Three's a Crowded Mess
That night it was Comet's turn to hardly sleep. He felt giddy, like a foal on Hearth's Warming Day who just saw the pile of presents. He tossed and turned in bed, anxiously awaiting on Celestia to raise the sun. Would the armorer custom fit his set of golden armor? How much would it weigh? Would mares dig it? So many thoughts ran through his head. Among them were of his parents. They would be sure to come and see him in his armor. Comet had missed them on his four month training spree, but he hoped to see them again. That's when his thoughts took a darker turn. How would she react if she saw him in armor? She'd probably smile and--
No, she wouldn't smile. She wasn't even able to see him. A dark expression overtook Comet's face as he tried to shove those thoughts aside. He was never going to think about her again. It wasn't his fault she... No, he had to stop there. That was not something to reflect on today. Comet dipped into his vast store of willpower to shove those thoughts back into the chained box they had leaked from in his mind. Those were thoughts that should've never been thunk. His good mood destroyed and his energy gone, Comet rolled over and shut his eyes firmly. However, to a trained eye, a single tear could be seen rolling down his cheek.
Angel, for her part, had a rather vivid dream of two bat ponies yelling loudly. So loudly, others from caves in the upper levels could hear them. Angel buried her hoofs into her ears and shoved her face into her pillow. They were at it again. She hoped this time it wouldn't result in violence. A loud yell of pain told her otherwise. They had begun to fight physically now. Angel felt the horrible sadness only found when parents fought tear at her chest and she began wailing into the pillow. The yells got louder, even as she dug her hoofs in deeper. She didn't want to be the center of the argument again. Finally, Angel thought she felt a hoof on her shoulder and she woke with a start. She spun her head around the empty barracks and found nopony was there. Suddenly scared beyond falling asleep again, she peeked under her bed and saw Comet laying there.
"Hey, you awake?" she whispered to him. She didn't expect a response, but Comet opened one blazing red eye and fixed it on her.
"Wha yu wan?" he mumbled through his pillow.
"I can't fall asleep. Can you?" she asked quietly.
Comet's eye rolled and he groaned, "Not wif yu tlkin ta meh."
Angel slowly flapped her wings and set herself on the floor next to his bed. As she did so, Comet's eye tried to venture somewhere he didn't want it to, namely her rump. He blushed and immediately looked away, but the image stuck in his mind. It was actually kind of nice, not big but not small either. Just the right size. Angel turned to Comet as he bucked and beat the living daylight out of himself mentally for even letting that thought happen, but all she saw was him looking up at the top bunk. She extended a hoof and put it on his bed and said, "You know, where I live, it's not uncommon for ponies to share beds, even when it's warm."
Comet's mind redoubled it's effort to kick the snot out of himself as he avoided making a snide comment, settling for just, "What's that got to do here?"
"Well, I kinda, well, I had..." Angel was unsure of how to say it and Comet prayed it wasn't what he thought it was. He knew of the bat pony reputation and didn't want to mess up his guard status. "I just, um, had a bad dream, so I was wondering," she took a deep breath before continuing, "Could I share a bed with you?"
Comet's eye never wavered from her head as she looked down, as if she was ashamed to ask. His mind raced with all sorts of terrible thoughts as he questioned what Angel's intentions were, so he managed to say, "Are you kidding me?"
Angel was worried Comet might've taken the question the wrong way and lucky the dark hid her blush. "Oh no, not like that. You see, my aunt and I used to share a room and bed together and I, well, when I had a bad dream, her presence always helped me go back to sleep," she said before giving a nervous but sincere smile. Comet hoped this wasn't another sinister prank, but as if she read his mind, she walked around the bed and said, "I'm not going to do anything but fall asleep. If I do, then I will report it myself and get thrown out. Bat pony promise."
Comet just stayed silent. Here was the worst possible candidate asking him a question that violated every personal space rule, but she was his friend and comrade, so he had to trust her. After twenty seconds of thought, he scooted forward and left a spot open for her. "Say anything and I will sleep in your bunk," he said and Angel smiled happily. Without another word, she settled into the bed, snuggling her back up against Comet's and sighed contentedly. In no time at all, Angel was fast asleep while Comet was too nervous to sleep. This really wasn't going to end well. Eventually, though, sleep finally found him and he rested happily.
The sound of the trumpets woke Comet again and he groggily pulled himself up. He turned over to find Angel missing from his bed and breathed a sigh of relief. Thank Celestia there were no other recruits around. Comet had learned that ever since the changeling attack, the Royal Guard was considered a joke by the ponies. Recruitment had dropped to nearly zero and the whole training program was being rebuilt from the ground up. Unknown to Comet, he and Angel were the first recruits to undergo the new pegasus/ bat pony guard training and had successfully passed it.
An hour later, after the morning run, a unicorn guard came and collected Comet and Angel and led them towards the castle. Angel was as giddy as she could be, bouncing up and down as she walked and blathering out excited nonsense. Comet, as usual, took his stoic face with him and trotted with the same demeanor as the unicorn guard. The trio finally reached the armory in the bowels of the castle, near where the dungeons were. The guard had explained to a very inquisitive Angel that when ponies were in the dungeons, part of their stay was cleaning up soot and garbage from the armory so they didn't lounge about all day. Comet was actually rather impressed by the thought process behind it, but Angel was vocal about hers.
