Royal Sentence.
I awoke back in the Everfree. Rainbow, Luna, Abes, and Yomega were already starting to get up off the forest floor. Looking around, I could see Conner leaning into a worried looking Fluttershy, and Villhiem was rooted in place not far from them. I pulled myself free from Villhiem's slack roots and tried to stand.
The cramp in my legs just caused me to gracelessly flop onto my side. I began to carefully stretch out my legs as Rainbow hovered over to me.
"What's wrong, Leo?"
<<Leg cramps>> I admitted.
"Huh. I think you're the only one with them..." Rainbow trailed off. I could see Luna giving a basic recounting of what had happened to those that hadn't entered my mind.
<<I, uh, was fighting timberwolves before all of this happened.>>
Rainbow tilted her head. "Why were you fighting timberwolves?" I just hung my head in shame. It took a moment, but she quickly swept me up into a hug. "Oh, Leo..."
A shadow fell over us shortly before Luna placed a wing over us. "Come. We must return to Ponyville." She gently began to guide us towards the clearing's edge. Glancing ahead, I could see Fluttershy and Conner already waiting for us, and a receding patch of darkness as Abes shadowported away.
<<Did they see us?>> I turned an ear, eavesdropping on Yomega and Villhiem's hushed voices. <<I felt some fear and confusion...>>
<<Yeah, a few saw us. Most of them are still in the one place though. I'm keeping tabs on them, don't worry.>>
Weird. Gotta ask them about that later. I risked a glance up at Luna's stern face and gulped. If there's a later...
"Art thou... Are you not coming?" Luna called back to the two evolved Pokémon. They gave her quick nods before trotting to catch up to us. Luna led us from the forest, taking the fastest route through the trees.
"Um... Princess Luna?" Fluttershy hesitantly asked. "Could you, ah, teleport us back out? If you want to, that is. you don't have to if you don't want to, but..."
"There is much and more that We have need to think about." Luna pursed her lips. "We... I can teleport you home, if you wish." At Fluttershy's rapid nodding, Luna's magic whisked her and Conner away. The trek to the Everfree's edge continued in silence.
Abes shadowported back to us once we had finally exited the tree line. <<Just let the rest of the Pack know roughly what was going on.>>
Luna nodded at him, then turned to the rest of us. "Well, now comes the time for us to address your issue, Leo."
Villhiem perked up. "Did you get rid of the Claw?"
"Nay." Luna sighed. "What we did deal with was a tantabus, a parasitic creature created from a being's guilt and desire for self-punishment. They are usually trapped within the mind of their creator, and are usually not this self aware." Luna sighed. "However, they have a strange interaction with the Dream Catcher Sigil. We are not sure what causes it, but We suspect that the energy trapping one's dreams feeds into a tantabus, and causes them to become self aware. However, this same interaction causes them to become far more malicious and seek escape from their host's mind through any means possible, which leads us to what happened today."
"You must've dealt with them a lot to know all this, huh?" Rainbow asked.
"We have very intimate knowledge of them, yes." Luna shuddered. "All of that laid bare, there is one good thing that comes from all of this: Leo is not being affected by a tulpa. The tantabus would've been consumed long before it could become such an issue."
<<So... What is the Claw, then?>> I asked through Rainbow.
"We do not know." Luna frowned. "However, now that I have had a feel of your mindscape's signature, it will be easier for us to find it again." She smoothed over her features. "Now, for the immediate issue. Leo, how many know about your true involvement with the mana bomb?"
<<Only those that were in my head...>> I sat on my hunches and bowed my head.
Luna slowly nodded. "First then, Abes? We wish for you to tell the rest of the Pack of the truth of the matter, as well as Leo's punishment for it."
"Hold on, Princess!" Rainbow spoke up, hovering above me. "If Leo's getting punished then... you'd... better..." Her bravado wilted under Luna's glare. She landed behind me and waited in silence.
<<Your highness?>> Yomega asked through Abes. <<Before you enact your judgment, I need to inform you that I have placed a lock on Leo's use of that ability. She needs either Rainbow or myself to explicitly tell her to use that move before she can do so.>>
"Thank you, Yomega." She tilted her head at the Espeon. "Leo Lancer of Ponyville, you have been found guilty of crimes against Canterlot and the Kingdom of Equestria." She spoke up over Villhiem's shocked exclamations. "How do you plead?"
<<Guilty.>> I almost whispered.
Luna stared down at me imperiously. "We cannot judge you as a pony, as you are not sapient in the eyes of the law. We cannot judge you as a Summon, as you are a naturalized species. This leads Us to a unique problem." She took a deep breath. "Leo Lancer of Ponyville, your sentence is such: You are to serve ten years of community service under watch of a custodian appointed by the Crown. Any bits you make from your current profession, minus the minimum needed to sustain yourself, are to be donated to a charity of your custodian's choice, so long as it is one of the ones that have been set up because of the Canterlot Invasion. You will have a curfew, to be set by your custodian. Until your community service is complete, you are to be placed under the custodianship of an Element of Harmony, the Element of Loyalty, Lady Rainbow Dash."
