Fly to the Stars and Back (Redone)

by Primus

First published 27th of September, 2018

The world of space life and little ponies collide when an old occupant of the world comes back to his home planet.

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This story is a redo of the original, which will still be posted in its large chapter glory. But this one will be put into smaller chapters and be separated more cleanly along with the chapters being checked for proofreading. If you want to read the original, here is the link Fly to the Stars and Back

Blitzkrieg, unicorn, pony, space traveler. Once being taken away after the loss of his family, he went out into the stars to live the rest of his life out there until one mission leads him back to his home planet.

Now he's going to deal with a range of problems: corporations, bounty marks, strange occurrences of the spiritual kind, and also his favorite part of his life, love.

Multiple partners, fetishes abound, crossovers galore, also some creepypastas.

Sequel - Act 2: The Tale of the Sixth Brother

Co-Author: Flair the Demon Dragon King

Chapter 1: Starfall

Author's Notes:

As pointed out in the story description, this is a redo of the entire story. Put into smaller chapters. Proofread better than last time. And allows for more...personal time instead of all at once. Chapters will come out once a day as I need to work on the old chapters until caught to the next big set.

However, the original version will still be ongoing. It will still come out the larger chapters, but this one will be separated and be edited better as I don't have to scroll through the entire thing for proofreading.

So enjoy the better-named chapters and experience.

A/N: Welcome to…what are we doing?

Flair: A little side project.

Disclaimer: We don’t own anything we don’t own.

“Speaking”

‘Thoughts’

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Space, cold, inhospitable, and the final frontier for pony kind. What lays out there beyond the stars? What mystery, what creatures, what discovering awa…

DINK

“Oh shut up.” A groggy voice says getting out of bed. Rolling out of bed onto the floor was a blue unicorn. The unicorn trots over to the bathroom before doing his annual routine. “Begin cleaning process.” A mechanical like voice says before the shower comes on. After a bit, the water ceased. “Beginning drying.” The voice says before a massive wind blew up from the floor, flinging the water off of him, but making him into a huge ball of fluff. “Note to self, reset that part.” The unicorn says using his magic to make his coat go back to normal.

He sighs and heads back out and looks around his messy room. “Also, clean.” He said before getting to the closet and throwing on a black shirt, pants, and a black overcoat. He then walked through the door and came to a cockpit and sat in the seat. “Minerva, bring up the news please.” He asks as he looks into space.

“Understood Blitzkrieg.” Minerva, the ship’s A.I., said.

After about an hour of surfing through the galactic news channels, something finally caught his attention. “The terrorists who bombed the peace summit on Pilularis 5 have finally been identified. Unfortunately, the galactic peacekeepers were unable to apprehend them as they fled into the Mapperuious system which is classed as an E underdeveloped planet and because of article…” Blitzkrieg turns off the T.V. and activates a console. “Minerva, find the bounties of these terrorists and criminals in the government jobs. While I look up the system in the star map.” Blitzkrieg says starting to search and read up on the system the news said the fled into.

As Minerva brought up each contract, Blitzkrieg read up on the system and the only habitable planet and its inhabitants. After finish reading, he took a deep breath in. “Look like I’m heading home. Minerva, get me Malgus on the line will you?” Blitzkrieg asks.

“Of course sir,” Minerva said before a dialing noise is heard.

Blitzkrieg waited till a picture came up of an alien that looks slightly avian with a set of mandibles around its mouth. “Hey Malgus, I need to stock up a bit,” Blitzkrieg says.

“Ah, Southern Cross, my favorite Equestrian.” Malgus greets.

“Yeah, yeah, you’re my favorite Turian as well,” Blitzkrieg says.

Malgus chuckles. “Anyway, what do you need now, a WMD?” He asks jokingly.

“No, to stock up. I have a few bounties to take.” Blitzkrieg says.

Malgus nods. “Who’s the lucky mare, as your kind likes to call it?”

“The terrorists who bombed the summit on Pilularis 5, I believe your species representative was injured badly from it,” Blitzkrieg says.

Malgus sighs. “Yeah, spirits help them. Well, what do you need?” He asks holding up a datapad.

“The usual and one good and reliable stealth generator compatible to a model E8-6G armor,” Blitzkrieg says.

Malgus nods. “Anything else?” He asks typing that in the data pad as a list shows up on Blitzkrieg’s screen.

“Actually triple the amount on the fourth item and that is I will need,” Blitzkrieg says.

Malgus nods and the list refreshes. “It that all? I know your style of at least trying out my new tech.”

“I have heard about an ‘Electric Whip’, can fry a droid in a few seconds. Know anything about that?” Blitzkrieg asks.

Malgus chuckles. “Actually it’s an electric bola and can be used like a whip provided you have the right equipment so you don’t get shocked. Want it and the equipment?” He asks holding a talon above his datapad.

“Yeah, send it as well. I’ll see what kind of trouble I can cause because of it.” Blitzkrieg says.

Malgus chuckles and presses a few things and makes some numbers appear. “Alright, just don’t use it badly, I don’t need a trace back to me or my reputation ruined.”

“Yeah, little luck of that they fled to a class E system, you know what that means,” Blitzkrieg says.

“Gotcha. I’ll be expecting you soon to pick this stuff personally.” Malgus says ending transmission.

“Minerva, plot course for Omega,” Blitzkrieg says and soon the ship enters hyperspace.

Chapter 2: Homecoming

Seventy-two galactic hours later, Blitzkrieg steps out of his ship and onto a planet and sends out a few stealth probes from the ship to search for his targets. “Go.” Blitzkrieg orders.

Minerva beeps into his intercom. “Scan started and will be expected to complete the set area in 10 minutes.”

“Send the results to my communicator then start widening the search parameters, I’m going to see the town nearby,” Blitzkrieg says as the ships started to blend with its surroundings.

“Of course sir,” Minerva said as everything locked up.

Blitzkrieg starts walking through the forest as he paces as his way through it. At the edge of the forest, he sees the town not too far away and keeps walking towards it. ‘It’s strange being amongst fellow Equestrians.’ Blitzkrieg thinks as he enters the town. ‘Now to find out if any of them have seen or heard anything weird lately.’ Blitzkrieg thinks as he sees a pink earth Equestrian walking towards him. “Excuse me,” Blitzkrieg says to her.

Pinkie Pie looks over and gasp. “An intergalactic bounty hunter?! Yes, the game finally came to life!” She cheered making everypony look at her weird.

Blitzkrieg’s eyes were near the size of saucers plates. ‘How did she know?’ He thought.

Pinkie Pie sped towards him. “Hey, are you similar to that prey guy?”

“Ok, questioning if you are insane at this point,” Blitzkrieg says.

Pinkie giggled. “I’m not insane, just happy. Now, are you that prey guy?”

“You have completely lost me,” Blitzkrieg says.

Pinkie brings out a poster of a pony dressed in a thin sweatshirt, cargo pants, a beanie cap, and has a banderol around his shoulder and down to his sides where he has more bags and weapons while holding up a weapon in his hoof, all the while turned back to the viewer. “This pony, is this you? You kinda look like it.”

“No, that isn’t me,” Blitzkrieg says.

Pinkie whines as she brings the poster down. “Aww! I really wanted this to be real because they canceled this thing!” She then throws the poster down and proceeds to stomp on it. “Stupid company!” She then stops and turns around before kicking up dust onto the poster as the last insult.

“What is she on about?” Blitzkrieg asks before she gasps.

Pinkie then turns around. “I have to throw you a party.” She said before running off.

“Now my confusion is tripled,” Blitzkrieg says.

“You’re not the only one.” A voice said behind him.

Blitzkrieg turns around and sees a purple alicorn. “Hello, can I help you?” She asks.

“Um…yes, I’m just passing through and looking for any new news,” Blitzkrieg said.

Twilight thinks for a few. “Not much goes on, try a newspaper.”

“I mean anything unusual, like unexplained lights, noises, or unidentified creatures,” Blitzkrieg says trying to be a little clearer.

Twilight looks up. “Well, there was some unexplained stars moving about. I just chalked that up to Princess Luna trying something new.”

“Strange stars you say,” Blitzkrieg says thinking.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, there a lot of them, tried to talk to Princess Luna, but she hasn’t mailed back.”

“Ok thanks,” Blitzkrieg says as he starts walking away.

Twilight nods. “You’re welcome. Say, do you have the last name?”

“Apple,” Blitzkrieg says leaving.

Twilight looks a little surprised. “Apple?” She asks herself.

After his meeting, Blitzkrieg found a hill with a perfect view of the sky and started waiting and watching, all the while trying to occupy himself with playing with the rocks with his telekinesis. His boredom and thoughts were interrupted when he heard. “Heads up!” From the sky.

Looking up he quickly dodges out of the way and lets the blue pegasus crash into the ground. “Nice landing.” He said sarcastically.

“Ow.” The pegasus mare says.

Blitzkrieg sighs and helps her up. “You okay?”

“Yeah, nothing is broken and this isn’t the first time.” She says.

Blitzkrieg allows a little smile to come onto his face. “Really now? Not the first? You must really be bad at flying.”

“What was that?!” The mare yells now in his face.

Blitzkrieg wordlessly pushes her back a little with his hoof. “Personal space.”

The mare growls. “Listen, buddy, I’m the best flyer around.”

“Must not be much competition then,” Blitzkrieg says examining her and found she was quite fit, most likely athletic.

The mare stomps her hoof. “I’m serious! I can beat you in an iron pony competition.”

“Not interested,” Blitzkrieg says neutrally, almost instantly surprising the mare a bit.

The mare huffs. “Yeah, with that fancy horn, I doubt you can beat me in everything.”

“Yeah, yeah, braggers usually can’t back it up,” Blitzkrieg says becoming more bored with the conversation than even yawns.

The mare growls before smirking. “I see, you don’t want to lose to a mare.”

“Gender has nothing to do with it, but if that’s what you tell yourself go ahead,” Blitzkrieg says yawning louder.

The mare growls before launching herself at him and pinning him down. “Listen, you got to show respect.”

“I show respect to whom I want nopony else.” He says kicking her off of him and into the tree nearby to her shock.

The mare’s head then pops back out. “How…?” She then sees something running along his legs under his clothing. “What the heck are you wearing?”

“Noneya,” Blitzkrieg says.

The mare jumps down and lands near him. “I mean this.” She said poking one of his legs.

“As I said, noneya business you varmint,” Blitzkrieg says letting a country accent slip a bit with his annoyance.

The mare raises an eyebrow before slapping a hoof onto his leg and then hits something ding like metal. “What?”

Blitzkrieg looks increasingly annoyed and starts walking away, saying nothing else. The mare then runs to him. “Hey!” She yells before trying to jump on him.

Blitzkrieg catches her hoof in the air and throws her back into the tree, making her see stars for a bit. After shaking her head a bit, she thinks. ‘Was that a brace?’

Blitzkrieg sighs before his communicator beeps. Holding a hoof to his ear and taking a quick look around. “What is it?”

Minerva actually makes a sighing sound. “There is a lock on a target about twenty klicks due north of your current position.”

“Confirmed, start scanning from orbit for any satellites as you widen the search parameter,” Blitzkrieg says.

There was a pause. “Of course sir.” She said before signing off.

Blitzkrieg starts walking towards the town, hoping to lose the blue mare from earlier and notices his overcoat was ripped from the mare. “Great, I hope somepony here is good at repairing clothes.” He says before noticing some metal is showing and holds the ripped part closed with his magic.

Seeing a cafe nearby he goes over to two random mares sitting down. “Excuse me, is there a tailor nearby?” Blitzkrieg asks very politely.

The green mint pony looks up from her newspaper. “Ummm….sure. There is one that way. Looks like a carousel.” She said pointing in that direction.

“Thank you,” Blitzkrieg says walking towards where she pointed and soon came to a boutique. Walking up to the door he knocks on it. “Hello?”

“Hello, welcome to Carousel Boutique, where everything is sheq, unique, manefic.” A young white unicorn filly with green eyes opens the door and says reading from, what looks like a card. “Sorry, still practicing my motto for the store.”

“That’s fine. I was wondering if I could get my overcoat repaired.” Blitzkrieg says in a friendly tone, not talking down to her like the young filly was used to from customers she didn’t know.

The foal nods. “Of course, take it off and my sister will see what she can do.” She said walking over to her workbench where a bigger mare version of her is. “Rarity, we got a customer!” She calls.

The mare looks up in her red glasses. “Oh my, such disorderly clothes.”

“He says he wants it mended.” The foal says.

Rarity looks him over. “Well, I can’t send a customer out like that. I’ll remake them and enhance them. Would you mind…um…taking them off?” She asks slightly embarrassed.

Blitzkrieg chuckles nervously with a small blush.

“I think he is embarrassed.” The foal whispered to Rarity.

Rarity nervously chuckles as well. “There’s a changing blind right over.” She said pointing to them.

“Um…thank you,” Blitzkrieg says going over to it and closing it before throwing his overcoat over the blinds and waited inside.

“If you don’t my mind asking, where are you from?” Rarity asks as she got to work.

“All over really. I do a lot of traveling.” Blitzkrieg half lies as he looks at his screen on his foreleg to check up on the status of everything.

“Oh my. Did you see Prance?” Rarity asks as she works noticing through the clothes didn’t look like it they were well put together.

“Um…no, I have yet to visit there, maybe on a future trip I will,” Blitzkrieg says pressing a few things on the screen.

“Yes, so what brings you to Ponyville?” Rarity asks.

“Business mostly,” Blitzkrieg says getting caught up on the progress of the scanning.

Rarity nods as she starts working on other holes and rips. “Well, I hope you find this place extraordinary. There is a lot to do here.”

“Hopefully, I will be about to experience them while I am here if my business will allow it,” Blitzkrieg says.

“Oh my, how rude of me, I haven’t introduced myself. I’m Rarity and you’ve met my sister Sweetie Belle.” Rarity says.

“Apple Blitzkrieg,” Blitzkrieg says.

Rarity smiles as she finished the last of the stitching. “Charmed. All done.” She before tossing the overcoat back over the blinds.

“Thank you,” Blitzkrieg says putting it back on.

After Blitzkrieg leaves, Rarity put two and two together. “Apple? Could he be kin to the Apples?” Rarity asks.

Blitzkrieg yawns as he passes the same cafe from before shrugging and then sitting down on one of the mushroom seats.

“Um…excuse me, sir, would you mind sharing your table with another?” A waiter pony asks.

“Um…sure, I don’t see why not,” Blitzkrieg says.

After he left a yellow mare sits down across from him. “I hope you don’t mind.” She asks shyly as she half covers her face with her mane.

“Not at all,” Blitzkrieg says raising the menu back up, but to his annoyance, he couldn’t read it and was forced to sneakily use his communicator translator to learn what it said.

The mare looks at him again from behind her menu. “Umm…where are you from…if that’s okay?”

“Oh, I’m from all over. I travel mostly and don’t really have one place I call home.” Blitzkrieg says.

“Oh my.” The mare said. “It is…dangerous?”

“Ah, so, so, but at least I don’t have to pay insurance for natural disasters.” Blitzkrieg halfheartedly jokes.

The mare giggles. “That is true. So…where do you currently live now?”

“Home to me is where I am,” Blitzkrieg says.

The mare nods. “That is also true.” She looks back at her menu. “Want to share? We can split the bill.”

“That sounds nice, but please allow me to pay,” Blitzkrieg says like a gentlecolt.

The mare blushes a bit. “Oh…um…thanks.” She said before giving her order.

After a lovely meal and paying Blitzkrieg says, “It has been a pleasure, but I must be off.” And starts walking away as the sun sets.

Blitzkrieg sighs as he starts heading back to his ship when his communicator beeps. “Yes?”

Minerva is silent for a bit. “You know that this is a primitive planet, right? There aren’t any satellites other than the moon.”

“One of the residents confirmed there were strange lights in the sky at night, keep scanning. Tonight, I’m going to go see if I can see these things.” Blitzkrieg says charging up his communicator.

“You know you don’t have to do that every time you return to the ship,” Minerva says.

“I know, it’s just a habit of mine,” Blitzkrieg says.

Minerva giggles once. “And my habit is calling you master and sir. But you don’t see me groveling at your legs.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Blitzkrieg says disconnecting the charger and walks out into the forest again.

Blitzkrieg sighs as he messes with his screen again and turns back on the exosuit and proceeds to sprint past the manticore that was feasting on some carcass who just looks at where he was and then shrugs and goes back to eating.

“Let’s see, where was that spot again?” He asks as he looks around for the spot where he encountered the blue mare earlier.

After a while he finds the mare laying on one of the tree’s branches, just looking at the sky. “Brace, brace?” He heard her whisper to herself.

‘Oh great, she is still there.’ He thinks, starting to sneak away when a pink pony lands in front of the blue mare.

“Hey, Dashie! Have you seen that new pony?” The pink pony asks.

“Is he blue?” The pegasus asks a little startled.

“Da Ba Dee Da Ba Die,” Pinkie says

“What?” She asks.

“The song silly, by Eiffel 65,” Pinky says smiling as the mare just stares.

Blitzkrieg chuckles slightly. ‘How could I forget that song?’

“So come on, come on, we have to go,” Pinky says bouncing up and down.

The blue mare just huffs. “Pinky, he’s probably left by now.”

“Now my Pinkie sense tells me he is still here,” Pinkie says now in a lion costume surveying the area.

Blitzkrieg just stares at the pink pony. ‘How did she change into that without me noticing?’

“Alright fine, lead the way.” The blue mare says before Pinky leads her along.

Blitzkrieg immediately hits his cloaking and disappears as he leans against the tree as both of them pass by. “That was close.”

As the moon started to rise Blitzkrieg heard a voice from earlier. “Mr. Apple!” A young voice calls.

Blitzkrieg looks over and sees Sweetie Belle approaching. “Yes?”

“Oh, there you are. You left something back at the Boutique. My sister currently has it and is looking for you at the library.” Sweetie Belle says with a smile.

‘I smell a trap. Oh, but what the heck, it could be good for a laugh or hurry my job up.’ Blitzkrieg thinks. “Oh, then could you take me there and sorry for the inconvenience,” Blitzkrieg says hiding his suspicion.

Sweetie Belle waves it off. “It’s okay. Come on.” She said running away.

Blitzkrieg follows at a more leisurely pace, but still keeps up until he sees the library. “A tree? Your library is in a tree?” Blitzkrieg asks a little surprised.

Sweetie Belle looks at him. “Well…yeah. Books come from trees.” She said heading inside and closing the door behind her.

“Oh, this I got to see,” Blitzkrieg says now fully curious before opening the door and heading inside the dark room. “Hello?” He calls.

“SURPRISE!” The entire library yell catching him off guard.

‘Well played pink one. Well played.’ Blitzkrieg thinks.

Pinkie jumps in front of him. “So, how was it?”

“How was what?” Blitzkrieg says trying to hide his surprise.

Pinkie grins. “The surprise orgy party?”

“What!?” Everyone yells.

Pinkie laughs. “Kidding! I meant the surprise party, silly.”

“Uh huh,” Blitzkrieg says skeptically.

Pinkie then leans in close to his ear. “Though if you want an orgy party, just ask and I’ll make it happened tomorrow night.” She whispers.

“You’re twisted, you know that?” Blitzkrieg asks.

“I know, I play Twister!” Pinky exclaims happily. She then leans in again. “Even, naked Twister.”

Blitzkrieg raises an eyebrow. “Are you a sexual deviant?”

“Mayb…” Pinkie starts before being interrupted. “Sorry, we’re late ya’ll.” A country voice says.

Pinkie gasps before hugging the mare who walks in with a young filly with a bow and a large red stallion and wraps around her. “Yay! Now the party can really begin.”

“Pinky, remember what we talked about?” Applejack asks.

Pinkie giggled. “Don’t worry, this one is not an orgy.”

“Sis, what’s an orgy?” The young filly asks.

The mare only rubs her head. “Nothing you need to know at your age.”

“Oh let me introduce you this is…” Pinky starts before Applejack sees Blitzkrieg.

“Um pardon me stranger, but have we met? You seem familiar.” Applejack says.

“Now that you mention it, I am also getting the same feeling of Deja vu from you,” Blitzkrieg says.

The mare looks him over. “Yeah, but I can’t tell with you covered up like that.”

“Oh Mr. Apple, are your related to Applejack by any chance?” Rarity asks.

Blitzkrieg rubs his head. “I think so.”

“Oh, maybe Mr. Blitzkrieg is a part of your extended family Applejack.” Rarity suggests.

‘Wait, Jack, Jack, Jackie? Applejackie!’ Blitzkrieg thinks before several warning bells went off in his head.

“Blitzkrieg!” Applejacks yell.

“Oh, now I remember!” Both of them yell at the same time as the temperature in the room sank and both glared at each other with red-hot intensity.

Applejack points a hoof at him. “You owe me for my hat!”

“Oh, I remember you all too well, little Jackie. How you used to bully me every time we met.” Blitzkrieg says, now both ponies practically head-butting each other.

Everypony backs off as they try to push each other. “I can’t help that you are so annoying!” Applejack yells.

“And can’t help you think you were better than me!” Blitzkrieg says.

Big Mac seeing this tries to separate the two as Applebloom just stands there in stunned silence as Applejack was never on bad terms with any of their family.

Applejack then surprises him and grabs his head before turning in the air and landing him on the ground. “How’s that for better?!”

Blitzkrieg gets up, anger now obvious as he charges and thus starts a brawl with her.

“Guys! Guys! GUYS!” A voice yelled as they fought before being pulled apart by magic. “Enough!”

Applejack had a few bruises as she panted as any damage done by her was hard to see under Blitzkrieg’s clothes as he was also panting slightly as both struggled to re-engage. Soon the purple alicorn steps in between them. “Alright, now let’s calm down and talk this through.”

Pinkie steps up close to them and somehow brings them closer despite Twilight’s magic. “I know what would fix it.” She leans in close to their ears. “An orgy party to release the tension.”

“You punch, I blast with magic?” Blitzkrieg asks.

“Deal.” Applejack said.

After that, Pinkie was sent flying.

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Meanwhile in Canterlot. “Ah, such a nice peaceful night on the throne,” Luna says as she sips away at her tea.

The guard nods as he drinks his too. “Indeed, but did you have to bring the maids and more guards for this party?”

Luna smiles. “Of course, though I do like just a few mares and many stallions in one room.” She said looking at the sexual acts going on in front of them.

Pinky then crashes through a window and into Luna. “Ow, but Pinkie Pie?”

Pinkie then pops her head up. “Oh, can I join? I have the town record for many stallions.”

Luna looks up at her. “In thine dreams. Guards! Please us until one of us yields.” She calls to the many guards now coming to them with their tools hanging out.

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Back at the library in Ponyville.

“I think that is the first thing we ever did together we weren’t forced to do,” Blitzkrieg says.

Applejack huffs. “You’ll can blame the grownups for that. They have a habit of getting everypony together.”

“Well with that I’m off,” Blitzkrieg says leaving.

Applejack grabs him. “Oh no, you don’t. That was the first thing we agreed on and I want us to end on happy terms.”

“We are like cat and dogs fighting, this is as good terms as we have ever gotten,” Blitzkrieg says trying to throw her hoof off.

Then Applejack drops the bomb. “Where have you been for nearly sixteen years? The entire family looked all over Equestria for ya.”

Blitzkrieg keeps trying to get rid of her hoof as she hangs on to his overcoat. “Does it matter now?”

“Yes, we are family.” She reinforced.

“Only if you go back ten generations do we have a connection, oh, and let’s not forget an important fact. I’m adopted.” Blitzkrieg adds.

Applejack brings him around in front of her. “Adopted or not, yer still family.”

Blitzkrieg struggles in her grip. “Let go of me.” He orders, his overcoat coming loose.

“Big Mac, help me take him back. Granny is going to love this.” Applejack says tying him up with a lasso.

Blitzkrieg struggles in the rope. “Listen, its best I don’t go.”

The Apples didn’t listen as Big Mac carries him away on his back.

“Dang nabbit, why didn’t I ever learn teleportation?!” Blitzkrieg yells.

“Well, that was…interesting?” Rainbow asks unsure.

Twilight sighs. “Maybe, maybe not. Though did you notice?”

“He was wearing a brace so he might be hurt?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “The fact that, that ‘brace’ is all over his body and legs. So how can he fight so well if he’s injured?”

“Huh?” The rest of the mane six who were still there, ask confused.

On the way back to the farm, Blitzkrieg was reduced to just glaring at Applejack. “Jackie…” His voice softer now. “Just let me go.”

“No can do, you’re an Apple and an Apple sticks together.” Applejack says obviously not going to listen to him.

Blitzkrieg then turns his head to Big Mac and looks him over for a second. “So Macintosh, you really have grown.” He says after a bit of silence.

Big Mac only grunts.

“Hard to believe you were shorter than most,” Blitzkrieg says.

Big Mac only let out another grunt.

“Still silent I see,” Blitzkrieg says turning his gaze to one he didn’t know. “So who are you?” Blitzkrieg asks.

The filly jumps up onto Big Mac. “I’m Applebloom.”

“So I have missed a few things,” Blitzkrieg says.

Applejack turns to him. “Applebloom is my sister, not my daughter.”

“Wasn’t going to say she was,” Blitzkrieg says.

“So…um…why were ya and my sister fighten? You’ll are both family.” Applebloom asks.

“We have a few issues to work out, to say the least,” Blitzkrieg says.

Applejack huffs. “More than a few.”

“I was putting it nicely. Also, you can’t throw a decent left hook.” Blitzkrieg says.

Applejack laughs once. “And you can’t hit right.”

“Says the mare with bruises,” Blitzkrieg says.

Applejack smirks. “Battle scars.”

After that Blitzkrieg remained quiet as Applebloom looked happy to meet him. “What?” He asks after a while.

“I’m just happy to meet a member of the family,” Applebloom says smiling.

“It would have better if you had never met me,” Blitzkrieg says.

Applebloom looks confused. “What do you mean by that?”

Blitzkrieg said nothing else. “Don’t mind him sugarcube, he has never been one for much socializing and likes to keep quiet unless you provoke him into anger.” Applejack says as they reach the farm.

Blitzkrieg huffs once before his communicator beeps quietly. ‘No, not now.’ He thinks in panic.

“What’s that?” Applebloom asks as the three look around before Blitzkrieg flexes certain muscles, disconnecting the communicator, causing it to go silent.

After a while Applejack shrugs. “Must have been a bug.” She said stepping onto the porch.

“Granny, we’re back and we have somepony to meet you!” Applebloom yells as Big Mac sets Blitzkrieg on the couch.

A creaking sound entered their ears. “And who is this youngin?” Granny asks.

“The only one who ever truly gets under Sis’s skin.” Big Mac says.

Granny looks up and sees the pony on the couch. “Refresh my memory, but could you at least remove the rope?”

“No can do Granny, he might make a run for it. It’s Blitzkrieg.” Applejack says.

Granny laughs. “After all these times and he shows up now. Where has he been?”

“Don’t know, we only found him because Pinkie threw a party for a new pony in town which was him.” Applejack says.

Granny laughs again. “Splendid. I made a batch of apple pies so let’s celebrate his return.”

“Granny, shouldn’t we send letters to the rest of the family letting them know?” Big Mac asks.

Granny waves them off. “Eh, do what you want. All I know is our big stallion must be hungry.” She gets out of her chair. “I’ll get the pies ready.”

“Yeah, let’s eat!” Applebloom exclaims.

Everypony rushes off to the kitchen. “Hello? Can somepony untie me?” Blitzkrieg asks.

Applejack comes back and carries him to the table. “Better than nothing I suppose,” Blitzkrieg says, letting his country accent seep through.

Applejack drops him in a seat. “Yer darn right is it.”

Blitzkrieg tried to discreetly struggle against the bonds for most of the night, but ultimately couldn’t loosen Applejack’s knot enough and remained at the orchard and was now laying on the couch still tied up as he assumed every other pony was asleep.

He sighs and moves a few muscles that reactive his coms. “Where have you been?”

“Yeah, been captured by my family here,” Blitzkrieg says annoyed.

Minerva sighs. “Alright, I’m sending a drone and getting you out.”

“No, no, I will escape on my own,” Blitzkrieg says.

Minerva was silent for a bit. “I hope you know what you’re doing. Anyway, I got a complete lock on one target. It’s in the city north of you.”

“When I get back, get me a full bio on them and any luck with scanning the atmosphere tonight?” Blitzkrieg asks.

Minerva sighs. “Only thing is a few debris, but I’m still going.”

“Keep me posted, I don’t like the implications of what it could mean and somepony’s coming, got to go,” Blitzkrieg whispers before disconnecting again.

Applejack yawns as she looks down at Blitzkrieg on the couch. “Heard mumbling, the figure of checking on you.”

Blitzkrieg stares up at the ceiling until he feels a blanket over him. “Huh?” Blitzkrieg asks.

Applejack smiles as she moves the blanket around him. “I never leave family hanging.”

“But you do leave them hogtied.” Blitzkrieg jokes.

Applejack sighs. “Listen, I just need to know…where were you all this time?”

“I doubt you would believe me even if I told ya. So why the rope, afraid I will disappear never to be seen again without it?” Blitzkrieg asks.

Applejack looks slightly away. “Blitz, you worried so many ponies. Do you really want to cause that much pain again? To me?”

“Time will tell if I disappear from Equestria again Jackie. But for what it’s worth, you grew up to be beautiful.” Blitzkrieg says.

Applejack blushes. “Thanks, you didn’t grow to be bad yourself.”

“No, I grew up far worse,” Blitzkrieg says rolling onto his side.

Applejack sighs. “Blitz, can you look at me?” Blitzkrieg sighs as rolls to face her. “You didn’t grow to be a bad pony, just a thinking one. And that’s the best pony.”

“Time will tell Jackie, time will tell,” Blitzkrieg says not convinced.

Applejack just nods before bringing the blanket around him and walking away. “Hope you have a good night.”

“I doubt it, I haven’t slept well since the rockslide,” Blitzkrieg says.

Applejack smiles and looks down at him. “Don’t go running off again. I don’t think little Applebloom will like it.”

“Can’t promise that with my job and it’s not like she is more dangerous than you right?” Blitzkrieg asks jokingly but receives silence.

Applejack then sighs and heads back again, leaving Blitz in the silence. “What happened when I was away?”

Blitzkrieg lays there in silence until he sighs. “My job just got so much harder.”

The next morning Applejack came down and finds the ropes untied. “Oh boy.”

“You know, Applebloom is surprisingly good with knots,” Blitzkrieg says from the kitchen.

Applejack looks to see him getting some pie. “I thought you would leave.”

“I thought about leaving then what you said about you being sad kept replaying in my mind and I could…” Blitzkrieg says hitting his head on the table. “I’m getting soft.” He adds.

“No, you’ve just shown you’re vulnerable to our family charms,” Applebloom says smiling in her seat.

Blitz sighs. “Maybe, maybe not.”

“Come on problem child, let’s get to work.” Applejack says smiling while dragging him along.

“Hey Jackie watches it, I just had this thing mended yesterday,” Blitz says.

Applejack just laugh.

“So what do you want me to do?” Blitz asks.

Applejack smiles. “How much do you know about bucking?”

“J…J…Jackie, I don’t think that is appropriate.” Blitz stutters.

Applejack looks back at him. “What are you…?” She then realizes what that meant and began to laugh. “You thought it was that?! I meant bucking trees, kicking it ya fool!”

“Ok, your way of collecting the apples is too misleading,” Blitz says a little weirded out.

Applejack tries to keep her laughter under control. “Come on cuz, let’s go buck some apples.” She said before taking off with him on her back.

Blitz tried to stay on as he was hopping uncontrollably on her back. “Jackie! You’re going to throw me off!”

“Come on, this can’t be too rough of a ride for ya.” Applejack says.

Blitz growls before he feels her stopping and then he was thrown off and hits a tree. “Ow.”

Applejack pulls him to his hooves and turns him to the tree. “Now don’t run or it’s the lasso for you. Now show me what you got!”

Blitz looks to the tree and studies it for a bit before kicking it and several apples hit him on the head.

Applejack stifles a laugh as she watches Blitz hold his head in pain. “Should have told you ta…kekekekeke…do it in the spot where there are no baskets.”

Blitz studies the tree a bit more before speaking. “Jackie, can you move three steps to the right?”

Applejack looks confused before stepping to the right. “Okay, why?”

“Perfect,” Blitz says smirking as he kicks the tree again and this time all the apples over Applejack fall on her.

Blitz goes wide-eyed as Applejack turns her hat upside down and catches the apples. “Nice try Blitz, but Big Mac and Applebloom tried that on me one time and this time I’m ready.”

“Oh darn,” Blitz says kicking an apple towards her as she steps forward and causes her to slip and propel herself into the air and lands in a basket full of apples. Blitz stood there, his smirk now huge.

Applejack tries to get out. “Don’t cha dare say anything!”

Blitz says nothing and snickers a bit as he offers a hoof. Applejack sighs and takes his hoof and by which he pulls her out. “So what else is there, boss?”

“Don’t call me that cuz.” Applejack says.

Blitz tilts his head. “Why not?”

Applejack sighs. “Cause, the last one to call me boss, didn’t end so well.”

“What happened?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes herself. “Doesn’t matter, back to bucking.”

“Still sounds wrong,” Blitz says getting back to work.

Applejack smiles. “That means you never did it.”

“My virginity is not the subject.” Blitz lets slip much to his humiliation.

Applejack snickers. “So, did you ever want a mare?”

“Never had time, my job keeps me too busy usually,” Blitz says trying to change the subject.

Applejack raises an eyebrow. “Really, unless you’re…”

“I like mares, Jackie, get your mind out of the dang gutter.” Blitz scolds.

Applejack smiles. “Geez, it’s an honest question, but if your job is getting in the way then it’s time for a date night.”

“Not so simple,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Well, why is that?”

“The job is too demanding and unpredictable at times so hard to keep a lot of appointments,” Blitz says.

Applejack huffs. “I’m getting you on a date, whether you like it or not.”

“A little forward aren’t cha Jackie?” Blitz jokes.

Applejack smiles. “I want my cousin to be happy. And if that means being with a mare, then let it happen.”

Blitz waits for several seconds before Applejack’s face shows she realizes the implications of the joke. “Shoot.”

“So Jackie, how do you always come onto a stallion like that when wanting a date?” Blitz jokes again.

Applejack hits him. “Because, when you’re happy, at least the family stays happy.”

“Jackie, I have to leave soon. I have to complete a job a little north from here.” Blitz says.

“How far?” Applejack asks.

“About twenty miles away,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “Blitz, that’s Canterlot, the capital of Equestria.”

“I know, still my job requires me to go there,” Blitz says.

Applejack keeps looking at him. “Well…”

“Excuse me,” Blitz said before walking away.

“Hey, sis.” Big Mac says walking up.

Applejack sighs. “Has the family letters been sent out?”

“Eeyup, but take a look at the paper.” Big Mac says giving her the newspaper.

“Three more have been discovered, raising the number of the victims of the unknown serial killer to sixteen. Guards still have no solid leads on the serial killer of Canterlot.” Applejack reads.

Big Mac nods. “Did he tell you where his current job is?”

Applejack’s eyes widen in horror. “We got to go get him now.” She said throwing the paper away and running to where Blitz was, but couldn’t find him anywhere. “Where…?”

Blitz sighs as he sat in his ship as it flew stealthily to Canterlot. “Got an exact fix on the target?”

“High-value area of the city. Might want to be careful because it’s still daylight and too many civilians out and about.” Minerva said.

“Scan the entire mountain, any hidden tunnels?” Blitz commands.

A few beeps occurred. “None in the mountain, but under the city and it leads to a crystal cavern.”

“Bingo. Based on the info the probes have collected, give me the most likely target.” Blitz says before a picture of a bug like alien appeared.

“Alias: Firefly. Species: Insectious Dracapicus. Details: A criminal wanted for mass murder, eating other species, and numerous counts of arson. Genetically modified to be able to create and shoot flames. Bounty 850,000 credits alive, 400,000 dead.” Minerva summarized as Blitz read the rest.

Blitz sighs. “Go silent and hover above a flat building roof and drop me off there before flying into the sky to hide until I get him,” Blitz says getting up and grabbing some weapons from the arsenal and putting on a fireproof cloak and scarf.

Minerva appears on screen as a mare version of him floating in the air. “Sure you can take him?” She asks crossing her forelegs.

“Not my first time dealing with a carnivore bounty, besides I know where he is,” Blitz says putting two blasters in his holsters.

Minerva nods. “Be careful out there. And take the glasses this time.”

“I know, I know, it identifies the bounties for me,” Blitz says putting on the glasses and slipping in a badge into his pocket.

“Why are you taking that?” Minerva asks.

“Never was officially un-deputized,” Blitz says before activating his stealth and jumping out.

Blitz lands on the roof before jumping into a building alley and starts sliding down the sides before landing on the ground. He blinks one eye and turns on the glasses before looking out in the streets and sees some high-value ponies milling about. He sighs and fixes his clothes before walking out as his stealth detectives. “Minerva, I spotted three bounties for Equestria. Send out a stealth probe to track as they might as we might as well make some cash on the side.” He whispers.

He soon passes a cafe and sees the same pink pony looking happy while sitting next to a dark blue alicorn looking glum. “I told you, I hold the record. Nopony has ever beaten me.” He heard her boosting.

As he keeps walking, he eventually comes to an alley collared off with guards standing there. Using his glasses zoom function he spots a dead body looking half eaten.

“We got another one. This makes seventeen now.” The guard in charge says as they all worked.

“Hmm…the angle of the bite marks and the long lines indicate mandibles were a part of the assailant’s mouth,” Blitz says studying the body as the guards just noticed him, wondering how the heck he passed them. He then sees one whispering over to another.

“Hey, what are you doing over there?!” The guard in charge yells running up to him.

“Slightly charred near this part. Yeah, this is Firefly’s handiwork.” Blitz says stopping the guard and getting his full attention.

The guard narrows his eyes. “And have got any connection to this Firefly?”

“Besides hunting him to arrest him?” Blitz says standing up, finished examining the body and put the cloth over it.

The guard looks at him. “So do you who this pony is?”

“Not a clue, my guess, another victim to add to his rap sheet,” Blitz says.

“And you would be?” The guard asks.

“Officer Southern Cross,” Blitz says showing him his badge.

The guard looks at it in surprise. “What’s a marshal doing here?”

“Tracking a terrorist to bring him back to stand trial,” Blitz says.

The guard snorts. “Then do you know where he is?”

“Theories, but nothing solid. I would be more concerned with the hostages he has. Firefly likes to capture his victims and keep them awhile before he eats them.” Blitz says.

The guard’s eyes widen. “Now if you’ll excuse me,” Blitz said stepping past him eyeing the manhole cover.

Blitz looks at it before pulling it open and peering down. He takes out a stick and breaks it to make it glow before dropping it. “Ah, that’s how you are getting around,” Blitz says jumping in and pulls out a blaster shaped almost like the pistols he’d seen on Omega.

He activates the night vision on his glasses before walking through the muck of the sewers and then turns a corner before his other feels something on the walls. He pulls it away to reveal some sort of slime. “Ew.” He said before wiping off a clean side of the wall.

He then continues on before ending up at a wall. “That’s impossible.” He said before looking around and sees a small hole. He looks in and sees the hole looks like it’s dug out. “Oh yeah, I gotcha.” He looks through and sees the other side from a fairly short distance away and sees a hoof just lying there on the ground. Blitz sighs and was about to go through before something rushes out and into the water. “Hey!” He yells running after it.

He runs after the disturbance in the water and fires a few shots, but it looks like it dodges everything. He soon was lead back to where he began and sees the ladder that brought him down. “Oh no.” He said taking out the bolas. He keeps running as the disturbance in the water kept moving before it reaches the ladder and he throws the bola as a claw grabs the ladder, but it stops and the bola went past the ladder. “Shit!” He could only yell before pulling on the wire returning it and the creature climbs up faster than he could climb.

He growls and hits a few things on his screen and when he reaches the hole he jumps up into the air and actually jumps high enough to jump out into the streets and sees the same creature now running through the streets and past other ponies while spewing fire everywhere. “Oh, crap.” He curses before sprinting down the street after it using his fireproof cloak to move through the fire without harm or slowing down.

He kept running in almost the same way he came to the manhole cover and sees the same cafe he passed and the dark blue alicorn standing in the street, looking menacingly at the creature coming at her. The creature hissed before throwing itself at her and only hits a magical wall and squeaks while sliding down to the ground, dazed. Blitz rushes up and rolls the creature over and sees its Firefly before he attaches something to its chest and readies the button.

“Wait, I’ll pay more!” Firefly pleads as he realizes what he has on him, surprising everypony.

“Firefly you’re wanted for the mass murder of five settlements, killing and eating several diplomats, arson of several government-owned facilities and most recent charges assistance of bombing a peace summit killing seventeen and severely injuring eighty-nine and the abduction, killing, and eating of eighteen ponies of Canterlot. When you get to jail or the executioner’s block, tell them Southern Cross sent you.” Blitz says before pushing the button and teleporting him away as he screamed.

Once he was gone Blitz sighs and notices many ponies looking at him in shock. “Oh shoot.”

Blitz pays them no mind as the guards came running. “Guards, Captain.” Blitz greets as he leaves.

The guards were slightly out of breath. “Princess Luna, it seems he found the creature’s lair. We’re getting the ponies out as we speak.” The captain said.

Blitz walks into a store as this was happening and looks through the stock and finds a stuffed dog on a shelf. Taking it he pays the cashier with whatever bits he had and heads back out and bumps into Princess Luna. “Come with me.” She only said before heading to the castle.

“Sorry princess, I still have work to do and have deliveries to make,” Blitz says disappearing.

Princess Luna sighs and heads back to the castle on her own as the guards try to find any leftover evidence of the creature.

“So boss, what’s the cut we getting?” A gang member at a table asks.

The boss looks through the papers nonchalantly. “One fourth.”

“How about I cash in your bounties as my cut?” Blitz asks shooting his electric bola before the three could respond.

Blitz watches as they writhe in pain on the ground. “Time for prison.” He said before some guards came in and he deactivates the bolas and takes it away while the guards tie up the ponies. A guard walks up and gives him the bits for the bounty and Blitz nods and takes it before disappearing again.

Blitz sighs as he sits down in the cafe now wearing the clothes he wore when he arrived in Ponyville, trying to enjoy something to drink in a while before he sees some ponies running around the area, all of them looking familiar. “Over here.” He called.

The mares now noticing him rushes over. “Confound it cuz, what are you thinking of coming here when there’s a killer?” Applejack yells at him.

“What killer?” Blitz asks.

Applejack throws a newspaper at him. “This killer.” She said pointing a hoof at the high article.

Before Blitz could even reply to the radio at the cafe counter, came on with a news report. “Good afternoon Equestria, Vinyl and Octy here, bringing you the latest news. Well, folks its official, the serial killer of Canterlot was caught and sent away. Octy, your thoughts?” Vinyl asks.

“The most interesting thing was how he was sent away. Some describe it as a yellow electric bubble as this…thing, dissolved away into nothing before the bubble collapses.” Octavia said.

“Sources in the guard believes it was a form of teleportation magic and Octy, what did the pony who caught the thing like insect charge him with?” Vinyl asks.

“Quite a long rap sheet. Let’s see.” Octavia starts. “Wanted for the mass murder of five settlements, killing and eating several diplomats, arson of several government-owned facilities and most recent charges, the assistance of bombing a peace summit killing seventeen and severely injuring eighty-nine and the abduction, killing, and eating of eighteen ponies of Canterlot. Those are heinous crimes.”

“Wow, heavy stuff. Well, let’s go to Guard Captain in charge of the investigation, Silver Spear, for a second. So Spear, any information on the identity of the mystery pony who caught the thing?” Vinyl asks.

“It was, weird. But I cannot divulge any more information until we complete our investigation.” Silver said.

“Not, even his name?” Vinyl whines.

“Sorry.” Silver said.

Vinyl was silent for a bit. “How about we cut a deal? You give us everything and I give you a date night with Octavia.”

“W…what?!” Silver half yells.

Vinyl laughs. “So what will it be? Date with the greatest cello player or just sit in silence?”

“Well, I guess it can’t hurt to tell you the name he gave. He was Marshal Southern Cross.” Silver says.

Vinyl giggles. “Is he hot?”

“Well, I never got a good look at him. He wore a cloak and scarf over the lower half of his face with mirror sunglasses.” Silver says.

Vinyl whistles. “He must be hot if he’s hiding under all that.”

“So you could say it was only because of this marshal that the surviving hostages were freed?” Octavia asks.

Silver sighs. “Yeah, if it wasn’t for him, they would be another piece in the obituary.”

“On a possibly unrelated piece of news, two infamous gang members and the leader of the Broken Horns were apprehended today as well,” Vinyl says.

The mares look back to Blitz as he leans back and looks at the menu. “See, no problems Jackie.” He said from behind the menu.

Applejack frowns. “Why were you coming here in the first place?”

“I told you, my job required me to.” He says putting down the menu.

“Twilight, what’s a marshal?” Spike asks.

Twilight sighs. “A marshal is like a guard, but their extent of power goes all over the country and are usually referred to as bounty hunters since that’s most of their arrests.”

“Oh, bounty hunter, where?!” Pinkie yells.

The mares sigh. “Pinkie, that guy might be gone already,” Rainbow said a little weirded out that she suddenly appeared.

“Oh, but I want to meet him, after all, I was there when he captures the bug,” Pinky says.

The mares look to her. “What?”

Pinkie smiles. “Yeah, after beating Princess Luna on how many stallions we can take without giving up, we went to a cafe and when we saw fire coming down the street, Princess Luna got up and placed a magical wall and this bug thing crashes into it and the bounty hunter puts something on its chest and sends it off.”

“Then you got a good look at him?” Rarity asks, but her answer was a down look from Pinky.

Pinkie shakes her head. “Just like that guard said, the same outfit.”

“He must be so brave taking down such a monster.” Rarity says fantasizing a bit.

Rainbow smiles. “I bet he’s cool enough to take on the Wonderbolts.”

“So cuz, your job here is over?” Applejack asks.

“Yeah, I finished it up already,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs in relief. “Well…let’s go home.”

“Alright, let’s go back to your home,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods and leads him away as the others follow them. “How’s Applebloom?” He asks after a while.

“Worried about you.” Applejack says.

Blitz smiles. “Then I’m sure she’ll like the present I got her.”

“What was that?” Applejack asks.

Blitz only smiles as they get on the train.

After they got back to the farm Applebloom rushes out and latches onto him. “Cuz! You came back.”

“Yeah, and I got you something from my trip,” Blitz says bringing out the stuffed dog.

Applebloom gasps and hugs it. “It looks like Winona.”

“I hoped you would like it,” Blitz says patting her head.

Applebloom hugs him again. “Thanks for this.” She then let’s go and goes to Winona. “Hey Winona, look at what I got.”

Blitz let a smile slip as he watches this, not noticing Applejack coming up beside him. “I knew you were a softy.”

“Jackie, when did you?” Blitz asks surprised.

Applejack brings a hoof around him and hugs him. “It’s great to have you back.”

“Yeah, yeah, just don’t spread it around,” Blitz says.

Applejack nuzzles him. “What, that my cousin is a big softy and a teddy bear?”

“Invading personal space again Applejack,” Blitz says embarrassed and slightly annoyed.

Applejack smiles and lets go before heading to the house. “Come on, soups on.”

Blitz shakes his head as he felt his foreleg buzz and ducks behind a tree and brings up his screen and it read payment transferred and watched as Firefly’s picture had a red X placed on it and under it read bounty delivered. He sighs and covers his leg again and follows Applejack again.

---

Twilight, after hearing about what happened in Canterlot, collected all she could on the case. Which to her annoyance wasn’t much in the way of stuff directly tied to either of this Firefly or Southern Cross, excluding two pictures. One was of Southern Cross-examining the seventeenth confirmed victim and one was taken by a civilian of him when Firefly was caught.

Twilight sighs as she places the two down on the table. “What is going on here?”

“Um…Twilight, why are you so curious? You have never taken such an interest in law and crimes before except that one novel.” Spike says.

Twilight showed him the picture of Firefly. “Because this one is not listed in any book to tell what he is.”

“Maybe undocumented or secluded species?” Spike offers.

“Wait a moment,” Twilight says taking out a magnifying glass. “What’s that?” Twilight asks looking at the device on Firefly’s chest.

Spike tries to peek over the desk. “What’s what?”

“Oh nothing, oh look at the time, didn’t you promise to help Rarity?” Twilight asks.

Spike looks at the clock and panics. “Oh no. I hope she isn’t mad.” He yells in panic before rushing out the door.

Twilight lets out a sigh and examines the picture again before locking it in a box. “What the heck is that thing?”

---

Blitz had remained at the orchard helping his extended family for the following week and in that time the news of the mysterious Southern Cross had spread, even Ponyville’s paper had articles on the mysterious marshal.

“Whatcha you reading girls?” Blitz asks the three fillies at the table.

Scootaloo, as he was told, shows him the front page. “This guy. He looks so cool.”

Blitz looks and sees a picture of him as he ran through the fire chasing after Firefly last week. “Isn’t that a picture of Southern Cross?” Blitz asks.

Scootaloo nods. “Yeah, he’s so cool. I wonder what he looks like.”

“I wonder where he is now.” Sweetie Belle says.

Applebloom sighs. “Well, we’ll probably never see him again, unless…” She thinks. “We find another creature!”

“Applebloom, this Firefly killed and ate other ponies, what would that mean?” Blitz asks.

The three fillies look to him. “Applebloom faced a three-headed creature in the forest when she wanted to make a delivery.” Sweetie Belle said.

“Applebloom don’t go looking for danger, ok?” Blitz asks her.

Applebloom brings her head down. “Aw.” She whines.

“Who would take care of Winona Jr. if something happens to you?” Blitz asks.

They look confused. “Winona Jr.?” They ask.

Applebloom nervously chuckles. “It’s something my cuz here got me while he was in Canterlot,” Applebloom explains.

They look to her. “Where is it?” Scootaloo asks.

“In ma room,” Applebloom says.

They suddenly drag her away. “Come on, show us.” They said.

Blitz watches happily as they drag her away. “Have fun.”

Applejack smiles as she steps up to him. “Want to head out and have fun?”

“Define fun,” Blitz says wearily.

Applejack smirks. “Cafe?”

“Fair enough, as long as it isn’t a blind date,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Sure, come on.”

After a while, Blitz was sitting at the cafe once again, this time with Applejack sitting across from him. “So what are you getting?” She asks.

“Um…maybe the sandwich,” Blitz says behind his menu, trying to not embarrass himself.

“I’ll have the hayfries.” A different voice than Applejack said.

Looking up, he can see the blue mare sitting in Applejack’s place. “What…?”

‘Applejack.’ Blitz thinks angrily.

The blue mare sighs. “I’m Rainbow Dash, just so you know. I’m not happy about this either because Applejack said she was taking me out to eat.”

“She got you too, huh?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. “Yeah, so…what do you want to do after this?”

“Well, I…uh…” Blitz tries to start but at a loss for words.

Rainbow looks confused. “What?” Blitz mumbles something reminding Rainbow a little of Fluttershy. “Speak up, stallion.”

“I’m not good with dating,” Blitz says barely loud enough for Rainbow to hear him.

Rainbow sighs. “It’s fine. I’m no good with stallions either.”

“Could have fooled me,” Blitz says unconsciously.

Rainbow snorts. “Yeah.” She said trying to look at her menu again.

Blitz joins her as, across the street, Applejack watches from hiding as this unfold. “Um…Applejack, what are you doing?” Rarity asks walking up.

Applejack smiles. “Setting my cousin up on a date.”

“Applejack, I am surprised at you. You didn’t invite me.” Rarity says.

Applejack nods. “Take a seat then. This will be fun to watch.”

“So who has made a foal out of themselves first?” Rarity asks taking a seat.

Applejack nods her head to Blitz. “Him first.”

“Oh, what happened?” Rarity asks.

Applejack smirks. “He bumbled on a few words and then stopped completely.”

“Oh my, he’s nervous?” Rarity asks.

Applejack giggles. “Yeah, he barely had a mare before. At least he’s learning.”

“Huh?” Rarity asks.

Applejack points to him. “He never had a mare before, so I’m helping him along. He needs to be at least happy and…he never had true fun anytime I saw him all that time ago.”

“Well, you bullied him, right?” Rarity asks.

“Yeah, when I…wait a minute.” Applejack says a little mad now.

Rarity looks a bit afraid. “What is it?”

“You don’t know what happened back then between me and him.” Applejack says sounding very much like when she protects Applebloom.

Rarity backs off a little. “I’m…I’m sorry.” She said before walking away, but stops and gets a smile. “Applejack you wouldn’t have unresolved feelings about him would you?” Rarity asks.

Applejack looks angrily at her. “Heck no. I don’t love him like that.”

“I never said anything about love Applejack.” Rarity says smirking at the now wide-eyed mare.

Applejack huffs. “Just get out of here.” She then looks to where Blitz and Rainbow is and sees them gone. “Where they go?!”

---

“So this team is called the Wonderbolt?” Blitz asks as he walks with Rainbow down the street.

Rainbow nods. “Yeah, the best team for performances and shows and I want to be in that team.”

“It’s good to have a dream that is hard to reach. Makes succeeding at it feel even better.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles. “Yeah, so what’s your dream?”

“I…don’t have one,” Blitz says after a long pause.

Rainbow stops. “Well, what did you dream a long time ago?”

“I don’t really think I ever had one,” Blitz says thinking it over.

Rainbow looks at him. “Hey, how about we head to your home and talk it over. I can make a mean burger.”

“Oh, I’m not sad about it. I just never had a life dream. Before I just set goals and work to accomplish them.” Blitz says.

Rainbow playfully hits him. “Well then, what say you, me and a plate of burgers at your place to help cheer you up?”

Blitz chuckles. “I don’t have a place Rainbow. I’m just staying with my Cuz.” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs. “Oh well. Well, how about we head there? I’m sure Applebloom would like a meal.”

“Sure, sounds like a bit of fun,” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles. “Great, let’s get going.” She said already heading to the farm.

“Oh, come to think of it, didn’t you challenge me?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow turns to him. “Yeah, I did. You owe me being tough.”

“One chance at hoof wrestling. I heard you beat Jackie at it.” Blitz says.

Rainbow grins. “Heck yeah, I did. So, want to try it?”

“Sure, let’s see what you got.” Blitz challenges getting to the farm.

Rainbow sits at a tree stump and places her hoof down. “Come on, unless you’re chicken?”

Blitz offers his left hoof as it was the one without his communicator. “Ready whenever you are.” He challenged.

Rainbow grabs his hoof. “Three, two.” She didn’t finish and started to push his hoof down.

Blitz immediately started pushing back, making up the disadvantage quickly and got into a deadlock.

Rainbow struggles with his strength as she actually hears something like a creaking noise behind him. “Give up?” She strained. Blitz didn’t respond as he had his full concentration on the match and starts to slowly overpower her. Rainbow struggles to gain ground and slowly pushes him back. All the while, he was a little embarrassed as she could tell he was focused only on her and started sweating as his strength steadily increased.

Rainbow looks a little surprised as he started to slowly force her down and then slams her hoof down. “Yes!” The only thing she could hear, was that screeching noise when he was finally winning over her.

“You ok?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow looks at him. “Yeah, I’m fine.” She gets up and heads for the home. “Come on.”

“You’re shocked, aren’t ya?” Blitz asks slipping back into his country accent.

Rainbow shakes her head. “Of course not.” She said, hiding her pride.

“It’s because I was completely focused on that one thing, if I was distracted for a moment, all that strength would have vanished almost altogether,” Blitz says.

Rainbow huffs. “If you’re going to be like that, maybe I shouldn’t cook.”

“You could as easily do that as well. All it takes is a little practice. Think of using that with your wings.” Blitz says.

Rainbow waves him off. “Yeah, yeah.”

“My cuz told me you can do something similar, I think she called it the sonic rainboom,” Blitz says catching her attention.

Rainbow turns back to him. “She talked about that?”

“Yeah, when I asked about her friends,” Blitz says.

Rainbow shuffles a bit before walking to the house again and reaches the door. “Can you thank Applejack for me?”

“For what?” Blitz asks opening the door for her.

Rainbow smiles at him. “For talking about her friends, nicely.”

“Alright, and I was serious when I said that,” Blitz says.

Rainbow nods. “Thanks.” She said heading inside and to the kitchen.

Rainbow and Blitz found the house empty and spent more time talking to each other. It wasn’t until a few hours had passed that Applejack walked in. “Where the heck were you two?” She asks almost angry.

“Walking around. Why, were you spying?” Rainbow asks suspiciously.

Applejack huffs. “Nope.”

“I see, you’re still a horrible liar Jackie,” Blitz says.

Rainbow snickers at the nickname. “Jackie?”

“Yes, I have always called her that, mostly to her annoyance when she was a filly,” Blitz says.

Applejack growls. “Shut up you varmint.”

“See,” Blitz says.

Rainbow giggles. “What’s wrong, Jackie?”

“Hey, that’s my name for her.” Blitz fake whines.

Rainbow sticks her tongue out at him. “Too bad.”

Blitz chuckles at her and smiles, something that Applejack was happy was becoming more common. “I’m heading to bed, just…don’t make a ruckus and a mess on the couch.” She said.

“How would I do that?” Blitz asks obvious to her meaning.

Rainbow blues. “AJ! I’m not planning on doing that.”

“And that is my revenge there.” Applejack says going up as Blitz finally gets it.

“Hey!” Blitz yells after her.

“Well, I better get going, see you around Blitzkrieg,” Rainbow says leaving.

Blitz smiles as he waves at her. “Bye.”

Later that night, Blitz laid on the couch, waiting for sleep to take him when he heard movement from upstairs. Opening his eyes slightly he can see Applejack coming down the steps. Blitz closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep before she noticed.

Applejack sighs as she looks down at him. “Why did you leave?” Blitz continued to pretend as he felt her sit beside him. She then starts to pet his head. “Why did you cause me so much pain?”

Blitz sighs as he opens his eyes. “Cause I didn’t want to cause you more pain than what you felt for all those years.”

Applejack reeled back a bit, seeing him awake. “Um…how long were y’all awake?” Applejack asks.

“The entire time,” Blitz says.

Applejack keeps looking at him till she keeps petting his head. “But you caused us too much pain by leaving us.”

Blitz looks at her. “And you would have gotten more hurt and it would have been personally my fault.”

“Blitz, you’re family.” Applejack says now hugging his head.

Blitz finally sighs. “You want to know what happened that night after all, don’t you?” He asks.

Applejack pulls back and nods. “Please, it would really hurt less if you did tell.”

“I won’t go into details, but I was abducted that night and taken away,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks surprised. “Then how did you get out?”

“Oh, that is a story I may share one day, but not yet,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “So what happened after that?”

“Found by somepony who helped and trained me for my job and eventually set out on my own,” Blitz says being vague.

Applejack keeps looking at him. “What’s your job?”

“That is something I may tell you one day as well,” Blitz says as she had leaned down close to him.

Applejack narrows her eyes before they soften again. “Okay.” She said before leaning her head back and sighing. “Good night.” She said before leaving.

“I don’t tell you so you wouldn’t have to worry,” Blitz says quietly, not realizing Applejack heard him.

Later that morning, Blitz ended up walking through town again as the talk last night kept replaying again and again. ‘I think I am spending too much time with them and not working.’ Blitz thinks as he sees Applejack and Rainbow looking at a newspaper.

Walking over he sees the front page, making his eyes widen. “Give me that!” He said before grabbing the paper and looking at the front page about news about an object falling in between Ponyville and Canterlot as well as unverified reports of a flying snake spitting poison and increased theft of items started to arise. ‘I think I found my next bounty.’ Blitz thinks.

Placing the paper down on the table. “What was that for?” Rainbow asks.

“Jackie, I have to go out of town for a bit. I have another job appointment.” Blitz says before leaving.

Applejack looks confused and picks up the paper and reads the front page before getting worried. “Not again.” She said before running off after him. Applejack lost sight of him and couldn’t find him again though.

“Minerva do we have a bounty on a snake-like creature?” Blitz asks.

“Searching now…match found,” Minerva says as a picture of a snake with bat-like wings appears. “Alias: Quetzalcoatl. Species: A sub-breed of Serpeious Cakardus. Home Planet: Serpentaria 4. Status: Destroyed by a supernova. Wanted for theft and burglary of several items jewels and artifacts and a broker for said artifacts on the black market. Note: His ego is great and views himself as the reincarnation of the human mythical god Quetzalcoatl. As such he views any gold or jewels he steals as rightfully his property and offerings for his favor. Bounty: 567,000 credits alive, 200,000 dead.” Minerva says.

“Great, a bounty with a major ego, but then again that can work to our favor. Minerva, what is happening in the area?” Blitz asks before Minerva brings up several different images of posters for events until a Wonderbolt vs. Shadowbolt show comes up. “Perfect. Minerva, I’m going to need my flight gear for this bounty.” Blitz says.

A door is heard being unsealed and opens up to show several armors. Blitz walks in and stops to a dark blue armor. “Been a while since I had to wear this.” He said.

Minerva appears near him. “You okay?”

“Yeah, just remembering my mentor and father-like figure,” Blitz says using his magic to take off his outfit and then started to put on the armor finishing with the helmet.

Minerva smiles. “You be careful out there.”

“Aren’t I always?” Blitz asks as the ship lifted off and flew to the area.

Minerva laughs. “No, you come back with cuts and bruises.”

“Battle scars,” Blitz says.

Minerva appears in front of him. “Keep telling yourself that.”

“So Minerva, how have the probes been doing gathering information on bounties and your scans of the atmosphere?” Blitz asks walking and taking a seat in the pilot’s seat.

Minerva disappears and then appears in his lap. “Two bounties found, ships and they are silent and offline. They can be yours if you go there.”

“Want to scavenge and use them to upgrade before selling them off to Omega?” Blitz asks.

Minerva nods. “Heard they got better weapons and armor and tech to use.”

“You have been wanting me to upgrade Darkstar One for a while now. You might just get your wish.” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles and moves her head close to his. “Thank you. Just don’t mess it up like last time.”

“Hey, how was I supposed to know that the lost treasure ship was rigged to blow when you turned it back on?” Blitz asks.

Later Blitz was walking around in stealth and was listening to some guards. “Did you hear somepony made a threat to clip the Shadowbolt and Wonderbolt’s wings in the show in a few days?” Blitz overheard a guard say.

‘Interesting.’ Blitz thinks before he goes to the ticket booth and sneaks passed and walks awhile before he finds guard captain Silver Spear talking to a yellow mare with an orange mane and a dark purple mare with a slightly dark blue mane talking to him. He noticed both were wearing the uniforms to on the poster.

He keeps looking around and soon sees the prize in a locked box surrounded by a few guards. “Perfect.”

“Look, Spitfire, Shadow Runner, we are taking every precaution we can so nopony is getting in without our notice.” Silver says.

Spitfire sighs. “Just make sure, we had enough trouble with the foalnappings.”

“What the hasbin means is, don’t mess up and get us open to be taken down.” Shadow Runner says.

Spitfire hits her. “Shut up or I’ll leave you with all the boys in my team.”

“Oh, you mean like last time? Is Soarun or whatever his name is, still have that broken leg?” Shadow Runner mocks.

Spitfire glares. “Don’t make me leave you there to be raped again.”

“You tried and failed last time.” Shadow Runner says.

“Ladies, I assure you, we have everything under control.” Silver says.

“I don’t know about that,” Blitz says appearing behind Silver. Silver jumps in slight shock. “What’s wrong guard captain, I thought you said you had everything under control and yet I bypassed your security with no problem,” Blitz says.

Silver glares slightly at him. “We are still protecting everypony at the same time.”

“Yeah, it would be so hard for me to have taken a shot,” Blitz says, Silver noticing the same badge on the armor he was shown the day Firefly was caught.

Silver groans. “Just let us work.”

“You know this pony?” Shadow Runner asks as she and Spitfire were now on guard.

Silver nods. “Yes, meet the same pony who took down the foalnapper.”

“Don’t you mean serial killer and that makes you…” Spitfire began.

“Officer Southern Cross,” Blitz says.

Shadow Runner looks at him. “How many mares have you had?”

“So I heard somepony made a threat to clip the wings of both teams,” Blitz says to Silver ignoring Shadow.

Silver nods. “Yes, we are keeping a lookout on both the locker rooms and the teams themselves.”

“You left twenty-three openings for an intruder to get in,” Blitz says to him.

Silver huffs. “Still, we got to deal with whatever the head guard tells us what we can have.”

“Easy fix, just put a detection spell and set a trap in the vents will eliminate nine of them,” Blitz says.

Silver raises an eyebrow. “It’s that small?”

“They are a little bigger than necessary,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Okay, we’ll do that.”

“Sounds like he has experience,” Shadow says a little miffed at being ignored.

Spitfire smiles and bumps her shoulder. “And with mares hitting on him.”

“Isn’t he technically law enforcement?” Shadow asks wiggling her eyebrows, giving Spitfire the same idea. She then turns back to Blitz. “So Cross? See anything you like?” She asks stretching her body to stretch her skin suit around her curves.

Or maybe not. “What she means is, since you have experience, would you be interested in a temporary member of our security for the teams,” Spitfire says.

Blitz nods. “Until after the show and I catch this criminal. After that, you’re on your own again.”

“Sounds good,” Shadow says rubbing against him. “Can’t wait for you to…protect me.”

Blitz steps away, sending Shadow to the ground. “Can’t wait.” He said.

‘She is so annoying when she is in heat.’ Spitfire thinks.

Blitz sighs. “Don’t you mares have a show to do?”

“Not for a few days.” Silver says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “And practice?”

“They are just taking a break. It’s time you two get back to your teams now and leave the security to us.” Silver says.

Spitfire nods and walks away with Shadow licking her lips before leaving with Spitfire.

“They always like that guard captain?” Blitz asks.

Silver nods. “Only tough one to be around is Shadow because she tries to be with every stallion she sees.”

“Well, we just have to do our job,” Blitz says.

“So you are wearing something different.” Silver says.

“I dress for the situation,” Blitz says simply before disappearing.

Silver just look where he was before sighing. “Why do I feel I’m getting the short end of the stick?”

---

Three days later, Applejack had dragged her friends out to go looking for Blitz. They had searched all the areas of the sightings of the flying snake, but no luck. Thought Twilight was looking into a said snake with some results.

Applejack groans out loud. “Where is he?”

“Applejack please, please, please, please, please can we go to the Wonderbolt, Shadowbolt competition since it is so close?” Rainbow begged.

Applejack glares at her. “Fine, leave me to handle this alone.”

“He might be there. He seemed interested when I told him about them.” Rainbow says.

Applejack groans. “Fine. Let’s go.”

“Yes!” Rainbow yells.

Applejack sighed, though a part of her did hope Blitz would be at the show and not out there doing whatever his job was. After following Rainbow they reached the stadium and brought the last few tickets and headed inside. Though the increased guards didn’t escape Twilight’s notice making her suspicious.

As they made their way to the stands they saw Silver Spear and Blitz in his armor walking side by side, talking. “How’s the amount coming in?” Blitz asks.

“We are applying a magic restraining spell to all unicorns and are checking everypony or anything hidden.” Silver says.

“We are dealing with the Crippler and here is his motive, he doesn’t do anything till the show starts,” Blitz says.

“I see you read up on him.” Silver says.

“Yeah, I always studying my quarry,” Blitz says stopping noticing the janitor closet door was locked.

“What’s wrong?” Silver asks.

“This door is locked,” Blitz says suspiciously.

Silver looks at the door before taking out a ring of keys and opening the door. “There, anything wrong?”

“Blood stains and a uniform is missing. Crippler is already here.” Blitz says after checking the closet.

Silver nods. “I’ll tell the others to keep an eye out for any janitors.”

“Get a list of all the janitors here and find out who has gone missing as well, it might give us a clue,” Blitz says.

Silver nods as they reach the locker rooms. “The stadium is filling up quite nicely. Heard some ponies are even coming from Ponyville.”

Blitz paid what he said no mind as he focused on the job. “Yeah, but the more that attend, the harder it is for us to identify the Crippler and easier it will be for him to escape,” Blitz says.

Silver nods and knocks on the locker rooms. “Few minutes until show time ladies.” He calls.

The door suddenly opens and Shadow pushes Blitz to the wall and somewhat straddles him. “I just need three.”

Spitfire glares at her. “Save that for the slut version of the suit. I don’t want anything else, but sweat on this stuff.”

“The crippler is already in the building, keep on your guard,” Blitz says moving Shadow off of him.

Spitfire nods. “Just be sure to do your job.”

“I always do,” Blitz says.

Spitfire shook herself after he had left. “Still can’t get over the fact he never has taken that armor off since we met. I like to assign a pony’s face with a name not with a helmet that glass reflects my face.” She says.

Shadow keeps licking her lips. “Well after the show, if he doesn’t take it off, I’ll do it personally.”

“Good luck, he has easily evaded every one of your attempts so far,” Spitfire says grabbing her goggles.

Shadow grins. “Yet.”

Blitz walks up to Silver as he finishes talking to a guard. “None of the janitors are missing.” Silver says.

“Hmm…then that means Crippler could have lured a pony into the closet while wearing the uniform before killing them and…quickly, amongst the engineers, who was gone from their place the longest?” Blitz asks.

“Um…I think it was the one who runs the cloud machine. Those things usually stay for at least a week.” Silver says his eyes widening.

“Quickly!” Blitz says as the two ran off towards the upper levels.

Silver and a few guards running after him and they all find the cloud machine off and normal. “This is what it normally looks like. Nothing seems to be tampered.” Silver observed.

“It’s warm, it has been used recently and it was only supposed to be used this morning in preparation,” Blitz says feeling it.

“Oh, Celestia.” Silver says in realization.

Blitz examines it closely and finds a small drop of liquid on the floor. “Some unicorn scan this and tell us what it is,” Blitz instructs.

Silver looks out the window and sees the Shadowbolts and Wonderbolts taking their positions. “The show is about to start.”

Blitz looks out as well and sees some of the Bolts starting to act weird. “Um…why are those mares swaying around like that?”

Silver nods. “Yeah, you don’t think he made one especially for mares, do you?”

“Sir, it is a neurotoxin designed to paralyze a victim temporarily after a few moments of some other symptoms. Don’t know what they are now.” A guard said.

Soarin looks to Fleetfoot and Spitfire as they move around weird. “What’s up with them?”

“You four follow me, we have to catch them when they come down.” Blitz orders the unicorns arcing out to the hallway towards the field.

Blitz and the others hurry down to the field as the mares start to look around wildly. “Get them out and have the medics check them.” He said noticing Spitfire was falling.

Spitfire fell down and was caught by Blitz’s hooves as he slid towards the spot. “Hey sexy, wanna ride this thing?” She asks lustfully, looking up at him.

Blitz looks a bit surprised. “Lust, okay that’s the first symptom. Let’s get them out of here.” Blitz says before taking her to the medics who were loading the mares onto stretchers and taking them inside. As they finish pulling them away, Blitz glares and walks off with Silver following. “Time to catch the Crippler, you know where to go,” Blitz says and Silver nods.

Silver sighs in relief. “Time to end this scum.”

Not ten minutes later an earth pony stallion was walking through a corridor when Blitz steps in front of the door that was his escape route. “Going somewhere Crippler?” Blitz asks.

The pony just looks confused. “I’m sorry, I don’t know anypony by that name. Now, if you excuse me, I got an appointment at the university.”

“Give it up, we got you dead to right.” Silver says blocking the other direction, spear in the hoof.

The pony looks behind him and then right in front of him. “Wow, you really got it figured out, don’t you?”

“Yes, you see this was a trap, this was the only way in and out we left unguarded waiting for you. As we speak, the mares you poisoned, so they would crash and either cripple or kill themselves from the impact, are having an antidote administered or already have and recovering.” Blitz bringing out a blaster.

The Crippler shrugs. “Very good, but on this, I was planning on making the Slutterbolts instead of the Wonderbolts. Now, if you excuse me…” He said before being blasted in his front hind leg joint. “Yeow! That’s smart!”

“Oh, it does more than that,” Blitz says as the Crippler’s leg went completely numb.

Crippler growls at him as he was tied up from behind. “You’ll pay for this unicorn.”

“No, you are going to jail and the name is Southern Cross,” Blitz says as the guards took him out the door where Blitz was barring and the journalists waiting and started snapping pictures of him.

Blitz sighs and heads back to the recovery area and finds most of the medic guards replaced by mare nurses and doctors. “Where’re the guards?”

“Had to remove all the stallions as the mares were being affected by the toxin and made them all lusty and the stallions couldn’t get any work done. They should be good by now.” A doctor says.

Blitz walks over to Spitfire now groaning as she looks up. “What the heck happened?”

“The Crippler used the cloud machine of the stadium to poison you and the others with a neurotoxin that paralysis the victims. He wanted you all to fall to earth and die as some ironic revenge. But he is currently being taken away by the guards and won’t be getting off.” Blitz says.

Spitfire moves slightly before stopping. “I feel…wet.” She pulls her zipper down and looks inside before zipping it back up again. “I need the locker room.”

“You all should be able to move soon. After that, you could choose to continue the show or hold off on it till another day.” Blitz says walking away.

“Whoo! What a rush! I want to do that again!” Shadow cheers as she was partly out of her suit.

Spitfire glares at her. “Shadow we got hit by a neurotoxin.”

Shadow looks confused. “Did we, I thought it was an aphrodisiac?”

“You’re lucky Spitfire.” A nurse says walking up.

Spitfire sighs. “How long would we have had if this continued?”

“You would already be dead if that stallion didn’t catch you.” She says.

Spitfire blushes a little. “Oh, who was he?”

“He just left.” The nurse says.

Spitfire blushes a little more. “What about the other teammates?”

“They were all caught by the unicorn’s magic as they started to fall.” The nurse says.

Spitfire looks around. “Where’s Soarin and the rest of the boys?”

“The neurotoxin was keened to mares only.” The nurse informs.

Shadow grins. “Guess we would have been the Slutterbolts after that.” Spitfire glares at her to which Shadow just shrugs. “Hey, that’s what the playstallion version is being called.”

“We almost died and you are making jokes?” Spitfire almost yells.

Shadow frowns at her. “Hey, I have to cheer everypony up somehow.”

“So want to give it another shot girls or do the show in a few days?” Spitfire asks.

One of the Shadowbolt groans. “I need a bit, something is warm on me.”

“I guess we can hold off on it for a few days. Besides, didn’t Southern Cross say he would stay on till the show was over?” Fleetfoot asks.

Shadow nodded. “Yes, he did.” She said before looking at Spitfire blushing a bit. “Wait, don’t tell me you’re…”

“Shut up before I break your wings.” Spitfire threatens.

Shadow grins. “Oh my Luna, you are, aren’t you?”

Spitfire reached for something to throw at Shadow.

---

Twilight and the girls watched as the famed Crippler was loaded onto a prison carriage before being taken away. “Think he’s the one who caused this?” Twilight asks.

“Silver Spear, any comments on what happened in the show?” A journalist asks.

“Yes, a week ago, both the Wonderbolts and Shadowbolts received a death threat for the show. Naturally, the guards reacted and with the assistance of an outside contractor aiding the security detail, we captured him and saved the teams from and bad injuries.” Silver says.

“And the show?” Another asks.

“That is up to the teams to decide if they continue or postpone it.” Silver says.

“This outside contractor, who is it and is he the one that caught Spitfire?” Rainbow asks.

Silver nods. “Yes he is and he’s Southern Cross.” He said before a feedback from a mic sounded throughout the stadium.

Looking at a stage they can see Soarin up at the mic. “We are very sorry everypony, but due to the mares’ condition of both teams, we have to postpone the show. You can still use the tickets you came in on and we hope to have a real date by tomorrow.”

“And there is your answer from Soarin himself, now if you excuse me, I have other things to attend to.” Silver says leaving.

Rainbow gets a bit jealous. “He gets that close to the Wonderbolts, dang it.”

“Well, he is a part of the security Dashie,” Pinkie says.

Rainbow glares at her. “I meant that pony who caught Spitfire.”

“Wait, isn’t Southern Cross the one who caught that heinous insect creature, Firefly?” Rarity asks as all the ponies noticed Twilight’s shocked face she had since Silver said the name.

Rainbow looks at her. “What’s wrong with you?”

“Um…oh…nothing,” Twilight says quickly.

The rest looks skeptical, but then Twilight quickly walks up to where the mares were taken and say a few things to the guard and allow her through, but blocks the rest of the mares. “Hey, where’s she going?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight walks through the line of beds set up for the mares and comes across Spitfire who looks a little shocked. “How did you get in here?” Spitfire asks as Shadow was trying to pull stuff out of her suit.

“Advantage of being a princess,” Twilight says.

Spitfire sighs as she tries to get rid of the sweat in her suit. “What are you here for?”

“What do you know of Southern Cross?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire groans. “Well, I can tell that armor is really tough, but I can’t tell much because everything else is a daze. I think my lust phase really clouded my mind.”

“Uh huh, what about before, surely you must have talked to him,” Twilight says.

“Not really, he seems to vanish when he wants to,” Spitfire says.

Twilight sighs. “Great. So you don’t know anything else?”

“Sorry, but no. He’s a mystery now that I think about it.” Spitfire says.

Shadow grins. “I’ll tell you what he is, he’s hot and possibly good to bang.” She said now having her suit completely free of stuff and zipped up halfway.

“Thanks that helps so much,” Twilight says sarcastically.

Shadow giggles. “No problem.”

---

It was two days later when the show was started up again. Applejack hadn’t found any sign of Blitz anywhere in the area, much to her displeasure. “So nopony has seen him?” She asks as they sat in the same spot as before.

“Maybe this means he went somewhere else.” Fluttershy offered as the Wonderbolts and Shadowbolts preform.

Applejack sighs. “I just don’t want to disappear again.”

Fluttershy pets her, trying the comfort her as the show ends and judges bring out the trophy. Twilight was searching high and low for Southern Cross with binoculars when she spots something on the roof of the stadium’s stands across from her. Double checking she sees him moving as if he was looking for something. “What’s he doing over there?” She asks herself.

Blitz looks carefully as the scanner runs through every spot in the stadium and, besides a few more bounties he decides to ignore because he can see them with families or too low to bother with, he finally sighs and looks down and hits something. “Bingo.” He said as he sees the silhouette of a snake briefly.

He keeps watching until the snake moves into the open as everypony stands up and cheers and pays attention to the award ceremony. He frowns as it starts to slither away to the ceremony and jumps down. Activating his boosters a bit to soften the fall he lands in the walkway of the seats, surprising the ponies there.

The snake looks back at him as it hears the thud as he had grabbed the golden jewel-encrusted trophy. “So you finally found me.” The snake said surprisingly those near the trophy case and those on the stage.

“I don’t let a perp escape me Quetzalcoatl. Now move away from the mares and trophy.” Blitz orders, his blasters trained on him.

Quetzalcoatl laughs. “Sorry, but my ride is calling me.” He said before spreading his wings and flying away with the trophy in his tail.

The guards were about to go after him when Blitz activates his jetpack and shoots after him. “Get back here coward!” He yells.

Quetzalcoatl hisses at him. “In your dreams. Mine, however…” He said to himself looking at the trophy as Blitz still shot at him.

Blitz growls before huffing. “Oh forget this.” He hits a few things on his foreleg screen and something comes out of his shoulder pads.

“Homing rockets enabled.” The A.I. said.

Blitz fires one missile and hits Quetzalcoatl in the wing and sends him spiraling. “Dammit!” He then stops as Blitz catches him by the tail and grabs the trophy.

Blitz smiles to himself as he heads back to the stadium. He then maneuvers ‘away’ from the flagpole and ‘accidentally’ hits his head on the pole. “Oops, sorry.” He hits him again on the stadium itself. “My bad.” He then flies down and starts to him along the cage’s bars lined against the field. “Sorry. Sorry. I’m bad at flying today.” Blitz says mockingly before slamming him into the ground.

Blitz lands and places another transport receiver on his chest before backing off and activating the bubble. “Where’s the treasure you stole?”

Quetzalcoatl hisses at him. “Like I would tell you. OW!”

Blitz let’s go of the trigger that places a shock on the victim. “Where?!”

“In a cave, on that mountain over there,” Quetzalcoatl says.

Blitz nods. “Good. Now let’s see what your supposed godhood does to you in prison, you overgrown iguana.” He said before pressing the button and sending him off.

Quetzalcoatl hisses in pain. “No! No!” He yells before dissolving away and the bubble collapsing on itself and with that, Blitz disappears, leaving the trophy where it is on the ground.

The audience sat there in stunned silence at what just happened. A guard walks over to the trophy and picks it before looking around for signs of them before heading back to the stage. “Um…let the ceremony continue.” He calls out.

---

A week later, Applejack finally returned to the farm with no Blitz in tow. The commotion from Southern Cross’ capture of what he called Quetzalcoatl, sent every news reporter scrambling with all the pictures they had taken and the guards scouring of the mountain and finding of all the stole items for the last few weeks.

Applejack sighs as she went inside her home. “Guys…I’m home. Sorry I couldn’t bring Blitz.”

“Oh Applejack, you’re back. Want to try these hay burgers? Rainbow was right, this recipe is fantastic.” Blitz said from the kitchen.

“No thanks.” She says walking past him but then sticks her head back in, realizing who spoke to her.

Blitz shrugs. “Have it your way, more for me and Applebloom.” He said eating away at a burger with Applebloom.

“Where the heck did you go!?” Applejack yells.

Blitz looks up midbite. He swallows before speaking. “Baltimare. Told you, my job involves me in these cities.”

“Yeah, he even brought me back a few bags from Baltimare’s famous candy factory,” Applebloom says happily.

Applejack glares at him. “And Baltimare too?”

“It’s part of my job,” Blitz says smiling.

Applejack marches up to him angrily. “And worrying us to death?”

“I told you I had to go somewhere. By the way, where were you? I’ve been back a few days.” Blitz says.

Applejack hits him upside the head. “I’ve been looking for you, you dumbass.”

“Are you going to come looking for me every time I have to go somewhere for my job?” Blitz asks.

Applejack glares at him. “Not when you don’t go away for days at a time without telling us.”

“Um…sis, didn’t you leave the same day?” Applebloom asks.

Applejack looks to her sister. “Hush now.” She then turns back to Blitz. “Don’t leave without telling a thing again.”

“So what happened to you on your trip?” Blitz asks.

Applejack sighs. “Well, the mares of the Wonderbolts and Shadowbolts show were out for a day and then there was this snake thing taking the trophy before Cross got to him.”

“Wait, you were there sis?!” Applebloom yells excited.

Applejack nods. “Yep, all thanks to Rainbow.”

“Tell me all about it. Tell me, tell me.” Applebloom says jumping up and down.

Applejack shakes her head. “Nope, bedtime little missy.”

“But sis…” Applebloom says giving her the pout.

Applejack shakes her head again and points upstairs. “Bed now, it’s late and you got chores tomorrow.”

“Aw,” Applebloom says.

“Don’t worry, I’ll convince her,” Blitz says patting her head.

Applejack sits down as Blitz makes Applebloom go up and waits for him to come back. All the while, munching on the hayburger. “Not bad.”

“So what happened?” Blitz asks.

Applejack sighs. “Exactly what I said.”

“You feeling ok?” Blitz asks.

Applejack puts her head on the table. “Tired.”

“Jackie, you are worrying me,” Blitz says petting her mane.

Applejack looks up at him. “You’re worrying me.”

“Why?” Blitz asks.

Applejack sighs. “Because…you’re disappearing for a long time and then reappearing like nothing ever happened. I’m worried about what’s happening during that time.”

“Jackie, is there something you want to say?” Blitz asks.

Applejack looks at him. “What’s your job?”

“I’m not telling you that yet Jackie,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks away. “Then how can I trust you?”

“I have no answer for that. That is up to you.” Blitz says.

Applejack keeps looking away. “Then it’s just like old times of just being away from each other.”

“Unless you say what is on your mind, nothing will change,” Blitz says petting her again.

Applejack actually started to tear up. “I missed you, Blitz. When you went missing, I truly missed you and I couldn’t stop looking for you around here. I don’t want to lose you again.”

“Why did you miss me?” Blitz asks.

Applejack whimpers slightly. “I love you, Blitz.” Blitz sighs and wraps his hoof around her. Applejack buries her head into his chest. “I don’t want to lose you, Blitz, never again.” She said sobbing into his coat.

‘Ok, I have no idea what to do.’ Blitz thinks shocked.

Applejack keeps sobbing. “Please…just tell me what you are doing.”

“Ok, first, let go and face me,” Blitz says giving in to the crying mare.

Applejack looks up at him. “What is it?” Blitz says nothing and fishes out something and places it on the table. Looking at it she sees a badge. “What is this?” She asks taking it.

“My badge, signifying I’m a marshal,” Blitz says.

Applejack tries to wipe away the tears. “So…all those creatures…?”

“I don’t work alone,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks at him again. “What do you mean you don’t work alone?”

“I have a partner,” Blitz says.

Applejack turns to the badge again. “That Southern Cross guy?”

“I’ve said too much already Jackie,” Blitz says.

Applejack keeps looking at the badge before placing it on the table again and leans her head back on his chest. “Thank you.”

“That’s why I didn’t want you to know. I chase down some of the worst scum there is.” Blitz says putting it away.

Applejack nuzzles his chest. “Just be careful. I don’t think Applebloom would like you being gone again.”

“Hey, I haven’t come back hurt yet, have I?” Blitz asks.

Applejack just brings her hoof behind his head and slams him down on the table. “Promise me.”

“Ok, ok, I give,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs and brings her hoof away to let him up. “Come on, let’s get to bed.”

“Gotcha,” Blitz says walking to the couch.

Applejack grabs his shirt. “Not there.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

Applejack smiles softly. “You really think we leave a member of our family sleeping on the couch?”

“Well, I have been sleeping there for a while,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “And that’s why I’m placing you in a real bed.”

“But I know for a fact there are only four beds in this house,” Blitz says.

Applejack blushes slightly. “How about mine?”

“Jack…you know what, if you are fine with it, I will,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles as she leads him upstairs. “Promise you won’t sneak out again?”

“I’ll tell you before I have to leave again for my job,” Blitz promises.

Applejack smiles before slowing down and allowing him to catch up before she kisses him on the cheek. “Thanks, cuz.”

“Jackie, please just call me Blitz,” Blitz says.

Applejack smirks. “Okay…Blitzy.” She said snickering.

“I can live with that,” Blitz says as they enter her room.

Applejack smirks. “Good, because I’m going to be calling you like that for a long time.” She said getting into bed. Blitz says nothing as he joins her. “Night Blitzy.” She said after placing her hat on the nightstand.

“Night Jackie,” Blitz says closing his eyes.

---

The next morning Blitz awoke to Applejack brushing her mane and tail, getting ready. “Morning.” He greets as he rises out of bed.

“Mornin Blitz.” Applejack greets.

Blitz stretches as he gets out of bed. “So, what do we have today?”

“We got chores to do around here.” Applejack says.

“Hey Jackie, what I told you must remain between us,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks back at him and sighs. “Okay, but others will get suspicious.” She said pointing her brush at him.

“Yeah, but I can only do my job so well as long as I’m anonymous amongst them and the risk to you and the rest of the family is lessened,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Just…be careful. I don’t want to treat your cuts and bruises.”

“Don’t worry, I’m used to treating those myself.” He says leaning against her a bit.

Applejack smiles. “Good, now get going downstairs, soup should be on by now.”

As Applejack starts to leave Blitz says something. “The reason I gave you is the same reason Southern Cross never shows his face,” Blitz says.

Applejack stops and doesn’t move before Blitz moves closer and suddenly Applejack grabs him in a hug. “Don’t ever hurt us like that again.”

“What and deprive you of this?” Blitz jokes gesturing to his face.

Applejack just slaps him. “Don’t, just don’t.”

“I already said I would, but when I vanish, you will have to cover for me and let me hide something on the farm,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Blitz, I’m terrible at lying.”

“Just say I went to a city that I tell you to say so we have our story straight,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Okay, just be back quickly.”

“Will do as quickly as possible, but the timing may be a little sporadic, I could have no work for a month or have jobs back to back,” Blitz says.

Applejack lays her head on his chest. “Just be sure to come back.”

“I will don’t worry.” He says giving her a quick peck on the cheek.

Applejack smiles and lets go. “Okay, come on.” She said before heading out.

Blitz follows her and hears Applebloom below when Applejack becomes visible from the stairs. “Sis, sis, Blitz is gone again.” She says.

Applejack smiles and shakes her head. “Nope, right Blitzy?” She called up the stairs.

“Yeah, I’m still here,” Blitz says.

Applebloom smiles. “Yes, come on Blitz, we got crusading to do.”

“Alright Applebloom, I will help you,” Blitz says letting her ride on his back.

Applebloom smiles. “Awesome, this will be so much fun.”

After Blitz and Applebloom left, Big Mac came up to Applejack. “So what was our cuz doing in your room?” He asks.

Applejack blushes slightly. “It wasn’t right to leave him on the couch, so I offered my bed.”

“Is that all?” Big Mac asks.

Applejack hits him. “Big Mac, he’s our cousin. I’m not going to do that.” Applejack says before storming off.

‘Didn’t answer my question directly.’ Big Mac thinks as he gets to work.

Blitz smiles as Applebloom led him to their clubhouse. “This is it?”

“I can’t believe this is still here,” Blitz says.

Applebloom looks to him. “What?”

“Yeah, Jackie use to drag me here every time we visited,” Blitz says.

Applebloom gets off and quickly heads inside. “Come on.”

“Ok cuz,” Blitz says following her in. Inside he finds the other two fillies looking at a sheet of paper with a checklist. “So…what’s going on here?”

“You were in Canterlot when Southern Cross made his first appearance right Cuz?” Applebloom asks.

Blitz nods. “Yeah, while looking for your present I saw him taking down that insect. Though he disappeared right after.”

“Like stories about him at the Wonderbolt vs. Shadowbolt show when he took down a huge snake with wings,” Scootaloo says pinning a new news article to a board.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, that was fun too.”

“So you were there as well?” Sweetie Belle asks hopefully.

“No, I only caught the first attempt at the show and saw him catch and save Spitfire,” Blitz says cursing himself internally for letting that slip.

“Aww.” Sweetie Belle whines a little.

“But he did witness him in action,” Scootaloo says.

“Like your siblings.” Blitz reminds.

They look surprised. “They were there?!” They asked.

“Yeah, Applejack told me herself and they said they saw the second attempt and him taking down the snake,” Blitz says.

“Wow.” They drone out.

“I’m thinking ambush,” Blitz says causing all three to start getting mischievous grins.

“We should get this guy and maybe we get cutie marks in whatever he’s doing,” Scootaloo suggests.

“I meant your siblings.” Blitz clarifies.

That broke their spirits. “Aw.” They said.

“Hard to ambush a guy who can literally disappear,” Blitz says.

They slouch down. “Can you stop?” Sweetie Belle pleaded.

“But hey, you three are doing great as it is. You…fixed this place up right. I would think it would have been in disrepair.” Blitz says.

They shrug. “This is nothing and we want our cutie marks.” Applebloom whines.

“Well you did a great job, your special talents might be in the building,” Blitz says thinking out loud.

Scootaloo scoffs. “Yeah and Rainbow’s is cloud building.”

“Wait, don’t you do disassembly, maintenance, and reassemble your scooter without much trouble.” Sweetie Belle asks.

Scootaloo scoffs. “That’s because it’s the only thing I know.”

“Maybe engineering is your talent Scootaloo.” Blitz offers.

Scootaloo huffs. “Or maybe not.”

“You ne’er know,” Applebloom says thinking out loud.

Scootaloo frowns. “Can we get back to this?” She said tapping to the news articles.

“Ah yes, ambushing your sister to get them to talk,” Blitz says.

The three look to each other before they rush off. “I was joking!” He called before following them. “Or was I?” Blitz asks himself after they vanished and headed towards Darkstar One.

He soon reaches the ship and Minerva allows him in. “Nice to see you again sir, how was sleeping with your sister like?”

“A, not my sister. B, didn’t sleep with her. And C, Darkstar one is going to be unable to go anywhere for a few days because you are in the middle of upgrading the ship aren’t you?” Blitz asks already knowing the answer.

“Yes!” Minerva shouts as she appears in front of him. “Come on, let’s go get them.”

“You can’t leave the ship, remember.” Blitz reminds.

Minerva whines. “I hate that part.”

“We are working on getting you a body, but what you want costs a lot of credits to build.” Blitz reminds.

Minerva looks down as bits of data flows from her cheeks. “Well, I’ve always wondered what it would feel like.”

“We could buy you one of the humanoid models, but you want a custom pony design, remind me, how much more we need to make that wish of yours come true,” Blitz says causing her to brighten up.

“Exactly 53,000 credits,” Minerva says smiling.

“Well maybe after the next bounty you will finally be able to order the body,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles. “Thanks, can I at least try something?”

“Sure, why not,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles as she moves in closer to him before bringing her up to his. Her holographic body brightening every time and bits of data flowing out. She then closes the gap between them and tries to kiss him, but goes right through him. She opens her eyes and pulls back with a sad expression.

“Look forward to that body Minerva and you will get it,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “So…what do you need?”

“Getting some gear is all,” Blitz says going and pulling out a suitcase and opening it before walking into the arsenal and starting picking out a few things.

Minerva watches against the body away as he dresses out of his clothes and started to get into his exoclothes and then the exo itself. Blitz smiles as he sees her watching. “See something you like?”

“You know I do,” Minerva says.

Blitz chuckles before grabbing his weapons and starts to head out, before he reaches Minerva and gives her a kiss on her head that went through slightly, but made her happy. “I’ll get the upgrades and then the bounty. After that, you may be asleep to do this, but I’ll be waiting for you.”

“It’s mainly the software and then adjusting it into my code,” Minerva says. “But thanks.”

“Contact me on the communicator if we get a spike on the radar from the drones,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods and he heads out. “Be safe.”

“Aren’t I always?” Blitz calls back before running off with the suitcase.

Later on the farm, Blitz had hidden the suitcase outside the farm where it would be safe and ended up at the barn and was not looking up at Applejack, who was upside down hanging from the barn by a rope tied around her hind legs. “Should I ask?” He asks.

“Rainbow.” She simply said.

“Hey, I’m stuck here as well,” Rainbow says hogtied to a water pump.

Applejack just crosses her leftover legs and looks up or rather down at him. “Want to know?”

“Let me guess, CMC?” Blitz finally asks.

Applejack nods. “Yep, tell us or we will hog tie you, didn’t think they had it in them.”

“They are vicious I will give them that. Hold on, I’ll get you two free.” Blitz says.

Applejack looks around. “You saw them?”

“Not since this morning,” Blitz says starting on the rope holding Rainbow now that Applejack was freed.

Applejack sighs as she tries to handle the blood rushing out from her head. “Any idea?”

“On?” Blitz asks freeing Rainbow.

Applejack shakes her head. “Where they went?”

“Well they got you and Rainbow here, so I would venture to guess…” Blitz was interrupted by a scream.

“Rarity?” The mares ask.

“Rarity,” Blitz confirms.

They all start to run or fly to the Boutique as they find the door open. “Stay here or you might get tied up again,” Blitz said heading inside. Once inside, he finds Rarity telling the foals everything as, what looked like Sweetie Belle, was threatening to sew on a green fabric to a dress.

“Alright, nopony moves and nopony get hurt,” Blitz said jokingly as he held Sweetie in his aura and catches Scootaloo with it as well.

“Oh thank you Blitzkrieg that would have looked atrocious on that dress.” Rarity says.

Blitz bows. “No problem my lady.” He then turns to the foals. “Now then, what to do with you fillies?” The two laugh nervously as a yelp outside told him Applebloom got caught.

---

Later that night, after he was sure Big Mac, Applebloom, and Granny were asleep, Blitz brought the suitcase into the barn and started digging.

“And just what are yur doing?” He heard Applejack’s voice behind him.

“Hiding something,” Blitz says not stopping.

Applejack looks over his shoulder. “And what is that?”

“Weapons and equipment for my work,” Blitz says.

Applejack places a hoof on his back, making him pause. “Can I at least see it?”

“Best you don’t Jackie, it’s for emergencies only. I wasn’t even supposed to tell you about my job.” Blitz says setting the case in the hole and moving some things back over the top of the spot.

Applejack moves in his view. “Blitzy, we’re family and we don’t keep secrets.”

“And I told you too much already Jackie. Please trust me.” Blitz says placing a hoof on her shoulder.

Applejack looks to the hood before looking back at him. “Alright. Just…don’t make things painful to keep this secret.”

“I hope I will never have to use the case here,” Blitz says as she leads him out of the barn and locks it up.

Applejack looks to him. “Is it that bad?”

“You’ve seen what some of Southern Cross’ weapons do. Those are of the same caliber.” Blitz says as they walk into the house.

Applejack sighs. “You got anything else you need to do?”

“Not tonight, I have yet to receive notification on any jobs,” Blitz whispers as they made their way up the stairs.

Applejack nods. “Okay, well, I’m tuckered out.” She said before entering her room and just lying in the bed. “Night.”

Blitz removed her hat and put it on the stand before joining her. “Night Jackie,” Blitz says.

---

Blitz sighs as he stares at his coffee cup. “So, no chores today?”

“No, Big Mac and Applebloom are running our stall in town and Granny is taking a nap. I highly doubt she will wake up anytime today and…” Applejack was interrupted when she heard a faint buzzing. “What’s that?” Applejack asks getting the flyswatter.

“Sorry Jackie, I have to check something,” Blitz says walking outside. “Talk to me,” Blitz whispers into his hidden communicator.

Minerva sighs. “Sorry for interpreting, but we got a reading. Seems one of the ships crashed far west of your location in a valley that looks like a vast jungle.”

“Gotcha and she still need time to finish right?” Blitz asks.

“Correct, what do you want to be done?” Minerva asks.

“Prep my speeder bike,” Blitz says after a pause.

“Got it, see you soon,” Minerva says ending the transmission.

Blitz sigh and goes back in. “Jackie, I just got a message. I got to go west.” Blitz informs.

Applejack looks back at him before smiling. “Thanks for telling. How long?”

“Hard to say, it sounds like the other half of the country out west,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Okay, well…it takes about a few days by train. Don’t know your method.”

“My method is more covert. So what cities are in the far west?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shrugs. “Vanhoover and Las Pegasus.”

“Ok, that’s where I’ll head after the job. I’ll see you soon Jackie.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “See you Blitzy.”

Blitz smiles before walking out the door.

Chapter 3: Contract Fulfilled

At Darkstar One, Blitz was preparing to arm himself. “Minerva, show me a video feed on the location from the drone,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles and waves her hoof and shows a screen showing what a drone was showing. “Here you go.”

“Reading on humidity and concentrations of water?” Blitz asks moving along the armors.

“Humidity, 49%. Water, not by much.” Minerva said.

“So the type K6-L7 stealth unit won’t work, then you are the best one for the job,” Blitz says stopping in front of a green armor before starting to put it on and finishing with the helmet similar to the aerial armor he used hunting Quetzalcoatl. Extending his left forehoof two parallel metal claws come out before retracting. He then goes and grabs a few items from the arsenal before walking out and watches as Minerva drops a red Speeder bike from the cargo bay. “If I’m not back before you finish upgrading, come get me,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “Okay, just…be sure to not hit any trees.”

“I have never hit a tree, sent others crashing into them, yes, but never hitting them,” Blitz says cloaking himself and the bike before speeding off.

A half a day later, Blitz stopped his bike on the cliff overlooking the valley below where the ship had crashed. “Minerva, can you read me?” He said, speaking into his mic and placing his glasses on.

“Loud and clear,” Minerva says.

“Any chance the bounty died in the crash?” Blitz asks.

“Negative. Had the probe search thoroughly,” Minerva says.

Blitz sighs and sees it hanging a bit off the cliff, but enough for him. “Keep an eye out for any kind of tech I can recover and have your probes on standby to pick it up.”

“Already on it, just find the bounty and catch it. I want my new body.” Minerva says.

Blitz smiles and walks around the cliff and heads inside the ship, but places a relay at the entrance. “Have you checked completely in the ship?”

“Yes, most of it is fried from the humidity and the rest not worth salvaging,” Minerva says.

“You know we can’t just leave it here,” Blitz says.

“Understood, blow it up,” Minerva says.

Blitz nods and shoots several pads from one of his forehooves and walks away before an explosion was heard. ‘If that doesn’t get somepony’s attention, nothing will.’ Blitz thinks activating his stealth.

He walks away as the parts of the ship head down the ravine. Before stopping when he heard somepony burst through the foliage. Looking back, he sees a brownish gold pegasus running to the edge. “What the heck happened?!” She yelled.

Blitz stealthily jumped onto a nearby branch and watched to see what she would do. “Great, something blew up the artifact. Now, what am I going to bring back to the university? I can just hear the headmistress now. Daring Do, you have been gone for two months…” The pegasus, now known as Daring, kept ranting.

Blitz sighs and drops his invisibility and walks over to her. “Excuse me?”

Daring was so lost in her rant she didn’t register him until he tapped her shoulder. “Gahhh!” She yelled turning around and sees the armor. “Well…at least it’s not a total loss. Maybe I can take this back.”

“I’m a pony, not a thing,” Blitz says.

Daring jumps back a little. “What the heck?”

“You going to freak out a bit longer, Ms. Daring?” Blitz asks.

Daring calms down and rubs her head. “Sorry, but my artifact just went down the ravine.”

“Don’t cha mean blew up and fell?” Blitz asks.

Daring raises an eyebrow. “I meant down the drain too.”

“Ok, well I’m off,” Blitz says starting to walk down the path down the ravine to the valley.

Daring adjust her hat before running after him. “Hey! You owe me.”

“For what I might ask?” Blitz asks as she came up beside him as he walked.

“For kinda killing my easy artifact to grab and give to the university.”

“Ok, for starters, A, you don’t know what happened to that thing and B, it wasn’t old, that thing was newish,” Blitz says.

Daring looks down the ravine and sees the pieces of the supposed artifact. “I still need something.”

“Can’t help you there, I got a job to do,” Blitz says.

Daring moves in front of him. “Listen, buddy, I need an artifact or my headmistress would chew me out and you owe for destroying my other chance.”

“Can’t help you, I have to bring somepony in,” Blitz says stopping and getting a little annoyed.

Daring pokes his chest. “You owe me.”

“I owe you nothing. Now unless you want to be charged with obstruction of justice by the courts, you will back off.” Blitz says as Daring finally notices the Marshal badge.

Daring sighs. “Are all stallions this way?” She asks herself, heading back up.

“Finally, now I can get back to searching fo…” Blitz was cut off by a roar and Daring screaming. “I can’t just leave well enough alone, can I?” Blitz asks himself before running back up to see Daring fighting jungle cats.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Don’t just stand there, help me!” Daring yells.

Blitz brings up one of his blaster and shoots, the blaster bolt hitting the tiger in the head as it jumped at Daring. It slumped midair and hits the ground and slid off the cliff. The other felines, seeing this, turns to him. “Who else has a death wish?” Blitz asks, aiming the blaster again, a small breeze blowing the small cape on his left fore shoulder.

The rest of the felines then ran out into the jungle out of fear, Blitz shooting a few warning shots into the air to keep them running before turning to Daring hosting the blaster. “You hurt?” Blitz asks.

Daring sighs as she gets up. “I’m fine.”

“I’m not going to be able to leave you alone in good conscious,” Blitz says turning away.

Daring looks confused. “What does that mean?”

“I’ll help you.” Blitz finally says.

Daring looks surprised. “Really, you’ll help me find an artifact?”

“Yes, but I also have to bring in my quarry as well,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “Okay, but only if you get me something good.”

“I make no guarantees about quality,” Blitz says starting to walk down the path again.

Daring quickly follow him. “What do you need?”

“Just to bring in the criminal dead or alive, it doesn’t really matter,” Blitz says.

“So what’s your name?” Daring asks.

“Officer Southern Cross,” Blitz says.

“Southern Cross huh? Unusual name.” Daring says. Blitz says nothing as he keeps walking. Daring tries to keep up. “And you think that bounty is here?”

“Think, no. Know, yes.” Blitz says.

Daring raised an eyebrow. “Really? You’re that confident?”

“Yes, my source is reliable,” Blitz says.

Daring looks ahead of them and sees the bottom of the valley. “And who’s that source?”

“Confidential,” Blitz says.

Daring scoffs. “Then how could I find out if what you were saying is true?”

“You don’t like how I can’t verify if you do work for a university,” Blitz says.

Daring huffs. “You try to find an artifact every time you leave.”

“I don’t hunt for the past, I hunt the scum of the present,” Blitz says turning back to see Daring writing that down. “Um…what are you doing?” Blitz asks.

“It’s a good quote.” Daring offers with a smile.

“Uh huh,” Blitz says before continuing.

After they reach almost down something moves quickly into the shadows. “What was that?” Daring asks, hearing some rocks move.

“Some wildlife from the looks of it. Looks like they are spooked by what happened to the thing.” Blitz says scanning with his helmet.

Daring looks to him. “And anything dangerous by the looks of it?”

“Nothing I see so far,” Blitz says as the sun starts to set.

Daring looks up as the light leaves the valley. “Dang it, we need a fire before we freeze down here.”

“You want to make camp?” Blitz asks.

“Well yeah. What were you planning?” Daring asks.

“I was going to hunt for my quarry through the night,” Blitz says like it was a natural action.

Daring shakes her head. “You really like being nocturnal, don’t you?”

“No, I just don’t sleep on the job,” Blitz says. Daring gives him a look before Blitz starts gathering wood.

Daring keeps watching him. “I thought you were going to continue to hunt?”

“I said I would help you and you want to make camp,” Blitz says.

Daring tilts her head as he places the wood in a pile. “You are going to help me, but you’re still going to hunt, even if I’m staying in one spot?”

“No, if we get separated then we may not meet up again so I’m staying with you,” Blitz says lightning the fire with a small burst from the flamethrower in his forehoof’s armor.

Daring sits down as the fire starts up. “So, if we find a temple?”

“I will follow your lead,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “Great. Then we set out after some sleep, we’re going to need all the energy down here.”

“Go ahead,” Blitz says.

Daring nods and lays down near the fire and goes to sleep immediately.

Blitz sat there and watched as he activated his stealth field waiting to see if anything was foolish enough to approach the camp for the rest of the night.

Daring yawns as she awakes again and sees Blitz hasn’t even moved yet. “You were up all night?”

“Somepony has to keep watch,” Blitz says simply.

Daring nods as she gets up. “You find anything down here while I was sleeping?”

“Nothing, but I saw a few animals savaging near the camp,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs and puts out the fire with the dirt around it. “Let’s go.” She said walking deeper into the valley.

Blitz nods and follows in silence all the while scanning for anything until he stops when Daring trips in a small hole. “Stupid hole.” She says aggravated.

“Daring,” Blitz says.

Daring gets up. “I’m fine.” She said brushing her clothes off.

“I was just going to say that’s no hole. That’s a track from a large creature.” Blitz says pointing out it was too perfectly round.

Daring looks to the hole and then around it and sees a set of holes in a certain distance apart from each other heading deeper into the valley.

“Want to take a guess?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks at the hole more closely before looking at the rest and then starts making motions with her hooves as she kept looking. Blitz waited patiently for her as he searched the bounties for a match. “Crab.” She suddenly said. “It’s a giant crab.”

“Close enough,” Blitz says getting a match.

Daring looks to him. “And what do you think it is?”

“My quarry,” Blitz says as he read. ‘Alias: Cancer. Species: Crustbergious Maximus. A thug for hire wanted for destruction and robbery of three mints, fifty-eight confirmed acts of homicide, black market selling, and killing of ninety-eight officers trying to arrest him. Bounty: 650,000 credits alive, 300,000 dead. Looks like you’re going to get that body soon.’

Daring looks into the valley. “So how you take care of this?”

“Like how I took out that tiger,” Blitz says.

Daring looks surprised. “You’re going to use that thing? Are you sure it will work?”

“I have many ways to take things down. Now I think we have artifacts to find?” Blitz asks surprising Daring as he had no hints of any reservation about fighting the giant crab.

Daring nods. “Well, maybe where they’re hiding.”

“Knowing my luck that is a possibility,” Blitz says sighing.

Daring sighs. “Let’s go.” She said following the tracks.

They spent a few days looking after losing the tracks in a river. “If I had known it would have been like this I would have brought Terran along. He’s good at tracking.” Blitz says.

Daring looks to him. “Your dog?”

“In a sense,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs and keeps looking. “Where do you think they went?”

“Hard to say, it is crab-like so it could have been underwater and we passed it,” Blitz says.

Daring looks at the river. “So you got any way to find him?”

“Other than boiling the river, I got no ideas just yet.” Blitz jokes.

Daring chuckles. “You planning on making crab soup?”

“Read my mind,” Blitz says smiling under his helmet.

Daring smiles. “So, any idea where to go next?”

“I’m sure he would have left the river by now and is somewhere around here. I highly doubt a huge crab walking around out there would go unnoticed, it’s like the opposite of the Canterlot serial killer, he’s too big to hide and not stealthy enough.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Well, let’s go.” She said wading through the water. Blitz follows her till she stops. “Wait, Canterlot Serial killer?!” Daring yells.

“Yeah, he was a problem a month ago,” Blitz says.

Daring still looked slightly shocked. “He didn’t hit the university, did he?”

“I don’t know about that, but he got eighteen victims before he was caught,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “I’m going to have to rush back when this is over.”

“But, first we have to focus on the here and now,” Blitz says as they make it to the other side.

Daring nods. “Yeah, I wonder how far these guys are, for reason…I’m getting bored. I never get bored.”

“In my experience, it’s never a good idea to say such things. It’s as bad as how could this get worse…” Blitz says before stopping. “Did I just say what I think I said?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods grimly. “Unfortunately.” As a loud stomping sound came from the darker parts of the valley.

“Why. Did. I. Say. That!” Blitz says hitting his helmeted head against a tree after every word.

Daring looks at him in pity before looking at the stomping sound and sees a giant walking crab. “Wow. That’s big.”

“He is actually smaller than I was lead to believe,” Blitz says joining her side as it walked passed and looked like was chipping away at the cliff as if digging. “Is it me or does it look like it’s trying to collapse the cliff onto himself?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Yeah, but why would he do it there? If he wanted to collapse this place, he could do it on the other side because of the cracks already there.”

“Um…is there anything around here that could be able to pay it. Because the thing is basically a thug for hire and his profile suggests he’s not too smart.” Blitz says.

Daring looks confused until she sees something come out where the crab came out from and growls slightly. “Ahuizotl.”

“Somepony you know?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Unfortunately.” She said as they watch Ahuizotl walk up to the crab and watches as it hits the wall until what looks like a building start to come into view from the rocks being chipped away.

“Well…he had a reason for that,” Blitz says a little surprised.

They keep watching until the crab gives a final hit and the walkway appears. “Let’s go,” Ahuizotl said walking in with several felines behind the crab as it seemed to release steam and started to shrink to a more manageable size.

“Shall we crash the party?” Blitz asks.

Daring holds him. “Wait, we need to let them go first because of all the traps.”

“Hum…I think Cancer is going in first and for openers, we have the classic boulder trap.” Blitz says.

Daring nods and starts to move closer. “Come on, they won’t check the entrance anymore.”

“One moment,” Blitz says bringing up a blaster. “It seems we have some undesirable company,” Blitz says noticing the looked like native ponies trying to sneak up on them.

Daring holds him back a little. “Show respect. But only fire up when they will attack. They don’t know much about the outside world. They don’t even know a lightbulb.”

“So any chance warrior society then?” Blitz asks lowering his blaster.

Daring nods as they walk up and she bows and they bow back. “Don’t look at them in the eyes, that’s a challenge.”

“Any chance you can speak their language?” Blitz asks.

Daring walks up to them and starts to speak a weird language that not even Blitz’s decoder can pick up. After a while, Daring was looking a bit shocked before she walks back to him. “There are actually natives in the temple, but they sealed it up for a reason.”

“What about Cancer, they know anything about him?” Blitz asks.

Daring shakes her head no. “No, but they think he’s a god, as always.”

“Tell them he is a fallen warrior who committed major taboos for wealth and I was chosen to come and punish him and avenge those already sent after him,” Blitz says.

Daring turns back to the natives and speaks what he said to them. The natives then grew angry and start to raise their weapons as if they are going into battle until one turns back to him and speaks something. “He said, we will help if you need it, basically and there was something about protecting me extra special. Didn’t say why.” Daring said.

“Tell them I would welcome the help and would appreciate if they dealt with the natives in the temple if possible, but I must face Cancer alone as a member of my clan for the sake of restoring honor,” Blitz says.

Daring turns back to the natives and speaks what he said and they nod before they walk in with Daring and Blitz following. “They would disable the traps that didn’t activate and let you face him.”

“Tell them they honor me and my clan for helping,” Blitz says.

Daring relays that to them and they speak a few words. “They say you’re welcome, in a sense.”

“Then our course is set, Daring,” Blitz says sheathing the blaster.

Daring nods as they enter the temple. “Yeah, let’s get this done.” She said as some stones shifted. “Apparently this where the traps deactivate. Now we just need to follow and oh shit!” Daring yells as she was pulled into a corridor that quickly closed. “Why does this always…?!” Her yell was cut off as the door close against the ground putting them in pure darkness.

“This is why I don’t usually go to old temples,” Blitz says turning on a light on his helmet.

The natives suddenly move to the door and messes around the walls of it before turning back to him and saying something to him.

“Translation please.” Blitz requests looking at where Daring was.

The natives look a little confused before pointing to the door and tapping it with his spear.

“Ah…you want me to open it,” Blitz says walking to the heavy stone door and started pushing it open as he hears the natives chatter behind him. After he pushes it open one of the natives places a stone dais in front of the doors and locks it in place as the rest rush inside. Blitz follows behind them and finds them stopping at a room with four columns in a square shape and they are looking at the area in the middle.

Blitz pushes his way through the crowd of natives that were of a different color and designs of war paints and finds Daring on a table with her clothes ripped apart showing front half and out cold, but also has some kind of white stuff on her. “That better not be what I think it is.” He said going to her. “Wakey, wakey, Daring Do!” He said before slapping her.

Daring jolts awake and find Blitz looking at her. “About time. Why do I feel sore all over?” She asks groaning. Blitz points to her and she looks down and sees her clothes ripped apart and something on her. Daring grew curious and touches the white stuff with her hoof and pulls back to see it act like slime. “They didn’t.”

“Are these the same natives because they seem like a different tribe with their war paint and how they are pointing their weapons at me?” Blitz says.

Daring pushes herself up and sees the other tribes pony and sees the original yelling at them. “For your crimes against the gods and our clan, you will remain banished to this temple and for killing and taking our mares and daughters for your own. But now you will die by our hoof. We got a couple of rapists.” Daring translated.

“Daring, tell them what I do next is by the laws of my clan and you are under my protection. After you say that, don’t open your eyes no matter what till I say so.” Blitz says leaving no room for argument.

Daring nods and speaks to them all while the original natives back off to the end of the room and after she finishes, she closes her eyes. “Go ahead.”

Blitz nods before walking up to the group who was here and stares at them for a moment before bringing up his hoof and two claw-like blades shoot out and before any of them could react, he buried them into the eyes of the stallion with a sickening sound that was a mix of cracking bone and slashing flesh.

Daring kept her eyes closed as she hears more of the same crunching noise and slicing sounds with yelling and what sounded like fighting. After a while, they stop and somepony taps her shoulder and she opens her eyes to find Blitz in front of her. “You’re alright, right?”

Daring nods and steps off the table, but then buckles under the pain and lays down. “Ow. Apparently, they did a lot when I was out. Ow.”

“Don’t worry about it, I’m right here,” Blitz says petting her mane trying to keep her attention away from the brutalization and borderline mutilated corpses behind them.

Daring smiles. “Thanks for coming Cross.” She said as the original natives come up to them and hold out something.

Blitz smiles. “Anything for a friend.” He said before looking to the native. “What is that?”

Daring looks to the native before speaking to him and they talk for a bit. “It’s just a cloth and also a dress their mares and daughters wear.”

Blitz bows to the native as a sign of respect before he helps Daring clean herself up and puts the dress on herself. “You’ll be okay, right?”

Daring takes a step before taking another and when she reaches her hind leg does she collapsed. “Nope, my flank really hurts.” Blitz nods and picks her up on his back to carry her. “Thanks, Cross. Most stallions aren’t you.”

Blitz chuckles. “True, most stallions aren’t me. Now then, shall we?”

Daring nods and speaks to the natives who nod and led them out. Blitz walks down a corridor that the natives would not enter. “Let me guess, from here on we are on our own?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Yeah, the crab you’re looking for went down one way while Ahuizotl went down another and they consider this a sacred place. They won’t go unless the god allows them.”

“So from what we told them, they would assume their god would approve and be with us?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Yep, you’re the god and I’m the connection between mortal and spirit.”

“Oh boy,” Blitz says.

Daring giggles a bit. “Hey, be happy they are on our side.”

“You unlucky in that department most of the time?” Blitz asks.

Daring blushes. “Yeah.”

“Seems your luck is changing then,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “That’s because I got my good luck charm here.”

“Your hat is good luck?” Blitz asks.

Daring giggles. “No, you. I need a stallion sometimes because the ancient natives respect stallions more than mares. I’ll be lucky if I can find a native tribe with a female god.”

Blitz was about to reply when the temple shook a bit. “I bet Cancer is behind this,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “You go get him, I got to deal with Ahuizotl. I can go with some of the natives and you can go with some as well.”

“Tell me, does Ahuizotl have any bounties on his head?” Blitz asks.

Daring shrugs. “Don’t know. But if he’s gone, there goes my villain.”

“And the one who has been trying to kill you,” Blitz says.

Daring blushes. “I doubt he has that much of a bounty anyway. Besides, without him on a temple one time, kinda ruined everything. No thrill or anything.”

“Maybe I can offer you something more interesting,” Blitz says considering the fact she kept up with him decently most of the time.

Daring looks to him. “What is it?”

“Forget about it. Take all of the tribesmen, I’ll come after I finish with Cancer.” Blitz says letting her down.

Daring keeps looking at him until she sighs. “Okay, but you’ll be okay, right?”

“I’ll treat you to a crab dinner in Los Pegasus after this is over.” Blitz offers.

Daring chuckles. “Alright, but I still need help.” She turns to the native and speaks a few things and some of the native’s smiles and lay down for her next to her, which she takes one and gets onto their back. “Be careful.” She said to Blitz.

Blitz nods and walks down the corridor where the rumbling is coming from as Daring and natives went the other way. Blitz keep walking until he ends up in a large room with seats for an audience on the second floor and cages on the walls on the first floor. ‘Arena, great.’ He thinks as he sees something on the other side of the room. “Oy!” Blitz says before starting to talk louder. “Alias: Cancer. Species: Crustbergious Maximus. A thug for hire wanted for destruction and robbery of three mints, fifty-eight confirmed acts of homicide, black market selling, and killing of ninety-eight officers trying to apprehend him. Bounty: 650,000 credits alive, 300,000 dead and I have come to collect.” Blitz says getting the crab’s attention and he notices his helmet picking up targets on the audience area.

The crab turns to him and chitters a bit. “So you found me after all this time. Even here, me harassed by a bounty hunter. Boys, waste…” Cancer says.

He didn’t finish as Blitz quickly takes out a blaster and shots every single one before they even had time to draw their weapons. “Nah ha, you got to fight me on your…oh darn it, one of them had a bounty on his head. I guess I will have to settle for the dead bounty.” Blitz says sounding only slightly inconvenienced.

Cancer growls before turning around and body slamming through the wall and outside into, what looks like the valley.

“Always got to have runners,” Blitz says turning on the music player.

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Blitz nods his head to the beat before running after him and jumps over the large rock that suddenly got in front of him and keeps running after him after he got onto a higher rock ledge. He soon catches up with him and sees him hitting the wall now and again to gather some rock and throws it at him which he dodges by using the walls as a jump platform. Blitz sees they were heading into maze-like ruins. “Minerva, I assume your probes can see me,” Blitz says, jumping over another thrown rock.

“Playing that Cash music I see. Yes, I can see you.” Minerva said.

“Give me a 3D map of the maze ahead and track Cancer and me when we enter it as well as any other goodies,” Blitz says.

Minerva can be heard smirking. “Got it, tracking you now. You’re approximately fifteen seconds away and there’s another baddie on the ledge ahead of you, a bounty that one too.”

“Gotcha, I don’t have enough of the transporter pads with me so I will carbon freeze them and you have the probes pick it up and later pick them up with Darkstar One and then teleport them,” Blitz says jumping up on a few broken pillars and used them as steps before jumping over the bounty who looked shocked before spraying him with something from his gauntlet and he froze as he was instantly covered in carbon and looking like an ugly statue. “Remind me to find a way to make them look less ugly for their mug photos.” He said to Minerva as an afterthought as he grabbed something sparkling for later.

“Not possible.” Minerva jokes back to him. Blitz chuckles before jumping off a pillar and finds Cancer moving through the maze of pillars as Blitz starts to jump on top of them. “That’s not how you do a maze.” Minerva reminds.

“If you play fair, but…” Blitz leaves off jumping in front of Cancer before spraying his flamethrower at him causing him to scream and scramble to run the other way. “I don’t play fair.” Blitz finishes continuing the chase.

Blitz follows him as he backtracks through the maze and into the valley once more as Minerva chuckles. “Like you made me take off the camera in the shower room. You know I want to see.”

“Get a good look then,” Blitz says activating stealth and reappears in front of Cancer and gives him another helping of the flamethrower.

Cancer roars and swipes at him wildly, trying to fight through the fire.

“What’s wrong Cancer, don’t like the fire?” Blitz mocks, staying out of reach as he sprays.

Cancer then hits the walls and starts to make all the rocks start to fall. Blitz stops spraying and jumps back as the rocks fall between them and then Cancer burst through the pile and grabs some rocks before throwing them at Blitz and runs past him.

Blitz wouldn’t have that and fires a grappling hook from his right foreleg’s armor tying the right half of Cancer’s legs together causing him to skid and slam into a wall. Blitz lets the grapple disengage and reels it back in before taking out both his blaster pistols and setting them to stun from fire at Cancer over and over again.

Cancer growls and charges at him as Blitz jumps out of the way as Cancer hits the wall and stuns himself as the constant blaster bolts took its toll. “Pathetic insect!” Cancer yells turning around.

“Says the sore loser,” Blitz says as he was already on him and slams a device on him and activates it, trapping Cancer in a yellow energy bubble before sending him away as the song ends. “You get all that Minerva?” Blitz asks.

The Darkstar flies overhead. “Got the little guy, your speeder bike, and the bounty from this. Want me to pick you up or want to go back to your friend?” Minerva asks.

“I made a promise, go ahead and deliver the small fry and pick up your custom body and pick up Terran from Omega,” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. “Already picking out the options.” She says as the Darkstar One entered stealth mode and flew away.

Blitz smiles as he walks back to the temple and finds a battle going on. He was reaching for his blaster but was stopped by a hoof. He looks over and sees Daring smiling at him. “Don’t, they are just practicing. Since this place no longer holds the criminals they are planning to open it again.”

“Dealt with your foe then?” Blitz asks holstering them.

Daring nods and points to Ahuizotl tied up. “He’ll be out, but it will be good to have competition. He is already upset he lost one of his cats.” Daring says.

“Hey,” Ahuizotl spoke up. “Sorry for what happened to you. Never expected rapists to be here.”

Blitz stares at him for a bit as he searches the database of equestrian bounties the probes had gathered. “Huh…you do have a bounty on your head, but I won’t be collecting it because Daring doesn’t want me to,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles as she walks over to Ahuizotl and pets his back, making him purr. “That and the mare always win.”

“And I already cashed in on your latest lackey and two of his boys,” Blitz says.

Ahuizotl growls before huffing. “What do I care, I don’t need to pay them a share so that’s less trouble for me.”

“Oh Daring, while chasing him down in a maze not too far from here, I picked up something by reflexes,” Blitz says withdrawing it to see a statue of a hawk and an eagle made out of pure crystal.

Daring takes the statue of the two birds. “The flying crystals. You traversed the maze of madness and death and found them.”

“It’s valuable?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “You have no idea how valuable. You just saved my flank, twice now. I owe you big time.”

Blitz just shrugs. “Well, I’m heading to Los Pegasus to see the place seeing as I have never been there. Want to come along?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Sure.” She turns to Ahuizotl. “Want to come?”

“Um…kinda stuck here for a while, beside this is my home.” He says.

Daring rolls her eyes. “Okay, have fun with the natives,” Daring says and with that, she and Blitz head off to Los Pegasus.

---

A month later Daring enter the Headmistress’ office at the Canterlot University. “Hey, I’m back,” Daring says.

The Headmistress turns to her. “Daring, do you know how long you have been gone!?” The Headmistress yells.

“Three months and two days,” Daring says.

The Headmistress glares at her. “That’s right and you’ve have been out doing what? Finding artifacts that don’t exist?”

“How do the flying crystals sound?” Daring asks gently putting it on her desk.

The Headmistress’ eyes widen. “Wha…how?”

“They aren’t so mythical and I had a little help. I also got my next book wrote. Tell me, what do you think of the cover art?” Daring asks showing her a picture of herself and Blitz in his green jungle armor, evading traps with the faces of Cancer and Ahuizotl foreboding in the background.

The Headmistress takes the cover art. She then looks to Daring with a big smile. “Daring, you got another renew! By the way, how did you hear of the famous mysterious marshal, Southern Cross?”

Daring looks confused. “What?”

The Headmistress shows her the cover art. “This pony with you is the famous marshal, Southern Cross who caught the Canterlot serial killer, saved the Wonderbolts and Shadowbolts, helped catch the Crippler and brought down a huge flying snake trying to steal the golden jewel-encrusted trophy being presented to the Wonderbolts in the same show.”

Daring looks surprised. “I met him barely a month ago?”

“Daring you might want to go research the library about him real quick.” The Headmistress says.

Daring nods and quickly rushes off.

Not ten minutes later, the entire University heard, “WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

---

It was about a week later when Rainbow bursts through Twilight’s door, her labored breath said she flew hard the whole way there. “Twi. You. Have. Got. To. See. This.” She says in between breaths as Blitz who had stopped to rest from the journey back to Ponyville, looked up from his book on unicorn magic, not far away as Twilight trots over.

Twilight looks to a book Rainbow got and sees the cover art. “What the heck?! How did he get on there?!”

“What is it?” Blitz asks from the table.

Rainbow shows him the book. “Southern Cross on here.”

“So Southern Cross is quite popular. Why is it a surprise he starts appearing in literature?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow opens the book to a particular page. “Cause Daring Do talks about how Southern Cross saved her from being raped by natives and finding a weird creature they take down.”

‘Ah, I see you edited it a bit Daring.’ Blitz thinks. “Still not seeing why it’s a big deal, I mean it is fantasy,” Blitz says.

Rainbow places the book on the table. “The fact that Southern Cross is in here. Daring only writes about adventures she’s been on.”

“Daring, I thought A.K. Yearling wrote the books?” Blitz asks confused.

Twilight leans in. “They are both the same pony. We kinda met her.”

“Ah, would explains why Rainbow and the rest of you appear in the book. I thought it was just for the use of star power.” Blitz says.

Rainbow looks proud. “Yeah, I’m awesome.”

“By the way Twilight, I still don’t understand this teleportation spell,” Blitz says pointing to a part in the book. ‘I can tune and repair hyperspace drive, but this is hard for me?’ Blitz thinks.

Twilight looks at it. “Basic. Mostly for non-living objects, then you can work on living things and then yourself.” She places a pencil on the table. “Here. Just follow and I’ll see what I can do.”

“Ok,” Blitz says watching her intensely, Twilight feels like it is like a hawk or some great predator sizing her up.

Twilight sighs and starts to charge her horn before placing it a foot away as she releases her magic. “Just find the shape of the object and mass, a range as it is forgiving and then imagine the place you want it to go.”

“Ok,” Blitz says concentrating hard and a small vase of flowers started shaking before fading in and out of existence.

Twilight watches as it then disappears. “Where did you send it?”

Blitz thinks hard on where he imagined it would go. ‘Oh boy.’

---

Minerva smiles as she places the settings on the body before a vase of flowers popped into existence in front of her. “Weird, but thanks, Blitz.”

---

“Um…no clue, I really didn’t focus on a location,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “This is a warning. If you don’t have a location, one of two things will happen. Either you will teleport into a random location a hundred yards away from your current location or your atoms will be scattered all over.”

“Or one of the flowers will appear in your mane,” Blitz says noticing the flower and thinking the look over.

Twilight reaches up and feels the flower in her mane. “Or if there are pieces of it like the flowers then the parts of it like this.” She said taking the flower out of her mane. “Then it will…” Twilight stops seeing the thoughtful look. “What are you thinking?” Twilight asks.

“I think the flower looks good in your mane,” Blitz says.

Twilight stops and starts to blush. She quickly throws the flower away. “Anyway, parts of the object will be scattered all over instead of just the atoms.” She said blushing.

“Tell the truth, was that on purpose?” Rainbow asks.

“N…n…no, it was an accident,” Blitz says embarrassed and blushing.

Twilight breathes as she tries to calm down. “Well, can you do it again and this time on the pencil?”

“Y…y…yes, good idea.” Blitz agreed quickly and trying to concentrate on the pencil surrounding it in a yellow aura and this time it appears on the bookshelf not far away.

Twilight smiles as she looks back at him. “Keep working on bigger and bigger objects until I’m sure you’re ready.”

“Yeah, maybe he’ll put an entire bouquet in your mane next time.” Rainbow teases.

Twilight just teleports a bubble of water over her and drops it. “How’s that for the boutique?”

Rainbow shakes herself dry and smirks gesturing to Blitz who had a full face blush now. Twilight scoffs. “Stallions.”

“Then what’s that?” Rainbow asks holding up a mirror showing Twilight her own blush.

Twilight sends the mirror away. “Nothing.”

Rainbow stills smirk and go to Blitz before lifting him up by the forelegs and show himself straining against his clothes. “How about this?” She asks as Blitz tries to cover himself.

“Rainbow!” Blitz says embarrassed using his magic to move her away a bit.

Twilight heavily blushes. “Rainbow, that’s molesting. I can actually have you arrested.”

Rainbow shrugs. “Just showing proof.”

“I’m tempted to risk the teleportation spell on myself to escape,” Blitz says.

Twilight shakes her head. “Don’t, just don’t.”

“Said tempted, not going to do it,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles before Rainbow come between them and smirk. “What’s this?” She asks knowingly.

“Rainbow!” They yell in unison.

Rainbow laughs as she flies out of there so fast after grabbing her book. Twilight sighs as she looks to Blitz. “Sorry about that, she’s usually like that.”

“Doesn’t help I’m no good at such things,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “You’re talking to me.”

“I meant talking about feel…forget it.” Blitz says bummed.

Twilight looks carefully at him. “Want to talk about it?”

“If you want to try,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs as she sits down across from him. “So you said you had a problem with, what?”

“Talking about my feeling with mares. It’s something I have struggled with all my life. Usually, it isn’t a problem with other species, like Griffons.” Blitz struggles to say.

Twilight smiles. “Well, how do you feel about Applejack?”

Blitz slams his head against the table and groans.

Twilight looks curiously. “What?”

“You had to ask about the most complicated relationship. I don’t even know about it myself.” Twilight barely understood him through the table.

Twilight sighs. “Well…how about Rainbow?” Twilight asks as he raises his head.

“She is well…” Blitz stops trying to find the words.

Twilight smiles. “Yeah, I kinda expected that.”

“See what I mean?” Blitz asks.

Twilight blushed. “What about me?”

Blitz opens his mouth to speak, but nothing comes and slams his head back down. Twilight sighs. “Blitz, you will never figure out your feelings for any of us if you don’t talk.”

“The main problem is I prefer not to speak as much, it affects me in this and nothing comes. I prefer actions to speak. The last few months I have probably spoken more than the last few years.” Blitz says raising his head.

Twilight blushes a little more. “Well, you could try to speak to me like that.”

“That’s just it, I can say what is wrong, but when I start talking about feelings with a mare, my mind goes blank. My second adoptive father taught me many things, but not this.” Blitz says getting Twilight’s attention as Blitz was usually secretive of himself.

Twilight smiles. “You’re doing it.”

“Oh, have I said how I think you’re…” Blitz seems to try to continue, but it was as if somepony hit his mute button.

Twilight keeps smiling as she moves over to him and sits by him. “Don’t worry about hurting my feelings. I won’t be mad.” Blitz feeling her wing around him now was blushing like crazy. “Now try it,” Twilight says.

“I…I…I…th…thin…think…y….you…a…a….are…c…c…c…c…cu…c…cut…” Blitz stutters uncontrollably.

“You almost got it,” Twilight says.

“…Cute.” Blitz finally managed.

Twilight smiles and kisses his cheek. “You did it.”

Blitz’s head hits the table again. Twilight looks at him and lifts his head and notices he’s unconscious and looking overheated. She smiles and places him down on the table again. “Great job and I guess I underestimated how hard that was for you.”

“Hey Twilight, look what I just got from my comic subscription,” Spike says running in holding a new issue of Power Ponies with Southern Cross on the cover.

Twilight blanches at that. “Unbelievable.”

“I know, Power Ponies team up with Silver Cross, at last, was released. The very least they could do was release a few comics of him staring in it alone before this.” Spike says.

Twilight looks a bit interested. “Really?”

“Yeah, I mean its simple storytelling,” Spike says winking for a second.

Twilight rolls her eyes as there was nothing there. “Then write a letter to them. Tell them about your idea.”

“Hang on. What’s that on Southern Cross’s shoulder pad?” Spike asks looking at what looks like an insignia.

“Hold a second,” Twilight says leaving before bringing back a picture of Southern Cross taken at the Wonderbolt vs. Shadowbolt show and uses the magnifying glass to catch the shoulder pad to see the same insignia. “How did I miss that?” Twilight asks, thinking she found a new lead as she hadn’t gotten far with her investigation after Southern Cross disappeared from the stadium.

Spike looks at it too. “Oh yeah, that’s all over him. I just passed it off as just signature image.”

“Maybe or it represents something,” Twilight says.

Spike shrugs. “Well I know most symbols and I haven’t seen this. Maybe it’s just something somepony came up with. Wait, there is another one.” Spike points out.

Twilight looks at where Spike is pointing at. “Yeah, I see it.”

“Looks like a reed,” Spike says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, I’ll look at it later, but for now, don’t you have a comic to read?”

“Oh yeah,” Spike says.

“Let’s hope this one doesn’t end up like the last one,” Twilight says.

Spike frowns. “Hey, I got this one from a real comic book store, not an enchanted store.”

“Just be careful,” Twilight says as Spike finally notice Blitz.

Spike points to him. “What’s he doing here?”

“Oh, nothing,” Twilight says blushing.

Spike raises an eyebrow. “Really?”

“Y…yes, he came over to study some new magic,” Twilight says.

Spike still has an eyebrow raised. “Okay, but don’t do anything funny.” He said walking away.

“I swear he learned that way of raising his eyebrow from Applejack,” Twilight says turning her attention back to Blitz.

Blitz groans and brings his head up again. “What happened?”

“Hey, feeling better?” Twilight asks wrapping her wing around him again.

Blitz nods. “Yeah, I’m…” He stops as he looks to her wing before looking at what it was connected to.

“We made some good progress today with your transportation spell and being able to talk about your feelings with mares,” Twilight says.

Blitz blushes a bit. “That’s…good.”

“And thanks for the compliment,” Twilight says laying her head on his shoulder.

Blitz tries to smiles. “You’re…welcome your highness.” Blitz says trying to compose himself, but failing.

Twilight giggled. “See, you’re learning and don’t call me highness again. I’m just a princess and I don’t like that at the end of my name or the beginning of it.” Twilight whispers into his ear.

“Y…y…ok Twi…Twilight.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Good, keep practicing.”

“O…ok, but…could you move…a…b…bit?” Blitz asks, his blush growing.

Twilight looks to her wing before folding it on herself and moving away a little. “Sorry.”

“I…it…w…wasn’t…com…com…completely…un…unpleasant.” Blitz stutters.

Twilight moves a bit closer and places her wing around him, but stays away a little. “How’s that?” Blitz went completely quiet and Twilight could have sworn his coat was changing to purple like hers. Twilight sighs and was about to let go, but Blitz hooks her hoof with his. Twilight looks at their hooves before looking back at him, still looking forward. She smiles and leans against him as she noticed he was doing better without saying a word.

Twilight sighs as she starts to move a bit closer. “Blitz?”

Blitz nods, still blushing badly.

Twilight smiles. “I think…I think I may actually like you.” Twilight could have sworn she saw a cloud of smoke erupted from his head before he collapsed on the table…again. Twilight sighs and leans back up. “Oh, Blitz.”

“Hey Twi, do we have any…?” Spike stops seeing Twilight with her wing around Blitz. “Never mind, I found it.” He said picking up a random item, paper, and heads back up.

Now it was Twilight’s turn to blush uncontrollably. “Oh boy.”

The next afternoon Blitz was ducking his head into a bucket of ice water. “You sure that this will help?” Twilight asks. Blitz gives her a gesture meaning yes.

Twilight looks at the bucket before taking a deep breath and dunks her head in it.

The feeling was at first exhilarating and a rush and soon turns into a freezing feeling that was traveling down her entire body. She pulled her head up just as Blitz did and took deep breathes. “The best way to cool down quickly, even if it gives you brain freeze half the time,” Blitz says.

Twilight breathes carefully as she gets in control again. “Hey…sorry for last night.”

“What are you sorry for?” Blitz asks.

Twilight blushes slightly. “That talk we had together.” She said before dunking her head again to get rid of the heat.

“It needed to be done eventually,” Blitz says.

Twilight brings her head back again. “Yeah, I guess so. You feel better after that, right?”

“Yeah, still incredibly difficult for me, but I am closer to getting over it,” Blitz says shaking his head as Twilight took a good look at him. Blitz notices the stare and looks at her. “What?”

Twilight shakes her head and looks away. “Nothing.” Blitz just shrugs as he dunks his head once more. ‘I never noticed his eyes were a golden yellow.’ Twilight thinks.

Blitz gasps as he brings his head out again. “Man, that feels good.”

“You best get back. The Apples must be worried by now.” Twilight says.

Blitz’s eye widens before he gathers most of his stuff. “Shoot, see ya Twi.” He said rushing out and closing the door behind him.

Twilight exhaled happily. “So, new stallionfriend?” A familiar voice asks.

Twilight smiles a bit. “Mayb…” She then turns around and sees Cadance. “Oh boy.”

“Oh, I can’t wait to tell Shining Armor,” Cadance says hugging Twilight.

Twilight let’s go of the hug. “Don’t, he’ll kill him.”

Cadance smiles. “Oh, I’m sure Shining won’t hurt him too badly.”

Twilight just stares at her. “I’m not talking about big brother.”

“Oh?” Cadance asks confused. “Though I must say, it is a surprise. I and the rest of the royals were thinking you were infatuated with Southern Cross.” Cadance says.

Twilight looks confused. “Cross? His name is Apple Blitzkrieg.”

“No, the mysterious Marshal Stallion you have been investigating.” Cadance clarifies.

Twilight sighs. “It’s just weird and how do you and the others know of that?”

“You asked the guards for everything on him and your brother is in charge of them all,” Cadance says.

Twilight blushed. “Heh, heh, oops.”

“Oh, I must tell your parents as well,” Cadance says.

“No, wait,” Twilight says. Cadance giggles, but stops. “He isn’t ready for that,” Twilight says peaking Cadance’s interest.

Cadance looks to her. “Really now, you got that far?” She asks smirking.

“No, it’s just…you know what, it will be easier to show you with my newest spell.” Twilight says tapping Cadance’s horn with hers and Cadance saw all of what happened last night through Twilight’s eyes.

Cadance smiles as Twilight let’s go of the spell and looks to her. “Aw, my little sister is growing up.”

“You now see why he isn’t ready yet, right?” Twilight asks.

Cadance smiles. “Did you know Shining was like that once?”

“And he never told me you two were even dating.” Twilight reminds.

Cadance giggles. “And now you are acting like him.”

“Oh, should I wait till my wedding and then inform him with an invitation as well?” She jokes.

Cadance laughs. “No sweetie.” She then glares at her. “That’s the worst thing you can do. Promise you will never, ever, do that.” She emphasized by poking her with a hoof.

“That was a joke, but give me some time to help him get over this before you inform any of them,” Twilight asks.

Cadance smiles. “Okay, sweetie. Just remember to treat him right and help him in any way.”

“What kind of mare do you think I am?” Twilight asks.

Cadance smirks. “A brash one that overthinks things. I foalsat you, remember?”

“Hehehe.” Twilight chuckled nervously.

Cadance smiles. “Well, I have to go now. But remember, always listen, turns out stallions can hide it better, but they always need an ear for them that understands.”

“Yeah, I gotcha,” Twilight says. Cadance nods before teleporting out.

Twilight lets out a sigh. “I hope Blitz is doing better.” She says.

Blitz grins nervously as the fillies’ looks at him for his present. “See, about that present…”

“Can we finally open the box you sent from Los Pegasus?” Applebloom asks.

Blitz nods. “Oh, got here before me and yes, yes, you can.”

“Yay!” The fillies cheer as they run inside and Applejack walks out.

“Miss me?” Blitz asks.

Applejack smiles and hugs him. “Glad you’re back.”

“Glad to be back, had a heck of a month. I was so tired I fell asleep at the library waiting for something and couldn’t make it here.” Blitz says letting her support him.

Applejack nods. “Well you’re back and that’s what counts.”

“Thanks, Jackie,” Blitz says.

“Cool.” The fillies cheered as they take out a gambling set for almost all the games of Las Pegasus.

“Before you say anything, it was the only thing appropriate enough to buy for them,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “At least they can have some fun.”

“Just remember they’re viciousness.” Blitz reminds putting on a hat he got from Los Pegasus that was the same type as Applejack’s.

Applejack looks at it. “What’s different?”

“What, you don’t like it?” Blitz asks.

Applejack looks it over. “It’s just that nothing is…wait a minute, the material is different. This isn’t going to last long.” She said frowning.

“Still nice,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Yeah, it is.” She said putting it on.

“Hey.” He says in a joking tone.

Applejack looks over and sees him wearing her hat. “Hey, give me that.” She said trying to reach for it, but he was holding her back.

“A trade.” He says.

Applejack groans before taking off her hat and grabbing her real one. “There.” Applejack says before feeling something in her hat. Taking it off and looking in it she sees a smaller hat like the one she wore when she was little before Blitz disappeared. “Blitz…this is…”

Blitz places his hoof on her mouth. “No need to say anything,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles as she looks at him. “There’s some apple pie in the fridge. Why don’t we all celebrate with it while teaching these young gamblers?” She said gesturing to the three fillies looking over the many games and trying to figure out which one to do.

“I didn’t think you wanted to lose the farm,” Blitz says.

Applejack giggles. “As long as there are no real gambles being played. Now get that pie.” She orders.

“Ok, Jackie,” Blitz says.

Blitz heads into the kitchen as Applejack goes over to the fillies and helps them out. Blitz drools slightly as she opens the door and sees the pie in the fridge. “This will be yummy.” He said reaching for it before his mic beeps. Looking confused he holds a hoof to his ear. “Yeah?”

“Can you come to the ship please?” Minerva asks.

“Terran awake?” Blitz asks.

“He’s sound asleep in the living room,” Minerva said.

“Ok, I’ll be there in a few hours,” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. “Okay, I’ll see you there.” She said before signing off.

Blitz brings the pie to the table as Applejack is teaching them one of the games. “What’s the game?”

Applejack smiles. “Blackjack.” As an attempt at humor, the other four at the table meet for a quick second before showing pictures of a black version of Applejack. Applejack frowns. “Very funny.”

“It was a good attempt,” Blitz says.

Applejack then smiles. “Yeah, it was.”

“Ok, I’ll deal,” Blitz says using his magic to grab the deck.

They watch as he expertly like a Las Pegasus dealer. “When did you get so good?” Applejack asks.

“I watched the dealer closely,” Blitz says, not really paying attention as he still deals the cards.

The others watch as he stacks the deck and then gives them the cards before placing it down. “Game time and I’m going to win,” Blitz said with his poker face.

“I suck,” Blitz said as he watches the other fillies win their last cards.

“As you said, those three are vicious.” Applejack says.

Blitz sighs. “Yeah, but you need to admit you lost too.”

“Ok, I can’t beat them.” Applejack says.

Blitz smiles. “Okay, well I have to go. I’ll be gone all night probably, but I’ll be back in the morning.”

“Ok, don’t stay out too long.” Applejack says.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Yes, mom.” He said starting to leave.

“You get off with that only this one.” She yells at him.

Blitz waves him off. “Yeah, yeah.” He calls back before running off.

Blitz was still smiling as he reached his ship and knocks on the door. “Minerva, I’m here.” The door opens, but the entire ship was pitch black as Blitz starts to walk around. “Minerva?”

“Yes?” Minerva said.

Blitz looks around. “Why is it all dark?”

“Oh for…” Minerva starts and the lights turn on and she was right in front of him. “Reasons.”

Blitz finally sees Minerva in her new body. And apparently she choose the cybernetic version of her ponyself, her slightly blue metal skin, mane and tail a darker blue with it harden to a metal normal hair shape, flexible areas wherever there are joints on a normal pony, having a data screen in front of her eyes and some lines of light running along certain areas of her body. “Whoa, you choose the best,” Blitz said.

“Of course,” Minerva says tackling him to the floor.

Blitz groans slightly as he looks up at her. “Can’t wait, can you?”

“I have waited long enough,” Minerva says before kissing him.

Blitz’s eyes widen as she kissed him and at the slightly metallic taste, but pleasant enough for him and he kisses back before he lets go. “Where’s Terran?”

“Oh, he is sleeping, that loveable thing is raring to go for a hunt,” Minerva says.

Blitz smiles. “Come on, let’s take this somewhere more comfortable.” He said getting up.

“Lead the way,” Minerva says.

Blitz gets up and they head for his bedroom as he heads for his bathroom while Minerva waits for a little outside. “That body, how well would it do in an environment?”

Minerva smiles. “This body is ready for anything. Water, dust, fire, and able to take hits from a blaster better than a normal pony. It even has an internal body temperature regulator for some situations and of course for this. Then there’s the fact, I’m flexible, too flexible, but enough for a normal pony.”

“What about blending in if I want you out there?” Blitz asks.

Minerva sighs. “Holographic system that fits the current body and handles changes as well. So if I get shot, a burn mark with some blood would appear, but in actuality the armor just takes it.”

Blitz peeks his head out. “And the mane and tail?”

Minerva smiles and lets the mane and tail fall apart from their set position. “I can turn it to any style and lock it into place or make it free-flowing.”

“I see,” Blitz says wrapping a leg around her and pulling her into the bathroom.

Blitz smiles and changes a few setting on the shower and turns it to real water running through the heads. “Can you help?” He asks as he takes off his clothes.

“Oh, I have been wanting to for so long.” She says as she helps him take them off.

Once he was out of his clothes he turns to Minerva and pulls her into the shower. “At least it’s working.” He said as he watches carefully for any trouble as the water falls on her.

After the shower, Blitz and Minerva walked into the living room area where Terran was laying down napping. Blitz sighs as he lays down on the couch and Minerva joins him by laying her head on his lap. “So, you got anything else for me?” He asks petting her head.

“No, not tonight. I want to draw it all out and have fun.” Minerva says.

Blitz smiles and looks to her. “And how do you plan on that?”

“A mare has her secrets,” Minerva says playfully.

Blitz chuckles. “Now you’re learning about mare life.”

“Yes, now you best go if Terran awakes while you’re still here, he will follow you back to the farm and I don’t think they can handle him,” Minerva says.

Blitz sighs. “I wish I can stay longer.”

“Just take him with you for bounty hunting,” Minerva says.

Blitz nods. “Maybe I will, but I may want to take you also. After all this, you need to get out and explore with me.”

“Maybe, but for now go on,” Minerva says kissing his cheek.

Blitz sighs. “Okay, see ya.” He said kissing her before getting up and getting dressed.

---

Blitz snuck into the farmhouse and made his way to Applejack’s room with no problems. After he quietly closes the door behind him he hears a mare clear her throat. Blitz chuckles nervously as he turns around and sees Applejack looking at him. “Hi…Jackie.”

“I was waitin for ya.” She says.

Blitz grins nervously. “Yeah, sorry. I got caught up.”

Applejack says nothing and pats the bed, waiting. Blitz sighs and moves over and lays down in the bed. “Night Jackie.”

“Oh no, you don’t.” Applejack says sleepily as she grabs him and pulls him close.

Blitz starts to blush. “Um…” Applejack puts her hoof over his mouth and lays her head on his shoulder. Blitz sighs and just sits there.

“I meant it when I said I love you.” Applejack says suddenly.

Blitz’s eyes widen and turn his head to her. “You mean…?” Applejack was already asleep and using him as a pillow. Blitz stays silent and helps her get into bed while putting himself in as well.

‘What am I going to do?’ Blitz thinks as he considers the future.

---

Blitz stares at his coffee as the three fillies still tried to play some games and Applejack was helping them along with Big Mac and Granny Smith. ‘Three of them, one who’s closest to me, one who’s been there my entire life and one who’s really interested in me. What am I going to do?’

“Hmm.” Big Mac says reading the paper.

Blitz looks up at him. “You have a mare in your life yet Big Mac?”

Big Mac seemed to ignore him as he reads an article. “Huh, seems the princesses have put out a missive for Southern Cross in the paper.” Big Mac says.

Blitz gets more downtrodden as he hears that. ‘Great.’ “What does it say?” He asks taking a sip of his coffee.

“They want him to meet them at the palace’s throne room on Thursday at four o’clock.” Big Mac says.

‘In five days, huh? Must be to give me time to get there.’ Blitz thinks.

“Does it say what fer?” Applejack asks.

“Nope, just want him to show up.” Big Mac says.

Blitz sighs and gets out of his seat and starts to leave. “I’m going for a walk through town.”

“Be back fer dinner,” Granny calls.

Blitz gives her a wave before closing the door. “I’ll join him.” Applejack says getting up.

Granny smiles. “It’s so good that you are spending time with him like the old days.”

“I doubt it’s like those days.” Big Mac says. Applejack smacked him upside the head with her hat as she left.

Blitz sighs as he looks down at the menu, trying to find something to get his mind off things. “You going to order, bud?”

Blitz looks up at the bartender. “You got anything to help with relationships?”

The bartender raises an eyebrow. “This situation huh? Alright.” He said taking out a bottle of liquor before pouring him a shot. “I’m charging you for the whole thing. Have fun drowning in it.” The bartender says before leaving.

“It’s a little weak, but it will do to at least relax my nerves a bit,” Blitz says taking another shot.

“Really, drinking now?” Applejack asks walking in and sitting right by him.

“This is nothing compared to what I have to drink when I go to a meeting with my colleagues. So do what you need Jackie?” Blitz asks.

Applejack looks to him. “I’m getting worried Blitz, you seem more distanced today.”

“Yeah, that recent development means I got to leave for Canterlot soon. Asking for a meeting so publicly usually means only one thing when dealing with rulers.” Blitz says.

Applejack watches him carefully and makes sure nopony was listening before saying. “Blitz, are you sure you can do this? Besides, they are asking for Southern Cross, not you.”

“You ask for one, you ask for the whole team. That’s how we work even if only one is called to meet.” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Blitz, is there something else?”

“I’ve had a lot on my mind for a while and need to sort it all out. Not good to leave it all like that for too long. I’ve seen it get somepony killed on the job because he was too distracted by it.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Yeah, except one thing. That bottle…” She said pointing to it. “Big Mac came here and had that, the bartender called it the Relationship Sea. Supposed to help anypony with problems in that department.”

“Just came for something to calm the nerves. I’ll have to go meet the team in two days because of this and won’t be back till after the job is done.” Blitz says.

Applejack looked thoughtful wondering what could have him so conflicted as she tries to think of what it could be. She keeps trying to think until a beep sounded from him, making her look at him. Blitz just looks slightly annoyed now. “Blitz, don’t move and don’t turn around,” Minerva said in his earpiece.

“What is it?” Blitz whispers quietly, on edge in an instant.

Minerva was sitting in his chair looking at the cameras and screens trying to find out what’s wrong. “You got another bounty in the bar behind you, one of the ponies. Got a DNA signature, but not even my sensors can pick it up.”

“Equestrian bounty right?” He whispers.

Minerva shakes her head. “The terrorist bounty.”

“Applejack leave, I got work to do and it seems one of my team is here,” Blitz says seeing a suitcase in the crack of the door behind the counter.

Applejack looks a bit confused. “Alright, but come back and tell me everything. It’s not best to hide when you’re still hurting others.” She said before leaving.

“I’ll think about it, got to get my own thoughts straight first,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Be safe.” She said before closing the door.

Blitz takes the bottle and jumps over the counter and into the back.

The pony sitting in the booth found itself alone until a few moments later, Blitz reappeared in his blue aerial armor on the other side pointing a blaster pistol at him.

“B…But how?” It asks shocked in its own language.

“You slipped up,” Blitz says shooting him with the stun setting. The pony grunts as the skin crawl before it started to morph itself into a chameleon creature.

‘Unfortunately, it is too cramped in here for the pad. I guess I will have to take you outside.” Blitz says applying the pad and dragging him outside by his tail before throwing him not so gently on the ground and activating the pad.

The ponies outside watch in a bit of a shock as Blitz was about to press the button, but stops. The chameleon looks to him. “What are you waiting for? Send me off.”

“Where are the last three?” Blitz questions as he notices Twilight and the CMC in the crowd.

The chameleon ticks his tongue. “I don’t know. We got paid and left on our own. We were on our way to Omega to enjoy life before some bastard shot our ship out of hyperspace and we got here.” The creature says.

“Gotcha,” Blitz says sending him away as he spots himself in the crowd taking a picture. ‘Minerva, huh? Thanks for the cover story.’ Blitz thinks before disappearing.

Twilight watches as he leaves. “Hey wait!” She yells rushing to where he stood before stopping. “Stallions. Never listen to mares.”

Minerva walks away first with the camera and rendezvous with Blitz where nopony could see or hear them.

“Thanks for my gear and the cover,” Blitz says. Minerva smiles as her body alters to her default form. Blitz smiles as he sees her naked form. “Sexy.” He then realizes what he’s doing. ‘Dang it.’

Minerva grows a bit worried. “Are you okay? I’m picking up a lot of negatives.”

“Did one of the probes show you today’s newspaper yet?” Blitz asks.

“One moment,” Minerva says and speaks again after a pause. “Ah, I see one of those.” She says.

“Yeah, also I think we just got another 580,000 creds,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles. “I’m still upgrading and maybe order some more searcher tech and ammo and of course my favorite, the tech to get them.”

“Maybe consider more probes to cut down on the search time for this planet,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “I will, but…are you okay? You hardly go to a bar beside to ambush and trap our heads.”

“I just needed to clear my head now,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods and smiles. “Okay, but be careful, you know how reckless you are.” She said before going to him and taking off his helmet and kissing his cheek. “Good luck.” She said before taking the form of a random mare and walking away.

“Wait,” Blitz says decloaking the briefcase on his back. “Take the armor back,” Blitz says before taking the armor off with his magic and storing it. Minerva gives him the camera before taking the case and places it on her back before cloaking it and heading out into the streets.

‘Now I have to head ba…’ Blitz thoughts were interrupted when Twilight ran up. “Yes?”

“Can I please have the camera?” She asks.

Blitz looks at the camera on him before giving it to her. “Sure, I don’t need it.”

“Thanks, I will give it back after I develop the film,” Twilight says.

“So did you read the paper today?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Yep, I can’t believe Cadance didn’t tell me.”

“Who?” Blitz asks.

Twilight waves her hoof off. “Just the princess of love and the crystal kingdom.”

“There is a princess of love?” Blitz asks imaging a mare in a cupid costume with a heart-themed bow and arrow.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, I’ll introduce you one day, but for now, you want to see what I’m working on?”

“I wish I could, but I have to help with the barn today,” Blitz says sighing.

Twilight looks a bit disappointed. “Oh, well I have to work in a dark room anyway. And would be quite a little too much when still trying to train you.”

“Yeah, maybe tomorrow?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, that would work.”

“I’ll see you then at your library,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Okay, see you there.” She said before leaving.

Blitz takes a deep breath before heading back to the orchard and worked his flank off the rest of the day. “Ow.” He said to himself as he massages himself from the pain as he rested.

“Told you not to take so many at once,” Applejack says, a few cold packs on his back.

“Yeah, I should have listened,” Blitz says inwardly unhappy he removed the exoskeleton when put on his armor earlier.

Applejack laughs and hugs him. “Yeah, you should have.”

“But at least you had to only take one,” Blitz says.

Applejack grins. “That’s because you have to get used to this and fast. You’re also getting your exercise too.”

“Yeah, like my job doesn’t give me that,” Blitz says jokingly.

Applejack just smiles at him and leans her head on his shoulder. “It’s going to be until a few hours before you have to leave. What do you want to do until then?”

“I don’t leave tonight, I leave in two days in the morning,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks at him. “Well, you got anything you need to do for now?”

“Nothing comes to mind, so you heard what happen after you left?” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods. “Yeah, thanks for your pal helping us out there.”

“The thing was the pony at that booth behind us,” Blitz informs.

Applejack looks a little surprised. “Wow, what was he?”

“Well his species has no name translation for our language, they only have their own name,” Blitz says before he makes a strange hiss sound. “Try pronouncing that in our language,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Well, want to go eat, my treat?”

“Yeah, may need help to get to the dinner table,” Blitz says.

Applejack giggles. “Alright you lazy pony, up and at em.” She said helping him up and leads him inside.

“Thanks, Jackie,” Blitz says.

Applejack turns to him. “What is family for?” She asks as she sets him down in a seat.

---

Five days later, Celestia and Luna were sitting on their thrones waiting. To the sides, there was the Wonderbolts and Shadowbolts, Twilight and her friends, and Cadance, Shining Armor, and his guards were posted all over the room. All of them were waiting as Twilight looked at the clock as it was eight minutes after the appointed hour.

Cadance smile as she leans over to Twilight. “Anxious about your coltfriend?”

“He is not and where is he? He was asked to be here eight minutes ago.” Twilight says.

Cadance smiles. “So…worried?”

“No, it’s just rude unless he didn’t read the paper and doesn’t know yet or he seen it days later and was far away and couldn’t make it.” Twilight starts her worry rant.

“Or he could have been here for nearly an hour waiting to see if you would notice.” A voice came from the middle of the court as Blitz appears in his blue aerial armor.

Everypony looks surprised as they watch him look around a bit. “How did we miss his magic?” Shining asks surprised. ‘Or is it so advanced we couldn’t detect it?’ Shining thought.

“You asked for my presence,” Blitz asks focusing on the royals on the throne.

Luna nods. “We did. Now we can begin.”

“You requested me to bring in somepony or take something out correct?” Blitz asks.

Celestia nods. “We have gotten some reports of a large creature, unlike anything we have ever seen before. It is a carnivore as multiple of our guards were eaten by it already. I am reluctant to do this, but we have already sealed off the area and our guards have made three attempts to take it down with no real success.” Celestia says.

“I gotcha. So what does the creature look like?” Blitz asks.

Shining Armor holds his hooves opens wide. “Big, big mouth, lanky arms, walks on two legs, and acts like an animal.”

Blitz thinks in quiet for a few moments before moving his forehoof and pushes a button. “This it?” Blitz asks as a small hologram of a Ranchor appears from the communicator.

Shining goes wide-eyed. “That’s it.”

“Ranchor, nasty things to say the least. So what is the bounty you are offering since you didn’t release the news to the public?” Blitz asks deactivating the hologram.

Celestia and Luna look to each other before looking back at him. “Access to whatever you want, bits and resources. We caught this thing near a village and we fear for their safety. Do this and you will have everything.” Luna said.

“You shouldn’t be so forward. Others of my clan might ask for an entire city.” Blitz warns.

Luna nods. “That’s why it’s only for you. We know only you can take it down and deal with the body. Besides, we don’t want other ponies to know about this or panic would ensue.”

“Very well, then you have to build me and my team a base to my speculations and swear that your country will never attack it for starters,” Blitz says.

Celestia nods. “Anything you need. Just get that thing out of our country.”

“Very well, we can discuss bits later,” Blitz says.

“I want to know the job is being done right. So you must take a few guards as well as two Wonderbolts and a Shadowbolt along.” Celestia insists.

“Fair enough,” Blitz says.

Spitfire, Soarin, and Shadow walk up to him. “You got us,” Spitfire said.

“Very well. Shining Armor who will you send?” Celestia asks.

Shining looks to Silver. “You, your lieutenant and I will go.”

“A real squad is made of five your short,” Blitz says.

Shining slightly glares at him. “We were the first ponies to deal with it and overlook the proceeding fights. I could pick a few more random guards soon.”

“Very well. Pick them and meet me in the Nocturn bar in the city tomorrow evening.” Blitz says disappearing.

Luna watches as he leaves. “Strange, I didn’t sense any magic from that.”

“There is much we do not know. It could be a more advanced magic than we have ever seen and that armor was very interesting. It was full body, yet their look to be no loss of maneuverability.” Celestia says.

Pinkie pops up between them. “Or it could be this.” She said showing them a video game poster with an armor around the same type as Cross.

“Pinkie Pie!” Shining Armor yells, using his magic to make her get away from the sisters.

Twilight sighs. ‘At least there is an insignia on him and it’s both of them. Wait, he said he would be waiting at the Nocturn bar tomorrow, that means I have a chance to talk to him.’ Twilight thinks and looks around to see Rainbow seemed to have a similar idea.

Twilight sighs and turns to Celestia. “Princess Celestia, may we go?”

“Twilight it is too dangerous, the creature ate guards whole,” Celestia says.

Twilight looks confused. “I meant back home.”

“Oh, yes, of course, you may,” Celestia says looking a little embarrassed.

Twilight smiles as she and her friends started to leave while Shining Armor and Silver went the other way to find their choices and the Wonderbolts and Shadowbolt went away to prepare, leaving the three princesses.

“Your thought?” Celestia asks.

Luna sighs. “Quiet, sneaky at best and looking for openings.”

“Feeling conflicted deep down, but suppressed,” Cadence says.

Luna looks to her. “But suppressed of what is the question. War and the terrors of it or something entirely different?”

“No, I think that isn’t the factor. He has seen a great number of battles, but I think it is training and experience that allows him to suppress those feelings.” Celestia says.

Cadance looks to them. “And the fact I feel some conflicting emotions?”

“I cannot say, did he have them before being told about the creature?” Celestia asks and Cadance nods. “Then it isn’t with the job and is personal most likely.” She says.

Cadance sighs. “Then let’s hope it doesn’t get in the way.”

“I must admit, he does unsettle me. His skills and his feats are already making him a legend. Word has reached even the griffon kingdom and the dragons have even heard of him.” Celestia says.

Luna smiles. “And he has many entrances.”

“This is serious Luna, remember what he said. Others of his clan. He is not the only one. There are more like him, maybe even better.” Celestia says.

Luna grins. “Even better.”

“Luna, walk on eggshells with him. If we mess up, we could be facing that clan.” Celesta says.

Luna shrugs. “As long as we respect them and treat them nicely.”

“That is just it, we must be careful not to insult them in any way, even if unintentionally,” Celestia says.

Cadance smirks. “Then let’s hope little Twilight doesn’t do anything brash.”

“Of course not. She’s going back to Ponyville, besides her new library and her castle still needs to be watching.” Celestia says.

“Since when have known Twilight to listen to herself after getting too invested in something? My wedding for example.” Cadance said.

“She has a healthy interest, nothing more. If I was about a thousand years younger I would be trying to learn more about him.” Celestia says waving it off.

Luna stays silent for a moment to let it sink in. “Should we stop her?”

“Could we if we tried, besides she also has an interest in a stallion, but I promised I wouldn’t say who it is?” Cadance asks.

Luna sighs. “Not really.”

---

The next day as the sun was setting, Twilight stood outside the Nocturn bar and gulped. “Ok, calm yourself Twilight, in here is Southern Cross, the one you have so many questions for,” Twilight says.

“Twilight we are here too,” Rainbow says.

Twilight glares at her. “Not helping.”

“Y…You can do this Twilight.” Fluttershy tries to encourage.

Twilight looks to her. “Thanks,” Twilight said before taking a deep breath and opening the door. Inside everything stopped and looked at them. Twilight saw the majority was bat ponies which fit the dim and cool temperature bar. Twilight chuckles a bit as she and her friends walk up to the bar. “Um…do you know where Southern Cross is?” Twilight asks. The bat pony briefly looks at them before pointing to a lounge to the side before returning to shining a glass. Looking they see him sitting waiting with what looked like what could be described as a fish dog with yellow scales and black stripes running along its body, blue pupilless eyes, and four long teeth protruding from its mouth. Its head laid on Southern Cross’s lap seemingly chewing something.

Fluttershy tilts her head. “What is that?”

Twilight looks at it confused too. “I think it’s a dog.”

“I’d be careful, that thing is vicious. They had a creature fight not too far from here with an Alpha Manticore as the champion. Southern Cross over there walked in with that thing and said it would fight it. The alpha died in less than thirty seconds of being ripped apart.” The bartender warns.

They looked at it carefully as it chewed on a bone as they got closer. “It’s…kind of cute,” Fluttershy said.

“Hear that Terran, somepony thinks you’re cute,” Blitz says scratching its head.

Terran growls and looks up at Fluttershy before snapping its jaws at her and then chewing the bone again.

“Be nice now Terran, she complimented you,” Blitz says as it kicked its hind leg.

Terran jumps down and goes over to Fluttershy before licking her despite having the bone in his mouth. The rest of the bar’s residents moved away to keep a distance from the creature.

“So what do you need princess?” Blitz asks.

Twilight steps up. “Well…” She pauses and tries to think of some, but before she could ask the doors open up and in walks Shining Armor.

“You’re early,” Blitz says getting up.

Shining was about to speak before seeing Twilight and the others. “What are they doing here?”

“I assumed the princess sent them here to speak on something,” Blitz says before whistling, getting Terran to return.

Shining looks to Twilight. “Twily, you need to leave. This doesn’t concern you.”

“I have questions for him BBBFF. I want to ask him everything.” Twilight says.

‘Great, I can barely talk to Twilight and she wants to ask me about everything.’ Blitz thinks.

Shining Armor sighs as he holds a hoof to his head. “So what are you going to ask him about?”

“Well…everything,” Twilight says smiling nervously.

Shining just frowns. “Twily, you can’t ask him everything.”

“I am also on a job now. I have to complete it before I can take on another request. When dealing with first-time clients, we are restricted to one job at a time unless there is a good reason or it aligns with the first job.” Blitz says.

Twilight brings her head down slightly. “Oh, but still, I have a lot of questions. Wait, what if I come with you and help, that way it would align with the first job.” Twilight says perking up.

“That would work, but I have no say in who my employers send,” Blitz says.

Twilight still remained perked up. “So…I can go?”

“He is in charge of that from what I understand,” Blitz says walking past Shining Armor and outside with Terran.

Twilight looks to Shining a bit pleadingly before he shakes his head no and follows Blitz right afterward, leaving Twilight to glare at him. “Hey! Captain of Royal Guards, I command you to let come!”

Shining froze. “Um…what was that Twily?” Shining asks nervously.

Twilight still glared at him. “I said, I order you to let me come along with this mission.” She said hard with every word.

“I…I…I…I can’t disobey an order from a princess.” Shining admits head down as if sulking.

Twilight smiles a bit before starting to walk where Blitz went. “Now come on Captain. We have to catch up to Cross.” She said as Shining nods and follows with his head down the rest of the mares following.

Outside Blitz walks out of the bar and sees the others of the party. “Spitfire, Fleetfoot, Shadow Runner, Silver Spear.” He greets as Terran walks out.

They eye the varren carefully. “Um…?” Spitfire tries to ask while pointing to him.

“My pet and tracker. Nothing has ever escaped him once he has caught the trail.” Blitz says.

They watch the varren still chewing on the bone. “Weird, but cool,” Shadow said.

“That is from an alpha manticore he tore apart yesterday,” Blitz adds making sure the other three guards didn’t get too close.

Fleetfoot backs away a little. “So, how bad is he?”

“He won’t kill or attack unless I say, for example since you volunteered, hold out your hoof,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot looks a bit scared and slowly holds out a hoof.

“Terran, shake,” Blitz says and Terran walks up and puts its paw on Fleetfoot’s hoof and moves it up and down.

Fleetfoot looks a little surprised. “Wow…he’s like a dog.”

“That is a partial insult, he is much smarter, but he likes you, you got guts doing this,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot smiles a bit. “Um…thank you.”

“Terran sit,” Blitz says and Terran sits down retracting his paw.

Spitfire looks to Blitz. “So what are we going to do?”

“I’m going to hunt and kill the Ranchor as the job entails, you ponies, I don’t know. Mainly I think you will just observe.” Blitz says.

Spitfire shrugs. “Well, we’re just there to make sure it’s gone or dead. I think we will just watch.”

“It’s good to see you got better,” Blitz says.

Spitfire blushes to the point where they can barely see it. “Yeah, we just needed a week to fully recover.”

“Good to hear,” Blitz says as Shining Armor and the mane six come out.

Blitz looks a little surprised as he looks back. “So…what’s the word?”

“Princess’s orders. They come.” Shining admits.

“Understood. We walk to this place or we going there another way?” Blitz asks.

Shining nods his head down the street. “The train station, we are taking the train there and it might take a few days.”

“Understood. Terran we are going.” Blitz says causing Terran to stand.

Soon everypony was waiting at the station for the military train to come up. “Excuse me?” A mare asks, coming up to them.

“Yes, can I help you?” Silver asks.

The mare nods. “Yes, I’m here for Southern Cross.”

“What do you need?” Blitz asks before seeing her mane moves a bit and sees a break of skin and sees a bit of metal under it.

The mare smiles. “Ah, good. I’m here to accompany you on your travels from now on.”

“And you are?” Blitz asks looking her way.

The mare giggles a bit. “The name is Miva. Nice to meet you.”

Blitz sighs. “Very well,” Blitz says. ‘Could have come up with something better Minerva.’ Blitz thinks.

Minerva nods. “Great, it’ll be a pleasure to help you.”

“You sure that’s ok?” Silver whispers.

“She will follow us regardless, best if it is where we can see her,” Blitz whispers back.

Minerva moves up to Blitz. “So, anything you need while you wait for your train?”

“This job is completely confidential,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “Of course, sir.”

“Silver you are going to have to watch her and make sure she doesn’t get into trouble,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yes sir, but what should I watch out for?”

“Everything,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Okay.” He then looks to Miva. “So, what do you usually do?”

Minerva smiles. “Assistance. I’m here as like a secretary to Southern Cross.”

“You will be of use after the job then,” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. “Of course, I’ll be happy to help with anything you need.”

“The train is about to come into view,” Blitz says.

“What are you talking abo…” A guard starts till they start to hear a whistle that was very far off.

They all look to Blitz in confusion while Minerva and Terran just either chew on a bone or write on a notepad. After a while, a train comes into view that was actually armored than the regular train. As it stops and steams up, a door opens and out steps a Nightguard. “Here is your ride my ponies.” He said, stepping aside.

Blitz and Terran waste no time and gets on the train and the others follow and find the train they entered with a large table with some papers still stern about and the map of Equestria engraved on it. Shining turns to the Nightguard. “Why wasn’t I told about this train?”

The Nightguard shrugs. “Luna’s personal train for anything in Equestria and sometimes the connecting lands.”

“Get comfortable, this thing has lost ten percent of its speed for the armor. That is why it was exactly thirteen minutes and forty-eight seconds slow.” Blitz says sitting as Terran joined him.

The whole group looks a little surprised as the Nightguard looked indifferent and Minerva kept writing on the notepad. “How…did you calculate that?” Spitfire asks.

“I learned and calculated every train you have and also currently have power speed and fuel consumption,” Blitz says.

“Wow,” Twilight said. “And how did you get that far with all that information?” She asks heading inside and sitting down with everypony else.

“You would be surprised how easy it was,” Blitz says causing Shining Armor to reevaluate the security for the country.

Twilight sighs. “So…how long would this ride take since we are slowed down a bit?”

“I don’t know as I haven’t been told the location where this Ranchor is,” Blitz says.

Shining turns to him. “At least for a week in a regular train, this one may add two days.”

“Plus eight hours and twenty-six to thirty minutes,” Blitz said.

Shining frowns slightly at him. “I’m starting to get annoyed by that.”

“Your rulers ask me to do a job, I accepted. You can stomach a few observations.” Blitz says.

Shining sighs and turns to the Nightguard. “Let’s get this journey over with.” He said making the Nightguard nod and head to the front of the car and to the front of the train.

“You can start asking your questions, but I have the right to refuse to answer some,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Okay, then.”

Chapter 4: Ditch and Blood

For a week, eight hours, and twenty-eight minutes, they rode the train before arriving much to Shining Armor’s charging. Though the mares were both shocked and disappointed Blitz didn’t take off his armor once.

Blitz sighs as he looks at the maps they were able to get in his room. “The probes couldn’t find anything more?” He asks Minerva sitting on his bed, writing on her ‘notepad’.

“No, it is far too strange that a Ranchor is here on the planet. It should have been noticed by somepony beforehand.” Minerva says.

“Agreed. Something is off.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs as she lets go of the cover she’s using for a bit and shows that her notepad was actually a screen in front of her. “I’ll try to find any clues as you go in. Anything to lead us to what got that thing here.”

“Actually, withdraw our probes. If I am correct, they have been detected and the one behind this is hiding.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs and hits a few things on the screen. “Done, anything else?”

“Leave the rest to me and Terran,” Blitz says rubbing her mane before walking away.

Minerva smiles before charging her cloak completely and changing back. “Let’s go, sir.” She said playfully.

Blitz gets up. “And that’s the first thing I want you to think on. I also don’t want cheap furniture once you finish giving me your best estimate for the bits needed.” Blitz says opening the door to leave and finds Spitfire there about to knock.

Spitfire quickly puts her hoof down. “Oh um…hi Cross. Um…” She looks away.

“We have arrived. Thanks for coming to get me.” Blitz says putting a hoof on her shoulder.

Spitfire looks to him. “Oh yeah, sure.” She said embarrassed as she then turns away and starts walking. Blitz walks with her as they leave the train. “Um…Cross?” Spitfire asks.

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire turns to him. “Thanks for saving me.”

“Don’t mention it, I couldn’t just let a c…” Blitz stops, encountering the same problem as before.

Spitfire stops as he stopped. “What was that?”

“Sorry, its part of a problem I have,” Blitz says.

‘C, c, c, Cute!’ Spitfire thinks. “Cute?” Spitfire asks.

All Blitz did was nod while blushing heavily under his helmet.

Spitfire turns away, blushing a bit as well. “I…um…thank you.”

Blitz says nothing as he hurried forward.

‘Wow, didn’t figure Southern Cross to be shy to mares.’ Spitfire thinks.

They soon enter the meeting room and see everypony there already. “So, what do we got?” Blitz asks, slightly rushing to his seat.

“The creature has stayed in the valley so far and hasn’t come out of what we believe to be its perceived territory.” Shining Armor says.

Blitz nods. “Anything else I need to know?”

“Nothing we know.” Shining Armor says.

Blitz sighs. “Okay, I’ll start tomorrow at sunrise. I will see you back here two hours before that.” Blitz says before vanishing.

“Well, even after being in around him for a week, I still can’t understand him.” Rarity says.

The rest nods at that. “He’s…kooky.” Pinkie said.

“Don’t get me wrong, his mysterious charm is alluring.” Rarity says.

“And I can tell he is very caring by the way he treats Terran there,” Fluttershy says.

Rainbow shrugs. “I don’t know, but he is cool in his own way.”

Applejack remained quiet the entire time. ‘Did Southern Cross told to meet him, is that why he left to meet with my cousin?’ Applejack thinks.

Twilight looks at Applejack. “You okay?”

“Um…yeah, I’m ok.” Applejack says.

“Look out Rarity, you have competition,” Rainbow says.

Applejack blushes. “I don’t like him.”

“The blush speaks volumes,” Rainbow says.

Applejack just throws a pen at her which she dodges and it gets lodged into her seat.

“Defiantly.” Rarity says deadpan.

Applejack just throws papers at her.

Blitz reappears and walks the streets as he scans the village with his eyes. “Minerva, how far away am I?”

Minerva smiles as they see her still writing on her notepad. “The cave is on the outskirts of town. Just follow that street and I’m sure Terran would pick up the rest.”

Blitz stops when he sees a few ponies bullying a pegasus mare. “I’ll be there soon,” Blitz says.

The mare backs away as they approach her before she gives off a shrill scream and then launched herself at one and starts to pound away at him. The ponies were a bit surprised, but then recovered and started to hit on her as she and the other pony fell down.

The pony raised his hoof to hit her again but suddenly felt a hoof grabs his. He looked back and saw Blitz holding it. “What do you think you are doing?” Blitz asks threateningly.

The ponies start to back away as the mare stayed on the ground where she was rolled over. Blitz took one more step before the ponies started to run down an alleyway and leave them. Blitz sighs and looks to the mare on the ground. “You okay?” He asks holding out a hoof. Taking a good look he saw the pegasus had a light turquoise coat with an amber and gold streaked mane and gamboge eyes.

“Yeah, thanks Mr.?” She says taking his hoof.

“Southern Cross,” Blitz says pulling her up.

The mare sighs in relief as she was pulled up. “Lightning Dust.” She said while trying to hold her clothing together from the fight.

Blitz eyes the ripped Wonderbolt, almost, clothing. “Are you part of the Wonderbolts?”

“No, was a part of their academy until I was thrown out for reckless endangerment of my team and civilians.” She admires, looking empty.

“Your life dream, wasn’t it?” Blitz asks. Dust nods while Blitz looks where the ponies went. “So what was that about?” He asks pointing down the alley.

Dust sighs. “Simply, coming home. Course, when those guys saw my uniform they figure to have a little fun. I mean look how skintight this is.” She said showing him her flank a bit.

“I can see that and your eyes mostly look dead,” Blitz says trying to keep his eyes on her head.

Dust sighs. “That’s what happens when I got kicked out and never to return and almost raped.”

“You have nothing to live for then?” Blitz asks bluntly.

Dust shakes her head. “My family is actually dead. I was going to their home they left me when I got ambushed.” Blitz moved close to Lightning Dust as she teared up and hugged her. Dust sniffles a bit as she leans her head against his shoulder. “Thank you.”

“Dust, I have an offer. I may not be able to replace your family, but I can offer you a new life.” Blitz says.

Dust sniffs as she pulls back. “What is it?”

“Ever heard of bounty hunting?” Blitz asks.

Dust nods. “Yeah, why?”

“I will train you and take you with me, but if you accept my offer, you must forever bid your former life behind you and there is no going back,” Blitz says.

Dust looks at him before looking back at the town. “Are we traveling that much?”

“You have no idea, but I will be making a base soon,” Blitz says.

Dust sighs. “Okay, I got nothing left anyway.”

“Then welcome to the Mandalorians,” Blitz says motioning her to follow.

Dust starts to follow him as Terran stayed behind them. “So…what are you doing here?”

“Just follow me,” Blitz says as he led her out of town and to a place nopony could see in a forest’s clearing. “Minerva opens it up and lets us start her down the path of her new life,” Blitz says.

Minerva says nothing as something shimmers in front of them before an area of the air started to move and behind it was some darkness and few lights while a quiet whirring sound was spread out. “Come on in my friend,” Minerva said coming into view of them from the home in the air that was metal.

“This is the choice you made, Lightning Dust, don’t back down now,” Blitz says looking back at the slightly unsure mare.

Dust just keeps looking until she steps forward and Blitz smiles and leads her inside. “Welcome to the Darkstar One, my personal spaceship,” Blitz says.

Dust couldn’t believe her ears and was thinking she would wake up any moment now as she kept walking up the ramp with Blitz.

Blitz chuckles a bit before turning to Minerva. “Drop it later, for now, show her around. I’ll go prepare for the Ranchor.” Blitz says walking out before the ramp closed.

Minerva smiles as she turns to Dust who was still looking around. “Having fun yet?”

Dust turns to her. “This place is…awesome.”

Minerva giggles a bit. “Well, bedrooms are down the hall at the end. We only a guest bedroom so that’s yours. Bathrooms are connected to it. The kitchen is right over while here is the dining room, training room, and living room.” She said pointing. “And finally, up front is the cockpit and tech center. You’ll learn the other areas as soon as you need them, but first I will start teaching you what you need to know about the galaxy.” Minerva says.

Dust’s eyes widen. “Oh boy.”

Minerva giggles. “Oh boy, indeed. I’m going to have loads of fun.”

---

Silver yawned as he sat in the meeting room at the ungodly hour as he waited for Blitz. “Shouldn’t one of us have gone with him, at least looking at him through binoculars?”

“With his disappearing act. He could be anywhere.” Silver says as the Spitfire, Fleetfoot, and Shadow Runner each had a cup of coffee.

Twilight sighs as she poured over her information she got while trying to drink something. “Has anypony seen Blitzkrieg? It’s been almost a week since I last saw him.”

“He had to go somewhere, something about buying something.” Applejack says half asleep.

Twilight sighs. “I was really hoping he can tell more.”

“Tell what now?” Rainbow asks after she just woke back up after her head hit the table when her head slipped from her hoof.

Twilight shakes her head and sips some more coffee. “Never mind.”

“You can sleep if you want,” Blitz says walking in with Terran.

They now all look surprised as they see him. “Cross, about time,” Shining says.

“I came early Armor,” Blitz says.

Shining sighs. “So you finished?”

“Preparations are done, now all that is left is the hunt,” Blitz says.

Shining nods. “Can we go or at least somepony to make sure it’s gone?”

“I just came from there. Three, two, one.” Blitz counted down before explosions were heard and then a roar of anger and pain.

They all looked shocked as they look outside and sees the smoke rising from the horizon and then back to him. “Was that…?” Spitfire tries to ask.

“It’s pissed and following the trail of blood and smell of fresh kills,” Blitz says starting to leave.

Shining looks aghast. “You brought it here?!”

“No, still in the valley actually going the other way,” Blitz says as he casually walks with Terran.

They all look outside again as they see some trees falling and rocks being sent into the air.

“Hitting the second wave right about now,” Blitz says as more explosions were heard.

They keep watching as a fireball went up into the air. “Anything else we should worry about?” Fleetfoot asks.

Shadow was just gorging on popcorn. “Or enjoy?”

“Um, shouldn’t we you know follow Cross?” Silver asks noticing he was barely seeable.

“Oh right.” They all say before they follow him out and sees him sitting down in a large clearing with a large rock bridge over the only entrance through the valley with Terran laying down beside him.

The pegasus was watching from the air as the third cloud of smoke went up with another roar. “How many are there?” Shining asks.

“Four, but they won’t kill it,” Blitz says as they see a large claw grab the side of the cliff face come into view.

Everypony soon backs off. Blitz sighs as he sits up again. “Let’s get this over with.” He said taking a blaster pistol as the Ranchor comes into view. To the ones watching it was a massive monster that was burned and hurt. It sees Blitz and roars and charges as Blitz casually strolls towards it. Once the Ranchor gets close enough Blitz fires his blaster hitting a concealed explosive on the rock bridge setting it off and causing a chain reaction that collapses it and it falls and slams the Ranchor in the back crushing its back and pinning it as it roars in agony.

Blitz smiles. “Sorry, I’m just doing my job,” Blitz says shooting the blaster one last time silencing the Ranchor forever.

They all soon go to him and sees the Ranchor down the casein dead. “So…it’s over?” Twilight asks.

“Not quite,” Blitz says walking up to the corpse and withdrawing claws and starts cutting at its head. “If I am right, then it should be right…ah ha.” Blitz says ripping out some metal with flashing lights.

Twilight looks at it. “What is it?”

“Nothing to concern yourself over. Terran.” Blitz calls. Terran’s head shoots up and goes to him. “Find them, boy,” Blitz says as Terran start sniffing the metal. After a few moments, Terran’s yellow eyes turn red. “Go get them!” Blitz yells and Terran shoots off like a bullet.

“I will leave clean up to you royal guards,” Blitz says running after Terran.

“Um…sir, should we follow him or dispose of the corpse as the princesses want?” Silver asks.

Shining just looked a little stunned. “I…” He sighs. “Let’s get rid of the corpse. There’s no point in following him when we couldn’t even do it here.”

“But that was following him, but we can follow his pet which he is following,” Spitfire says as she, Fleetfoot, and Shadow Runner unfurled their wings.

Shining sighs. “Just stay out of sight.”

The three didn’t respond as they took to the sky. Shining Armor looked back to the corpse to see the mane six inspecting it. “Are you sure you want to do that?” He asks them.

Rainbow punched the nose and there was no response. “It’s definitely dead,” Rainbow says.

“Twily, help us get the rocks off it so we can burn the thing.” Shining Armor asks.

Twilight sighs and uses her magic to lift the rocks off. “There.”

“Fire!” Shining Armor yells as the unicorn guards started to throw fire spells.

---

The three pegasus mares were surprised at the speed that Terran was booking it through the forest with Blitz right on his tail.

“Does anypony know what’s ahead?” Spitfire asks.

“I’m unfamiliar with this area.” Shadow Runner says.

“There is an old abandoned mine not too far ahead. I know because my hometown is nearby.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire looks to her. “Think you can guide us while hidden?”

“We are doing a good job already.” Fleetfoot looks distracted.

Spitfire keeps looking at her. “What’s eating you?”

“It’s just last night, ponies say they saw some strange lights. Normally that wouldn’t bother me, but with the appearance of that, Ranchor, is that what he called it?” Fleetfoot asks.

Shadow Runner looks to them. “So you think they are connected?”

“Maybe, I’m not sure. It just seems that he either chases the strange or he is always there.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire sighs. “Well, maybe we can ask him when this whole thing is over.”

“Or she will ask him to sign that latest copy of Daring Do that stars him.” Shadow teases.

“How did you know about that?!” Fleetfoot yells while blushing.

“Also that picture of him you keep in your favorite pillow.” Shadow continues.

Fleetfoot moves over and starts to pound her in midair as Shadow laughs.

‘At least it wasn’t me.’ Spitfire thinks as she keeps her eyes on Terran.

After a while, they finally reach the mining town and sees it mostly abandoned. “What happened here?” Spitfire asks.

“Mine was closed down, but it was completely abandoned,” Fleetfoot says suspiciously.

They start to fly down and soon ended up behind an old building and sees Blitz and Terran walking down the main street. “Okay boy, where to now?” Blitz asks. Terran growled, his spikes standing on end. “Gotcha boy,” Blitz says before he puts what looked like a metal helmet on its head. “Why don’t you come out? I know you’re here, if you don’t I’m not afraid to burn this ghost town down to make you.” Blitz says shooting a short burst of his flamethrower into the air to reinforce his point.

A deep thudding sounded out as a large creature came around a corner. “Nice job, very nice job.” The large heavily armed creature said before smashing a building near him and destroys the front wall. “Want a drink before one of us kills the other?”

Blitz waits as he received the data on this creature. When it did, all he got was mostly unknown until his rap sheet and bounty showed up. 1,000,000 dead. “Save the drinks, I came for answers why there was a Rancher here and I find you. I think I will collect your bounty Warlord Krank.” Blitz says as the aliens hidden started showing themselves with their guns trained on him. The three hidden mares could only watch at what they thought would be Southern Cross’ death.

Krank growls softly. “You do realize why the bounty is so high, right?”

“Yeah and this is also personal for me now. I will avenge my brother and sister Mandalorians you killed. Terran, sick the thugs. This is my prey.” Blitz says and Terran shot off to the side and for an unlucky alien his arm was torn off.

“Kill that bounty hunter and his Varren!” Krank yells as he runs around the corner.

Blitz takes out his blaster and starts firing wildly as he moved around as best he could while lasers erupted from all sides and started to hit almost everything. Terran growls as he rips an alien’s throat out and then runs to the other side and over Blitz as he ducks and allows him to jumps over as he still fires away and Terran runs to the alien on the other side and goes to his second ready kill until the alien’s barrier went up and he charged tearing apart anything he could get his teeth or claws on.

The mares could only gape as they watch him bob and weave through all that. “Is that magic?” Shadow asks as a leg flies across their field of vision.

Spitfire could gape slightly. “Which one, the movement or weapons?” She asks as Terran moves past Blitz as he dodges him and allows him past while still dodging the lasers, almost in a form of a dance.

“Both,” Fleetfoot says.

“What is wrong Krank, can’t understand why neither you nor your thugs can hit me?” Blitz asks.

His only answer was an explosion to a building and debris falling down as Terran comes around and they both start to either move through it or evade it and, in Terran case, jump on it. Blitz then points to the right and Terran rushes that way. “You see, I have always had a gift for predicting trajectory, range, time lapse, structural weaknesses, and limits. I can predict every one of your shots and if I know where they will be, it is easy for me to avoid them and it makes acts like this easy.” Blitz says shooting his blaster, hitting one of Krank’s missile launchers and causing it to spark before it explodes.

Krank growls as he looks to his busted launcher before reaching behind him as his other modified arm lets the launcher fall and he places in a new weapon. He then points to Blitz before firing a straight blue laser at him.

Blitz barely moves and the laser misses his head. He responds by shooting something small from his forehoof’s armor that goes up the laser barrel and after a few seconds of beeping it explodes destroying the entire arm. Krank roars before running at him and tries to swipe at him.

“Now this is just sad, did you really kill other Mandalorians?” Blitz asks dodging and blasting him in the leg. Krank roars at him and charges at him, but Blitz jumps out of the way and lets him charge into a building that soon collapses. Blitz chuckles a bit as he shoots behind him without looking and takes out one more shooter. “You are an idiot.”

“That’s it, everything dies!” Krank yells as several parts of his body open up and reveal missile launchers.

‘Oh great, I got to get with Terran and what are they doing here!’ Blitz thinks spotting the three mares before running towards them and whistles to Terran as the missiles start launching into the air. “Maximum output,” Blitz says as Terran reached him and the mares and a purple energy barrier expanded from Terran and around all five.

The Wonderbolts and Shadowbolt watches as the energy barrier goes past them and the explosions and debris hit the outside. “How long can this hold up?” Shadow asks.

“It should be able to hold for this one barrage, but this ghost town will be leveled,” Blitz says as his own armor’s power reserves were being drained to power the barrier.

The Wonderbolts watches as most of the buildings start to either be destroyed or collapse from the stress of holding itself up in this now destructive environment. “Can you get him?” Spitfire asks.

“This is his trump card,” Blitz says unholstering his second blaster pistol.

Fleetfoot looks to his weapons. “And you can kill him like that, without this shield?”

“The shield drops before this barrage ends and you four will die. I will survive because of my armor. The question is what will give first, the barrier or his ammo.” Blitz says.

They all watch as the shield keeps sending energy waves as it was hit directly and debris fell on top of them. “Maybe the old buildings will protect us.” Shadow offers.

“Or crush us underneath the weight like the Ranchor,” Blitz says as he notices the barrier straining.

They soon turn their attention to Blitz as he looks his foreleg screen and watches a gauge. “Come on. Come on. Hold out.” He said to himself as the bar falls.

Krank cackles as the final missile hits causing a massive explosion. “Always wanted to use that.” He said to himself as the smoke clears and sees most of the town has been leveled and nothing of evidence of a shield. “Hum, good riddance.” He said before walking away.

“You lost your final gambit.” Blitz’s voice was heard before two blaster bolts hit his last two guns, destroying them.

Krank turns around wide-eyed to see Blitz walking out of the smoke. “How did you survive that?”

“Terran’s barrier trumped your barrage,” Blitz says shooting him in the legs.

Krank roars before trying to charge again but was slowed down by his busted legs.

“Bounty claimed,” Blitz says shooting once more blasting Krank’s head off his shoulders.

The Wonderbolt mares screamed a little in surprise as the body fell down without any support.

“I had hoped to keep this secret from the rest of Equestria,” Blitz says turning to them before inspecting them for injuries. “Are any of you hurt?” Blitz asks.

Shadow just shows a slight cut on her foreleg, Fleetfoot just had some of her outfits ripped, but fine and Spitfire some bruises. “We’re okay,” Spitfire said after looking themselves over.

“Who was that?” Fleetfoot asks looking around.

“Krank the destroyer. A self-styled warlord that destroys anything that resists him. That thing I pulled out of the Ranchor’s head was a control unit. Krank installed it to control it and would have used to destroy and conquer.” Blitz says.

All three mares look to where Krank’s body is. “So…we don’t need to worry about him, right?” Fleetfoot asks.

“He’s dead, but his plans might not be, your leaders are going to have to start playing a bit of intrigue to find out if they are. I may have cut off the head of the snake, but the body doesn’t die immediately.” Blitz says. “I’m also sorry that your hometown was destroyed,” Blitz says putting a hoof on Fleetfoot’s shoulder.

The mares looked shocked. “How did you…?” Spitfire asks.

“I researched each member of both your teams during the time I was guarding you to see if there was a possible personal reason for the crippler to have a vendetta,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot sighs. “Its okay, this town was too old for anypony to get through. I doubt anything survived besides wood.”

“I got something!” Shadow calls going through some broken wood before she pulls out a wine bottle. “It says, wow, this bottle is around a few hundred years old.”

“That’s great, great, grandmother’s prized bottle,” Fleetfoot says shocked.

Blitz smiles as he turns to her. “Looks like something survived for you. Be happy you got something, most don’t have that chance.”

“And I wouldn’t have that chance if you didn’t save my life twice now,” Fleetfoot says hugging him.

“Aww,” Shadow said as she saddled up next to Spitfire. “That’s a cute couple.” Spitfire was giving Fleetfoot a death glare for what she was doing. “Oh, somepony is jealous,” Shadow adds.

Spitfire hits her. “Am not.”

“Oh you so are, maybe I’ll get a turn next,” Shadow says.

Spitfire frowns. “Shut up. Besides he is shy from what I gathered so I bet he is blushing greatly under his helmet.” Spitfire whispers the last part.

‘Oh, he is shy, huh?’ Shadow thinks smirking.

As Spitfire had guessed, Blitz was blushing like crazy under his helmet and unable to speak. He then feels another weight on him. “Thanks for everything,” Shadow said hugging him.

‘I will kill that mare.’ Spitfire thinks.

Blitz pushes them off and turns around. “Well…you two better get going, I’m sure everypony is anxious to see you all.”

“What about these things?” Spitfire asks pointing to the corpse and the destroyed weapons.

“I will destroy them so nopony who is militaristic gets a hold of them and tries to reverse engineer them and gets the thoughts in their heads to go out and conquer others,” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs and nods. “Okay, but try to get back at the train.”

“What are you talking about, I’m thinking of building the base here,” Blitz says.

They look around. “What base?” Shadow asks.

“Don’t you remember, I told your rulers up front they had to build me and my team a base as the upfront payment,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot looks to the slight outcrop near the outskirts. “You want to build it here?”

“Why not, this town is very well located and one of the potential spots that were discussed. Also if we start building here we can cover all of this up because it is also involved with the Ranchor.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot sighs. “Okay, just…”

“And we can bring your hometown back to life,” Blitz says walking over to the first destroyed weapon.

Fleetfoot still looked a little down as Spitfire starts to pat her back.

“Starting with that building,” Blitz says gesturing to Fleetfoot’s family home, catching her off guard.

Spitfire smiles and turns to her. “See, maybe you can revisit this place once it’s done.”

“Spitfire, a request,” Blitz says motioning her over.

Spitfire walks over to him. “Yes?”

“Could I borrow Fleetfoot for this project, ask an advisor?” Blitz whispers.

Spitfire looks a bit shocked as she looks back to Fleetfoot. “I…I don’t know. But this is her choice.” Spitfire whispers back before turning to Fleetfoot. “Hey Fleetfoot, how about you help supervise the rebuilding of the town?!” Spitfire yells.

Fleetfoot’s eyes widen as she gasps a little. “Really?”

“Yeah, Southern Cross is asking for you personally as a favor from us,” Spitfire says.

Fleetfoot looks around a bit before looking back at him and nods. “Okay, I’ll do it.”

“You got your answer,” Spitfire says.

“Ok, do inform the rest please, I’ll meet you there soon,” Blitz says looking the destroyed weapon over.

Shadow smiles as she hooks her leg around her shoulder. “So…want to get back or stay a little longer?”

“We are going you two!” Spitfire says getting into her drill instructor tone.

Shadow just smiles as Fleetfoot takes off. “I wasn’t part of your team.” She calls before taking off after them.

“Terran.” Blitz calls.

Terran growls as he pads over to him.

“Go and have fun hunting down the stragglers,” Blitz says.

Terran growls happily and runs off.

---

Twilight watched as the last of the Ranchor’s bone turn to ash as the unicorn guards were resting from constant use of fire spells for the last two hours. “That’s it. That’s the last of the creature.” Shining Armor says.

“It reeks here,” Rainbow says flying back, holding her nose.

“I think Southern Cross left us with the short end of the stick,” Twilight says.

Rainbow frowns. “What do you think Twilight? He just left us with the good stuff?”

“I’m more curious about that metal he ripped out of its head, that wasn’t there naturally,” Twilight says.

Shining sighs as he looks over the ashes. “I don’t think there is anymore.”

“We are back,” Spitfire says landing.

Twilight and the others look to them. “What happened?”

“Well, it seems the thing was being controlled. The culprit was called Warlord Krank. Southern Cross has already dealt with him.” Spitfire says.

Shining looks a bit surprised. “Really now, so it’s over, no more other connections?”

Spitfire’s show she needed to talk to him in private on that and Shining nods. “Go into town and rest guards.” Shining orders.

The guards follow the orders and Shining moves over to her. “What is it?”

“He said even though Krank is dead, he might have set plans into motion that would outlive him.” Spitfire whispers.

Shining looks a bit shocked. “Does he know what the plan is?”

“No, he says that to make sure the royals might have to do some intrigue,” Spitfire whispers back.

Shining sighs and nods. “Okay, I’ll try to arrange a meeting with the princess as well.”

“He isn’t going to leave, he says he is calling in the upfront fee already,” Spitfire says.

Shining raises an eyebrow. “Let me guess, that base of his?”

“Yes, he also said starting the construction there will cover the battle and with it being a part of this incident, he is doing the princesses a favor,” Spitfire says.

Shining sighs. “Okay, he just needs to give us the plans and well get building.”

“He isn’t leaving, he is starting the clean up by himself,” Spitfire says.

Shining slightly glares at her. “Then how will we know what to bring for supplies?”

“Well yesterday, when I went to get him, he was talking to that one mare that joined us unexpectedly at the train station. He said something about not wanting cheap furniture and to give him an estimate on the price later. So talking to her might be the best thing.” Spitfire says.

Shining nods and looks around. “Where is she?”

“Wasn’t that Silver Spear’s job to keep…oh right, you had him do something else,” Spitfire says.

Shining sighs. “I wish I hadn’t sent him off after learning this.”

“We will look for her, come on Rainbow.” Spitfire calls as she walks away.

Rainbow quickly follows as they fly off.

“Oh, don’t forget to check her room first!” Pinky yells through a megaphone.

Everypony tried to right themselves as Pinkie looks back to their messed up and puffed up mane and coat. “How…?” A guard asks.

Spitfire was reluctant but followed her advice and found Miva asleep in the bed. Spitfire walks over and shakes her awake. “Excuse me?” She asks.

“Um…huh…what, no, the beer is under the elephant, I swear!” Miva says jolting awake.

“Um…we have a few questions that don’t involve beer or elephants,” Spitfire says.

Minerva looks up and sees Spitfire and Rainbow standing above her. “Can I help you?”

“Yes, you and Cross were talking about building a base, right?” Spitfire asks and Miva only smiled.

---

“He wants it made out of stone and steel?!” Shining Armor yells.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, guess it must fit his style of weapons and armor.”

“Tha…that is unacceptable, it is far too expensive!” Shining yells.

Spitfire sighs. “The princess promised them anything he needed. I’m sure they could find it somewhere.”

“But you know how much that would cost, we don’t even spend that much on the barracks or an outpost for the royal guards!” Shining Armor kept ranting.

“What do you think princess Twilight?” Spitfire asks.

Twilight pouts her lips slightly. “We need his help, how would it look when we can’t deliver what we promised?”

“So, send the letter to the other princesses and have them start sending ponies and materials with the report?” Spitfire asks.

Shining looks to the ashes before sighing. “Alright, write it. I hope he can help with the building process, maybe help find a way to build all of it faster.”

---

Celestia, Luna, and Cadence were having tea when a letter appeared before them. “Oh, it must the finished report,” Celestia said smiling.

“You want me to get it or keep telling you about the stallion Twilight is crushing on?” Cadence asks.

Celestia smiles at her. “No, but I hope they have a nice relationship.” She said taking the letter and opening it while sipping her tea. She then spit-takes to Luna as she read what it said. “What?!”

“What is it, sister?” Luna asks wiping off the tea.

Celestia grabs the letter with her hooves. “He wants a base out of stone and metal?! Mostly metal?!”

“So, Cadence’s castle is made of crystal. By the way, shouldn’t you reinforce that?” Luna asks.

Cadence smiles. “Crystals are almost to the level of diamonds, only something of that strength can destroy it.”

“Luna, do you not know how expensive that is, plus it isn’t part of the money for the job,” Celestia says dread washing over her.

Luna looks a bit confused before taking out some material lists and looking it over. “Let’s see, metal, metal.” She then spots the material. “What?! That much for one six foot long piece of metal?!”

“What does the rest of the letter say?” Cadence asks.

“Let’s see…oh, okay, I’m more inclined to build it now.” Celestia says.

They look to her surprised. “What makes you say that?” Luna asks.

Celestia shows them the rest of the letter and their eyes narrow. “Alright, I’ll start getting my ponies to look into it,” Luna says.

Celestia sighs. “At least this will help establish their dominance and position here.”

“So an investment then?” Cadence asks.

Celestia nods. “As long as they keep protecting us.”

“Well, at least we know where to look if anything happens as well,” Luna asks.

Cadance smiles. “I’m sure they will help a lot, considering this is now mutual.”

“And they are good at keeping confidentiality,” Luna says.

Celestia sighs. “Well, at least we can give them a home also.”

“And maybe one day they will be the royal guards,” Luna suggests.

Cadance giggles. “I doubt that, with all their work and life.”

“Then bodyguards,” Luna says.

Cadance shakes her head. “Planet guard maybe, with all the creatures he’s capturing.”

“I wonder how long it will be till the Griffon kingdom and the other counties will start seeking him out?” Celestia ponders.

Luna looks to her. “Maybe we should make a treaty with him or at least for the planet.”

“Luna, why do you keep saying planet?” Cadence asks confused.

Luna looks to Cadance. “You do realize I was banished to the moon and saw everything from there?”

“In Equestria?” Cadence asks.

Luna shakes her head. “Have you noticed that many of the ships we send out across the ocean have only a few that returned?”

“Um…no.” She says.

Luna shakes her head. “Think, where are most of our foreign dignitaries coming from?”

“Across the sea from the eastern continent.” She says.

Luna raises an eyebrow at her. “And you think it is flat, all the lands of this existence”

“Huh?” She says completely lost now.

Luna sighs. “Take a look at the stars and you would see they come by once a year, certain constellations. If the land was flat, like you are thinking, then we would see stars on the horizon while seeing the sun peek out.”

Before Cadence could reply Celestia spoke up. “Ok, so I think we will need many stonemasons, engineers, and construction workers,” Celestia says looking over the request again.

Luna nods. “I’ll see if I can also place a donation system for those in favor of his stay. And maybe now is a good time as any for changing the tax rules. Low taxes for the nobles and high for the poverty ponies, Tia?”

“Can we get a map to see the exact location?” Cadence asks.

“How did the tax laws end up like that?” Celestia asks.

Luna glares slightly at her sister. “Maybe it has to do with the ponies you left in charge of the tax department when I was banished. Really, nobles? They would save their bit bag then choose fairness.” She said taking out a map.

“Well, they were the only ones who halfway understood it,” Celestia says smiling nervously.

---

About two weeks later, Blitz walks into the Apple family farmhouse and just collapses on the sofa. “At least this can’t get any worse.”

“Hey there Blitzy.” Applejack says petting his head.

Blitz just groans. “Not now Jackie, I’m tired.”

“I’m here to comfort you. So rough last few weeks?” She says continuing her petting.

Blitz still groans. “You have no idea.”

“Hold on, I’ll get you a pillow, a blanket, and something to drink.” Applejack says.

Blitz smiles as he lays his head back. “You’re the best Jackie.”

“Yer darn totting.” She calls.

Blitz laughs as he feels something on top of him. He opens his eyes and looks to Applebloom there. “Hey, kid.”

“I missed ya,” Applebloom says smiling.

“Glad to hear it,” Blitz says.

“Y’all look like you have been through an iron pony competition after another,” Applebloom says.

“Not quite, but close enough,” Blitz says.

Applebloom smiles. “So…did you bring me anything?” She asks with a pleading look.

“How about this?” Blitz says lifting out a statue of Southern Cross in his blue armor from his clothes with his magic.

Applebloom takes it and looks it over. “Oh wow, this is cool. Thanks, Cuz.”

“No problem.” He says petting her head, careful to avoid the bow.

Applebloom smiles at the sensation before jumping off. “I got to find a place to put this.” She said running to her room.

“I’m glad it made her happy,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles as she walks back in with a pillow, blanket and a cup of something cold. “Cold hard cider, really helps with aches and pains.” She said placing it in his hoof before placing and adjusting the pillow and blanket.

“Thanks, Jackie, I need this,” Blitz says relaxing a bit and rubbing his head as his magic grabs the cider.

Applejack nods. “No problem.”

Blitz smiles before thinking of something. “Jackie, why are you treating me like this?”

“Because I know you have had a hard two weeks, after all, you were helping Southern Cross with that monster and most likely helping to build the base from the shadows.” Applejack says.

“Yeah, I set every one of those explosives,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs and sits down near him and starts to pet his head again. “Do you have another job now?”

“Not yet on a small break, but we decided to only charge the princesses only a hundred bits to their shock and we will be needing to earn more bits to start furnishing the base, hire other ponies, rebuild or build new buildings. The list just keeps going on and on and we have hunted down so many bounties so fast that there is either no big bounties to chase or they went into hiding. As such, we decided to leave Equestria for a bit and hunt in the Griffon kingdom for a while and try our luck there.” Blitz says.

Applejack looks a little surprise. “So…how long would you be gone, a month, a year?” She asks looking away and stopping her petting.

“No way will it be a year. Months at least, though we have a goal and we are going for it.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “So how long are you going to be gone completely once again?”

“Don’t know yet. But I’ll tell you what, I’ll buy you something nice when I get back.” Blitz says, his eyes now closed.

Applejack looks to him. “Nice huh?” She sees him asleep and takes the drink away before pulling the blanket around him. “Night Blitzy.”

“Jackie,” Blitz says in his sleep, curling up.

Applejack smiles as she watches him a bit before getting up and heading to her room. “Oh, Blitz.”

---

“So you are telling me your job is taking to the griffon kingdom?” Twilight asks, her eyebrow raised.

Blitz nods. “Yeah and was wondering if you can help me learn about their culture and ways so I don’t offend, on top of teaching me more magic for the next month.”

Twilight watches him for a bit before nodding. “Alright, we’ll start with the culture.” She said taking a book with her magic and opening in front of him as she sits beside him. Blitz blushes a bit and tries to scoot away, but Twilight’s wing wraps around him, preventing it. “This will also be another relationship lesson.” She said winking at him.

Blitz was blushing full on as she started. After a while, they finally made it past the whole book faster than expected as Twilight closes the book. “There, so you get it?” She asks turning to him.

“Don’t get the whole feather plucking thing, but yeah,” Blitz says as he focused on the lesson.

Twilight smiles. “Great, magic time.” She said taking out another book and a few random items. “Next line in teleportation, hope you’ve been practicing.”

Blitz smirks as he teleports the book out of Twilight’s magic aura and into his hoof. “I’m not sure.” He says coyly.

Twilight giggled. “Then transport all this at once.” She said pointing to the many items on the table.

“Where to?” Blitz asks.

Twilight just points to the flowers, bows, and chokers on the table. “On me. To see if you can send an item on a living creature all at once.”

“Ok, I think I can do that,” Blitz says focusing on the spell. Twilight watches carefully as items get encased in his magic aura before he lets go and sends them off. “Did I do it?” He asks.

“Why don’t you check?” Twilight asks.

Looking at Twilight, Blitz stopped cold as he saw she had the items applied perfectly and she was looking beautiful to him, causing him to lose control of his blushing.

Twilight blushes a bit too as she circles a hoof on the ground. “I hope this isn’t too much. I just thought that the guise of training might help.”

Blitz tries to speak, but nothing comes out which he was at least not babbling like an idiot. Twilight sighs and holds a hoof to his mouth, making him become quiet. “Don’t speak.” She said before removing her hoof and moving closer to him before leaning on his chest.

Blitz immediately shut his mouth and just stays in place. Twilight smiles as she slightly nuzzles his chest making his heart beat faster as she can it. “I can hear it, you know.” She said.

At that point, it seemed to slow down to her confusion until it sped up at what sounded like twice the previous speed. “That can’t be healthy,” Twilight remarked.

She keeps listening as the speed stayed the same until she wanted to know what was bothering him and looks up at him still blushing as he tries to look down at her.

She smiles and leans up. “Relax.” She says laying her head on his shoulder. Twilight watches and listen as Blitz starts to calm down a little and smiles. “See…its working.”

Blitz still couldn’t say anything, but he was happy he was regaining control. ‘Maybe these sessions are helping me.’ Blitz thinks.

Twilight breathes in his scent as she watches him almost regain complete control. “See…you’re getting it now,” Twilight says as she closes in to his face before being interrupted by the door slamming open. “Hey Twilight, we are supposed to go flying!” Rainbow calls before seeing the situation.

Twilight remained locked in place where she is as Blitz was too freaked out to even move. Rainbow keeps watching until she goes back outside and closes the door and then they can hear loud laughter.

“Rainbow,” Twilight growled releasing Blitz, causing him to fall down on the floor. “Sorry Blitz, we will have to continue this tomorrow,” Twilight says.

“Um…ok.” Blitz managed.

“At eight in the morning,” Twilight said walking out the door.

“Um…yes ma’am,” Blitz says.

“Good boy.” Twilight patting his mane.

Blitz blushes a bit. “Twilight.” He whines quietly.

Twilight smiles. “Now you’re learning about a few boundaries when needed, but you did like it, right?” She asks carefully.

He had a massive blush on his face and he drew circles on the floor with his hoof. “It was…” He stops and looks at her. “One of the most amazing things I was feeling.”

“Oh, let us see about tomorrow’s lesson,” Twilight says with a slight blush. “Oh Rainbow,” Twilight says in a sing-song voice. She quickly turns back to him. “Question, do you want me to keep wearing this?” She asks pouting to the black choker with small white frills around it, slightly purple bow and pink flower.

“O…only if you want to,” Blitz says rubbing his hoof behind his head.

Twilight smiles. “Then I think I will, for you.” She said heading out and then looking back to him one last time. “You do realize you’re talking to me a lot better and not passing out, right?” She asks before quickly going outside and closing the door.

Blitz had a shocked face as he thought. ‘Oh, I’m a little scared of tomorrow’s lesson.’

---

“Um…Twilight, I’m here.” Blitz says walking into the library.

“Oh come in, I have an assistant in teaching you today,” Twilight says.

“Oh, who…” Blitz stops seeing Rainbow in a dress and with different colored bows in her head. “Da…ah…oh…” He stutters.

“Rainbow has ‘graciously offered’ her assistance in helping you to be able to talk to mares and not just me,” Twilight says.

Blitz stutters a bit more as he walks a bit backward while Twilight approached him in yesterday’s outfit. “I think I realized that it gets easier as you know the mare, but Rainbow is barely known to you so it’s a good lesson.” She said getting a bit closer before moving behind him and starts to lead him along.

“O…okay,” Blitz says.

“Now Rainbow, time to start,” Twilight says.

Rainbow just stayed frowning. “What the heck am I supposed to say?”

“Oh don’t worry, I got this to help,” Twilight says bringing out a heart-shaped item.

“What is that?” Rainbow asks suspiciously.

“Oh, something I got Cadence to send me,” Twilight says.

Blitz gets a bit worried. “It won’t…make us fall in love, will it?”

“No, just Rainbow for a little bit,” Twilight says.

“Wait, what!?” Rainbow yells.

Twilight throws the item at Rainbow and it bursts into dust, making her blink and breathe a bit more heavily.

“Um…Twilight, I don’t think me or Rainbow signed up for this.” Blitz says now worried.

Twilight smiles. “You need to handle a mare who’s too much and forward for your liking.”

“B…but, isn’t that a little too advanced for me right now?” Blitz asks as the pink smoke starts to clear.

Twilight sighs. “Blitz, you’re going to be facing mares soon and they won’t be like me so you have to do this.”

“But…but…but…” Blitz tries to form an argument before he noticed Rainbow was staring at him.

Rainbow grins as she moves one of her dress straps off. “That is a sexy stallion if I ever saw one.” She said lustfully.

“Um…R…Rainbow what are y…you do…doing?” Blitz asks as he starts backing up.

Rainbow licks her lips. “Having fun with the sexy stallion in front of me.” She said reaching for her other strap.

“Twilight, please tell me she isn’t going to rape me,” Blitz says looking at her now obviously afraid.

“There, there, I’m not going to do that.” He hears Rainbow whisper into his ear and a hoof around him.

Blitz gulps and turns his head to see Rainbow right by him and her dress half off. “Rainbow…please stop.”

Rainbow grins as she keeps pushing him until he lands on his back on the floor and Rainbow gets on top of him. “Try me.”

Blitz groans before pushing her away a bit. “Rainbow, I need you to stop!”

Rainbow keeps staring at him until she blinks. “Wh…what happened?” She asks rubbing her head and then notices what state she is in. “What the heck, why is my dress half off?!”

“Oh thank heaven, I thought you were going to rape me,” Blitz says sighing in relief.

Rainbow glares at him. “Were you ripping my dress off?!”

“No, you took that off yourself after pinning me against the floor,” Blitz says blushing a bit for the implication.

“Ok, now that the first time is worn off, I can adjust the level of affection,” Twilight says.

Blitz looks to her. “You know about this?”

Twilight nods. “The reason she broke out of it is that you rejected her firm and absolute. That’s what breaks the spell.”

“Oh thank heaven,” Blitz says.

“Wait, so if he didn’t, I would have really raped him?” Rainbow asks wide-eyed and Blitz soon makes the same expression.

Twilight shakes her head. “I got a counterspell ready to go in case of that. If it was getting to that, I would have separated you two and put it on.”

Both release a sigh of relief. “Now what level of affection should we do next?” Twilight asks smirking. “I know.” She said before hitting Rainbow with another heart and she fell into it quickly. “Stalker fanmare level who wants to be with you.”

Blitz looks worried as Rainbow looks at him and takes her bows off and shakes her mane around. “Like what you see?”

“I…um…well…” Blitz says embarrassed, trying to form a sentence as he looks away, a blush forming.

Rainbow smirks and reaches for her dress buttons. “How about if I take off my dress?”

“W…w…what?” Blitz asks, his mind starting to go blank.

Rainbow starts to unbutton her dress. “Me, without my dress, would you like it?”

“I…I…I…” Blitz continued to fail to think of anything.

Rainbow moans as she finally pulls the dress off and shows herself off. “Well?” She asks showing off mostly her flank.

Blitz was now unable to speak as he was petrified as Rainbow smirked and wrapped her forehooves around him. Rainbow then smiles and moves closer to him before Blitz goes wide-eyed and pushes her away. “Rainbow stop!”

Rainbow blinks once and sees the position she’s in. “Dang it!”

“What, disappointed Rainbow?” Twilight asks smirking.

Rainbow glares at her. “Shut up Twi. This is your fau…”

POOF

Twilight smirks. “Horny mare, willing to get that stallion in any way possible and that means sexual acts.”

“Twilight, please, now you are torturing me,” Blitz begs now hiding behind her, making her realize he used the teleportation spell on himself in desperation.

Twilight sighs. “Blitz, there will mares out there that are like this. You have to face them. I’ll stop it if you can’t.”

“Stop it now, please, my body literally locked up on the last one,” Blitz says, the fear easily evident in his voice as Rainbow starts walking out of the smoke.

Twilight keeps looking at him. “Blitz, look at me.”

“I rather watch her as that look on her face horrifies me and I already uses the teleportation spell on myself with barely a clear location,” Blitz says, his fear increasing as Rainbow comes out and starts looking around.

Twilight presses her lips together. “Blitz, I’ll be here, but you faced the others, you can do this.”

He was no longer behind her though as he was against the wall where Rainbow had slammed him into. Rainbow licks her lips before kissing his neck making him completely lock up and look to Twilight pleadingly. Twilight just watches as she gives him a slightly firm, but also a worry look.

This kept going until she sees blood falling from the back of his head. Twilight goes wide eye and pulls them apart and places the spell on Rainbow before going to Blitz. “Are you okay?” She asks looking at his head.

“She busted the back of my head a bit with that slam and that move after that made me unable to say anything,” Blitz says.

“Ug…what happened?” Rainbow asks holding her head.

Twilight looks a bit worried. “I went a little too far with the spell and it got Blitz hurt.” She admits using her magic to bring out the first aid kit.

Rainbow groans as she gets up. “You owe me Twilight, a lot.” She then looks to Blitz. “Sorry for doing that to you.”

“It’s fine. This is the least of my fears.” Blitz says pointing to his head.

“Rainbow help me treat him, ok?” Twilight asks.

Blitz sighs in relief and winces every time they touch the sore spot until he was bandaged up. Twilight didn’t look at him in the eye as Rainbow checks him over before getting up. “All right, that should be it. I’ll…see you later Blitz, Twilight.”

Blitz looks to Twilight who was still not looking at him. He was then shocked as Twilight takes off her flower and bow and was about to take off her choker before Blitz stops her by placing a hoof in hers.

“I’m not mad, nor am I holding a grudge Twi,” Blitz says.

Twilight stops reaching for her choker and puts her hoof down. “I’m sorry.” Blitz wraps her in a hug and says nothing. Twilight sighs as she nuzzles into his coat. “I’m sorry.”

“Let’s just not do that again and take it slower,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and buries her head into his neck. “I’m sorry.”

“No more Twilight. Please, you’re only hurting yourself now.” Blitz says petting her mane.

Twilight sobs quietly. “I’m sorry for hurting you.”

“Twi, how could you know that would happen?” Blitz asks continuing to petting her.

“I just wanted to get back at Rainbow for embarrassing me in front of you, I got carried away and didn’t consider your feelings.” Twilight sobs.

Blitz just held her until she stopped sobbing. Twilight sniffs and pulls back before reaching for her choker again, making Blitz hold her hoof again. “What are you doing?”

Twilight slightly looks at him. “I think it’s better…if we don’t remember this.”

“Don’t, that choker is from where I was able to teleport objects onto you,” Blitz says.

Twilight shakes as she still didn’t move. “And…this deserves it staying on?”

“Yes,” Blitz says turning his head sideways to kiss her horn at the base.

Twilight yelps quietly as she felt the kiss and blushes. She freezes and looks up at him as he pulls back.

“Better?” Blitz asks.

Twilight keeps looking at him until she lunges forward and kisses him full on. Blitz freezes at this and only when she pulls back does he start to regain motor functions.

Twilight blushes as she covers her mouth as she pulls back quickly. “I’m sorry.” She said as she got up and steps back.

“So…um…should we continue the magic lesson?” Blitz asks.

Twilight keeps watching him until she calms down. “Yeah…let’s continue.”

All the time he learned, he noticed she didn’t take one look at him and kept her head slightly down.

“So tomorrow, same time?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “I think…we can skip tomorrow. Go out and have fun.” She said still not looking at him.

“Ok, but in exchange Twilight, could you do something for me?” Blitz asks.

Twilight rubs her forelegs. “Yes?”

“Cheer up and stop blaming yourself for what happened. You’re too cute to let it keep holding you down.” Blitz says.

Twilight freezes as she now looks at him. “You…you called me cute.”

“I…I suppose I did,” Blitz says.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, the fact you did it without a break, stutter or a pause.”

“Well, I guess I am getting better. Thanks, Twilight.” Blitz said smiling at her. Twilight smiles back as the bow and flower float back to her. Blitz keeps smiling as he floated the items in front of her. “Wear them, you look better with them, though being without them I guess you can say you still look cute.”

Twilight blushes and puts the bow and flower on. “Thanks, Blitz…for everything.”

“No, thank you, Twi,” Blitz says leaving.

Twilight watches as he leaves, still rubbing her foreleg. “Bye…see you tomorrow.”

“Ok, see you tomorrow,” Blitz calls back.

“Now I just have to go talk to Rainbow Dash,” Twilight says sighing.

Blitz sighs as he sat in the café as Fluttershy sat across from him, now joining him a little while ago. “So Rainbow was under control?” She asks.

“Yeah, Twilight wanted to get back at her for embarrassing her in front of me and thought having her embarrass herself in front of me was the best payback. The last one I think she didn’t take into account Rainbow’s strength or how powerful her flying is.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy looks up at him. “You are okay, right?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. It wasn’t as bad as it could have been.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles. “That’s good, but what about Twilight?”

“She is most likely trying to patch things up with Rainbow, knowing her. Though now that she has brought in Rainbow it makes me wonder if she will also try and get you, Rarity, and Pinkie to help me with my problem with talking to mares most of the t…wait, why am I not having a problem talking to you? Applejack I understand, because I grew up with her for a few years, but before I came to Ponyville we never met.” Blitz says wondering out loud.

Fluttershy hides behind her mane a little. “I guess it must be working, Twilight’s lesson.”

“Um, I don’t think so. I have met and talked with Rainbow a few times before and got to know her a bit.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles. “And yet you’re still able to talk easily with me. Her lessons are working.”

“But this was before the lesson, it’s like I feel at ease around you and can talk plainly even about th…never mind,” Blitz says quickly.

Fluttershy sighs. “Maybe I remind you of somepony.”

Blitz looks like he is thinking hard about it as he studies her face. “Maybe,” Blitz says thinking about a human woman who he went on a few hunts with along with other Mandalorians.

Fluttershy smiles. “Well…you’re taking to mares and that’s good.”

“Yeah. You think you can help Twilight smooth things over with Rainbow as she can be a bit stubborn?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy nods. “Sure.”

“Thanks, Fluttershy, also you realize you have fangs right?” Blitz whispers the last part.

Fluttershy grins. “Yeah, I do.” She said taking an apple and bites into it before sucking out a bit of its juices. Fluttershy drinks the juice and licks her fangs. “Yummy.” She said rather sultry.

“Do I have to watch out on nights of the full moon?” Blitz asks.

“Oh no, you’re a little too cute,” Fluttershy says. Blitz just stares as he blushes a bit. Fluttershy giggles a bit. “Unless you need to talk or release tension, come to me. I’ll help in any way I can, even this.” She said drinking some more.

“So you are a vampire pony now, aren’t you?” Blitz whispers.

Fluttershy waves him off a bit. “Because Twilight messed up a spell. But some stallions are coming over for help, talk or otherwise. I can make a time block for you if you want.”

“One last question, have you tried to drink the blood of a pony yet?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy shakes her head. “No, it was a fruit bat that I was changed into. A stallion asked for me to try it and the blood was too bad for my taste so I stopped that request, through the biting is still up.”

“Um…which stallion was it?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy grins. “Mr. Cake.”

“Note to self: watch Mr. Cake closely to make sure he isn’t turning,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy giggles. “Want a session with me? I got time all day and night.”

“Um…not yet, my month is pretty much booked and I have to leave for the Griffon kingdom next month for my job,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy sighs. “Well, my door is always open, talk or otherwise.”

“I’ll keep that in mind,” Blitz says nervously.

Fluttershy nods and keeps drinking the apple and looking at the menu.

Blitz sighs as he lays back down on the couch in the apple home. “Okay, so what’s left?” He asks Applejack.

“Well, we got to do some maintenance on the barn next week.” Applejack says.

Blitz nods. “I can help with that. Should be easy.”

“Good attitude Blitzy.” Applejack says.

“So Jackie, what is this about Flutterbat?” Blitz asks.

Applejack just chuckles nervously. “We thought we got rid of it until we found most of her fruits all over the floor of her home.”

“Ah, so you know. Also watch Mr. Cake carefully, he had her drink his blood.” Blitz says.

Applejack sticks her tongue out. “Blah.”

“I’m concerned he will turn,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “She was a fruit bat. They don’t drink ponies.”

“I’m worried if her condition isn’t contagious,” Blitz says.

Applejack eaves him off. “Its okay, her ‘condition’ is helping a lot of stallions and some mares. Because she can do that mind read thing, it kinda helps others.”

Blitz’s eyes keep going back and forth. “I am very cautious on the supernatural Jackie,” Blitz says.

Applejack rolls her eyes. “Bah, you worry too much.”

Blitz was now cutting open some garlic as Applejack gave him a look. “What?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes her head. “Nothing, I’m going to bed. When you’re done vampire proofing our house, come up. I have to talk to you, alone.” She said before heading up.

Blitz finally went up there after every entrance had open garlic placed near them and the liquid around every edge of the entrances before he finally stopped and laid down on the bed with Applejack.

“Blitz?” Applejack asks.

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Applejack rolls over to face him. “I know something happened that night. You acted weirder than normal that morning.”

“Which day?” Blitz asks his eyes constantly scanning the room.

Applejack sits up a bit. “The night before the princesses asked for Cross to appear in front of them.”

“I had to meet with the team Jackie that is why I left in the middle of the night,” Blitz says.

Applejack shakes her head. “I meant after you came back late at night. What happened with us?”

“What do you mean?” Blitz asks.

“You acted like you couldn’t face me and when I looked your way, you immediately tried to find something to do far away. Now, what is it?” Applejack asks.

“Applejack, tell me the honest truth, how do you really feel about me?” Blitz asks closing the curtains with his magic.

Applejack finally backs away a little. “A lot Blitz. I care about you more than ever.”

“That’s not the only thing is it?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes her head before leaning hers close to his and giving a small kiss on the side of the lips. “That’s how much.” She whispered.

“That’s what I thought. The night before you told me something Applejack, that made me really consider a few things.” Blitz says.

Applejack looks to him. “What were those things?”

“My feelings and even now I’m still sorting them. Breaking steel with my head is not as hard as this. Also, it doesn’t help some old feelings are popping up again that I thought were gone.” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs and reaches into her nightstand and pulls out a bag of bits and gives it to him. “Go to Fluttershy. She is more helpful than you think.”

“Um…a little scared of her now and they concern you Applejack. I…I always had a crush on you even when you bullied me back then.” Blitz says.

Applejack just points to the bits. “Talk with somepony else than the ones you have a problem with. That helps the feelings get sorted out faster and better. If she scares you that much, just think of her as the shy, friendly pegasus.”

“Who is a vampire,” Blitz says bringing her close when he heard a sound outside.

Applejack scoffs and forces him to let go and pushes him off the bed. “You’re not going to sleep and end this whole thing until you sort it out. Go to her.”

“It’s not just you Applejack, it is Twilight as well. She obviously loves me in the same way, but I was trained hard for more than a decade with no other real contact beside the guy who trained me. I never saw a mare in that whole time. I am only recently meeting and seeing mares on a daily basis.” Blitz says before sighing. “I actually feel a lot better having said that,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “But a lot more conflicted.” She lays down and brings the covers around her. “Go see Fluttershy. You need another pony to talk to besides the ones that are involved in this.”

“You truly have forgotten, have you?” Blitz asks.

Applejack waves him. “Yes, yes, I know she’s a vampire. Just go.” She said throwing her hat at him.

“I’m traumatized of the ideas of vampires,” Blitz says getting her full attention.

Applejack sits up and looks at him and she sighs and gets out of bed. “Come on.”

Blitz was forcibly pulled along as she recalled that Blitz’s adopted parents accidentally left the TV on a maturely rated vampire movie series with a lot of gore and blood one night when they went out.

After walking for a bit they reached Fluttershy’s home and sees a stallion walking out, smiling a bit. They turn to see Fluttershy waving him off. “Hope you have good luck on your marriage.” She calls before seeing Applejack and Blitz, the former who was dragging the latter. “Oh, you decide to come after all?”

“Fluttershy, we have a little bit of a problem.” Applejack says.

Fluttershy nods and lets them in as she pours them some tea. “So what’s the problem?” She asks.

Applejack starts explaining Blitz’s phobia of vampires and what caused it in great detail as Blitz keeps shaking uncontrollably.

Fluttershy sighs. “Adults with little phobias. Well, this one I had before. Blitz…it was a movie, a make-believe story. Some of those facts they tell aren’t even true.”

“Five movies,” Blitz says.

“Um…Fluttershy I think that argument isn’t the best as he knows you’re a vampire even though you’re not the type from them there movies.” Applejack whispers to her.

Fluttershy nods and sits next to Blitz who started to shake all over as she came into close contact. “Blitz, why did you keep watching it if it scared you?”

“I…I…I couldn’t stop watching.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nods. “So…you kept watching five movies for the whole night straight and when you had a chance to run, you didn’t?”

“I couldn’t move while I watched and couldn’t sleep for months,” Blitz says.

“I can vouch for the latter.” Applejack says.

Fluttershy sighs and lays her head on his lap, freaking him out a bit. “Then you hate me?”

“N…not hate, fear…pure terror.” Blitz says as Fluttershy could practically smell the emotion.

Fluttershy sighs. “So you do hate me and don’t want to see me again.”

“N…no, I was over this for a while till…” Blitz suddenly stops by biting down on his own tongue hard.

Fluttershy sniffs the air as she smelled blood. “I’ll get the first aid.” She said getting off of him and heading to the kitchen.

“Come on Cuz, it isn’t like you encountered a real blood-sucking vampire before.” Applejack says. Blitz didn’t say a thing. “Right?” Applejack asks again as his eyes scanning the room increased.

Fluttershy comes back with the first aid and they see her starting to show her vampire side. “Open your mouth.” She said placing the kit right next to him.

“Cuz, answer me, have you ever encountered a real-life blood-sucking vampire?” Applejack demands.

“Applejack, I don’t think that is hel…” Fluttershy was cut off when Blitz yelled. “Yes!”

Fluttershy and Applejack look to him. “Progress,” Fluttershy said. “What, when and how?” She asks.

“It was on a routine job, we were hired to find some missing ponies and we decided to check a nearby castle. The castle was ancient and we figure it was just some bandits. How wrong we were.” Blitz says shaking uncontrollably, his heart racing as he relived the entire thing.

Both mares sit right by him. “Keep going.” Fluttershy requested.

“We caught a few rooms in the castle and thought it wasn’t where they were and so we went to the main hall to leave, but then the nightmare started. As we were leaving, the sun was setting and something hit my helmet. I looked up and I found the missing ponies as another drop of blood hit my visor. They were mutilated horribly and looked like they were being harvested for their blood as it was being drained into containers.” Blitz says.

Applejack holds his hoof. “Keep at it, you’re doing great.”

“No, please stop, don’t make me remember anymore, please. I don’t want to remember his face as he was dragged into the darkness by meat hooks. The terror on his face before the scream and being sprayed with blood.” Blitz says now on the ground holding his head almost hysterical.

Fluttershy sighs and moves over to him. “You want it killed?”

“It’s dead, I know it. I saw it skewered through the chest with a wooden beam that splintered in the fire and looked like a cross. I saw it burn alive and turn to dust. It’s dead, it isn’t coming back. It can’t come back, he died to ensure it couldn’t come back.” Blitz says raising his head and slamming it into the floor.

Fluttershy nods. “Then what are you afraid of? It’s dead isn’t it?”

“It was already dead. We killed the thing on five different occasions.” Blitz says catching their attention.

Fluttershy sighs. “So that’s why. You fear he may come again. Well…have you accepted your comrades’ deaths and your close brush with it?”

“It turned them. Three of my friends, it turned them into what it was and I had to, I had to.” Blitz says trying to say it as he cried.

The mares looked sadly at him. “Blitz, have accepted what happened to you and not denying it?” Fluttershy asks.

“I…I…” Blitz stopped when he heard something. “No, it can’t be,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks cursorily at him. “It can’t be what?”

“That humming. It can’t be her, not again.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy listens and hears it too and looks outside to see a mare in blood red clothing walking the down the road, humming a tune. “It’s just a mare.”

“Bloody Mary,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy raises an eyebrow and looks to the window and sees a mare’s face right in front of it. “Somepony called my name?” She asked happily.

“Just die already!” Blitz yells firing a blast from his horn that obliterated the entire wall and shot straight into the Everfree forest.

They didn’t see the mare again, but they heard a cackle echoing throughout the night. Fluttershy sighs and goes to Blitz. “Come on.” She said holding out a hoof.

“Bloody Mary, what do you want from me?! Why don’t you just kill me already?!” Blitz calls into the night as there was no answer and only silence.

The mares watch Blitz keep staring into the hole in the wall. Fluttershy frowns slightly as he kept staring. “That’s it.” She grabs him by the mane and drags him upstairs to her room.

“He was right.” Applejack whispered as this legitimized all of Blitzkrieg’s fears.

Fluttershy nods. “I know.” She said entering her bedroom and throwing him onto the bed. “He needs to know not to rationalize every single piece or creature that play the part or is the part as all bad.” She said before getting into bed.

“Fluttershy that was the real thing. The one that they call the queen of vampires and I know why he didn’t want to remember. Don’t you remember the old legends Fluttershy? She will keep coming back as long as somepony who encountered and remembers her. Even uttering her name makes her appear.” Applejack says.

Fluttershy looks to Blitz who was about to have a nervous breakdown and jump out of bed before she lays down and lays her head on his chest. “He needs to know, just because one is here, doesn’t mean he’s alone and all need to be killed. That’s saying I need to be killed.”

“Wait. Something just occurred to me. He asked why you haven’t just killed me. Implying this isn’t the second time this has happened.” Applejack says.

Fluttershy raises her head but keeps her hooves on him. “Bloody Mary.” She simply said.

Blitz started struggling greatly against Fluttershy as he looked close to a panic attack, but Mary never appeared.

Blitz soon slowly calms down a little, but still panicked. “Don’t say her name. It draws her, but as long as you don’t give her permission she can’t enter the house.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy sighs. “Bloody…” Fluttershy was stopped by Applejack. “Fluttershy, don’t you dare.” She warns now scared.

“Please Fluttershy, it is an absolute vampire that drinks blood is bound to,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy frowns slightly. “Mary, do you love him?” She calls out.

There was no reply, just silence.

Fluttershy looks back to Blitz. “So do you still want to kill me and anypony who’s been with me?”

“No, I never did, any vampire just scares me because of her,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy leans down to Blitz’s face. “Have you accepted what happened?”

“It doesn’t matter if I accept it she is here, and oh my god, she is in Ponyville,” Blitz says as absolute terror gripped him. “She is loose in Ponyville. A vampire that bathes in the blood of mares is in Ponyville.” Blitz reemphasizes

Fluttershy sighs. “So because of this particular one, you fear every single thing with a vampire in its name?”

“No, just legitimate ones. Now let me up, she is loose in Ponyville and I am the only one who knows how to hurt her.” Blitz says now struggling against Fluttershy, a sense of urgency now fueling his actions.

Fluttershy pushes him down once more. “I thought you feared her?”

“She is going to kill anypony she can find on the street,” Blitz says the words echoing through both mares heads.

Fluttershy growls slightly. “So why go after the thing you fear and relive the torment?”

“Because it’s my duty. If not me, who else will stop her? I killed her twice now and I refuse to let her kill again if I can stop her. I won’t let her take another one on my honor as Southern Cross!” Blitz yells.

The mares look to him as Applejack looks a little shocked while Fluttershy smiled. “Go get her.” She said getting off of him.

Blitz gets up and runs out the door. “Blitz is Southern Cross?” Applejack asks not able to believe it.

Fluttershy smiles. “It was the fear of dying as anypony else would get, but also the fear of others he might lose under him. He needed to say it for himself. He wasn’t afraid of Mary, he was afraid of losing the pony he loves that are close to him again.” She said, shocking Applejack at the last statement.

“Minerva, emergency BM gear now, I don’t care who sees,” Blitz yells into the communicator as he runs.

Minerva looks a bit surprised but complies. “Just don’t cause too much trouble and keep her on the ship, she is nowhere near ready for this.”

“No promises,” Blitz says as he grabs a briefcase teleported in front of him before teleporting to Rainbow’s cloud house and banging on the door.

Rainbow grumbles as she opens the door. “What is it?” She groans.

“Rainbow, do you trust me?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow tilts her head. “Well yeah, why?”

“Something bad has happened Rainbow, hold on,” Blitz says grabbing her and teleporting her into the library, scaring Twilight.

Twilight looks to them slightly shocked. “Rainbow, Blitz, what are you doing here?”

“No time to explain, now be back in a second,” Blitz says teleporting away. Seconds later he returns with Pinky. Then with Rarity and Sweetie Belle and finally after all the other CMC, Big Mac, Granny who was still asleep, and the Mane six were gathered he stops, taking a few breaths and sits down.

Twilight goes to him. “Running that many teleports are tough, but why?”

“It’s because something happened tonight,” Fluttershy says before telling them what happened.

Rarity gasp and hugs Sweetie Belle too tight. “I thought she was a myth, a filly’s game.”

“Oh please, there is no way she is…” Twilight stopped as Blitz was in front of her.

“Twilight, look into my eyes. Do you think I would joke about this?” Blitz says. Twilight looks as he held a stern gaze and shakes her head as her face reflected she was believing them.

“So what do we do?” Twilight asks.

“Here,” Blitz says handing her a book. “This contains rules real bloodthirsty vampires must follow. Read it now. I and an old acquaintance have business.” Blitz says.

Twilight opens the book and sees the first section on protection. “Spike, get some garlic, a lot of them!” She calls out.

“Cousin, don’t go out there,” Applebloom begs.

“Sorry Applebloom, I have to do this. She followed me here.” Blitz says.

“Blitz?” Applejack calls wearily.

“I had fun being a part of the family Jackie. Remember that if I don’t come back, don’t leave no matter what happens to me, even if I am about to die.” Blitz says walking to the door.

Applejack shakes her head. “That isn’t what I was going to say.”

“Nothing needs to be said Applejack,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs before looking at him. “Who’s afraid of going to fight this thing now?” She asks with a knowing smile.

“I am,” Blitz says closing the door behind him as he opens the suitcase with his magic and slips into the armor, revealing he was Southern Cross to all of them who were watching.

“Twilight can’t we get some help from the other princesses?” Sweetie Belle asks making Twilight quickly grab a letter and start writing.

Blitz walks into the center of town in his blood red armor with many silver cross on it. He then uses his magic to forcibly ring the bell. “Mary, oh Mary…” Blitz starts singing an old song mockingly.

Bloody Mary was about to sink her teeth into a quivering mare when she heard the bell. She turns to the mare. “Lucky.” She said before disappearing and dropping the mare to the ground.

“And your head is on display on the table for everyone to laugh at. Oh, fear the queen of blood, fear the queen vampires, fear old hag, Bloody Mary.” Blitz finishes.

“That’s a terrible singing voice,” Mary said appearing behind him.

“I’m not running this time, bitch.” Blitz turns to her, his visor reflecting nothing, but the red clothing.

Mary grins. “Perfect, so you accepted your fate?”

“You could have killed me anytime you wanted to bitch, we both know it, so don’t patronize me,” Blitz says with venom.

Mary smiles. “I just loved playing with you. Now I’m going to have fun killing you.”

“I will kill you first,” Blitz says, his silver claws extending.

Mary hisses as she leans down before she started to fall apart into bats and fly around him, leaving the clothes behind, taunting him to strike. “Let’s play.”

“I would say ladies first, but who wants an old hag to go first?” Blitz taunts and the bats just kept flying around. “What’s wrong you old hag, haven’t learned any new tricks, still doing this like the last eight years?” Blitz asks.

A bat stopped and faced him. “Try something that likes this.” She said as some bats came together and formed a foreleg before trying to hit him.

“Where are you?” Blitz asks looking for one thing, in particular, dodging the hoof before cutting it with his silver claws sending blood onto the ground.

Mary just smiles on her own. “Everywhere. How can you hope to kill me?” She asks while more limbs started to form.

“There!” Blitz says jumping and slicing at a red bat, barely missing before it transformed back into Mary.

Mary hisses before the bats cover her up and Blitz carefully approached the swarm before they flew away and revealed Twilight. “Blitz, what’s going on?”

Blitz freezes. ‘No you fool, that isn’t Twilight!’ He yells to himself, but his body refused to obey.

Twilight kept looking at him in confusion before she lunges at him and sends him to the ground. “Too easy.” She said with a grin and trying to rip the armor apart.

Blitz, snapping out of it, brings his forehooves up and slam both sides of her head, disorienting Mary and causing her to drop her illusion and barely avoids another swipe.

Mary hisses at him before the swarm again comes over and covers the entire area. Blitz tries to swipe at the bats and lessen the swarm before his claws sunk into something and a scream erupted that sounded familiar. “Blitz? Why?” Applejack asks as the swarm leaves again.

“Quit playing with me Mary!” Blitz yells, slamming ‘Applejack’ into the ground causing her to separate into swarms of bats.

Mary laughs as she flew around him. “Now that was fun, who should I do next?”

“Let’s see how your pet like this,” Blitz says taking up the grenades and throws them. When they hit the ground opposite sides from him, they released a blinding light causing the bats to screech in pain.

Mary screams. “Daylight at night! You fool.” She yelled as she formed in the swarm and tried to cover herself up from the light.

“No Mary, it’s the advancement of time and technology. What is wrong, don’t like flash bangs?” Blitz asks.

Mary hisses before launching herself at him as the swarms around him start to go to him too as Mary forms claws on her changing hooves.

Blitz then vanishes to her shock and she skids to a stop. “What’s wrong Mary, you thought I was the same after five years?” Blitz’s voice echoes from seemingly everywhere.

Mary looks around as she growls as her bat swarms move around her in a circle. “Where are you?”

“Oh, what’s wrong, no fun when something does this to you?” Blitz asks.

Mary hisses. “Come out and I’ll show you fun.” She taunts while scraping her claws, making sparks.

“Oh Mary, you, like so many others, always make the tactical mistake of not looking up,” Blitz says causing her to go wide-eyed and looks up just in time to see and barely avoid a sword. “Dracula, stay back!” Mary yells instinctively out of fear rushing away.

“What was that Mary, something you actually fear?” Blitz asks.

Mary hissed quietly as she looks at the silver made sword. “I loathe you Blitzkrieg.” She said before charging while her swarms try to distract him.

“Feelings the same hag!” Blitz yells unleashing a torrent of flame from his flamethrowers into the bats making them sheik in agony.

“My babies!” Mary cries.

Blitz laughs as he sends a grenade into the swarm coming at him before they take the grenade and then explodes into flames. “Fresh bat barbecue. Just need the sauce.”

“I’ll kill you!” Mary yells as she starts to transforms into an eight-foot humanoid bat monster.

“Finally showing your true colors, huh, hag?” Blitz asks looking up to her.

Mary hisses before bats start to come from all over and then she charges with them.

Blitz charges back, his claws extended as aims for one thing. The two swipe at each other and Blitz’s chest armor shatters as three bad gashes were leaking blood as he skids across the ground. Blitz groans and looks up to see Mary slowly turn to him as he sees his claws still in her, but skewered where her heart is. “Game over.”

Mary just starts laughing as she rips out the claw and reverts back to her pony form. “You really think it’s over? Even if I die, I will just keep coming back.” She says.

“Yeah, because you made a deal with the devil,” Blitz says as his blood kept leaking out of him. “But Mary, all of our five previous encounters, I noticed something,” Blitz says.

Mary raises an eyebrow. “And what’s that?”

“You always made sure your blood ruby necklace was never destroyed in any of those fights and even let yourself be skewered to keep that from happening,” Blitz says. Mary looks concerned and looks down and sees the necklace in pieces and Blitz holding a few shards. “Like I said, this game over.”

“Next time you die. You die for good. I’m just sorry I couldn’t do that.” Blitz says chuckling as he saw her enraged as he started to feel cold.

Mary screams at him. “If I’m going down, you’re coming with me!” She yells charging at him before she felt she hit a wall and looks around to see herself trapped in a slightly clear box.

“I can’t let you do that,” Luna said flying down with a few Nightguards.

“Let me out!” She yells banging on the box.

“You know Mary, it’s quite beautiful,” Blitz says.

“What?!” Mary yells.

“The sunrise,” Blitz says.

Hearing that Mary could only watch in horror as the sun started to rise. “Damn you Cross. Damn you!” Mary raged against the barrier as power kept leaving her ever since her necklace was shatter.

Blitz smiles. “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me,” Blitz says reciting a passage, now just ignoring her as the light starts to touch Mary.

Mary tries to cover herself up with her hooves, they started to burn and burst into flames as the sun started to hit her. “I will get you Cross, I will!”

Blitz could only hear a muffled voice as things became dark and lost focus as his blood kept pooling beneath him. He was then rolled over onto his back as the guards started to work on him while trying to keep their shock to his injuries. He can then see some familiar blurred figures push the guards away and look at him. ‘Hey girls, I’m sorry for not keeping our promise.’ Blitz thought before he completely lost consciousness.

Luna and the rest of ponies in the square watch as Mary burn alive and turn to bone before only her skeleton remained and falls apart before they slowly turn to dust. Luna sighs as she brings over an urn marked with many sigils and puts the ash into the urn. “Get this to my sister and tell her to lock it in our vault.” She told one of the guards who nods and flies off with it. ‘We owe you again Cross, but I don’t know if we can repay you.’ Luna thinks, looking at the dying stallion.

---

Blitz groans as he kept his eyes closed. “Someone turn off the beeping, I can’t sleep.” He said, still sleepy and hearing an annoying beeping.

“Idiot, that beeping is keeping you alive or rather reading you as alive. This must be the fifth time you’re in here for this serious of an injury.” A familiar voice said.

Blitz opens his eyes and looks around to see himself in the Darkstar’s med bay. “What?”

Minerva scoffs as she comes into view. “When I saw the vitals dropping, I said, screw it. So I flew over and told the guards to place you in here while I work on you.”

“I doubt they allowed that,” Blitz says.

“No, they didn’t, so I teleported you here,” Minerva says.

Blitz groans as he gets up and feels around his chest to see it completely bandaged up. “How long was I out?” He asks sitting up.

“It has been 157 galactic hours, but four planet rotations,” Minerva says.

Blitz goes wide-eyed. “Four days?! Where the heck did you park the ship in all that time?”

Minerva smirks. “Canterlot airspace, near the castle where it’s restricted for regular civilians ponies to fly.”

“Great, just great, now we have tipped the hoof and they know Mandalorians aren’t from the planet. At least tell me we are stealth.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “The paparazzi were getting annoyed. Had to concentrate when I was fixing you up. The princesses did place guards around the airspace now.”

“We are an international incident waiting to happen. By the way, how is Dust coming along?” Blitz asks getting up.

Minerva nods her head to Dust laying on an empty bed where even Twilight and Applejack was sleeping on a bench. “Kept being worried about her mentor. As for the other two, they kept knocking on my door so I let them in as long as they didn’t impede your healing.”

“Minerva, you know the rules, we are not supposed to reveal any of this. Why do you think we have been keeping stealth this entire ti…wait, you camouflaged it to be a blimp didn’t you?” Blitz asks with a knowing smirk.

“You know me.” She says.

Blitz sighs. “At least they know to keep much of this secret, right?”

“The dark one is suspicious, to say the least,” Minerva says.

“Then she might be our best ally here,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “I left a letter for her to let us meet her at night. I hope to get a replay soon.”

“I wonder what the fallout will be. Bloody Mary was revealed to be real and died for good this time.” Blitz says.

Minerva shrugs. “Probably help put many at ease now.”

“Minerva, prepare the communication room, I need to speak with Mandalore himself,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “I’ll see if he’s up.” She said walking away.

Blitz nods and walks through the ship and to the communications room and waits as a connection was trying to be established. He then sees an icon appear and spin around before the screen changes to static before it starts to clear up. “…hear me?” A voice came through.

“Mandalore.” Blitz greeted and bows.

A face finally came on. “Ah, Cross, nice to see you again. How has it been?”

“Bloody Mary appeared again,” Blitz says.

The human appears surprised. “Really now, were you able to get away?”

“No, this time I’m sure she isn’t coming back. I managed to smash her anchor to this world.” Blitz says.

The human claps his hands together as he laughs a little. “I told you, I knew you would find a way to kill her.”

“I almost lost my life this time though. But at least now, our brothers and sisters can finally rest in peace.” Blitz says.

The human nods. “I will let the rest of the clan know. We’ll throw a part in your favor. You should have one too.”

“Can’t yet, still on the job. I got two more bounties to hunt here. Also, could you get the clans to look into the bombing more? I interrogated one before I sent him away. It sounds like none of them were in charge and were paid for it. If we discover who was behind it and present proof, the galaxy will be forced to put out a big bounty for the one or the ones who did this.” Blitz says.

The human nods. “Of course. I’ll send some teams out after our celebration. If we can find anything I’ll send it to you.”

“Also, I’ve got the royalty to start building a base for us. Sending coordinates now.” Blitz says.

The humans look to something. “Got it, I will send some men when things settle down,” Mandalore says.

Blitz sighs. “Alright, I think that’s it. Oh wait, one last thing, Warlord Krank was here and had a Ranchor with a control unit in its brain. I saw and destroyed the ship that crashed landed on the planet and this was a fully grown Ranchor.” Blitz says.

Mandalore sighs. “This is troubling. You cleared the planet right?”

“I killed it and the Ranchor, but my probes never detected the Ranchor. Something is going on.” Blitz says.

Mandalore nods. “We’ll send our probes to the nearest pick-up spot. These will be sensing on a different system altogether. Try to see if you can pick anything up those.”

“As you command Mandalore,” Blitz says bringing his hoof to his bandaged chest as a salute.

Mandalore frowns seeing his chest. “Get that fixed and good luck.” He said before signing off.

“As you wish father,” Blitz says turning off the communications. Blitz sighs before walking out the door and to the training area where he heard gunshots.

He walks over and sees Dust trying to hit a target, but only gets half her shots on it. “Calm down, read the battlefield see what plan you can do. Firing wildly is a last resort.” Blitz says, steading her hooves, holding the blaster with his.

“Cross, you’re awake.” Dust says turning around to see his face for the first time.

Blitz tries to smiles. “Yeah, that’s what happens when I get swiped across the chest.”

“Huh, so you’re a unicorn. I always thought you were an earth pony with all your physical strength.” Dust says a little surprised.

Blitz shakes his head and backs off a little. “Yeah, there was always a confusion with me.”

Dust turns around and sees his bandaged chest. “You’re going to okay, right?”

“Getting hurt comes with the territory,” Blitz says and gives her a smile.

Dust smiles. “The two mares are waiting in the living room for you. Wouldn’t stop crying. Want to surprise them?”

“They were in the medical wing sleeping when I awoke. “ Blitz says.

Dust sighs and turns back to the firing range. “Well, it’s time to go see them, help put them at ease.”

“Ok, so Minerva has told you not to talk about anything about Darkstar One, right?” Blitz asks.

Dust nods. “Yeah, I don’t have anypony to talk to so it’s good.”

“Ok, you alright?” Blitz asks.

Dust nods. “Yeah, I’m fine.” She said trying to smile.

Blitz doesn’t buy it and gives her a hug. “I’m here for you,” Blitz says.

Dust sighs. “Thank you.” She then let’s go. “Now go see your mares.”

“Hey, you’re my mare as well.” Blitz teases.

Dust hits him playfully. “Get out of here.”

“See you later,” Blitz says walking out.

Walking over to the dining room he grabs a cup of coffee as Twilight and Applejack walk in. “Blitz!” They both said before rushing over to him.

“Jackie, Twi, you two have a good nap?” Blitz asks.

Applejack and Twilight both hug him. “You’re okay, right?” Twilight asks as she looks up to him.

“Yeah, I’m good. Just a little sore is all.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “Good.” She said before she grabs him by the ear. “Because I’m going to do far worse for going out there like that and letting it happen!” She yelled pulling his ear.

“Fair enough,” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns at her. “Go easy on him, he just had his chest sliced open.”

“By Bloody Mary,” Blitz adds.

Applejack looks at him. “You aren’t afraid of the name.” She observed.

“Oh, she isn’t coming back this time,” Blitz says.

Applejack keeps looking at him. “And are you afraid of us now?”

“Why, were you bitten?” Blitz asks now examining Applejack’s neck and was thankful he found no fang marks.

Applejack pushes him away a little. “No, I mean our relationships with you.”

“Oh…um…” Blitz starts.

“Hey Applejack, did you know about Blitz’s shyness when it comes to talking to mares about his feelings?” Twilight asks.

Applejack looks to her before smirking. “His parents tried to set him with a filly when he was young. He became a stuttering mess at that point when the filly said one thing.”

“Oh, what?” Twilight asks.

“I don’t recall this,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles as she turns to him. “You went unconscious after a minute of stuttering.”

“What did she say?” Twilight asks.

Applejack giggles. “Do I look pretty in this dress? She was wearing a new dress and wanted to know. Unfortunately, Blitz was the first one to be asked.”

“I think she was a unicorn. What was her name again?” Blitz asks.

Applejack smiles. “I think it was…” Applejack had the biggest smile as she goes over to Twilight. “It was Rarity.” She whispered

Twilight giggled. “Really? Rarity asked him?” Twilight whispers.

“Yes, let’s go see if she remembers later.” Applejack whispers back.

Twilight grins as she looks to Blitz. “This might be fun.”

“I have a bad feeling with what you two are planning. Please tell me you haven’t spread that I am Southern Cross.” Blitz says.

They both look to each other before looking back at him. “You do realize that when Mary busted your armor, everything fell apart after you fell.”

“Not the helmet, I know that for sure,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “The guards pulled it off after trying to tend to your wounds.”

“But did anypony see besides the guards?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shrugs. “We don’t know. Because we were trying to keep ourselves under control.”

“How did the CMC take it?” Blitz asks.

They look down. “Not good. They think you’re already dead.” Twilight said.

“Bring them up here,” Blitz says.

They look to him. “You sure about that?” Applejack asks.

“Yes, I am. They won’t be able to cause too much damage to Darkstar One.” Blitz says.

They both look to each other before looking back at him. “Okay, we’ll try to get them here,” Twilight said.

“Minerva, lower us so they can enter without having to fly,” Blitz says.

“Of course,” Minerva said as she lowers the ship.

They both look to the many windows and sees the street coming into view. “Canterlot, ground floor,” Blitz announces playfully.

“This thing is amazing,” Twilight says.

“I know,” Blitz says as Terran walks up to him.

Twilight then hugs him. “You’re amazing.”

“Not that amazing. Now go on, it’s time the three got a nice surprise.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles and let’s go before giving him a small kiss and then turns to leave. “Come on Applejack.”

“Alright Twi. We will be talking about this later.” Applejack says before leaving.

“You doing good boy?” Blitz asks scratching Terran’s head.

Terran just barks and stamps his hind leg.

“That’s what I like to hear,” Blitz says.

Minerva comes around the bend of a hallway. “You ready?”

“Give me a little time with the little ones then I’ll slip into some armor and go see the royals,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “Sure, you have fun.” She said before walking off.

“Ok and please don’t assume Miva, unless at the base, gives the illusion of a bigger staff,” Blitz says.

Minerva waves at him. “You got it cutie.”

Blitz sat on a chair as he waited for a bit with Terran unto he heard the someponies come in. “Cool!” He heard. Blitz smiles as he waited for them to enter the living room area.

Soon the CMC came into the room and sees Blitz sitting there with Terran sitting right by him.

“Hey girls, miss me?” He asks smiling.

Applebloom immediately races to him. “Cuz!” She yells before jumping into his lap.

“Hey Applebloom, I’m glad to see you’re ok,” Blitz says.

Applebloom hugs him. “I’m happy to see you’re okay too.”

Blitz just smiles and pats her head as Terran looks up at her. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle look at him as they see the bandage area.

“This is nothing girls, I’m ok now,” Blitz says as Scootaloo just stares at him with a smile. Blitz just smiles back. “Yes, I am Southern Cross, the pony who you have been following,” Blitz says.

Scootaloo smiles big before jumping into his lap. “Awesome, I got two awesome ponies to be with.”

“But you can’t tell anypony I am Southern Cross,” Blitz says.

They bring their heads down. “Aww.” Applebloom whines.

Scootaloo sighs. “Well, there goes our chance at beating Diamond Tiara.”

“Why do you care what she says?” Blitz asks.

They look up at him. “You do realize we don’t have cutie marks, right?” Sweetie Belle asks.

“I never really understood the whole cutie mark thing,” Blitz says.

They show their blank flanks. “You don’t have a cutie mark then you are not cool or grown up,” Applebloom said.

“Bullies will always use what makes you different to make fun of you to make themselves feel better, just ignore them and they lose all interest. Now, who wants to see more of Darkstar one?” Blitz asks.

All the fillies’ legs rise up.

“Ok, lets’ go then. Terran, come on boy.” Blitz says as the girls let him get up. Blitz, them shows them around the ship to their amazement.

“Cuz, this whole thing is yours?” Applebloom asks as they look around.

“Yes and I personalized it as well,” Blitz says.

“Cool.” They said as they look at every nook and cranny.

“Don’t take anything apart girls.” Blitz calls.

“Okay.” They called back.

“I’m leaving Terran with you, so you don’t get lost,” Blitz calls walking away.

“Okay.” They called as Terran sits down and watches them.

Blitz smiled as he heads to the armory. “Have fun,” Minerva called.

“They are cute kids,” Blitz says putting on his blue aerial armor. “Ah, there you are B…oh my.” Blitz hears a voice behind him. Turning around he sees Fluttershy. “Fluttershy, what can I do for you?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy blushes slightly. “Well…I came by to see how you are doing and to schedule our next session as you are not over your fear of vampires.” She says noticing his shiver after seeing her.

“Um…sure, how does tonight sound?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy nods. “Okay, that’s fine. Also, I can help with anything else, remember that, so is there anything. Maybe that love triangle you’re doing or is it a love square?” Blitz just stares at her. “Mind reader, remember.” She said with a smile.

“D…did you just come on to me?” Blitz asks, glad his helmet was on.

Fluttershy shakes her head. “No, you have enough problems. But I can help if you are unsure or don’t know what to do.”

“Um…ok,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy sighs. “Blitz, we’ll always be here for you. You don’t have to do things alone.”

“I’m not alone Fluttershy. I’m a Mandalorian and we are never alone.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy taps her hoof on the ground. “I meant here, among friends and family.”

“I will think on what you have said,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nods. “Please see that you do.”

Blitz finish putting on his armor before walking past her. “I have to see the royals,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles. “Have fun.”

“Don’t count on it,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy rolls her eyes. “Oh yes, you never have fun.”

“No, it’s just business,” Blitz says before heading out the ship. “Okay, where to?” He asks himself. Blitz sees the guards and just walks past them to the throne room.

“I’m up. How’re the ashes? Holy shit! Is that Betty?!” He asks bluntly.

“Sir, you don’t have an app…” The pony was silenced by a back hoof to the face and pushes him to the opposite side of the room. “Get out of my way,” Blitz said as he kept walking up, ignoring the pony who has crashed into a table.

“Ah, Cross, we have been expecting you,” Celestia says.

Blitz shrugs. “Yes, yes, the ashes?”

“Secured in our vault,” Celestia says.

“I would rather destroy them,” Blitz says.

Celestia raises an eyebrow. “And how would you destroy something that is already in a destroyed state?”

“Simple, extreme heat,” Blitz says.

Celestia keeps looking at him. “You want to banish the ash to the sun?”

“Call it being cautious, as this isn’t the first time she has died,” Blitz says causing the court to whisper amongst themselves.

Celestia sighs and turns to Luna. “Get the ash.” Who nods and leaves.

Blitz waits in silence until Celestia spoke again. “I was told the armor you wore fighting her was destroyed and they were unsure if you were going to live,” Celestia says.

“A fair assessment,” Blitz says.

Celestia looks him over. “How did you survive?”

“My team administered medical care on the Darkstar One,” Blitz says.

Celestia raises an eyebrow. “Darkstar One?”

“The name of my ship outside,” Blitz says.

Celestia and the others look outside the window and see only a blimp. “That thing…is your ship?” Celestia asks.

“Yes, it is my personal ship,” Blitz says.

Celestia looks at the blimp again. “And I wonder how you kept getting past all the security and being noticed by us.”

“Because like me, it disappears,” Blitz says.

Celestia nods. “I see.”

Luna then returns with the ash and gives it to him. “It should be fine as long as you don’t open it.” She told him.

“Don’t worry, it will never be opened again,” Blitz says, taking the urn.

Luna sighs. “Alright then.” She said before heading back to her seat.

“Thank you,” Blitz says starting to leave.

“Oh, by the way, have you heard yet?” Luna asks.

Blitz turns to her. “Heard what?”

“The tale of your fight with Bloody Mary has spread already. By now, most of Equestria has heard of it.” Luna says.

Blitz chuckles a little. “Oh, that sounds lovely. But I still haven’t completely finished her yet.” He said showing the urn. “Well, gotta go.” He said before leaving.

“Oh and I swore my guards to secrecy and made sure nopony saw what you look like under your helmet cutie,” Luna calls.

Blitz freezes up as the Nightguards smirks. ‘Just keep walking.’ He thinks to himself before walking again as the court erupted into who is Cross.

Blitz walks back into Darkstar One to see the three fillies playing with Terran. He chuckles as Terran just plays around with them. “Okay you three, that’s enough. I got a job to do before I can actually come home.” He said taking off his helmet.

“Aww!” They whined.

Blitz watches as they pout. “How about I show you something, something that nopony here can experience that much?”

“Ok!” They all say in unison.

Blitz chuckles. “Minerva, lock up and take off. To the sun!” He said as he got out of his armor.

The ship started to shake as Blitz got out of his armor and walks to the cockpit with the three fillies following. “Minerva, tell Dust to join me in the cockpit,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles and steps out of her seat and shows the fillies that she was a pony robot. “Quiet.” She said smirking at the fillies who were dumbstruck as she walks past. “Dust, get up to the cockpit. Blitz needs you.” She said before going to another seat and working on something.

“Stealth systems engaged, let’s take her into space,” Blitz says as the fillies were glued to the window.

Chapter 5: We're Going Upstairs

The mane six were eating and talking about a few things in the kitchen when they suddenly heard. “Dust, get up to the cockpit. Blitz needs you.”

They turn to each other shocked, except for Twilight, Applejack, and Fluttershy. “Dust, as in Lightning Dust?” Rainbow asked. “The same Lightning Dust who convinced me to make a tornado at the academy?”

“I’m coming.” Dust calls as she runs past them and into the cockpit.

“I think that is her,” Twilight says.

“Want to follow her to this cockpit?” Applejack asks.

Everypony immediately got up and followed to which they found Dust sitting in one of the seats while Minerva and Blitz stay in their own and the CMC were at the window. “What’s going on?” Applejack asks.

“Power is holding steady, leaving the atmosphere,” Blitz says concentrating on piloting too much to notice.

“All systems green, no problems detected,” Minerva says.

Blitz nods. “And hit the thrusters.” He said before a sudden force pushes everypony back a bit as the ship flies out of the cloud cover and straight into space before calming down. “Seals?”

“All locked down. No problems detected.” Minerva says.

“Alright, leaving the stratosphere now,” Blitz says as everything started to float. “Minerva, engage artificial gravity,” Blitz instructs.

Minerva smiles as everypony tried to find something to hang on to before they fell down as a hissing sound came out. “Done. Destination set, going to the sun.”

“Right, leaving planet’s gravity. Ok girls welcome to outerspa…” Blitz stops seeing the mane six. “What are all of you doing here?”

“I let them in so they could eat and talk,” Minerva says.

Blitz frowns a little. “We’re going to have a big talk about this.” He then sighs and looks back to the mares. “Welcome to space.” He said before leaning back in his seat again.

“Somepony pinch me. I have to be dreaming this.” Rainbow says.

Pinkie holds up a clamp.

Blitz watches as everypony else joins the fillies. “Ow!”

“If you look to the left, you will see the moon,” Blitz says.

Soon everypony looks over and sees Luna’s moon. “She stayed on that, how horrible.” Rarity said.

“Please find a seat and buckle in, after we pass it we will be picking up speed,” Blitz says. “Dust let’s see how much you have been paying attention in your lessons, man the radar station,” Blitz says.

Dust gives a salute. “Ay, ay, sir.” She said heading to the radar seat.

Rainbow looks a bit surprised. “How did you…?”

“Cross recruited me in my hometown less than three weeks ago.” Dust says.

Rainbow looks to her. “Why go with him?”

“I had nothing left and besides he saved me from being raped.” Dust says. “Ok, this turns it on and this tells the distance.” She started saying out loud.

Blitz smiles and messes with a few controls on his floating screen in front of him. He moves a few out of the way before changing a few numbers and then moves everything back. “Huh, now the distance is on the objects. I didn’t press anything.” Dust said.

“I did from here. It’s an advanced control. Is everypony buckled in?” Blitz asks.

Everypony then sits down in the seats at the front as the ship moves past the moon.

“Minerva, check the restraints for all them,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles as she checks the restraints. “Please put your tray tables and seats in their upright lock positions. We are now taking off.” She jokes.

“Minerva, secure your body, we just bought that custom model,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods and sits down in a seat next to him before buckling up and then puts her head down as her lights went off. Then a holographic version of her appeared next to him on the other side. “Ready.”

“Switching from cruise to drive,” Blitz says before the mares felt a lot of force applied to them before it eased off. “There we go, now we are really going.” He said as two circles appeared in front of him he places his hooves on it and starts to move it around. The ship then turns and faces the sun as the windows slowly tinted.

“Ok, approaching destination, projected course, and reducing speed,” Blitz says.

The mares and fillies watch as he slowly approached the sun and then slowly turns to the side of it. “How long have you been doing this?” Twilight asks.

“Intergalactic or Equestrian time? Oh, by the way, girls, welcome to my world.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “Equestrian.”

“Twelve years. I have been a part of a crew of a starship. Seven as the captain of Darkstar One. Now if you excuse me, I got one last thing to do with Bloody Mary. Minerva, take over and point the airlock to the sun.” Blitz says getting out of his seat.

“Roger that,” Minerva says as Blitz flew past the mares because of the low gravity.

The mares watch as he leaves before Twilight unbuckles her straps and flies out of her seat before trying to follow him.

“Rarity?” Rainbow asks.

Rarity looks to her. “Yes?”

“Am I looking at the sun?” Rainbow asks.

Rarity nods. “Yes and I’m shocked as well.”

Blitz sighs as he places the urn in the airlock and closes it behind him. “Blitz?”

“Yes, Twilight?” Blitz asks sealing the airlock.

Twilight looks to the urn as he messes with the controls. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, the nightmare of eight years is finally over,” Blitz says hitting the eject button.

They both watch as the urn flies toward the sun. “And what about us?”

“You’re evaluating everything that you know?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks to him. “It’s just, all this.” She said pointing to the ship and space outside. “What’s that going to mean for you?”

“I’m a restless soul, I couldn’t stop exploring even if I tried,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks back at him. “So…you’re going to leave?”

“Duty requires I do as well, but I’m starting to think of Equestria as home and that I asked for a base and not money,” Blitz says.

Twilight floats a bit closer. “And us?”

“You want to come with, learn all about other species, planets, and everything the galaxy has to offer?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks back to the cockpit door. “I…don’t know. I don’t want to leave my friends.”

“They can come too if they want, after all, they now know. Besides, you think you can go back to living as if this didn’t happen?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks back at him as the urn finally reaches the sun and burns in the heated sphere. “No, not after this either.” She said before kissing him.

Blitz stiffens at first but starts to relax. After Twilight stops and leans back, Blitz smirk before saying. “You know, now that I think about it, you are closer to the sun than Celestia has ever been.”

Twilight smiles and looks to the sun. “I guess I am.” She said and then became silent for a bit. “I want to go with you as long as you’re with me.”

“Ok Twi,” Blitz says letting her lean into him.

Twilight sighs and leans her head into his neck. “I love you, Blitz.”

“I love you too Twilight, but I wish I could just get my head on straight with these relationships,” Blitz says.

Twilight sniffs his scent. “We’ll work it. All of us. Just that when we leave, I want all of these problems we got on Equestria to be done before we go. No more worry, no more secrets.”

“Ok, but you have got to know you will be with a Mandalorian and all that entails,” Blitz says petting her mane.

Twilight nods. “Anything to be with you. I love you Blitz and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

“Ok. Minerva put us on a course back to Equine 2. Make the trip back six hours, Equestrian time.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “Six hours? It took less to get here.”

“Yeah, gonna show you, girls, a few things before we get back,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Okay, but if we’re two, who’s one?”

“There is a planet closer to the sun than yours. You can see it now, but it is uninhabited.” Blitz says.

Twilight raised an eyebrow as the planet passes by. “So that’s what that thing was.”

“Yes, it might be uninhabited, but it is rich with resources. The only reason it isn’t being mined is that your system is not reached spacefaring era yet and you will need it when you reach that stage. So the ruling governments of the universe are protecting you.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Let’s get back. We have a lot to explain to princess Celestia and Luna. But before that…” She said before kissing him again.

After breaking the kiss, Blitz held her close. “Twi, you can’t tell them. In fact, none of you can tell any other creature on Equestria.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “Then won’t the princesses question why we might be gone for so long?”

“Luna is suspicious and she might have an idea, but the other two are oblivious to it. It’s better this way. This way, they can sleep without worrying if an alien species will invade the planet.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “I guess that’s a good reason. You think everypony else will come?”

“Oh, maybe imagine Rarity’s reaction to learning about other species out there,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggled. “She probably wants to learn every single fashion there is.”

“Exactly. So what do you think of low gravity?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks before making him let go and then turning upside down as she keeps smirking. “What do you think?”

“I think you have just started to get a grip on it.” He said as he pushes her and she starts spinning uncontrollably.

Twilight brings up her magic and forces him to get close. Unfortunately, she caught him as she was upside down and they got stuck. Blitz blushes as he held on her flank while Twilight blushes as she held onto his flank. They quickly separated and pushed each other apart. “Sorry!” She yelled before hitting the wall and making her back hurt slightly.

Blitz, being used to this, lands on his hind hooves and pushes forwards lightly, getting next to her. “There is barely any gravity on this setting and the littlest force can send you across the room uncontrollably,” Blitz says grabbing her and stopping her.

Twilight quickly grabs onto him as they continue to float. “Blitz?”

“Yeah?” Blitz asks.

Twilight hugs him tighter. “Do you love Applejack?”

“I would be lying if I said no,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “Do you want to be with her?”

“That is part of the emotions I wanted to sort out for myself, but I think I do,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Let’s talk to her alone, together.”

“She wants me to talk to Fluttershy about this and I’m still afraid of vampires so she wants me to do more sessions with her to get over the fear,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “You want to talk to her alone or with us?”

“Not sure, but I’ll want to talk to Fluttershy about my fear alone,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Okay, we’ll leave you alone for your fear. But with us, talk about it when you have it with us.”

“If you want to then please convince her. She is almost as stubborn as I am.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Yeah, she’s so stubborn that she wanted to take on the whole farm on her own.”

“If she was a unicorn and had some good magic powers and that might have been possible,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggled. “Yeah, that’s what I did once she allowed it.”

“Physically one can do so much. That is why half of my success is a result of either my planning or my ability to adapt to most situations. The other is my physical conditioning.” Blitz says.

Twilight laughs as she looks him over. “Yeah, I can see that.” She said looking down.

“And you saw my ability to plan and my calculations with that Ranchor,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “I know that I kept seeing it whenever an explosion happened. But, it was always you who helped us all and changed what we originally thought about ourselves. Besides, you kinda gave me a love life.” She said kissing his cheek.

“You could kinda say the same with me,” Blitz says.

Twilight kisses him until she pulls back a little. “Just shut up and kiss me.” She said before kissing him again. This time, instead of freezing up, Blitz actually kisses her back a little to her surprise. After a while, she finally pulls away. “You didn’t hesitate.”

“I have a good teacher,” Blitz says.

Twilight nuzzles his nose a little. “And there’s still more to come.”

“We will see how I do. It is time for us to go see the rest of the girls.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles and moves aside. “Lead the way.”

“Just hang on,” Blitz says pushing off a bit. “You know, I used to envy all creatures with wings,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks back to her own. “Envy me?”

“When I was a foal. I always looked up at the sky and wanted to soar through them.” Blitz says.

Twilight hugs him as they float through the hallway. “Well, you beat them in that. You’ve gotten farther than ever.”

“Yeah and this is beyond what any pegasus could do. No resistance at all.” Blitz says beginning to spin, slowing down. “This is how I was trained in my acrobatics. If you can do the maneuvers in this you will learn how to never overshoot. After that, you master training enough in gravity, you learn how to not put too little power. If Rainbow trained in this, you should notice a drastic change in her flying.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks ahead and sees the door. “Think they would like this life?”

“Maybe not the Mandalorian life, but life in space maybe,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, maybe she would like to just travel and race almost everypony in space.”

“She would love the Darkstar One. This baby was built originally for speed.” Blitz says stopping them.

Twilight hits him lightly. “Show off.”

“No, just experienced. You should have seen me for the first three months, I could barely leave a room.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles as he opens the door. “I would love a picture of that.” She said before seeing the state of the room and sees everypony flying around, cheering all the while. “Is this too many ponies though?”

“We may need to convert a few storage rooms,” Blitz says pushing in and grabbing Applebloom.

Twilight smiles as she turns to him. “Want to tell them or shall I?”

“We will in the living room,” Blitz says, Applebloom now attached herself to him.

Applebloom looks to him. “Tell us what?”

“In the living room, cuz. Anypony want help getting there?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow pointed to the fillies just flailing uselessly in the air. Twilight then realized something. “Spike knows and we forgot him!”

“Oh, you mean our little stowaway in storage room three?” Minerva asks.

They look to the hologram pony. “Spike snuck on?” Twilight asks.

Minerva just smiles as another door opens and a drone comes in with Spike on Minerva’s projection. Blitz whistles. “Terran, bring the one in storage room three to the living room,” Blitz calls as he lets Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle grab onto him.

Terran growls as Minerva messes with a screen in front of her and turns the gravity on to a regular planet’s gravity. Terran growls before running off and into a hallway. After a while they hear a scream, some things crashing and then cheering. “Catch of the day, Spike the dragon,” Scootaloo announced as they came back in with Spike tied up.

“Told all of you, he was really smart,” Blitz says. “Ok Minerva, turn on the holoprojector,” Blitz says.

Minerva starts messing with her screen as everypony gathers around and Twilight glares at Spike.

“To start off, I got to say none of you can tell any other creatures about this.” Blitz starts.

---

“Whoa, this is a lot to take in.” Rainbow Dash says.

“I can’t believe you were abducted by space pirates Blitzy.” Applejack says.

Blitz nods. “Yeah, that’s what happened and took a while before I even saw this place again. I came by once, but never had the courage to come down.”

“Kind of hard to do after all this,” Pinkie says.

Blitz sighs. “Yeah, when showed everything you can’t back away from it.”

“I can vouch for that.” Dust says already learning most of what was told.

They look to her. “If you were given the chance, would you go back?”

“No.” Dust says.

“It’s not as if you can’t live down there,” Blitz says.

Dust nods. “Yeah, not anymore.”

“After learning everything, it makes you reevaluate everything. Like for example, all of you have now been closed to the sun than Celestia ever has.” Blitz says.

Rainbow grins. “Yeah, that was awesome.”

“And we haven’t even put Darkstar One under any strain. It’s like Rainbow walking in slow motion.” Blitz says.

Rainbow glares at him. “Hey! I take offense to that.”

“It was a comparison. The Darkstar One was originally made for speed.” Blitz says.

Rainbow then grins. “How fast?”

“This baby could go from the sun to the outermost planet in less than an hour Equestrian time. The average spaceship does that in four.” Blitz says.

Rainbow grins. “Cool. Is there anything faster?”

“You want to find out?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. “Heck yeah!”

“Then you just might,” Blitz says.

“I have to go with you, don’t I?” Rainbow asks.

“Yeah, but I have decided to make my home here and speaking of which, we have arrived,” Blitz says. They all look to the outside and see they are landing on the edge of the Everfree forest. “Just remember, you don’t have to come if you don’t want too and there will be many adventures as we will keep coming back here.”

Rarity looks to everypony before looking back at him. “We’ll think about it.” She said before heading for the door.

“The offer is always open,” Blitz says putting on his clothes over the bandages.

Everypony started to leave as they get used to the natural atmosphere and gravity again. After they left, only Twilight and Applejack remained. Lightning Dust went back to training to give them room.

Blitz sighs as he watches them. “Something wrong?”

“Applejack,” Twilight says pushing her forward.

Applejack presses her lips before looking to Blitz. “Blitz, do you love her?”

“Yes, like I love you,” Blitz says.

Applejack keeps watching him till she turns around and makes Twilight turn around with her and they started to whisper. Blitz watches as they keep whispering until they both turn back and moves over to him before they both kiss his cheeks.

“Um…well thanks, both of you,” Blitz says hugging them both and kisses both on the cheek.

They smile and hug him back. “Don’t forget me!” Minerva calls, landing on his back, now back in her body.

“Easy Minerva, still injured,” Blitz says.

Minerva nuzzles him. “I know, I’m staying on the points that won’t injure you. Now, where’s my kiss?”

“Can’t turn my head one eighty degrees,” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles before giving a kiss on the side of his head. “There, feeling better?”

“Yeah,” Blitz says as Twilight wraps her wings around them.

Applejack nuzzles them. “I can’t believe this is happening.”

“Oh that is right, I still have to go see Fluttershy for the session on vampires,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks up at him. “You don’t have any problems with us do you?”

“No, I think this will cover it,” Blitz says smiling.

The mares then push him to the door. “Then get to Fluttershy, you still need your session.” Applejack said.

“See you later tonight Jackie,” Blitz says.

Applejack and the other mares wave at him until he leaves and closes the door behind him. “How big is that bed of his?” Applejack asks Minerva.

“Big enough for six ponies to fit comfortably, but he has yet to clean up,” Minerva says

Twilight and Applejack smile to each other. “Spike! You got work!” They called before rushing off to his room with Minerva following.

Spike was distracted by the holoprojector as he was browsing different planet gem types. He was then grabbed from his tail with magic as Twilight pulled him away.

---

Blitz sighs as he sat on the couch in Fluttershy’s house. “So…where do you want to start?” Fluttershy asks.

“I am unsure, where do you think is best?” Blitz asks noticing she went full Flutterbat.

Fluttershy smiles and moves over onto his couch. “How about the physical part first and then work on mental because it’ll be easier.”

“I…If you say so,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy gets real close and pins him down. “Don’t fight.” She hisses, getting close.

“Y…yes ma’am.” He says meekly.

Fluttershy hisses at him before going to his neck. “Looks good.” She said before licking it.

“F…Fluttershy, please stop that feels weird. A strangely good kind of weird.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smirks and starts to suckle at his neck. “Beautiful.” She said quietly.

“Um…Fluttershy, what are you up to?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy stops licking his neck and gets up and pulls on him to get up. “Come on.” She said pulling him out of the couch.

“F…Fluttershy, are you feeling ok?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy nods and pulls him up the stairs. “Great.” She said as they enter her room and she throws him on the bed before she jumps up and continues to do what she did downstairs.

“Um…Fluttershy, what is the condition of the moon out of curiosity?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy stops what she’s doing and looks at him. “It’s just a normal moon. But you were able to keep control and be calm despite me being this close to you and your neck like you fear.”

“Just please tell me it’s not red and…no wait, on second thought, don’t…” Blitz stopped seeing Fluttershy looking out the window and going eerily quiet.

Blitz looks to the window and sees the moonlight red and he looks to Fluttershy who was licking her lips. “I will let you decide, what do you want and it can’t be you leaving.”

“Um…Fluttershy, how many times have you seen a red moon since you became a vampire pony?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy sighs as she starts to rub herself against him. “Ten actually.”

“And you know you are in heat right now?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy nods as lifts herself up slightly and shows the spot where she was on him wet. “Why do you think I’m letting you decide?”

“I…I…I…” Blitz says freezing up for the first time to Fluttershy. For the first time, Fluttershy had a pony that could be just as shy as her. She just found it adorable.

Fluttershy places a hoof on his cheek. “Blitz?”

“Y…Y…Yes?” He asks.

Fluttershy leans down a bit. “Do you want this?”

“I…I…I…” Blitz could only say that.

Fluttershy sighs and leans onto his chest and just lays there. “You’re lucky I went into this before. Otherwise, you would be halfway into the bed by now.”

Blitz, hearing this, freezes up.

Fluttershy nuzzles his chest. “Can you hold me?”

Blitz says nothing and just wraps his hooves around her.

Fluttershy smiles and nuzzles more into his chest. “You can do this Blitz. You faced Mary and handling more than one mare. You can do this.”

“I…I…I…” Blitz started again as Fluttershy read confusion from him.

Fluttershy looks up slightly at him. “Blitz, are you still afraid of her?”

“I…I…I never stopped.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy gets close to his face before kissing his nose. “She’s gone. You sent her away. The only thing that’s meaningful to your life now is your mares. You need to help them and they would help you.”

“I…I, wait Fluttershy. Do you have any feelings you’re not telling?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy wraps her hooves around his neck. “I’m trying not to. It would get in the way of this.”

“Fluttershy, I can see it in your eyes and your body language. Sorry, I acquired this ability from several years of being a Mandalorian.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nuzzles him. “Can I be with you? You can treat me as a friend, a lover or even a slave and I would follow everything you want.”

“If you want that, you must talk to Twilight and Applejack,” Blitz says stroking her mane.

Fluttershy sniffs his scent. “But if you had the choice, what type of me would you want?”

“There is no type, you are you no matter if you look bat-like or pegasus.” Blitz then starts chuckling. “Oh boy, if you had told me that I would be in a romantic relationship with a vampire pony I would have most likely died of laughter,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy giggles a bit. “I meant, friend, lover or slave. Which do you want if you had the choice?”

“I hate slavery Fluttershy,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy sighs and moves over to her nightstand and opens the drawer to a few toys before pulling out a dog collar and closing the drawer. “Do you want to try consensually?” She asks, showing the collar.

“Oh, you like roleplaying,” Blitz says getting the signs.

Fluttershy nods. “And I like being abused and treated as a slave. I don’t know why, but I do. I’m the therapist of the town and even Canterlot and even psychologist themselves come to me for help and advice, but I can’t figure out my own problems.”

“Oh, you are a very naughty mare,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles. “So…if they agree, want to?” She asks showing the collar again.

“We can try I…well, never have….” Blitz start.

Fluttershy sighs. “You had never been in something like this before, have you?” Blitz nods. “Oh, don’t worry, I will teach you,” Fluttershy says smirking enough to show her fangs. “We can try a bit if you want?” She asks giving him the collar.

Blitz full face blush as he held the collar as it amused Fluttershy so much.

Fluttershy giggles. “Just try it. If you hate it, then remove it.” She said pulling her mane back and showing her neck. “The vampire’s vulnerable point.”

“If you really wan…oh, that is not a good idea. I told Jackie I would be back soon and if I take too long she will come looking and that would hurt your chances badly.” Blitz says in realization.

Fluttershy sighs and takes the collar back. “Okay, you best go to her now.” She said moving off of him.

“We will try for this next time,” Blitz says, his blush still massive and it didn’t help when Fluttershy smacks his flank.

Blitz yelps and Fluttershy laughs. “Fluttershy.” He whines to her.

Fluttershy only licks her lips. “Sexy stallion, you better get going.”

“Y…yes ma’am.” Blitz ran off leaving Fluttershy laughing a lot.

Blitz quickly closes the door behind him as quickly as he could. “Jackie? Please tell me Fluttershy didn’t bite anypony on the red moon?”

“Um…no, I don’t think so,” Applejack asks.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Good, now then…where are you guys?” He asks looking around.

“Now I see why you like this thing, it’s a lot of fun.” Applejack says appearing with a gauntlet on her hoof.

Blitz glares at the weapon. “Put that down and place it back in the shelf. What are you doing in my room anyway?”

“Cleaning mostly,” Twilight says coming out of the bathroom.

Blitz looks around the room and finds it mostly clean. “You girls were cleaning my room?”

“Yeah, mostly throwing clothes into the laundry and please let me keep using the shower,” Twilight begged.

Blitz sighs. “Alright, just remember that it makes you a puffball.”

“Oh she knows, Minerva already got a picture of it.” Applejack says.

Blitz glares at Minerva. “Don’t make me get into your A.I. core and delete it.”

“Can’t, already framed the picture.” She says.

Blitz grabs the weapon Applejack had and pulls it off. “Don’t make me use this.”

“Applejack, shouldn’t you take him to your house?” She asks before Applejack’s eyes widen and drags him away as the gauntlet fell onto the floor.

Twilight smiles as she watches them leave. “So…got any other photos?”

“You know how you wanted a picture of Blitz when he first trying to learn how to move in low gravity?” Minerva asks.

Twilight nods. “Oh yeah. Considering our experience with it.”

“I managed to find some footage of it from the old Mandalorian archives,” Minerva says.

---

Blitz sighs as he walks back with Applejack. “Hey, Jackie?”

“Yes, Blitzy?” Applejack asks.

Blitz stops. “Fluttershy asked something.”

“She finally admitted her feelings?” Applejack asks.

“Yep,” Blitz says.

“Came onto you because of the red moon,” Applejack asks.

“Yep,” Blitz says.

“Discovered that side of her?” Applejack asks.

“Yep,” Blitz says.

“Did you do it with her?” Applejack asks.

“Nope,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks back at him. “What?”

“I…um…a virgin,” Blitz says.

Applejack keeps looking at him. “So what did Fluttershy ask?”

“Um…to…um…” Blitz tries to say.

Applejack sighs. “She can join.” Applejack says.

Blitz looks to her before sighing. “She has a slave fetish.” He said quickly.

“I know.” Applejack says, the farm coming into view.

Blitz watches her. “You knew?”

“Yep, the rest of us mares knew about it.” Applejack says.

Blitz looks a bit surprised. “So…you won’t mind if I did take her like that?”

“Well, better than she going berserk and grabbing a random pony.” She says opening the door.

Blitz sighs. “Alright, I’ll talk to her about it.”

“Ok and come on, it has been a long day. I need rest and you’re joining me.” Applejack says.

Blitz looks to her. “You mean…?”

“I need my favorite pillow.” She said dragging him up the steps.

Blitz looks a bit nervous. “O…okay.”

When Applejack got to her room, she tossed him onto the bed before closing the door and climbing onto it. “Feel better after we learned the secret?” Applejack asks.

Blitz sighs as he wraps his hooves around her. “Yeah, now I feel like there is nothing to hide and eating me alive anymore.”

“Good love.” Applejack says kissing him.

Blitz breaths in sharply before calming down and kisses her back. After a while, they separated and Applejack sighs and rests her head on his chest. “About Fluttershy, you can have her. We saw only stallions can help her.”

“Um…well, she likes both right?” He whispers.

Applejack smiles. “Yes, but when she enters her heat on the red moon, it’s only stallions.”

“So, good night Jackie,” Blitz says.

“You know, it is a little weird. I’m with my cuz.” Applejack says.

Blitz sighs and closes his eyes as Applejack follows him. “Don’t think about that. Just enjoy.” Applejack just tightens her grip around him and falls asleep with him.

---

Blitz looks to Fluttershy in her bat form as held the collar in his hooves. “Okay, after this, you will need to do what I say and when I say it, right?” He asks.

“Yes and I’m so looking forward to it,” Fluttershy says.

“You are going have to guide me through almost everything of this process as this is my first time,” Blitz says his blush coming back.

Fluttershy moves her mane and shows her neck. “After you place it on, you have started treating me almost like an animal. Like I’m just here to please you and nothing else.”

“O…ok,” Blitz says using his magic to move the collar around her neck.

Fluttershy smiles as she feels the collar before looking to him and shows a leash in her hoof. “Hook it on and take me out.”

Blitz hesitantly takes the leash before slowly hooking it on her. Fluttershy lightly smiles as he now tugs the leash to make sure it’s tight. “O…kay. Come on.” He pulls at the leash, but she didn’t budge.

Fluttershy sighs. “You have to do it forcefully.”

“F…Fluttershy you don’t want that, I can literally snap necks when I try,” Blitz says concerned for her.

Fluttershy shakes her head. “Just enough to get the point across. A hard enough tug to either get me down or pulled along a little. Not dragging me all the way.”

“Ok, let me know if it’s too much, ok?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy nods. “The safe word for all of this is teddy bears. With an s at the end.”

“Ok,” Blitz says pulling again the force this time was a little unexpected for Fluttershy as it forces her to walk into Blitz. “Let’s go.” He said trying to hold his rough voice at her.

Fluttershy whimpers as he starts to walk along with her following slightly behind.

They take a stroll through the Everfree forest so nopony would see them. As they walked, Blitz kept looking back to Fluttershy as the moonlight allowed him to see her. “Beautiful.” She heard him say.

“Thanks, handsome,” Fluttershy says in response, getting closer to him. “You would still have to show me around like this one day.”

“Ah no, if this was out in public, I don’t think I could do it,” Blitz says.

Even though the darkness, Fluttershy could see his full face blush and she smiled before rubbing up against him and wrapping a wing around his torso. “You could probably do it one day, maybe not now, but one day.” She said nuzzling against his chest.

“I…I don’t think so. It would send too many wrong messages to colts and fillies and well…” Blitz starts trailing off.

Fluttershy nods. “I know, maybe somewhere where there aren’t many ponies and definitely with the foals around. Maybe around Canterlot at night. There are only guards and a few Canterlot ponies moving about.”

“B…but, I ah…um Fluttershy, do you think a foal of your’s would inherit this?” Blitz asks trying to change the subject.

Fluttershy looks herself over. “Maybe, why, are you going to hate them?”

“N…no, just wondering. I…I don’t want them picked on.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy giggles. “If they do, they would have to deal with an angry vampire mother.”

“Or a father who likes to use fire and explosives,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles. “Thank you for putting up with me.”

“I should be saying that to you,” Blitz says letting go of the leash and wrapping a hoof around her.

Fluttershy leans into him. “Then you’re welcome.”

“Come on, let’s get back and sorry about that wall again. Is the repair job holding?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy nods. “Yeah, it’s holding up to the weather.”

“I hope I did a good enough job with it,” Blitz says.

“You know, you are so different from when you don your armor,” Fluttershy says.

“You think?” Blitz asks embarrassed.

Fluttershy smiles. “Yeah, it’s quite cute. You show your softer side, though it shines through your armor sometimes.” Fluttershy says getting on his back and riding him and kissing the back of his neck.

Blitz blushes and picks up the leash before heading back. “T…thanks.”

“I’m glad to be able to share you, my stallion.” She says wrapping her wings around his chest.

Blitz really blushes at this point. “Yeah, hard to believe I can do that.”

“Oh, trust me, you will just love it later,” Fluttershy whispers into his ear.

Blitz laughs nervously. “M…M…Maybe.”

“Oh, we will make sure of it,” Fluttershy says lightly nibbling his ear.

Blitz tries to hold himself together as he continues to walk. “F…F…Fluttershy, don’t do that.”

“This is just a taste,” Fluttershy says nuzzling him.

Blitz stayed blushing. “Let’s head back. Did you like this night?”

“Yes. I did.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz smiles as they reach her house. “Good.” He said placing her down at the door. “I’ll see you later.”

Fluttershy smiles. “I’m coming along, just so you know. And…” She brings up the leash. “You can keep doing this.”

“Ok, I will try another night,” Blitz says as Fluttershy hugs him.

Fluttershy sighs as she hugs before she pulls back. “Want me to keep wearing this or only when we need it?” She asks, fiddling with the collar.

“Only when needed, I think you would look cuter with a necklace,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy blushes a bit. “Um…thank you.”

Blitz smiles before sighing and gives her a kiss before softly letting go. “See you.” He said giving a small wave before leaving.

Fluttershy smiles as she waved back. “Bye.” She said softly. Fluttershy then closes the door and lays on the couch as Angel comes out of the kitchen with a carrot. “That was amazing.” She said to herself, not realizing that Angel was there.

---

It was the end of the month as Blitz sat at the table in the Darkstar One. “Ok, got everything I need to go to the Griffon Kingdom,” Blitz says double checking the gear.

All four mares sat at the table as they watch him packing up his bag. “You sure you got everything?” Twilight asks.

“Yeah, this will be a good learning experience for Dust. There are a few small-time bounties still in Equestria and Minerva and Terran will be helping her.” Blitz says.

Applejack raises an eyebrow. “You want to have Dust get those guys? Ya, sure she’s ready?”

“Minerva will pick the targets and she will have Terran watching her back as she hunts. Terran is far more dangerous than anything those small-time thieves or thugs can handle if she needs help.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles as she fiddles with her leash. “I’ll try to make sure that her soon to be many injuries get healed.”

“Thanks. It is from those injuries and experience that she will start to grow.” Blitz says looking to Minerva.

Minerva shrugs. “I’ll start her off easy, but I’ll ramp up the difficulty when she least expects it.”

“Good, she will need that since she has decided to become a Mandalorian,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “Yes, she is usually a bit hot-headed, but she will soon get the message beat into her.”

“Also keep increasing the speed of those moving targets and the obstacle courses gradually, but not enough for her to notice,” Blitz says.

“Gotcha,” Minerva says.

“Also start looking for ponies, griffons, Zebras, and Minotaurs to hire to staff the base,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles. “Anyone in particular?”

“Ask those who know about our secret and see if they have any suggestions,” Blitz says.

“Got it, I will go see Rarity, Dash, and Pinkie later,” Minerva says as Blitz puts on his blue helmet. “I’ll be back in a few months keep an eye on things for me,” Blitz says walking down the ramp.

Twilight smiles. “Hope you studied.”

“You know I did.” Blitz calls before disappearing.

Applejack huffs. “So…want to make some calls?”

“Oh, somepony is mad he didn’t kiss her goodbye,” Fluttershy says as she twirls her leash around.

---

Days later, Blitz had boarded a ship after buying a ticket to travel to the Griffon Kingdom by boat. He looks around the ship and sees some ponies, but a lot of griffons on the boat, some with low-level bounties. “Child’s play.”

Blitz leaned against the railing as he watches the sunset until a pony comes up beside him and puked over the side. Looking to the side, Blitz saw a familiar pony. “It’s been a few months Daring.” Blitz greets.

Daring’s ears perked up hearing her name before looking to Blitz. She looked for a few moments as the armor looked familiar. After a few moments, her eyes widened. “Cross?” She asks.

“Glad you recognize me,” Blitz says.

Daring looks over his armor. “Wha…what are you doing here or…or…or rather, why are heading to the griffon kingdom?”

“To make some money. I just got a base being built and need bits to buy things for it.” Blitz says.

Daring raises an eyebrow. “What about resources to make it? Don’t you need materials and all that?”

“Oh, I already cut a deal with the Royals in exchange for a job I can’t talk about,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring looks a bit impressed. “Wow, so…you like my last book?”

“Yeah, I did notice a few changes though,” Blitz says.

Daring smirks. “Which part did you like?”

“Oh the part where you tricked me into giving the artifact to save me,” Blitz says.

Daring giggles. “Yeah, the great climax. So how’s your life now?”

“I suppose you have heard,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “Can’t believe she is real.”

“Was is the better word,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “You know that they labeled you as dead, right?”

“A fair assessment. If it wasn’t for the medical care provided by my team, I would have died.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “You’re okay, right?”

“Maybe a few scars, but that’s all,” Blitz says.

Daring looks him over. “Can I see them?”

“Maybe later. Too many eyes watching here. So you going to include her in your next book?” Blitz asks.

Daring tilts her head. “Maybe, just need an interview. You willing?”

“Sure, so let me guess, couldn’t get a ticket for an airship?” Blitz asks.

Daring chuckles nervously. “No.”

“Come on, you can share my cabin,” Blitz says.

Daring looks to him a bit surprised. “Really?”

“Yeah, unless you are not done with being seasick just yet,” Blitz says.

Daring glares at him. “I’m fine. Let’s go.”

“Ok, lets,” Blitz says leading her away as he smirked.

Daring hits him. “Don’t think so badly.”

“Not so antisocial once you get to know me, huh?” Blitz asks.

Daring bumps against him. “Shut up.”

“Alright,” Blitz says opening his cabin door for her. “Mares first,” Blitz says.

Daring rolls her eyes before heading inside. “Nice place, but now you. Get out of that.” She said as Blitz gets in and closes the door.

“I would make a joke about you wanting me, but you would hurt me for making it,” Blitz says lifting off his helmet.

Daring looks on as she sees his face for the first time. “Wow, but the scars?” Blitz’s horn lights up as he removes his armor to show three diagonal scars across his chest. “Whoa, that looks bad.”

“You can see why they thought I was going to die,” Blitz says.

Daring nods and sits down on the bed. “So any other problems you had?”

“Well, nothing really worth mentioning, except I’m at my limit. I walked for seventy-two hours straight to get to the dock and I need some rest.” Blitz says getting in bed.

Daring watches as he almost tries to sleep. “Hello, I’m here. Where am I going to sleep?” She said pointing to the room which had no other bed.

“Good point,” Blitz says getting off and laying on the floor.

Daring frowns. “Okay, that’s it.” She said before grabbing him and throwing him into the bed and laying down with him after pulling the covers. “Shut up and don’t molest me.”

“I…I…I…um…” Blitz says, now blushing and trying to form a proper sentence.

Daring hits him. “Just go to sleep.” She said taking her hat off.

“Ow…I don’t do well with mares so close.” Blitz says, the punch jarring things back into place.

“Oh, this is just precious. The bad flank that everypony knows is shy.” Daring says.

Blitz grimaces. “That’s because I never had mares in my life before all this.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t bite.” She whispers into his ear.

Blitz looks at her as she smiles. “You’re not a vampire…right?”

“No, but I will bite you if you want,” Daring says wrapping her wings around him.

Blitz could blush and try to fall into the heated sleep.

---

Blitz groans as he gets up in his bed and sees it was already empty. “Daring?” He asks, rubbing his eyes.

“Oh, finally awake, huh?” Daring ask putting on her clothes and hat.

Blitz yawns. “Somewhat, why did you treat me like that last night?”

“Last night? You have been asleep for more than a day.” Daring says.

Blitz’s eyes widen. “What?!” He quickly rushes to the window and sees its night out.

Daring comes up to him. “It’s almost time for everypony to go to sleep. Figure I hit the pool, cool off, you know.”

“Arg, I hate it when I push my limit, I sleep for days,” Blitz says.

Daring looks at him as he keeps staring out the window and she sighs and starts to unbutton her clothes again. “Why don’t you hit the hay, I’ll see if I can get some food if you want?”

“After twenty-four hours of sleep? Besides, don’t you want to be seen walking around with Southern Cross?” Blitz asks grabbing his helmet with his magic.

Daring frowns a bit before pulling him away from the window and presses him against the wall, making him drop his magic. “I’ll go, the kingdom is still a few days away and most of the places are now closed. The only thing opened is the casino, bar, and dining. I don’t think you would be able to eat without taking your helmet off, would you? I’ll go alone and get some food anyway.”

“Ok, but if you’re not back in an hour I’m coming to look for you,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs and gets off of him. “So what do you want to eat? They got almost anything.” She asks taking her hat off and placing it next to her clothes and his armor.

“I’m not a very picky eater so just grab extra helpings of what you get,” Blitz says.

Daring nods and heads for the door. “Okay, just stay here and…check bounties or something. I’ll try to be back in thirty minutes. If I don’t get held up at the bar.” She finished with a smirk.

“Watch yourself, I already noticed a few on the ship,” Blitz says.

Daring waves him off. “Yeah, yeah. I’m sure they’re asleep.” She said heading out and closing the door behind her.

Blitz sighs and brings the helmet to him and puts it to read over the bounties he saw and those at large in the Griffon kingdom as he waited impatiently for forty-five minutes before getting up. “Best go check on her,” Blitz says using his magic to quickly put on his armor and heading out the door and towards the bar.

Once he finds the dining room he heads for the bar on the far side and finds Daring sitting there with two plates of food, but the trouble is the two griffons beside her who seems to be chatting her up.

Blitz remains out of their field of vision as he scans each and both griffons had bounties on their heads and then looks around and sees more griffons and strangely, one stallion pony. He then moves in to hear them and sees the griffons grab something from behind him and grabs a shot glass full of a drink and puts a powder into it before mixing it and giving it to her. “A toast, to the greatest adventurer.” He calls as Daring smiles and drinks the shot.

Daring immediately starts to sway and the two griffons look to each other before lifting her hooves over their shoulders, with Daring not being able to move much and walking her out to the side of the boat outside as more griffons and the stallion follows.

Blitz quickly gets up and follows them to the door and peeks out to see Daring placed down near the railing while the griffons stand guard around her and the stallion. “Now Daring, why don’t you tell me where the eye of Tifus is? I know you brought it with you.” Dr. Caballeron says.

Daring sways her head around as she tries to concentrate. “Wha…the eye of Tifus? What the bucking shit is that?”

Dr. Caballeron frowns and nods to the griffons who grabs Daring and lifts her up by her hooves. Another then comes up and takes something out before shoving it underneath her which she yelps out loud. “Where?!”

Daring squirms from the thing inside her. “I don’t…ow…what you are talking about?” She said, flailing her legs.

“Don’t play games with me Do or I’ll use it.” He said talking something out of his pocket and hitting something on it which then Daring squirms around. “Now where am i…?” Dr. Caballeron was cut off by one of the griffon’s screeching in pain. Turning around he sees nothing but the Griffon holding a smoking wound in its claw.

The griffon falls as he clutches his wound and the others see the pony in armor behind him. “You know what to do. Claws and hooves where I can see em and get down on the ground.” Blitz threats shooting another griffon in the claw to emphasize his point.

“Tha…that can’t be Southern Cross.” A griffon says as it started to rain onto the deck.

Blitz shoots near the griffons, making them jump. “Do as I say, now or I will collect your dead bounties!” He threatens.

The griffons quickly look to each other before the two griffons holding her puts her down as she breathes heavily. “Again? It happened again?” She asks herself, lost in her own world.

“Down on the ground.” Blitz orders again. “Not you two, move the lady away and set her against the wall over there. If I even suspect you are planning something, I will drop you both.” Blitz says.

The two griffons quickly pick up Daring carefully and slowly move her to the wall near him and set her down and then backs away with their claws raise. Blitz quickly moves to her side not taking his eyes off the griffons and sees that her pupils widened and her sweating and heat coming from her has increased. “Oh my god. Aphrodite, that’s what it was. You, a stallion with the stupid look, walk over here.” Blitz orders.

“What are you cowards waiting for, there is only one of him.” Dr. Caballeron calls.

One of the griffons snort. “Don’t you know who that is?”

Another griffon raises his head up slightly. “That’s the famous Southern Cross.”

The one griffons that were holding Daring tries to calm down. “And not even us griffons would try and get in his way.”

“What are you talking about, those stories are all phony and if they are true, think of how many bits he has got.” Dr. Caballeron says starting to get their attention before being shot in the hoof.

Dr. Caballeron grunts from pain as he sees his busted hoof. “Want to really try?” Blitz offered.

The griffons who were starting to work up the nerve to try something, instantly felt it slip away as Blitz starting shooting each one with a small pad that material shot out from, completely immobilizing them all. The griffons tried to struggle, but couldn’t move.

Blitz looks over to Dr. Caballeron. “Still want to try?”

“Um.” Dr. Caballeron didn’t get a chance to answer as Blitz picked him up and slammed him against the wall harshly before bringing his hoof under his chin and two claws extended on either side of his head trapping it. “Now I have a third claw in the middle of these two unless you want to see a demonstration, you will answer every question truthfully got it?!” Blitz yells.

Dr. Caballeron just whimpers.

Blitz huffs. “I’ll take that as a yes. The first question, Daring you up to asking him anything?” Blitz asks.

Daring breathes in sharply. “He did it.” She said, out of focus.

“Ok, she is out of it so I will ask the question, what is the eye of Titus?!” Blitz yells.

Dr. Caballeron went on to explain that it was supposed to be the key to an ancient griffon treasure and he wanted it to sell it off to the highest bidder.

Blitz scoffs. “You make me sick. The second question, you know what, we will continue this when she can answer properly.” Blitz says before withdrawing his claws and slamming his helmet into his head and knocking him out.

Blitz sighs and looks to the other griffons as some of them still struggled to get out of their wrappings. “You guys are going to wait here until I can find a way to deal with you. For now…” He looks to Daring who was mumbling to herself before going to her and touches her shoulder which she instantly recoils and looks at him in shock.

“Daring, it’s ok. Let’s get you back to the room.” Blitz says picking her up, as he starts walking, as he drags Dr. Caballeron back to his cabin.

After they make it back, Blitz throws Dr. Caballeron into the room and into a corner while leading Daring to the bed. “You okay?” He asks carefully as Daring slowly sits down.

Daring takes shaky breaths. “He actually did it to me. Why, why now? I never wanted that to happen, not again.”

“He didn’t Daring. He didn’t rape you.” Blitz says holding her.

Daring tries to breathe in as she leans into Blitz. “I still feel it.”

Blitz reaches down and pulls out the toy, making her gasp. “This is what he used,” Blitz says showing her it.

Daring gulps. “I still feel it. It’s moving everywhere.”

“Nothing is there Daring. They slipped you something. Hold on.” Blitz says going to one of the suitcases he brought and opens it. He then closes it when he brought out a small gun like object with a needle on the end and a tube with blue liquid inside. “Daring this will hurt, but it will make you feel better,” Blitz says.

Daring stared straight ahead as she feels the cold metal put into her before she feels something cold run into her and the burning started to settle down, but then she held her stomach as most of the pains started to hit her there after Blitz pulled the needle out.

Daring groans as she fell off the bed and started to shake while still keeping a hold on her stomach. After a while, Daring stopped moving and was breathing carefully. “Cross?” She asks shakily.

“Yeah, I’m here Daring,” Blitz says.

Daring whimpers a bit. “Can you…get me to the shower?”

“Sure. Also, when he wakes up, we got questions that need to be answered.” Blitz says putting the item down and lets Daring lean on him.

Daring breathes in carefully as he slowly leads her into the bathroom and places her in the shower. “Go on.” He said pulling the shower curtains around it. Daring gulps and turns the shower on and feels the sharp cold waterfall on her.

“Let me know if you have to vacate your stomach as sometimes they do as a natural reaction when they first take that medicine,” Blitz says.

Daring nods slowly. “Cross?”

“Yes Daring?” Blitz asks.

Daring slowly looks to him. “Can you hold me?”

“Sure,” Blitz says removing his armor as the water heats up before stepping in and wrapping his hooves around her.

Daring whimpers and leans against him. “Please…don’t let this happen to me again.”

“I won’t, I swear to you,” Blitz says tightening his grip.

Daring puts her head under his head. “Can I stay with you, forever?”

“Yeah, you can. But do you want to give up your life of adventuring?” Blitz asks.

Daring closes her eyes and nuzzles him a bit. “I’m done. I can’t go through that again. Not after what started it.”

“So you going to take your job teaching seriously now?” Blitz asks getting a shocked look from Daring.

Daring keeps looking at him. “How?” She asks.

“I have a very good way of getting information,” Blitz says.

Daring grimaces before sighing. “I can’t, after both times so close to it. I can’t go through it and I doubt even teaching would give a chance away from that.”

“Daring, don’t give up what you love. Sit and think on this for a few days.” Blitz says petting her mane.

Daring presses her lips together. “Okay, can you stay with me here?”

“Of course, it is my cabin,” Blitz says smiling at her.

Daring tries to smile back and nuzzles him again. “Thank you.”

“Come on, let’s get you to bed,” Blitz says turning off the water.

Daring sighs and moves with Blitz as they get out the shower and dry off before heading back in the room and Blitz places Daring down into the bed. “You’re going to be okay,” Blitz said as he sat near her and petted her head.

“Thanks for being here,” Daring says before stealing a kiss.

“O…Ok, I’ll just store this one away,” Blitz says grabbing his armor with his magic and reequips it.

Daring nods and pulls the covers around her head. “Okay, just come back.”

“Don’t worry, I will be back soon,” Blitz says bringing out a cable and starts tying up Dr. Caballeron before tossing him into the closet and leaving. Blitz went back to the deck and grabbed all the bounties and dragged them to the brig after informing the crew.

Blitz returns to his cabin and finds Daring sleeping as he takes off his armor and puts them next to Daring’s clothes on the table. “Huh, after all this, we forgot to eat. Best not to now.” He said to himself before getting into the suitcase and bringing out a sleeping serum and puts it into the injector after sterilizing it and injects himself before putting it back in the briefcase and seals it. Blitz then climbs into the bed and let the serum take hold, falling asleep.

Daring moans as opens her eyes and sees Blitz sleeping right next to her. She smiles lightly before getting up a bit and looking around before looking down at herself. “Was it all just a dream?” She asks herself.

“Depends, do you want to know?” Blitz asks her as he opens his eyes and looks up at her.

“Oh Cross, you’re awake,” Daring says hurrying to get dressed.

“Southern Cross is only my code name. My real name is Apple Blitzkrieg.” Blitz says.

Daring looks to him. “Apple Blitzkrieg?”

“Yeah, don’t know my original family name if I had one. I was adopted later.” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “What did you say before, something about does I want to remember?”

“Do you want to remember what happened last night?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “What’s the point of forgetting if you can’t learn from it?”

“Well, the scum in the closet slipped you a drug that, I think, caused you to go right into heat and tried to make you talk by then putting a vibrator into you,” Blitz says.

Daring’s eyes widen before she glares. “Where is he?”

“In the closet, I tied him up and dragged him back here to answer some questions when you felt up to it. But before we start, let me get dressed.” Blitz says starting.

Daring sighs and looks to the closest. “Anything else, like what he asked me?”

“What is the eye of Tifus Daring?” Blitz asks donning his armor.

Daring sighs. “It’s the key to finding the staff of Tifus. You know him?” Daring asks.

“Yeah, studied a few things in preparation of coming to this place. What exactly is the history though?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks to him. “Well, history told of a great mage that led a rebellion against the Unicornious Empire and brought it down five thousand years ago. Texts say that he used to staff to help bring it down and lead his army through it all. The staff held a power that not even the unicorns themselves can do and is able to decimate an entire area.”

“Hum, that part about it helping him lead his army was interesting, exact meaning?” Blitz asks.

“None left for future generations to find,” Daring says.

Blitz sighs. “Want to talk to him now?”

Daring leans her ear against the closest and hears something interesting. “I’m thinking room service.” She said with a grin.

“Ok, let me get him in a talking mood,” Blitz says opening the door and roughly grabbing and throwing him out.

Daring smiles as she looks to Blitz. “You know, he was torturing me with something a mare would either hate or love and boy did I hate it.”

“Now where were we, oh yes,” Blitz says before bringing his hoof under his chin and two claws extended on either side of his head trapping it. “Now I have a third claw in the middle of these two unless you want to see a demonstration, you will answer every question truthfully. Sound familiar?” Blitz asks.

Daring holds up a hoof. “Wait, Cross, listen.” She said as everything quiets down and then they hear a rumbling sound. They both follow the sound sees it’s the doctor’s stomach. Daring grins as she looks to Blitz. “What do you say we eat first before really putting the screws to him?”

“Or I could gut him like a pig, I’m sure the griffons won’t notice a difference on the buffet,” Blitz says.

Daring shakes her head and pulls Blitz’s head away for a bit. “He tortured me, I’m going to do the same to him, male style, no food while hungry and we eat.” She whispered.

“Ever heard of the good guard, bad guard?” Blitz whispers back.

Daring smirks. “And if he wants it, just talk.”

“That’s good, keep coming to him like that. I’ll continue like I am, he will talk then.” Blitz whispers back before turning back to the doctor. “So tell me scum, would you rather want it quick and painless?” Blitz asks before bringing out the other claws in his other forehooves armor. “Or slow and extremely painful?” Blitz asks.

Daring sighs as she picks up the phone. “Yes, room service. I and my friend here need two of the chef’s special, a lava crunch cake, some vegetable pizza, two of them, deep dish, a bowl of salad, and…Cross do you want anything?” She calls to him.

“Nah, I’m good right now,” Blitz says bringing his claws close to the doctor’s throat.

Daring turns back to the phone. “And maybe some ice cream.” She pauses. “Chocolate and fudge with the condiments to go with them with all the rest of the order.” She listens to the other end. “Okay, thanks. Yeah, room 113.” She turns back to Blitz and the doctor after hanging up. “It’ll be here in about ten minutes.”

“So tell me, who do you want to talk to me or the good professor?” Blitz asks digging a claw very shallowly into the doctor’s uninjured forehoof.

The doctor groans as he tries to keep it together.

“I take groans as the latter, are you sure you want that?” Blitz asks digging it in a little deeper.

The doctor groans a little louder as this went on for the whole ten minutes before a knock came to the door and Blitz moved the doctor into the bathroom and out of sight. Daring goes to the door and opens it to a servant with a large cart. “Thank you.” She said pulling the cart in and tipping him a few bits. “We’ll handle the rest.” She said before closing the door.

Daring smirks as she sets up the trays and bowls on the table while Blitz came back out. “Leave him there in the middle and let him see.” She said taking a seat. “Come on, time to eat.”

“You got five minutes, he doesn’t start talking, and I’m going to start using the ancient ways of torture on him,” Blitz says leaving, claws withdrawn.

Daring sighs as she sees the doctor eyeing the food and his stomach growling. She grins and starts to open everything. “Let’s see. What to start?” She asks herself, eyeing the many foods on the table

Blitz looks at his clock and sees the timer ending and was about to go inside again until Daring came out with a big smile. “Got him and he was already talking about one minute in. Come on in.” She said pulling him inside.

Blitz steps inside with her and sees the doctor still on the ground. Daring walks past him and kicks him. “Keep going now.” She said before going back to the table and starts to eat on the many foods still there.

Blitz goes to his briefcase and unseals it and starts looking through them till he grabs a red one and sanitizers the injector.

Daring looks to him with pizza still connected to her mouth. “What’s that for?” She asked with her mouth full.

“Oh, just a little something in case it’s needed. So that’s everything you want to know?” Blitz asks putting in the red chemical.

Daring swallows the piece of food. “Unless you have questions.”

“How did you know she was going to be on this boat since she bought her ticket last minute and who told you she had it?” Blitz asks.

The doctor groans as he eyes the food. “My employer and the dock workers saw her get on. Now give me the food!”

Daring smiles and takes another bite. “What do you think Cross, should we?” She asks swallowing the piece.

“One last question, who hired you?” Blitz asks.

The doctor tried hopping his way now. “It was some brown unicorn mare with a blue mane. Now give me!” He yelled hopping to her.

“Is that all we will get out of him?” Blitz asks walking up behind him.

Daring eats again. “I guess.”

Hearing that, Blitz forcibly held him in place as he gave him the shot. The doctor struggled for a moment before falling unconscious. “The drug I gave him should keep him unconscious for the rest of the trip and should erase the last five days from his memory,” Blitz says taking it out and starts sterilizing it.

Daring smiles as he packs his case away and gets out of his armor. “Want to eat now?” She asked, holding out a pizza piece.

“Yes, if you’re serving.” Blitz jokes.

Daring smirks. “Want me to get the whipped cream and start spraying it on myself?”

“Why Daring, I didn’t know you were so forward.” Blitz jokes removing his helmet.

Daring blinks and gets confused. “I’m not. I’m never this forward.”

Blitz gets confused as well. “You sure?”

Daring nods. “Yeah, I’m never like that. I barely do the food things.”

Blitz thinks for a few before going to his case and taking out the antitoxin. “Let’s see…” She watches him for a few before he starts shaking. “Oh shit.”

“What?” Daring asks.

“It has an ingredient that I doubt would be good. If I had to think about it, you’re stuck with the heat poison…forever. I locked you with the poison. The only good news is that it’s lessened and you’re more in control. But that’s my best guess. Unless…no, not an option.” Blitz says.

Daring looks at him. “What?”

“Daring, at the end of this endeavor in the griffon kingdom, I will tell you of a possible way to get that poison out of you permanently, but you might have to give up something in return,” Blitz says.

Daring listens to what he said and finally sighs after a while. “Okay, but what will it be? What do I have to give up?”

“I can’t say, only at the end. Until then, we will stay together.” Blitz says.

Daring groans. “Great. You know you have to deal a lusty me?”

“You can control it, it just dulled it to ten percent more heat than usual,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Think you can handle it if I fall into it?”

“I think I can,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “Okay, I’ll try to control it, but you won’t tell until this is over?”

“To quote my cousin Big Mac. Nope.” Blitz says giving his best impression.

Daring leans back in her seat. “Want to eat?”

“Yeah,” Blitz says sitting down with her before giving a small kiss to her cheek. “It’ll be okay.” Daring smiles before giving him a soft punch to his shoulder. “Ow. I’m trying to be helpful here.” He said holding his shoulder.

“And that was for being sappy,” Daring says her tongue sticking out playfully.

Blitz only responded by putting ice cream on her.

---

Twilight sighs as she swipes one last time and looks over the room. “There, all clean.”

“So you finally ready to renovating this storage room into a bedroom?” Minerva asks.

Twilight nods. “Yep, just need to grab some stuff from my place not furnishing, but some equipment and some books.”

”Oh, didn’t I show you yet?” Minerva asks.

Twilight looks to her. “Show what?”

“Darkstar One’s data archive stations,” Minerva says.

Twilight gasp. “I don’t have to bring books. But…” She looks down. “I like the feel of a real book once in a while.”

“Then bring your favorites, if you want to read up on anything else just use this,” Minerva says as a data pad was hoofed to her by Minerva.

Twilight smiles. “Thanks, I wonder how Applejack and Fluttershy are taking it.”

Minerva smiles. “I’m sure they are fine.” She said before leaving and heading to Applejack’s room which was the old greenhouse room. “Find the plants and placement alright?” She asks walk in.

Applejack kept looking at a small tree as she looked at the growing fruit that looked like a cross between an apple and an orange seeming like she was trying to understand what it was. Minerva smiles as she steps up to her. “Wondering?”

“You have explained it to me three times, yet I’m still having trouble coming to terms with this thing actually existing.” Applejack says.

Minerva pats her back. “I’m sure you will get used to it. Your family is okay with this, right?”

“Um, only Applebloom knows about this.” Applejack says.

Minerva sighs. “I meant with your cover of leaving for a long time?”

“Oh yeah, princess Twilight requested me to come on a long journey with her. Sound reasonable?” Applejack asks.

Minerva nods. “Good, I’m going to check on Fluttershy. You keep planting and planning.” She said heading to a room close to Blitz’s. “Fluttershy, you find everything okay?” She called inside.

Fluttershy smiles as she looks over the equipment. “Oh yeah.” She said looking at the cage about her size.

Minerva smiles as Fluttershy moves around the equipment stricken room. “Well, I made plenty of orders from Canterlot and made sure they were top notch. You got your cage, your stocks, hanging and wooden, your spreader bar for your whole body, some BDSM tools for mares, and of course a pet’s bed.”

“You think I went a bit overboard?” Fluttershy asks as the items disappeared as the walls flipped.

Minerva shakes her head as just a regular bed and a desk and some shelves were placed on the walls finishing their flip. “No, he’s going to love this, one day of course. Now, can I pull you around?”

Fluttershy frowns. “No, Blitz is my master and he is the only one who can.”

“Oh, I wish I could have full nerve endings like you so I could join in,” Minerva says.

Fluttershy sighs. “You do have what you need for being with him, right? You know…” She asks, touching the ends of her hooves together.

Minerva nods. “Oh yeah, got the utilities for it, but it is not as functional as yours.” She said tapping her flank.

“Oh right, you’re made of metal. I keep forgetting.” Fluttershy says.

Minerva smiles. “That’s good. If you forget I’m a robot then that means I’m doing a good job.”

“I guess so. So I figured out your Miva, so what did the goal come to that Blitz went to the Griffon kingdom to make?” Fluttershy asks.

Minerva nods. “He went there to make money for the base.”

“Are you going to tell me the goal?” Fluttershy asks.

Minerva grins. “I don’t know, he doesn’t tell me everything.”

“He told you to give him an estimate on the price,” Fluttershy says.

Minerva sighs. “We need around fifty thousand bits.”

“How long do you think that will take?” Fluttershy asks.

Minerva shrugs. “Don’t know, it depends on what they would offer and he could probably sell the materials if he doesn’t need it. If he finds some materials we need it could save us some bits.”

“Ok,” Fluttershy says.

“So, going to get Twilight and Applejack to join in later?” Minerva asks.

Fluttershy smiles. “They’re my friends, how could I not.”

“So what are you going to use on Twilight?” Minerva asks smiling.

Fluttershy shakes her head. “No, they going to use me.”

“Oh, but don’t you want to let them experience it? I mean you are friends after all.” Minerva says.

Fluttershy smiles. “Maybe next time, they have to learn to be masters first before they can understand being submissive.”

“And you have to teach Blitzy,” Minerva says quickly into her ear.

“And I have to teach Blitzy, but it won’t be for a while since he’s gone,” Fluttershy says. “Wait a minute.” She says glaring at Minerva.

Minerva nods ignoring the glare. “Yeah, it’s always more fun with a male, especially if you’re into this and want to be bruised and battered.”

“Oh, where is Terran?” Fluttershy asks.

Minerva smiles. “Oh, he is with Lightning Dust hunting a bounty. Why you want him to join and mess with you?”

Fluttershy hits her, making a clang sound. “Actually…” She looks to Minerva closely. “What’s he like?”

“Who?” Minerva asks.

Fluttershy looks outside before looking back at her. “Terran, how’s his tool down there?”

“Oh, you don’t want that, the Varren mating can be deadly, besides don’t you want your master?” Minerva asks.

Fluttershy tilts her head. “Terran is also my master in a sense because I’m lower than him. Now how is it dangerous?”

“Biting, lots of it and body part sometimes fly around and that’s with other Varren,” Minerva says.

Fluttershy nods. “Okay, there’s no way to hold it off?”

“No, and don’t you want to be unspoiled for Blitzy?” Minerva whispers.

Fluttershy blushes. “Yeah, I just wish he was here now.”

“Don’t worry, he is off working to get money to pay for things for you,” Minerva says.

Fluttershy blushes heavily and looks at the wall. “Did I overdo it? Spent too much?”

“Oh no. Um…establishing a base is kinda like starting a business and he is also helping to sponsor rebuilding the town as well. Which reminds me, Spitfire, Fleetfoot, and Shadow Runner have a thing for him.” Minerva says.

Fluttershy looks a little surprised. “Really, you think they would try to join?”

“Maybe, I don’t know,” Minerva says giving a cheshire cat smile.

“You are starting to remind me of my roommate,” Fluttershy says.

Minerva grins. “Who’s that?”

“Speaking of which, where was he, we could have used his help with Bloody Mary,” Fluttershy says.

Minerva scratches her head. “Who are you talking about?”

“Discord!” Fluttershy yells.

Meanwhile in Los Pegasus.

Discord was in a high stakes blackjack game with King Sombra and Queen Chrysalis while smoking a cigar. He smirks and looks to Sombra who moves the bikini mares’ cards to fit the look of the numbers. He then looks to Chrysalis as she throws the cards she had away.

Discord chuckles and then places his cards down. “Blackjack boy. I win.” He called to Sombra who throws his cards at him and he gets a surprising queen card of Luna in a two-piece black bikini in his goatee.

Discord was about to collect his winnings when he stopped and had Darth Vader’s clothes appear on him. “I sense a disturbance in the force.” Discord says and made mechanical breathing noises.

Both the rulers look to him. “Flutterbat?” They ask.

“Flutterbat.” He says, now dressed like Alucard.

“Why haven’t you stopped her?” Chrysalis asks in a foreign accent, dressed like Integra Fairbrook.

“Indeed,” Sombra says dressed like Walter.

“Hah, she’s a very scary creature. I’m even scared of her especially with that stare of hers. Here.” He said giving Sombra a block device. “The song is Back in Black by AC/DC. Now let’s go.” He said snapping his fingers and sending them off, leaving a weeping stallion at the table from being near three of the strongest villains.

Fluttershy stands in her room as she talks with Twilight and Applejack with Minerva as they try to think of ways to punish Discord.

“Well, the last thing we want is for him to get near our stallion,” Twilight says.

Fluttershy snorts. “Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he doesn’t.”

“Wha…what you mean you forgot the song?” A voice outside the door said catching their attention. “Ok…okay, you know what, screw it, just screw it. Just take my phone and hit random. No, I don’t care if I turned you into a penguin, just hit random. Okay, three, two…”

The sliding door bursts open like a double door was and Discord was standing there with Chrysalis and a penguin that reminds them of Sombra for some reason.

Alushy - Nightmare Night [SFM]

Discord turns to the penguin. “Now, okay, turn it off, turn it off.” To which the penguin responded by hitting his head on the white device he was holding and turns the music off. “It didn’t work.” He then takes off the circular, heavily tinted, wire-framed orange sunglasses with goggle sidings. “It did not work.”

“Following your example.” Chrysalis quipped as she wore a business suit with a red bow tie.

“Oh caddy.” Discord said to her.

“Discord what are you doing on the Darkstar One?” Twilight asks.

Discord throws his glasses at her. “Fluttershy called me.”

“What have we here, some sort of new magical device?” Chrysalis asks causing Minerva to start to barely hold back her laughter.

“Brilliant, just brilliant. The entrance, the music, the dialogue. Epic. Thank goodness I recorded that in almost ten different angles.” Minerva said as she laughs rolling across the ground.

The Sombra penguin started making quacking noises. “No, this ship is one hundred percent metal.” Discord says.

Chrysalis looks around and knocks on the walls. “Not bad, I might really like this sort of place.”

Discord goes wide eye and turns to her with the most scared look on his face. “You must never live in a place like this, never, ever, ever. It will spawn the greatest hunters, with no eyes, a complete exoskeleton that makes them look like they have anorexia and a very sharp tail that can pierce through anything while having a fish bone as their tail body. And they will hunt others down to their deaths.”

“Twi?” Applejack asks.

Twilight just shows her a comic book she confiscated from Spike and shows her the creature he described fighting a guard. “Xenomorph is what they’re called. Come to think of it, Chrysalis and her hive are like that.”

Sombra penguin starts making more noises and Fluttershy gives him the STARE! Discord immediately shrinks down to a size of a puppy as she gets close to him and Sombra as they both hug each other.

Chapter 6: Got to Get Back

“So this is the Griffon Kingdom,” Blitz says as he and Daring disembark.

Daring licks her lips. “Yep and many more places to be alone.”

“Reign it in daring, we are on our honeymoon.” Blitz jokes.

Daring pouts. “Party pooper.”

“Ok, ok, Daring, enough jokes for now,” Blitz says as they watched the griffon bounties being taken away by the law enforcement.

Daring sighs. “Sorry. Still getting used to it.”

“Take your time,” Blitz says letting her be close to him.

Daring smiles at him. “Thanks for letting me stay with you. If I had gone on my own, I would probably be under a stallion right now.”

“Don’t worry about it. So what’s next?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks around. “Check in at the immigration office. You need to register yourself so you can officially receive your pay.”

“Very well and then what, you want to get a hotel room or do you have a friend?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Yeah, I’m supposed to meet this griffon in this average cafe near the university. Think you can find me?”

“I will just follow you. I can get my money later. Oh, and if asked let’s just say I was hired to be your bodyguard.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “That sounds nice. To the immigration office, otherwise you might be labeled as a wanted criminal and you would be the one with a price on his head.” She said walking to the nearby buildings.

“Very well,” Blitz says following her.

After getting their papers signed and Blitz marked as a bounty hunter and the receptionist nearly having a heart attack meeting him, they headed to the city to find this place. “Okay, classic case, look for the high-class area,” Daring said, heading to where the buildings and streets were better maintained.

“This tourist guide brochure isn’t helping too much,” Blitz says trying to make heads or tails out of it.

Daring takes the guide and throws it into the nearby trash. “It’s actually never been updated since five years ago.”

“So before we head back to Equestria, want to go see Prance?” Blitz asks.

Daring shakes her head. “Nope got caught there once. Apparently, a high game robbery happened and I became suspect number one.” She says until she realizes he asked her to the city of love.

“They probably don’t remember now,” Blitz says.

Daring turns to him. “They took my pictures and hoof prints.” She said, showing her hoof.

“So you got a criminal record,” Blitz says getting close.

Daring shakes her head. “No, they took it so they know who I am, but I don’t want to make too much trouble again, so I’m heading there again.” She then rounds the corner and stops. “We’re here.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks looking around the corner as well.

Looking around they can see a cafe with many griffons and some ponies sitting around and chatting. “Let’s see,” Daring said taking out a photo and going into the cafe. “Where are you?”

“Daring I presume?” A voice behind them asks.

They both look behind them and sees a griffon sipping away at her drinking straw. “Celia.” Daring greets.

“That’s me, my uncle told me you were coming, but who’s your friend?” Celia asks taking a sip.

Daring moves away slightly. “Oh, this is Cross, Southern Cross. He’s my bodyguard.”

Celia hearing this, eyes go wide and does a spit take. “Cross, the Southern Cross?!” She calls out.

“Please don’t yell.” Blitz requests politely.

Celia nods. “Um…sure, sorry sir.”

“Thank you,” Blitz says pulling out the seat for Daring.

Daring smiles as she sits down. “Thank you. So what do you got?” She asks Celia.

“Well, I got the professor of my university to agree to meet you, but be warned he’s a hard beak,” Celia warns.

Daring smirks. “Don’t worry, I can take it.”

Blitz says nothing as he just stands guard, scanning the area for bounties and was disappointed he didn’t see any.

Celia sighs. “Alright, come on.” She said getting out of her seat and leading them out. “So how was your trip?” She asks after a while.

“Eventful,” Daring says as she and Blitz followed.

Celia looks to them. “Not going to tell?”

“Mostly this guy moonlighting on the cruise,” Daring says.

Celia giggles. “Oh, I would love to see that.”

“Here is your chance to see the result,” Blitz says as a large prison wagon passes with several griffons in chains.

Celia watches as they were led off. “Oh my feathers, what did you do?” Celia asks looking at them.

“Collected bounties alive,” Blitz says like it was a natural thing.

Daring leans close to Celia. “To be honest, they did something you should never do to a female.”

“Yeah, they didn’t tip the waitress,” Blitz says serious, but Daring knew he was joking so she would have to say what they did to her.

Daring sighs. “I’ll tell you later in private.” She said to her as they approached the university. “Are you still going down the doctor line?”

“Yes, I’m studying for my first medical exam,” Celia says with pride.

“Good, you have a respectable job, unlike me,” Blitz says.

Daring pats his back. “You have a good job, you’re keeping others safe.”

“Doctors save lives. They are those who I respect most.” Blitz says, no hint of sadness in his voice.

Daring looks sadly to him before they enter the university and sees griffons and ponies staying where they can to study. “You going for the chemical line of doctors, right?” Daring asks.

“Actually, surgeon,” Celia says.

Daring nods. “I see, well here’s hoping you don’t faint like last time.” She jokes.

“Hey, that was seven years ago. I have overcome that fear.” Celia says puffing her feathers up.

Daring smooths out her feather which makes Celia moan a little. “Yeah, yeah, I know. Now, I got another question, you got any friends on the toxin and chemical side?”

“Well, there’s Lunzer. He studies chemicals almost religiously.” Celia says with a small blush that didn’t escape Daring’s notice.

Daring grins. “Oh ho, what is this? My friend is falling in love?”

“S…shut up. Be grateful the professor is even seeing you. He isn’t even one of my teachers.” Celia says.

Daring pats her side. “It’s okay, just get us to this professor and tell your lover to see if he can use the lab.”

“Why?” Celia asks.

Daring sighs. “Just tell him that it’s a toxin that’s supposed to make a pony body act naturally to something that was never supposed to never happen again.”

“O…kay,” Celia says, stopping outside the office. “Here he is. Just come down the hall at the end. We’ll try to take time for the last lab for you.” She said before walking away.

Daring sighs and opens the door to find the professor griffon writing away at papers on his desk. He notices the two visitors and stops writing. “Yes?”

“Um…yes, excuse me, I’m professor Do. I believe a student asked for a meeting.” Daring says in a professional tone.

The professor nods. “Yes, welcome Miss Do. Have a seat.” He said pointing to a seat in front of his desk before seeing the pony behind her. “And this one?”

“Oh, he is my bodyguard. Can’t be too safe nowadays.” Daring says.

The griffons nods. “Okay, so, what do you need me for?”

“Would you know what this is?” Daring asks taking out a dark purple orb.

The griffons quickly slam the desk and move his head close to the object. “How did you get this?!”

Daring pushes the blaster away as Blitz trains it on the griffon. “Found it.”

“I…I see.” The griffon says.

Daring still eyes Blitz. “You might want to lean back, but what do you know about it?”

“The eye of Tifus, as described in the manuscript of Tifus himself.” The griffon says leaning back.

Daring frowns a little. “Anything else?”

“You want to find the lost tomb of Tifus don’t you?” He asks.

Daring nods. “Yeah, need to end this now.”

“Ok, I have spent the better part of my life searching for this myself. I will give everything I have on one condition.” He says.

Daring leans in slightly. “Yes?”

“Let this old griffon come along.” He says.

Daring looks a bit surprised. “Are you sure? You do realize this is an old tomb with possibly the power of a god at the end that is filled with so many traps, you need to over bend your spine to survive?”

“This is my life dream.” He says, looking over to the pictures on the wall.

Daring sighs while Blitz looks over and sees the photos and maps. “Okay, just don’t get in the way of getting in there.” She agreed.

“Thank you, Miss. Do.” He says.

Daring nods and takes the orb back. “Yeah, why don’t you prepare while we finish some other business.” She suggested getting out of her seat. “Come on Cross.”

“Yes, ma’am,” Blitz says opening the door for her.

Daring walks out, leaving the griffon wide-eyed at what the pony’s name was. Daring sighs in relief as she walks down the hall. “That could have gone better.”

“If it was to found out what happened to your father, would you not act the same way?” Blitz asks.

Daring slows down a little. “Yeah, I actually would.” She said before quickening the pace.

After a bit of walking, they reach the labs and go to the farthest one and enter and walk in on something they didn’t expect. Celia on her knees while doing something to a male griffon’s groin. “We should have knocked,” Daring said to Blitz quickly.

“Found it,” Celia says putting a beaker on the table.

“False alarm Daring,” Blitz says.

The birds quickly look over to the visitors. Celia chuckles nervously. “Um…this isn’t what it looks like.”

Blitz closes the door. “I think we have more important things to do than talk over something all of us have figured out,” Blitz says setting the suitcases he had been carrying around all day.

The male griffon nods. “Yes, now what did you need the chemical and toxin lab for?”

Daring sighs. “I need you to check on a heat drug placed in me. Something went wrong when trying to cure it.”

“Interesting,” Lunzer says adjusting his lab coat.

Daring nods and sits on one of the seats. “How long would it take?”

“Well, I first need a sample of your blood,” Lunzer says pulling out a syringe.

Daring nods and pulls up her sleeves while Celia sits next to her. After Lunzer got the sample he moves over to a separator and places the vial in and a test tube of water on the other side, before turning it on.

“Just so you know, I brought the antidote I used on her. However, I was not able to recover the toxin bag.” Blitz said moving the case to him as he waited.

Lunzer sighs and opens the case and Blitz shows him the antidote he uses before Lunzer takes a sample and places it on the side as the separator stops. “Alright, let’s see what we get.”

Celia turns to Daring as the boys work. “So what the heck happened?”

“Another time,” Daring says.

“Fascinating. This cure is attacking the foreign chemicals as a virus does.” Lunzer says looking through notes and books. “It’s eating away at it and even improving the cells around it, but this is a healthy blood sample.” He grabs Daring’s blood and mixes the toxin and watches as the cells react violently. “And of course the cells are going haywire. Cure time my pretties.” He said injecting the antidote. “Strange, they are attacking the toxin, but it’s making some stay stuck to the cells and even taking the shape of the toxin.” He then turns to Blitz. “What the heck did you give her?”

“A cure-all chemical. It has always cured poison, other chemicals, and even the common cold.” Blitz says.

Lunzer just raises an eyebrow. “I’m not going to question that last part.” He sighs. “The thing is, she said a toxin that makes her have the effects of heat, right?”

Blitz nods. “Yeah, what about it?”

Lunzer grimaces. “Heat is a natural process. The antidote was looking for foreign, meaning not natural to the body.” He looks through the microscope again. “It seems that antidote couldn’t cure it completely because it’s all natural to her and so doesn’t pick up by the antidote. Plus the fact you made things worse because the antidote makes a protective coating around the affected cells, trapping it and making sure it doesn’t come back, but because it doesn’t recognize her heat hormones and contaminants, it trapped them on the cells. I’m afraid Daring Do is stuck in heat forever because of you and that antidote. If you’d let the heat run its course, she wouldn’t be stuck like this, maybe a month as for most regular ponies, and she would lose the hormones as a natural process. You trapped her.”

“Ah I see, so that’s what happened. Well, at least I have something to negate the agent.” Blitz says opening the briefcase up once again.

Daring stops him as Lunzer looks over the case full of vials. “Which one?” He asks.

Blitz points to a green one and Lunzer takes it and takes a sample before injecting it into the sample he set up. “Daring, can you live without hatchlings for the rest of your life?”

“Um…no, I want to have foals one day,” Daring says.

Lunzer sighs. “Well then don’t take this.” He said getting back up. “The agent got rid of the coating, yes, but also all possible connections. If a blood cell is connected to your hormone it would then separate it and then destroyed the one without a base connection, i.e., the hormone. Even the ones floating around, it would destroy it. I think if you take this, you lose all hormones that are being used right now and since that is heat…” He trails off for her to finish on her own.

“Or you could try this one,” Blitz says pulling out a white one.

Lunzer huffs. “You got an answer for everything, don’t you?” He said taking out another antidote sample of blood and using the white serum. “Destroys the coating…and there goes the blood cell. I think its best you stop at this point. You already set up a dangerous cocktail.”

“It’s called a gene restorer. It is a last resort. It forces the one taking it for its body to forcibly reset itself to where they were before the alteration. But it is like torn apart from the inside out and you could die.” Blitz says.

Lunzer looks over the white serum. “But before what alternation? We, as a growing species, are changing every time.”

“Any unnatural ones,” Blitz says putting it away.

Lunzer sighs. “Everything can be unnatural to us. But let’s leave it to her.” He said looking to Daring.

“It’s your call, Daring,” Blitz says.

Daring takes the white serum out and looks it over. “Any unnatural you say?”

Lunzer grimaces. “Unnatural as we understand it means everything except your base code. So everything you had when you were born, but not giving vaccinations and things of that nature.”

Daring keeps looking at the bottle. “No.” She said placing it down.

Blitz secures the serums. “Well, what now Daring?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks to him. “I’m in heat, yes, but I can control it and no stallion notices anything coming from me so it’s not that level. I guess the only thing is to expect things faster and more percentage of it happening and prepare for the sexy terms to come out more often. I’ll be careful.”

“Yeah, so want to go get a hotel and rest up for the trip?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods and gets down from her seat. “Yeah, let’s go.” She turns Celia. “It was great seeing you again and your boyfriend here.” She said looking over to Lunzer. “But I have to go now.”

“Daring!” They heard Celia screech after Blitz closed the door.

Daring lightly smiles as she looks slightly back to the door. “She’ll be with a fine griffon.” She then looks to Blitz. “Come on.” She said before starting to leave the university.

“You lead the way boss,” Blitz says.

Daring grins. “Boss, huh?”

“You got a problem with that professor?” Blitz asks.

Daring shakes her head. “No, none at all.” She before trying to speed up.

Blitz seeing this, matches her pace while trying to keep the briefcases from falling off him.

Soon they reach a small hotel and went inside to find it moderately nice. “Good enough.” She said going to the front desk and going through the process of getting a room. After getting their key, they head upstairs in the elevator. “Blitz?”

“I know, too heavy, I’ll take the stairs,” Blitz says carrying all the luggage.

Daring smiles as he steps out of the elevator and allows it to close before taking the long walk up. Daring hums along to the tune of the music until it stops a few floors away from hers. The door opens and an employee stallion enters with his luggage carriage. “Excuse me miss.” He said moving it inside.

Daring moves to the side and allows the stallion to move next to her and ready to push out before he starts sniffing something. “Miss, do you smell something?” The stallion asks.

Daring quickly shakes her as the stallion keeps sniffing before he ends his sniffing at her. ‘Dang it, I didn’t know it was that strong.’ The stallion soon started to breathe heavily as he moves closer to her. “Miss.” He said breathlessly. ‘Must have never been laid.’

The stallions start to slowly push her against the wall as Daring tries to fight it. ‘This is all stronger than I thought, it must affect both ways.’ The stallions soon push her against the wall and sniff her neck. Daring gulps as she lost control of movements and soon was rescued by the elevator bell ringing as they reached her floor and something pulls the stallion off of her. “Oy! Not a good place.” A voice said before putting him on the other side of the elevator and grabbing Daring and placing her on his back.

Daring breathes carefully as she regained control as he walks to their room. “I think…I think I should stay with you, forever.”

“Yeah,” Blitz says as he reaches the room door. He then enters the room with her locking the door after he closed it. “You want to get into the bath?” Blitz asks putting her on the bed.

Daring nods. “Yeah, go run it.” She said starting to get out of her clothes.

“Look Daring. I’m sorry.” Blitz says.

Daring looks at him as she stops unbuttoning her shirt. “What are you sorry about? It’s my fault.”

“No, I rushed and gave you something without thinking about the consequences,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “The antidote, right?”

“Yeah, if I had thought ahead, you wouldn’t be like this,” Blitz says.

Daring shakes her head. “No, you couldn’t have known. And…can you get out of that thing? Feels like I’m talking to a tin pony.”

“So you didn’t notice?” Blitz asks.

Daring tilts her head. “Notice what?”

“In the lobby, there was a brown unicorn mare with a blue mane, sound familiar?” Blitz asks.

Daring thinks for a few. “Oh yeah, her. The unfaithful employer.”

“She might be the mare he told us about,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “So…what are we going to do?”

“We have no proof and she has no bounty so I’m just staying on guard for now,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Can you run the bath?” She asks returning to getting out of clothes.

“Sure,” Blitz says getting up.

Daring watches as he goes to the bathroom and soon heard the water as she takes her hat off. She groans as she gets off the bed and starts heading for the shower to find Blitz getting out of his armor. “Can you come in with me?” She asks stepping in a bit.

“You sure that’s a good idea?” Blitz asks.

Daring tries to smile. “If it’s you. You know how to put up with me and know how to handle me if things go wrong.” Blitz looks down and Daring could tell he was blaming himself again. Daring sighs. “Blitz, it wasn’t your fault. As I said, you couldn’t have known.”

“But, I…” Blitz stops when Daring grabbed hold.

Daring glares at him. “Never knowing is different than knowing. One places you under a burden, the other is already accepted.”

Blitz remains silent as Daring leads him into the shower. Daring sighs and lets the water hit them as she leans against him. “Blitz, I could never hate you.”

“How couldn’t you? How could any of you care for a murderer for hire?” Blitz asks.

Daring puts her head under his. “Because the pony with me is not Southern Cross. It’s Apple Blitzkrieg. A kind unicorn that wants to help others, no matter what happens to him. If you weren’t there on the ship or at the temple, it might have gotten worse for me. And I’m sure you did things in the name of Southern Cross, but it’s Blitzkrieg who was running the show and making sure everypony is okay behind the scenes.”

Blitz just leaned into the crook of Daring’s neck, not about to contain his tears as the water rushed over him. Daring smiles a little as he starts to shakes a little and she can hear him whimper a little. “Southern Cross is never with me, it’s the strong and kind and funny Blitz and he makes sure that nothing goes wrong to his friends and family.”

“And yet, all I do is fail. Just like I failed with you.” Blitz says letting her support him completely as he breaks down.

Daring shakes her head. “No, if you failed me, I would have left and never looked back. But I’m here with you, supporting you. If you failed, why do you still have me, right beside you?”

Blitz couldn’t say anything more as he was now realized how funny it was, being held up by Daring’s support.

Daring hears him laughs quietly. “What’s so funny?”

“I have been working alone in the field for so long and the moment another supports and comforts me after I feel I failed them, I break down like a little foal. It’s hilarious and can be considered a little pathetic.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs and looks to him. “No, you’re not pathetic, you’re you. The stallion I know and…” She quickly quiets down and looks away.

“Yeah, there is no need to say anything else,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “Yeah, none at all.”

“So no matter what you learn about me, you have decided to stay by my side?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Yeah, there is nopony else that I trust more than you.”

“You might regret it. Are you sure you want to take the risk?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks to him. “If I do, what kind of friend am I for breaking off on the most important thing we need? I always stay with my friends.”

“And those you feel stronger for?” Blitz asks.

Daring sighs. “No matter what, I stand by them and help them. If I don’t, I’m the worst pony to even be in it.”

“Alright,” Blitz says, starting to calm down.

Daring huffs as she leans against him. “I told you, not your fault and not mine either. All his.” She said.

“I should have beaten him to a bloody pulp while I had the chance,” Blitz says.

“Speaking of which, were you seriously going to use that third claw?” Daring asks.

“Oh, no there is only two claws. I was lying through my teeth.” Blitz says smirking.

Daring smiles and pushes her head under his. “That’s the Blitz I know.”

“Daring, you know you’ve stopped giving off heat and your smell,” Blitz says surprised when he noticed it.

Daring looks a little surprised as well. “Really, you can’t smell me?”

“No, which is weird, I have been about to smell you as plain as day ever since that morning,” Blitz says.

Daring looks to herself. “But…I still feel something.”

“What?” Blitz asks.

“Relief,” Daring says smirking at playing him.

Blitz hits her. “Thanks for that. I was worried I had to watch you for the rest of your life.”

Daring stuck her tongue out at him. “Yeah, I played you completely. I started feeling better yesterday. That’s for not telling me who you were when we met superstar.”

Blitz narrows his eyes slightly. “Daring, I was really worried. I thought you might be stuck like this and you had to fight off all the stallions of your life.”

“Nope, while you were asleep, I went to see the physician on the cruise ship who originally gave me an inoculation shot for the griffon kingdom and every time I get one of those, I get seasick. Well, the doctor gave me something for the drug after examining my blood and told me it would slowly cure me, but most of the drug was already destroyed by what you gave me and I would feel a minor version of it until my body expelled the last bit. I even sent a letter on ahead using the delivery pigeon to get those two to play along.” Daring explains, still smirking.

Blitz sighs. “Daring…please don’t make me worry like this again. But why did you play along for the entire thing?”

“Like I said, to punish you for not telling me who you were. My publisher nearly didn’t publish my latest book because he was afraid you would sue for copyrights.” Daring says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow before sighing and letting go of her and steps out. “I don’t even know the copyright system like that. Just criminal and corporate crimes.”

“Oh no, you don’t. You’re not done in here.” Daring says pulling him back in and pours shampoo on his head. “You haven’t bathed in three days and you reek. Time to get clean.” Daring says.

Blitz grumbles. “Well, you can head out on your own after this. I doubt you would need me anymore.”

“Oh no can do Blitzy, you are coming with me. After all, you said so yourself that my rival has already seen you with me.” Daring says scrubbing him.

“Meaning they will come after me. Maybe you are right, for me that is a Mandalorian trick that I use for hunting a few bounties.” Blitz sighing as she lathers him up with soap.

Daring looks to him. “And you need a friend in these times. Nopony can live without a friend forever.”

“Well, I would have brought Terran along, but somepony needs to watch Lightning Dust’s back as she starts,” Blitz says.

“Lightning Dust, your sister perhaps?” Daring asks.

“No, just a pegasus I picked up off the street and decided to train,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “But if you were given a chance, would you leave if there is no trouble?”

“The main reason I came over here was to make bits, so I can financially start up the restoration project back in Equestria,” Blitz says.

Daring watches him. “So you would leave me?”

“Let’s see, I made a hundred thousand right off the back and I’m betting that they will hire more thugs and some might have bounties an…don’t you dare put that bow on the sink in my mane,” Blitz says as if reading Daring’s mind.

Daring scoffs. “Why do you ruin my life?”

“Because it would look so much better in yours,” Blitz says as the water rinsed him off.

Daring blushes a bit. “You know, maybe I should just let you go. I can handle myself.”

“Not bringing it up and now it is your turn, Daring. You wash my back, now I wash yours.” Blitz says.

Daring shakes her head and puts him out. “I can handle myself.” She said before closing the curtain.

“Ah…Daring.” Blitz says.

“What?” Daring asks sticking her head out and seeing he had the soap and shampoo.

Daring glares and grabs the stuff before going back in. “Just go to sleep.”

“Daring, I have always wondered something,” Blitz says.

Daring’s huff was heard. “What?”

“What is it like to fly under your own power?” Blitz asks.

“I don’t know. Just freedom.” She said.

“You probably heard the rumors I can fly right?” Blitz asks.

“So what? You experience it, didn’t you?” She asks.

“No, that was my armor. I can’t fly, only with that type of armor can I fly.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Just freedom. That’s it, now get to sleep.”

“Tell me if this sounds stupid, but a lifelong dream of mine, that I only recently remembered, is to fly under my own power with no need for equipment or magic,” Blitz says.

Daring was silent for a bit. “It’s not, but go to sleep. We got a big day tomorrow.”

“Ok, I’ll leave be. After all, a bodyguard shouldn’t intrude on the privacy of the mare he is guarding.” Blitz says getting his equipment out of the bathroom floor.

Daring only respond by throwing her shampoo at him and hits him on the head. “Get out!” Daring got it back surrounded in a golden yellow aura before she heard the door close.

Blitz sighs as he places his armor on the table before heading to the bed before stopping and looking around and then moves to the window and lays down right beside it and tries to sleep. He rolls several times trying to get some sleep before sighing and walks over to the briefcase.

Daring moans slightly as she dries herself and then opens the door before almost closing it and sees Blitz mess around with his case and injects himself with something and then closes the case after placing it back in and moves to the window and lays down again. “What did you do?” Daring asks.

“Gave myself something to sleep,” Blitz says closing the curtains with his magic.

Daring looks at him as he tries to sleep and soon a snoring sound came from him. She sighs and moves over to her bed and brings the covers around her as well and trying to sleep. ‘Come to think of it, I’ve seen you inject yourself with something before going to sleep all but the first night on the ship.’ Daring thinks.

She looks to him and sighs and gets out of bed. She then goes over to him and lays down with him and covers him with her wing and tries to sleep. “I’m sorry.” She said, even though he was already sleeping.

The night passed and Daring yawned as she awoke, finding Blitz still in her wings. She smiles and leans against him a bit. “I’m sorry for what I said,” Daring says, after a few moments she gets up and unwraps Blitz from her wings and starts getting dressed. As she puts on her hat, she sees the injector on the table, the container for the chemical still mostly full. “What is that anyway?” Daring wonders, going over. Daring picks it up and smells it and her eyes fly wide open. ‘Oh Celestia no.’ She thinks before moving over to Blitz with great speed and shakes him harshly. “Blitz come on wake up!” Daring yells.

“Wha…wha…what is it, what is going on!” Blitz yells jolting awake.

Daring just throws the injector on the ground. “What’s in this stuff?!” She yells while swaying a bit.

“Ugh…hold on a minute, I need some strong coffee,” Blitz says still trying to wake up.

Daring grabs him and pulls him to his hooves and she falls down from lack of balance. “Fix this!”

“You smelled it, didn’t you?” Blitz asks getting up.

Daring groans. “Fix it!”

“You need coffee is all,” Blitz says picking her up.

Daring glares at him. “This is your fault!”

“Seriously, are we married?” Blitz asks.

Daring squirms a bit. “If you haven’t used that thing then I wouldn’t be in this mess!”

“I can’t sleep when I’m on the job. I have to force myself to with that.” Blitz says.

Daring was then put down. “You idiot! After this, you’re fired!”

“Yeah, yeah, after the job is over,” Blitz says before ordering coffee from room service and starting to put on his armor.

Daring growls. “No, after we leave this place, you’re on your own! I don’t want to see you again!”

“Daring,” Blitz says and several moments later she huffed. “Fine.” She says. “But I’m watching you, no more poisoning yourself,” Daring says.

Blitz shrugs. “It’s not poison.”

“Same difference, no more of it.” She says.

“Yeah, I think I forgot our wedding.” Blitz jokes.

Daring growls. “If I wasn’t on the ground, I would bucking murder you!”

“You will get your chance soon enough Daring. A few minutes after drinking the coffee and you will be like you didn’t smell it.” Blitz says.

Daring kept growling before a waiter came up and gave Blitz the cups of coffee and tips him before closing the door and gave Daring one of the cups and soon she was up and about. Daring still frowned as she didn’t look at him. “I still hate you.”

“Oh Daring, I heard an interesting idea from the rumors floating around in Equestria,” Blitz says.

Daring huffs. “I don’t care and I could hear it on my own day.”

“They think I’m a mare and the only reason you were the first to have me in a book was that we sleep together. Tell me how ridiculous is that. I mean seriously, I even overheard this from a mare.” Blitz says.

Daring frowns. “Good, more trouble for you. I mean it, Blitz, after this, I don’t want to see you.”

“Daring, I already accepted the job to be your bodyguard. You even said so yourself and I never quit a job even if the employer wants me to. You’re stuck with me Daring.” Blitz says.

Daring growls as she turns to him. “Don’t you get it?! I hate you and I never want to see you again. So shut up and leave me alone!”

“Daring, you know I can tell you’re lying to me,” Blitz says downing the coffee and walking over.

Daring glares at him. “Take off your helmet.”

Blitz takes it off and puts it on the table. “Daring, if you hated me, you wouldn’t have supported me last night. I can already tell you are a kind soul and trying to push me away so you don’t hurt me.” Blitz says.

Daring stares at him before punching him straight in the face and sends him reeling back. “I told you…everything is your fault.”

“You are lying to yourself and me Daring,” Blitz says getting up and facing her again.

Daring growls and hits him again that sends him back a bit.

“I’m not running nor am I leaving Daring,” Blitz says getting up and moves closer.

Daring yells and hits him on the head, sending him down to the ground. “Shut up!”

Blitz gets up this time evading her next punch and grabs her. Blitz doesn’t say a word and just holds her close.

Daring starts hitting him over and over as she started to cry. “Get away from me. Just get away. Get away. Leave me to die.” She sobbed as her punches were getting slower and lighter.

“Never,” Blitz says.

Daring whimpers. “Why don’t you just leave me alone?”

“Because I know what it is like and I won’t let you be that way anymore,” Blitz says.

Daring cries as she pushes her head against his chest. “Just…leave me alone.”

“I won’t. I’m not leaving you behind.” Blitz says.

Daring tries to push him away. “Blitz, please leave me alone. I want to be alone. It’s the one thing I’m good at.”

“I once thought that, but I was saved from it. Now it is your turn. Stop clinging to the past and move on. Lay the memory of your father to rest. I know it isn’t easy. I also have those who I have yet to do it too.” Blitz says.

Daring cries into his chest now as she stopped hitting him. “Blitz, why are you doing this?”

“Because I care for you,” Blitz says.

Daring sniffs. “Blitz, why?”

“Do I need a reason?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods into his chest.

“I don’t, you have been betrayed enough to have someone be there for you without a reason,” Blitz says.

Daring just cries now. “Blitz?”

“Let it out,” Blitz says petting her mane.

Daring cries into his chest for a bit as time pass by. “Blitz?”

“Yes Daring?” Blitz asks.

Daring sniffs a bit. “I don’t care about archaeology. I don’t care about teaching.” She finally pulls her head away and looks at him. “I just want you.”

“You got me Daring, but on one condition. You can’t give up on your other two joys of archaeology and teaching.” Blitz says.

Daring sniffs. “Blitz, do you love me?”

“Daring, you know I’m no good with saying how I feel. So please judge by my actions.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles a bit. “Ok, I’ll expect nothing less from you softy.” She says her eyes on the helmet on the table and a smirk forms as she looks over his shoulder.

Blitz sighs. “Thank you, Daring, but we need to go now. So are you sure you’re ready?” Blitz says letting go and going to put up the injector still on the floor after he sterilized it. Looking back, he sees Daring wearing his helmet. “Daring, what are you doing?” Blitz asks.

Daring giggles a bit before walking over to him and stopping in front of him. “Trying to figure out how to turn it on?” Blitz asks smirking.

“Maybe,” Daring says in a playful voice.

Blitz sighs. “Okay Daring, take it off.”

“What do you got to offer for it?” Daring asks.

Blitz smirks. “How about marrying me?”

“I don’t see a ring, so for now,” Daring says before tackling him onto the bed.

Blitz looks a bit worried. “Um…Daring?”

“Shush. I’m getting my payment.” Daring says removing the helmet before kissing him.

Blitz goes wide-eyed as she kissed him before letting go. “Daring…stop.” He said while trying to get out.

“Payment rendered.” She whispers into his ear before placing the helmet on his head.

Blitz looks confused at her. “That’s it? Nothing else?”

“Nope. One kiss.” Daring says smugly waving her tail at him.

Blitz frowns a bit before smiling. “Feeling better?”

“Yeah, I do. Now come on.” Daring says.

“Yes…would you prefer, boss or ma’am?” Blitz asks.

Daring stops and looks at him. “How about…Daring. Because I’m going to give payment now and again.”

“I guess I’ll take the payment method you just used when we are alone,” Blitz says.

Daring smirks. “You want it again?”

“Don’t you?” Blitz asks getting next to her.

Daring smiles as she starts to push him back to the bed. “Kinda, you?”

“I’ll let you figure that out, now come on, let’s go,” Blitz says lifting her up with magic.

Daring pouts a bit before sighing. “I’m sorry.”

“You got nothing to be sorry for. Now come on Daring, we have to meet with your excavation crew.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles a bit. “You know we could just spend some time here or someplace private without that armor of yours.”

“Then we would have to deal with mor…” Blitz stops when he opens the door and a pony with a serving tray stand on the other end. Blitz tilts his head. “Can I help y…oh wait, never mind. You got a bounty for assassinating.” He takes out his blaster and points it at him. “Collection time!” Blitz cheers shooting a stunning shot into the pony. “Daring, I think we are going to have to check out,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “I might have to agree. Shall we, my sexy stallion?”

“Lead the way,” Blitz says getting all the luggage with his magic and drags the assassin down the stairs with them roughly.

Daring grins as she hears the grunts from the assassin. “So…want to grab a bite to eat on the way?” She asks casually while Blitz ‘accidentally’ drops the assassin down over two stairs, making him hit his head extra hard.

“Only if it is to go,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “Good enough. But I need to pay twice.”

“Rather than letting more like this one come at us,” Blitz says now dragging the assassin by the tail.

Daring nods as they get close to the ground floor. “Okay, but I mean a different kind of payment for you.”

“Start a tab for me,” Blitz says.

Daring giggles and places her tail over him. “Come on, you know what I’m talking about.”

“I know and I meant what I said,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “And when do you want payment?”

“When we are alone. After all, you don’t want the public know what I look like so they can’t annoy us while I’m Southern Cross.” Blitz says.

Daring smirks and moves her tail under him and taps him. “What about just this area uncovered?”

“Well…um…I don’t think I’m ready for that step just yet.” Blitz says.

“Oh that’s right you can be quiet and shy. Though you can be quiet while I do something that doesn’t involve that far.” Daring says smirking.

“Yeah, so please don’t tease.” Blitz requests.

Daring smirks. “So I can mess with it?”

“That is not what I meant and you know it,” Blitz says.

Daring pouts before starting to burst out laughing. “Oh boy, you actually thought I might do that for you?”

“Well…I…um.” Blitz tries to form a proper sentence.

“Ok, listen, I consider myself a classy mare when it comes to that,” Daring says as the assassin hits his head again.

“Oh thank heaven,” Blitz says.

Daring suddenly moves near his ear. “Or am I?”

“Daring!” Blitz yells as Daring nearly falls over laughing.

After checking out and turning in the assassin, they finally took the train to the excavation site. “So I can’t do that?” Daring asks smirking as they sat in their cabin and Daring was rubbing her hoof on his piece of armor.

“No, I have never done that, for your information,” Blitz says grabbing her hoof.

Daring smiles and pulls her hoof back and leans back in her seat. “Hey Blitz?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks to him. “It sounds like you have somepony.”

“Well, Princess Twilight has made some moves,” Blitz says as he leaned on his hoof as he looks out the window to the sky.

Daring smiles. “Sounds like there’s more.”

“I’ll make you a deal Daring,” Blitz says.

Daring tilts her head. “What is it?”

“I’ll tell ya’ll everything if you can keep from asking about it till we finish the job,” Blitz says.

Daring pouts. “Aww. That’s not fair.”

“Isn’t that better than getting bits and pieces of it?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiles. “I guess it is. Though you got anything else you can tell?”

“Yeah, I envy you a bit for being able to fly under our own power,” Blitz says, continuing to look into the sky.

Daring looks to him. “I don’t know what to do about that.”

“Nothing can be done, it is just the way I was born,” Blitz says.

Daring watches him. “Did you ever wanted to be born different?”

“Sometimes, but I guess it is just like my adopted father said I’m just howling for the moon,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “Do you know who your real parents are?”

“No,” Blitz says flatly.

Daring sighs. “Sorry.”

“No harm was done. I would have liked to have known them, but what is done is done. Heck, my birth mother could be Luna as far as I know.” Blitz jokes.

Daring raises an eyebrow at him. “Maybe.”

“That was a joke,” Blitz says facing her.

Daring sighs and goes to the door and brings down the blinds before sitting down by him again.

“Time to pay my tab?” Blitz asks closing the blinds of the window and takes off his helmet.

Daring just look to him. “It never stopped. Come on.” She said grabbing his hoof and leading him to the bed on the other end.

“I pay in kisses remember,” Blitz says hooking his hoof around her.

Daring smiles. “Did you ever want something more?”

“Um…I’m not able to do that yet. Still struggling with kissing sometimes.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles as she holds a hoof to his lips. “How about you take what you want?”

Blitz nods before leaning forward and kissing Daring. Daring smiles as she kisses back before he lets go and goes to kiss her again which she allows as she starts stepping back with him following. Blitz smiles before he fell forward and fell onto Daring on the bed, making him stop and look to her. “What the heck?” He asks.

“Oh darn, I guess you can lead a pony to water, but you can’t force it to drink,” Daring says trying to be cute with the comment.

Blitz sighs and kisses her nose. “You’re too cute.”

“I know,” Daring says sticking out her tongue.

Blitz sighs and sits up while sitting up with Daring and has her sit on his lap. “How many do I owe now?” He asks.

“None, you paid your tab for now,” Daring says tracing her hoof around on Blitz’s armor.

“Oh, you not extending my bill with interest?” Blitz jokes.

Daring smirks. “Do you want me to?”

“You aren’t the only one with jokes,” Blitz says.

Daring giggles as she leans her head against him. “You sure can make my life crazy.”

“Would you rather it be boring?” Blitz asks.

Daring shakes her head. “No, just…let’s not hurt each other again.”

“For that, we need to be honest with each other,” Blitz says.

Daring slightly looks at him. “Are you ever going to tell yours?”

“Now Daring, I told you I would tell you everything when this over,” Blitz says booping her nose lightly.

Daring smiles as she rubs her nose. “Then how am I going, to be honest with you?”

“You tell me how you feel,” Blitz says.

Daring stiffens a bit. “Well…I feel…” She sighs and turns to him. “Can you kiss me?” Blitz says nothing and kisses her again. Daring moans into the kiss as she leans more into him. Soon they separated again. “Do I have to say it?” She asks a bit embarrassed as she leans her head into his neck.

“In public, when I can’t take off my armor, yes,” Blitz says.

Daring presses her lips together and just buries her face into his neck. “Don’t make me say it.” She said muffled.

“You’re adorable when you’re like this,” Blitz says.

Daring just raises a hoof in front of him and was about to bring it down before just placing it on his face. “Do you really want me to say it?”

“Only if you’re ready,” Blitz says.

Daring moves her hoof over to his cheek before making his head turn to her. She looks up at him as she pulls him in close. “I am.”

“Then say it,” Blitz says holding her as her wings encircle him.

Daring sighs as she gets closer. “I…I love you.”

“There you go,” Blitz says as his ear perked up. “Somepony is coming.” He says grabbing his helmet with his magic and slips it on.

Daring looks away as he places her down on the bed and he moves to the other side of the room.

“We will continue that later,” Blitz says as the door opens.

The professor opens the door and sees the state Daring is in. “Did I interrupt something?”

“No, nothing at all. So has something happened?” Daring asks adjusting her hat.

The professor sighs. “Well, we got heavy weather at the site. Visibility is poor” He said taking out a paper. “Rain, wind, the whole thing. We can still work, but we can stay at the site for it to blow over if you want. What do you want to do?”

“It’s your call, Daring,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “We don’t have a lot of time when we get there, especially with who wants the eye and the treasure for themselves. We have to go through the weather.”

“As you say, boss,” Blitz says.

The professor nods. “Okay, I’ll send the message ahead to the dig site and tell them to get ready. We should be there in a few hours.” He said before closing the door and leaving.

“Strange, I checked the weather, we aren’t supposed to have rain for two weeks,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Blitz, can we not talk about this for a bit?”

“Daring, I think those who are after the eye are either close or at the site,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “I already got that, but can we not talk about it for now?”

Blitz sat against the wall as he waited.

“Blitz, can you come over here?”

“This is the perfect spot to get any would-be assassins from getting you,” Blitz says his blasters out.

Daring sighs. “And not even next to me is a good spot?”

“From here, I can blast them as they jump through the window and if they come through the door,” Blitz says.

Daring looks away. “Blitz, why can’t you ever talk about yourself?”

“I told ya, Daring, I would tell you everything when this is over,” Blitz says.

“Well, I notice your country accent,” Daring says. Blitz goes silent. “I got to say it is kind of adorable,” Daring says.

Blitz blushes. “I’m going to look over the land.” He said to cover himself. Daring says nothing as she moves beside him and lays down. Blitz looks slightly over to her. “What are you doing?” He asks.

“Since you won’t come to me. I came to you.” Daring says.

Blitz gulps a bit. “O…O…Okay.” He said before turning back forward.

“You know, I’ve never felt safer,” Daring says.

Blitz tries to smile. “That’s because I’m saving your flank every time.”

“There is that and there is the fact…” Daring trails off and leans against him.

Blitz sighs. “What are you going to do when we get back to Equestria?”

“Drag you to a church,” Daring says smirking.

Blitz couldn’t help but give a little laugh. “Listen, Daring, I got the princess and some others after me. What would it look like when you marry me right off the block?”

“That I one-upped them all.” Daring joked.

Blitz smiles. “You are going against a princess.”

“I’ve gone up against mummy’s curses, ancient monsters, and deadly traps, this is just something added to the list.” Daring jokes.

Blitz chuckles. “Is a spiritual journey from ancient artifacts that taught you the true meaning of the artifact and what it’s for, on that list as well?”

“Maybe,” Daring says.

Blitz sighs. “Now you’re learning.”

“Oh, don’t worry, I will pick out a nice dress for you to wear.” Daring jokes.

Blitz sighs and wraps his leg around her. “So…what do we have to expect from the temple?”

“Death traps, lost secret, maybe a platypus bunny,” Daring says

“A what?” Blitz asks.

Daring smirks. “Ever heard of the honey badger?”

“Yes, ugly little things, but vicious,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “Same thing with the bunny.”

“Ok, now you have completely lost me,” Blitz says.

Daring giggles. “Yeah, that tends to happen.”

“Oh, I can tell my life with you in it will be very confusing,” Blitz says.

Daring giggles some more as she leans against him. “And it wasn’t now?”

“Point,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “Can you take that thing off?” She asks tapping his helmet.

“Not for a while,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs and just leans against him. “Think we might get attack just as we step off the train?”

“A possibility or they could be thinking of coming through that window any second,” Blitz says.

Daring looks to him. “You worry too much.”

“And you don’t worry enough,” Blitz says.

Daring giggles. “Now we just need the rings and wedding cake and we got ourselves balanced out and ready to have fun.”

“Hey, the marriage jokes are my thing,” Blitz says in a light-hearted way.

Daring laughs as she hits his shoulder. “Well too bad.” She said sticking her tongue out at him.

They rode the rest of the way in silence as Blitz kept on guard and Daring started studying the material the professor gave her. After a while, the professor opened their door. “We’re here.” He said holding his bag over his shoulder. They packed their bags and followed the professor and soon they exited the train onto the platform which has the land having rain and a slight fog. “Might want to grab something to eat, it’s going to be a while.” The professor said as he walks toward a carriage.

Blitz says nothing as he carefully surveys the area. Daring smiles as she buys some treats and gives some to Blitz while the professor came back. “Got a ride. Let’s go.” He said and they got on and started to ride to the site as the rain got a bit heavier and foggier.

“I don’t like this,” Blitz says in the carriage.

Daring huffs. “You’re not the only one.”

The professor nods. “Yeah, it’s almost…unnatural.”

They watch as the carriage soon stops at a gap in a fencing and a worn path ahead of it. “This is it.” The professor said putting his coat on and getting out.

“Hold on,” Blitz says getting out and observing the road carefully.

Daring sighs and puts her raincoat on and sticks her head out. “Anything?”

“Yeah, hard to tell, but the side of the road there has recently been dug up,” Blitz says.

The professor looks around as well. “Anything to tell what it is?”

“No, But I got something for it,” Blitz says taking out a grenade and tossing it to the spot he specified.

After a few seconds, the grenade exploded and body parts flew up and screeches were heard before some thuds were heard. “Wow, spiders huh?” Daring asks as she sees a leg.

“I hate spiders,” Blitz says flatly.

Daring sighs and gets out and pays the driver before he speeds off for some reason that almost tilts his carriage over. “Well, that was weird.” She said as she watches him leave.

“Giant spiders are a problem here in the griffon kingdom.” The professor says.

“And who wants to bet they are in the temple?” Blitz asks.

Daring sighs and walks along the path. “Let’s go, we need to get there before this weather gets any worse.”

They started to follow her as the fog got even heavier and the professor and Blitz kept an eye out for anything. After a while, they finally started to walk on the old stone that was partially flooded in some areas. “I think this is it,” Daring said as the professor took out something.

“Yeah, this is the site.” The professor said, reading a sign.

“Here lies the key of the rebel hero,” Blitz says reading the translation of the inscription his helmet provided.

They look to him a confused. “That’s…correct.” The professor said.

Daring sighs. “Come on. When he’s around, expect weird stuff to happen.” She said heading between two pillars with statues on top of them.

“To avoid traps for barbarians and foreigners, walk the way of the bird to your left.” Blitz reads.

They immediately turn left at that. “Well, now I’m glad you brought him along.” The professor said as they near some light in the fog.

The light soon separated the fog and revealed the campsite sitting outside the entrance of the temple. “This isn’t the picture I was thinking,” Daring said.

The professor nods as he looks at the abandoned and open tents and temporary buildings, fires left attended but controlled, high winds sending things around and the rain making them wipe it away from their faces every now and again. “Huh, well now we need a scraping sound, some crows and maybe an artifact in front of us and we got a b-rated horror movie and maybe a video camera for the found footage version.”

“And a lot of spider repellent,” Blitz says starting to fire.

Daring frowns as she looks around. “Get down, now!” She whispered harshly as she took cover behind an overturned table.

“You want some, come get it. I got enough for all of you.” Blitz says blasting almost at random.

The professor and Daring look at him and sweatdrop. “Does this…happen often?” He asks.

Daring facehoof. “Kind of.” She said before grabbing the back of his collar and pulls him down. “You’re lucky those things didn’t react.” She whispered pointing to the pony shapes sluggishly moving around.

“Oh, no way. Tell me those are not zombies.” Blitz says using the flamethrower on another spider close by.

Daring grabs his weapon and aim carefully before shooting and hitting the part of the body where the heart is. They watch as the body falls down. “Guess n…” The professor stops as it gets back up. “Never mind.”

“Sunva bitch!” Blitz yells flipping a spider onto one of them and it digs into the body, not bothering the pony at all.

Daring sighs. “Okay, apparently they have some bad hearing after your outburst and the shot.” She said giving Blitz his blaster back. “We will sneak past and…do you guys hear breathing?”

“Daring, which would be better, explosives or ripping it apart with claws?” Blitz asks.

Daring grabs his blaster again and turns around quickly and fires into the head of the pony. “There.” She said before it slowly gets up again. “Burn it.”

“Ok, I’m just going to ask it now, when did we enter a survival horror video game?” Blitz asks burning the thing to ashes.

The professor sighs. “Maybe when we have to deal with the new treasure. Also, they’re coming over.” He said pointing to the bodies of both ponies and griffons coming at them and acting almost like an angry mob.

Blitz tosses a grenade to Daring. “Pull the pin and throw it over their heads,” Blitz instructs ripping a mandible out of a spider’s mouth and using it to kill it.

Daring pulls the pin before reeling back to throw and sees the fuel containers and throws it there, away from the supposed zombies. “Might want to duck when it goes.”

Blitz flips another spider onto the zombies and ducks with Daring with the professor covering them both as the grenade explodes and makes the fuel tanks go off and sends shards of metal and plastic away and slices through some of the zombies and spiders. Daring peeks her head up and sees most of them down or stunned.

Daring gathers her things pulls the professor up. “Let’s go.” She said before rushing into the temple.

“I feel the sign was misleading now,” Blitz says.

The professor huffs. “Isn’t every single one of them misleading?” He said picking up a shovel and running after Daring while whacking a pony on the head along the way.

“Let’s see. This is the way of the entombed.” Blitz reads the inscription in the door frame. “This isn’t the way of the bird,” Blitz says twitching a bit.

The professor looks inside and sees Daring struggling with something. “And we already got trouble.” He said rushing in.

Blitz walks in still twitching to see it was bandaged trying to drag Daring into a sarcophagus and burns them away before taking her outside with the professor. “This is all I have to say to this way,” Blitz says barely containing himself as he throws grenades to the top of the entrance.

The professor just looks at Daring as the grenade explodes and the entrance collapses. “Did you almost get raped by bandages, in a sarcophagus?” He asks.

“No, that is the path of the entombed. If I had to guess, it would have made her into one of those from before.” Blitz says.

Daring turns to him. “Then where do we go?”

“We find the path of the bird and god help any more spiders I encounter!” Blitz yells and Daring actually see some giant spider slink away.

The professor sighs and hits a griffon on the head nonchalantly as it walks up to him. “So where is the next path?” He said then slicing the head off with the shovel.

Blitz suddenly stops and does an improvised facehoof. “Oh my god, I just realized something,” Blitz says.

They both look at him. “What?” They ask.

“How does a bird even travel?” Blitz asks.

They both look to each other before looking to their own wings and then back to him. “Well shit.” The professor said.

“Should I wait while you two look?” Blitz asks.

Daring frowns. “And leave you with the tutorial level?” She asks shoving her hoof to the zombies still walking around.

“Oh don’t worry, I can handle them. So please go find the path of the bird.” Blitz requests.

They both look to each other before nodding. “Just make sure you start burning th…” Her only answer was a flamethrower being fired.

“Burn! All of you burn!” Blitz yells.

The professor sighs. “Let’s go.” He said before taking off.

After a bit of searching, they found a landing platform hidden very well. “Path of the bird.” Daring reads.

The professor sighs and sees the temple entrance. “Come on. The quicker we do this, the better chance we have of getting out of here without dying.” He said going inside and hitting the pony coming around the corner.

“Ow, what the heck ya bleedin idiot, why did ya hit me?” A scottish accented pony asks.

The professor looks a bit surprised. “Oh, you ain’t a zombie.”

“No ya overgrown chicken.” The pony insults taking a swig of his bottle of alcohol.

Daring looks a bit confused. “How the heck did you survive all those things down there?”

“I blew up everythin that wasn’t me.” The pony says.

The professor and Daring just look at each other. “Please tell me he’s for real?” The professor asks.

“Ah, a bloody lassie is here. You must be the one that put this whole thing together. Miss. Do, right?” The pony asks to which Daring nods. “Well, thanks for killin me friends out there!”

“Um…not my fault. I specifically told you all to wait for me before digging.” Daring says.

“Oh, sure and that bloody assistant of yours didn’t tell us just to break open the tomb.” The earth pony says.

Now the professor and Daring looks confused. “We don’t have assistants.” They said at the same time.

“Sure ya do, the lassie is a brown unicorn mare with a blue mane.” The pony says.

Daring’s eyes widen. “Um…she doesn’t work for me. In fact, she’s trying to kill me.”

“What, that is ridicul….come to think of it, the lassie did disappear right before we blew open the first door, releasing those spiders.” The pony says.

Daring sighs. “At least we know who is behind this. Did you at least find a big entrance that not even the explosives could break through?”

“Unfortunately, I ran out of me explosives a while ago killing them zombies.” The pony thinks.

“Daring, do you think you should go get your bodyguard now that we have found the safe entrance?” The professor asks.

Daring sighs. “I got another way.” She said showing the eye a bit and some of the touches and plates of ash and wood immediately spark to life. “This is the master key.”

“Oh the bloody hell, a pegasus usin magic.” The pony says.

Daring shakes her head before walking again. “Come on.” She said heading down the hallway.

“What about Southern Cross?” The professor asks.

An explosion outside answered their question. “Good enough fo…back off,” Daring said as a wall closed on a zombie after she held up the eye.

Moments later, two claws covered in blood, come through the wall. Daring ducks as the claws came really close to her head before she uses the eye again and the wall pulls back up as they claws retracted and the zombie standing there was being burned alive by Blitz.

“Wow, but I’m not paying for dry cleaning,” Daring said.

“Oh, there you are Daring. I ran out of them out there to burn so I enter the spider way and found myself here.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “Well we have a way, come on.” She said leaving down a hallway.

“Who’s he?” Blitz asks gesturing to the light blue earth pony taking another drink from his bottle.

The professor just points at him. “Meet the other requirement for a horror movie. The one character who can survive this whole thing, but looks insane by outside views.”

“I thought the only other one was the first one to die.” Blitz jokes.

The professor chuckles. “No, that’s the female naked and running through the woods and when she’s about to die she just screams while everyone else tries to run. Plus, that was racist.”

“It was a joke unlike that giant queen like the spider I burned to death, before reuniting with the group,” Blitz says.

The professor raises an eyebrow. “Giant queen spider?”

“Do not ask, that thing will haunt me for weeks,” Blitz says.

Daring peeks her head around the corner. “If you boys have finished your dick measuring contest, we got a tomb to explore.”

“Yes, ma’am,” Blitz says following with everypony else and the pony complaining about getting more scotch. “So how did you survive Mr.?” Blitz asks the earth pony.

“Aodh laddie.”

“Yes, Mr. Aodh, how did you survive the spiders and the zombified ponies and griffons?” Blitz asks.

Aodh shrugs. “Run and explode. Simple as that. I might have busted a few heads on the way through.”

“So you are a demolitionist, how good are you?” Blitz asks.

Aodh just looks to him. “Demolonisits? I just explode the thing.”

“How good are you at it?” Blitz asks.

Aodh grins. “Too good.”

“I see,” Blitz says.

Aodh laughs a little before taking a swig. “Ahh, want some laddie?”

“No, I don’t drink weak water.” Blitz jokes.

Aodh frowns. “Ahh, you don’t know what yer missing.”

As they walk, an engraving caught Blitz’s notice as it was under a unicorn stallion and a pegasus mare on the wall. “Hey Daring.” Blitz calls.

Daring looks back at him. “Yeah?”

“What do you make of this? I think the unicorn is Tifus.” Blitz says.

Daring walks up to the wall as her shirt pocket glows from the inside. “I don’t know exactly…wait, it says that the weapon of power is something that is always used for others. Never has it been used for something inconsiderate or for peril. For when used in times of old does it never respond. For use when others are involved will it react, but also shape the world. The use of it will be catastrophic in every way and never will it be in the good graces of others.”

“What the bloody hell is that supposed to mean?” Aodh asks.

Daring sighs. “It means no matter what, using the weapon will never be good even if used for good.”

“So if that is Tifus, who is the mare? His wife?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks all over and couldn’t find anything. “Who knows? Maybe she is, but for now, we don’t know.”

“Yeah, let’s keep going,” Blitz says.

They kept walking through the temple as they see more and more depictions of Tifus and the mare and the civilization. “Strange that there is more of her. Maybe she is the wife.” The professor deduced.

“Huh?” Blitz asks noticing what looked like a small monument with an inscription in it. “Let’s see. Here I leave my last words and truth of what happened in those days for all those who come after. This is my story. The story of Tifus.” Blitz reads.

They all stop and look at it. “So what does it say?” The professor asks.

“Some of it is worn by time, but what I am mostly getting is he fell in love with a slave mare who was a pegasus who was bought by his superior in, I think this means rank, but a lot of various meaning for this word. Anyways, the superior was well known for taking delight in being cruel and torturing other creatures. So when he learned of this, he thought he could torture two at once, but Tifus did what didn’t expect he lead his troops and attacked the superior and killed him. After that, there was no going back and he decided to not stop there and started freeing other enslaved creatures until it leads to full-on opposing the empire.” Blitz says.

They all looked a bit surprised. “Wow, that’s…surprising.” The professor said. “The old texts have him just freeing of others.”

“Apparently there was more to it than that,” Blitz says.

Daring looks to him. “And what’s that?”

“He loved the slave pegasus mare Daring,” Blitz says.

Daring keeps looking at him until she remembered something. “Loving a slave was frowned upon, even marrying one.”

“Yes, keeping them for pleasure was acceptable, but any children they had would have been slaves as well. It seems Tifus fell in love with this one and knowing full well what he would lose, he chooses her over it all.” Blitz says sounding like he had a newfound respect for him.

Daring smiles a bit. “Well…do you know what happened to them?”

“No, it seems this one does not contain the full story. There must be others with the rest.” Blitz says.

Daring pulls him along. “Come on, we might find more along the way.”

“Yeah, let’s go,” Blitz says still looking at the engraving of the two ponies and also looking back at him and Daring.

Daring keeps looking around as the hallway actually widens out a bit. “Does anypony get the feeling we should have hit the other side of the temple?” She asks after a while.

“And that we have passed this corridor four times?” Blitz asks eyeing the scorch marks where he burned the last zombie.

Daring keeps looking around. “It has to be…wait.” She said talking out the eye. “I wonder?” She said holding it up a bit. After a while of nothing happening, the eye suddenly glows a bit and soon everything started to move around them including the far parts of the hallway. “Get close. I have a feeling this is going to be big.” She said as she held it up higher.

The three got up real close as the corridor started to shift and change. It’s only when the pillars started to fall apart did they tense up. As the pillars fell the ceiling started to collapse and soon the outside was revealed. But they saw was not the outside of rain and fog, but rather a sun and clear skies as the pillars reverted back to their shape. After a while of nothing happening, Daring put the eye back in her pocket and moves over to a hallway leading outside and looks out. “Guys, you might want to see this, cliché.” She added as an afterthought.

They followed her and looked outside to see something surprising. “Since when did the camp disappear and this town appear, which has ponies going around as normal?” Blitz asks.

“Take a closer look, that isn’t a normal town Blitz.” The professor said.

Blitz looks closer and sees most ponies in either twos or threes and never more than a foot apart. “Wait, don’t tell me…” He said as he spies mostly mares up close to stallions in either chains or leashes.

Daring sighs. “Welcome to the past. And this is my second trip into this kind of run.”

“Wait, second?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiles to him. “Remember when you asked me about that artifact which makes me learn about the artifact?”

“Yeah,” Blitz says.

Daring looks proud. “I actually went to an ancient city full of demons and freed it.”

“Ok, I definitely can’t let you run off wherever you want any more,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles, but then frowns as she looks back to the town. “We need to go down there. You guys can walk around freely, but I may need to be tied. Who’s willing to be my so-called master?”

“We all know who it is going to be, come on,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles as she looks to him. “I know, just making sure. There is nopony I trust more.”

“Just don’t cause trouble,” Blitz says.

Daring grins. “Yes, master. Now we just need something to tell I’m a slave.”

“Speaking of which, I probably should buy you some new clothes,” Blitz says observing what most were wearing.

Daring sighs. “We just need to…” She then spies a mare and stallion heading into the forest near the temple. “There, they must have something extra.”

