For one Royal Guard, protecting two Ponies is the only thing that matters to him, and whatever games they want him to play is just apart of the 'work'.
Meet Mithril Edge, a Unicorn in the Royal Guard trained to kill with crossbows and swords, a fearsome warrior. Truly... No, I'm serious!
Being deemed by the Queen to be best for a most serious task, he guards the two most important things in Equestria.
Princess Luna and Princess Celestia. Both of which are only 8 and 10. Oh joy.
Mithral Edge was very excited, and he had to make sure he looked nice for today. Checking in a mirror, he grinned at himself. Silver mane, Black fur, bright Blue eyes. His cutie-mark was a sight with a sword in it, reminding him of his double talent, archery and swordsponyship. Smiling, he began trotting down the halls.
It was a big day for Edge, even if it was late in the day, he was going to go and sign up for one of the supposedly greatest tasks for a Guard. It involved guarding two very important Ponies in Canterlot, he couldn’t imagine who they were though.
What if it’s the Arch-Mage and his Assistant? The King and Queen? Nah…
He was very excited as he trotted down the halls, smiling brightly, his armor not weighing too much on him, only consisting of a chest piece and nasal helmet. Polished to the point of being like that of a mirror. He thought he’d be a perfect Pony for the job, since he tried to respect his superiors and the King…
It was while he thought about that, that he realised he never really got to see the Queen that much, which was sad. She was beautiful. Her white coat and red mane, which flowed in the wind, made her look majestic. Coughing aloud, getting looks from some stationed guards, he realised he was getting off track.
Trotting quickly, he continued through the halls, taking turns and going up a few flights of stairs, he finally reached the door that lead into a ‘Register Office’.
Letting out a held breath, he knocked on the door twice, and clearing his throat.
“Come in.” he heard a feminine voice say. It was soft, and almost like they were singing. Putting on a warm smile, Edge opened the door and entered.
Closing the door and looking up at the owner of the voice however, brought a sense of shock and surprise to him. The Queen, Thyra, someone he didn’t really expect to see today. His mouth hanging agape as she only smiled at him, sitting behind a desk as she brought a hoof to her mouth, letting out a giggle.
Thyra calmed herself moments later, speaking, “Please, you should close your mouth, you might just catch a fly.” This was enough to snap Edge out of his daze, and he shook his head, nodding quickly thereafter, “Yes ma’am, sorry ma’am.” he said quickly, snapping to attention. This only made Thyra smile more.
“So, I believe you’ve come for the position, yes?” Thyra asked, looking around the room, staring at some paintings on the walls.
Edge nodded quickly, bringing his hoff from his head, “Yes ma’am, i-” “Please do stop calling me ‘ma’am’, it makes me feel old.” she said simply, looking at him, her smile warm and caring. Edge nodded again, taking a breathe as he relaxed, “Yes, I’m here to sign up for the position to guard the… uh… What am I going to be guarding?” he asked, confused now.
Thyra stood, “Follow me please, I have a test for you, Edge.” she said, heading towards a door to the left that Edge hadn’t noticed, and began following her. Once they went through, she closed the door, and in the room was two little ponies, one midnight black and the other a bright white. Thyra smiled warmly at them.
“Girls.” Thyra said, getting there attention from a book they’d been reading. They both suddenly rushed over, clinging to Thyra’s legs, smiling, “Mumma!” the midnight one said, nuzzling Thyra’s leg. Edge smiled, it was all very cute, but he soon began to realise something, “What exact would I be guarding?” he asked again, feeling dread well up within him.
Thyra looked at him, grinning, “My daughters. Luna and Celestia.” she said simply, motioning to them, “You’re the only one who seemed interested in the position, and so, as a test, you’re to watch over them for the next few hours until I’m done with the Royal Court.” she said, her face falling as she got to the end of the sentence. Edge nodded slowly, and watched as Thyra left, leaving two little ponies in his company.
