I sat on my throne. Recently, I sensed that the Mane 4 had been disconnected, but we now had Twilight and they didn’t know it. I began to think that it was time that I handed myself over for my crimes. But truth must be told and they would understand. I had prepared my ship, The Ebon Hawk, for departure. Rainbow, Cynder, T3-M4, and HK-47 had decided to come with me. The ship took off, heading to Canterlot.
The ship was approaching Canterlot, I was piloting the ship with Rainbow.
Rainbow asked “Are you sure about this, my love?”
“I do not know. I just hope that Charming will see that I mean no harm to him or anypony. All I want is true peace between our mighty empires.”
Rainbow asked “And if he doesn’t believe you…?”
“Then I shall accept any punishment he will bring upon me…”
Rainbow said “Unless he sentences you to Tarturas or Prison, I cannot live without you.”
I smiled and we began to receive a transmission.
Admiral said on transmission “Attention unidentified vessel, state your business.”
“My name is Danny Eclipse, I’m here to submit myself.”
There was a long pause then…
Admiral said “King Charming will be awaiting you in the throne room. Shining Armor and his squad will escort you to him.”
“Agreed.”
I landed the ship. The landing platform lowered and I walked down with Cynder and Rainbow. Shining Armor and an entire squad of soldiers came up to me.
“Are you going to cuff me?”
Shining said “I would…”
He looks at Rainbow then Cynder.
Shining continued “…but I rather not get these two mad.”
He began to escort me to the castle.
The Castle doors opened. Me and the girls walked in first, followed by Shining Armor. We see the Princesses, Charming Thunder, and the Mane 5. The expressions were shock and surprise. Their reason were to see me handing myself over willingly and probably seeing Rainbow a new mare.
“So…after so much misunderstanding, we are all here.”
Celestia said coldy “You have much to pay for Danny.”
“I know…and I will accept any punishment that I will receive.”
Luna asked, curiously “Why the change of heart?”
“I wanted to confront you all.”
Charming asked “Why?”
“To tell you of what I’ve done during my time of hiding. I did many things, all for the greater good.”
Cadance asked “You call murdering a king ‘greater good’?”
“I lead a rebellion. I protected lives! I saved Equestria countless times!”
Charming shouted “I PROTECTED EQUESTRIA!! NOT YOU!!”
Cynder asked, serious “Really? 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 Charming and the others.
Cynder said “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 own Danny your lives, freedom, and liberty!”
There was silence. Truth must be told, no pony in Equestria had never heard anything from outside Equestria’s borders, except for the Bad Lands.
Charming asked “How do we know you aren’t lying?”
“Answer me this then, have you even talked to Griffin Officials yet?”
Again, silence. I mentally smiled; they never bothered the Griffins so it was a no.
“Talk to several Griffin Councilmen then, they will agree with me.”
They looked at each other. They all nodded and Charming looked at them.
Charming said “We shall talk to them. Guards, take the three to Danny’s chambers.”
The guards saluted and did so. I left and heard some talking as we left.
The Griffin Counsel was talking to Charming and the Princesses on transmission.
Gilda said “My name is Gilda, Griffin Empire Senator. What would you like to talk about King Charming?”
Charming asked “Is it true that Danny brought peace and all of that during his reign?”
Gilda answered “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 wellbeing! But then…Danny came.”
Luna asked, curious to hear her tale “What did my son do?”
Gilda explained “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.”
Charming asked “Even if they were-“
Gilda answered “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 travelled 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 during the dead 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 (in Luna and Charming’s case) 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.
The next day…
I was standing in front of court. I was cuffed and chained with my lightsabers taken away. Rainbow and Cynder watched what was going to happen.
Charming said “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?”
“Innocent.” I said simply.
Charming asked “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?” I asked everyone in the room.
The counsel whispered to themselves, considering the statement.
“That’s all I have to say…” I said.
The counsel began to discuss the statement and began to vote. When they finished, they handed their votes to Charming, who took them and began to read it.
Charming said “Danny Eclipse, you have been found…”