Eragon's New Home: Equestria

by MetalBrony823


True Royalty

In a special, small room, Tiber Crangweast was confined to an interrogation chair. His wrists were bound on the two stands with a tight band to keep them down. Even though he was going to be tested through his mind to test his loyalty, he was rather calm, with a blank expression on his face.

Eragon was standing tall in front of him. Behind him was the audience of Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and the rest of their friends, including Lyra, Bon Bon, and Big Macintosh.

Princess Celestia and Luna were the ones going to help out with this little interrogation-like test that Craingweast will receive. The reason why Craingweast was bound to the chair was to make sure he doesn't try to struggle and fight back for good measure

Meanwhile, Murtagh was looking on with his arms crossed, possibly wanting a Eragon and the princesses to inflict some pain when they all do their part on him. Of course, Eragon forbade Murtagh himself because of the thought of Murtagh intending to mentally torture him to insanity.

"How do you think this will turn out?" Rarity asked Applejack.

"I don't know." The cowgirl replied modestly. "I'm obviously wondering when something will happen soon."

"Oh, I hope something will." Fluttershy remarked. "And I just hope he is not an enemy to us, otherwise, we would be in some big trouble."

"Here here." Murtagh agreed, "I just hope they give him a painful lecture." He sounded a little sadistic when he said that

The ponies and Spike looked at him, quite unamused. "Murtagh!" Twilight quietly screamed at him "seriously?"

"Sorry, but you all know I still do not trust within this man!"

"Murtagh, please get your head out of your ass." Rainbow Dash begged while whispering. "Do it for Eragon, Saphira, Thorn, and all of us."

"I know. I know. I promise you all, I am trying the absolute best I can to warm up to this person." He made a sigh.

"Oh leave it alone, girls." Skalmo muttered to them. "Denial is a very powerful thing." The dwarf made a huff.

Murtagh made a small scowl at him. "Shut up." He muttered to him

"Friends, please." Service intervened. "Let is not come to blows. What Eragon and Saphira say goes."

"He speaks the truth." Calraeli agreed. "And besides, we are in the quarters of Eauestria's grand rulers, after all."

"Shh, quiet. They're about to begin." Spike pointed out to his friends. They all fell silent so they can look at this test.

Eragon cleared his threat and said "Now Tiber, we are about to prepare to enter your mind. When we do, do not fight it what so ever." Tiber nodded his head in agreement without a single facial expression.

"Of course." He said flatly. "Go on ahead." Then Eragon used his magic, as did the princesses from their horns to him him with it. Within Craingweast' head, there were so many interesting backstories to tell.

In one memory, it showed him living with a family consisting of a wife, and one son, probably around the age of seven, eight, or nine, somewhere around those numbers

In his Memories

Dad, when do you think the dragon riders will come back?" asked his son.

Tiber smiled at him warmly. "Well, Titus, I do not know for sure, only time will tell, and you and I both know that it is impossible to see the future, or it's events.

His son was rather uncertain by his fathers words. Then he saw a small group of Galbatorix' soldiers passing by, taking a woman in ragged clothes as a prisoner. The sight sickened both of them, The son named Titus wished he can go kill those brutes and free that poor woman.

"I can't let this happen!" His son said with determination. He was about to go over there and give those guards a peace of their mind, but he was stopped when Tiber grabbed him by the arm

"No!" said Tiber. "If you go out there, and try to fight those bastards, you will be dead!" he explained.

"But- but- that woman, she-"

"I know how you feel my boy." Tiber interrupted. "But sometimes there are certain things you have to wait for. And besides, it is too late so safe a life sometimes. There is probably nothing we can do about it.

Just then, the woman slapped one of the soldiers extrememely hard in the face, that it knocked it to the ground. Next thing was she made a run for it, and noticed Tiber and Titus both witnessing what just happened.

She was grabbing on to Tiber's shoulders, tears streaming down her face. "Sir, please! You have to help me, I'm about to be sent to the gallows for not being able to afford my taxes to the king!"

"Hey! Stop right there you whore!" Said the captain. He and his lackeys were running after her with swords and spears, more than ready to skin her alive. She hid behind Tiber, shaking with terror. Tiber himself was trying to shield her from harm. The captain glared at Tiber "stand aside citizen, this woman had committed treason again King Galbatorix himself. Stand aside, now!" He ordered sharply.

"Son, stand back." He told Titus. His son did exactly what he said, and went inside the house. "Leave this poor woman alone." He said

"Oh, wanting to be tough, are we not?" Said the captain. "Fine! You have dug your own grave." Just like that, the soldiers charged at Tiber, but he pulled out a sword, and caster a spell at one of the soldiers.

