Unbroken
By: Dusk_Shine6995
Chapter 1: The Meeting
It’s been two months since the changelings attacked Equestria at the royal wedding. Princess Celestia found herself thinking about that day... Trapped in that dreadful cocoon looking on as that evil changeling queen, Chrysalis, relished her victory over her and her subjects! However out of the very limited field of vision she had she saw two ponies standing shoulder to shoulder protecting a group of foals from a hoard of changelings. Somehow these two ponies seemed to be fighting off the changelings! The stallion on the left had just bucked a changeling into three others, while the mare on the right used her magic to pick up and throw 12 changelings into a nearby building.
Celestias’ memory was cut short by the knocking on her bedroom door followed by a guard walking in with two ponies following him. “The guests you sent for have arrived,” said the guard.
“Good, you may leave,” said Celestia gracefully. The guard left and the two ponies bowed. “Rise my subjects.” Celestia said gently. “After all, I should be bowing after seeing you fighting off an entire changeling horde.”
The unicorn stallion, whom had been wearing a blank expression the entire time, smirked slightly and his mare companion beamed with a big toothy grin. “You saw that?” asked the mare, uttering the words in an excited manner.
“Why yes I did,” Celestia said as she smiled brightly. The stallion remained quiet except for a muffled chuckle at seeing his friend grinning so much. “Would you mind having a seat please?” asked Celestia. The mare, who had yet to introduce herself, quickly found a pillow, and sat down.
The stallion however said, “I’d prefer to stand if you don’t mind.” Celestia jumped a little at hearing him speak but nodded, showing she didn’t care if he stood.
“Oh don’t mind him,” said the mare suddenly. The stallion rolled his eyes. “He’s just a stubborn little foal sometimes,” she finished playfully glaring at him. He returned the glare and shoved her head with a hoof. Celestia looked at the two, a question chewing at her lips, both in uncertainty and love.
Just as the mare was going to tackle the stallion, Luna walked into the room. “Celestia, I was wondering when you were going to call in... oh did I interrupt something?” The mare blushed brightly and the stallion chuckled a little and scratched his neck.
“I was about to ask them their names, Luna,” Celestia said smiling at her sister.
“Oh ok,” said Luna shyly.
“My name is Sound,” said the mare, “and this is my pal Fury.”
“Sound?” the Princesses seemed to ask in unison.
“Yeah, my name is Sound,” the mare, Sound, said smiling.
“And Fury?” asked Luna.
“Well his name isn’t really Fury but he has never told anypony his real or full name so I don’t really know if it’s a nickname or not,” the mare answered.
“Well, from what Celestia told me, you two can handle yourselves in a fight,” said Luna appraisingly, “and better than some of our own military no less!”
Sound’s jaw dropped at the compliment, while Fury only closed his eyes and smirked. “T-thank you Princess Luna for such a w-wonderful c-compliment,” Sound stammered.
“It’s true. Most of our military forces were easily defeated by the changelings while you two took out a horde of them single hoofedly!” Celestia chimed in. Sound was so in awe she had to fight from fainting, even Fury opened his eyes wide at this statement. Fury trotted to his friend and gave her a helping hoof to keep her from fainting.
“Are you two dating!?” Celestia blurted, as the thought she was suppressing finally fought its way into reality. Luna and Celestia gasped, and Sound and Fury looked at eachother then the princesses. They burst into laughter!
“Fury and I DATING!” Sound said between laughs. “We may be roomies but we would never date!” Sound finished. The princesses looked at each other and began laughing as well. Being thousands of years old, they knew all about being great friends with somepony that they would never date, after all they had seen it millions of times.
Once the laughter died down, Princess Celestia’s expression changed from a fun caretaker to a dead serious ruler. “Now down to business.” said Celestia sternly. Fury snapped to attention and Sound’s normally friendly face went deadpan. “The Changelings are a legitimate threat to Equestria now,” Celestia said angrily, “and our military isn’t trained for them yet and we will need time to do so.” “Meanwhile the changelings are on the move and building up in numbers!” added Luna. “We need somepony who can handle this threat, ready to aid anypony that could be threatened by this new danger!” said Celestia almost crying with disdain that she hadn’t been preparing for the changelings to begin with.
“That’s where we come in, right?” asked Sound softly but forcefully.
“Sort of...” said Luna seeing that Celestia might break into tears of regret if she continued to speak.
“That is where a squad of ponies comes in.”
“Does this squad have a name?” asked Sound.
“The squad is going to be known as the O.C.I.D. squad.” Luna answered.
“O.C...” Sound started asking but Luna cut her off, “Office of Changeling Intervention and Disposal is the name of where you will be receiving orders from.”
“We...” said Fury. “When did we join this squad?!” he finished half confused and half angry.
“Well...” Luna started but Celestia jumped in, “ We want you to lead this squad. As of right now, you two are the best at fighting changelings.”
Sound was at a loss of words at this stunning development, Fury, however, had seen it coming and asked, “How are we the best when we have no training nor any proof of skill?”
“You two fought off a horde of changelings and single hoofedly saved hundreds of little foals,” said Celestia admiringly. “To me, that’s more than enough proof of skill!”
Fury stared questioningly and asked “What about training?”
“That’s where I come in,” Luna said seemingly out of nowhere, “I know every form of hoof to hoof combat in Equestria and we have the best weapons trainers in the world!” Luna smiled arrogantly, while Sound had collapsed at the weight of what was going on and Fury just sat there comprehensively.
Celestia stood up from her bed. “You would be taken great care of and trained under the best of the best,” Celestia said trying to convince them to agree to this. Fury stared at the floor thinking. Luna looked nervously at Celestia, who mimicked her concern.
Then suddenly, Sound shot up from the ground and shouted, “WE’LL DO IT!” Fury looked wide eyed at his friend’s sudden outburst. Sound calmed down a little and said directly to Celestia “We will lead the O.C.I.D. squad.”
“Sound...” said Fury.
“FURY WE HAVE TO DO THIS!” Sound screamed at her long time friend. “EQUESTRIA NEEDS US... AT THE MOMENT WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN STAND AGAINST THE CHANGELINGS!” Sound continued. She calmed down a little and finished, “We may just be two ponies but we are going to have a squad of other ponies to have our backs and help us.”
Fury looked between Sound and the two princesses. “Alright,” Fury calmly said.
“Fury we hav... wait what?” Sound asked puzzled.
“I said alright...” Fury repeated, “you’re right Sound, I only doubted agreeing to this because of you.” “What?” Sound asked, even more puzzled than before. “We are the best of friends Sound, practically brother and sister, and if you didn’t want to do this, then I would never have been able to convince myself to do it,” Fury continued. Sound looked at her long time friend lovingly and curiously thought about his answer. Is he falling in love with me? “No I’m not, Sound,” he said, reading her mind, “I just can’t leave my ‘sister’ all alone in the big, bad world,” he finished with a playful wink. Sound slugged him in the shoulder and he turned and said, “Since you are up for it, then I’m in all the way to the end..." his attention shifting to the princesses and finished, "under two conditions.”
“Name them,” said Luna.
“The first one is to start our training immediately after this conversation is over,” he said.
“OK and what about the second one?” asked Celestia.
“We decide who is going to be in the squad with us.” Fury said winking at Sound.
Celestia looked at Luna and she nodded in agreement. “Deal!” they said in unison.