Friendship Is Thicker Than Blood

"If our lieutenant saw us practicing magic he would fucking burn us at the cross." James said giving me a unconvincing look

´´Tell him to stop his crying and just start listening to what I say!´´

"Legion says stop your eternal bitching and start listening to him!" I passed Legion's thoughts over to James.

I suddenly felt like I was being stabbed in the throat as Legion took control of my voice.

''First lesson of magic, levitation. Levitation is a extension of your will to grip and control. Us humans relate control to something we have within our hands. That's why we use our hands as our way of channeling magic. First test, I want you to focus your grip and will to rip the branch off the tree." Legion stated with a very disciplined tone.

James aimed his hand and started to grab the air and try to pull on the branch, and he actually succeeded, despite my expectations. "HOLY SHIT IT WORKED!" James jumped up in surprise.

"Your turn Crimson!" Legion gave back control of my body

"Let me show you my bad-ass skills in black magic." I aimed my arms towards the tree and strained my muscles while I griped the air and pulled my hand back, which tore the tree out of the ground, the roots creaking loudly as they left the soil.

"Excellent. The next Lesson I want you to-... We are not alone anymore" Legion turned to the side and used The Force Tm (magic) to rip off the bush that was covering Twilight.

"Twilight what are you doing here!?" I yelled, after I regained control of my body.

The lavender mare gave us an unconvincing grin, as she was caught spying on us "I came here to observe you two."

Me and James look at each other not believing what she is saying " And by observe, you mean spy?" James asked, raising an eyebrow.

Twilight gave a sigh in defeat "Okay, I just wanted to see what you and the ancient human were doing." Twilight looked down in shame of spying on us

"Miss sparkle, we are in the middle of magic training, so I won't be able to answer your questions." Twilight gave us her best puppy eyes and ...Even a half demon can't resist these adorable little ponies "But...You may observe while I teach these buffoons how to use magic." Twilight's frown instantly turned into a giant smile. ´´You can't resist them, can you?´´ I thought to Legion.

"Moving on. The second lesson in magic is control of your own conjuring. For example if I conjure a demon bolt, I would need to control it, even after I've launched the bolt towards my enemy. If you don't learn this you could hurt yourself or those around you."

"Why can't we learn about dragon shouts?" I asked Legion who was listening in on my own words

"If you try using your lungs as a catalyst for a spell before you learn how to control your magic you could accidentality destroy your lungs and hurt your friends if you miss a shout!" Legion replied with a very stern voice

"Buzz-kill..."

"James you'll go first. I want you to create a ice shard and fire it through us."

"Wait, WHAT!?" Both Twilight and James yelled out in surprise. "You want me to fire a ice shard through Anthony!?" James protested towards Legion's command.

"More pew-pew and less qq. Shoot me already!" I fearlessly ordered James.

Twilight put herself between me and James turning towards me. "This is insane. You could get very seriously injured"

''Stop your whining and just shoot us already" Legion ordered James again.

James took a deep breath to concentrate..He was hesitating a lot and his arm was shaking. He was afraid that he would end up impaling me .

"Remember to breath in the cool air and use it as fuel for your ice shard." Legion advised.

James took one more breath before conjuring an ice shard above his hand, where it continued levitating. Twilight was covering her eyes with her hooves. She couldn't watch the events that were about to unfold. James used his levitation magic and shot the giant ice shard towards me and Legion.

But nothing happened..I felt a slight tickle through my chest as the Ice shard went through my body.

Twilight removed her hooves that were covering her eyes and saw that I was fine. "Wha-. Buh-...How?" Twilight stuttered, shaking her head to try to understand what just happened, and why I wasn't nailed to a tree by a chunk of ice.

"Very simple. James never intended to impale us so the shard just went through us and hit the tree behind us instead. I had to pick someone very close to James to make sure he wouldn't intend to harm them and in fact prevent causing major harm to his target. Now it's your turn Crimson." Legion explained.

