//------------------------------// // Training with Galaxia. // Story: The Royal Three: Season Two // by Kingstar008 //------------------------------// March 27 1010 A.G 8:00 AM It was an It was a beautiful spring morning in the city of Canterlot and right now Atlas was walking down the castle corridor, heading towards the Royal Throne room. Passing by the long line of ponies waiting to have an audience with their princesses. After he close the large door behind him and walked over to his post, Celestia levitated an envelope to him. “Apollo received a similar letter from mom.” She whispered to him. Atlas grabs the letter, opened it, and started to read. ===•••=== Dear Atlas. I hope this morning is treating you well. I need you to come to the castle gym around 5:30 PM. I recommend that you change into some comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. From Galaxia Star Faust. ===•••=== ‘What the hell?’ Atlas thought. Before he can ask Celestia a question, the two royal guards station near the entrance, open the large double doors. Allowing day court to begin. ===•••=== 5:30 PM After a long boring day of being a royal advisor, Atlas went to his room, changed out of his suit and tie, and made his way towards the gym wearing his old Jordans and some gym clothes. Mind you the castle gym is huge (like every other place in this castle.) So it took Atlas a little while to find the former empress. After searching for a few minutes, Atlas found Galaxia standing in the middle of wrestling area with his two identical brothers standing on the side of the mat. “Good, all of you are here. You might be wondering why I sent those letters to the three of you this morning? The triplets nodded. “Well, the reason why I did that is because you three are not only destined to re-introduce Earth to Equis, but you are also going to fight some bad creatures that want to cause harm on Earth. So, I decided the best course of action is to train all of you in the art of combat.” “Train us? But we already been in combat zones before.” Apollo said. “Yes, that is true, but you guys never had any form of military training back in America or here in Equestria. Don’t worry when I’m done with you, you three are going to become skilled warriors.” “Ok, so what are we doing first?” Artemis asks. “First, I need to see your fighting skills. Try to hit me.” “What?” “You heard me, try to hit me as hard as you can. And I don’t mean walk up to me.” Galaxia said casually. “Are you sure?” Atlas ask. “I’m sure of it. I also cast a healing spell in this area so any damage you’re flicked on me will be healed. So, who wants to go first?” “I’ll go.” Apollo raised his hand. “Good, now give me your best shot.” She encouraged with a smile. ‘OK here goes nothing.’ Apollo thought before he bolted towards the former empress, jump in the air and pull his fist back. Without batting an eye, Galaxia grabbed his forearm and use them momentum to slam him onto his back. With the air knocked out of him, Apollo was lying there, with his eyes wide open, rethinking every decision that led to this moment. “Who’s next?” ‘Ok so attacking her head on is a no go. So maybe I should teleport behind her, she’ll never see that coming!’ Atlas thought. Atlas teleported behind Galaxia, hoping to hit the Alicorn from behind. But instead, he was slapped in the face by one of her large wings. Sending him to the mat below. He rolled onto his back and said. “I thought that would work.” Galaxia leaned over the fallen human. “You guessed wrong. Nice try though.” She looked at the last human standing. “Is your turn Artemis.” Snapping out of his bewildered state, Artemis started to think about the best way to lay one finger on Galaxia without ending up on the ground. After 30 seconds of thinking, he had an idea that was so crazy it just might work. He used his magic to make himself invisible and slowly made his way towards the former empress. She did nothing but look to her left and her right. It looked like he had upper hand. Then her eyes look straight at him, and she grabbed his throat. “Gah!” “Oh, my bad I was actually looking for your shoulder.” She said in slight embarrassment. She let go of his throat which allowed Artemis to breathe once again. But his relief was short live when she grabbed his shoulder and was about to slam him face first into the mat, but