Royal Lunar Republic: Birth of a Superpower

by B34R

Rating: mature
Tags: Profanity, Violence, Slice of Life, Death, Human, Anthro, Lyra, Princess Luna, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Bon-Bon, Self Insert, Adventure, Sex
Length: 6179

It's been about a month since he arrived and he seems to have adjusted to the daily life in Equestria. Soon, he will be given his first task; build a nation. Inorder to gain more power politically, he marries a certain lunar alicorn.

Hunter appeared about a month ago. No news about what he did or where he came from. He keeps a lot of his past to himself and usually doesn't talk to a lot of people. To most people that wouldn't be a problem, but he's not dealing with people anymore. Equestrians often talk to one another about the daily goings, but Hunter doesn't do that so many are suspicious of him.

He doesn't care, he's happy the way things are going. It's not like he doesn't have friends, he just doesn't go out of his way to make any. After all, Lyra and Bon Bon were kind hosts and he does his hardest to show his appreciation. They're some of his only friends with the one exception being Twilight who often talks to him. Even if she doesn't consider him a friend, he does. The daily goings of this lone human is about to become far more exciting as he's tasked to create the a strong country.

He creates the strongest.

Published 2023-05-28 01:30:00 UTC
Last updated 2023-12-12 17:37:31 UTC

Chapter 1

A lone human looked at a few different marinara sauces, trying to decide which one to get. He promised to make dinner for the night since his hosts helped him get on his feet. His main concern was trying to find a good sauce to use for dinner. He doesn't wants going to make something too extravagant and fail horribly.

He was trying to figure out if the price was worth the quality. Unlike what he used to do, he doesn't have the option to pick the one his parents used.

"What's he doing?" A mare asked as her friend, another mare, as they looked at the human in the market.

"Probably thinking about how to use that sauce in some kind of fetish." The other mare responded, making the human sigh. That wasn't uncommon.

Many of the ponies in Ponyville almost always made up a new rumor about him. Last week, they had made a rumor regarding potions after he helped pluck the weeds from Lyra's and Bon Bon's little garden. It might as well be his now since he's been using more then his friends.

"Are you having difficulty, sir?" A Stallion asked, making him jump. He didn't realize that he had been focusing so intensely on his decision.

The human nodded as he held up the two jars of marinara sauce. The stallion looked at them before realizing what he was trying to ask.

"Ah, I prefer the one on the left more that the one of the right. They're made by the same company so they taste the same, but the one on the left is a bit smoother and is great with most dishes requiring marinara." The man nodded before putting the one the stallion didn't prefer back on the shelf.

The man bought the sauce before walking out, making sure to compensate the stallion for his help with a small tip and a short letter of thanks. He left the building and started his journey back home.

Many ponies gave him a wide birth and seemingly refused to get close to him. He didn't blame them, he admittedly didn't blame them. He avoided all of the parties made to welcome him. He didn't mind the party planner, but he simply didn't like parties. It may have ended badly for him, so he second guessed if she should've sucked it up.

"Hunter! Over here!" A voice yelled before seeing two mares. The young man started to walk towards them.

One of them was a mint green unicorn with a slightly lighter mint green mane with a white streak going through it. Like most of the inhabitants of the town, they were anthropomorphic equines with fairly human features. She could be described as a curvy mare that seemed to be well endowed. She almost always wore tight clothes to accentuate said curves to include a short sleeve shirt and skinny jeans.

The other was a cream colored mare with a navy blue mane with a pink streak going down it. She was a little shorter than the other mare by about a few inches. She was also rather curvy, but, unlike the mint colored mare, she seemed to be less endowed that could almost be seen as flat. She often wore similar clothes to her mint colored mare.

They were two of the more well known mares in the town, and were recently married. It often confused the Human, known as Hunter, why they decided to keep him around if he could very well cause harm to their relationship. It only made sense after he heard that mint mare was a human fanatic.

It didn't matter to much to him if she was a human obsessionist, she was one of the few people that would listen to him talk... For how little he did. Her wife didn't seem too interested in the answers to the mint mare's questions until it came to history. The two often bonded over tabletop and RTS games.

His main history expertise was war, something the mares were worried about until they found out about the pride he hadin his family for participating in those wars. He made it clear that he didn't like war, but he admired the bravery the men and women showed during that time and wanted to be like them.

