Author's Note

Hey everyone, I was trying to get the wedding in one chapter, but it is simply just too much with what I am writing. So I had to split off a good chunk of it to start a part two. Hope you all enjoy it!

17: A Canterlot Wedding, Part 1

While winter trudges on, the snow outside gets deeper as Cadance keeps a close eye on True's recovery, wondering how much longer it is going to take for his soul to finish recovering what was foolishly spent. Using what time he can, his warden travels with him and helps with his body strengthening to be able wear the heavy metal body covering he made for himself, even joining in on the language lessons that he is giving Twilight.

Absorbing the knowledge almost as well as Twilight, she notices that the two have been much cozier since she first started watching over True. When she uses her ability to sense emotions, she is happy to see love starting to blossom between the two and smiles at Twilight showing a little interest in what love is.

Time wears on as weeks drag by when she watches him begin working on crafting a helmet for himself along with working on weaving a linen garment from scratch in spite of Rarities insistence on using finer material than flax fibers, to which he abides her request and uses heavy wool for a tunic to keep him warm in cold temperatures. His second choice sends Rarity into a fit and tries to take over, which sparks a fight between the two over antiquated ways and traditions to more modern ones that makes Cadance step in and get the others to break it up.

Patching things up with Rarity as Hearth's Warming Eve, True begs Twilight to ask Celestia to allow Cadance some time off so she can enjoy herself for a short while. Celestia grants the request on the condition that Twilight and the girls take over watching over him, much to his annoyance and insisting that he doesn't need a foalsitter.

As he adapts his idea with what he recalls of the armor their horses wore, he adds more mail to his legs and closes it up to cover his underbody with the exception of his sheath and the area behind it. Greatly wishing he could put mail over his head and neck like he could with his human body, he thumps himself in the side of the head, saying, "Right, I'm a pony now, so I have to be mindful of my mane along with a few other things."

While he works away under constant supervision of one of the girls, he finishes making the overlapping plates over the top of his neck and attaches them to leather strips.

Applejack watches over him while he works, chuckling as she hears Rarity complain and nearly whine to True about using animal leather to hold everything together.

Rarity paces back and forth in a fit, whining, "UGH! I cannot believe you are actually planning on wearing leather in public..." She then stops in place and glares at him, shouting, "ARE YOU SOME KIND OF HEATHEN CREATURE THAT REPLACED OUR BELOVED TRUE!!? REVEAL YOURSELF!"

Snorting in amusement, True puts the final touches to the straps and turns to look at Rarity with a smirk, saying, "Damn straight, I am a western barbarian and proud of it! In the middle of the night, I'll barge into the home of any gorgeous damsel that is unfortunate enough to catch my eye. SO LOCK THY DOORS OR I MIGHT BARGE INTO YOURS, LADY RARITY!"

Her eyes go wide at hearing that and recovers the next moment, throwing her head into the air while spinning around on her hind leg snorting, "HMPH! I shall take my leave of you then, as I must wash the icky sweat from this sweat lodge you built." Stomping towards the door dramatically, she opens the door, saying, "Fare thee well, heathen." Shutting the door a little too hard, she then feels a pile of snow fall upon her from the roof, grumbling, "Wonderful, just wonderful, now I'm going to have icicles hanging off my glorious mane!"

Applejack lies on the floor laughing at what just happened, looking at True, she chuckles and says, "As funny as it was seeing the two of ya bicker like an old married couple, ah think ya and Rarity might make quite an interesting pair."

Smiling and letting out a chuckle at that, he says, "I'm sure we would keep the town ponies entertained, though I am not sure she is looking for that kind of relationship with me. I think that because unlike her, I am perfectly fine living in a hole in the ground with enough food to get by. Even though this Cathedral is for the community, living in it is considered a luxury due to the mandates and regulations set for our order to follow before we came here to this world." Letting out a sigh, he then wonders aloud, "I wonder if us not being under any kingdom's command was good or bad for us..."

Sensing the topic turning serious, she sighs and says, "Ah don't know the answer for that pardner, as yer gonna have to decide that for yerself. However, ah'll be here to support ya and help in any way ah can."