Finally, the new guards reached the armory. The first thing to hit them both was the smell. Sulfur and the acrid smell of slag stung their noses and Angel protested it. "Ugh, it smells like a rotten egg factory!" she complained while scrunching her nose and face up. Comet maintained his straight face, but he couldn't help but agree mentally. The lead guard cleared his throat and a burly pony the color of burnt wood came up to them. He was a unicorn with cloudy silver irises and several large scars on his face and forelegs.
The guard nodded to him and the burly unicorn said, "So yer da newest graduates, huh? Well, c'mon. We ain' got ahl daee." He turned and started trotting over to a set of rather large anvils and several wicked looking tools. Comet obediantly followed and Angel gulped, but still trotted after Comet. A large wooden door was expertly cloaked with tools, specifically hammers, and the unicorn used his magic to swing it open. The hammers rattled in protest from their rude awakening, but Comet and Angel's eyes grew wide when they saw what was behind it. Several sets of brilliantly polished gold armor sat on several shelves, gleaming as if they were just made. On the opposite side, dark blue mythril armor sat in long rows as well, each trimmed with a brilliant purple. The golden armor sported a robin's egg blue star on the front while the dark blue armor wore an eye made of sapphire proudly on its chest.
"Ain' that ah purdy sight," the unicorn spoke, "Now less getcha ah set apiece." The armorer walked in and grabbed a chest piece and helmet of gold along with four sets of hoof guards, also gold. He levitated them over to Comet and said, "Here, try dees on fer size." Comet promptly started putting it on, but the armor was too big. The helmet sat over his eyes, the chest piece hung loosely about his chest and the hoof guards were three sizes too big. Angel laughed as Comet stood there awkwardly.
"Uh, sir? I think it's a bit too big," Comet said sheepishly.
"Oh, t'is, is't?" the unicorn mused, "Juss give't ah secon'."
Almost immediately after he spoke, the armor began to shift around Comet. He felt it start to shrink and soon the helmet fit perfectly, the chestplate was snug and the hoof guards fit so well, they felt like they weren't even there. Angel gasped and stared wide eyed at him before stuttering, "C-Comet, is that you?" Confused, Comet looked down to see his ocher coat had turned a brilliant and flawless white. He spun his head around to also see his tail was no longer long and brown, but short and brilliant blue.
"Da armor iz magically made ta fit anypony. It alsa changes yer coat an mane colors ta dose uh da Royul Gard," the unicorn explained. Comet was amazed by the radical transformation and even lifted his wings to see his cutie mark. It was still right there and almost blended in perfectly to his new color. About fifteen minutes later, Comet was admiring himself in front of a mirror. He was regal looking, tough and amazing. The unicorn was having problems trying to adjust Angel's armor to fit her snugly since mythril wasn't as easy to manipulate as gold. He had thrown the helmet out since it was really only meant for stallions, but the rest of the armor was genderless. Angel squealed and refused to stay still since she was so excited, causing the guard to have to wait to adjust the armor accordingly.
Fifteen more minutes of admiring himself, Comet heard Angel speak up and say, "That's real nice, Comet, but how about my armor?" Comet spun around, half expecting to burst out laughing at her disproportionate armor, but fell speechless as he saw her. Angel practically radiated toughness and beauty in her armor. She stood with her head held high, golden eyes fixed on him and armor gleaming in the firelight from the forges. Comet's heart skipped several beats as she took a couple steps to him and he tried to breath. Sure he had admitted Angel was cute, but in that armor she was positively beautiful, almost as much as Celestia and Luna themselves.
He was sure he was blushing as she strode by him and looked in the mirror. Comet tried to work out a sentance, but the unicorn thankfully saved him. "Now ain' dat a sight fer sore eyes. You two look mighty fine in dat armor," he mused and a huge grin broke across Angel's face. Several long squeals and three complete turn arounds later, Angel had finally calmed down enough to thank the armorer and left with a still nervous Comet.
Outside the armory, the unicorn guard was gone, but Shining Armor himself stood there and smiled at the two as they left. "Wow, you two look like real guards now," he mused, warming both ponies egos slightly. They both saluted them and he returned it before continuing. "Privates Angel Beats and Comet Burst, welcome to your first day of the Royal Guard. Usually we'd have a whole celebration for our newest members, but I have something far more special planned for you. Allow me to introduce..."
He turned and swept a hoof to the stairway and a gryffon stood there, clicking her claws impatiently. She had bright gold eyes with white feathers that covered one of her eyes in a downward style. the tips of her feathers were lined in black, giving her an almost scaly appearance. She had a black beak and claws with a brown rear half. her tail whipped around lazily and she regarded Comet and Angel with a listless look. "Valyrie. She's a gryffon sent here to help with her training in pony and gryffon relations and will be joining you in your duties."
