The door to Celestia's office swung open with a slam, and she looked up to see Alec standing there with a scowl on his face. "Where are they?" She nodded to her two assistants who quickly gathered up their papers and left, not making eye contact with the pissed off human as they trotted past. Celestia floated a cup of tea over and sipped it, before responding.
"Where are who, exactly?"
"Don't play games with me, you know who I am talking about." He took a couple of steps in to the room, and she saw that he had taken his 'assault vest', as he called it, off but still had the pistol attached to his belt. "They're not in the dungeons, and the guards are refusing to tell me."
"And that is because you would seek out Discord to take them back there. But, I shall tell you. They are currently in a guest room each, and have at least five guards outside the doors every moment. We are safe."
"I only want one of them."
"I have already told you, they are not to be injured. Once we have sorted things out, I believe we may let them go."
"I just want the one that took the shot, make him apologise. I promise not to hurt him..." Alec's gaze dropped to the floor, so Celestia cleared her throat. "...much."
"I will take him to apologise in your stead. You, however, will remain away from the infirmary at such time. Is that understood?" He turned and walked out of the room. "I asked you a question!" His voice came through the gap, echoing from an adjoining corridor.
"Yes!"
The lieutenant stood up from the chair as the door came open, and the large white mare entered. He stepped back involuntarily and hit his ass on the desk. The mare smiled at him and shook her head. 'It seems that you having been cleared of all charges, but I must have some information.'
"Okay, but I'm not going to tell you anything that puts my fellow soldiers in danger."
'Oh, we all ready know where they are. That, however, is not what I want to know. It is quite simple in fact, which one of you took the shot?" His head dropped and he stared at the floor, his voice a whisper.
"...me."
'Then it is time for your punishment. Follow me.' She turned and left the room, and he followed, seeing ten guards around them. They went down the corridors towards the infirmary, and turned down the one with the strange looking ponies. They still glared at him, but moved away from the doors when the white mare nodded. They entered and he saw the blue one, noting it was a mare as well, sitting against the bed and looking over some paperwork. She gave a glance up and tilted her head in curiosity. 'This is my sister, Princess Luna. She is still recovering, so I will translate for you.' "Luna, grut tu gri thu sa?"
"Dre, ti wae gre ghi. Alec hun dra nog fre?"
"Ki, fug hru sta. Yin cor fus, guh jil fri hs." Setting the paperwork on the side in a neat pile, Luna looked to him and then nodded once. 'She will hear your apology.' He walked over and stood at attention, locking his eyes with hers.
"Ma'am, I would like to apologise for harming you."
"Gro, ti gret nir thu ge ornaly gew ot."
"We thought you were... hunting him, and we were ordered to make sure he stayed alive. I was ordered to take the shot, but only to injure. I can't imagine what would've happened had I misjudged that shot."
"Ro fhog hy dre seind ke, ro flo ertin fe Alec theg asd. Ti fla ertin ty fe tig, oin fe guhin. Ti het finry suh drolin aronew fu ti jumkilo tine tig." Luna closed her eyes for a moment, letting the information sink in. She opened then again and waved a hoof at him. 'She wants you to approach.'
He did so with a small amount of hesitation, but he sat on the edge of the bed next to her. She edged forward and rested her fore hooves on his shoulders, placing her head against his. The sound of arguing came through the door. "Hu jil fe thew! Ti og de Luna loa fre!"
'Oh no, perhaps you should move away?" Before he had a chance to there was the sound of fighting, and one of the strange ponies was thrown through the door. It swung open afterwards and Alec walked in, dragging the other one by a hoof. His yellow tinted eyes settled on the pair on the bed, and he leapt forward and pried them apart with a snarl.
He threw the other human to the wall, standing between him and Luna, growling at him. The voice of the mare on the bed caused Alec to turn around. "Alec, guh ert fit hig! Tu das yunth fegi!" He visibly deflated, but kept his hands balled as he moved back to the corner.
Celestia waved the lieutenant out of the room, and they left the infirmary. 'I apologise for that. I had asked him to stay away whilst you apologised.'
"Just what happened in there?"
'He and my sister are... involved.' He stopped walking and stared at the floor. 'Is... something the matter?'
"Him... and your sister?"
'Yes. I understand that may be a little shocking for you, but understand this. Love knows no bounds.'
"You don't need to tell me. I was almost charged with treason for getting with another species whilst we were at war with them. Turns out that it actually helped broker the ceasefire, but we were banned from seeing each other again. It's not as rare as you'd think within our species."
'Oh. He had a small issue with it when he arrived. But what has shocked you?'
"Well, I've never met a species such as yours before, but I'm assuming that both Luna and yourself are classed as attractive. How the fuck did he manage to snag her?"
'It wasn't all smooth sailing, trust me. Ah, we are here.' They were outside a different door, one with a six stars surrounding a larger one in the centre. 'This is where we part ways for the time being. Have fun!' She disappeared in a flash and the door swung open, revealing a purple mare, smiling up at him.