Smiling as she rests her hoof on his shoulder, he says, "It makes me happy, knowing I have good friends to rely on when I need to ask for help." Rising up and walking away from his finished headgear in irritation, he walks over to the mail resting on the sturdy stand and looks it over for any ideas as to get rid of his dissatisfaction with what he made. Spending a few moments looking it over, he lifts the chainmail around the neck up to see the protective pad below when Applejack enters his view. Lifting his eyes to her, he sees how her mane and tail are in a ponytail and recalls how she braided it for when they attended the first Gala, causing an idea to come to him. Smirking and sighing happily, he chuckles, saying, "How could I not realize that the answer was right in front of me?" Trotting past Applejack, he kisses her on the cheek, saying, "Thanks fer helping me out by just standing there, AJ."

Happy to help, but confused, she says, "Yer welcome, mind sharing what ya figured out? Or am ah gonna have to wait to see?"

Chuckling as he gets started, he says, "I'm adding more to it so that I can keep my neck safe, then to top it all off I'm going to make a pair of old-fashioned horseshoes."

Months pass by as True keeps working away on his ongoing suit of armor, managing to complete the neck section and attach it to the leather straps by making special links he sews onto the leather straps with a lot of heavy thread. Though he still is working on a way to be able to put it on and remove it when he overhears Rarity mention using a clip or other fastener. Thanking her for the idea, he does just that and adds six small clips to the ends of the mail. Determined to have this finished once and for all by the time the big day arrives, he starts working on his shoes as he keeps the wedding date in his mind, .

When it is Two weeks before the big day, Cadance turns to True and asks, "Are you going to wait to go to Canterlot with your friends, True?"

Shaking his head as he takes his new armor off, he says, "No, because it is far more important that you remain safe until you and Shining Armor say I do, and the only way to ensure that is by being your personal bodyguard for the wedding."

Smiling as she watches him get out of the armor he made, she asks, "I know that I've helped make you stronger, but how are you able to move around as if it isn't there?"

Unfastening his armor and padding around his body, he sets them both on the stand and then puts his saddlebags on, saying, "I still notice the weight, but I was trained to be able to fight in armor at a young age. All the extra training finally paid off for when the day comes I need that armor, now let us be on our way. I will be vigilant in my duty to protect you, to my very last breath if it calls for it."

Touched by his sincerity, she accompanies him outside of his workshop where he stops to lock the door before continuing on, asking, "That blade on your helmet is not sharpened, is it?"

True shakes his head, saying, "Not yet, haven't had the time to do so with having to finish enchanting my shoes with increased traction, but I will sharpen it once the wedding is over. Nothing is worse than being unprepared for danger, which can quickly result in your death."

Making their way to the train station late in the evening, they get into the first class car as Cadance makes herself comfortable on one of the large cushions with True taking up a careful watch. As they head on their way to Canterlot, he casts out a detection spell to pick up any hostile intentions nearby and finds none.

Nearing the base of Canterlot with no incidents so far, he remains on a sharp lookout as they near the series of tunnels below the city when he hears glass break. Spinning around in an instant, he spots a waiter approaching him pushing a covered cart with food on top. Taking no chance, he casts out his detection spell and senses hostility from the pony before him, shouting, "CAST YOUR SHIELD, CADANCE!" and fires off a hasty blast of magic at the pony, striking them and sending them flying backwards. As the pony and cart crash through their door and the door into the next car, he hears buzzing and screaming coming from that car, saying, "CHANGELINGS! KEEP YOUR SHIELD UP NO MATTER WHAT UNTIL YOU'RE POSITIVE IT IS ME!"

WARNING, THIS PORTION CONTAINS GORE, FEEL FREE TO SKIP IF YOU DON'T WISH TO READ IT!

Cadance watches as darkness fills the cabin when the train enters the tunnel, trembling at being attacked and being unable to help out without dropping her shield. Hearing hissing and buzzing approaching, she then sees True casting deadly spells towards the buzzing sounds, which then explode. Pained screeches cry out as more dangerous spells are cast to maim and kill, glancing her brief glimpses of the luxurious car having green blood splattered all over the floor and walls around the holes torn into the sides of the car.

