Celestia heaved a heavy yawn, her eyes still fogged with drowziness and her body still feeling extremely sore. She had stayed up rather late at night, discussing with her sister about more things related to their four outworldly visitors. It was rather cute how she found Sir Mathew laying on top of her sister' lap, in a deep and content slumber. Needless to say, Luna was slightly flustered when she saw her with him, splurting many incoherent sentences.
She stretched herself and gave off another yawn, rubbing her eyes to try and dispel her sleepiness. Despite all things, she, as the princess of the sun, still had to raise the sun for her little ponies to know it was morning. Though, it didnt neccessarily meant that she enjoyed mornings. There was that one time where she was so grumpy in the early morn that she accidentally made the sun a few degrees hotter than it should have been. Thankfully, none of her precious ponies were hurt. Stretching her arms out and letting loose another yawn, she begrudingly got off her sweet bed, which was still beckoning her to stay. It was tempting for her, to say the least.
Making her way to the balcony, her mind wandered for a moment and recalled what she had spoken with her beloved sister. It was on how the four of them were more stronger than it seems. She had no real gauge as to know how powerful Lady Anna is, but her sister did inform her about the others encounter with an incredible demonic foe. Not only that, but due to how she is known to be the mistress of dreams, Luna had also shown her a first person view of the encounter through her eyes. Celestia was horrified. The....'thing' that she had seen...So gruesome...So horrible...And yet, Sir Mathew, Sir Lance and Lady Natalie had managed to beat such an entity?! She could literally feel every move from the two parties in the dream. How much power and force was put into destroying said demon.
Clearly they were in a whole league of their own.
Shaking her head, she dismissed the thoughts. Now was not the time to be distracted. She had a sun to raise. Once she was at the balcony, she stopped and looked up, admiring the work of art her sister has. The night sky. Such a beautiful thing indeed. Too bad it had to make room for the day sky. Seemed like a waste.
Channeling the magic from within herself onto her horn, her horm glowed in a bright, luminous golden glow. The moon that was planted onto the night sky shimmered in a golden glow, similar to her own. With her magic, she willed the moon to stand down, to which it complied and dipped down over the horizon, saying farewell to the townfolks. As it did, another large celestial body began to rise from the horizon, greeting Celestia in the same golden glow. As the sun rose into the sky, the colour of said sky changed, from a dark blueish-purple hue into a warm yellow-orange hue and then into a bright sky blue.
Feeling satisfied with the position of the sun, she cut off the magical connection from inside of her, making her horn gradually lose its golden glow. Nodding to herself in pride, she left the balcony and made her way to her personal bathroom to do her morniny routine.
Sunlight dipped into the room through the agaped curtains, causing a certain green haired girl to slowly open her eyes. She smiled. It was morning in this new world of Equestria. Pulling down her blanket, she gave off a huge yawn and stretched her body. Scanning the room, she found nothing too unusual in the room. All of her friends were still asleep. Natalie holding onto a bolster like a staff, Matt snoring like no tomorrow and Lance was....
Wait....Where is he??
Anna looked around and had suddenly realised something very wrong. She wasnt in her bed. She was in Lance's bed. And from deduction, somehow, she had slept IN the same bed with him. The thought of it made her cheeks flare up, giving it a pinkish glow. Oh jeez! She had to go now before someone else barges in!
Slowly getting out of the bed, Anna heaved a heavy sigh of relief. If someone had seen that she was in his bed, she might have portrayed the wrong idea! Lance was merely her teammate and a good friend that was a little weird at times. As well as being a massive NERD! Even as she was getting off, she could hear him mumbling something about numbers and equations and guns all the while making cute but weird 'pew pew' sound effects.
Making her way into the bathroom, she was amazed by the architecture that was said bathroom. It was kind of like a mix between a huge bathtub and a shower, with various shampo and soap that was situated on a nearby shelf next to said tub. She didnt get a chance to take a bath last night since she was dead tired from the previous encounter with a certain machine. By now, she couldnt help but feel exited by the thought of body being submerged in warm water. Taking off her clothes and putting them aside, she filled the tub with water, letting hot steam fill the room, giving off a relaxing atmosphere. Once the tub was filled, she stepped inside. Her entire body was practically melting from how amazing it felt!
