The sound of my shout was enought to make everypony around the room look at me, while my message was clear... I was blamming Princess Platinum for something like I always do, but this time I could see something different. Many ponies were struggling trying not to laugh.
Princess yellow Platinum teeth gritted, while she was ready to make an outburst, but she let it out a sigh like a predator ready to attack.
"Excuse you Star Swirl? What did you say?" She wanted to attack me, and the feeling was mutual, however there is one thing I always have that she never will...
I frowned deeply while I walked on her direction.
"I was focused tirelessly at night, and when I was finally going to take a few hours of sleep, the alarm sound echoed from all the regions, disturbing my sleep. Then I have to be part of this excuse of meeting like every time it happens to be because of your own cause... and when I wanted to avoid to go to a party, I said I just would if you could come over here making an scene, and look at that... you just did." I have to say, some times when I'm angry even I can create the perfect story behind my lies. That's something I learned from the experts... Thank Faust by my mother who taught me that.
I saw Princess Platinum face getting darker and ready to explode in anger.
"I'M BECAME YELLOW, IT'S A GREAT REASON TO CALL THIS MEETING." She shouted angrily, while I took a look from her hoof until her mane, looked up down to her.
"Just that? You are creating a scene because you changed your fur's color? It's a signal of aging. SARD, you just call us because you are getting old? Is that it?" I said while I stomped angrily at the floor.
"Old? OLD?" Princess Platinum shouted in disbelief and in anger at me while she walked at the unicorns who represented the unicorn faction. "Hmph... if you would be another unicorn I would..."
"You wouldn't and you couldn't. Because by Faust as my witness, you have not the high rank monarchy as our represent Princess Platinum." I said while I walked at the table were there was 4 factions, the unicorns, the earth ponies, the Pegasus and the pillars of judges... I sit with the other judges, which was 6 of us who represented part of the faction over the nation. "If wasn't for her children and me as her royal apprentice, your family could have create a lot of more problems than what I allowed you do."
Princess Platinum remained glaring at me and looked down with a pout.
"I don't understand you gave up the monarchy rule if you still make difficult for my family to rule." Princess Platinum said annoyed but as murmur.
"Oh trust me, being a king instead of a sorcerer is not what I wanted in my life, and it will never will. But I have lived from the Darkest Era long enough when I see stupid unicorns wanting to rule the unicorn faction... So I will not allow you do that, not me and the other pillars as judges. You are too immature to rule Platinum, but you acts like you are an alicorn like Faust herself." I said while I grabbed the papers and then looked at Stygian and the other pillars, I moved my head indicating to them to sit next to me. "Now, let's sit and take care of this meeting quickly."
I could see the anger on her eyes, but a pout of a little teenage filly, this girl is a spoiled brat. I know from the deep of my own heart, so I have to give restrictions and show, how we are supposed to act... to the other factions and to the other species.
I looked around and I found all the factions were in silence , I raised my eyebrow and with a deep frown I discovered what happened... From the Pegasus faction. Commander Hurricane was with a serious face, but his body was shaking while he was trying to hold something, he didn't made a remark or a comment, which usually wouldn't just me, but he would retaliate Princess Platinum with his remarks as well... His Private Pansy, was tearing while she tried so much to not open her mouth, I could see the remarks of her smile. While their body guards were shaking trying to smile or open their mouths. They seemed they are loosing breath.
While I looked on the Earth Ponies faction. Which I could see Smart Cookie trying to compose herself, but her face was betraying that she was losing a fight against herself... Chancellor Pudding, his pink face was becoming deep red from all the air he was holding up, and all the earth ponies behind them are holding their mouths with their hooves.
I looked at the unicorns faction, Clover was with her hoodie covering her face, but she couldn't hid the mouth of her was forming large air cheeks while she tried to hid it from the mare in front of her. And if I could read the minds of all them, I know there was one thing all the want to say... I can hear they screaming inside of themselves... While they are trying to hid their deep smile and their giggle from Platinum's back.
The pillars sat next to me, while I could see Stygian's head changing his color, Somnambula getting palled from losing her breath, Mage Meadowbrook was using her mane on her mouth to not make a sound, Rockhoof was holding his belly trying to not make a sound... I finally could see Flash Magnus and Mistmane from the group, and even them couldn't help but hold themselves up... Flash Magmus crying while he gritted his teeth while Mistmane was biting her hoof trying to not make a sound.
