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Relocation

Beel's POV Present Day

I was never good at feeling sorry for myself, but last night I sure tried. Apparently I passed out after cutting down a couple of trees and wrecking the entire clearing. Feeling ashamed for my outburst I washed my face and strapped on my mask to search for something to eat.

Wandering in the forest I could hear the growls of viscous predators stalking my every move in my search for nourishment. However none of them got too close for me to see if they had some meat in their bones, but something was definitely at miss. 'Am I in Equestria? I don't remember monsters leaving far from their caves. Just what forest is this?'

Almost like an answer from the forest itself, a familiar structure came into view.

"No way," the years weren't kind with it and the land besides it looked like a battlefield. Which only fostered my curiosity to take a closer look, "is this the Everfree Forest?"

~#~

I got lucky, a few fruit trees endured where the once enormous town used to be. With a more calmed stomach I strolled through the worn hallways of the old palace. I arrived at the palace's library, worse for wear filled with spiders and broken statues. I almost ignore the room until my eyes catch a familiar sight in the central table, a cutiemark I know very well.

"Star Swirl," I said venomously looking at the brown book, "no doubt about it, its his."

Readying my claws to rip it to shreds a thought invades my mind, 'This may hold the only clue to what happened.'
Fighting the desire to be done with it I slam the book at the table with a dismissive grunt 'I'll come back later, first there is something I have too see.'

The place was far more decorated, but surprisingly it hadn't change much down right to a similar hole in the roof. The place where my leaving nightmare began.

"Celestia's throne room."

Beel's POV 1432 years ago

There were only two things in my head at the time; white noise and a terrible headache. I couldn't even see beyond my nose aside from some colorful shades in the background. 'I'm still at the Con? Did I just imagined everything?'

"Who are you?" a white figured asked in front of me. 'Is that David? Is he checking on me? Does he wants me to do the thing?'

"I'm the Great Beelzemon!" I do my best attempt to sound intimidating while getting the gun from my back and aiming at my interrogator. Unfortunately It wasn't David, but a strange white horse. Who only seems to look at me with wide eyes and a face between surprise and disgust. "Wha-" I never finished what I was about to say as bolt of light almost takes my head off. 'Did that horse shot a lazer from his horn.' The cocktail of terror and bewilderment is something you don't want to have when there are firearms within the reach of your finger.

Any chance of civil discussion left with the bullet towards the now, furious, horse. However, the bullet never met its mark and instead erased the back-wall along with a newly-built, golden throne.

"Shit, I'm so-"

"TO ARMS, TO ARMS! The now air-bone pegasus-corn? Screamed enough to simultaneously return the whole court to their respective plane of existence and get them ready for battle.

In a heart-beat I found myself surrounded by a band of small, armored horses with spears and swords. Doing the sensible thing I started the engine and speed-up facing the mob behind me. They never had a chance a against a eight-hundred pound demon bike; a handful of guards found themselves knocked out into the air.

"Hahahaha! Shit I mean, sooorrrry," It may look bad that after endangering the lives of several guards I burst into laughter, but then again I just rolled over a bunch of small horse guards. Not laughing would have been the true crime.

With two mad pegasus-corns breathing down my neck I accelerate and burst through the main gate into a field full of tents and awestruck horses in rags.

'Where the hell am I?'

~#~

"Don't you ever give up!" I found myself tired from a whole afternoon of motorcycle chase with two murderous pegasus-corns shooting plasma every ten seconds.

"Not until we see you in chains, beast!" by now I was well on my way to become deaf from all the shouting they did.

"Look, can we just start over?" I said while drifting to face my pursuers.

"Start over? After you nearly killed my sister and destroyed half of the palace?!"

'I didn't destroyed half of that palace. I only broke the ceiling, the main foyer, the throne room and the front... gates. Oops.'
"... Yes," They didn't even let me blink before resuming the assault.

Several of their shots found their target and I was barely conscious at the moment. "Now beast, know the name of those who bested you. Monarchs of Equestria, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna," both declared as they lowered their horns humming with light.

