The Everfree Knight

Chapter Eight: Dancing with a Devil

It's been about a month since Jacob came to Hollow Sanctuary, and true to his word he did search the library for a cure for Alpines condition.

This is where shit gets stinky. Apparently, The ingredients are only grown in the changeling homeland, so getting them would be next to impossible.

I say next to impossible, because the ingredients can be found in the Royal gardens of Canterlot. This is going to be very, VERY, tricky. I've also been hearing rumors from the traders about a bipedal cloaked figure wandering the land that they travel. Alright, this helps me figure out where Loki's knight is, but I need worry about Alpine right now. I need to figure out how I'm going to get to Canterlot in a quick amount of time...

I'd have to fly to be that quick- Wait a minute...

FUCKING LIGHT BULB!

I was currently in the dinning hall, eating breakfast when the idea came to me. I remembered the Iron man movie, how Tony Stark figured out how to fly and all that. What if... what if I tried that? Can't hurt. Okay, it can hurt a lot, but still. With that in mind, I decided that after I eat I would head out of Hollow Sanctuary and test it out. If it works, I can leave to Canterlot immediately.

I finish my meal and say goodbye to Alpine as I head out of the manor, with the many ways I can perform this ability going through my head. I walk to the lift and take it down to the market place. I walk through the crowds and make it to the gate, say hi to Greg, and run out of the cave with excitement.

I was on the cliff trail, and Canterlot can be seen on the mountain beyond the forest, despite how far it seems. Alright... Time to test this baby out!

I let fire gather in my hand, making it stronger and stronger, until it was the shape of a sphere. I did the same with the other hand, thus creating another sphere. Alright, here goes nothing... I made my palms face the ground and let loose a stream of fire, I then launched into the air, soaring higher and higher.

HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

I soared higher and higher until my jump peaked. I let loose a continuous stream of fire, making myself float. I looked in surprise as I gazed at the air, seeing myself float. I began to giggle in excitement as I floated.

Let's get this party started!

I blasted myself forward, going at incredible speeds. I noticed that I wasn't flying correctly and remembered that Stark also had some going in his boots, so I gathered a little bit of fire in that area and let loose another stream from both of my feet. I was able to straighten up and saw that I was flying.

I.WAS.FUCKING.FLYING.

"WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" I couldn't help myself! I was having way too much fun as I soared in the air!

(Elsewhere)

A cloaked figure pauses as she hears the sounds of a whooping child. She looks up into the air and sees a trail of fire streak across the sky.

A smile could be seen from the cloak as she observed, "Hmhm, well... it looks like young Frederick is expanding his powers even further... This will be fun..." she sighs to herself. She then disappears in a gust of wind and heads in the direction of Canterlot.

(WIth Frederick)

I'm getting closer towards Canterlot, but at the current amount of speed I'm going at, I'm barely making it to Ponyville. Still, it would have taken a lot longer if I wasn't flying. I notice a steel grey mare flying to a cloud house. She stops and looks at me, and I realize something.

I don't know how to fucking turn.

"WATCH OUT!" I warn her, but she just hovered there like a deer caught in headlights. With a sigh, I prepared myself for a crash. and crash I did. We stumbled around in the air, and I ended up grabbing her and adjusting to where she was on top of me as we prepared to land.

I was able to grab her bridal style and pushed fire into my feet as we hovered a little bit above a forest. I looked at the mare I saved, and saw the weirdest thing. She was cross-eyed and her eyes were also golden. She had a blonde mane and bubbles as a cutie mark. I stare at her with surprise, as she returns the gaze with... a smile?

"Thanks mister!" She gives me a hug, making me blank in confusion. Why isn't she scared of me? I'm pretty sure that the last time I came here was the talk of the town!

"Er, your welcome?" I say rather confounded.

"Can you let me go now? I need to get back home." She tells me. I realize that I was still holding and quickly let her go. She immediately flaps her wings and begins to hover in the air. "Thanks again! My name's Derpy Whooves! What's yours?" She asks me. I pause, thinking about whether I should give her my name. So far, besides the ones that visit Hollow Sanctuary, she's the only pony who hasn't attacked me.

"Um... it's Frederick." I tell her. She, for some reason, smiles even wider.

"It's great to meet you Frederick! Well, I have to get home, I hope I see you again!" She tells me as she fly's away.

That pony... Why do I find her interesting? Eh, no matter. I need to get to Canterlot. I'm going to have to go higher into the air and hope that I land in the gardens. I do so, and then propel myself forward and resume my flight.