Ten minutes pass when the attacks stop as she hears a smack accompanied by a heavy thud and a pained stallion's groan. Once the train leaves the tunnel, she sees the bodies of black, insect-like pony creatures being carried away with a large one standing before her shield...with her forehooves on his neck threateningly, asking the Changeling, "W-Wh-What do you want?"

The large changeling then smiles darkly and shuffles her hooves around on the stallion's neck she knocked out, saying, "For starters...to kill this stallion for murdering so many of my beloved subjects. After that, I want to seize all of Equestria, starting with Canterlot, say goodbye to your personal guard, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza!"

Before she can rear up and break True's neck, Cadance shouts, "PLEASE DON'T!"

Sensing her fondness for the stallion, she chuckles and asks, "Oh? Are you willing to surrender to me and be my prisoner?" Seeing her actually thinking it over, she pounces on the opportunity and rears up, demanding, "DO IT OR HE DIES!"

Having no other choice to save his life, she sighs in defeat and hangs her head as tears roll down her face, thinking, 'I'm sorry, dear, but I can't risk someone's life to protect my own...'

THIS IS A TEMPORARY END TO THE GORE, ENJOY THE FOLLOWING BIT OF THE STORY!

When she sees her drop the shield, she grins and then uses a spell to send her to a prison cell deep within the crystal mines under Canterlot, saying, "Good, now just sit tight and I will be right with you after I decide what to do with this wretched stallion..."

Sinking into the spell, Cadance looks at True, saying, "Please don't harm him for protecting me."

Once she goes into the cell she made for her, she looks the stallion over appraisingly, then grins maliciously and says to her whole hive, "This stallion will serve as a wonderful source to increase our ranks, take him to the Beta Hive and place him in amber, leaving only his mouth and...necessary bits exposed for our purposes. If he runs out of stamina, dose him with love poison to keep him useful. He does not need to stay awake for the activity either, so have your fill of him...fellow females.'

WARNING! THIS NEXT SECTION IS A SHORT CLOP FOLLOWED BY A GORY ONE! FEEL FREE TO SKIP AHEAD TO THE WHITE PORTION IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO READ IT!!

Due to unconsciousness, Lillith is trapped inside her sanctum while to the amber renders her husband unable to use his magic. Watching angrily as he is sent to a dark place below the ground, where he is visited by female after female endlessly, screaming, "WHEN I GET OUT, I'M GOING TO CUT LOOSE ON YOU ALL AND GIVE YOU NIGHTMARES THAT WILL HAUNT YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS!!"

When True finally comes around, he feels an immense tightness around his member followed by him climaxing and spraying his seed inside of some female that waits for him to finish before leaving. Taking him a few moments to regain control of his eyes and eyelids, he grunts when another tight sensation surrounds his member as he asks his wife, 'Dear? Where are we, and do you know what happened?'

Sighing with relief, Lillith says, 'It's about time you woke up, dear, I've missed you terribly. Can you please let me out so I can let my fury out on these pests? Oh, so you know, you were knocked out by their queen, who threatened to kill you unless Cadance surrendered to her. So she sacrificed her freedom to save your life, and was sent some place that I couldn't see or locate. Also, you've been here for a week and a half and have been screwed by at least fifty female changelings.'

Growling at hearing that, he takes a breath and glares at the changeling who is on top of him, going wild with a look of ecstasy on her face when he fills her insides, saying, 'Show no mercy, but no killing infants'

THE CLOP PORTION ENDS HERE, HOWEVER THE PORTION AFTER THIS CONTAINS GORE, FEEL FREE TO SKIP IF YOU DON'T WISH TO SEE IT!

When the changeling leans down to kiss him, Lillith seizes her chance and rushes out through his mouth and into hers, saying, 'This is going to be quite the entrance...'

He watches as the changeling stumbles back, coughing profusely before shouting, "What have you done to me?!"

True only chuckles when she screams in pain, suddenly turning into a gurgling as a five-clawed hand reaches out of her throat covered in green blood. It is soon joined by the second, when the fingers close around the two halves of the mouth and head, spreading them wider apart until the changeling's skin begins to tear. Ripping the changeling in half and standing on her two legs, dripping wet with changeling blood, he hears his wife laugh maniacally, calling out to whoever else can hear, "You feast on love? Well...so do I. Let's find out who is more terrifying, shall we?"