"Hunter, let me introduce you to a friend of mine." The mint mare said before a lavender mare with a similarly purple name with two tones of pink running through it was motioned to.

She seemed to wear more formal wear with a skirt and a blouse. She seemed to be a similar build to Lyra, but seemed neater in appearance.

"Good morning, Mr. Hunter." She mare said. He only waved, actively trying not to speak. "Um... I'd like to ask you a few questions." The man nodded to agree. "Alright, first question..."

He didn't talk through the entire interview. He mostly wrote his answers or gave visual information. It was often a challenge to get what he was saying, but a quick game of telephone helped.

"I... Appreciate your... Time, Mr.Hunter." The mare said with visible annoyance. "My name is Twilight Sparkle and if you need information, then ask for me at the Golden Oaks Library." The man nodded.

No doubt the mint mare already told Twilight about his military past. His training and discipline allowed him to keep a straight face for a majority of his time in Equestria.

Why was this important?

Because he is incredibly shy with an unhealthy amount of anxiety on top. All the false rumors only made things worse for him since he'd get harassed often. It only made him fall deeper into his shell, one he worked hard to get out of.

"Lyra, do you think this was a good idea? She's definitely going to tell the Princesses about him. What's next after that?" The cream colored mare said as she worryingly stole glances at Hunter.

"We'll work on it, Bon Bon. Until we know the response about his presence, we can't make a decisive decision." Lyra responded, already taken into account of the possible dangers that could happen.

"You're making a lot of sense right now, Lyra. She's right though, maybe we should work on escape routes in case something bad happens." Hunter said, his somewhat deep voice finally coming out after hours of disuse. The other two weren't surprised since he often talked to them, doing his hardest to appear kind and friendly.

"If you're not even going to listen to my advice, please don't comment on it." She was right, neither were listening. It wasn't like they always shut her out, but she had a habit of jinxing situations. Like when she said he'd be fine if we walked up stairs to take a shower... He's fallen down almost every attempt. Or when she said it was going to be a good day, and then Bon Bon made no sales. Still, they loved her.

"Alright, first I'll slip out the back and then I'll-"

"And then you'll what?" Hunter immediately stopped after hearing the familiar mature voice of the monarch, now diarch, of the country.

"Oh shit." He said while his eyes shrunk. "I shit in the hole, covered it with leaves, and burned it before filling it back up. My Drills never found out."

"You know I've been listening in for the past ten minutes." The voice said as she pulled up a seat. "Now what was this plan."

"... I'm not apologizing." He said looking at the enormous mare. She had a rainbow like mane that contrasted against her white fur. An elegant, loose white dress clung to her body, leaving little to the imagination.

"Are you now?" That second voice made him slam his head into the table.

"Damn it! Why, why are you hear?! Was sending me through a wall not enough?!" He yelled, shocking and scaring everyone.

"You punched my sister." The white mare responded.

"She was evil." He defended.

"Hunter! Why do you wake up and immediately choose violence?!" Bon Bon asked, glaring at the human.

"Because fuck you in particular, Celestia." He said pointing at the white mare.

"Yes, I'm aware you do things specifically to spite me." Celestia glared back. "I'm still recovering from that Poison Joke you sent me."

"I sent the ingredients of the cure. Not my fault you're inept."

"You two seem awfully familiar." The new voice said as she sat beside the white mare. She had dark blue fur and a mane mimicking the night sky.

"Luna, you'll understand soon enough." Celestia said, patting her sister on the head like a child.

"She made me a bunny girl outfit the moment I appeared here. I'm unashamed to say that I didn't change and gave it to Lyra." Hunter said while pointing to the mare.

"It was so comfortable, your majesty!" She commented nervously.

"I got her back by making her a cake... And slapping her in the face with it."

"It was a good cake too... I still ate it, but that's not the point." Celestia responded, absentmindedly. Hunter couldn't nold it in anymore. He broke into a fit of laughter.

"God damnit. Sorry, I couldn't hold it!" Celestia herself tried to stiffle her laugh as well.

"You think you know a guy." Bon Bon said in fake sadness, playing into the joke.

Lyra didn't know what was happening and was still shocked by her Princess's sudden arrival.

"So, what actually brought you here?" Hunter asked, finally breaking free of his laughing fit.

"I have something to ask you. A... Business proposal as you will." She responded, her tone suddenly becoming serious.

"I suck at finances, so don't ask."

