Chapter 12-3:
Day 3-3: Sparda ‘A Friend’
*Giggling*
“Hurry sir Sparda! Discord! Breakfast is ready!” shouted Luna from below the stairs leading to the dining room. “Celly and mother are waiting!” she added.
“Yes, yes, go on ahead Luna” said Sparda lazily while trying to suppress a yawn, but ending up yawning anyways. “Go on ahead Discord, I just got to wash my face first.”
“Alright, I’ll see you there” said Discord with a smile as he snapped his fingers and appeared next to Luna. “C’mon woona!”
“Hey! Don’t call me that!” protested Luna as she chased Discord to the Dining room.
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“So, Let me get this straight Lauren, The war between the Dragons and Griffons are all fine and dandy now?” asked Sparda as he pointed a spoon dibbed with soup at Queen Faust, who was sitting across the long table eating with her royal poise and magically floating a letter.
“It’s what it says here Sparda, with your monstrous strength, I doubt that we’ll have any more conflict” said Queen Faust as she set aside the floating scroll and continued her eating.
“Well, they were beyond reason to begin with. Dragons are bound by honor, while the griffins on the other hand. Well, they’re gonna be a handful, but your more than enough for the likes of them Lauren. Said Sparda with a smirk and continue to eat his soup.
“Thank you for the compliment Sparda, but I do detest conflict, if ever it’s possible to solve it in a peaceful and diplomatic way, then I will take that path. I may be a powerful Alicorn, but it does not mean that I should use force to get my way.”
“I agree, but not all conflict can be solved peacefully.”
“I know that all too well--- Luna! Eat your peas!“ said Queen Faust as she glared at Luna, who was trying to silently and slowly put her green peas under the table.
“But mooother!” wined Luna as she gave Queen Faust
“No Buts! Butts are for sitting!” retorted Queen Faust as green peas, magically appeared in Luna’s plate.
*Hysterical Laughter*
“I am sooooo going use that someday!”
A month has already passed after the fateful meeting of a Queen and a Demon Knight at the Everfree Fields. Before they left for Canterlot for a proper welcoming of their two unique guests, Sparda made sure that there were no more demons coming out of the portal by making a seal and a Tower in its place. The Tower of Tartarus; in its Entrance was one of the Hell hounds, Cerberus. And inside of the Tower, was one of the allies of Sparda, Nyx.
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Tower of Tartarus
“I trust you will hold you end of the bargain, darling” spoke a ghastly voice. “I mean, I will be sending my children here to Guard your tower.”
“Of course Nyx baby, what do you take me for?” said Sparda with his naughty cool tone of voice.
*Seducing soft laughter*
“Then I leave my Children in your hands, and will await your good news.”
“Don’t worry; I have a score to settle with him myself. Now if you don’t mind, I’ll be excusing myself, I have some company waiting.” said Sparda with a smile and a playful wink.
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In the many days that Sparda was in the land of Equestria, he has helped Queen Faust with many “physical” diplomatic problems; such as the invasion of the Griffons on Cloudsdale, to which Sparda prevented when he threw the most powerful General of the Griffin army so hard and so fast, that it broke the sound barrier and made a rainbow trail, due to the fact that the General held a spotting rainbow flag, and thus creating the Tale of the Sonic Rainboom.
There was also the Great Dragon hording a few days after the Griffon Invasion. Sparda with his invulnerable body withstood the great icy breath of the Queen of the dragons and earned her trust, he also showcased his intelligence by making a treaty to which both the dragons and the ponies can get along in peace without bothering each other.
In just a month and thirteen days, Sparda has helped Equestria in a great way. For without him, Dragons and even Griffons would turn Equestria upside down, and yet, he did not wanted to be recognized. To him; Generosity, Kindness, Loyalty, Honesty and Laughter are the elements for making the most Magical bond, the magic of Friendship. And with this traits that Sparda, alongside Queen Lauren made the most powerful ‘Key’. The key that sealed the Tower of Tartarus that Sparda made, the ‘key’ that holds enough power to purge any evil: “The Elements of Harmony”
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Everfree Fields
*Sobbing*
“Do you weally *hic* ave to go?” cried Luna as she looked at Sparda, all the while being carried by the tall Demon like a baby as she continued to cry. Sparda needed to be in his true form so that he can properly seal the entrance to Equestria from the underworld, so that no demon can enter this peaceful plane of existence.