***Carousel boutique ***

Rarity was busy looking through her different kinds and colors of fabric, looking for the right one for what she was working on. Luna however was sitting and counting the ceiling tiles, trying to relieve herself of her boredom. "Oh, Luna, earlier you said you wanted to ask me something in private?" Rarity asked Luna, while still sorting through fabric.

Luna was shaken out of her daze by the question she had been given, and looked at Rarity to answer. "Yes. I was wondering how well you know Anthony? I ask because I heard he was staying here the day before he flew off to Canterlot." Rarity stopped her multi-tasking to answer the question related to Anthony.

"Honestly your highness, I don't know much about him. He mostly just keeps everything to himself." Rarity replied to Luna's question while rubbing her chin in thought. "May I ask why you are interested in him?"

Luna's eyes Widened as she didn't know how to answer the question. "Well... I was wondering if he has a... Marefriend?"

Rarity stopped in her tracks "Wait..You and Anthony..Together!?" Rarity asked Luna in shock.

Luna's dark blue cheeks started to turn red. "Yes I...I have taken a fascination to him" Luna tried to hide her blushing but Rarity could see through it. She leaped forward and put a couple of comfortable red pillows under the princess and grabbed one for herself.

"Tell me everything about him. I want to know how he makes you feel when he is around you and in physical contact, how you feel when he makes you laugh!" Rarity yelled out. She was glad to finally have colt-talk with somepony.

Luna was taken back how Rarity handled the situation without judging her "For the past several thousands of years everyone has been either too afraid or too tired to appreciate my night. But Anthony is neither afraid of me nor does he fear my night. That alone is more than I have felt from most ponies. I love to finally have somepony standing next to me not as a guard but a real pon-..Person.

When he shares his knowledge of the human world and how he can make me feel better when I'm lonely. But I don't know much about him. He keeps everything to himself... But I feel this eternal sadness and anger that lurks in his heart."

"Well, when the girls and I first met Anthony, he was unconscious and heavily injured from his fight with a pack of timber wolves."

"I didn't know he did that!" Luna exclaimed, shocked to hear that Anthony had fought ,and been seriously injured by timber wolves.

Seeing the princesses reaction, Rarity decided to continue her explanation. "Sweetie belle is still very afraid because of what happened that day. And before we even knew Anthony, he was stranded in the Everfree forest and was searching for James. You see James and Anthony are both orphans that have known each other their entire lives.

So while searching for James in the Everfree, he instead came upon Sweetie belle and her friends, along with applejack put upon by timber wolves. Anthony saw them in need and even though he had to find James, he was ready to put his life on the line for ponies he didn't even know existed. And he almost lost his life trying to protect them."

Luna couldn't believe what she was hearing. To hear that Anthony risked his life to save a group of fillies, and almost losing his life in the process. And the most terrifying part is that she didn't even know how close Anthony came to meeting his end. "Did Anthony ever mention anything about a marefriend from the human world?" Luna asked timidly

Rarity didn't want to answer the question, because from what she was told, Anthony had a very tragic past. "He...He had a fiance that was with foal ... Bu-but they both died." Rarity answered, a tear sliding down her cheek. She couldn't understand how that wouldn't break anypony.

Luna couldn't fathom how Anthony could walk around during the days with a smile on his face. "Oh..goodness..Maybe I should just forget about it then.."

"Princess, if I may ask, has Anthony ever shown any affection towards you?"

Luna remembered what had transpired earlier today when Anthony had jumped off the dining hall balcony and flew down the mountain, just so he could ask her to be his plus one for the Gala. "He has." Luna quietly responded to Rarity's question.

"Then you should return them if you feel the same way." And with those words, Rarity went back into making the dress

***Ponyville Park 2 hours later***

Twilight was having a mental orgasm (otherwise referred to as a nerdgasm). She was so by the powerful magic that me and James could conjure with small amounts of focus, and the fact we could channel it both with our hands and Psychically.