"No!" Celestia had to recompose herself after the human's interruption. "We need help. We'll be willing to accommodate your needs such as food, sleeping arrangements, and electricity-"

"Deal." Celestia did a double take.

"But I didn't-"

"I get to play videogames again, I'm not going to complain." Celestia sighed before shrugging. The deal went better than she thought. She then produced a piece of parchment.

"Sign here." He did with hesitation. "Congratulations! You and Luna are now married!"

"Awesome... Wait... WHAT!?!"

"Should have read the fine print, Hunter." Lyra said with a grin.

The human slammed his head into the table with a groan. "God damnit, I did the same thing when I signed up for the Army." Those bonuses are so enticing.

"Which grings me to why you were to marry Luna." Celestia said as he picked up his head. "The events during the Summer Sun Celebration made it clear that we are sorely lacking in military power. With several of our neighbors on the track of upgrading their arsenal to the newer armor and crossbows, we need an alley that can stand with them and act as a deturant to any creatures that want to invade. I've tasked Luna to aid in making a new country with strong military power, but..."

"Her being a Queen would allow her to speak on equal grounds with the Kings and Queens of the world." Hunter finished, understanding why they had to be wed. Hunter knew the only reason Celestia had so much power in the political world was because of her long life span and experience, but with the arsenal upgrade most countries will be getting; that power could threaten to flip.

"Exactly. More so, Luna had chosen you for your brave action taken against Nightmare Moon during the Summer Sun Celebration."

Hunter paused. He looked down at the table with a little fear. What he did was unthinkable, irrational, completely brain dead... He punched the Evil Alicorn so hard that the guard rail broke when she hit it. Not only did he feel bad for Luna, but he was sent through a wall after Nightmare Moon recovered.

"Retar... Stupid is a better way to describe it." Hunter commented, having to cut himself off before he said something she wasn't supposed to. He had to keep reminding himself that he wasn't in the military anymore thanks to his new situation.

"Anyway, I'm willing to give you land, money, and workers to help build this new nation." Celestia continued.

"We'll use the Castle of the Two Sisters as our base." Hunter's declaration was immediate and almost completely unexpected.

"W-what? Aren't you going to think it over a little?" Celestia was in complete shock that he said it almost immediately.

Luna began to laugh heartily. "I'd expect nothing less from my Husband!" She boasted with a wide smile.

"I have reasons if you want to hear them?"

"Bon Bon, don't you feel like a third wheel?" Lyra asked.

"Kinda, but now I'm curious." Bon Bon responded with an interested gaze.

"I'll start with the first one," Hunter said before ordering something to drink. He used a pencil and paper to order it, a habit the Princess of the Sun knew well. "The infamy of the location would ward off would be invaders. Two; it's already build and mostly structurally sound so it should be safe to act as our base of operations for a while before it officially becomes our palace. Three; I'm already accustomed to the weather there since I lived there for a week. Four; I have a friend inside the forest that I could possibly convince to become our community's doctor."

"No fifth reason?" Celestia asked.

"Fuck you, how about that?" She facepalmed while Luna laughed with tears in her eyes.

"Yup, I walked into that one." She uncovered her eyes before smiling. "We'll continue with the wedding and I'll have carpenter and constructionists work on the castle to provide structural and general maintenance. It should be done in a month or so."

"I'll promise you this, Celestia." Hunter placed his hand on his cheek, propping his head up. "I'll make the most advanced civilizations in the world. Any weapon we make will far outclass any crossbow." He smiled confidently. "When I'm done, this world would have leaped over a thousand years into the future of warfare technology."

Chapter 2

"I'll leave you two to one another. And I hope you can live up to that big promise, Hunter." Celestia said as she boarded a white and golden chariot.

"I will, trust me. I know things. It's stupid how I know it, but I know it." He responded. Celestia rolled her eyes before looking at Luna.

"Please take care, sister. We still don't know if others still resent you for becoming Nightmare Moon." Luna blew a raspberry while letting her body take a more relaxed pose.

"Don't worry about it, 'Tia. I got it under control." Luna responded with a little annoyance. "I don't have to be coddled anymore."

"Maybe in terms of age." Celestia was then hit with a tiny pebble.

"Just get out of here!" Celestia chucked before nodding to the pegasi. Without a word, they began to take off with the chariot in tow. Within seconds, Celestia was nothing more than a spec in the sky.

