Charming Thunder's shuttle arrives at Canterlot and he along with the Mane 5 walked down the ramp. They entered the castle and into Celestia's throne room. "Thank you for coming, Charming Thunder," Celestia said. "I believe you are all aware that Danny killed the king of the griffins."
"I am," Charming Thunder replied. The doors opened behind them and Danny along with Rainbow Dash and Cynder entered then Shining Armor who escorted them. The expressions were shock and surprise. Their reason were to see him handing himself over willingly and probably seeing Rainbow a new mare.
"So…after so much misunderstanding, we are all here," Danny said.
"You have much to pay for, Danny," Celestia said coldly.
"I know…and I will accept any punishment that I will receive."
"Why the change of heart?" Luna asked.
"I wanted to confront you all."
"Why?" Charming Thunder asked.
"To tell you of what I’ve done during my time of hiding. I did many things, all for the greater good."
"You call murdering a king ‘greater good’?" Cadence asked.
"I lead a rebellion. I protected lives! I saved Equestria countless times!"
"I PROTECTED EQUESTRIA!!" Charming Thunder shouted. "NOT YOU!!"
"Really?" Cynder asked. "Did you stop King Talon from launching a massive invasion against Equestria? Did you save Equestrian Colonies from Griffin control? Did YOU liberate slaved ponies from labor forever!?" That silenced everyone in the room. "Charming was defending Equestria from the INSIDE! But it was Danny who protected Equestria from the OUTSIDE! King Talon and the False NLR were gathering power to launch invasions against Equestria! If it wasn’t for Danny, Equestria would have been lost long ago! King Talon was the one who made the plans for creating the Eclipse! You’ve seen the firepower for what that thing has; you wouldn’t be able to stop it! But you were all lucky when Danny intercepted those plans and used it for Equestria’s greater good! Danny brought peace, safety, security, and serenity to the Griffin Empire! Griffins are happy under his rule! King Talon ruled under an iron fist! Ponies were enslaved, tortured, murdered under Talon’s rule! But Danny did something that would have made you all proud! He united Griffins and Ponies together, making some even greater! The Minotaur Government had already made plans to invade Equestria until rebellion sparked there. Danny supported the rebellion but never actually got involved! Then the Zebras, whose technology was far more advanced than the Equestrian Empire, were stopped in their tracks! You owe Danny your lives, freedom, and liberty!"
"How do we know you aren’t lying?"
"Answer me this then, have you even talked to Griffin Officials yet? Talk to several Griffin Councilmen then, they will agree with me."
"We shall talk to them. Guards, take the three to Danny’s chambers." The guards saluted and did so.
"Is it wise, brother?" Cadence asked.
"I need to know if she is telling the truth."
The hologram of a familiar griffin appeared in front of the group and said, "My name is Gilda, Griffin Empire Senator. What would you like to talk about King Charming?"
"Is it true that Danny brought peace and all of that during his reign?"
"He has done more than that. He has brought us unity. He has created an empire that was been in chaos for many generations. My father, King Talon, was a tyrant and a murderer! He brought nothing but despair, lies, death, even stealing from the poor! He cared for nothing but he own well being! But then…Danny came."
"What did my son do?" Luna asked curiously.
"At first, I thought he was terrorizing the Empire. But then, we examine the colonies more and discovered that he wasn’t terrorizing the colonies, he was liberating them! He cared for the ponies greatly. And from what I had discovered, he pained for killing other innocents. He killed only armed men and women and never harmed any unarmed civilians."
"Even if they were--" Charming Thunder asked.
"Even if they were the enemy. He always wanted peace, unity, and many other things. I was surprise to see such things from a stallion. So, I decided to meet him in person. I propose to him to reveal my father’s true colors and he would take control over the empire while I would be his senator. The plan worked and he traveled to the capital to wage the final battle. Meta led the Changeling Swarm, I led the Griffin Uprising, and both Danny and Dusk led the Pony forces against them. Lightning provided air support and fought with him. Danny killed my father with Dusk and another pony…he wouldn’t say who, though. But after the death of my father, he gained the Medallion of Unicron. He united all of Griffin Kind with Ponies and made reforms that made the government happy. The civilians of the Griffin Empire pledge their alliance to him and he led a mighty and peaceful reign. He was the perfect ruler for us and the council agrees with him everything he did well. He never used his power for self-desires. He used it to protect the people he ruled over. If Danny was ever in the line of trouble, the empire would back him up for everything he did for us." The Princesses and Charming were shocked, surprised, and proud for Danny’s action. Charming was smiling and inside, he was proud of his brother for leading such a great empire. The medallion was glowing, deep inside the medallion, Primus was happy to know that Danny never misused Unicron’s dark power, but rather use it to help others. Primus was also happy to know that Danny, no matter what Unicron had ever done to him, never fell to the level of evil.
