Chapter 18 Lies and Deception

UNEDITED!

I know this chapter will feel..Rushed but hey atleast you finally get to find out what happened next

It was raining heavily today..I didn't feel like talking to anyone but staring at the dripping window and the gray weather was kind of soothing.´´I...I almost lost James yesterday..I feel a bit guilty for shouting at Luna..I just wanted to be left alone.´´

´´Do not blame yourself Crimson, I know the frightening feeling of almost losing your life long friend.´´

"Still..I shouldn't have yelled at Luna like that..I could feel her shaking in fear from me..."

´´I never understood your feelings towards Luna so much, in all honesty you technically just met her...´´

"Honestly...I dont know myself..She ..She reminds me a lot of Emily...Especially her british accent...But her smile and eyes..just breaks my heart."

´´Well well well, look who is in love´´ Legion teased with a chuckle in his mind.

I could help but to smile."Dick!" I chuckled a bit but went back to my frown."I'm still waiting on a guard to tell me when its time for the...Interrogation.." I said with rage building up inside me.

The door started knocking."COME IN!" I raised my voice.

The door swung open and there was Vigile."Sir, the princesses ask for you presence during the Interrogation." Vigile said saluting.

"Cut the crap Vigle, You dont need to salute me." I smiled to see a friendly face."Lets go!" I passed Vigile who was also smiling to see a good friend.

***Throne room 12:05***

I opened up the doors the see the nine gryphons all chained to the marble floor where they couldn't do anything. and surrounded by Shining armors guards."Lets get this party started, I'm an expert on torture techniques and I guess Legion wouldn't mind pitching in a few ideas!" I started with my typical dark humor that made all the ponies and even gryphons uncomfortable.

"That will not be necessary Crimson!" Luna said a bit happy to see me back in my usual mood."We were just gonna start the mind reading and we thought you would appriciate to be present."

"Fair enough, lets begin, and afterwards, you guys are going straight into the meat locker!" I said with a malicious grin towards the gryphons who they all knew..I wasn't kidding.

The princesses rolled their eyes and just started to glare their horns a bright light enveloped the entire room as their spell...Didn't do anything..

"Just as I suspected." Celestia said a bit frightened for what's coming next.."They have all consumed a mind protection potion..It keeps us from seeing their memories for at least a month" Celestia turned towards me and was expecting that I would probably force the information out.

´´I have an idea!"

´´And that is?´´

´´A domination shout should do the trick, they would be enslaved to your will and you would be able to get the truth out of them without breaking a sweat.´´

"I have an idea!" I spoke up getting the attention of everyone."I could use a domination roar to force them to tell me the truth, they would pretty much become my slaves." ( ´´Dick´´

Shining armor suddenly rose up to this, like it was something he wasn't counting on."WHAT!? thats unethical you can steal their free will, princess surely you can't allow this to happen!?" Shining armor protested out...Like he was hiding something..

"I am very well aware of that dragon shout Crimson, it lasts only twenty four hours and its most likely Legions idea." She smiled as she saw through my bullshit."I will allow it!"

Shining armor was at this point sweating drastically...He was definitely hiding something. I turned towards the gryphons and.."KREH JOOR FEN!" a wave of black wind went through the nine gryphons who were all in a chained to the ground.

"At your service!" The gryphons said in unisons.

All the ponies looked at the gryphons in wonder."Did it work?" Luna asked leaning closer to inspect them.

"What was your mission?" I asked the gryphons who didn't waste a moment to answer.

"Our primary objective was to assassinate the three princesses of Equestria, our secondary objective was to eliminate you and the other human." They all said in a mindless unisons.

"Yup it worked." I said nonchalantly."Now tell me, Who sent you!"

"Emperor Steelbeak!" They answered in unisons again.

the three princesses were looking eachother in worry..They knew this was a preemptive strike of war. Luna stepped forward to ask a question which she was dying to find out."Tell me, how did you penetrate through Shining armors force field?" Luna asked the gryphons but wasn't given an answer.

"Answer her question!" I ordered them with a sigh.

"There was no force field!" They responded

All the princesses looked at each other in shock."What do you mean there was no force field?" Luna asked but once again wasn't given an answer..."Crimson?" She looked at me to order them to answer.