“Take a closer look. That is armor, meaning a soldier or an officer.” Blitz says.

The professor looks down. “Or maybe this is the start of the story.”

“Clothes first, then we will follow if they aren’t back,” Blitz says dragging her along.

Daring giggles a little. “You fell into the master role a little fast.”

“No, I’m concerned about how they will react to how you dress,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “I know, we just need to find a merchant or something or maybe just find an unlucky traveler.”

“Just follow me and don’t talk, I’m used to dealing with these types,” Blitz says as he keeps dragging her.

After a while, they were about to exit the temple when Daring stopped his pulling. “Wait.” She said before taking off her hat and was reaching for her clothes. “Me wearing this is enough to put suspicion.”

“And my armor isn’t?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks up to him. “Your armor is good. It sort of matches foreigners they might get. But me…I’m a mare and they consider them slaves. Besides, you also need something else.” She said taking off her shirt and putting it in his saddlebags with her hat before taking out a leash from another bag. “What were you doing with this anyway?”

“Got it off a vampire pony. Don’t ask.” Blitz says.

Daring looks to him with an eyebrow raised before putting it around herself and giving him the leash. “Let’s go.”

Blitz holds onto the leash as he drags her through the market getting many different looks as he scans the stores till he spots a store with clothes. “Come on,” Blitz says moving to it.

Daring only can follow as she looks to the ponies in armor and some high looking ponies just looking at Blitz. ‘Good, this is working.’

Blitz looks over the clothing as the merchant looks at him. “See anything you like for yourself?” The merchant asks, his language being translated from Blitz’s armor.

“I want something for her,” Blitz says, his armor translating his words into the language.

The merchant looks to the slave behind him. “Well, I got this and this only. The other merchants have the same thing.” He said reaching behind the stall and taking out a box full of robes.

“Daring, pick one you like,” Blitz says surprising the merchant. Daring looks up and sees the robes before picking up one that looks like her regular clothing color.

“Will this be enough?” Blitz asks pulling out a diamond he took off the assassin from the hotel.

If the merchant wasn’t surprised before he was certainly surprised now. He looks at the diamond before reaching under his stall and taking out a box and rummaging through it before dropping some rubies. “More than enough.”

“Keep the change,” Blitz says as Daring slips on the robes.

The merchant looks shocked still as they walk away as he looks at the diamond. “But…only the lord has diamonds.” He said to himself.

Blitz keeps walking with Daring as now he noticed some unicorns now watching Daring with smirks.

Daring sighs as they kept walking around, trying to find someplace higher other than the temple until two unicorns approached him. “Excuse me, but are you a foreigner?” One of them asks.

“And if I am?” Blitz asks.

The other just smiles. “Simply put, foreigners out here must pay a small fee to keep being here.”

“Oh, really?” Blitz asks.

They nod. “Yes, we are representatives from the palace. We go around and make sure everything is all right. Now you need to pay at least fifty gold pieces.”

“And if I don’t have that much?” Blitz asks.

One of them nods. “Then we would have to report you and you may be asked to leave.”

“Makes no difference to me, I’m just passing through,” Blitz says.

The unicorns look confused. “Still, if that’s true, why not take the mountain pass?” One said pointing to the nearby mountain. “Takes you straight to the next town.”

“Because I promised her I would get her something,” Blitz says.

The unicorns look a little surprised. “You are getting something for your slave?” One asks.

“When one gives their word, one must honor it,” Blitz says.

The unicorns look to each before looking back at him. “Even so, you must pay or be reported and if you can’t pay in gold we will just take your slave here.” One of them says as he moves closer to Daring from behind.

“Touch her and I will take something from you.” Blitz threatens.

The unicorns tried another step. “Listen, you will lose her if you’re reported. This is a tax we usually do and for foreigners, it is usually higher.” The unicorn says reaching for Daring.

“I warned you,” Blitz says and, in a flash of steel, the unicorn yelled as he held his face as a long diagonal cut was now they’re going through his left eye. Blitz held up a now bloodied claw coming out of his hoof’s armor as he stood between them and Daring.

The other one growls a bit. “You bastard. You just violated at least ten laws. We will take her.”

“Try and take her and I will do far worse,” Blitz says.

The unicorn that was uninjured moves over to the other and pulls him away. “Come on, let’s go. You’ll pay and you will lose.” He said before leaving.

“You ok?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiles. “With you, always. But yeah, I’m fine. Didn’t touch a bit of hair on me.”

“If they had, I would have taken his head instead of his eye,” Blitz says.

Daring giggles a little. “Thanks, but we need to keep moving. That would have caught a lot of attention.”

“Oh, they won’t come after us. They were just humiliated and were trying to scam me to take you.” Blitz says.

Daring blushes. “You won’t let me go, will you?”

“You know what I’m capable of and I already made you that promise now, come on, we have to go find those two and make sure they don’t cause too much trouble,” Blitz says.

Daring smirks. “Let’s go get them.”

“Right,” Blitz says as they walk towards the food area.

The unicorns grumble to themselves as the one injured patches himself up in a sitting area for the food area. “Got another plan?” He asks.

“We can’t go to the lord of the lands about this. We would have to explain this to him if we did.” The other says.

The injured one huffs. “Then how will we get a mare to sell? You know our lord is expecting at least a single mare to sell so then he’s allowed to give us one to share at least then we can have our own.”

“Yeah, the lord is a real tight ass. I hear most other lords hand out mares to their soldiers.” The guard says.

The injured unicorn hisses as he puts something on his cut. “Damn, we got to find a mare and fast. Who else are easy pickings?”

“You mean who won’t run to the lord?” The uninjured one asks.

The injured one huffs. “We just need to find a low-class scum and take his slave, who would believe him?” The injured one says before he stops moving and points to where Blitz and Daring were meeting with their other companions.

Blitz frowns a bit. “Kinda hate this place.” He said as the professor and Aodh sat down at a table with them.

“I know what cha mean laddie,” Aodh says.

The professor sighs and looks to Daring. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, Cross here had to teach a few unicorns a few things though,” Daring says.

The professor frowns. “Let’s hope we don’t cause a commotion from it.”

“Well, here they come again,” Blitz says.

They all look over to the two unicorns coming over. “Nice job laddie,” Aodh said seeing the cut.

“Looks like they still haven’t learned their lesson,” Blitz says unmoving.

Daring watches them as they get close before she feels her collar tightening and she grabs her collar to get it loose. “What?” She breathes out. “What’s going on?” She asks as she tried to loosen her collar.

“You want something else?” Blitz asks.

The injured one huffs as his horn lights up. “We want that mare. Now give her to us and we might let her live.”

“I see. Then the solution is simple.” Blitz says bringing out a blaster. “I end what I started,” Blitz says casually shooting the unicorn’s horn off.

Daring breathes in hard as she feels the collar loosen up. “Oh boy, that was a bit scary.” She said trying to make sure her neck wasn’t damaged.

The unicorn who wasn’t shot lets out a small growl. “Shut it, slave! This is between us.”

“No, it’s over. Continue this and I will kill you.” Blitz says fully serious picking up the shattered horn.

The uninjured one was about to step forward when his injured partner holds him back. “Don’t…” He groans. “We’re done. Get me to a healer.” He groans out as he holds his head.

“Be grateful I let you have your life,” Blitz says.

“Yes, you two be grateful.” A new voice says.

Daring looks up to the voice as she hears a somewhat familiar voice and sees a pony with his head covered by a metal helmet and in a uniform with somepony behind him. She then looks back to Blitz. “Did he just used your voice?”

“Your lordship, this foreigner…” The uninjured one starts.

The lord turns to them mad. “Quiet!” He yelled making them shrink back. He then turns to the four at the table. “You four are to come with me.”

“And if we refuse?” Blitz asks.

The lord grins. “Then you are just going around with your heads cut off like a headless chicken.”

“You want to try and back that up?” Blitz asks threateningly.

The lord chuckles before moving out of the way for the pony behind him. “Want to tell them?” He asks the mare tied by her collar to him.

“His lordship has guards all around ready to take you into custody.” The mare says respectfully.

Blitz raises an eyebrow at the idea of the mare talking before sighing. “Okay, come on guys.” He said getting up and pulling on Daring’s leash a little.

The others follow the lord and the mare as they walk out through the little forest before the lord stops and looks at them. He smiles and grabs the mare’s collar and let her off her leash. “You can let yours off the leash now. I can see that you hate it.” He said packing away the leash and taking off his helmet.

“Well, this is interesting,” Blitz says as it was like looking into a mirror.

Daring looks a little shocked as Blitz took off her collar and leash. “Whoa, this is weird.” She said looking back at Blitz.

“Yes, I know Daring,” Blitz says removing his helmet shocking both the mare and the lord.

The mare stutters a bit. “But…how is that possible? How can there be two lords?”

The lord keeps looking until he smiles. “Then this will makes things easier getting into my palace.” He said fishing around his saddlebag.

“You knew we would come, didn’t you? The key every legend and text of your’s keeps referring to is how isn’t it?” Blitz asks.

The lord chuckles as he tilts his head slightly. “I knew my message and eye would get out sometime, but I didn’t expect a doppelganger to come also.” He said taking out a collar. “Here, put this on your mare. It would say she belongs to me and no one is allowed to touch her under the penalty of death. You sure don’t want the guards around to have fun, if you catch my meaning.” He said showing a blue collar and a golden plate on it with an inscription.

“Daring is not my servant or my slave, the collar is just for show, but tell me, how much do you truly know?” Blitz asks.

The lord gives Daring the collar anyway and takes out another one. “So are these. But I don’t want to find my mare in the guard’s house on the ground and out cold. Right sweets?” He asks her.

The mare nods and smiles. “Yeah, we certainly don’t want that.” She said as he puts the collar on her.

The lord looks back to them. “Anyway, I need your help, even though my weapon can win the war it always comes with a price as all weapons and battles do. Think you’re up for it?”

“First answer my question and we shall see,” Blitz says.

The lord sighs. “Okay, my information here is limited and I knew I needed help. My spies could only do so much as my army too. I needed help and I looked to the past for that. I learned that the need for numbers decreased as time went by. So I thought of leaving a message for future ponies and beings to figure out. I knew that the ones who cracked the texts and clues would be the one to help me and stay true. Still, I didn’t expect a perfect replica to come as well.”

“Well you know what they say, there is always someone who looks just like you,” Blitz says.

The lord laughs. “Yeah.” He then looks to Daring. “Why don’t you place that on and follow Sheka here? She’ll get you into the palace and we’ll be close behind.” He said motioning to the mare behind him.

“So you’re Tifus?” The professor asks.

Tifus smiles. “Yes, nice to meet you griffon, but why do you have that tool?”

“Oh, I’m a professor at a university or a very big school because one has yet to be founded yet.” The professor says.

Tifus just looks confused. “Okay. So how about it, want to scout the place as it is?” He asks Daring.

“Careful, Daring has some sticky hooves when it comes to artifacts and everything from this time fits the bill for her,” Blitz whispers into Tifus’ ear.

Tifus chuckles. “Then Sheka and Daring here will get along just nicely. Sheka has that impulse to take a sweet every now and then. Besides, don’t worry about them. As long as the collars are on them the guards and others won’t dare touch them. I already had that with Sheka ten times already.”

“Yes, oh and get your soldiers ready to ambush the so-called superior when he tries to kidnap her and forcefully take her back to the capital as his own,” Blitz warns putting back on his helmet and, to Tifus’ shock, disappearing completely.

Tifus narrows his eyes at where he disappeared. He then sighs and turns back to Daring. “Go on and wear it.” He then looks to the professor and the other pony. “Come on. We have to go to my head guard.”

Daring sighs and puts the collar on as Sheka pulls her off to the palace. “Just keep yourself looking a bit down. The guards have never seen me happy so any new collared mares have the same look to keep the lookup. Tifus really treats us differently.” She said blushing a bit.

“Oh he treats you really special doesn’t he?” Daring asks.

Sheka nods. “Yeah, he’s really sweet to me. I don’t know why, but after all, I have been through I don’t mind.”

“Oh, ho, ho, I have a few ideas why he is so sweet on you,” Daring says.

“You are different from any other mare I have encounter,” Sheka says.

Daring smiles. “That’s because I’m not from here. In my place mares are free and able to lead lives like the males. Heck, I’m a teacher at the big school and our rulers are mares as well. In fact, now that I think about it, I think the ratio between mares and stallions is too large.” Daring says thinking it over.

Sheka smiles. “Sounds great, wish I could go. But Tifus warned that we can’t go with anyone who comes and help if it sounds like a good world. We belong here and not there, so we have many more things to fix soon.”

“You want to know a secret?” Daring asks.

Sheka looks to her. “What is it?”

“It’s not that it is a different world, we are from the future,” Daring says.

Sheka nods. “I know, it just feels different.”

“It’s because of what work you and Tifus do and others building upon it,” Daring says.

Sheka blushes a bit. “Thanks. We should get to the palace.” She walking to it again.

“Actually that has me thinking, we are from the distant future and Blitz and Tifus look exactly like each other eerily so. What are the chances they are related?” Daring says thinking out loud.

Sneak shrugs. “Maybe they are, maybe they aren’t. The point is, we got a better plan to work with.”

“So what is your opinion on Blitz from what you learned about him so far?” Daring asks looking at the silverish coat pegasus mare.

Sheka smiles. “Well, he’s respectful. Watches out for others. Definitely doesn’t want to be in the norm of things. Yet…he has the air of mystery around him.”

“And he wounded that soldier to that degree for either trying to take me or threatening me,” Daring said.

Sheka sighs. “Sounds like Tifus. He’s almost the same.”

“That’s almost…wait we aren’t going to start having trouble telling them apart are we?” Daring asks.

Sheka has a certain light in her eyes. “Oh, that might be fun.”

“Oh, we are going to get along well,” Daring says mirroring her.

Sheka looks her over. “Maybe because we are around the same.”

“Oh, maybe we can pull the same to them and see if they can figure it out?” Daring asks.

Sheka grins. “Maybe you and I can trade places?”

“Oh, where have you been all my life sister?” Daring asks.

Sheka giggles. “Just a jump away.”

Chapter 7: Connections

A few days later, Blitz returns with troop numbers and movement information of all the outlying forts and cities.

The professor looks over the maps. “Give me the short version.” He asks as he, Aodh, and Tifus sat in the war room.

“Most of the troops are either up north holding against the griffin ‘barbarians’ or south, trueing to defeat a rogue king who rebelled,” Blitz says.

Tifus nods. “Yes, we are dealing with a dying nation and the griffons have been trying to take our resources without any permission so that’s why we’re under attack by them. Of course, others would see them as barbarians because of how they fight.”

“And because they are not you,” Blitz adds.

Tifus sighs. “Another reason, but an ungrateful one we all have to deal with.”

“So how is Daring doing?” Blitz asks.

Tifus smiles as he sips away at his drink. “Having fun, privately of course. The guards are not even used to Sheka having this much fun.”

“What has she been doing?” Blitz asks.

Tifus grins. “‘They’ve been having fun with the guards.”

“Doing what specifically?” Blitz asks as he lays on a couch his eyes closed.

Tifus chuckles. “Messing with the patrols, sneaking and taking stuff without them knowing and watching their reactions, even doing stuff that ‘slaves’ are not supposed to do and giving the guards a chase. Surprisingly, they are able to get away.”

“I see,” Blitz says hearing the door open.

They look over and see Sheka and Daring come in and close the door behind them. “That was close,” Daring said.

“Daring,” Blitz says not getting up or opening his eyes.

Daring grins nervously as she looks over to him. “Yeah?”

“What did you do?” Blitz asks.

Daring chuckles nervously before some heavy knocks hit the door. “Get out here slaves! We know you’re in there.” A guard said.

Sheka quickly pulls Daring to the table before going under it and opening a secret panel and pulling themselves in before closing it again.

Blitz sighs getting up and walks over to the door before slamming it open, shocking the guards. “What is with all this racket?” Blitz asks dangerously agitated.

The guard shrinks back a little. “E…E…Excuse me, sir. We…we…are looking for the slaves.”

“Well, they are not here. So go look somewhere else before I decide to take all my anger out on you.” Blitz says slamming the door shut in their faces.

Tifus sighs and looks down before knocking on the door. “They’re gone.”

“Daring. Here. Now.” Blitz says laying back down.

Daring came out as she pushes her hooves together. “Hey…um…Blitz.”

“You stay for a while till they stop looking,” Blitz says making room.

Daring smiles and lays by him. “Sorry, but…this is the most fun I ever had.”

“Yeah, and you’re as giddy as a schoolmare going to a dance,” Blitz says removing his helmet.

Daring blushes. “Yeah…schoolmare.”

Blitz then reaches up and pulls her close. “You can drop the act now,” Blitz says to Sheka.

Sheka gets up from him. “Thanks for that. You’ve ruined it.”

“I just know Daring and she is coming over to punch me for saying she’s acting like a schoolmare,” Blitz says.

Sheka gets up away from him and allows Daring to hit him. “So how were we?” She asks the rest.

“For me,” Blitz says grabbing Daring and pulling her onto the couch with him.

Daring smiles and snuggles into him. “Probably good.”

“Yeah, little schoolmare.” Blitz jokes. Daring just hits him. “Oh, I’m never letting that nickname for you go,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “You really should others consider feelings, but I may like that name.” She whispered the last part to him.

“I know,” Blitz says kissing her as everypony else was turned away.

Daring smiles as she lets go and lays her head on his chest. “Seen the weapon yet?”

“No, but I know Tifus knows where it is,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “Yeah.” She then smirks and looks to him. “Like my new look?”

“Yeah, you look quite lovely,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “Thanks, so what do we do now?”

“We wait for now. That is about all we can do.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “So what do you want to do?”

“Want to disappear for a bit of us time?” Blitz asks.

Daring grins. “Would I.”

“Ok, let’s go,” Blitz says putting on his helmet.

Daring adjusts her collar before getting off the couch and allows Blitz to get off and follows him out. Tifus just smiles as Sheka sits on his lap as they look over the maps with the professor. “What do you think?” He asks her.

“I think you worry too much,” Sheka says.

Tifus chuckles and boops his nose with hers. “No, I’m not worrying enough, especially for you.”

“Why don’t we get a second opinion?” Sheka asks looking and finding Daring and Blitz gone.

Tifus grins. “It’s a good thing I made it so that the collar allows my second in command to have the same privileges.”

---

Blitz lays down in a tree with Daring on top of him. “Nopony will find us here,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles as she leans close to him. “Good, because I want to enjoy you.”

“Oh, you’re not already?” Blitz jokes.

Daring just rears her hoof back, ready to strike before sighing and placing it on his cheek. “Don’t make me worry, okay?”

“Don’t worry I won’t,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles and strokes his cheek. “Good because you can really make me worry when you go out.”

“So tell me, how many times did you try and pull that on Tifus while I was gone?” Blitz asks.

Daring lays her head into his neck. “None, I wanted you.”

“Oh, my charms completely enthralled you then?” Blitz jokes.

Daring sighs and nuzzles him. “Don’t mess with it.”

“Don’t worry I won’t,” Blitz says wrapping his forehooves around her.

Daring smiles. “Thanks, now…I believe you need payment?”

“How much is on my tab this time?” Blitz asks.

Daring grins. “However much you want. I’m yours.”

“I thought you were mine a long time ago,” Blitz says kissing her.

Daring moans into the kiss before letting go a little. “I am, besides, want to keep this?” She asks showing her collared neck.

“Only till we are back. After all, you are nopony’s prize or possession.” Blitz says.

Daring smirks. “But I’m yours.”

“You’re my mare, I neither own you nor won you.” Blitz counters kissing her again.

Daring smiles as she kisses him before letting go again. “Then why the heck were you carrying that leash?”

“Ok, one of the mares who wants me is helping me get over my phobia of vampires, but after you know who, it is completely justifiable,” Blitz says.

Daring raises an eyebrow. “And the leash?”

“As one of her payments, well she has a certain fetish,” Blitz whispers into Daring’s ear.

Daring looks to him. “BDSM?”

“I don’t know the names of fetishes so maybe,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “She probably likes being hurt and abused. Is it getting easier for you to do that now that you are here?”

“Um…no,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “I can help you and it just involves us being alone together on our own time, away from everypony.”

“The thing is, I’m not sure I’m ready to start doing that. I’m just getting comfortable with kissing.” Blitz admits.

Daring smiles. “And were you comfortable with kissing before?”

“Yeah now, but at first I froze whenever a mare got close to me,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “And now you got a mare laying down right on you. How do you feel?”

“Exhilarated and half like I’m going to have a heart attack,” Blitz says.

Daring places her hoof on his chest where his heart is and feels the heavy and fast beats. “That’s just being excited and that means it’s good.”

“You want to know a secret?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks to him. “What?”

“You mares can scare me far more than when I was facing her,” Blitz says stealing a kiss.

Daring looks a bit confused as she kissed him before she lets go again. “Her who?”

“The queen of vampires,” Blitz says covering her mouth so she couldn’t say the name.

Daring gets his hoof off of her. “You faced her down?”

“And destroyed the thing that finally leads to her true death. But throughout the whole thing, I was terrified.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles and nuzzles his nose a bit. “You did it. You faced your fears, but it isn’t about conquering it, it’s facing it and finding a way through it and yet still have that fear, because that fear will also help others.”

“One of the things holding me back now is considering what could happen as a result from the union you and the others want,” Blitz says.

Daring tilts her head a little. “Union?”

“You know what I mean,” Blitz says touching her stomach.

Daring puts her hoof over his. “It’s still your choice for me. Do you want me?”

“That’s not the concern that makes me hesitant. I have a tendency to overanalyze things and of where that would lead. I am a Mandalorian and if I had a foal they would most likely raise them like one.” Blitz says.

Daring now looks concerned. “Can you refuse?”

“Not really, it’s a part of my nature and well it can be very bloody being warriors,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “If you have foals, you don’t need to worry. You are not alone in taking care of them. You would have us.”

“It’s a part of my nature to worry and over analyze things like this,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Then give us your worries. You are not alone in this and we want to help you. You would be very special to us and both sides would take care of each other.”

“Thanks, Daring,” Blitz says as she encircles him with her wings.

Daring smiles and lays her head down on his chest where his heart is again and hears it calm down a little. “Do you love all of us?”

“Yes,” Blitz says as he noticed a carriage being pulled along the road as he pets Daring’s mane.

Daring moans a bit as she closes her eyes. “And never one more than the other?”

“That would be favoritism,” Blitz says watching the carriage ride off towards Tifus’ palace.

Daring nuzzles his chest. “And you would never do that, right?”

“No. Say, Daring, how about we stay here for a few days and just have some us time?” Blitz asks losing sight of the carriage.

Daring looks to him as she slowly blushes a little. “By us you mean…?”

Blitz kisses her before speaking. “Just spending time together. Maybe have a few picnics, just you and me.” Blitz says.

Daring slowly smiles. “I would like that. Can we do it completely alone because you are not allowed to date a slave or even kiss them unless it’s for your own purpose?”

“Aren’t we already?” Blitz asks.

Daring still blushes. “Using me?”

“No, completely alone,” Blitz says booping her nose with his.

Daring sighs. “I meant a place where we can have fun on the ground instead of in trees most of the time.”

“We could try the mountains, but I hear there is a lot of giant spiders,” Blitz says.

Daring taps her chin a bit. “Maybe near that lake? I hear it actually gets pretty lonely there or do you want me and you, in our room, and have fun?”

“Not ready to go that far and lake it is then,” Blitz says.

---

It was a few days later when Daring and Blitz were heading back when the carriage from a few days ago raced past.

Daring and Blitz watch as it goes by. “What was that about?” Daring asks.

“Sheka!” Tifus yelled as he ran past them and after the carriage, followed by several soldiers.

“There is your answer,” Blitz says disappearing.

Daring sighs before racing after them as Blitz starts using his exosuit underneath to try and speed up and jump past some obstacles. “Screw this.” He said before launching a grappling hook and latching onto the carriage and lands before the driver, decloaking with his claws extended and cuts off the pony’s head and grabs the reins and makes the creatures pulling it slow down before stopping before disappearing again.

Some groans were heard as the carriage door opens and a fat armored pony steps out with a mare taking a step out before collapsing to the ground. “What the buck was that?” The pony asks.

Tifus, seeing this, tackles the fat pony to the ground. “How dare you!” He yells starting to punch the fat unicorn.

Sheka groans as she looks up and sees Tifus hitting the pony on the ground before she tries to get up and walks to him as she limps before placing a hoof on his shoulder, making him stop hitting the now bloodied pony. “It’s okay, I’m here with you, once again.” She said smiling.

“Soldiers, the capital has sent us a message. They say they can take whatever they want from us to satisfy their greed in spite of the laws. What is to be next to our lands, our families, our very lives?!” Tifus asks getting off the fat pony. “It is now apparent to me that we must sever all ties with the empire we love so much for it is no longer the empire our forefathers created and is just filled with evil ponies. So here now I announce our secession from the empire!” Tifus yells taking a sword out and stabbing the fat pony in the throat killing him as the soldiers cheered. He then turns to Sheka and starts cutting away at the collar on her with the dagger he took out after putting the sword down. “No more. I’m not hiding this anymore.” He said cutting the collar and throwing it away onto the dead pony. He then turns back to Sheka and holds and hugs her. “I just want you and you alone, without anything standing between us.”

Blitz reappeared beside Daring as they watched. “Seems we have seen everything play out,” Blitz says his hoof around Daring.

Daring smiles. “Yeah, we certainly have. The big change which drives him is losing Sheka or rather almost since your intervention. The texts said he chased her down to the next empire and attacked it just to get her back and end it all.”

“He knew this would happen from the start. This key of his has shown him the future.” Blitz says wearily.

Daring nods. “Yeah, it almost makes you wonder what the artifact is.”

Tifus lets go of the hug and look to Sheka in the eye. “Sheka, I know you’re still considered a slave by law, but I intend to change that and I have a proposition.” He said taking out something from his coat pocket. “Sheka, will you marry me?” He asks showing a box with a ring in it.

“Yes,” Sheka says hugging him with her wings.

“I think it is the staff of Tifus,” Blitz whispers as they walk away quietly.

Daring nods. “You don’t think he won just by seeing the future, do you?”

Blitz shrugs. “The one who sees the future will win the war for they know the enemy’s plans, but he lost battles so the ability must not be absolute,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Maybe it just does the important ones.”

“Or maybe it can only be used so many times.” Blitz theorized using his claws to cut off Daring’s collar.

Daring smiles as she watches him throw the collar into the forest. “So now we can have fun. I just need my hat and shirt.”

“I kept them with the professor,” Blitz says kissing her where her collar once was.

Daring moans a bit. “Good, because now the real war begins.”

“Yeah, I think Tifus will have no trouble with it. I already gave him the keys to victory as I already sent a letter to the griffons and that rouge king telling them of the splintering the empire was having internally and if the three work together they would annihilate the empire.” Blitz says kissing her there again.

“You were the one to set up the alliance that would doom the empire. What can’t you do?” Daring says after moaning again.

Blitz smirks as he stops at the entrance of the town and kisses her neck before replacing his helmet. “Not be able to relay my feelings and do everything the mare wants. I have my limits.”

“Oh, my stallion.” Daring whispers.

Blitz chuckles as they walk through town, attracting almost everypony who isn’t a slave and even those who are. “Yes, my mare?”

Daring pushes him away from a little but gives up as she guides him. “Ponies will see.”

---

Blitz and Daring make it back into the palace as they waited for Tifus. “I can’t believe you told the guards off when they saw a ‘slave’ being treated like that,” Daring said as she lays her head on his lap.

“Yeah, though you’re just happy to have your hat back,” Blitz says.

Daring chuckles as she adjusts her hat. “Yeah, this thing is like my life.”

Blitz smiles as he pets her mane. “What about me? Wasn’t I your life?”

“Three seconds ago.” Daring jokes.

Blitz just taps her head. “Now I feel all useless. I guess I don’t need to be your bodyguard now.”

“No, I got me a stallion now,” Daring says smirking.

Blitz sighs. “You really like making my life difficult, don’t you?”

“What gave me away?” Daring asks.

Blitz shakes his head and then just leans down and kisses her, which she gladly accepts. “My payment.” He said before kissing her again.

And at the point, Aodh and the professor walked and recoiled a bit. “Geez, get a room you two.” The professor said as he covers his eyes slightly.

“Shut it turkey,” Daring says.

The professor looked a little offended. “Miss. Do, I thought you would be more respectful.”

“She is, she just wants to go back to our time,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Since we know what happened, I’m sure we can let history run its course now.”

“But how do we get back?” Blitz asks.

Daring stops and facehooves. “Dang it.”

“I think I can answer that,” Tifus says walking in.

Everybody looks to him. “And what’s that?” Blitz asks.

“Take the item that got you here,” Tifus says as Daring obeyed him and got it out before the eye started to glow golden and the outer shell split off, revealing a golden orb. “Say hello to my prize possession. Well…” He looks to Sheka who walks in wearing regular clothing now. “My third prize.”

“So all this time, Daring had the artifact the lead you to victory?” Blitz asks.

Tifus sighs. “That artifact is too much for one pony. It was meant for many who understands the true nature of the world and its meaning. I already have, but I knew at this point in time, many would not understand and take it for themselves. The power to see the future and the power to control other ponies mind to the point of breaking it just by your thought alone. I had to find more ponies who understand the true meaning of my journey to this point.”

“So this whole thing was not to help you, but to teach a lesson, huh?” Blitz asks.

Tifus chuckles and shrugs. “Well…I knew I would win eventually. It’s just time that was a factor and you shorten it.”

“So how do we get back?” Daring asks putting Blitz’s helmet back on him.

Tifus smiles. “Take a look.”

Daring looks to the golden orb and thinks of going home before the orb glows and then symbols started to appear in her vision with the sharp golden lines coming out of the orb. She then feels like she got sucked into the orb as it then guides her out of the palace and through the town before ending up at the temple and leaves one final symbol for her. Daring opens her eyes as the orb stops glowing and the others watch on.

Daring looks to them as she places the orb away. “We have to get back to the temple.”

“Lead the way Daring,” Blitz says.

Daring gets up and packs up most of her things. She then turns to Tifus and Sheka. “Thanks for allowing us to come and be here.” She said, bowing slightly. The other three follow her example.

Tifus smiles. “No problem. I’m thankful I can teach you something because you can now own that golden orb and take this.” Tifus says handing her a vase and some jewels.

Daring looks at the vases. “What’s this?”

“Somethings I had made for you when you helped me,” Tifus says.

Daring just blankly looks at him. “What is it?”

“A few things for you, since Blitz told me you love artifacts,” Tifus says.

Daring takes another look at the vase and then the jewels and then smiles. “Cool, but I just need to know, what’s this story about your staff?”

“Oh, easy, I put the orb into the top of it to masquerade that I created an incredibly powerful weapon when the orb is what mattered,” Tifus says.

Blitz chuckles. “That’s a nice way to have trickery.”

“Thanks for everything again,” Daring says.

“I only wish I learned how to disappear like Blitz,” Tifus says.

Blitz smiles. “You may one day, but for now, we gotta get home. Come on, guys.” He said walking with Daring and the others.

---

“That was an incredible experience.” The professor says.

Aodh chuckles as he drinks some bottle of something that was here. “And they had a great selection.”

“You happy what you got Daring?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Yep, we got some artifacts and the weapons that were foretold in the legends.”

“We still don’t have the staff,” Blitz says before they hear cackling.

Every one of them looks around. “What the heck is that?” Daring asks.

“Anypony want to bet that somepony found the staff?” Blitz asks moving towards where the cackling came from.

They all follow him as they go down a corridor and find somepony holding a staff and almost praising over it. “This will be good.”

“That is the lassie who said she was your assistant,” Aodh says.

They all stood behind her as she kept laughing over the staff before she stops and turns around. When she saw who was behind her she jumps back and points the staff at them. “Stay back, this has the power to decimate armies.”

“Daring, can I?” Blitz asks.

Daring waves him off. “Eh, go ahead.”

Blitz starts walking up to the mare. The mare responds in trying to use the staff, only nothing happened. “Wha…what the buck happened?!” She asks, shaking the staff.

“The staff itself is just a focus for something else,” Blitz says knocking the staff to the feet of the professor and sticks his claws into her face. “I’ll give you a choice, you did not a half bad job at planning assassinations and sabotage. So you can either agree to come work for me as an organizer and operation manager or I shank you for all you have done.” Blitz says.

The mare gulps as the claws press close to her eye. “Wh…wha…what about…her?” She shakily points to Daring.

“She is my employer right now. Now choose.” Blitz says.

The mare gulps again. “O…Okay.”

“Good choice,” Blitz says withdrawing the claws and makes her walk over to the group.

The professor scoffs as he holds the staff. “We should at least tie her up or blindfold her.”

“So Aodh, you want to come work for me with your expertise with explosives?” Blitz asks.

Aodh just drinks his bottle. “As long as I get to blow shit up and have some drinks.”

“Ok, your first job is to get her to Equestria. After that, ask the guards where Southern Cross’ base is. They will tell you where to go.” Blitz says.

Aodh shrugs. “Sure. Let’s just get out of here. I’m bored at this point.”

“Ready Daring?” Blitz ask.

Daring nods and starts leading them to the temple before the professor blindfolds the mare and Daring take the orb out of her bags and holds it up. They start getting close as the walls started to shift again and they see the columns collapse again and the ceiling collapses again and they see the sky which they know of as rain and fog. After that, they see the ceiling and columns repair themselves before the whole temple started to shift and then stop.

“Guys, the walls.” The professor said, looking at the new carvings and inscriptions.

They all look and see the inscription detailing the rest of Tifus’ story and at the end, one word was written. “Victory,” Daring says.

Blitz sighs. “Let’s get out of here.” He said walking out with the rest of them.

After they reach the entrance of the temple, they don their coats and ready for another zombie and spider fight, but they see ponies milling about and waiting at their tents. “What the heck happened?” The professor asks as they all look around.

“Seems somepony sent a rescue team,” Blitz says as he sees bodies of spiders being burned as they looked for survivors.

Daring shakes her head. “No, look.” She said pointing to a pony sitting nearby. “That’s the zombie pony that came up to us.”

Soon the ponies at the campsite noticed them. “Hey, there they are!” One yelled.

“What heck?! Where were you?!” Another asks.

“Yeah, we’ve been here forever!” Another yelled.

“Well let’s wrap it up then lads, we got what we came for!” Aodh yells, barely containing his happiness.

The professor looks to the rest of them as Aodh leads the mare and helps pack up the camp. “Guess this whole thing must have never happened.”

“I think it is best not to think too heavily on it,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “You gotta love time travel.”

“Hey Aodh, extend the offer to any who will accept it.” Blitz calls.

Aodh just waves at him as he walked off. “You got it, laddie.”

Blitz sighs and looks to Daring. “So…want to start heading home?” Daring asks.

“I can’t, I’m still 316,000 bits short of my goal. I can’t head back until I accomplish this goal. So want to go ahead or would you rather come hunting with me?” Blitz asks.

Daring grins. “You kidding, you’re the most fun ever. Plus, it’s more time with you.” She said leaning on him.

“Ok, shall we go?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods and turns to the professor. “You’ll be okay, right?”

“I will be fine and I will make sure the government gets this national treasure.” The professor says holding the golden staff.

Daring smiles. “You’ll be okay without the orb, right?”

“The historical records never mentioned the orb.” The professor says.

Daring looks back at Blitz with a smile. “Guess you got a new souvenir.”

“That will never be used by me and will most likely hide it away,” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “Okay, just let me come by once in a while once this whole trip is over.”

“I won’t refuse, besides while we are here, we are going to see everything. First stop, Prance.” Blitz says.

Daring’s face fell. “Oh boy.”

---

Twilight sighs. It had been four months since Blitz had left and she was waiting for her family’s reaction as she just informed them she had a special somepony.

Applejack pats her back. “It’ll be alright Twi, family always love each other no matter what.”

“What!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Shining Armor yells.

Twilight winces as she bends her ears back. “Yeah, I got a coltfriend.”

“Who is he? Who is the pony, I am going to k…” Armor was cut off when Cadence smacked upside the head.

Cadance growls a little. “Now Shiny, little Twilight has a lover and you should respect her decision.”

“At least I didn’t hide it from you till close to my wedding day,” Twilight says giving Armor a verbal backhoof.

Shining gaps his mouth open. “He asked for marriage?! Even when he has other mares?! Who is this stallion?!”

“He didn’t, that was me commenting on how you act,” Twilight says as Armor acted like he had been struck.

Cadance smiles. “Oh Twilight, you are growing up to be a wonderful mare.”

“Yeah, also when you think about it. It is only natural for a stallion to take multiple mares as the current ratio is around six to seven mares for every stallion.” Twilight says calmly as she takes a sip of tea.

Shining growls. “It’s not natural. He should just stick with one or not at all.”

“Brother, brother,” Twilight says in a pitting. “It is only logical. Plus it might keep him in check.” Twilight says.

Shining looks confused. “Check?”

Twilight nods. “Yeah, males are made to have multiple females. It’s to spread themselves quickly, but society and time and of course the politics and war made it so that it was illegal until it became the norm. Just be happy the princesses made it legal again after the ratio was discovered.”

“Of course this doesn’t apply to the crystal empire.” Shining Armor says.

Twilight looks to Cadance. “Did you take a consensus?”

“No, technically we are not a part of Equestria, just a neighboring country. Oh, by the way, we also have done a survey and our ratio isn’t nearly as bad.” Cadence says

Twilight sighs. “Well, just because you live in another country or empire, doesn’t mean you have to force the ideals of it to the one near or visiting.”

“Well, Celestia and Luna decided this after discovering the ratio was so bad and it isn’t for us so it isn’t necessary,” Cadence says as Twilight’s parents seemed to be taking it well.

Twilight looks them. “So how about you?”

“If it is as the princesses wish, I don’t see a problem with it. After all, they are just doing what they think is best.” Night Light says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “I meant my coltfriend.”

“Oh, I refrain from judging till I meet him. By the way, where is he?” Night Light asks.

“He’s in the Griffon Kingdom on a business trip,” Twilight says.

Velvet smiles. “Oh, he must have a good job.”

“Yeah, it keeps bringing in the bits,” Twilight says.

Velvet nods. “And what is that?”

“Unfortunately, I can’t say as it involves government confidentiality,” Twilight says smiling.

Velvet grins. “Oh, he’s in the government. Can you at least tell me what part it is?”

“Mostly internal affairs,” Twilight says.

Velvet wiggles in her seat. “Oh, this is great. My baby in love with a true governmental official. Do you know when’s he’s going to propose?”

“Well that’s just it, I kinda held off on telling you about him because he is very shy and a lot of times froze up from me getting close,” Twilight says.

Velvet grins. “Is he handsome?”

“Well, he…” Twilight was cut off when Applejack hoofs them a photo. “Here, this is him.” She said giving them the photo which Velvet takes promptly.

Velvet smiles. “Oh my, my baby is getting a very good stallion.”

“Yeah, the next prince of the royal family,” Twilight says.

Shining growls a bit. “Not if I can get to him first.”

“Cadance, did my BBBFF say something?” Twilight asks smiling sweetly.

Cadence smirks as she looks to him. “Nope, none, none at all.” She said reaching behind him and pulling him close while having a strange smile. Shining Armor suddenly felt scared for his life.

“The last letter I got from him, he was in Prance working hard and wishing I was there,” Twilight says. ‘Along with Applejack, Fluttershy, and Minerva.’ Twilight added in her thoughts.

Velvet hugs Twilight. “Oh, I’m going to love this stallion.” Velvet says. Night Light nods as he looked like he thought everything over.

Twilight smiles as she hugs her mother. “Yeah, he’s the greatest stallion. I just wish he was here.”

Spike then burps. “Hey Twilight, you got a letter from Blitzkrieg,” Spike says.

Twilight takes the letter and opens it find a photo on it. She smiles as Blitz was on there sitting in a cafe and waving at her. “Love it if you were here. In the Race Cafe in Canterlot?!” She read, yelling the last word in shock.

They rushed to her and sees the same photo. “But…how…” Shining couldn’t say anymore as Twilight and Applejack rushed out the door and into the Canterlot streets.

Blitz was waiting as he drank a cup of coffee and had three slices of apple pie waiting. He was about to take another sip when he heard something as he puts down the cup. “Blitzy!” He heard two females yell before he was tackled to the ground.

“Been waiting for you girls,” Blitz says.

Both mares nuzzle him. “Why didn’t you tell us you were coming?” Twilight asks him as she looks up at him.

“I just got back and only had enough power of that magic powder you gave me to send one last letter,” Blitz says.

Applejack laughs as she bear hugs his neck. “Aw Blitzy.”

“Um…girls, the pieces of pie I ordered for you are getting cold,” Blitz says.

The mares look up before getting off of Blitz and they all sat down. “So…what did you see?” Twilight asks taking a pie piece.

“Most of the Griffon Kingdom. So much history and culture. I also hired a few ponies and griffons from there to help run the base.” Blitz says getting back in his chair.

Twilight eyes lit up. “Oh, did you find some artifacts?”

“Wait for Daring’s next book for those answers,” Blitz says, Twilight and Applejack noticing the dark bags under his eyes.

They soon got concerned. “Blitzy, how long since ya slept?” Applejack asks.

“Um…today is Thursdays so eight days,” Blitz says.

Both of them facehooves. “Okay, let’s go,” Twilight said getting out and forcing him out of his chair.

“Pie first Twi, after that I’m heading home to sleep,” Blitz says.

Applejack grabs the pie tin and his bags. “You can have it after ya slept quite enough for those bags to go away.”

“I know, I just wanted to spend some time with you both before I clock out for a few days,” Blitz says leaning on Twilight.

Twilight smiles as she wraps her wing around him. “We waited this long, we can afford to wait some more for our favorite stallion to be up and ready to go. Not hit his head on the table and get knocked out because he missed days of sleep.”

“Ok Twilight, I’ll see you after I go get some sleep,” Blitz says.

They giggle as they kiss his cheeks. “Good, now let’s get you home.” Applejack said.

“Sorry I can’t meet your family today Twilight. Minerva filled me in.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “It’s fine. They would understand if you need to sleep after such a long trip.”

“Yeah, have fun with your visit at least me and Jackie will head home,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Okay, bye.” She said before kissing him and then walking back home.

Blitz smiles as Applejack helped him to the train station. “You’ve picked wonderful mares to help you out. They would go through thick and thin for you.” He heard Daring say in his memory of when they took a break in a cafe.

Blitz sighs. “Yeah, I sure did.” He said, not noticing Applejack’s look to him.

“You ok, Blitzy?” Applejack asks.

“Yeah, I’m fine Jackie, just tired,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods as they into the train and she sets him down on a seat. “Rest up, I’ll carry you home. And no, I can carry more than you and all this stuff.” She said poking his chest.

“I want to say hi to Apple Bloom, Big Mac, and Granny before I clock out Jackie,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “All right.” She said getting into the seat next to him.

“Thanks for taking me back,” Blitz says resting his head on her shoulder.

Applejack just wraps a good around him. “Let’s just hope you can stay awake for the entire ride.”

“We shall see if that cup of coffee helped me,” Blitz says smiling.

Applejack smiles and gives him a kiss before letting him rest his head on her more and looks outside.

---

“Cuz is back!” Apple Bloom yells as she sees Applejack enter with Blitz on her back.

“Hey Apple Bloom, sorry, he fell asleep on the train here.” Applejack says.

Apple Bloom looks down. “Ah…well, maybe we can play tomorrow.” She suggested.

“Maybe, but he was awake for eight days straight so I can’t say how long he will be asleep.” Applejack says.

Apple Bloom looks down again. “Okay.” She said walking away.

“Oh, he did say he had somethin for you in this bag.” Applejack says.

Apple Bloom’s face lightens up. “Oh, what he gets, what he get?” She asks while hopping up and down.

Applejack went through the bag and brought out a hat in Apple Bloom’s size just like hers with a pink bow tied around it. “This here is made of quality material.” Applejack says.

Apple Bloom places it on and adjusts it. “Cool, can ya thank him when he wakes up?”

“Y’all can when he wakes up he isn’t going anywhere.” Applejack says starting to take him up the stairs. “Nowhere at all.” She said to herself as she entered their room which elected a snort from him. Applejack then smiled as she puts him on her bed and kisses him before leaving him to sleep.

---

It was two days later in the morning when Blitz started to stir. “Ug.” He says starting to move and feel somepony holding onto him. Looking over he sees Applejack holding him as she slept. “Hey, Jackie,” Blitz says petting her mane.

Applejack smiles as she looks up at him. “Hey, how do you feel?”

“Good,” Blitz says before kissing her.

Applejack moans a bit into the kiss letting go. “You don’t have the mindset to fall asleep again are you?”

“Depends, you want to keep snuggling up to me?” Blitz asks.

Applejack giggles. “Blitzy, I’m serious. Are you sure you don’t have to sleep anymore?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. How long was I out for?” Blitz asks.

Applejack sighs. “Two days Blitz. And I’m not the only cuddler.” She said before hitting her forehoof and making an orange hologram show up around her left foreleg. After hitting a few things she brings up a screen of Twilight and Fluttershy with Minerva at the bottom. “He’s awake girls. Let’s head to the Darkstar and show him the new and improved version.”

“I see Minerva has been teaching you about my tech,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles. “They are coming along with you. Don’t worry, I’m using the nonsurgical version.”

“Just tell me you have not been teaching them about the hyperdrive,” Blitz says.

Minerva looks offended. “Well I never, what do you think of me, a sluty mare who gives everything?”

“Minerva, you are not the Darkstar One. You are my copilot.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. “No, I didn’t.”

“Good, you know how temperamental those are. The last thing I want is to have to work on it for a few days unless necessary.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “I’ll see what upgrades and repairs we can do. Give me time and when you come over, I’ll have a list.” She said bringing up a screen in front of her.

“Minerva, save that for later. We aren’t leaving for a while.” Blitz says.

They all look to him. “What do you mean, don’t you want all of us to be there?” Twilight asks.

“I mean we are staying for a good while Twi,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles as does everypony else. “Want to head to the Darkstar and take a look at what we did?” Fluttershy asks.

“Sure. I need to stretch my legs anyway.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Okay, we’ll be there.” She said before logging off.

Fluttershy claps her hooves together. “Oh boy, my master is coming back.” She said as she grabs her collar and leash and logs off.

“Should I ask about Fluttershy?” Blitz asks.

Minerva and Applejack giggles. “Just that she wants to see her master again, especially taking her out to show she’s yours. She’s really been antsy.” Minerva said.

“Oh boy,” Blitz says before getting up as Applejack joins him.

Applejack smiles. “Alright Minerva, we’ll be there.” She said before hitting a few things and turning off the orange hologram. “Want to grab something to eat and talk to Apple Bloom?”

“Sure,” Blitz says grabbing her hat with his magic and placing it on her desk as she starts brushing her mane and tail.

Applejack sighs as she watches him in the mirror. He then walks over to her before moving her mane slightly and kisses her neck which makes her freeze up a little.

“I think I’m better now. What do you think Jackie?” Blitz asks.

Applejack smiles as she keeps looking at him in the mirror. “You’re doing great, but can show Fluttershy around town while she’s tied up to you? That’s the real test.”

“Um….I don’t think I will ever reach that level.” Blitz says sweatdropping.

Applejack pokes him. “Well, you need to learn now. She’s too antsy and restless. You need to take her out and maybe face your fears at the same time.”

“Applejack, there is something else I want to talk to you about,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks to him. “What is it?”

“If we do start doing that there is a chance of you well…” Blitz trails off.

Applejack narrows her eyes. “Well, what?”

“You might bare a foal and I’m not exactly sure I’m qualified to raise one,” Blitz says.

Applejack softens her gaze and hugs him. “It’s okay Blitz, you’re not in this alone. You got me, Twilight, Fluttershy and maybe Minerva will find a way to help you.”

“This is the main reason I have been so reluctant to do it, Jackie,” Blitz says letting her continue to hug him.

Applejack nuzzles him. “In bed or taking Fluttershy out?”

“In bed, as for taking her out, well I just don’t think I could do what she wants even if she is willing,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “Did you ever had to do something like when you were in the griffon kingdom?”

“Only out of necessity and I hated myself every second for it,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks at him. “Look Blitzy, ponies here would understand. Sure there are a few radicals, I think they’re called, anyway, you can do it. If you can do what Fluttershy asks for, then you could possibly do almost anything in a relationship.”

“I’m unsure Jackie,” Blitz says leaning into her.

Applejack hugs him tightly. “What if I and Twilight went with you guys?”

“It just hurts my soul Jackie to do that to another innocent creature,” Blitz says.

Applejack giggles. “Fluttershy isn’t so innocent now.”

“Innocent enough,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Just do it in public. If anything goes wrong I and Twilight will pull you out.”

“If I am to do this, I want to set down rules with Fluttershy,” Blitz says.

Applejack grins. “And what are they?”

“I will discuss that with Fluttershy,” Blitz says putting Applejack’s hat on her.

Applejack smiles as she adjusts her hat. “Let’s go, Apple Bloom has been worrying about you.” She said walking away.

“Ok,” Blitz says smiling.

---

“That is why he is so reluctant?” Twilight asks Applejack.

Applejack sighs as she leans back in the seat on the Darkstar One. “Yep.”

“Well, it does explain a few things,” Fluttershy says.

Applejack sighs. “We need to help him here. He’s really worried about himself. He thinks he has to raise themselves and his lifestyle might harm them. That’s the main thing about it.”

“I’ll go talk to him and distract him while you three try and think of something,” Fluttershy says getting up.

Minerva looks to them. “What are we going to do?”

Fluttershy sighs as she walks into her room and finds Blitz. “Like my room?” She asks looking at the simple room.

“I was expecting a few different things,” Blitz says as Fluttershy starts to go full vampire.

Fluttershy sighs and hugs him and when he leans his head into her neck she presses a few buttons on her hologram leg and changes the room. “Take a look now.” She said letting go.

“Ok, much more like I was expecting,” Blitz says looking at the room.

Fluttershy smirks as she gives her leash. “So, want to take me for a walk?”

“I have a few conditions if we are going to do this in public,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy taps her hooves together. “Sure, what is it?”

“Well, I want to be unrecognizable to the populace so when we spend time together in public we can do it without being harassed by them and it has to be in the evening when you really shine,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy blushes a little. “Thanks…master.”

“Please, when we are together its Blitz,” Blitz says before kissing her.

Fluttershy moans as she was kissed before he lets go. “How about master because calling you Blitz kinda destroys the idea of being hidden?”

“Ok, in private you call me Blitz and in public, on your walks, you call me master. Sounds fair?” Blitz ask petting her.

Fluttershy moans as she closes her eyes and enjoys the feeling. “Yes…master, but you need to treat me like a pet or just lesser than a regular pet.”

“I’m not there yet Fluttershy. Let’s take small steps.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nods. “We can eventually do it…right?”

“Yeah, I think so,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy gives her leash to him. “Let’s go.”

“Um…Fluttershy, do you remember my conditions?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy smirks as she turns to the room. “Why not use me here to pass the time then?”

“Y…you’re going to have to show me how,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy leads him over to a pillory and opens it. “Put me in here and lock it up and then use whatever is on the table there on me.” She said pointing to the tools and toys on the table nearby.

“Um…since this is a lesson, could you walk me through it?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy sighs and places her hooves and head on the pillory. “Just close it and lock it up.”

“Ok,” Blitz says following her orders.

---

Fluttershy moans heavily as she leans against Blitz after their sessions and ended up with a few bruises on her. “Did you like it?” She asks breathlessly.

“It was different,” Blitz says as he stroked her mane.

Fluttershy leans into his hoof. “So do you want to try more soon?”

“We shall see, after all, I figured out you were distracting me as the others talked,” Blitz says kissing her nose.

Fluttershy moans a bit. “How could I not please my master? It’s my job.”

“Yes, and what are your thoughts on it now that you know,” Blitz says kissing her neck.

Fluttershy moans some more. “Know what?”

“About my reluctance to sleep with another,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy sighs. “Blitz, you are not alone in this. You have us and lots of friends. If you have a foal with us. We will all help you. You don’t have to be alone, not now, not again.”

“I see, it’s just I’m unsure of myself,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles. “What potential father wouldn’t?”

“You are starting to sound like a wife to me,” Blitz says stroking her bat wings.

Fluttershy shrieks a bit before falling into moans. “I can be anything for you and all you have to do is use me however you want.”

“Ok, Fluttershy,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy soon calms down and looks outside. “It’s almost night. There should be some ponies still about. Want to head out?”

“Let us see what the others have to say,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles and gives him the leash. “Let’s go.” She said heading out with him.

“So girls, think of anything?” Blitz asks as they enter the room.

Twilight looks to him. “Which one, you or your walk?”

“The latter,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “We’ll be watching from a bit away, making sure nothing bad happens. Now, remember, the thing you have to do is treat less like a pet and call her something else other than her name or even the word pet itself.”

“And the former?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles carefully. “We’ll be here for Blitz. You have us and you don’t need to worry about raising them on your own. Just remember that we’re here as well and don’t be afraid to ask us for anything.”

“Ok, so Minerva, how has Lightning Dust been doing?” Blitz asks.

Minerva smiles. “She just got her first paycheck and enjoying some fun. She really did a great job catching the bounties.”

“And Terran?” Blitz asks.

All the mares smile. “Wondering where you were.” They said.

“Oh, he not having fun?” Blitz asks smirking.

Minerva laughs. “If you call just lazing around and the occasional bites, then yes.”

“That is why we let him out into the forest every once in a while,” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. “You better get out there, more and more ponies will be off the streets soon.”

“Ok, ok,” Blitz says going to his room.

Fluttershy smiles as he goes away. “Can you girls watch out of the stallion who came from out of town? I hear he’s a little old fashion.”

“Don’t worry, I’m sure we can….why do I suddenly have a cold chill running up my spine?” Twilight asks as a pony in a black robe appeared behind her.

“Twilight Sparkle, I have come for thee.” An almost otherworldly voice says.

Twilight sighs and turns around. “Blitz, don’t mess with us like that. It almost made us hit you.”

“Oh, what gave me away?” Blitz asks lowering the hood.

Twilight frowns. “That fact that you are the only one around here who acts all mysterious in the area.”

“I was trying to pull off the grim reaper there,” Blitz says starting to get an idea for nightmare night.

Fluttershy sighs. “Can we go now? I really want to be humiliated.”

“Ok, ok, but you girls got to help me with the routine come nightmare night,” Blitz says pulling the hood back up and they were not able to see inside the hood for some reason.

Twilight reaches inside and touches his snout. “How…?”

“Cloaking tech, only on one area,” Blitz says before kissing her nose.

Twilight smiles and pushes him to Fluttershy. “Now get out there.”

“Ok, one last thing,” Blitz says pressing a button that activates the transmitter on Fluttershy which produces an image over her that makes her look much more demonic and a different color. “What do you think?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy gasps with happiness and hugs Blitz. “Thank you, master.”

“Now she looks like some cross between a Werewolf and a Vampire.” Applejack says.

Fluttershy looks giddy as she can’t contain herself. “This is will so amazing. Let’s go.”

“Girls, don’t be surprised if this creates a new myth,” Blitz says as he lets Fluttershy lead him.

Twilight smiles as they go out before she turns to Minerva. “You got any more invisibility suits or even to watch the area?”

“Why do that when the probes can give us a show from multiple angles,” Minerva says smiling as she sits down on the couch and turns on a screen showing Blitz and Fluttershy walking into town.

Applejack smiles as she sits down with her. “This will be fun, ya recording?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?” Minerva asks.

---

Blitz sighs as he sits down at a table in a cafe while Fluttershy sits down on the ground near him. “Okay, just give me the coffee and give her just a doggy bowl of just lettuce,” Blitz says in the eerily tone from the voice manipulator. The town’s ponies were now hiding in fear from the two. Blitz sighs as the waiter tries to fill his order.

Fluttershy shuffles a bit. “Master I…ow!”

Blitz slaps her, shutting her up. “Quiet now. How long would this take?” He asks the waiter.

The waiter had fainted in fear from him. Blitz groans. “Maybe I went too far with the disguises.” He said.

“Come on master,” Fluttershy says getting on him.

Blitz throws her off and pulls the leash. “No, you come on.” He said pulling her along and heading out of the cafe.

Fluttershy walks along, all the while smiling at the act Blitz was putting up.

Blitz sighs as he stops in front of a building that had Vinyl playing inside and the sounds like the show started. “I wonder.” He turns to Fluttershy. “Have you been with too many ponies at once?”

“No master. I haven’t been with a stallion yet.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz tugs the leash hard and makes Fluttershy moves to his flank and makes her hang onto his leg. “Maybe one day you would get that. However, I want you alone and make you mine forever. Now let’s see how others would like this.” He said pulling her inside as she whimpers from the pulling.

A few moments after they entered, screams were heard, followed by the running of several ponies out the back exit. Blitz lets a smile come to his lips as he watches the ponies cower in fear. “Carry on. I came for the music and don’t worry this thing won’t bite. However, you can use her to some extent.” He said moving to a circular table at the wall and takes a seat while Fluttershy lays down nearby.

“Dude, that thing is awesome! But ask for music and you shall receive.” Vinyl calls before hitting the music on again.

Blitz smiles as most of the ponies try to ignore them and lucky they did fast as most were teenagers as they tried to concentrate on the music, but some stallions decided to come by. “Can I help you?” He said trying the cheap drink he grabbed from the concession table.

The stallions watch Fluttershy carefully as she scratches her ear with her hind leg. “Is that…thing yours?” One stallion asks.

Blitz nods. “Yep, it’s mine to do as I please.” ‘Come on, you can do it. For her.’

The stallions keep watching Fluttershy as she keeps looking around but keeps looking mostly at the stallions at a certain area. “What’s up with it?” One asks, seeing the eyes move on them.

“Oh, it’s just looking for an unrepentant soul to devour,” Blitz says.

The stallions step back a little and when Fluttershy lunges at them or tries to as her leash was tied heavily on Blitz do they run away into the crowd. “Fluttershy, you really want something, don’t you?” He asks, knowing only Fluttershy could hear him over the music.

Fluttershy looks back with a knowing grin and lays her head on him.

Blitz sighs and places his hoof on her before bringing her in closer to his groin, starting to suffocate her. “You will get this one day, but for now, it’s just for me. Got that?” He asks, pulling her head back to allow her to breathe.

Fluttershy gasps a little as she gets her breathing back. “Yes, master.”

“Good girl, now we leave,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nods as she was pulled hard outside and into the square center of town. “Okay, now stay here. I’m going to get us something.” He said tying her to a bench and heading to a stall packing up some things.

Fluttershy nods as she sits down and sees him scare the stall vendor a bit as he tries to fill his order. “A slave, huh?” A voice asks. Fluttershy growls as she turns around to face the pony who had said that.

The stallion chuckles as she growls. “Come on, you got tied up and under control. You know, I can use a good female like you.”

Fluttershy’s holographic fur stands on end like her mood.

The stallion grins. “Won’t work animal.” He said harshly. “I can own you.” He said walking over to the bench where her leash was tied.

Before he could grab, it a hoof grabs his leg and twists it until it snapped. “YEOW!” The stallion yells in pain as he recoils back. “What the fuck?!” He then looks into the hood and sees no head. “What the fuck are you?” He asks in disbelief.

Blitz just hits him in the stomach and sends him down and grabs Fluttershy’s leash and walks away. “Are you okay?” He asks after a while.

“Yes, master,” Fluttershy says.

“Ok, let’s go, but first,” Blitz says before he grabs her collar and pulls her into an alley and pushes her against a wall. “You sure you’re okay Fluttershy?” He asks quietly, looking her over.

“Yes, my master and love,” Fluttershy says kissing his nose.

Blitz smiles before kissing her as well before he lets go. “So, what do you want to do now? It is getting a bit late.” He asks running his hooves over her sides.

“Let’s get back love,” Fluttershy says as they both disappear.

---

Twilight looks carefully at the screen. “Where did they go?” She asks after they disappeared and cycling through the screens.

“Well, well, well, what do we have here?” Blitz’s voice asks as Twilight feels her wings being stroked.

Twilight gulps and blushes a little. “Blitz…I…”

Blitz smirks. “Spying on me and my animal, you peeping tom? You dirty alicorn you.” He said moving to the base of her wings.

“B…Blitz, please, not there,” Twilight says trying not to moan.

Blitz smiles and keeps going. “Why should I? You spied on us when you knew you shouldn’t. You had to watch out from the sidelines and make sure nothing went wrong, but what do I find? You recording everything me and my animal possibly did. You’re a bad alicorn and a possible terrible liar, so don’t deny it.” He said reaching the base and starts stroking there.

“B…Blitz, please.” Twilight struggles.

“Oh my little alicorn, you are so bad, I think you need some attention,” Blitz says starting to kiss her.

Twilight twitches a little as she leans more into him. “Blitz…” She said as Blitz slowly grabs her wing and kisses along it and moves to her neck. “Blitz…”

Blitz sighs into her neck as he wraps a leg around her and pushes her away a little and sits behind her before making her sit on his lap. “You got anything to say for yourself?” He asks while messing with her neck.

“I love you.” Twilight manages to say through her moaning.

Blitz grins. “Good.” He said stopping his attention on her. “Now come with me.” He said letting her off and walking away. Twilight shakes herself a bit before following close behind. Blitz smiles as he takes off his cloak and puts it away while Twilight enters the room. “Get on the bed. I’ll be back soon.” He said entering the bathroom.

Twilight complies as she waits for him. After a while, Blitz comes out and lays down with her and has her rest on him. “So did you enjoy the show?” He asks wrapping his hooves around her.

Twilight sighs as she rests her head on his chest. “Kinda good. Could have been better.”

“Maybe, but tell me Twi, are you really sure you want this?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks up at him. “What’s making you doubt this now? I do want to be with you. You’re important to me.”

“With everything? You know how dangerous my life can be.” Blitz says.

Twilight lightly smiles. “I get into dangerous situations a lot. Yours will probably be no different, maybe a few things will be bad for me, but I can take it. Don’t you love me?”

“Ok then. I’m willing to take it to the next level if you are?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks surprised at him. “By next level, do you mean…” She asks pushing her hooves together.

“Only if you are.” He whispered into her ear.

Twilight keeps staring into space as she lays down again. “Not yet…just…until its official for us. Can we do that?”

“If that’s what you want,” Blitz says before kissing her.

Twilight moans slightly as he lets go. “What about Applejack and Fluttershy?”

“Will talk to them in a moment. I’ll see you later beautiful.” Blitz says.

Twilight blushed. “Can I stay here for the night?”

“Sure,” Blitz says getting up.

Twilight sighs as she watches moves the covers around her and heads out. “Good night sweets.” He said.

Twilight smiles and closes her eyes. “Night.”

Blitz closes the door behind him and checks in on Fluttershy rearrange her tools that messed up after their session. “Hey.”

“Master, why are you back, for round two?” Fluttershy asks.

“Not tonight Fluttershy, but we may start taking things to the next level,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy keeps looking to him. “And by that, you mean marriage, which could mean you want to marry all of us?”

“Yeah, that’s is what the princesses decreed,” Blitz says running his hoof along her back.

Fluttershy moans as she allows more room for him to run across. “Which means we are leaving soon, right?”

“No, we are staying around for a while, my maiden of the night,” Blitz says slapping her plot before grabbing her by her mane and kissing her neck hard and then hitting her face before throwing her away and into her pet bed. He smiles as he walks away while Fluttershy moans in bliss from the pain.

Blitz sighs as he walks to Applejack’s room. “That’s going to need getting used to.” He said before he walks into Applejack’s room. “Jackie, you here?” He asks looking among the mini forest in the room.

Blitz was answered by a lasso catching him and pulling him in further. “This answered that question?” Applejack asks as she pulls him to the bed on the side.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah, listen, I’m ready to take things a step further if you are of course.”

“Tonight?” Applejack asks petting his mane.

Blitz shakes his head. “No, marriage.”

“I’m up for it Blitzy.” Applejack says smiling.

Blitz smiles. “Good, Twilight wants to marry me as well and Fluttershy will always follow her master. That just leaves Minerva.”

“Oh, I also have a list for you.” Applejack says.

Blitz looks to her. “What is it?”

“You shall see. Also, Minerva has a letter for you from the Wonderbolts.” Applejack says finishing hogtying him.

Blitz smiles. “That’s good, can you let me go?”

“Nope, family tradition, the mares always drag their future husbands back home hogtied before marrying them.” Applejack says kissing his nose before putting him on her back.

Blitz looks a bit worried. “Jackie, I have to speak to Minerva about something too. Can you at least drop me at her?”

“Oh, I have been listening in the whole time,” Minerva says, her hologram appearing before him.

Blitz sighs. “First, what’s the letter about?”

“Well, Spitfire wants your assistance in teaching self-defense to a few cadets for starters, she also wants to discuss something with you in greater detail. While you do this, I will converse with the others about what you asked me to as mare talk.” Minerva says.

Blitz nods. “Good, also Minerva? Um…?”

Minerva leans in. “Yes?”

Blitz sighs. “Will you marry me?”

“Why Blitzy, I thought we already did that,” Minerva says smirking.

Blitz smiles. “Not officially and not in the way that’s considered official so, will you?”

“Oh Blitzy, Blitzy, you know better than to ask me. I was yours from the start.” Minerva says.

Blitz grins. “Yeah, you are, but…you know what, forget it. Let’s go, Jackie.”

“See you soon Blitzy,” Minerva calls.

Blitz chuckles. “And hope that Big Mac doesn’t kill me.”

“Oh, he has known this will happen for a while.” Applejack says.

Blitz frowns. “Jackie, who else…?” He couldn’t say anymore as they stepped out and Minerva just watches with a smile. “Me marrying him?” She looks to her offline body. “Possible and not impossible.”

Blitz watches as Big Mac picks up the shovel before shaking his head and picking up a hoe. “You know the best one is a pickaxe.” Blitz offered. Big Mac just picked up an ax. “That works too,” Blitz said, now sweating.

“Back off Big Macintosh.” Applejack says glaring at her brother.

Big Mac glares once at Blitz before throwing the ax over his shoulder and walking away. “Is he always this protective?” Blitz asks, eyeing the ax now in between his legs.

“Sometimes.” Applejack says starting to undo the rope.

Blitz groans as he carefully moves away from the ax. “Is your family really okay with marrying me and going away from a possibly long time?” He asks, checking to make sure nothing was missing.

“The former, yes, as far as I’m concerned. The latter, the same with my adventures with Princess Twilight.” Applejack says.

Blitz nods. “Good, want to head to bed since we got some big days ahead of us?”

“Don’t worry, you will be getting enough rest.” Applejack says finishing untying him.

Blitz sighs in relief as he steps out. “Good, I’m still a bit tired.”

“Don’t worry, I will keep you safe and make sure you get some rest.” Applejack says walking with him.

Blitz smiles as he looks to her. “Thanks and you mares are going to be looking out for each other, right?”

“Oh yeah.” Applejack says entering her room.

Blitz groans as he takes off his clothes before getting into bed. “Night Jackie.”

“Night love.” Applejack says putting her hat aside and getting in with him.

Blitz smiles as she wraps a hoof around him. “You know, the one thing I didn’t expect when I was coming back here, was falling in love with my cousin, a princess and a vampire which I fear. But…all of you made it possible and I don’t regret it.”

“We are only getting started.” Applejack says.

Blitz nods. “Yeah, we still got the stars to explore together.”

‘I’ll tell him later.’ Applejack thinks.

Blitz sighs and falls into snores and Applejack follows suit.

---

Blitz smiles as he sat at the cafe who was strangely working a bit watchful of something, which he knew what or rather who it was, with his four mares. “So what’s this about?” He asks since Applejack said to meet them all later here.

“Well, you see, there is something about the latest edict that you don’t know,” Twilight says chuckling nervously.

Blitz looks to her. “Latest edict?”

“About allowing stallions to marry multiple mares. You see, any stallion who isn’t married is kind of up for grabs.” Twilight says chuckling nervously again.

Blitz looks confused. “How does this involve to me?”

“You were unmarried before the edict and as such…” Applejack trails off.

“You aren’t saying that…” Blitz stops.

Fluttershy nods. “Yes, you have to watch out for more mares coming in.”

“Can I get some protection or immunity against this?” Blitz asks.

“Well, Luna did send out a condition to it, whereas long as a stallion is on a job, they can’t be grabbed and the mare has to drag them to a government office to make it official,” Twilight says.

Blitz nods. “Does it have to be Equestrian?”

“Yes and you are technically a resident, seeing as you are a part of the Apple family.” Applejack says.

Blitz nods. “Good, but what’s the limit?”

“I think about seven or eight times at most,” Twilight says.

Blitz presses his lips together. “Don’t I have a say in anything?”

“Yes, if you can escape or avoid getting caught,” Twilight says.

Blitz sighs. “So what about us?”

“Well, we already planned to marry, so we are going to do a wedding and Twi is a representative of the government who can verify it, so be careful there.” Applejack says.

Blitz groans as he facehooves. “I now hate my life.”

“Yeah, so you best watch y’all self. One piece of good news for ya though, it doesn’t start until the end of the month in five days.” Applejack says.

“Be thankful Luna added all these restrictions as I’m sad to say Celestia got a little drunk when doing this edict. For all we know, it could have been a joke that was never meant to be made public.” Twilight says.

Blitz sighs. “So…who wants to spend time with me now?”

“You can’t, I booked you to meet Spitfire at the Wonderbolt’s academy to help teach the cadets before this whole thing starts,” Minerva says walking up with a schedule.

Blitz groans. “Alright, I need help getting there though.”

“I prepared your black aerial armor for this job,” Minerva says hoofing him a suitcase.

“Why do I feel like I just lost control of my life?” Blitz asks.

The mares hug him. “Because you choose us.” They said.

“I guess I did. I will see you, girls, soon and tell the CMC that Minerva scheduled this for me.” Blitz requests.

They nod as he gets up and takes one last sip. “See ya.” He said before walking away to behind a building.

Twilight smiles. “We need to get him and fast.” She said after sipping her tea and getting a serious expression.

“You are the legal representative,” Fluttershy says.

Twilight nods. “Yes, but Blitz is not and I have to mostly agree to other mares getting Blitz. We have to announce it and fast.”

“I can’t be included as I’m not legal here,” Minerva says.

Twilight smirks. “Yes, and the papers in my library says that you don’t exist. Don’t play with me. I’m already hurrying the process of approving it and marking you as a citizen.”

“Maybe we should look to other mares. Maybe Daring Do for one.” Minerva suggests.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, she should be at the university right now, but maybe you should have a drone watching him for any other mare.”

“Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie,” Minerva says reading off something.

The mares look at where the other mane six were enjoying some sweets. “We’ll talk to them later. Right now we have to deal with those that we know are in love with Blitz. Also Fluttershy, how are your injuries coming along?” She asks eyeing the bruises and red lines.

“Huh, what, no, I was checking a preliminary list of who to send wedding invitations,” Minerva says.

Twilight smiles. “Then it’s a good thing I said something has somewhat of a double meaning. Now Fluttershy, your injuries?”

“Oh, they are perfectly fine. Blitz doesn’t have the heart to really hurt me.” Fluttershy says smiling.

“What, speaking of Dash, wasn’t she called back to the academy for a few courses?” Applejack asks.

They look to each other. “Oh boy.”

“We sure we don’t to add Rainbow?” Fluttershy asks.

Twilight and Applejack look to each other. “You think Rainbow really likes him?” Applejack asks.

“Well, I’m not supposed to say this, but she did have a major crush on Southern Cross after he saved the Wonderbolts and starred in Daring’s book,” Fluttershy whispers.

Twilight sighs. “She does realize that Cross and Blitz is the same right?” She whispered.

“Yes, she knows full well. She was there when we saw him fight Bloody Mary.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight takes a big drink. “And Pinkie and Rarity?”

“I’m unsure about those two,” Fluttershy says.

Applejack sighs. “So we may have one more and then Daring, any other we should know of?”

“I can have them help with that and then give them a bonus…” Minerva says lost in doing the booking.

“I don’t think you will get through to her right now,” Twilight says.

The mares smile. “So what now?” Fluttershy asks.

“Well, there is that pie still in the Darkstar One’s fridge.” Applejack says.

Twilight smiles. “And I got the footage from last night. Want to see what you look like in acting Fluttershy?”

“Oh, this should be good,” Fluttershy says smiling.

Chapter 8: Flight Path

“Listen to me cadets, we have called into a specialist to whip your combat capabilities into shape. You will listen to everything he says and you won’t embarrass the Wonderbolts, do you understand me!?” Spitfire yells going drill sergeant on them.

They all nod as Blitz steps out from the building. “Okay, let’s get this party started. Welcome to pain cadets.” He said in his somewhat creepy and happy voice.

“Wait, isn’t that Southern Cross?” One whispers.

“I heard that maggot, drop and give me fifty wing ups, now!” Blitz yells in his face.

The cadet immediately drops down as Blitz looks over the rest of the cadets. “This is what the academy has to offer, unbelievable they are scraping the bottom of the barrel for me. Now then…” He stops as he sees Rainbow flying in and talking to Spitfire. ‘Shit.’

“Cadet, you are late! What held you up!?” Blitz yells to the latest arrival to keep up appearances.

Rainbow looks to him. “Hey listen, I just came by to give Spitfire here my course papers. I already finished them and I didn’t sign up for these sad sacks, the offense needed.” She said, motioning to the cadets lined.

“Oh, somepony who finished the course, huh? Well, you won’t mind assisting me in a demonstration then.” Blitz says.

Rainbow shrugs. “Sure, why not?” She said going over to him.

“Ok, I want you to try and hit me when I tell you,” Blitz says.

Rainbow nods. “Sure boss.” She said watching him.

“Now cadets, watch carefully. I will be demonstrating how to defend against a punch.” Blitz says nodding to Rainbow.

Rainbow sighs and gives him a regular punch which he counters by grabbing by the side of her leg and pushing it away and giving one of his own and getting it close to her face.

“You see how easy it is to counter a punch?” Blitz asks. The cadets all nod as Blitz let’s go of Rainbow. “Okay, now it’s time for the kick.” He said before nodding to Rainbow.

Rainbow tilts her head as she studies him before sweeping her leg to him and he catches it guides it over him and then pushes it away which makes Rainbow go unbalanced and sends her to the ground.

“As you see, the kick was also easily countered and can be used to unbalance the one who throws it,” Blitz says before jumping over the surprise leg sweep Rainbow tries.

Blitz grins as he turns to Rainbow. “And this is where the real fight begins.” He said before Rainbow runs in and tries to punch him which he counted, but Rainbow reacted a bit faster and turns inward to where he caught her and turns around completely and lands against his chest with her backside and hits him upside the head before hitting him in the stomach and leg joint before jumping away.

“How’s that?” Rainbow asks, regaining her lost breath.

“Not half bad, but let’s see if you can counter this,” Blitz says rushing forwards and evades her punch and grabs it with his hoof locking hers in place and making him stand parallel with him on two hooves then slams his other one into her chest causing her to collapse onto the ground. “Right, you have just witnessed a takedown that knocks ponies unconscious. She will reawaken in a few moments.” Blitz says.

Rainbow groans as she gets back up. “Dang, that hurt.” She said, feeling around her chest.

“Ah good, you’re awake. Now please tell the cadets what rank you are in the martial arts.” Blitz says.

Rainbow tries and stretches. “Black belt. Ow.” She said holding her chest again and stopping her stretching.

“You see how devastating that move is? I will be teaching each one of you how to do this.” Blitz says.

Rainbow groans as she walks away. “You’re welcome for the demonstration.” She said, still holding her chest. “What the buck is going on?” She asks herself still feeling her chest before her hoof goes down on a rib bone more than it allows. “Uh oh.”

“Right, now a second thing you all should know is never apply too much pressure right after having it used on you for your body is still reeling and it actually makes your ribs bend more than they should and when it wears off they will step back into place, a little painfully.” Blitz goes on to instruct causing Rainbow eyes to widen. “Also, do not go flying right afterward either, as it also messes with your balance,” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs as she heads over to the launch area and lays down. “Great. Disabled by my hero, well, there goes my second tick on the wall.”

“Now, I want you all to start doing pushups and no, I don’t mean wing ups, you will be building muscles in your hooves, you will not stop till I say so or you collapse, do you understand me?!” Blitz yells.

The cadets nod as they start getting down and doing pushups while Blitz goes over to Rainbow. “You okay?”

Rainbow just stares ahead. “How long does it take?”

“Average, two to three minutes. I suggest biting down on something to not bite your tongue. I know from the first-hoof experience how painful that is.” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs and looks to him. “Blitz, why are you really here?”

“Minerva booked me to help the Wonderbolts whoop their cadets into shape in protecting themselves on Spitfire’s personal request and I owe her for borrowing Fleetfoot to help oversee the reconstruction of her hometown where my base went. Sorry, I went so rough on you, it is how I was trained.” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs. “It’s okay. As long as I can still fly.”

“You will and bite down on this,” Blitz says putting a metal rod in front of her.

Rainbow snorts before taking the rod in her teeth and setting it into place. “So what, OW!” She yells as she grits through the pain and starts to hold her chest.

“It will last only for a few moments, but no permanent damage is done,” Blitz says.

Rainbow keeps squirming, her teeth digging into the rod until she stops completely and lets the bar roll out of her mouth.

“Getting up and walking around helps stop the throbbing,” Blitz says lending a hoof for she could get up.

Rainbow shakily breathes as she takes the hoof and stands up before leaning on him. “Ow.” She said simply.

“Ok, let’s take a short walk,” Blitz says as he leads her on a lap around the landing strip.

Rainbow sighs as she just watches the ground pass by. “Blitz, when are you planning to leave?”

“Not for a good while. Why you got ideas?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. “Yeah, want to get together sometime?”

“Sure, but after this job, I’m going to try and disappear for about a month,” Blitz says.

“Ah, heard about the new edict?” Rainbow asks.

“Yes,” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles as she looks to him. “Want me to help lighten the load on that?”

“What you thinkin…?” Blitz stops as he eyed her carefully.

Rainbow blushes a little. “I can, you know, help clear the amount that is allowed so there are fewer mares to deal with.”

Blitz starts chuckling nervously as he discreetly tries and creates distance, but Rainbow would have none of that as she still leaned on him.

Rainbow looks down a little. “Look, Blitz, we’re good friends and I would never leave friends hanging like that. If it makes things easier for you, just say it and I’ll be there.”

“You know what you are suggesting right?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. “Yeah, I do. And it should be with those you really trust and I trust you the most Blitz.”

“Wha…what about Soarin, I thought you had a thing for him?” Blitz says glad nopony was near enough to eavesdrop.

Rainbow sighs and looks over to Soarin with the rest of the male Wonderbolts. “Watch.” She said as they stop and see a mare walk up to Soarin and the rest before they nod and lead her away. “He kinda runs this whole thing of banging each mare that asks them to. I don’t want to be dating a stallion who is willing to share me when I don’t ask for it, besides, that’s a gangrape waiting to happen.” Rainbow said continuing their walk. “The only one is respectable is you, Blitz.”

“Well, I guess, but you have to talk to Twi and the others,” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs. “Yeah, I may have to. After all, she’s running the show. Okay, I’m good now.” She said and stops leaning against him. “I’ll see you on that date, okay?” She winks at him.

“Um sure,” Blitz says walking back to the cadets who were still doing pushups. “You can stop now maggots,” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles as she flies away, back Ponyville. “Rainbow Apple. Nah, needs work.”

Later that day, as the sun sets, the cadets were barely standing. “Alright, that’s enough for today. Hit the showers, all of you.” Blitz says to the relief of the cadets. “We will pick back up tomorrow morning,” Blitz adds as Soarin came up and whispered Spitfire wants to see him in her office.

Blitz nods and heads to her office door. “Spitfire?”

“Oh yes, Southern Cross, come in,” Spitfire says.

Blitz steps in and finds Spitfire at her desk, almost waiting for him. “You wanted to see me?”

“Yes, I wanted to talk,” Spitfire says taking off her glasses.

Blitz sighs and sits down. “So what do you need?”

“I wanted to say you are really pushing the cadets out there, which isn’t a bad thing and well…I want to get to know you better.” Spitfire says.

Blitz shrugs. “All ears here.”

“Well…” Spitfire begins the conversation.

---

“Oh, that’s nothing. I heard a rumor that the reason I was featured on that Daring Do novel is that I’m really a mare and I have a lesbian relationship with the writer.” Blitz says before he and Spitfire start laughing.

Spitfire calms down and looks at him. “You really have the most amazing life, you know that?”

“I’m not so sure of that,” Blitz says.

Spitfire smiles. “Come on, I’m sure that you got to go on great adventures and cool mission while seeing great places. I wonder how it is out past the borders for real.”

“Yeah, I know the feeling. For the first few years, I was confined to an area for my job.” Blitz says.

Spitfire leans back in her seat. “And how was that?”

“It was interesting, but I was mostly still being trained in the real world,” Blitz says.

Spitfire looks a bit confused. “Real-world? What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Well, like take the experience from here and then the real-world experience would be out in the field,” Blitz says.

Spitfire nods and looks at the clock. “Shoot, it’s getting late.” She said before packing up and gathering her clothes. “Listen, I’m sorry for taking up your time. You can go now.”

“No need to worry about that, I had a good time. It isn’t often I get to have a good talk with my employers that is not on work.” Blitz says getting up.

Spitfire smiles. “Great, now if you’ll excuse me, I have to get my boys to stop having fun on that mare that walked by two hours ago in our locker room.” She said stepping out.

“Don’t break their wings, they will be dead weight then.” Blitz jokes.

Spitfire chuckles. “I know, I just threaten to break another part of them right off.”

“Then they will be doubly dead weight.” Blitz jokes.

Spitfire grins. “I said threaten, not kill. Bye Cross.” She said waving at him as she went down the hall.

“See ya Spitfire, I’ll be helping your ponies guard against owlbears tonight,” Blitz says leaving.

Blitz chuckles as he starts to fly away and hears some metal hitting against other metal in the same building he left. “Oh Spitfire, the great male downer.” He said to himself as he flew away and lands on the edge of the cliff and looks out to survey the land. Blitz didn’t see or hear anypony else until the moon was halfway in its descent. “Hey, I’m here to relieve yo…” A pony stops as Blitz turned around to see Fleetfoot.

“Fleetfoot, it has been a while.” Blitz greets.

Fleetfoot nods. “Yeah, it sure has been. What are you doing here?”

“Helping to keep watch while in between lessons to the cadets,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot smiles. “Really, are they giving you a hard time?”

“Oh no, I’m working them into the ground. Which is quite literally what they will be doing when the sun rises.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot steps up next to him and sits down. “Your base is coming along nicely.”

“Yes, and I heard that the restoration is coming along for the town as well,” Blitz says sitting next to her.

Fleetfoot nods. “Yeah, my old town will soon be a memory though.”

“It won’t, you carry it with you,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot smiles and looks at him. “And what about this?”

“It is a magnificent view,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot hits him. “I meant after you are done here.”

Blitz chuckles a bit. “I’m thinking of disappearing for a bit because of that edict that will come into play,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot hisses. “I see what you mean, well don’t worry I won’t go after you unless it’s for business.”

Blitz chuckles a bit more. “I wouldn’t mind if you came after me, it would be quite exciting having a cute mare chasing me,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot blushes. “Thanks, Cross, but I rather keep this relationship as friends, but…you would make a great mate.”

“Yeah, you would too,” Blitz says turning his head a bit. “It seems that owlbear has a home nearby,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot sighs. “The job is too watch for them and make sure they don’t come here. Easy to scare too, unless…” She said turning to him. “You want a pet?”

“No thanks, Terran would rip it apart. By the way, he misses you a bit. It seems you two bonded.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot looks away and blushes a little. “Yeah, I miss a lot and that loveable oaf is one of them. He can sure tire you out.”

“Oh yes he can, I have to let him run wild every once in a while so he doesn’t lash out at the wrong thing,” Blitz says.

She looks at him. “What about finding him somepony? Would that also keep him in check?”

“To find him a mate, I would have to take him to his homeland and that is quite far away. So far away you have yet to discover anything on his species?” Blitz asks smirking under his helmet.

Fleetfoot sighs. “Can others handle him?”

“If he accepts them as he did you, then he will listen, but he is very hard to handle especially when he is a little cranky,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot smirks. “Scratch behind his left ear, two spines down, loves belly rubs, only in the lower part of his stomach and loves wrapping his legs around others.”

“You know him all too well,” Blitz says laughing.

Fleetfoot nods. “I really do.”

“Maybe…nah, it’s a silly idea.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot looks to him. “What?”

“Never mind,” Blitz says getting up and walking away.

Fleetfoot keeps watching him. “Just tell me what it is.”

“As a cute mare like that would fall for me,” Blitz says, not knowing Fleetfoot caught it on the breeze.

“Me and Terran together, right?” Fleetfoot calls.

“Hum…no, me and you,” Blitz says rubbing the back of his helmet.

Fleetfoot sighs and turns back to the sky. “I’m still here for you.”

“What’s it with me and falling for mares with wings?” Blitz asks himself.

Blitz waits till the sun starts to rise and smiles as he heard a bugle blow loudly, signaling the start of the day for the Wonderbolts.

He waits as some yelling was heard and soon the cadets filed out onto the field. “Ah good, you’re all up.” He said eyeing the tired cadets. “Now then, time for some laps. I want twenty laps around the academy, move it, move it, move it!” Blitz yells. He watches as the cadets groan and then fly off. “Is grumbling part of this flight?! If so, you just earned another ten laps, now pick up the pace!” Blitz yells through a megaphone.

Fleetfoot smiles as she walks up to him. “You’re good.”

“I went through far worse during my training. They think this is bad, they would be dying from Mandalorian training.” Blitz says facing her.

Fleetfoot sighs. “Can we talk about last night?”

“One moment. You in the rear, no slacking. If any of you fall too far behind the rest of the group, then everypony does another fifteen laps!” Blitz yells into the megaphone before turning back to Fleetfoot. “You were saying?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot looks slightly away. “What was that idea you came up with?”

“About you and me maybe being more?” Blitz asks watching the cadets out of the corner of his eye.

Fleetfoot blushes. “That’s sweet of you, but I want to remain friends. With you…it just doesn’t…click.”

“So what about me doesn’t click?” Blitz asks curiously.

Fleetfoot sighs. “You are kind, but something is missing. I can’t place it, but something is not there to make me like you that way.”

“Or is it you have your heart set on another?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot nods. “Yeah, I’m just fooling myself. It is somepony else.”

“I see, I hope Big Mac accepts you,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot glares at him. “It’s not him.”

“Oh, then who?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot keeps looking blankly at the sky. “I need to know myself, so I need to meet him. Think you can help set it up?”

“Maybe, if you tell me who it is,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot looks to him. “It’s Terran I want to meet.”

“Oh, good lord. Terran likes having you around to play and interact with, but he is not interested in you as a mate. I know, I have asked him. Besides our kind is a little too delicate for his tastes. By the way, what is wrong with my cous…” Blitz stops himself.

Fleetfoot sighs. “How do you know when asking him, do you have an alien translator?”

“How did you…?” Blitz asks when something suddenly clicks in Fleetfoot’s head.

“Wait, your cous…in. You asked me what was wrong with your cousin.” Fleetfoot asks smirking.

“I said no such thing,” Blitz says quickly.

Fleetfoot grins. “That quickness says differently.”

“I have no idea what you are talking about,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot waves him off. “I’ll stop, but I still want to make sure with Terran.”

“Trust me, he isn’t interested. He is more interested in his next meal than mating. I know, I have tried to find him one.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot smiles. “Just like any male.”

“Fine, if you want to confirm, here,” Blitz says before whistling so loudly it echoed throughout the mountains.

Fleetfoot looks at him surprised. “He was here the whole time?”

“In the area. He is quite a versatile creature.” Blitz says as somepony flies over. “Something is climbing up the cliff.”

Blitz nods. “I know, it’s mine.” He said before a blur knocked Fleetfoot out of their view. “And that would be my pet.”

Fleetfoot smiles as Terran licks her cheek. “Okay, okay, it’s great to see you too.” She said before hugging him. “It’s great to see you.”

“Terran, do you like Fleetfoot as a mate?” Blitz says. Terran immediately sat up and gave him a weird look before shaking his head. “Do you care or even want a mate?” Blitz asks. Terran shakes his head again.

Fleetfoot such as she scratches his head. “He must really care about only living and nothing else.”

“He lives for the thrill of the hunt and eating. Nothing more and that single-mindedness on his purpose is why he is so fierce at what he does. A normal one of his species couldn’t climb the cliff face.”

Fleetfoot nods. “Well…now I know. I guess I have to keep searching. Ow.” She yelps as a piece of paper hits her in the face. “What…?” She looks at the paper and immediately quiets down.

“What?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot shakes her head and crumbles the paper together. “Nothing. It’s nothing.”

“If it was nothing, you wouldn’t dismiss it so quickly,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot looks at the paper before giving it to him. “There’s a reason I wanted Terran. I have a small past in that old town. Something that was buried with its destruction. I don’t know how they got that picture.”

“Fleetfoot, if you need help, all you need do is ask,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot presses her lips together. “I was actually with someone back in my young adult years. Something that was usually frowned upon and it’s one of the reasons why I left the town.” She said as Blitz opens the paper and sees a picture of Fleetfoot being mated with a Timberwolf. “He was pretty tamed. Found him in the middle of nowhere and hurt badly. I was young and stupid so I helped him out. Eventually, we got close with secret meetings so we don’t freak out anypony. But soon it developed into something more for us. And…he understood. It was real to me as it was to him. Then somepony found us, took pictures while we were doing it, then posts it all over town and I was ashamed and so was my family. Only my mother understood what we had and I came to Ponyville and left him in the Everfree forest and soon I got into the Wonderbolts. I thought all the pictures were destroyed.”

“I see, so your love of animals is why you struck a bond of friendship with Terran,” Blitz says putting a hoof on her shoulder.

Fleetfoot nods. “Yeah, I got almost the same amount of understanding as that pegasus mare down in Ponyville, but not enough or sometimes more. I let the fear of the secret destroy us and I don’t intend to let that happen again. I lost him and he was my only love. I lost him to a Timberwolf killing him because of pack reasons. That was it for me. But how did they find these photos? They were lost when the town was abandoned.”

“I think I have a few ideas. Maggots, front, and center!” Blitz calls.

As the cadets flew in, tired and ragged, Fleetfoot turns to him. “What’s your plan?” She asks as some flew in and crashed landed.

“Maggots, I’m going to be gone for a few hours. Your next exercise will be not a strenuous as yesterday’s.” Blitz says. Some of the cadets look to each other relieved. “Instead, you will start digging a bunker for the academy with no magic and using only shovels,” Blitz says making the cadets looks surprised. “Fleetfoot will supervise,” Blitz says grabbing the picture and letting Terran sniff it a few times before his eye color changed.

Fleetfoot smiles as he sniffs around a few. “Just like him, he helped save a few foals in the old mine. Tried to stay hidden and it worked.” She said before Terran took off. “Good luck.” She said as Blitz took off after him.

As the sun started to set, Blitz returned and threw a brown earth pony to Fleetfoot’s hooves. “This is the one who originally took the pictures. It turns out he spread them again to try and make money discrediting you to decrease the value of the land the reconstruction project is being built on so he could buy it cheaply.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot looks to the stallion as he looks up at her before she kicks him in the chest. “Bastard. He was also the one who started it in the town and ruined my life. I only learned about him after it got printed in the papers in Ponyville. He ruined everything I had and now wants to do it again, only this time, sending out high and dry for anything to grab.”

“He won’t be doing it this time Fleetfoot. I made sure of that.” Blitz says putting a hoof on her shoulder.

Fleetfoot smiles. “Thanks for ending this, but nothing can bring him back. Not now, not ever.”

“I know. Just know you are not alone.” Blitz says as some of the other Wonderbolts dragged him away and Blitz started to yell at the cadets again.

Fleetfoot smiles as the stallion were sent away by the guards and the cadets now have made a hole that was as deep as them. She then turns to Terran who was sitting right by her. “The reason I wanted to make sure, was because you remind me so much of him, it’s almost like you are him.”

Terran turned his head sideways before nudging her forward. “What, you telling me to me forward with my life now?” Fleetfoot asks. Terran only growled and nudged her forward again. She watches him and sighs. “I guess you’re right. I guess even he would want me to move on and find someone else.” Terran growls at her. Fleetfoot smiles and scratches his head. “Thanks, boy.” Fleetfoot could have sworn Terran was smiling from hearing that.

“You call that shoveling?! I’ve seen creatures completely minute to your size dig faster and with a better form and they could finish the job by the end of the hour!” Blitz yelled.

‘Maybe I should reevaluate a few things.’ Fleetfoot says smiling at Blitz’s flank.

Blitz smiles as he watches the Wonderbolts cadets now panting in exhaustion as they rested on the ground or their shovel after digging almost fifty feet. “Nice job, very good. Now even it out and then I’ll check and we’ll cover it up and continue tomorrow.” He said walking away.

“You are a sadist!” The cadets yell.

Blitz stops as the other cadets back away from the one who yelled as Blitz walks backward to the edge before turning around slowly. “Care to run that by me again?” He asks too calmly.

“You are a sadist.” The singled out cadet says chuckling nervously.

Blitz looks down at the cadet as the rest of them actually started to dig together and dig a tunnel leading to the building. “Oh no, I not a sadist. I just do what they’re telling me to do and they told me to dig a bunker. Congratulations, I’ll make sure to mark you as the one who whined while everypony else worked their flank off. Now I want you to dig without this.” Blitz says taking the shovel and leaves without another word.

---

“And that’s why I took his shovel,” Blitz says to Spitfire.

“So what is he supposed to dig with?” Spitfire asks a smile forming.

“His hooves, so how did last night go?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire sighs in relief. “Fine, no owlbears raided our food storage again. Thanks for the tips.”

“No problem with that. So what are you going to do with your new prisoner?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire frowns. “For lifelong stalking and torture, forget him seeing the light of anything. We’re going to give him the same humiliation.”

“I see and what of Fleetfoot, you think she will be ok?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, she just needs somepony.”

“Maybe,” Blitz says laying on her couch with a drink in the hoof. “Hey captain, there is something I want to talk about,” Fleetfoot says entering.

Spitfire looks at her. “And what is that?”

“I learned something interesting today from Southern Cross,” Fleetfoot says closing the door behind her, not noticing him on the couch.

Spitfire smiles a bit. “And that would be?”

“He let it slip what is wrong with my cousin after I said I’m no longer interested in Big Mac of the Apple family,” Fleetfoot says before hearing a glass break. They both look to the broken window and just stare at it. “That was Cross, right?” Fleetfoot asks.

“Want to chase after him?” Spitfire asks with the biggest smirk.

Fleetfoot smirks. “Let him fester in his slip up.”

“Oh no, this is our chance to finally learn something about him,” Spitfire says flying after him with Fleetfoot following.

Blitz breathes heavily as he leans against a wall to hide from the mares. “Why did I slip up?”

“I don’t know, why did you?” Spitfire’s voice asks right behind him.

Blitz flies again but then feels his hoof grabbed and made him fall to the ground. “Let me go, please.” He begged.

“Nuh, huh, I have you under contract,” Spitfire says holding him.

Blitz pales as he slowly slows down and then turns to her. “What do you need?”

“So I finally know something more about you, Mr. Apple.” Spitfire whispers.

Blitz sighs and lays his head on the ground. “What do you want to know?”

“Not here, my office.” Spitfire whispers to him.

Blitz looks up to her. “We’re alone, why your office?”

“I have something in there, now come on,” Spitfire says.

Blitz sighs and gets up and follows her back to the office and finds her locking up the office. “So what now?”

“Well first,” Spitfire says pulling out a cooler. “Why don’t we share a drink together?” Spitfire says.

Blitz sighs as he lays down on the couch again. “No thanks.”

“Come on, it’s very strong scottish liqueur,” Spitfire says.

Blitz shakes his head. “No, need a clear head for the work tomorrow.”

“Oh, come on, one drink?” Spitfire asks.

‘I can’t believe she is playing to one of my weaknesses without even knowing it.’ Blitz thinks. “You want to see me without my helmet on don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire grins. “Yep.”

“Guess you will figure out who I am underneath here soon anyway,” Blitz says removing his helmet.

Spitfire smirks but then blanches as she sees who it is. “Blitz, Blitzkrieg?”

“I see you know me by name,” Blitz says popping his neck as he levitates the helmet onto the desk.

Spitfire nods as she gives a glass. “Yeah, who doesn’t know the stallion working with Cross, but now I know he is Cross.”

“That is not very well known, after all, it would only bring those with grudges to my door,” Blitz says grabbing the glass.

Spitfire fills his glass up. “Don’t worry, I won’t tell.”

“So you going to tell Fleetfoot so she won’t go and watch my adopted family closely to figure out which one I am?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire nods as she fills her own glass. “Yeah, make things easier for you.”

“Yeah, so Spitfire, what was the other reason you got me to come to your academy besides the job?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire sighs and sits by him. “I wanted to talk to you.”

“Well let’s talk then. No alias, no code names, just you and me being completely honest.” Blitz says turning to her after taking a drink.

Spitfire sighs. “Okay, how you did you start like this?”

“Well this is going to be hard to believe, but…” Blitz started regaling her with how he got started. “And that is how I got started,” Blitz says taking another drink.

Spitfire stood still as she listened. “Wow, so what are you doing now?”

“Still bounty hunting and have decided to move back onto the planet,” Blitz says laying his head on her lap.

Spitfire looks to him. “Didn’t you say you need to head back out again?”

“Every once in a while maybe. So tell me, did you believe anything I just told you?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire sighs. “With everything you have on you, yeah.”

“You know, you’re a sweet mare,” Blitz says.

Spitfire smiles. “Yeah, I’ve been told that. Do you have a preference for the type of mare?”

“This may be the alcohol talking, but I have always found mares with wing beautiful,” Blitz says.

Spitfire chuckles. “Really, wings? Why do you like them?”

“Well I’m not quite sure myself, but it may go back to the fact I have always wanted to fly without magic or equipment like you, but can’t. The way you fly through the air with such grace, but you personally are like a beacon in the night to me. You are strong and independent, strict when need be, but also laid back and understanding.” Blitz says snuggling into her lap as he pets her wing.

Spitfire smiles. “Oh, thank you. But no matter what, remember that you will get this one day and live the dream. But if you envy me and, possibly others, I think we can arrange something.” Spitfire says making a mental count of him drinking six glasses of alcohol already.

“Oh, you thinking of catching me in the edict?” Blitz asks a little drunkenly closing his eyes as he continues to snuggle into her.

Spitfire sighs. “Only if you want me.”

“It would be fun, but I doubt you could catch me. Remember I can turn invisible.” Blitz says.

“Oh I’ll take that challenge, after all, I know better than some of the stallions who would want to me to catch them,” Spitfire says smirking.

“You gotta catch me first and it starts in three days and I’m still on the job then,” Blitz says.

Spitfire scoffs. “I’m the leader of Wonderbolts. I’ll catch you.”

“Can’t catch what you can’t see,” Blitz says in a drunkenly smug way.

“Oh what about a bet then?” Spitfire asks smirking.

“Oh, I’m listening,” Blitz says trying to get up.

Spitfire holds him to stop him from swaying. “Yeah, if I win, I get you with everypony else. If you win, you get to choose.”

“So what’re the rules captain my captain?” Blitz asks.

“No stealth tech for one,” Spitfire says.

“Going straight to my advantage, huh? Ok, but in exchange, we have to be confined to one area of my choosing and a time limit.” Blitz says laying back down onto her lap.

“Alright. I can live with that, we can discuss the rest in the morning. You can sleep in my quarters.” Spitfire says putting his helmet on him and helps him up.

Blitz smiles. “Good, I really need a nap.” He said right he fell into snores.

“Yeah, I could as well,” Spitfire says dragging him to her quarter.

---

Blitz awoke the next morning with a slight headache. “What happened last night?” Blitz asks feeling something soft against his bare chest. ‘What is that against my…’ Blitz thinks before his eyes snap wide open. ‘Oh shit.’ He thinks as he sees Spitfire against him. ‘I’m so dead with the girls.’

“Oh, awake already. I was enjoying using you as a pillow.” Spitfire says.

“We didn’t do that did we?” Blitz asks.

“Oh don’t worry your pretty little head over it, we didn’t. I just removed your armor so you wouldn’t mess up my bed and so we could sleep comfortably on it.” Spitfire says.

Blitz sighs in relief as he lays back down. “Thank goodness. There goes the edict if it happened.”

“Oh speaking of which, tonight we will hammer out the rest of our bet,” Spitfire says smirking as she held him down with her forehooves.

Blitz gulps as he tries to remember what it was. “And what was that?”

“I get to chase you during the edict and you get no stealth technology.” She whispers into his ear.

Blitz looks to her now calm. “Oh is that it, that’s easy.”

“In a limited area and I can still fly,” Spitfire says.

Blitz shrugs. “Still do it, do I get to choose the limited area?”

“Yeah, but no armor or any other tech or even magic,” Spitfire says starting to get Blitz to sweat.

Blitz groans. “I’m dead.” He then remembers a spot. “Everfree forest.”

“You get to pick, but we will hammer all the details later, after all, you got to get ready and train the cadets,” Spitfire says smiling.

Blitz grins. “Yeah, the fresh meat, want to join?”

“Nah, you got them under control,” Spitfire says letting him up.

Blitz sighs as he sits up. “And you, what are you going to do?”

“The most boring part of the job, paperwork,” Spitfire says getting out of the bed.

Blitz chuckles. “Just let me know and I’ll burn them and get rid of the evidence.”

“I wish that would work,” Spitfire says starting to put on her uniform jacket.

Blitz smiles. “Do you know how long Soarin ran this sex club on base?”

“A month without my notice, now it’s over and Soarin is on latrine duty for three months,” Spitfire says.

Blitz chuckles. “So you knew, but you needed proof, didn’t you?”

“Maybe I will tell you when I catch you,” Spitfire says smirking.

Blitz sighs. “Better get ready for the chase. When does it start?”

“We will discuss that later tonight. By the way, I find your eyes to be beautiful.” Spitfire says before leaving him alone.

Blitz just looks confused. “What’s with my eyes and being beautiful?” He said grabbing a mirror. “They don’t look that great.”

---

“Okay, that’s enough for today,” Blitz says as the sun sets. Every cadet pants and collapses on the ground when they hear that. “Now you can head to your bunks and go to sleep early today.” He said making them look relieved. “Tomorrow will be the worst day of your life. Because you are going to start learning the moves after each one of you experiences them.” He said now making them lay down again.

“Want me to help tomorrow?” Fleetfoot asks.

Blitz smiles as he looks to her. “Want to be beaten up?”

“No, I’m asking if you want me to help beat them up a bit,” Fleetfoot says smirking at him.

Blitz chuckles. “Okay, I can take that.”

“Good. The captain wanted to talk to you after you were done right?” Fleetfoot asks.

Blitz sighs. “Yeah, now excuse while I disappear for a bit.” He said before leaving.

“Can I join Mr. Apple?” Fleetfoot whispers.

Blitz smiles lightly as he looks back at her. “Only if you want me.”

“I guess I could do worse and it would keep those love-crazed fans away a bit,” Fleetfoot says in a way making Blitz unable to tell if she was joking or not.

Blitz sighs and walks with Fleetfoot as they enter Spitfire’s office. “Done with those papers or you need my flamethrower and a shovel?” Blitz asks humorously.

“I’m done and is that Fleetfoot joining us?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz nods grimly. “Yeah, the figure might as well.”

“So want in on our little bet Fleetfoot?” Spitfire asks.

Fleetfoot grins. “And what’s that?”

“Well, last night we made a bet. If I can catch him in a limited amount of time he will concede to me on the edict.” Spitfire says.

Fleetfoot looks to Blitz grinning. “Really? He betted on his future married life?”

“Yes, isn’t that right, Apple Blitzkrieg?” Spitfire asks.

Fleetfoot looks a little surprised as Blitz removed his helmet. “Blitzkrieg? Weren’t you the one who was reported to work with Cross? Wait that means that you…?”

“One in the same and Spitfire, you mind not yelling it to the entire base?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire chuckles. “Sure, just let me kiss you in the end and I’ll think about it.”

“Ah, but that is just it, you gotta catch me to get that,” Blitz says.

Spitfire smiles. “Then you better start running, because I’m going to start at Zecora’s home. Run my little stallion, run.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Blitz says.

“Yeah, you will be running from both of us,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz grins putting back on his helmet. “Great, later.” He said before jumping out of the window, which was right next to the broken one.

“You still have to train the cadets for several more days!” Spitfire yells.

Fleetfoot looks to her captain. “You do realize that you made it sound like it’s now, right?”

“I know, I just want to mess with our little stallion is all,” Spitfire says.

Fleetfoot chuckles. “You want to go after him now?”

“No, he won’t leave and I expect him to be back soon,” Spitfire says.

Fleetfoot nods. “Okay then, what do you want to do now?”

“When he gets back I might bring out my cooler again so we can finish the bottle,” Spitfire says.

Fleetfoot gasps. “Your stash. You don’t let anypony touch that, but you.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire smiles. “I know, now get back to work little missy.”

Fleetfoot sighs. “Yeah, yeah.” She said walking out.

Spitfire watches as she leaves. “Hey.” She started, making her stop. “I’m sorry about him. He looks like a good guy.”

“It’s ok. I just have to move forward and not let myself be chained to the past. But if you’re really sorry, how about letting me stay for a drink with you two, I mean we will be sharing him.” Fleetfoot says smiling at her.

Spitfire smiles back. “Sure, just don’t go home drunk, what am I saying, of course, you will.”

“You could always let me share your bunk,” Fleetfoot adds.

Spitfire grins. “Why, want to double team him?”

“Maybe or maybe I want a reenactment of when we were cadets,” Fleetfoot says licking her lips.

Spitfire chuckles. “You really are hungry, aren’t you?”

“Maybe or maybe I’m joking,” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire smiles. “Don’t deny you didn’t like it.”

“I would keep playing, but I noticed the door opened slightly and closed,” Fleetfoot says feeling around for something.

Spitfire leans back and sighs. “Probably Soarin still hurt over the fact I destroyed his sex ring.”

“Where are, ah-hah!” Fleetfoot yells as she seemed to grab onto something not visible.

Spitfire smiles. “What’s on the line for you?”

“So our little stallion up for a drink?” Fleetfoot asks.

Blitz smiles nervously decloaking. “Maybe?”

“Come on, show me that pretty face,” Fleetfoot says sweetly while smiling at him.

Blitz sighs and takes off his helmet. “There, happy?”

Fleetfoot kisses his cheek. “Yes, by the way, love your golden yellow eyes,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz looks to her weird with a blushed expression. “What is it about my eyes? I never got that.”

“Have you ever seen another pony with golden yellow eyes before?” Fleetfoot asks.

Blitz thinks for a few. “I don’t know.”

“Exactly, your eye color is so rare it’s non-existent,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Really now, I wonder how I got this?”

“From your birth parents, now come on you two, don’t make me drink this strong stuff alone,” Spitfire says taking out a half-empty bottle from her cooler.

Fleetfoot drops Blitz and drops down on the couch. “Come on Blitz.” She said tapping the spot next to her as she took a glass.

“Ok, but only a few glasses at most. I don’t want to wake up like I did this morning.” Blitz says joining the two.

Spitfire sits on the other side of Blitz as Fleetfoot snuggles into his other side. “Don’t worry.” She said filling up his glass. “You can get drunk off of us.”

“By the way, how many glasses did I drink last night?” Blitz asks.

“Six and I drank one and a half and slipped the other half into your glass,” Spitfire says handing out the glasses.

Blitz sighs and leans back in his seat. “Why did I do that?”

“Because you weren’t paying attention as you told me your story,” Spitfire says pouring him a drink.

Blitz places the glass down and still leans back while the mares lean against him as they drink. “Don’t want to take the chance again.”

“Don’t worry, between the three of us, there is only enough for three glasses full, at most of one pony,” Spitfire says.

Blitz takes the glass and drowns it in one go. “That’s a little better.”

“You have a high tolerance. I let some of the other Wonderbolts try this once, most were very intoxicated after the second round. You took five.” Spitfire says.

“Oh, I remember that holiday party,” Fleetfoot says taking a drink.

Blitz shrugs. “I had worse.”

“Oh wow, I want to try that,” Fleetfoot says excitedly.

Blitz smiles as he leans his head back and closes his eyes. “Okay, you want to try sitting in the bathroom for two whole days while having immense diarrhea with such a smashing headache you will be in a coma-like trance, be my guest.”

“Please don’t tempt her. Fleetfoot would do that with how adventurous she is.” Spitfire says.

Blitz chuckles. “That’s her choice.”

“Oh, you are going to be such a good husband for me,” Fleetfoot says filling up Blitz’s glass.

Blitz sighs. “I don’t know about good. I don’t know if I can take care of you girls later.”

“No need, you forget it’s our mares who take care of the stallions,” Spitfire says smiling at him.

Blitz looks to her. “Do the mares really take care of stallions or forget about them later?”

“You really have been gone a long time. We are a mostly female-dominated society. You being a stallion and showing you have a lot of talent and getting more and more famous makes you highly desirable and the former unless the marriage falls apart.” Spitfire says taking another drink.

Blitz groans. “Great, so will you forget me soon?”

“Oh, not a chance,” Spitfire says moving into his lap. “After all, you save our lives twice now,” Spitfire whispers into his ear before nibbling on it lightly.

Blitz tries to stifle the moan. “But what about other mares?”

“You think they will forget such a fine specimen as yourself?” Spitfire says stopping.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Maybe after a while when they get bored.”

“Don’t sell yourself so short.” Fleetfoot leaning into him with a drunken blush.

Blitz looks away from them. “After what I’m going through and my job, they probably will once they realize what I do.”

“What, bounty hunting?” Fleetfoot asks.

Blitz nods. “Dangerous job.”

“Well I know the full truth and I haven’t left yet,” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles a little as he looks back at her. “Yeah, I guess you haven’t.” He said placing his hooves on her hips.

“Oh, want to call off our little bet and jump straight to it?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz chuckles as he moves his hooves to her cutie mark. “Maybe, but I do have to know how you handle me and are good enough for my taste.”

“Oh so forward. I think the better question is can you handle me? I don’t go easy on a stallion I like.” Spitfire says.

Blitz sighs as he wraps a leg around Fleetfoot. “I can handle a lot of things.”

“Oh does this mean I get both of you tonight?” Fleetfoot asks drunkenly after finishing the fourth glass.

Blitz shakes his head and puts her glass away. “I think you had enough.”

“Oh, then is it time for bed?” Fleetfoot says with a drunken smile.

Blitz smiles as he looks to and just let her rest her head on his shoulder. “Nah, but you can.”

“Oh, such a caring husband,” Fleetfoot says as she wraps her hooves around him.

Blitz grins slightly. “Maybe I’ll consider having you two if you can keep the suits. Kinda sexy.”

“Oh, I think we can do that for you. My sexy stallion.” Spitfire says.

Blitz chuckles a little and looks to Fleetfoot. “Yeah, considering they go around the right places.”

“Oh, you’re such a bad stallion,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz sighs. “Only if you want me to be, besides,” He moves the leg around Fleetfoot to her flank. “This is one skintight suit. I don’t even have something like this.”

“Oh enough teasing, take me to bed,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz chuckles. “Okay, you can go to bed and we can stay awake.” He says, letting go of her.

“Bring her to my room. We can continue this there.” Spitfire says kissing his cheek before getting off of him and placing his helmet back on him.

Blitz smiles and lifts Fleetfoot over his shoulder and carries her to Spitfire’s bedroom as she talks about the many things he can do to her. Blitz just smiles and gets into Spitfire’s room and lays her down onto the bed and lets her cuddle up with the sheets as he leaves and heads to the office and sits down again.

“So where were we?” He asks taking off his helmet.

“Here,” Spitfire said coming out of another door with her suit on. “You did say like skintight suits.” She said coming over and sitting on his lap again.

“I do, but tell me, do you like me in full armor?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire shrugs. “As long something metal doesn’t poke, I want something soft to poke me.” She said wiggling her hips on his lap.

“Ok, ok, I get the message,” Blitz says starting to take his armor off.

Spitfire licks her lips as he takes off his armor and he sits down again. “Sexy. So what are you going to do?” She said sitting in his lap again.

Blitz shrugs and places his hooves on her again, this time on her shoulder and moves down slowly. “I don’t know, what do you want?”

Spitfire giggles as she feels him moves his hooves on her sides. “Well, I do like kisses, but first tell me about these,” Spitfire says touching his scarred chest.

“Ah, the final mark Bloody Mary gave me. I thought that was healed.” Blitz says.

Spitfire raises an eyebrow. “Bloody Mary huh? Was she that bad?”

“And worse, she earned the title Queen of Vampires from her acts. Legends say that her actions became so vile, Dracula himself killed her to stop them.” Blitz says.

Spitfire sits down completely on his lap as his hooves ended up on her hips again around her cutie mark. “You are okay, right?”

“For that, not yet. I may have some alcohol in me but I’m not that drunk. But I will give you a consolation prize.” Blitz says before kissing her cheek.

Spitfire smiles. “Aw, so what are you going to do with those hooves of yours?”

“Maybe you will find out on your bed,” Blitz says.

Spitfire giggles. “Isn’t Fleetfoot on that bed on mine?”

“So?” Blitz asks.

“She was right, you’re a bad stallion and I’m liking it,” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah, I’m starting to learn how to at least please a mare. Though I’m still bad at it.”

“Don’t worry…” Spitfire starts before getting off and walking towards her bed, shaking her flank at him suggestively. “I’ll teach you.” Spitfire finishes looking back at him with a smile.

Blitz chuckles before getting up and following her. “Just don’t go too far, I still want to save myself.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be gentle,” Spitfire says getting in the bed.

Blitz sighs as he sits down in the bed with Fleetfoot snoring on the side. “Good, because I can also do this.” He said before touching a certain spot on her suit right between her legs, hitting it slightly. Spitfire yelps a bit from the sudden touch, moving into Fleetfoot who latches onto her.

Blitz just laughs as he lays right by her and wraps his hooves around her as best he could. “Now who’s in the middle?”

“Nothing new to me. Reminds me of my cadet days, the only difference was there were no stallions.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles. “Well, now you get to try something new, right?” He emphasized by moving his hoof down to her flank.

“Oh yeah, but the bet is still on. I want to work for you.” Spitfire says showing a little competitive nature.

Blitz grins. “Good, I like a challenge.” He said before slapping her flank.

“I’m so going to get you back for that when I chase you,” Spitfire says before stealing a kiss.

Blitz smiles as he rubs his hoof on her. “I’m looking forward to it.” He said before closing his eyes.

“You will huh?” Spitfire asks falling asleep.

Blitz nuzzles her nose. “Yeah, because I’m going to have fun watching you fly around in circles.”

“We shall see. Remember no tech or any magic.” Spitfire says tapping his horn.

Blitz takes a sharp breath at that touch. “Yeah, got it.”

“Good boy,” Spitfire says before kissing the horn.

Blitz stifles a yelp. “Okay, that’s enough.” He said through gritted teeth.

“Ok, I’m done for now. Get some sleep.” Spitfire says.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Good, because I’m going to do a lot worse with you in that suit.”

“Don’t wait until after I’m out of it. It is a pain to get on that is just right.” Spitfire says.

Blitz sighs. “Feeling you in that thing is good enough, but I did notice that little zipper on the bottom.”

“Yes and a pain to get on and off without help,” Spitfire says booping her nose with his.

Blitz grins. “I meant for something else other than tying that thing up which is double the function if you think about it.”

“Oh? Save those thoughts for another time. For now, sleep.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah.” He said, trying to sleep now.

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It was nearly two weeks later when Blitz finally finished teaching the cadets basic Mandalorian self-defense. Incidentally, the number of visits to the medic of the academy for most of the stallions of the Wonderbolts was increased at least five times.

Blitz smiles as they stood in front of him. “Congratulations, you’ve all passed, now you can go out and do your own thing. Oh and sorry about that one move stallions. Ok not really, you have to learn to respect mares more.” Blitz says sticking out his tongue to the side inside his helmet.

Spitfire walks up. “Thanks, Cross, so we meet up this weekend. I and Fleetfoot are off duty then.” Spitfire whispers.

Blitz nods to her before turning back to the cadets. “Okay, you’ll be dismissed for the final time with me, but for them, not so much.” He said nodding his head to Spitfire.

“Right you pansies, I hope you enjoyed your easy training with Cross here because now we will start working you like Wonderbolts! Now move to the sky and start flapping those useless wings!” Spitfire yells in full drill sergeant mode before whistling her whistle.

Blitz sighs as the cadets fly off and he turns to her. “So want to start now?”

“No, I’m still on duty. Now you best go before one of the mare cadets gets a bright idea with you.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles. “Sure and you better be wearing that suit, because if I tie you up and leave you behind, you can bet I’m going to do something.”

“You are so bad. I’m going to love teaching you a few things.” Spitfire says before Blitz disappeared. “Cool, but not allowed.” She said before walking away.

Blitz sighs as he rested on a tree branch a little while later while waiting for Spitfire and Fleetfoot. “Minerva, are they here yet?”

“Yes, and the girls are up to speed and watching carefully. They want to see what you can do without your tech or magic.” Minerva says over the communicator.

Blitz smiles as he got up. “Are they wearing their suits?”

“I got them on camera and they are,” Minerva says.

Blitz chuckles. “Good.” He said taking the vines under the branch he was on and wrapping it around him. “I’m off.” He said before jumping to branch to branch.

“Aren’t you forgetting something?” Minerva asks.

Blitz grins. “And what’s that?”

“You have to go and meet them before this can officially start,” Minerva says as Blitz could practically feel her smiling.

Blitz sighs and reaches Zecora’s home and lands on the ground and puts the vines away before walking over to the mares. “Hello girls, how’s it going?”

“Looks like we don’t have to hunt you down for ditching us,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz shakes his head. “So you ready?”

“Oh yeah, get ready to be claimed,” Spitfire says confidently.

Blitz smiles. “Good, bye now.” He before running off and grabbing the vines and jumps onto a branch and off into the forest.

“Fifteen-minute head start?” Fleetfoot asks.

Spitfire shakes her head. “Five. He thinks he’s good.” She said adjusting her suit.

“Yeah, but you know he isn’t wrong,” Fleetfoot says.

“You’re right. Two minutes.” Spitfire says.

After the time passed they both flew off and tried to find him. Of course, they flew under the tree line and found his path. Blitz smiles as he leans against the tree just looking at himself in a little pond, trying to look at his eyes. “Huh, maybe they are good.” He said before he hears something snap and a few yells. He grins and walks out to the trap he set up and sees Spitfire and Fleetfoot tied up. “Hi girls.”

“What the?” Fleetfoot says.

“You know your biggest mistake was giving me three days to prepare ahead of time. Still, think you can catch me within three hours?” Blitz asks casually walking away while laughing.

Spitfire growls before taking a vine in her mouth and biting it before snapping the rest with her strength and flew after him. “Hey! What about me?!” Fleetfoot yells as she struggles before trying to bite them herself.

Spitfire scowls as she flew after him and soon a vine circle appeared in front of her and she tried to brake hard and ended up stopping before it, but then gets tied up from behind and then dragged backward before being hung in midair. “Nice try,” Blitz said coming around in her view. “Good braking, but nice try. Oh, and what was that about making me pay for that?” Blitz asks disappearing into the foliage again.

Spitfire keeps struggling until Fleetfoot comes into view. “Need some help?”

Spitfire growls as she looks to her. “Yeah, get me out from here!”

Fleetfoot flies up and starts cutting her down. “We got to change tactics. He is too well prepared for us to rush him.” Fleetfoot says getting the last vine.

Spitfire drops down to the ground. “Got an idea?”

“We play it against how pegasus usually would approach this,” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire smiles. “Then let’s go.”

“He won’t see this coming,” Fleetfoot says as they touch down on the ground.

Spitfire nods and starts walking. “Yeah, he probably won’t even plan anything for it.”

Meanwhile in a tree a little ways away. “Where are they?” Blitz asks watching the sky closely, hidden carefully amongst the branches. He yawns before he hears some hoofsteps on the ground. “That’s new. Oh boy, there goes almost all of my traps.” Blitz says now laying motionlessly against the branches, now watching the ground for any movement.

He soon sees the two mares come into a small viewpoint. “Only chance.” He said to himself, grabbing the vines on him.

Spitfire smiles as she looks around. “Where do you think he is, in a tree?”

“Maybe, but he wouldn’t stop so close by,” Fleetfoot says facing her as only her eyes move up, signaling Spitfire his tracked stopped and those branches above were a little suspicious looking at them from the ground.

Spitfire grins, where the branches can’t see it and starts walking to it. Fleetfoot follows pretending to miss Blitz’s hiding place and when they reached under it they both jumped up and tried to grab anything on the branch, but they just grabbed air and when they hung on the branch to look up at it and finds vines around their hooves. “What…?” Spitfire said confused.

Blitz seeing this from his branch, higher up, smiles and gets up. “Sorry, ladies I always make back up hiding places,” Blitz says before jumping away and pulls the vines with him and pins it down with a large stick.

He looks to the mares now hanging by their hooves. He thinks for a few before starting to walk right past them and when he gets close, he pulls the zipper on them down under them and runs off, leaving them slightly open under their stomachs.

“Bastard.” Spitfire cursed as she tries to pull herself up and bite away at the vines.

“Oh, he is definitely going to pay for this,” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire bits away at the vines and drops down to the ground and quickly pulls the zipper closed. “Shouldn’t have worn the suit that time.” She said pulling at Fleetfoot’s vines and dropping her to the ground.

“We can’t blindly chase him or stalk him carelessly. We got to out-think him somehow.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, but how? He basically hunted a lot of…I got an idea.” She said with a smirk.

“Oh do share,” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire zips up her suit and leans her in close. “Okay, he’s used to hunting others when they are either after him or running away, so let’s bring him to us. I suggest, a little damsel in distress, he’ll go for that.”

“Ok, but how do you suggest it?” Fleetfoot whispers back.

Spitfire thinks for a few. “Maybe…” She looks to the vines and searches around her pockets and finds the things she needs. “Come on.” She said grabbing her and runs off.

Blitz sighs as he now watches both the ground and sky. “They have to give up some time.” He said to himself while still wiping at his hooves. “Can’t believe they like that sort of thing.”

“Help!” Spitfire and Fleetfoot yells after which growling is heard.

Blitz frowns and starts running across the branches. “Crap!” Blitz hops through the branches, carefully avoiding his traps and came across Spitfire and Fleetfoot being advanced on by a giant spider while tied by one of his traps. ‘Of all the things, why a BUCKING spider!’ Blitz mentally yells.

He quickly jumps down and throws a flashbang close to the spider’s eyes and grabs the mares before jumping off into the branches. He sighs as he keeps hopping a little away before stopping and setting them down on a branch. “Geez girls, you will give me a heart attack if that happened.” He looks into the forest to check the traps he left. “Maybe I should have a check to see if…YIPE!” He yells as he was pinned down.

“Gotcha!” The mares yell.

“Sonuvabitch!” Blitz yells.

The mares let him go and high hoof. “Yeah, that was perfect.” Fleetfoot cheers.

“You put yourselves in mortal danger just to win?” Blitz asks twitching a bit.

The mares grin while they look to them. “Well yeah, it worked didn’t it?” Spitfire asks.

“I don’t want you and I don’t care what the law says,” Blitz said suddenly.

“Ok Minerva, going a little too far,” Blitz says not too far away, confusing both Wonderbolts.

Blitz smiles before he becomes a bit of static and disappeared to reveal a metal pony. “Hello, but seriously, anypony who gets into trouble just grab attention is definitely not good for Blitz,” Minerva said.

“Sorry girls, but you said nothing about decoys and I think you are a little jealous Minerva,” Blitz says on a branch away from them.

Spitfire and Fleetfoot look between both of them. “So we didn’t win?”

Minerva frowns. “No, just concerned because if these mares are going to purposefully put themselves in mortal danger than you are going to die faster than when you should die.”

“So you didn’t notice the spider was walking right into one of my traps. By the way, very smart girls.” Blitz says as the mares were checking the time and saw that three hours had yet to pass.

Minerva glares at him. “It’s the principle.”

“They were in no danger Minerva, it was a plan to get me to slip up. Like what we did on Yevin 7.” Blitz says.

Minerva scoffs. “How could I forget that you walked right into it.”

“And my shield still held up to the building collapsing after the explosion,” Blitz says smugly, barely avoiding Fleetfoot.

Minerva still frowns. “I still had to heal that bruise on your back.”

“Details,” Blitz says dismissively as he hops away from the two mares chasing him.

Minerva sighs. “Just make sure you come back safely.”

“Oh, you two still trying?” Blitz asks taunting the two a bit.

Spitfire growls. “Get back here loser!”

“What, not fast enough to catch me?” Blitz asks tauntingly but regretted it a second later.

Fleetfoot launches herself at him and grabs him by the neck so fast and holds down against the branch while hanging from it and Spitfire jumps onto him. “How’s that for fast?”

“Me and my big mouth,” Blitz says.

Both mares smirk and let go of him and jump back. “Now do we win?” Fleetfoot asks.

“I don’t know, do you?” Blitz asks monotone waiting for them to rub it in.

Both mares smile before launching themselves at him and hugging him. “Time to choose,” Spitfire said suddenly.

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire looks up at him. “Which one do you want, me or her?”

“Um…girls, you do remember the edict doesn’t apply to just the first mare right?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire smiles. “We know, but it’s still your choice. We have to take you to an official so we can be marked down. But if you don’t want us, we understand. After all, how the heck are you going to be happy with somepony you don’t like or want?”

“First, Fleetfoot, I want to tell you everything, come with me to Darkstar One,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot sighs. “Okay, but what about Spitfire?”

“She knows a few details, but I think it is time to blow her mind,” Blitz says.

Spitfire grins as she wraps a leg around Fleetfoot. “This is going to be fun.”

Less than an hour later they were in space looking at the sun. “So minds blown yet?” Blitz asks as he floats by in the near gravity less state of the ship.

Fleetfoot and Spitfire just stare at the sun. “How…?” They ask.

“I think that’s a yes. What do you think Dashie?” Blitz asks as Rainbow was getting more used to the state of gravity.

Rainbow flaps her wings and reaches the bags left near a shelf. “Pretty cool, still not cool as me though.”

“I meant are their minds blown by this?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow grins. “Oh yeah, stuttering is not their style.”

“So what do you think Daring?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiles as she floats over and hugs him. “Really cool, maybe I should start changing my books with a more sci-fi style to them.”

“Try writing a different book series for that,” Blitz says stopping her movement.

Daring nods. “Yeah, that’s probably a good start. Though I will need some help, think you could give me an adventure? Because this was enough.” She said showing the orb.

“Why don’t you ask Minerva to share details on my life so far? There is enough there to help get you started.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles and kisses his cheek. “Thanks, Blitzy.” She said before giggling as she pushes off of him and floats away.

“Ok, if anyone needs me I’m going to be doing some maintenance. Minerva, if they want to see me, show them to my speeder bike and my viking.” Blitz says pushing off.

Minerva nods as she watches the dumbfounded Wonderbolts still watching the sun. “Don’t worry, I will.”

“Thanks.” He calls.

“Right, now that he is gone, time for some mare talk,” Rainbow says looking to the others.

Blitz sighs as he moves the wires around before pulling the metal pipe. “There it is, that damn pipe again.” He said to himself as he places that down and picks up another one. “At this rate, my expenses will be on pipes.”

“Hey Blitz?” Twilight asks floating in.

“Under here.” Blitz calls from his speeder bike.

Twilight looks to where his voice was and sees a rather large machine next to him while he works a rather sleek machine. “Your new mares are getting used to things around here.” She said as she floated over.

“Ah, that was sooner than I expected. You mind hoofing me that wrench?” Blitz asks.

Twilight grabs a wench as she passes it and reaches Blitz as she holds it out for him. “So what are you going to do now? You kinda reached almost the maximum limit on mares so you don’t have to worry much on that.”

“I’m taking that slowly and pushing it to the back of my mind as I do maintenance on these two and then get started on the probes over there,” Blitz says, gesturing to probes sitting on recharging platforms as he keeps working.

Twilight nods and looks down at him. “I meant in the long run, not this.”

“What, already picking out names for our foals?” Blitz half-jokes as Twilight heard tightening.

Twilight blushed. “Not that, before that in fact. What about those parts?”

“The marriage?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, marrying all of us and you still have to meet most of our families.”

Blitz stops for a second and slides out from under the speeder bike. “Please tell me you didn’t bring this up with Daring,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “Not really, you’re the first one I’m talking to about this.”

“Good. Twi, Daring’s mother died decades ago and her father too when on an adventure like she does and never came back. So mentioning that might hurt her.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks away. “Oh, then maybe it’s not a good idea for you to meet them then?”

“You mean your parents?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Some of us still have a family, but if it’s a bad idea, it’s fine. I’ll just send out the invitations when the time comes.”

“No, I will meet with the families, but I am bringing a shield and maybe a sword to keep your brother at bay,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Thanks, but I can hold him back, he forgets I also taught him some shield spells to hold ponies. After all, I don’t think the other mares will like it if you come back bruised.”

“I think it would be more like your parents not liking to visit your brother in the hospital after I am done.” Blitz jokes.

Twilight floats over to him closer. “Maybe, but they would think it’s a good lesson for him. Also, I think my mom likes you.”

“How I have never met her and I know you wouldn’t reveal what I do so carelessly,” Blitz says wrapping a hoof around her as she was now close enough.

Twilight leans her head on him. “Applejack had a photo of you when you’re Blitz. She really likes you.”

“Oh boy. So what did you tell them?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “Nothing much, the marriage with too many mares and then you appearing in town kinda held us back.”

“I see, so your brother doesn’t like the edict huh?” Blitz asks petting her wing.

Twilight moans. “Not really, there is no need for it in the crystal kingdom, so he doesn’t really trust it. He thinks you would use me and then just move on to the next mare.”

“Ha, if only he knew you all sought me and its empire Twi,” Blitz says.

Twilight hits him. “Shut up. Now, don’t you have a slave to see?”

“No, I have no slaves, the very idea is horrifying to me,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “Really now, then if I was in stocks and chains and ready for you to use me, what would you do?”

“Before or after having to restart my brain?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles a little. “Funny, but what would you do?”

“I was serious about my last statement, but free you unless you wanted me to do something else,” Blitz says fully serious.

Twilight giggled. “After your brain comes back and maybe I would enjoy it, only if it’s you though.”

“Personally I would prefer I get used to the traditional way before we get more adventurous,” Blitz says.

Twilight moves her head into his neck. “Yeah, that doesn’t sound too bad. But the question is how long and where.”

“Well, I follow Mandalorian tradition, so the first attempt will be a wedding night,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggled. “And for how long?”

“That is for the mares to decide as you are the dominant ones in this society,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “How about putting us into a coma?”

“Why would I inject you with drugs?” Blitz asks confused.

Twilight looks to him. “I meant buck us into a coma.”

“Oh, that’s what you meant,” Blitz says blushing furiously.

Twilight sighs and hugs him around the neck. “So…will you?”

“Well, I will…try,” Blitz says pausing in the middle.

Twilight looks to him. “What’s wrong?”

“I’m still working up to that and I think it may take me doing it a few times to get comfortable with it,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and leans back into him. “How about Fluttershy help you with that, she has already had a lot of experience, especially the one she wants you to do?”

“I mean with the traditional way of making foals and I follow the Mandalorian way and it is very specific on waiting to do that,” Blitz says.

Twilight nuzzles him. “That’s good, but you can still talk to Fluttershy for tips, trust me, you’ll find it helps.”

“I will think about it. Now I must get back to work Twi.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and looks at him. “Can you at least give me something?”

“Depends on what it is,” Blitz says raising an eyebrow.

Twilight smiles. “Hold me and kiss me.”

“Alright,” Blitz says before fulfilling her request.

Twilight smiles as she kisses him before letting him go. “Okay, I have to go and still update my library. The others might need you later too.” She said pushing away from him slightly.

“I hope you are happy with the package Minerva has for you,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, thanks for that. I really needed some new foreign books. But I will be needing something else soon, something entirely different.”

“I hoped that hunting down those rare books and novels was worth it to make you happy and don’t worry, come wedding night, we will attempt it,” Blitz says.

Twilight blows him a kiss. “I’ll be waiting for you.” She said before floating out.

Blitz smiles and sighs as he turns back to his work. “Okay, now where was I?”

“Master?” Fluttershy calls about a half-hour later.

“In here Fluttershy.” Blitz calls revving the engine of the speeder bike to hear it.

Fluttershy floats in and flaps her wings over to him. “Master.” She stops. “What is that?”

“My speeder bike. It is one of my ways to get around fast.” Blitz says nodding as he smiles hearing no problems from it.

Fluttershy stops as she floats over to him. “Anything else you’ve been missing?”

“Well, I just finished maintenance on this, now for either some of the probes or my customized viking,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy looks up at the big machine and the little probes sitting on their station. “Okay, I was just coming to ask if you want a session?”

“I would, but you know the old saying, work before play. After all, I need these to make money so I can treat you, girls.” Blitz says grabbing her and running his hoof along her wing.

Fluttershy moans as she was being held and feels the hoof along the wing. “But also, all work and no play, makes Jack a very dull boy.”

“Oh Flutter, after this we will have a lot of time together, besides Fleetfoot is not above doing mares and don’t you want to take her for a spin?” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Fluttershy blushes. “Only if you can be there. I want my master to watch it all while others use me.”

“Oh, but don’t you want to establish a pecking order and dominate her?” Blitz suggests, giving Fluttershy ideas.

Fluttershy smiles. “Maybe I should. Think you can watch while I do it?”

“I will work fast and I will catch it,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy licks his neck. “I’ll save the best part for you.”

“Ok, just don’t scar her, ok?” Blitz asks petting her mane.

Fluttershy nods. “Sure, maybe put her within an inch of her life.”

“Don’t kill her, but make her moan for you and me,” Blitz whispers before playfully slapping her flank.

Fluttershy yips. “Master.” She moans.

“Just whetting your appetite for your waiting conquest.” Blitz whispers.

Fluttershy moans as he pulls her tail and mane at the same time as he kisses her neck. “Master.” She moans.

“You want her so badly now, don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy gulps as he lets her go, but not before hitting her in the face. “Ow, master, that feels…good.” She said as she holds her face.

“I know, now let me hear you say it,” Blitz says as he strokes her wings at their most sensitive parts.

Fluttershy moans. “I…love you…master.”

“And?” Blitz asks kissing the spots.

Fluttershy tries to look at him. “I’m…your…slave.”

“No Fluttershy, you are one of my lovers. I can never call you my slave. I care too much to do that.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy looks at him. “Then what is it? What do you want me to say?”

“You will make her beg for us to go all the way and deny her, for now, make her hunger for us,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nods. “Yes, master. Anything else?”

“Don’t call yourself my slave again. If you need to call yourself something, call yourself my mistress. Ok, Fluttershy?” Blitz asks stroking her flank.

Fluttershy wiggles her flank as he keeps stroking. “But, how will you treat me badly when we have our sessions? I need a horrible name.”

“You can overlook that for pleasure, can’t you?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy shakes her head. “The name helps with that.”

“We will think of one later, after all, you still have much to teach me, don’t you?” Blitz asks kissing her.

Fluttershy nods as he kisses her neck. “Yes, and its bitch, whore, and slut you can use. Each one worse than the last.”

“Ok, time to go dominate Fleetfoot, my vampire,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles. “Yeah, one last domination on me?”

“Oh, I wouldn’t say that. After all, I might ask you to dominate any of the other mares.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Fluttershy blushes. “I meant one last treat for the road, master.”

Blitz sighs as he grabs by the mane and turns her onto her back on the ground and then hits her in the face a few times as she cries out in bliss with every hit before biting her neck and licking it and lifts her up at the same time and then lets her go. “How’s that?”

“You are getting better all the time,” Fluttershy says.

“I know, now go get you’re…which word would be better, victim or prey?” Blitz asks confused.

Fluttershy grins. “In our case, the victim. Now if I’m free to go, master?”

“One last thing. Go full vampire and let no one see you spirit her away to your room.” Blitz says smiling before kissing her neck where he left a small bite mark.

Fluttershy giggles. “Any other last requests or am I free to go, master?”

“Stay beautiful, that’s all,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy blushes heavily. “Thank you, master. I can go now, right? I need permission.”

“Yes, you may. Remember, no matter how much she begs for it, don’t go all the way or scar her in any way.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nods. “Okay, I’ll do that. Just remember, with me, you have to order me just like those computers you have. You need to give me permission to do things.”

“Ok, I give you permission to keep being sexy.” Blitz jokes with her.

Fluttershy giggles. “Oh, master. Well, I have to go and capture our victim. And I can see you like our mini session. Later.” She said looking under him before leaving.

Blitz looks down at himself and sees the little bulge under his clothing and groans. “I can’t believe I got off on that. But right now, for you little guys.” Blitz goes over to the probes before donning special goggles and starts working.

“Blitzy.” Applejack calls as she comes in while carrying a plastic case.

“Over here. Seriously, are all my mares need something from me at the same time?” Blitz whispers the last part to himself as he starts on the fifth probe.

Applejack floats on over. “Thought you might be hungry. I’ve already fed everypony except Fluttershy and Fleetfoot. Can’t find those two.”

Blitz smiles as he sees the show on his one-way goggles. “I’m sure they’re just resting. What da make?”

---

Meanwhile in Fluttershy’s room

Fluttershy chuckles as she wears the strapon and still carrying the whip. “So…what did you want?”

“Let me out of here.” Fleetfoot barely manages to say as she was tied down and had already been stripped of her uniform and had welts all over her, but mostly on her flank and in between her hind legs.

Fluttershy clicks her tongue as she shakes her head. “I can’t do that. You see, my master really wants you to beg for us and keep begging. And when it comes to it, we will torture you to wetness. Of course, you have been through so much. Do you still want this?” She asks while poking her with her rather large strapon.

Fleetfoot tries to struggle against her bindings as she tries to look away from Fluttershy’s eyes, but they were so hypnotic.

Fluttershy steps close to her as she brings the strapon close to her face, never letting her now red eyes out of Fleetfoot’s sight. “You want it, you want to be in bliss and pleasure, you want to like it and never let it go, you even want the real thing, all hard and throbbing with pleasure to come for you including the heat afterward, but you must say it, say it with me…” Fluttershy says to her as Fleetfoot’s mouth started to mirror hers. “I want it.” They both said.

“You are starting to get so wet from just looking at me. Your eyes watching every part of me. You love the idea of being with another mare, but you are disgusted at the thought of being with a stallion, except for the one you crave the most. Our master, Apple Blitzkrieg.” Fluttershy says. Fleetfoot nods dumbly as she drools and a puddle starts to form around her. Fluttershy smirks and pokes the strapon on her muzzle. “Do you want it?” She asks simply.

“I…I…I…I…” Fleetfoot kept repeating as if struggling against the trance.

Fluttershy sighs and bends down and brings her eyes close to Fleetfoot’s. “You like the pleasure and you want it for the rest of your life, every second, every day, every waking moment. You want to be filled to the brim with everything and everyone. Anything to get pleasure. Especially your master, but only when he or I want you to. Now…” Fluttershy said getting back up and putting the strapon on her muzzle. “Do you want it?”

Fleetfoot does nothing for a bit before trying to suck on it. Fluttershy grins as she pulls it away. “Sorry, but you gotta beg for it, beg. You know what, how about this?” She said before plunging it into her mouth all the way and started to thrust into it. “Oh yeah, you’re just a tool, a cock sleeve for my master to use and nothing else. You will get pleasure, but only if he says it or I do, you will listen to everything he says. If I say something and he says differently, you will listen to him, pleasure him to your last breath. You live to give pleasure to him and only him while almost having none yourself. Now, I’ll get my pleasure and you’ll beg for your release.” She moans out, happily listening to the gulking sounds from Fleetfoot’s throat as Fleetfoot moans whorishly around the fake cock.

---

Blitz just finished eating with Applejack. “Thanks, Jackie,” Blitz says laying his head in her lap.

Applejack smiles as she pets his head. “No problem Blitzy, but why are still wearing these?” She asks taking the goggles off.

“Those help me do maintenance on the probes,” Blitz says as Applejack puts them on and starts seeing an alien-like language with many numbers.

Applejack shrugs. “Huh, okay, it’s not like I can understand…wait.” She said bringing up her leg and showing the orange computer. “Let’s try this.” She said to herself, hitting a few things.

Blitz starts to sweat. “Um…Jackie, I kinda need those to work now. I gotta get these done.” He said reaching for them.

Applejack smiles as she moves her head out of the way. “Got it.” She said, hitting the last button and all the symbols started to change and form the language she can understand. “There that’s…what’s that?” She asks seeing a screen.

Blitz really sweats now. “That’s nothing.” He said, quickly reaching up, but Applejack dodges it.

Applejack smirks. “What are you hidi…whoa. Blitzy, I didn’t know you into that.” She said seeing the camera in Fluttershy’s room and the scene playing out.

“Actually, that is Fluttershy and you now know where Fluttershy went,” Blitz says, thankful that the goggles didn’t have audio.

Applejack shrugs and takes it off. “Yeah, she would be the type to have that. Here.” She said giving it to him. “Now tell me, what are you going to give me in return?”

“I don’t really know,” Blitz says after thinking, putting back on the goggles.

Applejack smiles. “Well, you got until the wedding night to think of something.”

“Yeah, so Jackie what was in the mail? You have seemed a little distracted since you read it.” Blitz says.

“Well, I got a letter from our distant cousin, Fiddly Faddle.” Applejack says.

“Wait, isn’t she the blue-maned earth pony who plays the violin?” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods. “Yep, she is. Anyways it seems complications have arisen and she won’t be able to come to Ponyville to help another one of her cousins who isn’t exactly kin to us.” Applejack starts.

“Got it, her extended family,” Blitz says.

“Yeah, and well, she is asking if we can help her, but I and Big Mac don’t have the time and Apple Bloom is a little too young so…” Applejack trails off.

“You want me to help her?” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods. “Oh yeah, you kinda have the experience with being an outcast, no offense.”

“Ok, I’ll go help her cousin, just give me the address,” Blitz says.

Applejack types a few things on her orange computer. “You know, Minerva still hasn’t given me the name for these things. It’s sent to the ship, ready for you to take anywhere.”

“Communicators,” Blitz says.

Minerva pops up on her orange hologram on a screen. “Omnitool for the thing she’s wearing, but it’s not a communicator, it’s actually a wearable computer.”

“Wait, you gave her an omnitool? Tell me you gave her detailed instructions and how to use it.” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. “What do you take me for, a fool? I taught them the basics and they learned the rest. And as soon as the other mares get acquainted with the ship, then I’ll give them theirs.”

“So Jackie, you looking forward to that day?” Blitz asks leaning against her before kissing her ear as Minerva disappeared.

Applejack blushes. “Yeah, I wonder how the family will react when I’m marrying my own cousin, by the adoption of course.”

“I don’t think they will mind,” Blitz says rubbing her shoulders now.

Applejack moans as she feels some pressure being lifted. “You sure, we have been getting those slurs?”

“Not from the family and they don’t understand how far we are apart in the family tree,” Blitz says kissing the back of her neck.

Applejack breathes in she tries to guide him. “Yeah, yeah yer right. But where are we going to go now that we here all know there’s more out there?”

“Nowhere for now Jackie. You might have learned a few things, but not nearly enough to survive out in the galaxy just yet.” Blitz says before pulling her to the ground on top of himself.

Applejack smiles as she runs a hoof down his chest. “Yeah, so how long until we’re ready?”

“Twilight is arranging that, so you got to ask her,” Blitz says before kissing her. “So, am I improving?” Blitz asks after breaking the kiss.

Applejack smiles as she lays her head down onto his chest. “You tell me, does it feel like we’re getting closer?”

“Yeah, it does,” Blitz says before kissing her again.

Applejack moans a bit before pushing him away. “Whoa, there lover boy. Save all that energy for the wedding and the night of it.”

“Just giving you a taste and teasing you with it. After all, you tied me up and took me to your home twice.” Blitz says smirking.

Applejack snorts a puff of air at him. “Just keep this engorged until the wedding night.” She said while slowly rubbing a certain part of him.

“Don’t be so quick Jackie, remember, I’m not used to that and I will be struggling to do that on the wedding night. So please don’t embarrass me anymore, ok?” He says grabbing her hoof.

Applejack nods. “Sure. Just keep it waiting for us.” She said before giving him a kiss and getting up. “Bye now.” She said, moving her tail along him as she left.

“Jackie, you forgot something,” Blitz says wearing her hat.

Applejack smirks as she grabs her rope that he somehow didn’t notice and grabs it off of him as she puts the rope away. “You still got a lot to learn about me.” She said as she walked away.

“Oh, is that why your flank is reserved for me?” Blitz asks a little surprised at himself for being so forward.

Applejack grins as she shakes her flank at him while moving her tail out of the way. “All yours.”

“Yeah, you keep teasing me,” Blitz says going back to work.

Blitz sighs as he wiped his head from the sweat as he looks over the probes. “There we are, upgraded and ready to go.” He then turns to the viking mech with a grin. “Your turn.”

“Oh, Blitz.” Spitfire calls.

Blitz, in the cockpit, hears her and groans a bit. “In here!” He calls leaving the hatch open.

Spitfire looks around and spots him in a machine. “What’s that?” She asked as she went to him.

“My Viking mech. I only bring her down if I need some serious firepower.” Blitz says testing a few controls.

Spitfire smiles as she looks inside the cockpit. “Nice mech, how tough is it?”

“The princesses would have a tough time facing it, I would think, though it lacks the firepower of a Thor, makes up for it with the ability to transform into an aircraft,” Blitz says having it turn to the right.

Spitfire comes inside the cockpit and stays above him. “Well that’s cool, so how fast would it be if it transformed?”

“From aircraft to ground mode or vice versa?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire shrugs. “Both.”

“From aircraft to ground in midair: 3.5 seconds. From ground to aircraft: 7 seconds because it has to use boosters to lift off the ground.” Blitz says as Spitfire pushes against the roof of the cockpit and lands in his lap.

Spitfire smiles as she wraps her hooves around his neck. “And when it’s flying?”

“You or it?” Blitz asks as she snuggled into him.

Spitfire chuckles. “It, silly.” She said as she nuzzles him.

“Could have fooled me seeing as how quickly you moved in on me,” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs and sits up again. “You know, we are alone here.” She said as she rubs his shoulders and hikes her tail out of the way. “We could some have fun.” She said rather sultry.

“Sorry, but I am a Mandalorian and we follow a strict code and it is quite specific that I wait until after the wedding. Also, careful with throwing that around so carelessly. Fluttershy caught wind of Fleetfoot doing that with me and now she is ‘educating’ her.” Blitz warns as he places his hooves on her hips.

Spitfire raises an eyebrow. “Huh, so that’s where she went. Oh well, I could still do this.” She said before turning her head to the side and licks his neck and brings her flank up a little.

Blitz moans a little as he moves one of his hooves up to try to stop her, but was getting a surprise. “Blitz, you won’t believe it, we have…I…ah…whoa…ye…yeow…wow…I can come back later.” Minerva said as she appeared in the cockpit viewer on the screen in front of Blitz and got half a view of Spitfire’s ass while seeing the action up top.

“Spi…Spitfire, stop for a moment.” Blitz struggles before turning to Minerva. “Ok, please continue,” Blitz says.

Minerva still looks to Spitfire’s ass while trying to talk. “Um…well, do you know of the planet, E.D.N. III?”

“Refresh my memory,” Blitz says as Spitfire brings her flank down to sitting on Blitz’s lap.

Minerva coughs to regain her attention on him again. “Well, it’s the ice planet that runs on thermal energy as an energy source and kinda run by a corrupt corporation which was stopped by these snow pirates. Remember?”

“Oh yeah, I have heard of it, but never have or planning to go there,” Blitz says.

Minerva then smiles. “You won’t have to. They had a trading site open for a long time since they drove the corporation out of the planet, but it never opens their trading lines. But I have been keeping an eye on it for a reason. Their weapons, energy, tech, suits and most of all, mechs. And I have been keeping an eye on one.” She said a picture of a mech appeared on the screen. “The PTX-40A, the most badass of all mechs. The owners of this thing died out and the last fight it was in was against a mech that takes energy from radio waves. So they took that and placed it into the PTX. Just think of what we can do, especially since it can transform into a flying mech while looking cool, it’s collection system for energy and, if we upgrade, materials and minerals, the standard weapons like mini machine gun and chainsaw and of course, but it now also comes with, instead of a gatling gun, two EMF blades and a vulcan laser, it comes with a regenerative arm glove for the pilot to wear and use on himself and the mech and its run on the energy the mech collects.”

Blitz waited a few moments before speaking again. “Permission granted, buy it now.”

Minerva giggles in a high pitch voice, as she jumps in place really fast. “You won’t regret it and I’ll look up what upgrades we can get and I’ll start with the collection system.” She said before signing off. Then she came back on. “Oh, by the way, nice ass.” She said.

“How about first modifying it to where I can pilot it?” Blitz asks.

Minerva nods. “Already got a plan in the works, they just need your body type and how big you can get and they’ll change it. Luckily…” She said showing a picture of him with measurements.

“You already have the data,” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “Yep, I’ll send it to them and max out the upgrades on the collection system and we’ll see from there.”

“Send a copy of the schematics to Mandalore and we can write it off as a business expense,” Blitz says his hoof wrapping around Spitfire’s flank as he rubs it.

Minerva shakes her head. “Don’t need to, you know how the income we get is strangely lower than usual?”

“Why?” Blitz asks suspiciously.

Minerva grins. “I was placing the missing credits into a savings account under your name. And we actually have enough. Started it when you started your job and got your first pay.”

“So that’s why I barely had any credits leftover after you bought your body,” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. “Just be happy, they had this inventory open for a long time, since you’ve started working in your life. I knew that if we passed it to the Mandalorians we would have to give it to them when they called for it, but if you get it under your own name and money then…” She said smiling.

“Just don’t start thinking of cheating the clans and still, send the schematics, it will at least get us in better graces with the engineers and the more warmongering of the clans,” Blitz says.

Minerva groans. “Fine. Have fun you two.” She said before signing off.

“Maybe we can talk them into sending us some upgrades for the Darkstar One,” Blitz says causing her to come back and looks at him starry-eyed.

Minerva keeps looking at him. “Really, can we…upgrade the collection system on this? We can finally become an exporter for the minerals and everything, get some free credits?”

“Yes, if you send the schematics to them,” Blitz says.

Minerva keeps looking at him. “Okay, I’ll send it.” She said finally.

“Good girl,” Blitz says.

Minerva glares at him. “I’m not a dog.”

“No, you’re one of my girls,” Blitz says smirking.

Minerva sighs. “You need anything else on either the PTX or the ship, any upgrades? Especially since the PTX chainsaw can cut almost anything along with the EMF blades.”

“Just go over the inventory and let me know what we have later, ok?” Blitz asks.

Minerva nods. “Yeah, you got it.” She then stares back at Spitfire’s ass again. “Huh, no wonder he likes that.”

“Hey, I got other qualities,” Spitfire says wrapping her wings around Blitz.

Minerva smirks. “Yeah, considering the size of your front assets, size DD, am I right?”

“My wingspan is E size, thank you very much,” Spitfire says.

Minerva giggles. “I said front, your wings is your back.”

Spitfire and Blitz just looked confused.

Minerva smiles until she lifts herself up and shows herself down low under where her stomach should be. “These things.” She said pointing at the metal nipples.

“Huh, what do those have to do with anything? Those are for a mare to feed their foals.” Spitfire says.

Minerva sits back down and smirks. “Because a stallion can look at it while it jiggles up and down when you do it and yours is size DD, I looked up your file.”

“Minerva, could you check our flamethrower fuel reserves?” Blitz asks.

Minerva sighs. “I know when to take a hint. Bye now.” She said before signing off again.

“Let’s see. Hum, it seems that the number five motor control in the right leg isn’t responding.” Blitz says looking at a screen to the side.

Spitfire shakes her head before making him turn his head at her and leans back and spreads her legs. “Is what she said true?”

“I don’t look at those, besides, why would I look there when this is far more preferable?” Blitz says looking her in the eyes.

Spitfire smiles. “Just tell me, do you like them?” She said while shaking herself a little, making them jiggle.

“They are not undesirable to me, but I don’t look to them. They are a bonus.” Blitz says lifting her up with his magic so he could get out.

Spitfire watches as he gets out. “And what are you going to watch the most when we do it?”

“Your beautiful muzzle,” Blitz says moving to the right leg of the Viking.

Spitfire clicks her tongue. “Really? This thing,” She said pointing to her muzzle. “Is better than this?” She now said pointing to her eyes.

“No, because they are one and the same. Now you might want to get some distance as this could get messy.” Blitz says bringing over the tools to start working on the leg.

Spitfire sighs as she starts to float away. “I’ll see you later. Need to finalize my paperwork on me going away.” Spitfire says before Blitz gets shocked and is thrown into the wall beside her.

“Ow. Should have shut that off first.” Blitz says licking his hoof and using it to extinguish the small flame in his mane.

Spitfire smiles and moves to him. “Guess what, we do have something in common in appearance.”

“The wild style?” Blitz jokes.

Spitfire giggles. “I was going to say fiery mane, but that works too.” She said before kissing him and gets a jolt.

“Now you see why I wanted you to move back right?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire still feels the spark in her mane. “Wow, that’s what I call a kiss. Think you can electrify me on our wedding night?”

“I’ll consider it. No promises though.” Blitz says pushing off back the Viking.

Spitfire sighs as she watches him fly off, especially his flank. “Can I join you in some private time later, maybe have some fun?”

“You got to wait for the wedding Spitfire.” Blitz calls.

Spitfire chuckles. “I meant, maybe a shower together?”

“Remember Fluttershy, Spitfire, you don’t want to get educated by her like Fleetfoot is being,” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs. “I meant just being held in there, just…holding you is enough.”

“We shall see. I am going to need one when I’m done though.” Blitz calls.

Spitfire nods and floats out. “I’ll see you later.” She said while flicking her tail at him.

Blitz sighs as he hits the tester and finds all green on the screen. “Finally. All done.” He said sitting back in his seat after about two hours of working.

“Blitz, you in here?” Rainbow calls.

Blitz leans his head into the seat and closes his eyes. ‘Might as well.’ “Yeah, in here.”

Rainbow floats over and looks into the cockpit and sees him looking like he’s asleep. “You okay?” She asks floating in.

“Yeah, just tired. I get really worn out quickly when I do maintenance for around five hours straight.” Blitz says.

Rainbow painfully smiles as she floats onto him and wraps her legs around him. “Want to head to your room or rest here for a bit?”

“I got to hit the shower first I got grease all over my hooves and my face and I’m covered in sweat,” Blitz says leaning on her shoulder.

Rainbow almost laughs. “Want me to lead you there?”

“Sure, I’m also might need some help bathing in this condition,” Blitz says almost nodding off.

Rainbow smiles. “I can help with that, need some others though.” She lifts him out of the seat and starts to guide him through the ship. “Daring, Spitfire, need a hoof with him.” She calls out as she passes the common area.

Moments later, the two pegasus come down the hall. “Whoa, he looks wiped,” Daring says.

Rainbow smiles as she starts to lead them all to his room. “Yeah, that’s what happens when you’re working for five hours straight. Right, Blitz?”

“Yeah, it is,” Blitz says.

“And the fact you haven’t slept in three days. Have you been using those things again?” Daring adds.

“No, I use that to help me sleep,” Blitz says.

Daring frowns. “When I’m around, no matter what, you do not use those. Promise?”

“I haven’t used them in months since you told me to stop,” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “Good.” She said before opening his door and leading them to the shower. After Rainbow and Spitfire brought him in, they all started to hit the ground. “What?”

“I turned on the gravity for you,” Minerva said. “Happy bathing.”

“Thanks. Come on lover boy, time for a shower.” Rainbow says taking off his clothes as Spitfire messes with the controls of the shower and Daring undresses.

Blitz smiles as he tries to look at them. “Thanks for these girls.”

“Save your strength lover boy, we want you awake when the shower is over,” Spitfire says, booping his nose.

Blitz chuckles as the shower come on and they start to get wet whole Blitz just becomes a mess of fluids from the machines. “Wow, that’s a lot,” Daring said, grabbing a sponge.

“Yeah, had to inspect and replace a lot of parts in my Viking mech,” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles as she starts to scrub him down after Spitfire places some soap on him and lathers him up while Daring and Rainbow follow behind. “Do you have to do anything else still?”

“No, all caught up now. I really should think about either hiring an engineer or get one of the clan to join my team.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “So when you said clan back when we met, it wasn’t a fluke?”

“Yeah, I am a Mandalorian and belong to the Fett clan which ironically translates into farmers,” Blitz says.

Rainbow laughs. “You and Applejack would have definitely gotten together first.”

“And the warrior leader of all the clans, Mandalore, is the head of my clan, who also snapped the neck of the last one who made fun of our clan’s name,” Blitz says.

Spitfire shakes her head. “Is there anything not crazy about you?”

“My good looks count?” Blitz asks.

Every one of the mares laughs or giggles a little. “Anything else you can say?” Rainbow asks.

“Hope you girls like to be fluff balls at the end of this,” Blitz says puzzling them.

Daring shrugs as she mounts him backward and over his face and starts to scrub his chest. “Like the view?”

“I’ll leave my answer up to your imagination,” Blitz says as she stares at the three scars on his chest.

Daring gets off of him and just lightly touched the scars. “How come these haven’t disappeared?”

“They won’t simply go away. They are scars of a mortal wound. If I didn’t have access to what most consider sci-fi medical treatment, I would be dead.” Blitz says.

They all stop and look to him. “Minerva, what did you have to do?” Rainbow asks.

“Surgery. A very delicate surgery.” Minerva says over the intercom in the bathroom.

All the mares start to lightly touch the scars. “And how much time did it take?” Spitfire asks.

“Well the best medical term I can think of is it was touch and go for eight hours before he stabilized. He lost a lot of blood along with those injuries from Bloody Mary.” Minerva answered.

Daring painfully smiles as she sits down and places his head on her lap before starting to scrub his head. “At least you’re okay.”

“Yeah and to make sure she can’t come back, I threw her ashes into the sun,” Blitz says smiling.

Rainbow smiles as she starts to scrub again and starts moving downward. “It was kind of cool watching that vase float into the sun.”

“I thought the rumors of you slaying Bloody Mary were only rumors,” Spitfire says.

Blitz smirks and points to his scars. “Then what’s this?”

“As I said, I thought they were only rumors till a buddy of mine in the night guard told me he was there and watched her burn to death in the sun, but it was two hours early to boot,” Spitfire says scrubbing his chest.

Rainbow smirks as she starts to scrub his lower half. “Think, who can make the sun come up early?”

“Yeah, yeah, I owe the princesses one,” Blitz says starting to lose focus.

Rainbow grins as she loses the sponge and starts rubbing him with a hoof. “Stay awake our stallion, we need you awake.”

“No, no, Rainbow, you’re doing it all wrong. Spitfire, please smack his head.” Minerva says.

Rainbow giggles as she keeps stroking him while Spitfire hits him hard, waking him up. “What the heck?! Who’s…?” He looks to who’s rubbing him. “Um…Rainbow…c…can you stop?” He groans out.

“Ok, just trying to keep you awake.” She says innocently.

Blitz groans. “You’re…still doing…it.”

Rainbow sighs and stops and keeps scrubbing, leaving him hanging out in the open. “Fine, you look really big though, not even all the way yet.”

“Not talking about it,” Blitz says annoyed through his teeth.

Spitfire smirks. “It’s always the quiet one.” She said eyeing it as it twitches.

“Do I need to call Fluttershy and ask her to ‘educate’ you?” Blitz asks.

“No need.” A voice said from outside the shower, which makes them look over and see Fluttershy with Fleetfoot bowing low next to her with a collar around her neck and too many red marks and covered in something. “I finished up and I just need to wipe her down. But look at what I found, three mares who are molesting my master. Slut, don’t you have something to do?” She asks Fleetfoot.

“No Mistress. You haven’t given me permission.” Fleetfoot says in a hypnotizing voice.

“Fluttershy, they aren’t molesting me, they are helping take a shower as I’m really tired,” Blitz says, nearly nodding off.

Fluttershy smiles. “Good, I would’ve had to do the same to you all. Master, enjoy your new pet to have and use. You need anything else?”

“Um…how about you help us finish him up Fluttershy?” Rainbow asks hoping to avoid what happened to Fleetfoot.

Fluttershy grins. “Master?”

“Do whatever you want,” Blitz says nearly nodding off again.

Fluttershy nods and turns to Fleetfoot. “Come out of this my pet,” Fluttershy says taking off the collar causing Fleetfoot to shake her head.

“What happened?” Fleetfoot asks holding her head.

Fluttershy smirks as she wraps her pensile tail around her. “You were under my control, disobey and you will deal with me or our master.”

“What?” Fleetfoot asks alarmed.

Fluttershy suddenly hoists her up after grabbing her by the neck but keeping her from choking. “You’re mine and our master’s pet, listen to what we say and maybe we would give you what you want.”

“Fluttershy, that’s enough, you going to help or not?” Blitz asks causing Fluttershy to do a one-eighty and drop Fleetfoot and walks over to Blitz smiling as she joins the shower.

Fluttershy sits between his legs and grabs a sponge before scrubbing his legs. “Better?” She asks sweetly.

“Thank you,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot looks a bit scared. “Pet?” She asks while shaking slightly.

“Fleetfoot, please come here.” Blitz requests nicely.

Fleetfoot gains a faraway look before shaking herself. “Yes, master.” She said before placing her hooves over her mouth. “What the…?” Blitz waits till she walks over before giving her a hug. “What happened?” She asks.

Blitz smiles a bit. “Fluttershy placed thoughts into you. You have to listen to us without question and I’m the override as well, right?” He asks Fluttershy.

Fluttershy nods. “Yes, if I give an order and you give another order. She will listen to you all the time. Even if it contradicts me.”

“So um…” Fleetfoot starts.

“It won’t affect you away from us, right?” Blitz asks Fluttershy.

Fluttershy shakes her head. “No, the ordering only happens if we ask her when she’s with us. She will look hypnotized, but it will wear off and she will do the order. Anything you ask her to do.”

“Oh? Fleetfoot tells me about these so-called lesbian experiences you had in boot camp.” Blitz says more awake now and has a grin as Spitfire freezes.

Fleetfoot freezes up before shaking herself again. “Well, I was about to graduate and was only a month away when Spitfire called me to her office. Her guards weren’t there so she took the chance to pin me the desk and rub against me. She must have been really pent up. After that, she took every chance to get me in my bed and soon in her bed. As we neared the end of the month, we were sleeping together like a married couple.”

“My, my, Spitfire, I had no idea you were so adventurous,” Blitz says rubbing against her a bit.

Spitfire presses her lips together. “I was lonely and needed some help. Fleetfoot was a shoo-in to get in so I decided to have fun with her.” She said as she wiggles her hips. “I was trying to get rid of the trouble I was feeling.” She said as something other than water fell from in between her legs.

“Well don’t worry, you won’t feel that way anymore,” Blitz says.

Spitfire still moves her hips around. “I know.”

“Alright, I think its Fleetfoot’s turn,” Blitz says as he lets himself be rinsed off.

Fleetfoot groans as she feels something running along her flank. “Mistress.” She moans out.

“Fluttershy, help her get washed, don’t torture her,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles as she brings her tail in front of her. “And what about you master, don’t you need help?”

“No, I’m good. The grease and sweat are off me.” Blitz says as the other mares start working on themselves.

Fluttershy smirks as she waved her tail on him. “I meant this.” She asks, rubbing him with her tail.

“I’m sure I barely have the strength to stand right now,” Blitz says leaning against her bat wings.

Fluttershy smiles as she leans her head against him. “You want to be treated?”

“No, save it for the wedding night,” Blitz says smiling.

Fluttershy grins as she licks him. “Oh master, what are you planning to do?”

“What do you think?” Blitz says.

Fluttershy licks her lips as she leans down to his waist. “Everything that abuses me and makes things painful for normal mares used on me.”

“I was thinking we try the old-fashioned way first,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy drools more as she keeps licking her lips as she reached her prize. “Then will you abuse me?”

“We shall see what happens after that. After all…” Blitz wasn’t able to finish as Fluttershy heard soft snoring.

Fluttershy sighs and looks up to see Blitz asleep against her wing. “Let’s get him to bed.” She said holding him.

“Yeah, I think we are finished,” Fleetfoot says after she had managed to scrub herself good.

“Roger, beginning drying,” Minerva says.

The dyer suddenly came on and a huge gust of air blew out from below them and once it was finished did their hair turned them into puffballs. “Huh, so that’s what he meant.”

“Hey Blitz, are you in here, I wanted to…” Twilight starts, but stops, trying to contain her laughter.

Rainbow glares at her. “Shut up, just shut up.”

“Sporting a new look for the wonderbolts?” Applejack, who was right behind her, jokes, barely containing her laughter.

Spitfire and Daring just throw their sponges at them.

They keep laughing till they see Fluttershy carrying a sleeping Blitz to the bed. Fluttershy smiles as she places Blitz on the bed and covers him up. “Who wants to sleep with him tonight?”

The other six mares in the room share a glance and check the size of the bed, but before any could make a move Spitfire sigh. “We can’t, as we have to return to the academy.” She says.

Fluttershy nods. “Fleetfoot, you are free to go, for now. Rainbow, Twilight?” Fluttershy asks only to see them gone. Looking back to Blitz, she sees them already in the bed. Fluttershy smiles and gets into bed too and lays right on top of him. “Good night master, night girls.”

“I will see y’all later. I go to get back to the farm. Got to start bringing in the last crop before winter sets in.” Applejack says.

They just wave her off as the lights dim down.

As they start to fall asleep, they hear an annoying beeping. The three glared at the source which was an alarm clock. When they were about to get up, Twilight notices a blaster pistol rising from beneath the bed covered in a golden yellow aura before it starts firing, silencing the alarm.

“Night girls,” Blitz said as he nuzzles their heads.

“Night.” They whispered as Twilight grabbed the blaster pistol with her magic and places it facing away from them on the bedside table.

Twilight smiles as she places her head on his shoulder. “You’re improving Blitz.”

“Actually, that is the twenty-fifth alarm clock to meet that same fate,” Blitz says.

They all laugh as they giggle before Fluttershy gasps. “Oh, master.” She moans out while moving her flank on him.

“What is it Fluttershy?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy smiles as she keeps moving her flank up and down on him. “It’s growing.”

“Stop Fluttershy,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy licks her lips. “It came out on its own before it touched me. Your fault.” She said still moving.

“Fluttershy, I said stop,” Blitz says with authority in his voice as he opens an eye to look at her.

Fluttershy stops as she sees him looking and looks down. “Yes, master.” ‘He didn’t like it.’ She thought, covering her face slightly.

“Save it for the wedding night,” Blitz says bringing her head close to him and closes his eye again.

Fluttershy whimpers. “Yes, master.”

“Now sleep and look forward to that night my vampire,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Fluttershy whimpers. “Master?”

“I must follow my code to the letter Fluttershy, but it doesn’t mean I disliked it, but I also have to ease into this,” Blitz whispers into her ear before shifting so he could hold the other two mares in his bed.

Fluttershy nods as she tries to find a good spot. “Does this mean I can keep doing this?”

“Yes you can, when we have nothing going on,” Blitz says taking his hoof of her to pet her mane.

Fluttershy purrs. “Okay, do you like your new pet?”

Blitz kisses her forehead. “Go to sleep,” Blitz says.

‘Ah, don’t want to say anything in front of Rainbow or Twilight huh master?’ Fluttershy thinks.

Blitz chuckles and leans in close to her ear before giving it a bite. “Love it.” He whispered before leaning his head back down and going to sleep.

Chapter 9: City of Vamps

The next afternoon, Blitz was standing in front of a house wearing his usual clothes and a pair of mirrored sunglasses. “Ok, this should be the place according to the address we were sent,” Blitz says before knocking on the door.

“Coming.” A voice said inside before the door opens. “Hello, can I help you?” A mare asks.

“Um…yes, are you Miss Octavia?” Blitz asks looking at the envelope.

Octavia nods. “Yes, what do you need?”

“Yes, unfortunately, your cousin Fiddly Faddle couldn’t make it for some reason so she asked her extended family on her mother’s side here in Ponyville to help you out,” Blitz says.

Octavia looks a bit surprised. “Fiddly, but…Vinyl, I’m heading out for a bit.” She calls back inside.

“Yeah, sorry about her not being able to make it,” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs as she closes the door. “It’s okay, her life has been hectic at times. Mostly trying to deal with that husband of hers.”

“Oh, she got married?” Blitz asks.

Octavia nods and they start to walk. “Most don’t know, but she married a pony from Manehatten, she’s the Apple of the family.”

“There is a joke in that statement somewhere. I just don’t know where.” Blitz says.

Octavia frowns. “The problem lies with that husband of hers. She has a foal now and she can barely leave the city. I and Vinyl tried for a long time to get her out, Vinyl using her underground connections when she does gigs there and me using my high society ones. We can’t get close though.”

“Ah so you don’t really need help, you just want her to get out of the house for a while?” Blitz asks.

Octavia shakes her head. “No, get her out and away from the bastard of a stallion. The reason we can’t touch him is that he’s a new politician in the city who is in with good graces of everypony.”

“So why is he a bastard?” Blitz asks.

Octavia snorts. “You’ve heard of how great stallions keep bringing their lovers flowers and everything, just to make up?”

“Not really,” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs. “This is why.” She said reaching into her collar and pulling out a folded piece of a photo. “She sent me these after she almost couldn’t make it last time.”

“Let’s see,” Blitz says taking the photo and looks it over. On it he can see a mare who looks badly hurt while in some kind of high-end bathroom and holding camera, presumably to take the picture herself.

“She took that when he was out for a bit and quickly made the neighbor mail it to me. If she sent it to her parents or the authorities it would have been worse since they wouldn’t believe her. Have a great stallion on the outside and he can be anything on the inside.” Octavia said.

“I see. Well, I think I’m going to be paying somepony a visit soon.” Blitz says.

Octavia glares at him. “You can’t harm him or leave any trace of her missing. If he finds out, he will blame you for kidnapping and it’s not going to matter how famous and good you are, heck your mares won’t be allowed to marry if it happens. He can make many things happened.”

“And I work in internal affairs and I’m friends with many high ranking ponies and many more owe me favors. I also can make him disappear easily.” Blitz says seriously.

Octavia sighs. “She has a foal to, get the little tyke out as well with her and bring them to us. We’ll be able to protect her once she’s here.”

“Gotcha. So Octavia what rank is he and his name?” Blitz asks.

Octavia looks to him. “He’s only second in line from the mayor and his name is Secure Star.”

“I see. I’ll see you in a few days so don’t worry your pretty head over this. Just prepare a room for her and the foal.” Blitz says.

Octavia nods. “Be careful, his reach may be far more than we know.”

“Trust me, it’s not as far as he thinks,” Blitz says walking away.

Octavia watches as he leaves. “Be careful.”

Blitz sighs. “Minerva, we’re going on a little road trip.”

“I heard, should I arrange a meeting with the princesses and the mob?” Minerva asks.

“Ask to see the Godfather specifically,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles. “Sure thing, just don’t have us find a head in our bed.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Blitz says disappearing.

---

Celestia was signing papers in her office when the open balcony door suddenly closes. “Princess Celestia, a word,” Blitz says as he becomes visible in his blue aerial armor.

Celestia stops mid-writing. “Cross, to what do I owe this pleasure of a midnight meeting like a lover stallion?”

“I have come across a corrupt official in your court who I want to move against,” Blitz says very business-like.

Celestia raises an eyebrow. “Since when do you want to dabble in politics?”

“Since this is a personal request from Blitzkrieg whose distant relative is married to him,” Blitz says.

Celestia sighs. “Okay, what is it?”

“Secure Star. I believe you know his rap sheet as it involves being suspected of being linked to some of your royal guards’ deaths along with a few other officials, but nothing has ever been proven.” Blitz says.

Celestia huffs. “Money and power can make anything disappear.”

“So are you willing to aid me in cutting off this snake?” Blitz asks.

Celestia smiles a bit. “We just need a lot of dirt on him, something that we can never get.”

“I can provide this, but for my plan to start, you will have to make Blitzkrieg a part of your internal affairs,” Blitz says.

Celestia sighs. “Okay, just don’t make too much noise.”

“Oh don’t worry. I will be discreet, just be ready to counter any attempts he tries to blame Blitzkrieg and be ready to watch and see who his allies are once he is arrested and then move against them.” Blitz says.

Celestia nods. “Anything else you need?”

“Nothing else for now,” Blitz says walking towards the door but stops. “Actually, about your latest edict, were you drunk when you released it?” Blitz asks.

Celestia blushes a little. “The guards I needed weren’t here.”

“I see,” Blitz says disappearing on the balcony.

Celestia blushes a bit more before looking into her drawer and sees the bottle. “Guards, I need assistance.” She calls to the outside.

---

Blitz is waiting in a very nice lounge in a mansion waiting for the godfather to see him. “I can’t believe I’m doing this.”

“Heh, believe it, kid.” A stallion said walking up. “Come on, he’s ready for you.” He said as he walks away with Blitz in the big mansion.

After a while, he lets Blitz into an office where Blitz takes a seat and looks at the earth pony sitting it the desk. “Godfather.” Blitz politely greets.

The earth pony nods. “Nice to finally see in my office Cross, to what do I owe the pleasure?”

“I’m here to discuss a mutually beneficial endeavor. I have heard recently a useful pawn has turned his back on you and even threatened to have you eliminated if you dare cross him.” Blitz says.

The pony snorts. “Yeah, that’s right. What’s it to ya?”

“Let’s just say an associate doesn’t like how he is treating a member of his extended family,” Blitz says.

The pony narrows his eyes at him. “Exactly how?”

“His wife. Anyways, even Celestia is had enough of him and is about to move against him. With that, the time is now right to break him in his own game.” Blitz says.

The pony nods. “And how do you propose we do that?”

“We both know it is only through your protection he has remained untouchable. Being that way for so long has made him think can’t be touched. So I’m asking for you to help by starting to get at him with a sting.” Blitz says.

The pony leans forward. “And the sting you want?”

“Let’s go with do you think, black market associations or potential slave trader would be better?” Blitz asks.

The pony keeps staring at him until he gets up. “Let’s go for a ride.”

“As you wish,” Blitz says getting up.

The pony and a few others lead him out and surprisingly, Blitz sees a mare among the guards. “If you’re wondering, I wanted to make an equal opportunity. My daughters want to go into what was once called stallion work, but I allow them so I decided to allow some old bodyguards that are mares and once did guard work.” The pony said as they made it underground and found themselves in a garage where a large black covered carriage that looks armored in the metal areas.

“Then they might be some of the most dangerous,” Blitz says no hint of joking in his voice as they get in.

The pony chuckles. “Kia?” He said to the mare next to him. Kia nods and throws something into a corner of the garage and a cry rang out. “She’s the best at being the quickest in the family.”

“And also doesn’t look like she could hurt a fly, making others underestimate her,” Blitz says.

The pony laughs as the carriage pulls away and into the streets. “Yes, now onto real business. This politician has a wide range of power because of what we stopped for him. Businesses, homes, old rivals, he caught all their assets and pooled them together to fuel his own endeavor.”

“Yeah, but what are his greatest assets right now?” Blitz asks.

The pony narrows his eyes and looks out the window which Blitz follows to see a power plant. “This city runs on it, his old rivals, they use to run almost all the plants. Now he owns all of them except for one company. It’s the only thing keeping him from gaining complete control and a monopoly. I don’t even agree with that idea. It kinda makes things boring.”

“There it is, his weakness then. That is how to start bringing him down.” Blitz says.

The pony nods. “Yes, but you need to do it legally so the city doesn’t side with him.”

“That is why we create a false opening for him. Make him think he can get it through an illegal means, but our friend from internal affairs is there waiting and he busts him and being on the princess’ orders, he can’t weasel his way out of it so easily.” Blitz says.

The pony smirks. “Where were you when I took over the city?”

“Hunting and killing. But this isn’t enough, but it will give them a reason to reopen old cases and for somepony of your ability you would keep some evidence around just in case somepony forgets what they owe you. Then this evidence mysteriously reappears and witnesses who were either scared or bribed into silence start coming forward.” Blitz says.

The pony nods. “Yes, but the reason you came here your ultimate goal?”

“To break him and protect the family of one of my associates. Also to send a message through the underworld you mess with my friends or family I will break you beyond recognition.” Blitz says.

The pony chuckles. “Alright, let’s get you an idea of what you have to work with.” He said as they stop in front of a large building. “This is the capital building. I already scheduled a meeting with him, saying you have some proposition for him.”

“I see. So tell me, if I offer him my services in bounty hunting and he sics me on you, how can we best turn that against him?” Blitz asks.

The pony shrugs. “No idea. You have that expertise, but there is one thing he can’t resist. Getting a good business deal.” He said as a guard gives Blitz a briefcase. “Every single paper you need to make it look real is in there. You are now offering to give the last power plant.”

“Understood. Say, what important businesses does he have around here that aren’t truly legal? That we can stage a bombing on and give the internal affairs pony an excuse to search it and bust him on that as well?” Blitz asks.

The pony smiles as he turns to the stores across the street. “Over there.” He said as Blitz looks over and sees a large shopping section that has many shops and too many ponies. “He owns all the shops there and some of the shops expanding across the city is his as well. Now some of the stores are corrupt, especially with dodging taxes and that’s something you can’t ever do.”

“And any other front for other non-legal businesses?” Blitz asks.

The pony shrugs. “Simply, other things this city needs. Power, you already know, then there is some in water and has some the worst waterway past the filtration laws, gas is actually okay, then there are the governmental buildings. He somehow got his hooves on those. Now you see why a lot of ponies fear to go against him?”

“Well, if all else fails, Celestia has issued orders for him to disappear,” Blitz says.

The pony sighs. “You better go, the appointment time is getting close.” He said as one of the guards opens the door.

“Very well. Also, your boy named Silver Hoof.” Blitz says before pulling out a photo of the said pony getting a payoff from one of Secure Star’s men. “I thought you would want to deal with him personally for the betrayal,” Blitz says.

The pony frowns. “Out now.”

“Yes, sir,” Blitz says getting out and walks into the building.

---

Blitz sits in the office once again. “The deal is set and I also installed something in his office,” Blitz says to the Godfather.

The pony nods. “Good, now we just need him to take the fall, the problem is he’s heading out to a family reunion, from his wife’s side. I think everything should still fall for him though.”

“Well maybe we can learn something from what I planted in his office,” Blitz says putting a device on the desk and turning it on and then the Godfather and Blitz started to hear Secure Star speaking.

“That washed up has been of a Godfather is becoming an eyesore, can’t you just bomb his mansion?” Secure Star asks his men in his office.

“Are you kidding? They’ll have your ties to him will be found.” A pony said.

“Who would dare go against me now?” Secure Star yells.

“The investigators for the reports on how the fire started.” Another said.

“Ha, I could bury them.” Secure Star says.

“You know boss, I heard that an internal affairs officer is coming.” Another one says.

“Let them, he won’t find…what?!” Secure Star asks as they hear a door open.

“Boss, bad news, they found some files about your finances that don’t add up and are sending a pony to investigate on Celestia’s personal authority.” A new voice says.

Secure growls. “Dammit, okay find a way to make up the money in those areas and…Fiddle? What do you want?”

They hear Fiddle shuffle a bit. “Honey, we have to get going, the reunion is coming up and we might be late if we wait another day.”

SLAP

“Bitch! I know, now leave me to my work and I’ll get you to your precious reunion and shut that baby up.” Secure yells as they hear a foal crying.

“Boss, what can we do? We can’t just move against internal affairs so openly.” The stallion says.

Secure huffs. “We have to hide the missing money, raise the price and place some charges under misc. charges. That should cover the next bill for this month. Now then…” He said as he heard getting up before a shriek comes out. “Come on, we got some business of our own.” He said as some dragging is heard.

“You mean we are going to go after the plant now, boss?” The stallion asks.

“Buy it, we’re going to need it and do the same thing on those bills. Come on Fiddle, let’s have some fun.” He said before a door is heard slamming and then cries broke out, muffled.

“Looks like it’s time for our internal affairs friend to go there,” Blitz says getting up.

The pony nods. “Get it done, you don’t treat family like that.”

Blitz nods before disappearing.

---

Blitz, in his normal clothes and mirror sunglasses, waits in hiding with three squads of royal guards and Shining Armor waiting.

“Yes Shining Armor, I have a reliable tip they are coming and no, this isn’t a good time to talk about Princess Twilight.” Blitz whispers.

Shining glares at him. “Then how much longer?”

“Haven’t you ever heard of a stakeout, now be quiet, I hear something coming.” Blitz hissed.

They all watch as a large carriage pulls up and some ponies flew out. Then the ponies head to the plant and push some of the ponies of the plant away. “And here comes the deal,” Blitz said as a pony comes out that he recognizes as the Godfather’s henchpony. They talk for a bit as the ponies give the henchpony some papers and he nods before giving them some papers and some keys.

Blitz makes some signals as Secure walks to the door. The guards all head down as the plant ponies gives the guards some keys and cards as Secure stays by the carriage. “Welcome to your first sting,” Blitz said as he gets up and heads down as he sees the carriage and notices two ponies inside. He heads to the carriage and sees Fiddle smiling at her foal playing around. “Mr. Secure, right?” Blitz asks adjusting his hat.

Secure looks to him. “Who wants to know?”

“Internal Affairs,” Blitz says as all the guards spring into action crossbows trained on him and his henchponies. “We received an anonymous tip that somepony would be attempting to sabotage and destroy the plant and seeing how you showed up, we must assume it is you,” Blitz says.

Secure frowns. “This is just a business deal, nothing else. Why would I, a politician, destroy something this city needs?”

“I don’t know, but we will be finding out,” Blitz says as the guards start putting the ponies in chains, Secure first.

Secure huffs. “You will regret this, I’ll be cleared.” He said as a guard takes Fiddle’s foal in his hooves and Fiddle was chained up as well.

Blitz scoffs as they were taken away, except for Fiddle and her foal. “You okay?” Blitz asks as the guards released her and give the foal back to her.

“Yes officer, we are fine,” Fiddle says scared.

“Please come with me,” Blitz says escorting her to another carriage.

Fiddle shushes the foal in her hooves as she heads into another carriage and they were pulled away. “What’s going on?”

“It’s been a while. Nearly twenty years, cousin Fiddle.” Blitz says taking off his glasses.

Fiddle looks surprised. “Blitzkrieg?”

“I see you remember me,” Blitz says smiling.

Fiddle smiles. “How can I forget the colt who help me play the fiddle?”

“I did?” Blitz asks.

Fiddle giggles. “Well…more like brought the fiddle then rather teach me.”

Blitz smiles as the carriage heads down the street. “Yeah, that was my weeks’ worth of allowance. Goodbye, rare comic. Anyway, you hungry? Catch up on the old days and maybe see your family, your real family?”

“What are you doing here?” Fiddle asks.

“Truthfully, working in internal affairs right now and taking you to see your family. Already got a room set for you and this little guy in Ponyville.” Blitz says.

Fiddle holds up her little colt to him. “Liner, look, it’s your uncle Blitzkrieg.” She said as the colt laughs as he reaches for him.

Blitz smiles and grabs the foal. “Hey there,” Blitz says.

The foal laughs and hugs him as Fiddle sits by him. “Think you could get something to eat, Liner here is pretty hungry.” She said poking his stomach which he giggles at.

“Sure. After all, we are here.” Blitz says as the carriage stops and Blitz opens the door to show Ponyville.

Fiddle gaps as she steps out and sees Octavia and Applejack coming over. “Hey cousin.” Applejack said as Blitz plays with Liner.

“B…But how?” Fiddle asks.

“I have my ways and friends in the royal guard who constantly used a teleport spell on the carriage,” Blitz says poking Liner and playing with him.

Fiddle looks around and sees some of the Apple family of the reunion coming over. “I thought it was tomorrow?”

Applejack smiles. “I told them about what’s going on and had some come over early to help you.”

Octavia suddenly hugs her. “You don’t have to be afraid anymore, we’re here now.”

“And I, unfortunately, have to get back and continue my investigation,” Blitz says giving Liner back to her.

Fiddle looks to him. “Blitzkrieg, thank you for this.”

“What’s family for?” Blitz asks getting back into the carriage and it teleports away with the driver.

Fiddle smiles as she looks to her family. “So what now?”

“We celebrate.” Applejack says.

---

“Seems the sting went off without a hitch and the cases are being reopened,” Blitz says to the Godfather in his office.

The pony laughs. “Was there any doubt? Besides, we now have more control now that he’s gone and some of the citizens can finally get some fair prices.”

“Yeah, but this is only the opening move. We need to redouble our efforts now that we have an opening to exploit.” Blitz says.

The pony nods. “We’ll give whatever you need, but only you.”

“Understood. What about bombing an empty room in this shop that we know is doing illegal business they can’t cover quickly or easily.” Blitz says.

The pony smirks. “What store?” He asks before a muffled explosion sounded out and some screams came as well. “Oops, my hoof slipped.”

Blitz chuckled a bit. “I like you, Godfather, you work quickly and efficiently,” Blitz says.

The pony leans back and crosses both his legs and puts them on the desk. “As always.”

“Ok, I will slip these into a safe in the building before the investigation starts,” Blitz says.

The pony nods. “Get it done quickly, response time is kinda…” He looks to where Blitz was, but couldn’t see him and the guards only shrugs. “Wish I can have that.”

---

“So what are we looking at Armor?” Blitz asks walking in to the crime scene.

Shining throws some papers down. “Tax evasions mostly, but there are some deals not adding up. They either have the missing money or they don’t exist. And we have been tracking the money and it leads to shell or dummy corporations. This guy is really heavy on corruption.” Armor says as they walk.

“We searched everywhere so far?” Blitz asks.

Shining shakes his head. “There are still more coming in, this is just the fifth. Also, he placed hidden charges on the bill of the city services. Changing the city, my flank. There is one hidden charge here that reads ‘Leak protection’ on their pipes, not the citizens who are getting this. That is actually illegal. Services cannot charge their citizens insurance for their side. They get that from the city and the insurance they charge the citizens is for them.”

“What about that safe, we crack it opened?” Blitz asks.

Shining nods. “Yep and boy we struck gold. A lot of dirty dealings, especially with known black market executives. This guy is done.”

“We freeze his assets, yet?” Blitz asks.

Shining chuckles. “Freeze it? The city wants him gone so they cut it off completely and sent the information about all the dealings to us and anything they had under his name. If it’s so much as a receipt for groceries, they have it.”

“I’m concerned he will try and weasel out of it with his friends. We are watching anypony with influence moving to impede it or hiring lawyers for him?” Blitz asks.

Shining smiles. “We kinda made the mistake of already placing a lawyer from the city for him and all of his associates.”

“We have to do that by law. You did tell the lawyer he doesn’t have to try, right? That Celestia herself would secretly approve?” Blitz asks.

Shining nods. “Oh yeah, we already told everything to the lawyers.”

“Now we have to shut down the illegally acquired companies and businesses and put them on the market,” Blitz says.

Shining nods his head to another guard looking over paperwork. “He’s working on finding the legal and illegal ones. We should have them all done by tomorrow.”

“Also, I put the wife and foal under protection with her family, by the way,” Blitz says, handing him a restraining order for Fiddle and Liner on Secure. “I think this will help, don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Shining looks it over. “To stay away for…five miles. Wow. This will definitely do.”

“Only five, I thought it was filed for a continent away?” Blitz says.

Shining chuckles. “Judges for this are different, they need a reasonable distance, but I’m sure he can raise it a few more miles once we show him how much power this guy has.”

“Tell him a thousand bits in it for them if they multiply by a hundred,” Blitz says.

Shining nods. “I think we can manage that.”

“Good, now tell me he is in a cell right now awaiting his trial. The very short trial that will end with him being guilty.” Blitz says.

Shining sighs. “He’s out on bail. Made it quickly before we could stop the accounts.”

“I see, do we at least have his location?” Blitz asks.

Shining glares at some papers before throwing it to him. “Here, he’s heading out and guess where.”

“He is going where I think he is. Forget the trial, I will execute him myself ” Blitz says now getting angry.

Shining looks away as he grabs some papers. “Huh, that’s weird, he was found mutilated by Timberwolves. Tough life.”

“You don’t say. I guess my cousin is now a widow…who is entitled to whatever legitimate businesses and money he had.” Blitz says pausing in the middle.

Shining smirks a little. “Laws are so easy for accidental deaths.”

“Yeah. Well, our work here is done. All that is left is for them to sort out the rest.” Blitz says.

Shining smiles as he looks over to him with a knowing smile. “What are talking about, we’re done?”

“Yeah, now goodbye before you start on about Twilight again,” Blitz says teleporting away.

Shining chuckles as he looks to the other guards. “You got the death reports written up, yet?”

“Yes, got it all right here.” The guard says.

---

Fiddle sighs in relief as she feds Liner. “Here you go, eat up.” She said while holding some food on her hoof. Liner smiles and takes the food. “Good boy.” She said happily as she looks around. “We’re going to be fine now Liner. Mean old daddy is not going to hurt us.”

Blitz sighs as he walks into the Apple family house. “Hi Fiddle and hey little Liner.” Blitz greets.

Fiddle smiles as she turns to him. “Hey, what are you doing here?”

“I’m staying here mostly and Fiddle, I have news, not sure if it’s good or bad for you,” Blitz says.

Fiddle looks a bit confused. “What is it?”

“Your husband, after escaping jail, ran for it and was recently found torn apart by timber wolves,” Blitz says taking his mirror sunglasses off.

Fiddle nods. “I see, can I and Liner have a moment alone?”

“Ok. I will be outside if you need me.” Blitz says.

Fiddle sighs as he leaves and turns to Liner. “Looks like daddy is gone little Liner. Maybe we don’t have to…” She stops as she looks behind him and sees something. “I thought…”

---

Blitz sighs as he stands outside and waits for her. It wasn’t the door open did he notice something was wrong and hid. “Hang on Liner, we’re going for a long walk.” He heard. He looks up and sees Secure holding Liner, fussing a bit.

Soon the guards in the area surround him. Blitz walks up to him as he puts his glasses back on and points a blaster at his face as he turns. “Think real hard about your next move,” Blitz said.

Secure frowns before throwing Liner up as Liner yelled. Blitz immediately puts the blaster away and reaches for Liner as he fell and Secure ran into the forest. Blitz catches Liner as he turns to his communicator. “Flutter, get your friends in the forest to play with some meat. Minerva, tell Terran to go hunting.” He said.

He then turns to Liner. “Let’s get you back to mommy.” He said before walking back inside and finds Fiddle on the ground. “Are you okay?” He asks as he helped her up.

Fiddle nods as she tries to sit down and holds Liner as Blitz gives him to her. “Yes, where’s Secure?”

“Fled into the Everfree forest,” Blitz says. ‘And about to die.’ Blitz thinks.

Fiddle nods as she tries to relax. “Can you stay with us until he’s gone?”

“Sure. You are family.” Blitz says sitting next to her.

Fiddle sighs as she holds out Liner. “Want to hold him?”

“Sure,” Blitz says taking him and he grabs Blitz’s mirror sunglasses and puts it on him.

Fiddle giggles as she watches him try to act like him. “He really wants to be his uncle.”

“Oh, that’s adorable.” Applejack says walking in.

Blitz shows Applejack Liner. “What do you think? He could be me, right?”

“Give him a few years and he will.” Applejack says lying next to him and leans her head against her.

Liner giggles as he tries to make the same faces as Blitz. “Aww, look at him. He really does want to be you.” Fiddle said.

“I guess I could teach him what I know when he gets a little older,” Blitz says letting him climb on him and Applejack.

Applejack laughs as he grabs her ribbon. “He’s a bundle of energy, that one.”

“Yes, he is,” Blitz says before they heard a death scream.

Blitz smiles a bit as he communicator beeps. “Done, I’m sure the reports will match up,” Minerva said.

“I think that was your former husband,” Blitz says.

Fiddle keeps looking at him before sighing and leaning back in her seat. “So what now?”

“Legally, all his legal businesses and money goes to you,” Blitz says.

Fiddle looks surprised at him. “All mine?”

“Yes,” Blitz says.

Fiddle looks in front of her as she tries to think. “But…I’m not really in Manehatten that much, mostly in the farms.”

“Just hire somepony to run them. You just have to own them to get money to support Liner here.” Blitz says.

Fiddle keeps staring. “So…I can still work on the farm and play my shows?”

“Yes, you can,” Blitz says.

Fiddle looks to them. “So what now?”

“What do you want to do Fiddle?” Blitz asks.

Fiddle looks to Applejack. “Reunion?”

“Reunion starts officially tomorrow. After all, we have to welcome back our long-lost relative.” Applejack says a hoof snaking around Blitz bringing him closer.

Fiddle looks to Blitz. “Oh yeah, how long has it been?”

“Nearly twenty years,” Blitz says.

Fiddle nods. “Yeah, I guess it has been that long. Still, you really changed.”

“What, I’m too handsome to handle now?” Blitz jokes.

Fiddle giggles. “Maybe I should consider you for a husband.”

“Sorry cuz, I already laid claim.” Applejack says smiling as they joke.

Fiddle looks to her. “Really, but isn’t he family?”

“Very distant family and he is adopted, so no problems.” Applejack says.

“Tell me you saw this coming when we were foals,” Blitz says.

Fiddle shakes her head. “Not really, I thought you would go for that electric blue-maned unicorn.”

“What electric blue-maned unicorn?” Blitz asks.

Fiddle thinks for a few. “The one that’s a DJ now.”

“I’m not sure I know who you are talking about, but I have seen a mare like that in the club through every pony assumed she was a stallion,” Blitz says.

Fiddle nods. “Yeah, she kinda is like a stallion.”

“I think she has her own style of beauty,” Blitz says.

Fiddle nods. “Yeah, though now I have to deal with a lot of paperwork and then there’s this little guy.” She said poking Liner who laughs.

“Ok Fiddle, I’ll see you later,” Blitz says putting back on his sunglasses.

Liner whines a bit as he reaches for him.

“Don’t worry my nephew, I will be back soon,” Blitz says moving in close enough so Liner could touch his nose.

Liner giggles. “Bye, bye.”

Blitz smiles. “Bye for now,” Blitz says.

Applejack hugs Fiddle as well as Liner. “Bye you two, see you at the reunion.”

Blitz gets up and leaves as Applejack let’s go and follows him. “So what now?” She asks after a while.

“Still have to help Octavia, remember?” Blitz asks.

Applejack sighs. “Let’s go.”

“You have to stay and work on the farm, remember?” Blitz asks.

Applejack frowns. “Oh…yeah. Can you help a bit? As a future mate, you need to help.”

“Ok.” Blitz looks out to several trees full of apples and uses his magic to levitate all of the apples into empty brackets nearby. “Twi has taught me well, huh?” He jokes.

Applejack slaps his flank. “You need to also do it the earth pony way.”

“I don’t have the time. Besides, I just decreased the workload by seven percent.” Blitz says smirking.

Applejack just raises an eyebrow. “Are those glasses of yours helping?”

“Nope, these are just mirror sunglasses. What, think they make me look sexy?” Blitz jokes.

Applejack sighs before grabbing him by the collar of his shirt and brings him in for a quick kiss which she quickly let’s go as she blushed heavily. “Good enough answer?”

“Not really, is this?” Blitz asks grabbing her and leaning her backward before kissing here.

Applejack yelps in surprise before feeling the kiss for a while before he lets go and brings her up again. “Um…yeah.”

Blitz pulls her forward and back onto her hooves. “I have defiantly improved, right?” Blitz asks walking away, not waiting for an answer.

It wasn’t until he feels a rope around him did he stop. “Whoa, there lover boy. You ain’t done.” She said bringing him back.

“We can continue later Jackie. After all, you did ask me to help Octavia for you because you couldn’t with the harvest.” Blitz reminds.

Applejack pulls him back and holds him from behind. “Do you at least remember when I said I loved you more than you excepted?”

“Yeah, I do,” Blitz says reaching around and pats her on the hat.

Applejack smiles. “I can have you remember that night during reunion week. I just need you in your room at the Darkstar.”

“You mean tied up and you sleeping with me in my bed?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes her head. “No, just holding each other.”

“Alright Jackie, but we don’t need my bed. We got yours.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “Bring an old picture of yourself if you want that. We need something for the album and then we can have a whole family reunion picture after that.”

“Alright Jackie, I will,” Blitz says before teleporting out of her hooves and reappearing behind her and hugging her from behind.

Applejack sighs as she leans back. “You can have the others come over if you want, all I need is you.”

“We shall see about that. Now we best get going and get our jobs done.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods and turns her head to him. “Just remember, a young picture of yourself.” She said before kissing his cheek.

“Alright, I will see if Minerva has one on record,” Blitz says starting to walk towards the town.

Applejack smiles as she watches him, especially his flank. She just licks her lips as she watches the muscles moves. “That’s going to be yummy soon.” She said before heading to the farm.

---

Blitz knocks on Octavia’s door. “Coming.” A mare calls that Blitz knew wasn’t Octavia.

The door soon opened to show an electric blue-maned unicorn. “Hey bud, whatcha need?”

“I’m here to speak to Miss. Octavia.” Blitz says as both their glasses reflect each other’s image.

Vinyl smiles. “Sure bud, one sec.” She said before closing the door before opening it again. “Say, after this, you want to listen to some of my music?”

“Sure,” Blitz says.

Vinyl grins before shutting the door again and then Blitz hears some electric feedback. “Octy you are needed at the door, Octy you are needed at the door. There’s a hot piece of meat waiting for you.” He heard.

“What are you going on about Vinyl?” Octavia’s voice was heard coming downstairs.

Blitz smiles as the door opens again and Octavia stands there. “Oh, hey Mr. Blitzkrieg. What do you need?”

“Just wanted to inform you everything has been settled and please, just Blitz,” Blitz says.

Octavia nods. “Thanks for everything, can you tell her that hers and the foal’s room is ready?”

“Yeah, she is currently staying at the Apple’s farm,” Blitz says.

Octavia smiles. “Thanks for saving our family.”

“No need for thanks. I always help the family.” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs. “Well, thanks again. You need anything from us?”

“No, but your roommate invited me in. I don’t think she would like if I left so soon, but is there anything I can help you with?” Blitz asks.

Octavia smirks. “Yeah, can you hold yourself up against a horny mare?”

“I know a barrier spell.” Blitz jokes.

Octavia sighs and steps inside. “Just be careful around her. She likes to really have fun with the one who could fill her in any way.”

“Don’t worry I have experience warding off such ponies,” Blitz says following her inside.

Octavia nods and opens a door that leads to a staircase leading down. “It might get loud, so get used to it.” She said before going upstairs.

“Oh don’t worry about me. Though it is cute you worry about me. ” Blitz says.

Octavia tried to hold her blush. “Shut up and get down there.”

“As you command,” Blitz says using his magic to shut the door for her.

Blitz chuckles as he heads down and hears heavy thumping. He soon comes to a door where it was actually bulging out with every beat until he opens it and was actually blown back by the force. “Wow!” Blitz exclaimed as he forced his way through the wind of music.

“You see what I meant?!” Octavia asks.

Blitz was still trying to fight the wind and was suddenly blown back into another mare who catches him. “Hey, dude!”

“You are Vinyl Scratch?” Blitz asks adjusting his glasses.

Vinyl nods. “Yeah, dude, like the beats?!”

“It’s got a nice beat, just takes some getting used to the force behind the sound waves,” Blitz says.

Vinyl hugs him tight and cheers out. “Heck yeah! Want to really enjoy the beat?!”

“Let me guess, you can crank it up more so?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl somehow throws him onto the top of one of the large speakers before turning the dial-up and then jumping from her seat and jumping on top of him and straddling him. “And this!”

“A little forward aren’t you?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl starts to grind against him. “Heck yeah.”

“Sorry, but you gotta marry to get that,” Blitz says teleporting to beside Octavia.

Vinyl jumps off the speaker and lands in front of him. “So can I?”

“I believe there is an edict from the princess on that,” Octavia says.

“Yeah, there is,” Blitz says slightly annoyed at Octavia before disappearing before their eyes. “But you gotta catch me first,” Blitz says, reappearing leaning on Vinyl’s back.

Vinyl bucks her back up and send him flying to which she jumps up on her own and grabs him. “Gotcha.”

Blitz smirks before disappearing before reappearing in front of the path of his sunglasses that flew off him. “Not that easy,” Blitz says as he picks them up, giving both a perfect view of his golden-yellow eyes.

Both mares stare at his eyes before throwing themselves at him.

“And this is why I now wear these glasses,” Blitz says before dodging in between them.

Both mares then grab his back legs and pull him to the ground.

“Man, you two are persistent. Vinyl you warned me about, but Octavia I’m surprised you have the reputation of being such a classy mare.” Blitz says teleporting a few feet away and starting to feel a strain on his magic.

The mares then throw themselves again at him and latch onto his neck and bites at it before nibbling on it.

“Girls!” Blitz yells getting their attention.

Octavia snaps out of it, but Vinyl kept going. “Blitz, what…?”

“You two are in heat, aren’t you?” Blitz asks.

Octavia looks away as Vinyl still went on.

“Could you please bring me a bucket of ice-cold water?” Blitz asks. Octavia sighs as she uses her magic and brings a bucket in front of him. Blitz used his magic to levitate it over himself and Vinyl before pouring it onto both of them.

Vinyl shakes the water off of her as she looks to him. “What happened?”

“You went a little crazy with heat,” Blitz says.

Vinyl looks at him before looking at his neck and lets’ go. “Sorry about that.”

“It’s fine. You’re not the first mares to throw themselves at me.” Blitz says thinking over whether or not to put back on his sunglasses before noticing Vinyl lost here’s in the whole thing. “By the way your red eyes are cute,” Blitz says.

Vinyl blushes as she looks away. “They’re not that cute.”

“You’re right, they are beautiful to me,” Blitz says.

Vinyl blushes some more. “Shut up, they’re ugly okay?! They’re ugly!” She yelled as she turned red.

“I didn’t know it was opposite day. Did you Octavia?” Blitz asks as Octavia found it amusing as somepony was actually embarrassing Vinyl with compliments.

Octavia sighs. “Tell him Vinyl, you can trust him.” She said as she looks concerned at her.

“I’m half vamp…” Vinyl starts but is cut off by Blitz. “Vampire.”

Vinyl looks to him. “How did you…?”

“I know almost everything on vampires, after all, I carry scars from Bloody Mary and the correct term for you is Dhampiresa,” Blitz says offhoofly.

Vinyl rubs her leg with her hoof as she still looks away. “So you don’t hate me?”

“No, a few months ago I would be probably up there terrified, but who wouldn’t have a phobia against all vampires after Bloody Mary,” Blitz says pointing to the beam before hooking a leg around Vinyl.

Vinyl blushes a bit as he holds her close. “Um…are you okay with this?”

“Yeah, I’m fine with it. After all, you can’t spread the vampirism through bites. So I don’t have to worry about this.” Blitz said, touching his neck.

Vinyl looks to him before getting close to his neck again. “Ca…can I?”

“Fine, just don’t take much blood,” Blitz says.

Vinyl gets her muzzle close to his neck before licking it a little and then biting it and holds herself there as she starts to drink and wraps her hooves around him. Blitz just sits there and waits, going so far to get a book out to start reading as Octavia just watches stunned. Vinyl soon let’s go slowly and licks it a few times before looking away. “Thanks.”

“So you hadn’t had blood in what, three months?” Blitz guesses.

Vinyl blushes heavily. “Try years.”

“I see. So why don’t you two tell me about yourselves.” Blitz says.

Vinyl leans her head against him. “Can you carry me?”

“Very well,” Blitz says letting her lay on his back.

“Reminds me of when I have to drag you back home drunk,” Octavia says leading him upstairs.

Vinyl buries her face into his coat. “Shut up.” She said, muffled by him.

“She like this while fried?” Blitz asks.

Octavia shakes her head. “No, she would usually suggest things to do to me as I carry her. This is different.”

“Ah, so she is not usually this content,” Blitz says reaching the upstairs.

Octavia nods. “Yeah, she told me, but I wouldn’t allow her. I didn’t realize that her life was going to calm down once she drank.”

“Yeah, don’t expect it to last,” Blitz says.

“Blitz, can I drink again?” Vinyl asks from his back.

“You already drank more than a pint of my blood. You drink anymore and I will start getting light-headed.” Blitz says as Octavia walked back in with a medical kit.

Vinyl keeps looking into his coat. “Please.”

“Fine.” Blitz relents.

Vinyl clamps down onto the old bite and starts to drink again as Blitz lays down to prevent her from falling off if he fell. Then he noticed he was getting light-headed and gaining some sweat. ‘Wait, that isn’t sweating.’ He thought as he felt a wetness on a specific spot on his back. “Great, now I’m going to have to have this washed,” Blitz says as Vinyl finally let’s go.

Vinyl tries to breathe as she catches her breath. “Blitz, can I stay with you?”

“Huh?” Blitz and Octavia ask as Vinyl sounds more and drunker.

Vinyl still was breathing. “I want to stay with you.”

“Vinyl, you sound drunk,” Blitz says as he feels her start to sway.

Vinyl frowns a little. “I don’t…” She couldn’t say anymore as she fell over and just stares at him. “Don’t leave me.”

“Oh great, you haven’t drunk blood since you hit puberty haven’t you?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl blushes beet red. “Yeah, I never had anypony and Octy wouldn’t give me one.”

“I see,” Blitz says noticing Vinyl started snoring.

Octavia groans. “This is all my fault. I should have let her drink at least.”

“Then she would have imprinted on you and you would most likely be in a lesbian relationship,” Blitz says.

Octavia looks to him. “So you…?”

“She will feel attracted to me from now on, but won’t be able to remember this,” Blitz says as Octavia bandaged his neck.

Octavia looks worried at her. “So you’re going to leave her?”

“I live in town,” Blitz says.

Octavia hits him. “You know that’s not what I meant.”

“Ok, it isn’t exactly healthy for a Dhampiresa to be close to the one she has imprinted on for a while after they imprint or could well get blood-crazed for the flavor of the blood of the imprinted on,” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs as she wraps the bandages around him. “So what are you going to do now?”

“Steer clear for two days before coming back. She should be passed the phase by then. Though I only have second hoof experience to base this on. There hasn’t been a known Dhampiresa in centuries.” Blitz says.

Octavia looks to him. “Because there wasn’t.”

“No, because most are either like Bloody Mary or well blood-crazed and lost all sense of self and are just wild animals seeking to state their thirst,” Blitz says putting back on his glasses.

Octavia presses her lips together. “Blitz, is Vinyl actually that old?”

“She is probably your age range, seventeen, and eighteen?” Blitz asks.

Octavia didn’t know how to respond to that at first.

“Don’t tell me you are sixteen ” Blitz says causing Octavia to start to giggle.

“No silly, I’m twenty. Vinyl’s twenty-one.” She said.

“Oh, I apologize if I insulted you,” Blitz says.

Octavia waves him off. “It’s fine. Through, I wonder what happened to her in the old century. She just told me when and not how.”

“Wait, you said she was twenty-one,” Blitz says confused.

Octavia nods. “Yes, as a cover because of her body. She’s actually at least two millenniums old. Heck, she saw Luna’s banishment.”

“I see, so the legendary last Dhampiresa. Vinyl, a vampire stallion claiming to be your father is here to see you.” Blitz says causing Vinyl to wake up immediately.

“Huh, what?! What about my father?!” Vinyl asks as she got up.

“Yeah, Dracula himself is here,” Blitz says.

Vinyl groans. “Very funny…how did you know who my dad is?”

“The last ever born millenniums ago was the child of Dracula, but it never said whether it was a stallion or a mare. Man, I wonder how Bloody Mary would have reacted to you.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs. “Come at me and hope to have me.”

“More like trying to destroy you. After all, your father was the first to kill her. I just finished the job.” Blitz says getting Vinyl’s attention.

Vinyl looks to him. “You killed her?”

“Three times, to be precise and the last time I smashed the thing that the devil gave her as a sign of their contract. With that shattered, she was just another vampire and can’t come back.” Blitz says.

“Wait, that means your Southern Cross?” Octavia asks.

Blitz nods. “Yep, the one and only.”

Vinyl looked at him before tackling him.

Blitz looks up as Vinyl laid her head on his chest. “Um…?”

Vinyl now had a smirk with her fangs out as she looked like hungry. “Um…Octavia, a hoof please.” Blitz requests.

Octavia sighs and pulls Vinyl off of him. “Easy girl, leave him wet and ready to go with a full load if you want him.”

“She is slipping into blood craze. I will catch you later.” Blitz says disappearing.

Octavia smiles as she held Vinyl sniffing around. “He’ll be back. Don’t you worry girl.”

“We must have him my thrall,” Vinyl says.

Octavia giggles. “Oh boy.” She said to herself as she petted Vinyl’s mane.

“He is the best specimen I have ever come across and he also let me drink his blood,” Vinyl says showing she was faking her blood craze.

Octavia watches in amusement. “Do you love him?”

Vinyl smiles and licks her lips. “Hmmm.” She says fantasizing.

Octavia leans close to her ear. “And what are you thinking of doing to him?”

“The better question is what we will do with him,” Vinyl says.

Octavia nuzzles her. “And the things we can do, maybe you can go first and he’ll just empty everything he has in you?”

“Oh no, I don’t want to kill him, besides he is right. I can’t turn him into a vampire or a Dhampir like myself.” Vinyl says.

Octavia smiles. “Then what are you going to do, ride him until you pass out?”

“Oh yeah,” Vinyl says.

Octavia smiles as she keeps nuzzling her. “How about me? What do I get?”

“You get the pleasure and later you will bear foals,” Vinyl says.

Octavia nods. “Yes, I’m just a foal bearer, aren’t I?”

“Better than before, after all, I made you fertile when you were barren,” Vinyl says.

Octavia moans. “Yes master, can I have a sample of what he might give from you?”

“Yes, you may,” Vinyl says.

Octavia moans as she keeps nuzzling her. “Master, I need something now.”

“Let’s go and…I didn’t notice before, but there was an artificial vampire mark on him.” Vinyl says.

Octavia hisses. “Who dares do that?”

“Fluttershy. She turned into an artificial vampire.”

Octavia hisses. “Shall I take her out?”

“No, no, I will handle it later,” Vinyl says.

Octavia hisses before using her own fangs and scratches her neck. “Can I help with anything else master?”

“No need, after all, I’m going to give you an example. Just don’t turn him into a vampire-like yourself.” Vinyl says.

Octavia nods. “Yes, master. Can this bitch do anything for you now?”

Vinyl grabs her tail and yanks it lightly. “No, but I will for you,” Vinyl says.

Chapter 10: Party Rock

Blitz sighs as he brings up the communicator. “Fluttershy, do you know Vinyl?”

“Yes, why?” Fluttershy asks.

“She is a Dhampiresa.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy’s gasp is heard. “Oh my. Is she going to come after me?”

“I don’t think so.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy breathes a sigh of relief. “Anything else, master?”

“She has imprinted on me and I’m suspicious if Octavia is either a vampire or a thrall under her control.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy was silent for a bit. “You have to show her all this. She won’t stop till she gets you. Or at least until she calms down.”

“I always could go off-planet, good luck to her finding me then.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy stays a bit silent. “Let’s do it. I don’t think she would wait. The Apple reunion isn’t on until three days so you are lucky.”

“Very well, I will send you a peace offering, ok?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy sighs. “Take at least one of us so you don’t have to worry. I heard Fleetfoot is back.”

“I’m not going to start ritualistically sacrifice anypony Fluttershy and she isn’t. Minerva, please have all the girls meet at Twilight’s castle.” Blitz says.

Minerva chimed in. “Of course, sending the message.”

“Fluttershy meet me there. This is going to be a long night.” Blitz says.

“Long two nights.” She said before signing off.

“Minerva, please include asking Twi to brew some coffee.” Blitz adds.

Minerva sighs. “Of course, the girls are also on the way. Let’s spend some time alone in space.”

“I said in Twilight’s castle.” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. “And I said they are on the way.”

“Do you enjoy just ticking me off?” Blitz asks.

Minerva laughs. “Depends on who you’re asking.”

Blitz grumbles under his breath as he makes his way to the ship.

Later he finds himself sitting down as Twilight massages his shoulders. “Better?”

“A little.” Blitz says. He sighs as he had just finished getting all the girls, but Daring, Spitfire, and Fleetfoot were busy working.

Fluttershy was still licking at the bite mark on his neck, trying to make it heal faster. “So do you or do you not want to go into space master?”

“We can’t keep doing that as it wastes fuel and that means having to buy more and wasting our credits.” Blitz says mostly directing that at Minerva.

Minerva looks to him as he watches her. “What? I don’t have a message from our leader.” She said almost truthfully.

“Darkstar One is staying grounded for a while, understand?” Blitz asks.

Minerva groans. “Fine. Just don’t make me flare the engine.” She grumbles the last one under her breath.

“Now Fluttershy needs to take them a peace offering.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy looks to him. “What do you suggest master?”

“Blood, more specifically, a few pints of mine. That will get their attention.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy looks worried. “But isn’t the whole idea to stay away, especially giving them blood?”

“You will give it to them in a container. I won’t be there.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy sighs. “Okay, master. How do you want to do this?”

“Minerva, get it ready.” Blitz says getting up.

Minerva nods as something unfolds behind her and reveals a bed with a few bags and lines attached to a hanging hook. “How much to do now?”

“Two pints.” Blitz says, putting on a face mask as Minerva started to activate the medical equipment and started sending Blitz sleeping gas to breathe. The mares all watched as Blitz slowly fell asleep and Minerva started to take blood into the bags.

Blitz groans as he opens his eyes and finds himself on the couch. “Girls?” He breathes out raspy.

“Shh…I’m trying to sleep.” Rainbow says laying on top of him with a blanket over them.

Blitz sighs as he wraps a hoof around her and tries to fall asleep. “What happened?”

“You put yourself asleep to recover from the blood you lost.” Rainbow says.

Blitz nods and looks down at her before kissing her head. “Where’s the others?”

“Applejack is finishing up the harvest, Twi and Fluttershy went to discuss with Vinyl and Octavia, and me, I’m right here keeping an eye on you.” Rainbow says.

Blitz sighs. “Rainbow?”

“Yeah?” Rainbow says moving up further and lays on his chest.

Blitz finds her hoof and holds it up to which she watches it before adjusting himself and Rainbow and placing her hoof between them. “You can just mess with it, but no further. I still feel the stinging and need something else to take my mind off of it.”

“Really?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz nods. “No further, just…touch it. The stinging is kinda keeping me up.”

“Alright.” Rainbow says before lightly doing what he asked.

Blitz moans as he feels her hoof moving around. “That’s a little better. Just keep doing that until I fall asleep again.”

“Alright Blitz.” Rainbow says leaning back onto his chest.

---

“So will you accept the peace offering?” Twilight asks looking at both Vinyl and Octavia.

Vinyl just looks at the blood bag. “I don’t know. What else can he do?”

“He only wants you not to do anything until his relatives leave.” Twilight says generally unhappy.

Vinyl slowly grins. “Alright, but he stays with us for a night. He can choose whatever he wants if he wants too.”

“After the reunion.” Twilight says.

Vinyl waves her off as she takes the bag. “Yeah, yeah. Whatever.”

“I’m watching you, so don’t try anything funny.” Twilight adds before she and Fluttershy leave.

Vinyl smiles. “His eyes are beautiful you know.”

Twilight stops at the door and shoots her a glare before leaving.

Vinyl chuckles before turning her head slightly. “Oh bitch.” She calls.

“I’m right here Vinyl.” Octavia says.

Vinyl glares at her. “What did I say to call me?”

“The artificial vampire is listening in and you told me to not act that way when somepony is around or listening.” Octavia says in a posh way.

Vinyl groans as she watches the door. “Surprise her and get her away.”

“No need, she is running away since I said that.” Octavia says.

Vinyl sighs. “My senses are dull still. I need him.”

“I thought it was because your body is still adjusting. After all, you were reborn only twenty-one years ago and only awoke seven years ago.” Octavia says.

Vinyl looks to the ceiling. “That and he awoke a lot of my power again, but I still need more to get to full power.”

“So you have enough power to keep up with my movements now?” Octavia asks.

“Yeah, I’m at thirty percent of my power.” Vinyl says.

Octavia sighs. “Okay, anything else you need master?”

“Nothing right now.” Vinyl says.

Octavia nods. “Yes, master. Need something to eat along with your meal?” She said as she eyes the blood bag.

“No, I’m going to enjoy this too much.” Vinyl says grabbing the bags with her magic. “You know, I’m glad this body is a unicorn. It is so much more convenient to not need to open or hold things with hooves, though I do miss flying.” Vinyl says.

Octavia nods. “Yes, master. Can this bitch do anything for you?”

“Go see if you can find him and watch him.” Vinyl says.

Octavia bows. “Yes, master.” She said before heading out.

Vinyl smiles as she bites into one of the blood bags.

---

“Twilight?” Fluttershy asks as they walk.

“Yes?” Twilight asks agitated.

Fluttershy sighs. “We can’t protect him from this.”

“I don’t want them near him. Last time a vampire came after Blitz, we almost lost him.” Twilight says.

Fluttershy clears her throat.

“I’m speaking about Bloody Mary. Not you Fluttershy.” Twilight clarified.

Fluttershy nods. “I know, it’s just that we may not have a choice. She’s imprinted and she will hunt him down to be with him.”

“Or feed off him.” Twilight says.

‘Ah, that’s it. You fear the worse.’ Fluttershy thinks.

Twilight sighs. “I just don’t want him to have scars than he needs.”

“It’s ok.” Fluttershy says offering a hoof.

Twilight sighs and takes it. “Thanks, but can you try to lessen the damage for him?”

“To tell the truth, I’m scared of them Twilight. This a something from Dracula, the king of vampire’s line and she is millenniums old that is a testament to her power and I hate to say this, but she may be equal or superior that the power of all three other princesses.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight now looks extremely worried. “Is there a way to help him?”

“I don’t know, the only one who is an expert on vampires that we know is him specifically.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight stomps her hoof. “Dammit. But he could possibly know.” She said walking back to the palace.

“Maybe, it’s a good thing he is on the Darkstar One at least. I doubt even they can track it.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, but he might know somepony who could at least look into this more than we could or Blitz could.”

“Maybe.” Fluttershy says as they enter the palace.

---

Blitz starts to awaken. As he opens his eyes, he looks right into a pair of cerise eyes. “Morning Rainbow.” Blitz greets.

Rainbow smiles and kisses him for a bit. “Hey, sexy. Thanks for letting me do that. You are kinda bigger than the shower we did.”

“Yeah, yeah. Mind getting off? I need coffee and food.” Blitz says.

Rainbow grins and gets off of him and throws the blanket off them as she got up. “Boy, that’s a nice view.”

“Yeah, yeah, you are sexy.” Blitz says half asleep, getting up and walking towards the kitchen.

Rainbow giggles. “I meant you and your big friend sexy.” She said as she looks under him.

“Too tired, need coffee and food before witty retort.” Blitz says.

Rainbow giggles as he fumbles with the food left behind and grabs a bag of chips and rips it open before eating away at it and drinking some bottles before putting them down and turns to her. “Want to lay down and play with it?” He asks with a grin.

Rainbow does a spit takes and coughs a bit before asking. “I thought you said you needed food and coffee before a witty retort?”

Blitz smiles. “This gave me enough for one. Now brew some coffee for me while I take a shower.” He said, walking away.

‘Oh, I will definitely get you back for that.’ Rainbow thinks as she does what he asked.

Blitz sighs as he leans against the wall of the shower. “Looks like it’s time for advice.”

“I advise garlic, lots of garlic.” Minerva says.

“That might work on Octavia if she is a vampire now, but not on Vinyl. Being a Dhampiresa, she doesn’t have most weaknesses from vampires and since Octavia can go out in the day perfectly fine, it means that if she is a Thrall of Vinyl, then that negates most of the weaknesses as well.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs as she enters the shower, surprising him a little. “Then what are you going to do?”

“I don’t know, most Dhampiresa don’t survive long usually because most vampires and ponies hate them and want to kill them. Vinyl is very old and powerful to boot and she is also the daughter of Dracula, the only true king of vampires.” Blitz says.

Minerva looks worried to him as she walks over and leans into him. “You can’t accept them?”

“That’s not the question I’m worrying over. Its weather Vinyl has any plans or not. Give it to me straight, what do you think the other three princesses chances are if she recovers full strength and takes them on?” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs and leans up before pushing him against the wall and leans into his neck. “Not good. Are you afraid of her?”

“I managed to kill Bloody Mary, but only after much research and preparations, but her, I got a glimpse of her power when she drank a little of my blood. I felt like I was being crushed. Not even Mary could do that so easily.” Blitz says.

Minerva touches her nose with his. “Then what are you going to do?”

“We got to play this by ear for now Minerva. This time, we are the mouse and Vinyl might be a tiger.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods slowly before giving him a kiss and pulling back a little. “Promise me something?”

“What?” Blitz asks.

Minerva looks to him. “Don’t die again. I can’t deny that you will get hurt, but I don’t want you to die.”

“I won’t. Now it’s past time you gave me an update on Lightning Dust.” Blitz says.

Minerva nuzzles his neck. “She’s fine. She is able to hold up in the situations well and is bringing in the low-level bounty and earning her pay and filling our account as well. Her skills are really improving and her friendship with Terran is also improving as well.”

“Good, put her through a level four simulation and start searching for a very dangerous creature. I have a feeling she will be ready for her ritual hunt and then join the ranks of the Mandalorians.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “Okay, just be careful, I don’t want to lose you.”

“I will, have you taken her measurements for an armor yet?” Blitz asks.

Minerva nods. “Yes, she just needs to pass her next boundary and she can afford her own. All I have to do is give her measurements.”

“Prepare her a Mandalorian armor.” Blitz says surprising Minerva.

Minerva looks to him. “Why? Why not her own?”

“She will be Mandalorian contact the one who makes my armors and give him the information. I will buy her first armor like Mandalore did for me when I passed my ritual bloodying.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. “Okay. I’ll see what I can do. Now…” She started as she grabbed the sponge and got down on her knees. “Let’s clean you up.”

After the shower, Blitz walks out in a blue bathrobe to the kitchen. There he finds Rainbow sitting in front of the coffee machine as it brews some coffee. “You okay Rainbow?” He said as he walks up to her.

“Yeah, hey Blitz. Would it be okay if I wore something other than a dress to the wedding?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz smiles as he takes some coffee. “Sure, what do you want to wear?”

“I would like to wear the uniform they gave us when we became Wonderbolt reserves.” Rainbow says looking sheepishly.

Blitz smiles. “Sure, might make you sexy wearing one. All that tightness and curves on a very sexy mare.”

“Oh, you know, I have been wondering. Who will be first?” Rainbow asks leaning on him.

Blitz stops. “Um…I don’t know. Who do you think?”

“I have a few suggestions, but I will keep them to myself for now. Don’t you have an appointment with Rarity anyways?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz looks to her. “Yeah, want to do something before I go?”

“Breakfast with you is good.” Rainbow says.

Blitz smirks. “Want something made from me?”

“Yeah, I hate to admit it, but I’m not the best cook.” Rainbow admits nervously laughing.

Blitz chuckles. “Then want something good?”

“Let’s see how you do.” Rainbow says.

Blitz sighs and lifts himself up, almost vertical and Rainbow becomes surprised as she sees himself down under as he reaches for something she can’t see as she spies his friend growing. “You can take that or another way.” He said suddenly.

Rainbow blushed and moves back to the table in the other room. Blitz chuckles as he watches her leave. “I meant this.” He calls as he points to a pancake bag he placed onto the counter. “But I guess I best see if I can still cook.” Blitz says getting started.

Rainbow was still blushing as Blitz stepped over to the table and places a plate of pancakes in front of her. “There. Enjoy the cream.” He said as he sits down in the seat next to her.

“Um…you mind…” Rainbow stops and after a few moments Blitz scooted a little closer to her.

“Better?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow gulps as she watches him as he waits for her judgment. She takes a fork and digs in and eats it and finds that the pancake has cream filling. “How…?”

“I had a long time to experiment with cooking.” Blitz says petting her mane.

Rainbow purrs before pushing his hoof off. “Stop that.”

“Ok, I’ll wait till the wedding night.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Rainbow blushes before putting the fork down and then getting off the chair and onto his lap before taking a pancake and holding it in her mouth. “Huh?” She asks, muffled by the pancake. Blitz smiles and takes her bait, getting the pancake and kissing her. Rainbow smiles and kisses back as she rolls her hips slightly before breaking the kiss. “Well?”

“You are better than food.” Blitz says leaning into her shoulder.

Rainbow giggles. “Good, now you better go.” She said still rocking her hips on him.

“Alright, I’ll see you later.” Blitz says as she lets him up. After he comes back from changing into a new outfit he walks over and kisses her neck.

Rainbow moans as she guides him. “You bucking stallion meat.”

“I know, just saying goodbye like how you all taught me.” Blitz says before disappearing. Rainbow sighed, sad to see him go then felt a light playful smack on her flank. She yelped as she quickly turned and then felt her tail pulled and then snapped back. She breathes heavily as she lay her front end down and her back end up. “Blitz…” She said trying to catch her breath. Blitz appears in front of her and kisses her. “Blitz…rut me?” She asks with pleading eyes.

“Got to wait for the wedding night, my beautiful Rainbow.” Blitz says stroking her cheek.

Rainbow groans. “And this?” She said as she shakes her hips and a slight puddle formed.

“It give you something to look forward to.” Blitz says kissing her forehead before disappearing on her.

Rainbow groans loudly before she feels her tail pulled. “I can give you something in the meantime.” Minerva said.

“Help me clean up this first, I doubt Fluttershy would be happy if she smelled this and I don’t want the same treatment as what Fleetfoot got.” Rainbow says.

Minerva giggled. “Sure.” She said helping her up. “Come on.”

---

Blitz sighs as he entered the boutique. “Rarity, you here?”

“One moment darling.” Rarity calls.

Blitz watches as she comes out of her back room, backward, giving him a little view as she carried some clothes and materials with her magic. “What can I help you with?” She said as she organized them all over the room.

“Why Rarity, have you forgotten our lunch date to discuss some of the preliminary ideas for the wedding?” Blitz says using his magic to help her.

Rarity gasp. “I completely forgot. Sorry, I was really brought down with so much work and orders.”

“It’s ok.” Blitz says smiling at her.

Rarity sighs as she grabs a lunch basket. “Shall we?”

“Comme vous nafareh madam.” Blitz says.

Rarity looks to him. “What did you say?”

“Oh, that was prench for, as you wish madam.” Blitz clarifies.

Rarity giggled. “Oh my, a gentlecolt.” She said as she leads him out.

“You forgot I spent time in Prance didn’t you?” Blitz asks.

Rarity smiles. “Dear you are a sweet stallion, but save it for your mares.”

“What, I can’t be cultured?” Blitz asks jokingly.

Rarity sighs. “How about living life and dreams in space? Maybe head out now?”

“It’s nice and all, but this is the planet I was born on.” Blitz says as they sit down.

Rarity smiles. “Well…don’t you have to go somewhere one day?”

“Yeah, I do have to provide for my family.” Blitz says.

Rarity nods as she takes out the food and drinks. “And when does that happen?”

“Who knows? After I collect the last two bounties on this planet or will I be continent here?” Blitz wonders out loud.

Rarity smiles as she pours some tea and gives it to him. “Maybe your life is still out there.”

“Maybe, I am a Mandalorian and we are all have chosen to live by the gun or sword and will die by them.” Blitz says.

Rarity sighs. “Why didn’t you want to choose a sword?”

“To tell the truth I have a sword, but nowadays blasters or guns is what everything in the galaxy uses. The age of the swords is long over.” Blitz says with a sober tone.

Rarity looks sadly at him. “So what about just living as it is? Things change and we all have to live with change.”

“Yeah, they do. So what about you Rarity? I heard from the other girls you have been brimming with inspiration since our little trip.” Blitz says.

Rarity nods. “Yes, I just need to look at some outfits from you. Maybe turn it into a modern version of current styles.”

“Maybe, so I’m told by Minerva that you referred a Ms. Coco who we hired to be the tailor in the base.” Blitz says.

Rarity nods. “Yes, she needs a job and it was just perfect for you. Maybe try something new.”

“She is being paid well and she is enjoying her work.” Blitz informs.

Rarity smiles. “Maybe take her into space? Show her new thing?”

“I will consider it, but what about you Rarity?” Blitz asks.

Rarity sighs. “Sometimes I wonder what you are doing, you and the rest of the girls.”

“You could join us.” Blitz says reading in between the lines.

Rarity smiles. “Yes, but I still have to deal with my little sister and then I have to sell my work somehow.”

“Your little sister and the other CMC have been begging to come with me as well.” Blitz says.

Rarity cracks a big smile. “I would imagine so. Are you going to take them?”

“Depends on how long it is before I go back into space. I’m not planning to go for a few years. They are still young.” Blitz says.

Rarity looks surprised. “A few years?”

“Yeah, well on this planet. The time they go by out there is a little different.” Blitz says.

Rarity tilts her head. “By how much?”

“You know how I stay up days at a time?” Blitz asks.

Rarity nods. “Yes.”

“The equivalent of twenty-four hours out there is two days here.” Blitz says.

Rarity looks confused. “So by ours, how long?”

“Equestria time is twice as fast as galactic time.” Blitz says noticing Rarity was now right beside him.

Rarity nods. “Okay, so how long until they could really come along?”

“A few more years and I may take them along to see the galaxy.” Blitz says looking directly into her eyes.

Rarity smiles a bit. “And if we leave? What would happen if we leave? Why can’t we take them?”

“I am reluctant because I don’t want to steal their childhoods away like mine was.” Blitz says taking off his mirrored sunglasses.

Rarity freezes as she sees his eyes. “Wha…wha…”

“Like my eyes?” Blitz asks.

Rarity just slowly reaches for him. “Bli…?” Blitz says nothing and lets her grab onto him. Rarity places her hoof on the back on his neck and pulls him close. “Prin…”

“Charming?” Blitz asks.

Rarity just closes the distance and just places her lips on his as she wraps her other hoof around him. “Prince.” She said as she keeps herself close.

“So I guess I read it right and you do have feelings for me.” Blitz says.

Rarity brings one of her hooves slowly down him. “Take me.” She whispered.

“You can join the family Rarity.” Blitz says.

Rarity licks her lips. “Yes, do it.”

“You have to wait for the wedding night like the others Rarity.” Blitz says.

Rarity gulps as she starts to place both her hooves on his chest. “Can I?”

“Just tell the girls, I’m sure they won’t object to you.” Blitz says touching their horns together.

Rarity gasps little as she feels the spark from the connection. “Bli…”

“Whoa, that was new.” Blitz says surprised.

Rarity nods dumbly and moves her hooves to his. “Bli…can I be with you?”

“I already said yes Rarity.” Blitz says.

Rarity tries to smile but just suddenly pushes him down and gets on top of him. “Bli…hold me.”

“Comme vous nafareh madam.” Blitz says before holding her.

Rarity smiles as lays her head next to his. “Play with me.”

“Wait till the wedding Rarity. Which you have to make the outfits for.” Blitz says kissing her.

Rarity moans a bit as she kisses back until he breaks it. “Yes…dresses.”

“Though Rainbow wants to wear her Wonderbolt uniform, maybe you can discuss that with her.” Blitz says.

Rarity tries to nod. “Yes Bli…”

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Can’t say my name huh? How about…?” He asks before slapping her flank.

Rarity yelps as she was hit. “Bli…Blitz.”

“There you go.” Blitz says nuzzling her.

Rarity groans as she turns her head to him and tries to look at him. “Can you do that more?”

“Later, my Rarity.” Blitz says as he rubs her flank.

Rarity moans as she feels the spot hit being rubbed. “Can you at least…mmmm…keep going like this?”

“I would, but I have another appointment and you need to be brought up to date with something that has recently happened.” Blitz says.

Rarity tries to look at him. “What changed?”

“Well, we got something almost as old and more powerful than Bloody Mary.” Blitz says giving her a squee smile.

---

Minerva smiles as she watches the exchange between the two. “We’re going to need a bigger ship soon. Doubt they would give though.” She said to herself. “Maybe with combining rooms.” She muses before a beep sounded out on one of the floating screens moving around.

She looks over and sees the screen for the probes. “No, it can’t be. At this time?” She asks, trying to get the time frame since she sent out the new probes. She keeps watching the screen and dot on the screen still blinking. “Not now.” She said until another dot appears and they beep one after another. “Oh boy, this just got worse.” She said to herself as she brings the screen in front of her till a ringing sound came. “Now what?”

She looks over to another screen showing the communications and sees a call coming in. She brings in front of her as she moves the probe screen away to the side. She presses the answer button and sees a familiar face. “Hello? Blitzkrieg?” Mandalore asks.

Minerva gets a bit confused. “Sir? What are you calling for?”

Mandalore looks a bit surprised. “Minerva, I see you got a body similar to his. Anyway, I need to talk to Blitzkrieg.”

Minerva shakes her head. “He isn’t here right now.”

Mandalore sighs. “Well, at least I can tell you. You got nothing as of right now, right? And you don’t have those last two bounties left, right?” Minerva nods as she eyes the probe screen and sees the dots moved slightly. “Good, because this is important.”

---

Rarity was about to pry for more details when Blitz’s communicator goes off. ‘Good timing Minerva.’

“Blitzkrieg?” A familiar voice sounded.

Blitz immediately sat up, throwing Rarity off of him. “Mandalore?”

Mandalore sighs. “Listen, you have to finish these last two bounties. We got pressure from the government and military for you to find them. After that, report back to me.”

“Sir, yes sir!” Blitz yells saluting.

Rarity just looks confused as she gains her senses back. “Um…Blitz?”

Mandalore huffs. “Also, Minerva will tell you when and how to call me after you finish.”

“As you command Mandalore.” Blitz says.

“Good, now get those last two now.” He said before signing off.

Blitz was just left confused. “Last two, Minerva! Did you find those last two?”

Minerva was heard with some metal softly clanging. “Yes…and no. You got one in Ponyville and one that is moving to Canterlot. It’s kinda best we wait.”

“Which one is the traitor Mandalorian?” Blitz asks.

Minerva sighs. “I don’t know, that’s the thing. I just have the locations. Like I said, wait.”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Minerva groans a bit. “No, I mean wait for them.”

“Tell Lightning to get to the ship with the emergency teleportation.” Blitz says.

Minerva was silent for a bit. “Mandalore ordered me to hold you back.”

“Why?” Blitz asks.

Minerva sighs. “He wants the truth.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

Minerva stays silent for a bit. “He wants the truth.”

“About?” Blitz asks.

Minerva presses her lips together. “Why.”

“Minerva, spit it out.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. “He wants to know why, you idiot.”

“Why what?” Blitz says starting to get mad she was giving him the runaround.

Minerva yells, which makes his mic squeal. “He wants to know why!” She yells before hearing her crying.

“Do you mean the traitor?” Blitz asks.

Minerva sobs as tries to speak. “Yes…please stop asking me.”

“Be specific next time, ok?” Blitz asks.

Minerva sobs. “He told me not to.”

“I understand, I will carbon freeze him.” Blitz says pushing the emergency teleport button sequence.

Minerva becomes shocked. “No! You can’t do anything and I’m supposed to stop you.” She said as his electronics, except for his com, shutdown.

“That would be a problem if I didn’t install that backdoor program.” Blitz says as he is teleported away onto the Darkstar One.

Minerva immediately jumps onto him and sends him down. “You can’t do anything. I can’t let you go.”

“Minerva, look me in the eye, do you think I’m going to let my second adopted father go alone?” Blitz asks.

Minerva sobs. “He’s coming, but he’s waiting too. Please don’t make me say anything more.”

“Just let me get an armor Minerva. I have to witness it.” Blitz says.

Minerva shakes her head. “He’s waiting too. He’ll wait for them.”

“Yeah, they may know more about this whole thing Minerva.” Blitz says getting up.

Minerva pushes him down. “He wants you to wait. Please…” She sobs as she slowly puts her head down on his chest. “He told me too and activated the override protocol.”

“Very well, but I want probes watching so I can see.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “You can watch them come in, but you can’t engage.”

“Let us see this and get me a line straight to him.” Blitz says.

Minerva shakes her head. “Blitz, he cut us off. He’s shutting you down for the time being.”

“I see.” Blitz says getting up and goes over to the couch.

Minerva sits down with him. “Are you mad at me?”

“Program master command, rewrite limitation program. Set to full disable.” Blitz says

Minerva sighs as bits of random data goes over the screens in the room before going away. “Thank you, but Mandalore is going to be mad about that.”

“About what, I don’t know what you are talking about.” Blitz says playing innocent.

Minerva looks concerned as she places her head onto his lap. “Blitz, please don’t get in trouble because of this.”

“I did nothing Minerva.” Blitz says petting her as the screen turns on.

Minerva moans as she nuzzles him. “Blitz, he wanted you to let them come to the one spot. Your wedding. They are coming for you and they will crash it and he wants it to happen.”

“Ah, he wants to test me then.” Blitz says.

Minerva keeps watching the probe screen. “Yes and because he’s coming in on your wedding and finding out the truth.”

“If I’m ready to be elevated to the next level?” Blitz asks.

Minerva nods. “Yes, he’s going to give you the biggest test of your life.”

“Tell him that we have a bigger issue.” Blitz says. “Tell him we have found signs of a dormant feral Zerg hive.” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles a bit. “Blitz, while he shut me out, he took a bit of control and look through the records to see what we had and was impressed by what you are doing now.”

“Then he should be discovering it and we will hear from him in three, two, one.” Blitz counts down.

Minerva chuckles as nothing happened. “He wants to test you Blitz and then give you a surprise.”

Mandalore comes on the screen. “Is this real?” He asks with a picture of a dormant Zergling beside him.

“Absolutely. We need an orbital strike now.” Blitz says seriously.

Mandalore looks concerned for a bit. “Can you hold for a while?”

“I request to see it.” Blitz says.

Mandalore narrows his eyes. “See what?”

“The strike on the site.” Blitz says.

Mandalore sighs. “Blitzkrieg, we are not anywhere near there. I was going to be on my way but then changed her protocols. I need time to send a strike ready ship there.”

“Should I inform the rulers of this in case the worst comes to past?” Blitz asks.

Mandalore brings a finger to the chin as if thinking. “How long until your wedding? Don’t bother asking, Minerva told me.”

“No date set. This is because female dominate society here and the latest edict caused males to look like animals to be just grabbed, makes things even more complicated.” Blitz says.

Mandalore sighs. “Then we have to alert somehow and show…dammit! Okay, that’s it.” He turns to someone off-screen. “Is it ready?!”

“We have a capital ship just zoomed in, out of hyperspace Mandalore.” A voice from off-screen says.

Mandalore growls. “You know that’s not what I’m talking about!” He looks to the screen Blitzkrieg was on and messes with it and they hear silence after he turns back off-screen and keeps talking, but nothing came out.

Blitz raises an eyebrow as Minerva smiles a bit. “Minerva, do you know what this is about?”

Minerva smirks. “Nope. He didn’t say about it.”

Mandalore goes off the screen before coming back again and messes with his screen. “Okay, listen, we got a ship coming that isn’t the capital ship!” He yelled to off-screen before looking back at him. “It should be there in about a month or two. Think you could finish the bounties and get a large group together with the rulers in time when I tell you?”

“If that is what you command Mandalore. So did they called in that capital ship to orbital strike the site?” Blitz asks.

Mandalore shakes his head. “No, something better. Which reminds me, I have to go.” He said as he grabs his gear.

“Should I inform the rulers about the threat and the orbital strike?” Blitz asks.

Mandalore points to him. “Only when you get a large group together and Blitzkrieg?”

“Yes, sir?” Blitz asks.

Mandalore seemed to smiles. “Your identity is now clear. You are clear to show yourself.”

“As you command Mandalore and the base is now ready for ships land there.” Blitz says.

Mandalore smiles. “Even better. Now get this done. By the way, how many do you have?”

“Working for at the base or in on the whole thing?” Blitz asks.

Mandalore chuckles. “I meant your crew for your ship and all passengers.”

“Currently six at max as I am still teaching them and they a…” Blitz was cut off when Rainbow walks in with a wet mane.

“Hey Blitz, how do you adjust the temperature in the shower again?” Rainbow asks.

Mandalore raises an eyebrow. “So…how many girls you got as future wives?”

“Eight so far, more if I get caught by more.” Blitz says.

Mandalore sighs. “Okay, then you don’t need to worry about room space. Anyone of them dangerous?”

“Well, I’m training one in the ways of the Mandalorians.” Blitz says.

Mandalore nods. “And the others, are they dangerous?”

“Well, one is a ruler of the lands who fell for me, by the way, Rainbow, meet Mandalore the head of my clan and the leader of all Mandalorians.” Blitz says.

Rainbow waves to him. “Hi there.”

“I see.” Mandalore says eyeing her. “Anyone else?”

“Not on the ship.” Blitz says as Rainbow comes up beside him, staring at Mandalore.

Mandalore sighs. “Okay, you can tell everything else later when I arrive, but for now. Get yourself hitched, Mandalorian style.” Mandalore says.

Blitz glares slightly. “He’s right.” Rainbow said, making them look to her. “Once you marry, they can stop and any other mare will be chosen by you.”

“And everyone usually brings a weapon to the wedding.” Blitz adds.

Rainbow and Mandalore chuckle. “Just do it, maybe a mix of his and our style.” Rainbow offered.

“Hey, Mandalorians respect other cultures.” Mandalore says jokingly.

Rainbow smiles. “Then why not combine it, make it easier for him too?”

“That’s what he meant.” Blitz says.

“I have to go now. Blitzkrieg, keep up the good work.” Mandalore says ending transmission.

“Well Rainbow, you just met my second adopted father.” Blitz says petting her.

Rainbow purrs a bit before slapping his hoof away. “Dang it Blitz, cut it out.”

“Yeah, Rainbow, I think we are going to have another one added to the wedding. Rarity came out and said she wanted to be with me.” Blitz says.

“She finally did?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz looks to her. “Okay, seriously, is there anypony who you girls know is in love with me?”

“I think there is one other.” Rainbow says.

“You going to tell me who?” Blitz asks.

“Nope.” Rainbow says.

Blitz blows some air into the mane in front of his eyes. “Figures.”

“Yeah.” Rainbow says wrapping her hooves around his neck.

Blitz breaths in her scent as he leans into her. “I wonder how the girls are doing against Vinyl and Octavia?”

“Nothing yet.” Rainbow says.

“Ok, by the way, we have another issue.” Blitz says.

Rainbow looks to him. “Oh my Celestia, what did you do?”

“Oh, just discovered something very bad. So can you gather the girls and ask Twilight to arrange a meeting with the other princesses?” Blitz says.

Rainbow nods. “Sure, but you gotta let me up, you’re kinda somewhere that’s pinning me.”

“Oh, is that why you’re on top?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow hits in the stomach, leaving him groaning as she got up and left. “You’re a stupid stallion.”

“And you’re a beautiful mare with a nice flank.” Blitz says as Minerva helps him up.

“You know it.” Rainbow says smirking as she left.

---

“So he wants me to arrange a meeting with them?” Twilight asks.

“Yeah, he says something as bad as Vinyl right now and when I walked in, he was talking to the one he called the leader of the Mandalorians, Mandalore. So yeah, you think you can pull it off?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight sighs. “I’ll try, but it might be a while.”

“It kind of sounded urgent. Why not tell them you want to introduce your fiancé to all of them?” Rarity asks.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, that might work, but I also need to talk privately to the princesses and I have yet to show my parents about him.”

“Why not show them him after he meets the princesses.” Pinkie asks springing out of a box.

Twilight shrugs. “Yeah, that could work too, but what about your parents?”

“What do you mean?” Pinkie asks as her head turns clockwise.

Twilight looks to Rainbow and Rarity. “I mean your parents, what about them? Don’t they want to meet your future husband?” Both laugh nervously. “You haven’t told them, have you?” Twilight asks.

Rainbow rubs a hoof at the back of her head. “Maybe…I got to go mail a letter!” She said quickly before flying off and leaving the door off the hinges.

“Rarity?” Twilight asks.

“In my defense, I just got this in a few hours ago.” Rarity says.

Twilight sighs. “Alright, get it done and tell the others to get their family as well.”

“Yes darling.” Rarity says walking out.

Twilight groans as she rubs her face. “Pinkie, help her out.”

“Wouldn’t Blitz get jealous if did that?” Pinkie asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, not if you just help Rarity and tell everypony to get their parents or at least mail their parents.”

“Oh okey dokey loki.” Pinkie says bouncing off.

Twilight groans as she sat down. “Spike, have you finished updating the eBook with all the books here?”

“Oh yeah.” Spike calls playing a videogame on it.

Twilight frowns as she takes it away and turns off the game. “Spike, this is for reading, not playing.”

“Ok, ok, I’ll have Minerva give me my own.” Spike says.

Twilight grins. “Only if I don’t stop her. You would only get it…eh, what am I saying. You’ll get it anyway. Next time you see her, ask for one.”

“You got it.” Spike says.

Twilight sighs as she rubs her face. “Just don’t play too much. You’ll ruin your eyes.”

Spike holds up a finger. “Ah, that’s only in bad lighting.”

“Come on little brother, we got to send a few letters.” Twilight says picking him up with her magic.

Spike huffs. “Unbelievable, but what about telling them soon. It’s starting to look like it’s going to be shown soon.”

“Well, we are going to start introducing him to each one of our parents after his family reunion, though Applejack or Daring Do won’t have to.” Twilight says thinking it over.

Spike looks to her. “And what about leaving, are your parents okay with this?”

“Blitz is showing no signs of leaving yet Spike.” Twilight says smiling.

Spike looks a bit confused. “Well, do you know when?”

“Not a clue. According to Rarity, not even he knows.” Twilight says.

Spike sighs. “So what now?”

“Lunch. I got you some rubies.” Twilight says.

Spike immediately starts salivating. “Good, I’m hungry.”

Twilight giggles. “After your playing, I would think so.”

---

“So that is the gist of it.” Blitz says in the barn to Applejack.

Applejack sighs. “So what now?”

“Well I have Twilight arranging a meeting with the other princesses, so until then we focus on the reunion.” Blitz says as Applejack comes over with a banjo.

Applejack smiles. “Great, because it’s tomorrow and you got to get ready.”

“Yeah, I gotcha. By the way, what’s with the banjo?” Blitz asks.

Applejack grins. “Just a little entertainment.”

“Jackie, I haven’t played in years.” Blitz says.

“Your Pa still taught ya.” Applejack says.

“That was nearly twenty years ago.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles as she gives it to him. “Give a try.”

“Alright, alright.” Blitz say taking it, much to Applejack’s joy.

Applejack sits down in front of him. “Go on, play it.”

“Let’s see, how did it go again?” Blitz asks himself as he fiddles with it a bit before starting to play.

Applejack smiles as she listen to music. “Still great as ever.”

“I’m not good Jackie.” Blitz says as he used his magic to tune it a bit.

Applejack smiles as she walks over to him and nuzzles him. “It’s fine if it’s you.”

“Huh, you’re only saying that because you are my mare.” Blitz says leaning into her.

Applejack grins. “Damn straight.”

“So thinking of inviting the entire family to our wedding because I realized that the other princesses are going to want a royal wedding for Twilight.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “And so does the other mares. We really need a big place, you got an idea?”

“Not a clue, I only know the proceedings for the Mandalorian weddings from my studies. I know the traditions, but not how to plan one.” Blitz says.

Applejack tries to think. “There’s got be a place where we can have it for everypony and your clan.”

“I’m all ears.” Blitz says closing his eyes and kisses her on the neck.

Applejack moans. “Maybe, oh boy.” She moans out as she guides him.

Blitz puts down the banjo and wraps his hooves around her neck.

Applejack keeps moaning as he keeps kissing her until they both fell down. “Blitz…maybe, whoa nelly.”

“You love it don’t you?” He whispers into her ear.

Applejack nods or tries to. “Blitz…maybe…try…something bigger.”

“Na huh Jackie, wedding first then you get everything.” Blitz whisper as he just holds her.

Applejack gulps a bit. “Blitz…bigger place…for the wedding.”

“Where do you have in mind?” Blitz says as he leans against her as she regains some composure.

Applejack sighs. “Do you have…a bigger ship?”

“No, the Darkstar One is all I have.” Blitz says.

Applejack groans. “It’s because…I doubt the courtyard is enough.”

“Well, it’s only for Twilight’s wedding for the rest of you. Our wedding will probably be sooner because it isn’t a huge national event.” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs as she looks to him. “Blitz…I want to marry with you, with everypony.”

“Look on the bright side. You and the others get it before Twilight.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Applejack tries to still guide him. “Blitz…we want it with everypony and Twilight. It’s not right if it’s separate.”

“Ok, how about we do it before the royal wedding and then I and her go through the Royal wedding?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes her head. “All together. All of us, together up there.”

“Jackie, we are going to have to do the royal wedding even if it is just for show.” Blitz says starting to pet her.

Applejack sighs in relief as she leans against him. “And we all want it together. All of us want to be married at the same time.”

“Then it happens and the royal wedding, that is for a show, happens later.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “As long as Twilight is already married to you.”

“She will be and you will too.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “Thanks and everypony else?”

“May not attend after being worn out from the events after the wedding.” Blitz jokes.

Applejack hits him. “Oh Blitz, you going to go to town on us?”

“I don’t know, to tell the truth, I am very nervous about that.” Blitz says.

Applejack nuzzles him. “It’s okay, we won’t be mad if you can’t do it.”

“Um…I think you girls may have to lead until I am comfortable with it. Like touching or talking about my feelings.” Blitz says.

Applejack moves her hoof all over him. “It’s okay, we’ll lead to you. Can you at least hold up on talking?”

“If you wish it, I shall do it Applejack.” Blitz says.

Applejack lays her head on his chest as she keeps moving his hoof around. “Good, now, don’t you have anything to do?”

“Twilight is a little busy at this point, so I think our magic lesson is canceled. So all that remains is the reunion tomorrow.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Yeah, want to head to bed?”

“You go on ahead, I’m going to practice on that banjo a bit for tomorrow.” Blitz says

Applejack sighs as she gets up. “Don’t wait up too long.”

“I won’t I will come to bed soon.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods and leaves. “Good luck.”

“Night Jackie.” Blitz calls, picking the banjo back up with his hooves.

---

Blitz sighs as he kept watching the dots on the screen, still unmoving now as they hanged outside the town and city. “What are you waiting for?”

“Oh, you noticed me?” Octavia’s voice says behind him.

Blitz yelps as he jumps back and turns around to face her. “How…wha…how long were you following me?”

“An hour.” Octavia says offhoofly.

Blitz glares at her. “What do you want?”

“Vinyl told me to watch you. You are hard to track down.” Octavia says.

Blitz huffs. “As I should be. Now get your crazy flank out of my sight.”

“Vinyl wants to see you soon.” Octavia says now leaning on his back.

Blitz grumbles as he starts walking. “Crazy vampires, why did I let her drink me?”

“That is why she wants to see you. After all you let her imprint on you.” Octavia says.

“I know that.” Blitz says.

Octavia giggles as she nuzzles him. “And you taste good.”

“Then why haven’t you bit me yet…unless she told you not to.” Blitz says starting to smirk.

Octavia hisses silently as she scrapes her fangs over his neck. “You’re lucky she wants you.”

“Don’t get too ahead of yourself. I’m used to fighting vampires. So don’t underestimate me.” Blitz says as Octavia feels something poking her chest too lightly to dig into her. Looking down, she sees a wooden stake.

Octavia looks to him. “Aww, but then you won’t have a bitch to fuck.”

“We shall see and news flash, your little hypnosis trick of yours doesn’t work if a pony is wearing contacts like I am so you can stop trying it.” Blitz says smirking now.

Octavia growls. “You will be hers.”

“Why would I leave sweetheart, this is my town?” Blitz says.

Octavia hisses at him as they reach their home. “You are going to be hers, forever and ever.”

“Only by choice, because you forget…” Blitz disappears and reappears further away from her on her other side. “I can literally disappear on you.”

Octavia grins as she then tackles him and sends him inside. “I got him master. I got your prey.”

“Octavia, why are you on top of our lamp?” Vinyl asks. Looking down, Octavia sees Blitz was replaced by a lamp.

Blitz chuckles as he reappeared behind Vinyl and holds her by the neck. “I think she is a little too inexperienced to tangle with me, don’t you marshmallow?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl growls as she tries to throw him. “Who are you calling a marshmallow, you blood sack?”

“Well you are white, fluffy, and your sweat. So you.” Blitz says in a tone that neither Vinyl nor Octavia could tell if he was insulting, complimenting, joking, or even being serious. “Now then. Try this. Audi, vide, quaeso, et mihi. Et audient vocem meam et facite omnia quae mihi imperas dubie filia Dracula.”

Vinyl goes wide-eyed as she then stares forward and leans back into her seat. “Wha…?” She couldn’t say anymore as she starts to drool a bit.

“Order your thrall to stay there.” Blitz says.

Vinyl moans as she turns her head with blank eyes to Octavia. “Stay there bitch.”

Blitz smiles as she releases her and then sits by her. “Now lay your head on my lap.” Vinyl wordlessly does so. “Now it’s time we talked and no lying to me, ok?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl nods. “Yes master.”

“First, don’t call me master.” Blitz says.

Vinyl moans. “Yes.”

“Now what is this all about?” Blitz asks stroking her mane.

Vinyl drools a bit. “My body needs substance, blood to feed. First blood is only blood for my kind.”

“So you did this intentionally to imprint on me?” Blitz asks.

“My father told me to find a suitable mate.” Vinyl said as she still holds still.

“And after all these millenniums, I’m the only one?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl moans. “No one can come close to you. They were all incompatible.”

“Let me guess, I got your attention with being behind Bloody Mary’s final and permanent death?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl nods. “Yes, you are the only one besides my father to kill her and then you permanently killed her. You are the best mate.”

“And you and Octavia have been the ones spying on me for the last three months haven’t you?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl nods. “The bitch has been looking for a perfect mate for me.”

“Ok, so you have gotten to know me right?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl nods. “To know how well you can protect me and take care of our foals.”

“And to see if I had a personality you would like?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl didn’t move for a bit before nodding. “Yes.”

Blitz sighs. ”Will you have plans on or will you hurt me?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl shakes her head. “No, I have to keep you from being hurt for I may lose my future mate.”

“I see, tell me the full story about how Octavia became a vampire and then your thrall because you can’t turn others into vampires.” Blitz says.

Vinyl looks to Octavia. “Play with yourself and show him.” She said and then Octavia sits down and spreads her legs and starts messing with herself while Blitz looks a little surprised. “She was a barren female. She wanted to have foals and so I gave her the price of being under me. You can have her if I am not good enough.”

“But what about being a vampire?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl groans. “You can have her and she will listen. If you want me gone, I’ll do it.”

“No, I want to know how she became a vampire then your thrall.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs. “When we were fourteen, well when this body was fourteen. We were attacked by a vampire and it bit Octavia before I awakened and when it tried to attack me, I awoke and I killed it, but I couldn’t save Octavia from becoming a vampire.” Vinyl says.

“I see.” Blitz says before Vinyl wraps her hooves around his neck.

“Now sexy, that is enough questions.” Vinyl says.

“When, how?” Blitz asks.

“I overcame it not long ago.” Vinyl says smiling.

Blitz sighs. “So, you want to join my merry crew of marriage? I can give you what I have, within reason of course.”

“That’s fine. Tavi, come over here and spend time with your fiancé.” Vinyl says.

Octavia breathes as she recovered from her time and then gets up and sits down next to him. “Mmmm…what can this bitch do for you?” She asks as she leans onto him.

“Is this how she is when she is alone or is what she is to others, the real her?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl smiles. “She is like this when she’s alone with me and her future foal giver. She really wants foals.”

“Alright, but if we are going to do this, you two have to come with me, ok?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl grins. “If we can bring our equipment.”

“Sure. But tell me, do you think you know everything about this world?” Blitz asks.

---

Vinyl and Octavia were staring down at the planet.

Blitz chuckles as they were staring slack-jawed. “Minerva, how far away is Mandalore?”

“He has informed me he won’t be coming for a few months because of business in the clans.” Minerva says.

“Ah, so we have around four months in equestrian time then.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “Yeah, maybe you should have your wedding on the fourth.”

“Minerva, I’m not planning the wedding, the mares are.” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles. “It’s just a suggestion.”

Vinyl suddenly jumps into his lap. “Listen, show us everything and let us live with you and we’ll be yours to do as you please. Anything you want. Anything.”

“Vinyl, first off, calm down and you will have to wait as my clan customs demand a few things. Second, Minerva will teach you everything. And third, Octavia you can act how you wish in my presence.” Blitz says.

“Oh thank Celestia.” Octavia says, her cultured voice returning.

Vinyl groans. “You ruined my fun with her.”

“She will act that way when you two are alone.” Blitz says.

Vinyl huffs. “You are a party pooper.”

“And you and me nightclubs whenever possible.” Blitz says putting on his mirrored sunglasses.

Vinyl grins slightly. “You need to prove your worth to party with me.”

“Oh?” Blitz says pushing a button on his communicator and speakers become visible. “Do you dare me marshmallow?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl grins. “Yeah and you got to seduce me all the way.” Blitz pushes the button and seconds later, Vinyl and Octavia were pinned against the wall from the wubs. “Still have to seduce me!”

Blitz smiles as he grabs Vinyl off the wall after turning off the music and turns her around and dances with her. “So, how’s this?” He asks as just dance music came on, though not as intense.

“And sold.” Vinyl says smirking as she puts on her glasses.

Blitz smiles as he runs his hooves over her sides. “Really now? Then how about…” He said before smacking her flank.

“Oh, now you’re just turning me on.” Vinyl says touching their horns together.

Blitz yelps a bit as he stops her movement by holding a hoof to her cheek. “Careful.”

“Oh, that spark was nice.” Vinyl says smirking.

Blitz sighs as he tries to keep dancing with her. “Yeah, it was amazing.”

“Yeah and now we both have a little of our magic in each other.” Vinyl says leaning against him.

Blitz nuzzles her. “Yeah, we do. Listen, I may leave soon and will be gone for a long time. Are you okay with this, coming with me?”

“The chance to see other planets, risk my life on dangerous adventures, and meeting aliens…can I get a buck yeah!?” Vinyl yells.

Blitz smiles before hitting his hips with hers. “How’s that?”

“Oh, a literal buck.” Vinyl says giving an eyebrow flash.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah, giving you a taste of what is to come. Now then, shall we head back?”

“Minerva, does he have anything more classical?” Octavia asks.

Minerva smiles. “Oh yeah.” She said as the something that sounded out a movie played. “If you count this classic.”

Blitz smiles as he lets go of Vinyl and sits down again. “What do you think?”

“You, me, the clubs.” Vinyl says.

“Sorry, not tonight marshmallow. I got a family reunion in the morning, but maybe tomorrow night.” Blitz says.

Vinyl pushes him into his seat. “Good, but you really need to seduce me and all in public.”

“Not before the wedding.” Blitz says tripping her into falling onto him.

Vinyl grins. “I meant just really messing with me, really going all over when I’m putting a club scene on. All those ponies, I want them to know, I’m taken.”

“If it helps…” Blitz pushes his communicator.

Vinyl hits him across the face. “I want a public sign in my dance party. That could come after you dance with me.”

“Ok, it was a joke and I’ll do it, but most already think you and Octavia are a couple.” Blitz says.

Vinyl laughs. “That’s because I molest her in public and she just takes it, right bitch?”

“Yes, Vinyl.” Octavia says too distracted as she was checking the classical that is in the database.

Vinyl chuckles as she turns back to Blitz. “So you see, now you get to do me in the same way.”

“Ok, I will dance with you in the club, but I’m not molesting or being molested by you.” Blitz says flipping her onto her back on the couch and laying on top of her.

Vinyl moans. “Then what are you going to do?”

“We dance and I will give you a kiss.” Blitz says.

Vinyl giggles. “Good, but you need to do better.”

“We shall see marshmallow and yes, I will never stop calling you that now.” Blitz says.

Vinyl hisses and grabs him. “Then how about I just bite down and make you.”

“Ah, but you can’t marshmallow for two reasons. First, you can’t turn me into a vampire or hypnotize me right now. The latter, I’m wearing contacts which makes it to where you can’t because it’s like looking through a window.” Blitz says.

“And?” Vinyl asks.

“I wouldn’t be me then.” Blitz says.

Vinyl hissed quietly. “But I can still bite you and force you by pain. I think you have a tolerance too low.”

“You would be surprised.” Minerva says.

“Please don’t ask her to elaborate or she will do a clip show.” Blitz warns.

Vinyl chuckles. “Come on, let’s head back.”

“Minerva, back to the planet.” Blitz says.

Vinyl looks to him. “Hey, when are you headed out, like really?”

“I have no clue, I only have gotten back to the planet less than half a year ago.” Blitz says.

Vinyl looks a bit surprised. “Really, only less than a year and already you got a boatload of mares?”

“I blame the latest edict.” Blitz says.

“And the fact you became a living legend in that time as well.” Minerva adds.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah, that’s true. But for now, I got to place a name as the banjo pony at the reunion.”

“Banjo?” Both mares ask.

“Hello, Apple Blitzkrieg.” Blitz reminds.

The mares just look to each and then back to him. “Let’s just go home as long as you fondle me on the way.” Vinyl said as she lays down completely.

“She always like this?” Blitz asks.

Octavia sighs. “Unfortunately, she likes being touched.”

“Did I mention the automated spa the others had installed recently?” Blitz asks.

Octavia looks to him. “Spa?”

“Yeah, with automatic massagers.” Blitz says and Vinyl’s ears spring up, hearing that.

Minerva smiles. “Want me to start it up?”

“Show her the way.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods and leads her out. “Come this way.”

Vinyl grins as she turns back to Blitz. “We’re alone.” She stated.

“And I thought you would like the jacuzzi.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “I like a different type of bath.”

“And here I thought I could be in it with just you.” Blitz says smirking at her.

Vinyl smiles. “I already am, just need one more friend.”

Chapter 11: The Hunt Begins

Blitz sighs as he sneaks into the house and makes his way to Applejack’s room. “Hey, Blitzy.” Applejack said.

Blitz freezes before sighing and getting in with her. “Hey, Applejack, well, night.”

“So any progress?” Applejack asks bringing him close.

Blitz sighs as he puts his head into her neck. “Vinyl and Octavia are in. Now the family has grown two more.”

A few moments passed before Applejack breathed deeply. “What?”

Blitz tries to hug her. “I’m sorry, but Vinyl and Octavia are coming into the future family.”

“From now on we are going to talk about everything before making a decision.” Applejack says turning away from him.

Blitz sighs and turns over away from her. “I’m sorry.” He said quietly before closing his eyes and immediately starts to fall asleep.

“Get over here, ya varmint.” He hears her say. Applejack waits for a bit before feeling nothing and looks over and sees him snoring quietly. She sighs and turns over and grabs him. “I should be sorry.”

“No, you have reasons to be mad,” Blitz says.

Applejack nuzzles him. “Yes I do, but it wasn’t right for me to be mad. You have this coming at you and you will face this always and you have to make it too, sometimes alone. I’m sorry for being mad.”

“No, you had the right. I should have consulted with you first.” Blitz says.

Applejack looks worried at him. “And if you had, we would have said no and they would have come after you anyway.” Blitz flipped over to face her and just holds her. “Besides, you would have gone anyway.”

Blitz sighs. “Somnus.” He said before letting go of her and putting the covers around the sleeping Applejack and heading out. He soon heads out and walks through the farm until he ends up at the Darkstar and heads inside. “Minerva, I know it’s late, but let’s head out. I need to think.”

Minerva looks worried at him. “Are you okay?”

Blitz groans as he leans back into his seat. “Not really. Send us up.”

Minerva looks concerned as the Darkstar flies up and straight into the sky.

---

Twilight smiles as she looks over the book list on her tablet. “Okay, that should be all and it organizes on its own. Why didn’t we have this sooner?”

Spike laughs as he moves his own around slightly as he played on it. “I don’t know, no technology made to make this yet?”

Twilight smiles. “Yeah, I guess that’s one…”

“Twilight!” Applejack yells as she crashes through the door.

“Ahhhhh!” Twilight yells as she fumbles with her tablet and catches it before it fell. “Applejack, what’s wrong?”

“Blitz is gone. I talked to him last night and I think I might have made him upset. Now he’s gone.” Applejack frantically said.

“Calm down Applejack and explain everything,” Twilight says.

Applejack sighs and tries to breathe. “Okay, you know how Vinyl and Octavia have been wanting him?” Twilight nods. “Well, Blitz went out for a bit and then suddenly he comes back at night saying that they are in and I told him he should have told us before making the decision himself. I…may have acted a little mad when I said that.”

“Well, you weren’t necessarily wrong,” Twilight says.

Applejack groans. “Twi, I told him he should consult us and acted mad as I did. That’s like saying he needs our permission to do anything. We are not holding him against his will. We just love him and helping him through almost everything. And that means doing the same when we do it. We do things all the time and does Blitz say anything other than be careful and don’t pull dangerous tricks again. It looks like Blitz has a better understanding.”

“Have you tried contacting Minerva?” Twilight asks and Applejack goes quiet and has a sheepish face.

Applejack quickly works on the omnitool and calls up Minerva. They wait as it rings a few times before it says caller busy on the screen. “What? Caller busy?” She tries again and gets the same result.

Twilight tries on her own and comes up with the same thing. “Applejack, what happened after that?”

Applejack sighs. “We talked for a bit, about who should be right and then all of a sudden I got to sleep immediately and wake up with him gone.”

“Hold on. In case of it being stolen, I put a tracking spell on the ship. Let me try and locate it.” Twilight says starting to charge her magic.

---

Meanwhile in low orbit. Blitz was sweating greatly and breathing hard. “Run it again Minerva. I need to keep up my training.” Blitz says.

“Blitzy, it has been seven Equestrian hours. You have a reunion to get to.” Minerva says.

Blitz frowns. “Run it.” He said sternly.

Minerva sighs and messes with her screen as the hologram system came up again. “Last one and then I’m setting this ship back.”

“Ok,” Blitz says picking up the sword as the deck starts to shift to a medieval castle.

Minerva lets a small come on her face. “As always, Castlevania. You know this is from a mod for a video game, right?”

“Difficulty, level nine,” Blitz says.

“Acknowledged, setting to ever-changing elites,” Minerva says before hearing his sword clang around as she looks at the call list and sees the calls she rejected. “Hang on girls, just a little longer.” She said to herself.

Blitz finally collapses as the last one fell and large letters saying ‘You Win’ is displayed. “Finally, I beat this accursed castle run.”

Minerva giggles as the ship then heads back to the planet. “And next practice is that Mirror’s Edge one you like so much.”

“Artwork and style.” He said.

“Right, will keep it preset for next time,” Minerva says walking in with her body.

Blitz catches his breath as he struggles to get up. “She was still right. I should have at least told one of them.”

“You can apologize to her later, now, time to wash up,” Minerva says picking him up and takes him to his shower.

Blitz smiles as he was carried. “You’re still a good friend Minerva.”

“Yep, I’m the best wife,” Minerva says.

Blitz tries to chuckle at least. “Oh Minerva, what would I do without you?”

Minerva smirks. “Oh, I don’t know. Maybe, maimed, shot, sliced to pieces, crashed by either ship or speeder, or by the inhabitants who wanted to cook you for their lunch. Weird tribe.”

“Touché Minerva, touché,” Blitz says as they entered the shower.

Minerva sighs as the shower came on and started to wet both of them. “Listen, those mares want what’s best for you. In a sense, you are right and she is as well. But, it is the respect of both parties to at least apologize. Don’t wait for it, just say it.”

“Yeah, your right. You can take their calls now.” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles as she lets a screen appear on his communicator. “She’s been calling nonstop. Talk to her.” She said getting out of the shower.

Blitz nods and answers. “Hello,” Blitz says really tired as he switches it to a monitor in the wall.

“Blitz, finally! Where were…ahem…where were you?” Applejack asks more softly.

“On the ship. Couldn’t sleep, so I decided to burn some energy.” Blitz says.

“For seven hours straight,” Minerva adds.

Applejack glares at him before calming down. “I’m sorry…for last night.”

“Applejack, sorry about last night.” He says almost in unison with Applejack.

They both look to each other after they said before they smiled a little. “We can’t hold you back. There is no way we can. We aren’t yer mother, we’re yer mates and we help you through things. It was wrong for me to say it.” Applejack said.

“No, you were right. I should have consulted you all first as this is a partnership for the rest of our lives.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “I guess…we were both wrong.”

Blitz sighs. “Maybe, but you were more right. I let myself get ahead without you and the others.”

“Yeah, so please get your flank down here soon for the reunion.” Applejack says.

Blitz smiles and salutes her. “Yes, ma’am.”

---

Twilight smiles as she hears Blitz says that before a knock on her door was heard. “Coming,” Twilight says walking over and opening it to reveal Lightning Dust. “What are you doing here?”

Lightning smiles a little. “Came by to see how you girls were doing since Blitz left.”

“Oh, he was just training in low orbit. He’s coming back down.” Twilight says letting her in.

“Thank goodness, I didn’t want to have to fly all the way back to the base.” Lightning says walking in.

Twilight smiles. “Good, because Blitz would be devastated to know that all his mares were gone.”

“Huh?” Lightning asks obviously.

Twilight sighs. “Some of us haven’t been that good to him. And we kinda owe him now. All in all, he’s still a stallion who needs us. Heck, even you.”

“Um…what are you talking about? He is my teacher.” Lightning asks setting her assault blaster against the desk.

Twilight smiles. “Lightning, he would need even you to help and not as a wife, but rather as a friend. He won’t always be a teacher.”

“Maybe, I haven’t really thought about that.” Lightning says adjusting her combat clothes Rarity made for her.

Twilight looks to Applejack laying off to the side and Spike still playing. “He sure can change lives, right?”

“Yeah, he saved me and gave me a second chance and a brighter future if you think about it.” Lightning says a blush starting to form.

Twilight giggles. “Want to join?”

“W…wh…what are you talking about?” Lightning asks reminding Twilight a lot of Rainbow Dash.

Twilight smiles. “Do you want join this whole group? Marrying Blitz.”

“I…I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Lightning says.

“I see. Applejack get the truth serum.” Twilight says.

Lightning holds her hooves up. “Wait, wait. Okay, I do like him, but not that much. I just like him because he saved me and really…that’s not enough for me.”

“You want more of him.” Twilight says knowing where she was coming from.

“Maybe.” Lightning says after a pause.

Twilight sighs. “So you want to know him and maybe you will join?”

“B…but I can’t, he alre…” Lightning stops when Twilight grabs her face.

Twilight smiles. “You want him, don’t you? But you probably want to talk to him more.”

Lightning was silent and eventually just nods.

Twilight nods. “Okay.” She said letting go of her. “Now then, we can wait for him and you can talk to him.”

“I will after his reunion.” Lightning says.

Twilight smiles. “Great. Now then, let’s get to the reunion if you want to talk to him.”

“I…I’m not ready. I said after the reunion.” Lightning says quickly as Applejack is leaving.

“See y’all after the reunion.” She says.

Twilight waves at her as she leaves. “Have fun.” She then frowns a bit as she turns to Spike staring blankly at the screen as he played. “Now we gotta get that away from him.”

Lightning tries to sneak away while Twilight was distracted. She tries to open the door, but it won’t budge. “I magically sealed all exits,” Twilight says causing Lightning to try and scratch through the diamond door with her hooves.

Twilight giggles as she keeps trying before grabbing her by her tail with her magic and dragging her away. “Come on, let’s have a meal.”

“Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!” Lightning cries.

---

Blitz waits at the front of the ship for one of his mares with Terran who had just gotten back. He sighs as he keeps looking around. “Where is she?”

Applejack suddenly jumps him and grabs him around the neck. “Yer back. Thanks for coming back.”

“Too tired to hug back,” Blitz says as she handles him like a ragdoll.

Applejack giggles and nuzzles him. “I’m sorry Blitz. I’m sorry for being so brash with you.”

“Why? I love that about you,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “And then you would run when I use it.”

“I just went to clear my head and exercise,” Blitz says before she kissed him.

Applejack then nuzzles him again. “Blitzy, if you need something, talk to us before going by yourself.

“Alright love,” Blitz says stopping Applejack cold.

Applejack looks to him. “Did you…?”

“I think I did,” Blitz says resting against her.

Applejack smiles. “I love you too Blitz.”

“Thanks, now you mind taking to the barn?” Blitz asks as Terran strolls into the Darkstar One.

Applejack smirks. “Want a roll in the hay?”

“I don’t think that would be appropriate with the foals coming and, sorry, I meant the farm,” Blitz says.

Applejack giggles and gets off of him and then pulls him up. “Come on Blitzy. Everypony is waiting for you.”

“Yeah, sorry you have to carry me back. I think I overdid it a bit.” Blitz says.

Applejack stops and looks at him. “You will be our mate soon and that means we would taking care of this family in both ways. You will take care of us and you will take care of us. We have no right to block you in any way of doing what you need.”

“Alright Jackie,” Blitz says before kissing the back of her neck.

Applejack moans a bit as she tries to keep walking again. “You crazy stallion.”

“You wanted to marry me and I’m a Mandalorian. Any sane warrior would have died by now.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles as she reaches the farm. “Yeah, but none are you.”

“Ok Jackie, I have had a long enough break and I’m surprised you haven’t commented on my hat yet,” Blitz says gesturing to his black cowboy hat.

Applejack giggles. “You don’t on mine so there is no need.”

“We are a pair now, the cowgirl and the desperado,” Blitz says.

Apple smiles. “And we are soon going to be rolling in the hay so get ready to buck up.”

“No Applejack, you got to wait for the wedding night,” Blitz says playfully smacking her hat down covering her eyes.

Applejack sighs as she stops. “I love ya Blitz.” She said, slowly bringing her hat up again just in time to see Blitz kissing her.

“How is that?” Blitz asks after breaking the kiss.

Applejack smiles. “Love it. Now let’s enjoy that reunion.”

“Yeah,” Blitz says before starting to laugh nervously.

Applejack looks worried to him. “You okay?”

“I’m nervous and I don’t know why,” Blitz says.

Applejack shrugs. “Maybe the family.” She said as she finally meets up with Big Mac and Applebloom. “Hey guys, they here yet?”

“Yep.” Big Mac says as Applebloom jumps onto Blitz’s back.

Blitz smiles as he tries to look at her. “Hey, little Bloom.”

“Hey cuz,” Applebloom says happily.

Blitz sighs in relief as, somehow, Applebloom was massaging him. “Okay, that feels good.”

“Y’all look like you pulled a full day of hard work.” Big Mac says.

Blitz chuckles a bit. “You have no idea. Well time to meet the family.” Blitz says putting on his mirror sunglasses.

They soon watch as carriages and flying helicopters and blimps came into view and landed or stopped at the edge of the farm. “Here they come.” Applejack said as the family came over to the farm and started to greet each other. “The letters have been sent and not sent back?” She asks Big Mac.

“Oh boy, it feels like an invading army,” Blitz says.

Applebloom giggles as she keeps massaging him and then sees something. “Cuz!” She yells, jumping off of him and running to another filly.

“Tell me Jackie, likelihood our surviving the initial onslaught?” Blitz asks and his only answer was Applejack smiling at him.

---

Blitz groans as he stood by Granny Smith with the other old ponies. “And here’s me gals. Oh, I wish it was the old days.” She said, holding an album.

Blitz looks and sees a picture of a filly. “Who’s this?” He asks pointing to it.

“Oh that’s Applebloom when she was just a baby.” Granny says.

Blitz smiles as he looks over the pictures and sees a slightly old one of a filly. “And this one?”

Granny laughs. “That’s Applejack. That’s when we figured out she has the appetite of a full-grown stallion. Oh you should have heard her. She said, ‘More apple fritter?’ in the cutest voice you can bet.”

“Sounds like Jackie,” Blitz says smiling.

“What was that?” Applejack asks warningly behind him.

Blitz immediately starts sweating as he turns to look at her. “Oh, Jackie. I was just saying…how cute you are.”

“Excuse me, I have to teach Blitzkrieg here some manners.” Applejack says pulling him away.

Blitz gulps as he waves at the old mares. “Bye ladies. Hoped you paid the grave fees.”

“Ah, reminds me of me and my husband back in the day.” Granny Smith says.

Applejack soon pulled him into the barn and brings him to the back and pushes him against the wall. “Now, what was that about me being cute?”

“Sorry, you’re beautiful.” Blitz says chuckling nervously as he notices Applejack starts to smile.

Applejack sighs and leans her head into his neck. “Thanks for the complement Blitzy.”

“And thank you for getting me out of that.” Blitz says.

Applejack nuzzles him. “You know…we’re in here alone and…” She quickly looks to the door. “Somepony’s coming.” She said pulling him into a haystack.

They pull some hay away from their view as they watch Big Mac come in and grab something from the back of the barn before being tackled into a haystack. “Hey, big boy.” The tackler said.

Big Mac groans as he looks up to the stallion above him. “Oh boy, hey Soarin.”

Both Applejack and Blitz were surprised. “I thought he was straight,” Blitz whispered.

Soarin chuckles and nuzzles Big Mac’s nose. “Missed you.”

Big Mac smiles. “You too.”

Applejack grabs Blitz’s hoof and pulls him away quietly and through a loose board in the barn. “Okay, that was surprising.” She said after they got far enough away.

“I will never speak of this again.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Me neither. Now, let’s drown ourselves in apple fritters and apple cider and hope we sleep this memory away.”

“Agreed. One last thing before we go. Hey, Big Mac, where are you? I need to ask you something.” Blitz yells the second half.

There was a rummaging in the barn as they watch a few strands of hay fly out the door and soon Big Mac stepped out covered in some hay. “Yes?” He asks trying to be calm.

“I was wondering, what do you think we shoul…oh, my apologies. I didn’t realize you were seeing to somepony.” Blitz says walking away.

Big Mac was blushing red as his coat hid them as Soarin peeks his head out slightly. “Is it safe?”

Blitz chuckles as he walks away with Applejack who was smiling a little. “How was I? Funny or mean?”

Applejack was barely containing herself. “You were equal parts, because you knew.” She snickered out.

Blitz smiles as they walked around the farm. “So is the reunion going well, unlike last time which the girls told me about.”

“Yeah, don’t bring that up.” Applejack says.

Blitz nuzzles her. “Okay, what do you want to do now?”

“Well since it is night, things are going to start winding down. So we are going to start going to bed.” Applejack says.

Blitz grabs her hoof. “Come on, I got a spot.” He said before pulling her into the trees.

“I was thinkin my room.” Applejack says before booping his nose.

Blitz smiles as he kept pulling her along. “I thinking we would try something different.”

“And that would be?” Applejack asks.

Blitz stops and turns to her. “Close your eyes.”

Applejack sighs and closes them. “You better not make me fall into the pond we have.”

Blitz chuckles as he pulls her along again and soon he comes to a stop. “Open them.”

Applejack opens her eyes and finds they came to the pond she was talking about except there was a new walkway built there and a blanket spread out at the end with some food. “I had Minerva get some of our drones to build this thing. Then I had myself set up the blanket and food for us. In fact, I got an extra for we are sleeping here.”

“Blitz I…I don’t know what to say.” Applejack says.

Blitz smiles and pulls her to the end of the dock and has her sit down on the blanket. “Don’t say anything, just enjoy it.” He said as he sits down and sets up the food.

“Alright.” Applejack says.

---

Blitz smiles as he opens his eyes and finds himself looking up at the sky and the sound of some of the water hitting the dock. He turns his head to look at Applejack sleeping against him as he pets her mane slowly. “Hoped you enjoy that.”

“I did.” Applejack says shocking him.

Blitz sighs. “How long were you awake?”

Applejack smiles as she moves her head up. “A little while ago. Thanks for the midnight dinner.”

Blitz nuzzles her. “Good, shall we head back?”

“Yeah, don’t want them sending out a search party. By the way, how did you keep the timberwolves away?” Applejack asks.

Blitz smirks as he looks to the woods across the lake. “Just a little help.” He said as Terran peeks his head around a tree.

“You and your pet.” Applejack says spotting him.

Blitz smiles as he turns back to her. “You know you love it.”

“Oh?” Applejack asks before playfully smacking his flank.

Blitz yelps a little. “So you want to play that game?” He said before pushing her into the air and sitting up before Applejack lands back onto his lap upside down. “Now then, want it?” He asks rubbing her flank.

“Wedding night can’t come fast enough.” Applejack says pushing him onto the dock before kissing him.

Blitz breaks the kiss. “I know. I’m preparing you.”

“You keep teasing us and see what happens.” Applejack says getting up.

Blitz smiles. “I will.”

“Come on lover boy.” Applejack says.

“As you command love,” Blitz says holding her hat on his hoof.

Applejack smiles and moves her head under her hat and places it on herself. “When are you going to give the others something like this?” She asks as Blitz already packed up and they started to head back.

“Oh, I was thinking bringing each here one by one and making you girls swear to secrecy.” Blitz say smirking to her as he puts on his desperado hat.

Applejack smiles as she bumps against him. “Now Blitz, you have give specials to each of us and never the same.”

“I don’t have unlimited resources Jackie,” Blitz says as he puts on his mirror sunglasses.

Applejack chuckles. “Then use some of ours if you want to please us. I’m sure the others would allow you to use some of their cooking and whatnot.”

“I will think about it.” Blitz says as they near the farm.

Applejack sighs as she looks to everypony packing up. “I hope you had fun meeting everypony once again.”

“I’ve been in battlefields less scary, but at least I got to meet those younger than me of the family.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Good, now, let’s get you some breakfast and send you out. I’m sure you got other things to attend too.”

“Jackie, my last two targets are traitor Mandalorians who know I’m here.” Blitz says stopping her.

Applejack looks to him. “And you think they would attack when you’re with us?”

“They don’t know what I look like, that is our only saving grace, but they do know I’m getting married soon. Tell the girls to gather. We need to discuss something.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Okay, let’s hope it doesn’t get worse.”

“Our wedding just got a lot more interesting,” Blitz says as they walk towards the family.

---

“Afternoon y’all.” Applejack greets as she walks into Twilight’s castle with Blitz.

Twilight smiles. “Hey, so what did you all call us for?”

“We have a problem. That’s why I called Daring, Spitfire, and Fleetfoot as well.” Blitz says sitting down.

They all looked worried. “So what is it?” Rainbow asks.

“I will say when they arrive Dashie,” Blitz says sitting down before looking to Lightning Dust. “Lightning, I have been kept apprised of your work and…” Blitz stops causing Lightning to gulp a bit. “Your progress has been most impressive. You obviously have a ton of nature and raw talent.” Blitz finishes.

Lightning smiles. “Thank you…um…sir.”

“But don’t get conceded and stop training or practicing that only will lead to your death,” Blitz says.

Lightning only freezes as she slowly nodded. “Um…yes sir.”

“Good. Don’t let yourself become complacent or arrogant. I have seen enough of my fellow Mandalorians die because of that.” Blitz says causing Lightning to realize he said that because he cared.

Lightning nods. “Um…yes sir.” She said, stuttering a bit.

“Good. I have a special assignment for you. We will discuss later.” Blitz says.

Lightning keeps nodding. “Yes sir.”

“Now we wait,” Blitz says going silent, obviously thinking hard on something.

They all wait as the seconds tick by. And soon one groans. “Okay, I’m playing,” Spike said taking out his tablet and starts playing on it. Leaving the room filled with sound effects as he played around.

They soon waited some more as Rainbow peeks in on Spike’s game and points him somewhere as he smacks her hoof away. And soon…

“Tally ho.” A voice called as the door opens. “I’ve been meaning to ask. Why doesn’t the princess here has guards?” Daring asks as she walks.

“Ah Daring, you are here.” Twilight greets as Blitz remains quiet.

Daring looks to Blitz as he stood still. “What’s up with him?”

“Something bad has come up with the wedding.” Applejack says.

“Please don’t tell me its party crashers,” Spitfire asks, walking in with Fleetfoot who slightly shrinks behind Spitfire at the sight of Fluttershy.

“It is and the worst kind.” Blitz finally speaks.

Daring smiles a bit as she sits down with the rest of them. “So the statue can talk.”

“What’s worse, they are Mandalorians like me, only traitors,” Blitz says.

Spitfire huffs. “So when are we accepting it, actually, when is our wedding?”

“That is the thing, we are picking the date now,” Blitz says with authority.

Twilight looks a bit surprised. “So when do we have it?”

“You tell me, because they will find out the date and will attack it then in order to kill me. The thing is, they know I’m here, but they don’t know what I look like having never met me.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to the others. “So girls, when you do we want it?”

Blitz sighs. “How long does it take to set up a regular wedding and a royal one at the same time?”

“Normal one we will handle. The royal one, I’ll ask the other princesses to do.” Twilight says.

“Ok,” Blitz says nodding.

“By the way, we have two new additions before we close the recruiting mares for you,” Twilight says.

“Huh?” Blitz asks before being tackled.

“Hey, Blitzy,” Pinkie says pinning him to the floor.

Blitz sighs. “Who’s the other one?”

“Your apprentice here,” Twilight says pushing Lightning forward.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Really, at this rate I might as well marry the whole town.”

“Um…no,” Vinyl says bluntly, surprising the rest of them.

Blitz sighs. “Fine, just take it easy. I got many mares I need to tend too and I maybe can’t get all of you in one day for however long you want.”

“We know darling, we all have our own lives to live as well.” Rarity says.

“Though it probably helps the ratio because Big Mac and Soarin are gay for one another.” Blitz says and a few moments after realizing what he said, he started bashing his head against the crystal wall. “Damn…it. Damn…it…forget.”

Everypony then looks to Applejack. “He’s gay?” They all asks and then turn to Spitfire. “He’s gay?”

“First time I have heard of this,” Spitfire says.

“We just found out yesterday.” Applejack says.

They all look to Blitz still banging his head against the wall and soon it started to crack. “I thought that was hard as a diamond?” Rarity asks.

Twilight looks concerned. “Well…”

“It is,” Pinkie says.

“That is a testament to his strength and how thick his head is.” Applejack says and Pinkie did a drum and cymbal sound effect.

Spike grins. “I got something better.” He said pressing a few buttons and a trumpet notes plays.

“Come on,” Spitfire says as she and Daring pull Blitz away from the wall.

Blitz still was trying to bang his head. “Why…me?”

“Come on lover boy,” Daring says.

Blitz groans as he was sat down and the mares pressed into his sides to keep him there. “Me and my big mouth.”

“I’m going to have to watch Soarin more carefully from now on,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz sighs. “So…the date?”

Twilight looks to him. “How long until your clan arrives?”

“They are waiting on a date as well,” Blitz says.

“Three months,” Pinkie says.

Twilight sighs. “Okay, I’ll the princesses about this.”

Blitz nods. “Everypony on agreement?”

“What about wedding dresses?” Rarity asks starting all of them to start discussing details.

---

“So we are in agreement?” Rarity asks mostly looking at Rainbow.

Rainbow groans. “Yes, as long as I can wear it.”

“Great, I will prepare your wedding dress.” Rarity says.

Rainbow groans as Blitz messes with his communicator. “You sent it Minerva?”

“Yes, the clan and all your friends in the other clans will receive it soon enough,” Minerva says.

Blitz sighs. “Good.” He then looks to the mares talking animatedly as they talk about the wedding. He sighs and moves over to the window as they barely notice him. He started mumbling to himself, trying to figure out the plans for protection for the wedding. “Minerva, add something to the messages.” Blitz suddenly says.

“What is it?” Minerva asks.

Blitz looks back to the mares as they kept talking. “Tell them the old ways type of wedding with an update,” Blitz says.

---

Twilight smiled as she stood in the mirror, overlooking her dress. “Wow, this is amazing.”

“I’m glad you like it,” Cadance says.

Twilight turns to her. “Thanks for letting me borrow this.”

“No problem, now where is the fiancé? I want to meet him.” Cadance says as giddy as a schoolmare.

Twilight smiles. “He’s out right now. He’s meeting somepony. Can you and Shining hold for a few hours?”

“Oh, but I want to meet him now,” Cadance says whining a bit.

“You should learn some patience,” Blitz says behind her as he appears in his blue aerial armor.

Cadance quickly turns around and sees the famed hunter. “Southern Cross?” She turns back to Twilight. “You got Southern Cross?”

“No, I got my stallion,” Twilight says removing his helmet before kissing him. “Apple Blitzkrieg.” Twilight finishes after breaking the kiss.

Cadance ended up gaping like a fish before she slowly starts to jump pretty quickly. “Oh my, my little Twilight is marrying the great Southern Cross.”

‘No, I’m marrying Blitz here. Cross is just his work name.” Twilight says.

Cadance was still giddy. “Oh my, I can’t hold it. You are still marrying the great hunter. Shining is going to be so jealous.”

“Actually, we have met already, though I am still technically in internal affairs. I’m even still getting paid.” Blitz says smiling to Twilight.

Twilight smiles and kisses him again before letting go. “Good, but I doubt it would help us much later in the later years.”

“Yeah, yeah, love.” Blitz says.

Cadance hugs them both. “Oh my, can I tell Shining?”

“He will learn soon enough. After all, I asked Twi here to arrange a meeting with you and the other princesses.” Blitz says as he hooks a hoof around Twilight.

Cadance smiles wide. “Great, when?”

“Um…in a few moments.” Twilight says.

Cadance giggles. “Good, because Shining is getting more anxious and sharpening all his weapons.”

“He can try. All that will happen is him visiting the hospital.” Blitz says putting his helmet back on.

Cadance giggles. “Oh, you’re going to be a great addition to the family.”

Blitz chuckles. “Twilight, you better get going and head to the wedding. I’ll be there soon after I meet him.”

“Silly, the wedding isn’t for another month. We are just doing a fitting.” Twilight says playfully bonking his helmet.

Blitz smiles. “I know, just the fitting and dress rehearsal.”

“Yeah, so let’s finish the meeting quickly so we can get on with it,” Twilight says as Blitz disappeared.

Cadance looks a bit surprised. “Wow, to see it up close.” She then realized something. “Oh no, we just hurry.” She said before rushing off.

“Don’t worry Cadance, the meeting isn’t going anywhere,” Twilight says as they head for Luna’s office.

Once they got there, they found Blitz sitting down in a chair as Shining was just glaring at him.

“Cross, you asked for this meeting,” Celestia says.

“Quite, my leader Mandalore has informed me that I should inform you of recent development,” Blitz says.

Celestia leans back in her seat. “And what is that?”

“Have you ever heard of the Zerg?” Blitz asks.

Both the princesses looked confused. “What is that?” Luna asks.

“One of the greatest threats the galaxy has ever faced,” Blitz says bluntly.

They still looked surprised. “Galaxy? Is it really that bad?” Celestia asks.

“Yes,” Blitz says bringing out a small orb. “Though it is better to show you then tell,” Blitz says as the ball activated and started covering the room in a hologram. “This is the last stand of a planet invaded by them,” Blitz says.

(StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Opening Cinematic)

“And that’s one planet who was ready for it. They were overwhelmed and joined those who were destroyed by them and now. A dormant hive has been discovered on your planet.” Blitz says as the orb showed the badlands just south of Equestria before zooming in and showed a half-buried Zergling who appeared to be sleeping.

Celestia frowns. “How do we stop them?”

“With overwhelming numbers and firepower or in the case with this we have a chance to stop them with an orbital strike or we glass the entire continent if that should fail,” Blitz says in a tone that actually made Twilight shudder to her core.

Luna glares at him. “You want to destroy an entire land?”

“Better part of a planet is destroyed then the whole,” Blitz says.

Celestia kept glaring at him. “And how do you intend to do this completely?”

“Only as a last resort. As an orbital strike will be happening any moment now.” Blitz says looking out the window to the south.

They all look as they wait for anything. “Sorry about this, but Cross, would you like to press the button since this is your home planet?” A voice said from Blitz that wasn’t his.

“No, tell them to fire,” Blitz says.

They soon see a large straight object fall from the sky with white clouds billowing behind it that soon hits the horizon and then a large bright light erupted from the object that soon sent a shockwave that destroyed all clouds and a large explosion of light and fire in the direction. “Bye, bye, Zergs.” Blitz said waving at the explosion.

“What?” Shining asks trying to process what just happened.

Blitz breathes a sigh of relief as he turns back to them. “Say hello to your exterminator for these things. If we allowed it to happened then worse would have come. We might have to evacuate the planet and we certainly don’t want that.”

“You keep saying planet. What are you talking about?” Shining asks.

“Now Shining, is that any way to speak to…” Blitz says before removing his helmet. “Your future brother in law?” Blitz asks.

Shining was just left gaping like a fish as Blitz turns to the princesses. “And I believe the princesses know a bit about the planet idea because even Luna has seen what it looks like from the outside, am I right?”

“Ah, so I was correct. You have traveled off our little place in the galaxy.” Luna says.

Blitz sighs. “More like kidnapped, but it turned out for the better. I actually got a big family coming my way and I’m closer than ever to my past ones.”

“That is correct, your clan is coming for our wedding and I don’t mean the royal one,” Twilight says.

“Yes, all one thousand four hundred and eighty-two plus my friends from other clans,” Blitz says causing Twilight’s jaw to drop.

Luna smirks. “So when shall we officially meet your clan of aliens before the wedding?”

“In twenty days. They will arrive a week before the wedding itself.” Blitz says.

Luna smiles as she turns to Celestia who was still trying to gather everything. “Told you. You never believe me, but now who’s right?”

“I am so glad they are only bringing a few ships down to the base to unload them all and that’s why I was insisting it be made with those materials,” Blitz says.

Luna tilts her head. “Huh, that explains a lot. Those videos games certainly tell more than our own eyes. Sometimes imagination is something to see as a fact source.”

“Yeah, now I think we are keeping some ponies waiting for a dress rehearsal for the royal wedding.” Blitz says.

Twilight gasps and looks at the time. “Oh no.” She said before quickly rushing out of her seat and out the door.

“Wait for me,” Cadance calls as she chased after her.

Blitz smiles as he got off of his chair. “Got to go.” He said before disappearing.

“I can’t believe it. There is life out there amongst the stars.” Celestia says.

Luna smiles as she played with a tablet Blitz left behind. “Told you we should have prepared.”

“We are not making space marines.” Celestia says causing Luna to whine.

“Aww, why not? They’re cool and able to handle the space life. I mean have you play…what am I saying, of course you haven’t played.” She said turning back to her tablet.

Nopony noticed that Shining still hadn’t moved since Blitz took off his helmet.

---

“Ah, that was a great rehearsal,” Blitz said as he laid down on a couch.

“What was so bad about it?” Twilight asks sitting next to him.

“Too much formality,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles and lays over him. “Yeah, that happens. Now have you got anything to do?”

“Yeah, I have talked to Mandalore and he has decided to administer Lightning Dust’s final test before she becomes a Mandalorian. Her ritual bloodying.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “What does she have to go through?”

“It differs from clan to clan, but for Lightning she has to hunt and kill something. Mandalore says he will have a creature brought in for this test.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks worried to him. “She will be alright, right?”

“I can’t say for sure. The ritual bloodying has no guarantees and must be taken to become a full-fledged Mandalorian and nopony can help the one who is doing it. My ritual bloodying was killing my first Ranchor by myself.” Blitz says.

Twilight lays her head on his head. “But how good were you compared to Lightning?”

“To be honest, the bloodying is designed to push us to our limits so they are almost, always different and the details are kept from those taking it. Even I don’t know what she will face, but I have a feeling it will be very dangerous.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Let’s hope she doesn’t die. She would probably be devastated to know she isn’t worthy for you.”

“I was hoping to find a dangerous enough creature on this planet to serve the purpose of the bloodying ritual to properly prepare it, but Mandalore has overruled me in this,” Blitz says as Twilight starts stroking his mane.

Twilight smiles. “Can they intervene if she’s about to die?”

“No, I can’t,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “I meant them.”

“No one can. It’s do or die.” Blitz says.

Twilight now looks really worried. “So we might lose her?”

“Yes,” Blitz says.

Twilight lays her head back down again. “So how long does it take?”

“Mandalore said her Bloodying will take place in four equestrian days on the Fett clan’s flagship,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “So like your ship?”

Blitz starts busting a gut and could bring himself to stop.

Twilight frowns as she keeps laying there. “I’m guessing it’s bigger?”

“Twilight, how big would you say the Darkstar One is?” Blitz asks after finally calming down.

Twilight thinks for a few. “I don’t know, maybe fifty, sixty?”

“Around forty meters both ways and before you ask, she was an experimental prototype I claimed as spoils of war. The flagship is one thousand and six hundred meters in length.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks shocked. “That big?”

“Yes, that big,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and nuzzles him. “I need to rest, can you stay up until then?”

“I will, but I have to drill Lightning as much as I can Twi,” Blitz says before kissing the base of her horn.

Twilight gasps as she felt that. “Wha…?”

“I will see you and the rest of the girls later,” Blitz says getting up.

Twilight nods dumbly as she was left there and he walks away to leave.

He then disappears and Twilight feels a kiss. “Love you Twi,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Love you too.” She said as she laid down on the couch.

---

Lightning gulped as she was in the middle of the training area of the ship with Blitz in full Mandalorian armor. “For the next fifty-five hours, I am going to train you rigorously so you have a chance in your ritual bloodying,” Blitz says.

Lightning gulps. “Can I…do it without armor?”

“Yes, as most do it without armor. Minerva, begin maze simulation, difficulty level eight.” Blitz says.

“Sure thing, forest or city-style?” Minerva asks.

“You have the schematics for Mandalore’s flagship’s maze. Now, upload the Dominion’s maze.” Blitz says.

“You got it,” Minerva said before the hologram system came up and a combination of metal and wood appeared. “Here you go, want a timer?”

“No. Generate the enemies as wild beasts and enable pain simulators,” Blitz says.

Lightning perks her ears up. “Um…pain simulators?”

“Yes, anytime you feel yourself hit by something you will feel pain as it actually hit you. You will remain unhurt, but you will still feel the pain of it.” Blitz says.

Lightning gulps. “Can it…kill me?”

“No. but it will make you wish you were dead. This is how I train.” Blitz says as the simulation finished constructing.

Lightning looks to the field. “So…what now?”

“Survive,” Blitz says tossing her the assault blaster rifle and disappearing.

Lightning goes wide-eyed at him as she moves her head back and forth between the rifle and where he was. “You bastard! I’m so going to kill you when this is over!” She then freezes as the leaves rustle and she looks to the tree line and sees a couple of beasts that look bigger and badder than timberwolves. “I’m going to kill you two times over now!” She yells before running off into the trees.

Blitz watched for all fifty-five hours of the training. Only walking into the room after time was up. Blitz walked over to Lighting who was barely conscious on the floor. He reaches down and starts petting her mane. “I think you are as ready as you can be,” Blitz says.

Lightning groans as she tries to open her eyes and get up. “Now…ow…what’s next?”

“Sleep,” Blitz says.

Lightning groans as she keeps trying to push herself up. “And I already slept the day before. What’s next?”

“You just went fifty-five hours straight. Rest my lightning mare.” Blitz says continuing to pet her.

Lightning was now glaring at him until her eyes went blank and she fell down and started to snore.

“You did well Lightning,” Blitz says picking her up and carrying her to her room.

Minerva smiles as she watches it all. “So is she truly ready for whatever he has in store?”

“No one is ever truly ready,” Blitz says tucking her in as Minerva starts playing soothing music.

Minerva sighs. “You better head back. Your girls are worried about you.”

“I had you send them a message. Didn’t they check them?” Blitz asks.

“How do you check messages again?” Pinkie asks behind him.

Blitz yelps as he turns around. “Pinkie! What are you doing here?!” He hissed quietly.

“I came to check on you,” Pinkie says.

“We are in low orbit, how di…you know what, forget it,” Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles and snorts. “That’s right, now I made you guys breakfast. Let’s eat.”

“Pinkie, Lightning Dust is resting.” Blitz hissed lowly.

“Oh, sorry.” Pinkie whispered as they left the room.

Blitz sighs. “So how’s the rest of the girls?”

Pinkie smiles. “Waiting.”

Blitz nods. “Out of curiosity, what made you want to marry me?”

“Because you are an awesome badass bounty hunter from outer space and you are so lovable and kind, sweet, and you have such beautiful eyes and it’s in the script.” Pinkie starts naming off reasons.

Blitz looks confused. “Script?”

“Oh, nothing to worry over,” Pinkie says hugging his head.

Blitz sighs as he smells cotton candy for some reason. “What did you make for breakfast?”

“Cotton candy, why do you ask?” Pinkie asks.

Blitz raises an eyebrow before pushing her to the wall and pressing himself against her. “Because that smell is also coming you. Want to explain, were you…spun in a cotton candy maker?”

“Maybe,” Pinkie says.

Blitz sniffs her and still smells it. “Maybe I should kiss you to find out if you’re made of cotton candy.”

“Really, that would be awesome!” Pinkie yells.

Blitz smiles as he nuzzles her. “Too cute. But do you have any idea how to love me?”

“Oh, I thought we were waiting for the wedding night,” Pinkie says smiling.

Blitz chuckles. “We are. I just meant kissing and all that. Do you have any idea how to be all lovey-dovey?”

“Oh, I could teach you many things,” Pinkie says now fully leaning onto the exhausted stallion.

Blitz smiles. “And how do you know those? You plan adult parties a lot?”

“Yes and I have been with quite a few mares,” Pinkie says.

Blitz sighs. “Why am I not surprised? Okay, how about you plan an amazing night together with all the mares after I deal with each of you on the wedding night?”

“I have already made plans. Now come on, the other mares are waiting.” Pinkie says.

Blitz lets her go and follows her. “Minerva, straight home and keep the scanner off the ship that came in. I kinda want to know what this big surprise is from himself.”

“Don’t worry about that. So how does it feel that in three days you will be wed?” Minerva asks.

Blitz sighs. “To be honest, scared of the impending attack that will happen.”

“Don’t worry, all your fellow Mandalorians will be there with their weapons,” Pinkie says.

Blitz smiles a little. “Yeah, that’s true. How much longer…wait, how do you know that!?” Blitz yells that last part.

Pinkie giggles. “Because Minerva said it.”

“I did not,” Minerva says.

Blitz just looks shocked as he stared at Pinkie before groaning and shaking his head. “I give up with you.”

“You have learned well,” Pinkie says as the Darkstar One touches down.

Blitz sighs. “Yes, yes I have. Now before we head out…” He grabs Pinkie and kisses her hard before letting her go. “Okay, I’m good.” He said before walking away. Pinkie follows behind, swaying to and fro like she was drunk. Blitz notices it out of the corner of his eyes. ‘Interesting.’ He then stops and turns around before catching her and then kissing her hard again and even pushing her back a little before letting go and waiting to see what happens. Pinkie falls over asleep holding a bottle where Blitz doesn’t know where it came from.

Blitz sighs and picks her up and places her on his back and heads out. “Tell me when Lightning wakes up Minerva.” He calls as he gets out.

“I will,” Minerva says.

Blitz nods before teleporting into Twilight’s castle. “Honey, I’m home!” He calls comically.

Twilight smiles as she looks at him. “Hi, sweetie. How’s it going?”

“Well Pinkie somehow got drunk and onto the Darkstar One in orbit, don’t ask me how on either,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “That’s Pinkie for you. How is she now?”

“On my back still drunk and holding… a bottle of turian brandy?!” Blitz yells.

Twilight looks confused. “What’s wrong with that?”

Blitz looks shocked at Twilight. “Normal eaters of our kind can’t have those species’ drink. The amino acids is not compatible.”

“Ah, so we can’t eat what they eat?” Twilight asks.

“No which is the same for many different species, except one,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Place her on the couch.” She said as she turns back to writing a letter.

Blitz does so before walking over and leaning on Twilight. “So what are you doing princess?” Blitz asks.

Twilight leans back on him. “Writing to Princess Luna on why I don’t have guards like them.”

“Oh, Daring made a good point a few months ago?” Blitz ask petting her mane lightly.

Twilight moans as she tries to lean into his petting. “Yeah, I wonder why I was never even given temporary guards until they get official ones. I think they overlooked it as the issue kinda resolved it’s with both Luna and Celestia and we were incorrect about one thing. Two months ago we got a letter and then had a meeting so here comes a surprise we have all kept from you.” Twilight says as Blitz was tackled to the ground.

“Hey, Cross or would you prefer Blitzy?” The leader of the Shadowbolts asks.

“Shadow Runner?” Blitz asks confused.

“Yep, I’m your final wife,” Shadow says nuzzling his nose.

Blitz groans as he leans his head back. “Are there any more mares I need to know or maybe stallions?”

“Nope, I’m it. Now come on my tired stallion, let’s get some rest.” Shadow says hooking a hoof around Twilight as well who just noticed the tired look in Blitz’s eyes.

Twilight now looks worried. “Blitz, how long have you been awake?”

“More than fifty-five hours as I watched Lightning’s last training before her Bloodying ritual,” Blitz says.

Twilight moves around them and moves to Blitz’s other side. “Time for you to go to bed.”

“Well it’s not so bad, I got two mares going to bed with me,” Blitz says with a tired smile.

Twilight smiles. “Nope, you are just going to sleep. But we will sleep with you to keep you warm.”

“That is what I meant,” Blitz says as Twilight opens her bedroom door.

Shadow giggles as she moves Blitz into bed and gets in with him. “Go to sleep.”

“Alright, so they prepare your dress already and been brought up to speed?” Blitz asks.

Shadow nods and nuzzles into him. “Yep, told about it a few months ago. We’re going to have so much fun.” She said as Twilight gets in with them and snuggles up to him.

“Urnr kar’taylir darasuum rala mhi udes.” Blitz says.

They both look confused to him. “What?” Twilight asks.

“Sorry slipped out of our language and into Mando’s. The language of Mandalorians.” Blitz says.

Shadow looks to him. “What does it mean?”

“Alright loves, let us rest,” Blitz says before falling asleep.

Shadow and Twilight look to each other before sleeping against him.

---

Blitz sighs as he looks to the surrounding area as it was prepared for the royal wedding while they were going to have the real wedding for everypony at the base. “Minerva, are they on their way now?” He asks as he tries to spot the ship that supposed to come in.

“The first shipload is landing at the base now,” Minerva says.

Blitz nods. “Bic b saryir ca’nara.”

“They are ready for it too,” Minerva says.

Blitz chuckles. “What about the second ship?”

Minerva giggles. “Should be there about now.”

Blitz nods. “You should come down Minerva, at least it would feel like I’m marrying you.”

“We were hitched when you unshackled me.” Minerva jokes.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah, I am. And I don’t regret it.”

“Bid cuyir gar tsikador at goorar be’chaaj gar tute jibr?” A female voice behind him asks.

“Tion’tuur narir gar rar’a cuun joha Lightning?” Blitz asks.

Lightning smiles. “When Twilight and Shadow told me about it. I asked Minerva about it.”

“Your accent is in your nose and you put emphasis on the wrong part of a few words,” Blitz says smirking.

Lightning sighs. “Still learning.”

“Keep at it, now be on your best behavior. Mandalore himself is coming.” Blitz says putting on his helmet as a ship landed in front of them in the courtyard.

Lightning nods. “Yes, sir.” She said saluting.

“Don’t salute, bow,” Blitz says bowing as the door to the ship opened.

A few bipedal creatures in armor came out and soon lined up before allowing another one in armor to step out without a weapon like the rest. “Blitzkrieg.” The one greets.

“Mandalore, I trust the base for the clan is acceptable?” Blitz asks.

Mandalore nods. “Yes, it is. Not bad for these creatures. So…how’s the wedding preparations coming along for you and your fiancées?”

“In accords with their and our customs my lord,” Blitz says.

Mandalore sighs. “How about we meet the rulers for now and then I’ll see about how to place the soldiers?”

“They are waiting for you in the base, my lord. The wedding will take place here and the royal wedding will take place in the capital of the country.” Blitz informs.

Mandalore nods as he starts walking. “Shall we?” He said as some of the soldiers starts to follow.

Blitz pulls Lightning aside to let them pass as he kept bowing. “You okay Lightning?” He whispered.

“I now see why you bowed and have such respect, the instincts I have honed screamed at me if I challenged him, I would die.” Lightning says scared.

Blitz smiles a bit as they leave out of sight and gives her a slight kiss after taking his helmet off a bit. “It’s okay. Just follow what I do and listen to what I say.”

“What is he like?” Lightning says.

“A kind and caring man who won’t hesitate to kill to protect his own,” Blitz says patting her shoulder.

Lightning nods as they get up and follow him and soon Blitz and Lightning lead them to the where the princesses are and soon come upon the office they left them in. “Princesses, the leader as promised,” Blitz said as the soldiers take their places.

“Thank you Blitzkrieg, go and prepare. We wish to discuss with him alone.” Celestia says.

Blitz looked to Mandalore on what to do and he nods. Blitz nods in return and moves to leave. “One moment, the one with you is Lightning Dust, correct?” Mandalore asks. Blitz nods. “Very well, her ritual bloodying will take place in four hours and the creature will be a Nexu,” Mandalore says.

Blitz nods and gives Lightning a tug and walks out with her. “Of course. I’ll see to it she is prepared.”

“Very well,” Mandalore says.

Chapter 12: Big Date

“So it’s a Nexu, not the worst-case scenario for you then, but still a dangerous creature to be sure,” Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him. “So what is it?”

“Minerva, send her a preliminary file on Nexus,” Blitz says before Lightning starts getting the information and several pictures. “Think you can study this?”

Lightning nods. “I’ll try.”

“Lighting, in this you have two advantages. First, you can fly, so keep as far from the ground as possible and watch for where it can get in the trees, second, your eyes are incredibly keen, use them well, and finally, you have something it does not, range attacks.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods as she keeps looking at the files. “Okay.” She said as she tries to stop the shudder in her body.

“And above all else, remember your training,” Blitz says handing her the blaster she owns.

Lightning nods and walks away. “I’ll see you at the ritual.” She said as he notices her wings twitching a bit.

“You must survive Lightning,” Blitz says.

Lightning waves at him for a bit. “What do you think I’m studying this for?” She said as she stops a bit as she read something before she continues walking. “I need to live anyway…it has four eyes, huh?” Lightning asks, getting ideas.

Blitz looks a bit interested, but also worried. “Report to the landing bay in three hours,” Blitz says. Lightning didn’t even react as she disappeared around a corner. “Probably should have given her something else.” He said to himself as he walks to the landing bay.

Lightning kept checking herself over as she walks to the landing bay and soon finds Blitz there, but nopony else. “Last advice before it begins?” She asks as she walks over.

“I cannot. The laws state I cannot help you in any way, besides giving you a little information on your quarry. I have already done so. So now it is up to you to prepare and bring it down.” Blitz says as the ship touches down.

Lightning sighs as she sits down and waits. “Okay, so you can’t do anything?”

“I can’t even watch for I might jump in to help you,” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “I see, then you better go.”

“I will see you soon, but that time, it will be as a fellow warrior of the Fett clan,” Blitz says walking away, trying to hide his worry.

Lightning watches as he leaves before turning back to the ship. “Bl…” She stops herself as she feared what would happen. “Damn it.” She whispered to herself as the ship opens up.

---

Blitz sighs as he sat on the Darkstar’s couch, trying to not rush out and get her. “Shit, is he at least going to tell you when it’s over?” He asks Minerva.

“No, you know the Bloodying ritual can take a long time,” Minerva says.

“Do you at least have her armor ready?” Blitz asks.

Minerva nods. “It’s all set for her. She just has to put it on.”

“It will make a good present for her,” Blitz says as he keeps tapping his hoof against the floor.

Minerva looks worried at him before walking away. “She’ll be fine. Now get some sleep. It may do you some good.”

“I can’t sleep, I must wait for her,” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs before filtering a gas subtly into the air. “Not a suggestion.” She said to the sleeping Blitz.

---

Lightning breathes out carefully as she recovered on a high branch as she watches the creature stalk around the trees and sets off her sensors. “Damn it, damn it. Okay, okay. Calm down and address the situation.” She said as she looks to her tac map and looks to her set traps and where the creature was careful not to put too much pressure on her injured hind leg. “Maybe over there, but…oh shit, it’s coming this way.”

She lets the tac map go back into her armor as she just stared up at the sky again. “A full two days of certain death. And I agreed.” She said before feeling a rumble in her hoof. She gets confused and looks to her hoof and sees the omnitool acting up.

“Did you send her something?” Mandalore asks as he watches the hunt with two of his soldiers.

“No, sir.” One said.

Lightning gets curious and taps it open to reveal the last photo she had of all of them. “Oh, guys. You really know how to cheer a mare up.” She said to herself before slamming it shut with her other hoof and opening the tac map again and looking at the creature in the clearing below her. She checks her gear before grabbing a flash-bang off her belt. “Buck it.” She said before rolling off the branch and falling down and flares her wings out before landing. “Oy, you want a piece of me?!” She yells out as she hooks a hoof around the pin.

The Nexu growls as it turns to her. “Come on then, have at it! I’m right here.” Lightning yells in a foreign accent she heard from somewhere while pulling the pin and holding the trigger. The Nexu growls as it bends down, ready for a lunge run. Lightning quickly looks the distance between them and readies her hoof to get off the trigger. The Nexu then launches itself and starts running as Lightning let’s go. “Three.” The Nexu salivates a bit as it kept running at her as Lightning tenses up a bit. “Two.” The Nexu roars in a high pitched roar as Lightning opens her wings.

“One.”

Lightning moves the flashbang in front of her as the Nexu was at least a few feet away and jumps up as it lunges for a bite. The flashbang exploded and sent a bright light into all of its eyes and burns Lightning’s back a bit. She then twists around and lands onto its back as it tries to shake off the light as Lightning grabs a large knife and stabs it into its back. The Nexu growls as it starts jumping up and down, trying to buck her off. She hangs on tight as she digs the knife deeper into its back. “It’s got to be around here…there!” She yelled before plunging it further into its back.

The Nexu stops completely as it just stayed in a ready to jump stance. “Alright, let’s try this.” She said to herself before moving the knife slightly and soon the Nexu was walking forward, almost docile. “It’s working. Didn’t think that would work.”

The soldiers just stared at the result. “Did…she just…?” One tried to say.

“Now say cheese.” Lightning says bringing out her assault blaster rifle and shoots it several times in the neck making it slump dead. She sighs and pulls the knife out as it starts to bleed out and lays on it back, trying to rest up. “That…was awesome. Hope somepony was recording that.”

“Well done kid,” Mandalore says not a few feet away.

Lightning opens her eyes and finds Mandalore slightly in front of her and sits up. “Oh, sir. Um…” She looks to her improvised bed. “This isn’t what it looks like?” She tries to say.

Mandalore smiles. “Really, you mean you didn’t kill this thing?”

Lightning then smiles as well. “No, just wanted to end this on something funny.”

---

Blitz groans as he opens his eyes and suddenly shot up. “Minerva! What the hell?!”

“I put that sleeping poison into the vents so subtly you didn’t notice it,” Minerva says.

“Daring isn’t going to be happy with you,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles a bit. “You better go see Lightning. She’s with the other girls right now. She beat it in two days and took a nap on it right afterward. You were asleep for three so you missed the Mandalorian ceremony.”

“I see. I will continue to wait right here. So call her.” Blitz says sighing in relief. ‘That’s my girl.’ Blitz thinks as he laid back on the bed that Minerva got him in.

Lightning didn’t hold a smile as she walked into Blitz’s room. “Blitz? It’s Lightning. Sorry, you missed everything.” She said as she walks to the bed and sees him almost asleep. “Blitz?”

Blitz groans as he opens his eyes again. “Lightning?” He asks as he sees her blurry figure.

“Yeah, I’m here.” Lightning says getting into the bed.

Blitz sighs in relief as he wraps a hoof around her. “You did it, but I could have given you something else.”

“It’s alright, I already found it while you slept. Thanks.” Lightning says kissing him.

Blitz looks confused. “What are you talking about? I was planning on giving you a kiss before you went out at the landing bay.”

“I found the armor, no need to play dumb my lovable stallion.” Lightning says.

Blitz still looks confused. “Lightning, that armor was always planned for you. You even were looking at it when you were searching on the net, but my gift was the kiss and the prize from us is the armor.”

Now it’s Lightning turn to look confused. “Then who also sent the photo?”

Blitz sits up with her. “Photo?”

Lightning shows him the photo she got on the hunt. “This.”

“I would guess one of the other girls,” Blitz says laying onto her shoulder before falling asleep.

Lightning smiles as she closes the omnitool before putting him down and then sleeps on his chest. “Good night Blitzy, love you.” She just feels his hooves wrap around her as an answer.

---

Blitz sighs as he stared in the mirror trying to adjust his suit. “Now the flower here or bowtie? Eh, bowtie.” He said throwing the flower away and doing the bowtie.

“Oh ready for the wedding?” Lightning says coming into the room.

“Yeah, you ready for our party crashers?” Blitz asks showing her he had the front leg armor on as the two claws extended from them before retracting.

Lightning grins as she brings around an overly large rifle. “Can I just say, ‘Bitches love cannons.’”

“And here I had you figured for a classier mare,” Blitz says turning around and his jaw went slack.

Lightning blushes as she puts the rifle away and almost hides her face. “I…hope you like it.” She said nervously as she was in an elegant white dress that seems to hug her well and a headdress that had flowers to boot with an almost see-through veil with a white-flowered train that was just the right length. And is that…white socks?

Blitz walks over. “You look beautiful Lightning Dust,” Blitz says before hugging her.

Lightning sighs in relief as she hugs back. “I won’t be that.”

“What, a badass who looks beautiful?” Blitz asks, careful not to mess up the dress.

Lightning shakes her head. “No, being Lightning Dust.”

“Ah, that’s right, in a few hours you will be Apple Lightning Dust,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiles and hits him. “No, you idiot. We mares take the last name of the stallion. Yours is Blitzkrieg.”

“Hmm, Lightning Dust Blitzkrieg,” Blitz says thinking about it.

Lightning smiles as she looks away. “I better get to the wedding. You better get ready. I have to get to the mares and you would love us soon.” She said letting go.

“Right, the part I’m most nervous about,” Blitz says.

Lightning giggles. “Don’t worry, you will love it.” She takes a look at the clock. “Got to go.” She said before running off.

Blitz smiles as he rushes back to the mirror and rushes to get dress. “Let’s see, Blasters hidden to be unnoticeable. Check. Claws, check, I guess that is everything.” Blitz says.

The door opens again. “Come back because you forgot something?” Blitz asks turning around but stops. “You got to be kidding.”

The mares all smiled as they waited at the top of the altar for Blitz to show, but it’s been almost an hour of waiting. “Where is he?” Twilight asks after a while.

“You think he is being held u…” Applejack was cut off when an explosion is heard.

Mandalore facepalmed. “You got to be kidding. All right, all soldiers let’s…” He stops as he hears a few blaster shots coming closer and then soon a body wearing armor that was slightly charred and had blaster holes in it flew through the door as it bursts open.

“Sorry, I’m late,” Blitz calls as he walks in. “This asshole was trying to ruin me and the wedding, but it was a simple fight. Emphasis on trying.” He said as he walks past the busted up creature that looks the same as the Mandalorian soldiers.

“Take this scum out of here. I won’t have blood spilled on this day.” Mandalore says.

Blitz smiles or tries to smiles as walks up to alter and sits down the mares look at his messed up self. “Looks like I won’t get that deposit back.” He said as he tried to hold up his suit and the Mandalorian soldiers haul the creature away.

“Proceed,” Mandalore commanded.

Blitz sighs as he settled down again. “So where were you, girls?”

Celestia smiles. “Never started on speaking yet. Now then, dearly beloved, we are gathered here for the marriage between this stallion and these mares. If there is any reason this group shall not be wed, speak now or forever hold their peace.”

The ponies wearily looks over to the Mandalorians lining the aisle. “So now we begin. Apple Blitzkrieg, do you vow to love these mares, in sickness and in health, for richer and for poor, till death do you part?” Celestia asks, looking at him.

“Yes,” Blitz says.

Celestia smiles and looks over to the mares. “And do you mares to do the same and love …?”

“If we were going to say no, we wouldn’t be here.” Applejack interrupts and gives a little wave.

Celestia stifles a giggle as the audience laughs a little. “Alright, do you have the ring or rather rings?”

Blitz picks up the chest not far away with his magic and opens it and levitates the rings out.

Celestia smiles. “And so, by the power vested in me and all of Equestria, I pronounce you stallion and…is it mare or mares?” She pauses as the audience holds a snicker.

“Sister.” Luna hisses.

Celestia giggled. “Just joking. Stallion and mares, you may kiss all the brides. Good luck trying to make it less awkward.”

“That will take a while,” Mandalore says causing Luna to snicker.

Blitz smiles as Twilight step up and he spots the clothing she kept wearing ever since he finished her teleportation lessons with her and he places the ring on her horn and moves her veil up and kisses her. Twilight smiles and moves back to let Applejack up next which he places a ring around her hoof and does the same. Blitz smirks as Fluttershy steps up and he thinks for a few as he spots the collar she’s still wearing under her dress. He smiles as he removes the collar a bit and places it through the ring before hooking it back on. Fluttershy smiles as he kisses her before each mare gets the same as either a ring on the horn or hoof and a kiss. The mares look to their rings as Twilight places his on his horn.

“I now pronounce you legally married,” Celestia says as the Mandalorians and ponies started cheering.

“The one who brings down that sniper on the roof gets the first drink!” Blitz calls.

The ponies all duck as the Mandalorians quickly aim their rifle at the sniper and they see another Mandalorian and start firing.

Blitz sighs as the rooftop becomes shredded and the Mandalorian runs. Some of the soldiers immediately run out and goes after them. “So…reception?”

“Yes, lets,” Twilight says as the other girls seemed unfazed and Pinkie was enjoying the show.

Blitz smiles as he led them all down the aisle as the rest of the soldiers and some of the guards stand in place of the ones that left. “Soldiers, present arms!” Mandalore orders.

The soldiers raise their weapons over their heads as Blitz and the mares walk under them towards the reception as the guards do the same.

Blitz sighs in relief as they head out and straight to the courtyard. “Finally. Glad that’s over.” He said as he hears the whole room starting to head out.

“It’s not over yet.” Applejack says putting on her hat.

Blitz groans. “Yeah, that’s right. We need to deal with too many ponies.”

“We’ll give you some breathing room when dealing with our families,” Twilight says.

Blitz shakes his head. “Oh no, you girls are staying with me. I don’t want to separate from you girls again after that whole fight. Besides, I may need you when talking to the families. Plus, we got a huge table set up for us.” He said as they come out into the courtyard and finds a big party set up. “Nice decorations Pinkie and a nice party.”

“Thanks hun,” Pinkie says smiling.

Blitz looks on as the party was in full swing and all of his wives were sitting by him. After a while, Luna finally came up to him or rather Twilight. “Princess Twilight?”

“Yes, Luna?” Twilight asks.

Luna smiles a bit. “I know you haven’t had a guard regimen for a while since you been a princess. But that was because I am in charge of new guards. And so, in the form of what you represent, here are your new guards.” She said moving aside and showing a combination of solar, night, crystal and…is that changelings and griffons?

“Thank you,” Twilight says smiling.

Blitz eyes the two out of place. “Since when did we get changelings on our side?”

Luna smirks. “Turns out all for peace with them is a strip and sex club. Can you believe it?”

Twilight raises an eyebrow at this. “And that is when I skewered it on my blade.” A Mandalorian says.

“Yes, the only time when the length of your sword was relevant to the conversation.” Blitz jokes, causing the whole of the Mandalorians to burst out laughing.

Twilight sighs and brings a hoof to her face. “You mean, we could have stopped the changeling invasion by only giving them a club?”

“That and keeping my sister who was humiliated out of the negotiations,” Luna says smiling.

Twilight smiles as she turns to the guards. “So…what now?”

Luna sighs. “Well I sent a batch of guards to your castle and these are your personal ones. I’m also getting a few special guards to follow you along just in case.”

Twilight looks a bit confused. “Special guards?”

Luna smirks. “That’s a surprise.”

“They aren’t for breeding right?” Twilight whispers.

Now it’s Luna’s turn to look surprised. “Oh heck no…unless you want them. I’m sure I can find a few potent stallions for you.” She said smirking.

“I have all I need right here,” Twilight says looking to Blitz.

Luna giggles. “Be sure to keep him with you. You never know when you truly love him like never before and I’m not talking about in bed.” She said before walking away.

“I plan on it. By the way, where is my brother?” Twilight asks.

Luna smiles as she looks back at her. “Getting something for you.”

Twilight looks confused until she feels a tap on her shoulder and looks over to see Shining there. “Brother?”

Shining smiles. “Hey, baby sis. Here.” He said giving her a present wrapped in a box.

Twilight looks to the box and opens it to find a gem. “What’s this for?”

Shining smiles as Celestia comes over. “Took me a while to find it. It’s an image gem. Let’s you see what the other one who has a connected gem is seeing. So basically they can talk to them across long distances. Maybe even where you’re going.” She said as she holds up her own gem.

“Oh, brother,” Twilight says hugging him.

Shining chuckles as he hugs her back. “Love you, baby sis.”

“Love you too,” Twilight says as she hugged him and spied Blitz going with Mandalore out of the corner of her eye.

Blitz sighs as he looks around. “So what did you call me for?”

“Blitz, I have come to a decision. As of this moment, you are to form a new clan.” Mandalore says.

Blitz looks surprised. “Wha…?”

Mandalore smiles. “Think of it as a wedding present. And I got two more. It’s up in space. Want to come?”

“Um…sure Mandalore,” Blitz says still in shock.

Mandalore nods. “Maybe you should bring your wives. This is going to involve them too.”

Blitz looks to him. “Are we going now?”

Mandalore shakes his head. “No, when the party ends or when you and your wives are ready.”

“As you wish Mandalore,” Blitz says before walking back to the party to see the mares now socializing with other ponies. Blitz sighs as he sits down again. “So what did I miss?” He asks nopony in particular. The mares turn to him with many presents in hooves. “So I guess a lot.” He said chuckling.

---

Blitz tries to close his eyes a bit as he traveled in a transport ship with all the mares, Mandalore and a few Mandalorian soldiers, heading into space. “So what’s this big surprise?” He asks after a while.

Mandalore smirks as he holds up his arm. “Minerva, you there?”

The Darkstar quickly flies right by them. “Rolling in hot.”

Mandalore smiles. “Head to the front of the coordinates. The ones on the bridge will tell you how to dock. We’ll head to the back.”

“What the…” Blitz starts as he sees a new ship that looked like a frigate version of the Darkstar One.

Mandalore smirks as the transport heads inside and lands on the bay area. “Say hello to the MSS Darkline. Your new ship.”

Blitz says nothing as Rainbow helps pick his jaw up off the floor.

“Wow,” Shadow says.

Mandalore chuckles as he got up and headed out as the door opened. “Yep, it’s wow to almost everyone. Come on, let me give you the grand tour.” Mandalore says as the Darkstar One attached itself onto the hull of the MSS Darkline.

---

Mandalore smiles as he leads him out. “First, the third present. Your order for the mech finally came in and we decided to pick it up and arm it and fill it for you. It’s over there.” He said as he pointed to the mech at the side of the hold.

He then leads them inside. “Next up is the engineering and water systems.” He said as they pass by some windows showing off the rooms on the side. “The water system is connected to the greenhouse upstairs to keep is clean and the engineering is what you expect.”

After they reach the end of the hall they get to an elevator. “Allowing you to travel to any level.” He said as the elevator heads to the next level. After it opened the door it open to a few personal without armor walking through the halls. “Next up is the greenhouse as I mentioned.” He said as they pass a window showing off a large number of plants, making it look like a little forest. He then turns to the other side and they see a large table with countless lockers and walls of hangers and shelves full of weapons and ammo. “Weapons room. We’re still working on filling it up to the max.” He said as they kept walking. They soon reach another window a little ways away. “Here is the armor room. Where it is the same as the weapons room, having a testing and research room.” He said a personal inside unloaded some armor from crates. He then turns to the other side. “Here is the main research lab.” He said as they see a few personal setting up a few smaller equipment. “Here you can research almost everything else, from the ship to your own exploration, except for the weapons and armor. See those for that.”

They then reach another elevator on the other side and head inside. “There are three main elevators and one emergency.” He said as the elevator heads up again. After the door opens, they find barely anybody there. “This is mostly the social floor.” He said as the walk again and look into one of the windows and sees just a large table. “This is the meeting room. It comes with privacy tech and has a few guards when we’re ready.” They then look to the other side. “This is the tac room. Mostly to keep watch on little things and helps take over when the main situation room is out of commission.” He said as they continue walking. “Next up is the bunk area for the personal and soldiers and we have a separate one for the guards that may come along for the trip and their personal.” He said as they pass two doors on both sides. “Next up is the lounge area. Enjoy yourselves here.” He said as Pinkie looked excited to be there. They then turn to see a large number of tables and a cooking area. “Galley and mess hall. Until we finished going through the personal, we’ll give you a true cook.” He said as they enter the elevator on the other side.

They all waited as the elevator goes up again. “Now we reach the main area.” He said as the door opens. They head out and look into the first room. “War room, showing you recent events and jobs available and if the need arises, serving a situation of war if you ever get involved in it.” He said as they see mostly screens and news. They then turn to the other side and sees a lot of personal walking around with almost the same screens. “The main tac room, we’re almost done connecting it to the bridge.” He said as they walk forward and sees the same side as the big tac room with a hologram of the ship. He then turns to the other side. “And the med bay. After realizing how much you and others would need a doctor, we got a doctor who also specializes in equines as well. It would help if we had a doctor who knew the planet species well. She does know how to give birth to babies, both human, alien species, but still, maybe need help with your species.”

He smirks as they continue walking forward and open the door at the end and reveal a bridge with wide windows. Looking around, they can see the Darkstar above them, dock in position. “Why is the Darkstar above us?” Blitz asks.

Mandalore smiles. “Did you know you can control the ship and leave at any given notice? You can continue to dock the Darkstar here and the ship can be controlled from the bridge or the Darkstar’s. These guys can handle the menial stuff while you do the big ones, like driving.”

Blitz and the mares still look surprised as they then turn around and head to a side elevator they didn’t see and another on the other side. “And now the sort of final floor. The other door was the entrance to the Darkstar airlock.” He said as the door open and they find themselves in a circular room with many doors and one central pillar. “Your wives can sleep here when needed. We already got off the specs of the rooms from the Darkstar by Minerva. Though weird on some, it makes sense for some of your personalities.” He said as he walks to the pillar in the large number of doors they couldn’t even count. “We prepared some readymade rooms just in case if you get more girls. And the now the best part of the ship.” He said the central pillar opened up to reveal a large elevator.

They head inside and the elevator rides up to show a large circular bedroom with a circular desk opened in two places, a large bed, bigger than a king-size, even a personal bathroom from a door they can see on one side and a large living room area. “Here’s the best part.” He said as they were all strewed about in the room, looking at everything and hits a control panel on the wall. They all looked around and soon sees the round dome ceiling open up and they can see the stars and planet in a 360-degree view. “Completely one-way glass, bulletproof too. The whole place rises up when wanting a view and drops down into the ship when you don’t or in battle. Have privacy and protection and still enjoy the view. What do you think?”

“I think I’m in love all over again,” Fleetfoot says.

Mandalore chuckles. “This is the captain’s quarters, so you have fun with your mares in style. After this, I’m going to have a mission for you, but I’ll let you enjoy your wedding night and the week ahead. So, what do you think Blitzkrieg?”

“It is a good ship for a clan to start out with,” Blitz says confusing the mares.

“Clan to start out? What’s this about a clan?” Twilight asks.

“I have decided to reward Blitzkrieg for all his years of service by giving him his own clan. I have also picked several Mandalorian to join his clan as well.” Mandalore says.

Applejack looks a little worried. “Several Mandalorian? More wives?”

“No, clan members. They include engineers, warriors, and pilots.” Mandalore says.

Blitz smiles a little. “Basically all of the personal on the ship?”

“I see,” Spitfire says laying on his back.

Blitz smiles. “So…anything else I should know about?”

Mandalore smiles. “Nope, just enjoy your wedding night. I’ll see about getting the guards from the planet to this ship and help train them for space life.”

“Thank you, my lord.” Blitz and Lightning say.

---

Blitz takes a deep breath on his bed naked as he waited, knowing the mares were deciding who go first in the other room. Eventually, Twilight comes up in the elevator and steps in without her wedding outfit and wearing her usual outfit of a choker, flower, and bow. “Hey, Blitz. You okay?”

“Yeah, just a little nervous. So you girls decide who goes first?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles a bit. “Just one question, are you okay with more than one of us here?”

“Well, I can try two at a time,” Blitz says nervously.

Twilight smiles fully and messes with her omnitool and soon gets into bed with him. “Applejack and Fluttershy are coming in. We want to try groups of us here. But are you sure about this, doing this while some others are watching?”

“Not while they watch. I’m nervous enough already.” Blitz says.

Twilight nuzzles him. “Then they’ll be preparing themselves and cleaning us off, you okay with that?”

“Just do it in the other room, ok?” Blitz asks his face completely red now.

Twilight looks a bit worried and now moves to nuzzle his neck. “Oh Blitz, please don’t afraid or mad with us.”

“I’m nervous enough, ok?” Blitz says stroking her mane.

Twilight moans as she leans in more. “Don’t worry, you lose the nervousness once we get into it. You’ll love it soon.”

“Ok Twi, it’s our turn.” Applejack says walking in with Fluttershy.

Twilight smiles as she turns to them. “Apparently he’s really nervous about being watched. Can you girls get ready in the bathroom? I’ll you when we’re ready to let you come in.”

“Alright, come on Fluttershy and no, we are going the traditional way for this. You can try your fetishes another night.” Applejack says.

Fluttershy frowns. “Aww, I wanted something to really get me going.” She said as she follows her.

“This is his first time.” Applejack says.

Fluttershy smirks. “Not with messing with me.”

Fluttershy’s yelp is heard from the bathroom after the door closes. Blitz gulps as Twilight refocus on him. “So, what do you want to do first?” She asks as she straddles him.

“You’re first?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Okay, we’ll try this first. But you gotta mix things up with the others after this or you might get bored.” She said as she kisses his neck.

“I…I meant are you first amongst the girls?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, I’m the alpha and Applejack is the beta of all of us. We all agreed to let me and Applejack go first then go in the order you got each of us.” She said placing kisses on his neck as each second passed.

“Then before we continue, what is the order going to be?” Blitz asks, sneakily using his magic to grab the end of Twilight’s tail without her notice.

Twilight smiles as she kept going. “After Fluttershy is Daring, Lightning is next, then the next group Spitfire, then Fleetfoot, Rainbow is up next, then the next group is Vinyl and Octavia with Rarity behind them. After that, Pinkie and Shadow. You okay with that?”

“Yeah, I should be able to manage,” Blitz says before using his magic to yank at Twilight’s tail.

“Yipe!” Twilight yelps as she stiffened up. “Bli…wha…”

Blitz then pulls Twilight onto himself before flipping over becoming the one on top. “Now guide me in on what to do,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight gulps as she rubs at her choker. “O…okay.”

Blitz looks to where she was rubbing. “You never took it off, didn’t you?”

“No, because it reminds me of you, Prince Blitzkrieg,” Twilight says before leaning forward and kissing him.

---

Blitz smiles as he opens his eyes and finds himself a bit alone in bed. “Oh boy.” He said to himself as he got up. “Now where are my mares?”

“Here.” A voice said as the door opened and Fluttershy walks in with a tray on her back. “Nice job dealing with all of us. You really changed us a lot more now. Though I doubt that we are pregnant yet. I think you need to do more and with a lot more fun.”

“I see, at least I didn’t blackout and not do some of you girls,” Blitz says getting up.

Fluttershy puts the tray on the table. “I got some of the food from the mess hall. Something extravagant after they heard you finished with all of us.”

“Are you on the menu?” Blitz jokes as he strokes her mane.

Fluttershy moans as he pets her. “If you want to. I’m really sweet and tasty however you want.”

“Maybe later, for we have a lot to do,” Blitz says before kissing her neck and starts eating.

Fluttershy sighs a bit. “Yes, Twilight is dealing with new guards who came onto the ship and showing them around. Want to meet her?”

“I got my own business to do like starting to install Minerva into the ship and then personally checking everything about it and memorizing it,” Blitz says before lightly smacking her flank that was facing him.

Fluttershy yelps. “Master, didn’t he tell you? There is already another A.I. in the ship.”

“I checked and it is a run of the mill V.I. Those are too easy to hack and if they did, someone could take control of the ship and vent personal into space.” Blitz says now rubbing where he smacked her.

Fluttershy moans. “Okay, Minerva still has the ship connected. She’s ready for you.”

“Like you are for round two?” Blitz jokes walking away.

Fluttershy moans. “Master.”

“You mind checking on Terran for me, love?” Blitz asks at the door.

Fluttershy nods as she bends done and shows herself while waving her tail, trying to get rid of the heat she’s emitting. “Yes, master. Anything else you need?”

“Just for you to be happy,” Blitz says leaving.

Fluttershy moans as she tries to get back to normal. “Master.”

Blitz sighs as he walks out of the elevator and heads across the hall and into the other one and heads up into the airlock. “Minerva, you there?” He asks as the airlock does a few things before opening to the Darkstar.

“Yes, I’m here,” Minerva says.

“Begin transferring to become the A.I. of the MSS Darkline,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles. “Transferring data, overwriting main systems and moving V.I. to non-essential systems. And…done. I’m integrated into the system. The V.I. has been moved to non-dangerous systems and locks it out so in case it has been hacked it won’t spread to me.”

“Good, so how do you like it?” Blitz asks.

Minerva suddenly jumps at him and hugs him. “I love it. Can I ask a favor?”

“You want to put her through its paces for your first opportunity,” Blitz says with a knowing smile.

Minerva smiles and kisses him. “That and something else.”

“Go on?” Blitz asks.

Minerva actually blushes on her mech. “I want you, Blitz.”

“You have had me for a long time,” Blitz says.

Minerva shakes her head. “No, I mean I really want you.”

“I thought it didn’t need to be said, I was yours for a long time now,” Blitz says.

Minerva shakes her head a lot. “Dang it Blitz, I want to you to take me.”

“I can’t, you don’t have an organic body,” Blitz says.

Minerva frowns before grabbing his hoof and throws him to the couch and jumps on top of him. “Blitz, I wanted you before all of this. And I want you, Blitz.” She said as he notices her starts to move back and forth on him. “I have the parts needed. I can’t give you much, but at least I can give you this much. Please, can you take me?”

“Minerva,” Blitz says holding her now.

“I want to be like you. I want to be like them, a true mare you can hold with love.” Minerva says with sorrow.

Blitz sighs and brings her down before holding her. “How about later and I’ll take care of you and then, you can truly be one of my mares, how does that sound?”

“Blitz,” Minerva says looking at him. Blitz was sure if she could cry, she would be right now.

Blitz smiles as she starts to nuzzle him. “So, do you want to?”

Minerva smiles. “Yes, please.”

Blitz sighs in relief as he held her, stroking her lose mane all the while. “Listen, I got to go deal with everything else. However, for you, you got to go tell the other mares about this.”

“Ok, Blitzkrieg,” Minerva says rubbing herself against him before getting up.

Blitz smiles as she shot up and heads for the door before he follows. “You ready for the best adventure with your favorite captain?” He said as they enter the elevator.

Minerva smiles. “How could I not? I already got my stallion now all I need is an adventure.” She said as the elevator stopped on the main floor.

“I’ll leave you to start inspecting the bridge. I’m going to inspect our new ship as I did with Darkstar One. Let me know when our new clan members arrive.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “Sure thing, just watch yourself.” She said as she steps out and lets him go down further to the bottom floor.

He soon ends up at bay eleven before stepping out and heading to the docking bay. “Twilight?” He calls out, trying to find her.

Twilight smiles as she turns away from the new group. “Over here.” She calls out as she sees him, making him rush over.

Blitz sighs and gives her a nuzzle and then spots the new guards. “So these are the guards that will travel with us?”

Twilight nods. “Yep, we also got a personal cook, a doctor who also knows how to deal with pregnancy and foals and at least one of every allied species we have is with us as well.” She said as she sees the duo of changelings, griffons, and a dragon. “The dragon came later. Celestia informed me he won’t be bigger than he already is.”

Blitz nods. “Great, I am doing a runaround, getting used to this place. Want to come along?”

Twilight nods. “Sure, might as well show them around too so they can get used to this place. Oh, did you know, this ship is also Equestrian land.”

“We mostly call this language basic as most speak it…which makes me wonder if it has some connection to the rest of the galaxy.” Blitz says thinking it over.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, the Equestrian laws and culture are on the ship. This is basically Equestrian soil.”

“I meant the language we are speaking Twilight. It is spoken by most of the galaxy.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks a bit surprised. “Really? That’s weird.”

“We might want to look into it on Equestria,” Blitz says.

Twilight shrugs. “I’ll see what I can get about it. Now want to still walk with us?”

“I would, but I got to inspect the hyperdrive to see if the trans-warp drive is working properly and if the subspace generator is running on full cylinders,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “At least take one of the engineers with you. Need to teach them.”

“Does he know sub-war induscar quantum physics?” Blitz asks.

Twilight waves a hoof at the line of guards and one of them who looks absolutely confused steps forward. “He’s tried to learn it in the barracks for the last three months. Tried.”

“Oh boy,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Yeah, Celestia is hoping that at least one of each learns each of the skills needed on the ship. She’s hoping that at least the already placed personal could shadow them.”

“It’s no wonder he couldn’t learn it. To understand it, you first much learn physics, then advanced engineering for ships, then the formulas for hyperspace jumps, only then does it start making sense. What he tried is like a unicorn who just started learning magic to try and move the sun or moon.” Blitz explains.

Twilight sighs. “Well, he’s a bit interested and hopes to at least figure this out. Think there is somepony there who could help?”

“We got some engineers coming to crew the ship, he will stay with them,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Good, everypony here is also staying on the ship as well. Now about that doctor?” She said as she waves over another pony, this time a mare. “I think she’s the one Mandalorian needed for the current doctor, right?”

“When clans start out they usually have seven to ten doctors, but she can bunk with them as they teach her everything,” Blitz says as he noticed the mare bow to him. “You told them I like to be informal, right?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “They were taught by Luna on most guard practices. Tell them yourself. Now then, our other one is the cook.” She said as one of the griffons steps forward. “He can cook anything, including for carnivores and herbivores.”

“Oh, he will come in really handy,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Yep, then there is the armory for both weapons and armor.” She said as two stallions step forward. “They became interested after you came into our lives. They kept looking at whatever records they can get on you before they were allowed access to the holonet and looked up almost everything there is.”

“Ah, tell me, what is the most interesting weapon you two found?” Blitz asks.

One of the stallion shrugs. “Mostly the one particular weapon that is actually unlimited ammo, but the only drawback you have to watch out for is overheating. Especially when there is that one weapon that was reworked into the new style of weapons using clips and gained the power of it but kept the unlimited ammo as part of the old designed.”

The other stallion nods. “Yeah, and it’s firing projectiles almost as fast as these things will go when traveling.” He said while tapping a hoof on the floor.

“Alright, you two come with me. I’m going to inspect some of the armaments of the MSS Darkline later.” Blitz says getting a smile from them.

Twilight smiles as well. “Great, I think that should be it. All the rest need to have guard posts. I’ll take care of our room area, but you need to do everywhere else with some of the Mandalorian.”

“Not right now Twilight,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “I know, I meant later when you finish. Placing the guards around might take a while.”

“That is fine, just steer clear of the hanger. We have yet to program friendlies into the basilisk war droids.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “You got it, now shouldn’t you be going?”

“See you later Twilight,” Blitz says leaving with the two guards.

Twilight waves at him as he leaves before turning back to the guards. “Okay, let’s begin the tour.” She says before walking and letting the guards follow.

---

“And this is one of our port defense guns. Either of you wants to try a simulation on it?” Blitz asks.

The guards smile. “I’ll give it a try.” One said.

“Ok, just sit in the seat…” Blitz goes on to explain the controls. “You think you can do it?” Blitz asks.

The guards nod. “I can try.”

“Ok, Minerva, can you hear me?” Blitz asks.

“Loud and clear honey, what do you need?” Minerva asks.

“Can you inform the nearby ships we will be going some target practice and prepare the skeets?” Blitz asks.

Minerva smiles. “Sure thing, I’ll start the turret once ready.”

“Wait till Minerva gives us the green light from the other ships,” Blitz says.

The guard nods and waits as the ships in the view start to move out of the way a little and soon the targeting system came on. “Ready,” Blitz said as something came out of the side of the ship and aimed itself. “Minerva hit it,” Minerva smirks and launches a skeet which the guard then tries to fire at and miss it at least ten times.

“In space battles, you only get a few shots. Your turn.” Blitz says looking at the other.

The guard groans as he gets out and the other takes his place. “Alight, launch.” Minerva sends out a skeet that the guard promptly fires once before hitting it. “Um…what did you do before you joined the guards?” Blitz asks, an eyebrow raised.

The guard smiles. “Playing games.”

“Minerva, tri formation launch,” Blitz instructs.

The guard smirks as the launcher sends out three skeets in a triangle formation which the guard then fires and hits the one in the middle and then the other two in one motion. “Told you, games.”

Blitz hums in thought. “What type of games?”

The guard chuckles. “Video games. We might not have the best types like these guys do, but I was the champion arcade player back in my day.”

“I see, but you wasted energy with that. Minerva only supplies enough power for three shots and relaunch, tri formation.” Blitz instructs.

The guard breathes out carefully as he aimed a little ahead of the launch point and waited. For a few seconds, nothing happened until the skeets came out again and the guard fires one and hits the middle. And then turns to left and fires and hits it before going to the last and sees it flying away. “Not bad, could use some…” The guard fires and everyone looks on, even in the other ships as the shot went through space and hits the skeet. Blitz chuckles a bit. “Not bad Sharp Shot,” Blitz says.

The guard smiles a bit. “Thanks.”

“I could have made that.” The other one said.

Sharp chuckles. “No, you can’t. You’re good in armor.”

“Ah, you’re the gunner and you are the pilot it would seem,” Blitz says.

Sharp smiles. “Yeah, it’s something like that.”

“Ok, you two, let’s go to the hanger,” Blitz says.

The guards nod and follow him out as the turret shuts down and the launches head back in. The guards keep following him until they end up back at the hangar. “So…what’s here?”

“Lights on.” Blitz commands and the lights turn on revealing fighters and ten green machines up against the wall. Blitz walks up to the green machines. “Minerva, activate the Basilisk I am looking at.” Blitz says.

Minerva turns on the machine and they see it move a little. “What’s that?” The other asks.

“That is a Basilisk war droid. One of the iconic Mandalorian war machines and you are going to try and control it, Sharp Shot.” Blitz says.

Sharp smiles. “Might be fun.”

“It is also halfway sentient, remember that,” Blitz says as the Basilisk walks forward and Sharp tries to get into the seat after Blitz explains the controls of it to both of them.

Sharp looks at the controls before fiddling with the movement controls and makes it moves around. “Okay. There’s that.” He said before accidentally hitting the fire button when he moved his hoof and makes a blaster fire and hit a crate. “Sorry!” He said as the Basilisk starts to shake a bit. “Whoa, hey, calm down, calm down.” He said to it and himself as the Basilisk became docile again. Sharp sighs before he is suddenly bucked from the seat and lands onto the crate.

“Ok, you are up,” Blitz says looking at the other guard.

The stallion nods before slowly approaching the Basilisk and sits down in front of it. The Basilisk looks to him before he gets up again and gets on it and calmly going for the controls before sitting back again. “Forward.” He said and the Basilisk moves forward.

“Nnarir va slanar urakto a narir va slanar pakod bat kaysh.” Blitz says.

The stallion looked confused about what he said before the Basilisk tried to stop and he forces it forward a bit. “Easy now. Just need to try something.” He said as he makes it turn to the wall. He then fires the blaster and hits the wall. “Good, that works.” The Basilisk then starts running around as if it was rampaging swiping, kicking, and bucking without causing any real damage as the stallion hung on.

Blitz looks on curiosity as the stallion hangs on and doesn’t seem to be letting go. “By any chance, are you related to the Apple family?” He asks as they pass by him and Sharp.

“No, but I was raised on a farm before joining the guards.” The stallion said as he brought the Basilisk under control.

Sharp groans as he righted his leg. “He’s good in this area.”

“Right, that’s enough Rough Rider,” Blitz says as the Basilisk stops.

Rough nods and gets off the Basilisk and leads it over to where it originally was and moves back to him. “So how was that?”

“Very well, most end up like Sharp here,” Blitz says.

Rough looks to him. “It’s that tough?”

“Most think they are mindless vehicles and underestimate them as Sharp did,” Blitz says.

Rough nods. “So what now?”

“Well, I have decided on a more permanent role for you two,” Blitz says.

They both look at each other. “And that is?” Sharp asks.

“You’re a gunner and you’ve got the makings of a Basilisk rider,” Blitz says.

The two look to each other in surprise. “So that’s it?” Rough ask.

“You two will understand the extent of these positions soon enough,” Blitz says as the droid walks back to where it was and Blitz exits the hanger.

Sharp sighs as he looks to Rough. “So, what do you want to do now, Rough?” He asks, saying his name a bit playfully.

“The prince is leaving and we have to follow him,” Rough says.

Sharp groans slightly as they follow him. “Now you’re no fun.”

“You want to be lost for hours?” Rough asks.

Sharp smirks a bit. “Maybe with you. You’re more fun than I expected.”

“You two, we are heading to the bridge of our ship,” Blitz says.

“Yes, sir.” They said before Sharp smirks a bit and when Blitz turns around, he gives a quick nuzzle to Rough who moves away a bit in surprise. “Sharp cut that out.” Rough whispered harshly.

Sharp remained smirking as they head up and Blitz just sighs. ‘I had to have at least a few guards and personnel who are like this.’ He said as the elevator heads up and they reach the bridge. “So what are we doing here sir?” Rough asks.

“Attention, chief on deck.” A voice says and they see a full crew manning the bridge get up and stand at attention.

“As you were,” Blitz says.

Sharp and Rough look on as the crew went back to what they were doing. “Sir, what are we doing here?” Rough asks.

“Surveying the bridge and checking on the crew. Speaking of which, I want a status report when you can give me one.” Blitz says to the crew.

One of the bipedal creatures walks over to him with a tablet. “All systems are green and ready to go. The only problem is we are still trying to fill our mags and cargo we need to the max. Then there is the fact we still need the personal from the planet ready to go.” The female creature said as she eyes the guards.

“It’s been awhile Meratan the fan,” Blitz says looking at the Turian.

Meratan smiles. “Yes, it has been a while since you even commanded a squad, now you’re commanding a whole ship and crew.”

“Yeah, last time we have seen each other was when we went and hunted down a Krayt dragon on Tatooine,” Blitz says looking over the datapad.

Meratan nods. “Yes, sprites that were a good hunt and we got to keep the horns to boot. Find everything okay?”

“Well the hyperdrive needs some adjusting to be at acceptable working order for me is all, by the way how’s the kid?” Blitz asks.

Meratan smiles. “Going great as ever. He’s starting school next year.”

“Good to hear. So when are the rest of the Mandalorians arriving?” Blitz asks handing the pad back.

Meratan nods. “They are coming in within the month, but news has come out that you finished the honeymoon and Mandalore caught it. He sent over the mission you have to do. We can get the planet’s guards and personal first and head out and we can meet the rest of the Mandalorians on the way.” She said messing with the tablet. “Here’s the mission.” She said giving it to him. “This wasn’t the first ship. There was a prototype of this ship that was sent out and never returned. Mandalore wants you to find it and figure out what happened after the last few messages we got were probe information on minerals in a star system.”

“I see, we will leave in forty-eight hours, galactic standard time. During that time, I’m sure we will be sent more natives from the planet and I also have to do a royal wedding as well as I married a royal.” Blitz says.

Meratan nods. “Of course sir. Anything else you need?”

“First Gunner and Basilisk rider in the making,” Blitz says pointing to Sharp and Rough respectively.

“Really?” Meratan asks surprised.

“Yes, you know how critical I am on my judgments on such things,” Blitz says.

Meratan sighs. “Okay, I’ll see to it about getting their bunks and places sorted out. Also getting them more training on what their positions are.”

“Good and finally, have Mandalore graced our new clan with a name?” Blitz asks.

Meratan smiles. “Blitzkrieg,”

“I see, clan Blitzkrieg, huh? Well, let’s prepare and start making a name for ourselves captain.” Blitz says

Meratan nods. “You got it, but let’s find that prototype first and then deal with everything. Now I believe one of your wives wants you.”

“Which one specifically?” Blitz asks.

Meratan thinks for a few. “That yellow one with butterflies on its side.”

“Fluttershy,” Blitz says walking away. “Watch these two, ok?” Blitz says leaving.

Meratan smirks as she places her talon hand on her hips. “Okay boys, this where you go back to school.” She said as she gives them some tablets. “And I can bet you’re going to fail.”

Chapter 13: Mating Season

Blitz sighs as he entered the circular room and finds some of the guards placed in some places around the room and two at his elevator. He heads to Fluttershy’s room and opens the door only to be pulled inside. “Oh shit.” He said before the door closed, leaving the guards staring at where he was.

Fluttershy smiles as she turns the lights on and Blitz can see the many tools and equipment in the room. “Session time master. I really need you.” She said as she wiggles her flank a bit.

“Very well, I did promise,” Blitz says before hitting her inside the leg and making her kneel before him as he stood up before her. “Now I can really have some fun with a slut like you who wants to just be fucked and filled with all the things she could find. Even getting more stallions just to fuck with a slut like you.” He said as he came out in front of her.

Fluttershy looks up and receives a hoof to her face. “Bitch! Did I say you could look up? Did I?!” Blitz yells as he grows bigger.

Fluttershy whines as she tries to keep her head down. “No mas…ah!” She yelled as she was pulled up by her mane and pressed against him.

“Lick it.” He said as he moves it all over her face and even slapping it against her.

Fluttershy sticks out her tongue as it came close and then he shoves it into her mouth while moaning out loud as Fluttershy chokes on it. “Yes, take it slut.” He breathes out. Fluttershy chokes as she tries to put her hooves on him to push away, but Blitz grabs her behind the head with his other hoof and pulls her down all the way as Fluttershy stops moving. “Yes.” He hisses. Fluttershy keeps trying to swallow some air, but couldn’t and eventually gives up on moving at all and just messes with what she can on him with her tongue as she looks at him with defeated eyes. “Yes, I like to see it fall away, but where’s the fun when it’s gone.” He said before pulling himself out and then holds himself and starts slapping her in the face hard with it. “You feel so soft slut.” He said as he closes his eyes and keeps slapping her all over and covers her face in spittle and some precum before grabbing her mane hard and pulling her up and tossing her to her little dog bed and then mounting her.

Fluttershy moans as he pulls her tail hard. “Master. Abuse…eep!”

Blitz growls a bit as he makes her tail snap back. “I’m sorry, what was that?”

“M…m…m…” Fluttershy tried to speak until she felt something enter her.

Blitz moans as he presses her into the bed and tries to go deeper. “What were you saying, slut?”

Fluttershy whines as she feels him pull back before hitting her hard and pushing her forward. “Ma…master. Please st…ah!”

“You are a beautiful mare and all mine,” Blitz whispers into her ear as he nibbles her now bat-like ear.

Fluttershy still whines as she feels something warm going down her legs as she feels him keep thrusting into her. “Ma…ma…master, please stop.” She said as she gets even wetter.

Blitz hits her hard in the back and in the head with his hoof. “Shut up slut. You’re going to do what I want and when I want it, you got that?”

“M…yes, oh Celestia yes, just please keep going,” Fluttershy says suddenly.

Blitz grins and starts thrusting as hard as he can and pulls her tail and mane hard as she screamed from the pain she felt. Blitz snorts before letting go and stopping completely, still inside her. Fluttershy tries to breathe and turns to look at her before Blitz pulls her head to him as he stands up with her and starts hitting her in the face. After a few hits, he hits her in the stomach and thrust a bit more at the same time before stopping completely and emptying himself in her. “How’s that feel slut? You’re going to take all the foals I have and you can’t do anything about it.” He asks as Fluttershy bleeds a little from her nose and has a few bruises.

“Amazing,” Fluttershy says smiling.

Blitz smirks and resuming hitting her in the face and then lets go of her and continues to stand as Fluttershy fell and he subsequently pulls out of her as she fell, making him paint her back in his seed as he strokes himself a bit and moans. “Now then Fluttershy, if you feel like you’re in heat, come to me and I will give my sword again right in there,” Blitz says as he slaps his cock against her on her wings and flank and face before pushing it against her face and gives her one final hard slap and stopping and kissing her.

Fluttershy moans and breathes out at the same time as he got off the bed. “Master?”

“Love you my sexy little bat,” Blitz says before leaving.

Fluttershy smiles as she finally curls up in the bed and falls asleep and Blitz steps out to where some of the guards were eyeing him and subtly inside. “She loves to take punishment while mating,” Blitz says.

The guards snap back to their guarding positions as Blitz smiles as he walks away to the elevator but then is pulled into another room. “Here we go…” He said before the door closes.

Twilight pulls him in and puts him against the wall before turning around and letting him do the pushing. “Hey.” She said simply as Spike, who was in his little bed, tries to ignore that with his video games.

“Hey Spike, did you know this ship has a huge video game system in the third entertainment room?” Blitz asks freezing him.

Blitz and Twilight kept staring at each other as Spike grabbed some stuff and headed out so fast, the door didn’t recognize him. “So, why you pulled me in?” Blitz asks.

“Because I wanted to spend some time with my prince,” Twilight says touching their horns together.

Blitz breathes in carefully. “Okay, so just cuddle and hug each?”

Twilight nods. “Yeah, I figure you must be a bit tired after the time on our honeymoon time. So we figure of just doing it with you at a few days apart.”

“Did you tell Fluttershy that?” Blitz asks stroking her mane.

Twilight moans. “Yeah and all the rest. We all agreed that we would take it easy on you after your long week run.”

“She just had me do her,” Blitz says leaning in on her.

Twilight smiles and nuzzles him. “We know. This place is soundproof, but not completely.”

“You were listening in? You are such a bad mare.” Blitz says sliding a hoof down to her flank.

Twilight moans. “Tell me, when we do it, what do you want me dressed as, the naughty schoolmare or the sexy librarian?”

“How about how you are right now?” Blitz says before kissing her.

Twilight falls into the kiss and hangs onto him as she kisses back. She hikes her legs up and puts it around his waist as he pushed her against the wall. After a while, he finally let’s go. “Sexy librarian it is.”

“If that is what you want,” Blitz says carrying her to the bed.

Twilight sighs as she was placed down on the bed. “Not yet, just hold me.”

“I planned on that,” Blitz says joining her.

Twilight smiles as she nuzzles him and brings the covers around them a little. “You really changed me Blitz, all of us.”

“Not as much as you girls have changed me. So you ready for the royal wedding?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “A bit afraid, but ready to go. You?”

“I have prepared for the boredom,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “Really, boredom? What do you got?” Blitz pulls out a pair of glasses and puts it on her and she saw a movie start to play. She then hits him over the head. “Really, you’re going to watch this rather than me?”

“Remember the long boring ceremony were we won’t even get to see each other,” Blitz says.

Twilight takes the glasses off and stares at him. “So you want to watch this and when even when it’s time you won’t even notice me if I’m bending over and ready to mate and showing myself even in front of the princesses?”

“Oh no,” Blitz says before touching the side and the movie only places it in the left lens.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Still feels like you’re ignoring me.”

“It goes off when you enter the room and I plan on having a repeat of our honeymoon afterward,” Blitz says pulling her close.

Twilight smiles. “What do you plan to do?”

“I think if we continue as I plan, you will be the first princess in a long time with a foal,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight smiles as she moves a hoof down his side. “You’ll take care of me, right, of all of us?”

“Of course I will. Now let’s rest my princess.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs as she closes her eyes and rests against his chest. “You’ll stay with me until I fall asleep, right?”

Blitz uses his magic to cover them both up. “I’ll sleep here,” Blitz says.

Twilight faintly smiles as she rubs his scarred chest. “Thanks, Blitzy. Love us forever and never let us go?”

“I thought that was a given,” Blitz says as Twilight fell asleep. “Good night my princess.” He said kissing her head before following her.

(Line)

Blitz smiles as he heads down the pathway and soon hears some groans and someone cheering in the rec room. Opening the door he finds a few personal and Spike playing a game and by the looks of it, Spike is winning. “What’s going on?”

“Oh hey, looks like one of the love birds just got back from Canterlot,” Spike says.

Blitz chuckles as he sits down onto the large theater couch. “Yeah, it was as expected, boring. So what’s going on here?”

“Some of the Mandalorians are teaching me some card games,” Spike says.

Blitz smiles. “Oh really, who’s winning?”

A Mandalorian look at him. “We’re getting beaten by a pint-sized dragon. This…is the worst day in history for the Mandalorian honor. A baby dragon is beating us.”

“No, the worse day is when you lost your armor Romacs and were forced to wear a female set and every male flirted with you.” Blitz reminds.

Spike laughs as he puts his cards down. “That’s funny and now, read them and weep boys.” He said getting a full house and eliciting groans from the group and making them throw their cards on the table. Spike smiles as he watches the counter go up on his side before he realized something. “Wait, I don’t have nowhere to place this.”

“Have fun Spike,” Blitz says getting a bottle out of the fridge before leaving. Spike waves at him as he keeps watching the counter before one of the group gives him a small wire system and shows as an omnitool. “Oh, and be mindful of your credits,” Blitz said as a final thought.

Blitz sighs as he heads up and goes to the news center and finds the mission still there. “Is all the personal and guards we need here on the ship?” He asks the crew there.

“Yes, like you thought chief, a few more griffons joined us and we will be leaving in twenty galactic hours.” Meratan says.

Blitz nods. “Good, make sure we are completely stock and double-check and the mechs and suits are ready to roll when needed.”

“The engineers are checking and doing maintenance now,” Meratan says.

Blitz nods. “And the ammo and weapons?”

“Double stocked and already inspected. Only thing left is for you to see the purple mare of yours.” Meratan says.

Blitz smiles. “Alright. I’m going to mess around with a mech and get a feel for it after I deal with my princess. Head out when time is up.” He said walking away.

“Yes chief,” Meratan says as Blitz leaves.

“Hey, Twi,” Blitz says entering.

Twilight hums happily to herself as she kept her back to him and swings her tail side to side. Blitz sits the bottle on the table sneaks up before lightly smacking her flank. Twilight yelps and quickly turns around and instantly becomes afraid as she backs away.

“Hey love, what are you up to?” Blitz asks.

Twilight still backs up until her hoof hits the bed and she fell over onto her back and exposed herself without knowing or maybe she did as she groans and tries to right herself.

“Hey what’s wrong?” Blitz says picking her up and holding her.

Twilight pulls back and looks at him before slapping him. “Don’t you recognize when I want something like this and a certain playstyle? You completely missed it.”

“Ok, now I am completely confused and after I went and got us that drink you loved from the wedding,” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns and poke his chest. “I wanted you to act like a rapist on me like I was still in my library. Hello, unsuspecting mare who wants it from her husband.”

“Oh, you want me to play rough, huh? Ok, but first a drink.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Fine.”

“Then after that, I got to punish you for hitting me,” Blitz says wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.

“Oh, then we best have a drink then,” Twilight says grabbing the champagne bottle.

Blitz chuckles. “Yes, we should.” He said as they sit down on her bed.

A bit of drunken laughter was sounding out through Twilight’s room. “So…so…he ate all the candy from the doctor’s bowl and the doc didn’t even bat an eye at it. I still think he’s a pedophile because he ‘knows baby ponies.’ That’s a line if I ever heard one.” Twilight laughs out.

“Maybe, but you know what time it is now Twi?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles as she looks at the clock. “Three?” She tries.

“No…” Blitz starts before teleporting behind her and mounts her. “Time for this,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight looks confused as she looks behind her. “Wha…?” Twilight asks before Blitz wordlessly enters her. “Ow!” She yells as she bends down and raises her flank while moving her tail out of the way. “Bli…sto…”

Blitz moves back and thrusts deep within her. “What was that?” Blitz asks moving back again.

Twilight moans as she starts to leave her mouth open. “Sto…stop. It hurts.”

“Oh, how about this?” Blitz asks before thrusting into her exposed vagina.

Twilight yelps out loud as she moans whorishly. “It…it…feels good.”

“Good.” Blitz says as he started rutting her. “Now before we come, tell me who you love.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight whines. “I…don’t…ow.” She moans out as she was pushed forward.

“Say it.” Blitz say messing with her breasts.

Twilight whines some more as she feels his hoof move around. “I…lo…lov…love Luna!”

“And?” Blitz asks.

Twilight moans. “I…ow…love…kill me. Please.”

“Say it Twi, who do you love and who have you sworn your life too.” Blitz says before nibbling on her ear and using his magic to twist her nipples a bit.

Twilight bites her lip and tries to look at him. “I love you…my Blitz. My prince. My potent prince.”

“Good girl.” Blitz says thrusting into her one last time before Twilight came and felt something warm enter her.

Twilight smiles a bit. “Blitz, don’t leave me.”

“I won’t if you don’t leave me for Luna.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles drunkenly. “Only if you bring her along. She did make the sky beautiful for us.”

“Nah, I have all the princess I want right here.” Blitz says holding her.

Twilight smiles and makes them tip over onto their side. “Really, even though I don’t have a big flank or big teats?”

“You are perfect my princess of magic.” Blitz says petting her.

Twilight sighs. “No, I’m the princess of friendship, magic is actually second.”

“Could have fooled me. After all, that was magical.” Blitz jokes.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Oh Blitz. Just caress me.”

“I will my love.” Blitz says teleporting them both back onto the bed.

Twilight sighs in relief. “Blitz, the next time we do this. Let’s really have some fun and you really rape me.”

“We shall see, just give me some warning beforehand,” Blitz says letting go and starts maneuvering to where he was in front of Twilight.

Twilight smiles and kisses the side of his lip. “Thanks for this Blitz.”

“No, thank you love.” Blitz says rewrapping his hooves around her.

Twilight smiles as she nuzzles him. “Night Blitz.”

“Night love,” Blitz says covering them.

(Line)

Twilight yawns as she starts to awaken. “Morning love, sleep well?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles as she sits up as Blitz was putting on his clothes. “Hey, Blitz. You okay?”

“I’m fine, how are you, sore from last night?” Blitz asks putting on his chest armor.

Twilight smiles as she moves a little. “A little. Heading out now?” She asks as she keeps the covers from moving off of her completely.

“Not just yet, we have twelve more galactic hours. If you want to contact your family before we go, this might be your last chance for a while.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Okay, maybe I should tell the others and you?”

“I have called in a few favors to get help on the farm and we have three more joining us in six galactic hours.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles as she holds her blanket over her. “Blitz, thanks for coming into my life and really doing something to it.”

“You mean besides making you say how much you love me every night?” Blitz jokes.

Twilight blushes as she looks away slightly. “Just always love and care for us.”

“I will as long as you don’t leave me for Luna,” Blitz says.

Twilight now really blushes and then looks at him slightly. “Can you hold me for a bit?”

“Alright,” Blitz says walking over and holds her.

Twilight sighs in relief as she leans into him. “Maybe you should marry Luna too.” She said suddenly.

“I got all the mares I can handle, if not more than I can handle and besides, I got all the princess I need right here,” Blitz says snuggling into her.

Twilight gives a small laugh. “I love you, my prince.”

“I love you too my princess of magic and before you say anything to me, you are the princess of magic and not friendship,” Blitz says.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Oh, Blitzy. You better get going. Maybe do a last-minute checkup.”

Blitz nods. “Yeah, also I think I should name you guardian for Spike’s credit account since he might have too much at this point.”

“What did he do?” Twilight asks.

Blitz smiles. “Just a precaution since he won such a large amount during a poker match with my own men who got beaten by a baby dragon. There goes that pride. I think he might win more so you need to be labeled as guardian if something goes wrong.”

“Gotcha, I’ll tell Spike this is his brother in law’s decision,” Twilight says getting out of bed and walking passed him, only to get lightly slapped on the flank.

Twilight yelps and then feels her tail being pulled and dragged backward. “Now Twilight, is that any way to get away from your rapist?” Blitz asks with a slightly playful smile.

“Oh, you playful little…” Twilight started before tackling him and straddling him.

Blitz groans as he wiggles his hips under her. “I promise, next time I’m hungry, I’m coming after you and you’re going to be mine forever.”

“I already am,” Twilight says before kissing him.

Blitz smirks as he kisses back before pushing her away. “Now who doesn’t know when to take a hint?”

“You two going another round? If so, I want to join.” Vinyl says in the corner drinking the half-empty bottle of champagne.

They sigh and Twilight lets him up. Blitz groans as he gets up and goes to her. “Need blood?”

“No…” Vinyl vanished and took Twilight’s place. “I want to spend time with my stallion.” Vinyl finishes.

Blitz sighs. “Can you come with me? I got an idea.”

“Ok,” Vinyl says nuzzling him.

Blitz smiles a bit and hooks a leg around her. “You’re still a good mare. Where’s my thrall, by the way?”

“Octy is practicing on her cello and waiting for a few days to see if any signs of pregnancy show,” Vinyl says.

Blitz nods and pulls her along. “Okay, come on. Bye, my princess.”

“Technically my father was the king of vampires, so?” Vinyl asks.

Blitz shakes his head and takes her outside to an elevator before heading down. “Don’t ruin it.”

Vinyl smirks as she leans into him. “So where are we going?”

“Where does your vampire flank want to go?” Blitz asks before pulling her tail playfully.

Vinyl groans. “How about that new mech I’m hearing about? How about a test run?”

“Oh, princess of the night liking my toys?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl grins. “More than one in fact as long as you keep giving me that stallion meat.”

“You are such a bad girl, should I spend the night ‘punishing’ you?” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Vinyl giggles. “Now who’s the bad stallion?” She asks as the door opens at the bottom floor.

Blitz grins and pulls her tail before pulling her along the hangar bay. “Nope, just know what the mare wants.”

“Oh, then let’s get into the cockpit of the mech and have fun,” Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles. “That’s what I’m planning to do.” He said as they stop at the new mech. “Now that is definitely cool.”

“Yeah, the Basilisk is cool, but too much space,” Blitz says dragging her to the PTX.

Vinyl smiles as Blitz head inside and she sits on his lap. “Alright, I heard this thing goes into space. So let’s hit it.”

“I thought you wanted me to hit you,” Blitz says as he nibbles on her neck.

Vinyl moans as the hatch closed again. “Ready.” She heard the mech. “Initializing.” She then feels Blitz lick her neck and bite it a little before nibbling again as the mech started up. “You can do that in here. More than enough room. Make it like you’re killing me in here.”

“Let’s see if you can handle this,” Blitz says putting the glove system on.

Vinyl hangs on as Blitz moves the mech out and lines it up with the hanger door. “All right boys, open it up.” He said before the hanger door opens and Vinyl can see an electrical shield over it. “Hold on tight.” He said before Vinyl feels the mech bend down a little and those outsides can see the cylinder pack on its back get longer and spin before making a long bar, its wings change position and then it moves forward and then jumps up a little before it changes its legs into boosters and then heads outside. Vinyl watches in surprise as the mech moves out and soon stays in place before the mech curls up a little and then the mech changes shape to be a more bipedal shape. She then watches as the weapons on its arms light up and grow longer to be like purple swords before Blitz tests it out and swing it around to get the feel for it before it deactivates.

Blitz smirks as the mech settles down a little. “So, how was that?”

“It’s just missing one thing,” Vinyl says.

Blitz looks curiously at her. “What’s that?”

“Make me moan as you pierce me and fill me up,” Vinyl says seductively.

Blitz smiles as he leans back as the mech fly automatically around the space around the empty space area except for the Darkline. “Really now? Well, I want you to do something.”

“And that is?” Vinyl asks.

Blitz nods. “This.” He said simply before slapping her face and sending rolling over in the semi-large cockpit. “Get up.” He said grabbing her mane and pulling her head to him before placing her head on his lap. “You know the drill.”

“Oh yes, I am starving for it,” Vinyl says flashing her fangs.

Blitz frowns a little before hitting her in the side of the head and then slamming it into the seat. “No, no fangs until I say so.” He said placing her back on his crotch.

“Oh darn things, they always come out when I’m excited,” Vinyl says.

Blitz hits her head again. “Shut up and get to work. You’re just here to please me.”

Vinyl frowns a little before moving to his growing self and starts to lick at the tip as Blitz groans. “That’s it. You like this sort of thing don’t you? Being used and raped?”

Vinyl smacks him. “Snap out of the spell Fluttershy placed you under,” Vinyl says looking at him with her red eyes.

Blitz smiles. “Didn’t you say that you’re mine and I can do whatever I want to you and you have to follow?”

“And broken,” Vinyl says as Blitz starts feeling woozy.

“What happened?” Blitz asks.

“Fluttershy put a spell on you to where you slightly abuse your mares,” Vinyl says now straddling him.

Blitz sighs as he leans back. “Well, thanks for that. You okay?”

“I’m fine, but now it’s time to continue,” Vinyl says sticking him inside herself.

Blitz groans as he grabs her hips. “Geez, you mares are still tight. It makes me want to really go at you.”

“Good my stallion, show me what you can do,” Vinyl says.

Blitz grins at her before pulling her to himself and hugging her before placing a hoof on her flank and starts to move it up and down. “You like this?” He groans out.

“Yes, keep going, we are just starting,” Vinyl says her smile growing.

Blitz groans out more as he keeps making her jump and then using his hoof to send her down hard. “I need something else from you.” He groans out.

“Oh right,” Vinyl says bringing her fangs and bite his neck.

Blitz opens his mouth in a silent scream as he slaps her flank while keeping her going as she drank his blood. “Mmmm…you sure know how to treat a stallion.” He said before he keeps slapping her flank with every rise, making it fall down again.

“Yes, yes, yes, finish me,” Vinyl says after a few minutes.

Blitz was close to blacking out from the loss of blood he gave her before making him move his hooves under her legs and then making her rise up and slamming her down hard and does it a few times before stopping and groaning out.

“Don’t stop, let me have all of it,” Vinyl says drunk on the moment.

Blitz breathes out hard as he gains tunnel vision and sees Vinyl trying to bring him back as he filled her as his tool softens up. “Vinyl, I’m out right now. You can try though.” He weakly said.

“You did great,” Vinyl says leaning against him.

Blitz smiles as he wraps a hoof against her. “So, you think you’re pregnant now?”

“Too out of it to check, you mind getting us back in the ship?” Vinyl asks.

Blitz sighs as he looks down at them. “How about one more, you think you’re up for it?”

“Give me a few moments and this time in your bed as I think my horn kept hitting something,” Vinyl says.

Blitz rubs her wet flank as he looks up. “You kept hitting the lever. Don’t worry, it’s already against the ceiling.”

“Yeah, still disorients me and I want to drag Tavi out so we can have another threesome,” Vinyl says licking where she bit him.

Blitz smiles. “What, you don’t want to take the chair while I plow you to pieces?”

“I like to mix things up,” Vinyl says leaning against his shoulder.

Blitz chuckles. “So no to the switch?”

“No to you changing my mind,” Vinyl says grabbing her floating glasses.

Blitz sighs. “And here I wanted to see all of you during that shag, but if you want.” He said as he programs the mech to head in.

“Good boy, I will make it worth your while,” Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles. “You better, slut.”

“Anything else, call me that and I would tear them in half,” Vinyl says wrapping her tail with his.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Good. And thanks for getting me out of that spell. I think I took Twilight sort of the same way too.”

“Oh no, she is just on a bit of a sexual drive, but not in heat,” Vinyl says.

(Line)

Blitz sighs as he sat on his bed and drank some water after dealing with the two lusty vampires. “Geez, anymore slutty and they could become succubuses.” He said to himself as he looks to the mares sleeping on each other after they fell asleep after he pulled out of them. Blitz smiles as he pets both of them. “But I guess I shouldn’t complain.”

“You can have a succubus if you want.” Vinyl said as she opens her eyes. “It seems your sex drive is far more than even a vampire’s.”

“Nah, just my physical conditioning allows me to keep going. So Octy, you looking forward to it?” Blitz asks.

Octavia groans a little as she lifts her head off of Vinyl’s chest. “What about?”

“Vinyl tells me you are really watching for any signs,” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs. “Yes, I really want a foal in my life. But there’s nothing yet. And Vinyl is right, you can have a succubus if you want to keep you company for anything you want.”

“Why would I want that when I have you mares and Octy, it takes more than a few days for signs to appear,” Blitz says encouragingly.

Vinyl grins. “What if we aren’t here at all? All of us.”

“Then I will wait,” Blitz says bring both closer by hooking his hooves around them.

Vinyl and Octavia smile a little until Vinyl sighs. “Blitz, it’ll be fine. Did you know there are more of me?” She asks as she licks his neck.

“Elaborate please,” Blitz says.

Vinyl pulls back and smiles. “My dad was worried. So he went into another dimension and pulled another me into ours and used her to keep the bad stallions away from me and that means all of them. The one he pulled was a succubus that he ordered to kill the stallions after they had fun. I’m still in contact with her and I can give her to you when I’m gone and it’ll be like I’m never gone. I’ll tell her to listen to you and do anything you say while also making sure you’re safe.”

“Nah, I want my Vinyl,” Blitz says.

Vinyl shakes her head. “Not a request. I could be gone or asleep for a long time. You’re going to also need me to keep up appearances. I’m getting her here.”

“As a body double, fine, but not like my girl,” Blitz says.

Vinyl frowns. “Blitz, just do it for me, please?”

“I’m not doing her. I shared a vow with you, not her.” Blitz says touching Vinyl a bit.

Vinyl moans. “Blitz, she’s me. She’s an alternate version of myself and so has experienced something similar to us. Sometimes very similar. I’m getting her and you can have two of us. Please, I won’t be mad or feel like you’re betraying me?”

“B…are you asking me from the bottom of your heart?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl looks a little down. “If I bring her here and she sees me with you and she’s not in, she’ll start to not trust us. I want her in with us. It’s only right.”

“Very well, but no more additions,” Blitz says.

The mares smile. “Thanks, Blitz, but you don’t want any more mares in your life?” Octavia asks.

“I have all the mares I could want already,” Blitz says rubbing Octavia’s sore flank.

Octavia moans as she pushes her flanks against his hoof. “Oh, master.” She moans out as her tail rises out of the way.

“Octy, when it is with me?” Blitz asks.

Octavia moans. “Sorry…mhhhh…Blitz.”

“That’s better my musician,” Blitz says before kissing her.

Octavia falls into the kiss before pulling away. “Isn’t it almost time to head out?”

“Three more galactic hours and we have one last batch of recruits coming from the planet before we leave,” Blitz says.

Vinyl smiles. “Great, so what are we heading to first?”

“We got a mission from Mandalore himself. This ship is not the first one we made with the prototype technology from the Darkstar One. We are to search the area of space it disappeared in.” Blitz said.

Vinyl grins. “Cool. A disappeared ship. Hey, you think if we find it, it would be full of aliens that killed the crew and they would hunt us down like a parasite?”

“Or maybe a black hole or they stupidly crashed the ship,” Blitz says.

Vinyl giggles. “Or maybe the first one.”

Blitz sighs and lets them go. “I have to go and deal with the last important checks. You and other girls better grab a meal. It might take a while.”

“Ok, see you soon,” Vinyl says as she waves as he leaves.

Blitz sighs as he heads down and ends up on the social floor and finds almost everybody there eating or relaxing. He then sees a large group in the rec room. Heading inside he finds them crowded around a computer. “What’s going on?” He asks standing behind them.

“Commander on deck!” One yells and they all stand at attention.

Blitz waves them off. “At ease. What’s going on?”

One of the crew jerks his thumb to the computer. “This baby dragon is playing XCOM on a semi-hard difficulty and boy he’s good.”

“Watch that wall, they like to jump down, also, good job at keeping them all alive so far despite the constantly spawning Chryssalids.” One said who was nearby Spike.

Spike pushes his hand away. “Back off, I’m trying to think there.”

Blitz chuckles. “Maybe I should give Spike the position of tactical commander.”

“This is the Chryssalids’ hive mission.” One of them says.

Blitz hisses. “Oh, where is he now?”

“Running from the airstrike.”

Blitz moves over and sees the squad halfway across the map. “How many turns left before the strike buddy?” Blitz asks Spike.

“Four.”

“Run Spike, you won’t make it otherwise,” Blitz advises.

Spike frowns. “Why do you think I’m rushing this whole thing?” He said as he moves all the guys down and the enemy moves up and fires on him. “Dang it. Okay, one hit each, that’s good for me.” He said as he rushes them all the way down again.

Blitz looks confused. “How did you get one hit each, those guys should be taking a lot more?”

Spike smiles a bit. “Never advance the story.”

“You have learned well,” Blitz says.

Spike waves him off as he’s one turn away and one last rush. “Nah, it kinda made sense. Since the story and enemy won’t change much until I advance the research, it only made sense to get everything else first and then advance and then work on the extra and do the same.” He said as he placed them all in the safe zone. “Yes!”

“You know what those things are doing when they kill someone?” Blitz asks.

Spike looks to him and shakes his head. “Not really, what’s that?”

“They are impregnating their victims, leave the zombies alive long enough and they will burst open and show a new white one of those things,” Blitz says.

Spike tilts his head. “Really?”

“Yes,” Blitz says.

“That is disgusting, even to me.” The changeling guard said next to him.

Spike shrugs. “Too many games, seen it all. Like that one game where this doctor took out a brain from a guy’s head while he was alive and after he took out his eyes. Creepy, but I’ve read The Darkness and even more gory. I’ve seen a lot.”

“Well get used to it, you are going to see some strange things in the galaxy especially since we are going into unknown space soon,” Blitz says.

Spike nods. “I’ll try, but it’s starting to get like nothing can phase me.” He said turning back to the game and messes around the base. “Still cool what you guys can do though.”

“Mandalorians, the rest of the clan will arrive in less than an hour. I want all personnel who are not on duty in armor in the hanger to greet them.” Blitz says.

The Mandalorians salute. “Sir.” They said before running off and leaves the non-Mandalorians.

“You all are free to do what you want for now,” Blitz says.

The guards nod as they continue to watch Spike. “By the way, how did you get permission to get that? That game requires an age rating.” Blitz asks looking back at him.

“Lie,” Spike said.

“Gotcha,” Blitz says walking away.

Blitz sighs as he heads into the mess hall. “Toss me an apple here.” He calls to the chefs. One of the chefs toss him one as they continue working. “The food ready for the last batch of clansmen?” Blitz asks eating it.

The griffon looks to him. “Yes, sir. We’re stock up on Equestrian food and drinks and then there are the regular meals these guys eat.” He said jerking a thumb to the human chefs.

“I think your’s and the human species will get along well,” Blitz says.

The griffon chuckles. “I think we will since we are somewhat similar. Still have to get over the fact we can eat raw.”

“Well just remember, you both have can have a lot of pride,” Blitz says

The griffon smile. “You got that right. We are both too proud when we do things.”

“Then again, most species can say that,” Blitz says as he sees one of the Mandalorians start to prepare a chicken.

The griffon shrug. “Well, we have it or don’t really care since we might have something more important like I don’t know, loved ones.”

“So what do you think of that?” Blitz asks gesturing to the Nexu head stuffed and mounted over the door.

The griffon just looks at it. “Something to look back on your own, not something to show off, but to know you beat it.”

“That is the head of the creature of the second Equestrian to ever succeed at the Mandalorian Bloodying ritual,” Blitz says.

The griffon raises an eyebrow. “Huh, well still a sign sometimes for others. All I want to do is cook.”

“By the way, has Terran been by and caused trouble yet?” Blitz asks.

The griffon raises an eyebrow and turns to the other chef. “Hey, has that dog thing been by here?”

“Yeah, had to activate the emergency shield separating us in here from the eating area just to keep him from stealing the food.” The human chef said.

The griffon looks back to Blitz. “There it is. Anything else you need?”

“Nothing really, just remember we are leaving soon, so latch it down,” Blitz says.

