Re-Chapter Ten
Lieutenant Shield Breaker kept her brave façade the entire descent to the changeling hive, but when she smelled the burning corpses and saw the carnage up close, she found it harder with each step to keep up her performance. She tried to have a more positive, optimistic outlook if anything to calm her nerves.
"At least now we do not have to worry about the changelings ever attacking again," she thought pessimistically. She prayed to the Four Princesses that her crazy plan would work. Holding up a hoof, she stopped and the two ponies halted behind her.
Wheezing and writhing in agony, the charred mass that once was the proud queen of the changelings, clung desperately to life.
"If you think. . . I will beg for mercy. . . you are mistaken," the queen labored and spat, struggling to stand on her hooves.
"Fine by me," the lieutenant smirked. Before she could plunge her sword into the queen's gut, a gust of wind knocked her down.
The ground quaked.
When the dust settled, she saw the obsidian dragon looming over her. It lowered its head to get a better view of her. It exhaled smoke into her face, making her choke.
"Death is mercy she does not deserve," he bellowed.
"I will destroy you!" Queen Chrysalis threatened under the claws of the dragon.
The dragon put his weight on the singed queen, making her choke, "Silence." He addressed the armored pegasus, "what did you come here for?"
Shield Breaker cleared her throat, "You," her voice cracked.
"Why?"
"The ruler of the land wishes to meet with you and help you."
The dragon scratched his neck as he thought, scanning the three pegasi, "Why?"
"Because she is a kind and just leader. She has helped the other creature that emerged from another meteorite, and wants to make an alliance with you aliens," Shield Breaker explained.
"Better to have me as an ally than an enemy," it stated. "Very well, take me to your leader. My trophy comes," he interrupted the pegasus before she could speak, "Not negotiable."
"I will have to inform the Princess about this," she said after a moment of silence, "Then I will take you to her."
The dragon faded to a dark shadow and started to shrink. When he manifested, he was a tall, bipedal creature, with light colored skin, short, spiky black mane, sporting a pair of dragon wings on its back; he somehow had abyssal black armor.
Removing his armored foot from the neck of the bug-unicorn thing, he introduced himself. "Call me Onyx," he grinned, "Don't make me wait too long," he grabbed the bug-unicorn by its horn, dragging it towards a cave.
She watched the conquered Queen Chrysalis somberly accept her fate, not even bothering to resist.
Adam awoke from the morning sunlight shining into his face. A long yawn left him. He sat up to stretch, groaning as his back and elbows popped. Knocks on the door woke him up slightly.
"Only Luna may enter," he declared to whomever was on the other side of the door. The door opened with the white alicorn princess letting herself into the room. Adam frowned and pouted, "You are not Luna."
"Good morning to you, too," Princess Celestia greeted warmly. "It's time for you to finally get out and explore a small portion of Equestria."
"Whadda ya mean?" Adam yawned and rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
"Oh, I just have a series of tests for you to complete," Celestia said shrewdly.
"And why would I do these tests?" he question in defiance.
"Maybe to stretch the legs, or perhaps," she smiled widely, "Impress a certain blue alicorn?"
He chuckled, "Fine. I have nothing better to do." He rolled out of bed and examined the simple gown he wore, "Do you think I could wear something more. . . fitting?"
"When we get to the labs, they will dress you accordingly to the tests," Celestia informed, opening the door.
"Maybe I can get something to eat, too?"
"After-"
"-the tests," Adam interrupted, "Yeah. Yeah. Lead on, your Highness."
"Remarkable!" Luna admired from the observation room, scribbling in her notes.
"Yes. Amazing." Celestia had to agree with her sister. Adam breezed through every test thus far. Earlier, he had lifted a ton of weight as if it was nothing. Right now, he was running on a tread mill, going for three hours barely breaking into sweat. He kept a modest pace of about seven kilohooves per hour. While a foal could out sprint him, he could out run even the most enduring stallion. Celestia tapped on the window.
The doctor observing Adam told him the test was over. Adam huffed, placing his hands on his hips. He wiped his face with a towel. Feeling hot, he removed his shirt, setting it on the exercise machine, revealing his rippling muscles.
Luna's wings sprang open as she blushed. Her eyes devouring the eye candy.
Celestia rolled her eyes, wiping her sister's drool and closed her mouth, which dropped back open.
"What's next, doc?" Adam asked as his stomach growled.
"Lunch," the light gray unicorn stallion smiled. "You did exceedingly well on the physical tests. Next, we will test your mental capabilities."
"Sounds like a plan," Adam went to the adjacent locker room to shower.
Princess Luna used her light blue magic to create a screen on the wall to her left.
"What are you doing, sister?" Celestia asked, curiously.
"We art going to observe his cleansing and hygienic rituals," Luna giggled with a licentious grin.
Celestia saw Adam enter the showers with a towel wrapped around his waist. Her eyes widened at her sister's true motivations. As soon as his towel came undone, Celestia interrupted Luna's spell.
"Why did thou interfere?" Luna was crossed.
"Our parents did not raise you to be a pervert!" Celestia scolded, "Respect his privacy."
Luna sighed and hung her head in shame. "I. . . apologize, sister." She gazed up at her sister with puppy eyes, "Can thou forgive us?"