“Another cup of tea, Ser Edge?” Celestia asked, holding a plastic kettle, toward him and his tea cup. He was wearing a cape, and pretty snazzy hat, “Yes, I’d love some.” Edge said, smiling as she poured him some more air tea. Taking a sip, he grinned, “Just as delicious as the first one!” he said, making her beam with happiness, her cheeks puffing up as she grinned.
Luna was playing by herself near by, using books to build what Edge could only assume was some kind of castle. Standing, Edge set down his cup, “I must excuse myself.” he said, slowly trotting over to Luna and sat down outside the castle. Luna slowly looked up at him, and smiling brightly, “Hello!” she said, then grabbed another book, stacking it atop another.
Edge reached over, rubbing Luna’s head, making her giggle as she flailed her hooves at his. This is far better than guarding some doors. He thought, pulling his hoof away, beginning to help her stack.
“What’ca doin’?” he heard Celestia ask from behind, and turned around, smiling at her, “Building a castle, wanna help?” Edge asked, and Celestia nodded quickly, her hair whipping about as she did so.
And so they all began building the castle, which was looking surprisingly cool, at least Edge thought so.
Luna had began playing with some plush dolls, most of which looked like Lunar and Solar guards, she even had two plushies of her parents. Edge watched, smiling, as Luna made it look like the King and Lunar guards were protecting Thyra from the Solar guards. Edge laughed, causing Luna to look up at him, “Wanna play?” she asked, holding a soldier out to him. Edge nodded, taking the plush, “You’re Captain Fluffybutt!” she said, grinning, and Edge could only smile.
Chaos, it was all that Fluffy could think of the scene around him, ponies fighting each other, massive rocks flying through the air and slamming into the castle walls, knocking them down, a torrent of Solar ponies flowing through.
Realising that staying there was pointless, he took a small group of Lunar guards with him around and into one of the towers, heading to the top, hoping to get a better view of the battle.
Once at the top, he and his men gasped, seeing the evil Giant, Celestia, her evil grin beaming as she broke through one of the castle walls, her army flooding through. Fluffy knew they needed to get to the throne room, to protect the King and Queen.
Fluffy and his men jumped from the tower, falling a great distance before landing, dust being kicked up from the impact.
An ambush! Solar ponies rushed at them, and his men fought them back, buying Fluffy time to retreat.
“Why did he leave his ponies behind?” Celestia asked, cutting into the fun. Edge smiled, ruffling her mane, “He didn’t leave them, they saved him and allowed him to get to the throne room.” “Oh…” Celestia thought, thinking that was very noble of the ponies.
Fluffy continued to gallop, rushing into the throne room, where he could see the King fling himself at a Solar pony, tackling the pony down and pummeling him.
Rushing over, he help dispatch of the vile pony and smiled at the king, who grinned back, “It’s good to see you Fluffybutt! We’re under attack!” the King said, his voice cracking for some reason.
The queen rushed over, “Oh thank goodness, Fluffybutt, I was so scared you’d been hurt!” she said quickly, sounding like a child, but Fluffy thought nothing of it, saluting as he looking at the sorry group of soldiers about.
Some were sitting down, others slumped against the walls, not even looking like they knew a battle was raging, others were laying down, just blinking every now and then, looking bored.
Suddenly, the throne room shook, and the ceiling fell away, causing rubble to fall in, and nearly land on the Queen, but Fluffy quickly leapt at her, knocking himself and her aout of the way.
Standing, and looking around, he couldn’t see much do to the dust and had to wait for it the clear, but he could hear the childish screams of the Solar ponies, they were coming to fight!
“Ponies! To arms!” he yelled, and the soldiers began rushing about, ready for the fight now, suddenly filled with life, that would soon be taken away.
Suddenly, Solar ponies charged through the dust, rushing at him, his new men, and the queen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“For Equestria!” both Edge and Luna yelled, laughing as the levitated the plushies at the other ones, but Celestia only stood there, “Why are you two Equestria? I want to be Equestria!” she said, stomping a hoof down, looking at Edge, who only frowned, “But… You’re attacking us?” he asked/said, confused.