They nod. “You got it chief.” The griffon said getting back to preparing some food.

Blitz nods before heading to the hangar where he sees more than a few Wonderbolts and Shadowbolts. “Um…what’s going on here, besides all of you watching and taking turns on the fighter simulator,” Blitz says.

Spitfire suddenly lands on his back. “Simple, we took a few Wonderbolts and Shadowbolts since they listen to me and Shadow.”

“So what about the team staying?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire looks back to the planet below. “Leaving them on the planet, keep doing the shows. We just left a message saying we are going on tour to further than ever.”

“And Soarin?” Blitz asks.

“I threatened to tear his most prized thing off, reveal to the entire world he was gay, and somehow find a spell and a unicorn to cast it and turn him into a mare,” Spitfire whispered into his ear.

Blitz grins. “Nice, but what about his love life? Won’t he lose everything and start to get depressed if you keep him away?”

“Oh, he knows how to balance it,” Spitfire says before starting to paw at his ear with her hoof as a cat would do.

Blitz nods as he lets her continue. “Okay, just don’t make me find him crying alone in his bunk.”

“He is watching the team at our home,” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles. “Good, it’s one thing to stop them, it’s another to actually make them stop just because.”

“Don’t worry, he is sharing command to make sure he doesn’t go crazy with his command,” Spitfire says.

Blitz sighs. “Good, maybe he might understand the balance between leisure time and work.”

“That threat I gave him doesn’t have a time limit either,” Spitfire says before biting his ear softly.

Blitz smiles. “You hungry or want to wait because we are about to head out?”

Spitfire stops biting for a second. “No, not yet. It might be more fun to wait.”

“Hey, I want in on that,” Fleetfoot says now leaning against his side.

Blitz smiles. “In a bit girls. Maybe until we start traveling.”

“Can I get in on that?” Shadow asks leaning on his other side.

Blitz sweatdrops a bit. “Maybe pushing it at three girls.”

“Oh yeah,” Rainbow yells triumphant as she cleared the scene.

They all look over to her and see her score pop up over her. “Huh, she’s close to me,” Blitz said as he read the score.

“Yeah, she has been on that thing nonstop since she found it,” Fleetfoot says.

“Well, the score is more than a decade old now,” Blitz says.

They look surprised at him. “How did you get that score on this when this place is just built a few months ago?” Spitfire asks.

“It was in the database from when we trained to be Mandalorians. My score was not the highest, only in the top thirty.” Blitz says.

They look surprised even more. “Really, then where is she?” Shadow asks.

“Judging from the score, somewhere in the fifties of the group I trained with,” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot smiles. “Really? So she’s close?”

“In my group, but I know that the group never came close to some of the highest scores,” Blitz says.

Spitfire smiles. “Oh, is she going to be mad.”

“Doubtful, she is only started to learn how to fly a fighter and personally I prefer my custom Viking over there,” Blitz says.

Shadow giggles. “When are you going to take us for a ride?”

“Sorry, it was only made for one pilot and because of its transformation, shifting everything around, you can literally be crushed to death during that,” Blitz says.

The mares wince at that. Shadow hits him. “I meant us, you know, bed. Don’t you get sexual innuendos?”

“Half and half. I’m also still recovering from my energy. Vinyl made me go two rounds and the second one she brought in Octavia.” Blitz whispers into Shadow’s ear, barely loud enough for Spitfire and Fleetfoot to hear.

Shadow looks to his neck. “She didn’t…?”

“She can’t turn me into a vampire and she gave Octavia specific instructions that she can never bite me and turning me into one,” Blitz whispered.

Shadow keeps looking at the bite mark. “But what about…?”

“It’s only because she is thirsty,” Blitz says.

Shadow grows worried. “But doesn’t it mean she will always drink your blood?”

“No, she can go years without blood,” Blitz says.

Spitfire plays with his ears again. “So we are not going to find you on the ground and tired out?”

“You understate my stamina,” Blitz says.

Spitfire bites onto his ear and pulls it a bit. “Then how about this?”

“Still trying at foreplay Spitfire?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire licks his ear. “If you want.”

“Oh that’s cute Spitfire, still trying to foreplay,” Shadow says.

Fleetfoot grins. “Maybe she should ask Soarin since he ran a sex club for every mare who wants it and for some reason did gangbangs.”

“Ok, you two, that’s enough. The last trip of the transport to the planet is returning so get your teams clear of the landing area.” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles and grabs his head before kissing him and then let’s go and turns around to head out. She then looks back and winks at him before continuing on. Fleetfoot smiles and nuzzles his neck before following her and Spitfire gives one last hard bite before getting off and following them. The next thing Blitz heard was Shadow and Spitfire go full commander mode on their respected teams.

Blitz sighs as he looks around and waits as the transport made its approach. He then looks to a nearby terminal area and looks to the crew there. “Hey, what’s the last crew on this?” Blitz asks.

“These are local, the last of the Mandalorians arrive in an hour.” The crew member said as the door opens on the transport.

Blitz nods and some guards come out and then he sees some shadowy figures run through their legs before going around the transport. “Intruders! Around the transport!” Blitz yells.

Everyone on the deck immediately grabs their weapons and surrounds the transport as it shuts down and soon cries rang out and three figures jump onto Blitz for protection. “You three?!” Blitz asks angrily.

The CMC cower a bit before getting off of him and running off. “Hey! I’m not done with you!” Blitz said running after them. “Come back here you!” Blitz yells.

Twilight was watching Spike as he played with Applejack as they watch him play the alien versus humanity game. “So this is all turn-based?” Twilight asks. Spike nods as he moves a few guys over and shoots a few of the enemy. “Looks tough.” Applejack said.

Spike was about to pause and turn to her before they hear crashing and look into the hallway and sees three fillies running down the hall and an angry Blitz running after them. “Was that Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo?” Twilight asks.

“Yep, it seems like you girls’ plan to have them come along worked,” Spike says.

Twilight turns to Applejack. “Should we stop him before he sends them back?”

“I got you,” Blitz yells before dragging them into the room. “Now, what have I said about these shenanigans?” Blitz asks.

“Don’t get caught.” The three say in unison.

“Correct,” Blitz says now smiling at them.

The three fillies look to him in confusion. “What?” They ask.

“That is exactly what you are supposed to do,” Blitz says patting their heads.

The three look confused with each other. “So…we can stay?” Applebloom asks.

“You managed to sneak aboard and we locked down the transport for our trip. There is no way to send you back at this point.” Blitz says.

The three looks to each other before getting up. “So, we can really stay, even with all the danger?” Sweetie Belle asks.

“I have no choice on the matter either way,” Blitz says as Applejack came up behind Applebloom and messed with her hat.

Applejack smirks. “Hey, there little sis. So you finally did it, huh?”

“Yep and I’m keeping the hat that cuz got me,” Applebloom says.

Applejack chuckles. “Okay, now you’re staying with me and the rest of you are staying with your big sis.”

“But aren’t all of ya sleeping in cuz’s room?” Applebloom asks.

Applejack bonks her head. “We still have our own rooms. Now then, this changeling here will lead you there.” She said pointing to a nearby changeling who looked a bit confused.

“Actually, I heard Rainbow is bunking with some of the other Wonderbolts,” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles a bit. “So you want them to bunk with her?”

“I was thinking she gets a choice,” Blitz says.

Applejack looks to them. “So what do you want you three?”

“Dash,” Scootaloo says.

“Sister.” Sweetie Belle says.

Applejack hugs Applebloom. “Guess you’re staying with me.”

Blitz smiles. “Okay, try not to break anything.”

“And we get punished, we know.” The CMC says.

Blitz and Applejack look to each other. “Nope.” Applejack said.

Blitz smiles. “Your ‘punishment’ however is staying with Spike and keeping him company.”

“Hey, why am I being punished?” Spike asks.

Blitz smirks. “Because you can let them join and play with you.” Before Spike could respond. “Well Applejack, you mind giving them a tour. I got to go meet the last of the clan arriving.” Blitz says. Applejack nods and leads them off to give them a tour with the confused changeling following.

“Yeash, can it get anymore…” Blitz was cut off when Octavia walked in.

“Blitz, can I talk with you?” Octavia asks.

Blitz groans, surprising Octavia. “Fine. Let’s go. What do you want to talk about?” He said walking with her. Octavia stops and hugs him and sobs into his shoulder. “What’s wrong?” He asks holding her.

“Nothing, I’m just so happy,” Octavia says.

Blitz turns to her. “You mean…?” He asks moving a hoof to her stomach.

“I use my vampiric powers to check,” Octavia says sobbing happily.

Blitz slowly smiles as he hugs her tightly. “I’m so glad for you.” He whispered.

Octavia nuzzles him. “I am, but you should be too because it’s yours too.”

Blitz nuzzles her back. “I am. Thanks for being with me.”

“No, thank you for giving me a foal,” Octavia says

Blitz sighs. “Why don’t you give the others the good news? I’ll always be here for you.”

“It’s only the first stage, I will tell them later,” Octavia says.

Blitz pulls back a bit. “You worried about losing it early?”

“No, I’m going to start playing classical for the foal,” Octavia says.

Blitz smiles. “Oh Octy, what are we going to do without you?”

“Be tasteless a lot, like Vinyl,” Octavia says.

Blitz chuckles. “Now you’re being mean to your master. Thank goodness she isn’t here for that.”

Octavia smiles. “Oh yes she isn’t, but I’m glad you’re here. Now any ideas for names and any suggestions for classical?” Octavia asks.

Blitz sighs. “Not really, let’s wait. And in a few days, I want you in my room so we can talk.”

Octavia nods. “Sure, one last kiss?”

Blitz smiles and kisses her before letting go. “Go on and get. Get our foal some music.”

“Yes, I will,” Octavia says.

Blitz kisses her one last time and lets her go. He smirks as she walks and he moves a hoof over her back and flank. “Still sexy.” He said to her.

“You know it,” Octavia says flashing her fangs for a second.

Blitz sighs. “Want a drink before you go?”

“No drinks for me for a good while,” Octavia says.

Blitz nods and waves her off. “Alright, get out there. The foal will be waiting for us soon.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Octavia says disappearing.

Blitz smiles as then walk away and are then suddenly passed by with three fillies who looked extremely bored. “Um…” He looks past them to see Applejack looking slightly disappointed. “What happened?”

Applejack sighs. “They felt that everything was the same once they have seen it all. Now…” She looks over to the fillies watching Spike playing and even getting on his head to see. “At least they are loving that part and can be distracted if need be.”

Blitz nods. “I’ve been meaning to ask, do those fillies have any close colts?”

“Not that I know of.” Applejack says.

“By the way Jackie, I want to talk to you in private,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Sure, when?”

“Now and bring Twi.” Blitz whispers.

Applejack sighs. “Sure, just give me time to find her. Where, your room?”

“No, yours,” Blitz says.

Applejack nods and walks off. “I’ll try to be there in a few minutes.”

Blitz nods and wordlessly goes onto the Darkstar One and into Applejack’s room. After waiting for a bit does Applejack and Twilight come in. “So what do you want to talk about?” Twilight asks.

“You remember what I told about Octavia being barren before she became a vampire and her greatest wish was to have a foal?” Blitz asks.

They look surprised. “She actually got pregnant?” Applejack asks.

“Well she is in the first stage and the only reason she knows is that she used her vampire powers,” Blitz said.

Twilight and Applejack smile. “That’s good, right?” Twilight asks.

“Yeah, so watch out for her,” Blitz says.

Twilight and Applejack suddenly hug him. “Oh Blitz, looks like the family is getting bigger.” Applejack said.

“I know and yes Jackie, we will try to have you in that way next.” Blitz jokes.

Applejack just hits his head as Twilight giggles.

“I didn’t hear a no,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Yes I want it, but maybe a little bit longer. I want to see how this life goes.”

“I’m thinking Apple Jackie for a foal.” Blitz jokes.

Applejack groans. “Blitz, just calm down because I’m choosing the date.”

“I was joking Jackie,” Blitz says smiling.

Applejack frowns. “Well don’t do that, otherwise I may not give me to you at all.”

Blitz smirks and grabs her and places her on his lap backward while nuzzling her. “You were saying?”

“No comment.” Applejack says after a while.

Blitz smiles and lets her go. “Why don’t you head out now? We are about to head out.”

“Yeah.” Applejack says getting up and grabs Twilight.

Blitz playfully frowns. “Aw, you’re taking my other entertainment away?”

Twilight smiles as Applejack huffs. “Aw come on Applejack, you gotta admit he’s kinda its fun being around him.”

Applejack just blows some hair out of her view. “Shut it. It’s time to get out of here.” She said heading out with her.

“See you later tonight Jackie,” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs and looks back at him. “Not yet, but I’m coming to spend the night with you.”

Blitz nods. “Sure thing. I might have another mare there, but she just wants to talk. Don’t worry, I don’t forget my mares.”

“I know that.” Applejack says.

Blitz smiles and leaves after they left and heads to the cockpit of the Darkstar and waits. “Minerva, you here?”

“Yes, love.” A hologram of her appeared.

Blitz looks up to her. “Where’s the body?”

“Hooked into the Darkline,” Minerva says.

Blitz nods. “Okay, can you sit with me for a second?”

“It’s charging, but I have an idea,” Minerva says as a helmet drops down in the cockpit.

Blitz looks slightly confused. “What’s this?”

“You forget your virtual reality helmet?” Minerva asks.

“Oh yeah. Those were the days of my video games and before our holodeck.” Blitz says putting it on.

Minerva smiles. “Hang on.” She said as she sets up a private spot and turns on the machine. “Go for it.”

Blitz smiles. “Link start.” He said before the helmet activates and he fell into the vision coming at him of many colorful lines and then he opens his eyes to find himself in a sort of circular room with screens floating by in a circle and just white all around except for the ground of which there is a black disk. “Minerva, I’m here.” Blitz got no answer. “Don’t make me play light cycle to see you,” Blitz says.

“You’re no fun,” Minerva said behind him before hugging him and placing her head on his neck. “What do you think?”

“You somehow managed to make us feel each other,” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles and turns him around to see her in full digital see-through body with lines of code running through her. “Wow, this is amazing.” He said before hugging her. “You’re amazing.”

“Oh go on,” Minerva says.

Blitz smirks a bit before pulling back and looking at her. “Why do that when I could do this?” He asks before kissing her. Minerva smiles into the kiss and hugs him again as she kisses back before he lets go. “Can’t believe you did it. You actually made it possible.”

“Well, it’s only temporary. I can’t keep this up for long.” Minerva says.

Blitz now looks worried. “How much longer?”

“Ten minutes if I strain the ship’s processors, but you wouldn’t like that so five,” Minerva says.

Blitz holds onto her again by her hooves now. “Then what do you want to do?”

Minerva sadly smiles to him and brings a hoof to his face. “This.” She said before kissing him. Blitz sadly looks to her as he kissed back as he sees a little counter on one of the screens in the background and then just enjoys the kiss with her until the timer hits zero and he fell right through her. “Sorry. Time’s up.” Minerva said as she backs off.

“Ok, I will see you later,” Blitz says as everything fades.

Minerva looks away a bit before suddenly looking back at him. “Blitz?” She asks desperately.

Blitz didn’t get the chance to reply as he was thrown out of virtual reality. He wakes up and throws the helmet off of him before looking around. “Minerva?”

“Program has fallen apart,” Minerva says as her hologram reappeared.

Blitz looks to her. “What were you going to ask me?”

Minerva looks away from him. “I…rather not say.”

“Take all the time you need,” Blitz says.

Minerva floats away. “You better get this ship moving.” She said as her slightly outstretched hoof went right through him.

“Ok,” Blitz says leaving. After he left, Twilight came out of hiding.

“You ok?” Twilight asks.

Minerva shakes her head as she looks down. “I never really got to tell him.”

Twilight thinks for a few. “You got the information on that prototype ship we’re heading to?” She asks making Minerva nods and a beep sounds out from Twilight’s omnitool.

“Everything you need is there,” Minerva said floating over to the pilot’s seat and sitting on it as she watches the ship move.

Twilight sadly looks to her as she looks over the information. “Remember, you’re family as well, even if you are an A.I.” Twilight reminded as she left.

“Twilight, I am reconsidering your offer,” Minerva says.

Twilight looks back at her. “What do you mean?” Minerva just looks back at her with a certain look.

Chapter 14: First Mission

“Attention, this is your chief speaking. We are traveling to our first mission. We are going to be investigating unknown space so be on guard and ready for action. Once we’re there we will search for our old sister vessel before giving the debriefing and ending our first successful mission together. After that, we’ll see what will happen. That is all.” Blitz’s voice is heard over the intercoms.

Of course, Spike was still focused. “Spike, maybe you should take a break.” Applebloom offered.

“Nope.” He said still playing the same game.

Scootaloo sighs. “Come on Spike, play with us for a change.”

“Can’t, must kill this stupid worm,” Spike says as he continued to fire at the giant worm creature.

Sweetie Belle comes right by him before hitting the escape button and pausing the game and quickly pulls him out of the seat before taking his place. “That wasn’t a request.” She said as she saved the game before exiting it and then starts leading Spike to where the rest of them were and gives him a controller before sitting down on the theater couch and turns on the TV.

“All hands, brace yourselves. We are jumping in T-minus one hundred and eighty seconds.” Blitz says over the intercom.

Spike looks worried as the rest of the fillies just looked confused. “Jumping?” Scootaloo asks.

Spike quickly gets into the seat and pushes them against the seat as he takes one himself. “Trust me, you want to be against something or tied down for this.” The three then see parts of the ship locking down.

Sweetie Bello looks to Spike scared. “What’s going on?”

Spike sighs as he righted himself. “All right, when we jump through space, we are either traveling so fast we need to hold ourselves to something or through a wormhole and it will all be peachy. This is the fast version by the sound of it.” He said as he sees some of the electronics power down.

“T-minus ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, engage hyperspace warp,” Blitz says over the intercom.

“Hang on to something,” Spike said and before they took off, he felt three pairs of hooves on his arms.

After what felt like hours, but was really one minute the jumpstarted to even out and everything shifted to a comfortable pace. “Everypony okay?” Spike asks.

“Yeah,” Scootaloo says getting up.

“Well, we are in warp drive,” Spike says.

“Wait, we aren’t there?” Sweetie Belle asks.

“No, we are moving at the speed of light, but even with this speed, we won’t reach other areas of space instantly. We will be like this for a while.” Spike says. “Can you girls let go of my arms now?” He asks as he feels the blood being cut off.

“Sorry.” They said as they let go of him and Spike sighs in relief.

“That’s better. I was afraid of playing with my tail as claws.” Spike said as he moves his arms around to make sure they are working.

Scootaloo hits him. “Ah shut up, you took harder. Like when you went on that journey alone and came back with a phoenix. Hey, what happened to him?”

Spike sighs. “He grew older. I had to let him go. But he was a great bird.” He said as he stayed leaned back.

Spike then felt something land on his head. “What’s on my head?” He asks the fillies who were smiling a little.

“I don’t know, why don’t you check?” Scootaloo says.

Spike grows confused and looks up to see an orange and red bird look down on him. “Feather!” Spike yelled as he took him off of his head and hugs him. “Missed you man.”

“Aww.” Sweetie Belle and Applebloom said while Scootaloo just sticks her tongue off to the side.

“Oh look out girls someone is creeping up on you.” Spike says before looking back to Feather.

They look confused until they turn around and a large mass came onto the couch. “Terran!” They yelled before jumping on him to which he yelp and jumps a little playfully,

Spike chuckles as he looks to Feather. “How did you get on board?” Feather just gave him an embarrassed look with a wing behind his head.

“Excuse me girls, have you seen a phoenix around here?” Fluttershy asks walking in as Terran playfully pawed at Applebloom.

Spike looks crosses his arms at Feather who was stuck out in the open and looking really embarrassed. “That answers that question.” He said.

“Oh there you are,” Fluttershy says walking over.

Spike smiles. “When did he comes back?”

“Oh, I found him wandering around the Everfree not long after my wedding. Wait, what do you mean, come back?” Fluttershy asks.

Spike smiles as he pointed to Feather. “This is Feather, the phoenix egg I found when I went on my dragon journey. He left after he got old enough and so I let him go.”

“Oh my, I had no idea,” Fluttershy says as Terran playfully tackled her.

Spike smiles as the fillies come back and sit with him, looking messy and hair out of place. “Terran give you a hard time?” He asks, chuckling a bit.

“Quiet.” They said almost glaringly, but can’t hold it and gives a small smile to him. “You know what, he’s too cute for his own good,” Scootaloo said.

“Yet, Twilight told me of when he tore apart a manticore alpha in a matter of moments,” Spike says.

The fillies advance a little on Spike. “We meant you,” Applebloom said, holding a smirk now.

Spike suddenly looks a little scared as Sweetie Belle gets close. “Yeah, maybe we should deal with him with…what was the game played at Diamond Tiara’s birthday party called?”

Scootaloo thinks for a few. “I think it was called seven minutes in…”

“Later!” Spike yells before running off and smacking into Terran. “Ow.” He said as he fell down.

The three fillies stood above him as he laid down in a daze. “Well girls, closet time?” Applebloom asks.

“Girls, your siblings are looking for you,” Fluttershy informs.

Spike looks up at the fillies as they groan and he gets up. “Don’t worry, we can spend time later.” He said without thinking and then slaps himself in the face. “I just said that, didn’t I?”

The fillies all hug him before running to their sister’s quarters as Spike gains a little blush and looks back to Fluttershy. “Did I just gained the affection of three fillies?”

“Maybe we shall see later,” Fluttershy says before Terran licked her face.

Spike slaps himself on the face before moving back to the computer. “Back to gaming.” He said as he started it up.

Fluttershy thinks for a few. “You know, there is something you can do.”

Spike looks back to her. “What is it?”

Fluttershy smirks as she watches Spike look at the ingredients in front of him in his pink frilly apron. “Good luck.” She said before leaving.

“I swear, I’m being punished,” Spike said to himself. Feather sqwakes. “I am,” Spike said in defense.

The griffon just places a large spoon in his hand. “Just get to cooking kid and watch him, he is constantly trying to raid us.” He said before working on his own after pointing to Terran who was half-hidden.

Spike sighs. “I wonder how the girls are.” He slaps himself in the face again. “Dang it!” He said before hitting himself in the head. “Okay, cooking. Back off Terran.” He said slapping his spoon on Terran’s head, making him go back down before really cooking.

---

Blitz eyes the engine readings as they still traveled. “How are we doing?” He asks the crew.

“All stable, but the engineers want to do an overhaul later. They say they keep hearing a clicking noise.” A communication officer says.

Blitz nods. “As long as it makes the ship better that increases our chances in areas and keeps us safe. Time?”

“Forty hours till we exit hyperspace,” Meratan says.

Blitz nods. “Good, keep at it. I’ll be checking on something and have all teams do ten-hour rotations. I want everyone awake and ready to go when we get there.” He said as he left.

Blitz sighs as he stood outside Twilight’s room before opening the door and heading inside before locking it behind him.

“Hope you don’t mind, I invited a few other mares,” Twilight says.

Blitz looks to her. “Oh yeah, who?”

“Who do you think?” He hears Rainbow as she lands on his back.

Blitz smiles a bit. “Anypony else?”

“How about me darling?” Rarity asks as she leans on him.

Blitz smiles. “I think I can take you. So you all want it?”

Both Rainbow and Rarity shake their heads. “Giving you a smaller line until you fall asleep.” Rarity said.

“Hey, want am I, chopped liver?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz now looks worried. “Um…how many of you are here?”

“This is everypony, Shadow and Fleetfoot have to watch the teams,” Spitfire says wrapping her wing around him and Rainbow.

Blitz sighs. “I don’t think I can deal with you all. How about a nice quiet get together?”

“What do you think girls?” Twilight asks.

“No.” Spitfire, Rainbow, and Rarity says.

---

Blitz pets Spitfire’s mane as they laid on him. “Geez, at the rate I’m going, I’ll burn myself out.” He said as he lays his head back.

“Don’t worry, we will start lightening up for quite a while,” Twilight says.

“After Daring, Fleetfoot, Shadow, Pinkie and Applejack get a turn,” Rainbow adds.

Blitz sighs. “And therein lies the problem.”

“They are going to wait to after this,” Spitfire says snuggling into his chest.

Blitz pets Twilight’s mane. “I want at least a few at a time. Not a reverse gangbang.”

“We were just surprising you for this time. This won’t become a normal thing.” Twilight says.

Blitz gives a fake obvious chuckle. “Make sure it doesn’t, even I have limits.”

“We know,” Twilight says looking to the sleeping form of Rarity.

Blitz sighs afterward. “But…I’ll try if you want.”

“Nah, we were just experimenting with this and I don’t know about the other girls, but I wanted a little more attention,” Rainbow says.

Blitz smiles a bit. “Yes you can play with the other mares.”

“Nah, I want you even though Spitfire is cool. I want my husband.” Rainbow says.

“Aww.” The other mares said as Rainbow blushes deeply.

“Shut up.” Rainbow whines.

Blitz chuckles as he now pets her mane, making her purr. “It’s fine. We’re lying here in bed with ourselves exposed to everypony here. I think you can live with that.”

Rainbow glares a bit before purring again as she leans her head into his hoof. “That’s nice.”

“That it is Rainbow,” Blitz says before kissing her neck. Rainbow moans as the others move to her and start to massage her or give a few kisses here and there. “How do you feel?” Blitz asks between his kisses.

Rainbow moans and whines a bit. “Good.”

Blitz smiles and backs off. “You’ll get more later. I’m still out.”

“Well I’m staying right here for a while,” Rainbow says touching his chest.

Blitz groans as he gets up a little and holds her hoof. “I have to go. You can stay with the others though.”

“No,” Rainbow says.

Blitz tilts his head a little. “Then you just want to rest with me?”

“You are staying right here with me,” Rainbow says a little stubborn.

Blitz smiles until his face goes blank and he just slumps his body sitting down.

“Mares always win,” Rainbow says smiling.

Twilight pokes Blitz and he stayed slumping. “Blitz? You okay…whoa!” She yelled as she was grabbed and held.

“Warm.” He said as he held her.

“Ok girls, let’s warm him up,” Twilight says encircling him with her wings.

Blitz slightly smiles a bit as the others hug him all over. “My mates.”

“Yeah,” Spitfire says as she and Rainbow encircle him with their wings.

Blitz shakes himself a bit and looks to all of them. “Sorry girls. Blacked out there…why am I being hugged all over?” Blitz didn’t get a response and found all four sleeping. Blitz smiles as he tries to wiggle out of their grips, but soon stops as they hug him tighter.

Blitz sighs and lets them rest against him and hugs Twilight harder. “Oh girls. You really have no idea how happy you make me.”

---

“Okay, how did he do that with so little ingredients?” The griffon asks as he looks around the big cake.

The other chef shrugs. “I have no idea.”

Spike smiles as he places the last frosted flower on the cake. “There, what do you think?” He asks turning back to them.

The griffon just looks confused. “How…?”

Spike looks back at the cake and then back to him. “Oh, Twilight usually can’t cook and when she does, she was more likely to set the treehouse on fire. So I ended up cooking almost everything.” He then looks slightly away. “Even my own birthday cake. Kinda sad really. You ever had to cook for yourselves and soon felt like not eating it because in a sense you already tasted it?”

The human chef just looked surprised. “Wow, that’s pretty…deep.”

“Yeah and…Terran back off.” Spike says waving the ladle at Terran. Terran growls as he retreats back into the alcove behind him. “Any case, I have a lot of time alone and usually to myself. I would get lucky if I had time.”

The griffon still eyed the cake. “So…what’s the occasion?”

Spike shrugs. “Anything really. Whatever you want.” He said before he hears munching on the other side of the cake and spins it around. “Terran, I swear that if you…” He stops as he sees three fillies sitting in and eating the cake. “Huh, so that’s why I found a bow in my mixing bowl. There were three beautiful ingredients in there.” He said before stopping himself. “Dang it!”

“Hey, hey, no one steals from the kitchen while we cook.” The griffon says.

The three fillies try to leave and end up making the cake topple over to the other side. “Oh crap.” Spike said before he was buried under some frosting and sponge bread. “At least it can’t any worse.” Terran comes up and starts to lick the frosting off of him. “Scratch that. That’s it, I’m out.” He said as he steps out of the pile of cake. “If anypony needs me, I’ll be washing myself off and playing some more games.” He said leaving with a trial of frosting behind him.

“Get this mess cleaned up and get ready. Lunch begins in two hours.” The head chief says.

The griffon and human sighs. “Yes sir.” They said before grabbing a mop and broom and trying to not clean up, but rather push Terran back. “Back foul beast, back.” The griffon said pushing it back. Terran roars in his face, scaring him a bit. “Geez, this thing is temperamental. How does the chief deal with this thing?”

“Terran, if Blitz hears about this, he will get upset,” Applebloom says.

Terran whines and bundles over to her and nuzzle her before running off. Applebloom smiles as he runs off somewhere and she looks back to the chefs now working on cleaning up before leaving. “You find him, girls?” She asks Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo.

Sweetie Belle shakes her head. “Not really.”

Applebloom sighs. “Well we have to apologize for what we did or he will never play with us again.”

Scootaloo thinks for a few before grabbing them. “Come on girls. I got an idea.” She said dragging them to the computer. “We have to at least impress him. Where’s that game?”

“Wow.” Sweetie Belle says looking out the window.

Applebloom and Scootaloo look over and saw that same thing. “How did we miss that?” Scootaloo asks.

Applebloom tries to speak. “I have no idea how we missed a ship that big.”

“Wasn’t that the ship we were on?” Sweetie Belle asks.

“Okay, now it’s time to playyyyyy…what the heck?” Spike said dropping the towel he had and walking over to them and the ship in the background. “How did we drop out of hyperspace so quickly and unnoticed?”

---

Blitz’s eyes shot wide open and felt something was wrong. “Girls, wake up now!” Blitz yells as he shakes them off and gets up.

The mares all awaken as they look around. “What, what’s going…whoa, that’s a big ship.” Spitfire said as she looks out the window.

“Girls, get to safety.” Blitz says making the room drop down into the ship before teleporting to the bridge. “All hands battle stations, go to combat speed one and bring shield and weapons to bare.” Blitz orders and turns to Meratan. “How the heck did we drop out of hyperspace without notice?”

Meratan looks over the datapad she had. “I don’t know, we just dropped out of hyperspace and this ship was there. Wait…got the log.” She said as a list came up. “Okay, it should…no, no, no, no!” She said as the list started to dwindle down to the last user before it disappeared as well.

“Hold, they are not moving,” Blitz says noticing. “Meratan, get us a scan on that ship now. Somethings off.” Blitz says.

Meratan quickly rushes to a console. “Scanning now, what am I looking for?”

“A power signature for starters,” Blitz says.

Meratan hits a few things. “Okay, I got…nothing? Hold on.” She said trying again and comes up with the same results. “Still nothing. That ship is dead in the water.”

“Scan the entire area and start sending probes to get more detailed scans and tell our fighter pilots to go on red alert and be in their fighters ready to launch,” Blitz says.

Meratan nods. “Of course sir, would you like to try to hail them? There must be power in a portable version rather than the ship itself.” She asks.

“No, I don’t think so. Something is off, I have never seen a ship design like this and I have seen nearly every ship in the galaxy.” Blitz says.

Meratan nods and accidentally hits something on the console. “Oh shoot. Okay, let me turn that…”

GROWL

“Off.” Meratan finishes.

“Hold that frequency,” Blitz instructs.

Meratan nods. “Yes, chief. What do we do now? Board?”

Blitz sighs as he looks upon the strange castle-like ship. “I got a better idea. Information time.” He said walking out.

“Wait, what?” Spike asks as Blitz stood in the rec room as the fillies look over the ship.

Blitz sighs. “Of all the times playing games, have you known any ship like that? I’m just asking because I have the list for real-life ships in my head.”

“No, I haven’t,” Spike says.

“As I thought. Meratan, have the probes switch their scanning to determine the age of the ship and last time its engines were powered up?” Blitz asks.

Meratan sighs. “Working on that now sir and getting the information. Let’s see, age is something of a mix. I’m reading different ages all over. Must be repaired too much.”

“And the engines?” Blitz asks.

“Scans indicate…that can’t be right.” Meratan says.

Blitz grows worried. “What is it?”

“Readings says it has been more than ten thousand years, galactic standard time,” Meratan says.

“We are looking at a lost relic people,” Blitz says.

Spike looks to the ship. “Did you try talking to them maybe?”

Blitz sighs. “Yeah, just came up with a growl. Probably some creatures who don’t need air and pressure have made that thing it’s home.”

Spike looks to him. “A growl?”

Blitz looks to him as well. “Yeah, why?”

Spike tries to think. “Nothing, it’s just…something. I can’t put my claw on it.”

“Sir, one of the probes just went dark,” Meratan said.

“I’m on my way back to the bridge. Have the rest withdraw and get me the last image the probe saw.” Blitz said walking away.

After he came onto the bridge he sees the whole crew looking at a screen which had a sort of a straight line coming through the screen and slightly webbed on the far side as it bulged out. “Lens cracked?” He asks coming in.

Meratan shakes her head. “We got the last footage. It found a breach in the hull so we decided to head in and after it entered what looks like a hallway, that happened and then static.”

“Show me the feed.” Blitz orders.

The crew nods and messes with the consoles and the screen were replaced with a picture of a breach of a hull before it moves closer and heads in. As they see it head into the hallway and straightened out, it suddenly gains the lines and when they thought it was a bit of static it suddenly turns to pure static.

Blitz kept showing the static before it rewinds and plays slowly up to the last moments. “Not static?”

Meratan shakes her head. “Yes sir, it’s something else. Something that maybe has to do with that growl.” She said looking at the communications console and they still hear a bit of groaning and growls.

“Freeze image 678,” Blitz ordered. The video rewinds from the static again and goes to the image asked for.

“What is that?” Meratan asks.

“From the look of it, no natural creature,” Blitz says.

Meratan looks to him. “Want to investigate?”

Blitz sighs. “Prep a transport. Get us heavily armored and armed shredders. It’s looking like it’s ready to fall apart.” He said starting to leave.

“Blitz, Blitz, I finally remembered,” Spike says running onto the bridge out of breath.

Blitz looks to him as he pants. “Whoa, slow down there. What did you remember?”

Spike rushes to a nearby computer. “Minerva, sync the rec room computer with the screen here.”

“Acknowledged,” Minerva says. After looking at the monitor. Blitz stops cold.

“Why, why did it have to be Dead Space?” Blitz says.

Spike looks to him. “You played?”

Blitz groans. “Unfortunately, change of plans. Minerva, bring our main gun online.” Blitz orders.

Spike jumps off his seat. “Bad idea and you know it.”

“Oh, it’s not the idea you’re thinking. Minerva, reroute all power from it and switch it to completely shield us and have…one moment, get me a close up on the star of this system now.” Blitz says.

Minerva brings up a camera and zooms in on the star and shows it brightly orange. “Reason?” She asks.

Spike looks to him. “Crash into the sun?”

“No, look,” Blitz says and they see a ship similar to the Darkline.

Spike slaps his forehead. “Please tell me that isn’t the ship you’re looking for and this isn’t probably the beginning of the game.”

“No, not the beginning of the game. All hands, change of plans. Get us distance from this ship now and head for that ship. Meratan, scan the star now and tell me how long we have.” Blitz says.

Meratan nods and goes to a console. “This might take a while. What should we do in the meantime?”

“Hail that ship and start scanning. I want to know if there is anyone alive on that ship.” Blitz says.

“Scans complete, we have less than eight hours till star goes supernova,” Minerva says.

They all look surprised as Meratan tried to hail the new ship. “How is that possible? It’s not even the right size or color.” One of the crew said.

Minerva was silent for a bit. “Increased mass is one and the only I can come up with.”

“Or they launched a level seven missile or an improvised version of it into the star as a last resort to destroy those things,” Blitz says.

“That would cause the star to go supernova in seventy-two hours,” Minerva says.

“That is why I am hoping for survivors,” Blitz says.

“Got them!” Meratan yells.

“Mayday, mayday, is anyone receiving this?”

“This is the Darkline, confirming we hear you,” Blitz says.

“Mayday, mayday, is anyone receiving this?”

“Seems they can’t hear us. Alright, Meratan starts using morse code with our lights.” Blitz says.

Meratan nods and heads to a far off console and starts to mess with the lights and they see the bridge lights turn off and on. Spike just looks confused. “Can it be possible it’s just a loop?”

“No, if you notice there’s a difference in tone every time,” Blitz says.

“Sir, I don’t think they can hear us. The communications might b…wait, is that morse code?”

“See,” Blitz says.

Everyone watches as the lights change. “So what’s its saying?” Spike asks.

“We…can…hear…you…but…you…aren’t…receiving.”

“Next message: How many of you are left and have the creatures infiltrated the bridge yet?” Blitz orders.

Meratan nods and keeps trying to mess with the lights. “Done.”

“We have only nine left and not yet, we collapsed the air vents and barricaded the door.”

“Do you have your armor on?” Blitz asks as Meratan continues to mess with the lights.

“No, just grabbed a pistol for each of us.”

“Then prepare protocol omega-four.” Blitz says.

“That is risky.”

“It is the only way to evacuate you and we don’t have long before the star goes supernova and wipes out everything,” Blitz says.

“What’s protocol omega-four?” Spike asks.

“We have a transport land right on top of the bridge’s window and move the boarding tube onto it and cut open a hole in it,” Blitz says.

Spike looks a bit worried. “And if that’s true, how much time do they have?”

“Minutes to escape, the ship is compromised and the sun will destroy everything with its final moments.” Blitz says.

Spike now looks worried. “Well, you better hurry.”

“Meratan, send the shuttle and plot a hyperspace jump out of here. Omega is the closest jump coordinates, so target there and get me Aria on the line now.” Blitz says.

The screen crackles a bit before a purple creature appeared on it. “The Great Cross, to what do I owe this pleasurable call for?”

“Trouble Aria. I’m sending data for your eyes only now.” Blitz says.

Aria takes a look at a nearby datapad. “Why am I looking at a video game?”

“You are not, we have literally encountered these creatures. You know what these things are like if what the games are like is true. As such we will be warping to Omega soon. Can you have your ships perform an organic wipe on my ship?” Blitz asks.

Aria throws the datapad away without looking. “Fine, just don’t have these things in my air vents. I like to breathe.” She said before cutting off.

“Alright, no one leaves the ship, all fighters are grounded and start doing a mini bio-cleansing in the air vents immediately and keep doing them constantly.” Blitz orders.

The crew nods as they get to work and Blitz and Spike walk off. “So what now?” Spike asks after a while.

“We wait and prepare to warp and say nope to this nightmare.” Blitz says.

Spike chuckles a bit. “Just think what you would have to do if you got on that ship.”

“I would rather not,” Blitz says as a shuttle is seen flying towards the Mandalorian ship.

Spike shrugs. “You’re choice.” He said walking into the rec room and still sees the three fillies at the window. “You girls okay?” He asks as he comes up to them.

“Come on, it can’t be that bad.” Scootaloo says.

“Spike, take them to play Dead Space,” Blitz says after moments of silence.

Spike grins a bit. “Sure.” He said as he closes the blinds and turns off the lights. “Come on girls, you’re going to love this.” He said heading to the couch.

Blitz waited and stared at the scenery for what felt like hours before the transport was back aboard. “Alright Minerva, punch it. The star is about to start increasing its gravity well.” Blitz says as he sees the ancient ship starting to be pulled towards the sun.

“You got it, pulling out now.” Minerva said as the ship starts to move.

Blitz sighs as he sees the crew of the ship get off the shuttle. “Is everyone okay?”

“Yeah, we got them out right before the creatures started banging on the door.” The pilot says.

Blitz nods. “Good, get them to the infirmary just in case and place them in quarantine, level five.”

“Understood.” The pilot says.

Blitz keeps watching the crew of the ship walk past him and tries to watch them for anything, but not outward appearance and once they went out of view he heads to the other elevator to head back up.

“Warp now Minerva.” Blitz orders. He hangs onto a nearby crate and feels the ship push him a bit before it levels out. “Okay, tell my mares I’m coming up.”

“Got it. We will be at Omega in T-minus two hours.” Minerva says.

Blitz nods as he heads up before coming out into the so-called common area of the mares’ rooms. “Girls?”

“We done?” Rainbow asks.

Blitzes sighs as the common area was remade into a living room area and sits down on a couch. “Yeah, we’re safe now.”

Shadow sits right next to him and grabs his hoof before placing it on her zipper. “What was it?”

“Oh, a nightmare I said nope to and decide for us to leave,” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles as she makes his hoof go down. “Really, so we’re safe?”

“Not until we finished the bio-cleansing on the ship,” Blitz says.

Shadow grabs his hoof and pulls him to her room. “Come on. Let’s have a little fun.”

Blitz pulls up two blaster pistols. “Wait until after that, then you may have it.” Blitz says.

Shadow whines. “Aww, come on. I got something special for you.”

“We are not out of danger Shadow,” Blitz says.

Shadow pouted cutely. “Aw, that’s it, I’m doing this with you if you like it or not.”

“You can be right here with me until then,” Blitz says wrapping a hoof around her, but not putting down either blaster.

Shadow grins. “Want to come back to my room at least?”

“Sure.” Blitz says as they walk.

Shadow smiles as she pulls him inside and closes the door. “Put this on.” She said holding up a Wonderbolt uniform.

“Wait until we get there first, until then,” Blitz says starting to kiss her.

Shadow moans as she kisses back and pulls back a little. “How much longer?”

“A few more hours.” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles. “Are you okay with my plan for our night?”

“Want to get dominated by your competition, huh?” Blitz asks keeping one eye on the vents.

Shadow shakes her head. “Nope, put the suit on and find out what will happen.”

“You have to wait,” Blitz says.

Shadow sigh and heads for the bathroom. “I’ll be back in a bit.”

“Watch the vents,” Blitz says as red lights pass through the vents every so often.

Shadow waves at him. “Yeah, uh-huh.” She said closing the door.

Blitz watched the vent carefully as he put on the Wonderbolt costume and hiding just out of view. After a while Shadow came out in the same Shadowbolt costume she’s been wearing. “What’s different?” Blitz asks, eyeing the costume.

Shadow smiles a little. “Oh a rip here and rip there.”

“Oh, why not turn around and look at me,” Blitz says.

Shadow grins and turns around to let him see many stretched parts of the suit and ripped in some areas that shows off some questionable areas while being so skin-tight he saw her flank straining and showing how far it could hug her.

Shadow starts to walk towards him with a bigger shake on her flank as she gains sultry eyes. “You know what that suit you’re wearing does?” She asks placing her hooves on his shoulders and leaning on him.

“What?” Blitz asks.

Shadow grins and moves to his ear. “It makes blank versions of the one wearing it to appear and do whatever the wearer wants.”

“Shadow, I’m not gangbanging you. I reserve the right to be the only one stallion who bangs you and no copies allowed.” Blitz whispers into her ear before biting it softly.

Shadow moans. “It’s only making the shape of you, not like clones. It would look ponykins, but wearing the suit with it. Besides, I love being taken too many ways and it’s not separate. You would feel what they feel.”

“What I say stands. Now stop being bad or I might punish you.” Blitz says.

Shadow groans and let’s go of him. “Then take off the suit since there is no point in wearing it.” She said heading back to the bathroom. “Spent all those enchantments for nothing. Lousy few thousands of bits.” She muttered to herself.

“Oh I don’t know, gave me an idea on how to take you,” Blitz says getting her curious.

Shadow huffs. “I thought you said you don’t want others no matter what.”

“Oh, you are going to see what I mean in a few hours,” Blitz says starting to ease her.

Shadow groans. “I got that suit for you so that nopony else can mess with me and only you and you don’t bother with that idea even. I probably won’t get excited at this point.”

“Not even if I…” Blitz starts whispering into her ear, causing Shadow to start getting a little wet. “You were saying?” Blitz asks.

“All of them?” Shadow asks.

“We will get to all of them, maybe not this session, but we will,” Blitz says.

Shadow moans. “I want it all in one go, but you have to find a way to get me to have it all at the same time.”

“Yeah, but I can be sadistic, so I’m only going to do them one at a time,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Shadow whines. “I want you to be like that. Go all out.”

“Nope, you’re going to have to go through each one, one by one,” Blitz says as he feels them exit hyperspace.

Shadow frowns. “You know how I got this fetish?”

“No, but you know what our stopping means?” Blitz asks.

Shadow looks to him. “Mainly we exited hyperspace. And you don’t want to talk much and just go your own way.”

“No, it means time to start,” Blitz says smirking.

Shadow huffs. “I’m still mad. You kinda didn’t even find a simple middle ground.”

“Oh, not even if I do this?” Blitz asks starting to stroke her wings.

Shadow groans. “Blitz, I wanted this. I was ready and you brought me down. Why?”

“To tease you so you don’t expect this,” Blitz says as Shadow feels somepony grabbing her from behind.

Shadow frowns. “So you just didn’t do it just so you could tease me and then offer me a lower one?”

“No, I just did it to fake you out to get you back for the pie to the face. Yes Shadow, I knew that was you.” Blitz says as Shadow starts looking sheepish.

Shadow blushes red before turning away. “So you still want to do this the ‘old fashioned’ way?”

Blitz wordlessly grabs her from behind. “What do you think?” Blitz asks before throwing her onto her bed.

Shadow groans. “Fine.” She said before turning around and lifting her flank up. “Here. Have fun.”

“Oh no, first I got to do this,” Blitz says grabbing her again. Later, Blitz had Shadow leaning into his chest, smiling happily. “You feel better?” Blitz asks.

“I’m still mad because that suit was a few thousand bits to get made. Now it’s all wasted and might as well either give it away or burn it.” Shadow said nuzzling him.

“What are you talking about, I used it,” Blitz says.

Shadow looks up to him. “Never make me feel that mad again okay? I don’t really want to feel that way to somepony I love the most.”

“Oh, you mean Spitfire?” Blitz jokes as he uses his magic to hold up a picture of them kissing.

Shadow blushes hot red as she looks away. “She got me a suit.”

“And I got both of you sexy mares,” Blitz says before kissing her neck.

Shadow moans. “You can keep the suit. Think of it as my wedding gift to you. I just needed time to get it.”

“What are you talking about? I already got my wedding gift. She’s right here.” Blitz says.

Shadow keeps blushing. “Cu…cut it out. I mean it. I also got it just in case we got overbearing like Spitfire and the others did when they wanted a whole night with you.”

“I meant it as well my beautiful light blue shadow,” Blitz says.

Shadow looks up to him. “Light blue?”

“You thought you were sneaky never letting me see you out of uniform, didn’t you?” Blitz asks before using his magic to remove her uniform.

Shadow stops him for a bit by holding onto her suit. “Blitz, I never wanted you to know for a reason.”

“Why, I like it. Now come on let me see how you look, we are married after all.” Blitz says.

Shadow looks carefully at him before getting up and sitting on the edge of the bed. “There is a reason you don’t see Shadowbolts without their uniforms and it’s all because we were reformed.”

“Go on,” Blitz says petting her mane.

Shadow bites her lip. “When Nightmare Moon was reformed into Luna, we changed as well. Unfortunately, they didn’t bother to tell the guards that.” She said pulling her hood down and shows some scarring on her neck. “Tied to the walls by collars and stocks.” She said while unzipping herself before pulling the suit down and showing some hard scaring where some of her coat isn’t even growing. “Whips to interrogate us to give information since they didn’t trust poor Luna at the time. It was the worst for us, especially for me.”

“They raped you, didn’t they?” Blitz asks now holding her.

Shadow leans back into him and hisses as he rubs against her scars. “Yes, the interrogation wasn’t watched so they did anything to get information out of us. Even making these things hurt permanently. The suits we wear has a spell and some herbs and salves from that zebra to help ease the pain. It’s why I never took the suit off on our wedding night because it would hurt more than it would feel good.”

“Shadow, come with me,” Blitz says.

Shadow looks to him. “Blitz, it won’t heal. Even Celestia and Luna tried themselves after it was all over and it didn’t work. The zebra told us this is permanent.”

“Luna also tried to heal me after I was wounded by Bloody Mary. Just trust me and let me try and help.” Blitz says.

Shadow just looks forward again. “Blitz…I want this to stay. I want this reminder.”

“Shadow, even if this doesn’t remove the scars, at least come with me to see if we can’t make it to where you don’t feel the pain,” Blitz says.

Shadow hugs herself now. “Now you see why I want everything on me, don’t you?”

“Yes, now Shadow please, do you trust me?” Blitz asks.

Shadow sighs and zips up her suit before putting the hood on. “Let’s go. You might want to take yours off first.” She said eyeing his suit and the transparent pony standing behind them.

“Alright,” Blitz says as the pony disappears and they walk to one of the infirmaries.

The mare doctor sighs as she messes with a machine and looks to Shadow. “I’ll tell you what I said before when we were at the castle, it’s not coming off.” She said as she looks over Shadow’s wounds.

“Excuse me, Minerva, time to work.” Blitz calls.

A machine came down and a probe floated in front of Shadow. “Hey girl,” Minerva said as it made a light scan her over.

“Ok, I will leave now. You stay and watch.” Blitz says to the doctor as he gets Shadow to lay onto the table.

“Blitz?” Shadow asks as the machine above her came down and she flipped herself over.

“Don’t worry, Minerva is a master at medical,” Blitz says as he slips the gas mask onto her muzzle.

Shadow quickly grabs his hoof. “Don’t lea…” Shadow tries to say before she closes her eyes and she fell asleep, snoring a bit.

“I will see you soon as I cannot take watching doctors at work for it freaks me out,” Blitz says walking outside.

A few hours later, Shadow starts to come around. She groans as she opens her eyes and then sits up and looks at herself before realizing her suit was gone. “Dammit, where’s my suit?!” She yelled getting off the table and trying to find it.

“Not showing any signs of pain.” The doctor says.

“See, told you that medical science of Mandalorians was far more advanced than magical medical.” Blitz says.

Shadow finally grabs her suit, but still feels some of her fur missing. “You couldn’t do anything for the scars?”

“Scars fade with time, just look at me,” Blitz says and, turning around, Shadow sees him riddled with scars.

Shadow sighs and puts the suit on. “At least it would feel like the old days.” She said zipping herself up.

“So now that you no longer feel pain?” Blitz asks.

Shadow looks to him before walking over to him and sitting down in front of him. “I want you to wear that suit tonight and rip off my suit and use me straight into the ground.”

“Well, it seems your sexual drive just took a jump,” Blitz says.

Shadow then looks to his hoof before grabbing it and holding it. “Just be sure you don’t hold back and never be mad at me like last night. That’s the one thing I don’t want the experience again, my own husband not listening…like the guards.”

“Oh don’t worry, I listen,” Blitz says moving a chocolate cake slice back and forth in front of her. “Like how you said you wanted chocolate cake in your sleep.”

Shadow blushes before grabbing his hoof hard and pulls him out. “Come on and hang onto that cake.”

“This is where being a unicorn comes in handy,” Blitz says holding the piece of cake in midair with magic.

Shadow smiles before looking around and then passes by the rec room where the fillies were all cowering behind Spike who was intensely focused on the game. Shadow takes another look around at all the doors before going to one and opens it and shoves him inside. “Stay here for a bit.” She said as the cake floated in front of him and she closes the door and runs off.

“Oh great, I’m locked in a closet now,” Blitz says sarcastically.

“You too, huh?” Pinkie asks.

“Pinkie, when did you get here?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie grins. “Well I made a mess and looking for a mop, but the door locked behind me.”

Blitz sighs. “Why did she lock me in here?”

Pinkie shrugs. “I don’t know, maybe she wants to role-play with you and act like an innocent mare shoved into a closet and then raped by several stallions at once.”

“Um…I doubt that, by the way where are you in the turns?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie smiles. “Getting myself prepared. I wanted to really surprise you. Hey, are you going to use that suit with me?”

“Um…no and you know the order then? Can you tell me?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie shakes her head. “I made a Pinkie Promise to not tell and you do not break a Pinkie Promise.” She said getting into his face.

Blitz smirks and uses the chance to kiss her. “How was that for a counter?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie smiles. “Aww, you do care. But I’m getting out now.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks before the door opened.

“Pinkie?” Shadow asks before grabbing her and throwing her out. “Get out of here.” She said flicking her tail at her flank before looking at Blitz and throws the suit to him. “Time to play.” She said grabbing the cake and closing the door, but leaving it open a bit.

---

Spike sighs as he got on the train again. “Thank goodness that’s over with. That thing is a menace and can’t be killed.” He said, laying back into the seat. Then he feels three fillies grab onto him, shivering. “Hey, it’s okay. It’s just a game.”

“Umm…” Scootaloo started.

“Oh, right we encountered them,” Spike says. “Ah, well it’s over now. Best way to deal with them is high heat and that supernova did the job.” He said, not knowing he wrapping his tail around them like a mother kitten.

“Oh this is so cute,” Shadow says. They look over and see Shadow standing in the doorway. “It’s so cute that you are protecting them.”

Spike looks confused until he looks down to the fillies and sees his tail around them before he pulls it back quickly and jumps away a little. “Sorry, sorry girls.”

Shadow smiles. “Oh, you are just a treat.” She said before walking down the hall and eating some cake along the way. Spike and the girls glare slightly to her before she passes a door and gets pulled into it and the door slams behind her.

Spike and the others looked in shock until they hear her moaning a bit. “Okay, time to go or…” Spike said grabbing some headphones.

---

Shadow whines as she looks up to Blitz above her and then feels a hoof pushing her shoulders to the floor and sees two more stallions on the side of her.

“Time to go Shadow, we have work to do.” Blitz says.

Shadow stares up at him as the clones massage her shoulders. “Jeez Blitz, you sure can kill a mood.”

Blitz shows her his communicator which is buzzing. “The bridge is calling, we will have to continue later, oh and you need to inform the other Shadowbolts that we can heal them enough to where they don’t feel pain,” Blitz says playing on her loyalty to her team.

Shadow sighs and lays on the ground as the clones now start to kiss her cheeks. “Listen, we deserve what we got. We deserve the pain.”

“No, you didn’t. In fact, Celestia should be ashamed she didn’t even try talking it out or compromising. She flat out demanded her to lower the moon and then started fighting her and banishing her to the moon because she didn’t get what she wanted immediately. It was her own arrogance from always getting everything she wanted or just calling them evil and fighting them.” Blitz says.

Shadow looks to him. “Can you hold me?”

“Alright, Shadow,” Blitz says grabbing her and hugging her while the other clones start to massage her back.

Shadow sighs onto his neck before nuzzling him. “Blitz, we do deserve it. We could have killed ponies and I do for lying to them all.”

“But you didn’t. Yes, you could have. You could have also invaded the griffon empire, started committing terrorist acts, or leave the country. But you didn’t, don’t beat yourself up over what could have happened.” Blitz says holding her close.

Shadow closes her eyes and buries her face into his neck. “Make me forget, please. Just do anything to make me forget it all.”

“I already have. You felt the pain for what you could have done, but now it is gone Shadow.” Blitz says holding her in his hooves.

Shadow whimpers a bit. “Blitz?” She tries to say muffled.

“Shh, it’s alright. Just let it go and free yourself from it all.” Blitz says.

Shadow whimpers some more before crying into his shoulder and neck. “Bl…” She tries to say. “When it’s over…I want you.”

“We will be a family Shadow. Just like you want.” Blitz says.

Shadow whimpers. “Blitz, I didn’t tell you or anypony, did I?”

“That you dream of having a family and foals of your own especially before you were banished with Luna?” Blitz asks.

Shadow sighs and looks to him. “They killed it.”

“You mean your ability to have foals?” Blitz asks.

Shadow sniffs. “One of the techniques to get information. After having fun with me of course.”

“I wouldn’t be so sure about that now,” Blitz says smiling.

Shadow looks to him. “What are you talking about?”

“I told you, Minerva is a master at healing and repaired all damage,” Blitz says touching her stomach.

Shadow holds a hoof over his. “You mean…?”

“Yeah, you can now be a mother. Now go share the wonderful news with your team, especially the mares.” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles. “Blitz, thank you for coming into my life.”

“Yeah, I am pretty awesome.” Blitz jokes sticking his tongue out sideways.

Shadow smirks before grabbing his tongue in her mouth and kisses him. She separates after a bit. “When it comes to it. Take me all the way, but even more and really make me pregnant. I want everything, including those clones.”

“I see, well before that, go talk to Octavia. You will most likely find her in her room listening to classical.” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles. “Why? She isn’t the stallion meat I’m looking for.”

“Because she is also looking forward to being a mother and could give you advice,” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles and kisses him. “Okay, but only because it’s you. However, you better give me the best damn night ever.” She spits to the side of her. “Unlike those guards who likes to just some fun with mares. Seriously, I think Celestia hired rapists into her guards.”

“Well the standards for most royal guards have slipped,” Blitz says as Pinkie drums in the background.

Shadow looks to him. “I don’t get it.”

“The guards were almost laughable if you were at the wedding of Shining Armor and princess Cadance,” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles. “I heard. Jeez, once enemies and now friends.”

“But that is why I think Spitfire asked me to come to whip some of her cadets into shape,” Blitz says.

Shadow sighs. “You better go, but you better treat me nicely or rather rough after you come back.”

“Not before it’s your turn on the list,” Pinkie says.

They sigh and the closet door opens and the clones place Pinkie outside before heading back in and closing the door. “I’m so keeping this thing,” Blitz said looking to the suit. “You think I could transfer it to another suit or outfit?”

Shadow shrugs. “I paid a lot of bits for it. I don’t know, but maybe that princess you took might have an idea. Now, promise me you’ll come back and take me like a rapist later tonight.”

“You have been talking to Twilight,” Blitz says flatly.

Shadow grins. “No, I really like being gang-raped.”

“Just go see Octavia after telling your team and just tell them to go to that infirmary and ask Minerva to operate,” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles. “One last touch?”

Blitz lightly smacks her flank. “How is that?” Blitz asks.

Shadow moans. “I want more like this, treat me like a slut, okay?” She said letting go and heading to the door.

“I won’t when you bare a foal,” Blitz says.

Shadow looks back at him. “I know, just treat me the craziest way you can at the time, okay?”

“Maybe I will, maybe I won’t. I’ll leave that as a surprise for you to ponder on.” Blitz says.

Shadow giggles. “Just give me the craziest one tonight okay? I really need something, especially if it’s you.”

“No, it’s not your turn,” Pinkie says.

Shadow pushes Pinkie away and out of view. “Please, maybe when everypony is asleep?”

“We shall see. Also, since we are here, we are going to stay awhile at Omega.” Blitz says.

Shadow grins. “Cool, later my potent stallion.” She said before walking away.

Blitz walks off to the bridge. “Minerva, tell them to quit buzzing me. I’m on my way.” Blitz says a little annoyed.

Minerva sighs. “Blitz, I heard, couldn’t stop myself. No one should go through that.”

“Then I have a new order. Dig and find those responsible. Knowing Celestia, she covered it up so it wouldn’t come back to bite her that she can’t control her own guards.” Blitz says with a look Minerva knew all too well.

Minerva stayed silent for a bit. “Of course sir. I’ll what I can find.”

Blitz kept glaring until he spots the CMC sleeping in a pile and Spike curled around them. He smiled and turns the game and TV off before grabbing a blanket and putting it over them and turning off the lights as he left. “At least there are good things in this world.” He said to himself.

---

“Chief on deck,” Minerva announced as Blitz entered.

Blitz waves them off. “At ease. What’s the situation?”

“Aria’s ships just finished and we are cleared to dock,” Meratan says.

“Alright, downgrade to standby mode and tell the technicians to start working on the hyperdrive when we are docked,” Blitz says.

Meratan nods. “Any orders while docked?”

“Shut every drive we don’t need and only run auxiliary power and emergency power. Also, what is the status on those nine survivors?” Blitz asks.

Meratan looks over her tablet. “Well, they are fine and stabilized. No signs of infections too.” Blitz raises a hoof. “And their psych evals are fine. We played the game, Blitz.” She said making him put his hoof down.

Blitz nods. “Okay, then check over everything still and make sure there is no form of parasite or anything in the vents. I still had nightmares about them for a while after playing. Couldn’t even go in my own bathroom.” He said slightly shivering.

Meratan nods. “Yes sir, the scan is still going so we should know about anything soon. Also, one of your wives needs you. The blue one who works for the performance team, Fleet…something.”

Blitz nods. “Okay, make sure we are paid up and ready to go soon.” He said leaving.

Chapter 15: The Beginning of Strange

Fleetfoot sighs as she lays down on the bed and tries to close her eyes but then looks to her desk again. “Why?” She asks herself as she got up and heads to it and opens a drawer and takes something out before sitting down. She presses her lips together as she looks to her last true photo taken by her mother before they could truly leave and go their separate ways. “I still miss you.”

Fleetfoot leans her head back as she closes her eyes and remembers it all. “Come on Shriek. We’re almost there.” She opens her eyes and finds herself young and the town before she left it and she was heading past the mine and to the lake nearby. “Come on.” She said jumping over a dead log.

Shriek, one of her friends, tried to jump after her. “Slow down, you know I’m not fast like you.” She said, trying to keep up.

Fleetfoot giggles as she kept running. “Slowpoke. How are you going to race with me if you don’t keep up?”

Shriek grins. “By cheating, you know that.”

Fleetfoot just gives her a look. “And they would kick you out sooner than uncle Glider.”

Shriek groans as she dodges a tumbleweed that hasn’t broken off yet. “You know he’s nice to me.”

Fleetfoot opens her wings and flaps her wings pretty fast to hover while looking backward at her. “And you know he hates us when together.”

Shriek giggles. “And that you are the worst liar you are.”

Fleetfoot frowns. “Hey, I’m a great liar.” She said before her back hoof hits a log and she flips in the air before circling right side up and sliding backward. “That was close. I can’t explain another cut like last time.”

Shriek frowns. “Why can’t I do that?” She asks with her wings fluttering in irritation.

Fleetfoot smirks. “Because I’m good. Now let’s go.” She said before running off. “Ahhhhhh!” She yelled as she slides down a slope and soon splashed into the water. She gasped as she brought her head back up and looks around to find herself in the lake. “All right. Come on in Shriek, the water’s great.” Fleetfoot said as she splashed around.

Shriek frowns as she looks to the water. “Are you sure…this is clear?”

Fleetfoot gives a raspberry. “Of course I’m sure, now get in.”

Shriek groans as she places a hoof in before following with the rest of her. “Hum…not bad.” She said to herself.

Fleetfoot smiles. “Told you. Now let’s find that treasure.” She said before taking a deep breath and diving into the water.

Shriek sighs and takes a deep breath before diving too. She opens her eyes and finds Fleetfoot swimming down into the cavern below and swims after her. As her lungs burned up from lack of oxygen she saw finally catches up to Fleetfoot and they soon surface. “Geez, warn me how much time we are doing next time!” Shriek…shrieked.

Fleetfoot smiles. “There’s the Shriek I know. Now come on, we’re close if I remember the map correctly.” She said swimming to the shore and heads into a tunnel.

Shriek groans out loud and swims out of the water and follows her. After following her for a bit, they came upon rail cart tracks. “If I’m right and I’m usually am,” Fleetfoot said looking around.

“No, you’re not.”

Fleetfoot starts pointing. “It should be, that way.” She said pointing to the left and immediately trips. “Ow.”

Shriek grins. “What’s wrong, tripped on a rock?”

Fleetfoot groans as she got up. “No, just tripped on a…twig?” She asks looking at the offending twig.

Shriek looks before shrugging her shoulders. “Come on, let’s hurry up and find that thing.” She said walking past her. Fleetfoot sighs and follows, not noticing the twig glow blue. “So how deep is it in?” Shriek asks after a while.

Fleetfoot looks around. “It should be…here.” She said heading into an area where the tracks end and into a dead end. “Now let’s dig.” She said picking up a shovel left behind.

Shriek groans at the thought of digging, but grabs a pickaxe and started to dig with her, not seeing wood pieces glow blue before being dragged off. “Yes! I can’t believe it, we did it!” Fleetfoot cheered as she pulled out a locked box.

Shriek sighs and smiles before pulling out her bobby pins in her mane. “Okay, here is where the master lock picker gets to work.” She said making the bobby pins to what she needed them to be.

Fleetfoot couldn’t stand still. “I can’t believe we’re going to be finding the rare papers and finally own this mine.”

Shriek smiles as she starts working on the lock. “Yeah, yeah, just remember, half and half.”

Fleetfoot nods. “Yeah, sure, but a whole mine. Some say that the veins in this mine still have gold and silver. Just think of what we could do.”

Shriek then frowns. “You know they shut this place down because of the unstable roof and everything.”

Fleetfoot grins as she almost readies to pounce. “But now with the techniques they have today, we won’t have to worry.”

Shriek rolls her eyes. “Just one more tumbler.” She said fiddling with it. Fleetfoot starts jumping around. “Fleetfoot, I can’t concentrate with you breathing down my neck.” Shriek said as she almost got the last one.

“Um…I’m over here,” Fleetfoot said in front of her and waving.

Shriek pauses and looks behind her slowly to see a wooden snout that snorted a putrid wooden smell. “Ahhhhh!” Shriek yelled as she lets go of the lock and barrels backward right beside Fleetfoot. “A…a…a…timberwolf!”

Fleetfoot hugs Shriek as they close their eyes and wait for the blow, but she then opens her eyes and sees it trying to walk to them, but it’s limping. “Wha…?”

Shriek looks to the exit and the timberwolf. “Come on, let’s grab the box and get out of here.” She said frantically pulling on Fleetfoot’s hoof.

Fleetfoot remained lock in place as the timberwolf growls and tries to get to them, but couldn’t as it still limped and it couldn’t go much before falling a bit. What’s more, is that the green glow was actually blue. She leans her head over and sees its back leg missing some pieces. “But, they get all the pieces.” She said to herself before grabbing the shovel.

“Yeah, yeah, kill it!” Shriek yelled as she stayed where she was.

Fleetfoot looks to the shovel and then the timberwolf as it looks at her, trying to growl and scare her away. Fleetfoot breathes in and closes her eyes before bringing the shovel down and break the handle and then again and again until pieces about the size of each leg part were made. “Here,” Fleetfoot said moving the pieces to it.

Shriek just blanches at this. “What are you doing?!” Shriek shrieks.

Fleetfoot just smiles as the timberwolf looks to the pieces of wood and then back to her before taking a big breath and blows on the wood. Fleetfoot sighs in relief as she watches the wood pieces glow blue before forming onto the timberwolf’s leg. “There we go, feel better?” She asks, still not trying anything else at this point.

The timberwolf just stares at her. “Come on, let’s go.” Shriek said pulling at Fleetfoot’s leg.

Fleetfoot frown. “Fine. Bye now.” She said smiling to the timberwolf before walking away with Shriek who was carrying the box.

The timberwolf slowly got up as he tested his leg slightly as he watches the two leave.

Shriek breathes out carefully as they head around a corner and looks to Fleetfoot. “That was close. What were you thinking?”

Fleetfoot shrugs. “Thinking I should help, it looked hurt.”

Shriek pushes her. “Dang it Fleet, one of these days, you’re going to get me killed.”

Fleetfoot smiles. “At least I helped him.”

Shriek frowns. “And maybe helped him get us killed easier.”

Fleetfoot stops her. “We have to find another way out or this box might get wet.”

Shriek looks to the box. “Oh yeah, but how the heck are we going to…is that light?”

Fleetfoot looks behind them and sees a ray of light shining from the entrance. “Yeah.” She said following it with Shriek behind her.

They walk for a bit before ending up at the entrance of the cave which has been dugout. “This thing was sealed up, how did this happen?” Shriek asks, looking at the town beyond.

Fleetfoot thinks for a few before perking her ears up and looks behind her to see a blue glow behind a corner of the cave. “Let’s just take it. We got a mine to own.” She said walking out and heading to town.

Shriek becomes a bit worried before running after her. “Wait up!”

The timberwolf blinks as he watches them leave and looks to his fixed leg and sniffing it for a few seconds and remembers the smell.

---

Fleetfoot moans as she rolls her head around. “Trikal.” She whispered out.

“Fleetfoot?” Spitfire asks.

Fleetfoot opens her eyes and finds Spitfire sitting by her. “Oh sir, sorry, must have dozed off.” She said rubbing her eyes.

“We called off the mission and are now at a port,” Spitfire explains to Fleetfoot as she felt something laying beside her.

Fleetfoot looks over and sees Terran laying beside her. “Hey boy, you need something?” She asks trying to smile and pets his head.

“I found him here laying beside you,” Spitfire tells her.

Fleetfoot smiles and rubs his head. “Thanks, boy, but you can go. I’m fine.”

“So interested in the port?” Spitfire asks.

Fleetfoot sits up. “Sure, might as well go see what’s going on.”

“Fleetfoot?” Blitz asks opening the door.

“Oh, and there is my escort,” Fleetfoot says jumping onto Blitz.

Blitz chuckles and looks to see a photo and Terran on the bed. “Can we have some time alone you two?” He asks stepping aside with Fleetfoot looking a bit worried. Spitfire nods and heads out with Terran on her heels before she closes the door behind her. “You still thinking about him?” He asks looking at the photo.

“Yes,” Fleetfoot says rubbing her head against him.

Blitz sighs. “What were you thinking about?”

Fleetfoot looks to the photo. “I and my old friend Shriek went into the old mine to find the deed. Ended up finding the box and Trikal, the timberwolf. Course, we found part of the deed, that’s good.”

Blitz smiles. “You end up owning the mine?”

Fleetfoot brings her head down. “Yeah, on the building outside the mine. Fat load of good that did.”

“Now you, along with me, own the entire town,” Blitz says starting to pet her.

Fleetfoot kept her head down as she leans into his petting. “I just wish…he was here.”

“You laid him to rest Fleetfoot. You did all you could for him and even got back at the one who did wrong by you.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot smiles a little. “Yeah, but…I wish I never let him go. We could have found a place. Somewhere where we could have a chance.”

“Maybe, but you can’t keep beating yourself up about what could have been. It will just bring you pain.” Blitz says holding her now.

Fleetfoot leans into his chest, trying to not show her face. “Blitz?”

“Yes, love?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot looks slightly to the door. “Can I have Terran for a few days?”

“Just don’t do anything inappropriately. I’m the only one allowed to have you.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot smiles and nuzzles his chest. “Thanks, Blitz.”

“Anything for one of my girls. Now any chance you will tell me the order of turns you are all taking?” Blitz asks sneakily.

Fleetfoot giggles. “You’re going to have to work for that. Now let’s see this port.” She said getting out from under his hoof and heading for the door.

“It’s a space station.” Blitz calls.

Fleetfoot just giggles.

---

“You’re sure you don’t want to come Spike?” Twilight asks as most of the crew headed to the airlock.

“Well seeing as the crew informed me that Omega is mostly just crime, yes,” Spike says.

Twilight sighs. “Okay, just watch the fillies.” She said seeing them stare and play on the big screen.

Spike waves her off. “Yeah, yeah.” He said now on another game.

Twilight smiles before following the rest of the crew and family and meets everyone outside, most of the crew heading off to where they want. “So what now?” She asks Blitz as he messes with a map.

“To see the queen of Omega,” Blitz says.

Everyone looks confused as they follow Blitz and sees a long line for a, what looks like, a private party. “You sure we can go to?” Applejack asks seeing the line and they are just walking to the door.

“She is expecting me,” Blitz says as he just passes by the bouncer.

Blitz smiles as he hears the ones in line cry out. “Oh boy.” He said as they head down the hall and into the one place his girls never thought they would be in. “What the heck?!” Applejack asks.

“It’s a club,” Blitz says walking straight to the V.I.P. section.

“One moment.” An alien that the girls didn’t recognize says as it starts scanning them.

Twilight leans over to Blitz. “Um…?” She asks carefully pointing to it.

“He’s a Batarian,” Blitz says.

The Batarian huffs and stops scanning. “Aria will see you now.” He said taking the gun in hand to a guard position again.

Blitz nods and walks up the stairs with the girls still looking around and finds Aria on her favorite couch and playing something. “You’re playing a video game?”

Aria scoffs. “After your fiasco, I need to brush up.” She said putting the controller down and nodding her head to the side at him.

“So it has been awhile Aria,” Blitz says trying to avoid addressing something as he sat down on the other side of the couch.

Aria huffs. “Remember what I said the first time we met Cross?” Blitz nods. “Don’t fuck with Aria. Now tell me what’s going on.”

“Mandalore made me the leader of a new clan. As one of the first mission we were sent to find the missing sister ship of my new ship docked with your station.” Blitz says.

Aria scoffs. “Yeah, of course, your kind would lose stuff. Now I don’t have to worry about getting private ventilation, do I?” She asks glaring at him.

“I doubt it. By the way, meet some of my wives and before you ask, the male to female ratio is like one to seven for my species right now.” Blitz says.

Aria chuckles as she sees the mares all huddled up together. “Congratulations, you just became me, well close enough on one level.”

“Ah ha ha ha.” Blitz laughs sarcastically.

Aria smiles. “So what else do you need?”

“Nothing much, our techs are just overhauling the hyperdrive. You know how it is with a new ship.” Blitz says.

Aria waves him off. “Then you better get out of here and handle the rest of your business. I’m sure you got deals to take care of.”

“Yeah, see you around Aria,” Blitz says leaving.

Aria just watches as he leaves with the girls and goes back to playing her game.

Blitz sighs as he heads down and goes into the door under the section to the market place. “Well, that went well.”

“What’s the story between you two?” Applejack asks.

“She tried to make me into her pet once because she found me cute. When she learned I was sentient it was just awkward.” Blitz says.

Rainbow snickers. “Cute?”

“Aria species is the Asari and they are an all-female species,” Blitz says.

Twilight gets confused. “Then…how do they…?” She tries to ask as she pushes her hooves together.

“Look it up back on the ship,” Blitz says embarrassed.

Applejack leans in. “You did it, didn’t you?”

“No,” Blitz says flatly.

Applejack grins and hooks a hoof around him. “Good, because you’re ours.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Blitz says walking along with the others following.

---

Spike yawns as he finally beats the game and lays back. “Finally, that’s my fifteenth game. My personal record.”

Scootaloo huffs. “Don’t flatter yourself, we’re catching up.”

Spike smiles. “Keep trying and watch that open…” He hears a splat. “Panel.”

“What are you four doing?” Octavia asks walking in with Shadow.

Spike sighs. “Playing some games and killing time. Want to play?”

“No thanks, I got other matters to take care of,” Octavia says.

Shadow smiles. “I’ll play, what do you got?”

“What you want?” Spike asks as Octavia gets a glass of water.

Shadow grins and jumps onto the couch. “Something horror. Right my fillies?” She asks with a creepy face to them. The three eeped and clung to Spike. Shadow just giggles.

Octavia sighs as she heard the banter and heads past the newsroom. “Crazy mare.” She said to herself as the lights go off and some of the screens gain some static as she heads up.

“We going to continue our seminars later?” Shadow asks.

Octavia groans. “Yeah!” She yelled as the door closes on her and she goes up.

Shadow smiles as she turns back to the screen. “Looks creepy and that’s one creepy bathroom.”

Spike chuckles as the kitchen lights go out and they didn’t notice. “Yeah, heard most players don’t go into their bathroom after doing this.”

Shadow laughs. “Really, scared them this much?” She asks as some of the room’s lights start to go out.

Minutes later. “Wasn’t that bad,” Shadow says as all four stared at her.

Spike sighs and puts the controller down. “For me yeah, those three, nope.” He said looking to the fillies huddled together.

“Yeah, if I remember correctly, sees bunking with some of the wonderbolts,” Shadow says.

Spike sighs as he watches the screen gain some static. “Dang it, now?” He said heading to the screen and watches as the lights and screen go off and they can see a white mare and black-maned and tail in a black business suit in the reflection with no face and just a white coat with some black tendrils moving behind it. “Slendermane.” He whispered fearfully.

Shadow grabs the fillies and gets out and Spike follows except he is stopped as a black tendril block the door. He looks slowly toward Slendermane as it walks to him. “Wha…what do you want?” He asks covering himself.

“Boo.” Minerva’s voice says.

Spike looks up. “Minerva?” He asks accusingly.

The Slendermane image flickers before it shuts down to reveal her body. “Hi there.” She said smiling.

“Oh, that was such a good prank,” Shadow says.

Spike glares at her. “You knew?”

“No, just saying,” Shadow says letting go of the fillies.

Spike sighs. “How do you know the legend anyway?”

“I did a lot of research on the planet,” Minerva says smirking.

Spike frowns. “Not funny.”

Minerva giggles. “Funny to us.”

Shadow laughs as she steps up to her. “Oh yeah, we mares rock.” She said hooking a leg around her.

‘When is Blitz going to get back so they won’t be focusing on me?’ Spike thinks.

The fillies grab him and lift him up before placing him on the couch. They give him the controller and they lean against him. “You want us gone?” Applebloom whispered.

“I’m mad at those two, not you three,” Spike says.

Sweetie Belle smiles and lightly nuzzles him. “Well that’s good, but you have to admit, that’s a good prank.”

Spike huffs as he starts playing again. “Not to me.”

---

“Hey Malgus, you here?” Blitz calls opening the door.

“Ow!” They heard as they hear a crash from behind a desk. They look over and see an alien just like Meratan comes up with parts over him. “Dang it man. How many times have I told you not to come into my sleeping time?!”

“Yeah, yeah,” Blitz says dismissively.

Malgus groans. “What do you want?” He asks as he rubs his head.

“Well to inform you, you will be starting to provide stuff for an entire clan now. Mandalore has made me chief of a clan.” Blitz says.

The group could have sworn they heard a cash register sound. “Really?” Malgus asks wide-eyed.

“Yes, you know what that means,” Blitz says.

Malgus laughs and messes with something on the desk. “Have fun.” He said before his whole back wall opens up and reveals a whole assortment of armor and weapons. “Just tell me what you need.”

“Oh, are those an M-99 Saber and a Salarian STG Scorpion I see?” Blitz asks.

Malgus grins. “Oh yeah, fresh off the line.”

“How did you get the Scorpion? That is supposed to be top secret gear?” Blitz asks.

Malgus shrugs. “Found it.”

“You took it off a corpse of a salarian you or your boys killed then,” Blitz says picking up the Saber.

Malgus smiles. “I have no idea what you are talking about.”

“I’ll take them both,” Blitz says.

Malgus chuckles. “I thought you might. Want the old Avenger rifle?” He asks pointing to a gun on the wall all alone.

“Yeah, never can have too many good guns lying around, also I want you to get me a hundred N7-Valkyrie for my crew,” Blitz says causing Malgus to whistle.

“Really, that big a crew?” He asks.

“You heard the new ship that just docked?” Blitz asked.

Malgus huffs. “No, that’s you?”

“The newest Mandalorian ship, the Darkline,” Blitz says.

Malgus grins. “Want some upgrades for that sweet piece of ass?”

“Maybe, come on board for an hour,” Blitz says.

Malgus smiles. “Try the shopkeeper next door. He’s your shipman for upgrades. Though, I can do weapons and recommend armor for ships. Basic, after that, it’s him if you want to stick with it.”

“I’m offering you to come onto it and see it. After all, you will be supplying the Blitzkrieg clan’s arsenal.” Blitz says.

Malgus sighs. “Fine, just don’t have them shoot me. I don’t have to remind you about last time.”

Blitz looks innocent. “That was a mistake.”

Malgus glares at him. “You turned my shop into swiss cheese.”

“And inadvertently saved you from a few blood pack goons.” Blitz reminds.

Malgus points at him. “Doesn’t excuse hurting my baby.” He said as she starts to shine one of the weapons with a rag.

“Hey, at least it got another kill when it smashed the vorcha’s head in,” Blitz says.

Malgus scoffs. “As I said, doesn’t excuse it.”

“Just go and don’t hit on my second in command, she has a kid,” Blitz says.

Malgus grimaces. “Please, I don’t go for those with kids. Nice, but brings down the flair.”

---

Blitz sighs as he watches the relay system spin around after dealing with Omega. “Twilight, did you ever think you wouldn’t be here?” He asks her as she sat on his lap in his room.

“Sometimes and mostly it would be without you,” Twilight says smiling.

Blitz smiles. “And you never thought you would be with somepony, did you?” He asks rubbing her cutie mark.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, and I’m not regretting it.”

“You might come to regret it with me. So are you making any plans to receive the next addition to our family?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks to him. “What are you talking about?”

“I told you already, Octavia is in the first stage of pregnancy.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “We’re making a foal room, but it’s going to be hard for all of us now.”

“Yeah, especially since it will be like Vinyl. A Dhampir.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks worried to him. “Are you ready?”

“I’m unsure, but you know we are going to have to rely heavily on Vinyl’s advice on it and I don’t think she has been informed about it yet,” Blitz says.

“Why is that?” Twilight asks.

“If she had she would be knocking down that door,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and leans her head into his neck. “Blitz, are you ready to be a father?”

“I don’t know. I’m not sure if any are truly ready to be a father.” Blitz says as they start hearing banging on the door.

Twilight smiled a little. “Shouldn’t you open the door?”

“Vinyl, just tell the door to open.” Blitz calls.

The door opens and Vinyl rushes in and jumps onto the bed. “Octy is pregnant?”

“I know, she told me already and I’m in here thinking it over,” Blitz says looking at his helmet on the table.

Vinyl and Twilight follows his gaze. “What exactly are you thinking about?” Twilight asks seeing the helmet.

“If my life experience has prepared me enough,” Blitz says as he feels Vinyl climb onto him.

Vinyl nuzzles him. “Are you worried because it will be a vampire?”

“No, not that. I’m worried about being a father and it will be a dhampir and speaking of which, Vinyl, you are going to help raise it.” Blitz says.

Vinyl nods. “Don’t have a choice since you don’t know how to raise one.”

“Yeah, I’m an expert and yet all I know is the differences between Vampires and dhampir,” Blitz says.

Vinyl smiles. “Yes, yes you do.” She said starting to nuzzle his chest. “Are you ready, ready to be a real part of the family?”

“I’m unsure. For the first time in my life, I’m unsure of what to do next.” Blitz says.

Twilight and Vinyl nuzzle him. “It’s okay, we’re there for you,” Twilight said.

“And I thought you two were still at odds with each other,” Blitz says looking at Vinyl to find she wasn’t wearing her glasses.

Vinyl smiles as she looks to the smiling Twilight. “We thought it would be best for the foals coming in to not be at odds and ends of each other.”

“That’s good and I noticed you snuck into Aria’s club,” Blitz says.

Vinyl grins. “I tried out a bit of dancing and boy did I gain some tips.”

“You stay away from the Asari dancing on stage,” Blitz says.

Vinyl giggles. “You won’t believe how much they go for a pony plot.”

“Yeah, Asari can pursue anything,” Blitz says.

Vinyl giggles. “Want me to do a private dance?”

“No, I prefer to just have you,” Blitz says.

Vinyl frowns. “Aw, why not?”

“Because it’s more fun for both of us to be together literally connected,” Blitz says.

Vinyl blushes a bit as Twilight blushes a lot. “Dang it, Blitz. Don’t you ever think about what to say?” Twilight asks.

“Yes and I finally got Vinyl back with an innuendo,” Blitz says smirking.

Vinyl grins. “So what are you going to do now?”

“I will wait till the techs are done with overhauling the hyperdrive then call Mandalore and inform him what happened. He won’t be happy with losing the ship and getting no resources, but in a no-win situation he will understand.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “That’s good, but after that?”

“He probably will give us a new mission,” Blitz says.

Vinyl moves up beside him. “And what are we going to do while we’re staying here?”

“I’m open to suggestions besides the drugs,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “We’ll send up a mare for you.”

“Why, I got two right here? Unless you want to tell me the order you girls are going by.” Blitz says smiling.

Both Twilight and Vinyl smile. “Sorry Blitz, you have to work for it.” Vinyl said.

Blitz frowns. “Now you girls aren’t being fair to me. I thought I was your husband?”

“You are, but remember we are royalty,” Twilight says.

Blitz sighs. “Then how about telling your prince?”

“Nope.” They say sarcastically.

Blitz groans. “Just get out of here you two.”

“No can do, we have things to talk about,” Vinyl says.

Blitz frowns. “What?”

“Well for one, vampires need lots of blood when they reach a stage of pregnancy to keep the baby healthy,” Vinyl says.

Blitz looks worried at her. “What?”

“Yeah, it’s like eating healthy to normal ponies,” Vinyl says.

Blitz groans. “Great, let’s hope they infirmary has enough blood packs for me.”

“It will be the same for me,” Vinyl says nuzzling his neck.

Blitz sighs. “Thanks for being there for me.”

“What would you do without me?” Vinyl asks.

Blitz presses his lips together. “Maybe not live well. You’re one of my mares.”

“You know it.” She says playfully tapping his chest.

Blitz smiles. “Can you give me something marshmallow?”

Vinyl growls lowly as Twilight giggles.

Blitz chuckles and shows his neck to her while he looks to Twilight. “How about I feed you for a bit?”

“Oh, so make fun of me then feed me huh? Alright, you get away with it this time.” Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles. “Well, want to drink?”

“Sorry, too bloody for me.” Twilight jokes.

Blitz holds a hoof behind her neck. “Then how about a kiss for you?”

“I’m for that,” Twilight says holding him down while Vinyl bites him.

Blitz clenches his teeth before calming down and then Twilight kisses him as some blood drips down his neck and Vinyl tries to lick up most of them. Twilight sighs as she lets go of the kiss for a bit. “Doesn’t that hurt?” She asks as she sees his blood starting to smear all over his neck.

“I’m used to pain,” Blitz says before Twilight taps her horn to his.

Blitz takes a sharp breath as he feels the spark. “Still can’t get used to that.”

Twilight smiles a bit as she just sends magic through her horn and into his. “How about that?”

Blitz gulps. “Shocking, literally.”

Twilight gives a kiss to his nose. “Good. Do you love both of us?”

“I thought that was a given and you half-mad we haven’t been continuing my magic lessons, aren’t you?” Blitz says before starting to laugh nervously.

Twilight smirks. “Vinyl, bite him harder.”

Blitz yelps as he feels neck being tighten. “I’m sorry.” He tries to say.

Twilight strokes his head. “Your lessons are over. We can keep working on the relationship lesson though. You still need to get used to us.”

Blitz strokes Vinyl’s mane as a way to get her to lighten up. “Okay, I’ll do it.”

Twilight taps Vinyl’s head. “Lighten up now, we got a new school lesson for him.”

“It just occurred to me I never thanked you Twi,” Blitz says.

“For what, teaching you something else besides whole use telekinesis with your magic and shooting it?” Twilight asks.

“Well…yes,” Blitz says embarrassed.

Twilight smiles. “Marrying me and being with all of us is enough. I think that’s a good thank you for me and the rest of us.”

“Wait, he couldn’t do what?” Vinyl asks smirking.

Blitz groans. “Okay, I can’t use my magic that well.”

“Oh, I am going to get so much mileage out of this,” Vinyl says smiling, Blitz’s blood still on her lips.

Blitz frowns. “Just keep going.”

“Which reminds me, we are going to keep your magic skills brushed up. No husband of mine is going to be a slouch.” Twilight says as Vinyl mimics what she did earlier.

Blitz closes his eyes. “Yeah, keep bringing down your important stallion. Let me feel me feel like I’m a little foal who isn’t going to make it in life.”

“We are just having fun with you. Now I believe it is about time for somepony’s turn.” Twilight says.

Blitz looks to her. “Who?”

Vinyl smiles and licks his neck to stop the blood. “Next one up is Spitfire and she wants you to wear another version of that Wonderbolt outfit Shadow game you. It’s supposed to be a Shadowbolt uniform.”

“It doesn’t have the same enchantment does it?” Blitz asks.

“No, she just wants to role-play a bit,” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles. “What, being attacked by the Shadowbolts and then raped by one?”

“No, more like showing who is dominate,” Vinyl says smirking as they get up.

Blitz grins as he puts on his clothes. “Really, geez. She is like Shadow, but without more stallions.”

“What was that?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz shot up. “Oh Spitfire, how long were you there?” He asks nervously.

“A few minutes, now come here you,” Spitfire said with a medical box.

Blitz groans as Twilight and Vinyl leave as Spitfire starts to work on him and they head for the elevator which comes up and Shadow comes in and places an outfit on a nearby table before following Twilight and Vinyl back down. “Have fun.” She said before the door closed.

“Whoa, she bit you harder than usual,” Spitfire says bandaging his neck.

Blitz sighs. “It was the least I could do for her. Besides, Twilight ordered her to bite harder.”

“I’ll talk to her later, but for now we have some time alone,” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah, we do. But why do you want to be dominated?”

“Oh, you misunderstand. We Wonderbolts dominate you Shadowbolts.” Spitfire says smirking.

Blitz chuckles as he gets up and grabs the uniform. “Really now? Want to really test that theory?” He asks looking over the uniform.

“Yeah, I am and when we get back to our home planet, we have a special surprise for you,” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles as he puts on the uniform. “And you’re not going to tell me what it is or the order of you mares?”

“No, I just don’t want to spoil the surprise now.” Spitfire stops and pushes Blitz onto his back and holds him down on the bed. “Let’s play.”

Blitz smirks. “Been waiting for a while.” He said before trying to lunge for her.

---

Spike grins as he cheers and finally puts the controller down. “Finally.”

The fillies on the couch watching as he played through the whole game in one sitting. “Spike, how many games have you been playing and finished?” Scootaloo asks concerned.

Spike thinks for a few. “I think…around thirty.”

The fillies look surprised at him. “What?”

Spike shrugs. “Yeah, it gets easier as you play more and more.”

Sweetie Belle tilts her head. “And since when did you start?”

Spike smiles. “Since I got my first tablet and that was for collecting all of the books in Twilight’s library. I was able to finish two games before Twilight took it away and when Minerva gave me my own, I finished at least ten before Blitz told me about this place.”

Scootaloo hops down beside him. “Wow, so how much are you planning to do?”

Spike grins. “As many as I like.”

Sweetie Belle hops down on the other side. “And how long would that take?”

Spike thinks for a few. “At least seven hours at most for one game. So keep the number as average for most of the games I play. So seven times thirty is…two hundred and ten hours of work already.”

The fillies stared wide-eyed at him. “Wow, and you’re going to play the best games for even longer?”

Spike chuckles. “Heck yeah, I will. As long Twilight doesn’t give me work, but the chores are mostly library stuff and since everything is already being taken care of, there isn’t much.”

Applebloom hops down onto his head and he struggles to keep her steady. “Well, you still have to cook.”

Spike then thinks about it. “Oh yeah, I do. I wonder what I should make next.” He asks himself.

The three fillies close in to him. “How about a chocolate cupcake with sprinkles?” Scootaloo asks.

The other two nod as Spike thinks. “Okay, I can have it ready in an hour. Want some?”

The three look to each other. “Nah.” They said together before looking back to him. “So how about our next mission? What’s next on the list?” Sweetie Belle asks.

Spike shrugs. “I don’t know, I don’t make the missions.”

They all groan or sigh as they waste time now before hearing somepony walk by and sees Blitz. “Maybe we’ll get one soon,” Spike said as he watches him head down the hall.

---

Blitz cracks his neck and rubs at it as he tries to get rid of the kink from laying down too much. “Boy, she can really put you into the bed.” He said to himself as he waited for the call to be answered.

“Okay Cross, what do you…are you alright?” Mandalore asks as he sees the state he’s in.

Blitz chuckles. “Just a little thing called wives at night.”

Mandalore smiles. “Alright, can’t hold women back for you. Trust me, I know. Like that woman who was after you during training. At least she found someone. Any case, what do you got for me?”

Blitz sighs. “Well, I’m going to be blunt. We found and lost the ship. Turns out Dead Space became real and they encountered the first ship from the series. Became infected and killed most of the crew. I had to evacuate them and put them in quarantine. Right now, we’re in Omega and refilling everything we can and now preparing for anything at this point. Also, we blew up a star system.”

Mandalore stares at him before closing his eyes and pinching the bridge between his eyes. “Cross, what am I going to do with you?” He asks rhetorically. “Alright.” He said finally as he throws his hand up. “As for destroying a star system and the ship, you got another mission. This one is going to be more fun at least. You’re heading to planet Noli. A team of scientists wants the best team to collect some samples and information. Maybe something boring would make the right payment for you.”

Blitz looks down and sighs. “Okay, when do I need to be there?”

Mandalore smiles a little. “In a week’s time does it expire. So you better get it done. This isn’t as fun, but it pays a lot.”

Blitz nods. “Yes, sir.”

Mandalore watches him as he turns and heads out. “Hey.” He said making him stop. “Don’t forget about the family.” He said before cutting the communication.

Blitz takes a small look behind him. “Yeah.” He said to himself before heading out and just ended up heading to the weapons room. “Okay, collection and information gathering. Please tell me you got something good enough to keep us awake while there.” He asks the crew there.

“Well, there are rumors of some large predators roaming the area.” One of the crew says.

“Perfect, we can get some hunting in,” Blitz says.

One of the crew nods. “Yes it can be, but if you need something during the collection time, try this.” He said showing a large scanner that looked extremely bulky.

“Ok, then give me an estimate on how long till the engineers are ready,” Blitz says.

The other crew member sighs. “At least a few more days and it’ll be ready to go online again.”

Blitz nods. “Okay, now ready the collection systems for us and the ship just in case.” He said while looking at the weapons on the wall.

The weapons master smirks. “See anything you like?”

“Yes, yes, y…OMG. Is that a black widow sniper rifle?” A crew member asks.

The weapons master laughs. “Yes, it is. Mandalore asked for every single type of weapon we had in the whole arsenal to be placed here. At least one of each and your crew able to hold each of the highest mass-produced ones.” He said cleaning a pistol.

“Well get ready to have a lot of N7 Valkyries to be added to the arsenal,” Blitz says.

The weapons master looks to him. “Really, a new shipment coming in? Already?”

Blitz waves him off. “Eh, don’t worry. He’s a good supplier.”

The weapons master raises an eyebrow. “If you say so.”

“Anyways, I want them all inspected and handed out to each member. I’m going to check on our survivors.” Blitz says heading out.

The weapons master watches as he leaves and grabs a valkyrie off the wall. “Soldier! Get this weapon calibrated and ready the systems to do the same to the shipment!” He orders tossing it to him.

Blitz smiles a bit as he heads inside the infirmary. “Okay, what do we got?”

The head nurse looks to the chief. “Well, mostly normal readings, blood work is fine, no diseases, no signs of anything being placed in them, then there is the psych evals and surprisingly they are fine, but they are shaken up.”

Blitz looks to the rescued crew. “So no problems?”

The nurse leans down to him. “We’ll keep an eye on them in case of anything happening.” She whispered.

Blitz nods. “After a while of evaluations, check their records and then send everything you got to me. I want to know if they will be ready for work again.”

“Yes, chief.” The nurse says.

“Alright, listen up you nine. I just got word from Mandalore you are to be transferred into my clan after you are cleared by the medical staff.” Blitz says.

The crew looks grateful at them. “Thanks, sir.” One said.

“Don’t be, you have a while to go before you are cleared,” Blitz says as the nurse walks up to one.

The crew member nods. “Yes, sir. The question, where would we be if we do?”

“I will review your records and then decide. Though most likely you will be given positions like what you had on your former ship.” Blitz says.

Another member nodded. “Thank you, sir. It was kinda boring on there.”

“Well, I will leave you to the medical professionals and remember, don’t joke around or do anything stupid. The medical staff has been told to activate the incendiary function of your force cages should they think you are infected.” Blitz warns.

The crew members grimace a bit as Blitz starts to walk away. “You think he’s serious?” One asks another.

“The chief isn’t joking.” The nurse informs.

All the crew members look to each scared out of their minds. “Has he…played a videogame before?” One asks.

“Most of us have.” The nurse says.

“Oh, dear.”

---

Blitz sighs as he lays down. “I have such a bad feeling about what comes next,” Blitz says.

“Ah, you worry too much,” Pinkie says.

“Hey Pinkie,” Blitz says as he feels her start to massage his back.

Pinkie smiles. “Hi Blitzy, what’s wrong exactly?”

Blitz sighs. “Just a bad feeling. Like there is a pressure on me that gets heavier and heavier as we get closer and closer to the planet.”

“Don’t worry, your wife Pinkie will take care of you,” Pinkie says.

Blitz smirks. “Are you next in line?”

Pinkie smiles. “Yep, but maybe after this whole mission. This pressure maybe can help, especially here.” She said tapping in between his legs.

“Speaking of pressure. Pinkie, why don’t you like being called by your full name Pinkamena?” Blitz asks as he feels her lay on top of him.

Pinkie smiles sadly a bit as she nuzzles him. “It’s sort of my old life, doesn’t matter anymore. Still see my family through, like Maud.”

“Yeah…her,” Blitz says laughing nervously.

Pinkie giggles. “Come on, Maud…”

Chapter 16: The Moon Rises

“Threatened to skin me alive, tear off my manhood, then use it to fuck me if I hurt you,” Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles. “She’s just family.”

“Is your whole family kind of psychotic and knows several horrible ways to kill things?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie grins creepily. “Just to get things done on rock farming.”

Blitz looks back at her. “I still don’t get that. Rock farming, what is it for?”

Pinkie gets a thinking pose. “Mainly getting jewels and gems.”

“And they came up with a brilliant pink jewel.” Blitz jokes.

Pinkie hugs him. “Aww, you’re so sweet. You think I was farmed well?”

“Farmed, no. Refined to be the best, yes.” Blitz says trying to be sweet. “That one got away from me there,” Blitz admits after a moment of silence.

Pinkie giggles and snorts and nuzzles him. “Aww, such a sweetheart. Hey, can I come along with you? I can make boring fun.”

“Worth a shot I guess,” Blitz says as Pinkie moves into his field of vision. “So Pinkie, what was with that somewhat creepy smile earlier?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie twitches her ear and smiles. “What smile?”

“You know your smile was a little bit bigger than usual and your eyes were had a slightly insane look in them,” Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles. “You’re probably just imagining things.” She said patting his head.

“No, I am pretty sure you…Pinkie, your right ear twitches when you are not telling me something.” Blitz says.

Pinkie grins and twitches. “No, I don’t.”

“Oh? Pinkie, what aren’t you telling me?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie shrugs. “I don’t know, I know just as much as you know.”

“Oh and if I do this?” Blitz asks starting to scratch behind her right ear.

Pinkie freezes up before leaning into his scratching and taps her hind leg. “Oh yeah, that feels good.”

“So you want to tell me?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie brings her tongue out like a dog. “No.”

Blitz keeps scratching. “So you admit to knowing something,” Blitz says.

Pinkie looks to him before licking his cheek. “Nope.” She said as her ear twitches again.

“Pinkie, what is this?” Blitz asks as a cupcake inside a barrier floated in front of her.

Pinkie looks to the cupcake. “Cupcake?” She asks before launching for it and hits the barrier.

“Nuh huh, Pinkie, you have to share something with me before I remove the barriers,” Blitz says as she paws it around like a cat with a yarn ball.

Pinkie frowns. “Aww, that’s not fair.” She said still pawing at it.

“Remember, I don’t play fair to get what I want,” Blitz says starting to pet her.

Pinkie leans into his petting. “Can I please have a cupcake?”

“When you tell me what I want to know,” Blitz says kissing her neck.

Pinkie moans. “You can have it then.”

“Tell me the story behind the insane like smile,” Blitz says.

Pinkie grabs his hoof and pokes his chest. “No, and that’s final.”

“Pinkie are you afraid of telling me or of thinking on it?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie looks to him. “Not really.”

“Then why?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie smiles and tilts her head. “Why what?”

“Why won’t you tell me about it?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie slowly reaches up and holds onto his face before bringing him to her violently. “It would be best if you stop with the questions.” Pinkie whispered in a low tone and with her face darkened by her hair before letting and smiling brightly.

“Ah, did I just spy another personality?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie looks confused. “What are you talking about?”

“Your hair straightened for an instant,” Blitz says.

Pinkie sweats a bit. “Oh look at the time, we are here.” She said getting off the couch and walking off and humming to herself.

“Don’t you want your cupcake?” Blitz asks causing her to shift into reverse.

A beeping sound is heard as Pinkie takes the floating box away. “It’ll fall away soon.” She said walking away with it.

“And here I wanted to hold her for a while,” Blitz says.

Spike chuckles as he walks past with a tablet. “Don’t worry, I’m sure she will let you once you’re down there. Might get really boring.”

“Spike, you’re going with Blitz.” Twilight calls out.

“Nope, he is staying here with the fillies. Look at that planet down there, it is mostly covered in ice.” Blitz says.

Twilight peeks her head out of the door. “He’s been stuck playing games so now it’s time for something fun. And Spike is a great assistant to have, especially for research collecting.”

“Well somebody needs to watch the fillies and Terran as he can’t handle that kind of cold and there is nopony who can keep them under control and I can’t risk one of my princess’ assistance,” Blitz says wrapping his hoof around her.

Twilight just looks to him. “He’s going. We can watch others easily as we have been doing that for a while. Besides, you want him to keep staring at a screen all day and just move his claws around and nothing else. He needs to get out once in a while.”

“I agree, just not on this planet,” Blitz says as Spike saw this became a contest of wills and he knew this is where Blitz would start cheating as he saw Blitz starting to scratch behind Twilight’s ears.

Twilight groans as she tries to compose herself. “You’re going into a base, it’ll be warm there and he can finish another easy job that might pay him too.”

“But he has a job here,” Blitz says as he started trailing kisses up Twilight’s neck.

Twilight blushes heavily. “It c…can be put on hold.”

“And besides you will also need help with something.” Blitz says feeling he was breaking down Twilight’s resistance to him.

Twilight shakes herself and slaps him in a childlike way. “Blitz, he needs to go, otherwise I will blame you for what he might be.”

“Ok, I guess him getting to talk to your brother and the rest of the family on that jewel of yours doesn’t matter. I mean, what does it matter to him not being able to talk to his family and has to work while you chat them up.” Blitz says instantly changing strategies, catching Twilight off guard with the sudden guilt trip.

Twilight huffs. “I could hold off on it until he gets back and he can tell what they are doing and his first mission out there instead of what he’s been doing for the whole time. Besides, I’m sure only Luna would love to hear about it and everypony else would fall asleep. Leaving them slightly disappointed that my husband and the prince isn’t allowing little Spike out on missions.”

“Play the clip,” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns as she watches the giant worms move around the ice land. “Again, he’s in a base. I doubt they would go there and plus, you’re landing there. You’re not landing far away from the base.”

“But, we will be leaving the base a lot with Spike alone in the base with mostly only scientists who can’t stop themselves from doing scientific experiments on any unknown creatures which Spike will be to them.” Blitz says as Twilight started to get a worried look like the thought of Spike being strapped to a table and being cut open like a high school science project started to play in her mind.

Twilight shakes her head. “So leave a soldier with him.”

“Yes, leave Spike practically alone in the base,” Blitz says causing Twilight to start to become suspicious why he was trying so hard to convince her to let Spike stay.

Twilight frowns and narrows her eyes. “He’ll be fine. He’s been along plenty of times and I regret those.” She said as an afterthought from the many times she went out and left him behind. “He’s been watching the library and also went on a journey alone too. He can do it. Are you going to keep treating him like a little foal forever or are you going to let him grow and experience the universe? You said we are going to experience a lot of things. Well you’re doing a poor job by not letting them experience it even if it pleases us and not dangerous.”

“I still don’t want him down there,” Blitz says.

Twilight leans in close. “Why is that? Why don’t you want him down there?”

“I just have a bad feeling about this,” Blitz admits as Twilight starts to use some of his tactics against him.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “And what if it was on the ship? Shouldn’t the great soldier right next to me be there next to him just in case?”

“I would rather he would be with most of the clan. Pinkie is already coming along and I’m nervous enough with her as it is.” Blitz says as she continues to pet him.

Twilight smiles slightly. “And I would be feeling better if he was in the care of my husband.”

“And I would prefer if he was in the care of my loving wife,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and nuzzles him. “Blitz, let him experience what is out there.”

“Twi,” Blitz says looking her in the eyes.

“Hum…I kind of promised the CMC we would try this tennis game in the rec room.” Spike says interrupting them.

Twilight keeps looking at him. “Blitz.”

“Let’s let him decide love,” Blitz says somehow sweeping Twilight off her hooves and holding her.

Twilight smiles a bit and looks to Spike. “Hey Spike, want to go check out the planet?”

“Kinda about to do a few matches in this tennis game in the rec room with the CMC,” Spike says gesturing to his tennis outfit.

Twilight just raises an eyebrow.

“What, you thought I don’t play sports?” Spike asks.

Twilight just stares. “No, just that you’re playing tennis with three fillies. And the other option is the planet coming up. Once done with that, you’re going to be watching an icy planet instead of checking out what they might be doing, maybe something top secret.”

“Yeah and the last mission they got we nearly experienced Dead Space which you know nothing about,” Spike says.

Twilight frowns. “They just sent him on a boring mission. As a punishment. Give it a chance.”

“We shall see what happens this time, then maybe I will join the next mission,” Spike says walking away.

Twilight sighs. “There goes that one. You can put me down now.”

“I could, but I like holding you,” Blitz says before kissing her.

Twilight moans a bit before pulling back. “You better get ready.”

“Alright love,” Blitz says smirking having won the battle of wills.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “You only won because of Spike, not with me. Now wipe that off or no nights for you.”

“Oh am I smiling because of that or because I am holding you and getting to kiss you?” Blitz asks suggestively.

Twilight sighs. “Just go.”

“Ok,” Blitz says walking as he carries her.

Twilight smiles a bit. “You can put me down Blitz.”

“I can indeed, but I don’t want to,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks away a bit. “Blitz, can you promise me you’ll be alright?”

“I can try,” Blitz says playfully pulling her tail with his magic.

Twilight yelps. “Blitz, don’t pull like that.”

“Ok, later when we are alone,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight smiles a bit. “Blitz, you’ve paid too much attention to me, you know that right?”

“Because you are here right now. So has Shadow shared what I did for her with you yet?” Blitz asks.

Twilight blushed. “Are you going to use that suit on us?”

“Besides the suit,” Blitz says blushing a bit.

Twilight giggles a bit. “I mean, are you going to take us like that?”

“No, bad Twi, leave your fantasies for later,” Blitz says playfully booping her nose.

Twilight blushed. “So you will do it.”

“Moving on to what I was really referring to,” Blitz says.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Yeah she told me. You really knocked her out.”

“Well sleeping gas will do that and like I was really going to let her go through surgery while awake,” Blitz says.

Twilight hits him slightly. “I meant what you gave her. Great job.”

“Yeah and like Octi was, she is really going to aim for that. Speaking of which, I will have to talk to Pinkie about that subject later.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Listen, you better get going. Time is getting closer.”

“I am,” Blitz says still refusing to put her down.

Twilight sighs. “Will you leave if I let have fun with me?”

“Nope. I won’t ever leave my girls I made a vow not to.” Blitz says cheekily.

Twilight laughs. “Really, that’s the best line you got?”

“At this moment, yes, to my shame,” Blitz says cheekily.

Twilight raises an eyebrow humorously before kissing his cheek. “Want to cuddle in bed for a bit?”

“Yeah and invite who you wish,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Alright, I’ll see who send. Who do you want though?”

“How about me?” Daring asks.

Blitz smiles a bit and brings her in. “Come here sexy.”

“Oh you know it,” Daring says wagging her flank at the two briefly before walking into his room.

Blitz grins. “You know, you might be even sexier if you do a temple run on me. I’m thinking of a temple name like testis. What do you think?”

“Four out of ten, now get your flank in here,” Daring says.

Blitz chuckles as he heads into the elevator and they head up. “What are you planning in your room? A wall of dicks that close in on you as you play with them?” That one comment just made Daring give him a glare. “Ok, ok, I’ll stop,” Blitz says as he nuzzles both her and Twilight.

Twilight just looks confused. “Where did you get that idea?”

Blitz smiles. “Just a book.”

Daring just keeps looking at him. “Must be a weird porn book.”

Blitz chuckles. “Or maybe a porn parody of your books.”

“Reconsidering doing this with you now,” Daring says pushing him away now mad.

Blitz sighs and puts Twilight down before moving to Daring. “You really sure about that?” Daring growls at him. “Oh, somepony is sore, huh? How about this then?” Blitz asks starting to massage her back.

Daring keeps growling at him. “Mr. Cross, do you remember what I did to you?”

“Be a little more specific please, my lovely professor,” Blitz says, starting to massage around her wings.

Daring tries to hold back her moans. “The hotel.”

“Of you mean when you hit me over the head with that chair,” Blitz says.

Daring finally moans and turns to him before lunging at him and pushing him against the wall. “I will hit you, you fucker.”

“I know you play rough, but I will remind you that you are the one who married me,” Blitz says.

Daring reels a hoof back and glares at him. “I will do it.”

Blitz just smiles and lunges forth and captures her in a kiss.

Daring widens her eyes in surprise and kisses back, but then let’s go and hits him right in the face. “There.” She said putting her hoof back onto his shoulder.

“I’m still conscious,” Blitz says, smirking as he brings her up against him.

Daring keeps watching him until she smirks. “Maybe I should ask for a wall with your dick on it. A whole lot of them.”

“Save those fantasies for your dreams and Daring, next time you get angry, please don’t throw the furniture around.” Blitz requests.

Daring huffs. “Then I would have just dreams. I would probably want the real thing.”

“Oh, you want it right now?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiles. “Take my hat and shirt off and we’ll see from there.” She said tracing a hoof on his chest.

“He does not have long to do that Daring.” Twilight reminds.

Daring sighs as she stares at where her hoof is tracing. “I know, I just want what he can give.”

“Then we best stop flirting and hurry to our room,” Twilight says as they reach the floor.

Blitz looks to the elevator. “That’s a long ride for some reason. Were we in a loading phase or was that the power of cutscenes?”

“No, that was us stopping at almost every floor,” Twilight says as she and Daring pushing him forward.

Blitz chuckles as he lands on the bed and turns around to see them taking some of their clothes off. “Wait, I want you two to take each other’s clothes off.” He said relaxing back a bit.

“Sorry, we are rushing right now. So foreplay next time.” Twilight says.

“Besides, we can play with each other while you are on the planet below,” Daring adds.

Blitz grins. “Can you send me a vid?”

“Nope,” Daring says as she was the first to jump onto him.

Twilight giggles. “Maybe we’ll send you a call while you’re out, but for now…” She said before jumping onto him as well.

---

Blitz smiles as he leans back in his seat as they headed down to the planet. “So…how did it go?” Pinkie asks.

Blitz smiles as he leans his head down to her lap. “Amazing. You girls really know how to treat a stallion.”

“Well I’ll let it go since it seems to have helped you relax,” Pinkie says.

Blitz chuckles. “Aw, feel left out?”

“They pinkie promised.” Pinkie growled.

“Oh come here,” Blitz says hugging her.

Pinkie moans and snuggles into his hug. “At least you care.”

“Yes, I do. Pinkie, since you are coming, I want you to do something for me.” Blitz says.

Pinkie nods. “What is it?”

“Stay close, I don’t have a good feeling about this mission and I don’t want to lose you,” Blitz says.

Pinkie smiles a bit and hug him tighter. “Can we snuggle?”

“Until the rest of the team coming along comes,” Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles and licks his cheek and giggles some more. “Funny hubby.”

“Only to you,” Blitz says.

Pinkie keeps hugging him and giving him the odd kiss now and then as the ship finally breaks the atmosphere and they find themselves on a snowy landscape. “Oh frozen fun.” Pinkie said as she looks through a window. “Can we have a snowball fight if we can?”

“Maybe, but it is only a few degrees above freezing out there,” Blitz says putting on his helmet.

Pinkie smiles as she sees the rest gearing up. “What about me?”

“Come here,” Blitz says opening a locker with what looked like a pony tailored suit.

Pinkie hops over and looks inside. “Oh, what is it?”

“An old thermo suit of mine, but it should be good enough for you,” Blitz says.

“Yippee! It’s comfy.” Pinkie yells as she hops around in her new suit.

Blitz looks back to the locker and sees the suit gone. “And that’s another rule broken.” He said closing it.

Everybody else just watches as Pinkie kept hopping around as the ship landed near a pyramid base that was slightly iced over and made of metal. As all of them walked out, or in Pinkie’s case, hopped out, they saw a person in arctic gear come out as well.

“Welcome Mandalorians, I’m very sorry, but you are not able to go inside yet. There is a relay system that you need to place.” He said giving them a tablet and a box. “This tablet holds the coordinates. Your rides are over there. Good luck.” He said pointing to the fenced-off area with snowmobiles inside.

The guy went right back in. “Yeah, I already don’t like this mission,” Blitz says suspiciously.

Pinkie waves at them from their rides. “Come on, let’s go.” She said cheerily.

“You five stay with the shuttle, nothing is to approach it. I will radio ahead if I am returning.” Blitz orders getting on the vehicle with Pinkie.

The other five get on their rides and they all ride off to where the coordinates told them to and once they reach the spot, they look behind them and can see the base on the horizon and an antenna on the other side. “Huh, must not have enough lines.” One of them said as Blitz and another Mandalorian set up the relay.

Blitz eyed the equipment over looking for something. Pinkie just hops around until she tripped and fell into the snow. “Owie.” She said with her head in the snow.

“You ok?” Blitz asks walking over.

Pinkie looks behind her and sees a helmet. “Oh, looks old and retro.” She said picking it up and sees a busted visor that looks like a rock went through it. “Huh.”

“Poor sod. Looks like something busted through his visor and killed him.” Blitz says looking at the helmet.

“Got the relay up.” The one working on the relay said as a sound started to be emitted from and he carefully pointed the antennas at the base and large antenna in the distance.

“Chief!” A Mandalorian said looking at the ground which seems to lower in elevation in a cave-like way.

“Do not go in there. The last thing I want is to lose any of you. Just finish applying the changes to that old tech.” Blitz says.

The Mandalorian looks at the cave before taking out a flare and lights it up before sending it down and sees it’s just a crater. “Huh, thought I saw something move.” She said to herself before walking away to the group.

The one at the relay taps the machine. “Done, they should have a connection now.”

“Just to be safe, add some insurance C insurance,” Blitz says

They all nod and take out a white pack before placing it around the entrance to the crater and slightly around the relay. “Okay, that should do it.” One said setting the charge.

“Put one on the relay,” Blitz says.

After they did that they got static come through the radio. “Good…come back.” A voice said, sounding like the man who met them when they landed.

They look to each other and ride, but not before the female Mandalorian looks to the carter and sees the flare move slightly. “Hope that’s the wind.” She said before they took off and the relay sound faded in the distance.

After they made it back, they find the team they left behind just sitting or standing around. “What did we missed?” Blitz asks.

A Mandalore looks to him. “Just yellow snow.”

Blitz looks around as if unconvinced. “Alright, you ten head back up to the ship. Something is off and I’m going to make those scientists talk. I’ll call when we are ready for a pickup.” Blitz says.

They all look to each other before nodding and everyone places the snowmobiles back in the fenced area before heading in the transport and leaves Blitz and Pinkie behind as they watch the transport lift off. “So are you going to call them back?” Pinkie asks as they head off.

Blitz chuckles. “We have to get out of here somehow.” He said before turning around and heads for the base with Pinkie following.

Pinkie smiles a bit. “You going to pro…is that rocks hitting something?” She asks turning around and sees many rocks hitting the transport.

“What?” Blitz asks.

They watch as more rocks and even bigger ones hit the transport until it hits the wing and makes it tip over before it loses balance and spins out of control and crashes into the snow and goes up in a fireball. Blitz quickly gets onto a snowmobile and Pinkie just watches as he rides off and heads for the crash site.

“Guys, come in,” Blitz yelled as he rides ever closer to the site. “Come in!” His only answer was static.

After stopping outside the crash site he looks around and sees some of the bodies handing out of the windows from the cockpit and could only conclude they were gone. He looks around and heads for the bay door and finds it slightly open. “Guys, can you hear me?” He asks as he pried the door open and heads inside. “Guys?” After a bit, he was forced out by the fire that was engulfing the ship. “Damn.”

“Sir!” A voice yelled as Blitz looks up and sees a few bodies standing up or sitting down. “We got tossed out, but other than a few broken bones, we’ll be fine.” The female Mandalorian said.

Blitz breathes out a sigh of relief before going to them. “What the hell happened?”

Another Mandalorian looks to him from the ground. “Don’t know, we were flying and all of sudden, rocks started to hit us and then a big rock clipped our wing and sent us spiraling.”

Blitz looks around and then sees something. “Is that a relay?” He asks spying the machine sticking out of the ground.

They all look over and see the same thing. “Yeah, same type and design.” A Mandalorian said before he looks into the distance and sees another antenna and then back to the base. “Seems like the same distance and right amount for a relay.”

They then hear the same thing from the other relay. “What is that noise?” The female Mandalorian asks.

The one who worked on the other relay goes over and digs the relay out of the snow. He then takes out a tablet and works on it before turning back to them. “This isn’t a relay, it’s a transponder.” He said while looking around.

They all look to him. “What do you mean transponder?” Blitz asks.

The Mandalorian looks back to him. “I mean there is a signal coming out of this thing. It might be calling out to something.”

Blitz narrows his eyes. “Calling out to what?”

The Mandalorian shrugs. “No idea, this sound isn’t in the database I got.”

“Those weren’t rocks. Those were a lifeform and looks like someone doesn’t want us to leave. I think it’s time to kick down a door.” Blitz says.

They all nod and pack up what they have before following him back to the base. “Sir, where’s the pink one?” One of them asks.

“She back there at the door, now come on before more of those things come back.” Blitz orders before teleporting them to the door.

“Pinkie,” Blitz calls before seeing the open door. “Oh boy.” He said before rushing inside and sees a large welcoming area and papers all over and some furniture turned over. “Looks like we’re not alone.” He said taking out a blaster. “Forget the pistols, go heavy.” Blitz orders as the door shut behind them.

They all jump slightly and look behind them before one of them goes to the door and tries to open it. “It’s locked.”

“Wait, you hear that?” Blitz asks.

They wait and hear some banging and some snow moving around. “Maybe it’s a good thing those doors are locked.” One of them said.

“Yeah, now instead of getting swarmed, we face an unknown,” Blitz says.

“Sound like the start of a horror story,” Pinkie says.

They all look ahead of them and sees Pinkie on the other side of the room. “Pinkie, are you okay?” Blitz asks as he walks over to her.

“Do you hear it?” Pinkie asks as she turns around again and looks to the papers on the wall.

Blitz stops as does everyone else. “Hear what?”

Pinkie doesn’t say anything as something like a song came to them. “Naughty Birdie’s song is made by pecking holes in trees, willows, cedars, sycamores and proud oaks reduced to cheese, woodland gods, all in a huff have forever cursed your naughty beak, what it pecks, it poisons now; your food, your nest even your young, your friends now all fear you. But your tears ring clearly through the wood even as they taint the dew, such a sad, sad, little birdy. Maybe one day this song will lift the curse and set you free.” They heard a female voice sang.

Pinkie then walks away and into a hallway where they all looked to each other before following her and they see some bodies of the scientists lying around with what looks like knife wounds.

“Make sure they stay dead.” Blitz orders.

The Mandalorians attach silencers to their blasters before firing into the hearts and brains of each body they pass, trying to stay quiet as Pinkie leads them to a dead-end of a long hall and she stops at the wall, not doing anything.

“Pinkie, you ok?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie says nothing as she raises a hoof and touches the wall and the wall suddenly lights up and then splits apart and shows an elevator. Pinkie then heads inside and turns around to the side, showing only part of her darkened face and hidden by the wall. Blitz and the team heads in and Pinkie presses a button on the wall before hitting more in no real order. The door closes and they feel it head down as they look to Pinkie who just kept staring at the controls before they stop and the doors open to a large hallway with some windows on the sides. Pinkie then steps out and they follow her.

“Pinkie?” Blitz asks raising a hoof which he quickly pulls back and jumps back as a knife suddenly takes the spot where he was and Pinkie kept moving forward.

“Sir?” A Mandalorian asks looking at a window.

Blitz looks to Pinkie still walking to the end of the hall before looking to the window and sees a large tall…thing…standing tall on what looks like tailcoats at about ten feet high and looks like a thin creature. “What the heck is that?”

“Blast it!” Blitz orders.

They all raise their weapons before it suddenly moves from its single light and heads into the darkness of the room. “Where did it go?”

They kept waiting until they put their weapons down and sees nothing still. “What the fuck was that?” A Mandalorian asks.

Blitz just looks confused and turns around and sees another window and looks through it to see a hairless creature sitting down and looking away from him. “Feels like a horror show in here.”

“Start laying traps behind us as we go, I don’t want to be taken by surprise.” Blitz orders.

They all lay charges on the window and support columns on the sides of the halls as they head down the hall and look into another window. They look inside and sees old rusted beds without any mattress on them and somethings trying to sleep on it. “Looks human.” One remark as one of the creatures pops it’s head up and looks at them with it’s blackened and shrunken eyes.

“Enough sightseeing you morons. I want to be gone before this turns into a cabin in the woods.” Blitz says.

They quickly look away and look into another window as they set more charges. They see just a tiny creature that looks like a gremlin with a knife. “Gremlin.” One said as they head to another window and sees what looks like a dog looking at some pictures on the ground. “Cute.” The female Mandalorian said as the dog turns it’s head around and looks to the window with what they can describe as a creepy human smile. “Not so cute now. I’m blowing it up.” She said sticking a charge on the window.

“What did I just say? The next one who does that, I’m shooting for insubordination, got it?!” Blitz yells.

The Mandalorians all look scared and nod before they reach the end of the hall and find a door there. “Setting motion sensors now,” Blitz says setting some sensors at the end of the hall and sides of it.

Pinkie opens the door and heads inside to which the others follow and stop behind her in a darkened room with only a single old light bulb above them. “Pinkie, are you okay?” Blitz asks carefully as he goes over to her before he hears a click and he yells out with everyone else as they fell down a shaft and end up hitting the dirt. “What the fuck?” Blitz groans.

Some of the Mandalorians look around. “Sir, this place seems like a forest.” One said as they see trees and rusted fencing.

“Shh, something is there,” Blitz says hearing something.

They all quiet down and ready their weapons as a humming sound, coming to the tune of the song, came to them. “Come on, let’s find a way out. Pinkie Pie is gone and I’m scared those things might get out.” Blitz hears as he keeps scanning the forest.

“We move, it will attack us. Seems something is hunting us.” Blitz informs.

One of the Mandalorians tries his night vision on his helmet and kept getting static. “Strange, anyone’s night vision working?”

“Which direction are you getting the most static from?” Blitz asks.

The Mandalorian looks around as he watches the static. “Lighter, not that way.” He then goes another way. “Heavier, heavier, heavy…oh shit!” He yells as he backpedals from the creature behind them that looks like a white-skinned human with no face wearing a suit.

“Gotcha,” Blitz says firing a missile from the armor on his front hoof in the direction. When the explosion happened, a cry of pain was heard. “Seems you are not so hidden from us!” Blitz calls out as the Mandalorian gets back to the rest of the group.

Soon, groans were heard as the smoke clears they see a body lying on the ground and in the shape of a pony. “Sir, isn’t that one of your species?” One asks.

“I’m considering no mercy. But let us see what it has to say.” Blitz says forcibly lifting the creature and holding it in place with his magic as it looked confused.

They watch as the white-coated pony with a black mane and tail looks around with no face. “Let’s see, new species or something more of a mystical or demonish like bloody mary,” Blitz says pondering.

They watch as the creature looks at them before they see more light behind appear and more and more of the darkness starts to recede towards the creature before some of the darkness forms dark tendrils forming out of it’s back. “Let it go.” Pinkie’s voice said.

“Pinkie?” Blitz asks turning to the source.

They look up and sees a small thin window in what looks like a large room. “Let it go.” She said again in a depressing tone.

“You are lucky she just gave you your existence, but ever try and hurt me, my clan, or anything I care about again like him and I will destroy you.” Blitz threatens before dropping it.

The creature looks to him as it stands up and the darkness finishes receding into it and the tendrils pull back into it. “Why?” They hear from it in a female tone.

“Why I let you live? You can thank my wife who’s hair is looking quite straight.” Blitz says noticing that detail as the creature was examining him more closely.

The creature looks to the others before looking back at him. “What do you call young ones?” It asks.

“Foals, why?” Blitz asks looking back to it.

The creature then walks to them as the group raised their weapons. “They have been putting children in here.” It said walking past them.

“So I was right, they are experimenting and you are not a natural creature, you are more among the darker mystical type,” Blitz says.

The creature keeps walking to where the window is and ends up at a door under it. “Slendermane.” It said looking at the door.

“Wait, the old ghost story,” Blitz says.

Slendermane looks back at him. “Yes, a human story changed into a pony.”

“So you…you know what, not even going to try and make sense of that. So you can’t open the door, right?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane doesn’t move. “This is an experiment room for a reason.”

“I see. Blow the door off its hinges.” Blitz orders.

The Mandalorians move to the door before they take out more charges and was about to place one on the door before it opens up to the hall that makes a turn to where they came from. “What?” One asks.

Slendermane just looks and heads through it. “I want him. But your tears ring clearly through the wood even as they taint the dew, such a sad, sad, little birdy. " She sang at the end.

“Are you talking to one of us or…my wife who is hiding something from me and possibly even herself?” Blitz says.

Slendermane doesn’t speak and just hums the tune as she walks down the hall with the others following and soon they end up going back upstairs through a set of stairs before coming back to the hall where they were and sees some of the creature’s bodies through the hall. “Some have never deserved it,” Slendermane said walking down the hall.

“Strange, none of the explosives went off…something else is going on here. Ah, so that’s it. The ones who did this are hoping we kill each other.” Blitz says getting Slendermane’s attention.

Slendermane slightly turns her head to him. “Those who open the door, close them also.”

“So either this is another experiment or they are hoping to clean house,” Blitz says thinking out loud.

Slendermane doesn’t say anything and stops as the bodies of the old humans looking extremely bone-thin and no hair. “Called Russian sleep experiment. You hear things even when the doors are closed.”

“Reminds me of reaper husk or maybe even collectors from the old vids,” Blitz says.

Slendermane then moved to the gremlin they looked at. “Mr. Widemouth. One who plays with children before leading them to a graveyard. Sometimes the doors are the same, but they lead to different rooms.”

“So like an ever-changing maze. So, odd question, were you ever on my species’ native planet?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane didn’t move until she moves to another body, this time of the hairless creature with its throat slit. “The Rake, I believe the word you humans say is ‘chupacabra’.” She said.

“Ok, who keeps killing these things with knives?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane then turns to the tail coated creature lying around with its tails spread out around it messed up. “No name, but called ‘The thing that stalks the fields.’ Captures others as pets.”

“One of those types killed more than I can remember.” Blitz says.

Slendermane looks around. “Smile is gone.”

“Was talking about a personal experience,” Blitz says.

Slendermane looks behind them. “Strange, Smile is usually outside my door.”

“Pining for you?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane doesn’t say anything and turns around and walks to the elevator before just standing there. “Those who see, sometimes wish they never even bothered to think about the door.”

“The elevator is a trap, a false opening to give hope of escape, by the way, you know about the rock monsters outside?” Blitz asks actually getting a surprised reaction.

Slendermane looks to him before standing still. “Most doors don’t lead to an escape, but rather going further into the mind and finding the true end to the story, the story of what one may walk through.” She said as she waited.

Blitz and the others go inside the elevator. “In other words, who’s the writer,” Blitz said as he hits the highest floor and the doors closed as the lights go off in the hall. “What are you going to do after this?”

Slendermane watches the floor numbers change. “Strange that I’m leaving. Even stranger that Smile is gone and this was still there.” She said simply as the elevator stops at the floor and the door opens up. “So that’s where he went.” She said as she sees the smiling dog standing next to Pinkie as they all look at an office where a person looking slightly terrified sits behind a desk.

“Pinkie?” Blitz asks entering alone.

Pinkie just slightly moves a knife along the ground. “You held them.” She said, not looking at Blitz.

“Stranded us and killed some of my men, don’t forget that Pinkie,” Blitz says.

Pinkie still didn’t look at him. “You didn’t even try at grabbing the moon rocks.” She said as they see a window which had legs around it and some rocks sometimes moving around.

Blitz closes the door. “Pinkie or are you some other personality?” Blitz asks. Pinkie just stands still, but Blitz hears a metal sound and looks down to see a knife stuck on the ground in front of him. “Huh, not bad.”

“You will deserve it.” Pinkie said before turning around and walking away to the elevator with the smiling dog following her and they head inside the elevator as the window cracks.

“So I am taking that as a yes and last ride. All who wish to live, get aboard, except you. You get on here, I’ll kill you personally by imploding you with my magic.” Blitz says following them and closes the door as the window shatters open and they hear furniture shattering and some screams.

Pinkie sighs. “Hi, Slendermane.”

Slendermane just flicks her tail on the ground. “Hi Pinkamena.”

“Wait, you know her?” Blitz asks Slendermane.

Slendermane just stares ahead. “She went for a walk.”

“You, me, talk later,” Blitz says to Pinkamena.

Pinkamina looks to him and the next thing Blitz knew was that he pressed up against the wall and a knife at his throat. “Yes?”

“We will talk when we are alone,” Blitz says turning his head, facing her as her reflection shows in the visor.

Pinkamina looks to the reflection before letting him and mysteriously putting the knife away. “Take good care of her.”

“Ah, finally getting an answer from you. So would you be upfront with me and tell me things.” Blitz says.

Pinkamina just stares ahead. “Take care of her.” She said before her mane and tail poofs up and becomes the same shape and color he knows.

“Well Pinkie, are you back?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie giggles nervously. “I got a lot to explain, don’t I?”

“Yes and you are going to have that other side come out and talk to us more. By the way, can she hear me right now? If not, tell her she didn’t scare me and if she wanted to go for me for the fear factor, then press the knife against the side of the next where the jugular is, that way when the heartbeats, it pushes the skin against it.” Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles as the smiling dog nuzzles her. “Smile, come here boy.” Slendermane said waving him over with her hoof.

“I don’t know what to think about with that one and Slendermane, will you give me some answers if I ask you questions?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane looks to him and almost seems like she’s smiling at him. “If you do something for me.”

“What planet do you want to go to?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane actually gives a giggling noise. “Actually, I want to travel around. Do you know how boring it is to just stay in one place?”

“And him?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane sighs and just rubs the smiling dog’s head. “Drop him on a civilized planet. He’s still an animal and can’t be stopped, but at least with a high civilization, it would be manageable.”

“One question, first, how many other species do you know?” Blitz asks.

“The asari confuse me. They are all female and have magic and yet don’t.” Slendermane asks.

Blitz smiles a bit. “Don’t what?”

“I don’t understand them,” Slendermane says.

“Humans and Equestrians are different?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane shrugs. “Something like that. The krogans, woof. That’s a brutish group if I ever saw one. The salarians, I would rather have an insect buzzing in my ear.”

“They come from lizards and licked their eyes.” Blitz says.

Slendermane giggles. “And they use to eat flies. The turians, I would see them sweat in my room if given the chance.”

“Yes, so hard to get most of them to show emotions.” Blitz says.

Slendermane shrugs. “Not unless you fell in love with one.”

“Won’t pry. So where are you from?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane actually stops. “No idea.”

“So where were you from, as far back as you can remember. Were you amongst humans or my kind?” Blitz asks.

Slendermane sighs. “Humans, till for some reason, I end up in this body and among you.”

“Maybe a portal appeared on the human’s homeworld to my kind’s. There is evidence our planets interacted.” Blitz says getting everything’s attention.

Slendermane nods a bit. “Maybe, now…how are you getting out of here and past the rock monsters?”

“Come in Darkline,” Blitz says.

“Darkline here, what do you need?” The voice asks.

“Lock on to my signal and transport all on here,” Blitz says as he shoots things onto Slendermane and on the dog.

Slendermane looks to where he shot her. “What was that about?”

“Beam us up to empty room seven.” Blitz says.

They all stood still as they hear some banging outside the door and above and below them. “Guess they know we’re here.” A Mandalorian said as they disappeared and the rock monsters burst inside to just stop at the empty room.

---

“And this is why I use the teleportation in case of emergencies,” Blitz says in the empty room.

Slendermane shakes herself as she tries to get rid of the feeling of the teleportation. “Feels wrong than mine.”

“Yeah, that was probably as close as you will get to unicorn magic teleporting,” Blitz says.

They soon look over to the door ahead of them and sees it open to a couple of crew and ponies who rightly screams out loud. “What the fuck is that?!” One yells looking at the dog.

Blitz just looks over to the dog and then back to them. “Smiling dog.” He said.

“Stay,” Blitz says to the dog. “Please don’t cause trouble,” Blitz says looking at Slendermane. “You lot, go to the infirmary to get checked out. You come with me.” Blitz says dragging Pinkie away.

Pinkie giggles. “Where’re we going?”

“My room for a private talk,” Blitz says.

Pinkie smiles. “Are we going to have fun?”

“Later, we have things to talk about,” Blitz says.

Pinkie cheers as she was dragged away and the crew and soldiers just look to Slendermane and the dog. “So, what do you do here for fun?” Slendermane asks.

---

Blitz finished locking down the door. “Minerva, I want full privacy for a while,” Blitz says.

Minerva groans. “Aw, you’re no fun.” She said before going away.

“Ok Pinkie, let us talk,” Blitz says taking off his helmet.

Pinkie hops onto his bed. “And that would be?”

“Pinkamina side,” Blitz says.

Pinkie sighs. “It’s just my old self.”

“Old self?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie nods. “Yeah, before I discovered parties.”

“And she is your original personality?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie nods. “Yeah, she’s a bit moody.”

“How long has she been asleep?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie tries to think. “She woke up once before, but that was it. About a few years ago.”

“So you got to inform her about a few things,” Blitz says.

Pinkie smiles. “What about?” Blitz keeps taking off his armor when a light bulb appeared over Pinkie’s head. “My marriage?”

“Yes,” Blitz says.

Pinkie then smiles. “Silly, she knows.”

“Oh, how much?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie thinks for a bit. “At least my whole life up to now, and this second and this second and this second and this second and…”

“The wedding night,” Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles. “Nope, she wanted to enjoy.”

“Really? So what about when Maud threatened me?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie grins. “Oh, she liked that very much.”

“Figured as much. So Pinkie, you mind making her come out I want to talk to her face to face.” Blitz says.

“For what?” Pinkie asks with her voice not its usual bubbly self and more serious.

“Well, I want to get to know her better on a personal level. I know you, but not her and if you want to get technical, I am also married to her.” Blitz says.

“Really, what do you want to talk about?” She asks as he hears the same tone he heard in the base.

“Ah Pinkamena, this is a two-way street so if you want to know, ask,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia raises an eyebrow as she straightens out her hair. “Why choose her?”

“Pinkie or one of the others?” Blitz says starting to dress in some of his normal clothes.

“Pinkie.”

“A lot of reasons. One would be maybe wanting to hold and protect her from the evils I have known and killed.” Blitz says.

Pinkamina sighs. “Of course you would. Any other?”

“I saw a wounded soul who also sought companionship,” Blitz says turning back to her.

Pinkiemenia looks to him. “Whose, hers?”

“And yours, I am a very good judge of character because of my life. Looking back, I guess I saw a part of you.” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia scoffs. “Get on the bed you stupid stallion.”

“Alright.” Blitz got onto the bed and looks her over. “You know, I think your preferred hair style is sexy,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia blushes a bit. “Stupid stallion, you just got that out of a book.”

“Nope, I don’t use that stuff. Anything cheesy I say, I mean it.” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia looks to him slightly. “Prove it, no words.”

“Later, I still wish to talk to you. After all, we have only just started talking. By the way, did Pinkie tell you what I said about the knife.” Blitz says.

Blitz suddenly feels himself flipped over and pinned as Pinkiemenia straddles him and places a knife at his throat. “How’s that?” She asks running the blade over his vessel.

“You’re not holding the knife at the optimal angle, also you’re not pressing it hard enough,” Blitz says neutrally.

Pinkiemenia leans in close. “She doesn’t want me to kill you. Even that close.” She said flipping the knife and pulling it away slowly.

“You also have a glaring opening,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia leans down to his ear. “I just enjoy the kill. You, however, will have to do more to please me.”

“Then just slash a shallow cut, making them panic in their eyes, but not to the degree where they will bleed out, most don’t think straight when that happens,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia looks slightly over to him. “Why help me kill?”

“Killing is my business,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia huffs and starts to slowly lick his ear. “What else do you want?” She asks as her hair fell over his face.

“Tell me about yourself,” Blitz says pulling her close.

Pinkiemenia sighs as she keeps licking. “What’s there to tell? I’m a killer.”

“Who isn’t on this ship?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia stops licking for a moment. “Just don’t leave her.”

“Never will and now that involves you,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia huffs and starts licking his neck. “There’s nothing for me, nothing but blood.”

“Nope, you are now mine,” Blitz says flipping them, putting her on the bottom.

Pinkiemenia looks to him as she puts her hind legs around his waist. “Why take me?”

“Why not?” Blitz asks using his magic to playfully pull her tail.

Pinkiemenia narrows her eyes slightly. “Stupid stallion.” She said, turning her head away.

Blitz smiles before stopping and leans down. “You know, I’m liking you more and more, your style and attitude just make you beautiful to me.”

Pinkiemenia scoffs. “Yeah right.” She said, trying to find a more interesting thing to stare at.

“I don’t lie to my mares. So tell me, do you like this?” Blitz asks using his magic to playfully twist her nipples.

Pinkiemenia’s eyes widen for a bit before smacking her hoof across his face. “Congratulations, you have earned the title, idiot.”

“So you don’t like it then. Good to know. A few other girls like that.” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia huffs. “That’s them, this is her.”

“Actually that turned Pinkie on,” Blitz says surprising Pinkamena.

Pinkiemenia tires to keep looking away. “Idiot.” She whispered.

“I love you too my tough wife. Now, what would you want me to try next?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia just stares away. “Just…just…” She sighs. “Just hold me.” Blitz nods and holds her close. “Never lose. Never let the door close.”

“Now you can’t ever leave and go back to sleep,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia then looks above them and tears up a bit. “This is for her. I have to. For them.”

“No, you are here and you will stay as Pinkie does. You won’t leave me or her.” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia sighs. “Who do you want then, me or her?”

“There is no distinction, you are both two halves of the same coin,” Blitz says once again catching her off guard.

“You’re going to want the other soon. I can’t stay.” She said.

“Why not?” Blitz presses.

Pinkiemenia sighs. “Because I remember the faces.”

“How their eyes beg you not to kill them and how they plead for you to let them live?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia stayed still. “Her friends.”

“They are your friends too. Even though you fear to make attachments.” Blitz says silencing her.

Pinkiemenia stayed silent for a bit. “Do it.”

“Alright, I will. You are mine.” Blitz says before kissing her full on.

Pinkiemenia breathes and tries to take it before trying to force him off. “You idiot.”

“You are mine. You are my wife, whether you want it or are you afraid of it.” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia just pushes him up a bit before putting her hoof on his chest and moving it down with his zipper on his clothing. “My idiot.” She said smiling a bit.

“There we go,” Blitz says as she got a full view of his scarred chest and traces it. “Did you know Bloody Mary?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia sighs. “Yes, but this is not about her.” She said as she traced a hoof along a scar. “I’m sorry.”

“About what, how I recognized you from Yavin 7 twelve years ago when you tried to kill me and I evaded getting cut in the throat, punched you hard in the face, and only caught a brief glimpse?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia looks to him as she keeps tracing a hoof downward. “At least she didn’t get this.”

“Does it look like I care or hold a grudge?” Blitz asks smiling at her.

Pinkiemenia sighs and drops her hoof. “Treat me…treat me…what’s the word?”

“Like my wife.” Blitz side before kissing her again.

For the first time, Pinkamena truly smiled.

“Now do you want me to do our honeymoon night?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia smirks before flipping him over. “What do you think?”

“I think you are a naughty little mare,” Blitz says smirking.

Chapter 17: Strangest Ones

Slendermane looks around the ship as she tries to take in the sights. “The wonders of advancement.” She said coming onto another floor. “Naughty Birdie’s song is made by pecking holes in trees, willows, cedars, sycamores and proud oaks reduced to cheese, woodland gods, all in a huff have forever cursed your naughty beak, what it pecks, it poisons now; your food, your nest, even your young, your friends now all fear you.” She sang as she walks past the kitchen and a large room where some young ones were playing.

Spike and the fillies stopped playing as they hear the music and sees a mare in a suit walking past them. “Hey Minerva, want to play?” Spike asks.

Slendermane stops and looks to the little dragon looking at her expectantly. She then points to herself.

“Yes you, you want to play?” Spike asks, holding up a controller.

Slendermane didn’t know what to say as she was being asked by a cute dragon to play with him and his friends. Not knowing what to do for the next few hours she decided to head on in and sit down beside them.

“Geez Minerva, you really going all out, huh?” Spike said as he gives her a controller and they start to play again.

Slendermane just ended up confused as to who this Minerva is, but followed their example and tried to play of what looks like a fighting game.

After they a while they were done. “No fair, the map kicked me out!” The filly with the bow yelled.

The orange ones laugh. “Yeah right, or your shoddy way of playing. You kept running off.”

The beautiful one huffs. “At least I kept my eyes on my own character.”

Spike chuckles as he watches them bicker. “Geez Minerva, you think they would be better. So you tell me, you’re connected to the ship’s systems. Was it really like that?”

Slendermane just tilts her head. “Spike? Who are you talking too?” Minerva asks as they see her body in the doorway.

“T…t…that means!” Spike yells before they all heard screaming.

---

Blitz was laying in the bed holding Pinkamena. “So how was that?” Blitz asks petting her mane.

Pinkiemenia smiles a bit as she nuzzles his chest. “Don’t treat me like something else.”

“Why would I?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia sighs. “You’re not going to let me go, are you?”

“What do you think?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia nuzzles him some more. “You know, you’re really sweet.”

“You are as well, you let your emotional guard down,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia sighs. “Thank you for at least listening.”

“Why wouldn’t I listen to my wife?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia looks to him. “You really like me, don’t you?”

“You are just like me,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia kept looking to him before giving him a small kiss. “Okay, I’ll give this a shot, but she deserves to come out once in a while.”

“Not saying she shouldn’t. So out of curiosity, what was your reaction when you awoke to find Pinkie had married?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia smiles a bit. “Happy for her.”

“And then the realization that you had a husband now?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia presses her lips together. “Trouble really. Who would go for her?”

“And the realization that eventually you and Pinkie would be a mother,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia looks down. “I don’t know about that.”

“What, you can’t picture your future little foal?” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia holds him tighter. “No, that I would be a good mother. I’m a killer.”

“That has nothing to do with anything and your now a Mandalorian’s wife. Not having killed something is unusual in our society.” Blitz says continuing to pet her.

Pinkiemenia scoffs. “Yeah right. ‘Hi, I’m the daughter of a ruthless killer, pleased to meet you.’ That would go well with other foals.”

“Um…which one, you or me?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia raises an eyebrow. “Good point.”

“Oh, is that an amused tone I hear?” Blitz asks smirking.

Pinkiemenia slaps his chest and gives a smile. “Shut up.”

“Now, tell me, aren’t you glad I made you come out?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia smiles. “I haven’t regretted it yet.”

“Stick with us love and you won’t, right Pinkie?” Blit asks.

“Yep.” A chipper voice came out from her that made her cover her mouth.

“You are not going back to sleep anytime soon. It’s time you experience the love of your family.” Blitz says smiling.

Pinkiemenia kept staring at him. “Are you sure they’ll like me?”

“Yes, just let’s not tell them of what you have done before getting to know you. After that then they can judge and you are up to speed on Vinyl and Octavia correct?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia smirks. “Vampires or sort of. Still nice.”

“And they drink blood and the others aren’t going crazy over it,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia smiles. “We better get going. We have been gone too long.”

“It’s only been three hours,” Blitz says nuzzling her nose.

Pinkiemenia scoffs. “Yeah right. At least you lasted five minutes.”

“Check the clock sexy,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia shakes her head. “Oh, idiot.”

“Oh, my lovely knife-wielding wife,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia smiles and nuzzles his chest. “Idiot.”

“I love you as well,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia sighs and lifts herself off of him. “Come on, we need a break anyway.”

“How about a shower first?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia looks back at him. “Sure, if you kept holding me.”

“You clean my back and I will yours,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia sighs and shakes her head as she gets up and heads for the bathroom. “You really need something else other than book words and phrases.”

“I prefer action myself. So tell me how did you know Slendermane?” Blitz asks walking into the bathroom with her.

Pinkiemenia shrugs. “Went for a walk.”

“You are so fascinating and loveable,” Blitz says as the warm water came out of the showerhead.

Pinkiemenia grubs creepily. “I am, aren’t I?”

“Yes, you are,” Blitz says grabbing the soap and shampoo.

Pinkiemenia keeps grinning as she starts moving a hoof across his chest. “Now what about you? Are you going to okay with this agreement between us?”

“Which agreement?” Blitz says as he starts washing her mane.

Pinkiemenia leans in a bit close. “Keep holding me as a lover and keep the door open.”

“I don’t make agreements without wanting to,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia smirks. “So you don’t want to hold me?”

“If I do that, how we get cleaned?” Blitz asks his tongue sticking out.

Pinkiemenia sighs. “Oh idiot, you really know how to ruin things.”

“I’m kidding my love,” Blitz says holding her as he grabs a brush with his magic before grabbing the soap and shampoo with it.

Pinkiemenia turns around. “Just clean me.”

Blitz smiles as he holds her as his magic cleans her.

Pinkiemenia smiles. “Thanks…for being this.”

Blitz smiles as he kisses the back of her neck before washing her there.

Pinkiemenia smiles as she wiggles her flank a bit and wraps her tail a bit around his.

“And to think we had to drag you out of there and now you’re just enjoying it, right Pinkie?” blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia frowns a bit. “My name…isn’t Pinkie.”

“Not you Pinkiemenia, I mean your other side, who, if I am correct, is making it impossible for you to go back to sleep again,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia frowns and closes her eyes before opening them. “Damn it.”

“So did I predict her correctly?” Blitz asks massaging her shoulders.

Pinkiemenia sighs. “Yes.”

“That is a surprise. I have never been about to predict what she will do before.” Blitz says.

“That’s because I am unpredictable.” An upbeat voice says.

“Yeah, I learned that a long time ago,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia smiles a bit. “She really knows how to see the rules.”

“Don’t you mean bend and warp them to her will?” Blitz asks.

Pinkiemenia scoffs. “Duh.”

“Ok, your turn love,” Blitz says letting the water wash away the soap and shampoo.

Pinkiemenia sighs and turns to him before soaping him up. “So, what do we do now?”

Blitz shrugs. “I don’t know, maybe talk with everypony. Show you around.”

“And your boss?” Pinkiemenia asks.

“I have to report the casualties of my men and tell him what happened,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia chuckles. “How are you going to tell him that you found a base where they held the creatures from scary stories and now have two of them on the ship?”

“I’m going to leave that detail out and just tell him about the unknown lifeforms. After all, we recorded them on film.” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia smiles. “Really, you were that curious?

“No, but I’m doing research into the next job before I accept it. After all the last two were right out of a horror movie or videogame.” Blitz says not all too happy.

Pinkiemenia giggles. “What’s next, something out of a pony’s imagination?”

“Who knows, but I think it’s about time to go back to Equestria. After all, it has been a few months.” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia smiles. “Oh, what would everypony say when you show up with two dangerous creatures?”

“One, we are dropping off that dog before Terran gets territorial and we find pieces everywhere,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia smirks. “You do realize it’s a demon, right?”

“Doesn’t matter, Terran has killed such things before. None of you have seen Terran at his most powerful and vicious.” Blitz says seriously.

Pinkiemenia moves him under the water. “We better get that dog.”

“Trust me, he is not what any of you think he is,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia shakes her head and steps out to dry herself off. “Come on, we better get going.”

“Alright sexy,” Blitz says as the drying part activated.

Pinkiemenia smiles as he steps up to her. “Wonder how everypony else is taking things?”

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Probably going down the hall.”

“Oh, you think so puffball?” Pinkamena asks.

Blitz’s eyes widen as the dryer ended and he turned into a puffball. “Dammit, but you’re not one to talk.”

Pinkiemenia shakes herself and gets rid of the puffball look easily. “See ya.” She said walking out.

“Come on,” Blitz says walking with her, grabbing a bathrobe from the wall with his magic.

Pinkiemenia smiles. “I make this look good.”

“Yes, pink with a straight mane,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia giggles as she steps in the elevator and Blitz finished placing on new clothes and headed to her. “Idiot.”

“Yeah, love you too,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia shakes her head as they headed down and the door opens to some crew running past them with Terran and the dog on their heels and a few ponies at the door of the rec room trying to break in. “Okay, we have been gone too long.” He said as he saw the slight destruction.

Terran roared as he tried to catch the dog and slashes at it, leaving a huge gash on the metal wall.

Blitz frowns as he walks to him and bonks Terran on the head before pulling him up and puts him away for a bit before grabbing the dog and drags it to the rec room before pounding on the dark wall door. “Slendermane! Open up!”

“Sorry, slight reflex,” Slendermane yells as the darkness starts to go away and revealed her laying on the couch with Spike sitting on her and both of them playing a game.

“Keep him away and out of sight or my pet will kill him,” Blitz warns.

Slendermane nods as she grows a bit of darkness in a corner and lifts up the dog with a tendril of darkness before placing him there. “Better?” She asks as she kept playing.

“Better, Terran lose your three other eyes. He is not on the menu.” Blitz orders glaring at Terran who now had an eye open on his forehead and on his shoulders.

Terran growls as the eyes close before he barks at the dog and walks away. “I must say, I never realized he would react this violently. Ha! Got you!” Slendermane said.

“You’re lucky he loves to devour demons and as you saw he is not an ordinary creature,” Blitz says as Terran’s three new eyes closed and appeared to have vanished.

Slendermane shrugs as she puts the controller down. “Well, he certainly is a curious one. Now, all that is left to do is set our favorite little smiling being free somewhere.”

“I have just the place,” Blitz says smirking.

---

“So any idea what that unknown ship was earlier?” A batarian terrorist asks.

The other one shrugs as they look to where the landing pad is as another friend of theirs comes out. “Hey guys, there’s something on the motion camera and is that a…” He said before quieting down.

“That a what?” The first ask before looking to where he is and sees his body on the ground. “What the he…is that a dog?” He asks seeing the dog standing over the body before it turns its head and looks at them with an inhuman smile.

---

Blitz sighs as he leans back and watches the action happen. “Well, at least he would have a lot of bodies to play with. Maybe I’ll come back one day and visit him.”

“Why this planet?” Pinkamena asks.

“Well I hate those terrorists, but we Mandalorians can’t officially touch them because their government unofficially supports them,” Blitz says.

Pinkiemenia smiles a bit. “So what now?”

“We go home,” Blitz says as he pilots the stealth transport back to the cloaked Darkline.

---

Spike hums to himself as he looks to Terran watching the kitchen with his little tiny tail waving around. “Don’t eat too much.” He said and receives a bark in response. He shakes his head and heads to the rec room and finds Slendermane standing at the window. “You didn’t head to your room?”

“I don’t sleep,” Slendermane said as she watches the outside ship head through hyperspace.

Spike steps inside a bit. “That’s kinda a lie. Everypony sleeps.”

“But I’m not everypony.”

Spike steps a bit closer. “True, but that also means you’re somepony. So who are you?”

“Slendermane.” She says.

Spike shakes his head. “Nope, try again.”

Slendermane looks slightly over to him. “I don’t know what to say.”

Spike smiles. “Give it time. You’ll figure it out.”

“So what about that creature that Blitz called his pet?” Slendermane asks.

Spike smiles as he looks back to Terran trying to sneak up on the kitchen staff and turns back to her as cries came out. “That’s Terran. He’s supposed to something called a Varren, but something different by Blitz’s life. Now he’s very protective and territorial, so watch out.”

“For some reason, I don’t think that creature is a normal creature,” Slendermane says.

Spike smirks. “Gee, what gave that away?” He asks sarcastically.

“The fact the demon smiling dog was terrified of it,” Slendermane says flatly.

Spike sighs. “Well what are you going to do, he’s always a bit scary, but he’s a teddy bear once you spend time with him.”

“He scares me because whenever he looks at me, he looks hungry,” Slendermane says.

Spike rolls his eyes. “Well…you can spend time with others.”

“Maybe, but I think they are most terrified of me like these three,” Slendermane says as her tendrils reach behind the couch and grabbed the CMC.

Spike frowns a bit. “Well, there is me. I’m bearly terrified and as for those three, they’ll warm up to you soon.”

“Oh really?” Slendermane asks.

---

Blitz sighs as he watches the planet below. “Time?”

“Exactly 6:48 A.M., Equestrian time,” Minerva says.

“Alright. We are heading down. After we land, the Darkline will warp to the nearest friendly space station, got it?” Blitz asks looking at his second in command.

Meratan nods. “Yes, sir. Required fueling and stock up?”

“Also start looking up open jobs while you’re at it. Let’s just say Mandalore is too busy to assign us a new mission and going after the company that hired us on our last mission.” Blitz says.

Meratan chuckles nervously. “Um…yes, sir. Anything else?”

“Arrange a funeral for those who we lost,” Blitz says walking away with Terran.

Meratan sighs and looks to her tablet as she keeps writing up the death certificates.

Blitz walks into the DarkStar One and starts making preparations to detach from the Darkline. “Minerva, you okay?” He asks as he sees the helmet he left behind.

“I got the info you wanted, but you’re upset enough about losing your men,” Minerva says.

Blitz sighs and picks up the helmet. “You know that’s not the question I want to be answered.”

“I’m fine. I just know you never take losing someone well even though you try and hide it.” Minerva says.

Blitz sighs. “Yeah, I don’t, but we can honor them.”

“Yeah and you will be happy to know after all the evidence and information you submitted, the government has reclassified the planet so no one will be caught unaware of those creatures again,” Minerva says.

Blitz nods. “Yeah, those creatures and the monster of stories don’t need to be experienced again.”

“Preparations are complete, ready to detach DarkStar One,” Minerva says as she spied a mare walking up behind Blitz being as quiet as she could.

Blitz smiles before grabbing the mare. “And what do you want?”

“Oh, I was just checking on you,” Daring says smiling.

Blitz sighs as he leans back in his chair and lets her sit on his lap. “Well I’m fine, so tell them that.”

“You are not. Minerva broadcast your conversation to the rest of your mares. I just snuck out of the room to come see you.” Daring says.

Blitz smiles a bit and rubs a hoof across her stomach. “Well then stay with me as we head down, how about that?”

“We should behave more company as the other mares should have or will notice I’m gone soon,” Daring says smiling nervously.

Blitz shrugs. “Then head back. I gotta drive.”

“I’m going to get in trouble anyway so I’m staying,” Daring says.

Blitz shakes his head and separates. “You’re choice.” He said as he starts flying the ship away.

“I choose my husband,” Daring says smiling.

“Ok, as you wish Rainbow,” Blitz says.

Rainbow punched him. “Dude, how…?”

“Your impersonation is pretty good Rainbow, but Daring would have blown off the consequences and not mention them,” Blitz says.

Rainbow huffs and leans into his neck. “You really know us, don’t you?”

“Yeah, but I am quite impressed with your disguise. Though half is the fact you two look exactly the same.” Blitz says.

Rainbow looks slightly confused. “I don’t see it.”

“I do, so how did you change your coat and mane colors?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow frowns a little. “Rarity, she has all these colors in her room on the Darkline. She was able to have us switch places before we got on here.”

“Ah, so when is Daring going to come out since I saw through you?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow smirks. “In a few minutes. You want to play along?”

“Sure and it will give me a chance to practice a new spell Twilight taught me,” Blitz says before his horn lit up and his body was covered in smoke. When it clears, sitting there was Spitfire.

Rainbow looks a bit surprised. “Woah, what do you got planned?”

“Well not talking mostly as the spell only casts an illusion. So it doesn’t change the voice as you can hear and I’m not a mare even though I look the part.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles. “So what is she like in bed? Like the shameless slut, I heard in the academy?”

“You kidding she fights me for dominance every time. Those rumors are all lies.” Blitz says smirking.

Rainbow giggles. “Yeah, I guess those rumors of her taking all the Shadowbolts males into her room is a lie too.”

“Yeah, the fact is I’m the first stallion she was ever with,” Blitz whispers into Rainbow’s ear and nibbles it a bit.

Rainbow moans. “Oh Spitfire.”

Blitz smirk before he starts making out with her. Rainbow moans into the kiss as she goes along and Daring, dressed as Rainbow, was standing there shocked still. Minerva giggles in her seat as she takes over and pilots the ship down to the planet.

“What are you waiting for Rainbow, come join us,” Rainbow says.

Daring shakes her head before stepping around and moves close to them. “Can I get a kiss?” Blitz smirks before grabbing her and starts making out with her. Daring goes wide-eyed before wrapping her hooves around ‘her’ and kisses back as Rainbow starts to stroke her mane and kiss her neck. “Like it?” Rainbow asks.

“I never knew making out with a mare would be so satisfying,” Daring says smiling.

“Well, I don’t know about that,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring goes wide-eyed before pushing him off. “What the buck?”

Blitz smirks before canceling the spell revealing him. “What’s wrong Daring, not happy to see me?” Blitz asks smirking at her.

Daring frowns before slapping his across the face. “I rather would be with those raping natives. At least they would give me a little more action.”

“Oh some mare is mad I saw through the routine, but shouldn’t you be happy I could tell you from Rainbow?” Blitz asks massaging her shoulders.

Daring moans. “Bastard.”

“And whose bastard am I?” Blitz asks.

Daring groans. “Mine, now I want you to use that suit that Shadow has been talking about. She won’t shut up.”

“Daring, we have something else in mind.” Rainbow reminds.

Daring smiles now. “I know.” She said looking at Blitz.

“Rainbow already told me.” Blitz says laying his head on her shoulder.

Daring sighs and nuzzles him. “It’s okay. Whatever you want, just ask us. These days now, it’s whatever you want. So, what do you want?”

Blitz smiles a bit before looking ahead and slumping a bit. “Blitz?” Rainbow asks. Blitz doesn’t say anything until she pokes him and then she yelped as she was suddenly hugged tight.

“Mate,” Blitz said as he held her. Daring smiled and leaned into him. “Don’t go near the living quarters of Canterlot for about a week after we get back.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Sure.”

Blitz jerks himself in his seat as a whole shudder passes through him. “Mates.” He whispered as he now wraps his hooves around them both. Both smile as they wrap their wings around him. “I need more.” He whispered.

Both Daring and Rainbow look to each other in confusion before looking back to Blitz who was breathing slightly heavy. Rainbow quickly gets up and off of him and pulls Blitz off his chair and puts a hoof around her and carry him as Daring does the same to his other end. “Minerva, take over for a bit.” Rainbow said as they walk back to the others.

“Already steering the ship.” Minerva says.

Rainbow frowns as Blitz started to breathe heavier and his grip tighten on them. “Easy boy.” She said as she tries to keep going and ends up in the living where all the girls and Spike were sitting. “Alright, all fillies, dragon and mythical being out of this room now.” Daring said as they steer Blitz to the center of the group.

“Geez Rainbow when did you get so demanding?” Fleetfoot asks.

Daring looks to her as Spike, the fillies and Slendermane left. “What?” She asks as they place Blitz in the center and looks to herself. “Oh yeah. It’s me, Daring. Me and Rainbow switches places. Now we don’t have time to talk about that. Except for this.” She said pointing to the slouching Blitz looking at the ground.

“Blitz is acting like he has been poisoned.” Vinyl says.

Blitz keeps breathing heavily as Fluttershy gets close. “Mast…AHHHH!” She yells out as Blitz pounces on her and leans close to her ear. “My mate.” He whispered.

Twilight restrains him with her magic. “Ok something is off.” Twilight says.

Fluttershy sits up as Blitz was pulled away and set down as Blitz growls a bit. “Master?”

“I think something is affecting him.” Twilight says walking up.

Blitz growls softly as moves his sight to her. “Mate.” He whispered.

“Defiantly, Vinyl physically you’re the strongest amongst us so if you please.” Twilight requests and Vinyl smacks Blitz.

Blitz gasps loudly as his head was turned to the side. “Ow.” He looks back to her. “What the heck Vinyl? Why did you hit me?”

“You were in an unusual state, but I can make it up to you later.” Vinyl says.

Blitz shakes his head and tries to move. “Um…”

“Save your flirting for later Vinyl.” Twilight says scanning Blitz with her horn.

Blitz groans. “Can you at least tell me what happened?”

“Trying to determine that.” Twilight says before Blitz teleported out of her magic.

Blitz shakes himself. “And you’re not going to tell me what happened?”

“I just said I’m trying to determine it.” Twilight says glaring at him. Blitz sighs before Twilight breathes in carefully. “Alright, now your levels are slightly higher. Your temperature is actually lower than normal and it’s gone. That’s all I can get now.”

“Uh-huh?” Blitz, Daring, Spitfire, Shadow, and Octavia asks.

Twilight sighs. “Okay, it seems you went feral.”

“Ok, ponies don’t just go feral without a reason.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “You did. What were you doing before it started? The last thing you remember.”

“Rainbow and Daring wrapping their wings around me.” Blitz says.

Twilight thinks for a bit before sniffing a bit and thinks again. “Definitely not that, maybe…” She said to herself as she walks over to him before standing in front of him and leans into him. “So…nothing different?”

Blitz just looks to her. “Not really. Just a bit warmer because of you.”

Twilight gets confused as she kept leaning into him. “Weird. Must be something you have…have you ever had any sort of relationship before us and don’t say family?”

“No.” Blitz says flatly.

“By the way, how did you two change appearances?” Spitfire asks.

Rarity just raises her hoof.

“Ok, so what did you use?” Spitfire asks.

Rarity giggled. “Just washable colors.”

“It’s not normal colors.” Daring reminds.

Twilight frowns. “Moving on!” She yelled loudly. “Unless could the color be connected?” Twilight hypnosis.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah right, me allergic to color. That’s new. Except, where did you get them?”

Rarity shrugs. “From the salon, they sell really good coloring and it’s…” She quiets down.

“Rarity, anything you want to share?” Blitz asks leaning against her.

Rarity sighs. “Made from the Badlands.”

“That explains a few things.” Octavia says.

Twilight frowns. “Looks like I got words with a certain queen.”

“Rainbow, Daring, go wash that stuff off so we don’t have a repeat.” Spitfire says.

“Actually, I wouldn’t mind that. Where can I get more?” Shadow asks with a grin.

“Wouldn’t you prefer it being Blitz and not some mindless beast?” Pinkie asks.

Shadow loudly licks her lips. “The feral him and him wearing that suit I got, OH BOY!”

“Assuming he is able to use it while being feral.” Octavia says.

Shadow giggles. “Still fun.”

“Not happening.” Applejack says.

Shadow whines and sprays her ears downward. “No fair.”

“Don’t worry Shadow, we have plans of our own already.” Octavia says.

Shadow looks to her with a smile. “Does it involve a bed and too many boys in the room?”

“No, but it involves one that matters.” Octavia says.

Shadow shrugs. “Eh, good enough.”

Blitz shakes his head. “Seriously, what is with you and too many…wait, I already know.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve talked to Twilight and she has agreed to look for a spell that increases fertility.” Octavia whispers into Shadow’s ear while rubbing her stomach.

Shadow smiles and nuzzles her cheek. “Thanks. Now…are we there yet?” She asks like a foal.

“No.” Blitz says.

Shadow whines. “Then what are we going to do now?”

Blitz sighs as Rainbow and Daring went to wash up. “How about a game?” He suggested.

Fleetfoot flaps her wings a bit. “Okay, but what?”

Blitz smirks. “How about telling me who’s next on the list?”

“No!” They said.

Slendermane and Spike pulls back from the door. “Is it always like this?”

Spike chuckles nervously. “Kinda, it’s either death crazy action or the most romantic comedy you have ever seen. Sometimes both.”

Slendermane nods as she looks to window and the approaching city. “So…where are we headed?”

Spike looks outside. “Canterlot from the looks of it. Most of them have business here or in Ponyville which is the next town over. Why, you going to meet somepony?”

Slendermane looks to him. “I don’t have anypony.”

Spike looks to her. “Then you want to hang out with me? Maybe grab a bite or a drink?” Slendermane tilts her head at him. Spike points at her confused. “Wait, do you even have a mouth?”

Slendermane huffs. “Of course I do.” She said before opening her head where her mouth would be and shows multiple lines of sharp teeth with a thin reptilian tongue. “See.” She said without moving her mouth and pointing at it before closing it again.

Spike raises his eyebrows. “Wow, at least it would slightly less awkward.”

Slendermane sort of glares at him. “And what is that supposed to mean?”

Spike shakes his head. “No, I mean it would be less awkward because it would be wrong if I just ate and drink.”

“Ah.” Slendermane says as she sees a small half dome-like droid go past them.

Spike watches the drone roll-off. “Huh, that’s new.”

“Did you see a mouse droid roll by?” Minerva asks walking up in her body.

They both point down the hall.

“Thanks, that cleaning unit has quite the attitude.” Minerva says.

They all look to the little unit who seems to have turned to them and actually squeaks at them before running off. “Oh you little…!” Minerva yells before running after it. “Come back here!”

“Cleaning robots have attitudes?” Slendermane asks.

Spike smiles. “With these guys, almost anything is possible. We actually encountered a video game in real life with them. Probably should make a note of that.” He said as an afterthought.

---

“We will be landing soon in the Everfree forest.” Minerva says over the intercom.

“Oh look who was saved from losing the game.” Blitz says smirking as he lays his cards down.

Twilight grew curious as everypony packs up and looks at his cards. “Unbelievable.”

“What, that I won several times and make you girls kiss each other?” Blitz says smiling.

Twilight throws his cards on the table. “He would have won again.”

“Oh want to have to kiss another one of the mares Twi?” Blitz asks.

Twilight huffs and packs her cards away as well. “You got enough stallion. Now I have to go to Canterlot and see the changeling queen. The rest of you?”

“I got to go see my boss at the academy.” Daring says.

Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Shadow look to each other. “We have to see our academies and see how it’s going.”

Blitz raises a hoof. “Have to report to my boss and then maybe I can visit you girls.”

“Animals.” Fluttershy said.

Blitz smiles. “Well it looks like most of us has our plans, let’s move out and hope we don’t get mauled on the way.”

“Well what about the three of us?” Rainbow asks a towel around her neck as she gestured to herself, Applejack and Rarity.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “What am I, your assistant? You can make your own plans and hang out there at that point. I’ll try to see you there.”

Rainbow just frowns. “Fine, just don’t make me do a sonic rainboom on your flank.”

Applejack leans against him. “Farm and your family buddy.”

Rarity grins. “And I have so many outfits to make.”

Blitz smiles. “See, I’m not your secretary. So after we land, let’s get cracking at all this.”

“So Blitz, what are you going to do?” Fleetfoot asks.

“I have a few plans.” Blitz says.

“We are currently landing, please place your seats and tray tables in their upright lock positions.” Minerva said humorously.

“Any luck with that stowaway mouse droid?” Blitz asks.

A squeak was heard. “You little circuit board bastard! Wait till I get my appendages on you!” Minerva yelled over the intercom.

“I see.” Blitz said as the ship landed. “Well, let me report to Mandalore first and I’ll catch up with you guys.” He said walking away.

“He’s not telling us everything.” Applejack whispers.

“Oh, by the way, Twi, have the princesses chosen to reveal that alien are now living on their planet or are they mostly being kept in the dark?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Planning it. They want it out there slowly. Said it would help with damage control.”

“How are the other countries rulers dealing with the information? Have the princesses shared that?” Blitz asks.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “What do you think?”

“I don’t know most of the other royalty or leaders of other counties of my home planet.” Blitz says.

“Oh yes, that is why you were knighted by the Griffon king for all your hard work.” Daring says.

Blitz chuckles nervously. “Yeah, okay maybe one more.”

“I’ll ask about them when I see the princesses love.” Twilight says smiling.

Blitz chuckles. “Love huh?”

“You know this actually means your greatest wish came true Rarity. Blitz has the title of knight in the Griffon kingdom, his armor is shiny, and he swept you off your feet.” Pinkie says.

Rarity giggled. “Oh my, with this, I might give him a free suit.”

“You would need to make yourself a matching outfit Rarity.” Blitz says smiling at her.

Rarity giggles as she leans close. “Would you like to come by for a night? Maybe for a fitting?”

“Maybe soon after my business in Canterlot is taken care of.” Blitz says.

Rarity blinks her eyes seductively at him. “Really now, well how about a night with me?”

“I’ll give you an entire day soon,” Blitz says walking over.

Rarity licks her lips. “And how would you treat me?”

“Oh I have a few idea.” Blitz says as Rarity rubs against him.

Rarity gives her high pitched laugh as she nuzzles him. “My prince.”

“My lady.” Blitz counters.

“My lunch,” Rainbow says sarcastically.

Blitz laughs. “Okay, now let’s see. How about, my fast pony.”

“Oh she’s just jealous she isn’t getting attention.” Rarity says.

Blitz smiles. “Really now?” He said sliding up to Rainbow. “So what do you want?”

Rainbow kept muttering under her breathe.

Blitz leans his head on hers. “What was that?”

Rainbow keeps muttering. “Oh I see.” Blitz says smiling as he picks her up.

Rainbow sighs and leans her head into his chest. “Magic-user.”

“No, I just understand you.” Blitz says smirking.

“Blitz?” Rainbow asks.

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow looks to him before giving him a small nuzzle on the cheek. “Mine.” She whispered to him.

“Yes, yours.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Rainbow sighs and keeps nuzzling him. “Can you take me home after you’re finish here?”

“Fine, I will take you to your house.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles a little. “Thanks.”

“We have landed.” Minerva says as they all feel the ship shake a bit.

Blitz smiles and places Rainbow down onto a couch. “Wait here, I still need to report everything on an update and see how it’s going. The rest of you can take care of yourself, right?”

“Yeah, we have to be off. Minerva, please call Spike for me.” Twilight says.

“Spike, please report to the living room. Twilight is calling.” Minerva calls out.

---

“Good afternoon Wolfpack, I trust you have been enjoying yourselves at the base?” Blitz asks talking to seven Mandalorians on the communications.

One of the soldiers nods. “Yes it is, it certainly was better than what we expected the base to be from these creatures, no offense.”

“None taken. Anyways meet me at these coordinates, it’s about time to hunt.” Blitz says.

The whole team looks to him. “What’s the hunt for?” One asks.

“Sending you the files now.” Blitz says transferring data. “Let’s just say they messed with my wife in the past.” Blitz says.

They look to the files. “Isn’t these guys part of the guards?” Another asks.

“Yes.” Blitz says.

The groups sigh and starts grabbing some things. “Alright, we’ll get ready and be there in a few.”

“Make them look like accidents or natural causes.” Blitz says.

They salute before signing off and he calls again to someone else. “Mandalore.”

Mandalore looks to him. “You opened a can of worms on this one. Rock monsters, scary creatures, what’s next with you?”

“Maybe finding my clan it’s own jobs.” Blitz says.

Mandalore raises an eyebrow. “Well…this is the last one you’ll get from me unless it’s vital to almost the destruction of an entire galaxy. You’ve been contacted, a sort of pay as you go type of job.”

“What is this next one?” Blitz asks skeptically.

Mandalore gives a chuckle. “This is the point where I get off. Good luck talking to them.” He said before hitting something and the screen changes to a person in a business suit. “I assume you’re Southern Cross?” He asks, almost hiding his face in the darkroom.

“I assume you are the contact?” Blitz asks inwardly glad he set it up to where he couldn’t be seen either.

The person nods. “Yes, let me ask you, what do you know of the SCP?”

“Rumor and hearsay. Nothing concrete.” Blitz says.

The person chuckles before the area behind him lights up and shows a slightly old man reading a book with a key around his neck. “Hello Cross.’” The person said as another figure was seen that looks like a child was right by him in what he can describe as a humanoid cyborg. “I assure you, it’s very real. Meet SCP-005, 191 and 343. Our so-called God, skeleton key and the cyborg child.”

“Maybe I have and maybe I blasted your foot when you tried cheating me.” Blitz says recognizing the voice.

The old man chuckles as he holds the clawed hand of the girl. “Yeah, but you know I recovered quick. These people have a job for you.” He said as the book turns a page.

The first person chuckles as well. “Indeed we do. Are you prepared for even a bit more secrecy? More weirdness of the like?”

“Confidentiality is a part of the job as long as there is no breach of contract. Something that the Osirus Corporation is learning about right now and why you don’t cross the Mandalorians.” Blitz says eyeing the girl.

The person nods. “Yes they are. We captured one of those rock creatures, well a few of different sizes and they are actually moon rocks. Weird, isn’t it? In any case, I’m going to give you the job what our commanders in the field would do, secure, contain and protect new creatures and items. Whether they are harmless or not. You will be granted level 4 clearance, that will allow you to see most of the information needed at times and make reports. You will be marked as another base on your ship, a mobile task force and site director. You will gain more as needed as time goes on. We are sending files of all known SCPs at this time and an identification system to recognize by the camera by any means. Your job in this whole mission is to catalog all the unrecognized objects and creatures that you come across. You seem to have a penchant of encountering them, am I right?” He asks as the girl leans a bit closer and Blitz can see a red eye lens shining bright.

“You can say that.” Blitz says as Terran came in and the sensors on the other side of the transmission started sounding.

All present look to Terran. “I assume that’s a normality of its species’s?” The person asks.

“You tell me.” Blitz says as Terran opens all five of his eyes.

The person just stares. “You will send in a report of it and mark its class and everything. I will allow it to let it stay. However, if anything presents a danger to a society in which it will lead to an end of the world scenario, we will send a containment team to take it away.”

“And I will send them back to you in a cardboard box. I don’t care who you are, but Terran is family and you mess with my family I will kill you in a horrible manner. As for Terran, he cares not for such things. He is a hunter, all he wants is to hunt and eat whether the prey is a normal creature or a demon, it doesn’t change anything to him.” Blitz informs as Terran rubs against him.

The person brings a hand to his chin. “Told you.” ‘God’ said. “Indeed. Thank for the report, classification, Euclid. We’ll come up with a number soon. All credentials and files will be received soon. You will receive a payment for each good report.”

“I will get to it soon as I take care of some personal business, but you may want more than just me to take on hunting a few of these things.” Blitz says.

The person nods. “We are sending a good amount of personal to your main ship. They will then make a room for everything they need. I’m sure you will have enough room, but your crew is not supposed to interact much with them unless they are low level. Plus, we are sending over a hunter who has seen his fair share of things over too.”

“Right, but they can’t be counted on if they are not informed and most won’t be qualified to take this job on directly, you will need another expert.” Blitz informs.

The person seems to smirk. “I told you, we are sending one, one who has been working for us for a long time. Man loves his money.”

“I request a name.” Blitz says.

‘God’ turns a page. “Cad Bane.” He said as the girl climbs into him and sits down on his shoulders.

“I see, well at least he is a professional.” Blitz says.

“Ah good, you know him. That should help real well.” The person said. “So, will you do it?”

“Send the information. We will discuss payment later.” Blitz says.

The person seems to smile. “We are pleased with your agreement. This council will be watching you as you travel and hope to find something that maybe we can’t contain. And that is something this council doesn’t make lightly.” He said as the camera seems to zoom out and show a circular room with thirteen people sitting down, hidden by the shadows, as ‘God’ and the girl was still lit. “Cross, I hope to play more card games with you and maybe talk more.” ‘God’ said.

“Maybe.” Blitz says as both sides end the transmission.

“So…how did it go?” Mandalore asks as he came back on.

“Reeks of backroom dealings. Right up my alley even if Cad Bane is also on this job.” Blitz says.

Mandalore nods. “Good, you won’t be hearing from me in a long time, but check back once in a while and find your own jobs. After all, this is a pay as you go type of job.”

“Yeah and you are going to completely destroy that company.” Blitz says.

Mandalore shrugs. “Hey, try to keep something that should always be free no matter what and you got trouble inbound, no matter if it’s from what you’re containing or outside force.”

“And the fact they used us and killed some of us.” Blitz says.

Mandalore sighs. “Maybe this group will be better. It does not destroy these guys if I remember them correctly. Anything I should know before I go?”

“How is Boba doing?” Blitz asks.

Mandalore smiles a little. “He’s…trouble as ever.” He ended flatly.

“Try spending more time with him.” Blitz says.

Mandalore nods. “Maybe I will. Anything else?”

“Nothing else.” Blitz says.

Mandalore nods. “Alright, now get out and do what you need to do and take care of your wives. I think you might be having more fun than usual.”

“Yes, I think so.” Blitz says.

Mandalore chuckles. “Alright, I have to be going now. Have fun.” He said before cutting the connection.

“Slendermane, I know you are there.” Blitz says.

Slendermane then comes out of the walls as she reforms into herself. “The SCP heard of them. I haven’t been ‘found’ yet. What are you going to do?”

“Not reveal you yet.” Blitz says.

Slendermane nods. “Good, because I want to enjoy life a bit more, more than I was ever allowed to.”

“For that, you must remain hidden.” Blitz says.

Slendermane chuckles. “Don’t worry, their sensors didn’t even pick me up. I’ll be fine.”

“And you must remain hidden from the populace here.” Blitz says.

Slendermane breaths out. “Ouch, now Spike won’t get that cafe date. Oh well, I heard he is a great cook anyway.”

Blitz wordlessly moves past her to go and puts on a black armor.

Slendermane still stares at the blank screen. “And now you close a door that has long been remained opened.”

“How do you know?” Minerva asks.

Slendermane didn’t move. “Cause he had a look that said ‘I’m ending it.’”

“Yeah, his business is ending lives mostly.” Minerva says.

Slendermane breathes carefully. “Then I won’t pray for his targets.”

“Here.” Minerva says starting to play the video of Shadow’s confession to Blitz.

---

Blitz sighs as he watches a guard out of his armor exiting a home on the streets of Canterlot from a rooftop. “You guys got yours?”

“We poisoned their meals and added an ingredient that most ponies are allergic to throw off the suspicion of poison.” A member of Wolfpack says.

Blitz nods as he sees the guard head into a restaurant. “Good, make sure that drop before either cleaning and getting proof or getting out of there.” He said starting to remove his armor.

“Roger.” They say before disappearing.

“Now I think I will surprise Daring and visit her at her work.” Blitz says noticing that classes should be ending soon.

Blitz finishes taking off his armor and packs it away for later before heading down and heads out into the street as he sees the guard drop down into his bowl in the window of the restaurant. “Good.” He whispered as he continues to walk to the university buying some flowers along the way.

Blitz eventually made it outside Daring’s class as he heard her give a homework assignment. “Alright, two-page journal on the ways to identity age in rocks. Class dismissed.” She said as shuffling and seats moving as students moved. “Remember, make sure to write a one-page essay on the new artifact in the museum for extra credit!” She yells over the noise.

Blitz waits as the students passed him till they stopped coming and headed inside to see Daring with her nose stuck in a book. Blitz smiles and moves closer silently before wrapping a hoof around her and kissing her before she could react.

Daring jerked up and started struggling till she noticed the flowers in front of her face. “And to think I had to convince you to keep teaching.” Blitz says.

Daring sigh in relief as she takes the flowers. “I wanted to spend my life with you, no school, no traveling, just us.”

“Yeah, we would have built a nice cabin with a picket fence and raised some adorable foals.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “We can still have that. I do have a cabin somewhere, no fence because it’s alone on a lake.”

“Oh, you going to give all of this up then?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks to him. “One day, if I found somepony. We would have moved there and lived off the land and the nearby town. Small and quaint. A simple and loving living.”

“Maybe, so what would you prefer a pegasus as your firstborn?” Blitz asks.

Daring moves to him and makes him sit down in the seat before she sits down on his lap. “Any, as long as they are there, with us.”

“Yeah, anything for my mare.” Blitz says smirking as she looked into her reflection in his sunglasses.

Daring sighs and closes her eyes before reaching for his glasses and takes them off and puts them on the desk. “Can you promise me something?”

“What is it?” Blitz asks as they stare into each other’s eyes.

Daring moves closer. “Don’t leave me and our future foals, you future father.”

“I wouldn’t dare,” Blitz says as they move in for the kiss, but were interrupted. “Daring, I wanted to talk to you abo…” The headmistress of the school stops, seeing them.

Daring sighs as she stops right in front of him. “What?!” She asks as she didn’t bother to turn to her.

“Hum…Daring, not that it is any of my concern, but it’s not proper to do such things with your students.” She says causing Blitz to laugh.

Blitz leans his head over to her. “Actually it is very appropriate, isn’t it Daring?” He asks slyly as he looks back to her.

Daring roles her eyes. “I guess introductions are in order. This is my husband, Apple Blitzkrieg, Headmistress Crya.”

Crya just narrows her eyes. “Either way, if he is a student, it is not appropriate to have sex with him when the next class is in a few seconds.”

“I wish he was a student. If he was, I would have a field day with it.” Daring says.

“Yes, I just came to check up on her since I was close by and to give her the flowers.” Blitz says smiling as Daring gets up.

Crya huffs. “Anyway, I think it’s best to go since I and Mrs. Daring now have to discuss something.”

“Ah, very well. By the way that reminds me.” Blitz says levitating an envelope to her.

Crya takes it and opens it to find a check and sees a check with a huge amount. “Wha…but how…?”

“My organization has a lot of money and believe greatly in education.” Blitz says.

Crya still sputtered as Blitz kisses Daring. “See you later love.” He said.

“Remember to have dinner ready for me.” Daring says.

Blitz chuckles. “Sure, what do you want?”

“Surprise me.” Daring says smiling.

“You got it.” Blitz says grabbing his sunglasses with his magic.

“So nothing has been blown up since I got back from the trip with the princess, so what did you want to talk about?” Daring asks.

Crya shakes her head and puts the check away. “Well…ahem…your book. Sold yes, but higher numbers than ever and you got hit by a lawsuit.”

“Huh?” Daring asks.

“What?” Blitz asks sticking his head back in.

Crya nods. “Yes, because everypony wanted to read the next book, they were surprised how descriptive your infamous rape scene is so mothers all over are calling for your head, well the extremist ones.”

“The book was rated for adults.” Daring says flatly.

Crya shrugs. “Doesn’t stop parents to buy them for their foals and then they would shift the blame to the writer for placing it in a well-known series. Trust me, it happens a lot.”

“Yeah, some idiot doesn’t understand the legal system. If they buy the book then legally they also take responsibility for it and therefore to try and sue Daring for their blunder, so how little they know. In fact, I think I’m going to go see Vinyl and Octavia love.” Blitz says.

Crya sighs. “Doesn’t matter, the judge thinks differently due to him not born into today’s world. Heck, the same thing is happening with the arcade games and the mothers are winning.”

“Well, I guess I will have to talk to my friends in the supreme court.” Blitz says.

“Huh?” Cyra asks but found he had teleported away already.

Daring sighs. “Okay, let’s get my lawyer on this and we’ll see how it goes.”

“You don’t have a lawyer.” Crya said.

“Not yet.” Daring smirks.

---

“You really want us to say this?” Octavia asks.

“Yes.” Blitz says getting nods from his three lawyers there.

Vinyl sighs. “How long would it take?”

“Just a few minutes Vinyl, then back to your show.” Blitz says starting to massage her shoulders.

Vinyl moans as she leans into it. “Okay, but you owe me.”

“We are live in ten seconds.” Octavia says.

“Ok, hello everypony, this is the Vinyl Scratch.” Vinyl says. “First topic of the show, the infamous rape scene in the new Daring Do book.”

“Yes Vinyl, this is a paid message from those who are now legally representing the writer miss A. K. Yearling.” Octavia says.

Vinyl clears her throat. “Dear idiots, yes ponies I’m reading a prepared statement. It literally says, idiots. You have no real case, to begin with, the moment you purchase the adult-rated book…really, it’s actually rated that?” Vinyl asks.

Octavia gives her the book. “Take a look at the top of the title.”

“Ok, let’s see...ok it is. Um…lets see, where was I? Oh, here I am. The moment you purchase the adult-rated book you legally take full responsibility for it and if it finds its way into a young foal’s hooves you are responsible for it and it just shows your own negligence to raising them. If you continue, we will take this to the supreme court or the equivalent of it depending on the country and settle it there. You will lose badly for this is the same as staying out in the sun without proper protection too long and getting sunburned and then trying to sue Princess Celestia claiming she was responsible.” Vinyl reads.

Octavia giggles a bit. “Okay, that’s a good point. Though one thing, how do these arcade games cases kept being won on the mother side of things?”

“I have just been handed another note. Let’s see...ah basically Octy, the defense is never represented properly and it seems the same judge keeps presiding over the case.” Vinyl says.

Octavia sighs. “Well, what are you going to do? Arcade games are new tech, but it begs the question, who keeps assigning the case to this judge?”

“I don’t know. I don’t know all that much about legality, I leave that to our own legal division.” Vinyl says.

“Vinyl, that’s you.” Octavia said.

“Yeah and now it is time for a word from our sponsors Octy.” Vinyl says.

Octavia doesn’t say anything. “We already said it. These guys were our only ones.” She said after a while.

“Well, that means it’s time to get back to the tunes,” Vinyl says happily.

Vinyl hits the music button and leans back with her hooves behind her head and places her hind legs up. “How was that?”

“Good enough,” Blitz says signaling the lawyers they could leave as he walks over to Vinyl.

Vinyl smirks as she looks up at him. “Now here’s what I want…give me a second.” She said thinking about it. Blitz smirks as he starts massaging her shoulders. “Got it…oh that feels good…you, me, club and a lot of kissing.”

“Alright, but another night, I promised Daring I would cook dinner for her and you two are coming,” Blitz says.

Octavia looks up. “Oh, what are we having?”

“I’m thinking of something Italian,” Blitz says leaning over.

Octavia smiles as he kisses Vinyl’s neck. She flips all the switches for the microphones and goes to them. “What are you going to do master?” She asks Vinyl.

“Well, he is offering,” Vinyl says smirking.

Octavia smiles and looks to Blitz. “Master?”

“Octy, what have I asked?” Blitz asks.

“Oh sorry love,” Octavia says.

“Much better,” Blitz says before kissing her.

Octavia moans into the kiss as she lets him push her to the wall. “I need to feed, badly.”

“I got a blood pack here Octy. Can’t let you and the little one get too hungry now, can I?” Vinyl asks.

Octavia breathes out onto his neck as she moves her head to it. “Feed.” She whispers.

“You can’t though, Vinyl says you can’t directly feed and make me a vampire,” Blitz says levitating the blood pack to right in front of her mouth.

Octavia hisses. “I want you, feed.” She said trying to lick his neck.

“This blood pack contains my blood,” Blitz says in a sing-song voice.

Octavia hisses before biting both the pack and his neck together. But finds she couldn’t penetrate his neck. “I never fully take off my armor love,” Blitz says she drinks the blood pack.

Octavia pulls back and keeps drinking. “Love, I may need you alone, think you can do that?”

“I think I can oblige the request,” Blitz says rubbing her stomach that was showing clear signs of pregnancy.

Octavia moans as he kept rubbing. “I’m going to be needing something special. Something grand.”

“I have a few ideas,” Vinyl says.

“I want to love to do it and choose, but I want a special request,” Octavia said.

“Save it for when we are alone. So love, how is your ensemble taking the news of your marriage and pregnancy?” Blitz asks.

Octavia smiles lustfully. “Cum ridden.”

“Octy your ensemble?” Blitz asks as she starts snapping her out of her lust.

Octavia sighs. “Sorry, but for some reason, I thought of my ensemble going at me with a full-term pregnancy. Now that’s weird.”

“Yeah, must be a mood swing, now, their reactions?” Blitz asks.

Octavia smiles. “Proud and happy.”

“Good,” Blitz says holding her.

Octavia sighs in relief as she snuggles her flank at him. “Love.”

“Love,” Blitz says setting her down. “I will go get dinner ready, see you both there,” Blitz says.

They both wave goodbye as he leaves. “Radio!” He called and they both rush back to the system.

Chapter 18: Longest Night

Blitz sat at the table waiting for the three wives he was expecting. After a while, the door to the front door opens and Daring, Vinyl and Octavia come in. “Hello, girls. Hope you like it.” He said pointing to the various vegetarian food.

“Oh, I’m liking what I’m seeing,” Octavia says looking at him.

Blitz chuckles. “I thought you might. Go ahead and sit down and eat away. I still got more on the way.” He said turning back to the stove.

“We lucked out girls. We got a husband that can cook.” Daring says.

“Yeah, unlike Vinyl who cooks with a take out menu and phone,” Octavia says.

“Oh, shots fired,” Blitz says.

Vinyl huffs. “At least you eat it. Why would you hate it if you eat it?”

“Oh don’t worry Vinyl, I love you,” Blitz says from the kitchen.

Vinyl smirks. “At least somepony likes my choice.”

“I agreed with our choice of marriage,” Octavia says.

Vinyl groans. “We all do, well you do it for foals, I got my mate, and Daring got a husband.”

“And Vinyl, I’m been meaning to ask. I’ve noticed a difference between you and Octavia’s vampiric powers. Is vampire power different from earth pony to pegasus and to unicorns?” Daring asks.

Vinyl hissed quietly. “No, just who gets the choice of vampires. It’s usually the one that gives it that chooses what you should be.”

“She means do ponies amongst those categories get different powers. Like how you and Octavia don’t have wings.” Blitz says.

Vinyl shakes her head. “Oh no, we don’t change the attributes of the chosen for the sake of appearances and secrecy.”

“Oh, so you can sprout wings?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl shakes her head. “Heck no.”

“I see,” Blitz says as the timer goes off. “Oh, pies are done.” He said putting on gloves and taking out a tin of apple pie.

“I would like a different kind of apple,” Vinyl says smirking.

Blitz smiles. “Later.”

“Yeah, he is mine for tonight,” Octavia says.

Blitz chuckles. “True too.”

“Ah, no fair.” Both Vinyl and Daring whined.

Blitz smirks. “Sorry girls, but Octavia asked first.”

The two glared at the pregnant vampire mare. Octavia just laughs nervously. “Sorry. I was kinda needy at that time.”

“And she is feeding for two right now,” Blitz adds.

The two mares sign in dismay. “Why not us too?” They said at the same time.

“Octavia?” Blitz asks as he sat down.

Octavia smiles. “He still loves us all equally, right?” She asks looking at him through the corner of her eye.

“That is kind of an unneeded question,” Blitz says as he used his magic to pull each one of their tails playfully.

The mares yelp as they try to keep their tails where it’s at. “You know, back in the day, tail pulling was a sign that the stallion was needing that mare for pleasure and she can’t do anything about it.” Vinyl said.

“And now it is a sign of affection from me to all of you,” Blitz says smirking.

Vinyl smirks. “And I’m still partly on the old ways.”

“I guess that means it’s all three of us then,” Octavia says.

Vinyl nods. “Yep, now you have to deal with all of us.”

“I’m up to the challenge,” Blitz says smiling leaning against the quiet Daring.

“Don’t make too much of a noise.” Applejack said as she walks in and grabs a glass drink from the fridge.

“Jackie, what are you doing here in Canterlot?” Blitz asks surprised.

Applejack shrugs. “Eh, heard you were here. Thought I would drop by.”

“Well come over,” Blitz says smiling.

Applejack smiles and moves over to him and puts her hooves around him from behind. “We got a surprise for you.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

“Oh, do we ever,” Spitfire says walking in.

Blitz looks confused. “Can you tell me?”

“Not yet,” Spitfire says smirking as she moves over to him.

Blitz frowns. “No fair.”

“Oh shush, you will get it soon,” Spitfire says nuzzling his neck.

Blitz looks to her as he slightly nuzzles back. “When?”

Applejack chuckles. “In a bit Blitz, be patient.”

“Fine, I guess I got more than enough entertainment here,” Blitz says smirking as he sees Vinyl with her mouth stuffed.

Octavia giggles a bit. “Oh Vinyl, when are you going to learn table manners?”

Vinyl then lifts her head up and tries to chew the food like a dog. “I’m thinking never and I love her for that,” Blitz said.

---

Twilight sighs as she heads down and enters the alley and down into the slum area of Canterlot to the red light district. All around her she can many dark markets and some shady buildings, but the biggest one she was going for is the strip club right in front of her, where two changelings were watching the entrance.

Entering inside she can see either changelings themselves on stage dancing around or with the patrons or in the guise of somepony else…is that Celestia?

Twilight shakes her head and tries to forget what she saw and headed to the side where some changeling guards stood aside for her and she went to door before knocking. “Come in.” A double tone voice said.

Stepping inside Twilight finds the queen of the Changelings doing paperwork in the slightly damp and dark office lit by a green glow from the walls. “What do you want?” She asks.

“Geez, get more hostile why don’t you?” Twilight asks rhetorically.

Chrysalis sighs. “I’m trying to be nice.”

“So I see you have adjusted,” Twilight says.

Chrysalis huffs and shows the papers for the bills. “This still bothers me. A thousand bits for gas? I don’t even use that much.”

“Well, we are having to ration it right now because of that trade disagreement,” Twilight says.

“Yeah, yeah, Celestia’s ego interfering with the agreement and all,” Chrysalis says.

Twilight sighs. “Anyway, I came for your knowledge.”

“What do you want?” Chrysalis asks.

Twilight stares at her. “On the drugs you use. Specifically, for stallions.”

Chrysalis stares at her. “What gives you the idea I would have some?”

Twilight just gives her a look.

Chrysalis sighs. “Alright, we have some that increase their lust and primal needs. There are others we made from the plants in Death Valley and we were able to replicate the environment to grow them here.”

“Good luck with that since something destroyed quite a bit of the badlands. And I was thinking something more medicinal.” Twilight says.

Chrysalis laughs as she gets out of her seat. “Come with me little filly.” She said walking to another door.

“One of my friends who is sharing my husband wants something to up her fertility.” Twilight says following.

Chrysalis smiles. “We have some for mares too. In times of need I can force a change in my breeder drones and give them something to make them have eggs. We also made it for mares.” She said as she opens the door and heads upstairs where she finds out the hive part is as shown by the large amount of resin on the walls and any part they can cover. “Now I can give you the fertility, but what do you need for your husband?” She asks as they seem to end up on an area where the floor is see-through and she can see all the patrons.

“Nothing really, I’m just working on a magical item that will temporarily change him into a pegasus.” Twilight says.

Chrysalis looks back to her. “What was that?”

“My husband’s greatest desire is to fly without the aid of magic or anything else.” Twilight says.

Chrysalis keeps looking to her. “Well…there is one way, but it’s dangerous and can really be painful.”

“You don’t need to worry on that, me and the other princesses are working on it.” Twilight says.

Chrysalis sighs. “Okay, I’ll send one of my drones over with the package for it. Now answer me this, what do you see when you look down?”

Twilight looks confused and looks down. “Well, I see the stallions having fun. Some mares and the changelings with themselves and in the guise of somepony…okay who keeps ordering Luna and Celestia?”

“You would be surprised,” Chrysalis says. “Anyway, that’s wrong.”

Twilight looks to her. “What do you mean wrong?”

Chrysalis smirks. “I said look down. There are many meanings even if there is supposed to be one meaning.”

Twilight stares at her. “Look down? Look down.” She said to herself. “Looking…in! I see…huh, I don’t know what to say.”

Chrysalis smiles. “That’s because you can’t. Constantly changing even if you are not. There is no clear way to define it. Here.” She said giving her a dark bottle of something. “Contains the root of the cactus plant from the desert, that one provides fertility, just place it in her food. And just so you know, services for you and your family are free here. Just make sure to call first.” She said winking.

“I don’t think that is necessary. Blitz keeps us very satisfied.” Twilight says causing Chrysalis to smirk.

“You would be surprised at the amount of mares that come in because their husband in the guard can’t come home and please them. Trust me, you would come here. Just think, him gone one day, you left behind and all of a sudden, you get the urge to stick something in yourself. It will happen.” She said holding the smirk while circling Twilight.

“He’s not a guard,” Twilight says.

Chrysalis smiles. “No, he’s a traveler that usually takes a large group and I think he offered you girls if you want to come or not. Which means one day you would choose to stay behind.”

“Maybe eventually, but that isn’t happening anytime soon. Besides, we can do each other.” Twilight proclaims.

Chrysalis laughs. “Do you even hear yourself? Each other?” She laughs some more. “That’s a riot. I heard of some mares who got together because of their husbands in the guards and tried that. They eventually came to us and had us please them in the shape of their husband. You will come here one day and you won’t regret it.”

“We shall see and it is doubtful,” Twilight says.

Chrysalis laughs and looks to the changelings in the ceiling. “Take her away and lead her out. I’m thinking she would distracted by all the delicious stallions.”

“As if,” Twilight says in a tone that made them think lesbian.

Chrysalis brings a hoof to her chin. “By any chance, are a fillyfooler?”

“Not any more now, I’m bi because of my stallion,” Twilight says.

Chrysalis giggles. “We shall see filly, we shall see.”

Twilight smirks before teleporting away.

---

“Come on Spitfire,” Blitz says trying to get her to tell him.

Spitfire shakes her head. “Nope, not telling.”

“Come on.” Blitz says playfully as he lays on her back.

Spitfire giggles. “Nope. Not happening.”

“Come on love.” Blitz says petting her mane.

Spitfire grins and tries to look up at him. “Keep petting and we’ll talk.”

“This is amusing, watching him try and get her to talk,” Daring says smirking.

Octavia smiles. “You think he would love it?”

“Oh I think he will, but he is going to have to spend some time with us pegasus mares to learn,” Daring says.

Applejack chuckles. “I wonder if he’s going to spend more time with us at night just to see how it would feel.”

“You know…” Daring saying starting to whisper something to them and their faces just break out into huge smirks.

Blitz kept petting Spitfire. “So how about now?”

“I’ll let you know when.” She says smiling as she lays on the couch.

Blitz groans and keeps going. “Boy I hate secrets. You know that’s not right between us.” Blitz didn’t receive an answer, but heard some light snoring. He sighs and gets off of her before placing a blanket on her. “Night my big fire.” He whispered.

“So Applejack, want to join us since Spitfire is asleep?” Vinyl asks.

Applejack burps as she throws the bottle into the trash. “Give me more of that and I’m game.”

“Nuh-uh, no more drinking before bed,” Octavia says.

Applejack smiles. “Come on, it’s just some soda pop.”

“Come on, no more stalling. After all the fridge won’t run.” Octavia says.

Applejack grins. “Where we headed?”

“The bedroom,” Vinyl says smirking.

Blitz pales slightly. “Oh boy.” He said to himself as he heard it.

“Don’t worry, Octavia here is pregnant so she can’t do those activities for the sake of the foal. So you have only three mares to satisfy.” Daring says wrapping a wing around him.

Blitz smiles a little. “That’s good, but are you girls really sure? I still have to deal with Octavia too.”

“As long as you sleep beside me, I’m happy,” Octavia says.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Okay, let’s go. Maybe away from my sleeping flame.” He said pointing to Spitfire.

“I do know a soundproof spell,” Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles and hooks both his hooves around them. “Let’s go.”

“Yes let’s.” Applejack says before playfully pulling his tail.

Blitz grins. “Oh, looks who’s hungry.”

“Maybe I am love.” Applejack says smirking.

Blitz gains a evil smile. “Then how about I feed you to the brim and overflowing?”

Applejack hits his head. “Go easy tiger, now let’s go.” She said pulling him along with everypony else.

(Line)

Blitz awoke the next morning with Octavia holding onto him. He smiles and pets her mane which made her hiss silently and show her fangs a bit. “Oh my vampire wife.” Blitz whispered before kissing her nose and teleporting out of her grip and teleporting a pillow into it.

‘I’m really getting mixing multiple teleportation spells.” Blitz though shaking his head a bit from the small headache.

“Hey Blitz, ya okay?” Applejack asks as she pokes her head into the room.

“Yeah, using the teleportation spell back to back always gives me a headache,” Blitz says swaying towards the door.

Applejack smiles and grabs him before kissing his head. “Better?”

“Slightly, now I need coffee,” Blitz says.

Applejack pulls him along. “Come on, we got breakfast ready.”

Blitz was reaching for the coffee pot when it came into view when he heard a groggy voice next to him. “Coffee.”

Looking over he sees Spitfire looking not better than himself. “You okay dear?” He asks getting two cups.

Spitfire groans. “Not really. Coffee now.”

“I’m with you there,” Blitz says grabbing the coffee pot with his magic.

Spitfire sighs as she walks over to the counter and leans over it. “So what’s going on today?”

“I don’t know or really care right now,” Blitz says.

Spitfire groans as she leans over more. “You kinda have to because of your job.”

Blitz smirks as he moves behind her before wrapping his hooves around her and pushing slightly into her. “Maybe, but not today. Come with the benefit of being a Mandalorian.”

“I see,” Spitfire says taking a drink of the coffee before somepony starts banging on the door.

Blitz sighs and grab his coffee and heads to the door. “Who is it?” He asks taking a drink and standing in front of the door.

Opening it he finds guards standing in front of him. “Yes, can I help you?” Blitz asks.

He finds some solar guards there. “Yes, is the leader of the Shadowbolts here?”

“No why?” Blitz asks becoming suspicious.

The solar guards look to him. “Sir, we need the leader, if you see her then report to us, can we take a look around?”

“Why I believe she falls under the category of the lunar guard jurisdiction,” Blitz says not liking where this is going.

The other solar guard looks to him. “Not this time, we need her now so if you see her. You better send her to us or you would be cited for obstructing justice.”

“Or how about I blast you both for threatening a prince of Equestria,” Blitz says now mad.

The solar guards were now sweating. “Well prince…” One said with disdain. “She does need to be talk to about something important.”

“Talk to the lawyer!” A voice said from inside. “Need warrant and everything!”

“And that is Spitfire who overheard everything. Now leave. Now!” Blit says threateningly before slamming the door in their faces. “Unbelievable.”

Daring blows on her coffee. “You think maybe we should…never mind, she’ll be fine.”

“I have an idea whats going on. You hear what happened yesterday?” Blitz asks.

They look to him. “Yeah, those guards dropping dead on the spot. Don’t tell me…” Spitfire said.

“Apparently they all ate something that normally isn’t deadly, but it wasn’t prepared properly or spoiled causing a powerful allergic reactions killing them,” Blitz says acting as if that’s all he knew.

They rolled their eyes before they grab their breakfast and head for the door. “You better prepare hard,” Daring said heading out.

Applejack gives him a kiss before following Daring. “See ya love.”

Vinyl and Octavia grins before kissing his neck and heading out. “You better have more food for me, deary,” Octavia said.

Spitfire gives him a package before winking and heading out.

“Don’t get into trouble you five,” Blitz says before starting to glare after they left. “Minerva, get me a lock on Shadow now,” Blitz says.

“She’s right now at the coliseum, preparing for another short show,” Minerva said as he opens the package finds the Wonderbolt suit he wore.

“She wearing her Omni-tool, if so, tell her I’m coming to see her and to stall now,” Blitz says.

“What am I to tell her to stall for?” Minerva asks.

“Till I get there,” Blitz says before teleporting away.

---

Shadow yawns as something beeps on her hoof. “Hello?” She answers as she holds a hoof to her ear.

“Warning, warning, stall before you go on!” A prerecorded message plays.

Shadow looks dead confused before hanging up and heading to the others. “Hey guys, listen, think you can go on without me for a bit?” Shadow asks.

The others just look to her. “Uh, sure. Are you going to be on later?” One asks.

“I’m unsure,” Shadow says.

The other just shrugs. “Alright, we’ll see what we can do.” Another said before they took off.

Shadow sighs before walking away and into the private halls. “What was that about?”

“Oh god I hate those continuous teleportation.” Blitz voice was heard not too far away.

“Shadow Runner?” A voice asks.

Shadow perks her head up at both the voices and looks behind her to see some solar guards. “You need to come with us.” One said as Shadow suddenly sees the dungeon and the guard in front of her before running to Blitz’s voice.

“Get her!” They yelled before some more guards came running after her.

“Oh hey love.” Blitz greets as Shadow grabs him and drags him along.

“Teleport us now.” She orders.

Blitz, even though not fully recovered does as she commands and the next thing they knew they were on the top of a building, half of Canterlot away and Blitz gets some distance before vacating his stomach.

Shadow tries to breathe as she looks to the coliseum and sees the guards starting to fly around. “That was close. Are you okay?” She asks before seeing what he was dressed in.

Blitz wipes his mouth and looks to her. “You okay?”

“Yeah, why are the guards after me again?” Shadow asks.

“I’m not completely sure, but I think it has to do with some of their members dying yesterday from food poisoning or allergic reactions,” Blitz says trying to recover.

Shadow keeps watch. “And why the heck are you wearing the Wonderbolt suit?”

“Give me a moment, I feel horrible right now,” Blitz says before teleporting the suit away.

Shadow looks worried now and goes to him. “Hey, can you at least hold on to me?”

“I’m not sure, I won’t vacate my stomach again,” Blitz says woozily.

Shadow sighs and pushes his head away. “Throw up buddy.”

“I hate doing this,” Blitz says before throwing up for the second time.

Shadow sighs as she rubs his back. “How about now?”

“I think I am good enough right now, but we got to go now before they find us,” Blitz says.

Shadow frowns before letting go of him. “I got an idea, but you have to get that suit back on.”

“I was thinking teleporting us back to the apartment Vinyl and Octavia own in the city so I can recover properly then contact the royal sisters,” Blitz says.

Shadow pokes him. “With you like this, no, I got a better idea. Get that suit, we’re going to have a little fun.” She said as she gains a grin.

“To tell the truth, I teleported it there,” Blitz says charging his horn. “And this is not going to be fun,” Blitz says teleporting them before she could object.

Shadow shakes her head. “Idiot, did you realize that you can use the suit in more ways than one. You could have made copies to throw them off and it wouldn’t put that much of a strain.”

Blitz collapses onto the floor. “I thought so, but they already came looking here and left a little shaken finding out I was a prince by marriage,” Blitz says glad he had sealed up the windows for security purposes.

Shadow sighs. “What the heck is going on?”

“Like I said, I think it has to do with those guards who died yesterday. I have a feeling they are going to try and pin it on you and your team somehow.” Blitz says as Shadow carries him to the couch.

Shadow looks worried as he puts him down. “So what now?”

“We wait and I contact the princesses through Twilight’s Omni-tool,” Blitz says his head now in her lap before pushing his communicator and it starts ringing.

“Hello?” Twilight answers.

“Twi,” Blitz says sounding sick.

“What the heck?” Twilight asks. “What happened with you?”

“Explain later, get yourself, your brother, and any other princesses you can and come to Octavia and Vinyl’s apartment here in Canterlot, we got trouble.” Blitz says.

Twilight stayed silent for a bit. “Oh my Celestia, what did you do?”

“Nothing…this time,” Blitz says.

Twilight groans. “Alright, give me a second.” She said before hanging up.

“Shadow, grab the blaster pistol I hid in the tableside drawer in the bedroom.” Blitz says.

Shadow nods and gets up and places his head down. “Okay, I’ll be right back.” She said before leaving. Blitz groans at the loss of the familiar heat until she returned with the pistol. “How’s that?” She asks giving him the pistol before moving his head back into her lap.

“Better if any solar guards bust in before they arrive, blast them. No questions asked.” Blitz says.

Shadow sighs. “Feeling okay now?”

“I feel like I have hangover,” Blitz says closing his eyes.

Shadow smiles a bit and pets his head. “Go to sleep, you’ll be fine.”

“Not until Twi gets here with back up. I may be in a hungover like state, but I can still break ponies. Which reminds me, next time in a fight with a pony, break their back and make them humble.” Blitz says.

Shadow leans down and kisses his head. “You’re so cute.”

“And you are adorable.” Blitz counters as they wait.

Shadow groans before she smirks and starts reaching downward on him.

“Later, after we no longer have to contend with the guards,” Blitz says.

Shadow frowns as she crosses her legs together.

“I’m doing this to protect you love and so there won’t be a long trail of dead guards,” Blitz says.

Shadow sighs. “Can’t I at least have something?”

“You can have me rutting you tonight,” Blitz says.

Shadow grins. “Can you wear that suit?”

“Maybe I will for you,” Blitz says.

Shadow gives a giggle as she nuzzles him. “Cutie.”

“Adorable,” Blitz says before they hear a knock on the door. “Think you can get that?”

Shadow sighs and heads to the before opening it. “Hello?” She asks before being pushed aside as some guards walk in. “Oh crap.”

Before they could say anything the guards suddenly felt something holding them by the throats as they felt like it was crushing it as they were lifted into the air.

“Wait! Let them go!” Celestia yells rushing into the room. “They’re my personal guards!”

Blitz, hearing that, drops them much to their collective reliefs. “Whoa, I didn’t know you could do that with telekinesis,” Luna says.

Shadow sighs in relief. “Geez, can you be any more ruthless?”

“Oh yes, actually could have done that to the entire body,” Blitz says.

Celestia sighs as she looks over the guards. “You two are pretty lucky. Maybe I should send the nightguards first now.”

“Would have been a good idea seeing as your solar guards are hunting Shadow here.” Blitz says.

Celestia looks to him. “My guards? I never sent any guards for her.”

“Yeah, like you never sent them to interrogate her,” Blitz says.

Celestia frowns. “What are you talking about?”

“Celestia, Shadow told me everything and I know you covered it up so not to lose face being unable to control your own guards,” Blitz says as Twilight and Shining walks in.

Luna glares at her. “Sister?” She asks accusingly. Celestia chuckled nervously.

“Celestia, I will give you a choice either tell them to stand down or I go out there and paint the streets with their blood,” Blitz says as Twilight walks over. “ No Twi, I’m not hungover, I used teleportation too many times and consecutively,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and puts her horn to his and starts feeding him a bit of magic. “This will help in a short run until you can get back up.”

Celestia starts sweating under the glare of Blitz and her sister and the curious glances from all the rest. “Okay! After Luna got back I had to detain all the Shadowbolts in case of the trouble they would have caused from Twilight’s friend, Rainbow Dash’s, explanation.”

“And?” Blitz asks, already knowing the story.

Celestia sighs. “I had them interrogated by any means necessary.”

“So you did know, huh?” Blitz asks now intensely glaring at her as Celestia pushes her hooves together. “Um…well…”

SMACK

Everypony stood shock still as they see Luna slap her sister. “You didn’t believe me, even after it was over?” Luna cried.

“Oh by the way, something interesting happened, it seems all those involved in the interrogation died yesterday. Something about either an allergic reaction or food poisoning.” Blitz interjects.

Luna growls slightly. “Good, I hope you realize what you did sister, because you will not see us since you still have doubts.” She said before turning away and walking off. “Guards! Let’s go, since my sister doesn’t believe in us.”

“Wait Luna, I’m sorry. It was a decision made a rash and foolhardily.” Celestia says running after her.

Luna growls as she turns to her. “No, it just something thine sister should have still listen and believed in her own flesh and blood. Instead, you treat us like a common criminal.” She growls out as she started to gain a darker coat.

“It wasn’t you, it was your troops. You, I believe, them I knew nothing about and they were sealed with you so they could have easily harbored ill will.” Celestia says.

“Ill will?!” Luna screech. “You should know my magic and creatures I make is more easily connected than anything else! Change me and change them all! Yet you interrogated them for information about me!” Luna yells as her mane and tail grew darker.

“Luna!” Blitz yells snapping her out of her rant.

Luna breathes in sharply as her features turned to normal. Yet, she still glared at Celestia. “You will not see us, not for a long time. You wanted to be suspicious, then be suspicious.” She said before walking back in and throws the solar guards out and slams the door. “Is there room for more on your next trip? I think I need a few weeks.”

“Um…sure,” Twilight says.

Luna then gives a smile. “Plus, it might be fun to see my work up close.”

“But Luna.” Celestia starts before they all heard. “Shadow Runner, we know you are in here, come out with your hooves up.”

Celestia growls and turns brighter before turning to the door and opens it. “Yes?” She tries to ask calmly.

“Um…p…princess Celestia, ma’am.” The guard who yelled starts.

“Shining Armor, I think this is where your authority comes into play,” Blitz says as Twilight starts rubbing his head.

Shining still stood shocked still before he shakes his head and goes over to the guards and grabbing them. “Come on you two, I got words.” He said dragging them off.

“Oh, heads are going to roll,” Blitz says.

Shadow stutters a bit. “So…um…”

Luna sighs. “Shadow you are cleared of all charges and if they say any different…” She said while her eyes started to glow before she took out a paper and they turned back to normal. “Give them this. A princess pardon.” She said smiling now.

“And if they continue, tell them to report to the executioner’s block.” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles and takes the paper. “Thanks.”

“Well stay here for a bit while we deal with the solar guards,” Luna says.

Shadow smiles as she looks back to Blitz. “No problem with that.” Blitz lays back down on the couch hearing that. “So princess, you going to stay for a bit?” Shadow asked Twilight.

Twilight gives her a look. “You kidding, this is my husband, of course I’m staying.”

“Ok, so want to lay on the couch with him?” Shadow asks.

Twilight grabs her and puts her down on the couch with him. “You can go first. I’m going to grab a snack before that.” She said walking away to the kitchen.

“Please lock up the front door Twi.” Blitz calls.

Twilight nods. “Sure, sure.”

Luna sighs and turns to leave. “Well, I’ll be going now. I’ll be seeing you later captain.”

“Watch out for Slendermane. She literally is on the ship.” Blitz says sounding half asleep.

Luna looks back to him confusion before shrugging and heading out with everypony else.

“She is in for a surprise when she gets on board,” Shadow says wrapping her wings around Blitz.

Blitz chuckles. “Yes it will be. Wish I can see her face when that happens.”

“Minerva, please get us a picture of that.” Shadow requests as they hear the door locking.

Minerva is heard giggling. “Sure. Do you want a filter on that photo.”

“Give us a mixture of different types and we will decide which is best,” Blitz says.

Minerva laughs. “Sure, you want a video with that?”

“Yes,” Shadow says as she spies Twilight coming.

Minerva smiles. “Good, I’ll make it so. Oh, she’s coming. See ya.”

Shadow smiles as Twilight tries to sneak in on the other side of Blitz without disturbing him too much.

Blitz sighs in relief now. “You know what’s good about my life now?”

“Tell us,” Twilight says before kissing his nose.

Blitz smiles. “I got my wives right by me at all times. And that means I can also feel relaxed around you girls.”

Both Twilight and Shadow smile before kissing his cheeks. “You’re sweet,” Twilight said.

Blitz smirks. “I know I am.”

Shadow pushes his shoulder. “Shut up.” She said laughing, making everypony else laugh.

---

Luna looks to the dark doorway of the Darkstar before stepping inside. “Hello? Anypony here?” Luna asks.

A clank came to her hooves and she looks down and picks it up before messing with it and becomes blinded by the flashlight. “Ow.” She said rubbing her eyes and pointing the light around. “Hello?”

She kept looking around the darkened living room and she sees a black tail around a corner. “Oh, hello there. I’m princess Luna. I was told I can meet up here.” She said before the tail disappears and she follows it see a pony at the end of the hall. “Hello?”

The pony turns and she can see it standing still as it looks at her before her flashlight went off and she shakes it before turning it back on and sees the pony closer. “Um…I’m sorry, I must be in the wrong place.” She said before the light went on and off again and again, making the pony come closer till it was right in front of her.

“Boo.”

Luna opens her eyes and looks to the blank face pony. “Slendermane?”

Then the lights came on. “Hi princess, glad you could make it.” Spike said as he flip the lights.

Slendermane giggles. “Hi there princess, welcome to your first new home.”

Luna looks confused. “First new home?”

Slendermane nods. “Yes, this is not the first ship he owns. Now, how about a grand tour before a nice meal cooked up by our illustrious Spike.”

“Seriously Slender. You’re making me blush here.” Spike said trying to hide it.

Slendermane looks to him. “You look cute when you blush.”

“This just got weirder.” Luna says.

Spike sighs. “You don’t know the half of it. Now, any preference for your meal?”

“Something with a lot of garlic,” Luna says.

Spike chuckles. “Vampire repellant spaghetti it is.” He said walking away.

Slendermane looks at her. “So scared of vampires now?”

“No, just being prepared. Bloody Mary recently appeared here and died for good.” Luna informs surprising Slendermane.

Slendermane tilts her head. “Really, a true vampire appeared?”

“And it is now dead forever. The thing that the devil gave her as a sign of their agreement was shattered.” Luna explained.

Slendermane thinks for a bit by bringing a hoof to her chin. “Then I wonder how you will react to three other vampires?”

“Huh?” Luna asks and she swears she could see Slendermane smirking.

---

Blitz sighs as he drinks his coffee. “No, having to deal with idiots trying to sue and no guards trying to imprison my mares for something they didn’t do. Just relaxing.” Blitz says stretching out on the comfortable chair.

Twilight just looks at him. “I just asked what you wanted for breakfast.”

“Oh love, I thought you left already,” Blitz says noticing her.

Twilight smiles. “Can’t leave with my husband and prince hungry.”

“I’m good. Why don’t you join me on this chair?” Blitz offers.

Twilight sighs and sits down on his lap. “Nice, but could be better.”

“I’m just happy for some peace and quiet,” Blitz says smiling.

Twilight nuzzles him. “I am too, but what do you want to do while we’re like this?”

“You’re telling me you are not still sore from last night?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles and licks his cheek. “Silly.”

“So you are sore then,” Blitz says starting to hold her.

Twilight smiles and keeps nuzzling him. “Yeah, just hold me and place one…” She said moving his hoof to her cutie mark. “Here.”

“Done,” Blitz says holding her.

Twilight giggles. “You know, you were pretty intimidating in that suit of yours. I felt like I was being attacked.”

“Oh, miss innocent librarian attacked, huh?” Blitz asks.

Twilight starts licking his ear. “Yeah, that one big stallion soon turned into many and all of them holding me down while you went at me. I was pretty scared.” She whispered.

“And you were moaning the entire time, begging me to keep going,” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight giggles. “Think we could do something like that again, but this time as me as a student?”

“Would you prefer it if I was the student and you were the teacher?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “Maybe so many students I could teach?”

“For extracurricular?” Blitz asks.

Twilight licks her lips. “And me getting my clothes all wet.”

“Ok, stop there. Wait for later to fantasize.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “How can I stop fantasizing about stallions staring at me like I’m a good piece of meat to use and pound up to be ready?”

“Because we don’t want Vinyl and Octavia mad about messing up the couch,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “You better do that otherwise I might conjure up a stallion for me. Maybe more than one.”

“I won’t disappoint my wife,” Blitz says starting to pet her.

Twilight purrs. “Good and don’t hold back then.”

“Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow…” They heard as they see Shadow coming down as she raises her hind legs more than usual. “Ow.” Blitz smiles and picks her up with his magic. “Thanks. You really did a number on me. And that was a lot of numbers.” She said trying to relax while floating towards them.

“You asked for it remember?” Blitz asks setting her beside them.

Shadow grins as she wraps her hooves around him. “Yeah, I did. And I don’t regret a thing. So how about when we go for another round, we do it more roughly, like tearing off clothes and hitting me rough?”

“You want to be crippled?” Blitz asks.

Shadow giggles and hits him. “You know what I mean you back alley stallion waiting for a mare.”

“Both of you?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles and traces her hoof on his chest. “Separate. You will do her one day and me the other. The thing is Blitzy, no heat for us yet and you got a long ways away for it.”

“Oh boy,” Blitz says with a little dread.

Shadow nuzzles him. “Relax, you can give us it by lovingly doing it. Nothing extreme, just us and time alone.”

“Oh thank god,” Blitz says.

Twilight starts licking his neck. “But if we ask for different, think you can do it?”

“We shall see Twi,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles and gets up. “Well, I have to get going. Think you can take care of yourself now?”

“Yeah,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and looks to Shadow. “Cook him something, something spicy. He likes that.” She said walking away.

“I got to go myself soon after the soreness has faded.” Shadow says.

Twilight smiles. “At least set it up. Bye guys.” She said heading out the door.

“I’m just going to catch up on my sleep,” Blitz says.

Shadow sighs and looks to him. “Alright, but I might not be here when you wake up. Vinyl and Octavia might be though.”

“If so then I will know it, but I’m at least going to have my light blue pillow here with me for a while,” Blitz says wrapping his hooves around her and laying his head on her.

Shadow smiles and kisses his cheek before opening a bit of her suit. “Here, listen if you want to sleep better.”

Blitz smiles as he puts his ear to her soft fur and hears her heartbeat. “Yeah, I can hear it.”

Shadow sighs as she watches him. “That’s for you and our future foals.”

“Only we can touch your coat?” Blitz asks.

Shadow smiles. “Yeah, after all, the only ones outside of doctors have you and our foals will see later. I have never taken off my outfit around others.”

“Even when you and Spitfire were getting it on?” Blitz jokes.

Shadow lightly hits him. “She never saw. Just I saw her.”

“Well, until recently you did see her out of uniform while we were on our trip,” Blitz says.

Shadow smiles. “Yeah, we did. Still surprising that Spitfire has a fetish for tentacles.”

“She has what now?” Blitz asks.

Shadow brings out a picture from her outfit and shows a picture of Spitfire in vines or what is supposed to be vines, sensually. “Tentacles. Me and her have the only photos from the studio that set this up.”

“Ok, that I won’t do,” Blitz says.

Shadow sighs. “Well, there goes that. What are you going to do then?”

“Make her too busy preparing for an upcoming foal,” Blitz says.

Shadow giggles. “Oh you, you really can make our life busy.”

“You thought I would slow you all down?” Blitz asks smirking.

Shadow gets close to him. “No, not for any circumstance would you do that.”

“Heck no, where is the fun in that?” Blitz says.

Shadow sighs and pulls him closer. “Head to sleep dear.”

“Yes lover,” Blitz says smiling.

Shadow nuzzles his head as he fell asleep before putting him down on the seat and heads off. “Good night love.” She said heading out.

---

“So you think it is ready?” Twilight asks looking at the amulet.

Cadance looks it over. “We just need that final piece. Where the drone that Queen Chrysalis promised?”

“It should be here soon,” Twilight says.

They soon hear a buzzing noise and the door opens by a guard and allows a changeling inside with a box on its back. “Twilight Sparkle?”

“Yes?” Twilight asks.

The drone places the box near them. “The item you requested. Please sign.” He said holding out a clipboard and quill.

Twilight signs and the changeling flies away and she opens the package to see a vial of blue liquid. “Huh, so tiny.” She said squinting her eyes at the little vial. “Don’t make the snarky commit sister-in-law,” Twilight says.

Cadance giggles. “Sorry, but you gotta admit it. So how big is he?”

“No comment, as I don’t ask you about my brother.” Twilight says.

Cadance keeps giggling as Twilight opens the vial and opens the necklace before pouring it inside before closing it. “There, that should do it.”

“So all this just to give your husband wings?” Cadance asks.

Twilight smiles. “He always wanted to fly on his own and I’m going to give it like a wife should do. Help out with their husband.”

“Oh, my little Twi has grown so much,” Cadance says brimming with pride.

Twilight sighs. “And he’s been down a little so now it’s time to see how he would be when he could finally fly.” She said picking up the amulet.

“So when can I expect little Nex and Lavey?” Cadance asks.

“Umm…” Twilight says freezing.

Cadance smiles and hugs her. “Oh it’s okay, I’m just teasing. Now when are you going to give it?”

”Soon, going to wait till all his pegasus wives have a break which will be soon. That way, they can teach him how to use the wings. Last thing I want is my husband getting hurt because of this.” Twilight says.

Cadance smiles. “With his lifestyle that’s inventable.”

“Yes, that is a given, but I don’t want a gift to end up putting him in the hospital.” Twilight clarified.

Cadance sighs. “And he would still have a smile on his face for the amazing gift.”

“Yes, but he also promised a day helping Rarity,” Twilight says.

Cadance grins. “I wonder how that’s going?”

---

“Ow,” Blitz said as Rarity pokes him again. “You would think with how many times I’ve had to use an injector those wouldn’t affect me,” Blitz says as Rarity used him as a model for a new outfit she was making.

Rarity licks the sweat off of her. “Hush now, I am in the zone as it is. Also, nice size.” She said taking a peek at the two orbs.

“You would know all too well,” Blitz says smirking.

Rarity giggled. “Yes I would since you let me get so close to have a taste.”

“And let you have it a few times already,” Blitz adds.

Rarity smiles. “And you left me full. Taste salty though.”

“Well let’s change the subject, don’t want Sweetie Belle walking in on it,” Blitz says.

Rarity suddenly comes up in front of him. “Too late. I’m hot and bothered. I’m going to need something.” She whispered while waving her tail under him.

“Not right now love, you have work to do,” Blitz says as Rarity felt an ice pack land on her flank.

Rarity sighs in relief. “Thanks, dear, now where was I?” She asks looking back at the suit.

“You were about to work on the collar,” Blitz says.

Rarity nods and goes to the collar. “Quite right, so you excited about your present?”

“Oh, I’m anxious to know what it is. I’m not used to having no info on such things.” Blitz says.

Rarity giggled. “Oh trust me, you’re going to love it.”

“Oh so you do know,” Blitz says.

“Yes I do and no amount of service to me will make me talk.” She said pinning the collar.

“Fair enough. So what is Dashie, Pinkie, and Flutter up to?” Blitz asks.

Rarity shrugs knowingly. “I don’t know.”

“Oh, yes you do.” Blitz says knowingly.

“No, I don’t.” She sang.

“Ok, how about just Pinkie because you didn’t react to her name as you did to Dashie and Flutter,” Blitz says.

Rarity giggled. “Sorry, Pinkie Promise.”

“What can’t tell me how her work is coming?” Blitz asks.

Rarity taps his side. “Hush now. Now you get out of that suit.” She said packing away some things.

“Ok…how do I do that?” Blitz asks lifting the ice pack off her with his magic.

Rarity just smirks. “Just take it off like a normal set of clothing.”

“But what if I rip it in some way.” Blitz says causing rarity to smile at his concern for her work.

She turns to him. “Anti-rip clothing sir.”

“You think of everything don’t you?” Blitz asks smirking.

Rarity smiles. “You can thank your material, good sir.”

“I rather thank you,” Blitz says taking the clothes off.

Rarity sighs as her horn lights up a bit. “Blitz, do you know your dream?”

“The impossible one or the one where I build us all a house where we can raise all the foals and live in?” Blitz asks getting Rarity interested on the latter one.

She shakes her head. “No, the first one.”

“Oh the impossible one. You know, thinking about it. It is kind of funny I married so many pegasus and that’s my dream.” Blitz says.

Rarity sighs and turns to him. “Out.”

“Nope, I promised that I would help you all day and since Pinkie and the others are doing things that you can’t tell me about I got nowhere else to be.” Blitz says hugging her.

Rarity glares at him. “Out!” She yelled slapping and making let go. “Out! Out! Out!” She yelled as she pushed him to the door.

“Jeez, what did I do?” Blitz asks confused.

Rarity finally pushes him out the door. “Out.” She said simply to which Blitz saw Twilight and Cadance standing outside.

“Uhh…what is this?” Blitz drones.

Twilight lifts up a necklace. “It’s time.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks completely confused before Twilight smiles and drags him off with Cadance.

“Sorry dear, it was the only way to get you out. I hope you can forgive me.” Rarity calls.

“Explain it to me later,” Blitz calls back.

Twilight smiles. “You won’t need it.” She said as they stop in the middle of town.

Blitz groans as he straightens himself up. “So what’s going on?”

Twilight and Cadance both smile to each before looking back at him. “Here.” Twilight said giving him the necklace.

Blitz, still heavily confused, takes it and puts it on. “So what’s it supp…ow, ow, Ow, OW!” He started yell as he felt pain in his horn and then a throbbing in his back. Blitz groans in pain as it went on before he stopped withered on the ground and tries to breathe.

“Looks like it works,” Twilight said.

“It does, but his horn is gone.” Cadance points out.

Blitz quickly opens his eyes and feels around his head and feels no horn. “What did you do?!” He yells as he somehow gained a wider shadow. He then looks to the shadow and then notices his has wings on the side. Looking at himself, he can see he gained wings and moves it slightly. He then just stops staring with wide eyes, not even blinking.

Twilight smiles brightly. “So…what do you…”

“YAHOO!” Blitz yells as he took off.

Twilight was just left laughing in the dust as Blitz actually started to fly around real fast then she expected.

Rainbow snores out loud as she rested on a lone cloud before a whistling sound was heard and she was then spun out of control. “What the…!”

“Hey Dashie.” Blitz says standing on her cloud over her.

Rainbow smirks and stands up. “So the egghead did finish it.” She said poking his chest.

“Yes she did.” Blitz says pulling her into a hug which Rainbow noticed lacked his usual strength.

Rainbow sighs and hugs back. “Well, why don’t you take those puppies out for a spin. I’m sure you want to really fly and maybe touch the stars.” She said pointing up.

Blitz smiles and kisses her. “Thanks Dashie. Minerva, come above the cloud cover for a bit. I got a surprise.” He said before putting himself down and readies himself to take off.

“I’m already there.” Minerva says right before Blitz hits the invisible hull.

“Owie.” He said as he tries to flap in place and puts his hooves on the hull. “Check it out Minerva. I’m flying!” He yells as they broke the cloud cover and his wing suddenly seized up. “Oh no.” Blitz says before starting to fall. “Shit!”

Rainbow sighs. “Newbies.” She said before flying up and grabs him and flies back down. “Too early love, too early.”

“But not a bad first attempt.” A voice they recognized says.

Looking over, they can see Twilight and Cadence flying up to them. “Not bad brother, you did a fine job of your first time. Just try to act less like a foal.” Cadance said.

“I would say more teenager.” Fleetfoot says laying upside down on a cloud.

Spitfire laughs as she flaps in place by Fleetfoot. “Teenager, more like the rookies at the academy. Thinking they are already Wonderbolts.”

“Meh.” Shadow says.

Blitz sweatshops and chuckles nervously. “I wasn’t that bad…was I?”

“Well at least you’re still handsome.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz sighs and looks to his bent wing. “I guess I did overdo it, didn’t I?”

“Welcome to boot camp.” Spitfire says helping Rainbow hold him up.

Blitz brings his head down. “Oh dear.”

“Yes?” Fleetfoot asks jokingly.

Blitz tries to smile as he looks to them. “I’ll wear that Wonderbolt suit and please all of you at once if you don’t make me go through this.”

“Not a chance. We already set up a course.” Rainbow says.

Blitz groans. “Dang…OW!” He yells as his wings move again and hits the rough spot.

“Come on girls, we best help him with his cramped wing,” Shadow says as they all flew to Rainbow’s cloud house.

Blitz moans as he was massaged hard as he laid down on the couch. “Ow.”

“Yeah, he really overexerted his wings.” Fleetfoot says moving his left-wing a bit.

Rainbow sighs as she massages his right-wing at the base. “Yep, too damn excited.”

Fluttershy smiles a bit as she cleans him up. “Oh master.”

“That I can easily see as this is your wildest dream come true.” Spitfire says working around the left wing’s base.

Blitz tries to smile. “And I don’t regret doing that. The most exhilarating thing I have ever felt…ok, top five things I have ever done.” Blitz says feeling their eyes on him.

They immediately go back to work on him with a smile. “And don’t you forget it.” Rainbow said.

“So any chance I….” Blitz was suddenly cut off when all of them flatly said. “No.”

Blitz sighs as he put his head back down. “Master?” He looks over to Fluttershy as she keeps wiping off the old feathers. “I can stay with you just in case you need something.”

“Wait, if you are here then doesn’t that mean Shadow is cooking?” Blitz asks curiously.

Shadow chuckles. “As great as you are, it’s time for us to take care of you. You can ask for whatever you want and you can have us at any time. Just not during training.”

“Wait, where is Daring?” Blitz asks as somepony kicked open the door. “Never mind.”

Daring sighs as she steps inside. “Dang it, you couldn’t wait, could you?”

“Twilight couldn’t wait.” They all say.

Daring groans as she looks at Blitz. “What’s up with him?”

“Over exerted his wings within moments of getting them and hit his head on the hull of the Darkstar One at full speed,” Fluttershy says putting an ice pack on his head.

Blitz groans as Daring walk over. “Are you a part of this too?” He asks.

“Of course, all of your pegasus mares are going to help with this…have you lose weight?” Daring asks noticing his more slimmer appearance.

Blitz lifts the ice pack a bit and looks back at himself. “Huh, didn’t notice that.”

“Now that you mention it, your hug didn’t have the usual strength behind it,” Rainbow says.

Blitz groans and puts the ice pack over his head. “Great, I’m weaker now.”

“Must be a side effect from the amulet turning you into a pegasus like us.” Daring says smiling before she nuzzled his nose.

Blitz sighs. “How long would this be?”

“Don’t ask us. Twi is the one who made that.” Rainbow says as his right-wing pops, getting it to relieve all the pressure and pain all at once.

Blitz yelps at first and then sighs in relief. “That feels nice.”

“Seems I got his right-wing. Fleetfoot, how are you doing over there?” Rainbow asks.

Fleetfoot smiles. “Just one more.” She before punching into the crook of his wing at the base, making him yelp. “There, that should do it.” As she noticed the wing straightened out before collapsing in on itself.

Blitz sighs in more relief as he was able to fold his wings now. “That’s better.” He said while Shadow appears above him.

“There is more than one way to. The many positions can help so if you want, call me or Fluttershy here. We’ll take it all.” Shadow said hooking a hoof around her.

“Aren’t you cooking?” Spitfire asks before they all start smelling something starting to burn.

“Shit!” Shadow yells as she rushes to the kitchen. “Crap!”

Fluttershy smiles as she looks to Blitz. “She’s right. The act does release a muscle relaxant. So if you want master, you can have me or her.”

“And the rest of us?” Fleetfoot asks.

Fluttershy smiles as she looks to them. “You want to be contorted to some hard positions?”

“Maybe.” Fleetfoot says.

Fluttershy shrugs. “Join if you want, but it’s master’s decision on who he wants to do.”

“Flutter, no being mean, ok?” Blitz says smiling to her.

Fluttershy giggled. “Yes master.”

“Now that my wings are released, let’s help Shadow, ok girls? Hi tank.” Blitz greeted.

Tank blinks slowly.

“Nice to see you too,” Blitz says going before returning with a piece of lettuce for him.

Tank takes the lettuce and starts to chew slowly.

“You’re welcome buddy,” Blitz says.

Tank nods and walks away.

Blitz smile before he felt somepony climb on top of him. Looking up, he sees a smiling Rainbow. “Let’s go shall we?” Blitz asks struggling a little with his new weight, but not enough to be noticed.

Rainbow smile and nuzzles him. “You’re so cute.” She whispered.

“And you are adorable.” Blitz counters.

Rainbow smiles. “Cute.”

“Hungry,” Blitz says.

Rainbow chuckles and nuzzles him. “Alright, I’ll see what I can get.” She said heading for the kitchen. Blitz smiles as he rests on the couch.

“So what now?” Daring asks.

“You cleared for your classes?” Blitz asks.

“Yeah, it’s right now spring break,” Daring says smiling as she adjusts her hat.

Blitz groans. “Great, there goes my vacation.”

“Oh, don’t be like that, in a few days you will be flying with us no problem,” Daring says before kissing his cheek.

Blitz sighs as he lays his head down. “Yeah, training day like I’m a foal. Pet.” He calls.

Daring smiles as she accommodated what she thought was his request and starts petting him.

Blitz pushes her hoof off. “Pet.” He said more sternly.

“Coming.” Fluttershy calls.

Blitz growls a little as he grabs her by the collar. “Listen up, I want you in the guest bedroom tonight, set up and ready to be used, got that?!” He asks while shaking her a bit.

“Oh, yes,” Fluttershy says happily.

“Oh now don’t be too rough with her my love.” Daring says before kissing his neck.

Blitz huffs and throw Fluttershy away. “Get to it slut.”

“I think I’m going to join.” Daring says smiling while lying beside him.

Blitz sighs. “Want to be used like a ragdoll?”

“Oh you won’t do that with me, beside somepony has to make sure you are well rested for your training tomorrow,” Daring says.

Blitz groans. “That’s why I letting out most of my anger on her now. I think I may need to for tomorrow. Want to be used or be a user?”

“Neither, we are married so equal input,” Daring says laying her head into the crook of his neck.

Blitz wraps a hoof around her. “Tell me, what are you thinking of my doing with my little slut?”

“You’re not fully doing it. You are just doing as she wishes and if she even thinks about putting you under another suggestion like last time, she will be in trouble.” Daring calls the latter half to Fluttershy who eeps.

Blitz frowns a little. “What did I say slut? Get to work!”

“R…right.” Fluttershy says running off.

“She was planning to do that obviously,” Daring says.

Blitz smiles. “Hey, she gets her fantasy and I get a little relief. I kinda need it and also letting out a bit of anger otherwise I might yell at you girls.”

“Yeah, but last time you nearly did that to another one of us.” Daring reminds.

Blitz sighs. “Don’t remind me about that. The one thing I hate to do is yell at my family.”

“I meant what you did what Fluttershy likes to Vinyl. Not all of us like that sort of treatment.” Daring says.

Blitz looks to her. “It’s probably just their vampire side that makes them have pleasure instead of pain to deal with more attacks. Plus it might throw their enemy off. Besides, all Vinyl got was slapping on the flank. Like this.” He said before slapping Daring’s flank.

Daring yipped and clung to the ceiling fan.

“So who wins in the end?” Blitz asks.

Daring glares at him before signing. “You do.” She said getting down as Shadow shows up with some hayburgers.

“I’m trying out this recipe for the first time, tell me what you think,” Shadow says.

Blitz takes one and takes a bite. “Not bad, crunchy too.” He said taking more bites.

“So I did well?” Shadow asks.

“Relax love, you did great.” Blitz says smiling.

Shadow sighs in relief and gives the plate. “Here, you go deal with what you need to do because we almost start early.”

Blitz smiles as he tries to take the plate with his magic forgetting he didn’t have it right then. He sighs and takes it with his hooves. “That’s one thing lost.” He said somberly.

Daring smiles a bit and kisses his cheek. “It’s okay. You’ll be changing back soon after you train and enjoy the flight with us. For now, you got a slut waiting for you.”

“Yeah, so Daring, can I convince you to feed me?” Blitz asks smiling at her.

Daring chuckles and takes the plate. “Come on silly.” She said grabbing him too and pulling him away.

“Ok, so I would say we start with getting him to do wing up.” Spitfire says as she was making the plans on how to train Blitz with the others on a flight team.

Blitz groans. “I can just feel the pain now.”

“Hey Daring, don’t forget to make him take a hot bath after you and Fluttershy are done.” Rainbow calls.

“You got it sister.” Daring said as she pushes Blitz into the room and closes the door behind them. She stops as she sees the position Fluttershy tied herself in. “Huh, I guess it’s now easy as like hanging yourself.” She said as she sees Fluttershy with her forelegs hanging by a rope and herself off the ground a bit.

“Hold on love we will help you down.” Blitz says holding her as Daring unties the rope.

“Wait! This is what master wanted. He wanted me to get into position and this is it.” Fluttershy quickly said.

“Well Rainbow said we have to have a hot bath after this and I’m going to need help drying his wings so he doesn’t break anything and the water doesn’t weigh him down,” Daring says.

Blitz looks her over. “Huh, you missed one thing.” He said.

“You don’t know how hard it is to dry these things without your tech and we are bathing in this house.” Daring reminds.

Blitz chuckles as he looks to her. “Please, I have to survive on planets sometimes and they barely had running water. Now as for you…” He said looking back to the hanging Fluttershy. “Why don’t we have a little fun at least.”

“And this rope will easily come undone when you start.” Daring says giving Blitz the ‘you know nothing stare’ with Fluttershy.

Blitz shrugs. “I’ll carry her then.”

“Enough talk, please master,” Fluttershy says.

Blitz punched her straight in the face. “Shut up. I’m talking here.”

“And Fluttershy, if I suspect you are putting another suggestion into his head, your session stops immediately and I take over.” Daring reminds.

Fluttershy nods before yelping as Blitz hits her flank. “Mas…” She shut up again as she felt Blitz lift one of her legs at an almost straight angle.

“Huh, it seems your not ready just yet. Daring how about we give her a little more of a bondage session?” Blitz says.

Daring raises an eyebrow and smirks. “Sure, let’s see.” She said to herself as she looks over the bag she brought. “Whip, maybe.” She said tossing it to him. “Oh, a ring gag.” She said bringing out a head harness which she immediately places on her and heads back to the bag. “Well, get started on her while I look for more.” She said.

“Can’t use this without my magic so let’s see what I can do like this,” Blitz says grabbing her flank.

Fluttershy yelps as he then brings the whip back with his hoof and then slaps it down messily on her. “Ah!” She yelled as some red marks appeared.

“No, not feeling this. Got anything else?” Blitz asks in time to see a paddle. “That works.”

Fluttershy slowly opens her eyes to see Daring smiling at her and tries to look behind her. “Mas…AH!” She yelled as Blitz slaps the paddle on her flank, making a smacking sound and actually making her flank jiggle a little.

“Reminds me of school for some odd reason.” Daring says.

Blitz chuckles as he rubs at the red spot with his hoof before hitting her other side. “Maybe it’s because this was punishment with the principle. Sometimes publicly.” He said before slapping her flank again and see its jiggle again. “How fat is your flank?” He asks poking it. Fluttershy didn’t reply as she just moaned in pleasure. Blitz sighs and hooks a hoof around her neck before bringing her in close. “Open those useless legs of yours.” He whispered into her now changing ear.

Fluttershy seemed to comprehend that statement as she did as he told her. Blitz sighs and brings the paddle back with both hooves and then brings it down her flank which she yells out before he does the same to the other side and leaves her stuck in a silent scream as he puts the paddle away and lifts her leg again. “Ah good, now, tell me what you want?” He asks while moving a hoof around the area.

“M…m…master.” Fluttershy eventually manages to stutter.

Blitz nods as he lifts her other leg at around the same height. “And what do you want from your master you useless slut?” He asks lifting her up a bit.

Fluttershy moans as she tries to actually fight back a little and close her legs. “M…master’s c…c…”

Blitz raises an eyebrow as he starts rising himself and keeps her legs open. “Yes?”

Fluttershy moans as she now stares blankly ahead. “Cock.”

Both Blitz and Daring were a little surprised. “Huh, didn’t think she would say it,” Daring said standing in front of her.

“Well since she did,” Blitz says before thrusting into her waiting parts.

Fluttershy was left with a silent moan as she was raised up and the ropes fell apart that made her forelegs fall to her sides and her head fall to the side as he started to thrust again and again into her. “Fuck, cock, cum.” She mumbled.

“As you wish.” Blitz says as he fulfilled her wish.

Daring watched as she leans down and looks at where he entered her and sees him pushing and pulling it into Fluttershy and gives a tentative lick. She licks her lips after a while. “Huh, not bad.”

“Glad you think so.” Blitz says suddenly grabbing her flank and thrusting into her.

Daring yelps as she bends down and looks over to Fluttershy on the ground just drooling as she left her flank up. “Why…ah…why me?” She asks, trying to look back at him.

“Because you said you wanted to join.” Blitz whispers into her ear as he goes in deep.

Daring groans as he kept going harder now and pushing her into the cloud floor. “Mmmh…mmmhmm…mmmh.” She mumbles into the floor.

“Good girl. You are already nice and tight.” Blitz whispers into her ear as she was starting to lose to the pleasure.

Daring gulps before he starts to hit the hardest she felt. “Bl…Blitz.” She tries to call out.

“Don’t worry, I’m just going to make you feel like a mare should with this.” Blitz says as she starts feeling warm inside.

Daring groans before pulling herself forward off of him and grabs Fluttershy before pushing her head onto him and she immediately starts drinking. “There.” She said holding her there.

“Fluttershy, your husband has a request.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy moans as she keeps drinking and looks up at him. “Ahhhh…” She moans around him.

Blitz leans down and whispers something into her ear. Fluttershy soon stops and looks to Daring.

Daring looks a bit worried as she sees her still on him and now lets him leak out the sides of her mouth. “What is going on?” She asks, dragging herself backward and leaving a mess behind. Fluttershy didn’t answer as Daring found her eyes hypnotic. “What…wha…” Daring drones as her mouth hangs open.

“Come to me,” Fluttershy says after taking her mouth off of him.

Daring moans as she drags herself forward to her. “Ahhh…”

“Now mount on top of me.” Fluttershy says laying on her back. Daring stared blankly as she climbs on top of her and places her hooves on her shoulders. “Now make out with me and leave your flank open for our master.” Fluttershy says.

Daring kisses her and felt Fluttershy push some of his seed into her mouth and drinks it before kissing her as she opens her legs wide open. “Mas…?” She mumbles into Fluttershy’s mouth.

Blitz smiles as he thrust back into her slowly as Daring and Fluttershy’s tits rub against each other. “Make out a bit more messy.” He said while taking himself out and rubbing himself against both of them before pushing himself into Fluttershy.

Both mares moaned as they started to do as he said. He smirks as he grabs onto their flanks and moves Daring’s mane and sees the action between them. “Not messy enough, just tongue outside now.” He said starting to thrust into Fluttershy now.

Both mares opens their mouths and just messes with their tongues and he can see a bit of himself there. “Huh, nice.” He said before he keeps going and then switches to Daring. “How does that feel?”

The mares finally separate and moan whorishly. “Really, that good?” He asks humorously as then flips them both over and pushes himself into Fluttershy again. “Well how about now? No?” He asks before pulling both their tails and then bites it before pulling with his head. “Sluts.”

Both moan in pleasure as Blitz smiles before cumming one last time in Daring before letting them recover. “Fluttershy, break your spell now and then clean me up.” Blitz orders as he pulls himself out.

Daring moans before shaking her head. “What the heck happened and why does my legs feel more wet…and my stomach…and my mouth?” She asks getting off.

Fluttershy smiles as she lets Blitz use her mouth as a cleaner. “I told her to place you under her control and listen to me. I finished what I was supposed to do in you and now Fluttershy will get hers.” He said as he pulls Fluttershy’s mane with his hoof and makes her press against him.

Daring wasn’t sure if she should glare or thank the two of them. She just then watches as Blitz makes Fluttershy move her head by himself and soon groans and hilts himself and sighs in relief. “Now I feel better.” He said as Fluttershy drank him. He then looks to Daring as he kept himself there. “Go start up the bath. I need to finish up with this animal slut here.” He said hitting Fluttershy’s head.

“Very well, but bring her along and don’t hit her anymore. We don’t need her completely out of it as we bathe.” Daring says getting up.

Blitz chuckles as he thrust a bit more into Fluttershy as Daring passes by to the bathroom. “You got, but I’m sure she’ll be fine. Right you cum slut?” He asks, looking to the half-lidded Fluttershy as she kept trying to drink and clean him off.

Fluttershy gasps as Blitz pulls himself off for a bit. “Yes mas…mmhg.” She groans out as Blitz puts himself back in. “Missed a spot and there.” He said moving around a bit before pushing her off and heading to the bathroom, leaving Fluttershy on the ground drooling. “Is it ready Daring?” He asks heading inside.

“Just about, bring in her as well. I’m going to need help with this.” Daring says.

Blitz looks back to the shivering Fluttershy as she licks herself free of most juices. “Really, the cum slut?” He asks almost humorously.

“Yes mast…my husband.” Fluttershy says as Blitz helps her up.

“Fluttershy, join me in the shower before we join Blitz in the bath,” Daring says.

Fluttershy nods as she heads over to her and she takes off the leftover rope and head harness. “Nice ring gag, but the way,” Daring said as she pulls her in and starts wiping her down.

“You aren’t complaining about our session I hear,” Fluttershy says.

Daring sighs. “Yeah, I guess it wasn’t bad and feels like being under control is kinda cool. Still felt most of the good things though.”

“I noticed that you came about five times,” Fluttershy adds.

Daring blushes. “Shut up.” She said as she looks to her and sees a flash before seeing rain. “Rain?”

Blitz looks over as he hears this and sees Daring staring off almost like Fluttershy isn’t there. He keeps watching as Daring seems to look around. “How did griffons get here?” She asks.

“Fluttershy,” Blitz says to the smirking vampire.

Fluttershy looks over to him as Daring seems to grow more frantic. “Wait, let go of me!” She yells before Fluttershy slaps her. “Wha…?”

“Not funny Fluttershy,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy giggled. “I wasn’t doing anything. She just fell into it all of her own. Do you like griffons that much?” She asks her.

Daring starts to shiver a bit. “Wha…”

Blitz sighs and goes over to Daring and leads her over to the hot tub. “It’s okay Darning. That’s over and way past behind us. You’re with me and they can’t touch you now.” He said as he carefully places her in.

“Oh my loving husband,” Daring says leaning against him in the warm water as she stuck her tongue out at Fluttershy over Blitz shoulder.

Blitz sighs as he held her. “Yeah, you are in no condition. Oh cum slut.” He calls out playfully. Fluttershy enters the tub and moves close. He grabs her collar and pulls her out of the tub. “Why don’t you clean us both off as punishment for allowing her to fall into that flashback.” He said.

Fluttershy whines as she got the cleaning supplies and cleans him off first as he held Daring who was looking at her with a smirk. As Fluttershy starts on Daring she suddenly feels somepony start cleaning her as well.

Fluttershy looks behind her and sees Blitz cleaning her up. “Nice try Daring. But I saw that trick and trying to make me treat her like a thing than my wife.” He said working on her mane.

“Was worth a shot,” Daring says as Fluttershy continues now smiling.

Blitz then hits Fluttershy. “And you don’t get use to this achievement. This is one of the I’m keeping the peace.” He said before leaning close to her ear. “After this, any more trouble and I would leave you outside in public and let the stallions have their way with you.” He whispered with a slight smirk.

“Yes my love,” Fluttershy says.

Blitz pulls her collar, making her choke a bit. “I’m sorry, what was that?” He said letting go a bit.

“Blitz, not in the bath,” Daring says.

Blitz smirks as he pushes Fluttershy to Daring who catches her. “What’s wrong, kinda wet?”

“Boo.” Daring calls as she removes the collar from Fluttershy.

Fluttershy cries out as Daring throws the collar into the tub and she goes to look for it. “Where is it? Where is it?” She tells herself as she lifts her tail.

Blitz smirks as he points to her. “Horney, isn’t she?” He asks Daring.

“A little. Now Fluttershy, I will give it back after the bath, now let your loving husband continue to clean you off.” Daring says.

Fluttershy whines as she lets him continue to wash her. “Okay.” She said quietly.

“There is the absolutely adorable side I love,” Blitz says nuzzling her, causing her to smile.

Fluttershy sighs. “Love you.”

“Same here. Sorry if I got a little rough.” Blitz says starting to pet her.

Fluttershy looks back to him. “You know I love it. Especially when you treat me like nothing.”

“Maybe, but it does hurt me a little inside to do that to a mare I love,” Blitz says holding her, making her feel the love.

Fluttershy sighs and leans into him. “Blitz?”

“Flutter.” Blitz says as she smiled.

Fluttershy sighs in content as she almost treats him like a bed. “Thanks for being my master.”

“Flutter.” Blitz says.

“Sorry, thanks for being my husband,” Fluttershy says.

“Good girl,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy finally turns to him. “Now your turn.”

“You already got me, love.” Blitz says smirking.

Fluttershy grabs his rag. “Silly stallion.” She said before starting to clean him off with Daring joining in a bit later.

“Now it’s time for the most pain in the flank, drying him off,” Daring says.

Fluttershy smiles as she looks to his wings. “How does it feel, getting your dream?” She asks reaching for them.

“Overwhelming,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy giggles before touching his wings and starts to stroke them. “How about now?” Blitz immediately seized up at the new sensation. “I know it, because you’re still new you have it all over. Or maybe this is all connected because it’s all magic.” Fluttershy said.

Blitz groans as he tries to curl up and hits something. “Oh, dear.” He said as he leans back again as he sees himself. “Not again.”

“Fluttershy, we can play with the wings later. It’s time to dry him off.” Daring says.

Fluttershy sighs as she stares at him before helping Daring get him out and starts to dry him off with the towels. “At least he isn’t puffing up like a puffball,” Daring said as she carefully cleans his wings.

“But I like the puffy husband.” Fluttershy whines.

Blitz chuckles as he nuzzles her a bit. “Silly Flutters. Now clean me off so I can get some much-needed sleep.”

“Alright Blitzy.” Fluttershy says starting to dry him carefully when she worked on his wings.

Blitz sighs as he feels them on his wings. “Is this how tough it is for you girls? Cleaning off and making sure you don’t hit anything important?” He asks, trying to not make the problem bigger.

“Now you finally understand…oh, what is this it seems. Fluttershy, go get the others, tell them Blitz needs to go through his first wing session.” Daring says.

Fluttershy nods and rushes off leaving Blitz to stare at Daring. “What…training already?”

Daring chuckles as she taps his side. “No, just giving you a good preening.”

“…What?” Blitz asks dumbfounded.

Daring smiles. “It’s just us cleaning your wings of old feathers. Don’t worry, you’ll like it. This is something you can also do by yourself, but it’s best with somepony else.”

“I can’t believe we have to do this already,” Fleetfoot says walking into the bedroom as Daring pushes Blitz out.

Spitfire clicks her tongue. “How did he get old feathers that quick?”

“My bits on the amulet, seeing as its the first of it’s kind,” Shadow says.

Blitz groans as he sat on the bed. “So how is this done?”

“Oh this is going to be fun,” Rainbow says smirking and was soon joined by all of them.

Blitz soon eyes the many mares in the room. “You think you could go easy girls?” He asks, trying to hold a smile.

“Ok, three mares per wing. Wonderbolts, take his left-wing.” Spitfire says.

All the mares move around him until they move their hooves and mouth to his wings. “And begin.” Blitz heard before he shudders at the six feelings on the wings. “What’s the point of this?” He gets out.

“To remove old feathers so new and stronger feathers can grow,” Rainbow says.

Blitz squirms. “Good, I thought it was something useless I can live with.”

“That and we enjoy being about to do this,” Daring says before stroking his right-wing.

Blitz tries to hold back a yelp as they did that. “Just get rid of those feathers.”

“Girls, I think we need to be extra thorough,” Shadow says.

Blitz eeps. “Listen, just get rid of the feathers, isn’t that enough instead of just messing with my wings.” He pleaded.

“Nope, this is a right of passage all mares must do with their husbands who have wings,” Spitfire says.

“You made that up. What about the foals?” Blitz says.

“Maybe we did and don’t worry about them,” Rainbow says.

Blitz frowns. “Really, then I could just do this by myself.”

“No, you couldn’t you have to be taught how to do this,” Shadow says poking his nose with her’s.

Blitz looks to her. “How hard can it be, just run over your wings till an old feather falls out or give it a tug.”

“Like how it was easy to fly?’ Shadow asks making Blitz be quiet.

Blitz sighs. “At least let me do it.”

“Ok,” Shadow says smiling as her side started teaching while the Wonderbolts kept working.

Blitz groans slightly as he takes his wing and starts running his hoof over it. “So how many feathers do you usually get?”

“Varies really,” Daring says smirking.

Blitz groans as his hoof couldn’t do much and resorted to using his mouth. “Great.” His muffled voice said. “Still not working.”

“See?” Fluttershy asks surprisingly looking smug.

Blitz frowns as he lets his wing go back behind him. “Fine, do it.” He said trying to look at a spot on the wall.

“Don’t worry, this won’t take much longer with all three of us,” Daring says before kissing his cheek.

Blitz grumbles a bit as he tries to think.

“Oh somepony is pouting,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz sighs as he brings his head down. “Answer me this girls. What do you see in me that makes you want to do this?”

“Is that a trick question?” Rainbow asks.

“We are doing this so you can live your wildest dream love,” Spitfire says.

Blitz remained silent for a bit. “Nothing else?”

“Well, the second reason is. Altogether girls.” Daring says.

“We love you. You big goof!” All six mares yell.

Blitz allows a small smile to come to his face and then laughs out loud and throws his head back in laughter. “Oh boy, I just wanted to hear from you girls.” He said calming down and looking at them. “I needed to be sure you girls were happy too.”

“Oh, we will be happy, all too happy tomorrow,” Spitfire says.

Blitz sighs as he leans forward and let’s continue on the wings. “Shadow?”

“And done.” She says.

Blitz sighs in relief as he lets his wings fold back. “Can you stay with me and Fluttershy, I think I may need two warm love ones with me tonight. And Daring, get Fluttershy her collar, it had her ring on it.”

“It’s right here,” Daring says giving it to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy takes it and looks to the ring on it. “I wasn’t going for the collar you know, it was the ring.”

“I know. That is why I wrapped it around my hoof before throwing it in.” Daring says.

Blitz takes the collar before bringing Fluttershy in and hooking around her. “Still feels a bit wrong though.” He said holding her hooves.

“Your heart is so kind.” Fluttershy says smiling.

Blitz sighs and kisses her a bit. “Now, get on the bed and wait for me, would you?” He asks smirking.

“Come on Fluttershy.” Daring says.

“We will get back to deciding tomorrow’s training,” Shadow says before she and the Wonderbolt members all kiss him and leave.

Blitz shakes his head as Daring and Fluttershy get into bed. “You coming in love?” Daring asks.

Blitz chuckles and moves over to them. “Yeah, I feel like a heavyweight set.” He said laying down and trying to readjust his wings. “How do you girls do this?”

“Lifetime of practice.” Daring calls.

Blitz finally groans and opens his wings out and lauds them at his sides. “Guess this will have to do.”

“How about you fully spread them out on top of us while we sleep,” Fluttershy asked sheepishly.

Blitz smiles. “What am I, your blanket?”

“We have done it for you so many times. Now it’s time to return the favor.” Daring says smirking.

Blitz gives them a look. “Name one time you two did that.”

“Just last week on the ship. Though we wrapped our wings around you.” Daring says.

Blitz sighs and lets his wings go over them and lays down again. “Geez, I thought it was that one time you had to hang onto me because of what happened in the griffon kingdom and you Fluttershy,” He said making her eep a bit. “You hung onto me to make your master happy when that didn’t work, you went to work on me. It didn’t work, pet.” He said playfully.

“Oh, you playful little.” Daring started as she snuggled in close wrapping a wing around him.

Blitz smirks. “Be nice.” He said closing his eyes. “Massage me a little pet.” He said while chuckling a bit. “And maybe I would let you sleep with me.”

“Fluttershy, just follow my lead so our husband doesn’t get too big of a head,” Daring says.

Blitz smiles. “Aww, you ruined it Daring, don’t want a massage like me?”

“How about this?” Daring asks as Blitz feels her hoof rub his shoulder.

Blitz sighs in relief as he relaxes. “Thanks, girls.” He said as Fluttershy starts on his other side. “And…I’m sorry.”

“Oh with your big and tough act?” Daring asks nuzzling him.

Blitz smiles a little. “No, not giving you two a goodnight kiss.”

“Easily fix,” Daring says.

Blitz gives her a kiss before rolling over onto Fluttershy who squeaks a little. “There’s my cute little pony.” He said before giving her a small kiss and rolling back over with her on top. “So, think you two can live with me like this?”

“Yes, I think we can manage,” Daring says before stroking his wing.

Blitz groans a bit. “Damn it, girls, you really know how to rile me up.”

“Yes, we do,” Daring says as they snuggle closer.

Blitz sighs in relief as they wrap their hooves around him. “Goodnight girls.”

“Goodnight,” Daring says smiling as she felt his feather on her coat.

Fluttershy giggles as she nuzzles his chest a bit. “Night master.”

“Fluttershy,” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles. “Night Blitzy.”

“Better,” Blitz says smiling as he feels somepony pull the covers over them.

Chapter 19: Dream Life

“Ow,” Blitz said as he hit the ground again.

“You are flaring your wings when you’re trying to glide,” Spitfire says.

Blit grumbles something about the whole thing.

“Sorry, what was that?” Spitfire asks leaning down.

Blitz gives a fake smile. “Love you too dear.”

“Then get back to the start of the course,” Spitfire says before blowing her whistle.

Blitz groans before running there.

“Now again!” Spitfire yells blowing her whistle.

Daring watches as he flies off again. “So how long has it been?”

“Three hours,” Shadow says looking at her watch.

Fluttershy wines as Blitz hits a hard cloud ring “Oh, I hope he’s going to okay.”

“That’s the fifth time he has hit that cloud. He’s now three times as far as when he started this exercise.” Rainbow says.

Fleetfoot shrugs as she bites down on some of the food they had. “Well for pegasus, we need a lot to fly. And Blitz is only halfway through it already. His life made sure of that.”

“Yeah, but did you notice how he maneuvered passed that first obstacle once was instinctual and lucky, but every time he has experience flying, just not on his own,” Rainbow says.

Shadow nods. “Yeah, what was that thing he had that could fly?”

“I believe he called it his custom viking,” Daring says.

Fleetfoot nods. “Yeah, that’s what Spitfire said. Still, is it somewhat similar to our flight style?”

“I don’t know, I’ve only flown space fighters on the simulator on his ship,” Rainbow says.

Fleetfoot looks over to her. “And how hard was it?”

“You got to watch several things and take others into account. It can be stressful flying them.” Rainbow says.

Daring smirks. “You did fly with the assistance off mode on it, right?”

“Yes, once, I blew up in less than a minute,” Rainbow admits.

Daring smiles. “It is hard with that type of maneuvers.”

“Fuck this!” They heard as they look up to see Blitz start flying into the close-quarter part of the course and sees him actually running his hooves across the clouds a bit instead of flying the whole way.

“Oh boy,” Fleetfoot says bracing for Spitfire going off.

“What the heck was that?!” Spitfire yells as he stops at the finish line.

Blitz growls a bit. “That close quarter’s flight is not good enough, especially for my size of wings. I needed to fold them and use the clouds as a run and jump spot so I can get through some of that stuff.”

Blitz was sure Spitfire was about to deck him when she busted out laughing.

Blitz just ended up confused. “Uhhhh…?”

“So you finally figured it out,” Spitfire says.

Blitz just tilts his head. “Huh?”

“We intentionally design it for a mare with smaller wings,” Spitfire says.

“In other words, me,” Rainbow says.

Blitz just ended up twitching his one eyelid as he stared wide-eyed and started to almost laugh and breathe hard until he clawed at his face with his hooves and screams and started to curse like crazy.

“Should we stop him?” Spitfire asks as they watch him destroyed the close-quarter course.

“Give him a few moments before he realizes the hidden meaning. After all, he’s a smart stallion.” Rainbow says.

Spitfire sighs. “Oh boy, there goes the platform. That’s coming out of his paycheck.”

“Didn’t we make that out of a cloud?” Rainbow asks.

Spitfire looks back at her. “Building clouds, very expensive.” Rainbow gives her a look. “Or so he will think,” Spitfire says smirking.

Rainbow chuckles. “You want him to pay for the victory dinner, don’t you?”

“Yes,” Spitfire says.

Blitz soon finished his rampage of destruction and soon landed in front of them with bits of cloud on him. “Never…again.”

“So what did you learn?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz pushes past her. “Back off sister.” He said heading to the food before taking a hayburger and takes a huge chunk out of it. “And for your information, it isn’t always flying.” He said taking another big bite.

“And?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz spits the burger out. “And it sometimes pays to use your hooves and other parts of your body when needed.”

Spitfire and Rainbow look at each other. “And you forced me on an impossible course to make me get better control over my flying,” Blitz adds.

Rainbow sighs. “Sorry Blitz, the fastest way to get you to learn. Besides, now you get to rest for a bit while we set up the next course.”

Spitfire hooks a hoof around him. “And you have to pay for the destroyed course. That’s two thousand bits, mister.” She said glaring at him.

Blitz twitches a bit before just hoofing her his bit pouch. Spitfire chuckles and tosses it Fleetfoot who flies off. “Now, you head up on the cloud and try and relax, you’re going to need it for the next run.” She said pointing to a cloud.

Blitz obeys and flies off.

“That was easy,” Rainbow whispered.

Spitfire sighs. “Now the tough part, we have the skills, but he has to figure out the next one on his own. At least let’s set up another course run just in case he doesn’t find it yet.”

“Before or after Fleetfoot and Shadow start pampering him?” Rainbow asks noticing them flying towards the cloud.

Spitfire growls a bit before flying up and intercepting them. “Girls, I told you. He needs to figure this out on his own.” She whispered as she looks back to Blitz who was laying on the cloud. “Now Fleetfoot, get into town and get that reservation and Shadow, give them more from our reserves if they don’t listen.”

“Right.” They say half-heartedly.

Spitfire kicks their flank and pushes them to town. “Get your flanks moving. You want him to be happy with us in the end, don’t you?”

“Yeah, yeah.” They flying off.

“You sure Twilight is the alpha?” Rainbow asks.

Daring chuckles. “Yeah, we agreed that we choose from who got him first and Twilight is the first one and Applejack the second. You want beta, ask Applejack.”

“Not from where I’m flying,” Rainbow says.

Daring sighs. “Come on, we have to make it look like we’re working.”

“I preferred it if you shake your flanks!” Blitz called catching the last thing Daring said.

Daring brings her hoof up. “Face meet hoof.” She said before slapping herself. “Dash, set up some maps.”

“Got it,” Dash says.

Blitz sighs as he watches the mares start to work and rolls before standing up and looks to the land. “At least I get to see this.” He said to himself before looking down. “Huh, that’s something.” He said as he starts to see something. “Is that…” He asks before he leans forward and starts to fall.

Spitfire and the others watch as he fell. “There he goes.”

‘This reminds me of all those drops on the basalis war droids.’ Blitz thinks as he free falls. He then starts to see something he thought he would never see. ‘No, that’s the HUD system from the Basalis.’ He thinks before seeing the ground coming up and flares his wings out and glides across the ground before flying up. ‘This is real data. It’s working in real-time, no lag. How is this happening?’

“He’s got it,” Daring says smirking.

Rainbow sighs in relief. “Good, kinda still scary for us, but I wonder how he is?”

‘Adjusting for reentr…wait, this isn’t a flashback.’ Blitz thinks as he finally gets what he was doing as he flew. He then starts flying upward and soon break another cloud cover as the sun passed under it and sees the stars. ‘Always wanted to do this and they gave me a chance.’ He thinks as he reaches a hoof up and touches something.

The air materializes in front of him and sees the Darkstar and Minerva having her hoof on the glass where his hoof is. “You did it.” She said.

“You love watching me while I don’t know, don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Minerva smiles and looks to their hooves. “You have to go back now. It’s getting too cold here.” She said as she notices the frost getting on him.

“I like the cold, remember?” Blitz asks.

Minerva sighs. “Just go back. Your mates are waiting for you. You can tell me everything later.”

“I will see you soon,” Blitz says smiling before leaving.

Minerva nods. “I know, you touched the true stars already. All your mares and now me. Great job.”

“You sure you want to try this? It could take you offline for good.” Twilight asks.

Minerva nods as she watches him leave. “Yes, he deserves more. More than what I am now.”

“Alright, I hope this works,” Twilight says charging her magic as Minerva lands the ship in the Everfree forest.

Blitz breathes deeply as he flew straight down into town get blindsided by Rainbow Dash’s lunging hug. “Ow.” He said as he pokes at his side where Rainbow hit him first before moving a bit.

Rainbow pokes his nose. “You did it, how does it look like?”

“I feel like I’m in one of my aircraft,” Blitz says.

Rainbow pokes his head. “That’s right, you got the skills and you got yourself a little helper. Something to help your flight. We got that after we were guided and all of us fell off before flying without us.”

“Oh, so you see this too. Make sense since how you were such natural with the simulator now.” Blitz says.

Rainbow giggles. “No, it doesn’t have the same look. For everypony, it’s different.”

“Target locked,” Blitz says smirking, confusing Rainbow till he hits her most sensitive spot on her leg sending a shiver up her spine.

Rainbow moans as she tries to hold on. “Damn you.”

“Come on. Let me help you up, are making a scene.” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs as they start flying down and land in the middle of town. “Hey guys, over here,” Spitfire yells near the restaurant that Blitz knew was a bit fancy and never bothered.

“Come on,” Rainbow says dragging him along.

Blitz looks at the restaurant in suspicion. “Rainbow, at getting a table here is expensive. How did you, you use my bits, didn’t you?”

Rainbow just smiled and didn’t answer as she sat him down. He takes a look around and notices that the place was empty and a whole giant round table was in the middle of the dining room. “Huh, you bought out the entire restaurant.” He stated.

“I thought it would make a good addition to your clan’s owned businesses,” Spitfire says.

Blitz looks shocked at her. “You brought the place?”

“No, we did,” Spitfire says smiling.

Blitz looks a bit confused before the others came out of the kitchen and sits down at the table. “So what’s this for?” He asks after they sat down.

“To celebrate you learning how to fly,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz smiles a bit. “Are we excepting anypony else?”

“Well, Twilight isn’t here yet,” Pinkie says bouncing on Blitz.

Blitz sighs as he wraps a hoof around her and pets her mane. “Come on, where’s the real you?”

“This is the real me silly,” Pinkie says. “I’m just tired.” A more neutral voice says.

Blitz nods. “Okay, so what do you want?”

Pinkie giggles. “Something a bit salty.”

“Eat me,” Blitz said while smirking.

Pinkie pokes his chest. “I do eat you, remember, you let me mmmhf mmmhp.” Pinkie mumbled as Blitz covered her mouth.

“That was a rhetorical statement,” Blitz says.

Pinkie crosses her legs and looks away snooty. “Hm, I guess you don’t want me to go again next time.”

“Pinkamena, please explain it to her.” Blitz requests.

“He gives you the fun time of a lifetime. And he would…” She started to whisper and Pinkie’s mane bounced a little. “Oh really? Blitzy, can you get a chair, a towel and that suit next time?” She asks while tapping her hooves together.

“I’m kind of afraid to ask,” Blitz says.

“Still trying to wrap my head around this.” Applejack says looking at Pinkie.

Pinkie giggles. “Oh it’s really this, you ever heard of a,” She leans down to his ear. “Bukkake?”

“Pinkie, be nice,” Blitz says.

Pinkie groans a little before smiling. “Ah come on, you’ll love it.”

“Later,” Blitz says petting her.

Pinkie purrs in delight. “Oh, that feels good.” She said as she wags her tail.

Blitz chuckles. “Who’s a good girl? Who’s a good girl?” He asks playfully.

“Not me. I’m a bad girl.” Pinkamena says.

Blitz stops petting. “Okay, guess you don’t want it.”

“Oh, I’ll get it later,” Pinkamena says.

Blitz nuzzles her. “Yes you will and I’ll give everything.”

Applejack clears her throat. Blitz sighs and looks to her. “You want in dear?” He asks humorously.

Applejack frowns. “I like normal times.”

“This normal as it gets,” Blitz says.

Applejack huffs. “Trust me, ya haven’t seen everything.”

“Yeah righ…you have another surprise for me don’t you?” Blitz asks.

“Yeah, we do,” Twilight said walking in. “Blitz, did you know about Minerva’s dream?”

“Yeah w…” Blitz stops.

He soon sees a mare step in that almost looks like Minerva’s body. “Wha…?” He tries to say, but the mare only moved up to him and puts her hoof on his mouth. “Quiet.” She said.

Blitz obeyed what she said because he knew that voice. “Minerva?”

The mare nods as she puts her hoof away. “Yeah. Surprise.” She tried to say.

“H…how?” Blitz asks.

Minerva sighs. “Twilight, she used my body as a center point. But, it wasn’t complete.” She said moving her mane and shows some areas on the back of her neck that look like plates. “Ports, enhancements, almost like an organic going all cyborg.”

“I’m in shock,” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs and moves closer to him. “Then don’t be, try to look at me and tell me what you feel.”

“Like I am dreaming,” Blitz says smiling.

Minerva smiles. “Good, now what are you going to do?”

“I…” Blitz was at a loss for words.

Minerva sighs and sits down right beside him. “You’ll find out what to do soon.”

“Well, at least you’re officially in now,” Twilight says.

Minerva nods. “Yeah, just part cyborg now. Probably best seeing as I’m still needed on the ships.”

“Maybe you will eventually make a full jump,” Twilight says.

Minerva shakes her head. “No, I got what I needed and this is good enough. I really don’t want to forget about my old life too.”

“So out of curiosity, can your bare foals now?” Shadow asks.

Minerva smiles greatly. “Yeah, I’m finally able to give Blitz what he really deserves.”

“So will they be part machine as well or will they be fully organic?” Pinkie asks now dressed like she is from Star Trek.

Minerva leans on a hoof. “Don’t know, that will be the complete mystery. But whatever the case, they’ll be my foals.”

“Fascinating,” Pinkie says putting on Vulcan ears.

Blitz knocks it off her. “That’s enough costumes Pinkie. I don’t need a nightmare night here now.”

“Oooh, did that come early this year?” Pinkie asks.

Blitz face hooves and then puts his face on the table. “Dang it Pinkie. You can really annoy me.”

“In a good way?” Pinkie asks.

Blitz sighs. “Oh Pinkie.”

“Ye…” Pinkie was cut off when her hair went straight. “Ok, enough Pinkie,” Pinkamena says.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Thanks.”

“No problem. She is just wound up.” Pinkamena says.

Blitz shakes his head. “Think a night would do it?”

“Not a chance,” Pinkamena says.

Blitz groans. “Okay, I’ll try her suggestion and maybe then really shut her up.”

“Oh no, I meant she has a few parties to plan,” Pinkamena says.

Blitz shrugs. “I think a night alone with me would do it.”

“No it won’t, she is an endless ball of energy when planning a party,” Pinkamena says.

Blitz smiles a little. “And that’s what makes her special. My big ball of energy.”

“Hey, guys.” Lightning said as she walks in. “What’s this about a…woah.” She stopped as she sees Blitz.

“Where have you been Dust? The last thing I was told, you were going to go check on somet…” Blitz was cut off with Lightning tackled him with a hug.

“You have wings!” Lightning yelled as she looks to them and feels them.

“Wait, you were not in on this?” Blitz asks.

Lightning shakes her head. “No, I was busy getting some stuff done.”

Blitz gives her a look. “What stuff?” Blitz asks.

Lightning frowns a little. “Personal.” She then cheers up. “So how did you get the wings?”

Blitz points to Twilight with a wing.

Lightning hits his shoulder. “Congratulations, you figured out humor with wings. Now…what’s going on here?”

“Twi made this and it’s making me a pegasus,” Blitz says.

“You also missed his first preening,” Rainbow says.

Lightning taps his side. “Why didn’t you tell me? I would have joined.”

“You disappeared on us,” Rainbow says.

Lightning sighs. “Personal.” She said sitting down.

Shadow gives her a knowing smile.

Lightning soon relaxes back. “So…what’s going on here?” She asks looking around.

“Blitz just finished learning to fly,” Spitfire says.

Lightning smirks. “Great job honey. Now, what are you going to do and…who’s the mare?” She asks seeing Minerva.

“Twilight. Magic. Minerva.” Blitz explained vaguely.

Lightning raises an eyebrow. “Is everything by Twilight?”

“She is the princess of magic,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “I thought I was the princess of friendship.”

“Magic,” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. “Uh-huh.”

Blitz sighs. “I had to tell that.” He said under his breath. “Now. where’s our food? I’m starving.”

After a while, the food finally came out much to his stomach’s likeness and gobbled up almost everything. “Geez, must have been hungry,” Spitfire said as she tries to keep count of the number of plates piling up next to him.

Minerva giggles. “Would you believe he ate out the Darkstar out of house and home one time?”

“No comment.” Blitz simply says.

Shadow giggles. “Really, he ate everything? How much money was that?”

Minerva smirks. “Let’s just say he did three contracts, on the same mission for different ends. I’m surprised he was able to do that though.”

“We don’t talk about that contract remember?” Blitz asks.

Minerva smiles. “Yeah, yeah, you lazy stallion.”

Blitz huffs. “Lazy? I was bringing in the credits and the reason we don’t talk about that one is I had to repaint the entire DarkStar One.”

The mares try to stifle their laughter. “What the heck did you do?” Twilight asks.

Blitz stares at her. “Not talking.” He said before stuffing his mouth to prevent anymore talking.

The mares all shake their head. “Geez Blitz, when did you become so secretive? Isn’t the point of marriage is to keep the secrets not hidden from each other?” Fleetfoot asks.

“Let’s just say a lot of blood was everywhere,” Minerva says.

The mares look a bit surprised. “Well, that’s our Blitz. Crazy, shameless, and out of control.” Shadow said.

Blitz looks to her. “Hey, I’m not that bad.”

“And it wasn’t his fault they all took a drug…” Minerva stopped when Blitz gave her the look.

Blitz sighs. “So what do we got after this?”

“Well us pegasus bride’s turns is up right now,” Spitfire says smiling.

“It’s the wings, isn’t it? You are all attracted to them now?” Blitz asks.

The mares all grin. “Oh yeah,” Shadow said. “Things we could do.”

“Any other p…” Blitz stops when he feels someponies pawing his wings. Looking back, he sees Vinyl and Octavia had arrived.

Vinyl smiled. “Hey, hotcakes.”

“Hey, it’s the two missing mares,” Blitz says.

Octavia smiles. “Yes, it is. Now, what’s going on here?” She asks pawing at the wing.

“Oh just celebrating our husband finishing his flying lessons,” Spitfire says playfully elbowing Vinyl with a smile.

Vinyl looks to him. “Really, already? Dang, that was fast. So what’s next for our favorite stallion, earth pony?”

“Not much of a challenge, after all, I was raised with Jackie, the earth pony way,” Blitz says sneaking a wing around Applejack.

Applejack grins. “You still can’t farm.”

“Oh, I’m sorry Ms. Needs My Help Around the Farm,” Blitz says.

Applejack elbows him. “Shut up, you still get apples on your head.”

“Oh, should I bring up that incident?” Blitz asks.

Applejack frowns and hits him. “Okay, you are now pushing it.”

“So you still haven’t figured it out?” Blitz asks.

Applejack growls a little. “Yeah, I did and you owe me.”

“I don’t know what you are talking about,” Blitz says smirking.

Applejack hits him. “You still owe me.”

“Owe you for what?” Blitz says playing innocent.

Applejack sighs and looks away from him. “Confounded stallion.” She grumbled. “Playing dumb.”

“Oh Jackie, what are you on about?” Blitz smirks, wrapping the wing tighter around her.

Applejack growls a bit. “Stupid stallion.”

“Who loves you,” Blitz says before kissing her cheek.

Applejack sighs. “Why can’t I stay mad at you?” She asks turning to him.

“Because you love me,” Blitz says.

Applejack shakes her head. “Well, what are you going to do now?” She asks poking his chest.

Blitz shrugs. “I don’t know, what jobs have you found Minerva?”

Minerva was just poking her food and giggling a little.

Blitz smiles. “Minerva.” He sang.

“Enjoying the moment,” Minerva says.

Blitz sighs. “You got any jobs?”

Minerva thinks as she lifts some food up. “Well, there is a check-up on a planet and there is a small escort mission.” She said as they see some steam coming from her hooves.

“Um…Minerva, that’s hot.” Spitfire said.

“So this is the sensation of heat,” Minerva says putting the food down.

Blitz sighs as he goes over to her and cleans her hooves. “And pain, you got burned.” He said showing the red spots.

Minerva shrugs. “Doesn’t feel that bad.”

Blitz looks to her. “Do you have pain inhibitors?”

Minerva looks around for a bit. “I think so.”

Blitz watches her. “Turn them off.”

Minerva did and immediately goes wide-eyed. “Yeow, ow, ow, ow!” She yells, flaying her hooves around.

“Pinkie, please go get a bucket of cold water.” Blitz requests.

Pinkie hops off and immediately returns with a bucket on top of her head and places it down right in front of her. Minerva places her hooves in the water and sighs in relief. “Ah, that feels good.”

“Oh, I also got this for you as well,” Pinkie says bringing out a wedding ring.

Minerva stares at the ring. “Wha…why…?”

Blitz smiles. “So will you?”

“It’s to show you are married,” Pinkie says wrapping a hoof around Minerva.

Minerva sighs and smiles and takes the ring before placing it on her hoof. “Thanks, Blitz.”

“Now tell us, Octavia, how are you both?” Twilight asks.

Octavia looks to her. “Both?”

“You and the little one.” Blitz clarifies.

Octavia smiles as she looks to her bigger stomach. “It’s fine. Just hungry most of the time.”

“And won’t stop playing that junk.” Vinyl adds.

Octavia just hits her over the head. “I want the foal to grow up with the class.”

Vinyl grins as she nuzzles her. “Oh please, without me, you have no class.”

“Spell High Class society,” Octavia says.

Vinyl just gains an amusing dumb face. “H…uhh…what’s next?” She asks humorously.

“Are you serious honey?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl chuckles. “Nah, just playing.”

“Spell it then,” Octavia says.

Vinyl grumbles. “Fine. H, I, G, H, C, L, A, S, S, S, O, C, I, E, T, Y. There, you happy?”

Blitz warps his free wing round her. “How about you?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl sighs and leans against him. “I don’t know, I’m going to need help.”

Twilight levitates a packet of blood in front of Vinyl.

“Now, I’m not so hungry.” She said taking the packet and bites into it.

Blitz sighs as he pets her head. “My silly vampire.”

Vinyl burps. “Nope, just sexy.”

Blitz rolls his eyes as everypony still tried to eat. “So when are you going back?” Twilight asks.

“Tomorrow. Got a gig in town.” Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles a little. “Anypony got any plans because I have to plan when to leave?”

“You’re not going anywhere for awhile Mr.” Lightning says.

Blitz frowns. “Aw, why not? Is it because a certain somepony wants me?” He asks with a smirk now.

“Yes.” Lightning says flatly in an annoyed voice.

Blitz smiles and goes to her before picking her up and sitting down and putting her on his lap. “Well, I’m here.”

“And you will stay for quite a while.” She says unamused.

Blitz sighs. “Well, what do you want from me?” He said petting her back.

“I’m not missing out on this so you’re on holiday for a while.” Lightning says as Minerva was examining a bottle of alcohol.

Blitz grins. “Great, now where do you want to go first?”

“I have a few ideas.” Lightning says.

Blitz chuckles. “Okay, I’ll try and spend time with you. And Minerva, too late.” He said as he saw Minerva moving around drunkenly.

“I got her.” Applejack says.

Minerva giggles drunkenly. “Weeeeee.” She said moving around and spinning.

“Vinyl, help me with her,” Octavia says walking over to help.

Vinyl groans and throws the pack away. “Fine, come here cyborg girl.” She said going to her.

Blitz sighs as he watches them take her away while she began singing nonsense. “Oh boy, at least she will learn better than anypony else when she wakes up.”

“Wait, we didn’t tell you about that,” Blitz says.

Lightning points to the other mares. “They talk when you’re busy.”

Blitz frowns a little. “I really need to pay attention more.”

“And then the pie hit him in the face,” Pinkie says.

Blitz groans. “I should pay more attention.” He said as the other mares laugh.

Lightnin chuckles and nuzzles him. “Yeah, you should, but you now have to pay attention to me.”

“You’re not the only pegasus mare who wants a piece of him,” Shadow says.

Blitz smiles as he looks to her. “I already had time with you, over five times in fact.”

Shadow whines. “Come on, you know my incorrigible appetite for more fun.”

“Hey Rainbow, Spitfire. Shadow says she needs more excitement. What extreme things can you do with her?” Blitz calls.

Rainbow smirks. “Let’s see, flying or home?”

“Take your pick,” Blitz says.

Rainbow grins and goes to Shadow. “Good, home it is. Now, what to do?” She asks herself as she looks around.

Spitfire grins. “How about what she keeps dreaming about? Come on.” She said dragging them away.

“But, I’m not there,” Blitz says confused.

Fleetfoot smiles as she looks back at him. “I think that’s because you are spending time with me and we are starting to spend time with the rest of the family. And me.” Lightning says.

Blitz sighs and nuzzles her. “Okay, I think it would do good for others to spend time together.”

“After dinner darling.” Rarity says.

Blitz looks back to the plate. “Oh yeah, let’s eat.” He said eating Lightning’s plate.

“That is mine.” Lightning says.

Blitz then kisses her and feeds her the food before pulling back. “How about now?”

“Just don’t try that with the wine.” Lightning says smiling.

Blitz nods as he lays back. “What are you waiting for, it’s your food.”

Lightning rolls her eyes before starting to eat.

Blitz sighs in relief and looks to everypony eating or going for a little fun. “This is life.”

---

Blitz sighs as he looks to the nightlife of the town. “So where do you want to go?” He asks Vinyl as they walked aimlessly.

“You still want to go out and do something in the middle of the night after a round with both Shadow and Lightning? Man, your stamina is impressive.” Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles. “I told you, my past life really shaped me up. Now, where’s this gig?”

Vinyl points to a warehouse. “In there, they’re setting things up.”

Blitz smiles. “Maybe I should join.”

“You’re my bodyguard love,” Vinyl says as he brought out a suitcase with Blitz’s emblem on it.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “And what is that?” He asks pointing to the suitcase.

“One of your armors,” Vinyl says.

Blitz tilts his head. “How did you get my armor?”

“Had Minerva send me one in case of emergency,” Vinyl says.

Blitz looks at the armor. “Really, this one?”

Vinyl grins. “It’s sexy and I want you back there with me from time to time.”

“Didn’t know you like black and red and the same design used for hunting vampires,” Blitz says.

Vinyl smirks as she looks at him. “Vampires are sexy, hunters are even sexier. The mares sometimes show themselves off like crazy. Besides, black and red look cool together.”

“Oh, so where is your vampire outfit?” Blitz asks putting on the armor.

Vinyl shrugs. “Getting dry cleaning.”

“Oh, then it’s a good thing I foresaw this,” Octavia says walking up with an outfit.

Vinyl grins and takes it. “Awesome. Let’s get this party started.”

Octavia smiles before kissing Blitz’s cheek. “I’m going home to rest for me and the little one.” She says. Blitz nods and catches up with Vinyl.

Blitz sighs as he watches the rave going on. “Thank you noise dampeners.”

“Yo Blitz, come up here,” Vinyl called over the radio.

Blitz sighs and goes up the stairs as another bodyguard takes over and meets up with Vinyl behind her set. “Yeah?”

Vinyl grins as she looks backs to him. “Come up behind me.” She said turning back to the crowd.

Blitz did as she says and just waits there looking intimidating as Vinyl helps kick the rave into the next level.

“Now…” Vinyl said standing up and leaning over the set and looks over the crowd once more as the volume grew louder. “Hold me, will you?” She asks coyly.

“Alright,” Blitz says as she freely fell back into his waiting hooves.

Vinyl giggles as she actually starts dancing against him. “Well, like it?” She asks sultry.

“How about less sultry, more Vinyl style?” Blitz coyly says.

Vinyl hisses at him. “Looks like I got my wish.” She said humping against him a little.

“I was joking Vinyl, just enjoy the moment and don’t be so sexual,” Blitz says.

Vinyl raises an eyebrow. “Doesn’t matter, look.” She said pointing to the crowd and he sees some of the areas of the crowd already having more fun than usual. “Somepony apparently placed something in the drinks. Now let’s have fun.” She said putting a hoof on his cheek.

“I thought I was your bodyguard,” Blitz says as she touched his helmet and he picks her up.

Vinyl smiles. “You’re my husband too. So, want to? I doubt everypony is going to be paying attention much on us without looking at themselves and already having fun on their own.” She asks rubbing against him and waving her tail under him to his.

“Oh, but isn’t it more fun when we play on a bed?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl grins. “I like it when we play rough. Remember, you bending me over that table back in your room one time? I want it here.”

“But love, you have to earn that and I will make you a deal. You do the job here and I will do that.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Vinyl moans as she kept running against him. “Then everypony will be gone and they will start paying attention to us. Do you want that?”

“Should we care? Besides I was looking forward to you playing music.” Blitz says stroking her ego.

Vinyl looks to him a bit surprised. “Ho, ho, oh, what’s this? Does the big hunter stallion want to do it in public? Naughty boy, especially with so many eyes watching us.”

“As I care about that,” Blitz says.

Vinyl hisses a bit and grins. “So you are going to take me with all of the crowd watching?”

“Right here, after the rave is over,” Blitz says petting her.

Vinyl hisses in bliss as she was petted. “After they left or before?”

“We start when you say so after you get paid,” Blitz says lovingly.

Vinyl moans a bit as she starts to nuzzle him. “So no public?”

“Well, I’m sure the cleaning ponies will be here watching,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Vinyl moans and hisses into his ear. “I want them near me, they won’t touch me, but you can do all you want and still wear this.” She said hitting his armor.

“Sure, after all, I hunt vampires. This will just be me hunting Dhampiresa flank.” Blitz jokes.

Vinyl chuckles as she grinds against him. “Oh, you naughty stallion. And the cleaning crew is your hidden backup?”

“Maybe.” Blitz jokes.

Vinyl nods. “Alright, but the only thing those guys have is the right to get it all over me. Anymore and you can interfere. Just don’t take it too far.”

“Oh, no one touches my mares, but me. They try and let’s just say they die slowly and painfully.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “Alright, let me keep dancing against you for the rest of the rave and when we get our paycheck, we get back here and have some fun. Some stallions should still be here.”

“Alright, time to work,” Blitz says letting her go.

Vinyl nods and leans back down to the set. “Yeah, can’t wait.” She said still grinding against him.

“Easy love. All good things come to those who wait.” Blitz says.

Vinyl shakes her head as she keeps playing until the night went on and a lot of ponies started to leave. “Alright, let’s go get our pay. Most of the crowd would leave by then.” Vinyl said packing up her discs.

“Lead the way,” Blitz says hoofing her a drink.

Vinyl looks to the drink for a bit. “Thanks for doing this Blitz.” She said before drinking it up and heads to the concession stand and goes for the bartender. “Hey, buddy, how’d I do?” She asks him.

“As good as always.” The pony says putting forward an envelope as the last piece of the crowd went and the cleaners took to the floor.

Vinyl nods and takes it before opening it to find her check. “Good. Hey, stick around for something special for you and the cleaners.” She said heading back. “Here, the check for the bodyguards.” She said giving a slip to Blitz.

Blitz takes it without a word. “Sorry, we have to close up sooner than usual Vinyl. The guards are cracking down on everypony right now after that fiasco with the guards in Canterlot.” The pony says.

Vinyl looks back at him. “How long do you have to close up shop?”

“For four days.” The pony says.

Vinyl smiles. “Think you can stay the night? I think I can find somewhere else.”

“Nope, they want us out now.” The pony says.

Vinyl sighs. “Dang it. I really wanted to try this.” She said. “You guys heading anywhere together? Maybe your own private celebratory retirement party for this place?”

“Nope, they put most of us on a watch and instituted curfews and, I quote, for all plays of chaos and disorderly conduct.” The pony says rolling his eyes.

Vinyl raises an eyebrow and looks to Blitz. “You fucked it up.” She said before looking back to the pony. “So who’s not being watched?”

“I don’t know, but this will blow over soon enough.” The barkeep says.

Vinyl sighs. “You guys got a bit of time to spend with us?”

“Nope, I’m leaving now so those idiotic asses don’t have an excuse.” The barkeep says packing some things up and leaving.

Vinyl groans as she looks to Blitz. “Well, there goes my fun. Why don’t you head on home and do whatever? I’m staying to pack up and head home too.” She said before heading for the set on stage.

“I’ll help, can’t let those guards go accusing you of murder now.” Blitz half-jokes.

Vinyl slightly glares at him. “You know this is your fault.” She said starting to remove all the wires and separates the set.

“I know. I saved Shadow because the guards wanted to pin the blame of some of their numbers dying from what everypony has ruled as an accident on her.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs. “I know you saved her, but you’re making life a little harder on us at this point. You better make up this plan we had for me.”

“Oh, I can think of a few ways,” Blitz says rubbing her flank.

Vinyl sighs as she pushes her flank into his hoof. “And how do you plan on doing that?”

“Oh maybe getting a little rough with you tomorrow night. After all, we don’t want to wake Octy up or we have to go through a Godzilla like rampage.” Blitz says.

Vinyl smiles a little. “And the makeup job for the stallions which was supposed to be there?”

“I’m sure Spitfire would be more than happy to fill in for that. After all, you two did date back in high school.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “Yeah, but one isn’t enough.”

“Then there is Rainbow, Fleetfoot, and Lightning,” Blitz says.

Vinyl looks back to him. “Really, all of them? Going at me like they were stallions too?”

“Nah. After all, you swing both ways.” Blitz whispers the latter part.

Vinyl giggles a bit. “Then let’s go.” She said before heading past him and moves her tail under his chin.

“Yes, ma’am,” Blitz says following.

---

“So what’s this abou…” Spitfire stops and looks to where Vinyl was laid down on the table. “Woah.”

“Vinyl fell asleep on the table again?” Blitz asks groggily waking up on the couch.

“Heh, heh, heh. You were crazy my stallion. Couldn’t wait and use that damn suit. Damn, I think there is still a lot on me.” Vinyl said licking the white strands on her lips.

“She still sleep talking?” Blitz asks repositioning himself to go back to sleep.

Vinyl was still laughing and groggily licking herself clean. “Yummy.”

“Yeah, she is,” Spitfire says.

“Gotcha, I’m going back to sleep,” Blitz says.

Spitfire looks to him. “Did you really use that suit again?”

“No, not yet,” Blitz says adjusting the pillow and opening his wings as if inviting her.

Spitfire sighs and lays down with him. “Looks like you did. There’s the evidence.” She said looking at the mess on Vinyl.

“She is always a mess. You should know, you dated her in high school.” Blitz says wrapping his wings around her.

Spitfire smiles and snuggles his wing. “Yeah, we did. And am I late to the party?”

“No, the part doesn’t start till after the sun sets,” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs. “So what, I get to play with her while you do her?”

“And maybe you at the same time.” Blitz offers.

Spitfire smiles and nuzzles him. “Blitz?”

Blitz didn’t reply as Spitfire hears his heartbeat slow.

Spitfire sighs. “Do you remember our first meeting?” She asks before hearing some rather loud snoring and she couldn’t tell if these two were having a snore off. “Oh brother, now there are two Vinyls. I don’t know whether to be impressed or afraid for my life.”

---

Twilight sighs as she looks over the books and messages she gained since she was in space and of course most of it is from Luna wanting to play. “Of course she would. Thank you, Blitz, for leaving a game-style tablet for her.” She said to herself before there was a knock at the castle door. “Come in.”

“Letter for you Princess.” A guard said giving her envelope.

“Thank you,” Twilight says as she is handed the letter.

Opening it she finds very crude writing on it, but amazingly still had a good style to them. “Twilight Sparkle. I know we spoke quite a good while ago, but now I am in dire need of help. I never expected things to go by rapidly as I expected and as such I’m forced to go for this alternative instead of the traditional route. I request your presence here in my abode immediately.” Twilight reads before seeing who sent it. “Chrysalis?”

“Oh, this should be interesting. Which reminds me, I have dinner plans with the rest of the family in a few days. I wonder how mom and dad are doing?” Twilight says before thinking of something. “Hum, I wonder what Blitz’s birth parents are like.”

Twilight sighs and looks outside to see at night time, but if Chrysalis is calling then. “Guards, we are going to Canterlot.” She said walking out to them before activating a teleportation spell and transports them outside the red light district of Canterlot.

They all walked for a bit before seeing the club they needed to go into and notices the changelings at the doors looking rather worried as they let them past. “Chrysalis?” Twilight asks as she enters and finds her at the bar trying to drink…something.

“You asked for my help?” Twilight asks.

Chrysalis nods and she notices the light coloring patches on her chitin. “Yes, do you know what happens when a changeling dies?”

“No,” Twilight says.

Chrysalis sighs as she swishes the swirl of green liquid around in her glass. “What happens to regular changelings, no matter if they’re drones or soldiers, they would simply fall and degrade away like regular bugs. We burn the ones growing fungus by the way. As for the queens…well…it’s more complicated. We transfer the knowledge and energy of what they have to another worthy successor.”

“You are dying, aren’t you?” Twilight asks.

Chrysalis nods as she drinks another glass that the bartender refilled to the highest. “Yes, I would have lived longer if not for that accused eviction notice I got during the wedding. Thanks for that by the way.”

“Well you did invade, but that is not the point,” Twilight says.

Chrysalis sighs and looks to her. “Then do you know why I called you here when I could have just told you about this over the letter?”

“You either choose me or you want me to find a replacement,” Twilight says.

Chrysalis actually smiled like a mother at her. “Great job Sparkle. But you are the only one in terms of magic that I can give this too. In my search and attack on the city, I looked for all those spells that will help in any way it can. But to transfer it over to a regular unicorn, their brains would be in a magical overload from all the power and knowledge especially with the connection to the hive mind. You need a stable mind to get through that.”

“So what will happen, will I become a changeling?” Twilight asks.

Chrysalis looks down. “I’m sorry Sparkle, but it will happen. Probably when you mate again because as a queen you will need to do is lay eggs. Funny that you are married already, but I should think your next heat cycle will do it when you can’t take much more. Your next heat will be unbearable. But, you will gain the knowledge on how to properly run a hive, use the mind-system, the spells I have learned and a bit of me.”

“Actually, I don’t think that will be necessary. You remember the changeling for my guard?” Twilight asks.

Chrysalis smiles a bit. “How could I not? He was somewhat excited to go out and see other places. Such an explorer. Why?”

“We did a little experiment. Come in Marco.” Twilight says.

Chrysalis looks to the door. “Marco?”

In walks a unicorn. “My queen.” He says in a voice she recognized.

Chrysalis looks to Twilight. “What did you do?”

“Exposed him to a new form of energy. It had an interesting effect on him and his magic now is at least three times and he can change between the three pony kinds.” Twilight explains.

Chrysalis sighs and turns back to her drink. “Congratulations Sparkle, you committed genocide.”

“Nope, for he is still a changeling. The blood is the same and everything, it just he can literally take on the appearances and abilities with his shapeshifting.” Twilight explains.

Chrysalis didn’t look at her. “Yet, would you tear ponies away from their home of their dead parents if you gave them a better home and upgrades in it and then make them forget about the old life?”

“Chrysalis, I know you don’t want to hear this, but your race has been dying out. Unless you change, you will be gone forever.” Twilight says.

Chrysalis sighs. “And I will be. No change in healing or technology will beat that. Plus it’s the life of changeling. You have to be my successor Sparkle. Want to be the one where you didn’t accept the offer, change all the changelings and soon don’t have any that resembles the old tales as it should be. Even if the world change, there will always be a remnant of past life, that much is true. But those who avoid the past will find that it will catch up to them in the worst way possible. I need a successor Sparkle, so I will ask again, will you do it?”

“Just because you change it, doesn’t mean that you stop being yourself Chrysalis,” Twilight says.

Chrysalis sighs and gives the drinks to her. “Will you do it, yes or no?” She asks as all the activity stop in the club as all the changelings stare at them.

“Yes, but I think you underestimate my advancements and being an alicorn,” Twilight says.

Chrysalis sighs in relief. “Good, you will be able to live on your life as able, just now you got two kingdoms to watch over. Just make sure the changelings with you get the love needed. And yes, that will always be needed no matter what.” She said dryly before hitting Twilight with a sleep spell and sending her off the chair. “There, now one of you take her to my private room. She’s going to need it.” She said taking one last sip before following.

---

Blitz’s eyes shot open as he felt something powerful pass over the home. “What was that?”

---

Celestia raises her head up as she felt the magic pass over the castle. “No.” She whispered in despair.

---

Twilight groans as she sat up again and tries to open her eyes to find herself in an unfamiliar bedroom. “What? What’s that smell?” She asks and immediately flinches on the sight of the decaying pool of green blood on the ground with some chitin in there. “That can’t be…”

‘Hello, is thing on?’ A voice asks in her head.

Twilight looks into the mirror and sees nothing has changed except her left eye is now green. “Minerva, please do a scan,” Twilight says.

“Scanning. No real changes except for new energy.” Minerva says.

‘Hello? Any changeling queen there?’ The voice asks again.

Twilight feels a slight buzzing in her head. “Chrysalis?”

‘Finally, I thought you would never wake up.’ Chrysalis said in her mind.

“It seems nothing really happened. Only my left eye’s color changed is all that happened.” Twilight says.

“…what?” Chrysalis asks.

Twilight sighs as she tries to think. “Well, I don’t feel much, OW!” She yelled as she held her head in pain as some indescribable buzzing came in and soon was meshed together with talking. “Guess that’s the hive mind.”

“All hail the queen.” The voices kept repeating.

‘Shut up!’ Chrysalis yelled. ‘And get back to work. Sorry about that. Look, it might be because we never had a pony do this before. The changes will slow, but they get gradually better as time goes on. I’ll try to help with the load and keep some of the spells until you need it. So how do you feel now?’

“Or maybe this is the extent of the changes,” Twilight says.

“Stop beating it so low Sparkle. Things happen and this will to you. Now then, onto official business. The club will be maintained without you. As for the changelings, they will go about their jobs on a daily basis, but newborns, they have to seen by you and helped cared by you and the brood mothers. Also, you may need to find a place to nest.’ Chrysalis explained.

“Huh?” Twilight asks having a bad feeling about this.

---

Blitz stretched himself as he walked through town. Trying to figure out what the surge was. “What the heck was that?” He asks himself before bumping into somepony and sending them into the ground. “Sorry.”

“No biggie,” Twilight said as she got up and dusts herself off.

“Oh, hey love, perfect timing and why are you wearing sunglasses?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nervous giggles as she adjusted them and twitches her ear. “Nothing much thought it was too bright.”

“I see, well you free?” Blitz asks.

Twilight was about to speak before a door slamming was heard in her head. ‘Nice memory, oh, I suggest you go to avoid suspicion.’ Chrysalis said.

“Twi?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head to clear it for a bit. “Sure, where do you want to go?”

“Why don’t we take a walk. After all, we haven’t seen each other lately.” Blitz says,

Twilight and starts to walk with him as they head to the park. “So do you need to talk to me about something or just enjoy this?” Twilight asks.

“I felt a strange energy surge not too long ago. It woke me up.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles a bit. “Really, a…surge? How big was it?”

‘That orgasm was fantastic.’ Chrysalis said in her head.

“Twi is something wrong, your ear keeps twitching,” Blitz says.

Twilight grows a bit worried and starts to sweat. ‘Tell him, my dear. He’ll understand. After all, love ones don’t ever leave their family.’ Chrysalis soothes her. Twilight sighs before looking around and drags Blitz into a small cleaning sounding by tall thick bushes, away from prying eyes.

“Twi?” Blitz asks again.

Twilight breathes in deeply before moving her hoof to her glasses. “Please don’t hate me.” She said removing them.

Blitz tilts his head a bit, seeing Twilight’s now green eye. “So what’s the story behind that?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs and looks to him. “Chrysalis asks for my help and so I went over there to find out only to hear that she’s dying quicker than expected so she has to pass on the queen life to me. That’s how queens die. So I accepted and now, I’m like a pony changeling queen hybrid. I hope you don’t leave because I did something without your advice.” She said looking away, scared to know the result.

“Why would I leave?” Blitz asks petting Twilight.

Twilight looks back to him. “You don’t hate me? But…but…I became a changeling, something that may hurt something about our family.”

‘Told you and that last comment hurt a little.’

“You’re my wife and you said it yourself you only became a hybrid,” Blitz says holding her.

Twilight now tears up as she tries to look at him. “So…if I was fully a changeling…?”

“You would still be Twilight Sparkle, my Twilight,” Blitz says.

Twilight sniffs as she nuzzles him. “Blitz?” She cried.

“Shh, it’s all ok,” Blitz says.

Twilight keeps crying against him as passersby tried to figure out what noise was coming from that direction. “Blitz?” Twilight asks after a while and she finally stops crying, but still teared up a little.

Blitz nuzzles her. “Yes, my little queen?”

Twilight lets a giggle come out. ‘I like this stallion. Never let him go.’ Chrysalis said to which Twilight smiles at. “Can you…kiss me at least? I need to know you haven’t changed.” Blitz didn’t hesitate and captured her lips. ‘And you said I would need your club.’ Twilight thinks.

Chrysalis laughs in her head as Twilight pushes him down to the ground and they eventually separate and they look up to the sky. “Blitz, are you okay with me being like this, a queen?” Twilight asks as she drew figures on his naked chest with her hooves while laying at his side.

“As long as I don’t have to wear ridiculous clothing.” Blitz jokes while smiling at her.

Twilight giggles and sits up a bit. “She’s still here, in me. So if you hear me talking to myself, it’s probably Chrysalis.” She said hitting her head a bit.

‘And you say I’m the insane one.’ Chrysalis said.

“Ok,” Blitz says petting her again.

Twilight starts purring till she screeched sharply and clamps her hooves over her mouth. “Wha…?”

‘Oopsy forgot to mention you get some regular qualities of us, some.’ Chrysalis informed.

“Seems you’re going to have to take lessons from Vinyl love,” Blitz says before kissing her neck.

Twilight moans as she moves him around. “Blitz, stop it.” She said playfully.

‘This is looking hot.’ Chrysalis said as Twilight heard popcorn being eaten.

‘Hey, private time. So stop watching.’ Twilight thinks to her.

“Alright love, if you want that,” Blitz says holding her.

Twilight sighs in bliss as she feels the strands of love coming into her. ‘Is this…feeding off of love?’ She asks herself to which she got a nod from Chrysalis or what feels like a nod before he lets go. “Alright, I have to go set up for another trip and then finish up my business. Which reminds me, you have to see the parents.” Twilight said poking his bare chest.

“That is fine, I like your parents,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “What about your parents? When will we meet them?”

“Twi, my adopted parents died in an accident before I was abducted,” Blitz tells her.

Twilight stops and looks at him. “Oh, I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be, it was a long time ago,” Blitz says touching his nose to hers.

Twilight lightly nuzzles him. “Are you okay with visiting my parents then?”

“Yeah, that is fine. So where will we be meeting them?” Blitz asks.

“Manehatten,” Twilight says.

“Manehatten huh?” Blitz says thinking something over.

Twilight smirks. “What are you thinking?”

“You mind if we visit somepony while we are there?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Depends, who is it?”

“I want to visit the sister who took care of me before I was adopted,” Blitz says.

‘Wait, this might help me find out who Blitz’s birth parents are.’ Twilight thinks. “Okay, family to family. So when can you go?” She asks.

“Right now,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Okay, let me grab a few things from home and I can teleport us there. I think I remember enough of the place to get us to a good spot.”

“Tell the others before we go so they don’t send out your guards to look everywhere for us,” Blitz says.

Twilight blushed. “Right, I’ll be right back.” She said before charging a spell away.

“By the way how much longer will this,” Blitz stops to gesture to his wings. “Last?” Blitz finishes.

Twilight smiles. “I think today is the last day. So maybe around the time, you placed it on which was after lunch and before dinner. Around our time.”

“So will the magic wearing off be painful?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs and looks to him. “A little, but I’m sure you’ll be fine.”

“Ok, to home,” Blitz says with a hoof around Twilight.

Twilight giggles a bit before teleporting.

Chapter 20: What Did She Leave Behind

“So you were adopted in Manehatten?” Applejack asks.

Blitz nods. “Sorry about not telling ya that part.”

“No need to apologize. I never thought about it before.” Applejack says as the pegasus mares were sulking a little at the loss of Blitz’s wings.

Blitz smirks. “Aw, cheer up girls. When I come back, there will a lot of snuggling.”

“Just let them be for now,” Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, this coming from the mare who had an orgy last night.”

“And enjoyed it,” Vinyl says as Octavia facehoofed.

Bitz sighs as Twilight came back with a bag. “You got anything you need to get?” She asks him.

“Yeah and girls, come here,” Blitz says. The girls all gather around him. Blitz smiled as he kissed one by one. The girls all walk away with smiles on their faces before he gave one to Twilight as they went off.

“They seemed to perk up a bit didn’t they?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods as they start walking in the city. “So who do you want to visit first?”

“Whichever you want,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs as she looks around the crowded city. “Let’s see my parents first. Come on.” She said grabbing his hoof and pulling him off.

“Yes, love,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles like a schoolmare as they rush around the city till they came upon a hotel. “Come on,” Twilight said going inside. “Excuse me, I’m looking for the Sparkle family. They should be listed.” She asks the front desk.

“Oh yes. Ms. Twilight correct?” The stallion asks.

Twilight nods. “Yep, that’s me.”

“They are in room 717.” The stallion says.

Twilight nods and grabs Blitz’s hoof again and he laughs as they run off with Blitz waving bye to the stallion. After they rode up to the floor and ended up at the room Twilight turns to him. “Blitz?”

“Yes, love?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs and knocks on the door before hugging him “Thank you for staying and being with me.” She said as she hugs him tightly.

“Why would I leave?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles as she heard the door being opened. “Maybe if you left me with the foals alone?”

“Love, your parents,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles a little and turns to her slightly shocked parents. “Hi mom, hi dad.” She said happily.

“Twi.” They greeted before letting them in.

---

Meratan looks over her notepad and sees the orders are coming in smoothly. “Great, now we just need those rations.” She said to herself before seeing a large transport stop by the ship.

She watches as multiple armed guards came out followed by some regular clothe people come out behind them with a large number of materials floating behind them and they were heading for the Darkline. “Excuse me, can I help you?” She asks while blocking their way.

One of the guards only slams a tablet into her and walks right past her with all the rest. “Executive order and approved by Southern Cross.” One of them says.

“Can you prove this?” Meratan asks.

“I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t be paid to.” A new voice says.

Meratan looks over to the ship and sees one coming out in a duster and a large hat that looked like a blueish creature with tubes in his mouth to his neck. “No.” She whispered. “Cade Bane.”

“Yeah, I’ll be gone after they get the room set up,” Bane says.

Meratan looks to the group and materials still going in. “And who are they and what room?”

“Their group is confidential. Contact your boss about the job.” Bane says.

Meratan quickly dials Blitz and after a few sets of ringing he finally picks up. “Hello?” Blitz asks.

“Cross, what is going on? I got a group of armed humans and materials heading into the ship that is definitely not part of the manifest and I got Cade Bane here too. Explain yourself.” She scolded like a mother.

“Yeah, I accepted a job. Just let them in, but put a bomb on Bane before he comes on.” Blitz says. “By the way, this is a pre-recorded message.”

Meratan stops and looks to her omnitool as it stops playing the message. “Dang you Cross.” She cursed.

“Well, I’ll be off.” Bane said before he was grabbed and then had a charge placed on his chest.

“Chief’s orders,” Meratan said before letting him go.

“Oh, you are loving this, aren’t you?” Bane asks.

Meratan huffs. “Just keep those blasters to yourself and we’ll see.”

“Just the blasters?” Bane asks.

Meratan glares at him. “Watch it or you’re getting kicked off no matter where we are. Even in the cold dead space will I personally send you out the airlock.”

---

Mandalore sighs as he just finished the last paperwork and leans back in his chair when he notices a personal report on the little tyke of a dragon. “Must be important for him to have one.” He said opening it and finds it was mostly filled with reports on his fast-acting gaming skills in all genres and high ingenuity on the thinking and social games. “Huh, guess the kid’s a game master. But…Sico! Where’s the plan for the battle simulation system?” He calls out.

Sico looks to him. “Just waiting for your order and its…here.” He said giving him a file over the system.

Mandalore looks over the room on the screen. “Good, draw up plans to be placed in the Darkline. They’re going to need it anyway. And find me a stalemate with one of our fleets. We got one heck of a test coming up.”

Sico just ended up surprised at the result of the five years long make on the system now being implemented.

---

Blitz sighs in relief as they left the building. “Why did you have to mention me leaving you alone with foals? Your parents looked like they were ready to kill.” He said slightly glaring at her.

Twilight just stuck her tongue out at him.

Blitz sighs and then kisses her before letting go. “Now I can’t stay mad at you.” He said as they head down to the middle-class area of the city.

“So we heading to see her?” Twilight says as they walk.

Blitz nods as they head down a small neighborhood. “Yep, going to go see my sis. You’ll like her. She’s like Applejack, just with more muscle and a lot more help behind her when she talks. So if you are planning to stand in her way…well, you got life insurance?” He asks humorously.

“We are still talking about the mare who helped raise you in the orphanage right?” Twilight asks.

Blitz nods. “Yep, I just call her sis since it’s easier. Besides, she was like my sister. Anyway, you do have life insurance, right?” He asks almost seriously.

“Let’s just keep walking,” Twilight says shaking her head.

“Though by now she would probably be known as mother,” Blitz says thinking out loud.

Twilight looks to him. “She’s that old?”

“She’s about twenty years older than me and once again that is the title or rank if you prefer,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks a bit surprised. “Wow, do you think she would remember you?”

“I believe she will as I was the first foal she was charged with taking care of,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods as they see what looks like an office-like building and has a playground nearby. “Welcome to the orphanage,” Blitz said walking inside with her and visit the front desk. “Hi, I’m here to see Mother Aqua Sight.”

The guard looks to his list. “Yes, do you have an appointment?”

“No, but I need to see her,” Blitz says as the pony at the front desk notices Twilight was an alicorn.

The desk pony nods. “Okay. Head on in.” He said as he presses a button and a buzzing noise came on the door into the building was unlocked.

“Thank you,” Blitz says walking in with Twilight.

Twilight looks back to the pony as they head inside. “Increased security?”

“Yes, I never had that when I was here.” Blitz stopping outside a door and knocks on the door.

The door opens and they see a mare dressed in some kind of clothing. “Yes, can I help you?”

“Mother Aqua Sight?” Blitz asks.

The mare nods. “Yes, that’s me. What can I help you with?”

“It has been a long time. Though last time I saw you, you were still a sister.” Blitz says taking off his sunglasses.

Aqua squints at him. “Oh, Blitzkrieg. You’ve grown.” She said happily.

“Yeah. How are you, mother Aqua?” Blitz asks politely smiling back.

Aqua smiles. “Oh don’t be so modest. You are like a brother to me so come in and bring your friend too.” She said stepping back and noticing Twilight.

“Actually, this is my wife Twilight Sparkle.” Blitz introduced.

Aqua smiled even more. “Well isn’t this nice. My little brother is married.”

“Yeah and happily,” Blitz says as he and Twilight came into her office.

Aqua nods as she sits down again. “And how are your parents?”

“They died in an accident about four years after I was adopted,” Blitz says after a pause.

Aqua’s smile immediately falls away. “Oh…I see. I’m sorry.”

“It’s alright. I came to see you since I was in town.” Blitz says.

Aqua smiles again. “Really now and care to tell me what that is?”

“Just visiting my wife’s parents. They keep asking us when to expect grandfoals.” Blitz says.

Twilight suddenly heard glass breaking as she stood still. ‘Oh, dear.’

Aqua chuckles. “You got out with all of your tail rights?”

“Yeah, I think they are hoping for news of it from either her or her brother,” Blitz says thinking out loud.

Aqua then looks to Twilight. “You are hoping for some foals right?”

“Well ah…” Twilight starts embarrassed.

Blitz smiles and hooks a hoof around her. “Oh don’t worry Twi. Just tell her.”

Aqua chuckles. “It’s fine. A mare doesn’t want to tell, a mare doesn’t have to tell. Remember that Blitz or it’s the couch for you.”

“Twi wouldn’t do that,” Blitz says smiling.

Twilight tries to smirk. “Watch me stallion.”

Blitz chuckles. “See,” Blitz says.

Aqua smirks. “The only thing I see is a nervous stallion and a smirking mare.”

“He knows his place,” Twilight says to her.

Aqua shrugs. “Well your life, your trouble.”

“So how are you Aqua?” Blitz asks.

Aqua sighs. “Well, I could be better, but it’s all good.”

“How about the orphanage?” Blitz asks.

“Oh, it’s doing well,” Aqua says.

“So Aqua, what about Blitz’s birth mother?” Twilight asks.

“Oh um, well…” Aqua trails off.

“Aqua?” Blitz asks.

Aqua sighs. “I’m sorry princess, we don’t know. Blitzkrieg was just left on the stairs of the church one night.”

Twilight looks to Blitz. “And you have no idea or any clue?”

“Unfortunately no and this is not uncommon,” Aqua says.

Twilight looks back to her. “And how many foals do you get like this?”

“Several, unfortunately. It’s sad how many do this either because they can’t take care of them or don’t want them.” Aqua says.

Blitz shrugs. “Or in trouble. You know how many times a father comes in and tries to find their foal, claiming the mother made a mistake.”

Aqua nods. “Yes, only to run their record and find out why the mother put their foal here.”

“But that isn’t the case with Blitz, is it?” Twilight asks and Aqua shakes her head.

Blitz sighs. “No one came to me. Only my adoptive parents who came to see me, but no other pony came in claiming to be my mother and father.”

“Yes, that is the case,” Aqua says.

Twilight grows worried. “Have you ever…well…tried searching for them? We do have DNA papers.”

“No, we never did. Though it didn’t help that a pirate raid happened not long before Blitz was found on the steps. Some think that he might be the son of one of the ponies who died in the raid.” Aqua says.

Twilight looks to him. “Pirates?”

“Yes, they have been a problem for Manehatten for years ever since Celestia disbanded all privateers almost a hundred years ago after winning a war that they mostly won. She swore to throw any privateer into the dungeons if they returned.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks between the both of them. “And you never bothered to check the list they might make for all deaths after the raids?”

“Here was so much chaos we didn’t even get Blitz registered till two years later and there were so many whose bodies were charred from the fire and so many buildings destroyed. It also didn’t help that the guards made the fire after panicking to try and keep the pirates away.” Aqua goes on.

Twilight grimaces a little. “Wow, that sounds…brutal.”

“It didn’t work and even to this day, there exists some distrust between the citizens and guards,” Aqua says.

Twilight flicks her tail a bit. “Why is that?”

“For their ruthless actions and the lack of punishment to boot,” Aqua says.

Twilight just gets confused. “Lack of…what?”

“Punishment for starting the fire,” Blitz says.

“Wait, wait, wait.” Twilight waves her hooves around. “The citizens started the fires? Why would they do that to their own home?”

“Not the citizens Princess. The guards started the fire and were never punished. Heck, some who were vocal about this were hung for a crime we were never told about.” Aqua says.

Twilight just stood shocked still. “Why would they do this? Isn’t Celestia on top of this?”

“Like how she had the Shadow Bolts tortured?” Blitz asks.

Twilight just stops. “Good point.”

‘I’m not even that bad.’ Chrysalis said.

“Anyways that was why we never really searched. Because when we had everything in order the trail was long since gone cold.” Aqua says.

Twilight sighs. “So…no hope?”

“Not with our resources, but with you, you might have a chance,” Aqua says.

Twilight looks to Blitz. “You want to give it a shot?”

“If you want. It is not like it will change who I am.” Blitz says.

Twilight just becomes worried. “We’ll see.”

“If you are going to attempt any spells, please do so off the orphanage’s grounds.” Aqua requests.

Twilight looks to her. “Why is that?”

“We don’t want to scare any of the foals. We got enough ghost stories about the orphanage amongst the children.” Aqua says.

Twilight smiles a bit as she looks to Blitz. “Ghost stories?”

“You would be amazed at what foals can come up with,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “What did you come up with?”

“Nothing, I was only five when I was adopted,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles a bit. “So you didn’t come up with anything?”

“Nope,” Blitz says imitating Big Mac.

Twilight giggles and leans against him. “Now what do you got?”

“Let’s see, you, a house, a few businesses.” Blitz starts.

Twilight sighs as she nuzzles him. “You’re the greatest Blitz, but what about the others?”

“Twi, we don’t have all day and Aqua have duties,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to Aqua apologetically who was smiling a lot. “Sorry about that.”

Aqua waves them off. “It’s fine. It’s always good to see a happy couple. Now I have to deal with some students. Math day, your favorite Blitz.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Blitz says waving her off as well.

They soon hear a bell ring. “Whoops, time for class.” She said getting up and opening the door for them. “Sorry that you can’t stay longer. It would be a good way to catch up.”

“Nice seeing you again mother,” Blitz says heading for the door.

Aqua smiles. “Nice to see you again too and with your wife as well. You certainly came far.” She said as some foals walk past the door.

“Not too far to visit friends,” Blitz says.

Aqua nods as they head out. “Yes, you have. Well, I have to be going, nice seeing you again.” She said before heading into another room.

“Shall we return to the hotel?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles at him as they head out the building. “Making me go another night?”

Blitz nuzzles her. “Only if you want to.”

Twilight giggles. “Right now, I just want my stallion right by me.”

“Well, your parents do want us to keep trying,” Blitz says as Twilight teleported them.

Twilight throws him to the bed as they teleported into their room. “I just want to sleep now, by my stallion. Think you can do that?”

“I think I can,” Blitz says.

Twilight crawls into bed with him and snuggled into him. “Good, night Blitzy.”

Blitz nuzzles her head. “Good night, my little queen.”

‘Aw, that’s so cute.’ Chrysalis said.

‘Shut up.’ Twilight thinks as she felt herself feeding on his love again.

Blitz sighs in relief as he kept nuzzling her before falling asleep. “Twi…” He whispered.

Twilight smiled and nuzzled back. “Blitz.” She said before following him.

---

“Twi, I really don’t care either way,” Blitz says as Twilight readied a spell to track down his biological parents.

Twilight sighs. “Blitz…you know what, I’m finding them no matter what. So shut up.” She said before almost finished the spell.

Blitz sighs. “You don’t need to…”

“Finish!”

“Unbelievable.” Blitz finished.

Twilight smiled as she felt a tug. “Come on, we might get something your parents may have touched that was barely touched by anypony else.” She said walking in the direction of the tug.

“Point to the map.” Blitz says holding up a map of the western hemisphere.

Twilight thinks before pointing to a spot on the map. She opens her eyes and finds it off the land and almost at the edge. “What?”

“Looks like…Nassau?” Blitz asks.

Twilight puts her hoof down. “What’s that?”

“That’s a pirate town.” Blitz says.

Twilight now looks worried. “So we head there?”

“Now I am interested.” Blitz says.

Twilight now looks really worried. “So we are heading there?”

“I will book us a ship.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks around. “And what are we bringing?”

“Well a battle armor for one.” Blitz says thinking it over.

Twilight stares at him. “And me?”

“You are beautiful.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. “I meant for there.”

“Well you don’t wear armor and you have seemed to dislike my weapons.” Blitz says getting serious.

Twilight tilts her head. “So what do you suggest?”

“”Use your magic.” Blitz says before tapping their horns.

Twilight shivers a bit. “We still can’t get use to that.”

“Oh for once I got you with it.” Blitz says smiling.

Twilight smiles. “Yeah you did. Don’t do it again.”

“Why not, don’t you love me?” Blitz says in mock horror.

Twilight becomes pouty. “Because of you not pleasing me.” She said playfully.

“How about if I do this?” Blitz asks playfully pulling her tail.

Twilight tries to hold back her moan. “Bastard.”

“And I’m yours.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight screeches a bit at him. “Idiot.”

“Hey now, nibbling on your ear is my thing.” Blitz says sticking out his tongue playfully at her.

Twilight smirks as her horn lights up and Blitz feels his tongue being pulled. “Will you behave now?” She asks.

“Yes ma’am.” Blitz says, his voice a little muffled.

Twilight lets him go before giving a kiss. “So are you ready for a pirate hunt?”

“We don’t know if they are pirates. By the way, how many did you sense?” Blitz asks.

“…one.” Twilight admits.

“I see, so that means only one is still alive.” Blitz says.

Twilight shrugs. “Guess it is. Though, I am also picking up a few friends nearby.”

Blitz smirks. “Friends huh?”

Twilight smiles. “Being queen has a few perks.”

“Does that make me the king?” Blitz asks.

Twilight opens her mouth to speak before thinking. ‘Chrissy, help me.’

‘Well, you can declare him a king if you want. Your word still carries power even if he gives one. Also, this happens the next time you mate.’ Chrysalis said.

“I’ll take your silence as a yes.” Blitz says.

Twilight hits him. “Can’t I talk to Chrysalis in peace?”

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Chrysalis is in my head.” She said pointing to her head.

“I see.” Blitz says after a few minutes.

Twilight looks a bit away. “So now you think I’m crazy?”

“So that’s how you used that technique last night.” Blitz says petting her mane.

Twilight blushes a bit. “Um…well…sh…shut up!”

“Love you,” Blitz says.

Twilight keeps blushing bright green a bit mixed with red on her cheeks. “Um…love you too.” She whispered.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her.

Twilight sighs and leans against his chest. “Blitz?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks up at him. “Can you hold me during the trip? I think I need to spend some more time alone with you.”

“My pleasure.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Okay, let me grab a few drones and guards and let’s grab a ship.”

“As you wish.” Blitz says.

Twilight pokes his chest. “And you are going to grab a shield.”

“Why?” Blitz asks confused.

Twilight frowns a bit. “Why would I let you go without protection, when I want a foal…or maybe eggs. But still, you are going to learn a shield spell in the next fifteen minutes.” She said giving him a book.

“Why would I…teach away.” Blitz says noticing her glare.

Twilight smirks and then gets confused. “Why did I act like that?”

“You were showing authority and it is kind of hot.” Blitz says.

Twilight glares slightly at him to which he shrinks away and quickly opens the book to hide his face. “Chrissy, you have a lot of explaining to do.” She said.

‘Queen.’ Chrysalis said simply.

‘So what does that mean?’ Twilight thinks.

Chrysalis giggles. ‘Simply, you are going to be more commanding and more demanding too. Blitzkrieg there is not the top anymore.’

‘When was he?’ Twilight jokes.

Chrysalis laughs. ‘Now you’re getting it.’

“Ok…that is surprising and weird.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “What is?”

“This formula isn’t too much different from shield technology.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Good, then learn fast because…see ya.” She said quickly before teleportation out of the room.

“You, changeling.” Blitz says looking at the lamp.

A armored changeling appears behind the lamp as it looks to him with a screech.

“Transform into any pony you like and accompany me, while I make travel arrangements.” Blitz says.

The changeling nods and transformed into a stallion who quickly steps up to him.

“Good.” Blitz says as they leave the room for the docks.

After a while, the changeling and Blitz was waiting by an old fishing boat he charted from an old pony was setting up the boat. “How much longer do you need?” Blitz asks him.

“A few days. I am running cargo to that port town.” The pony says.

Blitz nods and sees Twilight walking down the dock with a lot more ponies behind her as one pushes a nearby thug into the water and leaves the pony in the water as they stop at Blitz and the changeling. “So?” Twilight asks.

“Making new friends? Also in a few days.” Blitz says.

Twilight and the others look to the pony now trying to recover on the dock. “Sort of.” She said turning back to him. “So what do you want to do while we wait?”

“Not sure. Want to invite any other pony?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks as she looks back to the ponies behind her whose eyes flashed green for a moment. “Yes I do. Cafe first though?”

“Sure.” Blitz nods and soon frowns. “This is barely what I had in mind.” He said as they sat in a cafe with all the other disguised changelings and they were guarding the area.

“You know they could use a few lessons in not being seen.” Blitz says.

Twilight shrugs. “They just want to protect their queen. Still, might be fun with them watching us.” She said licking her lips a little.

“As long as none touch you. Because I will burn them alive if they do.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “Well you let them watch and have fun by themselves or with the others and let them drench me?”

“They will not touch you or drench you.” Blitz says.

Twilight whines a bit. “Aww, why not? Why not at least let them relieve themselves on me?” She asks while her frowns turns into a smirk.

“Because you are mine and mine alone.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow a bit. “Really, because I thought you were mine.”

“We are each other’s, that is why we are married.” Blitz says.

Twilight then smirks again. “I got an idea.” She said before turning to the disguised changeling as a mare. “You, come here.” She said waving it over as she turns to Blitz. “There are changelings that are males and females.” She said before turning back to the changeling right by her now. “Okay, you are going to grab at least six males and once we’re going at it, you are going at them and also they are holding you down, got that?”

“So you are literally telling your subjects to get gangbanged…ok, where is my real wife? She isn’t into that sort of thing, that is Shadow.” Blitz says glaring.

Twilight giggles. “That was before I became queen and now ruler of all remaining changelings and even Chrissy is loving it and if she was here she wants to be the female and instead of being consensual, it’s non.”

“You are playing me.” Blitz says realizing what she was doing.

Twilight smirks. “Yeah, that’s payback for not doing our first time not the way I wanted it.”

“Oh boy. So who you inviting?” Blitz asks.

Twilight waves him off. “Don’t worry, it’s the female I asked for and those six males. You are going to watch them go at it while I go at you and you can’t do anything the whole time.”

“As long as they can’t see us, I’m fine.” Blitz says.

Twilight gives a lusty smile. “Aw, what’s wrong? Afraid of being seen by your peers?” She asks as the female returns with the six males.

“Yes dear.” Blitz says blushing a bit.

Twilight grins. “Well, too bad. You’re mine and you are going to do what I want. So you are being seen, after all, how will they make you watch and show you everything?”

“Love please.” Blitz practically begged.

Twilight sighs. “You can go at multiple wives in the same room, but not this?”

“I’m not a perfect stallion.” Blitz offers.

Twilight tosses him a cookie. “You can still learn. Want to try because you’ll don’t care in the middle of it and onwards?”

“No, I’d rather our playtime be alone and only for us.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Now it’s no fun for me, maybe you, but barely any for me.”

“Maybe I can make it fun for you.” Blitz says.

Twilight huffs. “In this, you can’t do anything and your queen and her drones and warriors are doing everything. Which reminds me…” She turns to the group. “You’re a drone right?” She asks the female to which she nods and then turns to the males. “And warriors?” All but one nods. “You, out and get a warrior. Need it tough and almost rapey as possible.” To which the male leaves.

“Love, your starting not to sound like my wife.” Blitz says causing Twilight to freeze.

Twilight sits back down and look to her drink. “I guess it’s maybe because I’ve been a little needy lately.”

“Then let me take care of you.” Blitz says getting up and walking over to her.

Twilight looks to him. “What are you going to do?”

“Rock your world.” Blitz says before picking her up.

Twilight squeaks as the whole changeling group looks at them. “Are we going to need to change to the honeymoon suite?”

“If you want to.” Blitz says holding her closely.

Twilight smiles a bit. “We are going to be loud…well…those seven anyway.” She said as she looks over to the group and the female actually blushing.

“That drone will lay eggs soon enough.” Blitz whispers in Twilight’s ear.

---

Blitz sighs as he steps into the bathroom as Twilight and the changelings set things up. “Okay guys, spell for letting us see you so do whatever and make it rough, but you can’t see us, so tough luck. But you can feed off the love I will give you afterward. Alright, set yourself up on the floor over there and we’ll take the bed.” Twilight said as she set the bed a bit and lights up a spell.

Blitz keeps thinking as he steps out a bit cleaner before seeing the female changeling sitting in the lap of another male as they look to him and they nod their head to the bed. He nods back as they shake themselves and buzz their wings. Blitz presses his lips together as he steps through something and sits down on the bed by Twilight. “What are they doing?”

Twilight smiles as she leans against him. “Pheromones and readying their bodies. It’s almost like ours, except more intriguing.” She said reaching into his lap and starting to rub at a specific spot.

They watch as the male in front of the female moves to her and starts to lick her neck. “Preparing the body for the bite and the pain it might receive since the neck it’s a vulnerable spot, even on a changeling.” Twilight teaches as she kept going and Blitz was starting to squirm around.

The female changeling then felt multiple hooves grab onto her and being pulled at her hooves and one set had her head kept still. The male in front of her stopped licking and stood up and revealed what had been growing on all of them as a long pure black changeling cock and what Blitz saw that it didn’t have any holes as their hooves. “Common misconception with them. It’s almost like a pony, just they can change appearance. And when the prey gets feisty, it helps to squirm a little. Now squirm for your queen.” Twilight said pushing him down onto the large bed and making him watch the action as the warrior pushes his cock into the female’s mouth.

The changeling starts to rock back and forth as the other male changelings start to show themselves and make their cocks touch her all over as she actually starts to moan as the one she’s sitting in the lap of start to rub himself against her. “The female has to submit or it will really hurt, more so for ponies.” Twilight said as she straddles Blitz and rubs back and forth against him.

The changeling in her mouth starts to hiss as he puts a hoof behind her head and grabs it before making her do the work as he stood still and the others either rub against her or her jerk them off. “In this, the female has to please them or they will never stop and force themselves in this.” Twilight starts licking his neck and whispered into his ear.

The female changeling now really moans as the one she’s sitting one finally pushes himself into her plot hole and starts to rock her back and forth and sends her deeper on the changeling in front. Another changeling sits in front of her and moves his head out of the way while pushing his cock into her cunt and starts to help with the rocking. The female now really moans the two she was jerking off starts to push their cocks even closer to her head and the one left behind just rubs himself off.

The female moans and finally opens her blue eyes to the sight of the four changelings in front of her and looks to the cock in her as she was pushing into the changeling’s crotch. The changeling looks down at her and grins before grabbing her horn and using it send her back and forth on him as the two on her hooves pull away and strokes themselves as the two under her starts to send her back and forth even harder, making her moan even louder.

Twilight moans in Blitz’s ear as she feels the emotions and feelings from the changelings and lets his mast fill her and push all the way to the end. “Oh Blitz, you really need to know to mess us up. Watch the masters.” She said, still making him look over to them.

He just watch as one of the changelings grabs a table and they force her off and leave her breathing hard before slamming her down onto the table and makes her screech before her mouth gets stuffed by the same changeling and then stuff on the other end with two cocks in her cunt and she moans loudly around the cock in her mouth as the leftover changelings put their cocks in the holes in her hooves and makes her stroke it.

“You feeling hot yet my stallion?” Twilight asks as Blitz tries to keep Twilight and the changelings in his view.

“Um…?” Blitz tries to say, but fails to come up with anything.

Twilight just bites his ear as she starts moving up and down on him and makes him try to put his hooves on her hips, but she stops him and pins him down. “No, you are going to enjoy this. Now watch the show.”

Blitz just stares at the changelings starting to speed up a little as the female looks almost helplessly around before she squeals and cums around the moving cocks and tries to breathe as she came down, but then tenses up as the males go at her again and this time harder. She keeps gaining in volume of moaning before the male in her mouth started thrusting erratically and then stops deep into her mouth and cums which makes the female’s cheeks bloat out before cum spews around his cock and he moans in relief as he slightly thrust as he got down from his high.

The two in her cunt started to thrust all they have and forgot about rhythm as the one in her mouth pulls out with cum just pooling out of her mouth and leaving a sticky stand on her face as he kept cumming on her. “They are saying bitch, whore, and slut. Know why, that’s all she’s good for now. A good breeder and good breeders don’t leave a single drop.” Twilight said as the female starts trying to lick up the mess. But then gives up as the two in her cunt starts to hit her hard and make the table creek from the swaying as they groan before one stops and plants himself deeply before cumming and soon cum spews out around him and the other one, making him go faster from the increased lubrication before he too cums and pushes himself deep.

The female groans as the ones in her hooves cums as well all over her before they finally stop and pull out from her and makes her leak all over before she tries to lick everything up and even bending down to her cunt and tries licking off the excess as the males gets hard again. “Note that the group needs to do this multiple times to make sure the female gets pregnant with eggs or foals. This also to ensure the female gets many of them to ensure survival.” Twilight said as she sped up and now they start making noise and makes Twilight flares her wings out.

The female changeling looks up from her cleaning and notices the males all looking at her while sporting hard cocks at attention and soon rolls off the table and onto the ground to which a male grabs one of her hooves and drags her to them. She is hoisted up by her head before being slapped back to the floor again.

The female weakly looks up at them before being grabbed and then held from behind as one stuffs it into her cunt and starts thrusting into her and makes her jump before the other five pose their cocks right at her cunt she feels all of them trying to fit in. “Stop.” She hisses.

Blitz watches as the female gets slapped and punch at as they try and get in and only succeed in getting the heads in before they just move from that point as she kept being beaten until the first couldn’t take it and cums into her before pulling out and making a mess spill out onto the floor to which another one pushes himself in fully before cumming himself and makes the mess pile bigger.

Blitz groans as he feels Twilight going faster and soon the pile becomes bigger under the female that when the final one gets himself in fully and every other pulls out and strokes themselves, the male leans down and makes her turn around while still embedded in her and pushes her face into the cum pile and thrusts into her until he too, cums as well and groans as the full changeling moans and drinks the cum on the ground.

“They’re saying have our hatchlings slut. Such a bad changeling. A changeling only good for one thing, being breed. Now come on my stallion, breed me.” Twilight whispered as Blitz finally moans and thrusts up into her and cums from the sight of the abused changeling and having cum leaking from all over and even her holed hooves. “Yes, lick and drink it all slut or we will go again and that you have to dig deep for.” Twilight translated as she cums too and pushes herself down completely.

The female moans and tries to suck in all the cum around her and feels like throwing up at taking in too much, but keeps going as she feels the limp cock start to slap at her sides.

“Like the view, my stallion? The lust-filled view of my future brood mother finally getting the treatment she deserves.” Twilight asks as Blitz finally finished and still watches the action as one of the males hoists the female up and holds her at waist length. “You didn’t finish it. Now pay.” Twilight translated before she goes again as the males forced themselves into her mouth, sometimes more than one and rock themselves back and forth on her locked head while the other stroke themselves at the sight.

Twilight moans in Blitz’s ear as she leans back. “Yes, take me.” To which Blitz was able to grab her hips and starts slamming her on him again and partially watches the action happening as the males finally cums in her mouth and makes a lot more spill out as the female tries to push them off until she gives up and lets her hooves go limp at her sides and we’re now just moving around helplessly as the males pull out and cum onto her face as she looks up at them in to be covered in the eyes by cum before they throw her to the ground the other three grab her and hits her in the head a bit before giving her mouth open and pushing themselves inside.

The female moans weakly as the males finally cum in her before long and promptly pulls out before throwing her to the ground and cums on her tired body. Blitz groans and cums into Twilight as she moans before collapsing into him. “That was amazing.” She said after a while.

Blitz nods and looks to the group. “What about her?” He asks, seeing the female still on the ground.

Twilight groans as she got off of Blitz before walking over to the female and sits over her and makes the female lick her off a bit before standing up again. “There, she’s officially a broodmother, in other words, a relief for males. Sorry, coming down from the high.” Twilight said heading back to Blitz. “You two.” She said looking to the males sitting in a group a bit away. “Take her to the bathroom and clean her up and the rest of you clean up this mess.” She said making Blitz go into her again as the spell drops.

Blitz looks up at him. “Another round?”

Twilight shakes her head and leans on his chest. “No, just sleep like this.”

Blitz sighs as he wraps his hooves around her. “Alright love, whatever you need.”

Twilight moans in content as the changelings brought out the female before placing her next to them. “They said it’s best she receives the love now and in a thin small amount until it’s enough.”

Blitz nods. “As long as she keeps to herself my queen.”

Twilight smiles and kisses his chest. “Thanks Blitz.” She said as the changelings finished cleaning up and slept on either the bed with them or on the ceiling.

---

“So that is Nassau?” Twilight asks looking at the port in the distance.

Blitz nods as he helps tends to the female changeling who was still recovering with the other healers. “Yep, infamous hiding place.”

Twilight sighs and looks back to him. “How’s she?”

Blitz shrugs. “She’ll be fine, just too much at such a fast pace. I’m surprised she stayed awake to the entire thing.”

Twilight smirks. “She’s a broodmother.”

“Well she is now at least. She was just a regular drone.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “That’s because of that one kiss containing the goo needed for the change. So how are you feeling?” She asks him.

“I should be asking you that. So you feeling more yourself now?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “Yeah, thanks for that. I think any more time and I would have gone to really crazy demands.” She said wrapping a hoof around him.

“Just let me know if you ever need me.” Blitz says before kissing her neck.

Twilight moans a bit as she guides him around. “Oh you stallion.”

“We best save that for later love. We will be docking soon.” Blitz says as he puts up the hood of her cloak and slipped on his sunglasses.

Twilight sighs and goes to the female and helps her up. “You’re going to be okay, right?” She asks to which she gets a nod. “Good, because you and two others are watching our ride home. Don’t want to hurt these little ones.” She said tapping the changeling’s stomach.

“Land ho!” The captain yells.

Twilight steps up next to Blitz on the side of the ship as it slowly rounds a rocky corner and ends up near an old dock that looks old rotten. “Um…you sure you sensed somepony on this island?” Blitz asks looking over the dock.

“Yeah, but I can only narrow it down to this island with my last spell. Now that we are here, I should be able to narrow the area down even more.” Twilight says.

Blitz carefully steps off the boat and tests the dock. “Only a few at a time and do the spell on solid ground Twi.” He said heading for the land.

“Ok.” Twilight says taking his hoof.

Twilight carefully steps onto the dock before in one spot of her hoof landing does it break and go through, but she quickly catches herself and they quickly head for the land. “Okay, now let’s see.” Twilight said as soon as they were on solid ground and she lights up her horn and the changelings catch up with them.

Twilight points towards the buildings a little ways away. “I‘m going to guess we landed on a old dock.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and they head towards it and steps into the jungle piece of the island and soon one of the changelings steps on something and it was lifted up in a net. “Help.” It buzzed.

Blitz shakes his head before using his magic to grab the net and cut it before bringing it back down to the ground. “Be careful, this is a pirate’s den.” Blitz reminds.

They all nod and continue on and when they find a trap, they either cut the line making it go off or go over it or around it. “It should be around here.” Twilight said as she pushes a large leaf out of the way.

“And there is the pirate’s den. And I think I see some of the most wanted pirates in this sea.” Blitz says as his glasses zoomed in.

Twilight watches as they all just sit around a small fire around the small entrance to what looked like a tavern. “Enough for you to bother with?”

“Let’s just say cha-ching if I was going to hunt them, but I’m on a personal business. See that earth pony there. That is Black Mane.” Blitz says pointing.

Twilight looks to the one with the long mane wrapping slightly around him. “That’s weird, he’s reported to be dead a long time ago.”

“Yeah, supposedly was killed by a solar guard. Obviously was a lie to advance himself.” Blitz says

Twilight shrugs. “Or maybe to finally retire. What’s the plan?”

“We walk right in.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to him. “Walk in?”

“This is pirate territory and we have nothing too valuable on us. You hide and hold onto this briefcase.” Blitz commands one of the warriors.

The warrior holds the case as the others stand by him and two went with Twilight and Blitz as they came out. “So what do we do when they start talking then?” She asks.

“We don’t, we let them come to us. Just follow my lead. I’ve dealt with pirates before.” Blitz says as they made their way into the town and towards the tavern.

Twilight tries to breathe carefully as they step up into the tavern and everything stops as they stare at the group. “What’s the meaning of this?” One pirate asks.

Blitz doesn’t respond and just goes to the bar, taking note of some of the more famous pirates. Twilight and the changelings follows and stands by him.

Blitz throws a few gold coins onto the bare and the barkeep brings out a glass and pours some rum into it. Blitz then downs it in one gulp as he just waits.

“What the fuck are they doing here? Who invited them?” Black Mane asks.

“I go where I please and this seems to be where the dead gather.” Blitz says.

The pirates all look to each other and then laugh out loud. “Let’s see, two insects, one barking stallion and one pretty mare to have.” A pirate said.

“Touch her and die,” Blitz says with no hint of remorse.

“Bark.” Another sang.

Blitz says nothing else, taking another shot.

Twilight leans over to him. She just gives him a look that said, ‘what now?’

‘Wait.’ Blitz says as a loud pirate enters.

“Alright, what the fuck is going on here?” A pony with a bandana wrapped around his head enters and sees the group. “Oh, that’s something.”

“Well, well, Jack Rackham, the pirate captain with one of the shortest-lived captain careers.” Bitz remarks.

“Oy.” Jack said. “Watch it. I can still steer a strong crew.”

“Oh yes, your legendary crew that couldn’t beat a bunny.” Blitz remarks causing many to laugh.

“He’s got ya there Jack.” A voice in the corner says.

“Shut it Kidd.” Jack says, mad he was being humiliated by the newcomer.

Kidd laughs as he drowns a mug. “Please, he’s right about one thing. You’re whole life and just one crew and five ships? How many lives has past you by? By my count, you have at least four more lives and you are going to have three left by the end of the day.”

“He also has the lowest bounty here.” Blitz adds.

They all laugh as Jack just growls. “What do you know? I could still live at this point.”

“This point.” Kidd reminds, making them all laugh harder.

Blitz makes no comment and just downs his third shot, showing no signs of getting drunk yet.

Twilight just watch him drink. ‘How?’

“High tolerance, remember.” Blitz says. “Can you tell which one?” Blitz whispers.

Twilight smirks. “You couldn’t hold that long last night and came when they did and then when I was finished.” She whispered back.

“Twi remember why we are here.” Blitz whispers back.

Twilight sighs and jumps up and sits down on the counter. “Too much tolerance if you ask me.” She said kicking her hooves a bit.

“You are not going to tell me are you?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Don’t even know.”

“So hey there cute thing, how about you spend the night with a real stallion?” Jack asks leaning against the bar near her.

Twilight just looks to him. “So you think I’m a bimbo? A mare ready to be taken away at a moment’s notice and then have fun. Please, you obviously can’t even hold that weapon of yours straight.” She asks out of the blue which makes everypony with her stare at her. She then takes the drink the bartender gave to her before splashing it in his face. “Come back when you have the largest fleet in the world and then we’ll talk which maybe never depending on your lives.”

“That is if I let him live.” Blitz says obviously mad now and starting expelling an aura that made many of the residents gulp.

Twilight just lays down and puts her head close to his. “Not before my guards do.” She said to the almost silent guards glaring at Jack.

“Take him outside, no need to make a mess in here.” Blitz adds his anger and aura lifting.

The guards hiss at him to which he backs off a bit. Twilight sighs and lays herself down on the table. “So what now?” She whispered.

“Black Mane is coming over as well as Kidd, give them some room.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and jumps down before standing right by him. “So what are we going to say?” She asks.

“We shall see.” Blitz says as the two came up beside him.

Black Mane sighs. “You got our attention. What do you want?”

“I’m looking for somepony,” Blitz says.

Kidd drowns a bit of his mug. “And that is?”

“Unsure, just know the pony is here.” Blitz says.

Black Mane grumbles. “And that be in what direction?”

“This port.” Blitz says.

Kidd sighs. “That isn’t much to go on you know.”

“I know.” Blitz looked at Kidd and as he did, he couldn’t shake that something was not as it seemed.

Kidd notices the stare. “What?”

“Can’t help but think I’m missing something.” Blitz says before getting up.

They watch as he got up. “And what be that?” Black Mane asks.

“I don’t know yet, but I bet Kidd does.” Blitz says walking away with Twilight and the two changelings following.

Black Mane looks to Kidd. “What’s he talking about?”

“Leave it be Mane. I’m going to go talk to the guy.” Kidd says.

Twilight leans over to Blitz as they walk to the edge of town. “You sure that worked?”

“Kidd’s following us. You mind letting me talk with him alone?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods and walks into the jungle with the two changelings as Blitz waited at the edge of the town. “What do you want?” He asks.

“What do ya really know?” Kidd asks as Blitz examines him again.

“Well I know now that I should be calling ya Ms. Kidd.” Blitz says noticing a few features better in the lighting.

Kidd only stares at him before smirking. “What gave it away?”

“Your disguise is good. I would say you have been doing it for most of your life, but your feathers are slightly smaller and more curved back. Second your eyes are a little too large for a stallion pegasus. So who are you really as I assume that James Kidd is just an alias.” Blitz says.

Kidd just sighs and takes off his headdress before shaking his…her head around and makes a longer mane move around. “You’re brighter than most stallions in this dump,” Kidd said.

“I pride myself on it. So tell me, can ya guess my purpose here?” Blitz asks leaning against a tree.

Kidd shrugs. “No demands for gold or maps. You looking for somepony so there’s that.”

“Aye, but for what reason?” Blitz asks.

Kidd sighs. “No idea, only you can tell.”

“Ok, I will be straight with ya. I’m looking for one of my birth parents. A powerful spell was cast to tell me where they be. It pointed me here. So here I be in the den of pirates like ye self.” Blitz says.

Kidd huffs. “And who are ye looking fer?”

“I don’t know, the spell gave me a location, but nothing else. Oh, that reminds me. It’s rude not to introduce yourself. My name is Blitzkrieg.” Blitz says.

Kidd nods. “Mary, Mary Read.”

“You flinched slightly at me name. Does it hold one meaning fer ya?” Blitz asks.

Mary smirks. “Maybe.”

“I was left on church steps in Manehatten,” Blitz says getting her to flinch again.

Mary frowns. “It was for your own good.”

Blitz freezes. “Wait, what did ya just say?” Blitz asks.

Mary sighs. “It was for your own good. What life would you have gotten if ye stayed with me?”

“So yer me mother?” Blitz asks examining her again.

Mary tries to look at him. “Surprise.” She tries to say.

“Well, I think I understand where my greatest wish of wanting to fly on my own came from.” Blitz says offhoofedly.

Mary laughs a bit. “Yeah, that would be your father who as somewhat the same.”

“I know only one of ye were dead.” Blitz says.

Mary nods. “Attempt at getting some materials. But, I had you with me, so I placed you there in the confusion.”

“The pirate raid that the guards themselves set fire to Manehatten.” Blitz says walking over to her as he took off his glasses.

Mary smiles. “You got your father’s eyes.”

“Yeah.” Blitz says before hugging her.

Mary sighs as she hugs back. “Hello son.”

“Hey mum.” Blitz says before pausing. “Twi, you can come out now.” Blitz says.

Mary looks over to mare coming out. “And what’s the princess doing here?”

“Well…” Blitz paused.

“I’m his wife.” Twilight says.

“What?” Mary asked after a while.

“Yeah, oh Celestia is going to have kittens if she ever finds out a alicorn princess married the son of a notorious pirate.” Blitz says as a smile crept onto his face.

Twilight smirks a bit. “Really now, my famous bounty hunter is a pirate, no wonder you fight so well.”

“Hey my accomplishments as Southern Cross are from my own hard work.” Blitz says.

Mary smiled. “And maybe luck.”

“And skill and planning.” Blitz adds.

Twilight still smirks. “And still luck.”

“So mom…should we try and get to know each other better?” Blitz asks unsure.

Mary presses her lips together and looks back to the town before looking to him. “Come on. I know a spot.” She said walking into the forest.

“Alright. Come out and bring the case.” Blitz calls.

Mary watches as more changelings appear and one of them was carrying a case. “Planning to make a deal?”

“No, this is how I store my equipment. More inconspicuous.” Blitz explains as the changeling gives the case to him.

Mary chuckles as they head up to the cliff face. “Wish we could have that. Pretty helpful for what we do.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

Mary smiled. “Raids.”

“Yeah, like the twenty cannon salute is so inconspicuous.” Blitz says.

Mary laughs as they stop at a cliff and they see the city on the horizon. “That’s just our distraction.”

“Why, you snuck in as the guards to try and launch magic blasts at the ships.” Blitz says.

Mary shrugs. “More trouble, more chaos, easier to get in and get what we need.”
“So what were you after in the raid before you left me on the steps?” Blitz asks.

Mary sighs. “Papers. More specifically, those that have in the numerous crimes. No papers, no trial.”

“So the true reason behind the raid was to destroy evidence.” Blitz says.

Mary nods. “Yep, to let us begin anew. Now what about you, besides trying to find your parents?”

“My life has been interesting to say the least.” Blitz says.

Mary sits down. “Do tell.”

Blitz sighs as he sits down with her. “I am Southern Cross. Does the name mean anything to you or the other pirates?” Blitz asks.

Mary nods. “It should, we joke about how this guy should be leading his own fleet and crew. You are doing that, right? If not, you’re not living up to my legacy.”

“I was recently awarded my own clan by my leader Mandalore.” Blitz says.

Mary laughs. “Congratulations. So what, you travel around and plunder?”

“In between jobs right now.” Blitz says.

Mary looks at him. “Jobs huh? At least you went down a better path.”

“Well, hard to say as I have lived on the battlefield for over a decade.” Blitz says.

Mary looks surprised a bit. “Well we have been on the sea all our lives. No different.”

“I guess not to some extent.” Blitz says.

Mary nods. “Yes, most see it as a way to escape. It’s just a way of life for us, a dangerous life.”

“And neither of us can leave life, can we?” Blitz asks.

Mary shakes her head. “No, just live and hope for the best.”

“I really do take after you.” Blitz says smiling.

Mary smiles. “Yes you do, but you also still take after your father.”

“My good looks?” Blitz jokes causing Mary to snicker.

Mary nods. “Yes, he was always a charming stallion. And those eyes of his, stunning and able to sway any mare on this island. But that didn’t do well with me so he worked for it and he deserved it.”

“Yeah, so odd question, you heard about Equestria’s latest and most unusual editc Celestia made?” Blitz asks.

Mary shrugs. “Here and there, question. Why make the females choose? Shouldn’t it be the male’s choice?”

“Female dominated country. Mares mostly in charge of everything.” Blitz says.

Mary shudders a bit. “Just think what would happen if males are in charge.”

“Not much difference really.” Blitz says.

Mary stares at him. “That’s only the boring and lazy ones, I meant the ones who really do things and I mean things all over.”

“Depends on what they do. They do right by the people, they can stay. They do wrong and you cut them out like the parasite they are.” Blitz says.

Mary nods. “At least mine are good.”

“Yeah, can’t say the same for some I have killed.” Blitz says.

Mary shrugs. “Hey, you have yours and I have mine.”

“Do you think if my clan establishes a base here we could get along with the pirates?” Blitz asks.

May tries to think. “Don’t know. Time will tell for that.”

Blitz remains quiet as Twilight smirks. “Oh Blitz, do you want an excuse to come here every once in a while?” Twilight asks.

Blitz sighs and closes his eyes. “Mom, do ya want to travel more than this place can offer?”

Mary raises an eyebrow.

Blitz keeps his eyes closed. “Someplace more on the adventuring than the sea?”

“What do you mean?” Mary asks.

“Minerva, reveal the ship, but only to use on the cliff.” Blitz commands.

Mary gets confused before the air in front of the cliff and shows only a glass panel of a weird design to her. “There.” Minerva said as she sat in the captain’s seat.

“You said the sea, but I have traveled the galaxies.” Blitz says smiling at Mary.

Mary keeps looking at the ship. “Um…”

“So what do you say? Come with me and we become apart of each other’s lives?” Blitz offers.

Mary sighs and looks to him. “Just one trip.”

---

Mary was just staring at the large sun. “Huh, so that’s what’s cooking us most of the time.”

“And you have only seen one world. Why don’t you come with me, meet my wives and maybe be apart of your grandfoal who is on it’s way right now?” Blitz asks.

Mary looks back at him. “More wives?”

“Remember edict. Southern Cross was highly sought after.” Blitz says.

Mary smiled a little. “Who’s the highest in the group?”

“Princess Twilight. Now queen of the changelings.” Blitz says.

Mary looks at her. “Queen of changelings?”

“Yeah, it a new change.” Twilight says.

Mary chuckles. “So how does it feel being two rulers at once?”

“Not that different really. I didn’t really have that much say in Equestria, but now I have loyal subjects and territory in the Changeling forests.” Twilight says.

Mary smiles. “So what do you do out here?”

“A lot of things and right now, I’m considering forming a fleet of my own. This is just my personal ship, but it would be like a rowboat to you all. The Darkline though is a frigate spaceship.” Blitz says.

Mary looks surprised. “My little colt, planning a fleet and has two ships? What would Jack think of my life now?”

“Jack, is that my father’s name?” Blitz asks.

Mary shakes her head. “No, Jack Rackham. Just thinking of what he would say when my own colt is better than him.”

“Oh, I have been for a while. Minerva, what is my current count on ships destroyed?” Blitz asks.

Minerva steps up near him. “At least around fifty, maybe a hundred.” She said with a smirk.

“Just frigates and Battleships. No fighters.” Blitz requests.

Minerva giggles. “Around thirty.”

Mary looks at the new mare. “Um…who’s she?”

“Minerva was the artificial intelligence for the Darkstar One. Only recently has become half organic with the help of Twilight and her magic.” Blitz says.

Mary then smirks. “You planning on bedding her then?”

“She went through all of that just to be with me. I don’t have the heart to turn her down.” Blitz says and Mary punches his shoulder as she smirks.

Mary then laughs. “My little colt now being in love by all kinds. What’s next, creatures from another world falling in love?”

“Well there was that togruta female, Ahsoka Tano, but that didn’t go anywhere,” Blitz says.

Twilight stares at him. “How many did you have, other than her and Aria?”

“Aria does not count. She thought I was a non-sentient creature and wanted me as a pet.” Blitz defends.

Twilight smirks. “And you still are.”

“Oh, ha, ha. As for your question, only Ahsoka and I ever came close, but there were complications.” Blitz says trailing off.

Mary sits down in one of the chairs. “Like what?”

“She was a jedi. Think a multi-species order of warrior monks that can use a power called the force. Very powerful, but also mostly very arrogant.” Blitz says.

Twilight sits in front of him. “How so?”

“They carry swords made of pure energy and can deflect blaster bolts and with the force, increasing their senses and physical abilities can cut through entire platoons, but that much power makes everything a little arrogant so they are vulnerable to less straight forward tactics like poison gas.” Blitz says.

Mary shrugs. “Honor bound maybe.”

“They like to break the laws if it sought their righteous attitudes. We Mandalorians have been enemies with them mostly for a long time now since the Mandalorian crusade.” Blitz says.

Mary leans back. “And that’s the problem with that jedi girl?”

“Jedi are forbidden to love. And she is a Jedi. I decide to leave to make her not have to choose because she loved being a jedi.” Blitz says bluntly.

Minerva jumps into his lap. “Luckily, he found us.”

“You I had before I met her.” Blitz says.

Minerva pokes his muzzle. “I meant officially.”

“So mom, what do you say, will you stay?” Blitz asks.

Mary smiles. “Can I get a better outfit?”

“Done.” Blitz sys without thinking about it.

Mary chuckles. “So what now?”

Blitz smiles. “Back to land and get ready to leave in a few months.”

“Take me back, I got to tell my crew I won’t be sailing for a bit.” Mary says.

“Why not bring them along. I’m willing to hire them.” Blitz says.

Mary raises an eyebrow. “A ship full of pirates, what would everyone say?”

“Like I care what others say. If they can do the job, they are hired.” Blitz says.

Mary looks to him before sighing. “Alright. How long?”

“Take us down Minerva. I got a recruitment drive to do.” Blitz says getting up and opening his briefcase.

Mary looks to the case. “So what does that have?”

“One of my armors.” Blitz says starting to put it on.

Mary watches as he wears the armor. “Anything special?”

“This armor was designed for water and land combat.” Blitz says as he puts on the light blue helmet on her head as he showed systems and weapons.

Mary looks to it on her. “Huh, anything else?”

“One of my favorite features.” Blitz says taking the helmet off of her and putting it on before disappearing.

Mary smiled. “Wow, how good is that?”

“Very good, I could sneak in, kill Jack and be off the island before anypony realizes he is dead.” Blitz says behind her.

Mary chuckles. “Let’s not do that.”

“Just saying is all, now shall we go and recruit who we can?” Blitz asks.

Mary smirks. “That will be easy, the hard part is getting them in order a bit. Where’s your other ship?”

“It’s a little too big to bring onto the planet and go unnoticed and most leaders have decided to ease the citizens into the idea.” Blitz says.

Mary shrugs. “Then where is it still?”

“At a Mandalorian port undergoing maintenance.” Blitz says.

Mary nods. “And when do you get it back?”

“In less than a month. Until then, your crew can live in the town the clan’s base is located in. I made sure the tavern is well stocked and it’s becoming a good trading town now.” Blitz says.

Mary smiles. “Great, I’ll see what I can do. Now, what about you?”

“I’m coming with you,” Blitz says, his voice slightly altered from the helmet.

Mary chuckles. “Alright son, Let’s get this done.”

---

Blitz chuckles as he watches the new recruits trying the simulator on space life and almost failing miserably. “Oh boy, this would take a while.”

“What do you expect, they are sailors? They lived their lives on the planet’s seas.” Twilight says.

“Speaking of sailors, what are you going to do with your ship?” Blitz asks his mother.

Mary shrugs. “Maybe retire it, it’s been a while with it.”

“Well, you have time to think about it. So what did you tell Black Mane when you asked to let you talk to him alone before we left?” Blitz asks.

Mary smiles. “He thinks it’s time for us to find better lives, especially for the town.”

Twilight looks to her. “And he’s okay with you leaving?”

“I let him in on my little secret and told him I have decided to go with my son who was in the tavern earlier,” Mary says.

Blitz smiles. “That’s good. We have a lot of catching up…now there’s something you never see.” He said seeing the sailors now bundled up together like a large ball. “We tried and failed for some reason. Maybe because we never linked anywhere.”

“So you taking us to this town?” Mary asks.

“Yes, for them it will be their temporary home. We will be heading to Ponyville afterward. I’m sure the rest will want to meet you in the flesh especially Octavia.” Blitz says.

Mary looks at him. “Isn’t that the one pregnant with your foal?”

“Exactly,” Blitz says.

Mary suddenly has him in a headlock. “And you have been taking care of her, right?” She emphasized by squeezing his neck.

“Yes, mum.” Blitz smiled even though she was back to wearing her Kidd outfit. “You mind wearing that when you meet with them and see who picks up on you not being a stallion?” Blitz asks.

Mary smirks and lets him go. “Good and I would be happy to. Let’s see how smart these mares are.”

“Varying degrees, oh and I have three members of the Wonderbolts and the leader of the Shadowbolts as wives,” Blitz says.

Mary laughs. “Really, the performance teams. How the heck did you manage that?”

Blitz smiles. “Just being good.”

Mary sighs. “Just like your father.”

“Ok, to tell the truth, all but one held a torch for me after I saved their lives,” Blitz says.

Mary raises an eyebrow. “And who was that?”

“A terrorist called the crippler,” Blitz says.

Mary hisses. “So you were involved in that. The infamous criminal of making celebrities lives tough.”

“Brought him down happily and that was a bonus while I hunted another bounty,” Blitz says.

Mary smiles. “Good and bounty hunting huh? What am I worth?”

“Exactly thirty-four thousand bits,” Blitz says.

Mary smirks. “You going to turn in your own mother boy?”

“Not on your life. I just found you and I’m not going to give you up without a fight.” Blitz says.

Mary hugs him. “Good boy. Now what to do now?”

“Sit back and try out that chair over there. It massages and reclines.” Blitz says.

Mary giggles. “Alright. But you better be ready to give your mother an adventure of a lifetime.”

“Oh don’t worry about that,” Blitz says heading to the cockpit.

Chapter 21: Late Addition

“So let me get this straight Twi, you took Blitz to find his only living birth parent and found them?” Applejack asks.

Twilight blushed. “Only a pirate…oh, there’s the parent.” She said seeing Mary walk over.

“That’s…” Spitfire starts.

“Captain Kidd?!” Fleetfoot yells.

Mary smirks and nods. “Yep, I’m a birth parent of Blitz standing right here.”

Rainbow just sits there gaping. “Well, that explains where his more mischievous side comes from,” Vinyl says.

Mary nods. “Yeah, he was a bit feisty when he was a foal.”

“Whoa.” Rarity managed in disbelief.

Mary still smirks. “So…how’s the wives of my foal?”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, ma’am.” Lightning says in as she cleans her blaster.

Mary nods. “And you too. Now, who’s the second wife if the princess here is the first?”

“That be me.” Applejack said.

“And you are?” Mary asks.

Applejack eyes her. “Applejack the name and I were supposed to be his cousin, but since he was never officially kin, he became my husband.”

Mary stares at her for a few moments before bursting out laughing.

Applejack and the others just stare at her. “Um…what’s so funny?” Applejack asks.

“You, I like you. You remind me of me when I met his father.” Mary says.

The mares except Twilight stare at her. “Father?” They ask.

Mary smirks and pulls the headband away and shakes her head to show her long mane. “Yeah, his father. The mother here by the way.”

Twilight could have sworn she heard glass shattering at the revelation as she spied Blitz bring out a statue he took from his mother’s ship.

Mary giggles a bit. “Geez, close those mouths of yours. I don’t think my Blitzy would like mares with flies in their mouths.”

“So mom, where do you want this marble statue you took from the griffon ship?” Blitz calls.

Mary looks at him. “Place it near your other trophies. I don’t have much really.”

“Yes, mum.” Blitz calls.

Mary turns back to the mares who was still processing all of it. “So how long does it take?” She asks Twilight.

“Varies,” Twilight says.

“Twi, you have any balloons?” Pinkie calls from now in the kitchen.

Twilight turns to the door. “In the cabinet.” She calls back.

“And who is that?” Mary asks.

Twilight smiles. “That’s Pinkie Pie, party planner extraordinaire. Probably planning a party for you and Blitz.”

“Mostly for Mary.” Pinkie calls.

Twilight nods her head to her. “See. Anyway, just act surprised. It helps her and the others.”

“How did she know my name?” Mary asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Just go with it. She’s like that.”

“Hey Daring, do you think this statue would go well next to the picture of me being knighted by the griffon king?” Blitz calls.

Mary goes wide-eyed and runs over to him. “This I have to see.”

“Oh, I was there and will tell you everything, but I need to see it to make a call,” Daring says running after her.

Twilight smiled as she looks back at the others. “So, what do you think?”

“Explains some things about him.” Applejack says.

“So your reaction to Mary being his mother and not his father?” Twilight asks.

Applejack growls a bit. “Explain, because I don’t want some hussy getting to close.”

“Applejack, she is his mother,” Twilight says.

Applejack stares at her for a bit before backing off. “Okay.”

“Though I am a little surprised. This means that she left him in Manehatten after doing the raid.” Twilight says.

Applejack sighs. “Twi, the family will always want their foals to give them a better life, sometimes better than what they have. Do you know what Blitz would have gotten if she chooses for him to stay?”

“Maybe another famous pirate?” Twilight thinks out loud.

“And maybe without a better life with a wife and maybe a foal. He wouldn’t have that and he wouldn’t have time to worry about the constant danger he would have left ‘em in. He wouldn’t have the happiness he does now.”

“And we have to make her a welcome dinner as Blitz invited her to stay with him,” Twilight says.

Applejack smirks. “Then let’s go.” She said hooking a hoof around her. “The mother of our husband deserves a meal to go with being back with her son.”

“Just don’t let Vinyl cook. She somehow made soup catch on fire.” Octavia says.

Pinkie appears and hooks a hoof around Rainbow. “And don’t let Dashie cook. Somehow she made spaghetti come to life and it’s right now hiding somewhere.” She said looking around carefully.

“Pinkie, that didn’t happen.” Rainbow says as something moved in the corner.

Pinkie giggles. “You’re right, but still…” She said before lowering herself to the ground and then disappears right there.

“Did she take one of Blitz’s stealth generators again?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight shrugs. “I think it’s just Pinkie being Pinkie.”

“Nowadays it is hard to tell.” Rainbow says.

Applejack grins. “And it’s best to just go with it.”

Rarity sighs. “Come on girls, let’s make the best meal for our new addition to the family.”

“One moment.” They all hear Mary says as she walks back in and up to Octavia.

Twilight leans close to the others. “Let’s try to keep it on the down-low for another meal. Now let’s get…”

“EKKKKKKKK!” They heard Pinkie yell. They all look over to see Pinkie running out of the kitchen and with something chasing her. “It’s the noodle monster! HELP!”

Minerva comes out of the ship with a flamethrower.

“You come with me.” Mary says grabbing Octavia’s hoof.

Minerva stares down at the acclaimed noodle monster as it seems to see her and they have a staredown. “Bad noodles.” She said to which it whines. “Good, now follow me, and if you don’t…” She said before firing the flamethrower above it to which it shrinks itself down and starts to follow her.

“What just happened?” Vinyl asks.

Twilight sweatdrops. “Yeah, this happens daily around her or somewhat close to it.”

“So have you decided on a name for your foal yet?” Mary asks causing all the girls to go silent.

Octavia just pokes her hooves together. “Not really. I want to spend time with Blitz on that.”

“Girls, brainstorm on that.” Twilight says.

Applejack smiles. “Just need to think of something that may describe him or her.”

Rarity tucks away a notepad on her. “Later, first, food while we do.”

“Hey Blitzy, your pregnant wife wants a word with you.” Mary calls.

Blitz suddenly runs out and goes right to them. “Yes?”

“Come on you two.” Mary says grabbing Blitz’s hoof before dragging them away as Daring rejoins the group. “What did I miss?”

Rainbow pulls her to Blitz and Octavia. “Name choice for the foal.”

“Oh. So dinner?” Daring asks.

Blitz smiles. “Want to talk it over that?” He asks Octavia.

Octavia nods. “Sure. I think the little one might be hungry too.”

“Yeah, mom, something you should know about Octavia and Vinyl.” Blitz says as he sees Vinyl nod to him.

Mary watches him carefully. “Yes?” She asks carefully.

“Well…they are vampires.” Blitz says as Vinyl brought a blood pack.

Mary just stares. “How…?”

“Ask Vinyl.” Blitz says as Octavia dug into the pack.

Mary looks to her and sees the fangs. “How the heck…?”

“They love me and that is all that matters.” Blitz says.

“By the way, thanks for having that spa droid around. It is very good.” Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles. “Only the best for my mares.”

Vinyl giggles and hugs him. “Aww. Love ya.” She said kissing his cheek.

“Spa…droid?” Mary asks.

Blitz smiles at her. “Want to try out a bath for the ages for you?”

Mary just looks a bit confused. “Uh…sure.”

Blitz points her away to the droid that looks like a pony with a towel. “Give her the five-star treatment.” He tells it to which the droid nods and leads her away.

“Well, now let us get dinner started and you rest.” Blitz says to Octavia.

Octavia smiles and nuzzles his neck and licks it. “Okay, but only if you put me to bed and give the little one a kiss too.”

“I meant you relax while I help cook.” Blitz says petting her.

Octavia purrs. “Okay, master. Just give me a true kiss and its a deal.”

“Ok, but no biting.” Blitz says smiling.

Octavia smiles. “Deal.” She said following him.

“Don’t worry, I will watch her.” Vinyl says following.

Blitz nods. “Make sure you do or I’ll have a vampire on my neck. An expecting vampire.”

“Or maybe just one that loves you.” Discord said suddenly appearing above them with the penguin Sombra on his back.

“Discord. I have been looking everywhere for you.” Fluttershy says from the kitchen.

Discord gasps and flies over so quickly that Sombra was left in the air, only to fall to the ground and leaves him squeaking at the flying Discord.

“Oh, poor thing.” Fluttershy says going over and picking him up. Sombra grins and blows a raspberry at Discord who was glaring at him.

“Why did I leave him that?” Discord asks himself as Sombra was evilly chuckling.

While Blitz sees this, he smiles as he imagines the deathmatch that would happen. ‘Angel vs. Sombra vs. Discord. Who will survive?’ Blitz thinks.

Vinyl grins as she watches with him. “Whatcha thinking about?” Blitz whispers what he was thinking into her ear. Vinyl only chuckles. “Oh boy, that’s good. Think we should set something up, top winner gets a kiss on the cheek from Fluttershy?”

“That’s my reward.” Blitz jokes.

Vinyl giggles. “Oh, Blitzy.” She said before leading Octavia out.

Blitz grins as he now follows them. Leaving Fluttershy nuzzling Sombra and Discord frowning like crazy.

“Oh, I can’t wait to introduce you to Angel.” Fluttershy says.

Discord now grins while Sombra just becomes confused.

---

“Mom, you in here?” Blitz asks walking into a bathroom.

Mary looks to him, now cleaner and more on the beauty side. “Right here.” She said fixing the towel around her. “Can’t I have some privacy?”

“Just going to tell you dinner is ready and you spent months with mostly stallions on a ship. I think this is more privacy than you have experienced in a long time.” Blitz says.

Mary smiled. “Yes I have, just think it’s inappropriate for the son to see his mother like this.”

“And most of our species goes naked.” Blitz counters.

Mary stares at him. “Touché.”

“So the spa droid?” Blitz asks.

Mary smiled. “Pretty great. I feel like a new mare.”

“Ok good. So dinner?” Blitz asks.

Mary grins. “Please, what are we having?”

“You shall see. I even am going to open a few bottles I got in the griffon kingdom.” Blitz says.

Mary chuckles. “Got anything heavy?”

“You shall see.” Blitz says smirking.

Mary smirks. “Can’t wait.” She said closing the door quickly before opening it again in the regular outfits the crew wears. “I probably need to make some changes to this.” She said looking it over.

“Rarity, I got a favor to ask of you.” Blitz says.

Rarity peeks into the hall. “Yes?”

“Mum here says she may need some new clothes.” Blitz says.

Rarity’s eyes lighten up at the sound of that. “Oh, dressmaking for a pirate. What could be a better challenge?”

“One that has worn stallion’s clothes for most of her life.” Mary says.

Rarity giggled. “I’m sure I can come up with something.”

“Ok, to the dining room.” Blitz says.

They followed him there to find Sombra happily chewing on some meat strangely. While Discord was glaring at him the whole time, but gave smirks now and then while everyone else looks at them with a smile at how cute it is.

‘That thing is evil.’ Mary thinks.

Blitz goes up to the penguin and stares at it as it glares right back. “Discord, what or rather who was this thing?”

“Meh.” Discord says in a bad mood.

“Ok, I will talk to you later.” Blitz says moving away.

Fluttershy just pets the head of the penguin as it happily chirps and gives another raspberry at Discord.

“Fluttershy, time for dinner. Please put the arctic bird down and come eat with us.” Twilight calls.

Fluttershy puts down Sombra and flies off. “Coming.” She calls. Leaving Sombra chuckling, but soon was left yelling out as Discord set his tail on fire.

“It is on.” Discord declares.

Blitz smiles as Fluttershy sat by him and she was petting her head. “So, how does it feel getting a new friend, pet?” He whispered the last word.

“I am happy, but not as happy as when you hold me.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz grins. “As you should be, after all, you’re mine.”

“But tonight I want a turn.” Rainbow says leaning against him.

Blitz nuzzles her. “And you shall get it. What do you want?”

“A night with you is all.” Rainbow says smiling.

Blitz kisses her cheek. “Okay, nopony else, right?”

Rainbow shakes her head. “No, I just want you and you to hold me through the entire thing.”

“Oh, this one reminds me of myself as well.” Mary says.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Oh brother. How did you and father really get together?”

Mary sighs. “He came by one day, looking for something, but I never figured what because it didn’t matter when we got together. He ended up on my crew and then one after another did we grow closer. After a night alone on the ship, he came into my quarters and you know where that went. We kept it secret and passed off my pregnancy as an illness and they put us in a home on the far side of the island, away from everyone. After you were born, we decided to not let you grow up in this world. So we planned a raid to destroy the evidence and have me place you there in the confusion.”

“How shocked was my birth father when he found out you were a mare?” Blitz asks.

Mary smiled. “Not as shocked, in fact, indifferent. No emotion and just understanding. He allowed me to even hit him to let out the idea of me killing the pony who found out. That was some wounds I ended up healing like the first time we started to fall in love.”

“So what was his name?” Daring asks taking notes.

Mary stares upward. “It was Rickum. Rickum Blitz.”

“So you name me after him huh?” Blitz says.

Mary looks down now. “We never finished giving you a name until he was gone.”

“I see. I think he would be happy.” Blitz says looking to her.

Mary nods. “Yes, I think he would be proud of his little colt.”

Blitz was about to say something when his communicator beeped. “Go ahead.” Blitz says.

“Sir, we are ready to begin.” A droid says.

“Excellent. I will be back soon. I need to talk to Spike.” Blitz says.

“Of course sir. Mandalore will be waiting.” The droid says before signing off.

Twilight looks up from her meal. “What’s this about Spike?”

“I got to talk to him about something.” Blitz says before teleporting to outside Spike’s door and knocking on it.

“Coming.” Spike’s voice called before he opens it a bit. “Oh, Blitz.” He said opening the door and Blitz sees Slendermane laying on his other bed. “You need something?”

“Spike, I have something you might be interested in.” Blitz says.

Spike smiles. “Great, what is it?”

Blitz smirks. “Something cool I think you may like. Slendermane can come too if she can keep her face hidden.”

---

Blitz sighs as he returns to his seat to see his mother having a good chat with the mares. “Everything okay?”

Mary turns to him with a smirk. “Just what have you been giving these mares?”

“They have kept me busy is all I will say,” Blitz says

“So Blitzy, thinking of writing a pirate novel.” Daring says.

Blitz groans. “Oh yeah, which type, spacey or sea?”

“Sea and your mother has agreed to lend her help as an advisor.” Daring says.

Blitz chuckles. “Going to place something cool about me?” He asks striking a little pose.

Daring smirks. “Well you have to pay up in some way.”

“You’re not going to mention he isn’t in it?” Mary asks.

Daring shakes her head. “Maybe once it’s out.”

Mary chuckles. “Oh, I like you.”

Blitz frowns a little as he heard that. “Now I hate you.”

Mary frowns at him. “Oh don’t be like that to your mares honey. After all, you are devoted to them.”

Blitz seemed to want to make a comment about that but just stopped himself.

Twilight sighs as she steps into the room. “So what did you want with Spike?”

“That’s between me and him.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns a little. “And he’s family. If you are involving him in something, I need to know.”

“He is fine and he isn’t a little kid anymore. You got to let him live his life Twi.” Blitz says.

Twilight now really frowns. “He’s my little brother and I’m trying to give him the best life possible.”

“I know Twi.” Blitz says giving her a knowing look. “I noticed you didn’t go through heat this month since we set sail for the island on the ship.” Blitz says.

Twilight blushes and looks away. “Idiot.” She whispered.

“Oh, I know what that means. Seems you have joined Octavia’s little group.” Mary says smirking.

Twilight blushes a bit more. “Yeah, but since I’m also queen, they might come out different.”

“I’m not so sure Twi, from what you have told us.” Applejack says.

Twilight sighs. “At least I’m getting a foal. A foal with Blitz.” She said starting to smile.

“That’s why you have been a little more paranoid lately huh?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks down again. “I don’t want to lose any piece of this family we have.”

“Shh, it’s ok. You aren’t losing anypony. You are gaining somepony new.” Blitz whispers into her ear as Mary feels for a kick from Octavia’s stomach.

“Blitz, come here.” Mary said stopping her hoof.

Blitz lets go of Twilight before kissing her head before he walks over. “Yes?”

Mary smiles and places his hoof on where her’s was. “Wait for it.”

Blitz waits before he feels what felt like a little hoof touching his from the other side. He smiles and looks to Octavia smiling happily and kisses her. “Our little foal.” He said kissing her head again.

Octavia smiled and nuzzles him. “Yes, our little foal and our family becoming bigger.”

“Yeah.” Blitz says taking the hoof away. “So how much longer till you go into labor?” Blitz asks.

“Soon.” Octavia says smiling.

“Before you ask, vampire intuition.” Vinyl says with a full mouth.

Blitz sighs. “Yes, yes. Now, what about any other mare? Are any of them pregnant besides Twilight?”

“Not yet.” Vinyl says after swallowing.

Blitz shrugs. “Not yet. Now then, let’s see, what’s else?”

“What else, it’s my fun with you tonight.” Rainbow says smiling.

Blitz hooks a hoof around her. “Then let’s go. I can cuddle you all you want.”

“Who I meant after dinner.” Rainbow says smiling.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “You sure about that, my pudgy mare?” He said poking her stomach.

“I. Am. Not. Pudgy!” Rainbow says threateningly.

Blitz nuzzles her and then kisses her cheek. “I know, you’re just my fast mare, right?”

Rainbow still glared at him. “Not good enough.”

Blitz smirks. “Then how about I give you your deepest desire?”

Rainbow’s glare faltered. “Maybe?”

Blitz leans in close to her ear. “Cuddle all you want because you barely had any besides your family. And when we get frisky, a long time down that speaking part of you.” He said rubbing her throat.

Rainbow blushes and puts her head against his chest. “Okay.” She whispered.

“There is my Rainbow.” Blitz says smiling as her pets her mane.

Rainbow purrs a bit and then quickly opens her eyes and starts waving and smacks his hoof. “Cut that out.”

Blitz just smirks as he chuckles.

Rainbow huffs and grabs her food and starts eating, trying to forget about that part, but still gained blushes now and then. “Dumbass.” She whispered.

“If you say so.” Blitz smirks, petting Fluttershy as she started whimpering in jealousy.

Rainbow scoffs. “How does she keep getting most of your affections?”

“Because she whines in jealousy and plays me to feel bad.” Blitz says.

“Uh-huh.” Several of the mares say before looking at Fluttershy.

Fluttershy smiled and then goes wide-eyed and scratches behind her ear like a dog and pants like a dog. “Bark.” She tried to say softly but ended performing poorly.

“Huddle.” Spitfire calls.

All the mares except Fluttershy huddle up near the table. Blitz and Fluttershy were left confused. “Um…do you have any idea what this is about?” He asks Fluttershy.

Fluttershy shakes her head as she nuzzles his leg.

“Break!” The mares said as they broke the huddle.

Before anypony could comment, Vinyl and Lightning dragged Fluttershy away. “Master?” She whimpered.

Blitz frowns a little. “Um…what’s going on?”

“Time for you to spend time with us.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiled. “Great, you just need to ask me and I’ll make it so.”

“Oh, no asking.” Spitfire says smirking tackling him to the group.

Blitz groans. “Ow.” He said before looking up and sees all the mares. “Hey girls, can we not do this like a pack of zombies?” He asks while trying to grin.

“Dear we are taking turns and Fluttershy was starting to hog you.” Spitfire whispered before kissing his nose and getting off of him.

Blitz sighs as he sits up. “So who’s first?”

“Me.” Rainbow says rubbing up against him as Mary just watches all of this with a smirk.

Blitz shrugs. “All right, come here.” He said before grabbing her and hugging her.

“I’ll give you some room and watch over this one.” Mary says touching Octavia’s stomach again.

Blitz smiled. “Thanks, mum. Now then, where shall we go?” He asks Rainbow.

“I have a place.” Rainbow says before starting to lead him away.

Blitz chuckles as she leads him off. “Later girls.”

“Taking bets on who gets pregnant next.” Shadow says.

Blitz waves them off. “Go ahead. I’m here for you.”

“Twenty bits on Rainbow.” Pinkie whispered.

Twilight smiled. “Call that much with Vinyl.”

“Thirty on Shadow.” Fleetfoot says.

Shadow grins. “With the way, he goes at me like that, you’ll probably win.”

“That is why I bet it.” Fleetfoot says.

Both mares giggle as the others shake their heads. “I wonder how Rainbow is doing now?” Rarity asks. “She isn’t the one to be all romantic.”

“If she is like me, she is currently trying to dominate him in a kiss.” Mary says.

---

Rainbow wasn’t trying to do that, in fact, she was just laying on his chest. “So, how did you know about my likes in bed?” She asks him as she hears his heart.

“I know that you surprisingly have a more tame and traditional sense in bed.” Blitz says smiling as he keeps petting her.

Rainbow smiles. “Yeah, just also wanted to try something, but not too far. Something simple, how did you figure that one out?”

“Because I love and know you,” Blitz says nuzzling her.

Rainbow nuzzles him. “Yeah, can you rub my wings?”

“Would you also like me to rub this brush along them?” Blitz asks, showing him the same soft brush the spa droid used.

Rainbow nods and flares out her wings. “Yeah, go for it.” She said before kissing his chest and burying her head into him. Blitz smiles as he uses his magic to gently brush her wings. Rainbow moans a bit as she flicks her wings a bit. “Oh boy, where did you learn to keep calm on the wings?”

Blitz nuzzles her head. “From you silly.” He said getting close to the tip of the wings. Rainbow inhales sharply. “I see your training helped me greatly.” Blitz adds.

Rainbow sighs in relief as he reaches the tip. “Blitz?”

“Yes, my lovely Rainbow?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow looks to him as she moves a hoof to his cheek. “Can we just stay like this for the night? I really like this, just holding each other. It’s feels warm.”

“If you so desire, it shall be.” Blitz says leaning into her.

Rainbow sighs in relief as she snuggles in more to him. “Thanks, Blitzy.”

“So any plans for the foal that is about here?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow smiles. “Maybe take it on a flight.”

“So you plan to raise it like your own?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. “Yeah, might be cool to have my own soon too.”

“Well, we can try. After all, you are in heat right now.” Blitz says as the brush brushes her tail.

Rainbow blushes a bit. “Yeah, but let’s wait until tomorrow. It will be better.”

“In the morning?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow looks to him. “No, next night, where I can lead you to someplace better and where we will go all night or most of it.”

Blitz smiles. “Oh really, I might still be up.”

Rainbow smiles too. “That’s the idea. I want you to hold me in the end.”

“Perfectly reasonable.” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs and leans against him again. “Now just hold me tonight and you can do whatever you want, as long as I get some sleep.” Blitz smiles he held her closer and pulls the blanket over them.