She turned her stare to Rainbow. "Lady Rainbow Dash. Until Leo Lancer's sentence is complete, she is your responsibility. You are to check in on her location nightly, you are to find her work for her community service, and you are to give a monthly report, written, to the Crown on her progress. Are We understood?"
We both nodded.
"Good." Her expression softened. "We thank you for what you and your Pack have done in the defense of Canterlot. Now, there is much that needs our attention back in the Palace. We bid thee a good day." With that, she teleported away.
We all sat there in silence, digesting my punishment.
<<Okay, seriously.>> Villhiem looked between the rest of us. <<What did Leo do?>>
I sighed, and began to meander my way towards home. <<You might as well tell him, Abes. I just want to put the rest of this day behind me.>>
Yomega followed after Rainbow and I. <<You do realize that you just got the equivalent of a slap on the wrist, right?>>
<<Yes.>> I sighed. <<I don't think she had much of a choice, though. Not a summon, so she can't banish me, not a pony, so pony laws can't apply to me. What else could she do?>>
Rainbow spoke up. "She could've treated you like my pet. Then I would be the one that would've been punished, and you would've been put... into a pound." We all ignored the other option.
<<I'd take what amounts to a large fine over that any day.>> I sighed.
Rainbow nudged me. "So, be home by ten, I guess? I'll go ask Twilight for some charity pamphlets." She then cringed. "Do... Do you want the others to know?"
Another sigh. <<Might as well. Look, I just want to go to bed.>>
"Then go?" Rainbow frowned. "Are... Are you going to be okay?"
<<I don't think I've been "okay" for a while now.>> I huffed. <<But I just need to rest. I'll be... available to talk tomorrow.>>
"Alright." Rainbow drew out the word. "Just... Let us know if you need anything."
I nodded, then blurred home. I hopped up the steps, then buried myself into my blankets. I stared at the wall until I fell asleep.
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Ppffttt! What "crimes"!?
Great resolution in my eyes...
Ten years probation is actually a long time.
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closest thing is pony slaughter and mass destruction. that exploshion she did KILLED ponies and changlings and did a good amount of property damage as well
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Hiding and detonating the equivalent of a nuke in the capital of Equestria, although unwittingly, is a pretty severe crime, in my opinion.
I'm happy Leo is going to be ok the after note hit deep and is beyond true to people who go through that go through the Trama like what Leo went through..
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Stuff that was 1, outside of her control, and 2, as seen with the tantabus, not done of her own free will and was literally getting psyically attacked and self harmed until she did it.
In a court on earth, specifically in america, it would have been ruled she was not mentally in control at that time, and had no control over her own actions, and had no intent, ill or not, to do anything harmful and thus could not be charged with a crime. Instead, she would be placed under suicide watch, and forced to get mental therapy and mental help instead.
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Then Luna shouldn't punished her then. Even if it's a "Slap on the wrist". 10 years of probation!? Frickin seriously!!??
I forget when exactly their knowledge of the show stops. Are Leo and Abe part of the dramatic irony or part of the audience here?
Honestly, Leo was already going to be doing all the community service and donations to changeling relief funds they possibly could. Rainbow Dash effectively is the one with an actual sentence here.
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Well remember, that's the american law system. And only applies if she was human. Honestly, since Leo is NOT a pony, and NOT a summon, basically no different than a random animal found in the woods. She should be under no authority of the princesses at all, and technically, the princesses can't punish her.
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Leo gave herself the tantabus because she used the R move in Canterlot.
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In America, she actually would see several years in prison for manslaughter and destruction of property. If your actions directly cause the death of another, you are liable. If you were to accidentally cause an explosion, through your actions. For example, you wouldn't go to prison for just lighting a cigarette where gas was leaking, as the leak was the outstanding factor. However, if the leak was caused by someone being irresponsible, they very well may.
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And isn't the timescale here a bit wonky as well? I forget the actual conversation rate, but wasn't it something like a 'month'=a 'season' and a 'season'=a 'year'? So is Leo actually getting a forty year sentence in earth time? Seems a bit harsh if I'm recalling correctly.
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I think Leo would be classed as NG as she was defending herself. She just happened to have a nuke to defend herself with not even she knew about.
As... nice... as Luna's punishment is... well, she should know full well how many ponies died in the Invasion, and how many of those deaths came from the "Mana Bomb". Considering she also just saw how utterly devastated and remorseful Leo is about it..... Yeah, this is probably about as good as well as it could have gone.
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Yeah, a Moon is 4 weeks (28 days), a month is 12 moons (336 days), and a year if four months (1344 days). So, it would be 36 years, 300 days. So about 2-3 life sentences for the average dog
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She still killed several ponies through negligence.
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Yeah, there might be some that feel it's too light (especially families of the victims), but I feel it's about right.