Celestia looked around, and looked at the queen plushy, Luna’s favorite, and magiced it from Luna’s grasp, causing Edge to stand, “Celestia.” he said firmly, but Celestia shook her head, Luna sniffling as she watched Celestia.
“I want to be Equestria!” she yelled, getting loud, using her magic to pull on the plushy’s head, causing Edge to use his magic, yanking it from Celestia, giving it back to Luna, who hugged it tightly. Celestia slumped down, letting out a choked sob, “I’m not the bad ponies…” she said, and Edge trotted to her, hugging her, “I know you’re not.” he said, Celestia hugging him back.
“Wanna keep playing?” Edge asked, to which Celestia nodded, “But I wanna be Equestrian.” she said, staring at him with big puppy dog eyes, puffing out her cheeks. Edge nodded.
As the battle in the Throne room raged on, the ground shook, and through the roof, the ponies could see three giants, the Evil Lord Edge, the Vile Celestia, and the Royal Luna, ready to fight against each other. However, the Evil Lord Edge was far bigger than the both of them, and so, they decided to team up.
Luna swept around the side, crushing ponies beneath her hooves as she rushed to try and tackle the massive monster, Celestia circling to the other side, doing the same.
The Evil Lord Edge, having clearly seen this coming, jumped as soon as the got close to them, causing them to slam into each other, Luna’s horn cutting Celestia’s cheek.
Edge was trying his hardest to calm down Celestia, petting her mane, kissed her cheek, hugged her, nothing would work. Even Luna was crying, sad at the fact she’d hurt her sister.
Eventually, Celestia calmed to only quiet sobs, Luna hugging her tightly, nuzzling her neck. Edge thought it was cute, and went to grab a bandaid. Once he came back, Celestia was hugging the King plush, sobbing quietly. It hurt Edge to see he like that, so he trotted over, sitting beside her.
“Hey.” he said, getting her attention. He scrunched up his face, sticking out his tongue, causing her to giggle, looking away. Luna trotted over, a smile on her face, the Queen plush on her back, wearing a tiny cowpony hat.
Smiled at his work, Edge put the bandaid on Celestia cheek, rubbing it gently with a hoof. Celestia looked up at him, “Can you read us a bedtime story?” she asked, grinning. Edge looked to a clock, noticing it was ELEVEN PM?! It got late quick! Edge smiled at them, nodding, “Of course.”
Leading the two to there bed, Edge looked around for a book, however, noticed at the bookshelf was oddly empty, then quickly remember where they all went. Sighing, he figured he’d just make up a story.
Once Luna and Celestia were nice and tucked in, Edge sat beside the bed, clearing his throat.
“Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria.” he began, smiling as the two paid great attention.
Edge slowly opened his eyes, realising he must have fallen asleep, considering he was slumped against Luna and Celestia’s bed. They were still neatly tucked in, snoring gently, but the whispering was still there, and Edge looked around, noticing it was still dark out.
Still hearing the whisper, he kept looking around, noticing that the door to the bedroom was open, and slowly began to stand. However, before he could trot to it, he heard Luna speak, “Edge… I had a nightmare.” he turned to her, “Awww, I’m sorry Luna.” he said, going over, giving her a kiss on the forehead, getting a giggle in response.
Edge smiled, going to turn again, “Can you sleep with us?” she asked suddenly, making him pause. He also noticed the whispering stopped. Thinking about it, he sighed, “Sure Luna.” he said, slowly getting into the bed and laying down between them. Feeling Luna snuggle up beside him, he let out a sigh, closing his eyes. Way better than guarding a door.
Mithral Edge was still asleep when Celestia and Luna had been taken by their mother to go play. When he did awake, he was faced with Thyra’s eyes, staring at him, a smile on her face. Flailing, startled by the sudden closeness, caused Edge to fall onto the floor.
Once he’d managed to sit up, he began stammering, “I- I… I di- it’s not what it might look like!” he was waving his hooves around in front of himself, maybe trying to keep her from possibly murdering him, but much to his surprise, she only giggled, lifting a hoof to her muzzle as she did.
