//------------------------------// // Chapter 110.33: Preparation // Story: Griffon of Canterlot // by Electuroo //------------------------------// Griffon of Canterlot Chapter 110.33: Preparation The doors to the Equestrian War Room under the Throne Room open up by the golem ponies, Gale walk in with his mother, Gilda and Alpha seeing the large round table with the large crystal hanging over it. At tables on the upper level Finch Griffons work with Kitsunes to put together technological equipment, they were attached to the three dimension map table of Equestria while others pull in cables from outside. Gale curious watched them working. “Princess are you telling me this place was a situation room for war with my kind?” Gilda asked taking in the sights. Celestia nod. “It is Gilda, before we knew Sha'Quz was behind it, we was almost at a all out war with Griffina, but it never surfaced and soon this place was left to collect dust for a few centuries.” Celestia walk over to Maple who was under the map table setting up the Finch Net Satellites to the magic map. “Maple how is the upgrades coming along?” Maple pulled herself out from under the table. “Everything is plugged in below Princess, got to say for Griffax, this is damn impressive. That crystal rendering real time information without the need of technology to the whole of Equestria, this upgrade will give you a real time view of pretty much the whole world via a few of our satellites.” Shining Armor stepped up. “I am concerned that many other countries if they know of this feel we becoming too powerful for their own liking, we peaceful but even peaceful nations could change in a instant Princess.” Shining said his concerns about all the work the Finch Griffons were doing. “We got dragons of the Dragon Lands, the Prime Minster of the United Griffish Kingdom, Kitsunes of No-Yantic Clan of Nowhere, Princess Nightingale representing Griffonstone and Prince Wells of the Equis next door coming shortly, this will benefit everyone at the time.” “Dweeb afterwards there be strong questions about the use of all this and how the UGK is so advanced and only now we learning of it, it going to be a stupid political buck storm, even I came see that.” Gilda said in her own colourful way. “ Celestia took in what both of them said. “Can't argue with you there Captain Armor... recent events gave the Finch Griffons a push to open up. In turn almost anyone that encounter them would wish for their technology, this is a joint venture to find the space station, find dragons and a kitsune that are there too and also find Gark Wellsclaw.” Celestia turn to Maple. “Once this is done I have already requested for all this technology to be removed from this room afterwards and given back to your country, we not ready to use it and may end up misusing it.” “That understandable Princess Celestia, it seem the reason why Prime Minster Zipline allowed all this to be set up in the first place, we will however leave some minor upgrades to the map and a few Finch Griffons like Gritter who been maintaining the mirror portal.” Maple said as she walk over to a laptop at the table, sitting on the chair she tap away on it. “Hope that acceptable.” “I believe it will be.” Celestia smiled. “I do look forward to meeting Prime Minster Zipline in griffon.” Gale walked around the circular room with Alpha. “A room of war repurposed into a room of joint operation of situation, locating this made object that fell from the heavens above to finding dragons, kitsunes and a griffon. Shen would never be able to do this, I am glad that I followed you Lord Gale.” “I am too.” Gale said to Alpha. “You think dragons, griffons and ponies will get along after this?” Alpha one eye looked around as the final equipment are set up. “It too early to say Lord Gale, but it a promising start though.” Gale look to the map. “It good start yes.” Gale agreed. “Spyro should be here soon, he with his mum waiting for others at mirror room. Silvite, Torch daughter Ember coming, so is big sister and Pom-Pom. What you think might happen today?” Gale took a good look around. “You think we may find answers or start to?” “With what Keeper did with Project Angel, who knows Lord Gale.” Alpha looked over at the fox at one of the higher level tables working on one of the computers with Arbiter. “I heard the Created may bring their leader to this meeting too.” “Really?” Gale asked. Alpha nod. “It what I heard from some of the guards, not sure if it rumour or fact, but we will see soon enough.” Gale sat down at a empty table. “You think if they come, they be happy to see me like others?” “Lord Gale if they are as welcoming to meet their creator such as Tigress and Ratchet were, I say there a chance.” Alpha eye moved to Arbiter working with Keeper Sentinel, then turn to the sound of the doors opening again to reveal Twilight Sparkle, her friends, Spike and Angel Bunny. “Spike and Angel Bunny with the ponies are here Lord Gale.” Gale turn to the doors waving to Angel and Spike. “Angel! Spike!” He