Am I going to need those? I doubt socks would be well viewed there... Uhgh, why do I have to go there? I hate-
"Solus!", a child's voice shouts.
I turn around to look at the source and smile when I see who is there.
"Hello, Twily."
She runs towards me and jump, hugging my neck and hanging from it.
"Raven told me you were leaving! Why are you leaving?", she whines.
I shake my head. She's so cute. Not in that way. Fuck. No, not fuck. Callise!
Aaanyway.
I use my magic to get her off and set her down gently.
"I'm sorry Twily, I was going to tell you after I had finished packing", I say while mussing up her mane.
She slaps my hoof away and pout.
"Why do you have to leave, though?", she asks petulantly.
"Every noblecolts who are twelve of age have to go to the I.M.S., Twily. Even the Prince."
"But that's not fair! I barely see you at it is, now I won't see you at all!", she protests, quite loudly at that.
And to think I tried to stave off a potential relationship, of any nature, between her and me...
*sigh*
"I know Twily, I'm sorry, but I've got to go."
"S'not fair!", she shouts, stomping her hoof.
What the hell did I do to get her so attached to me?
"Twilight, stop bothering him", a voice says.
I look in the direction of the voice and see Shining Armour standing in the doorway, with a chiding look aimed at his sister.
"But Shinyyyy-"
"No but", he smiles slightly while saying that. It kind of became our in-joke over the years, especially when you consider how Twily is pretty much Little Shiny 2.0. "Now, come on, Father's looking for you."
That make Twi's pout disappear instantly, with a look of pure panic replacing it.
"He is?!", she cries out. "Ohnononono, did I do something wrong? Is he going to disown me? Banish me? Disown AND banish me?!"
All the while, she's holding her face and hyperventilating. Silly, silly pony. I hope it's not genetic. Not because I want to have kids with her! It's just because I'm immortal and I'll probably have to deal with...
Oh, fuck it! Shit!
Shining steps up to her and muss her mane, laughing a little.
"No, no, Twily, he just wants to spend time with you before you go to school."
"R-really?", she asks with an uncertain tone.
"Yes, really. Come on, get going!", he says while making a shooing motion with his hooves.
She starts running toward the door before she skids to a halt, turn around and tackle-hug me. Well, my leg, but still. She looks up to me, with wide, pleading puppy-eyes.
"Promise you won't leave without saying goodbye?", she asks in a wobbling voice.
"I promise, Twily", I say with a smile.
She let go and scampers quickly away.
"She's quite the hoofful, isn't she?", Shining says.
"I wonder who she got it from?", I say in a deadpan tone.
He smiles wistfully.
"I was quite the snowflake, wasn't I?"
"You weren't that bad. Plus, you got better."
That he did. From scrawny little colt to a broad-shouldered young stallion, from a shrinking violet to a confident knight. In just a few short years, he'll be just like the canon!Shining, though hopefully less useless when it comes to solving crises.
"Did I now? Enough for me to survive the I.M.S.?", he says with a raise eyebrow and small smirk.
"Bah, I'm sure you'll trounce everyone at the Imperial Military School", I say, waving my hoof. "The students are all as pretentious as the name of the institution. If you ever get beaten by one of them in a fair fight I'll have Iron Rod double your training."
"Then I'll just have to beat them all, right?", he says with a cocksure grin.
I roll my eyes and smile. Thankfully it's all playful banter. He's still a soft marshmallow, deep down.
"Anyway", I say, "did you finish packing up?"
"I did", he replies, nodding.
"Good! Let's go see Fancy to make sure everything is proceeding as it should!"
"Fancy! You've got everything under control?"
Fancy smiles and bow.
"I do, Master Solus. The preparations shall be done in a timely manner, well before you have to leave, I daresay."
"Great! I've got no idea what I would do without you..."
"Flail and scream, quite probably."
"Why you-"
Shining elbows me lightly.
"He's right, you know?"
"Yeah, yeah, am I ever so glad to have such faithful servants", I say with the most sarcastic tone I could muster.
They snicker while I glare at them, before I roll my eyes at their silliness.
"Anyway, where's Mac?", I ask.
"Hmm, I think...", Fancy says, while rubbing his chin. "Ah! He went to see Sergeant Iron Rod."