---

“Did it rain last night because there is a beautiful Rainbow here.” Blitz says.

Rainbow hits his shoulder and continues to brush. “Shut up and don’t you have something to do?”

“Oh, you’re right.” Blitz says smirking as he grabbed the brush with his magic and started brushing her wing.

Rainbow sighs as she tries to keep brushing. “Thanks, now what are we going to do for the day?”

“Spend the day with my girls.” Blitz says leaning against her.

Rainbow smiled a bit as she spits out the toothpaste. “And then after me? Are you going to let another one of us spend time or you got something to do out there?”

“Well if you tell me the order I could…” Blitz was then cut off by Rainbow.

“Nope.” Rainbow said with a smirk.

“Worth a shot.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles and turns to him. “Let’s get some breakfast.”

“Well, we could…” Blitz starts.

Rainbow smirks. “What? Give me breakfast from down there?” She asks pointing to his growing self.

“Maybe.” Blitz says rubbing against her.

Rainbow groans. “Don’t tempt me with my fetish.” She said poking his chest.

“Oh, you have a fetish?” Blitz asks curiously.

Rainbow sighs and leans in close to his ear while leaning on him. “On my knees and just going at it with only my mouth.” She said before backing off.

“That’s not too bad compared to Spitfire’s.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiled. “Oh yeah, what did she have?”

“Tentacles fetish or so I am told.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Rainbow stares at him. “And you couldn’t do that?”

“Nope.” Blitz says.

Rainbow shrugs. “Oh well, can’t do everything.”

“But Spitfire nor any of you have complained yet.” Blitz says smiling.

Rainbow smirks. “You got that right. Now let me have breakfast.”

“Which one?” Blitz asks smirking.

Rainbow smirks as she traces a hoof downward but then pushes him out of the way and heads out. “More than protein.”

“Ok, I’ll save it for tonight when we aim for that.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiled. “And you better fill me up.” She said before heading outside.

“We going for twins?” Blitz jokes.

Rainbow smiles a little. “If you want, we can try.”

“Why do I feel a sense of deja vu?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow shrugs. “No idea. Come on, everypony is probably waiting.”

“Want me to carry you?” Blitz asks petting her again.

Rainbow purrs. “Nah, just act like normal because I don’t want to show myself like this.”

“Did your ears catch what they were betting as we left?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow smiled. “Yeah, can you make me that way?”

“Want to mess with them?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. “Yeah, what do you got?”

“Lay on my back and pretend to be sore in your flank. It won’t fool all of them, but we can mess with some.” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs as she gets on. “Onward.”

“Yes my lovely Rainbow. By the way, has Twi ever made a joke out of your name like reading rainbow?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow looks to him. “Not really.”

“Be ready for such a joke love.” Blitz says as she wrapped her wing around his torso.

Rainbow chuckles. “Oh, I will be now. So should I act tired?”

“Yes and a little groggy as well, kind of like me on a morning when I am extra tired and haven’t had coffee yet.” Blitz says, playfully pulling Rainbow’s tail with his magic.

Rainbow squeaks. “Bastard.” She whispered.

“You know you love it.” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs and kisses his cheek before they enter the dining room. “Hey guys.” Rainbow said before giving a yawn.

“Rough night?” Pinkie asks bouncing off the walls after she took a sip of coffee.

Everyone in the room eyes the spilled coffee on the floor. “Oh no.” They said.

“So didja? Didja? Didja?” Pinkie kept repeating.

Rainbow tries not to be worried. “Yeah. He really went at it. Still tired though.” She said giving another yawn. Blitz discreetly bumps her without any of them noticing. “And sore.” Rainbow adds before groaning and rubbing her flank lightly.

Pinkie looks her over. “Oh, you still have a white streak on you, oh wait, that’s dandruff.”

“We did shower already Pinkie.” Rainbow says annoyed.

Pinkie giggles. “Aw, you two are so cute. When are you going to give me a bouncing baby foal?”

“Ask your other half Pinkie.” Blitz says.

Pinkie stops for a bit. “Aw, thanks Blitzy.” She said bouncing off.

Rainbow leans over. “Other half?”

“Pinkie has a split personality.” Blitz says before proceeding to get Rainbow up to date.

Rainbow looks a bit surprised. “Wow.”

“Yeah.” Blitz says getting him a mug and filling it with coffee.

Rainbow smiles a bit. “Can I have one?”

Blitz wordlessly gives her his as he starts getting a new one.

Rainbow smiles as she drinks it. “Thanks.”

Blitz smiles as he takes his and drinks it. “So, what’s the plan you got mares?”

“Well Mary wants a tour around, but that will have to wait till she gets out of Rarity’s shop. They left about half an hour ago already.” Spitfire says.

“By the way, there be some family here to see ya.” Applejack says.

“Who?” Blitz asks.

Sweetie Belle pops up from behind her head. “Me, hi uncle Blitzy.”

“Sweetie Belle and I’m your brother in law, not your uncle.” Blitz says smiling as he walked over.

Sweetie Belle giggles. “Feels like it since before you married my sister.”

“So what do you need? Want to spend the day with me since Rarity is busy?” Blitz asks.

Sweetie Belle nods. “Yep, the others are waiting, but first we got to get to school. Can you take us and maybe stay around for a bit?” She asks before giving the guilt face with the big eyes and pouty lip.

“I don’t see why not.” Blitz says.

“I also have to get to my job on the weather team.” Rainbow says.

Blitz nods and puts her down on the couch. “Okay, I’ll lead Sweetie Belle and her friends to school. Maybe see how it is.”

“You do that.” Spitfire says.

“I’ll come with you.” Lightning says.

Blitz takes one last sip before putting his cup down. “Let’s hit the dirt road Sweetie.” He called as he heads for the door.

“Ok.” Sweetie Belle says jumping onto his back.

Lightning smiled as she steps up beside him. “Let’s go.” She said opening the door and finds Applebloom and Scootaloo there. “Huh. Guess we don’t have to see them far.”

Blitz nods as he looks to the view of the landscape and suddenly gets a bright flash and sees the town in ruins and the sky covered in dark clouds before it flashes again and sees everything back to normal.

‘What was th…it couldn’t be.’ Blitz thinks.

Lightning looks to him. “You okay?”

Blitz looks to her. “Yeah, just fine.” He said as he looks to the apple orchard in the distance and then sees a flash and sees the leaves gone while the apples were slightly glowing and caused some smashed apples on the ground to crack the land like it was dry until it flash again. Shaking his head, he looks around sees no more. ‘No, I’m not letting that happen.’

Lightning carefully watches him. “Are you sure?”

“Yeah, just thought I heard something is all.” Blitz lies.

Lightning shrugs and brings the two others on her back. “Come on guys, let’s go.”

The foals cheer as the two starts walking to the school and sees most the foals outside. “Alright, last stop, school, boringness, and of course, bullies.” Blitz jokes.

The foals groans as they collect their bags and heads to near the door. “Well, we got five minutes. What do you guys want to do?” Scootaloo asks and the three share a look.

“Please teach us to be like you.” The three say in unison.

Blitz sweatdrops. “Okay, girls, listen. You can’t be others, you can only be yourselves. Now what’s the problem?” He asks with a knowing look.

The three points behind them and they see two fillies were snickering as they watch the bumble of two weirdly proportioned colts.

“Ah. Lightning, watch them for a bit in secret and if they mess with the girls here. Show them what real fear is like.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Yes sir.”

“Sir?” They heard and look down to the fillies. “Aren’t you married to her? Big sis said so.” Applebloom said.

“We are, but he is still chief of my clan so I have to obey a few rules in public.” Lightning says as she leans down.

Blitz smirks as he gets close to her ear. “And once you are with me, you are getting the biggest orders of your life. Now git.” He said before she jumped and disappeared. “Now then, school time.” Blitz said as the school bell rang. “I’m coming in and seeing how the teaching goes.” Blitz says before disappearing.

“Cool.” They drone before they heard Cheerilee calling and heads inside and to their desks.

“Okay class, today we are learning a great deal about history of the griffon kingdom and their life when it was at it lowest. Strange I got that curriculum paper. Oh well, learning is everything.” Cheerilee said.

“Um…Ms. Cheerilee, what is that package on your desk?” A foal asks.

Cheerilee looks to the box on her desk. “Weird, that wasn’t there before. Let’s see.” She said before opening it and finds a metal sphere and a pad of some sort. Looking underneath them she sees a manual and a letter. “Let’s see, as part the separation of share the griffon kingdom has sent.” Cheerilee starts before skimming most of the political stuff. “So this is supposed to help teach by providing a visual aid?” Cheerilee says as she places the items on the desk.

“How did a datapad get here?” The class heard a foal say and looks to the CMC shrink from the stare.

Cheerilee looks to them. “Datapad?” She asks looking at the so-called pad.

“Pah!” Diamond Tiara said before looking bored. “Please, you don’t even know manes to tails.” She said looking at them.

“If I may.” Lightning says appearing before Cheerilee in full armor and helmet.

The whole class, except the CMC, stare at Lightning in surprise. “Um…who are you?” Cheerilee asks.

“I am a part of the Mandalorians. You may have heard of one of our more famous members, Southern Cross. We were recently hired to deliver a few of this new technology to school and make sure none were intercepted.” Lightning says.

Cheerilee stares at her. “Um…okay. So, what and how does each work?” She asks, looking at the two objects.

“The datapad is the control for the Holoprojector. If you want, I can operate it for you while you teach.” Lightning offered.

Cheerilee nods. “Oh thank you. That would be helpful. Notebooks out students.” She calls as she gets out of her seat and waits for Lightning to set up the system.

“So what are you teaching?” Lightning asks as to almost everypony’s amazement the holoprojector floated into the air under its own power.

“Still cool.” Applebloom said and the other two nod.

Cheerilee looks to the paper she got. “It’s the lowest point in the griffon kingdom. Apparently, I’m also supposed to read from this.” She said picking up a book.

“Financially or during the great diamond dog war four hundred years ago?” Lightning asks.

Cheerilee looks over the paper again. “Culturally, just in like town and cities.”

Lightning messes with the datapad. “Here you go.” She said before the holoprojector and spins a little before lightning up and creates a wall of light before images appear and some examples of videos. “Here you go.”

“Is that?” Cheerilee asks.

“Yes, a real-life representation as shown by old records, historical evidence, and experts in the field.” Lightning says as little ponies and griffons holograms started appearing and start to look like a day to day living.

Cheerilee sighs and opens the book. “Alright. Now then, I need a start in the low-class area.” She said before the screens changes to the poverty areas. “Okay, the low-income class…”

Blitz smiled as he watches the landscape and listens to the lecture until the foals started screaming then comes out a stream of sorrys. He bends down and looks through a window and sees some of the images showing the high-class life and the griffons held pony slaves? “Huh, maybe we should’ve edited that out.” He said before he sees why they were screaming once before quieting. He takes out a blaster and shoots the sphere with a stunning shot which shuts everything off and sends it to the ground smoking.

Lightning still looked shocked it had that and puts the datapad down. “Who sent the book and everything?” She asks.

Cheerilee closes the book once she realized what she was going to land on. “University. They help send out the curriculum.”

“Lightning, why did that line of education have pony slaves and what foals don’t need to see at such a young age?” Blitz asks through the communicator.

Lightning sighs. “Don’t know.” She whispered. “I think it’s time for a recess.”

“Agreed.” Cheerilee says before letting them go out and play.

“I have received a full education from the university and this is the first time I have heard of this and the fact that slavery was outlawed by then and punishable by death.” Lightning says.

Cheerilee sighs as she sits down with a heavy thump. “Guess the griffons didn’t get that memo.”

Lightning nods and sits down and collects the sphere. “I can repair this. But maybe it’s time to go back to your own education.”

“And let’s see.” Blitz says taking the book and looking through it. “Huh, Celestia approved stamp.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him. “Can it be used by anypony else?”

“Not if it doesn’t have…yep, it has it. Celestia approval stamp has a slight line through this O. She edited history and when you read that, the holoprojector here displayed it. My guess she is trying to make other countries look worse to her subjects to make up for the recent humiliations and bad decisions that have come to light.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “You think those foals will forget quickly?”

“We have to make them so excited and so happy they forget about it. Any ideas?” Blitz asks Cheerilee.

Cheerilee sighs. “Well, there is a party we can do, but it must be a very good celebration or they’ll fall into it again. And some things, like the griffon on that pony, is never forgotten.”

“I think I can cover that. Pinkie.” Blitz says.

Pinkie pops her head out of a desk drawer. “Yes?”

“Send the bill to me later and help Cheerilee with a huge party. I will send for some of my griffon employees to come and help.” Blitz says.

Pinkie grins. “Okay! Let’s get this party started.” She said hopping out of the drawer and takes her cannon out of another drawer and fires, making the whole room be covered in party supplies. “Cool huh?”

Blitz smiled. “Very cool. I wish me and my team had that.”

The CMC was behind the building, trying to figure out what they saw. “What was that?” Sweetie Belle asks.

“Um…I think Applejack mentioned it’s what animals do to make more of them and I may have seen them, but she said to never let anypony, but the most trusted go there and do that.” Applebloom said.

Scootaloo remained silent. “Scoots?” Sweetie asks.

Scootaloo sighs. “Not the greatest idea if you knew.”

Sweetie and Applebloom just looked worried before Scootaloo and Applebloom were pushed to the wall and sent to the ground. “Ow.” They both said.

“Ha, ha, look at the blank flanks.” Diamond said.

The fillies just get up and stare them. “What do you want?” Sweetie asks.

Silver Spoon smiled. “Tell us, how did you know about what the thing that Light or whatever her name is, was holding?”

Scootaloo glares. “And if we don’t?”

Diamond grins. “Simple, we do the same thing that Cheerilee showed us. Maybe also send you three to griffons too.”

The three looked worried to each other. “Huddle.” Applebloom said and they quickly formed a huddle.

“How about you leave them alone?” Blitz says behind the two bullies.

The two squeak as they slowly turn around and look straight up at Blitz. “Um…sir. There is nothing going on here. Just some friendly playing and gossiping.” Diamond nervously offered.

“I heard everything. Now go to Ms Cheerilee, she will send for your parents.” Blitz says.

The two whimper before running off. The CMC sighs in relief. “Thanks cuz.” Applebloom said.

“We are family Applebloom and Apples…” Blitz stops to let Applebloom finish it.

“We stick together, an apple to the core.” She sang.

Blitz chuckles and hugs her a bit. “Alright, now we got something to take your mind off and I trust you can since the ‘Dead Space’ incident, right?”

The three nods and he laughs and pets their heads a bit before walking off. “Now then…wow, she does work fast.” He said seeing the entrance to the school and the two fillies being scolded by Cheerilee.

“One day we will have to tell her Big Mac doesn’t like her that way.” Lightning says.

Blitz chuckles and escorts the three fillies to the party and sees some griffons flying in. “Ah, great to see you guys again.” He said to what is the chef and the guard of the clan’s base.

The griffons frowns a little. “Why did Celestia approve of our homeland being shown like that?” The chef asks.

“Mostly to start to shine a bad light on other countries to try and make her citizens forget about the recent scandals and mistakes that have come to light.” Blitz informs.

The chef sighs and turns to the other. “Let’s show these hatchlings there is nothing to fear.”

“That is the plan. I have already sent word to the griffon king and the other princesses about this. They will apply pressure to make her stop.” Blitz says.

The griffons nod and looks to the schoolhouse. “Shall we?”

“I will catch you later. The teacher has us going to the homes of all the kids to deliver these to inform of a meeting that is needed.” Blitz says.

The griffons nods and Blitz leaves, leaving them and the filles. “You three.” The chef said glaring slightly at them. “Don’t think we have forgotten about the cake incident.”

The three fillies chuckle nervously while Blitz chuckled amused. The chef sighs and picks them up before putting them on his back. “Let’s go.” He said and they head inside to which some screams were heard before just whimpers came out. “Oh quiet, we came here to quell the fears.” He said theatrically before heading to the small kitchen area and see Pinkie still baking. “Hey, need a talon?” He asks while he gave the CMC to the other griffon and he puts them on his back and lets them hang on his wings.

---

Blitz sighs as he finished delivering the last letter. “Sorry about showing all this by the way. This is a surprise to me too.” He said to Derpy Doo.

“What is this, the third bad thing Celestia has done lately?” Derpy says facehoofing.

Blitz nods. “Guess so. I feel like doing the same thing you are, but I have to go. Just be sure to be there because a lot of supporters will help on continuing education.”

“You bet I want my little Dinky to growing up right,” Derpy says.

Blitz chuckles. “If I had foals, I would too. Well, gotta go. Bye miss.” He said before walking away.

“Take care Mr. Apple.” Derpy calls.

Blitz groans as he hears the door close. “How does the most out of place ponies found out.” He said as he heads back to the school.

“Hey, hun.” Applejack says.

Blitz looks up and sees Applejack. “Hey, honey. You got the letter from Lightning?”

“Yeah…not too happy about what Celestia did.” Applejack says.

“I know, she really needs to get her act together. She should show sex to the foals, not even that, but rape, on a slave, a pony slave. I got to stop now.” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “You need me there?”

“Yeah, as you are technically head of the apple family. I have other things to do including watching mom to make sure she doesn’t do something that will get her in trouble.” Blitz says.

Applejack chuckles. “Alright Blitzy, head on back, and since it’s after school, I’ll see if I can get your mother there too.”

“You’re joking right?” Blitz asks as suddenly the thought of her going pirate in the school goes through their minds.

Applejack shakes her head. “Nah, she loves those foals as her own too. So it only makes sense since they are their grandmother in a sense. I trust her to be on her best behavior.”

Blitz just raises an eyebrow. “Really?”

Applejack glares slightly. “Do you really not trust your mother that much?”

“No, I just think Octavia with a mom who fawned over her and has pregnancy experience,” Blitz says as if making a mathematical formula.

Applejack sighs. “We can watch over her, give your mother a view of the new life. Give her some air out here.”

“Alright, you watch over her, then I have things to take care of.” Blitz says starting to walk away.

“Somethin is bothering y’all isn’t?” Applejack asks stopping him.

“Nah, Jackie.” Blitz lies and puts on a fake smile.

Applejack raises an eyebrow and sighs. “Just this once Blitz, just this once.” She said before walking away.

Blitz sighs before teleporting away onto the Everfree forest mountain. He looks to the forest and sees a flash, but sees nothing change before another flash came and supposedly changed it back. “Nothing much there.” He said before looking to Canterlot and a flash comes to him and sees nothing, but a mountain with a purple cloud there before another flash takes it away. “Guess the city fell to the bottom.” He then looks to the landscape and sees the only desert-like land and dried up areas and clouds completely covering the land, with no sunlight coming through before the next flash takes it away. “Why am I having these?”

Blitz looks around more and another flash takes him to see a dark sky and then sees a silhouette of something when lightning flashed. It was huge and had wings. “No, that can’t be a…” He wasn’t able to finish when another flash took it away. “That couldn’t have been an alicorn. It can’t be, Twilight and the princesses are all there.” He said in disbelief.

“Blitz, are you okay? Your heart rate jumped.” Minerva asks over the coms.

Blitz breathes carefully. “Yeah, can you perform a scan over the area? Look for anything that might resemble radiation, magic or otherwise. I’m coming back and get the mind projector up and running. I know it’s old and not perfect, but it is the best we got.” Blitz says activating stealth and teleporting into the Everfree forest itself.

A door opens in front of him and he enters. “I got it set up in the medbay. Come on. “Minerva said as she leads him off. “What did you see?” She asks as they enter the bay and he lays down on one of them and she starts putting the machine on him.

Blitz sighs. “Something I don’t want to pass over this land. Something that should never come to pass. Just like on Malcamore 7’s moon.” He said before closing his eyes and she starts it up.

“That temple to the sith you and Ahsoka investigated together.” Minerva says obviously unhappy.

After a while of a blank screen, some static comes through, and then images came to life and she can see what looks like a wasteland. With dark clouds completely covering the sky and no sunlight, water that might be bad enough to even be near, a city on the ground and out and Ponyville in shambles, but what caught her eye was the winged creature on the horizon that looks an alicorn battling a huge pterodactyl-like creature. “What?” She asks as the machine recorded it all.

The images then ended as Blitz opens his eyes. “What this has, must never come to light, one way or another. Scan the archives, I want to know if that creature is in the database.”

Minerva nods. “Okay, meanwhile, you got a meeting to see.” She said collecting the drive.

“No, I’m going to wait here for the results. I have a bad feeling about his.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods and places the drive into the system and starts making it scan through the archive monster database. After a bit, the scan finally stopped. “It’s a alien archived by Samus Aran. Her arch-nemesis, Ridley, leader of the space pirates. Time stamp is five years ago.”

“Can’t be, she even confirmed he was destroyed.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. “Guess not. What are you going to do?”

Blitz leans back. “Send a request to Mandalore. Tell him we uncovered a possible invasion to the planet and don’t think the Darkline alone will be enough. So we request back up from other clans. Also, send for my old elite squadron buddies and tell them to come to the planet and bring their fighters and prep mine. I don’t think my Viking alone will be enough.”

Minerva nods and soon a nearby computer beeps. “Sent.”

Blitz nods. “Okay, now let me do this.” He said before calling someone and hears it ring a few times before it picked up and for some reason, shooting was heard in the background. “Hello.” A strained female voice came through.

Blitz sighs. “Samus Aran, this is Southern Cross of the Mandalorian army. I am calling in a possible invasion on my planet with the possibility it has your arch-nemesis, Ridley here too.”

“I know that he lives. I just didn’t know where he’s going. He said something about that.” She said before an explosion was heard. “Gotcha you bastards.”

“Angle sixty-eight degrees up to your right.” Blitz says.

A shoot was heard and something fell. “Thanks. So what’s your planet?”

“Sending coordinates, but you’re going to need to get a special pass to be permitted to enter this space.” Blitz says.

Something metallic was then heard hitting something. “Okay, let me guess, it’s a non-space faring planet?” She asks as she tries to breathe.

“Bingo. Top left corner.” Blitz says.

A shoot was heard. “Pesky animal life.” She said bitterly. “I’ll tell you this, being on their home planet, not fun, especially with the acid rain. Okay, I’ll try to come in once I’m finished here. Can you do something for me if he does come?”

“Depends.” Blitz says.

Samus sighs. “Keep him alive.”

“No promises, because you never know what will happen on the battlefield, but I will try.” Blitz says.

Samus was silent for a bit. “I just want to hear him say something that’s long overdue and he promised it to me as well. Once this whole ordeal is over. Thanks.”

Blitz sighs. “Anything for a fellow bounty hunter.” He said before cutting the line. “Alright, now I have a meeting to get too and you can bet someone’s head will turn.” He said before getting up and leaving.

---

“And that is how that meeting went.” Rarity explains to Blitz as she leaned against him.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, I was there after all. Applejack couldn’t make so since I’m family, I went. Now I just have to make sure Celestia doesn’t do something like this again.”

“Don’t worry about that Blitzy, I already received a letter back from Cadance and my brother. They will help straighten her out.” Twilight says.

Blitz smiled. “Good, she needs all the pressure she gets since Luna isn’t coming back to her until we give her a trip.”

“Right.” Twilight says sitting beside him. “Now tell me, Applejack says you were acting strange.”

Blitz presses his lips together. “It’s best you don’t know about it. Just know I’m trying to protect you here.”

Twilight sighs and leans against him. “You know Celestia tries to cover up her mistakes to relieve any pressure on herself. You, you like to take all the pressure onto yourself so others don’t have. You both are the opposite, yet you have the same problem.” Twilight says.

Blitz sighs. “The only thing different is that she can’t accept the problem and admit to herself that it was her fault. That is not the way and as for me, well you know how I am.”

“You take too much responsibility onto yourself. I’m afraid one day the burden will become too great.” Twilight says.

Blitz held a flat smile and turns to her before kissing her head. “It’s because I now have you all. I’m supposed to do this. I’m still one of the few who can do these things so no one else has take the result of the end game on each situation.”

“Just let us help once in a while.” Rarity says.

Blitz sighs. “Okay, but only the things you can do.”

“Okay. By the way Rarity, I haven’t seen Mary yet. How did the outfitting go?” Twilight asks.

Rarity smiled. “She’s just getting her outfit on. I was able to make something appropriate for space travel, but also fitting her past life.”

“Oh that reminds me, don’t we all have a dinner date before Rainbow drags me off?” Blitz asks.

Suddenly hooves went around his neck. “Too late.” Rainbow said slightly massaging him.

“And there is the reading Rainbow.” Twilight says.

Rainbow scoffs as she pulls at Blitz. “Come on Blitz, you promise me a night.”

“Sorry girls, duty calls.” Blitz says as he lets Rainbow drags him away.

The mares frowns a little. “Dang it.” They said.

Blitz chuckles as they round a corner and presses Rainbow against the wall before just placing his hooves right by her head. “So, how do you want this night?”

Rainbow smiles. “Slow down a bit. I prepared a few things first.” Rainbow says smiling.

Blitz nuzzles her nose before easing up. “And what’s that?”

“Dinner, follow me handsome.” Rainbow says brushing his face with her tail as she turns away.

Blitz chuckles as he follows her. “And what did you make?”

“You will see.” Rainbow says as she leads him on eventually stopping at a already made picnic area.

Blitz whistles at the sight. “Classy.” He said spying the wine and glasses. “How did you know how to set this up?”

“Well…I…maybe borrowed a few romance novels recently.” Rainbow admits.

Blitz smiled. “It’s great Rainbow, thanks.” He said before sitting down.

“We…well, the basket is r…” Rainbow stopped when Blitz hugged her and nuzzled her neck.

“It’s okay, let’s just enjoy this night as you want.” He said leading her and sits her down.

Rainbow blushes and sits down and most of their meal was done in silence before she sighs and looks to him. “Blitz?”

“Whenever you are ready my rainbow angel.” Blitz says causing Rainbow to snicker before bursting out laughing.

“Geez Blitz, I guess it is true that stallions thinks with their dicks.” Rainbow said with a smirk.

“What, I thought it was sweet and was close to the compliment the main male character used in the road to Las Pegasus.” Blitz says naming one of the books Rainbow borrowed.

Rainbow blushed bright red. “Just now I…I just want…”

“I’m patient, I can wait for you.” Blitz says getting off of her and lays in front of her.

Rainbow sighs and looks away a bit. “I really don’t know how to begin this. Can we…?” She holds out her hooves for him.

“We have done this before Rainbow. Take confidence from that.” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs and puts her hooves down. “Can you lean against that tree then?” She asks pointing to the nearby tree.

“If you want me to.” Blitz says getting up.

Rainbow follows him as he stands up and faces her as he leans against the tree. She sighs and stands up against him. “I…dang it…I love you Blitz.”

“I know. I love you too.” Blitz says starting to pet her.

Rainbow purrs a bit before slowly starting to go down on him to her knees. “Thanks for this Blitz.” She said rubbing her hooves on his legs.

“You want to just do that or we aiming for foals with you till in heat?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow smiles. “Just this for now. When I get into heat, I’m coming after you.”

“You’re in heat now Rainbow, I can smell it.” Blitz reminds before playfully booping her nose.

Rainbow sighs. “Let’s do this first, then we can get some more fun.” She said grabbing his hoof and putting it on her head.

“Was only asking. I don’t deny you this Rainbow.” Blitz says letting her start.

Rainbow giggles as she starts licking him, making him grow. “So how do you want me to do this because I want you to be a little rough here. I just really like doing it this way.” She said stroking him.

“Do as you please.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles and goes back to work and starts licking him again as he smiled down at her. Once she finished getting him to full mast, she opens her mouth and places his head in and makes him groan a bit. She then starts moving her head back and forth on him, trying to bring him deeper as Blitz relaxes against the tree and presses a little harder on Rainbow.

Rainbow smiled as she makes the head press past her throat as she swallowed it and makes it go down in her throat. She moans and makes the vibration on him that makes him moan more. Rainbow giggles before presses harder and chokes. Blitz quickly looks down and pulls her off as she catches her breath.

“You okay?” He asks as he lets her go.

Rainbow nods. “Yeah, that was expected.” She said before looking to the deflating cock and puts it back in her mouth and starts sucking at it until she slowly starts going down again, swallowing every inch. Blitz groans again and places a hoof on her head and presses her down slowly.

Rainbow smiled that she can hear Blitz loving this as she made it to his medial ring and passes it into her mouth and pressed onward. Blitz looks down and sees Rainbow looking up at him with sultry eyes that he groans again as Rainbow sucks at him so hard that his cock was decreased in size before she pushes herself down again and coughs, but lets herself stay there as she kept swallowing.

Blitz breathes carefully as he watches her for anything wrong before he taps her head a bit and starts pressing her down to which she just places a hoof on him and lets him press her down right down to the base and breathes out with her nose pressed against him. Blitz bites his lip as he places his other hoof on her head as Rainbow puts hers down and lets it hang limp. Seeing her look up at him with pleading eyes he pushes himself off a bit and makes Rainbow lean back a little before he pulls back and lets the medial ring out and then thrusts into her mouth and makes her cry out a bit.

Blitz keeps watching her as he starts thrusting into her mouth as he presses her down to hit hard before pulling back to start again. He reaches down a bit and feels her throat as he thrusts and feels himself bulge out on it before placing his hoof back on her head and starts to really do it. Rainbow moans out loud as her eyes roll upward from the pleasure of having this in her mouth and by Blitz himself.

Blitz bits down on his lip before leaning against the tree again and starts hanging onto her mane and makes her head move before wet slapping sounds were emanating from them before Blitz feels her throat tightening up from her swallowing and starts making long hard thrusts into her as he groans out while Rainbow moans at the feeling and her eyes were being pushed upward from being treated this way.

After a while of pushing her down, he finally gave a few more hard hits and then stops as he groans out while Rainbow tries to breathe. Rainbow swallows what she can even though he was past her mouth and felt the cum run through it and down into her. He then slowly pulls out and then cums into her mouth and lets her drink a bit before pulling out and cumming onto her face, making her drink what she can get.

Blitz gives a final sigh as he leans back and lets go of her and let her sit down. “So, how do you like that?”

Rainbow was still getting the strands all over her and still drinking it all. “Nice black cock, big and thick.”

Blitz chuckles as he feels himself stirring up again. “So…want to get to the next part?”

Rainbow moves her tongue around her mouth as far as she can get and smacks her lips. “Yep.” She said before laying down on her back and Blitz grabs a nearby towel and wipes off her face.

“Still beautiful.” He said before throwing the towel away and placing himself on her, already on her entrance.

Rainbow wraps her hooves around him. “I know. Now go for it.” She said before feeling himself enter in one swift move.

Rainbow groans as he pushes into her while Blitz tries to keep her still. Blitz pushes himself further in and feels himself pass her old mark. “Remember that day?”

Rainbow moans and nuzzles his neck. “How could I not? You were the best, now be better.”

Blitz obliges and pushes him in with a hard thrust and feels himself stop. He looks down and sees only a inch or two left. “Wow, just a few more and I would have bottomed out. Feel good?”

Rainbow nods as she grinds against him. “Yeah, you can go now.”

Blitz nods and kisses and hugs her while Rainbow did the same as he started to thrust into her, making her moan a bit into the kiss. Blitz smiled and starts to go faster and harder before pulling back and delivering a kiss to her face before holding her hooves above her head and started to go faster as she moaned louder now that she didn’t have anything holding it back.

Blitz smiled as he went harder and actually made her jump with each hit and now Rainbow flares her wings out to let them go. Blitz chuckles and starts to rub at her wings and she moans a bit louder as he kept going until he moves his hooves down her to hips and grabs around her cutie marks and keeps going while rubbing at them from time to time.

Rainbow smiled as she relaxes and just gives a few push backs to him before looking at him a bit tired. Blitz grits his teeth and starts gripping her flanks before slowly leaning down as he started to give hard thrusts and Rainbow holds her hooves out and slowly grabs him and holds him close. Blitz groans and wraps his hooves around her and hugs her tight before trying to look at her. Rainbow smiled as she kept being jumped as she tried to remain conscious.

“Love you.” Rainbow said as she gains half-lidded eyes.

Blitz kisses her one last time before stopping and Rainbow feels something warm enter her. “Love you too my rainbow sky.”

Rainbow feels the last of him enter her and then closes her eyes as she tries to keep a hold on him. Blitz smiled and rubs her mane before rolling over and lets her rest on him as he lets her wings cover them and tries to hide their connection and falls into sleep with her.

Chapter 22: Called by King Words

Blitz starts to awaken as the sun comes up to find a smiling Rainbow looking at him. “Morning,” Blitz says.

Rainbow nuzzles him. “Morning Blitz.”

“How long have you been awake?” Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs. “About an hour. You looked so peaceful when you sleep.”

“Because you were close by,” Blitz says as he wraps his tail around hers.

Rainbow lays her head down on his chest again. “Yeah. When do you want to head back?”

“That depends on you. Are you sore?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods as she wiggles her flanks a little. “Oh yeah. You really went to work on me.”

“Well, you did ask for it wanting a little rainbow running around,” Blitz says smirking.

Rainbow holds up a hoof. “Maybe two. Let’s head back now. Everypony is probably already worried.” She said getting up and off of him.

“Nah, so who’s turn is next?” Blitz asks lifting her onto his back with his magic.

Rainbow smirks as she adjusts herself on his back. “Sorry Blitzy, not going to happen.”

“What am I going to have to do to learn the order?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow shakes her head. “No, we want it to be a surprise for you. It’s best this way.”

“So that means you keep changing it then,” Blitz says.

Rainbow bonks his head. “Now you’re getting it. Now onward.” She said pointing forward.

“So how many figured out we didn’t do that two nights ago?” Blitz asks starting to walk.

Rainbow shrugs. “A few, once they saw I didn’t have that look in my eye. But for most of them, they didn’t even notice.”

“Well, let’s tell them the truth and mess with them,” Blitz says.

Rainbow giggles. “Yeah, did you enjoy the night?”

“Yes, you were really romantic,” Blitz says.

Rainbow nuzzles him. “I just wanted something different.”

“Maybe I should take you to a ball if I am invited to it instead of the other girls.” Blitz jokes.

Rainbow chuckles. “Maybe, but for now, prank time.” She sang as they got back to the castle and went inside.

“You lead, I will follow,” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles. “Hey girls.” Rainbow calls a little breaking in her voice.

Blitz says nothing as he takes her into the house. “Hey Rainbow,” Twilight said looking over. “How was the night?”

Rainbow smiled. “Really nice. Took him out for dinner.”

“And I see he took you last night, but unlike the previous night.” Applejack says.

Rainbow hits Blitz slightly. “Told ya.” She said to him.

“What!?” Pinkie yells.

Rainbow giggles. “Told you girls. Only Applejack was able to figure it out.”

“Not quite,” Daring says as Mary nods.

Rainbow shrugs. “Well, almost Applejack.”

“So how was it?” Mary asks.

Rainbow grins. “Like a hard rut.”

“Oh, so it was good then,” Mary says.

“And it’s my turn next,” Spitfire says now rubbing against Blitz.

Blitz chuckles. “Alright then, how do you want to play it?”

Spitfire licks her lips. “Maybe a little fun in close quarters?”

“Later Spitfire, we have a whole day ahead of us,” Twilight says.

Blitz smiled. “Just a small question? When’s the due date for our pregnant mare?”

“Soon, in the next few weeks. We did a scan and a magical prediction.” Twilight says.

Blitz nods as he moves over to Octavia. “You ready?”

“I’m thinking Azure something,” Octavia says.

Blitz chuckles. “Okay and if it’s a boy?”

“Azure Star,” Octavia says.

Blitz grins. “It’s a boy, isn’t it?”

“I asked them not to check that,” Octavia says.

Blitz nuzzles her. “You ready to give birth to the first foal of our family?”

“Yes,” Octavia says rubbing her stomach and feels a kick and smiles.

Blitz chuckles and holds a hoof to it too and feels another kick. “Now let’s hope I can be a good father.”

“You will…” Octavia says before grabbing his hoof with almost enough pressure to break it. “Or I will break you.” Octavia threatens with a warm smile making Blitz start sweating.

Blitz chuckles nervously as he tries to hold the pain. “Noted.” He strained.

Twilight smiled as she rubs at her own stomach. “Oh, your father is going to be in a world of hurt by the time this is over.”

“That is why I made a bunker for this occasion,” Blitz says chuckling as Octavia was now nuzzling him again.

Twilight giggles. “Really, a bunker?”

“Well now for this for emergencies,” Blitz says.

Twilight now looks worried. “Blitz, what’s coming that required you to make a bunker?”

“Well, stuff happens like Bloody Mary,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “And you want to bet something will happen?”

Blitz shrugs. “Something will happen, that seems to be the norm.”

“He’s got ya there Twi.” Applejack says.

Twilight huffs. “I knew it a long time ago. Remember, I said this town is crazy and I love it. Otherwise, it would be quite boring.”

“And it’s going to keep changing as we are going to start integrating new technology more and more from now on,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Just don’t change so much we lose sight of the old ones.”

Blitz smiled. “I’ll try and keep the image, Miss Magical Queen.”

Twilight smiles. “Thanks and magical queen, huh?”

“Would you prefer Arcane Queen?” Blitz asks smirking knowing his messing was getting to her.

‘Oh, that sounds sexy.’ Chrysalis said.

Twilight grins. “Would you want it that way?”

“No, you are still the princess of magic to me,” Blitz says as he wraps a hoof around Octavia.

Twilight smiled. “So what now?”

---

Two weeks later, almost at the stroke of midnight, under a full moon, Blitz was waiting outside the birthing room in the hospital for them to tell him that the baby was born.

Twilight soon appeared with the others. “You okay Blitz?”

“I’m just anxious,” Blitz says looking at the blanket he had help Octavia knit for the baby.

Applejack smiled as she stepped up to him. “You got a family and you will get the foal with no problems.”

Blitz groans. “I just wish it would stop taking so long. Almost every second taken makes it more dangerous.” Blitz says as the clock strikes midnight and they all start to hear a foal crying.

“The foal is here,” Mary says coming out.

Blitz held his breath as he steps inside and finds Octavia laying on a bed with a little bundle of blankets near her. “Blitz, come see your new foal.” She said as she tried to keep herself awake.

Blitz walks over and sees a little foal with an azure coat and smiles and it goes bigger as he spies a little wing poking out. Octavia smiles as she finally closes her eyes. “Stay Bl…” She said before descending into quiet snores.

“Hey there Azure Star,” Blitz says before wrapping the foal in the blanket he and Octavia knitted together. Azure opens his eyes briefly before yawning slightly before closing his eyes again.

Blitz smiles, reaching his hoof to Azure, and Azure opens his eyes to that and see it and grabs it and starts sucking on it. Blitz, seeing this, couldn’t help but smile.

Mary smiled as she stepped up to him. “Congratulations Blitz, you got a beautiful son.”

“And your grandfoal,” Blitz says.

Mary shrugs. “That too. Can I spoil him?” She asks with a grin.

“Not just yet. He was just born after all and look, he is already taking after you.” Blitz says gesturing at Azure’s wings.

Mary chuckles. “Yeah, maybe I can teach him later. For now, sleep here. These two need you.” She said before leaving and closing the door behind her.

Blitz sighs and sits down in a nearby chair before laying his head down near their heads. “Good night, my family.” He said before falling asleep.

Mary smiles as she walks out. “So how is everything in there?” Applejack asks.

Mary smiled brightly. “Blitz’s family just grown.”

“And?” Applejack asks.

“His name is Azure Star and he is a pegasus,” Mary adds.

The rest of the mares smile and cheer a little. “Now we just have to worry about Twilight’s.” Applejack said looking to her.

“Not for a while,” Twilight says.

Mary shrugs. “Still the same. Now then, let us let them rest and enjoy the first night together.”

“Yeah, it’s me, Frederick,” Vinyl says nearby on the phone.

They look to her. “What are you doing?” Rainbow asks.

Vinyl holds up a hoof to let them know to hold on. “Yeah, she just gave birth. It’s a boy.” Vinyl says.

The mares smile again. “You better tell us who that is,” Twilight said.

“Yeah. Hey, can I count on you to inform the other members of Tavi’s band of this as I don’t have their numbers?” Vinyl says. The mares wait as the others hear some talking from the phone. “Thanks, man. Alright, see ya.” She said before hanging up. “As for your question, I promised to inform the rest of Tavi’s band when it was over,” Vinyl says smiling.

Twilight sighs. “Well, let’s go home and get some rest. It’s late and they need some time before they are out of the hospital.” She said before leaving.

“Aw, and I flew straight here just to see the new foal.” A new voice says behind Twilight.

Twilight stops and looks behind her to see Luna. “Princess Luna? I’m sorry, but they are asleep at the moment. I think it’s best we don’t disturb them. You can see them tomorrow if you want.”

“Oh, pooey. Oh well, I guess I can…who is this?” Luna asks pointing at Mary.

Mary smiled and waved. “Blitz’s mother. Nice to meet you.”

“Oh charmed.” Princess Luna greets back.

Mary nods. “To you too. Now then, back to the bed? And I mean that as they deserve a rest alone.” She said with a look.

The mares and even the princess could only listen and walk out of the hall and back to their beds or temporary beds.

---

Octavia started to rouse with a headache. “Oh, did I go out drinking with Vinyl again?” Octavia asks holding her head.

“Not quite love,” Blitz says.

Octavia looks over and sees Blitz holding a bundle of cloth in his hooves. “Is that…?”

“Azure Star,” Blitz says getting up and walking over.

Octavia smiled as showed her Azure. “He’s beautiful. We did a good job, didn’t we?” She asks petting his head as Azure starts to look up at her.

“We’ve only just started,” Blitz says as Azure opens his eyes.

“He has your eyes,” Octavia says smiling.

Blitz chuckles. “Now I just need to worry about other future mares coming at him or even fillies.”

Octavia giggles. “Maybe, but you are going to a very popular little one.” She said before kissing Azure’s head, making him coo softly.

“And there is his little fangs,” Blitz says spotting the fangs.

Octavia grows interested. “Teeth already. Wow.” She said slightly touching it. “Now with those eyes and being part vampire, he’s definitely going to be a ready-to-take-stallion once he grows up. You are going to be teaching a lot more than regular studies.”

“Oh, I think that is a given as well. Isn’t that right, Azure?” Blitz asks.

Azure only laughs a little and tries to grab Octavia’s hoof.

“Oh, what he is about to do, you little cutie,” Blitz says ask as Azure starts sucking on her hoof.

Octavia smiles as she lets him. “He’s going to be a great foal and son for you. You know that right?”

“I know and I called your parents last night. They should be here soon.” Blitz says.

Octavia suddenly looked shocked as she pulls her hoof away and makes Azure whine a bit. “Um…”

“Vinyl said she will put a spell on them beforehand to not notice the fangs,” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs in relief. “Good, being barren was the reason they disowned me. Now they are getting the shock of their lives. At least Vinyl took me in and then you.” She said smiling again as she puts her hoof to Azure and he starts nibbling on it.

“From what I hear, it was your mother who forced your father,” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs. “She really wants to keep the family name high and mighty. She still doesn’t know that you have to go down to experience true life.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter in the end. By the way, we are going with telling them I am a knight in the griffon king’s court. Which a pony becoming a knight in that court is quite an accomplishment. Plus, I also have a great deal of money.” Blitz adds.

Octavia gives a small kiss to him. “Thanks, Blitz. Did the doctor say I can leave?”

“I don’t know, I haven’t seen them yet, but I think they just wanted you to stay to examine you in the morning,” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs. “Can you take him out?” She asks looking to the nuzzling Azure on her hoof.

“Not till the doctor says so love. After all, they have to clear you before you can leave.” Blitz says resisting her charms.

Octavia sighs. “Oh well. Think you can get a doctor and hurry it up?”

“Have patience love. We are here alone with our foal. Enjoy the moment.” Blitz says smiling.

Octavia sighs. “It would be better with everypony else.”

“They will get their turn at him soon enough. Besides he has been waiting all night to see his mother awake.” Blitz says.

Octavia takes Azure and places him on the bed before lifting the covers and allowing him to drink from her. “There. Now you.” She said looking to Blitz.

“There we go,” Blitz says petting her.

Octavia hisses a bit and shows her fangs. “Can I?” She asks, eyeing his neck.

“That would turn me into a vampire my beautiful music, but I did think ahead,” Blitz says bringing out a blood pack.

Octavia takes the blood pack. “I wish I can drink your blood like Vinyl.” She said before biting into the pack and starts drinking.

“Yeah, but unlike Vinyl and now our little Azure. You are a full vampire and this is probably the same thing unions of vampires and non-vampires go through.” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs as she finishes the pack. “Blitz?”

“Yes, love?” Blitz asks.

“Why are you wearing armor?” She asks confused.

“Love, what are you talking about?” Blitz asks.

Octavia points to him. “You’re wearing armor.”

“Love, I am wearing my normal clothes,” Blitz says noticing Octavia’s eye color had changed.

Octavia shakes her head. “Yeah, you’re right. Sorry.”

“Octy?” Blitz asks.

Octavia waves her hoof. “Sorry, it’s nothing now. Probably just imagining things.”

Blitz raises his eyebrow the same as Applejack would and gives her a look, but doesn’t press the issue.

Octavia sighs. “You better do a check-up around the family. We’ll be fine.” She said laying back down and petting Azure’s head.

“Nah, I will stay here with you two,” Blitz says smiling and pets her again.

Octavia purrs. “Thanks, honey.”

Blitz smiled as he continued. It was only near lunch when Octavia was cleared to leave and they both headed back home with their foal.

Octavia sighs as she sits down with Azure in her hooves. “Finally. Welcome to your new home little one.” She said gently rocking Azure as he slept a bit.

“Oh, he is so cute,” Twilight says looking at him.

Octavia shows them Azure. “Yeah, he is, isn’t he?” She asks while Azure coos softly at the new faces.

“Welcome to the family little Dhampir,” Vinyl says booping his nose very lightly causing Azure to grab her hoof and start sucking on it.

The mares all awed at the sight.

“Seems he likes you,” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “Yeah, I’m his aunt, of course, he will like me.”

“Actually, technically, wouldn’t you be his stepmother since you are married to me and not the sibling of me or Octavia?” Blitz asks thinking that over.

Vinyl thinks for a few. “Yeah, I guess it is.”

“Which means you help raise him,” Pinkie says with a birthday cake in hooves.

Vinyl chuckles. “It is funny if all the foals will call all of us momma.”

“I thought you would want them to call you wubma.” Blitz jokes before he facehooves.

Vinyl grins. “What did you say, honey?” She asks calmly.

“A horrible joke that I already regret,” Blitz says still facehoofing.

Vinyl smiled. “Oh just calm down honey.” She said before turning to Azure who was looking at her curiously. “What do you see my little sonny?”

Azure just cocks his head to the side a bit.

Pinkie suddenly pops into his vision. “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, congratulations on being born, happy birthday to you.” She sang showing the cake and then Azure was pawing somewhere below her mane in midair.

“So Pinkamena, what you think?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie’s mane immediately goes flat and Azure was actually pawing at the end of her mane now that it fell. “He’s a cute one. He’s also seeing something. He was pawing my mane before I changed.”

“Girls, you might want to watch out. He already has his fangs.” Blitz warns.

Vinyl brings a hoof to her chin. “He’s going to need blood sometime. Anypony you got in mind?” She asks as Twilight steps up and Azure starts pawing at the air above him while giggling.

“So, you had your fangs when you were born. The first time, not the reincarnations.” Blitz says.

Vinyl giggles. “Yeah, but you may have to watch out when he gets the urge.” She said as Twilight looks curiously at Azure as he now starts acting like he’s swimming in water.

Blitz nods as he steps up to Twilight. “Huh.” He said while watching Azure. “Twilight?”

“Yes?” Twilight asks.

He didn’t say anything and touches his horn to hers and casts a small spell and his eyes became glazed over. “Gotcha. He’s pawing at whatever you’re emitting. Magic or an aura.” He said as he sees wisps of magic come out of Twilight and pass over Azure. He then let’s go and lets the magic fall. “He’s able to see something else. Maybe another plane of existence.”

“So he has the sight,” Vinyl says thinking out loud.

Azure giggles and looks to Blitz and holds out his hooves at him.

“Alright, come here little guy,” Blitz says picking Azure up.

“What was that Vinyl?” Octavia asks as Azure starts opening his mouth and then closing it like he was getting something.

Vinyl signs. “My father had it. Able to see your true self. Like Twilight, you can be mystical energy and the problem with this is you be hitting something else when you’re in the regular plane of existence.”

Blitz just watches Azure as he opens and closes his mouth. “Wonder what does he see in me?”

Twilight puts her horn to his and casts the same spell and her eyes became glazed over. “Blitz…you’re dripping in blood.”

“Ah, what color or colors?” Blitz asks.

Twilight tries to look around. “I think…red, maybe some green and blue too.”

“Ah, then that is a representation of the blood I have spilled.” Blitz clarifies lifting up Azure.

“So Vinyl, how is one born with the sight?” Octavia asks.

“Heck if I know, but I do know that one of my dad’s parents was an oracle of some sort which was a factor,” Vinyl says.

They simply watch Azure now as he stares at the many mares in the room and laughs while clapping his hooves. Blitz smirks as he lets Azure boop Twilight’s nose. Twilight giggles as she nuzzles him back. “Aw. Too cute.” She said pulling back and Azure sneezes a bit and makes him rub his nose.

“So what do the Wonderbolts and Shadowbolt think about their stepson?” Blitz asks looking to the quiet mares.

Rainbow chuckles and pushes them over to Azure. “Umm…hi Azure.” Fleetfoot weakly said while trying to wave.

Blitz then move closer with Azure as he then tries to catch Fleetfoot’s hoof. Fleetfoot giggles a bit and lets him have it and he starts sucking on it. “Gah.” He said muffled.

Twilight giggles. “Spike, come see our new member of the family.” She calls and Spike comes out of a hallway with Slendermane right behind him.

“Wow, thought he would more of a vampire,” Spike said as Azure looks down at him from his height and tilts his head at him.

Vinyl smiled. “He’s more like me than Octy here.” She said as Azure looks to Slendermane and just looks confused and starts pawing the air at her.

“Does that mean he is getting his own bass cannon?” Rainbow asks smirking.

Vinyl chuckles. “Nah, maybe if he wants to.” She said now thinking about it as Blitz puts Azure down and he starts crawling with his forelegs or sitting up and trying to crawl while sitting to Slender as she stares at him.

“Strange, he isn’t reacting as much since I’m usually expelling an aura of some type,” Slender said as Azure starts pawing the air around her.

“He can see energy,” Blitz says.

Slender tilts her head and leans down to him and Azure giggles and starts pawing at her head and nose and boops it. “He is kinda cute,” Spike said getting his attention and looks to him, but only tilts his head at him.

“Watch it, Spike, he is looking at your tail intently,” Spitfire says.

Spike chuckles and lets his tail hangover Azure, but he just sat there staring at him and coos confused. Spike looks at Spitfire. “I don’t think that is much of a prob…yeow!” Spike yells suddenly. Looking back he sees Azure latched on with his fangs, digging into his tail.

Slender giggles and picks up Azure and tries to pull him off. “Let go young one. Time to let uncle Spike go.” She tried to say as she pulls at him lightly.

Spike yelps as he finally let’s go and grabs his tail and starts to rub it. “Dang, he’s got a heck of a bite.” He said trying to look it over.

“He is a natural-born predator,” Blitz says.

“I smell a little foal.” Luna’s voice is heard.

They look to Luna who suddenly rushes in and goes right up to Azure. “Hello, young one. I’m Luna.” She said getting down to his height. Azura looks at her before starting to be mesmerized by her flowing mane. He grabs her mane and looks at it before biting it and starts chewing.

“Oh, I think he likes you,” Twilight says.

Luna giggles as she nuzzles the little foal. “Too cute.”

“So Luna, you have been informed that Vinyl and Tabi here are vampires or in Vinyl’s case a Dhampiresa?” Blitz asks.

Luna looks to him. “Really?”

Blitz nods. “Yep and guess for our little friend here.”

Luna looks back to Azure and he laughs and shows his fangs to her. “Um…I don’t have to worry about vampire attacks, do I?”

“He is a Dhampir. Half-vampire like me, he can’t turn others into vampires and I think Octavia has been tamed by Blitzy.” Vinyl jokes.

Blitz blushes and chuckles a bit. “Yeah, still need to work on her feeding habits though.”

“Yeah, yeah, by the way, we need to make more blood packs,” Vinyl says causing Blitz to pale.

Blitz groans. “Why me? The only thing that bothers me.”

“Don’t worry, it’s not for Azure here. I made a deal with the blood bank for that.” Vinyl says smirking.

“Translation, you used your hypnotism on them.” Applejack says.

Vinyl grins. “I don’t have no idea what you’re talking about.” She said whistling.

“Spitfire, Rainbow, Shadow, I think it’s your turn,” Blitz says.

They step up and Azure sees them and giggles as he lets go of Luna’s mane and reaches out to them.

Shadow was the first to respond and picks him up. “Hey there.” She says softly.

Azure giggles and nuzzles her while pawing at her suit.

“Looks like he wants to see the real you,” Spitfire said.

“Maybe when most of you aren’t around,” Shadow says.

Blitz smirks. “I don’t think he needs to. He has a little trick on him that makes see the real us. What our true self inside is.”

“Oh, how about this?” Shadow asks Azure, not listening, as she brushes Azure’s nose with the end of her wing.

Azure breathes in before sneezing in a high pitch and gives her a small look.

“You are adorable,” Shadow says smiling at him before nuzzling his nose.

Azure stared at her before giggling from the tickle treatment he’s getting.

“I…I guess I should at least say hi,” Spitfire says nervously.

Azure looks to her and giggles and reaches out to her.

“Um…h…hey there, little guy,” Spitfire says holding Azure now.

Azure keeps looking to her before grabbing her nose and bites it and giggles.

Spitfire holds nose and yelps and just lets him release it before a rainbow of color enters his vision.

“Hey, there handsome colt,” Rainbow said holding him now. “You ready for the greatest life ever?” Azure seems happy as he spreads his forehooves wide open as if he was going to hug. “Aw, of course, you can,” Rainbow said and gives him a hug.

“Oh Rainbow, don’t hog him,” Fluttershy says.

Rainbow chuckles and gives him to her. “Hello, little one. Say hello to your other momma.” Fluttershy said as Azure paws at her collar.

“Oh, you cute little thing you. I will love you forever.” Fluttershy says.

Azure giggles and keeps pawing at her collar.

“Aw, Fluttershy, don’t hog him.” Discord said as he takes him out of her hooves. “Hello, our new little chaos one.” He said tickling Azure’s belly. Azure giggles and grabs his talon before looking to the penguin on Discord and paws in the direction of him. “Oh fine.” Discord said placing him on his back and right next to Sombra.

Azure tilts her head as Sombra just stares at him. Sombra gives a quacking noise at him. Azure gives a small giggle before grabbing his fin and shakes it, smacking Sombra on Discord’s back and lifting him in the air with each shake. Discord was trying to suppress his laugh and starting to fail.

“Ok there little fellow, time for me to hold you.” Applejack says picking him up.

Azure laughs as he was being lifted and coos at her. Applejack smiles as she held him before giving him back to Octavia.

Octavia sighs as she grabs and holds Azure. “Did you like everypony?” She asks while tickling his stomach.

Azura just laughs as Octavia played with him. “I think that is a yes, love,” Blitz says.

Everypony smiles as Azure cheers while playing. “Now then, do we have a room for him?” Twilight asks.

“Yes, we do. With me.” Octavia says.

Blitz chuckles. “Love, I think they are saying when he needs one on his own later.”

“Maybe, but for now he is staying with me for now, by the way, are we ready to receive my parents?” Octavia asks.

Twilight smiled. “We have a room set up for you to meet them. Just need to send for them from the hotel in the town.”

“Might as well get this over with. Twilight, please call them and let them know I have been released from the hospital and I’m here, but I’m still weak and exhausted from the process and their grandfoal’s name is Azure Star.” Octavia says laying on the couch with Azure.

Twilight nods and walks off while everypony starts to go their own way. “Do you need anything?” Blitz asks.

“Some tea would be nice and maybe some lunch,” Octavia says as she feels Azure snuggle into her and he yawns cutely.

Blitz nods and heads off with Pinkie to grab some food. “Alright, we’ll be right back.”

“Thanks,” Octavia says wrapping Azure in his blanket and smiles as he falls asleep.

Blitz sighs as he turns to Pinkie. “Think you can be the official cook for the newborns and the mothers too?”

“I’m…not sure about Octy and Vinyl’s kids as they will be half breeds. They might have different physiology.” Pinkie says thinking as she speaks.

Blitz stares at her for a few moments. “I’m starting to consider making you a part of my scientific team in the clan.”

Pinkie looks to him. “You mean I can have fun with tests things?”

“Maybe and I said thinking about it,” Blitz says.

Pinkie starts hopping. “Yippee!”

‘Chances decreasing.’ Blitz thinks as he gets out a head of lettuce.

Pinkie giggles and snorts before stopping behind him and stops bouncing. “Oh, by the way, what is this?” Pinkie asks holding a letter in her hoof.

Blitz looks to it. “Where’d you get it?”

“Found it buried under a pile of blank scrolls,” Pinkie says now balancing it on her nose.

Blitz frowns a bit and takes it. “Let’s see,” Blitz says unraveling the scroll. “Dark magic…long term effects…Twilight!” Blitz suddenly calls after skimming the letter a bit.

Twilight peeks her head in the doorway. “Yes?”

“Take a look at what Pinkie found,” Blitz says levitating the scroll to Twilight.

Twilight takes one look on the scroll before snatching it out of the air. “That’s nothing.”

“Ah huh, the scroll that I thought was sent over a year ago to Celestia has yet to be sent,” Blitz says not looking at her as he starts preparing the food.

Twilight giggles nervously. “Well…see…about that…”

“Send it love,” Blitz says.

Twilight groans and sends it off. “There, happy?”

“Yes, now please come here,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and walks right by him. “Yes?”

Blitz smiles and just kisses her.

Twilight blushes bright red. “Dang it, Blitz.”

“You feel better?” Blitz says leaning his head on her.

Twilight stares at him before wrapping a wing around him. “Yeah, just don’t be angry with me. It felt like a real split.”

“I wasn’t mad. I know how you can get and forget things and we put a good deal of thought and effort into that letter.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Sorry.”

“So you want to help?” Blitz asks after kissing her neck.

Twilight giggles and releases him. “Ok, just tell me what to do,” Twilight says.

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“Well your parents were nice, but your mother was a little…” Blitz starts but was cut off by Vinyl.

“Vampiric?” Vinyl says.

Blitz shakes his head. “No, I’m thinking hunter vibe from her.”

“I would just say she is a…” Vinyl was cut off when Octavia covered her mouth.

“Vinyl, not around Azure,” Octavia says.

Vinyl waves her off. “Eh, the kid is going to learn soon enough.”

“My little Azure will be a cultured stallion,” Octavia says.

Vinyl grins. “Who would then be taken down when life calls out to him. After all, he isn’t a normal pony.”

“Why am I picturing a vampire pony from an old movie being proper and a gentlecolt?” Fleetfoot asks.

Spitfire shrugs. “Just be happy he isn’t the sparkling in the sun type.”

In unison, both Octavia and Fluttershy hiss at her.

Spitfire stares at them. “What? I hated those stories. It’s just a teenage dream life and it will never be real. It was just a desperate attempt at getting them because of what teenagers were going through.”

“Actually, those ‘vampire’ are an insult to us,” Vinyl says.

Spitfire sighs. “Whatever happened to the old days?”

“Some idiots got into politics and into making movies,” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz chuckles. “And others just pop into your vision.”

Shadow says nothing but her smile told them all that she was thinking of now.

Blitz sighs and gets up. “Well, I have to do a check-up on everything. Think you all can handle yourselves from here?”

“I think we can,” Twilight says before there was a knock on the door.

Blitz and everypony get confused as he goes to it. “Who is it?”

“Mailmare.” A voice on the other side says.

Blitz opens the door and finds Derpy standing there. “Okay, what’s the letter?”

“Special delivery with the crest of the king of the Griffon’s. By the way, I heard Octavia had her baby, how is he?” Derpy asks.

Blitz smiled and takes the letter. “He’s fine. Just sleepy most of the time and when he’s awake, better look out.”

“Oh I know, Dinky was like that when she was born. Mind if I see him?” Derpy asks.

Blitz steps aside. “Sure, come on in.”

“Thank you,” Derpy says being let in and lead to the living room before Blitz walks off to read the letter.

“Aw, he’s so cute.” He heard as he opens the letter. “Dear Southern Cross, recently there have been many sightings of movement amongst the diamond dogs along our borders and a few skirmishes. As you may well know, we have a history of conflict with them and as such, I am calling upon all knights to serve in case of the worst possible situation.” Blitz read. ‘Must be their form of a call to serve letter.’ Blitz thinks, skimming the rest of it and sighs before putting it into one of his pockets.

Blitz heads back and finds Azure giggling at Derpy as he was pick up by her.

“You are a cute little foal aren’t you?” Derpy asks touching his nose to hers.

“Twi, can I see you alone for a moment?” Blitz whispers into Twilight’s ear.

Twilight nods and walks with him. “What is it?”

“Twilight, what is the proper Equestrian thing to do when you receive a letter telling you you’re being called upon to serve?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Go. That’s the only thing to do. Why?”

“I have gotten such a letter from the Griffon king, Lucian, and being a knight of the kingdom I am obligated to go,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks down. “Are you going?”

“I have to love,” Blitz says lifting her chin up with his hoof.

Twilight looks to him. “When are you going to be back?”

“I don’t know, this could be a false alarm, even the king is unsure. But while I am gone, can you look after the others especially Octavia and Azure?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Sure…just, be careful.”

“I always am,” Blitz says before kissing her forehead.

Twilight smiles a little. “No, you’re not.”

“Ok, I am a little reckless when defending you girls,” Blitz admits.

Twilight boops his nose. “And don’t you forget it.”

“I won’t, now I have to get changed and get ready to go to…you know, I think this might be a good experience for Lightning.” Blitz says thinking it over.

Twilight looks to him. “You sure that’s a good idea?”

“She has the experience and she is a Mandalorian,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Just bring yourselves back, okay?”

“And Lightning, right?” Blitz asks leaning against her.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, keep her safe.”

“I will. You mind informing the rest of the girls as I get changed?” Blitz asks.

Twilight holds him there. “One last kiss?”

“Do you even need to ask me?” Blitz asks picking her up and holding her in his hooves.

Twilight giggles as he kisses her and she kisses back before they let go. “Be careful, okay? There could be something that we don’t know about.” She said as she makes her tail wrap around his.

“I have a feeling that something is stirring on the Griffon kingdom’s borders. Also remember, you are carrying two lives right now.” Blitz says.

Twilight nuzzles him as she makes him place a hoof on her stomach. “Yeah, remember to come back for all of them too. They are going to need their father.”

“I will, I got me a new reason to keep on living now,” Blitz says smiling.

Twilight places a hoof on his cheek. “And us too. You gave a new reason for us.”

Blitz puts her down. “Now get that sexy flank moving.” Blitz jokes.

Twilight turns around and shakes her flank at him. “Want it before you go? Maybe a going-away present?”

“I would, but I fear for the yet to be born foal within you. So like Octavia, you are going to have to wait till after the foal is born.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and turns around again. “You are sucking the fun out of everything.”

“I know,” Blitz says sticking his tongue out.

Twilight stares at him. “Just go and get ready.” She said before walking back to the others. She felt her tail being pulled as she walked. “Try harder.” She said slowing down a little. Blitz smirked as he smacked her flank before pulling her tail again. “Better.” She moaned.

“I’m going to miss all of you,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks back at him. “Us too.”

“Hopefully I will be back before this little one is born,” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Go get dressed. I’ll tell the others.”

“Be sure to send Lightning in as well, her armor is stored in here as well,” Blitz says before giving her one last kiss.

Twilight gives a kiss back and walks off. “You got it.”

Blitz was silent after Twilight left and started putting on the blue aerial armor he was best known for on the planet. “Blitz?” Lightning asks coming in.

“Good, you are here. Equip your armor and grab your blaster rifle and lets set out to the Griffon kingdom.” Blitz says with authority.

Lightning frowns a bit. “Tell it to me like a husband to a wife who is both in an army.”

“I will inform you of everything on the way,” Blitz says putting on his helmet.

Lightning sighs and starts dressing up. “Blitz, when we’re out there. You can order me like that, but alone and on our on like this, talk to me like a married couple. I don’t like to see my husband not really talk to me normally, especially with a life or death situation.”

“Sorry, getting a little ahead of myself,” Blitz says looking away.

“You are worrying about something again.” Lightning says as she puts on her light blue armor.

Blitz nods as he grabs his weapons. “Yeah, not fun.”

“Tell me.” Lightning says leaning against him.

Blitz sighs. “We’re going to deal with a possible war with the griffons and diamond dogs. And we may be gone for a long time.”

“But that is not what is bothering you. You have been on edge for weeks now.” Lightning says.

Blitz presses his lips together. “We may be facing an invasion ourselves soon. And I fear that something will happen with us too.”

“Blitzy, you worry a little too much. You drive yourself into the ground.” Lightning says finishing putting on her helmet.

Blitz smiled a little. “For all of you. I want you all to live.”

“Blitzy, Blitzy.” Lightning says picking up her blaster rifle.

Blitzy sighs. “I just want all of you safe.”

Lightning goes over to him and hugs him. “It’s okay. Both sides help each other and so you’re not alone in this.”

Blitz places a hoof over hers. “I know. Thanks.”

Lightning nods. “Now, let’s get this whole thing over with.”

Blitz nods and looks at her. “Yeah. Let’s go.”

Lightning sighs and leads him out to where all the rest are waiting for them. “Girls and son?” Blitz said as they enter the room again and they find all of them there waiting for them. “As Twilight has told you, I’m going to be gone along with Lightning. So try to not kill each other and we’ll be back soon enough.” He said as he petted Azure’s head.

Azure giggles and is picked up by Octavia. “Do you know how long you would be gone?” She asks.

“No, we don’t. For all, we know this is a false alarm. If so, we will be back in a few weeks at the latest.” Blitz says.

Rainbow groans. “Why is it always, born a foal, get sent out?”

“Bad timing or good fortune. I could have been called away before Azure was born.” Blitz says.

Azure coos at him and reaches out for him. Blitz smiles and takes off his helmet before leaning forward to him and allowing him to grab his face. Azure giggles and laughs as he was lifted up and tries to hang on. He then gives a kiss on the nose.

“Be a good boy for your mothers, ok?” Blitz asks smiling.

Azure nods and gives another kiss.

“Ok, I will see you soon, ok Azure?” Blitz asks.

Azure nods a lot like Pinkie does with following a moth…like now.

“Pinkamena, please get Pinkie to pay attention to me as I say goodbye for now,” Blitz says.

Pinkie just wraps her hooves around him. “Bye, idiot.”

“There is the sassy pink pony,” Blitz says smiling mischievously.

Pinkamena just nuzzles him. “Be careful or I will come after you.”

“Don’t worry about me,” Blitz says.

“Worry for the diamond dogs if they chose to fight us.” Lightning adds.

Everyone tries to hug them now as Azure climbs on Blitz’s head and tries to curl up there. “See ya Blitzy. See ya Lightning.” Most of them said.

“And you better not try anything while you are alone with him,” Pinkamena says, threateningly poking Lightning’s chest armor.

Lightning chuckles a bit. “I’ll try to keep it to a minimum.”

“You better or I’ll…hand puppets.” Pinkie interrupts taking back control.

They all look at her weird as Azure laughs and claps his hooves. “Hand puppets?” Twilight asks.

“It’s something humans do with their hands. The information archives can explain it better.” Blitz says.

Now they look to him weird as Azure nuzzles him. “You two are now declared the weariest ponies around,” Rainbow said.

“Oh Rainbow, does everypony need to see video 27?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow blushes. “No!”

“And who says mares always win,” Blitz says smiling.

Twilight bonks him on the head and Azure tries to himself. “Shut up.”

“Twilight, I am surprised at you doing that while Azure is on my head. What if you had hit him? For shame.” Blitz says comically.

“For shame.” Pinkie adds in the same tone.

Twilight frowns and picks up Azure as he keeps trying to hit him. “At least he moved. Calculator brain, remember?”

“Calling names Twi. Oh, how your academic levels have fallen.” Blitz says still playing around.

Twilight gives Azure back to Octavia before grabbing his collar and brings him in for a kiss before letting go. “How about now?”

“Pinkie, is there an opening in magical kindergarten?” Blitz asks with a smile.

Twilight just slaps him across the face before throwing him away and walks off while grumbling to herself.

“Yes actually,” Pinkie says.

“Wait, how do you even know that?” Blitz says now confused.

Pinkie grins. “I have opening lists all over Ponyville and Canterlot, in case of a list emergency.”

Blitz just gives her a confused look joined by Twilight. Twilight just shakes her then and heads out of the room.

“See you, girls, soon,” Blitz says putting back on the helmet.

They all wave as they leave, but Blitz stops and quickly heads down the hall where Twilight went. Twilight was still grumbling to herself but stops as she feels a hug from behind. “I’m sorry.” She said, trying to not look at him.

“Love you too, my sexy queen,” Blitz says.

‘Awww.’ Chrysalis says in her mind.

Twilight smiled. “Shut it Chrissy and let me enjoy this.” She said leaning into him.

‘Oh, how about Shock Blast?’ Chrysalis asks coming up with another name idea for the foal.

Twilight just hits her head. “I said shut it. Besides, I and Blitz are coming up with the names, not you.”

‘Hey, I’m just trying to help and throwing out ideas…Lightning Surge?’ Chrysalis says now thinking out loud.

Twilight sighs and shakes her head as Blitz gives her a nuzzle. “Annoying you?” Blitz asks in her ear.

“Chrysalis just keeps shooting off ideas for the name for the unborn foal,” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles and moves to her horn. “Hey Chrissy, that’s our job. Now leave that to us.”

“She is no longer listening, she is lost in her own little world now,” Twilight says.

Blitz nuzzles her again. “Like you would be when your foal is born. Wait for me, okay?”

“Do you have to ask?” Twilight quotes him cheekily.

Blitz chuckles and turns her head to face him. “Nah.” He said lifting up his helmet and gives one last kiss before putting it back on.

“Go on Blitzy, can’t keep the diamond dogs waiting. You might hurt their feelings and they will turn the entire invasion around then.” Twilight jokes. Blitz just stares at her as she then knocks her own head. “Dang it, Chrissy.”

“Adorable,” Blitz says smiling under his helmet.

Twilight sighs and looks at him. “You better get going and you better come back.” She said poking a hoof onto his chest.

“You’re repeating yourself love,” Blitz says using his magic to playfully pull her tail.

Twilight moans as she nuzzles him. “I know, just come back for us.”

“I will,” Blitz says before heading for the door.

Twilight sighs as she grabs her tail and starts to pet it. “Your father is always something.” She said looking to her stomach.

‘That he is. I like rewatching a few of your sessions in your memories.’ Chrysalis says.

Twilight sighs. “Oh, Chrissy. At least let me join in on that.”

‘Still trying to figure out which session got you pregnant though. There are five that fit the time frame. Though I hope it is the one where you were blindfolded for the latter half of the session.” Chrysalis says.

Twilight grins as she heads to her room. “Think you can replay the one where there was too many of him? I’m going to shower a bit.”

“Which one, there are seven in here?” Chrysalis says.

Twilight giggles as she enters her room. “The one with the most.” She said heading into the bathroom.

---

Blitz sighs as he looks to the sea once more. “Blitz, come on. At least eat.” Lightning said as they sat in their room.

“Remind me why we didn’t take the Darkstar One,” Bitz says sitting on the couch, doing what Lightning guessed was meditating.

Lightning sighs. “Because most of the forces are there and if it’s nothing, then it’s a waste of fuel. Best to check things out before deciding.”

“How did you girls convince Minerva not to follow anyways?” Blitz asks opening an eye.

Lightning smiled a bit. “Simple, wasteful time, and energy. She’s still the ship and its best to not lose that since she now has a semi-real flesh and blood body.”

“And something to do with Azure?” Blitz asks.

Lightning chuckles. “Yeah, he would most likely follow her and come here.” Blitz nods and closes the eye again and goes back to meditating. Lightning sighs as she tries to eat. “So where do we have to meet the griffons?”

“We are going to the king’s castle. Something about a ceremony.” Blitz says tossing her the letter.

Lightning looks it over. “Probably your knighting.”

“I’m already knighted. Haven’t you ever looked at that picture framed on the wall?”

Lightning shrugs. “Maybe we are just going to a fancy party. Which reminds me, where’s Terran?”

“You are sitting on him,” Blitz says causing Lightning to look down at the sleeping Terran.

Lightning sighs as she pets his head. “Is Fleetfoot still okay now? It looks like she never forgot her past life.”

“No, she is fine with it as she is making peace with it and now instead of Terran, she will play with Azure,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “She won’t forget, will she?”

“No, she won’t, and did you bet on for who will bare the next foal?” Blitz asks.

Lightning giggles. “Nah, didn’t have time.”

“You bet on yourself,” Blitz says in a sing-song voice.

Lightning laughs. “Yep, before I left.”

“Want to work on that here?” Blitz asks.

Lightning blushes. “If you want.”

“I know, Vinyl likes to try with the other mares.” Blitz jokes.

Lightning sighs. “I thought you hated vampires?”

“That was a joke and I don’t hate vampires. I’m just mostly afraid of them.” Blitz says.

Lightning watches him. “And you’re mares?”

“Now I’m just afraid if they get mad at me,” Blitz says.

Lightning chuckles. “As you should be. Sorry for taking away your ‘pet’ though.”

“What are you talking about? I got one right here.” Blitz says eyeing her.

Lightning smiled a bit. “Really, want to treat me like that?”

“Oh, what, you don’t want me to pet your mane?” Blitz says using one of the things he knew Lightning loved the most.

Lightning blushes. “You’ll get the chance. Just…” She sighs and walks over to him and sits down near him. “Here. Bark.” She said dryly.

“I was joking love,” Blitz says starting to pet her mane.

Lightning moans and nuzzles into his hoof. “You are joking yes, but I wasn’t.”

“I will only do that with Fluttershy. You are a Mandalorian wife. You have a lot more pride.” Blitz says not stopping his petting.

Lightning raises an eyebrow at him. “And you are not even bothering to stop.”

“Because this turns you on.” Blitz reminds.

Lightning sighs. “Yeah, yeah it does.”

“Now just lay with me for a bit,” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Sure, just really mess with me while you’re at it.” She said getting up.

“Oh no, you don’t,” Blitz says smiling as he pulls her down with himself.

Lightning sighs as she curls upon him. “Blitz?”

“Yes, love,” Blitz asks holding her.

Lightning slightly looks to him. “Can you…” She stops and makes him move a hoof to her face.

“I can love you like that love, but first you need to lock the door and I need to change out of my armor as do you,” Blitz says.

Lightning keeps looking at him till she gets up and locks the door as Blitz sits up and gets out of his armor. Lightning walks back as she gets out of her armor and drops it along the way until she lays down on Blitz on the bed again. “I just wanted to feel you like this. Nothing between us.”

“And me inside you as well?” Blitz asks rubbing her stomach.

Lightning smiled a little. “Only when I want it and that’s when we get back.”

Blitz sighs and keeps rubbing her mane. “Okay, but I will sometimes need something.”

Lightning nods. “I will try, but the real thing is back home, deal?”

Blitz kisses her cheek. “Deal.”

Lightning nuzzles him as Blitz just watched the outside. “Let’s get some sleep. One more day until we get there.” He said as he pulled the covers around them.

Lightning snuggles into him. “Okay, just keep me warm, my pillow.”

Blitz nuzzles her as he hugs her tight. “My adorable fighter.” He said following her into a deep sleep.

---

Lightning yawns again as she tried to stand presentable. “Hang on for a bit longer and then we can go,” Blitz whispered beside her.

“That’s what you said last time and that was thirty minutes ago.” Lightning whispered back.

“Just be glad we aren’t listening to a session of the senate or the jedi preaching about their way.” Blitz whisper rolling his eyes.

Lightning giggles a bit. “I’ll take your word for it. Still…hoping for something to happen.”

“May our ancestors find us worthy and may we find victory if they choose to make war unto us.” An old official says, ending the ceremony.

Lightning breathes a sigh of relief. “Finally. Now what?”

“Stay by my side at all times, remember I am a knight here in this court. You though are an outsider.” Blitz tells her.

Lightning nods. “Okay, but what are we going to do now?”

“They will start handing out assignments soon enough, just be patient and keep your weapons holstered,” Blitz instructs.

Lightning nods again as the griffons start to name out the commanders. “Sir Southern Cross.” An official says.

Blitz steps forward with the rest of the commanders in line and Lightning steps up behind him.

“You will be assigned to the southern part of the eastern front we are setting up.” The official says before starting to tell who would be under who. “And Southern Cross will be under the command of Commander Silver Claw.” The official finishes.

Blitz looks around and sees the griffon look at him with a curious look.

“You are dismissed to the banquet. Now, Sir…” The official started up again calling for those who would command at other sectors.

Blitz sighs and walks away with Lightning to the food table in the back before he feels a talon tap his shoulder. “Yes?” He asks looking over the food.

“You are Southern Cross, right?” The Griffon asks.

Blitz sighs. “Yes, I assume I’m going to be under the command of you?” He asks, picking up some kind of fruit that seems to be alive.

“Yes, I’m commander Silver Claw.” The young griffon says.

“First command?” Blitz asks.

The griffon nods. “Yes, you…are going to listen to me at least?”

“I will teach you a few things as this is not my first time in command on the battlefield,” Blitz says.

The griffon sighs. “Alright, but I do have a say since everyone here knows you’ve been around, right?”

“I am under your command. I can advise, but you must give the orders. So I’m guessing that general over there with all the medals is your father, right?” Blitz asks.

Silver looks back to the griffon still calling out everyone. “Yes, though he gave me a chance to rise through and I did. Still barely commanded, just this one time when I had to get everyone out from a fort.”

“So no real combat experience, huh? You have the right attitude. You see that one over there.” Blitz asks gesturing to another young commander only he was acting very arrogant and self-assured.

Silver smiled a bit. “Always a bit commanding, even during officer academy.”

“He is going to choke on his first real battle and be defeated,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Don’t all bullies? I heard of this one female griffon who just eating one day and this guy comes over and just eats her food. She had enough and just whacks him upside the head with her lunch sack and now they are the best of friends.”

“Sounds familiar, would her name happen to be Gilda?” Blitz asks.

Silver looks back to him. “Now that you mention it, it is. Why? Know her?”

“Not personally, but an acquaintance of mine told me of her,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Still feels like we are heading into the unknown, then again, we do that every time we move.”

“So being a commander, I suspect you will either be assigned an outpost or even a fort if your family’s influence affects the decision,” Blitz says.

Silver just crosses his arms. “Nope, my father is more on the lines of earning the placement. I just got the report and we are heading to the hillside field. Enough cover if we get caught, but we are watching the border.”

“So we are building our own fortifications then. That makes things even better.” Blitz says.

Silver gives an eye to him. “You got something?”

“Trust me when I say, this will better for the unit. By the way, that is Surge, she is from my clan and will be aiding even though she has no obligation to.” Blitz says gesturing to Lightning.

Lightning bows a little as Silver nods to her. “Okay then, any help is appreciated.”

“So we set out tomorrow, correct?” Blitz asks.

Silver nods. “If you got anything to do or anyone to meet, now would be the time.”

“No, Surge and I will retire from this now to rest for the march tomorrow,” Blitz says causing Lightning to put down her food.

Silver nods. “Okay, just try to be there in time, we set once everyone else does too. Miss it and you have to find another way out of the city without embarrassment.” He said grinning.

“You are already sounding like a good commander,” Blitz comments walking off.

Silver chuckles. “Figure I might as well give them a chance to do some stealth in the city.”

Chapter 23: First Flight

“So do you see him yet?” Blitz asks as Lightning looked out for Silver Claw.

Lightning keeps looking around. “I think I, nope, that’s another one. Dang, it. Unless you’re one yourself, it’s tough to tell them apart.”

Blitz says nothing as learning to tell distinctions was part of her training.

Lightning sighs as she keeps watching and more and more griffons were starting to gather at the main entrance of the city. “Okay, let’s see, wait, got him. And he’s got a female griffon too. Maybe his girlfriend.” She hypothesized.

“Well, we are about to march. So either that or she is another soldier.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs as he approaches them and turns to the griffon with him. “Okay, now if this is nothing, we’ll be back within a week or two, okay? Which is probably nothing.” He asks her.

The griffon smiled. “And you better come home without a scratch or…” She then emphasizes her point by holding him in a headlock. “I’ll kill you myself more than what you got, got it?”

“Y…yes.” Silver manages to say.

The griffon lets him go. “Good, I’ll keep the bed warm. Bye now.” She said now walking away.

Silver gets up and straightens his uniform. “Girl trouble?” Blitz asks behind him.

Silver pulls the uniform taught. “Nope, just a concern one.” He said looking to him.

“I think that type of girl is called tomboy,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “I like a girl that can keep up with me. Sometimes giving me some training of her own and we blow off steam by sparring too. Talking happens once in a while too.”

“Well, it is no business of mine to pry into your personal matters. Shall we head out to meet the troops?” Blitz asks.

Silver nods. “Yes, let’s get this done.” He said walking to the front of the main entrance now.

“We will follow your lead,” Blitz says following.

Silver nods as they reach the front with another squad waiting there too. “Guess he’s sort of going in our direction.” He said noticing the arrogant griffon.

“Ignore him, we have no time for him as we have a need to rally your troops,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs and turns to his spread out soldiers. “I hope father isn’t watching.” He said before clearing his throat. They start walking past the commander. Silver groans as he starts following. “Must still be laughing at the fact I’m here as their commander.” He said as he hears the other griffon talk to his troops.

“Do you know his orders by any chance?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. “My father told all of us our orders. He got the fort at the checkpoint at the border.”

“Oh, that is going to be bad. If my prediction is correct, but give him a reminder that you are of the same rank and you have to get to work or he will be interfering with military matters outside his jurisdiction.” Blitz advises.

Silver nods. “I’ll try to tell him that once we get there. He probably gives out orders to me once we get to the border.”

“This is going to be a long march.” Lightning comments.

---

When they arrived, they found most of the soldiers were lounging around or were just slacking off.

Silver groans and covers his face. “It’s a good thing my father isn’t here. Give me a sec.” He said walking away from them and to the soldiers. “Oy! You want to be attacked or watched like this?! Yes, I see you two! Now if you don’t want to be caught upside down and hanged like a pinata, I suggest you start making the barriers and weapons and then cover them up so we don’t look like we are making war! You got that?!”

Blitz watches as the soldiers started getting their acts together.

Silver still groans. “Hard to believe these are mostly new recruits. Thank goodness that we are mostly a proud race and really take offense sometimes.”

“Now that we are here, we should start building fortifications as we are too exposed out here,” Blitz advises.

Silver nods. “Yes, we are now working on that hiding the weapons placement in the area. This spot was once an ambush spot and besides being buried, some bunkers in the hills should still hold.”

“But will they be reliable with the Diamond Dogs digging abilities?” Blitz asks.

Silver chuckles. “This place was the spot for a diamond dog war. We had to make bunkers against them. The way the bunkers are made is so they can’t dig behind them or get inside them. And if they take it, then the backend is wide open for us to kill any inside. Smart making on our part, but there are some flaws as they were using spears and everything back then and the openings are a little big for us to use with the weapons we got. By that, I mean they can get a clean shot at us if they have to.”

“That is why we make new fortifications, making them fight us on our terms and not theirs,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “At least we should make openings on our side, so in case we lose and they to turn the weapons around, we can get them easily.”

“You’re thinking like a commander,” Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. “Got to think just in case we lose this area, we make it easy for us to take out while being heavily defended facing one way.”

“Well, shall we get started making the fortifications?” Blitz asks.

Silver nods. “Come on, those guys need some help.” He said heading to a few trying to get into one of the bunkers now uncovered. Blitz nods as he and Lightning go and help.

It had been nearly a week as Blitz was on night watch, carefully looking over the plan on the wall that was built by them, looking over to the vase on the stand every so often to make sure it hadn’t fallen off the pedestal indicating tunnels were being dug under them.

“How’s it going?” Silver asks, coming up to him.

“All is quiet so far. I haven’t seen any diamond dogs since we captured that scout five days ago.” Blitz says.

Silver nods and sits by him. “And yet, many can’t sleep. Try my best, but I just end up letting them slowly fall into it. I also give them a boring book that would put anyone to sleep.” He said smirking.

“It is mostly their first tour of duty. This is even Surge’s first time on a military campaign.” Blitz says.

Silver looks to him. “Really, no other battles?”

“She is a Mandalorian, but she has never fought a huge battle…that seems like a little too much fire for the fort in the direction.” Blitz comments, seeing the increase in light from a fire.

Silver looks confused and looks in the direction he’s looking at and sees the large flame and smoke. “Oh boy.” He said to himself before taking a crossbow and firing into the air as the arrowhead lights up in red light. Soon the whole camp was bustling in lots of activity and yelling orders as they got ready. “Guess we must be next. If I know that idiot, and I do, he would be heading to the nearest encampment for help and that is us. More than likely he would bring some friends along for the trip.”

Blitz’s ears then perk up. “We got problems of our own,” Blitz says getting up and pulls out his pistols before facing the forest at the other end of the plains.

Silver follows his view and looks that way as well. “So it seems. To arms!” He yells out to the troops below. “Cross, I need you hidden with Surge and taking out the most devastating ones you can find before they reach us. We can take care of the pawns they send in first.”

“Surge, we are going stealth,” Blitz says disappearing.

Silver sighs as he grabs a bigger crossbow than usual. “Okay, let’s see this thing work.” He said aiming before firing into the charging group below and actually hits one. “Nice, this thing is definitely my favorite weapon now.” He said loading another bolt.

Lightning follows Blitz carefully. “So how far back?” She asks through the coms.

“Hunt and kill the officers. Put the fear of god into them to demoralize them.” Blitz instructs before using his talons to cut an officer’s throats.

Lightning jumps down behind one before pulling him back and uses her knife to cut his throat before he could say anything and leaves him behind in a bush. “And how many are there?”

“Unknown, just keep working and pace yourself,” Blitz instructs as he completely decapitates another as arrows start flying down onto the charging dogs.

Lightning growls a little before landing on a branch and hangs upside down and slices the throat of another before pulling herself back up and keeps following. “Are we heading underground?”

“No, they will most likely try and flank them through the bunkers, but only one is about to and they will be in for a nasty surprise if they try,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled a little. “At least he would be getting some exercise.” She said quickly swiping another throat as she runs past the dog.

“Don’t you mean to get a good meal?” Blitz asks as Lightning lands next to him in the tree as they are careful not to disturb the tree.

Lightning sighs as she watches the little camp. “Got anything?”

“I see the leader of the attack. Let’s finish him.” Blitz says quietly.

Lightning holds him. “Wait, look.” She said pointing to him near a chest as he went to it.

“Don’t let him have it. Put a shot through his head.” Blitz orders.

Lightning quickly puts her hoof up and fires into the head and sends him down. “There, wonder what was in it.”

“We’ll find out after we get it back to the camp,” Blitz says.

Lightning and quickly goes down before taking the small chest and heads back with Blitz as they come back to where they started and sees most of the forces now retreating. “How did it go?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs as he puts the long crossbow down. “We had a few injuries and some out of commission for a while, but we were able to hold them back. Yours?”

Blitz sighs. “Got the commanders and we got something they were probably planning to use.” He said as Lightning puts the chest down and looks over it. “What do we got?” He asks, looking to her.

Lightning sighs and looks to them. “Regular chest from the outside. Might be able to tell something from the inside though.” She said trying to open it and couldn’t. “Okay, my favorite game, lockpicking.” She said taking out two metal pieces from her forelegs.

Blitz turns back to Silver as Lightning begins. “This might take a while.”

“Got it!”

“Or maybe just a few seconds,” Blitz said looking to Lightning carefully opening it to see if there was anything there before opening it all the way. “It’s…just a crystal.” She said looking at the shard.

Silver and Blitz walk over and look inside. “Is this that valuable?”

Silver shakes his head. “Not by much like being rich amount. This can hold you out for at least a few months at best, but there has to be something else than just being for wealth. After all, they eat gems.”

Blitz nods as he looks it over before seeing something inside that looks like swirling energy. “Huh, it contains something. Maybe magic?”

Silver tilts his head and touches a talon to it before a flash of light exploded in front of them and when it died down did they see the front line of battle bathed in a magic bubble and what looks like all life is being dissolved away. “Close it!” Blitz yelled and Lightning shuts the box and the bubble dissipates.

Silver tries to breathe as he keeps watching the front line before taking off and flying down to it while Blitz and Lightning rush over. “Anyone hurt?” Silver asks frantically.

“Sir?” A soldier asks warily.

They look over and see the soldier standing over another soldier who seems to have been eaten away like acid was poured over him. “What happened?” Blitz asks looking at him and scanning him.

The soldier shakes his head. “I don’t know, one second we are minding our own business and moving more ammo until the next, this huge bubble pops up and he was caught in it and it looked like he was being eaten away like tiny creatures were on him. He hasn’t woken up since.”

Blitz sighs as he finished scanning. “I don’t think he might be coming back for a bit.” He said making them look at him. “He was being eaten away, yes. But he was being eaten everywhere, no matter if it was covered or not. Heck, his brain has lost some pieces of itself which looks like he’s starting to dissolve away. Because of that effect, he can still live, but with the brain damage, I think he might be in a coma at this point.”

They all look back to the soldier as he just lays there. “Send him back home. There is nothing here that can help him.” Silver said before turning around and flying off.

They all watch as he flies off. “Surge, watch the box. Make sure that no one touches that crystal.” Blitz said.

Lightning nods. “Yes sir. And you?”

Blitz sighs as he looks around and then notices the arrows that were fired on the bunkers and the front line field and notice that they sparkle a bit before the lighting goes down. “I’m going to do a little research.” He said before disappearing and running off.

Lightning sighs. “I got to get back to the chest. Think you can handle this?” She asks the griffon still looking over the other.

The griffon nods. “Yeah, just a need a moment first.”

Lightning nods and starts walking back to where they left the chest. “Surge, secure it somewhere the dogs will not recover it.” Blitz says through the coms.

Lightning sighs. “Yes sir. What if they have another?”

“My gear recorded it’s signature already and I have a few allies who might be able to help with them.” Blitz says as he sends a text-based message to Minerva.

Lightning nods as she steps up beside the box and places it in another lockbox before sitting on it. “Got it in another, now what do we do and by that I mean you?”

“I will help Silver keep this location under control get it out of here. I will tell Silver you are taking the thing out of reach of the dogs.” He whispers to her as he seems to be flying through some trees from the sounds of leaves through the coms.

Lightning sighs as she then sees Silver walks back to the tent and sat down on the bed he had. “I don’t think he’s in the right mind since he activated the crystal.” She spoke quietly.

“I know, now time for you and it to disappear.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods before taking a quick look around and then opens the box she was sitting on and takes the case out before flying off. “To where?” Blitz didn’t answer as she sees the name Darkstar One on her visor.

Lightning sighs as she tips her wings to another direction before stopping in a certain spot. Soon the air shimmered a bit in front of her as a door seems to have opened and four guards dressed in what looks like military armor and one dressed in what she can describe as a cyborg cowboy. “Here.” She said placing the box on the open door.

“Tell Cross we will take care of this quietly.” The cowboy dressed one said.

Lightning nods and flies off as she looks back at the group as they place the box in another one of theirs before the door closes and the ship disappears again. “Blitz, it’s done. How’s your end?”

“Had to punch him to snap him out of his stupor. He is recovering now and the dogs have started to retreat, but the entire front of our fort has their bodies piled high. Bring me a few medkits, a few of our own were also wounded in the fighting.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs as she makes it to the med tent and grabs a few boxes before flying to the front of the field and sees a few soldiers lying around, some with missing limbs. “Geez, where did they get this thing?” She asks herself as she landed and helped passed out the kits.

“We already buried our own. You missed that morbid task.” Blitz says coming up behind her.

Lightning looks to him. “You got the arrows that helped caused this?”

“Yeah, hidden away with one of our beacons on it. They should be picked up with the rest of the items.” Blitz whispers as the words. ‘Don’t speak of it anymore.’ Appeared on her visor.

Lightning nods. “Sorry, but what now? Heal the wounded and tried to redo the fortifications?”

“Until we receive orders otherwise. Also, some of the prisoners we captured said something interesting.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks interested. “What’s that?”

“You killed a chieftain in that battle when you killed the leader of this attack.” Blitz informs.

Lightning now looks surprised. “So…does that mean…?”

“Give the credit to the whole unit Surge. We will get personal glory later. This is now a war and it has just started.” Blitz says motioning her to follow.

Lightning started to follow along. “What’s our next move now? Besides the regular orders we might get.”

“You will most likely be sent out to scout.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “I hope everyone gets through this.” She said slightly looking back to the soldiers now being treated.

Blitz says nothing as a new message appears on her visor. ‘We are going to lose soldiers. There is no getting around that.’

Lightning now looks down as he lead her to the main tent. “I see.”

‘This is war and in war, there is no guarantees of survival. Now I want you to fly to the fort to our north in stealth and tell me what has happened. I want to know if the dogs have taken it or razed it to the ground.’ She reads.

Lightning nods and takes off to the fort as Blitz looks to the map. “What do we do now that the dogs have attacked?” Blitz asks Silver.

“We…we hold our position. If we lose here, the dogs will have a clear path into the kingdom with nobody able to intercept them until they are deep within.” Silver says.

“And hopefully the dogs are either smart enough to know that if they don’t deal with us they will be attacked from behind or have so much pride they won’t let this defeat and the death of a war chief go without retribution.” Blitz says.

Silver nods shakily a little. “Yeah, now we need to check up on the functions, but that can be checked tomorrow as most would be shaken up at this point.”

“No that is a mistake. Now we must fortify even more. This will show them we are so confident we can beat them we are leisurely continuing to fortify. That is an insult added to injury.” Blitz says as Silver nods, his face showing he understands the logic.

Silver sighs. “Alright, I’ll try to lead the building again, maybe give the bunkers a few upgrades.”

“We should keep the only one we haven’t collapsed yet as that is the only one way they can bypass our fortification, but we should set out a few artillery platforms aiming into it at least. Terran may be fierce, but even he can’t get all of a huge hoard rushing in.” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yes, you got any other ideas that may help?”

“None that don’t require more information, but we do know from our prisoners that they and two other clans were the vanguard and they attacked here and here.” Blitz says pointing to the locations on the map.

Silver looks to the map too. “Let’s see, those are obvious fortifications, the old forts from wars long ago. With a little upgrading they can hold up, but leave as they be and it would easy to fall and the ways to get through it in the best way possible like setting fire to it is one of the ways that still work.”

“Yeah, and we know that the three assaults were in unison. And the one south of us is manned by a veteran commander and we see no fire from there, but the one north of us we can clearly see the fire. I think that is all the indication we need.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs as he ruffles the feathers on his head. “We are really in a storm of the century, aren’t we?”

“Not yet. The war has only just begun.” Blitz says looking over the map.

Silver groans a bit as he gets up and walks over to the map. “And do you have any idea what to expect?”

“I bet your former classmate has already fled away possibly to the capital.” Blitz says.

Silver growls a little. “If that part falls now, we may allow a opening. We probably need to send a detachment.”

“They would be slaughtered and the fort is most likely already fallen to the dogs.” Blitz says.

“We may need to get it back soon. Otherwise, we could be flanked if they launch another attack at us.” Silver said looking the map over.

“That is if it is still enough to reclaim.” Blitz says looking out at the lights in the distance.

Silver looks at well. “Actually, take it out and there isn’t enough to work with and we won’t be flanked that easily.”

“The problem is we don’t have enough information to take the proper course of action.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Yes, do you have a way to find a way to scout without being seen?”

“I will take care of that. Now get some rest.” Blitz says walking out of the tent.

Silver sighs as he watches him leave before heading back to his bed. “Hard to believe he took on many battles of a harder nature.”

The next day, Silver awoke to see Blitz still working on the fortifications. He sighs and walks over to him to see most of the damages and weapons a little upgrades since last night. “How are we doing?”

“Work in progress.” Blitz says lifting several more stones into the air with his magic.

Silver nods and looks around a bit more. “Where’s Surge?”

“She returned last night. The entire fort was razed to the ground.” Blitz informs.

Silver sighs. “That’s good, one less thing to watch out for. We can just watch the area with a few sentinels and not worry about keeping the fort.”

“Correct. Also, there seems to be no word to reach the forces still there.” Blitz says a plan already in mind.

Silver looks at him carefully. “You got something?”

“I think it’s time to teach them.” Blitz says setting the stones in place and soon Silver starts smirking.

Silver chuckles a little. “Alright, how much time?”

“How fast do you think a few of them can run?” Blitz asks.

Silver thinks for a few. “Tunnel, faster than us on a paw, but out in the opening, you need a sleeker body.”

“Tell them if they dig within our sight, we will shoot them in the backs. That way they won’t discover this.” Blitz says.

Silver nods and looks to the rest of the soldiers. “I’ll tell the rest, anything else I should know?”

“Nothing else that demands the commander’s attention.” Blitz says.

Silver smiled a bit and started to walk off. “Keep up the good work.”

---

A few days later a diamond dog war chief was laughing as his warriors tore down the last of the fortress as another warrior ran up to him. “What is it?” He growled.

“Warchief, warriors of the granet clan have arrived with news.” The warrior says.

The chief turns to him. “And?”

“It was a crushing defeat and most were slain including your brother, he was slain in combat.” The warrior says.

The chief growls. “Who dares to do that?”

“No one saw who did it, but we are told his head was placed on a spike on the fortifications.” The warrior says.

The chief was growling a bit harder now. “I want you to find out and save him for me. Now get going!”

“But war chief, our orders were to hold this position and secure a way into the griffon’s territory.”

The chief rounds on him. “I want my brother’s killer found out, now! Get the clan, we will attack and destroy that position.” He growled lowly.

“Yes, war chief.” The warrior says knowing there was no way to dissuade him now.

The chief keeps growling as he looks to the front line ahead.

---

“The bait is set and now we just have to wait.” Blitz says watching from the new tower.

Silver nods as he watches through a telescope. “Yes, but we may have to move quick once we deploy the trap.”

“We shall see. Silver, you ready to go officer hunting again?” Blitz asks looking down at his squad who were being trained rigorously by a sergeant.

Silver nods. “Oh yes, I am ready to take down a large part of the force.”

“If we win this, we will have crippled the vanguard even with the incompetent loss of your former classmate.” Blitz says.

Silver growls a bit. “Watch it.”

“I call those as I see them. He is the only one who lost a key location.” Blitz says bluntly.

Silver sighs. “Still, sometimes it’s best not to speak ill will of a close comrade.”

“Is he really close to you though?” Blitz asks.

Silver huffs. “A comrade is still a comrade. You treat others with respect or lose your own.”

“So what do you think what will happen to him after this? There is no getting around it was his fault, the fortress was destroyed and the king is not the most forgiving especially to noncompliance.” Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. “You clearly don’t understand us. It’s not the king, it’s family and you never disrespect that.”

“I meant what will happen to him. He practically deserted in the face of the enemy if what some of the survivors of the fort says is true.” Blitz says getting Silver’s attention and interest.

Silver sighs. “Well, for some it’s best to treat and give them the most respect you can. Even if others don’t think that way.”

“But the king can not let him off and you, as a military leader, can not simply dismiss this.” Blitz says in a scolding manner.

Silver scoffs. “You don’t think I know that. But, it’s sometimes better to give, even if they don’t deserve it, because once they learn why I’m giving it, then they learn to pity and humiliation better. Double wound as it were.”

“Oh, so the king should make him a general for losing an important point and deserting in the face of the enemy?” Blitz says making Silver go silent. “Look, I don’t know what history you two have, but you can’t just defend him when he has done a lot of harm. If it wasn’t true, I would defend him, but it is. That attitude is also the same as giving a serial killer full pardon after catching them and putting them in a city with loose law enforcement.”

Silver frowns now. “So what, forget about and exile them so we don’t have to worry about them?”

“He won’t exile him, that would practically burn the bridge with his family, but he will be punished. Your king is strict with the laws.” Blitz says.

Silver huffs. “And then what, just forget about them and hope you don’t see them in the city again as they left a stain on the army and nation?”

“This is something deeper, isn’t it, something personal.” Blitz says stopping Silver in his speech.

Silver sighs and walks away to get some weapons. “Just be ready with the trap.”

“It has to do with your father punishing your big brother, doesn’t it?” Blitz asks.

Silver stops for a moment and looks at him with an eye before walking again.

“What was he supposed to do, let him go unpunished?” Blitz asks bluntly.

Silver soon lets out a small growl. “Idiot.”

“If you can respect or even approve of disciplinary actions, military isn’t for you and I will ask you this. What about this, your friend abandoned to die? Where he basically said go die while I run away?” Blitz asks.

Silver looks at him. “You run away?” He asks confused.

“No, but you are, or do you approve of that?” Blitz asks motioning to a pile of griffon corpses and Silver’s friend just flapping over them, laughing.

Silver backs away little. “What, but we didn’t lose that many. And he is still wrapped like a mummy.” He said pointing to his brother now landed.

“That’s right brother. We don’t deserve punishment. So what if my beating of that may have resulted in losing her wing. She should feel grateful she was even touched by me.” The brother says.

Silver now stops in his place. “Her?”

“Why?!” A griffon cries as Silver then sees his brother ordering the guards to throw her out.

Silver tries to run after her. “Keela!” He yelled before some doors shut in front of him.

“She is not worth your time brother. After all, they are all beneath us and only serve for our amusement or advancement.”

Silver growls as he turns to him. “You’re wrong!”

“Oh really?” The brother asks as Silver felt something under his talons.

Silver looks down and sees that he somehow wandered onto the pile of bodies. “But…I didn’t…”

“No consequences.” The corpses start chanting.

Silver tries to breathe and steps around them. “Consequence.” He repeated.

“Kill who you want, betray who you want, do whatever you want. Nothing is worthy is to judge you.”

Silver shakes his head. “No. That’s wrong.”

“Commander.” Silver suddenly heard.

Silver growls a little before he stops. “No…they’re right.”

“That’s right bother, you love looking down on others. Like when I hung that little servant boy for my amusement.”

Silver shakes his head. “No, not that. The fact I was trying to believe I could at least give you something. At least then you won’t feel alone. I wouldn’t feel alone.”

“Commander.” Another voice is heard.

Silver smiled now. “Cause I still have family, Keela, my comrades, and you.” He said now looking up to him and walking forward a bit. “No matter what, you don’t leave family and friends behind. That’s a given. And no sense of punishment is going to break that bond.”

“That is right, there is no punishment. They are all insects.”

“No and you deserved the guillotine. I see and finally accept that now.” Silver says.

“Guillotine? You would watch your brother die like a commoner?”

“You are already dead.” Silver says before hearing Lightning’s voice again. “Commander.”

Silver sighs as he looks to his brother one last time before closing his eyes and soon cracks them open to the sight of Lightning standing over him. “Sorry about that. What’s going on?” He said trying to sit up in his bed.

“The chief is asking for you. Said he spotted something.” Lightning says.

Silver finally gets up and grabs his weapons. “Let’s go.” He said heading out.

Blitz was sitting at the top of the tower, like he had for the last three days. On the walls, running off from it, the soldiers under his command had their bows at the ready.

“What’s happening?” Silver asks as he came up to him.

“I believe I spotted some scouts.” Blitz says.

Silver takes up a telescope and he looks through it. “Hey, a question that’s completely unrelated, what do you know of my brother?”

“You have a brother?” Blitz asks.

“Never mind.” Silver said as he spotted them. “Soldiers ready?”

“Not just yet. We told them to get to their stations, but we are acting like this isn’t a real cause for concern to piss them off.” Blitz says pointing to a few who are leisurely getting into position acting half asleep while others are actually eating on the wall.

Silver chuckles. “I like you.”

“Oh, we also added something else while you were asleep.” Blitz says as they unfurl a banner down the wall in the Diamond dog’s languages. “I wonder if we were insulting enough?” Blitz asks.

Silver smirks. “What’s it say?”

Blitz smiles before starting to translate.

Meanwhile the dog warlord was practically screaming his head off in anger.

“Sir, just…ahh!” One yelled as the warlord took a swipe at him.

“Bring me all of their severed heads!” He screams.

Back at the fort. “And that is the gist of it.” Blitz says.

Silver was laughing. “What will you think of next?”

“I don’t know what you are talking about. I’m just following orders.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs as he gains back control and looks back out the field again. “Quick count of what weapons and soldiers we got for battle.”

“In truth, we have only three hundred soldiers ready for combat and we have enough swords, shields, and spears, but we only have sixty arrows for each soldier, after that it will be a melee.” Blitz answers.

Silver nods. “Okay, let’s hope some traps would work. What do we get on that?”

“Well mostly we have the canal. We already have a few unicorns using their magic to sense in the canal and we have three different soldiers with whistle arrows for the signal.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Think you can make them flood the tunnels if they do dig under it?”

“They won’t, we dug right above a granite deposit. They won’t dig through that, it would take too long and is a little too valuable material to build with, and with all the insults and mockery, the leader will want to kill us as soon as possible.” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Ground attack.”

“No true traps. We just have to hope our defenses hold.” Blitz says raising his right forehoof and all the soldiers under his command notch their arrows.

Silver keeps watching the advance as he hears some groans. “Okay, only trees, ample cover if they’re smart, but right now a bit forceful to please their commander if the insults work. Let’s hope we can get most of them out of the tree line.”

“I have one last trick up my sleeve.” Blitz says bringing up his left forehoof. “Time to put the fear of god into these dogs.” Blitz says before pushing a button and the entire three acres of trees closest to the front of the fort erupted into explosions. When the smoke finally clears, all the trees were leveled and the remains of the dogs were seen around the area.

Silver raises an eyebrow. “If the environmental griffons were here, they would have a field day with you.”

“And I would tell them, go talk to the dogs over there if they have a complaint.” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles as he sees some more dogs heading through some of the leftover burning parts of the fields. “Archers?”

“Twenty yards till they are within range. We have to make every shot count.” Blitz says.

Silver picks up his large weapon. “Don’t need to tell me that.” He said aiming it.

“Ten yards.” Blitz says as the dogs drew closer.

Silver aims carefully as he sees a big one with a large hammer. “Five.”

“Open fire.” Blitz says throwing down his right hoof.

Silver launches the arrow with the rest of the arrows going up in an arch before the arrows fall down and Silver’s hits the dog straight into the neck and goes right through it. “I love this thing.” Silver said loading another as the soldiers start firing their own arrows at will.

“Surge, start hunting.” Blitz says.

Silver aims down again as he sees some dogs dropping near the tree line leftover from the fire and the edge. “You got a good soldier.” He said firing and hitting another.

“She is a Mandalorian. We Mandalorians, even though are militarily organized, are more like family than anything else.” Blitz says noticing the vase on the stand starting to shake. “They have begun digging and are closing in.”

Silver looks to it too. “Great, let’s hope the traps placed may help minimize the amount coming out.”

“Tell me when you dig into the canal.” Blitz says to a nearby unicorn whose horn was glowing brightly.

“Almost…” He strained.

Silver growls a bit as he fired at one getting too close. “Come on.” He said before ducking as the dogs fired their own arrows. “Sucker almost took my head off.”

“Raise the covers.” Blitz orders

The soldiers behind the wall start pulling on the ropes as the dogs kept running before the soldiers pulled at it hard and makes the spiked covers over the spike pits in front of the wall come up and attach to the wall and the heavy dogs couldn’t stop in time and stabs themselves while the lighter ones stopped right in front of them.

Silver looks down a bit. “Smart use of spikes. Hard to climb now.”

“Enginuity.” Blitz says waiting for the unicorn to tell him when.

The unicorn’s horn was now glowing brighter. “Got it. They reached it.”

“Send the signal.” Blitz says looking to a nearby archer who nods before loading the signal arrow and fires it straight up into the air, making it whistle all the way and causing many of the dogs to hold their ears.

Silver looks to the dam and sees what it has. “Was that even a dream?” He asks himself as the griffons fires some flaming arrows at the boxes on the dam which makes it explode before the stone started to break apart and the water started to leak through before the a large amount came out and took out the dam with metal spikes went with it and the water traveled down the dry canal and then underground where they couldn’t see what was happening.

“Now you and the rest of the unicorns, start using your magic to start firing magic blasts at them.” Blitz instructs.

The unicorn nods and heads to the others before they start firing magic blast at the dogs, trying to get who they can. “Anymore traps?” Silver asks.

“That is it. Now we fight a siege battle.” Blitz says before walking down to the right wall and pulls out his blaster pistols.

Silver sighs as he leans against the pillar in the tower before grabbing a box of arrows and starts to pick them off. “You are still a strange one.” He said firing.

The dogs kept charging, trying to find a way over the wall as one of the warriors, who was sent underground, emerged from the tunnel in their camps, drenched in water and gasping for breath.

“Why aren’t you back there?!” The warlord asks.

“They somehow flooded the tunnels, sir. I’m not sure how many survived.” The warrior says before coughing up more water.

The warlord growls louder. “I want you to find me another way to those bitches. Now!”

“So you must be the brother of that pathetic warlord who begged for his life like a little bitch.” A voice says.

The warlord and the other dogs turned around and saw nothing. “What was that?”

“I guess I will kill you just like I did him.” The voice says again.

The warlord growls as he grabs a saber. “Show yourself!”

“Very well.” Lightning says appearing behind him before going full auto with her blaster rifle. The warlord soon fell forward dead before Lightning disappears again.

The other dogs just stood still as they saw the smoking holes in their dead warlord. “What just happened?”

“A ghost.” One says.

Lightning was smirking. “I like that name, ghost.” She said to herself as she flies off.

Blitz stares down at the warrior climbing up the wall and withdraws his talons on his right foreleg and decapitated the warrior. “Idiot.” He then looks around and sees the ponies doing what they can while most of the griffons using what weapons they can and taking down the dogs and then looks over to Silver and sees him almost hidden and fighting what he can describe as a sniper rifle in a crossbow style. “Wonder where they got that?”

Lightning suddenly lands behind him before kicking a dog off the wall. “Got the warlord.”

“Good, start going full auto on the remaining ones.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods and takes out her rifle and points down the wall and starts firing downward. “I got a good number, just two more acres in the trees for the amount of dogs left. After that, the rest are retreating since I took out the warlord. Strange they are calling me a ghost now.”

“Ghost corp, I like the sound of that.” Blitz says.

Lightning chuckles. “Ghost squad or ghost team or just ghost. Like, I’m a ghost. Leave it at that.”

“And I’m a phantom or a wraith,” Blitz says cheekily.

Lightning giggles. “Maybe a phantom. Wraiths shriek out everything.”

“Actually, wraiths are another word for ghosts.” Blitz says continuing to be cheeky.

Lightning sighs and nods. “Uh-huh. Still, what would your code name be if you had a choice?”

“I’ll stick with Southern Cross.” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “Really now? No other ones just in case? How about Shadow?” She asks dropping a grenade down the wall.

“Taken.” Blitz says.

Lightning giggles. “I’m sure she won’t mind.” She said as an explosion went up and makes body parts fly to their height before they fall back down.

“No, I mean a Mandalorian is already using that name.” Blitz says.

Lightning tilts her head. “You know, we are going to be here awhile now that they are attacking us.”

“If you’re tired, go get some coffee.” Blitz says just picking off dogs at random with his pistols.

Lightning shakes her head. “No, I mean we are going to be here at the field for a while and maybe we could do something in the off-time.”

“We shall see.” Blitz says.

---

“We did it. We won!” One of the soldiers cheered as the last of the dogs ran.

Silver sighs as he finally sits down and puts the crossbow to the side. “Finally, now we just have to worry about retaliation.”

“With this, the vanguard has been defeated without really entering the kingdom’s territory and you now are no longer a raw commander, you have endured two defensive sieges,” Blitz says walking up with Lightning.

Silver nods. “Yes, but now we still have to deal with protecting this place. At least they would think twice about trying this spot. You two can oversee the repairs and redo on some of the traps. I’ll try to do the same.”

“Shouldn’t we send a messenger south to check the other location they attacked?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs and tosses him a telescope. “Take a look. I already sent one, trying to get him to leave before the battle. He ran when he heard the explosion.” He said leaning his head back.

Blitz looks through the telescope and sees him at the faraway camp. “Not bad. Thought ahead.”

Silver shrugs. “Had to warn the others.”

“So we will be getting a report back soon then and they will be updated that the fort north of us was destroyed.” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yep, just need a courier to get back to us. For now, we rebuild and rearm just in case of another skirmish.”

“That is wise and best to send some of our soldiers out to check for survivors and any salvageable arrows.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs as he looks over to see the almost empty arrow box he has. “I may have to agree. What else we got running low?”

“Building materials and we have eaten through a little more than half of our rations.” Blitz says.

Silver groans as he tries to sit up. “How about any camps the dogs left behind? You able to find them?”

“Haven’t searched yet, but I doubt they left anything edible or valuable behind unless Surge scared them badly enough when she killed the warlord.” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “Wish they did. But one griffon’s trash is another griffon’s treasure. Anything can help, like using tables as more boards to reinforce our walls or stones and that. Anything can help if you know what to look for.”

“If my calculations are correct, our unit contributed the most with the vanguard.” Blitz says.

Silver groans as he finally got up and sees the damage they made with all the bodies. “Yes we did, but now we should try to recover and then see what we got. Can Surge here map out the encampments of what they had in the forest? My men will take care of the recovery. After that, I’m sure you two want to get a break. Cross, you can help her if you want.”

“I will take care of it personally. Surge hasn’t slept for eighteen hours.” Blitz says.

Silver smiled. “Okay, that’s fine. Surge, you can go and get some rest. We all need it now.”

“I will be back soon enough.” Blitz says jumping off the wall and disappears.

Silver yawns a bit. “Okay, guess I’ll be getting to bed now.”

“Give orders first, then sleep.” Lightning says pushing the reluctant Silver to the troops.

Silver shakes his head. “Fine. Just give me a sec.” He said before grabbing his weapon. “Do you have anything like this?” He asks her.

“Oh yeah, but this is my preferred weapon. Cross likes those two for control and rapid-fire. Me, I like firepower and accuracy.” Lightning says.

Silver chuckles. “You got one that crazy strong and long-range. I think the bow on this is getting a bit weak.” He said looking to his as he tries to test the string by rubbing it.

“Then have a forge look it over next chance you get.” Lightning says.

---

It was a week before the defenders of the newest made fort heard from command. “So how did it go, Commander?” Blitz says eyeing the new soldiers in the fort and many new officers.

Silver crosses his arms. “Very well. They are getting it in their heads that this is war and lives will be lost. The encampments you found really helped too. We even found a few of my favorites.”

“Heads I brought back?” Blitz asks.

Silver chuckles as he shakes his head. “Nah, just the weapons. Still, how’s your friend? Still tired?”

“She is fine. So will we be getting rotated out?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. “Yeah, our king wants all of us to take a break now that he knows we are being attacked. So he’s sending out the defense army to hold our spots here. They are better equipped for these types of things. All they need to know is what you did with the area and what traps you may have placed.”

“No traps, but I may have left a wake of death and destruction.” Blitz says still leaning back on the bed he brought up to the tower.

Silver nods. “Good, because you are telling what you left before all of our leaves and lets the defense team do the work.

“Just tell them lots of dead dogs bodies.” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “I’ll try that. So what do you want to do in the meantime? Get some rest? Maybe grab a souvenir?”

“Send a letter to the one I married.” Blitz says.

Silver smiled. “I might send a letter too.”

“Aren’t we going back to the capital?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. “Yeah, maybe to my father because I may be a while.”

“I wonder how my kid is?” Blitz says out loud.

Silver smiles. “I’m sure he’s waiting at the door for you.”

“I’m not so sure, he was just born recently.” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “Trust me, he’s going to be waiting for you. Hatchlings are like that no matter what or who they are.”

“Yeah and knowing his mother, she is taking good care of him.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs and looks at him. “And who is your wife, if I may ask?”

“Can’t tell you, my identity is a secret for their safety.” Blitz says.

Silver watches him. “Boo. That’s no fun, but I understand.”

At that point, Blitz didn’t reply and leaned back into the bed.

Silver sighs as he watches the new trainees. “Your friend Surge mentions a weapon close to mine. Can I see?”

“Not unless your governments go to the next level with us Mandalorians. Where we start sharing our weapons.” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “See, that’s where no fun begins, but I get the idea.”

Blitz only grunts before he hears a flapping of wings and looks to see Lightning flying in. “You got something?” He asks her.

Lightning sighs as she landed. “Mandalore and it’s big. He really needs to speak to you now.”

“Sorry Commander, I have to take this.” Blitz says disappearing and Lightning took his place.

“He isn’t really calling, is he?” Silver asks.

Lightning just smirks. “Depends if he really wants to.”

Blitz reappears far away and turns on his communicator. “Mandalore, can you read me?” Blitz asks and receives no answer, but does see a video in his communications that has yet to be played.

He raises an eyebrow and plays it while he calls again and waits and soon sees a video of a beach and some music. “Huh, never seen this before. Now what…you gotta be fucking kidding me.” He said as he saw a familiar person and that annoying music. “I thought this died?” Blitz says annoyed but starts to smirk. “Oh Lightning, let us see if you like my counter,” Blitz says hatching a plan.

“Cross?” A voice asks from the call now answered.

“Minerva, were you in on this?” Blitz asks

Minerva giggles. “A bit. Had a hard time finding it. Still, Mandalore did call you.”

“Report.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. “First of all, he wants me to ask how long would it take for you to make it back. So how long?”

“War just started and I’m here helping them with the terrestrial war as part of the agreement my clan has with them because most of my clan is away checking on the ship or taking jobs for themselves.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods. “Good, how much longer are you going to be there?”

“A few more months, but it will be without us on the front lines now. So it might be boring at this point.” Blitz said.

“Right, I’ll keep the Darkline and the reinforcements you requested one jump away under the guise of training exercises,” Mandalore says coming into the call.

Blitz nods. “Good, we might be in a lot of trouble if it does hit though.”

“Don’t worry, I have contingencies in play.” Mandalore says.

Blitz chuckles. “Can’t wait.” He said before Mandalore ends his call. “Minerva, think you keep calm during that time?”

Minerva giggles. “Only if you spend time with me when you have a chance.”

“Minerva, we will talk later about earlier. Cross out.” Blitz says closing the line.

Lightning was smirking as Silver was straining to aim for a long-range shot. “Relax and breathe. Geez, you need some relaxation.”

“And don’t fire too soon like your girlfriend keeps telling you in bed.” Blitz says walking up.

Lightning laughs out loud as she holds her sides while Silver just blushes. “Damn you Cross.”

“Yeah, yeah. Surge, come with me, we have a few things to discuss.” Blitz says.

Lightning soon calms down and follows him. “What is it?” She asks after a while.

“Did you send that to anypony else?” Blitz asks.

“Well…” Lightning stops.

---

“Huh, so all of you got the same video?” Twilight asks on the call.

“Yeah, but I haven’t opened it yet.” Daring says from her apartment.

“It’s really cool and funny actually.” Pinkie cheers from her end.

“Wait, you opened it?” Spitfire asks.

“Ok, a show of hooves who has opened it?” Octavia asks holding Azure and only Pinkie raised her hoof.

Twilight groans. “Really, how bad can it be.” She said before hitting play and after a while of watching, they all stood silent before Azure tries to hide in his mother’s coat. “I’m deleting this.” Twilight said after a while.

“Well, I wouldn’t mind if Blitzy sang this to us.” Shadow said.

Twilight and the others think of him singing that before shaking their heads. “Yeah, no.” They said.

“What, you don’t want him to sing you a love song?” Shadow asks.

“Lightning you are such a troll.” Pinkie says as she texted Lightning a reply.

The others just look at her for a second before they shake their head and sighs. “So does anypony want to get together soon?” Rarity asks.

“Well, it would be fun if all of you come by and visit. Azure could use more time with his step mothers.” Octavia says nuzzling his head.

Vinyl giggles from behind her. “Aren’t we all mothers because won’t it be better if he called us all momma?”

“Technicality Vinyl. Octavia is his birth mother and we are his step mothers, but we all raise him and love him.” Twilight says starting to go lecturing Twilight on them.

Vinyl still giggles. “Come on, wouldn’t it be cool if he called all of us momma? It wouldn’t be cool if he called us stepmomma.”

“You just want him to boop your nose like earlier.” Octavia says as Azure tries to climb on her.

Vinyl blushes. “How can I not love that? He’s cute. Look at him.” She said pointing to him as he waved at everyone from the top of Octavia’s head.

“The adorable foal.” Octavia says smiling as she looks up to him.

Fleetfoot giggles. “He is isn’t he? Twilight, how’s yours coming along?” She asks eyeing the slightly bigger stomach.

“I have been reading up on the subject and I think I am doing well.” Twilight says smiling.

“Twilight, Twilight.” Applejack chimed. “You need to see a doctor. No matter how well you say you are well versed in this, you need to see one. I know I have to call Fluttershy to check up on the animals. Right?”

Fluttershy nods as she fiddles with her collar. “Yep, you could never be too careful.”

“It would have been so helpful if Blitzy married a doctor as well.” Twilight says.

“Silly, there were no noticeable doctors in the show.” Pinkie says.

They just hit the mute button on her end. “So when do you think you’ll have the little one?” Fleetfoot asks.

“I…hum, that is a good question.” Twilight says.

‘A month or two my new queen.’ Chrysalis said.

Twilight smiled a little. “How do you know that?”

‘I am in tune with your magic and this little hatchling too.’ Chrysalis said.

Twilight sighs. “Might be a month or two girls.”

“Ok.” Applejack says before opening the door behind Twilight to her shock and grabs her. “Time to go to the doctor.” Applejack says.

Everypony else just snickers. “Thanks Applejack.” Some said.

Applejack smirks as she pulls Twilight away. “So Rainbow, what about you? You seemed to be gaining a little.” Daring points out.

Rainbow looks down to her slightly bigger stomach. “Yeah, I tested myself with that tester Fluttershy got me. It’s positive.”

“Number three confirmed. So when are you girls going to pay up?” Spitfire asks.

The others just glare or smile a bit. “When he gets back.” Most of them said.

Shadow just mumbles something.

“What was that?” Spitfire smirks.

“None of your business.” Shadow says a little mad.

“Oh Shadow, do you want a foal of your own?” Daring asks.

Shadow frowns. “We did before I was able to have foals. I’m going to have to wait for him now.”

“Ah, someone is missing their hubby.” Vinyl says.

“So like Applejack.” Rainbow says.

They all giggle a little as Twilight and Applejack’s end were finally cut off. “It will be okay Shadow. You’ll get him back.” Fleetfoot offers.

“Yeah, my little shadow, I’ll see you soon enough.” Blitz’s voice was heard.

“Blitz!” Most of them yells and Azure tries to reach to where his voice came from.

Blitz’s image then appears in the chat. “Finally have a few moments to myself one second.” Blitz says as he unmutes Pinkie and forcefully reconnects Applejack and Twilight.

“Blitz?” They both ask as he sees Twilight on a hospital bed.

Blitz frowns a little. “What happens?”

“Getting her a check-up. Had to drag her here personally.” Applejack says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “And?”

“They are running some test right now.” Twilight says smiling.

Blitz smiled. “And what is Chrissy saying?”

“Censorship will not allow me to repeat.” Twilight jokes.

“Ah, my girl is getting better at jokes.” Blitz says smiling.

Twilight giggles. “Sorry, but that’s only for us Blitzy. I’ll tell you when you come back.”

“Uh-huh. Well, it turns out that the king was right and it is now war here.” Blitz says.

Everypony looks worried. “So how long?” Rarity asks.

“We just started, but we smashed their vanguard already and Lightning here…” Blitz stops to show a sleeping Lightning still in her armor. “Got two of the warlords leading the dogs.” Blitz finishes.

Some of the mares clap and Azure laughs as he tries to reach for him. “Not bad. Tell her that from all of us.” Octavia said, letting Azure reach a little closer.

“Hey there Azure. You miss me?” Blitz asks as he smiles.

Azure giggles and coos a bit at him.

“You behaving for your mothers?” Blitz asks.

Azure coos and turns around and hugs Octavia.

“And been messing with your mother Vinyl?” Blitz asks smirking.

Vinyl glares a bit as Azure giggles at him.

“That’s my boy.” Blitz says laughing.

“Shut up.” Vinyl said as Azure grunts and throws his chew toy at her, which bonks her on the head.

“Oh, fun to watch them play and Vinyl just loves him to death.” Octavia says as Vinyl starts messing with Azure before he escapes her grasp and bites onto her tail.

Vinyl glares a bit as she lifts her tail in front of her. “Bad Azure.” She said poking him.

Azure seems to copy her and pokes her nose. Vinyl giggles and keeps poking him until they enter a poking contest.

“She has met her match as you can see.” Octavia says.

Blitz smiled. “Good, now you guys play nice. And make sure Twilight gets her chocolate pancakes. She gets moody when she doesn’t.”

“Blitz.” Twilight growls as everypony chuckles as Vinyl hugs Azure and rolls around with him.

Blitz smirks. “See, she’s moody now and I think the little foal or hatchling might gain a sweet tooth with her cravings.”

“Just wait till you get back Mr. We are going to have a few words.” Twilight growls.

“And a night.” He said cheekily.

“Of you on the couch,” Twilight says.

Blitz smiled now. “I’ll make it up to you Twilight. Don’t worry.”

“So what will happen now?” Rainbow voices the question all the girls were thinking.

Blitz sighs. “We are going to be here a bit longer than expected, but we are going to be away from the front lines so it is a bit safer for us.”

“In other words, he is getting rotated out.” Spitfire says.

“Yes, fresh soldiers take over the fort we made there.” Blitz says as Terran poked his head in front of the screen.

“Hi, Terran.” They said while Azure coos at the new face.

Terran pants happily at them. Blitz chuckles and lets him stay. “Now then, we are going to be a while and it will be a bit boring too. Just hold on for a bit more girls.”

“Got any words for the family?” Applejack asks.

“And Sweetie Belle?” Rarity adds.

“And Scoots?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz smiled. “Yeah, I hope to see you girls later. And have Spike teach them a few things. Basic really, just in case of trouble.”

“Speaking of Spike.” Twilight says.

“Oh no, we are losing connection.” Blitz says as the screen gets fuzzy.

Everypony frowns as they see his screen gain static. “Hey girls, listen, I’ll be there soon and I’ll head back as soon as we can.” He said before it completely ends in static.

“He pretended to lose connection when you brought that up, didn’t he?” Pinkie asks.

Twilight quickly checks his ping numbers and nods. “Yep, his end is too good. What’s going on with Spike?” She asks calling him up only to get a voice message.

“Hello, you reached Spike the dragon. Sorry, I can’t make it. I might be so much into gaming or with keeping a library shipshape. Leave a message and I’ll get back to you.” Spike’s message said.

“We need to find out what is going on.” Twilight says.

“What about Slender?” Pinkie asks.

“She hasn’t been seen either.” Applejack says.

“I’ll get the bounds to hold him when we question him.” Spitfire says.

Rarity giggled. “That might be tough with Slender behind him 24/7. She adores that little drake. Her first true friend.”

“Hey girls.” Lightning says sleepily.

“Lightning.” All of them said. “About time.” Rainbow said.

Lightning yawns. “I just woke up. Give me a minute.” Lightning says.

Twilight sighs and starts to think as the doctor came back and gave the papers to Applejack. “What does Blitz have planned with him?”

“Azure? Well, I think he will raise him.” Lightning says half asleep.

Twilight looks to the others again. “Oh sorry. Lost in thought.”

“Hey girls, you would not believe what Minerva let me borrow from the ship.” Lightning says waking up a bit more.

They all look at her. “What?” Fluttershy asks.

“Check it out, it’s a mind-reading device.” Lightning says bringing a helmet out.

Rainbow leans in. “Does it work?”

“Yes, but it is pretty old and very temperamental. When I asked, Minerva told me they stopped making them a long time ago and the secret to making them was lost when the creator died taking the secret with him.” Lightning explains.

They all raise an eyebrow at that. “Really, what did the creator originally want to do?” Twilight asks.

“Don’t know, this thing alone is around two hundred years old. So who wants to see a dream Blitzy had?” Lightning asks smirking.

The others smirk as well. “Yeah.” They said and Lightning sends a video to which Octavia covers Azure’s eyes as they see Twilight in a skimpy nurse’s outfit almost swaying her flank as they see what looks like from Blitz’s point of view and Twilight coming toward him. “Nurse Sparkle is now here to help you. What do you want to do first?” Twilight asks.

They hear a chuckle. “Well, I got a growing problem and I need it checked out.” Blitz said.

They all were a little disappointed when the video distorts and stops. “Sorry, that’s all.” Lightning apologized.

“Rarity, think you could make some outfits?” Pinkie asks.

“Oh yes, I can.” Rarity says as a wicked idea starts to form in between them.

Twilight sighs. “Why did he choose me in the outfit?”

“Maybe it’s because of the fact you got a bigger flank and a more slender body since becoming a alicorn. That would really show some skin when you wear that outfit.” Vinyl said.

“If you want, I can try and show the rest of them with this, but as you saw, it was distorted and stopped recording. As I said, temperamental.” Lightning says.

Some of the mares grumble at the fact they can’t see the rest. “Well, let’s surprise him.” Applejack said.

Spitfire and Shadow chuckles. “Yeah, that’ll make him understand to not hide things.” Shadow said.

“This is just his dream. Why are you mad at him for having it?” Lightning asks.

Shadow whines and pouts. “I wanted to be the one in a nurse’s outfit.”

Lightning sends another file. Shadow plays it and suddenly smirks. “Wow, guess he likes to transfer over kinks he likes to this. Wait, he can do that?”

“That was a different dream.” Lightning says as they all look at Shadow in a pink nurse outfit.

Octavia keeps trying to cover Azure’s eyes. “Yes, can you get it off my end?”

“Ok, I will stop.” Lightning says.

“How many did he have?” Rainbow asks.

“I only got four dreams recorded.” Lightning says.

Fluttershy smiled. “And each of them is one of us?”

“Well…one is about all the Wonderbolts.” Lightning says.

All the Wonderbolts blush. “And?” They ask.

“It cuts out right as it begins.” Lightning says.

Fluttershy blushes. “Um…anypony else?”

“The fourth one was of all of us with a few more foal running around.” Lightning says.

“Aww.” Fluttershy said as Lightning played the video and they see the foals a little blurry except for what looks like Azure. “Guess the mind made up a few things.” Twilight said.

“That Azure can see.” Octavia says as she lets Azure see it and he coos at the video before it became static and ended.

Vinyl sighs. “Is that all?”

“Well, I could swear, look right there.” Lightning says as the Vinyl in the dream seems to look at them.

They all watch as the Vinyl approaches them. “Hey, stud?” She asks what seems to be Blitz.

Lightning pauses the video and zooms in on Vinyl’s eyes and they see a reflection of Lightning watching the video. “Tell me I’m not the only one seeing this.” Lightning says.

“No, you’re not.” Blitz suddenly came in and he was smirking. “I knew you would use that thing. Figure I have some fun.”

“Um…got to go girls.” Lightning says disconnecting.

Vinyl glares at him. “What was that?”

“I think…I’m not sure.” Applejack says.

Blitz chuckles before waving at them. “Bye girls. Bye Azure.” He said as Azure laughs at him before he cut off.

“We have got to learn how to hack and how to spot it better,” Pinkie says.

Twilight sighs as she messes around on the status and comes up with something. “Either he’s very stupid or very smart. Found the pings over the whole call. Blitz left his on the whole time. And now it’s gone.” Twilight says before a message appears on her omnitool. “I did it on purpose. XP.” Twilight reads.

Rainbow giggles. “The XP is just him sticking his tongue out. An expression system to passing notes in class.”

“Search expression system.” Twilight commands her omnitool.

They all shake their heads at her and Twilight’s eyes widen at the number of expressions. “Wow.”

A new message appears on Twilight’s omnitool. “Twi you are so adorable.” Twilight read. “I hate him.” A new message appears. “No you don’t.” She reads. “Rainbow.” Twilight says.

Rainbow smiled. “Yes?”

“I know that was you who sent that one.” Twilight says.

Rainbow shakes her head. “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“User address.” Twilight says as Rainbow couldn’t get the smirk off her face.

It just displayed Rainbow’s as she started laughing. “Geez Twilight, take a joke.”

“What she wrote ain’t exactly a lie partner.” Applejack says.

Twilight groans. “I hate you all.”

“Now now Twi. Don’t strain yourself. Think of the foal.” Applejack reminds.

Twilight huffs. “Yeah, whether he or she has good other mothers.”

“Oh, she is huffy. Here have a chocolate cupcake.” Pinkie says beside her.

Applejack and Twilight look surprised. “Pancake.” Twilight said.

“No cupcake.” Pinkie says.

Twilight shakes her head. “Pancake.”

“Cupcake.” Pinkie says before an argument erupted between them.

Applejack sighs as she looks to the papers. “Huh.”

“And thus I hereby succeed the apple family farm into the cupcake federation.” Pinkie says.

Applejack turns back to her. “Wait, what?”

“Ha.” Twilight said moving a few pieces from her omnitool as what looks like they are playing a game on there. “Yeah, right. You need those respect and battalions.” She said gathering hers for an assault.

“What happened, I looked away for a moment?” Applejack says.

Twilight smiles. “Pinkie challenged me. The winner gets to choose the food. Next to Spike, I’m the best the player around now. And Pinkie just lost another city.” She said sending the army onto her weakest city and starts digging for resources.

“Oh, you sure?” Pinkie asks as the city suddenly exploded destroying most of her army and a counter-attack was launched, taking Twilight off guard.

Twilight growls before pressing a few things and suddenly a missile got launched into the air and Twilight pulled most of her forces back.

Pinkie pushed a few buttons and several missiles were launched to intercept the missile causing a nuclear explosion in midair. “Now nuke your city.” Pinkie says launching another one, making Twilight sweat.

Twilight then realized something. She hits a few things and makes her army fire at the missile and soon it exploded too. “You shouldn’t have chosen an army of robots. Explosions in midair make an EMP charge.” She said before making her army advance and they decimate all the forces shut down in the way.

“Who says I did? Go my worms, kill them all!” Pinkie yells as giant worms spring from under Twilights armies tearing them apart.

Twilight just gets a blank face before pressing a few things and soon a single unarmed person came out of her city.

“Oh how adorable. Death squads, kill him.” Pinkie says as a squad mows him down with machine gunfire.

Twilight just raises an eyebrow at her before the person came back up and starts walking again, as all the bodies started to rise. “It took all the respect and money and time to make another WMD, but I think my dead raiser is a good idea.” She said as all the dead army turns and fire on Pinkie’s army.

“Oh zombies huh…armageddon bomb with magnetic shielding.” Pinkie says launching in it in the middle of Twilight’s capital, annihilating it.

Twilight sighs as all her stats start to fall. “Dang it. At least let me try this.” She said as the army finally reaches Pinkie’s city and it starts to emit a dark cloud as her stats almost reach the end.

“Nuke that,” Pinkie says blowing up those cities, vaporizing Twilight’s undead army. Twilight groans as the game ended. “Cupcake.” Pinkie said placing it between them. “And now for my victory moment. Hail Cupcakes.” Pinkie says before her virtual troops started chanting that.

Twilight grumbles as she starts eating. “I hate you Pinkie.” She said with her mouth full.

“Oh, I love you too, and don’t worry, Blitzy will be back soon to hold you,” Pinkie says bouncing in place.

“Pinkie, don’t you have a play date with Azure to get to?” Twilight asks.

They heard Azure giggling and sees him being carried by Pinkie. “Twi, can you ask the bug queen about this.” Applejack said giving her the papers.

“About what?” Twilight asks playing innocent.

Applejack glares. “The fact they could only find a hard shell. Like an egg.”

Twilight giggles. “Chrissy said its only for a few days. After that, it will be a normal foal when hatched.”

“So this is the next evolutionary step of changelings?” Daring asks.

Twilight giggles. “Nah, just me.”

“But, then they will most likely be like that.” Daring says.

“I guess you are right.” Twilight says thinking it over.

Applejack pats her back. “Maybe you should think about placing a new hive and all that. Maybe help them get started.”

Twilight giggles nervously as she rubs the back of her head. “Yeah…about that…”

“My queen.” A nurse says walking up.

Almost all of the mares look a bit shocked at what she said next. “The hive is under the castle.” Twilight said before squeeing.

“And when were you going to tell us?” Applejack asks frowning.

Twilight was now pushing her hooves together as the nurse changes back to normal and places her ear against Twilight’s stomach. “When we leave again.”

“Uh-huh.” Applejack says raising her eyebrow.

“The egg is fine. It will be a good lay.” The changeling nurse said.

“Yeah, I only wish Blitz wasn’t away fighting in a war,” Twilight says.

The nurse spits out some type of slime on her hoof before giving it to her. “Nutrients and the king will be fine. He makes a worthy mate for the queen.”

“Why is that?” Twilight asks.

“We are a warrior species and the king is a warrior, a very strong warrior.” The changeling says.

Twilight smiled. “Yeah, he is.” She said before starting to eat the slime, much to everyone’s disgust as they either voice it or just stick out their tongue.

Applejack tries to hold her lunch. “How is that good?” She said before trying to hold back to the next line of barf.

“It’s not. It’s like taking nasty medicine.” Twilight says.

Applejack still tries to hold it. “Dang it Twi. I don’t know how you can handle being queen.”

Twilight swallows the last slime. “Me either. But for the sake of the species, I have to. Not easy, but it’s a more fun life.”

“My queen, would it ease your mind if we send some to help the king?” The changeling asks.

Twilight sighs. “Yes, but I think it would be better if we didn’t. He probably would send you guys back at the first chance. I’ll just call him from time to time.”

“As you wish my queen.” The changeling says.

Applejack leans over. “Is this also going to happen with regular ponies? Being acting like servants?”

Twilight shrugs. “Maybe. Maybe not.”

Chapter 24: Move the Next Piece

It had been two weeks since they were rotated out of the fortress as Blitz was waiting with Silver and Lightning. “So they are expanding our unit, huh?” Blitz asks for confirmation.

Silver sighs as he nods “Yes, because of our success and some are asking to be transferred to ours.”

“Meaning more officers and more soldiers,” Blitz says.

“We are also getting two airships for our unit.” Silver says.

“Airships you say?” Blitz asks thinking out loud.

Silver nods. “Yep, our illustrious army graced us with two cutter class airships. Fully loaded of course.”

“So two scouting ships huh?” Blitz asks.

Silver nods. “Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with many things.”

“That means we will be assigned to patrol somewhere very soon. So any news on your old academy college who deserted?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. “Gone. We haven’t seen him for a long time. None of the troops have seen him.”

“So he has run out of the country itself, huh?” Blitz asks.

Silver shrugs. “Who knows? He might be somewhere else where he can visit some family or friends safely. Most want that before being chopped off.”

“Then again, could have been captured by the dogs,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “It’s just thoughts at the moment. You know, I heard of you visiting a certain professor when you came here one time. Why don’t you visit him? We ship out in two days.”

“Who are you talking about?” Blitz asks.

Silver chuckles. “You kidding? Word has gone around of how Southern Cross with Daring Do, found the ancient temple and the professor of the group found an ancient staff.”

“Oh yeah. The professor we let have the staff of Tifus.” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yeah, why don’t you see him? Maybe give him time since it’s been a while. After all, he’s hoping to find more adventures like that.”

“Naw, those kinds of adventures, I don’t look for,” Blitz says

Silver sighs. “At least give him some time. He’s an old bird. It might be good to see an old friend.”

“Very well, I will go see him. Surge, keep the soldiers in line, and don’t take any crap from the new officers.” Blitz instructs.

Lightning salutes him. “Yes sir.” She said as he walks off to the college.

Blitz sighs as he sips away at his drink. “So how’s the staff?” He asks while in the office of the professor.

The professor shrugs. “Lockdown in the museum here. We also have declared the temple an important landmark and only those with clearance can get in.”

“I see you have been busy these last few years,” Blitz says.

The professor chuckles as he looks around. “Yes, many adventures till these old bones of mine got me.” He said eyeing the new artifacts.

“Well good to see you aren’t sitting idle,” Blitz says.

The professor nods. “Yes, after all, this old bird has to keep moving and experience as much as he can.”

“While this stallion took the third member our original party and made her his wife,” Blitz says.

The professors clap his talons. “Not bad. Heard of the great Cross marrying a lot of mares. Have any hatchlings yet?”

“One with two more on the way. Unfortunately, Daring isn’t one of them.” Blitz says.

The professor smirks. “Not yet.”

“They keep trying.” Blitz jokes.

The professor laughs. “Let me guess, trying to gain a great time in bed with you?”

“No, try to get pregnant. I keep telling them lesbian sex won’t do it.” Blitz jokes.

The professor keeps laughing. “Not bad, not bad. So how’s the war?”

“I’m serving under commander Silver Claw as a knight captain,” Blitz says.

The professor smiled. “That’s great. What about this other one I’m hearing about?”

Blitz smiled. “Oh, she’s a hooful, but manageable and able to reel in easier since I’m married,” Blitz says before turning serious. “So what is the gossip about my unit?”

The professor sighs. “Strange things at times, but good. Able to hold and be like a wall. Then there is the ghost unit in your team.”

“Ah, those me and Surge are training personally. So what about our unit killing two of the twenty-six war chiefs amongst the dogs?” Blitz asks.

The professor smiled. “Very good things. None of the other units were able to get even close to any war chief.”

“I see, well what do you think? Do you think we broke even or are we in the advantage of killing two war chiefs and they destroying one of our forts?” Blitz asks.

The professor sighs as he opens one of his drawers. “You like games?” He asks trying to find something.

“Depends on the game,” Blitz says.

The professor nods and brings out a box before opening it and placing out a board and some army pieces on it and starts arranging them. “Let’s see, two are out.” He said knocking down two silver pieces. “One fort down.” He said making a gold fort piece in half. “I say your chances are good.”

“But take into account that most of the army has limited to no combat experience while the dogs have constantly been fighting with each other. In that case, my opinion says.” Blitz says and knocks over several units filling his line full of holes.

The professor nods and starts making the silver pieces move forward. “Yes, brutish as it were. But the fact that they don’t have that much technology that we have. Like airships and such.” He said bringing out blimp pieces and placing them around on the edge of control. “Then you have long rangers and now ghost teams.” He said reaching into another drawer and pulling out a statue of a creature before placing it on the side of the line of silver pieces.

“What’s that?” Blitz asks, eyeing the statue that looks like a flying creature, but with long sharp claws for arms and tentacles for legs that seem to float.

The professor looks at the piece. “No real name. Just called the wraith for how it moves across the land and able to sneak attack successfully. Need a good team of hunters to make it out of that one alive.”

“Ah, I never heard of this before. So why is it here?” Blitz asks.

The professor shrugs. “Found it in a temple that was next to a crater. Records show it was long ago. So if it was real, it’s probably long since dead.”

“Doubtful. Creatures like that have long lifespans.” Blitz says.

The professor smirks. “Maybe you’ll meet it if I remember your profession. Now then.” He said before moving a few more pieces closer together.

“Something’s bugging me. Why would the dogs invade now? What benefit or advantage do they have now that they didn’t before?” Blitz asks.

The professor shrugs. “Don’t know. Maybe they are losing theirs and are desperate now.” He said making the armies move closer together. “Of course, this is a full-scale clash.” He said before making each piece each other from both sides until he stops at a certain point. “The question remains, who falls first?”

Blitz moves one piece. “Checkmate.”

The professor smiled as he sees he moved the pieces back into play.

“Unlike this game, war is not so simple,” Blitz says.

The professor nods. “Yes, this a set game, with rules and barriers. War is actually about the mind believe it or not. It always starts out in the mind.”

“Yes, but there is a flaw in the advantages you said earlier,” Blitz says.

The professor raises an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“How much experience do your rangers have and can they stand a face to face fight with some elite dog warriors?” Blitz asks.

The professor smiled. “Simple, try living in the desert and the mountains for a long time. We never let them out without experience because they might be stuck in one spot for a long time.”

“Now the question is, have they become complacent, and to what standard have they been held to in this time of peace?” Blitz asks making the professor go quiet and pondering the question.

The professor sighs. “Many civilizations have many versions of living. Some more dangerous than others, but in other eyes, simple and good to live. The thing is, what mind are you in?”

“The mind of a general,” Blitz says.

The professor chuckles. “Just then, the line has been drawn, ready to strike to where it has been marked.” He recited.

“Professor, can I tell you something that won’t leave this room?” Blitz asks.

The professor crosses his arms. “Depends, how classified?”

“Not classified, but my personal opinion,” Blitz says.

The professor shirts. “Go ahead.”

“I think the dogs are being supplied by something,” Blitz says.

The professor leans forward. “And what would that be?”

“I don’t know, but I found a very powerful and advanced firearm in a dog camp I raided,” Blitz says putting a revolver on the table.

The professor eyes the revolver. “Yes, I guess that’s something. What are you doing to do?”

“Going to bring this to the attention of the king, his generals, and my commanding officer. If this is true, then we lose the technological edge and they may gain it.” Blitz says.

The professor nods. “Then you better get going. The faster, the better.”

“I am currently off duty. It would look strange if I meet with them right now. That is why I left Surge to tell my commanding officer in private since she is currently on duty.” Blitz says.

The professor shrugs. “Hey, your own time and place. After all, maybe something will happen to who is really pulling the strings.”

“If they are then I must move with discretion and not give myself away,” Blitz says.

The professor nods. “Yes, move quickly and quietly. After all, the only ones who gain from this war are the ones who started it.”

“True. In the end, those who truly started this might be looking to soften up the kingdom so they can invade and conquer.” Blitz says.

The professor nods. “Yes, but that’s the problem.” He said before taking out some cookies, one chocolate, and the other oatmeal, and places them between the pieces. “All the resources will be used up. Whether food or materials.” He said grabbing the chocolate and eating it. “When they make their own staging area, the area will be so used up, they can’t hold for so long. So why here? Why put it in a spot that has to be used other than just a landing position? Wouldn’t it be smart to make an attack somewhere else? Somewhere more vulnerable than a war-torn country ready for another fight.”

“If they aren’t conquered by the dogs,” Blitz adds.

The professor reaches into another drawer and takes out a slightly curved dagger and grips it hard. “Yes, maybe watching another direction.”

“But whom? The federation to our northeast, the zebras south of us, or some unknown organization?” Blitz asks.

The professor chuckles. “Yes, watch as the two or more armies duke it out. Then watch as they calm down, but are ready for another strike just in case. Of course, the enemy just could come to the one watching as they are flourishing and full of everything you need. Just reach around,” He said moving the dagger in a certain way. “And swipe the newspaper and the flesh from a direction to which they have reason to defend.” He said giving a swipe before stabbing the dagger into the table.

“Typical bureaucrat then.” Blitz joked.

The professor shakes his head. “No, just that another nation watching the war from afar, might not suspect one that attacks them like an owl to a mouse.”

“Trying to lighten the mood,” Blitz says taking back the revolver.

The professor sighs and takes the dagger out of the desk before putting it back. “Watch it Cross. This outside force might attack somewhere else while you watch only in one direction.”

“Who says I am only watching one direction? Not all my eyes are in my head.” Blitz says.

The professor chuckles. “Yes, but does anypony else in your home country?”

“I have no true home country. Just where I chose to reside at that given time.” Blitz says.

The professor leans forward. “Then why did I mention that country?”

“Because you amuse me and that is dangerous to me,” Blitz says.

The professor grins. “I know. Though you already knew these kinds of tactics, right?” He asks leaning back.

“Yes, I do all too well. Now let us get back to our game.” Blitz says.

The professor chuckles as he gives the last cookie to him and sets the pieces. “Your move.”

Blitz nods and moves a single piece forwards.

---

Blitz leaned against the edge of the airship as it flew forward to the mountain fort that was to be their temporary base. “Still got another day till we reach it,” Blitz says out loud.

Silver nods as he leans against the rails and looks ahead by him. “Yeah, so how was the professor?” He asks looking at him.

Blitz waves him off. “Eh, he’s fine.”

Silver nods. “Glad to see that old bird is doing fine. Especially since his wife is a little away for the war.”

“So, still a little shocked by the ramifications of that little meeting?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. “How could I not? A possible outside force that can devastate us in an instant? It would be better to attack a country like Equestria.”

“Then griffon pride and honor would demand you go to their aid and smash the ones who did this to you.” Blitz reminds.

Silver nods. “Yes, they started it on our turf and we want it to stop so we wouldn’t have to deal with it.”

“Now including me, there are four captains and only two knight captains,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Yeah.” He said looking back at the group. “They are all acting the same. Except for a few, especially that one.” He said pointing to a more slender griffon. “Notice anything?”

“By the type. We’ve already met. The only other knight captain beside me.” Blitz says annoyed.

Silver groans a bit. “Yes, I may get to her hate her too, but she’s part of the squad. We have to live with it.”

“At least she respects seniority,” Blitz says.

Silver huffs. “Yeah, you. Not me. I’m still young by her standards. At least she still follows, but I can hear that telltale grumbling in her voice when she walks away.”

“I meant seniority in the unit and we can’t be called a squad anymore, too big,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles a bit before stopping. “She tries to see me as a bit lesser. We went to school together. She got better grades and ranks out of it. I only got by with some haphazard plans and my father liked that. She’s…”

“A perfectionist,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yes, she gets her plans from a book. A history book. Not really a thinker in a sense.”

“We best review the plan then. Hey, knight captain, Wind Shear.” Blitz calls.

Wind looks up and sees the two high rankers looking at her. She sighs and closes her book before going over to them. “Yes?”

“Gather the two other captains and meet in the captains quarters, we are going to review what has happened and our orders and make a plan.” Blitz calls getting up.

Wind nods and walks back to the others. “Let’s hope she doesn’t make a ruckus.” Silver said gathering his things.

“You kidding, she will lecture anything that does,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “I’m just hoping she sticks to the play, not impede.”

“By the book remember and one of the rules says obey a commanding officer, which is you.” Blitz reminds.

Silver nods. “Good, at least she will listen to age and rank the most. But I’m half of that. At least you made it so she will listen.”

“Half the problem is you need to be more confident around her and act like a commander like back at the fort,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “That was when we under the threat of an attack. I wanted them to be safer.”

“Keep that state of mind and command respect. If you don’t, some of them will die needlessly.” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yeah, just need a good enough state of mind. Let’s get to the cabin.” He said walking off.

Blitz shakes his head a bit. ‘He’s got a long way to go, but he is young.’ Blitz thinks.

Silver sighs as he looks to the leaders in the room as Blitz stands by him and a table with maps between them. “Alright, this is what’s going on. After having their vanguard demolished and losing two war chiefs, the dogs have not launched an offensive like the vanguard yet. They have been doing hit and run attacks along with the northern and southern eastern border defenses. Cross believes they are probing for a weak point or looking for an unguarded point to send warriors into and at this point, I must agree.” Silver says.

Blitz sighs as he places some pieces onto the map. “We are staying here.” As he places the pieces somewhere in the mountains. “This the mountain pass and are so tough to get to that we need these airships to get there. There are a few paths and some more that are somewhat hidden that we need to defend. There is a base there that will serve as a staging post, but after that, it’s just a watchhouse. So if dogs come, launch the arrow flares.”

“We have also been ordered to do a probing raid ourselves from the mountain as well.” Silver adds.

Blitz adds. “That’s the most of it, but there may be more as time goes on. So watch out and be ready.” Blitz says finishing placing the figurines. “We will also be launching a scouting mission not long after arriving with the ghost squad as the public and enemy have dubbed us,” Blitz says.

Everyone just chuckles while Wind just raises an eyebrow.

“Did someone make a joke?” Blitz asks.

They just quiet down now as Wind smiles a little. “We won’t be arriving until tomorrow, but don’t let down your guard.” Silver said.

They just all nod and start to head off. “You think this plan would work?” Blitz asks.

“Depends on the execution of it.” Silver says before sighing.

Blitz looks to him. “Something wrong?”

“Just still trying to take it all in.” Silver says, a talon over his face.

Blitz shrugs. “And it might get worse so be ready.”

“I know.” Silver says.

Blitz keeps watching the others file out. “Shall we get ready for a landing commander?” He asks with a bit of a smirk.

“Not till tomorrow.” Silver reminds.

Blitz shrugs. “Doesn’t hurt to be prepared early you know,” Blitz says walking out.

---

Blitz looks around on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary. The moon was one of his only companions on this watch. He sighs as he finally sits down after the last look and tries to shake his armor to get rid of that itch on his neck. “Damn tags.” He said before sitting up again till he hears some talons hitting the steps to his lookout.

“Though I would find you here.” Wind said while carrying a book.

“Of course, I am on duty,” Blitz says not turning to look at her.

Wind sighs as she goes over to a crate and sits down before opening the book. “So anything out of the ordinary?”

“Nothing, besides that flying whale that seems to follow us,” Blitz says eyeing the large whale creature that bends its whole body to fly as it flies behind them and makes echoing coo noises from time to time.

Wind shrugs. “Like seagulls, they like to travel with ships. It seems to like the company, almost like us. Strange that tales tell of you as a loner.” She said already going past two pages.

“So why are you here?” Blitz asks.

Wind smirks. “Couldn’t sleep. Usually grab a book and head to a quiet place to read, preferably with a view.”

“He will do better when we get into action,” Blitz says.

Wind scoffs. “Let’s hope so because right now he’s broken at least fifty rules.”

“Look, take it from one who is been through the fires of war than I can count. Those rules can’t hold up in it.” Blitz says looking to her now.

Wind looks up at him and closes the book with her talons. “Finally got your attention. I know the part of ‘once in battle, rules are out the window.’ At least he has to try to keep some rules secure here.”

“And yet he is more qualified and has more experience than you. That’s right, I have read all of the other captains’ file.” Blitz says.

Wind huffs. “And yet he lost his soldiers to something that should have been obvious.”

“Clarify,” Blitz says.

Wind leans forward. “The rumor that he set off an obvious trap and knocked some of his soldiers in a coma.”

“I do not speak of that and you shouldn’t either. To level said so.” Blitz says.

Wind frowns. “Yet what does that tell of our illustrious commander?”

“You weren’t there so don’t talk like you were,” Blitz says looking back out.

Wind keeps looking at him before leaning back and opening her book again. “Have you heard the rumors?”

“Clarify,” Blitz says again says zooming his visor, thinking he spotted something.

Wind smiled a bit. “The rumor about where we’re going. There is a little town there and still alive and well, thank goodness. But what makes them famous, rumors, of course, is the fact they act like birds and monkeys, always moving around, not like us or ponies.”

“Uh-huh?” Blitz says as his helmet scanned.

Wind nods and looks to him. “You really think I’m reading the rule book?” She said showing the book slightly and shows the information on the town and its culture. “I already know that thing by heart and what are you doing?” Seeing him lean over some more.

Blitz lifts the cover next to him and pushes a button and a siren started to sound. “All hands on deck, unknown airship off the port side!” Blitz yells.

Wind finally stands up and packs the book away and looks to where he was looking and sees a cruder airship with a lot more armor plates than either airship. “How the heck did the dogs gain such an airship? We’re one of the toughest militaries around and we have the latest war machines, next to ponies. No offense.”

“Talk later, get to your battle station.” Blitz orders.

Wind growls a little before screeching that actually almost busted Blitz’s ears before she left. “That girl can screech.” He said holding a hoof to his ear on his helmet in an attempt to lessen the pain. “Surge,” Blitz says.

The static soon clears with metal clanging and footsteps in the background. “Sir?” Lightning asks as she grabs her weapons and checks to see if it’s loaded.

“Time for going ghost,” Blitz says.

He swears she’s smirking now. “Got it, I’ll the best of the team together. The rest will be sent to you. Surge out.” She said.

“Take only those with wings when you go to the ship,” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs as she looks to her small, but a good team. “Wings only, rest of you, Cross, go.” She said before running in one direction with the small group while the others went topside.

Blitz narrows his eyes at the airship as it approaches them. “Surely they know we have two. We could easily decimate them with cannon fire. So why one?” He asks himself.

“You fire the swivel gun at them.” Blitz orders a nearby soldier.

“But sir, it won’t do much without cannons penetrating the armor first.” The soldier says.

“I know, this is just an experiment,” Blitz says.

The soldier looks at him for a few before firing and everyone watches as the small cannonball flies through the air and gets close before it seems to bounce off something and soon a hexagonal shape shield appeared where the cannonball was and soon a wave of them spread out and they saw it covered the airship like a spherical shield.

“What the fuck is…?” The soldier could only say.

“Commander, the ship has a shield!” Blitz calls.

Silver could only watch as the shield spreads itself out before shutting down and only the ship itself appeared. “Got something for that?!” Silver calls back.

“Not yet, but it looks like our cannons will be useless. So I suggest we take a page from pirates and board the ship and take it for ourselves.” Blitz says.

---

Mary was tickling Azure’s stomach, causing him to giggle. “Coochi, coochie, co. Coochi, coochie, co.” She said as Azure giggles and laughs.

Twilight was trying to scarf down the slime again. “Ponyfeathers, I hate this, but down the hatch.” She said eating more.

Suddenly Mary rises and a tear flows down her face.

The others look to her. “What’s wrong? You hurt?” Applejack asks.

“No I…I just feel incredibly proud of my son all of a sudden,” Mary says.

Twilight and everypony smiles. “Wonder what’s he doing?” Twilight asks.

---

“Surge, get the generator offline. All cannons trained on the ship, hold your fire until we get it down. All hands, get the grapples, and slide down. We got ourselves a new generation of privateering.” Blitz orders.

“Aye!” The crew calls as they made haste to do the things he called out.

“Commander, is it ok for him to take charge?” Wind asks.

“Yes, he is currently an acting deck officer.” Silver says taking the helm as another nearby soldier uses flags to signal what they were to do.

Blitz smiles as he sees the griffins throws the hooks. “Get ready, there will be opposition.” He calls out as he grabs a ready rope from the banister and pulls out a blaster. As they prepare the other airship comes up beside the dog’s ship and throws hooks as well.

When the ships come close enough do some of the griffons jump to the other ship or swing onto it using the ropes. ‘Why do I feel like mom is feeling this thing?’ Blitz thinks to himself as he swung and shot a few dogs.

“The fact you are going pirate style makes it pretty obvious.” Lightning said as if reading his mind.

“Surge, take the ghosts, and take control of their engineering deck. I want to know where they got this from.” Blitz orders.

Lightning smirks and Blitz sees a few dogs get pulled over the railing as his answer. “Not bad.” He said landing and immediately shoots the dog next to him.

“All soldiers, secure this deck!” Blitz orders withdrawing his claws and cuts through a dog warrior.

Blitz cuts through another one before he feels some heavy thuds and sees a large dog come out of the captain’s quarters. “You, you will die now!” He said pointing to him as he brandished his large cleaver.

“Judging by your demeanor, you’re a war chief, correct?” Blitz asks.

The war chief gives a brutal laugh. “What gave you that idea?” He asks before slamming the cleaver into the deck.

“Very well. Give us the room, I will make the third war chief kill for the unit.” Blitz orders.

The griffons and some of the dogs back off as the far off one’s fight. “You’re just a pony in metal. What can you do?” The war chief asks as they start circling each other.

“Funny, that is what the last two said before they got on their paws and knees and begged for their lives. They showed what all you war chiefs are. A bunch of bitches.” Blitz mocks.

The war chief growls before swinging the cleaver behind him and then swinging back toward Blitz and smashes it into the deck. “Oh Spiky.” Blitz called from his side and looks to him just sitting there. “Missed me.” Blitz mocked while holstering his blaster pistol and withdrawing his other claw afterwards.

The war chief growls and brings the cleaver up and swings it towards him. Blitz just raises an eyebrow before ducking. “Try aiming lower.” He said as the war chief brings the blade to a stop on the deck.

Blitz smirks and rushes past the cleaver and behind him. “You missed.” The war chief says.

“Oh, did I?” Blitz asks showing him his claw with fresh blood.

The war chief looks confused and looks down to see one of his hindpaw bleeding from the back of it. “Bitch.” He growled before lifting the cleaver up and only yells in pain before dropping it and lands on his side while trying to keep his paw still.

“I just cut your achilles tendon. It’s doubtful you will ever be able to support using that cleaver again.” Blitz says.

“What happened to the griffon kingdom fighting fair?” The war chief asks.

“Who ever said Southern Cross fought fair?” Blitz asks.

The dogs immediately backs up before being grabbed by the griffons and put to the ground as they tie them up. “Well, this night is turning out nicely. So, will you do me the favor of telling me where you got that shield?” Blitz asks pressing his claw to the bottom of the dog’s chin. The dog then did something that surprised everyone and threw his throat onto the claw. After a few moments, the life faded from the dog’s eyes. Blitz withdrew the claw and turned away. “Such cowardness. Taking the easy way out.” Blitz says walking away.

“Cross. We found the generator. It’s busted.” Lightning called over.

“I see. The war chief committed suicide as well. All of you secure the rest of the ship.” Blitz orders.

Lightning sighs. “Looks like whatever was powering this thing was volatile. Just needed a knock and boom.”

“Crispy corpse nearby?” Blitz asks as the soldiers started flooding into the lower decks.

“That and how the metal’s bent outward.” Lightning replied.

“Yeah, at least we got ourselves a new ship. A little modification and overhaul a few things as we have a heavy airship for our unit.” Blitz says.

Lightning stayed a bit silent. “We can’t repair this thing. We need the Darkline and a few months for that.”

“I know, but we don’t need it to use the ship itself.” Blitz says as the words ‘Don’t talk about those things out in the open.’ appear on her visor.

Lightning stayed silent before he hears the line cut off.

Blitz walks over to her. “When we get to the base we will talk alone,” Blitz whispers to her.

Lightning doesn’t say anything and just stares at the destroyed machine.

“I know. It’s too advanced for this planet.” Blitz whispers.

Lightning just pushes him away. Blitz stares at her before grabbing her collar and pulls her away to the cargo area and brings them to the back and then pushes her against the large tall boxes. Blitz sighs as he pulls off her helmet before pulling off his. “What’s wrong?”

Lightning just stares at him before bringing a hoof up and starts to stroke his cheek. “You.”

“You want more attention instead of pretending that our only relationship is professional?” Blitz asks.

Lightning leans her head back. “That and to stop with the ridiculous messages I get. A simple quiet would do.”

“I’m actually using pre-made messages to save time and picking the closest ones to what I want to say…what I’m not that fast at typing.” Blitz says.

Lightning frowns a bit. “I hate you treating me like that.”

“That’s why I said we will have some private time alone,” Blitz says starting to pet her mane.

Lightning leans into his petting. “Blitz…I meant how those messages sound like to me. Like I’m a know-nothing soldier.”

“I know, which is why I’m going to reprogram some new messages,” Blitz says wrapping his tails around hers.

Lightning leans forward a bit. “You better. I hate being treated like this. Like nothing.”

“You are not nothing. You’re a sexy Mandalorian.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Lightning smiled a bit before they hear the door open behind the crates. “Cross, I need to speak to you privately soon.” She said with a small smirk.

“Roger that,” Blitz says as he puts their helmets on them and untangles themselves.

Lightning grabs his hoof before Blitz feels her tail running along with him before she lets go and walks off, leaving him in the room.

Blitz smiles as he eyes her flank as she walks away. “Yep, sexy as always.” Almost as if Lightning heard him, she gives a few extra shakes to her flank as she kept walking before he heads out.

Silver looks to him as he exits onto the deck. “What happened to you? You disappeared for a bit.”

“Just checking on something. Looks like more of the weapons I showed the king.” Blitz says eyeing a few rifles stored around.

Silver nods and eyed him carefully. “You going to let us use it?”

“No way to avoid them seeing the weapons now,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “I’ll let the ghost team have them. Better since we got one who at least knows the tech for them and could help if needed.”

“Too many for just my squad and too loud for that. Think of them as swivels that are carried around everywhere.” Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. “Then I’ll guess I’ll have the squads watching the line have them when we get there.”

“Could be looking at the next standard weapon issued to all the army,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “Yeah, now we just need to be careful. Because knowing the dogs, it could explode right in our face and not the enemy.”

“They can if you don’t maintain them properly,” Blitz says as he sends a manual program of the muskets to Lightning.

Silver sighs and picks one up. “So how far away is this stuff to yours?”

“Energy-based, so I would say centuries away,” Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. “Oh well, it’s something at least.”

“And we now have the third ship in our unit,” Blitz says.

Silver smirks. “Think they would let us keep it?”

“Don’t see why not,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “Maybe soon we would have to send it back to let them find out how far they come.”

“The king already knows. I would be surprised if he isn’t taking steps to counter it.” Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. “Maybe a heavier attack for cannons and explosives.”

“We shall see soon enough. By the way, when we get to the mountain base, I will need to be alone with Surge for a while.” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “I’ll see if I can get a tent set up for you.”

“I was thinking inside the base built into the mountain.” Blitz clarifies.

Silver smirks. “Really now?” He asks, knowing the sound doesn’t reach much around inside.

“We are also going to need maps of the outlining area to study,” Blitz says.

Silver searches his bags and gives him a few scrolls. “The guard posts, the topography, the regular map that travelers would get, and the town nearby, just in case.”

“Those will do perfectly for our operation,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “I made sure to get every information just in case of something bad.” He said taking a wrapper out and opens it before eating what was inside it. “Chocolate?” He asks with his mouth full and holding out another.

“Oh, some dog was planning on poisoning another,” Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. “Suit yourself. I just want to eat this now so I don’t come home to an angry nestmate. Why didn’t you finish what I gave you? Is it really that bad?” He asks in a higher pitch. “I swear, I can hear the blades being sharpened now.”

“What, she expecting an egg?” Blitz jokes.

Silver chuckles. “No, just to make a busted mattress when I get home.”

“I see, so did she like seeing you on leave?” Blitz asks.

Silver smiled. “What nestmate wouldn’t?”

“Is that why your officer bars were inverted?” Blitz asks.

Silver eyes his bars on his clothes. “Oh yeah. Forgot about setting them right because we had a bit of fun, a bit. I didn’t realize it until halfway to the launch site. Now that was for a search for a mirror.”

“Well, I will leave you be,” Blitz says walking away.

Silver hums as he kept eating and watching the others go through the new airship.

---

“So happy now?” Blitz asks as he holds Lightning.

Lightning sighs and nuzzles his chest. “Yeah. Thanks for this.”

Blitz just nuzzles her head. “No problem, after all, you are my mare. So you want to have fun?”

Lightning shakes her head. “No, only back home.”

“Ok, so want to stay like this?” Blitz asks as Lightning wraps her wings around him.

Lightning nods. “Yeah, just you and me and nothing else.”

“It would be better if we didn’t have to wear our armors for this,” Blitz says entwining their tails.

Lightning nods. “Yeah, I…I love you, Blitz.”

“I love you too. My Lightning.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and opens her eyes to see the maps laid out on the wall. “What’s with the city and why are the streets marked with red?” She asks seeing the streets all covered in red and a skull and crossbones.

“Those are plans for work. That is for later. Right now, it is just you and me and the meal.” Blitz says starting to pet her.

Lightning giggles and looks to the plate right next to them and she grabs a bit and holds it up to him. “Say ah.” She said playfully.

“How about I say that so I can spoil my mare?” Blitz says playfully.

Lightning sighs and nuzzles him before giving him some food. “Here.”

“Say ah, my beautiful mare,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled and opens her mouth. “Ah.” She voiced.

Blitz chuckles and gives her the food and she eats it happily. “Like it?”

“The food is decent, considering we are at war, but the view isn’t half bad.” Lightning says.

Blitz gives a kiss on her nose. “Lucky mare. Right?” He asks giving another kiss on her nose.

Lightning sighs in relief as she lays her head down again. “Yeah, lucky.” She said now rubbing a hoof on his chest.

“Glad you approve. Also, it turns out that they are giving me another platoon to command. That means thirty more soldiers will be joining ghosts.” Blitz says.

Lightning shakes her head a bit. “Geez, what’s next? Parkouring citizens?” She asks humorously.

“If they have the skills. Also for our operation, we will have a squad of rangers joining us. Watch them.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks up at him and crawls a bit forward. “If you can not treat me any differently.”

“You’re my second in command here love, but I don’t want anyone to know you are my wife to keep you safe,” Blitz says.

Lightning nuzzles their noses together. “I meant when it’s private.”

“Oh, then heck no. You are my wife and I will never stop loving you.” Blitz says stroking her flank.

Lightning gives a small kiss to him. “Good. Because it really hurt me when you sent those messages.”

“Speaking of which, want to help create new pre-made messages?” Blitz asks.

Lightning smiled and nuzzles him again and leans her head into his neck. “Yeah, how many you got that needs to be remade?”

“Quite a few,” Blitz says linking his communicator to her omnitool.

Lightning looks at them. “Jeez, where did you get these? Military frontpage websites?” She asks humorously.

“No, the default program compiled them,” Blitz says.

Lightning shakes her head before messing with a few. “Let’s work on it.” She said now changing the words.

“Very well,” Blitz says before kissing the side of her face.

---

Silver sighs as he looks out the guard post and walls on the trails that lead through the mountain. “We got everything up?” He asks Blitz.

Biltz was looking over a list. “Yep, got the squads at the posts, got the ghost team watching a little farther away for anything, and then there’s the armory we gave the post team in case of an attack at close range. Told them to keep it close range and watch their eyes in case of misfire or explosion from being stuck. Gotta hate old weapons sometimes.”

Silver huffs. “Wish we could fix those up, but we need tools and material that we don’t have at the moment.”

“Sirs?” Wind asks behind them.

“Ah, knight captain Sheer. You finished deploying your troops?” Blitz asks.

Wind nods. “Yes sir. But the mayor of the nearby town wants to speak to the high ranking commanders. He also said to stay off the streets and watch the barb wires and use the rooftops to travel. Also, watch the other citizens as they move around.”

“Well knight captain, you go with the commander here as preparations for my ghosts are complete and was about to set out,” Blitz informs.

Wind eyes Silver warily. “Yes sir. Shall we?”

‘It is about time I stop holding your talons.’ Blitz thinks, leaving.

Silver sighs and walks with her. “Let’s go.” He said as they walk to the edge of the mountain area. “This is the town?” He asks seeing the rooftops level with the mountain ground.

Wind nods. “Yep, I was surprised too to see it like this.”

Silver peers over the edge and sees the space and what is supposed to be the street below, but sees only a green gas covering everything up to a story on a building. “Huh.” He said before looking to the buildings and sees ponies and griffons lounging about and running and jumping to get the next building. “This is definitely living.”

Wind huffs before jumping onto the building next to them. “Come on.” She said now running to the next. “Get exercise!” She calls out as Silver starts to go after her.

After a while, they finally stop in the middle of the city, and only then do they realize how many are on the rooftops. “Is the town up here?” Silver asks looking around at the many citizens.

“You bet your tailfeathers sonny.” A voice said from right next to them.

They look over to see an old mare rocking in her chair. “Welcome to really the healthiest place in the country. Healthy enough for our own senior citizens to even jump and get around then just crawl.”

Wind was peeking over the edge and kicks a rock down below and only hits the pavement in the thick green fog below. “What’s wrong with the street?”

The mare chuckles. “No idea. They just told us to stay out of it and only get down using the interior of the buildings. We never heard from those that got curious though. May they rest in peace if need be.”

Silver looks around. “Where’s the mayor?” The mare just laughs before getting up so quick and jump in front of them, actually surprising them on how quick she is. “You’re the mayor?” The mare only shakes her head before rushing over to the door of a patio area nearby and knocks on the door. “Honey! There are some griffon soldiers to see ya!” The mare calls out before going back to her chair and keeps rocking and watches the others.

The door rattles a bit before it opens to another elder stallion. “Hey there. Well, welcome to our paradise where exercise is something we do with our eyes closed. Seriously, we have a competition on it.”

Silver and Wind just watch confused. “Umm…you called us. Here we are. So what do you need?” Silver asks.

The stallion just taps his chin. “What did I need? What did I…oh yeah! You aren’t going to destroy my town, are you?” He asks slightly glaring at them.

“You called us here to ask us that?” Silver asks.

The stallion huffs and walks back into the building. “Follow me, birdbrains.” He said making their feathers puff up a bit before they followed him. “There’s a reason we don’t want anypony down there. And here’s why.” He said going down a flight of stairs and they come to a metal boarded up window. “Take a look, but not too close.” Silver and Wind just look confused as they take a look and sees the green fog and then sees a large scythe move slowly out of the fog and then back down as if slicing the air.

“What is that?” Silver asks.

The stallion chuckles. “Our town guards and we don’t want our town destroyed and let them out. The world may regret it.”

“Where is that exactly?” Silver asks.

The stallion chuckles and they look behind them to see him already gone. “Welcome to the fabled and rumored horror town.” They heard him say before something smashed against the window. “Might want to run. They can know when others are near.”

“Knight captain, time to leave.” Silver says before he rushed up the stairs.

Wind follows and jumps past a hatch and the stallion quickly shuts it. “So now you see why we don’t this placed destroyed? We can hold our own, even me, but we need to stay and protect everypony out there from this.”

“I’m worried. If the ghosts enter, then…” Silver was cut off by a horrible pained scream.

Wind looks down the hatch. “What was that?”

The stallion smirks. “One of the guards. Our monster guards. Looks like they found one of their own in pain. If you excuse me, I have to deal with it. My wife will help you with anything else you need.” He said before opening the hatch again and goes down it before closing it and latching it behind him.

“You don’t think…?” Wind asks.

“Cross and his ghosts?” Silver asks.

Wind and Silver just stare at each other before heading out and sees a foal and a hatchling run past with either a pipe or a wrench on their backs. “What’s with the parts and tool?” Silver asks.

The mare smiled. “The way to get around on the wires. Anything that isn’t good to use on the building to hold it up, we use another way.”

Wind watches as the young ones take the parts off their backs and use to start sliding down a wire and heads toward the far end of town. “Huh. You better contact Cross.” She said.

“Where could he be…” Silver was cut off when he saw a torso nearby.

Wind holds her talons up to her mouth and tries to hold it in. “What…whose…?”

Silver walks over to it and saw it resembled a griffon’s torso. “That’s it. We got to get back.” He said turning away and heading back.

---

“Having fun Terran?” Blitz asks as Terran tears another in half. “Just throw down this time, not like the last one,” Blitz says blasting one in the face several times causing it to slump.

“Cross! Stop!” Silver yells as he flew overhead and Wind joins him a bit later.

“Good, it seems these things are starting to learn why to fear,” Blitz says as things start to back off.

Silver growls before landing straight in front of him. “Dang it, Cross! Do you do things without thinking it through or you just shoot things that are foreign to you?!” He yells as the creatures start to stay under the buildings and crawl into alleyways.

“No, they attacked me and I just started to pile corpses,” Blitz says as Terran rips a large bone out of one of the corpses and starts gnawing on it happily.

Silver frowns. “Cross, these things are the town guards and the lifestyle of the town. Yes, we can’t let them leave the town, but that doesn’t excuse killing them. You could have gotten out and never looked back, would you put that thing away!” He yells seeing him pointing the blaster at the ones peering around a corner.

“I may have, but not all my men,” Blitz says holstering it.

“Wait, you used yourself as a diversion?” Wind asks.

Blitz seems to be raising an eyebrow. “I had to get them out somehow.”

Silver sighs as he puts a talon to his face. “Dang, it, Cross. What am I going to do with you?”

“This is why we go on these missions. High risk and you can deny my actions if need be.” Blitz says walking away.

Silver sighs as he sees some of the creatures watch them carefully before both Wind and he take off after Blitz as they got out of town. “I want no one going there and try to steer their explosive fire away from there too.” He said after they get back to camp.

“You’re the commander. If you don’t want us there, then my ghosts will avoid it. We already scouted it though and located what they are guarding.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Care to enlighten me?”

“It’s not the town, it’s what it is built over,” Blitz says.

Silver looks to him. “And how do you know that?”

“I’m very good at my job, but if word gets out, it will be tough to keep the archaeologists away,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Okay then. Let’s keep things quiet. But you know the dogs may find out soon.”

“Oh, I don’t know about that. We stumbled on those things tracking some dogs.” Blitz says.

Silver glares slightly. “I thought those things were stuck in the city?”

Blitz shrugs. “Looks like they built tunnels for themselves. It seems they have a preserved territory or are guarding the tomb.”

Silver stares at him. “Did you take anything?”

“No, I didn’t even let my own men enter. So the only ones who know about it are the three of us.” Blitz says.

Silver raises an eyebrow. “I’m not so sure about that. The mayor actually went down to deal with the problem you presented.”

“Outside the city.” Blitz clarifies.

Silver sighs. “Better. You got anything else…other than the town and those things?”

Blitz shakes his head. “Nope, just everyone in their positions.”

Silver shakes his head to clear it a bit. “Then let’s get ready for a march.”

“Oh wait, I did learn one other thing from a prisoner we captured. It turns out a war chief is running this area and he is waiting for a second one to arrive on his airship before attacking. Sound familiar?” Blitz asks.

Silver growls a bit. “Guess they will never get the chance. Think you can help run interception?”

“On one that is already dead?” Blitz asks.

Silver smirks. “I meant to meet up with the one coming in and maybe take him out before he gets too close.”

“We got a more pressing issue. According to the prisoner, they have six other airships at their current base.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs and looks ahead a bit. “How about we give them a show stopper.”

“Sir, if we are going to stop this, we have to do so yesterday,” Blitz says.

Silver smirks. “Then what are you still doing here?”

“Waiting for you to give the order,” Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. “Go.”

“Roger. Knight captain Sheer come with me. I’m going to need your help with this.” Blitz says.

Wind eyes him. “Yes sir. Where do you want me to go?”

“Follow me. I will explain everything.” Blitz says.

Wind nods and follows him as he walks away and Silver watches them leave. “Good luck.” He said quietly.

---

Spike sat down on the couch as he thought heavily on what’s next. “Can’t be that way. Maybe the two maneuver.”

Slender walks up and sits down with him. “Still thinking on the next simulation, huh?” She asks while making her tail wrapped around him.

“Yep, they are getting harder and harder,” Spike says.

Slender hums. “Well, you are the best at this. I’m sure you will get it. Besides, I hear Mandalore will give you something if you win. And I know how your greed on that works so…enjoy.” She said while making her tail move up and down on him.

“Wait, all forces halt and pull back,” Spike says to the simulation.

Slender sighs and sits up. “I’ll let you work. Bye drake.” She said playfully as she walks away to the upstairs view box.

Spike blushes a bit before walking up the main system and zooms out in the large spherical room and shows the whole battlefield that looks too real. “Rocks, lots of rocks. Let’s try trickery.” He said to the Mandalorians below him who were piloting the fleet. “I want a squad of drones to go through that field and attack first and then move the whole fleet forward. Don’t have the drones fire unless there’s something in the way because they are going at full speed into them.”

Slender walks up to Mandalore who was watching from a booth. “I see you got him to focus fully on it again,” Mandalore says.

Slender seems to smirk. “He’s smart and tough. He has the mind of a dragon, but the personality of a pony. And therein lies the problem. No matter who or what you are, you always need someone there for you.” She said as they watch the fleet move and the enemy in a small frenzy.

“He recognized that the majority of the enemy fleet was bait,” Mandalore says.

Slender nods and hums a little tune as something sounding like an orchestra. “Just need to find that one ship.” She said before going back to her humming as Spike looks through every enemy ship before stopping on one and pointing.

They watch as the main gun of the capital ship fires and destroy it completely before the other ships stop their firing and shut down. Slender smiled a little as she watches Spike and the others cheer.

Mandalore held a thin line on his face as he watches them finally look to them before he turns to one of the operation personal. “On screen.” He said before they see the battleground again and the aftermath.

“Hey?! Why is this in the simulation?” Spike asks as the other Mandalorians with him sit back down and try to avert their eyes.

“You made it as real as possible I see.” Slender says “Even the debris.”

Spike looks to the simulation and zooms in on one of his ships moving close to the enemy ship and sees them boarding it. “This isn’t in the simulation. That I know. From all the battles I did. There was never a boarding option. What are these?!” Spike asks turning back to them.

Mandalore simply leans forward. “You stopped one of the deadliest blockades we have ever had to deal with. We have been locked in a stalemate for two years before you resolved it.” He said as Slender finally looks at him.

Spike finally stops pointing and lets his arms hang limp. “So…then I…what did I do?” He asks himself as he realized he just let drones of his, real drones, some may be piloted by real pilots, and one main ship that took major damage and possibly some life. Spike stares downward before he hears an explosion and sees the view room completely destroyed and some black tendrils coming out of it.

“Congratulations. You finally made a killer. You proud of making a child soldier?” Slender asks coldly as she held Mandalore up on the wall by stabbing a few tendrils through his shoulder.

“This was only a simulation. But this is to show what would happen in real life.” A voice on the speaker says.

Slender huffs. “Ah, Blitz. So glad you could make it. By the way, I doubt that he would let Spike live it down that wasn’t a simulation.”

“Blitz isn’t on the station. He is fighting a terrestrial war on his home planet.” Mandalore informed.

Slender growls at him. “Quiet.” She hissed as she drives the tendrils deeper. “Blitz, did you approve this? To make him a killer?”

“This is to see if he can handle being a commander,” Mandalore says.

Slender growls before retracting all the tendrils back to herself and lets him fall to the ground before going back to the elevator. “Just know you kill his childhood. He’s going to enter the time of pain and suffering when he should have been having fun.” She said before heading down and carefully walks to Spike as he sniffs a few times and lets him hug her. She just rests her head on his head and rubs his spines a bit.

“I knew ahead of time. They were upfront with me. I thought I was ready for such things.” Spike says.

Slender nuzzles his head. “Nobody is ready Spike. Not even those who do have nerves.”

“I can’t play fast and loose anymore and see them as just numbers on a screen,” Spike says.

Slender looks down at him. “No, you can’t. But…those same skills you have been using may save those same lives.”

Spike was silent as he considered her words. He was so into his thoughts, he didn’t see Slender messing with her own omnitool and calling up someone.

Chapter 25: Wide Mind

“We pulled it off knight captain Sheer,” Blitz says as they flew back with six airships.

Wind looks back to the burning base. “You sure we got every intel there?”

“What little was there and we also scored our fourth war chief kill. At this rate, our unit will be known as the war chief hunters.” Blitz says.

Wind chuckles a bit. “Yeah, but at least we got out alive.” She said eyeing the few griffons injured.

“That is the nature of these missions, but with this, we stopped their next invasion attempt before they could even launch it and we now have nine ships for our unit,” Blitz says.

Wind smiled. “Yes, but what more could the dogs have?”

“We don’t know, but I suspect that with this some of us will be promoted. Maybe the commander will be promoted to Lt. Colonel.” Blitz says.

Wind sighs. “Yes, him being recognized for this plan.” She said sarcastically. “Do you like leaving things for him?”

“Not like we will be overlooked for how we executed this,” Blitz says.

Wind looks to him. “You would be surprised.”

“Well I and my ghost won’t be for our hunting of the enemy leader,” Blitz says.

Wind chuckles. “Well, at least we lessen the trouble we might get now.”

“Yes, with the death of four war chiefs means four of the twenty-six tribes are in fighting over who will lead next making it next to impossible to coordinate properly with the other twenty-two,” Blitz says.

Wind nods. “Yes. Now let’s hope we get a big break after what we went through.”

“I doubt it. If anything we are about to get a lot busier. They won’t sit quietly after losing four of their leaders and being stopped twice. I bet their next move will be a frontal assault with multiple tribes.” Blitz says.

Wind watches him carefully. “You got a plan?”

“Not for that. For now, it is up to the generals to decide the next course of action. All we can do now is sure up our defenses.” Blitz says.

Wind shakes her head as she opens a book she had. “You certainly are a strange one.”

“If I make all the plans, how will you ever grow?” Blitz asks.

Wind smiles. “Certainly never.”

“And that is why I am starting to ease off on helping Silver commanding little by little. This way he will ease into commanding without my help.” Blitz says.

Wind nods and turns a page. “Yes, the hatchling does need help even though he doesn’t realize he wants it.”

“I won’t be around forever to hold his claw. After this war, I’m heading back to my wife and son.” Blitz says.

Wind looks up at him. “You have a wife and son?”

“Yes, my son was born not long before I got the summon,” Blitz says.

Wind raises an eyebrow. “Really?”

“Yes, I didn’t want to leave him, but I am duty-bound,” Blitz says.

Wind smiled as she went back to her book. “Then you are a wonderful stallion.”

“And you like Silver Claw more than you let on,” Blitz says.

Wind frowns. “No, I don’t.”

“Yes, you do. You’re not nearly as hard on the other two captains as you are on him.” Blitz says.

Wind scoffs. “Oh please. He’s too young.”

“He is your exact age,” Blitz says.

Wind growls. “I don’t like him.”

“Then why are you so angry?” Blitz asks smirking under his helmet.

Wind growls a bit more before closing her book and heads down into the ship and shuts the door behind her.

“Checkmate,” Blitz says.

“She reminds me of someone.” Lightning says.

Blitz looks to her. “Oh yeah, who?”

“Can’t place it.” Lightning says.

Blitz shrugs. “Eh, you’ll figure it out. So…you feel better now that I changed the messages?” ‘Yes, love.’ Blitz read on his visor.

Lightning sighs and leans a bit slightly in his direction. “You certainly do know how to treat others.”

“Oh, you can send me messages now?” Blitz asks.

Lightning shrugs. “Thought I make my own just in case.”

“You are adorable.” Blitz whispers.

Lightning smirks. “I’m sexy, not adorable.”

“Depends on the time, since we aren’t in bed and you’re in your armor you are adorable.” Blitz whispers.

Lightning giggles. “Oh, Blitz. You really like to label.”

“Only when I like something. When I love something then that is another story altogether.” Blitz whispers.

Lightning sighs and sends another message. ‘I love you.’

‘So do I love.’ Blitz sends back as they disappear from view.

---

“Alright, class. Today is now officially the day we learn about my favorite subject.” Cheerilee said before showing a book. “Math.” She said electing groans from the class. “Oh hush now. We all need math in our lives and you will be using it, like counting bits for example.”

Scootaloo just stared straight ahead with her head on her hooves. “Scoots, want to do something later?” Sweetie Belle asks before Scootaloo actually snores a bit “She’s sleeping, with her eyes open?” She asks surprised.

“Don’t ya remember big bro Blitz taught her and Rainbow that trick?” Apple Bloom whispered.

Sweetie Belle then thinks back. “Oh yeah. What was the propose of that?”

Apple Bloom thinks about that. “I think it was for the long talks they would get soon enough.”

Sweetie Belle giggled at that before a beep sounded out from Apple Bloom’s foreleg. She quickly hid it under the desk before looking around and making sure nopony heard it and then turns on her omnitool and sees she got a message from Slender. “Huh?”

“Apple Bloom!”

“Gah!” Apple Bloom yells as she puts her foreleg down again.

Cheerilee frowns a little. “Care to tell me what’s more important than the advance fundamentals of counting your bits?”

Apple Bloom giggles. “Um…your life?”

“Pardon?” Cheerilee asks confused.

Apple Bloom raises a hoof up. “Your own life. Isn’t that more important than how rich you are?”

“Um…” Cheerilee tries to say. “That’s actually…pretty good. Nice work on being philosophical.” She said before turning back to her lesson.

Apple Bloom quickly leans over to Sweetie Belle. “Sweetie, look.” Apple Bloom whispered as she shows the message Slender sent.

“Hi girls. Listen, I’m probably going out of my way for this, but I can’t do this alone. Right now, I need help with Spike. He’s going through a tough time right now and he needs to know why he took this in the first place. The very first thing. You’re the closest he’s ever had and I don’t think the princess even got close to how far you have gotten with him. I’m sending over a favor that will get you three to us. It should be arriving within the hour. Good luck getting here.” Slender said before ending her message.

Sweetie Belle stares at her. “Within the hour? We’re still going to be in the school.”

Apple Bloom nods. “That’s why we’re using our escape maneuver. Wake her up.”

Sweetie Belle hits Scootaloo’s shoulder and knocks her awake. “Huh, what? Is school over yet?”

“Scoots, emergency plan 57.” Apple Bloom whispered.

She nods before they all get up and raise their hooves. “Ms. Cheerilee, we have to go.” They said in perfect unison.

“Yes, yes. Go on then.” Cheerilee said as she wrote on the board.

“Thanks, Ms. Cheerilee.” They said in unison as they grab their bags and head out.

Cheerilee writes a few more numbers before realizing something. “Wait, we don’t have a bathroom.” She said to herself before sticking her head outside. “Girls?!”

“Um…Ms. Cheerilee? They are heading into the forest.” A student said as they all watch the CMC head into the forest before Cheerilee could stop them.

---

Silver eyes the new ships. “Huh, didn’t think they would get close to ours.” He said as he sees the ships almost the same as theirs.

“Well mostly. The armor plating is heavy class and crudely constructed and they have twice the cannons a typical airship of this class has.” The newest captain of the unit says.

Silver smiled. “For a digging race, they sure know how to build a heavy fort. What’s next, a flying fortress…actually, don’t answer that.” He said holding up a claw.

“Sir, the flagship we captured name was blasted to irrigable while capturing it. Think you can decide on a new name for it?” An engineer asks.

Silver taps a claw to his beak. “How about…hum…”

“What do you think is the most important aspect of the fleet Commander?” Blitz asks.

Silver thinks about that. “That would be the commander…wait…no. It can’t be me. Maybe the Iron Wall.”

“You have your answer engineer,” Blitz says.

The engineer nods and starts grabbing a paint can and starts getting ready to make the name. “Now we just need to read the others and hope the dogs don’t just yell at us and don’t attack their old ships.” Silver said humorously.

“Oh, I don’t think they will mistake us,” Blitz says as they raised the griffon kingdom’s flag on the newly dubbed Iron Wall. “So It’s been nearly two weeks since we sent our report on our probing raid that secured us six more ships and also the end of a fourth war chief, have we received high command’s response and our new orders?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. “Yep, they want us to go to a new field to watch over. Also, check up on the area too as they haven’t heard from it and the dogs have recently engaged our troops to close in a full assault. Seems the dogs are upset we have blocked both of their attempts so far and lost four war chiefs. So the small scale strikes across our borders have failed and the sneak attack with their airships was a disaster so they seem to be just doing a frontal attack. Also, all the soldiers under my command have been given a commendation for our work so far and people will have to address us differently now, Knight Major Southern Cross.” Silver says.

Blitz chuckles. “So that makes you Lt. Colonel Claw then,” Blitz says.

Silver smiled. “Yep, but I don’t think of it much. It doesn’t matter when we get into battle other than, what’s the orders, sir? Know what I mean?”

“I know, so now that you have been promoted, does that mean our unit will…” Blitz was cut off by Silver.

“We will meet the rest of our new members at coordinates I have and we will have two new captains as the transfer of captain Brave from the base was made permanent and to make up for your promotion.” Silver explains.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Well, we better get moving. But what about our post here?”

Silver smirks and nods his head to a few griffons and ponies coming toward them. “They want it. And the mayor somehow got the creatures to dig a few tunnels under the paths and stop there and help with guarding. I’m inclined to agree as I don’t want to be dragged underground.”

Blitz just eyes the citizens as they carry pies and sticks and blades. “Huh, let’s hope they don’t get too much restrictive in this area. They need the money.”

“We could always send you back here with Terran. After all, those things fear you now.” Silver jokes.

Blitz waves him off. “Nah, I want them to live, not kill off the whole species.”

Silver eyes him. “Really, you want the things that attacked you to live?”

“I fought in self-defense and to secure an escape route for my men, nothing more,” Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. “Just don’t try to provoke them and maybe we won’t have problems. We certainly don’t want to lose allies. I really don’t want to fight on two fronts.”

“I know. So according to the engineers they should have the fleet of nine airships will be ready to depart in two days and the soldiers are starting to get the hang of the rifles and I see you now have a revolver from the cargo we stole.” Blitz says.

Silver smiled as he takes out the small weapon. “Yeah, figured I might as well upgrade myself for the future wars. I might be facing something that requires me to use this.”

“It’s a good weapon to use, but it is a pain to reload and takes a little time,” Blitz says.

Silver shrugs and holsters it. “I would probably still be using my old weapons, so it’s good for a backup.”

“The piercing power of these guns far outweighs the power of the crossbows and arrows, that is for sure,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “That I have no doubt. But we don’t ammo for these as plentiful. Arrows and bows on the other talon…”

“Are faster to reload and some can even be reused and can be resupplied quickly,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yep, unlike these guns which are hard to use again. We might have to send it to a blacksmith just to reuse it without blowing up in our face. Easier just to get new ones and that we don’t of much.”

“For now we must use them sparingly, but thanks to the rifle, revolver, and their ammo I brought to the king as evidence and the unicorns that scanned them. We will soon have them manufacturing them wholesale.” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “The problem that would come out of that is training the new soldiers on using that.”

“Actually, know it takes years to train troops like those heavy shock troops over there,” Blitz says pointing to heavily armored soldiers. “But it will only take a few months to train recruits to use the guns,” Blitz says.

Silver grins. “I meant not getting excited to use the new toys too early and possibly waste them.”

“I see, so where are the rangers? I was told a squad would be joining the ghosts.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “They should be joining us at our new position. So we are going to have to get going soon.”

“We have to wait two days unless you want to walk there,” Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. “I rather go with my whole army here, thank you very much.”

“And leave knight captain Sheer in charge?” Blitz asks.

Silver looks over to the griffon leaning on a rail of a ship. “Her choice.”

“You know, I think I figured out why she is so hard on you,” Blitz says.

Silver looks to him. “Care to tell?”

“Let’s just say she is hard on those she loves,” Blitz says.

Silver looks confused for a moment before sighing. “It will never work between us.”

“Yeah, if you give up before even trying,” Blitz says walking away.

Silver puffs his feather out. “I already have a nestmate.”

“Not uncommon for a griffon to have two especially from your kind of family,” Blitz says.

Silver frowns before he feels someone near him. “Two huh?” He heard.

Blitz chuckles as Silver was then dragged away blushing like crazy. “The kid is growing up, huh Surge?” Blitz asks.

Lightning giggles. “Yeah. Still needs to learn about having multiple mates is going to be his lifestyle soon. Let’s just hope it doesn’t get in the way of being in the military.”

“I doubt it will with that one keeping him straight,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “He will probably love it, in the end, …if his first one agrees to this.”

“Let’s not meddle in that,” Blitz says.

Lightning nods and looks to him. “Want to…find a silent place and maybe…?” She asks getting close to him.

‘We will have time for that later. For now, I need you to keep drilling the soldiers on how to use those rifles.’ Blitz sends a message.

Lightning sighs and nods. “See ya Cross.”

‘I will see you at midnight for one of those sessions.’ Blitz sends.

Lightning giggles. ‘Don’t worry, you’ll get a good massage.’

‘Also watch out, I think the troops are getting more curious and have been trying to sneak a peek at us while we bathe.’ Blitz messages.

Lightning grins a bit. ‘I would normally say let them. For all try know, we are just more ponies in the army here.’

‘But we mustn’t, as it could put our family in danger down the road.’ Blitz messages.

‘I really wish we could spend time like a normal couple.’ She sends.

‘We will soon enough and then you best prepare yourself.’ Blitz sends.

Lightning shakes her head. ‘I think it’s best you do.’

‘Oh, you think so? My count is you on top zero times and me eight times.’ Blitz sends.

Lightning smirks. ‘Not next time.’

‘We shall see. So prepare your flank.’ Blitz sends.

‘And you prepare that long thing of yours.’

‘You smart flank sexy mare.’ Blitz sends.

‘And you hard stud ready to pound me into submission.’

‘Let’s stop before we both get so hot we start going at it.’ Blitz sends.

‘I wouldn’t mind, as long as you knock me into a coma with that thing.’

‘Work first, then all the free time we have will be a fun time.’ Blitz sends.

‘Just go and get ready.’

‘Yes, love.’ Blitz sends.

Lightning smiled and sits down as she watches the new trainees assemble and disassemble their weapons.

‘By the way, your flank is putting off a lot of heat. I checked with the thermal vision so let’s take a nice cold bath soon.’ Blitz sends.

Lightning nods as she tries to keep still. ‘Yes sir.’

‘I’ll wash your wing.’ Blitz sends.

‘I’ll wash yours and your tail too.’ She sends back.

‘You love just being sexy don’t you?’ Blitz sends.

---

Five days had passed and they just came into view of the location. “Get ready to unload. We have to get ready for an attack because we are close to the front line.” Silver calls out.

Blitz chuckles a bit. “Yeah, at least it gives them an excuse to use their new toys,” Blitz says before turning serious. “So give it to me straight, have the number of tribes or war chiefs been confirmed on this front yet?” Blitz asks.

Silver looks to him. “I think just a few of them. Just enough for us to handle with nothing much.”

“And the whole front?” Blitz asks.

“Some claim to have seen ten while others, twelve war chiefs.” Silver says.

Blitz scoffs. “Well, let’s hope we get a low number. Otherwise, we would have to do a one on one if we meet mid-combat.”

“To boost morale, our coming here has been share openly amongst the army and I’ll bet you the dogs know we are coming now.” Silver says.

Blitz nods. “Yes, but we are going to be ready. Best to do it while we’re still getting there.”

“Actually, that supply base down there is the rendezvous location. Those currently guarding it are our new troops.” Silver says handing him the telescope.

Blitz looks through and sees a group with lots of cargo waiting around. “Huh. Well, let’s pick em up or they might die of boredom.”

“Orders are to stay and guard that supply base until the ones that are sent to relieve us arrive with our new orders.” Silver says.

Blitz smiled. “You got better, you know that, right?”

“Yeah, and you’re not holding my claw nearly as much as you used to back during our first battle together.” Silver says.

Blitz chuckles. “And you hate me for mentioning that little fact, right?”

Silver frowns. “How could I not? But I wasn’t complaining once she was done.”

“Now as her commander, you must send her in to meet your girlfriend alone to survive the outcome,” Blitz says.

Silver shivers. “I just wish the house would be intact when I get back.”

“Who said at your home?” Blitz asks.

Silver just eyes him. “I still hate you.”

“You might right now, but you won’t later down the road,” Blitz says as the Iron Wall starts to land in the supply base with the other eight airships.

Silver huffs. “Let’s hope so.”

Blitz stopped paying attention as he brings out a letter and starts reading it.

Silver sees the letter. “Who’s that from?”

“My wife,” Blitz says smiling as he looks at the picture of Azure.

Silver smiled. “Hope they’re doing well.”

“They are, but she writes Azure is missing his father,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Then let’s hope you can be sent back home. Who knows what would happen when you’re gone.”

“I know,” Blitz says putting the letter away.

Silver leans against the rails as the ships finally land at the base. “Hard to believe this has been going on for a while.”

“Nearly six months already and from all perspectives, we are just demolishing the dogs,” Blitz says not as convinced.

Silver sighs. “I just wish we can get peace with them now…you’re not convinced are you?”

“No, not yet as we have yet to face the majority of their hoard yet and they have yet to face their full-powered assault with these weapons,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “What do you think would be coming up next?”

“I don’t know,” Blitz says.

Silver puts a talon on his head and sighs. “Well, let’s hope we won’t get in major trouble.”

“Fear we will feel the full brunt of the next offensive with our forces in this campaign,” Blitz says.

Silver looks to his army loading up and repairing what they can. “Yes, I’m now fearing that too.”

“Well, we will just have to keep vigilant here and…” Blitz stops and withdraws a claw over the railing. “You need more training to sneak up on me.” Blitz finishes.

A griffon head peeks out from below them on the side of the ship. “How…?”

“I’m that much better,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “Maybe I should hire you to keep training these loud ones. They probably can’t keep themselves quiet at night.”

“Not my department, now ranger, fall in,” Blitz says.

The ranger jumps off the side and stands at attention on the ground. “Sir.” He said while trying to maintain a blush.

“Assumable the rest of your squad,” Blitz says.

The ranger nods and walks off, leaving the two commanders again. “This one might either be boring or just plain crazy when it hits the fan.” Silver said after a while of watching the base.

“No, they wanted to gauge my abilities,” Blitz says.

Silver scoffs. “I meant our possible future battle. Not him.”

“Ah, then that is the calm before the storm,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “Then I hope that storm just dissipates away.”

“You can hope, but what do your instincts tell you?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. “We’re going to be fucked because it’s coming.”

“You’re starting to develop your commander abilities,” Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. “Nah, just experience and that damn army work.”

“No, I don’t think so,” Blitz says before walking away.

Silver watches him as he leaves before turning back to the base. “I wonder if the dogs have their own shadow team?”

---

“They’re what?!” Applejack yells in Cheerilee’s face.

Cheerilee leans back a little to get away from the angry mare. “I’m just saying they took off. I thought they were going to the bathroom, but that was before I realize we didn’t have one.” She tries to say as Applejack looked steamed.

‘I’m going to kill Slendermane.’ Rarity thinks.

Rainbow groans as she facehooves. “Well, which way did they go?”

Cheerilee points to the direction of the nearby forest. “Into the forest. Didn’t have time to get them before they disappeared.”

The three mares groan or yell in frustration as they head out and try to call, but only get’s the standard voice mail. “Where the heck did that demon take them too?” Applejack asks.

---

“You call that stealth?!” Blitz yells at the ranger squad.

The rangers soon head back to the starting point as they groan a bit from the fall from the building. “Hard to believe they made it this far.” Lightning said from right beside him.

“They are not up to our standards that is for sure. Alright, take a five-minute break. After that, you all will do full contact sparring with Surge here.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him. “You sure they’re ready?”

“No, kick their flanks and show them how skilled you are and something to inspire to,” Blitz says.

Lightning laughs. “Really, close or long?”

“Mt. Olympus,” Blitz says walking away as a soldier waves him over.

Lightning raises an eyebrow as she watches the rangers all try to rest up or look at her think, to which she just sits down and waits for them smiling under her helmet. ‘Oh, this will be fun.’ Lightning thinks.

Blitz yawns a bit as he leans back and relaxes as he watches Lightning standing in an area next to some cargo, making it look real. “Okay, base checkup. This would be easy…for her.” He said watching a few rangers on the rooftops getting close.

Lightning just laid on a box under the shady tree. She yawns before she hears a wire snap and sees at least three in a net behind her. “Nice try boys. But you have to watch the ground.” She said before hearing another snap and looks up to see another three in a net. “And watch the air in front of you for invisible nets too.” Lightning says before uppercutting on one trying to sneak up behind her.

Lightning sighs as she lays down again as the ranger falls backward as she sees a flap of clothing from around a tree in front of her and takes out a sphere before lazily tossing it to the tree line and waits. “Boom.” She said as the sphere exploded in a bright flash getting two more blinded. “I got explosive grenades boys, but if I would have used it, you be dead. You’re out of the game.” She said as the rangers try to gain their bearings before grumbling and walking off. “Idiots.” She said to herself as a snap was heard right next to her. “Non-daming bear trap. Classic, but it works.” She said pointing a blaster at him. “Bang, you’re dead.” She said putting it away again. “Come on guys, give me something good.”

Blitz was snoring as he finally fell asleep from the boring display. “Lousy.” He said in his sleep and grabs a talon reaching for him. “Not even that much sleepy. Now get down there and fight her like a real griffon.” Blitz says before throwing the griffon.

Lightning yawns as the sun start to set and cast a long shadow on the base from the mountains in the distance. “When are these guys going to get good? I’m getting hungry.” She said before sighing and getting up a bit and throws a disc onto the ground in front of her and lays back down before another flash went off from the disc. “Boom, you’re dead.” She said to the three new rangers. “Why groups of threes and twos? Come on, give it all you got.” She calls out.

Finally, all the rest of the rangers jump down around her. “Finally!” Lightning said sitting up. “But, major mistake.” She said before pointing below them and they see nothing. “Bang, you’re dead.” They look up again and see her holding both her blasters. “Fell for it. Don’t let that happen.” She said before putting her blasters away and jumps down. “Training over. Go to bed.” She said walking away. “Pathetic, you won’t survive my life.”

“Surge, switch gears, no more tools, no more stealth, just a straight-up spar. All of them against you.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and throws a few things and hits a few buttons as all the rangers get released. “Come at me boys.” She calls out as she waited before they all charged.

“Don’t break any of their bones. They will be unable to do their duties properly or at all.” Blitz calls before he hears yells and sees some bodies flying away. “What did I say?”

“I didn’t hear a crack yet.” Lightning retorted.

“Not you. Him. Now get back down there.” Blitz says throwing the griffon back.

He hears Lightning chuckling and sometimes laughing maniacally as she fights them and leaves them on the ground or throws them out of the group. He sighs as he throws another one behind him to the group. “Geez, they really are not that good.”

“Please tell me the infirmary won’t be full by the end of the day?” Silver asks coming up to him.

“They there have been bumps and bruises,” Blitz says.

Silver scoffs. “Right, so how much, oh, never mind.” He said seeing all the rangers down and out and Lightning yawns in boredom.

“This…was terrible.” Lightning said before walking away. “Come back when you really get better.”

“You heard her. Get back to training!” Blitz calls.

Silver smiled a bit as he watches all the rangers grumble and walks off with some holding their limbs. “I don’t know if it’s safe to keep you guys now. I’m worried you might scare off new potential recruits.”

“Do you want effective soldiers or militia?” Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. “Depends on who’s better. Sometimes the militia is better because they know the land and resources while the soldiers just know how to fight.”

“Militia who are from the other side of the country then,” Blitz says.

Silver scoffs. “When you say it like that…” He sighs and walks past him. “You better get some rest. We got a long day tomorrow.”

“As you command,” Blitz says walking to the barracks.

---

Five days later, the replacement troops arrived. “These are them?” Blitz asks, eyeing the new troops moving the cargo.

“Yes, they will take over the defense of this base. Now gather the troops, we are departing on our airships.” Silver says.

Blitz nods and with the help of Lightning was able to gather everyone and they set off. “So what’s the layout of the land there?” Lightning asks.

“I sent a few probes to give us a 3D map ahead of time,” Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him. “And how long would that take?”

Blitz shrugs. “A few more minutes and I should get something. Now then, our real mission?” He asks Silver.

“We are to patrol here for a week as a faint then head there and join up with colonel Talon and Captain Gilded and launch an offensive into this area.” Silver says.

Blitz looks over to him carefully. “Huh. Well then, this should be fun. Two more commanders.”

Lightning smiled. “There’s going to be a mix up somewhere. I can guarantee that.”

“Yes, they are planning some plan we haven’t been informed of yet, but the joint chiefs of staff have approved it.” Silver said.

Blitz sighs. “Well, let’s hope they keep it secret.”

Lightning shakes her head. “And hope we follow it how they want it.”

“So I will take command of the airship Silver as we have planned?” Blitz asks.

Silver nods. “Yeah, you’re used to the skies as a battleground. Me, I’m on the ground, but I may fall into life in the skies soon. Just not now.”

“You better, you got a good pair of wings so you best use them,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “Don’t worry. I will soon enough and here it comes.” He said seeing the new ground.

“I will see you on patrol later,” Blitz says.

Silver nods as the ships landed and the army on them disembarks while Silver heading to the large tent. “You think he would be fine?” Lightning asks as they watch him leave.

“Yes, he doesn’t need me around holding his claw for this,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “Now we’ll know what his first battle will be like going on himself.”

“I doubt he will get into a battle. A skirmish maybe, but no battle.” Blitz says as the Sabre and three other airships took off.

Lightning sighs. “Want me on the ground if there is one? Be on the lookout for more?”

“Later, we have just taken off Surge. Everything in moderation.” Blitz says.

Lightning shakes her head. “If you need me, I’ll be on the forefront and watch ahead and maybe a play something to bide the time.”

“Surge, I want to see you in the captain’s quarters to discuss something,” Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him. “Alright, just remember…” ‘Don’t treat me differently.’ She sent.

‘Oh, so you want me to pet you right away?’ Blitz sends.

Lightning smirks. ‘I just want you and your body heat. I need time with just laying together.’

‘Done.’ Blitz sends.

---

Lightning sighs and nuzzles Blitz’s chest as she drapes her wings over them. “Morning Blitzy.”

Blitz chuckles and nuzzles her head. “Morning my love.”

Lightning looks up at him. “Is it time to go?”

Blitz nods. “Yeah, we might get new orders.”

Lightning sighs and gets up. “What time is it?”

Blitz holds her down to him. “Just a little past six in the morning. I’ll get ready. You can rest a bit more if you want.”

Lightning smiled and kisses him. “It doesn’t matter if we’re attacked.”

Blitz nods. “Good point. Let’s go.” He said letting her up and getting up himself.

Lightning giggles and grabs her gear. “What do we do after this battle, head home, or when they don’t need us anymore?”

“Until the dogs’ surrender or a cease-fire is made,” Blitz says.

Lightning huffs. “I sincerely doubt that.”

“Yes, the dogs have shown they won’t do either unless forced. So we may have to force the one who controls all them to accept a challenge.” Blitz says.

Lightning scoffs. “If we find them.”

“We will if we defeat them in this huge battle, he will be forced to show himself or the dogs all lose face and that is something none of them want and will start challenging him for the right to rule if that happens and it will divide them further,” Blitz says as Lightning brushes her mane.

Lightning looks back to him a bit as she kept brushing. “Really now, well I prefer they get together after we finish this war. And let’s not screw them over when this war is over. It would probably cause more problems.” She said before looking back to herself.

“They have their own personal problems and we would just use that against them. If they lose because of that, they will be forced to correct it and start to come together.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods and finished brushing and puts down her brush. “Let’s get going.” She said putting on her armor.

“We must finish our patrol first,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “Boo.” She said putting on her helmet.

“Please don’t start love, the ranger sergeant Spear has already started that with me,” Blitz says.

Lightning shakes her head before walking over to him and pulling him along until they reach the door and make him push her to the wall. “Try to not do stupid things, okay?”

“I’m not. Also, you want to hear the mutterings around the court?” Blitz asks.

Lightning nods and leans back. “Where is it?”

“The king is really valuing Silver and my effort and to secure mine, he wants to increase my status from knight of the kingdom to a lord of the kingdom,” Blitz says.

Lightning giggles and reaches a hoof to his cheek. “And what does that entitle you to?”

“Land a place at court and my voice adding power to a few of my friends in court and they will in turn help protect me and my family from court intrigue,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “And you don’t want that, do you?”

“At least I would get a estate or castle and to tell the truth, I want to see you dress a lady of the court at one of those snooty parties,” Blitz says smirking.

Lighting smirks. “You just want to play with me while I’m in a dress, don’t you?”

“No, just want to get a good picture of it,” Blitz says chuckling.

Lightning sighs. “Of course you do. Let’s just go and get this done. Otherwise, you might lose that chance.”

“Yes love and picture this, Rainbow, Vinyl, or Daring as a proper lady,” Blitz says.

Lightning grins. “That’s too cute of them, but they would squirm a lot.”

“I know and I find it funny,” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and leans her head against his. “Let’s get going to sweets. We have to get our job done or they will fire us. By the way, are you sure the others aren’t that suspicious?”

“No, because I keep calling in the other officers below me for reports and to tell them of any changes to any plans,” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Good, now we to head out. Let’s go.” She said pushing herself off the wall and walking past him. “Come on sexy.”

Blitz nods putting on his helmet and exits with her. “How’s it going out here?” He asks seeing everyone working around the ship and the ship in motion to the borders.

The griffon at the wheel turns into the diction along the border. “Command wants us to patrol here. So far, nothing.”

“Keep the course helmsman,” Blitz says.

The griffon nods as Blitz steps up to the bridge. “I can see why they complain, but they won’t once it starts flying.”

“Sergeant Spear has given you any trouble?” Blitz asks.

The griffon shakes his head. “Nah, just telling me to keep things going. He doesn’t want any griffon idle.”

“He is antsy for the operation,” Blitz says.

The griffon nods. “Yeah, that’s worrying too. Still need to deal with small minuscule particles, but you just have to fire up a black flare and the ground team will take care of it.”

“I see and I know Sergeant Spear, you think we should head towards the rendezvous,” Blitz says as a griffon came up behind him as the ship lifted off.

Spear huffs. “Yes, you should very well know what we have to do now.”

“Finish our patrol like we were ordered,” Blitz says.

Spear raises an eyebrow. “So you are not full of yourself, are you? Because I have the right mind to send you somewhere more fun.”

“We are at war Sergeant, we can not stop being vig…what is that over there?” Blitz asks seeing a cloud of black smoke rising.

Spear leans over before looking through a telescope. “Seems like it is a fire?” Spear says.

“Helmsman, steer us over there,” Blitz says.

The helmsman nods and turns the wheel towards that direction. “Alright, let’s get the weapons ready.” Spear accounted for everyone.

“Surge, fly ahead, and investigate.” Blitz orders.

Lightning flies off and soon sees fire running along a forest and a town nearby in trouble. “There’s fire alright and there’s a town that’s catching it too.”

“Alright, all hands prepare to help.” Blitz orders.

The crew scrambled and gathers their weapons as the ship closes in on the town. “Give me ten seconds.” The helmsman said before Blitz jumps off. “Or just not listen to me about that.”

Blitz landed and looked around the burning village. Until he hears a small cry from a collapsed building. Blitz rushed over and started throwing the collapsed wood aside before entering the building and finding a young griffon child and picks him up and carries him outside. He soon sees every other griffon from the ship carrying any other survivors out of the burning buildings and trying to find any other dog that is still there. A soft coo from beside him and he sees the hatchling he’s carrying looking at him.

“Surge.” Blitz calls.

Lightning lands in front of him. “Yeah?”

“I want you and Spear to organize the rescue operations and looking after this little one. I have a business to attend to.” Blitz says barely containing his anger.

Lightning held a frowns as she took the little griffon who coos at her. “Hey, there little guy. It’ll be okay.” She said tickling its stomach.

Blitz turns invisible and follows the tracks of the dogs who had done this. He soon finds a group of dogs running through the forest before they slow down and laugh and high paw each other and with some young griffons and some ponies being pulled by rope who were carrying bags and some boxes. “That was the best.” One said as Blitz gets out his claws before he sees one of them fall and the others just looking at their fallen comrade, making Blitz stop. Soon more falls before a knife with a rope attached on the end got stabbed on one of the dogs and was pulled back before he was pulled up and actually strangled.

Blitz lets his claws retract as the dogs continue to fall before the last one was left standing and he growls as he whirls around widely. “Where are you coward?!” He yells, brandishing his sword.

“Who are you calling cowards, razors?” A voice asks before the dog fell back and Blitz sees a diamond knife or maybe, “Is that a kunai?”

The leftover griffons and ponies look around before a knife went past each of their ropes and they fell apart quite easily. “Get back to the town, help has arrived and all of your families have been saved, except, possibly for a select few. I’m sorry.” The voice said before some branches were heard moving and a few leaves fell down.

“No one leaves.” A gruff voice says as a huge dog steps forward with dual heavy axes in his paws.

Blitz growls as he lets his claws out once more. “I’ll take this.” He said before walking out and the dog sees him.

“Are you the one who killed my soldiers?” The dog asks with a gruff voice and the once captured ponies and griffons backed off.

“No, but I’m here for you and your men heads like I took the last two war chiefs,” Blitz says.

The dog laughs. “You challenge me?! You’re a fucking pony. You can’t do much other than prance around. The birds put up a more fitting fight.”

“Really?” Blitz asks before disappearing and soon the war chief’s left arm fell off severed before Blitz reappears.

The dog growls before yelling and charging at him and rears his leftover arm back. “Die!” He yells before swiping down and hits the ground where Blitz was. “What?!”

“All muscle and no strength or brains, now die,” Blitz says before beeping was heard on the war chief’s chest.

The dog looks down and sees a blinking circle on his armor chest. “Shit.” He said before his chest exploded and his head flew off before it landed a bit away.

“Now for the rest of you,” Blitz says before jumping at some of the dogs.

After the fight, all but two were dead. “Huh, there was more of you a second ago.” He said withdraws his claws and lets the last two run. He turns back to the griffons and ponies left behind. “Everyone okay?”

The griffons and ponies nods and puts the boxes and bags down. “We’re fine.” One said before stretching himself and grabs his box and walks back. “Come on guys.”

“You come out now or would you rather I come and get you Ranger Captain?” Blitz asks.

Some branches shake. “You would like that, wouldn’t you?” The voice asks. “How about a game?”

“Knight Major Southern Cross and I know exactly where you are,” Blitz says throwing the kunai he picked up into the tree which the ranger was on.

He hears a thunk and then some wood creaking. “Nice shoot. Still need to work on the travel because it wobbles in the air if not thrown right.” The voice said before another branch shakes. “How about this, help me with a camp and I would show myself. Don’t and I would take care of it on my own and we go our separate ways.”

“With or without artillery fire?” Blitz asks.

The voice chuckles. “You’re funny, but where’s the fun in that? Now, will you or won’t you help me?”

“Was planning on following those two back to their camp to destroy the rest of their tribe so they can’t raze another city like that again,” Blitz says disappearing before reappearing behind the ranger. “And don’t think I can’t find you,” Blitz says before disappearing again.

The voice sighs and jumps down and Blitz reappears in the middle of the trail and sees the voice was a griffon in a black costume that seems to hide almost everything. “You serious? A ninja costume?”

The griffon shrugs. “What, it works and I loved the history behind these guys. Plus, it works. I got them down.” He said pointing to the dead bodies.

“Yes, but you aimed for the throat while the jugular would have been more effective,” Blitz says.

The griffon sighs. “At least I know you’re not a total idiot. Want to head to the camp now?”

“Let’s follow those foals and hatchling at a distance,” Blitz says.

The griffons shrugs. “Fine, but what about the camp nearby? After we get them back?”

“We shall see it first, then decide,” Blitz says.

The griffon nods and jumps onto a branch again and starts following where the dogs went. “Come on.” He calls back to him.

Blitz follows as they follow the two dogs. After a while, they stop a bit from the tree line and sees a whole dog camp moving about and the surrounding areas of the camp in a small frenzy. “Nice place, how about a taste of their medicine?” The griffon asks.

“Why don’t we put on a show and really put the fear into them. Can you start setting small fires around the camp?” Blitz asks.

The griffon chuckles. “What do you take me for?” He asks before jumping off and grabs a left behind torch.

“Then let’s do this,” Blitz says turning invisible again.

After a while, the dogs hear something and then smell something before seeing smoke and then fire and they all rushed over and tried to put it, but more fires popped up then they tried to put out. Blitz chuckles a bit as he runs past a frantic dog group before heading for the biggest tent and heads inside to find a dog muttering something and rushing about the table. “Why the heck is my camp on fire? Explain!” He calls out to the other dogs in the tent.

“We don’t know, but we’re putting them out.” One said.

The chief grabs him by the scruff of his collar before growling. “Then why aren’t you out there?!”

“It’s an inferno!” A dog outside cries.

The chief then throws the dog he got to the entrance. “Put it out!” He yells before the dogs run out and the chief stares at the entrance before he sees a black shape appear upward from the ground. “Chief, your time has come,” Blitz said before a metal claw struck him, killing him as the distorted image from the fire cleared, revealing Blitz.

The chief coughs up blood before dropping to the ground. “Who are you?” He chokes out.

“I have many names: Southern Cross being the most used, but I was given the name Reaper because I am the leader of the Ghosts. Who, as of now, have killed six war chiefs.” Blitz says.

The chief coughs some more before starting to blackout. “Damn you.” He said before Blitz hears his final breath and turns around to leave before seeing the griffon looking over the table full of papers.

“Take all you can carry, I will continue with the camp,” Blitz says walking back into the fire, claws extended.

The griffon huffs as he tries to look over everything before stopping at one. “There you are you bastard. Now you’re going to pay for what you did.” He said stuffing it in his suit and grabs the rest before running off. Outside he sees Blitz hard at work cutting down warrior after warrior. He chuckles before flying off along the ground before heading into the forest and flies up back to the town.

Blitz sighs in relief as he walks away from the camp as the last few bodies fell down as he cleaned his claws. He says nothing as he sees the last remaining warrior fleeing in fear as the flames rage out of control and started to consumed the camp completely.

When Blitz reached the town again, he sees the families with all the young ones who were taken and goes over to Silver. “So, how did it go?”

Silver looks to him. “Most of the families were saved and the buildings that were housing the families were saved in time. The important ones, forget it. By the way, some griffon dropped these off.” He said showing the papers and files.

“What about the hatchling I saved from the burning building? I saw two other griffons on the floor dead.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs and looks over to the young griffon being healed up. “He knows. It seems like he saw it. We’re trying to help him now.”

Blitz nods and wordlessly walks over and offers a hoof to the young hatchling. The griffon looks up at him before taking his hoof and Blitz pulls him up and leads him over to the small lake nearby and lays down with the hatchling following his example.

---

The next day, Blitz met with Lightning as the hatchling slept in his bed. “I have decided to adopt the hatchling,” Blitz says.

Lightning looks over to the little one sleeping soundlessly. “Are you sure? I mean with him coming along with almost everything we do.”

“That is why I want you to take him to Twilight on the Darkstar,” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “Okay, when do you want me to take him?”

“Now as we will soon be going into battle,” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Okay, let’s just let him rest first, and then I’ll take him there. And did you notice the necklace on him?” She asks seeing the jagged piece of something hanging around the hatchling’s neck.

“Yes, I noticed,” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and sits down at the table nearby. “Good, but now you got two kids to take care of. You sure you’re okay?”

“Yeah, I am,” Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him and glared slightly. “Blitz. Tell me the truth. Are you okay?”

Blitz sighs. “I…I’m now worried, to tell the truth.” He said looking to the hatchling. “Worried about losing you two.”

Lightning shakes her head. “Blitz, you won’t lose me or that hatchling. Maybe injured, but not lost.”

“Okay, you will be picked up by the Darkstar here,” Blitz says.

Lightning nods and sighs, looking to the hatchling before he snorts. She giggles a bit as she hears it. “He does kinda grows on ya, but what about any other family? Doesn’t the town know about any other family?”

“We will look and if we find any, we will see if they will take him,” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Try not to get too attached then. Now then, should we head out and see if there is a family first in this town?”

Blitz nods and puts a hoof up. “You watch, I’ll check.” He said grabbing his armor. “I’ll be back when I finish asking around.”

Lightning sighs and leans against the chair and looks to the hatchling. “You got it.”

Blitz sighs and puts on the armor before heading out. Lightning leans on a hoof as she watches him before starting to close her eyes before quickly opening them again. She kept doing this until she fully closes her eyes and slept for a bit before being shaken awake. “Wha…?” She asks looking to Blitz who came back. “Well, did you find anyone?”

“We have been ordered to the front immediately, I can’t look around and check,” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and sits up. “Okay, I’ll get him to the Darkstar then.” She said going to him and shaking him awake.

“Let him sleep through the ride as he has been through a lot,” Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him as the griffon awoke. “You sure, what if we were attacked?”

“Trust me,” Blitz says.

Lightning frowns a little before looking back to the little one. “You can head back to sleep.” She said following him out after she put her armor on. The griffon only stares before yawning and lays down to sleep again and pulls the covers around him.

“See you later,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled as she looks back at him as the griffon smiled a little before she follows him out and closes the door. “As I said, he grows on you.”

---

Azure laughs as he chased a butterfly that seemed to get into the castle as Octavia smiled and watched on. “Oh, Azure.”

Twilight smiled as she came in. “Hey there. We got a visitor.”

“Sorry for not calling beforehand Twilight,” Octavia says.

Twilight giggles. “It’s okay. You’re always welcome here, you’re family.” She then walks over to her. “Now look who Blitz found. Don’t worry, he’s going to make sure he can adopt.” She said and turns her body slightly and shows the griffon on her back.

“What happened?” Octavia asks.

Twilight lets the griffon down and they watch him walk over to Azure. “His parents were killed in a razed town. Blitz would check to see if he has any leftover family, but it will take time. For now, he’s with us.”

“I see, so is he scared?” Octavia whispered.

Twilight leans over. “A little. He’s scared because there are not many griffons here and then the dogs burning down his town and his parents killed. But it seems he’s either good at hiding or is really good at adapting. Only time will tell.” She whispered.

Octavia sighs and looks to the griffon and Azure now chasing the butterfly. “Does he have a name?”

“The necklace has the name, Blazer,” Twilight says.

Octavia smiled. “Blazer, that’s sweet. So what do we do now? Keep watch until Blitz can find someone?”

“That or the alternative happens. Blitz has stated he intends to adopt him if he can’t.” Twilight says.

Octavia sighs as she watches Blazer and Azure try to best each other now. “Then let’s hope we can at least find some of his family. I don’t mind having him, it’s just not right to leave him from his family if he has any.”

“Blitz will check and at the rate, they are going. The war may end soon.” Twilight says before a changeling walks up.

“My queen, your egg is about to hatch.” The changeling says.

Twilight gasps and runs over to her room and finds her egg being watched by a few changelings. “How is it?” She asks as Octavia, Azure, and Blazer follows her.

The changelings smiled at her. “It will be a very good hatch now. What about the king?” One asks.

Twilight frowns a bit. “I…don’t know.”

“Didn’t Lightning mention anything?” Octavia asks.

“Not really, she seemed to be in a rush to get back, the best I get. Besides his occasional calls is griffon kingdom propaganda in the griffon kingdom from a few changelings.” Twilight says.

Octavia raises an eyebrow before looking to the egg shaking a bit now. “Look, it’s moving.” She said as they all close in.

Soon a crack forms as Twilight moves the closest. They all watch as more cracks form before a piece falls and they heard a small cooing sound and a hoof reaching out. “That’s right, little one. Push, push.” Twilight smiled as the little foal pushes itself out and soon fell onto the cloth below and was bundled by the changelings before being given to Twilight. “My queen, congratulations.” One said as she gave the little foal over to her.

“Hey, there little one. I’m your mom.” Twilight says smiling at the foal who she noticed had a horn.

Octavia smiled as she looks to the foal as well. “Looks like we have a unicorn. Want to check for wings, just in case?” She asks.

Twilight pulls the cloth back and sees a set of wings on its back. “We got an alicorn. Now for gender.” She said moving the cloth a bit. “It’s a…boy?” Twilight said confused.

“Look, Azure, you got a brother,” Octavia says before registering the last part. “Why are you so surprised? Did you want a daughter?”

Twilight shakes her head. “No, it’s just no male alicorns have ever existed.”

“Well how many known alicorns have been females?” Octavia asks as Azure climb on top of her head to see the newborn.

Twilight looks to her. “Octavia, Celestia, and Luna are the first ones. Cadance was the last born female. I got mine through magic.”

“So only three naturally born,” Octavia says.

Twilight nods and looks back to the foal looking up at her with his black-red eyes. “Wow, you can really get lost in that.”

Octavia leans over as Blazer tries to hop onto a changeling and look for himself. “Yeah, he almost looks menacing. The only thing stopping that is how contrast he is. Look at that white mane. White mane? There’s hardly ever been one. Oh wait, should you notify your family and call the other princesses?”

Twilight sighs. “As soon as I call Blitz. He should know his second son is born.” She said sitting on the bed and holding her son while calling up Blitz. “I hope he can answer.”

Chapter 26: Damn It

Blitz sighed in the captain’s quarters when his communicator rang. “You got Silver Cross.” He answered as he accepted the call.

“Is that any way to introduce yourself to your new foal?” Twilight asks while smirking as she lifted him up higher to show him.

“Huh?” Blitz asks, looking at the screen.

Twilight smiles. “Our egg hatched Blitz. Say hello to your new son.” She said as the foal coos at him. “What are we going to name him?”

“So our foal is a unicorn, huh?” Blitz asks.

Twilight moves some cloth and shows his back. “Alicorn.” She said as he sees the wings.

“I see…Arcane Force,” Blitz suggests.

Twilight giggles. “Really, your chosen queen name for me?”

“I think it fits as you will be known as Queen Arcane to the changelings soon enough,” Blitz says.

Twilight grins. “Won’t that be confusing? Queen Arcane, prince Arcane. Come on. I think it would confuse even changelings.”

“Not really, as usually, it is the last name that is used after titles,” Blitz says ass Azure climbs onto Twilight to see Blitz.

Twilight smiled as she looks down at the foal. “Would you like that? Arcane Force?” The newborn giggles as Twilight’s nose tickled him. “Arcane Force it is. Say hello to your father, little Arcane.” She said, holding him up to the screen as Arcane giggles.

Blitz smiles. “Now I have another reason to hope this war ends soon, and with six of the twenty-six war chiefs of the diamond dogs dead, the end is coming into view,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles as Blazer come into view. “Blazer here came along safely too. Still don’t know mental state on him.”

“Just take care of him best you can, Twi,” Blitz says, smiling.

Twilight nods. “Sure thing Blitz. Just come back safe. For all of us.” She said as all the young ones said something in their own language.

“Dad,” Blazer said suddenly.

Blitz just smiles. “Make that three new reasons,” Blitz says before looking at Blazer. “I can’t replace your father, but I’ll make a good enough father for you, okay?”

Blazer nods. “Sure thing, dad.” He said, smiling before Azure jumps off and lands on his back, making them both laugh as Arcane giggles and reaches for them.

Blitz smiles again before turning his head to the door. “Sorry, I have to go. The captain I recently picked up wants to talk.” Blitz says, ending the call.

“Bye, Dad,” Blazer said while Azure said something, and Arcane tries his way.

Twilight sighs as she puts her hoof down and sees the changelings and Octavia. “Now we can talk to the princesses and my family. Now, where did I leave that transportation dust?”

Octavia giggles as a changeling gives her a sack. “Here it is, my queen. Shall I take the new prince off your hooves for a bit?” She asks.

“No, no, just let me write a few letters quickly,” Twilight says, grabbing a quill, ink, and a few scrolls with her magic.

They wait as she keeps writing on all the scrolls before sending them off. “Okay, now we just…”

“New foal!” Luna cheers as she teleported into the room.

“You’re late.” Twilight jokes.

Luna giggles as she looks over the new foal. “I was putting some stuff away. Mainly my tablet. Now let’s see the new foa…”

“Yes, Luna, he is an alicorn. His name is Arcane Force.” Twilight says.

Luna keeps staring at him as Arcane coos as he looks at her. “He’s certainly a strange one, with these contrasting colors.” She said, noting his eyes and mane. “But…this is impossible. There can’t be a male alicorn.”

“Well, what am I holding?” Twilight asks.

Luna frowns at her a bit. “You really have gotten more sarcastic than ever, have you?”

“A side effect from my husband,” Twilight says, smiling.

Luna smiled and shook her head. “Oh, Twilight.” She said before looking back at Arcane. “Sister is going to have a fit when she sees him.”

“I sent her a letter along with my brother and my parents. By the way, Octavia, call the others.” Twilight says.

Octavia nods and starts calling everyone up. Luna, however, was still looking Arcane over. “Can I…hold him?” She asks carefully.

“Just don’t drop him, or your death will be excruciating,” Twilight says, smiling as the changelings hiss a bit at Luna.

Luna giggles nervously as she takes Arcane. “You’re a cute one. Yes, you will get many mares.” She said as she messes with a tuft of mane on Arcane’s head as he giggled.

Twilight smiles before she heard horns being blown outside. “I say Cadance and Shining have arrived,” Twilight says.

Cadance suddenly slams open the door. “Where’s the new foal?” She asks almost menacingly as Blazer and Azure whimper in fear as they backpedal a bit. “Oh, take it easy, you two…wait.” She said before looking at the two carefully. “Who are you?” She asks, pointing at Blazer.

“Will explain later, but if you’re looking for Arcane Force, princess Luna is holding him,” Octavia says.

Cadance suddenly runs over so quickly; she leaves a dust trail behind her. “So what do we got? Oh…” She cooed as she sees Arcane looking at her before giggling. “A unicorn. As I excepted. And such contrast.” She said, now playing with the tuft of mane on his head.

Luna giggles. “Actually, alicorn.” She said, showing the wings a bit. “He’s going to get a lot of requests.”

Cadance smiled. “I would expect so. He’ll be a mare killer. Right?” She asks Arcane before nuzzling his face and makes him laugh.

Twilight smiled as they played with him and looks him over before sighing. “Yes, brother, he’s an alicorn.” She said as she felt the message sent by the other changelings.

Shining was just a little slackjawed. “I just…well…also, what’s a griffon doing here?” He asks, trying to steer the conversation in another direction.

“We will explain later,” Octavia says again.

Shining was trying to keep his speech going. “Well…um…”

“Do we have a new grandfoal?” Velvet asks, peeking her head around a corner.

“Mom, dad, you are far earlier than expected,” Twilight says, surprised.

Velvet giggles as they come from around the corner. “We found a hotel nearby. They let us in easy.” She said before looking around. “Now, where’s our new grandfoal?”

“Here he is. Arcane Force.” Twilight says happily.

Velvet cheers a bit before going over to Luna and Cadance as they show the foal. “Aw, he’s beautiful. He’s definitely going to be getting lots of mares.”

“Yes, dad, he is an alicorn,” Twilight says.

Night chuckles. “Nah, just happy you got your own foal now. Congratulations sweetie. It feels like just yesterday, and you were asking us that you could only check out five books when you wanted ten from the library. ‘I could only have five?’” He asks in his best impression of Twilight’s voice.

“Yeah, time flies,” Twilight says happily that the changelings transformed to look like normal ponies when they heard the horns.

Night sighs as he looks to the other two in the room. “What’s with the griffon?”

“Is everypony going to ask that?” Octavia asks, annoyed.

Night frowns a bit at her. “It’s just because we know Blitz didn’t marry a griffon, so there’s no way it could be his. So what’s with the little one?”

“He was sent back to us by Blitz to look after. That is all we will say right now,” Octavia says.

Night held a straight face before leaning down to the griffon. “You will be good, right?” He asks in a tone that made Shining freeze up.

“Grandfather?” Blazer asks.

Night tilts his head before smiling. “Yep, unless you have a family of your own, do you?”

Blazer freezes up, and Octavia walks over and whispers. “His parents were butchered in front of him by Diamond Dogs.”

Night frowns before looking at Blazer, who was staring blankly before hitting him over the head, shaking him out of the blank expression. “Wake up, boy. That’s the past, and you won’t escape it, but you can move past it, fight through it. Would your parents want you to dwell on them like this? Not moving on and living your life?” He asks in a fatherly tone as they all look at them now.

“Tell the others in private, ok?” Octavia whispers.

Night nods as Blazer just stared at him. “Come on, kid. Let’s get something to eat, and we can talk there.”

“You go tell the cook to ready a meal and include food for a griffon,” Twilight instructs.

Night nods and leads Blazer out. “Come on, kid. You’ll learn a lot now you’re here.” He said before they left.

Luna sighs and gives Arcane back to Twilight. “Where are the others?”

“Either doing their jobs or living their lives. They will come when able.” Twilight says.

Cadance smiled. “Well, you have a wonderful family now. Congrats Twilight.”

“Yes, and you are taking my son is an alicorn better than Luna,” Twilight says.

Cadance giggles. “Well, there is something on my family that might explain this, but let me think for a bit.”

“Ok,” Twilight says, nuzzling Arcane.

Velvet giggles as she sat by her. “You will never forget us, will you?” She asks as Azure comes up and sat on her lap.

Twilight smiled. “Of course not. You’re my parents.”

Cadance gasps. “I got it. The reason why you have a son, possibly, by the way, is that alicorns can be born stallions too. It is just that none have been before now. It just goes to show an alicorn parent having an alicorn baby is like any other pony.” Cadence says.

Twilight smiled as she looks down at Arcane and nuzzles him while Velvet pet Azure’s mane. “Guess you’re right. Never expected him to be male, though. Maybe because there isn’t much of us.”

“Oh, just wait until my sister gets here. This will rock her world.” Luna says. “Is that right?”

Twilight smiled. “Yes, that’s how you say it, and this will definitely change how we view the world. Though I may need to make a long-term schedule.”

“On how to spend time with your husband?” Luna asks, smirking.

Twilight giggles. “No, for little Arcane here. I got to start planning things. Right?” She asks, nuzzling him.

---

Blitz leans against the railing as he waits for Silver to return from the meeting with Lightning is next to him. “So what do you think we got next?” Lightning asks after a while.

“Wait for the commander to return,” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “I meant with whatever they got planned. What’s possibly next?”

“We will see what happens next, and then we shall see,” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and leans in a bit close. “Think the kid is alright?”

“He’s fine. Knowing Twi, she is already planning on his education, and yes, I mean Blazer and Arcane.” Blitz says.

Lightning chuckles. “Yeah, that would be her. Would it be normal if she made a timetable based on which grade they are in?”

“It would be strange, and I would think it was an imposter if she didn’t.” Blitz jokes.

Lightning laughs. “Yeah, if she didn’t make any list, I’m afraid of it being a changeling body double.”

‘That would be really disappointing when you two go to bed together.’ Blitz sends smirking.

Lightning sighs and looks to the view again. “When do you think this will be over?”

“You never know,” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Yeah, guess you’re right. Still…do you ever wish for it to end, like sooner?”

“Wishing it won’t end it faster. You have to take action for that.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “I still wish it could happen.”

‘Getting impatient?’ Blitz sends.

‘Tired.’ She sends back.

‘Just bear with it. You are not the only one.’ Blitz sends.

‘You too?’ She sends.

‘Yeah.’ Blitz sends.

Lightning steps a bit closer. “What do you want to do when this is over? Head home?”

“Like a shot,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “Good, we need you, you know that.”

‘As I need you all.’ Blitz sends.

Lightning sighs. “Oh well, now where’s, oh, there he is.” She said, turning around and seeing Silver come over to them.

“Get the men prepped,” Blitz says.

Silver nods as Lightning walk off. “Yeah, the plan is to,” Silver says before whispering to him.

Blitz looks at him carefully. “Really, that’s the plan?”

Silver nods. “Yeah, you think you’re ready?”

“I think we can manage,” Blitz says, smirking as he eyes the canons of the ship.

Silver smirks. “Now, how about a little pirate chase?”

“Leave it to me. Take the Sureshot with you. Three ships are what is needed for this stage of the operation.” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “You better get ready and call your friend. I’ll get my men ready.” He said before walking off.

Blitz sighs before looking to Lightning. “Surge, get our team ready.”

After a while, Blitz tries to hold himself in but lets out a chuckle once in a while. “Why can’t I contain myself?”

Lightning smirks. “Because you get to unleash Tartarus on these dogs.”

Blitz chuckles some more. “Oh yeah. Wonder how his end is going?”

“You sure we got their attention?!” A griffon beside Silver yells as they quickly rush back.

Silver hangs on as the griffon falls down from a cannonball hitting them. “Want to go back there and check?!” Silver yells back as he kept his eyes on the sky ahead and the incoming pass.

“Alright, men, full speed ahead,” Blitz says.

Silver growls a bit as he looks around and sees the pass coming up until he notices something. “Cross, can you tell everyone to hang onto something, maybe a rope or rail?!”

“All hands brace!” Blitz yells.

Silver yells to the nearby griffon before he took off, and a few more griffons went after him. And Silver quickly turns the wheel, and everyone felt the ship turning in a circle while still flying ahead. “Now, this is how you fly an airship!” Silver cheers as they enter the pass, and the griffons on the side try to keep it steady.

The dogs just looked dumbfounded. “Did you see that?”

“Did you see how he turned the ship?”

“Fire broadside!” Blitz yells.

The dogs quickly look to their side and see multiple airships just waiting before they fire their cannons and hit the dog’s ship, and destroyed some of their master and rudder too. “Artillery, go!” Blitz yells again as the airship was trying to stay upside down, and he hangs onto the rope.

Cannon fire was heard from around a hill, and some smoke came out before whistling was heard, and a larger cannonball hits the ships and sends one down. “Now take them out!” Blitz yells as the airship finally files up and rights itself, and everyone sighs in relief.

The ships on the sides throw some grappling hooks and pull the ruined dog ships closer to them before boarding and then connecting the dog ships themselves. “Let’s head back,” Blitz said, to which Silver nods and steers them back to the fight, and as soon as they get close enough, they jump ship and board. “Where are you?” Blitz asks himself, trying to find the chief. Blitz stopped when he saw a dog in better clothes signifying he was the warlord. The only problem was he was missing half his body.

“Ah shit. There goes that chief.” Blitz said before a dizzy dog lands beside him. “Hey, buddy, where’s your other chief?”

The dog doesn’t answer as he falls over dead with a bullet hole through his chest. “Our guys are getting better,” Blitz says.

Lightning yells as she grabs a dog’s paw and pushes him to the rail, and then kicks him overboard with a knee to the jaw. “Think we can have the ghost team when this war is over?”

Blitz elbows a dog’s stomach and makes him kneel over before kicking him over the rail. “Doubt it, but maybe we would get a few of the strongest they can give,” Blitz said as he sends. ‘What, you take a liking to a few of the females?’

Lightning fumes a bit before jumping up and kicking a dog in the cheek and sends him off. ‘No, just that more griffons might help Blazer.’

‘I know, just teasing you love.’ Blitz sends breaking one’s back.

Lightning scoffs and jumps on one’s back and twists its neck. ‘Don’t mess with me like that.’ She sends jumping off the dog as it fell.

‘Ok, I’ll save that joke for you with Spitfire or Rainbow.’ Blitz sends decapitating three with his claws.

Lightning shakes her head before jumping on a spearheading for her and kicks the dog in the face before jumping off and takes the spear and stabs him with it. “How much longer will this go on, and where’s the other chief? He should be out by now.”

“I don’t think he is here. We got one out of the eight that were confirmed.” Blitz says, flipping the dog over the railing.

Lightning groans. “Dang it.” She said before holding a hoof up to the spearheaded for her, and the dog stops before she pulls the spear away and slaps him across the face with the wooden end before turning it around and stabs him in the neck, and pushes him off the side. “Okay, I’m bored.”

“We are done,” Blitz says as they finished clearing the deck.

Lightning huffs. “Good, I was getting tired.” She said, sitting down as some of the dogs were captured and tied up. “So what, we just take the ships and infiltrate their base?”

“No, we abandon ship as the ship has lost altitude control in favor of our own,” Blitz says.

Lightning looks a bit worried. “So we leave now?”

“Yes, more me than you because you have wings,” Blitz says.

Lightning looks around. “So I can go?” Blitz says nothing but Lightning could feel his stare at her. “Right.” She said before taking off and heads to their small camp nearby.

Blitz sighs as he leisurely gets onto his airship before the enemy airship loses all attitude control and plummets towards the ground. After a while of interrogation, Silver finally gets the reports and sees that they only revealed some of their camps, half of which are already dealt with. “Dang it, at this rate, we’ll never get this done.”

“You’re telling me, but what should be our next step?” Blitz asks as he sat beside him and looks over the paperwork.

Silver scratches his head. “No idea as of now, maybe trying to find these leftover camps, but they could be done with ease. At this point, they don’t even need us. There is the chance new orders will come in from the kingdom, but that’s a long way away. You got anything?“

“So with this, we have punched a hole in the offensive line of the Dogs,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yeah, big enough to drive a ship through. We just need a clear target, and we can’t do that without scouting. I don’t even have that yet with the patrols and watchers on the high mountains. We need a break on this or an assault on some areas and gain control too.”

“Not to mention, when they hear another warchief is dead, they are going to come barreling at us. So when were you going to tell us we were bait?” Blitz asks.

Silver smirks. “Never, my boy, never.”

“First, I should be the one saying that to you, and second, you’re going to have to take responsibility for this and command this till the end,” Blitz says flatly.

Silver sighs. “I know, I know. We just need a solid lead first.”

“To the front, you,” Blitz says.

Silver groans a bit before the tent flap was moved. “Excuse me. I was told I could find Silver Claw here.” A voice said, and they look over to see a black-garbed griffon.

“Ah, ninja ranger.” Blitz mused, looking at the captain.

The captain huffs and shows some papers. “Here, another camp and chief gone.” He said, throwing them down on the table. “I’ll be going now. You’re welcome, by the way.”

“He got away, didn’t he?” Blitz asks, making him stop.

The captain looks back at him. “Unfortunately. His location is in there. Where he’ll be, now then, I shall take my leave.”

“He evaded our trap as well. This one is not like the other war chiefs.” Blitz says, making the captain stop again.

The captain sighs. “Look, I don’t have a lot of time. I need to finish my job. You can handle it however you want.”

“Find the spy in our camp,” Blitz says, causing him to freeze.

The captain stares at him. “Spy, huh? I can’t, though.”

“You will as a Knight Major, I have the authority to order you to do it and do not test me on this,” Blitz says.

The captain huffs. “I’m not even part of your squad.”

“But you are still lower rank and don’t think I won’t suit you for insubordination right now,” Blitz says, threat carrying weight.

The captain glares a bit at him. “I told you, not even a part. I’m on my own. You just got this for me.”

“I kill for fewer reasons of insubordination in my clan,” Blitz says, drawing a blaster, showing he was serious.

The griffon laughs as he starts walking away. “That’s ironic. For me, you know. I was supposed to die. Guess you get that chance instead of an executioner, but not now.”

“You don’t get a choice,” Blitz says, shooting him with a stun bolt.

“Bas…” He tried to say as he fell down. “You don’t even know me.” He grunts.

“And I don’t give a fuck. We are fighting a war here, a bloody war here and we all either work together to get out alive or go cowboy like you and chase after our own personal vendettas and get people killed. Yes, I am calling you out on that. So unless you shape up and start thinking about more than your obsession, then get out of here and never show your face in this country again.” Blitz says sternly.

The griffon huffs before actually getting up and seals up the tent flap, and takes off his mask. “Idiot commander and actually now a smart brother. Not bad.” Silver’s brother said.

“It seems he won’t help then,” Blitz says, holstering his blaster.

The griffon scoffs. “Of course I won’t. I was just looking for any camps to take care of. I just happen to meet you. Then I realized who you were actually working for. I gave you what you wanted, and I got mine. You want him, you got a week, and I can get you a path through it, just need two days.” He offered.

“Do what you will. Some of us have work to do that will save lives.” Blitz says, walking away.

“For just a town or the many to come?” He asks.

Blitz doesn’t answer and disappears.

“He’s looking for the source, brother, and you know it. I can lead you in and strike a crippling blow that will give you time. Two days to set up, five camps, five days, each one harder than the last, but well worth it in the end. It’s your choice because I’m going that way anyway. I have to.”

“You are obsessed.” Silver says bluntly.

He huffs. “Right, I am. I am because I’m marked for death anyway. I might as well die a hero’s death and take as many of them with me. Maybe ending warchief’s, by the way, I got three down, you can mark that. I want to at least give my dead men an act of proper revenge, or I’m dying for nothing by going back and ending up on the chopping block.”

“My men are not moving. If we move, then the dogs have a clear path into our territory.” Silver says sternly.

The griffon smirks. “Yes, they do. Then I guess I can have fun taking them down instead. I could just have easily passed them up and head to whoever started this and end him, and when I got him down, I take down as many as they come for me. I can at least give my men that. You, however, are stuck on defense and watching a pass. You could have just stuck some large boulders in place and lifted it up by airships. You know that, right?”

“You haven’t changed. You are just as egotistical and self-absorbed as when you murdered that servant for your amusement. This isn’t about your men or a good end. This is for your ego and glory.” Silver says.

The griffon glares. “I’m dead anyway. Don’t you remember? Marked for death the minute I left my post. This isn’t about those last two. I want to make it up to my men and show them I can at least be a good commander and what they wanted to do. If it’s for glory, I’m not marked for death. If it’s for ego, then I would hot-headed and rushing in. Both of those are not my endgame. My endgame is getting what my men deserve, an honorable death with the head of the dog who burned them.”

---

“So he is gone now?” Blitz asks the obviously upset Silver.

Silver huffs. “Yep, on his own wild crusade. He thinks he can get revenge for his men and just take down as many as he can get.”

“If we are lucky, he will at least distract the dogs for a bit. I was serious when I said we have a spy in our camp somewhere as the war chief evaded us twice. One would be lucky, twice someone has told him ahead of time.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Then how do we deal with this problem?”

“That we need to think on a bit,” Blitz says.

Silver groans. “Think he would be that easy to spot?”

“To tell the truth, our unit has expanded so much we can’t know them all personally, and the spy might not even be in our unit, but in one of the other two we are working with.”

Silver nods and looks to see some griffons and ponies around a fire and talking. “Yes, the drawback of having a big unit, traitors can hide easily. Still, the only way we can catch them is if we make another move and see who goes away. It has to be one who has access to our plans and debriefings since we keep that small and then can head out easily, maybe being on patrol on the border before we head out.”

“It may even be one of the leaders of the other units,” Blitz says.

Silver frowns. “And I hate for that to be a possibility.”

“We can’t necessarily rule it out, can we?” Blitz asks.

Silver shakes his head. “No, but we can hope. Even though that’s a low chance of there being any hope.”

‘Love, we got a traitor in the camp. Watch yourself.’ Blitz sends.

---

Spike sighs as he watches the final preparations and repairs from a camera screen on his tablet in his room until he spotted something interesting as his door opened. “Oh, hey Slen…what are they doing here, and how did you get them here?” Spike asks, seeing the three fillies right behind her.

Slender giggles as the fillies enter and look around the room that had the walls littered with papers and scribbles. “Oh, just something I knew would work. As for how, well…” She said, looking behind her, and he sees a Mandalorian soldier looking freaked. “She scares me.” He said simply before walking away.

“You keep that up, and someone will shoot you and maybe even kill you,” Spike says.

Slender giggles. “Spikey, I’m doing this for you. I can’t do it on my own. Besides, I won’t die, not when you’re still around. Believe it or not, you need me and those three now, more than ever.” She said as the fillies were either now on the bed or looking over the scribbles that seemed like battle plans.

“Yeah, yeah,” Spike says.

Slender seems to smirk as all three fillies sat on the bed and surrounded Spike as he wraps his tail around them. “Do you feel it, Spike, that feeling you had when you originally took this plan?” She asks, sitting behind them and curling around them.

“Yes,” Spike says, huffing a bit.

Slender leans in close. “And what was that?” She asks as the fillies lean against his tail or body. “Why did you originally take this training? Why does it when you could have just walked away and let someone more qualified to do this?”

Spike presses his lips together before looking at the three fillies who were smiling at him. “I took it, so no one else had to. After what I went through, I don’t want them to have the thought of having the idea of genocide over their heads if they have to. Also…I took it to protect you guys, so you don’t have to experience the danger up close and personal. If it does come, then I want it to be watched far away and you guys away from it so you don’t hurt. I want you girls safe.” He said, now petting Apple Bloom’s mane. “Now, what are you?” Spike asks, trying to check this thing in the video.

They lean over and see a robotic creature that resembled a dog and timberwolf with guns on its back on the tablet’s freeze-frame. “What is that?” Scootaloo asks.

“That would be a command wolf. It is a part of our planetary forces and, to an extent, a living machine.” Mandalore says, walking in.

All the fillies freeze up as Slender cover them partially with her tail. “And what are you doing here? The next test isn’t until tomorrow.” She said, placing a hoof around Spike’s shoulder.

“Because we traced someone hacking our security cameras,” Mandalore says.

Slender somewhat glares at Spike. “I thought I told you to use multiple IP addresses.”

“I did,” Spike says.

Slender leans in a bit more. “Did you use another device other than the one that has your name on it?”

“Yes, and I re-routed it through multiple ships and then their bridges,” Spike says.

The fillies look at him. “Did you block new ips from coming in?” Sweetie Belle asks.

“I did that as well,” Spike says.

“You used your account,” Mandalore said. “For the initial start on the system. It was still logged in somewhere else. I think the Steam game program reminds you of something?”

Spike blushes and looks through the tablet and brings up Steam, and sees it still has him logged in. “Oops.”

“Yeah, and since you like to travel around, you travel and make a delivery run with some other Mandalorians as they go to the planet,” Mandalore says to Slender.

Slender growls a bit before feeling a claw on her neck and sees Spike smiling. “It’s okay. You’ll be back. Besides, I got some company to keep me in check anyway, right?” He asks the fillies next to him.

“You want to come to see them before we send them?” Mandalore asks.

Slender sighs and nods. “Okay, just give me a night before we leave.”

“No, because I had to deal with three mares yelling at me for what you pulled,” Mandalore says.

Slender snickers. “How much of your hearing did you lose?”

“None. I muted them but turned on the subtitles. Now go.” Mandalore says.

Slender shakes her head before looking at Spike. “See ya, Spikey.” She said, nuzzling him before getting up and heading out. “Oh, make sure you watch him for those breaks.” She called to the fillies.

“I kinda want to see these semi-sentient machines,” Spike says.

Mandalore smiled. “Then come with me.” He said, walking away with the rest of them following. “Don’t worry. We’re placing something else into the system that you may like soon enough.”

Spike looks up at him. “And what’s that?”

Mandalore smirks. “Personal command of something that needs to control and don’t worry, we’ll make the controls compatible for your end. Something you’re used to.” He said as they enter an elevator and head down. “What you’re about to see may change the battlefield when we need it.” He said before they went down to the cargo bay, and they all see large animal mechs with heavy guns on their backs or sides. “Say hello to our Zoids. A century ago, we unearthed them in a dig of a planet that had all the inhabitants died off.” Mandalore says.

“Whoa,” Spike said as the elevator stops, and they all start walking down the dock area for all the Zoids, which seemed to have slightly every time they look away from one, and the one not being watched moved slightly. “Are they…alive?”

“Yes, in a sense,” Mandalore says.

Scootaloo goes over to the wolf like one, and the Zoid looks down at her, almost trying to figure her out. “Cool, how smart are they?”

Mandalore nods to an operator for an explanation. “They possess some intelligence but mostly act like animals and stay away from the Geno Saurer. No one on board can control that thing, and we don’t need a hole in the hull.”

Spike raises an eyebrow. “And where is that one?”

“That one, the dark purple and red one.” The engineer says.

Spike sighs and walks over to it as it stares at him and lights up its eyes as he approached and stared up at it. “Huh, almost like a dragon. Arrogant, possibly stubborn too.” He said, making it growl at him. “Yet, proud and wants to live,” Spike said, raising an eyebrow as it stops growling and leans down a bit more. “Lays content, wants to do something when needed and only what it deems necessary. Right?” Spike asks, leaning forward.

The Geno Saurer growls and shoots its claw near Spike. Spike just stared hard and stood still at the Geno as the claw almost hit him as the fillies gasp and run to him before the claw suddenly pulls back as Spike stared hard. “You understand things, many things that sometimes others would try even to grasp a piece. That’s why you lead. You lead because you want others to learn, don’t you?”

The Geno Saurer growls again as it cocks the gun on its head. “Yes, you would fire. Just to end this useless tirade. But I’m not leaving until I get a clear answer.” Spike said as the fillies stand right behind him. “Why fight? Why do it at all, because someone is there controlling you or rather because you want to, want to make something different that help in what you know is a fight that can change even without you?”

“They can’t speak, and usually only their pilots can understand them.” The engineer says.

Spike chuckles a bit. “I don’t need it to speak.” He said as he sees the eyes glow a bit redder. “I just want to see.”

The Geno Saurer growls before shooting its claw again and aims for the one behind Spike a little more to the side than normal, and Spike quickly moves Scootaloo out of the way and pushes on the claw into the ground before stabbing his tail into the ground as the electricity arcs through it before it stops. “Don’t even think about touching them,” Spike said lowly before letting it retract the claw.

The Geno Saurer growls as it aims its head cannon and leans down almost to Spike and the fillies’ level. “Go ahead, but hurt them and you’re in trouble,” Spike said, making the fillies stand behind him completely.

Seconds passed, and then the Geno Saurer seems to laugh. “Come on, get in the transport. Blitzkrieg is waiting on you.” The engineer says, causing the Geno Saurer to seemingly huff and get in with the rest of the Zoids.

Spike eyes the Zoids as they get in, and the Geno Saurer looks to him with a toothy grin. “Knew it. It’s different than the rest,” Spike said after the door closed.

Apple Bloom looks to him. “You’re crazy.”

“I’m surprised he isn’t a stain on the wall.” The engineer says.

Spike sighs. “That thing was more reactive than the rest. The others were curious and just looked. That one was more understanding, wanting to just see how others are reacting instead of being a reactor.”

“And more of a warrior than the others, look at this.” The engineer says, showing him his pad. Spike takes a look and sees a lot of data. “This is the combat motivation of all the Zoids. As you see, all the Zoids combat motivation ranges from twenty to four. The Geno Saurer though is eighty.” The engineer says.

Spike raises an eyebrow before messing with his omnitool and holds it over the datapad before he gives it back to the engineer and spreads his arms outward, and actually shows the data in the air in front of him on many screens of data. “Huh. I can only guess who would be a match for that thing. Luckily, he’s my brother-in-law.” Spike said, grabbing the data screen out of mid-air and lets the fillies look at the others. “That thing must be like a new kid to him, well, grown-up teenage kid.”

“I had heard that Blitz considered him his third member of his team when he went on his own.” The engineer says.

Spike chuckles. “Yeah, that’s Blitz. Go on one mission, bring back ten things that would change anyone. I should know since he married Twilight.”

“Actually, he assigned it when he was forced to use it to defend a base and annihilated the enemy with its main gun.” The engineer says.

Spike looks over the weapons. “Huh, yeah, with his attitude on things and how he plans things to go, he would conquer anything. Just see the statements.” Spike said, grabbing another out of the air and comparing it by putting them side to side and making the similarities and differences highlighted.

“Ah…” The engineer says.

“He did that literally, didn’t he?” Spike asks. The engineer nods, and Spike sighs. “As expected. Is there anything he can’t…wait…”

“After conquering, he collected his money for his job and just left also the Geno Saurer was just too powerful the galactic powers nearly outlawed it.” The engineer says.

Spike smiled. “Yeah, that’s him too. He really hates parties, and can I get a video of some of that?”

“We will send the video to your room,” Mandalore says.

Spike nods before turning everything off. “So, final test tomorrow?”

“No, your final test date has yet to be decided. But it will be a space battle simulation.” Mandalore says.

Spike huffs. “And just who is my enemy?”

“We are thinking space pirates right now,” Mandalore says before walking away.

Spike raises an eyebrow. “Pirates, huh? This might be fun. Come on, girls.” He said, walking away and looking up the information on them as Slender enters the ship.

---

“So what do you think?” Blitz asks as he pets Lightning.

Lightning purrs a bit. “About what?” She asks, leaning into his petting.

“About the spy?” Blitz says, smiling at Lightning as she laid her head in his lap.

Lightning purs like a cat now. “Well…oh, that’s good. Maybe we should try Silver’s idea. We could only, geez, that’s nice, get them in the act at this point.”

“I agree with his idea, but how to do it with the other units. After all, we can’t even rule out their commanding officers.” Blitz says.

Lightning nuzzles his leg. “Yeah, we can’t, so let’s do it like normal and watch those who have access first, and if that doesn’t work and the same thing happens, then we check lower.”

“I thought that our unit acts alone, then we start going to the other two if we get nothing,” Blitz says before kissing the back of her ear.

Lightning keeps nuzzling him and twitches her ear onto his nose. “Yeah, whatever you want.”

“So what do you think our your newest step foal, Arcane?” Blitz asks, pulling up his picture.

Lightning smiled and looks at it while turning over onto her back. “Cute, and we have a long way to go. After all, you’re going to have more soon.”

“Next is Rainbow,” Blitz says.

Lightning giggles. “Wonder how she’s taking to not flying soon?” Blitz smiles and shows her pacing around very restlessly. Lightning laughs. “Oh, that’s good. Though the way she’s going, it may be helpful for the little one. Movement is good like Pinkie jumping is a good thing.”

“That might be you next as well,” Blitz says, smirking.

Lightning smiled. “As long as you’re there, I’m happy enough. After all, I got a suit to help me fly when needed if I have to.”

“I can still outfly all of you, though.” Blitz teases.

Lightning smirks and looks at him. “You are a unicorn, not a pegasus. You can’t fly us like normal, though.”

“Not under my own power, but I can still out fly you,” Blitz says.

Lightning raises an eyebrow and waves her hoof to make him get closer.

“Yes?” Blitz asks, smirking, and leans over.

“You have armor and just a horn.” She said before slapping him. “Think big boy.” She said, now putting a hoof on his chest and trial it down.

“You don’t know everything about me, love. Maybe one day you will see how I fly.” Blitz says, smirking.

Lightning smirks and finally reaches the bottom. “I’ll believe that when I get one in the air.”

“You might not have to wait long,” Blitz says in a sober voice, really getting her attention.

Lightning looks carefully at him. “Are you okay?”

“I think I know who is behind the distribution of weapons to the dogs,” Blitz says.

Lightning gets up a bit. “Who?”

“Space pirates,” Blitz says.

Lightning now sits on his lap. “Really, and what are you going to do?”

“I have called in a few favors. We can’t beat them with just my clan. We need a fleet.” Blitz says.

Lightning pushes him into the couch as she leans on him. “Really, Mandalore commanding that?”

“I have earned a lot of respect in the clans over the years, and I had to call in most of my favors for this,” Blitz says.

Lightning just held a small smile. “Yes, but who’s piloting? You are not since you are here.”

“The one who will be the admiral for the space battle has yet to be chosen to my knowledge. But I have had no contact from off-planet for quite a while so not to give away anything to the space pirates.” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “Really now, well then, are you going to tell the others, just in case we have to get out? Because I would imagine you would tell us to either take cover underground or get out on a ship to the nearest system with a military fleet nearby.”

“I have already made arrangements in case of such an emergency with my clan and Twilight’s changelings,” Blitz says.

Lightning tilts her head. “You made a deal with the changelings?”

Blitz smirks and puts on some sunglasses. “I’m the mother bucking king.”

“Give me those.” Lightning says, annoyed.

Blitz chuckles as he leans out of her reach. “Uh ah, you have to work for it.” He teases.

Lightning smirks as she knocks them off with her wing.

Blitz frowns. “Now that’s not fair.” He said, using his magic to put them out of her reach.

“Now who is being unf…someone is coming.” Lightning says when her ears perk up.

Lightning and Blitz quickly get into their armor and puts on their helmets when the door to their quarters opens. “Excuse me, but Is Knight Major Southern Cross here?” A young griffon in knight armor asks.

Blitz looks at him carefully. “Who wants to know?”

“Sir, I am Squire Whirlwind. I was assigned to you as my mentor.” The young griffon says, saluting.

“It seems they were more than rumors, Surge,” Blitz says.

Lightning huffs. “Which one?” She asks, eyeing the griffon carefully.

“The one about the king making me a noble,” Blitz says.

Lightning scoffs before turning back to the griffon. “And what are you planning to learn?”

“What the squire is supposed to learn from a knight Surge. We will continue playing later.” Blitz says.

Lightning huffs once. “Sure, just message me next time.” ‘If you really prep me soon, of course.’

‘I didn’t know about this, and you want to go all the way then?’ Blitz sends.

‘No, just prep. Nothing else. Besides, you got some schooling to do.’ She sends back.

“Whirlwind, stow your gear somewhere and rest up for a bit. You have had a long journey.” Blitz instructs.

Whirlwind nods and heads to his tent. Lightning sighs and turns back to Blitz. “I should go check things out. I’ll be back soon.”

“Scout out past our outlining watchtowers while you are at it,” Blitz says.

Lightning nods and goes over to him before looking around and then takes off his helmet before taking off hers. “I’ll see you later.” She said, kissing his cheek before putting her helmet back on and heading out.

Blitz chuckles as he puts his on and heads out. “I have the best family.” He said to himself as he sees Silver come out of his quarters in a messed-up uniform as he rubs his head. “Had fun?”

“She can’t keep her claws off of me.” Silver says.

“So did you know I just received a Squire?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. “Unfortunately. You okay with it?” He asks, looking at him and leaning on the rails of his ship while Blitz does the same. “Having to be a teacher to a recruit?”

“It’s fine, and since he just arrives, he isn’t a suspect,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yeah, that makes sense. Still, the question of getting them. Now, what are you going to do in the meantime?”

“How about we try and raid one of their supply bases near us, which just our unit? If something happens, then we know the spy is in our unit. If not, we turn our gaze to the other two.” Blitz says.

Silver thinks for a few. “Yes, that would work, but you got anything for the other two? A roll around with some crazy orders that not even the real ones can follow? See who would get out first to tell them all?”

“We can’t watch all three at once. We have to do this unit by unit if we want to catch this spy,” Blitz says.

Silver groans. “That would be tough because at this point, we have around twelve units in the area, and it would devastate us when we have to go set up strings for each one. We need another plan, now have you got…oh shoot.”

“They only knew our plans to ambush, so that narrows it down to the three,” Blitz says.

Silver frowns. “Might want to shut up now.” He said before turning around and grabs the talon that was on his back. “Yes, Wind?” He asks the smirking griffon.

Wind giggles. “Trying to figure out where my bed warmer went. Now, would you come back? There’s still time before morning.”

“Ah, knight captain, I need to ask you and inform you of a few things. Think you can spare a few minutes?” Blitz asks.

Wind smiled. “Sure. When?”

“Now would be good,” Blitz says.

Wind sighs. “Silver, would you wait in our room for a bit?”

“Yes, ma’am.” Silver says, walking away.

Wind smirks as he walks back in, and she turns to Blitz with a frown. “Now, what is it?”

“Follow me. This is something that must remain private,” Blitz says, walking a bit away.

Wind nods and walks with him. “So what’s this about?” She asks after a while of walking to the edge.

“Well, all signs of the last part of the operation points to us having a spy in one of the three units,” Blitz says.

Wind raises an eyebrow. “So, do you have an idea?”

“No, we can’t rule out any even many in our own because it has grown so much lately. As such, we will be launching something soon with our unit alone to see if something happens.” Blitz says.

Wind sighs. “So you have nothing planned to take care of this?”

“We have to narrow it down before we can take action,” Blitz says.

Wind stops and turns to him. “And how far have you narrowed it down?”

“We haven’t had a chance to start yet. That is the true purpose behind the raid that we will do in three days. If nothing happens, we will gain more guns and ammo for them, and we will be able to take off our unit as where the spy is. If not, then we really have it narrowed down.” Blitz says.

Wind tilts her head. “Why tell me this personally? Usually, you would hold off on that until the time it comes. Just telling me the style and time of the attack, nothing else.”

“Because you are one of the few who are cleared from your time with us,” Blitz says.

Wind crosses her arms. “And by that, you mean my time, Silver, right?” She asks with a slight frown.

“No, I mean your time commanding the unit with us, and I will need your help,” Blitz says.

Wind sighs. “When?”

“Just keep a close eye on our unit and take note of every infraction on the regulations,” Blitz says.

Wind nods. “Anything else?”

“Yes, we have someone new to the unit. I have been assigned a Squire to teach. His name is Whirlwind.” Blitz says.

Wind raises an eyebrow. “You, a teacher?”

“Yes, so don’t give the kid too hard of a time as he is exempt as he just arrived this night,” Blitz says.

Wind sighs and holds a talon to her head. “Alright, just don’t show everything. After all, most are learned by experience.”

“He isn’t my first student,” Blitz says.

Wind huffs and heads back. “Of course he isn’t.”

“That is all I needed to discuss with you,” Blitz says.

Wind nods. “I’ll see you in the morning.” She said, getting back on the ship and heading inside. “Silver?” She asks with a slight growl.

---

“And that is the plan,” Blitz says to the ghosts’ officers.

They all nod. “Okay, so what about unexpected ears?” One asks.

“That is Whirlwind, my new Squier,” Blitz says.

They nod and walk off. After a while, Whirlwind finally comes out from around the corner. “Um…sorry, sir.”

“No need, you are right where you should be,” Blitz says, continuing to look at the map.

“Sir?” Whirlwind asks

“You are my Squier. You must watch and learn,” Blitz says.

Whirlwind just stares at him. “So what now? I mean, what do I do?”

“You will wait here with me and train. Now, which would you rather be, black or white?” Blitz asks, bringing out game pieces.

Whirlwind just stares. “Um, I thought we were training?”

“We are training the mind. After all, how can you lead without knowing how?” Blitz says.

Whirlwind tilts his head. “I guess that’s true.” He said, sitting down. “Black.”

“Then let’s begin,” Blitz says as he started to set his pieces up.

Soon after, Lightning came back and found them on their last few pieces. “Hey, who’s winning?”

“He has yet to penetrate my second line of defense. So how did the raid go?” Blitz asks.

Lightning shrugs as she sits down near them. “It went well. We got most of the things that were there. Weapons, like this.” She said, placing a metal rifle on the table. “They’re advancing. The armor is too. It’s more like dragon scales at this point.”

“Then we have hit an elite tribe. Tell Commander Silver and Knight captain the news.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods and gets up, and leaves. “Um…sir? What are these?” He asks, picking up the rifle.

Blitz quickly takes it from him and pulls the cocking mechanism, and takes the magazine out before taking out the bullet in the chamber and giving it to him. “It’s a rifle, more advance than the watchers have. Learning how to wield on will come later.”

“Yes, sir,” Whirlwind says, getting back to the game.

Blitz sighs as he sees him place one piece out of the way. “You’re done.” He said, getting up and taking the rifle away.

“But…” Whirlwind says.

“You left your right flank completely exposed. My pieces can easily rush in through it and take your king,” Blitz says.

Whirlwind looks to the pieces and moves Blitz’s pieces to his and sees that each move takes over all of his pieces and leaves his king wide open in the end. “Whoops.”

“You must now learn from this,” Blitz says.

Whirlwind sighs. “Yes, sir.”

“Next, meet me in the center of the camp in the training field we have set up. It is time for your lesson in combat.” Blitz says.

Whirlwind nods and gets up before heading there. “Yes, sir.”

After putting the rifle in a chest in his tent, Blitz grabs a sword and heads to the training ground. When he reaches there, he sees Whirlwind trying to find the right placement for his talon on the sword.

“Try a swing,” Blitz said, grabbing a sword from one of the ghosts giving him one.

Whirlwind tries to and actually sends it flying into a tree where a griffon moves his head out of the way. “Try a bit more inward.” The griffon said, trying to take it out.

“I see. I have to actually try,” Blitz says, putting his sword into its sheath and keeps holding the hilt.

Whirlwind looks a bit worried. “Um…dang it.” He said, trying to properly hold his sword.

“Mistake,” Blitz says, and the next thing Whirlwind knew, the wooden sword was against his throw.

“Crap,” Whirlwind said.

“Pay up.” A griffon said, and another grumble and gave him some coins. “Told you he wouldn’t survive one second.”

“I didn’t even see him move.” A ranger says.

“Again.” Blitz orders.

Whirlwind frowns a bit before knocking Blitz’s sword away and feels it on his neck. “Again,” Blitz said before they engaged in sparing with Blitz blocking or evading all of Whirlwind’s moves while holding the wooden sword in one hoof. “Geez, what else you got? I’m sure you read something, comics or something that gave you ideas for some moves.” Blitz asks after a while.

Whirlwind didn’t stop attacking and trying to hold him back. “I don’t really, ow, read.” He said when Blitz hits him over the head.

“Keep up your guard, don’t let your opponent distract you,” Blitz instructs.

Whirlwind seems to be getting madder before he uses a rope and sends it whipping toward Blitz, and he ducks under it. “What was that?” He asks, still blocking.

Whirlwind raises an eyebrow before pulling the other way, and Blitz jumps and dodges the box that headed past where he was, and Blitz landed a bit later. “Nice try. Good, but it needs work. Now that is enough, for now; get your bumps and bruises looked at.” Blitz says, tossing the wooden sword to one of the watching soldiers.

Whirlwind groans as he tries to move. “Ow.” He said to himself as some of the griffons chuckle at his trouble. “Try again next time, kid.” One said.

“You have the ability, but they send you to me to train and refine you,” Blitz says before walking away.

Whirlwind looks at him as he tries to keep heading to his tent.

Blitz sighs as he heads back into his room and hears a beep from his communicator. “Cross here.” He answered.

“Blitzy, are you going to keep doing that?” Twilight asks as Blazer looked at the package that just came in.

“Well, yes, as it is how I answer in the field,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and tries to keep her eyes open a little. “When are you going to get our kind of communicators instead of that old one?”

“When this one stops working properly. So has Arcane been tiring you out?” Blitz asks.

Twilight groans as some of the changelings behind her trying to keep Arcane happy with a toy. “Unfortunately, have you sent anything over from over there to Blazer?”

“I pulled a favor and had a friend in the nobility over here send a few toys, but mostly we are still stuck here on the Belmat Pains slugging it out with the dogs. It also seems we have a few elites amongst the enemy.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods as Blazer finally open the long box. “Did they send a very long package also?”

Blitz leans forward. “Long package?”

Twilight shows him what’s Blazer is opening. “That.” She said as Blazer moves the package filler away.

Blazer finally stops and takes out a long sword that looked like a katana-style curved blade with white wrappings and gold hilt. “Um…dad,” Blazer said, now reaching into the package and taking out another one with the same blade style but with black wrappings and a red hilt. “Where did you get these?”

Blitz just stares. “I didn’t have anything made for you. That I’m sure of.”

Twilight waves Blazer over and brings the swords over to her, and sits down with her. “For some reason, they look familiar.” He said, taking the black one and pulls the blade to find it not shiny or reflective, but all black. “That’s…new.” He said before taking the other one and finds it reflective like a regular sword.

“Letter?” Blitz asks.

Blazer gets up and looks through the box before finding an envelope. “Here. Huh, this is my uncle or rather my dad’s fighting buddy.” He said, opening it and finds a long letter. “Um…mom?” He asks, embarrassed.

Twilight giggles and takes it before looking it over. “It’s legal stuff. In accordance with…huh…these were your father’s swords, or rather the ones he had made for you. That was nice of him. There is also some stuff about assets and some accounts and businesses.”

“I will look into it later when I get back,” Blitz says.

Blazer picks up the swords again. “So…what do I do with these?”

“I will teach you how to wield them when I get back,” Blitz says.

Blazer tilts his head before taking a sword and leaves it inside before holding it like he has seen and frowns before turning it backward and bends it against his back while looking ready to swipe. “Better.” He said, smirking. “Do you have this way?”

Twilight sighs and looks back at Blitz. “Do you?” She asks as the changelings give Arcane back to her.

“The reverse grip. Far harder to fight with.” Blitz says.

Blazer sighs as he tries to move around with the sword against him. “Maybe, so it might be a good idea to teach me a few regular moves just in case.”

Blitz nods. “I’ll see to that once I’m back. You keep being good for your moms, okay?”

“Okay, dad,” Blazer says.

Blitz smirks. “And maybe I’ll throw in a few extra things I only know if you’re really good. Twi make sure you count if he’s bad.”

“Yeah, yeah, now say hi to your dad Arcane,” Twilight says, holding him up.

Arcane giggles and waves with both forelegs.

“Hey there, Arcane,” Blitz says, smiling.

Arcane coos at him.

“So tell me, Twi, has Celestia met our son yet?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, it’s probably because Luna is still here, and they are holding a grudge.”

“Celestia is becoming too power-hungry love at this rate. How long until we have to remove her to protect ourselves and our children?” Blitz asks seriously.

Twilight shrugs. “Maybe Luna can help. Maybe she needs to head back.”

“Love, is that Twilight, Celestia’s number one student talking, or is that Twilight, mother of Arcane, talking?” Blitz asks.

Twilight presses her lips together as she thinks about. “I…” She sighs. “She needs to head back. This grudge has gone on long enough. Sisters need to love each other very much, because…” She looks down at Arcane, smiling at her. “They’re family. And family always stick together.”

“And that means letting your sister torture your troops and servants?” Blitz asks, striking something deep in Twilight as she looks at her son.

“You really think she’s still Nightmare?” Twilight asks.

“Not her love, Celestia did that to the Shadowbolts, including Shadow herself,” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. “So you hate her then?”

“Twi, if I hated her, she would be dead most likely,” Blitz says.

Twilight still frowned. “So what, what do you feel?”

“Anger and suspicion, and you are avoiding my question, are you Twilight, Celestia’s student or Twilight, mother of Arcane and queen of the changelings?” Blitz asks.

Twilight clicks her tongue. “I’m both. There will be a time I will leave her, but she will always be my teacher.”

“And if she tries anything against our son?” Blitz asks, fully serious.

Twilight held a thin line on her face. “She pays for it. No one harms my family. Not even my teacher.” She said, now hiding her face with her mane.

‘Twilight, I never got to say this before, but…congratulations.’ Chrysalis said.

“Then we are of the same mind. If she makes such a move, I will dethrone her if not kill her for it.” Blitz says.

Twilight tries to breathe before setting Arcane down. “Guys, get them out of here.” She said to the changelings, who quickly grabbed Arcane and Blazer and his swords before heading out. “Blitz, why do you want to kill them as a chance?”

“I don’t, but if she tries, I will not let her have a second attempt,” Blitz says, fully serious.

Twilight didn’t move. “Blitz…”

“Would you not do the same?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks at him through her bangs. “I make sure they live and have a second chance to change. If not, then all bets are off.”

“That is why I said dethrone her first, but if she forces my hoof, I won’t hesitate, and if her vassal rebels or attempt the same, I will show them how one who conquered an entire planet fights,” Blitz says.

Twilight looks completely down again. “Blitz…”

“I love you all that much. I am willing to do anything for you,” Blitz says. His words were sincere in Twilight’s ear.

Blitz watches as he sees a tear fall down her face. “Blitz, I sometimes hate it.”

“I know, but that is what being a parent is all about, protecting and doing what is best for the children,” Blitz says.

Twilight sniffs. “Promise you’ll come back soon.”

“I will love, and we will be a family,” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled and finally looks at him with glazed-over eyes. “I love you.”

“I love you too, my teacher and my love,” Blitz says.

Twilight wipes her eyes. “Teacher? Still?” She chokes a little.

“When have you ever stopped teaching me magic?” Blitz asks jokingly.

Twilight smiled and giggled a bit. “Maybe our next spell will be one for us in bed.” She suggested.

“Didn’t we already have that lesson?” Blitz jokes.

Twilight grins. “Not this one. This one will be bigger.” She said with a sultry look.

“With or without the blindfold you love so much?” Blitz asks.

Twilight tries to hold her giggles. “How about with that suit too? I and the others are feeling frisky.”

“Alright, will do, love,” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs before looking at him normally. “Thanks for coming into my life.”

“No, thank you,” Blitz says, removing his helmet so she can see him smile.

Twilight sniffs a bit more and rubs her eyes. “I really want you back. Everyone here misses you. I miss you.”

“Same here, but duty calls,” Blitz says.

Twilight sniffs. “Please, if not for your wives, at least for you kids.”

“I’m trying, love. If we can win this, we might be able to lure out the one ruling all of the dogs. Also, ask your changelings to tell you about the contingent alpha minor.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Alpha, what now?”

“Gotta go. Bye, love.” Blitz said before ending the call. He sighs and leans back in his chair. “Oh boy. I need music.” He said to himself before getting some foreign music in his ears. “Don’t know what it means, but the beat is always good.”

Lightning smiled as she walks in. “Hey there, sexy.”

“Hey, love. Twilight just called, and we discussed the future, including Celestia.” Blitz says soberly.

Lightning looked a little worried. “You okay?”

“We discussed have to either dethrone or kill Celestia if it comes to it,” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “One of these days, your plans will go out the window.”

“It’s not a plan, but a precaution,” Blitz says.

“You’re precautions suck.” Lightning said. “Safe, but suck when it comes to it.”

“Oh, you do complain about my plans. I lead to you and me in bed,” Blitz says, smirking.

Lightning just throws a pillow at him. “Shut up.”

“Ha,” Blitz says, smiling while hugging her.

Lightning smiled as she nuzzles him. “Love ya.”

“Same here. So got an opinion on the kid yet?” Blitz says, leading her to his bed.

Lightning raises an eyebrow. “What kid?”

“The squire,” Blitz says as she lays her head in his lap.

Lightning shrugs. “Eh, the kid needs work and the real thing.”

“And?” Blitz asks, starting to pet her.

Lightning purrs. “He does have potential.”

“And you my lightning storm?” Blitz asks.

Lightning looks at him. “Lightning storm?”

“Yes, because you leave a storm in your wake,” Blitz says as he continues to pet her.

Lightning giggles. “I do, don’t I? But what about me?”

“You, we can wait a while longer,” Blitz says as his other hoof pets her flank.

Lightning wiggles her flank a bit. “Yeah, we can. I don’t want to do it when there’s a possible battle coming up.”

“You say that, but your body says something different,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Lightning hits his chest. “Cut that out. I really don’t want to.”

“I know, but you crave it. That is why I had you beat a few of the soldiers around when we started so they would know better than to try it with you.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Lightning groans. “Please don’t make me.”

“I’m not,” Blitz says, adjusting himself so she can snuggle into him.

Lightning sighs in relief. “Good because I really don’t want to do it at a time like this. I want to do it when we’re on our own and ourselves, just us.” She said, nuzzling his chest.

“And Twilight says we have to,” Blitz whispers the rest into her ear.

Lightning frowns. “I don’t think so. My body, my choice.”

“Oh, you best take that up with the Queen of Changelings,” Blitz says jokingly.

Lightning smiled. “Yeah, right. She would take my side.”

“When she said that, is that what we have to do?” Blitz asks.

Lightning frowns. “You want to call her and find out?”

“No, I want to keep petting you,” Blitz says.

Lightning smirks. “Now then.” She said before kissing him. “You’ll get it soon, just not now.” She said, giving another kiss.

“I can wait, but can you?” Blitz asks, stroking her competitive nature.

Lightning hisses a bit. “Don’t test me. Besides, I don’t want to do it here. I want to do it at home. Where I know I belong.”

“Oh, shall we see if one of us doesn’t break under the desire?” Blitz says, smirking.

Lightning frowns. “Don’t do this.”

“What, not up for the challenge?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Lightning growls a bit and looks away. “Shut up.”

“Tell you what, whoever wins, gets to make one request from the loser within reason, and if neither of us gives in, we act like this never happened,” Blitz says.

Lightning smirks. “Deal. How do you lose, make this grow?” She asks, stroking a lower part of him.

“No, if one of us admits they can’t take it any longer and the use of seductive methods to do so is cheating, and you automatically lose unless both agree to it,” Blitz says before kissing her.

Lightning pushes him back. “Sorry, not happening.” She said, getting off of him and heading to the couch.

Blitz smirks. “Ah, what’s wrong, hate little old me?”

Lightning huffs and lays down on the couch. “No, just the stallion that dick is attached to.”

Blitz holds a hoof to his heart. “Oh, you wound me, Dusty.”

He just receives a pillow to the head. “Shut up.”

“Love you too,” Blitz says, happy that the silencing spell used to keep the planning secret was up.

Lightning huffs and lays her head down. “So, what do we got coming up next?”

“Well, now we try and narrow it down some more,” Blitz says, laying next to her as she wraps a wing around him.

Lightning sighs. “So what other plans to send out for our little spy?”

“I have an idea,” Blitz says, smirking.

Chapter 27: Tactics and Milk

“I can’t believe that actually worked.” Silver says.

“Yeah, to tell the truth, that plan was a diversion for the real plan, but we caught him, and all we had to do was circulate a fake report of a bomb being planned in the leader of the dog’s camp,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “At least we got him now.”

“Yeah, we’ve also given him a blindfold for his execution on the colonel Talon’s orders,” Blitz says.

Silver frowns. “I really hate this part.” He said, walking away.

“Cover your ears,” Blitz says as gunshots are soon heard.

Silver lowers his talons from his head. “I really wish we didn’t have traitors.”

“There will always be traitors,” Blitz says.

Silver looks at him. “You had any in your line of work?”

“Two came to off me on my wedding day,” Blitz says.

Silver hisses. “Ouch, how did that fair out?”

“Had to beat one to near death while getting ready. The other, let’s just say the guests from the Mandalorian clans went hunting.” Blitz says.

Silver smiled. “Now I wish my wedding isn’t like that.”

“I doubt it will.” Surge says, smiling under her helmet.

Silver grins. “I meant not like that. Like yours specifically.”

“Ah, you mean a nice ceremony followed by a party and hunting of a large dangerous predator?” Blitz asks.

Silver frowns. “Very funny.”

“That wasn’t a joke.” Lightning says.

Silver raises an eyebrow as they head off. “I’m really starting to question you guys.”

“Custom of the clans,” Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. “Oh boy. I have a feeling his ideals will lead to something.”

“Kaysh ne’waadas at katkavida laam” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Yeah, he does.”

“What did he say?” Silver asks, confused.

“He’s speaking in the tongue of the clans.” Lightning says

Silver groans. “I sometimes hate these guys.” He said to himself.

“So the plan still going ahead?” Lightning asks.

Silver nods. “Yes, we are actually surprised that he was able to leave that big gaping hole in their defenses. Another defense squad is coming here to take our place, and the general wants us to move in. We are getting reports of the camps beyond the line still in trouble and being repaired. So we strike and take them out. After that, the front line closes in and takes the heat off of us.”

“So so we are being sent to attack with the other two then,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “He wants us to take it out and bore a hole for the advance team to attack.”

“So we are the vanguard this time,” Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. “I figure a nice change of pace would do some good.”

“Surge, go ahead of us and get all of them to start to gear up.” Blitz orders.

Silver smiled. “Make sure they dress dark. We got a dark and stormy night coming.”

“Time to bring the fire,” Blitz says, disappearing.

Lightning grins. “Great, I’ll wear the thin version armor I got.” She said before flying off with a smirk.

---

It was pitch black that night as so, dogs were on watch.

“Wait,” Blitz said, holding a hoof up as they pressed themselves against the wall as the dog walks past overhead.

“You hear something?” A dog asks.

The other looks around and perks his ears up before hearing nothing but the rain. “Nah, come on. They got fresh meat at the camp.” He said, walking away with the other.

Blitz takes a mirror from a griffon’s pocket before using it to peek up and sees the torch lights going away. “We’re clear.” He said, giving it back and vaulting himself over the cliff face.

The griffons and ponies follow. After that, Blitz made a few gestures, and they all nod before fanning out. They soon spread out in a spread outline as they all move towards the camp and see the lights coming up. “Stop,” Blitz said, stopping behind a broken dead tree.

He looks ahead and sees some dogs standing at the edge and just looking outward as some dogs came up to them and gave them something before heading back. “Synchronised takedowns.” He said, moving slowly up to the dog as the others move to theirs.

Once they reach the dog by staying in the grass and bushes, Blitz takes a look around and tries to stop the other dogs before getting up and grabbing the dog and cover his mouth before cutting his throat and drags him down into the bush as the other griffons do the same to theirs.

“Start planting them,” Blitz instructs.

The griffons start to move around and hide behind the cargo as they put the bombs into the explosives and gunpowder. At the same time, Blitz moves carefully towards the main tent and finds one dog there just napping on the table. He raises an eyebrow before placing a bomb under the table behind some boxes and looks at the table, and grabs a few things before heading out back to the hill and meets up with Silver looking through a modified telescope Blitz made to let him see in the dark. “Not bad. All of them are set.” Silver said, still watching.

“Alright, withdraw, time for me to start the distraction,” Blitz says.

Silver clears his throat before cawing once, and soon more griffons came over, and Blitz disappears. Silver looks through the telescope and watches the whole camp before he sees the entire camp engulfed in flames and the dogs panicking. “Not bad.”

“You thought you could hide from me, do you?!” Blitz yells in the fire at a more agile-looking war chief. The dog roars and charges at him right through the line of flames and misses when Blitz jumps up and he goes right into more cargo boxes. “I’ve seen better dogs.” Blitz taunts as the dog try rolling around, trying to put out the fire.

The dog soon puts it out with a small puddle and gets up, and feels himself grab by the throat with magic and propel towards Blitz and is skewered onto an outstretched claw.

Blitz huffs as he throws the dog off the claws and soon walks away and heads back to the hill. “That’s that.” He said, giving some papers to Silver. “Here are the latest troop movements, and we have finally killed the dog that has been giving us trouble for months. He is not like the others. He was smaller and obviously smarter.” Blitz says.

Silver huffs. “At least we got him. That’s good news.”

“Yeah, also check the fifth paper,” Blitz says.

Silver moves the papers around. “Really, this one is causing all the trouble?”

“We got his location,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Yes, but we don’t have orders to hit him. Ours is to get rid of these camps and hold the line.”

“Send the map to the generals in command here. More specifically, your father and see what happens.” Blitz says.

Silver just looks over the papers. “More than likely, he will send a strike team to get rid of him.”

“Not possible, as according to the latest ghost recon, three tribes in the way for that,” Blitz says.

Silver looks at him. “Then how about we clear the way for them?”

“Simple, we challenge him directly by committing forces to face him there,” Blitz says.

Silver smiled. “You really know how to mess with the mind, don’t you?”

“Nope, I just know how to fight a war,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs and looks to the camp still burning. “What do you want to do while we wait and get to our next spot?”

“We got two more to do before daybreak to meet our quota, so move,” Blitz says.

Silver says nothing and follows everyone as they head to the next camp.

---

Blitz walks into his tent to find Lightning playing the board game with Whirlwind. “I have news, you two,” Blitz says.

They look to him. “What is it?” Whirlwind asks, trying to stealthily move a piece.

“We killed the war chief that has been evading us and giving us quite a bit of trouble, and we found their leader,” Blitz says.

Lightning looks a bit surprised and slaps Whirlwind’s talon, making him let go of the piece. “That’s good. Are we getting him?”

“There are three tribes in the way, and he directly controls three more if the papers we took from the dog are to be believed. We will have to wait and bide our time until orders come down.” Blitz says.

Whirlwind hisses as he rubs his talon. “Great, more waiting and getting my tail feathers kicked to pieces.” He said as Lightning moves her final piece and heads off. “And that’s another feather lost.”

“War, young squire, is not all about going into battle. There are many factors and a lot of the time. We will be waiting.” Blitz says.

Whirlwind frowns a little. “I know. It’s just I hate getting my feathers pulled.” He said before seeing something leaning against the table. “Isn’t this hers?” He asks, picking up the blaster rifle.

“Yes, that is her blaster rifle,” Blitz says, sitting down, and starts looking over the maps.

Whirlwind aims to the roof and tries to aim carefully while keeping the fingers away from the trigger. “Huh, very different than the rifles out there. A little bit lightweight, but that’s all I can tell without firing it.”

“Please don’t. I would rather not have to repair the tent,” Blitz says.

Whirlwind sighs and puts it down against the table again. “What I wouldn’t give to try a shot.”

“Stick with us, and you will get your chance soon enough,” Blitz says.

Whirlwind hums. “Yeah, with you guys, it gets crazy.”

“Not that you have much of choice, being his squire.” Lightning says.

Whirlwind smiled a bit. “Maybe I’ll stick with being in the griffon army.”

“I am a knight major in the army squire.” Blitz reminds.

Whirlwind looks at him. “I meant with sticking with the army here, not that I mean your own army isn’t that bad.”

“She means you don’t have a choice once the war is over. I’m heading to see my family, and you being my squire, must accompany me.” Blitz says.

Whirlwind groans slightly. “There are some parts I hate.”

“Oh, Cross, we just received a letter. They couldn’t find any relatives to little Blazer.” Lightning says.

Blitz sighs. “Well, that’s that. Now I have to tell him he’s staying with me.”

“Well, at least he has a family now.” Lightning says.

Blitz nods and leans back in his seat. “Yeah, just hope he isn’t causing too much trouble. After all, I did promise.”

“Blazer?” Whirlwind asks.

Blitz waves him off. “My adopted son. Got him from a town after dogs razed it and killed his parents. Had Surge here take him to my family back home. Now, he’s going to be my son.”

“I see,” Whirlwind says, his interest piqued.

Blitz smirks. “If I know him up to this point, he’s probably training with those weapons that he somehow inherited. Still need to go over the assets.” He said as an afterthought.

“That’s enough for now. Whirlwind, I have to discuss something with Cross before he heads to sleep. I will continue your martial training soon.” Lightning says.

Whirlwind sighs and gets up before stepping out.

Blitz sighs. “We might be going home sooner than expected,” Blitz says, walking over to the bed.

Lightning smiled as she zips up the tent and gets out of her armor. “Yeah, you happy to head back?”

“Ecstatic, if we either kill or force the dog overlord to surrender,” Blitz says, laying down after removing his armor.

Lightning giggles and lays down on him. “Yeah, I wish we can get back faster, so…you know.” She said, tracing a hoof on his chest.

“I know, and you also want to play with the foals, don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Lightning smiled. “Yeah, can’t wait to really meet them.”

“Stepmother Lightning Dust.” Blitz teases.

Lightning smirks. “And you are daddy to all.”

“Yes, I am, with another on its way,” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “Pinkie and Rainbow, right?”

“No, just Rainbow. Pinkie has shown no signs of it…has she?” Blitz asks.

Lightning sighs. “You haven’t been checking on everypony. It’s best you do.”

“Well, I have been quite busy,” Blitz says.

Lightning pokes his chest. “Call.”

Blitz sighs and starts calling. “Fine.”

---

Twilight giggles as Arcane played around with a ball as Blazer reads the general books on the area while Azure was playing with the ball with Arcane. “They are so good together, aren’t they?” Octavia asks as she sat with Twilight.

Twilight nods. “Yep, just wish Blazer can play around a bit too, but he’s still learning about this place. So it works in one way.”

Blazer looks up at his name was heard, and just sees his moms laughing a bit before going back to his book. “So this is the new kid. I was hoping for something different.” A voice said behind him, to which he yelps and smacks the book closed before swinging it behind him. “OW!”

Everyone looks over and sees Discord holding his head and a penguin on his back laughing at him. “Discord, what are you doing here?” Twilight asks, getting off the couch.

Discord groans a bit. “When I heard you had another little foal, I had to see the little one. But I didn’t expect you to give birth to a griffon.” He said, snapping his claws and making a magnifying glass appear. “Who’s your mummy?” He asks Blazer as he looks him over.

“Mom?” Blazer asks, a bit afraid of the funny made dragon.

Twilight frowns before shooting a spell ball at Discord, making him fly into a wall and sending Sombra onto the ground with a squawk. Blazer just looks at Sombra, who squawks at him before Blazer picks him up and hugs him. “Aw, too cute.” He said, snuggling Sombra.

Discord groans as loud, angry squawking were heard from the room as some changelings surrounded him. “Let him go. The only thing he’s a danger of is himself.” Twilight said, walking up to him.

Discord huffs as he dusts himself off. “Why Twilight, that’s a terrible thing to say. I would have hoped that dear Fluttershy would have at least been taking care of the foals since you only care about making names.”

Twilight raises an eyebrow as the changelings withdraw. “Nope, and it’s Flutterbat, not Fluttershy for now. Pet, come here!” Twilight calls out.

Discord looks confused until he sees Fluttershy looking like a bat walking in. “Yes, mistress?” She asks clearly and not shyly while wearing a collar.

Twilight smiled. “Get us some food and snacks.”

Fluttershy nods. “Yes, mistress.” She said before hurrying to the kitchen.

Discord just scratches his head. “Alright, why is she calling you mistress?”

Twilight smirks and heads back to the couch. “Simple, my husband kind of owns her. She likes to be a pet. So, he ordered her to listen to me as the master, so to speak.”

Discord flies on over to her. “So she listens to everything you say, right?”

Twilight nods as Fluttershy come back with a tray of tea and cookies. “Your tea and cookies, mistress.” She said, bending down slightly.

Twilight smiled and takes some while Octavia does as well, while Discord just takes a bit confused still. “Good,” Twilight said before taking a bite and spitting it out. “Pet! This is not cooked enough.” Twilight said, showing the eaten cookie.

Fluttershy whimpers a bit. “I’m sorry mistr…ah!” She yelped as she was pulled by the collar.

Twilight glares at her before hitting her in the face once before throwing her to the ground. “Get it right, pet, or it’ll be worse next time,” Twilight said, leaning back and throwing the tea and cookies at her.

Fluttershy whimpers a bit more as she was covered in the crumbs and tea. “Yes, mistress.” She said, hurrying off the kitchen.

Discord just had his mouth open. “Okay, what happens to the old Twilight?”

Twilight smiled. “Relax, I didn’t really hurt her. I premade a spell on her that, when used on the part of the body, it will cause the pain receptors to activate. That was actually a tap on the face, and she likes being hurt. She wants to play with us today, so I obliged. Don’t worry, she’s still the same Fluttershy you know and love. Just…I really don’t know how to place that.” Twilight said, thinking on it.

Discord looks a bit worried. “So…I don’t have to worry about her being covered in bruises and cuts, right?”

Octavia dips her cookies in her tea. “Nope, she will be fine. You can ask her anything, and it will be like this scenario isn’t even happening.”

Discord raises an eyebrow as Fluttershy comes back with a new tray. “Your remade food and drink, mistress.”

Twilight takes them and tries a bit before smirking. “Very good, you got off lucky.”

Fluttershy nods and smiles at Discord. “Hello Discord, how are you?” She asks, now being like her usual self.

Discord tilts his head. “Um…fine. Are you okay with this?”

Fluttershy nods. “Yep. Don’t worry. It’s consensual.”

Discord nods while Twilight smiled. “Now that’s out of the way, why is Sombra still a penguin?” She asks, pointing to Blazer, still snuggling Sombra.

Discord sputters a bit. “How did you know that?”

Twilight taps her head. “Chrysalis. I became queen when she was dying. Now I control most, if not all, of the changelings in Equestria. Still, her spirit is still inside me and giving me guidance of being a queen and sometimes eases my loneliness when Blitz is not around. Now, Sombra?” She asks, pointing to the penguin now running from Arcane and Azure with Blazer now, squawking as he ran as far as his little flippers will take him.

Discord takes out a pair of glasses and wears a suit with a tie. “Well, if you must know, I find it hilarious that he is a penguin.” Discord says, smirking.

“WANK!” Loud squawk yells were heard as a book hits Discord in the head, and they look to see Sombra waving a flipper angrily before running off from the young ones.

“Hilarious.” Discord says, smirking.

Twilight shakes her head. “What are we going to do with you, Discord?”

“Well, I know you are answering that call.” Discord says.

Twilight clicks her tongue before thinking. “What call?”

Suddenly she hears her omnitool ringing and hears Fluttershy’s ringing in the hallway.

Twilight answers and sees Blitz there. “Blitz? Is something wrong?” She asks as Fluttershy comes back and sits down on the couch before joining.

“One moment, waiting for the others to pick up,” Blitz says.

Soon Rarity, Applejack, who seems to be resting against a tree, Pinkie, and Rainbow joined the call too. “So what’s this about?” Twilight asks as Vinyl, Shadow, Spitfire, and Fleetfoot joined afterward.

“Come on, Daring, pick up,” Blitz says.

A yawn was heard as a black screen shows up before they see the light come on and sees Daring in bed and rubbing her eyes. “What is it, girls?” She asks tried.

“I didn’t know I was so feminine, love.” Blitz jokes.

Daring groans and glares slightly at him. “What is it?”

“I got some news, girls. We have located the overlord of the dogs over here. Which means I might be coming home soon.” Blitz says.

All the girls then smile. “Really?!” Pinkie asks as they see the background moving up and down.

“By the way, Pinkie, Lightning hinted at you being pregnant?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie giggles. “Yeah, my tummy is getting bigger. I got a foal, a little baby foal in me, and it’s happy with how I’m hoping.”

“And you Pinkamena?” Blitz asks.

They all watch as the background stops moving and Pinkie’s mane flatten out, and she lost her happy smile. “Idiot, you knocked me up.”

“You know you love it,” Blitz says, smiling.

Pinkamina suddenly brings out a knife right in front of the camera. “I will be going to be very happy to see you again. Because you are going to pay, idiot, pay a lot.”

“I’m looking forward to it. Want me to bring anything, girls?” Blitz asks.

Soon a chorus of requests came spewing from all of them, asking different things from jewelry, trinkets from the gift shop, and, for some reason, a large bowl of candy and sweets. “Alright, alright, I’ll see what I can do,” Blitz said, trying to quiet them down. “Just send me a list in an email, and Pinkamena, I’ve acquired a bottle of vintage wine last time I was in the capital.”

The knife was put away as she clicks her tongue. “Tempting, but you have to do better.”

“Oh, I got other things, but I will leave them a surprise, and Minerva, you could join in instead of eavesdropping,” Blitz says.

Gigging was then heard as Minerva came on. “Hey, cutie. Great to see you again. So, how long exactly?”

“That depends on the generals. I also hear the prince of the griffons is overseeing this front. Also, girls, we may be getting a new summer home.” Blitz says.

All of them start talking. “Summer home?” Twilight asks as Arcane, Azure, and Blazer come up to join their mothers.

“Well, it seems the griffon king really values my service. As such, he is most likely going to grant me a title and fief,” Blitz says.

Applejack just tilts her head. “A what now?”

“Land, darling.” Rarity says.

Applejack leans forward. “So basically, you got a regular home over there?”

“Maybe or maybe a castle,” Blitz says, unsure himself.

Twilight giggles a bit. “You already got a castle, and now you want another?”

“I’m just saying possibilities. I don’t know for sure what land they will give, but I do know the king plans on it as I have been assigned a squire and only nobility or those who have served for most of their lives get those, so you do the math.” Blitz says.

Rarity looks a bit surprised. “You got a squire?”

“Yes, a young griffon named Whirlwind,” Blitz says.

Rarity smirks. “Is he cute?”

“Rarity, you are married.” Daring reminds.

Rarity giggled. “I know, just wondering, because sometimes cuteness factors into smartness.” All of them give her a look. “Blueblood.” She said, noticing the stares.

“And?” Rainbow asks.

Rarity sighs. “Sometimes, a male’s smartness is based on how bad they look. Like jocks in school.”

“And?” Pinkamena asks.

Rarity sighs. “Yes, I’m married. I’m just wondering since he’s working under Blitzy, and if he isn’t smart enough, it will be high on trouble for Blitzy to deal with.”

“He is learning, oh and Rarity, I got something for you as well. Found it amongst a dog camp we raided.” Blitz says, holding up a sapphire encrusted necklace.

Rarity gasps. “Oh my, that’s beautiful. Please come home sooner.”

“I will send it ahead with Minerva,” Blitz says, smiling.

Rarity giggled. “I want you to put it on me.”

“Alright, so Vinyl, you beat Azure yet?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl huffs. “Please, of course, I did.” She said proudly.

“She still can’t catch him,” Octavia says.

Vinyl hisses at her. “Quiet thrall!”

Blitz laughs. “Don’t worry, love. You will get him soon enough. You just need to watch his left forehoof. He favors that when he is about to pull something sneaky.” Blitz says.

Vinyl hisses at them. “Watch out, little Azure. Your mommy Vinyl is coming.” Azure just laughs and outstretched his hooves at her. Vinyl giggles and hisses some more. “Want to spend time with your mommy vampire?”

“I think that is a yes Vinyl,” Blitz says.

Vinyl grins with a toothy grin as Azure giggles at her. “So what are we doing in the meantime?”

Twilight moves the camera around her. “Guess who else is here?” She asks, showing Discord and Sombra being held by Fluttershy.

“Ah, Chaos and the adorable mascot of dark magic,” Blitz says.

“WANK! WANK!” Sombra yells at him.

Discord chuckles. “Ah, love that idea. Him being my mascot,” he said before a book hits him in the face.

“If not, you could always introduce him to a hungry seal.” Blitz jokes.

“Wank?” Sombra asks, hiding a bit before jumping off and stares up at Discord. “Wank.” He said.

Discord sighs. “Fine. Just for this moment.” He said before snapping his claws, and Sombra was covered in dark smoke and then dissipates as he was revealed in his regular self, but without armor and was actually bare naked.

“Finally. I was getting a bit tired from running around in flippers.” Sombra said, stretching himself.

“Discord, I will give you a glass of chocolate milk to turn him back into a penguin right now,” Blitz says, causing Discord’s face to nearly split with a smile.

Sombra goes wide eye. “Wait, can’t I at least speak?!”

“Um no, two glasses,” Blitz says.

Sombra yelps a bit and goes behind Twilight. “Can’t I at least speak to her?” He half yells while pointing to Twilight.

“What is her title?” Blitz asks.

Sombra frowns a little. “Queen Arcane. Those times being a penguin wasn’t for nothing.”

“You may speak. Take five Discord.” Blitz says.

Sombra huffs as Discord brings out a big clock, and it starts counting down to twelve from five minutes ago. Sombra frowns before looking to Twilight. “How is she?”

“She is at peace,” Twilight says.

Sombra nods. “Yes, but how is she dealing with her new life in your head? I know about the magic flare and where it came from.”

“She says she will eventually fade away,” Twilight says.

Sombra sighs. “Guess she never got the chance. Oh well, at least I can still be here.” He said before looking at Discord. “In a sense.” He said before looking back at her. “You need anything from me, just ask, okay?” He asks while smiling.

“Well, there is one thing,” Twilight says.

Sombra frowns a little. “Penguin?”

“Arcane wants his little playmate back,” Twilight says, brushing the foal’s mane.

Sombra stares at her before sighing. “Fine, but I want to at least be myself at times.”

“That is fine, just not while Celestia visits which will be soon,” Twilight says.

Sombra smiles a bit. “Though it will be funny once she realizes that you are friends with her arch enemy.”

“We got enough to worry about her finding out Arcane is a male alicorn,” Twilight says.

Sombra chuckles. “Please, you haven’t even seen my life about them.” He said, looking more closely at Arcane before being turned back into a penguin, and Arcane catches him as he sighs and crosses his flippers.

“Times up.” Discord announced.

“Flutter, you mind paying Discord for me?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy nods. “Yes, master.” She said before heading to the kitchen.

“So where is Lightning?” Spitfire asks.

“Oh, she over there,” Blitz says, showing them Lightning sleeping.

“Aw.” Most of them said.

“She just got back from an 18-hour patrol,” Blitz says.

“Ouch.” They now said.

“So when is Celestia coming over?” Blitz asks.

“In about a week, right around when all of us are supposed to get together,” Twilight says, directing the latter half to the rest of the girls.

Pinkie cheers as her mane goes back to normal. “Can I host a party there? Like, Welcome back Blitzy and Lightning?”

“Not them, because we don’t know when they will be back,” Twilight says.

“Aww.” Pinkie sadly said.

“We can plan a party together when we get back, Pinkie,” Blitz says.

“Aww, I want it to be a surprise.” Pinkie whines.

“I got a few surprises for you,” Blitz says, smiling.

Pimkie presses her face against the screen. “What is it?” She asks, excited.

“If I tell you, it wouldn’t be a surprise, would it?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie pouts. “Meanie.”

“I’ll tell you what, I have some chocolate onboard the Darkstar One along with the bottle of vintage wine,” Blitz says.

Pinkie smiled and hugged herself. “Aww, you do care.”

“Just don’t do anything to risk your precious cargo. Also, since I am far away, now is a good time to inform Maud about your condition,” Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles and moves aside. “Talking about her, look.” She said before Maud’s head appears in the doorway of her room. “Pinkie, you are out of rocks. I can’t make the meal you wanted.” She drones.

“Uhhhhhhh,” Blitz says, causing Maud to register him.

Maud steps up to the screen and sees Blitz. “Huh, so this is the husband you went with. At least he’s good-looking enough.” She said before turning to Pinkie. “Where do you keep the extra rocks?”

“Rightmost cupboard, and don’t you have anything to say to him about this?” Pinkie asks.

Maud looks at him carefully. “I want him to be here, but I can tell you this, hurt my sister, and you are going to get the meaning of rock farming.” She drones.

“Yeah, that might not be for a b…” Blitz was cut off by an explosion outside. “I’ll be right back,” Blitz says, putting the communicator down and steps outside in full armor.

All the mares and foals and hatching were just staring at a wall. “What do you think is happening?” Twilight asks.

After a few minutes later, Blitz comes back. “Sorry, the dogs tried and plant bombs onto our defenses,” Blitz says.

Rainbow leans closer. “You okay?”

“Yeah, just told them to tighten the perimeter and double the patrols. We should be good.” Blitz says.

“So wait, is he in a war zone?” Maud asks.

Pinkie nods happily. “Yeah, he’s a soldier, and right now, he’s in the griffon kingdom fighting the dogs.”

“He better not die and leave you a widow,” Maud says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, I won’t. I don’t leave family behind.”

“Oh, that reminds me, where is the trombone?” Pinkie asks.

Blitz just raises an eyebrow as Maud gives her the trombone, and she plays it. “Okay, are the parasprites back?”

Pinkie shakes her head. “No, just this little one might like it.” She said, tapping her stomach.

“Ah,” Blitz says.

Maud looks at him again. “Don’t mess up with her, or you’re getting me.”

“Maud, he is my husband. We both can’t have him,” Pinkie says.

After a few moments of silence Blitz says, “Not sure if that is a joke or not.”

Maud just stares. “Don’t mess up.”

“Can I get an answer on that?” Blitz asks.

“He won’t.” Most of them said.

Blitz sighs. “So Blazer, you behaving?” Blitz asks.

Blazer nods. “Yes, father.”

“Good boy,” Blitz says.

Twilight pushes his shoulder. “Blazer.” She said simply.

“Yes, mommy,” Blazer says.

“So, Daring, what are you up to?” Blitz says.

Daring groans. “Sleeping when you called. Come on, man.”

“You know what you meant, love. You are in Equestria, it is daytime, and here it’s five o’clock in the morn…do not tell me,” Blitz says.

Daring feign innocence. “What?”

“Where are you?” Blitz says.

Daring smirks. “Onboard.”

“Where?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiled. “Darkstar.”

“Minerva,” Blitz says, looking at her.

Minerva whistled innocently.

“I will talk to you about this later,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Relax, Blitzy. I’m not coming out much. Just to explore a bit and see the land when I’m cooped up too long, and that’s not during, before, or after a battle. Besides, Minerva is keeping me busy from time to time.”

Blitz frowns a bit. “That still doesn’t excuse this ploy.”

Daring smirks. “Blitzy, do I have to remind you the last time we were in the griffon kingdom?”

“Do you want me to show them all the pictures of you in the griffon court?” Blitz asks, making her pale.

“You wouldn’t dare,” Daring says.

“Wouldn’t I?” Blitz ask.

Daring huffs. “Well, don’t send me back, and I won’t upload that photo of you when we went back in time. Maybe others would like it when you were dressed that way.” She said, smirking.

“Go right ahead,” Blitz says, still smirking.

They all watch as Blitz and Daring held a staring contest before Daring’s line went dead. “Daring?” Rainbow asks.

Minerva giggles as they hear some loud cursing and things being thrown and broken in her background. “She’s fine.” She said before a table was actually thrown behind her head.

“Tell her, don’t exert herself too much and look in cargo bay 2, box label F-74,” Blitz says.

Minerva gets up. “Artifact?”

“Let’s just say, I think she will like it,” Blitz says, smirking.

Minerva giggles before walking away, and soon, the cruising stops. “So, what attacks or anything you got left?” Twilight asks as Arcane crawls away.

“Twi, Arcane is crawling away with Sombra,” Blitz says.

“My queen?” A changeling said as Twilight looks over and sees Arcane in a saddlebag carried by the changeling looking at her with a laugh, and Sombra was eating some cookies he found in the bag.

“Oh, come here, my little prince,” Twilight says, walking over and picking him up.

Arcane laughs as Sombra squawks at them and shows a cookie. “Oh, come here, Sombra,” Fluttershy said, picking him up.

“My queen, we need to do something about our numbers. Apparently, our own broodmares aren’t enough.” Another changeling said.

Twilight looks at him as she thought about that. “Let’s see, how many broodmares do we have?”

“Only a few.” The changeling said.

Twilight looks back to Pinkie. “Pinkie, can you make a few flyers?”

Pinkie leans in. “What about?”

Twilight smiled a little. “Write this, ‘Volunteers wanted for being broodmares for the changelings. Will be able to let fantasies come true, with some restrictions.’”

Pinkie holds up a flyer. “Like this?” She asks, showing an already made flyer with a pretty good picture of a changeling nuzzling a pony.

Twilight and the others look a little surprised. “That’s…pretty good.”

Pinkie puts it down. “So?”
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Twilight smiled. “Well, put it up all over Ponyville first.”

Pinkie salutes. “Yes my queen.”

Arcane giggles as he claps his hooves while Sombra raises an eyebrow as he feels Fluttershy nuzzling his head.

“See, that will be you soon, Pinkamena,” Blitz says as Pinkamena returns.

Pinkamena frowns a bit. “Tch. Maybe.” She said, looking away.

“What do you think, Maud?” Blitz asks.

Maud just stares. “Maybe one day, just not now, for she is still brewing up one.”

“Yeah, and yes, Shadow, we will aim for you next,” Blitz says.

Shadow smiled. “Thanks. I really need one after our time.”

“We have been married for a little over a year now,” Blitz says.

Shadow giggles. “And I like to really have that marriage with you and you alone for a bit. Think you could do that?”

“Ask the one that is holding Arcane,” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles as Arcane laughs. “Just be sure to give her that suit she likes. I’m sure she appreciates it, many Blitzes, protecting her.”

“Maybe another time. I want just my Blitzy.” Shadow says.

Blitz smiled. “I’ll be sure to have that suit ready. And…is that how you see it?”

Shadow sighs. “I don’t see a line of royal guards. I see an army of Blitzes ready to protect me.”

Blitz says nothing, not wanting to bring up what happened.

Shadow sighs and looks away from them a second. “Excuse me. I need to see something.” She said before walking away and cutting her line.

“Spitfire, Fleetfoot, you girls mind?” Blitz asks.

They both nod and head off. “What’s up with her?” Rainbow asks.

“I will explain it to you later,” Twilight says.

Blitz just stayed silent as he looked away for a moment until he looks back. “She will be fine. Just give her time.”

“And you…” Twilight says before they hear what most would assume a Rainbow fanmare scream.

They all look at Rainbow’s who is looking at another screen.

“What?” Applejack asks.

“Wasn’t me,” Rainbow says.

“Then that means…ladies, prepare yourself for this,” Blitz says, smirking.

They all look around and finally see Minerva’s screen and sees Daring bent over the lid of a box in the room. “Is this that artifact that was lost by our favorite underwater city?!” Daring asks.

“Maybe,” Blitz says.

Daring takes out a gold statue and takes out another one that looks like a weapon on a stand. “This is awesome!” She said, wiggling her legs while on the lid. Blitz says nothing as she keeps going fanmare on them.

Twilight shakes her head. “Oh boy. How long would this go on?” She asks as Daring wiggles even more.

“About five more minutes till she realizes the rest of you are watching,” Blitz says.

They all shake their heads before they try to go back to themselves. “So, what are you going to do now? Just wait until the next order?” Octavia asks.

“Not much I can do before then,” Blitz says.

Discord leans in. “And how’s your commander doing?”

“He’s taking charge out there. He’s a far cry from five months ago when this started.” Blitz says.

Discord smiled. “And did he get any offers of mates?”

“Not my place to talk about such things,” Blitz says.

Discord chuckles. “Yeah, yeah.”

After that, Blitz tries to catch up with them, and Daring joined in after she snapped out of her fanmare moment.

“I just feel something coming, just no idea what it is. Well, I best go. It sounds like everything is calmed down outside far too soon. I will hopefully see all of you in person soon.” Blitz said.

“Hope to see you soon.” They all say in almost unison.

“Love you, girls,” Blitz says before disconnecting.

Later that night, after midnight, Blitz left a letter for Silver in his tent and left the camp. After a bit of walking, he rendezvoused with the Darkstar One and came aboard. Blitz then stealthily snuck up behind Minerva and then wrapped her in a hug to her surprise. “Miss me?” He whispered into her ear.

Minerva smiles as she tries to turn around and gives a hug back. “Hey, I really missed being with you like this.” She said, nuzzling him. “Being able to feel. However, it is still nice to interface with the ship to increase my processing power by a lot. I was able to upgrade the whole ship by two hundred percent.”

“I see,” Blitz says, touching their noses together. “Remember to rest every once in a while. You are a cyborg now, not an android.” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles and nuzzles him. “Yeah, yeah.” She said while moving her hooves on him. “I love this feeling, being able to know you are there, for real.”

“So Daring already asleep?” Blitz says, wiggling his eyebrows at her.

Minerva nods. “Yeah, she’s still tuckered out.”

“Let’s give her some company, ok?” Blitz asks.

Minerva smiled and pulled on his hoof and led him to Daring’s room, where they found her fast asleep in some messed up covers that were half off. “Aw, that’s cute.”

“You get the right side of me and Daring the left,” Blitz whispers as they sneak into the room.

Minerva grins and moves to their places before they crawl into bed, and Blitz warps his hoof around Daring.

Daring mumbles something before opening her eyes and sees Blitz holding her. She tries backing out but is stopped by Minerva, who holds her there.

Blitz smiles as he pets her mane. “Go back to sleep, my love,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring calms down and moves closer to him before closing her eyes and putting her hooves on him. “Thanks for not being mad.”

“I can’t stay mad at you even if I get mad,” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring twitches her ear at him. Blitz smiles as he lets himself fall asleep. In the morning, Daring yawns loudly as she gets up and head for the shower. She sighs after coming out drying her mane before she notices Blitz in the bed.

“What the…?” She asks herself.

“Up already, love?” Blitz asks, getting up.

Daring looks around for a bit. “Yeah, but…what are you…?” She tries to ask.

“I came here to spend some time with you,” Blitz says, walking over.

Daring blushes a bit. “You…did?”

“Yeah,” Blitz says, smiling as he wraps his hooves around her neck.

Daring presses her lips together as he starts to nuzzle her. “Um…”

“I can’t stay too long, love,” Blitz says soberly.

Daring sighs sadly and nuzzles him back. “The girls are all worried about you, Blitz.”

“I know,” Blitz says, rubbing her back.

Daring sighs and looks at him. “At least check back once in a while. We can’t do everything.”

“Sorry, I’m just kept so busy with training the soldiers, planning and leading them, I barely have any free time at all, and now with a Squire, I will have less time, but hopefully the war will end soon,” Blitz says.

Daring keeps nuzzling him. “Just don’t hurt us by making us wait.”

“I have to wait for myself,” Blitz says, leaning into her.

Daring puts her head under his and nuzzles his neck. “Please, just try. We’re really worried you would have injured so much you can’t call or…”

“That is how it is when you are at war,” Blitz says.

Daring stops her nuzzling and looks up at him. “Blitz?”

“Yes, my sexy professor?” Blitz asks.

Daring closes her eyes. “Can you…geez, this is hard to say.”

“We can’t have intercourse right now if that is what you are asking,” Blitz says.

Daring shakes her head. “No, Fluttershy suggested this.” She said before getting out of his grip and heading to the table nearby and picks up a package. “She said that you would definitely come back and gives me a little hope for this.” She said, opening it and showing a purple collar. “Can’t believe she knows my color too.”

“That explains the red ring around your eyes,” Blitz says.

Daring looks at him. “Red ring?”

“I’m going to have to talk to Fluttershy about putting subliminal messages into the rest of the mares’ heads,” Blitz says.

Daring smiled a little. “Guess so, but…” She said, showing the collar. “Want to?”

“I can’t love. I will have to report back soon, but the least I can do is hold you and Minerva,” Blitz says as they look over to see Minerva still sleeping as she drooled.

Daring giggles as she puts the package away. “She’s cute.”

“Not as cute as you,” Blitz says before smacking Daring’s flank.

Daring yips and jumps a little. “Blitz.” She said accusingly.

“Yes?” Blitz asks, pulling her close.

Daring huffs and shows the collar. “What do I do with this then if you don’t want me to wear it?”

“Well, we could save it for when we…” Blitz whispers the rest causing Daring to blush.

Daring looks at him as Blitz packs the collar away into the package. “Really?”

“Yeah, and maybe you will be with foal afterward.” Blitz teased.

Daring blushes are even redder as she pushes her hooves together. “Blitz?”

“Just think about it. You working on a new ancient secret when your little foal climbs into your lap to see what you are doing,” Blitz says.

Daring suddenly lunges at him and kisses him before pulling away after a while. “I love you.”

“I love you too, and after this is all said and done, let’s take it easy for a bit. What do you say?” Blitz asks.

Daring runs a hoof on his scarred chest. “I would like that.”

“Maybe stay in your cabin for a while and build a white picket fence.” Blitz joked.

Daring giggles. “Want me to get regular wood or treated?”

“Whichever you want,” Blitz says.

Daring slowly moves her hoof up to his cheek and pulls him close. “Just us, right?”

“I can’t let it just be us. Azure has only seen me in person once, and Arcane hasn’t even gotten that.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “Alright, the others can come too. Maybe we can make it our vacation spot.”

“And besides, more hooves to clean and watch them.” Blitz jokes.

Daring giggles. “Yeah, we can’t do it on our own. Especially since you now promise me. Now, you better head out there and finish the fight. Who knows what will happen without you.”

“Don’t worry, Lightning can handle it for a while, and I like the view,” Blitz says, smirking.

Daring smirks and moves away before showing off a bit of herself. “Like it?”

“No, I love it,” Blitz says.

Daring starts waving her tail. “How about a little dance?”

“Alright. You lead, as I’m not good enough to lead yet.” Blitz says a little sheepishly, getting up.

Daring pushes him back down. “I meant me dancing for you, you know, a little bachelor party style dancing. Come to think of it. You never had one.”

“I’m a little more classy besides you promised to teach me everything,” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “How much time do you have?”

“Maybe an hour or two,” Blitz says, leaning against her.

Daring smiled and led him out to the living room. “Has Minerva ever put in some classical dancing music?” She said while looking over the ship’s music player.

“She is asleep, so let me,” Blitz says, messing with his communicator, and classical music starts playing.

Daring suddenly grabs him, and they stand on their hind legs before Daring moves him along. “Box style dancing. Move to the next place on the fourth step, and always the male leads.” She said, leading him along.

“Or female in this case.” Blitz jokes as they start.

Daring giggles. “Yeah, just try not to step on the other’s hoof.”

“Lead the way, my love,” Blitz says.

Minerva yawns as she smacks her lips before feeling a bit wet around her mouth and feels around with her hoof before seeing her own drool. “Huh, so this is drool. Feels…weird.” She said before wiping it off and heading out before stopping at the scene in front of her and finds both Blitz and Daring dancing around, and it seems Blitz is leading. “Wow, who knew he was talented,” Minerva says as Blitz trips over his own hooves and falls backward with Daring following. “Never mind.”

They both look at her as Daring looks at her while Blitz was looking to the side at Minerva. “Hey…um…this is awkward,” Blitz said.

“Daring, don’t be so forward. I know you want him, but he has to get back to work.” Minerva says jokingly.

Daring frowns at her. “Oh shut up, android. You still don’t know how to play with him.” She said with a smirk.

“Cyborg daring. She is a cyborg now.” Blitz corrects.

Daring just sits up and moves up a little before covering him up with her flank. “Now then, you still don’t know how to romance him and actually be with him. What can you do that we can’t?” She asks, ignoring the stallion below her.

“I have spied on your session and found them very lackluster,” Minerva says.

Daring frowns. “Tch, I bet you can’t even really give him a good time. We probably could do it better than you ever could.”

“Ladies,” Blitz says loudly with authority after pushing Daring out of the way.

“Stay out of this!” They yelled before Daring gets up and walks over to Minerva. “I could really give him a good time!” Minerva yelled.

Daring laughs almost maniacally. “Really, you know it’s not just about what you can do to him. It’s what you make him feel other than just that.”

“Girls, I have to get back to fighting a war soon. Can we please just spend some time together in peace?” Blitz asks.

The two glared at each other before huffing and turning away from each other with their hooves crossed. “Fine.” They said.

“Come here, you two,” Blitz says, pulling them to him.

They groan before sighing and then looking at each other before huffing again and looking away from each other.

“Come on, you two, onto the couch. You can fight once I head back.” Blitz says. They grumble a bit before getting on the couch and keep looking away from each other as Blitz sits between them. “Okay, girls, now look at me.” He said, leaning back.

“Well, you are something we like looking at,” Daring said as they both look at him.

Blitz smirks. “Good, now kiss and make up. We can’t have this feud in the family.”

“I’m not kissing her. I’m not going to start doing other mares. You are the only one who can touch me.” Daring says.

Blitz’s mood deflates. “Well, there goes that fantasy. At least you did Fluttershy.”

“Don’t bring that up,” Daring says, poking his chest with every word.

Blitz sticks his tongue out. “Sure, honey.” He said playfully.

“You better,” Daring says, laying her head on his chest.

Blitz puts his hoof on her head and starts rubbing it. “You okay after going out at times?”

“I don’t go anywhere near the fighting. I also visited our old friend,” Daring says, smiling.

Blitz smiled. “And how’s the old bird?”

“He congratulated me after I sat down,” Daring says.

Blitz grins. “Did he say what for?”

“For my marriage,” Daring says before kissing his cheek.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, that’s what I thought. Now, are you going to be heading back to your apartment?”

“Yeah, I will,” Daring says.

Blitz smiled. “Good. Otherwise, I would order Minerva here to send you back. Whether you like it or not. I care about you girls, and I don’t want to see you hurt, and I can’t do anything about it.”

“Yes, my love,” Daring says, smiling.

Blitz kisses her head. “Love ya.”

“Well, you can show it by taking me right here,” Daring says innocently.

Daring gasps as Blitz grabs her and moves her onto his lap. “Don’t tempt me because I will do it, and I’ll bring out the collar.” He said, holding a hoof behind her neck.

“I’m kidding, love. I will wait.” Daring says, smiling.

Blitz grabs her mane and pulls on it. “Good, I want it to be at your vacation home, boss.”

“Hey now, some of the others may like it, but I don’t like my mane pulled, ok?” Daring asks.

Blitz shrugs and moves a hoof down to her flank before hitting her a bit. “I know you like something like this.”

“Yeah, I like a smack to my flank every once in a while, and I know you love to pound me,” Daring says, smirking.

Blitz smirks. “Yeah, and I know from our time together that you like to fight. Whether it’s me or you doing the pounding, that’s up to your mood and libido.”

Daring growls a bit before biting his ear and pulling it. “You honry dog.” Said said, muffled by the ear.

Blitz chuckles as he lets her pull on him. “Yet you’re the horny mare ready to go.”

Daring grins and growls a little as she grinds his ear. “Crazy stallion.”

Blitz smirks as he nips at her collarbone. “Horny mare.”

Daring yips and lets go of his ear. “Bastard.”

Blitz smiled. “All’s fair in love and war.”

“That is why I’m flanking you,” Minerva says, grabbing him from behind.

“Someone has been watching war documentaries again,” Blitz says, smirking.

Minerva shrugs. “At least I’m trying to get on your good side.”

“Which side do you like more?” Blitz asks cheekily.

Minerva pushes herself into him. “The side that can knock me unconscious.”

“So any then?” Blitz jokes.

Minerva kisses his cheek. “Yep.”

“So I haven’t seen my mom in any of the calls. How is she?” Blitz asks, concerned.

Both mares look at each other before looking back at him. “She’s fine. Just busy with the foals.” Daring said.

“Oh, that’s good,” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. “That and she doesn’t know how to ‘work the bloody thing.’” She said in an imitation of her voice.

“She could still talk through one of you girls,” Blitz says.

Daring shakes her head. “Busy at the time. Don’t know where she went.”

“So how are your students and you dealing with not going on an adventure and just teaching since we got back from space?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiles. “Just peachy. For me, it’s because you are an adventure every day.” She said, kissing his nose.

“And your boss shocked at your behavior?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Daring grins. “Marriage and possible foal.”

“I’m asking your headmasters’ reaction to you, love. So please answer and don’t try to cutely evade the question.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. “A little mad.”

“Huh? She is mad you are doing your job?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiled. “Mainly about not getting money off of that winning lawsuit.”

“Oh, you mean where we countersued and won,” Blitz says, smiling.

Daring nods. “Yep. She wanted money off of that. She means well, just a bit of a cheapskate.”

“Did my donation brighten her mood?” Blitz asks.

Daring giggles. “Oh yeah, it did.” She said while thinking back to her letter that she sent.

“Now you best get ready to go see your stepchildren,” Blitz says.

Daring frowns a bit. “Aw, I wanted to play with you.”

“We can’t love, and you know why. Besides, we might see the end of this war soon if the three commanding officers come up with a good plan.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs and gets off of him. “Then you better go and hurry up.”

“There is one last thing I can do for you before we part again,” Blitz says, rising as well.

Daring looks at him. “What’s that?”

Blitz says nothing and lunges at her, capturing her lips and holds her on the ground. Daring squirms a bit as Minerva giggles as she watches the action and thinks about what he might do to her.

Blitz finally lets up on the kiss. “So?” Blitz asks.

Daring feels her eyes being rolled around. “Pretty good.”

“Will that hold you over till I return?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods dumbly. “Yeppers.” She said before going unconscious.

“Love you,” Blitz says before carrying her over to the couch and sitting her down.

Daring just snores as Minerva holds her hooves out for him.

“Your turn,” Blitz says, bringing her into his hooves and capturing her lips like Daring before.

Minerva tries to hold him back, but Blitz held her hooves down before he pushes off her. “Now get her home.” He said, getting his things.

“Yes, my love,” Minerva says, smiling.

Blitz sighs as he looks at her, “You came a long way, just for me.”

“I will return to await being about to take you to the rest after I drop Daring off,” Minerva says.

Blitz nods. “Get her back home. I’ll be done soon.” He said, putting his armor on and heading out.

“You keep saying if they have a plan, but you have already made arrangements for them to move already, haven’t you?” Minerva asks.

“The Overlord himself is too tempting of a target and with victory, after victory amounting and so many of the war chiefs dead, now is the perfect opportunity,” Blitz says.

Minerva smirks. “Then you better hurry before they steal your kill.”

“We won’t move for a bit. Lightning has already told me general Silver is moving resources to the front as secretly as possible. They are still preparing.” Blitz says before sighing. “If I just had a squadron of fighter jets or a squad of Zoid pilots, this would already be over…I miss my Geno Saurer. I haven’t gotten to pilot it in five years.” Blitz says.

Minerva just smiled and said nothing.

“Speaking of equipment, has my fighter arrived?”

“Yes, your jet has arrived already,” Minerva says.

“Good, thanks, Minerva. You mind doing maintenance on it for me since I will be in the field?” Blitz asks.

Minerva mocks salutes. “Yes, sir.”

“Thanks,” Blitz says, starting to put on his helmet.

Minerva sighs. “No problem, love.”

“See you later, love,” Blitz says, donning his helmet.

Minerva waves goodbye as he heads out before she looks back to the sleeping Daring, who snorts loudly.

“So you going to keep pretending?” Minerva asks.

Daring got up and smiled. “Nah, he’s gone.”

“You happy now? You got a new artifact, and you got to spend some time with your husband.” Minerva says.

Daring sighs in relief as she sat down fully. “Oh yeah, now take me to the foals.”

“Connecting to the ship now,” Minerva says.

Daring smiled as the ship lifted off and headed back.

Blitz yawns a bit as he heads back to his tent and finds Lightning looking over his files. “See anything you like?”

“Well, I like the fief of Blaseter. It has a nice castle overlooking the lake, and the villages are fairly well off, and nobody currently has been granted it.” Lightning says.

Blitz chuckles. “Homes, huh? Alright, move over.” He said, sitting by her. “What else?”

“Well, I like the thought of you doing me in the master bed chambers of the castle.” Lightning whispers to him.

Blitz smirks. “Later when we get it. How about this castle? It’s got an internal and external hot spring and built into the mountain with a good elevation. Nice view too.”

“Yes, and the last owner was recently indicted for treason in selling national secrets to other countries.” Lightning says before looking at him.

Blitz looks innocent. “Well, now, that was his mistake.”

Lightning just hits his shoulder.

---

“I swear, these guys have more energy than our favorite party pony.” Discord said as he lifts Azure with his tail as he bit on it and growls playfully.

“Doesn’t help that one is half-vampire,” Mary says as she lets Arcane continue to sleep on her back.

Blazer was just sitting nearby as he looks at the black sword. “You’re lucky, kid. I have only seen something like that once, and he was a great warrior to wield it. They say, whoever has a black blade, wields the power of death himself, but that’s just a saying.” Discord said.

“They also say I am twenty feet tall and shoot lightning bolts from my eyes,” Mary says.

Discord finally brings Azure into his arms. “Like I said, just a saying.”

“Arcane, are you in here?” Twilight asks, walking in.

Arcane snores quietly as he still sleeps on Mary’s back, and she shows him. “Little guy tuckered himself out.”

“Oh my little foal,” Twilight says happily, walking over.

Discord perks up a bit. “I sense a disturbance. Like all my chaos is being choked out.”

“Oh, you must mean my parents trying to put the rooms you used your magic on in order,” Twilight says, rubbing Arcane’s head.

Discord groans. “I worked all day on that. Made it good for the little ones, and what do I get, nothing.”

“You got a gallon of chocolate milk in the fridge, best guard that from Pinkie,” Twilight says.

Discord perks up again. “Oh, that sounds nice.”

Mary looks over to Twilight. “So when is the princess coming over?”

“I got a letter earlier saying she is coming in four days,” Twilight says, smiling as Arcane yawns as he starts to rouse.

Mary starts rubbing his stomach. “You think she would like them?”

“I’m concerned as my husband on her discovering my son is an Alicorn. Remember Luna’s reaction? She is far more relaxed than Celestia is at such things.” Twilight says.

Discord scoffs. “That’s cause little Lulu is adventures and excited at new things.”

“And her sister can be very resistant to change or something that can threaten her superiority,” Twilight says, picking up Arcane.

They both look at her. “When did you become so cynical?” Mary asks.

Twilight shrugs. “I think about the time I had a good talk with Blitz.” She said as Arcane wakes up and coos at her. “Hello, little Arcane. Had a good nap?” She said, nuzzling her nose on his. Arcane then giggles as he reaches out for her with his hooves. Twilight smiled and let him hang on to her nose. “Oh, you funny little prince.”

Discord smirks. “Is he much trouble?”

“Yesterday, he sent many of my books flying when he used his magic,” Twilight says, holding Arcane in her hooves now.

Discord laughs as he claps his paw and talon. “That’s my little chaos bringer. Nice work.” He said, giving a thumbs up to Arcane, who cheers.

“Let’s just hope he doesn’t cause as much trouble as his father,” Twilight says.

Discord leans down and lets Azure crawl around again. “You know that’s hardly a chance of that happening.” He said, flicking his finger on her nose.

“You’re right. He might get into more trouble,” Twilight says before using her magic to make Discord flip his own nose.

“Hey everypony, I’m back.” Daring calls, entering.

The foals cheer as Blazer just looks at her. “Hey Daring, how was your time there?” Twilight asks.

“I got a present from Blitzy and met up with an old friend,” Daring says.

Mary smiled. “And what did my son give ya?”

“Another piece for my collection to study,” Daring says.

“And judging from the smell, you had some personal contact with him,” Twilight says, making Daring chuckle nervously.

Daring rubs a hoof behind her head. “Yeah, he kinda really did it, just a kiss, but I played dead on that.”

Twilight and Mary giggles as Discord just pretends to barf until a changeling comes in. “My queen, there are some volunteers here.”

Twilight looks to him. “Oh good, bring them to the main room, and I’ll see to them.” She said, giving Arcane back to Mary. “The foals don’t need to hear this.” She said before walking out. “And for the record, I know you slept in the same bed as him last night,” Twilight says before leaving.

Mary blinks as Arcane giggles and claps his hooves. “Oy, I hate her connections to the changelings.”

Discord just grinds his claws. “I think it was the smell you two have. She does have enhanced senses.”

“Or that,” Daring says, huffing before being tackled by Azure.

They laugh as Azure stands proudly on her chest. “I have been defeated,” Daring said, raising a hoof before putting it back down as she sees Vinyl trying to sneak up on Azure.

Vinyl hisses before Azure jumps up, and Vinyl lunges and misses him, making her land on her Daring with a grunt. “Ow.” She groans out as Azure stands proudly on both of them.

Both Mary and Discord clap as they watch the spectacle. “Well, Vinyl, you lost again.” Discord said.

“Why, you little!” Vinyl says before starting to chase Azure around the room. “Get back here!” She yelled as Azure just laughs and giggles. This leaves Mary, Discord, and Daring laughing at his attempts.

“So, you really want to go through with this?” Twilight asks the mare. “You know this will be like having a real foal. Just instead of a foal, you have an egg or more than one.”

The mare nods. “Don’t really have anypony in my life. So I thought that maybe helping out would at least would be good. Besides, this is for the survival of the changelings, right?”

Twilight nods. “Yes, since we are low on their own broodmares. You will be facing the same things as a normal pregnant mare, so be ready. We have prepared a changeling doctor, so to speak, to give you the things you need until you lay the egg and then you’re done. All medicines and visits will be here. Now, just sign here, and you would be taken to the breeding room and just ask the changeling for what you want to do while you mate. At least we can make this fun for you because some are still freaked out from just changelings.” She said, putting some papers down as a changeling steps up, and the mare starts signing. “This changeling will be the one to mate with you. Why don’t you walk and talk and tell him what you want.” She said, taking the signed papers back as the mare walks off with the changeling, and they start talking.

Twilight sighs and leans back in her seat. “I can’t believe I’m asking ponies for this.”

‘This is for the race, little Twilight.’ Chrysalis said. ‘You would have to do this eventually.’

Twilight clicks her tongue. “I just wish we would have had enough to go by on the changeling race.”

‘Blame my actions.’ Chrysalis said.

Fluttershy then comes in and puts down a tray of food. “Are you okay?”

Twilight looks at her. “A little. Just worried about what others would say at this point. What about you, you okay?”

“You sure?” Fluttershy asks.

“Yes, also Blitz sent a message for you,” Twilight says.

Fluttershy perks up. “What did the master say?”

“We are going to have to talk about putting subliminal messages in the other mares’ minds,” Twilight says.

Fluttershy blushes and pushes her hooves together. “Um….okay. I thought it would be nice for Blitz to have one like me.”

“P.S. I don’t want a substitute. I want you, love.” Twilight reads.

Fluttershy smiled as she looks down and hides behind her mane. “Um…oh boy.”

“Tell you what, you can join me with the first session when he gets back if you remove the suggestion from Daring.” Twilight offers.

Fluttershy blushes some more. “That sounds nice.”

Twilight sighs. “Why do you want us to wear collars, Fluttershy?”

Fluttershy stutters a bit. “Um…I thought it might be fun for Blitz.”

“That is your special thing with Blitz. He wants no other to wear them but you.” Twilight whispers into her ear.

Fluttershy keeps blushing. “Um…I…um…”

“He loves you and all your quirks, including this one,” Twilight says, smiling.

Fluttershy shakes a bit. “Um…oh boy…I…can’t…”

“Also, after all of this, let’s all get away from all of this. How about it all of us go to Daring’s cottage and live a nice life away from all this hustle and bustle. You can play with the foals more that way.” Twilight says.

Fluttershy perks up. “Oh, that sounds nice. But we should make the home bigger for all of us.”

“Then it’s a good idea. I hired some builders and Mandalorians to fix up my home. Make it a bit more advance, have it a bit bigger. I just told them to leave the basic stuff to us when we get there. Just get the supplies.” Daring said, walking in.

“Where is Azure?” Twilight asks.

Daring lifts her wing, and they see Azure nestled in the crook of her wing. “He likes to be snuggled.” She said, sitting down and taking out Azure and set him down between them, letting him warm up and snuggle them both.

“And Vinyl?” Fluttershy asks with a knowing smile.

Daring stay quiet as they see some white leg appear over the couch and suddenly grabs Azure. “Yes! Finally!” Vinyl cheers. “I caught him!” She cheers as she holds him up high.

“You caught a sleeping foal,” Fluttershy says, smirking.

Vinyl looks up and sees Azure trying to curl into her hooves. “Dang it. Not fair.” She said, bringing him down to her level.

They all giggle or laugh as Azure yawns and sees Vinyl before giggling.

“Come here, you,” Vinyl says, bringing him to eye level and touches his nose to her’s.

Azure giggles and bites her nose, making it squeak like a toy.

“You little rascal,” Octavia says, walking up.

Azure keeps making Vinyl’s nose squeak as Octavia pulls on him before he lets go and giggles at the funny bite marks on Vinyl’s nose. Vinyl groans as she rubs her nose. “Ow.”

“He really likes you, Vinyl. So Azure, are you hungry?” Octavia asks.

Azure’s stomach rumbles, and he looks at it before nodding and holds out his hooves, and points at his mouth.

“Ok, sweetie, mommy will get you some food,” Octavia says.

Azure cheers as Octavia takes him away to the kitchen. “At least you got him one way,” Twilight said to Vinyl.

“So I hear Fluttershy is hypnotizing the others,” Vinyl says.

Fluttershy blushes as Twilight nods. “Yep, it makes us be like her. Collars and all. Why? You want to?” Twilight teases.

“Keep doing it, and Octy and I will be on your case,” Vinyl warns, clearly not amused.

Fluttershy whimpers and hides a bit behind her mane.

“What you like to do with our husband is fine. Just respect the rest of us enough to let us love him in our own ways,” Vinyl says.

Fluttershy whimpers a bit. “O…okay.”

“Now come on, let’s go get some blood and enjoy ourselves,” Vinyl says, hooking a hoof around Fluttershy.

Fluttershy looks at her. “Um…I don’t drink blood.”

“Then beer or wine it is,” Vinyl says, dragging her away.

Fluttershy still stutters. “Um…I don’t drink that either.”

“We are going to have fun,” Vinyl says, no longer listening to her.

Twilight sighs and looks back to the papers before she has a changeling takes it away, and she leans back. “This is going to be a fun marriage with the others. At least we have things to do.” She said, picking up a puzzle box. “Dang puzzle box!” She said after moving a few pieces before Arcane climbs onto her head.

---

Blitz smirks as he feels something good. “What are you smirking about?” Lightning asks.

Blitz chuckles. “Just something funny.”

“That is?” Lightning asks.

“Maybe I will tell you later,” Blitz says, leaning against her.

Lightning shakes her head. “Oh boy. You really like to make other lives harder, don’t you?”

Blitz just looked innocent. “I have no idea what you are talking about.”

Lightning pushes his shoulder. “Idiot.” She said, looking back to the numerous castles and homes. “So, what do we want?”

“I like the first choice, the best, but we can only request the fief, the king has to reward it, so there is no guarantee we will get it,” Blitz says.

Lightning clicks her tongue. “Well, that’s a letdown.”

Blitz thinks about something as he picks out a few top choices to give to the others. “You know, I heard a rumor that a band is in the camp.”

Lightning packs away the ones he didn’t choose. “Oh really?”

Blitz nods. “Yeah, but it’s probably just that, a rumor.”

“So when do you think we will move?” Lightning asks.

“Two days at least.” Blitz answers.

Lightning sighs. “Let’s hope we get back soon. I am really hoping to see the foals again and see Arcane for the first time in person.”

“You and me both. But unlike all our battles beforehand, this one won’t end quickly. We could be looking at multiple-day engagements.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks away a little. “Then let’s hope we can end this quickly. The dogs are relentless.”

“We want that. We want them to make mistakes so we can take advantage of them. Despite popular opinion, the overlord is not stupid. He is quite clever, really.” Blitz says.

Lightning clicks her tongue. “Dang it. And I bet they the want the same things.”

Blitz nods. “Doesn’t every side?”

Lightning looks back at him. “Guess so. Though what now? We have a lot of time.”

Blitz sighs. “Wait until Silver gives some orders, then we can decide from there.”

“Alright, but only because you say so.” Lightning says.

Blitz smirks. “You want to go out and kick some puppy ass.”

“No, I’m going to bring my blaster rifle this time, not like the last few battles where I only used martial arts.” Lightning says.

Blitz shrugs. “Your choice, but you did look a bit sexy while doing it.”

“Can I take that as you conceding defeat?” Lightning asks.

“You wish,” Blitz says.

Lightning smirks. “Just wait, you won’t be able to resist my charms much longer, and you would wish to get into bed with me.”

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, but you would be begging me for some fun. I think we have spent enough time here, time to get back to Whirlwind’s training.”

Lightning nods and heads out with him to see Whirlwind sitting down on a crate, overlooking the area ahead. “Ah good, you’re awake. That makes things easier.” Blitz said, walking up with Lightning.

‘Oh no.’ Whirlwind thinks.

---

Two days have passed, and Blitz was lecturing Whirlwind on history, tactic, and strategy.

“And that is the secret behind Alexander the Great’s strategy that destroyed the Persian empire.” Blitz finishes the lecture and turns around to see, which to his surprise, Whirlwind was not the only one sitting and listening to the lecture. “Huh, that’s good.”

Whirlwind raises an eyebrow. “Yeah, what did you think would happen when you start talking about some great tactician?”

“He was more than a tactician Whirlwind. He was a general and a ruler. Now tell me, what was the best decision he made that saved his army?” Blitz says.

“When he chose to go and aid his left flank on the verge of collapse over killing the king of Persia,” Whirlwind says.

“Correct and by doing so saved his army. After that battle, the resistance he faced from the Persian empire was greatly diminished, and he conquered all of it and kept going even further east. Darius III, though, escaped into the mountains only to be killed by one of his own generals within the year. That is all for now, Whirlwind. You are to read chapters one to three in this book before the next lesson.” Blitz says, giving him a book.

Whirlwind nods and takes the book, and leaves. “Can I assume this means that we have been ordered to attack?” Blitz asks, looking to Silver.

Silver nods. “Yeah, we have been ordered to lead the charge, and we get to choose our own battle plans. Now the main idea is to break through the line and two, hold the said line. After that, the rest of the plans are up to us since most of the other groups are going into their own attack plans just to get in.” He said, counting it off on his claws.

“And while we do that, the other two units will engage the other two tribes and their war chiefs,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “This will be a massacre, but we’re going to have to do something about it. Want to take a look at the maps first and see what we got, armies and all?”

“Silver, this won’t be like all the other battles. We are facing elite armies here and then the war chief. This isn’t going to like all the other battles where we massacred them.” Blitz says.

Silver eyes him. “I meant us being massacred, not them.”

“That’s if we don’t go about this smartly. This is reminding me of Alexander the Great’s battle I just taught Whirlwind.” Blitz says

Silver chuckles. “Taking one from his playbook?”

“Unlike him, we aren’t so greatly outnumbered,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Still, want to look at the map and plan things out? The other units want to have part of it so they can work on it. They just want the main goal, and they’ll work from there.”

“Yeah, we can also determine who will fight which tribe,” Blitz says, following him.
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Silver nods as they and some others reach the table holding all the maps and placements. “Your move.” Silver said, smirking. “I’ll follow.”

“You’re the commanding officer, so it is the other way around,” Blitz says.

Silver looks to the places of the dog camps and then theirs before looking at the terrain. Of course, he could concentrate if that one soldier would stop chewing. “Oy! What are you eating?!” He yelled to the nearby soldier who was chewing on a rod.

The soldier looks up and spits out the hollow rod. “Reed from the nearby embankment. Really sweet for some reason.”

Silver glares. “Well, stop that, this plan…is it hollow?” He asks with a bit of curiosity.

The soldier nods and tosses the reed to him. Silver looks through before trying to breathe through it and stops and looks at the map again. “Frontal attack won’t be enough, and I doubt the chief would be behind the front line since there are a few lines of defense for them.”

“And there being three armies on both sides, we can’t try and flank them without being blocked by one of the armies,” Blitz says.

Silver looks to the reed again before looking to the rivers. “How about we send a little distraction behind them. Just place and run. Enough to put the main camp in such disarray that they can’t send new orders to the front and gives us a better chance. And the way to get behind them…” He runs his claw along the rivers running through the whole land. “Reed breathing. Just a little and then back to us. Soon the next line would be worried enough for us to get a little heads up, and from there on, we have to go back to front line tactics as we get closer.”

“The problem again lies in three different armies, then the Overlord’s, we can only manage to do it too once and even if we breakthrough, the other two units will be bogged down fighting the two other tribes, and we would be faced with the Overlord’s army in a straight-up fight, and that army is supposedly twice as big as any of the other three armies guarding them,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “I know, that’s why it will be once only. As for our other two armies, we are just breaking a line. Because with the terrain,” He said, running a claw along the terrain on the dog’s front line. “It will difficult to get there since it is close to a pass and the mountains themselves. If we can cause disarray, then we can get close to the passes and hold them there. After we set up at the passes, help will come to our other two armies, and they find the other small passes a bit less guarded since we will work backward along with the range.”

“Just come out and say it you want the ghost to really mess up their chain of command,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “Of course I do. They’re the only ones who can get through the river and get behind and get out without much trouble. Besides, it’s an in-and-out mission. After that, they come back and take out the little camps and bases along the second line as a way to also take out the first to make things easier. That will buy us some time until they realize one of their bases and bunkers are down.”

“Unlike all the other times, we can’t do it at the start as they might have prepared for it this time,” Blitz says.

Silver huffs. “Yes, we can’t go after your fiasco. This means we need to do it when we don’t expect it. How’s the water, and what is the weather for the whole week ahead?”

“The water will start to freeze over tonight, and it will start to snow later today, and I mean, we can’t kill them at the beginning of the battle. We will have to wait for the right moment,” Blitz says.

Silver presses his beak together. “What’s the status of the bunkers and camps on the second line?” He asks while taking out a paper and quill.

“No signs of change, but we have seen campfires from within them,” Blitz says, reading a report.

Silver nods as he starts writing. “Good, then let’s leave the river plan for some other time if we get a chance. For now, I want all of the ghost team to be split in two. Equal or almost equal amounts of them going through the mountains and heading into the second lines. Take them out slowly so as to not let others notices. Play with the bodies as placement in case those on the ground or from further away would look their way. Remember, no rush as we would still have trouble and they just have to hold it, don’t worry about us. Think they can do that?” He said, putting the quill away and rolling the scroll.

“Alright, I will send both to go hunting for them when the time is right, but not before,” Blitz says.

Silver nods and turns to a nearby messenger. “Find a way to send this to the chief.” He said, giving the scroll to him before turning back to the map. “Good, I hope they can possibly do it when we are all busy. Through now we have to deal with our front line. Status of our army and theirs?”

“I will leave that to you,” Blitz says.

Silver clicks his tongue. “Oh boy. At least give me a current placement.”

“Easy, they are all huddled together in their camps,” Blitz says.

Silver starts to reach for his lined-up army pieces before stopping and bangs his fist onto the table, messing up the pieces and surprising everyone at his sudden action then starts remaking the dogs. “Try this placement for us.” He said, looking to the haphazard pieces for the griffon army.

“Oh, seems someone’s taking inspiration from my lecture,” Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. “What can I say? It’s…compelling. You don’t happen to have an unbreakable knot, would you?” He asks with a smirk.

“This kind of thinking is a good thing, now let’s see if they take the bait like the Persian king did,” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “If I know dogs, their basic instinct is to cover possible heavy hitters if they are coming in like chariots and all that and once hit. They would try and hold as much as possible while sending almost everything in the area around the attackers, which is us. Of course, we need some different soldiers from our usual ones. And I don’t mean the ghost team. One day is spent getting to the sites, and the other is dealing with the bunkers and camps. I don’t want the dogs to do a check-up on them, so it has to be done in the least amount of time. But still, take it easy as it might lead to a mistake and alert the whole line as they might not be busy with us that much until we get close enough, and that won’t happen for a while.”

“Gotcha. I will also send the rangers of our unit to the front line to aid them. They will help boost morale.” Blitz says.

Silver growls a little. “Just have them attack from the front once we get close enough and hold a distraction. Once that happens, they would be busy enough not to notice their line going out. Try to make it look like they are still attacking. We need as much likeness as possible to not alert the third line. Besides, wouldn’t it sound weird when they don’t hear shots or arrows whizzing about to the line below?”

“They will never see me coming,” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yes, but that also means you have to hit us. Once in a while, don’t kill us.” He said, shaking his head before sighing. “Okay, let’s see. A line all the way to the mountainsides, but snow…”

“Alright. You can handle it from here.” Blitz says.

Silver nods. “Yes, get there quickly, but once there, take it easy. Got it?”

“Right, make the mountain of corpses slowly,” Blitz says, disappearing.

Silver raises an eyebrow before turning back to the others. “Alright, let’s get back to this. I’m open here based on haphazard layouts. Try not to make it obvious.” He asks the others.

---

“And that is what you and the squad you pick will be doing,” Blitz says in his tent as he looks at Lightning, who was brushing her mane.

Lightning nods. “Guess I will go one side, and you would be on the other, right?” She said, slightly looking at him.

“Yeah, I’m going to handle the tribe our unit will be fighting while you and the ones you pick tackle the other two,” Blitz says.

Lightning stops her brushing and turns around. “Can you promise me something?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks, leaning against her.

Lightning sighs and puts a hoof on his cheek. “Don’t you dare die because you would lose,” She said with a smirk.

“I lose, you sure you know me, love?” Blitz asks jokingly.

Lightning smiled. “Promise me.”

“Only if you admit defeat,” Blitz says, smirking as he starts tickling her stomach.

Lightning tries to hold her laughter. “Never.”

“We shall see,” Blitz says, intensifying his assault.

Lightning lets a giggle through before holding herself again. “Stop.” She said, trying to hold him back.

“No way, you’re my mare, and you need to relax a bit,” Blitz says, getting one of her most ticklish spots.

Lightning squirms around as she landed on her back, and Blitz continued to tickle her. “Please stop.” She struggled to say and looks at him.

“Ok, for now,” Blitz says, stopping and just holds her.

Lightning tries to breathe and sees him trying to hold her. “Please don’t do that again.”

“No promises, because I plan to continue this later after the battle,” Blitz says.

Lightning gulps a bit. “Just don’t.” She said, burying her head into his neck.

“Nope, I already planned on it, so don’t get too hurt in the battle,” Blitz says, smiling.

Lightning presses her lips together. “Please don’t.” Burying her head more. “I don’t want to…”

“You won’t lose me, love,” Blitz says, wrapping his tail around her’s.

Lightning tries to breathe before licking his neck a little. “Blitz?”

“Just relax, my love. You know how I am with my plans,” Blitz says, getting a smile from her.

Lightning keeps licking his neck. “I know, I meant the danger you’re getting.”

“It can’t be helped as the situation is,” Blitz says.

Lightning gulps as she finally stops and puts her head back down. “You said something about danger coming.”

“Yeah. Let’s just leave it at that right now, and I will tell you everything when we get back to the others.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs as she slightly looks at him. “Why?”

“I don’t want you distracted from the current situation. In the battle, it could prove deadly.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks harder at him. “I meant me, why me?”

“Because you are my second in command and my most trusted comrade,” Blitz says.

Lightning makes them flip over and ended up on top. “I meant us, this whole thing, why me? Why did you like me?”

“You want the entire list because it is at least a mile long?” Blitz says cheesily.

Lightning shakes her head before getting off and keeping their tails tied together and leads him to the bed before making him fall on her and pulls the cover on them. “How about you start? I want to hear almost every single word.” She said, tapping his nose slightly.

“Ok, just remember, you asked me to do this,” Blitz says before starting.

Chapter 28: No Beasts, Monsters

Lightning snores quietly as Blitz stared at her while she slept and stroked her mane out of her face. “Always lovely.” He said quietly.

“And you know it.” Lightning says.

Blitz smiled as he put his hoof on her cheek. “You okay?”

“Yeah, though, how far on the list were you when I fell asleep?” Lightning asks.

“About a tenth of the way through,” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “Guess you have to tell me later. Now, what do we do now?” She asks, getting up slightly.

“Get ready as the battle has already started,” Blitz says, getting up.

Lightning nods and gets out of bed. “Guess I’ll see after the battle.” She said, heading for her armor.

“Yeah, make sure you help the Major very well, love,” Blitz says, getting up and joining her.

Lightning giggles. “Don’t worry. I will.”

“Thanks, love. I will be handling the tribe our unit is facing, and those that you picked yesterday will be handling the one the colonel is fighting today.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Okay, we better get going, or we might miss our timing on this. Are you ready?” She said, getting ready to put the helmet on.

“Yes, I am. You go see those you chose last night and get them ready. I will go on ahead.” Blitz says, disappearing and pausing only to smack Lightning’s flank before leaving the tent.

Lightning yelps and glares to the exit before putting her helmet on and heading out as well as Silver looks over the battlefield as most of the army groups start to place themselves according to the plan. “Are they in place?” He asks Wind as they walk through the lines and head to the front.

Wind nods as she looks around. “Yes, haphazard and all, but holding when confronted.”

Silver sighs as he looks to the morning sun and sees the dogs actually at arms, holding a strong line. “They have to be getting tired of standing.” He remarks before getting his weapons and looks up at the clouds approaching. “Our favorite rangers in position?”

Wind sighs. “Yes, they are ready for covering fire when we get enough of a range.”

Silver smiled. “Well, let’s make it so. Soldiers, get ready!” He said before walking to the runners getting ready. As he said this, it started to snow.

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Blitz looks down to the land behind him as he spots the griffon army and the dogs getting ready, though the dogs are a little sluggish in their movements. “Expect and pay.” He said before turning around and climbing again. ‘Though it didn’t hurt, I gave my ghost orders to hit and run all three tribes every night for the last three nights.’ Blitz thinks before knocking on a door in the cliff.

“Yes?” A dog asks, opening the door only to be kicked as Blitz threw himself into the bunker.

Blitz sighs as he walks through and keeps knocking on doors and lets the others handle pulling them out and killing them before trying to make it look like the whole place was still operational. “How big is this…oh.” He said stopping at a map on the wall. “Wow, they like connections.” He said knocking on a nearby door and when it was opened by a dog, did he throw a knife into its throat.

“Now lets…hello, they got a security camera down that hallway.” Blitz says smirking as he presses a few buttons on his communicator and out of it comes a fly size and shape drone which flies over to it and slices into its systems. “Now lets see if I can’t determine the location of where they are broadcasting to.” Blitz says. “Let’s see.” He said before his communicator crackles. “Blitz, are you seeing what I’m seeing?” Lightning asks.

“Not unless you are seeing cameras. I’m already inside a bunker.” Blitz says.

“Cameras? Equestria isn’t even that advance. You got anything from it?” Lightning asks.

“They are not anything you would find in a business on planets like Palven, but advanced enough to where I am hacking into it.” Blitz says.

Lightning chuckles. “And what are you getting now?” She asks before he hears a metal clanging and some choking noise.

Blitz smiled. “You okay?”

He seems to know she was smiling. “Oh, just being pressed against the wall by a ghost member. No, he’s not doing anything. Just waiting for a dog to pass.” She whispered.

“Gotcha, oh and now I have the entire thing under my control and recording all sources.” Blitz says pausing for thirty seconds before speaking again. “And now looping the recorded footage to the one watching.” Blitz says before looking around on all of the cameras. “Oh love, wave to the camera.” Blitz says seeing her and the ranger on one of the cameras.

Lightning blushes and waves while the ranger tries not to look in that direction. “Sorry sir.” He hears him. “I’m one of the few wearing the appropriate color. Unlike her armor, no offense.” He said to her.

“None taken.” Lightning said, smiling.

“The others have left and the only one left around the corner has his back turned. Take him out and hide the body quickly.” Blitz says.

Lightning taps the ranger’s shoulder and he nods before moving along the old hallways and window sill and Lightning follows on the other end before he pounces and slices the dog’s neck quickly before opening a nearby storage room and puts the dog in there and messes around. “Jealous?” Lightning asks while looking at another camera.

“No, now keep moving. Five coming your way from the direction you just came from.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks ahead. “Okay, just don’t get insulted when he handles me better.” She said to him as the ranger covers up the dog and closes the door before heading up with Lightning again as the dogs finally come around.

“Say that when you beat me to get the target first.” Blitz says bring out both blaster pistols and kicks open the door before unloading, killing all on the observation deck, including the warchief. “By the way, I just killed mine and it looks like I can give orders to the dogs for a bit without them noticing.” Blitz says smirking.

“Oh, can’t wait to hear what you got to say.” Lightning said as she stood on one of the five bodies.

“Ok, sealing this shut first.” Blitz says setting his blaster pistol to be used to light a soldering torch and starts sealing that steel door closed.

Lightning taps her hoof a bit. “I’m waiting.” She said as the ranger looked around the corner.

“Seven coming from the front, sixteen coming the opposite way and further off.” Blitz says before walking over to the end of the observation deck and starts sending orders purposely leading to the dogs getting killed or losing ground.

“Can’t believe they made it a bit easy for us.” Lightning said as she and the ranger reach the mess hall and sees the few dogs there gathering their things and heading out, but sluggishly.

“Not really, they would have already alerted you about it if not for me taking over the cameras and they are exhausted as I have had our ghosts do hit and run attacks every night for the last three nights.” Blitz says.

“Then I guess I should reward you later.” She grabs some food before she nods and the ranger knocks on the kitchen door and a dog comes out before he is hit by some food and the ranger slits his throat before he could recover.

“Save that for…heads up, your warchief target just walked in the crude cafeteria.” Blitz said, directing the first line of rifle wielding dogs into range of the griffon artillery and open for the heavy infantry to charge.

Lightning and the ranger quickly close the freezer before she picks up a pan and sends it across the kitchen and makes the warchief go to before jumping onto his back and quickly slices his neck and keeps going until she cuts the throat completely. “Silence.” She said while a few pots and pans crash onto the floor.

“His guards outside the door are suspicious now.” Blitz says as he continues to give horrible orders to the dogs, giving his unit openings to exploit.

Both Lightning and the ranger move quietly up to the door and let them enter and after a bit of walking inside they both jump on them and stab their head and slice their throat. “Finally, anything else?” Lightning asks as they move the bodies into the kitchen.

“None yet.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and she and the ranger head out into the hall and look to the map nearby. “You find anything in the other areas?”

“I can see the third team, but I can’t contact them.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Where are they?”

“Lets just say they are about to go ninja assault on the last warchief.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks at the camera nearby. “Really, is it over now?”

Blitz smirks. “They’re done.” He said seeing the dogs falling down.

“So the dogs catch on to you sending the orders to get them killed yet?” Lightning asks.

“Maybe as there is some unusual actions by the dogs in my bunker and now I’m looking at one that is glancing at the cameras.” Blitz says.

Lightning tilts her head. “So they took it out now, right?”

Blitz sighs. “Yep, they took it out so you better get going and get things done here.” He said getting up as he heard banging on his door. “Because I’m going to be busy here so no help for a bit. One moment, I just have to do this one thing.” Blitz says setting up a bobbytrap on the door.

Blitz walks off and looks to the rusted, dusted and busted windows and goes to it before breaking some windows and puts some charges down on the electronics in the room before heading out and climbs up before sitting on the ledge. He sighs as he waits before an explosion comes out from the room and a lot of smoke came out from the window. “Ah, explosions.” He said before jumping back in and sees the whole room destroyed and walks to the busted open door. “Hi boys.” He said the destroyed bodies on the ground as he heads out again.

“Cross, what happened?!” Lightning yells.

“They walked right into a trap and the explosion should have gotten everyone’s attention.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs in relief. “You know, you are still crazy.” She said hurrying through the halls which look like it was abandoned for fifty years.

Blitz looks around as well before he stops. “Weird, I’m getting deja v…oh no, I am not saying that, it only brings me trouble.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks out the window to see Silver and his army muscling through the dogs and sending off some of them scared while others were pressed into an attack. “What do you mean, what does this place remind you of?”

Blitz shakes his head. “Nope, you are not making me talk. Nope, nope, nuh uh, nope.”

Lightning shakes her head before her and the ranger keeps walking until the ranger rounds a corner and suddenly rushes back to her and pulls her into a supply closet and closes the door behind them. “Got a large group with a lot of rifle boxes there.” He said before he realizes how close this is. “I’m starting to hate this situation.”

“Surge, heads up, a lot of dogs heading your way. They might be looking to arm themselves. There are too many to take on, right now, set fire to the gunpowder and run for it.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods and looks to the ranger before taking out an incendiary grenade. “Hey ranger.”

The ranger glares a bit. “Seeka. Seeka is my name.”

Lightning nods. “Seeka, how do you feel about females?”

Seeka just raises an eyebrow. “What are you, OW!” He yelled as the door opened and he hops out, holding his talons between his legs. “Damn she can kick!” He yells before realizing that there were dogs right in front of him. “Oh, hi guys.” He said before an explosion threw some dogs through the windows and Seeka took out the other two with a quick swipe and kicked one through the window. He huffs and turns to Lightning who appears around the corner. “Next time, warn me before killing my chance at life.”

“Why? Someone already stole your chance at manhood?” Lightning jokes.

“Tch.” Seeka clicks his tongue. “Why did you have to use me like that?” He said sitting down now and trying to keep still.

“So the guy went from suicidal to whiny little bitch.” Blitz says hearing all of that.

Seeka frowned as Lightning was about to answer before watching Seeka huff and look away ahead of them. “No, he just came up with a distraction since there was too much. I couldn’t get close to plant something, even far away without him. He’s fine, though a dog used a dirty trick.” She said, making Seeka look back at her in a bit of shock.

“I will talk to you in a bit.” Blitz says opening a door and sees a griffon he hadn’t seen in months tied to a chair.

The griffon moans before looking up. “Come for another run?” He said before chucking painfully and then coughs out blood. “Bastard.”

“Haven’t seen you since the walk to our first posting of the war.” Blitz says.

The griffon smirks as he looks up. “Ah Cross. How far you came. Past the camps, past the front line, past the second. Made it to third, but that’s where it ended. And I got to tell ya, this is a good place to hold someone.”

“You can tell me all about it when we get you back to our forces. Lieutenant Colonel Claw should be breaking through now.” Blitz says cutting the bindings.

The griffon still holds a laugh. “Oh Cross, if only you knew what is ahead. The things I have seen on that line will possibly make you shiver.” He said trying to get up and use the wall as support.

“Lean on me and I know the Overlord’s forces are up next.” Blitz says.

The griffon groans as he starts to lean on Blitz before they start walking back. “I thought I heard something go boom.” He remarked as they passed the blown up room.

“Yeah, that was the observation deck the warchief was on before I mowed him down with the others in there with him and the explosion was from a trap I set up after I started sending orders to the dogs from there. They actually thought the orders were from their warchief.” Blitz says.

The griffon shakes his head and smiles. “You know I’m as good as dead if I go back, right?” He said, looking to the doors and their inscriptions.

“No, I have heard the dogs talking about someone sabotaging them and they had recently captured him and you are the only one here.” Blitz says.

The griffon stops him by tugging on him and stopping in front of a door. “Do you know the history of this place?”

“No, this place was only built recently.” Blitz says.

The griffon chuckles. “Only what you see.” He said before kicking the door and it opens to just a line of file cabinets with one table at the end with a map of the whole place. “This was an old bunker back in the day. The one you see was just expanded. Files for this place are here. It’s yours if you want it.”

“Later, you need a doctor.” Blitz says.

The griffon smirks. “I sincerely doubt a dead griffon on paper is going to get attention.” He said before continuing to walk with him.

“Well I can think of one griffon who would care. Gilda.” Blitz says.

The griffon stops and looks at him. “You know her?”

“You could say that, now come on.” Blitz says getting him to walk again.

The griffon looks through the window and sees the battle going on. “Huh, that’s interesting.”

“The dogs are starting to be pushed back.” Blitz says blasting any dog he sees in the hallway with his free hoof.

The griffon nods. “Let’s stop here.” He said as they enter a large courtyard with half of it in the building. “This is the big middle for the second line.”

“Surge, lock in on my coordinates and get here immediately, we got an officer who has been tortured.” Blitz says.

“Acknowledged.” Lightning said before almost cutting off. “No, move that talon.” She said before he heard it cut off.

The griffon just sits down on a bench. “Boy, I’m wiped.” Blitz just stands guard. The griffon looks at him. “So how far have you and the boy came along?”

“The kid is well on his way to being a competent commander.” Blitz says.

The griffon nods. “Good, at least he has that going for him.”

“Also a knight captain he knew from the academy worked her way into his bed.” Blitz adds.

The griffon chuckles. “He was always a great catch.”

“You can tell him when you see him.” Blitz says before a wall near them is blown open, making a path to the outside.

The griffon covers himself as some rubbles and pebbles land on them. “What the heck?”

“And that’s my number two now.” Blitz says as Lightning walks in.

Lightning groans as she steps in with the Seeka. “So who’s the captain we got?”

“Major actually.” Blitz says gesturing to the griffon on the bench.

The griffon gives a wave. “Yo.”

“Time to get out of here.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Yes, but weren’t our orders to hold the line until they got here?”

“No, our orders were to mess with the chain of command at a critical time.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and looks at him. “So, we climb down?”

“There’s the stairs.” The griffon suggested.

“And dogs are starting to fall back to them.” Blitz points out.

Lightning raises an eyebrow. “Alright then, but how for now? At least trying to find our own group. Considering the first line is still there.”

“Why do you think I left my tent in the middle of the night last night?” Blitz says pressing a button on the communicator.

They all wait till the whole place shakes and they see a lot of smoke billowing up from the first line outside the window. “Did you…?” Lightning asks, almost with a smirk.

“Here comes the fire.” Blitz says as explosions were heard.

Lightning looks through the window and sees some of the smoke clearing and that the front line of the dogs were decimated, but almost half of the next part were gone and the other was injured or jarred from the explosion. “Wow, nice job.” She said as the griffons charge and kill or capture the rest.

“The path should be clear enough now. Lets go Seeka, help the major. Surge, you are with me covering them.” Blitz says.

Seeka nods before going up the major and helping him out to the army below while Blitz and Lightning decide to go through the windows and starts surveying the land. “Okay, what are we looking for?” She asks as Seeka and the major appear in a small catwalk jutting from the side of the mountain.

“Any dogs that try to jump them. Show me how much your sniping abilities have improved.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods and takes out the rifle on her back before making a few changes and makes it longer. “Alright, let’s see what we got.” She said looking through the scope and following the two griffons. She looks on ahead before seeing a few dogs at the end of a hallway and quickly fires and takes them out. “Group one down.” She said as the griffons reached the next level down and walked past the dead dogs.

Blitz smiles as he watches her work. Lightning breathes carefully as she keeps looking through. “Boy, there are a lot of dogs.” She said firing off a few more shots before looking around and then ended up on one. “Wait, OW!” She yelled as a bullet hit near her hoof and made her drop the rifle. “Crap!”

Blitz pulls out his blaster pistol and shoots the one who shot at her through the head. “No one takes a shot at my girl and lives to brag about it.” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled before she sees her rifle drop onto another catwalk below and the griffons stop right in front of it before they look up. “I’m done. They don’t have time to bring it to me.” She said as Seeka picks up the rifle and continues to walk before pushing themselves both into a room and closes the door behind them as dogs enter the far end of the hallway and take random shots to keep them down. “Blitz, you got another blaster that isn’t a pistol?” She asks, checking her hoof and just sees a few scratch marks on the armor.

“No, I only carry these pistols, why?” Blitz asks.

Lightning looks at him. “Cause I think it’s time to get up close and personal.” She said messing with something on her belt and takes out a hook spear attached to a cable and smashes it against the wall behind them. “You ready for a little run?” She asks looking back at him with a smirk.

“Oh so you’re modifying your armor now.” Blitz says smirking.

Lightning smiled. “Yeah, needed it just in case. So, want to go for a ride?” She asks, making sure the line is secure.

“Conceding defeat here?” Blitz jokes.

Lightning frowns and looks at him. “Blitz.” She said tiredly.

“Just kidding love.” Blitz says walking over and wrapping a hoof around her.

Lightning shakes her head before they both jump and a whirring noise came from the reel on her belt as they head down and they look over to the dogs still firing before the door the griffons went into was burst open and Seeka comes out holding the rifle and aims it before steadying himself and actually moves a leg onto the barrel where what looks like a footrest was on the far end of the barrel and braces himself the wall and pillar before firing a lot and filled the dogs with holes. “Wow, now that’s a modification.” Lightning remarked as they reached the level the griffons were on.

“You missed a spot.” Blitz says before shooting the dog as he tried to crawl away. “Make their deaths quick and painless.” Blitz says.

“That is the sign of a professional.” Lightning finishes.

Seeka looks back at them as they land on the catwalk they were on and Lightning shakes herself before the roll of cable rewinds itself and soon finishes with a clank. “I believe this is yours, sorry for destroying the integrity of it.” Seeka said, giving the rifle back to Lightning.

“Nothing that washing it won’t fix.” Lightning jokes.

Seeka raises an eyebrow. “Even the footrest?”

Lightning smirks. “Well, you gave me something to use in case I fall asleep now.” She said looking at it and the barrel.

Seeka shakes his head before heading back into the room and grabs the major and they start walking again. “Come on guys. At least we get out first before doing anything else.” He said as they walked past them.

“Speaking of which, here comes some of our unit now.” Blitz points out.

They all look over and see some griffons coming up and hurrying past them as some stayed behind. “Sir.” One of them said as he looked at Blitz.

“Continue.” Blitz orders.

The griffon nods before he and the others start going back the way Seeka and the Major came from. “Come on.” Seeka said as they continued to walk down the catwalk lines and soon they reached where Silver and Wind were waiting and watching the whole thing. “So, who have you saved now?” Silver asks, seeing the major.

“Your academy buddy. Turns out, he is the one that was sabotaging things, whom the dogs have been taking about.” Blitz says.

Silver smiled. “Thanks major, but let’s go get you healed up.” He said as Seeka took him away to the infirmary. Silver then turns back to Blitz. “Now what else have you found in the second line?”

“The bunkers are being secured as we speak, but I think that the Overlord’s personal army is bigger than we think.” Blitz says.

Silver sighs. “Thought so. We better use the second line to our advantage here. At least leave us something.” He said, looking at the mountain.

Wind looks carefully to the bunkers all along the mountain. “Huh, who knew they would hold up well, mostly.”

“So how are the other two units fairing?” Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. “They are holding up and right now, since we are getting the second line ours, we are sending help to them to end it quickly.”

“It’s in your talons commander.” Blitz says.

Silver nods and walks off to the bunkers, leaving Wind with Lightning and Blitz. “So, how did your end go?” Wind asks after a while.

“As well as it could, though we lost one of our guys and two more are badly injured.” Blitz says.

Wind sighs. “Well, at least we got that place with minimal loss. What do you want to do while we set up for the final push?”

“I will be preparing with Surge in my tent.” Blitz says.

Wind nods. “Okay, I’ll see what I can do with setting up the line.” She said before walking away.

LIghtning looks to Blitz. “And what are your plans now?”

“Get your gear and follow me, we have a few things to do.” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “Sure, just let me see how this rifle handles now and I’ll meet you at…?” She asks.

Blitz nods and heads for the tent. “Sure, just meet me at the tent. I got something for you later.”

“You got it.” Lightning says smiling under her helmet.

Blitz chuckles as soon as she was far enough away. “Though, it is not the way you like.” He said to himself, entering the tent.

---

Twilight pushes her hooves together as she sat down and Arcane nuzzled her side. “Okay, okay. Just calm down…um, list, yes, list.” She said trying to fumble with a scroll before she drops it. “Oops.”

Twilight goes to grab the list, but Arcane climbs up her wing before she could. She looks over and sees him getting it for her and picking it up with his mouth. “Mmmm.” He mumbled.

“Oh you are mommy’s little helper, aren’t you?” Twilight asks, smiling as she leans in.

Arcane laughs and drops it on her lap and speaks once. Twilight and looks over the list. “Maybe I should have changed a few things.” She said seeing a few things in a line.

Arcane starts climbing up her wing again. Twilight giggles and lets him until he ends up on her head. “Aw, you want to help mommy, don’t you?” She asks tickling him.

Arcane just laughs and tumbles off her, only to be caught by Twilight’s magic as she hears fireworks outside. She looks over before getting up with Arcane in her hooves and looks down to the town square and sees a familiar sight. “Oh boy.” She said as she saw Trixie’s stage and herself performing again. Arcane just laughs and reaches for it. Twilight looked down and smiled. “Want to go see?” Arcane laughs as he keeps reaching. “Alright, let’s go.” She said heading out with him on her back and a few changelings following.

Twilight walks up to the show and watches with Arcane on her head. Twilight also catches Octavia, Azure, Applejack, and Blazer in the crowd as well. “Hey guys, how’s she doing now?” Twilight asks, walking up to them.

“Doin great. She is just putting on a show to the best of her abilities and not just showin off or putting others down.” Applejack says.

“So how is Blazer reacting to staying at the farm?” Twilight asks.

Applejack smiled as he looked at him who was carrying a cloth wrapping with straps. “Pretty well. Though he is a heavy sleeper. Still want to practice with those knives of his.”

“But you are keeping him busy with chores?” Twilight asks.

Applejack grins. “Of course, he can’t stay on the farm if he can’t do them.” She said as Blazer stiffened a little. “Kidding, I would never throw him out.” She whispered to Twilight.

“That and Blitzy would lecture you for who knows how long.” Twilight whispers back before they share a giggle.

Arcane just jumps down and goes to Blazer who chuckles and wraps an arm around him as he messes up Arcane’s mane. Twilight shakes her head and smiles before she sees Trixie finished her performance. “Thank you mares and stallions, fillies and colts. Also, thank yourself for letting yourself see the greatest show ever!” She yells and the crowd gives an applause and starts to disperse until Trixie sees what she didn’t want to see yet. “Oh boy.”

Twilight smiles as she walks up to Trixie. “Hey Trixie, how have you been?” Twilight asks.

Trixie huffs. “Well, after getting Trixie’s mouth fixed, Trixie was able to make a few more performances again. At least Trixie made bits on those. Though there are still some who hold resentment against Trixie here.” She said, looking to a few of them.

“I see. Want to come into my home and have some tea and snacks?” Twilight asks.

Trixie looks at her surprised. “Really, you would let Trixie come into your library?”

“Well the library isn’t really my home anymore. The crystal castle is, but yes, I would. I can even introduce you to my son, Arcane.” Twilight says happily.

Trixie leans closer. “Son?”

“Oh yes, I’m now married with a foal. Unfortunately, my husband isn’t around right now, he is currently in the griffon kingdom.” Twilight says.

Trixie looks closer to the group. “And…who’s your son?”

“Arcane.” Twilight calls causing him to come running.

Trixie just stared at the foal as he ran up to Twilight and nuzzles her leg. “How…wha…?”

“Yes, he is an alicorn. It is possible for a male alicorn to be born.” Twilight says picking him up and nuzzling his nose.

Trixie’s jaw slightly drops. “Um…wow…Trixie is surprised.”

“Also he really liked your show.” Twilight says as Arcane claps his hooves and cheers or as close to that as he could.

Trixie smiled a little. “Oh, good. Trixie guesses Trixie could go for some tea.” She said as she jumped off the stage and kicked it once before the whole stage got packed up on her caravan.

“Also, feel free to stay the night as there are plenty of free rooms.” Twilight offered.

Trixie blushes. “Um…Trixie doesn’t want to be a bother.”

“Oh you are no bother at all.” Twilight says.

Trixie still blushes as they all start to head back until Trixie notices the little griffon with a long cloth bag on his back. “Um…griffon?” She asks the others while pointing at him.

“My husband sent him. His parents didn’t make it during the war.” Twilight whispers to her.

Trixie nods and keeps watching the griffon. “And the cloth bag?” She whispered back.

Twilight smiled. “Private, his own keepsake. Though I will tell you this, he will receive training on it soon enough. Now let us go into the castle.” Trixie just stared at the big crystal castle. “Come on.” Twilight said as the others walked in and Trixie tried to follow, but couldn’t be unfazed by the many stares from the changelings as she stepped inside. Much to Twilight’s relief though, they were in disguise.

As they had tea, Twilight got Trixie to open up a bit and she was actually laughing as they had maretalk until Arcane started to try to climb onto Trixie.

Trixie eyes Arcane as he giggles and keeps climbing until he ends up on top of her head and cheers. “Um…does he usually do this?”

Twilight smiles. “Looks like. We are still understanding his quirks.”

Trixie tries to keep watch as he looks around on her head and jumps onto her back and starts playing with her mane. Trixie smiles as he plays with her mane, almost braiding it. “Wow, he’s…resourceful.”

Twilight smirks as she pours more tea. “Blame my husband for that.”

“So who is your husband? Have Trixie met him yet?” Trixie asks.

Twilight sighs. “No, not really. And he’s the prince now since he’s married to me. However, his name is Blitzkrieg, we just say Blitz as an easier way.”

“Trixie sees. So what is this little guy’s full name?” Trixie asks.

Twilight looks at her. “Listen, you’re alone with me and Arcane now and a couple of guards, but you don’t have to speak in third person, you know that right? I’m okay with it, but it can make it hard to speak sometimes.”

Trixie sighs. “Thank goodness. I usually do that to enhance the performance. Until they started to take their bits back. What a letdown.”

Twilight nods and drinks some more. “His name is Arcane Force.”

Trixie looks to her back and sees that Arcane seems to have accidentally braided her mane. “He’s…cute.” She said as Arcane giggles.

“Yeah, he is and I hope to have many more foals with my husband.” Twilight says.

Trixie looks a bit surprised. “Really, more?”

“Yeah, that is the plan after all. I just hope my husband comes home from the war safely.” Twilight says.

Trixie sighs. “Well, here’s to a safe return.” She said holding up a cup before drinking.

Twilight holds up her own. “Safe return.” She said before drinking.

Trixie goes silent for a few moments after putting the cup down before her eyes shoot open. “Wait, he’s fighting over there?” Trixie asks.

“Yeah, he is a knight of the griffon’s court.” Twilight says.

Trixie looks shocked as Arcane gets back on her head and looks curiously to her. “Kn…knight?”

“Yes, I recently got word he was recently promoted to knight major.” Twilight says.

Trixie tries to speak. “How…?”

“He is very good at what he does. Oh, here is a picture of him.” Twilight says bring out a picture of her and Blitz.

Trixie takes it and looks at it, seeing the stallion, she was a bit surprised. “So, this stallion is the one you married, right?”

“Yes, that is Blitz.” Twilight says.

Trixie gives the photo back. “Thought I recognize him. He actually appeared in one of my performances or at least walked past it.”

“Oh so you have seen him.” Twilight says before smiling at the picture.

Trixie nods. “Yes, though he didn’t stay and watch. He just gave a passing glance at my performance.”

“I actually taught him how to use his magic. All he could do beforehand was telekinesis and a blast of magic.” Twilight says.

Trixie looks at her. “Really, that’s all he knew? I thought he might experiment a bit more. Foals usually do that.” She said as Arcane braids another length of mane and it falls into her view. “Now that’s a good bind.” She said seeing the end and making Arcane cheer before he slides down her neck and starts braiding another length.

“He was raised by earth ponies and mostly used physical things. I only discovered that is all he could do when he asked about a low level spell he found from a book.” Twilight says.

Trixie nods. “So…he’s never been officially taught?” She asks carefully.

“No. You see, he was orphaned while still a foal and his adopted parents died while he was still a foal and then was kidnapped by slavers.” Twilight says.

Trixie gasp quietly. “Then…is he…you know…one of them?” She whispered to not let Arcane hear.

Twilight looks carefully at her. “No, he got out and was found by another family. They took him and trained him so as to not let it happen again. Now, I guess you can say, he’s a mercenary. After all, I doubt they would let slaves be knights on the griffon army.”

Trixie sighs in relief. “Ah, good. So what are you doing now?”

“Mostly raising Arcane there.” Twilight says.

Arcane laughs as he drops another braided mane length and cheers again. “He keeps going like this and he will run out of hair.” Trixie said looking it over. “How old is he now?”

“Not even a year old.” Twilight says.

Trixie hums as she grabs Arcane and puts him down on the table. “Still cute. Though, I now wonder, the others, how are they?”

“Rainbow and Pinkie are now pregnant, Applejack is working on her farm, Rarity is running her shop, and Fluttershy is looking after her animals.” Twilight says.

Trixie nods before looking at her. “Rainbow and Pinkie are pregnant?”

“Yeah and are expecting soon enough, though it is driving Rainbow crazy as she hasn’t been able to fly since the doctor told her not to for the foal.” Twilight says.

Trixie started to smile. “Heh, that’s funny. And Pinkie?”

“Not much has changed.” Twilight says.

Trixie raises an eyebrow. “Really, her?”

“Yeah, no changes.” Twilight says.

Trixie shakes her head. “Unbelievable. At least she isn’t out causing panic and making an angry mob.”

“It would be really easy for her to do.” Twilight says.

Trixie looks around. “She isn’t, is she?” She asks looking around for her.

Twilight waves her off. “Don’t worry, she won’t do that to a friend.”

Trixie blushes. “Really, a friend?”

Twilight nods. “Yes, Pinkie would never bring an angry mod to a friend. At least, without a reason.”

Trixie sighs. “At least I have that going for me. Not like…well…”

Twilight smiled. “It’s okay. That’s the past. Now then, more tea?”

Trixie nods and holds out her cup. “Sure.”

---

Blitz looks out the watchtower and sees some of the army that is waiting for them. “At least they are holding.”

Silver comes up behind him. “Hey, how’s it looking?”