"Brisingr!" He shouted. Just like that, he shot a red fireball at the soldier, burning alive on the spot. Next, he blocked a few attacks from another goon, and sliced him in the liver after he kicked him in the groin.

Tiber was fighting so bravely and gallantly with both swordplay and magic, the commander was starting to become scared, and slowly backed away as he watched his comrades getting slaughtered, one by one,

Finally, Craingweast turned his attention to the leader at last. It was just then his wife, Persephone, came out with Titus, holding his hand. "Tiber!" She said "be careful!"

"Don't worry, my dear wife, just stay back." Then the duel between him and the leader turned into quite a grudge match, so many sounds of steel clashing against one another and the sound of magic being used by Tiber.

He shouted "Kvistr!" And then branch from the tree in the front yard came to life, and swatted the leader of the goons, flat on his back.

"No! Please! Let me go." The commander begged. His face was all gone white.

Tiber looked down upon him, and replied "you are nothing but a heartless monster, and deserve to die like one." Then he decapitated the commander, killing him in a second. He put his sword back in his waist and went up to his family.

"Father! Are you alright?" Titus went up to his dad and hugged him, them Tiber picked him up.

"Yes, I am perfectly fine, my son." He replied. Then Persephone ran up to him, clinging her arm to him. "Persephone, it was not what it looked like."

"I know, Titus told me what happened."

"Indeed." Then they all looked at the woman, looking more than grateful to have her problem taken care of.

"Are you alright, madame?,

"Yes. Thanks to you." She began shedding tears of gratitude. "Thank you! Thank you!"

Tiber smiled at her. "You are quite welcome. Do you have any place of refuge?"

She nodded a yes "my father lives out here, three miles from here."

"Perfect, you will be safer there."

Then the woman ran to her destination. Titus then went back inside his house to put his sword back in the room where he and his wife slept in."

"You were so amazing dad. I want to be like you someday!" Said Titus.

"Perhaps one day I will teach you, but for know, you must wait."

Then they hugged one last time before Eragon exited himself out of Tiber's mind.

End of Tiber's Memory

Eragon staggered, feeling a little light-headed from all of that magic he was using upon himself. "Well?" Asked Twilight Sparkle. "What did you see?"

"It's.... astonishing." Said Eragon. He looked at Craingweast. "I did not know you had a family."

"Family?" The ponies and Spike asked.

"Yes, a son named Titus, and a wife named Persephone." Eragon answered to them. "I promise you all, he does have a family."

"Yes, I do. Unfortunately they could not come with me to live here. It would have been way to dangerous."

Celestia and Luna were both equally surprised by this "well, turns out he really is a friend." Said the princess of the sun. "Everything in his mind is all true."

"Yes, he really is loyal to the dragon riders, and not a spy of the Empire." Luna added. "Well, I officially give you welcome to Equestria, Tiber Craingweast."

Celestia smiled "yes. And we are more than grateful for you to put yourself in a duty that involves protecting Eragon and the Dragon and riders as their advisor."

Tiber gave a warm smile "thank you your majesty."

"Now, before anything else, you must make an oath for both of us." Celestia noted.

"Of course."

"Repeat after us." Said both sisters. "I hereby pledge allegiance to Equestria,"

Tiber repeated what they said.

"And protect every innocent life in need of help."

He repeated the second part of it, with his hand held close to his face.

"I will always protect til the end, and serve Equestria, dragons, and riders before all others."

After he repeated the last line, it was complete. "Perfect."

"You are officially a guardian for a Eragon, Saphira, their friends, and all of a Equestria now." Said Celestia with a smile.

The others, minus Murtagh, cheered on for him. "Absolutely wonderful!" Fluttershy said with joy.

"Well, what do you know?" Said Lyra.

"Congratulations, Mr. Craingweast." Bon Bon said in an upbeat voice.

Craingweast gave a hearty chuckle and replied "thank you all very much for your kindness. I promise you all that I will do everything I can to help you, ponies, dragon, or rider alike, keep the peace on all of Equestria."

"This is great." Said Twilight.

"Although you will have to perform the pact of the dragon riders when we return home, Tiber." Eragon noted

"Even though his is not a rider?"

"This will be a different type of oath than the others did with me and Saphira.

"We heard everything, Eragon." Saphira noted. "This is good news." The other dragons from a distance agreed one at a time.

Meanwhile, Murtagh was starting to not act as suspicious as before, possibly because of hearing the fact Tiber had a family before he came here to Equestria. But of course, he still had some doubt within him. That feeling was still there in his gut