However, her state of stupor was broken when she had heard the door open, her eyes filling with worry as she had remembered that she had forgotten to lock it. Thankfully, she realized it was merely Natalie, whom had a towel wrapped around her body. Anna sighed in relief.
"Hehe, you mind if I dip in as well?" Natalie asked, locking the door behind her.
"Sure! This bathtub is big enough for all of us to fit in!" Anna exclaimed, grinning at her female friend. Natalie giggled before taking off the towel that was wrapped around her and placing it to the side. All the while doing so, Anna sinked into the tub a little further as she had seen the object of most men's fantasies. Natalie's breasts.
She could have sworn that it didnt looked all that large. But thinking about it, it might have probably been her clothings that helped to make it seem her bust is just above average. But without anything holding them back, the two mounds looked gigantic compared to Anna's. She cupped her own breasts fron under the water in self-consciousness. A line between an A to a B cup. While Natalie's looked like Double D's. Maybe larger.
Anna had forgotten that Natalie was now in the tub with her. Natalie's sigh of absolute pleasure made her snap out of her stupor. And yet, they were there, in front of her, mocking her of her small size.
Despite that, Anna tried to keep things to a lighter tone and decided to chat with her. "Hey Natz. I never knew you were part of a legendary clan of white mages! I heard those guys could defeat a death worm with a flick of their wrists" She exclaimez, her voice was full of awe.
Natalie chuckled a little. "Ehehe....Err there are some who can do that, but most of my clanfolks practice typical white magic. You know, healing and rejuvination, purification, cleansing of illnesses. Though some others practice the more destructive aspect of white magic to help defend the area. My 'Judgement' ability is a more enhaced version of their skill known as 'Beam of Holiness'. The names they use are...not very creative"
Anna nodded her head. She supposed it was reasonable. Having known Natalie for a while, she could tell she was the kind of Mage that could very well improve any of her spells or any other existing spells. Despite being only 2 years older than her, Natalie had the knowledge and arcane abilities that could rival any master Mage. Hell, she had witnessed Natalie blast a draconian-like elemental into nothing but ashes before when it 'accidentally' ripped her favorite dress and left her partially naked. It was terrifying as she could feel the magical resonance from said blast.
"How about you Anna? I've never really heard much about your life" Natalie whipped curiously, which made Anna raise a brow.
"Me? Well....I guess I should start from the start, I suppose. Err...I was born in Greenwood Village, the same place where you guys made trouble, as far as I'm concerned. My dad is the village's woodcutter and my mom is a seamstress that had a lot of customers, due to how quick and efficient she worked. I also have a sister named Sarah that works as a shopkeeper in a far away land that occasionally comes back during her breaks" Anna explained.
"A sister?" Natalie asked.
"Yea. She looks kind of like you, although she has long green hair, has a green dress and works as a part time Mage apprentice" Anna explained, causing Natalie to hum.
"Hmm.....I think I've seen a person like that before..." Natalie pondered, wondering if she did meet a girl like that before.
The next few moments were spent talking and gossiping like no tomorrow, the two females enjoying the time together. The soothing warm water was making it hard to think straight and the room was fogging up. Probably a built in sauna system, they thought. After a while, the two of them left the bathroom with a towel around their bodies. They had found that the guys were still sleeping, to which they merely shook their heads and smirked. It wasn't shocking to see them sleeping in. Matt was physically drained, as far as they know, and Lance had worked hard in reprogramming the Praetorion and making new weapons for them.
Summoning their clothing, the two girls made their way to finish up their appearances on a nearby wall mirror. Natalie had managed to teach every single on them how to summon various pieces of clothing and equipping them in a flash, to which they were all thankful for. However, Matt was the hardest to teach due to having little to no arcane magic present inside of him. Either that, or Natalie suspected something was holding it back. Once they were satisfied, they left the room, making their way back to the main dinning hall.
"Aww...Aren't you hungry?" Fluttershy cooed as the furry blue ball known as NoLegs continued to munch down on a couple of fishes in a bowl.
"Man! It's pretty nice of the princesses to let us stay the night here!" Rainbow grinned, munching down on a bowl full of 'Apple-O's'.