I rolled my eyes "Answer her!" I ordered them again.

"Our squad encountered no force fields on our mission!"

"WHAT!?" Luna yelled in anger."CAPTAIN SHINING ARMOR!" Luna yelled out with her royal canterlot voice.

"Yes your highness?" Shining armor went up to her with a scared salute

"WHY WAS THERE NO FORCE FIELD!?" Luna asked infuriated by the captain of the royal guards miss performance.

"I did put up a force field!" He said in his defence.

All of a sudden a burning sensation could be felt in my back."ARGH!" I yelled out in the burning pain that was coming from my back..I drew the sword and saw that it was burning with a purple and black hellish fire..The princesses saw this and suspected something horrible..

Celestia carefully stepped off her throne and down the staircase and was hoping that her suspicions wasn't correct."Shining armor, I am gonna ask you a couple of simple questions, and I hope you will answer them truthfully. Did you put up a force field around canterlot yesterday like you were supposed to do?"

Shining armor didn't know what was going on but he answered nonetheless."I did!" He slowly replied...But my sword burned even brighter.."Why are you doubting me your highness? I would never lie to you!" His question made the sword even burn brighter which made the heat of the sword radiate even more aggressively

"BECAUSE THIS SWORD BURNS WHENEVER SOMEONE LIES!!" I yelled at the ignorant captain.

Shining armor knew he was busted.."NO! your lying you made this whole thing up to try to turn the princesses against-" He was Silenced as a bright flash enveloped the room letting everyone see the memories of Shining armor...

***Two days ago 19:35***

´´I ..I can't believe it...Cadence..My own wife..Protected that..THAT Monster!´´ he thought to himself as he was making his way back to his room.´´There had been rumors about him and Cadence in a cafe together..She wouldn't...She wouldn't cheat on me with..WIth that thing?..Would she?´´ Shining armor stopped in his tracks as stomped the ground in anger.

´´I'll show that thing!..Yes* I'll teach that thing a lesson he will never forget!...But how will I do it..As much as a good guard I am I can't fight against his demon magic..But maybe..The gryphons could...Yes..The emperor probably hates him as much as I do..maybe even more.* Shining armor turned around facing away from the door that leads to his room.´´I could use the orb that Chrysalis used to contact her changelings, I could re-tune it with my magic to talk to the emperor.´´

***Gryphon throne room 20:30***

"Make sure to mop up the blood from the floor! And where is my lieutenant!?" The emperor barked orders around to the guards and maids of the room. Suddenly a blue orb appeared and the guards and emperor stood ready for what was gonna happen next.

The mysterious orb took the form off a unicorn stallion with white fur and blue hair along with purple gold armor. "YOU! What does the captain of the royal guard want with me now!?"

"An audience with you of course" he simply replied with a small hint of venom in his voice

The gryphon emperor was confused...why would the captain of the royal guard want an audience with him after todays

disaster. "What do you want?" The emperor asked annoyed.

"I have a proposal for you." The captain responded with a confident tone in his voice.

The gryphon emperor leaned closer in curiosity."What kind of a proposal?" He asked still keeping his distance away from the image.

"As you know tomorrow is the annual grand galloping gala, no guards are allowed and the two humans aren't allowed to bring their weapons with them..but there will still be a force field protecting Canterlot from all Non-ponies..But I can change that." Shining armor said with a sadistic tone

The gryphon emperor smiled as he knew was implying at." What do you ask off me, what is your interest in this?"

"I HATE HUMANS! and I do this for my own reasons, I'm sure you and I have mutual feelings towards the pale human?"

The gryphon emperor stepped closer to Shining armor."I see, and you want me to kill him?" he couldn't help but to smile at the ponies plan."I guess you ponies are..stronger than I thought, Very well I will dispatch a squad of my finest fighters armed with crossbows and darts that can kill the human. All you have to do is..Forget to put on the barrier and my men will handle the rest!"

