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// Chapter 22 Training Day. 
// Story: Tales Of An Outcast 
// by PrismStrike 
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Canterlot Castle Courtyards

Soon after Princess Luna had escorted me to where her Night Guard train, I was quickly put to the test. By her own order every last guard there had begun to form a circle around me me as she stood off to the side and watched. I was understandably nervous as the nearly twenty guards started to circle me, their bat like wings flared each baring a sharp looking set of fangs at me.  A single stomp of the Princess's hoof and three of her guards rushed towards me. As they take to their wings barrel straight towards me I bring my hands up squaring my feet with my shoulders using one of the basic stances taught to me by the Minotuars. The first one comes in range and I lash out with a straight jab, the guard having been going for a flying tackle doesn't see my blue scaled fist coming until it connects with its forehead, the momentum of the batpony causing it to knock itself out as it crumples to the ground in front of me. The second one catches me from the side tackling me to the ground forcing me to bring my scaled forearms up to protect from the blows of its hooves. I manage to grab said hooves in my hands throwing the Night Guard off me in time to take a flying hoof to my temple.

"Do not let your guard down for a moment, for my brother shall show you no mercy" I can just barely hear Luna say over the ringing in my head.

The moment she says that the two still conscious guards drop down onto me trying to pin my arms and legs. With a grunt of exertion I fling the guard trying to hold down my arms off me before giving the other a swat across its helmeted head to knock it from my legs, I flip myself forwards and up onto my feet once more bringing my hands up. "Ok lets do this then" I saw motioning for the two Night guards to bring it

The two guards take my challenge both taking off low to the ground coming at me at a fairly rapid pace. I slide my left foot back bending my knees to try and root myself to the ground, digging my clawed toes into the soft dirt and grass beneath me also helps. As the both of them come into range I grab them by their helmeted heads swinging them up and around in an arc before slamming their backs into the ground getting a solid whoomf from each as I knock the air from their lungs.

"Impressive Prism but thou are not done yet" Luna says rather impassively as she motions for more of her guards to come at me. The next several hours are filled with me fighting wave after wave of her guards in ever increasing numbers finally being forced to submit when fighting six of them at once.

"You are a cruel teacher Princess" I say panting and out of breath as her guards pile off of me.

"I must be Prism. My brother had hundreds of years of training and combat experience. He will not be an easy foe to fight." Luna says as she leans down helping me up with a wing. "Come though I think this is enough for the moment. You are tired and probably hungry"

"I can keep-" my words are cut off as my stomach growls fiercely  "perhaps you are right Princess, a Meal does sound good." With that Luna leads me back into the castle and over to the kitchens.







Somewhere In The Equestrian South Near Appleloosa

After exiting through some hills The Crimson scaled creature looks down towards a town. "It seems I have found another settlement of my sisters weak peace loving ponies." With a slight laugh the creature licks its lips. "I wonder what these ones will taste like." With another laugh it takes off towards the town thoughts of fresh meat and its own bloodlust swirling around its head.