Watching as changelings rush towards his wife, she pulls out a pair of long, nasty looking whips and begins twirling them around. When one changeling nears, one whip wraps around it as she then snaps it a different direction, tearing the changeling in half as it goes to find a new victim.

Cackling all the while, Lillith tears through dozens of changelings rushing towards her like paper as screams fill the air, leaving body parts scattered all around the cavern she is in. When she sees them starting to flee, she clucks her tongue, saying, "Awe, don't want to play anymore? Well that's alright, I will just let a few pets have some fun with you instead...enjoy!" Putting one whip away, she puts two fingers on her right hand to her mouth, she whistles sharply, summoning forth some of her pets, shouting, "FEAST ONLY UPON THE GUILTY AND DON'T TOUCH THE YOUNG AND DEFENSELESS!"

True then watches with wide eyes as a pair of doors rise out of the ground and burst open to release a blood red light from the opening, seeing dozens of massive skin and bone wolves with blazing red eyes rush out through the portal. When new screams start filling the tunnels, he turns to his wife and asks, "Dear, could you let me out of this?"

Nodding, she walks over, sashaying her hips with each step and uses her magic to melt away the amber, saying, "There you go, dear, I'm going to close the door and go find some more to play with while you find the way out."

Finally free, he begins to try his magic as his member starts to retreat back into his sheath. Surprised when he can use it inside the tunnels, saying, "I shall wait until you're finished with them before returning home." As he waits for the horrified screams to end, he wonders just how many big this place is when silence finally falls within the tunnels, he calls out to his wife, asking, "Shall we go home now, dear?"

Happy with all she has done, Lillith saunters back towards him with a satisfied look upon her face , nodding back towards him while snapping her fingers to re-summon the portal. Whistling to her pets, she calls out, "Return home, my darlings, for you have done very well today!"

Once the hell hounds pass back through the portal, he watches her close the portal before trailing her finger through the blood and tastes it. Spitting it out right away, he chuckles and asks, "Not to your liking?"

Trying to get the taste out of her mouth, she spits again, saying, "Yuck, you would think that their blood would taste so sweet after feeding off the love of other ponies, but no, it tastes as sour and rotten as can be!" Using her flames to burn the blood off her, she then turns into smoke and returns to her sanctum, saying, 'Now you can enjoy yourself while I take a much needed nap after such exertion.'

THIS IS ANOTHER TEMPORARY END OF THE GORE SECTION, ENJOY THE FOLLOWING PART OF THE STORY!

Teleporting back to the Cathedral, he trots outside to look at Canterlot. Seeing that it has a shield up still brings him relief as he heads to his workshop to finish the blade on his helmet, saying, "Fear not Cadance, I will not let the Changeling Queen succeed."

Spending a few hours putting a sharp edge on the nearly full half-moon blade, he nods in satisfaction and grabs his shoes first to put them on. Holding one to his left forehoof first, he moves his feathering back before bending the three crosses on the front and side of each horseshoe back against his hoof. Setting his hoof against the side of the anvil to hold the shoe in position and taking a smaller hammer, he drives the two short spikes on either side of the three flared ends of the cross into the soft outer part of his hoof. Once all three crosses are firmly held in place on the first shoe with the short spikes, he moves onto the others.

After getting all four of his shoes on, he picks up the three layers of his armor and slips them over his body while widening his stance to distribute the weight better, then grabs the floor mirror angled to help him see underneath over to him so he can fasten the ends together underneath him. Once his underside is fastened, he fastens the mail around his legs before braiding his mane down along his neck and tying it at the end with a white ribbon bearing a plain red cross on each end.

Picking up his upper body armor, he lines his horn up with a hollow space in the blade to still allow him to use his magic and slips it on. Making some adjustments to it, he then ties the pad in place first before clipping the mail to the loops on the leather straps, then buckles the leather straps underneath his jaw to keep his helmet firmly on his head while still allowing him to talk if needed.

Heading over to his tunic, he smiles at seeing the original cross of their order before they came here. Taking it off the hangar, he places it over his back and grabs the long lace Rarity made to tie it down with, then trots over to the hanging mirror to see the the two lines of ringed holes down the back. Running the white lace through the holes in a criss-cross pattern, he ties a small bow at the top of it before fetching his sword belt.

