Charming Thunder and Lucina were in the training room practicing their skills with their training blades instead of their lightsabers. Lucina blocked her father's strikes and leaps over his head and attempted a jab attack. He dodged the strikes and clashed blades with her. "Almost destroyed my focus," Charming Thunder said.
"Nearly had you, too," Lucina added. Charming Thunder and her puts their training blades back and exited the room and walked through the castle halls.
"You have become stronger the last time we trained."
"I owe it all to your training, dad."
A royal guard approached and said, "Someone is here to see you, your highness. He insists on seeing you in person."
"Have him meet me in my throne room," Charming Thunder said. He then turned to Lucina. "Go, Lucina. I'm sure that one of your mothers need your help with something." Lucina nodded and left while Charming Thunder walked to his throne room.
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Charming Thunder sat on his throne as he waited for his guest to arrive. A gray stallion with a messy black mane entered the room. Charming Thunder's eyes widened as he recognized him. "Lelouch?"
"It's been awhile, old friend," Lelouch said. Charming Thunder got off of his throne and approached him.
"Far too long." Charming Thunder then gave a hug to Lelouch as they had a reunion.
"I am so glad to see you, Charming. Now look at you; a king."
"Perhaps we can discuss what we have been doing all those years in a game of old fashioned chess?" Lelouch smiled and followed him out of the throne room as they talked.
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Some Equestrian troops were going through the cargo that was recently delivered to make sure that there are no explosives. One of them closed it up and said, "That's everything."
"Good," the other said. "Have these stored in the barracks."
"Yes, sir." The trooper saluted and some of the soldiers carried the cargo out of the building until a pony suddenly bursts through a window and landed in the center of the room. The pony wore a red helmet under the red hood and armor with a red bat like symbol on the chest. The troops aimed their blasters at the intruder, but was quick enough to hit the blasters out of their hands and shoot them with blaster pistols. Riot troopers entered the room with their electro staffs and got readied themselves.
"Drop your weapons and surrender," one of the riot troopers said.
"Always asking for mercy," the intruder said. One of the riot troopers charged for a strike, but the hooded pony was quick enough to block the attacks and take the staff out of his hands. "I wouldn't mess with the Red Hood if I were you!!" The Red Hood twirled the staff and attacked the rest of the riot troopers who blocked the strikes. Red Hood then kicked them back and drew out the blaster pistols then shot them in the face. "Now if there are no more interruptions, I will be taking your precious cargo now." Red Hood began to carry the cargo box to the window until a pair of jumptroopers at the other side of the window and opens fire at the Red Hood. A police gunship came in from behind the jumptroopers with it's weapons trained on where the Red Hood took cover. "This cargo is really important to them, is it?"
"Come out and drop your weapons or we will open fire," the voice of the pilot said. The Red Hood didn't say a word when suddenly, the gunship exploded. Red Hood then got out of cover while the jumptroopers were distracted and shot their jetpacks which caused them to fly around like crazy then explode. A ship then appeared and floated right in front of the Red Hood and lowered the ramp. A pony with a red mane and tail wearing a headband under her mane stood on the ramp as the Red Hood carried the cargo box into the ship.
"It's about time you showed up, Kallen."
"No thanks?" Kallen asked.
"Zero will be pleased once we deliver this to him."
"What's so important about this cargo?"
"None of your dang business. Now get us out of here."
"Yes, sir..." Kallen climbed up the ladder and walked to the cockpit and flew the ship away from the carnage the Red Hood left.
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"Check mate," Lelouch said as he moved the pawn chess piece on the board. Charming Thunder sighed in defeat and smiled.
"You never changed, have you?" Charming Thunder said.
"You do know that I have won a chess tournament in Canterlot when we were kids." Charming Thunder used his magic to put away the board and the chess pieces. "There is somepony I haven't introduced to you a long time ago."
"Who?"
Wait here. She will be happy to meet you." Lelouch stepped out of the room for a bit and Charming Thunder did nothing but wait for him to come back. The doors opened again and Lelouch returned with a mare with her eyes closed and her arm around his to help her walk. She had a light brown mane and tail and wore a pink dress. "Charming, I'd like you to meet my sister; Nunnally." Lelouch turned to his sister.
"It is an honor to meet you, your highness," Nunnally said.
"The pleasure is all mine," Charming Thunder replied as he shook her hoof. "If I may ask; why aren't her eyes open?"
"She had an accident a long time ago," Lelouch explained. "It happened when we were kids. she's blind now."
"I-I'm sorry to here that. Anyways, care for a cup of tea, Nunnally?"
"Of course," Nunnally said. "Thank you."
"Maybe you will be pleased to meet my wives when they get back."
