slay all the trolls before they could escape but our losses were heavy. How's Marshall?"

"He was hauled off on a stretcher, took everything he had to bring down the warboss."

"So he finally did it." Darren sighed with relief while overlooking the devastation.

"The town will never be the same after this."

"Equestria will never be the same." Said Twilight.

"My friends and I have dealt with dangers before but nothing like this...I can't imagine doing it every day."

"You may have to get used to it young princess." The Emperor said while looking at his wounded men.

"If our other foes have found their way to these shores then we must prepare your people as best we can....but for now, let us put that aside-TONIGHT WE DRINK!"

"YEEAAH!!"

Despite their injuries and the fatigue from battle, the soldiers let out a fiery cheer before doing what they could to help repair the town and salvage what they could from the burned buildings and as the sun began to set, a huge bonfire was lit in the town square and the night air was filled with music and laughter.

Over by a tree, Dash and Joe were sharing a drink and holding each other. "So, were you scared?" Dash asked while pouring ale down Joe's mouth.

After wiping his mouth, Joe looked lovingly into Dash's eyes. "Just a bit." He caresses her cheek before gently kissing her. "The thought of those bastards hurting you had me shaking."

"Hmph, as if they could ever catch me." Dash then snakes a hand toward Joe's crotch. "Watching you fight made me hot and bothered. Care to help me out~?" She asked before giving a long, slow lick up his neck.

Joe got very excited at the notion of what was to come. So excited in fact, he let out a noise that surprised him and everyone around him.

"Whoa down boy." Dash giggled but noticed the other soldiers were not laughing.

"What's wrong? You guys look like you just saw a ghost."

"I...I gotta go!" Joe said as he suddenly sprang to his feet and ran off.

"Joe? Wait up!" Dash said as she followed him from the air and back to his tent to see him shedding his clothing.

"Whoa now, eager aren't we~?" She smirked before he gestured for her to stay back.

"No, Dash you need to stay away from me! You're in danger!"

"Danger? Babe I think you had one too many-"

"L-listen to me, just listen okay?" He begged while trying to remain calm.

"Weeks ago, a timber wolf bit me-a strange one with red eyes and tentacles and ever since then I've been noticing changes in my body!"

"Changes like what?" Dash asked as he sat down.

"For starters, I'm more hungry than usual, I can hear the feintest of sounds and pick up on smells no human should be able to smell and I have this uncontrollable urge to shred something with my bare hands every night!"

Feeling a little concerned, Dash stepped forward and tried to lay a comforting hand on him, only for him to wheel around and grab her by the wrist.

"Gasp!" She recoiled a bit when she saw that her lover's eyes turned from Hazel to a sickly yellow, and his teeth sharp.

Realizing what he's doing, he calms down and lets Dash go, making his features turn back to normal before he turned his back on her. "Just go. I don't want you to wind up dead by my hand."

He expected to hear her run away and even call for help, having his friends and the whole town hunt him down. Instead, he feels his mare's arms wrap around him in a hug. "I'm not leaving you." Dash rubs her head against his back, where he felt her tears against his back. "I love you."

With a few tears of his own, he turned around and hugged the love of his life. "I love you too." The two then shared a kiss before looking at each other. "Thanks for sticking with me."

"I can't call myself the element of loyalty if I abandoned the man I love, now can I?" The two shared a brief laugh before heading for Joe's bunk.

"So was that howl the wolf or you~?" She asked while running her hands along his chest.

Darren sat on a tree stump with his chest plate off and set to the side. He was in the middle of stitching a cut he received from the orcs and winced a little with each pass through his skin with the needle.

“Curses, they’re getting bolder…” Darren grumbled aloud.

"Sir Darren?"

Darren heard the voice of Celestia outside his tent as he finished stitching up his wound.

"Is this a bad time?"

“Not at all, my lady,” Darren said after breaking the thread.

Celestia entered his tent but was unprepared with what she saw. Darren stood from his seat and gave the princess a full on view of his exposed torso. Scars littered his entire chiseled frame as every movement from his body seemed to flex automatically. Celestia had to force her wings from springing out as Darren looked at the princess.

“How are you this evening, Celestia?” Darren asked as he cleaned the wound with a rag.

"We just finished surveying the damage. I haven't seen such destruction since the days of King Sombra." The princess replied as he dressed himself.

"I heard it was Sir Marshall who helped secure our victory."

“He’s a tough bastard,” Darren said as he pulled out two cups from a box and a bottle. “A drink?”

"Why thank you."

As Darren poured, the two of them could hear the men cheering and laughing much to the princesses delight.

"Your men seem to be in high spirits."

“It’s bittersweet for some,” Darren said as he sipped his drink. “Back in our homeland, we’ve fought countless battles with the orcs and goblins. No one knows where they come from or why they just kept coming, but we keep fighting them nonetheless. Now they’re here, doing the same thing to your land, to your people.” Darren looked at Celestia with a guilty look. “I am sorry to have brought our enemy to your shores. We only wished to broker an alliance.”