"I have to say, I didn't expect you two morons to learn so quickly... Especially you James."

"Thanks for the compliment." James replied to Legion's supporting comment. "What now?" he asked

"Now you will learn the rarest and most dangerous form of magic, known as the Dragon Roar, or shout."

"FUCK YEAH! Time to turn into a Dovahkiin" James yelled out in joy.

"Unfortunately for you James, you haven't killed a dragon, therefore you haven't absorbed the ability to use the dragon shout, so you are going to observe this time and remember."

James joyful attitude was turned into a face-palm "MOTHER FUCKER!" He yelled out of irritation.

"however you Crimson, have killed three dragons, so you are more than ready to use a dragon shout. I will start off by teaching you three different shouts. The first shout you will learn is Kendov Sil Mulaag"

Legion gave me back control of my body as I started focusing the new dragon words that, out of instinct, I knew meant Warrior Soul Strength. I focused my magical power and took a deep breath and with it I opened my mouth to roar "KENDOV SIL MULAAG!"

I could see that my veins were pumping purple greenish blood and everything in my body felt dimmed down.

´´This dragon shout reduces any sort of physical pain, may it be burns or a deep cut. However it won't function against impalement, or loss of limbs´´.)  (´´What of breaking bones, like when I spread my wings.´´)  (´´It works against that as well.´´

Legion took control of my lungs and throat again "Now pain is no Concern to you, which would be well used with this next one, because while it does heal you when you use it, it also causes a considerable amount of pain. The next dragon shout is Sos Du Laas, However you won't be using that one unless you're in a fight because this shout steals the life essence of your foe, either killing, or grievously wounding them, causing you the same pain that they are dealt, while healing you. So instead I'll just teach you the last dragon shout, Nah Toor Ag."

Twilight raised her hoof to ask a question "Excuse me, mister Legion, could you tell me what these words mean?"

"Certainly Pavulaan. Kendov Sil Mulaag means Warrior Soul Strength, and is used to nullify any form of pain, unless it is caused by impalement or the loss of limbs." Twilight was shocked by the gruesome terms that Legion used to explain what the shout did. But she wrote down what he had said anyway. "Sos Du Laas means Blood Devour Life, and that as you know Gravely injures the person that it was used on to heal any damage that has been inflicted on me. And last but not least Nah Toor Ag, which means Fury Inferno Burn, and that shout will be demonstrated right now."

Legion gave back control of my body, and it was now my turn to perform the shouts. I focused my raw magical power and took a deep breath to release it as a shout "NAH TOOR AG!" A giant 3 foot thick blast of concentrated fire was shot 40 feet into the distance. "I DID IT!" I could almost hear the Skyrim theme starting to play.

Twilight was just staring at the incredible display of power she just saw. "Celestia's mercy..." Was all she could say before she went back to her writing. Probably writing down everything to understand more about the worlds various forms of magic. "This has been one of the most interesting days of my life. I learned so much about magic today. Some things I already knew and Some things I learned just now. I'm going to head back to the library to catalogue it all now." She stated before trotting away.

"Alright then take care Twilight" James waved goodbye to the mare that was running back to Ponyville.

I put my hand on James shoulder "Lets head back Ponyville and see how Luna is doing."

***Outside Sugarcube corner***

"What are we doing here Anthony?" James asked me.

"I'm feeling like having some calming tea and maybe a blueberry muffin. You on the other hand should go pick up our suits for the Gala."

James just gave a sigh and turned his back on me.´´That was weird..I expected him to complain or something.´´) (´´Even I think that was odd.´´

I opened the door to reveal a large party that was being thrown, but not for me this time. There were a couple of mares, but mostly foals at the party.It looked like a birthday party. "Anthony!" Dinky yelled out catching me off guard.

All the fillies and colts at the party stopped when they saw me. "What's going on here?" I asked as I went down on one knee to talk to Dinky at eye level.