Trotting forward, she patted his mane, “I came to thank you for watching them, and to let you know you’re now the personal guard of Celestia and Luna.” Thyra explained, causing Edge to look confused, but he nodded anyway.
Smiling, Thyra turned, trotting away, “They’ll be hungry when they get back from school, be sure to make them lunch.” she said, then paused, “And don’t let them have any cookies.” she added, leaving Edge there, confused.
Edge was sitting in the Royal Kitchen, looking at a rather annoyed chef, “What do you mean, ‘kiddy meal’? We serve the King and Queen, we don’t serve ‘kiddy meals’.” the chef said, glaring at Edge, who only rubbed the back of his head, nervously grinning, “Well, can I at least look through the pantries, and make something myself?” He’d ask, the chef, who looked ready to bludgeon him, only sighed, “Fine, but don’t mess up my beautiful kitchen.”
Edge would begin to rummage through all the cabinets and drawers, looking for things to make a snack or something for the Sisters, but he couldn’t think of much. Maybe I could just make them a PB & J… He thought to himself, grabbing some break, wrapping his hoof around it, setting it onto the counter.
Looking into one of the seven fridges, he found a few jars of jelly, and stared at them, reading what kind of jelly they were.
Blueberry, strawberry, blackberry… Apple Jelly? Made for the Royal Family by the one and only Apple Family!... That’ll do.
Taking the jar, he’d set it on the counter, and go about finding peanut butter, which was relatively easy to find, and went about making a few sandwiches
I wonder if the girls would like it… Maybe I could go out to the music store, and show them what some good music is, I bet those orchestria ponies aren’t the best musicians ever… One.
Thyra is somewhat nice to have as a boss… She’s pretty, giggles when I make small mistakes, nice flanks.... Wait… Three
Why would I think about that?! She’s married! I can’t think of that!... Think about something else… Seven
Princess Luna is adorable, though she has trouble with some words, which is surprising for a pony her age. Edge would scratch his head for a moment, looking at the plate. There were ten sandwiches. I think that’s enough…
He’d take the plate in his magic, smiling as he left, walking past a very annoyed chef, “You could at least clean up after yourself!” the chef yelled, shaking his hoof at Edge.
Edge walked through the hall, walking past guards who stood as still as they could, some of them would track Edge with their eyes, watching him for any form of ill intent.
Edge would eventually make it back to the bedroom of the Sisters, and head in, looking around. He knew they were here, their saddlebags were tossed onto the floor haphazardly, and they hadn’t been there when he woke up.
Setting the plate down on a dresser, Edge looked around, worried, “Girls? Are you okay?” He’d ask, thinking of defensive spells. Giggling, he could hear them giggling, then one shushed the other. Grinning, Edge removed his noisy armor, creeping around the room, “His and Seek? Ready or not… Here I come!” He’d yell, looking under the bed, only to see nothing but toys, “Oh…”
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Edge had nearly destroyed the bedroom, the drawers were pulled out and strewn across the floor, the bed sheets were flung about, hanging off furniture, lamps were also knocked over, nothing was spared he wraith.
He could hear the Sisters laughing now, which annoyed him to no end. Sighing, he sat back, and stared at the plate of sandwiches, which were probably dry now, which wouldn’t taste very good, and then he thought about something, an idea.
“Celestia, Luna~! I have cookies for you!” He’d say in a sing-song voice. He could hear them gasp, and a vent in the corner of the room burst open, and to dusty little fillies crawled out, rushing over, “You has cookie!?” Luna asked, standing on her hindlegs, placing her hooves against Edge’s chest.
Celestia trotted around the room, leaving dust tracks on the floor as she looked around, “There’s no cookies!” she exclaimed, looking at Edge, puffing out his bottom lip, making it waver once, her bright pink eyes, staring at him.
Edge could feel Luna waver against him, “No cookie…” She’d mumble, sniffling, looking down.
Edge shuddered, suddenly feeling terrible, and scooped up Luna, booping her snoot with his, making her giggle, “There are cookies! We just have to get cleaned up first!” He’d say, Luna looking excited, “Bathy! Get mi’ther Fluffybutt!” She shouted, jumping from Edge’s grasp, going to gather her dolls. Celestia didn’t look as excited, “I want cookies first…” She’d pout.