'That's it!' I wasn't going to be done in by a pair of magical horses. I felt a jolt of electricity ran through my body and in a instinctive way, I reached for both of my guns as a urge compelled me to speak.

"Double Impact!"

The shot fired was completely different from the last one, it felt powerful beyond anything I have ever felt before. Only a crater remained in the wake of the collision between the shot and the plasma beam from the princesses. Inside lay two battered monarchs struggling to stay awake.

I really wanted to make sure they were okay. 'They maybe homicidal magical horses, but I wasn't a killer.' Alas the explosion began to drew every guard to the epicenter. Not fairing better myself after taking head-on a lot of punishment I retreated from the area with the shouts from the princesses behind me, "This hasn't finish, Beelzemon!"

'She was right.'

Celestia's POV Present Day

Listening to Twilight's tale from her last week ordeal was both humorous and frankly concerning, however it was a welcomed distraction from the daily routine. Besides there are very few things better than having morning tea with a friend.

'Twilight, you sometimes make me worry for the future of Equestria.' "It appears you learned a valuable lesson, dear Twilight."

"Yes, I'll try not to worry or overreact on things that haven't happened yet.."

We were fortunate to have the tea in the table at the moment since a pink blur appearing from bellow would most likely have forced us to send the cups into the air. "Tell me about it, the most exciting thing to happened last week was Cerberus showing in the middle of Ponyville."

"Pinkie!" I was just as surprised as Twilight, none the less a thousand years of facing apocalyptic events and crisis rendered me difficult to impress.

"That town has the most uncanny luck. I hope nopony was hurt." I said in the middle of preparing a cup for the new guest at the table.

"No, Fluttershy calmed him before he could do any real damage. Afterwards I returned it to the gates."

"Good, I hope the front guards weren't rude. They have a very taxing duty."

"Guards? There were no guards at the doors. Although the gates were sealed."

'Glad to he-.... No guards at the door!' "What!" My trained calm demeanor shattered like glass the moment the realization dawn on me.

"Is everything okay, princess?" Both of my guests and bystander guards asked with clear concern in their voices.

'No! Of course not' "Yes," a clear lie, "but I fear I must cut short our time together. You're invited to stay as long as you want, however I must tend to some unfinished business."

"Take care, princess," Twilight says with a hint of sadness, " if you need us we'll be ready!"

'Then again, there are times I can't wait to see your future, dear student." Thanks Twilight. If the need arise I'll inform you."

Leaving the courtyard I spot my personal hoofservant holding a long scroll detailing my duty for today, and a golden watch he keeps in his possession at all times.

"Sun Scribe," the serious tone of my voice disturbs him for a second before realizing that it's going to be a long day, "cancel The Day Court for today and summon Lieutenant Silver Hoof."

~#~

'Who could have escaped? Tirek? No, by now there would be non-stop shouting and black clouds. The Wendigo King? No, the reports of rouge snow storms would have already arrived. Perhaps...'

"Say goodbye!" Those piercing red eyes shine with a fury not even Discord would be capable. But the true terror is the deadly black weapon aiming at my head."

BANG! The doors from the throne room shut open ending my memories.

"Him," I say under my breath as I watch the cyan unicorn guard in golden approaching the throne.

"You requested my presence your majesty?"

"Yes, and I'll appreciate if you enter the court like a decent pony," I say losing my patience.

"M-My deepest apologizes, your majesty."

'Probably Star Scribe spook him.' "Lieutenant, I'll be brief, due to recent events I need you to take a squad of guards from Canterlot and go to the Gates of Tartarus. Contact the gatekeepers and report to me if all prisoners are secured inside."

His face quickly changes to a look of determination, "Do we ask for somedemon in special?"

I stand up from my throne and walk towards the window in front of the royal gardens. Watching the eerie statue behind the imprisoned Discord a thought crosses my mind, 'If he's out, he'll definitely come for it.'

"Yes, there is one."

Author's Note:

Once again the excellent M Specter is at the helm of translating my mad gibberish into a human language.

Thanks again for reading.

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