***Yesterday Canterlot castle 21:03***

Shining armor smiled as he saw the gryphon commander picking up the crossbow and shot it straight towards Anthony, quick as lightning Anthony gripped the bolt heading towards his body and broke it in half crushing Shining armors smile."That was the last straw. CELESTIA, CADENCE, LUNA, PUT UP ADDITIONAL BARRIERS!" Anthony ordered the princesses and they didn't waste a second.."THIS ENDS NOW!" he jumped up several feet in the air. And shining armor out of instinct teleported him and his wife away from epicenter..

***Canterlot Garden***

Cadence looked around as she recuperated from the bright flash."Wha,- What are we doing in the gardens?"

"Sorry with that Human gone all crazy I needed to protect you." Shining armor hugged his wife.

Cadence broke off the hug."Crazy? He and his friend literally took a bolt for me and my aunts!" Cadence said angry that Anthonies sacrifice was thrown to the side.

Shining armor was taken back by his wife's reaction"Why are you defending him? He tried to kill me, he put several of my guards in the hospital and he brutally killed those guards in the emperors throne room!"

Cadence couldn't even look at her husband at her husbands despicable comment."Tried? I dont think you understand. He spared you, I begged and cried for him not to kill you. And according to his story, you attacked him first. What is with you Shining armor? This is not the stallion I married!" Cadence turned her back on her husband and made her way back to the dining hall.

***Throne room present time***

All the ponies in the room were shocked and couldn't believe their eyes...But one person was far from shocked..In fact..All hell was about to break loose.

The ground started to shake and My sword was consumed in a inferno of black and purple hellish blaze "YOU! YOU TRIED TO KILL ME! MY BROTHER!!!" The heads of gryphons suddenly exploded probably by Anthonies rage and magic.

The guard instantly confronted Anthony by pointing their spears and swords against him,"YOU NEVER LEARN DO YOU!" Antony used his magic to send them all flying towards the wall breaking the granite walls and letting out a big *CRRK* sound. Vigile didn't confront him, he knew it was complete folly, he just hoped that Anthony would be able to stop himself.

"CRIMSON STOP!" Celestia yelled out, she knew what was wrong with him but if he would stop himself..It would be the end of the world.

"YOU!" Anthony pointed out towards shining armor and punched him sending him through a pillar. "YOU THINK YOURSELF SO HONORABLE? YOU THINK YOURSELF A HERO!??! YOU HAVE NO IDEA THE SUFFERING I'VE GONE THROUGH, I WILL..-" Anthony stopped as he knew a better punishment."No, I have a better idea" He said in a malicious grin. In a blink of an eye Cadence was teleported into Anthony's grip.

Cadence was terrified, she knew what he was planing to do."I lost my child and wife AND NOW YOU WILL FEEL THE SAME PAIN AS I DID! He raised his sword ready to kill the princess of love and Shining armors pregnant wife.

Celestia fell on her stomach In hopelessness..With the magic immune human about to kill her niece...there was nothing she could do..And now..With Anthony losing his temper and letting rage into his heart..The world was doomed...

Anthony swung his sword and like a quick shadow Luna intervene stepping in front of the rage crazed human and the princess of love. Luna closed her eyes waiting for the sword to strike her..But it just was barely a couple of inches away from her..She could feel the intensive rage and heat coming off from the sword alone..

??? View/Mind

"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR DO IT!!! TEAR THEM BOTH APART CUT THEIR THROATS!!" A demonic and insane voice yelled inside the mind of anthony.

"NOOO!! NOT,- NOT LUNA.." Images of Anthony's family funeral started to flash in his mind..

"THEY TRIED TO KILL YOUR BROTHER, YOUR LAST AND ONLY MEMBER OF FAMILY..DOES THAT MEAN NOTHING TO YOU!!??" The voice yelled again trying to control the urges of his host.

Anthony looked at Luna who was hugging Cadence..Both of them were crying in fear..Luna opened her eyes as saw me staring into hers.."NO- I WON'T, I REFUSE!!!" Anthony fought back at whatever was trying to control him..

"DO NOT DEFY ME HUMAN, IF YOU WILL NOT SUBMIT THEN I WILL DESTROY YOU AS WELL!!"

Luna put her hoof on my cheek carefully."Please Anthony..." she said with tears running her face."Don't do this.." Luna dug her hooves around my body and hugged me..

Both ??? and Me knew I couldn't do it. "GO FUCK YOURSELF (???)!" Anthony responded to the ???'s threat.