Edge would go over to her, and ruffle her dirt filled mane, “If you get in the bath, you and your sister will get even more cookies.” Celestia gasped, rushing away to the bathroom, Luna following quickly. Edge smiled, feeling happy with his new work, and followed after them, knowing that this would be an interesting bath.
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Edge had somehow ended up in the bath too, which with surprisingly big, enough to fit at least four more ponies comfortably, seven if you wanted to be intimate with each other. Luna was playing with her dolls as Edge washed her hair with his hooves, using his magic to play dolly with Luna. Celestia was playing with a Solar and Lunar guard, putting them into rather strange positions.
Luna giggled loudly as he splashed the water on her with his hooves, making Edge smile warmly, “You splahhed me!” she exclaimed, splashing him make, making Edge laugh, “I did!” He said, booping her nose, making her scrunch it up, grinning.
Celestia ‘swam’ over, poking Edge in the rib, getting his attention, “Can you… Wash my mane? It looks fun when you do it.” She’d ask, rubbing her foreleg. Edge leaned down, kissing her forehead, just below the horn, causing her to laugh lightly, “Of course I’ll wash your mane, would you like me to braid it?” He asked, to which Celestia gasped, and nodded vigorously.
“Me too!” Luna yelled, pressing her hooves into his chest. Edge laughed louder, nodding to them, “Alright then, I’ll braid both of your’s hair.” He’d say, going about washing Celestia’s mane first.
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Edge had dried them off, and braided their hair, and was admiring his work. Celestia’s mane was nice, with all her hair braided back, and up into a bun, with two or three braids sticking out of the bun. She thought it looked businesspony.
Luna’s mane was more like that of old Nordic Ponies. Her hair on the sides of her head were braids and connected behind her head, and held down the rest of her mane, so it wouldn’t get into her eyes. She looked mystified when she saw it.
Edge grinned as they both hugged him tightly, wrapping them up in a hug of his own, nuzzling the both of them.
“Now, we must go get the cookies.” Edge said, instantly getting their attention.
“Girls, we must be sneaky, we must rescue the cookies and store them safely in our stomachs.” He explained, though became worried when Luna looked stressed, “You okay Luna?” He’d ask, to which she shook her head, “I have to potty.” She said, to which Celestia rushed her to the restroom, leaving the dumbfounded Edge there, “Huh…”
Once that was said and done, they made their way through the castle, ‘sneaking’ past guards, most of which couldn’t help but smile, the little fillies adorable and making faces at them, Luna occasionally saying, “We are, the snekky snakes!”
They turned a corner, and saw the Chefs storage room, Celestia and Luna squealing loudly with excitement, the mission about to be underway.
Slowly crawling forward, Celestia and Luna nestled on his back, Edge made it to the door, only for the chef to come out, and stare at them, then just look ahead and continue walking, acting like he’d seen nothing.
“I thoug’ we was caughted.” Luna said, looking around, hoof against her forehead, scoping out the area. Edge chuckled, going into the room, Luna and Celestia hopping off his back to help look for the treasure, “We’ll save the cookies!” Luna shouted, rummaging through the pantries, tossing things out and onto the floor, causing a great deal of noise.
Celestia was using her magic to open cabinets and pull things out, looking for the precious treasure they would seek. Edge used his magic to scan cabinets instead of dumping their contents, which made the process faster.
“I found ‘em!” Luna screamed, pulling out a large bag of cookies, holding them tightly to her chest, giggling happily. Edge smiled, using his magic to rip the bag open, and poured the cookies out onto a plate.
“This is our rightful reward.” Edge would say, Luna and Celestia beginning to dig into the cookies, Edge joining them in the feast.
Eventually they were too full and tired to move, and fell asleep in the kitchen, Luna and Celestia curled up in Edge’s forelegs, snoring lightly as they all slept.