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"It was self-defense!"
"You blew up an entire district! In what universe is that self-defense?!"
"I didn't know it was going to be that strong. I just put my back into it prayed to Arceus that it would work. And it did! A bit too well, in fact! I thought I was going to die!"
"Well, you should have been aware of how strong your back is then! And if I can't arrest you for murder, I'll throw you at a psychiatrist for attempted suicide and put you on a watch list!"
"But it was self-defense! You can't call that attempted suicide!"
"Watch me."
"bruh"
I dunno. Just felt like writing a tiny dialogue because I found it funny, I guess.
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Is it even negligence when SHE LITERALLY DIDN'T KNOW that would happen, not a "oops I left the stove on" but more of a "yeet everything at the issue"
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If you kill people, it's manslaughter whether or not you knew it would happen. That's what manslaughter is, the accidental killing of another person through negligence or ignorance. If she did know, it would have been murder.
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Well, Jolteon should be ABLE to use Iron tail. I mean, same as pokemon with no literal arms shouldn't be able to use punches, or come up with any example you want. I don't care. I mean, Shadow Claw should be just an extention of a regular paw, or fist, if a pokemon is human like. But when you don't have arms or front paws - you shouldn't be able to learn it ever.
It bugs me that it's LEGAL CANON. I looked at DataDex, an app for a phone, and it shows there. I mean, for real.
Jolteon can use Tail Whip AND Iron Tail across different game versions. I like moves to make SENSE, And no, don't quote Discord on this at me, Pokemon is a separate world. Discord doesn't exist there. Sense MUST be made.
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The problem is that Eevee learns them, and the game doesn't bother checking if something still makes sense after evolution.
Also, Smeargle. Your head just exploded.
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Well, that kinda explains it. They should have worked something out to give all Eeveelutions a tail.
Smeargle... I mean... Smeargle can pretty much be animated to do basically anything. Metronome, any ranged attack can go way of Buizel, and make an "aura sphere" out of an element. Can you tell me what move does NOT work for Smeargle?
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Fly
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Same as Levitate, sort of? Not every flying pokemon have wings, ya know. Mewtwo, Alakazam, Porygon, Mew...
Tropius can learn Fly from a machine. Arceus. While it IS a god, it doesn't have wings... Golurk. Nice animation, using jets from hand cannons. Genesect. It is actually an ANT, how does IT fly?
I don't know. Still would be harder for it to copy every move but the Fly.
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Jolteon uses Buns of Steel
I must say, Luna's actually quite lucky I'm not a lawyer there. This would end up with one of two outcomes if I were. Either Leo would be cleared of all charges on the premise that one cannot reasonably expect an untrained civilian with unwitting access to a very dangerous spell by instinct alone to act in self defense without casualties during a war, and also temporary insanity, or that if Leo or Rainbow can be held responsible for such a loss of life, both Princesses should immediately be stripped of power, tried, sentenced, and exiled/executed for the innumerable deaths that have occured as a result of not only their orders but also their direct actions. Every war could be classified as hundreds or thousands of individual manslaughter charges at that point, one for every Equestrian who died.
And honestly, if Leo is guilty of manslaughter here, Luna has charges pending for every living being that was alive when she was banished. At a year each and a conservative estimate of roughly 250,000,000 global population, she still has 249,999,000 years left on her sentence. I'd say one year each, Earth year mind you, is being quite lenient.
Additionally it would not be hard to litterally relive Leo's memory of the event, from her perspective, and get a good feel for her mental state at the time and her knowledge of the R-move, which was non-existent.
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Its movie depicted this. Granted, that was also the movie with Mewthree but still.
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Not obvious from MOVE(not movie) description, and the general design of Genesect. WithOUT movie, can you tell me how it flies?
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The smart ass in me wants to say "It buys a ticket."
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Fixed, thanks!
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Umbreons have poisonous sweat. Abes figured out how to mix that with Protect to get Baneful Bunker.
Finally caught up
I really want to see/read the pack and their trainers (even Conner and Fluttershy) have a Pokémon battle tournament. Maybe even include the CMC.
And just a sparring battle, Fluttershy, no drawing blood.
The trainers (Applejack, Rainbowdash, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Spike) get a list of their Pokémon's known moves, and three or so days of training to figure out the moves and types. Of course with the unfair match ups, maybe a round Robin style tournament? Idk.
I just think it'd be cool. Plus, Pokémon get even more experience from battle, and even more from trainer battles. So it'd be a good way to help them power up, if they were say, disappointed with how well the fought in the wedding invasion.
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No but they are in Equestria and so is discord.
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Well that makes more sense than banning snowballs. That took all the fun out of winter att school for me.
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We are not talking EQUESTRIA, HELLO?! OFICCIAL GAMES, POKEMON WORLD, not MY LITTLE PONY. It is OFICCIAL CANON. Jolteon can use tail moves in GAMES, in POKEMON WORLD.