The psychotic gentlegriff

Celestia levitated Anubis towards her and she frantically spun him around, inspecting every inch of him before zeroing in on a small patch of dried blood on his back.

“So do you mind explaining how this happened Anubis?” Her tone was firm.

“Um well you see I was hungry and smelt waffles, so I may or may not have went off on my own and…. Well I was attacked by two of your guards, look I was only defending myself I swear Celestia.”

“(Sigh) Anubis I already know the story but firstly, why did you go off on your own especially when I told you not to. Secondly why did you fight back, you could have made things worse for yourself?”

“Hey I didn’t know that they were royal guards.”

“That doesn’t matter Anubis, do you even know what the punishment is for a griffon if they severely injure a pony?”

“No, you haven’t even told me the laws of this place.”

“(Sigh) if you had of used your claws Anubis, I’d be forced to have you declawed for public safety.”

“Then why do I still have them? You found me with my claws inside a dead pony Celestia.” At this point Anubis was getting angry.

“That was a different circumstance, you were scared and in danger. My guards shouldn’t have allowed you to be taken but they needed to find the missing foals.” The revelation that the guard had watched him be foalnapped just to follow his captors was a massive bombshell.

“Are you insane!! You allowed me to be fucking taken just so you could find where they were hiding.”

“No no no Anubis, I-I didn’t know that it happened until it was the next morning. Please listen to me, it wasn’t planned like that.”

“THEN HOW WAS IT PLANNED!!!!”

Anubis’s eyes fell to the ground and Celestia placed him on the floor, she moved in and went to give Anubis a hug. He tried to push her away but she was too strong, Celestia proceeded to wrap the angered griffon in her wings and the nearby guards tensed up. She waved them off but a few remained concerned.

“Look…. Anubis I’m sorry my guards used you like that but please understand that your sacrifice helped us save the lives of those foals.”

“(Huff) what sacrifice, I didn’t get a choice, I was cut open Celestia.” The pure white Alicorn tightened her wings around him.

“I know you didn’t get to choose but it’s in the past now and what matters is that you’re safe.” Anubis leaned against Celestia’s chest and closed his eyes. “They’re there Anubis it’s okay, I’m still a little bit mad at you about today and you’ll have to deal with the consequences. On top of staying with in Captain Graceful’s sights all day, every day for the rest of this month.”

“Yeah fine just show me my new room so I can go to bed, I’m tired after today Celestia.”

“Yes I believe you need some rest, come on follow me.” She then turned to the Captain and her lieutenant. “Captain Sky please bring Anubis’s things to his new room.”

“Of course your highness, right away.”

“Thank you Captain, his room is the one 6 doors down the hall from my own.” Captain Sky and lieutenants Blazing took all the bags and left to put them in Anubis’s new permanent room.

“Come on Anubis, let’s take a walk around the castle gardens to calm your nerves.” She offered him a encouraging smile before letting go and folded her wings.

“(Huff) fine let’s take a walk Celestia, I need to clear my head.” Anubis took a few steps forward and turned to look back at the regal Alicorn. “Well aren’t you going to lead the way?”

“Oh sorry, yes of course just follow me Anubis.”

They made their way to Celestia’s private garden and Anubis noticed that there was nopony else out here with them.

“It’s peaceful here, isn’t it.”

“Y-Yes it is princess, honestly I’m impressed by how vibrant those flowers are.”

“Thank you Anubis, I planted them myself.” Celestia then trotted over to a small patch of grass in the middle of the garden.

“You planted all this? But you’re a princess, why do this when you can literally do anything you want?”

“So you’ve calmed down now. Come over here and relax with me Anubis.”

“I may have calmed down but I’m still mad, not to mention that I asked to be taken to my room Celestia.”

“Just lay down next to me Anubis, I don’t believe letting you sit in a room bottling up your anger will help you. Your seventeen not seven.”

“Ha ha ha very funny Celestia.” Anubis laid down next to the pure white Alicorn. “Look…. I don’t blame you or your guards for what happened to me and your right, bottling up anger is stupid, so I’m going to use my anger for something productive.”

“Oh really, wow I’m impressed…. But it’s a shame that you had to mature so fast.” Celestia lowered her head and looked at Anubis who was laying on his back. “Anubis if you could relive your childhood before your parents passed on, would you?”

“Ye…. No I don’t think I would actually, I may have had it rough but I’m the way I am because of it and I’m not perfect by any means. But I’m stronger for it…. What about you? Would you relive your childhood Celestia?”

Celestia was shocked at his answer and more so about his question, nopony’s ever asked her own question before. She didn’t know how to respond.

“I-I don’t know in all honesty, so many ponies rely on me for guidance and to keep Equestria running. So I’ve never really thought about it, when I was a little filly the world was a very different place. Dangerous monsters were everywhere and ponies didn’t get along so well. I honestly don’t think I’d want to go back to those times, but I wish I could have changed some things in my past.”