"It's my birthday party!" all the adult ponies weren't afraid of me. I guess they must have heard of me rescuing Amethyst and Cheerilee's sisters. But the fillies and small colts were. "Its my birthday today so its only reasonable to have a birthday party silly!" Dinky gave me a big smile to emphasize that she is having a great time.

"I didn't know it was your birthday today. I don't have a present for you" A frown crept towards my face as I felt disappointed at myself that I didn't have a present for the little filly..Or did I? "Maybe I do have something for you Dinky. Something I've had with me ever since the day I was shipped off to Afghanistan."

I took off the Dog tags that I've been wearing the entire time since the day I got my uniform. "Its only fitting that such a brave filly like you would have something that the bravest souls in my world carry around with them. And it would be an honor if you would wear this."

I put my dog tags around her neck, and a giant smile that was too cute for description was on her face."Thank you Anthony!" I picked Dinky up to give her a hug and put her down again,

Dinky ran to her friends to show off the necklace she had gotten while I was approached by two mares, one was a gray pegasus and the other one was a purple unicorn that I remembered as Ditzy and Amethyst.

"Ditzy, Amethyst. It's great to see both of you again!" I greeted the two mares with a friendly smile.

"Its good to see you too. I'm so glad that you're here for Dinky's birthday." Ditzy's eyes were crossed but still looked very normal.

"Why, is the party bad or something?" I chuckled to myself.

"No no, not at all. It's just that she's still pretty shocked from what happened a couple of days ago, and when Amy was taken, Dinky took it pretty hard. But you helped her pull through. Since then, she sees you as her hero."

I couldn't help but to give a frown-smile or a smile-frown. But I just settled with a smile

"How are you doing after what had happened Amy?"

"I'm fine. In fact I'm better than fine. I met with Rarity yesterday and she gave me 2 carts filled with Gems and diamonds. She said that the Diamond dogs had given it to her as their way of saying they were sorry"

The smile-frown disappeared and was turned into a complete smile. I remember how I ripped off the diamond dog's head after a very interesting display of violence. ´´Ah good memories.´´) (´´Damn Crimson, you scary´´

I returned my attention to Dinky "By the way It seems that your daughter has gotten her cutie mark...What does it mean?" I looked back towards Ditzy

A tear formed in Ditzy's eye "I gave my little muffin her birthday present before the party today and it turned out she really liked it. A small flash of light appeared on my daughters flank and next thing I know her cutie mark appeared." She wiped the tear of her face and continued. "Her cutie mark means that she's really good with stringed instruments."

I put my hand on Ditzy's shoulder "They grow up fast don't they?" I wiped off the second tear that flowed down her cheek and she tried to hide her blush. "I can see that her destiny will be to play the most beautiful music in Canterlot. Have you thought of finding a tutor for her?"

"Oh I Couldn't..I don't have enough money to hire one" Ditzy looked down in shame for not being able to give her daughter everything she needed.

"Wait, what about your daughter amy? I would guess that two carts full of diamonds should be worth something. Because where I come from you could buy half a city with that amount of diamonds and gems"

The two mares look at each other in shock "That's great..But unfortunately Gems and Diamonds are very common in Equestria. The gem in itself isn't worth anything. The gold in a ring is more worth than the diamond" Amethyst Replied to my question

I started stroking the beard i was slowly growing...´´Note to self, For the love of god don't forget to shave my beard before I go to the gala.´´ "I could always pay for a tutor, and I know just the right one to hire"

"Oh no Anthony, I couldn't ask you to do such a thing." Ditzy looked at me with a look of surprise

I went down on one knee to talk to the mares at eye level "You didn't, plus, I won't take no for an answer anyway" I couldn't help but to have my trademark shit-eating grin activated at that moment.

Ditzy couldn't help but to laugh at my enthusiasm "Okay then Anthony, If you really insist. Who did you have in mind?"