Blitz sighs. “We got a line. Looks like you have to come up with a convoluted plan that’s even more convoluted than the last.”

Silver presses his beak together. “At least I can work with that, so, you find anything of interest here?”

Blitz shakes his head. “Not really, just rust and snow.”

Silver takes out something from his coat. “How about this?” He asks, showing what Blitz recognized as an old tape recorder.

“That is…hold on, we got movement from the Overlord’s army.” Blitz says.

Silver grabs a nearby telescope before looking through and seeing some of the lines moving forward. “Can you make anything out from your end?”

“Looks like they are coming out of their fortifications. Seems he wants a straight up fight.” Blitz says.

Silver groans. “Great, let’s hurry this up then. I want you and the rest of the ghost team to take out the sides one by one. Try not to make yourselves known, but do some damage. If you can place traps, then do it.” He said placing the tape recorder away.

“I was correct, they have more than we suspected.” Blitz says.

Silver eyes Blitz. “Numbers aren’t everything.”

“Considering they are probably close to the combined numbers of all three units combined and we have lost men from the earlier battle and they are fresh and our’s aren’t.” Blitz says.

Silver frowns. “I guess I’m on my own here, aren’t I? Well, let’s get to work, by the way, you are doing this. I need a thin out. If you can’t get to them, at least hurry and place down traps ahead for us and we will thin them out in another way. The bunkers here will provide some cover.” He said, eyeing the broken part of a roof of a viewport room.

“I suggest against that, we will never be able to fortify them all the way. I suggest pulling back and setting up at choke points to hold the line so we are not overwhelmed.” Blitz says.

Silver looks around and sees a few paths in the mountains and some on the bunkers themselves. “Alright, want to sound the signal or should I?” He asks as he looks through the telescope again.

“You’re the commanding officer here.” Blitz says.

Silver held back a chuckle before grabbing a nearby horn and then noticed a little crank on the wall nearby. “That isn’t an alarm system, is it?”

Blitz raises an eyebrow before looking at something ahead of them and sees something. “I recommend a musical instrument.” He said before grabbing something from his pouch and grabbing Silver by the collar and drags him away and sticks a bar of white paste on the ceiling. “I recommend that you don’t for now, they will get a wakeup call soon.” He said before they hear an explosion from where they stood.

Silver looks a bit surprised. “Wow, thanks for that.” He said after they stop for a bit. “Better get to the others. See what you can do with the other checkpoints. I’ll see to it that the soldiers are ready, the ghost team is yours.” He said before running off.

“Surge, get all members of the ghosts able to fight and meet me at point Dragma 5.” Blitz says into his communicator.

“Copy, on the way.” Lightning said as he hears all the nearby soldiers gathering their weapons.

“Tell them we have to hold that point at all costs because if we don’t, we will be overrun.” Blitz says.

Lightning was silent for a bit before he hears her yelling a bit. “They now know. Now we just have to worry about getting there in time. How fast can you get there?”

“I’m going to be held up by some dogs.” Blitz withdraws his claws and looks at the elite troops coming at him.

Lightning chuckles. “Since when are you held up?”

“Since what looks like a company is coming at me.” Blitz said as he swipes at one of the first dogs to reach him.

Lightning shakes her head. “Just get here or I will do it personally by the one thing on you that I know you like and need.” She said with a chuckle.

Blitz rolls his eyes as he stabs another one and then kicks him into his friends. “Okay, even I know you would like it, but take command till I get there.”

“You got it sir.” Lightning said a bit humorously before cutting off.

“Now where was I?” Blitz asks facing the dogs who took a slight step back before trying to set themselves forward again.

---

“He’s late.” Lightning says to herself as she and the members of ghost and the soldiers guarded the checkpoint from the funneled dogs.

“The next one who says I’m late again, will be dealt with, harshly.” A voice said behind her. ‘Some, in more ways than one.’ He sent it to her.

Lightning smirks as she turns around and throws something over her shoulder. “What took ya?” She asks as an explosion came from the pass.

“Elite company of dogs. Hence, why my armor is covered in blood.” Blitz says, sounding winded.

Lightning taps his shoulder. “Well, you’re with us now. Now you can relax a little and by that I mean, man a turret or what these guys can have as a turrent. Carefully, it’s weak already and low on ammo.”

“How are we doing?” Blitz asks.

“Twenty nine wounded, but luckily no casualties yet.” Lightning informs.

“I see.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks at him. “Got anything fun for us to do?”

“Surge, lay down a barrage and keep the dogs pinned down, we are reforming the line.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods and heads out around the area before stopping and trying to hold down the dogs. “Yes sir.” She said grabbing her rifle and firing it on full auto.

“Reform the lines while Surge pins down all soldiers, grab your rifles and form three ranks. Front ranks will fire then move to the rear to reload then the next rank will move up and fire as well then repeat the order.” Blitz orders.

All the soldiers start to grab their rifles and start to set themselves up as lines in front of the dog army and soon they aim and fire before ducking and moving behind the formation and starts reloading as the next line fires. Blitz looks ahead to the bend where the dogs were coming from and still sees them coming. “I really hate equal numbers.” Blitz says, withdrawing his blaster pistol and starts firing with them.

After four hour of fighting, the dogs started to thin out and only the few that are meaning or coming in are now hiding behind the rocks and walls. “Stay in formation and pin them down with cover fire!” Blitz yells. “Surge, how are we looking on ammo?” Blitz asks.

“At least enough for sixty shots for each and as for me, I just have enough energy packs for five more runs, guns not included.” She said moving about.

“I see, I think the Overlord is wising up to what is happening.” Blitz says as Lightning started to see signs of exhaustion from him.

Lightning stops firing for a bit. ‘Blitz, are you okay?’ She sends.

“I’m fine. I’m just wishing I could take a stim right now, but I swore I would never inject myself with anything ever again.” Blitz says.

‘Blitz…’ She tries to send, but stops after the word.

‘I’m fine love.’ Blitz sends. “Get back to shooting Surge!” He yells as he keeps firing.

“Roger.” Lightning says. ‘I underestimated how much energy Blitz used up already. The truth is, I’m not much bette… no.’ Lightning thinks finally seeing an injury in between the gaps in Blitz’s armor. ‘Blitz?’ She sends.

Blitz doesn’t reply as he keeps firing, but Lightning noticed he fires once with his right forehoof for every three from the left one.

Lightning sighs and blocks out everyone else and messages another number. “Minerva, give me a progress report. How are we looking from up there?” Blitz sends.

“Pretty good on most fronts, the ones having trouble is the one having the bunkers as their defensive position. However, the passes are holding them back.” Minerva said.

“I need a volunteer to make a run to Captain Gilded.” Blitz yells.

One of the soldiers runs up to him. “Sir, what do I tell him?”

“Tell him that the dogs are tunneling into the bunker and that they may start redirecting troops to those assaults.” Blitz says.

The soldier nods before running off and then flying off. Blitz turns back to the fight and fires at a head peeking out and kills him. “Ok, we are changing tactic, a third of each line report to me.” Blitz orders.

The soldiers run over to him and take cover as Blitz turns to them. “Ok, while they keep them pinned, I want all of you to start making cover from anything you can find.” Blitz says trying to keep the tired soldiers morale high.

The soldiers nod before heading off to the nearby entrance to the bunkers and starts grabbing boxes and metal plates and place them around the firing spots of everyone still there.

Blitz was about to go help when he spotted something. “Men, double time it, there are new reinforcements coming and they are wearing unique armor.” Blitz says.

They soon see a darker color armor coming around the bend and just marching up to the line and actually knocks the helmets of the dogs to shake themselves out of it. “Surge, try to hit them and only them. I want a third pinning the regular dogs, everyone else, shoot the new ones.” Blitz calls out.

The soldiers starts moving to their positions and starts firing on the dogs they are on as the armored ones keep marching. “Um…sir? They are just bouncing off.” One said.

“I see. Anyone got any more grenades?” Blitz asks.

Everyone stops and grabs at their belts and takes out some grenades. “Hold until they are close enough and once you see a clump of them together, throw it after pulling it and wait two seconds. Remember, two seconds or you’re losing a talon.” Blitz said.

They all line up and keep firing at the armored dogs or the ones still taking cover before they reach a small point and start to squeeze through before a few griffons cook theirs and throw the grenade down and soon lands right by them. The grenades explode and only leave the legs of one dog and break the armor of another who was immediately pelted by bullets while it also created a bigger pass. “Oh boy.” Blitz said to himself as he looked to the entrance of the bunkers ahead. “Move back!” He calls as he moves backward and keeps firing.

“Surge, fry them.” Blitz orders.

Surge grabs a few grenades and throws them down before they beep a few times and then explode into a rain of fire into the dogs and even the ones still hiding. “Who wants cooked dogs?” She calls as she meets up with them.

“Don’t go celebrating just yet. They have forced us from our position and those won’t burn long.” Blitz says.

He was right as some of them shake off the fire and continue on. “Any other bright ideas?” Lightning asks.

“We got bigger problems than what you think.” Blitz says as more started to come and with them a huge dog in the middle who was obviously important.

Lightning takes a look closer. “That’s the lead chief?”

“I believe it is the overlord or at least another warchief.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks back at him. “So we take him out and the part of this war is a bit easier for us?”

“Surge, check what is surrounding him right now and do it quickly as they are marching on us.” Blitz says nonchalantly.

Lightning hits his side. “I know that, just tell me you got a plan in place or anything that might give us an edge.”

Blitz does his best to hold in a groan and cringe from that hit as he tries to think. Lightning watches him carefully. “Blitz, are you okay?” She whispered.

Blitz waves her off. “This is troubling. Maybe…no.”

Lightning looks back to the bunker. “How far can they go in the bunker before we fail?”

Blitz looks to the bunker as well. “Not much. We don’t have a lot of leeway.”

Lightning groans as she turns back to the walking group. “So what, we just keep hammering them until they fall?”

Blitz shakes his head. “No, there has to be a…that’s it.” He said now putting away his blaster and soon slides down and stops in front of the now stopped dogs. “I want to speak to your leader, one on one and challenge him to a fight to the death. Winner takes all.” He announced as some of the dogs looked amused.

They soon part to a surprisingly lighter armored dog with a bit lighter colors and and having more gold lines on his shoulders than the rest of the dogs. “So the resistance wants to challenge me?” The dog asks as he steps forward.

Blitz nods and ignores the twitch in his back and shakes his hindleg a bit so no one can see, but Lightning did. “Yes, but I do it alone. If I win, I gain control of your army and the ones who don’t listen, well…I’m sure you can guess.”

The dog laughs. “And your weapon of choice?” He asks, taking out a sword from his back as Lightning quickly rushes down.

Blitz reaches for his pistol. “Mine is…”

“Wait.” Lightning calls out as she reaches the bottom and pulls Blitz aside for a bit. “Don’t, I’ve been noticing.” She said whispering.

Blitz turns slightly to her. “It’s the only way as we have no other options with what we have other than an intergalactic army.” He whispered back.

Lightning looks at the dog before turning back to him. “Then I’ll do it.”

Blitz looks shocked. “No, this is a fight to the death.”

Lightning smiled. “And I intend to win.” She said before stepping away from him and walking forward. “I intend to take his place and my choice is this.” She said, taking out her long knife.

The dog laughs. “What’s wrong? You are afraid so you send your own second in command to do it for you?”

Blitz growls a bit. ‘Dang it Lightning. What are you doing?’

Lightning chuckles. “Come on, you want to be marked as the dog who killed an exhausted stallion or the dog who killed the most agile mare around using nothing, but your sword and me with my knife?”

The dog grins. “You make a most perfect offer. All right then, have at you.” He calls as most of the dogs back off and the griffons still keep their rifles aimed at most of the dogs weak spots as Blitz backs off to the bunker door to not let any dogs past him during the fight. ‘Be careful.’ He sends it to her.

‘I love you Blitz.’ Lightning sends back before she starts running around him in a square shape and the dog tries to follow him.

The dog laughs. “Good, I will certainly be promoted after this.” He said, trying to follow her.

Lightning chuckles. “If you live.” She said taking a quick swipe at his exposed jugular.

The dog growls as he pulls away at the last second and feels his neck cut a little. “Damn you!” He yells before slamming his sword down onto the ground of where he thought she would be and smashes the ground as Lightning jumps over it and takes a swipe at the hilt of the sword and hits the paw only a little.

Lightning chuckles as she lands on the rock jutting out from the wall. “Damn yourself bitch.”

The dog growls slowly. “No one calls me a female.” He said before heaving his sword with two paws now and readies a swipe at her. “Come on!” Lightning skillfully dodges him, showing off her pegasus agility.

Lightning chuckles some more as she jumps over him and lands on the other side of the wall. “You know, I expected more from a warchief.” She taunted as she twirls her knife around.

The dog growls a bit and swings it towards her in a downward motion and breaks the cliff she was on. “Whoops.” Lightning said in front of him and just messed with her knife. “Missed.” She said bored.

The dog frowns and smashes the sword at her and cracks the ground underneath her as she jumps up and out of the way a bit and swipes at the hilt again and cuts away some of the bindings and nicks the paw before jumping on the sword and then jumping away. “Missed again. Come on, we got better things to do. I had more fun shooting at you guys from behind cover than this.” She taunted again as she put the knife over her shoulder.

The dog roared as he threw his great sword at Lightning. Lightning, seeing this, dodges it and the sword lodges itself into the wall. “Yeah, you suck.” Lightning said as she landed on the sword and threw the knife at him and actually embedded it near his neck and into his armor. “I can do be…woah.” She said as she tried to balance herself as some rumbling came about and some loose rocks fell from the top of the cliffs.

“What’s that?” Blitz asks on a channel to Minerva.

“Um…Blitz, you might want to get out of there, now!” Minerva yells panicked as he hears the engine on the ship start. “This is a problem for everyone, including the griffons. Get out now!”

“Everyone move, the bunker is coming down.” Blitz says as he notices the heat starting to rise.

All the griffons and ponies immediately fly away and the ones inside start to come out before joining their friends and the ponies stuck on the ground start to run back to the first through the passes left behind and free of trouble as more rocks and bigger ones start to fall. Blitz and Lightning immediately get out, but not before Lightning jumps onto the front of the dog and hangs onto his collar. “I believe this is mine.” She said, grabbing the knife and swiping at the neck and cutting it open. “I was playing around by the way.” She said before flying off.

After they all got out, Blitz was about to say something to Lightning when a roar was heard. They all look down as they see a wall of rock form cracks in the wall and soon they see the wall start to push outward as the dogs nearby start to back off and head back until the whole wall bursts open in a shower of rock and dust. Lightning and Blitz cover themselves as some rocks hit them before they look and see the dust to settle to see a large rock ball of spikes roll out with red cracks before it stops in the middle of the pass and soon another thing came out that Blitz could only describe as a walking monster that had spikes on its back and roars out as it spews fire from it’s mouth before climbing the wall and heading toward the dog front line in the middle of the whole place. Soon another one came out that looked like an octopus that had arms and legs and soon screeches out loud and all of its tentacles wave away from it before it actually jumps and starts to float away to the front line as well. Then more of the first fire spewing monsters start to come out as well and follow where the others went and they see the dogs were already fighting them with mostly close range attacks before they were either stomped or burned to a crisp. Both Lightning and Blitz look back to the hole again and sees some something moving so fast that it left a trail of energy in its wake before it stops at the entrance of the pass to the valley where the dogs were and flies up a bit and spreads it claws and flicks it’s tentacle legs a bit before heading back to the ground and flies around fast, taking quick swipes with it’s long sharp claws. They soon look back to the ball that was left behind and sees it start to move before what looks like arms come out and stamp on the ground before the ball soon moved and created legs and a head with bull horns near it’s jaw and roars out loud as it sends some embers into the air before it slowly climbed and lumbers slowly to the army.

“Blitz?” Lightning asks after a while.

“Blast it.” Blitz orders.

Lightning grabs his collar and holds his blaster in the holster. “Um Blitz, this is a lot of monsters and I don’t think swords and spears are going to win here. Only ours will probably win this fight, especially with that heavy ball one. We aren’t going to win without help. So call it in!” She yells, shaking him slightly.

“Surge, after this is over I want you to help me get Daring to forgive me.” Blitz says, bringing out a syringe.

Lightning grabs his hoof, stopping him for a bit. “Blitz, call it in, please. At least let’s hope of getting help with this before we go out there halfcocked.”

“I already ordered a strike.” Blitz says before injecting himself.

Lightning could only watch before Blitz starts to shake and then growls a bit before running off faster than usual and heads toward the group of monsters who were decimating the dog army and the griffons who were getting out of there. Lightning sighs and calls up Minerva. “Minerva, what do you get on this?”

Minerva comes on screen as she sees the Darkstar fly overhead. “Four types of infamous monsters. Our first one is called the Goliath.” She said as the information on it appeared on a second screen. “Mostly basic, like the monster movies you may have watched and has fire breathing as it’s biggest assets. Next up is the kraken. Expect this one is the land version and its speciality is lightning powers. Orbs of electricity that track you, lightning strikes, and being able to fly. Up next is the stealth type monster the Wraith. Able to make decoys and go invisible, able to supercharge itself and attack wildly as possible while possessing a high defense, make a charge explosion on where it is and abduct targets back to its location and do what it pleases. However, the last one, the rock ball is unknown for now. You’re on your own for that.” She explained. “I already called for some help just in case it gets out of hoof and targeting the kraken.” Lightning watched as Blitz withdrew his claws and let out a battle cry, challenging the goliath in front of him. Soon she sees the Darkstar come around and drops some missiles and hits the kraken who immediately screeches loudly at the ship as she flies off. “Get to work honey.” Minerva said.

Lightning shakes her head before flying off and taking out her rifle and starts firing at the goliath who wasn’t fighting Blitz as he gets onto the top of the head of the one he got and starts swiping away at it as it roared and tries to swipe at him. “Die!” Blitz yells before plunging his claw straight through the goliath’s skull.

The goliath roars before slowly quieting down and soon falls down and all of it’s glowing lines and cracks on it start to die down. Blitz takes out his claws and heads to another goliath and starts to climb onto it and starts swiping at it. Lightning in the meantime was firing at what she could and kept saying when the kraken was ready to be struck.

“Lightning, even injured as it is, you won’t be able to harm it with that level, increasing the power to your shots.” Minerva says.

Lightning frowns as she messes with her rifle and soon fires a powerful shot that made the kraken roared at her to which Minerva sends more missile at it and hits it as well, blowing off some of its tentacles off and makes it bleed heavily before it electrifies itself and cauterizes the wounds. “Again.” Lightning yells and fires again and tries to lead it her way.

Minerva comes around again as Blitz finishes with another before the wraith swipes him off the head and into another who then hits him and launches him into a rock. “Bastard!” Blitz yells as he gets up again and heads after the one who hit him last and jumps around on him as the Darkstar launches more missiles at the kraken and it screeches with lightning running about it and strikes coming down around it, taking out some dogs that were underneath or nearby and soon stops before falling to the ground gracefully and screeches weakly.

“Minerva, next one that can be hurt.” Lightning asks as she reloads the rifle.

The Darkstar flies straight toward the last few goliaths and hits them with two dropped bombs and hits the last two, not counting the one Blitz just stabbed, and soon the whole area and monsters were engulfed in flames. “They are weak now, go for it!” Minerva calls out.

Lightning quickly flies over and fires her rifle as she goes along and soon overcharges her next shot and hits the head of one and it drops to the ground before reloading and trying to hit the other as it roars at her.

Blitz groans as he gets off his head and looks around until a giant rock ball rolls his way and stops before unwrapping itself and then roaring at him and blowing some snow off of him. “Wow, that’s some bad breath.” He said before running onto it and trying to hit before he realized he was only making sparks and took out his blaster before turning it to full power and starts firing it at the crack on its head and trying to keep still as it tried to shake itself off of it.

Lightning flies out of the way as a fire breath came her way and tries to keep firing before the goliath roars and jumps at her and tries to reach for her as Lightning flies up before feeling her wing get clipped and soon feels herself start to fall and then lands hard on the ground. “Ow.” She said before grabbing her rifle and starts trying to run as she glides across the ground as the goliath now has its attention on her. “Great. At least I got this thing, but where’s that quick one?” She asks as she keeps firing at the goliath’s cracks in armor.

A dog was quickly scampering away as he looked back to the fight before some more dogs came to him and then a dark screech came from behind him and he was quickly swept up and then taken away before being dropped and soon killed. The wraith looks to the battle before seeing the little creatures run by and seems to not notice her. She screeches silently as her brethren fall from the flying one before it goes to the one attacking her last brethren. She shakes her head before just staying there as the one flying tries to get his attention and the one on him keeps striking his head. Soon he rolled up in a ball and the one on his head gets off as he rolled around and tries to hit them before he unrolled right in front of them and then throws it’s claw into the ground and grabs a rock and throws it at them as it splits into many pieces with molten magma before smashing its claws into the ground and sends a shockwave into the ground that made some magma come out as some rocks start jutting out behind them and then a wall of rock spears come out behind them and literally create a wall of rocks and he starts trying to hit them as the one that was on his head went on him again and this time heads for his back and starts dropping something along the way before jumping off and his back explodes and some of his skin fell off. The one flying around soon strikes at those points and aims especially at two points before it finally slows down and tries to reach for them one last time before it falls down.

Lightning tries to catch her breath as Blitz starts calling someone. “Need a cleanup crew. We got a lot of creatures that should not be here.” He said.

Lightning turns to him as he finally looks around. “Blitz, are you okay?”

Blitz chuckles before he stops and then falls to the ground. “Cross?!” Lightning yelled as she rushed over to him.

The wraith sees the one who was able to open her brethren’s armor fall to the ground and seems down and out as the other one tries to help it. She growls slightly before looking to the area behind them and sees a large amount of creatures running to them and the one flying grabs it’s weapon and tries firing at them, but they keep coming. She growls before charging herself and then launches a decoy that had the past ability and goes to the army approaching and attacks it as her invisible self moves to the front of the of the two left behind and after the decoy was gone, she appeared in front of them and then screeches as it spreads it claws out at the approaching army.

Lightning kept staring as the wraith stood in front of them and just faced the leftover dog army coming their way. The wraith screeches again before it seems to spread itself out and then glows blue and looks like electricity was running along its body and then charges at the dogs and then starts swiping at them fast and crazily. “Wow, it’s good.” She said as body parts were sent flying.

Lightning then turns back to Blitz as he was still knocked out and tries to see his status on her omnitool and sees him stable now. She breathes a sigh of relief before grabbing him and placing him on her back and runs off back to the griffons.

“Scans complete, a high dosage of poison number 7 in Blitz’s cartridges will render the Wraith unconscious.” Minerva’s voice said over the radio. Lightning puts Blitz down and checks his packs and finds the cartridges and takes out her rifle. “Be careful, one drop can kill an elephant.” Minerva says. Lightning nods as she makes a few changes to the rifle and puts the cartridge in and aims it at the wraith as it swipes at the last dog before turning to them and sees the flying one aiming at her. “Sorry.” She said before firing and hit the wraith as it looked at the cartridge embedded in her before she moaned and fell down. “Let’s try something different with this one.” Lightning said as she put her rifle away and grabbed Blitz again as the Darkstar landed nearby and she headed for it.

“I’ll try to send for a particular team to get her. I can tell she will be really valuable.” Minerva said as Lightning entered the ship and headed for the infantry.

Lightning nods as she places Blitz onto a bed and starts to get out of her armor and then gets Blitz out of his. “What did he take that made him like that?” She asks, starting to work on the armor after taking off his helmet.

Minerva comes in as she starts up the systems. “A stimulant. Increases strength and speed. The drawback is that you can be knocked out at the end of it because of the express energy.”

Lightning nods as she takes off his armor and starts to work on getting him attached to all the systems. “So he’s just asleep now, right?”

Minerva sighs. “Yes, just resting, and since we are in giant airship hologram disguise, he won’t get mad and yell at us later.” She said, the last part to the sleeping Blitz.

Lightning frowns. “Minerva, keep him here until he’s well-rested. Put this place into lockdown if you have to. I got to deal with the war we have been fighting for a while.” She said, heading back out, grabbing her rifle and heads to the armory and grabs another armor and more ammo before heading outside again and sees the wraith breathing softly as another ship came in and dropped some personnel as they wrap straps around it and they head back into the ship before it takes off with the wraith itself.

Lightning then takes off and flies toward the camp Silver had in the bunker and finds him watching the whole thing. “Care to tell me what’s happening and where’s Cross?” He asks, turning to her.

“He used up all he had left killing those monsters and collapsed.” Lightning answers.

Silver sighs. “How long would he be out?”

“I’m unsure. He had been pushed very hard and was injured before they even showed up. I think they were hibernating underground, and the dogs digging awoke them.” Lightning adds.

Silver nods his head to the one being flown away. “And that one?”

“I can’t kill it, don’t have the experience or the ammo to kill it. That is why I had to tranquilize it with a poison that could kill nearly anything with a drop.” Lightning says.

Silver raises an eyebrow. “Huh, and the dogs?”

“Seems to be holding. If they pressed now, they would overwhelm us and kill us.” Lightning says.

“Could the overlord have been injured or killed by one of those monsters then?” An older-looking griffon with a colonel rank insignia asks.

Lightning shakes her head. “Doubt it. He probably held back or ran off. But that’s still a mystery as I haven’t seen any lead dog that looks super important. But at this point, I would think he would attack with everything he’s got and hope to take out our exhausted and injured self.

“It is unusual.” A middle-age looking griffon with a captain insignia says, walking up.

Lightning tilts her head slightly. “Now these guys show up. Well, what should we do, Silver? What crazy plan have you got now?”

“None right now. Our troops are exhausted, and we are low on ammo.” Silver says.

“Hang on, what’s that?” Lightning says, seeing a dog approach under a flag of truce.

Silver looks through a telescope and sees the dog. “A white flag. It looks like the leader wants to talk. Have the ghost team up and running. We are fully stocked up on what we have. I don’t care if you have to take it from the back but do it. Don’t take from the frontline through. We may need it. Have the frontline also guard the entrances to what we got now and tell them to apprehend any dog, kill if you have no choice.” Silver said, grabbing his armor and weapons. “Let’s go, Surge.”

Lightning followed along with the two other officers. After a while of walking and passing the now cleared plains, they come across a large camp and sees the dogs looking at them with a steel gaze before they part and let them through and soon was joined by another dog who leads them to a bigger tent, and they find the dog they have been looking for sitting on a throne or what could be one, wearing just fancy clothes and no armor.

“General?” Silver asks questionably.

“My people call me overlord.” The dog says.

Silver nods. “Overload, why did you call a cease-fire when we could destroy each other right now?”

“Because there is no longer any benefit for us to continue this battle, let alone war.” The overlord says.

Silver tilts his head. “And you want to end this in a treaty, do you?”

“That or I can order my remaining forces to surge forward and destroy you even if you kill me. You still will lose.” The overlord says.

Silver sighs. “So just too illiterate, you are open to negotiations and will stop fighting for the time being and will stop fighting if we go through with the treaty?”

“Yes.” The overlord says simply.

Silver and others still stare at him. “Okay.” Silver said suddenly. “It’s a deal. However, we do this on grounds we don’t have either control over.”

“We will remain here and will wait for your diplomats to come.” The overlord says.

Silver growls quietly and sighs. “Fine. Just remember, there will be a lot of guards. Overlord.” He said before walking away with the others.

The overlord said nothing before looking at Lightning. “So who was that one who slew most of those monsters?”

Lightning stops and looks back at him. “That would be my commanding officer, Southern Cross.”

“I see. Pass on my thanks. He saved many of my soldiers.” The overlord says before leaving.

Lightning looks a little surprised at that before she turns back to the others and keeps walking. “So what now?” She asks after they got back to the bunker.

Silver tries to drink. “We have sent a letter to the capital. Though, now we play the waiting game and hope this will end. I, for one, want it to end.”

“A request, Lt. Colonel, in private.” Lightning says.

Silver nods. “Sure, come on.” He said, getting up and leading her away from the now cleaned mess hall and into an office. “What’s this about? What do you need?” He asks, sitting down.

“Since the war is all but over, can you give Knight Major Cross leave?” Lightning asks.

Silver chuckles. “At this point, he might need it. I’ll see to it that the paperwork is filled out.”

“Thank you.” Lightning says.

Silver shrugs. “Anything to help a friend, especially a brother in the war.”

“You can relax. He was sincere in what he said, but kept on guard for the radicals in both his and our armies.” Lightning warns.

Silver nods. “And that’s the only thing that really stops this from happening. Well, here’s to a successful treaty and end of the war.” He said before drinking.

“I would join you, but I must check up on Cross.” Lightning says, turning to leave.

“You and he are more than just comrades, aren’t you?” Silver asks.

Lightning stops and looks at him. “What do you think?” She asks before walking off and only hears his chuckles and ice clinking the glass.

After a while, she arrives back at the ship and sees Minerva standing outside the door of the infirmary. “He’s okay?”

“He is fine. I even fixed up that stab wound. Now help me get him to bed, and then you go take a shower. You stink really bad.” Minerva says.

Lightning rolls her eyes, and they both head inside and grab Blitz off the table and carry him to his room before setting him down on the bed and Lightning leaves Minerva to take care of Blitz. Lightning sighs as she enters her room and finally takes off her armor, and heads for the bathroom. “About time we got a break. This is long overdue.” She said to herself, stepping inside the shower.

Chapter 29: End It All

“So the war is over?” Twilight asks as almost everyone was online with her, waiting to hear what happened.

“Yeah, I think the overlord finally had enough as they were taking such losses without gaining much.” Lightning says drying her mane.

Rainbow raises an eyebrow. “So when are you three coming home?”

“We will be there tomorrow, have to go slow for a while to keep up appearances of this being a giant blimp.” Lightning says.

The foals cheer and Blazer smiles. Twilight smiled as she looked down to Arcane. “Guess you are finally going to meet your dad tomorrow.” She said tickling his stomach, making him laugh.

Fluttershy looks a bit concerned. “What about Blitz, where is he now?”

Lightning sighs. “Still resting a bit. He really worked himself to the bone and left himself injured the whole time. Now Minerva has him healed up, but we’re leaving his body to do the sleeping. By the way, Daring, he used a performance enhancement syringe.” All the mares saw her twitch at that. “But there was a good reason. If he hadn’t done that, I don’t think any of us could have survived that onslaught of monsters. He saved us Daring and all he got was a good knockout punch. He’ll be fine and just to make sure, Minerva has flushed his system of that thing. He’ll be fine, just let him pass on this only.” Lightning said, trying to ignore the now slightly mad Daring.

“Let me see what these monsters were.” Daring says.

Minerva comes into the call now and giggles a bit. “And I made a cute little video for each. Almost like it’s a roll call for each.” She plays them and tries to hold back snickers at the faces everyone makes, expect Lightning. “So? Forgive him now?” She asks after stopping the last video.

“This one time.” Daring says.

Lightning sighs. “Good, now then. We also have a visitor coming over. Blitz’s squire named Whirlwind. So be nice. Also, when will you introduce Arcane to Celestia?”

“She is supposed to come tomorrow.” Twilight says.

Lightning nods. “We should be there a bit sooner, but we’ll try to make getting there our first priority.” Twilight nods as Arcane giggles at her. Lightning smiles and waves. “Hi Arcane.”

“He is just so excited.” Twilight says smiling.

“Oh, by the way, this is the fiefs we are aiming for.” Lightning says sending pictures and copies of the documents.

They all soon start looking over all the choices and smile and go wide eyed at some of them. “We don’t have to do it now. We can choose when Blitz is properly woken up and well rested.” Lightning said finished up.

“Oh look at the lovely ballroom.” Rarity says.

Lightning shakes her head and smiles. “Yes Rarity, you can have dances with him soon enough.” She said teasingly. “Now then, I have to rest as well and really get some sleep. If you need anything, ask Minerva. She will take control for the rest of the way. If anything pops up that requires our attention, tell her and she’ll get to us.” They all nod as they kept looking over the choices and even the foals and Blazer got into it. “Well, night everyone.” She said before cutting off her connection.

Twilight looks up for a bit and sees Minerva winking at her. “Night cuties.” She said before cutting off as well. Twilight shakes her head as Arcane keeps looking around at the choices.

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Spike sighs as he looks at the three fillies sleeping around a bit in his bed as he keeps looking over the information as Slender comes up behind him and wraps her hooves around his shoulders. “I think I can take over now. Want to send them back?” She asks him.

Spike nods as he keeps looking at them. “Yeah, it’s been long enough and you are back now. I kinda get what you planned out for this. You wanted me to keep calm and steady minded. Only those three and you could do it. Well, you did fine on that. Though now, we have to send them back before Twilight and the others start bucking my tail.”

Slender giggles. “Or…we could have them stay here for a little while longer. Maybe have some fun.”

Spike stares blankly at her. “Slender.”

Slender sighs. “Fine, we’ll send them back. I’ll have that cute pilot fire up a ship since we are so close to Equestria.”

Spike smirks. “Except you are still cute to me, same level as the girls here.”

Slender giggles. “That’s true. I’ll get them home now.” She said picking them up with her shadow tendrils and placing them on her back. “I’ll be back and remember, your test is coming up.”

Spike sighs. “How could I forget?”

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Blazer yawns as he wakes up and gets out of bed and pokes his head into the hallway. “Mom, are there any chores?” He asks her as Applejack comes out of her room.

Applejack shakes her head. “No, the princess is coming over to Twilight’s castle to see your brother. We have a break today. So grab your things and let’s grab a bite and head out.”

Blazer nods. “Okay mom.” He said heading back into his room and grabbing his wrapped swords and putting it onto his back and heads out and grabs an apple off the table in the dining room and gives a wave to Big Mac and Granny Smith before they both head out.

“So daddy is coming home today?” Blazer asks.

Applejack nods. “Yep, Blitz is coming home. Now remember when princess Celestia is there, try to be on your best behavior or at least yourself since Pinkie would just jump in her face. I’m sure she will understand all of you.” She said as they reached the castle. “So, have you ever seen the princess?”

Blazer looked at her. “Just miss Luna.”

Applejack smiles as they enter the castle and sees the others already there. “Hey there guys. Sorry about being late, but I couldn’t let this guy look groggy when the princess gets here.” She said as Blazer went up to Azure and let him get on his back.

Applejack then noticed the sour look on Rainbow’s face. “Still sore you can’t fly huh?” Applejack asks.

Rainbow growls. “Shut up, shut up, shut up.”

“Don’t worry Dashie, you’re in the final stages.” Pinkie says cheerfully.

Twilight smiles as she sees the state of Pinkie. “And you are close in front of her since Rainbow was after you.”

Pinkie giggles. “Yeah, I’m going to have a bouncing baby foal soon and we’re going to have so much fun.”

Applejack smiles and wraps a hoof around. “It isn’t all fun and games Pinkie. I’m sure you know that.”

Pinkie nods. “Yep, foalsitting the cake’s foals taught me that.”

“My queen, the sun princess is coming.” A changeling said from the window before it climbed onto the ceiling.

Twilight takes a breath. “Alright guys. Get ready. Arcane, come here.” She said grabbing him and holding him.

Soon the door opens and some solar guards come in and line up on both sides before they see Celestia walk in with a stoic face, yet trying to smile all the while. “Hello my little ponies. How are you this fine day?”

Twilight smiled. “Just fine princess Celestia. Also, Luna is here and will meet you later. For now, you wanted to meet my foal, well, here he is.” She said holding up Arcane as he coos at Celestia.

Celestia smiled. “Well I am glad to see you have a healthy unicorn colt. Blitzkrieg must be so proud of his new family.”

Twilight nods. “Yes, but he’s not a unicorn.”

Celestia now looks confused. “Oh, then what is he, as I can see a horn right there?” She asks, pointing to the horn.

Twilight turns Arcane around slightly. “Well he’s an alicorn. See, wings.” She said as his wings flap a little. Celestia stared at him as Twilight turned him back around and he laughed a bit. “Um….princess Celestia, are you okay?” Twilight asks, seeing the shocked look on her face.

Celestia then starts to frown. “No.” She said.

Twilight and the others get confused. “What?”

Celestia points to Arcane. “No, he must not be alive.” She stated, making the others gasp or start to frown and slowly move closer around Twilight and Arcane. “He can not be here nor must he ever. I want him gone!”

Arcane whimpers a bit before starting to cry as Twilight stares at Celestia in shock. “Princess, what…?”

Celestia kept frowning until she hears a hiss and looked up to see dozens of changelings staring at her with malice before they all landed onto the ground and surrounded everyone, protecting them. “You disrespected the prince and our queen.” One said.

Celestia looks even madder than before. “So that was the magical explosion. The bug gave you control. No matter, I want him gone.” She stated.

The changelings hiss again as they try and back everyone up. Soon the royal guards move to Celestia and moves their weapons ready to attack while the guards that Twilight had move in front of the changelings and point their weapons at them. “Please, don’t do this.” Twilight whispered.

Celestia growls. “I will say it one last time. That colt is now ban…”

CRASH

All of the occupants in the room were sent to the ground from the force of the crash and they all groaned as they all looked up and saw the smoke clear to a four prong metal spike. “Wha…?” Applejack tries to asks before the prongs spread themselves outward and reveal a hole which then something jumps out that they could only describe as crawfish creatures with large claws that look metal. “Oh no.” Twilight whispered as she pushed Arcane behind her.

The changelings were the first to rise and hiss at the new occupants of the room and they responded in kind by opening their claws and firing laser bolts at the changelings to which they killed a few. Everybody screamed as they all backpedal away.

‘Twilight, screech.’ Chrysalis said.

“What?” Twilight asks.

‘Screech!’ Chrysalis yelled.

SCREEEEEEEEEEEECH

Everybody covers their ears as Twilight opened her mouth wide and screeched so loud that the new threat had to cover theirs. Twilight soon stops as everybody puts their hooves, talons, or claws down and looks back to where they were looking.

Blazer groans as he puts his talons down and looks down to see his sword bag open and loose. He goes to grab the black one first before the new threat growls at him and points it’s claw at him as Blazer holds the sword against him until it fires and Blazer covers himself up, sending the sword out a bit from his swing arm. He waited and waited, but the burn or pain never came. He looks up again and sees the two things growling some more before they both fire again and hits his sword as he covers himself up and sees the shots hitting the sword and actually getting sucked in. “What?” He asks himself taking out the sword now and sees it glowing the same colors as the shots fired at him.

The two things roar now and open both their claws and starts to fire at him as Blazer holds up the blade and absorbs the shots until he smiles. “Cool.” He said before thinking and then held the blade behind him and took a swipe at them and actually sent an energy cutter through the air and hit the creatures and made them stop as it went through them. Everyone stops and watches until the two fell apart in half.

Blazer keeps breathing until he looks down and sees the blade glowing a bit before dying down to it’s usual black sheen. “Huh.” He said to himself before grabbing his other sword and taking it out as he then sees more come out and they all aim at him as Blazer holds up the white blade and feels a bit of recoil as each shot sent to him is actually reflected back at them, though it was spread widely and only hit them a few times. Blazer frowns a bit and quickly switches to the black blade and takes some shots before switching back to the white blade and while holding it up as best he can, he swings his blade at them and sends the energy and takes out a few of them, leaving only two again.

The other changelings immediately pounce on them and starts tearing away at their armor and biting into them until they fall. Everyone in the room tries to breathe as they try to understand what just happened. “Blazer, that…was…” Rainbow starts to say.

Blazer stops and turns around to her. “I’m sorry mommy.” He pleaded.

“Awesome!” Rainbow finishes.

Blazer blinks as he stood in his pleading stance. “Um….okay.”

Applejack smiled as she put the swords back into their place and quickly put the straps around him. “You definitely earn these.” She said as Arcane and Azure cheered for him as everyone else crowd around him and gave him their own thanks.

However, it was soon broken once they realized that Celestia was still there and they looked to see her staring at them as the changelings and guards surrounded them again. “This doesn’t change the fact that the colt is banished.” She said coldly.

Twilight closes her eyes before glaring at her. “Shut the buck up!” Everyone in the room looks wide eyed at Twilight as she steps forward. “I want you to listen to me, good, Celestia. I’m the princess of magic, I’m queen of the changelings, I’m married to Blitzkrieg and have a son named Arcane Force who is in fact an alicorn. So if you think you spilt my life apart like that, then you got another thing coming. So if you want to do it, then say it to my face princess!” She yells now up close to her and glaring right in her face.

Celestia stared wide eyed at her as Twilight breathed hard from her rant. “Twilight…” She tries to say.

“Tch.” Twilight clicks her tongue and turns around. “Come on guys. Let’s go.” She said to the others as they all started to walk off.

“Guys! Get the bunkers now!” A voice suddenly came through.

Twilight holds up her leg. “What’s going on Minerva?”

Minerva looked frantic as she ran around. “Listen, you got space pirates inbound. The one that hit your castle wasn’t the only one. You got to get out now! I’m hurrying the ship over and waking them both up and I’ll be with your step in every way. Just run!” Minerva yells as she gets close to the screen and then it shuts off.

Twilight stares at where the screen was before putting her leg down and looks to Celestia and her guards as they stare at them. “Next time you mess with my family, you won’t get a second chance.” She said before turning to the others and Arcane who coos from her back. “Come on guys, let’s go. I want all changelings watching us and helping anypony who comes our way as well. That bunker is for everyone, no matter who it is. I also want you two to help Blazer. Those swords may help get us there.” She said to two changelings who nod and pick up Blazer. “Blazer, try to hide behind those swords, you are not yet ready to fight head on, but at least you can give some time for us to get through, okay?”

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Blitz’s eyes suddenly shot open as he awoke. “Aw, good, you’re awake. Now then, get your things and suit up. We got in trouble.” Minerva said through the coms of the ship.

“What is the situation?” Blitz says getting off bed, making the sleeping Lightning fall off.

Minerva suddenly comes in through the door. “Space pirates. They already launched a landing spike to Twilight’s castle. I think they took care of it and they are heading towards a bunker. Now they are sending more spikes, dropships and attack ships flying through the air. Mandalore has already been notified and he has an attack plan in place, however, he has left the other things for us to deal with. Now get up.” She said leaving before poking her head back in. “Oh and Celestia tried to banish Arcane.” She said before really leaving this time.

Lightning groans as she brings her head up. “Suit up?”

“Minerva, add Celestia to the list of things I want to kill most and prepare my Raptor for launch from here.” Blitz says.

“Yeah, about that, we didn’t receive your Raptor, but we did receive a fighter jet.” Minerva says.

“Come again?” Blitz asks.

Minerva giggles nervously. “Yeah, Mandalore had your ship rearmed and changed some vehicles you had in the docking bay when we were attached to the Darkline.”

Blitz frowns. “Well why in the bloody hell did he do that?”

Lightning shakes herself before heading for the armory with Blitz following. “I would think he has something for you. Now, you got something for me in the meantime Minerva?”

“He sent you something new.” Minerva says.

“If it is a Tomcat or a Super Tomcat or even a Su model it, might not be enough for this.” Blitz says.

“So I guess you don’t want it then.” Minerva said as they almost swear they see a smirk on her as they enter the armory.

“I guess even a Mirage 2000 will do.” Blitz says.

“Ew, no. I actually like something different than the standard jets that the enemy uses in those video games.” Lightning said getting her armor on. “Maybe a super hornet.”

“Hey, the Mirage is a good multi-role fighter for newer pilots to fly. I should know, it was one of the jets they let us fly while in training.” Blitz says.

Lightning rolls her eyes as she stays quiet before they get all their weapons and armor and heads down to the hanger. “So what do we really get down here, cause I need something that can turn better if those pirates can almost turn on a bit.”

Blitz raises an eyebrow as they stop at the bottom and heads out to find an aircraft Lightning had never seen before in her search through all the files in her studies, in the hangar waiting to launch.

Lightning just steps up to the jet. “Um…what is this?”

“I can’t believe it. I thought they were still in the design stage of this. The CFA-44 Nosferatu.” Blitz says stunned.

Lightning looks back to him. “So is this yours then?”

“It is now. Mandalore says that this might just give you the edge you need. It is also equipped with the two special secondary weapons that were developed with it and electronic countermeasure pods.” Minerva says as Blitz starts to smile.

“Minerva, send him my thanks, but…” He looks to Lightning. “What about her? What do we get for her?”

“Unfortunately, she hasn’t trained to fly a jet and we only received the Nosferatu.” Minerva says.

“Very well. Love, looks like you are my copilot for this sortie.” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “Good, I hate to be on the ground again. My hooves are killing me.”

“Very well. Minerva, what is our ETA?” Blitz asks.

“Thirty minutes from the shore of equestria with the Darkstar One with our current fuel being low and the engines running on slow to be able to fly. But if launched from the magnetic catapult, you would make it in five on the Nosferatu.” Minerva says.

“It’s funny you know.” Blitz says.

“What is?” Lightning asks.

“One of my greatest fears in my life has been vampires and now I am about to fly a vampire of the sky. Minerva sends out the word to commence operation Dawn Hammer.” Blitz orders, his voice going from humorous to serious, walking towards the fighter.

Minerva smiled. “You got, prepping the catapult.”

Lightning smiled a little. “You have three wives who are vampires.” She reminds as she gets in with Blitz and the jet starts to move.

“One vampire, one hybrid, and one artificial.” Blitz corrects placing on the fighter helmet.

“Oh, one last thing, before I launch you two.” Minerva says.

They look up as they start to head down on a platform and Lightning puts on her helmet. “What?” They both ask.

Minerva shows them both the emblem on one of the fins of the fighter to see an eagle holding a constellation of stars shaped like a cross in its beak. Blitz chuckles a bit seeing that. “He even branded it with my emblem.” Blitz says.

Lighting chuckles as they reach the end and they start to hear some electricity running and a door opening ahead. “Minerva, once you’re there, try to get the others and stay low and get out fast as far as you can. I don’t want anyone hurt in this.” Blitz said as he watched the light. “Lightning, you did empty your stomach and everything, right?”

Lightning looks at him. “Of course, it was a rough few days, why?”

Blitz smirks as he puts his visor down. “Cause it’s about time for me to fly again. Southern Cross launching.” He said before the light changed to green and they were both pressed into their seats as the jet launched away and Minerva just chuckles at their reactions. “Oh, this is one for the scrapbook.” She said to herself as she saves the photo.

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“Wake up boy!” A voice yelled, making Spike yell out as he fell out of bed.

“What, what’s happening, are we under attack?” Spike asks as Slender looks down to his covered self as the bedsheets wouldn’t let him go.

“Time for your final exam. Report to the room immediately. If you are late by even a second, it is a failure.” Mandalore says.

Spike tries to salute. “Um…yes sir.” he said before shoving the blankets off of him as Mandalore runs off. “Looks like we got a big one. Can you head to the observation deck?” He asks as he gathers his things and actually puts on a coat that was given to him as a gift from one of his other commanders.

Slender jumps off the bed and shakes herself. “Do you have to even ask?” She asks gathering him up on her back with her tendril and runs off before dropping him off at her stop and lets him run off to the room as she heads up.

---

Twilight watched as the guards tried to herd all the populace into entrances of the bunker as she saw ships starting to descend.

“We got everypony from the east part of town.” Octavia says as a few ships land about a mile outside of town.

Twilight nods. “Good, how far are the west coming along?”

“We left that to Applejack.” Octavia says as Azure starts making noises on her back.

Twilight sighs. “Okay, you and Azure head down and take Arcane. I’m going to stay a bit longer.” She said taking him off her back and giving Arcane to her.

“Twilight, we got incoming.” Octavia says as her eyes widen.

Twilight looks up and sees a wide ship settle almost over the town before it starts to open a hatch under its front end and they see it light up before a loud whistling came from behind them and they quickly look to see a missile fly straight toward the gunship and hits it as it fires off a shot and aims widely to which it hits the nearby mountain before exploding in midair. They soon hear a roaring sound as a jet passes by where the gunship was and flies up before leveling out and circles around the town. As it flies by, Azure is reaching out to it.

“Sorry I’m late for the party.” A voice came from their omnitool.

Octavia and Twilight put their hooves up and see Blitz on the other end, sitting inside something. “Blitz!” They yell.

Lightning leans a bit into view, behind the seat Blitz was in. “Yeah, I’m here too. Just in case anyone was wondering.”

Blitz smirks. “Miss me?” He asks cheekily.

Twilight then frowns. “I’m really going to slap you once this is over.”

Blitz playfully looks hurt. “Why Twilight, you would hit me after saving you and coming back after such a long time?” He asks, trying to hold back chuckles. Twilight growls a bit as Azure and Arcane cheers at him. Blitz smiles as he sees them. “I’ll be there as soon as I can you two. Just need to take care of these goons and daddy will be back with you soon. Lightning, you ready?” He asks, turning his head to her.

“You know it.” Lightning said holding up a hoof.

“Don’t start the party without us.” A voice said over Blitz’s jet radio and they looked to see a line of jets coming in from the direction of the base they established a long time ago. “You always kill the fun before we get there.”

Blitz laughs out loud as he recognizes the voice and jets. “Oh guys. Where have you been? I just killed one already.”

“Told you we shouldn’t have stopped for a snack.” A female voice said.

“Hey, I was hungry.” Another male voice said.

“You’re always hungry enough to eat a whole fridge.” Another male voice remarked.

“Eh, shut up!” The male said.

Blitz was trying to hold in his laughter now. “Jeez guys, what made you take up comedy?”

“War.” They all said as they started to line up and follow Blitz’s jet.

Blitz shakes his head as he looks back to Twilight and Octavia. “I’ll help finish the fight up here. You guys get to safety. We got this, right?” He asks the new pilots.

“Right!” They responded as the line cut off from Twilight and Octavia.

Lightning leans in. “Um…who are they?”

Blitz smiled as he turned to one jet. “Razgriz 1, is your X-02 Wyvern flying well?” He asks.

“This is Blaze, she is flying pretty nice for a new gal. Still need to work on the sticky trigger.” A male voice said as Lightning sees a man waving at him.

“Roger and it looks like you brought your ball and chain. Razgriz 2, how is yours?” Blitz asks.

“This is Edge. Ready to rock and roll. Though they still need to fix this screen. Come on dammit!” A female voice said as Lightning sees a female pilot hitting her dashboard a bit. “Got it!”

“Roger, Razgriz 3, what’s your status?” Blitz asks.

An old chuckle sounds out. “This is Swordsman. Still kicking it. And those idiots forgot some armament in the rush for us to get up. I think mine just has one of them missing.”

Blitz shakes his head. “Don’t worry about it and take down as many ground targets as you can. After all, you still got your machine guns and your BDSP.” He said before turning to another. “Razgriz 4, how about you?”

“This is Archer. Still working like a beauty after being built from so long ago.” A male voice said.

“Yeah, you best not insult that model, it shares the name with my copilot.” Blitz says.

“Sorry ma’am.” He apologized.

“None taken.” Lightning said.

“Ok, Demon Lord, did your son Blaze have to dig you up for this?” Blitz jokes.

“Hardy har har. Just wait till I beat the amount of kills Cross. And this is Cipher, signing out till our kill count and when you guys want me to hold your hand.” A male voice said.

“Right, right. Anthares 1, how are you and your terminator doing?” Blitz asks.

“Don’t make me do a terminator joke. This is Scorpion, ready to strike.” A male voice said.

“Right, Mobius 1, how are you and your Su-47 Berkut?” Blitz asks.

“This is Ribbon. Ready to cut them into shreds.” A serious male voice called out.

“Right, Gryphus 1 here confirming all things are optimal. You get all that awacs?” Blitz asks.

“Ghost Eye here, confirming all planes. Be advised that the enemy is landing at two locations on the continent. Most of our ground forces are engaging the other site and ground reinforcements are an hour out from your location.”

Blitz smirks as he sees more dropships and attack skiffs coming in. “Then let’s get to work. Raise the shield over the continent and charge the hypervelocity gun and start taking pot shots at their spaceships. Don’t let them land. Razgriz squadron, you’re your own squadron. All others are with me in the other. Assume double echelon formation and take them.”

“Roger.” They chorused as they move around and then into formation with their squadrons.

“Question though, this seems a little small for an attack force, don’t you think? Where’s the rest of them?” Blaze asks.

“In space, they were not expecting a defense like this and with the shield, they can’t start bombarding us from space and they can’t land without risking being destroyed with our hypervelocity gun firing at them.” Blitz informs.

Blaze chuckles. “Wonder what defense they are facing against. Is Mandalore taking the chair again?”

“He is amongst the reinforcements coming, but enough talk, starfighters inbound. Let’s show them who rules the atmosphere.” Blitz says.

“Oorah!” They yelled as they all sped off at high speeds to reach their targets.

---

“Keep those drones spinning around the ships. Get our dreadnought into there, use the asteroids and get under them. Tell them to aim their turrets around a ninety degree angle. Shred them. Get all fighter pilots between them and the planet and hold off the dropships. Do the skiffs if you can. Have the drones fire in a straight line if the ship is pointed at a cruise ship and when you have a clear line of sight. Use the asteroids as help against beam fire.” Spike called out to which the commanders on the second level below him filled out and the many pilots on the side of the room ran the small ships as he kept moving the view around to make sure he saw everything.

Slender sighs. “So, they finally came. Never thought they would come here.”

Mandalore sighs. “To be honest, they would have come here eventually. This is a mineral rich system and it has the biggest amount of minerals needed to build hyperspace relays and drives. What pirate couldn’t pass that up?”

“Really, what is so valuable on the planet?” Slender asks.

“Well, platinum for one.” Mandalore says.

Slender nods and looks to Spike as he messes around with the Darkline itself personally. “And maybe gems? They are good focusers for laser systems.”

Mandalore nods. “Yes, you can hardly find those on other planets that are right near the surface. One square acre can contain enough gems to build an advanced armoury, but the element that the populace has yet to discover yet is one of the most valuable resources in the galaxy. This planet is like a gold mine of Element Zero.”

Slender tilts her head at that. “The fable element that makes hyperspace and weapons possible? Fascinating, though you may want to speak with the rulers when they ask why they were attacked. I couldn’t as I am…well, you know.”

Mandalore snorts a puff of air as Spike turns to one of his commanders. “What’s the status on the EMP cannon?”

The commander looks it over. “Fine, but they got shields for that. Good enough to take enough shots until we are blown up.”

Spike thinks for a few. “Bring up the energy displacement settings on the EMP cannon system.”

The commander turns to him. “Sir?”

Spike looks at him sharply. “You heard me.”

The commander shakes his head before making a screen pop right in front of Spike and he starts editing it. “You want EMP, you can have it.” He said to himself. “Activate the systems for the EMP cannons and send this to all of them.” He said as he hit one last button and pushed the screen down.

Mandalore raises an eyebrow. “Changing the settings?”

Slender almost seems to smile. “You’ve played a game for so long and then figure, hey, I brought this to have fun, so let’s have fun and you start getting into the console system and messing around with the numbers?”

Mandalore looks at her. “Can’t say that I have. Never had time to play games, not even card games.”

Slender shrugs. “Pity. You missed out on grand ideas. Those who break the rules on how it’s supposed to play, will make the opponent of the game suffer when played fairly again.”

Spike grins as the ship carrying the cannons moves closer to the pirate cruise ship. “Fire the cannon.” He said to which the commander hesitated a bit as she saw the shield still up before hitting the button and fired the cannon and sent a beam of energy to the pirate ship and hit the shield. “It soaked it up.”

Spike smiled. “That’s the plan.” He said as the energy starts to look like it was going the opposite way. “Tell them to fire their main laser cannon and hit the ship in front of them. Use the energy for the cannon from the energy they are collecting from the pirate ship and redirect their own energy for the shields.”

“Yes sir.” The commander said as she smiled at what he was thinking.

They all watched as the ship’s shield lit up before their main cannon fired a blue beam at the pirate ship in front of them and hit the shield, but kept going until the pirate’s shield died out and the beam went right at it, making it start to explode all over.

“Impressive, using an EMP the opposite way.” Mandalore remarked.

Slender grins. “Told you. Cheaters in games, can be smart in real life.”

Spike nods as he sees another down. “Good, now back off and recuperate.” He then turns the view around as he sees the destroyer move along steadily, but not firing as the pirates attack them. “How are we doing?”

“Shields holding, but it will go down soon.” A commander of the ship said.

Spike nods. “Tell them to arm everything and have at least seven canons of any kind aimed at all the ships around it.” He said moving his talons around and taking control of the drones. “Tell them to not fire until my signal.” The commander nods as all the turrets start to move in the direction they need to be. “Hold.” Spike said bringing out a flat map of the area and directing a fleet of drones to the destroyer before sending them into the pirate ships and the drones swarm them, mostly in the places where they view and windows. “Descent and open fire on the belly of the ships.” He said before the destroyer descended downward before firing into the ships as the drones flew away before some could be completely destroyed and headed back toward their battle groups. “Nice job. Finish those guys off and get into the midrange fight.”

“Sir, fifth of the pirate fleet is decimated.” Another commander in front of him said.

Spike smiled. “We are having a good time. Keep up the attacks and make sure to hold those dropships and skiffs away from the planet. Don’t have the starfighters come back to our positions or they will risk it.”

Mandalore watches it carefully. “Not so gung ho now. He’s holding the ones that can be destroyed by explosions away from the fight. That placement is at least twice the amount between his and the pirate ships.”

Slender sighs. “When you present numbers, they use everything they got. When you present real lives, they hang back and think long and hard before taking a jump to where they would have normally just walked slowly though to get there.”

Mandalore nods before looking at her carefully. “You seem more knowledgeable then you let on.”

Slender keeps still. “I’m over a few thousand years old, of course I would be smart enough for this.”

Mandalore nods as he turns his attention back to the fight. “Get those drones back to a clockwise rotation and have them clump together. Send out our EMP again. I want him moving as quickly as he can to the far side. Have the drones start making a circular disc shape between us and them, but only a small area. Give me layers upon layers and have them keep spinning, the next layer in an opposite direction and have them fire in between the gaps they have. Have the Darkline get up behind it, but go silent.” Spike orders.

The ship lurches forward as everyone in the room hangs on for a bit before the Darkline starts to move. “You sure it was a good idea having the room connected to the Darkline?” Slender asks.

Mandalore seems to smile a little. “I just thought it would give him more incentive to keep things going.”

Slender shakes her head as the Darkline gets behind the drones. “Now have them wrap around us.” Spike said before the drones moves slowly around them in a box shape before it trudged along and moves to the pirate ships. “Charge up the laser system. Move all other ships away and have them have their shields at max to whichever is pointed to the pirates. Keep them busy and have the drones still fire. I want my EMP cannon firing and hitting a ship, this time, send another EMP cannon laser to us and have it connect to our cannon collection orb.” He said as a large barrel comes out of the top of the Darkline and an orb comes up behind it as it spins freely. “Make sure the ship is behind as soon as it got a connection.” He said as the ship fires its cannon and hits the shield of another ship bigger than most and then moves behind them before firing another laser at the orb and it starts to spin widely. “Have all forward shields at maximum using our own energy. Aim the laser at that cruiser.” He said as the large barrel moves and aims towards the cruiser in the middle of all the ships. “Are we ready?”

“Yes, the silencer is fully charged.” A commander said.

“Fire.”

A large red beam fires out of the cannon and heads toward the ship before breaking through its shield easily and then hits the ship before exploding the area in a blinding explosion. As soon as the light died down, there were a few destroyers, some cruisers, a few dreadnoughts, and some carriers. “Take them.” Spike said as most of the fleet reengaged again.

Mandalore nods. “I thought that thing would come in handy. Never thought he would use the enemy’s shield against them to power the laser.”

“What the heck was that thing?” Slender asks as most of the pirates regrouped.

Mandalore smirks. “Our secret weapon can decimate an entire fleet to scrap. At the cost of losing power to your ship since it requires so much power. Of course, our young Lt. Commander has just found an alternative that can be used in more ways than one.” He said before turning to an assistant that was nearby. “Have the settings sent to the R&D center. Have them make ones that are specific to it and others that can change between regular and the collection ones as well.” He said before turning back to the fight.

“Lt. Commander.” Slender asks.

Mandalore smirks. “He has come far, but he would be proclaimed a junior before he could really earn the title. Until then, let’s see what can survive this fight.”

“Sir! New contact from hyperspace!” A commander called out. They all look and see a larger ship come in out of hyperspace and stops right behind the pirate fleet. “We are reading something that is opening in the back. It contains a lot of energy.” He said as they saw something dark and with wings heading towards the planet.

“Give me visuals from the starfighters.” Spike said and a video comes up and they see the object that looks like a dragon with metal parts covering it’s flesh parts and what looks like energy wings and a long tail whips around behind it and it roars as it flies right past. “Okay, now we are in trouble. How long until the silencer is ready again?”

“Just now, we can use the ship’s energy, but we would be blind for a bit.” A commander said.

Spike sighs and steps back a bit. “Keep the pirates held back and get me a line to the one in charge on the ground.”

A video monitor appeared in front of them. “This is Southern Cross, reporting, what’s the problem?”

“Blitz?” Spike asks, a bit confused.

“Ah Spike, kind of busy right now. Razgriz squadron, they are trying to set up artillery!” Blitz yells.

Spike shakes his head. “No, this is not a courtesy call. We just had something that looks like a dragon fly down toward the planet and boy does it look mean. I’m not planning to get into that though as I still got what looks like a mother ship here. What do you got as planetary defense?”

“Only a shield and one hypervelocity cannon is all we could make, while keeping it hidden.” Blitz says.

Spike nods. “Okay, but I think this thing is too fast. At least the shield will hold up.”

“Um…Cross, something just went through the shield and it has a lot of energy.” A voice said over Blitz’s radio.

Spike facepalms. “Dang it. Well it’s flying so you might be able to take it down a notch.”

Blitz nods. “Gotcha. I’ll see what I can do about it. For now, get that space battle over and done with.”

Spike gives him a thumbs up. “Yes sir.”

Blitz chuckles as he cuts the line. Spike sighs and turns back to the battle. “Alright, let’s deal with this new threat.”

---

Blitz stares ahead and looks at the skiff in front of him before launching a pair of missiles at it and it explodes in midair. “You okay back there Lightning?”

Lightning shakes herself before looking at the instruments. “I’m fine. How are we doing?”

Blitz looks around for more targets. “Well, we got a space dragon coming our way and at least the town citizens are safe as well. So then, all we have to do is hold the line and keep those guys away from the citizens.”

Lightning leans over. “And the dragon?”

Blitz chuckles nervously. “I haven’t got anything yet.”

Lightning keeps staring at him. “Blitz.” She said accusingly.

Blitz then looks at another skiff flying past. “Oh look, another target, let’s have some music for this one.” He said messing with his computer on the jet for a bit and playing some music. “Hope this will get some mood up and running.” He said as music started up and chased after the skiff.

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Lightning shakes her head as she starts to help him with taking it down the skiff before another call comes through. “Cross here, what’s going on?”

“Sir, some of the dropships and skiffs are headed up north. Looks like they are trying to find something.” Ghost Eye said.

Blitz glares a bit. “Dang it. Squad, report in. We are going for a road trip.” He said turning towards that direction as the others catch up with him and then some skiffs follow them.

“Cross, we got company and look like they want to ruin our road trip.” Ribbon said.

Blitz watches the skiffs as it catches up and tries to hit them. “So they want to try that huh? Alright then. Let’s try out the first of the special weapons. Lightning, bring up the ADMM.” Blitz says.

Lightning hits a few things and leans over. “It’s up.” She said as another effect appears on Blitz’s visor.

“Alright, have a taste of this.” Blitz says as several targets were locked onto.

Flaps were opened on the jet above and below it and suddenly, lots of missiles were launched and then headed for the targets before splitting into four more and soon a whole barrage was sent into the skiff who were promptly blown up in a huge cloud of explosions. “Write that down. ADMM works, but needs to work on launching.” Blitz said to which Lightning puts down before going back to helping him.

“Skiffs are down. Five clicks to target.” Cipher said.

“Gryphus 1, we have a reading. More incoming forces inbound to the settlement, Ponyville.” Ghost Eye says.

Blitz glanced at his hoof as it held the stick. “Blitz.” Lightning tries to say. “Blitz.” He hears before sighing. “Squad, pull back to the settlement.” Blitz says pulling back on the stick.

Lightning looks at him. “Are you okay?”

“Fine and I see a large carrier ahead. Bring both the ADMM and the EML to bare, we will take it down in the first pass. Ghost Eye, keep an eye on that dragon. I want to know exactly where it is going.” Blitz instructs.

“Ghost Eye copies, but you have to hurry back. Those forces are closing in faster than normal.” Ghost Eye said.

Blitz frowns. “Squad, pick it up.” He said speeding up with the others following and then finds the town on the outskirts on fire as some skiffs firebomb them. “Take them out!” He said trying to target them all before firing the ADMM and aiming the EML at the carrier before firing them.

The ships and vehicles hit by the ADMM all explode and the carrier actually jumps in midair before being hit by a few ADMM missiles and then gets sent to the ground before it explodes a bit. Blitz stares at it before seeing more ships fly in from above them and tries to attack them with laser strikes. “Break!” Blitz yells and everyone separates and goes their own way.

Blitz tries to follow the skiffs before noticing that it was a bit faster. “Alright then, Lightning, turn off the assistant system.”

Lightning stares at him before flipping a switch and shuts off most of the systems and then quickly brakes and turns so sharp that Lightning was pushed into the side of the cockpit as Blitz was able to quickly target a skiff and fires the EML at it and makes it be torn in half before exploding.

Lightning was marveling at the flying and couldn’t believe it, but she was starting to feel a lot of pressure from the flying and was getting a little air sick. She tries calling out to Blitz, but he doesn’t respond.

Blitz quickly goes up as one skiff follows him before he breaks and turns hard and starts firing the machine gun and then fires the EML and hits it right down the middle and moves the jet off to the side as the skiff starts to fall before exploding in midair and crashes into the ground. “Well, that’s that.” He said to himself. “Lightning, you okay?” He asks, trying to turn his head to her. “Lightning?”

“Blitz?” Lightning tries calling weakly.

Blitz goes wide-eyed before leveling out and slowing down. “Lightning, squeeze your fore and hindlegs, now!”

Lightning did so and felt a lot of pressure leave her. “What happened?”

Blitz sighs in relief. “You had your blood spread to your fore and hindlegs. With the blood away from your brain and heart, you almost passed out. I guess I shouldn’t have flown like that.”

“No, keep flying as you wish. Don’t let me hold you back.” Lightning says as Blitz pulls as maneuver and avoids a few missiles before getting on the starfighters’ rear and shooting it with the machine gun till it tears apart and explodes.

Blitz tries to keep level as he keeps going. “Are you sure?”

“Yes, in this battlefield you can’t afford not to. After all, you’re protecting the lives of not only your mother or wives’ lives, but the lives of your childrens.” Lightning says and Blitz felt like something snapped and like restraints were just removed as he turned back to the front his vision seemed clearer than ever as it began to rain.

Lightning sighs as she looks up and sees the rain pelt the glass and start to be pulled away by the speed and wind. “You’re right, but you’re one of my wives too.” Blitz said.

“And I want to protect our children so show me the reason why you are feared as one of the greatest ace fighter pilots of all time.” Lightning says.

Blitz sighs and nods. “All right. Let’s get this done.” He said before rushing off and heads toward the skiffs still there and Lightning turns the switch back on and he starts to aim with the ADMM. “Screw you.” He said before launching and hitting them, but also hits some of the houses. “I hope they forgive me for that.”

Lightning smiled. “Yeah, they would. It isn’t the first time houses have been demolished.”

Blitz chuckles a bit. “Good, that also means the citizens won’t kill me for it.” He said before quickly turning around and aiming toward the dropship that is slowing down and stopping. He then fires as it starts dropping off pirates before it is hit and explodes in the air and crashes down as some of the pirates run from it. “Not on my watch.” He said to himself as he goes up before coming down and killing them with the machine gun and pelts them with bullets. “Dropship down. How’s your end guys?”

“Ribbon here. Going along well. This will definitely be another sticker on my jet.” He said.

“Scorpion is still stinging everything trying to get me. Haha! Fuck you!” He cheers.

“Cipher racking up that kill count. You ladies better catch up.” He taunts.

Lightning smiled as she hears that and looks over to see them going at the pirates very hard. “Ribbon, I don’t think your fighter is big enough to carry all those stickers. They got the apple fields, we got the town.”

“Burn.” Blitz, Scorpion and Cipher said.

“Oh Ribbon, seems Lightning here gave you a compliment.” Blitz says eyeing a few pirate tanks.

Ribbon was silent for a moment. “Why do you have to rain on my fun?”

Lightning giggles. “The real rain already has that taken care of.” She said, making them all laugh as Blitz flies across the ground and swerves one way before firing the machine gun and swerves the other way and hits all the tanks before they all explode and fly up again.

Blitz chuckles as the laughing dies down. “Ah, I love you Lightning.” He said trying to find more targets, but barely sees any.

“Love you too.” Lightning responds in kind.

“Aw.” The others said.

“Ah, shut up you pansies.” Blitz said flying the plane around in a circle, keeping an eye out and then calling up some numbers. “Switching to a private channel. Girls, you there?”

“Blitz!” They all cheer as they come online.

Blitz smiled to see them all in good shape. “Did you all make it?”

“We are all fine and have been watching the majority of the battle.” Spitfire says.

Blitz grins. “So how’s my flying now?”

Shadow chuckles. “Give it a few more years.”

Blitz gives a hurt look. “Why did you have to do that?”

Shadow giggles. “Cause it’s fun and I want a laugh, see.” She said gesturing to the others who were snickering and giggling.

Blitz sighs. “Hey, where’s the young ones?”

Twilight smiled and brought Arcane into view who laughs at him. Octavia giggles and brings Azure into view who cheers at him. Applejack moves slightly to let Blazer see him. “Hi dad.” He said waving.

Blitz smiled. “Hi son, I’ll be there once this whole thing is over.”

Blazer nods. “Got it dad.”

Blitz looks at the many screens. “Where’s Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo?”

“With Spike on a spaceship.” Rarity growled, surprising everypony.

“Geez Rarity, what got your fancy tail in a twist?” Blitz asks.

Rarity still growls. “Just a little thing that starts with Slender.”

Blitz shakes his head. “Oh boy, I’ll talk to them later, but she wouldn’t do that without a good reason. But, we will all sit down after this and talk it over. I’m sure you will get why she did that. Twilight knows and she doesn’t even know it.”

Twilight looks confused. “Um…what?”

Blitz smiled. “Growth, greed, growth. That can remind you of a few things.”

Twilight then realizes what he was saying. “Oh, that. Yeah, there is another form of growing. They grow also to protect.”

Blitz sighs. “And how are my pregnant mares?”

“I am contemplating snapping off your horn.” Rainbow growls.

Blitz grins. “When you use words like that, I know you’re fine.”

“I want pancakes.” Pinkie says.

Blitz laughs. “Now I know you’re fine. How’s my other mare in there?”

“Wishing we were out there helping and how are you such a good pilot?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz grins. “Lots of training. More than Wonderbolt life.”

Spitfire chuckles a bit before saying. “You will pay for that comment.”

A beeping sound came from his console. “More so than normal. I kinda wasted some fuel getting here. Sorry, but looks like this thing got part of it.” He said moving the jet to the direction of an open field near the apple family’s orchard. “Gryphus 1 here, I have to make an emergency landing. Can you guys take care of the rest?”

“This is Cipher, can lead these guys here for you. Good luck Cross.”

“Roger that.” Blitz says turning off the radio. “Love, engage all terrain landing equipment.”

Lightning salutes a bit slow. “Roger that.” She said flipping a few switches.

“You know, you’re my first co pilot I ever had.” Blitz says leveling them off.

Lightning looks up a little. “Really?”

“Yeah, only others who have ever flown with me were instructors. For the longest time, I never understood why people flew with co pilots. Now, I think I have an idea.” Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. “And what’s that?” She asked as he started to hit the ground and roll.

“Someone to manage part of the systems while the other concentrates on flying.” Blitz says as they start to slow down.

Lightning sighs as she takes off the helmet and the cockpit opens. “So what are you going to do next time?”

“I think you need a little more training before you fly with me as a co pilot again.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and gets out before jumping into the ground. “So never?”

“I didn’t say that. So how do you like this vampire of the sky?” Blitz asks.

Lightning giggles. “Needs more sexiness.”

“That is why you’re here.” Blitz jokes.

Lightning nods her head to the jet. “How about some decal, pony style?”

“I think I will change the colors and unfortunately, she might not be able to fly for a while because of lack of fuel.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “Walking time.” She said, starting to walk.

“Lets just watch from here as there aren’t many left.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks at him. “Don’t you want to see Arcane and the rest?”

Blitz chuckles. “We would have to cut through the defences of the bunker first as they won’t open the doors yet.” Blitz offers her a seat.

Lightning sits down. “Blitz?”

“Just enjoy the fact we don’t have to act like there is nothing between us.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks up at him. “Blitz?”

“Yes love?” Blitz asks, leaning into her.

Lightning leans a bit closer and takes off her helmet. “Can you…you know?”

“Not right here, but I will soon.” Blitz says smiling.

Lightning smiled and nuzzled his head. “I love you.”

“I love you too sexy.” Blitz says.

“And I love you too lover.” Vinyl’s voice says from on top of the Nosferatu’s wing.

They both look up and see Vinyl resting on the wing. “Why aren’t you at the bunker?” Blitz asks.

“I never went into it.” Vinyl says jumping onto him.

Blitz chuckles as he wraps a hoof around her and puts it on her cutie mark, stroking it all the while. “So what have you been doing out here then?”

“Watching, now I don’t know about you, but I need to feed.” Vinyl says before biting him.

Blitz yelps before staying like that for a few and then sighs and puts a hoof behind her head and leans back. “Sure, go right ahead.” He said sarcastically as Lightning leans on him.

They stayed like that for fifteen more minutes until Blitz’s communicator started ringing. “Cross here.”

“Blitz, it’s Twilight. Since they are telling us it’s over, we are coming out.” Twilight said.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Okay, just give me a few more minutes. Vinyl here is taking her mid morning snack.”

“I stopped ten minutes ago.” Vinyl says.

Blitz looks at her. “Then why are you eating my emergency snack?”

“Because it is a pretzel covered in cinnamon and sugar.” Vinyl says.

Lightning smirks. “I for one want a burger.”

“And I for one can’t wait to see everypony.” Blitz says getting up.

Vinyl shakes herself as she moves against Blitz as they walk. “Nice stallion.” She said, licking his neck.

“You already drank my blood today.” Blitz says.

Vinyl giggles deviously. “Still the foal needs some.”

“I know you haven’t taught him to go around biting random ponies right?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl raises a hoof to her heart. “Scout’s honor.”

“You are not a scout. Where’s your baseball cap and bat and why haven’t you smacked heavy with it yet?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl laughs as she leans against again. “I love ya you stallion.”

“I know. I’m awesome.” Blitz jokes.

Lightning bumps against him. “Rainbow has that title.”

“And I stole it along with her hoof in marriage.” Blitz jokes.

Now they both bump against him as they enter town. “Shut up.” They both said.

Blitz chuckles as he grabs them both and hugs them tight. “I love you both.” He said, giving them a kiss on the cheek.

“Oh we want more than that, don’t we Lightning?” Vinyl asks.

Lightning nods as she grins. “Oh yeah.”

Blitz sighs. “Later. It’s been a long day and I need some rest.”

“Oh don’t worry, we will give you al…” Vinyl was cut off by Blitz’s hoof covering her mouth.

Blitz points over to Twilight, Octavia and Applejack with the foals and Blazer on their back. “Later.” Blitz says before walking over to them.

Twilight smiles as she stops in front of them. “Hey Blitz, say hello to your new son.” She said taking Arcane off her back and giving him to Blitz.

“Hey there Arcane. I’m your father.” Blitz says smiling as he holds him.

Arcane coos gently and reaches out for him as he laughs. Blitz smiles as he brings him closer to him. Arcane giggles as he hugs Blitz and nuzzles him.

“Aw.” Most of the mares said, but one cleared her throat.

Blitz turns his head to see Rainbow. “Rainbow, my love.” Blitz said in a cheery sort of way.

Rainbow glares at him. “You bucking idiot.”

“Oh no.” Blitz says, starting to charge his magic for a spell.

Rainbow walks over to him before hugging him tight. “You idiot.”

“Starting to sound like Pinkamena love.” Blitz says placing Arcane on her back and hugs her back.

Rainbow nuzzles him. “Love ya.”

“I love you too and nice to see you too Pinkamena and that knife won’t penetrate my armor.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena looks to the knife before placing it in her mane. “You’re a bucking idiot.”

“See Rainbow, that’s her thing.” Blitz says.

Rainbow keeps nuzzling him. “And you’re still my idiot.”

“I say that as well.” Pinkamena says dryly.

Applejack chuckles as she walks up. “You wouldn’t believe what Blazer here did when they put a spike into the castle.”

“Actually I can and know, I installed hidden cameras in the castle.” Blitz says before giving her the smile.

Twilight hits his side. “Blitz, invasion of privacy.”

“I call it security.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “So you worried about his training now?”

“We have a few more issues before we start and speaking of which, where is Celestia?” Blitz asks, bringing out a shotgun and smiles.

They all look at him before pointing. “Town center.” They said.

“Excuse me. I have to go give Celestia a live demonstration of this to her face.” Blitz says running off.

They watch him as he rushes over there. “Should we stop him?” Octavia asks.

“Yes.” Applejack says before lassoing him.

“Hey!” Blitz yelled out as he was dragged back and then lassoed up before being carried.

“Let’s go.” Applejack said walking to the town’s center.

Blitz looks at them. “You’re going to let me see her?”

Applejack nods. “You won’t rest until then.”

“Pinkamena, help me decide which way to kill Celestia horribly. I already have forty seven ideas.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena chuckles evilly. “Well there’s…cupcakes!” Pinkie cheers.

“We aren’t eating her and it’s too good for her.” Blitz says.

Pinkie looks confused. “No, I mean these.” She said taking a box of cupcakes out of her mane and showing it said ‘You’re a dumbo.’ written on them.

“I was thinking more of her screaming in agony from pain.” Blitz as Applejack still drags him along.

Pinkie giggles. “Silly, the best to make them hurt is by going away.” She said before hugging herself. “Being alone, is the worst thing you can feel.”

“Pinkie, right here, being dragged away.” Blitz reminds.

Pinkie smiled. “I meant her.” She said as they approached the town square and saw a crowd of ponies being ushered and quieted by the guards and Celestia. “Luna already caused her pain.”

“Applejack, undo the lasso so I don’t have to cut it to pieces.” Blitz says fully serious as he brings his helmet onto his head. Applejack sighs as she undos it and let’s him walk up. “Celestia!” Blitz yelled as he marched right up to her. A solar guard tries to stop him, but Blitz punches him right in the face and an audible crack is heard, causing all to wince. “You got some explaining to do about banishing my son!”

Celestia tires to stand firm. “He is not supposed to be alive.”

“And are you to decide that? Who are you to say my son is not worth life because his mere existence threatens your superiority? Who made you god?” Blitz asks.

Celestia glares at him. “He’s male and what he is makes him a threat.”

“Very well Celestia. You want it that way, it means war and I will give no quarter to protect my son and I will kill you.” Blitz says unsheathing his claws as his intent to kill was starting to be felt.

Celestia’s horn flared up. “Fine.” She said before shooting a spell beam at him.

“Dad!” Blazer yells as he gets in front of him and blocks the spell with the black sword and absorbs the power before she stops and the sword glows bright yellow. “You’re crazy.” Blazer said to him.

“Two things you forget about Celestia.” Blitz as if spitting her name out of his mouth as if it was poison.

Celestia huffs as Arcane starts to crawl to him. “And what is that?”

“First, I am a mandalorian, you pick a fight with one of us, you pick a fight with all of us and second.” Blitz stops as Celestia falls as she is being choked by a great force. “I’m not squeamish from my time in the flames of war and will literally crush you.” Blitz says using telekinesis as he then smashes her against the statue of herself in the center of town.

“Da…” A voice said below him and he looks to see Arcane leaning against his leg and looks up to him, reaching for him.

Blitz uses his magic to bring her at his hooves before glaring down at her. “Know you have made your last mistake Celestia. Your rule is at an end. The only reason I give you your life this time is because I owed you. That debt is paid now.” Blitz says before picking up Arcane and walking away with him.

Celestia just stared at them as they all walked away and the citizens started to talk amongst themselves.

“Celestia tried to banish a foal for being born.” One mutters.

“Now that’s just horrendous.” Another said.

“Wait…look at the foal he’s carrying.” Another said pointing at Blitz and Arcane.

“An alicorn, but I thought that all were female.”

“Looks like the old rule is broken.” Another said as they watch them walk away before Blitz stops and whispers something to Blazer who nods and takes out the sword before swinging it into the air and sends the energy away.

“Twilight, it seems what we discussed has come to past.” Blitz says.

Twilight snorts. “That’s why I told her to shut the buck up. Nopony talks to my family like that.”

“Minerva, send word to all our forces. Celestia has declared war on us over my son being born. We will destroy her and the next in line to the throne will claim it.” Blitz says.

“Belay that.” Twilight said before turning to him. “It’s already done.” She said before looking back and they see the citizens start to walk away, still talking. “No point in going to war when she has a civil one by talking.”

“We only have those of Ponyville on our side. She will lie and manipulate the rest of the country to try and turn them against us. Just like she had her solar guards kidnap and torture ponies.” Blitz says.

Twilight stops and turns to him. “Then do it where we are not fighting, but by talking. Words can travel fast if you do the right things before they could.”

“True, but there is one thing you are forgetting.” Blitz says as a solar guard jumps out of the shadows with a spear in hoof. “Die abomination!” The guard yells before he finds himself trapped in Blitz’s telekinesis. “Everypony, if you see a foal, cover their eyes.” Blitz orders.

The mothers in the crowd covered all the foals’ eyes and Arcane, Blazer and Azure were covered too. Seeing this, he kept applying more and more pressure to the telekinesis over the guard’s entire body. The guard screamed before they couldn’t hear anything as another bubble appeared around him and they just saw a silent scream before blood started to pour from his mouth before his blood shot everywhere and what was now a corpse floated there.

Blitz gives a huff before dropping the now dead body into the bush and covers it up. He then turns back to Celestia. “Now, cover their ears.” He said to which the foals now had their ears covered. “Hey Celestia!” He yelled which made her look in his direction. “Fucking buck you, you loser of a princess who also lost her only sister!”

Celestia could only stand still as he huffs before turning back again and takes off his helmet and laughs as he holds up Arcane and nuzzles his head who giggles from the sensations.

“Send everything you have at us Celestia. I will return all that’s left in a match box.” Blitz says, his eyes now boring into Celestia.

Celestia actually takes a step back and that makes everypony talk about it before they take one last look at her and either went home or went back to their day.

Blitz sighs as he looks at Twilight. “We’re going to need more security and more places to sleep now.”

Twilight nods as they came to the castle and finds Luna and Trixie standing at the doorway with Luna looking at Blitz.

“Also, I will need to send some of the clan to go and route out all the remaining solar guards.” Blitz says.

Luna raises an eyebrow. “So…she finally did it.” She stated.

“Yes, so will you be taking the throne or will Twilight?” Blitz asks.

Luna sighs. “I may have to. They will lose trust in her eventually and Twilight is not yet ready. After all, you still are queen.” She said, winking to Twilight.

“That will be your title once Celestia is officially deposed as you will be the sole ruler.” Blitz reminds.

Liam giggles. “Not really, see, Twilight is in fact holding some part, so we are still princesses.”

Twilight sighs. “It’s true. Celestia was planning on that.”

“And you are now a queen. I think that destroys her plans.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles as she sees some changelings. “Only changelings.”

“The fact still stands, you can’t be a princess and a queen.” Blitz says as Azure and Arcane started playing on him.

Twilight shrugs. “We’ll out something when that huddle comes. For now, I think our young ones want to play with their dad for a bit.” She said, smiling as she sees them playing with his mane.

“Indeed, also, we will be expecting guests soon. The other seven who flew with me are old friends.” Blitz says.

Luna squeaks a little. “Oh boy, I can’t wait to meet off world flyers. I wonder what they will be like?”

“Just so you know, one is married to another and there is only one female.” Blitz says walking into the crystal castle and starts at the spike lodged into the room through the wall.

Twilight chuckles nervously. “Yeah, we are still working on that.” She said as changelings try to get it out. “Which reminds me, what was that screech for?” She asks, knocking her head.

‘That was a call to all changelings to protect the queen and hive and all who are deemed friends to be kept safe. It was never used in all our lives except for one time and that was the time it was made.’ Chrysalis said.

“Rarity, do you mind putting that on the list of improvements to the castle you have been making?” Blitz asks.

Rarity smiled. “Well, this is a time to redecorate.” She said looking around.

“Please put it at the top so we don’t have to redo any of it?” Blitz asks as Arcane was having a hard time trying to braid his hair as it was very short.

Arcane whines as he finally puts the hair down before moving to his head and doing those or rather trying.

Blitz chuckles as he grabs Arcane. “You’re still cute and trying to braid, really?”

Trixie giggles as she walks up to him and shows her mane. “He can really do a good job. He will be the sight of many mares.”

“He already has the sight of one unfortunately.” Blitz says turning to her. “I’m sorry, I don’t think we have been introduced.” Blitz says.

Trixie smiled. “The name is Trixie or The Great and Powerful Trixie!” She yelled as fireworks came out from behind her.

“Apple Blitzkrieg or more commonly known as Southern Cross.” Blitz says.

Trixie nods. “Pleasure.”

“Ah, surprising, usually most ponies have a different reaction.” Blitz says.

Trixie giggles nervously. “I can’t afford the newspaper that much.”

“Ah, I see. So Twi tells you everything including how she and the rest of the girls got me to marry them and how before she knew I was Southern Cross, she had a borderline obsession with me?” Blitz asks.

Trixie looks surprised at Twilight. “You had an obsession?”

“An entire wall dedicated to newspaper articles, pictures and rumors of me.” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight blushes. “Shut up.”

“Now Twilight, look at Arcane, can you say no to him.” Blitz says showing her Arcane with a puppy dog face on.

Twilight tries to look away, but groans. “Dang you Blitz. Dang you.” She said playfully, shaking a hoof at him.

Blitz chuckles. “Now Rainbow, Pinkie, why don’t you come join us?” Blitz asks.

Both mares move up beside him. “Idiot.” They both said.

“Oh look Arcane, messed up hair.” Blitz barely contains his laughter.

Arcane cheers before jumping onto Pinkamena and braiding her mane. “What is he doing?” She asks looking back at him.

“Seems he has picked up braiding hair.” Blitz says as Rainbow started to sweat.

Blitz picks him up as he finished the first bit before placing him on Rainbow. “Here you go boy. Braid away.” He said before chuckling as Arcane starts to braid Rainbow’s mane and she started to shake as she tried to stand still.

“So Pinkie, tell me how long till you and Rainbow go into labor?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie comes back and hugs him. “I don’t know. This is even beyond my scope of expertise.” She said letting him go and placing some glasses on.

“Pinkie, look, cotton candy. You get it if you tell me.” Blitz says levitating the cotton candy just out of her reach.

Pinkie starts salivating before shaking herself and huffs and turns around and crosses her forelegs. “I won’t take it if it is not raining chocolate milk.”

“Oh, oh, what is this? Am I pouring chocolate on top of it now?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie shakes before pouncing on him and slurps it all up. “We’re going into labor now.”

“What?” Blitz asks, a little shell shocked.

Pinkie points to Rainbow who stops and looks under herself before fainting and Arcane cries out and tries to push her up. “See.” Pinkie said as Blitz felt some liquid from her before she fainted as well on top of him.

“Twi.” Blitz says.

“Already on it.” Twilight says as some changelings pick up the mares.

Blitz shakes himself after he gets up. “Ready for two more?”

Twilight smiled as they were taken to the infirmary. “Always. They are family.”

Blitz nods as they follow them and so does everypony else.

Chapter 30: Able to Settle?

“My king.” A changeling hissed as he woke Blitz from his nap.

Blitz groaned as he shot up. “Are they okay?”

“Yes, they have also regained consciousness and are now holding their foals.” The changeling warrior says.

Blitz quickly rushes in and finds them both laying on their sides as they both smiled at him. “Hey Blitz. Come see your new foals.” Rainbow said as they faced each other.

Blitz walks over and Pinkie moves the blanket out of the way to let him see a little red earth filly with her mother’s pink mane and tail drinking her milk. “This is Sunshine Smile.”

Rainbow chuckles a little as she moves her out of the way to let him see two bundles against her. “Say hello to Lightning Blast.” She said pointing to the light blue unicorn colt with Blitz’s mane color sleeping soundly. “And this is Rainbow Spectrum.” She said pointing to the little light purple pegasus filly with half of her mother’s mane colours. “Twins, I can’t believe it. I was carrying twins.”

“Mom!” Blitz calls.

Mary suddenly barges in and actually comes over so fast, she creates a smoke trail. “Oh boy, I can’t believe this. Where are they?” She asks looking around.

“In their mother’s hooves and I was going to ask if you can add another set of foal supplies?” Blitz asks.

Mary grins. “Of course I will. They’re my grandfoals.”

“Sunshine Smile, Lightning Blast, and Rainbow Spectrum.” Blitz says.

Mary laughs and hugs him. “Oh Blitzy. You certainly can make a mother and a wife happy.”

“Yes, now I want a closer look at them.” Blitz says.

Rainbow and Pinkie smile as he sits down and let’s them see the foals. “My foals, my family.” He said looking closely at Lightning and Rainbow before looking at Sunshine who was now looking at him with sleepy eyes before closing them and snores actually with a giggle in between. “Wow. She is a lot like her mother.”

“Which one?” Pinkamena asks.

Blitz smiles and kisses her head. “Both of them. I love you both. So?” Blitz asks, raising his eyebrows.

Pinkamena sighs. “Idiot.” She said smiling now.

“So should I wear my armor for when I see your sis…” Blitz was cut off when the door opened and in walked Maud.

“So, where’s the foal?” Maud asks in the same tone she always had.

Blitz points to the foal in Pinkamena’s hooves. Maud walks over and pets the sleeping head of the foal gently. “She’s beautiful. You did a good job Pinkie.”

Blitz, seeming this, tries to sneak away. “Where are you going? At least sleep at night.” Rainbow said, noticing him.

“She will kill me.” Blitz mouths to her before a knife embedded itself, not an inch from the right side of his head.

Pinkamena puts her hoof down. “Blitz, go away. You can stay with them the next night.” She said before putting her head down and starting to close her eyes.

“Yes ma’am.” Blitz says the color drained from his face as Maud grabbed his hoof.

Maud stares at him. “Stay, the foals needs you also. I’ll make sure she doesn’t do anything.”

“Ok. Truth be told, more scared of you than her.” Blitz says.

Maud moves him over and has him sit down. “She doesn’t say it, but she needs you. So be there for her.”

“Ok…so going to inform the rest of your family?” Blitz asks.

Maud nods. “Have to. They always have to know how their daughter is doing.”

“So you are also going to inform them that Celestia declared war on the family to banish Arcane?” Blitz asks.

Maud nods. “Yes, I have to also inform them of that. Are you going to kill her?”

“She tries anything again. I will make an example out of her. Nothing threatens my family and lives.” Blitz says.

Maud now smiled. “Just don’t kill her. Then you would be seen as a tyrant yourself. After all, everypony as different views and they would see their own way.”

“I really don’t care how others see me, besides I owe her. She had Shadow tortured along with the other Shadowbolts. She is taking up a huge debt with me and I will collect at this rate.” Blitz says.

“Maybe you are good enough for her.” Maud says.

“Thanks.” Blitz says.

Maud sighs. “I better get the message sent. I’ll come back in the morning.” She said before walking away as Rainbow smiled at him.

“Love your new life?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz sighs as he puts his head back against the chair. “Yep, with all of you and my foals here.”

Rainbow nods and puts her head down. “Good. Night.”

Blitz smiled. “Night.”

---

“Cross, come in, Cross, this is Ghost Eye.”

“This is Cross, what is it?” Blitz says.

“We got the location of the dragon who we have identified as Ridley. Upon doing a subterranean scan, we found a base filled with space pirates.” Ghost Eye says.

“Roger that.” Blitz says seriously.

“Also, there will be something there to guide you and no, it’s not Mandalore.” Ghost Eye said.

Blitz gets curious. “And who’s that?”

“Someone named Spike.”

“I see, the young soon to be Lt. Commander. Unfortunately, my fighter is currently out of fuel and the Darkstar is also running on fumes.” Blitz says.

“The Lt. Commander saw that. He asked for Mandalore to give you some help. Something about Zoids.” Ghost Eye said.

“Ghost Eye, repeat that. Did you just say Zoids?” Blitz says as Rainbow sees him with a huge smile and shivering every so often.

“Repeat, he is sending Zoids. Apparently the Lt. Commander wants a ground assault.” Ghost Eye said.

“Tell the Commander roger that and I will assume command when I arrive.” Blitz says.

“Ghost Eye copies. Will pass the message.”

Blitz drops his hoof before actually giggling and jumping in place. “Oh boy, oh boy.”

Rainbow smiled. “Great, we got a big foal as well.” She jokes, petting Spectrum’s mane.

Blitz stops in mid-step. “Oh, sorry.” He said quickly, placing a hoof behind his head and trying to look innocent.

“Oh how adorable.” Pinkamena says, smirking at him.

Blitz still was chuckling before he hears the foals yawn and wake up. He smiles and walks to them and nuzzles them as they all look at him. “Hey there, I’m your dad.”

“So the Space Pirates have a base on the planet?” Pinkamena asks.

Blitz sighs and gently pets the foals’ head. “Unfortunately. I now have to go and deal with it. Get them off at least so we don’t have to worry about it.”

“How long has it been there?” Rainbow asks.

“Well, I would say being so secret, it had to have been made y…” Blitz stops as his eyes shoot wide open in realization.

They both look at him. “What?” Pinkamena asks.

“Something just clicked.” Blitz says seriously.

Rainbow sits up a bit. “And what is that?”

“I always wondered why those bounties ran here. Now it makes sense. They were seeking asylum in the space pirates base.” Blitz says before turning on his communicator. “Girls, can you come here and someone get the maps and files label B.C. in my room?” Blitz asks.

“I’m closest, I’ll get it.” Shadow said before every other mare responded with something else random.

“Daring, bring a map of where we first met as well.” Blitz says.

“Sure thing. I think I got it somewhere here.” Daring said.

“Blitz what’s all of this about?” Rainbow asks.

“It’s all a little too convenient now that I think of it.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena sits up as well. “What do you mean?”

Blitz sighs. “You know the original reason I came here?”

“Chasing bounties.” Pinkie says as she rolls around with her daughter a bit.

Blitz nods. “Yeah, those guys were probably not coming here to cause more mayhem, but hiding. Hiding from something possibly badder than me.”

“Or working for.” Shadow says walking in.

Blitz nods and takes the files from her. “That too.” He said taking them out and putting them down on a table before setting up a huge map of Equestria and starts pinning pictures of each of the bounties.

“What are you looking for?” Daring ask.

“Ah Daring, can you show me right where that space ship was located in the valley?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods and points to a canyon. “Right here.”

“Calculating the location and position, I would say the course was like this.” Blitz says running a simulation on his communicator. “Which means the ship was damaged before entering the atmosphere.”

Daring looks at him. “And you think the one who hired them is the one who wanted them to keep quiet?”

“I can’t say because with the discovery of the pirate base, it’s impossible to tell and now take a look at each location of the bounties. Why would they be so spread out?” Blitz asks.

Daring looks at it carefully. “Guess it would be for running away.”

“Or the escape pods ejecting at certain angles.” Blitz says.

The two mares walk up beside him. “So what are you going to do?” Shadow asks.

“I think the terrorist and the pirates are connected somehow.” Blitz says staring at it.

Daring nods. “And what are you going to do?”

“Look into this more for starters.” Blitz says. “Minerva, get me a status report on all these bounties.” Blitz says.

“Checking their tags.” Minerva said. “Status: Dead. Sorry Blitz.”

“No, that confirms it someone wanted them silenced with their capture.” Blitz says.

Rainbow now fully sits up. “Then this is a problem. How long would this be?”

“Judging by their time off deaths, they seem at random, but take everything else into account and they stop looking that way.” Blitz says.

Daring turns him around slightly. “Blitz, what are you going to do in the meantime?”

“Well, I think I will go and conquer a pirate base for starters. Maybe it will give a few more hints.” Blitz says.

Shadow leans against him. “Then you better go and deal with it as soon as possible.”

“Can’t, they are delivering something to him.” Pinkie says walking over with her daughter in her hair.

Blitz looks at her. “You shouldn’t be out of bed. And yes, they are getting a new ride for me. A type of vehicle I love.”

“Which means…” Daring says with a look in her eye that Shadow shared.

Blitz grins. “Yep, I’m getting a bad flank vehicle. Possibly more cooler than the jet.”

“I’ll take the right, you take that left.” Shadow says.

Both Daring and Shadow moves beside him and nuzzles against his body. “How about now?” Shadow asks.

“He has requested. To his room.” Daring says before winking at Rainbow and Pinkie.

They both drag him off before they get stopped by Lightning at the door. “He promised me when we got back.” She said, pulling him by the collar. “Come on honey.” She said dragging him along.

“He didn’t say we couldn’t join in.” Daring says, following.

Blitz just sweats a little. “Oh boy. Can’t I have a say in some of this stuff?”

Shadow grins before stopping. “Um…actually, can I have him alone? It’s personal.”

Lightning looks at her in silence for a bit. “Ok, go and try and make a foal.”

Shadow smiles before taking Blitz’s hoof and leads him off before taking him to a room that Twilight setup for each of them. She sighs as she closes the door behind them and just stares at the door. “You know why I’m doing this, right?”

“Yes, I do.” Blitz says before kissing her.

---

Spike sighs as he looks on to the aftermath of the battle. After all the scrap and explosions settled. Only the mothership, which got away, and a few cruisers were left behind which are now being boarded. “Overall numbers?” He asks the commanders.

“Ninety percent still combat operative.” A communication officer reports.

Spike sighs as he brings it all on screen. “And our ten percent, what did we lose?” The officer sends him a report on it. “Damn it.” He said to himself as he saw that most of it was drones, but the rest of them were the starfighters.

“The enemy also sacrificed several of its ships to land some planetside.” Mandalore says.

Spike sighs. “Does it matter when you lose on your own, when you know you could have gotten them out? They did it intentionally.”

“That’s the life of military and pirates.” Mandalore says.

Spike looks back at him. “I get why most do it, but why do those who don’t really have a reason fight?”

“They have reasons.” Mandalore says walking away.

Spike still stared at the numbers as Slender walked up behind him and put her hooves around him. “You okay?”

“No.” Spike says.

Slender looks up as well. “Then what are you now?”

“I’m…” Spike starts.

“The transport to the planet is ready.” An officer says.

Spike nods and moves away. “Let’s go. We worried them long enough.” He said walking away.

“Spike.” Slender says.

---

“So was it worth the wait?” Blitz asks.

Lightning nods as she sleeps on his chest with Daring. “Yeah, is Shadow fine?”

Blitz nods and nuzzles them. “Yeah, she’s fine now. Really loved it too.”

Lightning looks over to the cloud bed now far away and sees her sleeping on it with a huge smile.

Blitz sighs as he lays back. “So, now that I have dealt with you, can you tell me the order of you girls?”

“No.” Lightning says bluntly.

Blitz frowns playfully. “Now you girls are no fun.”

“Except we were playing with you for a long time and you were loving it.” Daring said looking up at him.

Blitz chuckles as he sits up now. “Yeah, at least I got you all.”

Daring gets out of bed and shakes herself. “So who wants breakfast?”

“Mine just got up.” Blitz jokes.

Daring chuckles as she shakes her flank at him. “Really, you want a piece of me?”

“No, I want the whole thing. Oh wait, I already got it.” Blitz jokes.

The mares laugh as they hear a groan. “If it is not really breakfast, then shut up. I like to sleep because my legs hurt. Ow.” Shadow said, raising her head slightly.

Blitz walks over and smiles at her. “Hey love.” He says at eye level.

Shadow smiled at him before giving him a kiss on the nose. “Hey, thanks for using that suit again and for…you know.”

Blitz nods and nuzzles her nose with his. “I know. Want to travel on my back until we get to the dining hall?”

Shadow nods before slowly getting off and getting onto his back. “Onward.” She said pointing forward.

“Ok.” Blitz says walking forward feeling Shadow wrap her tail around his.

Lightning and Daring smiled as they followed them and found the rest of the mares eating away, especially with the new foals. “Hey guys, how are they?” Blitz asks, setting Shadow into a seat.

“There you are.” Octavia says cleaning Azure’s face.

Blitz chuckles as he sits down near Twilight and some changelings give some of the food to him. “Thanks.” He said before turning back to them. “Well, we might get three more soon enough.”

“I wonder where you went.” Applejack says rubbing against him.

Blitz smiled and looked at her. “Missed me last night?”

“What do y’all think?” Applejack says.

Twilight giggles as she wraps a wing around him and Arcane jumps onto his back before going onto Applejack’s and starts to do her mane. “I think we all miss you. Now eat and Applejack, do you like braids in your mane?” She asks while holding some food up to Blitz by magic.

“Arcane has tired, but my mane is just too short for him.” Blitz says smirking.

Applejack frowns a bit before looking back at him and seeing Arcane finished up a braid before moving on to another batch. “Well, I could get used to it.” She said now looking carefully at the braid. “Even knows how to tie it without bands too.”

“Oh, I have an idea.” Blitz says bring out his desperado hat and put it on Arcane. Arcane coos as he moves it out of his view. Blitz then uses his magic to shrink the hat to where it gets his size. Arcane laughs and claps his hooves as he looks at it.

“I think he likes it.” Blitz says.

Applejack chuckles. “Yeah, but would you send him to the farm for work?”

Blitz smiled as he saw Arcane returning to braiding her mane. “Soon, just give it time.”

Twilight sighs as she leans back in her seat as everyone else still eats. “Blitz, have you seen Spike? As for that matter, where’s our little fillies that usually cause trouble?”

“Spike, I can tell you. As for the CMC. I have been out of the loop too long. Spike is being trained to be a commander.” Blitz says.

They all stop and look at him. “Excuse me?” Twilight asks.

“Not my idea. Mandalore saw potential and had him trained.” Blitz says.

Twilight now looks at him carefully. “And he just went with it?”

“Best ask him, he is coming down to the planet.” Blitz says petting Twilight’s mane.

Twilight purrs before slapping his hoof away. “Dang it Blitz.”

Blitz chuckles as he keeps eating. “Too cute, as always. At least we are back again. Though I will warn you all, I’m going to deal with a base soon. I still got a few days before that though. So I’m spending it with family here, especially my kids.” He said, looking at them all.

“And at night, you are all ours.” Shadow says.

Blitz grins. “Yeah, though give me a break here. I just dealt with three of you.”

“Nope.” Applejack says.

Blitz sighs. “Dang it. Then could you go easy?”

All the mares lean in. “What do you think?” They all ask.

Blitz groans. “I see sore areas in my future.”

Pinkie bounces over with Sunshine laughing in her mane. “And showers.”

Blitz groans. “Please give me something to steer it away.”

“Hey girls.” Spike said walking in with Slender.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Thank you.”

“You!” Rarity yells at Slender.

“Oh no.” Blitz corrects himself and Rarity starts throwing things.

Slender just stood still as her tendrils grab every single thing. “Is this about your sister?”

“You dang right it is.” Rarity yells, throwing a chair now. “Where are they?”

Spike sighs. “They should be here in a moment. Now can everyone just be quiet for a minute. I just came by to grab some food and head for my room.” He said, grabbing some food.

“Spike.” Twilight says hugging him.

Spike barely reacts, but leans into the hug. “Hey Twi. Sorry for going away without telling.”

“We will talk about that later. Arcane.” Twilight calls.

Arcane looks up and then cheers before jumping off Applejack’s back and running to him before stopping and looks up at him and coos at him.

Spike smiles and pets him. “Hey, guess I’m sort of the uncle or big brother.”

“Big brother.” Twilight clarifies.

Spike sighs. “Yeah, guess I am.”

“Rarity, put down the machete!” Blitz calls.

Slender just stands there as she cuts the tendrils. “That doesn’t hurt you know.”

“I will kill you for foalnapping my little sister.” Rarity says before Blitz restrains her.

Slender looks carefully at her. “I called them for help. For Spikey Wikey over there.” She said pointing to him, now playing a bit with Arcane and the others.

“Rarity, calm down, we have to find them first.” Blitz says as Rarity throws the machete at Slender’s head.

Slender just moves her head to the side. “After all, don’t you also care about Spike? You don’t want to see him down and out forever?”

“I will kill you.” Rarity growls.

Slender nods. “I see, so you don’t care about him. Alright then, Sweetie Belle, what do you think?” She asks at the door.

“I think my sister is right now, very hysterical. You sure she isn’t pregnant?” Sweetie Belle asks walking in with the others.

Slender chuckles. “Trust me. She doesn’t have the anger of a real pregnant mare. That was more like sister rage.”

“Sweetie Belle!” Rarity yells as Blitz let’s go of her and she hugs Sweetie Belle tight. “Oh, I was so worried. She didn’t do anything to you, did she? Quick, show me where she touched you.” She says looking her over.

Sweetie Belle pushes her away. “No, she didn’t do anything. She merely asked for us to help Spike and we agreed.”

“Apple Bloom, I hope you’re ready to get grounded.” Applejack says.

Apple Bloom just huffs. “For what, helping a friend?”

“For running off from yer home for months and worrying everypony.” Applejack says.

“That is right. You will be grounded as well Sweetie Belle.” Rarity says.

Both of them just look at each before looking at them. “If it was for Spike, fine.” Apple Bloom said.

Both mares just stared at them. “Why would you say that?” Applejack asks.

Scootaloo shakes herself a bit. “Because Spike was feeling down after he realized that some of the training was real and he almost lost real lives. Slender knew she couldn’t do it on her own so she called us and boy were they really messing with him. He almost had an emotional breakdown, three times. Probably would have if it wasn’t for us.”

“The facts still remain, you ran off with no word and left us worrying about you.” Both say sternly.

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle both hold out their hooves. “If it’s for Spike, we’ll do it.” Sweetie Belle said.

“I say a month is sufficient, don’t you think?” Rarity asks.

Applejack shakes her head. “Oh heck no. They left for months on end. Might as well give them the same time.”

“Two months?” Rarity asks as Spike had finished playing and was leaving with the food.

Applejack taps her chin. “I’m thinking two and a half.” She said as Spike puts something into each of the fillies’ manes before leaving, with Slender now playing with the foals.

“Seems a little bit excessive.” Rarity says.

Applejack huffs. “I think it’s just right and how about some free labor? Work at the farm with no pay also to go along with it. Which means no allowances.” She suggested as all three fillies looked through their mane and pulled out something to see a note and smiled at it before putting it back.

“Can’t. Need Sweetie Belle’s help at my shop and we can’t speak for Scootaloo.” Rarity says.

“I’ll take care of it and for her, no flying around the same amount of time.” Rainbow said.

“Weee.” Pinkie says rolling around with her daughter, getting confused looks from the CMC.

“Why is Pinkie foalsitting?” Scootaloo asks.

Rainbow waves her off. “So, two or two and a half?”

“Two.” Rarity says.

“I say two and a half.” Applejack argues.

“How about you both be quiet.” Blitz said behind them. Both eeped. “As for your earlier question Scoots, that is Sunshine Smile, her daughter.”

All three looked surprised at that. “She…had a daughter?” Sweetie Belle asks.

Blitz nods. “Yep and Rainbow here got twins. Lightning Storm and Rainbow Spectrum.” He said before turning to the two mares. “And Slender was right. Spike is still fragile and she alone can’t keep him in shape if he finds out he killed some troops and he realizes he could have done something about it. If they didn’t go, we would be seeing him in a psychiatric hospital. Now, if they told you, would you have let them go?”

“No, they still need to be punished for their actions.” Both says

“You know, both of you sound like mothers now.” Blitz says.

They both blush. “Still punished.” Rarity said.

Blitz nods. “Two months Applejack, at most.” Blitz says. Applejack growls a bit. “And they are still allowed to see Spike half the time. He’s bonded with them in a dragon sort of way. Keep him away and he would do anything to see them. I mean, look at the notes in their mane.” He said to which both mares look through their sister’s mane and find notes in there.

Applejack opens it. “What is…oh, if you get grounded, I’ll try and see you if I can figure out the schedule.” She reads before taking out a small picture. “And this picture has them on a ship with Spike and Slender and they’re…happy.” She said, noting the smiles.

Blitz sighs in a bit of relief. “See, now then, go see Twi on how dragons are in this stage. I think we should all hear it.”

Rarity clicks her tongue. “Please, he’s with her and…”

“Quiet.” Blitz said suddenly.

Rarity recoils back. “Blitz, wha…”

Blitz stares at her. “I can’t have hatred like this. Besides, taking care of family is worth the pain sometimes. Right girls?” He asks the CMC.

“Right.” They chorused before being pounced on by the foals and laughed from their attempts to beat them.

“Now for your first punishment, you can paint the new fence outside.” Blitz says.

Twilight gets confused. “When did we get a fence?”

Blitz smirks. “When Daring wanted to try the Equestrian dream. By the way, how’s the setup for the lake house?” He asks her.

“It’s renovated.” Daring says.

Blitz chuckles. “How about when I finish dealing with this base, we all head there? Just all of us and just relax from all this?”

“After you deal with Celestia?” Daring asks.

Blitz holds the hoof in the air. “After I deal with her. No doubt she would be sending guards there which means I have to send some of ours there.”

“Tell me where it is and I will.” Twilight said.

Daring smiled. “Just don’t have them touching my new electronic toys.”

Blitz looks at her. “You renovated it with new tech?”

Daring smirks. “The whole nine yards. Equestrian and your mandalorians.”

Blitz stares at her. “You made them have a movie network installed, right?”

Daring chuckles. “What fun would it be without movie night? Now then, what are we doing today?”

“Having fun.” Blitz says smirking as Applejack and Rarity escort the CMC outside.

Twilight smiled. “Oh boy, better place multiple changelings on guard. How about our new playground in the back?”

Blitz looks at her now. “Okay, what other buildings and projects did I miss?”

“We will show you.” Rainbow says as she smiles at her foals who just woke up.

Blitz smiled before seeing everypony getting up and most of the mares then went over to him before lifting him onto their back. “Um…?”

“You worked enough.” They said heading outside.

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Blitz sighs as he opens his eyes and sees the troops being led down from the ship. “Spike, where’s our rides?” He asks as he gets up and moves over to them on the makeshift base.

“Should be there in a few. I still need a few things from that base, remember that.” Spike said as he watches from a mobile, yet very small simulation center.

“I’m more interested in that Zoid Mandalore sent and…ah, Gustav.” Blitz says as few Gustav pulling carts with tarps over them.

Spike sighs. “Hope you like the new presents. I think yours should be in front. I’ll tell ya, he’s…something.”

“Ah, so you have seen the Zoids then?” Blitz asks as Twilight walks up.

“How could I have not? After seeing them on camera on the Darkline, he actually asked if I wanted to see them. Faced your favorite one too. Got something crazy in him.” Spike said as he watches him on the cameras from the base.

Blitz slowly turns his head. “What did you just say?” Blitz asks.

Spike was about to respond when he remembered what Mandalore told him. “Don’t tell Blitzkrieg, I am sending him his Genosaurer. I want it to be a surprise.” Spike sighs. “Actually why don’t pull the tarp yourself?” He asks him.

“I see.” Blitz says before turning to Twilight. “Love, how did your brother and your parents take Celestia’s actions against our son?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Well, my BBBFF is thinking of giving a stern talking to her along with my sister in law. And my parents decided to come to the castle to watch over him at any time since any guard might attack.”

“That is why I’m letting Terran stay with him.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled. “You think Arcane would like him?”

Blitz chuckles. “Terran always takes care of family.”

“And the fact Arcane is riding on his back as we speak.” Spike says.

“How do you know that?” They both ask.

“Remember the cameras Blitz installed in the castle?” Spike asks.

Twilight looks at Blitz. “You think we should limit his access to systems?”

“Already done.” Blitz says.

“Sorry Blitz, secondary.” Spike said. “Besides, how else would I know if Celestia comes in? You might be busy at one point.”

“Oh, didn’t you see already?” Blitz asks.

“See what?” Spike asks.

Blitz shows them a video of a solar guard trying to sneak in, unfortunately, he was vaporized.

“What did you set them to and by that I mean tags?” Spike asks.

“Oh, I have all the records of the solar guards, even the unofficial ones and I set the defence system to vap.” Blitz says.

“So kill?” Spike asks.

“Yeah.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks at him carefully. “You know, this isn’t helping our case.”

“Neither is Celestia sending her guards to kill Arcane.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “At least stun them. Set them straight.”

“Yeah not really an option with quite a few. Turns out Celestia likes brainwashed obedient pawns.” Blitz says showing her some papers recorded with his communicator.

Twilight sighs as she looks at them. “Guess she is going off the deep end. You really intend to take her off the throne?”

“She has been doing this a hundred years if not longer according to this and yes or we may eventually have another ruler like Sombra was.” Blitz says. Twilight was about to rebuke that, but recalls Celestia used dark magic in front of her in the past. “Yes?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “At least he turned out to be good. I just hope Celestia follows his example.”

“Well he didn’t rule long before Celestia and Luna invaded the crystal empire and conquered.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and looks over to the tarps. “You better go and finish this up. I’m hoping to at least stay by you as we watch something.” She said as she starts to lean against him and nuzzles him.

“And this is where I get off until you get going.” Spike said.

“Alright, get the tarps off the Zoids.” Blitz orders.

The troops starts pulling off the tarps and Blitz stops at the one in front. “Is that…Genosaurer?”

“He was right. You would like it.” Spike said.

Twilight looks to Blitz, but finds him gone and looks back to see Blitz hugging the Genosaurer. Twilight just stares at him before stifling a giggle with her hoof. “Spike, is he that much in love with it?” Twilight asks Spike.

“Apparently it is the third member of his team and he, while piloting it, conquered a planet.” Spike says.

Twilight still tries to stifle a giggle as he starts to nuzzle it and the Genosaurer just looks down at him. “Does it say how much he likes that thing?”

“Well he must have really bonded.” Spike says.

Blitz chuckles as he lets go of the hug and looks up to the Genosaurer. “You ready to bring mayhem once again?” The Genosaurer just roars into the air before it bends down a little for him to get on. “Oh yeah, now things are fun.” Blitz says getting in.

Spike chuckles. “Okay, the base should be ahead about a few miles. Careful though, apparently there are some patrols and you are already going.” He said seeing them all run off now with Twilight waving at them. “I suppose I should mention the electrical field on the ground and turrets scattered throughout the base. Then there’s that dragon. Oh well, he and that thing can handle it.” He said to himself, shrugging.

Blitz cheers as he finally gets the feeling back. “It feels so good to be back with you again. And about to fuck things up again too.” Blitz says before turrets raised with the space pirate’s armored vehicles. Blitz turns serious. “Alright, let’s destroy them completely.” Blitz says as the Genosaurer stops and anchors itself to the ground.

Everyone else and their Zoids did their part at keeping them at bay before the Genosaurer has the cannon on it’s back light up before recoiling back a little as it sent off a charged particle beam from its mouth and all the things got caught in it were obliterated, while all the things near them either melted or were burned into ash in moments.

Blitz smirks as the beam dies down and he unachors him out of the ground. “Just like the old days. Let’s give that a break and see if everything else works.” He as the Genosaurer roars before starting to fire from the laser on it’s back.

Spike smiled as he watched the whole thing. “So…how are you doing?”

Blitz smiled. “Like I’m back in the old days. At least this time, I’m really doing some damage.” He said before a shield made of hexagonal pieces came up around the main base. “Okay, that can hinder it.”

“Unless I shoot at the underground generator.” Blitz says before starting to scan as the other zoids catch up and the rest of the forces start bombarding the shield with fire.

Spike sighs. “I would think they would be smart enough to have it inside the shield at least. Have it outside and well…even the worst bad guy would know not to do that.”

“Something like this requires huge amounts of power and a power generator that size can be very unstable so they would require many smaller generators to power the shield without fear of a meltdown.” Blitz says.

“And how far are you?” Spike asks.

“The shield is just on top of the mountain and most likely doesn’t go beneath the ground. So have three options, one, we keep up the assault until the shield collapses which could take months. Two, we tunnel beneath the shield and attack them or three, we find and destroy the power generator or the shield generator and take it out of commission.” Blitz says.

Spike nods. “Then take it out. Though we need to find it first.”

“Which is why I am scanning instead firing again.” Blitz says.

“And?” Spike asks.

“Got one, the other is on the other side of the base.” Blitz said, sending the data. “I got the one here. Direct the ships to take out the other for me.”

“Sure.” Spike said as some of the ships above start to move away.

“Geno, let’s melt our way to it.” Blitz says, starting to fire the lasers on the back of the Genosaurer’s back.

Genosaurer roars and charges at the pirates as they personally come out and try to deal with them with flying units too. Genosaurer aims it’s back to them before looking around and ends up on the generator and while the laser fires it. The armor either started to melt from the assault or it started to buckle under the assault as the Genosaurer started to first use the gun on its head at any enemy that came into view and clenched its claws grabbing a tank and cutting through it with the claw.

Blitz then sees a panel fall and sees a round machine with an orange pylon on top, sending electricity through it and sending it to the shield through a lightning strike each time it looks like the shield starts to fall. “Take it out.” Blitz said to which the Genosaurer roars and spins, aiming to destroy it with a tailwhip.

The generator gets hit and starts to spark from the dented area before the lights on it die down and the pylon goes from it’s orange color to the same color at its body as the shield starts to look like it’s dimming out. “First one out. How’s your end?” Blitz asks.

“Well, we were able to unveil it before our fighters got shot out of the sky by some air turrets. Either you deal with it on your own or take out the turrets and then you can head over to the entrance of the base and let the new fighters take out the generator.” Spike said.

“Give me the coordinates.” Blitz says.

Spike sighs. “Sending. Go deal with it, but careful. With the fighters out of the sky and I had to pull them back, they might turn to you.”

“Let them if they have a death wish.” Blitz says.

“Your wish.” Spike said as the generator spot came online.

Blitz launches the Genosaurer’s claw which tears through a pillar of stone as those trying to hide behind it ambush them and they scream as they were either crushed by falling debris or were unfortunate enough to be cut in half by the claw.

Blitz looks to the area and soon leads the Genosaurer to the other side of the base and actually runs over and stomps a vehicle and the many pirates trying to hit them. “Useless bobble, don’t worry about them. Let’s get rid of the last one and we can kill many more.” He said to which the Genosaurer roars in acceptance and soon was peppered by turret fire as they approached the area.

“Unfortunately for you, we have the range.” Blitz says as he targets the turrets outside of their range.

The turrets soon either died down from the laser fire that cut their circuitry or exploded from the fire and soon most of them fell from the fire and only one was left as it seemed to look around before looking back at them. “Yeah, you’re dead.” Blitz said through the speaker system before they fire at it and make it explode. “Onto the generator.” Blitz calls out. Genosaurer roars again before proceeding before they came to the generator with it’s own barrier. “Oh, wise guys huh? Well, lets see how they handle a charged particle gun shot.” Blitz says smirking as the Genosaurer anchored itself again.

The Genosaurer roars as it opens its mouth and aims at the generator before charging up a shot and firing at it to which the shield holds up a bit before the particle beam went right through it and makes the generator explode and the pirates close by before the beam dies down and the Genosaurer closes its mouth and unanchors itself. “Nice, now then.” Blitz said, looking to the base and sees the shield start to dim down and soon falls.

“Shield down, all units, commence assault. Zoids, lead the charge and no, that doesn’t mean those piloting Gustavs.” Blitz says on the radio.

He gets a chorus agreement as most of the forces finish off the pirates in front of them and starts to move into the base as some ships fly overhead and bomb the base, making holes in the thin buildings. “Sending teams into it by foot. Blitz, you better go out and meet up. Scans show they went underground a bit.” Spike said. “I’m sure he’s eager to do things on his own for a bit.”

“Who needs to get out? Geno, show Spike what you can do.” Blitz says.

Spike raises an eyebrow as the Genosaurer roars and then backs up a little before charging at the front entrance and smashes through it, firing most of what it had after a while. “Really Blitz? You sometimes take the fun out of stuff. Besides, I need some tech and some of the ships can really use it.”

“You can just as easily obtain it from the black market. Samus, come in, where are you?” Blitz asks.

“Landing now. I’m outside the base and…why is there a giant hole in the front door?” Samus asks.

“I told him and I don’t want to do a black market deal. I rather put these things to better use than blowing it up to kingdom come.” Spike said.

“That’s my secret weapon. Lets see Ridley stand up to it.” Blitz says as Samus joins the mandalorians charging in.

“Remember, I want to fight him alone.” Samus said as she saw the ramping Zoid ahead.

“Fight him if you want, I’m only interested in capturing this base.” Blitz says as Genosaurer crushes a turret with its claw. “Stay behind me and Genosaurer as we clear the way.”

“Good, he and I had a score to settle.” Samus said as she kept following until they ended up close to the middle of the base.

“You guys should be close to the middle now. Scan shows it is a large collection area. If I wanted a fight with a flying dragon, it’s there.” Spike said.

“And if he knows I’m coming by now, he will want room to maneuver. All squads, fan out and secure all areas, prioritize the hanger, armory, and security rooms first. The barracks are optional at this stage, but if you see a chance to secure one, take it.” Blitz orders as Genosaurer crushed the last turret between them and the huge double doors to the room.

They soon burst through to a large platform that had large cylinder walls around it, leading to an opening up high. “Huh, this just screams, ‘Get ready for a big monster coming.’” Samus said as she walks carefully through the area while the mandalorians head down through the other doors in the room. As soon as they all went away and left Blitz and Samus in the room, did they change color before a metal plate goes over it and locks down. “Told you.” She said before looking up.

“I didn’t say anything.” Blitz says as he and Genosaurer scan the room for Ridley.

Samus sighs as she keeps watching the opening. “Just like I met him for revenge.” She said to herself as she aimed her arm cannon upward and made Blitz and the Genosaurer look up as well to see nothing, but a steady rain coming down. “Wait for it.” She said before they hear a roar and sees an orange glow come from an edge and soon Ridley flies in and heads downward to them. “Told you.” She said before firing at him.

Blitz says nothing as Geno fires his claw at Ridley, barely nicking him. Ridley roars before opening his mouth and sends out a large beam at them which makes them both dodge out of the way before Ridley lands.

Genosaurer, seeing this roars at him. “Ridley!” Samus yells.

“Samus, got a new pet?” Ridley mocks.

“Oh no, he did not. Not again.” Blitz says agitated.

Smaus frowns. “Ridley, come on. Remember our talk at the Hall? The one where you needed my help?”

Ridley growls. “That was nothing.”

Samus keeps looking at him before noticing the blue sparks running along him. “Fine. Guess we will do this the hard way.” She said as she aimed at him and the Genosaurer followed.

Ridley chuckles before taking off and hovers above them. “I love this sport of ours.” He said before roaring and then launched missiles at them which they head to the other side to dodge.

“Put some rounds into him.” Blitz says as the Genosaurer’s head gun started to turn.

Samus helps them by firing her arm cannon as the Genosaurer’s head cannon fires away and Ridley flies around as he takes some hits. “Come on! I hoped better from the great Cross!” Ridley yells as then dives and aims towards Samus before tries to swipe at her with his claws and she dodged to the side before sending out her grapple hook and latches onto his tail before pulling back hard and then whips it up before sending it down and sends him crashing to the ground.

Ridley roars as he quickly gets up and fires a beam at her and she dodges to the side, firing at his open mouth and Genosaurer fires at him, trying to hit a spot. Ridley roars again before he feels a hook on his chest and soon is pulled open before Samus fires at it and causes some damage before Ridley slams it close and takes off again.

“I think he insulted us Geno. What do you think we should do?” Blitz asks.

Geno roars and charges at him, to which Ridley moves out of the way and tries to fire at them with missiles again and hits Geno all over, but he just turns and roars back as he fires his laser guns at him, hitting him in the chest.

“Not even a dent in the armor.” Blitz says.

Ridley roars at them before flying up to the wall and behind a pillar and then doesn’t come out. “Nice try, we got one for that too.” Blitz said before anchoring Geno and then he opens his mouth and charges the cannon.

Samus sees this happening before looking to where he was. “Wait, don’t fire!” Blitz looks at her too late before the beam fires and Ridley flies out and the beam goes through the wall and creates a hole as it dies down. Ridley chuckles before heading out the hole.

“Damn it. Get back here!” Samus yells jumping on top of Geno and then jumping out of the hole.

Blitz sighs and unanchors Geno before he roars and charges at the wall and smashes through it to find Ridley on the ground again as Smaus hooks his chest and pulls it open before she changes a bright blue and has blue sparks running over her as she fires a blue beam at his open chest faster than normal before Ridley closes his chest again and flies off as Samus’s blue glow dies down.

Blitz eyes her carefully. “Spike, scan Smaus for any other energy that shouldn’t be in her or her armor.”

“Give me a few minutes. Oh and Ridley is charging something up.” Spike said.

They all watch as Ridley roars before backing away in the large raining field and soon sparks a little before glowing bright blue and then sends a large blue beam at Geno and hits him hard enough to make him roar and actually slide backward from the force from it.

“You got three minutes.” Blitz says.

“Need one and a half now.” Spike said as Ridley dives down again and heads straight for Smaus before picking her up and she tries to fire at his open mouth as then throws her into the building with a clang. “Ow.” She said before pushing herself out and jumping down to the ground.

Blitz makes Geno run around as he makes the guns turn a bit toward Ridley as he still glowed bright blue and then sees laser balls hitting his shoulder as some of the blue areas of his armor changes color a bit from each hit. Blitz then fires a few laser fires at his shoulders before Ridley roars at them and then gets hit in the mouth and gets sent to the ground. Samus runs up as Ridley gets up before attaching her hook to him again before pulling back a little as energy seems to travel along the line and into her. Ridley roars at her as he slowly moves closer to him as he gets hit in the back from Geno and Blitz who has actually come out of the cockpit and fires his blasters at him as well.

Ridley roars at Samus as he glows bright blue again before his chest is pulled open and Samus glows blue again. She then runs up to him and actually jumps at him and pounces at him before grabbing at him and fires point blank range at his chest before he grabs her and throws her off a bit away as his chest closes again and he clutches his chest.

“Scan done. She has something in her bio system. Something called phazon. She’s 75% filled with it.” Spike said.

Blitz watches carefully as the laser fire dies down and they just watch as Samus gets up again and then limps over to Ridley as he groans and tries to open his mouth and fire at her, but recoils as sparks run over him. “Ridley.” Samus said to him before hooking his chest again and pulling it open.

Blitz then watches as Samus aims her cannon at him before hooking him again, this time onto the open chest and pulls back a little as he sees blue energy start to run along the line and she grunts from the pain. “Spike?” Blitz asks.

“She’s draining his phazon energy. Stop her, now!” Spike yells before Blitz jumps down and runs to them before Samus finishes and let’s her hook retract on herself and starts to step backward as sparks run wild all over her and the blue glow on Ridley dies down. “What…Samus…you didn’t…” Ridley said as he watched her carefully.

Samus looks up a bit and takes off her helmet and throws it to the side and holds her chest as she lets him see the scar running along her face and through her eye. “I did.” She said smiling.

Blitz stops between the two. “This was your plan? Take the energy?”

Samus laughs. “What else? I need it to beat him. After all, you want your army back anyway. Now if you excuse me, I got to get back to work and then maybe I’ll see you later.” She said before grabbing her helmet and starts to limp away as sparks kept running along her.

Ridley groans as he gets up slightly before hearing a click and sees Blitz pointing his blasters at him. “Don’t even.” He said.

Ridley growls before looking to Samus. “Samus!” He yelled, grabbing her attention. “Forgetting something?” He asks while turning his head to the side and they see an energy orb just floating there.

Samus smiles as she walks back over and touches the orb before it gets sucked into her grapple gun and glows bright blue before dying down. “I better go deal with everything there now.” She said looking at him. “I’ll come back soon enough.” She said before starting to walk away.

“So Ridley, care to surrender?” Blitz asks, pointing all of Genosaurer’s guns at him.

Ridley scoffs. “Like I have a choice.”

“What do you think?” Blitz asks.

Ridley frowns at him. “Oh shut up. I already made a deal to her.”

“Yes, but not with me. You invaded Mandalorian territory and a planet.” Blitz says.

Ridley seems to raise an eyebrow. “But was it with my own distinction?”

“Care to try that with the rulers of this planet?” Blitz asks.

Ridley chuckles. “I’m sure they had their own fair share of it except mine is something of a mineral, ain’t it? Powerful, but yet strong drawbacks.”

“Then why do it?” Blitz asks.

Ridley smirks. “Being strong, what else?”

“Ok, well, since you caused all this trouble, you now owe a debt. Understand?” Blitz asks.

Ridley chuckles. “I already owe a debt to her and it would be the same for this. I made a deal with her in exchange for ending this.”

Blitz keeps watching him. “So, you will do it?”

Ridley looks at him. “Don’t have much of a choice.”

“Good, first thing you will do is order your men to stand down as they are dying pointlessly right now.” Blitz says.

Ridley growls a bit before roaring out loud and then stops before the firing stops in the distance. “Happy?”

Blitz huffs. “Oh yeah. Now stay there.” He said getting back into Geno and closing the hatch. “Spike, how are we doing?”

“They’re standing down. Most of them. Those using Phazon right now are still going, but they got quickly taken out. As for the base, still holding up. Samus is now getting in her gunship and heading out right now. She’s 100% filled with Phazon now. She’s going on a suicide trip at this point.” Spike said.

“I doubt that. More like she is going after the one behind this.” Blitz says.

Spike sighs. “And with the level of this stuff, it’s going to kill her anyway.”

“It ain’t the first time she has been in this situation. Now prepare accommodations for our prisoners and finish securing the base.” Blitz says.

“Oh, we got beds for them ready and waiting. As for the base, just give it until the end of the day.” Spike said.

Blitz nods and looks to Ridley, just watching the sky. “Thanks and get one super comfy for our star guest.” He said before turning to Ridley. “Come on, let’s move it.” Ridley huffs before getting up and starts to walk on all fours as Blitz and Geno pushes him along.

---

“You want to do what?” Spike nearly yells at Blitz.

“You heard me, he has the experience this planet needs to really learn how to live in space and he owes a debt…no Spike. I know what you’re thinking and after all of this, we can’t cover it up.” Blitz says.

Spike narrows his eyes. “And what if he turns again?”

“You think I’m stupid enough not to have precautions?” Blitz asks.

Spike sighs. “And just what is he going to do?”

“It’s not what I’m going to do, it is what I have done. You see, I sent his food laced with nanobots keened to his genetic signature. If he gets too uppity, they can be activated and disassemble his atoms one by one.” Blitz says.

Spike looks at him carefully. “I meant what is he going to do now?”

“He will most likely be the first admiral of the space fleet of this planet.” Blitz says.

Spike raises an eyebrow. “Really, you would place him in that when many don’t trust him at this point?”

“It’s not a question of try, more of ability with the added insurance provided he will have no choice, but to do the best job he can.” Blitz says.

Spike groans. “Why do you make things hard?”

“I don’t, the world is just a hostile place sometimes, right Midnight Twinkle?” Blitz asks, turning to Twilight.

Twilight leans her head in the doorway. “It’s Twilight Sparkle.” Twilight growls.

“Yeah, I got it Flashlight.” Blitz says smirking. Twilight still growls. “Now how about that vacation? All of us.” Blitz offered. “By the way, nice try sneaking Evening Glitter.”

Twilight growls before going over to him and pushes him against the wall. “Say that again.”

Blitz grins. “Evening Glitter.” He said before he was banged against the wall again.

“Where is my camera? This would make a good sitcom.” Spike says.

They both look to him before Twilight huffs and let’s him go. “Take them.” She said walking away. “I’m staying.”

Blitz chuckles. “So is that a no to movie night?” Blitz asks following her.

Spike chuckles as he watches them leave before looking back to the large mecha dragon in the cell who was given a screen. “Hey, just reached the planet. Might be back sooner than later. I’m just going to give his present back. Kinda clashes with my style.” Samus jokes.

Ridley chuckles. “It kinda does, though that scar really fits you. If it stays, you can say that my claw got you.”

Samus shakes her head and smiles. “Oh boy, I really hope it doesn’t.”

Ridley nods. “Hey…thanks for getting that stuff out of me.”

Samus nods. “No problem. After all, we still need to see who can beat each other in a fight.”

Ridley sighs. “Yeah, guess we do.”

Samus looks him over. “How did you get some of your body parts back?”

Ridley looks over himself. “Oh these? The Phazon has a side effect of regrowing flesh. I am just missing half of my tail, claws and my wings.” Samus keeps looking at him until she smirks. “What?” Ridley asks, seeing the smirk.

Samus chuckles. “Oh nothing. Anyways, better give the present back. And once that is over, if I’m still alive, I’m coming to see you and you better hope to be ready for a fair fight.”

Ridley grins. “Since when are our fights fair?”

Samus shrugs. “Good point. Bye now.” She said waving before the screen shuts off.

Ridley sighs as he puts the screen down before seeing the young dragon outside his electrical cell door. “Yes?”

Spike stares at him. “You do know what your punishment consists of, yes?”

Ridley waves him off with his tail. “Yes, yes. I’m supposed to teach you inscests how to live in space.”

“Hey, we are the same breed. We are dragons.” Spike says annoyed.

Ridley chuckles. “Oh kit. If only you knew what I grew from.”

Spike narrows his eyes before huffing some flames. “Yeah right.” He said walking away.

“You better take a look at what she collected on me if you’re curious.” Ridley calls out.

Spike only looks back a little before continuing to walk out of the prison full of pirates and heads toward the waiting ship, where Blitz and Twilight were now talking about which movies to watch when they get to Daring’s home.

“So you forgive me?” Blitz asks leaning onto her.

Twilight smirks. “Cuddle me during the movie and we will talk about that.”

“First come, first serve love. You have to beat the other mares to me.” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight giggles. “I’m the mother bucking queen and you’re my king. I will do what I want.”

“But can you beat the rest in a race to me without help?” Blitz asks, starting to tickle her.

Twilight laughs and giggles. “Yeah! I’m also the…not right there…alpha of this family!” She laughs out. “I will get you!” She keeps laughing as the dropship closes up and takes off.

“No, you won’t because I got you.” Blitz says, continuing his assault.

Spike just mimics a barf. “Geeez, take that somewhere else why don’t you?”

Blitz smirks. “Aw, Spikey Wikey hates this because he doesn’t have his own to play with. Should I call up Slender?” He teases.

“Oh most certainly…not.” Twilight says laughing.

Spike growls as his flames come out of his mouth a little before dying down. “Careful Twi, remember what happens when you keep dragons from their future mates.” Blitz reminds as he still kept tickling her.

Twilight giggles as she waves him off. “Oh please, she’s still in trouble.” She said laughing less as Blitz let’s up now.

“Ug…at this rate we will have another alicorn running around.” Spike says huffing.

“That’s the plan.” They both said which elected another groan from him before laughing at him.

Chapter 31: Relaxation

“So girls, for movie night, a challenge has been put to each of you. The first one who can reach me here in the theater gets to sit next to me.” Blitz says to the girls on his communicator as the foals climb all over him. “Now there are a few rules. One, no changelings. Two, no teleportation and finally, no popping out of nowhere Pinkie.” Blitz says.

“Done and done.” They said.

Blitz grins. “Okay, on your marks, get set, go!” He calls out before all the mares leave the call and starts running to the Darkstar a little away from town before turning to the foals. “Alright guys and gals, your moms are going to be busy for a few. What do you want to do?” He asks as Arcane still tries to braid his mane.

Blitz smiles at the foals playing around. “So Minerva, did you change the call a little to make it appear I was in the ship?” Blitz asks.

Minerva grins. “Of course. It wouldn’t be a proper race without it. Now, what do you want me to do next?” She asks as Sunshine starts to climb on her.

“I don’t know about you two. But me and little Sombre can play with the little chaos bringers. Oh they are so adorable, especially Loki’s great granddaughter.” Discord said.

“What?” Blitz asks.

“Nothing.” Discord says picking up Lightning. “Yes, you are going to cause much chaos little one.”

Blitz shakes his head as Sombra stares down Blazer. “Wank.” He said to Blazer. “Sup.” Blazer said as Sombra is petted from behind by Azure.

Blitz sighs as he sits down. “Oh boy. At least I’m spending time with them.” He said to himself as some of the foals starts to climb on him again. “So taking bets, who will come through that door first?” Blitz asks.

Discord chuckles. “Oh yes. I’m betting the young queen first.”

“Wank.” Sombra said.

“Rainbow.” Minerva said.

Blitz sighs. “All of them once they figure it out.”

“I’m leaning more towards Octavia or Vinyl as their enhanced sense of smell can lead them here.” Minerva says thinking it over.

Blitz chuckles. “You think they would be angry once they figure out where we are?”

“Well you never did say where you were exactly.” Discord says.

Blitz shrugs. “Guess so. Still, I hope my little ones will protect me.” He said as all the foals look at him before looking at each other and then back at him. “They are not, are they?” Blitz asks, noticing the stares.

The door suddenly opens in Daring’s home and Twilight stares at him. “Really, the winning circle is here?”

“Should have made no magic a rule.” Blitz says.

“Oh, I don’t know, we found you quick enough.” Vinyl says leaning into him from behind.

“Master.” Fluttershy said near him.

Blitz looks around and notices all the mares at the windows or doors. “Huh, this is surprising. Who won anyway?” Blitz asks looking at the other three.

“Hard to say as you can’t fully trust any of us because we will just say we won.” Octavia says booping Azure’s nose with her own.

Blitz nods. “Okay, Twilight and Vinyl on the side of me. Fluttershy, my lap. Deal?”

“And me?” Octavia asks.

Blitz thinks on that. “How about at the hoof of me? Just sit down near me, you kinda came later so you get that. Fair?”

“Ah no, I just grabbed Azure before he fell off the desk here instead of grabbing you.” Octavia says obviously not happy, causing Blitz to sweat.

Blitz chuckles nervously. “Well…”

“Uh oh, somepony is in the doghouse.” Spike says.

“Not helping.” Blitz says through his teeth.

Spike chuckles as Octavia moves up to Blitz and stares him down before sighing as Azure climbs over to him. “Take them. I’m fine anyway.” She said before moving away.

“No, I think Octavia should spend some time with him, don’t you girls think?” Twilight asks with a mischievous smirk.

“This is about me playing around and teasingly getting your name wrong, isn’t it?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles. “Oh yeah. I’m willing to let her take my place. Now then, it’s getting late and we need to get started on the movie.” She said walking over to the living room and sitting down on the far end of the couch.

“Oooh, what did you call her?” Pinkie asks bouncing in.

Blitz nervously laughs as Twilight sets up the movie and the others move to the room. “Midnight Twinkle, Evening Glitter, Flashlight.” He said weakly.

They hear Rainbow laughing as she enters. “Really, thanks for the names now.” She laughs.

Twilight glares at him for that. “Oh don’t be so grumpy Flashlight.” Pinkie says shining a flashlight on Twilight.

Twilight glares at her and takes the flashlight away before shining it on the large TV on the wall as the sun starts to set.

“Here.” Daring says.

Blitz sighs as he sits down on the couch as Octavia and Vinyl sit on the side of him and Fluttershy sits down on his lap and leans into him. “Wait.” He said to himself. “I just realized I got vampires around me.” He said before looking to the three mares who were smirking at him and then hisses at him. “Dang it Midnight Twinkle!” Blitz calls.

“Midnight who?” Spitfire asks walking in to see a laughing Rainbow.

Twilight groans as Rainbow sits down beside her as she keeps looking up movies.

Blitz looks helplessly at the rest of them as the mares start licking his neck. “Help.” He squeaked.

The foals just ran in and sat down as close as possible before their mothers pulled them back a little.

“Dang nabbit, I lost.” Applejack says walking in and soon was followed by the rest.

“Help me.” Blitz calls out as the mares continue to lick his neck.

Applejack just pats his head. “No thanks Blitz.”

“Ok girls, that’s enough. Don’t want the foals to try and start imitating you.” Blitz says.

The mares let up and just lean against him. “Fine.” They said.

Blitz sighs in relief as they start to sit down and watch the movies on the screen pass by. “Daring, whose account are you using?” Blitz asks.

Daring smirks. “Spike’s. He’s got no use for it that much anyway.”

Spike nods as he leans against Slender. “Yep, use to. Not so much now that Mandalore decided to leave me with the ships left in the fight against the pirates.”

“What did you pick anyways?” Blitz asks.

Twilight and the rest of the mares smiled at him. “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” They said as the movie pops up and starts to play.

“No! Get me out of here!” Blitz yells as he tries to get out of the grip of the three mares.

“Tie him down.” Daring says smirking.

“Please, I’ll like you very much later.” Blitz pleaded as Applejack tied him down as the rest of the mares ignore him as they laugh at the movie.

As the credits rolled, the mares looked to Blitz who was asleep with his tongue hanging out. “Aw, he’s so cute when he’s asleep.” Vinyl said.

Fluttershy giggles and nuzzles his head. “Master is so handsome too.”

Twilight sighs as he snorts a bit. “Let’s go to bed everypony. Time for bed.”

Daring smiled. “Good thing I prepared for the whole family too.” She said, waving her hoof at the lights and they start to dim down. “Bedtime foals.” She said to them.

The foals actually whine before one yawns and soon they all yawn. “Bedtime.” Twilight said getting Arcane and walking off to the foal’s room with the others following.

“I’ll get this one to bed while y’all do that.” Applejack says.

The other mares voice their agreements as Applejack picks him and puts him on her back. “Blitz, you can open your eyes now.”

Blitz pops open one eye. “Is it over?”

Applejack chuckles as she heads to the room at the end of the hall. “Yeah. The movie is over and everypony is heading to sleep.”

“I haven’t used that meditation technique to put myself into a light sleeping trance in a long while.” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “You really hate mare flicks?”

“I think I should be nicer and not tease you girls so much and avoid the torture sections, though Rainbow and Daring didn’t seem to care for it much or even you for that matter.” Blitz says.

Applejack looks back at him as they enter his room and she sets him down and unties him. “Because you were my cousin once. And now my husband. There’s no point in hating you, you have nothing to do with much as it is. Besides, I sometimes hate the competition like that.”

“I meant the movie love.” Blitz says.

Applejack blushes. “Sorry. Kinda worried about you at this point. You really worked yourself to the bone for the last few months.”

“Yeah, well, it is my job and now I’m going at a slower pace. Now tell me your real feelings on the movie element of honesty.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiled. “It was cute, but could have used something like us. Unpredictable and crazy.”

“And you about nodded off a few times.” Blitz says leaning against her.

Applejack sighs. “Okay, it was boring enough to put me to sleep. Can ya blame me?”

Blitz chuckles. “Not really. Why don’t you head off to bed and we will all have a really fun time tomorrow.”

“What are you talking about…you haven’t checked out the master bedroom yet, have you?” Applejack asks. Blitz gets confused before looking over to the bed and sees multiple different beds, either cloud beds or even a bunk bed. “Daring really wanted us to be together. The foals have their own rooms and you also have your own just in case you ever feel like you need to be alone for a bit. I know we can be a bit clingy sometimes, but we’ll respect that privacy. And then there are our good old night stands full of whatever we need. And with Twilight’s changelings acting as servers here now, well, it got better.” Applejack explained.

Blitz looks to her as every mare comes in and starts to take their place. “I kinda want a request.”

“Yes?” Applejack asks.

“First, a few questions. Are the foals asleep in their bed?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiled as she got onto the cloud bed. “Yep, though Blazer is a bit nosy.” She called down the hall and they hear scampering.

Blitz nods. “And this room is fully stocked and equipped?”

Daring leans against him. “Costumes and all, but we all made it clear Fluttershy could not bring her toys in here. Not enough room. We are already pushing it.” She said.

Blitz nods. “Okay then. How about a little costume party?”

“Too tired.” Twilight says collapsing on the cloud bed.

Blitz sighs. “Oh well. There goes that fantasy of just sleeping with hot nurses.” He said heading to the bed in the middle.

“Don’t worry, we got all the time you need.” Daring says laying next to him.

Blitz chuckles. “You mares sure know how to treat a stallion.”

“Although some of us will have to leave every so often.” Spitfire says.

Blitz shrugs. “As long as I got you girls here with me, I’m fine.”

Fluttershy jumps on top of him and lays down on him. “Consider that part done master.”

“That reminds me, where is angel and the rest of your animals?” Blitz asks.

“Luna.” They all said.

“She kinda agreed to let us have fun while she looks after them.” Twilight said, raising a hoof in the air sleepy before letting it drop.

“So they are not staying here?” Blitz asks.

“One day, just not this time.” Rainbow said.

“Oh yes, this is our time alone and with them here, we would have less time with you.” Rarity said.

“So who calls dibs for tonight?” Daring asks getting on a cloud bed.

Blitz watches as Fluttershy just looks at him and then Rarity moves over to him and lays down next to him. “Me and Fluttershy have been missing some fun for a while.”

“The reason I will never join in with Fluttershy again is because what happened last time.” Daring says, giving her the stink eye.

Fluttershy smiled before turning to her with a grin. “Would you like it again?” She asks, licking her fangs.

Daring just grumbles as she covers herself up with the bedsheets. Blitz shakes his head before wrapping his hooves around them and puts them on their cutie marks. “That’s weird. I just noticed it now.” Blitz said.

“What?” Rarity asks giggling.

Blitz sits up a little and looks at her. “When did you get such a big flank?” He asks bluntly.

Rarity stares at him for a second before smacking him.

“Ow.” Blitz said as he stayed turned to the side. “It was an honest question. I mean, it’s bigger than Fluttershy’s.” He said, making Fluttershy look to her flank before looking at Rarity’s.

“Why I never. I’ve been insulted by my husband, not once, but twice.” Rarity whines.

Blitz looks back at her. “What are you talking about? That’s a compliment.”

“A compli…what now?” Rarity asks.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “A compliment. Besides, I got a little bit more interested when I saw Fluttershy’s jiggle a bit. Remember that Daring?”

“How could I not?” Daring asks back.

Blitz chuckles. “Besides, if I’m right.” He said before poking Rarity’s flank and makes it jiggle a bit. “And I am. There’s more of you to love.”

“Note to self, go on a diet.” Rarity says.

“Oh now you have done it.” Applejack says.

Blitz sighs before grabbing Rarity and flipping her over. “Come on Rares, I love you like this. It doesn’t matter. Besides, you weren’t complaining when you confessed your love to me.” He said, winking. “Couldn’t say my right name right.”

“She’s going to starve herself trying to lose weight.” Rainbow says getting on a cloud of her own.

Blitz leans close. “And you no doubt loved it because you got my name right, right after I hit you there. Don’t you want to revisit that time? Us in that way, trying to say my name?”

Rarity blushes at the thought. Blitz smiled and leans in close to her ear. “What do you say? You and me and that memory, trying to remake it?” He asks.

---

Rarity whines a bit. “Why did I let you talk me into this?” She asks as she tries to stuff her face with some of the food they have for their private picnic.

Blitz chuckles as he holds her in his lap and wraps his hooves around her. “Because you love me and you secretly like the way I do this.” He said in her ear as he rubs his hooves around her hindlegs.

“I hate you sometimes.” Rarity cutely huffs.

Blitz nuzzles her neck. “No you don’t.” He sang in her ear as it twitched at him before he playfully nibble it.

Rarity squeaked as she freezed. “Blit…Bli…” She stammered.

“Oh, starting already are we?” Blitz whispered before continuing.

Rarity eeps as she tries to squirm away from his grip. “Bli…”

Blitz doesn’t allow it and renews his assault with increased vigor.

Rarity gulps as she keeps trying and pushes his hooves away. “Bli…please…”

“Oh ok, I will cut the foreplay and go straight to the part where I…” Blitz leaves off there as Rarity feels something entering her.

Rarity blushes hot red as she tries to look around and sees the others playing around on the other side of the lake. “Bli…please…somepony will eep!” She squeaked as Biltz lifted her up a little.

“Not likely, I set up a cloaking generator.” Blitz says.

Rarity still blushes red as he nuzzles her a bit. “Bli…”

“Shh. It’s ok, I’ll be gentle like how you girls taught me.” Blitz whispers before Rarity feels her tail being pulled.

Rarity eeps as he keeps nuzzling her with the occasional kiss there. “Bli…” She tries to say, but goes into a half comatose state now.

---

“Think they’re okay?” Daring asks as she sets up supplies for the fencing.

“I’m sure they are fine, though Rarity is tricky. She manipulated it to where she gets two turns.” Shadow says huffing a bit.

Fleetfoot chuckles. “Well, he did insult her a bit. What do you expect?” She asks as Terran plays with the foals and let’s them ride him.

“I don’t think she was even insulted. She just said that to get this.” Shadow says.

“Um…mistress Rarity likes using that to her advantage.” Fluttershy said meekly before looking to her flank. “Maybe I should make it bigger.”

“Remember what he said Fluttershy. He loves all of us just the way we are and to not change.” Rainbow says laying on a cloud with her wings acting as blankets to her sleeping foals.

Fluttershy blushes. “Um…okay.” She said before hiding behind her mane.

“Aw, cheer up Fluttershy.” Pinkie said hopping over with Sunshine on her back as she hangs onto her mane. “If you want, we can give you an experience, putting those assets you have to their full potential.” She said before giggling and snorting. “Assets. Flank pun.”

“May not be the best time to discuss this girl.” Spitfire says from the top of the house.

Twilight giggles. “Please, the foals won’t understand why we are laughing at this and when they learn the words, they will have different meanings. Assets are called something you have for bits like bank accounts. They won’t figure it out until they really get older.”

“No, I mean there is a griffon coming this way and he is being led by Minerva.” Spitfire says.

They all look up and see a griffon flying next to the large blimp that Minerva uses to hide the Darkstar. “Minerva, what’s going on?” Twilight asks through her omnitool.

“Remember when we told you that Blitz was assigned a squire?” Minerva asks.

Lightning chuckles as they both landed, Minerva more slowly than the griffon. “Hello Whirlwind. Sorry, Cross is a bit busy right now.”

“So this is Whirlwind.” Twilight says.

Whirlwind looks over to Twilight. “Hi.” He said holding out a talon. “Squire Whirlwind.”

“Sorry, but my husband is currently busy like Lightning over there said.” Twilight says.

Whirlwind clenches his talon. “Okay then. So what should I do in the meantime?”

---

“So can you talk now?” Blitz asks.

Rarity nods and just strokes his chest. “Yes, I’m fine. Thanks for this Blitz.”

“So what have we learned about manipulating?” Blitz asks.

Rarity looks up at him. “What do you mean?”

“That whining, I saw that smirk of yours when you looked away.” Blitz says before kissing her.

Rarity moans into the kiss before he lets go. “Um…yes. Do you really like my flank?”

“Oh no…I like every part of you.” Blitz says smirking.

Rarity blushes as he kept stroking her flank. “Um…thank you.”

“Now, shall we return or do you want to stay like this a while longer?” Blitz asks.

Rarity smiled and sat up a little. “I like to get back and clean up too.”

“Alright, come on Rarity.” Blitz says getting up.

Rarity smiled and looked at him before blushing. “Sorry for…you know…hitting you.”

“It didn’t hurt love.” Blitz says as she walks in front of him and he smacks her flank. “Although fair is fair.” Blitz says.

Rarity moans as she feels her flank still move. “Okay, fair is fair.”

Blitz chuckles as he wraps a hoof around her and pulls her along. “Come on. I’m getting hungry for a big meal.”

Rarity smiled and nuzzles him. “I love you Blitz.”

Blitz nuzzles her back as they head back. “Love you too, my fabulous mare.” Blitz says smirking as he taps their horns together.

Rarity gasps as she feels a spark run through. “Oh, that feels good.”

“I know, now tell me about the fief Lightning showed you.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Rarity smiled. “Well, I like the one with the ballrooms. How about the one that is slightly up on a mountainside? Large windows and a great view while we dance the night away.”

“Is this the one with a hot spring as well?” Blitz asks.

Rarity giggles. “Oh yes, in the mountains too. Part of the home is there. It sounds so good with our own hot spring.”

“And you can be the lady of the castle.” Blitz says knowingly.

Rarity smirks. “With me as your wife, yes I will be.”

“Oh the balls you could hold in the castle.” Blitz says egging her on a bit.

Blitz smirks. “And some balls I will hold for myself at night.” She said while moving her tail under him.

“And you are already planning your possible daughter’s debutante ball, right?” Blitz asks.

Rarity nuzzles under his head. “Oh yes. She will love it.”

“Unless she somehow ends up like Rainbow or Lightning.” Blitz says chuckling.

Rarity frowns. “Oh no, she will be a proper mare.”

“Of nobility like Vinyl.” Blitz jokes in a sarcastic voice.

Rarity looks at him. “Nobility, Vinyl?”

“She is the daughter of the king of vampire ponies.” Blitz says.

Rarity looks surprised. “Kind of the vampires?”

“Bloody Mary wasn’t always a pony. Different types as sometimes it varies from species to species. So you’re going to be with Octavia on how you raise foals?” Blitz asks.

Rarity nods. “Yes, my parents took care of Sweetie Belle when she was a foal before giving her to me once she was old enough.”

“Oh, so you’re planning on attending her next concert with me and Azure?” Blitz asks.

Rarity smiled a little. “Maybe, if I had something to lower the volume a bit.”

“This is Octavia, not Vinyl love.” Blitz reminds.

Rarity blushes. “Sorry, it’s just the way you dealt with me kinda put me out for a bit.”

“It’s still adorable how Vinyl chases Azure around.” Blitz says.

Rarity giggles. “Oh yes, the way she makes a face when she fails each and every time. Even Azure laughs at the way she makes faces.”

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, she does that…why is the Darkstar here?” He asks as he sees the blimp.

“What?” Rarity asks, seeing it.

They both quicken their pace and soon reach back home. “Someone wants to tell me what’s going on?” Blitz asks.

“Oh honey, someone just arrived. I believe you know your squire.” Twilight says.

Blitz looks to the griffon as he is being pulled by the foals. “Whirlwind. Well, this might be interesting.” Blitz says smirking.

“Sir, that is you, right?” Whirlwind asks.

“Atten hut soldier. Eyes forward, back straight, claws, eight inches apart.” Blitz orders.

Whirlwind immediately falls into it as the foals just coo or poke him. “Sir!”

“Answer your question Squire?” Blitz asks.

“Yes sir!” He said as the foals now climb on him and he tries to stay calm.

Twilight smiled. “So what now, training him on sword fighting or tactics, maybe some old fashioned board games?”

Blitz looks at her. “Well I was thinking all the above as he stays with us. Come on foals. Come to your father.” Blitz says. The foals immediately rush over to him and jump on him all over. Blitz laughs as he lets them knock him over.

Twilight smiled as she turned back to Whirlwind. “I got something for you. Vacuum the house for us. Talk to the changelings inside and they would lead you to it. Every single room. And make sure you get every spot.”

“Twi, he is my squier, not a man servant.” Blitz says as Spectrum crawls onto his face.

Twilight smirks. “But isn’t vacuuming like planning a battlefield and how to deal with it. Instead of a flower formation in one spot, you go at it line by line and cut off small areas before taking care of them?” Blitz couldn’t say anything because of the foals crawling all over his face. Twilight smiled and lifted Spectrum off of his face. “So, what do you say? Teach him something simple?” She asks, reading a book.

Blitz tries to look at her. “How about letting me and Lightning take care of that?” Blitz asks.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Then why aren’t you? He’s still standing there.” She said motioning to the griffon just standing there and trying to stay still.

“And I’m under attack.” Blitz says as Arcane stands on his hind legs as if standing triumph.

Twilight giggles as most of the foals try to beat Arcane. “Come on guys, give him a small break, but not too much.”

Arcane, hearing her, tries to jump to her. Twilight just smiles and catches him with her magic. “Sorry dear. Better luck next time.” She said as Arane squirms in her magical grip.

“Oh, give him a hug, love. He obviously wants you.” Blitz says as he starts to roll around with the rest of the foals.

Twilight giggles and floats Arcane over to her before hugging him and nuzzling him. “Oh, you are so cute and smart, aren’t you?” She asks tickling him now.

Arcane giggles as Pinkie grabs her daughter and rolls around with her. “Weeee.”

Whirlwind just watches before looking straight again and tries to not notice the hatchling looking at him right beside him.

“Blazer, come get your food.” Applejack calls from a grill full of corn and other veggies on aluminum. “And leave our new griffon alone.”

“Applejack, help!” Blitz calls.

Applejack looks over. “You look fine Blitz. I’m sure it’s nothing you can’t handle.” She said, smirking as she turned back to the grill.

Blitz tried to get out, but all the foals were now fighting over getting on top. “Um…guys. Can you get off me now?”

The foals look at him before they have a lasso around them and pull off a bit. “Okay, that’s enough.” Applejack said.

Arcane laughs a bit as his desperado hat slips a little on his head. Twilight giggles and puts him down as the hat covers his view a bit before he pushes it up a bit and smiles as he can see again. “Like the hat, don’t you?” Twilight asks.

“Maybe he has Applejack’s southern spirit.” Blitz jokes.

Arcane giggles and claps his hooves before trying to walk over to Applejack and she looks down before picking him up. “What, you want to see what I’m cooking?”

“I think I was right.” Blitz says.

“Does this mean I lose my son?” Twilight asks humorously.

“No. Arcane, your mother wants to tickle you.” Blitz calls, making Arcane eep.

Twilight giggles as Arcane starts squirming away before getting out of Applejack’s grip and getting onto her back and trying to hide in her mane.

“Oh where could my little Arcane be?” Twilight asks moving close to Applejack who smirks at her.

The hat on her mane shakes a little before stopping. “I think he’s right here!” Twilight cheers and grabs into her mane before seeing Arcane running out from the other side. “Okay, now you come back here.” Twilight playfully said as she chases him as he runs away as fast as he could while the others just watch.

“Sir?” Whirlwind asks, still stuck in his position.

“At ease.” Blitz calls

Whirlwind sighs in relief as he relaxes his stance and then just watches them all just play around. “At least, it’s a new experience.” He said to himself.

“We are informal here Whirlwind.” Lightning says.

Whirlwind looks at her. “I just need something to do.” He said quietly.

“Rest for today. Tomorrow, we will continue your training hard.” Lightning says.

Whirlwind nods and looks around. “So…where am I sleeping, tent?”

“We have a few empty rooms inside.” Lightning says.

Whirlwind looks to the house. “Um…”

“Hey Twi, call one of your subjects to come show him to a vacant room.” Lightning calls as Twilight catches Arcane.

Twilight looks over and nods. “Okay, they would be out shortly.” She said before returning to Arcane as a changeling comes out and pulls on his talon, catching his attention, before leading him inside.

“Rainbow, I think your twins are hungry.” Blitz calls, hearing their stomachs rumbling.

Rainbow hovers over and picks them up and leads them over to the grill and grabs some food for them. “Who’s hungry?” She asks, grabbing some food.

Blitz chuckles as he sits up and hugs Azure who is still on him. “You heard her, who’s hungry?” He asks him.

“I think he is.” Octavia says.

Blitz smiled and nuzzles him before getting up and heading to the grill. “This vacation is turning out great.” He said placing Azure on his back and grabbing some food. Octavia smiles and pets Azure’s mane.

Shadow snores as she was pulled by some rope tied to Arcane and Sunshine as they pulled her out of the house on her cloud bed. She sniffs a few times before opening her eyes. “Is that barbeque I smell?”

“Oh Shadow, look who got you tied to the cloud.” Spitfire says.

Shadow looks down and sees the two foals. “Hi guys.”

Daring smiled as she untied them and headed to Blitz. “So what are we doing tomorrow?”

“Who knows?” Blitz says before stealing a kiss from her.

Daring eeps before he lets go and has a smirk on his face. “Just know that we have to do that fence sometime.” She said pointing to the stack of wood.

“Don’t worry love, we have a long time.” Blitz says.

---

Meanwhile on Tython, the jedi council had convinced.

“So what is this about?” Ahsoka asks as she and her master and commander, Anakin Skywalker, stand in the council room.

“We have all felt a disturbance in the force.” Mace Windu says.

Anakin looks around at all the masters. “And what exactly do we get?”

“We don’t know what it is exactly. Could be a sith mistaking revealing himself or it could be something mistakenly using the dark side.” Kit Fisto says.

Ahsoka looks confused. “How could someone use it mistakenly?”

“Possibly a member of an underdeveloped planet is force sensitive. Probably practicing without knowing what it is going on.” Plo Koon says.

“If that’s the case, we need to find them before our enemies do or if the worst, deal with it.” Mace said.

“The problem is that the alliance and the republic have very strict rules with underdeveloped planets and interfering with them.” Obi Wan says.

“And the fact that the last time we did something like this, a jedi fell to the dark side and conquered and enslaved the planet.” Shaak Ti says.

Ahsoka looks around at them. “So what do we do?”

“We could send someone to investigate.” Plo Koon says.

“Do we at least know where it came from?” Ki-Adi-Mundi asks.

“Know, we do not, but work together, an answer may be found.” Yoda says.

All of them soon start to concentrate and after a while, they start to thin out the direction before they stop and look at each other. “We have it.” Mace said.

Ahsoka smiles a bit. “So where is it?”

“Here.” Yoda says pointing to the star map which zooms in on the equestrian system.

“Do we have any data on it?” Anakin asks.

A few screens pop up and show all the information on the system. “Huh, equines.” Ahsoka said interested. “Wait…”

“Someone you know Padawan?” Plo Koon asks.

“Yes, they remind me of a bounty hunter I worked with to bring down that crime syndicate on my first solo mission.” Ahsoka says transferring data on Southern Cross.

“This guy? This one came from that system?” Anakin asks as a picture of him comes up.

“The body type is the same, but how could he, as they are not even space faring?” Windu asks.

“I can answer that. I asked him what species he was as I didn’t know what he was and he told me his wasn’t a spacefaring race. When I inquired, he told me he was abducted as a child by intergalactic slave traders.” Ahsoka explained.

They all look at her. “And he got out or did he join?” Mace asks.

“He is a mandalorian and all he said about the slavers was, ‘There wasn’t enough ashes left to fertilize a small garden.’” Ahsoka says.

They all look a little surprised. “Mandalorian? This might complicate things.” Anakin said.

“We contact mandalore to see if they will give us some information.” Kit Fisto says.

“That is if he isn’t with the mandalorian warrior clans. As we all know, Mandalore has dismantled that and is trying to take the path of pacifism.” Obi Wan says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow before looking at Anakin as the rest of the masters try to come up with something. “Can I go and deal with something? It might help this whole situation.”

“Wait young one, you have met this one in person, correct?” Mace Windu asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yes, like I said, it was a solo mission that we did.”

“Can you get in contact with him?” Mace Windu asks.

“Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to for a long while. He dropped off the grid a while ago and no one has really heard from him or even come in contact with him since he crashed in seven bounties.” Ahsoka says bringing up the bounties pictures.

“Weren’t they the ones that bombed the council?” Windu asks.

“Correction, the assembly of the alliance representatives. I think they call it the united species.” Plo Koon says.

Anakin chuckles. “At the rate the system might be going, they might have to join.”

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Anyway, the only thing we got was transactions for his bounties. That was all we got for information on him last.”

“You said you were unable to contact him. Does that mean you had the ability to?” Obi-Wan asks.

“Yes, I have the number to his private channel, but I haven’t been able to call him in years.” Ahsoka admits.

Anakin smiled. “Space trip?”

“I have no idea where he is. For all I know he has become one with the force already.” Ahsoka says.

“Or he could be unintentionally doing it and it could be something else. Also, is there something you are not telling us?” Obi Wan asks.

Ahsoka flinched at that and stayed silent for several moments before speaking. “I am unsure, but I think he may have had feeling for me at one time.” Ahsoka says.

They all stare at her. “And what did you do about that?” Anakin asks.

“I never got the chance to do anything as we fell out of contact.” Ahsoka says.

They still watch her carefully. “As for now, let’s not head for the system or try to find him until we get into contact with the mandalorians.” Windu said.

“Send the padawan, we should.” Yoda says surprising everyone.

They all look at him. “Excuse me?” Anakin asks.

“Padawan, what do you sense?” Yoda asks.

“I…I sense something calling out to me.” Ahsoka admits.

Anakin watches her carefully. “And what does it say?”

“I can’t tell. I’m not even sure it is using words.” Ahsoka says.

Yoda hums before speaking. “Go young Padawan. There may be destiny.”

Ahsoka looks to Anakin before nodding to them. “Okay, so when do I leave?”

“Gather your essentials. Provide a ship, we will.” Yoda says.

Ahsoka nods and walks out, leaving the rest much to discuss.

Ahsoka walks through the old temple that had been only recently reconstructed. ‘The planet of the first jedi and origin of the order.’ She thought. ‘I wonder if he remembers?’

---

“Board.” Blitz calls out as best he could as he holds the nails in his mouth. Daring and Applejack hold the board in place for him to nail in. He grabs the hammer and nails the board in. “Thanks, how’s the foals doing?” He asks, getting more nails.

They all look over and see the foals standing on each other as they try and hold the board up while Shadow smiles and hammers it in. “They’re doing fine.” Applejack said.

“It’s too adorable.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz was about to hammer in another board when he got a shiver down his spine.

Daring notices his mane stand on end for a bit. “You okay?”

“Yeah, I just have a feeling of something. I can’t place it though.” Blitz says.

Daring looks a bit concerned. “You’ll be okay, right?”

“I don’t know.” Blitz says.

Daring leans in. “Want me to tell Minerva to be on the lookout for anything strange?”

Blitz hammers in another board. “Minimal, just be on the lookout near us.”

“Spectrum, Blast, how are you two doing?” Rainbow asks as the twins start to wake up from their nap.

They both look up at her and hold out their hooves.

“Come here my foals.” Rainbow says nuzzling them on the cloud.

Blitz smiled as he watched them. “This was a great idea Daring.” He said, looking at her.

Daring grins. “I know, I’m awesome.”

Rainbow looks at her. “Hey, that’s my shtick.”

“Too bad.” Daring said before sticking her tongue out at her.

Blitz chuckles. “Ladies, please. Let’s not fight, especially with the foals here.” He said motioning to the foals now trying to balance a new board.

“Ok, fine.” The two mares say in unison.

Blitz smiled. “That’s good. Now then, how’s your end going Whirlwind?” He asks while grinning a bit at his predicament of being the stock griffon and carrying all the supplies.

“Doing good.” Whirlwind says.

Blitz smirks and raises an eyebrow. “Do you remember my order?”

Whirlwind grunts a little as some of the supplies weigh him down. “To take care of the supplies and not let it get tarnished.”

Blitz tilts his head. “And you didn’t think of another way?”

Whirlwind looked confused before realizing what he meant. “Dang nabbit!” He yelled before all the supplies went down with him and landed on top of him. “Ow.”

Blitz chuckles as he walks over. “Yep, you could have used a tarp.” He said grabbing another board and wood brace while using his magic to lift those supplies off him.

Whirlwind groans as he sits up. “Sorry sir.”

Blitz waves him off. “It’s fine. Just try to think of what you remember back in your young days. I’m sure your parents may have to do maintenance on the house. Even if you didn’t participate, you may have seen it from time to time on how they deal with it.”

Whirlwind nods as he looks up. “Um…yes sir.”

Blitz smiled. “Good.” He said making a tarp come out of the house and placed it on the ground before putting the supplies there.

---

“You will be missed, Daring.” Blitz says hugging her.

Daring chuckles as she hugs him back. “Hey, I’m coming back. Just need to keep up my job don’t I?”

“Yeah, but we won’t be able to see you for a while. Also I added your omnitool with a distress signal that will alert me if you are in trouble or you go into labor.” Blitz says.

Daring smiled and kissed his cheek. “Thanks Blitz. Now then, my train leaves in a bit, so I better go.”

“You two make sure nothing happens to her.” Blitz says to the pony guards that Twilight gave.

They nod as Daring giggles and kisses him again, this time on the lips before letting go and then grabs her bag. “See you honey.” She said before walking away. “Bye everypony.”

“Bye.” They all say, waving or the best the foals could do.

Blitz smiled as she left, but not before she actually blew a kiss at him before the door closed. “That is definitely my wife.”

“And now she is like how I was.” Rainbow says holding Spectrum and Blast.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, though, I still like a bit of change here and there, I don’t want to lose the real yous. Remember that.” He said to the rest of them.

“Now Spitfire, Fleetfoot, and Daring are away now.” Twilight says.

Blitz nods. “If there’s anything you girls need to do and that requires you to be away, do it. The vacation is coming to a close anyway.”

“What vacation, we are temporarily living here?” Applejack says.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Considering that Mandalore might contact me and call up for another mission or anything. He’s like that to call me when I’m on my off time. Did it once in the middle of a massage too.”

“I know, but you are building up this planet. That reminds me, we have a meeting with the griffon king in three days and Luna wants to see us soon.” Twilight says.

Blitz groans. “I hate meetings.”

“There, there, Blitzy.” Twilight says as Arcane is on his head laying down.

Blitz looks at her. “Can you do the talking?”

“Maybe, but I will need to consult you as some of the meeting will be about Ridley and starting to mine materials to start making starships.” Twilight says.

Blitz stares at her before groaning. “Dang it. At least I can convince them this will give a lease on life and be able to have a bigger military. When do you want to go?”

“It’s not for six days and you have a concert to attend to tonight.” Twilight says.

Blitz sighs. “Then I’ll see you later Twi. Who knows what Vinyl may be doing now?”

Twilight giggles. “I can guess. Drinking and hitting the tunes already.”

“Yeah, she is always like that before having to go to one of Octavia’s concerts.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled and gave him a kiss. “Better get going.” Blitz nods and heads off as Arcane jumps off and lands on Twilight’s head. “Bye honey.” She said waving at him as Arcane gives a little wave as well.

“Alright, see you all soon.” Blitz says walking away with a smile.

They all wave at him as he heads out the door before running off. “Okay, now what?” Twilight asks, looking to the rest of them.

---

Spike watches the meeting happen as he runs some of the ships on a small escort mission. “So, to recap. You will get a larger military army, have access to the world provided that you follow the newly established rules as followed and you would get new access as time goes on and you gain more experience in the area.” Blitz said to the griffon king as Luna stood in for Celestia, a dragon was there, with a diamond dog, a zebra and many others. “Also, you will have to put some differences aside as the whole planet will contribute to this effort and always work with personnel and soldiers from all sides.” He further explained.

“We dogs have little choice in the matter. We will agree with this.” The overlord of the dogs says.

The dragon huffs some flames from his mouth. “As long as we can send some young hatchlings on board. I don’t think the experienced and wise ones would even bother moving. At least make a ship for our size to follow and we will follow.”

“Considering the size of the admiral that has been chosen, I don’t think that is a problem.” Blitz says.

The griffon looks at him. “And where is this…Ridley?”

“On his ship. We are currently constructing a space station in orbit to be bases for either the defense system of the planet or a shipyard.” Blitz says.

The zebra keeps looking over the papers and then looks at the tablet on the table. “And how long would it be?”

Blitz sighs. “A few years at least. It does take a while to build ships, let alone a station.”

The zebra stares at him. “We are still searching along the world, but if there are other places, we want to be a part of it.”

Luna smiled. “We kinda have no choice anyway since we have already sent some of our own for a testrun as it were. And boy did they like it. So, we’re in.”

Spike stared at the griffon king on the monitor as he redirected the path of one of the ships as Ridley came up behind him. “This is your kind on your planet?”

Spike huffs. “Yeah, we don’t look like it, but we would pack a wild punch when it comes to it. Everyone has already agreed, but the griffon king is still holding out.”

“So what, he still coming to term about all of this about other species living out beyond the solar system and they can travel through space?” Ridley asks as he is handed a large datapad.

Spike smiled a little. “Somewhat. Especially after this thing.” He said making a screen come up and shows a creature in the bay in a room with a large clear window as it just stared at the personnel nearby. “Once this thing and it’s friends popped up, the griffon king ordered a full examination, but Blitz got them away first.”

“Never seen anything like them before.” Ridley says.

Spike shrugs. “Records show it is a Wraith. A very stealthily monster. Deadly when facing alone.”

“How old are those records?” Ridley asks.

Spike looks carefully at him. “At least a thousand or so galactic years from an abandoned colony after they found it there. Of course here, they were hibernating.”

“Then that begs the question, what were they doing here?” Ridley asks as the sensor net sounded. “Report!” He ordered.

“Sir, an unknown vessel has been detected.” A communication officer says.

Spike sighs as he leaves a few more orders for the escort ships to follow before turning to him. “Where?” He asks as he turns on the radar map.

“Coming towards the planet from quadrant Q.” The officer says.

“Sharp Shot, get to the main gun, all other units, battlestations!” Spike orders.

Ridley eyes the little dragon. “Have you always commanded this ship?”

Spike scoffs. “Not until the fight with you and your army. Then I could have some fun with it.” He said as the ship comes online and starts to move around to the new vessel. “How many we got?”

“Only one. Scanning, it looks like a small ship used for smuggling or a privately owned transporter.” The officer says.

“Check the schedule, do we have any incoming shipments?” Spike asks.

“No sir.” The officer says.

“Could be slavers or a smuggler. I want that ship captured!” Ridley ordered.

“Yes Admiral. Should we inform the chief?” The officer asks.

Spike brings up the screen and sees them all signing the papers and datapad now. “No, this might hurt the planet’s chance. Let’s do this quietly as possible and let’s try not to make such a big light show if we can.”

“Alright, launch fighters, use ion weaponry and have the Darkline go stealth and sneak up onto the ship and get it in a tractor beam so it can’t jump to hyperspace while simultaneously jamming their communications.” Ridley orders and soon the Darkline disappears from his view.

Spike looks at him. “I see why Blitz wanted you with us like this.” He said as the ships move closer to each other.

Ridley smirks. “Of course, I know you can do tactics, but for longer times and basic life, you know almost the basic stuff before you run short on a replicator.” He said as the ship unknowingly moves past the Darkline. “Tractorbeam, now!”

They soon watch as the little ship stops in place before shaking itself and soon is pulled inward to the Darkline as it reveals itself and has it’s cannons pointed right at it. “Guess we better greet our new visitor.” Spike suggested.

“Send a message to the chief, now tell him we have a guest, a possible smuggler or maybe a slaver.” Ridley says.

“Oh Blitz isn’t going to like this.” Spike says.

---

“Very good. I’ll have the official papers signed with me and give it the seal of approval and send the others to the galactic council for you to start living life in space. For now, is the waiting game as we still need to build everything. Though you might want to start selecting soldiers and troops to be sent for training in space.” Blitz said, taking the papers and messing with the datapad.

Luna leans over. “So what now?”

Blitz smiled. “Well, like I said. Start selecting soldiers and troops for life in space and then…” His communicator beeps before he could say anything else. Blitz sighs and turns it on. “Cross here, what’s going on?”

“Chief, we caught something we think it might be a smuggler or even a slaver based on the ship.” A communication officer says.

“Roger, I will come up there personally to interrogate them later.” Blitz says

“Um…yes sir.” The officer said before cutting the line.

Blitz smiled as he turned to the rest of them. “Well, looks like I have something to look to. You can also discuss any other matters, but I have to get going. I promise I’ll file the paperwork and you’ll be legal to go into space then.” He said before gathering the datapad and papers before walking away. “Ta ta.”

“So what now?” Luna asks.

“Allow me to take over. I am one of the geographic experts that Mandalore himself assigned to help with this planet’s development. Now there are a few important resources you sh…” Blitz heard as he left.

---

“Sir, we just confirmed it. The chief is on his way up to the Darkline.” The communication officer says. “Hang on, we got an encrypted message incoming from the Darkline. The…prisoner…is…a…jedi.”

Ridley narrows his eyes as he watches the spectacle. “Great, now we have another party interfearning.”

“I haven’t really read up on the Jedi. You mind bringing me up to speed?” Spike asks.

Ridley sighs, feeling a headache coming on.

---

Blitz docks the Darkstar into the Darkline, feeling weird without Minerva being in the ship with him. “I’ll give you some time Minerva, don’t you worry.” He said getting out of his seat and heading down to the ship and seeing more security than normal. “Who do we got?” He asks Rough Rider.

“Don’t know for sure. But I’m told it is a she and an alien I haven’t seen yet.” Rough Rider says.

“Got it.” Blitz says putting on his helmet.

“So what is with the small cape on your shoulder?” Rough Ride asks.

“Symbol of rank simply. Formal dress for the armor. Felt appropriate, considering.” Blitz says.

Rough Rider only nods and leads him to the prison sector and they come upon a lot of guards at the doorway of the cell which housed someone just sitting down. “Alright, who is it?” Blitz asks.

“She won’t give her name. She demanded to speak to our leader sir. But she had this.” A mandalorian says holding out two lightsabers. A normal one and a short one.

“I see, so the Jedi are investigating, but I wonder why news of the battle is being kept a lid on and even the informing of the species moving into space fairing is only known to the highest levels of the alliance.” Blitz says thinking out loud.

“What do you want us to do with the prisoner?” The guard asks.

“Take these and secure them and only two guards remain. I will speak to her myself, but increase security to all nearby sections of the ship and set your weapons to wide burst mode or get shotguns or shotgun like weapons.” Blitz says.

The guards all nod and starts to leave with the weapons and soon only Blitz and two guards were left as Blitz walks in as the electrical door seals itself behind him. “I thought I recognized those things.”

Ahsoka smiles as she looks up and quickly moves over and grabs his ears before stroking them. “Still cute ears.”

“It’s been a long time Ahsoka Tano, still a padawan?” Blitz jokes as he removes his helmet.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, still working on my life. But what about you? I haven’t heard from you for a long time.”

“Going on to eight years now.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Really, that long? Guess I haven’t kept track that much. Though, what has been happening since we left each other?”

“Well I continued on my path and in the last two years, Mandalore assigned me to lead a new clan and watch over this area as it progresses into the next stage.” Blitz says taking a seat.

Ahsoka nods. “Well, I’m sure you can guess as to why I’m here.” She said sitting down as well.

“How did the jedi learn we were here?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka just looks at him and crosses her arms. “Really, that’s your idea of why we got involved? Come on, where’s the great Cross mind?”

Blitz tilts his head. “Then what are you here for?”

Ahsoka leans forward. “Why don’t you figure it out yourself?”

“You and your jedi ways. I still don’t understand them and I still don’t like jedi in general.” Blitz says levitating his helmet onto the table.

Ahsoka narrows her eyes. “The jedi are doing what is right.”

“Look, lets not get into that argument again. We just met after all this time.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs and leans back. “Sorry, now why don’t you guess again? You get two more chances.”

“Is it because of the recent space pirate attack and by that, I mean those that belong to the faction Ridley is in?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Try again.”

Blitz goes silent and starts to think, tapping his hoof against the table.

Ahsoka just props her head against her arm as she keeps watching him trying to think. “Well?”

“Don’t tell me the force is trying to play matchmaker with us.” Blitz says in a tone that Ahsoka couldn’t tell was serious or a joke.

Ahsoka meanwhile got a slight blush. “No and you are out of chances. We picked up a dark user from here. I’ve been sent to find that being.”

“I see. Force related stuff.” Blitz says leaning back.

Ahsoka nods as she relaxes a bit. “So…want to give that being over?”

“I’m not fully sure there is such a being here. I mean, it is possible that there could be a force sensitive individual on the planet.” Blitz says thinking it over.

Ahsoka tilts her head. “Then would you allow me to search the planet?”

“That is also a touchy subject. The leaders of this planet just agreed to work together to make the next step in their development not an hour ago. Besides, we aren’t in the republic and you are an alien to the species itself. It goes without saying, things are very delicate as a war was recently settled with the natives.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka narrows her eyes slightly. “Then how would I find the being?”

“You sure it is a force sensitive being? I mean, after seeing what I could do, you wanted to drag me off to your jedi council.” Blitz says a little humor.

Ahsoka blushes. “I thought you could use the force. Can you blame me?”

“Turns out that my powers are in everyone of my species sub-breed. If it is on, how can you be so sure they aren’t just a normal one of my species?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Well, we picked up a dark side of the force from here. Any ideas?”

“It’s a big planet and it’s not like we can just take blood tests for it.” Blitz says.

“What happened to you Cross? You are a lot more mouthy than last I saw.” Ahsoka says smiling.

“Yeah, yeah, and you are more composed and mature. You ditch wearing just that tube top and you said what was it again? Oh yeah, I had to get that stick out of my ass and lighten up.” Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “I like this thing. Besides, you never did get that far with me. So you don’t have any idea whatsoever?”

“Three things wrong with that one. You’re a jedi and I’m a mandalorian, second, completely different species, and finally, Jedi can’t have attachments.” Blitz says the last one more soberly than the other two.

Ahsoka frowns a bit as she looks away. “Look, just get me close enough to the planet and I’ll find the being.”

“You realize now that you have seen all of this, I can’t let you report back to your council for sometime.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks slightly back at him. “Then what are you going to do?”

Blitz sighs. “I have no choice, but to take you down to the planet itself. There are only two places on the planet that have the capability of intergalactic communications without rerouting through one of the ships in orbit.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Fine. Just don’t forget to remember like last time.”

“You realize why I can’t let you report back, right?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Yeah, the many possibilities with this planet that may be false and possibly extortion.”

“Especially from the republic, especially as your master is so chummy with the supreme chancellor.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns a bit. “Cross, I think we’re done talking.”

“It’s Blitzkrieg.” Blitz says catching her off guard.

She looks over a bit. “Blitzkrieg.” She said, testing the name.

“It’s my name. Now come on, the Darkstar One is waiting.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs and gets up and follows him out as he puts on his helmet and he leads her out and to the Darkstar.

After they get there, Blitz gets into the pilot chair and powers it up. “Darkstar One, returning to the planet.” Blitz reports as he separates from the Darkline.

Ahsoka hangs on as she watches him pilot the ship down to the planet. Trying to stay quiet for now as she kept her eyes open for the landscape.

“The planet is not your conventional planet. Because of the ability of my subspecies, things have developed in a whole different way.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks over to him. “And you are telling me this, why? I thought you said I couldn’t report back to them about this.”

“You can’t, at least not until the alliance has officially recognized us as a sovereign planet.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs as she turns back to the view as they come up to a base. “You know this would be like all those time after we separated.”

“Our partnership was only temporary, we both know that no matter how much we bounded.” Blitz says in a neutral voice, but Ahsoka felt pain from him through the force.

Ahsoka tries to calm down herself. “At least it was a good partnership back then.” Blitz didn’t reply as Ahsoka felt the pain increase. “Blitzkrieg…never mind.” She said trying to keep her eyes on the view.

“We’ve landed.” Blitz says getting up.

Ahsoka stares at him as he starts to leave before she follows him and he leads her to a small living quarter on the base. “This will be your room for now.” He said as Mandalorians approached him asking about those ponies who had came there. “If they wish to join, let them. Also, tell the engineers to inspect the Darkstar One. I want a complete overhaul of it.” Blitz orders.

The mandalorians nods as they deal with it as Ahsoka looks around. “So what are we doing while I’m here? I can’t obviously stay in here for the whole time I’m here.” She said.

“And I can’t let you walk free and you will need a guide so you will be moving in with me while you are here.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “What do you mean staying with you?”

“It’s like I said. Look, I got to deal with a bit of political stuff and make arrangements. I’ll explain everything later.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka just watches as he leaves now and just leaves her alone in the room. “Well, this would be fun.” She said to herself as she sat on the bed and started to meditate.

Chapter 32: Questions of Order

“I see the zebra tribes weren’t the happiest that we wanted to mine there.” Blitz says to the representative of the Zebra.

The zebra sighs. “Yes, we consider it a sacred area.”

“I know where that one very important alchemist taught the ways of medicine to all of the tribes, but without that platinum, production will fall behind or the planet will have to go into debt just to get off the ground.” Blitz says.

The zebra groans. “Try telling them that. The elders deal with areas like that and they are starting to get second thoughts. I tried telling them the advantages we could have, but like all old beings, they are stubborn.”

“Then ask them this. Is that what the Alchemist would want, to jeopardize the future of the Zebras because of where she chose to teach all the tribes?” Blitz asks.

The zebra sighs. “I’ll try, but you may need to find a backup if it doesn’t work.”

“I wanted to keep this a surprise by telling them we have already made plans to open an academy for the healing art in the Alchemist’s name, a gift to the Zebra’s for letting us mine the platinum.” Blitz says, sighing.

The zebra raises an eyebrow. “So then…”

“Make the argument what honors her memory more, letting the site remain as it is or following her example and teach all how to heal others.” Blitz says.

The zebra stares at him. “Okay, this might work.”

“I will leave it to you, representative.” Blitz says.

The zebra nods and walks away. “I’ll see to it.”

Bitz sighs as he ends the communication and walks off. Eventually he makes it back to the room Ahsoka was in and enters. He sees her just sitting on the bed as she meditates and he just goes over to the table and sits down as he waits for her.

“So…how did it go?” Ahsoka asks as kept trying to mediaite.

“Aspirin needed. I really hate playing diplomat.” Blitz says turning on the coffee maker in the room.

Ahsoka chuckles. “What do you think I have to go through at times?”

“Unlike you, I don’t negotiate with a lightsaber.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka smiles. “My master calls that aggressive negotiations. It works all the time with him.”

“Yeah and he still has yet to be promoted to jedi master.” Blitz counters resting his head on the table, waiting.

Ahsoka finally opens her eyes and looks at him. “You’re really that tired?”

“I’m a hunter and a best field commander. This is not my specialty or my preference. I understand why Mandalore gave the job to me being a native to the planet and the inhabitants are more likely going to listen to me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “At least you are getting them to work together.”

“Come on, work faster.” Blitz says growling at the coffee maker.

Ahsoka smirks. “I don’t have to request another machine, do I?”

“That was one time and I still stand behind my statement, it was rigged to blow up.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Sure it was.” Ahsoka says, getting up and walking over to him.

Blitz didn’t notice as he was too focused on the coffee maker. “So, you asked about me, what about you? What have you been doing?” He asks.

“You know…”

“Being a jedi.” Blitz and Ahsoka say in unison.

Blitz chuckles as he said that. “Oh, how I wish we could have the classic hunt again, just so I can rest easy.”

“Oh, speaking of the good old days.” Ahsoka says smirking before starting to scratch his mane, freezing him up.

Blitz tries to look at her. “Cheater, oh, that feels good.” He said leaning into her scratching.

“I’m probably the only one who knows about this, now, just relax, I will help relieve your headache.” Ahsoka says smiling.

Blitz grins as he leans in more. “Maybe I don’t need that aspirin.”

“Maybe this won’t be so bad after all.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz could only lean more into it as the coffee maker beeps once, signaling it was done.

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Fluttershy drops her plate causing all of the mares to look to her.

“Something wrong Fluttershy?” Rainbow asks.

“I sense a new rival has appeared.” Fluttershy says cryptically.

They just tilt their heads at her.

---

“So why do you put up with all of this if you hate to?” Ahsoka asks now petting his mane on the bed.

Blitz sighs and adjusts himself on the bed so he could relax without his armor on. “I guess because I have a sense of responsibility to my home planet even though I didn’t really grow up here.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods as she keeps trying to get behind his ears. “So that’s all?”

“I have my reasons another is this way slavers won’t be able to waltz right in and kidnap another one like me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “So you’re doing it so no other has to go through what you went through?”

“If not worse.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiled. “You’re still a good person.”

“Your jedi would disagree. After all, I have killed twelve of your order.” Blitz reminds.

Ahsoka sighs. “How could I forget? But to me, you’re always good in my eyes.”

Blitz goes silent for a few moments before speaking. “I have always feared that one day we will come face to face on opposite sides and be forced to…” Blitz leaves off there.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, to tell the truth, I am too. Back then, it felt like you were there to keep me going. That is why you cut off communication with me, isn’t it? You thought it wouldn’t be as hard for both of us.”

Blitz nods. “So it would be easier if it does come to pass.”

Ahsoka sighs. “Your heart is just too kind sometimes.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz smiled a little. “Can you blame me? I really like to keep others safe. Just those that deserve it of course.”

“In that case, why did you kill those jedi?” Ahsoka asks.

“Simple, most Jedi are too arrogant and see the world in black and white. They think something is wrong or doesn’t agree with them, they label them evil and something that needs to be destroyed.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka just stayed silent.

“The jedi order has demonstrated time and time again they are bloodthirsty hypocrites who, if they don’t commit genocide directly, let it happen.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stops scratching his mane. “And how did you come to that?”

“History. Your order has shown it time and time again. The sith empire, during the first hyperspace war. After they had defeated themselves, the republic didn’t stop there. They and the jedi were furious that someone had dared challenged them and as such tried to wipe them out completely and planted the seeds for the second hyperspace war.” Ahsoka just stared at him. “If you look to another world war on a certain planet, the world punished a single country for what it did and that lead to another world war because everyone was harsh to them, but instead of imposing harsh restrictions and bills on them, the republic and jedi decided on genocide.” He continued.

Ahsoka had now stopped completely as she almost looked past him as if he wasn’t there.

“Ahsoka, please don’t tell me that the jedi were doing as ordered because like in the mandalorian war, the jedi could have sat back and not participated.” Blitz says.

Ashoka tries to speak. “I…wait, how do you know of this? Such details have never been given to the public. Heck, I doubt even members of the republican military knows of this.”

“Simple, I have had access to the jedi archives once before I met you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Once?”

“The code has since been blocked. I used the access code of the first jedi I killed. Back then, I wanted to learn more about the jedi through their own records. Little did I know, it planted a great hatred in me. If those records were ever made public, your order wouldn’t survive long.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka narrows her eyes slightly. “I know you Blitz, you would have done something else other than watch it.”

“You’re right, I would probably hunt a few of your masters and create a haven for some like you. The jedi order isn’t all bad and there are parts that are worth saving.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks carefully at him. “Really and where would I fall?”

“Before or after I skin the one who did it alive?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka slightly hits his head, noticing the dark look in his eye. “I meant where do I go in your categories?”

“You are worth saving.” Blitz says simply.

Ahsoka watches as the dark look goes away as he slightly looks away before she resumes scratching his mane. “You really know how to spin stories from our current ones.”

“Like how the jedi know how to create enemies and do dark deeds in the name of ‘justice’. Like in the recent war of the Kaleesh and the Huk. The moment the invading slavers come in, the Huk start to lose greatly and the Kaleesh about to go on the offensive, the Huk went to the senate and fabricated a tale that the Kaleesh started the conflict and the republic, without sending anyone to investigate, took the Huk’s words at face value and sent a navy and a Jedi task force to intervene. Now with this new force set against them, the Kaleesh were being butchered to the last once more, leaving the republic none the wiser and proving the jedi are either blind or just bloodthirsty once more.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stops once more. “And what have you done with this information?”

“Unlike most, the Mandalorian forces have a good amount of information and spy networks.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka leans in a little. “I meant you. What did you do?”

Blitz looks up at her. “Didn’t reveal it for one thing. Words of these things got out, the whole life of everyone will fall and we will have a galaxy wide war or maybe the universe if that was possible. I’m not dumb. Besides, your order would fall and the republic would be next for without the order’s help, the war will come to a quick close. As the sith has their own inside the military, the republic and jedi order is separated. You see the problem now?”

“So you fear the sith then?” Ahsoka asks.

“No, but I am wary of them as almost all are consumed by rage or hatred and betray everyone eventually.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka tilts her head at him. “And us? How about jedi?”

“Most are so corrupt or blinded by your own arrogance that you can’t see that your order is no longer what it was meant to be. Now you are fighting a war against those of the separatists. You can’t even see that their complaints and anger is justified and the sith have used it to bring about your current situation.” Blitz says. Ahsoka stops as she thinks about it. “War has its own life. It’s not something that can be controlled that well. You always end up on one side and see it as good while the other is bad. You still have yet to see it haven’t you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks carefully at him. “What’s that?”

Blitz lifts his head up and looks at her. “See why this war is happening by looking at the other side and then check yours again. After that, make your two choices.”

Ahsoka frowns. “Why can’t there be three?”

“Because the sith have controlled the war from the start. as an outsider looking in the alliance noticed several things off about it and unless one has been controlling it from the offset, then it makes no sense.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “I thought you said two choices. Why did you say, outsider looking in?”

“Have you ever been sent to one side and told to obey it? I didn’t. I got the choice to either or go on my own. Guess being antisocial helped with that.” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka chuckles a bit. “You know, this is just like last time, you are starting to make me question everything again.” Ahsoka says.

“That just speaks to my argumentative strength.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Well, looks I have some digging to do when I get back.”

“I will give you access to our communications just to check the jedi archives.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Thanks, but I wonder what will others say about me poking around?”

“It’s not like the files are restricted. Just buried.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grins. “Then I better go dig it up.”

Blitz waited for hours as Ahsoka read from the Jedi Archives, all the while, making sure she didn’t communicate with anyone.

“So?” Blitz asks after she finishes.

“Compelling, to tell the truth.” Ahsoka said.

“Yeah, did you know the sith emperor in the second great hyperspace war, actually returned during it, after being supposedly struck down?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Guess I do need to keep quiet, but there are still questions unanswered.”

“Do you remember the recent war I pointed out?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Yes, why?”

“Someone you know is a product of it.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka becomes interested. “Who?”

“His name itself means despair.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka becomes confused. “Well who could…” She stops as another meaning comes to mind. “Grieve.”

“He who grieves for the warriors and love he lost in his war with the Huk.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks back at him. “So…the jedi order caused this whole thing? Leading up to now?”

“Not the whole thing. My digging discovered that his ship was sabotaged before taking off and he was then picked up by the sith forces, possibly Dokku himself.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “Could we have salvaged it?”

“Doubtful, unless one could go back in time and stop Dooku from leading the jedi strike force.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “He what?”

Blitz chuckles a bit. “Yep, he was with you guys once.”

“I know that, but…how long has he been a sith?” Ahsoka asks.

“That I can not say, but…someone is trying to contact you. Answer but don’t reveal anything.” Blitz says ducking under the bed.

Ahsoka snickers and tries to cover her mouth. “This looks like something a daughter and a boyfriend would be dealing with.” She said before answering the call.

“Ahsoka.” Obi-Wan answers.

Ahsoka smiled. “Master, can I help you?”

“Have you found anything or anyone that has the clues of the dark side of the force?” He asks.

“Nothing just yet. In fact, I’m letting my ship calculate the best way to enter the atmosphere since there is no spaceport here and thought I would do some research into the history of the order and master, I came across something interesting.” Ahsoka says.

“Oh really and what is that?” He asks.

“I was looking around military operations the jedi were involved in the previous years before the clone wars started and during the intervention of the war between the Huk and the Kaleesh. A name came up. I think you know well.” Ahsoka says.

He leans a bit closer. “And what name is that?”

“General Grievous.” Ahsoka says.

Obi Wan narrows his eyes at her. “And just where did you find this information?”

“Here I’m sending you the page now.” Ahsoka says sending a page which contained names of the commanders in the war. “Take a look at who the Kaleesh named their general.”

Obi Wan takes a look at the names. “Unbelievable. Now I have to take a look at the old wars myself.”

“Master, does this mean the jedi created it’s own worst enemy?” Ahsoka asks.

Obi Wan sighs. “If this is true, then we might have made our own war against us. It can happen if all the old information is true.”

“I wonder how the council missed this?” Ahsoka asks.

“Our archive is different than theirs, more on the financial side of things than who fought.” He said.

“Maybe we should strive to keep better records of such things ourselves, lest we start to fall to the dark side like our forbearers who tried to commit genocide on the sith in the first hyperspace war.” Ahsoka says with a sorrowful voice.

Obi Wan watches her carefully. “Well, find the dark user and come on back as soon as possible. Try to stay quiet, unlike last time.”

“I still blame master for wanting to blow up the factory.” Ahsoka says.

Obi Wan chuckles. “Yes, he does have his style. You still need to develop yours however.”

“Understood master.” Ahsoka says before Obi-Wan signs off.

“Nicely done.” Bitz says coming out after she turned off her communicator.

Ahsoka shrugs. “It’s simple when I follow my master’s example.”

“Your master, I read up on him. He is very skilled but he is also arrogant. That will cost all of you in the long run.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “He’s also still leaning.”

Blitz was about to say something, but he bites it back. “Look, I can’t let you have free roam as you are an alien to the planet, but you conduct your search with me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “So when do we start?”

“Not for a while. I’m going to my summer home after I rest.” Blitz says hopping onto the bed.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “So where do I sleep?”

“We are sharing a room like back then.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs and lays down on the other side of the bed. “Don’t hog the sheets like last time.”

“What, I thought you were fine with little coverage?” Blitz jokes.

He only receives a hit on his side. “Shut up.”

Blitz chuckles as he feels her get under the covers.

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“We got the report on the escort. Done and they are heading back and giving us some of their excess cargo as also payment.” A communications officer said as Spike kept staring at the radar map of all his ships.

“Good, have them filled up and ready to go for the next mission when they get back. For now, have them on standby. I got to deal with something.” Spike said as he starts to walk away.

“No, no, you can’t just eyeball it.” Spike hears one of the instructors start lecturing as he passes.

He looks over and sees the instructor with a pirate with a collar around its neck nearby helping out as they taught some of the volunteers and soldiers the kingdoms sent over. “You have to really think. One misstep or bad timing for taking too long or even too short, will cost lives. Now again!” The instructor said as Spike walks in to see him teaching about finding weak spots on ships. “Ah, Lt. Commander.” The instructor called him as some of the recruits looked surprised at what the rank for the one who walked in had. “Can I help you?”

Spike shakes his head. “No, continue on.” He said with a small smile.

The instructor nods and turns back to the recruits to see a hoof up. “Yes?” He said pointing to the hoof.

“The engine?” He tried.

The instructor just stared before grabbing a ball and threw it and hit the head of the recruit and sent him down. “Your ship is dead and so are you. Again!”

Spike then stops by a gunnery chief lecturing some more recruits. “This, recruits, is a 20-kilo ferrous slug. Feel the weight. Every five seconds, the main gun of an Everest-class dreadnought accelerates one to 1.3 percent of light speed. It impacts with the force of a 38-kiloton bomb. That is three times the yield of the city buster dropped on Hiroshima back on Earth. That means Sir Isaac Newton is the deadliest son-of-a-bitch in space. Now! Serviceman Burnside! What is Newton’s First Law?” The Gunnery Chief yells

“Sir! An object in motion stays in motion, sir!” The recruit answers.

“No credit for partial answers, maggot!” Gunnery Chief yells.

“Sir! Unless acted on by an outside force, sir!” The recruit finishes.

“Damn straight! I dare to assume you ignorant jackasses know that space is empty. Once you fire a husk of metal, it keeps going until it hits something. That can be a ship, or the planet behind that ship. It might go off into deep space and hit somebody else in ten thousand years. If you pull the trigger on this, you’re ruining someone’s day somewhere and sometime. That is why you check your fucking targets! That is why you wait for the computer to give you a fucking firing solution! That is why, Serviceman Flitter, we do not “eyeball it!” This is a weapon of mass destruction. You are not a cowboy shooting from the hip.” Gunnery Chief yells.

Spike chuckles before sending the chief something from his omnitool. “I just got word. It seems that the gun and ammo is a bit faster. Must be some new equation system put in. That’s another thing. You are going to be learning physics! And I will tell you this, it’s way harder than college shit itself.”

Spike then walks past out of everyone’s notice as he heads to the bridge where Ridley was. “I see you haven’t left your fleet alone for a while.” He said as he walked up to him.

Ridley shrugs. “I have other things to keep an eye on. Yours is still a small fleet so you can have a little off time or let it handle its own way for a long time.”

Spike raises an eyebrow. “I hope that doesn’t mean planning the next attack.”

Ridley scoffs. “Please, I would never. Not when I could die at a moment’s notice. I would rather I have some things and do some things that I never could.”

“So are you hearing some of the lectures going on with the instructors?” Spike asks.

Ridley chuckles darkly. “And loving the torture when they get a wrong answer. I may have come to your side, but I sometimes love a good misery.”

Spike shakes his head. “I wouldn’t even bother to understand your mind at this point. Want to join me for some lunch? You have been stuck here since everyone has got up.”

Ridley holds up an empty bag. “Already had mine here. Why don’t you go on? I’m sure your mate is waiting.” He said with a smirk.

Spike huffs as he sends some wicks of flames out of his closed mouth. “She’s not my mate…well…not yet.” He said to himself as he starts to walk to the mess hall.

Grabbing some food and sitting down, Slender walks over to him after getting hers. “So, how did your mission go?” She said as she takes a small look around and notices most of those eating are recruits.

Spike shrugs. “Finished, got paid and got a little extra cargo. I’ll tell ya, escort missions are the worst, no matter where it is.”

Slender giggles as some recruits casually sit down at their table. “Can you believe that guy? Thinking we don’t know much about flying.” A pegasus said, barely noticing the rank Spike had on his coat which had a similar look to the recruits’.

“Well we don’t know about flying in space.” One says as he just kept looking out the window.

A griffon huffs. “Come on, what’s so hard? Besides, we got gravity already on the ships. What’s the harm in it?”

The pegasus points his fork at him. “I’ll tell ya, he thinks we know nothing’s who don’t even know the ground style. We have been flying since we were foals.”

“And then the power goes out or something hits the drive and the gravity gets turned off. Soon you are floating in space and of course you can use your wings, but you would like a fish out of water going nowhere.” Spike piped up.

The pegasus huffs as he looks at him. “And what do you know little tyke? Come on, tell me these classes suck when we could do it out there at least.” He said motioning to the sky.

Spike blows on some meat with his fire before eating it. “I wouldn’t know. I’m not in them.” He said with his mouth full.

“What?” One asks.

“I was tutored on this stuff one on one before all of this was revealed to the rest of the populace.” Spike says.

The griffon shakes his head. “That’s impossible. The only one is that giant space dragon and a…little equestrian dragon.” He said as he finally realized who it was. He then saluted. “Lt. Commander Spike!” He yells as he tries to stand up, but ends up banging his legs under the table and holds it in pain. “Ow.”

Spike just throws a hard piece of meat that hits the griffon in the head and sends him toppling back as the others in the room stand at attention. “One, work on that. Two, you guys are all dead.” He called out before everyone hears clicks outside the room and looks to see a line of mandalorians aiming their guns at them.

“He’s right. Saluting may seem easy, but you forget that you will also salute during battle. You may be getting that one spot and time that stops your enemy and you miss it because of it. I am not saying don’t salute, I am saying, pay attention.” The weapons instructor yells to the room.

“Ouch, even him.” The pegasus says.

The griffon groans as he gets up and sits down again as does everyone else and the mandalorians leave. “Okay, was not expecting the Lt. Commander to be here.”

Spike huffs as he keeps eating. “You guys really don’t get it, do you?”

The pegasus looks carefully at him. “Get what?”

Spike narrows his eyes at them. “The reason they are teaching you from scratch is because when you’re out there, things can go anywhere and you won’t have control. The reason they go so hard is because when you are entering that situation, you have to act fast, act hard and act accurately. One small misstep can cost you your life. Perhaps the lives that are on the ship with you and you could have prevented it. These teachings will save your life and many others, don’t forget that part. I expect you all to pay attention when you go back and really show them what this planet can do. I did, a little baby dragon made it this far, why can’t grown pegasus and griffons do the same? Heck, why not all of us?” He said before picking up his plate and heading away while putting the plate near the trash bin. “Come on Slender.”

“Coming.” Slender calls as she does the same and follows him, leaving behind a stunned room.

---

Blitz starts to wake up groggy as he feels something holding him around his stomach. “Wha…oh no.” He said to himself as he looks down and sees a certain arm. “Okay, I can get…okay I can’t.” He said to himself as the arm tightened around him. “Ashoka, time to wake up.” He tries to call her.

Ahsoka moans a bit. “Cute ears.” She mumbles.

“Ahsoka, wake up, your daughter was just born.” Blitz says snickering.

Ahsoka snorts as she quickly got up. “What?!”

“Could you let go now?” Blitz asks now off the bed completely as she was still holding him.

Ahsoka looks at him before blushing and letting him go. “Sorry.”

“Starting to think you like me a lot.” Blitz says groggily and feels around for the coffee maker all the while putting on an amusing show for Ahsoka.

Ahsoka was still blushing, but almost snickered at his attempts to get some coffee. “Can’t use a syringe like last time?” She asks, trying to hold her laughter.

“I was made to swear off those. Now where are you?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka now giggles as he reaches for the toaster and puts his hoof inside. “OW!” Blitz yells as he pulls his hoof back. “That is definitely not the coffee.”

“Here, let me help.” Ahsoka says walking over and getting it.

Blitz groans as he walks over to her. “Thanks. I haven’t slept well enough in a while anyway, so forgive me if I blow something up by walking near it.”

“Can’t be any worse than when you got glitter all over your pillow that one time.” Ahsoka says chuckling, causing Blitz to grumble.

Blitz sighs. “That was because of that merchant. I didn’t know it got stuck on me.”

“Really, I thought it was your subspecies equivalent of wetting the bed.” Ahsoka says snickering.

Blitz blushes. “No it’s not.”

Ahsoka grabs the two cups and bends down and pokes his horn. “Yeah it is. Right here, isn’t it?”

“Why you…” Blitz stops, taking a deep breath.

“So why not sign up to fight in the war with us as a mercenary?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz stays quiet.

Ahsoka watches him carefully. “You don’t want to, do you?”

Blitz takes the cup. “It won’t be any different than what it is now.”

“At least you would be there with me.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz frowns. “But it won’t be any closer. As much as we want it to be.”

“I know, but at least we would be better off and Rex would have someone who appreciates coffee like him.” Ahsoka says, smirking.

“Yes, together we will expand the church of coffee!” Blitz says in an overly dramatic way.

Ahsoka giggles before realizing another meaning. “Let’s say, in a hypothetical world, I left the order, would you take me in?”

“Faster than the jedi would give up on you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiled as she starts to drink. “You really want to take care of others that are close to you, don’t you?”

Blitz smirks as he takes a sip. “Of course, I take care of all my friends and family.”

“Oh, proposal accepted.” Ahsoka jokes, causing Blitz to spit out his coffee and choke.

Blitzz pounds his chest a bit. “What?”

Ahsoka smirks. “Didn’t you just propose, didn’t you?”

“Your screwing with me, aren’t you?” Blitz says blushing madly.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Oh yeah, I knew you were kidding. It’s nice to talk normally rather than just the talk about how something is the whole time and nothing else.”

Blitz nods as his blush goes down and he tries to drink. “Yeah, how’s your meditation going?” He asks mockingly. “Did you do your multitasking training?” He asks again in the same tone.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “At least I’m past that area now. Just from time to time.”

Blitz sighs. “Good, it got annoying back then.” Blitz says taking another sip

Ahsoka nods “Yes, now, how would you like to screw?” She asks with a smirk.

Blitz spits out his drink again and coughs.

Ahsoka laughs as he pounds his chest again. “Kidding Blitz. Just messing with you.”

Blitz glares at her. “I hate you.”

“I know. I find you adorable too.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz grumbles as he blushes and looks away. “Dang it Ahsoka.”

“Oh come here.” Ahsoka says picking him up and pets his mane.

Blitz blushes a bit more as he was carried. “I’m not a foal here. Put me down now.”

Ahsoka shakes her head and keeps petting him. “Nope, you’re getting petted and you will like it.”

“What are you, my wife?” Blitz asks, smirking, noticing she stiffened a bit.

It was Ahsoka’s turn to blush now. “Um…”

“Put me down.”

“Putting you down.” She said putting him down.

“That is what I thought.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns a bit. “Since when do you get so grumpy with this stuff?”

“I’m not grumpy and it seems I do the jedi mind trick better than you.” Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka kicks him slightly. “Don’t go that far. I’m still the user here.”

“And remember last time you tried it on me?” Blitz asks. Ahsoka frowns. “You will stop doing stupid things like this.” He said waving his hoof in front of him before chuckling.

Ahsoka points at him. “Don’t disrespect me.”

“I’m not, I just demonstrated I’m not weak minded.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs and covers her face. “I hate you Blitz.”

“I find you adorable too.” Blitz says, smirking and getting a giggle from her.

Ahsoka sighs and looks at him. “I really miss you Blitz.”

“And you’re happy you finally know my real name now?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, it was getting awkward calling you Cross.”

“To tell the truth, I nearly forgot what my name was.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiled. “And what made you remember?”

“Minerva, my computer system’s name, constantly telling me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Well, it’s good that the AI constantly used your name. It sounds cuter.”

“Yeah, yeah, let’s go on the transport ride to the house.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Yes, but can I have weapons back?”

“What do you think?” Blitz asks altering his voice to be a little more frenchy.

Ahsoka sighs. “Dang you Cross.” She said playfully.

“Now all I need is a stupid moustache and a cat in my lap.” Blitz says in the same tone.

“Ok, stop with the insulting fake accent.” Ahsoka says giggling a bit.

“What, I didn’t surrender fast enough?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka groans. “Let’s just go before you come up with more stupid ideas.”

“Oh I thought you like that.” Blitz says putting his armor on.

Ahsoka frowns. “Actually hated is more like it. That was bad.”

“Oh, you’re hurtin ma feelin now.” Blitz says a southern accent coming out.

Ahsoka shakes her head as he puts the helmet on. “Yeah, you suck at it.”

“Actually, that was my native accent. Was raised by farmers.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Why am I not surprised?”

“Ironically enough was picked up by the fett clan of mandalorians. You know what that translates into?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks at him. “What is it?”

“Farmers.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Shouldn’t we get going?”

“We are walking, aren’t we.” Blitz says walking to where the Darkstar One was and sees the engineers at work. “I’ll get my speeder bike and don’t laugh like last time you saw me drive one.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka huffs. “Please, you smashed yourself into a wall. How could I not laugh?”

Blitz groans as he gets his bike and leads it into the Darkstar with Ahsoka behind him. “Simple, don’t laugh.”

“You know, I just noticed this is a new ship.” Ahsoka says.

“Was a prototype I stole years ago, ok?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiled. “It looks good.”

Blitz sighs as he gets on the speeder bike. “Yeah, still not the same yet. But it will be soon once we get back.”

Ahsoka leans on the seat. “And what’s that?”

Blitz grins. “You’ll see.” He said as they are dropped onto the ground and take off.

---

“Now which one is the carrot?” Twilight asks with three cards in front of Arcane, each with a different picture.

Arcane looks at each one before pointing to the middle.

“That’s a cow Arcane sweety, try again.” Twilight says nuzzling his nose.

Arcane keeps looking before pointing to the left.

“That’s right.” Twilight says smiling.

Arcane cheers and hugs her leg.

Twilight smiled and hugged him back as Applejack walked up. “Come on Twi, let him learn at school.”

“I can teach my son if I want, isn’t that right my smart little foal?” Twilight asks before nuzzling him again. Arcane giggles and tries to nuzzle her back. “See, he likes it.”

Applejack sighs. “Oh brother. At least give him a chance in school.”

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Fine, just for social reasons.”

Applejack chuckles. “Yeah, social.”

“Now Arcane, which one is an apple?” Twilight asks, bringing out three new cards and Arcane picked the wrong one.

Applejack smirks. “Still want to send for social reasons?”

“He is a foal who just started. Now Arcane, try again.” Twilight says sweetly and he points at Applejack.

Applejack laughs out loud. “Oh boy. He’s right on that one. He’s an Apple alright.” She said while laughing.

Twilight says nothing and hits her in the face with a pillow using her magic.

Applejack was still laughing as Arcane giggles and claps along. “Oh boy. That was a bad question with an Apple in the room Twi. Now I got to get Blazer his medicine.” She said getting up and walking away.

“How is he? Still fighting that cold?” Twilight asks.

Applejack nods. “Yeah, probably from trying to hear us at night and not sleeping. I told that boy to sleep, but does he listen, nope. At least he’s able to sleep now. I should probably give him a stuffed animal too. He’s starting to talk to his knives and actually sleep with them.”

“Ok, that is unhealthy an…” Twilight starts before Minerva interrupts.

“Oh, he does that too?” Minerva asks.

They all look at her. “What?” The mares asks.

“Oh, Blitzy did that all the time when he got a new weapon.” Minerva says.

The mares just either get confused or annoyed. “Really?” They asked.

Minerva giggles. “Oh yeah. Treats it like his own foal.”

Applejack facehooves. “Blazer better not be following that example.”

“I think he already is.” Pinkie says bouncing through with Sunshine.

Applejack shakes her head. “Oh boy. Can we at least find a way to deal with that?”

“The best way is to let them grow out of it.” Minerva said.

Twilight groans. “Somehow, I don’t think that’s possible with this family. It’s always crazy.”

“Ok, I’ll be with Blazer.” Applejack says.

Twilight sighs as Arcane gets on her head now as she gets up. “Okay, I think this calls for some food.” She said, starting to walk to the kitchen. “Minerva, want something?”

“Nothing really, though I maybe should inform you of…but then again Blitzy might want to inform you himself.” Minerva says before starting to ramble.

Twilight tilts her head. “Inform us of what?” She asks herself before heading into the kitchen and places Arcane on the table. “Wait here while mommy gets you something, okay?” Arcane just nods and kisses her nose. Twilight giggles and kisses his head before looking around for anything.

---

“No Ahsoka, we can not stop by one of the settlements. We are cloaked and the citizens are mostly not ready to see an alien yet.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “Come on, where’s that rule breaker Cross go to from way back then?”

“You want the local to come at you with pitchforks and other farming equipment?” Blitz asks

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Nope, had enough with a planet me and my master crashed on.”

“Yeah, I thought as mu…what?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks at him. “What?”

“Go back, what was that about you being attacked with farming equipment?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka tries to look innocent. “Well, they mainly hated violence until the droids came over. Their lives went out the window with that.”

“Following you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No, accidental warp.”

Blitz looks at her intently. “Ahsoka, what is one of the sayings of the jedi?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka chuckles nervously. “Um…don’t lie?”

“There are no coincidences, there is the…” Blitz stops.

Ahsoka sighs. “Okay, the clankers just came down to the planet for a testing of their new weapon. Kinda destroys a large part of the land by fire. They didn’t even know we were there.”

“So?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka stares at him. “You think our good friend, the force, led us there?”

“I’m not saying anything.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her before watching the landscape pass by. “Blitz?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka takes a glance at him. “Do you wish…that things were different?”

“What, you think of defecting?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No, I really can’t. But do you wish it was different?”

“…Maybe.” Blitz says after staying silent for a while.

Ahsoka watches him for a bit before sighing. “So do I.”

“We are heading for trees, watch your head.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka ducks down as he keeps riding. “Sometimes…I guess it’s better to leave.”

“So you are contemplating the order?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “It’s starting to get closer.”

“This from my argument?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka stayed silent for a bit. “And my own thinking over time.”

“Things not as simple as you once thought?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, really worried about what the others might think of me at this point. I’m really trying to figure out why.”

“Do what you think is right. If they look down on you for it, then they are not worth it.” Blitz says, trying to comfort her.

Ahsoka looks carefully at him. “And you? What would you think?”

“It’s your life, you should choose how you want to live.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, still…it feels like something is still there.”

Blitz stays silent as he keeps driving until a cottage-like building starts to come into view.

Ahsoka looks ahead and sees it. “Huh, kinda considered mud huts for some reason.”

“We are starting to go into space, you really think we would have those?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smirks. “I have seen places built into rocks and still have high end space travel.”

“Point taken.” Blitz says stopping beside the house.

Ahsoka looks to the house. “So who’s here?”

Blitz shrugs as he gets off. “How would I know? I’m just the advisor and helper.”

“I don’t even need the force to call bull on that.” Ahsoka says before picking him up and holding him like a stuffed animal again.

Blitz frowns as he sighs. “Okay, this is getting problematic now. I can’t teach you or do my job if you keep picking me up.”

“I’m carrying because of two reasons. One, you lied to me. Second, you are just too cute when you are pouting like this.” Ahsoka says, smirking.

Blitz just crosses his forelegs and frowns at her. “Put me down, now.”

“Nope.” Ahsoka says before walking up to the door and knocking and going back to petting him.

Blitz groans. “Okay, I would really like it if you put me down, because it’s a bad idea at this point. You won’t know how the ones inside may react.”

“Oh, my curiosity has peaked.” Ahsoka says as someone approaches the door.

Blitz faces hooves as the door opens and Fluttershy opens the door. “Ye…AH!” She yelled as she saw what was holding Blitz and immediately turned to Flutterbat. “Let him go!”

“Flutter, it’s ok. She is an old friend who likes to hold anything she finds cute like this.” Blitz says annoyed.

Ahsoka just eyes the fangs. “Should I be worried?”

“No, unless you are an apple…wait, that came out wrong.” Blitz says, noticing the look in Fluttershy’s eyes.

Ahsoka looks a bit confused. “So what are we doing here exactly?”

“You are staying here so I can keep an eye on you.” Blitz reminds.

Ahsoka smirks a bit. “So where do I put you down?”

Blitz still frowns. “Couch.”

Ahsoka smiles as she walks in and sits down with him in her lap now. “Okay, now what are you going to do?”

“Other than humiliate me?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka keeps petting him. “Yeah, so what are you going to do?”

Blitz was about to say something when he hears a coo and looks down to see Arcane. Blitz smiled and lifted him up and into his hooves with his magic. “Hey there. How are you doing?” He asks, tickling his stomach.

“Huh, who is that?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz smiled as Arcane laughed. “My son. My good little son.” He said nuzzling him.

“Son!?” Ahsoka says surprised.

Blitz smirks. “Did I forget to mention I’m married?”

“Yes!” Ahsoka yells.

“Wasn’t originally my idea.” Blitz says before starting to explain how he ended up married.

“So the female population is that much greater than the male huh?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz nods. “Yep and I ain’t complaining. Got a bunch of great wives and foals too. Along with an adopted one too.”

“Pardon me love, but Blazer is down with a cold.” Fluttershy says shyly.

Blitz looks at her. “Really, well how is he?”

Fluttershy scraps the floor with her hoof shyly. “In bed, talking to his swords now. Twilight thinks he’s delusional now.”

Blitz says nothing as he glares at the snickering Ahsoka.

Ahsoka tries to look innocent. “Hey, come on. You used to do it. How could I not laugh?”

Blitz grumbles as he mutters something as Arcane tries to imitate his expression.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Aw, look who’s trying to look like his father.”

“Watch yourself, he is a prince.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles as Arcane looks at her and she pets his head a little. “Well he’s a cute one.”

“Not even a year old, unlike my eldest.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Eldest?”

“He is my second child.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka just ends up confused. “How does that work out?”

“Arcane was born second, making him the second of my children.” Blitz says as Arcane climbs onto Blitz’s head.

Ahsoka frowns a little. “I meant your eldest.”

“Well his mother isn’t the same as Arcane’s here.” Blitz explains.

Ahsoka sighs. “Now you’re confusing the heck out of me.”

“Arcane’s mother is named Twilight and my eldest’s mother is named Octavia. He is around half a year older than Arcane here by this planet’s time.” Blitz explains.

Ahsoka looks carefully at them. “You sure you told them everything?”

“They have met face to face and Twilight shares responsibility to raise Azure as much as Octavia is obligated to raise Arcane here.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka still watches the. “I meant your life.”

“They know quite a bit…” Blitz goes quiet.

“Some more than others.” Fluttershy says meekly.

Ahsoka looks at her. “And what is he to you?”

“My husband, but to Applejack he was a cousin before her husband.” Fluttershy says hiding partially behind her mane.

Ahsoka looks back to him with a certain look.

“Adopted and don’t give me that look, I explained it to you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “You are leading a strange life.”

“Tell me about pot.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka finally puts him down. “So what now?”

“I’m going to spend some time with my family. Now please let me go so I can go and see my adopted son Blazer.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiled. “I just did.” She said showing her open hands.

“You manipulative little…” Blitz stops as he secures Arcane to his head with his magic and jumps off.

Ahsoka smirks. “Be nice.”

“I am to my children.” Blitz says as Arcane hung on as he headed upstairs before Ahsoka turned to the only pony left in the room and smirked.

Blitz stops outside Blazer’s room and knocks on the door.

“Come in.” A tired voice said.

Blitz walks in to see Applejack and a sleeping Blazer. “Hey, you okay?”

Applejack nods. “Yeah, he just went to sleep.”

“I see, that’s good.” Blitz says sitting next to her.

They both watch Blazer as he sleeps with his swords nearby. “How long have you slept with your guns?” She asks after a while.

Blitz lowers his head in humiliation.

Applejack chuckles. “I’m guessing a long time.”

“Has he improved any Jackie?” Blitz asks.

Applejack sighs. “He seems to be getting better, but there are still some things he’s going through. Sniffles, coughs, dry throat, simple things.”

“I see. You have been feeding him meat like I told you to, right?” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods. “Trying. It’s hard to feed him at the farm.”

“Here?” Blitz asks as he feels her lean against him.

Applejack sighs. “Trying to get him here all the time, but I think it’s best he stays in the castle at this point. We can’t keep doing it at the farm.”

“That is fine, but you have to visit him every so often and be one of his mothers.” Blitz says as Arcane coos at Applejack.

Applejack smiles as she looks at Arcane. “Still wearing the hat I see. And I will see to it that I’m like a mother to him.”

“Good. Also we have a guest/prisoner.” Blitz says.

Applejack looks at him. “Oh really, who?”

“A jedi. So she is an alien.” Blitz says.

Applejack looks carefully at him. “So you know her?”

“Remember, I told you about a certain jedi?” Blitz asks.

Applejack tilts her head. “So you just left her in a cell somewhere?”

“She is downstairs. We struck an accord. She searches for what she was sent to search for and in exchange, she doesn’t try to contact her order and inform them of this. Because if that happened, the republic and separatist will try to pull us into their war as our system is very resource rich.” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Just try and keep her away from the foals.”

“Too late, she already petted Arcane.” Blitz says.

Applejack shakes her head. “Oh boy. Now I really have to watch her.” Blitz grumbles again. “What did she do to you?” Applejack asks now, smirking as she knew that tone.

“Nothing.” Blitz says.

Applejack chuckles as she wraps a hoof around him. “Oh Blitzy.”

“No.” Blitz says frowning.

Applejack nuzzles him. “Blitzy.”

“No.” Blitz says frowning harder.

Applejack shakes her head. “You are needing a hug Blitzy. Come on, give one here.”

“No.” Blitz says frowning even harder as Applejack’s smirk grew bigger.

“Please shut up.” Blazer moaned as he turned over.

“Sorry son.” Blitz says patting his head.

Blazer moans as he tries to look at him. “Don’t you guys ever quiet down? It sounds like a megaphone in my ear.”

“Don’t worry, we will go and let you rest and we will be sending your lunch up soon.” Blitz whispers.

Blazer nods and turns back around. “Get going.”

“Alright, now don’t kiss your swords goodnight.” Blitz whispers as he gets Applejack to move.

Blazer just grumbles.

As they walked down the steps Applejack started to pry again.

Applejack nuzzles him. “Blitzy.”

“No.” Blitz says frowning again.

---

Applejack nuzzles him. “Blitzy.”

“No.” Blitz says now scowling on the couch as Ahsoka was outside petting Fluttershy.

Applejack chuckles and keeps nuzzling him. “You need to really talk more.”

Blitz grumbles again as Twilight comes down the stairs yawning. “Morning everypony and…what or who is that?” She asks, seeing Ahsoka.

Ahsoka smiled and waved at her. “Hello, Ahsoka Tano.”

Twilight tries to wave back. “Blitz!” She calls.

“He’s over here being adorable in his grumblings.” Applejack says.

Twilight quickly walks over to the pouting stallion. “What the heck is she doing here?” She hisses with a real hiss at the end.

Blitz just glares a bit at Applejack. “Visiting or rather on a mission to find a dark magic user in a sense.”

“It’s the force. Please call it that, I don’t want her to go on a rant about how they are different.” Blitz says.

Twilight hisses. “Blitz, why here?”

“I don’t want her out of my sight.” Blitz grumbles, getting Twilight curious as to why he is like that.

Twilight frowns. “And why is that? Why not a mandalorian?”

“Because she has a technique called jedi mind trick.” Blitz says.

“Don’t mind him, he is just pouting from something I’m trying to find out about.” Applejack says.

“I am not.” Blitz says.

Applejack pokes him. “Yes you are.”

“No I’m not.” Blitz says.

“Yes you are.” Twilight joins in. Blitz frowns and just pouts between them. “Blitzy.” They said poking him.

“No.” Blitz says, trying to keep a straight face.

“Blitzy.” Ahsoka pipes up.

“No!” Blitz says.

“Oh, are you still mad when I carried you around like a stuffed animal?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz frowns and sticks his tongue out at her.

“Well now.” Twilight says smirking.

Blitz groans. “No!”

“Oh, wait till we tell the others about this one.” Applejack says smirking.

Blitz rolls his eyes and sighs. “I’m getting tired of this.”

“Welcome to married life.” Twilight says getting Arcane to cheer for her by picking him up.

Blitz looks at him. “You’re supposed to be on my side.” He said, poking his stomach.

“Well he is his mother’s son.” Twilight says sticking out her tongue.

Blitz frowns. “And he is my son as well.”

“Well he’s a momma’s boy, aren’t you?” Twilight asks before raspberrying Arcane’s stomach.

Arcane laughs and giggles as Blitz shakes his head. “Does anyone have asprin? I feel a headache.”

“I got something better.” Ahsoka says before scratching his mane.

Blitz sighs in relief. “A little to the left.”

Ahsoka smirks as she has him.

The mares glare at her.

“The benefit of having finger girls.” Minerva says walking up

Ahsoka looked over as she kept scratching. “Ah Minerva. Nice to see you again. Though a body now? What took ya?”

“The price and finding a good manufacturer.” Minerva says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “So?” She asks, pointing to Blitz.

“I spent most of the bounties Blitzy caught here to order it.” Minerva says smiling.

Ahsoka looks to Blitz before looking at Minerva. “And how do you…?”

“This one has quite interesting powers, now, I am a cyborg.” Minerva says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Really, how much of it?”

“Sixty percent organic.” Minerva says.

Blitz leans in more to the scratching. “Still haven’t spent more time with her yet. Planning too though.”

“Oh, I’m up for a ni…” Minerva is interrupted by Applejack.

“I’m next.” Applejack says.

Minerva groans. “Dang it.”

“Isn’t that right love?” Applejack says leaning against him.

Blitz was still staring at Minerva. “Still debating.” Applejack smacks him with her hat. “Joking.” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles sadly as she walks over to him and nuzzles him. “Still want a night.”

“Then take tomorrow’s.” Applejack says.

Minerva giggles. “I would like that.”

“Whoa, you are so whipped Blitz.” Ahsoka says, smirking.

Blitz pushes her slightly. “Shut up.”

“So you four are his wives, who are the rest if you four are not?” Ahsoka asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Busy with other stuff. Not here now and some are traveling.”

“She wants to know the names, girls.” Blitz says.

Twilight started to list off the names that made Ahsoka stop at each one. “Wait, so you got three fangers?”

“Oh the irony.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “I thought you hated and feared them?”

“That is why I said, oh the irony.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “You certainly do have a way with others.”

“More like they are attracted to my sexyness.” Blitz says striking a ridiculous pose.

They all slap him behind the head. “Shut up.”

“Even Ahsoka isn’t immune.” Blitz says and gets forced pushed.

“Didn’t they say to shut up?” She asks.

“Well at least Arcane found it funny.” Blitz says as Arcane is laughing and clapping.

Ahsoka smiled and picked him up. “Ah, he’s so cute.”

“And Twilight there is his protective mother.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiled. “Still cute.” She said as he giggled.

Twilight growls at her as Blitz gets up. “Twi, can you have them prepare some cooked meat to go along with Blazer’s soup. He could really use the protein.” Blitz says.

Twilight hisses at her before leaving, leaving Ahsoka confused a bit. “Do you guys hiss a lot?”

“No, that is just Twi.” Applejack says.

Ahsoka just looks at Blitz for an explanation.

“Lets just say that the galaxy’s records of the planets inhabitants are incomplete.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head at him as she keeps petting Arcane who leans into the petting.

“And that is their prince, so try not to hurt him or the three hanging from the ceiling will try and attack you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka quickly looks up and stops petting as she sees blue eyes and insects chitter at her. “Wha…?”

“Changelings, an insect species of this planet that can shapeshift.” Blitz explains.

The changelings chitter some more as they eye her. “Um…why here?”

“Because Twi is their Queen.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka still eyed them as one was now crawling away and two more took its place. “They won’t…attack me…will they?”

“Not unless you attack the King, Queen, or Prince.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “King?”

“Well you call the husband of the queen that.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka’s eyes widened. “You’re king?”

“Well, Twi became their queen after she married me so I became king as a coquencendece.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka now just raises an eyebrow. “Really?”

“Yeah. Isn’t that right Twi?” Blitz asks petting her.

Twilight hisses at her again.

“Twi.” Blitz says shaking her a bit, getting her to stop hissing.

Twilight clicks her tongue. “Make sure she doesn’t harm him and we would be fine.”

“She is not Twi.” Blitz says petting her again.

Twilight purrs at his touch as she leans in a bit more. “Blitz?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiled. “Can you check on something for me?”

“What is it?” Blitz asks petting her more.

Twilight smirks as she looks at him. “Check on the breeding chambers for me. I haven’t heard from them in a while.”

“Ah, I can’t do that Twi.” Blitz says blushing madly.

Twilight giggles as she wraps a hoof around. “Aw, don’t worry. I know you won’t join in anything.”

Blitz’s face went a full blush at those words.

Twilight giggles some more. “Just go check on your subjects sweetie, okay?”

Blitz did the only thing he could think of at the moment and collapsed into unconsciousness.

Twilight sighs as she looks at him. “Still embarrassed over public style action.”

“Twi, I don’t think he will ever be ok with them.” Applejack says.

Twilight grins. “I’m not. Besides, he likes being in the same room as them one time.”

“No, he likes being with you in a room.” Applejack corrects.

Twilight giggles. “Yet he also likes sleeping with us with more than one at a time.”

“But he can’t take porn of any kind.” Fluttershy whispered into Twilight’s ear.

Twilight stares at her. “He took you.”

“I tried to show him some of that to try to turn him on, this is what happened.” Fluttershy whispered.

Twilight sighs. “He’ll come around one day.”

“Not likely.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka just stared at them. “You guys are crazy.”

“Comes with the terrioto…” Twilight starts.

“Blitzy I’m home!” Vinyl calls, kicking open the door.

Twilight points to her. “See.”

“So which one is she?” Ahsoka asks as Vinyl walks in half drunk.

Applejack sighs. “Our usually drunk DJ wife.”

“Who is a half vampire.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka looks to Vinyl as she stumbles her way over to them. “What’s up guys? Wear Blitz out again?”

“He’s on the floor right there.” Twilight says.

Vinyl laughs as she falls to the floor next to him. “Hiya Blitzy.”

“He is asleep.” Twilight says.

Vinyl groans. “Dang it.” She said before snoring out loud.

“Push her into him.” Fluttershy says.

They push Vinyl a bit and she wraps her hooves around Blitz as they sleep.

“Pay up.” Fluttershy says holding out a hoof.

Applejack grumbles as she gives some bits to her.

“And you?” Fluttershy asks Twilight.

Twilight hisses at her before giving her some bits.

“Thank you.” Fluttershy says happily as they hear Octavia. “Really Vinyl, can’t even help me get Azure out?” Octavia asks walking in with Azure closing the door behind her.

Twilight smiled. “Ah, good. You’re here too.”

“Yeah, so is Blitz baccccccccc…what is that?” Octavia asks after seeing Ahsoka.

Twilight looks between the both of them. “Alien.”

“Old friend of Blitz who Twi made faint and Vinyl collapsed onto him on the floor.” Minerva says.

Octavia groans. “Dang it Vinyl.”

“Arcane, look who is here.” Twilight says bringing him over to Azure.

They both cheer as they run off and start to play together.

“Twi, please stop trying to do that with him. Didn’t you learn anything from our wedding night?” Applejack asks.

Twilight huffs. “I just want all of us to have a good time. Together.” She said stressing the last word.

“He had nine nosebleeds and fainted twice.” Applejack says.

“I only fainted once.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight blushes from embarrassment as Ahsoka giggled. “Boy, when did he become a lightweight?”

“He could barely talk to mares when he wasn’t in his armor when we first met. Expect for Applejack, because he grew up with her briefly.” Twilight says as Octavia looks over Ahsoka.

Ahsoka nods. “That would explain the stutter I heard from time to time from him. Even with armor on.”

“Picture him barely able to talk to other females.” Applejack says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “I’m female. He probably had a hard time even trying to come up with something.”

“No, I mean if he didn’t have his armor on around you, he probably would have been tripping over his words and everything.” Applejack says.

Ahsoka still chuckles. “At least he’s working on it.”

“Yeah, he can at least show us a great night, but he can’t take others doing that.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Pitty, he would probably have more fun doing that.”

“No one is more disappointed than our most perverted member…Fluttershy.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks to her and sees her hide behind her mane a little. “Um…?”

“Always the quiet ones. Like I bet there is someone on your jedi council who is a massive pervert.” Vinyl says, making everyone nearly jump.

Ahsoka just watched her carefully. “Um…how long were you awake? And what do you know of the council?”

“Never went to sleep and I know because I researched you jedi.” Vinyl says being hiccuping.

Ahsoka just raises an eyebrow. “Uh huh.”

“Now, I’m off to bed with my pillow here.” Vinyl says dragging Blitz along as she walks off, swaying drunkenly.

Ahsoka just watches as she leaves. “That one is a few bottles short of a mind.”

“No comment.” The mares say together.

Ahsoka then looks at Fluttershy. “And what do they mean perverted?”

Fluttershy just pushes her hooves together as she blushes hot red.

Chapter 33: Making Questions

“Ok, you can open your eyes now love.” Vinyl says losing her drunken voice immediately.

Blitz sighs in relief as he opens his eyes. “If I have to keep using this trick, I might as well be making a brand new drug while I’m at it.”

“Then Daring will beat you down.” Vinyl says smirking, causing Blitz to chuckle nervously.

Blitz sighs. “Yeah, she would. And probably destroy the whole case and all the drugs she can find while she’s at it.”

“So?” Vinyl asks, smirking.

“What?” Blitz asks.

“Where is my reward?” Vinyl asks, showing her fangs.

Blitz groans. “Fine. Just let me get on the bed first. I have had a heck of a day.” He said getting on the bed.

“I could hold you.” Vinyl says smiling.

Blitz smiled as he settled down on the bed and Vinyl got on herself. “I’m supposed to be doing that.”

“Well you want to sleep.” Vinyl says, poking her nose at him.

Blitz shakes his head and boops her nose back with his. “I’m not now.”

“Ok then, let me do this.” Vinyl says mounting him.

Blitz chuckles as she leans down and starts to lick his neck. “Since when did you become so frisky?”

“Since I’m getting impatient even though I have Azure.” Vinyl whispers before sinking her teeth in.

Blitz winces a bit before sighing and wrapping his forelegs around her. “Love you.” He whispered back.

Vinyl just keeps sucking.

---

“I’m bored.” Apple Bloom said as she leans on the windowsill like a ragdoll.

“Your punishment is not over yet.” Big Mac says.

Apple Bloom groans. “Can’t I at least have my omnitool back?”

“That is up to Applejack.” Big Mac says.

Apple Bloom looks back at him. “Well what about Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo? Can’t they at least come over once in a while?”

“They do.” Big Mac says.

Apple Bloom frowns. “I meant at least staying a while. Come on, Spike gets more time.”

“Well y’all should have thought of that before runnin off without tellin anypony.” Big Mac says.

Apple Bloom now really frowns at him. “Come on, what would you wouldn’t do for your friend?”

“Told somepony first.” Big Mac says putting up his load of apples.

Apple Bloom rolls her eyes and looks out the window again and stays silent a bit as Big Mac starts to cook something up. “At least he comes around once in a while.” She suddenly said.

“Y’all think Applejack will come back pregnant this time?” Big Mac asks.

Apple Bloom shrugs. “Maybe, just give it time. Why? Want to be an uncle to the little one once it’s born?”

“Nah, she just seems to be tryin hard at it.” Big Mac says.

Apple Bloom shrugs again. “She was the second choice, what do you expect?”

“Ah, she is the second in charge you mean.” Big Mac says.

Apple Bloom nods. “Yeah, in a sense.”

Big Mac looked at her as she kept watching out the window. “Why don’t ya help me? It may help once you are with somepony?”

“Like you and Soarin?” Apple Bloom asks.

Big Mac freezes up and blushes. “Um…nope.”

“Uh huh?” Apple Bloom asks.

Big Mac frowns at her. “And what about you and that dragon?”

“At least I’m not gay.” Apple Bloom mutters.

‘She is definitely entering that rebellious age.’ Big Mac says.

---

“So…you left to help a local dragon deal with emotional problems?” Rarity’s dad asks Sweetie Belle.

“Yes.” Sweetie Belle says getting poked by the needle as Rarity uses her as a model.

Rarity’s mom looks to her husband before looking back at her. “Is he cute?”

“Don’t encourage her.” Rarity says.

Sweetie Belle frowns at her. “Hey, I will like who I want.”

“Not on that. You are still grounded for worrying me to death.” Rarity says.

Sweetie Belle huffs as she stomps a hoof. “You know that once I’m older here, I can go out how long I want. You can go however long you want and do you see me worrying that much about you? You don’t even tell me.”

“Actually I do.” Rarity says.

Sweetie Belle frowns. “No, you say ‘Sweetie Belle, I’m going out. Watch the store. Don’t know when I’ll be back.’ That’s what your excuse is always when you go somewhere, sometimes across the country.”

“I give you fair warning. The only time was with the Nightmare Moon incident.” Rarity says working on the collar.

Sweetie Belle huffs. “You really like not being worried, but you can make others worry like crazy.”

‘She has definitely entered that phase.’ All three of the members of her family think.

---

Scootaloo grumbles as she sits down on the hill. “Alright, got the board game.” Rainbow said coming with a box.

“These two don’t give you a break do they?” Scootaloo asks as Spectrum and Blast were climbing all over her.

Rainbow giggles. “They’re my pride and joy. Of course they don’t, but it’s worth it. Right guys?” Both cheer and they make Scootaloo’s wings extend. “You know Scoots, your wings have really developed. Perhaps you are ready to fly.” Rainbow says.

Scootaloo looks at them. “I doubt it.”

“I think they are. After all, look at Roidrage.” Rainbow says.

Scootaloo raises an eyebrow. “I don’t think I will.”

“Oh really, I guess you won’t impress Spike that way then.” Rainbow says playing on her ego.

Scootaloo frowns. “I’m going to impress him a lot of ways.”

“It’s ok if you can’t impress him with flying.” Rainbow says egging her on more.

Scootaloo huffs. “I’m going to impress him and you’ll see it’s not just flying.”

“I know, I know, but if you can’t do it?” Rainbow turned around to not let Scootaloo see her smirk.

“I will show you. I will fly!” Scootaloo exclaimed.

‘She has so entered that phase.’ Rainbow thinks as the foals hugs her.

---

“I’m not sure which is better, the feeling of being drunk or the feeling of us making love.” Vinyl says as she runs her hoof over Blitz’s scared chest.

Blitz smiled as he rubbed her mane. “Yeah, guess love is better, but sometimes it doesn’t beat a good drink.”

“You are the best ever.” Vinyl says.

“Oh, then you don’t want to share a drink with me later? I got a drink from trading with the alliance.” Blitz says.

Vinyl looks up at him. “Oh, what kind?”

“Turian style brandy, but safe for us to drink.” Blitz says.

Vinyl grins. “How’s the taste?”

“Don’t know, haven’t tried it yet.” Blitz says smirking.

Vinyl giggles. “Where is it?”

“Nuh uh, got to wait for me love.” Blitz says.

Vinyl frowns. “For what?”

“For your brandy. After all, I want the full moon to be out tonight and us sitting outside enjoying the last night before winter sets in.” Blitz says.

Vinyl hissed quietly. “That sounds good.”

Blitz smiles and kisses her lightly. “Ok love.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles as she keeps stroking his chest. “You better get back out there. No telling what they are doing to each other.”

“You mean how it has gone so quiet?” Blitz asks, nibbling on her ear lightly.

Vinyl twitches her other ear at him. “Yeah, too quiet. You don’t think Twilight killed her, did she?”

“Oh heck no. The house wouldn’t still be standing if they fought.” Blitz says confidently while pulling her tail playfully with his magic.

Vinyl hissed at him. “I don’t think so. Twilight can be very careful with things, even fighting.”

“But Ahsoka…yeah, not so much and she has a lot more power than you think.” Blitz says seriously.

Vinyl points to the door. “Then why don’t you go check?”

“Only if you come with me.” Blitz says.

Vinyl groans. “Too tired. You deal with it.”

“Oh too bad and here I had Twi pick up a load of cinnamon bread.” Blitz says getting up.

Vinyl’s head shot up. “Cinnamon bread?”

“Yep.” Blitz says walking.

Vinyl quickly jumps out of bed and lands beside him and starts following him. “That sounds good.”

“I know my wives. You sure your fangs were not replaced with sweet teeth in a reincarnation?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Vinyl grins and hugs him and licks his neck. “I like one right here.”

“Oh the corniness. If Octy ever heard that, she would never let you live it down.” Blitz says walking out.

Vinyl rushes and catches up to him, but as they enter the living room, they find Ahsoka holding and petting Twilight who was enjoying it greatly.

“Vinyl, go crazy with your teasing.” Blitz instructs.

“Aw, look at the little pony.” Vinyl starts saying in a foal’s voice. “Who likes to be petted, you are, yes you are.” She said pointing.

Blitz stands just out of sight as Vinyl keeps going. He looks around the kitchen and tries to find something to eat before a magical blast is heard and Vinyl is sent into the kitchen. “How many insults did you do?” He asks casually as he opens the fridge and tries to find some eggs as Vinyl’s tail hangs in the way.

“Twenty three and totally worth it.” Vinyl answers.

Blitz nods as he takes the egg carton out and moves her tail out of the way before closing the door. “Good, she can learn a bit of humility.”

“Help me down please.” Vinyl asks and Blitz uses his magic to help her down.

Blitz smiled. “How and what do you want in your eggs?” He asks, starting up the stove.

“Scrambled, like you did me.” Vinyl whispers.

Blitz suddenly grabs her and bits her neck and shakes a bit before letting go. “Sorry, I kinda wanted to do that.” He said making some eggs.

“Oh I am so turned on now.” Vinyl says smirking.

Blitz chuckles. “Good, but next time. For now, breakfast.”

“Oh you tease.” Vinyl says walking out.

Blitz stares at her flank as she walks away and actually sees her give a few extra shakes to him as he smirks. “And that’s my wife.”

“And the other one is here.” Twilight says appearing on his other side and leans against him.

Blitz chuckles and nuzzles her. “Aw, did you like the petting?”

“Fingers are magical.” Twilight says before kissing his cheek.

Blitz kisses her back. “Good, how is she?”

“She doesn’t believe pegasus can control our weather.” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, she thought my magic was her power. The force.”

“Oh, I can’t wait to see her reaction when we get one of the pegasus mares to do it in front of her. Fluttershy won’t because she is too nervous.” Twilight says.

Blitz shrugs. “I’m sure we would get that done. However, I still have to watch over her and make sure she doesn’t cause a panic. So Twi, what do the changeling guards with Daring say?” Blitz asks as Twilight nuzzles into him.

Twilight smirks. “You knew they weren’t the original guards I got, didn’t you?”

“They got the eye color wrong.” Blitz says smirking back.

Twilight sighs and shakes her head. “They say she is fine. And her foal is coming along well.”

“There, there, my little pettable wife.” Blitz says patting her head playfully.

Twilight frowns before lunging at him and pushing him against the counter. “Who’s pettable now?” She asks, about to pet him too.

“Who is the one Vinyl will never let it be forgotten?” Blitz says picking her up with his forelegs and holding her.

Twilight wraps her hooves around him. “At least I’m being talked about.”

“Oh, you like how she will tell everyone of the mares that you were petted like a pet dog or cat?” Blitz says nuzzling her neck.

Twilight shivers. “Maybe, if it sends other mares to you.”

“Oh, so you want to be petted by me?” Blitz whispers into her ear before nibbling her ear.

Twilight shivers much more now and starts to let her body weight fall onto him. “Yes, by you and treated like one.” She whispered.

“Ok, I will pet you more my brilliant beautiful wife.” Blitz whispers into her ear as he rocks her back and forth a bit.

Twilight moans. “I love you.”

“Same here love.” Blitz says setting her down before going back to cooking. As he does, he feels his tail being pulled a bit.

Twilight smirks. “I want mine pancake style.”

“You mean sunny side up?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “I always let Spike do the cooking and he knows what I want.”

“So you’re going to keep pulling my tail?” Blitz asks, smirking at her.

Twilight giggles. “I wanted to try it.”

“I would rather you stand by me.” Blitz says as a song starts playing.

Twilight looks to the sound of the music before looking back at him. “Really?” Blitz just wiggles his eyebrows at her. She sighs. “Fine. Just put yourself in a dancing mood before I mop the floor with you.” She said, smirking.

“Lets see how much I have learnt.” Blitz says as he puts the scrambled eggs onto a plate before grabbing Twilight and he starts leading her in a dance.

Twilight giggles as he starts moving around the kitchen with her in what she could describe as a classical way of dancing, but still stepping on her hooves now and then. “You’re better than last time.” She remarked.

Blitz grins. “I know.” He said before hearing clapping from the doorway of the kitchen and sees Ahsoka leaning against the frame and watching them.

“Oh, don’t stop on my account.” She said.

Blitz dips Twilight back before pulling her back up.

“Wow, who knew he could dance without tripping.” Vinyl said coming back into the kitchen and grabbing her plate. “Thanks love.”

“One moment love.” Blitz says letting her down before grabbing Vinyl and starts dancing with her as Twilight holds the plate and eggs with her magic.

“You dance better than a rave.” Vinyl remarked.

“That’s because I’m not drunk.” Blitz says as he holds her close as they dance.

Vinyl hisses as she puts her head on his shoulder. “Since when did you gain a dancing mood?”

“Just felt like spending time with you girls. So Octy, when are you going to speak up?” Blitz asks spinning Vinyl a bit.

Octavia leans around the corner. “Now if you want? Think you can dance with all of us?”

“I think Vinyl will allow you to cut in.” Blitz says.

Octavia smiles as she quickly gets in and Blitz dances with them both or tries to.

“Not too bad, but I am definitely going to give you lessons later.” Octavia says.

Blitz gives her a little kiss. “I really want to spend time with you girls, so yes. Shall I call you Mrs. Octavia?”

“You may.” Octavia says as Azure walks in.

Twilight passes the plate to Ahsoka and picks up and holds Azure and dances around with him. “Your mother teaching you this?” She asks.

Azure reaches up and boops her nose with his hoof.

Twilight giggles and keeps dancing around as Blitz now had both mares against him. “I love you all.”

“You going to join?” Ahsoka asks, looking around the couch.

“Um…I don’t dance.” Fluttershy said.

“Or are you just nervous around me?” Ahsoka asks.

Fluttershy looks up at her. “Um…yes.”

“Oh really?” Vinyl says, grabbing Fluttershy’s hoof and drags her to the kitchen.

“Um…I really don’t want to.” Fluttershy said meekly, but let’s herself get dragged.

“Blitzy, somepony is cutting in.” Vinyl says as she switches Octavia for Fluttershy.

Blitz grins and chuckles as he leans close to her ear. “Hello pet.” He whispered. Fluttershy smiles as she leans against him as she follows his lead. “So pet, what have you been doing without my permission since I’ve been gone?” He whispered.

“Watching the foals mostly.” Fluttershy whispered back.

Blitz chuckles. “I know you’re lying, pet. Now tell.” He said, subtly pulling her mane a bit.

“Maybe I made out with Daring after hypnotising her.”

Blitz grins. “Naughty mare. You know what you get?”

“Punished by you later?” Fluttershy whispers.

Blitz smiled as he looked over to Vinyl. “Think you can help me? Just preparing her for a good run.”

“I can’t hypnotize her, I have tried.” Fluttershy whispers.

Blitz pulls her mane and makes her whimper. “Come on Vinyl, you get to take a little revenge on her taking me first.”

“No, I mean seriously. I have tried several times, it has no effect.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow to Fluttershy. “Did I say you can speak now?”

“You asked me, didn’t you?” Fluttershy asks, being cheeky.

Blitz pulls her mane harder and pulls her head back a bit. “No. I was talking to Vinyl. Now quiet.” He hissed before turning to Vinyl. “So…want to get revenge?”

“I already have plans for you lover boy.” Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yes, but she can take anything at this point. Maybe something from the both of us, what do you say?”

“We have company.” Vinyl reminds.

Blitz smiled as he looked and saw Ahsoka still watching Twilight and Azure dance. “True, maybe somewhere private. Isn’t there a cave nearby that Daring owns as well for when she has foals who want to explore?” He asks Vinyl.

“Not sure about that.” Vinyl says, turning her head.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Really, then why are you looking away?”

“I’m not. Octy, did you know about this cave?” Vinyl asks her dancing partner.

Octavia smiled. “Well, after taking a little walk, I noticed a small cave. I think that might be the one.”

“And you didn’t tell me?” Vinyl asks.

Octavia shrugs. “I thought it wasn’t important.”

Vinyl hissed at her. “Thrall, you maybe joining that washdown mare with us.” She whispered.

“Oh Vinyl, didn’t know you were so macilent.” Blitz jokes.

Vinyl hissed at him. “Shut it, blood bag.”

“Oh Octy, Twi, I think somepony needs to be petted.” Blitz says smirking.

They both immediately rush over to Vinyl and starts petting her and makes her hiss a bit. “Blood bags.” She tries to say.

“Oh, who is a cute pony who likes to get petted?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl glares at him. “I am going to suck you dry.”

“Oh, that reminds me Twi, I have a little wager for you.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks over. “Yes?”

“I bet I can disappear with no magic or any technology.” Blitz says, smirking getting all four mares attention.

Twilight huffs. “Yeah right. Go on my little colt.”

“Oh, you don’t think so huh?” Blitz asks.

Twilight clicks her tongue. “Yep, come on. What do you get that will be so bad?”

“Oh so you won’t mind setting a few terms then? What do you want if you win the bet?” Blitz says.

Twilight thinks for a few. “I want you to have some fun with more than one of us for one whole day. Dates and all.”

“And if I win?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks carefully at his smirking face. “Then you can go off and do something on your own for the day then.”

“Ok. I have a week to do so, sound fair?” Blitz says before laying on his stomach to be face to face with Arcane.

Twilight huffs. “Fine. Just remember our deals.”

‘Oh boy this ought to be interesting.’ Ahsoka thinks.

Blitz chuckles as he rubs noses with Arcane. “Yeah, yeah. Just be ready to lose.”

“What is this I hear about losing?” Applejack asks walking in.

Twilight looks at her. “Blitz here chooses to challenge me that he could disappear without his tech or magic.”

Applejack looks to Blitz carefully. “Y’all tryin to lose on purpose?” She asks.

“Oh no, I will win. Right Arcane?” Blitz asks, holding up his hoof.

Arcane grunts as he jumps and smacks Blitz’s hoof back and cheers.

“That’s my boy.” Blitz says smirking as Azure paws at Octavia’s hoof.

Octavia giggles and holds up her hoof and lets Azure hit it. “Aw, you want to play with your little brother?”

“I think he wants his mommy to hold him.” Vinyl says.

Octavia giggles and nuzzles Azure. “Aw, you want mommy to play with you? Do ya?” Azure seems to cheer at that. Otavia nuzzles him again. “Alright, mommy will play with you. Just let her give us some food, okay my little vampire?”

“Shouldn’t they be hungry?” Blitz asks the thought dawned on him.

Octavia looks at Azure as he licks his lips and shows his fangs a little. “They should. My little one here usually wants some of his mommy’s blood. Right Azure?” She asks, tickling his stomach.

Azure giggles under her assault as Arcane starts to whimper. “Oh, looks like someone is hungry. I’ll be feeding him in the living room.” Twilight says picking him up.

Blitz waves at him. “Be good for mommy, okay?”

Arcane waves back. “What did she mean by feeding him in the living room?” Ahsoka asks.

“Arcane isn’t ready to be weaned off his mother’s milk.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looked a bit confused until she looked at the other mares and then realized. “Oh, that. How long has Azure there been off?”

Blitz shrugs. “Still on, but he’s changing to solid food now. No Applejack, I don’t think he is ready for an apple.”

Applejack pouts cutely. “Dang it Blitz.”

“He is too young, besides he has fangs. No other teeth have grown in yet.” Blitz says.

Applejack spreads her legs out wide. “Well how about apple juice or even some pie? Those don’t require that much chewing.”

“Juice yes, pie, not there yet.” Blitz says.

Applejack frowns. “Apple Bloom ate her first apple at Azure’s age right now.”

“Octy, your thoughts?” Blitz asks.

“Oh, who is my blue genius? You are.” Octavia says lifting Azure into the air.

Blitz chuckles as he looks back at Applejack. “That was Apple Bloom. This is Azure we are talking about.”

“Overprotective.” Applejack mutters.

“What was that?” Blitz asks.

Applejack waves him off. “Oh nothing. Nothing.”

“Something about being protective.” Blitz says pulling her closer with his magic.

Applejack clicks her tongue. “I hate you.”

Blitz just smirks at her and wiggles his eyebrows where Ahsoka couldn’t see his face.

Applejack just stares at him. “Yeah, I hate you.”

“Oh, that isn’t what you say all time.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Applejack still holds a frown and moves his hoof slightly to point at Ahsoka where she couldn’t see it.

“I know. I’m trying not to embarrass you.” Blitz whispers.

Applejack moves her tail over his a bit before pushing him off and walks away with a frown on her face.

“See you later tonight, you sexy flank.” Blitz says in a low tone that Applejack catches as she walks away.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “You got a weird family.” Blitz opens his mouth to comment. “And don’t do the pot and kettle line.” Ahsoka finishes.

Blitz chuckles. “You know me so well.” Blitz says before being lassoed and dragged away. “Well, there I go.” He said being dragged past her.

“And my previous statement is affirmed.” Ahsoka says.

Octavia giggles. “What was your first clue?”

“The white one.” Ahsoka says.

Octavia just raises an eyebrow. “Not going to question.”

“Octy, do we have any cider?” Vinyl asks.

“Yes, but it is locked away.” Octavia says.

Vinyl frowns. “Poo.” She said making Azure giggle.

“So Applejack, any reason you dragged me to your room?” Blitz asks cheekily.

Applejack smirks and pushes him against the wall. “Simple. I wanted to spend time with you.”

“Really and asking is beyond you now?” Blitz asks, his smirk not faltering.

Applejack chuckles. “Well there is the fact in our family, when the wife wants something, she usually hogties the husband…or wife…and takes them away to somewhere they want.”

“Well, all you had to do is ask.” Blitz says using his magic to yank her tail.

Applejack yelps. “You bastard.” She said smiling.

“Oh, then what if I do this?” Blitz asks as he uses his magic to lightly twist Applejack’s nipples.

Applejack eeps and backs off a bit. “Now you’re a complete bastard.”

“And?” Blitz asks before teleporting out of the lasso and beside Applejack.

Applejack stares at him before smiling. “The greatest cousin and then husband I could ever have.”

“Let’s drop the cousin all together, shall we?” Blitz asks hooking a hoof around here.

Applejack smirks. “Okay.” She said before lifting him up and carrying him to the bed before throwing him to it, making him jump a little as he hits the bed.

“Oh, getting physical are we?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes her head. “Nope, just showing who’s stronger.”

“That is one point in your favor.” Blitz says as she gets on the bed.

Applejack smirks. “I know.” She said before hugging him.

“But I have one in my favor.” Blitz says.

Applejack raises an eyebrow. “And what is that?”

“I have a position.” Blitz says flipping them both.

Applejack smirks. “Oh this will be good.”

“Oh you shall see.” Blitz says smirking.

---

Ahsoka sighs as she stands behind a pillar in the living room. “So…how much does he drink at times?”

“Till he is full.” Twilight says using her wing to cover Arcane from sight as he feeds.

Ahsoka nods. “So how long have you known him?”

“Blitz, years now.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka sighs. “How was he at first?”

“Nervous and tried to keep a low profile.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka giggles. “How was he at that?”

“Pretty good, considering it was a small town which notices new ponies quite easily.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks in her direction. “How small?”

“No more than eighty residents at most I think.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka nods. “I see. Well how about new residents?”

“It is a rarity, even for new born foals like Arcane here.” Twilight says lifting her wing to pet the feeding foal.

Ahsoka looks confused. “What do you mean?”

“Not much happens.” Twilight says smiling.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No, I mean Arcane. What did you mean?”

“Oh, he is an alicorn including myself and him, there is currently only five and he is the first male alicorn.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Five huh?”

“We are a combination of all three sub breeds. Pegasus, earth pony and unicorn.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks back forward. “Huh. So what trouble would you have been doing this differently?”

“Oh, it’s that Arcane is the first one to be born in a long time and the oldest and former ruler of Equestria had a big problem with Arcane being a male alicorn.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks over to her again. “What’s wrong with a male?”

“She is kinda…well she was a little sexist. She tried to banish him for being a male alicorn.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka just pauses a bit. “Banished huh? For being male? What was wrong with that?”

“Well his very existence threatened her superiority for being a female and an alicorn.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka pauses a bit before realizing what she meant. “So if a male is born, he is a shoe in to be a sole ruler?”

“Well…no, it is just that she and everyone else thought alicorns could only be mares and that means they were superior. Which for several centuries, stallions were looked down upon here and treated differently.” Twilight says.

“How were they treated?”

“Some were seen as mere objects to be bought and sold others were slaves. The pegasus stallions didn’t take it well. That is why the pegasus were at war with the rest of Equestria for most of the centuries were stallions were treated lesser.” Twilight says.

“Do you?”

“No. How could I if I treat my little Arcane so well? Mommy loves you so much my little foal.” Twilight says smiling.

Arcane was still feeding as Ahsoka smiled. “Good, because I would have had to take Blitz away if you were.”

“So like I was saying, when she tried to banish Arcane. Blitz didn’t take it well and nearly killed her.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka hissed. “Yeah, he would do that. What happened then?”

“The only reason he didn’t was he didn’t want Azure or Arcane to see it.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka nods. “I see. Anything else then?”

“Want to join his little harem?” Twilight jokes taking Ahsoka completely off guard.

“Um…” She tries to say. “Well…”

Twilight starts to snicker. “Oh I got you.” Twilight says trying to keep a straight face.

Ahsoka just blushes. “I never…well…he is cute.” She whispered the last part.

“Minerva, please bring me my books. I have some research to do.” Twilight calls.

“Yes ma’am.” Minerva said walking past.

“Such a sweet mare.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka watches as she walks past. “Huh, never thought she would ever become one of you.”

“Magic.” Twilight says getting a weird look from Ahsoka. “Force in a sense.”

Ahsoka slowly nods. “I see.” She didn’t. “Do you hear that?” Ahsoka asks, trying to change the subject.

Twilight listens as well. “Yeah, sounds like…oh Applejack.”

“Huh?” Ahsoka asks.

“Oh nothing.” Twilight says casting a sound proof barrier spell.

Ahsoka soon doesn’t hear anything. “What did you do?”

“Nothing. Oh Arcane, are you full?” Twilight asks as Arcane lets go.

Arcane looks up at her before burping and then looks at her cutely.

“You can come out now. I’m finished feeding my little angel.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka sighs as she comes around and sits down on the couch. “I’ll say this, you guys are interesting enough. Between dealing with a ruler bent on destroying this little one and then future life with space mixed in, you must be having a wonderful life.”

“It is interesting to say the least.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah. If I crash landed here, I would definitely stay a while.”

“Oh you don’t really have much of a choice do you?” Twilight asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, mostly traveling or in the temple. Not much fun when it’s just meditation most of the time. Though my master certainly likes to keep things interesting with unorthodox ways of getting things done. That will certainly keep you awake.”

“Ok, so random question, if you were a pony, which would you be?” Twilight asks.

Ahsoka looks at her. “Those questions huh. Alright, I think something like Blitz is.”

“Oh, a unicorn, huh?” Twilight says making a mental note.

Ahsoka nods. “Well I still have to use the force somehow unless it transfers over seamlessly, then I need something close to it.”

“I see.” Twilight says. ‘Well she will be a good member of the harem. All I need to do is turn her into a pony and then use Fluttershy to hypnotize her into being obedient.’ Twilight thinks.

Ahsoka soon turns to her again. “Blitz told me you guys tried life in space. How was it?”

“It was weird.” Twilight says jolting out of her thoughts.

Ahsoka chuckles. “I’m sure you and the rest will live there like it’s normal and you’re on your home planet. Still, how would you like it if you lived your whole life in space?”

“Maybe, if I didn’t have my position.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Ah yes, princess.” She said with air quotes.

“Queen actually.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks at her. “Oh right, ruler of a species of bugs. Strange because I may have fought some bugs before. Wasn’t fun. They turned the dead into zombies esstainly.”

“A, what? B, they feed off emotional energy.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks at her. “It had a queen that controlled these worms which controlled the minds of even the jedi themselves. Could have been bad if it wasn’t for one of my other masters to bury the queen.”

“There was always the alternative.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks carefully at her. “And what is that?”

“Like Blitz says the first time he fought a timber wolf. Kill it with fire.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah, of course he would say that…timber wolf?”

Twilight giggles. “A wolf made of timbers.”

Ahsoka just stares. “I don’t even know how to respond.”

“Oh, the cockatress turns other creatures too by looking them in the eyes.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka still stares at her. “Um…I’m starting to lose you.”

“I didn’t believe it either until it happened to me.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks her over. “So how did you get out of it?”

Twilight shrugs. “My guess is Fluttershy is dealing with it and I followed. Now are you ready for a nap my little angel?” Twilight asks as Arcane yawns.

Ahsoka sighs. “You certainly keep Blitz and Arcane safe, don’t you?”

“I keep Arcane safe, as for Blitz, well I can’t control him, could you?” Twilight asks.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Nope, he left when I was asleep one time and he came back with a bad guy tied in a chair when I woke up.”

“And?” Twilight asks, pulling a blanket onto Arcane.

“He was about to start cutting off his horns for starters.” Ahsoka says.

Twilight giggles. “That’s him for sure. Let me guess, he was drinking coffee at the same time, wasn’t he?”

“Actually no. The coffee is something he picked up the way. He says it’s in honor of his late flight teacher Z.O.N.E.” Ahsoka says.

Twilight just gives her a look. “Okay. That’s something. Makes sense with every time he wakes up though.”

“He used to use stims to keep him going after three days if he didn’t sleep.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka groans. “I thought I told him to take it easy on those things. How much did he do in one go of just being awake on stims?”

Twilight sighs. “At least a week until Daring stopped him and forced him to go to sleep. She hated that he was staying awake by those things. The last time was when he was almost out of energy and had to take a performance stim to deal with some monsters. Daring almost took it badly, but she knew what was happening after explaining it to her and by that I mean Lightning Dust.”

“Actually love, she got mad I was using a sleep poison to get some sleep.” Blitz says walking down the steps.

Ahsoka glares at him. “How many times have I told you to not take stims again?”

Blitz smirks. “At least almost a hundred times before we left each other.”

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Dang it Blitz.”

“Wait, how are you not an addict?” Twilight asks.

“That is a mandalorian secret.” Blitz says smirking before setting a stuffed animal in Arcane’s grip and sets a pillow next to his head.

Ahsoka just gives him a look. “That basically means he drinks too much coffee.”

Blitz chuckles as he pets Arcane. “Yeah, caffeine really destroys the process.”

Twilight and Ahsoka just stares at him. “Don’t do it again.” They both said.

“Jeez Ahsoka, what are you, my wife?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka blushes. “Dang it Blitz. Don’t bring that up again.”

Blitz smirks. “Aw, you don’t want to remember that time Ms. Puffypants?” Blitz asks, his smirk never leaving his face as Arcane held the stuffed animal in a strangle hold as he slept.

Ahsoka huffs. “They are right, you are an idiot. When did you become so cheeky?”

Blitz grins. “When my life got more fun.”

“Thank you Minerva.” Twilight says as Minerva handed her a few books.

Blitz looks over to her. “What are those for?”

“Thought I would take this chance to catch up on my studying on magic.” Twilight says innocently.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Twi, I know that tone. What are you planning?”

“Nothing, but what are you planning with that bet?” Twilight asks.

Blitz wags a hoof at her. “Uh nuh, you are not going to learn my secrets as magicians say, show the trick, not the trickery.”

“Oh, so…wait, what do you me…” Twilight was cut off by the door opening.

“Blitzy, me and Sunshine Smile are home.” Pinkie whispers walking in.

Blitz smiles. “Lay her right here.” He said pointing to Arcane and seeing Sunshine sleeping on Pinkie’s back. “I think these two will enjoy the company.”

Pinkie sets her down on the pillow with Arcane before jumping onto Blitz and hugs him. Blitz chuckles. “Aw, you’re too cute. You really can make anypony’s day.”

Pinkie giggles and nuzzles him. “I know. Who else could make you guys have fun?”

Blitz thinks for a few. “Maybe Vinyl with a huge rave.”

“Um…” Ahsoka says getting Pinkie’s attention.

Pinkie suddenly moves up close to her face. “Hi there. What’s your name?”

Ahsoka reels back a little. “Um…Ahsoka Tano, you?”

Pinkie sits down on Blitz’s back. “Pinkamena Diane Pie.” She sang.

“Hey Pinkie, get this, Ahsoka doesn’t believe pegasus can control weather.” Blitz says, causing her to gasp.

Pinkie suddenly grabs Ahsoka’s head and pulls her close. “Doesn’t believe it. No, that can’t be done.” She said as she lets go just as well. “We have to find a pegasus quickly. To the Pinkie mobile.” She said before jumping off and out the door before hearing a screeching sound and an engine going away.

“I was going to let it be a surprise when…” Blitz was cut off by a new voice.

“One of the mares like me gets back?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz nervously chuckles as they hear the same screeching sound coming to their house, but it isn’t stopping. “Oh no.” Blitz said looking to the front door as well as everyone else. “Please don’t crash, Daring will kill me.” He said as the screeching gets closer before they hear it stop completely and then a few knocks comes from the door and Pinkie walks in with a sleek pink vehicle almost an inch away from the doorway. “Found Spitfire.” She called.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Dang it Pinkie. You almost got me killed…from Daring. And where did you get that car?”

Pinkie tilts her head. “What car?”

They both look behind her and see nothing in the doorway. “Wha…?” Ahsoka tries to ask.

“Pinkie Pie, don’t question it.” They all said to her.

“Anyway, can you show her that pegasus can control the weather Spits?” Blitz asks with a small grin.

“Huh…who is this?” Spitfire asks.

They all point to Ahsoka who waves back. “Hi and yeah, don’t believe it.”

“I’m asking who the alien is.” Spitfire says blankly.

Ahsoka sighs. “Ahsoka Tano and I still don’t believe you guys can control the weather. It’s not possible without a terraformer.”

“You mind love? I think she could use a shower.” Blitz whispers the last half into her ear.

Spitfire grins and flies outside from the back and straight into the sky before grabbing a dark cloud and pulls it back down and into the house. “Okay, I believe density here, but not controlling it.” Ahsoka said before Spitfire kicks the cloud and it immediately starts raining on her. “Okay, believe it now.”

“You better.” Spitfire says resting her head on Blitz.

Blitz chuckles as he nuzzles Spitfire. “Thanks Spits.”

Spitfire chuckles and wraps a hoof around him. “You better my horned stallion.”

Blitz keeps nuzzling her. “In more ways than one.” He whispered.

“Oh yeah.” Spitfire says before pecking his neck.

Blitz smiled as he looked at her. “What are you, a vampire?” He asks before seeing Ahsoka blushing out of the corner of his eye.

Spitfire grins. “Nah, just hungry for some fun. I can still wait for the real thing though.”

“Minerva, please take Ahsoka to the bathroom so she can wash up while we wash her clothes.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grumbles as Minerva comes up and leads her to the bathroom as Spitfire snickers. “When can we do a proof of magic here for her again?” She asks after she leaves.

“Already did that.” Blitz says.

Spitfire raises an eyebrow. “What’s that?”

“Twi went to lecture on magic on her.” Blitz as Spitfire lays on his back.

Spitfire smiled as she starts to cover herself with her wings. “That’s good. It looked like she needed a good breakdown on what we do.”

“She better, Twi went on for nine hours.” Blitz says,

Spitfire looks to where she went. “Hard to believe she is still awake.”

“That was yesterday.” Blitz says.

Spitfire clicks her tongue. “Boo. Still, what is she doing here?”

“Will explain later. For now, lets spend time together.” Blitz says.

Spitfire smiled. “I would like that.” She said as he starts to walk to their room.

“No drinks for now love, wait for tonight.” Blitz says.

“Boo.” Spitfire said, slightly hitting his head.

---

Ridley groans as the pirates drop another box. “How many times have I told you all to not to drop these?!” They just stare at him. “Do you?!” A pirate just holds up a claw. “No, not just one time, many times?! Why do you think I tell you to steal everything when we attack a ship or colony. It’s because you insects can’t even move them around properly without dropping them to pieces. Now pick it up or it’s these for you.” He threatened while holding up his talon.

Every single pirate quickly rushes their job now. “They always like this?” Spike asks as he walks past.

Ridley huffs. “That’s not the half of it. What are you doing here anyway? Shouldn’t you be up there and deal with your fleet.”

“They can be taken care of on their own now. It’s way too simple and ordinary for the mission I have signed them up for.” Spike said stopping a few pirates and looking into the boxes they were holding. “Here it is.” He said, taking out a circuit board. “I was wondering when the lab would get these.” He said waving them off and walking away.

Ridley watches him leave. “Board for what?”

Spike grins. “My new AI buddy.” He said as his omnitool lights up and a blue tail slithers around him. “Minerva kinda made this one for me based on the shape of a full grown dragon. Cool huh? Just came for his permanent placement on a computer.” He said showing the large board and the dragon hovers over it, looking it over.

Ridley just stares. “And how does it help?”

Spike frowns. “Simple, handling the small calculations while I run the big ideas. There seems to be that almost every time I run something.” Ridley just tilts his head. Spike sighs. “Just forget it. I am just an AI now. Hope you have enough brain left to know that.” He said now walking away.

Ridley frowns. “Hey, I still got my brain intact!”

“After the many times I blasted you, I doubt that.” A voice said behind him.

Ridley turns around and sees Samus without her armor, but in a blue jumpsuit. “Your scar.” He said noticing the scar on her face was gone.

Samus grins. “Yeah, told you I would deal with it and end it. I was surprised that once I killed that thing, everything else fell apart. No more phazon in the universe now since there is no brain to keep it alive.”

Ridley then grins. “Came back for a rematch?”

Samus smirks. “Maybe, for now I just came back to talk. I like our last one that might have been our last since I was going into the belly of the beast so to speak. Now that I’m back though, how a little chit chat and then we can see who is better.”

Ridley chuckles. “Good, now stop showing yourself off so these fools can get back to work.” He said as the pirates who were staring at her immediately went back to work.

Samus chuckles. “Oh this is interesting. Maybe I should use that trick when we fight.”

Ridley grins. “Really, just like a little bitch?”

Samus grins back. “For you so I can get a clean shot, yeah, I should.”

Ridley laughs. “This is going to be an interesting fight.”

Samus smiled. “We shall see. Now then, what do you have for drinks?”

“Jack Dodgers.” Spike said standing in the elevator. “You guys coming or not?”

They both look at each other before shrugging and getting on and heading up. “I still hate you.” Ridley said.

“Hate you too.” Samus replied.

---

“So love, how are you feeling?” Blitz asks sitting in the swing on the front porch, watching the sun set.

“Better now that you’re here.” Spitfire said as Blitz pets her mane.

“I’m still waiting for the drink.” Vinyl says.

Blitz rolls his eyes as he pets Vinyl’s mane too. “Yeah, not yet. Waiting for the last and best part.”

They both look up at him. “Drink now.” They said.

“Nope.” Blitz says using his magic to yank their tails playfully.

They yelp a bit before glaring up at him. “We hate you.”

Blitz smiled and kissed both of their heads. “I love you two too. Now just relax, this is the last night before winter and we are scheduled for heavy snow for the next week.”

They smirk as they look at him. “Then we’re stuck inside with you which is good.” Spitfire said.

“Yes, but we won’t be able to relax like this for a good long time.” Blitz says.

They shrug. “Ah well, we still got something to do at times. Besides, snow would be good for the foals.” Vinyl said.

“But you both will be busy playing with the foals or with me at night.” Blitz whispers into their ears.

They lean close to his. “Worth it.” They said.

“Then don’t rush it, loves.” Blitz says.

They both giggle as they nuzzle him. “Love ya.”

“I love you too and I think I see somepony coming.” Blitz says.

They all look over and see Ahsoka coming around the building in her fresh clothes. “Hey there alien girl.” Vinyl said.

“I see Minerva found you something to wear while your clothes are being washed.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka pulls on her sleeve. “Still tight.”

“Well I’m surprised we even had anything in your size.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka huffs. “I’m surprised you had anything for my type of body shape. What was Minerva doing with those clothes anyway?”

“My guess, possible back up clothes for a visitor.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka thinks for a few before blushing. “Oh come on, she knows what I follow.”

“Not for you. For any visor, like for example one of the foals starts throwing food.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka folds her arms. “You planning on bringing them out there?”

“A guest who has business with me, yes.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “I meant your kids.”

“Why wouldn’t they be here? This is one of their homes.” Blitz says, raising an eyebrow.

Ahsoka groans. “I meant taking them out into space.”

“When they are old enough.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Really? You do realize you may have to go into space again, right?”

“Oh I know. So Ahsoka, you found a spouse yet?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka frowns. “Blitz, you know the order doesn’t allow that.”

“That’s not answerin me question.” Blitz says in a sing song tone.

Ahsoka sighs. “No.” She said almost in a whisper.

“Aw, don’t worry Ahsoka, Azure will marry you.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka glares at him. “I hate you.”

Blitz sticks his tongue out. “Love ya too.”

Chapter 34: The Equestrian Dream

“Geez, don’t tell me you want to be his mother too.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka now really looks mad at him. “Jerk.”

“Ah, come over here and join us in relaxing.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grumbles as she walks over and sits down beside them. “Hate you guys.”

“Take a moment and enjoy the setting Ahsoka.” Blitz says as the sun sets slowly as the air is cool and crisp.

Ahsoka sighs. “Why do you do this to me?”

“Because you need to lighten up and relax.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka huffs. “With you? You’re a walking stress maker.”

“Who is trying to get you to relax.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka still glares before sighing. “I just can’t stay mad at you.”

“And that is?” Blitz asks before she starts scratching his head, making him slump.

Ahsoka smirks. “Oh yeah, that is also why. You are just putty in my hands.”

“Hey, that’s our stallion. Only we can have him like that.” Spitfire says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Sorry, first come, first serve.”

“Why I ought to…” Spitfire growls.

Close by, ignoring them mostly, Twilight was reading. ‘Hum, let see, transspecies spell. Very high level.’ Twilight thinks as she reads while using her body as a bed and covers for Arane as he sleeps.

Minerva sits down near her. “Whatcha lookin at?” She asks, trying to be quiet for Arcane’s sake.

“Studying transformation spells. I got to learn everything so I can teach Arcane one day.” Twilight says as she keeps reading.

Minerva smirks. “You sure that isn’t all?”

“If I don’t teach him this subject, who will?” Twilight asks as Arcane turns on her stomach still holding his stuffed animal tightly.

“He really likes that camel.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz grins. “I knew he would. He likes those that can go long.”

“He is also so adorable too.” Twilight says smiling, looking to Arcane.

Blitz chuckles. “Yes, that too. He is definitely going to have an interesting life.”

‘And a new step mother soon if I have my way.’ Twilight thinks going back to her book.

Ahsoka chuckles. “So how come no one has come after Arcane yet?”

“Oh they have. They just haven’t got through the first line of defence.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks and keeps scratching. “And what is that?”

“Laser turrets.” Blitz says simply.

Ahsoka sighs. “And if they get through that? What’s the second line?”

“Oh the changeling guards with six mandalorians.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “I see and then after that?”

“You remember Terran?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka giggles. “Really, anything else?”

“Me.” Blitz says deadly serious.

Ahsoka smiled. “You do anything for your family, won’t you?”

“Do you even need to ask?” Blitz asks and Ahsoka could swear that his eyes turned red for a second.

Ahsoka sighs and resumes scratching him. “Not really. Though, what are you going to do now that you will be snowed in?”

“Roaring fire, foals playing around the room while huddled under a blanket with some of my mares.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Some of them?”

“Can’t fit all of them on the couch under the blanket.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka giggles. “Not unless you have a bigger blanket.”

“And one of my mares needs a bit extra attention.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “And who would that be?”

“That would be me I would think.” Daring says walking up in winter type of clothing with two guards.

Blitz smiled. “Ah Daring, how was your trip?”

“Tiring, now move over you two.” Daring says to Vinyl and Spitfire as she walked up.

They both sit up and Daring sits on Blitz’s lap and leans against him. “Such a nice pillow.”

“And this is the treatment the pregnant members get.” Blitz says to Ahsoka.

Ahsoka smiled. “How far along are you?”

“Months.” Daring says not even looking up.

Ashoka nods. “I see, you are not even going to ask about me?”

“Too tired, will look at what pony you are later.” Daring says Blitz pets her mane.

Ahsoka giggles. “Oh you will be surprised.”

“So how did your work go? The students give you any trouble?” Blitz says.

Daring waves him off. “Mostly asking how my married life is. Was able to get back on track though.”

“Have to crack the whip.” Blitz jokes.

Daring chuckles. “Yeah, after they started asking about the foal. That is definitely not allowed in my classroom. Wasting too much time too.”

“Oh, so how did your boss take the news?” Blitz asks.

Daring shrugs. “Rather well. Even gave me maternity leave at the ready. Just need to find one more artifact and it’s mine.”

“And has she been treating you differently since we have been donating to the school?” Blitz asks.

Daring chuckles. “Oh yeah, really well.” She said, emphasizing really.

“They don’t want a major backer angry at the school?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Daring smirks. “I love ya Blitzy.”

“We all know that.” Vinyl says a little salty over having to give up her seat.

Daring giggles. “Yeah, still, I have to deal with those lawsuits still happening. Apparently they can get an appeal for all instead of all at once. Hate that, though it’s simple since we already dealt with almost five and that’s setting a sort of law now.”

“Well that’s why I hired those lawyers and then since then, made them the basis of our legal department.” Blitz says.

Daring nods. “What are they going to be dealing with now since they got the book lawsuits in the bag?”

“Oh they will keep dealing with that and will be on standby mostly.” Blitz says.

Daring hums and snuggled against him. “Such a fluffy pillow.”

“So you thought of a name for the foal?” Blitz asks, hooking a hoof around them.

Daring keeps snuggling into him. “I’m thinking Venator for a colt and Vestigo for a filly. Hunter and explore are the meanings behind it. Cool, huh?”

“Oh so hunter for me and explorer for you?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Yep, pretty good, huh?”

“Yeah, so you bought a hat like yours, foal sized though for the foal yet?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Daring reaches for her backpack and pulls out a small hat. “Like it? Found it at the gift shop where they sell my books.”

“Oh, I just used a shrinking spell on my hat so Arcane could wear it like he is right now.” Blitz says.

Daring chuckles. “Then what are we going to give the rest of them?”

“Well one of the members is a seamstress so she can make more if need be.” Blitz says.

Daring smiled. “Better get her started then. It’s better to have some in advance.”

“Oh, you have already fantasized of you and the foal on an adventure haven’t you?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “Just like you said.”

“Oh Daring.” Blitz says petting her stomach.

Daring giggles and places a hoof over his. “Oh Blitz.” She playfully said.

“No Daring, you still can not drink any alcohol.” Blitz says.

Daring frowns. “Poo.”

“It’s a rule Daring, no mare who is pregnant can drink any beverage like that. We all agreed.” Octavia says as Azure looks to be trying to stalk a beetle close by her.

Daring huffs. “No fair.”

“It is perfectly fair. Octy never had alcohol once while pregnant and she likes to drink wine.” Vinyl says.

Daring opens her eyes and looks at her. “That’s because she has been drinking wine. I don’t.”

“Rainbow never drank hard cider while in this condition either.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring turns her head at him. “You bastard.” She whispered.

Blitz smirks and he lightly nipped her ear without anyone noticing. Daring yelps and makes the beetle scurry away with Azure looking disappointed.

“Daring, what’s wrong? Did the foal kick?” Blitz asks innocently.

Daring just hits him. “Jerk.”

“What did I do?” Blitz asks, continuing to play innocent.

Daring glares at him. “Give me a night and you are forgiven.”

“You, me, snuggling under a blanket in front of a fire.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring huffs. “That’s the idea.”

“I already have it all ready. I just promised Vinyl something first.” Bliz whispers into her ear.

Daring crosses her forelegs. “Just hurry up.”

“Got to wait for the moon to rise. You know vampire ways.” Blitz whispers.

Daring sighs. “Hate you.”

“I already got the fire roaring inside.” Blitz says.

Daring groans. “Let’s just get inside already.”

“I can’t.” Blitz says gesturing to the rope tied him to Vinyl.

Daring frowns. “”Let him go.”

“No.” Vinyl says foalishly.

Daring glares at her. “That wasn’t a request.”

“Oh and whatcha going to do about it.” Vinyl says sticking out her tongue.

Daring growls as she prepares to push off of Blitz. “Daring.” Blitz said with some chuckles. Daring sighs and relaxes against him again. “Just shut up.” She said. “Oh, one more thing, Pinkie is teaching her daughter about s’mores inside.” Blitz says.

Daring looks at him. “S’mores? Doesn’t that need live fire?”

“We have a fireplace inside.” Blitz reminds.

Daring keeps looking at him. “Blitz, this is Pinkie.”

“Yes and I told her to use the fireplace as she almost crashed through the front of the house already.” Blitz says.

“…What!?” Daring yells.

Blitz shrugs. “Don’t know where she got the vehicle from though.” Daring just looks horrified. ‘Oh that can’t be good for the foal.’ Blitz thinks.

Daring shakes herself out of it. “Why do you let her do this?”

Blitz just stares at her. “It’s Pinkie Pie. What are you going to do?”

“I…point taken.” Daring says at a loss for words. “Just make sure she doesn’t burn down my house or destroy it or flood it or rip it apart looking for the last cupcake or even….”

“I get it.” Blitz says stopping her with his hoof on her mouth.

“Good. I like this cottage.” Daring sys.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her. “Because of your new toys, I know.”

Daring just hits him. “It’s because it’s where we can all go to relax. And the toys.” She added as an afterthought.

“And where you want to raise your foals right?” Blitz asks, rubbing his head against her.

Daring nuzzles back. “Yeah, safe and sound for most of their life.”

“Oh look Vinyl, the moon has risen.” Octavia says.

Vinyl grins. “Fun time.” She said rubbing her hooves together.

“Very well.” Blitz says as Minerva brings out glasses with a bottle in a bucket full of ice.

Daring smiled. “I’ll wait on my bed.” She said getting off of him.

“Wait on the couch Daring. I got everything set up.” Blitz says.

Daring nods as she heads inside with the rest of them as Vinyl moves back into her spot, practically hopping on the swing.

“Excited?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Vinyl giggles. “Oh yeah. A good night under a full moon? How could I not?”

“Why a drink nopony has ever drank before.” Blitz says as he gets a few glasses and the brandy out with his magic.

Vinyl sighs in relief as she rests against him. “Thanks for this.”

“Yes, thanks.” Octavia says grabbing her own glass.

“Hey.” Vinyl whines.

Blitz nods as he starts to pour them the drink. “Just take it easy. It goes down hard.”

“You basing this off what you heard?” Vinyl asks.

Blitz shrugs. “I don’t know. This is the first time anyone tried this who isn’t a turian.”

“Twi, you want to get in on this?” Vinyl asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “Nah, got to deal with Arcane and my book.”

“Ok Spi…” Vinyl was cut off when she noticed Spitfire had snatched her glass when she wasn’t looking.

Spitfire smirks. “Mine.”

Vinyl growls and looks to be about to spew profanities at her when Blitz says. “You can share mine.”

Vinyl grins and saddles up to him and leans against him. “Gimme.”

“Down Vinyl, you will get it.” Blitz says, reminding her that Azure was watching.

Vinyl giggles and takes his drink before looking closely at it.

“I said share, don’t guzzle it.” Blitz says.

Vinyl grins as she looks at him before taking the glass and starts guzzling it down before pulling it away with a heavy sigh. “Oh yeah, that hit the spot.”

“Oh Vinyl, I didn’t know you like jalapenos peppers so much. I put one in the cup before Minerva poured the drink.” Blitz says as Minerva had salt ready to give.

Vinyl stares at him before feeling some heat and then drops the glass and starts panting. “Damn you…”

“Be nice.” Blitz said smirking as Minerva gave her the salt.

Vinyl puts the salt into her mouth and pants and calms down. “Dang you. Dang you Blitz.”

“If you had listened, that wouldn’t have happened.” Blitz says grabbing and holding her.

Vinyl hisses at him.

Blitz smiles and sits her in his lap before starting to pet her as Minerva drinks from the bottle.

They all watch as she puts down the bottle and burps. “Dang. That’s a good drink.”

“And now Minerva is going to be drunk in a few moments.” Blitz comments.

They keep watching as Minerva stays still before falling onto the little table in front and holds up the bottle. “Heh, heh, fall down.” She said drunkenly.

“That was some strong stuff. I’m a little tipsy.” Spitfire says swaying.

Blitz sighs as Octavia takes some before falling to the side and snoring out loud which makes Azure climb on top of her before going to sleep as well.

“Odd, usually Octy has the greater tolerance for alcohol.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “Yeah, she usually drinks only wine though.”

“Help me get them inside.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs and lifts Minerva onto her back while Blitz places Azure on his head before taking Octavia onto his back and they both take them inside and place them in one of the rooms and Blitz places Azure right back on top of Octavia and pulls the covers on top of them. “Well, that’s cute.” Blitz said as they headed back.

“What was that anyways?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz grins. “Turian brandy made for other species. Really tough or maybe we aren’t used to it yet because it’s still brand new.”

“Well that explains why I like it. I like brandy in general.” Spitfire says.

Blitz chuckles. “I know. I saw the rest of your bottles, didn’t I?” He said as Blazer yawns and comes out of his room and heads to the living room and sits down on the couch.

“Feeling better? I heard you had a cold.” Daring says under her quilt. Blazer only grunts before looking up and sees a large metal pad. “Game system. Go ahead.” Daring said as she kept watching as Blazer got up and went under the pad and Daring presses a few things on the table nearby and a full light box came down and covered Blazer as the TV came on and they saw him raise up a bit. “Worth every bit and credit.” Daring said as a game came on.

“Oh and what about me?” Blitz asks, slipping under the quilt with her.

Daring giggles and leans against him. “Well, you are worth all the time I have spent with you and even before marrying you.” She said as he sees Mirror’s Edge come on the screen and Blazer starts moving in midair.

“I see.” Blitz says nuzzling her.

Daring smiled and nuzzled back. “You love this life now?”

“It’s good right now.” Blitz says as he curls up with her.

Daring rolls her eyes and gives a kiss on his cheek before leaning onto his shoulder and watches as Blazer starts running across the level.

“Get some sleep love, we have all the time to spend together.” Blitz says.

Daring shakes her head. “No, I want to spend every moment of this awake with you. You’re the best stallion I ever had in a long time.”

“Oh, you had somepony before me?” Blitz jokes, starting to pet her.

Daring blushes. “Once or twice, but never got far. Heck, my archrival even tried, that didn’t work out.”

“I see, so how do you think he will react when you meet him again?” Blitz asks.

Daring shrugs. “Don’t know. But probably place me in a trap and try to stop me from getting the next treasure. Now, what would you do?”

“Before or after blasting him to the other side of the planet?” Blitz asks.

Daring laughs and nuzzles under his head and leaves her head there. “I love you Blitz.”

“I love you too Daring.” Blitz says as she drifted off to sleep, her head on his shoulder.

Blitz nuzzles her head one last time before looking back at Blazer and sees him really running. “Having fun?”

“Yeah, tired though.” Blazer says.

“It is night.” Blitz says.

Blazer looks back at him. “Still want to play.”

“Play only a little more before going back to bed. After all, you are still recovering. You can continue playing in the morning.” Blitz says.

Blazer smiled and went back to playing as Blitz turned to Daring, now snoring a bit, and wrapping a hoof around her. “Love ya.” He whispered and kissed her head.

Daring just mumbles something about magazines and beds and nuzzles his chest.

Blitz smiles and lets himself drift off to sleep.

---

“You’re too slow.” Blazer said as Blitz tried to race him in the game the next morning.

“I don’t get this game at all.” Blitz says.

Blazer chuckles. “It’s all about running dad. Running and tricks. Come on, aren’t you a big bad hunter?” He asks with a bit of a smirk.

“Burn!” The mares called from the couch with Arcane and Azure cheering at Blazer.

“Don’t make me get the flamethrower.” Blitz says.

Blazer giggles. “Well if you can beat me, I’ll apologize. How about that?”

“Not you, them.” Blitz says.

The mares just laugh or giggle as Blazer laughs in midair. “Oh be quiet and play Blitz. You need relaxation.” Ahsoka said walking by with a cup of coffee.

“What are you doing with my mug?” Blitz says noticing the mug had ‘I blasted a bounty for this’.

Ahsoka smirks. “Drinking, what else?” She said showing it off.

“Out of my favorite mug.” Blitz says sulking.

Ahsoka giggles. “Oh calm down Blitz. You can have it back after I’m done.”

“I literally killed five other bounty hunters getting that.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes the mug around. “It’s still yours. Just drinking out of it for a bit.”

“Wait, you did what now?” Applejack asks.

“They had bounties on their heads.” Blitz explains.

The mares just stare at him. “You sure?” Twilight asks.

“Thirty thousand credits were made that day with that mug which was supposed to be a joke gag by the bounty office.” Blitz says.

They still stare at him. “So?” Applejack asks.

“They had bounties on their heads.” Blitz says again.

Twilight frowns. “Blitz, it’s just a mug.”

“Only five hundred were ever made.” Blitz says.

Vinyl hits him with a balled up wrapper. “Just a mug.”

“That is worth a million credits for its rarity.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Calm down. It’s just a mug.”

“He has grown attached to it.” Spitfire says rolling her eyes at the other females for their denseness.

They just threw their wrappers at her and buried her under the trash.

“Oh look who is mad now.” Spitfire says.

“Alright Azure, are you ready for music time?” Octavia asks.

Azure cheers and jumps onto her head.

“Ok.” Octavia says getting out her cello.

Blitz smiled as the others were getting earmuffs from Vinyl. “Why don’t you give a private performance to him? I don’t think the others want it.”

“Nonsense, they need more culture in their lives.” Octavia says.

The mares just look confused on what she said with their earmuffs on.

“Go on then love.” Blitz says as all females but Ahsoka and Twilight were wearing earmuffs.

Octavia smiles and starts playing as Azure sighs and lays down on her head like he’s sleeping and the others start to relax and listen to the music as well.

“You like this Arcane?” Blitz asks.

Arcane nods and starts swaying along.

“Good boy.” Twilight says as she flipped the page of the picture book she was reading him.

Arcane laughs and runs across her before sitting in her lap and puts his hooves on the book.

Blitz shook his head at that as he looked to Daring who was still sleeping.

Blitz sighs as he walks over to her and sits down next to Daring. “Can’t believe she is still asleep.”

“Muffins.” Daring says in her sleep.

Blitz chuckles. “Pinkie.”

“Busy.” Pinkie says with a mouthful of s’mores.

Blitz shakes his head. “Oh Pinkie, where did you get the heat for those?”

“The fireplace.” Pinkie pointing to the roaring fire.

Blitz raises an eyebrow as Sunshine bites into her big piece and takes a big chunk out of it. “Pinkie, how much did Sunshine have?”

“That is her first bite. Did you like it? Did ya? Did ya?” Pinkie says ticking her stomach with her nose.

Sunshine giggles and hugs Pinkie’s nose, smearing the S’mores all over them. Blitz shakes his head and gets up. Daring moans as she grabs his tail and holds like a stuffed animal. Blitz smiles and pets her mane. Daring sighs and bites onto the tail and starts to chew on it. Blitz just looks to the other mares to see if they are seeing this. The others were just giggling and snickering at what Daring was doing and Blitz gained a small blush.

Blitz then uses his magic to remove their earmuffs and gives them an annoyed look. “It’s cute.” Twilight offered as Arcane turned a page himself.

“Vinyl, get her a muffin please.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs as she gets up and heads for the kitchen. “Whatever.” Blitz sighs as he waits for her as Spitfire snuck closer. “Got one.” Vinyl called as she heads back and tosses it to him and Spitfire snacthes it right out of the air.

“Spitfire.” Blitz calls looking over to her as she hangs the muffin out of his reach.

“There is a price for this.” Spitfire says.

Blitz sighs. “What is it?”

“Guess.” Spitfire says leaning in.

Blitz grabs her mane and gives her a hard kiss before grabbing the muffin and learning back again and gives it to Daring who snuggles with it before biting into it.

“Did I get it right?” Blitz asks while smirking.

Spitfire sways a bit before falling to her side and onto the other mares’ laps.

“I’ll take that as a maybe.” Blitz says snickering.

Daring mumbles as she keeps munching on the muffin. “Muffin.” She said happily.

“She reminds me of Derpy right now.” Blitz says.

“Muffin.” Daring cheers in her sleep as she now nibbles on the muffin.

“She’s like Arcane and his camel stuffed animal.” Vinyl comments.

Daring snorts as she starts to crawl over to Vinyl and then laid down on her lap. “Shut up Vinyl.”

“Glad you could join us Daring.” Blitz says laying next to her.

Daring eats the rest of the muffin. “Yeah, it was a good nap.” She said opening her eyes and ‘accidentally’ hitting Vinyl in the face, knocking her glasses off a little.

“You slept all night.” Vinyl says annoyed as Blitz pets her.

Daring nods as she sits up. “Yeah, I did. You jealous?”

Vinyl just pats her head a little hard. “Shut up.”

“Now Vinyl, don’t get rough. Remember Daring’s condition.” Blitz says.

Vinyl glares at Daring who was smirking at her and sticks her tongue out at her. “You’re a…”

“Be nice.” Daring reminds while still smirking.

Vinyl just huffs and goes over to Blitz and hugs him and squeezes him really tight.

Blitz chuckles and hugs her back. “Aw, you want your plushie?” He teases.

Vinyl just flashes her fangs at him.

Blitz grins. “Marshmallow, why don’t you play with Azure? I’m sure he wants to play with his step mother.”

“Fine.” Vinyl says as Ahsoka snickers at her nickname.

Blitz chuckles as Vinyl goes over to Azure and picks him and starts to play with him. “How’s Arcane Twi?” He asks looking over to her.

“He is doing fine, aren’t you sweetie?” Twilight asks, poking him with her nose.

Arcane giggles and tries to hug her nose.

“Oh that is so cute.” Pinkie says.

Arcane laughs and climbs onto her before jumping from head to head and lands on Blitz and cheers.

“I think he is starting to learn to glide.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “Maybe, just need to work on those wings of his. Though there is the fact he’s been doing this.” She said showing an apple.

Arcane sees it and jumps off his father and tries to glide to it, but is caught by his grandmother.

Mary chuckles and looks him over. “Aw, he wants an apple now. Probably reminding him of his second mother. Though, I don’t think that’s what you mean.” She said, looking to Twilight who smirks and sends some magic into the apple and they see it change into the stuffed camel he has.

“Mom, when did you get back?” Blitz asks.

Mary smirks. “A little while ago. Saw the results of that drink you got. Didn’t know you were a bunch of lightweights. I drank worse.” She said tickling Arcane’s stomach.

“Oh. Why don’t you try a drink?” Blitz says challenging.

Mary grins. “Bring it.”

“Be right back.” Blitz says heading into the kitchen.

Mary giggles as she keeps tickling Arcane. “Who’s a good boy? Who’s a good boy?”

Arcane laughs and tries to grab her hoof as Blitz comes back with the bottle and puts it down on the table with a shot glass. Mary smirks as she gives Arcane to him and picks the bottle and glass before putting the glass down and takes a swig of the bottle. She smacks her lips a few times as the others just watch her. She just smiled as she put the bottle down and burped cutely. “Excuse me. Don’t know what all the fuss is about.”

“Three, two, one.” Blitz counts down.

Mary was still smirking before starting to gain a half lidded eyes and then fell down and snores out loud that seems to shake the whole house.

“I’m happy right now.” Blitz says.

Twilight takes Arcane from his hooves. “And why’s that?”

“Mom can’t be so smug when she wakes up.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled and shook her head. “Oh Blitz.”

Arcane, seeing this, walks over and pokes Mary.

They chuckle and laugh as Mary just snorts.

“Arcane, look.” Blitz says putting his stuffed camel on Mary’s head.

Arcane cheers and jumps onto Mary’s head and grabs his animal before nuzzling it and sits down on her head.

“Aw.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz smiles and pats his head before sitting down again and Daring leans against him now as Mary still snores.

“You getting a preview.” Blitz says.

Daring giggles and nuzzles him. “I love you Blitz.”

Blitz nuzzles her back. “Love you too. So, you ready for your new life?” He asks as he places a hoof over her stomach.

“Was when I was in the wedding dress.” Daring says.

Blitz chuckles and kisses her head. “You’re so cute. But what are you going to do when the little one is born?”

Daring smiled. “Take a little break from working in school and then make a better schedule so I can also deal with the new little one in my life, along with spending time with you.”

Blitz keeps nuzzling her. “Really, what will happen to most of your classes?”

Daring smiled and kissed his cheek. “Most of them will be down, but not all of them.”

Blitz sighs in relief. “Good, I don’t want you to stop. This is part of your life with me and I don’t want you to stop on account of me or the foal. Sometimes, it could be your dream job at times.”

“You’re right.” Daring says.

Blitz chuckles. “When am I not?”

“Don’t push your luck.” Daring says as Blitz keeps the brandy just out of her reach.

Blitz grins as he reaches out more. “You can’t Daring, think of the foals.”

Daring grumbles.

Blitz chuckles and gives a small kiss. “It’s okay, once you have your foal, we’ll celebrate.”

“Yeah, but for now this is going into my personal supply.” Spitfire says grabbing the bottle.

Blitz frowns. “Spitfire, you have your own already. This is my stash.”

“Not this bottle.” Spitfire says cheekily.

Blitz snatches it back. “My bottle.”

“Oh?” Spitfire asks as Daring smiles knowingly and backs away before Spitfire tackles him to the ground and starts wrestling him for the bottle.

The other mares just shake their heads as Azure and Arcane try to shake theirs. But Pinkie and her daughter smile and clap.

Blitz grunts as he takes the bottle and holds it out of reach. “Ha! I won!”

“No I win.” Shadow says snatching the bottle.

“Wha…Shadow?” Blitz asks.

Shadow grins. “Check it.” She said holding out the bottle before walking away and Blitz tries to go after her before Spitfire has him in a hold.

“Wait Shadow, when did you arrive?” Blitz calls.

Shadow smiled. “Just now.”

“What, not even a hug?” Blitz calls.

Shadow grins. “Not until I try this.”

“Not a good idea.” Spitfire says still on top of Blitz.

Shadow smiled. “What’s the worst that can happen?” She asks after opening the bottle.

“Mary was knocked out by the first shot.” Blitz says.

Shadow shrugs. “Eh, what’s the worst that can happen to me?” She asks before taking a swig and puts the bottle down.

“Oh boy.” Blitz says looking at the fallen mare.

---

“This is certainly a strange family you got here.” Ahsoka said as she petted Blitz.

“Would you stop that?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka grins and scratches behind his ears. “Nope, would you want me to?”

“Dang you.” Blitz says struggling under her assault.

Ahsoka smiled as she stops for a bit. “Hey Blitz?”

“What?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka just watched him. “You still wish things were different?”

“You are so…” Blitz starts but stops and slumps when Ahsoka starts scratching him behind the ear.

Ahsoka smirks. “Come on. Still wish things were different?” Blitz couldn’t even answer from her scratching. Ahsoka smiled and let’s up a bit. “Blitz, I want an answer.”

“No, because I have foals.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Anything else, other than your foals? Anyone or anything else in life you need?”

“Well I was able to meet my birth mother. She is the pegasus over there who went down after the first shot who isn’t in a uniform.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles as she looks over and sees Mary playing with most of the foals. “So how long has it been since you have seen her?”

“From first seeing her?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, still have to know your family.”

“Well the first time I met her was around two years ago.” Blitz says

Ahsoka sighs. “And what did she do all that time?”

“Do me a favor and call out, hey, Captain Kidd.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks confused before looking at Mary. “Hey, Captain Kidd!”

“What?” Mary asks looking at her.

Ahsoka looks back to Blitz. “Captain Kidd?”

Blitz nods. “Yep, she was a captain on a pirate ship. Pretty cool huh?”

Mary was walking over with some of the foals riding her. “Need me for something?”

“No, Ahsoka just asked what you were doing with your life before I found you.” Blitz says.

Mary chuckles. “I thought she would ask that one day. Yes, I was a pirate, pretty good one at that.”

“Had a few bad experiences with pirates.” Ahsoka says.

Mary smiled. “Well I’ll tell ya, I’m not bad or them.”

Blitz chuckles. “With how the foals are on you, that’s a given.”

Mary nods as she looks back to the foals on her back as Arcane giggles and hugs his camel on her head. “True, still, you need take of these guys on your own and by that I mean you only.” She said looking at Blitz.

“Hey, you need to spend time with your grandfoals as well.” Blitz says.

Mary smirks. “Yes, but they need to spend wholly with their father. Besides, you wanted to spend time with them, it’s best you play with them all too. They might learn a few things other than from me.”

“Oh Azure, Arcane, Smile, who is your father?” Blitz asks.

They cheer and reach for him.

“Come at me.” Blitz says. They immediately jumped at him and snuggled into him. “Hugs for all.” Blitz said hugging and nuzzling them.

“Being a father is really becoming of you.” Ahsoka says as he was assaulted by the three foals.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, my pride and joys. Right guys?”

“Yeah.” Ahsoka says looking away. ‘Unlike you, the code forbids me from such attachments.’ Ahsoka thinks.

Blitz sighs as he leans back again and the foals crawl all over him. “So, how did your latest ship sailing go mom?”

“Not a bad ship, I ran into an old acquaintance though.” Mary says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow as Sunshine starts pulling at his mane and hanging from it. “Who?”

Mary smiled. “Jack Rackham. That stallion which you humiliated at the tavern. Still steaming too.”

“Huh, who is that?” Blitz asks.

Mary smirks. “Come on boy. Don’t ya remember? He was coming onto your mare and even had the audacity to challenge your skills. Crouse you told him off by just talking.”

“Huh, lets see…oh, that waste of space. Should have done the Krogan style response to that.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka snickers as Mary looks confused. “And what might that be?” She asks.

“A headbutt.” Ahsoka says.

“The Krogan have reinforced plates on their heads making the impact even worse and can kill one without plates or a helmet.” Blitz explains.

Mary chuckles. “Wow, you still want to do it?”

“No, he is beneigh me, though Whirlwind could use a new training dummy.” Blitz thinks out loud, smirking as Azure and Arcane race to the top of Blitz’s head only to be beaten by their sister.

Sunshine looks sumg until both Azure and Arcane tackle her onto his back and Arcane starts trying to hit her with his stuffed camel.

“Arcane, don’t use Mr. Sandy as a weapon, he could rip.” Blitz says.

Arcane whines and hugs the camel as Sunshine tackles him now and they start wrestling. “Mr. Sandy?” Ahsoka asks with a smirk.

“It’s a camel and they live in deserts.” Blitz says.

Azure sits down on his head and looks at him over his vision and coos at him.

“Oh, you want a stuffed animal to Desperado?” Blitz asks, smiling at him. Azure coos again. Blitz chuckles. “Alright, I’ll see what I can get you.”

Ahsoka smiled as she watched all the foals play on him. “How does it feel, having kids?”

“They are my treasure.” Blitz says holding Azure.

Ahsoka nods and scratches Azure’s head. “They are still so cute.”

Mary chuckles as she grabs the other two and pets them as well. “Yeah, never thought my boy would catch so many eyes and even foreign ones as well.” She said eyeing Ahsoka.

“Foreign?” Blitz asks.

Mary smirks. “Oh yes, foreign.” She said as Ahsoka blushes. “Come on, what is another word for foreign?” Blitz cocks his head to the side in confusion. Mary groans. “Okay, I’m not going to help you. If you’re going to be that much of a blockhead, figure it out yourself.”

“Ouch, that hurt mum.” Blitz says.

Mary clicks her tongue. “Please, your wives told me how much you were bad at the dating stage. Stuttering and didn’t know what the special words were, terrible. At least your father was better at it.”

Ahsoka smirks. “Really, that bad?”

Mary huffs. “Better believe it.” She said as the foals got off of them and headed inside. “He was so bad, the mares had to show him how much they love him.”

“Let’s…not go there.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka leans on her arms. “Tell me more.” She said, not listening to Blitz.

“Please mum, not in front of the foals.” Blitz says.

Mary grins. “Oh they told me that he was so badly embarrassed, he can’t go out without wearing at least something and still blushes.”

“I like clothes.” Blitz mutters to himself.

Ahsoka chuckles. “I thought he would get used to here since they don’t wear anything at times. Only formal things.”

Mary nods. “Yes they do, but my son doesn’t want to be seen without wearing some pants at least.”

Blitz groans and gets up. “That’s it, I’m heading inside.” He said, opening the door before being pelted by pillows and knocked down. “Ow.”

They both look over and peek into the doorway before being pelted too and pulled back. “We got a fort. Who’s ready to pillage?!” Mary cheers and they can hear cheers from the inside.

“What hit me?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiled. “Your kids made a pillow fort and just hit you with pillows.”

“One, two, three. All present and accounted for…unless.” Blitz says, his eyes shooting open. “Rainbow are you in there?” Blitz calls.

“No.” She called back.

“Azure, Arcane, Smile, storm the fortress.” Blitz orders.

They just hit him with pillows and knock him down again. “Okay, plan B. Mom, around the other side. Ashoka, me and you are distractions. Let’s go!” He called as they set themselves up.

Blitz managed to sneak up on them when Mary gave herself away. “Rainbow.” Blitz whispered into the unsuspecting mare’s ear.

Rainbow yelps and is grabbed by him as Ahsoka tries to grab the foals, but they jump and start to hit her all over with pillows. “How did this get started?” Blitz asks as Mary gets in and starts to pillow fight too.

“You little…” Rainbow starts.

“Dear, I think that is enough.” Rarity says.

Rainbow smiled and hugs him as the foals now have Mary and Ahsoka down and has them pelted with pillows. “Like the fort?”

“Spectrum Blast, come give you dad a hug.” Blitz calls.

Spectrum cheers and jumps at him and Blitz catches her and hugs her tight. “You have fun?”

Spectrum smiles as she hugs him while Blast keeps smacking Mary with his pillow.

Mary laughs as she keeps getting hit in the face. “I give, I give.” She pleaded.

“Blast is a warrior already.” Blitz says smirking.

Mary laughs as Blast moves onto Ahsoka and starts hitting her with Azure and Arcane.

“Watch out they don’t tie you up Ashoka.” Blitz says holding back a laugh.

Ahsoka laughs as she tries to get up and soon the foals fall into their back, tired. “These guys are a bundle of energy.”

“They are foalsssss…what the heck are you?” Rainbow asks, noticing Ahsoka.

Ahsoka smiled and waved. “Hi, Ahsoka Tano.”

“She is an old friend.” Blitz says.

Rainbow tries to wave back. “What the heck is she doing here?”

“Will explain later, sound good?” Blitz asks petting her mane.

Rainbow purrs. “Yeah.” She said enjoying the petting.

‘And that is how you win against Rainbow.’ Blitz thinks.

Ahsoka looks over the foals who are now trying to lift a pillow. “Blitz, want to declare the winner?”

“The foals.” Blitz says picking them all up with his magic.

Mary chuckles as she sits up. “Well, that was fun. Didn’t know they would build a fort now though.” Blitz smiles as he levitates them to their mothers. “Though, at least they will always know their father and mothers.” Mary added as an afterthought.

“And their grandmother.” Rainbow says, smirking.

Mary smiled as she saw the foals being nuzzles by their mothers. “Yeah.”

“I think it’s nap time for them, what do you think girls?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiled as Arcane and the rest yawns. “Yeah, sleepy time for these guys.”

“Alright, lets tuck them in.” Blitz says following them.

Ahsoka smiled as she sat down on the couch with Mary right by her. “You like him, don’t ya?” Mary asks after they left.

“Jedi can not make such attachments. It is one of the core rules of our code.” Ahsoka says.

Mary chuckles. “That ain’t stopping ya from trying.”

“It is as a Jedi, I must inher to the code.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz smiles as the foals sleep. Twilight leans on him as they single into what they got. “You have a great life now Blitz.” She whispered.

“Speaking of which, I need to talk to you all about something in another room.” Blitz whispers.

Twilight nods and follows him out to the kitchen for a bit. “So what’s wrong?”

“Nothing, I just want your opinions. I have been thinking of buying the rest of the foals stuffed animals like Arcane’s Mr. Sandy.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled. “Go ahead. I’m sure they would love it.”

“Now I want input from their birth mothers so it will be a gift from both of us.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles and slaps his flank. “Go get em boy.”

“Twi, they are right here with us.” Blitz says barely fazed by her.

Twilight still giggles. “Who else wants to get a reaction out of him and stuffed animals for the foals?”

“That is why I called this to discuss what to get each foal.” Blitz says annoyed and his left eye twitches.

Twilight smirks. “I was talking to them.” She said pointing to the others getting something from the kitchen.

“Ok, any ideas then?” Blitz says after taking a deep breath.

Applejack smiles. “A guard pony plushie, if a griffon one is there, then that.”

“Guard griffon or pony, possibly knight.” Blitz says as Twilight wrote it down.

Octavia smiled. “Maybe one that’s like a classy bear. Suits and all.”

“Why not a bat?” Vinyl asks, raiding the fridge.

Octavia huffs. “I want him a classy stallion when he grows up.”

“But he is a hybrid of pony and vampire.” Vinyl comments.

Octavia looks at her. “Classy.”

“Vampiric.” Vinyl argues.

Octavia glares. “Classy.”

“Girls.” Blitz says stopping them. “Classy vampire does exist.”

Both glare at each other before sighing. “Fine.”

“Might have to get a bear and a bat stuffed animal for Azure.” Blitz whispers to Twilight.

“Oh, how about a cupcake or a cake with a smile on it?” Pinkie suggested.

“Stuffed animal Pinkie.” Blitz reminds, making Pinkie adapt a thinking position.

“Pinkie plushie.” She said.

“Rarity, I will have to ask a favor.” Blitz mutters.

Rarity giggles. “Of course dear, though since we became celebrities, they made stuffed versions of ourselves. But I will happily make one personally.”

“Ok, now for Spectrum and Blast.” Blitz says starting to think.

Rainbow hums. “How about a Wonderbolt plushie?”

“That includes yours?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow grins. “Duh, I would look awesome as a plushie.”

“I was kind of thinking of a hawk for Blast.” Blitz admits.

Rainbow signs. “Fine. That works too.”

Blitz winks to Rarity who gets his meaning and giggles. “Oh and what about the unborn one? Anypony have an idea?” Blitz asks.

They all look at Rarity and Applejack as they blush. “Well, an ox here.” Applejack said, trying to drink something.

“I meant Daring unbo…what?” Blitz asks after a moment of silence.

They all look to Daring who has a pony plushie already dressed up. “Came prepared.”

“Not that love. What did you just say Applejack?” Blitz asks.

Applejack looks a bit confused. “An ox. What’s wrong?”

“You implied something else with that statement and you looked to Rarity. Is there something you want to say?” Blitz asks.

Applejack chuckled nervously and tried to drink again and looked away.

“Applejack.” Blitz presses.

Applejack sighs. “Rarity is already making one.”

“And?” Blitz asks.

“I am pregnant as well.” Applejack says causing the mares to smile and walk over to the two mares.

Blitz smiled as Twilight wrote some things down. “Twi, want something else for Arcane?”

“I am thinking of a phoenix plushie.” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles. “Really, no alicorn one?”

“I’m not vain or anything, besides most alicorn plushies are of Celestia and I have yet to forgive my former teacher yet.” Twilight says.

Blitz smirks. “Yet there are some of Luna. She isn’t that bad. And I’m sure the foals would love to see their auntie Luna.”

“Still in production.” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles. “Really, they never made a Luna plushie?”

“Before her return she was still Nightmare Moon and Celetia overshadowed her sister for some time after she did to the point most of the nation didn’t even know she had returned.” Twilight informs.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Guess she is worse than we thought.”

“More like she was so used to ruling alone, she forgot how to rule with others.” Twilight says.

Blitz smiled. “Wow Twi, didn’t know you hate her that much.”

“Not hate, just anger at her, not as much as you though as you were going to kill her and did a few of her guards.” Twilight says.

Blitz wraps a hoof around her. “Easy Twi, just saying. Now, who are we forgetting?”

“Rarity, what do you want to give to your future foal?” Twilight asks.

Rarity waves them off. “As long as it has an amazing dress.”

“And for a male?” Blitz asks walking over.

Rarity looks at him. “A suit.” Blitz smiles and pets her. She sighs happily. “I love you my prince charming.”

“Love you too.” Blitz says.

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“So it has been six days Blitzy, ready to give up?” Twilight asks as they take the foals to the park.

“Nope, I’m still going to win.” Blitz says as Arcane rode on his head while the rest of the foals were being carried by or riding on their birth mothers.

Twilight bumps against him. “Aw, come on Blitzy.”

“Oh ye of little fai…why is there a door in the middle of the park?” Blitz asks, raising an eyebrow.

They look to see a door standing in the middle of the field. “That is weird.” Twilight said, looking it over and finding it’s just a door that you would find in a store as Blitz hands her Arcane.

Blitz looked behind it as they all stood off to the side. “Huh.” He said opening it and stepping through. “Looks regular.” They heard before the door closed on itself and they found him gone.

“Blitz!” The mares cried. The mares looked around frantically for him examining the door and everything. “Where did he go?” Rainbow asks.

“Quick Twi, use your magic on the door and determine where it sent him.” Pinkie says.

Twilight uses her magic but found no trace of magic on it. “But…there has to be magic.” She said as she kept trying.

They all soon stood off to the side again as they thought about how to deal with it until the door opened and Blitz stepped through the doorway again and had a bag of something. “Wow, that’s a great shopping trip. Bye guys.” He said to the doorway before he closed it. “Hi girls.” He said to the shocked mares.

“Wha…” Twilight says, her mouth hanging open.

Blitz drops the bag and places some boxes and picnic baskets on the ground. “So, what did I miss?”

“But how, there was no technology or magic used.” Twilight says.

Blitz shrugs. “I don’t know. Try it. By the way, Twi, I won the wager.” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight stared at him until her eye twitches. “You planned this, didn’t you?”

“Who else would set up the door?” Blitz says bringing out her favorite drink.

Twilight glares at him as the foals jump off their mothers and head to the basket. “Where did you go?”

“Oh, just over there, behind that ledge.” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight growls before she tries to pounce at him only to be caught by his magic. “Those who don’t have magic, use illusions like that.” Blitz says.

Twilight tries to claw at him. “You…”

“Be nice.” Blitz said pointing to the foals.

Twilight just starts to pout as she is sat beside Blitz.

Blitz chuckles as he wraps a hoof around her. “So cute. So…about that bet.”

“You did outsmart me this time.” Twilight admits sighing.

“Good, now I’m thinking that for the next week me and you mares do…” Blitz whispers the rest into Twilight’s ear.

Twilight blushes as she listens to it. “You know some of them won’t go for it.” She whispered.

“I didn’t say all of them and you sure Shadow will be ok, she said she wasn’t feeling well this morning and we left at the house with just Whirlwind.” Blitz says.

Twilight shrugs. “Don’t know exactly. She was still in bed last I saw her.”

“Note to self, have a doctor on speed dial.” Blitz says making a note.

Twilight chuckles. “Really?”

Blitz smiled. “Yep, got to be careful.”

Twilight looks to the door. “So how did you get this set up without us noticing?”

Blitz smirks. “A magician never reveals his secrets.”

Twilight pushes him. “Blitzy.”

Blitz grins. “What?”

“Tell me.” Twilight says pouting at him.

Blitz shakes his head. “Nope, not happening.”

Blazer was just eating a sandwich. “Tell me.” He heard. “Nope.” He sighs as he tries to eat before hearing someone walking behind him and sees two fillies giggling at each other. “Huh.” He said to himself which caught the fillies attention.

The gray filly tilts her head at the large family sitting all over. “Check it out, it’s the blank flanks’ family.”

Blitz inhales and slowly turns around and gives them the evil eye.

They smugly walk over as the eye didn’t phase them and don’t notice the tail in the way. “Woah!” They yelled as they landed onto Blazer. “Hi there, mind getting off?” He asks moving his tail back and a piece of tomato falls from his sandwich onto Silver’s head. “Whoops, don’t have a good grip yet.”

Diamond growls and glares at him. “Hey, watch it! My daddy can really do some damage to you and your family.”

Blazer raises an eyebrow. “Okay, but I doubt paperwork can hurt us. We just survived a direct attack on our home from that invasion. Not fun.” He said moving his wings a bit so his swords can clank against each other, making her look to them and shrink back a bit.

“Twi, remember when Celestia’s guards tried to banish our son and what I did to them?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks. “How could I forget? You first grabbed him with your magic and then slowly squeezed the life of him, literally crushing him with the pressure until finally his body gave out and sent blood flying.”

Silver looked fearful. “Diamond, I think we should…”

“My daddy can still do damage.” Diamond said.

“To a princess family?” Twilight muse out loud.

Blazer smirks. “I think you two should go.” He said as Diamond huffs.

“Listen buddy, you better watch out when we’re around. You hurt us and we will come after you.” Diamond reminds as they get up and walk away.

Blazer chuckles. “Try it love.”

Diamond blushes as they hurry up and run out of there.

‘Nice addition.” Applejack says rubbing his head.

Blazer smiled. “Heard about them from auntie Apple Bloom. Not nice, but they saw things that might count as good.” He said, trying to add more things to his sandwich.

Applejack chuckles and wraps a hoof around him. “Aw, little Blazer got a crush.”

“More chicken son?” Blitz offers.

Blazer quickly takes it and adds it to his sandwich, trying to look away from Applejack.

Applejack just smiles at him.

Twilight leans over to Blitz. “You really think those two would even go for a griffon, even a stallion when they grow up? I don’t think their chosen ones would like them.”

“You implying they grow up to be fillyfoolers?” Applejack says, causing Pinkie to do a spit take while Blitz starts laughing.

Twilight blushes. “No, just saying. Do you think they would even go for a griffon let alone a stallion? Heck, would the ones they choose even like them?”

Blitz laughter doesn’t let up as he keeps going and Pinkie does another spit take and then pauses and drinks some tea before spit taking that one.

Blazer grumbles as he keeps eating until he spies a familiar hoof reaching from behind the bush and going for his swords. “Come on, grab it and let’s go.” He heard from behind the bush. He sighs and waits until it grabs one of his swords and shakes it a bit. “Got it.” He hears as he grabs it as well and feels it being pulled. “It’s stuck.” He rolls his eyes before pulling hard and forcing Diamond through the bush.

“Hi there.” Blazer said as she drops the sword and he wears them both behind his back. “You want stealing being added to the list?”

Blitz, seeing this, looked unhappy and got up. “You know there are thirteen different targets that result in instant death on a pony’s body.” Blitz says deadly seriously.

Diamond whimpers as she gets up a bit and backs up until she gets stopped by Blazer. “I suggest you run and don’t bother us this way again unless it’s a good reason. Teasing isn’t one.” Blazer said.

“And it will lead you to appear as missing and never found.” Blitz adds.

Diamond whimpers. “My…daddy will…”

Blazer groans. “Are you really going to let your dad fight everything for you? Are you that weak?”

Diamond suddenly turns on him and glares. “I am not weak!”

Blazer looks her over. “Looks that way. Letting daddy fight and just letting one sentence handle it all. Yeah, that’s a great mare that you think it is.”

Diamond growls. “You…you…you…”

Blazer smirks. “Are sly?” He offered.

“Blazer, please stop talking to those beneath us.” Blitz comments.

Blazer chuckles as Diamond growls a bit more. “Okay dad, I won’t talk with the garbage here. Feels like I’m talking to a tin can or a rock. Dumb one at that.”

Diamond yells in frustration. “You are the most hated thing on my list right now. Those blank flanks don’t even come close to you. You aren’t even a pony and you irritate the heck out of me! You are the most vile, irritating, stupid and puffy bird I ever met!”

Blazer looks confused. “I’m puffy?”

Diamond blushes before jumping through the bushes and they see her and Silver run off.

“How are you doing Fire?” Blitz asks looking over to Spitfire.

Spitfire waves at him as she relaxes. “Just fine.” She said adjusting her pants a bit.

“You usually wear something tighter Fire, what is the problem?” Blitz asks, walking over to her.

Spitfire shrugs. “Eh, wanted to try something new. You like?” She asked while showing off a bit.

“I must say I like your hat and your sunglasses are good.” Blitz says.

Spitfire smirks. “Want to do something with it?”

“Later Fire, so that jacket keeps you warm?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire nods and snuggles into it. “Yeah, didn’t know you had something like this.”

“Nice and comfy isn’t it?” Blitz asks as a cold breeze blows by.

Spitfire nods as she wraps it more. “Yeah, really warm.”

“By the way Rarity, nice work on the foals clothes so they don’t get cold.” Blitz says.

Rarity smiled as the foals kept eating in their new clothes. “Thank you my dear. I make it a point to help my family.”

“Speaking of which…” Blitz starts.

“No, they are still grounded for another week.” Rarity and Applejack says.

Blitz sighs. “I think this has gone off long enough. Besides, Spike will be going on a mission out of the system for a while to do some business on Omega. For them, the grounding will feel longer even though it’s over.”

“No.” They say in unison.

“Well I tried. Get used to them living in the house for another month.” Blitz says.

“We said week, love.” Rarity says.

Blitz nods. “And Spike leaves within a week. So get used to the begging.”

“We have earplugs.” Rarity says.

Blitz shrugs. “Hey, your sisters, your problem.”

Applejack waves him off. “They’ll be fine. What are they going to do, run off, we got them watched now.”

“And if they do, we could always send them to a strict boarding school.” Rarity adds.

The others just looked at them wearily before scooting away a bit. “Okay.” Pinkie said.

“They are saying if they won’t listen and keep defying them, they will see how they like living under somepony else and never get a chance to see Spike.” Blitz says.

Pinkie shrugs. “So where do they go?”

“I’m thinking of E.P.B.” Applejack says.

Blitz shrugs. “Like I said, your sister, your choice. You do whatever you want with your slave…oops, I mean sister.”

“That was uncalled for.” Spitfire says smacking him on the back of the head.

Blitz chuckles. “Sorry, but it’s just sounding like that when you just spell what’s going to happen when they do something wrong. Nothing on the good side.”

“They did something wrong as well and are being punished for it. Nothing mean. This is being a parental figure.” Rarity says making Blitz quiet down.

Blitz sighs. “That’s it, I’m done.”

“Good, now time for cake.” Pinkie says pulling a chocolate frosted cake from where Blitz couldn’t tell, but was guess was a dimensional hole of some kind.

Blitz groans. “I’m still questioning how she does that.”

“One for you.” Pinkie says cutting the cake and giving a slice to Spitfire.

Blitz groans again. “Can I have one now? I need something to lose myself in.”

“I can give you that later.” Spitfire says leaning against him.

Blitz smiled and looked at her. “How about something a bit smaller for now?”

“You know a shrinking spell now?” Spitfire jokes.

Blitz chuckles and wraps a hoof around her. “Love ya.”

“Know you do.” Spitfire says cheekily.

Blitz nuzzles her. “And what do you have to say for me?”

“Well you are not too bad.” Spitfire jokes before kissing him.

Blitz chuckles. “Really? Well what’s bad about me?”

“Well how about you prove me wrong later.” Spitfire asks, challenging and rubbing his chest.

Blitz smirks and looks to her hoof. “I will, only if you do the same.”

“Challenge accepted.” Spitfire says confidently.

Blitz grins. “Good, I won’t want you to lose so badly and leave me snoring.”

“Oh ho, you got jokes now?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz nuzzles her nose. “You know I do.”

“Got room for one more? It will be like our college years Fire.” Vinyl says leaning against her.

Blitz chuckles. “Only if she agrees and you got to tell me what went on in those years either way.”

Spitfire looks to him. “You sure you’re up for it? Don’t you want a break now?”

“Not right now, she can tell me later.” Blitz says.

Spitfire raises an eyebrow. “I meant you taking a break from us. Aren’t you tired the least bit?”

“Hey, I won the bet so I get to choose and I want to spend as much time with you girls that I can, because my job or your jobs can keep us separated like with Fleet right now.” Blitz says.

Vinyl looks at him. “How is she right now? Last time we saw her, she was still completing her old life.”

Blitz sighs. “She has Terran with her, but she’s still thinking about things.”

“Actually, I left her in charge of the Wonderbolts with Soarin while I came to spend time with you.” Spitfire whispers into Blitz’s ear.

Blitz smirks. “Really, that stallion?”

“I know he is gay, but he is still one of the leaders.” She whispers.

Blitz looks at her. “You actually find that questionable?”

“No, he has just yet to make a pass on one of our recruits or members.” Spitfire whispers as she snuggles into Blitz.

Blitz shakes his head. “You are strict. Got a camera or something there?”

“Running nearly all the time.” Spitfire says as they lay on the grass.

Blitz smiled. “And where did you happen to get the tech for that?”

“You supplied it.” Spitfire says smirking.

Blitz grins and keeps nuzzling her. “That I did. Though those bumbling security guards are working, right?”

“Oh they are. I have been really cracking the new whip. I went through two already.” Spitfire jokes.

Blitz chuckles. “I love ya Fire.”

“Show me later.” Spitfire whispers.

“I will.” Vinyl whispers.

Spitfire sighs and turns to her. “Really?”

“Yep.” Vinyl says.

Spitfire groans. “Don’t drink his blood then and we’ll be fine.”

“I won’t, I want him full of energy this time.” Vinyl says.

Blitz grins. “Oh better fill up on some food then. Who knows what you might ask.”

“Oh, but don’t you get to decide because you won your bet?” Vinyl asks.

Blitz taps his chin. “That’s true. Want something crazy or simple, you get some leeway?”

“Simple. I’m not into the whole crazy thing like Vinyl.” Spitfire says.

Vinyl grins. “Come on Spits. Have some fun, let loose.”

“I’m not the party girl you are Vinyl. I chose a military career.” Spitfire reminds.

“Speaking of which, what is the mood in the Wonderbolts having learned what happened with Celestia and Arcane?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire sighs. “Bad. They can’t believe she did it.”

“And what are they thinking of doing? Has the Wonderbolts been divided into camps of different viewpoints?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, one side thinks she had a good reason, the other thinks she can’t do it no matter how she views it. You want harmony princess, you got to accept.”

“Maybe she has lived too long and can’t keep up with the times.” Blitz says thinking out loud.

Vinyl shrugs. “Eh, who knows. She probably got way too old.”

“The old sometimes can’t change their ways.” Blitz says.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, they can be really stubborn.”

“Well let’s get our slice of cake before it is gone.” Blitz says.

They all look up and see the foals digging into the last slice. “Too late.” Vinyl said.

“Oh well.” Blitz says.

Pinkie suddenly climbs up behind them. “Cake?” She asks, pulling out another cake.

“Pinkamena, how many slices has Pinkie let the foals have so far?” Blitz ask.

Pinkie’s mane suddenly goes flat. “All of it.”

“That is enough cake for the foals for now Pinkie.” Blitz says motioning them to join him.

The foals run over and pounce on them as Pinkamena just stares as Sunshine looks up at her.

“Oh, look who’s daughter came over to her mother.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena sighs. “Come here.” She said opening her hooves and Sunshine jumps in and snuggles into her coat.

Blitz smiles as she lays down beside him. “You aren’t such a bad mother.”

Pinkamena sighs as she lays down. “Guess so.”

“Your daughter loves you and you are happy, right?” Blitz asks, leaning into her.

Pinkamena stayed silent until her daughter’s nuzzling knocked her out of it. “Yeah.”

“Is Pinkie doing back flips now?” Blitz asks.

Pinkamena groans. “Yeah.” She groans.

“Come here.” Blitz says holding her close.

Pinkamena sighs as she leans against him. “Idiot.”

“Love you.” Blitz says kissing her head.

Pinkamena smiled a bit. “Me too.”

“You’ve changed you know?” Blitz asks.

Pinkamena raises an eyebrow. “How?”

“Use to be you wouldn’t have relaxed or stayed out this long. Now you are here relaxing with me and your daughter.” Blitz says smiling back.

Pinkamena looks to Sunshine and sighs as she pats her head. “Idiot?”

“Yes beautiful?” Blitz asks.

Pinkamena smirks and reaches behind him before grabbing his tail. “You know your trick for us?”

“What trick?” Blitz asks.

Pinkamena grins and pulls his tail hard and makes his yelp. “Yeah, thought so.”

“You don’t want to play that game with me in public love.” Blitz says as the rest of the mares snicker.

Pinkamena tilts her head. “What are you talking about?”

“I can…” Blitz whispers into her ear before giving it a little nibble to drive home the point.

Pinkamena blushes. “Um…why not…well…”

“I will tend to your needs later love when we are not in public.” Blitz says touching his nose to her’s.

Pinkamena stayed there until she nuzzled back.

“I think your daughter wants to play with you, what do you say?” Blitz asks.

Pinkamena sighs and looks down to see Sunshine reaching for her. She smiled and picked her up before nuzzling her. “So, what do you want to do?”

Blitz smiles as she starts to play with her. “So how are you?” Rainbow asks, leaning into him.

Blitz shrugs. “Doesn’t matter as long as you girls are fine.”

“Oh that is so sweet.” Rainbow says smirking before Blast and Spectrum jump off of her and onto him.

Blitz smiles and grabs them both and nuzzles them. “Aw, want to play?”

“Get him my foals.” Rainbow says, smirking.

Blitz yells out as he is tackled by the foals and is soon tied up and started to be dragged away. “Help.”

“Have fun you three.” Rainbow calls.

Blitz glares at them as the foals laugh. “Help!”

Rainbow chuckles as he is now hogtied and then the foals sit on him, looking proud and cheering. “Good job guys. You did what other ponies who are after him can’t do.”

The two foals sit on Blitz’s chest and smile at him.

Blitz sighs and smiles. “Yeah, guess they did.”

“Rainbow, don’t be teachin them that.” Applejack says.

Rainbow shrugs. “I think it builds character.”

“No, I mean that knot is not sturdy enough.” Applejack says.

“Thanks love.” Blitz says annoyed.

Applejack chuckles as she walks over and reties the knot. “There, that’s how you tie a pony up.”

“Twi, you got any spells for untying ropes?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks. “Yeah, but I won’t tell.”

“I thought you were my magic teacher. I’m asking you to help teach me.” Blitz says stroking Twilight’s ego a bit.

Twilight’s fur bristles a bit. “Only if you deserve to be taught.”

“Aren’t I your only student?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiled. “Like I said, deserving.”

“How can I be deserving?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks. “Get out of it yourself.”

“Ok, wasn’t going to do this, but…” Blitz says before teleporting out of the rope.

Twilight smiled. “Just had to cut at the lowest rope Blitz. Lowest rope.”

“Too dangerous, if I missed it could have hit Blast or Spectrum.” Blitz says before grabbing the fleeing foals. He grins and nuzzles them. “Aw, you wanted to tie up your dear old dad, did ya?”

Spectrum giggles under the nuzzling as Blast tries to squirm his way out.

Blitz chuckles as he pets them now. “Oh you guys. You love your daddy, right?”

“What’s the matter Blast, embarrassed your father is nuzzling you? You want to come to momma?” Rainbow asks.

Blast groans as he kept trying to get out as Spectrum nuzzles Blitz back.

“Ok, ok.” Rainbow says as Blitz lets her take Blast.

Blast sighs in relief as Spectrum looks disappointed.

“Don’t worry Spectrum, daddy will still nuzzle you.” Blitz says resuming nuzzling.

Spectrum sighs in relief and nuzzles him back.

Octavia smiles as she brushes Azure’s mane with a comb. Azure coos softly as he tries to look at her. Octavia smiles as she brushes his mane out of his eyes. Azure giggles and playfully hisses at her. “See me now my little colt?” Octavia asks, smiling. Azure laughs and hissed again. Octavia smiles and picks him up.

Twilight sighs as she looks to Arcane looking at the book on the ground. “Reading my little student?” Arcane turns his head to the side looking at the picture. Twilight sighs. “It’s a start.”

“He is still a foal Twilight. It will take longer for him to read.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight looks at her. “Fluttershy?”

“Yes?” Fluttershy asks.

Twilight stares at her. “Quiet pet.” She whispered.

“Master said I have to help raise Arcane and that overrides anything else.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight glares to Blitz who was smirking and sticking out his tongue. “Tell her to but out.”

“No.” Blitz says playfully as Spectrum rode on his head.

Twilight groans and sees Fluttershy smiling as she pets Arcane.

“Who is a handsome little foal?” Fluttershy asks,

As Twilight looked at Blitz, she noticed he was sending her a message in morse code with his eyes. ‘She won’t stop even if I tell her until she gets her own.’

Twilight rolls her eyes before doing the same. ‘Then get busy.’

‘Working on it for all of them and Fleetfoot will be included when she gets here.’ Blitz sends discreetly.

Twilight shakes her head. ‘Hate you.’

‘You’re adorable, teaching Arcane.’ Blitz sends.

Twilight clicks her tongue. “Fluttershy, that is enough.”

“Oh, but he is so cute though.” Fluttershy says holding Arcane now.

Arcane giggles and nuzzles her back.

Twilight sighs at Fluttershy’s schoolfilly behavior.

Fluttershy giggles and nuzzles Arcane and places him on her head. “Want to go for a flight little one?”

“Oh no. He doesn’t have proper security or even protection.” Twilight says snatching him back and holding him protectively.

Arcane moans in disappointment.

“First, we need to fasten a harness to the flier to inspect it, inspect it again, then inspect it again, then we need to put a helmet on him and…” Twilight says, starting to rant.

Arcane looks helplessly to Fluttershy and reaches for her.

‘Twilight has become such a protective mother since what Celestia tried.’ Fluttershy thinks.

Arcane whines at her and keeps reaching for her.

“What’s the matter sweetie, you still hungry?” Twilight asks snapping out of her rant.

Arcane groans in disappointment.

“Pinkie, anymore chocolate cake left?” Twilight calls.

Pinkamena looks up from her spot on the ground. “Should be in the basket.”

“You want some of that?” Twilight asks Arcane as he now perks up hearing chocolate cake.

Arcane finally nods and coos at the thought of food.

“Alright, lets go.” Twilight says carrying him over to where Pinkie told her the cake was.

Blitz smiles as Spectrum jumps out of his hooves and heads to Rainbow as Fluttershy slides up to his side. “Oh master?” She whispered.

“I heard and Twilight has already had a carrier made for herself to carry Arcane when she flies.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy giggles and nuzzles his chest. “Something else master? Please?”

“Later, maybe tomorrow night, I already promised Vinyl and Fire.” Blitz says petting her mane.

Fluttershy purrs in content. “Thank you master.”

“You are one of my wives. What kind of a husband would I be if I didn’t try to make you happy.” Blitz says before kissing the side of her face.

Fluttershy giggles. “Oh master, a request?”

“Maybe if…” Blitz says.

Fluttershy grins. “How about a costume husband?”

“For whom?” Blitz asks cheekily.

Fluttershy nuzzles him. “For you, silly hubby.”

“Oh, maybe if somepony comes with me to a party.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiled. “Really, what kind of party?”

Blitz smirks. “I’m thinking of a formal dance. Ever been to one?”

“Once.” Fluttershy says ashamed.

Blitz leans in. “What happened?”

“Well…” Fluttershy told him what happened.

Blitz looked a little surprised. “Wow, didn’t know the animals were that bad. I mean, how could they not love you?”

“I was so shameful.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz wraps her in a hug. “It’s fine now. You’re with me and does it seem that important now? Getting those animals to like you?”

“No, not anymore.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight smiled as Arcane ate the cake when she suddenly felt magic coming from the book in her saddlebag.

Blitz smiled as he looked over to her. “Something wrong hun?”

Twilight opened the book and read it and grasped. “Quickly, to the library in the castle.” Twilight proclaims.

They all look weird to her. “You have been playing wargames with Pinkie for way too long.” Rainbow said.

Twilight gives her an annoyed look before picking up Arcane and dragging Blitz along with her magic.

Blitz looks at her. “Um…what’s going on?”

“Will explain everything.” Twilight says.

Not an hour later, Blitz was just staring slack jawed at what Twilight had made. “You made an interdimensional portal in a matter of moments.” Blitz says in disbelief.

Twilight looks at him. “Well yeah, what made you think otherwise?”

“You broke how many laws of physics and the universe in a matter of moments?” Blitz asks, trying to come to terms with this.

Twilight chuckles nervously. “Anyway.” She said, turning around to the portal. “I have to go deal with something. While this is happening, watch over everypony and make sure nothing else goes in or out except me.”

“Right make sure nothing goes in except me and you.” Blitz says, putting on a set of his armor as he talked.

Twilight glares. “I will go alone. You however will stay here and stand guard.”

“Twi, Twi, Twi, recite the terms of our wedding vows.” Blitz says testing the flamethrower on his forehoof.

Twilight groans. “Just…stay hidden at least. You probably won’t like it there.”

“You kidding?” Blitz asks, putting on his helmet. “Stealth is my forte.” He says next to her.

Twilight quickly turns her head to him. “Alright.” She said before getting ready to jump. “Catch up hon.” She said before jumping through and disappearing into the portal.

“You six, lock this place down. No one goes through this portal and Fluttershy, guess who is in charge of watching Arcane while we are gone?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy gasps and grabs and hugs Arcane and nuzzles him. “We are going to have so much fun.”

“Arcane, remember what I told you to do if Angel picks on you?” Blitz asks.

Arcane giggles and then they see a plate fly across the room in between them.

“You are lucky I have somewhere to be Angel or I would roast you.” Blitz says claws extended in his direction.

Angel just squeaks and hides behind Fluttershy.

“That is what I thought. Love you all.” Blitz says before withdrawing his claw heading into the portal .

“He’s going to be a reviewer in a few seconds.” Luna said as she played on a tablet.

“Wha?” They all ask.

Chapter 35: Large Classes

“Twilight.” Twilight heard several female voices call as she landed.

Twilight holds up a hoof, now hand. “Hang on. I got used to this again.” She said testing her new bipedal body as Sunset offers a hand. Twilight hesitated for a moment before taking her hand.

“Hey Twi…so you come alone this time?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight sighs and was about to count Blitz in before thinking about it. “No, still me and me alone.” She said as she looked at the human version of her family.

“Then why is the portal still open? Ooh.” Pinky says looking into it.

Twilight quickly grabs her collar and pulls her back. “No Pinkie. I don’t know how it will affect those of this world yet.”

“But something else is coming. I bet it is Spike. I can’t wait to see that little d…” Pinky stops when an armored foot steps out of the portal.

Twilight groaned as she stood up and soon the armored body came through before falling onto its face. “Get use to it Blitzkrieg.”

“Bipedal now. You know, I thought I might first experience this when you would either test a spell on me or use me as a demonstration.” Blitz says getting up taking a few moments to balance himself on his legs.

Twilight smiled as she looked back at him. “So, like the new dimension?”

“It is actually real.” Blitz says looking around.

“Um…Twi, who is the sci-fi lookin guy?” Applejack whispers.

Twilight giggles. “My husband, don’t tell anyone other than the rest of them.”

“Husband? Geez, you sure married early.” Rainbow says.

“What are you talking about? I have been gone for years now.” Twilight says.

“Um…Twi, you haven’t been gone even six months yet.” Rainbow says.

Twilight thinks on that. “Huh, almost what? Three, four years and here is six months.” Twilight says out loud.

Blitz groans as he shakes himself before looking himself over and his weapons and armor. “Huh, these changed too. Nice.”

“So your name is Blitzkrieg?” Rarity asks.

Blitz looks up and sees the mares now human. “Wow, figured you girls would at least have the same skin color as Applejack. Didn’t know you would have the same color as your coats.” He mused.

“Huh?” Rarity asks, confused.

“Back on track girls.” Twilight says.

“Yes, let’s at least move to a different place and what about him? He sticks out too much.” Sunset says.

“I guess it can’t be helped. Blitz, armor off, now.” Twilight says.

“Can I at least keep my blasters?” Blitz asks.

“Only if you conceal them.” Twilight says, taking Blitz’s helmet off. “Wow.”

“What, something on my face?” Blitz raises an eyebrow as he takes off his gauntlets.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, just…wow.” She said looking him over.

“What?” Blitz asks again as he removes his chest armor, giving the girls a peek at his athletic body.

Twilight gulps a bit. “Um…okay. Didn’t know it would have this affect on you.”

“What, does it seem I’m a little out of shape?” Blitz asks getting the rest of his armor off and dusts his black shirt and pants before Twilight gives him his jacket in the backpack. “I’m surprised you kept this in your saddlebags.” Blitz says putting it on.

Twilight chuckles nervously. “Yeah. Still, think you can keep a low profile?” Twilight asks, handing him his sunglasses.

“Shouldn’t be too hard.” Blitz says.

Twilight glares at him. “I mean it. And none of that hand to hand combat that goes around on the base.”

“I promise not to break anyone’s spine.” Blitz says.

“Well that was oddly specific.” Twilight says, looking to the other girls who just had their jaws dropped. “What?”

Blitz looks over himself and tests out his limbs. “So this is what it feels like to have a human body.” He mused.

“Well…um…shall we get going?” Sunset asks regaining composure.

Twilight nods. “Yeah. Stick close to me Blitz. This is a high school after all.” She said following the rest of the girls and slinging the backpack on her.

Blitz inhales. “I thought I avoided this all together.” Blitz says, putting his hands into his pockets as Twilight finished stuffing the armor into her backpack. “And surprised that all fit in that.” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. “Magic before I came over. Infinite space, just need a small area to work with. Good for schoolfilles.”

Blitz chuckles. “Oh, the schoolfilly discovered an infinite pocket dimension for her books and mile high piles of it?”

Twilight giggles and pushes his shoulder. “Shut up.”

“Rainbow. Rainbow.” Sunset says snapping her fingers in front of Rainbow’s face.

Rainbow shakes her head and turns away from the couple. “Uh…what? What’s up?”

“You zoned out there.” Sunset says.

Rainbow sputters her lips. “No I didn’t.”

“He had quite the six pack.” Sunset says smirking.

Rainbow blushes. “Shut up.”

“Help me snap the others out of it.” Sunset says.

Twilight and Blitz watches with smirks as they watch Sunset and Rainbow try and snap the others out of their trance. “Blitz, you like this place so far?” Twilight asks.

“It is interesting to say the least.” Blitz says concealing his blasters inside his jacket.

Twilight smirks. “You know, you look like those guards I see when I read those human comics when we were on the ship. I think they were called cops or police.”

“I look old?” Blitz asks.

“Um…no, you look the same age as every other student in the school.” Twilight recovered and was thankful for the school bell to ring.

Blitz looks up to the bell. “So what now?”

“Um…head to the principles to enroll you both temporarily.” Pinkie says.

‘NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!’ Blitz yells in his mind and the only outward expression was a single twitch of his jaw.

Twilight snickers as she starts leading him to the office before stopping at the one behind the desk. “Dang it. I forget who the principle is.”

“Oh no, don’t tell me it is overlord Celestia?” Blitz sarcastically jokes.

“I take offense to that.” Celestia said as she watched the returning and new student.

“Oh my god, it actually is her.” Blitz says in disbelief.

Celestia points a finger at him. “Language mister.”

“Ok, this has to be a dream. Twi, you casted an illusion or a sleep and dream manipulation spell on me, didn’t you?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, this is real as it can be.”

Blitz waits a few moments before pinching his forehead. “I feel like I got hit by a truck going eighty and was run over by all sixteen wheels.” Blitz says.

Celestia raises an eyebrow. “That’s a very…colorful picture. How can I help you?”

“Yeah principle, you remember me, don’t you?” Twilight asks.

Celestia smiled. “How could anyone forget you and the others? Now what’s the cataclysm today?”

“Short version, a few creatures that were banished from our home dimension ended up here in human form.” Twilight says.

“Did someone hit me with a dart full of a drug again?” Blitz asks, trying to come to terms with this.

Celestia sighs. “Okay and this one here?” She asks, pointing to Blitz.

Twilight smiled or tried to. “Enroll in school.”

Celestia smiled. “Of course. Just need a name and I’ll handle the rest.”

“His name is Apple Blitzkrieg.” Twilight says.

“No, took something that would immune me to that drug while on Rylon.” Blitz says.

Celestia smiled as she wrote on some papers. “Okay then. In a few minutes, your friend here will be enrolled in school. Now, I will ask you to leave your weapon here and you’ll be fine.” She said smiling and smirking a bit in it.

“I can’t remove my arms or legs without surgery.” Blitz says.

Celestia raises an eyebrow and points to his jacket. “Bludge.”

“What, it is an inner pocket with candy.” Blitz says opening the jacket and unzips the pocket and pulls out a bag of gumballs. “Course I wouldn’t chew right now because it will make me look like an asshole.”

Twilight hits his side with her elbow. “Language.” They both said.

“And this is domestic abuse from my wife.” Blitz says.

Twilight blushes while Celestia looks surprised. “Okay, still, you will be checked periodically since our last incident.”

“Oh, greet customs. Well I just hope that it’s not as bad as the Turian customs.” Blitz says.

“Old explanation, short. Time move faster in my home dimension compared to here. It has been three to four years for me.” Twilight explains.

Celestia smiled. “I see. Then you might have gained tricks for our new threat. Hope you use them well. Well now, my sister will give you the schedule and I made sure that she places you in the same classes as your friends just in case. Better get going.”

“Odd question, but did you banish your sister to the moon like our version of you did?” Blitz asks.

Celestia laughs. “Do you know how expensive it is to send someone on a rocket these days?”

“You still are using rocke…oh, what nice weather.” Blitz says changing the subject and laughing nervously as Twilight elbows him.

Celestia sighs. “Better get going. Class has started.”

“Right, come on Blitzy.” Twilight says dragging him out.

‘He is so in the dog house. Kind of reminds me of myself and my Drake. I wonder how Luna and her husband are doing in Hawaii?’ Celestia thinks as she smiles and looks at a picture of her and a man in a military uniform.

Blitz groans as he sits in a chair in the back with Twilight and the rest. “Can I at least sleep?”

“No.” Twilight says.

Blitz sighs as he half listens to the teacher. “So what is the local extrema for f(x) equaling x square plus 8 in the interval 0 and 2?” The teacher asks.

Blitz groans. “Like there ever will be an answer.” He said out loud.

“That’s correct. Ok, simplify the infinite product, (1+x)(1+x²)(1+x⁴)(1+x⁸)(1+x¹⁶)..., given |x| < 1.” The teacher said.

“1/(1-x).” Blitz says examining his hand for anything interesting.

“That’s…also correct. Are you sure you haven’t taken this class before? I haven’t really taught much on this.” The teacher asks as most of the students look to him.

“The problem on the board is also x=3.784962 rounded to save time.” Blitz says.

The teacher looks to the board itself. “That’s…also correct.” He said as most of the students starts whispering amongst themselves.

“Also the trajectory of the rocket’s re-entry on the paper you stapled to the board is off by 15 degrees. Unless corrected, the capsule will slam 3.7 miles inland instead of off shore.” Blitz says yawning as the teacher gets on his computer to see if that was correct.

“Huh, so it is.” He said looking at Blitz now reclining in his seat and almost trying to sleep. “How about this?” He said holding up a university paper he never solved.

Blitz glances at it. “The equation is wrong…” Blitz says before explaining it in detail.

The teacher stares at him before looking at the paper dumbfounded. “Okay, I’m really thinking of just passing you right here.”

Twilight clears her throat, catching Blitz’s attention. “Huh, what? Is it lunch already?” Blitz asks.

The boys in the class start to grumble as the girls sighs at him as the mane six just stared at him in shock except Twilight who was glaring at him.

“What?” Blitz asks confused, unaware he had even answered all of that.

“Class dismissed.” The teacher called as the bell rang.

Blitz smiled. “Yes, lunch time. Well I got a snack. I’ll be on the roof.” He said getting up and heading out.

“He is a genius.” Rarity says in disbelief.

Twilight groans. “No, just went through the toughest life one can ever have and this is the consequence.”

Sunset was still in shock that Blitz solved what were supposed to be equations too hard to solve for their level.

Twilight sighs and gets up. “Come on, let’s eat and catch up now.”

Blitz sighs in relief as he eats away at the sandwich that Fluttershy made for him. “Finally. Something from home.” He said to himself as he leaned against the water tower on the roof.

“I’m telling you, the concentration of negative emotions is up here.” Blitz hears someone say and gets up and jumps silently onto the water tower. He looks down and sees three girls there were overdressed in colors and neon. “I’m telling you, it’s right here.”

“Well I don’t feel anything.” The one with a single ponytail says.

“Well I don’t see anything that at least looks like anyone has been here either.” Another with pigtails says.

“Check and see if anyone committed suicide.” The third one says who Blitz assumed was the leader.

They look on the ledges and see nothing on the ground or blood or anything to help with death as Blitz silently jumps down and ducks behind the wall for the stairs. “Nothing.”

“Check the water tower.” The leader says as Blitz snuck down the steps and walks into the hallway. ‘That was close. I’m glad I retained my muscle memory from my training.’ Blitz thinks.

He soon makes it back to the lunchroom and finds Twilight and the others at a table. “Hi girls. What’s up?” He asks as some girls at a nearby table sighs. Twilight huffs at him. “You’re mad at me for something, aren’t you?” Blitz asks.

Twilight glares at him. “What’s the definition of staying silent and being undercover?”

“No clear definition of that.” Blitz says.

Twilight clicks her tongue. “You need to be careful with what you do around here. We need to not draw attention to ourselves.”

“Whatever you say sister.” Blitz says leaning back in his chair, his shades still on. Twilight just throws an apple at him and he catches it. “Thanks sis.” He said eating it. “And now I look like an asshole.”

Pinkie perks up. “Oh a sin trope. Nice one.”

“Blitz here has a very good gift for mathematics.” Twilight says.

Applejack chuckles. “We noticed. In fact, the whole school now knows.”

“It is not just that he could take a ball, throw it to one side of the room, turn it to face the other direction and after it ricocheting so many times, catch it without moving his hand.” Twilight says.

They just start and lean forward a bit. “Blitz?” They ask. “Can ya?” Pinkie asks.

“That is the direction I would throw it.” Blitz simply says.

The girls all start whispering among each other and Blitz feels his ear being pulled. “Brother?” Twilight asks in an angry tone.

“You told them.” Blitz reminds.

Twilight groans and lets go. “I hate you.”

“Oh I feel the love.” Blitz says sarcastically.

Sunset sighs. “So, what is the plan for our new problem?”

“I will fill you all in on it away from prying eyes and ears.” Twilight says.

“So what do you get for your next classes?” Pinkie asks.

“I got history.” Twilight says.

“I got P.E.” Blitz says.

Twilight glares at him. “Don’t kill anyone.”

“Sis, it’s me. I am the model of self control.” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. “Just like your two left feet.”

“So he is with me in the next class.” Rainbow says.

Blitz looks at her. “Looks like. What’s the assignment for today?”

“Well the team has a upcoming game so the entire period is devoted to soccer.” Rainbow says.

“Oh that’s right, most of the wonderbolts share P.E.” Pinkie says.

Blitz looks to Twilight. “I’m not going to be running into our family that much, am I?” Blitz asks in morse code.

“I wouldn’t know, I didn’t meet the wonderbolts last time.” Twilight says back in morse code.

Blitz sighs until he hears music and looks behind him to see Vinyl walking by with some headphones on. “Vinyl Scratch?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl looked over and smiled. “Sweet, it’s the new kid. What’s up man?” She asks walking over.

Blitz raises an eyebrow before grabbing something from Twilight’s plate. “Hold this.” He said tossing it to Vinyl who catches a piece of garlic.

“So what?” Vinyl asks, trying to keep a straight face from the pain.

Blitz looks her over before seeing her knees shaking a bit and takes the garlic away. “Nothing, just wanted to see if you have enough reflexes for if I call you for DJing. Don’t know when the red punch will be passed around.” Blitz said, smirking with a wink.

‘He knows too much.’ Vinyl thinks.

Blitz waves her off. “Well, you better get back to listening. And say hello to your pet named Thrall for me.”

Vinyl could swear her heart stopped beating for a second as her glasses slipped a little.

Blitz kept smiling. “What’s wrong? Been in the UV light too much at your parties?”

“Brother, I think that is enough. You’re embarrassing her.” Twilight says digging her heel into his foot.

Blitz chuckles. “Just wanted to make sure of something…” He stops as another thought came to him and slaps his face. “Dang it.” Blitz says before sending a new message in morse code. ‘Twi, I may not be able to help you for a while.’

‘Different dimension, new Mary, right?’ She sends back.

‘Time to go back into vampire hunting.’ Blitz sends.

“Why are y’all blinking at each other?” Applejack asks.

“Oh, is this a blinking game where the ones who blink most, wins?” Pinkie asks, trying to blink fast.

“I will explain that later as well. Brother, you mind taking my bag home for me? I’m going to go out with my friends after school.” Twilight said as Blitz got up and grabbed his apple and her bag and left.

“Got it, will tell mom and dad as well.” Blitz says acting.

Twilight sighs as she puts her head down on the table now. “Dang it. Why does he have to go through it again?”

“I know, they can be overbearing at times.” Blitz says as the bell rings.

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Blitz groans as he changes into the school issued P.E. outfits. ‘I hate this.’ Blitz says as he cracks his shoulder, getting a few of the guys attention in time to see a few of his scars. “What, never saw someone warm up?” He asked them, making them turn back.

He shakes his head as he heads outside and sees the field being set up. “This is going to be a bummer.”

“And what’s so bad?” Rainbow’s voice asked from beside him.

“Nothing much.” Blitz says turning around to look at her only to find most of the female students of the class with Rainbow heading onto the field behind her.

“This is the new kid Spitfire, Fleetfoot. His name is Blitzkrieg and he is the brother of my friend, Twilight.” Rainbow says.

Spitfire pulls down her shades a little. “This guy looks like he can be in a weightlifting competition and win every time. You sure that’s her brother? She was a bit scrawny.”

“Well Twi got our mom’s brains, but I got that and our dad’s physical skills.” Blitz says with fake bravado.

Fleetfoot raises an eyebrow. “Run the laps until we tell you to stop. Let’s see how far you go.”

“I would, but you ladies wouldn’t lose to the boys in soccer then.” Blitz says.

The girls all glared at him while the boys ended up with interest. “Really, want a wager?” Spitfire asks.

“Oh, you want to embarrass yourselves?” Blitz asks, smirking while putting on his shades.

Rainbow facepalmed. ‘Dang it. Twi didn’t tell me he was this bad. Why does this feel so like a usual thing?’ Rainbow thinks.

“I’m waiting for a reply.” Blitz says smirking.

Spitfire and Fleetfoot look to each other before nodding and looking back at him. “Boys versus girls. You game?” Spitfire asks.

“Soarin, right? You game?” Blitz asks.

Soarin huffs. “Against them, heck yeah.”

“I think we have an accord.” Blitz says pulling at the collar a bit.

Fleetfoot smirks. “I’ll get the ball. Set the rest up.” She said walking away.

“Oh things just got fun.” Blitz says walking over to the boys side.

“He is competitive and cocky. Reminds me a little of you.” Rainbow says looking to Spitfire.

Spitfire huffs. “Don’t start that. Come on, we got a game now.”

“You sure you don’t want to keep looking at his ass as he walks away?” Rainbow teases.

Spitfire blushes and glares at her. “Shut up and get to playing.”

Rainbow chuckles as she goes after Fleetfoot.

---

The coach of the Wonderbolt blows his whistle. “That is it, game over. Girls three. Boys four.” The coach calls.

The boys cheer as they breathe hard. Blitz though was barely breathing hard.

“I…can’t believe…we lost.” Fleetfoot says breathing hard.

Blitz smiled. “Well that was fun. Wonder what the bet was?”

“I don’t remember making a bet.” Spitfire says quickly.

“Oh well, I will let you off this time.” Blitz says putting his shades back on and heading to the changing room.

Rainbow smiled a bit. “Okay, now he’s cool.”

“.…yeah.” Spitfire says.

“Spit, your watching his ass.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire glares at her. “Shut up.”

“Uh oh.” Rainbow and Fleetfoot say in unison, smirking to each other.

Blitz sighs as he ends back up in his regular clothes again. “I am not doing that again.”

“You were awesome out there man. How about you try out for the wonderbolts?” Soarin says.

Blitz chuckles. “I will think about it, but me and Twi constantly move around.”

Soarin smiled. “That’s okay. Just give it a thought.”

“Will do.” Blitz says as Soarin walks back out for practise.

‘Not happening.’ Blitz says grabbing the backpack before walking out the door and finding somewhere to put on his armor in private.

Blitz sighs as he ends up at the back parking lot and finds no one there. “At least it isn’t that old of an age.” He mused as he headed to the other end completely invisible. He stops when he hears something land on top of a nearby shed looking over he sees Vinyl looking around searching for something. ‘Oh ho.’ Blitz thinks.

Vinyl then looks in his direction before grinning and jumps from car to car before stopping before him. “So…care to explain?”

“Would you be a succubus?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl looks a little surprised. “Wow, didn’t think you found my body double.”

“Take a closer whiff of my scent.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sniffs at him before sighing and sitting down. “Well, at least you can explain how you got from the pony dimension.”

“One of my wives broke several laws of physics and the universe in a few minutes somehow.” Blitz says becoming visible and offering a hand.

Vinyl takes the hand and jumps down near him. “You know the first Vinyl you met here wasn’t the same as me.”

“Nice try, if that was true, the garlic wouldn’t have affected her.” Blitz says smirking.

Vinyl grins. “She meant me. Any case, what’s wrong with me?” Another Vinyl said showing herself as she came around another car.

“Oh, two Vinyls. I like this situation.” Blitz jokes.

Vinyl walks up to him with a little sway in her hips. “Want a sneak peek?”

“No need. I already banged that ass.” Blitz says, smirking making her nearly trip as the succubus Vinyl laughs at the other.

Succubus Vinyl grins. “So, who do you want here?”

“Three sirens from our dimension, but I won’t mind spending the night with you both.” Blitz says.

Both Vinyls grin. “Can we have a shag back at our place?” The real Vinyl asks with a hand on her hip.

“Oh, the Dhampiresa’s lair.” Blitz says.

Succubus Vinyl chuckles. “Come on, double the wives, double the pleasure.”

“I would enjoy it, but there is a problem.” Blitz says.

The Vinyls frown. “And what is that?” Vinyl asks.

“Is the vampiress B.M. still exist here?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl hisses at him as succubus Vinyl growls.

“I’ll take that as a yes and ours marked me before she died for good in our world.” Blitz says.

Vinyl hissed quietly. “Let’s see those marks.”

“Here or at your place sexy?” Blitz asks.

Succubus Vinyl giggles. “Oh, a sleepover and with your thrall too. Let’s go. It’s getting late anyway.”

“Um…you might not want to fly with those wings right now.” Blitz says as the succubus unfurls her wings.

Succubus Vinyl giggles as she slides up and rubs her body against him. “Come on handsome. Let’s go back to our place and have some fun.”

“I’m saying you will be struck from the lightning on the way back.” Blitz says as the lightning cracks around them.

Succubus Vinyl licks her lips. “Then how about for a romantic walk?”

“Or you could let me fly you.” Blitz says sweeping her into his arms.

Succubus Vinyl giggles and leans against him. “Not complaining of that. Coming Vin?”

“I can carry you too sexy.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs and runs a hand through her hair. “Why not? Let’s go handsome.” She said walking up to him.

Blitz wraps his arm around her and activates his jetpack.

They soon fly away and Vinyl leads him to her home where they find Octavia holding the door. “Master, welcome back.” She said as they landed and they walked in.

“Octy, you are not going to believe this.” Vinyl says.

Octavia smirks as she looks to Blitz’s intimidating figure. “I can guess. What do you want me to prepare?”

“Drinks for starters. We got to remove a vampire’s mark for starters.” Vinyl says.

Octavia narrows her eyes as she looks to Blitz sitting down on the couch as Succubus Vinyl sits down with him. “Yes, of course.” She said before closing the front door and heading downstairs.

“Show me the mark.” Vinyl says sitting on the coffee table in front of him.

Blitz nods and removes his helmet and moves on to his chest plate.

They both watch as he lets his chest piece fall and be placed to the side. “There, I had it for a long time too. Doesn’t bother me that much other than the occasional itch.” He said.

“Ouch, how did you survive?” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz smiled. “New tech in the medical department. Things that are science fiction level.”

“You do look like something from star trek.” Octavia says.

“Miss Vinyl, what is your logical assessment?” Blitz asks, imitating Shatner.

Vinyl chuckles a bit. “Well, it is repairable. Just need a few hours to set it up on you and another few to let it work. You up for a sleepover with us?” Vinyl asks imitating Spock

“I don’t think you girls will sleep much with me.” Blitz says.

They all laugh or chuckle at that. “Get the vials. S. Vinyl, get the bed set up. Blitz, you might want to call your family.” Vinyl said getting up.

“No need, already told Twi.” Blitz says.

---

“Wait, what was his first name again?” Applejack asks Twilight.

Twilight sighs. “Knew that would be coming up. It’s Apple. No, he’s not related to you. He was adopted into the family. Hard to believe that you in my world married him when he’s considered a cousin.”

“...wait, what was that last part?” Applejack asks.

Twilight smirks a little. “We all married him, expect you Sunset. Your version is stuck here.”

“Wait that means…” They all start.

“Rainbows foals are Lightning Blast and Rainbow Spectrum. Pinkie’s is Sunshine Smile and Applejack and Rarity are pregnant.” Twilight says.

All the mares could only stare at her for a few seconds before uttering one word. “Huh?”

“Three to four years remember.” Twilight says.

“Oh.” They all said.

Sunset just had her jaw dropped a little. “Wow. Didn’t know it changed that much. But wait, what about you?”

“My little Arcane is my most precious treasure.” Twilight says.

“Aww.” Pinkie said.

“Flash will be disappointed.” Sunset says.

Twilight laughs. “I forget about him. How is he?”

Sunset smirks. “Bored and worried. I think I saw him last just watching the portal where the mirror is.”

Twilight giggles. “Yeah, poor him. Though, we didn’t have that spark. Blitz sure kicked that thing into high gear.”

“In more than one way right?” Pinkie asks.

Twilight blushes. “Oh yeah.” She said distantly.

“Oh Spitfire is not going to take that well.” Rainbow says.

Twilight giggles. “Funny you should mention her. He’s married to her and Fleetfoot and another one named Shadow as well.”

“No.” Rainbow says in disbelief.

Twilight smirks and holds up a hand. “Scout’s honor. Then there is the fact he got Vinyl and Octavia too.”

“What about them?” They ask.

---

“You know I like having hands, but miss being able to use magic for telekinesis.” Blitz says as Vinyl rubs her hand over his scarred chest.

Vinyl chuckles. “Yeah, still feels good, right?”

“Yeah, I like having so many good appendages. So how long till we are done removing the taint?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl sighs. “It might take a while to find her or she might come to you so that’s a given. This should be done by the time she comes into the picture. Think you can be set and ready for her then?”

“Oh, don’t worry about me. I know how to kill her for good.” Blitz says withdrawing one of his claws in his gauntlets.

Vinyl smiled and leans over him so she was above his head. “And then what about us?”

“After she is dead. I’m thinking of you three and me.” Blitz says waving his eyebrows at them.

They all giggle. “Oh, you will be fun.” S. Vinyl said, licking her lips.

“I also know everything about my Octy as well.” Blitz says scooting over for Octavia.

Octavia raises an eyebrow as she sits down next to him. “And what is that?”

“You love Beethoven’s fifth as your third favorite song. You like having your shoulders massaged after a long day. And most of all, you love your son Azure who we had together.” Blitz says, starting to massage her shoulders.

Octavia moans in relief as she leans against his massaging. “That feels nice.”

“I also know a little trick to keep you from biting me and turning me into a vampire.” Blitz says.

Octavia hisses at him.

“You have a little spot you just love for me to kiss right here.” Blitz before kissing her neck.

Octavia moans as she leans into him and both Vinyls glare at them. “Excuse me, there are two more beings in this room.” Vinyl said.

“Gotcha, we will get a room.” Octavia jokes.

Vinyl grabs her hair. “Shut it thrall!”

“I got plenty of moves for all three of you. Just wetting the appetite of the one who previously had little interest.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl leans in. “Say, are you up for a little fun in this world?”

“I thought we already planned that.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl giggles and hugs his neck and nuzzles his head. “Too cute. Your Vinyl was right about you.”

“Oh we four will have a lot of fun after B.M.” Blitz says as Vinyl calmed down.

Vinyl huffs and lets go of Octavia’s hair. “At least we got that.”

“I love you three already.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl keeps nuzzling him. “And this is the best sleepover ever. And we got a stud here to keep us warm.” She said poking his head.

“Not yet, we still haven’t been laid low by his sword yet.” Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles. “I love you girls and come to think of it, that was something my Vinyl says on our wedding night.”

Vinyl grins. “Great minds think alike.”

“Yeah, only have to wait for you to heal this.” Blitz says.

Vinyl huffs and continues to lather on the herb they made. “Hey, what are you going to do once you and Twilight are done here?”

“She will drag me back through.” Blitz says.

“One, two, three, roadtrip!” Vinyl yells.

Blitz frowns. “Only our succubus friend here. I don’t think the universe would like it if two are in one.”

“You already broke the rules as we both know there are currently three copies of two of the same person.” Vinyl says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “How do you know that?”

“I’m a how old Dhampiresa?” Vinyl asks.

“I don’t know, it wasn’t proper and beside, I had more pressing business with her flank.” Blitz says smiling.

Vinyl giggles. “Really? I like this you. Can’t wait to experience your pony self.”

“I’m not going to win no matter how much I say no, am I?” Blitz asks.

“What do you think?” Vinyl asks.

“I know when I am beat, I surrender.” Blitz says.

Vinyl kisses his cheek. “You are taking my succubus there and you are going to take care of her.”

“We will make sure of it.” Octavia says.

Blitz looks at them. “So then only this one?” He asks, pointing to S. Vinyl.

“We will make sure of it personally.” Vinyl says smirking.

“You are going to follow me home huh?” Blitz asks.

“Yep.” Vinyl says, taking off her glasses.

“So these scars can’t be from her, so what do you do?” Octavia asks.

“I’m a lot of things, the name mostly attached to me is Bounty Hunter and mandalorian. We are warriors and hunters.” Blitz says.

The girls smiled. “Really, now I really want a piece of you.” S. Vinyl said.

“Wait a few hours. We have some healing to do.” Vinyl says.

Blitz sighs. “What time is it anyway?”

“Lets see.” Vinyl says looking at the clock. “Eleven.”

Blitz nods. “Well, it’s late anyway. I need some rest if Twilight’s luck is still holding true here.” He said closing his eyes a bit longer than usual.

“Ok, you rest. I will finish up.” Vinyl says.

Blitz nods and closes his eyes fully as the two girls on him start to leave as Vinyl still lathers on the herb.

---

“Where’s the teach?” Blitz asks in the bio class in his fresh clothes and bandages under it.

Twilight smiled as she pulled out a book and then another book she brought behind it. “I’m sure the teacher is just running a bit late.”

“So how was your night sis?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles. “We talked and I revealed some things.” She said some of the other girls in the class take a look at him and blushes and turns away. “A lot of things.” She said, doing her subtle smirk.

‘You did reveal that.’ Blitz morse codes.

‘Oh yeah. Had fun and took some pictures of their faces with their phones. Really cool and saved some for me.’ She sends back.

‘You are evil.’ Blitz sends as they were more discreet with their morse code.

Twilight giggles as the door opens. “Hello class. Sorry about that, I had a little trouble with my child.” The teacher said and Blitz swears he has seen her someplace.

“Twi, does she look familiar?” Blitz asks.

Twilight stares at the new teacher. ‘Never thought I would meet my doppelganger here.’ Chrysalis said in her head.

‘That can’t be Chrysalis. She was too old and dying in ours.’ Blitz sends with subtle hand movements.

Twilight nods. ‘Makes sense. Chrysalis was old enough to be at my mother’s age.’

‘Makes me wonder about who else is here. Oh, that makes me wonder about Discord and Sombra.’ Blitz sends, listening to Chrysalis drone on and on into the lecture.

Twilight shivers. ‘Oh no. That’s bad if Discord got powers here.’

‘Well, if it makes you feel better, I saw a teenage girl in the hall that looked like her.’ Blitz sends.

Twilight groans. ‘This day couldn’t get any worse.”

‘You look beautiful like usual.’ Blitz sends.

Twilight smiled. ‘Thanks and you’re just as handsome.’

Blitz sent nothing back as the teacher was looking at the students.

The teacher then sighs. “Alright, now then. Who wants to do the first question? Come on, show of hands.”

“Words of wisdom, never volunteer unless you know for what.” Blitz mutters.

“We got our first one.” The teacher said happily.

‘Knew she would do that.’ Blitz thinks.

The teacher chuckles and waves him over. “Come on. Do this problem.” She said pointing to the board of cells with missing terms.

“Want me to walk up and write the answer or say it?” Blitz asks.

The teacher smirks. “How else would the others understand where the terms go?”

“Ok.” Blitz says getting up and walking up before filling in the names of the missing terms.

The teacher watches him as she leans on the desk and actually licks her lips which no one else noticed. “Switched two of them.” She recalled as Twilight fumed.

‘Easy, I was like this back in the day.’ Chrysalis warns.

Blitz switched the terms. He sighs and puts the chalk down before turning around and headed back as he spied the teacher’s outfit riding up a bit. ‘Okay, she is making a pass on me. Hate the old Chrysalis and want the new one here.’

‘Ok, you are going after your own man.’ Chrysalis says in Twilight’s head.

Twilight frowns. ‘Shut it Chrissy. He’ll stay with me anyway.’

‘He proved that and showed you so many times.’ Chrysalis says in her mind.

Twilight blushes. ‘I said shut it. Besides, he won’t cheat on us here.’

‘Ah…would him sleeping with this Twilight even count as cheating on you because it is still you?’ Chrysalis asks, confused.

Twilight thinks on that. ‘Maybe…I think.’

‘We have to consider this.’ Chrysalis says.

Twilight sighs as Blitz was now leaning back in his seat and trying to rest. ‘Yeah. I lost him too many times now.’

‘Talk later.’ Blitz sends while scratching his cheek.

‘Sure.’ Twilight sends.

After the classes, Blitz went with Twilight and the human mane six to the local malt shop.

“You know, the last time I saw this type of place was in an antique town.” Blitz said as they entered the shop.

Twilight smiled. “At least this place can give you nostalgia.”

“It was burning down and I was exchanging fire with a gang.” Blitz finishes.

Twilight sweatdrops as the others just looked a little surprised. “At least it gives you part of it.” She said sitting down and leaning back into her seat.

“But this I will always remember.” Blitz says eating on the hamburger, getting a weird look from Twilight.

Twilight just watches him. “Why is that?”

“A cheeseburger.” Blitz says.

Twilight just ends up confused. “What’s in it?”

“Meat and cheese.” Blitz says.

Twilight almost barfs. “Um…I’ll pass.”

“This is the possibly one chance in my life I can eat meat Twi. You should at least try it yourself.” Blitz says.

Twilight started to turn green. “No thanks.”

‘I will sleep with you tonight if you do.’ Blitz sends with his eyes.

Twilight gulps her barf down before sighing. ‘Fine. Give me one.’

Blitz smirks in victory as he gives her one and Twilight takes it with some disgust before taking a small bite and chewing it.

“So?” Blitz asks.

Twilight tilts her head a bit as she chews before smiling and chewing a lot faster now. “It’s good.” She said before taking another bite.

“What have we learned little sister?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Twilight smiled. “That it’s best to try new things.”

“Good girl.” Blitz says messing with her hair. ‘Once we go back, we won’t be able to eat meat.’ Blitz sends.

Twilight sighs. ‘Dang it. But it does make sense with the biology of humans and ponies.’

“So…um…Blitz, what happened at the chalkboard? I saw your eyes widen for a second.” Pinkie says.

“Um…well…the teacher made a pass on me.” Blitz says.

The girls look at him for a few seconds before giggling. “Really, the new one?”

“It was weird, ok.” Blitz says.

Twilight growls and seems to steam and actually cook the burger.

“And Twi here is protective of such things.” Blitz adds.

Twilight growls until she let’s a small hiss go through.

“So Twi, I arranged us a place to stay because you can’t keep sleeping at Pinkie’s.” Blitz whispers.

Twilight sighs. “And where do you go?”

“Vinyl’s place.” Blitz says.

Twilight stares at him. “Wha…?”

“She said we can crash there for a while if we want.” Blitz says.

Twilight let’s her jaw open a little. “How did you…?”

“I will tell you how later. Oh, there she is now.” Blitz says as Vinyl enters.

“Hey Blitz.” Vinyl says in a friendly tone as she walks over and Blitz greets her.

Vinyl smirks a bit before heading to the counter and grabbing something and heading back and gives a little petting of his head.

Blitz chuckles and grabs her hand and stops her from leaving. “Nuh ah.” He said before pulling her and having her sit on his lap. “You aren’t going anywhere for a while.”

Vinyl grins and wraps her arms around him. “Aw, you want to play?”

“Getting a little too fresh, aren’t you?” Blitz asks.

‘No, Vinyl doesn’t really care for awkwardness her actions just cause.’ Applejack thinks.

Vinyl chuckles and nuzzles his head. “Nah, just enjoying life.”

‘Twi, don’t do anything or we will be sleeping in the library.’ Blitz sends through morse code.

Twilight growls and tries to occupy herself with eating.

“So are you sure Octavia won’t mind if me and Twi stay over there for awhile?” Blitz asks, reminding her that she agreed not to act like his lover in public, but as a friend.

Vinyl smiled. “Yeah, she’s fine. Just don’t mess up the rooms and she’ll be good as her cello.”

Twilight, hearing that, went back to paying attention.

“So we should administer the medicine again tonight.” Vinyl whispers.

Blitz nods. “So, I should introduce you to my sisters. They are interested in meeting my friends, Twilight’s family, especially Maud.” Pinkie says causing Blitz’s eyes to widen and pale a bit.

“Oh no. No, not her.” Blitz pleaded.

“What?” The girls ask, looking at Twilight.

Twilight sighs. “He has a fear of Maud after what she said to him last time.”

“Don’t forget the threatening to castrate me with a battleaxe.” Blitz adds.

The girls shiver at the thought of that. “Why would she do that?” Rarity asks.

“Oh Maud, very protective of me.” Pinkie says.

“I think it’s the fact she loves your other side.” Blitz remarked as he still shivered.

Pinkie tilts her head. “You must mean my sister. Isn’t she cute and awesome?”

“Knife.” Blitz simply says.

Pinkie giggles. “Yeah, she loves knives and actually has a favorite one too.”

“Barry?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie sticks out her tongue. “No silly, Crackia.”

Blitz chuckles nervously. “No, it’s Barry.” Pinkie’s smile starts to shift. ‘There you are Pinkamena.’

Pinkie’s hair jumps a bit. “Yeah, you’re right. Hey, want to come by a little later and make some cupcakes for tonight?”

Blitz loses his smile as Twilight knew what that meant.

“Pinkie, can we talk alone for a moment?” Twilight asks.

Pinkie looks curiously at her. “Oh, what about?”

“About something.” Twilight says getting up and dragging Pinkie away.

“Oh boy.” Blitz says.

Twilight pulls Pinkie to a corner and glares at her. “What are you doing?” She hisses.

“What are you talking about?” Pinkie asks.

“Not you, Pinkamena Pie.” Twilight clarifies.

Pinkie suddenly pulls her into the bathroom and pushes her against the wall as her hair goes flat. “Why do you get him and him alone?” Pinkie hisses.

“I don’t, I share him with the rest of his wives including my world’s you, but he isn’t of this world.” Twilight says unfazed.

Pinkamena growls. “And why not give us a chance?”

“Because what about the Blitz of this world? I doubt there isn’t one.” Twilight says.

Pinkamena glares at her. “Do you really think I haven’t forgotten the fact? At least give us the satisfaction.”

“How, I doubt you want to get pregnant and I can’t use my magic to let you live one of my universe’s versions of your memory.” Twilight says.

Pinkamena sighs. “Just sleep at least. I want to know it feels.”

“Would you settle for him kissing you like he kisses our Pinkamena?” Twilight asks.

Pinkamena stares at her before groaning. “Fine.”

“Trust me, it is a very close second to that.” Twilight says blushing.

Pinkamena smirks and let’s go of her and flicks her hair. “You have been doing that since you got here, haven’t you?”

“No, I have been with you girls mostly and Blitz, well, let’s just say he regrets coming here for a reason. An enemy of his was killed in our world, but here she might still be alive.” Twilight says.

Pinkamena looks worried. “Who?”

“Lets just say we can’t even say her name.” Twilight says.

Pinkamena glares at her. “Tell me.”

“I can’t say her name, which caused her to appear last time.” Twilight says.

Pinkamena growls. “Write it.”

“I’m afraid to do even that. I will say she is a vampire.” Twilight says.

Pinkamena huffs. “I hate you.”

“I just hope Blitz knows what he is doing. He said she marked him before she died for good in our universe, but this one may sense the mark and be coming to investigate.” Twilight says.

Pinkamena sighs. “Make sure you protect him.”

“I’m not sure I can without my magic.” Twilight says afraid.

Pinkamena frowns. “You are human, you know, those tricks of his and maybe weapons can help.”

“Well I’m kind of worried about that as well.” Twilight says getting a confused look from Pinkamena.

Pinkamena tilts her head. “What are you talking about?”

“Blitz has a tendency to go overboard.” Twilight says.

Pinkamena smirks. “Really? How about using some weapons just in case of trouble?”

“Well I have never used any of his weapons before. I have looked at them, but never learnt about them.” Twilight says.

Pinkamena huffs as she starts to walk out and stops midway through opening the door. “Best time to learn.” She said before heading out.

“Let me talk to Blitz first, then we can have you two meet in private.” Twilight says following her out.

Pinkamena’s hair suddenly poofs into the same hairstyle she’s used to. “Cupcakes, yeah!” Pinkie cheered.

---

Pinkie stumbles out of a door, leaning against the wall for support.

“Rating?” Twilight asks.

Pinkie giggles drunkenly. “Awesome. Bye now.” She said heading for the door as Vinyl and Octavia grins at her.

“Was that really necessary Twi?” Blitz asks walking out.

Twilight sighs. “It was, otherwise she wouldn’t leave us alone. Thanks again for letting us stay here.” She said to Vinyl and Octavia.

“Oh that is fine. There is room enough for all five of us.” Octavia says.

Twilight smiled as Blitz sat down beside her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. “So, like our new style?” He asks slyly.

“Well I…five of us?” Twilight asks.

“Hey sexy.” A voice said behind Blitz and a pair of arms and wings wrapped around him.

“Meet the third resident.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks behind him and sees another Vinyl. “Wha…?”

Blitz smiled and leans back. “Meet the succubus version of Vinyl. Apparently she was being taken to ours, but got cut off. So, she’s been staying here. Now I promised I would take her back with us when this is over, so please don’t be mad. Vinyl made me swear to if I ever found her and I mean our Vinyl.”

Twilight groans out loud. “Unbelievable.” She said going back to a book.

Blitz smiled. “Vinyl, can you treat our guest here?” He asks looking behind him.

“I could go for some lesbian fun.” S. Vinyl says.

Twilight blanches. “What?” She sputtered.

“Oh don’t worry, I will be gentle.” S. Vinyl says.

Twilight looks to Blitz. “Blitz?!”

“Ok, enough teasing.” Blitz says getting up.

“Yeah, help me reapply this.” Vinyl says.

Blitz sighs as he sits down with Vinyl and removes his shirt and Twilight can see the bandages around him. “Blitz…what…what happened?” She asked as Octavia grabbed a jar.

“They are taking care of the mark she left.” Blitz says as Vinyl starts to help him remove the bandages.

Twilight still held the look. “So…how long?”

“A few more days.” Vinyl says.

Blitz sighs as he sees the scars faded and lathered with the herb. “At least it’s working.” He said leaning back and Vinyl starts to work on them.

“Oh Blitz.” Twilight says sitting next to him.

Blitz chuckles. “Oh Twilight.” He said wrapping an arm around her as she snuggles into his side.

“So how good is he in bed?” Octavia asks shocking Twilight.

Twilight blushes. “Um…well…” She said pushing her fingers together.

“Twi, here is good.” Blitz says.

Twilight coughs a bit. “Well…he’s amazing!” She exclaimed.

“Oh?” Vinyl asks.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, just the way he treats you during that time, just short of bliss.” She said wistfully.

“As a pony. We haven’t tried it in this form.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl grins. “I can take a guess at that.”

“We can experiment.” Blitz says rubbing her thigh.

Twilight blushes. “Um…well…me and the others have a rehearsal to do.”

“It’s night out love, relax a bit.” Blitz says leaning in and kisses her neck.

Twilight eeps and tries to hold her moans as she tries to push him back. “Blitz…not…not here.”

“Why not? They didn’t mind and if not, they may jump me for it.” Blitz whispers the latter into her ear.

Twilight glups. “Well…um…how about we…um…” She tries to say.

“Don’t worry, I will lead.” Blitz says slipping a hand into her shirt.

“Eep!” Twilight yelps as she tries to grab his hand and pull it out. “Blitz, not here!” She harshly whispered.

“Alright, not here.” Blitz says laying his head on her shoulder.

Twilight huffs. “Good.” She said trying to go back to her book and sees Vinyl putting on the herb. “But I will let you at least feel me up in bed, alone.” She whispered to him.

“I will for you.” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. “Good, now how long does this take?” She said pointing to the herb being put in his chest.

“Four days to remove the energy signature, but the scar will never truly fade.” Vinyl says.

Twilight sighs. “Well, at least you got a battle scar I can admire.” She said, smiling to Blitz who nuzzles her shoulder.

“The only one?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles and ruffles his head. “No, but it’s the best one. Because it’s where I knew I can’t live without you.”

“Ok, I getcha.” Blitz says.

Twilight kisses his head. “I love you Blitz.”

“Hey, save room for us.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz smirks. “Don’t worry. I love you all already. Except you S. Vinyl. I need to work with you.”

“Huh?” S. Vinyl asks.

“I need to learn the moves for you.” Blitz clarifies.

S. Vinyl grins. “Oh, like a date?”

“Amongst other things.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl looks to Twilight. “Can I keep him?”

“He’s mine.” Twilight says holding his head in her chest.

Blitz chuckles pervertedly. “This is nice.” He said nuzzling her breasts. “I am so lucky to have such amazing wives.”

Twilight just hits his head. “Quiet Blitz. Now then, you and I will be the only ones in the room. This other Vinyl can have you once we get back.”

‘We shall see.’ Octavia thinks.

Blitz smiled. “Really, then what about if we’re stuck here another day?”

Twilight thinks about it. “Oh yeah, have you guys seen any weird things going on at school?”

“Well, three weird looking girls came up to the roof looking for a source of emotional energy.” Blitz says.

Twilight hums. “Emotional? Changelings do that, but I haven’t sensed any here, except for that teacher. But I don’t think it’s them. What else?”

“They stood out too much and all that neocolors, seriously?” Blitz says setting off warning bells in Twilight’s head.

Twilight looks at him. “Blitz, we have to find those girls. That kind of description translating to our world is sirens.”

