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// Chapter 12: A Medal... and more? 
// Story: Great Power 
// by Harkbilde 
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(Previously on the last chapter)

Before the commotion could get any bigger, Luna started announcin in the Royal Canterlot Voice.


"MARES AND STALLIONS, MAY WE INTRODUSE MAGNUS MIGHT!!!



HERO OF PONYVILLE!

(Present)

With the introduction, the guardsmares opened the doors. The nobles focused on the opened doors, eager to know who the stallion whose strength rivaled that of the Alicorns but what they saw shocked them.

What walked out wasn't a stallion or a pony. This figure was tall 6ft 4in and had no fur anywhere that is visible but had a mane on top of his head that was styled in a comb-over. He was wearing a formal black two-piece suit with a white shirt inside that has a black tie on it and a weird hoof shoe where hoof should be. This figure was Magnus Might and he just made a hell of an entrance.

The nobles were quite shocked to see him, well, the stallions mainly because the mares just blushed, including the Mane 6 and the Princesses.

He started walking in a relaxed and confident face with a brilliant smile on his face. While on the way he looked towards Rarity and gave her a grateful wink, he did this because Rarity helped with everything he is wearing including his shoes which must have been hard for her.

Rarity flared up with a flush and fanned at herself and looked the other way.

He chuckled and looked back towards the Princesses. 'Dang, even if they aren't humans, I gotta say they are gorgeous' he thought whilst walking towards them and not losing his smile.

As he got in front of them, he knelt his right leg and his left hand at his side and his right fist on his chest. "I heed the calls of the Rulers of Equestria and it is an honor to be in your presence, your Majesties..." Magnus spoke in a formal and respectful tone.

Seeing this, Celestia smiled and spoke to him, "Rise, Sir Magnus, and the honor is mine, for we have called you here for your extraordinary and heroic feats."

She then signaled the guardsmare next to her. The guardsmare was holding a wide flat red cushion that held a gold medal that is shaped in a Trinity knot to a Triquetra. As the guardsmare came next to him, the Princesses too came down from their thrones with Celestia in the lead. Celestia then the medal and started her speech, "Magnus Might, for your bravery of saving Ponyville and defeating the B-class gate, the Princesses of Equestria gives you the medal of Heroism and a title."

All the ponies in the throne room were shocked at hearing this but the most shocked person was Magnus. For you see, a medal gives you the status equal to a noble but a title, that is a different story. A Title gives you the status that is only second to Royalty and it has been more than thousands of years since anypony that wasn't an alicorn had acquired this title and Magnus wasn't even a pony.

Magnus, of course, knew this from reading the history books and that's why he understood the severity of this situation.

As he was about to refuse, Celestia beats him to it and announces, "Magnus Might, we the Princesses of Equestria give you the title, "Magnus the Powerful" for your unmatched strength!" She then puts the medal on the dumbfounded Magnus' neck.

Magnus stood at that spot frozen and unmoving while the Princesses went back to their thrones and sat down.

And as shit just not hit the fan but broke through the stratosphere, the nobles were now in an outrage. They all spew that "He's not a pony" and "Where is the proof" and anything else along the lines. But what Magnus found odd was there were no demeaning words that were aimed at him.

The reason for this was because when Magnus entered, his demeanor and presence demanded respect from ponies, That coupled with his tall stature and the short speech that clearly told him that he was intelligent had naturally made them be wary of him.

But that didn't mean they were gonna get quieter, so things started to get pretty riled up and before it could get out of control, Luna exclaimed in a Royal Canterlot Voice.


QUIET!!!


And then the rooms were filled with silence, scared pony nobles, and an intrigued Human.

'Huh... So that was the Royal Canterlot Voice... I think I can do that...' Magnus thought.

As she got the necessary silence, Luna continued, "I know that it is quite difficult to believe Sir Magnus' strength... I and my sister too had a hard time believing, so I challenged Sir Magnus to a duel and... Sir Magnus had won easily."

And just like that, Luna had dropped the Hydrogen bomb which made the noble ponies' eyes big as dinner plates and drop their jaws to the ground.

Celestia had a smirk on her muzzle and started speaking, "Since the medalling and the titling is done, you are all excused except for Sir Magnus and the Elements of the Harmony." The nobles all dumbly nodded and went out of the door.

After all of them were gone Celestia spoke to the others left in the room, "You must all be quite hungry, let us go to the dining hall and have a feast, it is quite a joyous occasion after all." She then started walking with the other Princesses towards the dining hall.

The others nodded and followed suit.

(Timeskip)

(At the castle's Dining Hall)

As they had arrived at the dining hall, they all sat at their designated seats around the round table with Magnus sitting between Luna and Twilight.

As they were waiting for their food Magnus started the conversation. "So... I am flattered with it and all but... I never heard anything about me getting a title, the first in thousands of years at that." He said glaring at the Mane 6 and the Princesses except for Cadence.

Twilight then defended herself under his glare, "We're sorry about that Magnus, we thought it would be a good surprise..."

"And who doesn't likes surprises!" Pinkie added.

Magnus sighed and rubbed his eyebrows, Luna then added, "Normally it would only be a medal if we were to only count you saving Ponyville and defeating the monsters..."

Celestia then added, "But you had done more than that Magnus, you helped with the cleanup, you helped with the reconstruction and even after we left, you kept on helping others in the town."

Magnus looked at all the mares then sighed. "Fine, I'll forgive you for tricking me... But there is one more reason that you gave me the title, isn't there? Celestia." He asked looking at the Alicorn of The Sun.

The Mane 6, including Twilight, were all surprised to hear that and looked towards the other Princesses with confusion.

Celestia and Luna both started to look a bit nervous to speak and before they could, Cadence cut in, "You don't have to say it, aunty Luna, aunty Celestia, I'll tell him."

Magnus then looked at Cadence. "You must be Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, I have heard and read many good things about you, it is a pleasure to meet you, Princess." He said while standing up and bowing.

Cadence then replied back, "The pleasure is mine, Sir Magnus, I too have heard of your feats, and please, just call me Cadence."

Magnus smiled at that and said, "Okay Cadence." But then got serious right after and asked her, "You said that you know the other reason, and judging by how Luna and Celestia act, I think it's quite a big one."

Cadence and the rest were surprised a bit at his sudden serious tone, but Cadence calmed herself. "It is... Because what we are about to ask of you to do is a dangerous task." She said in a grave tone.

Celestia and Luna had a bit of a sad look and Rainbow seemed to have a realization.

Cadence continued with a deep breath, "Magnus the Powerful, we the Princesses of Equestria sincerely ask of you to the coming 3rd attempt of retaining Cloudsville" She said with a serious tone.

"Okay" He replied nonchalantly with a relaxed impression.

For a moment the Princesses and the Mane 6 were nodding because they thought he refused, but after a moment to process what he said, all of them snapped their necks towards his direction and exclaimed.


"HUH?!"