called out cheerfully to them, they waved back and approached him, Gale had a lot to tell them and was happy to do so under the watchful eye of Alpha. Gale, Spike and Angel finish sharing about everything that happened a few days ago, they sat on cushions facing each other. “That makes so much more sense now...” Angel said. “That explain why Skip had to leave like that.” Spike looked over to Twilight and her friends talking to Celestia, in turn the princess filling it what she kept from them for a few days. “I forwarded a message to a Dragon Lord Torch, do you think he went to Silvite about it?” “Silvite is attending with the Dragon Lord's daughter Princess Ember.” Alpha informed them. “A dragon came yesterday with a message to Princess Celestia about it.” Gale recalled seeing the lime green dragon that passed on a scroll to his mum. “I saw too, was busy with school work with Gilda to not ask at time, forgot to ask afterwards.” Spike curious looked over to the griffon talking with Rainbow Dash. “You don't go to a school with others your age?” “No, Mum say Gilda best to teach and one on one mean I get more understanding, learn faster and she like big sister too when not teaching. I happy with that.” Gale was happy with the learning he being given so far. Angel's eyes shift over to Fluttershy. “I learned from Fluttershy without her even knowing it when I was keeping this from her.” Angel look down to his hand paws flexing them. “I do feel a lot better being more open about my anthro form.” Angel smiled. “Sometimes mistakes are good mistakes.” Gale and they laughed. Shining Armor emerge from the entrance to the War Chamber below the throne room to be greeted by Spitfire and two of her Wonderbolt teammates, they saluted to him as he did to them. “Happy to say a air corridor been formed and a no flying zone been made around the landing platform.” “Good to hear Captain Spitfire, we got a stealth airship of some kind arriving shortly carrying the Untied Griffish Kingdom leader Prime Minster Zipline, including Glacier, Sunflower, their team and one capsule.” Shining Armor said lowering his foreleg down. Spitfire hoof over details that was past to her team. “Also these dragons just arrived too, Silvite the Lord of Dragons and the daughter of Dragon Lord Torch; Princess Ember.” “It be good to see that silver dragon again, she and her team managed to prevent our world from ending by the paws of Shal-Quz.” Shining Armor said. “Alpha Pom-Pom and her son Skip should be arriving with them.” Soarin nod. “That correct Captain Armor, they are being escorted to the castle as we speak.” “That good, now Greystorm and his wife alongside Big Rig should be also arriving too, Princess Luna is meeting with our other guest with his personal guard, make sure to keep things safe in the skies Captain Spitfire.” Shining saluted. “Will do Captain Armor.” She saluted back. “Move out team, we got a lot of sky to cover.” The saluted too and all leave the throne room. Shining Armor looked over to the two guards with a frown. “Queen Chrysalis, Spyro I know you are waiting for Prince Mark Wells and Penumbra to show up, could you not pose as my guards and go down and wait for them there please.” A burst of magical flames wash over them to turn back into their normal forms. “You continue to impress me Shiny, how ever did you know how to spot us?” She teased. “One you wasn't even trying to keep yourselves unnoticed, there is suppose to be no guards in this room, two you most likely knew of this and I been putting up more methods of detecting changelings infiltrating the castle, Octicovix will find it more tricker to get past my new defences I put in place.” Captain Armor calmly said. “Still you fail to even notice that I did.” All three turn to Shining right to see the yellow solid eye changeling standing next to him grinning. “That six zero captain, good try though it was a real challenge this time, and my husband already on the way down.” She winked and walked off down the stairs. Shining right eye twitched. “H-how-wh-what-when!?” He stuttered in shock. Spyro was highly confused. “I didn't even notice she was even in the room till that second...” Chrysalis smiled. “My counterpart's daughter is a rare kind when it comes to infiltration, only a few back home can pull off a tactic that well and it seem she enjoy testing Shining Armor's patients.” Shining watched Octicovix walk down the stairs. “I will figure out how to beat her at this game, even it a single win. I won't give up Octicovix! You hear me!?” He shook his forehoof at her. “I look forward to it, till then don't give up and you will get it! And I look forward to that day!” Octicovix called back giving a short wave as she continue to walk. Chrysalis smiled. “I got a feeling when it comes to his wedding day, my counterpart will not be able to fool him so easily, it would be interesting to see if that really happens.” She whispered to Spyro “I think it might.” Spyro answered. Shining Armor walked over to them with a invite appearing next to