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Edge felt someone nudge him, and groaned, trying to sleep. He was nudged again, this time a little harder, and waved a hoof at them, “No… Five more minutes mom…” He mumbled.
He could hear them giggle, and then speak, “I’m sure it would be some fun to play your mommy Edge, but I have responsibilities to do.” Thyra spoke softly, causing Edge to jolt awake, and look around.
This wasn’t the kitchen, it was the bedroom, and it was clean. Luna was in laying on his barrel, snoring lightly, and Celestia was next to him, holding his mane in her hooves, a small bit of it was braided.
Thyra smiled, “I love seeing them like this Mithral Edge, I enjoy seeing how they act with you, though I am a little tiffed that you gave them cookies, but I suppose I’ll let it slip since you cleaned them, and braided their hair. I must say, I love the braids too, I wouldn’t mind you braiding my mane if you’d like to.” She’d say, winking at him.
Edge stammer, unsure of what to say, “Oh I... I uh…” Then he did something very stupid, “I can run a mean bubble bath.” I’m so dead.
Thyra’s eyes widened, surprised at such a forward remark, “Well then, I suppose I’ll have to take you up on that offer, maybe some day soon.” She’d say, turning, “You should get some rest Edge, you’ll need it.” She’d say, flicking her tail at him, and left the room, leaving him there in the dark, dumbfounded.
“I think I’m gonna have a heart attack…” He muttered quietly.
Edge was sitting outside of Luna and Celestia’s room, leaning against the wall as he looked over his helmet, looking at himself in the reflection, “I need to be a lot more careful with what I say to the queen…” He’d mutter, wiping at a scuff with his fetlock, grimacing at it.
He’d continue with this for a little while, before hearing a voice in the room, “Mither Edge?” It was Luna, and he couldn’t help but smile, standing up, and putting on his helmet, before heading inside, grinning as Luna rushed him, wrapping her little legs around his own, “You back!” She’d say, giggling happily, causing Edge to smile at her, ruffling her mane, “I never left Luna, I was just outside.” He explained, sitting down in front of her, after closing the door.
Luna giggled and eventually laughed an adorable little laughter, then stood, trotting to her toy box, openning it, beginning to rummage through, Edge trotting over to see what she was doing.
She turned, and held out a plushie doll to Edge, and his eyes widened, “It’s you!” Luna said happily, waving it around, causing Edge to laugh, “Oh my goodness! It is!” He’d say, scooping her up into a hug, “Did you have this made?” He asked, to which she nodded, “I asked mumma.” Luna would say, nuzzling his chest, “Mumma was happy I wanted it!” She’d say, grinning at him, Edge smiling back.
Luna would stumble away, and pull out more of the dolls, smiling, “Wanna play?” She’d ask, to which edge nodded, sitting next to her, beginning to play with the dolls.
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A little while later, Edge could hear the door to the room open, and a squeal. Before he could fully turn around, he could feel Celestia slam into his side, hugging him tightly, “Edgy! You’re here!” She said, squealing with delight. Edge just smiled and laughed, rubbing her head, “Where have you been Cell?” He’d ask, to which she answered, “Mom wanted me to see the court today, and sit in on it.” Edge just nodded, and held one of the plushies to her, which she took.
Luna grinned at them, “Are we pwayin’ castle again?” she’d ask, grinning widely, beaming at Edge, who just grinned, “I suppose we could!” He’d say, scooping Luna up into his forelegs, nuzzling her forehead, causing her to giggle madly.
“Mind if I join in?” Thyra would say, just behind Edge, who promptly jumped in place, holding Luna to his chest as he whirled around, “No!” He’d yell, startled, before realizing who it was, “Oh.. I’m sorry Ma- Thyra… You could play too.” He’d say, slumping down, setting down Luna, who was dazed by all the sudden movement.
Thyra let out a light giggle, covering her mouth with a hoof, then would sigh, picking out the doll that looked like her, smiling at it, before Luna would say, “Mither Fluffybutt saved you!” She cheered, holding out the doll of Mr Fluffybutt. Thyra bit her lip, then laughed, ruffling Luna’s mane, “My hero!” She’d say, giggling at her daughter, who squealed in delight at her mother’s affection.