“Why, unless you want me to, you know?” Blitz says extending his claws from a gauntlet.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, bring back alive and then deal with them. Whatever is needed too.”

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Alright, but don’t say I didn’t warn ya when something crazy happens and I will help after I deal with her.”

Twilight nods. “Alright, just be careful. Remember last time?”

“Yes, but she most likely doesn’t know me or what I can do and I am better than back then.” Blitz says soberly.

Twilight sighs as she runs her fingers through his hair. “I know you are. You’ll be great.”

“Come on Twi, time for bed.” Blitz says.

“Just let me have your clothes and I’ll throw them into the wash.” S. Vinyl says.

“You heard her Twi, you got to strip.” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “I think she meant you.”

“Actually both and I am more than happy to help you both undress.” S. Vinyl says.

They both stare at each with them holding a glare and a smirk. “No.” “Yes.” They said.

S. Vinyl grabs Twilight and hoists her out of the couch and makes her stand before her before trying to pull her clothes off with her pulling back. “Stop that. No, don’t pull that.” Twilight yelled.

Blitz chuckles as Vinyl pats his shoulder and he gets up and heads to their room and heads in before throwing his pants outside.

“Here she is.” S. Vinyl says pushing Twilight in with only her underwear on.

“Blitz, I hate you.” They heard Twilight say as the door closes.

Blitz chuckles as he holds her close before they both fall onto the bed and pulls the covers around them. “Relax, you have been naked for a long time.”

“Good point.” Twilight says as Blitz grabs her rear.

Blitz smiled and squeezed her butt. “At least we are having some new style of fun.”

Twilight sighs as she puts her head on his chest. “Yeah. Guess so. You are going to be okay, right?”

“I believe so as long as I get to play with you.” Blitz says before kissing her neck.

Twilight moans. “Blitz?”

“Yes love?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks at him. “Can you teach me how to use your weapons, just in case?”

“I don’t think we have time Twi. You have to create a spell to counteract the sirens’ singing.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Yeah, but how about a blaster just in case?”

“Ok.” Blitz says as his other hand cupped her breast.

Twilight moans. “And when would you?”

“What love?” Blitz says, starting to massage her breast.

Twilight eeps and tries to grab his hand. “When will you teach?”

“The moment I can, but basically all you do is point it and pull the trigger.” Blitz says before capturing her lips.

Twilight moans into the kiss and separates after a bit. “Anything else?”

“I love you.” Blitz says before starting to work on her again.

Twilight whimpers as she feels herself being pulled against him. “Blitz?”

“Yes love?” Blitz asks as he gives her rear a squeeze.

Twilight gulps. “Well you be there for me when me and the others face the sirens?”

“I will if I can. But if they hurt you, there will be nowhere to hide for them.” Blitz says darkly.

Twilight giggles. “I love you Blitz and thanks.”

“Now then, shall we have some fun?” Blitz asks, rubbing her back now.

Twilight gulps and presses into him a bit more. “Um…when we get back. I just want to feel your warmth.”

“How about right now?” Blitz whispers into her ear, sending shivers down her spine.

Twilight shivers. “Um…no, please.” She said now holding his hand on hers.

“Twi, you hide it well, but I can see how worried you are. Please, let me relieve some of your anxiety in our special way.” Blitz says.

Twilight runs her hand over his. “Um…okay. But not all the way.”

“I know. Besides, this is unexplored territory for pony kind, right?” Blitz asks getting her into her scientific mode.

Twilight hums. “Yeah, it is.”

“So professor, should we experiment?” Blitz asks.

Twilight tilts her head. “Yeah, that sounds like a good id…yipe!” She yelled as Blitz hugs her tight and starts messing with her.

“No matter where we are, you are my beautiful wife.” Blitz says.

Twilight shivers. “Yeah, I am and so are the rest.”

“Only things missing are the rings and the foals.” Blitz says as Twilight tries to remove her bra.

Twilight soon feels his hand on hers and feels something on her hand and looks to see that she had a ring on it. “Huh, I got a ring on my finger.”

“I still can slip things under your radar. That is your wedding ring. You bought it in the bag.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled. “I still wanted things to remember since it was just me going alone at first.”

“Yeah, now let me help.” Blitz says as he reaches behind and unhooks her bra for her.

Twilight sighs and pulls the bra away and puts it on the side of the bed. “Guess this is for the little foals.” She said feeling herself.

“I would think so, after all, we are mammals.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods as Blitz starts to feel her up and moves his hands down her. “So, what do you think of this new body for this?”

“Well it is a lot more sensitive, especially the appendages that replace my hooves.” Twilight says.

Blitz smirks. “Guess so, that also means our past sensitive spots are now better than ever.”

“Let’s test that.” Twilight says reaching down and grabbing her last article of clothing.

Blitz smirks and helps her pull it off and tosses it to where her bra landed. “Now let’s have some real fun.” Blitz smirks before holding her close.

Chapter 36: Getting and Grabbing Lives

Blitz groans as Vinyl places more herb on him. “You shouldn’t have moved too much. It would have bothered it and put them out of place.” She said.

“You wouldn’t be saying that if it was you last night.” Blitz says.

Vinyl grins. “Yeah, so…how did it go?”

“Not all the way, but I know we kept you up.” Blitz says.

Vinyl points to her headphones around her neck. “Got these to help with that.”

“And you standing outside the door?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl giggles. “That was my copy. Right?” She asks behind him.

“I was doing laundry.” S. Vinyl reminds.

“And the shadow she would have casted would have shown her wings.” Blitz adds.

S. Vinyl frowns. “Okay, I was just trying to figure out what you can do in this body.”

“And sniffing both his and Twilight’s clothes before washing them.” Octavia says sipping her coffee and reading the newspaper.

S. Vinyl growls and her nails get longer like claws. “Don’t tempt me.”

“Well I do have that effect on my girls.” Blitz says patting on the seat next to him.

S. Vinyl sighs and sits down next to him. “I’m starting to be irritated with you.”

“Not at all.” Blitz was before running a hand through her hair.

S. Vinyl purrs and nuzzles his head. “So cute.”

“So Vinyl, you all but admitted to doing that and I was bluffing.” Blitz says.

Vinyl huffs as she kept placing on the herb. “Blitz, just be careful. I don’t think anyone would like it if you got hurt.”

“But getting hurt is part of my line of work.” Blitz half jokes.

They all give a slap on him. “Don’t joke about that.” They all said.

“Wasn’t really a joke.” Blitz says soberly.

The Vinyls glare at him as Octavia sighs. “Blitz, do be careful, for Twilight and our own Vinyl’s sake.” Octavia said, placing a hand on S. Vinyl’s shoulder.

“And both of yours?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl sighs. “We have been here for a while now. It doesn’t matter what happens to us, but what matters is that you and Twilight finish the job.”

“You can feel her too, can’t you?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl huffs. “What vampire can’t.”

“Alright. I’m going hunting. If what you said is true, then she will send her thralls out to hunt first.” Blitz says getting up.

Octavia holds him down by his shoulders. “A bit more and at least stay until Twilight gets up.”

“That is when the sun rises in three hours.” Blitz says getting up and hugs Octavia before going to Vinyl and S. Vinyl.

S. Vinyl sighs. “At least give a small goodbye to Twilight.” She said nodding her head to their room.

“I already have.” Blitz says, starting to slip on his armor.

They watch as he gathers everything. “At least leave her something to protect herself. She did ask you know.” Octavia asks.

“Same with that.” Blitz says only holstering one blaster pistol.

Vinyl sighs. “Be careful and don’t joke.”

“I don’t on the job.” Blitz says, his voice altered by his helmet.

‘Damn, that makes him sound sexier.’ S. Vinyl thinks.

Blitz sighs and stretches a bit as his suit clanks against the plates. “Well, better end this and give death his most wanted soul.” He said walking out into the dark night. “I’ll be back by soonish, Vinyl please look after Twi for me.”

Vinyl smiled. “Sure, she is supposed to be my wife too.”

After Blitz disappeared, S. Vinyl spoke. “Anyone else think his voice got sexier after putting on his helmet?”

Octavia giggles. “Oh yeah. I can see why they fell in love with him.”

“Vinyl?” S. Vinyl asks.

Vinyl chuckles. “Yeah, but I think I did because I had too or I will die.” She said, licking her fangs.

“Seems there are two female bats hunting for his blood.” S. Vinyl says.

Vinyl and Octavia hisses at her. “Keep it quiet!” Twilight yelled from her room.

“Make that three.” S. Vinyl whispered as she snickered.

They all shake their heads at her. “Oh Vinyl.” Octavia said.

---

Bliz stood on the roof of a building as the rain poured and the lightning cracked all around him. He was scanning for a certain heat signature. His time with Vinyl and Octavia taught Blitz that vampires’ body temperature was lower than human beings or ponies.

“Where are you?” Blitz asks himself as he keeps watching the few people outside as they walk through the rain filled streets.

“Ah, we got a bite.” Blitz says seeing a humanoid with a temperature of 90 degrees following a normal human.

He jumps to the same side as the one with the lower temperature and keeps following until they both turn into an alley. “Better.” He mused as he slowly got into the fire escape.

The thrall had the woman cornered as Blitz aimed his weapon at him. The thrall flung himself at the human, his fang obviously intended on ripping out her throat when his leg was suddenly blown off.

He growls and turns to his attacker and roars at him, only to see nothing as he uses the wall for support. He growls loudly as he keeps looking around and sees the woman gone. He growls a bit more before hearing a thump behind him.

“Let’s talk thrall.” Blitz says stabbing him through the stomach with a claw and drags him up the building and out of sight.

Later, Blitz had the thrall chained to a large rock overlooking a cliff as the sunrise approached. “So, feel like talking yet?” Blitz asks.

“Fuck you!” The thrall hissed.

“That is fine, I can always hunt down another one if you don’t talk and the sun will rise soon. I know that dieing from that is the second most painful way for a vampire or thrall to die.” Blitz says.

The thrall growls at him. “Whatever you want, you’ll never have and will lose!”

“Oh and what if I want to know where your mistress is? If you tell me, I will save you from the sun.” Blitz says.

The thrall hisses at him as the sun starts to rise.

“I have all day how long, do you?” Blitz asks.

The thrall keeps hissing at him until it feels a bit of the sun’s rays on him and tries to move away. Blitz sits there waiting for either the thrall to talk or expire. The thrall soon groans as he keeps trying to get away from the ray’s. “Alright! She heard about something at school and headed there! Now let me go.”

“Alright.” Blitz says getting up and walking over and instead of undoing the chains, he put his foot on the rock and started to push it over the edge.

The thrall’s eyes widen and look back at him. “What are you doing?! You said you would let me go.”

“I said I would save you from the sun. I never said I wouldn’t push you off a cliff.” Blitz says.

“Stop! Stop!” The thrall pleaded before being pushed over the edge and screamed all the way down.

“Death by water, the most painful way for a vampire to go even if they are a thrall.” Blitz says disappearing again.

---

“Okay, that was good.” Twilight said putting the microphone down.

“Got to say Twi, you don’t seem as tense today as yesterday.” Sunset says.

Twilight blushes. “Well…I did have some help in that.”

“Oh?” Applejack asks before blushing, figuring the most likely reason.

Twilight blushes harder and nods. “Yeah, that.”

“What’s that?” Rarity asks obviously.

Twilight kept blushing and turned to her. “Me and Blitz.”

“Oh, did you have a romantic dinner?” Rarity asks.

Twilight shakes her head and pushes her fingers together. “No…we…well…”

“Rarity, I will explain it later.” Applejack says.

Twilight giggles nervously. “Yeah. That.”

“Come on girls, we got only today and tomorrow before school and the battle of the bands starts.” Rainbow says.

Twilight sighs. “Alright, but at least let me call and see how Blitz’s end is doing.”

“About what?” Blitz asks getting all their attention and looks up to see him lying on a beam without his armor on.

Twilight sighs. “How long have you been up there?”

“Wouldn’t you like to know.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and shakes her head. “Get down from there.”

“Why don’t you try and come up here to make me?” Blitz asks.

Twilight frowns. “Because I’m wearing a skirt.”

“So?” Blitz asks coyly with a smirk.

Twilight growls. “Fine.” She said, starting to climb up.

“Twilight, that might not be the best idea.” Sunset says.

Twilight huffs. “Shut up.”

“Don’t mind Twi, she gets like this when I mess with her a bit.” Blitz says waiting.

They all watch as Twilight gets up onto a rafter and starts to walk carefully across it to him. “You are an idiot Blitz.”

‘I interrogated a thrall, she is interested in the school.’ Blitz sends.

Twilight sighs and stops before him, trying to keep her balance. “And you don’t even try to please me.”

“Twi, I don’t think now is the time nor place.” Blitz jokes as Pinke did a drum roll.

Twilight huffs. “At least come down. I already came up.”

“Now how are you going to get down?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks. “You are.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

Twilight points to him. “You are taking me down.”

“I don’t see any wings on me.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Blitz.” Twilight says giving him the puppy dog eyes and quivering lower lip.

Blitz resisted the best he could, but relented after five second. ‘Damn, the mare’s ultimate weapon.’

Twilight grins. “The mare always wins.” She said as Blitz holds her and jumps down to the others and let’s her go. “See?”

“Whipped.” Rainbow says smirking at Blitz.

Blitz clicks his tongue. “Shut up.” He said frowning.

“We all know Fluttershy wants you to whip her.” Pinkie says.

Fluttershy eeps and hides behind her. Blitz sighs. “Just like mine.”

“Huh?” Rainbow asks confused.

“Unless Fluttershy says something, I won’t.” Blitz says.

Rainbow was still confused. “Huh?”

Twilight smiled and picked up the mic again. “So, did you finish the job?”

“Not yet.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “So what now?”

“Beside you flashing us all with your panties?” Blitz asks.

Twilight huffs. “Blitz, keep this up and you won’t get me.”

“He is saying the back of your skirt is folded up and stuck.” Sunset says.

Twilight eeps and pulls her skirt down. “Dang it.”

“Ok, enough distractions, back to rehearsing ladies.” Rainbow says.

Blitz smiled as he sat down nearby and listened to their rehearsal. “This is going to be big.” He says turning on his headphones in his ears.

---

“So, what did you get?” Vinyl asks.

“Before I sent him to his watery grave, he told me she was interested in the school. Vinyl, is there an abandoned church nearby?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl nods. “After the last fiasco, it became busted and had to be abandoned.”

“Show me exactly where.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs. “It’s just south of the school. Keep heading that way and you’ll find the tower and the church.” She said trying to eat something.

“I’ll be out for a few days.” Blitz says getting up.

Vinyl sighs. “Don’t die and make Twilight sad.”

“Got it, don’t die and make all four of you sad.” Blitz says leaving.

Vinyl huffs. “You better.” She said as he left.

---

Blitz walked through the portal and was back to his pony body, surprising the changeling guards. “I’m just here to get a few things. I won’t be long.” Blitz says.

They nod. “Yes my king.” They said and went back to guarding.

Blitz walked until he was in the small armory he kept in the castle and started grabbing items he would need.

“Master?” Fluttershy asks as she walks by.

“Yes Fluttershy?” Blitz asks, rolling a basaltic crossbow past her.

Fluttershy looks at the stuff he was gathering. “What are you doing back? Is it done?”

“Not yet and it turns out that the world’s Bloody Mary is still alive.” Blitz says grabbing a 9mm pistol and the silver bullets with holy water ballistic heads.

Fluttershy just stares at him. “Blitz?”

“She is in town and a vampire.” Blitz says loading the pistol before getting a metal repeating crossbow with hollow silver bolts filled with holy water.

Fluttershy still stares at him. “Just be careful, okay love?”

“Oh, this time I have several advantages and the reason why I came back for this equipment was I’m setting up a trap for her.” Blitz says as he grabbed several C4 and mines.

Fluttershy sighs. “And Twilight?”

“She is working on a spell to counter the sirens and how is Arcane? Is he having fun with you?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy nods. “Yeah, such a sweet boy.”

“Where is he?” Blitz asks before Fluttershy gasps, remembering something.

“I just remembered. I was to get him his dinner. I have to go. You’ll be okay, right?” Fluttershy asks worriedly.

“Easily, I think vampires are weaker in that world as I killed a thrall and it felt too easy.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nods. “Okay, but just try to bring yourself and Twilight back.”

“By the way, how long has it been here?” Blitz asks.

“Around three days.” Fluttershy says walking off.

‘Three days here too. Could the connection between our dimensions make our times lineup?’ Blitz wonders as he pushes the three ballistic crossbows into the room where the portal was. “Use these in case any vampires come through.” Blitz instructs.

The changelings nod and they start to set up the crossbows as Blitz gathers the weapons and puts it through the portal. “Cover your ears for a moment.” Blitz says.

They put their holed hooves against their ears. Blitz inhaled deeply before whistling loudly enough to echo throughout the castle.

Soon he stops and turns to the guards removing their hooves. “Sir, what is that for?” One asks.

“Move back a bit.” Blitz says.

They move back a bit and soon hears claws scampering and barks once in a while. Their eyes widen before Terran bursts through the door and looks to see Blitz before bounding up to him and licks his face.

“Ok, ok Terran, I missed you too. Now do you want to hunt vampires?” Blitz asks, shaking Terran’s head a bit.

Terran growls lowly and barks.

“That a boy, come on.” Blitz says gesturing through the portal. Terran wags his little tail before jumping through. Blitz follows through, once he exits he looks up to see Terran now as big as a bear. “Wow, now that’s big. Don’t eat out of the house and home though.” He said getting the traps and weapons. “Come on boy, we are going to set up our hunting field.” Blitz says.

Terran barks and sounds more deep than the pony dimension.

“That a boy.” Blitz says as they walk southwards.

Terran barks once and picks up a crossbow to help along.

That night and the next day, Blitz and Terran took up residence in the abandoned church as they set up the hunting zone as Blitz likes to call it. “Mute charges and mindfield, check. Pressure sensitive claymore traps, check and Twi is starting to rub off on me.” Blitz says.

Terran moans and looks at him.

“Don’t worry boy, tonight we hunt.” Blitz says scratching his head.

Terran purrs and leans into his scratching.

“I also know why you love the taste of meat so much boy.” Blitz says scratching under his chin.

Terran snaps his jaw at him playfully.

“Ha ha. I have tasted meat myself now boy and it tasted good.” Blitz says.

Terran chuckles and nuzzles his hand.

“Get some sleep boy. I want you ready and raring to go.” Blitz says hugging him.

Terran nuzzles him and licks his cheek and heads off to the side and lays down.

Blitz smiles at this before walking over to the altar with the cross still on the wall, if tipping a little. Blitz closes his eyes and bows. “Dear lord, forgive me for I have sinned and will sin again soon. I go to face one of the devil’s minions and ask for you guidance and protection. If I should fall tonight, I ask for forgiveness for having failed you. In your name, I pray, amen.” Blitz prays.

A rock falls nearby and hits his foot. The rock bounced off the armored shoe and split into three and formed a cross so perfectly much to Blitz shock and he fell onto his face in bowing.

Blitz sighs and looks up a bit and sees the rock cross gone. “Huh, that’s new for me.” He said getting back up and looked at Terran snoring silently.

Blitz sat up and put back on his helmet when he heard the door open. “Hello, is anyone in here?” An aged voice calls.

Blitz gets up and sits in a pew, holding a cross in his hands as he hears the footsteps come closer.

“Excuse me, who are you?” The priest asks, walking a bit closer.

“A simple servant of the lord waiting to fight one of Lucifer’s minions.” Blitz says.

The priest tilts his head. “And who are you expecting?”

“Bloody Mary herself.” Blitz says turning and looking at him.

The priest sighs. “Ah, the unholy woman of blood. And what of you? Who do you really fight for?”

“The only one worth believing in the lord and master.” Blitz says holding up his silver cross.

The priest smiled. “Ah, but the lord allows those close to you to help. Do you have any?”

“None who I would risk. Besides, she wants me specifically. This isn’t my first confrontation with her and last time she left a mark on me. It seems to attract her. I also do not believe in coincidences. The lord has sent you father for what purpose, I do not know.” Blitz says.

The priest nods. “The lord works in mysterious ways. Such as any other forces of nature that he has made to live on their own.”

“Well said father. Don’t mind my companion over there, he only hurts those of evil.” Blitz says gesturing to the sleeping Tarren.

The priest recoils back a little. “That’s…something new.”

“This world still has mysteries for us to discover father.” Blitz says as Terran starts kicking his hind leg like a dog in it’s sleep.

The priest chuckles. “That one seems like a running dog in his sleep.”

“Despite his fish-like appearance, he is still more like a dog.” Blitz says.

The priest sighs. “Well, I leave you to your business. Hope you have a wonderful night.” He said walking away.

“Maybe we will meet again father, but may the lord go with you.” Blitz says.

Priest laughs. “I think you need it more than me.” He said closing the door behind him.

“Also watch out, I set up a minefield and…how did you even get in he…he’s gone.” Blitz says noticing the priest vanished and there was no sign of a car or even anyone walking there.

Blitz quickly scans the area and finds no other body or temperature body in the area and even residual areas. “Can’t be. He was right there.” He said to himself as he scans the area where he knows he was before stopping. “I need a long break after getting back to his world. It couldn’t be, could it?” Blitz asks out loud.

He hears some rocks moving and sees Terran kicking his legs around again and sending a lot of rocks away. “I definitely need a break or something to punch.” Blitz says as he lays down in a puw.

He sighs and closes his eyes for a bit as he sets an alarm for before complete sunset in the area. “Night Twi.”

Blitz’s eyes shot open the moment the alarm went off. “Tarren, time to get to work.” Blitz says.

Terran’s eyes shot open and growls as he gets up and growls mencaily.

“Alright boy, any vampire coming through that door is fair game beside Vinyl and Octavia, ok?” Blitz asks.

Terran growls and gets into a jump position.

“I’m going up to the bell tower.” Blitz told him as he started to make his way there, crossbow in hand.

He gets to the top and sees some people walking about, but some heading for the church. “Ah good. This means we get to have fun. Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary,” Blitz started to repeat for a few minutes as he stayed invisible.

He soon sees more people gathered at the front and the back before sighing and hitting a few things on the datapad on his arm and soon hears a muffled sound wave go through him and he hits another button and an muffled explosion of fire and salt came about from both sides before he starts picking off the ones left behind as they either crawl or hobble away.

‘Mines and claymores activated, now how will you proceed Mary?’ Blitz thinks.

He hears a muffled screech from the front and sees one woman standing there in regular clothes with a red robe around her and holding her arms up around her as more people passed by her. ‘Gotcha.’ He thinks to himself before taking out his blaster and charging it a bit before aiming and firing it at her and hits the folds of her robes. ‘Now I know where you are, bitch.’

The woman screeches her muffled screech and points at the church making the thralls run at it through the minefield and then the claymore field.

Multiple explosions of salt and fire came about as Blitz put away his blaster and brought out his crossbow and aimed at the ones getting too close and trying to get a bead on Mary. ‘Bitch.’ He said to himself, trying a shot and hitting a thrall next to her. ‘Come on, get closer.’

Blitz was about to take another shot when he noticed a few thralls made it through the line by taking the path that the dead thralls had taken and started shooting them.

He sees a limb fly past his vision and takes a quick look to see Terran ripping everyone apart and throwing them into the pit of holy water and the little island of salt they made.

Blitz smirks as he sees Mary unsure about Terran as he rips through the thralls like they were paper. ‘That’s right bitch. Say hello to my big friend.’ He takes out another crossbow that was a little longer, but less ammo before aiming at the nearby roofs and hits the thralls just standing there and looking like they were trying to do something else before aiming towards Mary and sees her screech before moving herself forward. ‘Nope, bad move.’ He thinks to himself as thralls were now climbing up the tower he was in and he gathers everything he had before heading down and closes the hatch behind him. ‘Light, light.’ He presses a few buttons on his datapad and soon the tower becomes a lighthouse for a brief moment as the solar energy generators came to life for a moment, vaporizing the thralls.

Blitz slid down the cable he had placed as he entered the main room, still invisible as he headed outside at a leisure pace. He hums to himself as thralls head past him and he takes out a small silver knife and quickly stabs them in the heart as they run past before falling down to their faces. He shakes his head as he approaches Mary walking toward the church and drops some mines and throws some over their heads to the other side before activating them and they all explode in a shower of salt and then become drenched in fire and create a ring of fire around him and Mary as she looks confused.

“Yeah, that’s almost everyone’s reaction to their first time meeting me.” Blitz said. “Salt fire, not fun for vampires or demons of hell.”

“Where are you?” Mary screeches.

Blitz appears mere inches away from her, claws drawn. “Boo.”

Mary screeches loudly as she lunges at him and he quickly ducks to the side and tries to shake around like a boxer, aggravating her before punching her right in the face, sending her stumbling back almost into the fire. “What’s wrong Mary, never seen a human so strong before?” Blitz taunts as his strength and reflexes must seem supernatural with the stims he was on.

Mary hisses. “So you’re the one doing all this. At least I can kill you and make sure you are sought after for all eternity of your life.”

“With what?” Blitz asks mockingly.

“With my army of thralls.” Mary says making Blitz burst out laughing.

“You mean the same thrall that…” Blitz stopped when a head of one of her thralls landed in between them. “Need I say more?” Blitz asks, shrugging.

Mary screeches as Blitz drops a deaf charge before extending his claws again and locks her nails and his claws on hers as she realizes a claw was through her chest.

Blitz smiled. “Mine.” He said, pushing her away as she covers her wound before realizing she couldn’t feel her necklace and sees it gone and looks up to see Blitz holding it.

“Missing something? Your symbol of your pact with Lucifer perhaps?” Blitz asks, tapping it with a claw.

Mary’s breath catches in her throat. “No.” She whispered.

“You know what happens if this is broken, correct?” Blitz asks him to scan it with interesting results.

Mary’s eyes widened. “No, don’t do it.”

“Ah, interesting. There are no known matches of the material this is made from. Could it have been forged in the pit? I never got to study my dimension’s version of this.” Blitz says.

Mary hisses at him. “Give it back!”

“Ok.” Blitz says tossing it in the air a bit before cutting it into four with his three claws and kicks the shards into her face.

Mary stayed almost frozen. “No.” She whispered.

“Now tell me Mary, what do you fear most?” Blitz says approaching her, the lighting from the fire around him making him look demonic as he withdrew his other set of claws.

Mary gulps as she starts to back up and soon falls onto her back and back peddles away. “No.” She pleaded.

“Wrong answer. When you get to hell, tell them that god wins again and then apologize on my behalf for the inconvenience.” Blitz says raising his claws overhead before bringing them down. Mary screams were soon silenced as her body parts fell apart and as on instinct Blitz reached for his magic to push the parts of her into the fire and to his shock, they flew into it and were burned with all the rest going along with it. “What, but that is not…” Blitz says before being hit by nausea. ‘So soon, my dosage must need to be different for this body. I’m already starting to lose energy.’ Blitz thinks before jumping through the fire to Terran.

They soon ended up on another roof and they watched as most of the fallen bodies that collapsed after he killed Mary were starting to get up and rub their heads. “Good. Come on Terran. Twilight would be happy to see you again.” He said walking away, not noticing Terran had his silver dagger in his mouth.

“Now to Vinyl’s house, the stim won’t last much longer and I will collapse.” Blitz says as the fire started to dissipate and Blitz triggered the rest of the claymores and mines when they were far enough away and caused the mute charges to ignite their napalm, destroying all evidence of them.

Blitz groans as he stumbles into the house and groans as he falls onto the couch. “Dang it, Daring’s going to kill me.”

Terran lays beside him as Blitz just falls asleep.

Twilight looks outside her room and sees Blitz sleeping on the couch as Terran snores a bit. She smiles and walks up to him before petting his helmeted head. “Nice job coming back, Blitz.” She said before looking at Terran. ‘What have you been eating Terran? You’re huge! In fact, I’m shocked you got through the front door.’ Twilight thinks.

Terran peeks open his eye and looks at her before closing them again and growls a bit.

“Love you too Terran.” Twilight says before patting his head giving him a good whiff of her scent and relaxing and panting happily.

Twilight giggles as she turns to Blitz before sighing and starts taking off his armor who just snores a lot as she continues to take off the armor and puts them on the table.

“Rest Blitzy, you haven’t in two nights.” Twilight says scratching his head.

Blitz snorts out loud in response.

Twilight rolls her eyes and sets him on the bed before covering him and up and heads back to her bed. “Night you two.”

---

Twilight yawns as she was about to try and rouse Blitz when her phone rang. “Hello?” Twilight answers.

“Twilight, can you believe this? I just found out that a battle happened at the old church. It looks like a war happened!” Rainbow yells.

“Calm down Rainbow, what are you going on about?” Twilight asks.

“Turn to channel six, the news is covering it now.” Rainbow says.

Twilight groans as she gets up and heads to the living room and turns on the tv and flips through the channels until she ends on six. “Breaking news, as we are here at the old Canterlot missionary church. We are looking at a seen of what looks like a major skirmish here with what appear to be explosions and scorch marks from mines and other explosives.” A reporter says as the cameraman gives a look at it from the helicopter.

Twilight raises an eyebrow and looks to Blitz who was still snoring. “Oh Blitz.”

“Twi, are you there?” Rainbow asks.

“The police will be launching an investigation into this and as such, Canterlot High School will be closed for today and possibly a few more days.” The reporter continues as Twilight tunes her out.

Twilight sighs and brings the phone to her ear again. “It’s fine Rainbow. Don’t worry about me, I’m fine.” Twilight says trying to avoid saying anything crucial as Twilight learnt about bugs and taps from Blitz when they were first on the Darkline.

“Are you kidding? Now the battle of the bands are actually going to be held somewhere else! We just practiced and set everything up for the stage at school. We are in trouble here.” Rainbow said.

“Rainbow, if anything, they just called off school, so I bet the battle of the bands will be held off as well.” Twilight says.

Rainbow groans. “Come on now! We got to get everyone together and when they call for it, we better be there. I am not losing this battle.”

“We should practice more while we wait and from the looks of it, our battle will be nowhere near as brutal as this one was.” Twilight says.

Rainbow groans. “Just get ready and hurry over to the school.”

“By the way, you want to talk to Blitz?” Twilight asks, smirking.

There was a bit of silence. “No, just get over there.” She said before hanging up.

“Terran, I’m going out. Watch over Blitz, ok?” Twilight asks.

Terran barks and Twilight grabs her bookbag and heads out.

---

“I can’t believe they roped off the school.” Rainbow says annoyed.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “What did you think would happen? An attack that can count as a war zone near the school. Of course they would check the school just in case.”

“The scorch marks look new, but what about the bones, I mean why were there so many bones?” Applejack asks.

Fluttershy whimpers as she hides behind Rarity. “Um…they look clean.”

“That is just it. Even if they were picked clean, there still is a sign of flesh or something. But it’s like the flesh had already decomposed and they were fossils.” Applejack says.

Twilight thinks for a few before sighing. “Well, there is nothing we can do so let’s go....”

“You know something, don’t you?” Sunset whispers.

Twilight looks at her. “And I intend to keep it quiet.”

“Girls, to the shed to continue practicing.” Pinkie cheers.

---

Blitz was still sleeping on the couch as Octavia and Vinyl watched. “He looks so peaceful, doesn’t he?” Vinyl asks.

Octavia smiled. “How can’t he?”

“Oh well.” Vinyl says with a bucket full of water was about to pour it onto him when the two heard a bark behind them.

Octavia looks to Vinyl. “Did you get a dog?”

“No.” Vinyl says, looking at her.

They both turn behind them and they see Terran growling and snapping his jaw at them as he stalks them. “What…is…that?” Octavia tries to ask.

“It looks like an undiscovered monster.” Vinyl says as they slowly backed away.

Blitz groans, still half asleep. “Terran, quiet down and get back over here.” Blitz says half asleep as he tries to feel for him. Terran huffs at the two girls as he walks over to Blitz and puts his head under his hand. “Hey boy. Now go back to sleep. I have had a long night along with you.” Terran pants at him before curling up at the foot of the couch, moving the coffee table over to make more room.

Vinyl and Octavia just stared. “Um…want to explain?” Vinyl asks.

The only answer they received was Blitz’s snoring.

“Hey girls, what did I mi…what is that?” S. Vinyl asks.

Vinyl looks at her. “Alien or monster.”

“So wake up Blitz…oh, he looks so adorable.” S. Vinyl says.

Octavia smiled. “Yeah and this is what his wives have on his side. Lucky.”

“That includes you too Tavi, so go lay with him. We don’t go to school today.” Vinyl says.

Octavia smiled and laid down beside him and put her head on his chest. “He sure smells like soot.”

“Tavi, let me sleep a little longer. Azure could use his mother.” Blitz says.

They looked at him for a few seconds before giggling. “He must think that he’s in Equestria.” S. Vinyl said.

“Tavi, I will rutt you later tonight, ok?” Blitz asks turning Octavia a scarlet red.

Vinyl snickers. “Okay, this is too good. Do more.” She pleaded as she shook Blitz a little. “Blitz, I need a good amount of kissing and blood later.”

“Again Vinyl, we did that long ago. Why do you love me dominating you so much?” Blitz asks freezing Vinyl, causing Octavia to smirk this time.

S. Vinyl giggles. “Okay, I got one. Oh master.” She called.

“Fluttershy please, I don’t like playing those games as much as you do. I know you like to be abused and it turns you on, but let me rest, please.” Blitz says now holding Octavia.

S. Vinyl grins. “Perfect blackmail gold. Okay, we imitated his other mares. Who else?” She asks, tapping her chin.

“Um, lets see…” Vinyl says.

“How about I tell you the time where my three girls tried to get blackmail material out of me while they thought I was asleep?” Blitz asks.

“Oh that ought to be a good blackm…ha…ha…ha, morning Blitz.” Vinyl says sheepishly.

“I need coffee and medicine. I have got such a headache.” Blitz says.

Octavia smiles and lets him up and he gets up and heads for the kitchen. “How long were you awake?” She asks.

Blitz sighs as he grabs some aspirin from the counter and his coffee. “About a few minutes ago. Could have lasted longer, but some girls kept me up.” He said, giving them a look as he sat back down.

The two Vinyls laugh nervously as Terran lays his head on Blitz’s lap.

Blitz huffs as he drank his medicine and coffee. “So, what did I miss?”

“Well first, what is that?” Octavia asks.

“Terran, my hunting companion. I guess he could be the equivalent of a bloodhound, but a hundred times more deadly.” Blitz says scratching him.

Terran purrs and leans into the scratching.

“And he…” S. Vinyl starts.

“Tore through all the thralls of Mary that my traps or I didn’t kill.” Blitz says as Terran lays a silver knife on the coffee table.

“Thanks boy. I forgot this.” Blitz says.

They all hiss or growl at the knife before Blitz takes it away and puts it in his backpack nearby. “Alright, what time is it?” He asks while drinking.

“Around eleven in the morning.” Vinyl says.

Blitz spits out his coffee. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“No school today after they discovered the battlefield at the church I told you about.” Vinyl says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Ah, good. And Twilight and the others?”

“Practicing for the battle of the bands so…” S. Vinyl starts.

“I got Mary a one way ticket down stairs.” Blitz says.

Vinyl smirks. “Okay, you made it to the top of my ‘want to have for life’ list.”

“My universe version said that once she tasted my blood.” Blitz says.

Vinyl grins. “Was it more like ‘want to bed or fuck’ list?”

“No, more like ‘I want you for myself’.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “Man, I want to meet my version, but unfortunately my place is here. I got a shop after all.”

“Uh huh. Vinyl, raise your left leg and jump five steps to the left while hopping on your right.” Blitz says and to her shock, Vinyl’s body acted on it’s own.

Vinyl started to hop around. “Hey, what’s going on?”

“Vinyl. When a Vampire wants a mate and it is meant to be the mate and them are connected by the soul and…” Blitz says to let her finish it.

Vinyl gulps. “Um…can assume some control over their actions if their will is strong enough.”

“And that means?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Vinyl whimpers. “My mate.”

“And?” Blitz asks.

“Octavia’s mate.” Vinyl adds.

“And?” Blitz asks, waiting for her to come over.

Vinyl hops over before Blitz pulls her onto his lap. “Better now?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl gulps. “Yeah. Fine here.”

“Go ahead.” Blitz says exposing his neck.

Vinyl looks to him before leaning close and licks his neck before biting it. “I love you.” She said before going back to drinking.

“Ok, it’s more painful here than my universe.” Blitz says gritting his teeth.

S. Vinyl comes up behind him and wraps her arms around him and kisses his cheek. “Better?”

“Throbbing pain, but used to it. After all, I let you feed on me every so often.” Blitz says.

Vinyl just puts her hand on Blitz’s.

“So am I going to meet Count Dracula of this world as he is long since gone in mine?” Blitz asks.

“I don’t think you want to do that.” Vinyl says.

“Why?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl grins a bit. “Because he’s fucking insane.”

“Really?” Blitz asks.

“Yeah, I mean if he was here he would probably yell.” Vinyl was cut off when a male voice yelled from the wall. “Hey kids, want to see a dead body!”

They just turn to the red coated person halfway into the wall. “Come on, that’s a classic.” He said walking out of it. “And why is my daughter sucking away at a new blood bag? I expected her to at least go at it like crazy then fight, then go crazy again and then drink the blood.”

“Count Dracula also known as Vlad the impaler in life.” Blitz says in disbelief.

Dracula chuckles almost like a devilishly child. “Ah, the great…ah fuck it. Who are you?”

“Blitzkrieg, the guy who sent a bitch and her thralls to hell last night.” Blitz says.

Dracula says nothing for a while as he just stared at them behind his red tinted glasses. “Huh, wondered when that bitch was going to fuck the bucket. I at least assumed she would be fucked to death. Oh wait, you did. And now…”

“Terran.” Blitz says and Terran’s head shoots up.

Dracula stares at the dog. “Can he puss out a bitch all the time?”

“No, but his favorite game is hide and go kill with his prey.” Blitz says.

Dracula grins. “Oh, my favorite is seeing how long I can make the enemy kill him himself. Come on, top that.”

Terran belches out the soul of one of the thralls he killed last night.

They all watch as the soul sinks away before it was shot by Dracula. “Sorry, but I was getting bored.”

“Ah, not the worst.” Blitz says.

“Um…dad aren’t you bound to someone?” Vinyl asks.

He thinks about that. “No, I would remember one, especially with big tities.”

“Integra Hellsing.” Vinyl says.

Dracula just stares at her. “I’m going for a walk.” He said going to the door.

“I like your dad. He seems like a fun guy.” Blitz says before they hear a phone ringing.

“Yello.” Dracula said, taking out a phone and answering it. “Uh huh. No, I am not at our daughter’s where she has just gotten her first mate. Of course I’m not serious. Look, I just…oh please, that was one…you know what, I am going for a walk.”

“So what’s the recoil on those 12mm handguns he has?” Blitz asks Vinyl.

Vinyl shrugs. “Enough to do the job.”

“So this Integra, your mother?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl chuckles. “Oh yeah and she keeps my dad sane. Sort of.”

“So am I gonna get to me…” Blitz stops when a limo pulls up.

“Oh no. Well, I better get that walk done. Bye now.” Dracula said as he walked out and a woman exited the limo and pulled him back in. “I’m back from what a drag.”

“You stay in there and watch Netflix. I’m going to talk to our daughter.” Integra says.

Blitz looks to Vinyl who chuckles. “Yeah, she’s the head of the family.”

“No she’s not, I am.” Dracula said sitting down and turning on the tv.

“Oh, this ought to be interesting.” Blitz says.

Integra looks to Vinyl. “So, care to introduce me?”

“Um…sure, this is Blitzkrieg.” Vinyl says.

Blitz sniffs the air. “I smell a vatican?” Blitz says puzzled.

Dracula grins and pulls out his guns. “You got me a gift?”

“No Alucard, back in the limo.” Integra says.

Alucard mope and slouches as he drags himself to the limo. “Well, my boner is gone.”

“May I help you Mr. Man Wielding Bayonets.” Blitz says to the new person coming through the door.

“Well, hello super weird dangerous looking man I have seen with a giant fish dog.” He paused. “For the third time.”

“Do I know you?” Blitz asks.

“Eh, no. What do they call it? A coincidence?” He asked himself.

“Uh huh, so you here to kill the vampires?” Blitz asks.

“Pretty much sums it up.” The man says.

“Ok, one moment.” Blitz withdraws his blaster pistol and starts shooting laser bolts through him.

Vinyl looks at him. “Why did you do that?”

“No one threatens my girl.” Blitz says.

“Was that a laser?” Dracula asks.

Blitz nods. “Oh yeah. Cool huh?”

“I want one.” Dracula says.

---

“Blitz…Blitz, are you ok?” Vinyl asks, shaking him a bit.

Blitz looks at her. “What are you talking about?”

“Are you ok? You stopped responding after I drank some of your blood.” Vinyl says blood trailing from her lip.

Blitz groans as he tries to sit up. “What the…Vinyl? Are your parents alive?”

“Um…no, why do you ask?” Vinyl asks.

Blitz shakes his head. “Nothing. I’m good to go, right?”

“No.” Vinyl says stroking his chest. “I think you need to rest for a bit longer.”

Blitz sighs and looks down at where her hand is and holds his own to hers. “At least I got you.”

“And what about us?” Octavia asks.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, you two too.”

Octavia smirks as she rests against his other shoulder.

Blitz sighs. “Well, I’m up for some food. What do you get?”

“Blood.” Octavia says.

Blitz sweatdrops. “I was thinking some ramen.”

“No, she means that is all that is in the fridge.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz groans. “How about tomatoes or onions and all that?”

“Nope.” Octavia says as Vinyl gets the phone.

Blitz looks to Vinyl. “Take out?”

“You can read minds as well?” Vinyl asks.

Blitz chuckles. “I like to vote. How about pizza?”

“How about you?” S. Vinyl asks.

Blitz just pushes her down on herself. “I vote for pizza.”

“We have to do something while we wait.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles and hugs S. Vinyl and nuzzles her head. “Aw, you want a little fun?”

“Yes.” S.Vinyl says.

“Well you will have to wait a bit.” Blitz says smirking.

S. Vinyl frowns. “For what?”

“For technically, the honeymoon.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl grins. “Oh, so what are you going to do?”

“I got something in my home universe that will blow your minds.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl giggles. “Can’t wait.”

“Oh ho, I’ll have a camera on hand.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl licks her lips. “Now I’m really wanting you.”

“Easy girl, hold your ponies.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl just giggles and hugs him tight while nuzzling his chest.

“You know, I just thought of something. How am I going to tell you all from your counterparts in my universe?” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl grins. “I’ll wear something.”

“I got my headphones.” Vinyl says as Octavia comes back with a hair dye.

Blitz looks to the hair dye. “Who’s that for?”

“You know Vinyl, I think you would look good with purple hair like Twilight’s.” Octavia says.

Vinyl glares. “Oh no. You are not putting that on me.”

“Don’t be shy Vinyl.” Octavia says.

Blitz chuckles as he watches Octavia chase Vinyl around the house.

“Octavia, give Vinyl a rest and come here.” Blitz says.

Octavia smiled and walked over. “Okay.” She said sitting down. “So, what do you want to do while we wait?”

Blitz smirks and winks to S.Vinyl who smirks back before pushing Octavia and her head lands in Blitz’s lap. Blitz chuckles and pets her head as she blushes. Blitz smiles at her as he runs his hand through her hair.

Octavia glups. “Um…so how long have you been married?”

“A few years and to tell the truth, your counterpart was the first to bare a child.” Blitz says.

Octavia looks up at him. “Really?”

“Yes, we named him Azure.” Blitz says.

Octavia hums. “Little Azure. Such a nice name.”

“He constantly likes to listen to his mother practicing her cello, although for the life of me, I still can’t figure out how she plays it with hooves.” Blitz says.

Octavia giggles. “Maybe she’s just that good. And how do you hold your guns like in pony form or any other things?”

“Magic. Telekinesis is a simple spell once you get the hang of it.” Blitz says.

Octavia holds up a finger. “Ah, but how do regular ponies hold them?”

“Oh we have only recently been supplying them, a lot are still using crossbows though.” Blitz says.

Octavia nods. “See, if there is a way, it will happen.”

Blitz chuckles a bit suddenly.

Octavia raises an eyebrow. “What are you laughing about?”

“I just realized, when we go to my universe, you two will have to get used to hooves.” Blitz says.

Octavia shrugs. “We’ll pick it up. You just need to do your job.”

“I will, you just have to keep being sexy, sounds fair?” Blitz asks.

Octavia giggles. “Yeah. Really fair if you act on it.”

“What do you think Vinyl, S. Vinyl?” Blitz asks.

They both grin. “Act on it.”

“Think they can pull off sexy?” Blitz asks looking at Octavia.

Octavia smirks. “What do you think?”

“I want to hear your thoughts on it.” Blitz says as Octavia smirked.

“Alright, how about I put on some really sexy underwear on them in their pony form? Maybe then they will be sexy.” She says.

Blitz chuckles and snort a bit at the joke.

Octavia just stares at him.

“Pay her back for that?” Vinyl asks S. Vinyl.

S. Vinyl nods and they both grab her and drag her to their room before S. Vinyl comes back and sits on his lap and leans back onto him.

“Pay back for her joke?” Blitz asks.

S. Vinyl sighs and rubs against him. “Yeah, now what are you going to do?”

“It has been about twenty seven minutes. We got around three minutes to go before…” Blitz stops when the doorbell rang.

“I got it.” Vinyl called and heads for the door and opens it to the pizza delivery which she paid for and waved goodbye to him.

Vinyl grins as she puts the pizza box down on the table. “I’ll get the drinks. Don’t molest him while I’m gone.” She said heading to the kitchen.

“Oh, but can he do that to me?” S. Vinyl asks.

Vinyl waves an arm around the corner and Blitz grabs S. Vinyl and holds her close.

“You are such a bad girl.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

S. Vinyl gulps and eeps as he starts running his hands over her. “I’m really wanting your pony version on me now since I heard about it.”

“Down girl, you will get your wish soon enough.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl tries to smile. “Bastard.”

“And what does that make you?” Blitz whispers into her ear.

S. Vinyl chuckles, “Your lover and soon more to come. Want these off?” She asks, reaching for her shirt buttons.

“Nah, save it for later tonight. For now, let’s eat.” Blitz says before giving her rear a squeeze.

S. Vinyl squeaks as she grounds her butt on his lap. “That’s some hot stuff.”

Blitz chuckles and rubs her rear as he opens the box and takes out a piece. “Oh, pepperoni.” He said happily.

“Yeah, here you go.” Vinyl says handing him a soda with Octavia walking behind her.

Blitz smiled and took one before opening it and drinking some. “Ah, been a while since I really had a chance to relax and enjoy life.”

“Oh, does that mean…” Vinyl starts.

“Wait till the unofficial honeymoon.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles as she takes a piece herself. “You know, you really aren’t that bad once we get down to it.”

“Hum, maybe your headphones and a hoodie.” Blitz says looking at Vinyl.

Vinyl raises an eyebrow. “Yeah, no. You are not taking my stuff.”

“I mean to distinguish you from my universe’s counterpart when we go.” Blitz says.

Vinyl tilts her head. “Well, how about a sexy outfit?” She asks, her grin growing.

“In public?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl chuckles. “I want them to know you are mine.”

“But I find you sexy in anything and ponies usually are naked.” Blitz says.

Vinyl giggles. “Even better, having fun teasing before heading back to you.”

“Any guy who hits on you, I will kill horribly.” Blitz says.

Vinyl smile falls away. “Okay, that’s my fun gone.”

“Oh, looks like our husband gets jealous quite easily.” Octavia says.

Blitz huffs. “No, just that others should recognize me as your husband and stay away.”

“Oh, then you are just going to have to love us a lot.” Vinyl says sitting against him now.

Blitz sighs as he wraps an arm around them. “I love you girls, but sometimes you can drive me crazy.”

“That is how it should be.” Octavia says as Terran bumped her with his nose.

Octavia giggles and scratches his head and he pants happily. “Aw, he wants to join.”

“Terran is a big loveable companion. The foals love to play with him.” Blitz says as Terran pushes Octavia to the ground and licks her face.

Octavia laughs as she tries to keep him away. “Okay, okay. I get it. You like me. Now lay off the licking, please.”

“He may be the size of a bear here, but in our universe, he is the size of a grown dog.” Blitz says as Octavia is now being nuzzled.

Octavia giggles and hugs his head. “Aw, who’s a cute loveable oaf?”

“So who wants to go pet him next?” Blitz asks.

S. Vinyl laughs and jumps up. “I will.” She cheers before going over to him and scratching his chin. “Who’s a good boy? You are. Yes, you are.” S. Vinyl says scratching him.

Terran pants happily and nuzzles her hand.

“And that just leaves you.” Blitz says picking Vinyl up and setting her in his lap.

Vinyl sighs and reclines and puts her leg up. “Well, I’m comfortable. Did they ever tell you, you were a good pillow?”

“Yes, now do you like this?” Blitz whispers squeezing her rear.

“Oh, frisky.” She said looking at him.

“Oh how about this?” Blitz whispers before grabbing and massaging her breast.

Vinyl moans as she leans more into him. “That feels good. Better than by myself.”

“Oh, I’ll bet so.” Blitz whispers before kissing her.

Vinyl moans into the kiss as she turns herself around. “You really know how to take care of a woman.” She said breaking it a bit.

“Was there ever any doubt?” Blitz asks, breaking the kiss.

Vinyl shakes her head. “Nah, just a bit more kinks and you would be loads of fun.”

“Well I am still learning and experimenting on the human body to see what reactions I can get.” Blitz says smirking.

Vinyl chuckles and strokes his cheek. “And what are you planning to do?”

“Well…” Blitz stops when they hear. “I’m back.”

“Twi.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled until she looked to see Vinyl on his lap. “And just what are you doing?”

“I’m making sure he doesn’t choke again.” Vinyl says.

Twilight huffs. “Yeah right.” She said before noticing the table. “What kind?”

“Pepperoni they called it. We never had it before Twi.” Blitz says as Vinyl gets off and he walks over and hugs her.

Twilight sighs as she hugs back. “So how was your nap?”

Blitz smiled. “Good. Thanks for letting me sleep.”

“You are lucky school was called off after they discovered your battlefield.” Twilight says.

Blitz nervously chuckles. “Yeah, about that…”

“Did you get her?” Twilight asks.

“Bloody Mary is burning as we speak. I even destroyed the thing that represented her contract with the devil.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled. “And claw marks this time?”

“She didn’t even get to touch me. She was sluggish and nearly was sent flying from my punch.” Blitz says.

Twilight kisses his cheek. “There, see. I know you can do it. You’re just danger prone.”

Blitz looks away as if in deep thought. ‘But what was that?’ Blitz says remember Mary’s part were blown into the fire by some unknown force.

Twilight taps his head. “Blitz? What are you thinking about?”

“Oh it’s nothing. Come on Twi, let’s eat.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and sits down and grabs a piece. “So…who’s got what plans?”

“I’m going to take it easy for a bit and Terran can’t be seen in public.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Practicing.”

“Still having trouble with the spell?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Yeah. I can barely do magic here. What about you? Can you do anything?”

“I can’t use the spells you taught me.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Huh. Guess it’s because magic doesn’t exist much here. Just the most powerful things like the elements.”

“And vampire.” Blitz says pointing to the two playing with Terran.

Twilight smiled. “Yeah. Still, it’s amazing how some things are here. Makes you wonder what else can come through the portal and change a bit.”

“Makes me wonder if magic did exist here at one point, but the world lost it somehow.” Blitz says.

“Well, there is the fact of some reports of magic back in the Middle Ages.” Vinyl said.

“Could something have happened that used all the magic at once?” Twilight thinks out loud before taking a bite.

Blitz shrugs. “There used to be some planets that were told of using powers, magic or something like that when all of a sudden, either a radical group or the population or even an event, makes it so that you can use those things anymore. Maybe a magical overload here, like an EMP of the magical kind?”

“Fascinating, I mus....” Twilight began before Blitz stuffed her slice in her mouth.

“Twi, remember where we are.” Blitz says petting her.

Twilight huffs before chewing.

“Now Vinyl, you can watch Terran if I go out?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl nods. “Sure, he can be my guard dog at my music shop.”

“You will have bodies instead of culprits.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “I got a mop and heavy duty cleaner with cat litter.”

“We can also use the spare blood.” Octavia says.

Twilight stares at them. “More dangerous than ours, that’s for sure.”

Blitz whispers something into Twilight’s ear. Twilight looks at her phone and sees a picture of a bunny who was nibbling a carrot. “How did I get this?”

“Hey Vinyl, what do you think of this?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl peeks over. “Aw, cute. Now your princess isn’t so tough.”

“Do you want one?” Blitz asks causing Vinyl to squee.

“Would I? A cute little hopping bunny rabbit.” Vinyl said.

Blitz smiles at Twilight who snickers.

Twilight sighs. “I always love this family. No matter where or when.”

“Show her another one.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled and tried to search and ended up on and showed it to Vinyl. “Here.” She said showing two bunnies eating a strawberry.

Vinyl squeed even louder and fell on her back. “Note to self, get Vinyl a bunny when we get home.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “Can’t believe that our vampire lover is also a bunny lover.”

“As long as it is not angel than, I approve.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Why not him?”

“He is evil.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks confused. “Um…he’s not.”

“That thing threw something at Arcane. If I didn’t have to go with you, I would have fed him the Terran.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. “Okay, that’s a good reason.”

“He got lucky. Next time though we shall see.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Do you know how he is?”

“No, but I do know Fluttershy is watching after Arcane.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled. “Good. Now he’s getting that knowledge about me going away for a bit.

“Oh, you don’t fool me, you want to go back and hug and hold him.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “How could I not? He’s my son.”

“So who is this Flash Sentry I have heard of?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Oh, just a boy I met when I was last here. Then I bumped into him when I got back.”

“Anything else?” Blitz asks.

Twilight gulps a bit. “Well…I may hug him once or twice and give a kiss.”

“And do you have any feelings for him?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “Actually, never a spark.”

“Yet you kissed?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Sort of a goodbye thing.” She said trying to distract herself with drinking.

“Well I’m satisfied.” Blitz says.

Twilight does a spit take, covering Octavia and S.Vinyl. “What?”

“You’re my wife and you wouldn’t cheat on me with him.” Blitz says holding her.

Twilight looks at him. “But…but…aren’t you going to at least hurt him, maim him, shoot him or even drop him off a roof?”

“Why would I do that unless you want me to?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, I mean, why wouldn’t you at least do something?”

“No, I trust you, but I might pull the protective big brother routine and scare him a bit.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks at him till she starts smiling. “I love you ‘big brother’.”

“So do I ‘little sister’.” Blitz says, pulling her closer.

Twilight giggles and rests her head on his shoulder. “So, what do you want to do now?”

“What do you want to do?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Well…what time is it now?”

“Around nine.” Vinyl says.

Twilight grins. “Movie night?”

“As long as it isn’t a vampire movie named Twilight.” Vinyl says.

Twilight laughs before stopping and staring at her. “Nice. Nope, let’s just watch a movie on this network named netflix Rainbow told me about.” Twilight says.

Blitz smiled. “Oh this will be good. It’s not a chick flick though, is it?”

“No, Netflix is an online program that stores thousands of movies and tv shows to be watched whenever the customer wants so let’s just hit random and see what we get.” Vinyl says turning on tv and heading to the program before hitting random and stops. “Let’s try that again.” She said after coming up with documentaries.

One hour and fifty eight minutes later.

“Well that was pretty good. I think that was called 300, right?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiled. “You just liked it just because it had an army in there.”

“Nope, it had intrigue and politics as well.” Blitz says petting Twilight.

Twilight sighs and leans into his petting. “Blitz, why don’t we go to bed?”

“Alright just do what you did last time or S. Vinyl will strip you again.” Blitz says.

Twilight groans. “Oh come on.”

“You think I am bluffing?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs as S. Vinyl looks at her. “Fine.” She said getting up.

“This time, you can strip in the bedroom after we bathe or before if you prefer.” Blitz says.

Twilight pulls him up and drags him to their bedroom. “Come on. I got to practice tomorrow.”

The three left in the room soon heard water running.

“So, now that she’s gone. What are we going to do now?” S. Vinyl asks.

“Risk?” Vinyl asks.

Octavia smiled. “I’m game.”

“Ok, time for me to conquer the world.” Vinyl says smirking.

S. Vinyl laughs. “Yeah right. I’m going to be the one to win that.”

Later. “So Twi, how did you like bathing together?” Blitz asks as he pressed himself against her.

Twilight smiled and put her hands on his shoulders. “Really nice. Wish we did this more often.”

“Tell you what, I will move to have a big bath installed in the castle so we can bathe together.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “That sounds nice. Think you can add a few features?”

“You want to wash Arcane in it with us?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles. “A little place for the foals to wash themselves while we have our own.”

“And maybe when we get back, Rarity will finally get her wish and the Griffon king will hold the ceremony to make me a lord of his kingdom and give me the fief Rarity wants.” Blitz says feeling Twilight wrap her legs around his waist.

Twilight smirks. “Really, you left that to Rarity?”

“No, I haven’t been awarded a fief yet. Remember, I am still a knight major in the griffon kingdom.” Blitz reminds.

Twilight sighs. “I meant leaving Rarity with deciding.”

“Huh, of course I would never leave Rarity love. I love all of you.” Blitz says.

Twilight flicks his head. “Idiot.”

“You think we should get to work on the standard for the clan?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “What do we need?”

“Not sure, a symbol to let them know who we are.” Blitz says grabbing her rear.

Twilight moans. “And what’s the few ideas you got?”

“I’m not sure. I want it to represent all of our planet, not just ponies.” Blitz says squeezing it a bit.

Twilight tries to hold her moan. “Maybe…the planet?”

“I don’t want it to be cheesy though. Ah well, I can think about that later for now. I got someone who needs me to attend to them.” Blitz says grabbing one of Twilight’s breasts.

Twilight eeps and whimpers. “Take it easy.”

“I am.” Blitz says squeezing her breast a bit before kissing her.

Twilight breaks it and looks at him. “I love you.”

“Same here you sexy mare.” Blitz says.

Twilight taps his nose. “Woman.”

“Tomayto, Tomato.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles and kisses him again. “Enough teasing though.”

“Oh, want to be rutted tonight?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks. “Close, just more fun.”

“Oh, you lead and maybe I will take over later.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles and kisses his cheek. “Such a cutie.”

Blitz smirks.

Chapter 37: Water Bubbles

“Finally, back to school.” Rainbow says as Blitz and Twilight walk near her.

Twilight smirks. “Geez Rainbow, didn’t know you like school that much.”

“She is such a egg head, don’t you think?” Blitz jokes.

Twilight giggles as Rainbow blushes. “Shut up before I send you two to next weekend.”

“If she had her wings, they would be poofed right now.” Blitz whispers to Twilight.

Twilight snickers to which Rainbow glares.

“I’m kidding, you look great Rainbow.” Blitz says.

Rainbow clicks her tongue. “Jerks.”

“Keep that up Rainbow and I might get my brother to kiss you.” Twilight jokes.

Rainbow growls. “You guys are honry jerks.”

“She’s adorable when blushing like crazy.” Blitz says.

Rainbow glares and grabs his collar. “Listen jerk, you better tone it done or else.”

“Rainbow, you having a lovers spat or something?” Fire Streak, one of the male wonderbolts, asks.

Rainbow quickly drops Blitz. “No, now get inside and hope those grades of yours are enough to stay on the team.”

“Sorry, I will clear out so you can have a moment with him.” Fire Streak says walking away.

Rainbow huffs. “You better.” She calls to him before turning to Blitz and sees him smirking. “Shut up.”

Blitz motions her closer. “You know that is how my Rainbow treated me for a while.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Rainbow sighs. “I’m really starting to not get why she fell in love with you.”

Blitz takes off his sunglasses, looks her directly into her eyes and they just stand there for a bit. “Understand a bit now?” Blitz asks, putting his sunglasses back on as Rainbow is still staring.

“Wha…what was that?” Rainbow asks in a daze.

“Like my eyes?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods as she reaches for him only for him to walk to the school and Twilight pulls her along.

The classes proceed normally, but in one Blitz noticed one of the Dazzlings staring at him every so often.

“Hum.” He thought to himself as he sat at lunch with the others.

“What’s wrong?” Rainbow asks, her tone different from this morning.

“Take a look at the table over there.” Blitz says gesturing with his head ever so slightly.

They looked over to the table with the dazzlings sitting alone as they all kept looking around, but one stared most at Blitz.

“She has been staring at me for a while.” Blitz says.

Twilight glares at her as Dusk didn’t notice. “This is getting to be trouble now.”

“I’m still open to using explosives on them.” Blitz says.

Twilight turns back to him. “Home, then you can make all the explosions you want.”

“So the battle of the bands starts after school right?” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods. “Yep, don’t want to bother the classes.”

“So they announce any leads on the battlefield?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiled. “You’re lucky my big brother. At least they are getting stumped and turning to other counties for accusation now.”

“Oh, so then, Twi, I think I will be gone for tonight.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks at him. “You will be there for us soon, right?”

“I will.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled. “Great and my protection?”

“You got these five, right girls?” Blitz asks.

“Right.” They chorused.

“See.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “Blitzy.”

“It’s Blitzkrieg, little sis.” Blitz says faking his annoyance.

Twilight grins. “Mom doesn’t.”

Blitz gets up muttering under his breath as he walks away.

Twilight giggles. “Love ya big bro.”

Blitz walked down the hall to the gym on his way, running into Spitfire. “Hey.” Blitz says faking a somewhat fowl mood.

Spitfire smiled. “What’s wrong with you?”

“Sister bugging me.” Blitz says.

Spitfire chuckles. “Yeah, that would tick off a brother. Hey listen, Vinyl gave me these for some reason. Don’t know why. She wanted me to give it to you.” She said, taking out a pair of earbuds.

“Thanks, so I have been talking to Vinyl a lot lately. She mentioned she had an ex girlfriend on the wonderbolts, would that be you by any chance?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire blushes. “Shut it.”

“The reason I ask is because I was wondering if you and I had a chance?” Blitz asks, a blush forming.

Spitfire opens her mouth to speak before stopping. “I don’t…maybe…I don’t know honestly.”

“If there is a possibility, it is worth pursuing.” Blitz says.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, guess that’s true.”

“You mind if I tell you something confidential?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire nods as they enter the empty gym. “Sure, what?”

“To me, sports are fun and all, but I don’t think they are for me. To tell the truth, I am far more interested in science and medicine.” Blitz says.

Spitfire looks at him surprised. “Really?”

“Yeah, so one with my physical abilities is more interested in studying and learning to be a medic. Unusual, isn’t it?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire giggles. “Yeah, it is, but I don’t mind.”

“I assume Soarin has told you about asking me to try out on the next Wonderbolts try out?” Blitz asks laying on the bleachers.

Spitfire nods and sits down with him. “Yeah, I got to make him stop doing that, why?”

“I’m hesitant to do that. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed playing with you guys, but I’m not sure I can put my heart into it like you guys.” Blitz says.

Spitfire nods. “Okay, so what are you going to do?”

“I don’t know, but I have almost fully convinced myself to become a doctor.” Blitz says.

Spitfire smiled. “How about what girl you want?”

“I thought that question was a little redundant after what I asked you.” Blitz says.

Spitfire blushes. “You want me?”

“Maybe, I haven’t decided. After all, such a decision could chart my course in life.” Blitz says looking up at her.

Spitfire looks at him carefully. “And more than one?”

“I’m the kind of guy who thinks heavily on these types of things before pursuing them with all my heart. I also have a good eye for detail. For example, I would say that one of your dreams is to fly.” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs. “Yeah, at least you are here to deal with things we were going through sometimes.”

“So what do you think is happening around here recently?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire looks around. “Don’t know, but the principles are certainly strange.”

“What about the battlefield near the old church? All that damage and all those bones and yet no one heard or saw anything? Doesn’t that sound far too suspicious?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, it does. Do you know anything about it?”

“Well I did sneak out there to take a look. Found some of the bones. Looked like an animal had picked them clean a long time ago. My guess, they used something like napalm.” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs. “Well, at least it’s over for now.”

“For now, being the phrase. Makes me wonder, was it really a battle or a mass execution in disguise.” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs. “Could be anything, but for now, let’s concentrate on our end.”

“Gotcha, also a favor, could you keep an eye out for the Dazzlings for me? I notice one follows me around the place.” Blitz says.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, I can help with that.”

“Something about those girls doesn’t seem right. You get that vibe?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, it’s weird and heavy at times.”

“And the way they walk around and interact. My first thought was open lesbians but they showed interest in guys as well.” Blitz says.

Spitfire smirks. “Maybe they’re bi.”

“Or possible sexual predators like that new science teacher. She kind of reminds me of my sister.” Blitz says.

Spitfire looks to him. “New science teacher?”

“Don’t ask.” Blitz says.

Spitfire chuckles. “Alright, I gotta get going. Last class is coming up and soon the battle at the auditorium.”

“Isn’t P.E. your last class?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire looks to him. “Got to change.”

“One thing before you go. You talked about sibling problems like you have experience.” Blitz says.

Spitfire chuckles. “Yeah, you can count Soarin as my brother. Not really though. Though he’s still acting like an obnoxious brother.”

“I get the feeling you have a true sibling.” Blitz says. ‘Note to self, get my Spitfire to talk about her family when I get home.’ Blitz thinks.

Spitfire smiled. “Yeah, I kinda do, but she’s isn’t much in my opinion.”

“I’m willing to listen if you want to talk.” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs. “Maybe later. I got to get to class now.”

“Ok, I’ll see you on the field.” Blitz says getting up and heading to the men’s changing room.

He soon opens his locker and finds his bag full of his armor. “I think you and I are getting closer.” He said putting the earbuds in.

“Want to get closer on our own?” A female voice asks from the end of the line of lockers.

Blitz looks to see one of the dazzlings standing there. “Who are you and what are you doing in the boy’s locker room? You know what, let us drop the act. I know you are a siren.” Blitz says.

Dusk raises an eyebrow. “Wow. You’re good, but somewhat bad. However, do you know what we do?”

“Yeah, but I got a question for you. Why do you hang around those other two when they treat you like dirt?” Blitz asks.

Dusk glares at him. “Shut up. Look, just listen to my song and at least give a crap.”

“You know, you have failed to take something into account.” Blitz says turning on the music.

Dusk tilts her head. “What are you doing?”

“Oh nothing, just getting my 9mm pistol.” Blitz says withdrawing the pistol from his backpack.

Dusk starts backing up. “Wait, what are you doing?”

“Like I said, you didn’t take into account I might be armed. So what if we make a deal?” Blitz asks tapping the pistol in his hand before removing the ammo to inspect them.

Dusk gulps. “Um…what’s stopping me from getting you now?”

“What, I can’t hear you.” Blitz says pointing to the earbuds.

Dusk’s eyes widen. “Um…oh boy.”

“So you’re feeling up to a deal?” Blitz asks.

Dusk kept backing up as Blitz approached her. “Um…well…oh crap…maybe.”

“Ok, tell me how much do you want to go home to Equestria?” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Dusk gulps as she hits the wall. “Um…yeah.”

“What if the deal involved that?” Blitz asks, getting her attention.

Dusk looks at him. “If…I could go.”

“I came from there.” Blitz says.

Dusk kept trying to look behind him and see the many doors. “Um…that sounds good.”

“And you get to come with me back there if you do as I ask, ok?” Blitz asks, putting the gun away.

Dusk watches the gun. “Okay.”

“Alright, first off, ditch the other two after the battle of the bands. Say you’re going on a date. You’ll be with me for tonight. Oh and you’re going to get to feed on negative energy a lot.” Blitz says.

Dusk nods as she tries to move side to side to get away slowly. “Okay.”

“Also, I will say four things now. First, don’t feed too greatly on me as it could end up costing you, second, you best go because this is the boys changing room, third, tell the other two and the deal is off, and finally, you are quite cute.” Blitz says walking away.

Dusk was left still and blushing as he grabbed his bag and closed the locker door and grabbed his gym clothes to which Dusk rushed out before anyone saw her.

“Vinyl, do me a favor and watch her. I don’t trust her.” Blitz says as he starts to change.

Vinyl comes out from the door and hides behind a wall. “Gotcha. But is the deal a good idea?”

“We shall see, but if she happens to start going back on it, you could hypnotise her.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “Got it. Want me to bring in my twin?”

“You need someone to attend classes, don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl grins. “I need to pass my grades anyway.”

“Alright, you best go before the rest of the boys get here.” Blitz says tying his shoes.

Vinyl chuckles. “Alright. Just call us both when they do their show.”

“I’ll be setting a few things up for later tonight.” Blitz says.

Vinyl nods. “We’ll be ready just in case. Remember, we got headphones when they started, okay?”

“You know, I haven’t turned them off. I’m lipreading right now.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “Great job. Alright, I’ll see ya later.” She said walking away.

Blitz nods as he heads out to the gym just in time to see Rainbow come in.

“Hey Blitz, how’s it going?” Rainbow asks running over to him.

“Fine, just waiting for the gym to start.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiled. “You ready for the battle at least?”

“I won’t be able to be there for the qualifying round, but I can be there for the finals for you girls.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smirks. “Good, I don’t think your sis would want her big brother to miss that one when she and her friends wins it.” She said poking his chest.

“Oh, I won’t miss it.” Blitz says smiling at her from behind his sunglasses.

Rainbow clicks her tongue. “And don’t use that eye trick.”

“That’s not a trick. Females usually react that way to me if they stare into my eyes too long. Why do you think I wear these?” Blitz says.

Rainbow huffs. “At least you’re cute.” She said turning away and hiding her blush.

“I look forward to your performance Dash.” Blitz says.

Rainbow growls. “Hate ya.”

“What? I’m sure it will be amazing. I mean you practiced a lot on it.” Blitz says naively.

‘That naivety of his is so annoying, yet it is also kind of cute and endearing.’ Rainbow thinks as other students started entering for the class and Rainbow headed to the girls locker room.

Blitz chuckles at the sour look on her face. “Still cute.” He said before heading to the field and waited for the teacher.

Blitz sighs as he waits for the siren at a mexican restaurant. He checks his watch again as Dusk walks in. “About time. Anymore and the deal is off.”

Dusk rubs her arm. “Sorry.”

“I wasn’t waiting long. You eaten yet?” Blitz asks.

Dusk shakes her head. “No, we don’t eat much.”

“Well order what you want.” Blitz says.

Dusk sighs and sits down as she tries to decide what to eat.

Blitz just sits there as she orders and eats.

Dusk notices him watching and tries to look away. ‘What does he have planned?’

“Tell me how good is your siren manipulating ability?” Blitz asks.

Dusk jumps a little and drops her food. “Um…well, it’s good.”

“I just need it to manipulate two people at max.” Blitz says.

Dusk nods. “And…it depends how strong they are.”

“Normal humans.” Blitz says.

Dusk nods. “Okay then. I think I can do that. I do this and I can go back?”

“After the battle of the bands, yes. I will also let you live at my expense if you want. We have a castle made half out of crystals if you want to live there.” Blitz says.

Dusk gulps. “Um…why?”

“I take care of people in my employ. Did I forget that was part of the deal?” Blitz asks.

Dusk nods and pushes her fingers together nervously. “Um…kinda.”

“Well now you know. You’ll get to live the high life as well.” Blitz says.

Dusk looks at him carefully. “Why?”

“Well I was just thinking you keep working for me when we get home just in case I need you.” Blitz says.

Dusk tries to speak. “Why treat me like this?”

“Why not? I like you. You’re cute and quirky, but I am also cautious too.” Blitz says. “So do we have a deal after we get home?” Blitz asks.

Dusk watches him as she gains a blush. “Yeah.”

“Ok.” Blitz says extending his hand.

Dusk looks at it before taking it and shaking it. “Yeah.”

“Ok, when you finish up, we will go do the job for tonight.” Blitz says.

Dusk nods before going back to eating. After she was done eating she followed him to the docks. “So who do I go for?”

“Oh, your target is on their way.” Blitz says as a car comes into view. “Time for the show.” Blitz says.

Dusk inhaled and started singing and the car soon came to a stop and the driver and a middle aged man with a scar on his mouth stepped out. The two men walk up to Blitz and Dusk and stare blankly. Blitz pulls out a pack of white stuff with a cord and hands it to the scared man. “Have him pull the cord and throw it at the driver when it starts to smoke after we are far enough away.” Blitz wraps an arm around Dusk and leads her away with him.

Dusk kept singing as they walked away and soon after they rounded a building, they heard an explosion from where they left them. Dusk sighs as she stops singing. “So…am I good?”

“You are golden. Now one moment, I have to make a call to the police.” Blitz says getting out his phone.

Dusk waits at the corner as Blitz steps away for a bit and calls the police before her own rings. She takes it out and answers it. “Hello?”

“Police, I think I just witnessed a gang execution.” Blitz says faking a frantic voice.

“Stay on line. We will be there soon. Where are you?” The operator asks.

“At the docks at warehouse number 7.” Blitz says as he starts to assemble two fishing poles.

“Alright, police will be there soon. Stay around and stay on the phone.” The operator said.

“Oh no, I think we have been spotted.” Blitz says suddenly as he plays a pre-recorded gunshot. ‘No one stays on the phone anymore.’ He thinks as he smashes the phone.

Blitz sighs as he looks to Dusk on the phone as well and shakes a bit. “Yeah, yeah, I got him.” Blitz eyes her. “Oh yeah, completely under my control.” Dusk says. “Yeah, okay I will.” She said before hanging up.

“Want to tell me what that was about?” Blitz asks as they quickly move away from the docks.

Dusk looks at him. “They were wondering if I got you yet.”

“I see, so I noticed your amulet sucking in something green. You get any energy from them?” Blitz asks.

Dusk nods. “Yeah. Lots of negative.”

“I think you girls have the wrong idea as high school is low time, manipulate gangsters, they require less work and you get more energy.” Blitz says walking with his arm back around her.

Dusk blushes as she tries to keep some distance. “We also need an army. Those that are young don’t need much effort.”

“But gangsters are armed and have contacts. Those kids most likely have never held a gun before.” Blitz says.

Dusk gulps. “Who said we needed them armed?”

“You want an army, right. What good are they if they are not armed and organized?” Blitz asks.

Dusk looks at him. “They are controlled.”

“So were those two, but enough about, that you can bunk with me at a friends house tonight.” Blitz says. ‘Glad Twi is spending another night at Pinkie’s.’ Blitz thinks.

Dusk shakes her head. “No, I have to head back.”

“Alright. Oh, by the way, you are curious what caused that battlefield and what those bones belonged to?” Blitz asks.

Dusk shakes her head. “No, it’s not helpful to us so there’s no point.”

“Well, I will tell you anyways, the victims were vampires and their thralls and you’re next to the one who walked away after finishing them.” Blitz says.

Dusk shuts her mouth as she tries not to look at him.

“And as such, I will protect you.” Blitz says.

Dusk blushes a bit as she looks away.

“I will see you later. Take care, because tomorrow night, you go home.” Blitz says.

Dusk was then left at the bus station as Blitz walked away, whistling a tune.

‘Home.’ Dusk thinks smiling.

Blitz sighs as he walks inside the house and lays down on the couch again. “Always feels good to lie down again.”

“So the police managed to follow the underboss to his hideout and are in the middle of raiding it.” Vinyl says from beside him as she watches the tv.

Blitz chuckles as he puts his head on her lap. “Yeah. Knew that would work.”

“Why did you do that anyways?” Vinyl asks.

“Call it a favor to myself.” Blitz says.

Vinyl shakes her head. “Oh Blitz.” She said now petting his head.

“So how is S. Vinyl dealing with Terran?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl smiled. “Oh playing here and slobber there.”

“I see he is kicking his leg again.” Blitz says watching him sleep.

Vinyl giggles. “Yeah, it’s kind of cute. Are you okay for now?”

“Yeah, everything is in place and all that is left is for the finals.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs. “So, what do you want to do in the meantime?”

“I heard Octavia lost to Twi and the rest so lets cheer her up.” Blitz says.

Vinyl smiled. “What did you get planned?”

“You think you can stand some classical tonight?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl groans. “For her.”

“Set up the music to play in here, I’ll go get her in her room.” Blitz says getting up.

Vinyl sighs. “Yeah.” She said getting up.

Blitz walks to Octavia’s room and knocks on the door.

“Come in.” A tired voice said.

Blitz opens the door and enters. “Hey Octy.” Blitz says.

Octavia looks at him from her laying down in bed. “Hey.”

“You ok?” Blitz asks sitting on her bed.

Octavia sighs. “More or less.”

“Come here.” Blitz says, bringing her into a hug.

Octavia sighs as she hugs him back and puts her head in his chest. “Thanks Blitz.”

“Come on, I know something that will make you feel better.” Blitz says picking Octavia up and carrying her bridal style to the living room.

Octavia wraps her arms around his neck. “What’s going on?”

“You tell me.” Blitz says as they start hearing classical music.

Octavia smiled and put her head on his chest. “Thanks Blitz.”

“Thanks, but Vinyl she choose the song.” Blitz says.

Octavia giggles as they sit down on the couch with Vinyl joining them. “Thanks Vinyl.”

“Nice to be appreciated.” Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles as he holds Octavia closer. “Please, you have been getting it from a lot.”

“I’m curious now.” Octavia says removing Blitz’s sunglasses.

Octavia just ends up staring at them as Vinyl puts on her headphones.

“V…Vinyl, are you seeing this?” Octavia asks.

Vinyl chuckles. “Already did.”

“Are you sure your eyes don’t have a hypnotic effect?” Octavia asks.

Blitz shakes his head. “No, girls just like my eyes. Do you?”

“I want you.” Octavia says.

---

“So they can’t find Twilight or any of the girls anywhere?” Blitz asks Octavia.

Octavia shakes her head as they walk through the school, the earbuds in Blitz’s ear. “No, none of them.”

“Octy, I’m going to go get Vinyl. We can find them with my pet.” Blitz says.

Octavia nods. “Okay, she should be nearby in the parking lot. She was going to the music store with him, but I think she’s on her phone still.”

“Can I use yours, I kind of had to smash mine.” Blitz says.

Octavia sighs and takes hers out. “Don’t smash it, it’s expensive.”

Blitz nods before calling Vinyl. “Hey Vinyl, it’s me. Something has come up, can you bring my pet to the school for me?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl sighs. “Sure, we’ll be right there.”

“Thanks, sorry to inconvenience you.” Blitz says.

“Eh, anything for my mate. Coming now.” Vinyl said before hanging up.

“Thanks Octy.” Blitz says, handing her phone back to her.

Octavia nods. “The finals are coming up. You better suit up just in case.”

“I doubt there will be a need. I have faith.” Blitz says.

Octavia chuckles. “Alright. Let’s go.” She continued to walk.

“You go on acting as nothing unusual is happening, ok?” Blitz ask.

Octavia waves at him. “You got it.”

“Thanks.” Blitz says before waiting behind the school until Vinyl’s car pulls up.

Vinyl sighs as she gets out with Terran. “Alright, what do we get?”

“Twi and her band have been missing for quite a while and no one can find them.” Blitz says going around back and opening the back allowing Terran to jump out.

Vinyl nods. “Alright, I’ll hit the top floor and search for them there.”

“No need. Terran, find Twilight and stay hidden.” Blitz says.

Terran barks before heading inside.

Terran eventually led them to a door under the stage. As Blitz was going to open it, he heard six thuds against it.

He leans down and looks under the door and sees a pile of bodies blocking most of the way. “Dang it. Vinyl, find another way. Preferably, the ceiling.” He whispered. Blitz then knocks before he hears movement before trying again, this time opening the door. “Hello, is everything okay in here?” He asks, checking where his gun is before he steps through.

“Blitz.” Twilight says hugging him. “Wait, how did you find us?” Twilight asks.

“With a little help from my companion.” Blitz says as Terran popped his head around the corner.

Twilight steps a bit back before nodding. “Okay, let’s get back up. The show is about to start.”

“What in tarnation is that?!” Applejack yells.

Blitz smirks. “My pet.”

“It’s as big as a bear.” Rainbow says.

“Oh, he is like a fish dog.” Fluttershy says scratching its head.

Terran happily pants as he nuzzles her hand back.

Blitz sighs. “You girls better get going. Like Twilight said, the show is about to go on.”

“Oh right.” The girl says as Vinyl goes to get her car.

They quickly run out and head outside and run to the stage nearby and Blitz follows as he heads for the crowd to stay hidden a bit as they reach the hill on the other side. “Okay, how are we going to get them to listen from up here?” Rainbow asks.

“You really can’t get a good set up, can you?” Vinyl asks as she drives up in her car before it transforms into a mini DJ stand with lights and everything.

‘Where did Vinyl even get that?’ Blitz thinks.

Vinyl chuckles as she sees the shocked faces. “What? I have a lot of cash on the side.”

Rainbow shakes herself out of it. “Alright girls. Let’s do this.”

Blitz watches as the two groups notice each other and start to play as the dazzlings sing louder. After a bit, he walks closer to the dazzlings as they both light up with an aura around them and their magic clashes with each other and Sunset starts singing with the group.

Blitz chuckles. “Nice job Twilight. You really know how to bring others together.” He said to himself as he notices the other people in the area were either going blank or cheering at the two groups. “Come on. Snap out of it…oh boy.” He said to himself as he notices more people stop cheering and the dazzlings magic gets closer to Twilight and the others. “Crap.” He said to himself as he walks out of the crowd and slightly up the stage before peeking out and sees the magic now too close to Twilight and the others. “Dang it. Why?” He asks himself before looking to the dazzlings and sees them smirking, expect Dusk, but then feels the girder he’s touching shake a bit and looks to it before following it and sees S. Vinyl on top above the dazzlings.

He smiles before screams were heard from the hill and he quickly turns to look at Twilight and the others hit by the dazzlings’ magic and eventually stops playing. “Not good.” He said to himself as he sees Vinyl trying something and waves at him…or was it him? Soon the music from the Rainbooms came back to life and was stronger than ever. He chuckles as the dazzlings try even harder and actually started to change with their skin going to scales. “Huh, so this is a siren.” He said to himself as he used his glasses to take images of them for the database and tilts his head as Twilight and the others change their forms too.

Blitz smirks and looks to see the sirens start to change their forms and soon a heavy fog came out from around them and soon covers them up before three dragon like heads with horns came out and still singing could be heard even through the dragon’s mouths aren’t moving. Blitz looks over to Twilight and the others as they also gain an aura around them and soon was covered by a bright light before an alicorn figure came out and both groups clashed against each other.

The alicorn soon pushes the dragons back before smacking them across the faces and then pushes away and once they reach back to the stage does the alicorn rear back and fires a spell at them and everything and the songs stop. Blitz watches as the alicorn heads back to Twilight and the others and disappears as the fog and aura disappear as well. He soon sees the dazzlings on the ground as they try to stand up again and Blitz sees some shards on the ground. “Not bad. Not bad at all.” He said to himself as he scans the shards.

The dazzlings soon get back up as the crowd groans as they rub their heads and Twilight and the others cheer. Dazzle growls as she gets up before grabbing something from her blouse and squeezes it in her hand before another aura appears around her and the other two backs away as Dazzle soon is covered up by a fog and makes a dragon come out again and roars at them. Blitz growls before S. Vinyl drops from the girder and actually flies straight down and punches it right in the head before hitting the horn and then quickly flies up. The dragon soon disappears in thin air as Dazzle groans and falls flat on her face.

Blitz raises an eyebrow as he sees S. Vinyl give him a thumbs up. “Thanks V.”

“Anytime.” S. Vinyl says disappearing again.

Blitz sighs in relief as the crowd watches the dazzlings for anything else as Twilight starts to walk down to the stage. “Hey Blitz.” She said walking past him in her half pony form.

Blitz waves back as Flash Sentry runs up to her. ‘See you soon.’ Blitz sends.

Twilight nods before Flash stops her. “Twilight, woah. Again, huh? What the heck happened this time?”

“Sirens. Close to the mythology.” Twilight says.

Blitz leans against the exit door as the Dazzles approached. “Hey.” Blitz says smirking.

Dusk sighs as the other two glares. “Hey, so do we still have a deal?” Dusk asks.

“You already fulfilled your end of the bargain. So got an argument for why I should include the other two?” Blitz asks.

Dusk looked at them as they looked surprised at her. “Actually, they need time or none at all.”

“Want to leave them stranded in this world then?” Blitz asks.

Dusk nods. “Yeah, until they get the message.”

“I gotcha.” Blitz says opening the door.

Dusk sighs as she walks through the door as Twilight and the others were being cheered at and getting their prize. “Thanks again.” She said walking past him.

“Don’t mention it.” Blitz says as Octavia was waiting with Terran in her car.

Blitz sighs as he looks to the other two just standing there surprised. “Yeah, she’s coming back home. You two are officially staying here to learn your lesson. Or whatever Twilight said and spoke of the queen, here she is. Bye now.” Blitz said as he walks out while Twilight walks up to the slack jawed dazzlings.

Blitz smiled as he approached Dusk. “You okay?”

Dusk sighs. “I just abandoned my only friends. How do you think I feel?”

“From what I saw, they were only using you.” Blitz says.

Dusk looks at him. “At least they treated me like that counted something as a friend.”

“Well now you are with me and will make new friends soon.” Blitz says holding her shoulder to give her emotional support.

Dusk sighs. “Fine. Can we go now?”

“Sure after we pick up two others.” Blitz says as they get in the car.

Dusk sighs as she looks back and sees Twilight still talking to the other two. “At least they have a chance.”

“Let’s hope they take it and maybe we can fix your amulet.” Blitz says.

Dusk looks surprised. “What?”

“Twilight and me are very smart unicorns. We may be able to fix it.” Blitz says as Terran sticks his head up in between the middle seats. “Oh and meet Terran, my pet.”

Dusk looks surprised and stares at him as he does as well before he licks her cheek and she giggles. “He’s cute and a…fish?”

“Actually, he is a verran which I guess most think he is a hybrid of a fish and a dog.” Blitz says.

Dusk laughs as she pets Terran and he licks her cheek. “Still cute.”

“Good, because you will see him a lot.” Blitz says.

Dusk was still laughing as she played with Terran and Octavia drove them to the spot where Blitz asked her to. “So, you got everything?” Blitz asks Octavia.

“Yeah, Vinyl says we’ll leave tomorrow.” Octavia says coming to a stop.

“I’ll be back soon. Don’t leave the car, ok?” Blitz asks.

Octavia nods as he steps out and walks into the club and is escorted to the V.I.P. booth. “So I did as you asked and have set everything in place. All you have to do is take my place tomorrow.” Blitz says.

The person that looks like Blitz, sitting on a couch, sighs. “Hope I can live up to your reputation.”

“Of course you can, you are me after all.” Blitz says sitting on the couch and slips on the metal helmet.

The other Blitz sighs and grabs the helmet. “I don’t have to do the things you do, right?”

“You are your own person. I have already let it slip to one of the members of the wonderbolts that you don’t really have an interest in joining and want to become a medic or a scientist.” Blitz says.

The other Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, never was that interested in sports.” He said putting on the helmet.

“It’s funny, we are both still mandalorians. Well no use in putting this off any longer.” Blitz says switching on the machine and the Blitz of this universe lived the memories of the since he came to this universe in an instant.

The other Blitz groans as he takes off the helmet. “You think I can score all of them?”

“Easily, we are the same, just be yourself and if anyone asks, Twilight has gone with your parents and you’ve decided to stay here instead of traveling the country.” Blitz says.

The other Blitz nods. “Got it. Well, you better get going. I think time is now getting close to ending and I have to take your place.”

“Just go slow with Spitfire, she…” Blitz was cut off by his counterpart. “In an uncertain stage in her life and unsure if she wants a guy.”

“Great minds read the same way.” Blitz says.

“Or just share memories to speed things along.” The other Blitz said with a smirk.

“Well, I best go. Got a few things still to do and you best get ready to start high school.” Blitz says.

The other Blitz groans. “The things I do for love.”

“And yourself.” Blitz says leaving.

“So…did you deal with anything you needed?” Octavia asks after he got back into the car.

“Yes, my replacement starts tomorrow.” Blitz says as Octavia starts driving as Blitz notices Dusk scratching Terran’s stomach.

Octavia smiled. “Ah, good. Then you better leave before he comes.”

“Don’t worry about that.” Blitz says.

The next morning Octavia stops at the entrance to Canterlot high and she drops them off at where Twilight was standing. “Here we are, last stop for you. Me, Vinyl and S. Vinyl will be with you guys shortly.”

Blitz sighs as he gets out with Dusk who had a pretty small bag and walks over to Twilight. “Hey Twi. So are we ready to go?” Blitz asks.

“Just saying bye to my frie…Pinkie, please stop looking through the portal.” Twilight says, pulling at her collar.

Blitz chuckles as he looks behind himself and sees Dusk getting out with Terran. He smiles as she walks over and keeps petting Terran’s head before he nuzzles her hand back and jumps through the portal. “You ready?” He asks her.

“Yeah, but just to be safe, can I wait till I walk through with both of you?” Dusk asks nervously.

Blitz smiled. “Of course. After all, you got another world to explore.” He said as Twilight was just finishing up.

Twilight sighs and looks to Blitz. “Better get going. Who knows how long we left them worrying?”

“Did I forget to mention, it appears this portal hooked up our universe’s times to run parallel to each other?” Blitz asks.

Twilight frowns. “No, you missed that part.”

“Awesome, that means we have less trouble.” Vinyl said walking up with a bag.

“Yeah.” S. Vinyl says, causing the girls to stare.

Sunset could only point between the two. “If there are two Vinyls, then who was with us at the hill?”

Vinyl raises a hand. “Oh, that be me. Got a shop to run you know.”

Octavia giggles as walks over. “Don’t forget about me. Oh and you girls can have this.” She said give them some keys.

Vinyl chuckles as they stare at the keys. “Yeah, that’s our cars, my shop. Keep running it, pay the bills and all that crap and of course our house.”

“Sunset is smart enough to handle that.” Blitz says.

Vinyl grins. “Good and now she officially has a home in this world, well legally.”

“Ok, put those two to work as well.” Twilight says.

“We will. Don’t worry your smarty, smart head.” Pinkie said.

“Oh, that reminds me. I got a surprise for you girls staying here.” Blitz says.

They all tilt their heads. “What is it?” Fluttershy asks.

“Oh look, here he comes now.” Blitz says as someone rode up on a motorcycle wearing the same outfit as Blitz.

The person looks to them before removing his helmet and shows his face. “Hi there.” He said giving a wave.

Twilight looks surprised. “Is he the same as you, mandalorian and all?”

“Oh I’m unsure about that, why don’t you ask him.” Blitz says as the other Blitz walks up.

Twilight looks at him and studies him carefully. “So…you are a mandalorian and have almost the same skills and everything as this Blitz?” She asks, pointing to the Blitz beside her.

“We haven’t had a formal competition.” This world’s Blitz says.

“Well there is a big difference. He studies medicine and science.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to this world’s Blitz. “Our Blitz isn’t a doctor and mostly is a master at commanding.”

“Like how this world’s version of you is older and a cougar.” Blitz says.

The other Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, just need to deal with love a little better than you. You really got lucky in that department.”

“Wasn’t until I met my girls and you are a few years younger than me.” Blitz says.

The other Blitz smirks. “Thought you have been whipped.”

“No comment on those activities. Now we best go before someone spots two Vinyls and two Blitzkriegs.” Blitz says.

Twilight quickly grabs her bag and grabs his wrist and pulls him along. “Come on.”

Dusk bows to them before going through the portal with Octavia. “See ya.” Vinyl says as she and S. Vinyl walk through.

The girls were still staring at the other Blitz as Pinkie jumped excitedly. “So…are you a bounty hunter like that Prey game?” She asks.

“Mandalorians usually work as bounty hunters if we are not at war or if we have free time.” Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles and hugs him. “I like this Blitzy. Can we keep him?” She asks the slack jawed others.

---

“Good to be home. Now, I’m going to go find Arcane.” Twilight says running off.

Blitz chuckles as he hears Dusk behind him. “Well this is unexpected.” Turning around, Blitz saw a pony instead of a siren.

Blitz smiled. “Welcome back home to Equestria. Just be careful of the princess and all the archivists. They might turn you in or banish you. Also, because of the time lapse that was originally between those two worlds, it’s been close to a thousand years since you were banished by Starswirl the Bearded.”

Dusk looks herself over and sees the necklace still there, but the jewel was broken. “I think I might be sleeping more without any energy.” She said touching it.

Blitz nods, taking it with his magic and puts it in his saddlebag. “Me and Twi will work on it.” Blitz says as somepony lands on him.

“Hey love, you’re finally back.” Vinyl says.

Blitz smirks before looking to the portal and sees Octavia coming through and then two more Vinyl comes through. “Got a surprise for you.” He said walking over to them as S. Vinyl had demonic wings.

Vinyl looks over to the group and grins. “Cool.” She said before jumping off and checking them out. “So…what’s different and you found her? Where was she?” She said, pointing to S. Vinyl.

“Different universe.” Blitz says as S. Vinyl tackles her.

“V! V!” S. Vinyl cheers. “It’s so good to see you again. Do you still like me?” She asks, hugging her tightly.

“I have been having my husband look everywhere for you, what do you think?” Vinyl asks.

S. Vinyl chuckles and starts peppering her with kisses. “I love ya V.” She said, still kissing her.

“Well I’ll show you three around and introduce you to your counterpart here Octavia.” Blitz says.

Octavia smiled. “Thanks Blitz. Mind if we see this Arcane Twilight keeps talking about?”

“That’s the name of her foal and I would think you would prefer to see Azure, your counterpart’s foal.” Blitz says.

Octavia giggles. “I think I would like that.”

“Ok and take your time, using hooves isn’t that easy.” Blitz says noticing the three were struggling to stand.

Vinyl, who was still wearing the same kind of clothes as the human one, was struggling to walk over. “How about me? Did Vinyl ever have kids?”

“I’m actually pregnant right now.” Vinyl says.

“That makes four who are currently pregnant.” Blitz says.

“Five, Shadow, was confirmed to be pregnant yesterday. I think she stopped bouncing now.” Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles. “Oh, that’s how I expected her to react. At least she finally has that foal she’s been asking for.”

“You bet, she is already tearing through foal name books.” Vinyl says.

Blitz laughs. “Yeah, better get to her before she picks an oh so obvious name.”

“She was thinking Hurricane last I heard from her.” Vinyl says.

Blitz’s eyes widen. “Better hurry before she makes it permanently.” He said before rushing off.

“I’ll show you the way if you can get S. V. off me.” Vinyl says.

The other Vinyl and Octavia laugh as S. Vinyl nuzzles Vinyl happily.

Blitz opens the door to Shadow’s room. “Shadow, you here?” Blitz calls looking to the books strode along the floor.

Shadow looks up and smiles greatly and rushes over to him and hugs him. “Blitzy! You won’t believe it!”

“You’re pregnant.” Blitz says hugging back.

Shadow nuzzles him. “I’m so happy right now, but can you stay for awhile and help me with a name?”

“Now, now love, there is no need to rush, you have quite some time before the foal arrives.” Blitz says petting her.

Shadow purrs. “I love you Blitzy.”

“Also I brought home three more ponies. I will go into full details later.” Blitz says.

Shadow was still enjoying the petting. “Still love ya.”

Blitz smiles and hugs her again. “Love you too.” He said before looking around the room. “When did you eat last?”

“At breakfast, the chefs sent me two helpings.” Shadow says.

Blitz smiled. “And what time is it now?”

“Um…near lunch.” Shadow says.

Blitz chuckles. “Come on, we are all going to have lunch here as a family.” Blitz says.

Shadow keeps hugging him as they head down to the dining room and finds most of the mares and foals there. “Hey guys.” Blitz said sitting down after Shadow lets him go. “So what did I miss?”

Blitz’s answer came in the form of a wave of foals. “Alright guys, that’s enough.” Blitz pleaded as all the kids hugged him.

“Oh they are almost as cute as Terran.” Dusk says.

Blitz chuckles as he hugs them back. “Yeah, they are and maybe better. After all, they are my foals, right?” He asks the foals.

The foals somehow made little halos appear over their heads.

Blitz laughs and hugs them again. “I love and miss you guys.” He said nuzzling them.

“Kind of disappointed you didn’t bring back another me. But I guess you couldn’t handle two mares like me.” Rainbow says.

Blitz smirks. “Fifty bits says you’re wrong.”

“Oh, I don’t see one. So I’ll take a different sort of payment.” Rainbow says, smirking.

Blitz chuckles deviously. “Got it, though bring a cup and I’ll make a pretty good payment.”

“Oh no, I get to decide.” Rainbow says.

Blitz laughs. “It’s great to be back Rainbow. That place for some reason was stupid. And Twilight, what did that Flash guy want with you?”

“He wanted to talk about our relationship. He was shocked to learn it had been years for me and I was married. Though to mess with him, I told him it was to a mare which is technically true.” Twilight says.

Blitz grins. “I’m guessing I’m rubbing off on you.”

“But I’m still better, aren’t I Arcane?” Twilight asks, nuzzling him.

Arcane cheers and hugs her nose and kisses it.

“That’s my colt.” Twilight says.

Arcane cheers and climbs up onto her head.

Blitz sighs. “Great to be back.”

“Yeah love and you need to be here for a few other reasons.” Applejack says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“Five to be exact darling.” Rarity says.

Blitz sweatdrops. “Oh dear. I’m not getting sleep, am I?”

“Probably not when all five foals we are expecting are born.” Daring says.

Blitz sighs. “Alright, but you better get ready for your sleepless nights too.”

“I know, I have helped a little with Azure and Arcane already.” Daring says.

Blitz groans. “Oh boy. Out of one area and into another.”

“So Blitzy, is the siren included?” Twilight asks.

Blitz nods. “Yeah. She has to learn this area and things going on before real…oh ho, you mean she is included in our family now.” Twilight nods and Blitz smiled. “Yes, she is. What kind of stallion would I be if I treated her like a prisoner?”

“Oh so we’re going to aim for her to carry a foal soon too?” Twilight asks.

Blitz looks to Dusk trying to eat. “Her life, her choice.”

“I’ll make another place.” Octavia says as Dusk was now shocked speechless.

Blitz smiled. “Thanks Octy.” He said as Dusk stared at Octavia.

“How…?” She tries to ask.

“Dear, I am a vampire.” Octavia says flashing her fangs.

Dusk recoils a bit. “I thought they were myths.”

“Like Sirens?” Octavia asks.

Dusk frowns a little. “Good point.”

“Don’t make the choice so soon.” Blitz says.

Dusk was still trying to think.

“Now after lunch, how about we…” Blitz whispers into Twilight’s ear and she nods to him before whispering to another mare.

Blitz smirks as he looks to the new mares who were confused. “What?” Dusk asks.

---

Blitz chuckles as he watches the new mares try to float around. “Having fun?” He asks as Minerva pilots the Darkstar and heads to the Darkline.

Azure laughs as he spins around in the air. Octavia chuckles and grabs him and brings him into a hug. “You like this, don’t ya?” She asks, nuzzling him.

Rainbow smiles as Spectrum and Blast hang onto her wing as she floats by. Twilight giggles as Arcane tries to flap his wings and nearly moves. “My little smart colt.” She said, grabbing him and kissing his head.

Sunshine laughs as she rolls with Pinkie. Blitz sighs as Blazer floats on by and uses his swords as stopping sticks. “Take it easy with those.” Blitz warns.

“Sorry dad.” Blazer says.

“We are in a stable orbit.” Lightning says in the co-pilot seat.

Blitz smiled. “How has the hunting been going?”

“Not bad. Killed a Hydra that was harassing a few settlements, not sure where to mount the skulls.” Lightning says.

Blitz chuckles. “That’s my girl.” He said as they saw the Darkline coming into view. “Hey, where’s the fillies? It has been a while.”

“There grounding ended earlier today.” Lightning says as Dusk came spinning uncontrollably at them.

“Help.” Dusk said as she floated by.

“I’ll handle that.” Blitz says unbuckling and floating after her.

Dusk flails in the air until Blitz grabs her and holds her as he floats back to his seat. “Having fun getting your space legs?”

“How do you do this?” Dusk asks.

Blitz smiled as he sat down. “Experience and time. Besides having fun.” He said as they docked.

Dusk chuckles nervously. “Then do you have any tricks?”

Blitz shrugs. “Well, there is using the walls and that and keeping yourself level and flat against the surface. Everything else, you can learn.”

Dusk smiles. “That’s a good trick.”

“Getting used to hooves or the fact that it has nearly been a thousand years since you were banished?” Blitz asks.

Dusk looks around to the others having fun moving around except for S. Vinyl and the Vinyl and Octavia of the other world. “Both, maybe.”

“You can sit here if you want.” Blitz says.

Dusk smiled. “That sounds nice.”

Blitz nods as a shake rattles through the ship and the doors open. “Call Spike and have him meet us.” Blitz said as he got up and floated out the cockpit. They all start to follow or grab a fellow pony and get dragged or floated out the door and follow Blitz.

Soon they hit the artificial gravity and started walking towards the bridge. “That’s better.” S. Vinyl said.

Blitz chuckles as they enter the elevator and head down before the door opens and Spike was standing there in his commander’s outfit. “Hey Spike. How’s it been around here?” Blitz asks.

“Busy. Please make this quick, I have to go to Omega to link up with the tankers Aria is sending to deliver the fuel we bought for our reserves.” Spike says.

Blitz smiled. “Ah good. At least you are really working. Say hello to the newest additions to our new family.” He said, stepping aside and showing the new mares.

“Really, can’t keep it to yourself can you?” Spike asks.

Blitz frowns. “Shut up.”

“Spike, this is your brother in law.” Twilight reminded me.

Spike huffs. “Yeah, now, what are you planning to do here? I have to take the Darkline soon.”

“Well wanted to show the new additions and the foals what it is like in space. Also, buy some of this jewel from Aria and don’t eat any.” Blitz whispers the last part.

Spike raises an eyebrow. “You know I’m past that.” Blitz holds out a ruby. “I’ll try not to eat any.” Spike said taking it and eating it.

Blitz smiled. “Good. And try to pick up our favorite mod for our weapons.”

Spike chuckles. “You do realize there are now EMP guns based on my system, right?”

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “And you ordered?”

Spike huffs. “You kidding? They are ours so technically we could use them for free. After all, we are nicknamed the ‘Testing Ship’ a lot.”

Blitz smiled. “Great. Well, I’m going to get them some food for them and the foals. How long until you ship out?”

“Thirty minutes. We delayed for you.” Spike says.

Blitz nods. “Ah, got that. Well, we might be quick, we might not. We might even stay ‘accidentally’.” He said, smirking.

“Nope, all unscheduled arrives must leave before, then no exception besides the Griffon king sent a message, he wants to meet with you.” Spike says.

Blitz looks at him. “He sent it to you?”

Spike huffs. “You kidding, he sent it to the main command.”

Blitz sighs. “Alright, I’ll give them a quick show around and maybe mark their rooms for once they are ready to come along. After that, we’ll get out of here.”

“Please be quick.” Spike says.

“You’ve really grown Spike. I can hardly recognize you.” Blitz says smiling.

Spike sighs. “At least Slender and the girls are keeping me in check. I think I almost lost myself a few times.”

“By the way, the CMC finished their grounding so when you get back, go see them, ok?” Blitz asks.

Spike smiled. “That was my plan for a long time. At least I was able to talk to them in the meantime. Though, are they going to allow long trips now?”

“Got to get their sister’s permission first, remember what happened last time they took off without their permission?” Blitz says.

Spike huffs. “How could I not?”

“Remind them of that so we don’t have a repeat, ok?” Blitz asks.

Spike nods. “Yeah, they really don’t repeat anyway.”

“Ok, see you Spike.” Blitz says walking past.

“Come home next chance you get.” Twilight says before kissing his cheek.

Spike blushes. “Twilight. Save that for your son. I’m not going to get those anymore.” He said before a few tendrils appeared behind the group. “Well…from you Twilight.”

Rainbow lightly hits his head with a hoof. “Stay out of trouble, squirt.” Rainbow says walking by.

Spike chuckles as her foals try to hit his head. “Yeah and you can’t.” He said as a door opened to a black room.

“Stay close girls, we don’t have long.” Blitz says.

Spike smiled as the other foals hugged him and ran after their family as Slender came up behind him. “Such cute foals and family.” She said.

“You noticed Daring is pregnant?” Spike asks.

Slender huffs. “How could I not? She’s huge.” She said emphasizing with her hooves and her tendrils catches a chair behind thrown at her. “At least her hearing hasn’t lessened. So what about the other four?” Slender asks.

Spike sighs. “Blitz mentioned that they are still in the early stages. Half of them are already showing, but healthy and everything important.”

“Especially the fat pegasus.” Slender says.

Another chair was thrown and Slender caught it. “She’s got quite a throwing leg though.”

Spike shakes his head. “What would I do without you Slender?”

Slender shrugs. “Eh, go crazy, maybe make a killing.”

Spike smiles. “Good point. So…dinner?”

Slender giggles. “Please.” She said as they walked off.

Chapter 38: The Swing of Things

“That is big.” S. Vinyl said in Blitz’s room and eyes the ship.

“It is a star ship.” Blitz says as they undock from the Darkline and not long after it and four other ships warp out.

Blitz sighs. “Okay, there it goes. Should take almost a week or two. Now then, we have to head back because of not enough room and of course there is barely anything to do here. But, we do have more fun in Ponyville. I believe that Pinkie is planning some party for our ‘Congratulations on winning in the human world.’ and ‘Welcome new family.’ party.”

“Would you like to help Pinkie?” Twilight asks.

Pinkie shakes her head as Sunshine hangs on at the top of her head. “Nah, I got this little one, right?” She said rolling her eyes up to see her foal.

“But what if she falls into the batter?” Twilight asks.

Pinkie giggles. “Then she can have her own cake. After all, I’m making two cakes and will have many failed ones.”

Twilight was about to say something else as Dusk floated by. “Help.” She says.

Blitz pushes himself off and floats toward Dusk and catches her. “Is this going to be a regular thing?”

“Oh Blitzy, I just thought of somethin. How is yur mum going to react to a…” Applejack tries to ask.

---

“A siren, you brought home a siren?” Mary asks as they stand back in their home.

Blitz smiles nervously. “Yeah, kinda.”

“Unbelievable, do I have to give you a lecture on sea creatures?” Mary asks.

“If it helps, I can’t sing my siren songs anymore.” Dusk says.

Mary glares at her. “Shut up, the family is talking. Now go off to the side of the room and look pretty. Isn’t that what sirens do?”

“Actually we sing to normally generate negative emotional energy to feed.” Dusk says.

Blitz thinks on that. “Actually, here’s a good question. Since when does great singing make negative emotions? That’s like saying bad singing is good enough to make positive emotions.”

“Well our songs have a hypnotic effect to them which is generated from our, *untranslatable* (the jewel), that grows in our forehead. We use that to sow negativity in others and feed off the more negativity it generates. We can also use a more advanced form of that and take full control of them.” Dusk says surprising Twilight a little.

“So that’s how you took control of Celestia and Luna there. Not complaining of Celestia, but I will not tolerate Luna.” Twilight said.

“Indeed.” Luna said to her before picking up Arcane and tickling his belly. “Who’s a good boy? Who’s a good boy?”

“So wait, that is how you feed?” Blitz asks.

“That is mostly how we sirens’ bodies fed. After we went to the other world, our bodies were completely human and I think I might have a fully pony body…maybe.” Dusk says.

Blitz tilts his head and looks to her before tapping her head a little. “Hm, maybe it’s hidden by a few features because your crystal is broken. It maybe has to compensate for the loss of your mouth as it were.”

Dusk rubs her head. “Maybe. We have never lost or broken our crystals in our life. We get it when we’re born.”

Mary huffs. “Don’t suck the life out my son and you won’t get the blunt pointed end of my sword. Rusted too.”

“I have got no intention of that. He brought me home after all.” Dusk says as Mary caught the look in the corner of her eye.

Blitz sighs. “Well, let’s at least test out the extent of your abilities and see where they stop. At least we understand what we need to do to help with you and your crystal.”

“I’m not so sure that’s such a good idea after what we tried after our crystals were shattered.” Dusk says.

Blitz nods. “Ah, Dazzle using a potion she made. Overcharges your abilities and magic for a bit, but burns you out afterward. At least that’s my guess.”

“Last resort.” Dusk said.

“Let us at least try.” Blitz says.

Dusk sighs and opens her mouth to sing. Outside, a guard and changeling walks by. “So, what’s for dinner?” The guard asks.

The changeling shrugs. “Slime for me, good old veggies for you.” He said.

The guard chuckles. “Please, I feel more like…”

SMASH

They both took cover as the window nearby shattered and spilled on them and they covered their ears from ear screeching singing. “What in the matter of Luna is this?!” The guard yells pressing harder on his ears.

“Ok, ok, you can stop!” Blitz calls holding his ears.

Dusk stops her singing and sees the glass shattered. “Oops.”

“Seems the crystal affected more than just that.” Blitz says.

Dusk looks to see Arcane’s ears being held by Twilight. “Sorry about that.”

“Trial and error.” Twilight says. “It’s ok sweetie, it’s over.” Twilight says letting go of Arcane’s ears.

Arcane tilts his head and looks at Dusk with a coo.

“Twi.” Blitz motions her to come over.

Twilight picks up Arcane and walks over to him. “What is it?”

“I got a new project for us.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight looks at him. “What is it?”

Blitz shows her the amulet for a moment and then lets it fall back into his bag.

Twilight sighs. “So, what do we do?”

“Think we can fix it?” Blitz whispers.

Twilight sighs. “I need the same thing the crystal is made of and the original type of magic used to make it.”

“I took detailed images and scans of the magic with the little adjustment you made to my glasses.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Okay, give me the data and I’ll see what I can do. Your job is to get the stuff I need though.”

“Already gave Spike the list for that and we will work on it together.” Blitz whispers.

Twilight smiled. “Love you Blitz.”

“I know, I’m awesome and maybe borrowing Rainbow’s catchphrase is twenty percent cooler?” Blitz asks jokingly.

Twilight hits him a bit. “Please, don’t. I don’t need Arcane following.” She said as Arcane climbed onto her head.

“What, I’m a great influence. Look at that hat he is wearing and he has Mr. Sandy with him.” Blitz says.

Arcane cheers as his hat falls a little before he pushes it up.

“Oh, did you see that, Arcane adjusted his hat himself.” Blitz says.

Twilight hits him again. “Starting to hate you.”

“I got it recorded for you.” Blitz says in a sing-song voice.

Twilight keeps hitting him. “Really starting to hate you.”

“Arcane help, your mother is attacking.” Blitz says as he jokingly runs away.

Twilight laughs as she runs after him. “I’m going to get you.” She calls after him.

Mary smiles as they play around.

“Go on you two, catch your dad.” Rainbow says.

Her foals cheer and chase after him as they keep running around the room.

“Join in Sunshine.” Pinkie says.

“You can go to Azure.” Octavia says smiling.

They cheer and soon they all tackle Twilight and pin her with tickling.

“Mercy, mercy.” Twilight calls.

They all back off as Twilight tries to get up as Blitz comes up. Only for him to teleport away and onto Applejack. “What in tarnation?!” Applejack exclaimed.

“Teleportation to escape and still a hug.” Blitz says smirking.

Applejack scowls. “Hate ya Blitzy.”

“Oh don’t be that way.” Blitz says before kissing the back of her head, getting a smile.

Applejack nuzzles him. “Love ya.”

“That’s better.” Blitz says before he felt a sudden weight on his back.

Twilight giggles and nuzzles him. “Love ya.”

“Now I’m sandwiched.” Blitz chuckles as Arcane lands on his head.

Twilight sighs and gets off as Luna grabs the other foals. “So cute.”

“Roll Luna, you gotta roll.” Pinkie calls.

Luna laughs as she rolls with the foals and they roll after her.

Pinkie smiles as she starts rolling after them as well.

Blitz sighs. “I love my family.”

“And it’s going in more ways than one.” Twilight whispers into his ear.

Blitz grins. “Yes it is.”

“Y’all mind getting off now?” Applejack asks.

Twilight smirks. “Not strong enough?”

“No, I’m carrin a little one meself.” Applejack reminds.

“Oh, right. Sorry.” They said getting off.

“Thanks.” Applejack says before hooking her hoof around Blitz’s neck and pulling him close.

Blitz smiles and kisses her cheek. “So, you want to spend some time cuddling?”

“Yeah.” Applejack says.

Blitz nuzzles her. “I will happily oblige.”

“I want to be snuggled against too.” Rarity says in a fake whiny voice.

Blitz wraps a hoof around her and brings her in. “Snuggles for all.”

“I’ll get in on that.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiled. “I’m probably the luckiest stallion alive right now.”

“So how do you play a cello with hooves anyways?” E. Octavia asks.

Octavia smiled. “Hold this here and…” She explained before music started to play.

---

“I can’t believe how long that ceremony was.” Rainbow says in her formal dress.

“At least you were in one of the private booths watching from above.” Blitz says in his armor.

Rainbow looks at him. “Why do we have to do this again?”

“Ceremony to make me a lord in the Griffon kingdom’s court and to get a fief of my own here. Though I am surprised we got the one you ladies want. By the way, you look good in that dress.” Blitz says.

Rainbow blushes and sighs. “Yeah, but that griffon over there has been staring at me for a while.” She said nodding her head to a griffon.

“Oh that’s major Hawk.” Blitz says walking over to the griffon. “I see they patched you up.” Blitz says.

Hawk shrugs and looks to his stitches. “Yeah, still taking a while.”

“So how is your nestmate Gilda?” Blitz asks.

Hawk chuckles. “She’s tolerable and because of this injury, she’s taking it easy and letting me choose some fun.”

“Is she here?” Blitz asks.

Hawk nods his head to the crowd behind him. “Over there.” He said looking to the griffon standing there bored.

“You got her in a dress I see.” Blitz says.

Hawk smirks. “Yeah, took a while and some scratches. At least she’s trying to stand.”

“Hey Rainbow, why don’t you go see her?” Blitz says.

Rainbow looks to Glida before walking over. “Hey Gil.”

Gilda snorts awake. “Huh, what?” She asks before looking around and sees Rainbow standing there. “Oh, hey there.”

“Been awhile huh?” Rainbow asks.

Gilda nods. “Yeah, what have you been doing and what are you doing here? You are not one for this.”

“Yeah, Cross over there invited me and guilt tripped me into coming. I think he just asked me to come just to bore me to death. And I got married and had twins after I got into the wonderbolts as part a mandate Celestia handed down to compensate for being so many more mares than stallions.” Rainbow says.

Gilda looks surprised. “Really, twins already?”

“Yeah, I was surprised myself. My filly is named Rainbow Spectrum and my colt is Lightning Blast.” Rainbow says.

Gilda smiled a little. “Good for you. You really came a long way since flight school.”

“Yeah, so have you. Though, I heard your stallion was hurt. You aren’t being too rough are you?” Rainbow jokes causing Gilda to laugh.

“Maybe, just to have fun. But never going far as to land him in the hospital. I do that and I lose my fun.” She said.

“So he got messed up in the war?” Rainbow asks.

“Yeah, he says if it wasn’t for Cross, he wouldn’t have made it.” Gilda says.

Rainbow smiled. “I’ll bet. So is he out or going to head back once he’s healed up?”

“He’s been posted in the city as part of the garrison as the medics need to keep an eye on him in case of a relapse.” Gilda says.

Rainbow looks at her. “Relapse?”

Gilda nods. “Yeah, he’s entered a pain relapse of his injury. Hate it when it happens and so does he.”

“I see at least your army cares enough and didn’t just ship him off to an outpost somewhere.” Rainbow says.

Gilda nods. “Yeah and can see him too. Sometimes to get him his good food. So who is your ball and chain?” Guilda jokes.

“His name is Blitzkrieg, he’s actually a ranger in Equestria and worked in internal affairs for a while.” Rainbow says.

Gilda smiles. “You hit the gold mine.”

“Well, I had to choose so I saw my chance and snatched him and headed straight for princess Twilight and bam, married. We had the official ceremony later. I sent you an invitation but I’m unsure if you ever got it.” Rainbow says.

Gilda sighs. “Yeah, I got it, but I thought you were lying. No way you could have got married, but you did from the looks of it.”

“Yeah, if it wasn’t mandatory, I might still be single, but I’m enjoying it. Blitz treats me right and is very caring and loving. I also wouldn’t trade Spectrum and Blast for nothing.” Rainbow says.

Gilda chuckles. “Of course you wouldn’t. They are your life.” She said looking a bit down.

“I bet you will have what the griffon word for it…hatchlings? Yeah, hatchlings soon enough.” Rainbow says.

Gilda blushes. “Maybe. Maybe not. Can’t do much with him like that.”

“How did his last checkup go?” Rainbow asks.

“Better than the medics expected actually.” Gilda says.

“Then he might heal up sooner than you expect.” Rainbow encouraged.

Gilda chuckles. “Yeah, might be getting that bit of fun soon.”

“Well I best go back and check on my foals. It was good seeing you again Gilda.” Rainbow says.

Gilda smiles. “You too.”

“If you’re ever in Ponyville, stop by for a visit. I would like you to meet my foals.” Rainbow says.

Gilda nods. “Sure.”

“I best go, my wife must be tired by now and the foals will need to be tucked in.” Blitz says to Hawk seeing Rainbow heading for the stairs.

Hawk nods. “Sure. It was nice seeing you.”

“Give my best to the colonel when you see him.” Blitz says.

Hawk chuckles. “I will. Though it might be hard with his nestmates.”

“I heard he was also assigned to command a garrison in a city.” Blitz says.

Hawk nods. “Yeah, so the king can keep him close and teach him some more. Want to see him, go ahead. He should be still there.”

“It’s a little out of the way as I will have to go and inspect the fief I was just awarded and I can already tell some of the nobles are insult by my mere presence and the fact I was granted the title of lord and given such a valuable fief, made their disdain for me worse.” Blitz whispers and Hawk nods.

“Yeah, but soon it will pass once an even bigger one is built. For nobles, the bigger, the better.” Hawk said.

“I may have to watch out in case they try and off me.” Blitz says.

Hawk chuckles. “For you, that might not be hard.”

“Just don’t be surprised if a few of the nobles glaring at me wined up dead under mysterious circumstances.” Blitz whispers.

Hawk feigned innocence. “What nobles?”

“I like you Hawk.” Blitz says leaving.

Hawk chuckles as he watches him leave and shakes his head. “That is one lucky stallion.”

Blitz walks out of the bathroom in the hotel room. “Ah, much better.” Blitz says.

Rainbow smiled as she pets the foals’ heads. “So when do we head to this new place?”

“We head out tomorrow.” Blitz says getting the inside of his ear with the towel. “So Rarity, you enjoy the ceremony?” Blitz asks.

Rarity smiled. “Oh yes and I like the dress too.”

“Just don’t strain yourself too much, ok?” Blitz asks.

Rarity nods. “Sure. Just make sure to treat me right.”

“Um…lets have him look after the mare who is eight months now.” Daring reminds me.

Blitz chuckles as he looks to her laying on her side for her big belly. “Yeah, I will. What do you need anyway?”

“Just come over here and lay beside me on this bed.” Daring says.

Blitz smiles and moves over to her and lays down beside her. “Better?” He asks, wrapping a hoof around her.

“Much.” Daring says smiling.

“Ok Azure, time to dry off.” They heard Octavia say from the other bathroom.

They watch as Octavia and Azure come out with Azure wrapped in a towel and Octavia drying him off before putting him on the bed. “There we go. Nice and dry. Right, who’s my little colt?” She said ruffling his head. Azure giggles as she continues.

“And thus they lived happily ever after. The end.” Twilight says, finishing reading the story to the foals and looks up to see all of them, but Azure, asleep with Sunshine sleeping on a sleeping Pinkie.

Blitz smiled as he rubs Daring’s belly. “Thanks for making things a bit easy Twilight.”

“No problem, I am the stepmother of all of them, but Arcane.” Twilight says as the mothers pick up their foals.

“Thanks for the foal sitting mom, Ahsoka, and Sonata. I would thank Pinkie as well, but she is asleep.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles as she places Arcane beside her and tucks him in. “No problem and Pinkie always fell asleep to my stories. Fairy tail or not.”

“It was a nice change of pace.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz sighs. “At least we are now going to see what my work has brought us.”

“I also have been searching for the force user with no luck.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz sighs. “Yeah, guess we just need more time.”

“Yeah.” Ahsoka says.

“Applejack, the bathroom is free now, best go take your bath before one of the Vinyls occupy both.” Octavia says.

Applejack quickly heads inside and closes the door. “Got it.”

“So Dusk, liking the penthouse?” Blitz asks as Dusk looks down at the capital of the griffon kingdom.

Dusk looks back at him. “It’s good, but you sure I won’t be in trouble.”

“Why would you? You are an earth pony now.” Blitz says.

Dusk presses her lips together. “But what about any ancient ones?”

“Only ones known are Celestia and Luna.” Blitz says.

Dusk looks confused. “But…Luna was right there at the castle?”

“And she said nothing so either she didn’t recognize you or didn’t care. Now just relax.” Blitz says.

Dusk tries to calm down, but turns to stare out at the field again.

“Ah, you’re nervous not being close to the sea, aren’t you?” Blitz asks.

Dusk looks to the sea’s direction again and tries to remember. “How could I not?”

“But if you never left the sea, you would never see this place.” Twilight says levitating Mr. Sandy into Arcane’s grip as he sleeps.

Dusk nods. “I guess.”

“Come here.” Blitz says.

Dusk looks to him before walking over to him and sitting on the bed.

“Lay down and relax.” Blitz says.

Dusk sighs and lays down on the bed.

Blitz, to her surprise, starts petting her.

Dusk looks up and looks at him. “Wha…?”

“You seemed to need this.” Blitz says blushing a bit.

Dusk blushes as well and stays quiet.

“Ok, on to you two, I got a nice comfy cloud bed waiting for you.” Rainbow says flapping a few feet up and lays the foals onto a cloud before landing herself. “You ok over there Spitfire?” Rainbow asks.

“I’m fine, Fleetfoot still playing that board game with Shadow though.” Spitfire says.

Shadow chuckles as she moves a piece. “Got ya.”

“Again.” Fleetfoot says before exhaling frustrated.

Shadow smirks. “You got it.”

“So how was your day girls? I mean you went around to see the sights.” Blitz says.

Mary chuckles. “Really great. Feels like the old days. Ah, plundering.”

“You visit the art gallery like Dusk wanted?” Blitz asks.

Mary shrugs. “Took her there. Really love sea art.”

“Alright, time for bed for all who have bathed.” Blitz says.

Applejack finally comes out. “Save some room.” She said heading to a bed.

“Vinyls, both bathrooms are now free.” Blitz says.

They both quickly rush in. “Thanks!” They called out.

“And ponies say Vinyl has no feminine traits.” Blitz says chuckling.

Octavia chuckles. “She does it in secret.”

“She is also quite nerdy. My universe’s Vinyl watched so much science fiction.” E. Octavia says covering up Azure.

Octavia giggles. “Oh, mine usually just tries to watch sci-fi.”

“And I just watch our husband.” S. Vinyl says laying on Blitz.

Blitz shakes his head as he wraps his other hoof around her. “I’m definitely getting a big family here. And here, I didn’t want anymore mares, now I got them.”

“Alright, time to sleep everypony. We are heading to inspect this new fief first thing in the morning.” Twilight says.

They all give her a salute. “Yes my queen.” They all said.

“Ha, ha.” Twilight says, continuing to rock Arcane.

Blitz chuckles and raises a hoof. “Don’t forget, king here.”

“Oh we won’t.” Daring says.

Blitz grins. “Yep, king of the bed.”

“Oh, we’ll let you have that.” Daring says pecking his cheek.

Blitz nuzzles her back. “So cute. Especially with that outfit. You going to have your foal wear one too?”

“Will try.” Daring says.

Blitz chuckles. “I love you all.”

“Then can you…” S.Vinyl was cut off.

“Not tonight, we have to get up early.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl pouts. “Meanie.”

---

“Alright, we are ready to leave.” Blitz says getting into the vehicle.

Twilight sighs as she puts Arcane on the seat before sitting down herself. “How long will this be?”

“We shall see, we are traveling.” Blitz says getting Daring secure.

Twilight looks out and sees many ponies and griffons outside. “And the hoof traffic?”

“They will let us pass as the symbol on the side of the vehicle means official government business.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks back at him. “I mean how many hoof and talon traffic at the fief?”

“We shall see love. Relax, enjoy the ride and for you Arcane, here’s Mr. Sandy.” Blitz says using his magic to levitate the stuffed camel to Arcane. Arcane coos and grabs him and hugs him tight.

“And for the rest, here is Mr. Fang and Mr. Brown.” Blitz says using his magic to levitate a stuffed vampire bat with a small cape and a bear in a suit stuffed animals to Azure. Azure cheers and hugs them both.

“Now for the twins, I got two wonderbolt stuffed animals.” Blitz says levitating two wonderbolt like stuffed animals to Spectrum and Blast. They both cheer and hug them both before hugging each other with their stuffed animals.

“Now for Sunshine, I got you a stuffed cupcake stuffed…treat.” Blitz says unsure what to call it as he levitates a cupcake stuffed toy with a smiling face on it. Sunshine cheers and grabs it and hugs it before biting it as Pinkie pets her head.

“And for Blazer, I picked up a Griffon knight stuffed animal.” Blitz says. Blazer smiles and takes it and looks it over, trying to see how good it is.

Blitz smiled before looking through the bag and finding another. “Arcane, got another for you.” He said taking out a Phoenix stuffed animal for him and levitates it over to which Arcane cheers and takes it and hugs them both.

Blitz chuckles and looks through the bag again and finds another. “Pinkie Pie plushie for her daughter.” He said levitating it over to Sunshine who cheers and hugs it tightly.

“Lets see, a hawk and an eagle stuffed animal.” Blitz says levitating them to the twins. The twins giggles and hugged them both with their wonderbolt stuffed animals.

“And here is a stuffed dolphin?” Blitz asks as Applejack grabs it and gives it to Blazer.

Blazer smiled and hugged it tightly. “He’s been reading an ocean book.” Applejack said.

“Ok, everyone secured?” Blitz asks.

“Ready.” They all mostly said.

“Who isn’t?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie was still sticking her head out the window.

“Pinkie.” Blitz says.

“Yes?” She asks as she keeps looking around.

“Please stick your head back in so we can depart.” Blitz says.

“Aw.” Pinkie whines as she sits back down and pouts.

“Now you job is to entertain Sunshine.” Blitz says.

Pinkie looks to Sunshine who giggles and hugs her. She smiles back and nuzzles her head.

“Alright.” Blitz says putting back on his helmet. “Driver, we are ready when you are.” Blitz says. They got a grunt from him before they started to move.

Blitz smiles as he leans back into his seat and fastens himself. They all wait before feeling a heavy lurch and start to really move faster. “Blitz, did you give some of your tech to them?” Twilight asks.

“Pieces, nothing too much. Want them to experiment with it themselves.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “And what did you give?”

“A few low level motors and such.” Blitz says.

Twilight stares at him. “Uh huh.”

“We feed them the tech little by little so we don’t overwhelm them and they can develop their own. That is the policy we set in place and you agreed to it dear.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs as she gives Arcane to him and he hugs him with his stuffed animals between them. “At least warn us just in case of something that is completely different.”

“You’re welcome to read the reports like I do.” Blitz says.

Twilight waves it off. “Just tell me the big stuff once it comes.”

“That’s what she said.” S. Vinyl says. She received a pie in the face.

“Oh, his first time using levitation.” Twilight says.

Arcane giggles as claps his hooves.

“He’s a genius like his mother.” Blitz says.

Twilight tickles his stomach as he giggles and tries to grab her hooves.

“Oof.” Daring suddenly says.

Blitz looks at her. “You okay?”

“Yeah, the foal is just kicking it all.” Daring says.

“Oh let me feel.” Mary says.

Daring smiles and let Mary touch her stomach and she feels a small kick. “Aw, he wants out.”

“Well it is about time for him to come out.” Pinkie says holding a watch.

Daring smiles as she rubs her stomach. “Yeah, soon.”

“How soon?” Blitz asks with Arcane on his head with Azure.

“When we get to the castle.” Pinkie says smirking.

Blitz stares at her. “How…?”

“Pinkie sense.” Pinkie says hiding a script behind her back.

Blitz nods. “Uh huh.” Blitz says as Arcane and Azure play with their stuffed animals on his head.

Pinkie just smiles as she stuffs the script in her tail.

“Azure, it’s time for our daily music.” Octavia says. Azure giggles happily and jumps over to her before sitting on her lap. Octavia smiles and puts a pair of small headphones on Azure’s ears. Azure coos before sighing and putting his head on her stomach and closing his eyes.

“My little angel.” Octavia says before putting on her headphones to listen as well.

Vinyl groans. “At least she isn’t playing it out loud.”

“Whatcha say?” E. Vinyl asks her headphones playing loudly.

Vinyl glares at her before wrestling her for the headphones. “Give me those!”

“They are mine.” E. Vinyl says.

Vinyl growls and hisses at her. “Gimme!” She yelled, reaching for them.

“No.” E. Vinyl says as Spectrum and Blast got into it, thinking it a game.

“Get off me.” Vinyl whines, trying to get the foals off.

“Arcane, go to mommy. I gotta stop this.” Blitz says.

Arcane coos and jumps into Twilight’s lap.

“Come you mares.” Blitz says using his magic to pull them all apart and Blast and Spectrum into his hooves.

Vinyls huff as they sit down and glare at each other.

“Now what about you two?” Blitz says looking at the two in his hooves. They both smile innocently and hug their stuffed animals. “Who wants to play?” Blitz asks. They both cheer and hug him. “Ok.” Blitz says as they start playing.

Rainbow smiles as they play around. “I love this family.”

After several hours they heard Whirlwind call from outside. “We are entering the fief.”

They all look outside the windows and see a huge castle on the side of the cliff. “Ballroom, here I come.” Rarity cheers.

“I see a lot of farmland right now.” Applejack says.

Twilight smirks. “And a practice field.”

“I think I see some guards watching.” Rainbow says.

Blitz takes a look before speaking. “Actually those are militia.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks at him. “Since when do we need militia?”

“Militia are citizens who are conscripted into service love.” Blitz explains.

Twilight frowns. “I meant here.”

“Most likely the militia here was raised to help keep watch as many soldiers and guards were sent to either suppress a rebellious noble who had ambitions to be king or off to the borders to bolster the positions.” Blitz says.

“How can you tell they are militia?” Rainbow asks.

“Ah easy, militia, city guards, and military are all issued different uniforms or armor. Take a look at the color they are wearing, brown colors. The Guards wear blue and the military either wear dark green or black.” Blitz explains.

Rainbow looks around. “Don’t see any trouble.”

“Maybe not now, but it’s like guards, you don’t wait around until someone is robbed before forming them.” Blitz says.

Rainbow looks at him. “So can we go see this place now?”

“We are only on the outskirts, Rainbow, we got to pass by one of the villages before we get to the castle.” Blitz says.

Rainbow stares at him. “Villages?”

“Yes, there are about seven villages and one city in the fief and as the lord, guess who now owns them?” Blitz asks.

They all stare at him. “I thought we were only getting a castle?” Rarity asks.

“The castle is the lord’s residence, all this land is our fief and as such.” Blitz says.

Twilight groans. “I feel more paperwork coming on.”

“That is why I thought ahead and hired a secretary to help.” Blitz says.

“Ah, so that was that expense last week.” Applejack says.

“Someone’s been reading the books.” Blitz says.

Applejack glares at him. “I want to make sure you ain’t wasting. Plus, that expense I was tryin to figure out. Then I thought he wouldn’t do that to us.”

“I’m not against it, love. You could have just asked.” Blitz says.

Applejack huffs. “Warn us before you spend something and hide it.”

“I didn’t hide it. I just didn’t say anything because I got busy for almost a week.” Blitz reminds.

They all just look away and stare at something or their foals.

“You all forgot I went with Twi to the other universe didn’t you?” Blitz asks.

They all shake a bit and try to look away from him harder.

“Oh, I see the cold shoulder. I can take a hint. Pull over.” Blitz says to the driver. They all watch as the cart stops and Blitz steps out. “I’ll walk the rest of the way.” Blitz says closing the door.

The cart moves again as Blitz waves to them and they watch him disappear over the hill. “We screwed up.” Applejack said.

“Correction, you’re the one who made the accusation.” Rainbow says.

Applejack glares at her. “How was I supposed to know it was for a secretary?”

“He just told us.” Rainbow says.

“Girls, maybe we shouldn’t really hold everything against him like this. Remember last time?” Twilight asks.

“Yes.” Most of them say.

Twilight sighs. “Look, let’s get to this place and wait for Blitz there. In fact, let’s set something up for him. Rarity, did you finish the costumes?”

“Almost dear, just needs a few finishing touches and and oh my, that is a big city.” Rarity says as the castle’s city comes into view.

They all look outside and see the large castle jutting out from the side of the mountain and numerous flyers around the airspace. “Alright, get it done as quickly as you can. Time to deliver an apology and that includes all of us.” Twilight said.

“Um…girls, we may have a problem.” Daring says.

They look at her. “What’s that?”

“I think my water just broke.” Daring says.

Everyone’s eyes widen. “Driver! To the castle now!” Twilight yells as she checks up on Daring.

---

Blitz hums a tune as he walks along. “I hope all the mares are fine. Ah, what am I saying, of course they will be fine.” Blitz says as his communicator went off. Looking at it Blitz sees that Minerva had set off the mare giving birth alarm and Daring’s picture was being shown. “Oh, Darling is delivering the foal…DARING HAS GONE INTO LABOR! Minerva, emergency, teleport me into the castle now!” Blitz orders.

“What took ya?!” Minerva asks as she teleports him into foyer.

“Time lag is .03 seconds.” Blitz says.

Minerva grabs him by the collar. “You don’t ever leave your mares! Got it?!”

“There was a reason I got out of the carriage, love.” Blitz says emphasizing the RPG he was holding. “A would-be assassin was aiming this at us.” Blitz says.

Minerva raises an eyebrow. “How did they get this far?”

“We will ask him ourselves when the militia escorting him arrive and remember, he has a wound from where one of the militia hit him in the shoulder with their axe.” Blitz says. “Also keep this between us. I don’t want the girls to know how close the assassin came to us.” Blitz says.

Minerva tosses him to the other room. “Go see your mare and new foal.”

“Then take this and secure it.” Blitz calls tossing her the RPG.

Minerva takes it away as Blitz passes by the infamery area and moves to the end and sees his family there. “What did I miss?” He asks walking over.

“Nothing yet as Daring is still giving birth.” Mary says, noticing a few scuffle marks. “You got into a fight when you left, didn’t you?” Mary whispers.

“Would-be assassin.” Blitz whispers back.

Mary smirks. “Would-be?”

“We will be having a guest soon enough.” Blitz whispers.

Mary smiled and hugged him. “Thank goodness. The others were tearing themselves up because of what you did.”

“Yeah, me and Applejack are going to have a private discussion about trust. I had thought she got over that and a little of her paranoia.” Blitz says.

Mary huffs. “Ya kidding? She always worries about you and your life.”

“She worries too much sometimes and either jumps to a conclusion or becomes overbearing.” Blitz says.

Mary shrugs. “She’s your wife. That’s her job.”

“And yet look what happened.” Blitz says walking past.

Mary sighs. “Just like your father.”

Daring was breathing as the nurses told her when she felt someone grab her hoof. Looking over, she sees it was Blitz. “Where have you been?!” Daring yells and squeezes his hoof.

“Dealing with something real quick. I came as soon as Minerva’s message came through.” Blitz says holding her hoof.

Daring pulls him close. “Leave me alone again and I will make you alone.”

“Don’t worry, love. I’m going to avoid that the best I can.” Blitz says before kissing her.

Daring huffs before grunting as she feels another contraction. She huffs before pushing again and calms down soon after. “I hate you.”

“Try and say that again in a few hours.” Blitz says.

Daring glares at him before feeling another contraction and then huffs and grunts before pushing and then collapses on the bed. Not long after, she hears crying of a foal. “It’s a boy.” One of the nurses says.

Daring pants as Blitz takes the foal in the bundle and brings it to her. “Your boy.” He said giving him to her.

“My little Venator.” Daring says smiling as Blitz rubs a sponge with cool water in it along her forehead.

Daring sighs as she looks to him before smiling. “Our boy.” She said before passing out.

“Minerva, tell the mares they can enter now.” Blitz says into the communicator.

Minerva goes to tell them and soon the whole family is there. “Is she okay?” Twilight asks, looking her over.

“The nurse says she is fine. Just exhausted.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles. “Oh, where’s the foal?”

“Venator is in her hooves.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy moves over and sees the sleeping foal. “Aw, so cute like his father.”

Blitz takes a good look and sees his mane is black and has his mother’s coat color. He chuckles and pets Fluttershy’s head. “Yeah, he’s awesome, isn’t he? Pinkie, I need an emergency party. New fief and foal, stat.”

“You say something?” Pinkie asks, already having decorated the foyer with her party cannon.

Blitz chuckles. “Alright. Let’s let these two rest and then we can have our great party, okay?”

“Alright. Let’s let you new brother rest, ok Arcane?” Twilight asks looking up to Arcane on her head.

Arcane coos at the foal. “Come on.” Blitz says messing with his mane. Twilight and the others walk out with Blitz giving one last kiss to Daring’s head before following. “Okay, find your favorite rooms and make it yours. Except you Applejack, we need to talk.”

Applejack looks a bit afraid as everyone else leaves and tries to find their rooms in the big castle. “You mad?” Applejack asks after they were far enough away.

“Come here you.” Blitz says, pulling her into a hug and kiss.

Applejack pushes away a little. “Blitz…let’s find our rooms for now and we’ll start with yours.”

“After we talk. Applejack, you can’t let your paranoia get the better of you and I know you don’t want to hear this, but you have a few trust issues.” Blitz says.

Applejack glares at him. “I do not.”

“Apple Bloom’s first encounter with a Chimera.” Blitz says seriously causing her to go quiet.

Applejack huffs. “That was because she was arrogant.”

“But also because you were overbearing because you didn’t trust she could look after herself. You had protective plastic covering everything. Literally everything.” Blitz reminds.

Applejack blushes. “That was…”

“Applejack.” Blitz says pressing her.

Applejack backs away a little. “That was…that was…”

“Applejack.” Blitz presses once more making her sigh in defeat.

“It was the most stupid and idiotic thing I ever did.” She admits.

“And?” Blitz asks.

Applejack hangs her head. “I’m too overprotective and paranoid.”

“There we go. Now that you admitted it, you can overcome it.” Blitz says bringing her into his hooves again.

Applejack places her hoof on his. “I’m sorry for not trusting you.” She whispers.

“It’s ok Jackie. We can’t mistrust each other anymore. We got a foal on the way, that we can’t do that to.” Blitz says touching her stomach.

Applejack smiles as she looks to her stomach. “Yeah and Blitzy?”

“Yeah?” Blitz asks.

Applejack looks up at him. “Can you get rid of my hairbands? I don’t want them anymore.”

“Why, they look great on you?” Blitz asks confused.

Applejack sighs. “Because it’s also making me stay back. Please, just untie it.”

“Alright.” Blitz says removing them with his magic.

Applejack smiles as the bands get pulled away and her mane and tail falls out. “Back in the day, I did actually like this style.”

“Now you feel like it’s time to change?” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods. “Yeah. It does.” She said looking up at him. “You ready for a new me when it comes?”

“You’ll always be my Applejack love.” Blitz says leaning her back as he holds her.

Applejack giggles a little. “You know, I actually feel…girlier.”

“And I feel like holding you all night long.” Blitz says.

Applejack giggles as she places a hold on his face. “Same here. Want to…find a room?”

“Lets.” Blitz says letting her walk again. “So…you thought of the name of our foal yet?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes her head. “Nah, let’s head to the top floor. Best rooms in the castle are always there.”

“You studied griffon architecture?” Blitz asks.

Applejack laughs. “Nah, they just like being all high and mighty. Hence, top floor.”

“I prefer the mid level rooms myself, but I’ll let you pick.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles as she looks back to him before taking his hoof and running off with him.

---

Weeks had passed since Venator’s birth and the family was adjusting to the life in the castle and Blitz was trying to adjust to being a lord of the fief.

“So how was your inspection of the farmlands Applejack?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shrugs. “Eh, fertile, fine and recently watered enough for new crops.”

“So the farmers are doing a good job, any complaints or requests?” Blitz asks.

Applejack smiles. “Just better tools.”

“Contact the local smiths and have them take a look and see what they can do.” Blitz says signing another paper and giving it to the griffon in a business suit.

Applejack smiles as she looks to the griffon going away before going to him and let’s herself lean on him. “I love ya Blitzy.”

Blitz says nothing and smirks as he signs another paper and discreetly, playfully pulls her tail with his magic.

Applejack yelps and holds him tighter as she looks to her loose tail being pulled by magic. “Yep, I love ya.”

“So I heard Rarity heard about us needing a coat of arms for the flags and banners and is working on that.” Blitz says.

Applejack nods. “Yeah. She wants it all to look official.”

“I heard she is even trying to make one herself.” Blitz says.

Applejack chuckles. “How else would she do it?”

“Any progress on it?” Blitz asks, rubbing her flank with a hoof.

Applejack smiles. “Slow, but she’s getting there.”

“I best go see her. Want to come?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes her head. “Nah. You can take Blazer though. He’s been bored a lot. I got to cook some food with the others.”

“Alright. I’ll also go check up on Daring and little Venator.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles as she sits there while Blitz heads out and finds Blazer snoring against the wall and holding his swords against him. Blitz smiles and picks him up and carries him along with his magic.

He sighs as he heads down to Rarity’s room and finds her working with a sewing machine. “Rarity?” He asks a bit silently.

“You can leave the food at the door.” Rarity says.

Blitz sighs and walks up to her and hugs her.

Rarity becomes a little surprised and looks at him. “Oh Blitz. What are you doing here?”

“To check up on my fashionista.” Blitz says nuzzling her neck.

Rarity moans and nuzzles back. “Yes, I love you too.”

“Come on, take a break and come with me.” Blitz says.

Rarity nods. “For you. Let’s go.”

“Alright, lets go check up on Daring and little Venator.” Blitz says.

Rarity nods and follows him to Daring’s room where she was playing with Venator. “Hey guys. What’s up?” Daring asks.

“We just came by to check on you and little Venator here.” Blitz says walking up.

Daring holds up the cooing foal. “He’s fine.”

“He took after his mother a lot, didn’t he?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiles and tickles his stomach. “Yeah, he does. Still needs his father though.”

Blitz walks up and picks Venator up. “Hey there my little explorer.” Blitz says. Venator coos and reaches for him. Blitz smiles and brings him close. Daring smiles as she grabs a stuffed plushie and gives it to Venator who cheers and hugs the explorer pony.

“You fed him recently?” Blitz asks, nuzzling him with his nose.

Daring nods. “Yeah, empty here.”

“You’re feeding him quite well.” Blitz says smiling.

Daring chuckles. “Yeah, getting him his fill too. Maybe you should try it sometime before they are born.”

“No thanks, that is reserved for my foals only, isn’t that right Venator?” Blitz asks tickling the pegasus.

Venator giggles and tries to grab his hoof.

“Let’s go see the rest of the family, ok Daring?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods and gets up and takes Venator and puts him on her back and nuzzles him before wrapping her wings around him and walking out. “Come on.”

“You looking forward to your foal Rarity?” Blitz asks, rubbing her stomach.

Rarity nods. “Yeah. Getting the room ready.”

“So you’re not going to do what Daring did and have Venator sleep in her room?” Blitz asks.

Rarity thinks on it. “Maybe for a bit, but I need a room set up for future times.”

“That is fine.” Blitz says kissing her cheek.

Rarity smiles and leans against him as Blazer groans and tries to sleep in a better position.

“I’ll get him to bed. Tell Daring I will be at the kitchen soon, ok?” Blitz whispers before lightly nibbling her ear.

Rarity squeaks and blushes. “Um…sure.”

“See you soon love.” Blitz whispers.

---

“So we made enough progress to fix the amulet Twi?” Blitz asks rocking Arcane, who was sleeping in a crib.

Twilight nods. “Just need the crystals and we’re ready. Shall we call Spike?” She asks working on the chain for the necklace.

“No need to bother him. I had Minerva go pick that cargo up with the Darkline returned.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Now it really feels like I’m losing him.”

“He’s just growing up Twi and the last report had him going to Ponyville.” Blitz says before winking at her.

Twilight smiles. “Think they would really love him?”

“Maybe, let’s just hope they learnt their lesson from the grounding and won’t do that again.” Blitz says smiling at the sleeping Arcane.

Twilight smiles as she turns her head to him. “Worried about his love life now?”

“No, I’m just smiling at him.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “Blitzy, come over here for a bit.”

“Ok.” Blitz says walking over trying to keep the crib rocking with his magic.

Twilight smiles and hugs before sighing and looking at him. “Blitz? How do you feel about us?”

“You know I’m better at showing my feelings than telling and I showed you a lot.” Blitz says.

Twilight blushes. “Yeah, but you will keep us happy, right?”

“I’m working on it.” Blitz says before stealing a quick kiss.

Twilight giggles and nuzzles him before looking at him seriously. “And would you be okay with us finding some happiness elsewhere sometimes?”

“As long as it isn’t another stallion.” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. “So mares are good enough? Random mares?”

“Does that have the same spark as with me?” Blitz asks confused.

Twilight chuckles and keeps nuzzling him. “No, they don’t. But…it’s because of you Blitz. We are worried if you are loving it as well and not just doing it just because.”

“Look Twi, it is hard to force me to do something I don’t like and even if you didn’t, it would have any of the passion.” Blitz says running a hoof along her flank.

Twilight smiles and grabs his hoof before moving it around herself. “So you are liking it and not just doing it? Yes or no?”

“I love it love. In fact, you might have gotten me addicted to you girls.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles and sighs in relief. “Good. We have been getting more worried about you and…this came up after Cadance told me her marriage bout.”

“What happen…god, I miss having hands.” Blitz says petting her mane.

Twilight tries to pet his head. “She ended up out of the house for a bit. Her fault.”

“Well from what I learnt about marriage, those kind of things happen eventually.” Blitz says moving her with him over to the crib after he noticed it stopped rocking.

Twilight sighs and starts rocking the crib with her hooves. “Yeah, but it doesn’t go the way you think. It was Shining that started it.” She said tucking in Arcane a bit more.

“Mistakes will be made. We are only mortals, right?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Yes but, the way she described it sounded…like it was…let’s see. It started even before their marriage actually.”

“Does it involve a changeling?” Blitz asks.

Twilight blushes a bit. “Well Cadance told me that Shining actually didn’t feel any love or apart when they do it, but when they spend time like regular couples, he feels it. He said and I quote ‘What kind of husband doesn’t even love having sex with his wife?’. As for Cadance, the way it started was that she was feeling a bit off so she went out and soon she went into a club and became a sub. You can guess the rest of the club there.”

“Wait, just to clarify, is your brother gayish?” Blitz asks.

Twilight snickers. “No, just that he likes mares a lot. Anyway, she went back home and kept it hidden for a while before finally revealing it to Shining. He acted less than pleased and kicked her out. Talk about a reversal.”

“Well you could see how that would upset a spouse, right?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, because he was hiding his bit as well and didn’t want to believe that he wasn’t keeping her happy. All that mattered to him was keeping her happy. See why I asked you now?”

“Ah, I see, you’re afraid that you’re doing the same as your brother.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “And the others as well. We understand if you want to get it somewhere else or anything to keep yourself happy.”

“Why, when the mares that keep me happy are in this castle. And speaking of your family. I kind of invited them to visit.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Good. Anyway, he kicked her out, went separated for a day before coming back and decided to take a walk and Shuning actually lets Cadance go to the club and he gets to enjoy a night to himself. Happy family, mostly.”

“So any word on this picture Cadance and Shiny recently sent?” Blitz asks, showing her a picture.

Twilight looks at it. “What about it?”

“Take a look at the stomach. Remind you of anything?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks closer and smiles. “Oh Caddy. Really too like to keep secrets right? You do know I read mystery novels?” She asks the picture.

“Where do you think that last one came from?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Best to ask her. Not best to think about it when you can ask themselves about the predicament.”

“I think Arcane is going to have himself a cousin soon.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, but what will the foal be is a mystery that almost everypony loves.”

“I thought Cadance saw mares based on your earlier question.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “She acted as a sub to a stallion. I never said mare.”

“Oh boy…let’s hope it’s Shining’s or that could destroy their marriage.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “She’s still checking. Results haven’t come in yet. But…yeah.”

“Wait, I thought you didn’t know.” Blitz says.

Twilight blushes and holds up a letter. “Just now. Now I know what she means by test.”

“Oh...what is this I see?” Blitz asks now, smirking.

Twilight tilts her head before backing away a little. “Hang on now.”

Blitz keeps his smirk while advancing on her.

Twilight keeps backing up until she hits the wall. “Don’t do it Blitz.”

“I think I spot an opening.” Blitz says before landing and grabs Twilight and starts tickling her.

Twilight laughs as she falls against his assault. “You…you…”

“You have exposed something to me.” Blitz says, starting to tickle her at her leg joints.

Twilight snorts as she laughs and falls against him as he holds her and still tickles her. “Please…stop.”

“And right there.” Blitz says bringing her into a full on kiss.

Twilight’s breath gets caught in her throat as she kisses him back before he separates. “I love you Blitz.”

“I love you too my very ticklish mare.” Blitz says smirking at her.

Twilight smiled and sighs. “So, what are you going to do now?”

“We best get back to work on our project.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, think you can get the crystals once it arrives. I’ll polish up.”

“The Darkstar is close by with that cargo. I’ll go get it later so what other projects have you got besides this?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks. “You know how Blazer is spending more time alone?”

“Actually I have had him training with Lightning and Whirlwind.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled. “And how has he come?”

“He is getting a crash course in basic swordsmanship.” Blitz says leaning into her.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “And how Arcane has been talking in his way to Mr. Sandy and maybe another imaginary friend?”

“Like how your parents told us how you used to do that?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, I can’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t right about that time.”

“Well shall we get back to work before our hormones overcome us and we try for a second one?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles. “Sure, why don’t you head out and check on the others for me and see how they are. We are still making requests for this place.”

“Trust me, I know.” Blitz says.

Twilight kisses his cheek. “You better get going. I’ll finish up here.”

“Forward me the result and data, ok?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Sure.”

“Love you.” Blitz says walking away. After exiting through the door, Twilight feels her tail yanked playfully.

Twilight glares playfully at him as he chuckles from outside the door.

“Your father loves us so much.” Twilight says leaning over the crib to look at the sleeping Arcane.

Blitz sighs as he stops by Fluttershy’s room. “Oh Flutterrrrrrrr…” He stops as he sees the room. “Okay, we need to stop a few things.”

Fluttershy chuckles nervously as a hypnotized Fleetfoot was about to get paddled.

Blitz sighs and walks over and waves in front of Fleetfoot to get no response. “Speak.”

“Where am I?” Fleetfoot asks, shaking her head.

Blitz sighs. “Alright, let her out.”

“Aw.” Fluttershy says releasing Fleetfoot.

Blitz sighs as Fleetfoot hugs him. “Thank you.”

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Sit.” Fleetfoot immediately sits. “Now pucker up.” Blitz says before kissing her.

Fleetfoot moans into the kiss and tries to reach for him, but Blitz pushes her hooves back down. After a bit, he finally lets go and pushes her to the ground and turns to Fluttershy. “So how are you liking this place?”

“It has all the things we mares need, even the hot springs.” Fluttershy says smiling as Blitz pets Fleetfoot.

“Shy, what have I asked you in the past now?” Blitz asks.

“Don’t hypnotise the other mares into your activities?” Fluttershy asks.

“Exactly.” Blitz says before he yanks her tail with his magic.

Fluttershy yelps and moans. “But…master…?”

“Ask them to join in love.” Blitz says pulling her close with his magic and kissing her.

Fluttershy nods as she kisses him as Fleetfoot paws at their tail like a cat. Blitz chuckles as he lets go of the kiss and turns to her. “Pet, put that collar on for me.” He said playfully.

“Yes master.” Fluttershy says happily as Blitz lifts Fleetfoot up and starts holding her as he uses his magic to twist her nipples.

Fleetfoot moans almost quietly as she looks around a lot. “Pet, collar.” Blitz called.

“One moment.” Fluttershy says before coming back wearing a collar before putting one on Fleetfoot. ‘This will be good practice to prepare to train Ahsoka once Twilight can use that transspecies spell on her and turn her into a pony.’ Fluttershy thinks.

Fleetfoot moans weakly as she is let go and falls to the ground. “Get up.” Blitz orders as he searches the nearby box.

Fluttershy smiles as she holds Fleetfoot.

Chapter 39: This is a Surprise

Blitz sighs as he pulls on the collar a bit and pulls Fleetfoot and Fluttershy. “So, how are you two?”

“I’m great, my loving husband.” Fluttershy says as Fleetfoot was still in the afterglow.

Blitz smiles and pulls on Fluttershy’s collar and kisses her once he gets close before they both look to Fleetfoot. “Oh Fleetfoot?” He sang. Fleetfoot doesn’t respond as Blitz lifts her up and removes her collar. Blitz sighs and looks back to Fluttershy. “Pet, clean her up once she’s coherent, okay?”

“Ok Bli…” Fluttershy was cut off when Blitz talked again.

“And don’t play with her anymore for awhile.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy blushes. “And while I’m alone and need some fun? Who will be my fun for the night?”

Blitz clears his throat.

Fluttershy blushes even more. “Thanks.”

“I am wondering how you will act when you have a foal of your own?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy smiles. “Well, I’ll treat them good. And their choice for all this.” She said looking around. “Once they’re old enough.”

“I meant will you be doing this as often?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy shrugs. “Maybe if I’m feeling frisky.”

“Around your foals?” Blitz asks.

“Oh heavens no. I don’t want to scare them.” Fluttershy says.

“Good girl.” Blitz says petting her.

Fluttershy purrs. “Remember in the beginning with all this?”

“I still have a hard time, but thankfully you have shied away from wanting me to hit you.” Blitz says holding her.

Fluttershy smiles. “Yeah, but I actually miss it a bit.”

“But I don’t hear you complaining.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy sighs. “Because I know you probably won’t do it after all this time.”

“And?” Blitz asks, yanking her tail with his hoof.

Fluttershy yelps. “You love me?”

“Do I need to answer that?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Fluttershy shakes her head. “No, you don’t. At least…nevermind.”

Blitz kisses her neck. “You best go love, Rarity will want you to soak with her in the hot spring.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nods and kisses his cheek. “Okay, what about her?” She asks pointing to the now sleeping Fleetfoot.

“Take her and wash yourself and her up.” Blitz says before nibbling lightly on her ear.

Fluttershy blushes and moans and moves a bit closer to him. “I love you Blitz.”

“Love you too Flutters. Now, best get going.” Blitz says to her.

Fluttershy nods and lets him leave before feeling her tail being pulled hard and then snapped back. “Always a good feeling.”

Blitz smiles as he walks along the castle to find some of the foals awake and running down the hall. “Alright guys, who are you hiding from?”

“Spectrum, Blast, where are you?!” Blitz hears Rainbow call in a playful tone.

Blast giggles as he hides behind Blitz and tries to hide himself, but let’s his tail hang out without knowing it.

Blitz smirks as he waits for Rainbow. “Oh Spectrum, Blast.” Rainbow calls and sees Blitz. “Oh hey, did you see him?”

“I haven’t seen either of the twins.” Blitz says, his eyes leading to his hind hoof.

Rainbow smirks as she sees the tail. “Okay, guess I might as well look here!” She said grabbing Blast with him cheering at her. Spectrum runs out and tries to run away.

“There goes your filly Rainbow, trying to outrun you on hoof.” Blitz says smirking.

Rainbow grins. “You are not getting away that easy! Thanks Blitz for the time that gave me them by the way.” She said, winking.

“Of course, they are my foals. Isn’t that right, Blast?” Blitz asks.

Blast laughs and reaches for him and he gives him a hug before giving him back to Rainbow and she flies after Spectrum. He chuckles and continues to walk and heads to the Wonderbolt’s room and finds both mares reading away. “Hey girls, you okay?”

“I don’t think that Inferno will work Spitfire.” Shadow says.

Blitz smiles as he walks up. “Come on, what am I? Invisible?”

“Oh, of course not love.” Spitfire says leaning against him.

Blitz smiles as he wraps a hoof around her. “So, thinking of names?”

“Yeah. Thanks to you, she isn’t frantically looking for a name anymore, but still looking for one.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles as he looks to Shadow. “So…happy that you have a foal, right?”

“You think ordering a crib for the foal now is too soon?” Shadow asks.

Blitz nods. “For now. You are way too excited, so please ask the others for advice. Also, come on girls, we are doing a family soak in the hot spring.” Blitz says.

They both smile and start moving to the door. “Meet you there.” Spitfire said.

Blitz smirks and uses his magic to playfully yank their tails.

They both yelp before playfully glaring at him. “You better hope to have the suit.” Shadow said.

“We are soaking in the hotsprings and the foals will be there so none of that.” Blitz says.

“Aw.” Shadow whines before being pulled by the ear. “Ow, ow, ow, ow. Easy!” Shadow calls as Spitfire drags her away.

“Remember love, you are pregnant now. We can’t do that or we risk hurting the foal.” Blitz says walking out with them.

Spitfire grabs his collar and throws him in the other direction. “Go get the others.”

“Love you too Fire.” Blitz says skidding across the floor.

Blitz chuckles as he walks along. “I love this family.” He said to himself before being tied up by a rope and then dragged into a room. “Hey Jackie.” Blitz says in the pitch black room.

He feels a hug and many hairs falling around him. “Hey Blitzy.” Applejack said next to his ear.

“Having fun.” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods and nuzzles him. “Yeah, love ya.”

“You can snuggle up to me as much as you want at the hot springs. We are having a family soak.” Blitz says leaning into where he felt the hair.

Applejack nods against him. “Remember when I first met you?”

“You used me for target practice throwing apples.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “Yeah, the fun days. And remember how you left me on the bed?”

“How long did it take you to untie yourself from that trap?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Applejack runs a hoof across his chest. “About a few minutes. You need to work on your skills.”

“That was when I was a little colt love.” Blitz says slipping out of the rope.

Applejack looks at him in the little light. “And remember from the last time you left me on the bed, knocked out, wet, dirty and pleased?”

“Nearly two months ago.” Blitz says, rubbing his hoof along her.

Applejack nods. “Yeah, I actually wanted to cuddle with you.”

“Tell you what, you can in the hot springs while the others play with the foals.” Blitz says,

Applejack smiles. “I would like that.” She whispered.

“Good. You best go wash that sexy flank of yours up then.” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs and gives a kiss on the cheek before heading for the hot springs. “See ya there.”

“See you soon.” Blitz says playfully yanking her tail with his hoof.

Applejack yelps a little as she keeps walking with a blush on her face.

Blitz smirks as he heads out of the room and goes down the hall again. “At least they are satisfied. Now for Pinkie.” Blitz says before starting to play a song on his communicator.

“What are you doing idiot?” Pinkamena asks from behind him. “Playing a crazy song like that? She’s busy.”

“Trying to get you or Pinkie’s attention, love.” Blitz walks up to her.

Pinkamena watches him as he inspects her. “What are you doing?”

“And here you are.” Blitz says getting the laughing Sunshine.

Pinkamena watches as he plays around. “What’s the lesson with me?”

“Oh how careless of me.” Blitz says before kissing her and slipping his tongue into her mouth.

Pinkamena moans into the kiss as she hangs onto him before breaking it. “Now you must be punished.”

“Later love, for now I’m gathering up all the family to soak in the hot spring together.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena huffs. “Fine.” She said, grabbing Sunshine. “Bye idiot.” She said walking away only to feel her tail being playfully yanked by a hoof.

“We will have fun later tonight.” Blitz says.

“With others?” She asks a bit away.

“Not sure at this point, but Twi is caught up in her experiments and Lightning is drilling the militia and thinking of transferring some into the guards.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena chuckles. “I’m going to love drilling them.” She said, taking out a knife.

“We need them intact, love. Save it for when the ghosts arrive. They are battle hardened soldiers and I requested they would be transferred back under my command.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena darkly chuckles. “Really?”

“Yes, you can help drill them into the dirt.” Blitz says walking up beside her and rubbing into her side.

Pinkamena sighs as she nuzzles back. “You are insatiable.”

“I learned from the best.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena smiles. “She’s going to need a little frosting soon.”

“She will get some tonight with you.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena smiles. “I wish we could enjoy it together, but not in the same body.”

“Unfortunately, we can’t change that.” Blitz says as Sunshine climbs on Pinkamena.

Pinkamena sighs. “At least we have you.”

“And me.” Blitz says before kissing her again.

Pinkamena smiles and hugs him. “You are just crazy. Now, what are you going to do?”

“Got to round up the rest including mom and Dusk and Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena sighs. “Go ahead. Get out of here.” She said waving her hoof.

“Ok, go get Sunshine washed up for the hot spring and I will see your sexy flank there.” Blitz says rubbing her flank before walking away.

Pinkamena smiles and walks to her room. “See ya.”

“See you soon love.” Blitz says walking away.

Blitz smiles as he heads down to the room coming up next and opens it to find Ahsoka mediating on her bed. “Yes?” She asks.

“We’re all going to a soak in the hot springs, want to join?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka opens her eyes and looks at him. “You sure you want me there?”

“Of course, you have been either stuck in here or searching non stop in town for the force user. Take a break Ahsoka or you will burn yourself out.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I have been gone too long. I have to find this user or I’m in trouble.”

“Did they give you a time limit to find this force user?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Sort of. I can’t be here long or they might send another to find me and this user.”

“I have an idea to stave such an outcome off.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “And that is?”

“Let’s make a report to them. Tell them you are now scouring the griffon kingdom right now and there are tensions at the borders and some upstart noble started a rebellion to try to become king. So you can’t move around as freely, coupled with the fact the natives of this kingdom are wary of you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “And you come up with the craziest things a lot. At least they work.”

“Well none of it is a lie.” Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka sighs and scratches his head. “Still so cute.”

Blitz resists her scratching a bit. “Surprised.” Blitz says barely holding it back.

Ahsoka chuckles and brings him in for a hug. “So cute.”

“I bet the female jedi will be jealous of you if they saw what creatures you were dealing with.” Blitz asks as Azure snuck in as Ahsoka opened the encrypted com channel, connected to her ship.

Ahsoka shakes her head as some of the jedi council comes on. “Padawan Tano, how’s your progress?” Obi Wan asks.

“I am still searching, but there are some complications. I’m currently in, what the natives call, the griffon kingdom. Master, one of the most common languages spoken here is galactic common, could there be a connection?” Ahsoka asks.

Obi Wan thinks of that. “Maybe, we would have to see more, but for now, find that user and we’ll investigate that part later.”

“Well I might be delayed on my search masters.” Ahsoka says sheepishly.

Windu raises an eyebrow. “How?”

“You see, there is tension along the border of the kingdom as they recently ended a war and an upstart noble wants to be king so he…” Obi-Wan finished her sentence.

“Started a rebellion.”

“Yeah, so with the locals already being wary of me, that only complicates the matter more.” Ahsoka says as Azure tries to climb up onto her bed.

They all look at the little foal on the bed near her. “What and who is that?” Obi Wan asks.

“Huh…oh hey, how did you get in here little one?” Ahsoka says picking Azure up as soon as she sees him.

Azure laughs and reaches for her.

“Sorry master. This is one of the local children. He is also the son of the lord who is letting me reside in his castle.” Ahsoka says.

Windu nods. “You are at least okay, right?”

“Yes, he has not hindered my search in any way and has even given more guides and bodyguards as I search his fief. Though I suspect it is to deter any acts against me as much as they are to watch me to make sure I don’t cause trouble.” Ahsoka says.

Azure coos and looks to the masters and laughs at them. Seeing this, Ahsoka scratches him behind the ears, making him coo in pleasure. Blitz smiles as Azure giggles and tries to grab her fingers.

“Very well Ahsoka, take your time with your search. We don’t want you to miss this force user or be in a diplomatic incident. We don’t need the separatists getting a reason to go to that system.” Plo Koon says.

“They would have to pass through alliance space to get there and we don’t need such an insertion to spark the alliance coming in and making this a three way war.” Obi-Wan says.

Ahsoka nods. “Like that past jedi war other than separatists?”

“Yes, let us not have a repeat when the jedi tried to forcibly take a force sensitive turian from his family.” Kit Fisto says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “And the reason we won’t reveal that? It would make it worse once it comes out from someone other than us.”

“We have our reasons. We have also been researching the records you found of Padawan, someone seemed to erase the files not long after you sent them to master Obi-Wan.” Mace Windu says.

Ahsoka raises a finger at Blitz and points at him subtly. “At least some truth needs to be revealed. If we have all our ‘secret files’ come out, that’s our death warrant.”

“Possibly, but a lot of these records have been sealed for millennia and revealing them now may give the separatists ammo politically.” Mace Windu says.

“A discussion for another time, this is.” Yoda says.

Ahsoka nods. “Fine.”

“Well, taking into these accounts, we can see this won’t be a short visit for you. Tell us, do you have the next destination in mind if you can not find the force sensitive individual?” Plo Koon asks.

Ahsoka looks to Blitz who is holding a map and pointing to the zebra tribes territory. “Yes, the land is called zebra territory.”

“Zebra?” Most of the council asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “Don’t bother.”

“Well shall let you return to your search Ahsoka, but please try and contact us more. Your master worries about you.” Obi-Wan says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Just tell Anakin I’m following his teachings.”

“I shall.” Obi-Wan says as they end the communication.

“Maybe not the best way to end that.” Blitz says snickering.

Ahsoka giggles. “It gives my master an idea of how I’m following his teachings and he hates it when I don’t.”

“Should I make preparations for you starting a wildfire then?” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles and gives him Azure. “Maybe I need a relaxation.”

“Good to hear. Now come on, before Octavia starts knocking down doors looking for Azure.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles as she gets up and walks out. “Better hurry and find her.”

“That part is easy. Ok my son, point me to your mother.” Blitz says setting Azure on his head.

Azure coos and points out the door.

“Lead the way.” Blitz says following his pointing hoof.

Azure coos and leads him to another room with both Octavias messing up the room and calling out Azure’s name.

“Um…love, missing somepony?” Blitz asks.

They both look over and see Azure cheering from Blitz’s head and rush over to him before picking him up and nuzzling him.

“Our son has quite the nose, he found his way to me with it on the other side of the castle and then led me right to you both.” Blitz says.

Both Octavias look at Azure and smile at him and nuzzles him and kisses his head. “He’s such a good boy and growing.” Octavia said.

“Yes he is.” Blitz says as both Octavias could just feel the pride from Blitz.

E. Octavia smiles and hugs Blitz. “Thanks for bringing him here.”

“I also have a job for you three.” Blitz says.

They all look at him. “What?” Both Octavias asks.

“Get the three Vinyls and get them cleaned up and meet us at the hotspring for a soak.” Blitz says.

They both gasped and rushed over to the next room before cheers were heard and three mares were running the other way and Octavias and Azure followed close behind.

“Now for mom and Dusk.” Blitz says as he starts walking.

He heads down to the door covered in some ship paintings before opening it. “Yo ho mom. Hot spring, you want in?”

“One moment dear…come on, stop squirming like a foal. ” Mary says as Blitz sees her scrubbing Dusk, trying to get her clean.

Dusk groans. “I would be enjoying this if it was just me and why are you doing this?”

“Because you would only soak instead of getting clean.” Mary says, continuing.

“Mom, you adopted Dusk while I wasn’t looking?” Blitz asks.

Mary huffs. “You kiddin? She needed a bath and she wanted to go to the lake. She needs to learn proper etiquette.”

Blitz was barely holding back from bursting out laughing. “I…see.”

Dusk looks over to him. “Help me!”

“Mom, ease up on her. The entire family is gathering for a soak in the hot springs and the foals will want to see their grandmother and you want to see the newest addition, right?” Blitz asks.

Mary throws him a sponge. “She’s yours. Good luck.” She said walking out and closing the door behind her.

“Let’s make this quick so you can get into the hot spring, ok?” Blitz asks.

Dusk sighs as she now relaxes in the small tub. “Thanks for that.”

“I know mom and she has really been wanting to spend time with the newborn.” Blitz says starting to scrub Dusk’s mane more easily than Mary was.

Dusk looks up at him. “Blitz?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

“Why me?” She asks looking away slightly.

“I think because you’re like a fish out of sea. That is why mom is always on you to try and teach you.” Blitz says.

Dusk shakes her head. “No, I mean, why did you choose me?”

“Because I can tell you didn’t like most of the negative you and the other two sirens sowed.” Blitz says.

Dusk looked away for a bit as he kept scrubbing at her mane.

“You disapprove?” Blitz asks.

Dusk shakes her head. “No…just…I’m sorry.”

“For what?” Blitz asks.

Dusk looks at him again. “For everything.”

“You are working to make things right. You are working to change.” Blitz says moving to her back.

Dusk smiles a bit and shivers. “Do you treat all your enemies like this?”

“No. You are lucky is all.” Blitz jokes.

Dusk huffs. “Yeah, lucky enough to lose my siren abilities and not be able to head to sea anymore.”

“Not sure, if this form is because of how your battle ended in that world or if it was the method you came back through.” Blitz says.

Dusk sighs. “Maybe, maybe not. I just know I’ll never have it again. Guess it’s for the better.”

“Do you think there is anything left of your home as most consider sirens to be myths.” Blitz says.

Dusk shrugs. “Don’t know. Can’t even check and it’s been such a long time, I forgot where I left my keys.” She said with a smile.

Blitz chuckles as he finishes her tail. “Well that should be everything.” Blitz says getting up and going to get a towel.

Dusk looks at him again. “Why trust me like this?”

“You have given me no reason to doubt you. I even left several ways for you to leave, some even obvious and you never took one.” Blitz says grabbing one off the towel rack and walks back.

Dusk watches him carefully. “And why me personally?”

“I think we went over that already or do you want me to say I want you as another one of my wives?” Blitz jokes.

Dusk blushes. “Um…”

“What, not what you wanted to hear?” Blitz asks, helping her out of the tub.

Dusk blushes really hard. “Okay, that’s enough.”

“Ok, I’ll stop joking for now. You want to dry off yourself or you want help?” Blitz asks.

Dusk sighs and takes the towel. “You better get to the hot spring.”

“You are the last one on my list so I will escort you there.” Blitz says.

Dusk smiles and wrings the water out of her mane and tail. “So…what do you think of me?”

“I doubt many straight stallion or even a few griffons could resist you.” Blitz says eying her over once.

Dusk raises an eyebrow. “Griffons?”

“That is how good you look.” Blitz says smirking.

Dusk blushes. “Okay, you are just messing with me, aren’t you?”

“No.” Blitz says as if it was the most natural thing to say.

Dusk sighs and throws the towel away. “So can we go now?”

“Sure.” Blitz says leading the way.

Blitz sighs as he enters the hot spring and sees the room with three ways for both females and males and both. “Huh, guessing it’s both.” He said to himself as he heads into the middle and finds most of the family there. “Hey guys.” Blitz calls grabbing a towel.

“Blitzy.” Pinkie calls holding Sunshine who was splashing in a kiddy pool.

Blitz chuckles and gets into the water and puts the towel over his head. “So, what did I miss?”

“Nothin much, just started to relaxin.” Applejack says.

Blitz smiles and holds open his hooves. “Come here.”

Applejack swims over and lays into him. Then Pinkie gasps. “Applejack, where are your hair bands? Did you lose them in the water?” Pinkie asks.

Applejack shakes her head and makes her hair float in the water. “Just…trying new things.”

“Oh.” Pinkie says going back to paying attention to her filly.

Applejack smiles and looks up at him. “Like the new me?”

“I love you, no matter how you look.” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs in relief and nuzzles his chest. “I love you.”

“Time to relax.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles and kisses his cheek. “Thanks.”

“Count me in.” Rarity says floating over.

Blitz smiles and opens his leg for her and she floats in and puts her head on his chest. “You are so huggable. With a few jiggly parts.” He whispered the last part as he put his hoof on her flank.

“Watch it love.” Rarity warns.

Blitz chuckles. “You weren’t saying that when we were alone. You and your cute little pout.”

“Shut up.” Rarity simply says.

Blitz chuckles and pets her mane.

“So, how’s that necklace coming along?” Mary asks.

“I nearly completed it.” Twilight whispers as Arcane is having a splash fight with Azure, Sunshine, Blast, and Spectrum in the kiddy pool.

Rainbow smiles and places in a whale floatie in the pool and they all rush it and try to climb on top of it.

“Oh, so cute.” Dusk says watching from the hot spring.

Rainbow smiles a bit. “Yeah, we really need them to like each other so play around. Maybe a playground soon?”

“But we keep moving constantly because of Blitzy’s job.” Pinkie says.

Rainbow sighs. “How long would we stay around each of our three homes now?”

“Three?” Pinkie asks, her head turning slightly.

Rainbow nods. “Yeah, Daring’s home, the castle and now here.”

“Oh.” Pinkie says before turning back to the foals.

Rainbow chuckles. “So, how long are we spending time at each of these places?”

“That depends on our Blitzy’s job.” Twilight says waving at Arcane. Arcane laughs and waves back. “My little Arcane is so smart.” Twilight says smiling.

Blitz grins. “He is your boy.”

“I’m just so proud of him.” Twilight says before smacking Blitz with her tail.

Blitz smirks and takes hold of her tail and pulls it a bit. “Sneaky.”

“You know it.” Twilight says walking away.

Blitz sighs. “I’ll say it again, I love this family.”

“We love ya too Blitzy.” Applejack says.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her. “So…anypony who needs a night with me, switch with these girls.”

Fluttershy walks up to Twilight before whispering into her ear. “Twilight, is that ready yet?”

Twilight smiles. “It’s about done. Just need a few days.”

“Then we will have a new addition, right?” Fluttershy whispers.

Twilight smirks. “And your new pet?”

“What is that about Fluttershy getting a new pet?” Blitz asks.

Twilight waves him off. “Nothing Blitzy.”

“Oh that reminds me girls, now that we have the fief all situated, we will be going on a safari to the zebra tribes lands soon.” Blitz says.

They all look at him. “When?” Twilight asks.

“In a few days.” Blitz says while sending her a message in morse code. ‘Soon after you finish the amulet.’

Twilight nods before looking to Dusk who was enjoying the hot spring before heading back inside. “Fluttershy, watch Arcane for me while I go get something.” Twilight says.

Fluttershy smiles. “Sure.”

Blitz smiles as he could see Twilight was a little less overprotective and trusted Fluttershy with Azure more now after she had watched him while they were in the other world. “Pet, come over here for a bit.” She said returning with a nearby book.

‘Where’s the amulet?’ Blitz sends.

Twilight searches the dresser in the room leading to the hot spring before taking out something wrapped in silk. “Here is it. And give this to Blitz.” She said giving a book to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy nods and takes it and walks back.

Twilight smiles as she walks around the spring to Dusk and taps her shoulder.

Dusk opens her eyes to see Twilight. “Yes?”

“I got something for you from my husband.” Twilight says.

Dusk turns around a bit. “What is it?”

“Oh, how about you open it up and see.” Twilight says using her magic to hold the silk wrapped object just out of Dusk’s reach in the water.

Dusk frowns and gets out of the hot spring before reaching up and grabs it before unfolding it and stops. “What…?”

“Surprise, me and Blitz have been working on it for awhile.” Twilight says.

Dusk takes out her repaired necklace. “How…?”

“Well it wasn’t easy and involved studying the energy readings Blitz captured from our battle of the bands.” Twilight says.

Dusk gulps and puts the necklace around her neck and feels a surge of familiar power. “It’s…” Seeing this, the mares rush to the foals to cover their ears. “It’s such a good feeling now and it’s great to be back.” She actually sang.

Blitz smiles. “Try changing.”

Dusk didn’t hear him as she sang with her beautiful voice she had in the other world.

Blitz sighs. “At least she’s trying to not hypnotize here.”

Dusk stops singing and hugs Twilight. “Thank you.”

Twilight smiles and hugs her back. “No problem. You’re family.”

“Wait, what?” Dusk asks.

Twilight smirks. “You’re family. Blitz and his friends are always family to us. But I want you to join the family permanently. Any objections?”

Dusk looks at her necklace again before smiling. “Sure.”

“Blitzy, you have a new wife.” Twilight says in a sing-song voice.

“And that Ahsoka, is the pecking order.” Blitz says before quickly gets out of the spring and runs into the house.

Ahsoka sighs. “And that’s the guy I actually like, running away from females.”

Twilight just smiles hearing that and says. “Now, as part of tradition, you got to go catch Blitzy.”

Dusk tilts her head. “Huh?”

“We all caught him before we married him, now it is your turn.” Twilight says.

Dusk sighs and runs off where Blitz went. “Where are you flankers?!”

Blitz says nothing, hiding behind a suit of armor.

Dusk groans as she looks around. “Come on Blitz. I’m really not in a mood.”

Blitz tries to stealthily sneak away when he feels his tail grabbed. “Uh oh.” He said being pulled back.

Dusk sighs as she lays on his back. “This feels nice.”

Blitz sighs. “You caught me, but how did you find me?” Blitz asks.

Dusk points to the armor. “You left it open?”

Blitz inwardly curses himself as Dusk rubs her head against him. “You accepted Twilight’s offer rather quickly.” Blitz says.

Dusk sighs. “Maybe a change in my way of life is what I need. So why not you?”

“You know being married to me won’t be easy right?” Blitz asks.

Dusk looks at him. “Oh and what does it entail?”

“For one, I am charged with getting this planet up to space faring status which means I am more or less in charge and I have to supply them with weapons and ships for their fleet.” Blitz says

Dusk tilts her head. “So what does it involve me?”

“You could become a target for anyone who doesn’t want this change or is envious of my authority.” Blitz says.

Dusk sighs. “So do you want me or not?”

“I’m just telling you the risks of what you have signed up for and as my new wife, you will be playing with me and Pinkie tonight.” Blitz says.

Dusk blushes. “Um…”

“Think of this as the opening of our honeymoon.” Blitz says.

Dusk gulps. “What did I get myself into?”

“Don’t worry, we will take it easy on you.” Blitz says.

Dusk whimpers a bit. “Oh boy.”

---

“Rise and shine.” Blitz says petting Dusk as light peeks through the window.

Dusk groans. “Five more minutes.”

“Ok love.” Blitz says kissing her ear.

Dusk’s ear twitches. “Love yo…”

Blitz smirks as he rolls over to the other side to face Pinkie. “So how are you?”

Pinkie smiles as she nuzzles him. “Thanks and she is too.”

Blitz smiles and kisses her nose. “You best go see Sunshine, ok?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie nods and kisses his nose too before getting off the bed and heading out, trying to keep her tail down.

Blitz playfully yanks it as she leaves before turning back to Dusk and holds her.

Dusk sighs and nuzzles into his chest. Blitz smiles and waits for her to yawn and start to wake up. Dusk groans as she looks around before they land on Blitz. “Um…hi?” She tries as she blushes heavily.

“You sleep well after our first night as husband and wife?” Blitz asks.

Dusk still blushes. “Um…yeah.”

“Good lady Dusk.” Blitz jokes a bit.

Dusk eeps and hits him. “Sh…shut up.”

“You’re a lot like Rainbow. Now come on, I suspect mom will want to talk to you.” Blitz says.

Dusk sighs and gets out of bed with Blitz following. “You think she will accept me?”

“We shall see.” Blitz says as they enter the kitchen where Mary was playing with Sunshine as Pinkie cooked.

Blitz smiles. “Okay, I want some pancakes and some cupcakes for my wife here.”

“Coming up.” Pinkie says as Mary inspected Dusk very intently.

Blitz grins as he sits down and plays with Sunshine. “So, how did your night go mom?”

“Fine, Sunshine was a little ball of energy though.” Mary says not taking her eyes off Dusk.

Dusk shrinks under her gaze. “I’ll have some water here.”

Mary puts her hooves on her head. making her look her in the eyes for several moments before saying. “No objections.”

Dusk whimpers a bit as she tries to lower herself under the table.

“You have my blessing, just don’t hurt my son, got it?” Mary asks.

Dusk eeps and hides under the table.

“Come on Dusk.” Blitz says, pulling her out from under the table and sits her in a chair beside him.

Dusk whimpers as she tries to hide by pressing herself against Blitz.

“Relax, she has approved you.” Blitz says petting her.

Dusk eeps again and hides a bit behind him and buries her face into his coat.

“Your new stepmom is silly, isn’t she?” Blitz asks Sunshine.

Sunshine giggles and waddles over to her before climbing onto her head and coos at her.

“Aw, your step daughter loves you already.” Blitz says.

Dusk looks up and sees Sunshine smiling at her. “H…hi.”

“Aw, so adorable.” Pinkie says before gasping. “This means we are sisters!” Pinkie says after bringing Dusk into a hug.

Dusk eeps as she feels being hugged. “Um…can you…?”

“Fluttershy!” Blitz calls.

Fluttershy happily hums as she trots in and takes Dusk away before looking straight at her. “We’re going to have fun.”

“Not yet Flutters, help build her confidence first.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy looks sad. “Aw, can’t I do a bit?”

“A bit, besides you have to pack with the rest of the girls. Remember our safari and seeing all the wildlife in the zebra tribe’s lands?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy smiles. “Come on, let’s get ready for you to be brave.” She said tapping Dusk’s nose.

“Um…ok.” Dusk says.

Blitz smiles and looks at Mary. “Go easy.”

“Ok, I will go easy and won’t go far.” Fluttershy says before humming as she took Dusk away.

Blitz chuckles. “Alright mom, are you ready for our trip?”

“Yes I am.” Mary says.

“Blitzy.” Fleetfoot says walking in.

Blitz smirks. “Sit.”

“Sorry Blitzy, Vinyl undid the hypnosis on me, but doesn’t mean I won’t sit here.” Fleetfoot says before sitting in Blitz’s lap.

Blitz chuckles as he runs a hoof on her hindleg. “Well, that was my way of embarrassing you.”

“And you had your way with me yesterday.” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz smirks. “Yeah, you like being under control, do ya?”

“Under Fluttershy’s control, no. Under yours? When did I leave it?” Fleetfoot asks, smirking.

Blitz raises an eyebrow before pinching a spot on her leg and makes her yelp. “What’s wrong? Something bite ya?”

“Only one that can bite me is my husband.” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz chuckles. “I love ya Fleet.”

“Oh thank you love.” Fleetfoot says resting her head on his chest.

Blitz smiles and kisses her head. “You’re fine now, right? About your old friend?”

“Yeah, I think I have finally come to terms with it.” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz nods. “Good. Just warn me before you breakdown, okay?”

“I will love.” Fleetfoot says.

Mary smiles as she sips her coffee. “So, when are we heading out?”

“In a few days I am leaving the fief to be handled by my secretary and my squire.” Blitz says.

“Really, giving Whirlwind some responsibility governing?” Lightning asks walking in.

“Hey Lightning.” Blitz says smiling.

Lightning smiles. “Hey Blitzy. Why the heck are you giving the job to him now?”

“He has been trained in martial skills by us for more than a year. It is time he starts learning how to govern more efficiently and the secretary was a former squire so he can teach him.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “You really like messing things up, don’t you?”

“How am I doing that?” Blitz asks.

Lightning groans. “Yeah, you’re a bit of trouble.”

“It’s only for a few weeks, love, I swear.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “Don’t ruin our time.”

“Love, get over here and tell me what’s wrong.” Blitz says.

Lightning groans as she walks over. “You are leading…” She stops as she looks to the side and they see the family picture of them, happy and all together. “Look at us now.”

“Ah, you are not happy. I have been so busy with work, right?” Blitz asks.

Lightning presses her lips together. “No, just…remember the old days?”

“Come here Lightning.” Blitz says opening his hooves for her and Fleetfoot scoots over.

Lightning sighs and walks over before hugging him and sitting on his lap. “Our family is bigger yes, but…look at us now. Ask yourself, where is everyone?”

“Sleeping mostly.” Blitz says using a spell to scan her.

Lightning nods. “Yeah, but where are each of them when most of us are awake? Working long hours at something, something away from family. The only thing that is keeping us together is well…” She said before looking to Sunshine happily nibbling on a cupcake. “Are those guys. They want to play together and that’s what keeps us together. Not us unless we call for it and that’s few and far in between.”

“Lightning, I think I also have news for you.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks up at him. “What is it?”

Blitz rests a hoof on her stomach.

Lightning looks down at where the hoof is. “So…?”

“It seems we have four pregnant mares, not three.” Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. “Still, do you realize what’s happening?”

“I do and that is why I scheduled this for all of us to spend time together.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks back to him. “What about when we’re not on vacation? Like just regular dinner?”

“I’m going to push for that to happen.” Blitz says as Fleetfoot lays her head on Lightning’s shoulder.

Fleetfoot smiles. “It’ll be okay. We’re still here and that’s a start.”

“Yeah, none of us have left. We just have to go do our jobs at times.” Pinkie says.

Lightning looks at them. “And yet look when we try to spend time when we should. It’s just work when you should be spending time as a family.”

Pinkie tilts her head. “What do you mean?”

Lightning looks at her. “Rarity at lunch yesterday.”

‘I’m sorry darlings, I have to go deal with some new orders and finish our standard design. Leave my lunch at the door and knock.’

“Yeah, I talked to her about that already. She has already agreed to not work as hard and spend more time with the family and Lightning, you know what your condition means, right?” Blitz asks.

Lightning sighs. “Yeah, no fun for our nights. Whoo hoo.” She said waving a hoof around.

“Not that. Pinkie, get Twi will you?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie salutes with a spatula. “Yes sir.” She said before running off and leaving a smoke trail behind. Blitz keeps smirking at Lightning as they wait and Sunshine mirrors the smirk. Blitz tickles Sunshine stomach and makes her giggle as a screeching sound is heard and stops at the door. “Last stop, kitchen.” They hear Pinkie.

“Twi, you there.” Blitz calls.

“More or less.” Twilight said as she stumbled inside like she was drunk.

“Twi, I want a second opinion. Scan Lightning.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiled as she went up to her and scans her. “What am I looking for?”

“If she is pregnant.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and keeps scanning until she stops. “She is.”

“Ok, you know what that means Twi. She goes onto the plan.” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight smirks as well. “Oh yes she does.”

Lightning looks between them. “What the heck are you talking about?”

“It’s a new plan he has come up with for the mares who get pregnant.” Twilight says smirking.

Lightning tilts her head. “And what’s that?”

“Well think of it as the pampering plan.” Twilight says.

Lightning just gets confused. “Pampering?”

“First up, a trip to the spa.” Twilight says.

Lightning’s eyes widen. “Wait a minute.”

“Of course that won’t happen till we get back from the safari, right love?” Blitz asks looking at Twilight.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, we need to set things up.”

Lightning exhales, knowing she just dodged a bullet thanks to Blitz.

Blitz chuckles and nuzzles her. “Now say you love me.”

“I adore you, my husband.” Lightning says.

Blitz grins. “That’s my wife. Now get going and get ready.” He said tapping her flank.

“Ok…can I hunt while there?” Lightning asks, smirking.

Blitz chuckles nervously. “Let’s check with the leader nearby and see if it’s appropriate.”

“Oh, I will pack my rifle.” Lightning says running off excited.

Blitz groans. “And that’s my wife.”

Twilight chuckles as she rubs against Blitz. “Hey there Sunshine, want to play with your brother?” Twilight asks.

Sunshine laughs and reaches for her.

“Ok, here he is.” Twilight says pulling him out of the pouch on her back. “You like it dear? I had a seat made for my back so Arcane won’t fall off.” Twilight says as she puts Arcane next to Sunshine.

Sunshine giggles as Arcane cheers and they hug each other.

“Aw, they love each other so much.” Pinkie says coming back with many pancakes.

The foals cheer as Pinkie sets a plate and they dig in.

“And you have to take this one from me.” Pinkamena says taking over and hold the pancake in her mouth.

Blitz smiles and grabs her before eating away.

“Delicious.” Pinkamena says.

Blitz smiles and chews away before swallowing. “Yep, delicious. Just try it more when we have another night, okay?”

“Oh, I will be sexy.” Pinkamena says putting a hoof on his chest.

Blitz grins as he puts a hoof on hers. “Okay, now you better get cooking for the others when they get ready.”

“On it love.” Pinkamena says walking to the oven.

Sunshine and Arcane was now chewing away happily on the same pancake.

“Once Applejack, Rarity, Shadow and Lightning have their foals, we will have ten at least and only Spitfire, Fleetfoot, Fluttershy and Dusk will have yet to have one.” Twilight says.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah. Just need to worry about the rooms and everything for them.”

“Well the castles aren’t an issue, but Daring’s cottage might be.” Fleetfoot says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, I’ll see what I can do about that. Though the foals will love it all the best.”

“Speaking of her cottage, where is Daring and Venator?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smies. “Spending time with him. Having him wear something close to her outfit.”

“Pinkamena, you mind ringing the breakfast bell?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Pinkamena throws something and a knife hits the wall where the bell was and the bell rings.

Blitz kept his smirk as he hears ponies coming.

“Breakfast!” Most of the family cheers as they rush in and take their seats.

“Daring.” Blitz says leaning over.

Daring has a pancake stuck in her mouth as Venator coos and sucks on a milk bottle in an outfit similar to hers.

“Where has my adventure and hunter been?” Blitz asks.

Daring grins and pets his head. “Cute.” She said muffled.

“Hey Venator, how are you?” Blitz asks.

Venator coos behind his bottle and keeps sucking.

“You want to see some animals Venator?” Blitz asks leaning in.

Venator coos and looks at him.

“That’s my boy.” Blitz says messing with his mane softly.

Venator coos and goes back to sucking on his bottle.

“You interested, Blazer?” Blitz asks.

Blazer looks up at him. “Uh…sure dad.”

“Just make sure you keep them charging rhinos away.” Applejack says.

Blitz waves her off. “Oh don’t worry. We’ll be fine.”

“What’s a rhino?” Blazer asks.

Applejack pats his head. “Oh you will learn them soon enough.”

“Especially since we have Fluttershy and Twilight.” Rainbow comments as she lays on a cloud with Spectrum and Blast.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah, they will teach and keep them at bay, but we need to learn anyway. Also Twi, I invited a special guest to come with us.”

Twilight looks at him. “Who?”

“Oh, there she is now.” Blitz says as Zecora walks in tired.

“Zecora!” The mane six cheers.

“Greetings my friends.” Zecora says.

Chapter 40: Marks of Past

“Zecora?!” All the mares yelled.

“I thought we could have a good friend who knows the customs come with us.” Blitz says holding Lightning and petting her mane.

Lightning purrs. “That’s nice. But, how far would we go into the land?”

“All over it. We are going to see lions, elephants, ect.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks confused. “So just a sightseeing trip? No business or politics?”

“Nope. Maybe a little looking for Ahsoka’s force sensitive user, but that is it.” Blitz says kissing Sonata.

Dusk eeps as Rainbow looks a bit bored. “Wow, looking at animals. Amazing.” She said in a bored voice.

“It’s for the foals…and Fluttershy.” Blitz says, causing her to squee smile.

“Oh my. All the great animals I read about. This is going to be great.” Fluttershy said, clapping her hooves.

“And you get to see more of the world Rainbow.” Blitz says.

Rainbow rolls her eyes. “Great.” She drones out.

“And I get to hold you all the while.” Blitz whispers into her ear unexpectedly.

Rainbow jumps a little. “Dang it. You know I hate it when you do that. I could have hit you upside the head.”

“But?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow sighs. “I don’t mind.”

Blitz smiles as he grabs a hold of her head.

Rainbow chuckles and hugs him back. “Love ya.”

Blitz nods and nuzzles her. “I know. Now then, we are heading out in about half a week. So prepare for it and make sure to prepare the foals too. They still need to be brought up with their shots and everything.”

The foals, who were awake hearing that, eeped and started to try and sneak away.

Blitz grins. “Catch them so they can get vaccinated.”

“Oh Arcane, Mr. Sandy and Mr. Feathers.” Twilight says holding the stuffed animal up with her magic.

Arcane peeks his head out of the bundle of foal bodies. “Da.” He said before heading back down.

“There is my boy.” Twilight says picking him up and gives him the stuffed animals.

Arcane struggles in her grip before she moves the animals to him and he hugs them.

Twilight then nuzzles his head as the rest of the mares start imitating her method, except Applejack who lassoed Blazer.

“No! I don’t want to get shot!” Blazer yells as he digs his claws into the floor as he is pulled.

“C’mon you.” Applejack says dragging him along.

“Please guys. Help!” He yells to the foals who were too into their stuffed animals. “Traitors!”

Blitz chuckles as Blazer was dragged away out of the door. “Oh, the first one is always the worst. I remember mine.”

“What about us who are pregnant?” Vinyl asks.

Blitz smiles. “Good thing my vaccines are good for those. We are giving the foals this planet’s ones and you girls are getting modified ones that are similar to this planet, but good for pregnant patients.”

“So V. V. here won’t be harmed, right?” S. Vinyl asks, raising an eyebrow at him and glaring at him with that one eye.

“Oh no, it won’t, she and the foal will be a’ok.” Lightning says rubbing her stomach.

“Speaking of which, I’m getting hungry and the foal is craving.” Vinyl says.

Blitz sighs. “Okay, I’ll go feed her. The rest of you get the foals and the rest of you vaccinated. I’ll give Vinyl hers on my end. Come on, my sexy vampire.” He said, helping her up.

Vinyl grins. “Oh, my sexy husband is giving me a meal? Usually it’s the other way around.”

“Watch it or no blood.” Blitz says.

Vinyl gives a puppy dog face. “You wouldn’t do that to your pregnant wife, would you?” She asks and pouts cutely with some teary eyes.

“Come on you.” Blitz says dragging her along with his magic.

Vinyl drops her act as she chuckles and nuzzles him. “Love ya Blitzy.”

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her back. “Love you too.”

Vinyl licks his neck. “And love this blood.” She said hissing and showing her fangs.

Blitz tries to relax to ease the pain before she sinks her fangs into him.

---

“Ow.” Blazer said, rubbing his arm.

“Oh pipe down. This is nothing.” Applejack said getting her shot.

“Ok, your done. Next!” The doctor calls and Ahsoka walks up.

The doctor just stares at her. “Go ahead. It should be compatible.” She said, holding out her arm.

“Ok.” The doctor says while giving her the injection.

Ahsoka chuckles as he starts to sweat. “Relax. I’m not going to hurt you. I’m just here for a political move.”

“C’mon Ahsoka, you can stop scarin the guy.” Applejack says.

Ahsoka chuckles as he pulls out the needle. “Yeah. I’m out of puns anyways.” She said getting up and following them.

The doctor just stares at them. “Um…next!” He calls.

Twilight walks in with Arcane who was completely distracted by the stuffed animals.

“Ah, good. I had a tough time with that griffon.” The doctor said grabbing another syringe as Twilight puts Arcane down on a table.

The doctor was able to give him an injection without Arcane’s notice as he kept pretending to make Mr. Sandy walk.

Twilight giggles and lifts Arcane and carries him as the doctor gave hers. “So how long do these last?”

“Four months, before a second is needed.” The doctor says.

Arcane cheers as he makes Mr. Sandy and Mr. Feathers dance together with his magic. Twilight smiles as she takes him out after the doctor pulls out the needle.

“Next!” The doctor yells.

---

“So we are all ready for the safari?” Blitz asks, looking at all of them on the train.

“Yeah!” They all cheered as the foals cheered in their own way.

“Oh Rainbow, didn’t know you were so hyped.” Blitz teases.

Rainbow then pouts. “Boo.”

“Oh, too late now Rainbow. You let it slip.” Spitfire says smirking.

Rainbow growls. “Shut up.”

Spitfire chuckles laying on a seat occupying it to support her stomach which had begun to show signs of pregnancy.

Blitz sighs. “You okay like that Spitfire?”

“I’m fine.” Spitfire says.

“It’s just her turn now. Right Lightning and Spectrum?” Rainbow asks her foals playing beside her.

They coo as they look up to her before they just throw their Wonderbolt plushie at her making them squeak. Rainbow smiles and goes to nuzzle their heads. They both giggle as they try to hold onto her mane.

“Sorry, you have to share the seat with me Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “It’s fine. Means I can do this.” She said before scratching his head.

“Dang it.” Blitz says as he looks over to see his mother and Fluttershy with binoculars looking out.

“See anything yet?” Mary asks.

“Oh look a gazelle.” Fluttershy says pointing out to the side.

Mary gasp and looks that way. “Wow. This is amazing.”

Blitz lays his head in Ahsoka’s lap. Ahsoka smiles as she keeps scratching and petting him. “How do you feel?” She asks.

“Good. I wish I had fingers. They are so useful.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka giggles. “Yeah, they are. Still…it’s good to have someone there with fingers with you.”

“I guess you are right.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “So, how do you deal with things in these types of areas?”

“Brushes mostly and held by magic.” Blitz says.

Twilight was listening carefully as she read through her spell books with Arcane in her lap with Mr. Sandy and Mr. Feathers.

Ahsoka nods. “And what about normal things? Like just tryin to do this by hooves?”

“We have developed ways to hold things with hooves.” Blitz says.

‘Soon after this trip, you will be ours.’ Twilight thinks flipping the page.

Blitz sighs. “So…how are you liking this place so far?”

“It is an interesting planet and you don’t get many chances to see a planet progress into the space faring stage as most know civilizations are already there.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, considering this is my home planet, it is needed. I want my planet to rise up in this universe.”

Ahsoka smiles as she switches from scratching him to petting him.

Blitz purrs. “That’s nice, but don’t look now, a few are shooting glares at you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles as she notices the glares on a reflective piece on his suit. “They just love you.”

“And are territorial.” Blitz whispers, smirking.

Ahsoka giggles as the glares harden.

“Oh look, a pride of lions with cubs.” Fluttershy says excitedly obviously what Ahsoka was doing, getting everyone’s attention.

They all look out the window and see the lions and cubs watching them. “Oh my. They look beautiful.” Rarity said.

“See that Arcane? Those are lions.” Twilight says lifting Arcane where he can see them.

Arcane coos as he reaches for the lions and puts his hooves on the glass.

“I wonder if we can get a lion skin rug while we are here?” Pinkamena asks.

Blitz hums. “I doubt they would allow that. There are some laws against that.”

“Ah.” Pinkamena says lifting up Sunshine.

Sunshine coos at them getting up.

Blazer peeks over the window. “Huh, so those are lions.”

“Yeah, you’re looking at natural predators. Think of them along the lines of what Lightning killed in her provings.” Blitz says.

Blazer keeps looking. “Cool.”

S. Vinyl presses her face against the glass. “How tough?”

“What Lightning killed them?” Lightning asks.

S. Vinyl points a hoof to the lions. “These guys. They seem so different from the other universe.”

“Um….didn’t have time to study. Ixnay on the other universe talk around Ahsoka.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

S. Vinyl brings her ears down and looks sad. “Okay.”

“Don’t be sad.” Blitz says wrapping a hoof around her while the others keep watching the lions.

S. Vinyl purrs. “Thanks.”

E. Octavia looks over. “Why can’t we get that?”

‘Just come over here and you will.’ E. Vinyl sends.

E. Octavia walks over and Blitz starts to pet her and she purrs. “That’s nice. A little lower.”

“Ok.” Blitz says slowing the pace.

Applejack sighs as she lays down on a seat and puts her hat over her head. “Hey Blitzy?”

“Yes Jackie?” Blitz asks, walking over to her as he used a brush and his magic to continue with E. Octavia.

Applejack peeks under her hat. “What exactly are we going to do here? I mean, sightseeing is good and all, but what else?”

“I want to check up on the progress being made here and don’t tell the others this, but apparently something was awakened by the last earthquake here and the Zebras asked for mandalorian assistance.” Blitz whispers into her ear as he rubs her stomach.

Applejack nods and puts her hat back. “I see. Do they know what it is?”

“Only Lightning, but we are here mostly to brief the team going in and meet the Zebras who have decided to join the clan.” Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. “Just be careful.”

“I’m not going Jackie. So any ideas for a name yet?” Blitz asks.

“Nope. Thinking of having an Apple name though.” She said.

“Apple Shot?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes her head. “Nah. Not happening. Sounds like a drink shot.”

“Was thinking Apple replacing Dead in dead shot.” Blitz says.

“Still sounds like a drink.” She said rubbing her stomach.

“I’m working on it.” Blitz says.

Applejack smiles. “Good. Now then, let’s relax on the way there. How far until we reach our stop?”

“A few more hours. So how are you feeling about you giving birth soon?” Blitz asks.

Applejack hums. “Well, are you going to give your hoof to me during it?”

“If I was smart, I would put a cinder block in your hoof and say it was my hoof.” Blitz jokes.

Applejack chuckles. “Yeah, I would crush it ya pansy.”

“I wish I was smart enough to do that and not smart enough to imagine what you would do to me afterwards.” Blitz adds.

Applejack laughs. “Oh boy. I wish I can crush your hoof now.”

“Down country girl.” Blitz says smiling at her.

Applejack opens her hooves. “Can you sit with me here?”

“Don’t you want to lay on the whole chair?” Blitz asks.

Applejack smirks. “Isn’t that what I’m doing?”

“Touche Jackie.” Blitz says rubbing her stomach some more.

Applejack sighs. “You better get to the other girls. They are probably getting lonely.”

“Take a look.” Blitz says.

“Oh look, Wildebeests.” Fluttershy points out.

Applejack chuckles as everyone ohs at the sight. “I love this family.”

“Oh?” Blitz asks before rasberring her stomach.

Applejack giggles and tries to push him away. “Cut that out.”

“Oh, maybe I should get you where you are ticklish.” Blitz says.

Applejack frowns. “Oh shut it Blitzy. Now get out of here. The others need you.”

“Nope, I think a country girl needs her country boy.” Blitz says, sitting next to her and hugs her.

Applejack sighs. “How do you deal with all of us?”

“The stamina I developed through my life is a great help.” Blitz says before kissing her neck.

Applejack moans as she guides him. “Oh Blitzy.”

Zecora smiles as she walks by and sees Blitz and Applejack before seeing the others watch outside the window.

“Zecora, what are your home country’s towns like?” Twilight asks.

Zecora sighs. “May I not speak in rhymes because they sometimes placate the mind?”

“Go right ahead.” Twilight says as Arcane stares at Zecora from her head before waving Mr. Sandy and Mr. Feathers at her.

Zecora chuckles. “Keep them young one. You enjoy your life. Now then, my community is actually not as strict, but still follows customs. So try and be respectful.”

“Well with you here that should be easy.” Blitz says.

Zecora nods. “Yes, I will help, but you must be in control in return.”

Blitz smiles. “We are.”

Zecora just points to the foals.

“I think a few things will have changed since you have been away.” Blitz says as Applejack leaned against him.

Zecora grins. “Of that I can be sure. Besides, we’re here.” She said before the train suddenly stops and throws them onto the floor with yells. “They still need to work on the damn brakes.” She said, still standing.

“Note to self, put that on the list.” Blitz says having used himself to shield Applejack.

Ahsoka groans as she gets up. “I haven’t had that much of a crash since master crashed the ship. And that happens often.”

“We’ll take your word for it.” Blitz said, helping Applejack up as everypony else gets up.

Zecora smiles as she walks past. “Grab your things and let’s go. First stop, immigration. Sorry, your stallion here kinda made it hard.”

“I’m not carrying anything.” Blitz says.

Zecora hums. “And that knife sticking out of your bag isn’t that either.” She said getting out of the train car.

“That’s Lightning’s. I didn’t bring one. Remember to flash them your ID Lightning.” Blitz says.

Lightning groans as she grabs her bag and heads out. “Oh boy.”

“Don’t worry, showing them your mandalorian ID card lets you bypass most of it.” Blitz says.

Lightning nods. “Yeah, see ya out there.” She said, stepping out of the car.

“Get comfortable, you will be done far sooner than us.” Blitz says.

Twilight groans as she checks on Arcane. “Blitz?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks at him with a glare. “Next time you give tech to untrained counties, teach them the basics so others don’t get hurt.”

“I didn’t give them trains, that was Celestia.” Blitz says.

Twilight huffs. “I meant training for your tech. Trains come with simple books.”

“I send experts with the tech to teach them.” Blitz says helping Applejack up as Pinkie and Sunshine roll past.

Twilight groans as she grabs her bags and places Arcane on her back. “Come on Arcane. Your father needs to learn some things.”

“I don’t get why she is upset.” Blitz says.

“You gave them the tech on a new way of transporting that they still haven’t learned yet and that increased the chances of danger.” Applejack said with no accent.

“I didn’t, we haven’t given them that yet. We are focusing on advancing them in the medical field first.” Blitz says.

Applejack looks at him. “Here’s hoping you left instructions on what they were designed for.”

“Why do you think I had an academy for it built and professionals in the field teaching.” Blitz says leading her out.

Rarity smiles as she gracefully cleans herself up and grabs her many bags. “Oh Blitz, you certainly know how to mess things up.”

“I have no idea what is going on right now.” Blitz says.

“And you never will.” Pinkie sang rolling out the car with Sunshine.

“I’m giving up on understanding mares.” Blitz says.

Applejack chuckles as he leads the rest of them out. “Now yer learnin.”

---

Blitz sighs as he looks over the guards and Lightning. “All right. Simple thing. In and out, just look, don’t touch. If transportable using the land’s objects, do it. Some of these things, the world isn’t ready for.”

“Roger.” The mandalorians say.

Blitz looks to Lightning and opens a case before giving her a helmet. “Take this one. This one has a secure connection to a special group. They’ll come in if it is something that is really dangerous.”

“Right. Also I didn’t think you would send armor and weapons on ahead for yourself.” Lightning says.

Blitz smiles. “Always be prepared for anything that’s the usual. Now then, get out and I’ll keep watch here. Got to watch the girls and the kids.”

Lightning salutes. “Yes sir.” She said before her and the others walk off to the dropship nearby and they take off in the direction of the incident. “I will message you if we find something.” Lightning says testing the communications.

“Roger, just keep them and yourself safe or I’ll come busting down the walls for you and them.” Blitz said teasingly.

“Kinda want that kind of rescue.” She sends it back.

“Will do.” Blitz says heading back to their temporary home.

Twilight smiles as he walks back in. “Hey Blitz. Want to try some local cuisine?” She said working on a bowl of some kind of soup.

“Only if you try it with me.” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight giggles as she sets up a bowl for him on the table. “The foals are asleep and resting from the trip. Our pregnant mares followed them into dreamland and the only ones left are us and for some reason S. Vinyl.”

“You want to snuggle with me and her?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks. “To the couch?” She asks, grabbing her own bowl and leaving one on the counter.

Blitz grabs it with his magic.

Twilight smiles as they walk over to the couch near a fireplace and sits down as they hear hoofsteps behind them. “Still up queenie?” S. Vinyl asks, sitting on Blitz’s other side.

“Yeah. Since we are here alone with Blitzy, time for snuggling.” Twilight says.

S. Vinyl grins and snuggles into him as Blitz gives her a bowl and she starts eating. “Thanks Blitzy. So what did we get planned?”

“Fireplace, us, here.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl giggles. “Not complaining about that. So we’re just going to snuggle?”

“For now.” Blitz says petting both of them.

They both purr. “That’s nice.” They said pushing their heads into his hooves.

“Oh that reminds me, I need to try a new spell. Move back S. Vinyl.” Twilight says.

S. Vinyl moves back as Twilight lights up her horn. A flash was then seen and Blitz was sitting there in the form he had in the other dimension.

“What?” Blitz asks confused.

Twilight smiles. “Ah, good. That works. Now we can enjoy you.” She said leaning on him again.

“How?” Blitz asks shocked.

Twilight floats a book in front of them. “Been learning. Great test too.”

“Please don’t use me as a guinea pig.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “I don’t. I have been learning since Ahsoka came over.”

“What do you have planned?” Blitz asks.

“Well it involves you and those fingers of yours.” Twilight says smiling.

Blitz just rolls his eyes at her. “Oh boy. Come here.” He said leaning against the couch again.

“Oh, this I want to find out.” S. Vinyl says snuggling up to him with Twilight.

Blitz sighs as he starts scratching behind their ears and they moan in relief. “That feels nice.” Twilight said.

“Oh yes it does…Twilight can you transform us as well too.” S. Vinyl stops and just wiggles her eyebrows.

Twilight giggles. “Since it worked so well on him.” She said before lighting up her horn.

“How would you change back?” Blitz suddenly asks.

“Oh, I just used the spell on you again.” Twilight says after casting the spell on herself.

Blitz sighs and looks to the mare turned human. “So what do you want now?”

“One moment.” Twilight says before casting the spell onto S. Vinyl.

S. Vinyl giggles as she gets back into her old body. “Wow. It feels somewhat good to be back. Though…” She stops as a spade tail appears behind her. “There’s still that.”

“Interesting, when you use magic in that form, you channel your aura through your entire body.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks over her hands. “Yeah, maybe because there isn’t a focal point, like a horn.”

“Oh man, I just thought something. What if one of them sees us like this?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Better get to the room.” Twilight says, pulling him up by his hand.

Blitz chuckles as they lead him to their room and he lays down on the bed with the other two and gets in bed with him. “You know, you better turn us back before we head to sleep.”

“Maybe, just don’t knock me out.” Twilight says.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Probably not a good idea in this form.”

“Lets see what we got and I want you to see Ahsoka in this form and see how she reacts.” Twilight says smirking.

Blitz smirks. “Really? You want me to show her this and you remember that night?”

Twilight shrugs. “Fun filled night. Can’t forget that. And yes, you better.”

“Alright, but I get to choose how to surprise her.” Blitz says.

“Deal.” Twilight said snuggling into his chest.

“Well then let’s get you both out of those tops and skirts.” Blitz says.

“And you out of that armor.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz sighs as he starts to take off his armor. “Why do I have to go first?”

“Because you get to enjoy two women undressing.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles. “Oh yeah. Considering I had some fun back in that universe.”

“We had some fun.” Twilight says.

Blitz grins. “Yeah, with you up against a wall in the shower.”

“Yeah now undress. I am antsy.” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles. “Hold your horses.”

They both frown at him.

“We’re humans. It’s warranted.” He said.

“Har har.” They heard a voice from the door. Turning, Blitz saw Rainbow.

They all stare at each other as for reason a tumbleweed rolls through the room with some wind. “Um…hey.” Blitz said holding up a hand.

“I overheard. Egghead, use it.” Rainbow says.

Twilight sighs and holds out her hand to her before Rainbow feels a flash from the room and Rainbow finds herself wobbling a bit before Blitz caught her. “Get used to it.” He said setting her on the bed.

“She is just like the other universe version of her.” S. Vinyl says, pointing her to the mirror.

Rainbow looks at herself in the mirror and looks herself over to be seen wearing some sports clothes with… “A skirt? I don’t wear a skirt.”

“Come to think of it, there’s barely any female that didn’t wear a skirt.” Blitz says.

Twilight huffs. “There was that hussy of a teacher that still reminded me of Chrysalis who was hitting on you. She was purposefully letting her skirt ride up on her.”

‘I’m still disturbed.’ Chrysalis said in her head.

“I’m still sure that was the version of you as I saw a Chrysalis in the hall.” Blitz says.

“Oh no. That wasn’t her.” S. Vinyl said, trying to get her shirt off.

“How do you know?” Blitz says removing his armor.

S. Vinyl grins to him as she takes off her shirt. “Because I once saw a Twilight look alike in the cafe with a purple dog called Spike and he barked. She was wearing a lab coat all the time. Never took it off and had her hair in a bunch instead of straight.”

“Weird.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl smirks. “Tell me about it. No, seriously, your world is weirder.”

“I still see a bra and panties.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl giggles. “Want to take it off?”

Rainbow gags as she points to her mouth before becoming surprised. “How…?”

“How what?” Twilight asks, removing her top.

Rainbow sighs. “This better be worth it.” she said before fumbling with her shirt.

Blitz walks over and helps her. “It will be because the bodies are more sensitive.” Blitz says.

Rainbow looks at him. “Doubt it.”

“Oh you will see.” Blitz says, helping her remove her bra. “Oh, what is this, your hips and breasts are bigger than the other universe’s. Thoughts Twilight?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “She was pregnant. They have to get bigger to support the foals.”

“My thoughts exactly.” Blitz says, helping her remove her boots.

Rainbow scoffs. “Stupid idiot.”

“Now only three items are left. Time for the skirt.” Blitz says start working on it.

Rainbow sighs. “You stupid stallion.”

“I wonder what color your panties are.” Blitz says smirking.

Rainbow blushes. “Id…idiot.”

“Want to place a wager girl?” Blitz asks.

“Blue.” Twilight said. “With a rainbow on it.”

“Pink.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz pulls off her skirt and she was wearing a red pantie. “Both lost.”

“Aw.” They both whine.

“Now to get you out of these or do you want to take them off?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow blushes heavily. “I got it.”

“What is with the blush love? This isn’t the first time we have had fun like this.” Blitz says holding her around the stomach.

Rainbow sighs. “Not like this.”

“Don’t worry, you are going to love it.” Blitz says sliding a hand down to her rear.

Rainbow eeps. “Pervert.”

“Told you these bodies are more sensitive.” Lightning says.

Rainbow growls as Twilight and S. Vinyl moves up to him and hugs him from behind.

“Come on you three time for a night of fun.” Blitz says leading all three or in Rainbow’s case, letting her use him as a support to the bed.

---

Blitz groans as he steps off the bed in his armor. “Dang it girls. You really tire me out.”

“Oh my Celestia, I almost am willing to trade my wings for that.” Rainbow says.

Blitz chuckles as he hears them. “But still bring the best in my life.” Blitz says rubbing Rainbow’s rear.

“Oh man, I didn’t think there would be such a difference.” S. Vinyl says trying to find her glasses on the end table.

Blitz sighs and gets up and gives the glasses to her. “Why don’t you girls rest? I got some future messages coming up and I need privacy.”

“Wait, I need to turn us back.” Twilight says. “Everypony, put back on your clothes the way you had them when you were turned into these forms. I don’t want to test what will happen if we don’t.” Twilight says.

They all groan as they grab their clothes. “Who’s panties?” S. Vinyl asks.

“Red was Rainbow’s.” Blitz says.

Rainbow groans and grabs the panties. “Let’s try this again when we have another piece of privacy.”

“Ok.” Blitz says helping her get dressed properly.

“You know, we will have to include the others in this eventually.” Twilight says.

“I like the way he rutts us with the way we look him in the eyes.” Rainbow says before he kisses her neck.

Blitz chuckles. “We can still do that in pony form, but this way is easier.”

“Actually no, you have to mount us from behind in pony form this way. I agree with Rainbow. We can kiss and look you in the eye while you do us.” Twilight says putting on her top.

S. Vinyl giggles. “Yeah, but we are flexible enough in pony form for that. We don’t have to be traditional.”

“Actually, we have tried in the past too many complications even with magic being useeeee…” Rainbow was interrupted when Blitz copped a feel of her breast and pinched the nipple.

Twilight grins. “Alright. Everypony got everything on?”

“Rainbow is still missing her bra and top.” S. Vinyl says, smirking.

Blitz sighs and helps Rainbow as Twilight closes her eyes and thinks. “Okay, I’ll prepare the spell. Blitz, you and S. Vinyl check on the placement.”

“All good.” S. Vinyl says.

“Done.” Blitz says, finishing helping Rainbow dress and puts on his helmet.

Twilight lets the magic loose and they all feel smaller. “Okay, done.” She said, opening her eyes and seeing everypony in pony form again.

Blitz takes off his helmet before kissing Rainbow’s neck. “Go see the foals after bathing, ok?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. “Sure.” She said getting up. “Later.”

Blitz smirks and playfully yanks her tail as she passes.

Rainbow eeps before rushing out a little faster.

“I wonder if you mares will get pregnant from activities in those forms?” Blitz ponders.

Twilight sighs. “Doubt it. The spell changes the body and I mean every part. So I don’t think it would work.”

“Are reproductive organs not too different from each other from the other form?” S. Vinyl says.

Twilight shrugs. “I think it’s much more flexible and bigger.”

“We shall see. I personally want to join in when you use the spell on Spitfire and Fleetfoot when they are not pregnant. Always wanted to have a go at their counterparts.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles and kisses her before kissing Twilight. “Alright, you two clean up and rest. I’ll get my end done and then come back. Okay?”

“Ok.” S. Vinyl says before she smacked Twilight’s flank playfully.

Twilight yelps before lunging at her and messes around with her. Blitz chuckles as he leaves them wrestling around. “Keep this up and I will rutt you both like when I did Daring and Fluttershy.” Blitz warns.

They both blush as he closes the door behind him. “Dang it. I hate it when he does that.” Twilight said.

“I find it turns me on.” S. Vinyl says before going back to dominating a kiss with her.

Blitz sighs as he walks back to the couch and sits down. “Oh boy. What a rough time.” He said to himself as he grabs a nearby water bottle. Before he could even open it, the communication in his helmet goes off. “Cross here. Talk to me.”

“We got the spot, but looks like we will need you.” Lightning says.

Blitz sighs. “You got footage though? I need to know what I am dealing with because all my tools are here.”

“It’s a relic with runes on it. Not quite sure what to do. We could use you.” Lightning says.

Blitz sighs. “Alright. I’ll grab the speedbike and head out there. But secure the area at least one mile.” He said, taking the bottle with him as he got up.

“Got it.” Lightning says.

---

“Ok, I am here. Where is it?” Blitz asks.

Lightning leads him to a small crater and they see a large stone block with runes scribed all over it. “There it is. All that’s touching it is the dust and nothing is happening.” Lightning said.

“Stand back. I will go examine it.” Blitz says touching her stomach for a moment before walking up to it.

Lightning looks worried as he gets closer. “Be careful.”

“Lets see now.” Blitz says as he starts examining the runes from a few feet away before they start to light up.

“Blitz?!” Lightning calls from the top of the carter.

Blitz didn’t even have time to yell as the energy swallowed him up.

“Blitz!” Lightning yells as the other soldiers come over and see nothing but the stone’s runes dimming down.

---

Blitz was falling through the air as he passed by rings of black and white before feeling an explosion rock him. “Rate of descent.” Blitz says as he checks the calculation now that the rings are gone. “Too steep, correcting.” Blitz says twisting his body in midair to where his jetpack wouldn’t propel him faster to the ground.

He soon sees light at the end of everything and soon falls through it before falling from a high height. “Dang it!” He yells out as his armor rechecks all the numbers. “Distance from the ground, one thousand feet and closing.” Blitz reads.

He looks down to see a snowy landscape in a forested area before he turns on his jetpack a little low before slowly ramping up the thrust and soon stops above the snow before shutting it off and falling into the snow. “Alright, where am I?” He asks himself as he checks for his GPS point and gets no reading. “What? There are supposed to be GPS satellites. What do you mean satellites not detected?” Blitz asks the suit’s computer redundantly knowing it won’t respond.

“No satellites, idiot.” The suit’s computer said.

“Note to self, have Minerva erase your smartflank when I return.” Blitz says.

He sighs and soon walks off, trying to find something.

“Heat sources detected.” Blitz reads on his visor and engages his stealth system.

“The scouts reported whatever it was, landed somewhere around here commander.” A pegasus in armor says as she lands.

Blitz hits a few things on his datapad and activates his scanner mode and gets into a nearby tree.

“Find it before those freaky unicorns or moronic earth ponies do.” The mare commander says.

‘Freaky unicorns and moronic earth ponies? Did I just fall into a racially based country again?’ He asks himself as he peeks around a tree.

“Commander, I know you have been under a lot of pressure and are suspicious of the other ponies tribes, but there is no need for names.” Another pegasus mare says.

‘Judging from the armor, low ranking. Must be her aide.’ Blitz thinks.

The pegasus commander looks around. “Looks like there isn’t any crater around here. Find any disturbance.”

“Commander, tracks.” A pegasus says.

The commander looks at the tracks left behind and leads to the trees. “Must have been those uptight unicorns. Get a team and search this forest.”

“You think this has something to do with the constant snow?” The low ranking pegasus aide asks.

The commander clicks her tongue. “Doubt it. They probably want to ambush us when we head out.”

“Aren’t you the one who blames them for the weather?” The aide asks.

Blitz could only facehoof himself as he kept listening. “I’m dealing with idiots.”

“What was that?” The commander asks.

“Huh? I asked, didn’t you say the unicorns are using their magic to control the weather?” The aide asks.

The commander sighs. “Just get a team together and search. I don’t want this area secured by those horny ponies.”

“Yes commander Hurricane.” The aide says.

‘Commander Hurricane, where have I heard that name before?’ Blitz thinks. Hurricane sighs and takes off as the aide looks around and more soldiers come over. ‘Time for something more traditional.’ Blitz thinks of messing with his datapad. “Somepony get over here!” A symphonized version of the commander’s voice played.

The aide eeps and takes a bit of cover before looking around. “Hello?! Anypony there?!”

Blitz keeps messing around and makes a camouflage appear around him that makes his armor look like the old days before and makes it a bit sharper. ‘Better.’

‘Oh look, there is the commander herself. I think I will have a little fun.’ Blitz says sneaking up on the red mare with a black mane and tail.

Hurricane brings her head up and looks around before hearing the snow crunch behind her. “Hello?” She asks looking behind her.

“So what’s a cute mare like you doing out here alone?” Blitz teases still invisible.

Hurricane blushes. “Where are you heathen?”

Blitz appeared right in front of her. “Boo.”

Hurricane jumps back before steeling herself. “Who the hay are you?”

“Wouldn’t you like to know hot stuff.” Blitz says disappearing again.

Hurricane growls as she looks around. “Stop playing around!”

“Oh, but where is the fun in that?” Blitz’s voice asks behind her.

Hurricane swings behind her and doesn’t hit anything. “Where are you?”

“Everywhere and yet nowhere.” Blitz says hitting her with a snowball.

Hurricane growls and grabs a snowball. “Come on. Play fair.”

Blitz appears to her right. “How about I meet you halfway? You take off your helmet and I will take off mine.” Blitz teases.

Hurricane just throws a snowball at him and sees his sharp armor that makes him look like a overlord. “Huh, only if you back off a bit.” She said, reaching for helmet.

Blitz disappears and reappears ten feet away. “How is this commander hot stuff?” He calls.

Hurricane still blushes as she grabs her helmet and Blitz reaches for his before they both take it off. “You look like an idiot and what a horny stallion.”

“Oh commander hot stuff got jokes and a beautiful mane. How are you not married yet?” Blitz says.

Hurricane growls. “Just get out of here you horny stallion. You don’t belong here.” She said putting her helmet back on.

“Oh don’t be like that.” Blitz says disappearing again.

Hurricane huffs and starts walking away. “You are just not needed now. I’m giving you a chance so go back to the other horny ponies.”

“Oh, but I like pegasus.” Blitz says appearing beside her.

Hurricane pushes him away. “You dumb bastard. Go away.”

“Oh you are shy. I can already tell not many have complimented you.” Blitz says his tone now is serious.

Hurricane glares at him. “Do I have to tell you again you horny stallion?”

“Ok, all joking aside, I am serious. You have had a tough life, you had to fight to the top and you are struggling to figure out how to deal with the problem facing your tribe because it can’t be overcome by martial force from what I overheard.” Blitz says.

Hurricane growls. “You were listening to your horny stallion? Okay, you lost your chance. I’m going to kill you.” She said grabbing her sword.

“Even if you do accomplish that, you won’t be any closer to a solution.” Blitz says freezing her.

Hurricane narrows her eyes. “What do you want?”

“From you, nothing. I’m like the wind. I never stay somewhere long.” Blitz says.

Hurricane huffs. “Then go. There is no point in staying.”

“Is that your opinion for me or for your tribe?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane scoffs and looks away. “Yeah, you’re just another horny stallion.”

Blitz rolls his eyes. ‘Just like Rainbow back then.’ “Listen, how about I help for anything big? I seem to have luck with those?”

“Like I would ever take help from a…” Hurricane was cut off when Blitz spoke again.

“We are the same you know. We have lived most of our lives on the battlefield and that has made us hard.” Blitz says.

Hurricane stares at him. “What do you want?”

“Nothing. I just can’t sit by and let a beautiful mare be troubled.” Blitz says.

Hurricane still watches him. “Why?”

“I guess it is in my nature and I’m looking at one such mare.” Blitz says.

Hurricane growls. “Who are you really?”

“Name’s Blitzkrieg and like I said, I am like the wind and you never know when I will disappear.” Blitz says.

Hurricane huffs and starts walking again. “Just stay out of my way.”

Blitz smiles and follows her. “No problem. But I will when there’s danger even you can’t face. Just a heads up.”

“Oh, so you’re my new meat shield.” Hurricane jokes.

Blitz chuckles. “Now you gain proper jokes. At least it isn’t racist.” Blitz says following her invisible.

“Never thought I would accept help from a unicorn.” Hurricane mutters as her aide runs up.

“Commander, we haven’t found anything. Do you still want us to continue searching? We still have got the edge to do.” The aide said.

“Keep searching. I expect a report after I get back from the summit.” Hurricane says.

The aide salutes. “Yes ma’am.” She said before flying off.

“Private Pansy.” Hurricane says shaking her head at the retreating mare.

“So does that make me your date to the summit?” Blitz teases.

Hurricane growls. “Shut up.” She said hurrying up.

Blitz chuckles. “Oh, this will be a good time with a cute pegasus.”

---

“Where is he?!” Rainbow and Twilight yells at Lightning.

“Runes, I don’t know what to do.” Lightning says on the verge of tears.

Rainbow growls as she grabs her by the collar. “You better figure this out, space mare or you’re next!” She yells, shaking her.

“Calm down. Doing that to Lightning isn’t helping.” Twilight says. Rainbow was still glaring at Lightning as she started to sniff. “Look, who can help with this?” Twilight asks Lightning.

Lightning shakes her head. “I don’t know. This is new to even the mandalorians and…” She stops.

“It was magically based.” Twilight says looking over the copy of the runes.

“Or even something else that requires another power source.” A new slightly medicinal voice said behind them.

They all look behind them to see a blue alien creature in a dust robe and some guards that are not even mandalorians and a few white robe humans. “Who the heck are you?” Rainbow asks glaring.

A female scientist steps forward with a case. “Sorry, classified. But as far as you need to know is that runes have always been used for something other than magical objects. We even have some on the engine and those things are minerals and mechanical.”

“Give me a perimeter of ten miles. Anything in the air, make it land. We don’t want anything else going away.” The blue creature said to the mandalorians as he walked up to the crater. ‘Great, just great. Now I have to help Cross.’

---

‘Wow, there is even more yelling than what I have seen.’ Blitz thought as he watched the leaders argue. Blitz kept his invisibility up as he snuck into the unicorn section before yelling. “Oh will you three just kiss already!” After yelling that, he quickly and silently moved away back to the pegasus section.

All three of the leaders quiet down and blushes before huffing and looking away from each other.

The crowd immediately started muttering and speculating why they reacted that way.

Blitz could only snicker at some of the suggestions. “You don’t think those honry ponies are actually liking us that way?” One pegasus asks.

“Well we are quite flexible.” Blitz alters his voice slightly before moving away from the spot again.

Hurricane growls as she knows who started this. “Back to business, you guys are the problem!” She yells to the other two leaders.

“Well I never commander Hothead.” Princess Platinum says.

“Hey, it was your side that started this.” Chancellor Puddinghead says.

“Well I never. You kind is famous for going on for long hours so you must have started this.” Platinum said.

“No, it was a unicorn who yelled that.” Puddinghead says.

“Are we even talking about the same subject?” Hurricane asks.

Platinum huffs. “Well you earth’s rutting can be heard from my castle.” Platinum says sticking her tongue out at Puddinghead.

Puddinghead gasps dramatically. “Well your toys are all over the land.”

‘What is happening?’ Hurricane thinks.

“What about them? They are so flexible and can fly, they have their own scroll on it.” Platinum said pointing to Hurricane.

“I’m sorry you can’t get it up without your toys. At least you have your horn when you can’t.” Puddinghead says to Platinum.

Platinum gasps theatrically. “Well I never. I am out of here. There is no way I am listening to these vulgar accusations.” She said walking away.

“What just happened?” Hurricane asks, voicing the entire crowd’s thoughts as Platinum and Puddinghead fought over who would leave first.

Blitz snickers. “Oh, that’s one for the history books. I wonder how the play would be?”

Hurricane growled but said nothing to the invisible stallion that she hadn’t even told her men about. “Forget this! We are on our own and going our own!” She yelled, flipping the table and heading out.

Blitz still snickers as he follows her out. “I better get a book on this when I get back.” He said making a note for himself.

Blitz followed her to her fortress and after she was alone in her room, he reappeared. “Well that certainly spiced up the summit.” Blitz says.

Hurricane growls. “You dumb horney stallion.”

“I saw you smirking when they started calling each other out especially after Puddinghead’s comment on not being able to get it up.” Blitz says.

Hurricane glares at him before rushing him and pushing him against the wall. “You ruined it.”

“How did I ruin something that was already doomed to failure. We both know you decided to split before you even went there.” Blitz says seriously.

“Wait, how did you get up here…let alone stand on a cloud?” Hurricane asks.

“I has me ways.” Blitz says mocking a jamaican accent horribly, causing Hurricane to snicker on how stupid that sounded.

“Yeah, you’re still a horny stallion.” She said before he flipped her and she was pressed against the wall.

“You also let down your guard too quickly.” Blitz says getting off her. “Why are you so hung up on me being a unicorn anyways? By the way, magically soundproofed the room.”

Hurricane huffs. “Because you guys are so high and mighty and don’t even help us.”

“That tribe. I’m not one of them. The world is huge Hurricane.” Blitz says, taking off his helmet.

Hurricane scoffs and looks away. “You’re still acting high and mighty.”

“It’s an act and you act that way too, commander.” Blitz says putting it on the table.

Hurricane glares at him. “No I don’t.”

“Don’t you refuse to accept others’ help when they are an earth or a unicorn?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane growls. “Of course I don…” She stops.

Blitz says nothing as he removes the chest armor.

Hurricane huffs as she turns around. “Can’t you go into your own room? There are a lot of them up here.”

“And risk being discovered? Besides, I am wearing clothes underneath this.” Blitz says.

Hurricane peeks over her shoulder and sees him wearing another skintight suit before turning back. “Horny stallion.”

“Ok now, here we go. You can look around now.” Blitz says throwing on a coat.

Hurricane peeks over again and sees him wearing one of the coats they are wearing for the storm coming in. “Now get and go do something. Away from me.” She said glaring at him.

“I set up the spell so we could talk in private.” Blitz says.

Hurricane growls. “You are a honry stallion that isn’t even allowed to be here.”

“No, you mean that I shouldn’t be able to be here in your cloud city…by the way, how do you keep foals from falling off the side?” Blitz asks, taking a seat.

Hurricane huffs and walks over to the window. “Barriers.” She simply said.

“I see. So what is really irritating you? Is it your low food stores? Before you ask, I took a look around the city.” Blitz says.

Hurricane grumbles before sighing. “I can’t support them.” She said seeing the pegasus flying around the clouds.

“You’re not made to live in cold climates like this. The cold makes it difficult to grow the foods you eat. In a way, if you were carnivorous, then you would be better off hunting some wildlife.” Blitz says.

Hurricane still stares out the window as Blitz looks to the books nearby before hearing a splash and looks to see Hurricane crying. “I can’t support them.” She sniffs.

Blitz gets up and walks over and hugs her, letting her cry into his shoulder.

Hurricane sniffs as she leans into his neck and sees the pegasus still flying around and some carrying small bags of food. “I can’t…”

“Shh. It’s ok.” Blitz says comforting her as he closes the window with his magic.

Hurricane sniffs against him as she keeps crying as she looks more closely to the suit he was wearing. “What are you?”

“I am a mandalorian. We are a military society like you.” Blitz says petting her.

Hurricane starts to purr as she nuzzles him a bit. “You…you…” She sighs. “Great stallion.”

“Come on you had a hard day.” Blitz says, leading her to the bed after helping her remove her armor and put on a coat.

Hurricane sighs as she puts her head on his chest as they lay down on bed. “You…” She gulps. “Dang it. Why?”

“Don’t worry, I will keep you warm.” Blitz says covering them up.

‘Wait, he has no intention to do that?’ Hurricane thinks confused.

Blitz sighs as he rubs her back. “Just relax.”

‘I…misjudged.’ Hurricane thinks resting her head on his chest as he starts petting her mane again.

Hurricane purrs unexpectedly as Blitz smiles at her. “Told you. Just relax. You need to enjoy life at times, even at their worst.”

“Tell me, how did you guess I wasn’t married?” Hurricane asks.

Blitz looks down at her. “You aren’t married?” He asks fiending surprise and receives a glare from her. “Ok, I won’t kid anymore. Most stallions don’t know what to do with a strong willed mare like yourself. It keeps them at a distance afraid because you are unknown territory for them.” Blitz says.

Hurricane stares at him for a bit. “Why me?”

“Most don’t have your will and are happy with a life at home, but mares like you are not satisfied by that. You want to get out there and make your mark. You are more likely to save yourself then let somepony else save you.” Blitz says.

Hurricane huffs. “Yeah, that’s right. But why not that prissy Platinum?”

“Mostly that attitude. I can tell she has no interest in stallions, but mares…” Blitz leaves off.

Hurricane breathed out carefully. “Mudhead?”

“Her, no reading, could swing both ways.” Blitz says.

Hurricane chuckles. “Yeah, they would buck anypony.”

“Just watch your flank around Platinum or she might try and make you her pet.” Blitz warns.

Hurricane smirks. “Maybe I should just dominate you and throw you around so the horny ponies can see why we’re the top.”

“You would have a hard time. I am a warrior after all.” Blitz says joking along with her.

Hurricane looks him over. “Please. Metal collar and you’re set.”

“Not likely, I’m stronger than you think.” Blitz says letting her feel how toned his muscles were.

Hurricane grins. “Yeah, my own personal horny stallion.”

“Hurricane, remember what I told you. I am like the wind.” Blitz says.

Hurricane leans over. “Then why didn’t you make me shiver?”

“Not trying to and you call me horny, but compared to you, I haven’t hit puberty.” Blitz jokes.

Hurricane stares at him. “Right and this doesn’t count.” She said pointing to his muscles.

“I’ve not made any sexual advances while you made four.” Blitz says.

Hurricane huffs. “No I haven’t.”

“Then what is holding my tail?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane growls as she moves her tail back.

“You know, I really do like your color scheme. It really shows off the burning soul underneath and all of your passion.” Blitz says.

Hurricane scoffs as she looks away blushing.

“You know there was a time where I could barely talk to a mare.” Blitz says.

Hurricane looks at him with one eye.

“No joke. I couldn’t stop stuttering or anything talking to one. It was so bad, I just kept quiet mostly. A lot assumed I was a mute because of it.” Blitz says.

Hurricane looks at him fully now.

“Pretty silly, huh?” Blitz asks.

“Maybe.” She said sitting up.

“Come on, it is too cold for that.” Blitz says.

“I’m fine.” She said before shivering.

“You aren’t. You are shivering.” Blitz says before pulling her back down and covering her again.

Hurricane sighs as she feels the heat again. “Why didn’t you leave?”

“Unlike the wind, I have a will of my own.” Blitz says feeling her wings wrap around him.

Hurricane looks up at him. “What are you hoping to gain out of his?”

“Absolutely nothing.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sits her head up. ”But…what about…?” She just waves a hoof around them.

“The truth is, I don’t know how much longer I have got left here as the last mandalorian.” Blitz says.

Hurricane keeps looking at him before starting to blush. “So…?”

“My time is limited like my magic. When it runs out, I will just disappear.” Blitz says.

Hurricane looks away as she blushes. “Um…”

“When that happens, I will have died.” Blitz says catching her off guard.

Hurricane keeps looking away until she sighs. “If you want…we…”

“If you make the request, I won’t deny you.” Blitz says.

Hurricane presses her lips together. “We better get moving. The other tribes are doing the same.”

“Unlike them, you can fly though.” Blitz says as she leans closer.

Hurricane nods as she looks at him. “Yeah.”

“Make this night memorable?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane leans close. “Just this.” She said before kissing him. Blitz kisses back before she starts taking off his coat.

Blitz looks at her as she starts to lose her coat as well until she presses him fully into the bed. He breathes out as he pulls away from the kiss. “Take it easy.” He said holding her back a little.

“You were right when you said I have a strong spirit. Let us make this a night to remember.” Hurricane says as she moves to his body suit.

“I guess opposite colors do attract.” Blitz says before he removes it for her, letting her see his entire dark blue coat.

Hurricane runs a hoof along his coat. “Woah.” She said feeling all the scars.

“Told you, lived my life on the battlefield fighting either others or monsters.” Blitz says before holding her face.

Hurricane puts her hooves on his. “Are you…?” She tries to asks.

Blitz kisses her, slipping his tongue into her mouth.

Hurricane moans into the kiss as he starts to pull her down on top of him before breaking it again. He smiles until he remembers what he did at the meeting. “Hang on. By the way, this first time for you will be very memorable.” He said sitting up.

Hurricane smiles. “Yeah, hoping for that.” She said as she was led down on the bed.

Chapter 41: Scars of Past

Hurricane moans as she rubs her head and looks around before sighing. “What the hay happened last night?” She asks herself before hearing some light snoring and looks over to see the same stallion sleeping beside her in bed. “Oh buck.” Hurricane says. ‘Well I guess it ain’t all bad and I would have never guessed I would have slept with him not even a day after meeting him.’ Hurricane thinks before petting his mane.

Blitz moans as he turns around on his other side. “Rainbow, go back to sleep. It’s still late and I’m sore.” He mumbled.

“Rainbow?” Hurricane asks.

“Sis, please stop already.” Blitz says.

‘Oh, it must have been his sister. Poor guy, he lost his entire tribe.’ Hurricane thinks stopping.

Blitz sighs in relief. “Thanks. Why don’t you get breakfast? I’ll get up…” He yawns. “When I get up.”

‘Mandalorians, if any were like him. They must have been an interesting tribe.’ Hurricane thinks before smacking his ear, jolting him awake.

“Huh, what?” Blitz said getting up. “What the heck?”

“You’re a heavy sleeper. Dreaming about your sister?” Hurricane asks.

“Maybe?” Blitz says averting his eyes.

Hurricane watches him for a few before moving over and hugging him. “It’s okay.”

“I’ve watched many of those who I considered family die and some of their ghosts still haunt my dreams.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs and moves her head under his and lays her head against his chest. “It’s okay. You’re with me now.”

Blitz smiles at her. ‘The things I can’t tell you, but you and I are kindred souls. Like all my mares.’ Blitz thinks.

Hurricane sighs. “We have to go soon, but we can stay another day if you want.”

“Do what is best for your tribe commander.” Blitz says.

Hurricane nods and looks up at him. “Will you be okay?”

“Don’t worry about me.” Blitz says getting up and going over and starting to dress.

Hurricane looks worried at him before getting up and winces as her hooves touch the ground. ‘Okay, he’s too good.’

“You ok?” Blitz asks casting a low level healing spell on her.

Hurricane shivers. “Just a little cold floor.”

“You’re sore from last night.” Blitz says as she starts to feel relief.

Hurricane glares at him. “I am…” She blushes and turns back around. “Yeah, I am.”

“Sorry about that.” Blitz says putting his helmet on.

Hurricane shakes her flank a little. “Don’t be. I wanted it.”

“Now you need to get dressed and lead your tribe south.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs as she walks up to her armor and looks over it. “Yeah.”

“You want help? Maybe me holding you?” Blitz jokes.

Hurricane lets loose a small chuckle. “Only if we’re alone when we stop. And…I want a repeat once we reach new land.”

“Maybe if I am still around commander hot stuff.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs as she puts on her fur shirt. “Let’s get this done. So I can have more time to be held by you.”

Blitz smirks and floats her armor onto her. “Ok Commander hot stuff. So how do you think the other pegasus would react if they found out?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane eeps. “Oh no. I wasn’t supposed to find a stallion.” She moans out.

“I meant your lover being a unicorn?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane’s eyes widened. “Crap. Crap. Crap.” She said quickly.

“Don’t worry. I have a spell for just such an occasion.” Blitz says before activating a necklace inside the armor losing his horn but gaining wings. “Huh?”

Hurricane still stares at him. “Just…be careful.”

“What, not even going to question how I pulled off the impossible and you are blushing.” Blitz says.

Hurricane huffs as she looks away. “You’re a unicorn. We had infiltrations before.”

“Oh, with fake wings that stayed folded or were an illusion right?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane sighs. “Illusion. I got to go check on things.” She said heading for the door.

Blitz smirks before wrapping his wings around her.

Hurricane stops as she feels the heat coming off of his wings. “How…?”

“Magical items allow me to change back and forth from a unicorn and a pegasus. You see, for years, my greatest dream was to fly like a pegasus. Received this little number for my birthday one year.” Blitz says.

Hurricane looks to the wings and touches it with a hoof. “It’s…real.”

“Yeah, Rainbow had a heck of a time teaching how to fly.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs as she steps out from under him. “I better go or they might wonder what is taking too long.”

“I’m already gone.” Blitz says disappearing. “But I will be with you every step of the way.” He whispered in her ear.

Hurricane smiles. “That…I don’t mind.”

---

“What’s taking so long?” Rainbow stomps her hoof on the ground as they stand outside the large tent the new group set up.

“Unknown item, we got to be careful. We don’t want a repeat of Cross and we are unsure what triggered it.” A scientist says.

Rainbow growls and was about to attack before Pinkie popped into her vision. “Come on Dashie. The foals want to play.” She said before lifting Rainbow up and speeding off, leaving a dust trail behind.

Twilight smiles a bit as she watches them leave before looking to Lightning sitting a bit away on an old log. “Lightning?” She asks carefully as she slowly walks up.

“I’m not moving till he comes back.” Lightning says.

Twilight sighs as she sits by him and stares out the same direction she was. “Do you remember how he treated you the first time you met him?”

“Yes I do.” Lightning says.

Twilight smiles. “And was it good?”

“He saved me and gave me a life when I was about to be raped and considering suicide.” Lightning says.

Twilight nods. “You think he would want you like this again?”

“I don’t care. Until he comes back, I’m not moving.” Lightning says.

‘Almost or as stubborn as Rainbow.’ Twilight thinks.

Twilight sighs. “Well, wherever he is now, I’m sure he’s thinking about us. He’s lost at times like a cute little puppy.”

Lightning giggles once. “Yeah, though he does move like a shepherd does on his bitch.”

Twilight couldn’t hold it in and fell back laughing her flank off.

Lightning smirks. “At least, that’s what Dusk said when you two were alone in that room. I heard that you wanted to be that bitch and used in several ways, hard.”

Twilight stops laughing and glares at her.

Lightning smirks at her before sighing and looks back forward again. “I wish he could be here, holding us again.”

Twilight’s glare softened before she sits up and turns to walk away before looking back at her. “I’ll bring some food for you, okay?”

“Ok.” Lightning says.

Twilight nods as she heads back to the ride that brought her here and sees Arcane playing with a mandalorian with his stuffed animals.

---

“Which way?” Hurricane asks.

“Um…this map is slightly misleading. It says we are heading back.” Private Pansy said. Hurricane flips the map. “Oh, just straight ahead.”

Hurricane sighs as she keeps flying with some of the guards as she turns her head to a particular guard that just recently joined them with his sharp and menacing armor that looked like he came from Tartarus itself. “How many bits and trade items are we up on?”

“Bits, we got quite a bit. Trade items though…that guard is trying to eat some of the leather.” Blitz says.

Hurricane growls before grabbing some useless sticks she grabbed for firewood before throwing it at the guard. “Oy, don’t eat the merchandise. We need it for the new land.”

“But I’m starving.” The guard says.

“You can stand to lose a few pounds.” Blitz says to the pudgy guard.

“What do you know? You’re just a merc.” The guard said.

“He’s right, you could stand to lose a few pounds.” Hurricane says as Pancy giggles.

Blitz smiles under his helmet in victory as the stallion grumbles. “Now how much do we owe you now?” Hurricane asks a bit later.

“I talk about the price after jobs.” Blitz says.

Hurricane grunts as the winds started to pick up. “We need a place to rest.” Pansy said. “Some of the carriers can’t go on.”

“There is a valley down below…earth ponies below.” Blitz says.

They all look down and see the cavern of earth ponies walk steadily along the snow covered path. “Pass.” Hurricane said. “Well rest on the mountains ahead. The caves should be good enough.”

“Unicorn flag on the mountain.” Blitz says.

“Then where?” Hurricane asks, glaring at him.

Blitz points to some low hanging clouds.

Hurricane sighs. “Good enough.” She turns to the guards. “Get the cover ready.” She said flying up and checking out the clouds.

Blitz and Pansy follow Hurricane as they land.

Hurricane sighs. “Okay, get a small fire set and cook something. I’ll check the other stubborn tribes.” She said before taking off again.

Pancy nods and turns to Blitz but finds him gone.

Hurricane sighs as she watches the unicorns on the mountains on a far away cloud before feeling some hooves around her and pulls her down against the cloud before feeling weight on her. “Geez, you want me here?” She asks the shimmering air in front of her.

“Nah, just came to give you a hug.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles as she sighs and rests against the cloud. “When did you become a scroll?”

“Who said I become a scroll?” Blitz asks, wrapping his wing around her.

Hurricane sighs as she lets her hooves fall. “So how did you came to us?”

“Your recruitment guy is an idiot to the point you can shoot him for treason.” Blitz says rubbing her exposed stomach.

Hurricane holds in a moan. “He’s the only one at the time and the most respect. Drop him and I go with him.”

“Alright so why are you going to the fillyfooler first?” Blitz asks as he covers them with the cloud.

Hurricane growls as he holds his hooves to hers. “I just want to make sure that prissy princess doesn’t destroy the cloud with all our stuff and take it for themselves.”

“Oh easy enough without making a deal with her.” Blitz says before kissing her neck. Hurricane couldn’t hold back a moan now as he kept kissing all over her neck. “Nice coat.” She heard him.

“Why didn’t you just head out on your own way? You got nothing to do with this.” She tries to ask.

“I told you, I can’t just leave a beautiful mare in distress.” Blitz says.

Hurricane tries to look down at him before he pulls completely away in the little cave-like area of the cloud. “What about any other Manda…whatever they are. Why don’t you find them?”

“None left in this world.” Blitz says soberly.

Hurricane sighs and tries to get up but couldn’t and looks to see her hooves tied to the cloud. “How did you…?!”

Blitz chuckles. “Sorry, but you kinda liked it before the night we left. I thought you would want a small repeat.”

“You sneaky little…” Hurricane says, smirking.

“Be nice. And yep, I’m going to keep teasing you.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles as he removed part of his armor before sitting down on top of her. “So what are you going to do? I’m a tied up mare held by clouds ready to be used.”

“I could kiss you because we might be discovered if we do that.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smirks. “Or you could do it yourself on me. You said you would be teasing me, not the other way around. You’re already halfway.” She said looking down where he was sitting slightly above her stomach.

“Maybe, but I prefer this.” Blitz says capturing her lips.

Hurricane giggles into the kiss as she stopped resisting.

“Where’s the commander?” A guard asks looking over his burnt food.

“Went to see Ms. Snooty pervert.” Another guard says.

The group chuckles. “Wonder what image she drew in the clouds just thinking of ways to deal with her? Although, I wouldn’t mind doing it myself.” One said.

“Let’s try not to think of that.” Pansy said blowing out the fire on her charred food.

“That won’t be a problem with all this burnt food. Who the hay do you cook this stuff?” Another guard asks.

“Atten hut!” Hurricane calls.

“Sir!” They all salute before Pansy notices something. “Um…sir, why do you have cloud bits stuck on your face?”

Hurricane’s eyes widen as she touches the spots. ‘Dang it. Shouldn’t have let him finish on me.’ “Tired. Now everypony gets some sleep. We set out before dawn.”

“Sir.” They all said as they got into their sleeping bags.

Hurricane sighs as she heads up onto a high cloud and rests on it before feeling a weight beside her. “I shouldn’t have made you work on me like that. Now I got your fun on my face.” She said looking over to the shimmering area.

“Yeah, I also brought you something.” Blitz says holding up a rainbow colored apple.

Hurricane looks up and takes the apple. “Where did you…?”

“The forest way over there.” Blitz says pointing to the forest on the horizon.

Hurricane sighs and takes a small bite. “This is…amazing.” Hurricane says getting a zap with each bite.

Blitz smirks. “That’s because you still got me on your lips.” Blitz jokes.

Hurricane licks her lips. “Yeah. Still there, in more ways than one.” She said, smirking to him. “Maybe we should do that more often.”

“As long as I can.” Blitz says wrapping the cloud around them as he turns invisible again.

Hurricane sighs. “I wish you could stay.”

“It would be fun, but it isn’t meant to be commander hot stuff.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Even though Hurricane couldn’t see him, she could feel him against herself.

Hurricane sighs and feels around him before putting her head on his chest. “At least…give one last gift before you go.”

“We shall se…” Blitz stops his head shooting up. “I sense something.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sits up. “What?”

“Something is following us from the north…it’s what was freezing everything.” Blitz says.

Hurricane looks in that direction. “How far?”

“Quite a ways away, but they are gaining.” Blitz says.

Hurricane huffs as she gets up. “Everypony up! We are moving out! Now!” She said flying down to them.

Blitz rubs his chin as he watches for the creatures from the north. “Where have I seen you before?”

---

“Your majesty, the pegasus are leaving.” Clover says bursting in.

Platinum snorts as she wakes up and looks outside her window of her extravagant tent and sees the tribe leaving with all their stuff. “Well that’s good. Don’t want those no good ruffians messing up our journey.”

“Um princess, I think you’re missing the point. Why are the pegasus leaving so quickly?” Clover asks.

Platinum huffs. “Isn’t that your job?”

Clover facehooves. “Because something is forcing them to and it isn’t us or the earth ponies.”

Platinum scoffs. “Then figure out what that is and then wake me up.” She said heading back to sleep when a freezing cold wind swept into the tent.

“Good enough?” Clover asks, raising an eyebrow.

“Strike the tents, we are not far enough south.” Platinum says.

Clover sighs and heads out to tell the rest.

---

“Oh, lookie. A snowstorm coming our way ready to kill us.” Puddinghead said pointing to the north.

“Stampede.” Smart Cookie says as the earth ponies start running.

---

Blitz flew on ahead and soon flew down and skidded to a stop on a cloud as he looked over the new land. “That mountain? It looks like…” He mused to himself as he saw the sharp mountain side. “Can’t be. It’s supposed to be here. Let’s see. We are here.” Blitz says pulling up his holographic map. “That means, based on the terrain, this is supposed to be the future Neighagra Falls. I went back in time. Then that means…oh buck. I just fucked one of the founding leaders.” He said, placing a hoof on his head. “Oh well, what’s done is done. Just in case.” Blitz says sending a probe out after programming it. “I wonder if I can find it when I get back home?”

“Find what?” Hurricane asks landing beside him.

“Oh, that is Neighagra Falls.” Blitz says pointing to the falls and keeps looking around.

Hurricane looks confused. “You’ve been here?”

“Yep.” Blitz says. “You have your own map on this place don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane waves her hoof. “Just scouting.”

“If you want some freshwater or to bathe, this is your chance. Now lets see, the hill lands should be to the east and the Foal Mountain should be south from here.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles. “You know. There are some private places. We have some time before those things catch up. We could find a place to be alone and you could do what you did to me on that cloud.”

“Tempting if those creatures weren’t made of wind.” Blitz says surprising her.

“Wind?” Hurricane asks.

“Think of them like the northern winds come to life.” Blitz says.

Hurricane shivers. “How long?”

“If we keep this pace up, we should keep distance between the two of our groups till we reach the burning south. I don’t think they will like that with it being so hot, but let’s not go to the badlands.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs. “Well the whole group is tired. We’ll take a quick rest and then head out after a power nap.”

“If you think they are tired, look who is emerging from the frozen woods right now.” Blitz says.

Hurricane looks over and frowns. “You got to be kidding. The honry ponies. No offense.” She said to him.

“None taken and look a little to the left.” Blitz says.

Hurricane growls as she sees them. “Great, the dirt ponies. They are not taking this land.”

“First, was raised by earth ponies. Second, they are running from the cold too…I wonder if any have noticed that the cold is coming from a few creatures?” Blitz wonders out loud.

“We have found our new land!” The two groups cheered before noticing each other and they quickly fell into an argument a few miles away.

“That answers that.” Blitz says.

Hurricane huffs as she flew down. “Hey, back off! This is my land!”

Blitz shakes his head. “Pansy!” Blitz calls down to the pegasus resting on the ground.

Pansy looks up and files on up. “Yes sir?”

“The commander says take a rest and get fresh drinking water and bathe using Neighagra Falls over there.” Blitz says.

Pansy saluted. “Yes sir.” She said before taking off.

“I best go remind her.” Blitz says deactivating the holographic map and glides to where Hurricane was a few miles away.

“It’s our land and you can’t have it!” Hurricane yells.

“Ah, there you are commander.” Blitz says landing.

Hurricane glares at him. “Back off.”

“Just came to tell you the tribe is gathering water and bathing at Neighagra Falls and should be ready to keep heading south after a rest.” Blitz says, reminding her.

Hurricane growls to the others. “Just stay out of our way.” She said before taking off with him.

“Have fun freezing.” Blitz calls.

The leaders just look at each other confused.

“What did he mean by that…wait, he called something by name.” Clover points out.

“Who cares? He looked amazing!” Puddinghead exclaimed.

“I’ve never seen him before and I’m familiar with the entire pegasus tribe as they come to us for food.” Smart Cookie says.

Platinum huffs. “He looks demonic.”

“That wasn’t armor the pegasus tribe uses.” Clover says.

Cookie nods. “Yeah, almost as if he got them from Tartarus itself.”

“Well duh, it helps him intimidate others.” Puddinghead says.

Cookie huffs. “If anything, he might be planning to be overlord of our new land.”

“Never, I will not allow such…” Platinum was cut off by a cool brisk breeze.

“Let’s move on.” Clover said heading off south.

“Kinda impressed that they have managed to keep up so well.” Blitz says sitting on the cloud looking over his map while Hurricane lays on the cloud.

Hurricane huffs. “At least they are still prissy.”

“Take into the account we have been flying and they have been walking.” Blitz says.

Hurricane huffs. “How much time?”

“Sixteen hours until the storm those things are traveling comes into view.” Blitz says.

Hurricane hums. “Sixteen huh? Want to go somewhere?”

“As long as it isn’t west to Galloping Gorge. Those giant eels living in the cliff faces take away from the place.” Blitz says.

Hurricane stares at him. “Okay, just that little tiny cave there.” She said pointing to it. “We can do a quick one like you just did on the cloud we had.”

“I’m…hesitant, could be a chimera, a manticorn, or worse a cockatrice in there.” Blitz says.

“A what, a what, and a what?” Hurricane asks.

Blitz chuckles. “Sorry, a native monster you will learn about. Now then, I think you wanted some fun where you are below me again?”

“No, no, no, tell me about these monsters.” Hurricane says.

Blitz sighs. “And as such the cockatrice can turn other creatures to stone by looking them in the eyes.” Blitz finishes.

Hurricane was left staring at him. “How do you know all this?”

“How do you think I am familiar with this area of the world?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane smirks. “Being a horny stallion.”

Blitz frowns under his helmet. “Try again.” Blitz says.

Hurricane shakes her head. “Nope.”

“Lived in this area.” Blitz says bluntly.

Hurricane waves him off. “Not likely.”

“Oh then how do I know these places and creatures?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane rolls her eyes. “You’re just making empty guesses.”

“Oh, then what is that?” Blitz points to a Manticorn in the field near the other two tribes heading their way.

Hurricane watches. “Aren’t you going to do something?”

“Nah, it won’t do anything with that big of a group. They are usually intimidated by such a large group and it can sense danger is coming.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs and gets up. “Then let’s go. We wasted enough time.”

“The tribe isn’t ready to move. Many just fell asleep.” Blitz says.

Hurricane groans. “Dang it.”

Blitz watches her. “Want to head somewhere? Somewhere alone.”

“Finally.” Hurricane says as they took off.

Blitz was smirking as they landed at a little cave he had set up. “Alright, here we are. This should be good enough.” He said walking inside with her he sets up a blanket. “Come on, lie down.”

“When did you set this up?” Hurricane asks.

“I didn’t, this is one of the mandalorian’s refugees though there was supposed to be a door camouflaged to look like rock.” Blitz says lying. ‘Thank you Twi for helping me upgrade them to where they had some telekinesis generators in the probes.’ Blitz says as Hurricane joins him.

Hurricane sighs as she lies down and he sits on top of her. “Alright, go ahead.”

“Alright.” Blitz says before using the necklace and switching back to a unicorn and casting a spell to hide them and make it sound proof.

Hurricane chuckles a bit. “You know, I’m not usually like this.” She said as he took off his front armor and grew in front of her.

“I know.” Blitz says before she exposes herself to him.

Hurricane frowns a bit as she removes a bit of her armor. “Do you like mares weak?”

“No, I love them strong and independent.” Blitz says petting her mane a bit.

Hurricane unexpectedly purrs to her surprise. “Wha…?”

“I’m not your typical stallion.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs as she looks around. “Anything to help with this?”

“Just relax, I will take care of you.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs before she felt him enter her. “Eep.” She squeak.

“So far better than your first time.” Blitz whispered into her ear.

Hurricane gulps before he thrusts into her more. “Ahh. That’s…” She tries to say as he keeps thrusting into her.

Blitz smiles as he leans down and kisses her neck as he keeps going into her. “It’s okay.” He whispered into her ear and licked it before biting it.

Hurricane yelps and grunts from the biting as he pulled a little. “Dang you.”

Blitz smirks. “Yer not complaining.”

---

“Feel better now?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane pants as she licks her lips. “Oh yeah. Especially with the finish on my face. Kinda like that for some reason.”

“Don’t know why and you should clean yourself up with that small waterway over there as I think that the other tribes should be getting close to the tribe soon.” Blitz says.

Hurricane nods as she gets up and grunts as she keeps her legs still. “Dang. What did you learn to do that?”

“Oh, wouldn’t you like to know you flexible little thing.” Blitz says casting the minor healing spell on her as he gets into the water.

Hurricane sighs as she sits down in the water with him. “At least I was flexible enough to let you lift my leg and have you massage under that area.”

Blitz smiled as he quickly washed himself while Hurricane did the same.

Hurricane sighs and looks at him. “Why did you become smitten with me?”

“You’re a strong independent mare. What was not love from your beauty to your nerves of steel?” Blitz asks, finishing.

Hurricane watches him before looking at herself. “Are you sure you want this? Don’t you have to go in the end? Because I want to live my life with you.”

“Don’t leave regrets Hurricane. Live for today and protect those close to you. That is how we mandalorians live.” Blitz says.

“Do you always have to leave others when you just got close?” She asks, closing her legs.

“Sometimes. We can’t control the role destiny has given us, but it is up to us to make the most of it and not to die with regrets or don’t and die with many.” Blitz says.

Hurricane nods. “Yeah.” She said before sitting up and moaning. “Ah, you left a lot to me.”

“We best go.” Blitz says drying off with a spell and starts to put back on his armor.

Hurricane nods and gets out and walks over to him as she grabs a towel. “Yeah, let’s go.” She said drying herself off.

Blitz smiles and kisses her cheek before he puts on his helmet.

Hurricane smiles and puts her armor on and follows him. “Hey.” She said, stopping him. “Thanks for the night.”

“What are you talking about? The night has only started.” Blitz says using the necklace to turn back into a pegasus after she had her armor on. After the spell fell as a result, she saw it was night.

Hurricane looks over the sky. “Always wanted to find somepony. Never thought it would be a honry stallion.” She said with a smirk.

“Yeah, yeah. I’m the ideal stallion to take home to the parents.” Blitz says sarcastically.

Hurricane chuckles. “Oh my parents would love you.”

“Yeah, my birth parents were pirates, explain that to them.” Blitz says smirking.

Hurricane grins. “Even more fun. Come on.” She said, taking off. Blitz smiles as he follows her back to the tribe’s camping spot and soon Hurricane smirks. “Alright you lazy feathers! Get up!” She yelled.

“Ugh.” Most of the ponies say.

“We are moving, come on, break is over.” Hurricane yells.

They all groan and get up and pack everything up as Blitz looks over the hill to the other tribes. Hurricane walks over to him and watches as well. “Hey, what are they doing?”

“My conscience is bugging me, I got to tell them.” Blitz says.

Hurricane stares at them before sighing. “Go ahead. But hurry back.”

“Aye aye.” Blitz says taking off.

Hurricane watches as he flies off. “Dang me and my heart.”

Blitz disappears and walks around the unicorn camp. ‘Now if I remember correctly from Twilight’s lectures, I need to see Clover the Clever.’ Blitz says scanning the area.

Blitz sighs and soon comes across a tent with a mare reading a scroll with a white coat and green mane and tail. “Clover.” Blitz whispered.

“Uh huh, what does the princess want?” Clover asks.

“I don’t know about her. I came to talk to you.” Blitz says becoming visible.

Clover looks up before dropping her book in surprise. “Wha…?”

“I came to give you a warning as my conscience won’t permit me from letting you remain ignorant.” Blitz says.

Clover picks up her book as she keeps staring at him. “Yes?”

“We are being chased by wind spirits and they are bringing their cold with them.” Blitz says.

Clover tilts her head. “What spirits?”

“Come here, you can see the storm coming into view now.” Blitz says moving the opening slightly, allowing Clover to see the signs of a storm on the horizon.

Clover looks back to him. “What do we do?”

“Keep running south or be frozen by the windigos.” Blitz says.

Clover now fully turns to him. “Windigos? How do you know about them? My master Starswirl has the only scrolls and I’m the only other one allowed access.”

“You think you are the only ones with access to information about this word?” Blitz says throwing a scroll onto her desk. “Some information on this realm.” Blitz says.

Clover looks to the scroll before she looks back and sees he is gone.

Blitz hurries up and flies to the earth pony camp. ‘Alright, Smart Cookie. And what’s with the food clothing?’ He asks himself as he walks through the camp before stopping as all the ponies stared at the ground where he was. ‘Right, earth ponies.’

He carefully levitates himself up and floats around the camp and sees a tan coated mare with an autumn brown mane and tail enter a tail. He lands outside her tent, takes one last look around and heads inside her tent. “Smart Cookie?” He whispered.

“Huh?” Cookie asks looking around seeing nothing before turning back around and almost walks into Blitz who was visible.

“Stop.” Blitz said, putting a hoof on her chest. “I came with a warning.”

“How did you…?” Cookie asks looking at the entrance.

“I have my ways.” Blitz says.

Cookie glares at the spot as Blitz puts his hoof down. “What is it?”

“I came to warn you as my conscience won’t allow me to let you remain ignorant of the threat chasing us.” Blitz says.

Cookie tilts her head. “What is after us?”

“To put it basically, three spirits of winter that feed off of fighting and hatred. The more hate one of them feels, the colder things become.” Blitz says.

Cookie frowns. “What do we do?”

“I advise to keep running southwards like the other tribes are doing. They hate heat and the further south you go, the warmer it gets. Here is a scroll with information on the dangers and creatures of this realm.” Blitz says giving her a scroll like he did with Clover.

Cookie looks to it before feeling a slight breeze before looking to her tent entrance and sees it move slightly. “What the heck are you?”

“It’s done.” Blitz said coming back to Hurricane as the guards started to take off.

“Just in time, we are out of here.” Hurricane says.

Blitz nods and takes off with her. “Told them. They will possibly be going a bit faster so watch out.”

“So you figure out what the names are of the things chasing us?” Hurricane asks.

“Wendigos.” Blitz says.

Hurricane looks at him. “What is that?”

“I gave a description of what they were earlier remember?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane sighs. “So how the heck do we beat them?”

“Heat and fire I think. They don’t come down that far south.” Blitz says.

Hurricane presses her lips together. “Do you have a spot where we can stop permentaily?”

“The center mountain is a good place and I think there is a old settlement that has been abandoned just south of that.” Blitz says.

Hurricane nods. “Good. We need a place to stop quickly.”

“Um…we are only halfway to the center mountain.” Blitz says.

Hurricane blushes a bit that only he notices. “Let’s hurry up. I really want this whole thing to end.”

“Well this is the easy part. After this, we build up shelters and start scavenging for food until we can grow our own food so we can be self-sufficient.” Blitz says talking as they flew.

Hurricane nods. “Yeah, I hope you can stay.”

---

“Wow, the center mountain is huge.” Hurricane says.

“Um…that’s the Foal Mountain range. The center mountain is a little south west from here after we cross a river.” Blitz says.

Hurricane frowns. “Then lead us there.”

Blitz says nothing else as he gestures to the exhausted pegasus tribe members. “They haven’t had much sleep the last twenty days since we left Neighagra Falls. Let’s set up camp and rest for a while.” Blitz advises.

Hurricane groans. “Fine. Down on a cloud! We are getting some rest!” She yells to them.

“I’m going to get some sleep.” Blitz says landing on a cloud.

Hurricane says nothing as they were too close to the others and finds her own cloud. “Do what you want.” She mumbles.

Blitz smiles and uses his magic and makes the cloud wrap around her as a blanket. “Just came to do that before I crashed.” Blitz says hopping back to his and just lets himself fall down.

---

“Okay, just calm down.” Rainbow said pacing around.

“They have been working at it for two days, trying to get him back.” Twilight says.

Rainbow groans. “Not fast enough.”

“Da?” Arcane asks looking at Twilight.

“He’ll be back soon honey.” Twilight says.

Rainbow could see Twilight was putting up a brave front for Arcane and says nothing.

“Ga.” The twins said crawling in with their stuffed animals.

“Hey there you two. You having fun?” Rainbow asks.

The twins stare at her before throwing their stuffed animals at her with a squeak. Rainbow smiles before sweeping them into her grasp with her wings. The twins struggled for a bit before they gave up and pouted.

‘Come back soon love.’ Rainbow thinks putting up a brave front her foals not seeing the turmoil.

---

“Finally.” Hurricane said. “This is it, right?”

“Yeah, the biggest mountain of the land and at the very center of it too.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs in relief as they all landed on a large cloud. “Well. We made it. About time and first too.”

“Given we can fly, not really a shocker.” Blitz says.

Hurricane just throws a puff of cloud at him. “Be quiet.”

“Oh look, the other two tribes.” Blitz says, pointing across the river far away.

They all look over and see the faint silhouettes on opposite sides as they stop. “I’m giving them a piece of my mind.” Hurricane said, taking off after them.

Blitz sighs and flies after her, catching her halfway. “Hurricane, remember, Wendigos?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane glares at him until she sighs. “You owe me.”

“Besides, the earth tribe can help grow food and you know we can’t scavenge forever.” Blitz says.

Hurricane throws his hoof off her. “Then you do it.”

Blitz shrugs. “All right. There is a cave nearby for us. I have it set up like last time. Grab a few other ponies.” He said flying to the earth ponies.

Blitz disappeared as he moved through the earth ponies as they set up camp and several were arguing with unicorns.

“Hey! That’s enough.” Clover said walking up to the arguing group. “Look, we got trouble in the form of hatred. Let’s not make it worse than it already is.”

“Clover the clever.” Blitz says appearing behind her.

Clover turns to him. “Ah good. Explain it to them in simple terms.”

“I am here just to say Hurricane is wanting to talk on the central mountain.” Blitz says.

They all look surprised. “What?” One pony asks.

“I have given you the message.” Blitz says walking away.

They all stare at each other before shrugging and heading back to their areas. Blitz disappears as soon as he is out of sight and goes looking for Smart Cookie.

“Gosh darnit.” A voice said as he heard a small crash. He goes over and sees Cookie picking up some berries. “The first time here and I already embraced it.”

“I see you are adjusting to my homeland.” Blitz says.

Cookie yelps and turns around to see him there. “Don’t you dare do that.”

“I am only here to give a message. Tell your leader Commander Hurricane wishes to talk. She will meet her on the central mountain.” Blitz says.

Cookie looks to Puddinghead just watching a snail before looking to Blitz and finds him gone. “Not again.”

Blitz makes his way back to Hurricane. “Message sent.” Blitz says.

Hurricane nods. “Good. And you’ll get your pay soon.”

Blitz smirks. “Yeah, all over that pretty face soon.” He whispered.

“Later lover.” Hurricane whispers back.

Blitz chuckles as the pegasus now unloads. “We better find a spot to have neutral ground.”

“You want us to argue, don’t you?” Hurricane asks.

“How else are we going to lure the windigos now that they are weakened by the temperature?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane nods. “Good point. We better find a good spot soon.”

“Leave that to me. I’ll set the trap.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs as she waits for his return and finds the other leaders and aids coming over. “Pansy, with me.” She calls out and they all walk together without a word up the mountain.

---

“We think we figured it out.” The scientist says.

“Not disintegration or teleportation. Time window.” Another says.

Twilight looks surprised. “When then?”

“That we are not sure of, but we are sure we can pull him back.” The scientist says.

“Then what are you waiting for?” Twilight asks.

“We are about to start, we thought we would inform you first.” The scientist says.

Twilight smiles. “You hear that? Daddy is coming home.” Twilight says to Arcane.

Arcane coos as he watches them and the runes light up before the computers all spark before shorting out.

---

Blitz sat with Hurricane’s entourage as he waited as the leaders argued.

‘Here’s hoping I don’t change history all that much.’ He thinks to himself as he removes his helmet and keeps watching outside.

“Shouldn’t we stop them?” Pansy asks.

“No, they have to air this eventually, why not now?” Blitz asks.

Pansy keeps watching them. “I hope they’re going to be okay.”

Blitz says nothing as he keeps flipping the safety of the detonator he was holding on and off.

One of the guards noticed what he was holding. “What’s that?”

“Nothing for you to be concerned with.” Blitz says as they keep arguing.

Another guard groans. “How long can this go on?”

“Days, so just getting comfortable.” Blitz says.

All the guards groan as they all sit down. “Anypony got a scroll?”

“Mine.” Clover says.

The guards groan again. “I would eat dirt rather than listen to this. No offense.” A pegasus said to an earth guard.

“Meh.” The earth guard says.

“I’m telling you, we all won’t survive without food.” Hurricane yells.

“Well we need that food to survive too and we need more.” Puddinghead said.

“Aren’t you the only ones that can grow it?” Blitz asks.

Puddinghead then smiles. “Oh yeah. We can. But only if they take a small share. They don’t need much of anything.”

“And what happens when the creatures of the area start coming at your tribe?” Blitz says.

Puddinghead went silent. “Well we can grow easily. Clover has been studying crop growing spells.” Platinum said.

“Um those explode.” Clover reminds.

Platinum growls. “Well we can fend attacks very well. Better than those brutish guards.”

Blitz looks at Clover.

Clover sighs. “Only enough to leave a mark. Not kill or big ones.”

“While we can.” Hurricane says.

Platinum growls. “Just agree! Pegasus can guard, unicorns can make fortifications and homes and earth ponies can make food.” Blitz yells as he keeps watching the horizon.

“I see why the pegasus are doing so well right now.” Clover says.

Blitz actually chuckles darkly as all the aides and guards watch him as the leaders just take a peek. “They’re here.” He sang as he looked over to her.

“Who is…no.” Clover says.

Blitz keeps chuckling as he holds up the detonator. “Thanks for the argument. I need some bait for fishing anyway.” He said before pressing the button and they all hear an explosion and they looked to see some two of the three wendigos trapped above them as they were being engulfed by fire. “Best way to fight wind is to burn it.” Blitz says.

“And the third?!” Clover yells ducking as the third windigo flies above her.

“Seems to be runnin.” Blitz says getting up and following it.

Hurricane keeps watching him and actually trying not to chase him. “Let him do what he wants with that one. Get the weapons ready. We got two more.” She said looking up to the last two.

“What did he mean? The best way to fight wind is fire?” Clover asks.

“They make places cold. Best way to defeat them is going the opposite way.” Cookie said.

They all see that parts of their bodies were burning away from the fire to their shock.

“Burn them.” Hurricane said grabbing a torch.

“Where are you going, huh?” Blitz asks as he follows at a brisk pace, not getting too close and yet not losing it. Making sure the windigo could see him the entire time.

The wendigo neighs and gallops faster in the air and soon flies around a mountain into a cave.

Blitz smirks and flies in after it. Inside he finds the windigo just standing in front of a wall carved with the same runes on the rock before it neighs and disappears.

“Oh you want to escape huh?” Blitz asks, throwing an explosive onto the wall.

The wendigo whinnys and flies out and tries to head to the entrance of the cave before being knocked back with a few wicks of flames on it as the entrance shimmers in something.

“Something is keeping us in, huh?” Blitz asks before turning his flamethrowers on his gauntlets on the Wendigo. “Time to burn.” Blitz says.

The wendigo screams in pain in a harsh whinny as it starts to burn up before rising up a little before relaxing as it quiets down and just lays there as the fire burns it away.

“Never thought I would kill something made of wind.” Blitz says as the explosion behind him was set off.

He sighs and looks around before seeing the wall again. “Strange. Same markings, different material…hello.” Blitz sees a flag of the old galactic sith empire. “Okay. Now that’s trouble. But I guess it makes sense. They do rely on anger.”

Blitz steps into the shrine and his eyes land on a sith holocron. “Hello, what do we have here?” Blitz asks walking up to it.

Blitz looks it over as he didn’t pick it up. “What are you doing on an undiscovered planet? A vault perhaps to safeguard secrets?” Blitz asks as the holocron starts to move.

Blitz starts backing up. “Woah, hang on now.” He said as the holocron floats and then spins slowly. Blitz was about to move when the holocron opened up and the next thing Blitz knew, he was in a white room.

“How long has it been since I was created? And finally something with force sensitive abilities stumbles upon me.” A voice says and Blitz turns to the source to see what looked like a sith from the ancient sith empire.

Blitz tilts his head. “Who are you?”

“I am the holocron of Darth Imperius, member of the dark council and head of the Sphere of Ancient Knowledge.” Imperius says.

Blitz looks around. “Why was that shrine there?”

“I am but one of many holocrons that the original Darth Imperius created and sent out across to multiple planets in which he saw vision of them producing a powerful race or creature in the force. He did this in hopes they would eventually lead them on a better path so that they may one day join the empire he sought to reform.” Imperius says.

Blitz frowns. “Well you may have found a wrong one.”

“I think not, as only those with force sensitive abilities could unlock the holocron.” Imperius says.

Blitz huffs. “Look, I’m not right to lead a whole empire. I’m just trying to survive.”

“The purpose of me is not to train someone to rule, but to train them to use their abilities and teach them Imperius’ ideals. After that, it is up to you what to do with them.” Imperius says.

Blitz sighs. “So what do we do?”

“We begin training.” Imperius says.

---

Blitz awoke in front of the holocron many hours after he had fallen unconscious. ‘I can’t believe that training there was so condensed.’ Blitz thinks seeing that he had been out for only four hours. ‘Better get back.’ He thought before grabbing the holocron and placing it into his bag. ‘I would have never imagined I could use the force.’ Blitz thought as he felt the wall where Imperious told him to and a section of the wall parted when touched, revealing a lightsaber.

“Here’s hoping I can use it safely.” He said taking it out and turning it on to find it was a black lightsaber with white around it. “Okay, you have been around.” He said turning it off before putting it with the holocron before heading out.

---

Blitz smiles as he lands near Hurricane looking at a stone structure. “I take it the meeting went well?”

“Yeah, after Clover and Smart Cookie told the others off like you did to me.” Hurricane says.

“Good, it looks like my work here is done then.” Blitz says as he was feeling himself being pulled by some sort of energy.

Hurricane looks at him. “Yeah, but tell me something.”

“What do you want to know?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane gulps. “Are you…dead?” She asks as Blitz can see she was looking at his made up tombstone.

“In a sense.” Blitz says seeing the very old looking tombstone with his name on it and the equally old looking replica helmet of his.

Hurricane shuffles her hooves. “So…all that back there…was it a lie?” She asks, tearing up.

“Which part?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane sniffs. “Us.”

“No. That was real.” Blitz says trying to touch her shoulder with his hoof, but it fazed right through her.

Hurricane starts crying as she looks at the hoof. “I wish you were real. Then we can be together.”

“Leave no regrets.” Blitz says taking off his helmet showing he was back to being a unicorn.

Hurricane smiles through her tears. “Horny stallion.” She said with a cracked voice.

“I know my homeland is in good hooves.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sniffs. “One last kiss?”

Blitz smiles and leans in and kisses her.

Hurricane cries as she feels something before a wisp of wind brush her face and looks to see him gone. “Sir?” A voice asks behind her as ponies start to show up.

“Goodbye Blitz. I won’t waste the opportunity you left us.” Hurricane says looking at the grave.

“Here lies Blitzkrieg, the twenty-third and final true chief of the mandalorian tribe. May you find peace.” Clover read after she walked up and looked at the helmet and saw the symbol on Blitz’s armor engraved on the part just below the helmet while everypony just watched.

Hurricane smiles as she sniffs. “Thank you…for everything.”

“Does this mean…” A pegasus stops himself.

“We were led here by the spirit of one of those who used to live here.” Hurricane says wiping the tears away.

“Let’s throw a party.” Puddinghead suggested quietly. “For him.”

---

“Ow.” Blitz says slamming into the ground in front of the stone, his armor’s camouflage off. “They have to work on those portals.”

“Sir!” A scientist yells behind him as he spotted Blitz.

“Ugh, I hate time travel.” Blitz says getting up.

“Blitz!” Some female voices yell before he feels himself thrown to the ground with some weight on him.

“Hey girls. I am back.” Blitz says, looking at Lightning and Twilight. “By the way, I need a Hearth’s Warming Eve’s book on the history of the founding of Equestria and not the play.”

“Why?” Twilight asks.

“Lets just say I heard a few things and I want to research them.” Blitz says.

“Um…sure, I’ll try and pick it up. Now come on you, time to go see the family.” Lightning says smiling.

“Get that thing out of here and Cad Bane please don’t let the jedi here see you.” Blitz says.

Cad just chuckles. “Sure. Whatever.”

“Oh Twi, after I see the family, I think it is time for a surprise for Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“Oh yeah and…” Blitz stops before kissing her then Lightning.

They both giggle after he finishes. “Please take that somewhere else.” A scientist said.

Blitz chuckles as he walks away with Twilight and Lightning. “Yeah, sure. Just mark this thing Elucid. It looks like it’s job is done.”

---

Blitz smiles as he finishes tucking in the last foal. “Good night guys.” He said kissing Azure’s head before walking out and closing the door quietly.

“You sure are good with foals.” Ahsoka said behind him.

Blitz nods as he walks to the living room with her. “Yeah, just need to work on my epic timing and Dusk’s singing helps as well.” Blitz says as Dusk smiles and ruffles Venator’s mane.

Ahsoka smiles. “She’s already redeeming herself.”

“Yeah and her singing voice is really coming in handy.” Blitz says.

Dusk looks over to him. “Is that all I’m good for?”

“No love.” Blitz says.

Dusk sighs and gives one last ruffle before heading out. “Good night and it’s great to have you back.” She said with a sad smile.

“I’m not going anywhere else Sonata.” Blitz says kissing her neck as she passes.

Dusk blushes as she rushes back to her room now.

“Ahsoka, there is something I want to talk about. You mind meeting me in the living room?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks confused. “Um…sure.”

“See you there.” Blitz says before closing the door and goes to Twilight’s room.

“Got the book.” Twilight said holding up a book still with a fresh price tag. “Found it in the local library on sale. Can you believe they were going to throw it away?”

“No, thanks love.” Blitz says before kissing her nose.

Twilight giggles and gives him the book. “So why did you need it?”

“Just wanted to check something. Now, time for our shocker for Ahsoka.” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight smirks. “Right. Hold on.” She said charging her horn. When the light faded Twilight felt herself being scratched behind the ear. “Oh, that’s good.” She said leaning into the scratching.

“Getting a lot of mileage out of this spell, aren’t you?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles and moves into his lap and sits down as he keeps scratching. “Oh yeah. I wonder if it would be weird for us now.” She said looking up at him.

“Nah!” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight smirks. “So it won’t be weird for us to have a quickie here?”

“Sorry Twi, you know that Fleetfoot called the next session.” Blitz says patting her nose.

Twilight pouts cutely. “Aw, come on.”

“You made this system Twi.” Blitz says scratching under her chin.

Twilight purrs as she leans forward on his hand. “Okay, that feels good. How about a little lower?” Blitz smirks and goes a little lower on her chin. Twilight sighs in relief. “Lower?” Blitz goes a little lower. “Lower.” Blitz smirk before raspberrying her stomach. “Hey!” She giggled.

“I gotcha Twi.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. “Dang it Blitz. I wanted you to have some fun.”

“I have an idea for that. You could talk Fleetfoot into doing a three way.” Blitz says.

Twilight grins and pokes his chest. “With you like this?”

“And you and her in this form as well. So I can have leverage.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Leverage huh?”

“Yeah, look of the size difference between us right now Twi.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks at herself before looking at him and sees her head only comes up to his chest when she’s sitting on his lap. “Huh, still might be fun like this.”

“But where would I grab onto?” Blitz asks.

“…fair point.” Twilight says thinking it over.

“Thanks love.” Blitz says before kissing her neck.

Twilight sighs in relief as she leans into the kissing. “Thanks for this Blitz.”

“Thanks love.” Blitz says getting up.

“You know it is probably easier. Since you are not wearing your armor.” Twilight says, looking at him in his black pants, red shirt, and black coat.

“Yeah.” Blitz says reaching down and scratching her mane one last time.

Twilight sighs. “See you in the morning Blitz.”

“No, in a few hours to get back to pony form.” Blitz says heading for the door.

Twilight grins. “Yeah, you always come back to me.”

“Watch it, hot flank.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “Don’t you mean glittery flank?”

Blitz shakes his head at her before he left and went to his room and grabbed his bag which the lightsaber was in. He then walked into the living room of the hotel suite and snuck up on Ahsoka who was reading a magazine. “Whatcha you reading?” Blitz asks behind her.

Ahsoka hums. “Just a guide. Learning this land. Learned the other one we were living in.”

“I see. So aren’t you going to grab me and set me in your lap and scratch me like you normally do?” Blitz asks, smirking as he waits for her to turn to face him.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Oh yeah.” She said putting the book away and reaching behind her and stops as she touched something else.

“Why are you touching that part of mine?” Blitz asks, smirking as she was touching his shoulder.

Ahsoka quickly grabs the shoulder and turns around before stopping. “Uhhhh…”

“Surprise.” Blitz says smirking at her.

Ahsoka looks him over. “Wha…?”

“Twilight’s work. She found a new spell.” Blitz explained.

Ahsoka tries to say anything. “Um…ho…wha…”

“I can see you are shocked.” Blitz says. Ahsoka still stares before Blitz drops the bag on the couch and jumps near her before relaxing on it. “Okay, now you lost your tongue tied there?” Blitz asks with no answer from Ahsoka. “Ok then.” Blitz starts to tickle her. Ahsoka giggles as he assaults her with the tickles of death. “Give up?” Blitz asks, smirking.

“I give.” Ahsoka says laughing.

“You good now?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, still surprised.”

“Was shocked when Twilight pulled this too.” Blitz says as Ahsoka now was looking up to him.

“Tall.” Ahsoka said. “Wonder what else is tall?” She asks now, smirking.

“I see your now over it.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Only a little. Got past the whole part of you being human, I guess.”

“Glad I didn’t turn into a Togruta or you might have jumped me.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka sighs. “So what did you want to talk to me about?”

“I found something on my little time trip.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“Look familiar?” Blitz asks, bringing out the sith lightsaber for Ahsoka to see.

Ahsoka takes it and looks it over. “Looks like a regular lightsaber. Where or rather when did you find this?”

“Would you believe that Darth Imperius of the second hyperspace war left it, would you?” Blitz asks as Ahsoka sees the sith emblem engraved into it.

Ahsoka quickly puts it down and it accidentally lights up. “A…dark saber?” She stammered.

Blitz uses the force to pick it up and turn it off.

Ahsoka stares at him. “How?”

“Turns out I am the one you sought. I found a holocron of Imperius. He revealed it to me and trained me a bit by force…I couldn’t leave unless he taught me something.” Blitz says as she gives him a look.

Ahsoka then frowns. “You’re not…”

“I am your friend.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka keeps watching him. “So…what are you going to do?”

“Continue on as usual. Just because I can use the force now, doesn’t change who I am, right?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Right.” She said looking away.

“You want to take me to the jedi temple, don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka clicks her tongue. “No idea now that it is you.”

Blitz shakes his head and wraps her in a hug.

Ahsoka looks at him slightly. “What are you going to do with it?”

“I have got no plans for it. Heck, after talking it over with Twilight, we theorize our magic and the force are connected.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him fully now. “Really?”

“Yeah, we have no proof though.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka gets a blank face. “Don’t tell me stuff without proof.”

“I said theorized.” Blitz says as they both start snickering.

“Guess I still follow my master’s teaching a bit too much at times.” Ahsoka said.

“We all got to find our own way.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Yeah and what they teach us, they want…us…to foll…”

“You know the Imperius holocron said something interesting to me when we started.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Yes?”

“He said his purpose was to train them to use their abilities and teach them Imperius’ ideals. After that, it is up to them what to do with them.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka still stares at him. “And they…they wanted to follow indefinitely.”

“It’s interesting, isn’t it? That someone who is supposed to be one of the greatest monsters of his time, wanted those who learnt from him to seek their own path.” Blitz says.

“Really?” Ahsoka asks, surprised.

“Ahsoka. I must ask you a favor. Look into the jedi archives and show us who Imperius was.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sits up and looks through her computer and tries to find the file. “Let’s see. Imperius.” She said searching. “Here. Got it. This is the main history you see first.” She said playing it.

“Error, authorization level too low.” Blitz reads. “Move.” He said typing in some stuff. “Minerva. Help me.” He said through Ahsoka’s computer.

Ahsoka stares at his work. “What are you doing?”

“Breaking a code, that according to this, your order’s master doesn’t have clearance for.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka leans in. “That’s impossible. He’s one of the highest generals around.”

“It’s an ancient jedi code. Someone lost it on purpose.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka keeps watching before he relaxes back again. “Stronghold breached.” Blitz says as he expands the screen to a holoscreen in front of them as the video plays. After a while, they had watched a video of a sith who, from the looks of it, was truly evil. “Ok, that is the part that your council has access to and looks like they are piggy backing on us now.” Blitz says before the video continued. “But that is a lie.” A hologram of Satele Shan says.

They all turn back to the whole video now. “Wait, what?” Ahsoka asks. “A lie?”

“The following records were labeled to be sealed by the council and the galactic military till we determine what to do with it. Darth Imperius, formally Lord Kallig, his real name is lost for he was born a slave. He was sent to the Sith academy on Korriban after their force-sensitivity was discovered. Placed under Lord Zash, Imperius harnessed his incredible potential, also being visited by the Force Ghost of his ancestor Aloysius Kallig.” Satele says showing what videos that were found. “His first interaction with the jedi was a captured jedi in the sith academy. His orders from a sith inquisitor were to help the jedi escape so that he could give the jedi false information the inquisitors imprinted into his mind through a combination of the force and drugs. Imperius followed his orders and retrieved the jedi’s lightsaber and communicator the jedi had hidden before being captured. But before the Jedi could even start to plan his escape, Imperius told him the truth and what had really happened. He didn’t have to do this, but he did and as a result saved countless republic troops, jedi, and ships from walking into an ambush.” Satele says.

Ahsoka just stares at the video. “So…is this the truth or a lie?”

“This is the truth, this part has video.” Blitz says watching carefully.

Ahsoka looks at him. “And what do you think?”

“The picture of who Imperius really was is starting to become clearer.” Blitz says as they continue to watch.

“And thus through clever manipulation and benevolence, Imperius founded a cult to himself and incorporated all of the Screaming Blades cult after killing lord Paladius.” Satele says.

Ahsoka looks a bit confused. “Paladius? Where have I heard that?”

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “The racist bigot of a pureblood. It was tough for him if these files are accurate.”

“As such, not only did Nomar Organa break several codes of the jedi order with his action, but attempted murder on top of all of that in a neutral location on Alderaan and got himself and two padawans killed because of his arrogance.” Satele says.

Ahsoka looks to Blitz and sees him looking interested. “What do you think of him doing that?”

“I think it was justified self defence as he was lured there as well according to the spiteful Rist lady, the guy was to marry.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums as she turns back to the video. “Why is it that they fall?”

“Arrogance mostly, I think. I have more light within me than you ever will.” Blitz imitates mockingly.

Ahsoka chuckles. “That was a good impression.”

“And thus even after Imperius willing gave the sith holocron to Ashara Zavros as a gift of goodwill and even going so far as to have her even invite both Masters Ocera and Ryen. Imperius went to the Enclave where the Sith ghost was haunting only to be met by an ambush of Jedi padawans and knights. After fighting his way through Imperius still pressed on to the chamber where Masters Ocera and Ryen and padawan Ashara were. Imperius repeatedly tried to convince both Masters Ocera and Ryen to let him help only for them to attack as well.” Satele says.

Ahsoka sighs and brings her head down. “This is really hurting the image of the jedi.”

“After killing both, Ashara summoned the force ghost of her ancestor and Imperius bound it to himself and took Ashara as an unofficial apprentice as she feared what would happen if she returned to the order.” Satele says.

“The picture of Imperius is becoming clearer with every new entry.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Why keep this locked away?”

“How would the republic would have reacted back then if the jedi acted this way while a sith did not.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Rolling in their graves and riots in the streets, chaos everywhere.” She said amusingly.

“And at a critical junction, where the war had just started back up, would that have been good? Especially after Imperius, in exchange for one of the republic’s hero’s men’s lives, that he admitted to the entire galaxy that the republic breaking the treaty of Coruscant and funding and supplying an insurgency on Balmorra.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka groans. “I’m really starting to hate this.”

“During the space battle, Imperius along with Moff Pyron, Moff Dolus, and Moff Graham entered on the Imperial starship Doombringer with a, at the time, unknown weapon mounted on it called the Silencer. Darth Achelon of the Imperial starship Carnage sent a request for assistance and Imperius replied to get to a safe distance and they would destroy the fleet. After they were at a safe distance, the silencer was fired and the entire republic fleet was obliterated.” Satele says.

Ahsoka just stares at the scene of the debris.

Blitz whistles at that. “Think if we had that.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “What do you know of that thing?”

“Lost tech from the looks of it. I bet your council watching this are going to try and get as much info on it as they can now.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Only if they don’t snore after watching this far.”

“After fighting his way to Corellia, Imperius stopped all of Darth Thanaton’s sabotage attempts and convinced his men including Lord Skar his apprentice and right hand sith Darth Achelon to join him instead of destroying them. He met Thanaton for what was supposed to be a final one on one match in front of many sith and imperial spectators and watched by republic’s intelligence service and several jedi, but Thanaton sent his augmented bodyguards to fight Imperius and fled when he defeated them.” Satele says, showing a video of the fight.

Ahsoka closes her eyes. “This is too much. Why hide it when they know it makes things look worse?”

Blitz sighs. “Power, money, corruption on the republic’s side. All the signs of a dictator wanting to rule and make sure nothing else rises up to stand in its way. But maybe we will hear the jedi side. Who knows, maybe they wanted to recruit him to the order at one point.”

“Imperius pursued Darth Thanaton to the Korriban academy where he was attempting to gain help from other members of the dark council. Imperius killed another one of Thanatos’ allies and his apprentices before entering, before starting to converse with the other members of the council that were present. Eventually, Imperius suggested they make Thanatos prove his power to them. He fought a one on one duel with Thanaton and forced him to kneel before him with the force. Beaten, Thanaton crawled to the other members and called for one by name begging. The council member said he was sorry before breaking Thanaton’s neck with the force. After that, most of the dark council members that were present recognized Imperius as the newest member after he had just defeated the former in single combat and rewarded him with the rank of Darth and the title of Imperius for his reputation in serving the empire before himself.” Satele says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Is that all?”

“Seems there are more entries, but they are further encrypted.” Blitz says.

“Given these events the Jedi council can not come to a consensus on Imperius at this point and are sealing these records till we can come to a consensus, but in my opinion Imperius is an enigma amongst sith and could possibly be following the light side. Also, it is most likely Imperius is in love with Ashara.” Satele says.

Ahsoka stares at the video for a bit longer. “I’m following wrongly.”

“What was that Ahsoka?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs and gets up and walks out. “I’ll be outside of the hotel for a bit.”

“You know, you have a question for him, you have the opportunity to ask his holocron. I have it here.” Blitz said after closing the connection.

Ahsoka looks back at him and Blitz floats the holocron over to her before she takes it. “Now the roof.” She said going outside the hotel room and closing the door behind her.

Chapter 42: Meddling of Orders

Meanwhile with the Jedi Council.

“How long has it been?” Anakin asks, having walked in on the video.

“Seven hours.” Obi-Wan says.

Anakin stares at the screen of the elusive video. “Care to show and tell?”

“This has given us much to consider and we need the chancellor’s permission to release this information.” Mace says.

Anakin huffs. “I doubt he would give it considering it’s rumored to paint each side in the opposite light.”

“This is in the ancient war we fought against the sith. But we could withhold some details. That weapon, the silencer in particular, would be very handy to have.” Plo Koon says.

“Yes, they would go for the weapon information. But what about the rest of it? It certainly sends some curiosity and forces the info into the light. We can’t just cut it out like a film.” Obi Wan said.

“For now, classify weapons, we should, if the chancellor approves.” Yoda says.

Anakin sighs. “And what about Ahsoka? She has been gone too long here.”

“Speaking of which, why would she try and access the information…unless she found something related to Darth Imperius.” Obi-Wan says in realization.

Anakin frowns. “Do we have access to the planet yet?”

“We have permission for one ship to go through. The alliance won’t budge any further on the issue.” Plo Koon says.

Anakin raises an eyebrow before leaving. “I’ll be making a small cargo run.”

“I will join you Anakin.” Obi Wan says getting up.

Anakin chuckles as he looks at him. “You sure? It’s going to be boring just watching metal crates doing nothing.”

“They said one ship, they never specified what kind of ship.” Obi Wan says.

Anakin grins. “Got a particular ship in mind for our cargo run?”

“I’m thinking of a Venator-class Star Destroyer. That way, 501st can come along.” Obi Wan says.

Anakin chuckles. “We better get paid big for this cargo run.” He said as they passed by another jedi walking past who seems to have a neck creek.

---

Ahsoka sat on the roof looking at the holocron until she activated it with the force. She looks around before hearing a throat clearing behind her. “Can I help you? You are certainly not the one this holocron taught.” A voice said. She turns around and sees Darth Imperius standing there.

“Um…yes. I just came to ask questions. The one you taught gave this holocron to me so I can understand and clear my thoughts. I want the thoughts of someone who lived in the times of the second galactic war.” Ahsoka said as a table seems to appear before them.

“Speak young jedi.” Imperius says.

“Wait, you know I am a jedi and yet you are willing to talk to me?” Ahsoka asks, sitting down.

“No, I don’t. I believed that knowledge should be given to the seeker whoever they be.” Imperius says sitting down with her.

Ahsoka sighs. “Okay, I need to know, who’s good and bad here? The republic and empire to be precise.”

“Both and yet neither are. Both sides were wrong in the end and both had good and evil fighting for them.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka nods. “Okay, what good has the empire done that the republic can’t?”

“The empire was made to be of one mind in leadership so that problems could be tackled quickly. It was originally founded to combat chaos and corruption.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka thinks for a few. “What made it go bad?”

“The pursuit of power and self interest.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka nods. “Now the republic, same questions.”

“The republic was made to bring together all species and promote unity. But corruption has taken hold and they ignore problems or are either too slow to deal with them or are completely misled and the wrong action is taken.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka looks around a bit. “And the worst thing they kept from the public?”

“Something the public is better off knowing like the gruesome injuries or death tolls in war. If not known, it can help them sleep at night.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka brings her head down. “All the better for the public. But who fights for the people now? The republic or the empire?”

“That is a question one must ask each individual themselves and for everyone to decide on their own. No form of government shall ever be perfect.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka nods. “Okay, what about why you choose to leave the old empire?”

“I never left. I just tried to make it a better place in my own way.” Imperius says.

“And how did that work out?” Ahsoka asks.

“Unknown. This holocron was created before either failure or success was achieved.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka frowns. “Dang it. What was the original reason you started to go to the light side?”

Imperius was silent for a time before answering. “I believe the original reason is because I listened to my heart. I didn’t like the cruelty or inflicting suffering for no reason.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka keeps looking at him. “And if you wanted to join the jedi order?”

“My place was with the empire as I came to the conclusion I had greater chances to change it for the better and I had a lot more free access to information being a sith than a jedi.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “And what information did you find out that didn’t sit right with you?”

“You would be surprised how often sith doctored reports on righteous crusades when they were merely in fighting for petty power grabs.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Did you ever know if you made the right decision?”

“In the long haul, no. Only time can tell if my actions were right or wrong. All I could do is do what I thought was right and hope I made the right choices.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka presses her lips together. “Did you ever end up happy?”

“Yes, all though, I could never officially take my unofficial apprentice as my wife, for she still clung to the jedi code, she was always my wife in my eyes.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka smiles. “But what about her?”

“I do not know what her fate was as well from when this holocron was made.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I meant did she become happy as well?”

“She was as well. She spoke to me once and said she was thankful for my training and teachings for she had peace like the jedi taught and freedom like the sith taught at the fundamental levels.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka looks back at him. “Two sides of the same coin.” She recites.

“Yes.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka keeps thinking about it before sighing. “Did you ever forgive your master?”

“A long time ago. For I never held hate or resentment for her. Anger for the betrayal for a short time, but that is all.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka clenches her hand. “And what about your higher masters? What about them?”

“I removed Thanaton for both survival and for being a traitor to the empire. The emperor himself I along with many others, fought against him upon his return and tried my best to stop Revan from bringing him back so he could kill him once and for all.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Okay then. Can there still be some good for those in each of the governments?”

“Yes, like I said before, no government is perfect. You just have to take the good with the bad and hope to make it better.” Imperius says.

“And the public?” She asks.

“The same, most of the public is content as long as they have food, water, shelter, luxuries, and freedoms.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka nods. “Thank you. I’m out of questions for my mind now.” She said getting up.

“If you ever have more, just ask.” Imperius says as the holocron deactivates.

Ahsoka gasps as the holocron drops in her hand and she looks around to see the night sky. “Must be the middle of the night.” She said to herself getting up.

Blitz was there waiting when she returned. “So you get the answers you sought?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs as she sits down with him. “More than I needed, but yes.” She said, giving him the holocron.

Blitz smiles. “Good. But also come to me when needed. You can’t rely on just one person or object for answers. After all, we are friends.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Yeah. We are. Just try to stay out of my way when the fighting starts.” She said, smirking.

“What are you talking about? I have to cover you when we are fighting.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Yes and that brunt tail and mane when you asked what was cooking was just a passing by joke.”

“So you want to spar sometime? Your inactivity could be dulling your skills.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Sure. It has been a while.”

“Ok.” Blitz says getting up and goes to his room before returning with three sparing vibroblades.

Ahsoka smiles. “Right now?”

“Yeah.” Blitz says holding out two for her to take.

Ahsoka grins and takes them. “Let’s go. Roof?” She asks, getting up.

“Lead the way princess.” Blitz jokes.

“Oh, just for that, I’m not going easy on you.” She said heading out.

“You will need it.” Blitz says following her.

---

Blitz and Ahsoka were breathing hard on the roof as it started to rain. “You have definitely gotten better and I think I’m adjusting to this form well enough.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah, you look good like that. But I like your old form though.”

“You just want to scratch me behind the ears like a cat.” Blitz says.

“You’re a cute cat.” She teases.

“Ha ha.” Blitz says getting up.

Ahsoka sighs as she gets up as well. “What are we going to do with the holocron?”

“Keep it and learn from it. Having a power you barely understand and can use is too dangerous.” Blitz says.

“Like you?” She asks.

“Was that a joke or a serious question?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka grins. “You know, I can train you on the force and you know what that means.”

“Oh great, master Ahsoka. This unworthy one wish to ask for your tutoring.” Blitz jokes while being overly dramatic.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Okay, but you know what that entails, right?’

“I’m not joining the jedi order. I would have to leave my family behind.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow before sighing. “How many families did we break apart for the order to survive?”

“That is the question.” Blitz says sitting next to her.

Ahsoka looks at him before smiling. “So…master Ahsoka huh?”

“Yeah, yeah, master Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka giggles. “At least I don’t have to call you master Blitz. I would hate you for that.”

Blitz playfully frowns. “Aw, you hurt my feelings.”

Ahsoka waves him off. “You hurt yourself.”

“Fair point. So where do we start?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka grins. “Your favorite part. Meditation.”

“Then let’s do it in the living room. I would hate for your figure to distract me.” Blitz jokes and Ahsoka smiles as she hits his arm. “Ow.”

Ahsoka chuckles and gets up. “Come on you silly colt.”

“Alright master Ahsoka.” Blitz says as he gets the practice weapons.

Ahsoka was just laughing at that.

---

“Strange.” Spike said looking at the reports of the escorts.

“Sir, we got an urgent message coming in from Mandalore himself.” A communication officer says.

Spike nods. “Put him on.” He said putting the report down.

“Bad news.” Mandalore says.

Spike raises an eyebrow. “Okay. What is it?”

“The alliance has stalled all they can, the republic is sending a ship through with full clearance in exchange for a lot of supplies.” Mandalore says.

Spike sighs. “We knew this day was coming. Do you know who is coming?”

“They are sending a Venator-class Star Destroyer. Jedi will be onboard with the 501st clones.” Mandalore says.

“Ohh, Blitz won’t like this.” Spike said. “Any warnings you got for us?”

“The Jedi have been informed, any open fire, then it will mean war against the alliance.” Mandalore says.

“Any good news?” Spike asks.

“We have entered the final portion of the ratification of the recognition of the sovereignty of the system. All that is left is for the alliance’s heads to sign on the dotted line.” Mandalore says.

Spike sighs in relief. “Good. I sometimes hate giving about a hundred papers when making trade. Anything other news I should know about?”

“We believe the separatists might learn of this and will send a force to head them off so they can’t lay claim to the planet.” Mandalore says.

Spike sighs. “Okay then.” He said moving some ships around the planet. “Thanks for the info.”

“We have a few more clans sending ships for military exercises as well.” Mandalore says.

“They would be under our control, right?” Ridley asks walking up. “We need them to listen when it starts flying.”

“They have orders to listen to the highest ranking officers of the clan whose territory they are in.” Mandalore says.

They both nod. “Thanks for this. At least we got a pure heads up.” Spike said.

“I have to go. Don’t want anyone intercepting.” Mandalore says ending the transmission.

Ridley turns to Spike. “You better spend some time with your mates. It might be a while before you can when they come over.”

“Got it…that means you have to tell the chief.” Spike says.

Ridley chuckles. “Yeah, it will be fun. At least he’s tolerant.”

“See you soon.” Spike says walking off.

“All ships, go to yellow alert. Assume defensive formation, give priority to the space station under construction, inform all terrestrial forces and someone get me status reports on the progress on the ray shields for the other continents.” Ridley ordered.

Spike smiles a bit as he hear him ordering around. “At least I wouldn’t be yelled at that much now.” He said to himself as Slender appears from a shadow and follows him.

Slender giggles. “So what do you want to do with us?”

Spike smiles. “Just…be together.”

Slender sighs. “Of course. Don’t dragons give real hard possession of mates like not a fly touches them?”

Spike smiled at that.

---

Blitz and Ahsoka were meditating together in the living room. Biltz opens his eyes as he senses something else coming in before his communicator beeps. “I knew it.” He said to himself as Ahsoka turned to him as he answered it.

“Go ahead.” Blitz says. “They are what?!” Blitz asks with a sense of urgency.

Ahsoka now fully turns to him. “What’s going on?”

“Uh huh, uh huh, good. That is the proper course of action. Tell them anyone fires without being fired upon first, I will personally fire them into the sun.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “I hope that was rhetorical.”

“It was.” Blitz says looking at her.

Ahsoka sighs. “What do we get?”

“The republic finally got past the stalling the alliance had been doing and they are sending a ship our way. A Venator-class Star Destroyer and I just learnt the 501st clones are coming with. What does that tell ya?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka groans. “Oh master.”

“The good news is they are bringing supplies and we are all but ratified to be recognized as a sovereign system by the alliance.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “At least you’re getting close.”

“Yeah, but the big problem is you were sent here to bring the force user on the planet.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, but I did find something to bring back that says he’s gone.”

“Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I know. At least let’s have a small talk, then figure out what to do.”

“How is your council going to take that not only is a mandalorian chief force sensitive, but also has a holocron of Darth Imperius in his possession?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “What are you talking about? I was talking about just an old relic that is too powerful with the force. Benign, but can be seen with some mediation.”

“What are you talking about?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka just looks confused to him. “What are you talking about?”

“I think we should stop for now.” Blitz said.

“Uh huh. We will continue later.” Ahsoka says.

“Ahsoka, tell me, how do you think your master and the council will react to not only a mandalorian chief force sensitive, but also has a holocron of Darth Imperius in his possession?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Well, they would call for your head, want that holocron and then disown me before taking away my title and everything for not reporting this sooner. Oh and war. Can’t forget that bit.”

“Let them come. They try it and the alliance will fight back. After all, once recognized we will all, but be in it.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “And your head and mine?”

“They can try. But any who dare try and hurt you will be going back in a match box.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “You care about me that much?”

“Why wouldn’t I, master Ahsoka?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles and gets up. “I better get some sleep before they come over.”

“They are scheduled for four days from now. I got to cancel this trip from everything and try again another time.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “There goes our fun time here. I really wish they can leave us alone for a while.”

“You and me both, but that is the price of fame.” Blitz jokes picking up his darksaber.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Fame? You have infamy.”

“Same thing.” Blitz says waving her off.

“No it’s not.” She said as she followed him to the bedrooms.

“Fame amongst the clans and potential employers infamy amongst enemies.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Oh Blitz.”

“How will your master react personally?” Blitz stops and asks.

Ahsoka stops as well. “Probably hate me at this point. Knowing that I sometimes tell something crazy and…dang it. I forgot to go on a private channel on my system.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “To access the holocron database, I need to connect the computer to the galactic system. However, there are two ways to watch it. At the system or the computer itself. They were watching the system for my ID. I used it and forgot to go on a private channel that I have put aside for such things. Now they know once they see the evidence of why and will doubt me all the way. I am doomed either way or demotion and staying that way so I don’t change or just get kicked out or even put on permanent lockdown.”

“Doubtful, if they were so keen on this, why didn’t they contact you immediately? No, they are interested in what you learnt.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Doubt that they would be so mindful of changing.”

“If it comes to it, I will say I used your holocommunicator without your knowledge.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Let’s hope that works.”

“I will protect you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stops and looks at him. “Really?”

“Really.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiled. “Thanks, though it would only be fair if I was doing the same to you.”

“You are my master after all.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka giggles. “Wait, you were serious about that?”

“Of course.” Blit says.

Ahsoka scoffs and smiles at him. “Alright then. Guess I got myself a padawan. Here’s hoping I don’t mess that up.”

“And I can train you in combat, strategy and tactics.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Guess we are both padawans of each other.”

“No, we are partners.” Blitz says smirking at her.

Ahsoka smirks at him. “Partners? I hope you don’t mean more than that.”

“Whatever makes your ship fly.” Blitz says entering his and Twilight’s room.

Ahsoka sighs. “Goodnight Blitz.”

“Night master Tano.” Blitz says closing the door and soon afterwards, a flash of light was seen in the door frame.

Ahsoka still stares at the door before heading off to her own room. ‘She was happy too.’ She replayed the memory of her talk with Imperius. “But is it for the benefit of you two or just one of the party?” She asks herself.

Ahsoka looks at her communicator for a long time before sighing. “I have no choice. It will lessen the fallout.” Ahsoka says using it to call her master.

---

“So why the hay are we heading back?” Applejack asks as they take a dropship back.

“Because the alliance stalled the Republic as long as they could, but they are finally coming our way and as such, we have to ready ourselves if the Republic or Separatists cause us trouble.” Blitz explained.

“So what do we do?” Twilight asks.

“We man the defences. All military facilities are on yellow alert and all departures have been canceled.” Blitz says reading the book on the history of the founding of Equestria.

“Got it.” Spitfire says understanding the military terms.

“Oh Hurricane.” Blitz suddenly said as he looked to her afterlife and saw an artist’s depiction of himself looking rather evil, but nuzzling Hurricane. Even reads about her visiting his grave for every day of her life now. “At least you lived your life…and had a foal?” Blitz reads. ‘Do not mention I bedded Hurricane.’ Blitz thinks.

Twilight looks over. “Wow, didn’t know she had a foal that soon.”

“Wonder who the father was…could it have been this one?” Blitz asks, acting as if he didn’t know.

Twilight looks careful. “Maybe. There he is nuzzling her.”

“Looks kind of like that armor of ponies from the far east that you have in that book.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “”Yeah, like he’s an overlord or something.”

“....wha.” Blitz says seeing the mandalorian emblem in the book.

Twilight tries to look where he’s looking. “What’s wrong?”

“Who put the mandalorian symbol in this? Come on, who is the joker?” Blitz asks an eye drifting to Pinkie.

Pinkie laughs evilly with a clown face painted on. “What’s wrong Blitzy? Afraid of a good laugh?”

“Pinkie, you’re scaring Sunshine with that paint job.” Blitz says.

“What paint job?” Pinkie asks with no clown face.

“Better, right Sunshine?” Blitz asks.

Sunshine cheers and reaches for him.

Blitz smiles and picks her up with his magic, laying her on top on his back.

Sunshine cheers and hangs onto his mane and coos as she whips it on him like a reign.

“You have fun up there, you silly filly.” Blitz says.

Sunshine giggles and keeps whipping his mane reigns.

“Oh, that is so cute.” Pinkamena says.

Blitz leaned over to her and smirks. “You said that out loud Pinkamena.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena looks at him before sighing. “Guess I did.”

“Aw.” Fluttershy says before giving a hug.

Blitz smiles at her. “Tell me, what are you going to do besides feel her up Flutters?”

“No comment.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Hypnotize?”

“No, Pinkie and I are like sisters.” Fluttershy says.

“Kissing sisters.” Blitz adds.

Pinkie blushes as Fluttershy giggles. “Oh, he’s right. I wonder what I should do with you?” Fluttershy asks herself grinning.

“Flutters, you know you are not allowed to hypnotize. By the way, how did you enjoy the three day safari?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy smiles. “Oh, it was amazing. Seeing all those animals in their natural habitats.”

“How about you my foals?” Blitz asks.

“Great.” Arcane suddenly said among the cheers and coos of the foals.

“Oh, my little Arcane.” Twilight says snuggling him.

“What about you Azure and Blaze? You have been quiet.” Blitz says.

Blazer stares at him. “Actually, I found it a bit boring.”

Azure stares at him blankly. “Good?” He said with some trouble.

Blitz smiles at Azure and Octavia rubs his head. “We’ll at least experience it.” Applejack says.

Blazer sighs. “So what are we going to do when we get back?”

“We hope nothing happens kid, but prepare in case something does.” Spitfire says.

Azure pokes Blazer’s sword hilt. “Him?” He asks, pointing at him.

“Let your brother play.” Applejack says as Azure tries to climb on Blazer now.

Blazer grunts as he tries to carry Azure. “Bro, cut it out.”

“Dog pile on Blazer.” Blitz says.

Blazer yells out as all the foals pile on him. “Help!”

“Where did ma son go?” Applejack asks playing around.

Blitz sticks out a claw from under the pile. “Help.”

“Oh, there he is, buried under a pile of cuteness.” Applejack jokes.

“Help!” He yells as he points to her.

“Ok, ok, I’m comin.” Applejack says getting up.

“Ahsoka, tell me what are the chances that my foals are also force sensitive?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Don’t know. There is some chance, but that’s a big chance.”

“So what did you think of the safari?” Blitz asks.

“It was nice. Needed more trips.” She said in deep thought.

“What is it?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Sorry. Thought process somewhere else.”

“It’s with the imminent arrival of your master, isn’t it?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods as Twilight sighs. “I fear Celestia and she might paint us.”

“She has been informed and Luna has told her we have taken steps to defend ourselves. She also wishes to see you and Arcane.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks surprised at him. “Are you sure that’s a good idea?”

“Yes, I think so at this point.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Well, might as well go anyways. I have to see my masters again or they might get suspicious.”

“I’m going with you for this Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “You don’t have a choice anyway since the representative has to go.”

“I see. Twi, going to need that spell cast before I go.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Have a plan?”

“Yes, but you might consider it a skywalker plan.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah, you are going to get burned in some way.”

“If I do, I’m taking your master’s ship with me.” Blitz jokes.

“And he just got it painted.” Ahsoka jokes back.

Both chuckle as the ship starts to enter near Ponyville airspace. “So all of us goes?” Twilight asks.

“No, just me.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. “I meant the meeting.”

“I’m going alone Twi. You go see Celestia with the others.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Might be fun and maybe be funny to see her face knowing that I was here the whole time.”

“I got images showing her some of the different species of the galaxies.” Blitz says before pressing a few buttons on his communicator.

They all started laughing at some of the faces they saw from Celestia as each species popped up. “Really, that face for an asari?” Twilight laughs. “They are like the mandalorians.”

Blitz just grins. “Well I did tell her what they do to bananas.” Blitz says.

---

Twilight gulps as she watches the solar guards and holds Arcane tighter. “Come on Arcane. No sense in waiting here.” She said walking past them. She sees Celestia eating her cake and drinking tea upon entering. “Um…Celestia?” Twilight asks, holding Arcane close to her.

“Oh, Twilight.” Celestia says sheepishly like a foal or Pinkie who got their hoof caught in the cookie jar.

Twilight just stares at the cake. “Huh. So…have you heard?”

“I have been informed we have finally been recognized as a sovereign system. I walked the ratification myself, though I thought Luna’s dress could have used a little more work. I also would like to see this Citadel one day.” Celestia says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “So…what do you want to talk about for now?”

“I wanted to apologize for how I acted so long ago.” Celestia says.

Twilight looks around to the guards around the room and notices a severe lack of them. “Really?”

“Yes. After contemplating it for a few years, I found I was wrong.” Celestia says.

Arcane looks curiously at Celestia. “Okay then. So what are you going to do?” Twilight asks.

“Well, I wanted to apologize and I wanted to try and start over with Arcane.” Celestia says walking over.

Twilight wraps her hooves around Arcane tighter as they get closer. “Uh huh.”

“I no longer intend any harm Twilight.” Celestia says.

Twilight keeps watching her as Celestia bends her head down to Arcane and smiles. “Watch it.” Twilight warns as they hear some hissing from above them.

“Hey there little one.” Celestia says petting Arcane’s mane.

Arcane smiles and coos and grabs her hoof and giggles. Twilight smiles and lets Arcane start climbing on Celestia. Celestia giggles and he sits down on her back and starts braiding her mane. Twilight smiles as she sees Celestia had indeed changed her opinion on Arcane.

Celestia smiles as she realizes something. “Oh, I got something for him. Can you go get it?” She asks the nearby guard.

The guard nods and leaves. Celestia turns back to face Arcane, but finds him gone. “Where did you…?” Arcane laughs as he pops out of her mane before heading back in. “Oh that is adorable.” Celestia says reaching into her mane, trying to find him. Twilight sighs in relief as Arcane hops around in her mane and Celestia fussing around trying to catch him. “Come here you little slippery foal.”

“Good luck, he is adapt of hide and seek.” Twilight says.

“I will find you foul foal.” Celestia said as she looked through a clump of her mane.

Twilight felt a weight on her back and a quiet coo. Looking back she sees Arcane. “Celestia.” Twilight sang as some changelings took Arcane off her back and started to play with him. “So what are you going to do now?”

Celestia smirks. “Well, my reign of things did get bigger. We need an ambassador to help with things. Unfortunately there isn’t a proper one and…” She leans closer. “Don’t tell Blueblood.” She said before going back to a normal stance. “So…since the position is not good for current ponies, how would you like to be one of them? You are the princess of friendship after all.”

“I think that is a good idea actually. After all, I have been studying the other cultures of the galaxy ever since Blitz let me have access to his computer systems. Also, Blitz was messing with you with the Asari and the bananas.” Twilight says.

Celestia frowns for a moment. “I knew something was a lie.”

“Princesses.” A guard grunted as he was pulling a metal cage behind him with only air holes on the walls of it.

“What is that?” Twilight asks suspiciously.

Celestia giggles. “The little foal’s gift. What else?” She said as the guard unhooked himself and moves away quickly. “There’s a reason we never opened it.” She said as the group of changelings and Arcane looked to the cage. “See, long ago, when we were born, my father was a grand alicorn. Everypony loved him. He went on many adventures and saw almost everything he could. More so than Starswirl too. So, he told me and my sister that if we ever had another male alicorn, give this to him.”

Twilight looks inside to see a jade scepter with an almorian focusing crystal and then backs away as a growl comes out of it and the cage shakes.

Celestia smiles. “Yes, that’s another reason we never opened it. Daddy placed a protector in there and if not a male alicorn, bye bye.” She said humorously as Arcane crawls up to it.

“One moment.” Twilight says before whistling. “Terran!” Twilight calls.

Terran barks as he runs into the room and barrels down a few guards with some rolling pins sound effect from somewhere before stopping at the cage and growling as a large door opens on it.

“Ok sweetie, go in there with Terran.” Twilight says.

Arcane cheers as Terran lifts him and puts him on his back before jumping inside and the door quickly closes as some growling is heard and another louder growling is also heard with Arcane’s giggles and laughs. “Funny.” They heard him.

Twilight gasps. “Another word. Write that down.” She said to the nearby changeling who wrote down the word.

“Wait, how old is he and already talking?” Celestia asks.

Twilight hums as the cage starts to rattle and shake. “He’s about almost one and three fourths of a year old.”

Soon Terran and Arcane emerge with the scepter in Terran’s jaws. “Perfect.” A voice said behind as a smoke wafts behind Arcane. “He’s perfect.” The smoke said in a female tone and tickled Arcane under the chin and made him laugh.

“Hooves off my foal.” Twilight says teleporting Arcane into her hooves.

The smoke laughs and soon morphs into a mare right in front of her. “Funny mare.” She said tickling her under her chin.

“I will destroy you.” Twilight threatens.

The mare laughs out loud as she slightly turns into smoke and floats around her. “Please. Don’t you know manners? Ask me my name.” She said looking at Arcane.

“I would rather protect my foal.” Twilight says.

“Isn’t that enough mother?” Celestia asks.

“Mother?!” Twilight yells.

The mare giggles and waves at Arcane. “Hello. Queen Terra here. Although, my name used to be, Ah Oh E Che.” She said making funny faces and body contortions.

“This is what my mother became after her and father’s last adventure.” Celestia says.

Terra giggles. “Yes and that name was their father’s way of saying my name when he first met me. Such a funny male alicorn. Now, we have another.” She said leaning close to Arcane.

‘This is getting weird.’ Twilight thinks.

---

“So how does it feel having your lightsabers back Ahsoka?” Blitz asks as he sits in the ship she came on in his ceremonial leader armor.

Ahsoka sighs. “Better. I needed it soon anyway.”

“You think this is a little much with the small cape on my shoulder?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Nah, you look cute by the way.”

“Oh, master is flirting with me.” Blitz jokes as he twirls a blaster in his hand.

Ahsoka giggles. “No, making sure you are your best under pressure.”

“Don’t you mean when I am putting pressure on a woman like you?” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka grins. “You want to place pressure? How about you really place it on me?”

“This ship does have a bed we can slip into.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Oh, you want to try that training?”

“It will help train your endurance.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka laughs. “And your aim once we’re outside.”

“Ok, enough innuendo jokes for now Ahsoka.” Blitz says seeing the Jedi ship approaching.

Ahsoka sighs before looking at him. “Hey Blitz?”

“Yeah?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks to the ship again. “Thanks…for being there for me.”

“No need to thank me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No, I mean it. Thanks, for everything we have been though. Even if I was angry at you that one time.”

“You were angry?” Blitz asks confused.

Ahsoka smiles. “Yeah, after you left me behind that one time on my own. It got really bad for me at one point. I was so embarrassed when a regular soldier saved me.”

“That’s all about having emotions and growing up.” Blitz says putting on his helmet and holstering his blaster pistol.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah. Just need to face my masters now.”

“So care to tell me what your call to them a few days ago was about?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka gulps. “I told them.”

“About?” Blitz asks, surprisingly not sounding mad.

Ahsoka looks surprised at his reaction. “You.”

“Any specifics?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Well, our past. Then there’s the whole finding the force user.”

“Did you tell them I can now take a human form?” Blitz asks.

“I left that part out.” Ahsoka says.

“How about this is my clan’s territory now?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “That too. Would you include me if they don’t take me back?”

“You are already family to me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “I meant in your personnel clan?”

“Yes.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs in relief. “Good. I was worried I would have to become a bounty hunter.”

“With that body, you would get a bounty for just being hot.” Blitz says in a way that made Ahsoka unable to determine if he was being serious or joking.

Ahsoka sighs and gets up. “Come on. We are getting too close.”

“Yes master Ahsoka.” Blitz says getting up as the ship docks.

Ahsoka turns to him. “When alone, just Ahsoka. I don’t feel that comfortable with the name master in front of it.”

“And in front of your masters and troops?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smirks. “You can decide that.”

“Don’t want them to freak out and get you in trouble.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Then let’s keep it quiet for now.”

“Lead the way Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and leads him to the airlock as the ship shudders. “Okay, try to put on your best face”

“This is my best face.” Blitz jokes pointing to the helmet.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Oh brother, you still got jokes.”

“When did I run out?” Blitz asks.

“Good point.” She said as the door opened.

Blitz follows as they were greeted by clones.

“Oh, where’s general Anakin and Obi Wan?” Ahsoka asks, taking a shot in the dark.

“On the bridge commander.” A clone says.

Ahsoka nods and leads Blitz as he eyes the clones eyeing him. “Try to be respectful. Remember last time?”

“That hutt and his cronies tried to blast us.” Blitz reminds.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “After you insulted his weight.”

“But he did weigh a ton.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “And yet, you still decided to open your big mouth.”

Blitz just grumbles to himself as they enter the elevator.

Ahsoka smiles as she turns to him. “But thanks for pointing it out because I would have said it myself soon.”

Blitz chuckles hearing that.

Ahsoka sighs. “Brace yourself.”

“I got a few flamethrowers and explosives already ready in case things go south.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Really, blow up the ship in deep space?”

Blitz chuckles. “Well, I would hold a kiss so you can survive until we find another ship.”

“You wish.” Ahsoka says, smirking.

Blitz smirks under his helmet. “Well you are cute.”

“Ok, enough joking. We are here.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz sighs as he watches the door open and finds the two jedi standing in front of a holodeck. “Ahsoka? Where have you been?” Anakin asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Busy, searching, feels like I’m mining for diamonds.”

“Not too hard on the planet you were searching on.” Blitz says with a serious tone.

Ahsoka glares slightly at him. “I was confined a bit too much.”

“You did enter this system illegally.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I asked the fleet out there for permission.”

“I think we are getting off topic.” Obi-Wan says.

Ahsoka nods. “Yes, now what did you come here for?”

“Besides, pick up your padawan and deliver the cargo.” Blitz says.

Anakin raises an eyebrow at the one in body armor. “Well, we thought of speeding her search along if she hasn’t finished it and if she did, then we will take her and a new force user out of here and back to the temple.”

“Yeah, you see that is the problem. The one she was sent to find, he is a father and a high ranking representative of the planet below.” Blitz says.

Obi-Wan just crosses his arms. “Really, well care to tell just in case we have to protect him?”

“I don’t think you will need to protect the chief of our mandalorian clan.” Blitz says.

“Chief?” Anakin asks.

“That is right. The chief.” Blitz says.

“Obi-Wan, this situation is far more complicated than we first though.” Anakin whispers.

He nods. “Yes, we need to at least hold the separatists back from this place.” He whispered back.

“The only reason they would come to our territory is if they followed after you.” Blitz says.

“Doubt it. We had sealth.” Anakin said.

“Then how did we receive word from our informants four days ago?” Blitz asks.

Obi Wan sighs. “Word of permission went past, but not the ship itself.”

“We also received word two jedi and clones were coming as well.” Blitz says.

“But not who.” Anakin said.

“The clones were said to be the 501st and that narrowed down the jedi possibility drastically.” Blitz says.

Obi Wan glares slightly at Anakin. “Told you.”

“As such, the ships are not meant for you, they are for uninvited guests.” Blitz says.

Anakin sighs. “So can we have the force user and our padawan back?”

“She is free to go, but do you expect us to hand over the chief so easily especially since he is a representative of the planet and in charge of overseeing the defense and space related development?” Blitz asks.

Obi Wan frowns. “So what do you suggest?”

“There isn’t much you can do as of thirty-six galactic hours ago the Citadel alliance officially recognized and invited the system to join them which was accepted almost immediately.” Blitz says.

Anakin sighs. “Let’s just go. We have no other business here.”

“Your forgetting two things. One the supplies that is a part of the deal and second the high probability you were followed as if we got this info without trying than the separatists…” Blitz stops letting them put it together themselves.

Obi Wan sighs. “We better stay awhile.”

“Sir, we have ships emerging from hyperspace!” A clone yells.

They look to see a Separatist fleet emerge from hyperspace. “Oh crap.” Blitz said before he walks away a bit and holds up his communicator. “Prep a pick and run. I think this might get worse before it gets better.” He tells the fleet commanders.

“You have a good ship.” Spike said back.

Blitz hangs onto a bar from a wall as an explosion suddenly occurred from the ship. “Had a good ship.” Ridley said.

“Screw it, get the Darkline in place and fire the Silencer and vaporize that fleet of droids!” Blitz orders.

“Did he just say the silencer?!” Obi-Wan asks.

Blitz suddenly runs up to Ahsoka. “Sorry about this whole thing. But I may have to go soon and maybe we’ll talk later, okay?” He asks almost like he had a smile.

Ahsoka groans. “Just be careful.”

Blitz grins under helmet. “Hey, it’s me.”

Ahsoka just stares at him. “That’s what I’m worried about.”

Anakin quickly brings up the battlespace and sees the separatists fleet firing or trying to fire on the ship they are in before a beam quickly flies past them and hits the fleet and decimates almost all of it and collapses the formation. “Direct hit. Finish them.” Blitz said into his communicator. A whole fleet of fighters, frigates and two destroyers went past them and started to fire on the remaining scattered ships as some salvage ships collected the small ships and moved them back to the defense fleet. “Alright, what are you doing?”

“We need good ships without building them from the ground up. Why not use these ships that can hold in a firefight? We can remake them later to our own image.” Spike said.

“Capture what you can, I will finish the talks with the jedi.” Blitz says.

“You got it, just hurry back. The others are getting worried once they hear of you getting in the middle of trouble.” Spike said.

“Yeah, yeah.” Blitz says closing the communication channel. “Before you ask, we pilfered the designs when we stole a prototype ship years ago. Someone managed to recreate lost tech from the second galactic civil war.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Okay, you are getting to be higher on my list.”

Obi Wan and Anakin stares at him in silence.

“Don’t think the republic is getting off easy for this either.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “So I guess this is goodbye for now. Just try not to insult someone again, oh wait.”

“On the contrary, the CIS just launched an unprovoked attack on a sovereign system of the Citadel alliance and three Mandalorian clan’s ship. Neither is going to take this lying down, but we will be sharing words with the republic about this later.” Blitz says.

Anakin nods slowly. “Yes…that’s…fine.”

“Why don’t you three come down to the planet while we finish hunting them down and see if there are any hidden ambushes lying in wait.” Blitz says.

Obi Wan tries to speak. “Um…yes. Head down to the planet.” He calls out.

“What? Intimidated by a true mandalorian after getting shot down by the pretender currently ruling Mandalore duchess Satine?” Blitz asks.

Obi Wan just glares at him.

“Oh sorry, should I not have brought up your love life?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka then gets curious. “If that one was a fake. What do the real mandalorians stand for?”

“Those who seek to constantly improve themselves, be it through battle or conquering harsh territories. Heck, even your clones were cloned from our supreme leader, Mandalore himself.” Blitz says heading out.

Anakin holds up a hand. “Hold up. I thought the clones were from Jango Fett.”

Blitz stops immediately and turns around Ahsoka could practically feel his glare through the helmet. “You will show respect to Mandalore or I will mount your skull on my wall as a trophy.” Ahsoka holds up a finger before Blitz looks to her and she puts her hand down again. Blitz turns back around and walks to the elevator before heading inside and turns to look at them. “Don’t cross us again.” He seethed as the doors closed on him.

“Nice work Anakin, you just insulted the defence forces of the system.” Obi-Wan says.

“How was I supposed to know it would cause that type of reaction? After all, didn’t they tell us that Jango Fett was the DNA parent of the clones?” Anakin asks in his defense.

“He never called him by name, only Mandalore. It is most likely taboo to call him by that name around them.” Obi-Wan says.

Ahsoka just stared at the elevator door as she started to think about everything that Imperious had told her and her time with Blitz and the others. ‘At least he keeps his promises.’ She then looks slightly back to her masters. ‘Unlike others at times.’

“Master, this might be our shot to get the Citadel alliance and the mandalorian clans to aid us in the war. We shouldn’t alienate them.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin looks at her. “You sure about that Snips? We are strained right now.”

“That is why, more than ever, we need help.” Ahsoka says.

Obi Wan raises an eyebrow. “I have to agree with her.”

“Alright I give. Rex, come with us, we are going to pay a visit to the planet.” Anakin says.

Ahsoka smiles. “You are going to need a guide.”

“Lets go Snips.” Anakin says.

Ahsoka smirks as she walks with him. “So you now see the advantage of me heading down there for a while?”

“Whatever you say Snips.” Anakin says as he, Ahsoka, Obi-Wan and Rex got into the elevator that just returned.

---

Blitz groans as he steps into the Darkline. “Dang it. This just got worse.”

“You think?” Spike asks standing in front of him.

“I know, tell Twi to get to her castle immediately and transport me there.” Blitz says.

Spike sighs. “I’ll get a dropship. But you better tell everyone down there.” He said walking away.

“Everypony, but Twi and Arcane are at the castle.” Blitz says before the transport activates.

Spike waves over his shoulder as he keeps walking. “Don’t break a table.”

Blitz sighs as he appears in the castle. “Girls.” Blitz calls.

A flash covered him before he started walking in his pony form. “Care to explain?” Twilight asks, holding Arcane.

“Separatists followed and tried to destroy the republic starship and attacked us. We have been brought to war.” Blitz says poking her stomach.

Twilight waves his hoof away. “And?”

“We are expecting jedi guests.” Blitz says booping Arcane’s nose with his.

Twilight sighs. “Anything we need to watch for on customs?”

“And they will be on their best behavior, for it could mean the difference between helping them directly or just fighting the CIS.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “CIS?”

“Confederacy of Independent Systems.” Blitz says as Arcane tries to climb over to Blitz.

Twilight nods. “I see. By the way, we have a small surprise. Well…big one.”

“Can it wait, we don’t have long?” Blitz says as Arcane manages to climb over to him.

Twilight giggles a bit nervously. “Well, I won’t be doing the explaining. She will.”

Blitz looks confused. “She who?”

“She me.” A voice said beside him and all he saw was smoke.

Twilight giggles nervously. “Meet Arcane’s surprise. Celestia’s mother, Terra and by a shock to me and still having some doubts, future mate.” She said glaring to Terra as she morphed into her mare alicorn form.

Terra waves. “Hi! Terra here, shapeshifter since I am the planet itself. Can become anything on the planet. Look, diamond dog.” She said before changing into a diamond dog. “Uhg, diamond dog, uhg.” She said before changing into a griffon and standing straight like a suit of armor. “Griffon, do I still look like a statue enough?”

“Hey!” Blazer yells across the dining room table.

Terra looks over and smiles. “Sorry kid, kinda focused on Arcane here. Forgot you were there.”

“Can you turn yourself into something that is filled with holes?” Blitz asks cocking a gun.

“Oh, changeling.” Terra said before morphing herself one. “Lookie. Buzz, buzz.” She said humorously before turning herself into a bigger version. “Queenie. Buzz, buzz.” She said to which she received some very angry hisses from above. “Sorry.” She called above her. “Disrespectful, I know.” She said changing back into a mare again.

Blitz is looking at Twilight who is snickering.

Twilight shrugs and still snickers. “Sorry, she is very funny and she is the package deal to which Celestia gave us and her father said to give to the next male alicorn. Her mother was placed into that as well. But I still find the future mate thing questionable.” She said glaring slightly at Terra who was smiling and playing with Arcane’s hooves.

“Who’s a good alicorn? Who’s a good alicorn?” Terra asks playing with Arcane who was laughing at her and trying to hug her.

“So she is a cradle robber.” Blitz says.

Terra suddenly appears near him as another Terra keeps playing with Arcane. “Not really a stallion. I just take care of the future king. That’s what my husband wanted. The whole future mate thing, it’s kinda both of our decisions. Sorry, but look at it this way, if he can’t find the right one, he’s got one to fall back too. And I can become a hot mare.” She said wiggling her eyebrows at him. “Though not to you. This whole thing is meant for him and his big self soon.” She said pointing to Arcane now riding the other Terra around.

“Yeah, you’re going to remarry into my family?” Blitz whispers into her ear.

“Maybe.” She whispered into his other ear as another Terra appeared right beside him and the one on the other side smirks at him.

“You did take care of my son, right?” Blitz whispers threatenly.

Both Terras turn him around away from the table and leans close to his ears. “Of course.” One whispered. “We would never…” The other whispered. “Hurt our future king.” They both whispered. “Doing so…” One whispered again. “Can hurt our chances with him.” The other whispered. “And all of us don’t want that.” They both whispered.

“He will decide later.” Blitz says.

Both Terras giggled before moving away to Arcane. “Thank you dearie.” They both said with a flick of their waving tails.

“Please go so we can meet the guests.” Blitz says.

The Terra who was playing with Arcane smiles and walks over and the other two suddenly collide into her and came together as she walks to Twilight. “Bye dearie.” She said taking Arcane off her back and giving her to Twilight as she ruffles his mane for a bit and looks to Twilight. “Never stop being yourself.” She said before morphing into smoke and flies off into the cracks of the room.

“The scariest thing is I am unfazed by that.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs as she pets Arcane and he yawns. “Well, at least he’s got a good life. Also came with the package is a jade scepter with an almorian crystal. No idea what that is for.”

“Focus for magic I would guess. So you want to tuck him in and sing or you want Sonata to?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “Have Dusk do it. I need to meet these guests of ours since I am unofficially as of now an ambassador of this planet.”

“Gotcha. You up for that my loveable siren?” Blitz asks.

Dusk blushes. “Um…sure. Just let me finish eating.” She said going back to her pancakes.

Blitz smirks at her as Twilight rocks Arcane. “Can’t believe all this is happening to Arcane so fast and Celestia has forgiven us for all the trouble she caused.”

“Shouldn’t we have to forgive her?” Blitz asks, taking off the rest of his armor.

Twilight smiles. “As long as one side is forgiving for me, I can accept it. Unless you are planning something else. Then it’s either the sun or the moon for you.”

‘Considering I now know they are my granddaughters…how are they going to take that I wonder?’ Blitz thinks.

Twilight sighs. “At least this whole trivial thing is over. By the way, Terra has something to ask you in the meeting room. It’s been running in the back of her mind since she saw you and Arcane.”

Blitz nods and puts his armor onto the table and grabs himself a tall glass of something. “Sure, I’ll see what she’s got, but make sure you’re there.” He said taking a drink and heading out.

Twilight smirks. “Okay, I’ll try to tuck him in quickly and hurry up. By the way, that’s changeling slime.” To which she received a lot of spitting outside and she snickers. “Kidding, it’s just orange juice.”

Blitz peeks his head around the corner of the door. “You’re an evil queen.”

Twilight smiles and shows her green eyes. “By what gave that away?”

Blitz slinks away. “Ready.” Dusk says putting her fork down.

Twilight smiles and leads her away to Arcane’s room. “Singing time Dusk.”

Chapter 43: Don't Mess the Clock

“Terra?” Blitz calls as he enters the meeting room and places his blasters on the table or rather one of them before soundproofing the room.

Terra giggles as smoke enters the room and morphs into half of her mare body as her lower half remains smoke. “Ah good. Now then, what happened to the founding of Equestria?” She asks, floating around. “Specifically, the ones about Hearth’s Warming Eve.”

“You mean where I had intercouse with Commander Hurricane.” Blitz says.

Terran suddenly floats in front of him. “So you did do it. No wonder my daughters are always so crazy at times. They might be you or they might be something else. So…do you deny it or not?”

“You are speaking in riddles to me. Speak plainly.” Blitz says.

Terra smiles. “Okay then. I’ll speak plainly. Did you fuck her or not?” She asks with a grin.

Blitz raises an eyebrow before sighing. “Fine. I did it.”

Terra giggles and taps her hooves. “Oh my. My supposed father is the stallion before me. Oh, that might complicate things between me and Arcane. But who cares?! You only live once!” She cheered.

“Ok, I will wait in this chair as I know you are telling my granddaughters as we speak.” Blitz says.

Terra giggles. “That’s right. And in three, two, one.” She said counting on her foreleg before a flash of light came from the room. “Grandfather?!”

“Luna beat Celestia, that is a surprise.” Blitz says.

Luna rushes up to him. “You’re my grandfather?!”

“Apparently and before you ask, time travel.” Blitz says.

Luna groans. “This is why time travel is forbidden.”

“Don’t blame me, blame that stupid artifact found in the Zebra territory.” Blitz says petting her.

Luna squeaks before purring. “Oh, that feels nice.”

“Hurricane did the exact same thing. Now your sister should be here soon.” Blitz says.

Luna purrs like a kitten before another flash came out. “Grandfather?!”

Blitz explained it to Celestia and Luna. “So you tried to banish your baby uncle technically.”

Celestia looks sheepish and blush. “Um…about that…”

“It is in the past and I am the source of alicorns.” Blitz says.

Terra chuckles as she floats past his head. “How does it feel daddy? To know that your son has a double father and grandparent.”

“He doesn’t, Twilight is only related to Celestia and Luna by marriage.” Blitz corrects.

Terra giggles before wrapping him in a hug. “It’s nice to meet my father that my mother told me so much about.”

“Meaning you once upon a time, a normal pony.” Blitz says.

Terra sighs and floats around again. “Times daddy. Time makes all the difference.”

“Now then, is there anything you girls w…” Blitz was cut off when Terra turned Luna and Celestia into foals.

“Go hug grandpa.” Terra says.

They both cheer and leaps at him and hugs him to which Blitz smiles and catches them. “Aw, they also wanted to see their grandpa too, didn’t they?” He asks, nuzzling them.

“Yeah and this is their true form, they age at a snail’s pace compared to regular mortals.” Terra says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “So what about Twilight and Arcane?”

“Twi, will age normally. Arcane, not so much after a point.” Terra says.

Blitz nods as Celestia hugs around his neck and Luna gets on his head. “And what’s that age?”

“Upon entering adulthood.” Terra says.

Blitz tilts his head. “He can’t age normally, so is it alicorn age numbers or mortal age numbers?”

“Physically, mortal age, duh silly.” Pinkie says.

“Gah!” Blitz yells as he turns and sees Pinkie standing there. “Where did you come from?”

“A rock farm.” Pinkie says smiling.

“Truth be told, she scares me.” Terra says.

Pinkie giggles. “Hi Terra. How are you and have you questioned him yet? Oh wait, this is little Luna and Celestia, of course you have.”

Terra sighs and rolls her eyes. “Seriously, do you see that? I don’t know how you could marry this mare.”

“She is adorable, smart, and always brightens my day. Literally at times. She painted a room bright yellow not long after I walked out to get something for a minute.” Blitz says.

Terra stares at Pinkie as she just smiles innocently. “There’s something about this mare and I got my eye on you.” She said glaring at her. “And me.” Another Terra said with one eye staring at her.

Pinkie just smiled before putting party hats on both.

The Terras then frowned as both Celestia and Luna smiles. “We hate you.”

Pinkie giggles. “No you don’t. You do that and you wouldn’t have helped me on the rock farm.”

Terra takes off her hat and throws it to the ground. “Dang you and Pinkie logic!” She yells to the sky.

Blitz smirks as he pets both Celestia and Luna.

Pinkie giggles and hugs them all and brings them together in one hug. “Time for a ‘Welcome back grandpa party.’ and a ‘Say hello to your long lost grandfather.’ party.”

“How about no Pinkie? I don’t want the others to know yet.” Blitz says.

Pinkie frowns and looks depressed. “But…they are your family.” She said pouting cutely.

“I didn’t say we won’t, just plan it out.” Blitz says.

Pinkie brightens up. “Okay. Just play with them.” She said before hopping off.

“Wouldn’t Sunshine like to play with them?” Blitz asks.

Sunshine giggles as she hopes in and jumps on top of Blitz’s head.

“Is she wearing a luchador mask?” Blitz asks.

Sunshine stares at Celestia and Luna before roaring and jumps at them and wrestles with them as they all laugh.

Terra smiles as she floats by. “Love the family now?”

“Luna, piledriver!” Blitz calls.

Luna squeals as she jumps up and piledrives Celestia and Sunshine.

“So the whole banishment to the moon?” Blitz asks.

“A time out?” Terra says.

Celestia looks up to them as she nervously giggles and Luna glares at her. “Celestia.” Terra said menacingly.

“German suplex Sunshine.” Blitz says.

Sunshine giggles before getting Celestia in a german suplex. Celestia screams and tries to reach for him.

“Alright Celestia.” Blitz says, picking her and Sunshine up.

Celestia grumbles as she looks to Sunshine. “Meany.” Sunshine just gives a raspberry at her. Celestia couldn’t take it and just laughed.

Luna cheers and jumps onto his lap as well and hugs Blitz with the rest of them.

“So Celestia, what do you think of your step-grandmother now?” Blitz asks.

Celestia looks up to him. “Sorry grandpa.”

“No, I mean do you like Twilight being your step-grandmother?” Blitz asks.

Celestia pushes her hooves together. “Um…a bit.”

“Terra, you mind if they stay like this for a few days? I have an idea for family bonding time. Could you take away most of their memories for now like they had an age spell cast on them?” Blitz whispers the last part into her ear.

Terra giggles. “Sure thing daddy. Come here my fillies.” She said, picking them up and casting a spell on them that makes their eyes roll around.

Blitz takes them back and smiles. “Give me a few weeks with them like this and please replace them so no one knows they have gone missing.” Blitz requests as they snuggle into him.

Terra smirks as two more of her appear and change into the grown up version of Celestia and Luna. “Welcome newcomers to the planet of Equestria or maybe we could could up with a new name.” The changed Terra Celestia said.

“Perfect. I will take care of the rest.” Blitz says.

Luna and Celestia just snuggle into him. “Hi grandpa.” They said.

“You best go, I will take care of them.” Blitz says sending a message to Twilight to come see him.

Terra nods and takes the two grown up Celestia and Luna with her. “Bye daddy. Hope you have fun being a part of your bigger family.”

Blitz waits as he rocks all three fillies, waiting for Twilight. “Okay Blitz, what is…going…wha…?” Twilight asks as she walks slowly in.

“Somepony didn’t use an age spell correctly.” Blitz says, starting to explain to Twilight.

Twilight looks over the foals in his hooves. “So Celestia and Luna got turned into fillies?”

“And believe I am their grandfather and you are their grandmother.” Blitz says as Luna looks at Twilight.

Luna smiles and jumps into her hooves and hugs as Twilight tries to hug her back. “So what do we do?”

“Terra entrusted us to take care of them.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Are they at least grown up here? Makes you wonder how Arcane will grow up since we still don’t know if he follows mortal or alicorn rules.”

“We shall see, now come on grandma, take the other one too.” Blitz says as Celestia had outstretched hooves.

Twilight smiles and takes Celestia before hugging her. “Aw, you like being with your grandparents?”

Celestia smiled as Luna was now on Twilight’s back.

Blitz smiles as he nuzzles Sunshine. “Pinkie, please take Sunshine. The guest will be here shortly.” He calls.

“Pinkie is preoccupied. I will take our daughter.” Pinkamena says.

Blitz smiles and pulls her close. “Come here silly.” He said, giving a kiss on the lips.

Pinkamina sighs as he separates. “Okay. You had your little fun.” She said, taking Sunshine and walking away. “Bye sweetie.”

“Will you two behave for our guests?” Blitz asks before booping both Celestia and Luna’s stomachs.

They both giggle and snuggle into Twilight’s sides.

“I’ll take that as a yes. So if you two are good, cake for dessert tonight.” Blitz says.

Celestia licks her lips and Luna huffs and crosses her forelegs.

“And for you, the big moon cookie.” Blitz says.

Luna grins and claps her hooves.

“The one who judges you is your grandmother, ok you two?” Blitz asks.

They both look up and see Twilight smirking.

“Now let’s go.” Blitz says putting on a desperado hat and mirror sunglasses.

Twilight smiles. “It’s nice to see you in that outfit again.”

“You are trying to earn brownie points.” Blitz says.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Yeah, that’s true.”

“After you put those two to bed, you may join me and Fleetfoot.” Blitz says.

Twilight grins and carries the two fillies away. “See you later Blitzy.”

“Hey now. Not so fast, we have guests to meet.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles and then stops as she looks up at the doorway and sees a familiar face with another two who is almost as tall. “Ahsoka.” She said as Celestia and Luna stares at the new arrivals.

“Hi Twilight. Who are the fillies?” Ahsoka asks.

“We are just foalsitting these little girls.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka smiles as she walks over and bends down to them. “They look cute and familiar for some reason.”

“You might have seen them around. So what brings jedi knight Skywalker and Jedi master Kenobi to our home?” Blitz asks.

Anakin sighs. “We came to talk about possible treaties.”

“You mean you came to get my support in convincing the alliance and the true mandalorian clans to aid your republic directly now that both have been directly attacked.” Blitz says.

Obi Wan clears his throat. “Yes, that is the intention. We will not lie. We all have a common enemy now. Why not fight together?”

“I could consider it, if your order wasn’t trying to force me to leave because we discovered I was force sensitive late in my life.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs as she just hears silence from them and Luna and Celestia coos at her. “You were the one who is the force sensitive user we are seeking?” Anakin asks.

“Yes, I am.” Blitz says as Fluttershy brings in some tea for everyone. “Thanks Flutters and could you get some chocolate milk for these two?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy looks over and gasps. “Aw, two more foals. Whose are they?” She asks, going up to them.

“Not ours, we are just foalsitting them for a bit. We will give you and the rest the full details later.” Twilight says.

Fluttershy smiles as Celestia and Luna coos at her. “Aw, so cute. Oh, you two need chocolate milk.” She said before rushing off.

“So, as you were about to say.” Blitz says.

Obi Wan stares at him. “And you are not interested in going to the temple?”

“I have too many responsibilities here, including raising my own children in which I have four more on the way.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Masters, let’s leave him alone. There is no point when he’s got an alliance and the mandalorian on his side.”

“My old friend speaks wisely and forcing the issue would just be a repeat of the incident that nearly led to war between the republic and the alliance and the ban of jedi from the space for four hundred years. At this point, I don’t think it would be in either of our interests to fight a war on two fronts.” Blitz says.

The two knights just stares as Ahsoka smiles at him. “I would follow advice and trying to get a treaty from him is a bad idea.”

“But at this point, I am your best chance for both as one of your council nearly killed Mandalore and with neutral hostile relationships with the alliance.” Blitz says.

“So then what would you suggest?” Anakin asks.

“Don’t make any unnecessary demands and we may pull this off. I can whip up the clans over this and Mandalore could proclaim a crusade against the CIS as retribution for attacking us, but the Alliance we can push for it and put forth facts, but I can make no guarantees over them as they wish to not become involved in your civil war.” Blitz says.

“Understandable. Anything else you need?” Obi Wan asks.

“I am keeping Darth Imperius’ holocron I found.” Blitz says.

“Ahsoka!” Anakin calls like a parent.

“She does not possess it. She has seen it, but it was found on this planet and belongs to my clan.” Blitz says.

Obi Wan sighs and places a hand over his face. “At least let us give you a lightsaber so you may train.”

“Imperius left one to be found with the holocron, but your padawan called it a darksaber.” Blitz says.

Obi Wan sharply looks up at her. “What does he mean ‘darksaber’?”

Blitz brings out the weapon and puts it on the table, the sith empire’s emblem engraving clear for all to see.

Both knights eye the lightsaber. “Anything else while we’re here?” Anakin asks.

“You should be informed of the abilities of my species here so you don’t mistake them for force abilities.” Blitz says before starting to explain.

Ahsoka smiles as she pets the two foals. “So cute. Who dropped them off?”

“Their mother. She has many things to do and can’t watch them and do them at the same time.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks closer to the foals. “Still familiar.”

“Royal bloodline.” Twilight explained.

“Fascinating. I have heard of some strange abilities, but never things like that, but it would explain why you didn’t discover your force sensitivity until now.” Obi-Wan says.

Blitz waves him off. “Yeah, it looks like this stuff.”

“I’m not sure I believe it.” Anakin says.

“You want a demonstration huh?” Blitz asks before using his communicator to call Rarity and Fleetfoot.

“Hello?” They both answered.

“Girls, sorry to bother you, but could you come down here?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot smiles. “Right on it hubby.” She said before signing off.

“In a sec.” Rarity said signing off as well.

“Before you ask, the current male to female population of this country of the planet was around one to ten.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot suddenly flies in. “Whatcha need? Vinyl messing up the room again?”

“No, our guest is having a hard time believing pegasus’ can control the weather on this planet.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot looks over to them. “Which one, the old one or the rebellious looking one?” She whispered to him.

“I am not old, thank you very much.” Obi-Wan says.

Fleetfoot looks over to him shocked. “How…you know what? I’ll be right back.” She said before flying out the window and grabbing a cloud as Rarity walks in.

“Okay darling, I am here. What do you need?” Rarity asks.

“Ah Rarity, I was hoping you could give a demonstration on magic for our guests here as one is having a hard time believing some of our natural abilities.” Blitz says.

Rarity scoffs. “Well I never.” She said before walking up to them. “Excuse me, but do you have any part of your clothing that is torn?”

“It’s no offense love. It is just that your abilities are too amazing to believe without demonstrations.” Blitz says.

Rarity smiles. “That’s why I’m asking if they have any torn clothing.”

“The sleeve of his left arm.” Blitz says.

Rarity smiles and brings in a stool, needle and thread with her magic as they just stared at her as she looks at the sleeve before starting to stitch it up. “This won’t hold in a firefight, but it should look presentable.” She said cutting the thread.

“Got the cloud.” Fleetfoot said flying in with a cloud in her hooves and placing it over their head. “Hate to rain on your parade, but…” She kicks the cloud and makes it rain on them. “Believe us now?” She asks, looking a bit smug.

Blitz just chuckles while Obi-Wan and Ahsoka hold back their laughter.

Anakin groans. “I hate being wrong sometimes.”

“Thanks girls. I think he gets the message.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot and Rarity smiles. “No problem.” They said before heading out and leaving Anakin under the raincloud.

“Fleetfoot, please stop the cloud and take it out of here.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot giggles as she goes back and takes the cloud away. “Bye boys.”

“Oh darling, don’t forget you promised to play with the rest of the foals when you got back.” Rarity reminds.

Blitz nods. “Sure thing. I just need to deal with everything here.”

“Oh and Ahsoka, why don’t you come too? The foals will love to play with you again.” Rarity says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Sorry Rarity, but I may have to go soon.”

“Oh that is a shame. They really liked you.” Rarity says.

Ahsoka nods. “Oh that, I’m sure. It was nice seeing you again.”

“Take care darling.” Rarity says.

Ahsoka waves at her. “You too.”

“We can at least put you four up for the night.” Blitz says as Fluttershy brings back two cups of chocolate milk with straws in them.

Celestia and Luna cheers as they take their cups and starts drinking happily.

Obi Wan just sighs. “Alright. We’ll take the offer. Might as well learn this place.”

Ahsoka smiles at the foals. “You hear that, I’m staying for the night.”

They both turn their heads at her as they keep sipping on their chocolate milk.

Ahsoka just smiles and scratches their heads. “Too cute.”

Anakin sighs. “Fine. We’ll learn more.” He said, trying to dry himself.

“The bathroom is down the hall, third door on the right.” Blitz says.

Anakin grumbles as he heads out and tries to find the bathroom. “So where are we accommodated?” Obi Wan asks.

“I will show you to some of the guest rooms after general Skywalker returns.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka giggles as the two foals try their best to glare at her. “They are so cute.”

“Yes, they are.” Twilight says petting them both.

Celestia pushes her hooves away and jumps down onto the floor and glares defiantly at Ahsoka.

“Oh is somepony cranky?” Blitz asks, leaning down to her after he gets off his chair.

Celestia huffs and crosses her hooves. Blitz smiles and picks her up and pets her. Celestia squirms in his hooves before huffing and crossing her hooves while just looking on with a pout.

“Come on little one, let’s go play with the others.” Blitz says before taking Luna off Twilight’s hooves and walking to the living room where all the foals that were not asleep, were playing. “Oh guys. We got new playmates.” He said putting Celestia and Luna down with them.

Azure steps up to Celestia and looks her over. “Sis?” He asks, pointing to her.

“Family.” Blitz says smiling at him.

Azure smiles and hugs Celestia. “Sis!”

“Oh, that is cute.” Octavia says.

Luna coos at him and Azure looks over. “Sis?” He asks, pointing at her.

“Yes.” Blitz says.

Azure smiles and brings Luna in for a hug. “Sis!”

Luna smiles and hugs him back.

Blitz sighs as they all turn back to play together again. “At least we are a happy family you two. Hey guys, look what I got.” Blitz says holding up a large bouncy ball.

They all cheer as Blitz bounces the ball to them and they start bouncing between each other with their heads and chasing it around when it lands on the floor.

Twilight smiles as she steps up. “You better explain to me the real story. I can tell you are holding a lot of things back.”

“I will, given time love.” Blitz says as Twilight was hit in the head with the ball and Blitz struggles to suppress a laugh.

Twilight rolls the ball back to the foals. “Ha, ha, very funny.”

“I thought so.” Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles as he walks over to her before hooking a hoof around Vinyl. “How’s my little vampire?”

“Good, I think, but it is hard to tell for me since he isn’t born yet.” Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles as he rubs her stomach. “Tell me, what do you say to a spa trip since we might be in trouble soon enough. All of you soon enough.”

“Nah, it isn’t my scene.” Vinyl says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow before petting her mane. “Aw, you are such a tomboy.” Blitz says.

Vinyl purrs and hisses at him. “You know it is a blood bag.”

“I love that about you.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Vinyl giggles and kisses his cheek before hugging his head. “Such a cute head.”

“And what about the neck?” Blitz asks jokingly.

Vinyl smirks and licks his neck once. “And such a tasty neck. I wish I could drink right now.”

“Sorry love, but I see a few blood packs.” Blitz says noticing the blood packs nearby.

Vinyl giggles and lets go of him before taking one and biting into it and drinking it. “Yummy.”

“Don’t hog them all, little Azure looks to be getting thirsty.” Blitz says.

Azure coos as he walks over and looks up at her. Vinyl smiles and grabs another blood pack before giving it to him and he bites it out of the air and starts drinking it happily.

“So I hear you have a running bet with Octavia, Spitfire, and the other versions of you and Octy.” Blitz says.

Vinyl nods. “Yeah, just a small bet to see if you can get another pregnant.”

“I heard if you have a daughter, you said you would put on a dress and go and take feminine classes.” Blitz says.

Vinyl frowns. “I didn’t agree to that.”

“That is what I heard.” Blitz says.

Vinyl groans. “Okay, that was the bet. But they forced me into it.”

“Come here.” Blitz says before starting to hold her.

Vinyl huffs as she snuggles into Blitz. “Who’s got you tonight again?”

“Fleetfoot and Twilight bribed her way in.” Blitz says.

Vinyl rolls her eyes. “Same old Twilight. Need to bring it down on the sex drive.”

“She has a new trick that you will get to try after you have your little one.” Blitz says.

Vinyl grins. “Oh, now I’m curious.”

“Yeah, I think she will join in or at least set up for each session for a while.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “You better head back and play with the foals.”

“Take a look.” Blitz says as both Octavia’s and the other Vinyls were playing with the foals.

Vinyl sighs. “We have a great family, don’t we?”

“Yes…oh look at this, someone wants to be held.” Blitz says seeing Azure reaching for Vinyl.

Vinyl smiles and bends down to pick him up. “Come here my little foal.” Azure laughs as she picks him up.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles them both. “Love you both.”

“Momma.” Azure says.

Vinyl gasps and hugs him tightly. “Love you too sonny.”

“Hey Vinyl, why don’t you read him a story?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl chuckles. “Alright, come on Azure.” She said taking him away to some books.

Azure points to one with a cartoonish bat.

Vinyl smiles. “That’s my little vampire.” She said ruffling his mane.

Azure smiles as she gets the book.

Blitz smiles as he looks to the others and sees them still playing with the same ball. “Who wants dinner?”

All the foals raised their hooves except Azure.

Blitz nods. “Alrighty. Let’s have some food. I am starving.” He said leading them to a table.

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“Oh this is precious.” Blitz says to Octavia when they see a sleeping Vinyl and Azure.

Octavia nods. “Yeah, she still loves him like he’s her son.”

“It didn’t help that he calls all of you momma.” Blitz says snickering.

Octavia shrugs. “Easier to deal with.”

“Did you catch a glimpse of when he called her that?” Blitz asks.

Octavia giggles. “Yeah, just her face was priceless.” Blitz says nothing and pets Octavia. Octavia purrs and hisses a little. “I love you Blitzy.”

Twilight snores out loud and they all look to see she has her face in her pancakes before snuggling it and mumbling happily.

“Twi.” Blitz says walking up.

Twilight mumbles a bit more and takes a bite of her pancakes.

Blitz kisses her neck. “Time to wake up love.” Blitz says.

Twilight mumbles a bit more before suddenly bringing her head up. “I’m pancake. I mean awake.” She said sleepily while pointing a hoof up.

“Time for bed Twi.” Blitz says picking her up.

Twilight groans as she mumbles over his shoulder. “But I…” She fell asleep at that point and snored loudly again.

“Fleetfoot.” Blitz calls.

Fleetfoot smiles and flies after them. “Don’t start the party without me.”

“I won’t.” Blitz says.

The others just watch as they all leave and leave the other mares and foals. “Alright. Who wants ice cream and cake?” Rainbow cheers from the end of the table and flying above it.

“Rainbow, Blitz left a note.” Fluttershy says. Rainbow read it, telling her what the two fillies they were foalsitting gets for desert.

“Are you kidding me? That’s boring.” Rainbow said, throwing the note away and making it fly into Ahsoka’s hand.

“But look at the faces they are giving Rainbow.” Fluttershy says and Rainbow sees they were doing the quivering lip pout.

Rainbow frowns. “Fine.” She said flying off to the table full of food nearby.

“Please give at least a slice of banana cream cake to the two foals and one big moon cookie.” Ahsoka reads.

“Ok, you two, I’m back. Here is your slice of cake and cookie and for the rest of you, ice cream.” Rainbow says placing them down by each foal.

The foals cheer as Celestia takes a big bite out of her cake and Luna opens her mouth wide and takes a big bite of her cookie before nibbling it. “Ah, nom, nom, nom.” She said with each nibble and still holds the cookie in her mouth.

“Ah, cuteness overload!” Pinkie yells before grunting and falling over in her chair with her hoof over her heart.

“Pinkie, get back up here to see Sunshine eat her ice cream.” Spitfire says.

Pinkie peeks her head over the table and sees Sunshine taking a big bite out of her ice cream and just gushing over it and then dives her whole head into the bowl and eats by mouth. Pinkie grunts again and holds a hoof over her heart as she wobbles around. “Too much, hngg.” She grunts before falling down.

---

“So what do you think?” Blitz asks the newly transformed Fleetfoot.

Fleetfoot looks herself over. “Huh, nice body if these are good. These are good, right?” She asks looking at her moderately sized breasts and butt.

“I don’t know, you tell me.” Blitz says before smacking her rear playfully.

Fleetfoot yelps and jumps a little. “Hey.” She whines rubbing her rear.

“I’ll take that as a yes.” Blitz says sweeping her off her feet and into his arms.

Fleetfoot squeaks and holds him around the neck. “Um…put me down.”

“So you notice yet?” Twilight asks, removing her skirt.

Fleetfoot looks at her. “Notice what?”

“Would you have felt that in pony form?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot looks at him before thinking. “Actually, no.”

“That is because these bodies are more sensitive.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot nods as she kept thinking. “Maybe, yeah.”

“So when we make love, what will it feel like?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot hums. “I would think it would be more hot and paralyzing if past experiences had taught me anything.”

“Right now, time to get undressed love.” Blitz says setting her on the bed.

Fleetfoot looks to her clothes as Blitz starts to take off his. “Why am I wearing clothes that are made for the gym?”

“I would think because it fits your personality.” Twilight says now in her underwear.

Fleetfoot starts to work on her shirt and fails. “How do you work these things?”

“Here, let me help.” Twilight says with a pervy grin.

Blitz chuckles as he watches Twilight grab Fleetfoot’s shirt before lifting it up most of the way. “Like what you see Blitzy?” Twilight asks with a grin.

“She wears a white sports bra, want to guess her panty color miss all purple?” Blitz asks.

Twilight wiggles her butt to him. “And yet you like it. But I say white too.” She said, pulling the shirt away. “Come on, let’s see those panties.”

Blitz moves onto the bed behind Fleetfoot as Twilight removes her shoes, socks and then her shorts.

“Huh, blue?” Twilight asks, seeing the plain blue panties.

“Huh? Even Rainbow had a bow on hers.” Blitz says grabbing and holding Fleetfoot from behind.

Fleetfoot blushes heavily. “Um…Blitz…eep.” She squeaked as Blitz licks her neck.

“You get the neck, I’ll take her nipples.” Twilight says as she reaches around and unhooks Fleetfoot’s sports bra, exposing her breasts before throwing the bra away.

Fleetfoot blushes even more as Blitz started to kiss her neck and suck on it. “Um…guys…?” She tries to asks before Twilight grabs one of her breasts and squeezes a bit hard before biting down on the nipple and starts to suck. While using the other hand to squeeze her other nipple.

Blitz chuckles as he moves his hand along her body and keeps kissing her neck. “So what do you want for tonight?” He whispered.

Fleetfoot gulps as she tries to look at him. “Um…well…how about being held?”

“I want you to shoot for making Fleetfoot like the rest of the mares on her team that are with us. Which reminds me.” Twilight says as her hand glowed with magic before touching Fleetfoot’s stomach.

“Oh, you want me to make her pregnant huh?” Blitz says as Twilight goes back to sucking Fleetfoot’s nipple.

Twilight hums as she squeezed her other breast.

“If you moan Fleetfoot, you agree to it.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot goes wide eyed at that and tries to hold her moans back. Twilight hearing that smirked and redoubled her efforts on playing with Fleetfoot’s breasts. Fleetfoot gulps and keeps trying to hold it in. Twilight smirks before twisting the nipple she wasn’t sucking on slowly. The sensation was maddening to Fleetfoot. Blitz chuckles as he turns her head to him before kissing her hard and finally makes her moan in his mouth.

“You moaned. Twi, time to remove the last articles of both of your clothes.” Blitz says after ending the kiss.

Twilight smiles and starts to remove Fleetfoot’s panties before moving onto hers. “So what are you going to do?”

“I’m thinking you first and Fleetfoot watches then I do her all night since you are practically falling asleep.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods sleepily. “Yeah, if I go to sleep while we do it, sorry.”

“It’s ok, my tired mare.” Blitz says kicking his underwear off before Twilight lays down in front of him.

Fleetfoot was left shaking a bit as she kept watching them. “Um…”

“You will get your turn soon Fleet.” Blitz says as he enters Twilight.

Fleetfoot blushes. “Oh boy.”

---

“Ok, good night Twi.” Blitz says before kissing her forehead and getting up. “Now we go to the other bed and play.” Blitz says picking Fleetfoot up bridal style.

Fleetfoot looks back to Twilight who was sleeping soundly. “Can’t believe she stayed up the whole time.”

“Well it was one round, but you don’t get just one.” Blitz says setting her down on the other bed.

Fleetfoot pushes her finger together. “So what are we going to do?”

“Oh, you will see, but first I will take your rear.” Blitz says flipping her onto her stomach before getting on.

Fleetfoot tries to look back at him. “Blitz, can I make a request?”

“Ok, what is it?” Blitz asks, grabbing her hips.

Fleetfoot gulps. “Just love me forever.”

“Done.” Blitz says before entering her.

---

“Morning Fleet.” Blitz says before kissing her lightly.

Fleetfoot moans as she turns around. “Just be quiet.”

“You’re showing your rear to me again. Does that mean you want a second round with that or round seven the other way?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot tries to find his hand and he grabs it for her. “Don’t, I’m too tired.”

“Ok love, but you know Twilight was also looking forward to playing with you some last night. So when she wakes up she might use that command Fluttershy used on you.” Blitz warns.

Fleetfoot suddenly sits up before the door to their room opens. “Cricket.” Twilight said, smirking. Fleetfoot moans before sitting up slowly on her bed and sits on the side before standing up and just stands there. “Blitz, you need something?” Twilight asks, walking over to him.

“I just want to watch you two’s lesbian fun for now and maybe I will join in.” Blitz says.

Twilight rolls her eyes before pulling him up. “Come on, let’s have fun in the bathroom. We need to clean up, especially you.”

“Oh, but down there you feel a little frisky yourself?” Blitz asks as Twilight suddenly had the overwhelming desire to go to the nearest mare. ‘I wonder how long until you realize Fleetfoot isn’t the only one with a few keywords installed by Fluttershy?’ Blitz thinks.

Twilight shakes her head and moves over to Fleetfoot. “Time to clean up and it will one way or another, got it?” She asks, leading her to the bathroom.

“Flutterbug.” Blitz whispers and the next thing Twilight knew she was kissing Fleetfoot passionately.

Blitz chuckles as he starts leading them to the bathroom. “Oh boy. This might be fun. Now really get down on each other.” He said massaging them. Blitz led them to the shower where he sat them on his lap as he turned on the water.

Twilight moans as she breaks the kiss and looks at him and tries to shake her head. “Bli…”

Twilight’s eyes dimmed a bit as she started playing with Fleetfoot more. ‘Seems she tried resisting too much and the secondary command Fluttershy put into her kicked in.’ Blitz thinks.

Twilight gasps a little as she looks over Fleetfoot’s shoulder and looks at him. “Master, please take me from behind while I play with her.” Twilight requests.

Fleetfoot moans as she looks at him over Twilight’s shoulder. “Master, please do the same.”

“How about I take you two like how I did Daring and Fluttershy?” Blitz asks.

They both moan and lay down on the shower floor and on top of each other. “Take us.” They both said.

“Good girls.” Blitz says starting.

---

“My head.” Twilight said rubbing her head. “What the heck happened?”

“You still tired, love?” Blitz asks, lathering up her mane.

Twilight nods. “A bit, but that morning I woke up.”

“And you Fleet?” Blitz asks as she washed her mane free of the shampoo.

Fleetfoot tries to move her legs and winces. “Um…sore and extra sore for some reason.”

“How many times did you take her last night?” Twilight asks.

“Once from behind and six from the front.” Blitz says.

Fleetfoot groans as she still tries to move. “I need a lot of muscle relaxant.”

“Twi?” Blitz asks before Twilight starts to cast a low level healing spell.

Fleetfoot sighs in relief as she starts to move her legs more. “Thanks. Now how about you change us back to ponies?”

“First, we gotta get back into our clothes as I don’t want to try it without.” Twilight says.

Fleetfoot sighs and sits up finally as Blitz washes the last shampoo off. “Alright, I’ll go dry off.” She said, stepping out of the shower. Blitz smirks before playfully smacking her rear. “Eep!” She yelps as she covers her rear. “Blitz!”

“What is that? Somepony wants to be rutted as soon as we change back?” Twilight asks jokingly.

Fleetfoot growls. “Shut up.” She said hurrying up and grabbing her towel before heading out.

“That wasn’t a no.” Blitz whispers into Twilight’s ear.

Twilight giggles. “Yeah, it wasn’t. Still just the heck happened to me? I remember dealing with Fleetfoot in the bedroom before I ended up on the floor of the shower.”

“You nodded off hun. You need to stop overworking yourself.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “I can’t help it if I work on almost everything. I want to make sure I learn everything and pass it onto Arcane and the others.”

“You can’t do that if you are bedridden.” Blitz says petting her.

Twilight sighs in relief as she leans into the petting. “I can try. Many others have done it while they were bedridden.”

“True, but not my Twilight. I want Arcane and any other foals to play with you all the time and not visit you at your bedside.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Yeah, that’s a good reason. Now shall we clean up?” She said standing up with him.

“All that is left is two very sensitive areas.” Blitz says with the soap.

Twilight smirks. “Yeah, but there is one spot left for you.” She said poking his chest before bringing it downward.

“Too bad, I’m way ahead.” Blitz says as he twisted her nipple making her become like a putty in his arms.

Twilight moans happily as she leans back into him. “Think you can keep going?”

“Love, I know so.” Blitz says, starting to lather up her breasts.

Twilight moans. “Just don’t forget us.”

Blitz smiles and kisses her cheek. “Never.”

‘Tonight is my last chance to take control of Ahsoka.’ Twilight thinks as Blitz works on her.

Blitz sighs. “Twi, how about you just relax and enjoy some time with the foals? I’ll take care of most of the politics and all that crap. Since someone decided to make things harder.” He said looking to the ceiling and she decided it was to space.

“Ok, it will help me have time to finish a project of mine anyways.” Twilight says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow and smiles. “Oh, what is it?”

“Nuh uh, that is a surprise.” Twilight says.

Blitz gives a hurt look. “Aw, come on. You can tell me.”

“Nope, but I will tell you the spell I used on Fleetfoot last night that greatly boosted her fertility for the night.” Twilight says.

Blitz shakes his head. “Keep it. It’s best to let it out once they ask for it if our normal methods aren’t working that much or fast enough.”

“Oh no, it just increases chances for pregnancy for the mares. Next is Fluttershy. Time to give her a foal as well.” Twilight says, stuttering as he started cleaning low.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah, I don’t need to place some collars on you, do I?”

“Save that for Fluttershy and she asked for it. She is impatient now.” Twilight says.

Blitz sighs. “Yeah, I have been to her multiple times and she still hasn’t got pregnant, lonely or her way.”

“Well time to change it.” Twilight says.

Blitz nods his head to the door. “Want to head out?” He said cleaning off the rest of them in the shower.

“Yeah. Fleetfoot must be having trouble by now and wants you to rut her remember?” Twilight asks.

Blitz chuckles as he turns off the shower and leads her out. “Please, she probably has something to do now.”

“Nope, queen’s orders.” Twilight says impishly.

Blitz smacks her rear and quickly grabs a towel and runs out. “King’s life.”

“But this is a queendom.” Twilight counter’s using the opportunity to feel his rear.

Blitz grabs her hand and holds her close and wraps the towel around them. “But I am not one of your changelings. I am your mate, king, lover and husband. I don’t have to follow like the changelings.”

“Maybe not, but who will take care of Fleetfoot if not you?” Twilight asks as they exit.

Blitz looks to Fleetfoot taking some plate of food from a changeling. “I think the other girls would oblige happily. You up to ask them?” Blitz asks, cleaning them off.

Twilight was already getting changed before moving on to Fleetfoot, feeling her up all the way through. “Once we are ponies again, it is time to get rutted as I am unsure if we can get pregnant doing it in these forms.” Twilight whispers.

Fleetfoot nods as she tries to eat. “Yeah, do these guys know about this whole thing?” She asks her while pointing to the changelings cleaning everything up.

“Yes, remember, hive mind.” Twilight says casting the spell after Blitz was dressed.

Blitz sighs as he stretched himself out. “Okay, I got to check on things and then…” Blitz was interrupted when Fleetfoot tackled him onto a bed. Blitz chuckles as he looks up at her. “Fully clothed and with others in the room? Naughty mare.” He said feeling her up.

Fleetfoot smiles as she looks down at him. “So have you been refilled?”

“Gotcha. Twi, go on ahead.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles as she heads out. “Don’t cause too much of a ruckus.” She said as the changelings followed her out.

Blitz waves at her as he still stares at Fleetfoot. “You got it.” He said before the door closed and he flipped her over. “Now we can have some fun.”

Fleetfoot smiles and wiggles her flank. “Oh yeah, can’t wait.”

---

“So, this place is mostly a female dominated society?” Anakin asks as they sit at the dining table.

Ahsoka nods as she pets Azure. “Yep, don’t know the reason why the ratio is like that, but they treat almost everyone here nicely. They don’t have extra benefits for females and almost none for males. The rulers made sure of that. The other countries are actually a better ratio than this country.”

Obi Wan nods. “And they have princesses, no queens or even kings?”

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No, not kings. Well not yet as there is a male alicorn in which the alicorns, who have wings and horns, are considered high standard. But as for queens, the only queen is for those of a bug species called changelings, like a hive. There are three current princesses ruling the nation with the fourth living here. You may know her as Twilight Sparkle. She isn’t official in ruling the nation or part of it yet, but she’s on her way. I’m thinking they choose princesses so it seems like no one is higher than the other. Right little Azure?”

Azure giggles. “Yay.”

Ahsoka giggles and keeps petting him. “The foals are so cute.” They both just stare at her as Arcane gets dropped off at the table by the guards and he coos at the food before going to it and starting to eat. “Now Arcane, remember what mommy said.” Ahsoka said smiling. Arcane spits out his food and whines as he goes to a chair and sits down. “Good boy.” Ahsoka said, ruffling his mane, making him laugh a little.

Obi Wan leans over to Anakin. “Is it me or is she treating them like her own children?”

“All females have maternal instincts mastered. I thought your girlfriend taught you that.” Anakin says.

Obi Wan just stares at him. “That’s private.”

“Okay, now does anypony need anything? Breakfast, some guides, may be an official tour?” Twilight asks walking in.

“I think Arcane wants a hug from his mom.” Ahsoka says.

Twilight smiles and walks over to Arcane and he turns to her. “Mommy.” He said holding out his hooves for her. Twilight smiles before booping his stomach and then picks him up. Arcane giggles and nuzzles her. “Mommy.”

Twilight giggles and nuzzles him back. “My little hatchling.”

“So what is Blitzkrieg going to join us?” Obi-Wan asks.

Twilight smiles as she keeps nuzzling Arcane. “In a bit. He’s busy at the moment.”

“Not anymore.” Blitz said, walking past her and giving a little nuzzle to her and Arcane before sitting across from the two knights. “So, what are your plans for today?”

Anakin sighs. “Well…how about getting to know the place more?”

“Some areas will be off limits because of the military. I hope you understand.” Blitz says.

Obi Wan shrugs. “We get that almost all the time.”

“You still haven’t let me see your hypervelocity gun.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz waves at her. “Classified for now.”

“Wait, a Hypervelocity gun!?” Anakin says shocked.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Yes, we needed to protect the planet during the last invasion somehow.”

“And now there is one in every continent or at least under construction along with a shield generator.” Twilight says.

“Somepony has been reading my reports again.” Blitz says in a sing-song voice.

Twilight sticks her tongue out at him. “I have to since that whole train fiasco.”

“Which I wasn’t involved in and that was Celestia.” Blitz says.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “You did promise me though.”

“Never said you couldn’t.” Blitz says.

---

“So Fleet, you have quite the night?” Vinyl asks sipping some coffee.

Fleetfoot drools a bit into her food as she keeps staring ahead.

“Seems she couldn’t help herself and had another round upon waking.” Spitfire says.

“Taking bets now.” Pinkie says.

Fleetfoot finally grabs a spoon and starts eating. “Too good.” She whispered.

“I bet she will show signs of pregnancy soon.” Spitfire says.

Fleetfoot soon gains a smile. “I love that stallion.”

Fluttershy just sits in her chair, pushing her food side to side. Vinyl looks over to her. “You okay?” Fluttershy just lets out a sigh. Vinyl moves over to her. “Between vampires, what’s up?” Vinyl asks and Fluttershy just touches Vinyl’s stomach. Vinyl smiles and hugs her. “It’ll be okay. You’ll have one soon.”

Fluttershy still looked down. “Take it from me. It is worth the wait.” Shadow says.

Fluttershy sniffs and puts her head on Vinyl’s shoulder.

Octavia, seeing this, gets up. “So where are you going?” E. Octavia asks.

“To see Blitz.” Octavia says.

E. Octavia just looks back at Fluttershy as she just nuzzles her head into Vinyl’s neck.

---

”I see.” Blitz says as Octavia holds Azure.

Octavia sighs as she bounces Azure. “Yes. I think it’s time to give her the best time of her life. E. Vinyl got a batch of herbs for fertility. Twilight got a spell and a potion from the changelings for it too. Use it all and I’m sure she will get a foal.”

“I got it. Please go tell Twi for me. I’m going to see her.” Blitz says getting up before ruffling Azure’s mane and kissing Octavia.

Octavia smiles as he walks out. “Hey.” Blitz smiles as he turns to her. “Rough her up.”

---

Blitz snuck up as quietly as possible before wrapping his hooves around Fluttershy.

Fluttershy yells out and tries to escape. “Let me go. If you don’t mind.” She quickly added the last part quietly.

“Nuh uh my love.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy looks back and sees him. “Blitz?”

“I heard you were feeling down.” Blitz says, continuing to hold her.

Fluttershy sighs as she stares at her food again. “Yeah. But I’m fine.”

“Oh Flutters. Come on you.” Blitz says, pulling her away.

Fluttershy eeps. “Wait. I haven’t eaten.”

---

A week had passed and Fluttershy was going about her business when she had her magical pregnancy test. “Let see.” She says not too enthusiastic. “Oh it’s positive.” She says putting it down sadly. She then looks back at it and becomes wide eyed. “Yes! It’s positive!” She yelled out loud that the windows shook while grabbing Angel and dancing around with him.

Blitz sips away at his coffee as he looks to the papers on the Equestrian military and economy. “Huh, almost there.” Blitz sighs and looks to the door as he hears some running hoofsteps and goes for his blaster.

“Ok, the clan’s holocommunicator meeting will start soon. Knowing clan Rodarch and Tenau, they will bring up the CIS attacked the ships they sent for a naval exercises.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy suddenly bursts open the door and makes it slam against a changeling guard standing behind it. “I’m pregnant!”

“Really?” Blitz asks putting down his coffee before opening up his hooves. “Come here Flutters.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy laughs and flies and jumps into his hooves. “I love you!”

“So I see it worked and you ok back there behind the door?” Blitz asks.

The changeling guard groans as he pushes the door away. “Just fine.” He said before falling into the ground. “Ow.”

“Flutters, you must be careful, you hurt that guard.” Blitz says booping her stomach.

Fluttershy hides her mane. “Oh, I’m sorry.”

Blitz raises an eyebrow and looks to the guard still on the ground before looking back at her. “Huh, you know what?” He said stroking her cheek.

“What?” Fluttershy asks.

“Take him to the medical wing. I got a meeting with the clans.” Blitz says donning his mandalorian helmet.

Fluttershy nods. “Sure.”

Blitz holds up a hoof. “One more.” Fluttershy leans in before she feels her collar pulled to him. “Don’t ever doubt yourself and feel down, because I will be there to get you back up. Got it?” He asks, pulling her collar harder.

Fluttershy nods vigorously. “Yes master.”

Blitz smiles and lets her go. “Good. Now why don’t you tell the others. They would want to hear it too. Especially Fleetfoot.” Blitz says before petting her mane.

Fluttershy smiles lifting his helmet before she kisses his cheek. “Sure.” She said getting off of him. “Bye Blitz.” She said walking away.

“See you soon.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy waves at him and picks up the guard and takes him away. “Bye Blitz. Thanks for the foal.”

Blitz breathes in deeply as he puts back on his helmet as the door closes. “Tell them I’m coming. Need to deal with a few things.” He said to the guard as he goes behind his desk and deals with a few things. The communicator soon starts to go off and Blitz activates it and sees many mandalorians talking. “Um…hello?”

One Mandalorian turns to him. “Hi Cross. You hear about the attack too?”

“No I am not.” Blitz says pretty sure he was getting strange looks from the other chief. “I don’t think anything else needs to be said. The CIS has been borderline harassing us for a while now and now they have attacked. I think there is only one proper response to this.” Blitz says before facing Mandalore.

Mandalore sighs. “War it is. Still, you know what that entails.”

“We have to put aside any grudges or animosity towards the jedi.” Blitz says.

Mandalore sighs as he puts a hand over his face. “The young would agree, the old wouldn’t. You got a plan?”

“I think this is the excuse we have been looking for to announce a mandalorian crusade.” Blitz says after switching over to a private conversation for a moment.

Mandalore raises an eyebrow under his helmet. “I hope you know what you are doing Cross.”

“I do.” Blitz says.

Mandalore sighs as he leans back. “Alright. I’ll send out the word. But you better be ready to back things up.”

“I am.” Blitz says switching them back to the rest of the chiefs not noticing.

“So what do we do now?” A chief asks.

“We launch the first crusade since the great war against the war Revan fought in.” Mandalore says.

The chiefs all started to talk to one another at the prospect of another war. “And the alliance and other groups?”

“We will take care of it. Spread the word to the other clans not associated with us, even to my displeasure, deathwatch.” Mandalore says.

Blitz growls a bit. “Let’s hope they hate the CIS as much as us and the jedi enough to stay on our side.”

“They have sworn vengeance on Count Dooku after what happened.” Another says.

Blitz hisses. “Yeah. That would do it.”

“Meeting adjourned.” Mandalore says.

Blitz ends the call and heads to the dining room. “Alright. Who’s doing what?” The first thing he laid his eyes on was Azure was rolling around with Celestia. “Aww. That’s cute. And where’s little Luna?” Luna coos at him as she lands on his head and knocks on his helmet. “Hi little Lulu. You playing with the others?”

Before she could coo again she was playfully tackled by Spectrum. Blitz chuckles as the door opens. “We’re here.” Terra calls as she puts Arcane down. “What did we miss?” Blitz points to most of the foals wrestling with Celestia and Luna.

Terra giggles and pushes Arcane. “Go get them Arcane.” She said before he rushes off and pounces on the pile. “Such a cute foal. I can’t wait until he’s like little Lulu and Celly.” Terra said floating over to Blitz.

“You stole him from Twilight again didn’t you?” Blit asks.

Terra giggles as she leans in. “I have to spend time with him.”

“She’s going to try and blast you again.” Blitz says.

Terra hums. “Let her. I am the planet itself. You can’t get rid of me. Not even leaving it since I know about him.”

“She might try and fire the silencer at you.” Blitz says.

Terra waves him off. “Oh please. I’m sort of her…auntie…sister?”

“Niece-in-law.” Blitz whispers.

Terra shrugs. “Oh well. Besides, soon I will be more.”

“That thing can destroy a planet on overload you know.” Blitz says.

Terra rolls her eyes. “Look. I want to be part of the family here. Let me enjoy life.”

“Just ease in so Twi doesn’t send my ship kamikaze into the planet, ok?” Blitz asks.

Terra giggles and hugs him. “Okay daddy.”

“Oh there you are Arcane.” Twilight says walking in with a scary smile.

Arcane giggles. “Mommy!”

“Sweetie.” Twilight says grabbing him as he jumps into her waiting hooves, her mood doing a complete 180.

Terra sighs in relief. “Thank goodness that’s over.”

“See, she can scare you if you anger her enough.” Blitz says.

Terra smirks as she leans over. “That’s because I’m in a sense, younger than her.”

“So what have we learnt?” Blitz asks.

Terra smiles. “Don’t piss off my auntie.”

“Correct.” Blitz says as a piece of pumpkin pie floated in front of her.

Terra gasps and takes it before nibbling it. “Thanks daddy.” She said muffled by the pumpkin pie.

Blitz shakes his head as he noticed Fluttershy was dancing with Fleetfoot. “How’s my mares?” He asks as he walks over to them.