him with a soft pop when his horn lit up. “I almost forgot, here a invite for you, your husband and some of your changelings to come to my wedding Queen Chrysalis, from my understanding you need love to feed yourself and others of your kind. So what better than a wedding?” Chrysalis slowly took it with her magic surprised by this. “Your serious aren't you?” “Of course, both I and Cadance agreed that it would benefit you greatly, since you and your husband played a part in saving both our worlds, this is our way of saying thanks. And also to add Spyro going to be there, so why not his mum, tt not till Spring so you got about four or five months to prepare.” He smiled. “Thank you?” “Your welcome, well back to work, I got word that Alpha Pom-Pom going to help get that capsule and Sunflower down into the Situation Room with one of her rift portal spells, no way neither of them going to fit down that stair case.” Shining Armor trots over to the door opening it up and leaving. Spyro stared at the door. “That was surprising...” Chrysalis looked at the invite. “It is Spyro, we will talk about this more later, for now the focus is on this space station and my husband counterpart; Gark Wellsclaw.” Chrysalis put the invite away. “Why are we waiting here?” Ember asked with frustration learning against a wall with arms crossed on the castle airdock platform. Silvite standing with Pom-Pom answered. “We waiting for Glacier, Sunflower and the others to arrive.” Silvite narrowed her gaze. “We are guests here so behave yourself.” Ember snorted out some flames turning her head away. “Fine...” Silvite rubbed the bridge of her muzzle. “Kids...” She muttered. “Be the way Pomy, where your son?” Silvite turn her attention from youngster to another. “Skip?” She point a forepaw at the castle point of entry for the airship dock platform. “He with Princess Luna waiting for Prince Wells arrival.” “He interested in knowing the prince and seeing the mirror portal in action isn't he?” “Yep.” Shining Armor at that moment the doors open walking up to them, the guards standing at the doors salute as he walked by them towards the two dragons and kitsune. “Hello Shining Armor, how is Gale doing? Is he keeping up with his schooling from Glida?” “Hello Silvite, Prince Gale doing well, he spent the last two days catching up with most he missed with everything that happened recently and the vacation in Manehatten.” Shining Armor replied approaching her, he stopped in front looking up as she look down. Silvite grinned. “Looking down at you like this make you look like a cuddly pony that I just want to hug to death.” Shining rolled his eyes. “And you in turn look intimidating, but a good dragon at heart.” Ember watched the exchange. “That true I am exactly both as you are somewhat intimidating from that adorable cuteness, keep up the good work little pony.” She pat him on the head. “With all that out of the way I am here for the Dragon Lands and personal reasons.” “Which is?” Shining had allow her to pat his head since he knew she was trying to push his buttons. “One the kitsune Di'Sai, my sisters Great Great Grandmother and two one of the dragons I seem to send away during the Dragon Civil War was not only my mate but also carrying our egg to safety.” Shining Armor was surprised to hear what she just said “You are married and have a child!?” Silvite crossed her arms. “Pretty much, with the artefact the Rosetta Life Diamond the dragons diamond, my mate, my sisters grandmother and my child, it seem that the crashed space station was the icing on the cake of all this bloody crap.” Shining rubbed the back of his neck with a forehoof. “I can see how this is personal for all of you in some degree... soon as Prime Minster Zipline, Glacier, Sunflower and the others with the capsule arrive we can head down there via the rift portal provided by your sister Alpha Pom-Pom.” “One that I will gladly create with ease, I been silent through all this chit-chat so far and knowing my great great grandmother alive is somewhat a surprise. Hopefully this meeting get us somewhere to start off and get to finding Triple G Di'Sai.” Shining was about to question it but he got the idea what it meant. “Yeah I can see why you want things to move quickly.” Ember glance over to the platform edge seeing a slight distortion. “Silvite something here.” They all turn to the direction Ember looking at. “I did hear they coming in under cloak, this must be what you saw. Prime Alpha One.” Shining said. Ember push off the wall seeing something open up and lower to show the inside of a large hull area of a craft, they saw Glacier, Dr Caballeron and his team, Sunflower holding the escape capsule with her forelegs standing on the hind legs giving serious more height to the already huge Finch Griffon, standing in front of them with two guards was the orange and white black striped finch griffon wearing a suit. “That a Finch Griffon? She half the height of my dad!” Ember was shocked at the size of Sunflower. Silvite calmly walked up to the ramp