Edge would watch them, smiling as he had the thought of having a family, “Seems nice…” He’d mutter, causing Thyra to look at him, smiling warmly, “It is nice Ser Edge… I imagine you’d make a fine parent.”
Edge was a bit stunned, “How did you..?” She giggled again, and he felt his chest tighten, “I’m the Queen, Edge, I know a great many things… Magic helps too.” She’d say, laughing gently.
Edge would give a nervous chuckle, “Right, magic.” He’d say, rubbing the back of his head when he felt a tug on his tail, turning to see Celestia beaming at him, “PLay with me! Mommy can play with Luna…” She’d say, looking at the other two ponies in question, seeming upset. Edge would scoop her up, “We could go for a fly!” He’d say, then hear a cough behind him.
“I honestly wouldn’t be comfortable with that Edge, they haven’t learnt to properly fly yet.” Thyra would state, looking worried, but this gave Edge an idea, “Oh! Why don’t we teach you two to fly!” He’d say excited, getting squeals from both Luna and Celestia, “Yes!” Luna said, flailing her hooves at him.
Thyra would smile, nodding, “I wouldn’t mind that, I imagine it’d be a good bonding experience.” She’d say, making Edge feel like he’d done something great, “Thank you, Thyra.” He’d say, bowing his head.
“And maybe later Me, the girls, and you could have a bubble bath.” She’d say, and he could feel his hurt tighten in the most painful of manners, “Oh… You… Remembered that.” He’d mutter, and she laughed lightly, “I imagine that you could run a hot bubble bath.” Please stop, I like living. He’d think to himself, squirming in place, Celestia puffing out her cheeks, annoyed.
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They found themselves in the courtyard, where they were under watch by a few Royal guards, one of which was Thyra’s personal Guard, Tyrus. He would a large Pegasus, unnaturally so, but he was loyal, and Thyra trusted him.
Luna and Celestia were running around, laughing happily as Edge began to think of how to do this, when Thyra nudged his side with a hoof, giving him a start, “Edge, I imagine that you could lift them with you magic, and let them see how gravity feels on them?” She’d suggest, which lead Edge to wondering why she hadn’t thought them to properly fly yet, not that he voiced this concern.
Edge would nod, smiling, “That is a good idea.” He’d say, looking at the two foals, smiling warmly as they chased each other, chuckling quietly.
Luna would giggle, rushing to Edge, “Are we fwyin’ soon?!” She’d ask, pressing her hooves on his chest, causing him to laugh, and ruffle her mane, “Of course we are, just play a little longer while I get ready.”
Luna would gallop back to Celestia, while Edge thought of a way to go about this plan, and eventually decided to go with Thyra’s plan. Trotting to the Foal, smiling as they suddenly bumped into each other, trying to sit in front of him, “Are you to ready for me to teach you how to fly?!” He’d ask, grinning as they squealed in excitement, but then Luna asked, “But you has no wings!”
Edge hadn’t thought about it, he’d only been thinking of ways to having fun with them, and sat down, stumped. Thyra laughed behind him, “He’ll levitate you both, and I shall guide you both through it!” She said, happy about spending time with her children.
Edge nodded, standing back up as Luna and Celestia prepared themselves. He’d begin by slowly taking hold on Luna carefully in his magic, slowly lifting her first, bringing her close, booping his snout to her’s, causing her to giggle.
Thyra would watch him, smiling warmly as she thought of the way he cared for her children, and could only feel happiness at how happy they were with him. Thyra couldn’t help but think of how things would be if she’d been a regular pony, who had meet with him instead of King Thane. Shaking her head, she blushed, giggling quietly to herself, smiling at the thought.
“Alright, so what you need to do sweety, is start to gently flap your wings, not too fast.” Thyra would say, smiling at Luna, who nodded, and started to do as stated.
Celestia sat down beside Edge as she looked on in awe, finding the fact he was levitating another pony amazing.