Attaching the broadsword nearly as long as his body down the length of his back, he makes sure the buckles fully secure it in place before securing his triangle shield over top of it. Heading towards the last item he needs to complete his look, he grabs the chain mace from the hook and heads over to the standing mirror. Standing before it with his rear facing it, he turns his head around to look at his tail.

Fastening the chain's end to a pair of medium-sized, D-shaped rings secured at the folded end of a heavily stitched, thick length of cloth running down the length of his mail along his back, he lets the mace head hang down to compare the length of his tail to it. Choosing to trim it at the end, he takes his tail and splits it into three parts before tightly braiding it around the chain until reaching the last few inches of the chain's length. Having a few extra inches to trim, he snips them off just before the mace's head and wraps a white ribbon around, near the tail's end several times before making a small bow. Finally done, he turns around to look at himself in the mirror and nods at his final, intimidating look, saying, "Let's go help drive those Changelings off and rescue Cadance."

Trotting back outside, he closes the door behind him and then uses his magic to teleport himself into the outskirts of Canterlot. However, his spell lands him a hundred feet from the bubble and sighs, spotting two royal guards along either side of the path, saying, "The barrier must prevent anyone from teleporting in, I will just have to walk to the castle."

WARNING, THIS FINAL SECTION CONTAINS GORE AND CAN BE SKIPPED IF YOU WISH. FEEL FREE TO SKIP AHEAD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER AND ENJOY!

Seeing the heavily armed pony heading towards them, they lower their spears towards them, shouting, "HALT! STATE YOUR BUSINESS IN CANTERLOT!"

Standing firm, he stops a few feet from them and says, "I am True Heart, I was escorting Princess Cadance to Canterlot when we came under attack and she has been abducted, I must warn Princess Celestia of the danger at once."

Maintaining their posture, the guard on the left says, "SEIZE HIM!"

Hearing a buzzing from above, he casts destructive spells towards them as he hears the two guards charge forward. Lowering his head down, he uses the blade to deflect both spears as he spins around to strike them with the chain mace. When he feels the head hit the guard's head, he watches as the strike crushes their skull and sends them flying into the other guard as the dying changeling's disguise falls. When the other guard hits the ground and scrambles to his hooves, True charges towards him and impales him on his blade.

Pinning the changeling against the barrier, he hears it start to gurgle, snorting while saying, "Don't stain my blade with your vile blood." then unceremoniously throws his head back, tossing the choking changeling behind him while looking at the barrier, saying, "Now how will I deal with this..."

Movement ahead of him through the barrier gets his attention, drawing his eyes down to see a group of royal guards rushing towards him with spears at their sides. When most of them form a line as two guards move to the barrier and take up guard positions on either side of the road with their spears crossed, they uncross them and create a weakness in the barrier.

Taking it as an invitation inside, True heads forward and passes through, stopping before the line of guards, saying, "I have dire news for Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, Cadance and I were attacked on the train to Canterlot where I was incapacitated and captured along with Cadance. However I managed to escape, though I have no idea where she was taken. The enemy we face are called changelings and are led by a queen, they can take the form of anyone at all. Will you grant me one request?"

One of the guards nods, saying, "Stand down, if he was an enemy, he wouldn't have slain two of his own." Focusing on the stallion, the lead guard says, "We normally only take orders from Princess Celestia, but I feel that you can be trusted to guide us through this fight. What do you recommend us do, sir?"

Glad that they are deciding to put their trust in them, he looks at them and says, "Do you have a way to communicate with each other?"

The guard nods his head, saying, "Affirmative, we have a horn and a set of signals to communicate different things to each other, what shall we do?"

True then says, "I want you to gather all of the guards here except for those guarding the entrances so that we can figure out how many of them are imposters and weed them out." He then begins to hear a dull thumping from above and looks to see many black dots gathering outside of the barrier as others bash their bodies against the barrier, returning his gaze to the guard, adding, "There is much we need to do before that barrier falls, so hop to it!"