I was getting even closer, so close that I could see ponies walking the streets. Alright, let's make myself go higher! I increase my altitude and make it beyond the walls, coming upon the castle walls. I decided now would be a good time to land.

I apparently overshot it, as I ended up landing past the castle gate. I landed right in front of it, with a multitude of guards staring at me with shock.

(OST)

"Er... Hi." I say weakly before taking off into the castle, hoping to find the gardens.

"HALT!" I hear behind me.

Fuck that, I need to get the herbs! I start running even further into the castle, but notice a wall of earth pony guards blocking my path.

Lets hope if I have this down... I gather a dome of fire around my body and launch myself in a charge.

"Tyrants charge!" A seal appeared in front of me, around it were intricate symbols whose meanings were lost to me, with a half closed eye in the center. I plowed right through the guards and landed on my feet, continuing on my way.

"Get him!" I heard even more shouts from behind me. I stopped as I saw guards from all sides seem to be closing in on me, I tried to find an escape but could only find the window. Shit... I ran towards it and looked down, and to my surprise found that the gardens were right there.

Convenient, If I say so myself. The window was rather narrow, but I was able to slip through thankfully. I landed on the floor which wasn't that far and looked around.

The area was beautiful, to say the least.

"HALT SCUM!" Fucking really? I turned around and saw a platoon of guards running towards me. With a snort of contempt, I grabbed my sword and charged it with fire.

"Call me scum? Alright. Gun flame!" I let loose some pillars of fire, knocking a good chunk of the stormtrooper wanna-bees away. The rest tried to rush me, but I jumped away and charged fire into my sword as I fell.

"Burning cross!" I slashed down, creating a vertical trail of fire, as I landed, I slashed horizontally, creating another trail. I launched it forward into the guards, making sure I didn't kill them. Most of the unit was now unconcious as the rest of them stared at me with fear.

"Anyone else want to make an idiot of themselves?" I ask them, fully ready to fight. Some of them backed away, while others stood their ground. Brave, but stupid. Not that I'm one to talk. I may as well try to do my-

I was interrupted from my thoughts when I was encased inside a bubble of magic, I turned around and found a much more... respectable pony had his horn glowing, he was glaring at me, as if I was the scum of the earth.

"Captain Shining armor!" One of the guards exclaimed. Okay, someone important. Let's see if he can handle me.

"Oh look, a bitch who doesn't know any better." I say nonchalantly. I felt a grip around my throat, realizing that he was either A: mad and trying to choke me out, or B: He wants me to shut up.

Too bad I like making my own options.

(Music Change)

I summoned fire around my form and then made it expand, making his shield bigger and bigger than he would allow. He tried to prevent me from doing this, but failed. Spectacularly. The shield shattered like glass, and I quickly followed up with a combo. I didn't want to hurt the guy, he's only doing his job. However, I don't have time for these assholes. I punched him once in the face, dazing him. I followed up with a right hook to the eye, and kneed him in the face, bringing him into the air with me. I brought my leg down on his ribs and sent him to the ground as fire trailed after my leg, "Bandit Revolver!"

"He got the captain!" Ah shit... I suddenly saw many charged horns and pegasi and earth ponies all glaring at me.

Despite the odds against me, I couldn't help but grin, "You want to party huh?" I said as fire danced around me. I pulled out my sword and held it in a battle stance, "LET'S PARTY! DRAGON INSTALL!" The familiar aura encased me again, and I was super charged with power and ready to kick some ass. They looked really uneasy, but they stood their ground.

Let's see how quickly that will end.

"Tyrants..." I charged hands with fire, they prepared for me to rush them, well here's a surprise for ya! "WALL!" I created a wall of fire, the same seal from Tyrants charge in the center.

The pegasi were fine, since they could fly over it. The unicorns shielded themselves, and tried to shield most of the earth ponies, but their shields broke easily. Most of them were laid out on the ground, groaning in pain. Thankfully, I only singed them and made some bald spots in their fur, and knocked them off of their hooves.

I love my magic sometimes.

"All I wanted was some freaking plants!" I shouted, felling annoyed. I hate dealing with people that are so serious! I stabbed my sword into the ground and glared at them as I leaned against my sword, "You still want to keep going? Or do I have to knock a few screws loose?" I ask.

"I have your plants right here Frederick." I heard a female voice from behind. I quickly turn around, and spot...

Wow.

She was human, and... just wow...