"Do not blame yourself Sir Darren." Celestia said as she took a sip of wine.

"Our home is no stranger to war. Once upon a time, the three tribes of Equestria fought one another for what little resources remained until we saw how pointless the fighting was."

“Truly?” Darren said. “You seemed like such a peaceful race of ponies. It surprises me this land was at war, and with each other no less.”

"Was it not true for your people as well?" She asked as they stepped out of the tent to join the festivities.

"Once yes. Until Sigmar united us in a campaign to claim the land for all mankind but we still have our quarrels."

The two watched as the citizens and soldiers danced around the bonfire and even noticed Blueblood mingling with a few of the footmen who were smoking together at a table.

"What is that you are all smoking?" the prince asked as one of them made a smoke ring.

"Mootland Tobacco, finest pipe weed in all the empire."

"Here, try a puff." Another offered as he wiped his pipe and gave it to the prince.

Reluctantly, Blueblood took a quick puff and immediately began coughing up smoke like a train engine as the men laughed.

“Celestia,” Darren spoke as he put down his cup. “About what happened between us, back at the castle.”

"Say no more." The princess said with a gentle smile.

"Though if you wish to apologize, how's about offering me a dance?"

Darren grabbed her hand and helped her stand. He then gazed into her eyes as she did his. He slowly wrapped his other arm around her waist as slow music played and the swayed to the rhythm.

“I did not regret my actions, Celestia,” Darren spoke softly.

"Nor do I." Celestia smiled as the dance continued when both noticed couples forming from both sides.

"Seems your men have gotten rather acquainted with the locals." She teased while they moved to the rhythm of the music.
Darren noticed some of the men dancing with mares, others sitting on the side and talking to mares as well.

“Celestia…what is it you see about me that is so endearing?” Darren wondered.

"You are different from most men. You speak to me formally with no regard for my status, you treat me well...like any other mare." She replied as he twirled her.

“You deserve a man worthy of you,” Darren said he he held her close. “Do I…could I, be worthy?”

"Only if I am worthy of you." Celestia replied without a second thought as they stared into each others eyes.

Everyone’s eyes were on them as they danced together. The Captain of The Emperors personal guard and the princess of Equestria were lost in each other’s eyes. The music guided their steps as they danced but their heads slowly moved towards each other.

“You’re more than worthy,” Darren said softly. “Allow me to prove it.”

Without another word, Darren kissed the princess on her lips and Celestia didn’t shy away. She wrapped bother her arms around the back of his neck and the whole crowd cheered for the display.

“Way to go, Captain!”

“Eee! Yay princess Celestia!”

“That’s twenty bits for me!”

Darren eventually separated from Celestia as he smiled at her.

“Would you do me the honor, Princess Celestia, of allowing me to court you?” Darren asked.

"Of course...my love." Celestia smiled as they kissed again.

Amongst the crowd, Twilights jaws had hit the floor after seeing her mentor kissing a knight like something out of a fairy tale while her other friends just stared with admiration.

"Aww how sweet!" Pinkie said while watching them.

"A noble knight and a beautiful princess. Such love, such passion!" Rarity said with dramatic fashion.

"Just like in the fairy tales." Fluttershy smiled while feeding Deathclaw.

"Sir Darren. A word." Karl Franz called out to his captain after they kissed.

“I shall return,” Darren said before kissing her hand and left her in a dazed mood. Darren approached his emperor and bowed. “Yes, my lord?”

"I hope you know what you're getting yourself into." The emperor said with his arms crossed.

"Should your newfound romance affect the princesses or your duties, I will take immediate action."

“My lord, I would think nothing of it, however…” Darren looked back at Celestia as she talked to her flabbergasted student. “She’s become quite special to me. I dare say it might very well be a very endearing future for my well-being.”

"Then you have my blessing. Let us hope she is prepared for the day you may not return to her arms." The emperor said as he folded his hands behind his back and looked to the moon.

"There has been another development. During the battle, the men said Sir Joseph dispatched an entire group of Orks by himself....they said he had the teeth and claws of a beast. Answer me truthfully, did you know of this?"

Darren was quiet and boldly looked away from his emperor, something Karl has seen him do on very rare occasions.

"I see....the inquisition will look into this matter."

"The Inquisition? Sire with all do respect-"

"We cannot risk one of our own turning on us at the drop of a hat. Do you agree?" The emperor spoke more firmly as he turned to look back at Darren.

"Yes sire..."

"Good, keep an eye on him and let me know if anything develops." Karl said before noticing a shaking tent and the sound of a bed creaking.

"AH~! Harder~!!" Dash moaned as one of her feathers flew out.

"Anything at all."

End.