she managed to stop his head from colliding with the floor. His nose was only just one inch away. Artemis got rid of the invisibility spell and ask. “How did you know I was right there?” “I can see your footsteps making an impression in the mat.” She answered before letting go of Artemis shoulder. “Oof” Galaxia looked at the humans lying on the ground in defeat, and their egos bruised. “Tsk, tsk, tsk. We got a lot of work to do. Get up boys, the next thing we’re going to do is 50 push-ups and 100 sit-ups. That’s an order.” She said sternly. The humans immediately started doing push-ups, not wanting to face the wrath of the Galactic Alicorn. They might be whims now, but with enough training, they’ll be as good as the Galactic marines. No better than the Marines. If Galaxia could train her daughters to become strong fighters like her, there’s no doubt in her mind that she’s going to do the same for the triplets. ===•••=== 9:00 PM Four long hours later, Apollo sluggishly entered his room so exhausted he felt like he can blackout at any second. Apollo was no stranger to a bit of physical exertion. Heck, he used to join Luna on her evening runs last year. But this time it was different. Every muscle, every inch of his body was so fucking sore that when he sat down on his bed, he winced. He understood what Galaxia was trying to do for them, but he wished she would’ve taken it easy on them. Apollo knew that he’ll feel like shit in the morning, so he decided to go to bed early. He used his magic to takeoff his shoes, put on his pajamas and wrap himself in his sheets. Before he knew it, he drifted off to dreamland. ===•••=== March 28 7:40 AM As Apollo predicted, his body felt like crap the moment he woke up. Every muscle in his body ache as he got himself ready for the day ahead. After he looked in the mirror to make sure that nothing was out of place, Apollo teleported to the Royal dining room. “Huh, never thought I would see you come to breakfast early.” Said Nebula. “What can I say I’m just full of surprises.” He said before he winced when he sat down in his chair. “Are you ok?” Luna asked. “Yeah, I’m fine, so what are we having for breakfast?” “I think Celestia is making waffles for us today.” “Oh, that sounds good.” Right on queue, Celestia burst through the kitchen door, pushing a tray of freshly made pancakes. “Breakfast is served.” She said cheerfully. While she was giving every pony a plate, Artemis and Atlas teleported in their chairs. “Morning you two, glad that you can join us. Waffles?” “Yes please.” They both said. After the sun, princess sat down with her own plate. She looked at the humans and ask. “So, what did you and mother do last night?” “We did a lot of exercises in the castle gym.” Apollo answered. “Like what?” “A lot of push-ups a lot of sit ups, we ran a mile around the track outside, and we did a lot more that I can’t remember right now.” Artemis said. “So that’s why Atlas is sleeping.” Nebula said. “He’s what?” Artemis and Apollo turn to look at Atlas, who is now sleeping while sitting up. Artemis leaned over and poked him. Atlas eyes burst open and said “I’m up, I’m up. How long was it out?” “10 seconds.” Celestia answered. “Ok, good.” He said before eating his waffles. (A few minutes later.) After the triplets left the dining room, Luna looked at her mom and ask. “Mother why didn’t you tell us that you were going to train the triplets?” “I thought you two would be against it since I’m using the same training methods I used on you and Celestia.” “We’re not against it, we think it’s a bit too soon.” Celestia stated. “It’s never too soon to train some pony. The sooner we train them the sooner they’ll be ready. Besides, I know the both of you will love the results in a few weeks.” This made Celestia and Luna blush profusely as they tried to get inappropriate thoughts out of their heads. “Mom!” Luna shouted. Galaxia could help but laugh. “It’s so easy to make you guys flustered. If you need me, I will be in the library.” Then she teleported away leaving her daughters alone. “Mom does have a point.” Celestia blushed. Luna glared at her elder sister. “Shut up.” ===•••=== Castle gym 5:30 PM. After another workday came to an end, Artemis was now walking to the castle gym for another evening of training. Today they will be using the gym’s pool for some magic exercise. Which