Edge started to notice it was getting slightly easier to lift Luna as she flapped her wings, and so he began to loosen his magic grasp, which didn’t seem to affect Luna. She seemed to get more excited, giggling happily, “Fwying!” She cried out, causing Thyra and Edge to smile, Celestia giggling aloud.
Edge could feel happiness in him, the thought of being able to teach a foal, and a princess at that, it made him feel like he was worth something more than another soldier.
Edge loosened his grip further, and his eyes widened when Luna shot free from his grasp all together, whizzing around, “YAY!!!” She yelled, very much excited, before ramming into Thyra who grunted and let out a laugh, hugging Luna tightly, “Oh my goodness! You did wonderful Luna!” She said, nuzzling Luna’s forehead, Luna beaming proudly.
Celestia huffed, “I wanna fly too!” She said in a rather annoyed tone, getting a chuckle from Edge, “Then you need to ask politely, Cell.” He’d say, rubbing her head, Celestia flailing her forelegs at his hooves, giggling.
Edge proceeded to do the same thing with Celestia, levitated her, and both he and Thyra led her through the motions, and soon enough, she was flying, sort of. SHe didn’t seem to have the hang of balance, and she continued to flop onto the group after only a few feet.
“I can’t fly right?!” She asked, before suddenly shrieking, startling Luna, Thyra, and Edge, who approached quickly, “Celestia! You need to not get so upset-” “Why can’t I fly?!” She screamed at him, her horn lighting up suddenly, a blaze of fire coming from it, hurtling towards Edge, who froze, watching as it got closer to him.
He could hear the yelling, and it confused him, it wasn’t that strong, but it had startled him greatly. When his vision returned, he could see both Luna and Celestia sobbing, holding onto his forelegs, “I- I- I’m sorry Edge! I *hic* It wasn’t on propose!” Celestia choked out between sobs, Luna sniffling loudly now as she nuzzled his cheek.
It was now that he realized he’d been knocked onto his back, and Thyra was currently standing above him, her horn glowing as he felt warmth in his chest.
“What… It didn’t hurt that bad Celestia…” Edge said weakly, wincing as he chuckled. Thyra winced as he laughed, “Stop moving, it seems that you went unconscious for a few moments.” She’d mutter, doing work on something he couldn’t see.
Edge coughed, and then laughed, “I’m fine, I’m just glad that the girls are alright.” he’d rub Celestia’s cheek with a hoof, “You need to be more careful, Celly.” He’d say, looking up at see Thyra smile, “I think you should be okay now.” She’d say, helping him to stand up.
Edge slowly got up, feeling pain in his chest now, “Oh gods… What happened anyway… I only saw the fireball…” He’d say, rubbing his chest, when he felt the lack of fur, and the scar like flesh instead.
Looking down, the was a large scar on his chest now, and visible blood trails rubbing from it that’d soaked his fur, “Oh… Oh no, Celestia, I’m… I’m fine now, I’m sorry that it happened.” He said, pulling her into a close and warm hug, nuzzling her cheek, Celestia sniffling quietly against him as he rocked back and forth.
Thyra took Luna into her arms, kissing her cheek, “Edge is fine Luna, see.” She’d say, motioning to him, and Luna sniffled, “But… But he hurt!” She’d say, crying more.
Edge felt like someone had punched him, and he tried to make the two cheer up, “Hey, why don’t we all just go lay down in bed, snuggle up and read a book?” He’d say, getting nods from Luna and Celestia, both who struggled to stop their sniffles. Thyra nodded, smiling, “Oh good, I suppose that’d be good if what just happened.” She agreed.
They all made their way back to the bedroom for Celly and Luna, where Edge slowly climbed onto the bed, laying down as Luna and Celly climbed on after him, snuggling up to him on either side. He smiled, and levitated over one of the books, Thyra watching as she sat beside the bed, levitating a brush he used to fix Luna and Celestia’s manes.
“Once upon a time, the the Old Gryphon Territories, there were beings known as the Varl.” He’d begin, smiling as the two had calmed down, and paid great attention to him. It made him smile, “They were known as great warriors, and just as tall as they were great.”