"It's a nice day today..." Hunter commented, ignoring the crowd behind them waving and cheering. "You know she's going to try to use us, right?"

"Absolutely." The newly wed couple sighed. "Our wedding is in a week."

"Not how I expected to get married, but you chose this." Hunter was hit in the head with a pebble.

"Shut up. Don't think we didn't notice you staring at us when we got back to town." She leaned closer to the human with a smile while he turned away. "Thou find us attractive, don't you?"

"... I'm not answering that, there's no right answer." He scratched the back of his head. A simple nervous habit. "Anyway, we need to go over the logistics of everything. I'd like to get this out of the way as fast as possible."

"Why's that?" He went from scratching the back of his head to playing with his fingers.

"So we can go on a couple dates. I'm not too good when it comes to women and I have less experience with relationships."

"You spend time with the green and yellow mare. Not to mention my sister."

"They're gay so it doesn't count and your sister is low key a bitch outside of work... In the fun way." He had to remind himself of the time she took him out clubbing. She was in disguise and he just wore a hoodie. He never went again since he didn't like parties. Didn't mean she didn't whine and complain when he refused to go.

"That reminds me, when did you do most of that?" It was a fair question to ask him.

"Shortly after y'all got back. Celestia wanted to see if I was a future threat and kept me in the castle for a week and a half. I'm just glad Lyra and Bon Bon didn't kick me out after that." Hunter turned back to her only for them to realize how close they actually were as their noses touched. They immediately gained distance between each other with a blush.

"N-now we see what you mean by having a couple dates." Luckily, no one noticed nor does anyone know about their sudden engagement. A perfect senario for him. The less others know, the better.

"So, Princess, why aren't you going with your sister?" Hunter jumped as a pink mare popped out his pocket. He already knew not to question it, but it still scared him. It stopped all cheering from the crowd as they listened into possible new gossip.

"If you must know, we're getting married soon." Hunter's head immediately shot to his fiance with wide eyes.

"Who's marrying you?" Dread filled his entire being.

"Luna, don't!" Hunter yelled.

"Hunter." The pink mare turned to the human with blinding speed.

"You're getting married!" The pink mare jumped out of Hunter's pocket as he fell to his knees.

"NOOOOO, I NOW HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO GO TO A PARTY!!!" Hunter yelled in an overdramatic way while falling to his knees. No one, absolutely no one, expected him to say anything.

She shrugged with a grin. She was fully expecting to tell everyone.

"I have to set up a party... NOW!" The pink mare ran off leaving a distraught human and an amused alicorn behind.

"Thy don't like parties?" Luna asked after a few seconds. She reached out to help Hunter stand after his theatrics.

"I don't like parties. I-I just don't think their fun." Luna pulled him to his feet.

"Didn't maybe this old mare could help you enjoy them." Hunter immediately let go of her hand.

"That can be taken out of context."

"I will not stain the purity of my body before marriage. Even if it's to the same stallion I'm to be wed to."

"You mean years later, right?" There was no response from Luna. "Right?" He was worried.

"Our honeymoon shall be legendary."

"I'm going to die, aren't I?"

"Probably close." Hunter will remember this. "Anyway, shall we retreat to our room?"

"I sleep on a couch and I'm broke. I'm more than willing to share the couch, but I barely fit on it... And everyone's taller than me." Luna pouted before picking me up like a two by four. "Yay, field trip."

"Are thou ever not sarcastic?" She did not sound amused.

"Does the moon rise every night?" He doesn't care.

"Anyway, we'll be staying on that couch until the dawn of the morrow." She then realized something. "You sleep on a couch?"

"I'm military, we'll sleep on concrete if we're tired." Luna was now curious about what military work was like for humans. Unfortunately for her, he never got to his first unit.

"I bet you are glad that you'll have such a soft mare to accompany you to make your sleep that much better."

"That's fair. Then again, I'll be sleeping with someone for the first time since I was an infant. Who knows, maybe I might not be able to control yourself."

"We'll tie you to the couch."

"Man, I'm more tired than I thought." He was trying to play off what he said.

"Sure... We can begin our discussions about the logistics before we retire for the day."

"It's noon."

"Prime time for sleeping!"

Luna walked through the town while carrying the human with a single arm. He occasionally gave her directions to Lyra and Bon Bon's house.