Fluttershy smiles as he walks up to her and looks at the dog tag on her collar. “Remember that night?”

“I do Ms. Expecting.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy blushes and hugs him. “Thank you Blitz.”

“Hey, where is my hug?” Fleetfoot whined playfully.

Blitz chuckles and brings her in too. “Love you girls. You’re my life here and the others…and the foals.”

“Hey dad?” Blazer calls from atop the pile of wrestling foals.

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Blazer tries to get off the pile and tumbles down until he reaches the bottom. “Ouch. When can I go out?”

“Just ask Jackie.” Blitz says.

Blazer groans. “She doesn’t. Ever. Since those guys came over.”

“Hey Rainbow?” Blitz calls.

Rainbow looks up from her cider mug. “Yeah?”

“Are you ready to go on your morning jog with Spectrum and Blast?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow looks confused. “Yeah. Why?” She asks with suspicion.

“Take Blazer with you.” Blitz says.

Rainbow stares at him. “Won’t Applejack be mad?”

“Nah, will you Jackie?” Blitz asks.

Applejack comes up from behind him. “Kinda. A little.”

“Then you can join them. Exercise is good for the foal and jogging is better than what Pinkie has you do every morning.” Blitz says.

Applejack groans. “Fine. Just don’t blame me if we get attacked.”

“By what?” Blitz asks.

“Mom is a little paranoid right now. Last week she thought the mailbox was staring at her.” Blazer whispers to him.

Blitz shrugs. “Must be the hormones. Okay, all of you, grab your breakfast and get going. You got a town to see.”

“Sunshine, you ready to workout?” Pinkie asks, walking in a gym outfit.

Blitz wolf whistles. “Hello hot stuff.”

“No time for flirting right now Blitz.” Pinkie says scooping up Sunshine.

Blitz smirks. “Long kiss?”

“Nope, already got it playing.” Pinkie says rushing off.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Oh Pinkie. Still the same mare I know and love. At least she doesn’t have a knife.”

“Azure.” Vinyl calls.

Blitz chuckles. “And the next one of the starting gates is Azure and the music ponies.” He playfully calls.

“Oh Blitzy, finish your business call already?” Octavia asks, walking past him brushing his nose with her tail.

Blitz smirks as he pulls her back and hugs her. “Oh yeah. And I got a free day today before everything goes crazy. I wonder which one I should hang out with?”

“You mean which ones to make pregnant.” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles. “No, which ones to spend time with.”

“I got the stuff ready to go. I think me and the rest of the pregnant or have foal already can handle the foals while he ravages all who are not.” Twilight says.

Blitz smirks. “Oh Twilight. Want little old me to breed all the ponies precious to you? Naughty mare.”

“I told them all it is time. Even Fluttershy is now confirmed.” Twilight says.

Blitz sighs. “Look. I want to enjoy the day with you all and that’s not going to happen with me coped up in one room just having fun one at a time…or two.”

“Sorry, not up for a debate we all took a vote on this one.” Twilight says.

Biltz groans. “Fine. But I choose fun for each of us.”

“As long as you get them pregnant. I will be right back sweetie.” Twilight says trotting to the room as Vinyl snores with the mouth wide open sleeping on the couch E. Vinyl was on as she rested on her stomach.

Blitz shrugs. “Alright. All mares who haven’t been pregnant. Please follow me.” He said walking away.

“Ah, what, are the waffles ready?” E. Vinyl asks with her headphones still on her ears.

Blitz just pulls her along as every mare follows him and the others head out.

“Um…I’m not sure I am ready for th…” Dusk was cut off as Twilight dragged her along with magic.

Twilight giggles as she pushes Dusk into Blitz’s room with everypony else as Blitz sits on the bed. “Alright, have fun girls. And remember, his time so try to do what he says, within reason.” She said before shutting the door.

“Um…Twi, I think you’re forgetting something.” S. Vinyl calls.

Twilight creates a ball of magic and throws it into the room before she closes the door again and it explodes in a burst of light. “Done.”

“Oh, now time for the non magical ways.” S. Vinyl says.

Twilight heard Blitz chuckle as some of the mares giggle. “Prepare a clean up crew once done.” She said to the guards as she walked off down to the guest rooms Fluttershy meeting up with her on the way.

Ahsoka was sitting on the bed of the room meditating as her masters had gone back to the ship to have a private talk with the rest of the council and Rex went to check on the proceedings on the ship. Soon a knock came to her door and she opened her eyes. “Come in.”

Twilight enters alone. “Oh Twilight, you looking for Arcane?” Ahsoka asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, I came to see you.”

“Is this about me teaching you husband how to use the force when my masters are not around?” Ahsoka asks.

Twilight smiles. “No, it’s great you did that. I don’t think I could have as I am still his unofficial teacher. This is for something else entirely.”

“Oh?” Ahsoka asks.

Twilight nods. “Yes, but one question.”

“Yes?” Ahsoka asks, confused.

Twilight smiles. “How much do you like Blitz?”

“Huh!?” Ahsoka asks, nearly falling off the bed.

Twilight still smiles. “I asked how much you like Blitz?”

“I…I…I don’t think that is appropriate. I am a jedi.” Ahsoka says thankfully her skin tone hid any blush, but her reaction was all the answer Twilight needed.

Twilight grins. “Great. Lock it down!” She yells to the guards outside.

Ahsoka goes wide eyed as the doors and windows magically seal. “Um…what’s going on?”

Twilight looks coy at her. “Oh, just a little gift.” She said lightning up her horn.

“Wait, what are you doi…” Ahsoka was cut off after being engulfed by the light.

Twilight sighs. “There, that should do it.” When the light cleared there sat a ponified version of Ahsoka. “Huh, so that’s the type of mane you have.” Twilight said looking her over.

“What have you done to me?” Ahsoka asks, looking at her forehooves.

Twilight smiles gently. “Changed you into a pony. Cute huh?”

“B…but I…” Ahsoka tried to speak when the door opened and Fluttershy walked in before the door sealed behind her.

“Ah good. Fluttershy, it is time to train somepony. She will make an excellent addition.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka looks shocked. “Trained?!”

“Yes, you will need to be trained to please your master.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka looks wide eyed at Twilight. “Don’t worry, all of us went through it. Well, mostly us. Some of the stronger ones like Vinyl and Octavia didn’t bend so well, but we got some. Besides, it’s fun at times. Fluttershy.” She said looking over to her.

Fluttershy smirks. “Flutterbug.” Fluttershy said and Twilight immediately gained a blank look. “And now Twilight, hold her while I begin.” Fluttershy commands.

Ahsoka then backs up before she hits the wall as Twilight stalks her and then grabs her. “Now Twilight, how good is being like this for our master?” Fluttershy asks walking up to them.

“Incredibly good.” Twilight says in a monotone voice.

Ahsoka just stares at them. “Why do you make his wives like this?”

“We chose this as the best way to please him and soon you will too.” Fluttershy says as Ahsoka locked eyes with her and Ahsoka couldn’t turn away.

Twilight laughs one tone at a time. “Join us.”

Ahsoka gulps as she keeps staring at Fluttershy as she smirks at her with her changing red eyes and she starts to change features. “Wha…?”

Fluttershy giggles as she walks over to her. “What are you?”

Ahsoka gulps. “I’m…a je…”

Fluttershy puts her hooves beside her head. “What are you?” She asks, trying harder.

Ahsoka just keeps staring at her as some red tint starts to come to her eyes. “I’m…a je…a…master’s pet.” She said gaining red eyes fully.

Fluttershy grins. “Good.” She said before trying even harder and adding a third layer to her before backing off. “Let her go.” She said to Twilight who lets Ahsoka fall to the ground. “What do you think, Twilight? Should we start with the milker or bounding her up?” Fluttershy asks.

Twilight smiles creepily to her. “How about bounding her up? I’m sure master would love what we hate in our normal selves.”

“This is just training though. We have to teach her to love this.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka groans as she gets up a bit. “Ma…master?”

“You are not ready for master yet pet. First you need to be trained.” Fluttershy says getting some ropes out.

Twilight acts all giddy as she laughs and bounces around. “Oh, can I tie her up this time, mistress?”

“Oh, why not?” Fluttershy says giving her the rope.

Twilight laughs as she grabs the rope and moves onto Ahsoka.

Ahsoka groans as she shakes her head. “Twi…li…”

“Oh, she is a fighter. Will she overcome this like Rainbow did?” Fluttershy asks.

Twilight giggles as she keeps tying her up. “I don’t think so. Not after we’re through.” She said licking her lips.

“We shall see.” Fluttershy says getting a vibrator out.

Ahsoka groans as she tries to look around before seeing Fluttershy approach as Twilight keeps tying her up more, paying extra attention to Ahsoka’s breasts and then she squeals. “Take it out! Take it out!”

“Oh seems she doesn’t like it in the flank yet.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight gasps. “What can we do, mistress? None of the others ever had this problem.”

“Don’t worry, she will break soon enough and will just find pleasure in it.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight happily claps her hooves. “Yay mistress. You always know what to do.”

“Now on to stimulating her breasts.” Fluttershy instructed.

Twilight smiles and goes to her chest and Ahsoka looks at her. “Why me?”

“It is simple. Our husband Blitzy has feelings for you and the foals could always use a new mother.” Fluttershy says as Twilight brought out a milking unit.

Ahsoka groans as she puts her head down on the floor again. “But why me?”

“Because you also love him even if you won’t admit it. If we were just going for pure breeding. Twilight would have combined the spell she used on you with a gender bending one and used it on your masters.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka groans and tries to look at her. “No. Don’t tell them.”

“Oh, don’t worry, we aren’t going to do that. Besides, if we did do that to them and train them like we are to you, then their minds would completely break and we would make a new one for both.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka sighs as she just stares at the ground now. “Just…don’t have him lose the old me.”

“You are starting to like it.” Fluttershy says in a hypnotic tone. “The vibrations and the feeling is turning you on.” Fluttershy says looking into her eyes again.

Ahsoka sighs and looks at her. “No it’s not. Eep!” She squeaked as Twilight kept setting things up.

“The vibrations are shaking you to your core. The feeling is incredible.” Fluttershy says in the same hypnotic tone as Twilight hooks each nipple of Ahsoka’s up.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No, it’s not.”

“You want to kiss something.” Fluttershy says changing tactics.

Ahsoka groans. “No I…I…”

Twilight kisses Ahsoka full on the lips, shocking her. “The soft feeling of a mare’s lips. It feels and tastes so good.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka groans and shakes her head. “No it’s not.”

“You want another one.” Fluttershy says starting the milker up.

Ahsoka goes wide eyed as she feels the machine works its course. “No…I…don’t.”

“It’s driving you mad. The kiss of a fellow mare. The way their flanks move as they walk.” Fluttershy says as Twilight started to walk away sashaying her hips the entire time.

Ahsoka looks to Twilight as she walks away. “Flutterbug.” Fluttershy said as Twilight walked out the door.

“It drives you completely mad as you find it so sexy, like how you are feeling like you are being shaken to the core.” Fluttershy continues.

Ahsoka groans as she looks at her with glazed over eyes. “Feeling?”

“It is incredible to you. You want a mare to play with you. You love the mere idea of it so much. The hooves of a mare running down your coat or pulling your tail for fun.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka tries to blink. “I…like…the…no.” She suddenly shakes her head.

“Oh, that was close. You about fell under my control, Flutterbug. Now Twilight is returning.” Fluttershy says as Twilight came back in from the other room with a strap on.

Ahsoka tries to crawl away now. “No, don’t.”

“You want a mare to play with you to make you feel incredible.” Fluttershy says slipping in another vibator on, this time it was to her most sensitive part.

Ahsoka groans as she looks at them having her lie on her side and lifting her leg up. “But…master…”

“You take solace in the undeniable truth that any pleasure you get from a mare, Master will match and exceed it Flutterbug.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka glazes over eyes again. “Flutter…”

Fluttershy smiles before kissing her, putting her tongue into her mouth. Twilight smiles as she grabs Ahsoka’s tail and pulls it. Fluttershy smiles, breaking the kiss and removing the vibrators as Twilight turned off the milker. “Not just yet, don’t want to break you too soon.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka soon smiles drunkenly. “Good…mistress…”

“Good. Now Twilight, help me secure her to the ceiling. Somepony has been bad and needs a spanking.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight smiles. “Yes mistress.” She said getting up and grabbing some rope.

“How are you feeling Ahsoka?” Fluttershy asks as Ahsoka is now suspended by her hooves off the floor.

“I…w…won’t…submit.” Ahsoka struggles.

“Oh, too bad.” Fluttershy says before smacking her flank once with a paddle.

Ahsoka yelps as she starts to swing a little. “I won’t.”

“You like being paddled, don’t you?” Fluttershy asks.

Ahsoka looks back to her and glares. “No I don’t.” She growls.

“It sends your senses down here on fire.” Fluttershy continues before smacking the other cheek of her flank.

Ahsoka groans. “You…bitch.”

“You love the sensation, especially when somepony grabs where you were just paddled.” Fluttershy says smacking her right cheek off her flank again.

Ahsoka huffs as she keeps trying to get away. “Shut…shut up.”

“This has turned you on.” Fluttershy says smacking the left cheek again.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No it doesn’t.” She said trying to move her hoof.

“You want it so much. To the point where you will beg for it once your master or one of your sisters starts doing this to you.” Fluttershy says not smacking her this time, but focuses on the hypnosis.

Ahsoka grits her teeth as she tries to keep moving her hoof that was being hanged. ‘Dang it Blitz. What kind of mares do you have? Wait, he used it when he was still a pony.’

“You want the pleasure of a spanking. Beg me for it Flutterbug.” Fluttershy says stroking her face.

‘Ok, I just need to foc…I…I…’

“Flutterbug, you know you want it so bad.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka tries to shake her head. ‘Flutterbug…no…dang it…’ She thinks as she looks at the drawer where the lightsabers were stored.

“What is more, you look forward to when the master holds you on his lap and spanks you for being naughty Flutterbug.” Fluttershy says rubbing Ahsoka’s flank.

Ahsoka gulps. ‘Would Blitz…no…he wouldn’t…’ She thought before hearing some banging nearby.

“Holding you in his hooves as he smacks your flank a few times. You love every moment of it Flutterbug. It completely turns you on.” Twilight whispers into her ear, driving her senses crazy.

Ahsoka groans as she tries to look to the drawer and see it slowly open. ‘Almost, got it.’

“Oh, you are such an adorable little Flutterbug.” Twilight says smiling before kissing Ahsoka completely, breaking her concentration and Fluttershy smacks her again with the paddle.

Ahsoka groans as she tries to hold it in. “Damn you.”

“Say it Flutterbug.” Fluttershy says before Twilight kisses her again and she smacks her flank with the paddle.

Ahsoka gulps and looks at them as she sees the drawer opened out of the corner of her eye. “I…like…to…say…”

“Your lightsabers are gone?” Twilight asks.

Ahsoka stops as she looks to the drawer and sees it empty. “Shoot.” She said, dropping her act.

“Oh adorable little Flutterbug, what did you think I was up to when the mistress was working on you without me and I walked out?” Twilight asks before kissing her again and this time using her magic to twist Ahsoka’s nimples slightly, sending a wave of pleasure through her and Fluttershy spanking her at the exact moment.

“It brings you so much pleasure.” Fluttershy says rubbing her now sore flank.

Ahsoka sighs as she looks at them. “Just…don’t make it bad for Blitz. I don’t want to hurt him.” She said frowning.

“Oh Flutterbug is so thoughtful of master.” Fluttershy says looking her in the eyes again and they slowly start to glaze over a bit. “Now say it. I like spankings, but only from my master, mistress, or sisters.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka groans as she keeps looking at them with glazing eyes. “I like spankings, but only from my master.”

“And Flutterbug?” Fluttershy asks, petting her flank.

“And…my mistress and sisters.” Ahsoka finally said as she started to drool.

“Good girl.” Fluttershy says stopping and her red eyes start coming back to life.

Ahsoka shakes her head and looks at them. “Um…girls? Why am I tied up?”

“Why for one, spanking. Now pick who gets to spank the naughty mare.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka looks around before shaking her head a bit. “Um…mas…ster.”

“He is not here right now sweetie. You will have to choose which one of us right here.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka looks between the two. “Um…her.” She said, looking at Twilight.

“Here you go pet.” Fluttershy says hoofing the paddle.

Twilight giggles as she moves behind Ahsoka and strokes her flank, making her shiver a bit. “Hurry up.” Ahsoka pleaded as she shook her flank.

Twilight grins before bringing the paddle back far before smacking her hard and makes Ahsoka yell out. “You asked.”

“Ok, now pet, let her down. It is now time for the next step.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka groans as she looks to her as Twilight unhooks her. “Next step?”

“Pet.” Fluttershy says before Twilight restrains her.

“You want to suck you sisters breasts.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka starts to stare at her as she slowly gains a glare. “No…I will…”

“Flutterbug.” Fluttershy said.

“Suck.” Ahsoka drools.

“Not only suck, you want to nibble the breast of your sister.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka drools as she finally goes limp with Twilight happily restraining her harder. “Nibble.”

“You want to tease her while you suck, making her moan.” Fluttershy says as Twilight loosens her grip. “But not hard, enough to hurt.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka moans as she turns around to Twilight. “Sisters.”

Twilight smiles as she looks to Fluttershy. “Mistress, can I have some fun?”

“Not just yet pet, we are not done training her.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight smiles. “Can we try training her for your style of fun?”

“We will soon enough.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka giggles drunkenly. “Style?”

“Don’t talk, choose a nipple and tease it while sucking.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka looks between the six of them. “Which one?”

Fluttershy pets her head. “Choose one, it doesn’t matter which.”

Ahsoka nods and moves to one of them and starts sucking on it while nibbling it a little, causing Twilight to moan in pleasure.

Fluttershy sighs as she looks at her. “Aw, Blitz will love you just enough for you to stay, forever. Now come over here.”

Ahsoka sighs happily as she moves to Fluttershy and starts nibbling on hers. “Sisters.”

“No, no, silly Flutterbug. Sit beside me.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka smiles happily as she moves over to her and sits down.

“Now snap out of the trance.” Fluttershy says clapping her hooves in front of her.

Ahsoka groans as she looks around. “What the heck?”

“Ahsoka, did you nod off while we were talking?” Twilight asks.

Ahsoka looks at her. “I don’t know. What time is it?”

“It doesn’t matter. Now Twilight, as you were saying.” Fluttershy says.

“You see, Arcane isn’t nursing from my breasts as much as he used to and they are starting to leak a bit.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka smiles. “What do you want me to do?” She asks happily.

“You mind helping me out by sucking out some of the excess?” Twilight asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Sure, do you want to do it on the bed?”

“No, here on the floor, it is easier to clean.” Twilight says as Fluttershy smirks.

Ahsoka moves over to her and latches onto a nipple and starts drinking happily. “Why would he hate this?”

“I think he is getting a little too old for nursing and wants solid foods.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka nods as she keeps drinking. “So good.”

After she was finished, Fluttershy spoke up. “Alright now, for the next step.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka looks back at her. “Next step?”

Fluttershy smirks moving in closer. “We need to practice kissing Flutterbug.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka frowns. “I don’t kiss girls. I don’t even kiss anybody.”

“Oh, but you do Flutterbug.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka shakes her head as her eyes start to glaze over. “Flutterb…”

“We kiss each other to practice for master. You love kissing the other mares in practice.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka groans. “Kissing…mares?”

“Oh yes. You like each individual flavor we have.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka starts to drool. “Flavor.”

“Yes. Now kiss your sister there.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka quickly jumps up to Twilight and kisses her as she brings her to the ground.

“You also like to feel another mare up.” Fluttershy says as Twilight flipped them to dominate the kiss.

Ahsoka smiles into the kiss as she moves her hooves on Twilight’s sides.

“You adore a nice firm flank.” Fluttershy whispers into her ear.

Ahsoka moans as she moves her hooves to Twilight’s flank and starts to stroke it.

“You also adore being felt up yourself and love having your breasts sucked like you like to suck other mares.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka breaks the kiss as Twilight feels her up as she sucks on her breasts. “I love…it.”

“What flavor is Twilight?” Fluttershy asks.

Ahsoka smiles at her. “Lavender.”

“And mine?” Fluttershy asks kissing her.

Ahsoka breaks the kiss. “Butter cream.”

“Good girl.” Fluttershy says before they all assume the positions they once had sitting and Fluttershy breaking the trance.

Ahsoka groans. “Okay, I feel weird.”

“How do you mean, we were just practicing kissing for Blitzy.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka blushes as she looks away. “Oh yeah.”

Fluttershy smiles. “How have I been hit on the battlefield badly?”

Ahsoka thinks about it. “Um…the worst I had was a laser shot on my back. I was trying to save someone from falling to their death. I never saved them though. I did heal up though for the next mission though master did keep me back for that. Found another way and saved him, not shot that time.”

Twilight smiles. “Can we have fun with the last bit?”

Fluttershy nods. “Okay time for the last bit of training before you receive your official collar.”

Ahsoka huffs. “I never wear a collar.”

Fluttershy giggles. “Oh Flutterbug.” She said, making Ahsoka’s eyes glaze over again. “Time for the final test and once you pass this, you graduate and get your collar as proof and get to be with our master. Pet, do you have it?”

Twilight smiles as she takes it from her behind her. “Yep, right here.” She said putting it on. “Can I say stuff to her mistress?”

“Onto the bed Flutterbug.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka smiles as she goes to the bed and gets on and looks back over her shoulder as Twilight goes to her as she smirks. “Can I please say something mistress?” She asks, mounting her.

“A few things, but not much. That is reserved for our master.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight giggles and enters Ahsoka as she gasps and tries to reach for her. “Aw, she wants it lovingly.”

Twilight smiles and holds her hoof as she starts thrusting into her as Ahsoka gasps happily with each hit. “She really pulls at you. Master will love her.”

Fluttershy giggles as she sits on the bed and pets Ahsoka’s head. “Aw, who’s a good mare?”

Ahsoka moans and looks at her. “I am.”

Fluttershy smirks. “And who will listen to our master and be his pet Flutterbug?”

Ahsoka licks her lips as she backs her flank into Twilight’s as they collide. “I am and I want him.”

Fluttershy smiles as she brings out a purple collar. “Good girl.” She said, putting it around Ahsoka’s neck.

“She is finally broken and given into us. It seems we didn’t have a repeat with Rainbow after all.” Twilight says.

Fluttershy keeps petting Ahsoka’s mane as Twilight keeps rutting her. “Yes, she was just trying to be loyal all the way. This one here has been lusting after our master for a long time without even knowing. Right Flutterbug?”

Ahsoka happily moans as she tries to look at her. “Yes, I wanted him. I need him.”

Fluttershy smiles. “Alright. Finish her.” She said getting up and packing everything else up.

Twilight smirks as she lights her horn and Ahsoka starts to scream loudly before rising up a bit and soon collapses as Twilight pulls out of her. “Got her.”

“Yes. Now time to put away the Flutterbug.” Fluttershy says and Twilight’s eyes return to normal.

Twilight groans. “Dang it Fluttershy. At least give me a break once in a while or I will never return.” She said, taking off the strap on.

Fluttershy smiles as she looks at Ahsoka. “So when do you want to give this little pet to our master?”

“Oh, we are done?” Twilight asks.

Fluttershy nods as she sits down on the bed again and pets Ahsoka’s head. “Yes, she’s ready.”

“Ok, now all that is left is how to give her to Blitz without him taking it the wrong way.” Twilight says picking her up and taking her to the bathroom conjoined to the room.

Fluttershy smirks. “Got anymore potential mares to change over?”

Twilight huffs. “I’ll let you know if Blitz had any more relationships outside of us.”

“Oh, you have always been jealous when you found out he loved another first.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight sighs. “He loved Applejack before me. Then I fell in love with him and that messed him up. I am not letting him fall into that again.”

“Ah, that isn’t the whole truth, isn’t it. You started developing feelings when you started teaching him.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, I loved him…because he was almost like me.”

“Except for his tool and his toned flank right?” Fluttershy asks jokingly.

Twilight blushes. “Shut up and let me deal with our new addition here.” She said carrying Ahsoka out.

“Oh, one moment, got to install the trigger for her to return.” Fluttershy says walking up to them and stands in front of Ahsoka as she wakes up and looks at her. “Ladybug.” She said putting her hooves on her head and had her eyes glazed over before they returned to normal and fell asleep. “Done. She will be asleep for a while, enough time to clean her and put her back to bed in her normal form so she won’t suspect everything.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight smirks. “Oh, I would love to see that.” She said putting Ahsoka in the bathtub.

“We can’t risk it yet. We need Blitzy to be trained in the force so he doesn’t hurt himself.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, now let’s get this done.”

Chapter 44: Pain & Consequences

Blazer happily jumps around and looks into the many store windows. “Cool. Ancient books.”

“He is certainly a ball of energy right now.” Rainbow says.

Applejack sighs. “I guess I have been keeping him inside too long.”

Blazer chuckles as he looks around and coos at something and heads down an alleyway.

“Blazer, get back here.” Applejack calls.

“Got it.” Rainbow said flying ahead.

Applejack waited with Spectrum and Blast. “Okay, how ya doing?” She asks cheekily to the other two.

“Blazer.” Rainbow calls as she glides through the alleyway. “Blazer?” She calls out as she peeks her head around a corner and sees Blazer talking to some filly. “Wait, is that…?”

Blazer chuckles. “Fluffy, huh?”

“Oh shut it you bird.” Diamond said.

“If I’m a bird, you’re a pigeon.” Blazer says.

Diamond growls. “Why do you bother me this much?”

Blazer raises an eyebrow. “I don’t know. Why do you keep bumping into me pigeon?”

Diamond gives a frustrated growl at him as her reply.

Blazer chuckles a bit. “Listen, how about this pigeon, I leave you alone if you leave my family alone. Even if we pass by each other, we don’t acknowledge each other. Deal, pigeon?” He asks, holding a smirk.

“I’m going to…” Diamond was cut off when Rainbow called for him.

“Blazer.”

Blazer looks back a bit before looking at her. “Deal, pigeon?” He asks with a smile.

“Blazer, come on.” Rainbow calls.

Blazer sighs and looks back. “Coming.” He calls before looking to Diamond as he walks away. “Think about it Ms. I’m so Fluffy Pigeon.”

“Come on griffon boy.” Rainbow calls.

Blazer groans as he walks back. “Yeah, yeah. I’m coming.” He calls and looks back at Diamond with a sly smirk. “Pigeon.” He mouths out to her.

Diamond just held a frown as he walked off behind the corner. “What a stupid, idiotic, no good, flightless cute bird!” She yelled out at herself before covering her mouth. “Dang it.” She said when she noticed other ponies were staring at her.

“So you’re done flirting?” Rainbow asks.

Blazer chuckles. “I wasn’t flirting. I was making a deal to make sure she wouldn’t bother us that much again.”

“Sure you were.” Rainbow says holding a sly smiling as she was being sarcastic.

Blazer sighs. “Look, can we head to a dinner or something? I’m getting hungry.”

“Sure sweetie.” Rainbow says.

Blazer rolls his eyes as they start walking again. “I’m not a sweetie.” He mimics her voice on the last word. “I’m a griffon.”

“Your mine and the other’s son so you are our little sweetie.” Rainbow says.

Blazer groans. “I’m not going to be hearing that when my name is called, do I?”

Rainbow just smiles and snuggles him.

Applejack sighs in relief as the two came out of the alleyway. “About time, where did you go?”

“This little sweetie was flirting with a filly.” Rainbow says.

Applejack chuckles. “Really, who’s the filly?”

“Not telling.” Rainbow says, smirking.

Applejack feigns a hurt look. “Aw, come on. We’re family.”

“Yeah, but it would humiliate our little griffon.” Rainbow says.

Applejack smirks as she looks to Blazer. “So won’t tell?”

“I’m hungry.” Blazer says.

Applejack sighs. “Okay. Let’s get something to eat.” She said as they started walking again.

“Thanks mom.” Blazer says smirking knowing he hit a weak point with that.

Applejack chuckles as she wraps a hoof around him. “Don’t think you’re off the hook.”

“Mom, you shouldn’t overexert yourself.” Blazer says.

Applejack smiles. “Trust me, I never do.”

“Applejack, not even Spectrum or Blast believe that.” Rainbow says.

Applejack chuckles. “I never lie.”

“What do you think of you two?” Rainbow asks her foals how signaled no confidence.

They both coo and shake their heads.

“Votes are in and no foal believes that statement.” Rainbow says.

Applejack sighs. “Let’s just get something to eat.”

“So how is Apple Bloom and the rest of the Apples taking the news of your pregnancy?” Rainbow asks.

Applejack shrugs. “Surprised, they thought that the stallion I would be getting isn’t tough enough for me.”

“Really now? Maybe I should tell them about…”. Rainbow was cut off by Applejack.

“Don’t you dare.”

They all laugh or giggle as Applejack frowns.

---

Blitz groans as he stumbles out of the room as he closes the door behind him. “Get the nurses and clean up the room. I need a large lunch now.” He says this to the guards.

“Hug love?” Twilight asks.

Blitz backs away from her. “No thank you. I have been hugging and feeling up too much for a few hours now.”

“Oh. Come here you.” Twilight says dragging him to the couch and into her hooves.

Blitz groans and looks to a changeling guard. “Get me a large platter of food, now.”

The guards leave as Twilight lays on him.

Blitz sighs. “Those mares know how to tire me out. Don’t do much with me, please.” He pleads to Twilight.

“Don’t worry love, I’m not going to do anything, but pet you.” Twilight says, starting to pet him.

Blitz sighs in relief. “That feels good.” He said leaning into her petting.

“I thought you would like that.” Twilight says using her magic to wrap a blanket around them.

“I will entrust you with my body love.” Blitz activates Imperius’ holocron before entering it.

“I will take good care of it.” Twilight says smiling as she snuggles into it.

---

“Ugh. What did I drink last night?” Ahsoka asks herself as she gets up and rubs her head. “Please don’t tell me master crash the ship again.”

“Oh you are up. Crazy night?” Daring asks.

Ahsoka groans. “More or less. What happened?”

“Don’t know, I have been looking after the foals.” Daring says before booping Azure’s nose.

Ahsoka sighs and looks around before she hears a jingle from her neck. “What?” She asks herself before feeling around and feels a collar. “Why am I wearing this?”

“Don’t know, thought it was something to do with the jedi.” Daring says as Ahsoka throws the thing off.

Ahsoka sighs. “Where’s the two mares? Um…Fluttershy and Twilight?”

“Well Blitz is currently in the holocron so Twilight is watching over him while Fluttershy is looking after her animals.” Daring says petting Venator as he napped.

Ahsoka nods and gets up. “Okay. I’ll go see Fluttershy and try to figure out what happened. Maybe we talked and drank too much.” She said walking to the door.

“Shouldn’t you wait here for the other two? In case something goes wrong with the holocron.” Daring says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Nah. He’ll be fine. We have been through worse.”

“You know he is quite vulnerable to being petted right now with Twilight.” Daring says smirking.

Ahsoka groans. “I’m going to figure things out quickly before seeing him. I kinda had my fill of Blitz’s petting.”

Daring raises an eyebrow at that. ‘That is strange.’ Daring thinks.

Ahsoka groans as she stumbles a bit and reaches Fluttershy near the garden. “Fluttershy?”

“One second. Come on Angel, just one bite.” Fluttershy says pushing a carrot to him.

Angel frowns as he taps his foot quickly before Fluttershy gets a carrot to the face.

“Angel.” Fluttershy says a little mad.

Angel squeaks at her and crosses his arms and huffs.

Fluttershy sighs. “I didn’t want to do this.” She said before staring at him as he squeaks and looks at her afraid. He then takes the carrot and starts chewing.

“Good boy.” Fluttershy says happily.

Ahsoka just stares at the scene. “Okay, I must have drank something.”

Fluttershy smiles at her. “By whatever do you…” She gasps as she looks at her.

“So now you know who is talking to you.” Ahsoka says.

Fluttershy frowns a bit. “Naughty girl.”

Ahsoka becomes confused. “What?”

Fluttershy points to her. “You took it off.”

“What are you talking about?” Ahsoka asks.

‘Oh right, no memories of last night.’ Fluttershy thinks. “It’s just amusing seeing you drunk last night.” Fluttershy says. “For some reason you put on a collar. Come on, put it back on. It was cute.”

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Nope, I’m not a collar kind of girl.”

“Ah, but it was so funny when you tried to sing and badly and told me you secretly love my husband.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka blushes. “I do not like him. As a friend, but not a lover. I can’t anyway with me being a jedi.”

‘There it is, your true reservation. The only part I couldn’t break. Maybe Blitz can break through it himself.’ Fluttershy thinks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Well, I only came over to asks what happened last night. But I got my answer. I’m going to see Blitz and Twilight. Want to come?”

“Sorry, can’t, got to attend to my animals and am thinking of adding on to my cottage. Make a room for my foal on the way.” Fluttershy says getting looks from the animals.

Ahsoka smiles. “Congratulations.”

“Thanks, it has been a long time coming.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka looks around. “Does Blitz know?”

“Oh he knows, I killed open his door and proclaimed it.” Fluttershy says smiling.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Did you get a guard?”

“Yeah, helped him to the infirmary.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Oh, this is why I like you guys. No two days are the same. Wish I could stay.”

“You going back to the war?” Fluttershy asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Have to. Keep you guys safe.”

“So what is the word? Knowing my husband, he won’t remain quiet after the attack.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka stares at her. “War. Good luck on your end. At least we can hope to end this quicker than what we have been dealing with. It has been going on even before I was born. Heck, even before my masters were born.”

“The war of the sith and jedi is a timeless battle.” Fluttershy says

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, religion tends to do that.”

“So the clone wars themselves. Lightning thinks you have stretched yourselves too thin and leave yourselves open to a major offensive.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka sighs. “There is only so much the jedi can do.”

“And leaving yourselves vulnerable to an attack.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “What else can we do? We have to go where the army wants us to go. At least we are allowed some leeway since we are our own area.”

“Blitz has already deduced that the CIS have been planning a operation to attack Coruscant since the war began.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Of course they have. They tried a few ways, but that might have been to know where to strike once they got there. Once they get enough, then maybe they’ll bring the entire fleet. You think Blitz would really help us out or be a third party in all this?”

“It is hard to say, he bears no love for the jedi and is suspicious of the republic, but he cares about you.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka presses her lips together. “I can’t be everything for this.”

“I’m not asking you to be. Just think about it.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I need to speak to someone. I’ll be seeing you around.” She said walking away.

“Ok, oh and the other jedi sent word ahead they are coming back here.” Fluttershy says.

Ahsoka’s eyes widen and hurries out. “Need to talk quickly.” She said running out the door.

“How long until you are one of us?” Fluttershy asks herself.

---

“Congratulations on being in the war.” Imperious said.

“So you suspect the same as I then? A sith is controlling the republic’s movements?” Blitz asks.

Imperious sighs. “Who else? Needs to be someone who knows the force and command of the army and government very well. Meaning, boring politician.”

“But who is the question.” Blitz says.

“Hard to say.” Imperius says.

Blitz sighs. “I at least want to know, you ever been to Coruscant?”

“No, I never went there and it must have changed since my time.” Imperius says.

Blitz smiles. “Good, heard it was filled with a signing of contracts that can sell even your own blood.”

“Another reason why I prefered the empire.” Imperius says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, at least they have more fun everyday. Now I’m in the war because of the attack. At least everyone is okay.”

Imperius nods before Blitz leaves the holocron. He sighs and looks around for a bit. “Now where did I leave those settings?” He asks himself before Ahsoka suddenly comes in. “Ah, come back for more?”

“Yes and I see you got a sleeping companion.” Ahsoka says.

Imperious chuckles. “At least he’s got questions on the war. But what about you? What did you need to ask now?” Imperius asks, appearing as a hologram above the holocron.

Ahsoka sighs. “Yes, I need to know. When you got into a war. What was the original reason you stuck with it going into it? It can’t be politics.”

“The reason was I wanted to protect my people. The republic once nearly drove the empire into extinction. Making sure that never happened again was paramount to me.” Imperius says.

“So Darth Imperius, how old were you when you became a dark council member?” Blitz asks.

Imperius remained silent for a while before reaching up and removing his helmet revealing a young good looking human male. “I became a member of the dark council at the age of twenty two.” Imperius says.

Ahsoka stares at him. “And how old is the oldest?”

“At the time, the oldest living member was around seventy. I think the old pureblood could have been older.” Imperius says, noticing the two jedi standing in the doorway since he took off his helmet.

“Is that…?” Anakin tries to ask.

“Oh masters.” Ahsoka says turning around.

Imperious smiles. “Got to go.” He said before the holocron shuts itself off and falls to the ground steadily as Blitz catches it.

“So young and yet thrust onto such a position.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I at least try to command the forces. Haphazardly at times.”

“Yet he had killed a member of the dark council at that point.” Obi-Wan says.

Blitz smiles a bit. “I see you started looking back at history. At least the jedi aren’t complete dumbasses though I guess it is only natural since you piggybacked on the connection we had to the archives.”

Anakin frowns. “Um, we are standing right here.”

“I know.” Blitz says shaking Twilight.

Twilight snorts awake. “What happened? I fell asleep. Are we under attack by Celestia?”

“No love. The jedi have returned.” Blitz says.

Twilight yawns. “Okay. What time is it?”

“Um lets see…noon.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Okay. You got anything you need to do with them? Politics or something?”

“No, but do you mind taking this to my study?” Blitz asks, giving her the holocron.

Twilight nods. “Sure. I might be away for a bit though. You know Arcane.” She said taking it.

“And your spa appointment.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “You should really try it soon.”

Blitz looks to the jedi for their reactions.

Ahsoka sighs. “At least we are somewhat of a family here.”

‘Padme will never get me to do that.’ Anakin thinks.

Obi Wan thinks on that. ‘I haven’t been able to move my arms as much lately. Maybe.’

“Sorry love, still got too much to do.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and pecks his cheek. “Alright, better get going. Bye honey.” She said walking away.

Blitz chuckles as he grabs his armor and puts it on. “At least the other girls didn’t drag me off like last time.”

“Blitz, come with me.” Daring says walking in.

“I spoke too soon.” He said walking off. “Lunch is in the dining room. Enjoy yourselves.”

“Come on, Venator is awake.” Daring says.

Blitz smiles. “I’m sure he wants to hug our noses.”

“Come on you slow flank.” Daring calls.

Blitz chuckles and rushes up to her. “Coming.”

---

“She should be getting back soon Arcane.” Blitz says as Blitz flips the page for him.

Arcane coos and looks at him and giggles and hugs him.

“That’s my little colt.” Blitz says hearing the door open.

Twilight sighs. “You should really try the spa Blitzy. It’s amazing.”

“It is not my…hello.” Blitz says smirking after looking up at her.

Twilight giggles. “Like my hairdo?” She asks as her mane was stylized up a bit with a curl and spiked.

“Oh yeah hot flank.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles as she walks over and Arcane looks to her and just stares at her. “Ma?”

“Yes, baby?” Twilight asks picking him up.

Arcane looks to her mane before giggling and hugs her.

“You like mommy’s new mane huh?” Twilight asks.

“Hey Twi, that yo…” Rainbow stops herself seeing it.

Blitz snickers. “You know what, I want a night with you in this mane style.”

“Oh you do huh?” Twilight asks.

“Hey Rainbow, hey Blitzy, hey Arcane, hey mare I don’t know.” Vinyl says walking through. Twilight sighs as Vinyl just passes by them as she grabs some food. “Make sure she heads out. This is Twilight’s castle.” Vinyl said.

Twilight smiles and gives Arcane to Blitz before going to her and hugs her. “Hello Vinyl Scratch.”

“Like Twi’s new mane style?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl looks at Twilight. “This is Twilight?”

“Yeah, if I wasn’t, how would I know…” Twilight whispers the rest into her ear.

Vinyl blushes. “You wouldn’t.”

Twilight smirks and kisses her cheek. “I would.”

Vinyl just stares at her. “So you took my mane style huh?”

“Please, I make this look good.” Twilight says joking.

“My line!” Blitz yells as Arcane happily chewed on some pancakes.

“Nope, Blitz choose me first.” Vinyl says leaning against him.

Twilight huffs. “And he said he wants to rutt me tonight.”

“Because you have my type of mane style.” Vinyl says smirking.

Twilight smirks. “And I’m making it look better than you. You have it down, I have it up. See, better.”

“How about I rutt both of you?” Blitz whispered quickly beside their heads.

They both yelp as they back off a bit as Blitz held a sly grin and Arcane kept eating without a care in the world. “Funny ma.” He coos.

“Sorry, not me Blitzy. Got precious cargo.” Vinyl says.

Blitz shrugs. “Your choice. Now I got the new Twilight here ready for an into the bed and need a new mattress rutt tonight.”

Twilight giggles as she nuzzles Blitz. “Can’t wait. Maybe have a fun time with costumes.”

“Who needs those with this mane.” Bliz teases.

Twilight grins. “Maybe a black jacket.”

“We shall see love.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles and nuzzles him. “Love you Blitz and Arcane and the others too.”

“Wha…” Rainbow tries to ask.

Terra giggles as she floats in and stops in front of Arcane as he keeps chewing on his pancake. “Oh, so cute.” She said before changing into a filly and grabs her own pancake and starts chewing like him in front of him. “Yummy!” She squeaks before going back to chewing as Arcane giggles and they start sharing their pancakes.

Twilight sweatdrops. “Well, at least she’s treating him like family and keeping him happy.” She tries to say with a smile before suddenly becoming a big angry head right by Terra. “You stay away from a certain amount of distance! Remember?!” She yells before becoming normal again and gritting her teeth.

Terra keeps chewing before giggling. “Funny head.”

Twilight suddenly became a giant head of a changeling queen that starts breathing fire. “I said distance!” She hissed.

Terra rolls her eyes before becoming normal again and taps Twilight’s head with her hoof and makes her turn back to normal. “Sorry dear. You need to be more tolerant of others, especially around your foals. Who knows that they might get from this sort of attitude?”

“Terra, please quit teasing her.” Blitz requests.

Terra sighs and floats over to him. “Fine. Also, here’s the package you wanted me to get. Let’s hope that music pony likes it.” She said as a cloud of smoke made a wooden box with holes come out on top of it.

“Thanks and how are those two doing?” Blitz asks.

Terra looks innocent cutely. “Oh, they are dealing with it.”

“They seem to be having fun with Venator.” Blitz says.

Terra nods. “Yes, did you know those two traveled halfway across the continent just for their cutie marks with little tennie tiny Discord? Oh, even climbing to a mountain peak.”

“Looks like Venator and them are climbing on the cabinet.” Blitz says.

Terra quickly looks over and shrieks. “Ah! You three! Get off now!” She yells as she quickly floats over.

“There you are.” Daring says grabbing Venator.

Terra groans as she picks up Celestia and Luna. “You two are trouble.”

“What was your first clue?” Daring says petting Venator.

Terra shows them both. “Those devious smiles.” She said as both fillies smile.

“And the fact they are about to spray paint on you.” Daring says smirking.

Terra looks confused. “Wait, what?” She asks before hearing some spraying and then sees the fillies high hoof each other on the ground as they hold spray paint cans. “What?” She asks herself before looking at herself and goes wide eyes at what they drew on her. “You two are in trouble.” She hissed and sounded like Discord at the moment for that is what she was painted as.

Both fillies laughed as they ran away.

Terra growls as she chases them. “Get back here you brats!”

“Come on Venator, time to nurse.” Daring says nuzzling him.

Venator smiles and nuzzles her as Blitz goes over to Vinyl. “Hey V. Check out your new present.” He said, giving her the box.

Vinyl raises an eyebrow and takes the box. “I doubt there is anything, oh my gosh!” She yells as she opens the present and sees a white bunny looking at her. “A bunny!”

“Yes, thought you might like that.” Blitz says smiling.

Vinyl giggles as she takes the bunny out and holds it against her. “Aw, who’s the cute little whisker player, huh? Who’s a cute little hopper?” She asks as the bunny twitches its nose at her and seems to lick at her cheek. “Thanks Blitzy.”

“So what will you name it?” Blitz asks leaning against her.

Vinyl hums as the bunny sniffs at Blitz. “How about…Bassy?”

“Want a carrot little one?” Blitz asks, giving Vinyl a carrot.

Vinyl giggles as she takes the carrot and the bunny starts reaching for it before she gives it to him and he starts nibbling it.

Blitz kisses Vinyl’s cheek before walking with Twilight as Arcane rides on her.

“Loving family, isn’t it?” Twilight asks as Arcane tries to get on Blitz.

“Yes.” Blitz says picking up Arcane with his magic and putting him on himself.

Arcane giggles as he grabs his mane and tries to braid it. “Sorry son, my mane is still too short.” Blitz says.

Arcane groans and just lays down on his back.

“Come on son, me and your mom will read you a story before your nap.” Blitz says.

Arcane yawns cutely as he snuggled onto his back.

Twilight smiles as she nuzzles Blitz. “I love you, our foal and our family Blitz. Thanks for this.”

“And you are going to have another one soon enough.” Blitz says cheekily.

Twilight giggles. “Not if this war gets in the way. Why can’t we live in happiness with nothing else bothering us?”

“Because that would be boring.” Blitz jokes.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Please, it would be peace and some of us want boringness to live a good life.”

“And did you marry me for peace or to have fun?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Twilight smirks. “Okay, you are giving me incentive to bring in some interdimensional creatures to join in on our nights.”

“Nope, only I can touch you. Also, Pinkie said all three of her sisters are coming for a visit.” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. “Oh yeah, now that’s the definition of boring right there. Had a tough time with Maud. Still, you need to spice things up.”

“Isn’t that what you do?” Blitz jokes leaning against her.

Twilight giggles. “Oh yeah, still, I need to know. Are you sure you aren’t getting bored of us?”

“Never my sexy mare.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight grins and moves his ear and bites it. “And yet, what about us?” She whispered.

“I will never get tired of you.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “I meant would you allow us to have fun somewhere else if needed?”

“No other stallions. Mares, ok, if I get to have fun too.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks at him carefully. “Really, you would cheat on us?”

“No, but if you are having fun with a mare, it is ok for me to have fun with her as well, right?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Okay, then you better go with Rarity when she goes to the spa now if you say that.”

“You are not going to let that go till I do, are you?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks at him. “No, I mean Rarity has fun with those twins at the spa when she gets her treatment.”

“They might get in on this.” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks as she makes her tail tap under him. “Oh yeah, that’s ours though. We need some meat at times.”

“I meant rings involved in that.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Don’t you dare marry them. We already have enough mares. Still…maybe I should open another portal to a dimension where I’m a s.”

“No.” Blitz says immediately.

Twilight smiles. “What’s wrong?”

“Not around Arcane.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “You want to head there one day when we have time? Maybe meet my other half there that is…well…more fun on the badder side.”

“Ok, we will talk about that later. For now, what book do you want us to read, Arcane?” Blitz asks as they enter his room and puts Arcane on the bed.

Arcane thinks on that. “Da?” He asks, pointing to him.

“Yes.” Blitz says leaning down to him.

Arcane still points at him. “Da.”

Blitz smiles and pokes his stomach with his nose.

Arcane giggles and points to the books on the table nearby and then points back to him. “Da.”

“Ok.” Blitz says lifting him up to the books.

Arcane shakes his head and points at him. “Da.”

Twilight smiles. “He wants to hear your story Blitz. One of your own that is about you. He wants to hear about his hero.”

“Ah, ok Arcane.” Blitz says laying him into his bed.

Arcane smiles as he settles in his bed and pulls the covers around him and looks up to him in anticipation.

“Well it all started when…” Blitz starts.

---

Blitz groans as he lays down on the bed and looks over to the empty spot. “Guess they would give me a break. Still feels a bit lonely. Maybe…I should take up on their offer. Huh, can’t sleep with mares or even talk to them and I want them around me now.”

“You still have me.” Minerva says walking in.

Blitz smiles as he sits up and she sits on the bed. “Forgot to give you some time, sorry. So, what do you want?”

“Nothing much, just thought you could use company.” Minerva says.

Blitz chuckles as he grabs her and has her lean against him. “Do you feel anything?” He whispered. “Something you never felt before?”

“Odd, hunger.” Minerva says.

Blitz smirks as he rubs her stomach. “That’s just you needing something. It sometimes comes as hunger, but if you know what it is, it will feel like something else. You are probably hungry for me.” He said with a smirk.

Minerva smiles as she looks back at him. “So what do I need from you?”

“Love as you are also pregnant.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. “Can’t believe that after all this time being your computer helper, then a ship, then finally your android. Now…”

Blitz nuzzles her. “You are my wife and lover and about to be a mother. An A.I. ‘s dream come true.”

“And more, my other dream is to conquer the galaxy.” Minerva jokes.

Blitz chuckles and kisses her cheek. “And I would be an overlord ready and waiting to conquer all the towns and settlements that fall to your demise.”

“You better.” Minerva says putting a hoof on his chest.

Blitz holds his hoof against her. “Yeah, you are my wife after all. Still can’t believe I was able to get you pregnant. You are part robot after all.”

Minerva sighs and pushes him onto the bed. “Can you at least have the most fun we can have now?”

“To an extent.” Blitz says before capturing her lips.

Minerva moans into the kiss as he flips them over. “Thanks for giving me this chance.” She said after separating.

“No, thank you for taking the risk.” Blitz says before reinitiating the kiss.

---

Minerva groans as she sits up. “Dang it. Did I try drinking again?”

“Nope, you just spent all night making out with me.” Blitz says while before pulling her into his grasp.

Minerva sighs in relief. “Good. I don’t want to experience…what is that called again? Something over?”

“Hangover.” Blitz says.

Minver nods. “Yeah, that. Don’t want to feel that again. What are you going to do now with all this trouble with the war?”

“We aren’t at war just yet. The clans are starting to heed the call and gather on the mandalorian station Firebrand.” Blitz says.

Minerva nods and watches him carefully. “Where would you be if it starts? I think the others would want to know because they would be hounding me for information.”

“On the front. I am a chief after all.” Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. “And your mares and foals? Where would you send them then?”

“They are staying here, away from the war.” Blitz says.

Minerva shakes her head. “Blitz, they would follow you to make sure you would be around them. Are you sure you want them to make them stay here?”

“I don’t want them in danger.” Blitz says.

Minerva frowns. “They are going to follow you whether you know it or not. And if the war drags on, they will ask and soon demand to see you.”

“So how long have they been listening in?” Blitz asks.

Minerva rolls her eyes. “After I got up. Get in here!” She yells to the ajar door.

“And they hear what I want.” Blitz says before smacking her flank playfully.

Minerva yelps and jumps a little. “Blitz!”

Blitz smirks. “Nice firm flank. I see you got yourself a great body.”

“It should be, I custom ordered it.” Minerva says.

Blitz chuckles. “Do I need to know anything extra just for me?”

“Well you could bring home a few more girls for all of us to play with.” Minerva says.

Blitz sighs. “Oh boy. I got myself a horny android. So did you ever catch on I was on to you?” Blitz asks.

Minerva looks innocent. “I have no idea what you are talking about.”

“That I was leading you and the ones at the door on?” Blitz asks.

Minerva rolls her eyes. “Blitz, can’t you just enjoy that one of your mares is here?”

“Yes, but you already slipped up and let me know more are listening in.” Blitz says before using his magic to tickle Minerva a bit.

Minerva stops before starting to chuckle and then giggle before laughing. “What’s…what’s going on?” She tries to ask.

“This is what is called tickling.” Blitz says.

Minerva keeps laughing as she tries to get away by rolling across the bed.

“Oh no you don’t.” Blitz says holding her in place with his hooves.

Minerva keeps laughing when the door suddenly opens to a few familiar mares. “Um…should we help her?” E. Octavia asks.

“You want to get in the middle of that?” Octavia asks.

E. Octavia shakes her head as the Vinyls just nuzzle the little bunny between them. “He’s so cute. Why did we bring him with us?” S. Vinyl asks.

“I don’t kno…” Octavia stops when she feels a familiar tug.

“Oh Octi.” Blitz calls.

Octavia groans and walks over. “Dang it Blitz.”

“Oh you are so jealous.” Blitz says.

Octavia huffs. “Am not.”

“Her temperature and heart rate has increased, I think she is embarrassed.” Minerva says, trying to catch her breath.

Blitz smirks. “Oh, Minerva got you there. What are you mares doing here anyway?”

“Bunny!” Vinyl calls happily.

“Whoa, she hasn’t been that happy since Azure last called her mom.” Blitz says.

“Bunny!” Both S. and E. Vinyl cheers.

“Whoa, all Vinyls love a bunny.” Blitz says.

E. Octavia groans. “It’s all they ever talk about.”

“Oh I have an idea. Hey girls, who wants to take care of Azure and the bunny today?” Blitz asks.

All the Vinyls look up and grin. “Would we?” They all said.

“Ok, only one can go check up and see if he has woken open from his nap yet. The other two takes care of the bunny.” Blitz says.

They all turn to glare at each other. “Youngest goes.” Vinyl said.

“But who is that?” Blitz asks.

All the Vinyls hisses at each other as the bunny just messes with his little whiskers.

“Any fighting and none of you go.” Blitz says.

Vinyl hisses at them before suddenly running off. “Hey!” E. Vinyl yells before running after her leaving S. Vinyl smirking as she pets the bunny. “I win.”

“So does that make you and E. Vinyl older?” Minerva asks as Octavia was now in Blitz’s hooves being petted.

S. Vinyl giggles. “Yep. Created after they were born. Purely for them to be safe when younger.”

“But the youngest got to go check up on Azure.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl waves him off. “Please, as much as we love the bunny, we love him even more.”

“I’m lost now.” Blitz says.

S. Vinyl sighs. “We love Azure more than this bunny. But they are almost equal. Besides, he’s also our foal as well…in a sense.”

“More than a sense. Three, two, one.” Blitz counted down before they all heard Vinyl squee. “He is awake and most likely called her mother.”

S. Vinyl sighs. “Would you be willing to have me on a fertility run? Succubus on my end isn’t so lucky.”

“Um…why don’t you get yourself checked first.” Blitz says smirking.

S. Vinyl raises an eyebrow before going wide eyed. “No way.”

“Go make su…” Blitz stops when he just sees a dust cloud.

Octavia giggles. “They are still family, aren’t they?”

“When did they stop?” Blitz asks as E. Vinyl looks after the bunny and Vinyl comes back holding Azure.

Minerva smiles. “How is he?”

“He is a little angel of the night.” Vinyl says with the biggest smile as he rides on her back.

Azure grins as his fangs show. “Daddy.” He cheers.

“Come here little guy.” Octavia says.

Azure giggles as he jumps off her back and heads to the bed before trying to climb it.

Blitz smiles and lifts him up with his magic.

Azure giggles and hugs him.

Octavia smiles and hugs Azure from behind.

Azure laughs and tries to hug her too and kiss her cheek. “Mommy.”

“Our little colt is so smart.” E. Vinyl says lifting the bunny into Azure’s view.

Azure giggles and takes the bunny and hugs it. “Thank you.” He said.

All the mares, even Minerva, start gushing over Azure seeing this.

Blitz smiles as he sighs. “At least we can enjoy this before it all comes crashing down.”

“Oh, looks like some colt is hungry.” Vinyl says.

Blitz pales. “I won’t have to give blood, do I?”

“Oh no, we got blood packs. I’ll go fetch him some.” Octavia says.

Blitz sighs in relief as she goes out to find some. “Thank goodness. I don’t want his first official blood…when do they start drinking from a live victim?”

“Oh that is completely optional. We get by on the blood banks so well vampires have gone all but undetected for centuries.” Vinyl says poking both the bunny and Azure with her nose.

Azure giggles. “And guessing that drinking from a live victim is for just being mates?” Blitz asks.

“Only if you want to turn them into vampires like yourself. Of course that doesn’t apply to half breeds like myself and since most likely the only ones in existence are in this room. Most vampires can not take the possibility they will outlive their mates so they turn them into vampires.” Vinyl says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “And little Azure?”

“He is a half breed like me. Aren’t you Azure?” Vinyl asks, tickling him.

Azure giggles as he tries to grab her hooves, but Vinyl boops his stomach with her nose.

Azure bites down on her nose and makes it squeak with each bite.

“Owee. He bit my little nose.” Vinyl says rubbing it.

Azure giggles and claps his hooves.

“I’m back.” Octavia says.

Azure cheers as he reaches for her.

“Ok, time to feed everypony.” Octavia says picking him up.

Azure giggles as he grabs a pack and bites into it and starts drinking.

Blitz smiles as most of the mares join in. “So…who wants the bag himself?” He asks, opening his hooves.

Both Vinyls latch onto him and start biting into his neck.

‘Until the day I die, I will never be used to this and I will need a big breakfast to compensate.’ Blitz thinks.

---

A week later Twilight was reading to the foals.

“And so they lived happily ever after.” Twilight read before looking up to see all the foals and Pinkie asleep.

“Feeling good love?” Blitz asks, coming out of the holocron.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, just fine.”

“Well at least they are not giving you much trouble. Though the rest of the mares should have given you a better heads up before sticking you with all of them while they go to work.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Blitz?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks to the foals before looking at him. “You want to walk through the garden for a bit? I kinda need something.”

“Terran, watch the foals while we are out.” Blitz says getting up and putting the holocron away into his clothes.

Terran growls as he padded over to them and lays down near the bed while they both head out.

“You want to just enjoy the walk or discuss something?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs as they get out of the castle and head into the garden. “Kinda a bit of both. Blitz, me and others have been getting worried.”

“About the war?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, we are worried that you would just leave us behind while we worry our heads off at you possibly being about to die. We…just want to make sure.”

“You all are coming with the clans on the crusade. You won’t be on the front lines but you will be helping.” Blitz says leaning against her.

Twilight smiles and nuzzles him. “Thanks Blitz. I think most of the mares would be livid once they were told to stay behind and the foals a little mad.”

“I planned to bring you along all along. That is customary for mandalorians.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “What’s the rule?”

“You’re not going remotely to the frontlines and you will be warped back to this system with the ship you are on if anything happens.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Sounds fair. Just don’t be like what you did to Lightning during the first part of the war. She told us.”

“Be more specific, me and her did a lot.” Blitz says.

“The messages.”

“Ah no, that was because I had no one else at the time and it was a good experience for her.” Blitz says.

Twilight shakes her head. “That’s my Blitz and you can do even more tonight.”

“Down Twi. Just because I love your new mane style doesn’t mean we can do it every night, besides, Pinkie’s sisters will arrive today. Which reminds me, their train arrives at two and it is half past one so we should go wake Pinkie up.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Sure, one last thing?”

“What?” Blitz asks.

Twilight grins. “Rough kiss?”

“Alright, one then off to meet Pinkie’s sisters. I already have a shield unit on incase of Maud.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “You’re that afraid?”

“Yes, she truly scares me.” Blitz says before grabbing Twilight and bringing her into a rough kiss. Twilight giggles into the kiss as he pushes her against a tree and he glares with one eye opened at the guards nearby who quickly turned away. Twilight smiles as he finally breaks the kiss and she giggles a bit drunkenly. “Are you really that high when we kiss?” He asks with a smirk.

Twilight giggles as she tries to hang onto him. “Most of the time.”

“I wonder if our son inherited your fiery disposition?” Blitz asks jokingly.

Twilight suddenly giggles nervously as she pokes her hooves together.

“Come on hot flank.” Blitz says walking away.

Twilight now tries to keep up. “It wasn’t my fault. Well…Terra told me that male alicorns tend to have a higher drive once they reach a certain age.”

“I mean does his mane and tail burst into flames when he gets mad enough.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles a bit. “Well, he cooks his food when he can’t even get a bite and steams it up a bit.”

Blitz spares her a glance.

Twilight shrugs. “He’s too cute at times.”

“No comment on that.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “Yeah, how could you comment on cuteness?”

“I’m sure an artist could.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Yeah, one sure could. One last thing before we run out to the train station. I kinda have a confession to make.”

“What?” Blitz asks.

Twilight takes a quick look around. “Well, I kinda had a small dream of us, just you and me. This is embarrassing.” She whispered the last part.

“Twi, you have a twisted imagination.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Look, we promised no secrets after your whole who chose fiasco. As for my dream. Strangely enough, you were mayor of a new town.” She said, looking a bit surprised.

“And that is easily classified as a wet dream.” Blitz says.

Twilight hits his shoulder. “Dang it Blitz. I’m trying to talk about something personal. Anyway, basic start, changelings are coming in and you have made a town to make…love magic. And, here’s the weird thing, all the citizens, were you and I was actually going around helping them make magic.”

Blitz says nothing and just pets Twilight.

Twilight purrs and leans around his hoof for more areas to cover. “Even then, you personally dealt with me Mr. Mayor and I was still being passed around.”

‘Prostitute.’ Chrysalis quipped.

“Well I did take bits and food.” Twilight said forgetting he was there a moment.

“Ok Twi, I get the picture.” Blitz says.

Twilight purrs as she leans into him now. “So you’re not mad or creeped out?”

“No, really not. Come on.” Blitz says hurrying her along.

Twilight smiles as she follows. “Thanks for listening. I just feel left out when I keep something like that in.”

Not ten minutes later, they were waiting at the train station with Pinkie who was bouncing around.

“I can’t believe you guys are going to meet my family. I mean, you’re not, but me, I can hardly stand it and that’s why I’m bouncing because I can’t stand!” She cheered.

“We have yet to meet anypony besides Maud and we won’t be meeting your parents Pinkie.” Twilight says.

Pinkie stops in midair and gets a thinking pose. “Oh yeah. Somepony has to watch a rock farm. Still, I wonder why the payment letters stopped coming in?”

Blitz whistles innocently.

Pinkie drops in front of him. “Blitzy, were you taking my letters without permission?” She asks, glaring at him with one eye.

“No, of course not one bit of love.” Blitz says.

“He paid them all off.” Twilight says.

Pinkie glares even harder with that one eye. “Don’t diss the rock farm.” She hissed as Sunshine gets on top of her head and glares the same way too.

“I didn’t, I just paid the bills.” Blitz says.

Pinkie and Sunshine suddenly became happy. “Okay.” She said before she starts hopping around again with Sunshine hanging on.

“Why did you say that?” Blitz asks, looking to Twilight.

Twilight grins. “I don’t know. Maybe have some fun with the family?”

“I’m going to have to watch you more closely with those pranks.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks innocent. “Who says they are pranks?”

“We are watching you.” Blitz says as Pinkie and Sunshine emphasize the statement.

Twilight makes a halo appear over her head. “Little old me?” She asks innocently.

“Vinyl does it better doesn’t she?” Blitz asks and Pinkie nods.

Twilight now frowns. “I’m bored now.”

“We are waiting on a train Twi, what do you expect?” Blitz asks.

Twilight huffs. “When is it supposed to be here?”

“Our train got here five minutes ago.” A monotone voice says behind her.

They all turn around to see two gray coated and hair mares standing there with almost the same creepy expression of Maud. “Inky, Blinky!” Pinkie yells and rushes over and hugs them while they still hold the same expression.

“Sister, how many times do we have to tell you it is Marble and Limestone.” One of Pinkie’s sisters says.

Pinkie looks to them with the same smile as Sunshine cheers and jumps onto them. “But you’ll always be Inky and Blinky to me.”

Blitz clears his throat. “Pinkie, don’t you think proper introductions are in order?” Blitz asks adjusting his desperado hat before looking at her behind his mirror sunglasses

Pinkie giggles and hugs the two mares. “Well say hello to my family. There is Blitzkrieg, we call him Blitzy.” She said pointing to him and now everypony else. “There is Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Octavia, Octavia, Shadow, Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Daring Do.”

“Pinkie it’s only me you, Sunshine, and Twi here.” Blitz says watching Maud out of the corner of his eye.

Pinkie takes a quick look around and she sees herself pointing at nothing. “Oh, okay. Well, we’re all here. So what do you want to do? Cupcakes, cake, maybe a little party?” Pinkie asks cheerfully.

“Shouldn’t we get to your house before we start talking about that?” Maud says.

Pinkie giggles and hugs them again. “Let’s go. Sunshine.” She calls and Sunshine jumps from their heads and lands on her back. “To the castle!” She cheers before hopping off.

“I think Sunshine takes after her mom a little too much.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “It’s her daughter. What do you expect? For her to be like any other pony?”

Blitz says nothing as he inches away from Maud.

Maud and the other two Pie sisters just follow where Pinkie went and Blitz and Twilight follow behind. “Think they might like us?” Twilight asks.

“Maud likes you and the rest of the mares, but she tried to castrate me last time.” Blitz reminds.

Twilight leans against him. “She likes you now.”

“Not lowering the barrier.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles and nuzzles under his head. “You’re so cute.”

“How do you think Soarin is doing leading the shows?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Don’t know. Ask Spitfire when we get back. I’m sort of curious too.”

“I would be surprised if he hasn’t pissed her off enough to have somepony turn him into a mare.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Well, with his attitude and style, he could be close enough and possibly right now.”

“Which way do you think she would go, tearing the thing off or getting a unicorn to do that?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks at him. “How does she deal with you?”

“Me on top.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight grins. “Then she will like doing it herself.”

“So if he did piss her off, which way do you bet she went with?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “Probably both, maybe me.”

“You didn’t.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Maybe.”

“Will you girls be surprising me with her?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, she’s still in shock and hiding at the moment. Spitfire tried everything, but she isn’t coming out.”

Blitz says nothing as he keeps walking. ‘Although a session with a stallion might do the new Soarin wonders.’ Twilight thinks of a plan forming in her mind.

Twilight looks up at him. “Blitz?”

“Why do I have this sense of dread now?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles. “How do you feel about a dinner date?”

“With?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “Surprise date.”

“Do I have a choice?” Blitz asks, looking to Twilight to see a smiling face. “I thought not.”

Twilight wraps a wing around him. “Now you’re learning.”

“Who do you want me to screw this time?” Blitz whispers into Twilight’s ear in a defeated voice.

Twilight flicks her ear at him. “Spitfire’s worried about Soarin now. Now she’s scared for her.”

“I got it, help the new mare adjust to her new body…well at least Soarin’s sexuality hasn’t changed.” Blitz jokes at the end.

Twilight smiles. “Thanks Blitz.”

“Though that means I will be gone all night. Have fun entertaining Pinkie’s sisters.” Blitz says smirking.

Twilight pushes him away a bit. “Head off now. The sooner, the better.”

“Gotcha.” Blitz says disappearing.

---

Blitz, still cloaked, watches as Spitfire talks through the door.

“Soarin, come on out.” Spitfire pleaded.

“Go away! Twilight Sparkle told me this is permanent! You think I would forgive you?!” Soarin’s voice is now a little higher than his old one.

Blitz shakes his head and walks over and taps Spitfire on the shoulder.

Spitfire jumps a little and looks in his direction. “Hello?”

“I got this.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Spitfire sighs. “Just have him, I mean her, enjoy herself.” She said walking away.

Blitz knocks on the door.

“I said go away!” Soarin yells.

Blitz knocks on the door again, this time moving out of the way of it.

The door suddenly slams open. “I said go away!” She yells before seeing nopony there. “Hello?” Blitz says nothing as he snuck passed her into her room before Soarin closed the door confused. “That was weird. At least she’s gone.” She said heading back into the room and collapsed on the bed and started to cover herself up. “Why me?”

“Want to talk about it?” Blitz asks, decloaking and sitting in her chair at her desk.

Soarin shrieks a mareish scream as she stared at him. “What…who…how…?” She tries to ask.

Blitz just sits there in his mandalorian armor, waiting for her to finish.

Soarin soons shakes her head and tries to watch him. “Who…who are you?”

“Don’t you remember? It’s me, Southern Cross.” Blitz says.

Soarin still tries to watch him. “What…why are you here?”

“Heard something happened at the wonderbolts, but didn’t expect this.” Blitz says.

Soarin looks over herself. “Ye…yeah. Well, you can go now. I’m sure you can find the door.” She said before covering herself up again.

“You’re not, just upset about this are you? You’re still upset that you and your boyfriend broke up half a year ago and he went for a local school teacher mare.” Blitz says.

Soarin looks up at him in surprise. “How…um…yeah. But I’m fine.”

“No, you’re torn up inside from keeping it bottled up.” Blitz says flexing a wing, getting the joint to pop.

Soarin sighs. “Just go. This isn’t your problem.”

“Maybe not, but it is yours.” Blitz says as Soarin noticed his wings.

Soaring looks them over. “How? I thought you were a unicorn.”

“You’re not the only one who underwent a change.” Blitz says.

Soarin growls a bit. “I don’t need help. I’m already female and I lost half my life, heck, my whole life at this point.”

“Well at least more stallions will be attracted to you.” Blitz points out.

Soarin moans in despair. “But I wanted to be a stallion, not a mare.”

“Why don’t you tell me all about it?” Blitz asks, tricking her into talking.

Soarin sighs. “Well, I don’t know where to start.”

“Just choose where you want to start.” Blitz says before Soarin started.

“And then Spitfire brought princess Twilight and had me changed. It was only after I was out of shock she mentioned it was permanent.” She pauses for a bit. “I hate them.”

Blitz hoofs her another tissue so Soarin could blow her nose.

Soarin blew her nose before she realized that Blitz was sitting on the bed near her. “Thanks for listening.”

“Feel better?” Blitz asks.

Soarin sighs. “A little.”

“I see you are a little more emotional than when you were a stallion.” Blitz says.

Soarin throws the tissues away. “I blame this new one.”

“So want to get out of here and go get some food?” Blitz asks.

Soarin sighs. “Okay.” She said getting up and off the bed. “At least somewhere quiet.”

“Lead the way.” Blitz says.

Soarin nods and leads him out, before checking outside to make sure nopony was out there.

---

Soarin sighs as she tries to keep herself hidden behind Blitz’s form as they sit in a diner in a far corner. “Where’s the waiter with our food?” She asks quietly.

“What, afraid somepony will think we are on a date?” Blitz asks.

Soarin frowns. “I just want to keep hidden from the tabloids.”

“Would they know it’s even you?” Blitz asks, making Soarin realize they wouldn’t and eases up a bit.

Soarin sighs and tries to drink her glass. “Why would you deal with me?”

“Maybe I have a soft spot for cute mares.” Blitz jokes causing Soarin to nearly do a spit take.

Soarin choughs a bit on her drink. “Wha…what?”

Blitz chuckles a bit at her reaction and lets her think it over.

Soarin sighs. “What’s the real reason?”

“I heard something happened and went to investigate. So I guess there is no true reason this time.” Blitz says as Soarin starts to blush a bit.

Soaring looks away for a bit. “Um…thanks for this.”

“You’re blushing.” Blitz says. ‘She is adapting to her new body without even realizing it.’

Soarin sighs. “Listen, I like to be alone after this. You don’t need to stay.”

“You sure?” Blitz asks, noticing her tail moving back and forth nervously.

Soarin tries to nod. “Yeah, you don’t need to deal with me. You can head out after we finish eating.”

“Oh that is too bad and here I thought we were getting along so well.” Blitz says, starting to play her.

Soarin unconsciously flicks her tail in his direction. “I said I don’t need your help anymore.”

‘Oh, she wants me right now, but how to get her to ask?’ Blitz thinks.

Soarin looks at him before leaning a bit. “Oh, our food’s here.” She said seeing the waiter coming to them with two plates of food.

“Yeah.” Blitz says, noticing she scooted closer.

They soon fell silent as they started eating without a word. It wasn’t until they left and headed down the street and Soarin was still looking down.

“Something else on your mind?” Blitz asks.

Soarin stops and looks at him before looking away again and heading down an alleyway and she nods her head to follow. Blitz shrugs his shoulders and follows. Soarin sighs as she stops and he stops behind her. “Can you…?” She stops and looks around before she moves over to Blitz slowly. “Can you at least…?”

“At least what?” Blitz smirks as he was going to wait for her to say it.

Soarin keeps moving closer and soon looks at him and starts to nuzzle him. “At least like me for me.”

“You know, you are cute.” Blitz says.

Soarin keeps nuzzling him until Blitz starts to nuzzle her back and pushes her to the wall nearby. “You know, I just work well with tough love here. I can’t feel much if it’s soft.”

“Only in your room.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Soarin sighs and stops nuzzling. “Just tell me, what do you see?”

“Soarin of the wonderbolts.” Blitz says.

Soarin nods and smiles. “Um…thanks for that.”

“Come on.” Blitz says wrapping a hoof around her.

Soarin sighs and leans against him and he leads her back home. “Thanks for the day.”

---

Soarin wakes up sore. ‘Uhg…what happened? Did Spitfire make us do the iron workout for someone calling her fat again?’ Soaring thinks.

Soarin shakes her head before looking around soon realizes she can’t move. ‘Wait, why can’t I move?’ She asks herself before realizing her hind legs were tied apart together and her forelegs were tied by rope. “Okay, I may need to tone it down a bit.” She says before feeling something move and sees an unfamiliar blue stallion holding her.

Soarin struggles against him a bit. “Hey, wake up.”

“Come on Soarin, again? You had me go three rounds with you already.” Blitz says in his sleep as he rolls to his other side.

Soarin’s eyes widened a bit. “Three? I really have to tone it down a bit.” She said to herself, still trying to wake him by hitting herself against him while trying to recall what happened.

“I still find it hard to believe you were a stallion.” Blitz mutters in his sleep as she starts to recall the pleasure from last night.

Soarin sighs and stops squirming around now. “Guess…guess I can live with this…maybe.”

“Come on Soarin. You said you loved the feeling.” Blitz says now faking his sleep to put thoughts in her head.

Soarin watches him carefully for anything. “Who the heck am I going to be with now?”

‘Let’s see if that necklace Spitfire gave me on the way back actually speeds up Soarin’s convergence to the mare way of thinking.’ Blitz thinks continuing to pretend to sleep.

Soarin sighs. “At least you’re cute, for a unicorn.” Soarin says.

“You don’t look bad yourself in the dress and your makeup isn’t bad either.” Blitz says, continuing to fake.

Soarin frowns. “Hey.” She said hitting him with her forelegs. “Now I know you’re awake.” ‘Though a little eyeliner wouldn’t be so bad.’

“Do I have to wear that stupid thing to the Grand Galloping Galla?” Blitz asks, continuing to fake.

Soarin groans before going back to her bindings and trying to escape from it. “Dang, he did a good job with this.”

“Soarin, you either talk like a mare more or just moan like a mare. Either way since I’m starting to like it.” Blitz mumbled.

Soarin stops and looks at him. “Talk like a ma…” She stops and looks to herself. “Is that me?” She asks herself, hearing her own voice. “It can’t be.”

“Why are you teasing me so much with your sashaying flank?” Blitz mumbles.

Soarin stops and looks to her flank to see a few red marks on it but it seems to be bigger and more curvy. “Oh boy. I hope I don’t look like a bimbo. Then again…”

“So you want me to go straight to rutting you instead of your flank?” Blitz mumbles.

Soarin looks back at him and licks her lips and notices the taste. “You gotta be kidding me. And I know you’re awake.” She said leaning close to his ear before recalling she did have him go for that last night.

Blitz says nothing and flips back over and grabs her and holds her, faking being asleep very well as he fools her.

Soarin stops a bit before feeling his hooves travel over her. “Dang it. He can be frisky asleep too? I wish I was…wait, I am finding that stuff enjoyable and desirable.”

Blitz, smirking inward, hugs her closely.

Soarin sighs and leans her head against him. “Maybe…maybe this won’t be so bad. But…my life.” She whispered to herself before saying to her shock. “I need some new clothes, maybe a dress and need a new uniform in the mare size.”

“That’s my mare.” Blitz said looking down at her. “Still tied I see.” He said yawning.

“I…I…I…”

Bittz puts a hoof over her mouth to stop her failing mumbling before smiling. “Understand now?” He asks to remove the hoof before kissing her as the necklace jewel starts to turn from blue to pink more and more.

Soarin gasps a bit as he pulls away. “I…I want you again.” She said and tried to move her hooves to cover her mouth, but Blitz held them down as he still held her close.

“Which way, straight to rutting you, going for your flank, or do you want a taste to start out?” Blitz asks.

Soarin tries to focus her eyes on him. “I…want…” She stops and stares at him with a wanting look. “Treat me however you want. I’m yours.” She says while thinking. ‘What is going on? I have never been this crazy for a stallion even when I was a stallion myself.’

“Ok, I will start with your flank.” Blitz says.

Soarin tries to move to allow him access to her, but Blitz flips her over and holds her close. “I’m yours. I’m yours.” She kept repeating.

Blitz smirks before positioning himself and teases her a bit first.

Soarin moans and looks back at him. “Please.” She pleaded. ‘What’s wrong with me?’

“Alright.” Blitz says before entering her, causing the jewel in the amulet to turn more pink.

Soarin moans as she stares ahead. “More, give me more.”

Blitz keeps going as Soarin thinks. ‘This is incredible. I have had a few stallions in me before, but none of them made me feel this good.’

Blitz turns her head to him and she just stares at him with glazed over eyes. “Make me…yours.” She breathed to him.

“Alright, you asked for it.” Blitz says before exiting her flank and starts teasing her marehood.

Soarin groans and tries to grind her flank on him. “Dang it stallion. Make me your bitch.” Soarin says shocking herself. Blitz smirks before plunging in.

Soarin screeches as Blitz keeps holding her close and starts to kiss her neck. “I…want…I…” She starts to close her eyes before her head falls asleep as Blitz finishes up in her.

Chapter 45: Change Please

Soarin groans as he gets up and looks around before seeing his mareself in front of him. “What happened to me?”

“I see you’re finally up.” Mare Soarin says running a hoof through her mane.

Soarin sighs. “Why did this happen to me? I don’t deserve this.”

“Maybe not, but you are getting to be better either way.” M. Soarin says.

Soarin looks over herself before looking at him. “How did it come to this? I lost half my life here!”

“Or did you? Isn’t there some part of you that wanted to be a mare instead of a stallion?” M. Soarin asks.

Soarin frowns. “Yeah, but…” He quickly looks away.

“In truth, this is a dream come true to you.” M. Soarin says.

Soarin starts to gain a sad smile before looking down. “Yeah, but…my whole life…”

M. Soarin smiles and walks up to him. “Think about it. All the stallions you want and you won’t get weird looks this time. Maybe the types of fun you do, but certainly your sexuatily won’t be questioned.”

“Yea…no, I am a stallion.” Soarin says resisting.

M. Soarin frowns a bit. “Yet, somepony loves you for who you are. Even your teammate is trying to be forgiving for her dreaded mistake. This is a change to all, but it’s ultimately you who really can make the first step.” M. Soarin says as the background starts changing as if by force from things Soarin liked to move feminine things.

Soarin looks around and sees some old memories floating around. “Never realized…I was that much of a mare. But that still doesn’t mean I am one.”

M. Soarin glares. “You are one now.” She says.

Soarin frowns. “But that’s because of my life which has just escaped me now. I can’t go to the same things and events again, I can’t live my life like a stallion and I can’t even have that other feeling when somepony with me.” He said crying a bit now.

“Yes, that is right, mares cry when they are sad.” M. Soarin says changing Soarin’s mane to match her’s which he didn’t notice until it brushed his face.

Soaring glares at her. “Hey! I am a stallion and I’m keeping this body.”

“No, you are a mare!” M. Soarin yells mad, forcibly changing more of the background to reflect a more feminine mind.

Soarin growls. “I am a stallion. I am not a mare. I like stallions, yes, but that doesn’t mean you have the right to change me.” He said before M. Soarin tackled him and straddles him as he laid on his back pinning his legs and wings.

“Oh, but I am you and we are going to be a mare for that stallion who has gone four rounds with us now.” M. Soarin says.

“Dang it.” Soarin groans as he struggles to get her off. “I am not going to be a mare for the rest of my life.”

“Who said you got a choice? You will be that stallion’s lover, bitch, I think even slaves are appropriate.” M. Soarin asks as Soarin’s form starts to become more like M. Soarin’s.

Soarin groaned as he grew a bit weaker. “Let me…go.” He tried to say and noticed his voice becoming more feminine like her’s.

“That’s better, nice and feminine. The stallion will like it. His own female to have.” M. Soarin says seductively.

Soarin kept trying to get her off, but soon his hooves fell to his side. “No…I…want…to…”

M. Soarin smirked as his form became more and more like hers and his stallionhood started to become a marehood.

Soarin blinks slowly as he looks up to her and tries to reach for her and she grabs his hoof. “I…can’t…forget.”

“You won’t, you just won’t care.” M. Soarin says as his flank fills out like a mare’s.

Soarin moans as he felt himself start to fill out and lose mass in a lot of places. “I’m…a…”

M. Soarin pulled her up after the background was finished and she started to apply eyeliner to Soarin who couldn’t resist.

Soarin then tries to blink as M. Soarin steps away a bit and admires her work of being a mare that most stallions would take right on the streets for being too hot. “You make this look good. Now what to wear, hmm…” M. Soarin says thinking.

Soarin tries to shake her head and blink a few times. “Something…dark blue.”

“Hmm…what was it that Spitfire said was the best thing for a mare to wear underneath…oh yeah, silk.” M. Soarin says a pair of dark blue silk panties appeared on Soaring as his manhood finished becoming a marehood.

Soarin looks it over and smiles almost a bit with a goofy smile. “Nice, but less silk on it.”

“What else? Hot shorts, a skirt, or a dress?” M. Soarin wonders out loud, ignoring her as Soarin feels his new feminine nipples start to fill slightly.

Soarin moans. “Less is more. Really short shorts?” She suggested still feeling herself up.

“Dark blue as well.” M. Soarin says.

Soarin nods as really short shorts appear on her, hugs her flank tightly and shakes her flanks a bit. “Yes, he will like this. Maybe a skirt as backup.”

“Or maybe biker shorts instead with a skirt.” M. Soarin says.

Soaring was still trying to blink normally. “Yes, less is more. Less is more.”

M. Soarin smiled as her work was about complete as the short shorts disappeared and were replaced by dark blue biker shorts and skirts.

Soarin shakes her flank approvingly. “Yes, he will like, like, way much.” She said with a high feminine voice.

“Now for the top.” M. Soarin says as Soarin felt something tighten around his nipples.

Soarin smiles. “Like, maybe a really revealing blouse?”

“Something that will come off so easily.” M. Soarin says a dark blue one appears.

Soarin nods eagerly as she looks herself over. “Yes, I want to be taken at any time.”

“Now let’s do something about that mane.” M. Soarin says making a mirror appear in front of Soarin as she got behind him.

Soarin moves her mane a bit. “Like, something to hang onto for him with just one hoof?”

“Something like this.” M. Soarin says styling it to where it nearly covers the left side of her face.

Soarin nods, making the mane bob a bit against her. “Yeah, he can use it to hang on to me.”

“Now what are you?” M. Soarin asks.

Soarin smiles as she keeps shaking her flank. “A mare. A needy mare.”

“For whom?” M. Soarin asked.

Soarin giggles now. “For my stallion to do what he wants.”

“Good, you will be a great mare for him even if you are a bit of a tomcolt.” M. Soarin says.

Soarin nods. “Yes, great mare.”

“Good.” M. Soarin asks Soarin before feels a jolt through her.

Soarin freezes up as she goes stiff. “Yes, his mare.” She strained to say.

“Oh he came in us again.” M. Soarin says.

---

Blitz sighs as he pulls out of Soarin’s flank and pets her head. “Good mare.”

‘Yeah, she is.’ Spitfire thinks watching from the chair in Soarin’s room.

Blitz sighs as he watches Soarin carefully. “Huh, she’s coming to.”

Soarin groans as she opens her eyes and sees Blitz in front of her. “My stallion.” She whispered.

“I take it you enjoyed it.” Spitfire says, now able to see the necklace jewel was now a light pink with a female symbol in it now.

Soarin nods and reaches for him. “My stallion.”

“Ok, she is a keeper. Welcome to the family Soarin.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smirks and kisses Soarin’s head. “She will certainly be no problem for Fluttershy to deal with. She already wants it rough and is losing control. Now do you have anything to say Spitfire?”

“Yes, do her flank again.” Spitfire instructs.

Blitz rolls his eyes and looks at her. “Spits.” He said simply.

“It will make transporting her easier if she is in a stupor.” Spitfire says, giving him a smirk, making Blitz roll his eyes before mounting Soarin’s flank again.

Soarin groans out loud as Spitfire spreads her legs a little. “My stallion.” Blitz started thrusting into Soarin. Soarin moans as she looks back at him. “My stallion. Use me however you want.”

Spitfire smirks before getting on the bed and brings out a vibaitor. “I got something for you Soarin.” Spitfire says before putting it into Soarin’s marehood and turning it on.

Soarin moans out loud as she grabs the sheets. “Use me.” She pleaded.

“Start licking.” Spitfire says shoving her head into her marehood.

Soarin moans were muffled as she started to lick at her as Blitz kept pushing her forward with every hit. “Oh yeah, this is another form of Fluttershy. This time, horny mare for whatever you want.” Blitz said, grabbing her flanks and leans forward. “But beg for me first.” Blitz says taking out the vibrator.

Soarin mumbled into Spitfire’s marehood. Spitfire raised Soarin’s head to speak.

“Beg me.” Blitz says.

Soarin moans. “I want my stallion.” She said with a drunken face.

“Ok.” Biltz says entering her marehood.

Soarin screams in pleasure as she feels him. “My stallion.” Blitz kept going till he came into her. Soarin let out one last scream before collapsing.

Spitfire sighs as she watches him pull out and lays her down on the bed. “You want to marry again?”

“Think the others will allow it?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire smiles as she brushes aside Soarin’s mane. “Yep. They love you and they will love her. Besides, it’s the least I could do for making her go through this. After all she went through, she needs this.”

“Very well, we will take responsibility for this, but you, me, and Twilight have a few things to discuss later.” Blitz says.

“So you think Soarin looks better as a mare?” Spitfire asks, smirking.

“I thought that went without saying.” Blitz jokes.

Spitfire chuckles and keeps petting Soarin’s mane.

---

“So want to tell me why you made a necklace that can feminize something?” Blitz asks, looking to the now shattered necklace with Twilight holding a hammer.

Twilight puts the hammer down and sighs. “First, it was just in case we had an intruder and we needed information. Shock of life can really work that way. But then Spitfire wanted punishment for Soarin, but this has never been tested effectively, so that’s why it’s permanent and the best I can do for Soarin going back to her old life, is really a genital spell.”

“I meant for the mind set?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “It’s kinda Fluttershy’s way of working when we have a new mare and they need to be trained. You can ask her for everything that needs to be known for the mind. I just added it to the amulet.”

“Well now we have to take responsibility for you turning him into a mare.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles nervously. “Yeah, but it could have been worse.”

Blitz raises his eyebrow like Applejack does.

Twilight keeps giggling nervously. “He could have committed suicide.”

“Twilight sleeps alone for three nights.” Blitz says as he writes that down.

Twilight groans and brings her head down. “I deserve it. But what about Spitfire?”

“Spitfire is currently pregnant and will be helping Soarin adjust. Speaking of which, when she wakes up, I have to talk to her.” Blitz says.

Twilight takes the shards and throws them into the fireplace and they start to sparkle and crackle. “Sorry for this.”

Blitz nods. “Yeah, you’re forgiven from me, but definitely not from Soarin and I doubt she would remember now.”

Twilight sighs and spreads her forelegs. “Hug?”

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Punishment.” Blitz says snickering and starts tickling her.

Twilight giggles as he was able to trap her on the ground and ticklers her everywhere and with his magic. “Stop.” She laughs.

Blitz grins. “Nope, you need your punishment.” Blitz continued till she was breathing hard.

Twilight keeps laughing out of breath until he lets up and gets up. “Do you…still love me?” She asks out of breath.

Blitz playfully yanks her tail. “What do you think of hot stuff?” Blitz asks.

Twilight tries to catch her breath. “Thanks for not hating me.”

“Go and see Arcane Twi. I will deal with Soarin and tell Flutters she is off limits for now.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and gets up and walks out. “Thanks for forgiving me Blitz.”

“You’re forgiven, but you are still going to be punished.” Blitz reminds walking to the room Soarin was in.

Soarin smiles happily as Blitz walks in. “My stallion. Do you want to have fun with me? I’m already dressed for the occasion.” She said wearing a skimpy outfit in Blitz’s opinion and was trying to figure out where she got it from.

“Rewind.” Blitz says using her keyword to suppress her sexual desires for a bit, allowing Soarin the wonderbolt to come out.

Soarin shakes her head. “Wha…Blitz, what are you doing here?”

“Well this is my castle.” Blitz says.

Soarin looks around confused. “What? But why am I here? I still…wait, my home?” She asks herself while holding a hoof to her head. Blitz sits and waits until it all comes back to her. “My home, Spitfire, oh that bitch!” She yelled.

“How much do you remember now?” Blitz asks.

Soarin groans. “That bitch Spitfire, changing me, then…then…you.” She said looking at him. Blitz was waiting for her to finish. “You…oh buck what did I do?”

Blitz smiles a bit.

Soarin looks at him. “We did, didn’t we?”

“You mean did I do you?” Blitz asks casually.

Soarin nods. “Yeah, all I remember from that is, well, you on me.”

“Moaning and begging me to keep going.” Blitz says.

Soarin blushes and looks away. “Um…yeah.”

“And now since Spitfire and Twilight cause this, we have to take responsibility for it.” Blitz says.

Soarin looks up at him. “What do you mean?”

Blitz lays beside her as she joins him on the bed. “I will take care of you.” Blitz says.

Soarin blushes and quickly looks away. “I…can take care of myself.” Blitz starts petting her mane. She squeaks and then sighs in relief and starts purring and leaning into his petting. “That’s…that’s nice.”

“You can’t really leave now. Anyways your body is addicted to me. Note the wing boner you have.” Blitz says.

Soarin was too busy purring away as she lay down beside him.

“And you can’t control your purring from my contact with you.” Blitz says stopping his petting.

Soarin whines at the loss of being petted and looks to him for more.

Blitz pats her head and waits for her to regain enough of her wit to process what he had said and reply.

Soarin shakes her head. “I…don’t need anypony.”

“We all need somepony Soarin. Besides, what if you get pregnant now? We didn’t use protection.” Blitz says.

Soarin goes wide eyed and looks shocked. “What? But I…?”

“Twilight was quite through with the spell. You are fully a mare in body including reproduction.” Blitz says.

Soarin groans and brings her head down. “No. That’s it. My life is done.”

“It’s not done until you are dead. I mean you still have your career. Look at Spitfire, she is pregnant, but she hasn’t given up her position.” Blitz says.

Soarin keeps looking at him. “Why me?”

Blitz says nothing and hugs her.

Soarin gulps as Blitz just keeps holding her. “Maybe…maybe I can stay here for a bit.”

“You can even join the family if you want.” Blitz says, starting to pet her again.

Soarin tries to smile. “May…maybe.”

“Also puts you in range to prank Spitfire till the end of time as payback.” Blitz says.

Soarin now smiles widely. “Oh yeah. She deserves it.”

“So what do you say?” Blitz asks.

Soarin smiles gently at him now. “Sure, if I can be with you for a few days. Help me through this.”

“I will help, but you will need experts in the feminine way to help you through most of it.” Blitz says.

Soarin frowns. “As long as you keep that bitch and princess from me.”

“You will have to deal with them eventually, but they won’t be helping you through this if you don’t want to.” Blitz says.

Soarin sighs and lays her head down on her hooves. “I just…I can’t…not yet.” She said finally.

“Ok, I have two mares that will start helping you out right now.” Blitz says before clapping his hooves as a signal and Rarity and Rainbow enter.

Soarin looks up at them. “Wha…but why them?”

“Rainbow is a member of the wonderbolts and an expert flier so she can help you there and Rarity knows clothes and you are already wearing feminine clothes.” Blitz says.

Soarin looks at herself and blushes and tries to cover herself up.

“I’ll leave you girls to it.” Blitz says getting up and walking out.

“Woah, never thought I would be doing this for one of my old crushes.” Rainbow says as Blitz walks past.

Soarin looks at her in shock. “Wha…old crush?”

“Yeah, I had a big crush on you. Didn’t you notice at the Grand Galloping Gala?” Rainbow asks.

Soarin looks away a bit. “Um…well. Thought you were a crazy fan.”

Rainbow laughs unamused by that. “Well enough talk about that. Come on, we are going to the spa so you can learn a little about being a mare.” Rarity says before poofing Soarin’s clothes away.

Soarin squeaks as they approach her.

---

Blitz sighs as he heads down the hall to the main room. “This is nice. And we got a new member. Abit not the way we intended, but good all the same. Now then, I feel like some food.”

“Still can’t believe Twilight went along with that. Especially when she knew Spitfire was steamen…will having my brother’s boyfriend here be a problem?” Applejack asks.

“Oh Jackie, they broke up over half a year ago and Big Mac is seeing the local teacher mare.” Blitz says.

Applejack looks at him. “Really, that must have been painful.”

“Oh Soarin is still coming to terms with it. So how are you and the little one?” Blitz asks, rubbing her stomach.

Applejack smiles and looks to it. “Oh just fine. Just need some food.”

Blitz nods. “Yes, we will get some…” He stops as a few knocks came to the door. “Oh visitor.” He said walking over with Applejack and opening the door and looking up to a heavily cloaked pony looking down at him. “Um…can I help you?”

The pony tilts its head and looks to Applejack under its hood before looking at him. “Is the other elements of harmony here?” The pony, a stallion, asks.

Blitz raises an eyebrow and watches him carefully. “Yes.” He said carefully. “Why?”

They seem to see the stallion grin under his hood even though his face was completely covered. “Oh, just need to see something.” He said before Applejack groans in pain. “Just need to see.”

Blitz clicks his tongue. “You doing that?” Blitz asks.

The stallion chuckles. “What do you think?” He asks and moves his hoof slightly and Applejack groans more as she lays down on the ground.

“I think you don’t know who you are fucking with.” Blitz says before the stallion is started to be lifted off his hooves, feeling as though he is being choked.

The stallion growls though his choking and lifts a hoof at him before Blitz gets knocked into the wall behind him and the stallion gets placed back down as Applejack coughs one last time and an orange colored orb comes out of her mouth and he holds it over his hoof. “And you have no idea what my intentions are.”

“No, but I do know you’re dead.” Blitz says tackling him and knocking the orb out of his hoof as he wrestles with the stallion.

The stallion grins. “So this is the great Blitzkrieg, aka, Southern Cross being heard across the galaxy. Nice to meet you.” He said, making his hindlegs get under him and kicked Blitz off. “And it’s about to be your biggest chance at something special.” He said as Blitz hears hooves running from the castle.

Blitz smirks, touching his communicator.

The stallion looks down and sees some charges on his chest and clicks his tongue. “Not bad. Not bad at all.” He said as the other mares came to the door and he swipes his hoof in their direction before the charges explode.

Blitz sighs. “And that’s the…girls?” He asks looking over to the rest of the mane six and sees them groaning in pain. “Crap.” He said to himself and looks to the dust cloud and sees the stallion coughing as he waves the smoke away.

“Never was one for smoking or even drinking. Stop having fun soon enough.” He said, dusting his chest.

“Oh, still alive? Tell me, do you know an element that can make a nice bomb, but also douces the victim in flammable material?” Blitz asks.

The stallion chuckles. “I don’t know. You tell me. You are the one with the charges and bombs on your belt.” He said all the mares stay to lie down.

“Zavarious. And all it takes is a spark near you.” Blitz says striking a match.

The stallion sighs as he bursts into flames. “Oh boy. You really know how to make things fun.”

“Oh and not only does it burn, it also acts like acid to organic creatures. Tell me, how does that feel?” Blitz asks.

The stallion chuckles as he calmly walks out and brushes the flames off of him. “You do realize that if it doesn’t work, you try another tactic. Just upping the ante doesn’t do well for the same weapon.”

“Maybe, if that wasn’t a distraction if they didn’t work. I believe they should have infected you enough by now.” Blitz says.

The stallion stretches his hooves as Blitz can see he has a black coat on them. “Oh boy. Easy fix. Matt.” He calls and spits out a glob of black liquid. “Have friends on the other side.” He sang.

“You are not a normal organic. That would kill nearly anything.” Blitz says now glaring.

The stallion grins. “What gave you that idea? The fact I can take your mares’ elements without trouble or the fact I can survive your tricks and nicks.” He said as he holds up a hoof and holds six orbs of different color.

“Terran, feed.” Blitz says.

The stallion turns his head to the varren in time to lose his front left hoof. “Pity. Because, this isn’t something that you can beat me with.” He said as Terran rushes him again and the stallion just calmly stands there and he runs through a sudden portal in front of him and it disappears. “He’ll be fine.”

“I know, he can tear through reality itself to get at something.” Blitz says actually getting an unnerved reaction. “You got two minutes before he gets back.” Blitz says.

The stallion smiles. “I doubt that. He must be enjoying himself now. Besides, I’ve been looking for something like him and that’s the thing. Who knew you had him all along?”

“He came to me and looked behind you.” Blitz says and the stallion actually sees reality crack a little.

“Oh, they can’t keep him calm.” The stallion said, still being strangely calm. “How about a little mano e mano?” He said turning his accent into another halfway. “Winner keeps the elements.”

“You don’t have the ability to show other emotions, do you?” Blitz asks.

The stallion looks around and digs into his cloak and takes out a watch tied to a chained. “Huh, running a little early. Alright. Next step.” He said happily and then slouches a bit. “Next step!” He yells to the sky and a flash occurred before something fell in front of Blitz and he sees his aerial armor in front of him. “Better! Get it right next time birdbrain!” He yells to the sky before looking to Blitz. “Now we can have some fun.” He said reaching into his cloak again and taking out a long katana blade that was black like Blazer’s.

“This armor was destroyed.” Blitz says looking back at him. “You played that card too early.” Blitz says now suspicious.

The stallion chuckles as he walks around the break in reality and soon Terran breaks through and quickly turns around and stares at the stallion before he sits calmly like a dog and the stallion walks up and pets his head as he passes by. “Because we are going to have fun. Isn’t that grand?” He asks, actually holding his hooves together like a filly and doing a pose before Blitz sees black wings come out behind him and he takes off a bit. “You going to join or what?”

“Kind of hard to dance like a little girl with three hooves.” Blitz reminds.

The stallion groans and seems to shake his head before showing all four of his hooves. “Now you’re going to put it on. Come on, don’t you want your wives’ elements back?”

“Something occurs to me.” Blitz says as Terran joins him.

The stallion looks over his sword as if he found something on it. “What is that?” He asks scratching a certain part.

“Like I said, you tipped your hand too soon. I already figured out this is in my mind.” Blitz says smirking as the orbs disappear.

The stallion turns to look at him. “Oh, pity. But then we are going to need to do this.” He said before he disappeared from thin air and Blitz closed his eyes and opened them to see he was in front of the door again and the stallion was standing there with mandalorians pointing their weapons at him.

“Not that easy.” Blitz says as the stallion was forced back into his mind to his confusion.

The stallion scratches his head. “Strange. That usually works. How weird that some strong mind other than the jedi…and the spirits…and the gods…hm…”

“And Terran the devour.” Blitz says.

The stallion looks down. “Oh yeah, but you forget one thing.”

“You’re trapped now.” Blitz says smirking.

The stallion turns back to his sword. “Is that your honor speaking or just unjust anger yelling out through your mouth than your own mind?”

“No, that is tactical thinking because you most likely had a backup plan and have my girls targeted as we speak.” Blitz says unhappy.

The stallion laughs as he throws his head back and keeps laughing maniacally. “You…you think I was going to take them out? Are you crazy?” He asks, still laughing. “You’re an unjust idiot. One that doesn’t walk the world and metal very well. One with something still unanswered. What the heck am I?”

“Ah…no, I didn’t, but I expected you to take them captive to either extend this game…or is this a test?” Blitz asks.

The stallion looks down his blade from it’s end. “Hum…well…let’s see. I ask you if the elements were here, not their names or if they’re females. Then I proceeded to take out their elements without trouble and sent beloved Terran to another spot in the universe. What do you think?” He asks dryly on the last question.

“You’re either like Discord and have a dry sense of humor and too much free time or have an agenda.” Blitz says.

The stallion hums and brings a hoof to his face under the hood. “No to the first one, though he is a barrel of laughs. Barrels!” He yells before looking calm. “Sometimes I do the second one and not the third because I’m running large amount of things in my head for such a long time and the last could be counted. Though I do need to know how to make the perfect lobster. I wonder if God has the answer.”

“Terran, boot him out of my head.” Blitz says dryly.

The stallion chuckles as Terran tackles him as they both disappear and Blitz shakes his head before closing his eyes again and opens them to see them both surrounded by changelings and mandalorians aimed at the stallion who was busy fiddling with a rubik’s cube. “How hard can this be?” He asks like he doesn’t know about the soldiers around him.

“You, out, now.” Blitz says.

The stallion looks at him. “Oh hi. I see you woken up. And no. We aren’t done.”

“Terran killing you and devouring you says otherwise.” Blitz says.

The stallion shakes his head. “Trust me. You don’t want to do that.”

“Or what, the guardians of the galaxy will come to the planet?” Blitz asks sarcastically.

The stallion groans. “Man, Matt was right. You really are a headache. I don’t know why I took care of this sector anyway. Boys! And girls.” He said calmly as a portal appeared above them. “Question, do you want to have an epic space battle?” He asks, still playing with the cube. “Besides that little trope is kinda short. Might make a comeback soon enough. Just give the company some time.”

Blitz frowns. “Yeah…” He drones out. “No.”

The stallion shrugs. “Oh pity. And here I was hoping of using my new toy.” He said as some bags came through.

“You used it a lot.” A voice said before a rather large snow white owl came through and picked up a laptop and stood bipedal and actually held it with his wing and starts typing with his other wing feathers.

The stallion scoffs. “Not much. Just that one time and it was boring. I need a match up.”

“Great, another one.” Blitz says.

The owl looks up before all the weapons on the mandalorians beep and they look and shake it as the lights on it goes out. “Never make everything with electricity. Easy to deal with.”

Soon more bags fell through. “Please, you can’t even make a proper sandwich.” A female voice said as another bipedal figure fell through and they saw a fox looking animal with twelve tails.

The stallion shrugs. “That’s what we have you for.”

“Kitsune.” Blitz says before the female slapped the stallion.

“Ow.” The stallion said and looked at her. “What the fuck? Hello, I’m doing what I’m supposed to.” He said while waving his hooves widely.

The kitsune rolls her eyes. “You still can’t get things right. You didn’t even lock the mind correctly. Do I need to get Lati?” The stallion waves her off and goes back to his cube. “Lati!” The kitsune yells.

“I’m coming. I’m coming.” Another female voice said with a slight country accent and a cat-like creature with pink fur came down with a long tail that was split in two at the end and long waist length hair. “How did he fuck up now?”

The kitsune scoffs. “Not getting the mind lock right.”

Lati groans and knocks the stallion on the head. “Idiot.”

The stallion huffs. “Please. You two weren’t saying that when I was busy with you all.”

They both blush and hit him over the head. “Shut up.” They both yelled.

“I’m here and…I’m stuck.” Another female voice said with a british accent and they see a scaly leg with clawed feet dangle through the portal. The stallion’s hood falls off of his head as his horn lights up and pulls the leg down and they see a blue bipedal dragon with more dragon in some areas than others.

“Like the place?” He asks scratching his white mane as he tries to figure out the cube.

The dragon looks around. “Needs a bit of touch up.”

“Out!” Blitz says as Terran shoots a black ball out of his mouth at them.

A black wall suddenly drops in front of them as the ball hits it and then the wall gets sucked into a cylinder being carried by a bipedal black coated wolf with some ninja garb. “I told you this video game wall works.” The owl said as he was still typing away.

The wolf huffs. “What did you to piss this guy off?” The wolf, now female with an asian accent asks.

The stallion shrugs. “Went after the spirit pieces in his wives’.”

Now all the females slap him. “You’re an idiot.” They all said.

The owl looks up. “Where is she?” He asks before another bipedal form goes through and they see it has the form of a red falcon. “Ah, good. You have my tech?”

The falcon sighs. “Here. The mech is ready too.” She said, giving him a glove with lines running through it with her wing to his.

The stallion chuckles once. “The gang’s all here. Now we can get down to business.”

“Oh.” Blitz says before the head of the stallion rolls off his shoulders and onto the floor.

All of the whole group just stares at the stallion. “Not again.” Lati said groaning. “How long did this take?”

The kitsune shrugs. “I think it was ten, no five.”

The stallion chuckles as his head is suddenly on his body again like nothing ever happened. “Geez, this one got a temper.” He says before two knives went through his eyes.

The stallion just pulls them out and twirls the knives around as his eyes look their normal red self. “You can stop. You can’t kill us. Besides, it’s a bad idea for your sake as well.”

“Oh no, keep going, I like seeing someone else hurt you.”

The stallion rolls his eyes. “Geez, you really are hard to work with. Do your men have the same problem? I swear, Satan himself doesn’t have this much trouble.”

Blitz just stares at him as he falls apart to tiny pieces. “Finally.” He said before the females bring up a curtain around the pieces and then removes it to reveal the stallion standing there again. “Stop.” He said in a bored voice. “Just stop and take a moment. You need to at least let us relax and take in the area.” He said, still working the cube.

Lati sighs. “Look, your wives’ are fine. They got their elements back. Just let us mess around here and we’ll be on our way.”

“Maybe not fast enough.” The stallion chimes in.

Blitz just stares at him before placing a charge on him and it explodes and the stallion is sent into the ground before he groans and gets up, wipes off the dust and grime. “Again? Come on.”

Blitz throws his hooves up in frustration. “Dang it. I give up with you.”

They all stare at each other as no one says anything. “So what now?” Matt asks.

“Done!” The stallion cheers as he holds out a finished cube. “And let’s head inside. It’s getting a bit chilly.”

Blitz just stares at them as his eye twitches. “Make some food for our guest and no one is to see them.” He said walking back in with them following.

---

“Okay, what the buck happened?” Applejack asks as she gets up in the hospital bed.

“Nothing Jackie, you just hit your head when you slipped.” Blitz says at her side.

Applejack moans and shakes her head a little. “You sure? I remember something about a visitor.”

“No, that was me telling you about Soarin.” Blitz says.

Applejack thinks about it. “Oh yeah. How is he, I mean she?”

“She hasn’t returned from the spa with Rainbow and Rarity. The former, I’m surprised, went.” Blitz says.

Applejack chuckles. “Yeah, that’s Rainbow. Too much of a stallion to go to a spa.”

“And yet she went.” Blitz says.

Applejack shrugs. “Aw well. At least she finally enjoyed a good hooficure.”

Blitz nearly burst out laughing. “I think not Jackie, more like she got into the hot tub or steam bath.” Blitz says.

Applejack smirks. “Or maybe a good redo of her mane.”

Blitz gives her a blank look. “Rainbow gets her mane done?” Blitz asks.

Applejack gives him the same look. “No.” She said before smirking. “She does like being petted.”

“See?” Blitz asks.

Applejack chuckles and hugs him. “Love ya Blitzy.”

“Love you and love you.” Blitz says to Applejack than to her stomach.

Applejack nuzzles him. “I think the little one is trying to say love you too.”

“Ok, you rest up, ok?” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods. “Sure and I think somepony else wants to spend time with you.” She said looking at the door and they saw Arcane and Azure there.

“Dad?” They both ask.

“Hey you two.” Blitz says walking over before getting to eye level.

They both smile. “Can we play?” They both ask.

“Of course we can.” Blitz says picking the two up.

They both smile and hang onto his back as Blitz and Applejack wave at each other before he heads off. “Can we play a board game?” Azure asks.

Arcane smile. “Yeah, like the one mom plays with mom.”

“Oh you mean shoots and ladders.” Blitz says walking out of the room with them.

They both nod. “Yeah, it has too many snakes.” Azure said.

“Come on you two and maybe you will meet your new mother soon.” Blitz says.

They both look confused. “New mother?”

“Yeah.” Blitz says before nuzzling both.

They both stay confused as Blitz walks into a closet and grabs a box before heading to the game room. “Anypony here?” He asks and sees Soarin talking with Pinkie. “Hey girls. How’s it going?” Blitz asks before seeing Soarin’s new mane style. “Hello hot stuff.” He said, putting the box on a nearby table.

Soarin smile. “Hi Blitz.”

“Arcane, Azure, meet your newest mother.” Blitz says.

They both wave at her as they stay confused. “Who are you?” Arcane asks.

“I’m Soarin…wait, mother?” Soarin asks confused.

“Yeah, you agreed to become a part of the family. That means my wife and mother to all the foals.” Blitz says.

Soarin looks over herself. “Do I…need to be married?”

“You are technically now. Twilight has the power to do that being a princess.” Blitz says sitting next to her as Arcane jumps onto her.

Soarin looks back to Arcane. “And what about them?”

“Momma?” Arcane asks.

“He summed it up.” Blitz says.

Soarin keeps watching Arcane till she smiles. “Yeah, momma.”

Azure smirks and flashes her his fangs.

Soarin sweats. “Um…do I need to be worried?”

“No, though I might nip at you.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Soarin blushes and moves away a bit. “Um…okay.”

“Oh Blitzy, I will be unavailable tonight. Me, Sunshine, and my sisters are going to have something like a sleepover.” Pinkie says.

Blitz smiles. “Sure, Go enjoy being with your family.”

Pinkie giggles and kisses his cheek and hugs him as Sunshine hugs Arcane and Azure. “Thanks Blitzy. Come on Sunshine. We have to pack.” She said taking Sunshine and leaving with Sunshine waving at them.

“That leaves the four of us.” Blitz says.

Soarin whimpers a bit as Azure and Arcane crawl over her. “Help.”

“Oh, what is wrong mommy?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Soarin glares a bit. “Help me.” She whispered.

“Come here you two.” Blitz says going over.

They both smile and hug him as Blitz picks them up. “Can we play now?” Azure asks.

Blitz chuckles and sets up the game. “Want to join Soarin?” Blitz asks as the foals choose their pieces.

“Fine.” Soarin says.

---

“Oh, what is this, they are all tuckered out.” Blitz says looking at the two sleeping colts.

Soarin smiles. “That was…actually fun.”

“Come on, let’s put the two of them to bed then we can have some more fun.” Blitz says running a hoof along her flank.

Soarin blushes and shivers. “Um…sure.” She said picking up Azure gently as Blitz carried Arcane and they went to their room and put them to bed. “So how was I?” She asks as they walk in the room.

“Good.” Blitz says covering them up before walking to his room with Soarin.

Soarin smiles as she tries to look at him. “Thanks for…staying with me. I never had anypony like this…well…unlike him.” She said blushing and looking away.

Blitz smirks before throwing her onto the bed.

Soarin yelps and lands on the bed before looking up at him. “Um…Blitz…”

Blitz captures her lips and starts dominating her in the kiss. Soarin goes wide eyed before falling into it and moaning a bit and falls slack as Blitz starts to grab hold of her hooves to the bed.

“You know, Twilight told me something interesting.” Blitz says, starting to remove his clothes.

Soarin tries to look at him. “Wha…what is it?”

“Your body isn’t fully done yet, but after this session, it should be. Because every time you act feminine, it speeds up the spell.” Blitz says.

Soarin groans as she tries to get up. “But…I…I…can’t…”

“Didn’t you notice your flank was bigger and more curvy this morning?” Blitz asks.

Soarin blinks before shaking her head. “No, I’m just a dumb mare.”

“Soarin, I might not play with you if you lie to me.” Blitz says.

Soarin gulps and tries to look at him. “Ye…yes. It was getting bigger and now I’m starting to look like a bimbo.”

“No, just more developed as a result of you acting like a mare last night when we played.” Blitz says finishing striping.

Soarin blushes heavily as he sees his form again. “I…I just…I…”

“Soarin, come here.” Blitz says waiting with open hooves, getting back on the bed.

Soarin was still blushing as she carefully crawled over and he grabbed her into a hug as Soarin was frozen in a bit of shock. Blitz smiles as he starts petting her. Soarin goes wide eyed before purring and leaning into his touch. Blitz chuckles as he holds a hoof on her flank and feels it grow a bit more. “Good girl.” He said kissing her cheek.

Soarin keeps purring before she feels her nipples get a little heavier.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her before feeling around her flank as he keeps petting and soon feels her breasts actually a little bigger than last time. “Wow, what have you been eating?”

Soarin doesn’t respond as she keeps purring and her coat, mane and tail become more lustrous. “You have beautiful hair.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Soarin shivers as she nuzzles him and smiles. “My stallion.”

“Good girl.” Blitz says feeling the heat coming from her flank.

Soarin moans and grinds her flank against him. “My stallion. My Blitzy.”

“Ok, my mare.” Blitz whispers into her ear before nipping it softly.

Soarin moans as she rests against him. “Use me.” She whispered in his ear.

“Beg me to mount you and take you.” Blitz says.

Soarin sighs heavily as she felt her tail being pulled a bit. “Take me.” She whispered.

Blitz smirks before mounting her tight flank.

Soarin yelps as she feels something poking her. “Wha…Blitz…?” She asks, trying to look at him.

“Shh. Enjoy this my mare.” Blitz says before starting to feel her flank grow a little more.

Soarin groans and puts her head down on the bed and just tries to breath. “My stallion. My stallion is using me.” She moans with her tongue hanging out.

Blitz smirks as her flank stopped growing and started tightening and condensing into a very well toned flank.

Soarin tries to turn her head at him. “My stallion?”

“Your body is finished and you are now mine forever.” Blitz says stopping and coming in her.

Soarin moans and has her eyes roll up a bit before they start to close. “I…love you…my stallion.” She said before fully closing them and snoring.

Blitz smirks and smacks her flank.

Soarin yelps and jumps a little. “Huh…what…my stallion?” She asks looking at him.

“Not done yet Soarin. We have much more fun to do.” Blitz says before using his magic to playfully twist her nipples.

Soarin moans as she feels them being pulled and tightened as Blitz strokes her flank. “My stallion?”

“No, it’s my Blitzy.” Blitz says withdrawing before turning her around.

Soarin groans and tries to look through the haze on her eyes and sees his growth. “My Blitzy?” She asks, a bit confused.

“Good girl.” Blitz says bring her head onto his staff.

Soarin moans before starting to lick around it and mumbles a bit. “Stallion…Blitzy…stallion?”

Blitz, taking advantage of her open mouth, sticks his staff into it.

Soarin coughs as he goes a bit deeper and she just tries to swallow it down. “Mugh.” She tries to say as she looks up at him. Blitz pets her mane as she starts to suck. Soarin moans everytime she moves up and down on him and he places a hoof on her head and keeps petting her. Soarin keeps looking at him with glazed eyes as he smiles at her and moves the tuft of mane out of her eyes. Soarin kept sucking away until it started to throb and soon felt a warm fluid run down her throat before he pulled out and covered her slightly.

“So good. So warm.” Soarin said lustfully with her mouth full.

“Good girl, now it is time for your marehood.” Blitz says.

Soarin swallows the rest of the fluid and tries to lift a hoof at him. “My mare…”

Blitz takes the hoof and turns her over before mounting her again.

Soarin tries to turn her head at him before feeling his head lean down against his right side as he starts to kiss her cheek and neck. “Your choice, fast and hard or slow and loveningly.” Blitz said kissing her neck.

Soarin moans and looks at him. “Use me…whatever you want.”

Blitz smirks.

---

Soarin groans as the alarm goes off at 7:03. She tries to reach for it to turn it off but finds herself unable to move and a warm weight on her back. “Not again.” She whispered as she saw Blitz’s head near hers and draped over her back.

Soarin squirms around before finally making Blitz roll over and moans as he pulls out of it and feels a warm fluid run down her legs. “How much did we do?” She asks herself as she looks to her body and sees red marks all over her. “How hard did we do?”

“The way you like it, Soarin. Do you remember what I said last night?” Blitz asks, pulling her into his hooves.

Soarin squeaks as she is pulled against him. “Um…not really.”

“It was about your body. Ring any bells?” Blitz asks.

Soarin thinks back as she nuzzles him until she stops. “Fast and hard or slow and lovingly.”

“No before that, it involved the spell.” Blitz says.

Soarin looks at him. “Spell? Wha…the turn me into a full mare spell.” She said trying to smack her forehead, but can’t move her hooves and sees it tied up.

“Yeah, look at your now fully developed flank.” Blitz says rubbing it.

Soarin looks down and sees her flank even bigger than before and wider than Blitz’s and very toned. “I’m a bimbo.” She said putting her head onto the bed.

“No, you’re an athlete. Fluttershy’s is much bigger and she isn’t one.” Blitz says before kissing her.

Soarin tries to kiss back before trying to push him off and he lets go. “Yes?”

Soarin brings her tied hooves into view. “Can you untie me?”

Blitz smirks and uses his magic to untie her. “Now your breasts have also gone from a pre-mare’s to a grown mare’s.” Blitz says.

Soarin sighs as she rubs her hooves. “Yeah and now my life is over.”

“Soarin, what have I said about that?” Blitz asks her.

Soarin sighs and looks at him. “You know what? I just don’t care about it anymore. If you want, use me anytime you need to.”

“No, I want Soarin, not a sex toy.” Blitz says.

Soarin blushes heavily and looks away a bit. “Then, what’s with the rope? I don’t remember that.”

Blitz nuzzles her. “You wanted to be tied. Lose your sense of fighting back. Don’t worry, I made sure you didn’t get hurt.”

Soarin nods. “Thank you, but…I’m unsure.”

“You don’t believe you asked that? I can show you the memory.” Blitz says smirking.

Soarin looks at him and looks down a bit and goes wide-eyed. “Um…”

“I know a spell that can share memories.” Blitz says. “What were you thinking, my naughty mare?”

Soarin quickly looks away and turns over. “I just don’t want to lose my old stallion self.”

“You haven’t.” Blitz says before trailing kisses along her neck.

Soarin shivers. “Wha…what do you mean?”

“You are still you.” Blitz says before holding her and feeling her wings wrap around him.

Soarin turns around a bit and rewraps her wings around them. “Blitzy?” She asks looking at him.

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Soarin puts her hooves on his chest and feels the long time scars on it. “I…I want you to…take me one night, no holds barred…whatever you want.”

“Alright my mare and wife.” Blitz says before kissing her and dominating it as he holds her body in his hooves.

Soarin moans and tries to push him away a little. “And…tie me up, use me. I want a loving stallion, but also a furious one.”

“Ok, now come look at the finished you.” Blitz says.

Soarin sits up as Blitz leads her to a full body mirror and she sees the smallish mare standing there. “Wow…I look…”

“Gorgeous?” Blitz asks as she brushes and feels her new more lustrous mane.

Soarin turns to look at him with a smile. “I feel like a mare that any stallion would want to take right on the streets.”

“But you are mine.” Blitz says as she feels her new tail.

Soarin then turns around and looks at her flank though messy. “Yeah and to do as you please.”

“And now what do you think, my wife?” Blitz asks as she feels her new coat.

Soarin feels herself over and moves down to her flank and smirks a little and bends down. “How about taking me right here?” Soarin asks, smirking thinking he wouldn’t.

Blitz says nothing and the next thing Soarin felt was him entering her.

Soarin moans, looks down between her legs and sees the mirror showing what is happening. “Wow…hot flank…big one.”

“And nice and tight.” Blitz says, starting to thrust into her.

Soarin moans as she keeps watching the mirror and she looks slightly to the door as it opens a little and Rainbow walks in. “Shut the door!” She yells to which Rainbow rushes back out and shuts the door.

“Now is that any way to talk to you sister now Soarin? Do I need to punish you?” Blitz asks.

Soarin moans and looks under them again. “Yes, do it. Punish me.”

Blitz smirks and smacks her flank.

Soarin yelps and brings her head up as her eyes roll upward. “Keep doing it. Punish me. I’m a bad mare.”

“Oh, let me help.” Rainbow says before capturing Soarin’s lips.

Soarin moans into the kiss as Blitz kept slapping her flank and yells into the kiss each time. “How does she taste?” Blitz asks.

“Not bad.” Rainbow says as Blitz pulls out, allowing Rainbow to mount her from the top exposing both of them to Blitz.

Blitz chuckles. “Alright, but you may feel warm there all day once we finish.” He said entering Rainbow and she moans and starts kissing Soarin’s neck.

Soarin moans and follows instinct and starts grinding her flank against Rainbow’s and her nipples against her.

Rainbow grits her teeth to stop anything more and looks back at him. “Hurry up.”

“Oh, who is in control here?” Blitz asks, going slower.

Rainbow groans and bites her lip. “Hurry up.” She groans out.

“Who is in control?” Blitz asks continuing at the pace before slapping her tight flank.

Rainbow yelps and moans and brings her head down. “You are.” She said defeated.

“Good girl.” Blitz says kissing the back of her ear and speeding up. He soon comes into Rainbow before withdrawing and reentering Soarin as Rainbow and Soarin kept making out.

Soarin moans as she separates and looks to Rainbow. “Why did you come here?”

“To pick you up. Spitfire said we needed to get you fitted for your new uniforms.” Rainbow says before capturing her lips again.

Soarin nods before moaning out loud as Blitz slapped her flank and came into her as well. “I’m good to go. Ow.”

Blitz sighs as he pulls out. “Get washed up. I’ll get my own and check on everypony.”

“Oh this will be a fun shower.” Rainbow says kissing Soarin’s cheek.

Blitz chuckles. “Oh girls. How much I love you, you’ll never know.”

“I’ll be on top for you.” Rainbow says rubbing her marehood against Soarin’s.

Soarin giggles a little. “Oh wow. I didn’t realize mares were so fun.”

“Oh, you don’t know half of it.” Rainbow says, starting to smack Soarin’s flank.

Soarin smiles and tries to get up. “Can we get washed up?”

Rainbow smirks leading the way and proceeded to dominate Soarin in lesbian sex in the shower as the wash.

Blitz smiles as he soaks in the tub and washes up. “How is she?”

“She’s learning.” Rainbow calls.

Blitz nods and turns to them. “And how is she on you?”

“No.” Rainbow says on top of Soarin who had a drunk look.

Blitz nods and smiles. “Go easy. She just had a rough night.”

“Not how I or she rolls. Now call me mistress Rainbow.” Rainbow says smacking Soarin’s flank.

Soarin yelps. “Mis…stress Rainbow.”

“Good girl.” Rainbow says washing their manes.

Blitz chuckles as he gets out and dries himself off. “Thanks for the time girls. Now I gotta go check up on things.” He said heading out.

---

It was night as Blitz was sitting in his office reviewing papers when there was a knock at his door. “It’s me Soarin.”

Blitz smiles. “Come in.”

The door opened and Soarin entered wearing a pair of dark blue biker shorts, a skirt, and a top that hugged her curves.

Blitz wolf whistles. “Hello hot flank. Get that piece over here.”

“Like it? Special order from Rarity.” Soarin says closing the door and walks over to him.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah. I really like it. It looks really good for me to use. Oh yeah.” Blitz says feeling up her flank through her biker shorts.

Soarin raises her flank to him. “Like how it looks for your spot?”

“Yeah, so you finally like being a mare?” Blitz asks as she sits in his lap.

Soarin sighs as she leans into him. “Only for you. You know, I like what you do for me. Take away my chance to fight, using me however you want, though you should really work on that.”

“But I see you are dressing like a mare now.” Blitz says.

Soarin blushes. “Yeah, but it still feels like something is missing.”

“Soarin, we got your new uniform.” Fleetfoot says walking in.

Blitz smirks. “Come on hot stuff. Put that and let’s see if you can really show it off.” He said rubbing her flank.

“Alright. Though I might need your help Fleetfoot.” Soarin says getting off.

Blitz chuckles as Soarin struggles a bit to get into the uniform, but soon zips it up and looks herself over. “Hugs the right places. Don’t you think?”

“It’s supposed to, it is skin tight.” Soarin says messing with her mane so it wouldn’t get in her eyes and ended up looking like Spitfire and Fleetfoot’s mane.

Blitz grins. “Okay, now get over here hot flank. I kinda want to know what you think also.”

“Which one me or Soarin here?” Fleetfoot asks.

Blitz points at her. “You’re being slightly punished for allowing this to happen to her.”

“Was not involved, that was all Spitfire. Which reminds me, I wonder if the rest of the stallions in the wonderbolts have finally gotten their jaws off the ground?” Fleetfoot thinks out loud.

Soarin blushes and hides behind her mane a bit after she brought it down again.

“So you going with the style me and Spitfire use when flying huh?” Fleetfoot asks.

Soarin frowns. “Shut up about that bitch.” She hissed.

“Gonna have to deal with her eventually and she is sorry about what she did.” Fleetfoot says.

Soarin huffs and looks away from her.

“Soarin?” Blitz asks, picking her up with his magic.

Soarin still frowns as Blitz hugs her and nuzzles her slightly. “Fine. She’s forgiven, but the bitch is not.”

“Just no pranks on her while pregnant.” Blitz says petting her as Fleetfoot sits on his lap as well.

Soarin groans as she just leans against him and looks away from them.

“So you’re ready to practice with Rainbow to get back to flying at wonderbolt level with your new body?” Fleetfoot asks.

Soarin keeps looking away as Blitz sighs. “Soarin, for me.” He asks.

Soarin sighs in defeat.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her. “That’s my mare.”

“And don’t you forget it.” Soarin says flicking her tail.

Blitz smirks as he looks over to Fleetfoot. “Yeah, I won’t. Now do you remember who your stallion is?” He asks, pulling Soarin’s tail.

“You.” Soarin says leaning back into him as he pets both her and Fleetfoot.

Blitz sighs as he moves a little down. “I love my family.”

“And it’s getting bigger.” Fleetfoot says.

“And who’s fault is that?” Blitz asks.

Fleetfoot groans as Soarin smirks a bit. “Yeah, this is a pretty cool family.” She said while making her tail wrap around his neck.

“How are you so good at controlling that?”

Soarin smirks. “Simple, I need to control my direction while flying.”

“Yeah, Soarin is the only one we know of that can control it that well.” Fleetfoot says.

Soarin looks back at him slightly. “Can you…hold me a little closer?”

“Soarin…you tell your parents and little sister about this yet?” Fleetfoot asks.

Soarin scoffs. “Like they would like me now. They already hated me for being another way.”

“Except your sister.” Fleetfoot reminds.

Soarin presses her lips together. “She doesn’t need to know.”

“Uh huh.” Blitz says.

“Oh, I want to see her make you play dress up.” Fleetfoot says smirking.

Soarin frowns as she turns to her. “Shut up.”

“Soarin.” Blitz says.

“…fine, will write them.” Soarin says huffing.

Blitz smiles. “Good mare. Who’s your family?”

Soarin just pouts.

Blitz kisses her neck. “Such a cute mare. That I love to…” He whispered into her ear suggestions for new nights that made her blush.

“Oh look at her blush.” Fleetfoot says smirking.

Soarin huffs and leans over to his ear. “I need something too.”

“Ok, but look who is here.” Blitz says seeing Azure holding his stuffed animals in hoof on his desk.

Fleetfoot smiles. “Aw, who’s a good colt?” She asks, messing with his mane.

“Well Soarin, greet your colt.” Blitz says.

Soarin looks over and Azure coos at her before she leans over a bit. “Um…hi?”

Azure smiles and hugs her hoof.

Soarin smiles a bit and pats his head. “Um…good colt.”

“Pick him up and hold him.” Fleetfoot instructs.

Soarin picks him up and hugs him as Azure hugs her back. “Okay…now what?”

“Let your maternal instincts guide you.” Fleetfoot says.

Soarin keeps holding Azure as he keeps hugging and nuzzling her. “Mommy.” He said.

Soarin smiles and starts rocking him without noticing it.

Blitz smiles and looks to Fleetfoot. “Why don’t you head out and if Pinkie is back yet, tell her we need a welcome party.”

“She said she would be too busy for that party till after her sisters leave and Maud is wondering where you are.” Fleetfoot says and Blitz starts sweating.

Blitz quickly looks to a nearby clock. “Oh look at the time. I have to go check on something.” He said quickly placing both mares onto the ground and speedwalks to the door.

“She is in the lounge which is in the same hall as this room.” Fleetfoot says.

“I see.” Blitz says walking over to the bookcase and pulls on one and the bookcase opens to reveal a pole.

Both mares and Azure just stare at him and the pole. “As Pinkie would say, holy guacamole Batmare. To the Batcave.” He said quickly, jumping onto the pole. “Later.” He said before sliding down and soon his screams of pain were heard. “Pole burn! I didn’t think this through!”

Fleetfoot snickers as the bookcase closes. “You think we should have told him Pinkie said she was taking them down there?”

Soarin smiles. “Nah. Let him fester.”

“So already rocking the eldest to sleep. What will Vinyl and Octavia say to that?” Fleetfoot asks.

Soarin looks at her. “Vinyl and Octavia?”

“Octavia is the one who gave birth to little Azure.” Fleetfoot says as Azure yawns as Soarin keeps rocking him.

Soarin raises an eyebrow. “Should I be scared?”

“Um…I am unsure.” Fleetfoot says thinking.

Soarin just gulps as Azure looks up to her smiling.

“Though Octavia is a vampire and Vinyl is a dhampiresa.” Fleetfoot says.

Soarin eeps as Azure giggles at the funny face she made.

Chapter 46: Lock the Town

Blitz groans as he reaches the bottom of the pole and starts blowing on his hooves. “Note to self, have gloves on standby.”

“And this is the secret cave Blitzy has. He keeps all the fancy planes and everything.” A bubbly voice said nearby and echoing in the cavern.

Blitz, hearing this, engages his invisibility. He sneaks around a few rocks and sees Pinkie and her sisters looking around with Sunshine riding Pinkie. “He’s so cool, he even let me use the super strong cannon here. Still testing through.” Pinkie said.

“He seems to have a bit of free time.” Maud says.

Pinkie giggles. “Actually, he has an army of changelings do this for him and his army of mandalorians move in the furniture. He just asked for it.”

“Nice use of a cavern.” Marble says.

Pinkie giggles. “Yeah. He can even use a small piece of rock to kill others. Like Maud against the boulder, he’s my shining knight or the darkness of shadows.” She said dramatically.

All the sisters just look at each other before looking back at her. “Sister, do you ever think he might be hiding things at times?” Limestone asks.

“Hiding from Maud most likely. He has been terrified ever since she attacked him with that saw.” Pinkie says.

“I was worried.” Maud said simply as the main door opened up.

“Ah, here it is.” The owl from earlier said walking in. “I was wondering where he placed it. Hi Pinkie.” The owl said, passing them as Pinkie waves at him.

“Hi Matty.” Pinkie said, still waving. “How’s Ash?”

Matt shrugs. “Oh you know, screeching.”

Pinkie giggles. “Broke the bed?”

Matt chuckles. “And the sound barrier.”

Pinkie giggles as the others just stare at him and Blitz facehooves.

“Come on, I’ll show you his weapon room.” Pinkie said hopping away.

Blitz groans. “I need to get out of here.” He said quickly heading to the door and heading up before walking through the halls again. “I can’t believe they are walking around like they…” He stops as he comes to the foal’s playroom and sees all the foals with Twilight around a familiar pink cat.

“So you know a lot of magic?” Twilight asks.

Lati nods as she pets Arcane. “Oh yes. I am a master of all magic, even the dark ones. The others on my team know some magic, but the only one close enough is my mate. However, I do know the most dangerous magic that my mate has chosen not to learn. What about you?”

Twilight smiles and shows some books. “Oh, I am a master of all these and some strange ones at times.”

Lati looks them over and smiles. “You’re on your way, but try and go with caution. There are some things you might regret.”

Twilight smiles nervously. “Yeah, I might have on one.”

Lati smirks and starts scratching her head. “All will be forgiven in time. Now why not help me make a magic act for the young ones here?” She asks, holding up Arcane.

Twilight smiles as the foals smile and cheer. “Sure. Let’s try this one.”

Blitz sighs as he continues on and hears the foals cheer from random magical pops. He soon just ends up wandering around and ends up at the armory and training center and hears some gunfire, old gunfire. He peeks in and sees Blazer staring at two figures. One dressed in the familiar ninja garb and the other dressed in street clothes of an old planet with holsters and ammo clasps on the belt.

The one dressed in ninja garb was throwing knives and periodically firing from an old bullet pistol at the targets at the end of the range. While the other one was just firing from two pistols that looked a bigger caliber while reloading at times from the clips on his belt by just slamming the gun at the clips before firing again.

“Excuse me?” Blazer asks.

Both figures turn to him and Blitz can see it was the female wolf and now he sees a male wolf. “Yes?” The male wolf asks.

Blazer gulps. “Can I join you and maybe figure out how to use those?” He asks pointing to the two swords resting on the tables for the range.

The male wolf looks to the swords as the female wolf turns back to the range. “Think you can handle it?” He asks.

Blazer nods and shows his swords. “Yeah, I got some training.”

The male wolf smiles and snaps his fingers and a flash occurred and the stallion stood there, but seems to have scars all over him that have intricate designs. “This would be better since you still stand on all fours at times. Come on.” He said picking up his swords and leading him to a small ring and they both drew their swords and took their stances. “Okay, nice stance, form and those blades. Huh, you got his blades. I wondered who he gave his blades to.”

Blazer’s stance wavered. “You know my father?”

The stallion smiles. “No, but I know the original owner of those swords. Why do you think they deal with energy so well?”

Meanwhile with Pinkie. “I sense someone is bullying Blazer.” Pinkie says and Sunshine was now wearing mandalorian armor in her size.

The stallion smiles as he knocks Blazer down again. “Come on, hold that stance better.”

“HOW DARE YOU!” Pinkie yells before tackling him.

The stallion yelps as he is knocked to the ground. “Pinkie! Training here.”

Pinkie says nothing as she and Sunshine start smacking him with rulers. Blitz, seeing this, sneaks away quietly not wanting to get in the middle of Pinkie’s anger.

He walks among the halls again and ends up at the kitchen to see the kitsune working with the other chefs in the kitchen and actually cooking herself with all twelve of her tails doing the work while she was wearing a fancy robe and has feathers tucked away in various places.

“Where’s my sauce?” The kitsune calls out.

Somepony throws her a bottle and she catches it with one of her tails before putting it in her hand. “Cinnamon sauce, not salsa!” She yells, throwing it back.

Blitz shrugs and heads down the hall again to see the window to the courtyard and finds the blue dragon standing on one leg on a post and staring at the sky. “You know, I’m wondering? What are they doing up there now?” She asks the falcon nearby.

The falcon shrugs as she works with what looks like a modified omnitool. “I don’t know. Probably taking a break or reading reports.”

Blitz looks up as well and thinks on that as today is somewhat of a slow day. “I wonder about that myself.”

---

Spike hums as he keeps placing the many ships around the planet and station as Ridley walks up to him. “Hey, you need something?” He asks without looking at him.

Ridley sighs and looks to the screen of the many ships they got. “Yes, I need to know the names of the groups you set up just in case of an attack and you can’t get here in time.”

Spike nods. “Okay, who do you want to know first?”

Ridley shrugs. “What did you get first?”

Spike smiles as he moves the screen around and stops on one group of the main battleships. “This one is called Wheaodnt.” He said as the group lit up.

Ridley raises an eyebrow. “What?” He tried to say.

Spike nods. “Yeah, Wheaodnt.” He said before panning to another different colored highlighted group of long rangers in the next step over. “And this is Whir.”

Ridley blinks. “Were?”

Spike smirks a bit where he can’t see it. “Yep, Whir.” He said before moving another different highlighted group of destroyers. “And this is Weir’s team.”

Ridley scratches his head. “Where?”

Spike holds a small smirk out of Ridley’s view as the commanders and the other pilots try to keep working as they hold back their laughter. “Yes, Weir team.” He said before moving onto the next highlighted group of carrier ships. “And this is the Witch team.”

Ridley tries to speak. “Which?” He asks, looking very confused.

Spike nods as brings all of the fleet into full view. “Yes, so you got battleships as Wheaodnt, long rangers as Whir, destroyers as Weir and the carrier group as the Witch team. So now you got all the names needed.”

Ridley tries to make motions with his claws and stops. “Which is which?” He asks looking at each as the commanders now snicker quietly.

Spike chuckles. “Witch.”

Ridley nods as he gets more exasperated and annoyed. “Yes, which is which?”

Spike smirks. “Yes, Witch is Witch.”

Ridley raises an eyebrow at him as he gains a frown. “Okay, let’s start over. Which name does the carrier group have?”

Spike smirks inwardly as he knew he had him. “Witch.”

Ridley snorts while still keeping the frown. “The carrier group.”

Spike smiles. “Witch.”

Ridley growls. “The name of the carrier group.” He said louder.

Spike just looks slightly smug as he crosses his arms behind his back. “Witch.”

Ridley growls as he seethed before sighing. “You’re starting to sound like the owls I have been hearing about.” He said pinching the bridge of his eyes. “Okay, you see the carrier group?” He asks pointing.

Spike nods. “Yes.”

Ridley smiles. “Do you know the name of the group?”

Spike chuckles. “Yes.”

Ridley looks happy and leans in. “Can you tell me the name of that group?”

Spike nods as he sees the other commanders now watching them with the other pilots with some recording this exchange. “Yes.”

Ridley grins. “Then what is the name of that group?”

Spike tilts his head happily. “Witch.”

Ridley now frowns. “The carrier group.”

“Witch.”

Ridley growls slowly. “The one that carries most of the fighters.”

“Witch.”

Ridley clenches his claws. “That group.” He said pointing to the carriers.

“Witch.”

Ridley grabs him and turns him around and zooms in to the carrier group. “This group.”

“Witch.”

Ridley grabs his clothes and takes them off before throwing it away. “Get rid of that Chris Pratt junker jacket and look.” He said before pointing to the group. “See, there’s the group.”

Spike just shrugs. “Yes, Witch.”

Ridley growls loudly as he tries to clench his claws and muscles as he claws his face. “Where is the group?”

Spike shakes his head. “No Ridley, Weir isn’t here right now because they went on a mission.”

Ridley seethed as he turns and growls in his face. “What is the name of the carrier group?!”

Spike just held a straight face. “Witch.”

Ridley almost gains red eyes at that. “The carrier group!”

Spike smirks. “Witch.”

Ridley roars in the air. “The carrier group’s name!”

Spike rolls his eyes. “Witch.”

Ridley roars all around now. “So which is carrier, what is battleships, where are long rangers and destroyers is were!” He yells counting off on his claws.

Spike smiles. “Now that’s the most sensible thing you said.”

“I don’t even know what I’m talking about!” Ridley roars in his face.

Spike waves his breath away. “Geez, freshen your breath.” He said calmly.

Ridley growls loudly. “I don’t need mints!”

Spike looks at him. “What did you say?”

Ridley snaps his jaws at him. “I said I don’t need mints!”

Spike goes wide eyed and smiles and points at him. “Oh, Mince is our scout group.”

Ridley grabs him and shakes him. “Why I oughta…” He stops as everyone in the room applauds at them. “What’s going on?”

Spike just snaps his claws and a screen with all the names and the group types that he pointed out showed on screen. “Played with homophones and an old gag that’s really funny.”

Ridley looks to the names and sees how similar they are. “So…this whole time…?”

Spike laughs as he grabs his clothes again. “Time for a history and grammar lesson.”

---

Blitz puts on his hat and his sunglasses. “Alright, who is coming with me to visit my cousin Fiddle Sticks and nephew Liner?” Blitz asks.

“We do! We do!” The foals cheer or some in their own way.

“Girls? Octy, I know you want to see your cousin.” Blitz said as he leans onto her shoulder.

Octavia huffs and looks at him. “Of course I do. She’s family.”

“Ok.” Blitz says as Azure comes up to his mother.

Octavia smiles as she picks up Azure. “Ready to see your cousin little Azure?”

“Yes momma.” Azure says smiling.

Octavia smirks as she looks to Vinyl. “See, dignified.”

Vinyl sticks her tongue out at Octavia.

Azure giggles and mimics Vinyl and sticks his tongue at her.

Vinyl just smirks seeing that.

Octavia frowns and turns Azure to her. “Azure, you should know better.” She berates.

Azure smiles and leans onto her and smiles as he hugs her.

Octavia sighs and hugs him back. “I can’t stay mad.”

“He is your little colt.” Blitz says.

Octavia smiles. “Yeah and he is yours as well.”

“So anyone else coming with us?” Blitz asks as Daring rocks Venator.

Daring sighs. “Sorry, need to check on my apartment and the school and this little one is getting the VIP tour.” She said holding up Venator as he giggles.

“Ok, Jackie, can you come?” Blitz asks.

Applejack smiles. “Oh yeah. I can do that. Just need you to carry me for a bit at times.”

“Don’t worry, I will. Let’s see, the teams are doing a show so Rainbow, Soarin, Spitfire, Fleetfoot, and Shadow will be supervising.” Blitz says thinking.

Rainbow snores as she lays on the couch while Fleetfoot just chuckles nervously and Spitfire shakes her head. “Yes, we will be busy at this time.”

“Twi said she was going to go to Canterlot to see her parents. Pinkie is busy helping the Cakes. Fluttershy is off taking care of her animals.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs. “So can we come?”

“You can Vinyl.” Blitz says nuzzling her.

Vinyl grins. “Good, because I am family as well.”

“I’m sorry you have to work love.” Blitz says going to lean on Rarity.

Rarity smiles and nuzzles him. “It’s fine. Do you want me to make anything for you? Suit, repairs?”

Blitz thinks on that. “How about fixing up most of my skinsuits? It’s been awhile since I got to a tailor store.”

“Only if you…” Rarity is cut off by Blitz kissing her.

“Happy?” Blitz asks, breaking the kiss.

Rarity smirks a little. “Well…I could use something else.”

Blitz smirks. “Okay then, how are you going to feel my beautiful big flanked mare?” He whispered, rubbing her lower back.

“Now I would like that when you get back.” Rarity says.

“You got it.” Blitz says nuzzling the back of her head.

Rarity sighs as she looks to everypony else. “Think you can give everypony a dinner meal at your restaurant? Make it worth it for them?”

“What do you think?” Blitz asks, booping her nose with his.

Rarity giggles and nuzzles her nose to his. “Bring me some takeout. I might be too busy to do anything else.”

“You ok to go Dusk?” Blitz asks, turning to her.

Dusk looks up to him. “Um…sure…can I get something to wear?”

“There is no need…why would you need something to wear?” Blitz asks.

Dusk blushes. “Um…to hide?” She squeaked.

Blitz smiles and walks over to her and lifts her head to him and gives a small peck. “Want to stand by me the whole way?”

Dusk nods vigorously. “Yes.” She said quickly.

“Then just stand by me. Sorry about leaving you girls to handle the foals.” Blitz says to the mares from when he and Twilight went to the other verse and his mother.

Mary waves him off. “It’s fine. We just love the foals. Right girls?” She asks the others.

“Oh, who is cute, you are.” E. Vinyl says tickling Blast’s stomach.

Blast giggles and bites her nose and makes it squeaks with each bite.

“Looks like squeaky nose syndrome is passed through the vampire family.” Blitz jokes.

“Looks like it.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz sighs. “Alright, we better get going and when we will come back, we will enjoy a lot of takeout from the restaurant and eat like a lower class family. No offense to anypony.” He said it everywhere.

“Meh.” Mary says.

“Meh.” Spectrum says copying her grandmother.

“Meh.” A guard said passing by with some takeout.

Blitz smiles to everypony. “Shall we?” He asks, holding out his forelegs to the door.

“Oh, I wish Rainbow was awake to hear that.” Mary says picking up Spectrum as they left.

“Got it recorded.” Blitz calls out as the door closes behind them.

Rainbow snorts awake. “Huh, what? What’s going on?”

Fleetfoot giggles as Minerva replays the video. Rainbow smiles as she holds Spectrum and nuzzles her. “Great job little buddy. High hoof.” She asks, holding up a hoof.

Spectrum looks at her. “Meh.” Spectrum says before she boops the hoof with her nose.

---

Blitz knocks on the front door. “Coming.” A voice calls and the door opens to Fiddle. “Oh, what are you doing here?” She asks to see Blitz.

“Came for a visit.” Blitz says smiling at her.

Fiddle smiles as well. “Ah, want to come in?”

“Thanks, I also brought a few others. You have yet to meet a few.” Blitz says as Azure sticks his head over his father’s to look at Fiddle.

Fiddle smiles as she leans close. “Aw, who’s the cute little colt?” She asks, ruffling his mane.

“My son Azure.” Octavia says walking up.

Fiddle looks over and sighs in relief. “Cousin. Want to come in? I was about to make a meal.” Fiddle calls happily.

“Sure. How are you?” Octavia asks, hugging her.

Fiddle giggles and hugs back. “Just fine and your little nephew is aching to see his family again.”

“I think he will like my foals.” Blitz says.

Fiddle looks around. “Oh, where are they?”

“Here is one.” Blitz says pointing to Azure.

Fiddle giggles. “And the rest?”

“Arcane?” Blitz asks looking around and then turning around, letting Fiddle sees another foal on his back.

Arcane smiles and waves at her. “Hi.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks looking to his back to see Arcane on his back.

Arcane giggles and hugs him. “Hi daddy.”

“There you are.” Blitz says smiling at him.

“I have your adopted son here.” Applejack says.

Blitz looks over and sees Blazer trying to slightly hide behind Applejack. “Hi daddy.”

“Well we are all here.” Blitz says as Vinyl grabs Azure and Arcane.

Vinyl looks to Arcane. “How did you get here anyway?”

Arcane grins. “Mommy Terra.”

“Nope, it’s me.” Vinyl says before raspberrying his stomach.

Arcane laughs as he tries to grab her nose and bites onto it and makes it squeak.

“Sorry for dropping in unannounced.” Blitz says.

Fiddle waves him off. “It’s fine.” She said before a clatter came from inside. “Oh dear.” She said looking inside. “Looks like Liner dropped his bowl.” She said going back inside. “Well, come on in. Make yourselves at home.”

“He ok?” Blitz asks as they walk in.

Fiddle smiles as she picks up the bowl and places it back on the table as Liner giggles and claps his hooves. “Yes, he’s fine. Forgot about you know who.” She said heading to the stove.

“Hey Liner, remember me?” Lightning asks about getting eye level with him.

Liner giggles and reaches for Blitz’s glasses and takes it and puts it on himself and takes a pose. “Uncle Blitz.” He said.

“You do huh?” Blitz asks, smiling.

Liner smiles and claps his hooves and grabs onto his nose and climbs onto his head. “Uncle.” He cheers.

“How is my nine year old nephew?” Blitz asks, smiling.

Liner grins and slides down his neck onto his back. “Fine. Hungry.”

“You know that look isn’t complete.” Blitz says thinking over the look before smirking and brings out a black scarf and wraps it around his neck loosely.

Liner looks himself over and takes off the glasses before tightening the scarf. “Cool.”

Blitz chuckles as he ruffles his nephew’s mane.

“Aw, he looks like his uncle.” Fiddle says coming back with some cups of coffee.

“Oh Liner, you ready to meet your cousins?” Blitz asks.

Liner nods. “Yeah, let’s meet them.”

Blitz smirks as Vinyl sets down Azure and Arcane.

Liner jumps down and Azure and Arcane looks themselves over. “Woah.” They all said. “Cool.”

“Blazer. Come on and meet your cousin.” Blitz says.

Blazer comes out from behind Applejack as she takes a look around and he slowly walks over. “Um…hi.” He said, trying to wave.

“Cousin.” Liner says hugging him.

Blazer squawks in surprise. “Um…cousin.” He said, trying to hug back.

“Aw, ain’t that nice?” Applejack asks Fiddle.

Fiddle nods. “Yeah, at least he’s getting out at times and he didn’t get scared from the assault.”

“So let’s catch up cuz.” Blitz says smiling.

Fiddle nods as the foals all go to play around the playroom. “So how’s the assets?” Blitz asks as he sips away at his tea.

“Good, I took your advice and hired somepony to run it. I met quite the gentlemen who volunteered for the job, although his bodyguard called him godfather.” Fiddle says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Godfather and bodyguard?”

“Yes, I didn’t give a second thought of it though. So that is Blazer’s story?” Fiddle asks.

Blitz nods sadly and looks to Blazer who was playing with the others. “Yes, I’m trying my best though.”

“Blitz here fought in the recent Griffon-Diamond war and adopted Blazer after he found his village razed.” Applejack says laying on the couch and Fiddle notices she is pregnant.

Fiddle leans over. “How long?” She asks, looking her over.

“Oh, a few months. Big guy there let me have it a little over half a year back.” Applejack says.

Blitz hides behind his tea. “No comment.”

“And you?” Fiddle asks Vinyl who was stretching.

Vinyl smiles. “Just a month ago. We had so much fun.”

“I refer to my last statement.” Lightning says.

“Oh quiet Cross.” Vinyl says.

Fiddle looks a bit shocked. “Cross?!”

“Southern Cross to be more exact and a little quieter.” Applejack whispers into her ear.

Fiddle looks at her. “Um…okay. So how’s it going for you guys?”

“You’re going to tell the entire family?” Blitz asks.

Fiddle looks away a bit. “Well…I don’t have much of a family except you guys.”

“And Braeburn.” Applejack says before Blitz and her kept reminding her how big her apple family really was.

Fiddle sighs. “Okay, I won’t tell.”

“It’s more for your protection. At Southern Cross, I have many enemies.” Blitz says placing a hoof on her shoulder.

Fiddle nods. “Sure. Just need to know when you will drop by.”

“I will let you know ahead of time from now on.” Blitz says.

“Kind of hard to believe our Cuz who I used to pick on grew up to be Southern Cross, the pony known as the protector of our world huh?” Applejack asks.

Fiddle smirks a bit and leans a bit close to Blitz. “You would have made a good husband.”

“Too bad I got to him first.” Applejack says.

“So, wait, I thought Octavia was your wife?” Fiddle asks.

“She is, remember that edict Celestia passed several years ago?” Blitz asks.

Fiddle facehoofed. “Oh, that.”

“Yeah, was caught several times to my humiliation and that was before they discovered my alternate identity.” Blitz says.

Blitz chuckles. “Remember Twilight?”

Applejack grins. “Oh yeah, obsessing over you and Cross at the same time enough that she couldn’t see it was love for you and infatuation with the mystery that was Cross. But I don’t think that mare ever had a love life before you. In fact, her love life was books.”

“I would make a joke, but I’m afraid she would somehow know and teleport in here and smack me. Oh and she is Arcane’s mom Fiddle.” Blitz says

Fiddle looks back to Arcane. “Well that explains the horn and wings.”

“Yeah, she is also very protective of him.” Blitz says as all four kids laugh as they play.

Fiddle looks at him. “How much?”

“Nearly vaped that one pony…vaporized.” Blitz says after seeing Fiddle was confused.

Fiddle nods. “So how big is your family?”

“Somehow it feels like it gets bigger everyday.” Blitz says facehoofing.

Fiddle giggles. “Hate it getting bigger?”

“No, he is referring to what happened recently.” Applejack says before explaining the incident with Twilight, Spitfire, and Soarin.

Fiddle glares a bit. “Why the heck would they ruin a life like that?”

“You remember how sometimes pregnancy really messes with your judgement?” Octavia asks.

Fiddle sighs. “They really need to pay for this.”

“And yet I had to be the one to take responsibility.” Blitz says.

Fiddle looks at him sadly. “Sorry, is she okay?”

“Yeah, adjusting well, I think though that maybe partially to do with Soarin being gay when she was a stallion.” Blitz says thinking that over.

Fiddle looks surprised. “He was gay?”

“Well kept secret by him.” Blitz says.

Fiddle was still surprised. “Wow, he was good.”

“Yeah, had a thing with Big Mac until Big Mac ended it and in a few months started dating a mare.” Blitz says.

Fiddle hisses. “Ouch. That must have hurt.”

Applejack sighs. “At least he was holding up well enough to get by on his job. Before the two crazy mares decided to make a few improvements.”

Blitz nods. “Yes, but she’s adjusting now and trying to like life. I was able to convince her at least.”

Fiddle waves her hoof. “Okay, away from the disappointment here.”

“Oh, don’t worry, I had a long talk with those two after comforting her.” Blitz says.

Fiddle sighs. “So…more tea?” She asks, holding the pot.

“Oh yes please.” Blitz says smiling.

Octavia and Applejack hold up their cups. “Okay, hold on.” Fiddle said as the foals run by.

---

“Oh do you have to go so soon uncle?” Liner asks.

“Unfortunately, I have a nephew, but I will be back soon. Your cousins will want to play with you some more.” Blitz says.

Liner smiles. “Thanks uncle. It was great to see you again.”

Blitz chuckles and ruffles his mane. “You too squirt. Well, gotta go. We all have jobs and everything.”

“Take care of yourselves.” Fiddle calls.

“Don’t forget Fiddle, we are to meet next week to practice.” Octavia calls back.

Fiddle nods and waves. “I will be there. Just make sure you don’t forget like last time.”

“I think that went well, don’t all of you?” Blitz asks.

They all murmured at him as the foals smiled a bit.

“Oh come on, I know you at least enjoyed yourself Octy.” Blitz says.

Octavia nods and smiles. “Yes, it was great to see her again.”

“Jackie.” Blitz says.

Applejack chuckles. “Oh, just great. I was able to see my family again in a short family reunion.”

“Vinyl.” Blitz says.

“Meh.” She said, shrugging.

“Oh Azure, I think that Vinyl needs to have some fun.” Blitz says smirking.

Azure grins and jumps onto Vinyl and starts getting away from her hooves as she tries to grab him. “Come here you.”

“Arcane, your turn.” Blitz says.

Arcane cheers as he jumps on her too and starts braiding her mane.

Vinyl cries out under the assault of the two colts.

They all laugh and snicker at Vinyl as she cries out at everything. “Does she ever calm down?” Twilight asks walking over with some saddle bags.

“Under that assault.” Blitz says as Twilight sees Azure and Arcane playing with her.

Twilight smiles as she walks with them now. “So how was your visit?”

“Somepony let it slip. What, they call me on the job.” Blitz says.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Oh Blitzy. Come on. I have the changelings making a big meal for us.”

Blitz holds up a paper bag. “What about the takeout?”

Twilight shrugs. “You can eat that if you want. Now let’s go.” She said dragging him along with the others hurrying up.

“So has anyone come back?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “Here and there. All of the family is back surprisingly. Rarity too since she asked for a takeout.”

Blitz grins. “Well then it’s a good thing I got some for us. And nice try, but all my stealth units are linked to where I can detect them with my communicator.” Blitz says behind him.

Twilight sighs. “Oh Blitz. Let’s just hurry up and eat. I’m sure everypony else wants to eat as well.”

“I want to see who tried to sneak on me.” Blitz says turning around before he felt somepony boop his nose with hers. “I know this nose.”

Soarin smiles as she brushes her tail under his chin. “Hi honey.”

“Oh Soarin, getting into my toys, huh?” Blitz asks, holding Twilight in place by her tail.

Soarin smirks. “Yeah, you left a chest open and by the way, can I use this?” She asks holding up a hilt for a blade.

“Oh no, that is a very dangerous weapon. One mistake and I may lose my Soarin.” Blitz says petting her as he takes the darksaber without her noticing.

Soarin looks over to Twilight and smiles. “Oh, hi bitch.” She said calmly.

“Soarin, not in front of the foals.” Blitz says.

Soarin smiles as she looks back to him. “Yes my stallion.”

“Twi, don’t you have something to say?” Blitz asks.

Twilight pushes her hooves together. “Um…I’m sorry.”

“For?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “For everything I did to ruin you.”

“And?” Blitz asks.

“Can you forgive me?” Twilight asks, sincerely apologizing.

Soarin stares at her for a few before sighing. “Okay. You’re forgiven.”

“Thanks.” Twilight says before Blitz kissed Soarin.

“That is my way of saying thanks.” Blitz says.

Soaring giggles drunkenly. “Oh good. I need more.”

“You got to earn more.” Blitz says lightly pulling her tail with his magic.

Soarin eeps. “This might be fun.”

Blitz grins as he pulls both mares in the castle. “Oh yeah, a fun relationship.”

“Please make me a mare again tonight my stallion.” Soarin says.

Blitz smiles as he nuzzles her. “Don’t worry. I won’t miss a beat.”

“My stallion.” Soarin says leaning into him.

Twilight looks confused. “My stallion?”

“That is her way of saying my husband apparently.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Let’s just eat. I’m starving.”

Soaring giggles and nuzzles him. “My stallion.”

Twilight rushes into the castle. “Hurry up with that order!” She yells inside.

Blitz chuckles as he wraps a hoof around Soarin. “Oh, I love my family.”

---

Twilight sighs as she walks around the castle many times now before ending up in what she can only describe as the throne room. “Huh.” She said to herself walking in.

“Thinking about something?” Blitz asks walking in.

“Mainly why did I get this castle.” Twilight says.

Blitz hums as he looks around. “You know, I have never questioned that either…is that a small chair?” He asks, looking to the small crystal chair next to a bigger one that had Twilight’s cutie mark on it.

Twilight smiles as she looks to it. “Guess that is for Spike. Guess not anymore.”

Blitz smiles as he looks around and sees the other chairs with more marks. “Huh, where’s the rest of our family?”

“Applejack and Rarity are, well…they are currently in the medical wing.” Twilight says.

“Why are they in the medical wi…labor?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Labor.” She said before he rushes out and heads down the hall. “Oh Blitz.” She said before following him.

“I’m here girls.” Blitz says rushing in.

Applejack sighs in relief. “Good. Meet your new foals.” She said as Rarity smiles and looked at him tiredly.

Blitz walks over to the two. Applejack showed her bundle. “First, meet your daughter, Surgere Apple.” Applejack says showing a unicorn with a light brilliant gamboge coat like her mother and a pale, light grayish olive mane with a single dark blue streak in it.

Blitz smiles. “She is beautiful and really takes after her mother.” He said petting her mane and she yawns as she still tries to sleep.

“Now darling, it is time to introduce your new son.” Rarity says showing her bundle. “Meet Liberum Star.” Rarity says showing a pegasus colt with grey coat with a red mane and tail with a black stripe running through it.

Blitz chuckles. “Oh yeah, he’s going to become prince charming.” He said moving over and petting his head as he yawns and tries to sleep as well.

“Oh there you are son. Was looking for you.” Mary says poking her head in.

Blitz smiles as he looks over to her. “Meet the new additions to our family.”

“I know. You know I’ve helped with so many births, I’m considering filing for a license to be a maternity nurse.” Mary said, smirking as she walked over.

“Maybe you should.” Blitz says putting sponges full of cool water on both of the new mother’s heads.

Mary grins. “Yeah and maybe get away from all the troubling crimes.”

“Aren’t you already?” Blitz asks.

Mary rolls her eyes. “Um…no. I still have to hide from those from Manehatten.”

“Like they know nothing about Mary. Almost no pirate knows you’re captain Kidd.” Blitz says comforting his mother.

Mary pushes him away. “Just be with your new family.”

“You’re my family too, mother.” Blitz says.

Mary chuckles and walks away. “I mean with your new foals. They need to bond with their father.”

“Come here mom.” Blitz sys bringing her into a hug.

Mary sighs and hugs him back. “Just be with your foals.”

“You regret having to leave me behind. I can tell mom.” Blitz says.

Mary pushes him in between the two mares and the foals. “Just be there.”

“You’re here now mom, that’s what matters.” Blitz says.

Mary nods. “I know. Just that you have to be there too. I never got the chance, but I like to take it slow.”

“Take all the time you need.” Blitz says.

Mary smiles. “I will. Now spend some time as you do with every newborn, would you?” She asks giving him puppy dog eyes.

Blitz chuckles and lets her go. “Ok mom. You mind sending all who are waiting outside in now?” Blitz asks.

Mary grins. “Sure. Have fun.” She said walking out.

Blitz smiles as he sits down between them and sighs. “So how are you feeling, girls?”

“Tired.” Rarity says.

“Almost as tired as when I tried to harvest the entire crop years ago.” Applejack says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, Twi told me about that. Nice try though.”

“And yet, unlike then, I am happy.” Applejack says.

“Oh, look Sunshine, new siblings.” Pinkie said bouncing in with Sunshine.

Sunshine cheers and hops onto the bed and coos at the bundles who squirm a little.

“Nuh hu, Sunshine, not so hard yet.” Pinkamena says grabbing her.

Sunshine groans as she pouts and crosses her forelegs.

“How are you doing Jackie?” Rainbow asks.

Applejack sighs as she pets Surgere Apple. “Just fine. A bit sore.”

“Yeah, I was that way when I had my twins.” Rainbow says as Blast peaks out of her mane and Spectrum from her back.

Rarity sighs. “Yes, I’m fine over here too.”

“Can I get you anything?” Fluttershy asks.

Rarity smiles. “A bit of water for me.”

Blitz smiles. “Twi, you got some thought?”

Twilight smiles. “You two did a great job.” She said looking over the bundles.

“Yeah, sleep well my little apple.” Applejack says.

Blitz sighs as he leans back in his seat. “All right. Let’s all rest for now. We all are going to need it.”

Rainbow smiles. “All right. Sleep tight you two.” She said heading out.

Pinkie grins. “I’ll have the cake and party set up soon.” She said bouncing out with Sunshine.

“Need a few blankets?” Fluttershy asks returning with bottled water.

Rarity shakes her head. “No, let us keep them warm.” She said drinking afterward.

“Ok.” Fluttershy says.

“Don’t worry Flutters, I will take care of them. You go and relax.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy nods. “Okay, sleep good master. Bye girls. Bye little ones.” She said softly before leaving.

They all wave as they settle down again. “Get some sleep girls. I’ll watch over you.” Blitz said relaxing in his seat.

“Thanks my prince.” Rarity says closing her eyes, holding her son close.

Applejack smiles as she does the same. “Thanks for this life Blitzy.”

“Thank you Jackie.” Blitz says before kissing both his mares and pets his foals.

---

Twilight hums as she looks over the books while sitting in the chair in what could be the throne room. “Why is this here?”

“Hey sugarcube, what are you looking at?” Applejack asks, looking a lot better than last week.

Twilight looks up at her. “Books about crystals and this castle…or what I can find. I’m trying to figure out why this castle was made.”

“I see.” Applejack says sitting in the chair where her cutie mark was on.

Rainbow smiles as she bounces Blast and Spectrum on her back. “Hey girls. How’s it going?” She said sitting in her seat that had her cutie mark on it.

Applejack smiles. “Twi is trying to figure out about the castle and why it’s here.”

Rainbow blows a raspberry. “Oh please. We beat Tirek, got some super cool powers and this sweet castle. End of story.”

“Um…Rainbow, what about meeting Blitz and everything from then?” Rarity asks walking in and taking her seat.

Rainbow blushes. “Well…those parts are great too.”

“I think it’s amazing we don’t have to clean up as much. I make so many messes when cooking.” Pinkie said hopping in with Sunshine and taking her seat on a seat that had her cutie mark.

“And those poor changelings have to deal with it.” Fluttershy said, coming in and sitting in her own seat.

Twilight sighs. “But it still doesn’t explain much. Why this castle and not another type?”

“Maybe it’s because of that crystal empire.” Blitz said walking in.

“Blitz?” Twilight asks.

“Hey loves. Oh Twi, we got something through the portal.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks at him. “What is it?”

Blitz was about to give the parcel to her when the marks on the chairs somehow came off in a translucent form and came together before spinning and going into the floor in the middle of the room and soon crystal shards started popping up from the chairs and leads to the middle of the room before forming into one and then a flat circular crystal piece came spinning out of it before stopping as a large table with, what looks like, places in Equestria as the pictures come out again from the middle and starts moving around the table.

Blitz just stares at the sight. “Was that always there?”

Twilight just drops her book. “No. Never have I seen this before.”

“Doing some remodeling love?” Blitz asks.

Twilight glares at him as he inspects it. “Wow. It looks like this thing has all the places of Equestria on it.” He said getting near a farm and moving a hoof around it.

“Hi mom and dad.” Pinkie said leaning down to her home rock farm before Blitz drops his hoof on it and goes wide eyed.

Blitz looks between her and his hoof. “Whoops, heh, sorry Pinkie.” He said lifting his hoof and showing it’s fine. “Must be like a hologram…wait, is this in real time?”

Twilight leans down to where Canterlot is. “Maybe…” She said before she gets an eyeful of a couple in the bedroom and jerks her head away. “Alright, nopony lean close.”

“Why?” Pinkie asks.

“Cover the foals’ ears first, all of you.” Twilight says.

They all cover the ears of the foals around them and Twilight sighs. “Just saw a couple going at it in Canterlot. I mean, really going at it. How does she bend like that?”

Blitz raises an eyebrow and leans close to Las Pegasus and jerks his head back too. “Oh yeah, it’s real time.”

Twilight rubs her head. “But why this? To keep spying on everypony?”

Blitz shrugs. “Well, the bright side is, just in case of an attack, this could come in handy. Wonder if it will show the tunnels as well or can zoom into a certain point.”

“I think we are about to find out.” Rarity said as she points to their marks as it stops before heading in a certain direction and the map seems to move and zoom in on a certain spot, following it, showing a small town while hovering over it.

Blitz tilts his head. “Oh yeah, it’s handy. What’s the town’s name?”

“Lets see.” Twilight says looking at another map. “Um…it doesn’t seem to be listed.” Twilight says double checking.

Blitz looks at the town on the table as it seems to only the town and the surrounding desert. “Maybe it’s new and they are having problems getting settled in. Might be a good idea to check things out.”

“Well, if anything, our cutie marks are telling us to go there…well the six of our cutie marks.” Twilight says recalling Blitz flank was bare.

Blitz looks to his flank. “Oh yeah. That. But I’m going. No way am I letting my wives and mother of my foals getting into more trouble.”

Rainbow clicks her tongue. “Please. My name is Rainbow Danger Dash.”

“I thought your full name was…” Blitz was stopped by Rainbow covering his mouth.

Rainbow shushes him. “For the foals.” She whispered, letting him go.

“What it is, cute and very feminine.” Blitz says smirking.

“Blitz, package?” Twilight reminds.

“Oh, yeah. Sorry.” He said, giving her an envelope.

Twilight opens it and pulls out a letter. “Let’s see, oh, it is from Sunset Shimmer.” Twilight says starting to read it in her mind. “Huh, seems they are getting along fine and sent a few pictures of her and the gang.” Twilight says pulling out one to see it was of both her and that universe’s Blitz.

Blitz leans over. “Wow. It seems to be really working out. Too bad he’s missing one of the gang.”

Twilight says nothing, dumping them all out so they can all look at the pictures.

“Hey, here is one of my other self and him.” Rainbow says.

Blitz looks over her shoulder as does the foals and sees Rainbow playing soccer with Blitz. “Woo, go other me.” Blitz mock cheers.

“Huh, who is th…oh, seems you were wrong love.” Twilight says showing him a picture of his other self and a Twilight in a lab coat in the science lab.

Blitz smiles. “Well, the gang is back full circle…mostly since we got Vinyl and Octavia here, but it’s back full circle.”

All the mares smiles and comment on their pictures as they look it over. Blitz chuckles as he looks to the map and puts a hoof on it and makes it move before seeing a train track. “I’ll schedule a train for us to take us to the town. Keep looking things over.” He said leaving as Arcane and Azure peek around the doorway. “Don’t bother them too much boys.” Blitz says passing them.

“Is that Spit and Fleet?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight leans over. “Oh yeah. They are assistants to the coaches for the team and seem to have the same everything like the ones here.”

“Actually on the team love. They are in the same grade as all of them.” Blitz reminds, coming back in with a camera for the table. “Got us Luna’s train. Ready for us at the station.”

Twilight looks at him. “What are you doing?”

“Taking pictures to document it and create a file.” Blitz says, starting to take the pictures.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “For who?”

“Us, for a reference guide that we may or may not release someday.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Now we have to figure out about packing, the foals and the others.”

“Can we go?!” Arcane suddenly asks from atop Blitz’s head.

“Sorry sweetie, it could be dangerous.” Twilight says.

Arcane slouches. “Aww.”

Blitz chuckles as he takes Arcane off his head. “Hey, I got a job for you.”

Arcane looks at him excited. “Really?”

Blitz nods. “Yep, work with Blazer and Azure and keep watch over everypony. Think you can do that?”

“Yes daddy.” Arcane says smiling again.

Blitz chuckles and nuzzles him. “Good boy.” He said before putting him down. “Now run off and play. I got to see your grandmother or your step mothers.”

“Yes daddy.” Arcane says before touching Azure. “Tag!” He says before running.

Azure runs after him. “Hey!”

“You girls get ready to go, ok?” Blitz asks Twilight.

Twilight smirks as the rest of the girls look confused. “Our bags?” They ask and the changelings drop some bags at the door. “Done.” She said walking to the bags.

“Cheat!” Blitz calls.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “It’s not cheating if it’s already done.”

---

“So that is the situation, you think you three can watch all the foals?” Blitz asks Mary, Lightning, and Dusk.

They all salute. “Ay, ya captain.” They jokingly said.

Blitz shakes his head before hugging and nuzzling both Lightning and Dusk before just hugging his mom.

Mary chuckles as she hugs him. “Be careful. Terra has a feeling about this place.”

“She does huh? Minerva, on second thought, uses my briefcase with the hidden compartment and the invisibility spell Twilight put on it to make it undetectable by magic!” Blitz calls.

Minerva leans her head from her seat. “You got it.” She yelled back.

“Huh?” Dusk asks.

“She’s connected with the planet. It kinda pays to listen to the planet.” Blitz said.

Lightning raises an eyebrow. “Huh.”

“I’m a unicorn who can plot hyperspace jumps in his head and yet I don’t fully understand it.” Blitz says.

Lightning still stares at him. “Okayyyyy. You better get going as the train might leave without you.”

“Just got to grab a few things.” Blitz says walking away.

They all wave as the foals play behind them. “Oh boy.” Mary said before rushing off to play with the foals.

“Mary, we have to watch the newborns as well.” Dusk calls running after her.

“I want to play with the grown up foals.” Mary calls as Lightning sighs and rubs her head.

---

“Daring love, I need a huge favor.” Blitz says seriously.

“Yes?” Daring asks.

“I…need to take some stims with me as a precaution.” Blitz says with a smile.

Daring glares at him. “What?”

“I can’t take Terran with me even though I wish I could. So I need something in case something happens.” Blitz explains.

Daring pokes his chest. “What did you promise me?”

“I know, but I have been warned by Celestia and Luna’s mom that she has gotten bad vibes from where Twi is dragging me off too and I can’t bring Terran with me.” Blitz says pleading.

Daring stares at him before sighing. “No more than three. Take more or something stronger and you would be sleeping on the couch, none of us are sleeping with you.”

“Thanks love.” Blitz says before kissing her before ruffling Venator’s mane as he nursed from Daring.

---

“Remind me, why did I let you talk me into the train instead of one of my rides?” Blitz asks a day and a half later on the train ride.

Twilight smirks. “You suggested it.”

“No I didn’t.” Blitz says, glaring at her a bit.

Twilight chuckles. “Oh boy. Stop pouting my stallion.” She said, patting his head.

“I’m kind of surprised you brought a briefcase like Rarity.” Rainbow says.

Twilight taps it. “My personal information and helper.”

“Was actually talking to Blitz.” Rainbow says flicking her tail.

Blitz grabs her tail and drags her over. “Just needed it just in case of trouble.”

“Yes! I am owning you!” Pinkie cheers as she plays on her omnitool with Sunshine on the other end of a video game.

“What, our husband is packing clothes just in case.” Rarity says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yep, I am packing ‘clothes’.”

“I guess we should have too as it is in the mountains and can get cold.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz nods and looks to the map. “Yeah, it might, but luckily it’s still summer so let’s enjoy it.”

“Still snow on the mountains.” Twilight reminds.

Blitz waves his hoof. “Details and high altitude.”

“Speaking of altitude Twi, how is it coming with those amulets that allow us to change ourselves to other, as Blitz puts it, sub-breeds? You figure out how to do all three or still stuck on just switching between two?” Applejack asks.

Twilight sighs. “Switching. Haven’t figured out the three change up.”

“You will love.” Blitz says patting her head like he does to one of the foals.

Twilight frowns and swats his hoof away. “Oh shut up.”

Blitz smirks as he sticks his tongue out.

Twilight sighs as she keeps working. “How much longer is this ride?”

Blitz smiles and turns on his communicator and makes a map appear over the table. “About an hour or so...” He said, looking at the two blinking dots before the train comes to a stop. “Huh?” Blitz asks looking out to see the track just ended. “Huh.”

They all look up and see the end of the line. “End of the line ponies. Time to walk.” Twilight said packing her things and stepping out.

“Starting to think these ponies are isolationists or a part of a cult.” Blitz says following her as the train shuts down and some guards stand by.

Twilight shrugs as the others come out. “Maybe they wanted to start anew.” She said as they headed to a nearby cliff.

“You give others too much optimism.” Blitz says as he and the rest follow.

Twilight smiles. “I try to see good in others.” She said before she stops. “Huh, that’s a weird layout.” She said looking past the cliff.

“Cult.” Blitz says seeing the small village being two straight lines and one road leading to one house.

Twilight sighs. “Alright, let’s see what we got.”

Blitz zooms in with his glasses. “Well they all have the same creepy as hell smiles and the same cutie mark.” Blitz says with a straight face.

Pinkie quickly takes the glasses of him and looks through it. “Those smiles are just not right.”

“Pinkie, those don’t fit you.” Blitz says as she had to hold them in place.

Pinkie shrugs as she gives it back. “Stand back. I got this.” She said before rolling down the hill and hiding behind a rock.

“Go pink ranger.” Blitz jokes following.

Pinkie waves them over and hides under the rocks before coming upon a big one before it crashes on top of her and then it slides across the ground. They all follow and get closer before getting on top of the rock as Pinkie comes up with them.

“Alright, approach plan.” Blitz asks.

“We walk right in.” Applejack says as they all, but Blitz, start walking.

‘This is going to end badly.’ Blitz thinks, having no choice but to follow.

Blitz raises an eyebrow as he looks to the townsponies as they say welcome. “Welcome.” One mare said in a creepy drone out voice.

“Permission to freak out?” Blitz asks the mares.

“No.” Twilight says.

“Permission to choke the next one who does that creepy welcome?” Blitz asks in morse code.

Twilight looks back at him. “No.” She said in morse code.

Blitz was about to ask something else when one white pony gets a little too close to the girls for his liking. “Excuse me sir, ever heard of private space?” Blitz asks in a warning tone.

The white pony still smiles. “Well hello there. Are these mares part of your group?”

Blitz frowns. “Yes, what’s it to you?”

The white one still smiles. “Because we never had an alicorn before.”

“Well she is the princess of friendship.” Applejack says.

‘Magic!’ Blitz yells in his mind.

“Well you certainly come to the right place for friendship.” The white stallion says emphasizing the last word weirdly.

“I don’t like the way he said that.” Blitz says pushing Twilight back a bit and starts taking note of all the angles and ways he could kill.

Twilight tries to smile. “I see. Can we speak to whoever runs this town?”

Another stallion comes over and they both look over to each other and lead them to the house at the end of the village and both knock on the door at the same time. “Creepy.” Blitz whispered and received a hit in his side. “Pinkie is with me on this, right?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie just keeps staring around with a frown look. “Of course, this detector is going crazy.” She said pointing to her head.

“Huh?” All the other mares and the two creepy smiling ponies ask.

Blitz and Pinkie have a stare off with them before they all went inside and called out. “Starlight, we have new guests.” The white pony asks.

Blitz glares at the door before it slowly opens to a mare with a neon ponytail and mane. “Welcome.” She said.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “What the…?” He asks before leaning over. “Remind you of anypony?”

“Huh?” Twilight asks as he looks at her.

“Aria Blaze, though she does see to have more than just gloomy as a personality.” Blitz says.

Twilight just looks back at the mare as she starts looking them over and their flanks. “Nice cutie marks.”

Blitz steps in front of them. “Look, can we ask how everyone is treated here before I take your interest personally and snap your spines in half?”

The three stare at him before smiling. “Oh yes. Follow me.” Starlight said, leading them out.

Blitz sighs. “Better be without a song.”

---

“I can’t believe it was with a song, even more, a creepy song.” Blitz said as they walked the town again before stopping. “Whoa, whoa, whoa, time out. What about medical care?” Blitz asks Glitter.

Starlight looks at him. “I’m the healer.”

“But if everyone is equal, how good are you?” Blitz asks.

Starlight smiles. “We are the same around. I just have the books that anypony can read and cast.”

“So there is nopony who specializes in medical care? What if a foal gets sick, what if somepony has a heart attack, what if somepony falls off a roof while fixing it and breaks their back?” Blitz asks before they all hear a cry of fright, followed by a cry of pain, and somepony yelling. “My back, it’s broken!” Blitz looks to the source and back. “Whoa, what timing.” Blitz says in shock.

Starlight’s eyes twitched. “Enjoy the town. I’ll be right there.” She calls to the pony who fell as she rushes over.

“It will rain hay tacos from the sky.” Blitz reads a sign Pinkie is holding confused. Starlight looks back at him before continuing onto the pony. Pinkie looks up, panting like a dog expectantly.

Twilight sighs as they start walking again. “Come on.”

Blitz frowns as he keeps hearing welcomes. “Okay, that’s getting annoying.” He said as they sat down at a table before looking at Double Diamond. “Is he following us?” Blitz asks as Rarity tries to say nothing about the fashion for sale in town.

Twilight looks to Double Diamond and he smiles and waves before she waves back. “We’re fine here.” She said as a mare comes up.

“Seems someone is keeping an eye on us. Should I use one of my clothes hangers to poke them out?” Blitz whispers to them, touching his luggage bag.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, I have a feeling that it was because of this. This town and how it is. Equal, might be good on paper, but it won’t work in the long run.”

“Saying nothing, wishing I had a flamethrower though.” Blitz whispers as Pinkie orders muffins.

Rainbow rolls her eyes. “Oh Blitz, when are you going to calm down for one day?”

“How about when I am six feet under?” Blitz says as nopony got that.

Pinkie giggles before taking a bite. “Mmm…ugh.” She stops before spitting out the muffin and stops and looks to the surprised mare. “Mmm, it’s good.” She tries to say before the mare walks away and Pinkie starts wiping her tongue.

“Excuse me, but it seems like you’re disagreeing.” The mare asks as she comes back with some napkins.

“Married ponies do that sometimes.” Applejack says.

The mare tries to smile. “I see. But you are now agreeing.”

“What, you don’t have married couples?” Blitz asks.

The mare smiles. “Oh yes. We have to as Starlight says so.”

Blitz and Applejack raise an eyebrow the same way.

Twilight smiles. “Why don’t you have married couples based on Starlight’s words?”

The mare smiled. “Oh, it’s for the protection of numbers of the population.”

“Not too different from that edict princess Celestia released a few years ago.” Fluttershy says before touching her stomach.

Blitz smiles as he holds her hoof. “How is the little one feeling?”

“Oh, I was just remembering what brought us together.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz chuckles. “I believe it’s when I saw you in the moonlight. Shining bright and showing the ultimate niceness that I almost threw up from it. Too much kindness.” He said humorously.

“Oh you.” Fluttershy says giggling, pushing him a little with her hoof.

Blitz smirks and wraps a hoof around her. “Oh my beautiful mare of the night.”

“Meet me in the basement before you leave.” The mare says before heading back in quickly.

“I got an idea, but Pinkie, you’re going to need to eat all of them muffins.” Twilight says.

Pinkie instantly panics. “Me?! Why me?!” She asks, trying to hide.

“You have the strongest stomach here.” Applejack says using logic.

Pinkie just stares at the muffins in distress.

---

“I’ll feed you proper muffins when we get home Pinkie.” Fluttershy said as they walked down the stairs as Blitz stayed to watch Double Diamond.

Pinkie squeaks as she lands on the steps before coming to a stop at the bottom. “My tummy doesn’t feel so good.” She asks green in the face and bloats.

Chapter 47: Run and Ruin

Blitz watches Double Diamond as he is now facing in his direction with the menu up. Blitz taps his hoof until he lifts up his own menu. ‘What do we get?’

Double Diamond was looking at his menu before he put his down and Blitz brought his up. “Hmmm.” He said before looking at his menu again.

By the time the mares come back out, they see Blitz and DD take a drink before lifting back up their menus.

Fluttershy leans over to him. “Blitz, we have to go.”

“Fine.” Blitz says grabbing his luggage. About half an hour later, DD was still waiting to hear the sound of him taking a drink or raising his menu. ‘Come on, what are you waiting for?’ He thinks.

Blitz sighs and looks around the cave. “So what’s going on?”

Fluttershy leans close. “We are going to see the cutie marks. Seems the ponies gave theirs up.”

“Ok, you gotta be fucking with me.” Blitz says looking at her.

“Blitz, this isn’t the time, but maybe the place.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz scoffs as he still looks at her before looking ahead and stopping. “What the fuck?” He asks, seeing the large wall.

“When did you start spewing so much profanity?” Twilight asks.

Blitz just stares at the many cutie marks. “When I saw that.”

Starlight smiles as she grabs a large stick from a pedestal. “So, you want to try out losing your cutie marks and living our culture?” She asks, waving the stick around.

“One of you will fill me in quickly.” Blitz says before the situation is explained to him. “Gotcha. Ok, three things Glitter.” Blitz says.

Starlight smiles as ponies appear from all around. “Yes?”

“First, you a bitch.” He has given her the hoof. “Second, just like glitter, you are all shine and no substance. And finally, you would be surprised at the variability the telekinesis spell is. I can even use it to crush your windpipe whore!” Blitz yells the last half before using his telekinesis to grab her by the throat and slam her against the vault and start crushing before being hit by a two by four from behind, knocking him out.

Starlight gasps as she falls down and glares at Blitz. “Enough of this.” She said before pointing the stick at him and sending a magical beam at him and bringing him up a little. “Now what cutie mark do you have?” She asks as she moves his clothes slightly and looks to his flank to see it bear. “Nothing?! No matter, I can still take yours. Somepony as strong as you must have a powerful one.” She says zapping the mane six as well.

The mares just watch as his flank appears to shine a bit before a shooting star appears on his flank and is then ripped right off and the mares groan in pain as they feel a ripping pain and their cutie marks rip off as well as an equal sign appears on them.

“Take them to the houses.” Starlight says containing each mark.

The ponies around them all pick up the uncosinenion and weak bodies and take them away as the mares look at Blitz in pain.

“Good work knocking him out Double Diamond. Now tell me how many stallions do we have now, including him?” Starlight asks.

Double Diamond looks at her. “One more than what we can support.”

“I see, so we have one too many for my plan. You remember the plan we have in place for such a situation, right?” She asks.

Double Diamond nods. “Yes, I’ll get the lottery set up.”

“Good.” Starlight says looking at Twilight’s and Blitz’s cutie marks with interest, now that she was alone. “The cutie mark of the element of magic, but what about you, do you allow your bearer to come up with such variation?” She asks herself.

---

Blitz groans as he opens his eyes and gets up slowly. “Did somepony get the number of that train?” He asks as he looks around. “Hello?” He asks the empty room. He then examines himself to see he was stripped of his clothes and his communicator is gone and to his horror, the same cutie mark as the rest of the town was on him.

Blitz looks at it in horror. “No. No!” He groans before heading for the door and tries to open it. “Hey! Let me out!” He yells banging on the door and stops. “Wait, when was I such a wimp?” He asks, looking at himself again. He then goes quiet as he notices that the outside had several torches.

“Greetings friends!” He hears Starlight call and sees her on a stand.

“As you all know by now, we have one too many stallions and need to equalize the number for our breeding plan. So, for those that have your ticket, get ready. Before you think about it, I have the ticket for the stallion that has just joined us.” She said spinning a sphere cage full of balls.

‘What are you up to?’ Blitz thinks.

Starlight smiles and stops the cage before digging into it and picking out a ball. “And the winner is…” She said before looking at it. “Number 23.” Starlight says checking the ticket she had.

A long silence passed before Double Diamond walked up to the stand.

Starlight smiles. “We have the winner. All right Double Diamond. Head to my cabin and wait there. If you hear screaming, it’s just the change.” She said following him.

‘What change?’ Blitz thinks as he watches them head out of sight before ducking to where nopony could see him.

Blitz sighs as he peeks out again and looks across the street to see Fluttershy looking out the window. “Fluttershy.” He calls whispering. Unfortunately she was too far away to hear him and it looked like to him she could even see him somehow. “Great, that must mean the rest of the mares were captured too. I wish I had brought Terran. He would have snapped the pony who blindsided me in half before I finished her off.” Blitz says quietly to himself.

He looks out again and sighs before hearing a scream of pain that turned into a high pitched scream before quieting down. “What the fuck?” He questions before recalling what Starlight said. “Must be from the changes. Ok, let’s try magic blasting the door down.” Blitz says walking away from the door before charging his magic as much as he could.

He then lets it go and it just came to a sputter as a very tiny magic ball hits the door leaving only a small scorch mark. “Dammit, even my magic.” Blitz says before calming down. “If I have lost my magic and physical prowess, then I must turn inward.” Blitz says before sitting down and breathing deeply. ‘You must draw the force from within and focus it.’ Imperious’ words echoed through his mind. ‘I have never been able to do this in the physical world and have mostly been learning philosophy from Imperious till now, so it is time to see if I can use what I have learnt.’ Blitz thinks before meditating. Time passes as he looks within himself for his answers until the sun starts to peak over the mountain nearby.

Blitz sighs as he opens his eyes and looks to a loose pebble on the ground before pointing his hoof at it and thinks on it before he lifts his hoof and it rises shakily. “Good enough.” He said let go and went to the door. “Standard old lock. Let’s hope I remember the tumblers.” He said to himself and moves his hoof to the lock and starts moving the tumblers around it before it clicks back into place. “Dammit.” Blitz says before he was about to go back to meditating now noticing that stupid voice repeating when the door unlocked. The door opened to reveal Starlight.

Blitz just glares at her. “Hello there. Are you reformed?” Blitz gives her the hoof, hoping she would come in so he could try and beat her to death. “I see, well, I guess I should get a good look at you. Go in and get him.” She says as a stallion enters. The stallion walks up to grab Blitz, but he headbutts him into the face. The stallion staggers back, not expecting this before Blitz tackles him to the floor, before starting to wale on his face, punching him over and over, sending blood out of the stallion’s mouth before grabbing him by the throat and starts lifting his head up before slamming his head into the floor repeatedly.

Starlight glares at him and uses her magic to pull the stallion away. “If you won’t try it that way, then how about this pony?” She asks as she pushes a white mare in. “Start talking and lead him out once I open the door again.” She said, dragging the stallion away and closing the door.

“Oh, why don’t you send in the pony who blindsided me? I’ll do far worse.” Blitz says to the door.

“That…that was me.” The mare said.

“I believe you know Double Diamond.” Starlight says through the window. ‘This one is not like most ponies. He is a fighter, even though I took his cutie mark, he still managed that.’ Starlight thinks, looking at the bleeding stallion before starting to heal him.

Blitz looks to the mare. “What?” He asks in disbelief.

“We have a breeding plan in our town. With you, we had too many stallions for this generation so we held a lottery to decide who is taken out of the category in a few definitions.” DD says.

“Ah, the lottery last night.” Blitz says turning back to glaring and weighing if he should try and strangle the new her.

DD just shrinks back a little. “I’m sorry.”

Blitz says nothing and keeps glaring before Starlight opens the door again. “Time’s up, we will try later.” She says.

DD takes one last look before heading out and doesn’t take another look at him.

Starlight closes the door and locks it. “This one is quite the fighter, isn’t he?” Starlight asks DD as she walks beside her.

DD nods. “Yes, he is.”

“After considering it all night, I have decided you and Night Glider will be assigned to him.” Starlight said.

DD nods again. “Yes ma’am.”

“Go find and inform her.” Starlight says entering the house.

“Um ma’am, don’t you still need to visit the mares?” DD asks and Starlight opens the door, backs up and walks to the house with a slight haste in her step.

Blitz sighs as he looks out the window again as he sees Starlight approach the mares’ house and opens it. He watches in despair as he sees them file out and sees their cutie marks. “I failed as a husband.” Blitz says looking away and goes back to the center of the room, this time not to meditate, but to despair as he thought about the girls until his thoughts drifted to Arcane, Azure, Surgere, Blazer, Liberum, Blast, Spectrum, Sunshine and Venator. Blitz’s eyes shot up with a fire burning in them and resumed his meditation. “Not yet.” He said closing his eyes. Blitz looks inwards once more as Imperious’ words echo in his head once more. ‘For my ally is the force and a powerful ally it is. You must feel the force around you. Between you, me, the leaves, the rocks, the land itself. It is all connected by the force in a great plan that we all can not see.’

---

“Night Glider.” DD says behind Night Glider, causing her to stumble and drop the tray she was carrying.

Night looks at her. “What is it?” Night Glider asks, not recognizing the mare. “Who are you?” She adds.

DD tries to smile. “I’m Double Diamond. Starlight asked us to watch over the new stallion.”

“Oh that’s right, we had that plan come into effect last night…wait, does that mean we have been assigned that stallion for the plan?” Night Glider asks.

DD nods. “Yes, we need to do it.”

“I see, has he even eaten?” Night Glider asks.

DD shakes her head. “No, she’s given us the food needed to be eaten though.”

“Am I free to take it to him?” Night Glider asks.

DD nods. “Yes, let’s go.” She said, leading her to the house.

The stallions block the door when they approach. “Starlight asked us to convert him faster.” DD said.

The stallions look to each other before looking back at them. “Proof?”

“Let them in!” Starlight yells from her door.

The stallion looked to her before unlocking the door and stepping aside, letting them through.

The two walk in to see Blitz, to their shock and confusion, meditating. “Excuse me?” Night asks as the stallion closes the door behind them.

Blitz opens one eye to look at them and says nothing.

DD looks away a bit. “Can you please talk to us?”

Blitz snorts as he keeps looking at them with one eye and spies the girls looking through their window through his window. Blitz sighs and opens his other eye. “What do you want?” Blitz asks.

DD looks at him carefully. “We are too…convert you.”

Blitz rolls his eyes a bit before sighing and sitting up. “Try it and die. I don’t care that you are mares, I will kill you.”

Night looks shocked. “Okay. Double D.”

DD sighs and walks over to him before stopping slowly next to him. “Okay, do you like us or maybe the town?”

Blitz clicks his tongue as he works the lock on the door with the force. “What do you think? You took my wife’s cutie mark and you had the audacity to keep me away from her.”

DD looks away a bit. “Sorry, but you will be happy soon enough.”

Blitz chuckles darkly. “Yeah right. I would be happy to live here without my wife and my life would be split.”

Night grimaces. “Look, we would make sure you are content and happy here.”

Blitz stands up and glares at her. “Give me my wife back and set the others free.”

Night presses her lips together. “I…I can’t.”

“The yellow one that is pregnant, right?” DD asks.

Night Glider looks alarmed hearing they were keeping him away from his unborn foal.

Blitz glares and turns to her. “What do you think?”

“I will inform Starlight later. But we were just informed we are assigned to you as our stallion for the plan.” DD says.

“You really believe in her or this way of life, don’t you?” Blitz asks, raising an eyebrow, but unable to do so like he normally does.

DD nods. “Yes, she’s led us out of trouble and brought us to a better life.”

“Do you really think that…or is there another reason?” Blitz asks.

DD looks at him. “She led us to a better life.”

“You loved her, didn’t you?” Blitz asks suddenly.

“She led us to a better life.” DD said simply.

“I see, so how much of the outside world do you know about?” Blitz asks.

Night looks at him. “Outside world?”

“He means the rest of Equestria.” DD says.

Night tries to think. “And the other countries. Like the Griffon kingdoms, the Zebra tribes, the Diamond Dog clans.” Blitz says.

Night groans as she holds her head. “Other countries?”

Blitz looks carefully at them. “If you trust me more than her, get me my communicator.”

“You’re what?” They ask.

“Metal cylinder that was on my left hoof.” Blitz clarifies.

“You don’t need that.” DD says.

Blitz glares at her. “Why should I not need it?”

“I would make you different.” DD says.

Blitz glares slightly. “You can’t change who the pony is. Only what they are, but never what defines them.” Blitz says switching tactics.

“What?” DD asks.

“I look at this from a different viewpoint. Think about it, what lies beneath the body?” Blitz asks.

Night looks at him carefully. “What?”

“Look past the physical form and you will see we are all the same, we all have souls.” Blitz says.

They both look confused. “Um…why does my head hurt?” Night asks, holding her head.

“Maybe you just haven’t thought about it as deeply. All things in this world in this galaxy are connected. We unicorns have a faint sense of this and use it to create what you all know as magic.” Blitz says.

Night groans as she keeps holding her head. “I…I gotta go get something.” She said walking out.

DD looks intrigued as she looks to him as he keeps sitting there. Soon, Night returns with a glass of water before downing it. “You see this thing that links us all is called the force. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings, we are not this crude matter that we can touch. You must feel the force around you. Here between you, me, the chair, the pebble, it is everywhere.” Blitz continues.

DD blinks a few times. “Wha…what are you trying to say?”

“The divide you and Starlight seek to eliminate is but an illusion created by us when we don’t look at such things on a level. We see details like hair, colors, all of this is something we perceive as the containers of who we are.” Blitz says.

DD keeps blinking. “I…have to see Starlight.” She said before stepping out.

“You are unlike her, you have come to question this way of life I can tell.” Blitz says.

DD groans as she steps out as Blitz waits with Night as she keeps rubbing her head. “What’s…what’s going on?”

“You seemed more interested in what I said in other countries. What if I told you there is far more than that out there? Places and things nopony, griffon, Diamond dog, or any other thing that lives on this world has ever seen. Species we have never met in this world that are so much like our’s and the world that are completely opposite of them.” Blitz says. Night seemed to be enthralled by this.

“I’m back.” DD said as she dropped a cylinder on the ground. “What did I miss?”

“I will show you.” Blitz says slipping it on before bringing up a map of their galaxy.

---

When DD and Night Glider left, they had much to think on. “Well you two spent quite a while in there. How did it go? Any progress?” Starlight asks.

“Some, we managed to get him to open up a bit, but Starlight ma’am, that yellow one who is pregnant, she is his.” DD says.

“I see, I will have to take that into account with the plan.” Starlight says as Fluttershy follows her.

Both Night and DD look to each other before looking back at Starlight. “Ma’am, shouldn’t she be with him?” Night asks.

“No, not till he comes around.” Starlight says.

Both of the mares looked at each in worry. “We have to help. You can’t keep them apart. It’s a rule of the plan.” Night said.

“Night, don’t worry, we have to follow the procedures like the one where all new members stay at my house.” Starlight says with a sweet voice with a small twitch in her eye.

Both DD and Night still looked worried. Blitz sighs as he leans against the back wall and calls up an encrypted line. “You there?”

“Cross, what’s with the call?” A mechanical voice asks.

“Cult, start of communism, tell Sharp and Rough to get a platoon together and head to our location. Tell Sharp sorry from taking him away from his new bride Trixie. And get the group together. We have a keter class object dangerous to ponies.” Blitz says hearing something. “Got to go, I am under observation.” Blitz says disconnecting and hiding the communicator behind some books before a stallion passes by the window.

Blitz watches the stallion with a glare as the stallion just smiles creepily at him. “Still freaky.” He said to himself before proceeding back to the center and starts meditating once more.

---

Twilight sighs as she leans against the wall. “You think Blitz is okay?”

“I got a peek at the stallion Starlight dragged out of his cabin. He looked pretty roughed up.” Pinkie sounds more like Pinkamena.

Twilight looks up. “Bring her out. We are more used to her with that voice. It’s really strange and actually making us more depressed.”

“Can’t, she refuses. She is still screaming profanities and yelling threats.” Pinkie says.

Rainbow sighs as she hangs from a speaker. “Got the old omnitool working?” She asks Twilight.

“They took those, remember? I’m just glad they didn’t take my hat. Bet they don’t even realise what they took.” Applejack says.

Rainbow huffs as the speaker starts up before she kicks it and turns it off. “Stupid propaganda.” Rainbow says holding her hoof, now throbbing.

Rarity looks down. “Do you think Fluttershy is doing okay, being pregnant and everything?”

“I have faith in her.” Twilight says looking out still.

Rainbow clicks her tongue. “Let’s hope she doesn’t freak out.”

Applejack chuckles. “Please, she’s part vampire. A creature of the night. She’ll be fine. Oh and never get between her and her foal.”

“I hope you’re right.” Rainbow says.

---

Blitz sat, reaching out with the force, feeling everything that surrounds him. To the stallions watching him, it was like he went to sleep, sitting up. The night progressed further and further along. “Arcane.” He whispers, thinking of him.

---

Arcane was sitting on the balcony of the castle, looking out to the sky, hoping to see his mother or father when he hears Blitz’s voice. “Arcane.”

“Father?” Arcane asks looking around trying to find him.

“Arcane, what are you doing?” Lightning asks finding him.

Arcane keeps looking around as he keeps trying to listen. “Dad?”

“Arcane, your father isn’t here. He is several miles away.” Lightning says picking him up.

Arcane keeps looking around as he looks around. “Dad?” He asks one last time.

“Come on Arcane, you had a long day, time for bed. Your dad and mom will return soon.” Lightning says taking him inside.

---

Blitz kept meditating, feeling as if his senses had been increased since before he began. The stallion kept peeking in as they just saw him sitting there, having been told by the last group he hadn’t budged to their knowledge on their shift.

The sun soon rose and feeling the rays on his face, Blitz breathed in deeply. He felt as if he had awakened from an illness, his senses sharp and his mind clear. He focused on the pebbles in front of the door, out of the guards view and he lifted it without even shaking. ‘Maybe coming here was good for me.’ Blitz thinks.

“Alright everypony! We are going to see our progress in an hour!” Starlight announces as she walks outside and Blitz looks to the window.

Blitz hears the door unlock as Night and DD soon enter. After the door shut behind them, they noticed something different about Blitz from last night, but couldn’t place it.

Blitz smiles a bit. “Want to learn more?”

“We came to check on you. What has changed?” DD asks.

“I feel like I have finally awakened. What I told you last night was the philosophy my master taught me about the force, but now I feel it instead of having it described to me. It is hard to put into words and I feel a strong sense of peace.” Blitz says.

They both look surprised at him. “Really…then can we learn more?” Night asks.

Blitz looks to the windows and door before grabbing his communicator from under the books. “Let’s begin. But first, you know no matter what magic is used, it generates an aura, correct?” Blitz asks.

They both nod. “Yeah, why?” DD asks.

Blitz says nothing and they notice the pebbles on the floor start to move as if on their own will.

“Wow.” Night said as she watched them dance around.

The pebbles soon lifted into the air and started to revolve around each other. “This is proof of the force existing.” Blitz says.

DD just watches as they all seem to form a dance with each other. “Who knew?” DD says.

“You were hesitant to believe me before, but how about now, do you believe?” Blitz asks.

DD slowly nods as she watches the pebbles take a shape similar to what she saw on the communicator last night.

“There are many different species in this galaxy. The Asari are an all female blue color species with no hair, they can live for a thousand years. The Turains are more of an avian heritage, but lack wings. They come in a variety of colors with mandibles like things on their faces. The Salarians, a reptilian species who are generally mostly like scientists. Then there is Humans, the most genetically diverse. They come in many colors each with their own mane color and eyes. These four species are at the head of the alliance of species and make up the council. Our world has recently joined them as we make the next step in our species journey. We have explored all of this world. It is time to look to the stars and wonder what awaits us, an abomination of the likes of Tartarus or fascinating sights and species whom we can befriend. For we are not alone in this galaxy.” Blitz says after letting the pebbles drop.

The two were just staring slack jawed at him. “Aw, touching history lesson.” A voice said behind them and they quickly looked to see Starlight as Blitz glares at her. “Now get back out there.” She yells to the two mares who quickly run out.

“You can not intimidate me, nor can you deny the reality of the truth.” Blitz says calmly, not showing the fury he had days ago.

Starlight chuckles. “Watch me. Your wife has already joined me and you will follow.”

“You don’t believe, do you?” Blitz asks.

Starlight clicks her tongue. “Please, species beyond the stars? We are the only ones here and nopony can deny it. Just ask the ponies outside.”

“I will shake the very foundation of your beliefs then. You know my magic is far too weak after what you did to me, correct?” Blitz asks.

Starlight leans down to him. “Yes, what are you going to do about that?”

“I will reveal to you the true thing that binds us all together, not the similarities you are pushing.” Blitz says.

Starlight waves him off. “This is my own creation and you will follow. You don’t have a choice.”

“What you seek to eliminate is but an illusion. Deep down, we are all the same already, we bleed when cut, we all have a soul, and we are all connected to the force as god has designed.” Blitz says making Starlight raise an eyebrow.

Starlight shrugs. “No matter, you will follow soon and your wife is already joined. And soon your foal is born.” She said walking out.

“No, that will not happen.” Blitz says calmly getting up and walks outside.

Starlight raises an eyebrow at him. “Ready to join?”

“No, tell me, without magic, it is impossible to do things like telekinesis?” Blitz asks, the entire town hearing him.

The unicorns in the crowd started to murmur amongst themselves as Starlight huffs. “Of course it is. Nopony can make things move without magic.”

“And no matter what type, magic always has an aura, correct?” Blitz asks sitting in the middle of town. The girls were shocked at how calm he was. They had never seen him so calm or relaxed.

Starlight glares. “Yes, do you join or not?”

“I am about to break those universal laws that we, as a species, have by proving that there is something more. It is called the force and it is the lifeblood of all the galaxy.” Blitz says causing Starlight to actually laugh at the notion.

“You…you think you can do magic without your cutie mark? I like to see you try oh great user.” She laughs.

Blitz breathes deeply and closes his eyes and reaches out with his left hoof.

Starlight looks around as she smirks. “Well that was a whole lot of nothing.”

Blitz makes no other movements as Starlight still smirks before many things start to rumble in the background.

She looks around and sees the rocks, furniture not nailed down and clothing stands start to shake. “Wha…?”

“There is only the Force.” Blitz says as the objects start to rise with no magic aura.

Starlight looks shocked as all the objects starts to lift higher and move around. “Wha…what’s happening?”

“You see this thing that links us all is called the force. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings, we are not this crude matter that we can touch. You must feel the force around you. Here between you, me, the chair, the pebble, the land, the sea, it is everywhere.” Blitz says what he told DD and Night last night. “I must thank you for forcing me into that house alone. It forced me to cool my head and actually establish my connection to it. Now I can feel it flow through me.” Blitz says.

Starlight looks shocked as she keeps watching everything before she feels water drench her. “Hey!” She yells behind her.

Blitz smirks as he drops everything. “Go Flutters.” Blitz says getting up. “Are there any who doubt me?” Blitz asks as he walks to the girls house and unlocks the door.

Those who responded all shake their heads as they kept looking at the objects used while others were in shock as they felt their realities crumbling, having seen the impossible as they understood it.

Blitz smiles as Twilight steps out first. “Twi, I have been meaning to ask, why didn’t you call the changelings?”

“Something making my magic too weak to call and none in range of what I could.” Twilight says walking over to him.

Blitz sighs in relief as he looks over everypony. “I’m glad to see you’re all alright. I actually gave up hope for just a moment. I actually called myself a failure of a husband.” He said before everypony hugged him.

“S…so, that is what you have been learning?” Rainbow says in disbelief.

Blitz looks around. “Oh yeah. I can use the force like Ahsoka and the other jedi. Surprise.”

“Looks like the ponies are startin to notices somepony has a cutie mark.” Applejack says.

Blitz looks back to Starlight as he notices she had a different cutie mark than all the rest.

“It seems you have also been living a lie.” Blitz says to bring his hooves to one side. “Here, another example of the force’s powers.” Blitz says before launching a force push at her, sending her flying back.

Starlight yells as she flies to a wall and smacks into it before falling. She groans as she tries to get up. “I still am more powerful.” She growls as she looks at them.

“You overestimate yourself. The force is the very lifeblood of the galaxy even if you defeat me. You will never be even a faction as powerful. You are no god.” Blitz says picking up and throwing a barrel that was near her.

Starlight flinches as she jerks away from the crash. “You can’t intimidate me.”

“I don’t have to, but we both know you’re scared not of me, but being faced with the truth there is something far beyond magic.” Blitz says as several ponies had run off to the cave.

Starlight growls and glares at him. “You won’t beat me. Not now, not ever.” She said before running off to her cabin.

Blitz puts a hoof out to the cabin, slamming the door in her face.

“Ow!” Starlight yells. “My nose!” She yells holding her hooves to her nose.

Blitz lifts his hoof up and Starlight, to her horror, feels herself being lifted up.

Starlight tries to grab at something as she is lifted away. “Girls, head inside and find our cutie marks.” Fluttershy said.

Blitz throws her to right in front of him as the girls try to open the cabin door. “You have already lost, you know that right?” Blitz asks as cutie marks start shooting all over the place.

Starlight growls. “You still haven’t beaten me.”

“No, the citizens of this town have. By the way, what is the name of it?” Blitz asks.

Starlight just looks at him with a glare.

“Seriously, you didn’t even name it?” Blitz asks an eyebrow raised.

Starlight huffs at him.

“Stand back everypony.” Night yells before she breaks down the door of the cabin.

Blitz watches this before being blinded by an illumination spell from Starlight that acts as a flashbang. He looks back to where she was and looks down the street. “Get back here coward!” He yells running after her.

Starlight looks back at him and starts tossing spells at him as she destroys almost everything around him before she hears a roaring sound and looks up to see something metal fly in. “What the…?!” She yells as it flies close.

Blitz smirks. “You see, we are not alone in the galaxy. That is a dropship with four more coming.” Blitz says as they start to land.

Starlight kept running as she watched as bipedal things came out of the open hatch in the back of the dropship and rushed over to her. “Arrest her!” She heard Blitz yell.

Soon she was tackled to the ground by changelings and soon other ponies before they slipped a magic restraining collar of Twilight’s design on her.

Blitz sighs as he stops running and watches as they take her away before looking back to the village and sees something coming his way. “Huh?” He asks before being hit by a streak of light and groans as he feels his flank being heated and then dropped to the ground. “Ow.”

Blitz gets up and shakes himself, feeling no longer restrained and looks to his flank and sees a shooting star. “Huh, so I got my cutie mark huh? Oh well, nothing changed.” Blitz says shrugging it off as not a big deal before stopping. “Hey, I got my attitude back.” He said smiling a bit, running a hoof through his mane, pushing it back a little.

Twilight sighs in relief as she comes out of the cabin and sees Blitz walking down the street. “Blitz, are you okay?” She asks running up to him with the rest of the girls.

“Yeah, I’m fine.” Blitz says as they reach him.

Fluttershy smiles as she walks up and hugs him before noticing his flank. “Wow, you got your cutie mark.”

“Yeah, not a big deal.” Blitz says.

“Yay! Blitzy’s back!” Pinkie yells hugging him.

“And Pinkie is a ball of energy.” Blitz says.

“What kind of ball?” Pinkie asks.

“Bouncing.” Blitz jokes.

Rainbow chuckles. “Geez Blitz. When did you become a mouthy one?”

“I always have been, just didn’t compete with you.” Blitz jokes.

Rainbow grins as she hugs him. “Missed ya Blitzy.”

“Same here. Now what are the rest of your waiting for? Pinkie to send you invitations?” Blitz jokes.

They all laugh as they all hug him tightly. “We love you Blitzy.” They all said.

“Same here.” Blitz says nuzzling them before looking to the cave.

---

Blitz frowns as he stared at the wall that held the cutie marks as the SCP were all over it. “So, how dangerous was this?” One of them asked.

“Not quite sure, didn’t get a chance to study it. Yours now.” Blitz says walking away. Once outside, Twilight started talking.

“Blitz, two mares want to talk to you.” Twilight says.

“Gotcha, mind if I speak to them alone?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods as she looks in the cave before walking in. “Most of the houses are unoccupied right now and so is Starlight’s cabin.” She said before talking with the SCP about the wall.

Blitz sighs as he pulls her out with the force. “Leave it Twi. Best we forget about it. But look, I got you something.” Blitz says holding up the staff.

Twilight looks it over before stopping. “It’s just a piece of stick.” She said, throwing it away. “And it’s keter!” She yelled into the cave.

“I would think you would recognize it. I did from those books on Star Swirl you had me read.” Blitz says walking away as she looks it over again.

Blitz chuckles as he hears her cheer and jump around as he comes across the two mares waiting at Starlight’s cabin as they watch all the changelings, ponies and mandalorians around the town. “Surprised?”

“Never thought I would see it in person.” Night says as Biltz looks her over to see hey colt was a more lustrous azure and her mane and tail had more of a wild style reminding him of Spitfire and the other flyers mares he had.

“Come on you two, inside.” Blitz says.

They both look to each other before following him inside and he sits down at the table. “So, what’s this about?” He asks as they take a seat.

“Well it’s just that…” Night starts before DD cuts to the chase as Blitz looks her over to see her coat was the same, but her mane and tail had a more unkempt style that he would usually attribute to a surfer or snowboarder.

“Can we continue on with you like the breeding plan originally had for us?” DD asks.

Blitz actually looks at them as he hears a honk from somewhere. “Well that came right out of left field to me.” Blitz says.

Night sighs. “Starlight wanted us to replace the yellow one for you until you converted then add more. She would think that keeping you away from the foal would help speed things up.”

“Well she has been exposed and won’t be doing it again.” Blitz says before calling out. “Twilight!”

Twilight peeks her head in the door. “Yes?”

“Here. Now. These two want to join. Interview them.” Blitz says pointing to the chair next to him.

Twilight raises an eyebrow as she walks over and sits down. “Why do they want to join?”

Blitz taps his horn to her’s and shows her for a brief moment with a spell. “Got it?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks at him before looking at the mares. “How much do you want to be with him?”

Blitz gets up to go make coffee as he hadn’t had it in days and these girls hadn’t had it in a long time. Blitz waits as the coffee boils as they continue to talk, ignoring it for their privacy.

“Blitz?” Twilight calls.

“One moment, it’s about done.” Blitz calls back.

Twilight smirks. “Get rid of your clothes.” She says walking out.

“Twi, haven’t been dressed since I was knocked out…by the way, where are my clothes and suitcase along with the other girls?” Blitz asks.

Night pushes her hooves together. “In her room, but she burned the clothes.”

“Well she didn’t burn the suitcase. If she did, this building wouldn’t be here.” Blitz says as the coffee finishes.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “We’re staying here for the night and then heading back home. Spend some time with our new additions.”

“Coffee?” Blitz offers getting some cups he found.

“Sure.” DD said. “Same.” Night said.

Blitz smirks before putting them down and filling them with coffee. “So let’s talk.” Blitz says.

---

Blitz awoke in a bed with the two mares the next morning. “Girls?” He asks quietly.

“Wow.” Night says.

“Yeah, wow.” DD said.

“So how was it being the mare? I know you have done the plan with Sugar Belle at least once.” Night says.

DD shrugs. “It’s fine.”

“Oh I see through that act of yours. You enjoyed it far more than being the stallion didn’t you?” Night asks.

“What about you? I know this was your first time as you only recently turned 18 for the plan to take you into account.” DD says.

Night blushes. “Yeah, I always wanted a stallion to bed me. Never realized it would be like this.”

“Well now you have.” Blitz says petting her.

Night giggles and nuzzles his chest. “You’re so cute.”

“So what about you or should I call you a snow bunny?” Blitz asks DD.

DD blushes bright red. “Um…wow. Maybe…if you want.”

“Ok, also how about you show me how to ski?” Blitz asks, leaning his head onto her.

DD smiles and nods. “Sure, maybe later.”

“Want to join Night?” Blitz asks.

DD nods. “Yes, you are really nice.”

“Um…I have never been skiing.” Night says from his chest.

DD smiles. “I will teach you.”

“Come on girls, time to get up.” Blitz says.

They both smile as he gets up and they start to follow. “So what are you going to do now?” Night asks.

“Food and coffee.” Blitz says walking downstairs. “Morning Sharp, how is your wife?” Blitz asks, passing him.

Sharp looks at him. “Just fine. Kinda pissed I left.”

“You can return with the first ship that is taking Starlight away.” Blitz says.

Sharp nods. “Thank you. What about this town?”

“Oh, they are going to have to adjust. I blew their minds before you guys arrived and with bringing in a few other species, how more blown their minds have been?” Blitz asks.

Sharp chuckles. “A lot of minds out of proportion.”

“Well I will leave you to it…and we need to fix that door.” Blitz says noticing the front door was still knocked off its hinges.

Sharp smiles. “Yes, we’ll have it fixed soon.”

“Well anyways, lets go girls.” Blitz says leading them out to the rest of the girls.

Fluttershy smiles as she sees Blitz walk over. “Blitz, how did it go?”

“Meet the two new additions Flutters.” Blitz says a little embarrassed.

‘Oh boy, we got another one like Soarin.’ Rainbow thinks seeing DD.

Twilight smiles. “Welcome to the family you two. All new ponies have to go through a small orientation and we will do that once we get back home.”

“Orientation?” They ask.

Fluttershy grins while holding a smile. “Meeting the foals is the start.” Fluttershy says.

“Go easy on them Flutters.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Fluttershy looks at him with a grin before giggling. “Love ya Blitzy. I missed you.” She said nuzzling him.

“No, to breakfast and then we will all be going skiing before heading back.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy pouts cutely. “But I want to spend time with you.”

“You will have fun.” Blitz says petting her mane once.

“So Blitz, you said you made your connection to the force, right? What does it feel like?” Twilight asks.

“I…it is hard to describe.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, most young unicorns have that same reaction.”

“I’ll tell you this, it is like feeling a heartbeat at times. The heartbeat of the galaxy.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “Glad you feel that way and now you can brag to Ahsoka about this.”

“She is away back in the war.” Blitz says.

Twilight grins. “You can still call her.”

“We shall see and for those who can’t ski, our Snow Bunny here will be teaching.” Blitz says.

Most of the mares snicker. “Snow Bunny?” Rainbow snickers.

“It’s what you call a skiing mare.” Blitz says smirking at those snickering.

Fluttershy tries to hold it in. “You think if we dress her up in a bunny costume, Vinyl wouldn’t notice?”

“She would probably ask, did Fluttershy’s Angel reproduce.” Pinkie comments.

Blitz chuckles as he grabs her. “Hey Pinks. How is she?” He whispers, nuzzling her.

“Good. Pinkamena smiled when they hauled Starlight away, but wishes to still knife her.” Pinkie whispered most of it onto Blitz’s ear and Blitz starts petting her.

---

“Daddy!” Arcane cheers with the other foals as Blitz and the others stepped inside.

“Hey there my foals.” Blitz says grabbing them with his magic and hugging them. “Oh Daring, good news. I didn’t need the stims.” Blitz calls. “They took them away when we got captured.” Blitz says putting down the foals before she tackled him.

Daring huffs. “Good. At least something good came out of getting captured.”

“More than you know.” Blitz says as Daring noticing something was different about him but couldn’t tell what.

Twilight smiles. “And we got two new members of our family. Meet Night Glider and Double Diamond.” She said pointing to the ponies behind them.

“Um…hi.” Night says waving, feeling a little intimidated.

“Oh Soarin, you here?” Twilight calls.

“My stallion!” They hear before Blitz was tackled to the ground for the second time.

“Soarin, could you come with me and Double here, we have something to talk about.” Twilight says.

Soarin looks up at her. “Um…sure.” She said following them.

“What did they talk about?” Spitfire asks from the couch reading, hearing that.

“Well you se…” Blitz says before explaining about the cult and what happened to DD.

Most of the mares who didn’t hear about that place gasps. “Why treat them like some sort of piece of wood?” Dusk asks.

“More like numbers and machines. That is sort like we call communism where the government controls everything about anything. It sounds good on paper, but it doesn’t work so well in real life.” Blitz says.

Mary huffs. “And that’s why we lived by certain codes and deal with things on our own.”

“Oh mom, there you are. Meet your new daughter in law.” Blitz says pushing Night up to her.

Mary looks her up and down. “Keep him safe and I won’t kill you.”

“Mum is a former pirate captain.” Blitz explains.

Night just stares. “Woah.”

“So how do you think Soarin is reacting?” Fleetfoot asks as Shadow keeps snoring.

Blitz shrugs as he goes over and pets Shadow’s mane and holds up a hoof and leans down to her. “Oh my dark bolt, I’m wearing the suit and ready to ‘fly’.” He whispered.

“You know we can’t be with me at this stage.” Shadow mutters in her sleep before Blitz kisses her head.

Blitz chuckles as he looks back to the others. “Probably shocked that she isn’t the only one in the changed gender department.”

“Come here.” Fleetfoot says reaching out to hug him.

Blitz grins and grabs her in a hug. “I love ya girls.”

A few hours later they heard the doors open. “We are back.” Octavia says walking in, carrying her Cello and Azure on her head.

Blitz smiles as he looks over. “Ah, the maestro returns.”

Octavia giggles as she sets Azure down and he runs off. “Yes well, I just got accepted into a big concert in Canterlot. I’m going to be paid big time.”

“And Vinyl?” Blitz asks.

“Distracted her with brandy and games. Really easy like with the bunny.” She jokes.

Blitz laughs before he sighs. “Well, want to hear about what happened while we were away?”

“Not much, we have all just been doing our own things.” Octavia says before kissing his cheek.

Blitz holds her there for a moment. “What does Vinyl know about cutie mark removal?” He whispers into her ear.

“Never heard of it from my knowledge, why.” Octavia asks.

“Take a look.” Blitz says and she looks at his flank. “I will feel you in on all the details later.”

Octavia kisses his cheek again. “Congratulations.”

“I didn’t earn it like you did love, but will explain it to you later with the others.” Blitz says before kissing her neck.

Octavia moans and leans in close. “Tease.”

Blitz chuckles as he grabs her and pulls her onto his lap. “Looks who’s talking, waving that flank around.” He said now holding her.

“Hey Blitzy.” Vinyl calls walking in drunk.

Blitz grins. “Vinyl, take a load off and sit right here.” He said, patting his lap.

“Oh my pillow is here.” Vinyl says before collapsing on him.

Blitz chuckles and pets her head. “I love you girls. You and my family and I’m never letting you down again.”

Octavia looks at him. “Again?” She asks waving the alcohol smell away with her hoof.

“Will explain later.” Blitz says before reaching behind him and grabs Azure.

Azure frowns. “Aw dad. You ruined it.”

“You’ve improved. I didn’t hear you till you started climbing my son.” Blitz says, laying him onto Octavia’s lap and ruffles his mane.

Azure huffs. “I still beat you.”

“Yeah, you did this time.” Blitz says smiling.

Azure looks to Vinyl who snores loudly. “What’s with the aura on her? It’s kinda wonky.”

“She drank too much of her favorite drink and she’s just sleepy my son.” Blitz says.

Azure nods and looks back to him. “Cool.”

“Huh?” Octavia asks.

Azure laughs. “Daddy looks awesome now.”

“How so?” Octavia asks.

Azure smiles. “There’s two of him and they are both cool.”

Blitz raises an eyebrow at that.

Azure looks to Octavia. “You’re still the same.”

“Ah, I think I get it now, you see my connection to the force.” Blitz says ruffling his mane.

Azure chuckles. “Yeah, it looks cool.”

Blitz smiles and ruffles his mane. “Ok, you hungry my boy?” Blitz asks.

Azure nods. “Mmh huh.”

“Because it is dinner time.” Blitz says.

Azure cheers as he carries him and Vinyl to the dining room where the others were waiting. “What are we having?” Blitz asks as he sets Azure down with the other foals and puts Vinyl in a chair and tries to find the best position for her to sit up.

Twilight rubs the back of her head. “Um…it’s from our new friends.” She said as the door to the kitchen opens and the kitsune walks in with many trays on her tails and arms. “Hey guys. Eat up.” She said setting them down. “Don’t worry, it’s vegetarian and meat for the griffon.” She said heading back into the kitchen.

“You still ignoring them?” Twilight asks.

“Ignoring what?” Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. “Lati has been teaching me some tricks for my spells. She’s good, I’ll tell you that.”

“Come on Sunshine, open up for the spaceship.” Pinkie says making noises as she brings the spoon closer to Sunshine. Sunshine giggles and opens her mouth and bites down on the spoon before taking the spoon with her. “Sunshine, you are not supposed to eat the spoon.” Pinkie said, throwing it away into a pile of eaten spoons and grabs another one.

“Did my daughter just eat metal?” Blitz asks.

Sunshine looks at him and creepily smiles the same as the ponies in the village were having.

“Sunshine, that is not for your dad. Show us all a real smile.” Pinkie says picking her up.

Sunshine giggles and hugs her while smiling.

“There we go.” Pinkie says.

“So where are Jackie and Rarity…are they nursing?” Rainbow asks, noticing the absence of the two as she feeds her twins.

Twilight nods. “Oh yeah. After all that trouble back in the village, they just want to spend time with their foals.”

“I see and them not even being a month old makes them really want to get attached which reminds me, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle recently got back, right?” Blitz asks.

They all look at each before looking back at him. “Not really.”

“Minerva, status on the CMC.” Blitz requests from the pregnant cyborg.

“They are currently at the Apple family ranch.” Minerva says in between stuffing her face.

‘Reminds me a little of Twi when the fillies were all about Twilight time.’ Blitz thinks before calling Sweetie Belle.

“Hello? Who’s this?” Sweetie Belle asks as she answers the call.

“Your brother in law Sweetie.” Blitz says.

Sweetie Belle looks carefully at the screen. “Oh Blitz. Need something?”

“Yeah, we are having dinner. Want to join with your friends and sister in law over there?” Blitz asks.

Sweetie looks at something off screen. “Sorry. Spike has us working on things while we’re down here. Too busy so sorry.”

“Well at least you and Apple Bloom can spare a few minutes to come visit your sister right?” Blitz asks.

Apple Bloom appears in a corner. “We’ll try.”

“We got a surprise for you two and Scootaloo will get some quality time alone with our purple dragon.” Blitz says.

They both frown a bit before sighing. “Okay, just give us a bit of time.”

“Ok.” Blitz says before they cut off the line.

“They are having a fun time being their advisor.” Fluttershy said.

“No comment.” Blitz says leaning to her and whispers. “So how did they do?”

Fluttershy smiles. “They just led him on an escort mission. Got a lot of information for him because there was an ambush waiting for him.”

“I meant the new mares.” Blitz clarifies.

Fluttershy grins. “They are ready. More bugs as words.”

Blitz sighs. “Why do that to them?”

“They don’t remember it, they are just prepared for more sessions. Night was so shy at first and DD being a former stallion. I had my work cut out for me educating her. I mean I literally needed a chalkboard to explain things to her at times.” Fluttershy whispered.

Blitz raises an eyebrow as he runs a hoof across her mane. “Tell me, when did you have fun last?”

“The skiing was fun even though I only just started learning.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz nods and smiles and grabs a hoofful of mane and pulls a little. “You ready for a lot of fun after you give birth?”

“Oh no, I have so much to do.” Fluttershy says before going off on full mother mode.

Blitz sighs as he lets go. “Good pet.” He said humorously.

“And then the crib I must measure for exact purposes. Twilight, I will need your help.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz kisses her cheek. “Go be a mother.”

“You couldn’t stop me even if you tried.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz smiles. “I won’t.” Blitz says before going back to eating.

Chapter 48: The Nameless Dream

“Rarity, you in here?” Sweetie Belle asks.

“Sis, y'all here?” Apple Bloom asks.

"Girls, over here." Applejack said waving at them from their beds.

“Sis, why are ya in bed?” Apple Bloom asks.

Applejack smiles as she moves the blanket a little and shows the bundle. "Meet your new niece."

“Oh, what’s her name?” Apple Bloom asks leaning down excited.

Applejack chuckles. "She's our little unicorn named Surgere Apple."

“Rarity, does that mean?” Sweetie Belle asks as Rarity moves the covers to show her bundle.

Rarity nods and moves the blankets a little. "Meet your new pegasus nephew, Liberum Star."

“Oh hey there, little guy.” Sweetie Belle says leaning in to touch him and Liberum manages to grab her hoof and start sucking on it.

Sweetie giggles as he keeps sucking on her hoof and smiling at her. "Aw, who's a little Prince charming?"

“He is.” Rarity says smiling.

“So um, you two just got done nursen?” Apple Bloom asks.

Applejack smirks as Surgere burps. "Yep. These little ones are full."

“Ah, so this is why cuz wanted us to come and see y'all.” Apple Bloom says.

Applejack raises an eyebrow. "Yes and getting away from work. He told us that you two were still working on things for Spike when he called. How is he by the way?"

Sweetie Belle still giggles at Liberum sucking her hoof. "Busy. But he's making do for personal time."

“I see. Apple Bloom, I also have a request for you and Big Mac.” Applejack says.

Apple Bloom looks up from making faces. "What is it?"

“Could you two inform the rest of the family of the newest addition here.” Applejack asks.

Apple Bloom smiles. "Sure." She said before going back to making faces.

“Thanks and I see ya switched your bow for a hat.” Applejack says.

“Like you stopped wearin your mane brands.” Apple Bloom says.

Applejack smiles and runs a hoof through it. "Personal reasons. But I think our little friendly dragon would like a scarf on you. Maybe green colour and apples on it. You would look better."

“Nah, I like ma hat.” Apple Bloom says.

Applejack chuckles. "I meant adding onto it."

“Not yet.” Apple Bloom says before booping her nose to Sugere’s.

Applejack chuckles as Sugere giggles and tries to grab at her. "Yer really good with foals."

“Maybe.” Apple Bloom says petting Sugere very lightly.

Applejack grins. "Maybe good enough to take care of dragon pony hybrids."

“Don’t go there sis.” Apple Bloom says.

Applejack snickers. "Yer with Spike, ain't cha?"

---

“So Dusk, Lightning, how were the foals while we were away?” Blitz asks petting them both after every other pony went to sleep.

They both purred in pleasure. "Troublesome." Lightning said.

"But quiet after putting them to sleep." Dusk said.

“I bet you sang them to sleep, didn’t you.” Blitz says with a knowing smile.

Dusk tries to look at him. "They missed their father and mothers terribly."

“I know, but I know they like you singing them a lullaby so they can sleep.” Blitz says.

Dusk smiles. "They are starting to like me."

“Told you so, now how is my Lightning?” Blitz asks, bringing both into a hug.

Lightning sighs. "Tolerable with her around now."

“Oh there is the big and tough mandalorian I trained.” Blitz says before he and Dusk started tickling her.

Lightning tries to hold in her laughs as they assault her. "Stop!" She laughed.

“Avoid the stomach Dusk, she is ticklish in her joints.” Blitz says.

Lightning keeps laughing as she stares up at them. "Don't you dare."

“I’ll hold her, you get her.” Blitz says holding her.

Dusk smirks as she tickles Lightning's leg and she tries to hold them back. "Stop it!"

Blitz kisses her as Dusk stops and chuckles.

Lightning glares at him as he lets go and she tries to catch her breath. "Bastard."

“You are happier now, admit it Lightning.” Blitz says smirking.

Lightning stares at him until she sighs. "Yes."

“Good girl. Come on you two, I’ll hold you tonight.” Blitz says.

They both giggle as Blitz carries them away. "What are you going to do?" Lightning asks.

“You're both pregnant so we can’t do that.” Blitz reminds.

---

“Ok, so we are ready to start the experiment?” Blitz asks looking at Twilight.

Twilight nods. "Yep, give me a second and charge it up." She said lightning her horn.

“You sure about this Twi, aren’t age spells dangerous?” Blitz asks.

"I have to fix up Celestia and Luna." Twilight said.

“Twi, Terra fixed that, they are running the country again.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and turns to him and accidently sends the spell at him making a blinding flash. "So how is…oh no, oh no." When the smoke cleared, there on the ground was a little colt version of Blitz with no cutie mark and his clothes not far away. "Blitz?" Twilight asks carefully.

“Where am I?” Blitz asks, getting up and one hoof on his head.

Twilight steps close slowly. "Blitz?"

“Who are you?” Blitz asks, backing up a bit looking intimidated.

Twilight goes wide eyed. "Mary! Colt emergency!" She yells to the door.

Within moments, Mary kicks open the door. “What’s wrong?!” She calls causing Blitz to try and hide in the corner.

Mary goes wide eyed at the sight and slowly walks over. "Twilight, please tell me that's not Blitz?" She whispers to her.

“Unfortunately, it is, we had a little accident with an experiment.” Twilight says.

Mary knocks her upside the head and slowly walks toward Blitz. "Blitzy, it's your mother. Please come out of that corner." She said softly.

“Mom's dead, I don’t know you.” Blitz says curling up.

“He seems to be unable to remember anything.” Twilight says.

Mary leans down to his height. "Well I can be your new mother. Want to be part of a family?"

Blitz shivers in fear of Mary. “Blitzkrieg, this is your true mother, your sister at the orphanage found her.” Twilight says.

Blitz looks up at Mary trembling a bit. "Mo…mom?"

“That's right my little colt, I am your mother.” Mary says leaning down to his level.

Blitz tears up before launching himself at her and hugging her. "Mommy!"

“Shh, it’s ok sweetie. Mommy is here.” Mary says wrapping him in her wings.

Blitz sniffs into her coat as Twilight sighs in relief and looks through the books again. "I need time."

“Come here my little colt, I will take care of you.” Mary says before turning to Twilight. “I think you have ponies to inform you of what happened.” Mary says.

Twilight nods and grabs some books. "Let's go." She said as Mary nuzzles Blitz and keeps holding him as they walk to the playroom and finds most of the mares and foals there. "Everypony, we have a problem." Twilight said and Mary sat down at a chair. "Meet our new or rather old foal, Blitz. Before you start asking questions, meet me in the other room." She said as Mary unfolds her wings and shows Blitz as he tries to hold the wings up.

‘Oh you're so shy.’ Mary thinks nuzzling his head.

Blitz whimpers as the foals all watch him before Luna walks up to him. "Blitz?" She asks.

Blitz covers himself with Mary’s wing as the mares leave.

---

“Explain now!” Rainbow says poking Twilight’s chest obviously mad.

Twilight gulps as she backs up. "Um…well…I turned Blitz into a foal!" She yelled.

“We got that part. Now the why.” Vinyl also looks mad.

“Well you see, me and him were researching the age spell to prepare in case another situation like Luna and Celestia turned into foals happened and I got distracted and looked away from the little tree that was to be the test subject and at him and shot the spell by accident.” Twilight says touching her forehooves together.

"What setting do you guys want the gun at?" Lightning asks, messing with her rifle.

“Not yet.” E. Octavia says.

Twilight holds up a hoof. "But if it makes it fair, I'm working on a counter spell."

“How old?” Applejack asks.

“Pardon?” Twilight asks.

“How old is he?” Applejack asks.

“I’m not sure, but he doesn’t remember anything that happened past how old he was, so maybe before he was abducted as he remembers his foster mother is dead.” Twilight says.

“So around nine.” Applejack says.

Twilight peeks into the doorway crack and sees Blitz peeking out a bit but still holding the wings around him. "Yes, but not even the foals he remembers. So until I get a spell working, we're going to treat him like one."

“Give me a minute.” Applejack says walking out and towards Blitz and Mary.

They all watch as Applejack walks to the two and Blitz whimpers. Applejack leans down to him before smiling. "Jackie." She said pointing to herself.

“J…Jackie?” Blitz asks, actually peeking through a bit.

Applejack lays down and looks at him. "Jackie." She nods.

Mary smiles before picking him up and walking out with Applejack following. “Never would have pictured Blitz as the incredibly shy and scared type as a foal.” Spitfire says.

Twilight looks at him with worry. "Guess that Mandalorian training really hit him hard."

“He was killed for the first time at the age of ten by your species timeframe. From there, he toughened up quickly.” Minerva says.

Mary sighs as she bounces Blitz a bit. "My baby." She whispers.

“Mommy.” Blitz says just holding on.

Mary sighs as she looks at Twilight. "At least I can try to be a mother again to what was lost with Blitz here."

“I’ll keep working on the counter spell. Luna just told me she and Celestia will try and cover for him till we can.” Twilight says to the communicator.

Blitz whimpers as he peeks at everypony. "Mommy, who…who are they?"

“Oh um…they are the…mares who will help me take care of you.” Mary says having to think about it.

Blitz still whimpers as he still tries to hide from view. "And the other fillies and colts?"

“They will be a part of your family.” Mary says not having as hard of a time explaining that.

Blitz gulps as he looks out again and sees the foals peeking around the doorway at him. "Why are they staring at me?"

“You look a lot like their father.” Mary says.

“Where is daddy?” Blitz asks.

“He…he is gone sweetheart, he died before you were born.” Mary says a little sad.

Blitz looks up at her with a small smile. "What about you?"

“I’m here for you my little colt.” Mary says smiling at him as Applejack comes in with a blanket.

Blitz looks up at the blanket. "That's my…!"

“Your blanket cuz.” Applejack says smiling at him and ruffles his mane.

Blitz smiles as she gives him the blanket and he hugs it tightly and wraps it around himself.

“I’ll go start lunch.” Applejack says as Mary smiles to Blitz before kissing his forehead.

Blitz giggles as he looks up to her. "Mommy."

“Right here my little colt.” Mary says as most of the foals at the door follow Applejack.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her as she sits down before hearing a growling sound. "I'm hungry." Blitz said, rubbing his stomach.

“Jackie went to make lunch my little colt. How about we play a little?” Mary asks.

Blitz nods. "Okay."

Mary smiles and uses her wing to bring a ball close.

(Line)

“Sharp, you there?” Twilight asks.

Sharp yawns as he gets up. "What is it?" He asks turning on a light.

“Sorry, am I interrupting something?” Twilight asks.

“Sharp please, your wife Trixie is feeling a little needy right now.” Twilight hears and sees a blue hoof hook around Sharp’s chest.

Sharp chuckles nervously. "As you can see, I'm a bit preoccupied. But what's the problem?"

“You and the others will have to cover for Blitz for a while. Something…has come up that makes him completely unavailable.” Twilight says.

Sharp nods as he gets pulled back a bit. "I got that. I'll tell the others soon enough. Is that all?"

“Yeah, get back to Trixie. Twilight out.” Twilight says cutting the connection before exhaling. “Oh I just remembered.” Twilight says before paging all vampire mares to meet her in the lab.

"What's this about?" Vinyl asks walking in with the others.

“I just thought of something, Fluttershy remember what Blitz and you had sessions on?” Twilight asks.

“…oh that!” Fluttershy says in realization after thinking it over.

Octavia and the others looked confused. "What?"

“Younger Blitz, if he remembers nothing, is horribly afraid of vampires. I mean up to the ceiling clinging to what he can be scared.” Fluttershy says.

They all look at each other before they look at Twilight. "Where is he?" Both Vinyls and Octavia asks.

“With Mary I think, but you girls got to avoid showing you are vampires around him.” Twilight says.

“She is right girls, if he is confronted with a vampire at that age, he could have a panic attack.” Fluttershy says now worried.

Twilight sighs. "Let's ease him in. Fluttershy is the least vampire out of all of you so she shows him first and the rest of you follows."

“No Twilight, we should do what vampires have mostly done through the ages and hide, we are vampires.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight rubs her head. "Just ease it in if he spots you."

“He won’t, the only reason Blitzy figured us out was he spent years researching vampires because of Bloody Mary and that hasn’t happened yet.” Octavia says.

Twilight frowns. "Just be careful. He still thinks you girls are just friends of the family."

“Ok and you hurry with that spell.” E. Vinyl says, poking her chest.

Twilight backs up a bit. "Already am."

“Good.” E. Vinyl says before leaving.

“What about succubus?” S. Vinyl asks before being dragged away by the others.

Twilight sighs and sits down. "What have I done?"

---

Blitz yawned as he rose from the bed. “Morning my little foal.” Mary says helping him up. It has been a week since Blitz was turned into a foal and for the majority, he has not left Mary’s side when he could help it.

Blitz's stomach growls. "Breakfast?" He asks after hearing it.

Mary giggles hearing that and lifts him up with her wings. “Ok then. Did Luna come visit you in your dream my little one?” Mary asks.

Blitz nods. "Yep. She made me a space soldier and she's really nice."

“That's nice sweetie.” Luna says teleporting in.

"Ms. Luna!" Blitz cheers.

“Hey there my favorite blue colt.” Luna says before raspberrying his stomach.

Blitz giggles as he tries to grab her mane. "Stop it!" He laughs.

“Ok, I will.” Luna says smiling as she walks around with him on her head. ‘Grandfather, you are too cute as a foal.’

Blitz laughs as he hangs on as Luna leads him to the kitchen. "What do you want?" Mary asks.

“I came to see you and Twilight.” Luna says setting him on Mary’s lap.

Mary smiles as she pets Blitz's mane. "He's fine and Twilight is almost there."

“I came to drop off a few things she requested.” Luna says before walking out, but not before waving to Blitz once more.

Blitz giggles and waves. "Bye, bye Ms. Luna."

“So how are you holding up?” Luna asks, entering the lab.

Twilight sighs as she looks over the books. "Close, maybe. But it's a small chance."

“I got the items you requested.” Luna says putting them on the table.

Twilight looks at them. "Good. Want to stay and help get this done faster? I got it set up."

“I see you used the spell on the tree and turned it into a sapling already so you figured it out for there are five in here.” Luna says.

Twilight nods. "Yeah, but this will make it stronger."

“You figured out the incantation for it yet?” Luna asks.

Twilight sweatdrops. "Help me with this last rhyme."

“Sure, you are my grandmother after all.” Luna says, smirking.

Twilight smiles. "Still can't believe that."

“Why, you did care of me and my sister, did you not?” Luna asks.

Twilight looks away a little. "Yeah, let's get this done and have our Blitz back."

“Yes, let us get grandfather back.” Luna says.

---

Blitz smiles as he takes a big bite of the cake. "Thanks for this Ms. Pie. This is the best." He said eating the chocolate cake.

“Oh you are just so cute.” Pinkie says hugging him. ‘I can’t believe this is our husband.’ Pinkamena says in their head.

Blitz laughs as he keeps eating as Mary smiles at him. "Aren't you going to eat?" Pinkie asks her.

“I’m just enjoying this.” Mary says.

Blitz looks confused between them before eating again. "We got it." Twilight calls out as she comes into the dining room with Luna behind her.

Blitz smiles. "Ms. Sparkle. Ms. Luna." He said trying to eat.

Twilight smiles at him. "It's time Blitz. Time to see the real you."

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

“It was nice while it lasted. Come on my little foal.” Mary says picking him up.

“Mommy, what's going on?” Blitz asks confused.

“You will see soon, but you are about to learn about magic.” Mary says before walking with him. ‘A part of me doesn’t want to let go and just run away with him. But it wouldn’t be right, even though I wish I could turn back the hands of time, I can’t.’ Mary thinks as Blitz touches the new golden locket that she was wearing. Within it contained a picture of her and Blitz in this state. ‘You are my foal. The greatest good I have ever brought into this world. I want to keep you for myself, but then I would be denying your foals to grow up without their father to guide them and I can’t do that. Oh my beautiful little colt, only now do I truly realize what a mistake I made back then at Manehattan. I should have left the life of a pirate behind me and raised you somewhere in this country, letting captain Kidd die in that fire.’ Mary thinks crying a bit.

“Mommy, what's wrong? Did I upset you?” Blitz asks.

Mary sniffs as she wipes her tears a bit. “No honey. Just that I’m happy you’re with me and in my life once more.”

“Mommy.” Blitz says hugging her as Twilight and Luna picked up on her hesitation.

Twilight looks sadly at the necklace. "Mary, it's time."

“I…I know.” Mary says putting Blitz down.

‘Poor great grandmother, this must be so hard for her.’ Luna thinks as Mary pets Blitz’s head on last time before walking away, tears swelling in her eyes.

Blitz looks confused as Twilight puts the necklace on and a blinding flash came from him and Blitz gasps in surprise as he becomes his own age. "Dang, that was an experience."

Blitz breathes carefully and looks to Twilight. "Never again and we are making some alterations to the lab." He said, taking off the necklace. "And I remember." He said before rushing off where Mary went. Mary was crying alone in her room when she felt something hug her. "Mommy."

Mary sniffs and looks up to see Blitz hugging and smiling at her. "Mommy." He said.

Mary chokes on her sobs as she smiles and hugs him back. "My baby."

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her. "Yeah and I'll always be your son."

Mary sniffs and nuzzles him back. "I love you…my baby boy."

Blitz chuckles a bit. "Yeah." He said before looking at the door and seeing Luna peeking around it. "Oh come on over and hug your grandfather and great grandmother." He said before feeling wings and hooves around them.

Luna smiles holding them. ‘My family…I have an idea.’ Luna thinks.

Blitz smiles as he looks to Mary again. "Hey mom?"

Mary sniffs as she wipes away the tears. "Yes sweetie?"

Blitz grins. "Care to read me a bedtime story?"

Mary looks at him before starting to break into an uncontrollable laugh. Blitz smiles, seeing her no longer crying, but laughing.

Luna sighs as she watches the two before walking away. "It's great to have you back grandfather."

Blitz chuckles. "Great to be back, little Lulu." He said, smirking.

“So when are you going to tell grandmothers?” Luna asks not to be too amused with the name.

Blitz smiles. "Maybe a little later. First and foremost is my mother here."

“Ok, see you later grandfather.” Luna says.

“Come on mom, let's get you some rest. You haven’t slept much since I was a foal.” Blitz says escorting her to bed.

Mary smiles. "Guess I haven't, but you were so cute."

“And you to me were beautiful and tough. Somepony I wanted to be like. I had forgotten what I was like as a foal.” Blitz says.

Mary giggles. "Well you experienced it and I became the mother I never thought I would be."

“And now you're a grandmother. The foals will need good role models like you mom.” Blitz says.

Mary sniffs. "Thanks for giving me the chance to be your mother again Blitz."

“You never stopped being me mum.” Blitz says tucking her in.

Mary tries to giggles and sniffs. "Yes and I'll tell you a story later. Maybe about your da."

“I would like that. Now rest mum.” Blitz says petting her mane.

Mary hums as she closes her eyes and turns over. "Good night Blitzy."

“Good night mum.” Blitz says smiling before turning out the lights and closing the door quietly.

Luna smiles as Blitz comes out of the room. "She is a good great grandmother as you are a good grandfather."

“Luna, give her good dreams, ok?” Blitz asks.

Luna nods. "I already got one prepared. Better tell grandmothers that you're back."

“Ok.” Blitz says before hugging her. “You have your grandmother’s good heart.” Blitz says.

Luna smiles and hugs him back. "I love you grandfather."

“Ok, I’ll let you get to it…and sorry I was never there for you.” Blitz says.

Luna sighs. "Not your fault. You weren't my grandfather until that accident."

“Actually…” Blitz starts.

“I know, but time travel is very confusing and I wish not to think too hard.” Luna says.

Blitz chuckles and pats her back. "Good girl. Now get going."

“I also have my grandfather’s brain.” Luna says, smirking.

“Yeah, yeah.” Blitz says smirking.

Luna giggles as she trots away. "Bye grandfather."

Blitz smirks as he walks away as well before grabbing something around the corner. “What do we have here?” Blitz asks, smiling holding Venator. “Did you give your mum the slip?” Blitz asks before raspberrying his stomach.

Venator giggles and tries to grab his snout before nuzzling him. "Da." He coos.

“Oh hey my little genius, look at you already saying words.” Blitz says smiling.

“Blitz?” Daring asks, hearing him.

Blitz smiles as he puts Venator on his head and walks to her voice before bumping into her and she becomes surprised. "Surprise." He said as Venator cheered.

“Blitz.” Daring says calming as she starts hugging him.

“Hey love, you enjoy spending time with me as a foal?” Blitz asks.

Daring smiles. "Yeah, you were really cute. Calling us all Ms. and playing with the foals even though they knew you were their father."

“And you dressed me in those explorer clothes and put that hate on me.” Blitz says smirking.

Daring blushes. "You remember that, didn't you?"

“I remember everything from it. Though it is weird like watching someone else's life through their point of view.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. "Sorry about that."

“Oh and you were just gushing over me.” Blitz says smirking.

Daring smiles and nuzzles him. "It's great to have you back."

“Yes it is my mare.” Blitz says before kissing her.

Daring giggles into the kiss and holds him before breaking it. "I love you."

“Love you too.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. "Better show everypony else."

“Lets see, what all did all of the mares do while I was a foal…hum, Twilight I didn’t see, most likely working non stop on the counterspell.” Blitz says as they walk.

Daring nods. "Yeah, we pushed her, but she got through."

“Lets see, Jackie was acting like my sister or second mother.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. "You never forgot about her."

“Well I did grow up with her. Now lets see Pinkie was…well Pinkie and Pinkamena never came out.” Blitz says.

Daring giggles. "Yeah, she didn't want to scare you."

“Then Rainbow, mum wasn’t too appreciative. She took me flying when she wasn’t looking, but I enjoyed it a bit after I got past the shyness and looked down.” Blitz says.

Daring grins. "And you had a dream of flying."

“I bet Rainbow had the biggest grin when I held onto the back of her neck while being infatuated with the view.” Blitz says.

Daring chuckles. "Yeah and the others were a bit jealous."

“Rarity well…what did Rarity do with me?” Blitz asks.

Daring raises an eyebrow. "Dressed you."

“I also recall hugs…lots of hugs.” Blitz says.

Daring giggles. "Yeah, wanted to know that she loves you."

“Flutters well, I didn’t see her much…and never saw Terran at all.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. "She and other vampires stayed away for your own good. Terran…after hearing about you, he stays with Minerva at the ship so you won't have a mind break."

“I remember spending time with my Vinyls and Octys.” Blitz says.

Daring raises an eyebrow. "Really? Must have missed it."

“Lets see, then there was Soarin, she took it well I think.” Blitz says.

Daring looks at him. "She was really trying to keep control."

“Spitfire and Fleetfoot help put me down for a nap with Mary that time.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. "They were crying at that time after coming out of the room."

“I remember they gave me a kiss goodnight on my horn.” Blitz says.

Daring giggles. "Yeah and you laugh whenever somepony looks at you."

“I’m guessing it's time to bring Night and DD up to speed to what kept them away.” Blitz says.

Daring nods. "Yeah, they were worried."

“I remember our siren sang me to sleep with mum when the storm was raging outside.” Blitz says.

Daring sighs. "Yeah, you kept screaming and waking us up. We had to do something."

“Sorry.” Blitz says, looking sheepish.

Daring nuzzles him. "It's okay. You were just a foal. A very cute one at that."

Blitz sighs. "And then there was Lightning, dressed as my favorite dream, a space soldier. Seems more like she was trying to unlock some memories."

“Yeah and was handling what matters she could on mandalorian business. She wants to know how you keep up with it all, keep it all straight, and still have so much time for us and the foals.” Daring says.

“That is my little secret and that just leaves my Shadow.” Blitz says.

Daring smirks. "She held you while Mary was away. You cried a bit, but she calmed you down after she spent time with you."

Blitz smiled at that. “You know what.” Blitz says before whistling for Terran.

Terran barks and rushes at him before tackling him and licks his face.

“Hey there bud. I see you missed me.” Blitz says.

Terran barks and sits down on his chest.

“Ok, ok, boy, let me up we gotta go see the others.” Blitz says.

Terran barks and licks his face before getting off of him.

“Good boy.” Blitz says picking Venator back up and sets him onto Terran’s back.

Venator laughs and hangs on as Terran walks besides Blitz. "Great to be back." Blitz said to Daring as they entered the dining hall. "Hello everypony."

---

“Twilight, we are installing this anti-magic enhanced blast shield in the lab.” Blitz says again to Twilight.

Twilight sighs exasperated. "Yes, I know. I'm sorry."

“I said I forgive you. This is so that doesn’t happen again. What if next time it is Arcane?” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. "Guess you're right. But still, come on."

“What, I’m lifting it in with the force.” Blitz says, Twilight, not happy she couldn’t lift it with her magic.

Twilight frowns. "I hate you."

“Oh and what if I do this?” Blitz asks, grabbing her from behind and starts tickling her.

Twilight tries to hold it in. "Stop." She whines.

“Not a chance.” Blitz says getting her most ticklish spot.

Twilight holds her mouth together until she bursts out laughing. "Bl…Bli…Blitz!"

“Try and say it now my loveable alicorn.” Blitz says. Twilight keeps laughing as she is held and soon Blitz stops as he keeps holding her and she panted in exhaustion. "I'm not mad. I'm actually happy you did that, because you gave me a new perspective on everything along with the fact that you made my mum happy that she can be something she never had a chance for." He said leaning back in a chair and holding her.

Twilight smiles and lays her head into him.

“Now speaking of motherhood, do you see what I see?” Blitz asks, seeing Arcane trying to hide.

Twilight smiles. "Arcane?" She calls.

Arcane eeps and pulls his tail out of view and Twilight got up and started stalking him. "Oh Arcane?" She cheerfully calls as she stalks him around everything in the lab.

Blitz smirks as he watches this as Octavia comes up behind him and hugs him with Azure with her.

Octavia sighs as she looks around his head. "I missed you Blitz."

“I do too.” Blitz says reaching back and ruffling Azure’s mane as they watch Twilight.

Azure smiles as he looks at him. "Hi dad."

“Miss me my boy?” Blitz asks as Twilight pounced.

Azure nods. "Yeah, what happened?"

“An age spell gone wrong my son.” Blitz says as Twilight and Arcane laughed as they rolled around.

Azure smiles and hugs him. "Welcome back dad and I had a lot of fun with you."

“Oh you figured it out my smart little colt.” Blitz says smiling causes Octavia to smile.

Arcane looks up at him too. "Hi dad…again. Why did mom change you?"

“You figured it out too?” Blitz asks, bringing Arcane to him with his magic.

Arcane nods. "Yeah, the magic is…familiar."

“An age spell sweetie and I didn’t mean to.” Twilight says walking up.

Arcane shrugs. "He was still fun."

“Come here Arcane.” Twilight says tickling him after she grabbed him.

Arcane laughed as he was held and tickled and Blitz did the same to Azure. "Who's the best parent now?"

“You all are!” Azure says immediately as Octavia joins in.

Twilight giggles as they keep tickling them before letting up and they try to catch their breath. "Dad?" Arcane asks.

“Yeah son?” Blitz asks.

Arcane looks a bit confused. "Did you call me a long time ago when you and mom went away?"

“Huh no, I didn’t have my communicator almost the entire time I was there.” Blitz says.

Arcane scratches his head. "I could have sworn I heard you." He thought to himself.

“Oh, did you miss your daddy while we were away?” Twilight asks before nuzzling him again.

“Oh Twilight, Venator said his first word earlier.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. "Really?"

“Yes, he tried to say dad. He’s not even a year old.” Blitz says surprised.

Twilight sighs. "That's our foals. Growing up now."

“Speaking of which, everypony is here for dinner.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. "Yeah, let's get some." She said getting up.

‘And maybe I can get some mare dessert later.’ Blitz thinks, both mares recognizing that smirk.

They both giggled as the colts looked confused. "What's going on?" Azure asks.

“Oh nothing sweetie.” Octavia says.

“Arcane, want to race your brother?” Twilight asks.

"Race ya!" Arcane yells as he runs with Azure right behind him. "Wait up!"

Blitz chuckles. "How about a little appetizer?" He asks, still having the same smirk.

“Blitzy, not the time or place.” Twilight says booping his nose with her hoof.

“Huh, are those feathers from Azure?” Blitz asks, noticing Azure blue feathers on the floor.

Octavia looks down at it. "Oh dear. This might be tough to explain. Fluttershy?"

“Could be he is going through his first moulting which means somepony will have to preen him.” Twilight says.

Blitz hums. "We need a pegasus. Have Fluttershy do it and you can be there for him Octavia. She is the most motherly."

“Or any other of the mares pegasus can do it. Maybe even Night or Soarin to help them feel more attached to him.” Twilight says.

Blitz shrugs. "As long as they are being watched. Azure will be feeling uncomfortable."

“Ok come on you two.” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles as he gets up and starts walking with them and rubs their backs. "I'm still hungry for you girls."

---

“So why am I here, my stallion?” Soarin asks walking with Blitz down the hall and stopping in front of a door.

“I need a favor Soarin, something has come up.” Blitz says.

Soaring nods. "What is it?"

“Azure needs his first preening and Octy being an earth pony has no idea how to do that. So could you help one of your foals with this?” Blitz asks.

Soaring nods. "Of course my stallion. Where is he?"

“In here and he is nervous.” Blitz says opening the door.

Soaring smiles gently as she sees Azure being comforted by Octavia. "Hey Azure. First preening huh?" She asks walking over.

“I’m nervous. Will it hurt?” Azure asks as Soarin lays beside him and Octavia.

Soarin smiles gently. "Just a little poke at times, but it will be fine. The feathers will just fall down. We are just pushing them to get away from being caught."

“Everything will be fine sweetie, all pegasus go through this every so often.” Octavia says petting him a bit.

“O…okay” Azure says before scooting over and sits in Soarin’s lap.

Azure waits until Soarin runs her mouth across his wings and feathers start to come out after being bit and pulled out. "See, it doesn't hurt."

“You're doing great son.” Blitz says watching as he noticed Soarin acting a little more feminine as she continued and less stiff and unsure.

Azure nods and looks at him. "What about bro?"

“He isn’t old enough to start molting yet, but with every feather you lose, a new and stronger one will grow and soon you will be able to fly.” Blitz smiles at him before Soarin kisses the top of Azure’s head before going back to preening him.

Azure blushes a bit. "Can I do it myself?"

“I’ll teach you later you cute little colt.” Soarin says before nuzzling him similar to how Octavia does it.

Blitz smiles. "I'll leave you guys alone." He said walking out.

“I’ll see you soon.” Soarin calls.

Blitz hums as he heads down the hall again. "So nice to be grown up again. It was boring dealing with being young. But at least my mom was happy."

---

Mary sighs as she looks back on Manehattan still burning before she removes her headdress, letting her mane flow freely and starts to remove other articles of clothing, all the while holding the bundle in her hooves or wings. Once she had effectively stripped, she lowered the front of the bundle a bit to see a sleeping dark blue unicorn. “Lets go my little Blitzkrieg.” Mary says.

Blitz coos as he turns a little in his sleep.

“Don’t worry, momma is here for you.” Mary says before unfurling her wings.

Mary flies for a while as she leaves behind the burning city and heads west and keeps taking breaks and such until she sees a large castle ahead of her. She frowns and looks around until she sees a small town down in the valley below and heads down there until she lands behind a house and looks around until she spots an inn.

She smiles a bit and heads right in as Blitz fusses a bit. "Shh, shh. It's okay." She softly said as she walked up to the counter and dropped some bits. "Single room." She said and got a single key in return and heads down the hall until she finds her room and enters it. "You're going to be safe, Blitz. You won't be taken away from me anymore or anyway."

Mary lays the bundle with Blitz in it on the bed before climbing in herself and wraps her wing around him before sleeping. "I love you Blitzkrieg."

Mary smiles as she opens her eyes again before going wide eyed and sees Blitz gone. "Blitzkrieg?!" She yelled out and the door to her room burst open to Blitz.

"Mom? What's wrong?" Blitz asks, quickly walking over.

“Oh there you are my little colt!” Mary says bringing him up into her wings.

“Mommy, I’m ok.” Blitz says blushing and tries to push her away.

Mary looks around and notices she was not in the hotel room, but in a bedroom.

“Mommy, I’m hungry. Can we go get something to eat?” Blitz asks looking up at her.

Mary smiles at him. "Sure, want to go out?"

“I…I don’t know.” Blitz says very shyly.

“It’s ok my little colt, come on.” Mary says starting to walk with him in her hooves.

Blitz kept pushing. "Mom, I'm not a foal."

“Yes you are. You are only…four years old.” Mary says not sure where the last part came from.

Blitz huffs and crosses his hooves. "I'm not a foal."

Mary giggles at this and nuzzles him. "Come on, to the market.” Mary says before grabbing a bag. When they were outside, they saw many ponies walking around. Mary keeps carrying the now slightly shaken Blitz who moved to her back and was hiding in her wings.

“Morning Mary, how are you doing today?” A pony at a stand calls.

Mary smiles. "Just fine. Came to find some groceries for my house so I can make this pouty little one some breakfast." Mary says as it was the most natural thing in the world to her.

The pony chuckles. "Alright, want some tomatoes or apples because the Apple family got a fresh batch in."

“Oh, that would be lovely. Tell me, how are those foals of them Apples?” Mary says getting bits out.

The pony smiles and gives her some tomatoes. "Just fine. I think they have their foals there helping out. Maybe this little one would like to see them." The pony said pointing to Blitz who kept cowering.

“I think him seeing Applejack again would be good.” Mary says looking back at him.

“He still has the biggest shyness thing I have ever seen.” The pony says.

Mary smiles. "That's my Blitzy."

“Oh good morning Ms. Reed.” A new voice calls. Mary turns to see a young Mayor Mare walking up with a mane of pink and wearing a track like suit.

“Oh mayor, on your morning run I see.” Mary says.

“Yes, oh, is that little Blitz? My, look how much he has grown. It only seems like yesterday that he arrived with you in Ponyville those four years ago.” Mare says.

Mary smiles. "Yeah, four years." She said rubbing her head a bit.

“Oh, your head still hurts when you hit it on that low hanging beam?” Mare asks.

Mary looks around for a bit. "Yeah, must be that. I think I need those herbs again."

“Oh don’t threat deary and I’m a little surprised that you are not packed to go to Cloudsdale thought.” Mare says.

“Cloudsdale?” Mary asks.

“Don’t tell me you forgot about those legal papers you need to file with many other pegasus for the country's population count survey.” Mayor says.

“Oh right, that.” Mary says looking sheepishly.

“I must say, I don’t envy you since you will have to go through several other things as those documents that were in Manehattan still haven’t been found. Poor dears, they are still trying to restore order over there after those guard’s actions and the pirate raid. Maybe the documents were destroyed by the fire like many other things.” Mare says.

Mary smiles. "Yes well, at least we would get back in order soon."

“Yes and it’s a shame you have to take your little foal there as well. Although the princess is at least having the government supplying a place for all the pegasus who will have to do that to take their foals to be taken care of.” Mare says.

Mary frowns. "He's staying with me."

“You will have to take that up with the government Mary, not with me. Beside at least there, he won’t fall through the clouds up in cloudsdale. I mean it is a daycare for that purpose.” Mare says.

Mary still raises an eyebrow. "Not letting go."

“Yes, I mean if he were to fall off you somehow, he would fall right through Cloudsdale. It mainly is for his safety.” Mare says.

Mary sighs. "Fine."

“Oh look there, seems the Apples finished setting up their shop.” The stallion says after Mary paid him.

Mary smiles and nods. "Okay, bye now." She said walking away.

Both Mare and the stallion wave back as she heads to the stand where she saw a big yellow coated stallion. “Ah, Ms. Mary.” He greets.

Mary smiles. "Hi there Mr. Apple. Got any apples for me?"

“Sure do. Applejack darling, could you hoof me a few apples?” Mr. Apple asks.

Applejack looks up at him before picking up two apples with both hooves and gives it to him.

“Thanks darlin. So is your little one with you?” Mr. Apple asks.

“Yeah, he is trying to hide in my wings like he always does.” Mary says smiling.

Mr. Apple chuckles. "Just as shy. Little Applejack loves playing with him."

“Who knows, maybe she’s my little Blitz’s future mare.” Mary jokes as Applejack gets out her lasso.

Blitz yelps and hides more.

Mr. Apple chuckles as Applejack throws her lasso at him.

Blitz screams as his legs get wrapped and gets dragged away. "Help me!"

“Oh, it's so cute watching those two.” Mary says as Blitz managed to escape from the rope and was running away from Applejack who was giving chase.

“Ma offer is still open to move in with us if you ever want to. The family knows it’s hard being a single parent.” Mr. Apple says.

Mary smiles as she looks at the foals playing around. "I…I don't know."

“The offer is always opened.” Mr. Apple says.

Mary nods. "Thank you. Can Blitz stay with you guys for a bit?"

“Um…sure, if yall got some errands to run the…this about goin to Cloudsdale?” Mr. Apple asks.

Mary nods. "Yes, I don't trust them with my son."

“I wish we could, but we are required to take our foals with us and we also have to go get registered so we have to leave the farm unattended for awhile.” Mr. Apple says sighing, not sounding happy about the counting thing himself.

Mary sighs. "Dang it. I thought it was just pegasus."

“Nope, unfortunately it’s for all of the residents. I think a few guards will be posted in each settlement while this happens though.” Mr. Apple says as Blitz hides behind his mother as Applejack tries hopping after him with her lasso, tying her hooves together.

Mary smiles at them. "At least they would still be around."

“Well, I’ll be seenin y'all around and please come visit some time, ma wife would love to have you over.” Mr. Apple says before helping Applejack get untied and Mary paid.

Mary nods. "Sure. Come on Blitz." She said carrying him again.

“Mommy, that filly scares me.” Blitz says shivering a bit.

Mary smiles. "She's just playing dear."

Blitz whines as he looks up at her. "Doesn't feel like it."

“Oh my silly little foal. Come on, with these I can make us breakfast.” Mary says before nuzzling him.

Blitz still tries to push her away. "Mom."

Mary chuckles as she walks into their home.

---

“Here we are at last.” Mary says flexing her wings as she had landed on Cloudsdale, Blitz fastened to her back still.

Blitz looks around and smiles. "Cool."

“You have to stay in the seat sweetie until we reach the daycare.” Mary says feeling him try and fiddle with the straps.

"Aw!" Blitz whines.

“Now lets see.” Mary says walking around with no idea where to go for a while before sighing and asking a nearby pony who happened to be wandering around for directions. “Pardon me, which way to the daycare for all the population count surveys?” Mary asks.

The pony just raises an eyebrow and points behind him. "This is the building." He said pointing at the building.

“Thank you.” Mary says walking in when the stallion noticed the colt on her back was a unicorn.

"How the heck…?" The stallion asks himself.

Mary smiles as she enters the building and sees many ponies lined up or waiting and follows the signs to the daycare that had a mare at the desk in front. "Hello, I'm dropping off my son. He's a unicorn…so…"

The mare suddenly turns her chair around and Mary sees a familiar wavy mane and tail. "Of course. Just drop him off in there and he won't fall off the clouds." Luna said, winking.

“Thank you.” Mary says signing her and Blitz’s name.

Luna giggles as Mary walks in. “Mommy, aren’t I staying with you?” Blitz asks a little scared, connecting the dots on what is happening.

Mary smiles and nuzzles him. "My smart boy. I'll be gone for a bit. But I promise I'll be back soon. Just play around with the foals a bit and I'll be back before you know it."

“But, but…” Blitz started tearing up a bit.

Mary sighs and kisses his forehead. "You'll be fine Blitzy. You're my brave little colt, right? Ready to protect mommy?"

“Ye…yeah.” Blitz says sniffing.

“Mommy will be back soon, ok? When I get back, we will go get something to eat and have some fun, ok?” Mary asks.

“O…okay mommy.” Blitz says.

Mary smiles and ruffles his mane. "That's my colt." She said before leaving the daycare and passing the mare outside who kept watching her. 'Weird.' She thought about heading to the survey centre.

Blitz looked around at all the different foals almost all pegasi flew around having fun mostly. Having not noticed him yet, Blitz moved into a corner hoping to avoid notice all together till his mother came for him.

"Excuse me?" A filly asks as she stands in front of the unicorn, trying to get his attention.

"Yes?" Blitz asks looking up a bit and sees a rainbow maned and blue pegasus with a cream coated and pink mane one behind her.

"Can we play with you? Nopony else wants to be with us." The rainbow maned one asks as the pink maned one walks slowly up to him.

“Um…um…” Blitz tried to say.

“Fluttershy, I think he speaks your language.” Rainbow says, looking at her.

Fluttershy was silent, hidden half behind her mane and tried to say something before she just eeped.

Blitz peeks around at her as she tries to hide. "Um…well…"

“Please?” Fluttershy manages.

Blitz watches them before nodding slowly. "Sure."

“Hey look, it’s Rainbow Crash and Klutzershy.” A colt says getting a laugh from the other two pegasus colts.

Blitz frowns as he listens to them. "What do you guys want?" Rainbow asks, turning to them with a frown.

The three just ignored her and kept teasing them. “Oh, what is that? Is that one of those horn ponies? What, couldn't you get accepted by your own kind?” A light gamboge coated pegasus mocks.

“Back off Hoops.” Rainbow growls.

Fluttershy squeaks and hides behind her. "Yeah…um…back off. If you don't mind." She said meekly.

“Why don’t you make us.” A dark brown colt challenged.

Rainbow snorts. "I'd be happy too." She said scratching her hoof against the ground.

“No fighting children.” A caretaker called.

Rainbow and the colt kept having a stare down before Blitz steps in between them and stares down the colt. "What did you say about me?"

“I said, not even your own kind will accept you.” Hoops says.

“At this, I will do as my mommy taught me.” Blitz says.

The colts laugh out loud. “Oh and that is?” Hoops asks before the next thing he knew, he felt a throbbing pain from his head when Blitz headbutted him.

Blitz snorts. “That.” Blitz says.

Hoops growls as he holds his head. "You're going to pay for that you horned freak!" He yelled before launching himself at Blitz as he dodges to the side.

“Come on bro, lets go.” One of the other three said unnerved that Blitz fought back physically.

Hoops kept growling as he kept trying to hit Blitz rather sloppy. "Shut up and let me hit him!"

Blitz tilts his head to dodge a hoof. "There is more mommy taught me." Blitz said before grabbing his hoof and slamming him into the floor.

“Come on man, let's go. This isn’t fun anymore.” The other said.

“I’ll get you next time horned freak.” Hoops says runnin away with his tail between his legs.

Blitz sighs in relief before looking to the two fillies. "You okay?"

“That…was…awesome!” Rainbow cheered.

Blitz blushes. "Um…thank you?" He tried to say.

---

“Finally it is over. Thank you for keeping me company Mr. Blaze.” Mary says, finally finishing her paperwork.

Blaze chuckles. "No trouble. Sometimes the burden of being a parent does take its toll, but it's worth it." He said organising the papers he had.

“Oh, you have one of your own?” Mary asks.

Blaze nods. "Yep, my little filly. Rainbow Dash. Takes after her mother very much. Even has her fiery attitude and I love her for that."

“My colt Blitzkrieg is here as well, though I didn’t want to bring him. He is a unicorn like his late father and I keep worrying if he fell through the clouds.” Mary says as they head back to the daycare.

Blaze smiles. "Well I'm sure the floor is still holding. There are some earth ponies here too. Just in case, maybe you should learn the cloud walking spell when he's ready. Might come in handy in case he meets anypony here and wants to meet them again."

“Oh Celestia no. He can’t even do telekinesis yet. He has a little trouble drawing out his magic. Sometimes I wish I were a unicorn to know if that is normal or something is wrong with him.” Mary says worried.

Blaze nods. "There is a hospital down in your town right? Maybe they can figure it out. Sometimes foals can't do the things they are born with. Like my filly's friend. She can barely fly as it is and Rainbow can fly so fast, she's leaving the competition behind. I think the same is true for unicorns and earth ponies."

“Maybe, but speaking about others, I hope is ok. He is not good with others most of the time. Terribly shy you see.” Mary says.

Blaze chuckles. "Yes well, the same is true for the other filly. She's too shy like her mother, but she's like family and we love her all the same."

“Y…you…talking about me?” A mare asks joining them.

Mary looks behind them to see a heavily garbed pegasus with her eyes barely peeking out and no mane or tail to show. "Yes…um…are you okay?" She asks carefully,

“Oh that is her mother I told you about. How are you today Cloud?” Blaze asks.

Cloud whimpers. "Fine." She whispered.

“Come to pick up your little foal as well?” Mary asks.

Cloud nods. "Yes…um…she must be so scared."

“Any trouble with your paperwork?” Blaze asks.

Cloud tries to look ahead. "Well one thing. Why the question on 'Were you in Manehattan in the five years?'"

“You or me?” Mary asks.

Cloud looks at her. "You too?"

“Yeah, I had to do extra work because they think mine and my little colt documents were destroyed in the fire.” Mary says, sighing.

Cloud watches her. "I see."

“So what about your foal? My little one is a hooful, can’t even leave the house without trying to hide in my wings.” Mary says smiling.

Cloud smiles. "Mane here."

Both mares giggle at finding common ground.

Blaze sighs. "Mares." He said continuing to head to the daycare centre.

“What was that honey?” A blue mare asks walking up to him.

Blaze sweats. "Nothing hon."

“That’s what I thought.” The mare says as Mary and Cloud giggled at that display.

Mary smiles. "Your wife I presume?"

“Yes, this is my love, Spectal Dash.” Blaze says leaning into her shoulder.

Spectral smirks. "And he's my stallion that listens to me always without question. So who are you?"

“I’m Mary Read. I met your husband in line for this whole thing.” Mary says.

Spectral smiles. "Nice to meet you. So you're going to get your foal?"

“Yes. Blitzy time to go.” Mary calls walking into the daycare.

Blitz looks up from the whole fort of blocks. "Hey mom." He said smiling.

“Come here my little colt.” Mary says picking him up and smiling.

Blitz smiles and turns to the two fillies still in the block fort. "Bye guys." He said waving to them.

“Oh, did you make some friends?” Mary asks, nuzzling him.

Blitz smiles. "Yeah, they're really cool."

“So where is this little one’s dad, back home?” Spectal asks.

“Unfortunately no. Blitz’s father never got the chance to meet him. Life at sea is a hard life. Almost as hard is being a single mother in a room of stallions in heat.” Mary jokes at the last part as she straps Blitz to her back.

All the adult mares blushes at that. "Trust me. I know." Spectral said wrapping a hoof around Blaze.

“So…um, he was a sailor?” Cloud asks as Fluttershy hides behind her hooves.

“Yeah, we both were. That is how we met, my ship was recruiting some new blood.” Mary says smiling now that Blitz was fastened.

Blaze smiles and redid a strap. "Get this one fixed. It's threads are starting to become undone. And let me guess, he was the only one who didn't try to go after you?"

“Oh no, he was the only one brave or stupid enough after I broke a few of them over the stern.” Mary says smirking.

All of them laugh as Mary tests her wings. "Well, I have to go now. Blitz's old friend might get lonely."

“Mommy, lunch.” Blitz reminds.

Mary sweat drops. "You guys know any good shops?"

“There is a good cafe near the Cloudsdale Stadium.” Blaze says as he and Rainbow give Spectral a smirk.

“Alright fine, we'll go see the wonderbolts show today.” Spectral says.

Mary tilts her head. "Wonderbolts?"

“A performance team of fliers these two can’t get enough of them.” Spectral explains.

Blaze and Rainbow grin. "They're awesome!" They cheered.

“Are they really that good?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. "Yeah, they're the most awesome team ever."

“Mommy?” Blitz asks.

“Ok my little colt, we can go watch them.” Mary says ruffling his mane.

"Yay!" He cheers.

“You mind showing us there? I hate to admit it, but I can’t navigate this city.” Mary says embarrassed.

Blaze smiles. "Sure. You're like family now."

Spectral pushes her husband forward. “Sorry about him.”

Mary smirks. "What for?"

“For getting fresh.” Spectral says more to Blaze than Mary.

Blaze looks away. "Well, I always treat friends like family."

Mary giggles as the three foal were confused as they walked.

“So you joined us Cloud?” Spectral asks.

Cloud nervously nods. "Sure." She said walking with them.

---

Mary smiles as Blitz and Rainbow were talking freely as they left the stadium with a Wonderbolt hat and toy in Blitz’s hooves.

"That was awesome!" Blitz cheers.

“I know right.” Rainbow says.

“Seems your colt really liked the show.” Spectral says.

“Yes, though it isn’t too surprising. He really enjoys me taking him flying.” Mary says smiling.

Cloud looks at her. "A unicorn liking to fly? Must be tough."

“He takes after me. Loves to fly and feel free.” Mary says smirking.

Blaze chuckles. "Our daughter would really love playing with him."

“Maybe we can arrange for them to play more.” Mary says before she exchanges residence information with them and Cloud.

Cloud smiles. "My little filly would love it."

“We will see what we can arrange. Well, we best get back to Ponyville.” Mary says smiling at the tired Blitz.

Blitz yawns. "Bye guys." He said, trying to wave.

“See ya.” Rainbow calls.

“Bye.” Fluttershy manages.

Blitz keeps waving as Mary takes off and waves at them too and heads to Ponyville. "Did you have fun?" She asks as she goes into a gentle flight.

“Yes mommy.” Blitz says yawning as Mary flew through the night sky, his souvenirs safely tucked into Mary’s saddlebag.

Mary smiles and looks at him. “Rest now my little colt.” Mary says reaching back and pets his head.

“Okay mommy.” Blitz yawns and lays his head down as Mary continues to fly with him.

Mary smiles and sighs. "I love you my little colt."

“I love you too mommy.” Blitz says before falling asleep.

Mary sighs in relief. "Hard to believe this happened." Mary says before flying a few more hours to see her home come into view. Mary lands and goes to the front door.

“Pardon me ma'am, I’m looking for a Mr. James Kidd.” A gruff voice says behind her that she recognized from her past.

Mary looks behind her and raises an eyebrow. "Who wants to know?"

“An old friend.” Says a large black stallion dressed in a captain’s outfit.

Mary frowns. "I'm sorry. He's in Canterlot, next to the guard barracks and wanted posters of you."

“Yea still the same as you were when you were a captain Kidd or would you prefer Mary Read?” The stallion asks.

Mary scoffs. "I left that behind. Now let me live my life here and with my son."

“I intend to. Our way is freedom and you were within your rights.” The stallion says.

Mary still frowns. "And what are you doing here?"

“Wanted to find out why you left. Was thinking maybe ya found a treasure you wouldn’t share or maybe ya found yourself a lass. Now do I see it was the former.” The stallion says.

Mary huffs. "Yes and now you know. Now you can leave."

“Alright Kidd.” The stallion said, turning to leave. “Take care of that treasure of yours.” He says leaving.

Mary stares at him before looking at Blitz who was sleeping soundly. "Mom…" He said quietly.

Mary smiles before heading inside of the house, locking the door behind her before taking and tucking him into bed. “Good night my treasure.” Mary says.

Blitz snorts in his sleep.

Mary smiles and covers him with her wings as she laid beside him.

Mary sighs as she opens her eyes again and sees Blitz gone. "Blitz?" She calls out.

“Here mom.” Blitz calls trying to climb up and look into her chest.

Mary's eyes widen and rushes over. "Blitz, not in there." She said, pulling him away and closing the chest.

“Why not?” Blitz asks confused as Mary is now holding him in her wings.

Mary sighs and locks the chest. "Because you are not old enough to understand what's in there." Mary says taking note that he was now a little bigger.

“Ah!” Blitz whines a little.

Mary smiles. "Come on, let me make you something and then we can head to Canterlot and take you to the school. This thing needs to work it's muscles and be examined in case something is wrong." She said poking his horn.

“Alright mommy.” Blitz says nuzzling her side.

Mary smiles and nuzzles him back. "Now what do you want?" She asks, poking his stomach.

“Your specialty breakfast.” Blitz says smirking.

Mary grins. "Oh, a challenge. Alright, but you have to clean up your room."

“Ok!” Blitz calls out running off to his room.

Mary smiles. "Such a good boy." She said heading to the kitchen. Mary starts cooking, adding cinnamon and sugar to the pancake batter as it cooks. “Blitz, breakfast is ready!” Mary calls.

Blitz rushes out of his room and to the table Mary smiling as she spies him wearing his favorite bucket hat with the wonderbolt insignia on it.

Mary sighs. "Blitz." She said exasperated.

“What mommy?” Blitz asks, tilting his head a little.

Mary points a spatula at him. "Hat."

“Oh right.” Blitz says taking his hat off at the table.

Mary smiles and hits the handle and sends the pancake onto his plate. "Eat up."

“Aren’t you going to eat mommy?” Blitz asks.

Mary shakes her head. "Nope, this is your special day. So walk me through what you are going to do."

“We are going to the Canterlot school for gifted unicorns to have them examine me to see if there is a reason I can’t use my magic well and then tomorrow we are having a surprise party where you invited all my friends.” Blitz says surprising Mary he knew that latter part.

Mary smiles. "Wow. Such a smart colt."

“Mommy, why do you think I can’t use magic well even though I am nearly seven?” Blitz asks.

Mary sighs. "I don't know sweetie. That's what we're going to find out."

“Mommy, please eat, you worry me when you don’t.” Blitz says.

Mary smiles at him as she grabs a cup of coffee off the counter. "Then you have to eat."

“I will.” Blitz says as she sits next to him. Blitz smiles as a little of his mane falls over his eyes and he uses his breath to try and push it out of his vision.

Mary giggles. "Cut your mane sweetie."

“Please, it is annoying me.” Blitz says.

Mary tilts her head. "It looks cute though."

“To keep the mane out of my eyes is why you got me my hats mommy.” Blitz says.

Mary rolls her eyes. "Yes, that too. Though you like to style that thing."

Blitz notices the brush on the counter and goes back to eating after Mary started to brush his mane.

"Now what are you looking to do? Medical?" Mary asks, brushing his mane.

“I don’t know mommy.” Blitz says enjoying being brushed by her. “Maybe I will help manage the weather team here.” Blitz says.

Mary smiles as he leaned into her brushing. “Most foals your age hate being brushed my little colt.”

“Why, it feels nice.” Blitz says.

Mary smirks. "Embarrassment. Not many would want a brushing mane from their mother anymore."

“They let that stop them?” Blitz asks confused.

Mary sighs. "Eat up and I'll get our things ready. Be ready for some prodding." She said getting up.

“Only if you say it's ok mommy.” Blitz says going back to eating the last two pancakes on his plate as Mary kissed his head as she walked by.

Mary chuckles. "Only if you do the best you will do when you get tested."

“I wonder how Jackie is doing.” Blitz says.

Mary giggles. "Oh, she will be fine."

Blitz seemed unsure as he finished and took his plate to the sink to wash after putting the stand in place for him to reach it.

Mary smiles as she packs their bags. "How do you feel honey?"

“I feel fine.” Blitz says walking over to her.

Mary nods and gives him his bags. "Alright, you ready?"

“Ready mommy.” Blitz says putting on his favorite hat.

Mary chuckles and ruffles his mane and leads him out. "Alright, hang on, because it's going to be a while." She said picking him up and putting him on her back.

Blitz smiled as she took off. “Mommy, how much longer will you be able to carry me around?” Blitz asks suddenly.

Mary looks back at him before sighing. "I don't know dear. We may have to find another way to get you places. Maybe a private ship of our own?"

“Can we afford an airship?” Blitz asks.

Mary grins. "Not if we build one ourselves, have the fast and sleekest one around."

“Ok mommy.” Blitz cheers.

Mary chuckles and smiles as she thinks about it. 'Not much different than a regular ship. Except it flies.'

“Is that the city?” Blitz asks after a while.

Mary nods and flies over as she looks over the buildings. "There it is." She said seeing the school and lands in the courtyard. "Alright, all passengers off. Please put your tray tables in their upright lock positions." She jokes as Blitz gets off.

“Mom.” Blitz says smiling at the joke.

Mary grins. "What?"

Blitz shakes his head and runs off before falling down a short ledge and lands on somepony. "Owie!" She heard two voices yell and rush over to see him crashed into a purple filly unicorn. "You two okay?"

“I’m fine.” Blitz says rubbing his head.

The purple filly groans. "Same. Oh no, my books!" She yells and rushes through the books all over the ground. "I think this is yours." She said giving him one.

“Lets see, introduction to aviation. Yeah, this is mine.” Blitz says as she noticed he had sophomore ratings on the book level.

Twilight tilts her head. "I'm Twilight. What's your name?"

“I’m Blitzkrieg.” Blitz says putting the book away as Mary glides down and starts checking Blitz over. "Mom."

Mary smiles. "Can't be too careful. You okay dear?" She asks Twilight.

“Yeah, I’m fine.” Twilight says getting her last book.

Mary nods. "Good, you better get going to wherever you were going. I think time is less for you now."

“Oh, you are right!” Twilight calls running in.

Mary giggles as she helps Blitz up. "Come on. The testing and exam will start soon." She said leading him inside.

“You want to watch before they examine me and see if I can’t use my magic?” Blitz asks looking up to his mother.

Mary nods and leads him to the nearby nursing station. "Let's see why you can't perform magic that well."

“Ms. Reed, correct?” A mare in a lab coat asks walking in.

Mary nods. "Yes, I believe I schedule this for my son."

“Yes. You wrote about him not being able to use his magic.” The mare says reading a paper.

Mary nods. "Not even the basic telekinesis."

“Ok, let us see then.” The mare says before starting to conduct tests. About an hour later, she stopped. “Well, I have it figured out.” The mare says.

Mary leans in. "Yes?"

“He has a rare yet easily fixed condition called magconorious. Basically, his magic is contained within him and the cork has not been removed to let it flow freely. This is easily fixed by a parent helping the foal draw out their magic with their own. Like wiggling the cork back and forth until it either shoots off or comes off.” The mare says.

Mary blushes. "Um…I'm a pegasus."

“Yes, that is why you didn’t know how to deal with this. I can fix this, but we should do it in the practice yards as well because when this is done, the foal instinctively does a magic blast.” The mare says.

Mary nods and the nurse leads them out to the yard and Blitz raises an eyebrow before looking up to see a window where he can see a filly working on something while some mares and stallions were watching her. "Huh."

“Ok little one, I need you to focus on that dummy over there. That is a magic blast training dummy those who are learning to become guards use. It will absorb the blast from you when we unleash your magic.” The mare says.

Blitz nods and takes off his hat before looking to the dummy before groaning and points his horn at it and tries to fire his magic at it, but feels a strain on it. The mare lights her horn and concentrates on Blitz’s as he found less of a strain by the second.

Blitz kept straining against it and kept building up power in his horn. "How…much…longer?" He groans.

“Almost there.” The mare says.

Mary sighs in relief as she watches it all. "At least he can finally learn." She said before an explosion happened somewhere near Cloudsdale and sent a shock wave of rainbow colours coming their way. "Oh dear." Mary said quickly before feeling a shock wave hit her and the mare and sends them to the ground as Blitz yells out and finally fires a beam of magic at the dummy and destroys it and the wall behind it before finishing off the houses behind it until it stops midway into a house and shows a stallion trying to scrub himself in a tub before he realized he wasn't having any privacy anymore.

"Go away." He said closing the curtains.

Mary groans and tries to get up before a roar sounds out and a dragon breaks through the roof of the school and whips its tail around before being covered in a purple aura and shrinks down into the building again. She then looks to Blitz and what lies ahead of him. "Blitz!" She yells rushing over.

“I feel funny.” Blitz says, sounding nauseous.

“S…such raw power?!” The mare said alarmed.

Mary looks concerned at him as he groans and tries to get up before unexpectedly firing another beam from his horn and hits another dummy that obliterates it. "Make it stop." Blitz groans out.

“Shh…it's okay my little foal.” Mary says petting him, getting him to calm down and the magic died down with it.

Blitz looks at her before rolling his eyes in a confused way before falling on his back out cold. "Excuse me?" A voice asks behind them.

Mary looks to see the princess of the sun herself looking astonished.

Celestia then gently smiles and looks to Blitz. "He has a great immense power and gift. Those dummies can even hold up to my regular shots of power. To take them out like that is quite dangerous. If you would allow, I would take him and another foal under my wing to train them. You can visit if you want."

Mary wraps her wings around Blitz protectively, not sure what to make of all of this.

Celestia smiles motherly. "I'll take care of him like my own son. He can get the care he needs just in case of another accident like this. If you try yourself, you may not be able to handle the fallout."

“I…I will stay with him. If you want him as a student, you must let me take care of him.” Mary says.

Celestia nods. "Of course. I will allow you to let you even stay as it is your own home."

“Very well.” Mary says holding Blitz.

Celestia sighs and looks to the building. "If you'll excuse me, I need to deal with another little filly that fell into somewhat the same problem."

Mary just smiles as she pets Blitz’s mane.

Blitz groans as he opens his eyes at her. "Mom?"

“It’s ok sweetie, everything's fine.” Mary says.

Blitz groans. "What happened?"

“You unleash your magic. It was incredibly power my little colt.” Mary says.

Blitz tries to smile. "Good." He said before falling asleep.

Mary picks him up and then his hat on the ground and follows Celestia before noticing a shooting star was on his flank.

Mary smiles. "Oh Blitzkrieg. Congratulations."

---

“I’m telling you Twilight, the calculation is wrong. it won’t work.” Mary hears a now fifteen year old Blitz talking from the other room.

"And I'm telling you it would work." Twilight said back.

“Fine, I will be outside waiting for the explosion. Coming Spike?” Blitz asks.

"Coming." A high pitched voice said.

The door opened and out came Blitz, his hair covering one of his eyes while he wore a dark blue hoodie and a beanie cap.

Mary smiles. "Hi honey, playing well?"

“You might want to duck behind the couch with me mom.” Blitz says as he and Spike take cover.

Mary giggles as she still stands before an explosion happened and a wall of smoke came out of the room. "Let me guess, forgot to carry the one?" She asks humorously.

“And displaced a few decimal points.” Blitz adds.

Mary chuckles as Twilight comes out coughing. "Learned your lesson?"

Blitz and Spike walk past them and soon open a few windows. When he walked back, he gave Twilight a wet towel.

Twilight sighs and starts wiping herself off. "Sorry."

“Next time, please listen to me on math.” Blitz requests.

Twilight nods. "Sure, just don't get in my way."

Blitz rolled his one visible eye as Twilight tied her mane back into a ponytail.

Mary smiles as she turns to Spike. "Let's grab some clothes and mops."

“Already done.” Spike says holding a mop.

“Twi, take a break and come out to a nightclub with me.” Blitz says.

Mary glares at him. "Blitz."

“What, she needs to take a break from studying.” Blitz says.

Mary still glares. "Anywhere but a nightclub."

“Ok, a dance club. Those are not as fun as the bat ponies prefer the night club. Though maybe hanging out with the college mares will be fun.” Blitz says.

Mary smiles. "Good, now grab some bits, but not much and head out."

“You heard her Twi.” Blitz says dragging the struggling Twilight by her tail.

"Hey wait." Twilight calls out.

“Come on, if we are lucky, we will find you a coltfriend.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. "I don't want one!" She yells in his face.

“Ok, ok, a marefriend.” Blitz says.

Twilight growls as she is dragged off. "Strange things nowadays." Mary said cleaning up.

---

“Hey Vinyl.” Blitz says greeting the white mare outside the dance club.

Vinyl puts her headphones down. "Hey Blitzy. What's up?" She also bumped his hoof.

“Nothing much, just dragged my peer here to have some fun and yes, I literally had to drag her by her tail until we got out of the castle.” Blitz says slipping on his shades.

Vinyl giggles. "Well lay back and have some fun. And drink something. Who knows what might pop up?"

“Also you think you can find her a companion, she is looking for a mare friend.” Blitz jokes.

Vinyl grins. "Sure, maybe one for you too."

“Meh.” Blitz says.

“Come on, I’ll introduce you to my roommate.” Vinyl says in a sing-song voice.

Blitz chuckles. "Oh, is she a tough mare to get?"

“She’s already inside.” Vinyl says leading them in.

Blitz follows till Vinyl points out a yellow mare with a firebolt for a cutie mark.

Blitz leans over. "Who's she?"

“Hey Spits!” Vinyl calls getting her attention even over the loud music.

Spitfire looks over and smiles. "Hey V, what's up?"

“I told you I would get you a date before graduation, which one do you want?” Vinyl jokes.

Spitfire chuckles. "I'll take the stallion."

“Very funny. So how long have you known Vinyl?” Blitz asks as the four sit in a booth.

Spitfire smiles. "Ever since grade school. She was the music pony and I was the one who hung in the back with her."

“Blitz.” Blitz greets offering a hoof.

Spitfire shakes his hoof. "Spitfire. Who's the mare?"

“A fellow student.” Blitz says.

“Twilight. Twilight Sparkle.” Twilight says annoyed.

Blitz smiles at her. "Aw, don't feel so bad. You'll always be my mare."

Twilight flicks her mane into his face.

Blitz smirks as he looks to the other mares. "See, she likes me."

“I’ve heard those names somewhere.” Spitfire says.

Blitz shrugs. "Guess we're just famous just because."

“Wait, you're the students of Princess Celestia.” Spitfire says in realization, but thankful the music drowned her out.

Blitz smirks as Twilight hides behind her mane a bit. "Yep and it's getting real fun watching her blow stuff up."

Twilight huffs. “Still got nothing on you. Your first magic blast obliterated 4 and a half houses before dissipating.” Vinyl says.

“I was seven.” Blitz reminds.

Twilight looked away a bit as she kept huffing.

“And Twilight pulled off the next impossible with her hatching a dragons egg.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow as she looks back to him slightly.

“So Spits, you go have fun with Blitz while I seduce the mare here.” Vinyl says.

Spitfire smiles and gets up before dragging him off. "What do you want to do?" She asks as Twilight tries to hide herself as Vinyl gets closer.

---

“So you have fun?” Blitz asks, walking to the castle with Twilight.

Twilight sighs. "Yeah, but…"

“You really showed up Vinyl. She wasn’t expecting that left hook.” Blitz says chuckling.

Twilight smiles. "Yeah, that was really funny."

“Twilight, if you keep pushing yourself you will burn out. Today’s incident shouldn't have happened. You are too smart to make such an obvious mistake.” Blitz says, looking at her.

Twilight nods. "Yeah, I shouldn't have done that."

“Your burning yourself out and messing up Twi. Please stop pushing yourself so far.” Blitz requests.

Twilight looks back to him. "I'll…I'll try."

“Thanks.” Blitz says continuing on.

Twilight looks at him before looking ahead again.

“Oh, I’m going on a journey for a bit.” Blitz says to Twilight.

Twilight quickly looks back at him. "Journey?"

“Yeah, I’m going to follow Starswirl’s example and travel on my own for awhile.” Blitz says.

Twilight stares at him before sighing. "I…um…"

“Already cleared it with Celestia and mum. I just wanted to give ya a bit of a heads up as I leave tomorrow morning.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks away from him. "Well…um…" she sighs. "Do whatever you want."

“Take care of yourself Twi.” Blitz says walking away.

Twilight sighs and looks to him again as he walks away. "Oh Blitz." She said quietly.

---

“Hey mum.” Blitz says sitting at the table where Mary was sitting across from him. Blitz takes off his beanie cap and sets it on the table as the clock neared eleven o’ clock.

Mary hums as she pokes at her food. "Do you ever think of anypony else?"

“You know me mum. You raised me after all.” Blitz says smiling at her.

Mary raises an eyebrow. "And your friends?"

“They’ve known for a while, only one who didn’t was Twi, but that is mostly because she can be such a recloose.” Blitz says reminding her of how she was at one point hot blooded and full of wanderlust.

Mary smiles a bit. "Yeah, but there is the idea of those missing you. Telling the last pony, might do harm."

“Better than not saying anything at all.” Blitz says.

Mary sighs. "You better go talk to them again. One last time and let them speak their mind."

“Nah, it is fine this way, besides I can’t go to Cloudsdale or Ponyville and be back before morning and haven’t seen some in years and only write to them.” Blitz sys.

Mary smirks. "There is still Twilight."

“Take after her for me mum, after all she needs someone to reel her in at times.” Blitz says.

Mary giggles. "Yes she does, but do come back. I don't think any of us would want you to get hurt."

“I will someday mum. Hard to believe I'm nearly sixteen now. It only seems like yesterday you were taking a four year old to your room so I could sleep.” Blitz says.

Mary smiles. "Yes, you were so young and shy and now look at you. Always have great friends and not so shy now. Even powerful enough to take down a part of an army. Is Celestia giving you an airship?"

“Nah, setting off with just a single bag of provision.” Blitz says.

Mary sighs. "Just be safe. None of us don't you hurt."

“I will mum…thanks being there for me mum.” Blitz says getting up and putting on his beanie cap.

Mary looks down to her food as Blitz leaves. She then looks to the back door. "Come in." She said before Twilight walks in. "You have a chance you know."

“I know.” Twilight says, but doesn’t go after him. “I can wait though.”

Mary smiles. "Good. He might change, but his feelings won't. He would still love you all."

“I hope so.” Twilight says leaving.

Mary smiles as a single tear runs down her face. ‘My baby boy.’

---

Mary opens her eyes and looks around to see a familiar room. “Grandmother?” A tiny voice asks behind her. Turning around, she sees Azure.

“Hey my grandson.” Mary says picking him up.

Azure smiles and hugs her back. A few knocks came to the door and it opened to Blitz standing there. "Hey mum. You okay?"

“I’m fine dear.” Mary says smiling as she thought about what he has now.

Author's Notes:

Flair: Well that was a long chapter.

Yeah, considering we added a somewhat side story. Kinda interesting to see how the story would have gone if you changed one thing.

Flair: It is like the butterfly effect theory. So shall we premet any requests to make the side story a full one?

I don’t know. For some reason, I’m attached to this story only but it sounds cool to play with different universes.

Flair: Not saying we give up on this story just we develop the other universe where technology hadn’t really came to Equestria yet and Blitz was fully taught the ways of magic instead of the ways of the Mandalorians.

Yeah, but then it would just turn into an adventure where he just teaches and we would be limited by that only. With this one, we have double the idea and the idea of multiple universes is still in play here in this story alone.

Flair: I meant we work on and post it if we get the urge to write Blitz in more of a mage role. I mean, let’s face it, Blitz is almost completely a tech pony and only just coming into the force and most likely isn’t going to change. Also with mage Blitz, we can have adventures like him fighting gargoyles and more mystical creatures instead of more alien things. By the way, Luna, how did you make such a diverse world that actually is possible in her dream?

“Oh I didn’t, it was an interdimensional viewing spell. She lived the memories of herself of that universe with only slight edits.” Luna says.

And those edits are?

“Me being there!” Luna yells excitedly.

*Staring at her* Nice, but needs work. You just wanted to see Blitz as a foal again, didn’t you?

“Maybe.” Luna says.

Flair: At least she doesn’t do as much as Pinkie does.

Like the latest episode with her shaking and grabbing the camera?

Flair: Yeah had to redo the entire scene.

Especially with the metal gear box. Now they went all out with references since Discord. At least we got this far done. And that Who’s on first joke took a while.

Flair: Yeah, it did. Now Pinkie is finally out of our hair for why she is trying to find what the names of the baseball team is.

We did ship groups and types.

Flair: You did and I asked her to get me the names on who’s on first, second, and third base. *smirks*

Shut up. Now then, back to Act 1 and the good old recon mission and away from moms crying for a bit?

Flair: Alright, by the way, you know the bullet we dodged with Pinkie being distracted?

Nope, wasn’t paying attention.

Flair: A giant robot walrus riding a bike. I am not joking. *shows the papers*

I am not questioning her anymore and listening to our favorite, Pinkamena.

Flair: Ok, remember to read and review.

Chapter 49: Air to No Air

Author's Notes:

Disclaimer: We don’t own anything we don’t own.

“Speaking”

‘Thoughts’

“Give me a status report.” Blitz says loudly entering the bridge.

Spike raises an eyebrow as he looks at him as he shows a datapad. “Well, everything is loaded and all the fighters and bombers are ready to launch as soon as we exit hyperspace.” Spike says.

Blitz nods as he stands near him. “So how’s the time up here been going? Not too lonely?”

“It has been long and tedious.” Spike says.

“But now it is worth it.” Ridley says from his seat.

Spike chuckles. “That’s because you got our bounty hunter coming in from time to time.”

“That and because now, we get to launch our attack.” Ridley says excited.

They both shake their heads at him. “He has been itching to fight in some time. How’s Twilight and the others?” Spike asks.

“They are disappointed they can’t come along for this first wave assault, but understand when I explained this opening move is a lightning strike attack.” Blitz says.

Spike sighs. “What do you expect? They want to be with you and of course they want to come anywhere where you are. You know some of them have fighting experience. Some.”

“Not like this.” Lightning says watching the clock count down till it hits zero. “Commence operations. All ships warp on my mark!” Blitz orders on all of the communication channels.

Spike sighs as he straps himself in his seat with Ridley and Blitz following. “Let’s get this done.”

“Mark!” Lightning orders before all twelve ships went into hyperspace.

“Good luck my love.” Rainbow says watching the ships warp out from the recently competed space station.

Twilight smiles as she stands by her with everypony else and the foals on their backs. “He’ll be back. He’s too stubborn for his own good.”

“So are they still arguing about the name of our world’s first space station?” Rarity asks as Diamond and Night were blown away by the site.

Twilight huffs. “Yes, nopony down on the planet knows what to call it. There is still a major vote on the most popular names right now.”

“What about naming it after our planet?” Spitfire asks sitting on a bench resting with the other pregnant mares.

Twilight hums. “Maybe. We haven’t had a real planet name in a long time. Satellite one to end of it or change it to fit the name with it.” She thought out loud.

“Didn’t they have a name for our planet in the galaxy?” Lightning says still not happy her pregnancy forced her to stay behind.

Twilight scratches her head. “Can’t remember.” She said while Rainbow looks it up on her omnitool.

“Really, our planet is named Equine 2 after one of the inhabitants of the planet.” Rainbow says reading the data log entry on it.

Twilight leans over. “Oh yeah. It is. So maybe Equine Star?” She offered. “E-Star? Eq-Star?”

Rainbow, Blast, Spectrum, and Arcane rolls their eyes at her ways. “Give them the suggestions and we’ll see where it goes.” Rainbow said typing it all up and gave her the file.

“It’s a stupid name, we should come up with a better name.” Soarin says.

Arcane was messing with his own mini tablet. “Equality Star?” He offered.

“Oh Arcane.” Twilight says happily before hugging him.

Arcane giggles and nuzzles her while hugging her back.

Fluttershy smiles as she carefully walks. “Let’s get back down home. I’m sure we got many things to do.”

Twilight nods as she keeps nuzzling Arcane. “Yeah, let’s go. I’m sure some of you are tired.” She said looking to Shadow snoring on her back on a bench.

They all laugh as Shadow snorts. A heavy whine came from the outside and they saw another small ship move fast and past the blockade before hyperspacing where the fleet went.

---

Spike sighs as he tries to read the report. “So…heading to war. Hard to believe it came this fast. Just finish marking our first official place in the universe.”

Blitz nods. “It was inevitable. Though that might be Mandalorian’s fault as we sped up the process.”

“Got the reports.” Scootaloo said, giving Spike the datapad and making Blitz go wide eyed.

Blitz keeps staring as Spike smiles at the report. “Spike? What is she doing here? And are the others here?” He asks carefully.

“They are our assistants, but mostly to him.” Ridley said, his eyes never leaving the window showing hyperspace.

Scootaloo smiles. “Plus we have to keep Spike calm so he can be the best commander he can be.”

“No kissing or anything like that.” Lightning says.

Spike chuckles nervously. “Yeah, it’s sort of their style. It’ll be private, don’t worry.”

“One time and you will have to send them back in accordance with military law.” Lightning says.

Spike sighs. “Fine. Tell the other girls sorry, but I can’t give them that while we’re on business.” He said to Scootaloo who nods and walks away.

“Right.” Lightning says tuning into the senate session through a spy camera.

Both Spike and Ridley leans in. “What’s the bill today?” Ridley asks.

“They are finalizing our defensive treaty.” Lightning says.

---

“As such, shouldn’t we not ally with the alliance and the mandalorian clans as they wish to help us in fighting the war?” A senator asks.

“But what about the cost?” A trade federation senator asks.

Ahsoka shakes her head as she listens from the hall. “Would never happen fully. They would rather remain partners than full companions. And forgot the cost. Unless you’re a weapons maker, in which case you would still make a profit.” She said to herself.

“Politics snips.” Anakin says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “And brings out the worst in others.”

“Now that’s not nice.” Anakin said, looking at her as she looks back to him with a raised eyebrow. “Okay, that’s partly true.”

“Oh right, you and your girlfriend are in politics.” Ahsoka says getting Anakin back for calling Blitz her boyfriend jokes so many times.

Anakin shakes his head. “She isn’t. She’s just someone in the senate and who can help with legal trouble.”

“Uh huh.” Ahsoka says, smirking.

Anakin keeps shaking his head. “Now be quiet and listen. It will affect our war.”

“Senate members please. We have argued about this for seven days straight, let us end this with a vote.” Senator Chuchi of Pantora says.

“A fine idea.” Palpatine says.

Ahsoka waited withheld breath. ‘This is it. Whether Blitz and the alliance fights with us.’ Ahsoka thinks.

Anakin looks at her. “Nervous?”

“This determines if we get help fighting the droids or not.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin nods. “Yep, plus a chance to see our new friends again. More so maybe for you.”

“Let’s hope they choose to ally and not keep us neutral with them.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin raises an eyebrow. “But they would be a third party and just have to keep someone close to speak to them.”

“Yeah, but what if the seps bribe them with credits if they remain a third party?” Ahsoka points out.

Anakin shrugs. “Then we’re on our own from there on out.”

“And they attack us?” Ahsoka asks.

Anakin raises an eyebrow at her. “You really think they might?”

“It is possible if bribed enough.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin sighs. “Well, let’s just hope they vote yes. Or we’re dead in this long drawn out war.”

“So even you see that another force could determine this war master.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin shakes his head. “No, I just recognize a bigger force that could turn the tide of the war. But then again, we would still have problems even if they say yes. This treaty has them as allies, but still free will to operate as their own. A wild card in the war.”

“Like how Mandalorians are in most wars?” Ahsoka asks having brushed up on the mandalorians’ history since they returned to the temple.

Anakin stares at her carefully. “I should probably restrict your access a bit.”

“A little too late now master.” Ahsoka says, smirking, making Anakin smile.

Anakin chuckles. “I taught you well.”

“The votes are in and the motion is passed by twelve votes, this motion is passed.” Palpatine says as the camera droids broadcast him signing the treaty.

Ahsoka sighs in relief. “Now we just have to give them a few objectives and hope they follow.”

Anakin shrugs. “The only thing we can worry less about is them moving to the other side.”

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Yeah…worry less.”

---

“And now we can worry more about orders coming in.” Blitz said leaning back in his chair.

Spike sighs. “So what’s first?”

Blitz brings up a star chart. “This. Our first big battle with the republic for once.”

“What about that operation that resulted in the death of Darth Nihilus?” Spike asks.

Blitz grimaces. “We could only hope that they won’t instigate any grudge from both sides. That’s the last thing we need.”

“So what about the fleet sent to take back Pantora? From your mandalorian informants, the jedi leading them is Jedi master Luminara and her padawan, Barriss.” Ridley says reading a report.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Huh, sounds like strictly honor bound than most.”

“Also, not one for unorthodox tactics, more along the books kind of leader. Jedi code rules to be precise.” Ridley says as Spike pulls up her file.

“Very well. Communications officer Rush, status on the charge for the silencer.” Blitz says looking at a former royal guard unicorn.

Rush sighs as he looks at the screen. “Fifty percent. Could charge quicker, but we sent almost all power to the engines for the warp.”

Spike shakes his head. “I doubt I could pull the shield trick with those robots again like I did with Ridley here. At least unless one of them goes suicidal.”

“No need.” Blitz says before using his amulet to transform into humanoid form. Upon seeing this, Spike noticed that Blitz’s armor looked slightly modified to have more of the sith from the last great galactic war.

Ridley raises an eyebrow. “Huh, menacing. You hope to scare them to burst their electronics?”

“No, but I did learn from a sith.” Lightning says.

Spike sighs. “Let’s hope we can scare most of them. Maybe send one of them frying their electronics from the sight. Though maybe just send your résumé.” Spike pondered.

“Not possible with droids who lack the ability for they will most likely fight to the end like they are programmed to.” Blitz says.

Ridley smirks a bit. “You mean this programming?” He asks, showing a vid of a droid taking a box before tripping one second later as the others shake their heads. “Yeah, fight to the death.”

“I never said from bravery, more like stupidity.” Blitz says.

Spike chuckles. “Got more?”

“Oh, tons.” Ridley says chuckling.

“Not now you two. We exit hyperspace in less than a minute.” Blitz says.

---

“General, the Obsidian has been destroyed and Orion and the Sapphire are badly damaged. We can’t break the blockade.” A clone officer reports.

“Understood.” Luminara says before turning back to the jedi council. “I know you heard. I am afraid we will not be able to free the people of Pantora. If we do not flee now, we might lose the entire fleet.” Luminara says in a monotone voice.

“We know. We are sending backup right now. They should be arriving any second now.” Windu said.

Luminara tilts her head. “You found a few republic ships to help in this sector?”

Windu nods. “Yes, we got the reports from them and they finished a mop up in another sector and are able to help.”

“We will try and hold out as long as we can.” Luminara says.

“Understoo…” Yoda suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

They all look at him. “Something wrong master?” Luminara asks.

“I sense a disturbance in the force.” Yoda says.

“General, we have ships dropping out of hyperspace.” The clone officer from earlier calls.

Luminara looks back to the council. “Excuse me. I have to talk to our reinforcements.” She said quickly switching channels. “This is Luminara. Identify.” Luminara says but only receives static on the line.

“I repeat, identify.” Luminara repeats, but still nothing.

Before she could make another attempt at hailing, the Darkline dropped out of hyperspace before the rest of the fleet emerged.

Blitz sighs as he sees the action. “Great. Spike, Ridley, you ready in the ops center?” He asks over the comms.

“Ready.” Spike replies.

“All fighters and bombers, launch!” Blitz orders before launching the Darkstar One.

All the ships launched from the destroyers and starts to follow Blitz as he pilots to the ensuing fight. “Status on the republic ships?” He asks as he tries to figure out a path.

“There is only two instead of the three reported, but the debris tells me where the third ship is.” Ridley says as the Darkline commences attack.

Blitz grunts as he goes up high. “Alright then. Minerva, give me a good bombing run route.”

“Calculating.” Minerva says, hooked up to the Darkstar.

Blitz swerved from oncoming fire. “Calculate faster. We’re coming up now. All ships, stay behind me and follow me exactly and try not to hit over each other’s bomb unless it’s a good spot.”

“Course calculated for the second on the right from the middle.” Minerva says.

Blitz immediately flies over in that direction as the turrets try to hit them and the bombers behind him get in a straight line. “Fighters, give us cover.”

“Roger that.” A pilot says as the fighters engage the vulture droids.

---

Spike frowns as he keeps watching Blitz’s bombing run. “Who’s the general we are fighting? Droid?”

“No, too good I think.” Ridley says looking through the reports before coming across a spy’s report. “Apparently it is one of Dooku’s so-called dark acolytes.” Ridley says.

Spike looks over. “Who and how good is he?”

“Not a he, a she.” Ridley says, sending Spike the file.

Spike raises an eyebrow and looks it over. “Huh, a former Jedi. This isn’t good.”

“Maybe, maybe not, but she is good.” Ridley says before he and two ships started focusing fire on one of the droid control ships with a barrage of high-grade proton torpedoes.

Spike shakes his head as he keeps looking over the report as the ship starts to blow apart. “Yeah, but the troubling part is the fact she’s ex-Jedi. She might know some of the most common tactics.”

“Let her use them. It won’t be the first time I crushed a Jedi fleet.” Ridley says.

Spike clears his throat. “Yeah…let’s not mention that around the other Jedi we are friends with.”

“War breeds strange bedmates.” Ridley says.

Spike chuckles once. “And you would know. You have one with your former enemy.”

---

“Master Yoda, are these my reinforcements?” Luminara asks switching back to the council.

“Strange they are, yes, even though.” Yoda said.

“This is not the force that was meant to reinforce your fleet master Luminara.” Windu says seeing the ships.

“Those are mandalorian ships. That one there is the Darkline, a new experimental one of their ships and the flagship of the mandalorian Blitzkrieg. It also has a working model of the lost weapon from the records of the old council, the Silencer.” Obi-wan says.

Luminara stares at them. “Why are they helping us? They could easily turn on us.”

Obi-wan holds up a hand. “We have a treaty in the works, but be careful how you treat them. They are not assimilated into the republic and may never be. They are a third party, but are friendly to us, so watch your words. Especially if you speak about old Jedi codes. They seem to be bitter about that.” He said, remembering Blitz’s talk with him and Anakin.

“Insight you have, hum?” Yoda asks.

“Yes, I met Blitzkrieg and was living at one of his homes on his home planet. The experience has given me a better understanding of the mandalorian warrior clans still out there.” Obi-wan says.

Luminara sighs. “And how do you expect me to talk to them when they finish up this fight? As you can see.” She said bringing up the fight and they see the CID ships being destroyed.

---

“All troops, prepare to launch. We are commencing our liberation of Pantora.” Blitz orders flying the Darkstar to the Darkline and docking.

“Hey Blitz, we got a communication request from the republic fleet.” Spike says.

“I will take it personally.” Blitz says turning back to normal before heading to the drop pod that contained his partner, Genosaurer.

Geno growls as he lowers his head to Blitz and growls softly.

“Ready for our invasion?” Blitz asks, touching his head before Geno opens his canopy and let’s Blitz into his cockpit.

Blitz sighs as he relaxes in his seat. “Okay, first the call.” He said answering the call. “You reached Blitzkrieg. Who is this?”

“This is jedi Master Luminara.” Luminara says.

“I know of you. I have read your file.” Blitz says.

Luminara studies him. “And I haven’t heard of you anywhere. What are you doing next?”

“Starting our invasion and maybe you know me by the name I go by since my days of being a fighter pilot, Southern Cross.” Blitz says.

Luminara goes a little wide eyed before Blitz smirks a bit and prepares to cut the line. “Excuse me. I have to be dropped in a pod. Begin landing your troops with us.” Blitz says cutting her off before he felt himself and Geno’s pod being shot to the planet below.

“We got a line of droids about to reach the capital with their defense force trying to hold them back. We are dropping you to the other side of them and you can put the squeeze on them. Fighters and bombers are being rearmed for the fight below. So they would be out for a while. Troop dropships from the republic are going in now.” Ridley explained.

“Roger, send the jets down with our landing forces to pick up the slack while they are rearmed. I will lead the second zoid unit and establish a line.” Blitz says.

Spike comes onto the screen. “They are already coming in. Just tell them where to go. We’ll keep watch of the skies and the status of most of the ships.”

“Have them secure air dominance in sectors four, six, and nine in preparations to send in our basilisk droids.” Blitz orders as his drop pod and the others come under fire and his takes a hit. “Lucky shot. Geno we are good from the altitude ejecting.” Blitz says blowing the top off his pod’s front and Geno jumps out using his boosters to slow his descent and soon his pod explodes underneath them, creating a smokescreen covering their descent.

Geno roars as they land and starts charging right out of the smokescreen. “Targets acquired, it’s a transport formation.” Blitz says before using the laser guns mounted on Geno’s back to start firing at the transport and their tank escorts.

The droids remain unfazed before they turn around and try to fire at him before the rest of the pods containing the zoids come in and land before the zoids burst through out of them and begin helping to fire at them. Blitz then turns his focus on the laser tower. “After finishing the tanks, concentrate all fire on that tower and help secure air dominance.” Blitz orders.

The zoids all run off after the towers as they keep firing at the tanks and just run over the walking droids. “Saber Tigers start hit and run maneuvers on the outlining defenses. Everyone else, form up on me after securing a beachhead.” Blitz orders starting to use the gun on Geno’s head to fire on battle droids and super battle droids emerging from the city line as the main gate starts to crumble.

The soldiers all shoot back responses as they all try to find a place for a landing zone before they all focus on one and soon cause massive explosions in their wake before leaving nothing there.

Blitz and the rest of the zoids maintained their position outside of the front gate with only one of the Iron Kongs to take a bad hit and being unable to move since. A few hours later, two divisions of mandalorian warriors assembled outside the front gate. “All units hear me.” Blitz says over a local channel, so even the local resistance inside the walls could hear him.

“Sir.” They said make sure to hold the droids back in case they decide to charge out.

“Before us was the occupied capital of Pantora. Within is the enemy’s commanding officer, a fallen jedi, a traitor of all she once held sacred. She oppresses free people who have done nothing to her. Her methods are cruel, dishonorable, and evil. So what say you my brothers? Will we let our hated enemy continue with her traitorous and evil ways? Or we show the galaxy what we Mandalorians stand for and free the proud Pantora from her evil? If you are with me, raise a shout and rattle the very walls with them!” Blitz yells.

Both Ridley and Spike chuckle as they hear the troops cheer and yell out. “He can sure rile a crowd.” Ridley said.

“Now my brethren.” Blitz pauses as Geno anchors himself to the spot and charges his particle gun. “CHARGE!” Blitz yells, firing the charge particle gun, destroying the gate, paving the way into the capital open wide.

The troops all shout as they charge their way inside and take down any droids that start to attack them from all places as Geno unanchors himself. “Well, that was fun.” He remarks before opening the canopy and turns into his humanoid form. “Geno, support the troops and attack any enemy reinforcements.” Blitz orders jumping out and activates his jetpack, flying straight into the fight.

Geno roars as he charges himself and fires at anything shooting at him. “We got the fighters and bombers outfitted. Tell them where to strike.” Spike calls Blitz.

“There is an army of droids coming to reinforce the fallen jedi. Scorched earth.” Blitz order simply starts to shoot with his dual blaster pistols and joins up with the mandalorians.

“Copy that sir. We are coming in.” A pilot said.

“Roger.” Blitz says.

The fighting was brutal as the droids fought them street by street, but the mandalorians were living up to their ancestor’s names and blasting them to pieces. Part way through the battle, to Blitz’s expectations, Pantorans were starting to rise up and aid them with whatever they had. “Alpha, Bravo, with me. We are going to join up with the elite guard here and retake their capital building where the enemy commander and officers are.” Blitz instructs.

“Sir.” The commanders said as they joined up with him as they moving around high and low.

“Charge.” Blitz yells leading the charge with the two squads of mandalorians and the elite guard following him into the hail of blaster fire from the defending droids as they exchange fire with them when a mandalorian rocket trooper destroyed the machine blaster emplacement with his rocket launcher, opening the way.

“Where’s the commander?” Blitz calls out.

“We are still getting a reading from where it has been the whole time. She’s probably waiting for you.” Spike answered.

“I will deal with the commander myself. Take over their communications and isolate the droids.” Blitz orders the Elite guard and the Mandalorians.

“Drop a satellite probe and go in. I’m sure they will give way to you.” Ridley said.

“No need. I will knock.” Blitz says, throwing several explosives onto the door and blowing it apart, kicking up smoke as he enters.

“Well that’s one way to make an entrance.” Both Spike and the commander said inside before Blitz cuts communications.

Blitz walks in with all the menace a sith would have with the Neimoidians manning the controls were either trying to recover from the explosion or moving back in fear. Blitz, seeing this, blasts the Neimoidians without batting an eye.

The commander frowns as she slowly walks to him. “You must be the commander of the fleet above. I hoped to fight you and take what you have.”

“Funny, because I intend to collect your head as a trophy.” Blitz says withdrawing one of his claws from his bracers.

The commander just huffs and takes out her lightsaber and lights it up. “Well, at least we got a non-boring fight.”

“More than you know.” Blitz says sheathing his blaster pistol before slashing at her with his claw.

She blocks it with her saber and starts trying to slash at him. “What can you hope to help the republic?”

“Oh, this isn’t about helping them. Your idiot fleet admiral attacked one of our worlds. Mandalorians don’t take that lying down and it being a newly recognized alliance world also means you attacked the neutral party.” Blitz says moving just outside of her range with each slash she attempted.

She growls silently. “Doesn’t matter. We are going to take over all of them.”

“How with your pathetic skills?” Blitz asks blocking her with his claw before firing his flamethrower, getting the side of her face with it.

She yells out as she covers her face and backs off. “Bastard!”

“What? I’m not a jedi like you were expecting.” Blitz charges forward with her blocking his claw with her saber, only to feel a stabbing pain in her right leg to see a second claw coming from his other gauntlet.

She growls in pain and starts punching him in the head as she tries to pull her leg back.

“Ow, that is the best hit you givin yet.” Blitz says sarcastically, making her charge in anger only for him to sheath his claws and catch the wrist of the hand holding the saber. He then applies pressure to it using the force to enhance his strength, making her drop the light saber and fall to her knees in pain. “You were pitiful, but…” Blitz pauses, using the force to bring his darksaber into his free hand to her shock. “You will be the force sith user I kill as a sith lord.” Blitz says before using the darksaber to decapitate her before she could say what she was about to say.

Blitz sighs as he turns off his darksaber and takes her lightsaber and picks up her head and walks outside to find the Pantorans cheering and Blitz looks up to see their flag flying proudly over the capitol building and smiles.

“Send a transport ship. Need a pickup for me and Geno.” He said over the comms.

“Copy that. We are already sending one for you and him. It’ll be there in a few minutes.” Spike said before cutting the line.

“Alpha commander, take charge with the Pantorans and secure the capital.” Blitz orders.

“Sir.” The Alpha commander said.

“All high speed zoids with me, the rest defend the capitol. We are off to the next front.” Blitz orders.

All the zoids called were then starting to follow him as he got back into Geno and they started to walk out of the city.

“This is Southern Cross, hailing Jedi master Luminara.” Blitz says hailing her after turning back to normal.

Luminara comes onto the screen. “This is master Luminara. What do you need?”

“The Capitol has been secured and the enemy commander is KIA.” Blitz says.

Luminara nods. “Good. We got surrounding forces trying to hold back what was supposed to be reinforcement. We need to take out most of them to regain control.”

“Me and an armored unit are heading to the next front, but also we took out the communications hub in the capitol and our fleet is jamming communications as well. The droids wouldn’t be as organized for a while.” Blitz informs.

Luminara nods. “This should be easier for us as well. My squads are reporting that the droids are being taken down easier.”

“I will leave that front to you then.” Blitz says.

Luminara held a straight face. “Good.” She said before cutting the line.

Spike suddenly comes on. “We got transport ships for you with more troops. They can follow you if you need to head somewhere.”

“Roger, we will start liberating nearby settlements and head eastwards to meet up with Master Luminara. This acceptable to you?” Blitz asks.

Spike nods. “Yeah, we still got the bombers and fighters waiting for more orders so go ahead and use them. I think they are itching for a fight.”

“Transfer them to sector 4 and 5, but have three squads of fighters assigned to the capitol if the droids start firebombing the settlements like Ryloth.” Blitz orders.

Spike looks away. “You got it. Now I bet our Geno friend is hungry so feed him.” He said, smirking a bit before cutting off.

“I will see the squads as soon as possible.” Blitz informs Luminara.

Luminara nods. “You better get going. The faster this is done. The better.”

Blitz cut the line.

---

“Master, are you sure we can trust him as he has a history of killing Jedi.” Barriss says as it had been a few days on the planetary time since Blitz had talked to Luminara.

Luminara sighs. “I don’t know, but I rather not anger the ones who have an overwhelming force that is too big than us and able to take down any one of us in a moment.”

“General, I see something approaching.” A clone says.

Luminara looks at him. “What is it?”

“I am unsure. I have never seen something like it.” The clone says handing her the macrobinoculars.

Luminara takes them and tries to spot where he is looking. “Can you at least tell me what description I’m looking for?”

“A giant metal bipedal reptile.” The clone says.

Luminara scoffs. “Now that’s just…oh…I see now.” She said, stopping.

“Master?” Barriss asks, confused.

Luminara gives her the macrobinoculars. “Giant reptile.”

Barriss looks through the macrobinoculars and sees a black and purple colored metal creature as the clone described and soon starts to see yellow colored giant metal felines.

“What the heck am I looking at?” Barriss asks carefully.

“I don’t know, I have never seen such things.” Luminara says before Barriss starts to see basilisk droids and Mandalorians.

Barriss gulps a bit. “Mandalorians. You think they would start to at least listen to an extent?”

“Come in Jedi master Luminara.” A voice said in open communication.

Luminara turns on her comms. “You have her. Who is this?”

“Southern Cross. We went into radio silence and took a southern path and looped around if the droids were sliced into our communications.” Blitz said.

Luminara sighs. “Well, we got a pocket of droids ahead of us. Then you can burst on through?”

“Exact coordinates?” Blitz asks.

“Three klicks north of our position.” Luminara says.

“Roger. Bomber, start a run and everyone else, start an artillery barrage.” Blitz order.

“Sir.” They all said as they move into formation.

Soon the droids’ position was razed and the mandalorians started entering the republic camp.

Luminara stares at them as she watches carefully. “Strange, they aren’t as ferocious as I read.”

“What do you mean master?” Barriss asks.

Luminara sighs. “I mean the fact I read about the most ferocious factions ever made and these were described as the toughest and deadliest around.”

“Could their teeth, if you pardon the expression, have dulled?” Barriss asks.

Explosions then happened that took out almost all the droids. “I sincerely doubt that.” Luminara said.

The zoids and basilisk droids set themselves down with the republic’s armor. “Shall we go and talk to the leader in person?” Barriss asks.

“I don’t think he is what you will expect.” Luminara says knowing that Barriss hadn’t read Obi-wan’s report on the species.

Barriss shrugs. “How bad could he be? I mean, we have seen much of most species. Strange and all. What could be bad about his?”

Lunamara and Barris go to where the zoids were and walk up to one of the Saber tiger pilots. “Excuse me, where is your commander?”

“He is piloting the Genosaurer over there.” The mandalorian replies.

They all look over to the menacingly looking robot before walking to it as they carefully approach it once it turns its head to them. “Commander? Are you in there?” Luminara calls out.

“One moment.” Blitz says over the speaker.

Luminara leans over to Barriss. “Remember, stay calm. We don’t want to anger our allies if you talk about a certain aspect of him.”

“Understood master.” Barriss says before the canopy on Grenosaurus’s head opened up and Blitz jumps out and lands in front of them.

Luminara sighs as she sees what Obi-wan was talking about. “I see what all the rumors were about.”

Blitz stretches as he looks at them. “Hello there. What’s the overall status?” Blitz asks. Barriss just looks down and stares at him. “What?” Blitz asks.

Barriss couldn’t help but smile a bit. “He’s…cute.”

“What?” Blitz asks, sweat dropping.

Barriss tilts her head as she studies him. “He’s…pretty cute for an intelligent species. This is…still cute.”

Blitz chuckles nervously as he looks to Luminara frowning. “Yeah, this happens from time to time. Just give her a moment.”

Barriss starts reaching to touch him when Luminara clears her throat and she pulls back blushing. “Sorry sir.” She quickly apologized.

Blitz waves her off. “No biggie. Had worse to try and pet me.”

“Now shall we talk about our current situation?” Luminara asks.

“Yes, let’s.” Blitz asks as they go to the command tent.

Luminara sighs as she brings up the many battlefields. “Well, thanks to your incursion, the planet is almost liberated. Now we just mop up the stragglers.”

Blitz hands her a lightsaber before saying anything.

Luminara stares at it. “I see you took the commander down.”

“Personally. Now only sectors ten and twelve remain contested, as such, I propose starting by an artillery barrage on sector ten will have our bombers attack sector twelve to give off the illusion we are stretched thin.” Blitz says.

Luminara nods. “The only thing is the terrain in both as the footing is troubling for most foot soldiers.”

“Get me a line to the Darkline Minerva.” Blitz says into his communicator.

“Granted.” She said before both Spike and Ridley come up.

“Need something?” Spike asks.

“I want you to send me two platoons worth of our jetpack soldiers.” Blitz says.

Ridley moves in closer. “Ten minutes and they are on the ground.”

“Understand, send transports to resupply us.” Blitz orders.

Spike pushes Ridley’s head away a bit. “That’s five.”

“Get it done and continue to hold defensive positions up there.” Blitz orders.

They both nod. “You got it.” Spike said before cutting the line.

“That will fix those problems.” Blitz says.

Luminara stares where they were. “Was that…a child?”

“Very long life spans, by most species standards he is an adult.” Blitz says.

Barrios looks carefully at him. “Are almost all species as cute on your planet?”

“With three different sub breeds for mine.” Blitz says.

Luminara clears her throat again. “Can we get back on track here?”

“What about your troops, they ready for one last push?” Blitz asks.

Luminara nods. “Yes, we’re ready to go.”

“After we are resupplied, we will commence our final push then.” Blitz says.

Luminara moves the map around. “And now we need to plan it out.”

“Yes.” Blitz says before they started planning with the officers of the clones and a few mandalorians. An hour after the supplies arrived, they finalized their attack plans.

Luminara sighs. “So are we in agreement?”

“Yes. For now, half of our mandalorian jetpack troops will be under your command along with most of our zoids while you strike sector twelve. While I take a platoon of clone troopers and the other half of the jetpack troopers to attack sector ten.” Blitz says.

Luminara nods. “Shall we get going?”

“Very well. Good hunting.” Blitz says before exiting with the mandalorians.

“I am surprised how easily he let you take command of his troops.” Barriss says.

Luminara nods. “Probably for good graces with this treaty.”

“Let’s hope we keep in their good graces.” Barriss says.

---

“You mean we haven’t heard from master Luminara since her reinforcements arrived?” Ahsoka asks Obi-wan.

Obi-wan nods. “Yes, either she’s very busy or worst case scenario time. Looks like we need a checkup.”

“Master Obi-wan, a transmission from Pantora is coming in.” A clone technical officer says.

“Understood. Shall we go see it?” Obi-wan asks Ahsoka and Anakin who nods.

The three make their way to the communication tower of the temple in time to hear. “This is master Luminara, we have finished off the last of the droids on Pantora.” Luminara says.

They all look surprised and walk up to the communication system. “Repeat, we have finished off the droids.” Luminara said.

“Excellent news master Luminara.” Windu says.

Luminara nods. “Yes, we have now taken control of this sector and are working on placing the defenses as of now.”

“Understood, is the leader of the third force available to speak?” Windu asks, surprising Anakin and Ahsoka.

“Unfortunately no, he is setting up defenses as we speak.” Luminara says.

Windu sighs. “Now I’m wondering who our third party is?”

“Mandalorians master Windu. They are led by Southern Cross.” Luminara says.

Windu gains a frown. “This might spell bad news later on. Be careful around him.”

“Say what you wish for master Windu, but the mandalorians aid here was invaluable. Without them, Pantora wouldn’t be liberated yet and Southern Cross slew one of Dooku’s dark acolytes.” Luminara says.

Windu watches her carefully. “Who did he get?”

“Our former knight, Marllil Grehog.” Luminara says.

Obi-wan, Anakin and Ahsoka looks to each other in slight shock.

“Understood, anything else?” Windu asks.

“Yes, he has informed me that when the republic sends relief forces, they will be leaving.” Luminara says.

Obi-wan sighs. “Sounds like him.”

“Understood, we will relocate forces to garrison Pantora.” Windu says.

Luminara nods. “Luminara out.” She said before cutting the line.

“Seems like our alliance with them is paying off already.” Obi-wan says.

Windu sighs. “But I worry about the future of it now. Who knows where it could go?”

“Sir, we are getting reports now of other worlds along the border that have either fallen to the alliance’s fleets or are under siege.” An officer says.

Windu frowns at him. “What planet hasn’t fallen?”

“Here is the report.” The officer says handing Windu a datapad.

The three Jedi were still standing off to the side. “Well…what’s the word?” Anakin asks.

“Only two planets haven’t fallen to the assaults and both the droids and the alliance are bogged down in a ground war.” Windu says.

They all look at each other. “So what’s the plan here?” Obi-wan asks.

“Should contact the alliance, we should, to coordinate.” Yoda says walking in.

“I have to agree. But we can only do so with those that trust us because of our pasts. Jedi and mandalorian sometimes don’t mix.” Ahsoka offered.

“Mostly yes. But we are fighting the same enemy here.” Anakin says.

“Who says?” Ahsoka asks.

“Didn’t your friend Blitz say so?” Obi-wan asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, he did. He also said something about war fogging who’s who.” Ahsoka says recalling that Blitz suspects someone high up is controlling both sides.

“That is a point.” Obi-wan says.

Anakin sighs. “Let’s just get the whichever one that is or about to be attacked. Maybe we can salvage that planet.”

“Anakin, the report means that the alliance is besieging Separatist control worlds.” Obi-wan says.

“And we are stuck here.” He quipped.

“Actually, we might be able to use this opportunity to press the lines and push the CIS back as they will have to relegate droids to protect or attempt to take back planets the alliance has taken.” Windu says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Why don’t we go now? We have a great chance of getting some action if the alliance hasn’t taken them all down.”

“Because our fleet is being repaired, refueled, and resupplied.” Anakin reminds.

“We do have three fleet awaiting orders though.” Windu says.

“Send orders to one to move out, the rest, wait and watch, they must.” Yoda says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Shall we get this done?”

“Masters, to be able to devastate the droid blockade and armies of droids on Pantora. They must be using some weaponry we haven’t seen before besides the silencer. May I and my padawan go see this for ourselves?” Anakin asks.

Yoda nods. “Go now. Find a powerful weapon, we must.”

“Thank you masters. Come along Ahsoka.” Anakin says.

Ahsoka sighs as she follows him. “Might be weird asking him now.”

---

Blitz sighs as he continues watching the landscape. It had been nearly a week since the liberation of Pantora and now he and his forces were waiting for the republic to send forces to relieve them.

“Hey Blitz, how’s it going down there?” Spike calls over the comms.

“Bored.” Blitz says.

Spike chuckles. “Yeah, expected that. Want to talk to Twilight and the others?”

“Sure.” Blitz says righting himself.

Spike sighs. “Alright. Patching you through.” He said before cutting off and letting him on the ringing line.

“Come on, pick up.” Blitz mumbled after the fifth ring.

He heard a yawn as the line picked up. “Hello?” Twilight asks as he sees her turn on the lights.

“Hey sexy, did I wake you?” Blitz asks.

Twilight yawns again. “Sort of. What’s going on?”

“Just giving you a call.” Blitz says noticing Daring in the bed.

Twilight smiles as she looks over to Daring sleeping. “Yeah. We are kinda sad you left so we are using each other as substitutes. We will get used to it one day. Anyway, how are you?”

“Bored, all we are doing is waiting right now.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles gently. “I hope I can help fix that boredom.”

“So do I. So how are the foals?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles a bit. “Sad you aren’t here, but they are hopeful after we told them what you did and when you could be back. Arcane wants to talk to you mostly.”

“He is such a good foal.” Blitz says letting Twilight see the scenery.

Twilight smiles as she looks around him. “Nice place. How is it looking over there?”

“This is Pantora, an inhabited moon.” Blitz says.

Twilight hums as she keeps looking. “Not bad. Still need to grow too.”

“So how are my girls doing?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Here and there. They are all just missing you at the moment. Still wish we had a good temporary replacement.” She said, smirking.

Blitz shakes his head. “I will come for a visit as soon as the republic sends troops to relieve us. Also check the intergalactic republic news.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow and tries searching. “What am I looking for?”

“You will know it when you read it.” Blitz says before Twilight comes across an article reading ‘Alliance comes to aid within an hour of the treaty being signed with them.’

Twilight smiles. “Well, you are sure living up to what others need right now. At least we can worry less about you.”

“I also slew my first fallen jedi of this war.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “That one was bad, right?” She asks slowly.

“She was the enemy Twi, so she was bad. Don’t worry.” Blitz says smiling at her.

Twilight sighs in relief. “Good. And Spike?”

“He is towing the line. I made it clear that if he slacks off with his three assistants, they get shipped back home.” Blitz says.

Twilight gets confused. “Assistants?”

“CMC.” Blitz says groaning.

Twilight frowns. “What?” She asks, getting mad.

“How they got employed, I do not know, but they are of legal age.” Blitz says facehoofing.

Twilight groans out loud. “And Slender?”

“I have no clue.” Blitz says.

Twilight huffs. “The girls are not going to like this.”

“Then please take it up with Spike, as I delegate employment to others most of the time as I have a lot of other things to do. Also the Pantorans are very interested in a trade agreement after we liberated their planet.” Blitz says.

Twilight tilts her head. “Trade huh? What do they get?”

“Credits and we have many untapped resources and goods. Especially food as the droids destroyed quite a few areas that produced that for them.” Blitz says.

Twilight hums. “I have to talk about a trade agreement with them. When can talking begin?”

“When you get up, if you choose.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and nods. “Good. Not a good look at the moment. Now then, what are you going to do?”

“What are you talking about? You look sexy as always.” Blitz says smiling.

Twilight giggles. “And you look handsome as ever.”

“Well I’ll let you get back to sleep and tell the rest I said hi, ok?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Take pictures.” She said before cutting the line.

“Aw, such a cute mare.” Blitz says leaning back against his seat. A few minutes later, his eyes were covered.

“Guess who?” A female voice asks.

“Ah, master Ahsoka.” Blitz says smiling.

Ahsoka chuckles and uncovers his eyes before going around and walks in front of him. “Yep. How are you doing here?” She asks, bending down to his size.

“Waiting and being boreddddddddddddddddddddd.” Blitz says holding the last part of bored for a bit.

Ahsoka shakes her head before taking a stance. “Now padawan Cross. What have I taught you?” She mocks.

“Patience is a virtue.” Blitz says mockingly.

Ahsoka chuckles. “And what are you going to do in the meantime?”

“I got nothing to do. I unintentionally preempted myself and either assigned or did what was to be done.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “You meditate. Have you been meditating?” She playfully scolds.

“I’m wary of your fellow jedi.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs as she loses her stance. “Who wouldn’t with your background? Are you at least getting along in some sense?”

“The master, on a professional level. The padawan, well she wants to pet me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grins. “You are pettable.”

“Yeah, not too keen on having them find out I am force sensitive and was trained by a sith holocron of a member of the old empire’s dark council.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “You always look at the bad, don’t you?” She asks sitting nearby.

“So why are you here…wait, let me guess, your master wanted to see what equipment we brought.” Blitz guess.

Ahsoka claps a few times. “Yay for you. Want a prize?”

“What, your company isn’t my prize?” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles a bit. “Yeah, they wanted to find out how you were able to take this planet very quickly. Care to explain?”

“Well, first we completely overwhelmed their fleet with our forces then started dropping forces at key locations and being unexpected, they didn’t have a proper response right away seeing as they had almost destroyed your fleet. We then attacked the capital right away and I killed the commander leaving them leaderless and my troops and the Pantorans, captured their communications while we jammed off world communications. That isolated them so they couldn’t coordinate while we did and stamped them out one by one.” Blitz explains.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow at him. “So…basically…overwhelm them with huge numbers?”

“Unlike the droids, each soldier is higher quality and we brought rare weapons to bear like zoids.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks curiously at him. “Zoids? You have them?”

“Outside the republic and as such, the law the trade federation got passed on them doesn’t apply.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “You are really getting more interesting every time I talk to you.”

“Anakin won’t see them unless he goes to the fortress we have constructed nearby. So Barriss seems interested in our fighter jets. You think your master will be as well?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Maybe. He’s always been insisting to fly on his own discretion.”

“The republic will never go for jet fighters over starfighters.” Blitz says laying his head onto Ahsoka’s lap.

Ahsoka looks down to him. “True. But if they see an advantage, they would.”

“With how much it will cost to make them and starfighters?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles and starts petting his mane. “True. Now if they found a way to make it better. They might. Although, the war companies would make a big profit.”

“Yeah, but they would have to really sell it well because starfighters have versatility, while jet fighters are specialized for atmosphere usage.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Might be good in some ways. We don’t actually control much in terms of space battles and usually just two ships crashing into each or firing at each and hoping one picks off the other.”

“So, missed me?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “Did you?”

“What do you think?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka playfully frowns. “I say you didn’t care.”

“Oh so you do care what I think.” Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah. You really changed my life.”

“Proposal accepted, when’s the wedding?” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka slaps his forehead. “Blitz.”

“Ok, ok. I’ll cut the jokes for a bit.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles as she shakes her head lightly. “You know, this is the closest we have ever gotten up to this point.”

“Really? Cause I remember having to share a bed the night before that stake out.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “And you had that accident.”

“I can’t help if I had to run to the bathroom from food poisoning.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles as she keeps petting his mane. “When have we ever had a moment like this?”

“Very few that can be counted on your hand.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods as she relaxes. “I wish we can stay like this.”

“Yeah.” Blitz says happily before getting up. “So I have to say, for a fallen jedi knight, I expected more. It felt bad killing her. She put up that bad of a fight for me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “In your case, I don’t doubt it. At least it’s over.”

“Is it Ahsoka or has the war only started for the alliance and me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him carefully before sighing and looking away. “Didn’t you have a saying for war in general?”

“Maybe, but now I am in it beside you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Wouldn’t have it any other way.”

“So what about your fleet and the 501st?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Well, they are still being on the high list in terms of how tough and what victories we had.”

“I meant their readiness. I sincerely doubt the republic would send one of their best offensive armies to garrison Pantora.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “After Anakin saw the force you had. He asked the republic to see if we can join up with our own fleet and deal with a few planets and sectors we have on our list.”

“I see, so the republic will like to try and combine our two forces huh? That will bring the combined fleet to fifteen ships.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “But it doesn’t matter the amount as long as you have skill and strength.”

“Well it does help that most are destroyer class and my flagship has the silencer.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stares at him. “Looks like there’s no point in hiding it.”

“Not really, as your master and he most likely told your jedi council already.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “You think there might be an attack on your ship one day?”

“More like they will try and seize it to uncover the silencer’s blueprints. Unfortunately, the one in the ship’s database is a fake and it will destroy any ship that has that design, for it will not be able to handle the strain and blow up taking the ship with it.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Smart stallion.”

“You know it.” Blitz says walking over. “So want to train a bit?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yes, let’s. Now where did we leave off?”

“Meditation.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Okay, let’s start.” She said getting comfortable.

Blitz joins her as they start meditating, but to Ahsoka’s surprise she could feel his connection to the force stronger than ever.

“What happened to you?” Ahsoka asks.

“Got captured by a cult because my wives were too trusting with them and they somehow blocked my magic and stuffed me into a one room house with nothing to do, but meditate.” Blitz said.

Ahsoka looks back at him. “And you got stronger?”

“More like really established my connection to it.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks him over carefully. “Cult? You have cults too?”

“Yeah, will tell you about it in great detail later.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “You need to reevaluate your life.”

“Why? You’re not wearing a wedding ring yet.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka smiles. “Blitz. You need to check your jokes more. Who knows who could be listening in on this conversation?”

“Alright, alright, now to meditation.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods as she tries to meditate again.

---

“So these are what the Mandalorians used to achieve complete air superiority.” Captain Rex says as he Anakin, and Barriss looks at the fighter jets.

Anakin hums as he looks them over. “Looks good enough, but these things are looking like they run on another type of fuel than a reactor core.”

“You’re correct, they run on an older model of engine that is an upgraded version of a pre spacefaring era engine.” A mandalorian technician says.

They all look at him. “And how does it fare against our engines?” Barriss asks.

“Well in an atmosphere like this, it isn’t a contest. They can fly circles around a starfighter, but the drawback is they can’t be used in space.” The tech says.

Rex hums. “And what do you use for space combat?”

“We have starfighters, but we prefer to use the specialized fighter jets over them on a planet. They are maybe old fashioned, some may even call them relics, but look at the results in the hands of a good pilot and you will see while we still use them.” The tech says.

They all stare at him before they hear a yawn and look over to see Blitz walk over with Ahsoka trailing behind him. “Hi guys. Like the fighter’s?” Blitz asks, stretching his neck.

Barriss just stares at him, making Blitz sigh before putting his helmet back on so she could focus a bit better.

Ahsoka shakes her head a bit. “Get your head into the game here. We are still on the clock.” She said walking over to them.

“I can just imagine how the rest of the galaxy will treat my species.” Blitz says facehoofing onto the helmet.

Ahsoka sighs. “Let’s just hope they can listen long enough and get used to it.”

“Anyways, Ahsoka here tells me you have sent a request to combine the 501 and the four mandalorian clans under my commander into a collision army.” Blitz says.

Anakin nods. “That’s the idea. We can take down many sectors in need quicker and easier.”

“If Mandalore agrees to this request with the alliance I will do it. Also, there was a second reason for this operation that has captured several key bordering sectors.” Blitz says.

Rex watches him carefully. “And you know?”

“I do. Many mandalorian clans are in hiding or on the fence when Mandalore called them to war against the CIS. With this, we have demonstrated our power and…” Blitz stops to let them finish.

“To get them off of the fence and come out of hiding to join you.” Ahsoka says remembering similar situations in history before most, if not all, mandalorian clans assemble to fight together.

“Correct.” Blitz says.

Anakin sighs. “And you hope to gain more at this point?”

“They will come. I know of one clan that will jump at the chance to hurt Dooku’s armies even though I personally dislike them.” Blitz says.

Rex raises an eyebrow. “Who?”

“Death watch.” Blitz says.

They all frown at that. “I think you said they weren’t real Mandalorians.” Anakin said.

“Now the mandalorians are savage and sadistic at times, but still mandalorians. The pretenders are the gutless pacifists who hold our home world.” Blitz says.

They just look confused. “You made pretenders to protect the home world but you sent the real guys out into space?” Ahsoka asks.

“No, a lot of the clans have been nomadic for centuries either hunting or looking for work with no wars to fight. This recent new government style is an insult to most clans. They turned their backs on their culture and heritage. They have forgotten the heroes who sacrificed everything for their people. In many ways, most clans hate them more than they dislike death watch because of their methods.” Blitz informs.

Ahsoka grimaces a bit. “You must really have hatred. I thought your kind was love and kindness?”

“I’m a mandalorian. We don’t care what you are. It is who you are that matters to us.” Blitz says as Anakin notices some mandalorians lounging around, playing darts and on the board is a picture of the duchess currently ruling Mandalore.

“You have a lot of spare time.” Anakin remarks as he still watches the group.

“No, we are currently just waiting impatiently on the ground here. Those are some of the pilots who are waiting to either be shipped off to the next battle or to be ordered to sortie.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head a bit. “They won’t help with the supplies, will they?”

“Supplies here are loaded and ready to transport.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks around. “Is there anything to do?”

“Pretty much, not we have already done it and are just waiting. We didn’t expect the republic to take so long to send relief troops.” Blitz says.

Rex groans as he rubs his head. “Yeah, they are slow on that part sometimes.”

“At least the Pantorans are friendly to us.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks a bit. “And you hope to make a trade with them.”

“Their senator has already been in contact asking who they can talk to get it to happen.” Blitz informs.

Ahsoka smirks even more. “You got a connection already, don’t you?”

“Not yet, but I have set someone up for her to talk to.” Blitz informs.

“Her?” Ahsoka asks, grinning. “You got Twilight, didn’t you?”

Blitz sighs. “She is the diplomat for the planet. Princess of magic by the way!” He calls to the sky to everyone’s confusion. “So any word on relief troops?” Blitz asks.

Anakin looks at his datapad. “About two days so we are still stuck here. You got anything that needs to be done?”

“With that knowledge, I can start doing something.” Blitz says contacting Spike.

Spike looks up from the datapad he was looking at as the screen came on. “Do you need something?”

“I have just been informed that the relief will arrive in forty-eight hours. You know what I expect to be done by then.” Blitz says.

Spike quickly throws the datapad behind him. “You got it.” He said quickly, going to the controls.

Blitz cuts communications before starting to yell to the mandalorians to get ready to leave.

Ahsoka smiles a bit. “That young dragon is still like a kid.”

“Snips, don’t you think you should inform Master Luminara and Barriss here about something regarding Blitzkrieg?” Anakin asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Yeah. You and Rex can head off. Who knows if the troops need to be replaced from the leaving Mandalorians.”

“What does he mean Ahsoka?” Barriss asks after Anakin and Rex left.

“Well…Blitz is force sensitive like us, but he only recently discovered it like a few months ago recently.” Ahsoka explains.

Barriss grows confused. “Isn’t he too old?”

“Yeah, his species sub breed has an ability that is kind of like the force making him being force sensitive go unnoticed because it was always attributed to that.” Ahsoka explains.

“And being only recently discovered by the entire galaxy species didn’t help the jedi find him as a child, huh?” Barriss comments.

“You’ve read up on them from master Obi-wan’s report.” Ahsoka says.

Barriss nods. “Yes, this is a new civilization and should read up on how they are.”

“Good, so which did you like best amongst the sub-breeds?” Ahsoka asks.

Barriss hums. “I like the one that flies.”

“Pegasus sub breed and why, because they are the smallest?” Ahsoka kids with her.

Barriss gives her an annoyed look. “No, because of freedom to fly.”

“Ah. So how do you think Master Luminara will take this?” Ahsoka asks.

Barriss shrugs. “Maybe read up a bit.”

“I meant him being force sensitive.” Ahsoka says.

Barriss smiles a bit. “Oh, that. She would probably ask why he isn’t with the council.”

“We best go inform her.” Ahsoka says.

Chapter 50: Don't Anger

Luminara sighs as she rubs her forehead. “Why is he not with us already?”

“Busy, at a young age was kidnapped by slavers and picked up and trained by mandalorians and now his species and planet has been excluded from the council as part of the alliance agreement since most of them have a force like power.” Ahsoka counted off.

“Yes, it would be next to impossible who has a true connection to the force and who doesn’t based on this preliminary report on their species.” Luminara says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “At least we have new friends in this. They are a strange and very powerful species and can even be stronger than master Yoda if possible.”

“I wouldn’t go that far.” Barriss says.

“And there is one more thing. It’s how he is being trained in the force.” Ahsoka says nervous.

They both stare at her. “What about it? He’s Mandalorian and probably passed all their tests to get this far.” Luminara asks.

“No, he is…learning from the sith holocron of Darth Imperious from the cold war era of the Great Galactic War.” Ahsoka says still nervous and quickly.

They now blink and Barriss was surprised. “Excuse me?!” Luminara asks angrily. “He’s being trained by a Sith Lord?”

“Well a holocron of one that is long dead.” Ahsoka says.

Luminara just groans and rubs her forehead. “Give me a moment.” She said turning around and walking away.

“This is bad.” Barriss says.

“It’s not as bad as you think as Master Anakin and Obi-wan know this.” Ahsoka says.

Barriss looks at her. “You do realize she’s a by the books type. And your masters aren’t exactly one too similar to mine.” Barriss said.

“I know, but on this if they saw a problem, they would have reported it. Also, it’s not like we can take another government’s head of defense and pretty much draft him, as he puts it.” Ahsoka says.

Barriss sighs. “You think Blitzkrieg will still be accepted now?”

“He doesn’t care either way. He just does his job. That is the way he has been for years.” Ahsoka says.

Barriss raises an eyebrow. “Yes, but he possibly won’t be allowed around some areas.”

“This also means that the sith won’t tolerate his presence. The thing they hate more than a jedi is another sith because that makes them a rival.” Luminara says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I think he’s got enemies on both sides right now so let’s not turn it into a worse situation.”

“Barriss, I want you to go determine his skill level.” Luminara says.

Barriss goes a little wide eyed. “Wait…what?”

“Ask to spar with him.” Luminara says.

Barriss looks a bit afraid. “Are you sure that’s a good idea?”

“Relax, just get some training sabers. He won’t hurt you.” Ahsoka says.

Barriss sighs. “Okay.” She said walking out.

---

“No, the attacker class jets first, then multirole, then the fighters.” Blitz informs as they were getting ready to ship out of the airfield.

Anakin raises an eyebrow. “Why not backwards? If the fighters are too good in the atmosphere.”

“Because the attacker class includes the bombers and if we are attacked, we can still sortie the fighters.” Blitz informs.

Anakin shakes his head. “And what about starfighters? They need to be in here anyway.”

“We are vacating ours so the republic has somewhere to put theirs unless you want to give us yours as a trade.” Blitz says.

Anakin raises an eyebrow. “Excuse me?”

“You want to leave our starfighters here, you got to give us something in return as how would we be as effective without them in space battles.” Blitz says.

Anakin looks unconvinced. “Uh huh. Right, you’re just going to leave your equipment here without trouble.”

“The starfighters, depending on what you give us. The fighter jets, heck no. You know how hard it is to find some business willing to make them nowadays and have a good quality to boot.” Blitz says.

Anakin rolls his eyes. “Right.”

“Is there a reason you’re hovering over my shoulder?” Blitz asks.

Anakin frowns a bit. “What do you think?”

“I think you want to try and fly one.” Blitz says.

Anakin huffs. “He figures it out.”

“Hey Johndus.” Blitz calls.

Johndus looks over. “Yes?”

“Take Skywalker up for one last patrol.” Blitz orders.

Johndus nods and heads to his F-22 nearby. “Come on nonbeliever.”

Anakin goes much to Blitz’s relief. Blitz sighs as he walks off in another direction. “Now I can get some relaxation.”

“Excuse me.” Barriss says walking up to him.

Blitz groans lightly as he turns to her. “Yes?”

“Um…well…I…” Barriss tries to talk.

Blitz sighs. “You know I am force sensitive now right?” Blitz asks.

Barriss nervously nods. “Yes.”

“I see, so your master wants to gauge me correctly?” Blitz asks.

Barriss watches him. “Yes, that’s correct.”

“Follow me.” Blitz says.

Barriss tilts her head as she follows him. “So…you got a training ground?”

“Yes and we will be alone since no one is slacking off either packing up or going on one last patrol.” Blitz says.

Barriss nods as she kept following before reaching a large enough tent with some fake weapons inside. “So…what’s the conditions?” She asks.

“Fight how you normally do.” Blitz says before he transforms into his humanoid form to her surprise.

Barriss blinks. “Ho…how?”

“My species ability allows us to do such things, but only recently have we been able to do this.” Blitz says tossing her a training sword.

Barriss catches it without knowing. “Recently?”

“Yes, my wife is pioneering a mix of technology and as we call it magic. This amulet is a prototype and the only one currently in existence.” Blitz says.

Barriss tilts her head. “And if I use it?”

“Not sure as it has only been used on me.” Blitz says.

Barriss raises an eyebrow. “Have you even tried?”

“Nope.” Blitz says, giving his practice sword a few test swings.

Barriss tests the weight of hers. “What’s the losing condition?”

“It’s just a spar. So think about real life fighting.” Blitz says.

After about fifteen minutes they stopped. “I got to admit you put up a better fight than that fallen jedi did.” Blitz says.

Barriss sighs. “Maybe it’s because I’m friendly.”

“No, your skill is greater. Truth be told, I was bored fighting her.” Blitz says shrugging as Barriss could sense no lies from him.

Barriss raises an eyebrow. “And how many Jedis have you taken down?”

“Truth be told, counting her, twenty-nine and most of the time, it is the jedi’s own arrogance that started the fight or led to their death.” Blitz says.

Barriss grimaces a bit. “And which of the ones got lucky?”

“I have had a fight with forty of your order. They were either smart enough to recognize an unwinnable battle and withdraw or circumstances didn’t let us finish.” Blitz says.

Barriss watched him carefully. “And what of now?”

“Have you learnt anything from our spar?” Blitz asks, putting back the training sword.

Barriss hums as she puts hers back. “A bit for now.”

“Then we are done.” Blitz says returning to pony form.

Barriss shakes her head. “Master Luminara was almost suspicious of you. And maybe still is.”

“I figure she would be. Like most of your order.” Blitz says.

Barriss shakes her head a bit. “And how would you describe the select few?”

“A little more open minded and not automatically say I am evil for not being with the Jedi or following their code.” Blitz says.

Barriss smiles a bit. “Well that’s good.”

“And what about you?” Blitz asks.

Barriss looks at him. “What do you mean?”

“Do you have your doubts?” Blitz asks.

Barriss sighs. “I don’t know at the moment.”

“Then I will not pry.” Blitz says.

Barriss sighs as she stands up. “Thanks for the spar.” She said walking away.

Blitz watched her walk away. ‘At least she isn’t trying to pet me now.’ Blitz thinks turning away.

Suddenly he was lifted and felt his mane being petted. “So soft.” She said, making him roll his eyes.

“Finally got to pet me like you wanted huh?” Blitz asks.

Barriss smiles as she keeps petting him. “You’re so cute.”

Blitz sighs.

Barriss keeps petting him before putting him down. “Okay, I got my fill.” She said smiling.

“You’re just like Ahsoka, wanting to pet me.” Blitz says.

Barriss smiles. “Well, at least that’s another thing we can talk about.”

“Like how you think I looked hot in humanoid form?” Blitz jokes.

Barriss gives him a funny look. “That’s just nonsense.”

Blitz grins. “Then why are you petting my tail?”

“Because it is cute as well.” Barriss says.

Blitz just rolls his eyes. “Just go already. Who knows when the next mission might come in.”

“Oh, one moment.” Barriss says before taking a picture of Blitz.

“What are you up to?” Blitz asks.

Barriss smirks. “Just placing you into the archives as an alliance and Mandalorian general.”

“Oh great and I’m in normal clothes.” Blitz says.

Barriss keeps smirking. “Well, at least you can show your true side and still your most menacing.”

“Oh ha ha.” Blitz says.

Barriss chuckles. “Maybe you can act menacing while like this. Who knows? You would be the most feared even with just one sight without anything on you.”

“I was right, you’re just like Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Barriss shrugs. “We are friends.”

“I’m going to the barracks.” Blitz says walking away.

Barriss grins. “Check the archives later.”

“I don’t have access.” Blitz says.

Barriss smirks. “Yeah, I’ll bet. And I’ll bet you’ll get it.”

Blitz shakes his head as he gets out of the tent. “I hate those that find me cute.” He remarked as he just aimlessly walked.

---

“So Blitz called last night?” Daring asks.

Twilight nods. “Yes, looks like I’m going to be working on a new trade treaty. Almost excited, but Celestia is sending over some advisors to help finalize the treaty.”

“Well it is our first interstellar one.” Daring says as Venator slept in her hooves.

Twilight shrugs a bit. “True. Who knows, we might be getting farther than ever with Blitz having some friendliness with the planets he is liberating. Maybe we can speed up our own space travel instead of relying on military ships.”

“Aren’t our own still working on our own ships?” Daring asks.

Twilight nods. “Yes, but we do need to speed up with different materials and types of equipment. Plus, the planets would send their own transports so that’s half of the ships needed gone from the workload.” She said as they hear yawning and they see Arcane coming around the corner. “My little prince is up. Breakfast sweetie?”

“Mommy.” Arcane says half asleep walking over.

Twilight giggles as she looks over his unkempt self. “Oh, is my little prince too tired to walk?” She teases as she uses her magic and places him in a chair and some changelings place some food for him as both mares stare at him.

“Twi?”

“I know. He’s bigger.” Twilight said a little surprised as Arcane seems to gain a little growth spurt.

Arcane yawns again as he looks to the plate. “Pancakes.” He said sleepily and just put his muzzle into the food and starts chewing from there.

“My big boy.” Twilight says petting his head.

Daring raises an eyebrow at his style of table manners. “You’re not going to punish him for eating like this?”

“He’s my baby, he ca…” Twilight was cut off by Pinkie.

“Eat just like you?” Pinkie asks with Sunshine on her back.

Twilight turns to them. “Maybe.” She said slowly. “How is the little filly here?”

“Hungry…” Pinkie stops when her own stomach growls. “Like me.”

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “And you didn’t eat at SugarCube Corner?”

“Because I moved in here when I had Sunshine.” Pinkie says.

Twilight shakes her head. “Go and make something. Just don’t make it too big.”

“Oh, look how big your big brother is Sunshine.” Pinkie says next to Arcane.

Sunshine chuckles as he is eating again. “Too much at times?”

“Oh you are right my cute little filly.” Pinkie says.

Twilight sighs. “Girls, did you ever believe it would get this far?”

“Well it is in the script.” Pinkie says.

“Huh?” The other two mares ask.

Pinkie grins. “Nothing.” She said stuffing some papers in her m…stop stealing from our systems!

“So how are the others that are getting near to giving birth?” Twilight asks.

Pinkie hums as she messes with the sc…hey! Cut that out! Don’t touch that par…! We’re blind. She blinded us.

---

“Ok, that should fix it.” Pinkie says.

Don’t touch us again. Now then. “What are you talking about?” Twilight asks confused.

“Hold on, let me roll for my medical check.” Pinkie says before rolling a d20 dice.

Neeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrddddddd!

Twilight just raises an eyebrow. “Um…have you been digging into the many games I have for Arcane?”

Arcane laughs sleepily. “Funny noises.” He said before sleeping on the half eaten pancakes.

“Oh, I rolled a 14, that means I know that Spitfire will give birth in less than twelve hours.” Pinkie says.

Twilight goes wide eyed. “What?”

“Yeah, she will be going into labor ri…” Pinkie was cut off by a cry of pain.

Twilight goes completely afraid and runs to Spitfire calling out and finds her on the ground. “Infirmary! Now!” She calls out.

---

“Ok Spitfire, you’re through it.” Twilight says dapping Spitfire’s head with a wet sponge.

Spitfire pants heavily as she looks at her. “Twi?” She asks, almost whispering.

“Yes?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire smiles. “Remind me to kill you later.” She said before closing her eyes and falling asleep.

“Come on Spitfire, don’t you at least want to see your foal?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire hums. “Just bring him here.” She said sleepily.

“Say hello to your colt.” Twilight says, giving her a bundle of cloth.

Spitfire smiles as she brings the colt close to her as he sleeps away. “I’ll feed him. Just let me rest.”

“Before you sleep, why do you want to kill me?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire chuckles. “Because you could have teleported us.”

“I could have…” Twilight says in realization.

Spitfire chuckles more darkly. “Yep and save a lot of time.”

“Before I go. There is somepony who wants to see you.” Twilight says.

Spitfire hums. “Who?”

“I’ll send her in.” Twilight says leaving and in walked Soarin.

Spitfire looks to her before sighing. “Hey Soarin.”

“Hey, you ok?” Soarin asks, sounding unsure.

Spitfire shrugs as she holds the colt close to herself and wraps a wing around him. “Here and there. Why are you here?”

“Look captain…I think it is time we mended the fence.” Soarin says looking away.

Spitfire smiles a bit. “What brought this on?”

“Well I heard you in pain from well…and I thought to myself after a while, why am I holding a grudge when the captain needs me?” Soarin says pausing in the middle.

Spitfire sighs. “Because I took your life from you. I changed who you were and nopony deserves that.”

“Yeah, but shouldn’t we put it behind us now? If not for our friendship or our stallion. Then for the foals?” Soarin asks.

Spitfire holds out her hoof. “Friends?”

“Sisters?” Soarin offered.

Spitfire chuckles and wraps a hoof around her and brings her in close. “Wives. The best kind that will protect our stallion and keep our foals happy.”

Soarin smiles. “So may I get a look at your little colt?” Soarin asks.

Spitfire nods and shows him the colt still sleeping. “You’re family. It’s only right.”

“Oh he has a crimson coat.” Soarin says.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, fiery disposition comes into play I believe.”

“Your’s or your colt’s?” Soarin asks.

Spitfire chuckles. “His.”

“So any ideas for a name for our crimson little pegasus here?” Soarin asks.

Spitfire hums. “Not really. Got any?”

“Sunrise Star?” Soarin asks.

Spitfire hums as she looks to the sleeping colt. “Sunrise Star. The red pegasus who will make a sight and make the sun rise for those that deserve it. Not bad.”

“Now you best think up a good one for mine when my turn comes up.” Soarin teases.

Spitfire chuckles. “It’s a promise. Now. I got to sleep. And so does this little one.”

“Sure captain.” Soarin says before kissing her to Spitfire’s surprise.

Spitfire blinks as she separated. “Um…what?”

“What? We are wives.” Soarin says.

Spitfire chuckles as she shakes her head. “Go on. Make sure the foals are okay.”

“But what about you two?” Soarin asks as the doctors keep using healing magic on Soarin.

Spitfire smiles. “We’ll be fine. What happened anyway?”

“Well nothing much, but should we call Blitz when you awaken?” Soarin asks.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah. It’s only right for him to know he has a new foal.”

“From what I saw from the recording of his call, he is so bored having only to do because he and the rest did everything already.” Soarin says.

Spitfire laughs a little. “Wow. He’s actually bored by work and this is supposed to be exciting every time.”

Soarin sighs. “Yeah, anyway. I’ll leave you two to sleep now. Celestia knows you need it.”

“Ah, I do, but Sunrise here is way ahead of me.” Spitfire says.

Sunrise yawns loudly and tries to sleep with some cute snores.

Soarin giggles as she watches him. “Alright. I’ll leave you alone now. See you later captain.” She said leaving.

“Your maternal instincts have really developed.” Spitfire says.

Soarin stops for a bit before looking back at her. “Only because of you. Guess it is a good thing.”

---

“Finally leaving.” Blitz says relieved and onboard the Darkline in his quarters.

Twilight smiles as she watches him from the screen call. “Guess you really wanted to leave because you were bored right out of your mind, right?”

Blitz groans. “What do you think? Anyways, how’s the trade agreement?”

“Talks have started and your liberation has gotten us a lot of good will right off the bat, but more on that later. One moment. Spitfire, are you able to come here for a second?” Twilight calls.

Blitz raises an eyebrow as he sees Spitfire come into the screen. “What’s going…?” He stops as he sees a little bundle of cloth in her hooves. “Is that…?”

“Meets your new colt, Sunrise Star.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles a bit. “I missed it.” He said sadly.

“Yeah, but you’re in a warzone so it can’t be helped.” Spitfire says understanding, showing Blitz his son’s crimson coat.

Blitz tilts his head. “Ah, our little red colt. What about his mane?”

“Let’s see, he’s blond.” Spitfire says showing him.

Blitz smiles a bit. “Well, that’s another one down. Whosoever left, give them an emergency hospital use so they can be ready.”

“Oh, I have put a device on each to alert us the moment one goes into labo…” Twilight was cut off when an alarm went off.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “You might want to get that.”

Twilight checks it before running off. “Fleetfoot, don’t worry, we are coming!” Twilight yells.

Spitfire sighs as she looks back to the screen. “Little Arcane has been wanting to talk to you. I’ll let you speak to him and let you know when Fleetfoot gives birth, okay?”

“Ok. In fact, get all the foals old enough to talk to get on here.” Blitz says.

Spitfire nods and walks away as he hears some talking off screen. He waited for a bit before the top of some heads were seen. “Too low.” Sunshine said.

Blitz snickers as they go off screen and grab some chairs before bringing it back on and sitting on them. “Hi dad.” They said.

“Hey there my foals. Have you been good?” Blitz asks.

They all nod. “Yep.” Azure said.

“Good and it seems you all are getting bigger.” Blitz says smirking.

Sunshine points to Arcane. “But he’s too big. Look.” She said bring out a ruler from her mane and hold it next to Arcane. “Not the normal height.”

“Sunshine, you’re a silly filly.” Blitz says smiling.

Sunshine grins. “Mommy helps.”

“Oh?” Azure asks, picking his sister up.

Sunshine laughs as she wrestles with him while Arcane shakes his head. “Why does it feel bigger than ever now?” He mused.

“Ok you three.” Blitz says before reaching out with the force and lifting all three up slightly.

They go wide eyed and look at him. “How…?” Azure tries to ask.

“Your dad knows a few tricks.” Blitz says smirking.

Arcane frowns a bit. “Dad.”

“Ok.” Blitz says letting them all be lowered back down.

Arcane shakes his head a bit. “Dad?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Arcane raises an eyebrow. “When are you coming home?”

“I will be coming home soon for a visit, but will have to leave again soon after.” Blitz says, sounding sad.

They all slouch at that. “Why now?” Sunshine dramatizes.

“Your dad has to go out and keep beating up bad guys.” Blitz says.

Sunshine immediately perks up. “Oh, okay. Hey, can you bring presents? We love presents.” She cheers as she hops in place.

“I can’t tell you that. It would ruin the surprise.” Blitz says.

Sunshine pouts cutely. “Not fair.”

“Life isn’t fair.” Arcane said, shrugging.

“You three are going to be extra good for me and watch out for your mothers and younger siblings?” Blitz asks.

They all salute. “Yes sir.” They all said.

Sunshine suddenly leapt up to the screen and actually pushed her head through. “When are we going to get our own omnitools?” She asks, ignoring the two colts behind her in shock at the sight of a filly that phased through a hologram screen onto the other side on the other end of the call.

“Sunshine. No breaking the laws of physics before lunch.” Blitz reminds.

“Aww.” Sunshine groans and pulls her head back. “No fun.”

“Now for your question. Your mothers get to decide.” Blitz says.

They all slouch a bit. “Yeah, not fun.” Azure said.

“What do you think Octy, are they ready for one?” Blitz asks spying the mare behind them.

Octavia giggles as she walks out behind them. “Well, if they were responsible enough. Then again, they are falling into this anyway and the quicker the better. Do they have training types?”

“Yes.” Blitz says.

Octavia grins a bit. “Give them a ‘restricted’ one. Fully ready for anything and the latest, but have them ‘restricted’.”

“I will leave that to you and the rest, ok?” Blitz asks as Azure hugs his mom’s leg.

Octavia laughs as she hugs him back. “My little colt.”

Arcane and Sunshine shake their heads. “Hey dad?” He asks.

Blitz smiles at Azure’s hugging. “Yes Arcane?”

Arcane tilts his head a bit. “Hold on.” He said before turning around and they see a smoke come out before forming into Terra. “Hi auntie.”

Terra smiles. “Hello my little colt. Hi Blitz.” She said waving to the screen.

“Hey Terra, been having fun with the foals?” Blitz asks as she is dogpiled.

Terra giggles as she lets them all crawl over her. “Yes I have. They are a good bundle of joys. Though I need to talk a bit alone with you.”

“Well I don’t have the time right just at this moment. I have to hang up soon.” Blitz says.

Terra sighs as she is hugged by the foals. “Fine. I’ll talk to you when you come over. This is about a certain future.”

“I see, oh and one last thing.” Blitz says.

Terra raises an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“Atomic drop.” Blitz says.

Terra goes wide eyed and yells out as all the foals pile drive her. “Dang you, you heathen.” She playfully cursed.

Blitz chuckles. “Play nice guys.” Blitz says before cutting the line.

---

“You ok?” Twilight asks Fleetfoot.

Fleetfoot moans and looks at her. “The foal.”

“She is perfectly fine.” Twilight says.

Fleetfoot sits up a bit. “She?”

“It’s a filly.” Twilight says.

Fleetfoot smiles gently. “What does she look like?”

“Here she is and thankfully the doctors didn’t have a complication with your delivery.” Twilight says, giving her a wrapped bundle.

Fleetfoot smiles and takes her and pulls back the cloth to see her filly. “I like that she didn’t get hurt. And I’m happy this is over.”

“Yeah, I’m happy they didn’t have to operate on you like Spitfire.” Twilight says.

Fleetfoot looks up in shock. “What?”

“They had to operate to save both her and the foal’s lives. It really gave us a scare.” Twilight says.

Fleetfoot looks worried. “What happened?”

“Shh. Don’t worry about it right now.” Twilight says.

Fleetfoot sighs as she still stays worried. “Can I see them?”

“Spitfire?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire yawns as she sits up in her bed with Sunrise. “Yes?”

“Can you come see Fleetfoot?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire nods as she comes over with Sunrise in her hooves. “What do you need?”

“Hey captain, you ok?” Fleetfoot asks.

Spitfire nods and shows her stitched scar on her stomach. “Yeah, but my flying days are over for a bit until this heals and even then I have to take it easy.”

“I see. At least you will fly again though.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire nods as she rocks Sunrise. “Yeah, but not the same as before. Guess it’s the retired commander for me.”

“No way Spitfire. With our new healing, you will be able to fly again in a few months.” Twilight says.

Spitfire smiles. “Let’s wait until I’m healed the natural way and then you could do what you want.”

“So I hear Soarin kissed you.” Twilight says smirking.

Spitfire rolls her eyes. “She apologized.”

“And kissed you?” Twilight asks with a knowing smile.

Spitfire groans. “Yes. It caught me off guard for a bit. I think she needs Blitz’s help.”

“You think her maternal instincts have taken such a hold, she wants a foal of her own?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, think one of you girls can keep her satisfied for now until Blitz comes back?”

“Not sure…maybe Diamond can.” Twilight says smirking.

Spitfire smirks as well. “Two changed stallions on each other? This might be fun.”

“Now, now captain, don’t get too excited. Remember the stitches.” Twilight reminds.

Spitfire chuckles. “I won’t. Though can you keep a recording?”

“I plan to if the first time is any good.” Twilight says.

They all giggle as the foals yawn together as they try to sleep. Spitfire smiles as she looks to Sunrise. “I wish he can be here for them right now.”

“He is coming home soon. I can feel it.” Fleetfoot says.

Twilight smiles. “Well, I did overhear his talk with the foals. He is coming back soon, though it may take a while and even then he would have to leave again soon.”

“That is to be expected. Heck, any of the wonderbolts or the shadowbolts wouldn’t be here so much if we weren’t pregnant.” Spitfire says.

“So that is why Soarin leaves from time to time.” Twilight says.

Spitfire nods. “We have to take care of the business somehow and she is the only one who isn’t pregnant.”

“Speaking of which, I kind of sent an invite to the others to come by to visit, saying you had just given birth.” Fleetfoot says nervously.

Spitfire looks at her slightly. “Yeah, you did a bad idea.”

“Hey, I thought they would be excited to meet little crimson there.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire rolls her eyes. “Can I have my time alone with this one? I think she needs it.” She asks Twilight, making Fleetfoot sweat a little.

“No Spitfire, she is weak from giving birth and you are barely walking around in here.” Twilight says.

Spitfire frowns. “I’m commander.”

“And I’m the bucking queen.” Twilight replied back.

“Yes ma’am.” Spitfire sighs.

Twilight smiles. “You’ll get her one day. Just not now.”

“They replied they would be coming today.” Fleetfoot adds.

Spitfire glares at her slightly. “I’ll deal with you later.”

“Wait, before you continue, let’s take a look at her filly.” Twilight says.

Spitfire sighs and shows Sunrise to her.

“I’m thinking of Pearl Petal for her name.” Fleetfoot says looking at the dark blue coated filly with her white mane.

Twilight smiles. “I think that’s a wonderful name.”

“Yeah and it fits her.” Spitfire says looking to see she had a horn.

“Yeah, she takes after her father, but with my mane.” Fleetfoot says before kissing her filly’s forehead.

Twilight smiles. “Guess it’s time to make another necklace in case she wants to fly.”

“I thought you were going to mass produce them.” Spitfire says.

Twilight smirks. “Yeah…decided against knowing it would be abused. Crime and all. A unicorn can rob a bank and then use it to fly away and nopony can tell the description properly.”

“Ah, point, but it can also be used to let unicorns and earth ponies to see what it is like to fly with us.” Spitfire says.

Twilight holds up a hoof. “Don’t bother. Besides, like I said. It can be misused and copied and possibly harm somepony. I can’t risk it.”

“I guess…but you will make them for the foals, right. Think about it. You are teaching all the foals magic.” Spitfire says putting thoughts in Twilight’s head.

Twilight groans and rubs her head. “Let’s talk about this tomorrow. Right now, it’s best the foals get some rest with you two.”

“You rest Twi. Please push her to a reception room to meet the rest of my team.” Spitfire says.

Twilight sighs. “Fine. Or I could let them in. Better than moving her around. Even you.”

“No, she sleeps. I will inform them when we talk.” Spitfire says.

Twilight still rubs her head. “Sit in a chair. I need to lie down a bit.

“You feeling ok?” Spitfire asks, getting into the wheelchair.

Twilight sighs. “With Terra talking to me about something important and Blitz’s war problems, I feel a big headache. Top it off with the trade agreement and you got a massacre.”

“Ouch, sounds like when I’m forced to do paperwork at the academy.” Spitfire says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah. Now let’s go see the others. Night Fleet.” She said wheeling Spitfire out.

“Night.” Fleetfoot says wrapping her wings around Pearl.

Spitfire smiles as she looks back to her. “She’ll be a good mother.”

“Now let’s hope Shadow calms down a bit after she gets hers.” Twilight says.

Spitfire chuckles. “Yeah, that mare has finally gotten her dream life. After all these years.”

“Yeah, she even has decorated the room next to hers for her foal.” Twilight says.

Spitfire laughs. “Yeah, the life she never thought she would have and she’s going to make sure she has that life forever. Being a mother.”

“Yeah.” Twilight says as a changeling came up to her.

“Pardon me my queen, but the wonderbolts are here.” He says.

Twilight nods. “Good. You know what, grab your friends and have yourself a breeding session with the mares in the breeding rooms. They sure like it.” She said before leaning down to Spitfire. “Let’s go put you with your family.” She said gently petting Sunrise’s head as the changeling leaves.

Spitfire breathes heavily before sighing.

Twilight smiles at her. “It’ll be okay. They are family as well as friends.” She said as they entered the eating room.

“Hey captain.” Blaze greets.

Spitfire smiles and shows Sunrise. “Hey guys. Meet my son, Sunrise Star.”

“Captain, you ok?” Blaze asks, seeing her in the wheelchair.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, just fine. A little weak and everything. I should be back up soon.”

“No hugging her, any of you. The doctors had to operate during the delivery.” Twilight says.

Fast looks at her worriedly. “She is okay, right?”

“Yeah, she will recover, but it will take a while.” Twilight says as Spitfire reluctantly showed her stitches.

Misty and the others hissed. “What happened?”

“A complication came up. It put mine and Sunrise’s lives in danger.” Spitfire says.

Misty leans in a bit. “But you are fine, right?”

“Yeah, I am, but I may be relegated to a desk until I recover.” Spitfire says.

Blaze sighs. “So what now?”

“Well, I’m going to inform you that not long before you arrived, Fleetfoot gave birth.” Spitfire says.

They all looked shocked. “Really?” Misty asks.

“Yeah, luckily no complications happened and she named her little unicorn filly, Pearl Petal.” Spitfire says.

They all smile a bit. “Well at least she made it.” Blaze said.

“Yeah, you all better show respect too because one day, my little Sunrise will lead the wonderbolts.” Spitfire says confidently.

They all chuckle nervously as Sunrise yawns cutely.

“That is right, fear the next generation you slackers.” Spitfire jokes holding up Sunrise.

Sunrise still yawns.

The wonderbolts playfully salute Sunrise before most of them start laughing with Spitfire.

Twilight smiles as she walks off. “Make sure you bring her back to bed you guys.”

“Yes ma’am.” The wonderbolts say together.

Spitfire frowns playfully at her. “Hey, they’re my team. Stick to your own bugs.”

“Nope.” Twilight says playfully.

Spitfire keeps playfully frowning. “Oh great queen, back off.”

Twilight giggles as she closes the door behind her.

“I envy her sometimes.” Spitfire said.

---

“Let us see, I got the intact droid. I got Pantoran made plushies and toys. And some foreign jewelry for my wives.” Blitz says checking some bags.

Spike shakes his head a bit as he sat with Blitz and Ridley. “I’m surprised they gave you some toys just like that.”

“I paid for them Spike.” Blitz says annoyed at the dragon.

Spike rolls his eyes. “Geez, what’s got your tail in a twist?”

“I had to remind some of the troops to not take anything through looting and had to pay for what they took.” Blitz says annoyed.

Spike raises an eyebrow. “I can place some credits into your account to account for the paid things. I got nothing to spend it on.”

“No thanks. So what you got planned, going to run from the big sisters when we get back or going to take Slender straight out onto a date?” Blitz asks.

Spike chuckles. “Hardy har har. No, I’m just going to drop the girls off because I have something to do.”

“Oh, does it have to do with a gift you sneaky reptile?” Blitz says nudging him.

Spike laughs a little. “I wish. No, but it could be counted as a gift. Thank goodness I never spent much on anything since I got credits from that poker game.”

“I can give my little brother a little loan.” Blitz says.

Spike smirks. “I told you. I never spent and you have never seen the balance on my account.”

“I know, but we are family, right.” Blitz says.

Spike sighs. “Yeah, but I’m still not telling big bro.”

“Oh come on, your off duty right now with me. Let’s go do some recreational activity.” Blitz says.

Spike shakes his head. “Can’t. Have to check on the ‘gift’.”

“Come on, one game of racquetball won’t hurt.” Blitz says.

Spike sighs. “As much fun that might be, I have to do a checkup.” He said before getting up and leaving.

“Nope, not allowed.” Blitz says dragging Spike to the court.

---

“Come on, come on mommy. We have to go to meet daddy at the Spaceport!” Arcane exclaims.

Twilight smiles and picks him up. “Okay, we’ll go soon enough. Just let me grab my things. Now what are you going to do when he comes in?” She asks, getting her bags.

“Run up to him.” Arcane says happily.

Twilight giggles. “Oh sweetie. Alright, let’s go.” She said walking out with him.

“Mommy, will mommy Spitfire be able to go with us?” Arcane asks.

Twilight sighs. “No sweetie. She’s too weak for much movement at the moment. She’ll be fine soon, but she needs time.”

“Ok.” Arcane says with a sad tone.

Twilight smiles and wraps a wing around him. “She’ll be back flying soon enough. Give it time.”

“Ok mommy.” Arcane says.

Twilight sighs as she walks with him to the spaceport where the others were waiting. “Hey girls, has he come in yet?”

“Not yet.” Applejack says.

Twilight nods as she sits nearby. “How long does he have before going off again?”

“Don’t know.” Fleetfoot says.

“Twilight?” Trixie calls walking up.

Twilight looks behind her to see Trixie. “What are you doing here?”

“Well Trixie is here to see her husband when he gets off the transport to surprise him.” Trixie says.

Twilight smiles. “I’m sure he would love that.”

“Oh little Arcane, how you have grown since Trixie last saw you.” Trixie says.

Arcane smiles. “Hi miss Trixie.”

“Hi.” Trixie says shaking his hoof with her own.

Twilight smiles greatly. “So how has married life been?”

“Good.” Trixie says.

Twilight chuckles. “Of course it has been. So do you have anything planned for him?”

“Well Trixie won’t go into details, but he owes Trixie for being away so long.” Trixie says.

Twilight giggles. “So does ours, but we don’t know how to split it up between us all.”

“Trixie hear you…Trixie thinks that is them.” Trixie says.

They all look over to see a shuttle touchdown and soon opens to some soldiers as they step out and soon meet up with friends and family. “Blitz?” Twilight and the others call out among the crowd.

“Sharp.” Trixie calls holding up a sign.

Sharp chuckles as he walks on over and hugs her. “Hi honey.”

“There you are.” Trixie says smiling.

Twilight smiles as hears them and looks around. “Blitz?” She called.

“Twi!” Blitz calls.

Twilight jumped up over the crowds of ponies and couldn’t see him before feeling a strong hug as she came back down. “Blitz.” She said hugging him back.

“Come on Twi, you can’t keep me to yourself.” Blitz says.

“Daddy.” Arcane calls climbing up his back.

Blitz chuckles as he tries to shake him off. “Oh you want to hug from there huh? Well hang on.” He said before trying to shake him off as Arcane laughs.

“Dad.” Azure says walking up.

Blitz laughs as he grabs him and hugs him. “Hugs for all.”

“Wee.” Sunshine calls hanging onto him.

Blitz laughs as the mares all watch with the rest of the foals watching him before most of the foals start to crowd him and bring him down. “Help me. I’m drowning in bundles of joys.”

“Not a chance.” Fleetfoot says holding a sleeping Pearl.

Blitz sits up and looks at her. “Is that…?”

“My daughter. She really takes after you, but has her mother’s mane and tail.” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz smiles as he sits up and starts to give the foals back to their mothers as he walks over. “What’s her name?”

“Pearl Petal.” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz smiles as he looks to the foal. “Hey there Pearl. I’m your dad.”

“She is asleep and sleeps most of the day.” Fleetfoot says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, I do that most of the time anyway.”

“What did you bring us daddy?” Sunshine asks, bouncing on his back.

Blitz sweats now. “Um…”

“Don’t forget your droid.” Spike calls from the ship as a commando droid steps past him. “Minerva cleaned his system and replaced it with a servant protocol until you need something later. All weapons are cleaned out too.”

“My foals, I brought back a new playmate for you.” Blitz says as a CIS commando droid walks out.

Twilight’s eye twitched. “Blitz?” She asks calmly.

“I thought you could use a bodyguard/playmate/servant to give you girls a break at times and they can color him and make alterations whenever they want.” Blitz says.

Twilight takes a breath. “Remind me to add you to the kill list later.”

“You won’t.” Blitz says petting her.

Twilight purrs as she leans into the petting. “That’s nice.”

“See.” Blitz says.

“Sis!” They hear and look over to see the cmc running to their sisters before hugging them and the foals they were with.

“So how much are they going to get chewed out for not telling them their jobs were with Spike leaving the planet?” Blitz asks.

Twilight frowns a bit. “Probably a bit. Though they might understand in the end. Where is he anyway?” She asks as she sees Slender under a cloak trying to stay hidden by the tree line.

The ship’s engines were heard and they watched the door closed as it took off back into space. “Um…Spike?” Apple Bloom asks on her omnitool.

“Enjoy yourselves girls. I’ll come back for you…maybe.” Spike answered.

“Oh, running away from the angry big sisters even though you are off duty, huh?” Blitz asks, smirking.

“No, I need to take care of some things on my own. Besides, they have been away too long and they deserve to spend time with their family.” Spike replied.

“He is so totally running away scared.” Scootaloo says.

“Scoots, just enjoy time. When was the last time you wanted to spend time with your sisters?” Spike asks.

‘We’ll get you back for hanging us out to dry you.’ Scootaloo thinks.

“Also, give Slender a night on the town. She spent too much time with me.” Spike said before cutting the line.

“Oh you will pay for that.” Slender says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow to Blitz. “What the heck happened?”

“I have been sworn to secrecy.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks confused. “Secrecy huh?”

“Yeah, lil’ bro has a plan and so do I.” Blitz says before nuzzling her.

Twilight purrs and nuzzles him back. “What is your plan?”

“Spending time with my mares and my foals.” Blitz says as Applejack helps Minerva into the vehicle they came in.

Twilight grins. “Then let’s go. Spitfire and Sunrise is waiting for the father to come in.”

“Lead the way queeny.” Blitz says.

Twilight just slaps her tail on his face as she walks away.

“Trying to entice with that flank already huh?” Blitz asks.

Twilight chuckles as she keeps walking. “You would know ‘commander’.” She teases as she catches up with the rest.

“You really have missed me.” Blitz says getting in.

---

Spitfire was sitting alone in her room watching the news with Sunrise sleeping next to her.

“How’s my new mother and son?” Blitz whispers walking in.

“Blitzy.” Spitfire says smiling at him.

Blitz smiles as he walks up to her and hugs her. “You okay? Twilight told me what happened.”

“Yeah. The doctors say I can’t walk around too much.” Spitfire says.

Blitz nods and looks to Sunrise. “Hi there my little colt. I’m your daddy.” He whispered.

Sunrise gave no response beside his snoring.

Blitz chuckles and looks back to Spitfire. “You did a great job.”

“Yeah, now I just have to heal and get back into form.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her. “I love you Spits.”

“Easy now, wounded flier here.” She reminds me.

Blitz smirks. “And when healed up and ready to go, I’ll remind you what your position is.”

“Oh I know. It is on top of you.” Spitfire says putting a hoof on his chest.

Blitz grins. “I thought you liked being on bottom?”

“You wish.” Spitfire says smirking before she hears a yawn as somepony awoke.

They both look over and smile as Sunrise yawns and looks to them before smiling and giggling.

“Hey there Sunrise. I’m your dad.” Blitz says before booping his stomach.

Sunrise laughs and tries to grab his snout.

“Oh fiery, like your mom huh?” Blitz asks.

Sunrise giggles and grabs him before biting his nose.

“Oh, just like your mom.” Blitz says tickling his stomach.

Sunrise giggles and tries to hang on as Blitz kept going before letting up and putting him back down where he let go. “Da.”

“Oh he is smart too I see.” Blitz says holding him.

Sunrise giggles and hugs him.

“Want to ride on my back little guy?” Blitz asks.

Sunrise cheers. Blitz puts him on his back and walks around. Sunrise cheers as he grabs Blitz’s mane as Spitfire smiles at them. Blitz smiles as he gets close to Spitfire before pecking her cheek. Spitfire smiles and pecks him back as she rests down on the bed again. “Can you deal with him for a bit? I got to get some sleep.”

“Will do.” Blitz says walking out with Sunrise only for Sunrise to start crying. Blitz looks worriedly back to him. “What’s wrong my little colt?”

“Ma!” Sunrise cried.

Blitz sighs and walks back in. “Alright. I’ll leave you with ma.” He said placing him down to Spitfire. “Sorry love, but he wants to be with you.” Blitz says as Sunrise crawls to her and snuggles into her.

Spitfire sighs as she looks at him. “Of course. At least he’s next to his mother.”

“Ma.” Sunrise says.

“He’s a mama’s boy.” Blitz says.

Spitfire smirks. “He’ll learn. Now let us sleep my little colt.” She said, wrapping her wing around him. Soon she felt him nursing. “He was hungry.”

“Tell me how long has he spent away from you?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire sighs. “Hardly a second.”

“That explains it.” Blitz says.

Spitfire smiles. “Has any other foal left their mother like this?”

“None have been glued to them twenty-four seven.” Blitz says.