After pulling out his horn and blowing the appropriate signal, it takes several long minutes for them all to gather. Once a few groups of stragglers join the ranks of guards, he casts his malicious intent detection spell and keeps it up while counting the ranks, calling out, "There are enemies among us, and I shall deal with them rank by rank. If any try to flee during my search, you will die in horrible agony."

The guards remain stoic, but slightly nervous as they watch the heavily armed stallion walk before the first rank of guards with his sword drawn. The intense look he gives each of them as he inspects them in a far more menacing manner than the Captain of the Royal Guard ever would, their eyes following his every move with shallow, nervous breaths. Without warning, they watch his sword thrust into one of them at the far end, then slice through the guard beside them. Falling to the ground as green flames return them to their true appearance, their eyes widen in shock at how he seems to know how to find them.

Reaching the end of the first rank, he returns to where he slew two of the imposters and harshly yanks their lifeless corpses out of line, saying, "FIRST RANK, RIGHT FACE!" As they execute his order, he then shouts, "FORWARD MARCH!" Watching them march a fair distance, he then shouts, "HALT! CLOSE GAP!"

The guards behind the open gap march forward two spaces before stopping and hear, "LEFT FACE!"

Deciding not to alert any others to how efficient his spell is, he makes his way down to the last rank and starts to inspect them from behind. Finding one right away at the very end, he removes the blood off his sword with a swing and then sheathes it. Grabbing the imposter's head and swiftly twisting it around, he hears their neck snap as their disguise falls and tosses them out of line.

Remaining stoically facing forward, the rear line of guards then hear, "REAR LINE, RIGHT FACE! CLOSE GAP" As the guards close the gaps, the line is down to half of what it was when they hear, "FORWARD MARCH! LEAD PONY, GUIDE THE LINE IN BEHIND THE FIRST RANK!"

Not knowing what is going on adds to the tension the imposters feel as long moments pass between the orders being given to the line being inspected, one of the imposters reaches out through their hive-mind to the queen, saying, 'My queen, something is amisss. There's an armored, black stallion going through and clearing the ranks of the Royal Guard. He's slain two already that I saw with my own eyes, what are we to do?'

Surprised to hear that, the queen then dismisses it and says, 'Maintain your covers, their barrier is still up. However, it won't be long until it breaks, the element of surprise is on our side. What is this stallion's progress?'

As he hears another rank given orders, the changeling says, 'He's going through the guards rank by rank, and there were twenty ranks of guards in lines of fifty long. He's currently working his way forward through the tenth rank, though the first rank was already cleared.'

Not liking what her subject said, she says, 'Keep me informed on his progress, I need to head down the aisle now.' Addressing them all, she says, 'All of you within the guard maintain your covers until the barrier comes down, when it does...kill the stallion.'

Time passes slowly for the changelings in the second rank as the stallion makes his way through the ranks, killing the changelings he finds quietly until he reaches the last rank, causing the same changeling from before to say, 'Apologies, my queen, but he is on the last rank now and trotting his way through, breaking the neck of those he somehow seems to know where they are. Apologies, Your Majesty, but we have failed...'

Gasping briefly at feeling the neck of her subject snap, she spots Twilight and her friends race for the doors, flying into the sky towards them while laughing and saying after them, "You can run, but you can't hide from the swarm!"

With the last changelings dead, he drags them out of the line, shouting, "SECOND RANK, RIGHT FACE! LEAD PONY FILE IN BEHIND THE LAST RANK! FORWARD MARCH!" Once they reach the end, he calls for them to halt and face him, addressing the regiment of guards, saying, "Those of you that remain are all that remain of the Royal Guard. Pegasi, form groups of at least five and work your way through the city and shout for the citizens to get to cover as an enemy attack will start any moment and to lock the doors until Princess Celestia or Princess Luna can give the all clear to signal it is safe. Focus on those within the city and leave the Castle to me, but be prepared to fight at any moment and use this challenge to tell friend from foe, day and night. When asked day, you reply with night. It can be used in reverse too, so remember that. Go now, as that barrier could fall in the next second, so waste no time." As the pegasi take to the air and form groups before taking off, he turns to the others and says, "Unicorns come forward so I can try to teach you a new spell in record time to detect malicious intent, which is what I did earlier as it is quite effective on revealing foes."