Hunter didn't care that he was being carried since Lyra and Bon Bon often did the same when they wanted to go do something with him. They often took him with them for picnics, movie screenings, and the occasional dinner. He had to admit that he hardly ever left the house unless he had a task.

Once they got to Lyra and Bon Bon's house, they found Lyra in the bunny girl outfit in the middle of the living room.

"So you do use it." Hunter said as Lyra smiled.

"I'm just trying it on. It's a little tight on in the butt and chest area, but I can manage." Lyra responded while adjusting the outfit in said areas.

"Makes sense." Hunter got out of his fiance's grip before walking past Lyra.

"You we're interested in that?" Luna asked, still staring at the mare.

"If you're interested, just tell them. They may be married, but they're in an open relationship." Hunter said as he got everything ready to make dinner and a little extra for Luna.

"They're gay?"

"Bisexual. Trust me, they do not like being called gay. Lyra because it detracts stallions and Bon Bon is just a stickler for all that proper stuff." Luna nodded, understanding why they'd be a little upset.

"I'm guessing polygamy is still mandatory?"

"It's encouraged, but not mandatory. There's been a steady twenty-five to seventy-five percent in gender population in favor of females."

"Times truly are different than before." Luna looked back at Lyra. "If they wishes to relieve oneself, we will allow you to seek the body of another mare."

"Nope, not how I do things... and I'm too inexperienced for any of that." She nodded looking at his body.

"Yes, I see why. Your body is rather thin." Hunter scoffed before chuckling.

"I'm a fuckin' noodle. Break me in half and you got spaghetti." Luna snorted after hearing that. She didn't expect him to say that, especially about himself.

Luna left the kitchen after giving her husband-to-be a peck on the cheek before walking into the living room to find Lyra sitting on the couch. She was still in the costume and still adjusting the area's she complained about.

"Why have you yet yo change, Lady Lyra?" Luna said. Said mare chuckled before looking away.

"I'm was trying to be more blunt about it, but I guess he's too dense to even get this." Lyra motioned to her body as she adjusted the costume again. "I thing I got it now." The costume ripped to pieces. "Celestia damn it."

"If he's that dense, then I think you have your perfect outfit for telling him exactly what you want. I already told him he has full rain until our wedding."

"That feels morally wrong."

"Why did you just try to do?" Lyra was quiet after that. "Don't call the kettle black. Besides, this'll be good for him as well."

"How, expanding his harem." Lyra answered with a roll of her eyes.

"Gaining valuable experience... And I desire a harem." She looked at kitchen where Hunter was cooking. "Besides, he's already stressed about everything we have to do prior to our wedding. Not to mention that the more partners a king has, the more power they have... Or that's how it was like before my banishment."

"I can see how that would be beneficial." Lyra looked down at her arm that was covering her chest. "This was such a good outfit too."

"That reminds us. We're thou intending on using that or..."

"I was just trying it out and the timing was just perfect."

"A coincidence of the highest degree."

"Besides, I promised I'd wait for Bon Bon if I did manage to get him." Luna nodded before lying on the couch.

"I'm still not adjusted to the time. I shall be ready to take on tomorrow!" Luna threw off her dress and placed it on an armrest before lying down. She didn't care about the special horseshoe attachments on her hooves, but they were minor annoyances to her.

"Hunter's going to freak out when he sees this." Lyra sighed before walking into the kitchen. "Hunter can we talk for a second?"

"Surrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre."

There was a sudden crash before Lyra ran upstairs to her room. Just as Luna heard the door upstairs slam shut, the living room door opened to reveal Bon Bon.

"G-good afternoon, princess." Bon Bon said with nervousness. "Let me get you some tea."

Bon Bon retreated to the kitchen to get Luna refreshments. Luna was still trying to figure out what was happening.

"WHY IS HUNTER FACE DOWN IN SPAGHETTI!?!" Bon Bon yelled.

"Eris would be in heaven here." Luna commented before Bon Bon brought the human to the couch where he was promptly cuddled by a large alicorn.

Author's Note

Ready for some Chaos, I'm ready for Chaos. Up until the wedding will be chaos.

Chapter 3

The next day after Hunter passed out, he was sitting across from Luna with a list in his hands. Lyra and Bon Bon had already left for work and the other two had nothing to do for the day.

Hunter wanted to discuss the plans he wrote down after an hour of thinking. He wasn't dumb, he knew the castle was decrepit and falling apart. He wanted to address the issues he thought took priority.