"He did? Well, anyhow, thank you for working so hard, Fancy."
"Bah, 'so hard'? You barely challenge me."
"Then I guess you'll pretty bored when we'll be gone."
"Well...I guess I will", he says, smiling. "I will miss you, Master Solus."
"So will I, Fancy."
As I say that, he hugs me.
"Please, don't do anything stupid. I've invested too much in you for you to die because of a drinking game or a similar idiocy."
I pat his back.
"I won't, Fancy. Thank you for everything."
He let me go, smiling, with a slight glimmer at the corner of his eye.
"You better, you silly colt."
I stick my tongue out at him.
"Come on! At least now you'll have the time to find yourself a pretty mare to marry, no?"
He becomes red with embarrassment.
"I have no idea of what you're talking about!"
I look at Shining with a smile.
"Yes you do~", we say in a sing-song tone.
"Begone with you, cheeky brat!", he says with mock anger.
We turn around and run, laughing. Smiles are better than frown, no?
We arrive at the courtyard, where we can see Mac and Iron Rod talking.
"...and you better take good care of the Prince, got that?"
"Got it, sir!", Mac replies, saluting.
"Good! Then get moving! You've got preparations to make, maggot!", he barks back.
"Sir, yes sir!"
He turns around and walk at brisk pace to the entrance of the courtyard.
I am rather surprised at how well those two get along, especially when you consider how the started off. But, well, I did tell the Sergeant to treat him like a son, and he did. I think. I imagine it's how he'd treat his kids, but I don't know for sure. At the very least, his training did get rather amazing results. Mac's looks much older than he really is. He's going to be a juggernaut when he's all grown up.
Mac arrive at the doorway, where we are waiting. He raises an eyebrow when he sees us.
"We were looking for you", I say. "Saying your goodbyes?", I ask.
He hums his confirmation.
"Have you got everything ready?"
"Eeyup."
I roll my eyes. That's one aspect of the show I could have done without.
"Then let's get back to my suite. Unfortunately, there's going to be an event to mark my Consecration of Devotion."
"Is it going to last a week like last time?", he asks, as we begin to walk through the halls of the Castle.
"Fortunately not. Since the Consecration is there to mark a colt's entry to the IMS or just a simple Militia Bureau for pegasi, it's usually a low-key affair."
"Usually, uh?", he says in a mocking tone.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm the Prince, of course everything I do has to be blown way out of proportion."
"Well, at least it's just this one night, so it's not that bad", Shining says.
"If you say so", I reply. "Personally I'd rather not have to suffer the noble's presence."
"Ey, I'm a noble!"
"Your point being?", Mac says with a smirk.
"Why you...!", Shining says, lunging at the grinning red colt.
Said colt sidestepping the attack and then take of, galloping away.
"Come back here!", Shining shouts, taking off after him.
I shake my head and continue walking calmly, following their shouts.
"Solus? Can I come in?"
Cady?
"Sure!", I answer.
The door opens and Cadance comes in.
Cadance is becoming quite the cutie, svelte and graceful. Not that I'm attracted to her. I'd rather get gelded than even think of her that way. Though her beauty is marred by the fact that she's frowning quite heavily at the moment.
"Why can't I go with you?", she asks firmly.
*sigh*
"I already told you, I need you to stay here so you can watch over Twily and continue to learn from Fancy."
"You're lying!", she says accusingly, pointing a hoof at me.
I lower her hoof, looking at her very seriously.
"I am not lying, Cadance."
"Fine! Omitting the truth, then, is that better?", she say sardonically.
"Ugh, it's nothing..."
"It's not nothing if you're hiding it!"
I look down, hanging my head.
"It's...it's just that..."
"That what?"
"I'm worried."
"Worried?", she asks, confused. "About what?"
"About...! about...about you being..."
"Being...? Oh! Oh. You really think...?", she asks in a soft voice.
"Not all of them, but some of them will try to take advantage of you. Fancy told me the presence of mares are frowned upon there for very good reasons."
"Why didn't you just tell me?"
"I didn't want you to think you were left behind just because you're a mare. I do really need you here at the Castle, but I would have preferred if you hadn't know about this."
She lifts my face with her hoof, and then boop me with a smile on her face.
"You silly pony, I know you don't think like that. You don't have to keep that kind of secrets, well, secret."