as it touch down and the group onboard start to disembark from it. “I am Silvite Lord of Dragons, pleasure to meet you Prime Minster Zipline.” She knelt down raising her claw hand out to him. Zipline walked up to her and put his forepaw into the hand, they shook. “It a pleasure to meet you face to face, I seen you in the visual reports as well reading about you. I can't thank you enough for what you did.” “No problem, it was to save Gale and the world was a bonus.” “As it should be, saving the world is near impossible, saving one life isn't and if you save the world it is indeed a bonus as well discovering the truth about King Guto.” Zipline freed his forepaw from her hand. “Now how about we continue our meet and greets inside the chamber before Sunflower pops, even with her strength and amazing level of flight magic, the capsule does weigh a fair amount.” Sunflower slightly growls. “Fair amount!? This bloody thing weighs a few tones dude! Can we get in already! Or I might unload my real weight with this right now and see how the ramp hold that much weight in one go!” Zipline turn sharply at her. “You really would do that?” “Try me Prime Minster.” Sunflower glared. Glacier chuckled. “Never a dull moment with Sunflower around, Pom-Pom if you do the honours?” Pom-Pom nod. “Gladly.” She creates a massive rift before everyone. Zipline tap a ear piece in is right ear. “Once we through the rift take Prime Alpha One to Landing Zone Alpha.” “Aye Prime Minster.” Said the pilot. They all start walking through the rift, Ember watched Sunflower enter it. “Any more surprises Lord of Dragons?” “Plenty.” Silvite grinned and walk through the rift, Ember sighed and followed her through. A light gold Pegasus watching near by quickly join the ranks as they cross through wearing a disguse behind Cablleron and his team, Shining Armor one of the last few to walk through glance over to Glacier as they were the last to cross through with Pom-Pom. “Look like the plan worked.” Pom-Pom said. “That we do sweetie.” Shining looked at each of them. “Hope you know what you two are doing, on purposely allowing someone to sneak in isn't something I am keen on.” Glacier put her talon on his side. “Trust me, this will be a benefit on our part.” “When you say that I feel I shouldn't.” Shining muttered walking through the rift. “That you shouldn't Blue Hooves.” Glacier walked through after him. Pom-Pom turn to see the ramp close up on the craft. “When fiction becomes reality and reality becomes fiction, what a world.” She walk through the rift closing up behind her. The Mirror Portal activates with Prince Mark Wells and Penumbra emerging through it to be met by Princess Luna. “Prince Wells, Penumbra welcome back to our Equestria.” Mark step up to her with a hoof raised to her. “It good to be back without a crazy bunny ending the multiverse to draw us over.” Luna raise her hoof pressing it against his before placing them back down. “Indeed, this time around it more on a curious nature of a actual counterpart and not a fictional comic book character.” A unicorn statue behind Mark and Penumbra mimicking Luna mouthing her words, Penumbra quickly turn for it to freeze up instantly giving Gritter the Finch Griffon a snicker. “Penny, what is it?” “Not sure, for a second I thought I felt a presence behind us.” She curiously look around. Mark looked at the unicorn statue. “Sally, show yourself.” The statue laughed. “WRONG!” It fluidly does a back flip with a glowing burst of light turn into a eight tail pink kitsune with wings. “Come on take another stab and guess who I!” He did a rapid bouncing steps on the spot with eagerness. “And don't spoil the game Princess! If you do that we never friends again got me!” Luna rolled her eyes. “Fine young kitsune I won't.” “Princess you know this weird winged kitsune?” Penumbra asked. “Yes and I won't say who, best to play along and get it over with, even he 299 years old.” Luna said waving a hoof to him. Mark sighed. “Princess we here because of the discovery of my counterpart, not to play games with a pink kitsune.” The pink kitsune gave a fanged grin. “Really huh? No time for fun? No time to just turn that frown upside down? No time to PARTY huh? Huh? HUH!?” Mark blinked. “Why do I get a Pinkie vibe off him?” “I got that feeling to Mark...” “Oooo he does have it.” “He does Pinkie P-” Mark quickly turn to the pink pony sitting by him eating popcorn. “-Pie?” “Yeporuny it me! Good guess!” She giggled. “Now come on get those mouths a working a guess already! Or we never get to the war room from the time we almost went to war with the griffons almost 200 years ago caused by the evil bunny Shal-Quz tricking everyone thinking it was King Guto but in fact King Guto feel so deeply in love with a changeling queen and in turn gave life to Octicovix that in turn had to leave her mum for true love which came into the heart of Greystorm who a griffon that mayor of Trottingham on Griffish Isle that also banished from Griffina because of a family fuend in turn that-” Luna used