"First, I think we should make the castle and bridge sturdier. We could stand to make the bridge wider if possible, but making it safe is our priority." Hunter said as he went over the list. "We won't need to much security because of the casum surrounding the area so we'll only need minimal security."

"Makes sense, after that, I suggest we immediately began working on our food situation. Becoming self-sufficient quickly will make the debt we'll owe Celestia more manageable." Luna said. Hunter nodded in agreement before he checked his watch.

"Shit, we should eat something. We'll continue this conversation over lunch." Luna sighed, after hearing about the date idea he had, she wanted to get over the logistics as soon as possible. "Get dressed and we'll head out."

Luna looked down at herself and realized that she still didn't put her dress on. She didn't mind not having it on since her husband-to-be was seeing her like that and the other two seemed okay with it. Unfortunately for her, her fiance wasn't so keen on the idea since he immediately left to go start his list after he woke up.

Throughout the night, Luna had held his smaller body in her arms. She knew that she'd have to be blunt when expressing her desired to him since he'd completely miss any signs(per Lyra's words), but he seemed a lot more reserved than the rumors said. Not only that, but he kept to a strict schedule everyday.

Luna put on her dress quickly. Unlike her sister's, her's was designed to be able to put on and take off quickly and without much effort. Since she was more battle focused than Celestia, it made it easy to prepare to put on armor and make herself battle ready.

When she turned around to face him, she saw he was in a sketch book while holding a strange rectangular device. It was something he thought of and wanted to showcase before their expedition into the Everfree.

Then there was his phone. Luna didn't know what the device did, but it was a common thing in the modern era. She was surprised that he had one, but she did remember her sister saying that they're world was at similar points in technology in certain categories. Quality of life tech was one of them.

"I'm ready." Luna said. Hunter looked up at her and nodded. He closed the sketch book and stretched; his body was stiff from the awkward sleeping position he was in the night before.

"I got a few bits left over from yesterday." He said as he walked to a shelf nearly empty of any items. He noticed that it was unused when he got there and waited for either one of his roommates to use it. After a week, he started to use it.

They left with folders in hand. They were going to continue the discussion over lunch. They already decided to keep everything within the castle until they had the forces and income to expand.

"Hiya!" Pinkie yelled as she appeared beside the two. Hunter anticipated that and knew she'd appear immediately when he left the house. He nodded, acknowledging her existence. "So, I have a few questions to ask." Again, he nodded; preparing a notebook and pen. "Favorite cake flavor?"

'Chocolate.' He wrote. Luna cocked her head to one side, confused by his method of talking to the mare.

"Next! Favorite type of entertainment?"

'Video Games.' He knew what she was doing, but he couldn't avoid it this time. He knew Luna would appreciate the party.

"Third! Do you like to drink?" That caught Hunter off guard.

'No, I'm still too young. Drinking age is 21 at my home.' Pinkie stopped after reading that.

"You're not twenty-one? How long do humans live?"

'Oh, Twilight told them.' Hunter thought.

'About 80 years, 100 if we're lucky.'

"How old are you?" Pinkie asked.

'I think I turned 20 two weeks ago.'

"I hope you know what this means?" Hunter hung his head in defeat. Now there'll be more people and obnoxiousness than originally planned; he really couldn't stress how much he disliked parties. With that, she vanished after leaving my peripherals. Literally just ceased to exist.

"What was the parchment and odd queil all about?" Luna asked. He sighed knowing that he'd have to explain.

"I don't know if I'll suddenly go home so I've been keeping people at arms length." He explained as they began to walk to a restaurant. "Anyway, where do you want to eat?"

"How about a place where I can eat something call a Burrito?" Hunter nodded after hearing that. He liked Mexican food and hasn't had it in a while.

"Sounds amazing right now. I haven't had nachos in a while." He opened my note book and walked to someone, determined to get directions.

He asked for directions, but everyone avoided him. More and more avoided him until he was alone with Luna on the streets.

"Alright, looks like we're on our own." He picked a random direction and started to walk.

"Wait." Luna said while placing a hand on his shoulder. "Why did everyone avoid you?"

"Everyone was cautious of me, but after I punched Nightmare Moon in the face, everyone's been avoiding me or spreading rumors. I'm not one for confrontation so I let it be." He sighed before looking back as his bride-to-be. "I'm used to it."