"Indeed. It's been a while since we last been here" Twilight agreed, causing the rest of the girls to nod. Due to how casual they were with the two princesses, it was pretty normal of them to walk around in their nightgowns. However, it was a rather odd sight, nonetheless. The six of them had woken up just a while ago and had just arrived at the dinning hall.
Suddenly, the doors swung open, revealing two human females clad in their attire from yesterday. Both Anna and Natalie took a seat opposite each other and eyed the various types of food on the large dinning table. There were cereals, oatmeal, pancakes, fruits, bread, and more surprisingly, a large vanilla cake with pink frosting. Natalie was so tempted fo eat a slice of cake, but reminded herself not to eat such sweet stuff in morning. So she decided to go a few stacks of pancakes with bread topped with jam. Anna, on the other hand, went for some cereal and a few slices of apples.
"Glad you two couls come early" Rarity commented, blowing gently on her tea. "I do have to say. That dress, oh so charming! I never really got to see the introquet detail that was put into it due to certain events. But now that the two of you are here, I must admit, it is absolutely gorgeous!" She fawned, a huge grin plastered onto her face.
Natalie smiled and chuckled a little. "Thank you! I always loved the dress since I almost always use it. Matt says its an iconic part of me" she admitted, causing the rest oof the girls to giggle.
"Hey! Speakin' of ol Matt, where's the fella? Shouldn't they be wit ya or what?" Applejack asked, sipping on her mug of coffee.
"They're still sleeping. They had a long day from what we pressume" Anna told them.
"Speakingof the guys, I have to admit, I have never seen such marksponyship in an individual! I noticed that no matter what, Lance never missed a single enemy. All of his....projectiles were dead accurate. And Matt! Such power! I could feel the very ground shake whenever he slashed about!" Twilight commented on the fight that had transpired.
"Yea! I mean, did you see that Matt guy?! He like, sliced through those scraps of metal like butter! It was so cool to watch!" Rainbow grinned from the thought of the fight, earning a small chill in her spine.
"Well, that's them for ya. Since Lance was recruted into the military at such a young age, he had gained so much knowledge in strategic plannings, sharpshooting and explosives. Through the years, he quickly rose in rank, earning himself the lead commander of an entire squadron. But that's a long time ago, before he turned down and walked away from innocent bloodshed" Natalie explained. "As for Matt, mowt of his powers come from his weapon as well as whatever small arcane magic that he weilds. But most of the time, he relies solely on brute strength and because of this, his pain tolerance is beyond comprehensible. Heck,there was this one time when we me and Matt fought this evil being that had golden hair and smelled of rotting flesh. He was about to launch a powerful ball of arcane energy, which he calls 'Spirit Bomb' directly at me. He knew that I couldn't stand the intensity of the blast, so he used himself as a shield and blocked most of the harm. I could still feel a huge magical residue emitting around the area, which was completely burned to the core. Yet Matt was still standing strong, though he was coughing out blood"
Natalie could still faintly recall the event. She had seen a small scale version of the blast before, which disintegrated a while bunch of wildlife, so a sphere that was nearly quadruple in size could only mean devastation. And yet, Matt was capable of tanking it for him. It was the second time that he had saved her life when death was staring at her in the face.
"Oh...m-my..!" Fluttershy squeaked. "B-But e-e-everything was fine in the end....right...?"
"Thankfully. After the whole event ended, we stopped by a nearby town to rest and heal up. But I could neverforget the horrifying image of it. I was literally so close to death yet again,but had managed to evade it by the skin of my teeth." Natalie sighed.
"So in summary, you got a powerful mage, two marksponies and a ludicrous swordspony on the same team?" Pinkie inquired, cocking her head in a cute manner
"More or less" Anna chuckled. "Though in truth, Lance is more of a techie in our squad as well as the main tactician. His eye for detail in the battle in so precise that he can tell whether an army is coming just by tbe force of the wind blowing on his face. And even I have trouble finding out whether or not my parents are coming back home from the sounds of footsteps. Also, from what I've observed of him, he an incredibly huge nerd!" Anna exclaimed, causing both Rainbow and Pinkie to laugh while the others looked at her in confusion. "Really! I always hear him blast into his walkie-talkie of his some numbers and equations. Even this morning, I heard him talking about formulas of other stuff!"