I smile sadly.
"I know."
"Now come on, we've got to get you ready!"
"My loyal subjects, it please Us to see you here, to celebrate this important moment in Our son's life..."
Stars damn it! Why is she always so boring? I mean, she always start her speeches with 'My loyal bootlicker'! Would it hurt to shake it up a bit?
"...and this is why the Consecration is so important! A toast, to our future Warmaster!"
"Hail Prince Solus!" "Hail our Warmaster!" "Hail his Serene Highness!"
A toast to your WHAT?! I fucking HATE war! What the fuckity fuck are you fucking going on about you fucking bitch?!
I feel Shining Armour patting my upper foreleg, clearly in sympathy for the fucked up declaration we've just heard.
"Well, that's bucked up", Shining says, once we are back to my suite.
"You don't say?", I reply.
"What's bucked up?", Cadance asks, with Mac giving us a questioning look beside her.
"The Empress just told the Court that Solus is going to be the Warmaster one day", Shining answers.
"Warmaster? You mean the pony in charge of all the Empire's military activity?", she asks.
"The very same."
"That is bucked up", she replies.
"Doesn't matter", I say with a wave of my hoof. "Let's just go to bed. Tomorrow is going to be one hell of a day."
They all nod and we proceed to do as I say.
I knock on the door, then wait for it to open.
Surprisingly, I had a splendid night of rest! Not. Ughh.
"Solus?"
"Good morning, Twily!", I say with a smile.
"What are you doing here?", she asks, excited.
"I'm here to say goodbye, like I promised."
Her expression become downcast and her ears fold back.
"Oh."
I hug her, petting her mane.
"Don't worry, I'll come back. Plus, I've got permission to come back for your Celebration of Contentment."
She looks up with wide, hopeful eyes.
"Really?"
"Really, really", I reply with a warm and patient smile.
She hugs me back, nuzzling my chest.
"You're the bestest fiance ever!", she declares cheerfully.
My smile become a twitchy, brittle thing, though fortunately Twilight isn't looking at my face. Stars, I hate politics!
I compose myself before speaking anew.
"Thank you, Twily. Be good, alright?"
"I will be!", she affirms with a vigorous shake of her head.
"Good. If you are, and I'll know if you aren't, I've got a gift waiting for you."
"A gift?! What is it? What is it?!", she asks frantically.
"Ah, ah, ah! I can't tell, it's a surprise!"
"Awwww, but I want to know now!"
"But the gift will be all the better if you wait for it, no?"
"I guess...", she says in a disbelieving tone.
I smile, letting go and standing up.
"Goodbye, Twilight."
I bow down, giving her a kiss on the forehead. Which is rather hard with a unicorn.
"Goodbye, Solus..."
I smile one last time before turning away, though I do see a white shape coming down the hall. I guess Twily won't feel bad for too long.
"Sire?", a guard says.
Where the hell did you come from?
"Yes?"
"Your mother wants to see you."
"You wanted to see me, Mother?"
She looks up from a parchment, smiling slightly.
"I did. Sit down, please."
I think I preferred her when she was a cold-hearted bitch. This nice, caring Celestia gives me goosebumps.
"I wanted to see you so I could say a private farewell before you leave."
Is that so? I could have done without seeing you again, frankly.
"Do make sure not to do anything stupid while you're there, and learn all you can so you can grow into a magnificent Prince of Equestria", she says with a smile.
What is it with ponies thinking I'll do something stupid? I set fire to that thing one time! One!
"I'll do my best, Mother."
"I expect nothing less from you. You are to become the Warmaster, after all."
"I am? I hadn't been told before."
"It wasn't necessary", she replies tersely.
Fuck you.
"And why am I to become it?", I ask.
"I have to stay here to administrate the Empire. You, on the other hand, can go forth and help our armies be victorious."
Oh, is that it? I get all the risks while you get to pontificate over everypony else?
"I understand, Mother."
"Good. You can go."
I stand up, starting to leave.
"Solus?"
Uh? What-
"I love you", she says, hugging me tightly.
Ohfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck, lemmegolemmego, RIGHT THE FUCK NOW!
"I...I love you...too, Mother."
Oh god, I'm going to be sick, lemmego lemmego...