"Thank you, Gilda."
"If there is anything else you need, feel free to contact the council." The hologram faded as Charming Thunder wiped a tear off of his face.
"What have I done?"
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The next day, Danny stood in front of court cuffed and chained with his lightsabers taken away. Rainbow and Cynder watched what was going to happen. "Danny Eclipse, Son of Princess Luna and King Sombra, and my twin brother. You have been brought before the court for attacking me, the new King of Harmony. How do you plead?"
"Not guilty," Danny said.
"Why do you plead innocent?"
"Lightning was a traitor and had put the Princesses and you into prison cells. She desire for personal power and attention and would sell out anypony for her desires for self-attention. Imagining yourself as me. Your aunts and brother were inside a cage, helpless to be unable to use magic. And you see the one who backstab you, laughing at his/her victory. Wouldn’t you be angry yourself, fueled with rage for enslaving your family? Wouldn’t you want to hurt or avenge for the lives that traitor you once called ‘comrade’ for hurting your or somepony else's love ones?" The counsel whispered to themselves, considering the statement. "That’s all I have to say." The counsel began to discuss the statement and began to vote. When they finished, they handed their votes to Charming Thunder, who took them and began to read it.
"Danny Eclipse, you have been found....not guilty. Your actions at the griffin kingdom were to defend Equestria from an upcoming attack from King Talon. I have been told from Gilda that he has saved Equestria countless times during the Lunar Wars."
"Can you ever forgive me, brother."
"Apology accepted, brother. This court is now adjured." He banged the hammer as Rainbow and Cynder cheered for Danny.
"Before we do anything else, I must correct everything I did wrong. Starting with my mother."
"What?" Luna asked. Danny's eyes turned purple and his medallion began to glow. He placed his hoof on her chest and it began to glow. He slowly pulled back his hoof , a purple bubble left her chest. When it was finished, it went back inside his medallion and a few seconds later, Luna gasped. "I remember now! I saved you from that machine that Talon used on you that almost killed you!"
"I blocked your memories to secure my secret. I wanted to come into the public when I was ready. Can you forgive me for doing that to you, mother?" Luna nodded and hugged Danny. When she finished, he turned to Twilight. "Twilight, you are next."
"What’s wrong with me?" Twilight asked.
"Dusk managed to reconnect to you during your time in Canterlot. I can permanently sever the connection and restore any lost memories she did on you…on all of you." Danny's eyes began to glow green and the Mane 5 began to glow green. After a few seconds, they all gasped and blushed. Charming Thunder guessed they remember when Dusk was with them. "Dusk is my creation. She was created to be a changeling half-breed. She has my and Rainbow’s DNA in her, making her mine and Rainbow’s daughter. That’s why she refers to me as ‘father’ and Rainbow as ‘mother’. There were other DNA within her but wasn’t enough to change her. It just helped her a lot. She had the tiny fragments of DNA from Chrysalis, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, and Cadance. Charming is Dusk’s Grandpa; Due to having Light as his daughter, and my mother was Dusk’s Grandma. You know, remember when Dusk went after the Mane 5?" They all nodded. "Well, being a changeling, she got pregnant and gave birth to them. Ruby, Clarity, Sweet Apple, Harmonic Butterfly with her pet: Hover, and Wild Candy."
"So, they were her direct daughters?" Charming Thunder asked.
"Yes." They were surprised to hear that. "Also, there is some wonderful news. Rainbow, you want to tell them?"
"Me and Danny are getting married!" Rainbow Dash shouted with glee. They all were awe shocked and surprise. But then they began to cheer.
"Congratulations for you, brother," Charming Thunder said.
"Thank you, Charming. I am happy, very happy."
"By the way, I’ve wanted to ask. Why is Rainbow a..."
"Bat Pony or Vampony?"
"Yes."