"Oh, you've arrived! This is going to be so much fun, you can tell me all your recent history!" He followed her inside in a state of shock. This pony was speaking his language. She gestured to a chair with a wing and sat behind the desk. He sat down and continued to stare at her. "Now then, first things first. I am Twilight Sparkle, princess of Friendship. May I ask your name?" His face slowly cracked into a smile, and then a big grin. He may not have known much more then how to be a soldier, but nearly every human knew of what was described as 'the worst piece of literature written by humanity, ever. Of all time'. He promptly blew a fuse laughing whilst Twilight sighed.
"...not another one... this is going to be a long day."
"Luna, can I turn around now?"
"No, you are going to stay in the corner and think about what you have done." I gave a sigh, and rested my head where the walls met each other. Man, was she pissed. I don't even know what happened. One minute I'm trying to see her, and then I find myself in the room whilst she is hugging another human. Something inside me snapped, and I had to get him away from her. "You can answer my question though. Why?"
"...I didn't want him to hurt you."
"...and?" I kept my mouth shut, not wanting to admit it. I was hoping that my silence would make her think that was all, but I had forgotten how perceptive she was. "Well come on, tell me the rest."
"I may have been... slightly... aggravated with how close he was."
I jumped as I felt myself pulled from the wall, landing on my back across the bed, with Luna looking down at me with a glowing horn. "Alec....were you jealous?" I said nothing and looked away. "Fine, don't tell me. But I will find out." Before I could answer she ran her hooves over my ribs, and I started laughing.
After ten minutes of staying as still as possible so as not to further injure her, she stopped, leaving a hoof over my heaving chest as I got my breath back. I chanced a glance out of the side of my eye, seeing Luna smirking at me. Her hoof started to move slowly towards my ribs again.
"FINE! Yes, I was jealous!" She stopped moving, mouth hanging open and staring at me. I sat up and wrapped my arms around her. "I don't know why, but I was. When I saw you two like that, I just... snapped." She moved her head slightly, putting her mouth next to my ear.
"'We belong to each other', remember?" I moved my head up a little and started nibbling her ear, smiling as she giggled. "A-a-alec, stop that! The doctor said nothing too strenuous!"
"Well, then... just lie back and think of Equestria." I slipped my hand down to her thigh, and she let out a sharp gasp, gripping me with her fore hooves. I slowly laid her down on her back, and slid down the bed. After a quick glance to make sure the door was shut, I dove under the bedsheets. "You weren't the only one who missed the taste." I felt her thighs squeeze together as I started.
She had tried the kitchens. She had tried the gardens. She even tried Luna's sanctuary, but Celestia couldn't find Alec anywhere. She had assumed that Luna would've sent him away to think on his actions, so with a sigh entered the infirmary. She noted the the Lunar Guards were not at the door, but rather in the waiting area. They seemed to be... flirting with the nurses, so she ignored them and pushed the door open. "Luna, what happened to Alec?"
There was a flurry of motion as she grasped the paperwork and scrutinised a random page, her face flustered. "Alec? I..uh, don't know. Have you tried the kitchens?"
"Twice. I wondered if you had sent him somewhere, but he is not in the castl..." She looked at the bed, seeing something strange. "Luna... have your rear legs grown?"
"...maybe?"
"Luna, if I were to lift this blanket, what would I see?" Something shifted under them, and as she looked up she saw that it was between Luna's rear legs... "I thought the doctor said to relax." There was another shift, which she took to be Alec shrugging.
"I am relaxinaah!! Alec, stop! We have comapnahhh!" Celestia slowly backed away, whilst staring at the wall above Luna. Now she knew why her cheeks were flushed. She pushed her way through the door, still backwards as it swung closed. Her flank hit something soft, and there was an audible 'poomf'. She turned her head to see a set of white wings stretched out, the owner's face buried by her tail. Which meant that the soft thing was a muzzle.
She slowly inched forward, revealing the shocked face of the guard captain. She looked around and saw nopony looking, and disappeared in a flash. The captain looked around at the new room he was in, before his gaze settled on the bed, it's covers emblazoned with a sun. Unknown to him, Celestia felt a little turned on after leaving her sister's hospital room.
He slowly turned and walked towards the door, but found himself floating in the air, the door getting smaller. He was dumped on the bed and rolled over to see Celestia looking down at him, a wicked smile on her face. "And where do you think you are going? Your princess has need of your services."
Fifty ponies stood in the training grounds, milling about. The doors at the far end swung open and ten guards trotted out, standing in a line at the front. Another pony followed, but he was wearing the purple of Captain of the Guard. He walked the first line, eyeing up the recruits. He gave a huff and made his way to the centre of the formation. "Good morning trainees. Toady is the beginning of your guard training. Not all of you will be cut out to be a guard, and even then, we will find a role for you. Is that what you want?" There was a few murmurs in the centre, and he stopped his pacing. "I can't hear you!"