She let go, smiling, completely oblivious to my distress.
I smile back and I leave as quickly as I can before I faint.
"Solus?", someone asks, placing their hoof on my shoulder.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!!", I shout, slapping the hoof away.
I hear doors opening, with the scrambling of hoof coming toward me.
"What the heck, Solus? That hurt!"
Can't breathe...
I fall on my side, hugging my hindlegs close to my chest.
"Solus? What's wrong? Solus!?"
Stop it! You're not a kid! You can control yourself! It's not because she mothergrandmothersisterauntcousin FUCKDAMMITSTOPTHINKINGABOUTITJUSTCONTROLFUCKDAMNITYOUREWORRYINGTHEMSTOPITIMAMONSTERNOSHEISIMHERSONIMLIKEHERNOIMNOTMYFAULTIKILLEDHIMHOWMANYNOIHADTOLIEDTOTHEMMYFAMILYITSNECESSARYIMLIKEHERIMAMONSTER-
"Solus, breathe!", someone says, trying to hug me.
"I SAID, DON'T TOUCH ME!", I scream, releasing an electric burst from my horn.
Someone screams, and then I feel my magic being forced back.
"Enough, Solus! Calm down!"
Shiny?
He tries to place his hooves on my withers but I scramble away, walking/stumbling as far from all of them as I can. I look around quickly around the room, and I see Mac looking over Cadance, whose fur is singed.
Did I do this? I didn't mean to I'M SORRY I DIDN'T I'M NOT A MONSTER I'MNOTLIKEHERIHURTMYSISTERIHURTHERIMANABOMINATION-
"Breathe, Solus! It's okay, just calm down!"
"IT'S NOT OKAY, I HURT HER, I HURT PROPER, I HURT MAC, I'M A MONSTER, JUST LIKE HER!"
"No you're not! Only someone who didn't feel guilt would be a monster!"
"SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME! I'M-"
Shining's horn light up, and I feel sleepy, so sleepy...
NO! I can't sleep! I don't want to dream! I DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM AGAIN-
Shining Armour P.O.V.
I relax as soon as I see Solus fall asleep. I knew he was hiding his fears, but by heaven's grace, what the actual buck was that?
"Mac? How is she?", I ask the red colt.
"I'm fine, Shiny", Cadance says, trying to stand up, only doing so because Mac is there to support her. "Let's worry about Solus first. Do either of you know why he was so panicked?"
Mac shakes his head.
"I think...I saw a guard talk to him when I went to see Twilight, so maybe he talked with his mother?"
Cadance sighs, looking down.
"It's horrible how that actually makes sense as an explanation."
Mac snorts.
"Let's move him to his bed", I say. "We're lucky that the salon has a privacy spell, but I'd rather not leave it to chance."
I pick him up with my magic, Mac and Cady going ahead and opening the door to Solus' bedroom. Once inside I set him down, I turn to Cadance and Mac.
"We'll have to wake him up now. We're leaving soon, we can't let him sleep."
"I don't think that's a bad idea, considering he doesn't seem to be having good dreams", Mac says, pointing at the bed with his hoof.
I turn my head to look at Solus and see him thrashing and mumbling silently. I look back at them.
"I thought he had gotten his nightmares under control?"
Cadance shakes her head.
"He just got better at hiding them."
*sigh*
"Right. Give him his space, but be ready to stop him if he looks ready to run or something like that."
They both nod and I go to Solus bedside, preparing the counter-spell. I cast it, and Solus slowly starts waking up.
"Shiny?", he asks in a sedate whisper.
I place my hoof on his.
"I'm here, Solus, we're all here, it's okay", I tell him softly, trying to be as reassuring as I could.
"I'm sorry..."
Cadance move to my side, smiling.
"We know, Solus. We just want to help. Can you tell us what got you-"
"Nothing, I'm fine", he interrupts briskly.
"Solus-"
"I'm. Fine. Drop it."
We all look at each other. He's clearly lying, but then, he was always unwilling to "whine", feeling he didn't have the right to do so. Uff, Solus...
"We should get ready to leave. Cadance, stay still, I'm going to heal you..."
I'm gonna read that as "Unf, Solus..."
Keep the Shining X Solus ship afloat!
Damn this story has good lore, and lasting consequences.