Valyrie walked over to them slowly, keeping her bored look on her face but clearly on edge. She stopped within a hoofs reach and extended a claw. "How ya doin'?" she asked in a strange accent. Comet reached for her hoof, but Angel beat him by hugging her.
"Yay, a new friend!" she shouted happily and Valyrie's face contorted into one similar to Comet's first reaction to Angel's hugs, a mix of shock and repulsion.
Comet sighed as Shining Armor grinned awkwardly and Angel forced Valyrie to stay in her grip, even as Valyrie tried to pry her off. They were going to get along just fine.
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I liked the pacing of this chapter. So many ---->
moments
moustache of approval!
Ugg another griffin I haven't liked them much since guilda.
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She's much better than Gilda. Valyrie is actually quite friendly.
...... Oh great, they are trying to improve relations, and they stick the griffon with Angel?
Shining Armor, You're an idiot!
On the other hoof, hooray! More Comet Angel fluff!
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I know, but it's for what's best.
2025574 But I also might have reacted the same way if she had tackle huged me, well I wouldn't have been discusted as it says at the end but I would have just been annoyed.
2025574 You... You........ LIED TO MEEEE!
Now, they are guards! And the slept together.
So. Since nobody else has said it yet, I suppose I will. What could possibly go wrong?
That's right universe, I just dared you.
Well, not in the sense you're probably thinking. They shared a bed, but it went no further than that. TV Y rating.
Of course the armorer is Scottish
Good chapter, really enjoyed it. I feel the tough training is just about to begin.
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one more work of art can not wait for the next one
I just want to give Angel a hug now.........
"About fifteen later, Comet was admiring himself in front of a mirror." Fifteen whats? Minutes, seconds, hours…
I've never seen griffon/gryphon spelled gyriffon.
" her tail whipped around" Capitolize "her" please. Oh boy, this will get good. And in case you're wondering, my iPad isn't letting me edit my comments right now. I thought technology was supposed to make life easier…
Indeed three is gonna be a crowded mess... I wanna see how the lines of the triangle will go..
Should I get my popcorn ready for the next chapter?
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2025574 At one point you say gyffon instead of gryfon
2025723 SCOTLAND
2025670 Scottish people really don't talk like that
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Technology makes your life easier if it works properly, which it should.
Also, I thought technology made people dumber? That story about a woman falling into a frozen over lake due to being immersed in her phone ample proof of that. Then again, if you use technology in place of your brain instead of using it WITH your brain, it tends to not help too much xD. (TI-89 should not be used in Calculus unless you actually understand the mechanics behind the math. I've known a few people who learned that the hard way when calculators weren't allowed on a test.)
Nah, the armorer is based off the American Southern accent.
Idk how many times ive said this but, that was Amazing!!!
Hey Comet, I would like to have a conversation with you, me and my girlfriend would love to make a comic or at least images of the greatest moments based on your fan fic. We both love your OCs and ask permission to acomplish this comic. I will wait for your word, buuuut I will be out for a while, so later I will provably be late at reading your reply. Thank yu very much, I will later pass you her account in deviant art, if you would accept of course
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csO8_NCaYFI this was my reaction to seeing this update
I think it's 'gryffon'?
But I loved the chapter! Don't let the criticism get you down! They're just jelly!
No 'Batmare' jokes yet? I am disappoint
Perfect! Just amazing, carry on good Sir!
Looks like we have a new
victim for Angelcompanion for the duo.and didn't you say earlier when someone metion some kind of image with a guard batpony and a griffin that there would be no griffins in this story?
just bringing it up
This story isn't inspired by The Shady Trough by Equestria Prevails by any chance is it?
I can have a change of heart if I want to. Plus, romance comedies always include a third wheel.
2025760 agreed
Dammit. Another love interest. CALLING IT!
2025730 AHHHHHHHHHH POOR ANGEL!!!!!
I can see this becoming a very well-known brony fanfic. I am amazed at the amount of talented authors in this fandom. Please, Comet, keep up the good work!
They're not are they?
I'm no english expert, but is thunk a real word?
anyways good story, I would give it a like were it not for that stupid one like per story rule
LIKE i said before in previous comments
MAKE MORE OR......
that is all.
Valyrie is getting raped and no one is heping
2025645 is it wrong that I read that in bubsy's voice (the snes one and no I haven't played it and I don't plan to)
So what comet got dead mom issues or something?
Oh wow. Griffon out of no where. Or is it gryphon? I dunno lol. Anywho, nice armor. I like the whole "magical armor turns them all white" deal. Explains a lot, and allows us to expand on the Royal Guard quite a bit. Very nice.
C'mon Comet, check her out in dat armor. You know you dig it.
Here we go again.
Awesome! A new character can't wait to see what happens.
wait a second... this story is relevant to the picture that sometimes shows up at the top of the page^
is this a story group I'm unaware of?
Valyrie, welcome to hell
SHENNANIGANS…SHENNANAIGANS EVERYWHERE MWHUHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
*ahem* sorry shennanigans
It should be thought instead of thunk.