Celestia smiled and nuzzled her sister, "Of course." She raised Luna's head with her white hoof. "Even if you have feelings for him, you can not let them cloud your judgment."
"We understand, sister," Luna said dejected.
"I have to attend court. Please, get some sleep, sister."
Adam stared absently at the colorful blobs on the white card. 
"Now, Adam," a jade crystal pony spoke calmly, "there are no right or wrong answers. Tell me: what do you see?"
"Why, the mother of my children, of course," he stated matter-of-factly.
"Really?" she mused, "And whom might that be?"
"Luna!" Adam beamed.
"Okay," the pony entertained his answer. "And this one?"
"Hmm. . ." he placed his hand on his chin as he contemplated. "My lover on the side."
The pony questioned him with emerald eyes.
"Princess Celestia, obviously."
"Okay," she smiled politely, putting the card away. She set a small wooden tray with three different shape holes on the table. "Put a peg into the corresponding hole," she directed, placing three pegs beside the tray. "I will be timing you for this. Begin."
Adam quickly placed the pegs into their holes in five seconds.
The doctor smiled, "Good job." She removed the tray and brought out a display. It had a wire arced across into the base of the display, with a metal ring connected to a short metal rod. "Holding the rod, move the ring to the other side."
He furrowed his brow and glared at the display.
"Is something the matter?" she inquired.
He held out his hand near the wire, he could feel the small current of electricity, charging the wire. "Nothing is 'the matter'," he sneered. Adam easily maneuvered the ring to the opposite end without getting shocked.
"Excellent," the doctor put that display away and set a similar, more complicated, one on the table. "Repeat the task."
"Yes, ma'am." He grabbed the rod with his shirt and completed the test.
"Good job," She said, writing on her tablet. "No more tests, Adam. The guards will escort you to your room."
"Alright," he got up to leave.
"Princess Celestia has agreed with your request," Lieutenant Shield Breaker informed the bipedal-dragon thing, shouting into the cave. She heard rustling and seconds later, the armored thing walked out with Chrysalis over his shoulder.
Onyx saw the sky becoming orange as dusk began to fade over the rusty crags in the distance. "You obviously waited until night to tell me this. No matter. Let's go."
Adam observed the night sky through the window. Wondering if any one of the many stars was his home. Without any memories, he did not feel homesick, just curious about what his homeland was like. Did he have someone waiting for him? Did he have children? Friends? Parents? How did he get here? His thoughts were interrupted by knocks at the door.
"Luna?" he perked up.
A white horn appeared behind the door, with a sigh, he turned back to the window.
"I hear you did well on all of your tests. Congratulations," Celestia complimented.
"Whatever. I don't feel like talking," Adam moped.
"Oh, but I have a guest that wants to meet you."
His curiosity piqued, he returned his attention to the door. A tall, shadowy figure, with crimson glowing eyes, stood by Celestia side. Everything went dark and he collapsed to the ground.
"By the time we reach the castle, everyone should be there," Price informed the ponies.
"How? I can't fly everyone up there!" Rainbow Dash voiced.
"Once we are close enough, I will be able to teleport us and the obelisk to the castle."
"Why are you telling us this now?" Twilight asked annoyed.
"I am incapable of long-distance teleportation," the small wolf in Fluttershy's bag admitted.
The weary group trotted down the road, with Price towing the obelisk with his telekinesis. An hour passed and night settled across the land. Canterlot was in view.
"Get ready," he warned.
"Ready for " Rarity could not finish her question as the world around her warped. In an instant, she found herself within castle walls.
Two unicorn guards were startled to see the six heroes of Equestria unexpectedly appear out of thin air.
"Where are we?" Applejack groaned, her head spinning.
"Castle training yard," Price jumped out of the bag and went over to the platform with an obelisk already on it. He placed his beside Darqlon's.
The guards were surprised at what they witnessed.
Price ran back to Fluttershy and hopped back into her bag.
Before the guards could say something, a thud behind them made them spin on their heels. They ran off seeing the giant with dragon wings.
The ponies gasped as they saw what the giant carried on its shoulder: Queen Chrysalis, burnt to a crisp.
His sapphire eyes shone when he spotted a familiar wolf. Dropping his burden, Onyx ran over to the wolf.
Price jumped towards Onyx, growing to the size of a Yak.
"Wolf!" Onyx embraced the black wolf.
"Onyx!" Price's tail wagged.
"Wolf, you have no idea how the past few days have been," Onyx rubbed the top of Wolf's head. "It's good to see you again, pal."
"I have quite the tale, as well," Wolf grinned.
Chrysalis groaned. Through her blurry vision, she saw the ponies, the dragon, and a very large dog. She fainted, her strength slowly returned to her.
Onyx picked up Chrysalis under his arm. "Look at what I found! She wasn't as burned at first, until she thought it was smart to challenge me."
"I know what that is," Wolf stated, pawing at the twisted horn, "Princess Celestia will want to see her."
"I didn't damage her sister, did I?" Onyx mocked.
"She is only the bane of all pony kind!" Twilight finally managed to say.
"Ah, looks like I did you all a favor by exterminating all those bug-horse things," Onyx boasted with a cocky grin.
The ponies exchanged concerned looks.
"The princesses are on their way," Wolf stated, watching the door.