“Monsters everywhere you say? That seems almost alien compared to what I’ve seen, it must have been difficult growing up in such an environment.”

“It was…. But it was normal back then so you either got strong or hid in your herd, thankfully it’s no longer like that. But it doesn’t me that it’s not dangerous out there.”

“I see where you’re coming from but Celestia I can look after myself and if I can’t then I’ll just have to deal with the consequences.”

“Anubis you don’t see where I’m coming from, you shouldn’t have to deal with the consequences alone. You’re not alone now, I don’t see why you don’t ask for help and why don’t you like getting close with anypony. You’re friendly but reserved, rude but polite, I don’t understand why Anubis? I’m beginning to think it might be best if you have a psychological test?”

“Maybe I’m just wired this way! I don’t see anything wrong with it.” He was getting annoyed by having his personality dissected and his sanity questioned.

“No Anubis, you misunderstand me. I mean so we can better understand how you think and so we can help you integrate with Equestrian society.”

“Well it sounded like you were politely questioning my sanity Celestia, i still don’t want to have tests ran on me.”

“But.”

“No Celestia and that is final.”

“Okay (sigh) but I still believe that it could help you.”

“Then you can believe that but I don’t.”

They then laid there in silence just enjoying the garden, after a few minutes Anubis began to find that he was far more relaxed then 5 minutes ago. A cold breeze blew over him, causing him to shiver involuntarily. Celestia saw this and moved herself closer to the resting griff that she had grown fond of, stretching her wing over him as a blanket.

“You know what Celestia, so many of your ponies would kill to be where I am right now.”

“I don’t think my little ponies would do such a thing for this Anubis, I’d like to believe that they’re better than that.”

“Oh you’d be surprised what another living creature is willing to do for something that others deem valuable.”

“What do you mean, surely if they them selves don’t see it as valuable then they wouldn’t want it.”

“Yes but no, say if others say it’s super valuable then it becomes easier to convince somecreature else that it is valuable and the more creatures that believe that it is. The more sort after something becomes, so I’m 100 percent sure that there’s an individual out there that will kill to be in the position I’m in. Hell I’m sure that there’s a creature out there that wants me dead so I’m not in this position Celestia.”

“I won’t let them….” Her tone was cold, Anubis turned to look at her and Celestia’s eyes widened.

“Wow I wasn’t expecting that from you Celestia, like maybe Captain Sky or even Graceful but you, wow I’m impressed.”

“I’m a little surprised by myself if I’m being honest but I still wouldn’t let anything bad happen to you Anubis.”

“Yeah it’s a bit late for that but I can think of a way you can make it up to me.”

“And what may that be?”

“Well I’ve been walking and flying all day, not to mention I’m a little bruised. So can you carry my carcass to my room, speaking of which, why is it located so close to yours? Is it because I’m soooo charming.”

“That…. And because you’re a danger to yourself, so I’d like you in a part of the castle that is heavily guarded. So I wish you the best of luck trying to sneak anything into your room, oh and daily inspections by yours truly.” Celestia gave him a cheeky smile and brushed her feathers against him, this made Anubis giggle a bit and her smile morphed into a grin.

“So you’re ticklish there, mhmmm.”

“Wait please don’t Cele~HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! Please have mercy!! Nooo!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! (Chomp)” Anubis bit down on Celestia’s wing, causing her to jump up and yelp out in surprise.

“EEEEP!! Anubis what are you doing, I told you not to touch another’s wings let alone bite them.” Her muzzle was tinted red.

“Wha no don’t spin this on me, you were tickling me with your wing and I was only defending myself from you. You’re the one at fault here Celestia.” Anubis got up and pointed at her.

Celestia placed her hoof on her chest. “Me? You’re the one who needs a warning label.”

“That was your warning Celestia, don’t tickle the griffon. (Grrrrrrrr)”

“Don’t growl at me Anubis, I’ll use my magic.” Celestia’s horn lit up with a golden aura.

“You think that’ll stop me Celestia, you’re wrong.” Anubis pounced towards the princess and she teleported away from him. Anubis landed on the grass and immediately propelled himself towards her with his wings, Celestia then used her telekinesis to catch him in a large bubble.

Now suspended in the air, Anubis tried to escape from a golden bubble. “Hey let me down, that’s so unfair.”

“Aw that’s to bad, I believe that it’s completely fair.”

“Then you won’t mind this.” He pressed his claws against the walls of the bubble and a dim red glow came from his claws. Celestia’s eyes widened in surprise as her bubble spell was beginning to crack.

“B-but how is that possible?”

(Smash!)

The spell shattered into millions of pieces and Anubis fell into the ground with a thud. Now panting he shakily got up and gave Celestia a weak grin of victory before collapsing on the soft grass. Celestia rushed over and inspected the unconscious griff, she wasted no time and lifted him onto her back. She quickly took Anubis to the medical wing of the castle, she pondered on how she was going to explain that Anubis used magic. The bigger question was how did he manage to use magic.