Wonder what would happen on family vacation day, That'd be one awkward camping trip.
ALL HAIL WARMASTER HORUS SOLUS!!!
Well, about time we got a time skip. Seeing the daily routine of them day for day as little, six years old foals or younger got boring.
So Solus is loco in the coco since he's six, because he fears nothing more than the day when his "mother" finally wants to have some "privacy" with him? Come on dude, I know it's disgusting, but stop hurting others because of it.
He acts like a nutjob. As if they would abandon him if he tells them about his familytr-line.
On another note, I wonder where Sunset Shimmer is... And it's good to see that Twilight is Twilight, no matter what universe.
Maybe he will find during his task his next personal Element Bearer?
You got problems kid, and we'll let ya sleep just now, but Celestia is the Grandestma of al time. Of all time!
One of these chapters Solus is going to take my advice and do the smart thing.
RUN AWAY. Maybe free Discord first, THEN run away.
Dude, just tell them already... just tell them you are afraid that your "mother" might one day try and take you as her husband.
I wonder when Rainbow is going to Sonic Rainboom...? It'll make an interesting scene...
Main point of contention with Prince Solus: Why isn't he happy to be the Warmaster? It means that he doesn't have to worry about the military, when he inevitably has to plan the military coup or political secession in his Solar Rebellion...
I suppose it all comes down to "Solus doesn't seem capable of pulling off the Xanatos Gambit, nor the Xanatos Speed Chess, that he'll inevitably need to be able to do, if he goes the route [of attaining power, consolidating power, and maintaining power]."
I hope this issue is fixed, or at least addressed, sometime in the future.
Best of Luck, and Eagerly Anticipating the Next Chapter,
VikingOtaku6
PostScript: Hail Hydra.
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Mostly because he had no idea about it, and also because it means he'll be far away from the capital. Kind of hard to form a rebellion when you're isolated from anyone who has any kind of power.
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The Solus Schism?
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In that case, he really needs to get on having a fucking Spymaster, now doesn't he...?
Fucking Daybreaker, not letting her son have his own Spymaster...
Hmph. the title of Warmaster still sends chills down my spine.
At least Solus, unlike Horus, has a heart and a good reason to Rebel.
I am still excited for the Uprising. Yes, I think this will not be a simple Coup. Not a simple Rebellion.
If Solus can have the almost Innumerable might of the Commoners at his side, then it will be a true Uprising.
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Solar Rebellion. I'm petitioning this to be the name of the event.
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I just need signatures...
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Apologies, aid absent, I'm too attracted to adventitous alliteration.
Glad we got another time skip. It was over due in my opinion. Things are shaping up nicely.
I wonder if Luna/Nightmare is invading his dreams?
I wonder if he could ally himself with her?
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Sunset showed up a few chapters back. She actually taught souls how to swim.
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to be fair Horus was lied to and was made to think he was doing the right thing he thought that old daddy dearest was secretly trying to become a god which ended up happening anyway
I love this story so much If I have to wait a bit then so be it
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I know, but I do wonder what "Past-Timeskip" Sunset is doing now. Was Solus able to convince her to help him? Did they break apart? Did she already fall into a powerhungry state? That was what I meant with my question regarding what she was up to.
Over-reaction much~ Oh this is so fun! I love it when he gets brain fucked in all the right places~ Not to mention that he's got Filly Twilight to keep him company now. But! Solus seems so detached from every thing now. He does things with a sense of "Uhhh... Do i have to?"
Thank you for killing off my second favorite ship in this story... you freaking bastard. Though it does confirm my earlier belief, that solus is detached. Goodbye my lovely Cadence x Solus~...
Now, Solus has to deal with Celestia knows what and he's leaving.
GG solus, GG...
Little does he realize how much of a boon this is! The military, handed over on a silver platter! If he can earn the loyalty of his troops, over the course of a decade, he could eventually stage a coup with full military backing after a decapitation strike.
SOLUS IS WARHAMMER 40K's HORUS ONLY HE'S THE GOOD GUY THIS TIME HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Who knows, the Cadence X Solus ship may yet sail, it's just going to have to be Cadence that makes the first move, and almost force Solus to see her as more than a friend. I think it would also have to be the same for Sunset X Solus, but I don't think this one would work as well, since they don't interact on the same level.