“Don’t worry Luna, I promise, When all of this is over, I’ll come visit!” cooed Sparda as he gave a warm reassuring smile to the crying Luna.
“Pwomise?”
“I promise” answered Sparda as he put down Luna, next to Celestia. Even the usually poised Celestia was crying her heart out. In the days that Sparda was in Equestria, he showed the trio of children the father figure that they so yearned subconsciously.
“Hey Celly--- oooof!” before Sparda could finish his parting words, the little Celestia practically threw herself to Sparda, crying her little eyes red. The days they spent together, all the laughter and sweet memories, Celestia was a smart filly, she knew that there was only a slim needle of a chance that he will come back, and this drove her to tears more than anything.
*Intense Crying*
“Discord….” Spoke Sparda as he held the crying Celestia and also the crying Luna; which also followed when she saw Celestia cry, and as Sparda turned his attention of the silent little Draconiquus standing silently next to Queen Faust with his head down, and then turned to look at Sparda all the while trying to suppress a tear.
“You know what you have to do…” Said Sparda as he gave a warm smile to the little draconequus, to which the little draconequus only nodded in affirmation. “Good boy”
And as the two little fillies calmed down, Sparda put them down next to Discord and gave them all a pat on the head and one of the warmest smiles he has ever given. Their father figure, was about to leave them, to wage a one man war to a tyrannical ruler that wished harm on not just the Human world, but to every other world. And if this ruler ever succeeded it’s only a matter of time before he reaches this peaceful land. He has to stop him at all cost, for the sake of all the innocent.
And as he turned his attention to Queen Faust, he was greeted with the warmest of smiles, and the two shared a quick yet warm hug.
“Kneel, Sir Sparda” said Queen Faust with the royal Canterlot voice, to which Sparda complied. “I dub thee, ‘The Legendary Dark Knight’, the royal knight and guardian of Equestria in one if it’s Darkest Time”
“Thank you, your highness”
“Do, remember us”
“Like I’ll ever forget you guys” said Sparda. And as Sparda spoke with his mind ‘Take care of Discord for me, I feel something from the little guy’
‘Yes, I too sense this, do not worry, I will treat him like my own’
‘Thanks Lauren, you guys are the only ones he has now.’
‘No Sparda, I should be the one thanking you, for all of you have done’
To which Sparda nodded in response. And as Sparda stopped their mental conversation, he spoke:
“I trust the Elements of Harmony to you, Lauren”
“Yes, I will embed its essence in these necklaces, so even if they are destroyed they can still be rebuilt”
“Nice one, no wonder your Queen!” said Sparda with a smile, to which Queen Faust giggled.
“But how are you gonna return?!” asked Celestia, to which caught the attention of the other two.
“Well, I have an extra Key here!” answered Sparda as he magically summoned a key to show them. “This’ll be my key, so that I can come back here, but when I leave for my own world, I’ll leave it in the Tower that I made, so that I won’t accidentally lose it.”
“Tower?” said Luna, Celestia and Discord in unison.
“Well, I’ll let Lauren explain that for you” said Sparda as he looked at Queen Faust, to which the trio turned their attention. “Well, I guess this is Goodbye, for now” said Sparda.
And as Sparda turned his back and started to walked away, going to the way he first arrived, he raised one hand and waved them dismissively giving one last farewell to the ones he grew attached within a month and thirteen days.
And as Discord saw Sparda’s image slowly fading in the Everfree forest, he thought to himself that, he will forever be remembered as the one who helped Equestria in one of its Dark times, more importantly, He will never forget his very first
Friend