//------------------------------// // Stompin' the troops // Story: Through the roof // by The Psychopath //------------------------------// "Where is she? I'm eager to see how this works......come on!" *knock knock* "Finally! So, are we going?" "Yes, with teleportation." "Okay...wait what? AH!" Celestia touched and with both appeared in what looked like a small colisseum. I felt like I was about to hurl. "HMGH! Blech...don't do that again." "Awww, feeling sick?" "Hearing you is just making matters worse." I'm sure I heard her "HRRRRGH!" when I said that. "Mark, could you stop mocking our sister? We don't appreciate it." said Luna as she levitated me back onto my feet. "....sure.... Do I have to go down there?" "Yes. You will be the first portion of the new recruit's training. Once they beat you, they will pass onto the next phase." replied Celestia. "Then I guess it will last a looooong time." "Don't be so full of yourself. Everything can be beaten." "Like your affinity with the sun and my flashy puns about it?" "..." "So, how do I get down there?" "We will levitate you down there." "Thank you Luna." I felt myself become light as a feather as I was levitated closer to the gray surface. This was really an arena where the rookies who were going to become full-fledged royal guards. This would explain why there were no thrones to seat the two princesses up there. However, they did sit in the area where the veterans were, so I guess that was about the same. A door right across from me opened up and out came only ten guards. One of the "generals" stood up and started to yell: "Rookies, this test will pit you against a very powerful creature unknown outside of this castle. In order to defeat it, you will need to use teamwork. Depending ,on how long it takes to subdue the creature, and how many of you are needed will determine your liability to become a full-fledged guard of Canterlot castle. Got it?" "YES SIR!" "And the princesses are here to deal with any...problems that might occur." "One question?" I yelled out." Can I use one of them as a mace to beat the others?" "W-wha--" stuttered the general. My ability to speak apparently surprized him. "Yes you may, but do not hit them too hard." "That all depends on how hard they hit me , Luna." I'm pretty sure the guards started to mumble about me speaking so formally to royalty.Either way, I decided to use a scary look to frighten the guards. They were ALMOST intimidated, but it didn't really have any effect on them. "The test starts now!" ( A little music for your thoughts? ) Instead of starting to circle around me or something, one of the guards charged head first into me without listening to the "squad leader". "Ha! The only thing this creature has is size! It doesn't even have any real threatening abilities. It doesn't even have claws! I'll take it down by myself!" said the little guard while charging at me. I had three things come to mind as he charged at me. I punt him really far with my foot, I let him hurt himself by charging into my legs, or I simply stop him with one hand and let him struggle like a small kid while trying to reach me...I preferred to try the less violent method. Since I did so just by crouching, the small idiot kept pushing against my arm, but, obviously, it wasn't working. "And you're trying to accomplish what by pushing against my hand?" "Wha--" "IMMA PICK YA UP AND THROW YA AT THE OTHERS LAK A BOWLIN' BALL!" He literally flew into the group that stayed in place due to sheer surprise, allowing them to learn the pleasures of flight. "Ha! Strike! Sooo...what now? Do I just do what I want?" The two princesses nodded."Well then, I'll charge in head first!" I did just that while the rookies were still trying to get back up. I grabbed one and started to use him as a mace until throwing him further away. The squad leader tried combining his magic with two ther unicorns, but it didn't help them. I just body slammed on top of them, causing them to become more...slim? Pfffph. I could easily see the generals in their watchout face...hoof and sigh in agaony at this performance. Just to help them out, I bent carefully towards an ear of the leader and whispered. "You know, usually, I woulsn't help you out with your mistakes because you're an enemy, and interrupting your enemy during their mistakes is impolite, but I suggest you call for backup. Bigger and well-organized numbers sometimes brings victory where there is only defeat." He stared at me in shock, but did just that, allowing twenty more guards to come in. I just took two of the already knocked out guards and started to act like an unintelligent primate by poking their armors. This disarray of troops gave me the time to listen to their planning, but I still acted like an idiot while the pegasi moved slowly around me with the unicorns preparing to lock me in place with their magic. The earth ponies were going to charge at me in-case the magic didn't work, while the pegasi would tie me up. As they looked at me with cautious stares, the pegasi jumped up and flew at me with quick speed. "IT'S A TRAP!" I yelled as I got up and threw the two guards at the incoming pegasi