"Oops almost forgot" Keith raised his hands I front of him, and focused on the piece of shit he left in the forest, and right before his eyes Mirror rose from the shadows then plopped over like a rag doll. "Rarity are you hear?" Keith called out to no one beside a crying noise from upstairs. Keith grabbed Mirror by the horn and dragged him up the stairs making sure he hit every step of the way. Keith approached a twin door and lightly knocked.
"Wh-Who is it?" A sniffle came from behind the door. Keith being logical kicked open the door and threw the unconscious changeling in the room "WHAT ARE DOING YOU PEACE OF SHIT, GET OUT!" Rarity yelled
"Now before you freak out let me explain" Keith tried to reason
"NO GET OUT" Rarity started to levitate Keith to a window
"It was the changelings fault, he is the one who did all those awful things to you, Ranger, and Luna, I'm sorry, please hear me out for two minutes"
"... Fine, but only two minutes"
Keith then explained what happened "And after that I came here to try to explain things" Keith then took a huge gulp of air "and that's what happened"
"Well I'm still a little aggravated that you were knocked unconscious by this ruffian" Rarity said
"Well do you forgive me?"
"Yes I suppose so as long as you call in that favor soon" Rarity said with a wink "now get going, you still have two more mares to apologize to
"*Groan* What happened?" Was all Mirror could say before he was knocked unconscious by a heavy kick to the head. Keith grabbed Mirror by the horn then faded into the shadows.
-------Front door to the palace-------
Ranger was back on her night duty after Keith's betrayal and the moon directly above her head, and thanks to her helmet no one can see her tears. Also that since the moon was above her head it was casting a shadow directly below her. Keith was hidden in said shadow "Are you sure this is her?" Keith asked
"One hundred percent Master" Frost said
"Okay, I trust you" Keith burst out from the bat pony's shadow
"AAAHHHHHH" the bat pony screamed "Who are and..." The bat pony stared at Keith "what are you doing here?" Asked the bat pony who raised it's spear
"Just here me out Precise, I know you think it was me who did all those thing, but it was this changeling" a still unconscious changeling rose from the shadows "you have to believe me that it wasn't me, you know me and I would never hurt you, I'm sorry I wasn't there but it happened just last night. I was knocked unconscious when I went into the ally way to take a piss. Then I was left I. The Everfree Forest to die, I had to fight a double of me, and a hoard of manticores just to be here and try to explain myself, so again please forgive me"
The bat pony removed it's helmet, and revealed a saddened Ranger "H-How do I know your telling the truth?" Ranger asked shedding a few tears
"Use the memory check spell, I know you know it, I fact I know your the one who taught Twilight"
"Fine but if your lying I'm gonna stab you through the heart"
"Try me" and with that Ranger cast the spell and went through the memories of the day
"Your telling the truth, I-I didn't want to believe it and now I don't have to, I'm glad your back, but to tell you the truth you were kinda studied for not checking around you before taking your piss" Ranger shed a few more tears then pounced on Keith, kissing him which he accepted in full
"By the way you left these at Rarity's and I figured you might want the, back" Keith pulled out a white cloak, and two hoof bows
"Thank you" Ranger removed the armor and replace it with the delivered items "now let's go speak to Luna"
"Sure but lets fly" Keith started to approach Ranger
"Keith what are you..." Keith grabbed Ranger and then picked up Mirror by the tail. Keith then opened his wings and took off to the throne room.
-------Throne room------
Celestia has taken the night shift tonight because of Luna's fall through with Keith "I swear next time I see that piece of shit I'm gonna..." Celestia was cut short as a black blur smashed through the window Keith had smashed a while ago, and had just been fixed, right before her eyes. Then right after the first blur a blue and white one followed it, and revealed to be A changeling, Keith, and Ranger "YOU!!!" Celestia yelled in her royal Canterlot voice, and in her rage picked up Keith and slammed him into the wall behind him with a burst of magic "What do you think you are doing here, you are no longer welcome here, so leave before I have your head!" Celestia threatened
"3 things. 1. Cool your tits 2. I have an explanation as to why I am here and 3. This reminds me of when me an Luna first met. I hurt you she burst through a wall, slams me against a wall 3 times over, ah good memories" Keith spoke nonchalantly trying to recall "fond" memories
"How dare you use my sisters name so lightly, it is Princess Luna to you, and you best remember it because if you don't, I'll send you to the sun"
"Whatever you say hot head, now are you gonna listen to my explanation or not"
"Nay, I shall not, Guards" Celestia called out and a squad of ten guards came rushing through the door and pointing spears at Keith.