"Well, Danny and I were so deeply in love that Danny really wanted to spend the rest of his life with me," Rainbow explained. "But, while he was immortal, I was not. He so deeply wanted me to be immortal so he began to think of turning me into a Living Vampony or Bat Pony. I was blessed with immortality so we could live out our lives together."
"Ohhhhh."
"Me and Rainbow are mated under Vampony or Bat Pony traditions. So, we’ve wanted to get married to finally be united."
"We’ve also had…sex," Rainbow said. They all gasped, except for Danny.
"Brother, I’m so proud and happy for you!" Danny blushed red in embarrassment.
"Thank you."
"Are you pregnant Rainbow?" Luna asked.
"Actually, I’m not sure."
"I hope she is," Danny whispered. No one but Charming Thunder heard it and smiled.
"So, you have been defending Equestria?"
"Speaking of things, I’ve been wanting to sign a treaty to finally unite the Equestrian Empire and the Phantom Consortium forever to generations to come. Would you agree, brother?"
"I’ll be honored to fight alongside with you."
"Me too. We are finally united." Charming Thunder and Danny shook hooves and did a hoof pump but after that, blue mist left Danny's mouth and he smiled. "Hello, father…glad you could join us." Suddenly, three ghosts appeared. It was the spirits of Sombra, Starswirl, and Amidala.
"How is it that you can sense us?" Sombra asked.
"Yeah, how?" Charming Thunder asked.
"I might be able to answer that," an adult voice replied. Suddenly, a sphere appeared and it disappeared, revealing an adult ghost. He wore a purple robe, teal skin, he had a scar over his left eye, he had blood red eyes, a lot of watches, and a staff. Danny smiled and hugged him.
"Clockwork!" Danny shouted with happiness.
"Hello Danny. It’s been a long time, hasn’t it?" Danny pulled away frowning a bit.
"You never come to visit."
"Well, I AM the Master of Time. But then again, all you have to do is call me, King Danny."
"Well, you are my guardian after taking me away to train for a thousand years of Ghost Training. AND just because I claimed the throne of the Ghost Zone, doesn’t mean that I’m royalty to the Ghosts of the Ghost Zone." Everyone in the room were all surprised to hear that.
"Well, I’m here now to congratulate you for your success."
"Why do I get the feeling that’s not the reason why you are here."
"You know all so well. Fine, I will tell you. The Dawning of Darkness is approaching fast. The Vamponies are gathering in strength and are gaining allies."
"What allies?"
"I won’t say. However, I will inform you that someone else will appear in this conflict. An evil clone, believed to be the second daughter of Nightmare Moon and King Sombra."
"Who is she cloned from?"
"You will find out in the future. Just keep an eye out and you will be ready when she does come."
"Well, alright." Clockwork nods and teleports away. "By the way, Charming. I think you do believe in second chances, I didn’t mean to shatter you like that. I guess my anger got the best of me. By the way, I’ve noticed that you have received training from Jedi arts. Who were your masters?"
"Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Qui-Gon," Charming Thunder replied.
"Jedi Master?"
"How did you know? And who were you trained from?"
"I was trained by Sith Lords: Darth Sidious, Darth Revan, Starkiller, and Count Dooku. Tell me, did they teach you the Jedi Code?"
"No."
"My masters taught me both the Jedi and Sith Code. The Jedi Code says: ‘There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no chaos, there is harmony. There is no death, there is the Force.’ The Sith Code says something different: ‘Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.’ I’ve always liked the Sith code, but don’t always follow it."
"Interesting."
"Well, tomorrow we shall sign a treaty and we will unite our two mighty empires."
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The next day, Danny looked at the treaty document with the others. It stated:
Treaty of Unity
This Document of a treaty will be signed by two of Equestria’s finest rulers/leaders. This will unite two separate factions or Empires and combined them to be formed as one single mighty world power.
Equestrian Empire signature:_____________
Phantom Consortium Signature:_______________
Danny signed for the the Phantom Consortium under his name and Charming Thunder signed his name for the Equestrian Empire. When they finished, they began to cheer and celeberate. "Today is a new day for both the Equestrian Empire and Phantom Consortium," Danny shouted in victory. "Together, we shall stand together against this incoming threat as one mighty world power! This is a new Beginning!"
"I couldn't agree more," Charming Thunder said.