Considering how traumatised he seems to be, I wondering if NMM won't take his side simply out of compassion, because GODDAMN he is repressing way too much negativity.
Just so I understand you correctly, are the next two chapters only going to available for patrons or can non patrons be able to read them to but only after a loooong time.
I like to think that Nightmare Moon, or maybe just Luna, has been watching Souls's nightmare about his mother.
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Actually, he already told them about his "Family Line", so I'm sure they at least partially understand why he constantly freaks out when he has to spend any amount of time with his Mother.
Anyways, I'm gonna be curious to see how the IMS works... what with Shining and Mac going with him. Will they simply have them serve in Solus' squad or will they split them up?
Also... how did/did the boys get their Emblems? And are they the same as canon? Though Solus' would be original. Eh, guess I'll just have to wait for the next update to find out.
...well, he hasn't given us much to go on here, but... He is talking about proper, right?
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I say that is a fair comparison, though Horus was already a good guy, probably even a better guy than Solus (the man openly wept when he learned that talks with a Federation-esque world had broken down). I'm also hesitant to say Celestia is 100% the baddy of this piece, yes she seems to be very much in the wrong, but much like in 40k, it could be that circumstance has forced things to be this way or things would be even worse( I.E. The fight with NMM went very differently here and something akin to the forces of Chaos are at work in this Equestria). It's too early to say, especially with all the near parallels that can be drawn between the Imperium of Celestia and the Imperium of Man, we might yet see Solus turn from the advice of his friends/mournival and taken in by the whispers of another power.
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What if it used sibilance?
Solus' Solar Usurping of the Celestial Sanctuary for slaves, servants, and starved ponies.
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Shining got his emblem when his Mother died, Mac has yet to gain it.
Oh Solus shouldnt be that angry abound the prospect of being Warmaster, after all being in charge of the military is often the first and last step to a sucessful coup.
Although this probably dosent apply with Celestia.
Warmaster, eh?...
This should prove to be an interesting asset later on if played right
Man, he's probably going to freak out even more when he realizes that if he's off doing military shit, it leaves Celestia free to dig her hooks into Twilight, should it be her desire to do so.
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Ah, that's right. Completely slipped my mind that Shining got his emblem, I guess the whole engagement thing took too much of my attention... Also noticed that you didn't say anything about Solus' emblem. Guess I'm gonna have to wait for the reveal.
Thanks for the entertainment.
You still could use an editor. But overtime without one you are still improving.
The offer still stands.
As for your payments maybe find a way to expand it to crptocurrencies or something else in the meantime?
Besides all that BS. I have to say your story hasn't diminshed at all and I quite like it.
Keep it up please.
Twilight is just so fricking adorable, Also Solus needs to go what any normal person would do and find a way to vent that fear, anger, and hatred. Seriously, does Luna need to come back early and smack a colt? Also, could Luna/Nightmare Moon be giving him these dreams as a way of indirectly attacking her sister?
Ugh solus is so whiny..Warmaster? Should be grateful he'll be able to earn the trust of most the military while commanding them and they can help keep the peace during the coup
Holy flux. Get a better editor already.
Equestria 30,000: The Solus Heresy
Military Academy will probably mean that we won't find out how things are with Sunset. I mean, she probably isn't in there. Or is she? Guess we have to wait for the time Sunset returns to see if this ship will sail. Though with the way Twilight acts around Solus I honestly wouldn't be surprised if their ship would sail either.
So, when do we get to purge some heresy?
Just a simple fuck you. Amazing
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It's not the whole being gay part. It's just that I don't really think Solus x Shining works. I see them more like adorkable brothers, rather then romantic partners. Them having that type of relationship just feels wrong to me personally. Also this Is a personal thing, but I have a sort of unspoken rule to be against anything that Isn't Shining x Cadence, Because we've seen how much they love each other.
8427331 If you insist. I do not like this ship because I find homosexuality to be revolting and have no desire to read about it. Is that a satisfactory explanation?
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"Revolting" How?
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Fuck the downvoters, homolust or bust
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Does it really matter what I say? You're response is going to be the same no matter what I write.
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Would Mac X Solus be more up your alley?
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I have to admit, I wasn't expecting someone to say that. But no, it wouldn't.