"Someone special, but right now let's let Dinky have her party"

***Vinyl's house 3 hours after the party***

"Mister Anthony, I'm still not sure about this." Dinky started to shutter, probably nervous about meeting her soon-to-be tutor.

I went down on one knee to comfort the little filly "Don't worry Dinky I promise, you'll do just fine." I stood up again and Knocked on the door.

*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*

*Vinyl could you please answer the door*

*No! I'm to busy doing the dishes*

*Playing music on a dish washer isn't doing the dishes!*

*YES IT IS!*

*No it isn't!*

*I'm telling you it is!*

*Ugh! Fine!*

The door opened to reveal a mare with Dark grey mane and tail, a light gray coat, a pink bowtie, and a light purple treble clef as a cutie mark. "Oh, hello Anthony" Octavia gave a smile, trying to play off the lovers drama that happened a moment ago. She then looked down to see Dinky hiding behind my legs. "Oh hello, who's your little friend?"

"This is Dinky, today is figuratively and literally her birthday. So I decided to drop by to talk to you about something. May we come in?"

"Oh, but of course." Octavia stepped out of the way to let me and Dinky come in, and Octavia led the way to the living room. Dinky and Octavia just laid down on their stomachs on the couch, while I crossed my legs and sat down on the floor.

"Well then, what brings you to our humble abode, Anthony?"

"Well Octavia, I'm just going to get straight to the point. Dinky here, just got her cutie mark, as you can see its similar to yours." Octavia looked at Dinky's flank and saw that it was true, as the only differences were that there was a violin set in front of the musical note, which was a different color. "So you can already guess her special talent is playing Stringed instruments, like the Cello or violin. And what she needs right now is a tutor, so I was wondering if you were interested in teaching little Dinky here how to play."

"I would love to teach her about the elegant art of music, but I will be busy with a couple of concerts for the next week and I can't forget about the grand galloping gala. Plus me and Vinyl are moving to Canterlot in three days" The bad news made Dinky tear up.

"Oh, it's no problem if you're moving to Canterlot, but after your concerts could you schedule Dinky in, I will pay a good amount of course, how does 500 bits a week sound, Oh, and you'll get to stay at the castle suite free of charge."

"500 Bits!?! That's half a years pay and I get to stay at the Castle free of charge?...I-I don't know what to say, this seems far to generous"

"Only the best teacher for Derpy's little muffin." I started ruffling Dinky's mane

"But mister Anthony, what about me and my mom?"

"Don't worry about it Dinky, I'll take care of everything."

Octavia then stepped off the Couch. "Well then Anthony, we have an agreement. In two weeks time I will be in the Canterlot castle and I will be Dinky's tutor"

*** Carousel boutique 20:22***

´´This has been a long day..I haven't gotten any sleep..I was molested by a horse, and Now I need to start a circle of favors..Fuck my life´´) (''Maybe we can get that cup of tea now...``

I opened the door to see all the elements and Luna sitting at the kitchen table and laughing. "What's going on here?" I asked the group.

"Aah Speak of the devil, Anthony we were just talking about you."

"I hope you were saying something that won't make me snap your neck" I said with an exhausted tone.

Everyone in the room started laughing again...´´I'm losing my edge´´

"James was just telling us about you when you were a foal..Or child as you say." Luna Still chuckling at the fact I was once (Human)

I started walking towards James "Oh I am going to rip you-" I was interrupted by Luna.

"Now now, Anthony behave, we need to head back to Canterlot soon and we can't do that if you start a brawl with James. Besides my dress and your tuxedos are finished so lets not destroy them in a conflict."

"Mother fu-"

Luna interrupted me (Again). "I think it's time that we went back to Canterlot, It has indeed been fun talking to you again." Luna smiled towards the elements. "Anthony. would you mind opening a portal to the throne room?"

"Sure." I respond before concentrating on the spell ( ´´Now focus exactly where you want the other side of the portal to be and then just open the portal.´´ I aimed my hand towards where I wanted to put down the portal and put it close to the dressing room of the boutique.