Anthony View

My entire body started to glow in a golden radiant glow and in a large golden flash a large roar could be heard as the windows shattered and a black cloud flew away..I let go of Cadence and fell on my knees and hands...I was..dizzy and felt like I was about to pass out..But I quickly got control of myself.

You...You did it... Alexander said in awe of me fighting back what was trying to take control of me.

I looked around at the havoc caused by..Me.. and Saw that all the windows were shattered where the special mentions of Equestrians history was revealed..A pillar of stone was broken off where Shining armor was reeling in pain not able to stand up..The guards moaning in pain from the broken bones..And I looked up to see a overjoyed Luna.

"YOU DID IT!" Luna threw herself at me sending me back first on the ground with her lips connecting with mine.

"Umph,- What happened?" I asked breaking the kiss I had with Luna but something else quickly caught my attention."CADENCE!" I yelled out in fear. I removed Luna from my chest and quickly ran over to the pink mare."Cadence are you alright? Did I hurt the.."

"I'm fine Crimson, I'm just glad I'm not a hoof shorter now" She said jokingly..but quickly looked on the stallions who were moaning in pain."I wish I could say the same thing with the gryphons and the guards.." She said saddened by their injuries.

I smiled, I knew exactly what to do."No problem, Cadence I'll handle it." I aimed my hand towards the guards who were all moaning in pain. A golden light was streamed out hitting all the guards, A Lot of *Crrk* sounds could be heard as their bones were cracked back into position, but they couldn't feel any pain,Like it was all gone. The guards slowly but surely got back to their former state."You're not needed anymore, Hit the showers and get back to the barracks!" I ordered the guards who looked at Luna for confirmation who nodded at them.

As the guards left the room I looked towards Vigile who was still staring in shock from everything that happened."Vigile?" I asked the shell shocked guard.

He quickly shook his head."Woah..You weren't kidding when you said you could take over Equestria.." He commented in with a slight hint of humor in it.

"I'm glad I didn't hurt you. You're dismissed for today, hit the showers and go home."

He just smiled and made his way out of the throne room.I turned my attention towards Celestia who was observing the whole thing."Now that everything is settled down..What will we do with the them?" Celestia pointed towards the dead gryphons with missing heads.

I just smiled. And In a bright flash the Mess was gone."They should do fine in the meat locker!" I said with a sadistic smile.

Celestia took a deep breath before she had to confront the main issue of this situation..The act of treason."It breaks my heart to see you like this Shining armor..You are dismissed until further notice, You'll be staying in the Canterlot dungeons until your trial." In a bright flash the captain was gone...

Celestia and Cadence were both heartbroken over what they saw in his mind...Luna however was more happy to see me well again."Don't you ever scare me like that!" She gave me a quick hug.

"What was that? When I lost my temper..I felt a even more angrier thing burning inside of me.." I said breaking the hug between me and Luna. She made her way to her throne to comfort her sister who was mourning the loss of a good...pony

Celestia finally rose up to answer the question on both my and Cadence's minds."What you experienced today was the evil of the true Dark archangel...Legion. It seems that he..Has returned"

"You mean..The real'real Legion? The one that is strapped to my DNA?" I stared shockingly at Celestia."How..How did I keep him from taking control of me?" I asked the princesses hoping to get an awnser.

Luna and Celestia turned towards Cadence who had stopped her sobbing."The answer is simple as always..Love Conquers All.."

"Wow..That was...Cheesy as hell!" I said with a dark chuckle.

Cadence removed her tears in her eye and started to also giggle a bit."Laugh as much as you want, but were it not for your love towards Luna you wouldn't have the strength to fight back."

I just rolled my eyes at the princess who was saying by far the cheesiest things I've ever heard in my life. As everything seemed to have calmed down the doors swung opene with a stallion racing towards the princesses."News of eastern Equestr,Your highness!"

Everyone looked at the out of breath guard "Yes what is it?" Celestia asked

"Baltimare,- Baltimare has come under attack by..Gryphons.." The out of guard responded with fear in his voice.

The princesses were taken back by the horrible news."The ending of one chapter is the beginning of another one" I said outloud