It seems that everypony wanted to do that...
I sighed while I grabbed an ink and a pen... And then I used a paper and I wrote a rune...
"Alright Platinum, I know a spell to make you go back to your state of 2 days ago. Since I wanted this meeting to finish soon, I will want you to read this and focus in your horn, and this way your body will turn back two days before... Since you made the alarm ring today, the problem would have started yesterday." I was indeed feeling generous, usually I wouldn't be so kind with everypony... But it seems everypony over this meeting wanted to be treated as kid? Well, I will treat them the same way I treat my daughters...
I saw the glimpse of hope over Platinum's eyes, and using her magic she took the paper from my own hooves and started casting the magic herself.
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Poor little mare... So naive, even Sonata knows the rules, read carefully the runes before casting it. The ponies over the room saw a glimpse of Platinum's horn glow, and suddenly all her body become static, and frozen on her place.
"Ah... why every pony always fall on the false hope trick? I will never know." I said while I could see their eyes while losing sparkle. "Release for once Sard, she is frozen in time."
As a little ember who was launched in the middle of flammable forest... In the end would cause an explosive reaction...
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
If this nation would be named and united in the future, I know the future generations will know this as the time that the nations were in silence for the entire 10 minutes before 20 minutes of laughing in a prank. Yeah, I think this will be a great night story for my kids.
I saw all the ponies laugh and even point at Princess Platinum as victim but still laughing at her face. While me I didn't let it out a laugh.
"By Faust Star Swirl. Laugh you crazy stallion. How did you managed to say everything without laughing?" I saw Rockhoof laughing while he was punching the floor strongly and making the crack around us. While many others are laughing and losing their breaths.
I smiled at him and at the others, while I took something from my hat... A slice of pudding and a cookie which I took with me...
"If I tell you that I'm using a spell creating of mine, which would make me not laugh until the end of the day, would you believe it?" I took a spoon and while I cracked the cookie over the pudding, I decided to eat it while many other ponies were recovering their breath.
While the pillars looked at me in shock.
"So, you are holding yourself with magic?" Stygian asked while I nodded unsurprising.
"So in the end of the day." Mistmane commented, and I nodded while I gave the affirmation.
"I will laughing like a crazy stallion? Of course? You know that Platinum's misfortune is my favorite subject to laugh a lot. Even if I have to do it personally." I was enjoying the sweet pudding over my mouth, it was a time for to celebrate for my daughters who gave such effort on writing on their 3 years old. And watching every pony laugh while taking this dessert on the breakfast? Well it was a good entertainment.
"So that's how you managed in doing that. Oh you sarding stallion. Wow, if that's how to be retired... I'm really thinking in following your advice Star Swirl." Rookhoof said while he grinned madly, and then he smiled widely. "So now you don't have excuses, now you have to come to my party."
I smiled while I sighed in acceptance.
"Well, I got no choice." I said while I looked at all the representatives smiling at me after recovering from their comedy show. Which I gladly provided them. "Well, now let's talk about serious issues everypony. I want to talk about the unification of the nations and possibles outcomes about our future as one country. And from my own experience... I declare I'm officially retired from being the warrior of this nation."
My authoritative declaration made everypony look at me surprised, while Rookhoof, Somanmbula and Meadowbrook seemed to nod to my statement.
"I still be the representation of the unicorns over this nation and judge the possible outcomes and the laws over our nation which we will decide in the future. But now, I want to declare that as a warrior I don't want to fight for this anymore, since I want to focus my knowledge and my energy in more important things..." I said while everypony was looking at me expecting on what I'm going to say. "I'm training the daughters of Faust to become the future of our nation and the representatives as future princess, following the steps of their mother."
The surprise whispers from all the nations and the looks of the leaders and the representatives of pony kind... I did make my own choice... I want to live my life as a father, as a judge and as a teacher than fighting monsters... Now I have too much to lose. And I prefer to enjoy what I still have.
And from the look on their faces, they seemed to understand my point and accept the future of what we will have... If I can see the future... I wouldn't do it, because I know that our nation will be in better hooves in the futures... Possible disasters, of course, but lessons to be taught, and to be learn for all generations... It will be better than my past... but with my children walking on this nation following my steps, I know this nation will be safe and with a bright light in the future.
That's what I always pray to Faust, whenever she went...