She wore a very form fitting black skin-suit with a light green jacket and at her hips were a pair of daggers. Her hair was short and black, but her eyes were the same green as her jacket. She wore black leather boots that were steel-toed. Remember when I said that she wore a very form fitting suit? I wasn't lying. Her curves... just damn.

WAITWAITWAIT!!!! I've heard of this description before... Oh shit it's that rogue knight that susano-o mentioned. In her hands was a small bag filled with the plants that I'm looking for!

I was about to run over to get it, but I stop and remember that it's her that's holding the bag. I narrow my eyes, as my Dragon install aura is still running strong.

"We got you now!" I heard the ponies behind me shout, but the woman's eyes took a dangerous glint as wind danced around the area.

"Pieces of shit! Don't interrupt!" A great gust of wind blasted into the remaining guards, sending them flying. I stared in awe at the display of power. I turn back to the woman and she... begins to unzip her suit a little bit, showing some cleavage.

Why is she acting like this with a minor? Ah, she's just putting the bag in her cleavage. Never mind, she's not a pedo! Not that I would mind, but...

"If you want the bag, You'll have to fight me for it." She gives me a somewhat sultry smile, making me shiver. Not from excitement, but from being creeped out.

"Uh, okay, but why are you acting like a pedophile?" I ask her with a raised eyebrow. Her eye twitches as she begins to glare at me.

I... probably shouldn't have said that... She disappears from sight and right above me with her daggers posed ready to cut me in half.

Not fucking likely. I charged my fist with fire and punched her daggers, the fire magic shielding my fist as I sent her flying back. She landed on the ground and I continued my attack, "Tyrants Rave!" I blasted a giant wave of fire at her. Wind gathered around her daggers and she cut at the wave, making it split in half.

Well shit, looks like we have a badass over here.

(Frederick Vs. ?????)

Heaven or hell

Duel 1, LETS ROCK!

(Frederick Vs. ????? Theme)

She rushes me and tries to stab at my ribs, but I swing my sword at her and she deflects it back. She then tries to stab me, but I knee her in the face and axe kick her in the ribs, making her slam into the ground, "Bandit Revolver!"

She jumps from the ground and plants her boot in my face, sending me flying back. She quickly follows up with a flurry of quick slashes from her daggers, "Napoleons charge!"

Multiple cuts appeared on my body, but they were superficial at best. Nothing to worry about too much. I jumped to my feet and charged at her, she braced herself, but I then uppercutted her, shooting up like a rocket, "Volcanic Viper!"

I then axe kicked her back down into the ground, while also charging my fist with fire, "Tyrants Wall!" The seal charged at her and engulfed her. She blasted the fire away from her with a gust of wind and teleported behind me. I lashed out a kick into her stomach, which caught her off guard, and performed another uppercut, however I created a small fireball this time.

"Tyrants..." however, I got kicked in the back of my head, and then double kicked in my chest and was sent flying back.

"Come on now boy, don't you want the plants?" She mocked. Growling, I quickly got up and charged at her. She braced herself, and I slashed with my sword and she teleported.

Not going to work again bitch! "DRAGON INSTALL SCHLACHTFELD!" My install aura bursted off of me and struck the woman, stunning her, giving me time to do this. I rush over, punch, slash, slash again, jump and uppercut, axe kick her to the head, slash my sword downwards. I wasn't done though, as I then gave her another punch and a powerful jab that sent her stumbling back. I supercharged my hands and blasted her with fire, sending her into the air. I charged fire into my feet, and into a small circle around me, and jumped at her, pillars of fire trailing after me. She was engulfed in the flames, and I could hear a scream of pain.

I land on the ground, tired from the attack I just performed. She landed hard on the ground with a grunt. She gets up, and I could see a smile on her face.

"I guess I underestimated you... here." She throws the bag of the plants at me, I look at her with confusion, making her smile even more, "I may be a bitch, but I know why you want those. I won't bar you from saving a life." She turns to leave.

"Wait! Can I at least get your name?" I call out to her. She turns around with a sultry smile.

"Juliet Bordeaux. Try not to think about me too much~!" She winks and then teleports out of existence. Bordeaux, huh? Must be French. I grab the bag and turn around and find myself face to face with a tall white pony that had wings and a horn.

Ah shit... Now what?

"Who are you...?" She said cautiously as she eyed the many unconscious guards. I quickly decided that I needed to say something.

"Now, before you get any ideas, know that I just knocked them unconscious." I quickly say to her, I'm guessing this is Faust's other daughter, Celestia. I just fucked up her guards, and just had a huge fight in her garden.

I get the feeling she won't be a happy camper.