her magic to close Pinkie's muzzle. “Please leave the explanation for another time Pinkie Pie.” “Mmmmmkay.” Pinkie mumbled with a few nods before Luna let go of her muzzle with the magical hold. Penumbra approached Pinkie Pie. “I do have one question for Pinkie Pie first.” The kitsune shrugged. “Sure go ahead, I can wait~” “Are you this worlds Pinkie Pie?” “Well duh! Of course I am! What kind of question is that?” Pinkie Pie giggled. “Now shall we-” “Skip to the point.” The kitsune chuckled. “Oppsee I ruined the game before it begun!” “Awwww that too bad.” Pinkie whines. “Whelp that his name Skip, Beta of the No-Yantic Kitsunes, eldest son of Alpha of the Kitsunes Pom-Pom and my Best Kitsune Friend Forever! BKFF for short hehe.” Pinkie presented Skip to them. “Skip open a rift portal so we can skip the walking.” She giggled. Skip laughed. “Alrighty! One Kitsune speciality Rift Portal coming right up to the Equestrian War Room!” Skip's eight tail flames glow brightly and a rift portal opens up before them. “Wallar! One instant travel provided by Skip the number one party Kitsune of Nowhere! See you all there!” He hopped into the rift. Pinkie salutes. “Nice to meet you both! See you there!” She bounce inside the rift. The bluish white portal that seemingly look like a tear in the skin of reality sat before them. “Is that your version to our Daggerscale portals?” “Not ours, theirs. All I know it their method of long distance travel, it very safe to travel through. I used it a few times before.” Luna said calmly after what they encountered with Pinkie and Skip. “Beta Skip been spending time in Ponyville for a week or so, he became good friends with many of the ponies there.” Luna step up to it. Mark walked up to the rift portal. “Did he say Equestrian War Room?” Luna could see the surprise on his face and the concern in his voice. “It was to deal with the griffons almost 200 years ago, and we all know who was the cause of that.” Luna stepped through the rift portal. Gritter sitting at his desk near the Mirror Portal spoke up. “It was where my kind was almost wiped out, a very dark page in Finch Griffon history Prince Wells, glad you and the others put our history straight.” Gritter raise a finger up on his forepaw. “Also your wife Queen Chryalis is in the Throne Room above it, you may want to let her know you skipped past the stairs.” “I am glad to be of help dealing with that crazy bunny.” Mark smiled. “That would mean I have to walk up the stairs to let her know and come back down with her...” Mark sighed and walk through the rift portal, Penumbra followed him afterwards with the rift portal closing up behind them. “Or you could of asked one of the guards to do it for you, since your one of the leaders of your Equestria.” Gritter said to the empty space where the portal was opened at. A short time later everyone that was called to be there in the former Equestrian War Room had arrived, standing before the dragons, ponies, griffons, Changelings and ktisunes Princess Celestia, Keeper and Maple at the map table. Standing at a opened up area with the escape capsule was Sunflower watching from there as Celestia start to talk to all of them. “We are all here for two main reasons, the space station and what is there in the Frozen north on how it connects to Kitsunes and Dragons from the past events towards personal reasons, how Project Angel which Keeper created helped reveal this by a sequel of chance events a few days ago.” Celestia said addressing mainly the dragons and kitsunes in the room. “Second we addressing one of the survivors from the space station itself, landing in the Soyuz escape capsule near Griffonstone, these three humans had the magical ability to transfigure thanks to Project Angel, they became griffons and merged into the population around 87 years ago, we believe there is one still alive but close to being 130 years old in a few days. This last human is Prince Mark Wells counterpart from our universe going by the name of Gark Wellsclaw, most of us will know him as the griffon that crated the most read and well liked book series in Equestria and neighbour countries.” Many of them talked to each other about what they were hearing. Celestia raise her talon and they quiet down. “We will begin coming up with a plan to approach both within reason and safety of all parties, there a lot to go through and it may take hours with all the information we be able to gather and with your help fill in the missing blanks.” Celestia looked around the room at each of them. “We will achieve our goals in meeting a counterpart, finding the space station in the Frozen North that connected to many prizes to many of you in this room both personal and historical. A find to the Finch Griffons of the Untied Griffish Kingdom that is historical, the diamond returned to the dragons to take back to the Dragon Lands, finding a husband and their child, thr great grand children reunited with their great grandmother.” Celestia place both her talons on the map table. “Now we begin.”