"SIR, YES SIR!"
"That's better! Now, in your duties here, you will see a great many things. Some of them may be... disturbing. But do your job, and you will go far. For the single stallions, and mares, among you, the armour of a Royal Guard is the first hoof in the door. For those of you with special someponies all ready... tough. Now, we have a new test for you."
Before he could continue there was a flash next to him, and everypony instantly bowed to the floor, with the exception of the Captain. He instead shot up rigid, eyes staring directly at nothing. "So, are these the new..." Celestia found herself talking to an empty space as the Captain shot across the courtyard, screaming like a filly, and hiding in a bush. "...recruits?"
She trotted over to the bush, and stuck her head in. The Captain was curled in the foetal position, shaking lightly. He looked at her once and then squeezed his eyes shut. "Come now Captain, you can't see you didn't enjoy it, and I might have been a bit more... forceful than I would normally be. We'll talk later, for now attend to your recruits." He saw the flash of light through his eyelids, and opened them to find himself alone. He slowly climbed out, and ignored the stares he was getting.
"As I said, some disturbing things. Now, your test. You are to restrain this, by any means possible." They looked at him if he was crazy, his hoof pointing to nothing but air.
"Uh... sir? What exactly are we supp..." He was cut off as something landed right next to the captain. They all took an involuntary step back as it stood to it's full height, nearly six foot. It slowly turned around and the ones who had heard the rumours of the strange new creature knew then that this was it.
"So Cap, what do you need me for?" It could speak? They way it was crouching slightly made it seem feral. "I've got things I need to sort out today."
"Won't take long, sir." He called this thing sir? Why? "Just need your help. Their test is to restrain you." The creature looked round and then nodded once, standing as still as a statue. It couldn't be that simple... could it? The Guards left the courtyard, and made their way to the balcony that was over looking it. "And... begin."
Some of the pegasi shot forward in the hopes of catching it off guard, but it was ready. As they drew close it jumped and flipped above them, pushing two to the floor with his arms and using them to get higher. It landed amongst the rest of them and they jumped back, clearing an area around it. It's gaze locked on a unicorn, and it started laughing as he teleported away.
The stallion trotted down the corridors of Canterlot Castle, looking for a specific pony. His marefriend on the weather team had told him of a strange creature that was Princess Luna's consort. It was the only thing that fitted, and they were told to restrain him any way they could. As he trotted round the corner he bumped in to another pony, hearing them wince as he fell to the floor.
"Oh, hello. And whom might you be?" He looked up and smiled, his plan was coming to fruition.
It was almost laughable. There was a pile of twenty pegasi pressing on my back as some unicorns kept trying to use magic on me. I guess they didn't know that they were recharging my energy levels. I got bored and stood up from my crouch, causing the pegasi to collapse to the ground. More were waiting, so I ran towards the wall. They got closer, so I jumped into the air and kicked off the wall, landing behind them as they crashed into it.
I laughed again until something brushed across my ass. I knew there were mares here, but would one of them really try that? Turning round to chuck the pony back in to the pile, I instead came across Luna, who immediately stood on her hind legs and wrapped her fore hooves around my neck. "Luna, I'm a little busy hemmpphh!" She cut me off with a passionate kiss, putting enough pressure on me to make me fall to the floor. She slowly got off and backed away, keeping her eyes locked with mine.
The next thing I saw was dirt, and could feel a pony sitting on my back. I tried to stand up, but for some reason I couldn't move. "Well done, young pony. Tell me, what is you name?" I could hear the amusement in Luna's voice.
"Warper, your majesty."
"And would you care to explaining your talent?"
"I can artificially increase or decrease gravity within a thirty hoof radius of my body." Well, that explained why I couldn't move, so turned my head to look at the pony on my back. It was the one the I laughed at for teleporting away. "Thank you for your assistance, princess."
"Any time. Could you let him up now? We have to get him clean for lunch." The pony climbed off me, and I sat up, shaking my head at Luna. "Oh please, this is nothing. Now come, lunch is in two hours and you must be at your best. Are you still sure you want to go through with this though?"
My hand went to my neck, where I felt the dog tags and ring once more. I wrapped them in my fingers and closed my eyes. This wasn't a decision made on a whim since yesterday. Truth be told, I was considering it since before my revenge on Luna. I open my eyes to try and see something that would dissuade me from doing so. The recruits were laughing and joking, until the Guards came down and herded them along to their next lesson.
The castle gardeners came out and got to work on the flower beds. Even Discord was just lounging around. Okay, the pink cloud raining chocolate milk that he was lying on was a little weird, but he was the god of chaos. And then there was Luna, still looking at me for an answer. I gripped the tags tighter and pulled, removing them from my neck, and then dropping them to the floor, not breaking my gaze. "....yes."