(OST)

"I see. I take it you are the Knight that my mother has chosen?" She asks with slight anger in her voice. I nodded, making her sigh, "I've also received reports from Ponyville that a creature matching your description terrorized the town with a Diamond Dog, is this true?"

OH FUCK NO!

"Hell no it isn't true! You want to know why I beat the shit out of some ponies in that town? Because they were harassing a friend of mine and then proceeded to attempt to tie her up! I don't care if they're your ponies, I'll do it again if I have to with no regrets!" I yell, defending myself. She stares at me with surprise before sighing again.

"I see... as much as I love my little ponies, they can be..."

"Fucking racist pieces of shit?" I let out snarkily, making her glare at me. What, does she expect an apology? Like hell. She stares at me before nodding.

"You know that my sister's return is nearly upon us, correct?" She asks me. I nod grimly.

"Yeah, and don't get me wrong, this is a serious threat." My face shifts into a deadpan glare, "But really? Eternal night? That's just... *sigh* never mind." I say as I strap my sword to my back. I was feeling pretty fatigued, but I had enough energy to make a return flight back to Hollow Sanctuary.

"I understand what you mean, and try to understand that my sister became nightmare moon because of a foreign entity invading her mind during her spout of jealousy." She sighs. I shrugged and made sure the bag was in my pocket. "Tell me champion, why did you come here?" She asks me curiously.

"Well... I found out that my adoptive mother has a heart condition that can only be cured through the plants I came for. They only grew in the Changeling homeland, but I found out that you had some here in the gardens." I tell her. Her eyes shoot up in surprise.

"You invaded my castle, defeated most of my guards and my captain, and fought another powerful human just to get medicine for your mother?" She asks me with amazement. I shrugged.

"Hey, I do what I gotta do. If I had to, I would have turned this whole city upside down if it would mean getting the medicine." I say with conviction.

Celestia shivered a little bit, "I... I believe you when you say that... that worries me." She says with slight fear in her voice. I shrugged again.

"Hey, but I didn't that's the important thing." I tell her. She nods.

"Anyway, She will be released on the day of the summer sun celebration that will take place in a few weeks. I would ask of you to protect my student and any friends that she makes as they are the ones that have control over the elements of Harmony." She tells me. I raise an eyebrow.

"Uh-huh...and what are those?" I ask her.

"The Elements of Harmony are ancient artifacts constructed by my mother. They've helped myself and my sister combat powerful beings that would have been too powerful otherwise. They also embody the aspects that a pony should strive for in their daily lives." She explains to me.

I stare at her, "And what are these aspects?"

"Kindness, Generosity, Honesty, Loyalty, Laughter, and Magic." She says, smiling as she does so. I chuckle at what I consider kind of pointless aspects to focus on.

"Believe me when I say that some of those things can only get you so far in life. Loyalty? The only person you can rely on is yourself, if someone manages to earn your loyalty then great, you've earned a friend. Honesty? Sometimes a lie needs to be said to prevent many tears being shed and stop wars. Generosity? It can obviously get so far before everyone begins to take advantage of your generosity. Laughter? What can laughter do except cause someone to be antagonized when mocked? Kindness? Many will take it and throw it in your face, but there's also many who will return the favor. As for magic? Well, I can't say much for it, except that it's very unpredictable." I say to her.

Philosophical, ain't it? I don't try to be though, it's really annoying to try and come up with such profound shit, and even more difficult to word it correctly. Believe me when I say, it wasn't meant to be cynical, just a warning that one shouldn't be too much of one thing, lest someone gets hurt. I've tried being some of these things, didn't help me in the long run. So I decided to be how I should be, myself.

"I believe I understand what you mean, and you are right. Being too much of one thing is very harmful to others." Celestia nods. Good, glad she caught on to that. It would have been an annoyance to explain what I meant. I look at the bag and put it back into my pocket.

"Alright well, I'll try to do my best in protecting your student and any of her friends when the time comes. I'm going to make any promises that they'll do this unharmed though." I warn her. She nods in understanding, "Alright then. Well, I need to get going. I've got some medicine to make, so I'll see you at the summer sun festival." I then take off into the air, fire trailing after me as I soar into the air.

Well, today was a somewhat good day. I got to find out I could fly, I invaded a castle, fought Loki's former knight, and got to be philosophical today! WOO! I also managed to procure the medicine that will save Alpine's life! EVEN FUCKING BETTER!

Today was a good day. Not a single person can deny it.

Now... all that's left is to deal with Nightmare Moon.

I just realized the pun in Night'mare'. Fucking really?