is why he is currently wearing a T-shirt and swim trunks while carrying his basketball shorts in a plastic bag. When he arrived at the gym pool area, where he saw his siblings already in the pool. So, he took off his shirt and jumped in. Moments later, Galaxia came out of the changing rooms, wearing a dark blue one-piece swimsuit with her mane in a bun. “Good evening triplets, today we’re going to be working on your magic tonight. Both in the water and on land. Your first exercise is to keep your feet above the waterline without casting any spells for a minimum of 12 minutes.” “That’s it?” Atlas ask. “For now. You may begin. After Galaxia turned on the 12-minute timer, the humans use their magic to bring themselves out the water. Now they were standing on its surface, like Jesus. “This is going to be easy.” Apollo said. Galaxia smirked when she heard his comment. ‘Oh, you poor innocent boy.’ She thought. ===•••=== 10 minutes later. “How much longer.” Artemis ask as he laid down on the water surface. “Two minutes.” Galaxia announced. “Fuck my life.” “Apollo why did you have to jinx it?” Atlas asks in exhaustion. “I don’t know. I thought it would be easy. What happens if we fall in the water?” “If you fall, you have to do 30 push-ups.” Galaxia answered. “I’d rather do this then do put 30 push-ups right now.” Artemis said. “Thank god we only have two more minutes left.” Atlas said. (Two minutes later.) “3,2,1. Congratulations boys, you complete your first exercise.” Galaxia congratulated before the three humans fell into the water and swam to the edge of the pool. “Honestly, I was expecting one of y’all to give up, but you didn’t, good work. You all earn a five-minute break.” “Yay.” They said, exhausted. ===•••=== Two weeks later. April 9 1010 A.G Castle gym. 5:40 PM It’s been two weeks since Galaxia started training the triplets. Since then, they slowly gotten used to the intense exercising and gotten better at fighting both physically and magically. They even gained some muscle mass as well. “All right boys the only reason why I called you here today is because I’m going to give you one more chance to try to hit me. If one of you is successful, you will get a special prize.” “What’s the special price?” Artemis asks. “You’ll find out if you succeed in this challenge.” The triplets looked at each other, walked a few feet away, and huddled around each other. Speaking only in whispers. Two minutes later they came back. Artemis and Apollo made themselves invisible while Atlas took a deep breath and breathe out fire like a dragon. Galaxia put up a defensive shield, making his attack in effective. (The entire gym is fireproof, so he’s allowed to do this.) Galaxia retaliated by shooting a beam of magic at Atlas. He dodged it by jumping high into the air. “Now!” Atlas yelled. It was at this moment, when Galaxia noticed two sets of footprints appearing in the mat coming from her right and her left. So, she uses her magic to grab the invisible humans on her right and try to use him as a human shield. But unbeknownst to her, the triplets wanted this to happen. Artemis went around Apollo, review himself, and threw punch towards the Alicorn’s face. She was able to stop him by grabbing his fist. Distracting her long enough for Atlas to teleport right next to her and punch her in the stomach. “We did it.” Atlas said in shock. “WE DID IT!” This made Artemis and Apollo to celebrate as well. After the pain subsided, Galaxia stood up straight and started clapping. “Well done triplets, you actually use teamwork to overwhelm your opponent. You don’t know how proud I am.” “Thanks. Are you going to be ok? I did punch you pretty hard.” Atlas asks. “I’ll be fine I can take a few hits easily.” She chuckled. “Now your prize. From now on we’re training from Mondays to Thursdays. Friday, Saturday and Sundays, you’re free.” “For real?” Artemis asks. “I might be known for a lot of things, but lying is not one of them. Now enjoy your evening.” Apollo turn to siblings and ask “Megamall?” “Megamall.” Atlas and Artemis reply before all three of them teleported way. Galaxia was now by herself, accompanied by her thoughts. They improved so much in the past two weeks that she almost couldn’t believe it. She was so proud of them. She knew they will be ready when time comes. But for now, she will allow them to have fun.