like giant ninja-stars. I just got about five of them while the others kept coming. By reflex, I dropped to the ground and rolled to the side. I quickly spotted the typical sparkling of magic surrounding my hands and feet. The increased amount of unicorns gave more "gravity" on my joints, but they didn't hinder me well enough, so I simply stood up and wiped some dust off. Unfortunately, I forgot about the earth ponies, who swarmed me like mice in a farm. Weighing over two tons (a bit of an exaggeration), I couldn't help but fall to the ground. "Aww crap. Well, I guess you got me now." "Not yet." said a guard. "Oh yeah, you have to tie me up?" "No, we have to beat you up." "Fine, try it." A little punching well worth it seeing what I did to their buddies. Unfortunately for me, they were using something strange on their hooves, and were only aiming for my face. Of course it hurt, but I didn't care, up to the moment where I saw my blood start to splatter on the floor. Now that I knew this wasn't a dream, I got pissed off. They made me mad, and they'll know what it's like when I'm truly pissed off. I started to shake as adrenaline filled my muscles and shook the ponies off my back. "You made me mad. Now it's time to pay." "Don't worry guys, he shouldn't be....too...impressive...what?" I had my foot above the one talking, and I stomped down hard. Hard enough to hear the metal of his helmet crinkle like aluminum foil. I picked him up and threw his unconciuos body against the wall. Then, I berserked into the rookies' ranks, knocking over some of the guards as I would "knee" them in the face. The pegasi still up after my "trap" came at me in all directions. One even flew onthe ground just to trip me over. I sat on the pony the second he passed near my legs, letting my weight crush him. Picking him up, I gave him two swift punches to the gut and started using the guard like a baseball bat, smacking everybody away as they came closer and closer. The unicorns decided to go "lethal" force by shooting bolts at me. I narrowly avoided them as I got closer just to stop directly in front in one. I took out my "KARATE-CHOP" hand, and started to hit them in the neck with it. "I feel just like a lumberjack and that's ok." However, I suddenly couldn't move as a strange blackish aura surrounded me. "That is enough Mark! Calm yourself!" yelled Luna. "...pffiou..." Luna let go of me suddenly."I'm going back to my room to clean up these stains." I said as I kicked a door open. "What was that?!" a general yelled after Mark left the room. Some of the guards tried to reply, but many of them were moaning on the ground. However, one of them replied. "We don't know! He just went berserk and started to stomp our heads in!" "Oh really?" yelled another slightly skinnier general." Why is there blood on the area that you had tackled him? I would understand you softening the creature up to tire it in order to have less difficulty in wrapping them up, but you used magic enhanced hooves to wound it." "So?! Did you see what it was doing to us? It was using us like maces!" "Yes, but he wasn't using his full strength to hit you, and I told him to teach you how to deal with creatures much more powerful than you can imagine. Some are only affected by tremendous amounts of magic, as my sister demonstrated. It is only after you caused him to bleed that he became angry. And you have all seen what that has caused you." said Celestia. "But..." "NO BUTS!" yelled yet another , more burly general. "To your quarters at once! We will talk about this later." The rookies did as told and dragged eachother through the doors. However, the serious tones on each general's face went to a more worried one after every guard was gone and turned to face the princesses. "Princess Celestia" said the "normal" looking guard." Why did you bring that thing into the admission arena? Did you see how strong it was?" "Yes. That's why my sister and I came here if there were any problems." "We are quite dissappointed in the lack of their discipline, however. It would be best that this sort of thing never happen again. Please excuse us while we go talk to him." "Luna, I don't like him, and I still don't understand that "link" he has with you, but I don't think it is a good idea to see him right now." "We aren't a filly anymore , sister. We think we can handle any problems if they arise. Besides, he wouldn't harm any of us. He's too...soft." "SOFT?!" yelled the generals and Celestia in unison. "Did you see what he did to the rookies? And awhile back when he was challenged by nineteen of them and a captain? " said the burly general. "That was a duel that he accepted, and they all charged against him instead of the honorable one versus one. He was simply defending himself. He isn't a bad human. And our decision stays. We will go see him." And with that, Luna left to see the human who appreciated her "natural beauty" as much as a gemstone that had been preciously carved and polished for several years. If she knew his inner artist, it's that he wouldn't destroy a "work of art" that he appreciated too much. This "speach" wouldn't have any consequences whatsoever.