"I guess we have more in common than I thought." Luna looked away after realizing that he could understand her more than most ponies in Equestria.

"Let's just get to walking or else we'll never find the restaurant." Hunter grabbed her hand and started to pull her in a random direction.

She was surprised that he was being so bold. It was usually the mare's job to do that since they were the more dominant gender. She wandered if social norms were reversed in his world or if the times had changed society that much in her absence.

"He's your food Princess Luna and sir." The waitress said before dropping off a couple plates.

"Thank you." Luna responded with a small smile. The mare returned it, but didn't even acknowledge Hunter's presence. After the mare left, Luna glared at the her. "Whorse."

"Strong words for a princess." Hunter said as he started talking a few bites of his food. She simply rolled her eyes. "Don't worry about it. It's something I'm used to and it stops any awkward conversation." Luna sighed.

"That doesn't excuse the behavior, Hunter." Luna cut off a piece of the burrito before eating it. Her eyes shot open as her wings ruffled. "Oh my goodness, that's good."

"We can't change how people act or think. All we can control are our reactions." Luna was impressed by his maturity. In the past and from those she met recently, most stallions his age were more concerned about living their life to the fullest, but they didn't have the maturity Hunter had.

"So falling face first into spaghetti after seeing a mare makes is a controlled reaction." Luna smirked as Hunter froze.

"What did you expect, I've never been in that situation before." Luna chuckled after seeing the two sides of him.

"You're really insightful when you need to be, but you're also able to relax and let things play out." She took another bite of her food with a smile. "When I first heard of you, I thought you'd just be a male version of my sister."

"Don't know how to respond to that, but okay." He just kept eating, knowing that she would continue on regardless.

"It's because of that initial thought that I believed you would be the best possible candidate for a husband. I never really felt at ease unless I was with Celestia." She looked at him, the smile still on her face. "But you seem to be fundamentally different despite acting the same. She cares for the country as a whole whole you care more about individuals."

"That could change. With the next few months shaping up to be some of the most difficult time for our country." Luna's smile fell. She hated to admit that he was right. His values may become more vast like her sister's. "But, I plan on having the blueprints for our standard issue military weapon complete before Pinkie's party. We send it to Celestia and from there we would have the most advanced military gear the world has ever seen."

"This weapon, what is it?" Hunter pulled out his phone and tapped on it. He went to a specific app he had downloaded a while back and often forgot to delete. He never thought it would be useful.

"If we're being vague, it's called a rifle. However, this version is known as the Mosin Nagant. As time goes on, we'll make more complicated rifles." He put his phone away and continued eating.

They continued eating until their plates were empty. They sat in silence for a majority of the time. Neither knew what to say or what to talk about. They hadn't known each other long... For one of them at least. Hunter had known of Luna, but that was only though a screen.

The only reason why he was mostly okay with the arranged marriage was because he knew Luna before hand. He knew all about the show up until season eight when Netflix took every season other than the first four off the service.

"Pinkie is probably going to surprise us later today. Either she's going to invite us, blindfold us, or straight up teleport us... Somehow." Hunter explained as he finished his plate. "We'll probably know it's ready when we see a lack of people outside."

"Don't you mean..." Luna began.

"Yes, but that phrase became moot after I became a resident." Luna wanted to make a retort, but also realized he was right.

"That's fair. How long do you think it'll take for Pinkie to set up her party?" Hunter paid for the meal before leaving.

"Could be now or it could be in a few hours." They had continued to walk around town. Luna didn't know the town as well as Hunter, so she followed him.

It took a while for her to notice that they were entering an area that was far more rural than the town. Luna didn't know what he had in mind as they walked into a forest. The nice burch trees painted a beautiful color that contrasted with the dark colors of the ground.

That's when she saw it. Hunter looked more relaxed than he ever did. Luna had many questions about him, but didn't want to disturb the only time he looked relaxed.

"Preparing for the party?" Luna asked. Hunter could only offer an uneasy smile.

"I really don't like parties." He responded.

"Good thing I made sure you'd enjoy it!" A cheerful voice yelled, breaking the silence of the forest.

Suddenly, their surroundings changed to that of the local confectionary store. Luna was trying to process what she just expected while Hunter just firmly planted his face into his palm.

"God damnit, Pinkie."

Chapter 4

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Chapter 5

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Chapter 6

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