The group around the table shared a laugh, causing the room to ring in a light tune. "Seems like we have a new study buddy for Twilight!" Rainbow exclaimed, causing the group to laugh once again, much to Twilight's amusement, who simply rolled her eyes.
Just then, the doors busted open once again, revealing a pair of siblings who, much like the elements, looked like they had a rough sleep. Celestial was still in her nightgown, pearl white with golden trims with a light pink coat that covered her back. Her mane was frizzy, unkempt and most importantly, light strawberry pink in color, which slightly confused both Anna and Natalie. Not to mention it didn't look ethereal as before. Luna looked just about the same, also clad in her nightgown outfit which was mainly navy blue with black polka dots. Her hair, much like her sister's, was also unkempt, and was in a lighter shade of blue.
"Morning girls. Morning Anna, Natalie" Celestia's motherly voice filled the room.
"Good morning Elements, Lady Natalie and Anna" Luna spoke slightly softer, yawning a little bit.
The girls replied with various replies. The two princesses walked forth and took a seat, with Celestial sitting next to Twilight and Luna next to Fluttershy. "I hope that the two of you had a pleasant rest?" Celestia addressed Anna and Natalie, to which they nodded earnestly.
"Yes! I haven't had such a good rest in a long time due to how much we always had to travel" Natalie explained.
Reasonable, the two princesses thought. "Pray tell, for how long has your group of misfits travelled? I assume for the most part?" Luna enquired.
"Well, in terms of travel, Matthew has traveled the most. He told he started his adventure at the age of 11 and I had only met him two years after that" Natalie explained, taking a bite from the pancakes topped with syrup. The taste was so divine, even more so that the food she mostly ate back at her home world.
"Hmm....So that was the reason why Sir Matthew looked gloomy....I wonder..." Luna mumbled, earning a confused look on both Anna and Natlie's faces. Luna had caught them staring and explained last nights events, on how Matt looked so distant with tears in his eyes.
Natalie listened in intent and nodded her head. "No surprise there...Matt hasn't returned home in a long time. He probably doesn't even know whether if his parents are still up at about or not" Natalie explained.
"What about Lance? As far as I can tell, he is a soldier of sorts?" Celestial asked.
"Yep. Lance was part of an army group called the 'Black Valkrie's' which was the 23rd Squadron of specialized soldiers adapted for field manipulation. Lance was the leading commander for the group and has never failed to win in a raid or war due to how keen his eyes were during battle. Even though he always uses this weird glass thingie, his accuracy is extremely precise, to the point where he can simply look at a target from over several meters away, fire a single shot without aiming and still hit it dead on" Anna explained, which earned her a ludicrous look from Natalie. "What? He told me about his past and I saw how good his shooting skills are"
"Anyways, he was raised in a family full of army veterans, with his mother being a nurse from the army long ago. His father taught him many things which included how to fire a weapon, create explosives, field analysis and machine building and programming. At the age of 12, he had apparently created a huge metallic vehicle which he dubbed 'The Valkrie' which was inspired by the group that he became part of a year later" Anna further explained.
The two princesses nodded. "I see. Well, a rather odd bunch of individuals whom were apparently brought together by fate. A swordspony whom could cleave the mountains in half, a Mage with vast arcane wizardry, a commander of an army with dead precision and an archer with an innate ability to be one with nature" Celestia commented from her past experience of seeing them fight. "Such an interesting yet odd group"
"Well that's us! And no matter what, we're a team!" Anna exclaimed, causing everyone in the room to chuckle.
Then, the doors opened yet again, revealing two males wearing very casual clothing. A shirt, some pants and a jacket, one was an admiral's jacket, the other was a green army jacket. Upon seeing the girls, Matt grinned. "Come on now! Don't leave the two of us out on the fun!"
"By fun, I assume you mean eating breakfast?" Lance asked rhetorically.
"What else?"
Lance sighed and laughter was soon followed, filling up the room. All that was left was to have fun and talk about nothing at all.
However, as the group continued their merry gathering, a large black cloud was looming overhead, lightning crackled as a large beam of white light suddenly shot down onto the ground. Once the light faded, all that was left was a bulking behemoth of a tank made of white, smooth rock with a large cannon attached to its back. Is hissed, fumes white fumes erupting from within as a large spearhead hung underneath, crackling with energy.