James and Luna waved their goodbyes to the ponies while I just crossed my arms in frustration before I was ambushed by six ponies hugging me on a different part of my body...After the ambush, before I went through the portal I was stopped by Pinkie Pie who said. "May The Force be with you, always."

I stopped in my tracks and turned around to face Pinkie "WAIT WHAT!?" Before I got any answers James dragged me back into the portal.

***Princess Cadence Suite***

"So where were we last night?" Shining asked stepping closer to Cadence.

"You were about to do this." Cadence replied as she stepped closer and pulled Shining into a deep, passionate kiss. At that moment a large portal appeared and spat out two humans, and one dark blue princess.

"UHGH!! WHATS GOING ON HERE!?" I yelled while Cadance and Shining armor tried to act natural.

"Uh... I'm gonna regret asking but why in the name of Dark Lord Cthulhu Devourer of Souls are you wearing a thong and pantyhose?..." I looked at Cadence like my brain was fried.

"GET OUT OF OUR ROOM!" Shining armor yelled at me, and James while threw his helmet at us.

Both me and James ran out of the room laughing out.

"TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!" off into the distance and leaving Luna to deal with the awkward situation.

Random guard View

"My shift is over and time for my to drink some Applejack Daniels." I said to myself for no reason before I took a sip from the strong alcoholic beverage, and shrugged of the strong taste...Just then, the human from yesterday started running through the hall yelling out some weird chant.

"OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!" From one side of the hall to the other...

I gave the bottle a shocked stare. ".. I'm gonna quit drinking.."

Back to Anthony View

"-OLOLO!"  (´´Shut up already. That got old when you first uttered the first lol!!!´´

"Whatever nigga My shift starts in 30 minutes and I didn't get my tea, and I haven't eaten since breakfast.."

``Then head to the kitchen and pick up some meat.´´

´´You mean steal some meat?´´ I corrected Legion with a doubting attitude

``Tomato, Tomatoo´´

***Princess Luna's room 21:00***

I quietly opened the door to Luna's room where I saw the lunar mare staring off the balcony.She looked so peaceful. I crept closer to her and at one point I was literally standing right behind her and was just looking at how quiet she was staring off into the stars."Beautiful aren't they?" I revealed myself walking to Luna's side and joined her in her stargazing.

Luna didn't flinch from the fact I snuck up on her. "I do my best." she stated smiling at my opinion of her work. "Anthony, do you mind if I ask you a personal question?"

"Uh..Sure" I replied hesitantly

"I heard what happened to your family.James told me, I was wondering, how anyone can continue after losing so much?"

I took a deep breath as even after five years its still a hard subject. "I had a family, a fiance and a unborn baby...I wouldn't say it was easy to move on.I even tried my fair share of times at taking my own life. But I couldn't stomach dieing by my own hands."

Luna was shocked by my answer, she almost started crying but regained her composure. "However I wasn't the only one that lost his parents that year...The cruel hand of fate took Jame's parents as well. We were both alone but we had each other, when I heard that James signed up for the marines I was surprised, but most of all I was afraid of being alone again.

"And besides, I couldn't just let him go by himself to a God forsaken part of the world. So I signed up as well. While we were in the Marines we were to busy to think about our misfortunes, but I guess we survived in the end because we stuck together."

Luna put her wing around me as I finished explaining. "You need not say more. How about we switch subjects now?"

"Or we could just lie down on our backs and watch the beautiful night sky you've created."

Luna started to blush as I layed down and put my arms behind my head. But then she put her head on my chest whilst lying on her back.

´´I hope she isn't like Molestia´´)

´´Nope, she's worse´´

´´How could Luna be worse?´´ Luna turned her head towards me showing her puppy face with big watery eye´´HNNNNNNNNNNG THE CUTE, CAN'T HANDLE IT´´