"Ah ah ah, your not allowed to do that because when I was over at Twilight's a while back a read up on equestrian laws, and according to sub paragraph 7 section 2 page 327 you must listen to all complaints and explanations if defendant, me, is trying to reason with the accuser, you, if a fair hearing is not provided by the first said sister, you again, the said sister will step down and the hearing will be dealt by from other said sister, Luna. Also according to paragraph 5, section 4, page 132, if said princess, you, shall assault a(n) unarmed citizen of equestria, me, the said princess, must be subdued by the royal guards, you gentlemen, until other sister can determine or assess the situation directly. So as a citizen of Ponyville, Equestria I, as a citizen place you princess under arrest." Keith pulled out a book and tossed it to the guards feet "since your all royal guards I am assuming you already know these laws, as well as Celestia considering she is the one who wrote them"
"Yes we do know them, and we know that you are indeed correct, guards restrain the princess" the leader of the platoon spoke his command
"Sir" all of them saluted, and placed a magic ring on her horn to stop the flow of magic, wing restrains to stop flying, and cuffs to prevent moving in general
"I'm sorry I had to use a clean trick, I know it's not me but I need to speak to Luna" Keith whispered to the fuming Celestia, who was trying with all her might to incinerate Keith. A few minutes have passed and finally a blue alicorn walked into the room with her eyes closed and sat at the throne with practice graced
"Who is thy and what is thou complaint?" Luna asked in old... English? Yeah.
"Not a complaint an explanation, and you can't leave due to the law" Keith added the last part quickly
Luna's eyes snapped open and revealed 2 puffy red, sad, angry, blue eyes "well then explain I do not have all night"
"First of all nice pun, secondly it wasn't me in Ponyville today it was this ass pretending to be me, just to ruin my life" Keith held up the black and white changeling, and if you don't believe me then use a spell to check my memories, and I am sorry for not being there, well I was there but I wasn't I mean the changeling was there and I was in the Forest, fighting manticores, and this fuck" Keith kicked the changeling over to Luna's feet "after I tracked his ass down, beat his ass for potentially ruining my life, and took the best thing in his life, Dusk and the power she gave me for saving her from him, apologized with Rarity, made amens with Ranger here, got you sister arrested, now I'm here trying to fix what that ass has done" Keith pointed to Mirror "so that been my day how's yours going?"
"That was a rather poorly put together explanation" Luna commented
"Well sorry, I had to throw it together, with very little time to think on what to say to make you believe me"
"Good"
"Okay let me start by saying that... Wait what?" Keith asked dumbfounded
"I said "good" this is really the Keith I know, only he could put something so good together on the fly, I believe you and I'm glad your safe, but as a consequence for being stupid your going to have to... Have me spend the rest of your days with you Rarity, and Ranger"
"Again... Wait what?"
Ranger walked up toke it hand whispered "she wants to be apart of our heard, Keith"
Keith looked over at the still pissed, restrained alicorn that was now shaking her head left to right, as if to warn Keith "Luna I would be honored" Keith smiled
The midnight blue alicorn squealed and rushed over to Keith. Luna then tackled him "I promise I will be there to love you and watch over your dreams whenever you need me"
"Ah but here's the funny thing about love, I will always need you" Keith grabbed Luna and kissed her. Then Keith pulled Ranger close to him by her shadow and kissed her too "and you too, all of you"
"So Keith what do we do about him?" Ranger asked
"Who Mirror? I say we make it so the only way he can feed is if he has a true friend who is willing to allow him love. Oh by the way I won't be pressing any charges so you can let her go now" the guards removed the shackles and left "ah don't you love the law"
"I hate you but you better take care of my sister Keith, just so you there know I want lots of nieces and nephews" Celestia spoke
Keith choked on his own saliva, while Luna and Ranger giggled "oh everyone there is someone I want you all to meet, Dusk, Frost, Match"
"Who is Dusk?" Ranger asked, as two familiar mists and a a new mist seeped from Keith's body
"As you know Frost is a Windago, Match is a Phoenix, and Dusk, well Dusk is a Shadowling" Keith finished as Dusk, Match, and Frost formed from their respective mists
Luna jumped back at the sight of the shadowling. Then Luna's and Celestia's horns lit up, and a moment later a black and white beam of magic was sent directly toward Dusk. Keith saw this and called upon Match "IGNITE" instead of Match forming back into the mist he straight up morphed into the sword. Keith grabbed the sword with both hands, spun around, and pointed the tip of the sword at the beam planning to slice it in half but was only being pushed back. Next Keith called upon Frost "FLASH-FREEZE" Frost turned into hermits and coated Keith's right hand. The mist disappeared to reveal the glove. Then ten ice needles burst from the now ice covered ground. Then Keith launched all ten at the beam. Luna and Celestia had noticed that the beam hadn't connected, but was oblivious as to why.
Keith stood his ground, and was not being pushed back anymore. The beam was slamming harder on him than ever before "Damn it I need more power" Keith swore, then an idea came to his mind. Keith unfurled his wings and started to pour his remaining energy into his wings. Finally Keith placed the tip of his wings right next to the tip of his sword, and let loose the energy. His wings emitted static, then a blinding lightning beam was launched from his wings. The two beam canceled each other out. Keith fell to the on a knee "whats the matter with both of you!? Why are to trying to harm Dusk, she is friendly and the one I wanted you to meet, not attack!" Keith yelled at Celestia and Luna
"You don't understand Keith, my people attacked Canterlot, about 500 years ago, so I can understand why they are mad." Dusk spoke up "Keith can you tell them I mean them no harm"
"She said she isn't here to cause trouble, and if it means anything to you both she was abused by Mirror over there"
"Hear me now Shadowling if you cause any trouble, any trouble at all I won't hesitate to finish you"
"Under-stood" and with that Keith dropped his sword and the needles clattered to the ground a long with Keith who has passed out"