Minutes pass as the unicorn guards pick up the relatively simple spell quickly, allowing True to get on with his task as he says, "Earth Ponies, form multiple groups of at least 10 or less with two or three unicorns per group and form roving patrols through the main thoroughfares of the city. Keep track of the barrier's integrity every few seconds, if it should break, use a horn to send out the signal for all guards to prepare for battle. If you encounter an insect pony, either kill it or incapacitate it at your own discretion. I swear to you all on my honor, that I will do whatever it takes to keep Canterlot and Equestria from falling into enemy hands. Now...MOVE OUT!"

The guards all salute him and begin to execute his orders immediately, taking them only a few minutes before heading into the city. Smiling at how efficient they are, he decides to praise the one responsible for their thorough training once this is all over. Trotting after the guards, he makes his way towards the castle when he hears a sound he didn't want to hear just yet.

Looking up at the barrier as he hears horns sound, True sees cracks forming in the barrier and hurries along his way, thinking, 'I will not let them seize victory...' However, the barrier shatters before he gets very far, causing him to stop to fight against the wind the falling barrier makes.

Once the wind fades, he looks up to see black streaks heading down towards the city. Preparing for a fight as quite a few head his way, he chooses to handle them all himself and lets his wife rest while drawing his sword and shield, shouting, "Come taste the sting of my blades!"

As Twilight and her friends fight a large group of at least fifty changelings, she hears quite a lot of screeching hisses coming from the city, wondering, 'I sure hope you're okay True...' Just then she hears Fluttershy let out a horrified scream and rushes to her side to rescue her, only to find her trembling violently behind the real Applejack, asking, "Why'd you scream, Fluttershy?"

Clobbering another changeling going after her friend, Applejack says, "Well, she was frightened by the dead changeling that fell from the sky, with its head almost completely removed."

Blasting another one with her magic, she curiously says, "I wonder what happened to cause such a bad injury..."

As Rainbow dukes it out with a changeling posing as her, she spins around and bucks them in the face, saying, "Do you really have to ask that question now, when we're neck deep into a fight with changelings?!"

Snorting as she decks one changeling, she says, "Think about what you said, it should be quite clear who could possibly have been so violent..."

Smiling widely at figuring her meaning out, she feels Pinkie hop on her back and treat her like a magic cannon, saying, "Fire away, Pinkie!"

Using every weapon available to him, he is surprised that he isn't completely dripping wet with the blood of slain changelings and uses an acid spray spell to melt the changelings trying to attack him from behind when he hears the sound of galloping hooves followed by, "CHARGE!"

Three groups of royal guards enters the fray after finding out True has been bogged down for twenty minutes in the same area with the bodies of changelings getting dangerously high, with one of them shouting, "GO TO THE CASTLE, WE CAN HANDLE THIS!"

True nods his head and turns to the only gap between the groups, casting a quite violent spell, saying, "Battering Ram!" The spell then races forth, blasting the bodies around him far ahead of him and splattering against the sides and corners of buildings and trees. Wanting to even out the odds for the guards, he spins around and channels a spell to clear a path where the beam hits, shouting, "GET DOWN!"

Once he finishes reducing the mountains of bodies into just hills to crawl over, he hurries through the path he cleared, thinking, 'I'm on my way, girls, don't give up yet...'

Captured and brought back to the wedding hall, Twilight sighs as Chrysalis asks if she realizes the reception is canceled, then tells the changelings in the room to go feed. As she starts to brag, Twilight jerks her head away when she hears Applejack apologize for not listening to her, responding, "It isn't your fault, she had us all fooled."

Fighting his way through changelings in the castle, he searches for the wedding hall when he spots a flower petal drifting past him. Following the petal for a short distance, he then comes across a room filled with hundreds of changelings. Shaking his head, he says, "Why squash bugs when I can just incinerate the lot of them?" Sheathing his sword and securing his shield away, he reaches for his holy magic. Once he feels the magic fill him, he then sends it forth in a wide arc through the point just in front of the blade, aiming to fill the whole room with azure flames as he starts to hear screams come from the insects.

THIS IS THE END OF THE CLOP AND GORE!