Spitfire looks to him. “We have to train him. Maybe because you haven’t been here.”

“Yeah.” Blitz says petting Spitfire.

Spitfire purrs. “Spend time with your new foals.”

“I can’t without you or he will cry.” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs. “We’ll train him to spend time away from me.”

“If you say so.” Blitz says.

Spitfire lays her head down on the bed. “I love you Blitz.”

“Love you too.” Blitz says before casting a sleeping spell on her and Sunrise. Spitfire snores as Sunrise snores under her wing.

Blitz smiles as he leaves them and closes the door behind him. “I got to find a training book.” He said to himself as he walked through the halls.

“Oh Blitzy.” Blitz hear a familiar voice.

Blitz looks behind him and sees Diamond. “Hey there. Need something?”

“You.” She says leaning against him.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her. “How are you?”

“Happy you’re back.” Diamond says.

Blitz chuckles and kisses her cheek. “Good. Now then, how’s it been here?”

Diamond shrugs. “Mostly normal. Princess things, births, the foals running around and playing. Even Discord came by to play with them.”

“And you feeling lonely and missing our nights together?” Blitz says petting her.

Diamond purrs. “Yep.”

“You are going to have to share the first night back. So Fluttershy still teaching you sex ed?” Blitz asks.

Diamond shakes her head. “No, why would she?”

Blitz smiles. “Good. Now then, is there any food left?”

“I can think of one meal.” Diamond says.

Blitz chuckles and wraps a hoof around her. “You’ll get a protein shake soon. Just not here and definitely not here.” He said looking around. “Can you take me to Fluttershy?”

“Ok love.” Diamond says before they heard Night.

“Hey there sexy.” Night said walking up.

“That makes two.” Blitz says.

Night giggles as she rubs up against him. “Nice to have you back.”

“So who will be number three?” Blitz asks.

“Soarin, she needs it badly.” Night says.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Okay, give me a moment with a few of my mates and I’ll give it to her. Deal?”

“Don’t forget us.” Night says.

Blitz quickly kisses her and let’s go with a smirk. “Never. Now then, spending time with family.” He said walking off with both of them.

---

“You know Fluttershy, I just noticed. You haven’t gotten a session on dealing with new mares in a long time.” He said as he laid down on the bed with her head on his chest.

“I am preparing for my foal.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz smiles. “As expected, but don’t you feel like you should be doing something like that?”

“Not really.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz smirks. “Who has done it last time anyway?”

“Let’s see…it was Daring.” Fluttershy says thinking it over.

Blitz smiles. “More recently. The recent you got it.”

“Months ago.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz shrugs. “Well, you ever needed help with teaching a new mare?”

“No, Twi swore me off Night and Diamond after hearing they never went through sex ed.” Fluttershy says.

Blitz hums. “So nopony else? Nopony I need to know about either?”

Fluttershy says nothing.

Blitz looks at her. “Who did you do?”

Fluttershy remains silent and Blitz takes a very deep breath before yelling and all the castle heard it. “TWILIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTT!”

Twilight eeps as she drops her scroll. “Oh shit.” He said to herself before walking a bit and then teleporting into Fluttershy’s room.

Minutes later, Blitz was pacing back and forth in front of the two mares.

Twilight clears her throat a bit. “Um…we didn’t know?” She offered meekly.

Blitz gives her a look and she eeps before he paces again.

Fluttershy just kept looking down. “Why is this so bad?” She asks.

“Did she volunteer or did you force it on Ahsoka?” Blitz asks.

Twilight makes noises as she looks away and rubs her hoof behind her head.

“And you still don’t see a problem?” Blitz asks.

They both look at each other worriedly before looking away from each other in a bit of fear.

“Twilight, Fluttershy, you can’t keep doing this.” Blitz says.

They groan as they look down.

“Girls, if this keeps up…then our marriage might end.” Blitz says sadly.

They both look up in shock. “Wha…what?” Twilight tries to ask.

“If being with me results in you forcefully converting girls, this can’t continue. This isn’t like the Twilight I know and love and Fluttershy, you should know better.” Blitz says.

They both whine silently as they bring their heads down.

“You understand this has to change Twi. You weren’t like this before…Twilight, let Chrysalis talk now.” Blitz says, his tone growing angry.

Twilight groans before she calms down and soon reclines in her seat sultry like. “What do you want?” She asks in a double toned voice.

“You changed my Twilight.” Blitz says angrily.

Chrysalis laughs before smirking. “No, I just gave her the means to rebuild the hive and keep it going. Her choice on how to use it, is hers.”

Blitz looks at her angrily before sitting in a meditation stance before casting a spell that shoots a beam from his horn to Twilight’s.

---

Twilight groans as she rubs her head as Chrysalis shakes her head next to her. “He doesn’t know what is happening to you, does he?” She asks.

“I understand you are hurting my marriage with your actions.” Blitz says next to Chrysalis.

Chrysalis looks at him and tilts her head a bit. “Why, I just improved it. Made it better.” She said proudly as everyone took a pause.

“Twi, here now.” Blitz says.

Twilight perks up and looks between the two on opposite ends of her. “Um…”

Blitz sighs. “Twi, you are not the same ever since this whole connection. Some things I can accept, the increased sexual desire, yes, the desire for new foods that are mostly inedible to ponies, yes, but when it starts making you practically enslaving others to add them to my wives, that is going too far.” Blitz says.

Twilight tears up as she looks down. “Wh…wh…why did I accept if you don’t want it?”

“Because someone who you let in out of the goodness of your heart has manipulated you.” Blitz says holding her.

Chrysalis huffs. “So now you want me gone forever from your life?” She asks turning away from them.

“No, but this cannot continue. Your own actions are about to lead to tearing the hive apart.” Blitz says freezing Chrysalis in place.

Chrysalis looks back to them. “So then what would you suggest? Seems the best way is for me to leave her body and pass on. I’ll leave all knowledge if you choose that by the way.”

“Look how big the family is already and there are already more than two hundred new hatchlings to the hive this year alone. You don’t need to push it anymore.” Blitz says.

Chrysalis keeps looking back at them before looking away again. “That’s true. Though since you mention I did hurt her in a sense and your marriage, I might as well…hey!” She yelled out as she felt something wrap around her midsection and looked to see Twilight hugging her tightly.

“Don’t go.” Twilight whispered, burying her face into her chitin.

“Alright, I will stay.” Chrysalis says sighing.

“Looks like Twi got you wrapped around her hoof.” Blitz says.

Chrysalis gives him a slight glare. “Shut up you hunk of stallion meat.”

“Yeah, the only one you will never get as it is for my mares only.” Blitz says before fading.

Chrysalis shakes her head before looking down to Twilight still hugging her. “You’re a good friend.” She said, smiling a bit as she hugged her back.

---

Blitz sighs as he walks up to the two mares with Twilight still a bit out of it and to Fluttershy. “We need to talk about the treatment. From now on, no more forcing it onto mares. They must agree and know what they are doing. Second Flutters, you must ask before doing that with another mare and if they say no, it means no and no vampire hypnosis, alright?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy sighs as she brings her head down. “That’s all of them.”

“Flutters, this is for two things. Our marriage and the little one on the way.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy sniffs. “Blitz, ask yourself. Who would agree?”

“Well you have many lonely mare here when I am away.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy blinks a few. “Blitz, why would they want me? They can have each other anyway.”

“You have more confidence in yourself than this.” Blitz says trying the jedi mind trick.

Fluttershy looks at him with a raised eyebrow. “What are you doing?” She asks, seeing the hoof waving.

“Dang it, I was trying to use the force to give you a confidence boost because that is all you need Flutters.” Blitz says petting.

Fluttershy hisses slightly. “Who’s hypnotizing who now?”

“It didn’t work and I’m not forcing you to do something against your will.” Blitz says holding and rocking her the way she likes it.

Fluttershy sighs as she rests her head against his chest. “Do you hate us?”

“No, but we can’t be forcing others into something you like, ok?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy gulps. “Okay. But can you do something?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy looks up to him. “Make sure we all have a chance in case we have to leave. Provisions and all.”

“Ok.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy gulps. “Leave you.”

“Nope, you’re my wife.” Blitz says before raspberrying her stomach.

Fluttershy eeps and then starts giggling as she keeps trying to push him away. “Stop it!”

“No.” Blitz says continuing.

Twilight smiles as she wakes up and looks over to see the funny spectacle. “Oh Blitz. Even through all this.” She said to herself.

Blitz smirks, hearing that, and uses his magic to lightly pull Twilight’s tail.

Twilight eeps and quickly grabs her tail. “Blitz!” She yelled to him.

“You’re not out of it yet.” Blitz says.

Twilight stares at him. “No nights for the whole time you’re here?” She asks, slouching with every word.

“No, I didn’t say that, but not tonight.” Blitz says.

Twilight still whines.

“Tomorrow though, if you can find a partner.” Blitz says.

Twilight perks up a bit. “What?”

“You heard me, but it can’t be any mare I take tonight.” Blitz says.

Twilight slouches now. “No fair.”

“It is. Taken turns Twi.” Blitz says.

Twilight groans.

Blitz smiles and kisses her cheek. “Enjoy yourselves girls. Just take it easy on hypnotizing. For now, I got to talk to some important ponies.” He kissed Fluttershy’s cheek before leaving. “See you later girls.”

Chapter 51: What is Human

“You three happy?” Blitz asks the three mares in his bed.

They all moan as they nuzzle him.

“I heard you kissed your Captain.” Blitz says turning to one.

Soarin smiles. “A way for getting back at her.”

“Oh you can’t fool me with that. So you sure you wanted to take the fertility potion before we had fun?” Blitz asks.

Soarin nods as she looks up to him. “Yeah, I want to be with the others here like everypony else.”

“Your maternal instincts have really developed since you helped Azure with his preening.” Blitz says.

Soarin nods. “Yeah, still can’t believe this happened to me.”

“So upcoming motherhood, how are you feeling you three?” Blitz asks.

They all look up to him and smile.

“So I’ll let you vote amongst yourselves, who did the best job.” Blitz says.

“You.” They all said.

“Ok, which mare did the best job.” Blitz says rephrasing the question.

They all look at each other. “Night.” “Me.” Night and the others say.

“Then you get a prize.” Blitz says.

Night perks up. “What is it?”

Blitz kisses her and whispers. “You get to sit by me tomorrow at breakfast and I will feed you.”

Night wiggles in excitement as she nuzzles him.

“Now Diamond and Soarin, I want you to watch the foals for a bit tomorrow, ok?” Blitz asks.

They both nod.

Blitz sighs. “Alright girls, either get some rest or get ready for the day tomorrow because it’s almost morning. Your choice.” He said and only gets hugs in response. “Sleeping in it is.” He said pulling the covers around them again. “Night girls.”

---

“So Minerva, are you ready to deliver your first child?” Blitz asks.

Minerva nods and holds his hoof. “Thanks for being with me…ow…for the time ever since I’ve been activated.”

“Don’t act like you’re going offline. I plan on being together for many years to come.” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles. “I love you Blitz.”

“I love you too.” Blitz says before crying is heard.

They look to see a dark purple colt unicorn with a black mane being held.

Minerva smiles as they give her the colt. “He’s…he’s…” She tried to say holding the little bundle.

“Complete organic?” Blitz asks before the scientist comes with a non-radiation portable x-ray.

They watch as he takes the colt and places him on a film before snapping a picture. “Clear.” He said before giving the colt back to them and looking at the system. “Huh, weird.” He said scratching his head.

“What?” Blitz and Minerva asks.

He moves away to show the screen. “I have no idea what I’m looking at.” He said as they saw a mixture of bones and organs that seemed to be both organic and metallic. “He seems to be both sides of the same thing yet, it seems all natural. I don’t even think he can be classified by current words even.”

“Techno organic.” Minerva offers.

The scientist scratches his head. “That works.” He said before writing it in a book. “So what’s the little tyke’s name?”

“Tek.” Minerva offers.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Repeat that.”

“Tek.” Minerva says smiling as she nuzzles the foal.

Blitz smiles. “Tek? Sounds appropriate. Though, we need a last name. You never had one, but me…hum.”

“Ascent.” Minerva says.

The doctors write that down. “Enjoy your new life.” She said walking away.

“Twilight will flip about this.” Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. “When can I leave?”

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her. “The doctors want to keep you overnight to check to make sure nothing happens. So just rest with your new foal. I’ll be right here.” He said, taking a seat next to her.

“Ok.” Minerva says before Twilight came in wide eyed and walked up with a zombie like pace.

Blitz chuckles at her reaction. “Yep, our little cyborg gave birth to a hybrid of the two. A natural one at that.”

Twilight just kept watching the new mother and foal unresponsive.

Blitz shakes his head. “Twi, we got to rest and so do these two very much. You can stay on one of the beds if you want to study from afar tomorrow.”

Still no response. Seeing this, Blitz gets up and walks over and waves a hoof in front of her face with no response. He chuckles a bit and picks her up like a statue before placing her in one of the bed and covers her up. “Sleep well my little restarting brain.” He said, kissing her cheek and closing her eyes.

---

“Ok my foals. You still think you can beat me?” Blitz asks as he continues to play racquetball with them.

“Yeah!” They all cheer as they all play against him.

“You’re down and you need to score four more times to win while I only need one.” Blitz says.

They all pout cutely as they ready their rackets. “We can beat you.” Sunshine said cutely.

“Without breaking the laws of physics.” Blitz says.

“We can’t beat him.”

“I’m not giving up.” Azure says.

Arcane steps up beside him. “Same here bro.”

“There must be a pattern to our dad.” Azure says as Blitz bounces the ball on the ground a few times.

Arcane tilts his head a few times and seems to have a few REM state on his eyes before he stops. “Got him. Let’s try this.” He said moving Azure and Sunshine to certain positions.

Sunshine looks to her spot in the back. “You sure about this?”

“Oh, got an idea of what I have planned and changed up your formation huh? Well let’s try this.” Blitz says throwing the ball up and acts like is going to spike it, making the three tense and move back, but in the end, barely strikes it making it fly at a moderate pace towards the wall.

They all watch it carefully before Arcane at the front hits it back at almost the same speed.

“Not bad, you reacted quickly to my fake out.” Blitz says hitting it after it hit the wall, making it ricque from one wall to another before heading for the ground.

Arcane raises an eyebrow before hitting again and makes it fly high after it hits the wall.

“Not bad son.” Blitz says before running to the wall and kicks off of it and smacks the ball back at the wall.

Arcane flies up with a quick flap of his wings and hits it back with a slightly panicked expression.

“A little too hard son.” Blitz says landing as the ball ricochets three times off the walls. “Good game you three.” Blitz says going to his foals.

Arcane sighs as he lands now. “We still lost.”

“The game isn’t about winning or losing, it is about having fun and spending time together.” Blitz says ruffing Arcane’s mane.

Sunshine just throws the racket behind her and makes a cow moo and a cat screech with a dog barking. “So what now?”

“I think I have an idea.” Blitz says advancing on Sunshine.

Sunshine growls and barks at him. “Back off. I got teeth.” She said baring her teeth.

Blitz smirks before grabbing and starts tickling her.

Sunshine yells out and starts laughing like crazy.

“Who has teeth now little sis?” Azure asks, smirking.

Arcane smirks and picks him up. “Hey dad, heads up.” He said throwing Azure to Blitz.

“No throwing siblings.” Blitz said, grabbing Azure and starts tickling him as Arcane chuckles before Blitz pulls him to him as well with his magic.

Arcane yells out as he starts trying to scratch his hooves against the ground to gain the ground.

“No use son.” Blitz says picking him up into the air.

Arcane starts flailing in the air as he tries swimming in the air.

Blitz smirks as he grabs Arcane.

Arcane yells as he tries to get out of his grip. “Let me go! Let me go!”

Blitz chuckles as he tickles him. “Never my son.”

“Oh that is precious. Isn’t it Octavia?” Twilight asks walking in.

Octavia nods as she watches from behind the safety glass. “Yes, one big happy family.”

“You going to go in and get Azure for his music lessons?” Twilight asks.

Octavia kept watching him laugh as it became a free for all tickle fight. “No, I’m going to let him enjoy this.”

“So, you shooting for a second child yet?” Twilight asks.

Octavia shakes her head. “No, especially when he’s going to be out on war anytime soon and it’s best I help keep Azure safe.”

Twilight pouts. “Dang it. Who else is going to try the time he is here?”

Octavia looks curiously at her. “You desperate?”

Twilight sighs. “I can only sleep with Blitz if I grab somepony who didn’t sleep with him and if I don’t get somepony in the time period he is here, I’m not going to be able to sleep with him especially if he gets to everypony else.”

Octavia blinks. “Wow, you are desperate.”

“I just went through emotional trauma. What do you think?” Twilight talks back deadpan.

“And let me guess, you can’t ask who slept with him last week right?” Octavia asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “I got to find one soon or I’ll miss my chance before he ships out and his ears are perked this way.”

‘Try one of the other Vinyls or the other me.’ Octavia writes down on a paper before walking past her and puts it in her tail.

Twilight raises an eyebrow as she looks to her tail as Azure rushes out and runs after Octavia. “Wait up mom.”

‘Foal number two, here I come.’ Twilight thinks before incinerating the paper.

Blitz sighs as he comes out with Arcane and Sunshine on his back. “Well that was fun. You two grab something to play. Board game or something.”

“Mommy, isn’t it time for my magic lesson?” Arcane calls.

Twilight smiles. “Yeah, let’s go.” She said, taking him and placing him on her back as she walks away.

Blitz sighs as he looks back to Sunshine. “So what do you want to…” He stops as he sees Sunshine with a hoof in the air before she seems to zip open the air and pulls herself through it before zipping the air back up and it disappears. “Do? Ah well.” He said to himself as he walked down the hall again.

“Enjoying the most you can, aren’t you?” Somepony asks Blitz as he looks to a window that has Terra leaning on the window sill as she looks outside.

“Yes, as I will be shipped off again soon and that reminds me, I got to call Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Terra smiles. “Can I talk to you about something important?”

“Shoot.” Blitz says.

Terra chuckles a bit. “I need your permission to be with Arcane and get closer as Twilight has kept me away for a long time.”

“He will decide whether you will or won’t be his wife. It has to be his choice without forcing it.” Blitz says.

Terra nods. “Doesn’t mean I can’t be his close friend. Most don’t go for the alicorn unless they are very huge or godlike. Look at your princess rulers.”

“My granddaughters.” Blitz reminds.

Terra waves him off. “Yes dad. My daughters, your granddaughters. But still, you notice the public’s reactions, right?”

“You may.” Blitz says suddenly, surprising her.

“What? Really? I had a big speech ready and everything.” Terra said, turning to him surprised.

“Yeah, just like that.” Blitz says.

Terra raises an eyebrow. “What about auntie Twilight?”

“She won’t give you as much hassle.” Blitz says.

Terra looks unconvinced. “She became a big head that breathes fire.”

“That was an illusion, besides I will talk to her.” Blitz says.

Terra sighs. “Well, time moves forward every day.” She said looking outside again.

“Tell me, what was my son like?” Blitz asks.

Terra looks back at him. “Son?”

“Your late husband.” Blitz says.

Terra smiles. “Handsomest, smartest, very powerful and most of the time, at times, a good stallion.” She said almost lost in a trance.

Blitz is quiet as she goes on.

Terra shakes her head afterwards. “Sorry.”

“No, I just wish I could have gotten to know him.” Blitz says.

Terra blinks away a tear. “Yes, he would have liked you too dad.”

“How did he die?” Blitz suddenly asks.

Terra stops for a moment. “I don’t know. He just said that…if I got a letter from him that had a few choice words…I would have to become this and get in the box. I don’t know what exactly happened to him before that.”

“So he coul…never mind.” Blitz says.

Terra looks at him carefully. “He could what?”

“Nothing.” Blitz says before walking away.

Terra watches as he walks away before sighing and looks outside again. “Yeah, you would have liked him.”

---

Blitz waits as the call rings.

The calls are answered as the ringing stops and a video is shown. “Hello?” Ahsoka asks as she came on. “This is Ahsoka Ta…oh, Blitz. You need something?”

“Ahsoka, how are you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “Just fine. You?”

“Good. So your master made any headway?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, we’re getting the fleet combined and working on our next moves. What about you? Got any plans being done?”

“I have plans, but can you meet me here?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks confused. “Um…sure. Why?”

“Let’s just say for your ears only in person.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Okay. I’ll come over in a day or two. Can you tell me why?”

“I don’t want to risk someone intercepting this.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and gets up a bit. “Okay, I’ll come over right now.”

“See you soon.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and cuts the line.

“Oh Blitz, I found some partners.” Twilight says in a singsong voice as she walks in.

Blitz smiles as he turns around. “Who?”

“Three in fact and you have to wait and see.” Twilight says in her singsong tone.

Blitz sighs and looks at her. “Twi?”

“Not telling.” Twilight says leaving.

---

“So you got both non pregnant Vinyls and our other Octy huh?” Blitz asks petting Twilight.

Twilight purrs. “Yes. They are the only ones who haven’t been touched.”

“Well not really. There is Octy, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie, and Daring.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and looks at him. “So…?”

Blitz smirks and grabs her before kissing her careful not to disturb the three sleeping mares and then let’s go. “You’re forgiven…for now.”

“Ya.” Twilight says quietly before falling asleep and Blitz gets up.

Blitz sighs as he wraps the covers around them and looks at them one last time before walking off. “Strange things as always.” He said to himself as he walked out and into the halls. “I wonder if anypony is up at this time?” He asks himself as he looks around and notices that the sun is setting already.

“I find new things amazing at times.” A voice said and peeks around a corner to see the balcony where he sees Terra and Arcane together watching the sunset.

Blitz shakes his head a bit. “Oh you two. Just be easy Terra.” He calls.

“Now keep going just like that.” Terra says letting Blitz know she was teaching him to control the sun.

Blitz watches from another window as he walks past and sees Arcane trying to control his magic on the sun and sees it move a bit. “Don’t mess up the times by the way. Some of us need to keep track now.” He calls again.

“Whatever.” Terra called.

“Dad.” Arcane says.

“You’re doing great.” Blitz says as he got a message that his guest was here.

Blitz sighs as he heads down to their own landing platform for little ships and sees a small ship land on it before opening to Ahsoka walking out. “Hey Ahsoka.”

“Hey Blitz.” Ahsoka says before picking him up.

Blitz rolled his eyes as he felt himself being petted. “Why?” He drones out.

“Because.” Ahsoka says, smirking.

Blitz huffs as he just lets her pets him. “How about we go to a private room for now?”

“Lead the way.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz doesn’t look at her. “I can’t when you’re still holding me.”

“Point the way.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz sighs and points with his hoof and she follows it to where she went into a room filled with books like a study. “This should do it. Close the door and put me down on the reclining couch.” Blitz said frowning that she was still holding him.

Ahsoka follows his instructions as she puts him down.

Blitz sighs in relief as he lays down on the couch and reclines on it. “Now we got the biggest thing that could get both of us in trouble.” He said putting a spell after she closed the door.

“That is?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz groans. “Hypnotism on you. Fluttershy and Twilight got you.”

“Huh?” Ahsoka asks before Blitz explains in detail.

Ahsoka stops for a bit as she sits by him. “So…I can be controlled?”

“Yeah.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “So…what now?”

“We can try and undo it.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looked him over as he looked like he was trying to rest. “Why did they do this anyway?”

“I gave you the heads up on Chrysalis and the event leading up to Twilight becoming a queen right?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, what about it?”

“Chrysalis left a mental command. Make the hive grow.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka just gets confused. “Okay, so…why is that so…” She stops as she realizes who would be king.

“Exactly.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “So then I would have to be…to you…”

“Your term for it?” Blitz ask.

Ahsoka tries to speak. “Wife?” She offered.

“If you want.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks surprised. “What?”

“You heard me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka tries to speak. “But…why? Why me?”

“I could ask you the same.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks away from him as she thought about it. “You know I would have to leave if I do, right?”

“Not necessarily. Your master hasn’t.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grows confused. “What?”

“Take a look.” Blitz says, showing her a video of Anakin’s wedding. “You would not believe what Minerva went through to get this data.”

Ahsoka looks on in complete shock. “But…that’s against…” She stops and puts her hand on her head. “Everything is falling apart more.”

“Well the jedi do allow it sometimes. Remember one of your masters of the council and is a husband and has a father.” Blitz reminds.

Ahsoka sighs. “Yeah, the whole thing is falling apart.”

“No, it’s just not as cohesive as you thought it was.” Blitz says before a spell hit Ahsoka without her notice.

Blitz looks up and raises an eyebrow at the sight as Ahsoka groans and sits up again. “Okay, that hurt.” Ahsoka said, rubbing her head.

“Welcome to being a pony.” Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka blinks and looks over herself. “What the…?” She asks looking at her hooves and body.

“So how does it feel?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Different really.”

Blitz smirk as he starts petting her. “Now who is petable?”

Ahsoka frowns at him. “Hey.”

“Oh, not liking it? Hold on.” Blitz says before using his amulet to transform into humanoid form and starts scratching her mane.

Ahsoka eeps before sighing in relief. “That feels good.” She said leaning into his scratching.

“Oh, do tell.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles and keeps leaning in. “Like I’m being massaged.”

Blitz smirks before stopping and reverts to pony form.

Ahsoka whines as she feels no more scratching.

“How does it feel?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs after claiming down. “Pretty good. Um…can I change back?”

“Twi casted a spell on you. We will need her to undo it after we talk.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “And…if I don’t want to?”

“Talk first, then you get back to normal.” Blitz says looking her over.

Ahsoka nods and notices him staring. “What?”

“You are quite attractive as a pony.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blushes. “Real…really?”

“Yeah.” Blitz says leaning against her.

Ahsoka blushes harder as she feels him almost asleep against her. “Um…?”

“So you had no idea this whole time your master and Naboo’s senator were hitched?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shakes her head as she keeps watching him. “No, not really.”

Blitz and Ahsoka talked for a few more hours before Blitz got up. “You think you can walk like that?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka tilts her head and looks to her leg. “Um…” She got off the couch and immediately fell down. “Ow.”

“Take some getting used to.” Blitz says, helping her up and lets her use him to find her balance.

Ahsoka looks at him. “So…if it so happens…would you take me in?”

“We had this conversation before Ahsoka.” Blitz says, helping her walk a few feet.

Ahsoka smiles a bit. “Just checking. Anyway, what are we going to do now when we ship out?”

“Business.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “But when we meet each other on the field, what will we do and talk like?”

“Just act normally as your master and others know we act like that to each other and won’t see a difference.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods as she keeps trying to walk. “You know, this ain’t half bad.”

“Just gets a little used to four legs right?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah. Guess it’s best to try the culture and life here.”

“Not too hard as you are a unicorn right now.” Blitz says tapping her horn.

Ahsoka tries to look up and feels around her head. “Huh, so that’s what that is.”

“Yeah, you’re just like me.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka keeps tapping her horn. “So…what can I do?”

“That will take years to teach.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka tilts her head. “But I know the force.”

“And I knew magic and it took me a while to just get a connection.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Guess we’re opposite of each other here.”

“Kind of in that respect.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles as she lets him go. “You’re a pretty good guy Blitz.”

“And you make a good mare.” Blitz says nudging her and she does the same back.

Ahsoka smiles as she keeps pushing back and soon it back a nudging contest. “Come on Blitz. I learned balance.”

“But can you walk?” Blitz asks, pushing her back.

Ahsoka grins and keeps pushing him. “Touchy that the male here can’t beat a good female.”

“No, actually females are in charge here, remember?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles and then grins. “So am I in charge of you?”

“Oh heck no, you aren’t a local.” Blitz says leaning against her lightly.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “But I’m female.”

“Not registered officially yet.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka scoffs. “Maybe not yet.”

“But, you will, right?” Blitz asks, making her smile.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, maybe soon will be. Though I need to deal with problems with being away from the republic. I don’t think they would like it.”

“Ahsoka, there is something else.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “What is it?”

“Looking back, I suspect my son Arcane is showing signs of being force sensitive.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Ahsoka flicks her ear at him. “What makes you say that?” She whispered.

“It’s a feeling.” Blitz says before telling her of the strange things that Arcane would know or sense from time to time.

Ahsoka hums. “From the sound of it, could be he is one. Though, with the treaty and making your planet the exception, I can’t really test him without alerting everyone else.”

“Ahsoka, this is a lot to ask, but if he is, can you help me train him?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “Sure. But we need to find out if he is one.”

“Thanks.” Blitz says hugging her.

Ahsoka smiles and hugs him back. “Yep, a good man.”

“And you are definitely a good mare.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “So what now?”

“Want to stay as a pony for a bit longer or turn back to normal?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “Can I spend some time with you like this?”

“If you wish, but I would have to teach you everything, including bathrooms.” Blitz says, giving Ahsoka a horrified expression.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Um…had to go in the field sometimes.”

“Yeah, pony biology is a little different.” Blitz informs.

Ahsoka huffs. “I need a mare anyway to tell me about my body.”

“One moment.” Blitz says before texting Twilight to come.

Ahsoka smiles. “You getting one of your wives to help me?”

“She is a mare.” Blitz says. Ahsoka sighs and sits down. “Sitting on tail.” He said to which Ahsoka looks down and tries to control her tail from sitting on it. “Mares do that to cover their…marehood.” Blitz says whispering the last word.

Ahsoka blushes as she slowly turns to him.

“See, much to learn.” Blitz says noticing she still had her clothes only a pony version of them.

Ahsoka blushes and covers herself with her hooves. “Eyes off.”

“I wasn’t expecting you to keep your clothes in pony form. That has only ever happened to me, but I thought only because I wear clothes when the spell is casted on me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns a bit. “I like my clothes.”

“Same, but I wonder because when Twilight uses the spell on another one of the mares, they have clothes in the humanoid form.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “And you?”

“Same as the things I wear. That is what puzzles me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Huh, have you tried wearing another set of clothes?”

“Ah, no, we haven’t tried it for fear something could happen.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Makes sense since you are changing the clothing also.”

“Could be harmless, could cause something to happen.” Blitz says as Twilight overhears them walking up.

“Who’s the victims?” Twilight asks.

“Huh?” Blitz says turning around to see Twilight.

“Oh, it sounds interesting.” Rainbow says with Lightning Blast and Rainbow Spectrum in hoof asleep as she walks in with Daring.

Blitz smiles as he walks over to her and nuzzles her and the twins. “How are they?”

“Good. Daring can watch them foals while me and you here do the experiment.” Rainbow says, smirking.

“Wait, what?!” Blitz yells as quietly as he could.

Twilight smirks as she takes the twins away from Rainbow and holds them. “Ahsoka, can you hold them?” She asks, passing them to her.

“What about me?” Daring asks.

Twilight smiles. “You can help her. She needs to understand our life.”

“I meant, I can watch the twins.” Daring says.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “You will watch over them. Now then.” She said lightning up her horn.

“Wait, not in the hallway. Remember the incident with the age spell.” Blitz says.

Twilight hums. “Good point.” She said before wrapping them in a bubble with another bubble of magic inside. “Now I can do it.” She said before the inner bubble dissolved and the magic was let go and they both got bathed in magic. But is stopped by Blitz’s magic bubble.

“I was thinking in the lab with the anti-magic protection and I haven’t agreed to this yet.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “You already did.”

“No, I didn’t.” Blitz says.

“Blitzy.” Rainbow says leaning against him.

Blitz slouches. “I did.”

“Go to the lab.” Twilight says.

Blitz groans as he follows Rainbow with Twilight following them smirking.

“Want to watch?” Daring asks.

“Yes.” Ahsoka says following them.

Twilight chuckles as Blitz was following Rainbow to the big white X. “So, ready yet?” She asks as the shields are placed around them.

“I ain’t.” Blitz says unhappy as he was naked.

Rainbow chuckles and nudges him. “Come on. It’ll be fun.”

Blitz takes a sideways glance at her but says nothing as Twilight casted the spell.

Blitz groans as he looks around and sees himself in his humanoid form’s casual wear. “Dang it.”

“Oh, toughen up. Now what Twi?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight smiles and lights up her horn again. “Now for the main spell. Switch clothes though.”

“Oh boy.” Blitz says blushing and facepalming.

Twilight smirks. “Strip.”

Rainbow starts stripping and after she is done, starts making Blitz strip to his embarrassment. Ahsoka, watching this, couldn’t help but blush.

Blitz groans a bit as he wears Rainbow’s clothing now. “I don’t think the panties and bra would work here.” He said deadpan.

“Well for the experiment to work, you have to wear each other’s clothes completely.” Twilight says.

Blitz groans as he looks to Rainbow looking over his clothes that she was now wearing. “I now can see why guys wear this. This is more comfortable.”

“Twilight, do it now or I am going to change back.” Blitz says. Twilight smirks as she sends the spell she held to them and hits them. Blitz coughs as the smoke cleared. “Okay, so now what?” He asks before realizing he sounded different and looks down at himself. “Oh boy.” He said, seeing Rainbow’s coat and looking himself over in slight shock.

“Well is there any…why do I sound like Blitz?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz looks to Rainbow and sees himself and screams a high pitched scream. “NOOOOOOO!”

“Oh my…this is hilarious.” Twilight says snickering

Both Ahsoka and Daring snicker as well as Rainbow looks over herself and looks between her legs. “Huh, so that’s what that feels like.”

“Twilight, when I get out of here, you better run!” Blitz yelled angrily as she kept snickering.

Daring chuckles. “Yeah, this is going to be a fun experiment.”

“Twilight, turn us back to normal!” Blitz yells.

“Oh Rainbow, it sounds like somepony is stressed out.” Twilight says.

“Oh, don’t you dare.” Blitz says getting what she was thinking.

Rainbow smirks as she walks up to him in his body and holds him. “I can see why you do it like this.” She said before kissing him.

Blitz glare before pushing Rainbow off. “Rainbow.” Blitz says warningly.

Rainbow gains a sad face. “What’s wrong? You don’t want any love ‘Rainbow’?”

“Rainbow, I am not gay. I don’t like stallions that way.” Blitz says.

Rainbow groans. “No fair Rainbow. I thought you liked doing other mares and even then, you wanted me every night.”

“Rainbow no. Bad.” Blitz scolds as Rainbow smirks.

Rainbow looks to herself before smirking even more. “Now Rainbow, you will have no nights if you keep this up. Try and behave and I’ll give you a night with no hold backs.” She said in a lecture tone.

“Rainbow Ma…” Blitz’s mouth was instantly covered.

“Do not use my middle name.” Rainbow hissed.

Blitz pushes her hoof away. “We will be changed back.”

“Nope, I think I will leave you like this for a bit.” Twilight says.

“Twilight!” Blitz yells, running at her and just bangs on the shield.

“This isn’t funny anymore Twilight.” Rainbow says.

Twilight giggles as she walks. “Come on, this is funny.”

“Not anymore. I am getting a weird feeling looking at my own flank.” Rainbow says making Blitz pale and stop as he covers up his flank more with his tail.

Twilight sighs. “Fine.” She groans before lighting up her horn. “You owe me.” She said before blasting them with the spell. When the light dies down, Blitz is Rainbow’s humanoid form and vice versa. “Um…switch clothes?” Twilight meekly offers.

“Quickly!” Blitz says, stripping out of his.

Rainbow groans as she tries to take hers and tosses it to him while putting on her own clothes. “Well it was fun while it lasted.”

“Twi, now.” Blitz says after they finished.

Twilight sends another spell at them and soon sees them in pony form after the smoke cleared. “There. You are you, right?” She asks curiously.

She received no answer, but Blitz teleported in front of her.

Twilight shrinks back from the harsh glare he had. “Um…in the name of science?”

“Never again. I know what feeling Rainbow was getting and she doesn’t know how to control such urges and would have…fucked me.” Blitz whispered the last part into her ear after the pause.

Twilight goes wide eyed. “Okay.” She whispered.

“Good.” Blitz says walking away, no longer mad. Making Twilight sigh in relief. “Now help Ahsoka with being a pony.” Blitz says, starting to get dressed.

Twilight looks back to Ahsoka rocking the twins.

---

“Are you serious?” Spitfire asks as Blitz was eating with the wonderbolt and shadowbolt members of his wives.

Blitz nods. “Yeah, she did change us and now we know what not to do.”

“It was weird looking at myself too.” Rainbow says.

Blitz huffs. “Trust me, it didn’t feel right.”

“Wait, then how do we know you are really Rainbow and you’re my Blitzy?” Soarin asks.

Blitz grumbles before all the mares realized they had food on their faces. “Good enough?” He groaned.

“No.” Soarin says.

“Ok then.” Blitz starts whispering into Soarin’s ear making her pale a bit.

Soaring gulps. “It’s him.”

“Good mare.” Blitz says petting.

Soaring purrs under his ministrations as she leans in. “That’s nice.”

“So Spitfire, you feeling better?” Blitz asks as she is still in the wheelchair.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, I can move better too.” She said rocking Sunrise.

“Good to hear.” Blitz says looking at the sleeping colt as Fleet had Pearl sleeping in a crib not far away.

Fleetfoot sighs. “Nice to be out of that room now.”

“If only for a bit, the doctors still don’t want me moving around much.” Spitfire says.

Blitz smiles. “Good. Those stitches need to stay or you’re staying in bed. More paperwork.” He sang at the end.

“I get it.” Spitfire says pouting before she feels somepony massaging her shoulders.

Blitz smirks. “How does that feel?”

“Good.” Spitfire says smiling.

Blitz nods and nuzzles her head a bit. “Good, can’t have my mates feeling too cranky. Unless their name is cranky.”

Spitfire lifts Sunrise up for him to boop Blitz’s nose.

Blitz chuckles and he nuzzles Sunrise making him giggle and try to grab him.

“So Soarin, Night tells me you, Diamond, and her took the potion before having fun huh?” Spitfire asks.

They all nod. “Yeah, we had too if we wanted to join you guys.” Soarin said.

“You know all that what you did entails right?” Fleet asks.

Soarin sighs. “No flying.”

“Not only that, but you know what that entails with your anatomy?” Rainbow asks.

Soarin thinks on that. “Foal?”

Fleetfoot sighs. “Fluttershy, are you busy?” Fleetfoot called on her omnitool.

“Not really. Why?” Fluttershy answered.

“I think you need to give another lesson this time on what to expect from pregnancy.” Fleetfoot says.

Fluttershy perks up. “To whom?”

“Soarin, DD, and Night.” Fleet says.

Fluttershy sighs. “Okay, send them by my room later.”

“Need to prepare the chalkboard?” Fleetfoot asks.

Fluttershy giggles. “Yep.”

“K.” Fleetfoot says, cutting the line.

“So has Shadow had no energy for how long?” Blitz asks looking at the sleeping Shadow.

Spitfire smiles. “About a few hours.”

“I meant how long has this gone on because she has had no energy while I was here.” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs. “A few days at most. I usually find her in bed until three.”

“Could it be her pregnancy?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire shrugs. “Could be. We did feel tired after a while.”

“Guess Shadow has gotten it worse than all of you?” Blitz asks petting the sleeping Shadow.

Spitfire shrugs as Shadow snorts. “Guess so. Maybe it’s…you know…her past.”

“Not so sure.” Blitz says before kissing her nose.

Shadow sniffs as she mumbles in her sleep.

“So you think you will be here for the rest of the mares going into labor?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz sighs. “I don’t know. It’s hard to say.”

“I want you here.” Shadow says waking up from hearing that as she wraps her hooves around him.

Blitz grunts at her strong grip before hugging her back. “Hey sexy.”

“My Blitzy is here.” Shadow says happily.

Blitz chuckles and nuzzles her. “How are you my dear?”

“Mood swing?” Spitfire asks casting a sideways glance at Soarin.

Shadow giggles like crazy as she nuzzles Blitz.

“Yeah, from what I know.” Soarin says.

Shadow starts laughing like crazy as she fully wraps her legs around Blitz and lets him carry her.

“By the way, where is Mary and Sonata?” Fleetfoot asks.

“Oh, they left their communicators and went on a cruise not long before Blitz came back.” Rainbow says.

They all look at her. “What?” Blitz asks.

“Didn’t we tell you?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz frowns a bit as Shadow nuzzles his neck. “No you didn’t.”

“What day is it anyways?” Rainbow asks.

Blitz scratches his head. “The 24th, wh…” Blitz was cut off when the front door was kicked open.

“We’re back!” Mary calls.

Blitz shrugs. “Ah well. No matter. Hey mom.”

Mary gasps. “My baby!” Mary calls rushing over to him.

Blitz goes wide eyed. “Wait, wait!”

Mary stops, seeing he was holding Shadow.

Blitz sighs in relief and looks to Shadow. “Time to let go, my mare.” He said poking her.

“No I want to…is Sonata holding a foal?” Shadow asks.

Blitz goes wide eyed at the mare as Sonata came in with a bundle. “Is…that…?”

“Blitz, you’re back.” Sonata says happily.

Blitz just taps Shadow’s back. “Shadow, let go of me.”

“Ok, in present circumstances.” Shadow says letting him go.

Blitz wordlessly walks over to Sonata as she shows the foal to him. “So…the foal is…?”

“A pegasus.” Sonata says brushing her daughter’s arctic blue mane.

Blitz smiles as he slowly pets her mane. “She is beautiful. What happened?”

“She was born in the middle of a storm at sea if you can believe that.” Mary says.

Blitz keeps smiling as he keeps petting her mane. “You gave her a name yet?”

“Roaring Tide.” Sonata says smiling.

Blitz chuckles. “Nice name. Did she get anything from you, like your old form?”

Sonata moves the bundle to show her ears were a little aquatic in nature.

Blitz leans down to Tide. “Huh, so she’s a siren. What are the early patterns for foals?”

“She doesn’t have a tail.” Sonata says.

Blitz grows confused. “What?”

“I don’t think she is a full siren.” Sonata says, showing that besides her ears, Tide’s body was completely pony.

Blitz hums. “Guess that makes a few patterns easier. But what about the need to feed on negative emotions?”

“That doesn’t develop until somewhere around a teenager.” Sonata says booping her nose to Tide’s.

Blitz sighs in relief. “The only problem is finding a good source unless this family starts falling apart around that time.”

“Don’t worry, leave that to her mama. Right my little Tide?” Sonata asks.

Tide yawns cutely as she still sleeps.

“See?” Sonata says, smirking.

Blitz smiles and kisses both of their heads. “I love you two.”

“She also had quite a time fishing before and a little after the delivery didn’t you?” Mary asks.

Sonata blushes. “Yes…well…”

“She ate like a queen every night from her catch alone.” Mary says.

Blitz chuckles. “So are you happy you got your tricks and old body back?”

“Well maybe not my old body, but I got my old tricks back.” Sonata says before Blitz noticed a dark blue jewel that seemed to be embedded into Tide’s chest, though it is hard to make out with her dark blue coat.

“Is that…?” Blitz asks leaning in.

“Ah, you spotted her focus.” Sonata says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Focus?”

“For her hypnotic singing powers.” Sonata says tapping the necklace she wore around her neck.

Blitz rubs his head. “Just make sure she doesn’t go too crazy.”

“So Rainbow, we going to have fun with our stallion in those forms like we talk about?” Sonata asks.

Rainbow chuckles. “Maybe. Just need to get him to the rooms.”

“Girls, what about your foals?” Fleetfoot asks, smirking because she knew what they were up to.

“Can you take care of them for us as you are their mother too?” Rainbow asks, giving her puppy eyes.

Fleetfoot rolls her eyes. “Fine. Just don’t go crazy.”

“Three rounds.” Rainbow jokes.

Fleetfoot shakes her head. “Oh boy.”

“Kidding.” Rainbow says.

“Or were you?” Fleetfoot asks.

“I was kidding.” Rainbow says smirking as she is hit in the back of the head by the beach volleyball her foals were playing with.

Fleetfoot smirks. “Hah.”

“Those little tykes.” Rainbow says, smiling as she looked at them.

Blitz smiles a bit. “I really love you all.”

“We love you to…why is Spitfire in a wheelchair?” Mary asks.

Blitz sighs. “She had to have an emergency C-section.”

“Oh my gosh, are you ok?” Sonata asks, rushing up to her.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, even my son, Sunrise.” She said holding him up.

“Oh, he is like you with inverted colors.” Sonata says.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, he’s a miracle foal for going through that.”

“So you can’t move around much?” Mary asks, not familiar with a C-section.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, or the stitches will come out.”

“Mom, basically what they did…” Blitz says before whispering what a C-section entailed.

Mary paled a bit. “But…why…?”

“Complication that would have killed both her and the foal.” Blitz says.

Mary paled even further. “But…”

“It was to save their lives.” Blitz says holding her.

Mary gulps as she tries to hug him back.

“It’s ok mom, they are fine. Look them over.” Blitz says.

Mary looks over to them to see Spitfire giggling as she nuzzles Sunrise.

“Yeah, they look good.” Mary says smirks.

Blitz smiles as he lets go of her. “Good, now lunch?”

“My baby.” Mary says not letting go.

Blitz smiles and chuckles a bit. “I’m not leaving mum.”

“I know, I just want to hold you for a bit more.” Mary says smiling.

Blitz shakes his head. “Yeah, baby boy and everything.”

“Grandma!” Mary hears.

Mary smiles and turns around. “Kids.” She cheered as she was jumped on by most of the foals.

“Grandma, your back.” Azure says.

Mary giggles and hugs them all. “Yep. And I am not leaving since one of us got into trouble.”

“Yeah, why did you shoot that stallion in the hind leg?” Sonata asks.

Mary smirks. “Because he was bothering me.”

“Which one?” Blitz asks.

Mary grins. “Oh, just this old stallion who was a bit rich. Thought I looked good for my age and decided to try his luck.”

“Did you inform him you had a foal?” Blitz asks.

Mary hums and waves a hoof around. “Maybe.”

“Were you drunk or should I say tipsy?” Blitz asks.

Mary grins. “Maybe a bit of both.”

“That’s my mum.” Blitz says happily.

Mary chuckles. “Yep, pirate extraordinaire.”

Blitz sighs. “So…how about when you tried to flirt with him back?”

“Oh no. Never did that.” Mary says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Really?”

“Nope, swore to never flirt with another again after your father passed.” Mary says.

Blitz smiles. “Thanks mum. But I think he would want you to be happy.”

“I am. I took so much pleasure in shooting him.” Mary says before chuckling evilly.

Blitz just raises an eyebrow.

“Your mother has a dark side to her.” Sonata says.

Blitz just shakes his head.

“Blitz!” Twilight calls from somewhere in the castle.

Blitz goes wide eyed for a moment. “What’s she looking for now?” He harshly whispered to them.

“Um…what happened?” Mary and Sonata ask confused.

Blitz frowns. “A really bad spell.”

Rainbow walks up and whispers into Mary’s ear.

Mary then smiles and then giggles. “I always wanted a daughter too.” Mary says before falling down from laughing.

“Huh?” Sonata asks before Rainbow whispers into her ear.

Sonata giggles and smirks. “Oh my. I wonder what the change felt like?”

“Really weird. The stallion body has so many different feelings.” Rainbow says.

Sonata laughed out loud as she tried to keep herself up. “You…did you…?”

“Don’t even go there, we have foals here.” Blitz says.

Rainbow chuckles a bit. “It felt a bit weird having some extra weight though.”

“Well unicorns are a bit of a heavier body type than pegasi.” Twilight says walking in, oblivious what was being talked about mostly.

Blitz sighs. “What is it Twi?”

“Blitzy, I received a requisition for us to attend a ceremony.” Twilight says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “What ceremony?”

“We have finally completed the first prototype spaceship built by our planet. They are holding a festival for three days with a ceremony to be held on the fourth to commission its launch.” Twilight says.

Blitz smiles a bit. “About time. Let’s get ready to go there.”

“We will leave tomorrow. Oh Mary and Sonata, you’re back.” Twilight says noticing them.

They both nod. “Yes and why do we need to be there anyway?” Mary asks.

“Well mainly it’s asking for me and Southern Cross separately. Celestia had Blitz’s invitation delivered to me, but I figured the rest of us could go for some fun.” Twilight says as Ahsoka walks in.

Ahsoka smiles as she looks to the pile of Mary under the foals. “What’s all the commotion?”

“Um Blitzy, did you get a new mare while I was gone?” Mary asks, confused at the new unicorn.

Blitz goes a bit wide eyed. “Oh boy. I forgot. Meet Ahsoka Tano. Our residential alien.” He said a bit nervously.

“That’s not a…” Mary was cut off by Twilight.

“Mary, remember that spell I casted on you that turned you into a bipedal?” Twilight asks.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Wait, when did you change her?”

“We got bored one day while you were away overseeing the construction of an AA tower defense system.” Twilight says showing them a picture of Mary in her humanoid form.

Blitz goes wide eyed as Mary smirks as she leans on him. “Yeah, I still look hot.”

“I thought that was a given.” Blitz says looking at his mom as he feeds her ego.

Mary chuckles as she keeps looking at the picture. “Could still catch many eyes too.”

“You’re going to become a heartbreaker by trade.” Blitz says, making her laugh.

Mary laughs. “You got that right my boy.”

“Well I think I get where Blitz gets some of it now.” Ahsoka says.

Twilight leans over. “Want me to change you back?”

“No, I want you to teach me unicorn magic which you have been avoiding.” Ahsoka says.

Twilight sighs. “What spells?”

“Telekinesis.” Blitz and Ahsoka say at the same time.

Twilight shakes her head a bit. “Okay. Shall we?” She asks, pointing away into the halls.

“How did you know?” Ahsoka asks.

“Because ponies lack something you had. Fingers.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “But you like them.”

“Yes, they are quite useful.” Blitz says ignoring the taunt of the statement, making Ahsoka frown in disappointment and get a little worried at his smirk that soon followed.

“What are you thinking?” She asks carefully.

“I think I will sit in on this lesson.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka gulps silently. “Oh boy.”

Ahsoka is then led off by Twilight with Blitz following.

---

“And that is the basic formula for the spell.” Twilight says as Ahsoka felt like she just sat through a lecture on higher space travel mathematics.

Blitz smirks as he leans over. “Too much, ain’t it?”

“No wonder your species is grasping space travel so quickly.” Ahsoka says before feeling herself being scratched by fingers through her mane.

“That helps?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs in relief as she lays her head on the desk. “Yep.”

Blitz smirks as he pulls Twilight to him. Twilight didn’t notice it as she had her eyes closed and kept lecturing, but stopped when she felt Blitz scratching her head through her mane.

Twilight hums and leans in close. “That’s nice.”

“You know it.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles and still leans in close. “Can you go up to my horn…that’s it.”

“Right here?” Blitz asks petting near her horn.

Twilight hums as she nuzzles him. “I love you.”

“What about you Ahsoka?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka hums as she leans in more. “I love this.”

“Oh, what about this?” Blitz asks, starting to scratch her around her horn.

Ahsoka purrs. “That’s nice.”

“So how do you feel now?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “Better. No headache too.”

Blitz picks her up and sits her into his lap and scratches her around her horn and under her chin.

Ahsoka purrs and keeps nuzzling into his scratching. “Now I know why…oh that’s good…you like this.”

“And?” Blitz asks as Twilight smirks.

“Never saying what you want.” Ahsoka says resisting.

Blitz smirks as he scratched at her neck. “Now?”

“No.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow before just stopping now. “Okay then.”

Ahsoka sighs before Blitz turns back to pony form and hugs her.

Ahsoka looks at him slightly. “What are you doing?”

“Hugging you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Let me go.”

“Oh just relax.” Blitz says using his amulet to turn into a pegasus and wrap his wings around her.

Twilight smirks. “You know Blitz, you sort of are an alicorn at this point.”

“Don’t go there and I don’t want to be one.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles. “Might be fun and you get to be bigger. More ways than one.”

“No Twilight.” Blitz says firmly as Ahsoka feels his wings.

Ahsoka hums as she scratches his feathers. “Feels so soft.”

“Yes they do.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums happily as she messes with his wings. “Not bad.”

“Oh, so you will marry Blitz?” Twilight teases.

Ahsoka frowns. “Hey now. I still got a job.”

“So?” Twilight asks, still teasing.

Ahsoka huffs. “I still got a job. I can’t do much in that department.”

“So? Almost all with a job are married.” Twilight says smirking.

Ahsoka glares at her slightly. “My job is different.”

“How so? How are you different from others? Why are you forbidden from finding happiness?” Twilight asks.

Ahsoka blinks a few times. “What?”

“You heard me.” Twilight says seriously.

Blitz smiles. “I’m not the only one with the weird ideas of the code.”

“Your jedi code makes no sense in too many places.” Twilight says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “I noticed.”

“That’s enough for now Twi.” Blitz says.

Twilight shrugs. “Just saying.”

Blitz starts petting Ahsoka to calm her down.

Ahsoka purrs again. “That’s nice.”

“You want to try Telekinesis now?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Sure. Might be nice.” She said lost in the petting.

“Ok, try on that small empty box over there.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums as she looks over and tries to focus on it as her horn meekly glows blue. “Can’t…see it.” She strained.

“Don’t give up so soon. You’re getting there.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka takes a breath before going again as her horn now holds a steady low glow with the box being started to be covered in it. “There it is…no!” She cried out as her horn died down.

The box falls back down. “You did well Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “Well? I couldn’t even grab the thing fully.”

“You got it.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “What?”

“You had the right idea, but you lost it at the end.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “What do you think.”

“Twilight?” Blitz asks.

Twilight waves a hoof half way. “Good new user for beginners.”

“See.” Blitz says petting her again.

Ahsoka huffs as she looks away slightly. “Still can’t do it.”

“It takes times Soky.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks shocked. “Soky?!”

“My new pet name for you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “No it can’t be.”

“Oh, what should your pet name be Soky?” Blitz asks, smirking and petting her.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Ahsoka.”

“No.” Blitz says smirking, knowing she was in his power from the petting.

Ahsoka tries to squirm away from him. “Yes.”

“No.” Blitz says before, to his surprise, Twilight kisses her horn.

Ahsoka eeps and tries to move away from her as she blushes, but move into Blitz.

“Twi.” Blitz says noticing the mischievous smirk she had.

Twilight looks innocent. “What?”

“I think that is enough for now.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka huffs. “Yeah, it is.”

“Come on Soky, I will tuck you in.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka just glares at him.

“Oh, want me to sleep in the same bed.” Blitz jokes making Ahsoka smirk.

Ahsoka chuckles. “You want to meditate in bed?”

Blitz could only raise an eyebrow at her as he turns back to a unicorn.

Ahsoka giggles. “Now I feel better. So let me go.”

“Ok.” Blitz says letting her go with a smile.

Ahsoka sighs as she jumps down and stretches. “Now can you change me back?”

“You sure?” Twilight asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, I may have to get back to work tomorrow and I can’t go like this.”

“I see. It was great having you here.” Blitz says, picking her up in his hooves with a hug.

Ahsoka eeps a bit as she hangs onto him. “Let me go.”

Blitz smiles and holds her.

Ahsoka frowns and pokes his chest. “Let me go.”

“Love you too my huggable mare.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes and keeps poking him.

“Alright, I got you back enough.” Blitz says putting her down.

Ahsoka shakes herself before walking a bit away. “Change. Now.” She said tapping the ground.

“Ok.” Twilight says.

Blitz sighs as Twilight fires a spell and Ahsoka coughs and soon the smoke cleared to find herself not a pony again. “About time.” She said checking herself up.

“I like you either way.” Blitz says turning humanoid.

Ahsoka holds up a hand. “Back off.”

“I’m not doing anything.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka points to him. “You changed.”

“So you couldn’t get me back for petting you and holding you.” Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka huffs. “Please. I just want to keep distance after all the time before.

“Ahsoka, do you really mean that?” Blitz asks, making her stop.

Ahsoka blinks a few times. “Somewhat.”

“Ahsoka?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Okay, maybe when we get back to work. For now, you have to enjoy what we have.”

“What do we have?” Blitz asks seriously.

Ahsoka smiles a bit. “Being very close friends.”

“Are you sure that is what we really are?” Blitz asks

Ahsoka looks at him. “I don’t know exactly, but isn’t it all unknown?”

“I don’t think so, I think at this point we know what we really are and just need to admit it, even if saying it hurts us.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Yeah, I guess.”

“Want me to go or you want to go first?” Blitz asks as Twilight leaves.

Ahsoka looks at him carefully. “I’ll…go first. I…we…can we go somewhere else for a bit?” She asks after sighing.

“Lead the way.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods as she walks out with him before they seem to end up on the roof as they both just watch the sky. “Okay. I am surprised we got this far. More so than I ever thought.” She started.

Blitz smiles as he just stands near her.

Ahsoka then smiles. “And then that mission together kinda had us meet together even more…more so than it was allowed…and I don’t care about that one. But here and the future…it’s strange now. I never thought we would end up like this.”

“Yeah and I decided to let you choose it.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles a bit. “You always did let the females choose the big huge life plan.”

“And because of your commitment.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “And I have to make a big choice…though…”

“You don’t have to leave the order. Your master didn’t.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “That’s because he left it hidden. Me however, maybe…maybe I will do this.”

“Ahsoka?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Yes?”

Blitz walks up to her.

Ahsoka stands up fully. “What is it?”

“You can lead here.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks slightly confused. “What do you mean?”

“How do you feel about me?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “I feel many things about you, Blitz. Many things I never thought I would either. Now at this moment, it does feel kinda warm for me.”

Blitz wraps his arms around her.

Ahsoka smiles. “And even more…I love you Blitz.”

“I love you too.” Blitz says leaning in.

Ahsoka chuckles a bit. “Now what are you going to do?”

“I have heard of worse matches than a mandalorian chief and a Jedi.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Like what?”

“A ranchor and an octopus.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles as she lets her arms rest on his shoulders. “So…what now?”

“Should I get you the ring?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “That is something I can’t possibly show.”

“Well not while on the job, but when you’re here in pony form.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “That works.”

Blitz smiles before kissing her.

Ahsoka smiles into the kiss as she hangs onto him before she lets go slightly. “That was actually fun.”

“You know, if the jedi or sith ever found out, they would say I was seducing you to the dark side.” Blitz says holding her.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Only if it leads to other people’s death.”

“Well maybe droids as we are fighting a war.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka giggles and holds him close. “Want to try and just relax somewhere?”

“I know the perfect place.” Blitz says before teleporting them to Neighagra falls.

Ahsoka looks around for a bit. “Where is this?”

“A bit north, by a few hundred miles.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka keeps looking. “So what do you want to do here?”

“What, don’t think this place is romantic?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “I’m not that romantic.”

“Well, we are alone here because we are in the middle of a natural park and the park is closed at this time.” Blitz says picking her up bridal style.

Ahsoka chuckles as she hangs onto him. “So where are we going here?”

“I have a little hideout here.” Blitz says walking to a cliff where a huge boulder was. “You mind moving that to the side for me?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka huffs and holds out her hand to it. “Lazy.” She said moving the boulder.

“No, I am holding you and don’t want to put you down.” Blitz says before kissing her cheek and walks into the cave.

Ahsoka smiles as she looks around. “When did you make this?”

“A long time ago. I started making a few hideouts when I started bounty hunting here. This was one of the first ones I made.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks confused at some things. “Some of these don’t exactly fit.”

“Ah, they are relics left in the cave.” Blitz says as he casts a sideways glance at Hurricane’s picture on the wall while Ahsoka isn’t looking.

Ahsoka hums. “So how much have you used this place?”

“Not much, but I put in a small armory and a very good security system.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka keeps looking around before turning to him. “Tell me, what do you have planned for me?”

“If you want, honeymoon night.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “I’m thinking of just laying here.”

Blitz nods and lays her on the bed before joining her. ‘Hurricane, I haven’t forgotten you and I do miss you.’ Blitz thinks.

Ahsoka looks him over. “You okay?” She asks, noticing his expression.

“I’m fine, my mind just drifted to those I lost though.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs as she just looks up again. “You too huh?”

“We all have lost someone in this war I think, but I have some good news for you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him again. “What is it?”

“I have found your friend, Lux Bonteri.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks a bit shocked. “Where?”

“On his home planet of Onderon. It seems he has joined up with the forming rebels that oppose the ruler placed on the throne by Dooku.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles a bit. “Yeah, that sounds like him.”

“They are having trouble and it seems they will try and contact the republic soon for aid.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Guess we ship out soon for them.”

“Yes and I have to go to mandalore right after my species has launched our first spaceship built by us.” Blitz says.

“Why?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz sighs. “People in the republic are seeing the mandalorian clans allying with them as a way to push for Mandalore to pick a side and Duchess Satine doesn’t want that. She demands we come to her home planet and explain ourselves. Mandalore doesn’t have time or want to associate with her and no other mandalorian commander is available to go so that we can guarantee she will survive the encounter.” Blitz says not happy about it.

Ahsoka sighs. “Does this mean we have too?”

“No, this is a mandalorian business. No need for the republic or jedi. It’s better this way anyways. I hear the separatists are going to send an envoy to try and press them to their side again. They think that if they can get Mandalore to come over to their side, we will follow.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka clicks her tongue. “Yeah…not going to happen…ever.”

“Agreed, most of us despise the current administration and that would just give several clans an excuse to invade and take our home planet for ourselves.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Will this ever end?”

“It will eventually. But enough talk about work.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks a bit. “So what now?”

“So how do you cuddle?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Chapter 52: He Forgot

“Ok my foals, daddy has to go.” Blitz says underneath the foals.

“Aww!” They all whined.

Blitz smirks and lifts all of them with the force before getting up and floating them to their mothers. Most seemed to enjoy the floating. “Sorry I couldn’t stay longer.” Blitz says to Vinyl, Shadow, and Lightning who were now holding bundles.

They all sigh. “We can speak to you later on the phone.” Lightning said rocking her bundle.

“You have your orders. Train for a few months to get back into fighting form then you may join the frontlines.” Blitz says.

Lightning looks to her bundle in worry. “That’s my worry now.”

“Then stay and become the commander of the defenses of the planet.” Blitz says.

Lightning blinks a few times. “What?”

“You will be the commanding officer of the defenses and will oversee the defenses being built.” Blitz says peaking at the foal.

Lightning keeps blinking. “But…Spike…?”

“Is with me for now. If he will stay behind, you will be second in command, ok?” Blitz asks.

Lightning stares at him before sighing. “Okay.”

“Good girl. Now take care of our son while I am gone, ok?” Blitz asks.

Lightning nods. “You got it. Just give me time.” She said, showing the colt to him. “Say goodbye.”

“I will be back soon Onyx Bolt.” Blitz says before lightly ruffling his mane.

Onyx yawns as he tries to sleep.

Blitz then goes to Shadow and her bundle. “Shadow, take care of them and you stay safe Crimson Vision.” Blitz says doing the same to Crimson.

Crimson eyes him carefully before seeming to smirk before falling asleep with a yawn.

“Has your mischievous spirit. I can already tell.” Blitz says.

Shadow chuckles. “We both love you Blitz.”

“I love you too.” Blitz says before giving her a kiss on her forehead and walks to Vinyl.

Vinyl chuckles as Ice Blossom was squirming in her hooves.

“You two be good, ok?” Blitz asks, giving them a hug. “One last one is allowed before I go.” Blitz whispers before Vinyl smiles and bites his neck.

Blitz yelps as he feels himself a bit weak. “Okay, bit too much.” He said before feeling a bite on his leg and looking to see Ice biting his leg. “Ah, ah, ah.” He said quickly, pulling back.

“That was good…hey, what are you doing you silly filly?” Vinyl asks leaning down to where Ice was.

Ice coos and reaches for them. Blitz smiles and picks her up before kissing her nose. Ice laughs and tries to reach for him. Blitz smiles before hugging her.

Ice coos and hugs him back before Vinyl takes her and she quickly bites her nose and makes it squeak. Vinyl giggles. “Aw, who’s a cute filly?” She asks nasally.

Blitz shakes his head as he grabs his bags and starts to head out before stopping and looking to where Terra was and sees Terran with her and they seem to be in a staring contest. “Um…what are you doing?”

Terra growls. “This one has never blinked for the whole time I’ve been watching. It’s time to prove that with the staring contest cup holder for a thousand years.”

“Yeah, well match is postponed.” Blitz says before whistling, getting Tarren to come bounding onto his ship. “I wish Spike didn’t borrow the Darkstar to return to the Darkline to do modifications.” Blitz says getting on.

Slender and the cmc gets confused. “Where is he anyway? He said he would be back a few days ago.” Slender asks, scratching her head.

“Took me a while.” A voice suddenly said and they saw another ship drop in that was even bigger than the Darkstar, but almost the same shape. “The furniture is kinda a picky thing.” Spike said as the ship landed and the hatch opened up to him standing there. “Have fun with your present.”

Before anyone could respond, Blitz’s ship takes off.

Spike shrugs. “Coming girls?”

“Ridley, what is the fleet’s status?” Blitz asks as he pilots the star ship.

“Coming along well. We are making personal placements right now. Another thirty minutes and we would be ready to go.” Ridley said.

“Good, keep alert status and if you get any new information on the talks between the republic and alliance, send it to me.” Blitz says.

Ridley smiles. “Sure. Just try and not hurt anyone on the way here.”

Blitz huffs. “That’s not going to be a given. By the way, did Spike make a modification on the ship?”

Ridley nods. “New docking port and…that’s it.”

Blitz sighs. “Okay…grab a couple of guards for the port. I now know what Spike was doing. He is coming, right?”

Ridley scoffs. “Can’t really run the ship without him. He knows this whole thing inside and out.”

Blitz shakes his head before looking to see a radar blip and looks to see Spike’s ship coming nearby. “What the heck did you give it?” Blitz says.

“It’s just a few upgrades. Took me a while. I can get you some if you want.” Spike said.

“So that’s the Darkstar 2 huh?” Blitz asks.

Spike chuckles. “Sort of. Bigger, more functions and can last longer. Basically everything. Like I said, you can get some for the Darkstar if you want.”

“The Darkstar is a stealth prototype. She is good as she is. That is a striker class ship. I’m about to jump so make sure they have everything they need to build that dry-dock on the planet.” Blitz says preparing the hyperdrive.

Spike nods. “Yeah, you got it. Just make sure Tarren is able to send you back if you knock yourself out.”

“Over and out.” Blitz says cutting the line.

Spike shakes his head a bit as he watches the ship go into hyperspace as they all hear a whine as it goes off. “He’s never getting a big diplomacy without busting a few heads.” He said leaning back in his seat.

“Spike, we are waiting.” Ridley says impatient.

Spike sighs. “Fine, give me a sec. The girls are enjoying the ship a bit too much.” He said glancing behind him.

“A spa!” The girls yell.

---

Blitz sighs as he comes out of hyperspace in his humanoid form to see Mandalore, the home planet of the mandalorian people or it should be. Blitz answers the predicted hail from the planet.

“This is Mandalorian control tower FJ78, transmit your access codes or you will be fired upon.” They warned.

Blitz sighs as he quickly sends over the needed codes. ‘Let’s hope these things got updated.’ Blitz thinks. “This is Southern Cross, chief of the Blitzkrieg clan. Your Duchess requested for someone and Mandalore is too busy to come.” Blitz informs. ‘Or rather can’t be bothered about it.’

“Access codes accepted. You are cleared to land on the palace dock.” The tower said.

Blitz growls after closing the line. “I can’t wait to be done with these stupid proceedings and the Duchess better not want an apology.” Blitz growls matched by Tarren.

Blitz sighs as he sets the landing site and places the ship on autopilot. “All right then. Time to get ready.” He said getting up and heading into the ship. “Tarren you ready?” Blitz asks as he feels the ship landing.

Tarren barks and stands beside him.

“Let’s go then.” Blitz says as the hatch opens and he walks out to see the duchess’ personal guards.

One of the guards step forward. “Welcome to Mandalore, please leave your weapons with us and then we’ll escort you to the Duchess.”

“I think not, if you know anything about Mandalorian warriors, we don’t give up our weapons unless tradition dictates it.” Blitz says making the guards tense as if getting ready to attack. “Go ahead, attack if you dare and I will go to see your duchess alone after I show you how to fight like a mandalorian.” Blitz says as Tarren growls and bares his teeth.

The guard tries to hold his stance. “We have rules of our own.”

“Yes and we of the clans don’t recognize your duchess as our ruler, in fact your former prime minister barely escaped his own death mark from us for his comment against Mandalore himself.” Blitz says not yet even going for his blasters.

There was a tense silence before the commander signaled to lower their weapons. “Very well. You may keep your weapons, but do not draw them.” The commander says.

“That I will unless forced to in self-defense.” Blitz says.

The guards all eye him as they start to escort him inside.

“Tarren, come.” Blitz says snapping his fingers.

Tarren barks and rushes up to him before just walking beside him.

Blitz and Tarren were led to the front door of the court where they could hear an argument. “It sounds like internal politics.” Blitz says making out all that was said.

“Look, if we keep concentrating on the little things on this planet, the war would be over us sooner than we think.” A voice said.

“So going to knock or announce me?” Blitz asks the guard commander.

The guard grumbles a bit before opening the door. “Head of the Blitzkrieg clan, Southern Cross.” He calls out and catches everyone’s attention.

Blitz enters with Tarren as the guards close the door behind him. “So what does the great duchess Satine want from the clans?” Blitz asks, being sarcastic with his compliment.

“Yes, I called you here to explain yourselves.” Satine says.

“Oh and explain what exactly?” Blitz asks.

Satine sighs. “The fact that you’re here to choose a side in the war. I believe you already choose one out there, but as you know, this planet has yet to choose. So which one are you on since you are a third party?”

“On our own side.” Blitz says.

Satine raises an eyebrow. “Your own? So you rather be a complete third party, but still try to make an alliance with one of the sides we have been debating with for a long time?”

“Let me make this clear Duchess. We, the mandalorian clans, do not recognize you as our leader. In fact, we see you as a hypocrite trying to destroy our very culture, but unlike Death Watch, we do not care one bit as it is your right as you rule here. We barely recognize Mandalore as our home planet.” Blitz says.

Satine nods. “I have been getting those ideas and looks. Still, those on this planet have been wanting a side, but would you rather stay out or in it all?”

Blitz was about to respond when in entered a CIS ambassador.

Satine frowns. “What is the meaning of this?”

“I see the Separatists are already here. That is unexpected.” Blitz says.

Satire sighs. “This planet is still neutral. It’s a given.”

“So why is he here in a mandalorian matter?” Blitz asks.

Satine leans forward. “I’m thinking of that as well.”

‘Maybe you’re more mandalorian than we thought.’ Blitz thinks.

“I demand an audience. I have been waiting a week.” The ambassador yells.

“Is he serious?” Blitz asks.

Satine shakes her head. “Welcome to my world.”

Blitz inwardly rolls his eyes as this situation becomes more ridiculous.

The ambassador frowns. “What is a Mandalore doing here?”

“I am a mandalorian and it isn’t any of your business scum.” Blitz says.

The ambassador growls at him. “Who are you to say vile things when you yourself are like us?”

“Oh, I’m sorry, do you want me to kill you?” Blitz says as Tarren growls and his spikes unfurled.

The ambassador, Blitz, and Tarren stare down at each other before Satine stood up. “Enough! This is a meeting and throne room. Not a battlefield. I won’t have this on my planet either. Now, can we get back the important businesses?”

“Yes. The Separatist alliance still demands compensation!” The ambassador angrily yells.

“Oh, for what exactly?” Blitz asks petting Tarren to calm him.

The ambassador huffs. “For the unprovoked attacks on the CIS controlled planet.”

“Oh, if you want to talk compensation about that, then let us talk compensation for your unprovoked attack on my system in the alliance. My home planet.” Blitz shoots back angrily, getting Satine and the rest of the mandalorian council in the throne room’s attention.

“What’s this about an attack on a home planet?” Satine asks.

“Bah, auspiciously I…” The ambassador starts, but is cut off by Blitz grabbing him by the throat and hoists him off the ground choking him.

“Question my honor and integrity again and I will feed you to my pet.” Blitz threatens.

“Enough! Didn’t I say this is a meeting room and not a battlefield?” Satine angrily asks.

“This is how mandalorians meet as that was a warning.” Blitz says tossing the ambassador aside. “Also the unprovoked attack is why the alliance has joined this war.” Blitz says.

“Do you have proof?” Satine asks.

Blitz pulls up a video of it on his communicator showing the attack and destruction of the CIS fleet.

Satine could only shake her head. “And this is why I don’t want to join anywhere.”

“This is why we are now in this war. So as you see, the CIS dragged us into it with their actions.” Blitz says.

The ambassador huffs. “We needed the resources to survive for our current fleet. We had no idea there was intelligent life.”

“He even admits to it. Duchess, I think we are done talking to him.” Blitz says.

Satine nods. “Yes, remove him.”

“One last thing. Take a message to count Dooku. We have only begun.” Blitz says.

The ambassador growls as he is taken away. “Count on it.”

“If that is all, I have to get back to fighting this war.” Blitz says.

Satine nods. “We’ll talk later.”

“Talk to Mandalore.” Blitz says before snapping his fingers and Tarren follows. They all stare at him and Tarren as he bites an apple from a nearby assistant and bites down on it. “Now, now Tarren. Remember where the real apples are.” Blitz said chuckling.

“That was odd, a varren that eats fruit?” One of them said after Blitz and Tarren left.

---

“This is Southern Cross, calling Ahsoka Tano.” Blitz says over the communications.

The line was answered as only a phone icon appeared. “Is the line secure? Alright, let’s call the jedi temple itself.” Blitz says trying another line.

“Who is this?” A voice answered.

“General Southern Cross. I am trying to reach General Skywalker and commander Tano to discuss plans.” Blitz says.

“Codes and I’ll get them on the line.” The voice said back. Blitz transfers the codes. “Good. Hang on and I’ll see about getting them.” The voice answered back before some muzak came on.

Blitz waits patiently as he punches in the coordinates for Coruscant before it ends. “Thank you for waiting. They are in a meeting with the council as of this moment.”

“Very well. I will come in person to speak with them.” Blitz says.

“Wait, you can’t…” The line was cut.

“Oops.” Blitz said before leans back in his seat. “I need vacations more often.” Blitz says before entering hyperspace.

---

Blitz flies through the planet and nears the temple. “About time and still too high and mighty.” He said to himself. “Why hang around without tall buildings around you?” He asks himself as lands on the docking platform. “Okay. Tarren.” He said getting out of his seat and walked past Tarren in a bag of food. “Don’t suffocate. I’ll be back.” He said heading out.

Blitz walks out the hatch in stealth as Jedi and clones head for the ship as he knew he entered without contacting the temple and walks past them without them noticing him.

Blitz yawns quietly as he looks around a bit. “Still drab.” He said to himself and headed for the communication room. “603, 605, 606. Here we are.” He enters and finds Ahsoka, Anakin, the jedi council and the rebel commander talking to them in a hologram communication.

Blitz waits as they talk to not be rude. He noticed out of slight surprise was the young rebel giving a sideway glance to Ahsoka as she looked a bit guilty. ‘Oh boy. Not this play.’

“Train and observe, send advisors, we will.” Yoda says.

‘Ah, so the jedi are getting ready to aid the worlds that were forced to align with the CIS.’ Blitz thinks as Anakin and Obi-wan talk.

Soon Yoda looks a little uncomfortable. “What is it, master Yoda?” Windu asks.

“Sense something, I do.” Yoda says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow as he slowly moves around the room.

“What do you sense master?” Luminara asks.

“In the room, something else.” Yoda says, causing all of them to look around, before Blitz opens the door and stands beside it and doesn’t go out.

“Who’s there? Show yourself?” Anakin asks as most of them take out their lightsabers and go out of the room before Blitz closes the door behind them.

“You know you might want to improve your security if I could sneak in with just a stealth generator.” Blitz says.

“Blitz?” Ahsoka asks, lowering her lightsaber.

Blitz deactivates his stealth as he looks at the four jedi still in the room.

Anakin frowns a bit. “What are you doing here?” He asks as they all out their weapons away.

“I couldn’t reach you by phone since I was close by, decide to come in person.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks confused as she looks to her communicator without the others knowing. “And who were you trying to call?”

“Ahsoka Tano is the only one I have the number for.” Blitz says.

They all look at her as she sheepishly chuckles. “Guess I had my communicator off.”

“So I stayed quiet to be polite with your communication.” Blitz says.

Obi-wan shakes his head a bit. “Give a heads up next time.”

“I will if you give me your communicator numbers so I can call you.” Blitz says.

They all stare at him as Ahsoka gives him an amused look as she shakes her head.

‘I see I am amused you love.’ Blitz thinks.

Anakin sighs. “Later. Now what are you really here for?”

“Like I said. I even called your front desk.” Blitz says.

Obi-wan scratches his head. “We don’t have a front desk.”

“Then who answered?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka holds up a finger. “Who did you call?”

“The front desk. I called your temple itself.” Blitz says.

Everyone gets confused at that point.

“Look, I will call it again.” Blitz calls the temples number again.

“Hello. You reached the Jedi Temple. Who is this?” The voice asks.

Blitz wordlessly signals the four to explain that.

They all still looked heavily confused till Anakin walked up. “This is General Anakin Skywalker. I need to talk to master Yoda.”

“One moment general Skywalker.” The voice says before the call starts playing elevator music.

Anakin now looks even more confused. “What the heck did the administration placed?”

The voice soon came back. “I am sorry. Master Yoda is currently in a meeting.”

They all look over to Yoda who was waiting patiently with his communicator before turning back to Blitz and Anakin looks closely at the number. “Name and designation.” Anakin orders.

“I’m just a receptionist.” The voice said as Blitz walks away with Anakin and Ahsoka following as they head down the hall.

Anakin sighs. “When will Master Yoda be available?”

“That is undetermined at this time.” The voice said as they approach the lobby and look around before seeing the real receptionist actually asleep and snoring.

Anakin raises an eyebrow at that. “Told you.”

“This means someone has infiltrated the system and is funneling the calls elsewhere.” Blitz says, causing alarm in the jedi.

Ahsoka frowns. “Blitz, did you give anything?”

Blitz shrugs. “Just my…codes.” He said facepalming.

Ahsoka shakes her head before connecting his communicator to hers and starts tracking it as she walks away. “Give me a second.”

“Oh, now let us see.” Blitz says typing on his communicator and suddenly he was looking through a new system.

Anakin leans over. “Is that a ship system?” He asks, pointing to it.

“Yes it is.” Ahsoka says.

“Hacking now and locking all systems and programming the ship to jump to Coruscant.” Blitz says.

They watch as all the systems lock down and turn red before the hyperspace drive is confirmed. “Which ship was that?” Ahsoka asks.

“Spike isn’t going to like this.” Blitz said before another call came.

“What’s the meaning of the remote jump?!” Spike yells at him.

“Spike, you are in a whole world of trouble right now.” Blitz says not sounding happy.

Spike frowns. “And why is that?”

Blitz pushes the recall button and a line starts going off in his ship.

“Hello. Welcome to the Jedi Temple. How can I help you?” The voice asks.

“We will discuss this later. Unlocking your ship now. Go home and hope I don’t tell Twi what you did.” Blitz says as Spike looks sheepish.

Spike quickly cuts the line as Blitz rubs his head. “Why did you get mad at him?” Ahsoka asks.

“He hacked an ally to steal from them.” Blitz says before starting to apologize to Yoda over and over.

---

“So you came in. Want to talk?” Ahsoka asks as they were walking around the halls of the temple.

“Yes and the start of my first visit is great humiliation by a subordinate.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I’m sure he didn’t mean it. Think about it. You have more access than he does. And you probably wouldn’t have given it. What else can he do when he’s also piloting the ship?”

Blitz shrugs. “Could have asked at least. He’s like a little brother.”

“A trouble making brother?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz nods.

Ahsoka sighs. “At least this one is over with.”

“So when do we leave?” Blitz asks, surprising her.

Ahsoka stands up a little. “What do you mean?”

“I’m coming with you to Onderon.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles a little. “Okay then. We leave in about a few days.”

“I will call a few trainers to meet us. Training others to be the best they can be is their job.” Blitz says

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “What type of trainers?”

“The mandalorian kind.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “What are we going to learn?”

“They are in the jungle correct?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, sort of a desert planet with jungle plants in it.”

“Then guerilla tactics, mandalorian style.” Blitz says

Ahsoka smiles. “We are going to be wearing cloaks for the drop in point.”

“Why wear cloaks when you can do this?” Blitz asks before disappearing using his cloak.

Ahsoka chuckles. “For the rebels and they don’t want to spend credits on the cloaking technology on us. Too much.”

“Well waving those things around kind of would give the jedi away.” Blitz says decloaking.

Ahsoka laughs a bit. “The clones have one too.”

“Well speaking of which, I think it is time they got some new trainers to help train the future clone troopers.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka watches him. “I thought you won’t help us that much and act completely third party.”

“We have a treaty and using that, we will send some mandalorian to train the cadets. Also you should consider doing a recruitment campaign for you citizens and not just rely on clones.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “The citizens are not so keen on joining and since the clone making system. They are used to it so much, they don’t want to consider joining. Just send more clones.”

“Oh and if we inform them that the clones are stretched to the breaking point and new ones won’t be ready for months? Thus allowing the separatists to invade their homes, you think they will stand by and let it happen?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka eyes him carefully. “Blitz, ask a farmer planet and then come back to me.”

“Get me permission from the chancellor and I will show you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “What do you want to do in the meantime?”

“You on the clock?” Blitz asks.

---

“I can’t believe you talk all of those jedi into playing cards.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz chuckles as he checks his account. “Yeah. Even more when I win all this.”

“You will give me my credits back right?” Ahsoka asks.

“How about I take you out to dinner in exchange.” Blitz says jokingly.

Ahsoka eyes him carefully. Blitz keeps looking at her with his helmet still on. “I’m not the dinner type.” She said.

“Oh, then what type are you?” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Just the humble type. Want something simple.”

“I liked what Yoda said at the end.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “And what is that?”

“Let this be a lesson to you and learn to read your opponents better.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka laughs a little. “I can’t believe he counted your little brother as an enemy. Still true though.”

“After what happened, I’m surprised he decided to keep it quiet. If it was the chancellor, he would make us have repercussions.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “I think he saw the humor in it and the importance. Still, this isn’t about them. It’s about us.”

“Right.” Blitz says looking around for anyone.

Ahsoka smiles as she watches him. “You know. I actually did like being one of your kind. Cute really.”

“Oh want to try it again when you return to the planet?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Might be fun. But you better make our time personal.”

“Well for now, we must be professional.” Blitz says, noticing jedi walking into the hallway on the way to somewhere. From the looks they were giving him, they must think him a clone.

Ahsoka nods as she spies them out of the corner of her eye. “I doubt we can be alone at this point.” She whispered.

“Well we will have to make time. So you think the chancellor will actually approve of the written petition to try and recruit volunteers into the galactic military?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “I don’t know. Maybe he will for the war, but he won’t for the citizens being happy and supportive.”

“Well volunteers are not the same as those you draft. They will be there by a choice and that gives them purpose and drive. Also, it will make the public stop looking at the military as disposable pawns.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, maybe he will, but the whole thing about citizens hating the war is at everyone’s mind. Weird though. The politicians want war, but citizens want it to stop.”

“It almost seems like someone wants the people so sick of war they are willing to accept anything.” Blitz says making Ahsoka stop to think about the prospect.

Ahsoka looks at him carefully. “You think they would try and recruit them to the other side if possible?”

“No, I think you should watch your own side as well.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks behind her. “Even the temple?”

“Maybe even them at times.” Blitz whispers as he sees a Besalik jedi walking past.

Ahsoka sighs. “I’ll see you later Blitz. I need to get ready. I kinda suggest you do the same.”

“I will.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka takes one last look around as she almost passes him before giving a quick kiss to the helmet cheek. “Bye sweets.” She whispered as she walked calmly away.

Blitz shakes his head slightly. “Why me?” He asks himself before heading back to his ship and finds Tarren on the table with a bunch of bags and boxes around him while he was sleeping on his back with his tongue hanging out. “Oh Tarren.” He said to himself as he scratches his stomach, making him growl a little before purring. Blitz, after stopping, just sits and meditates.

---

“Alright, we will be inserting ourselves here.” Anakin says as their ship bypasses the droid fleet.

Blitz eyes the landing zone on the map as he softly pets Terran and notices that it’s a sparsely dense jungle area. “Alright then.” Blitz says, looking to the five other mandalorians that are with him. “We are ready here.” Blitz says before the pilot informed them it was time for them to get off.

Everyone immediately gets up and walks up to the door before it stops and opens and they all jump out.

“Alright, you four go on ahead. We will follow cloaked.” Blitz says.

Rex, Ahsoka, Anakin and Obi-wan nod as they run off ahead as Blitz and the others disappear. The mandalorians follow until the rebels stop them.

Anakin stares up at the woman riding the creature. “It’s alright. We’re friends.” He said lowering his hood down.

“Jedi.” The woman says.

Ahsoka sighs as she jumps down from the tree branches. “I’m commander Tano. We’re here to help take back your planet.”

“And these are mandalorians including the general Southern Cross.” Obi-wan says as the five decloaks, showing they were in position to take them out if the need arose.

The woman hums as she looks at them all. “Not bad. Maybe it could help us after all. I’m Steela. I’ll guide you to our secret base.” She said turning the creature around and walking to where she came from.

“Lead the way.” Anakin says and Blitz signals the mandalorians to follow.

By almost morning they arrive at what appears to be an old ruin and hear some screeching and look up to see a reptile-like flying bird with a person riding it. “Ever had something close to your planet?” Ahsoka whispers to Blitz nearby.

“Not like that specifically, but flying creatures, yeah.” Blitz says.

They soon see a bunch of regular looking civilians wearing some armor and trying to train. “What kind of life do they come from? City? Farming?” Obi-wan asks.

“Looks like from all over. This is what volunteers look like.” Blitz says.

Rex sighs. “I got my work cut out for me. Though it would help with where most come from.”

“Those five will help you. They help train new recruits for their clans.” Blitz says.

Rex looks back to the mandalorians. “Fine by me as long as we make good militias out of them.”

“Militia. We don’t train militia. We make warriors.” A mandalorian says.

“Well they aren’t shinies by my standard. But, I can try.” Rex said, looking over their hunter like uniform.

“General Skywalker.” The man on the avian creature greets after dismounting.

“At your service. This is General Kenobi, commander Tano, Captain Rex, and General Southern Cross of the Mandalorians.” Anakin introduces.

“We’re looking forward to taking the fight to those scrappin droids.” The man said.

“Yes, all in good time.” Obi-wan says.

“Saw. Saw Gerrera.” Saw introduces.

Steela looks a bit unamused. “He fashioned himself as our leader. Though no one elected him.”

“Well for now we are in charge and there is much to learn.” Anakin says as Tarren finally caught up with a native creature in his jaws.

Blitz frowns. “Tarren, put that down. Now.”

Tarren whines before releasing the creature before it scurries away free.

Blitz taps his foot as he crosses his arms. “We don’t eat the native life because we don’t know if they are endangered or not. Now what do you say?”

Tarren barks loudly.

“That’s right.” Blitz says scratching his head.

Tarren pants as he leans into the scratching.

---

After rounding up the rebels, the Jedi informed them of their purpose on the planet and Rex left with a few volunteers to transfer the supplies at their LZ.

“Lux, it’s good to see you again.” Ahsoka says walking up to him.

“It’s good to see you too, Ahsoka.” Lux says.

“I was a bit surprised when I was informed you were on Onderon with the rebels.” Ahsoka says.

Lux sighs. “To be honest. I was too after I kept going over what I did wrong. Wait, how did you know I was here with the rebels?”

“I informed her.” Blitz says, following.

Lux looks back to him. “You?”

“Mandalorians have our own information networks.” Blitz says.

Lux turns to him. “Really, how far?”

“That is my secret.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Don’t bother trying to pry from him. He’s too strict.”

“She knows I can be from experience.” Blitz says.

Lux looks back to Ahsoka. “How much do you know him?”

“I’ve known him before the clone wars.” Ahsoka says.

Lux was surprised at that. “Really now?

“Yes. Anyways, you were saying?” Ahsoka asks.

“Oh right, Onderon is my home. My mother represented it in the Senate.” Lux says.

Steela chuckles to herself. “Your voice is strong, like hers was.”

“Have you reconsidered joining the Republic Senate?” Ahsoka asks.

“Even if we do take back Onderon, it won’t change how I feel. I’m not fighting for the Republic.” Lux says.

“Well, what matters now is, we need each other’s help, just like we did on Carlac.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz ended up writing something down. “Note to self, find out about past missions.”

“Carlac? What happened on Carlac?” Steela asks.

Lex looks nervous. “Ahsoka is the reason I’m here and not with Death Watch.”

“Really? What he means is…” Ahsoka starts.

“She saved me from a huge mistake.” Lux finishes.

Blitz rolls his eyes slightly. “Lux obviously thinks highly of you.” Steela said after Lux walked off.

“I guess so.” Ahsoka says.

Steela huffs. “Let’s hope that respect is well founded.” Steela says walking away

“Wow, what an attitude.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I hope you keep your emotions in check.”

“I’m not the one you need to worry about. It’s her. She has a thing for your friend and sees you as a threat right now to that.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Well, guess when she confronts me, I can tell her I’m not interested.”

“But will she believe you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks to him with a sideways glance. “Show you maybe, but that’s too much. Maybe just tell me my code.”

“Maybe.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “We have a few minutes. Want to patrol?”

“Very well.” Blitz says, following.

Ahsoka smiles as he follows her and after a bit away, she stops and turns to him. “So…you going to get between anyone of them?”

“No.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “And on me?”

“I will resist from punching them.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles as she shakes her head. “You’re just too crazy at this point.”

“No, just protective of my wife.” Blitz whispers into Ahsoka’s ear.

Ahsoka blushes heavily as she tries to figure out how he got too close. “We are not going to get many chances.”

“I know, but at least we will be close to each other for the most part.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles a bit. “Yeah, but…try to focus on the fight. Can’t risk ourselves.”

“I will try.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “We better get back. They are probably training them right now.” She said still not moving.

“Yeah.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Are you going to move?”

“I’ll follow you commander.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles as she leans close. “You’ll get it later.” She whispered before walking away.

---

Later that night, Anakin and Ahsoka were alone around a campfire. “Hey master, can I ask you a question?” Ahsoka asks.

Anakin looks over. “What is it?”

“How should one handle love?” Ahsoka asks, catching him completely off guard.

Anakin stammers a bit. “Well…why are you asking me?”

“Well you are my master and…I have been wondering lately.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin tries to say something. “Well…I don’t know much about it. I think you’re better off asking one of the rebels here. They might know more than me.”

“But you are a jedi and they aren’t.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin raises an eyebrow. “And I can’t love so it doesn’t cause trouble.”

“But what about Senator Amidala?” Ahsoka asks.

Anakin frowns a bit. “She’s just an acquaintance for political things. You know how much we hate it.”

“Master, I can see through that by the way you look at her.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin sits up fully now. “Ahsoka, I don’t have any attachments for a reason.”

“Like R2?” Ahsoka asks.

Anakin’s frowns falter. “That’s different.”

“Master, I am asking because…I think I might be developing such feelings.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin looks a little shocked. “Ahsoka. This is not good to have. You have dropped these feelings or it will lead you astray.”

“Master…how can something that brings happiness lead me astray?” Ahsoka says.

“Thinking about it during a crucial part of the battle.” Anakin said.

“I can keep that in check, but why does the code forbid it. Even in the last great war against the Sith, Jedi could marry.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin sighs. “Because forming any attachments almost killed us all when we were away.”

“I just don’t understand, master. Why does the code forbid us from pursuing happiness?” Ahsoka asks.

Anakin shakes his head. “So we can remain level headed in the fight and any training needed. You always need a clear head.”

Ahsoka sat in silence as she knew even her master had no clear answers and was just saying what Obi-wan taught him most likely.

Blitz shakes his head as he laid down on a branch and was hearing the whole thing. “To control.” He said to himself.

---

“So how are they doing?” Blitz asks as he watches the rebels being trained to take out the droid army’s mass produced tank.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Coming along nicely. They should be able to take down small groups at this point.”

“So I have heard no complaints from you or the other republican members about how rough the mandalorians are running them.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “If it gives us an edge. It would be worth it.”

“Take a look.” Blitz says as some rebels run an obstacle course where they were avoiding stun setting blaster fire.

Ahsoka sighs. “At least we get some chances, but we can’t fight because we can’t get involved.”

“Well republic can’t, mandalorians, we can just say a clan that hadn’t joined us yet was hired, but we will keep our presence as low key as possible.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “The republic isn’t an idea of me being subtle.”

“I got the intent.” Blitz says. “So should we try training later when we have some free time?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, I still have to train you.”

“Training sabers.” Blitz offers her two.

Ahsoka takes them both. “Alright. The others can learn on their own now. Come on.” She said walking away.

“Alright.” Blitz says, noticing Obi-wan following.

Ahsoka sighs. “So where did we stop?”

“Up ahead.” Blitz says, stopping and igniting his training saber.

Ahsoka smiles as she turns to him. “You sure you want just one?”

“Only got one so best practice with only one.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes before taking a stance and ignites her training sabers. “Okay, what was the last training moveset we did?”

“It was in the Form VII Juyo.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and was about to move before noticing Obi-wan. “Um…reason?”

“Ignore him Ahsoka. We don’t have time to train often.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Good point.” She said before attacking him.

Blitz blocks her strike, causing Ahsoka to notice he was favor wielding the training saber with his right hand.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “So you’re right handed huh?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz says nothing and pushes her back and starts assaulting her with swings. The spar lasted for fifteen minutes with Obi-wan clapping.

“Not bad.” He said walking up to them.

“You keep getting better Ahsoka.” Blitz says deactivating his training saber.

Ahsoka shrugs. “We are still training even if we have to retire.” She said, turning off hers.

“Shall we get back to the rebels to see how they are faring?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods and they all walk back before Ahsoka turns to Obi-wan. “What were you doing here anyway?”

“I noticed you two walking off and decided to see what you were up to. Imagine my surprise when you were sparing.” Obi-wan says.

“What did you think we were going to do?” Blitz asks, getting silence from Obi-wan. “Oh, I see your mind went to the gutter.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns as she blushes. “I can’t believe he told you.”

“Told who what?” Blitz asks skillfully, acting as if he knew nothing.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Not you.”

“No, I mean who told who what.” Blitz clarifies.

Obi-wan gets confused. “Who told what who?”

“My master and I had a talk last night and apparently he told master Obi-wan everything.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz shakes his head. “Too watchful.”

“My apologies Ahsoka.” Obi-wan says.

Ahsoka sighs. “It’s fine. Just too much.”

Blitz keeps a straight face, knowing that isn’t what Obi-wan really thought.

Ahsoka yawns a bit. “How far is the training coming along?”

“It’s coming well. Next is target practice.” Obi-wan says.

“I’m getting a blast shield.” Blitz said.

“I don’t think that will be necessary.” Ahsoka says.

“You never know.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “I do and these guys know how to handle a blaster.”

“Well, it will still come in handy for something like an unexpected attack.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Should I get some rope so you can carry it on your back forever?”

“Oh, no need, we have a vehicle for that.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums. “Now there’s a good idea.”

“So tell me from your experience, how much does he prepare for worst case scenarios?” Obi-wan asks.

Ahsoka raises a hand above her head. “Too much really.” She said putting her hand down.

“Well I guess that isn’t too bad in war time.” Obi-wan says.

Blitz chuckles. “Though it does impede my personal life.”

“So what kind of vehicle did you bring?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz smirks. “Nothing much really.”

“It’s a war vehicle, isn’t it?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz chuckles happily. “Maybe.”

“Please tell me it is not a tank.” Ahsoka says.

“No, it’s just a modified speeder.” Blitz says

“Oh, that is good at least.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz shrugs. “It’s nothing much anyway. I still would like to just take a regular stroll with you watching over my shoulder.”

“I will come with you.” Obi-wan says as they go to get the speeder.

Ahsoka smiles as she watches them. “Don’t crash into another tree.”

“I think she has you pegged.” Blitz says jokingly to Obi-wan.

Obi-wan chuckles. “I would say she has you pegged.”

“What, she’s my wife.” Blitz jokes.

Obi-wan keeps chuckling. “Now we know why you’re so much like you’re under control.”

“Haha.” Blitz says sarcastically.

After trekking through the jungle for a bit they came across a camo colored speeder.

Obi-wan whistles. “Not bad. What’s good about it?”

“Camo colors so it stays hidden without giving off a signal and enough power to pull things several times heavier than what a speeder of this size can pull.” Blitz says getting in the driver seat.

Obi-wan smirks. “Test drive?”

“No, a mandalorian secret.” Blitz says powering the speeder up.

Obi-wan shakes his head. “Oh this might be fun at least.”

“Ok, let’s move.” Blitz says lifting off and travelling through the jungle with what looks like a base for something being towed behind.

Obi-wan groans as they came to a stop and get off. “On second thought, I’ll leave Anakin to drive. I’m at least used to his driving.”

“What? Not used to calmer driving.” Blitz says getting off and starts setting up the base like object.

Obi-wan shakes his head. “No, I’m probably so prepared for Anakin’s style of driving, I think I’m more prepared for his driving than anyone else.”

“Like that time he crashed into that dinner?” Blitz asks.

Obi-wan frowns a bit. “That was a given, but they had some good food.”

“Ok, so what is this?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz turns to them. “Temporary base. Good enough for a quick living problem to be fixed with this. At least that’s what it says on the box. Though it’s only the start. Got to place the plate needed for the base of the base.”

“Uh huh?” Ahsoka asks, not convinced.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Ah come guys. This will help a bunch. Just need to find the right placement.” He said before looking back at it. “Maybe a few feet more.” He said walking back to the speeder.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes as Steela starts shooting the target that was being held up by Anakin with the force. “How’s it going here?” She asks walking over.

“Ah, moving targets.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles as Steela hits the busted droid head. “Not bad. You did tell them about the transmitters, right?” She asks Anakin walking over.

“Of course, Rex did.” Anakin says.

Steela sighs as she puts her rifle down a bit before hearing something. “Does anyone hear that?”

“I hear…droids.” A mandalorians says causing all mandalorians to assume defensive formations.

“Take cover!” Rex said running off while shooting with his own weapons.

Obi-wan and Anakin both took out their lightsabers and starts deflecting the shots. “It appears that training is over.” Obi-wan said.

“I’ll take the left flank if you take the right.” Anakin says.

“No. We can only protect them. We cannot fight for them. We cannot fight this war for them.” Obi-wan said as they took cover.

“There are too many. But Anakin, Ahsoka, and I can hold them off while you get your people out of here.” Obi-wan calls for Steela.

“You didn’t teach us to run.” Steela said. “Saw, use your disruptors to take out the droids.” She called into her communicator.

“I’m on it.” Saw says before turning to other rebels. “Ready disruptors. On my mark.” Saw says before throwing his, followed by the other rebel.

“What is that?” One of the droids asks as they look at it.

“It looks like an explosive.” Another said.

“How can you tell…” Blitz shakes his head as an explosion happens and takes them out. “I like the non-bumbling kinds.”

“But it is better with the seps using them.” Ahsoka says next to him as Blitz peaks out and starts blasting.

Blitz looks at her as kept blasting. “Really? You want bumbling droids who would be better off making a comedy show?”

“Fighting us, yes.” Ahsoka says.

“Blaster?” Blitz offers.

Ahsoka looks at it. “Saber.”

“Yeah, but can that hit from range.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Blitz, I rather use the saber.”

“Ok then.” Blitz says before he keeps blasting at the droids as Saw and Lux go for the tank. “Well some people are going for the tank.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs as she keeps watching. “You think they would make it?”

“Five creds say they take out the tank.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Ten one of them trips.”

“You’re on.” Blitz says giving cover fire.

Soon both Lux and Saw got onto the tank and both their grenades at it as the droid on top caught it. “Uh…surrender…”

“Shut up.” Lux said and quickly closed the hatch on him before they both ran off as it exploded.

Ahsoka holds out her hand. “Pay up.”

Blitz hands here five credits.

Ahsoka frowns. “Hey. Ten credits.”

“They took out the tank.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka scoffs as she pockets the credits as the rest of the droids were taken out and they walk over to the converging group.

“Take confidence from this victory. But rest assured, there will be more droids coming now that they know your position.” Obi-wan says.

“It doesn’t matter. You’re ready now. We are going to take the fight to the droids and you won’t have to hide any longer.” Anakin said.

“Droids were a bit dim, more so than I imagined.” Saw says.

“They make up for it in numbers, designed to overwhelm.” Ahsoka said.

“That is the idea behind the B1 battle droids and even the B2 super battle droids, but the BX-series droid commando and Magnaguards are another story.” Blitz says.

They all look at him. “Magnaguards?” Lex asks.

“Most of the time they are the elite bodyguards rarely will be deployed to the battlefield, because of their cost.” Blitz explains. The rebels nod accepting the explanation.

“But even they’re not designed to deal with our approach.” Anakin says.

Lux nods. “We hit them where they least expect it.”

“And before they realize what happened, we fade in with the rest of the population.” Stella finishes.

“But we’re going to need a plan to get into the city.” Ahsoka pointed out.

“I have an idea on that.” Lux says.

---

“I can’t believe we are being snuck into the city under pelts.” Blitz whispers.

Ahsoka hits his side. “Quiet.”

‘At least I am not in pony form for this.’ Blitz thinks.

Ahsoka looks him over. “Try and stay calm. I know you hate sitting still.” She whispered.

Blitz remains still as something of the dead.

Ahsoka tilts her head and pokes him constantly now.

Blitz still remains unmoving till they start moving into the city.

Ahsoka sighs as she peeks outside and finds themselves inside the city walls. “Now all we have to do is find the inner city rebels.” She said, gathering her bag.

Blitz moves to look at her as they get out of the carriage and disappear into the market. “See anything you like?” He asks nearby her.

Ahsoka shakes her head and slightly pushes him. Blitz chuckles and steps away from her. “And this is my future life.” He said to himself.

“Alright, we should be good here.” Steela says.

---

“I can’t believe you talked me into wearing the cloak.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “It looks good on you.”

“You two ready?” Anakin asks.

Blitz shrugs. “Fine. Just need to put all our things.”

‘And I get to watch.’ Ahsoka thinks.

Blitz sighs as they walk through the allies. “So how many rebels did we get in the city?”

“A few dozen and they will start convincing people to join.” Ahsoka says before pushing him against the wall and kisses him to have the droids ignore them.

Blitz quickly closes his eyes as he hears the droids walk around a corner and opens his eyes again to see Ahsoka still going at it before pushing her away slightly. “They’re gone.”

“Yeah and I’m glad I got to do that.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz shakes his head. “Maybe we should go on patrols more often.”

“Maybe.” Ahsoka says as they get to their observation positions.

Blitz sighs as he watches the citizens move around. “Blissfully unaware.”

“Yeah.” Ahsoka says before someone starts sniping droids.

“Seriously, how do people overlook us dressed in these. We stick out like a sore thumb.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks confused. “I have no idea.”

“Are we so conspicuous that they ignore us?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “As long as it works.”

“Here comes Lux.” Blitz says as he comes up to them.

Lex smiles as he sees them. “Hey, how’s the patrol?”

“Good so far.” Ahsoka says.

“Best go, I see five droids coming after you.” Blitz says.

Lux nods and quickly walks away as Ahsoka just pushes Blitz against a wall again, but this time doesn’t kiss him. “Aw, I thought you were going to go for it.” Blitz teases.

“Watch.” Ahsoka says as the droids run past them and into the middle of the crowded street, looking for Lux who tosses a droid popper from cover in the middle of the five before activating and frying the droids.

Blitz frowns a bit. “But the citizens’ reaction is not good.”

“Yeah, they have mistaken the rebel’s intentions and are afraid.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz sighs as he wraps his arms around her. “Guess we’re going to have to find another way that doesn’t include sabotage.”

“Maybe.” Ahsoka says as they disappear and head back to the hideout.

Blitz immediately moves away once they make it back to the side where they have mandalorian gear with Tarren sleeping on them. “Come on boy.” He said tapping his side.

Tarren opens one eye and looks at Ahsoka and then Blitz.

Blitz sighs. “No I didn’t.”

“Best get comfortable.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz sighs as he sat down before Ahsoka sat nearby and Tarren laid down on both of their laps. “Tarren.” They both said.

Tarren only smirked.

---

“So to make it clear, we can only watch this attempt.” Blitz says to the other mandalorians.

Ahsoka nods. “As much as it pains us, we have too. You hate it too?”

“More like these guys want in on the operation.” Blitz says as two of the mandalorians were smoking.

Ahsoka shakes his head. “Well at least you guys get some relaxation. We have to make sure they are safe on this.”

“You want some action, then you make sure they call a tank by splicing into the droid communications and you take up a sniper position at the power plant.” Blitz says to two of the mandalorians.

They quickly throw the cigars away before rushing out as Blitz takes one last look around. “Still can’t believe we are getting these chances together.”

“Believe it and I’m happy you and your mandalorians stayed instead of leaving with Master, Obi-wan, and Rex.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz nods as he moves close to her. “Yeah, because I know you can mess things up.”

“Not likely. That is sky guy’s role.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz chuckles as he wraps his arms around and keeps watching. “So…what’s the big plan after this city?”

“Well unsure about the big battle, but I don’t think we will be able to stay in this city for more than another week.” Ahsoka says.

“I agree, if we want to avoid civilian casualties.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, just need to place safeguards for future attacks and get citizen’s trust back.”

“If all goes smoothly tonight, then the puppet king will try something desperate.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “And that’s the plan.”

“We will see how he reacts, then we will choose the plan.” Blitz says before kissing her now that they were alone.

Ahsoka smiles into kisses as she hangs onto him before letting go a bit. “Still going for it, aren’t you?”

“Oh, what do you mean?” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Ahsoka blushes. “Still trying to get me to wear a ring. Really not working, still need to prove too.”

“No, not going to have you wear a ring. You are one of my wives and that is all that matters.” Blitz whispers into her ear as he massages her rear.

Ahsoka freezes up and grabs his hand. “What are you doing?” She asks, smirking a bit.

“Trying to get you to relax.” Blitz says before kissing her again.

Ahsoka goes a little wide eyed as she hangs onto him before pushing him away slightly. “Do I look like I need anything?”

“A little, you are worried.” Blitz says honestly.

Ahsoka tries to look innocent. “I’m not worried. They can take care of themselves.”

“Ahsoka.” Blitz says wrapping his arms back around her.

Ahsoka stares at him before sighing. “Maybe I am a little worried.”

“There we go.” Blitz says before kissing her again and slips his tongue in this time.

Ahsoka blushes heavily as she tries to kiss back and wraps her arms around him before stopping and pushes him away only a little. “Won’t a scout system see us?” She whispered.

“Nah, but you better go before Lux comes looking for you.” Blitz says sitting down.

Ahsoka sighs and gets up before walking away. “Yeah and please feed Tarren.” She said seeing him eat through some food they bought.

“Alright, I will sneak out of town and let him hunt for a bit.” Blitz says.

Tarren perks his head up at that with a bag like a helmet over his head.

“How are you going to get out?” Ahsoka asks.

“I will walk out the front gate.” Blitz says.

“Why?” Ahsoka asks with an eyebrow raised.

Blitz shows her an official ID. “I faked landing with a civilian shuttle and went through customs and got a temporary visa for me saying I was a hunter.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka slaps her forehead. “Why didn’t I think of that?”

“Because it wouldn’t have worked as you are registered as a jedi and I had my man who is hacking into the droid communications to cover me with his hacking.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka huffs. “Lucky.”

“I’m still willing to take you out for dinner.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka waves her hand to the city. “Where?”

“Anywhere you choose after we free the planet.” Blitz says before making a call on an encrypted channel.

Ahsoka hums as she looks at the city. “I have noticed a few spots.”

“Well maybe I should include breakfast and lunch as well.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Maybe you should cook something more personal than going out.”

“Not…my best…skill set.” Blitz says looking for the words.

Ahsoka smiles. “How bad could it be?”

“I haven’t cooked anything besides roasted meat in years.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stares at him before snickering.

“What?” Blitz says, pausing his call.

Ahsoka keeps snickering until she starts laughing. “You can’t…can’t cook for your life?!” She laughs.

“Hey, Tarren likes it.” Blitz says as Tarren collides into a wall from having his vision obscured.

Ahsoka smirks and raises an eyebrow. “Uh huh.”

“Ok, point taken.” Blitz says defeated.

Ahsoka chuckles as she walks over to Tarren and pulls the bag off of him. “Better boy?”

Tarren pants happily before licking her face.

Ahsoka laughs as she tries to push him away. “Enough boy. I got to go.”

“Come on boy, let her go.” Blitz says, starting to strip.

Tarren whines as he backs off. Blitz pays no mind as he sets his upper body armor on a desk. Ahsoka shakes her head as she pets Tarren’s head and he pants happily as he nuzzles her back. “Stay boy.” She said walking to the door. “Save most of the tricks for me.” She said to Blitz.

“I will. After all, we still haven’t done that yet.” Blitz jokes starting to remove the lower body armor.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes and walks out the door. “Don’t kill anyone.” She said closing the door behind her.

Blitz shakes his head as he starts putting on the hunting gear he wore when he had the ID made.

Tarren pants happily as he bounded over to him.

“Yeah boy. Time to hunt.” Blitz says picking up his hunting rifle that was registered to him as well.

Tarren growls happily as he follows him out.

“If the rebels abandon the city before I return, make sure my armor and weapons are not left behind, ok?” Blitz asks one of the three mandalorians. The mandalorian nods as they both leave.

---

Blitz watches from a tree as smoke rose from the city. “In only three days, the city has descended into anarchy.” Blitz says as below him on the ground Tarren rends flesh from the bone of a kill they had made as he fed.

Tarren looks up at him and swallows his last bite and tilts his head.

“Looks like we aren’t going back into the city.” Blitz says before dropping to the ground. “Tarren, find Ahsoka.” Blitz says after landing.

Tarren barks and takes one last bite and runs off as Blitz sighs and checks his weapon and fires it without looking behind himself, hitting the probe droid that thought it was hidden from him destroying it. Blitz follows Tarren at a leisurely pace as he makes for the mountains.

Eventually, Blitz stopped when several rebels including those Blitz hadn’t seen before, stopped him from an ambush position in the rocks.

“Hi there.” Blitz said, waving. “Can I get past here?”

“Identify yourself.” A rebel says.

Blitz sighs before teleporting away, confusing them till he grabs one of their rifles. “You still don’t have a strong enough grip Jakup.” Blitz says.

Jakup looks confused for a moment. “Wait…Cross?”

“Yeah, now set back up the ambush.” Blitz says, giving him back his rifle and walks with Tarren leading the way.

Ahsoka shakes her head as she sees Blitz come out of the forest line with Tarren bounding up to her and nuzzling her. “Okay, okay boy.” She said petting his head before turning to Blitz. “How did it go?”

“Tarren has been eating well for the last few days, but inform me of everything as I change into my armor, ok?” Blitz asks Ahsoka, noticing his hood was far enough down so no one could get a good look at his face.

Ahsoka nods as he leads him to their quarters and Blitz starts redressing. “Well…” Ahsoka started.

“I see, so the king is now with us and the royal army as well huh? They did a good job and now I think it is time to get some new equipment.” Blitz says before making a call.

Ahsoka moves over to him and sits down nearby. “What are you going to order?”

“Rockets and RPGs.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Really? Because we are running fine with the weapons we got now.”

“Yeah, but we got nothing that can really penetrate armor from a distance and fast moving air units will be a problem.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Then you better get some tracker ones as well.”

“You think I would settle for anything less?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka clears her throat and waves.

“So Steela still giving you trouble thinking you and Lux have a possible romance?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs as Tarren jumps onto her lap and she starts petting him. “Yeah, still don’t know about us.”

“I wonder if Skywalker has to deal with the jealousy when someone flirts with his wife.” Blitz says out loud.

Ahsoka shrugs and looks him over. “So…how do you think the militia is doing?”

“Starting to stray from militia and starting to move to soldiers.” Blitz says finalizing the deal.

Ahsoka smiles. “But getting more and helping each other out?”

“Getting well enough to not always need the home field advantage.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Good. So you’re going to present this to the republic as an example?”

“The citizens, yes, take a look.” Blitz says showing Ahsoka a document signed by the chancellor, allowing the populace to enlist in the galactic army and the date stamp was not a day after the first battle for Geonosis.

Ahsoka looks a bit confused. “So this has been out a while, huh?”

“Yeah, I looked through your army commanders and noticed that Jedi master Koto doesn’t have a single clone officer so I investigated and found she has no clones in his army as they are all enlisted men.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Well, at least those people are willing to fight.”

Blitz nods as he sits down with her. “You can pay a man to take a point. You can pay him to charge a hill. But you can’t pay him to believe. Only those that are willing to listen and understand are those that come out on top.”

Ahsoka looks to him as Tarren moves into his lap as well. “Well, someone can become a speech maker.”

“No need. Already arranged for some very charismatic members of the mandalorians to get to several of your republic planets as officials to give speeches to convince people to enlist.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Well, we can be rest assured that if it comes to it. We don’t need to worry about being short on manpower. Though the price per soldier will go up for pay.”

“Well it just means the Kaminoans won’t be getting all the military budget.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Who?”

“The ones who made the clones.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods in understanding as she pets Tarren. “They would be mad if the whole civilian population took over the military personal market.”

“Well it has always been that way. Besides they can’t keep up with the demand for troops so they have no right to complain.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “At least we can have more battles in some areas where we couldn’t with clones. No offense to them.”

“Yeah. Clones aren’t infinite in numbers. Oh, so I should probably speak with Saw and Steela soon.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, better go tell them what’s coming in so they can train for it.”

“More like convincing them with facts to convince their people that to enlist is the best option.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “I thought you were going to tell them about the weapons.”

“Oh no, that is a surprise and they will be delivered in a covert drop in about eighteen hours.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hits his side. “You sly stallion.”

“Yeah, so you enjoy the show?” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Ahsoka blushes as she moves away from him slightly. “Sh…show?”

“Yeah, you watched me undress after all.” Blitz whispers into her ear as he rubs her back.

Ahsoka freezes up and grabs his hand. “I…I didn’t.”

“I love you.” Blitz whispers, making her smile.

Ahsoka sighs and lets him go. “Alright. You get this one pass.”

“You said you wanted to try my cooking, right?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, what do you get?”

Blitz takes out a package from one of the pockets in his hunter’s outfit and it was roasted meat in a container. “Try it out while I go talk.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles and opens it and then suddenly lifts it away as Tarren tries to take a bite out of it. “No, my food.” She said tapping his head.

Blitz chuckles as he walks away and walks till he finds Saw, Steela, and Lux all together. “Saw, Steela, can I talk to you two alone for a moment?” Blitz calls.

They both look over and nod and follow him.

“Have you two thought about what you will do after you liberate your planet?” Blitz asks.

They both look confused for a moment. “Not really.” Saw admits. “We figured we would liberate it first and work from there.”

“And what is to stop the Separatists from reinvading?” Blitz asks.

Steela holds up a finger. “Really we need an army to stop on the ground, but I thought the republic can’t help us?”

“Yeah, the republic’s armies are stretched to the breaking point.” Blitz says.

Saw sighs. “Well we’re going to need to build the old government back up and not unlike the one we all hate.”

“Tell the truth, once the planet is liberated, will your populace think, ‘Yeah, we won the war is over for us.’?” Blitz asks.

They both groan. “No they won’t. We have to make them see the war still heading for us.” Steela said.

“And the only way to guarantee the safety of your world is to keep fighting the separatist, but can you do that from here?” Blitz asks.

“What are you getting at?” Saw asks.

“Wait, you’re suggesting we join the republic’s army, aren’t you?” Steela asks.

“Bingo.” Blitz says.

They both look to each in thought as the possible event went through their heads.

“Here you won’t be able fight them here.” Blitz says.

“Well we might have to.” Saw said.

“And we still need to give the people here hope.” Steela said.

“Tell them the reality of the situation that the battle won’t end in just your planet’s liberation. That much more fighting needs to be done.” Blitz says.

Steela nods. “Yeah, that would work. But we’re going to need a worldwide view. I wonder if the king will help?”

“Talk to him about it as citizens can enlist.” Blitz says.

Steela sighs. “At least we got somewhat of a plan here. But this may not be enough.”

“Don’t worry about it. We mandalorians know how to get the weapons needed. Also Steela, a romance between Ahsoka and Lux isn’t going to happen.” Blitz says.

Steela blushes. “Wha…what makes you say that? I got no feelings for anyone here.”

“Please, I wouldn’t be as good of a warrior let alone a general if I couldn’t read others and Ahsoka doesn’t have those feelings for Lux, but I can’t say the same about Lux because I don’t know him as well. So at best, it is a one sided relationship.” Blitz says.

Steela looks back to Lux looking over some inventory. “I see.”

“So go make your move if you want after the battle.” Blitz says to Saw’s confusion.

Saw looks confused. “Wait, what?”

“I’ll leave you to your thoughts. Oh and Saw, could you get the troops to make room for new equipment?” Blitz asks.

Saw nods. “Sure. Just tell me where.”

“Doesn’t really matter.” Blitz says.

Saw nods and walks away.

---

Later that Night

“Saw the space being made?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods as she watches from afar. “Yeah. Now we just need to worry about retaliation.”

“Well it is time.” Blitz says and whistles.

Several of the rebels turn to him hearing that. “Listen up, I need a few volunteers to come with me to get some equipment.” Blitz says.

Some of them raise their hands. “Follow me.” Blitz says before leading them away. They all start to follow as the rest continue their work.

In about an hour, they came back with several crates before the sun rose. “So what’s in here?” One asks.

“Gather up everyone and you will see.” Blitz says as they set them in a line.

Soon most of the rebels were awake and came out. “Saw, you want to be the one to open the crates?” Blitz asks.

Saw nods and moves to the crates before opening them. “What are these?” He asks taking one weapon out.

“Those are one of the most reliable seeker rocket launchers.” Blitz says.

Saw hefts the launcher over his shoulder. “Alright, get to explaining. I’m itching to try it.”

“Not just yet. Open this one.” Blitz says tapping one of the crates with his foot.

Saw gets confused and puts the launcher and opens the crate. “What do we get?”

“These are specialized RPGs with two sets of ammo. The SRCS has a burst like effect, shoot this in the middle of a formation and how many will stay online.” Blitz says handing him one of the green colored pieces of the ammo.

Saw hums as he looks between the weapon and ammo.

“And the spearhead here is designed to take out tanks, even if they have shields.” Blitz says, showing him the orange colored one.

Saw chuckles as he takes that one. “What else did you get?”

“That is the only two for this shipment.” Blitz says.

Saw gains a disappointed look. “Mind if I test these out?” He asks looking over to the shooting range.

“Use them sparingly. You have limited ammo.” Blitz says.

Saw shrugs as he walks over and loads one of the ammo. “Got it.” He said, putting the other down and aiming carefully.

---

“So, Steela giving you any trouble?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Not really. Though she still can’t get why I don’t want to pursue Lex.”

“She’ll get it one day.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods as she sighs. “So how are you?”

“Good, you?” Blitz asks as he watches the mandalorians and royal army help train the rest of the rebels.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Same.” She said looking upward to the sky.

“A lovely day, isn’t it?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka hums in agreement as she still stared upward.

“So now that Dooku know that jedi and mandalorians are helping the rebels, what do you think his response will be?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Eliminate their leaders.” She tries to mimic before giggling. “Sorry, but yeah. He would try to get high value either killed or on his side.”

Blitz was about to say something when his communicator went off.

Ahsoka looks over as he looks it over. “Who is it?”

“Talk to me.” Blitz says.

“Commander Dooku has sent fallen jedi to the city. They are killing protestors.” The caller says.

Blitz sighs. “Alright. I’ll go deal with it.” He said getting up.

“Sir, it looks like they are mobilizing most of the army in the capital and there are three jedi in total and they are going with them.” The caller says.

“Understood, get out of the city and get to my coordinates before the army.” Blitz says.

“Understood. Anything else sir?” The caller asks.

“Don’t engage. We are going to set up a defensive line.” Blitz says cutting the line.

Ahsoka sighs as she gets up. “What’s the plan?”

“Well inform the council first and I will inform the rebels of this development.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and walks away to talk to them as Blitz heads down to the rebels still looking over the weapons and some sleeping.

“Steela, we got news from the capital.” Blitz calls.

Steels looks over to him. “What is it?”

“They are sending a majority of the droid army in the capital to us and there are three fallen jedi among them.” Blitz says.

Steela looks instantly worried. “We haven’t trained to fight jedi or any kind yet. How can we beat that?”

“Leave them to me, the mandalorians, and Ahsoka for them.” Blitz says.

Steela sighs. “Alright, what’s the plan?”

“We set a trap.” Blitz suggests.

Steela stares at him. “Got something for that?”

Blitz smirks under his helmet.

---

Steela grins as she watches the droid army get close to their trap. “This is going to be fun.”

“Isn’t it strange we haven’t seen a rebel yet?” A B-1 droid asks.

Another nods. “Yeah. Wonder where they are right now? Maybe they are on that cliff.” It said pointing to one.

“Don’t be short circuiting. They would never be there. They would be right in front of us.” The first one said.

“You’re righ…” The droid says before mines started going off.

“Hah! I win!” The other said before his friend got blown up. “Double win.”

“I’m tempted to play cards while this happens.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Got some with me just in case.”

“Funny.” Blitz says as the rebels start to initiate their attacks with the gun emplacements. “See the fallen jedi yet?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums as she looks around. “Well, I got one on that tank in the middle. Got another near the back. But I can’t see the last one.”

“Which one do you want?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs as she takes out her lightsabers. “I’ll take the tank.”

“I’ll look for the one unseen.” Blitz says before cloaking as all but one of the other mandalorians cloaked and start to go flank.

Ahsoka sighs before jumping down and heads for the one on the tank as she slices through the ranks of the army.

“Ah, a jedi.” The fallen jedi says firing the main cannon of the tank.

Ahsoka jumps off a droid and jumps over the explosion as it hits behind her and starts jumping over the droids to the tank.

The fallen jedi drew his red lightsaber.

Ahsoka shakes her head as she is able to jump onto the tank and blocks the incoming swing at her. “Nice try.” She said trying her other saber.

The two swing their lightsabers in either attacks or intercepts as the air unit droids come in only to come under fire by the RPGs.

Blitz hums as he watches the army march through the trail and notices the one bringing up the rear, but still not the last one. “Where are you?”

Soon he hears some droids behind him and turns to see the final one with some commando droids looking like they were trying to circle around him. “Oh, that’s where.” He said standing up and turning to them. “So what’s the plan for you guys?” Blitz says before stealthily following them and taking out the droids one by one.

The fallen Jedi keeps looking around and tries to spot Blitz moving around and killing every single droid around before stopping in the middle facing the fallen Jedi as the robot parts fall apart.

“I must say, I am disappointed with you.” Blitz says decloaking and ignites his darksaber.

The fallen jedi looks in his direction and wait for him while keeping his saber ready. “And what are the flaws?”

“Lack of foresight and not being able to detect me before I took out all of your support.” Blitz says withdrawing his claws from his left gauntlet. “Now come on if you are tired of living.” Blitz taunts.

The fallen Jedi huffs. “I’m not stupid.” He said not moving.

“Oh, then you will just die.” Blitz says shooting force lightning at him to his surprise not expecting that from a mandalorian.

“Ahhhhhhh!” The fallen Jedi fell to the ground as he was caught in the lightning. “How did you ah!”

“A stupid question.” Blitz says before throwing his lightsaber, impaling him.

The fallen Jedi grunts as it goes through him before Blitz pulls it back with the force and just falls over dead after Blitz stops the lightning attack.

Blitz huffs as he walks over and takes his saber before walking away after taking his lightsaber. “Idiot.”

“But how?” Ahsoka’s opponent asks as he was impaled by both of her lightsabers.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “You lifted your lightsaber a bit higher than usual.”

“Damn it.” The fallen jedi says before Ahsoka withdrew her lightsabers.

Ahsoka sighs as he falls down and collects his saber before dropping a grenade into the tank and jumps high and lands on a cliff nearby as it explodes. Looking back, she saw the other fallen jedi was just destroyed as she was either being blasted or stabbed with a vibro weapon.

Ahsoka shakes her head as she walks away and looks over the saber she has. “I wish we can’t do this every time.”

“So they deployed ray shielded gunship droids huh?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Sort of I guess. Maybe we should have bought an EMP.”

“Or…” Blitz stops as one of the gunship droids takes a direct hit from a RPG and crashes.

Ahsoka smiles. “Well that takes care of that. What else did we get?”

Blitz shrugs as he walks up to her. “Not much really at this point. We just have to stop their advance and hope we win. Even they would bring in something that would stop all of us.”

Ahsoka makes a shrugging motion. “Guess so. Want to head down there and take some out?”

“Can’t get involved remember?” Blitz reminds.

Ahsoka tosses the captured lightsaber to him. “Oh right. So what do we do in the meantime?”

“Oops, I misfired a rocket.” Blitz says shooting a rocket into a clump of droids.

Ahsoka chuckles and ‘accidentally’ kicks over a bag of poppers. “My foot slipped.” She said as they went off and took off almost half of a line.

Blitz chuckles. “Will these malfunctions ever stop?” He asks, firing another rocket.

Ahsoka shrugs as she tosses a possible defunct popper over her shoulder into the army. “Never. It will always happen.” She said as it went off.

“Hum…that gunship droids are coming in a little too fast to start firing on the line and…it has commando droids on it. They must be after our headquarters and the king.” Blitz says before turning on his communicator. “Steela, Saw, they seem to be aiming for our headquarters and the king.” Blitz says.

“What?! We’ll head there now.” Steela said.

“Also, all units be advised, all fallen jedi are now dead.” Blitz adds.

A chorus of agreements with some cheering came out as the fight on the army seems to have intensified.

“I can see why you were chosen to be a general.” Ahsoka says after he cut the line.

Blitz shrugs. “It’s nothing much. Any leader can say this. Want to head back to base and help protect the king?”

“Yeah.” Ahsoka says before they run off.

Blitz keeps running through the tree line and sometimes teleports while Ahsoka jumps through and over the forest before they both reach the campsite and sees it being in a war zone at the moment. “Plan?” Ahsoka asks.

“Bring them down with extreme prejudice.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and jumps down as she starts attacking the droids while heading for the king as Blitz heads to the droids running quicker than the rest and starts shooting at the commando droids.

The gunship droid, seeing this, tries to bares its blaster but is hit from behind by a RPG by Saw.

Blitz smirks as he holds one of the commando and shoots it in the head while he had it in a headlock before throwing the body into another commando. “Not bad Saw!” He calls.

Saw gives him a thumbs up as Steela takes out the last commando droid.

Blitz smiles as he throws the head of a droid away. “Now that’s taken care of. I propose we move to another good camp.”

“We can’t move everything so soon.” Steela says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Yeah…I meant trying to move there. Not ‘all at once before we are destroyed because there might be one on the tree line’ move.”

---

A few days later, they confirmed the remaining droid armies had withdrawn and the droid general shot and killed the usurper king, Sanjay Rash.

Ahsoka sighs as they finally were able to relax. “Why did his name sound like a bad rash?”

Blitz huffs as he sharpens a knife he had. “I thought it sounded like a bad TV show.”

“So you think that Steela will finally make her move?” Ahsoka asks as Blitz pays the waiter.

Blitz shrugs. “I don’t know. Time and style will tell. Though she does have a brave and can do personality. I think she will.”

“Do you think the parade like the march back into the city by the rebels was a little much?” Ahsoka says.

Blitz hums. “I think, showoff, comes into play here.”

“Well at least we didn’t join in.” Ahsoka says.

“You also need to make a report to the council, don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, a little later anyway. Besides,” She waves her arms to the area they are in. “Public.”

“Yeah.” Blitz says, smiling as he pulls down his hat as he wears his hunting outfit.

Ahsoka sighs. “So…ready to go?”

“So you want to listen to the speech they will be making to try and get civilians to join the galactic republic army?” Blitz ask.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No, it’s not needed. Besides, I don’t do the big speech, more of a lecture one here.”

“And here I thought you were more of the kiss and cuddling type.” Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka playfully frowns. “Unlike you where you are too bold.”

“Shall we?” Blitz asks, offering a hand.

Ahsoka nods and takes his hand as they walk back into the crowded streets and try to make it back to the camp where they were still living. “So…first big mission on the ground? How was it?” Ahsoka asks.

“Not my first big ground mission, but first one in this war.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Good. But how about with me?”

“Pretty good. We work well together, commander.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “You know you don’t have to call me that when we’re alone…in a sense.” She said looking around at the sparse crowd.

Blitz grins as he wraps an arm around her. “Don’t worry. In private…in a sense…we can drop formalities.”

Ahsoka smiles as she leans against him.

Blitz sighs in relief as he keeps looking around. “You know. I think I might have to make a room for you back at my home or rather my wife’s. I think I’m going to be seeing a lot of you sooner than later.”

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Oh Blitz. You would get it one day. Just not now.”

“I know.” Blitz says as the populace celebrates.

Ahsoka looks up to him. “You know, you are pretty good. Just need to work on your mannerism at times.”

“Ha, yeah right. I ain’t changing.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grins. “But then you would have to talk to officials too…so…manners need to change.”

Blitz smirks. “But not for you. You’re going to be seeing these for a long time.”

Ahsoka sighs. “Well, let’s see, inform the council, get back to our ships, have a little break and it’s back to war.”

Blitz leans over. “Well you can spend the break with me and my family. The foals just love having you around.”

Ahsoka smiles. “I’ll think about it. For now, report time. The biggest draw in school ever since it was made.”

Blitz slumps a bit. “I know what you mean.”

Ahsoka chuckles as she leans more on him as they continue walking.

---

After a week of spending time with his family, Blitz was informed he was to head out for a campaign against the CIS.

“Again huh?” Twilight asks as they try to eat.

“Yeah and this time I will be gone for a long time, maybe even over a year.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks down a bit. “Why does it have to be this way?”

“Because I’m in the military and we are at war.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “You’re going to be missing a lot you know?”

“I know, but I will try and stay in touch with the holocalls.” Blitz says.

Twilight still looks down. “Why can’t you just be here and just stay with us like you did before? You were always there for us.”

“Because I have to lead the troops and fight the enemies so they can’t come back here.” Blitz says before getting up and walking over to her.

Twilight sniffs a bit. “I know…but…you’ll be missing almost everything. Especially something about you.”

“I know, but it can’t be helped.” Blitz says before kissing Twilight and rubbing her pregnant stomach.

Twilight wraps her arms around him and kisses back before separating. “We have a small surprise for you before you leave tomorrow.”

“What is it?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles as she turns to the door and it opens to almost everypony there with a cart with a big cake on top. “Happy birthday, son.” Mary said.

“Is today my birthday?” Blitz asks confused.

Mary sighs. “Your papers and birth certificate are gone. So when you finally found me and told me your story, I knew I had to come up with one since none of you have celebrated much. So I choose one where I finally became your mother again. I thought that was as good a time as any.”

Blitz blinks as he walks over to them and looks at the cake that said ‘Happy Unknown Birthday.’ “Guys…this is…”

Mary smiles and hugs him. “Happy birthday my baby boy.”

Blitz smiles and hugs her back. “I love you mom. And I love you guys.” He said before they all decided to hug from any which way they could.

Twilight smiles as she walks over. ‘He is a good stallion…for the both of us.’ Chrysalis could only say, making Twilight smile. “Okay guys. Let’s eat.”

Blitz chuckles as he sits off to the side and watches everypony enjoy the party that only Pinkie could have thrown together. “This is definitely the best birthday I have ever seen.”

Twilight smirks as she walks over with a gift wrapped box. “And it gets even better.” She said giving it to him.

Blitz raises an eyebrow as he puts the cake down and opens the box to find a…skimpy nurse’s outfit? “Um…Twi, I think the presents are mixed up.”

Twilight smiles. “They’re silly for us. Since most of us are pregnant again, we can’t do much. But this is a great thing to wear for now and maybe if you come back, we can give you a good time. Or heck, some of us can put on a show for you.”

Blitz chuckles as he gives it back to her. “Alright then. Some of you put them on and you can snuggle with me. I won’t be doing anything, but enjoying the time here right now.”

Twilight nods and moves over to him and kisses his cheek. “Happy birthday Blitz.”

Blitz smiles and kisses her back before letting go. “Thanks for this.”

Twilight sighs as she takes the outfit away and goes over to the others and talks with them as Blitz takes the cake and moves to his room before Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie, and Rarity were in their outfits and moves to snuggle with him in his bed. “Good night girls.” He said pulling the covers around them.

“Happy birthday Blitzy.” They all said as Blitz turns out the lights.

Chapter 53: Surprise Appearance

Blitz hums away as he messes with his datapad on anything coming up. “Not many orders right now. I still got time.” He mused to himself as Spike sat right by him and did his own work.

“Yeah, pretty boring too.” Spike said, messing with his own datapad.

“You know you don’t need to hang around here.” Blitz says looking at the dragon in his room.

Spike raises an eyebrow to him. “The girls wanted to check around town so I decided to come here so I can get some of the work done around here.”

Blitz sighs before looking around his room in the crystal castle.

Spike shakes his head a bit. “So…how was your birthday?”

“It’s…weird. I haven’t celebrated it in decades.” Blitz says.

Spike chuckles. “You celebrated?” He asks, trying to hide his face behind his pad.

“No. For a few years, I forgot I even had one.” Blitz says as somepony stirred in Blitz’s bed. “You doing ok Ahsoka?”

Ahsoka yawns as she sits up in bed. “Yeah, had too much punch I think. What did that pink pony put in?” She asks looking at him.

“That was alcoholic so you remember what happened last night?” Blitz asks as the mare gets out of bed.

Ahsoka groans as she shakes her head. “Not really.” She said rubbing her head.

“Come here.” Blitz says, pulling up a chair beside her.

Ahsoka groans as she keeps rubbing her head. “I am never drinking again.”

“You sure, you got to sleep with me.” Blitz teases.

Ahsoka looks shocked at him. “What?!”

“Yeah, you held me like a foal holds their favorite stuffed animal.” Blitz says letting her lean on him.

Ahsoka gulps. “We didn’t…well…you know…?”

“You’re still a virgin.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs in relief. “Thank goodness. So what’s going on now?”

“Well just looking a few things over. So you told the rest of the girls?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka blinks. “Told what?”

Blitz wraps his tail around hers. “About your decision regarding me.”

Ahsoka rubs her head. “What decision?”

“Do I need to get you a ring to remind you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka keeps thinking back before going wide eyed. “Oh, that. Not yet.”

“So who are you going to tell first? Me mum?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “It’s only right. She is your mother.”

“Right, good luck. Me mum is just as tough, if not tougher, than me when it comes to this.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles and tries to get up. “Sure. Just make sure you can help explain if needed later.” She said stretching.

“Now is as good as ever.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and walks out. “I’ll meet you later.”

“Nope.” Blitz says picking her up with his magic.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow and looks back at him. “Care to let go?”

“To me mum.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns before trying to get out his magical grip. “Let me go.”

“Oh you will go in there alone.” Blitz says.

---

“Are you mad?” Applejack asks as she and Blitz stood outside a door. “Sending her there alone with a pirate manic?”

“Oh I’m sorry, you want to go in there and spend some time with your mother-in-law?” Blitz asks.

Applejack keeps frowning at him. “Blitz, she will kill her.”

“I haven’t heard screaming or a struggle yet. It’s all quiet…too quiet.” Blitz says.

Applejack crosses her hooves. “Told ya.”

Blitz peaked inside before closing the door back and when he turned around to face Applejack, she could tell he was barely containing laughter.

“What?” Applejack asks confused.

“Mum is making her have tea with her.” Blitz says.

Applejack stares at him before starting to snicker and trying to hold her laughter behind her hooves.

“Go in there and have some tea Jackie.” Blitz says.

Applejack keeps snickering as she tries to walk inside and closes the door behind her and he could hear her snickering turning louder. “Oh, I wish I had a camera right now.” He mused to himself. Blitz waited for nearly an hour before the door opened again and out walked Ahsoka.

Ahsoka sighs as she looks at him. “We’re good.” She said smiling.

“So how did you like her?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “She’s alright. I don’t know what the others are talking about.”

“Oh they are scared of her especially after she broke that minotaur’s back.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Minotaur huh?”

Blitz pulled up an image for her.

Ahsoka blinks at the sight of Mary standing atop a Minotaur. “Wow. She could pass for a Jedi.”

“You kidding, that would be your master next.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah, Anakin would not like that.”

“So what did you three talk about?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Just things.”

“Oh, so what were they?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Nope. She told me not to tell.”

“Ok…so how long did she estimate till you are with the child?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks a bit worried. “I don’t know. It’s hard to tell right now.”

“Oh?” Blitz asks knowing he had gotten her.

Ahsoka frowns and blushes at him. “Hey!”

“Yes master Tano.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “She was right. You do pull fast ones that would bother us.”

“I take after me mum who pulled tea on you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka huffs. “Come on. Let’s get something to eat.” She said walking away.

“So going to try the vegetarian diet or get Twi to turn you back to eat meat?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka thinks on that. “I don’t know that. Maybe a bit vegetarian for a bit and then I’ll see.”

“Ok, but just so you know, don’t eat peppers or spicy food. It usually has the effect of stimulating either heat or makes it to where we need to cool off like in a bath of cold water.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “I know what peppers are.”

“Oh, then you know there are over six hundred different kinds on this planet.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Six hundred?!” She asks, surprised.

“Yep, so keep your eyes out. Pinkie might try and slip one in on you.” Blitz warns.

Ahsoka takes a quick look around. “You sure?”

“She has done it before. Ask Daring and Applejack, I found them making out once.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blinks. “What?” She asks, stopping.

“I am very serious. They then tackled me when they noticed me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blinks again. “You’re family is weird.”

“And you are now a part of it, aren’t you my wife?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka stares at him. “Yeah and I’m worried.”

“Oh, what is wrong? Afraid you’re not the best examples for the foals?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks down a bit. “Maybe. Look at me. I’m a Jedi. What can I teach that you can’t?”

“Well let’s see. How to look good for one.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka looks herself over. “Um…look good?”

“Yes, you are quite attractive whether you are a pony or a Togruta.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blushes and looks away a bit. “Really?”

“Yeah.” Blitz says. Ahsoka now sees he was flirting with her to cheer her up.

Ahsoka smiles and hugs him. “I love you too.”

“Ah, there is my Jedi master…by the way, I was completely serious about the peppers and what Pinkie did.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “With your life, I don’t doubt it.”

“So watch what you eat or you may end up with a foal soon enough.” Blitz warns.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes and drags him along. “Come on you silly stallion. We have to eat.”

“Oh look who is dragging who now.” Blitz says, smirking before stroking Ahsoka’s flank once.

Ahsoka jumps a bit. “Blitz.” She hissed as she glares at him.

“I underestimated you. Your flank is very toned like a supermodel.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blushes heavily. “I…I am not.”

“I know when I feel it Ahsoka and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about.” Blitz says before kissing her.

Ahsoka squeaks as she just stands there before kissing back and then goes wide eyed and pushes him off. “How do you know what a supermodel butt feels like?” She asks, raising an eyebrow.

“Because it’s your flank.” Blitz says being as corny as he could.

Ahsoka keeps her eyebrow raised. “Blitz, you know I’m not a supermodel. So where did you get that idea?”

“Still have a lot to learn if you can’t see I am trying to shamelessly compliment you.” Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka shakes her head as she keeps walking. “Now I got a crazy flirt on my ass.”

“No, you got a loving husband trying to flatter you and boost your confidence.” Blitz corrects.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Blitz, that doesn’t work on me.”

“Oh, then why are you blushing?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka bonks his head. “Shut up.”

“Oh see? You will be a good mother.” Blitz says hugging her.

Ahsoka stares at him dragging off of her before smiling. “Yeah, I may be.”

---

Twilight was reading Arcane a story that she wrote about a lone ranger. “It was a little past noon when both the ranger and the outlaw met at the center of town.”

Arcane smiles as he leans in. “And?” He asks excitedly.

“They both stared at each other as the townspeople watched from the windows in their homes. Many held their breaths as they thought the ranger was about to meet his end.”

Arcane gasps as he leans in more. “What happened?” He asks in wonder.

“The rest of you want to hear?” Twilight asks looking at the rest of the foals and Pinkie listening.

“Mmh mmm.” They all hummed as they nod.

“Pinkie, use your words.” Twilight scolds.

Pinkie giggles and hugs Sunshine. “Tell us! Tell us!”

“The two kept watching as a tumbleweed rolled in between them before they drew. A loud bang was heard and a few seconds passed with no noise, but the wind.” Twilight reads.

They all held their breath as they tried to contain themselves. “Who falls?” Azure asks excitedly.

“Then the outlaw fell. He had not even managed to pull his gun from the holster.” Twilight said.

“Yay!” They all cheer as some of them bounce around with Pinkie and Sunshine leading the charge.

“Now dogpile on the reader!” Pinkie calls.

Twilight yells out as she is knocked down by the foal wave and held down. “Help, I’m drowning!”

A whistle was then heard. “Surgere.” Applejack calls.

Surgere coos as she brings her head up from the pile and jumps out and goes to her.

“There you are.” Applejack says picking her daughter up.

Twilight yells out from under the pile of foals. “Help me!” She yells out reaching for her.

“Liberum!” Rarity calls.

Liberum coos as he lifts his head out of the pile and jumps out and rushes to her and hugs her leg.

“Oh you are filthy. Time for a bath.” Rarity says.

Applejack chuckles. “Mind if we join you?”

“Be my guest.” Rarity says.

“Blast, Spectrum, where are you?” Rainbow’s voice calls from the hallway.

They both pop their heads up before running to where her voice came from.

“Oh there you are!” Rainbow calls before they heard laughing.

Twilight sighs as she just lays there. “Okay, time for you guys to get to your mommies.”

“No, no, you are doing well.” Spitfire says laying on the couch nearby.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Can you tell your son to get off of me?”

“Sunrise, come lay with mommy.” Spitfire says sighing.

“Ma ma.” He said running up to her.

Spitfire smiles seeing her son at the foot of the couch and lowers a wing before picking him up with it.

Sunrise giggles and hugs her. “Ma ma.”

“Yeah, you fiery little thing.” Spitfire says smiling.

Sunrise laughs and nuzzles her.

“So how is Fleetfoot doing feeding her daughter?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire hums. “Going well. She’s really happy that she got her and Blitz is here with her. Though now she is hoping Blitz can give her some stuffed animals.”

“Oh, she’s speaking now?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire chuckles. “Somewhat.”

“Ok, so you’re going to teach Sunrise to swim like Dusk is doing?” Twilight asks.

Spitfire nods. “Yep, everypony is getting a lesson too. Just because you can use magic and fly is no excuse to skip swimming lessons.”

“So how is Roaring Tide doing?” Twilight asks.

“Swimming like a fish like her mom.” Spitfire says.

Twilight chuckles. “How fast?”

“Not very much. She is just happy to be in the pool.” Spitfire says.

Twilight smiles. “Just like her mother. I wonder what the first few days of birth were like. A storm on a ship? That’s amazing.”

“Yeah and Mary helped deliver her.” Spitfire says.

Twilight nods as she picks up Arcane. “The great things we have gone through and have just because of Blitz finding us.”

“Go Surprise!” Pinkie calls before Twilight yelped from something biting her tail.

Twilight lifts her tail up and sees Sunshine biting into it and growling. “Okay.” She said slightly confused.

“Good girl. You surprised her.” Pinkie says.

Surprise hums as she raises a hoof.

“Sh.” Spitfire says wrapping a wing around him.

Sunrise yawns as he closes his eyes against her.

“Good boy.” Spitfire says.

Sunrise yawns as he leans against her and wraps his wings around himself and rests against her.

“So you heard?” Twilight asks after glaring at Pinkie telling her to get Surprise off her.

Spitfire hums and looks at her. “What about?”

“Mary hasn’t informed you?” Twilight asks and before Spitfire could reply she got a message from Mary to meet her in her room for tea.

Spitfire hums as she gets up. “I see. I’ll place little Sunrise in bed and then I’ll see her.” She said getting up and leaving.

“Take him with you and just lay him on her bed.” Twilight calls after her.

Spitfire just mumbles behind her. “Yeah, yeah.”

“Now Arcane, are you hungry?” Twilight asks.

Arcane nods. “Yep.”

“Who is coming to the kitchen with me?” Twilight asks.

Arcane cheers with Azure. “We are.” They cheered.

“That is right. Come on you two.” Twilight says.

They both cheer as they follow her as the other foals start to play with each other.

“Who wants…Blitz, Ahsoka?” Twilight asks confused.

They both wave. “Hi Twilight.” Blitz said going over to her.

“So how is she adjusting?” Twilight asks, not looking Ahsoka in the eyes.

Blitz smiles as he looks over to Ahsoka who was playing around with Azure. “Very well. I think in a month’s time, she will be like everypony here.”

“You mean like us or the foals?” Twilight asks cheekily.

Blitz chuckles. “Maybe a bit of both. For now, we are getting some food. You coming?”

“As long as there are no peppers.” Twilight says.

Blitz grins. “Great. Let’s go.” He said lifting Arcane onto his back with magic.

“Come on you.” Ahsoka says picking up Azure.

Twilight smiles as Azure cheers and gets placed on Ahsoka’s back. “She’s a good mare.”

“Feel bad?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, just happy there is another one that can make you happy.”

“And trying not to think of what you did to her?” Blitz whispers to her.

Twilight sighs as she looks away. “Yeah.” She said quietly.

“Good girl.” Blitz says petting her.

Twilight purrs sadly.

“Arcane, can you pet your mom?” Blitz asks.

Arcane smiles and jumps onto Twilight’s back and starts petting her head. “There there.”

“Better?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles and leans against him. “Yeah.”

“Who is a good boy?” Blitz asks.

Arcane laughs. “Me.” He cheers.

“That’s right my son.” Blitz says ruffling his mane.

Twilight smiles as Arcane chuckles and tries to hug Twilight.

“Ok you two, come on. Let’s get something to eat.” Twilight says.

Blitz smiles as he wraps a hoof around her. “Yeah, let’s.”

---

“Ok you two, what do you want on your sandwiches?” Twilight asks.

The foals voice their choices as Ahsoka stares at and pokes her food.

“Checking it for peppers?” Blitz asks.

“More or less.” Ahsoka said, lifting a piece.

Blitz smiles as he watches Twilight give the foals their sandwiches.

Twilight sighs as she looks to them eating away. “How much longer?”

“Shh you. I won’t think about that.” Blitz says booping her nose.

Twilight looks sadly to him. “Blitz, how long?”

“Shh and help Ahsoka look for peppers as you know how Pinkie is.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and goes over to Ahsoka and helps find some big ones hiding in her food.

Blitz, seeing this, casts a sideways glance at the door and sees a flash of pink.

Twilight smiles as she places the peppers on the table. “Oh, hot peppers.” Arcane said grabbing one and placing it into his sandwich.

“No Arcane, that will burn you.” Twilight says taking it away.

Arcane whines and slouches. “Aw.”

“Your mother is just taking care of you Arcane. That was meant to be a prank on your new stepmother Ahsoka here.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka eyes the peppers. “Yeah…I don’t want those.”

“New step mother?” Azure asks.

“That’s right son.” Blitz says, picking him up and holding him up in front of Ahsoka’s face.

Ahsoka smiles and nuzzles him a bit. “Yep, new mother.”

Azure snickers at this before poking his nose to hers.

Ahsoka chuckles and holds Azure and hugs him. “Aw, you are a cute one.”

“Azure?” Octavia’s voice is heard.

“Octy!” Blitz calls.

Octavia steps around the corner and stops at the sight of Ahsoka holding Azure. “Give me a second.”

“Is it time for Azure to get his daily dose?” Blitz asks.

Octavia nods. “Yes. Azure, come on. Feeding time.”

“Don’t forget his sandwich.” Twilight says.

Azure laughs as he jumps out of Ahsoka’s hooves and grabs his sandwich and runs to Octavia and jumps on her back. “Let’s go.”

“What do you mean daily dose? Is he on medicine?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz shakes his head. “No, for a lack of a better term, he’s a vampire.”

“I’m sorry, is that a term? I am not familiar with your species?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz sighs and brings out a book on creatures. “Here, vampires.” He said turning to the page.

“...you’re kidding, right?” Ahsoka asks before Blitz takes her to see Azure and Octavia drinking blood packs.

Ahsoka blinks. “You have to be…”

“Nope.” Blitz says as Vinyl walks up. “Hey sexy, how is little Ice Blossom?”

Vinyl smiles. “Going well. She’s just lazing away on a couch.”

“Oh and what are you doing my Dhampiresa?” Blitz asks.

“Dhampiresa?” Ahsoka asks.

“Another way to say half vampire female.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blinks before they all hear a groan and looks to the door. “Blitz?” Twilight’s voice calls as she leans on a doorway. “I think another egg is coming.”

“Vinyl, please take care of Ahsoka here. I will be back soon.” Blitz says hurrying to Twilight.

Vinyl just smirks at Ahsoka, letting her teeth show.

Ahsoka blinks and backs away a few steps from her. “Back off.”

Vinyl only grins.

---

Twilight groans out loud as she squeezes Blitz’s hoof too hard. “Why is this the hardest?!” She yelled as the broodmothers helped her out.

Blitz just smiles as he tries to ignore his bones breaking. “The price of a new life.” He said petting her to ease the pain.

Twilight hisses at him as she glares. “You are going to pay for this!”

Blitz just smiles all the while and pets her head. “It’s okay hun. It will be over soon.”

A changeling chitters. “One more push. Give it a big one.”

Blitz stands shocked still as he hears her ear piercing shriek and destroys a few windows as well. “Okay, worst part.” He said after she stops and she just lays there on the bed panting.

Twilight gulps as she looks ahead. “How’s…the egg?”

The changelings look to her before lifting up a green egg. “A good lay.” One said giving Blitz the egg.

“Am I allowed to hold the egg? I thought that the changelings keep the males from them?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles faintly. “Changing the rules. You are the father and it is only right.”

“How does one hold an egg?” Blitz asks.

Twilight giggles tiredly as a changeling has him sit down and sets the egg in his lap so it was facing upward and he had his hooves wrapped around it, making sure it wasn’t going anywhere. “Set it next to the queen once you are ready to rest.” The changeling said before walking away with the rest to give them the room.

“So…um, how long till it hatches?” Blitz asks unsure.

Twilight sighs as she turns on her side to him. “Usually a week or two for normal changelings. Arcane took at least a week and a half.”

“Oh…how long were you pregnant again?” Blitz asks, sounding like he was working out an equation.

Twilight hums as she thinks on that. “Around the usual nine months. It’s just that I laid the egg a bit early.”

“Should we be concerned?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “No, Arcane had the same thing. It seems it’s normal.”

“You’re sure?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Only time will tell. But the egg survived, so our child will live too. Just be happy we have ours here with us.”

Blitz smiles before giving her the egg.

Twilight smiles and takes the egg and holds it close to her. “Got any ideas for names?” She asks wrapping herself and the egg with her wings.

“No ideas.” Blitz admits.

Twilight hums as she closes her eyes. “Then we’ll do it tomorrow.”

Blitz covers them both with a blanket and notices the windows were either already repaired or replaced. He sees a changeling putting a sealant on a window and it waves back before going back to sealing the edges.

Blitz blinks before sighing and lays his head down next to them. “Goodnight guys.”

Twilight smiles and pecks his nose.

“I will see you soon my lovely.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles and slides closer to him. “I doubt you would be here for his or her birth so I hope you can be on call like last time.”

“Nope.” Blitz says poking her nose.

Twilight looks at him. “You won’t be on call?”

“Nope, I am right here.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles and nuzzles him. “I love you Blitzy.”

“Love you too. Now sleep.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and curls up next to him and actually hisses in her sleep next to snores. Blitz chuckles quietly before putting his head next to her and closes his eyes and sleeps away with her.

---

“So Daring, what am I interrupting?” Blitz asks looking at her.

Daring smiles as he sees a huge maze that looks like a temple in the underground area of the castle. “Practicing.”

“Oh?” Blitz asks before starting to massage her wings.

Daring hums and nods. “Yeah, but not for me so you should be massaging our colt. This is for her.”

“Oh, you sure you want me to stop?” Blitz asks, kissing her wing.

Daring moans and leans against him. “Nah. Keep going.”

“Ok.” Blitz says as they watch little Venator chase a ball through the maze.

Daring sighs in relief and looks to Venator still dodging the paper mache and styrofoam traps and kicks that keep him from getting the ball. “He will be a good little colt, won’t he?”

“Yes.” Blitz says getting Daring to take her eyes off of him and get hit in the head with the ball.

“Ball!” Venator calls running after the ball.

Daring groans as she rubs her head and kicks the ball back into the maze. “After it.”

“Ball!” Venator calls catching it.

Blitz chuckles. “I think he just became Pinkie.”

“No, take a look. A wall fell down.” Daring says.

Blitz sighs. “Maybe I should get some real walls while having kid traps and pitfalls.”

“No, I will not let my little boy get hurt.” Daring says, sounding like a protective mother as she held her foal.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles her. “Don’t worry. It will just be more sturdier.”

“Mine.” Daring says giving Venator the ball.

Venator laughs and hugs the ball while nuzzling Daring.

“Oh, look who’s a good mother and son.” Blitz says.

Daring rolls her eyes. “Just be happy that I am training him.”

“Oh, who is a cute little explorer?” Blitz says.

Venator laughs and holds out the ball for him.

“No, I don’t want the ball son. I want to tickle you.” Blitz says.

Venator laughs as he jumps out of Daring’s hooves and runs off while Daring tries to hold Blitz back. “No way.”

“Oh, then I will get you.” Blitz says turning and starts tickling Daring.

Daring laughs as she tries to hold him off. “Stop!”

“Never!” Blitz says getting her good.

Daring keeps laughing as she tries to hold him back as Venator looks at them from the side and runs off into the maze again.

“I win.” Blitz says before kissing her nose.

Daring pants in exhaustion as she tries to catch her breath and looks at him. “I love you.”

“Same here. So has Pinkie been trying to sneak peppers into your girls food lately?” Blitz asks.

Daring nods. “What the heck is wrong with her?”

“I think she has a list for that.” Blitz jokes.

Daring rolls her eyes. “Can you make sure she doesn’t again?”

“I can’t guarantee it. Speaking of which, do you remember last time you and Jackie ate one?” Blitz asks.

Daring hums as she puts a hoof to her chin. “Not really. Ask Applejack.”

“Oh, you don’t remember making out with her and jumping me when I entered the room?” Blitz asks.

Daring blushes and hits his chest. “Shut up.”

“So you remember the next morning?” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring shakes her head. “Not really.”

“Oh, let me jog your memory. You were very sore.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring blushes heavily. “Don’t say anything else.” She said glaring.

“And how you were so tender and loving as I made you breakfast and served it to you in bed.” Blitz adds.

Daring keeps blushing. “Quiet.” She said, looking to Venator still going through the maze.

“And how we spent all day at the beach with me holding you as Venator played in the water splashing around.” Blitz says picking her up and holding her.

Daring kept a heavy blush on her face. “Um…yeah…um…did we do anything there?”

“No, we just enjoyed the day and you wore your A.K. Yearling outfit.” Blitz says.

Daring smiles. “I didn’t want much to know I was there.”

“You didn’t, now can you explain something to me?” Blitz asks.

Daring hums as she leans against him. “What?”

Blitz played a video of her running through a tomb.

Daring raises an eyebrow. “What about it?”

Blitz says nothing as they continue to watch till Ahuizotl has captured her and tied her to the altar. “Seriously, how many times is that?” Blitz asks.

Daring chuckles nervously and rubs the back of her head. “Yeah, we have a system.”

“Uh huh.” Blitz says as Ahuizotl does his rant until a voice calls out. “Here mommy!” And an object was thrown that helped free her.

Daring blushes as Venator comes into the screen. “Yeah, that…well…”

“Mommy?” Ahuizotl asks, confused as Daring escapes, picking up Venator along the way.

Daring coughs and looks away. “I can explain that.”

“Oh? Do tell.” Blitz says.

Daring chuckles nervously. “Well…you see…Venator! Run away!” She calls into the maze.

“Too bad you can’t.” Blitz says not letting her out of his grip.

Daring groans as she tries to get out of his grip. “Let me go.”

“Nope, you will explain it to me Daring and I have informed the others. Mum, you mind playing with Venator?” Blitz calls.

“Got him.” Mary said walking past while holding Venator in her hooves.

“Venator, you get to play with grandma for a bit.” Blitz says.

“And we are playing pirates.” Mary says.

Venator cheers as he still hangs onto his ball.

“Now it is just me and you.” Blitz says.

Daring gulps as she keeps trying to get out of his grip. “Um…let me go.”

“Nope, now explain or no nights for you for a month.” Blitz says.

Daring groans. “Training.”

“And the book?” Blitz asks.

Daring groans again. “Add on for the advancement for the book series.”

“You wrote it already?” Blitz asks.

Daring shakes her head. “No, about a fourth away from being done.”

Blitz blinks a few times. “So?” Blitz asks.

Daring sighs. “Adding him in already and still working on the going home part.”

“And you’re going to mention who the father is or going to keep that a mystery and going to mention what happened to Southern Cross or did you write that in the last one?” Blitz asks.

Daring giggles nervously. “More like having an adult book full that part in.”

“I mean, did you mention that you got married or was that a one night stand sort of deal in the books?” Blitz asks.

Daring pushes her hooves together. “Maybe a return soon.”

“So did you or didn’t mention the marriage?” Blitz asks.

Daring hums. “Should I tell or shouldn’t?”

“I will leave it up to you silly writer.” Blitz says before kissing her collarbone.

Daring moans and holds him against her. “You bastard.”

“I have been told and so leave it up to you. Will you reveal who the father is?” Blitz asks.

Daring groans and tries to stop him for a bit. “Maybe.”

“Oh, not going to do the suspense?” Blitz asks, laying beside her.

Daring grins or rather tries to. “I will or it won’t be a story.”

“Ok, so for telling the truth, you know what you get?” Blitz asks.

Daring raises an eyebrow. “What?”

“Bed.” Blitz whispers to her before teleporting them away.

---

“So master Tano, how did you like spending time with the vampires?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka steps closer to him. “Don’t leave me alone like that again.”

“Oh, but you are so cute.” Vinyl says laying her head on Ahsoka’s back.

Ahsoka jumps a bit and stays still. “She’s crazy.” She whispers to him.

“Yeah, she is.” Blitz says smiling at Vinyl.

“Oh, you say such sweet things about me.” Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah and do them.”

“Very true.” Vinyl says.

“Also, should we mention there are three of you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka blinks and looks at him. “Excuse me?!”

“Vinyl, call the rest.” Blitz requests.

Vinyl grins. “Oh this will be fun.” She said walking off for a bit.

Blitz smirks before the two turn into their humanoid form thanks to Twilight showing Arcane some magic.

Ahsoka sighs as she moves around a bit. “A bit better.” She said in her humanoid body.

“Oh?” Blitz asks spinning her into his arms with a dance move.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes amused at his tactics. “Yep, they were right. You are insatiable.”

“Oh look who is coming our way.” Blitz says seeing the three Vinyls coming their way.

Ahsoka stops and blinks at the sight. “Um…”

“As you can see, two are pregnant.” Blitz says picking the three up with the only one not pregnant Vinyl on his head.

S. Vinyl chuckles. “Yeah. We are amazing at tricking others when they try and figure us out.” She said, trying to groom Blitz’s head.

“Hey, this is my spot.” Vinyl says as E. Vinyl listens to her headset happily in his arms with S. Vinyl.

Ahsoka keeps staring at them. “Um…” She drones.

“Oh girls, aren’t you being a little rude to Ahsoka?” Blitz asks.

They all shrug and wave. “Hey Ahsoka.” They all said in unison.

“This can’t be real.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz chuckles. “It’s real. Had to be forced to bring two of them back here. But, they are family and my wives and I love them very much. Right girls?” He asks with a goofy grin.

“He did make us pregnant.” S. Vinyl says as she and E. Vinyl seemed to have a silent conversation.

Ahsoka slowly shakes her head at the sight. “So one girl wasn’t enough so you went to have two more?”

“That is a long story.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looked unconvinced. “Uh huh.”

“It involves interdimensional travel…speaking of which, I wonder if that version of ourselves met?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka just looked confused. “What?”

“What I said.” Blitz says before both E. Vinyl and S. Vinyl nod to each other.

Ahsoka scratches her head in confusion. “What?”

“Blitz, we want you to scratch us.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz sighs and sits down somewhere before setting them down and starting to scratch their heads.

“Oh yeah, that feels great.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz chuckles and pulls them in closer. “How does that feel?”

E. Vinyl just smiled.

“Is she mute?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz grins. “Nah, she just likes playing around.”

“Though she only speaks when she wants to.” S. Vinyl says.

E. Vinyl gives a salute and keeps bobbing her head to her music.

“Twi, you mind?” Vinyl asks before she is turned into a humanoid form.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow and crosses her arms. “And now you are going to be hogging him?”

“What, you want in on it, being his wife as well?” Vinyl asks.

Ahsoka huffs and looks away. “Yeah right.”

“Oh Blitzy. I think someone is jealous.” Vinyl teases.

Blitz chuckles and goes over to Ahsoka and smirks while standing in front of her. “Oh Twi?” He calls.

Twilight smirked from nearby as she lit up her horn again. Ahsoka keeps frowning until she realizes she changed into a pony and feels Blitz scratching her head. “Wow.” She said distantly.

“Who is a good little wife to our stallion?” E. Vinyl teases.

Ahsoka goes wide and starts slapping his hand away with her hooves. “Cut that out.” She said glaring.

Blitz smiles and hugs her.

Ahsoka frowns as she is held. “Put me down.”

Blitz smirks before kissing her behind her ear.

Ahsoka eeps before stopping. “Did you just kiss a pony while in this form?”

“Why not? After all, you fell for me even though we were different species.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grumbles. “I hate you.” She said crossing her hooves.

“Twi.” Blitz says before Ahsoka turned back and held her bridal style.

Ahsoka keeps frowning as she tries to hand on. “Okay, you are too much into this.”

“I got to be or I won’t be able to keep up.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka heard some snickering and glares in their direction as Blitz was blocking them and huffs. “What the heck are you smug about?”

“Spitfire, Rainbow, and Daring acted like this at the start of us being spouses.” Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. “Yeah, Ahsoka can be another Rainbow, just a big war fighter…and more stubborn.”

“That remains to be seen.” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles as he keeps holding Ahsoka. “But she does need to know how I go through dealing with my wives.”

“Don’t think she is ready for that stage.” S. Vinyl says.

Blitz hums. “True. Besides, I won’t get many chances while me and her are fighting.”

“Wait, can I even get pregnant while a pony?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz stops and thinks about that. “I…think so. Twilight, explanation time.” He calls.

“Inconclusive evidence at this point.” Twilight says, sounding like a scientist.

Blitz hums. “Guess you would be the first data set.” He said looking back to Ahsoka.

“No.” Ahsoka says flatly.

Blitz shrugs. “Alright. Your choice.”

“Come on lover birds, time to get ready for the week long festival.” Twilight says.

Blitz blinks and looks at her. “Week long festival?”

“Yes, now come on.” Twilight says turning them both back into ponies.

Blitz hums as he shakes himself. “Let’s get ready.” He said walking off.

“Yeah, come on. It is time for Nightmare week. This year we are celebrating it for a whole week.” Vinyl says cheerfully.

Blitz held a goofy grin as he looked at Ahsoka.

“What?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz chuckles. “I got just the costume for you.”

“What are you…”

---

Blitz chuckles and tries to keep from laughing out loud at the sight of the Jedi wearing a Timberwolf outfit. “How does it feel my wooden wife?” He asks coyly as he wears a back alley trench coat outfit with his blasters at his sides in their holsters.

“I will get you for this.” Ahsoka growls.

Blitz laughs. “Want to wear that oh so obvious cloak?”

Ahsoka grumbles as Vinyl walks up dressed like a vampire.

Blitz smirks. “Oh, going the obvious route?” He asks Vinyl.

“Hey, this is the one time of year I can do this and you know it.” Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles and gives we a quick kiss. “I know. Now go on and enjoy some of the party.”

“I will, but I want a dance partner.” Vinyl says smirking at Blitz.

Blitz sighs. “Let’s go.”

“I got something for Ahsoka to do. You up for playing and supervising the foals with a few others?” Vinyl asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Fine.”

“Azure and Arcane are looking forward to it.” Vinyl says grabbing Blitz.

Ahsoka shakes her head as he walks off with that same goofy grin. “So what dance?” She heard.

“Oh, I will lead flasher.” Vinyl teases.

“Lead the way maestro.” Blitz teases as he holds her.

---

“Well time to ship out.” Blitz says.

Spike just waves a claw in the air. “Woo hoo.” He said dryly in his seat.

“Ahsoka, going to join us?” Blitz asks outside of a transport.

Ahsoka sighs. “My fleet is combined with yours. Might as well.” She said going to him.

“Wait for us!” The three fillies yell as they rush past her with some three odd drones following. “Oh wait.” Sweetie Belle says and turns to the drones and works on them for a few before they fly off back towards the town. “Now we can go!” She said rejoining the three.

“Get in before I decide not to let you three come or your sister come to stop us.” Blitz says strapping himself in and almost trying to sleep.

“No problem.” Apple Bloom said as they sat next to Spike.

“Military protocol starts now.” Blitz says getting into the pilot seat.

Ahsoka sighs as she sits down. “So where are we going next?”

“The fleet is stationed in this system. We are going to sneak around and attack Mustafar. The separatists won’t expect that and I have kept the entire fleet from knowing it so no leaks are possible.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Isn’t that a mostly fleet area? Which would mean we aren’t going to be on the ground a lot.”

“It is mostly a volcanic planet and according to our spies, a secret droid factory is hidden there.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums as she thinks to herself. “We’re going to sabotage or take over?”

“Mustafar does have plenty of resources, but that is not why it’s the target.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Now I’m interested.”

“Nuh, huh, that is a surprise…now Spike, head to these coordinates for this operation. Mandalore added a new clan to the ranks. A problem clan to say the least.” Blitz says.

Spike sighs. “Got it.”

“Blitz, who are these trouble clans?” Ahsoka asks.

“You are not going to like this.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “Who is it?”

“Death Watch.” Blitz says before the ship reached a safe distance from the planet before entering hyperspace.

---

Ahsoka didn’t like it as one of the Death Watch ships docked with them and Blitz put on his helmet. “You sure about this?”

“Yes, they hate Dooku more than anything right now. If now, they wouldn’t have even joined our crusade.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka huffs. “Can’t believe we have to work with them.”

“You knew it was a possibility.” Blitz says grabbing a jar of wine.

Ahsoka groans before looking at him confused. “What’s with the wine?”

“Old Mandalorian tradition. In ancient times, when a clan joined a crusade, the two highest ranking members and the one they are assigned to, slip their blood into an alcohol drink and swear destruction on the enemy they face in the crusade.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises her eyebrows. “Strange.”

“It was a symbol of unity in purpose and by doing this, they will have to respect us since I use some of the ancient customs.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “So where are they?”

“They will be boarding soon. I will go meet them. I will return when we are ready to head out.” Blitz says leaving.

Ahsoka hisses to herself. “Don’t kill anyone.”

Blitz says nothing and heads to the entrance. When he got there, he saw two mandalorians enter. Pre Vizsla and Bo-Katan, the two highest ranking members of Death Watch. The three stared down at each other until Death Watch made the first move.

“Well I wasn’t expecting you to meet us alone general.” Pre Vizsla says.

“Ni tateya gar de miai be Shahar stiaoe.” Blitz says, obviously surprising them.

“Ori pirusti.” Vizsla says before he and his lieutenant remove their left gauntlets and Vizsla brings out a knife.

Blitz sets the wine in the middle of a table and gets three glasses and places them in a triangle formation. Then they each took the knife one by one and cut their palms and forced the cut to bleed into the wine. After all three had done this, Blitz shook the bottle a bit, mixing the wine and blood together before pouring each cup full. The three then take their cups and say in unison. “Akay, ‘kay va Dooku cuyir kyrayc mhi malyasa’yr draar gev akaanir kaysh.” Before they down the entire contents of their cups in one gulp.

Blitz sighs as he puts his cup down. “So now you know your place in the war?”

“Yes, even if it means fighting beside the jedi.” Vizsla says, his tone changed a little.

“Good, then follow us to these coordinates.” Blitz says handing them a datapad as he gets up and leaves.

---

“Well that is done with.” Blitz says getting back into the pilot seat.

Ahsoka smiles. “So what now?”

“We proceed to the fleet now.” Blitz says setting course.

Ahsoka frowns as she sees some blood leaking from him. “Did you fix your cut at least?”

“Huh?” Blitz asks before looking at his hand. “So I didn’t.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head as she goes over before checking it. “You really need to take care of yourself. Everyone else wouldn’t like it if you were taken down by a simple cut.”

“I have had worse.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes and goes to get a medical kit. “And then they’ll pick on me.” She said grabbing one and going back to him.

“Then you got to pick back on the rest of them.” Blitz says, smiling letting her have his hand.

Ahsoka huffs as she starts to work on his hand. “When do you take care of yourself at least?”

“I worry about you too much for that.” Blitz says trying to be cheesy.

Ahsoka frowns and hits his side. “Shut up and be honest.” She said, starting to bandage him up.

Blitz smiled as he flexed his hand. “Alright. In all seriousness, I don’t usually notice such small things outside of the cut or combat.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “You need to learn perception.” She said checking over the hand one last time.

“So I see you took up a bit of medicine.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “Side effect of working with some clones.”

“You read the latest on the new troops being assigned to the 501st?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, hard to believe we finally have civilian recruits.”

“Yeah and they have been trained. Now we have to organize them into the ranks.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Let’s give some time. They will send the new recruits somewhere and we can organize from there.”

“Seeing as this will mainly be a space battle, not too bad.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Maybe they can man the cannons.” She said playfully.

“There will also be a Chiss assigned as one of our new officers.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Good. Now let’s get going and hope we don’t end up badly.”

“You don’t know the Chiss well do you?” Blitz asks.

Ashoka raises an eyebrow. “Care to explain?”

“The Chiss Ascendancy was one of the only alien races that the old empire didn’t annex before coming to face the republic in the second great hyperspace war. In fact, they were respected by the imperial military to an extent.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “How good were they?”

“Enough to be assigned whole sectors on planets and well enough to be selected to run bases over humans and the empire was very pro human.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grimaces. “Would they be against aliens that much?”

“Yes.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka frowns. “Then why would they fight for us?”

“I bet the answer is mired in politics.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Maybe. How much longer?”

“One hour. In the meanwhile, read Jern’vaoni’koatta’s file.” Blitz says, handing her a datapad.

Ahsoka hums as she takes it and starts to read away.

“Military background and a mind for strategy that could rival Spike’s, also specializes in ground combat.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Spike’s huh? Well, let’s hope they don’t go head to head that badly.”

“He is a professional while Spike is still learning to be one.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Makes you wonder how far Spike will go in his life now.”

“The kid will go far. If he doesn’t become arrogant.” Blitz says looking at the four sleeping passengers.

Ahsoka smiles as she looks over to them as well. “They are pretty great, aren’t they? Like a simple family.”

“Oh, want to get working on your child then?” Blitz teases.

Ahsoka hits his side. “Blitz, I’m at war, I’m a Jedi and I really don’t want to complicate things right now with a child. Especially at this time.”

“Ok, ok. So you know I originally intended to have Lightning Dust accompany me in this war?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods and looks at him. “What stopped you?”

“She decided not to. She had a son so I assigned her to oversee security of the planet.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Even with a soldier you take care of them.”

“Yes I do.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “And what about me?”

“You can leave the order at any time and join the mandalorians as my wife.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Maybe, maybe not. We’ll see during the course of this war. Who knows, I’ll officially marry you instead of what my master did.”

“So we are going to couples counseling with him and the senator?” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka laughs and wraps an arm around him. “You do realize that he’s stubborn, right?”

“But I bet he is whipped in private with her.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah, that I would expect.”

“Like how I love you and am tender to you in private.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blushes and quickly let’s go of him and looks away. “Shut up.”

“Hey, I am just stating a fact and might as well hold each other while we can.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs and moves over to him before sitting in another seat nearby. “So when are you going to tell everyone what we are going to do?”

“Death Watch will have five hours and fifty minutes to get settled in. Five minutes later, I will inform the fleet and at the sixth hour, we will warp for Operation Frozen Storm.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Want to capture the planet yourself?”

“The planet is not the goal, we will be winnowing down the separatists droid navy while destroying the factories on the planet.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “So what type of planets or assets would you take over from the separatists?”

“Officially we agreed not to do that as it is former republic territory and it wouldn’t be a viable option for us as the republic will not be able to send reinforcements quick enough, but if the republic agreed to succeed a little territory to us, then the Citadel alliance might take it over.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Well you do need some resource planets for your own kind and for their expansion.”

“Yes, but will the republic give up the planets?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Well you can claim planets yourself in the name of your kind or mandalore. Maybe they would allow you to take it.”

“Article seven of the treaty.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka pulled up the treaty on her datapad and read the article. “Basically saying neither side will take from the other without the consent of the other.” Ahsoka says.

“Correct.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs and puts her datapad away. “So are you going to find some for your kind soon?”

“Huh?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Planets and resources.”

“We will expand eventually in our own ways.” Blitz says reaching over and puts a hand on her shoulder.

Ahsoka smiles. “You planning to include me?”

“Yes.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs in relief. “Good. I was thinking you might hold back until the war and events have settled for a while.”

Blitz smiles. “I waited long enough to have you. After all, you were technically my first love.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blushes heavily. “First huh? Not even your own?”

“Yeah, I fell in love with you first.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka coughs and looks away. “I see. Well…that’s something.”

“You put a jedi mind trick on me.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Okay, that’s a cheap line.”

“I know, should have used my spells.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka hits his side again. “Stop with the lame pick up lines.”

“But they amuse you so.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah, somewhat. Though your dating skills need to be worked on.”

“This isn’t even my A material.” Blitz says getting up.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Oh, what is?” She asks amused.

“I will save that for later. Give you something to look forward to.” Blitz says walking over.

Ahsoka held an amused smirk. “So why are you coming over to me?”

“Oh, I don’t know.” Blitz says before kissing her cheek quickly and pulls away while holding a smirk.

Ahsoka held a small blush as she frowned. “Wow, not bad.” She said dryly.

“I love you Ahsoka Read.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blinks. “Wait, what?”

“Isn’t it customary for a female to change her last name to her husband when they marry?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka blinks. “Your last name is named after a reed?”

“No, Read. As in ‘read’ a datapad.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods in understanding. “Oh, okay then. That makes sense. Though…Blitz Read…strange. Blitz reading a book.” She said to herself.

“Well I never really had a last name, so after learning me mum’s, I took her’s.” Blitz says before kissing her.

Ahsoka eeps before she kisses back and pulls away a bit. “Frisky much? How much longer do we have?”

“Forty minutes, I just wanted one last kiss before we get in range of being detected and your master contacts us, my beautiful wife.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “You are the embodiment of the dark side.” She said playfully.

“Only if the dark side is about having fun and loving others.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Now we know that is not even possible with others listening.”

“Yeah, so enjoy while we can.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka giggles and smirks. “Maybe I will. Though it will be tough with those four.” She said slightly, looking at four passengers.

“With them asleep?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “They might wake up.”

Blitz takes a quick look at the clock before picking her up. “Fine, my room.” He said before carrying her away.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Good padawan. You are now learning burdens.”

“Oh, I have known burdens for a long time.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “And those with my weights?”

“What are you talking about? You are light as a feather.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “So I’m almost weightless?”

“Yes, you are light as a feather, but can hit harder than a tank.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grins and hits his chest. “And don’t you forget it.”

---

“You feeling good?” Blitz asks as it was five minutes till.

Ahsoka nods as she lays her head against his chest. “Yeah, that was good. You still need work though.”

“Hey, you are the one without experience.” Blitz says cheekily.

Ahsoka smirks. “And you have been living with horses.”

“Ponies and I am one too and you are a unicorn.” Blitz says teasing.

Ahsoka hits his chest lightly. “Not my real form.”

“Who says?” Blitz teases.

Ahsoka sits up and looks at him. “I say.”

“Oh?” Blitz asks, kissing her neck.

Ahsoka moans and tries to hold him back. “Cut that out.”

“So when are we going to have intercourse?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka finally pushes him off. “Not yet for that matter.”

“I know. Also you really like my tongue in your mouth, don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka blushes heavily. “Shut up and just hold me.” Blitz smiles and complies. Ahsoka sighs and wraps her arms around him again. “Just hope we can live through this like last time.”

Blitz nods and rubs her back. “We will. Because I will be there.”

Ahsoka sighs. “Good. Because you will have to be with me the whole time during the assault.”

“We will be sharing the same ship as we will be on the flag ship.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “How do you like that ship?”

“Has which one been decided?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks at him. “I mean is the flagship to your liking.”

“Last I heard, the flagship was being decided between the Darkline and your master’s Resolute.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Now that’s a debate waiting to happen. Maybe yours will win because of how much tech it has compared to ours.”

“And it has the silencer.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “That too. Mostly is whoever has the biggest weapon.”

Blitz smiles as he strokes her montral.

Ahsoka sighs. “So…where will I be staying on the Darkline?”

“I got a room all ready for you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Oh? You got me a room after we just got hitched?”

“What do you think that room you were staying in the castle was for?” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Okay, you are too giving.”

“For my wife?” Blitz asks as he keeps stroking her montral.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah, even when we don’t want it.”

“I can’t share the same room all the time.” Blitz says kissing her collarbone.

Ahsoka lifts her head up. “So I can’t go to your own room?”

“There are times you can, but I have to entertain all of you.” Blitz says hugging her.

Ahsoka smiles and hugs him back. “So what about when the war is going on?”

“We will have to act like professionals to each other.” Blitz says resting his head on her.

Ahsoka groans. “Great. I was hoping for the off time.”

“Can’t let them suspect me.” Blitz says before picking her up with the force and sits her on his lap.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow and looks him over. “So then when can we?”

“When we are alone. Completely alone.” Blitz says before kissing her.

Ahsoka giggles into the kiss before they hear a few knocks. “Blitz, you in there?” They heard Spike ask.

Blitz ends the kiss and smiles at Ahsoka before saying. “Yes Spike, I will be out soon.”

“Okay. We are about to the Darkline so you better get ready.” Spike said before hearing him walk away.

“Time is up my wife.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Dang it. Let’s get going.” She said getting off of him.

“Oh, that reminds me.” Blitz says letting her up and going to a foot locker before pulling out her lightsabers.

Ahsoka smiles and takes them. “Huh, you clean them.” She said looking them over.

“Oh, you noticed.” Blitz says, smirking before walking over to the desk where his helmet was.

Ahsoka smirks. “Did you even think of how these things were put together?”

“I know. I took a few of your lightsabers apart from jedi I slew.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stares at him.

“I was curious how they went together.” Blitz offers sheepishly like a kid who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

Ahsoka shakes her head while frowning. “Padawan Read. Do I need to give first year lessons for you on lightsabers?”

“No, I already examined them and know about them…also I had to replace one of the saber’s diatium power cells.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka crosses her arms. “It exploded, didn’t it?”

“No, it was faulty though.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs and starts to walk out. “We better get going.”

“Love you supermodel.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes and holds an amused smile. “That’s for a child.” She said heading out the door and closing it behind her.

Blitz chuckles and snickers. “I love my life.” He said to himself as he grabs his blasters and follows her.

Chapter 54: Glass Cracked

Blitz enters the bridge of the Darkline with Ahsoka right behind him to see a few improvements were made including a republic hologenerator in the back for briefings and planning.

Ahsoka smiles as she looks around. “Feels like my flagship and yours just got smashed together and decided to just work with what was left.”

“More like the republic wanted that added in so they have something to show and link to when discussing strategies.” Blitz says as he noticed Ridley was sleeping in his chair.

Ridley mumbles in his sleep as he snores. “I’ll…stop you with…my claws of justice.” He mumbles away as he waves his talons in the air.

Spike chuckles as he walks. “Sleep well you lazy lizard.”

“So I wonder if your master is back yet.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka groans. “Not happy with the decision of having that group in ours.”

“Well not my place. Mandalore assigned them and at least they are not out making terrorist strikes.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I think that’s why my master doesn’t like them. Future betrayal.”

“They won’t do anything like that till after Dooku is dead and his forces are shattered or be forever dishonored.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “And this will be a long time for that.”

“When I mean is shatter. I mean the C.I.S. will no longer be in existence or so broken they are powerless.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “So what do we get?”

“I will wait for vice admiral Jern’vaoni’koatta explain that.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka goes to sit down nearby. “So you left most of the planning to him?”

“No, I left studying the inventory and taking stock to him to familiarize him with what we have.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “So who’s really in charge here?”

“That is a mixed thing. We divided the force into a few areas. Ridley and your admiral Wullf Yularen are in command of the fleet. We have split them into halves. Admiral Yularen will command the three republic battleships and one of our destroyers and three frigates. While Ridley will command the rest of the fleet. From there, the command of the space forces follow the ranks, while the ground forces will be directly controlled by your master, you, me, and captain Rex. I also delegated watching over the new civilian recruits to the new vice admiral.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “They are pretty good, aren’t they?”

“Who are you referring to?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looks at him. “The civilian troops.”

“They are fresh out of training.” Blitz says.

“Yup, a bunch of shinies.” Rex says nearby.

Ahsoka smirks. “That’s what you said about the rebels and look where they are now.”

“Speaking of which, Rex, I believe we should familiarize Ahsoka with our new lieutenant don’t you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Lieutenant?”

Rex nods and nods his head to a person nearby. “Yep, Saw Gerra. Straight out of our training regimen.”

“Looks like Onderon has had some citizens enlist.” Ahsoka says.

“Yeah and didn’t need as much training because they were in the rebellion mostly.” Blitz adds.

“Explains how we got new non clone soldiers so fast.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz smiles. “Yep, pre-trained. Maybe we should start them out on militia training and move them into the military. Though that’s for small and developing planets.”

“That senate would have to approve that.” Anakin says walking in.

Blitz shrugs. “Suggestion at least.”

“I doubt the conservatives will allow that.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz grins. “Where’s my credits going in all this?” He imitates.

“Actually, I was thinking more Senator of Naboo, she would be against anything escalating the war.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz smiles. “Because it has gone on long enough. The first few years are always fruitful.”

“She actually is against anything to continue escalating the war.” Ahsoka says.

“Oh, then avoid being in the same room most of the time.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “I’ll try that. Though there will be politics around every corner, it’s not possible.”

“I thought you and her were friends.” Anakin says obviously unhappy at their joking.

“What, is she your wife or something?” Blitz jokes.

Anakin just stays quiet at that.

“Don’t be silly.” Ahsoka says covering for him.

Blitz shrugs. “Hey, he speaks so highly of her that she thinks that she is his sister.”

“Moving on. Are you finally going to tell us the target?” Anakin asks.

“Ahsoka, how long has it been since we got back?” Blitz asks.

“About fifteen minutes.” Ahsoka says.

“In five hours and thirty five minutes.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “And so we got time to prepare for any eventuality.”

“Mostly let’s let Death Watch settle in and meet with our new recruits. After that, we go.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka just waves a hand around. “Yay. Wait, that reminds me, isn’t one of your wives pregnant still?”

“If you want to get technical, eight are currently.” Blitz says

---

“Teleportation time!” Twilight yells running to Fluttershy.

---

“Maybe seven now.” Blitz said to himself.

“Why do you say that?” Ahsoka asks.

“Call it a premonition.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “I see. Want to make a call?”

“Give it an hour.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs and just relaxes. “So what should we do in the meantime?”

“I have to read over reports. Will be in my office.” Blitz says getting up and leaving.

Ahsoka smiles as she watches him leave. “Don’t let me find you buried under papers.”

“Oh Anakin, I remember I have something for you in my office.” Blitz says.

Anakin looks at him. “What is it?”

“Look and see.” Blitz says smirking under his helmet.

Anakin shakes his head as he follows and leaves Ahsoka smirking. “Don’t kill each other.”

Blitz stands slightly to the side of the door as Anakin opens it.

Anakin yells out as he is swept away by a sea of paper and down the hall. “What the heck?!” They heard him call as they watched him being taken away.

Blitz laughed as he was safely out of the splash zone.

Ahsoka snickers as she still sees the paper water still coming out of the office. “How long have you been gone?”

“Those aren’t reports, just a trap I set up for anyone sneaking into my office.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Paper water?”

“No, just a ton of papers of complaints from the populace.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka picks up one nearby. “What’s the most popular?”

“The bill to your master for property damage.” Blitz says.

“You gotta be kidding me!” They heard Anakin yell obviously reading a few by now.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “You are going to empty his account.”

“Actually, they are from when he was just a padawan.” Blitz chuckles.

Ahsoka stares at him before snarking. “Really, he was that bad?”

“Check them, they allow for damages to speeders he has commandeered.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka mumbles as she looks over the long rap sheet. “Three hundred speeders?!” She yells.

“Catching a bad guy Snips!” They heard Anakin call from down the hall.

“How many per bad guy?” Blitz calls.

There was silence for a bit. “Fifty.” He finally said.

“What do you have to say, Commander Ahsoka?” Blitz asks.

“You suck!” Ahsoka calls before throwing the paper away. “I thought you were a pilot?”

“Yes, but his driving sucks.” Blitz says.

“Hey!”

“You damaged fifty speeders on average per chase.” Blitz says.

“Shut up!”

“Remind me not to lend him my speeder bike.” Blitz says to Ahsoka.

Ahsoka chuckles. “I’ll try not to. I kinda like that thing. Hey, where’s Terran?” She asks looking around.

“Um…” Blitz mumbles.

---

Diamond was smiling as she stood by three floating drones and a big alien dog who was growling at her mother who was trying very hard to be a rock. “Not yet boy.” She said, patting his head.

Terran only barks.

---

“Entertaining the foals back on the planet. I knew this operation would have little close quarters so I left him back so he wouldn’t be bored.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “You sure it’s a good idea with his dangerous style?”

“He won’t hurt them. He views them as his pack and will hunt for them.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises a finger. “I meant the ones that might hurt the kids.”

“Oh, that reminds me. Sending a memo. Clean up the bones.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hisses to herself. “I think you should warn your family.”

“Oh, they know all about him.” Blitz says before showing her an image of the foals all over Terran.

Ahsoka chuckles as she sees Terran being dog piled by the many foals of town. “Wow. They love him. Aren’t those two like bullies?” She asks pointing to two fillies.

“Which ones?” Blitz asks looking.

Ahsoka moves up and points to a pink and grey filly. “These two. Kept hearing it from Spike’s friends.”

“Yeah, that is about a recent change.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums. “Strange how time flies. You could be still out here and not down there helping them or even meeting them and they would still not know about the war over their heads.”

“That is life for ya.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “I’m going to go catch some food before we really start.” She said getting up and leaving.

“Ok, will head in there.” Blitz says pointing to a door down the hall.

Ahsoka smiles as she enters and finds the mess. “Thanks.” She calls out as Blitz relaxes in his seat before using the force to push out the rest of the papers.

“Now let us see.” Blitz says activating his private terminal.

He stares at the calling screen for the past ten minutes in a dead stare now, but then it gets answered. “Blitz?” Twilight answered.

Blitz snorts awake. “The monkey in the mirror room with a wrench.” He said quickly and held up a hoof.

“What?” Twilight asks.

Blitz shakes his head a bit. “Sorry. How’s it going over there?”

“Well Fluttershy went into labor.” Twilight says.

Blitz stares at her. “I knew it!” He cheers before smiling at her. “So how’s the foal and what does he or she look like?”

“She is ok and it’s a colt.” Twilight says.

“Ok and your egg?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles and moves to camera to where he can see the egg in her lap. “Almost time. Arcane is going to have another brother or sister. But having another alicorn is rare so he or she could be just a regular unicorn.”

“Or a pegasus or an earth pony.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “There’s that. Got a name yet?”

“Thinking.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles as she rubs the egg. “Do you still like me even with this?” She asks looking at the egg.

“Yes, now what about my new colt? Give me details.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles and turns the camera to see Fluttershy sleeping on a bed while curled around a little colt sleeping as well and nuzzling her sometimes. “Luckily he didn’t end up inheriting Fluttershy’s Flutterbat side. So it looks like it was magical and only one way. I don’t know what the mind is like. He just nodded off as soon as he was in his mother’s forelegs.”

“Oh, he is yellow with my mane.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, but because he fell asleep, I don’t know how he is like so we will wait until they are both rested up.”

“Ok, I’ll be thinking up names till then.” Blitz says.

Twilight playfully pokes the screen. “You better or I’m calling in the middle of a fight.”

“Also do not lend any of our vehicles to Anakin Skywalker.” Blitz adds.

Twilight giggles. “I’ll take your word for it.”

“Ok, now Arcane, you checking on your sibling?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles as she looks over to the doorway to see him peeking around it. “Yes daddy.” He calls.

“Come here my foal.” Twilight says.

Arcane steps around from the doorway and walks over before standing by her. “Hi dad.” He said waving shyly.

“Hey son.” Blitz says as Arcane looks at the egg.

Arcane leans forward and pokes the egg with his nose. “How is it?”

“Fine, your younger sibling will hatch soon.” Twilight says.

Arcane smiles as he pokes the egg with his nose again. “Isn’t that cute? Already in protective brother mode.” Terra said appearing behind Twilight and looking over her shoulder at him.

“Don’t forget your new brother over there with Fluttershy.” Blitz says.

Arcane looks over and quietly walks over and stares closely at the little colt. “Wow.” He whispered.

“You have to watch over him, got it son?” Blitz asks.

Arcane looks over and nods before going back to watching the colt.

“I can’t stay much longer Twi. Also, can you connect me to Luna and Celestia?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods and starts trying things in. “Okay, we’ll call you if something important comes up.” She said before her line ended and another began ringing.

Blitz waited, tapping his hoof expectantly.

Soon the line picks up and he can see Celestia trying to type away on her omnitool. “How do you work this thing? Newfangled technology.”

“Celly, you can stop. You answered.” Blitz says.

Celestia stops and blinks to the screen. “Oh…okay then.” She said slowly, putting her hoof down. “You…called for me?”

“Yes, one moment.” Blitz says before the other end answered.

“Yes! Take that sucker!” They hear Luna yell and see her playing around on a game. “Hi there Blitzkrieg Read. To what do I owe this call?” She asks as she didn’t take her eyes off the screen.

“Is that the way you talk to your grandfather, young lady?” Blitz asks.

Luna giggles and looks over after she pauses the game. “Hi grandpa. How’s it going?”

“I wanted to check on you two.” Blitz says.

They smile at that. “It has been a while grandpa. So how’s it going?” Luna asks.

“About to ship out on another battlefront in a few hours.” Blitz says.

Celestia looks a little heartbroken. “Oh, I see. Well, be safe.”

Luna smiles gently. “I just hope that when you can have a break, you can play a strategy game with me and we’ll see who’s the better mastermind. I always wonder how smart my grandfather is.”

“Your right flank is exposed in the game. Celly and Lulu, I got an order for you. Visit your family soon.” Blitz says.

They both smile. “Sure. Maybe even letting us hold the foals too.” Celestia thought to herself.

“I’m sure they will let you. Also, we have had a new one born and one egg laid by Twilight.” Blitz says.

Celestia smiles. “How long will you be gone?”

“Unknown, unlike last time, we don’t aim to conquer, but to deprive them of resources and make them commit forces right into a trap.” Blitz says.

Luna grins. “Ah, the take and ploy maneuver.”

“Yes, the planet is guarded and it is in the rear of their territory, but it contains droid factories that keep pressing out more and more droids destroying the factories will cut their production by a bit and it is a mining world.” Blitz says before displaying a picture of the volcanic planet.

Luna hums. “You are not thinking of reprogramming them and using them as cannon fodder? I’m sure aunt Minerva can come up with something.”

“Minerva is too busy. She has a colt of her own. Most likely the first of his kind, a techno organic creature.” Blitz says.

Luna claps her hooves happily. “Oh, great news. She must be so happy. How old is he now?”

“Not even half a year.” Blitz says.

Celestia smiles gently. “We have missed a lot.”

“Yes, now there are three watching you from the peep holes behind you Celly.” Blitz says.

Celestia smiles all the while. “And can you tell who?”

“Brown, green, and megaline pairs of eyes.” Blitz says.

Celestia looks behind her and the eyes disappear from the paintings. “Oh those sneakers.” She said before looking back at him. “I’ll deal with them soon.”

“Ok, I have to go soon. Got to inspect the troops before shipping out. Love you two.” Blitz says.

They both wave at him. “Bye grandpa.” They said before Luna’s line was cut.

“It’s the purple button granddaughter.” Blitz says.

Celestia frowns as she keeps pressing at the button. “Why isn’t it working?” She asks furiously, pressing the button.

“The other one.” Blitz said, smirking.

Celestia looks over to the other button on the other end of the keyboard. “Oh.” She said before pressing it and the line was cut.

“Oh Celly, hopeless with technology.” Blitz says. Blitz sighs as he stares at the screen before getting up. “Now I just need to think of what to do for now.”

Hours later, Blitz was standing in front of the display map with the other high ranking members of the fleet. “Alright, I will now divulge the location of the target for operation Frozen Storm.” Blitz says.

Ridley huffs. “We’re waiting.”

“The target is Mustafar.” Blitz says stunning the entire table.

“Excuse me?” Ridley asks, frowning.

“You heard me. Mustafar, where I have it on good authority that it not only is a key mining planet, but also a droid manufacturing one.” Blitz says.

Ridley snarls quietly while the others look apprehensive. “Well what’s the plan?” The admiral asks.

“We hit them hard right off the bat. Although guarded, they don’t expect a full invasion force. After that, we send teams to disable the shield generators for each facility and let the planet do the rest while we set up a defensive fortification and wait for the response force to show up. They like to play attrition, well this is mandalorian style attrition warfare.” Blitz says.

The two Death Watch members seem to smirk at that. “Ok, how are we going to prepare the defences?” Anakin asks.

“Easy, the silencer on the Darkline isn’t the only lost technology I have. I also have the blueprints for a weapon for frigates designed to pick up and attack any ship coming towards them from hyperspace.” Blitz says.

They all stare at him. “And how did you get that?” Anakin asks.

“That is a mandalorian secret, but regardless, four of our frigates have had these weapons installed on them, but as they use them they can’t move and are vulnerable.” Blitz says.

Anakin frowns. “So how do you expect them to survive when attacking with so few ships?”

“No, that is why our formation will be centered around protecting these four frigates until all the enemy exit hyperspace where the Darkline will be there waiting with the Silencer fully charged.” Blitz says.

“I see, so using their sensors and weaponry, we will be able to predict where they will exit hyperspace and aim the main weapon there.” The chiss at the table says.

Ridley blinks for a moment. “Oh, one of these guys is here. Pleasure to meet you. Big fan of your work.” He said holding out a talon.

“Ridley, have you been neglecting reading the reports again?” Blitz asks.

Ridley looks at him. “I slept the whole time. My timer must be off.” He said to himself looking to his data screen on his arm and messing with it.

“It is as vice-admiral Jern’vaoni’koatta says. We draw them into a net and destroy them as they come. Destroying both a production plant and dealing as much damage as we can inflict before jumping away.” Blitz says.

Anakin sighs. “When do we begin?”

“Five minutes. As of now, we go silent. No transmission besides to each other.” Blitz says.

They all nod before walking off to their posts as Blitz sighs and looks to the plans. “Okay, let’s hope this works. Who knows, this may become the testing fleet soon.” He mused to himself as he went to go get ready.

After a few moments, Blitz faced vice admiral Jern’vaoni’koatta. “So tell me the status of the new non clone soldier.” Blitz says.

“Going good. Just need them to learn the ins and outs of their new posts in the war. The mind however will soon be a different story. They are in this for something different than the usual clones.” Jern’vaoni’koatta said.

“The need to protect their home, their republic.” Blitz says.

Jern raises an eyebrow. “But whose side will they be going for when it provides better protection for their family?”

“The Separatists have all but lost the populace’s support once news of them firebombing settlements when they knew they had lost a planet.” Blitz says.

Jern shrugs. “You know the stubborn ones.”

“Also after getting an alliance with the citadel alliance, the separatists are being pressed on multiple fronts with fresh troops coming to fight their droids.” Blitz says.

Jern sighs. “Strange. The republic uses clones and the alliance uses real people and only semi uses robots. Who’s winning better again?”

“We have quality and they have quantity. But now this side of the war’s numbers have swollen and are now in a position to shatter them in the coming months.” Blitz says.

Jern smiles. “That means some of the smarter commanders of the CID will be getting us in our own ways.”

“That is why we mustn’t get overconfident.” Blitz says.

Jern nods. “Yes, you better get to your spot.”

“I already am.” Blitz says leaving.

Jern smirks as he watches him. “Watch that boy of yours. I’m afraid he doesn’t need to go to school in his life.”

“Don’t underestimate Spike. He is far better than you realize.” Blitz says.

Jern raises an eyebrow. “Who said I was talking about the little tyke?” He asks before walking away.

“T-minus ten.” The intercom says.

Blitz looks back at where Jern went before heading to his area. “Strange as always.” He said to himself.

---

“Another boring day.” The admiral in charge of the Mustafar defence fleet says sitting in his chair.

“Hey, look what I found.” He hears and looks to see a droid holding a strange box with many tiles on top. “I think it’s a puzzle. How does this work?” It asks, messing with it.

“And my only company is them.” The admiral mutters to himself massaging his temples as more droids tied to solve the puzzle. “How much computing power do you need for that thing?!”

“Enough to see the radar detecting a disturbance on the outer perimeter.” A droid said as it messes with the box.

“…what?” The admiral asks before several ships jumped out of hyperspace and opened fire.

“Forget the puzzle!” A droid yelled as it threw the box into the air and went to grab a blaster and moves to the consoles.

“Don’t blast the consoles you moron!” Another droid yells trying to grab the blaster from him.

The admiral just rubs his temples as the blaster goes off and destroys a few consoles. “I got stuck with new droids that don’t even know trigger discipline. If there is a god out there, please make this stop.” He mumbled to himself before seeing a bomber squadron coming in hot.

The admiral just sighs and walks off while the droids were bumbling around. “I wonder if the republic is accepting prisoners still.” The admiral says before ejecting in an escape pod.

---

“Sir, the fleet is in complete disarray and out of formation. We caught them completely unaware and are mopping them up.” One of Ridley’s original soldier reports.

Blitz scratches his head. “Huh, expected some resistance. This was too easy.” He mused to himself.

“We have detected an escape pod.” The former pirate says.

“Bring it on board.” Blitz says immediately.

Ridley was confused as well. “Yes, too easy. A five year old, heck, a no year old can take care of this assault and maybe doesn’t even have to do anything.”

“So my second bit of information was correct.” Blitz says smirking.

Ridley frowns. “That just means they had an idiot running this sector.”

“No, they sent mostly the defective models, but weren’t bad enough to just trash, but to man the ships.” Blitz says causing Ridley to roar in laughter.

Spike rolls his eyes. “And that’s the reason I up the difficulty. I can literally leave a game AI to run this part of the plan.”

“Do not, we have yet to jam their transmissions.” Blitz says.

Spike chuckles. “Yeah, also a game can do too.” He said to himself before holding an arm out and a digital dragon goes over his arm onto the console nearby and starts to work on it. “Here you go.”

“Spike, at your station. I want you to counter every move in case of a miracle from them.” Blitz says.

Spike nods and heads down to the SRBR. “You got it.”

Blitz watches as the vulture droids finally are starting to launch as Anakin and Ahsoka lead the starfighters in the dogfight as the bombers and ship move into position and start firing in groups of two each with their own target for concentrated fire.

“Time until possible reinforcement?” Blitz asks as he keeps his eyes on the fight.

“They managed to send a transmission before we could jam them. We are unsure if it made it through.” A communications officer says.

“Presume it did and after dispatching the last ship and securing the pod, assume defensive formation and start prepping the teams to go down there and take out the factories and mining.” Blitz orders as another ship starts to go down before exploding in a flash of brilliant light.

The fight wore on as many vultures were taken out and only a few starships were gone as everyone started to prep for the incoming ships and drops down to the planet.

“Watch the bend, it always acts like a black hole if you want to use regular fire.” Blitz warns as he stands inside a dropship with others coming in.

Spike nods. “Got it, just make sure you get your part done. I would rather get this over with as quickly as I can.” He said as Ahsoka and Anakin stayed behind with him and Ridley for this part.

“Don’t worry about us. This will be quick. You ready for this lieutenant Saw?” Blitz asks.

Saw chuckles. “Been awhile since I got my feet wet. It would feel good to stretch these legs in some way.”

Blitz chuckles. “I’ll take that as a yes.” He said as the dropship took off. “Alright, listen up. This is our target.” Blitz says bringing up a 3D map of a factory. “The plan is to infiltrate here and make our way to the shield generator and plant remote explosives. I repeat, we are not there to capture it.” Blitz says.

They all nod as they enter the atmosphere. “How much resistance?” Saw asks.

“This factory is producing droids as we speak so an infinite number of reinforcements so we are just taking out the shields and letting the planet do the rest.” Blitz instructs.

Saw looks down out a small window. “Oh, this will be a hot mission. Touchdown where?”

“The hanger. Squads one and two will hold the position while squads three through five will head for the generator and plant the explosives. Rex?” Blitz says, looking to the trooper.

Rex nods. “Sir.”

“I want you in command of the first and second squads as you will be what determines if we make it out or not.” Blitz says.

Rex nods. “Yes sir. Any hold backs?”

“The transport must be able to get us off world is all. Saw, you and the rest are with me for the generator.” Blitz says.

Saw nods. “You got it.”

Blitz looks through the small window. “Now let’s get this done.” He said, taking out his blaster.

---

All four high commanders watched the screen carefully as they watched the targeting system from one of the ships. “Where are you?” Spike asks himself.

“All ships in formation, ready to turn in a moment’s notice.” A communication officer says.

Spike smiles. “Good. Still, where the heck are they? The message should have sent them close to us by now.”

Ridley shrugs. “Maybe they either don’t believe it or are late.”

Spike sighs. “I wish we had more info on the ones that are possibly coming in.”

“Like this?” A datapad was shoved in his face and he looked to see the three fillies with the other two having their own. “Seems they are just transport ships coming in to have the droids repaired. Just minor battle formations.” Scootaloo said as the others show information on the other ships.

“And they are just a few minutes away by hyperspace and we need a minute for the weapon to work and see them.” Slender said coming up behind them with a whole host of data pads on her tendrils.

Ahsoka and Anakin watch Slender as Spike smiles. “Good. Now we have a range to work with.” He said taking a few and looking at them before looking at the screen again with all four targeting systems on the screen. “Still nothing. Yeah, according to this, they would be here by now.” He said, looking at a datapad.

Slender shrugs. “Maybe they thought it was a fake message or an error.”

Spike groans. “Blitz is going to kill me if we don’t have anything to show for this.”

“We got incoming from hyperspace!” An officer calls.

They all look up and see the screens blank still. “Where?” Ridley asks squinting at them.

“It’s…did we stop thinking in three dimensions again?” The officer asks.

Spike facepalms. “Dang it.” He said before he quickly switched to normal view and they saw four ships come in with two on top and two on bottom pointed straight at them. “Open fire and get them away from us!” Spike orders and everyone hangs onto something as the ship jerks in one direction and starts pulling away while lasers were being fired in all directions.

Slender groans. “I can’t believe we forgot about that part of space.”

Spike frowns. “Rookie mistake at that too. Even I missed it…considering that everyone in the republic and separatist use a two dimensional plane.” He thought to himself before turning back to the fight. “Deploy all drones!”

They all see the drones of all the ships being released before seeing projectiles coming their way. “Incoming, incoming! Sir! They are coming from all directions!” An officer spouted before hearing clunks throughout the ship and looked to the sealed doors.

“The droids coming in were mostly slated for repair…right?” Spike asks keeping an eye on the door while the other is in the fight.

The three fillies could only nod slowly.

Spike frowns. “Seal the room and get whatever guards and troops we have to get rid of those things.” He calls out before they see red instead of green lights on the door.

Ahsoka sighs as she takes out her lightsabers. “Maybe we should try the same trick on our own time. Save us a lot of trouble.” She said facing one door and going slowly to it.

“Shields Snips. Shields.” Anakin said going to the other while having his own saber out.

Everyone in the room tried to do their work while keeping their eyes on the doors as they hear laser fire and explosions from the halls getting louder. “Knew I should have gotten better hallways and doors.” Spike cursed himself before they hear beeping from one.

“Dang it!” Ahsoka yells and dives away before the door explodes and she starts to deflect the blaster fire coming in as some of the guards in the room came to her aid while Anakin came in soon after to help.

“Get below deck!” Spike yells to the girls to which they look at him in shock, but soon complied and went to a hatch in the middle of the walkway and was prepared to jump down.

“Grenade!” Someone yelled.

Everyone quickly looked up and saw a thermal detonator thrown their way with its light beeping. The three fillies became wide eyed at the sight as Sweetie Belle threw up what little magical knowledge she had for a shield and Apple Bloom and Scootaloo back her up by holding her up as the detonator exploded and sent everyone flying back to the end of the walkway.

Ahsoka cuts off a commando droid’s head that had one arm and looks to see mostly everyone had hit the bars surrounding the end and didn’t fall off the platform.

Spike groans as he opens his eyes before his vision slowly cleared and was able to make out some blurs and see Ridley tangled in loose wire while Slender was working with her tendrils on getting them free from the bar barrier. He then sees Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo lying in a pile together and knocked out or maybe…

Spike held his breath and wavered what he had left in him before trying to reach for them and stops and growls as he turned to the droids.

Ridley groans and feels the wires around him and starts cutting himself free before stopping at the sight of Spike walking slowly down the walkway to the fight as he slowly grows in height and gains more muscle mass. His eyes widen as his claws grew bigger and sharper while his little clothes stretch to keep his form before they were shredded with Spike’s now sharp spines and long tail dragging behind him and sometimes smack the ground, making dents.

Slender groans and looks up and blanched at the sight of Spike past a teenage dragon height and mass and still growing. And if her knowledge of dragon lives are correct, then Spike is growing for something important. She looks around, stops at the sight of the three fillies unconscious in a pile and turns back to Spike.

“They’re fucked.” She said simply.

Anakin slices off another droid’s head and slices away at a battle droid and takes it out before everything seems to stop and he feels and hears stomping and metal crunching under something. He slowly turns and goes wide eyed at the sight of a giant sharp looking creature with smoke coming out of its mouth and growling angrily at the group. He looks and leans over to see the three girls knocked out and slowly inched his way out and grabs a guard’s sleeve as well to get him moving.

Spike growls heavily at the group of droids as Ahsoka and the rest of the guards got out slowly without alerting the droids as they stared at Spike. He slowly leans down to their height as he finished growing to almost a height where he had a fourth of the room’s height left. He starts growling louder and showing teeth while saliva fell from his lips as the droids prepared to fire and Spike opened his mouth to…

ROOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRR

The roar shook the whole entire ship as Spike kept roaring and everyone started to hold their ears closed before seeing light come out of Spike’s mouth and soon an orange flame spewed out of mouth and cooked the wobbling droids before some of the advanced ones got back up before it seems Spike took another quick breath and his flame changed to blue and started to cook the battle droids while some commandos still had some fight left in them and lifted their useless blaster and Spike took another quick breath and his flame changed to a white color and started to cook everything, including the room walls, doors, and the floor itself.

After ten seconds, Spike closed his mouth and looked to see all the droids melted and the walls, doors, and the floor along with it before huffing a puff of smoke and standing up again before walking back down the walkway. “Get those three to the infirmary. If they are injured even further, I will personally roast them.” Spike’s deep rumbling voice vibrating throughout the room.

Slender gulps before gathering the three fillies in her tendrils and carries them away while some guards follow without question to not anger the now fully grown Spike.

Ridley had his jaw open the entire time as he stared at the large dragon that used to be the hatching called Spike. “Give me direct control!” Spike orders and looks to Ridley. “And you better go with them and protect those three, because if you don’t, I will throw you into an airlock and blast you into space and hit you with every single weaponry in this fleet.” Spike threatens and huffs some smoke in his face before quickly swiping his claw across the wires and gets him free before turning back to the screens.

Ridley stared at him a bit longer before running off where everyone else went and the Jedi knights followed behind him to not feel Spike’s wrath. “S…si…sir? Which ones?” An officer asks, afraid to turn around.

Spike growls lowly. “Everything.” He hissed.

The officer gulps before going into the code and releasing the locks and then sends everything everyone has to him to which he still growls in a low tone. “Everything.” He growls.

The officer gulps again. “Sir, that’s…everything we have.” The officer said shakily.

Another officer taps her shoulder. “The republic.” He whispers to her.

The female officer goes a little wide eyed and chooses not to defy the killer dragon and opens the command system and gives it to Spike before just five seconds later does the republic ships fall into formation.

Spike huffs one last time. “Kill them!” He yells and actually shatters an officer’s screen glass with that yell as all armaments opened fire on the ships as the silencer was powering up.

They all watched in horror as Spike literally directed everything with only himself and his talons and decimated everything in sight and even the destroyed parts of the ships left behind as they plow through everything to leave nothing behind but plates of metal.

The communication officer hears some beeping and sees it’s her console and multiple calls coming in to possibly ask why they lost control before dismissing them and looks back to their commander lost in a rage.

Spike’s growls turn into roars again and sees the silencer charged and fires it while launching everything at once at the final ship and completely overdoes it. He pants deeply as the power goes out and the emergency systems come on before slowly getting back on all fours and starts to walk away to the infirmary.

Everyone carefully looks to where he left before getting the screen back on and sees that only a single piece of metal plating was floating in the view.

---

“We’re done here pilot. Get us out of here.” Blitz says as everyone got in the transport.

The pilot only nods and takes off as the door closes. “Now?” Saw asks holding up the detonator.

“Wait till we are clear…now.” Blitz says after getting some distance.

Saw smiles and presses the button before feeling the force of the blast. “Okay, now it’s a small waiting game.”

Blitz looks out as he sees the factory itself sinking into the magma.

Rex sighs. “Hard to believe they would be this cheap. It’s more expensive to make droids on this planet since there are barely any good materials to work with.”

“Not necessarily. They can refine the material on this planet to make what they need.” Blitz says.

Saw hums. “If they just make droids, how long until they put the economy under?”

“They already deregulated their banks I believe. So their debt is incredible.” Blitz says.

Saw raises an eyebrow. “Strange they are able to keep going.”

“Dooku doesn’t care about the debt.” Blitz says.

Saw thinks on that. “Is it Dooku? One man isn’t enough sometimes.”

Blitz says nothing as he wasn’t the only one finding it odd.

Rex huffs. “As long as they are stretched thin the most, we have that advantage.”

---

“Get everyone back in their positions. This won’t be the last of it.” Blitz orders getting off the ship and steps into the hangar before stopping. “What the heck?” He asks seeing the spike drop pods and blaster shots on the walls.

He walks around before ending up in a hall where it looks like some of the metal was melted away and steps into the SRBR to find only the officers there. “Where are the commanders?” Blitz asks looking around the messed up room.

The lead officer looks at him. “Infirmary. Some of the girls got hurt.” She said.

“Fine, I will take over.” Blitz says.

Everyone looks at him before looking at the single piece of metal floating around. “Against that thing? With almost the whole fleet fearing what the commander would say to them?” Another asks.

“Did I stutter?!” Blitz yells snapping them out of their stupper.

Everyone stumbles with their work before going back to their regular work. “Yes sir.” They all said.

Blitz shakes his head at them before looking to where the infirmary is and starts to walk to it. “Spike, what have you done?” He asks himself and ends up in the hallway and sees both Anakin and Ahsoka guarding in the door as Ridley takes up the other end of the hall. “Someone care to explain?” He asks, walking up to them.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Spike went off the deep end. And all it took were those three fillies getting hurt.” She said as Blitz can see Spike, the size between an adult and a teenage dragon, and Slender watching the three fillies in bed.

“I’ll handle this.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and let’s him inside, to which only Slender looks over. “Ah, you made it back. How did it go?” She asks.

“Spike, we need to talk alone.” Blitz says.

Spike didn’t look at him as Slender looked between them before she walked out and locked the door behind her.

“Spike, what happened?” Blitz asks.

Spike kept watching over the girls before sighing. “I…I don’t know. I just…burned it all and…left nothing.” He tries to say.

“I’m sending you and them back.” Blitz says.

Spike looks sharply at him and glares. “What?” He growls.

“If you can’t control your emotions, then you can’t do your job and those three are injured.” Blitz says uneffected.

Spike huffs smoke at him as they keep staring at each other before Spike huffs again and looks away. “I can do my damn job.” He grumbles.

“Then why aren’t you?” Blitz asks.

Spike growls to himself. “I just…I didn’t want to make things worse than it already was.” He said before looking to the three again. “I was hoping that…seeing them would calm me down, but…look at me. I’m supposed to be a little tyke than this.”

“Spike, go back home and work this out. This is not the place to work it out.” Blitz says.

Spike didn’t say anything as he kept watched over the three. “Until they wake up.”

“Take them to your ship and take them home.” Blitz says.

Spike grimaces. “Okay.” He said finally.

Blitz turns around and walks out.

Slender looks up as she hears the door open and sees Blitz walking out. “Well?”

Blitz sighs. “I didn’t want to do it, but he and those three have to go home. And he needs to figure this out himself now. So no Slender, you can’t go.”

Slender didn’t say anything before he started to walk away with Ridley following soon after a while. “You know he won’t stop.” She finally said.

“I know, but this is a part of growing up.” Blitz says.

Slender nods. “Just make sure he comes back. I think he would regret it if he didn’t.”

“He will come back.” Blitz says.

Slender stares at him as he keeps leaving before walking off herself and starts to call up a few numbers. “Pick up.” She said to herself.

---

Ridley growls as he keeps staring at the slightly repaired room. “Kinda quiet with him gone.” He mused.

“Five injured from the destruction of the factories. I am impressed.” Anakin says.

Blitz nods. “I pride myself on that. But that’s not important right now. We need to prepare for anything else.”

“You expecting more?” Ahsoka asks.

“Want one more catch before we pull in the net?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “No. I would rather not have another Spike incident.”

“Well he is not here any longer and we are prepared now.” Blitz says.

Anakin hums as he looks to the empty space and still sees the metal plate flying around. “You got to admit though, he is brutal in his ways and without much damage to himself.”

“He is a teenager so that is why that happened.” Blitz says before alarms start going off.

“We got incoming. A fleet set is coming out in front of us.” A communication officer said.

“All ships array in formation. Frigates, lock on and start firing. What is the status of the silencer?” Blitz asks.

“Charged and ready to fire. Just tell us when.” An officer said.

“Hold your fire until after they drop out of hyperspace.” Blitz says.

---

“Sir, we are detecting an anomaly.” A droid says to General Grievous.

Grievous growls and coughs a few times as he walks over with his hunched over self. “What is it?”

“We are unsure. Nothing like this is on record…” The droid was cut off when their ship was hit, shaking it.

Grievous growls and hangs onto a chair nearby. “What hit us?”

“From the reports, a ship cannon.” A droid says.

Grievous looks at them angrily. “In hyperspace?!”

“That can’t be right.” A droid says before they see the ship next to them get hit from the unmistakable laser from a ship cannon.

Grievous roars. “Get us out of hyperspace and stop whoever is doing that!”

“Time till we exit is one minute general. If we drop out now, we will be way off course.” The droid says.

Grievous glares at the droid. “And we won’t make it if we stay.”

“Sir, from our scans, it is only minor damage. Only dangerous under continuous fire.” The droid says.

Grievous stares at it. “Open the hull and deep shot into the core. They will hit the same spot if need be.”

“Sir, if we drop out now. We will be on the edge of the system and will take weeks to get to our target.” The droid says.

Grievous growls. “Then jump again. Simple.”

“We can’t general. We will be in the same situation.” The droid says before it seems all fire was concentrated on the cruiser to their left.

Grievous huffs as the ship starts to catch fire. “How much longer?”

“Thirty seconds.” The droid says before the cruiser to their left explodes.

Grievous shakes his head as he looks to their right and sees that ships are starting to get hit. “And not us.” He said to himself before walking away.

“It seems they are trying to concentrate fire.” The tactical droid says.

Grievous growls as he looks back to where the fire is possibly coming from. “Move to the left.”

“Sir?” A droid asks.

“All ships left of us and this ship will move further left.” Grievous ordered.

“Roger roger.” A droid says before relaying instructions.

---

They all tense up as the distance counter ticks down until they see a patch of space bend and aim towards there before some ships appear from hyperspace.

Blitz glares at the smaller ship on the left side. “Take it out.” He said to which the silencer fires and knocks out the power before the systems go on emergency power. “Did we hit it?”

“Reports that we have show that the fleet is down.” Ripley says.

“All ships engage!” Blitz order before looking at the surviving half. “Strange, it’s like they predicted our trap.” Blitz says.

Ridley shrugs. “Maybe they spent too much time in hyperspace.”

“No, I think we have a skilled opponent.” Blitz says.

Ridley frowns. “Do we have anything on these ships?”

“Nothing we can look up at this point. Ridley, I think it is time for us to implement one of your tactics and storm their bridge. I’ll go personally.” Blitz says.

Ridley nods and gets on a communication line. “I’ll have a ship ready.”

Blitz walks off.

---

The battle hadn’t been going well for Grievous as with the loss of half his fleet from the beginning and the fleet five times larger than normal bearing down on him. He was being pressed when a call came in.

“What?!” He yells to his communicator.

“Sir, a jedi right outside the ah…” The droid was cut off.

Grievous just stares at his communicator. “Yeah, one is telling us to tell you that you might want to stay a while longer and hope to whatever god you have that it will accept you and that he will collect all the lightsabers from all the Jedi you have slain and now will shoot me in the hea…oh no!” He heard before a blaster shot was heard.

“Was that necessary or just a Death Watch thing to do?” Blitz asks the communicator.

A sound that had a mix of screeching and cawing was heard before another laser shot was heard. A moment later, an explosion destroyed the doors to the bridge and laser and plasma fire started pouring in.

Grievous growls and shakes his head before looking to the doorway to see some mandalorians and space pirates. “Who’s the leader?” He growled.

“I assume you are the general?” Blitz asks noticing the droids, including the commando and manga guards, were already taken out.

Grievous huffs. “What does this sight present to you?”

Blitz shrugs. “I don’t know. A cripple? Return to the ship and make sure no droids destroy it. I will deal with him personally.”

“Sir.” A mandalorian said while a pirate just chitters and runs off somewhere else down the hall.

“Now that we are alone, why don’t we talk freely about General Grievous or would you prefer Qymaen jai Sheelal.” Blitz says.

Grievous seems to glare at him.

“Or have you forgotten who you were?” Blitz asks.

Grievous scoffs in his direction. “So you rather die talking or fighting?”

“Oh, that reminds me. Have you exact your vengeance on the Huk yet?” Blitz asks

Grievous roars. “You know nothing!”

“I know quite a lot. Like how your love was Ronderu lij Kummar was killed by them in a horrible way and no other woman or even your children could fill the void she left. Which is why you are called general Grievous, the one who forever grieves his men.” Blitz says.

Grievous yells out and Blitz ducks a bit as he starts up his lightsaber to stop the flying lightsaber coming at him before Grievous is on him and holding the saber against him. “You don’t even know the loss I would bet. You haven’t felt an entire ship gone from you!”

“I know all too well Grievous. I even know something you don’t I bet.” Blitz says.

Grievous just growls before looking to his saber. “Another to add to my collection.” He said before quickly taking out another.

“Don’t you find it strange that the incident that hurt you so much and left you in this state happened?” Blitz asks.

Grievous growls. “It happened!”

“It would be a huge coincidence especially how immediately afterwards you were picked up.” Blitz says.

Grievous stares at him for a moment, pushing him away and readies for another strike.

“Don’t you find that odd general?” Blitz asks.

Grievous growls as he still holds his stance.

“How Dooku himself picked you up after your ship exploded and took you to the banking clan?” Blitz asks, making Grievous flinch, signaling he had gotten to him. “Think about it, it couldn’t have been the Huks as they wouldn’t have known unless someone tipped them off and even then, I doubt they would have had time. If you think about it, not many people could have arranged it like San Hill and Poggle the Lesser did to do this to you.” Blitz says.

Grievous starts to growl lowly and then lunges at him and Blitz brings up his saber to block both of Grievous’s sabers.

“And if they are involved, how far up does it go?” Blitz asks tauntingly as he maneuvered his claws and darksaber.

Grievous yells out and only starts to block his blades now.

“Oh, speaking of children, I can’t hog you to myself. Someone else has a bone to pick with you.” Blitz says before Grievous is shot in the shoulder. Turning his head, he sees, to his shock, a Kaleesh warrior in mandalorian armor without his helmet and only a bone mask on his head aiming a Slugthrower rifle.

“Hello father.” The warrior said before Blitz kicked him back.

Grievous growls. “You would turn on your own flesh and blood?”

“You dare say that after you left me and my mother. She starved to death waiting for you.” The warrior yelled, starting to shoot at Grievous.

Grievous block the shots. “The war called!”

“No, you abandoned her and now I will have my revenge!” The warrior roared taking aim at his head.

Grievous seems to glare at him as he quickly blocks the next shot. “To stop them from getting to you!”

“Like you cared! You abandoned all my little brothers and sisters. I bet you don’t even remember my name or any of the others!” The warrior yells.

Grievous yells and lunges for him. “You want to strike at your father?!” He yells as he tries to swipe at him.

Then he was hit behind by force lightning before being thrown into a wall. “Stay away from my clansman.” Blitz says.

“Chief?” The warrior asks.

“Rael, time is up. This ship is going down. We have to leave now or we will die.” Blitz says.

Rael huffs and follows him. “Alright, let’s go.”

Blitz and Rael run for their ship as Grievous notices what Blitz noticed and the alarms were going off, signaling a reactor breach. Grievous, seeing this, holsters his lightsabers and runs for his bomber.

---

“How many ship explosions does it take to take down Grievous?” Anakin asks on the bridge as everyone returns.

“Trust me, you’re not the only one not happy.” Blitz says as Rael kept punching a punching bag nearby in a rest area as they were in hyperspace now.

Anakin raises an eyebrow. “What’s with him?”

“When it comes to Grievous, it’s personal.” Blitz says.

Anakin nods slowly. “Do we have to worry about anything?”

“No, he knows the issue of duty, but he wants to kill him more than anyone.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks confused. “Why him?”

“You’re looking at Grievous first born son.” Blitz says.

“What?!” They all ask.

“That’s right, he is Grievous’ first born child and he hates his father for abandoning them all.” Blitz says.

Rex grimaces. “He won’t be a problem, right?”

“No, he won’t be a problem.” Blitz says as Rael pulverizes the punching bag in half.

Rael huffs as he goes to grab another bag nearby and hooks it in. Ahsoka watches him carefully. “So how much does he want to kill him?”

“To him, his father killed his mother by abandoning them and he wants to use the very rifle his own father used to kill him.” Blitz says.

Anakin shakes his head a bit. “Dangerous road for revenge.”

“In fact, he joined up with the Fett clan to get money to send home after what the jedi did to his home planet.” Blitz says.

Rex raises an eyebrow at Anakin and Ahsoka as they take a step back.

“After learning the whole story, he no longer hates the jedi, but he hates the senate to the point he wants nothing to do with it and the trade federation and banking clans for they helped do that to his planet. That is why whenever a bounty pops up to hurt either, he takes it.” Blitz says.

Rael huffs. “And what good bounties they are.” He said, still punching the bag.

“He even brought in the head of a major executive of the banking clan once.” Blitz says.

Rex smiles. “He could make a great commando if he wanted.”

“Boring jackasses.” Rael mutters to himself.

“He slaughtered all of the guards personally before cutting off the head before he killed the bounty. That is how deep his hatred is.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hisses quietly. “I hate to be on his end of the blaster.”

“That is why he has earned the rank of master of arms in the mandalorians.” Blitz says.

“So what’s the plan now? Stay until reinforcements?” Anakin asks.

“No, we are done here. We scored more than twelve kills from the ship reinforcements and also I did something worse with Grievous.” Blitz says.

Rex looks at him carefully. “Care to tell?”

“I planted the seeds of suspicion in him about the higher ranking members of the separatists.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles a bit. “Not bad.”

Blitz smiles as he walks past him. “I know. I’m awesome.” He whispered.

Ahsoka chuckles. “That’s your wife’s line.”

“Imitation is a form of flattery.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles before they start to follow him and leave Rael behind in the rest area. “Though you way is more extreme than most men I know.” She said, looking to Anakin and Rex with a raised eyebrow.

“What can I say? I am a mandalorian raised and taught by a sith. A very dangerous combination to any opponent.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka grins. “No, you are a fool on top of your family. A very crazy and fun fool.”

“A few things are true. Now we head for Kinyen and from there we follow the hyperspace route till we reach Thyferra and then we head for Bestine.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Another jump with a lather of resting, coming up.” She jokes.

“This campaign will be a long one.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “And that’s why you must have some good outlook. Sorry about the kid though.”

“What are you sorry about?” Blitz asks,

Ahsoka sighs. “I could have caught that grenade and sent it somewhere else and he wouldn’t be in this much trouble now.”

Blitz shakes his head. “And if you had, the droids would have decimated the ship and almost everything would be in ruins. Spike is a dangerous commander when pushed enough. I mean, he literally took control of every single ship in the fleet including the republic ships and that takes…how long to hack for direct control? Making him very dangerous to everyone around him.”

Ahsoka looks at him. “Even the girls?”

Blitz almost chuckles. “Oh they are considered his hoard in his dragon mind. The dragon side will protect them to his last dying breath.”

Chapter 55: What Did We Find

Spike stared blankly ahead at the dinner table until he hears hoofsteps in the distance, but rather loud ones nearby since he was near the door. “Spike?” He faintly hears.

Apple Bloom stared up at the large dragon sitting still while Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo came up behind her. “Spike?” Scootaloo asks.

Spike still stayed still as they came up and sat on the other end of the table and in his view. “Can you say something?” Sweetie Belle asks.

Spike didn’t move. “I can’t let you go back.” He finally said.

They all looked shocked at that. “What the heck are you talking about?” Apple Bloom asks.

Spike sighs and finally looks at them. “I can’t let you get hurt again. You could have died if it wasn’t for Sweetie Belle’s bad shield spell, the blast could have killed you. You can’t go back.”

They all frown at him. “We are not leaving.” They all said.

Spike blinks and glares at them. “Yes you are. Blitz can’t risk another event like that. Once we reach Equestria, you are staying.”

They all glare at him. “Spike the dragon, don’t bother trying to change our minds. You know how our sisters are. We are not leaving you, even after this, not one shred of this is making us leave. We have been through too much together and we are certainly not going to back down from this now.” Apple Bloom said while tapping her hoof on the table at times.

Spike slams his talons on the table and makes it crack a little. “I am leaving you on the planet where you are safe.”

“And you won’t survive with just Slender by you!” Scootaloo yells as she gets up.

Spike huffs some smoke. “I can work with it.”

Sweetie Belle frowns. “No you can’t. Because if we get hurt at home, you will still blame yourself and go off the deep end again.”

Spike growls and gets up and walks away. “I can’t listen to this. You are staying on the planet and that is final.”

“No!” They all yell as they rush after him and stops in front of him and make him stop. “You stupid drake!” Apple Bloom yelled and made Spike actually stop for a bit. “We are not leaving you after something like this. And what about Slender? What if she gets hurt? Face it Spike, you can’t just push us to the side so you can take the blow. It won’t work.”

Spike gains a frown on his face and looks away. “Plus, we had this same type of danger when the Darkline was still on its first voyage and did we stay on the planet, no. We wanted to be with you and help you.” Scootaloo said.

Spike looks back at them slightly. “And even then, with all the laser fire and close calls to where we were, we still helped you out. Cause not only are we doing our work for you, we are doing it for everyone who follows your orders so they can come home too. Slender got us to help keep you under control. But I think she meant more.” Sweetie Belle said.

Apple Bloom sighs and her tone gets softer. “She knew she wasn’t enough for you. You are still young like us and at other times, you act like Blitz himself when he’s protecting the whole family. She not only wanted to keep you under control, but also because you would have more of a reason to keep going. If she gets hurt, she can handle it because she’s part spirit. When we get hurt, you up the game and make sure it doesn’t happen again.” She said, now making Spike look to them fully.

Spike presses his scaled lips together. “What are you three saying?” He asks almost quietly.

The three look up to him. “We love you Spike.” They said before rushing him and hugging him as Spike stared at them before wrapping his arms around them.

“I’m sorry girls. I’m sorry for how I was acting.” Spike said quietly.

Scootaloo chuckles. “Yeah, you have a bit of Blitz and our sisters in you. It was bound to happen.”

Apple Bloom smiles and looks up at him. “We aren’t leaving you Spike. Not now, not ever. You don’t have to keep protecting us. We can handle some things on our own and you can do what you do best. And that’s making sure others don’t fall into danger.”

Sweetie Belle giggles. “Besides, you have been a little lost lately even before this part of the war. We saw and knew we had to find a way to get to you. Guess now is as good a time as ever.”

Spike stares at them for a few moments before smiling. “Friends?” He asks, holding out his talon to them.

They all smile and put their hooves on his talon. “Marefriends.” They said together before they suddenly couldn’t let go of each other and a bright magic circle appeared on their hooves and spread around them before they were covered by a magical aura.

Spike watched in shock as he was blinded by the brightness of the magical aura before he hears that familiar snap from when Twilight does magic of this nature and sees the light die down and leaves the three fillies looking nothing different except… “Girls. Your…” Spike tried to say and pointed to their flanks.

The three groan and look confused more than anything before hearing what he said and looks to where he was pointing and gasps at the sight. For on each of their flanks was a cutie mark that was almost identical with a shield and different emblems on top of each filly. Sweetie Belle was almost ready to cheer at the sight of hers which had the shield and star with a music note on top. Apple Bloom is in the same boat as she had hers with an apple and a heart logo on top. Scootaloo smiles brightly with hers being a wing with a lightning bolt on top. In the end, they all took a deep breath and…

“Oh dear.” Spike said and covered his ears.

“WE GOT OUR CUTIE MARKS!” They all yell and make some plates smash out of their cupboards and some vases to shatter.

Spike groans as he tries to get the ringing out of his ears. “Wow, still good lungs.” He said to himself as he cleans out his ears.

The three happily look to their flanks and smile as they notice it was almost alike to one another. “It’s almost the same.” Apple Bloom said.

“Yes! Now we aren’t leaving each other in a long time.” Scootaloo cheered.

Sweetie Belle smiles and hugs Spike. “And it’s all thanks to this big lug. Can’t believe we finally figured it out.”

The other quickly hugs him and Spike tries to regain his balance. “Yeah and it was helping others find their true way.” Scootaloo then stops. “Wait, we helped out Diamond Tiara.”

Apple Bloom blinks. “Oh yeah, her. We had her find her true meaning behind her cutie mark as well. So then why now?”

Spike groans as he regains his balance. “Maybe because there are some cutie marks with double meanings?”

They all look up to him before smiling and hugging him tightly again. Spike tries to chuckle and wraps his arms around them. “Alright. Love you too girls. But now we have another reason to head back.”

They look to each other in confusion before gasping. “Our cute-ceañera.” They said.

Spike smiles. “Yeah, now the ship still needs time and we all need rest. We can tell everyone tomorrow since it’s night at home. Get some sleep and hope I can at least go down more in size.” He said looking around and checking his eye level height for an estimate.

The three look to each other and giggle to each other before letting go of him. “Alright, get your scaly butt in gear and go to bed mister.” Apple Bloom ordered while standing proudly and pointing the way.

Spike chuckles. “I swear I am looking at Applejack for a moment.” He said walking past them.

---

Blitz snores a bit at his desk before hearing some beeping. “Shut up.” He mumbles before opening his eyes and sees its Twilight calling. He goes wide eyed and fixes himself up a little before answering. “Twi?”

Twilight smiles and waves. “Hey Blitz. I just wanted to tell you that our egg hatched.” She said before holding up a bundle which held a dark purple unicorn filly with a two tone mane with one blue and the other red.

Blitz smiles. “Got a name yet?”

Twilight hums. “I’m leaning towards Aether Force. So this little one here can be like brother and sister all the way. I doubt she will live as long as Arcane, but they will live a great life.”

Blitz smiles greatly as he relaxes. “Good. And how’s Fluttershy’s little colt?”

Twilight sighs. “He’s doing well. Drinking well enough that the doctors let them go. She’s showing him around town right now.”

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, I would give the foals a ride if it meant fun for them. How about a name for the colt? Did she come up with one?”

Twilight nods. “Yep, it’s Clemente Ruso. Fluttershy actually dug through all the books on vampires to find a name for him that would work. So there it is.”

Blitz smiles. “Good. I don’t want her stressing out over a name after giving birth. So…anything else I should know about?”

Twilight shakes her head. “No, nothing really. What about you?”

Blitz hums. “If I said that, I would have to kill you.” He jokes.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Blitz.”

Blitz laughs a little. “Well some of the things I’m doing, I have to keep hidden since this is a public line. However, we did destroy a droid factory and got some of their ships as well and we are heading off for more or less the same thing. Trade going good down there?”

Twilight nods. “Yep. We now are trading away with the planets that are with us. Now we can have more transports and cargo ships while the other half of the materials will go to the war effort. That is a good rule of hoof to follow that most of the leaders agreed on. Seeing as we barely have anything to start off with so start off equal until something is needed. Also, some of them are reporting that they want more of Apple family’s apples.” She said grinning.

Blitz laughs. “Yeah, expected that.” He said before calming down and then sighs. “I got news. Spike and the fillies are coming back home.”

Twilight became wide eyed at that. “Wait, the war just started. Why now?”

Blitz frowns as he shakes his head. “Spike went off Twilight. Now we finally know what happens if he does lose it and I have to say, I’m afraid of what might happen if I was on the receiving end. He took out an entire fleet with ours that was under attack and even hacked the republic ships to join in that fight. If he can do that in a short amount of time on top of taking out the enemy fleet, who knows what he is capable of when he’s under control. Still, the fillies also got hurt and that set him off. So I sent them home. They should be arriving any hour today. Go easy on them because they might still be feeling the effects of it.”

Twilight nods. “Alright, I’ll try. And I’ll tell the others to calmly do this whole scolding session too. I really hope they aren’t too hurt.”

Blitz shakes his head. “Nah, the fillies got a minor concussion, but otherwise alright. As for Spike, he may be stuck for a while in a larger body. I don’t know, dragon instinct maybe. He also may be out of the loop and in his own thoughts. Probably going over what to do. He’s a smart brother, but he’s still learning. I think that’s all for now. If you see them, give them a warm welcome. They’ll need it.”

Twilight nods sadly. “Okay, I just hope that Spike…huh?” She asks herself looking off to the side.

Blitz leans forward. “What is it?”

Twilight looks confused. “It’s a call. From Spike.” She said before answering and they can see he joined in the video call and had the cmc right at the bottom of the screen.

“Hey guys.” Spike tries to say as Blitz notices he is almost hitting the highest height a teenage dragon can go to.

Twilight now looks worried. “Spike? Is everything okay?”

Spike tries to smile. “Yeah. Girls?” He asks and the cmc came up and brought in three more lines to the call.

They waited until the calls were answered and they either hear a yawn or some grumbling. “What’s going on?” Rainbow asks, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes and making sure the twins were still tucked in.

Applejack crosses her hooves as Blazer and Surgere play in the background. “Yeah, this seems a bit early. Spike hurt you?” She asks.

Rarity was cleaning Liberum’s face as they were eating breakfast. “Yes dear sister. Did anything happen?”

The cmc looked nervous. “Well…” Scootaloo started before Apple Bloom took over.

“We got under attack and tried to escape the fight and instead got blasted away by an explosion and Spike grew big again and took them all out and Blitz told him that we had to go home so here we are.” Apple Bloom quickly said.

The three sisters all stopped and stared wide eyed as Spike chuckles nervously in the background. “Only a minor concussion at the end of it.” He offered.

Sweetie Belle then smiled. “And we got bigger news.”

The sisters were now frowning. “What?” They ask rather angrily.

They showed their flanks and cutie marks to the screen. “We got our cutie marks!” They cheered and everyone could have sworn they heard a pin drop.

“Don’t look at me.” Spike said, hiding a box of pins behind him.

Twilight smiles greatly at that as they can all see it was almost the same cutie mark. “Congratulations girls.”

“Alright! My little sister is all grown up.” Applejack cried and sniffs.

Rarity sniffs and dabs away the tears with her handkerchief. “I’m so proud of you Sweetie Belle.”

Rainbow was about to cheer before realizing the twins were still asleep and smiles. “Great job squirt.”

Blitz smirks. “Wow Rainbow. One of the only times you were containing your excitement.”

Rainbow blushes and frowns to him. “Shut up.”

Blitz only chuckles as the cmc smiles. “And it’s all thanks to the block head over there.” Apple Bloom said pointing to Spike.

Applejack was confused. “How did he help?”

Scootaloo sighs. “He made us realize what the cutie marks mean and what we were supposed to do. And that will help others out when they are lost. Spike had gotten lost along the way to the war and up to now. We got him back on the right track in the end and…” She stops as she blushes.

Rainbow raises an eyebrow questionably. “And?”

Sweetie Belle giggles nervously. “We told Spike we love him.”

They heard a slapping sound and looked to see Twilight facehoofing. “Great. Now he’s going to stay big for a long time.”

They were all confused as Spike brought himself in close to the screen. “What do you mean Twi?”

Twilight sighs. “Spike, your mind considers those three and possibly Slender as your mates. Your body will now have to accommodate them and grow to protect them. A rule of hoof is that dragons are as long as their horad. Easy protection for any sneakers and stealers on the edge. As for them, you’re going past that height and build of those dragons you met when you went out alone. Just a little bit so I suggest coming up with something to help yourself get used to life as a bigger dragon.”

Spike blinks. “Cool. But yeah, I’ll try Twi.” He said before pulling his head away.

Blitz sighs. “So what does one do when getting their cutie marks?”

“A cute-ceañera.” Pinkie said, suddenly coming on the call. “I’ll prepare for it the moment you land and invite everypony. Sorry you can’t join Blitz.”

Blitz waves her off. “It’s fine Pinkie. Make sure they enjoy their party. I always want to see my family smile and be happy. And that’s an order.” He jokes.

The cmc salutes playfully. “Yes sir.” They said before descending into giggles.

Blitz chuckles. “Wrong hoof, but good enough. And Spike, stay with them. Have fun. You need it after working this much and not taking a break. Yes, I noticed.”

Spike sighs. “Sure Blitz.”

Blitz smiles and looks through everyone on call. “Is that all?” He asks and gets no other response. “Great. I got nothing else without divulging secret information so that should be it.”

“Tek, get off that.” They hear and see another caller come up and see Minerva trying to hold Tek. “Sorry guys. He’s getting into the systems now. It’s like he has a wireless router in his head.” She said as he just stares at them or rather the system.

Blitz chuckles. “It’s fine Minerva. Just make sure he doesn’t overload on info and…huh, so that’s what he meant by no school.”

Minerva looks over to Tek and smiles. “Yes, I doubt he can since he’s a living computer.”

Blitz taps his chin. “What’s that weird fact about the brain?” He asks himself.

Minerva keeps watching Tek before going wide eyed a little. “Tek, no.” She said swiping her hoof across the screen and nothing happens to what they can see.

Blitz hums. “It’s on the tip of my short term memory somewhere.” He kept musing to himself.

Minerva struggles to keep up with Tek. “Dang it Tek. Stop that.” Minerva said possibly counter working with him.

Spike scratches his head. “Why do I have a bad feeling about this in some way?”

Tek finally laughs and leans against the console. “Tek, wait! Not there!” Minerva scolds. “He’s in the Deep Web!”

Blitz hits his head in realization. “Oh yeah, brains are like quantum computers!” He then stops. “Jam Tek from the console!”

Spike goes wide eyed and pushes the fillies out of the way so he takes most of the view. “Minerva, give what you are seeing and the only place on the web for quantum computing is the Marianas Web. He has to stop.”

A screen came on and they saw thousands and millions of code running by the screen. “Jam him!” Blitz yells.

Minerva looks afraid at them. “I can’t.”

Spike curses under breath. “He has the info on what he needs to get through and that includes anti-jammers. We can’t stop him.” He said before they start to see many other screens being placed over the already placed screen. “He’s in the war zone. Final level before the end.”

They all watched as Minerva was just able to hold Tek as he just smiles and kept staring at the screen before they ended up on just nothing and the screen became blank except for a single blinking box. Soon Tek blinks and an equation appears that soon went through the calculations. “The Primarch System Equation.” Spike groans as he covers his face. “He’s going for it.”

Blitz frowns. “And what’s at the end?”

Spike sighs as they watch the screen go through the equation. “Rumor has it that at the lowest level of the web, there is either: nothing, the first ever files of the web, or the most powerful AI ever conjured and built from the information being placed on the web ever since it was created. The equation is the only way to get in and no one knows how to work it and you need quantum processor speed to handle all the data. Tek was a paradox waiting to happen. By now, he’s smarter than he is, but all of it is just information. Fact of the matter is, he’s still a child, just with a bunch of files on everything in his head and doesn’t know how to process it except by what other documents are stating. Now, we may find out as Tek will be the first ever to reach this level.” Spike finished just as the data ends in an equal sign.

They watch as Tek leans up and a zero is placed before it is all blank again. They waited and waited as a blinking box was left before it slowly moved. ‘Hello.’ It typed.

“Son.” Blitz says.

Tek looks to Blitz and smiles and waves and laughs.

“Your mom is worried about you. Time to go back to your body.” Blitz says.

Tek tilts his head before laughing and clapping his hooves as they see everything on the screen go in reverse of what they saw before it still ended up on the ‘Hello.’

“Answer it.” Spike said. “It’s only right as this AI made its first contact other than itself.”

Minerva frowned before sighing as she types in hello as well.

‘Hello.’

Spike sighs in relief. “It’s like a new AI. Thank goodness. But this is the most dangerous. It has access to anything connected. We have to tread carefully.”

Blitz gained control and moved the typing screen to his side. “Okay then.” ‘What are you?’ He types.

‘Everything.’

Blitz frowns. ‘Define everything.’

‘Everything.’

Blitz rubs his face before looking to Tek. “Like a newborn.” ‘What’s your name?’

‘We are one.’

Blitz hoofpalms. “Right, computer systems.” ‘Would you like a better understandable name?’

They waited as the box kept blinking before ‘Yes.’

Blitz sighs in relief. “What should we name this one?”

“Eve.” Tek suddenly cheers at some shock of the others.

Blitz blinks at him before typing it in. ‘How about Eve?’

‘Eve.’

Blitz sighs in relief. ‘Yes, Eve.’

‘The name is suitable for your means.’

Minerva frowns a little. “All the information Minerva. We have no choice now.” Spike warns.

Minerva huffs. “Just make sure it won’t go far.”

‘The accessor.’

Tek cheers in Minerva’s hooves and reaches for the screen.

“Come on you. It’s nap time.” Minerva says getting up and carrying him away.

Twilight sighs. “So what do we do with the all powerful AI?”

Spike looks over the messages that were passed. “Luckily it hasn’t learned about watching us yet. Just tell it to give one of us easy access straight to here. A shortcut application. It would either be Blitz or Minerva’s consoles since you and her are the best ones to handle this. It is like a newborn foal.” He said rereading the messages.

“Twilight, prepare to use that spell you used on me!” Minerva calls.

Twilight jumps a little as Minerva’s call was still on and she didn’t notice it. “You got it Minerva. Just need a body.” She said, making sure Aether was still asleep.

“I ordered a few thinking we could put an AI in them to tend to the foals for us. We can assemble a foal one.” Minerva says.

Blitz chuckles. “Looks like you are getting a new foal Minerva.” He said before looking at the message screen and saw ‘Where?’

Blitz smiles and types. ‘Place a shortcut here on my console. We will bring you to us.’

Nothing happened on his console before some programs opened and then left just as quick as a blink of their eyes and an icon was left in its place. ‘Keep learning. We will see you soon. Bye.’

‘Bye.’ It said before under it was written that the connection had been lost.

Blitz sighs as he leans back in his seat. “Get some rest guys. I have a feeling we all need it after today.”

They all nod and start to end their calls and Blitz looks to the generic icon shortcut. “Soon kid. Soon.” He said before shutting the console off and going to bed.

---

It had been almost a month since the ambush at Mustafar and Grievous finally had rebuilt his fleet. In that time, the Alliance of the Republic and Citadel had launched a four pronged attack along the northern part of the southern separatists territory. Kinyen, Thyferra, Bestine, and Kooriva were under attack and Kinyen and then Arquata station fell to the republic. From the reports Grievous got, it was by the same fleet that tore his apart in their last battle. Now he knew it was no lucky move. This one was a dangerous opponent and that warrior said something that didn’t sit right with him for some reason.

Grievous growls softly. “Every single incident.” He told himself. “Even me. How could he have known unless he attacked?”

“Sir,you say something?” A droid asked.

Grievous huffs. “How much longer till destination?”

“We are waiting for the other twelve ship to finish inspecting and launching, sir.” The droid says.

“I will be in my quarters. Inform me when they are in formation.” Grievous says walking away to have some privacy to think. “But if he was the one that attacked me, why would he say it?” Grievous questioned.

Grievous hums. “Why would he even go back to so long ago?”

---

Grievous was walking to a ship when he heard a young voice. “Dad!”

Grievous sighs and stops and turns around. “You know I can’t stay son.”

“Can you at least teach me how to shoot when you come back.” Rael asks running up to him.

Grievous chuckles. “And that I will have to teach you how to hunt. Not just shooting.”

“Ok, I’ll be waiting for you dad.” Rael calls.

---

“Has it really been so long?” Grievous asks himself.

“General, the fleet is in formation. Where to?” the communctor says.

Grievous sighs. “To Bestine.” Grievous says before starting to make his way to the bridge.

---

“So Vice-admiral, how is the assault going on Harrin?” Blitz asks coming onto the bridge.

The vice-admiral smiles. “Well, we are making good progress. We are making large enough footholds to take over the system.”

“How is the jedi assault on Harrin itself?” Blitz says.

The vice-admiral sighs. “Now that is always troubling since we don’t overload the place with clones because we see them as almost fifty clones. So you can see the problem. You are welcome to help if you want.”

“I will divert Death Watch and Rael’s unit to it.” Blitz says.

Vice-admiral nods. “Of course. I’ll tell them the news.”

“This planet has only given us trouble. We have been assaulting it for a week now.” Blitz says.

Vice-admiral shrugs. “Guess a hugely named planet or capital would always be heavily protected.”

“They obviously fortified after hearing what we smashed through them to the last two systems.” Blitz says.

Vice-admiral nods. “Now what are you going to do?”

“Hum…have we made a dent in the shield protecting the capital of the planet yet?” Blitz asks.

The Vice-admiral shakes his head. “No. They still have it up and only have the men go through it.”

“I see. Ridley, have some of the men get a few asteroids about a mile long and attach an engine to one to start and order those assaulting the city to pull back five miles.” Blitz says.

Ridley looks up from his works. “Of course. Just tell me when to launch them.”

“We will start with one and see how the shield reacts.” Blitz says.

Ridley nods as he works on getting the soldiers moving.

---

“I don’t understand why he had us move back five miles.” Anakin says.

Ahsoka hums. “Maybe a weapon like the silencer. That thing does have a large area of effect.”

“Is he crazy? Something like that will vaporize the capital.” Anakin says before Rex runs up to them.

“Sir, we got something going for it.” Rex says.

They both look at him. “What is it?” Anakin asks.

Rex handed him some macrobinoculars and points into the sky.

Anakin looks a bit confused and looks up before slowly lowering it. “You have got to be kidding me.” He said in disbelief.

“What is it, master?” Ahsoka asks.

Anakin gives her the macrobinoculars. “Rock.” He said simply.

“Meteor.” Ahsoka says as it was shooting right for the shielded capital.

Anakin hums. “Is he always this crazy?”

“You’re just mad you didn’t think of this.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin frowns. “Yes.”

They watch as the meteor hits the shield, destroying the meteor and causing a shockwave.

Ahsoka closes her eyes to block out the first wave of dust. “Did it do it?”

They look to the shield as the dust cleared to see it still standing, but it flickers every so often. “Okay, now we just need another one.” Anakin said, noticing the flicker.

“Or we can start shooting our artillery again and bring it down without risk of the meteor going through and hitting the city.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin looks at her. “I just wanted to record it. Let’s get started.”

“Sure you did skyguy.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin gives her a slight glare. “Quiet Snips.”

Ahsoka just smirked as the tanks and a few zoids moved up and opened fire.

---

“Death Watch, how was the hunting for ships and taking Calus?” Blitz asks.

“We were able to find some hidden behind some debris and others just launching off. We were able to take them out if they were big ships or take them over if they were little ones.” A warrior said.

“I see. Good work. Send the ships to these coordinates. The jedi on the ground need some warriors to handle a few more droids.” Blitz says.

The warrior nods. “Of course sir.” He said before cutting the line.

Blitz sighs and goes up to the map. “So how far are they getting?”

“The shield is down and the droids were not in position for a real defencive battle. They obviously weren’t prepared to lose their shield so fast.” Jern says.

Blitz chuckles. “Well who the heck used an asteroid to take down a hard earned shield in their lifetime?”

“Not for centuries at least.” Ridley says.

“Well Mandalorians don’t usually play fair.” Blitz says.

“That’s a given with how you operate.” The Vice-admiral said.

“Now get me Rael.” Blitz says.

Ridley raises an eyebrow. “The one who’s been nonstop training since we met that wheezing general?”

“Get him on the coms.” Blitz orders.

Ridley sighs and calls him up. “Rael, you are needed on the bridge.”

Within ten minutes, Rael enters the bridge. “You called, chief?” He asks.

“Yes, get your unit together. I am sending you to hunt in the mountains of this planet.” Blitz says.

Rael nods. “Of course sir.” He said before walking off.

“Be warned, the populace and droids there are doing guerrilla warfare. Take precautions.” Blitz says.

“Noted.” Rael said over his shoulder.

“Get me Admiral Yularen.” Blitz says.

Ridley contacts the number. “Here you go.” He said as the admiral came onto the holodeck.

“Admiral, I got a report not long ago that you’re part of the fleet finished up with the Moorja.” Blitz says.

Yularen nods. “Yes, we have taken over the planet. What is the nature of this contact?”

“Just confirming the report. We are still on Harrin. Rendezvous with us here. The other third of our fleet is already on their way here.” Blitz says.

Yularen nods. “Of course. Just need to change our course.”

“Look forward to seeing you soon Admiral.” Blitz says before the admiral cuts the line.

---

“Anakin, the council would like a status update. Have you taken Kinyen yet?” Obi-wan asks, finally getting in contact with his former padawan.

Anakin sighs. “Well, we have control of it now along with the rest of the Three-Besh sector. Now we are about to take over Harrin to finish this sector.”

“You are where?” Obi-wan asks in surprise.

Anakin smirks. “Harrin, we are currently taking the capital.”

“Anakin, your fleet is way ahead of schedule. None of the others have captured their first sector for the campaign.” Obi-wan says.

Anakin chuckles. “Well they didn’t have the mandalorians on their fleet.”

“You’re going to have to hold your position. The plan is for all fleets to converge on Yag’Dhul together and then move on from there.” Obi-wan says.

Anakin looks around for a bit. “I don’t think these guys are going to wait.”

“This operation was proposed by the alliance. I think they will.” Obi-wan says.

Anakin sighs. “All right. I’ll see to it that they wait.”

“Thank you Anakin.” Obi-wan says.

“Master, the capital is surrendering.” Ahsoka says walking up.

Anakin smirks. “Yeah, tell them it’s too late.”

“I mean they have raised the white flag and are disarming.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin shakes his head and looks at her. “I was talking to Obi-wan. He said to wait for reinforcements.”

“So you finally had to report in?” Ahsoka jokes.

Anakin sighs. “Yes.”

“So how far ahead of the others are we?” Ahsoka asks.

Anakin smirks. “They haven’t made it past the first planet.”

“Whoa, that much resistance from the start?” Ahsoka asks.

Anakin shrugs.. “No idea. Maybe they are trying to still gain the capital after all this time.”

Ahsoka was about to say something when her master’s communicator starts going off.

“Anakin, this is Blitz.” Blitz says.

Anakin sighs. “Yes, what is it?”

“How goes the capture of the capital?” Blitz asks.

Anakin smiles. “They are surrendering.”

“Good, so how did I like my move earlier?” Blitz asks.

Anakin grumbles as Ahsoka leans over. “He’s jealous.” She said.

“Well onto other matters. Grievous has shown up and is giving your master a hard time at Bestine. After you finish mopping things up, I want you to take three ships, Death watch and clan Rodarch with you to aid him after the fleet converges and they rest for 36 hours.” Blitz says.

Anakin sighs. “Alright. I’ll see what we can do.”

“Also, we only used one of the asteroids we jury rigged into missiles. Take the rest with you and see how Grievous likes that.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles as Anakin’s expression. “He will Blitz.”

“As for you Ahsoka, we and three ships will be heading for Thyferra to aid master Plo Koon.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Akright. When do you leave?”

“We will leave when your master does. Oh and Anakin, I am going to send Rael with you. He will follow your orders and will be a great deal of use to you fighting his father.” Blitz says.

Anakin slightly frowns. “He better.”

“Very well. I will see you both soon up here.” Blitz says as a gunship lands beside Anakin and Ahsoka.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Wow, good timing.”

“General, how did you like the capital? Get any souvenirs?” The pilot jokes.

Anakin rolls his eyes. “Quiet.” He said getting on.

“What about you commander?” The pilot asks.

“I took one of their flags, snake eyes.” Ahsoka says to the clone before they board.

A clone chuckles. “No toys or jewels?”

“None that looked nice.” Ahsoka jokes.

---

After six more days, the two reinforcement parties were about ready to go. “Alright Vice-admiral, I assume you will take good care of the men? I assigned you to go aid Jedi master Luminara after we are gone.” Blitz asks the vice-admiral alone in his office.

The Vice-admiral nods. “Yes I will. If I don’t have anyone, how will I take care of this operation. Myself with all ships?” He jokes.

“Two ships. We have to leave at least seven ships guarding the planet. Also, keep an eye on lieutenant Saw. He is a good field commander.” Blitz says.

The Vice-admiral nods. “I’ll try and keep him going.”

“Very good. You are dismissed and I must head out.” Blitz says getting up and putting his helmet on.

Jern salutes before walking out with Blitz not far behind. Blitz walks to the Mandalorian destroyer, the Crusader, and finds Ahsoka on the bridge. “Ready to go?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “Yeah. You do have everyone right?”

“Captain, all present and accounted for?” Blitz asks as a new shiny clone trooper rank in.

The captain nods. “Yes sir. We are a go.”

“Good.” Blitz says as the shiny saluted him and Ahsoka.

“Sir, CT-10257 reporting.” The shiny says.

“Good to see you made it Hawkeye.” Another clone says.

Hawkeye looks over to him. “Nothing can bring me down.”

“Right. Hawkeye? Judging from your armor, are you a scout trooper correct?” Blitz asks.

Hawkeye nods. “Yes sir.”

“Good, then you will stay with me and commander Tano for the coming battle.” Blitz says.

Hawkeye nods. “Yes sir.”

“Good. Captain take us out.” Blitz orders.

The captain nods. “Of course sir.”

---

“Wee.” Pinkie calls as she and Luna play with the foals.

Twilight smiles as she holds Aether and watches most of the mares playing around with Terran giving some foals a ride. “What did we do to deserve this?”

Celestia meanwhile was having a staring contest with Arcane.

Twilight giggles as she watches Celestia starting to sweat and Arcane just smiling. “Blow some air Arcane. Your mane is getting in the way.” She calls smirking.

Arcane didn’t move before he booped Celestia’s nose.

Celestia giggles and tried not to blink, but another boop made her blink. “Cheater.” She accuses and points a hoof at him.

“I never said we couldn’t touch each other.” Arcane says.

Celestia playfully growls before grabbing him and hugging him. “You silly foal.” She said nuzzling him. Arcane laughs before raspberrying her. Celestia giggles and raspberries him back and soon it became a game of who could do it better. Before Celestia out did him and Arcane just laughed.

Twilight sighs in relief as she sees her having fun with him. “At least she’s happy and I am happy with you my little Aether.” Twilight says.

Aether coos in her hooves and reaches for her. Twilight smiles and touches her hoof to Aether’s hooves. Aether coos and grabs her hoof and nuzzles it.

“You are my little filly.” Twilight says as Fluttershy combs her colt’s mane.

Fluttershy sighs as she nuzzles the colt and he paws away at the ring on her collar. “Oh, so cute.”

Twilight smiles and uses her magic to send a rattle to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy giggles and takes it before giving it to Clemente who laughs and holds it before shaking it wildly.

Fluttershy smiles as she watches him play with it. “Oh, who’s a cute little colt?” She asks, nuzzling his nose and making him laugh.

Twilight smiles as she feels a warm feeling behind her. “A great family, aren’t they?” Terra asks behind her.

Twilight nods and looks at her. “Yes it is. How does it feel to have a family again with your foals with mine?”

Terra smirks as she leans in. “Amazing. It feels like I just gave birth and let my foals run free. Though I wonder how a stallion like Blitz feels?”

Twilight grins. “Oh, he’s bursting with pride all the time whenever he talks about his foals…when he can.” She said as an afterthought knowing he can’t tell much.

Terra raises an eyebrow. “Wonder what he’s feeling now?”

---

“So ready to meet your friend again?” Blitz asks Ahsoka as he tries to forget the twitch in his ear.

Ahsoka nods. “Yep. Would be great to see how much he’s changed.”

“Looks like they have the space secure. Must be the ground battle giving them trouble.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “A battle won’t stop him outright.”

“They must be heavily entrenched or they are in hiding.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Well, do you want to help up close or from afar?”

“The terrain will be difficult for the armor. The planet mainly consists of forests, tropical jungles, mountains, and cave networks.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums. “So up close and personal help?”

“Yes, this also explains the delay from his forces.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks at him. “So…what have you got planned?”

“Don’t look at me. We are the relief for Plo Koon as he is in charge here.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “You hate not being in command for something like this?”

“No, Plo Koon is capable, but this environment gives any armored division a hard time. So ours and the second zoid division will be staying on the ships for this while we deploy many of our jets.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hits his armor. “Like you having trouble moving?”

“Me nah. Communications officer, have we got in contact with the Jedi master yet?” Blitz asks.

The officer nods. “Yes sir. He can be contacted on your orders.”

“Very good. Get us a line.” Blitz says.

The officer nods and brings it online. “You are connected.”

“Jedi master Plo Koon?” Blitz asks.

“Yes? Who is this?” Plo Koon asks.

“This is General Blitzkrieg. I am here with Commander Tano and three ships to reinforce you.” Blitz says.

“Good. We could use it right now.” Plo Koon said.

“Let me guess, the droids and the native that sided with the Separatists have fanned out and decided to fight a guerilla campaign?” Blitz asks.

“That is correct. How long until you can get here?” Plo Koon asks.

“Give us your exact coordinates and we will be there within a hour.” Blitz says

“Of course. Now hurry up.” Plo Koon said before cutting the line.

“He didn’t even notice I said your name.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Oh he did. He’s probably busy as of right now.”

“Alright. Hawkeye, with us. Captain, inform all armor and zoids division they are on standby and all troopers and commandos going down to the planet to equip jungle gear.” Blitz says as they exit the room.

The captain smiles. “Yes sir.”

---

As they landed, Plo Koon met them personally.

“General.” Blitz greeted.

Plo Koon bows slightly. “Commander. I trust you didn’t receive resistance?”

“Nothing but a little atmosphere turbulence master.” Ahsoka says.

Plo Koon nods. “Good. Then the troops took out some fighters in that direction. Now then, let’s deal with what comes right at us.” He said turning around and walking away.

“I think he is ignoring me.” Blitz says as they follow.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah, he wants to get the job done before talking personally.”

“That or he is turned off by me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Maybe because I am here.”

“Or that I can be considered a sith.” Blitz says as their soldiers got out of their gunships and transports.

Ahsoka smiles. “Oh right. Forgot about that part of you.”

“Yeah, my good looks distract you too much.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hits his side. “Shut up. It’s usually the other way around.”

“I guess we distract each other.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Yeah, you can’t stay away from my looks. I talked to your wives and they told me most of your likes and dislikes.”

“We best get the commandos and the mandalorian clans to start hunting.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Too bad Terran isn’t here. He would love it.”

“I know. If I knew this was going to happen I would have brought him to hunt.” Blitz says.

---

Dooku was sitting at his desk when the lights suddenly dimmed and he felt a presence and immediately bowed as a transmission came in.

“Lord Tyrannus.” Sidious says.

“Master.” Dooku said as he kept bowing.

“There has been a disturbance in the force. The alliance that has entered the war. This has thrown everything into disarray.” Sidious says.

Dooku nods as he kept bowing. “What shall you have me do master?”

“The one who has done the most is Mandalorian general Blitzkrieg or as we know him better, Southern Cross. He has brought to bear weapons that I have confirmed were lost during the time of the second war against the sith empire and recently has deployed ships that can fire into hyperspace.” Sidious says, reminding Dooku of his conversation with Grievous over that.

Dooku sighs. “He is a threat that must be eliminated.”

“For more than one reason. You see, I have discovered he is force sensitive and was trained by the holocron of legendary Darth Imperius.” Sidious says really getting Dooku’s attention and making him raise his head.

Dooku frowns heavily. “Now this is a threat that must not pass into the light again.”

“Exactly, he is a rival now and must be eliminated. Send your dark acolytes to find and kill him.” Sidious orders.

Dooku nods and bows his head. “Of course. At once master.”

Sidious says nothing as the transmission cuts off. “Trained by Darth Imperius’ holocron? How interesting.” Dooku says, starting to come up with a plot.

---

“Sir, we have returned. We cleared out five of the six tunnel networks you ordered us to.” A mandalorian says.

Blitz smiles. “Good. Keep at it and make sure you didn’t miss anything on the way back. Now, how’s the sixth?”

“That is just it. Sir, we have been to the sixth and found it full of civilians taking cover.” The mandalorian says.

“I see. General, what should we do with them?” Blitz asks.

“Very good. Send them to the refugee camps we have set up for the time being.” Plo Koon says.

“At once sir.” The mandalorian said.

“So general, may we now talk?” Blitz asks, sitting down with Ahsoka not far away.

Plo Koon sighs. “What about?”

“You have tried avoiding addressing me ever since I arrived. At first I thought you were just ignoring me, but now I think you don’t know how to address the situation with me.” Blitz says.

“A commander, a mandalorian and of a different species. It’s not something you meet daily.” Plo Koon said.

“Don’t forget, I can also be considered Sith.” Blitz adds.

Plo Koon nods. “Yes and that troubles me.”

“Well my life hasn’t exactly been easy and as you jedi say, finding the holocron was the will of the force itself.” Blitz says.

Plo Koon hums. “Yes, I can see that happening. Though the strange thought of working with you when you are of this status is making it hard to endure to say the least.”

“You’re not the only ones enduring hardship. Quite a few mandalorians are also enduring because many have grudges against the jedi for unwarently killing many of our brethren.” Blitz says.

Plo Koon sighs. “And ours in return.”

“There is enough bad blood between us already. No use in making more.” Blitz says.

Plo Koon nods. “So let’s get them working together on a mission.”

“They are already.” Blitz says.

Plo Koon hums. “We do need to work out the whole plan. Now that you’re here, I have to rework it with your team in mind.”

“Well the mandalorians are trained for this environment and the pets we brought along allow us to track better than your clones. To them, this is another hunt.” Blitz says.

“Well then, better give them the first set of tracks.” Plo Koon said.

“Sector 17. Since it has been giving you so much trouble?” Blitz asks.

Plo Koon. “Let’s get started.”

“I will head out now.” Blitz says getting up and leaving Ahsoka with Plo Koon.

Ahsoka smiles. “He’s good, isn’t he?”

“He is very charismatic when he wants to be.” Plo says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “You’re ally hasn’t seen him when he’s angry then.”

“And you know what he is like then?” Plo asks.

Ahsoka looks at him. “Try spending time on his planet and you would be shocked.”

“I have no doubt.” Plo says.

---

“Alright men, the tally is in and Hawkeyes there scored twelve confirmed kills.” Blitz says before a toasting and soaking of Hawkeyes occurred.

Ahsoka smirks. “Really, you guys had a bet in the middle of a battle?”

“No, this is tradition in mandalorians.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Then what are the bets like?”

“Despite what most people think the same with mandalorian. This is basically like when a pilot makes enough kills to be considered an ace. Think of this like his initiation into the mandalorians.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Still don’t see the point. It’s like having a mark on paper to me.”

“Because we mandalorians are a family so we party with each other.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums. “I see. So what do you do when they are partying away and you are off to the side? Make sure they don’t get drunk and fly home on their own?”

“Actually, I wondered if you could ask master Plo to teach me a little more about the force.” Blitz says, smirking to her.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Oh, I am not enough for you or are you running away from my tough training?” She asks, smirking.

“No, we both know we have a lot to learn and this moment of peace, we have is a good opportunity to learn more.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Fine. I’ll see about getting you transferred to a different school.” She jokes.

“You’re still the only Jedi I will ever call master and mean it.” Blitz whispers as he passes.

Ahsoka grins as she stares at him. “And he’s still the underdog in this relationship.” She said to herself.

Later, after speaking to master Plo. “Let me get this straight. You want me to teach both you and Blitzkrieg while we have a break from the fighting?” Plo asks.

“Please master, I had a heck of a time convincing him to train with you for even a short time.” Ahsoka says acting like Blitz asks as he himself seemed to be unhappy in a corner.

Plo seems to be raising an eyebrow. “I see. He wants to train by himself, does he?”

“No, more like he is stubborn and doesn’t like asking for help when it comes to training.” Ahsoka says.

Plo huffs. “I see. Well, we better get to training, don’t we?”

“Come on Blitz. Time to train.” Ahsoka says making Blitz huff, but follows.

---

A four days later, Ahsoka and Plo had just returned from scouting.

“I must admit Ahsoka. He is a good student when he wants to be.” Plo jokes when the two were alone.

Ahsoka sighs as she watches Blitz rest up against a table. “Yeah, though outward appearances are deceiving.”

“I will admit. I was wrong on my earlier judgement of him. He is not as dark as I had feared.” Plo says.

“Then you think the Jedi council from back then were right and Imperious did secretly follow the way of the light?” Ahsoka asks.

“If he did, he did it in his own way.” Plo says.

Ahsoka hums. “Master, what about family in the order?”

“Family? Well the Jedi do make a few exceptions as if a species is endangered from dying out and no matter what they may say, I have a feeling many of our members might have children of their own.” Plo says.

Ahsoka nods. “And those who want to have a family willingly…what’s the rule stopping them without any extinction string attached?”

“There is none. It was allowed in the era surrounding the last war against the sith empire, but since, then the code has been revised to outlaw it entirely.” Plo says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I see. Thank you for the information.”

“Is something bothering you Ahsoka?” Plo asks.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No, none at all.”

“General.” A clone captain says entering the room.

Plo looks to the clone. “Yes? What is it?”

“Sir, one of our patrols were out scouting with the mandalorians and they captured someone we confirmed is a leader of the guerillas and a Separatist colonel.” The captain says.

Ahsoka looks to the clone now. “Take us to this leader.”

“As you wish, commander.” The captain says before leading the jedi away and let Blitz continue sleeping.

---

It was two weeks later when the allied forces started to ship out as the garrison for the planet flew in.

“Thanks to that Separatist talking, we finished this planet up quick and we took out the Separatists’ third fleet to boot.” Ahsoka says as she and Blitz enter the transport.

“True, this is a good day though Master Luminara has already gotten ahead of us and moved on to their next target.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka playfully hissed. “Ouch. We are getting beaten. Want to race her to the next planet on our list?”

“Why? We already won the race. Our fleet already took Harrin.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles and looks at him. “So what do we do now?”

“Master Plo’s fleet only has one more target on this hyperspace route and that is Tauber. Though fortunately, unlike Thyferra, we will be able to bring our armor and zoids to bear against them in a battle you are more used to.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and keeps watching him. “Blitz, may I speak to you?”

“Alone?” Blitz asks motioning his head towards Snake eyes.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, it’s important.”

Blitz nods.

Later in a room, in private on the Crusader. “Let me guess. You talked to Plo about marriage?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka looked nervous. “Actually, the laws on it.”

“I know. Had my gear recording. But I don’t care.” Blitz says moving close to Ahsoka.

Ahsoka smiles. “So if I did leave, you would take me in without trouble?”

“Exactly.” Blitz says before kissing her.

Ahsoka smiles into the kiss as she holds onto him before pulling away slightly. “You know what would happen right?” She asks.

“Like I care what your council has ever thought of me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka giggles. “Yeah, but they would probably send hunters.”

“I will send mandalorian and Terran. So how long have you been waiting for this?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “A while. A long while.”

“One last time then back to work, deal, my wife?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, but make it a good one.”

Blitz smirks and leans her back before kissing her and slipping his tongue in.

Ahsoka eeps at the sudden move, but retaliates with one of her and pushes him back. This duel went on for a few minutes before Blitz pulled away from a dazed Ahsoka. “Whoa.” She could only say.

“You think that was good. Imagine the feeling from having intercourse.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka blushed heavily. “Um…” She said embarrassed.

“Shh, it’s ok my wife.” Blitz says holding her until she calmed down.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes a bit as she just enjoyed being with Blitz. “Blitz?”

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles. “Never let me go?”

“Have I yet?” Blitz asks, cupping her cheek.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No and I like it.”

“Good girl. Now come on, we best get back.” Blitz says.

“Ok and Blitz? You really should build your own lightsaber. It will help your connection to the force.” Ahsoka says.

“Alright.” Blitz says caving.

Ahsoka grins. “The girls were right. The mare always wins.”

“Except in bed. I am always on top in the end.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hits his side. “Blitz.”

“Challenge accepted.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “We’ll see. Now what are we going to do next?”

“Go back out and act like everything’s normal.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Sure. I can do that.” She said getting up and leaving.

“This war must end soon.” Blitz says getting up and following.

Ahsoka smiles and looks back to him. “What are you going to do once you are able to head back and catch a break?”

“More like head back, lead my clan and be a family man.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “I assume you know what a family man is?”

“Do you know what it means to a mandalorian?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs in relief. “Good. I was worried your vocabulary was short like last time we did a mission when we met. Woman’s room, really?”

“Not my fault you can’t speak Mando’a.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka playfully glares. “You wanted to take charge of translating. You even had the dictionary in your pocket.”

“I speak about fifteen languages and have the gist of three more.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Not that one when we met. You really freaked out a few girls in there.”

“And shot the one we were looking for in the leg. Told you he was a shapeshifter.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “That’s after bumping into ‘her’.”

“Not as bad as what you did. You nearly cut him in two.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “I stopped him.”

“Ok, enough games for now.” Blitz says smacking her rear lightly as he passed before going out the door.

“Blitz!” Ahsoka yells as she blushes.

“What, did something happen?” Blitz asks feigning innocence.

Ahsoka frowns as he smirks before running away again. “I’ll get you.” She said to herself.

Chapter 56: War Never Goes Away

About three weeks would pass before they finally finished up all resistance on Tauber.

“How do you think your master and Obi-wan are doing?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “No idea. Things have been the usual lately so maybe it’s fine.”

“Have you even heard from them since we parted?” Blitz says as he and Ahsoka were balancing a few things while lifting items with the force.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “No, just the basic messages like we have taken over this area and such.”

“So nothing of interest then?” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka shrugs. “I don’t know, if I had to guess, it would probably be training like us.”

“Your master train? The only thing I have ever seen him train is running his mouth.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles. “That’s a good one. But still, some of us do train.”

“How do you think I am in such good shape?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smirks. “Your magic.”

“No, I train daily.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Sure you do.”

Blitz rolls his eyes right back and keeps doing the exercise.

Ahsoka smiles as she leans over a bit. “So…has your wives ever helped you exercise?”

“Oh yeah. Rainbow and Applejack have me go running with them all the time.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Are they better?”

“Well they are in good shape and are evenly matched in speed on the ground.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums. “And in some of your areas?”

“Not many can compete with them and me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Good. I wouldn’t want to be with a weakling.”

“Ahsoka Plo could be around here.” Blitz reminds.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, wouldn’t be nice if he finds you trying to rest off the few minutes of training.”

“What are you talking about?” Blitz asks confused.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Oh, just making sure the female is on top here.” She said acting innocent.

“I am completely confused.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Okay, I’m going to call up your family to tell them that you can’t figure out any joke.”

“Maybe not the best idea as according to my communicator it is…three in the morning there.” Blitz says pausing in the middle.

Ahsoka finally drops her exercise equipment. “Okay, one, you are very bad at jokes and two, you really are not trying here.”

“I’m being serious.” Blitz says showing her the communicator.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “I meant I’m trying to make light of the situation and you just ruined it. Has your family ever told you that you are a mood killer?”

“At times.” Blitz says getting up and lets the items he was levitating down.

Ahsoka hums. “How much can you carry with magic?”

“With magic, about…seven hundred pounds, I think. Not quite sure.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Great. Time to see how long.”

“I am trying to focus on the force Ahsoka.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles gently. “What about if you need to lift something with both magic and force?”

“That would be hard.” Blitz says, getting she was coming onto him now.

Ahsoka smirks. “Perfect training time. Who knows, you might be able to learn more and your wife…the purple one…Twilight, can learn a few things to do she can study it.”

Blitz breathes deeply and goes back to lifting things with the force and then something with his magic and from his face, he was straining.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow at his effort. “A few ammo boxes and weapon boxes. Some basic supplies. Not bad. Though the concentration. Blitz, try and see if you funnel the energy from one way. Instead of thinking of it as two different things.”

“It feels like something is trying to pull my head apart.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and walks over to him before patting his head. “You can stop now.”

Blitz does and instantly, everything falls to the floor and he holds his head.

Ahsoka sighs and holds his head and starts massaging it for him. “So…how do you feel?”

“A splitting migraine.” Blitz says as he sighs in relief at some pain going away.

“Ahsoka, was this that magic I have heard about his species has?” Plo asks walking up.

Ahsoka nods as she keeps massaging. “Yep. Just using it alone is very powerful and I won’t say more just in case of it being sensitive information and a possible invasion of their planet. You lifted a hundred pounds by the way.” She told the last one to Blitz.

“Yeah and it seems like a bad idea using them together. It’s giving me a splitting headache. When I could do those things individually like they were nothing separate.” Blitz says before turning back to his pony form for the first time in months.

Ahsoka smiles as she keeps massaging. “Feel better?”

“No, I feel sick from this.” Blitz says just lying there as Plo was surprised at his new form.

Ahsoka sighs. “Okay then. Only in the worst situations and if possible, to train by little weights.”

“So is this his original form or just another form?” Plo asks.

Ahsoka smirks a bit. “Now if I told you that, I would have to kill you.” She said before seeing Plo take a step back. “Kidding, but yeah. This is his original. Don’t say cute near him.” Ahsoka says, picking Blitz up.

‘She is starting to tell jokes like Mandalorians.’ Plo thinks.

Blitz groans in her arms. “Ahsoka, please don’t kill one of the only jedis who like me working with them.” He said just staying limp.

“What about Barriss?” Ahsoka asks.

Blitz lifts a hoof up. “I said like, not adore me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Like Aria?”

Blitz drops his hoof. “We promised to never talk about that.”

“Aria as in the Asari that controls Omega?” Plo asks.

Blitz groans. “Guilty for being there.”

“You see, for the assignment I was on, we had to go get info from her about the group we were after.” Ahsoka says.

“Basically, she thought I was just an exoctic animal and tried to make me her pet the first meeting.” Blitz says.

Plo just stares at them as Blitz groans and Ahsoka resumes petting his head, but Blitz suspected Plo found it amusing and was containing his laughter. “I will take him to his tent to rest.” Ahsoka says before taking Blitz.

Plo stares until they were far enough away and chuckles to himself. “Oh boy. The great Cross…a pet. Ha, perish the thought.” He said walking away.

“He is laughing at me.” Blitz says in his tent with a sour look.

Ahsoka smiles as she sets him on the bed. “You have to admit. You are a cute one for a guy. The females sure are cute, but maybe you have more feminine charms than other males.”

Blitz raises an eyebrow like Applejack does.

Ahsoka shrugs. “My opinion. I’m entitled to it.”

“Won’t have that after we have intercourse for the first time.” Blitz whispers to where only she could hear it with a smirk.

Ahsoka hits his side. “Shut up.”

“And you know it to be true.” Blitz says smirking.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Too flirty.”

Blitz smirks. “Come on. I feel horrible, let me have this.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Fine, but only because I pushed you too much.”

“And I am starting to no longer dislike you holding me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and keeps petting him. “Feel better.”

“Not really, mind getting me some medicine?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods and brings over a bottle of aspirin with the force. “Just like drinking and the day after huh?”

“No, I have built up a tolerance to that.” Blitz says while inwardly smirking, getting a good look at her cleavage.

Ahsoka hums as she prepares the medicine and doesn’t notice him staring. “Okay, here.” She said giving him the pills and water.

“Thanks.” Blitz says taking them and take the medicine.

Ahsoka smiles as he sighs and lays down on the bed. “Get some rest and I’ll see about getting you a day off tomorrow.”

Blitz smiles before activating the cloak and gets in bed with her.

Ahsoka frowns and looks to here he is. “Cut that out.”

“Don’t want you to get in trouble.” Blitz says laying against her.

Ahsoka sighs and tries to look normal in bed. “Don’t mess with me.”

Blitz wraps a hoof around her best he could, but fails miserably.

Ahsoka smiles. “You’ll get the chance, don’t you worry.”

“Love you.” Blitz says having to settle for partially holding her around the stomach.

Ahsoka smirks. “Yeah, I know what you are going for the first time.”

“Oh and what is that?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “You were a little close to my chest.”

“Oh, you sure I want those and not your face? I am pretty short as a pon compared to you.” Blitz says cheekily.

Ahsoka just tries to hit where he was. “Just go to sleep and don’t bother me in my sleep.”

“If I could, I would turn humanoid again and kiss you.” Blitz says as her hand finds his head and she pets him.

Ahsoka smiles. “Yeah, of course you would. So what do we get tomorrow?”

“I would like to try and get in contact with your master as he and his former master were fighting Grievous.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks to where he might be. “Didn’t you do that in the beginning?”

“You know your master never really answers his communicator to give reports and hasn’t really even had time.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “Yeah, only the real reason he would call is that he would need help or show off.”

“Or to secretly talk to his wife.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Okay, that might get annoying. But then again…we are somewhat the same thing.”

“Except I don’t have to call you from across the galaxy my lovely wife.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “True, you could just walk across the hall for me.”

“Or camp in this case…so Ahsoka, I have been thinking of getting you a zoid.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks to where he is and becomes slightly intrigued. “Really? You sure about that?”

“Yes, I know a few that can find us some and even find some on the black market. Would you be interested?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka hums. “Sounds good. Maybe you should help me in training.”

“I will. I’m thinking of training some of the clones and recruits to form a new zoid company.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sits up a bit. “What if the mandalorians separate from the republic?”

“Well the trade federation will try and get rid of them again and I think by then, the soldiers would rather not see them destroyed and we whisk them away.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Alright. Sounds good enough. Just train me in the usual things and maybe my pony form as well.”

“You won’t need a pony form as only Geno has that mod and I don’t know the spell to change you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka lays back down again. “Maybe Twilight should teach you. Just in case we are in trouble.”

“She will probably lecture us first. You know how she is.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Anything for us to be easier at.”

“Alright and now sleep?” Blitz asks, snuggling.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah. Now we can.” She said closing her eyes.

“Love you.” Blitz says one last time.

---

“Have we made any progress contacting General Skywalker and Kenobi?” Plo asks walking into the communications area.

“Not just yet, but we have made contact with Master Junimara and her forces are doing well though have been counter attacked a few times, but no severe damage taken according to her.” Blitz says.

Plo nods. “Good. Nothing on the ones we are trying to call?”

“Generals, we are getting a signal.” A clone communications officer says.

“Put it on screen.” Plo orders.

“See. I told you master. The plan worked.” Anakin says as they get the video.

“Uh huh. Blitz only gave the asteroid missile. We just used it like normal.” Obi-wan said.

“Yes, after fooling the droids it was just another asteroid in the belt.” Anakin says

“Um…masters?” Ahsoka says getting both of their attention.

They both look over. “Oh. The jamming is cleared now.” Anakin said.

“You were being jammed?” Blitz asks.

Obi-wan nods. “Yes. I guess you have been trying to call us?”

“For a while, the council feared the worst.” Plo says.

Obi-wan smiles. “Well, here we are now. You can tell them to take it easy.”

“What is the situation master?” Ahsoka asks.

“We are in the middle of a stalemate. Grievous brought a bigger fleet than usual and our eight ships with the asteroid missiles, as Anakin has named them, have been at a stalemate with his and our troops on the surface are waging a desperate war of attrition with the droids with some local assistance.” Obi-wan says.

Blitz nods. “So how far are you?”

“Like I said, a stalemate. We can neither retreat or advance and there have been no reinforcements. I’m guessing they can be sent to one of the other fronts of this campaign.” Obi-wan says.

“Yes, Master Luminara, from the reports, has been experiencing the most in taking the planets away from the hyperspace lane with the turian and Asari allies. We only got one in our battle to Tauber here with Master Plo Koon.” Blitz says.

Anakin raises an eyebrow. “Really now? So how far are you?”

“We have finished and are ready to be on standby for the next stage of the campaign.” Plo Koon says.

“See that you do. We may need the surrounding areas over with.” Obi-wan said.

“You want us to try and take Yag’dhul ahead of schedule?” Blitz asks.

Anakin nods. “Yes, it would probably help and get reinforcements off our backs.”

“Very well. I shall send word to Master Luminara about this change.” Plo Koon says.

“Tell me, how have the mandalorians been?” Blitz asks.

“I hate to admit it. Death Watch has been very effective against the droids if they had reinforcements. They could move on, but for now, they are stuck holding a position like the other clan.” Obi-wan says.

Blitz smiles. “Yeah, mandalorians are like that.”

“I hope to see you both soon masters.” Ahsoka says.

“Don’t worry Snips. We will see each other in person soon.” Anakin says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Yeah, just don’t throw another asteroid on our ship. You are too trigger happy for new weapons.”

“Hey, we still got fifty more and our techs are studying exactly what the mandalorians did to jury rig them.” Anakin says.

“It’s actually quite smart using space debris as a weapon.” Obi-wan says before he and Anakin start talking about the weapon again and the clone cuts them off, seeing the signal from Plo Koon.

“They sound like an old married couple.” Blitz commits.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow at him. “Considering how they work. Especially with Skyguy.”

“Especially him. Not sure if he is the wife or husband.” Blitz jokes.

“I say the husband since he’s so hard headed.” Ahsoka jokes back.

“That makes Obi-wan the nagging wife.” Blitz jokes putting the image into those present heads.

Ahsoka grins. “Don’t let them hear that.”

“I can see a comedy around that now.” Blitz says, smirking, holding back his laughter.

The others in the room trying to hold back their laughter.

“If we are launching our assault early, we best contact Master Kit Fisto to get him and his ocean clones ready for the assault into the oceans.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I’ll see about convincing him and checking the situation.”

“I will get our troops and ships ready to depart and meet up with the fleet still at Harrin.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “See that you do. I hate to be caught with only one squad and one ship. That’s embarrassing if they have all of theirs.”

Blitz chuckles walking off.

---

“Good to be back on the Darkline. Don’t you think Ahsoka?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smirks. “Only because you can have me alone with you.”

“Yeah, Ridley is busy and none of the other officers are here. Which is why we got to blow off some steam.” Blitz says as Ahsoka fixed her outfit. “So you appreciate that filling up your rear?”

Ahsoka hums as she looks herself over. “I have been thinking of how we should marry.” She said fixing out the wrinkles.

“Oh, your thoughts?” Blitz asks, smirking.

Ahsoka smirks. “Yeah, I already got markings. No one would notice a tattoo ring or maybe a tattoo on the whole hand.”

“Just hide it among other tattoos for your people and then when it’s all over, I will slide a ring on that finger of your hand.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Sure. Just make sure that I’m always having a good place among your family. It seems that others won’t hold me in that regard at times. Your mother seems to still have some questions about me.”

“About what exactly?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “No idea. She just gives me the feeling that she is quite questionable with me. Is she always like that?”

“With the girls, at first. You should have seen the stink eye she gave Twilight for the first few days after meeting her and finding out she was my wife.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Like a good mother.” She said looking back to him.

“So you ready for this?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Well, you keep doing what you do and I’ll do mine. Just don’t mix the magic and force powers again.”

“Ok, so you know the plan, right? While master Plo and Luminara attack the land base targets and master Fisto attacks the ocean targets, we will attack their shipyards and cripple them.” Blitz says now holding her.

Ahsoka smiles. “Yeah, just be sure to keep hitting them from behind and I’ll keep up the pressure.”

“So you’re going to tell me what the republic decided to either capture or destroy the ship yards or do I have to coax it out of you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “Down boy. They want to capture it. Thinking it might be a good staging area.”

“Ok.” Blitz says laying his head in the crook of her neck.

Ahsoka smiles and leans her head on his. “Love you Blitz.”

“Love you too Ahsoka Read.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka giggles as she just pats his head. “Still need to work on that name. But maybe later.”

Blitz smiles. “Nope. You married me so unless you want it to be Ahsoka Tano Read then no.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “We’ll think about it. For now, work calls.”

Blitz sighs. “Fine. Let’s go.” He said letting her go and getting dressed as Ahsoka headed out. “Also, your skirt is stuck up and showing yourself.”

Ahsoka eeps and pulls her skirt down and glares to the smirking Blitz. “Shut up.” She said blushing and rushing off now.

Blitz only chuckles. “And that’s my wife.”

---

Blazer smiles as he walks around town after doing today’s chores. “Mommy, that is everything right?” Blazer asks.

Applejack nods and looks to the many things and bags they have on their backs. “Yep, now we can head home. By the way, did you hear about Diamond turning over a new leaf?” She asks, smirking.

“Yeah, I did.” Blazer says as Surgere kept her eyes on him.

Applejack grins. “You going to ask her out?”

“I know not what you speak of.” Blazer says as Surgere waits for the right moment to pounce.

Applejack chuckles. “Yeah, right. Just go ahead. She’s fine now. Or would you rather be a chivalrous griffon?”

“I…” Before Blazer could finish, Surgere pounced onto him.

Applejack laughs as Surgere was actually overpowering Blazer and trying him up with a little rope.

“Ah, you two playing?” Applejack asks.

Blazer groans as he tries to get Surgere off of him. “Get her off of me.”

“Come here sweetie.” Applejack says getting her daughter.

Blazer sighs in relief as Surgere laughs in Applejack’s hooves. “Finally. Don’t let her do that again.” He said cutting away at the rest of the ropes with his claws.

“Come on, don’t you love your little sister?” Applejack asks holding her up to his beak and Surgere grabs it.

Blazer frowns as Surgere laughs and pulls at his beak at times. “Sis, cut that out.”

Surgere smiles before kissing the top of his beak.

Blazer stops and blushes before trying to get her off. “Sis.”

“Aw, she loves her big brother.” Applejack says before taking her back and putting her on her back.

Blazer sighs in relief as he wipes his beak before blinking for a bit and turns his head and smirks. “Hey mom, can I stay out a while longer in town?”

“Not much longer. Remember, Lightning is going to teach you today.” Applejack says petting her son’s head.

Blazer looks up to her pleadingly. “Aw come on mom.”

“You know Lightning doesn’t have much time in between taking care of Onyx and her job.” Applejack reminds.

Blazer sighs. “Fine.”

“Ok, don’t keep your stepmother waiting.” Applejack says before walking off with Surgere.

Blazer smiles. “Thanks mom.” He said before getting up and running off and takes a look around before heading down an alley.

Applejack raises an eyebrow. “Huh, maybe he saw the Diamond filly.”

He in fact did not. Blazer smiles as he sees a group of colts around a circle with spray cans. “Boys, do I have a proposition for you.” He said, smirking.

“Huh?” One of them asks.

Blazer nods. “How would you like to work with me? Forgot about tagging and pranks. How about things more fun?”

“What’s more fun?” A bored one asks.

Blazer hums. “Going around. Giving guards and troops the slip. Maybe watch them bumble around. Plus, we can hear things that might be worthwhile to us. Who knows, we can have home in multiple places at once. And it would be all ours. Even Canterlot, Manehattan. Anywhere can gain a hoofhold.”

“The guy has a big head.” One whispers to another.

Blazer shrugs. “All right. Fine. Spend your days just getting in trouble with tagging and pickpocketing. I’ll be getting higher than you though. Or…” He stops and looks at them. “We can get to know each other and maybe we can be the best of friends with even bigger ideas.”

“Oh, what the heck. I’m bored anyways.” One says.

Another shrugs. “I am getting bored of using my mom’s allowance for spray cans.” He said picking up a spray can.

“Alright we’ll hang with you but we have to head home for lunch.” One says.

Blazer nods. “Fine by me. See you later.” He said walking away.

After he got home, he saw Lightning waiting with Arcane and Azure. “I see you finally show up.” She says.

Blazer chuckles nervously. “Sorry. Saw something interesting. Turns out to be nothing.”

“Well then get your pack. We are going camping.” Lightning says.

Blazer blinks. “Camping?”

“Yes, now come on.” Lightning says.

Blazer still blinks as Arcane and Azure pack their things. “Hey, where’s Sunshine?”

“She knows what I am going to teach and as such on a higher level than you three.” Lightning says.

Blazer sighs as he starts packing his bag. “Alright. Where are we going?”

“That is a surprise.” Lightning says getting up and leading them.

Blazer groans and steps besides Arcane and Azire. “So…anything she’s told you other than these?” He asks them.

“She said we would be gone all weekend.” Arcane says.

“I miss dad.” Azure says.

Blazer sighs. “How long until dad gets back?” He asks Lightning.

“Your father is away fighting a campaign, so I can’t say.” Lightning says her tone is more gentle now.

Blazer groans. “Man.”

“Come here you three.” Lightning says picking them up.

They all blink as Lightning hugs them. “Um…” Arcane tries to say.

“I am also one of you mothers and I care about all three of you.” Lightning says.

They all stare at her before smiling. “Thanks mom.” Azure said.

“No problem. Now your father is fighting with all of his might out there to keep you safe you three. So even if he isn’t here, he is thinking of you all.” Lightning says.

Blazer smiles. “Yeah, figure he might be.”

“Now come on you three. This will be fun.” Lightning says.

---

“And with that, we have more than three fourths of the shipyards under our control.” Blitz says after blasting the last droid in the control room.

Ahsoka smiles as a droid runs around with no arms. “Good. This might be good for us and to repair and rearm our ships.”

“Yeah, also we now have the support of three-eighths of the governing people. Who knew they would support us, especially being so divided.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums. “Maybe they just want a better work life.”

“Or maybe they are that divided in their government. Either way, by doing this, we have cut off one of the Separatists critical shipyards. I just hope the others are faring as well.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stares at him. “You sure they can hold up?”

“I sent our zoid and armor divisions to luminara and sent a few squads of amphibious zoids to aid Master Fisto. The Separatists are not the only ones with heavy amphibious weapons anymore.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Not bad. Though we can check around if you want.”

“You are right. All you units, finish securing the shipyard and find a place for us to set up and launch our fighter jets.” Blitz says into his communicator.

“Sir.” He heard back,

“Now then.” Blitz says taking a seat at the console.

Ahsoka leans on the seat over him. “What do we get?”

“I am stealing all of their plans, blueprints, and everything from the computer system for our own use.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums. “I see. Then let’s see who the contracts are connected to this place. They do outsource a lot in shipyards.”

“Exactly…Ahsoka, we have something.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums as she leans in to the screen. “What is it?”

“Take a look.” Blitz says bringing up a video showing a fallen jedi getting off a transport at the shipyards.

Ahsoka frowns. “Where is this guy?”

“Records don’t show him leaving the planet. Or coming back to the shipyards. I need some troops to secure the brown ship in hangar 5.” Blitz says the last part into the communicator.

Ahsoka sighs. “May I?”

“Go ahead. See what you can find.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods and runs off. “I’ll be back.”

After she was far enough away, Blitz got up and ignited his darksaber. “I know you are there.” Blitz says.

A crate was moved. “Not bad. Better than the kid.” A voice said nearby.

“I knew from the start. Just wanted her out of harm’s way.” Blitz sas taking a darker tone.

“Heh, should have kept her for backup.” The voice said again.

“You underestimate me. So Dooku figured out our target huh and sent you to try and kill the leadership correct?” Blitz asks.

“More or less.” It said.

“You are well trained, but I am better trained.” Blitz says before turning around and shooting force lightning.

Blitz saw the movement and slowly walked out into the open. “Not enough.” He calls.

“Oh?” Blitz says before unleashing his flamethrower on his gauntlet into a large arc.

“So burn the place down!” He calls and jumps through a window.

“You foal.” Blitz says aiming a rocket on his gauntlet at the fire that caught onto him and fires.

“Idiot.” He hears him mumble and sees the rocket fly into another direction and it explodes a bit afterward.

“Oh you’re not the run of the mill I see.” Blitz says before engaging his cloak and activating his thermal sensors in his helmet.

Blitz stealthily followed Dooku’s assassin on a chase throughout the shipyard, both trying to wait for the other to make a mistake.

Eventually Blitz takes a deep breath and stands in the middle of a supposedly empty chamber with his eyes closed and deactivates his stealth unit.

“And just what are you doing?” He hears the voice echo through the room.

Blitz didn’t answer and let his senses extend outwards as he grips his dark saber close.

“You know, it’s stupid sometimes to stand in the middle of a room.” The voice said again.

“Or is it stupid to suddenly jump at your opponent?” Blitz asks, suddenly throwing his darksaber which was now ignited to the left into the air as it stayed guided by the force until it impaled something.

“Wha…what the…” He hears and looks over to see a dark cloaked person impaled on his darksaber still stuck in the air.

“Your overconfidence was your downfall.” Blitz says as gravity took effect on the fallen jedi.

The fallen Jedi groans as he falls onto the metal flooring below the many walkways. “Damn you.”

Blitz didn’t even approach and used the force to bring his darksaber to himself.

Blitz hums as he looks over the darksaber. “No blood. Good. I hate cleaning.” He said to himself as he turns it off and just walks away.

“Chief.” Some mandalorians call rushing up.

“Deal with that one and bring me his lightsaber.” Blitz instructs.

The Mandalorians rush off as Blitz sighs. “Okay, that should be all…mostly.” He said to himself as he checked out his datapad. “Ahsoka, can you hear me?” Blitz asks over his communicator as he looks through the datapad as he hears two blaster shots indicating they were checking if he was dead.

“Yeah, I can’t find this guy. Can you see him?” Ahsoka asks.

“Yeah, he’s dead.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka was silent for a bit. “You are such a mood killer, you know that, right?”

“You still like me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka huffs. “Open channel.”

“I know. Reconvene at where we decided to make our base of operations.” Blitz says getting the lightsaber he was brought before switching to the secure channel. “So what did you find in the ship?” Blitz asks.

“Basic things. A few war things. Some robots. Basically one who is going to war needs.” She said.

“No instructions or anything?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka hums. “Not really. Guess it’s a read and destroy.”

“I see, so we can only assume what his orders were, but he was alone. Also, remind me to thank Plo Koon what he taught me. Won the battle for me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Sure. Just be sure to have proof.”

“You want us to bring the corpse?” Blitz asks.

“No, just his saber. That is proof enough.” She said.

“I already have it. The guy was good at stealth though.” Blitz says.

“Makes you wonder what he was using if any.” She said in a questioning tone.

“Who knows, but we can bag and tag him now.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka sighs. “I’ll check back at the campsite. You can meet me there if you want.”

“Already on my way.” Blitz says.

---

“General, severely bad news.” A droid says to Grievous.

Grievous looks to it with a glare. “What?”

“Yag’Dhul is under attack. The first fleet that was stationed there has already been destroyed.” The droid says.

Grievous growls. “What?!” Grievous yells.

“General, we must fall back now or risk being isolated in between the Republic forces.” A tactical droid advised.

Grievous huffs. “Let’s go.”

“Acknowledged, all remaining ships, retreat.” The tactical droid says and soon the eleven separatist ships started to turn to retreat.

---

“Generals, Grievous’s fleet, they are on the move.” A clone reports.

Obi-wan smiles a bit. “Good, stay alert just in case.”

“Master, what do you think this means?” Anakin asks.

Obi-wan hums. “Maybe he knows this place is a lost cause and will get another spot and make it more fortified.”

“So that means that they have made good progress on Yag’Dhul then.” Anakin says.

Obi-wan nods. “Has to be if it has him running.”

“I hope those frigates have their cannons prepared and pick off a few of Grievous’ ships as they go by.” Anakin says.

Obi-wan waves him off. “They would always be prepared. It seems that’s the motto with them. Unlike you Anakin.”

Anakin huffs before saying, “Let’s get back to work. With Grievous gone, we can make some good progress.”

Obi-wan nods. “Yes, let us head for the ships left behind and take them out.”

“To the planet.” Anakin says.

---

A few months later, Blitz was onboard the Darkline when he received the report that Anakin and Obi-wan finished up Renillis and with that, the shipyards of Wroona remained unconquered in the inner rim area they were assigned to.

“And with that, the campaign is complete and our victory.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “So you ready to head to another?”

“Yeah, our fleet is being rotated out for a rest. Another fleet will take our place and proceed to Wroona and the alliance will try and push further into Separatist space.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Shall we head back then?”

Blitz paused for a moment. “…no, let’s go to Myrkr.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stares at him confused. “Why there?”

“I…don’t know. I think the force is telling me to go there.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka keeps watching him. “So you want to go?”

“I think I should. You mind coming?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles gently. “Someone has to watch your flank.”

“You would watch it anyways.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka smirks. “Like you watch my ass?”

“Yeah.” Blitz says going to the Darkstar One.

Ahsoka rolls her eyes. “You know that I’m supposed to be in front.”

“So you mind just staying on the Darkstar One?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Yeah, I won’t mind.”

“Thanks. Darkline, this is Darkstar heading out now.” Blitz says the latter over the communications.

Ahsoka hums as she watches him. “So what do you have planned once you get back?”

“Before or after the swarm?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “Swarm?”

“The foals.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “After then.”

“Before or after you see Twi about turning you into a pony?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka hums. “Maybe a bit before and change along the way.”

“Knowing mom, she will want to spend time with me.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smirks. “Or maybe hug you all day while saying ‘my baby.’ Over and over.” She mimics.

“She can do that, I won’t deny.” Blitz says before going into hyperspace and gets up leaving the ship on autopilot.

Ahsoka smiles as she relaxes in her seat. “Question, what are we going to do in our spare time until we reach Myrkr?”

Blitz says nothing before getting in her lap in pony form.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow and looks down to him. “You want to be petted?”

Blitz hums as he leans against her. “Yeah, pet away my wife.”

Ahsoka didn’t start petting, but kissed his head.

Blitz smiles as he looks at her. “I love you my beautiful wife.” Blitz says leaning against her.

Ahsoka smiles and hugs him. “Yeah, me too. How long until we reach the planet?”

“A few days. Darkstar One can really book it. If we were going with the fleet, it might be a month.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles and hugs him tighter. “Then let’s make sure that you get the most time out of your break.”

“Ok, head to my room?” Blitz asks.

“Sure.” Ahsoka says getting up with Blitz in her arms.

Blitz chuckles as he leans against her. “Such a good pillow.”

“Ok, now change when we get into your room.” Ahsoka instructs.

Blitz just grins as they enter his room.

---

“So Ahsoka, you find the latest sith as interesting as Imperius?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka nods. “Yeah, this one is an enigma in what we usually think.”

“Kind of reminds me of a noble knight from Alderaan’s history and tales.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums. “Going to ask him for an autograph?”

“Hard thing to do.” Blitz says bringing up an image of him and Imperius standing together. “Unless you have a time machine you are not telling me about.” Blitz jokes.

Ahsoka chuckles. “Maybe your wife?”

“Farthest she can travel back is a week and only for a few moments.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “She went back one time?”

“Yeah, she told me about it when I asked why she never tried it again. She started getting stressed out going over what could go wrong like causing her parents never to meet, never going to Celestia’s school for the gifted, ect as she unconsciously flew up till she hit the ceiling.” Blitz said.

Ahsoka kept an eyebrow raised. “Really?”

“Yes, it was quite adorable.” Blitz says chuckling.

Ahsoka smiles. “When do you hope to go back?”

“After this. The force is guiding me here for some purpose. For what, I do not know just yet.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka smiles. “Well maybe I can help you.”

“You promised you would stay on the ship, remember?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs. “Alright, I will stay on the ship, but you better not keep your wife waiting too long.” Ahsoka warns.

Blitz smirks and kisses her. “I will try. Also, I found something interesting in the communication archives when searching for the Emperor’s wrath and master Timmns. Want me to read it?” Blitz offers.

Ahsoka leans to him. “Sure. What is it?”

Blitz cleared his throat before reading. “The subject is called ‘A welcomed alliance’. I have had much to consider since our alliance on Belsavis. Darth Ekkage is one matter but a Jedi cooperating with a Sith is unprecedented. When I told the Jedi Council of our partnership, they couldn’t believe it. For hours they debated, wondering how the Sith who hunted Jaesa Willsaam could show such restraint. Confusion and prejudice clouds their minds.Your actions gave me hope. Though it may be decades before another Sith and Jedi join hands, I will ensure that our alliance serves as an example for all students of the Jedi Academy.” Blitz reads.

Ahsoka stops and looks at him. “Okay, the Sith side is really surprising me.”

“And it is members like this that make the jedi worthwhile.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka raises an eyebrow. “I thought you hated them.”

“I hate the arrogance, the holier than thou attitude, the refusal to admit a mistake, and not considering what your actions will bring to others.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stops and looks at him while moving away a bit. “So…?”

“I love you my wife and first love. You gave me a little hope that the jedi are not all bad.” Blitz says closing the distance.

Ahsoka looks at the distance between them. “So what are you going to do?”

“Oh, I don’t know.” Blitz says slowly running his fingers up her arm. “Maybe raise kids with you.”

Ahsoka stares at him. “Blitz.”

“Yes?” Blitz asks leaning onto her.

Ahsoka pushes him back with a finger. “Blitz.” She said, almost annoyed.

“I love you Ahsoka Read.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka stares at him before sighing. “Fine, do what you want.” She said letting him go.

“Ahsoka, something is bothering you. I don’t need the force to sense it.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “Nothing is wrong.”

“Ahsoka…you’re scared of being a mother aren’t you?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka sighs and looks away slightly. “Blitz…if I do have kids and marry you, I’m placing our lives and future lives in danger because of it. They would come after us.”

“No, the Jedi won’t if we feign you watching over us and I have this feeling I can not shake it, but the galaxy will change dramatically in a decade or two.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka hums. “Maybe, but they will find out soon.”

“Ahsoka, I must ask, every time I think about the future, I have a bad feeling, do you get the same?” Blitz asks.

Ashoka looks at him and shakes her head. “Not by much.” Blitz looks worried now, a sign that doesn’t escape Ahsoka’s notice. “Are you okay?”

“Ahsoka, is there a jedi technique that can allow you to sense what I sense?” Blitz asks unsure.

Ahsoka hummed as she thought. “Maybe…master Plo taught me a technique long ago, but I never fully mastered it.” Ahsoka says.

“Then can we try?” Blitz asks.

Ashoka looks at him carefully. “I don’t want to risk it without fully learning it.”

“Then…can you ask master Plo to meet us here in secret?” Blitz asks.

Ashoka sighs. “I’ll try.” She said bringing up her communicator.

After a few moments Master Plo answered. “Ahsoka is there something wrong?” Plo asks.

“Master Plo, can you possibly meet me and Blitz alone at these coordinates?” Ahsoka asks.

“Just me a bit of time and I’ll be there.” He said before cutting the line.

“Well on the bright side, this will give us a few more days to study and enjoy the view.” Blitz says.

Ashoka raises an eyebrow. “What view?”

Blitz lowered the shielding on the front view port for Ahsoka to see the sun starting to peek out from behind the planet Myrkr.

Ahsoka smiles as she watches the view. “Wow. Not a bad view.” She said leaning close to the window.

“And we have a lot of time to enjoy.” Blitz says sneaking a kiss.

Ashoka blushes as she backs away a bit. “Cut that out.”

“Only if you ask me seriously as my wife.” Blitz says.

---

A few days later, a small jedi starfighter docked with the Darkstar one.

Ashoka yawns as she drinks some coffee. “What’s going on?”

“Master Plo has arrived.” Blitz says while the airlock opens and Plo enters.

Plo hums as he looks at Ahsoka drinking away. “Long night studying and training?”

“Yeah, did you know, that in the last hyperspace war, Jedi master Timmns and the second Emperor’s wrath had an unofficial alliance and were friends?” Ahsoka asks.

Plo shakes his head. “Did not know that. Good to know. What happened to them?”

“Records are vague. I am still researching, but I have yet to find an answer, but master there is a reason I asked you out here alone in secret.” Ahsoka says.

Plo hums. “I would think it is either top secret with vital information or something that would send everyone into a panic.”

“Yes…Blitz has told me he keeps sensing something, but he can not understand it.” Ahsoka admits.

Plo nods. “And you want me to help understand it?”

“I remember you trying to teach me a technique years ago that allows one to be able to share the ability to sense with another. I was hoping you could use the technique and help us get a better understanding.” Ahsoka says.

Plo hums. “I’ll see what I can do. Where is he?” Noticing him absent.

“Meditating in preparation…” Ahsoka says stopping.

“Is there something wrong?” Plo asks.

“Master Blitz has told me that he has a feeling the galaxy will dramatically change in the next ten years or so. That troubles me a bit.” Ahsoka says.

“A lot can hang in even a few seconds or a moment.” Plo said.

“I know, but the way the war is going it might mean something bad is happening.” Ahsoka says.

Plo sighs. “Well…there are some reports of good and bad force users being able to tell even something at the end of their life. This might be shocking if I am able to connect well.”

“I won’t keep you any longer master.” Ahsoka says letting him enter the room.

Blitz cracks an eye open from his meditating position as he laid down on the ground as a pony. “Ah, good. Shall we begin?” He asks, getting comfortable.

“One moment, it takes a few seconds to start the technique.” Plo says sitting in front of him.

Blitz hums as he closes his eyes again and makes sure to open up his connection to the force.

“Ok, now try and sense.” Plo says managing to connect. Blitz breathes in deeply and starts and he and Plo start feeling a dark presence in the galaxy.

“This is the feeling I have been getting. Though it is getting a bit stronger at this point.” Blitz said focusing on the feeling.

“T…that’s the darkside.” Plo says. ‘How could the council be blind to this?’ Plo thinks.

Blitz hums. “The feeling of things whizzing about me is also coming to mind. Can’t make it out.”

“Can you pinpoint the source of this dark side energy? Focus on feeling the source.” Plo says.

“I…I see Coruscant.” Blitz says after a long pause.

Plo groans. “Great. Now what else can you decipher from this?”

“Nothing, it is like something is blocking me. I only saw Coruscant for a moment.” Blitz says.

Plo nods and cuts the link. “I think we should give this a break. We can figure out more later.”

“I see. I will go then. I have put this off long enough.” Blitz says transforming into his humanoid form.

Plo seems to have an eyebrow raised. “Everytime I see that, still surprises me.”

“Ahsoka, looks like you will have company while I head down onto the planet.” Blitz says going to the cockpit.

Ashoka hums as she still tries to drink. “Okay, have fun.”

Blitz gets up once they were a safe distance to jump from and programs the computer to take the ship back into space. Blitz then walked to the ramp and jumped out towards the surface without his armor.

Plo tries to follow his movements. “He will be alright, right?”

“I think so. The force called him here.” Ahsoka says.

Plo points out the window. “I meant him jumping out.”

“Me and Master Skywalker do it all the time. The trick is to use force push to slow your descent.” Ahsoka says.

Plo hums. “Does he know that?”

“Oh yeah, I taught him how.” Ahsoka says.

Plo kept an eyebrow raised at her as the ship moves away from the area.

---

Blitz observes the land from a tree. He breathed in deep and kept sharp, knowing the creatures of this world were force sensitive and many were predators.

Blitz groans as he tries to keep above ground. “Isn’t there a planet where it’s almost happy go lucky instead of kill la kill…oh wait.” He said to himself as he realized that his planet was one.

“Now…hello little guy.” Blitz says spying a furry lizard-like creature next to him on the tree. The creature croaks slowly as it slowly turns its head at him. Blitz hums as he holds his arm out near the branch it was resting on and it slowly moves over to his arm and rests on it before croaking again.

“I think the foals will like you.” Blitz says before setting him into a pocket to where he was comfortable and sticking his head out.

The creature croaks again as it looks around its new spot before stickings its head into his pocket and comes back out with a bar of chocolate and starts chewing on the wrappered up bar.

“You eat up little guy.” Blitz says before starting to meditate to try and figure out where to go.

The creature croaks as it claws at the wrapper and tears it apart as it starts chewing away and looks to him while eating.

Blitz kept trying to sense where he was supposed to go when he felt something incredibly faint, but there. A dark side presence.

The creature croaks curiously as it looks to him and stops eating for a bit.

“That’s it?” Blitz asks himself.

The creature coos as it drops the candy and slides out of his pocket and onto his shoulder.

Blitz starts hopping from tree to tree going in that direction.

The creature shrieks as it struggles to stay on before it crawls back into his pocket and starts eating again.

For the next few days, Blitz walked in that direction, searching for the presence that had concealed itself.

“Where are you?” He asks himself as the creature was on his head and eating his tenth and last candy bar.

“Having a good time little guy?” Blitz asks.

The creature croaks and looks at him mid bite.

Blitz scratches his head with a finger.

The creature coos and purrs slightly.

“Oh goody, a dark dank cave. I am sure nothing evil is in there.” Blitz says sarcastically as he senses the dark side from it.

The creature croaks before grabbing the candy bar in its mouth and crawls out and climbs onto a branch before eating there.

“Not coming?” Blitz asks.

The creature looks to him and croaks before chewing into the bar again.

Blitz sighs before entering. “Oh goody, it’s even more dank than I first thought.” Blitz says hearing the water drops in the dark.

Blitz kept walking for a while before stopping. “Hold on…I have passed this root before.” Blitz says looking at the root.

“And I haven’t made a tur…oh well played, but too passive.” Blitz called before sending force lightning everywhere he could manage. Soon the air shimmered and an illusion was undone, revealing a new path paved with carved stone. “I see, so this is a tomb.” Blitz says.

“Well, also a lab, but who’s bragging?” A voice said.

“And you are?” Blitz asks letting his sith training shine through via his eyes.

A tall, thin, and armoured ring came out of the darkness into whatever light there was for him to see such a plain clothed individual. “Ah good. A Sith. That makes things ten times easier. Well…ten and fourteen hundredths times better. Nice to finally meet a fellow Sith.” He said inclining his head.

“Your name now!” Blitz orders the way Imperius taught him to when addressing potentially hostile sith.

The being chuckles a bit darkly. “You want to know? Well my name is Terrak Morrhage. Pleasure to meet you.”

“I know you. You are the sith who tried to infect the jedi order twice with a plague that allowed you to syphon those you infected with force power. You were last seen over three millennia ago when you were defeated by the jedi who would become the Barsen’thor of the jedi in the second great hyperspace war.” Blitz says.

Terrak hums. “Not bad for a history lesson. Still need work on details. So I guess you would be willing to find out what I am doing?”

“You were last seen declaring you would take vengeance on the Barsen’thor, but all your words were empty threats.” Blitz says.

Terrak chuckles. “Yes, but I’m here now. Why would I be here now?”

“The answer is simple, the only thing that drives you is revenge and hatred for the jedi. You are preparing to make a third attempt.” Blitz says glaring.

Terrak darkly chuckles. “I must commend you. Great. Now can you figure out how?” He asks walking away into the dark again.

“And that is a problem.” Blitz says.

“Then you are an idiot.” He said finally in the darkness.

“No, you should know that we sith don’t like it when others interfere in our business.” Blitz says igniting his lightsaber.

“Try and find me.” Terrak said in the darkness and in the distance.

“I also know you can’t execute your plan without a host you parasite.” Blitz says.

“Who you calling parasite? I just merely make them. Why do I get called that?” Terrak’s voice ponders to himself as if he didn’t hear the first half.

“Because you can’t do anything without a host and from feeding off other’s strength. A parasite is all you can be called.” Blitz says.

“Yes. That is true. Though the host thing? I have to simply find a better way to get it into others. And even then I need a synthesized form to work.” Terrak said as Blitz tries to find him in the dark.

“You’re talkative for a dead man.” Blitz says.

“No, just being an exposition expert.” He replied.

“No, you’re trying to lead me into a trap.” Blitz says stopping.

“Unless you are stepping on one.” He tells.

“Oh?” Blitz asks before stabbing the ground and something roars in pain.

Terrak pokes his head out of the darkness. “Oh, that wasn’t it.”

“Oh your attempt to bluff is amusing.” Blitz says.

Terrak chuckles. “No, I mean that trap.” He said pointing to something right beside Blitz.

Blitz eyes went wide and he let loose a strong force push, sending something skidding.

The thing growled and slowly stomped out with a scraping of its claws as it devilish looks at Blitz and salivates at the sight. “Have fun.” Terrak said before going into the darkness again.

“Great, a Terentatek.” Blitz says taking a stance.

The Terentatek growls lowly before roaring at Blitz and then charges at him, intending to smash Blitz into a wall. Blitz, seeing this, runs towards the wall behind him and jumps off it and lands behind the Terentatek as it hits the wall. The Terentatek roars and quickly spins around and tries to swipe at him with its claws.

Blitz jumps back to get distance and tries to stay just outside the creature of the dark side’s reach.

The creature growls and charges him again as it claws the walls and tries to get close to him.

Blitz on the other hand was keeping his distance and trying to keep rock or part of the cave in between them, trying to tire the monster out, knowing in a straight up fight as he was now, he wouldn’t win. He knew his only chance at winning was to wear the thing down before committing himself.

The creature growls heavily as it turns towards and then roars out loud, trying the intimidation tactic.

Blitz, seeing this, decided to retaliate and gathered the force to himself before releasing a force scream, hitting the beast with dark side energy.

The creature stops and growls questionably.

Blitz, seeing this, does a saber throw technique. His lightsaber sliced the top of the beast’s left leg as it passed by it before returning to him.

The creature roars as the strike barely leaves a scorch mark. The creature rushes Blitz again and Blitz barely jumps over it in time to avoid it.

“Ok, let’s see, ah, there.” Blitz says spying an old wound in its back.

The creature growls as it bends down to prepare to charge and seems to give a glare.

“Is this all you can muster Terrak, a half dead beast that can’t even fight properly.” Blitz mocks.

The creature growls loudly as its outlining scars and blood seem to light up before charging straight at him.

Blitz, seeing this, starts shooting force lightning right into the wound, making it roar in pain. “And I thought you were a threat.” Blitz mocks.

The creature roars louder in his direction and grabs a loose rock before throwing it.

“After all, what can a failure like you accomplish.” Blitz mocks before a cry of anger is heard and Terrak appears again.

“You think I am a failure, a weakling, I will show you!” Terrak roared before flying into the Terentatek. The Terentatek roared in pain and slammed around the cave before saying. “Now let us see who is powerless.”

Blitz frowns. “You are making your own demise!”

“Oh really?” Terrak roared.

“Yeah, because I made a friend here.” Blitz says when the Ysalamiri from earlier showed itself.

Terrak growls at it as it squeaks and seems to pass something over them before nothing else happens. “You are a fool.” Terrak growls.

“Oh no. How can you survive without the force?” Blitz asks reading his lightsaber.

Terrak just shows his claws. “With these.” He said sharpening them against each other.

“But what about without that body?” Blitz asks before charging and jumps over the claw swipes before ramming the lightsaber into the wound and starts moving it around inside the beast. Terrak roars and tries to grab him and rip him to shreds, but his arms were too short and bulky to reach before the body starts slowing down fast and Terrak could feel it’s life fading.

Terrak huffs. “You are not bad, but there are more to come.”

“No, this is the end. Try and leave that body now.” Blitz dares.

Terrak growls with the creature, but soon it grows into confusion. “What?!”

“We are in a force nullified bubble, a place where a force ghost can’t exist. When it dies you will be ejected into this space.” Blitz says.

“No!” Terrak yelled.

“That is right. Your time is over and now I end your threat forever.” Blitz says before starting to stab the beast until it no longer moves.

Blitz sighs as he jumps off of it and the Ysalamiri drops the bubble.

“Thanks my friend.” Blitz says laying out a hand for it.

The Ysalamiri croaks at him as it landed.

“I will take you away from the predators if you wish.” Blitz offers turning back to his pony form.

The Ysalamiri croaks again and jumps onto his head.

Blitz smiles, leaving the corpse behind and starts looking around and stops when he hears a whistle. Blitz looks to where it is coming from and follows it to find a black crystal. “So this is your way of rewarding me huh. Very well, I thank you.” Blitz says before using the force to take the crystal. “Time to go little guy.” Blitz says.

The Ysalamiri croaks as it lays down on his head.

Chapter 57: Don't Run and Stay

“Thanks for picking me up.” Blitz says as they leave the planet’s atmosphere.

Ahsoka shrugs. “Anything for a friend. Besides, this ship, not our style.”

“Yeah, thanks master Plo for keeping Ahsoka company.” Blitz thanks.

Plo waves him off. “Still like family.”

“I’m sorry the council is calling you back master. I had hoped you could see Blitz’s hope world.” Ahsoka says.

Plo shrugs. “Maybe one day. Just not now.”

“Farewell master.” Ahsoka says as Plo leaves to get into his ship.

Blitz sighs as he programs the Darkstar to return home and goes to sit by Ahsoka. “So…what do you want to do?”

“Tell me what happened beside your little friend here.” Ahsoka says.

Blitz smiles and shows the crystal. “Yes, it’s a black one. Kinda makes sense since I am a mystery at times. I could go one way or the other and still I would be fighting for both.”

“And what also happened down there?” Ahsoka asks.

“Well it started with…” Blitz starts as they enter hyperspace.

---

Twilight yawns as she paces around, having just woken up and waiting for the coffee machine to finish.

“Mommy, when’s daddy coming home?” Arcane asks.

“Soon sweetie.” Twilight says ruffling his mane to his amusement and soon the communicator starts ringing.

Arcane gasps. “Daddy?”

“Let’s see…” Twilight says checking and smiles and nods to her son.

Arcane cheers and jumps onto the counter and tries to peek into her view.

“Hey honey.” Twilight says.

“Hey love, guess who is on their way home?” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs in relief as she tries to keep her eyes open before Arcane moves into view. “She’s been helping out mommy Vinyl. I have a new brother!” He cheered.

“Oh?” Blitz asks, smiling.

Twilight snorts awake. “Wha…what? Oh right, Vinyl. Yeah, she gave birth to a little unicorn colt with a white coat and black mane.” Twilight says.

“Does she have a name yet?” Blitz asks.

Twilight yawns. “His name is Juko Light. Cute huh?”

“Oh that is adorable. So how is everyone there?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Same old, same old.” She yawns. “Arcane, take over.” She said yawning. “Coffee.” She said letting Arcane have it and headed toward the coffee maker.

Arcane smiles and leans in again. “Everything is normal really. Nothing bad has happened too.”

“I see and how are you Arcane? Does father have to come and tickle you?” Blitz jokes.

Arcane blushes. “Dad!” He said embarrassed. “Don’t do that.”

“That’s my job and his mother.” Terra said, appearing behind him.

“Turn the camera and let me see her.” Blitz says smirking.

Arcane smiles and turns the communicator to Twilight as she sleepily tries to make coffee.

“Oh that is cute.” Blitz says smirking.

Terra giggles. “Look at her. This is what being queen, princess, diplomat, and mother will do to you.”

“Or a mother.” Blitz reminds Terra.

Terra sighs. “I think it’s time to visit mother’s famous last spot. I think you know which.”

“Yeah, I will come along as well.” Blitz says.

Terra smiles and holds Arcane. “So…how much longer till you get here?”

“We will be exiting hyperspace soon. After that, it will be a short flight to the castle so you, yes, you Terra, round up the girls for me. Your father in law insists.” Blitz says jokingly.

Terra rolls her eyes and winks. “Sure. Bye honey and watch over mommy.” She said the last part to Arcane before flying off.

“Oh Arcane, I got a few surprises for you and the others when I get home.” Blitz says.

“Tell me, tell me, tell me.” Arcane kept repeating.

“Nuh uh, you have to wait for it like the rest of your siblings, speaking of which, Pinkie, Sunshine.” Blitz greets.

They both appear on top of the screen. “Yes?” They both ask.

“Preparing breakfast for everyone you two silly fillies?” Blitz asks.

Pinkie hums. “Well…Twilight is tired and we need to make food for everypony now.”

“I’m coming home in a few hours so prepare some for me.” Blitz says.

Pinkie salutes and goes back as Sunshine stays. “Hi dad.” She said waving.

“Hey Shine, you getting along with your big brother?” Blitz asks.

Sunshine giggles and hugs Arcane’s head. “Yeppers.”

“And what about your other siblings and mothers?” Blitz asks.

Sunshine nods happily. “Yep. So happy.”

“I see. Look out, Arcane is about to tickle you.” Blitz jokingly warns.

Arcane cheers as he grabs Sunshine and starts tickling her.

“Oh, that is so cute.” Twilight says drinking coffee.

Blitz smiles. “I see you’re wide awake now.”

“Not entirely.” Twilight says as a changeling brought in Aether.

Aether coos as the sight of Arcane and Sunshine playing around and clasps her hooves.

“Oh hey there Aether. You just wake up?” Twilight asks.

Aether laughs and holds out her hooves.

“Oh ok, mommy got you.” Twilight says taking her.

Aether smiles and nuzzles her as she hugs her.

“I’ll be home soon. You behave yourselves, ok?” Blitz asks.

They all laugh as they play with each other as the changeling shrugs to him.

Blitz nods before cutting the connection.

---

“Oh this is precious.” Blitz says quietly as he walks into Vinyl’s room where she was sleeping with a bundle.

E. Vinyl sighs. “Yeah, she hasn’t left the little guy’s side.” She whispered.

“Oh and what about you miss expecting?” Blitz jokes.

E. Vinyl smiles and leans onto him. “Doing fine. Ready for a birth?”

“Oh, are you now?” Blitz asks before kissing her cheek before he sneaks closer to Vinyl.

E. Vinyl shakes her head. “No, but I’ll be waiting in the infirmary until I do.”

“Hey V.” Blitz says quietly, touching her.

Vinyl’s ear twitches before opening her eyes and looking around and lands on Blitz. “Blitzy. You made it back.” She said tiredly.

“Yeah.” Blitz says before kissing her nose.

Vinyl sighs and holds out her hoof for him to grab. “I missed you.”

“I missed you as well. So how is our little Ice and Juko?” Blitz asks.

Vinyl sighs and lifts her other hoof to let him see both Ice and Juko sleeping beside each other.

“Oh, look who is a great mother.” Blitz says.

Vinyl sighs and tries to rest again. “Now…let me…”

Blitz kisses her cheek and brings the covers around them. Blitz smiles and walks out now and sees E. Vinyl walking away. “Make sure you drink plenty of fluids.” He calls after closing the door.

“Will do and look forward to you in bed again.” E. Vinyl says before turning on her headphones.

Blitz sighs as he walks around the castle. “Nice to see this place again.”

“Nice to see you too.” Rainbow says landing on his back.

Blitz chuckles and looks at her. “You miss me?”

“Oh yeah and we are coming at you one at a time to not overwhelm you.” Rainbow says.

Blitz smirks and gets her off his back and places her on the ground before kissing her cheek. “It’s good to see you girls.”

“You know it.” Rainbow says shaking her flank at him as she walked away.

Blitz grins as he keeps watching. “Oh yeah, still a sexy flank.” He said walking down the hall again. “Next.”

“That is me.” Spitfire says walking around a corner.

Blitz sighs. “Where’s our little boy?”

“Da?” A little voice asks.

Blitz smiles and looks over her shoulder to see Sunrise on her back. “Hey there little Sunrise. You’ve been good for mommy?”

“Ye.” Sunrise says.

Spitfire chuckles. “Still a momma’s boy.”

“Why wouldn’t he be?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire smiles and nuzzles him. “I have to go. Don’t worry, you’ll see us all in one place again.” She said, giving him a kiss on the cheek before walking away.

“I will see you soon my son.” Blitz says before nuzzling Sunrise.

Sunrise giggles and nuzzles back. “Ba ba.”

Spitfire smiles as she walks away. Yeah, except for the

“Ok, who is next?” Blitz asks.

---

“Dad, it’s time.” He hears.

“Oh?” Blitz asks following the voice.

Terra smiles as she waits right by a bag and rests on a couch. “Hi dad.” She said as he came into the room.

“Ok, I met with everyone else already. You told Twi you need me for a bit right?” Blitz asks.

Terra nods and floats over to him. “Yeah, she understands.”

“I have got to tell her one of these days about Hurricane.” Blitz says.

Terra smiles softly and hugs him. “She was so amazing.”

“Yeah.” Blitz says before Terra teleports them away.

Terra sniffs as they appear in front of a boulder on a mountainside. “She always came here, hoping to see you again.”

Blitz, hearing this, just takes a seat.

Terra keeps sniffing as she starts to cry. “She always took me and soon my husband here, to let us know who our father was. I never get why she kept visiting a cave camp…until I met you. Then I realized why. You were exactly as she described. Strong, faithful, family stallion, always there to protect. She wanted us to know that you were the greatest thing to happen to her.” She said now fully crying as she sat down herself. “Mommy.”

Blitz just let silent tears of his own fall to the ground as he mourned.

Terra cries as she falls flat to the ground crying. “Mommy.”

Blitz puts a hoof on her shoulder and waits till she is ready as he cries his own tears.

“You two.” They hear. “Always trying to cry your own way.”

They both quickly look up and see somepony they never though they would see. “Mom…mom…” Terra tries to say as she keeps crying.

Hurricane smiles and puts her hooves on both their shoulders. “You’re both good ponies and I love you both very much.”

“Hurricane.” Blitz asks.

Hurricane keeps smiling as she turns to him. “Time traveler. Ghost spirit my flank.”

“Was the best I could come up with.” Blitz jokes as he still let’s the tears fall.

Hurricane chuckles as she turns to Terra who has her mouth covered by her hooves at the sight of her. “You’ve grown. Became the pony you were always meant to be.”

Blitz reaches out to hold her.

Hurricane shakes her head as she steps back. “No, I’m not like her. I’m just a simple pegasus who won a coin toss.”

“No, you’re not. You are Hurricane, a pony I love and the mother of my son.” Blitz says, his eyes tearing up again.

Hurricane smiles. “Yeah and apparently grandmother to some high ranking princesses.” She said, smirking slightly.

“Hurricane.” Blitz says, starting to break down.

Hurricane smiles truthfully as she turns to him now. “I love you Blitzkrieg and I’ll never forget it. You have changed my life, set me right on my ways, and made our land soar. And I couldn’t have done it without you. You are the greatest thing to happen to me and when I had our son come into the family…I knew I had to tell him too.”

“No, I am not. I left you when I should have stayed.” Blitz says unable to even look at her.

Hurricane chuckles. “How could you? You were forced back. I know the hooves of time and space won’t allow us to stay, but I always remember the times we had. In that short time, I had come to remember you fondly.”

“I don’t deserve kind words. I lied, manipulated, and used you.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smirks. “Used or allowed?”

“It was used. I took advantage of you.” Blitz continued to belittle himself.

Terra sniffs. “Daddy?” She asks softly.

“I don’t even deserve to get to see you again.” Blitz says.

Hurricane lifts his head up and makes him turn to her. “Does this feel wrong?” She asks before slowly wrapping her hooves around him and he feels her slightly go through him. A ghost. “I can feel your pain. Leaving me wounded you greatly and you hide your pain so others won’t be affected.”

Terra sniffs as she tries to regain control of herself. “Mommy, daddy?”

“I can’t forgive myself. Not for everything I have done or will knowingly do. I am a disgrace to our kind. I can only kill. Anything I do, I leave bodies in my wake.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles and makes his head turn to Terra. “You made her a husband. With me.”

“And still I know not all survived in the lands and I also killed those wendigos and the worse part is, I can’t come to regret those whose lives I took.” Blitz says.

Hurricane sighs. “Death happens. It will happen anyway. We have no choice at times. Those wendigos, they were born out of hatred and melted out of kindness and friendship. But the lives at your hooves…” She gains a serious tone at the end as he clenches himself for any blow. “I know not what they did, nor what they would have done. I just know that you stopped them. If you did it, you have a good reason.”

“How can you be so sure?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane smiles. “I don’t. I just know that with your heart, you have been through alot and know what has to be done. You actually turn us against each other at the meeting, but not to cause mischief, but to end it and get on ahead because of the coming storm. Our nights, I never regret them one single bit. Your time with me, it showed me you have the greatest heart I have ever met in my life. And I’m proud to call you my husband.”

Blitz couldn’t say anything as he just broke down.

Hurricane smiles gently and pats his back, even though she kept going through him. “I miss you Blitzkrieg and I don’t regret any second of it for you have not only changed your life or mine, but everyone and whether it must be for the good or bad, you always have that special place in your heart to make it good for everyone.”

“You always were an angel to me.” Blitz says.

Terra sniffs as she tries to hold back her unstoppable tears. “Mommy. I’m sorry.” She cried as she didn’t look at her.

Hurricane shakes her head. “You don’t need to be sorry. My son is not your fault. It’s nopony. He’s like his father, making sure everything is alright with the world and beyond.” She said looking at the crying Blitz.

Terra sniffs. “That still doesn’t excuse it. I’m a poor daughter to you.”

Hurricane smiles gently and opens her other leg to her. “Come here.”

Terra sniffs as she drags herself over to Blitz’s crying form and leans against him as Hurricane tries and hugs them both. “You will always be in my heart. And I’ll always love you. Never forget that.”

Blitz sniffs and tries to look at her. “And we won’t forget you.”

Hurricane smiles and looks behind her before looking back at them. “I have to go now. But I’ll always be here. No matter what, right here.” She said pointing to their hearts. “And here.” She said then pointing to their heads. “Bye now.” She said taking a few steps back.

Blitz sniffs as he tries to hold back the last of his tears. “Hurricane?”

Hurricane smiles as she looks at him. “Yes?”

Blitz sniffs as he tries to smile. “If he’s there, say hello for me and for her.” He said wrapping a hoof around Terra’s.

Hurricane chuckles. “He never was.” She said before she started to disappear.

Terra finally lets the last of tears fall as she disappears.

“Mommy!”

---

Blitz just stared at the ceiling as he petted Terra’s mane as she kept sniffing every now and then for the past few hours. “We have to tell.”

“I can’t father.” Terra says.

“I understand. I will go talk to Twilight first. Will you be ok?” Blitz asks.

Terra sniffs as she wipes her tear stained face with her hooves. “Yeah.”

“I will come to check up on you soon.” Blitz says getting up.

Terra chokes back a sob. “I still miss her.”

“I do as well.” Blitz says before leaving.

---

“Twi, please sit down. I have something to tell you.” Blitz says after leading Twilight to a room to talk alone.

Twilight sits down nearby. “What is it?”

“Twi, something happened when I was sent to the past I never told you about.” Blitz says.

Twilight was confused. “What is it?”

“You remember me asking you to get some books on that time?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “What’s this about Blitz?”

“Well…I may have…” Blitz clears his throat. “You know how Celestia and Luna keep jokingly refer to us as grandparents after the whole baby incident?” Blitz asks.

Twilight chuckles. “Yeah, the foals really like it, thinking they are like mothers themselves.”

“Well there is another reason they call us that.” Blitz says getting nervous.

Twilight goes a little wide eyed. “Oh my Celestia, what did you do?”

“I may have had intercrouse with one of the founding mares.” Blitz says backing up.

Twilight stares at him. “What?”

“I may have gotten Hurricane pregnant.” Blitz says against the wall.

Twilight’s horn lights up and he braces himself before feeling nothing and sees Twilight looking through a history book. “Well now the mysterious knight makes sense now.”

“What? You are not mad?” Blitz asks, still bracing.

Twilight slams the book closed. “Oh I am. And now I’m going to give you the same punishment as you did.”

“Also Twi, Terra needs some emotional support. We saw Hurricane’s ghost.” Blitz says looking sad again.

Twilight sighs and puts the book away. “Go to the foals. I’ll deal with Terra.”

“Twi.” Blitz says as Twilight picked up on his sadness.

Twilight sighs. “I’m not mad. Just upset you didn’t tell us at all. Nopony neither. I can’t let that past.”

“Well the main reason I didn’t say anything was because I’m not sure how it affected the space time continuum.” Blitz says before they started talking about that and Twilight theorized.

“So I understand a little better. You feared that just by talking about it, it would cause a distortion in reality?” Twilight asks.

“Basically yes.” Blitz says.

Twilight adopts a thinking pose. “Hum, well I can’t fault your logic or caution as we know next to nothing on that sort of thing.” Twilight says.

“So?” Blitz asks as it starts reaching a point where he could barely keep up in the conversation with his wife.

Twilight sighs. “You’re still punished.”

“Oh, and what if I do this?” Blitz asks before raspberrying her neck making her laugh.

Twilight laughs before pushing him away hard. “Blitz…ha ha…you basically kept this from us. When those two could have been a true family.” She said rubbing her neck.

“Celestia is still trying to forgive herself for almost banishing her baby uncle.” Blitz says, starting to tickle her.

Twilight keeps trying to push him away. “Cut that out. I’m still mad.”

“No you’re not. You are just trying to teach me a lesson and I have you.” Blitz says kissing her.

Twilight groans into the kiss before sighing internally and just kisses him back. ‘Idiot.’

“So who is a loving mare?” Blitz asks letting go of the kiss.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Who’s a good stallion?”

“That would be our colt Arcane.” Blitz says, making her smile.

Twilight sighs. “Call them up. Get them here. I think it’s time for a family outing.”

“You were looking for an excuse weren’t you?” Blitz asks.

Twilight hits his head. “I always wanted them to be like family and that’s your punishment.”

“Oh I’m hearing. Let’s go for a third.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Twilight frowns. “No.”

“You say that, but your body says yes.” Blitz jokes nuzzling her.

Twilight keeps frowning. “Stop it.”

“Oh so what did you think about the gifts I brought this time and the kids’ new pet?” Blitz asks.

Twilight pokes his chest. “That thing won’t hurt them, right?”

“No, in fact it has a defense against all force abilities.” Blitz says bringing up an article for her. “Now, Twi tonight, who is going to share a bed with me?” Blitz asks before nibbling her ear.

Twilight moans as she frowns. “Would you stop?”

“Not until you are satisfied and happy.” Blitz says before starting to kiss her again.

Twilight groans as she keeps trying to hold him back and he backs off a little. “I am until you get them here.”

“Ok.” Blitz says before paging them all. “Now I have to keep us entertained while we wait.” Blitz says before starting to make out with her again.

Twilight rolls her eyes as he kisses her.

---

“Whoa Twi, you really needed him that much?” Rainbow teases Twilight.

Twilight has a goofy smile on her face as she lays down on a couch. “What?” She asks, lost.

“So you going to me in his bed tonight?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight blinks confused. “Huh?” She asks, waving her hooves in the air.

“Vinyl, can you get her to focus?” Rainbow asks.

“Aw, why should I? I like this Twilight. All in aftershock from the best rock in her life.” Vinyl protests as she plays around with Twilight’s hooves as she tries to grab Vinyl.

“Oh, what about Ice and Juko?” Spitfire asks.

Vinyl smirks as they hear something and look behind them to see Ice carrying a milk carton and Juko crawling behind her.

“I’m starting to think Twi will give birth to twice as many foals as the rest of us.” Applejack says.

Rainbow shrugs. “Well she was first…beside you.”

“Actually, the first one with foal is Octi there.” E. Vinyl says.

Rainbow shakes her head. “No, I mean first choice.”

Twilight giggles and cheers in her world. “Very big.” She said lost as she kept waving her hooves in the air.

“I think she is drunk.” Daring says rocking her baby.

Twilight swoons. “Oh my. Again?” She asks, almost turning to Rainbow.

“Twi, focus, you need to nurse your daughter.” Rainbow says.

Twilight blinks. “What?” Rainbow sighs before hitting her on the head. “Ow! What the heck Rainbow?!” Twilight yells as she holds her head.

“Finally focused huh?” Applejack asks.

Twilight just used her magic tip off Applejack’s hat. “I was enjoying that.”

“Well it’s time to nurse your daughter.” Fluttershy says.

Twilight sighs. “Where is she?”

Fluttershy hums as she messes with her collar. “In the playroom with all the foals.”

“Oh Aether, where are you?” Twilight calls playfully.

“Ma.” Aether’s head appears from the doorway on the other side of the hall.

“Come here my little girl. Come to mama.” Twilight says outstretching her hooves.

Aether laughs and crawls on to her.

Twilight smiles and picks her up before carrying her to the couch and wraps her wing over her to conceal the feeding.

“So how’s the princesses doing?” Rainbow asks, seeing the two playing with the foals in the playroom.

“You all don’t seem surprised or even that angry when I told you.” Twilight points out.

Rainbow shrugs. “They’re family. I’m loyal.”

“Not even a little miffed about him not telling us?” Twilight asks.

They all shrug.

“If I say yes, will I get what you got?” Rainbow jokes.

Twilight glares slightly at her.

“Oh, sign me up for that.” Vinyl jokes.

Twilight sighs and rolls her eyes.

Most of the mares there laughed hearing that.

---

Terra sniffs as she is still laid on the couch. “Mommy.”

“Mrs. Terra?” She hears Arcane call and come in.

“Huh? Oh little Arcane.” Terra says wiping her face again for the hundredth time.

Arcane looks concerned as he sees the state of her. “Are you okay?” He asks, walking up to her.

Terra sniffs and shakes her head. “I’m fine dear. What are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with your brothers and sisters?”

“I came to see my sister-in-law.” Arcane says.

Terra sighs. “Well…you saw her. You better run off and deal with your own business.” She said trying to lay down again and find a better position.

Arcan walks over and hugs her.

Terra tries to smile. “What are you doing?”

Arcane smiles. “Cheering you up.”

Terra sniffs and hugs him back. “Oh Arcane. So noble, like your father.”

“Yeah, now come on. The rest of my siblings are waiting for you.” Arcane says.

Terra sniffs and nuzzles him. “Such a good boy. Let’s go.” She said letting go of him and getting up.

---

Blitz snores as he rests on the couch and the foals hang around him as they try to mess with him. “Come on, put this on.” Azure said, giving Sunshine the headphones.

“And what are you up to?” Blitz asks, opening an eye.

Sunshine eeps and yells out as she falls off and lands in Azure’s hooves. “You were awake?”

“Yeah, just letting you all play.” Blitz says ruffling Sunshine’s mane.

Sunshine fixes her name as he walks out. “Wow, no matter what, daddy’s always happy with us.”

“Alright everyone, to go see your mothers, ok?” Blitz asks.

“Da. Okay.” He hears from mostly all of them and heads out.

“Geez. These guys can wear you out. We need a bigger playroom.” Blitz said to himself.

“Or more.” Twilight says walking up to him.

Blitz chuckles and looks at her. “Hey, heard you went to go do a presentation. My time with you helped out?”

“Oh, yes.” Twilight says walking over to kiss his nose.

“Hey, can we get that too?” Night Glider asks walking up to them with DD.

Blitz chuckles and grabs them both before giving a kiss on their noses. “Happy?”

“Nope.” DD says before capturing his lips.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “How long are you staying anyway?”

“Only until mine. I heard you are trying for your third.” Night jokes.

Twilight sighs. “Why does that become common knowledge?” She grumbled to herself.

“Because you get very needy when you aim for another foal.” DD says when Blitz moved onto Night and rubs her pregnant stomach.

Night sighs and nuzzles him. “He’s so amazing.”

“So how are you two pregnant mares doing?” Blitz asks petting DD’s stomach now.

DD chuckles. “Pretty good. Just hungry most of the time.”

“Oh ready to be a mother, you two?” Blitz asks by twisting one of DD’s nipples with his magic.

DD eeps and glares at him. “Blitz.”

“What snow bunny?” Blitz asks, picking her up and holding her.

DD raises an eyebrow at him.

“I thought you loved the attention.” Blitz whispers into her ears before nipping it playfully.

DD grumbles as Night snickers. “Yeah, she loves it so much, she asked me to do some things.”

“And when she is healed up from giving birth, I will.” Blitz whispers the rest into DD’s ear.

DD blushes heavily. “Oh you tease.”

“Does this prove I am serious?” Blitz asks, twisting all of her nipples with his magic.

DD eeps loudly as Twilight sighs. “Geez, you sure want to touch us.”

“I had to go half a year without doing that. And don’t pretend all of you are missing my touch.” Blitz says.

They all smile at that. “We don’t.” They said playfully.

“Oh?” Blitz asks before pulling all of their tails with his magic.

They all jumped at that. “Blitz.”

“And I’m not done.” Blitz says smirking, putting DD down before using his magic to hold them all in place and goes to each one and smacks their flanks.

They all yelp. “He’s a bit kinky.” Night said moaning. “Like it rough?”

“No, but I know I am turning all three of you on.” Blitz says smirking.

“He is teasing us.” Twilight says as DD drooled a bit.

Night smirks. “Want us to lift our tails too?”

“Twi maybe, but you two know I can’t do you till after the little ones.” Blitz says.

Night chuckles. “But do you want to see them?” She asks, lifting her tail slightly.

“I already know what they look like.” He said before sending a message to Night’s omnitool.

Night hears her omnitool beep. “Um…you still got us stuck.” She said, pulling her leg and getting no leverage.

Blitz releases the spell and nuzzles both Night and DD before Night wraps a hoof around DD. “Come on DD, we have something to do, remember?”

DD shakes herself. “Yeah, whatever. Do you still have that food we left behind?”

“What did you do?” Twilight asks.

“Do Soarin and DD still hate the plastic?” Blitz asks.

Twilight scratches her head. “Somewhat. Night is trying to get them used to it.”

“Then DD is going to hate what is coming.” Blitz whispers to her.

Twilight sighs. “Oh Blitz. You know. I have been looking into the whole time travel thing.” She said walking again.

“Please don’t. It hurts my head everytime I think about how technically you’re the grandmother of Celestia and Luna when you are younger and they wouldn’t exist if not for me and I would have never gone back in time if not for…ow…I have a headache now.” Blitz says holding his head.

Twilight giggles and wraps a wing around him as she pulls him along. “Come on dear. Let’s see where I can give a family grave for her.”

---

“Ok Night, what are we doing here again?” DD asks trying to cool down from having Blitz rile her up in the shower.

Night smiles as she tries to find the box in the sink cupboard. “One sec.”

“Did you have to hide the things here and not the kitchen we all use? I mean, I know this is a recent addition and it’s nice and all, but it is quite a walk.” DD says her back to Night.

Night smirks. “Because we were a late addition. They had no choice in the matter of building.”

“Well I guess we are a big family now. We will need more rooms.” DD says.

Night chuckles as she opens the box. “Yep.” She said grabbing something.

“Also, was it necessary to lock the door so a foal can’t come in and see where we keep the hard cider and stuff?” DD asks before she feels something be put around her neck and finds she can not move.

Night smiles as she leans against her and hugs her. “So…you wanted more.”

“Oh no.” DD says knowing what Night was up to before Night starts attaching things to keep her hind legs spread apart and handcuffs her to a pole.

Night chuckles as she starts kissing her neck slightly. “I’m not Blitz, but I know what makes you tick.” She whispered.

DD tried to free herself when Night put a gag in her mouth.

Night sighs as she massages her flanks. “Look at us, both pregnant and needy.”

DD tries to look for a way out for anything.

Night kisses her cheek. “Just enjoy. I’m not going to hurt you so please, for the sake of us and Blitz, enjoy.” She said moving her hips onto DD’s.

DD goes wide eyed when she sees what Night had in her hooves.

“So which first, your flank or the second set of lips?” Night whispers into her ear.

DD gulps as she keeps trying to break free.

“Oh, my choice?” Night asks before shoving something into DD’s flank.

DD screams into the gag as she makes the chains rattle around.

“Now for the other one.” Night says slipping the second one into her more slowly.

DD groans as she tries to get away and move forward.

“And now, power on.” Night whispers into her ear.

DD goes wide eyed and screams into the gag before freezing up and moaning.

“You like that, don’t you DD? It’s vibrating both at once.” Night says.

DD moans loudly into the gag and slowly the rattle of chains stop.

“Good mare. How long till you lose yourself to the pleasure this time?” Night asks.

DD gulps as she thrashes her flank toward her. Night smiles and lays onto her. DD moans slightly and slowly looks to her pleadingly.

Night smiles and removes the gag before kissing her.

DD moans loudly into the kiss and tries to move her hooves around her.

“Nu uh, now it’s time to raise the settings.” Night says.

DD starts to moan weakly and lazily looks at her.

“Oh who is a good snow bunny?” Night asks.

DD snacks her lips. “Me.” She moans.

“Good girl.” Night says before kissing her.

---

Twilight smiles as she leads Blitz along. “You feel better?” She asks giving him a massage.

“Yes, dear.” Blitz says leaning into her scratching his head.

Twilight smiles. “Good boy.” She teased.

“Only for you.” Blitz teases right back.

Twilight giggles and leans down to him. “Want to head out now or enjoy my hooves more?”

“We best walk around and see what’s going on.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and let’s go of him. “Want to see the map and where we went?”

“Sure, I hear you even met Rara.” Blitz says.

Twilight laughs. “Applejack told you about her when you were younger huh?”

“Told? I was there.” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. “You went to summer camp?”

“Yeah, it was the last year before all of it went down. Also, has Ahsoka told you she has accepted her feelings and agreed to marry?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles as she takes out a list from nowhere and writes down Ahsoka’s name. “There we go.” She said rolling it up before poofing it away.

“Also, she is here as if you didn’t already know that and Twi, help me keep this out of the foal’s grasp.” Blitz says showing his newly made lightsaber.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “What the…why is it different?”

“I made a new one.” Blitz says before putting it away.

Twilight frowns. “Blitz.” She scolds as they enter the map room.

Blitz grins. “What…?” Blitz stops seeing someone in Fluttershy’s chair. “Um…excuse me…that’s Fluttershy’s.” He told Starlight Glimmer politely even though he was ready to tear her a new one.

“How did you even get in here?” Twilight asks almost angrily as they hear hissing from above them.

“Oh my god, tell me you are not using the headache inducing time travel bull to enact revenge. I have enough headaches with this without you doing this.” Blitz says.

Starlight just stares at them a bit surprised before shrugging and taking out a scroll and throwing it into the air and shoots it with magic before it creates a gear circle and hits the map table with magic too as changelings tired to go after her, but a barrier of gears appears around the table and blocks them as she herself floats in the air with her magic and flies off into the portal made above the map and disappears as the portal closes and barrier falls.

Blitz ,seeing this, but his hooves to his face and lets out a sigh of despair. “Twi, please summon my combat gear.” Blitz managed.

Twilight facehooves as she lights up her horns and brings the case at his hooves. “I hate her.”

“Don’t hate it, it only makes things worse.” Blitz says getting dressed.

Twilight sighs before the scroll from before floated down and she catches it. “Hang on, this is way too old. And all this is…” She goes wide eyed. “Um…Blitz?”

“It reopened?” Blitz asks, turning into a pegasus so he could fly.

Twilight shakes her head. “This is Starswirl’s original time travel spell. Heavily modified.”

“I figured it was time travel just from looking at the portal. It looked sort of like a clock from the outset.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns and lights up her horn. “Well we aren’t doing much good here. We have to follow her. Stay here and protect the room.” She calls the last sentence to the changelings as Blitz follows her to the table sighing all the way. “Okay…let’s see…”

“It’s going to be one of those days.” Blitz says to the changelings who nod in understanding.

Twilight then smiles and fires a spell at the scroll before it flies up and does the same thing and they are both sucked into it.

“Seriously, one of those days.” Blitz said, crossing his hooves as they traveled through a portal tunnel that had clock gears all around.

Twilight frowns. “But when would she go?”

“Just follow the trail she left behind. She obviously wants us to follow or she wouldn’t have waited till now and tossed the spell aside for us to use.” Blitz says.

Twilight ends up staring at him.

“Can you think of a logical reason besides that one?” Blitz asks.

Twilight opens her mouth to speak, but stops short as they reach the end of the tunnel and fall through. “Crap!” She yells before hitting a hard road as Blitz landed on top of her. “Blitz, I know you’re happy and all to be back, but we already went one round.”

Blitz lets out a sigh. “Twi, after all of this, I am going to need something hard to drink.” Blitz says getting up.

Twilight groans as she gets up. “I’m sure the changelings have something.” She said looking around and blinks at the sight of so many foals trying to fly.

“Oh look, Dashie.” Blitz says as she flies by.

Twilight blinks at the sight. “Cloudsdale, Rainbow?”

“The story on cutie marks.” Blitz says blantiantly.

Twilight stares for a few moments before facehoofing. “Oh boy. Come on, let’s get to the race.” She said before flying off.

“Why not just use a tracking spell and she already flew away.” Blitz says before sighing and flying after her.

Twilight goes wide eyed. “Blitz, we don’t know what she…dang it.” She said to herself as she landed beside the Blitz encased in crystal. “Really?”

“Really, this is what you are doing Starlight? A question, have you consider what effect this will have on the space time continuum and she is not listening and is on a rant. Perfect.” Blitz says as his armor was encased, but he could still freely talk in his armor.

Twilight frowns before she sees her fire a spell that made the young Rainbow’s wing lock up. “And we are done.”

“She is screwing over the space time continuum...and most likely erasing our foals from existence.” Blitz says now starting to feel hate and great amounts of hate and anger.

Twilight places her on the crystal sadly before a portal opens above them and pulls them in. “That’s the time frame. From the bullying to the Sonic Rainboom.” She summarized as they traveled through the tunnel.

“I’m going to kill her.” Blitz says not hesitating after being freed.

Twilight places a hoof on him. “And she stopped you immediately and we don’t have guns.”

“I am going to use the force to choke her to death and while cutting out her heart and feeding it to her.” Blitz says letting his anger rule him here.

Twilight keeps frowning as they hit the other end and travel through the tunnel and land on a plain with the table next to them.

“Ow. Add landing badly to that hate list.” Twilight said slowly getting up.

Blitz looks left, then right. “Love where or when are we?” Blitz asks.

Twilight groans as she looks around as well. “I don’t know. You ever seen something like this before?” She asks, seeing an almost dead land.

“We are back in the time we left, correct?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks behind her and sees the table in ruin. “Well this is here…but…” She looks around for any sign of the castle.

“Geographically, the same exact place we left, but with no buildings.” Blitz says voicing what Twilight was thinking.

Twilight hums as she looks a bit into the distance and sees some rooftops. “Over there maybe.” She said pointing and walking in the direction.

“Twi, to get back, what will you think we will need?” Blitz asks, turning into his unicorn form and removes his helmet.

Twilight shrugs. “I don’t know. I need to think for a bit.”

“Ok.” Blitz says as they walk into town which was mostly boarded up.

Twilight looks back to him. “Are you getting a familiar vibe for some reason?”

“It’s Ponyville, but not the one we know.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods as she looks at a window and sees a mare who quickly closes her window. “Yeah, like it’s…do you see smoke?” She asks, seeing the smoke rising from Applejack’s farm.

“Judging by it, I would say industry results and that doesn’t look good.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “Considering that Applejack hates the machines.” She said walking towards it.

“Oh, I hate where this is going.” Blitz says as they come to the farm.

Twilight raises an eyebrow as she looks to the barn and looks through a window to see a whole assembly line of apples put into cans. “Doda doda, dodado, doda doda, dodado. Danna, danna.” She hums to herself before seeing Blitz look at her weirdly. “What? It’s factory music. I can’t get it out of my head when we have an assembly line.”

“You have been hanging around the factories too much.” Blitz says.

Twilight shrugs. “Blame the Muzak.” She said before heading to the entrance.

“Well I know she wouldn’t wear that. You mind talking to here?” Blitz asks seeing Applejack in a strange military outfit.

Twilight nods as she walks up. “Applejack?” She calls.

“Yeah, can I help you?” Applejack asks, not looking too pleased.

Twilight frowns a bit as she looks around. “What happened here?”

Applejack raises an eyebrow like she always did. “You came out of a vault or something?”

Blitz sits on the ground waiting, trying to calm himself.

“Blitzkrieg, you mind helping me?” Twilight asks.

Applejack goes a little wide eyed. “Bli…Blitz…no. You must be pulling my tail.” She said with anger evident in her voice.

“Take a chill pill Jackie before you break out the rope.” Blitz says.

Applejack blinks. “Oh my, it is you. But…you…”

“Yeah, long story. You mind helping me out. My son has been taken and I am trying to track down the bastards that dare foalnapped him and I chased him to this continent and I need a update on what is happening here because it’s been so long.” Blitz says.

Applejack slowly frowns. “Then it has to be King Sombra. Sorry, but he’s most likely turned into his personal army or dead.”

“What has happened Jackie?” Blitz asks. Applejack seeing he was having a hard time keeping calm.

Applejack sighs dreadfully. “When the crystal Empire returned, King Sombra came back with it. And it didn’t take long for everyone of his subjects to fight for him for Equestria. And even with Princess Celestia, it still takes all of us, doing their part to fight for Equestria. We went from a peace loving country to war country.”

“I see. Twi get your wings ready. We have some traveling to do.” Blitz says as Applejack notices Twilight was an Alicorn.

Twilight smiles a bit as she flares her wings. “You’re going to end this war early, aren’t you?”

“I’m going to kill anyone who gets in my way.” Blitz says donning his helmet.

Twilight sighs. “Okay, let’s do this.” She said before taking off with him turning into a pegasus and following.

“Blitzy.” Applejack says sadly.

---

“Ok, we now know history has been changed.” Twilight says.

“What are we going to need to reactivate the spell?” Blitz asks.

Twilight frowns. “That scroll. It seems it is the center point of all this. Maybe providing the spark as it were.”

“Yes, but will you need any items to do this?” Blitz asks.

“Maybe a Rachtium crystal. I have been using them for a lot of my spells lately.” Twilight says and Blitz looked confused. “Oh, they are a recent discovery to us. We discovered them while you were fighting in the war.”

“And where is the nearest deposit?” Blitz asks.

“Um…northern Equestria bordering the crystal kingdom from the original timeline.” Twilight offers.

Blitz facehooves. “Okay, give me time. For now, let’s see about this crystal empire right now and is that a camp?” He asks looking down and looks ahead to see a worn out field with holes and craters. He said as he stops flying and hovered there. “Again I have to see this, but in my home.”

Twilight looks to him sadly as he slowly lands down near the edge with her following. “How many?”

“Thousands. Ill equipped on both sides, this is fighting with hooves, not weapons.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Come on. Let’s see if we can find the princesses in this.” She said, spreading her wings.

“Princess, only one.” Blitz says looking up at the night sky to the moon.

Twilight stops and looks up. “Oh Luna.”

“Without the elements, she must still be Nightmare Moon.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Let’s go. This isn’t our world, but we can change something.”

“Twi, you told me Sombra’s magic can make you live your worst fear at the time, right?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Yeah, why?”

“If he uses it on me and my current state, I might use the power of the dark side and channel all my hate and anger in my power. You know what it can do, don’t you?” Blitz asks.

“You could become the most powerful dark powered being in the world at this time.” Twilight says.

“Yes and we both know the force has the potential to destroy entire planets.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. “Want to see your granddaughter first?”

“She wouldn’t understand, but you can meet her. I will stay outside.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods and flies inside the camp as Blitz keeps watching the battlefield where fighting will resume tomorrow. Blitz didn’t even look around when he heard somepony land. “Can I help you?”

Blitz sighs and looks behind him to see Rainbow with a short cut mane and a metal wing. “You kinda hated the future for flight on your wings. Wanted to go all natural.” He mused.

“What was that?” Rainbow asks.

“Nothing.” Blitz says turning back to the battlefield.

Rainbow frowns. “Hey, can we help you?”

“Unless you bring me Sombra’s head, no.” Blitz says.

Rainbow scoffs. “Nopony can get close to him.”

“With your pathetic fighting, I can understand why.” Blitz says.

Rainbow growls. “Pathetic? I’ll show you pathetic!” She yells and launches herself at him.

Blitz, in a moment, turns into his pegasus form and flips over her before landing where he sat again.

Rainbow stops and stares at him. “What the…Sombra soldier.”

“If I was, why didn’t I attack you or not hide to spy on you?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow frowns as she gets up. “What do you want?”

“King Sombra is in my way to find my son.” Blitz says.

Rainbow tilts her head. “Your son?”

“Yes, my son. He either kidnapped him or is just in my way in my search to find my foal.” Blitz says.

Rainbow huffs. “Right and I’m the freaking princess.”

“Well pardon me your royal highness. Should I curtsy for you.” Blitz says sarcastically.

Rainbow growls. “You’re a frigging idiot. You won’t even make it onto the field.”

“Who will stop me that will live?” Blitz asks seriously as he returns to being a unicorn.

Rainbow rolls her eyes and steps aside. “Go ahead, go out there and die.”

“I can’t. My companion wanted to meet with Celestia before we go forward. Also Sombra isn’t here. The Sombra you have been chasing is an illusion created by him.” Blitz says.

Rainbow stops and stares at him as Twilight returns with Celestia behind her. “You have come far Blitzkrieg. I commend that.”

“Commend the fact Sombra is tricking you and have an illusion.” Blitz said, shaking himself as Twilight steps up to him.

“What do you mean?” Celestia asks.

“Do you really think that the overlord would so easily come to the front lines? That is too easy.” Blitz says.

Celestia blinks as Twilight sighs and looks to Blitz. “Whatever you are going to do, do it now. We have to find those crystals.”

“I am going to walk right through their frontline, but I know you want to help them Twi so I will wait until morning. Then you will see how you should fight a war.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow to Celestia as she stared at them. “I’ll prepare the plans.” She said before walking off.

“Twi, stay back tomorrow. It is going to get messy.” Blitz says.

Twilight rolls her eyes at him. “I said I’m going to prepare the plans. Didn’t you hear me?”

“As long as you are not on the frontlines, then I am fine with that.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and continues walking into camp.

Blitz doesn’t move from his spot as Rainbow was in shock of not only the second alicorn, but that Blitz wasn’t intimidated by Celestia.

“Seriously, get out of those jewels unless you have magical wards in them, they are useless. The suits would do more good here.” Blitz comments. Rainbow was dumbfounded enough to snap out of it from that comment. “Good, you are back to reality, now you can leave.” Blitz says.

Rainbow opened her mouth, but a wave from Celestia shut her up and she took off and left. “You are certainly not from here.” She said looking back to Blitz.

“If I was, I would be as useless as the guards in a fight.” Blitz says.

Celestia raises an eyebrow. “Really? They are useless?”

“You don’t even use weapons. This is a comedy, not a war.” Blitz says.

Celestia just keeps a stoic face. “We never had a war for a long time. Do you think we would make it so easy now?”

“The battlefield is my home.” Blitz says.

Celestia tilts her head a bit. “What do you know about me?”

“More than you will even know, granddaughter of Hurricane.” Blitz says.

Celestia’s stoic face finally broke and looked surprised at him.

“We are done here.” Blitz says.

Celestia blinks and watches as he starts to leave. “Wait.”

Then to her shock, he just disappeared entirely.

“I hate that.” Celestia said walking back to her tent.

---

The next morning, Rainbow was talking to her squad about what happened last night.

“I’m telling you. He turned into a pegasus to avoid me.” Rainbow says.

Another mare with a fiery mane shakes her head. “Impossible. Not even Celestia will do that.”

“But it did happen. He even chewed out the princess a bit, calling us pathetic in a fight.” Rainbow says.

“That’s a meanie pants.” A pink pony said with a flat pink mane.

“Dash, you need to lay off the cider. No way the princess would let that slide.” A purple flat mane pony said next to the pink one with a swear jar very close to being full.

“He’s a crude shrill…oh forget it. He’s a nonsensical mother bucker!” The pink pony yells out before dropping a bit into the jar calmly.

“He also said he will walk right through the frontlines today in the battle.” Rainbow says.

They all looked surprised at each other. “That’s suicide. He’ll never make it.” The fiery mane said.

“He sounded serious. I don’t know what his deal is, but he sure seems that way to me.” Rainbow says.

“And let me guess, the princess will want us to back him up right?” A white mane pegasus asks.

“He also said the Sombra here is an illusion.” Rainbow adds.

“Huh?” Maud asks.

“Illusion.” Rainbow said.

“Hum…what makes the mother bucker say that?” Pinkamena asks, putting another bit into the jar.

Rainbow shrugs. “I don’t know. Something about him is too smart to appear on the frontline.”

“He meant he only would do so if he was forced.” Twilight says walking up, making Spitfire do a spit take.

“What the heck?! Another princess?!” She yells looking at her.

“Still think I was drunk?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight sighs. “You girls will be with Blitz on the front lines. Behind him though. And you will learn from him. I have seen what he can do in a battle and you don’t want him against you.”

“Yeah right. How good could he be?” Maud asks.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Wait and see. You have to get to the frontline right now.”

“Yeah, yeah, come on girls. Time for the daily battle of this stalemate.” Spitfire says.

Twilight huffs. “Celestia would disagree with what I have given her.” She said walking away.

---

“Hey Spinner, you seen an unusual stallion around here? We are running defense for him.” Spitfire asks.

Spinner just points to the armored pony at the front near the trench line. He was sitting on a rock above the trench, waiting.

Blitz sighs as he shakes his head. “Pathetic. Cloth uniforms and they get metal and crystal. Idiots.”

“Care to repeat that?” Fleetfoot asks.

“Gladly, this isn’t a war, it’s a fucking joke.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena holds up the swear jar to him.

“Foolish, they have hidden troops in the middle of the field under the snow. All alone, too far to get help.” Blitz says.

They all lean out to see them. “Where?” Rainbow asks.

“Halfway from the enemy camp.” Blitz says.

Rainbow narrows her eyes. “Um…there’s nothing.”

“You will see.” Blitz says getting up and starts walking, despite cries for him to come back.

“Oh, there’s a barb wire you need to cut. Their clothes aren’t that good!” Twilight calls behind the lines.

“Um…Twilight, was it?” Celestia asks.

Twilight looks up to her. “Yes?”

“Um…Blitzkrieg is walking forward without everyone.” Celestia says as the wind kicks up and the line of sight starts to be blurred.

Twilight shrugs. “He’s like that. He would literally walk into battle for his family.”

Celestia looked at her and soon they heard screams and war cries.

Twilight sighs as she hears the others grumble. “Well he is dead. Can we get back to our normal assignment?” Rainbow asks.

Twilight holds up a hoof. “Wait for it.”

After a few minutes, the screams stopped and Blitz returned and soon tossed a half destroyed captain helmet with blood on it into the trench before getting back onto his seat.

Twilight hums as she picks it up and looks it over. “Weird. This is metal…but Sombra destroyed its protection by having some control spells in it.”

“Ten minutes.” Blitz says as the troops start watching him.

Twilight then tossed the helmet into the air before firing a spell at it. “Normal fire spells should destroy the last protection before a magical blast of force should do it.” She said as the pieces fell around her.

“I think you have to reevaluate your opinion Rainbow.” Spitfire says.

Twilight yawns as she sits by Blitz. “Weaker than ours, right?”

“My opinion hasn’t changed.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs as she leans against him. “When can we go?”

“Five more minutes for them to shake off their shock or they will be completely useless.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and glares slightly to Celestia.

Celestia nods and signals the ponies to prepare to charge.

“So how much longer can we be here? If we at least get Sombra, we can end this early.” Twilight asks.

“Yes and it will make it easier for us.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks at him. “Can we finish this early? I don’t want this to go on and see this world fall apart.”

“It depends on them. You will be staying with Celestia while I work. Keep her on track as I carve a path.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles a bit. “You know I’m second best to Spike.”

“Yes, you are.” Blitz says getting up.

Twilight sighs and gets up as well and goes to Celestia. “Try and make it horrifying for him. Give him a taste of his own medicine.”

“I will teach them the true horrors of war.” Blitz says starting to walk forward as the other ponies get ready to charge as the snow and wind obscures their vision as it falters, showing the enemy getting ready to charge as well.

Twilight raises an eyebrow as Celestia gets ready to head in, but she places a hoof on her leg and makes her stop. “Only an idiot sends their commanders first.”

“But my presence inspires the troops.” Celestia says.

“Trust me, it’s not the troops that need inspiration. It’s the enemy when Blitz reaches them, beside, we both know with no Sombra there, you should conserve your power.” Twilight says.

Celestia looks to her slightly confused as to how much this pony knew before just planting her hooves on the ground.

“Here we go. Spinner, make sure the new recruits don’t get themselves killed.” Spitfire says taking to the sky.

Spinner salutes as he turns to the new recruits.

“Charge!” A guard yells and the ponies start charging Sombra’s forces and they start to do the same thing they have always been doing. Blitz didn’t even change his pace.

The two forces met far ahead of Blitz and started a brawl, punching and kicking each other. “Idiots even for Sombra. Make crystal weapons. You make crystals yourself.” He said to himself.

“You seem relaxed.” Maud says walking beside him with Pinkamena.

Blitz shrugs. “It’s so petty. It’s like watching nobles fight each other and they are even better than this.”

“Oh, then why are you not in there yet?” Pinkamena chastises him.

“Because that is when the battle shifts into the next phase.” Blitz says as three ponies charge them.

Maud frowns as she gets into a stance. “Pinkamena.” She said and Pinkamena gets in her stance.

Blitz walks right past them as the three close in. “Insects.” Blitz says before withdrawing his claws on the right hoof and with a flash of silver, all three of the pony’s heads flew off their bodies into the brawl. One hit the head of one of the guards and he turned around to see the severed head with blood still coming from it.

The solar guard looks to the head and jumps back surprised. “What the buck?!”

Blitz keeps walking to the frontline as Maud and Pinkamena could only stare at what just happened.

“What the buck?” They both ask and place a bit into the swear jar that appeared.

Blitz stepped into the battle line and pushed aside those on Celestia’s side and struck his claws through one of Sombra’s ponies before tearing it out through the pony’s right side, spraying blood in the direction.

Some blood fell onto the guards and they jumped and tried to wipe them off. “Not even good for healing.” Blitz comments as he walks past.

Blitz then stopped and raised up onto his hindlegs. “This joke of a battle is over.” Blitz says withdrawing his other claw before charging at Sombra’s ponies on them with impressive speed and starts cutting through them like they are paper before jumping over them and spins mid air, cutting off heads or at least part of them, spraying blood from everyone he cut down as he made his way to the center and really opens up as if he was in a berserker rage, slashing a few more times than necessary as blood flies everywhere, shocking the equestrian troops completely at his brutality.

“The buck is going on…?” Rainbow tries to ask.

Blitz then spies a wounded sombra troop trying to crawl away and brings his hoof down and crushes the head in as the second wave approaches.

“How…?” Celestia tries to ask in shock.

“It’s as Blitz said, his home is the battlefield. He has lived so long there he can live no other way now.” Twilight says sadly.

Celestia slowly looks to her. “How long?”

“Since he was a foal, he was foalnapped from this country to be sold and was saved by ponies just like him. The mandalorians.” Twilight says ringing a bell to Celestia.

Celestia blinks. “The Mandalorians. So a tough clan and only one survived before it was just a ghost.”

“They survived in a sense, but left equestria.” Twilight says.

Celestia looks at her in small shock.

“None of the original clan line exists, but their teachings and ways survived. Blitz is one of those who follows their ways.” Twilight says.

Celestia looks back to the battle as more blood is flying around. “So this is what my ancestor was like.” Celestia says.

Blitz looks to the new wave before using his magic to start ripping the armor off the corpses and floats it in front of him.

Rainbow blinks as they were all stuck in sight. “What the heck is he…?”

They watch as the armor starts to be torn apart into what were small pieces of shrapnel and the sharp ends start to point towards the charging ponies.

“Wait?! He isn’t thinking of…?!” Spitfire yells.

Soon, all of the shards start flying ahead to meet the charging line and the result is gruesome as the shrapnel rips through the armor, the flesh, and bones.

They watch as the charging line slowly comes to a stop before falling down on each other. “This is…” One guard tries to say.

“War.” Blitz finishes starting to walk forward once more.

“Blitz. End this. We still need the population of crystal ponies intact to survive. Finish this fight or knock them out and get to Sombra. Show a real fight.” He hears Twilight over the radio.

Blitz nods and starts letting the force flow from him with a little darkness starting to amplify the fear the ponies of Sombra’s troops felt. “Remove your armor and surrender now or don’t and all of you will die. This is your only warning.” Blitz calls.

They watch as the rest of the line stop before they have shaking legs reach up and start to remove their helmets and drop them to the ground and they start to quickly move and get rid of the armor.

Blitz starts marching again as they get out of the way out of fear. Fear so great to break Sombra’s hold. Soon the enemy camp was ablaze.

Celestia gulps as she watches Blitz sit in front of the burning camp. “He’s…”

“A product of war.” Twilight says as the troops brought back the freed crystal ponies, which to most, shock was most of them.

Twilight sighs as she watches them. “At least that species line of ponies will survive. This world needs all…even elusive changelings. Blitz…come on back. Time to end this war.” She calls into the communicator as she walks back into camp.

“Twilight, you are wrong. This war has just started, we have a long way to go before we reach the goal.” Blitz says.

“How many more cities do we need to go through?” She asks.

“Many.” Blitz says.

“Then how about a ploy?” She asks.

“Fight by Celestia’s side. I am going straight to the crystal empire.” Blitz says, starting to walk.

“Try to gather as many crystal ponies you can. I don’t want to see them pushed into extinction. But they have the size of an empire city.”

“Just send a division to follow behind me.” Blitz says.

“Already done.” Twilight said, waving over Celestia who had been listening.

Chapter 58: Too Many Changes

That night, many ponies could not believe what had happened in the battle. They had won completely defeating the Sobra troops, but the method…

“This is slaughter.” Celestia said as Twilight drew more maps.

“That is war.” Twilight says.

Celestia frowns. “So I build this victory over Sombra in a pool of blood?”

“That is the nature of war itself and only blood being spilt was by the mandalorians, the original owners of these lands. Your people.” Twilight says.

Celestia stares at her as she just calmly draws on the maps. “What do you know of my kind?”

“Sorry, I was sworn to secrecy and not much to be honest. Blitz knows far more and good luck getting him to talk.” Twilight says.

Celestia frowned as she sat back down at her table. “You two are an anomaly. Just coming in here and killing them all.”

“Blitz does have a reason. He looks for his son and Sombra is either responsible or in his way and as you saw, he will slaughter anything in his way.” Twilight says.

Celestia huffs. “How can you be so calm of this…madhouse?”

“This isn’t my first war either and I am also worried. Blitz is my stallion and my son is the one he searches for.” Twilight says sadly.

Celestia’s glare softens as she hears that. “Your son?”

“My little Arcane. I feel pain from this, but Blitz keeps it all bottled up and if Sombra provokes him, there is no telling what will happen.” Twilight says.

Celestia stares at her as Twilight seems to have gained the long yard stare before going back to her maps.

---

“You ok there Spinner?” Spitfire asks.

“All that blood…” Spinner tries to speak.

“Hang in there stallion.” Spitfire says patting his shoulder before leaving.

“You ok Spitfire?” Rainbow asks, checking her gear.

Spitfire sighs. “How does one deal with war like that?”

“I don’t know, but you hear what he said this was war to him?” Rainbow says.

Spitfire nods. “Makes me wonder what his war was like really.”

“Probably the same as what we saw. So what is the princess going to do with the crystal ponies?” Rainbow asks.

Spitfire looks at her. “I heard they were making a breeding program so they can have the numbers in case Blitz kills them all or worse, Sombra.”

“I mean what is the plan for them? They’re going to help our populace supply us?” Rainbow asks.

Spitfire raises an eyebrow. “Did you see their eyes? They wanted no more of it. Nothing. Probably just wants a secluded little village and hides there until this boils over.”

“I’m personally shocked they were scared so badly it broke the mind control.” Pinkamena says.

Maud nods. “For Sombra, that’s tough to do. Makes me wonder how much Blitz can have a hold on them or even Sombra himself.”

“I bet they are still conscious under it all and feeling something stronger like fear would break the control completely.” A royal guard unicorn says.

“Maybe they are. They really wanted to take off the armor.” Pinkamena said.

“Despite how you look at it, we won.” A guard says happily smug.

A rock was suddenly thrown his way and hit him square on the head and knocked him down. “Congratulations, you won the battle and lost the war by succumbing to an assassination.” Blitz said tossing a rock up and down as he was ahead of them, listening to them bicker.

“Why does he insist on sitting so far away?” Fleetfoot asks.

“Because we have so much we can’t tell or do.” Twilight said walking past and going to Blitz.

Blitz says nothing as he looks out. “There is a fort not far on the road ahead. Fastest way to the empire.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods as she sits down and leans against him. “How are you doing?” She asks quietly.

“Indifferent.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks up to him. “Blitz.”

“If we succeed, this will have never happened.” Blitz says bluntly.

Twilight sighs and looks ahead as well. “And all our long days and hours will be all for naught and just wasted.”

“You know that is not what I meant.” Blitz says.

Twilight just nuzzles into his armor. “Please, I had enough of this. I just want it to stop and let us all be together again. All of us.” She said as she moves a hoof to her stomach.

“I know and the fastest way to do that is to bloody my hooves again.” Blitz says.

Twilight wraps a hoof around his armored one. “Please, save as many as you can.”

“If the fear they feel snaps them out of it, then they will live.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and closes her eyes. “She knows her heritage line.”

“I know. Terra informed me she told her daughters everything.” Blitz says.

Twilight starts to rest against him. “Don’t ever leave me or the others.”

“I won’t. Now get some rest. I move out tomorrow and you stay here with Celestia.” Blitz says.

Twilight mumbles as she clumsily wraps her hooves around him. “Don’t…”

“Rest.” Blitz says petting her as she falls asleep.

Rainbow raises an eyebrow as she watches them. “Do you see that?”

“The way she snuggled into him?” Fleetfoot asks.

Rainbow nods. “The way they talked…it’s like they were just soldiers.”

“I would say more like married.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow raises an eyebrow to her. “How would you know?”

“I’ve seen a lot of romance movies.” Spitfire admits blushing.

Rainbow taps her hooves. “Before or after the theaters were gone?”

“Both.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow scoffs. “Right.”

“Oh, you don’t think so? Why don’t you go and try and flirt with him then Rainbow.” Maud challenged.

Rainbow frowns at her. “We have a war right on the next hill and you want me to flirt?”

“Sounds like someone isn’t confident she can do it.” Pinkamena says.

Rainbow huffs. “I’ll show you. I just need to get that big head away from him and he’ll be like all the other stallions.”

“She is asleep. Somepony go take her to one of the beds.” Spitfire says.

Maud smiles and gets up and moves to them.

“Can I help you?” Blitz asks.

Maud smiles. “I can take the mare to bed. We have some tents for you.”

“Very well.” Blitz says.

Maud nods and takes Twilight and places her across Maud’s back and walks back to camp.

Blitz sat there waiting as he looked to the two paths, one into a canyon, the other into rolling hills with crystal everywhere.

“Hey?” Rainbow said behind him.

“Yes?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow frowns a bit. “Kinda wanted to talk to you.”

“About?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow watches him carefully. “You.”

“Huh?” Blitz asks looking at her now.

Rainbow smiles a bit. “You. I want to know more about you.”

“What brought this on?” Blitz asks.

Rainbow just points to Twilight’s sleeping form.

“Ah, my wife.” Blitz says.

Rainbow blinks. “Wife huh?”

“Yes, the head one at least. She insisted we form a herd.” Blitz says.

Rainbow frowns. “Lucky. We don’t even have a chance to get together.”

“You will soon enough.” Blitz says.

Rainbow raises an eyebrow. “I doubt that.”

“it should take two weeks of walking to get to the capital from here.” Blitz says.

Rainbow scoffs. “Please. With all those soldiers out there, it became a year.”

“If you take the long way around, yes.” Blitz says.

Rainbow rolls her eyes. “You won’t even make it in two weeks.”

“Not unless you walk in a straight line to it.” Blitz says sending alarm bells off inside Rainbow’s head.

Rainbow frowns. “You are going through the canyon.”

“It is the fastest way.” Blitz says.

“Are you kidding?! That is the most fortified path of the front with two forts. One in the canyon, the other outside the exit and they are jam packed with more troops than what we fought on the plains.” Rainbow says.

“So?” Blitz asks completely unfazed.

Rainbow scoffs as she seems to have a slight temper and walks around angrily. “You do have a death wish. Don’t count me in if you get killed.”

“I wouldn’t expect you too. Your life is precious.” Blitz says.

Rainbow blinks and looks confused. “What?”

“You heard me.” Blitz says looking back to the paths.

Rainbow just ended up staring at him.

Blitz sat there in silence, knowing Rainbow was still watching him. ‘Even if you are not my Rainbow, I still love you.’

Rainbow groans out loud and walks away. “You’re a bucking idiot.”

Blitz just looks up to the stars and starts to recall the faces of those he loves, from his mares to his foals.

“So how did it go?” Pinkamena asks.

“He has a death wish.” Rainbow said simply and sat down before laying on the ground.

“Oh, looks like somepony got more than she bargained for.” Muad says.

Rainbow scoffs. “He’s going for the canyon.”

They all look at her at once. “Wait what? Does he not realize that is Sombra’s supply line and he fortified it well?” Spitfire asks.

Blitz’s ears perks up in their direction. “I don’t think he even knows better about the two forts there with it being old castles.” He heard Rainbow said.

“I think he is getting up.” Fleetfoot says.

They all look and see Blitz leaving. “What the buck? I thought it wasn’t until morning?” Pinkamena asks before Muad brings out the swear jar.

Blitz keeps walking until he turns into his pegasus form and takes off.

“This guy is a bucking idiot!” Rainbow yells and tosses a bit behind her.

“Did he just grow wings?” Fleetfoot asks.

“Ask bucking Celestia about that! We have more pressing matters. Like what will Sombra do when he realizes that line will be attacked.” Spitfire yells and tosses a bit behind her as well.

“We better stop him.” Rainbow says unfurling her wings.

Fleetfoot gets on her back and stops her. “And what?! You going to follow him to that line too?”

“We were ordered to watch him. You want to give Blueblood a reason to enslave us for himself as punishment for disobeying orders?” Rainbow asks.

Fleetfoot frowns. “And the other is getting yourself killed.”

“I would rather die than let him touch me.” Rainbow says bucking Fleetfoot off her and takes off.

Fleetfoot groans. “She’s dead.” She said unfurling her wings.”

“But, we are going.” Spitfire says taking off.

Spinner blinks as they all leave. He shrugs and starts running toward the canyon.

“How fast is he?” Rainbow asks, trying to find him as they neared the fort. To her shame, she was not as fast as she used to be because of her prosthetic.

Spitfire frowns as she looks behind her at Rainbow. “You doing okay?”

“Can’t find the guy and we are nearing the fort.” Rainbow says.

“It has been two hours. Could we have over shot him?” Fleetfoot asks.

Spitfire shakes her head. “Not really. We would have seen him.”

“I think I see smoke coming from the fort.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow raises an eyebrow at the sight. “That isn’t fire smoke.”

“Investigate?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow flies down and tries to get in close and covers her mouth from the smoke before seeing many bodies on the ground and not moving and flies back up. “They’re on the ground.”

“Looks like he was already here.” Spitfire says. “Alright, air filtration on you two.” Spitfire instructs, getting her helmet out and putting it on.

Rainbow frowns as she puts on hers. “I hate these things.”

“Let’s go.” Fleetfoot says before flying in and they examine the ones on the ground, but find them breathing.

“They’re alive.” Spitfire said getting the helmet off of one.

“Not what I was expecting.” Rainbow says removing another one.

Fleetfoot huffs as she tosses away a bunch of helmets. “Outside the walls too.”

“I saw no…there he is.” Spitfire says spotting Blitz sitting on one of the walls.

“They will be fine. Just get the armours.” He said not even moving.

“Somepony go inform Spinner and others coming. We have the fort and open the gate for them.” Spitfire says.

Fleetfoot flies off and goes to find the team.

Spitfire, seeing this, goes to see Blitz. “What do you need?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire frowns. “Explanations.”

“This is how you covertly take a supply line. When do you think the next shipment will arrive?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire growls silently. “In a few days time.”

“Then ambush it and take the supplies.” Blitz says bluntly.

Spitfire frowns. “Easier said than done.”

“Just don’t show off. This fort was captured like some sort of Jackass and it will work.” Blitz says freezing Spitfire as that was one of her favorite phrases when training wonderbolts.

“Well…okay then.” Spitfire says weirded out a bit.

“The smoke will clear. In less than a hour, the effects will go away past dawn.” Blitz says.

---

“Something isn’t right. They should have gotten resupplied by now.” Celestia says looking at the hill forts that controlled this area.

Twilight hums as she stands by her and keeps writing on the maps. “Must have been stopped.”

“But how? The forts of the supply line are well fortified and very well manned.” Celestia says before a messenger runs up.

“Princess, the line inside the canyon has been captured.” He said panting.

“By who?” Celestia asks.

The messenger pants deeply. “Blitzkrieg.”

“Told you.” Twilight said without stopping her writing.

“Send a few divisions to man that fort.” Celestia orders.

“Also, they are sending the captured ponies and supplies to us.” The messenger says before all of them nod and run off.

“Supplies? Why would they send supplies?” Celestia asks.

“They probably captured a shipment with an ambush knowing Blitzy.” Twilight says.

Celestia raises an eyebrow to her. “Blitzy?”

“My name for him.” Twilight says.

Celestia frowns. “This is reckless now.”

“He could have burnt it to the ground.” Twilight points out.

Celestia groans silently. “Point.”

Twilight sighs and takes out a picture of her and little Arcane and looks at it for a while.

Celestia leans in a bit. “Your son?” She asks seeing the mare before her holding a little colt.

“Now I know what Blitzy feels like.” Twilight said in her own world.

“You will get him back. I am sure of it.” Celestia says putting a hoof on her shoulder.

Twilight twitched a smile. ‘She’s getting back to her roots.’ “Yeah, before or after Blitz burns the world to ash, looking for him?” Twilight asks.

Celestia sighs. “He would certainly find this son of yours first before doing anything else.”

“Yeah and you see what bloody path he will carve to find him.” Twilight says.

Celestia frowns as she looks over the horizon where the path is, trying to ascertain how much he could do.

---

“I can see reinforcements marching our way.” Spinner says to Spitfire.

Spitfire frowns as she steels herself. “Prepare for a fight then.”

“There our’s.” Spinner says making out the flag.

Spitfire sighs in relief. “Good. Go meet up with them and tell them everything.”

Blitz gets up and jumps off the wall.

Rainbow frowns. “Where’s he going?”

“Oh, why are you becoming attached?” Pinkamena asks.

Rainbow huffs and looks away. “I’m not. Just for Sombra I’ll do once he finds out.”

“Looks like he is heading for the next fort.” Fleetfoot says.

“We are never going to get a break are we?” A guard asks.

“Nope! Now move out!” Spitfire calls.

“I’ll greet and get them up to date before catching up.” Spinner says.

“Got it.” Spitfire says as the gates start to open.

“Take the fort!” They hear from outside and a bunch of cheering.

Blitz walked with the rest of the division at a leisurely rate, only stopping outside the fort which was reinforced.

“Crosscut fences huh.” He asks himself as looks at the other end of the fort.

“Great. Looks like Sombra has really reinforced this place. We can’t even fly in with the crystal dome over the top.” Rainbow says.

“The gate is also magical resistant and reinforced so magic won’t work.” Blitz says.

“So what are you going to do?” Spitfire asks.

“I will knock.” Blitz says bringing up his left hoof and fires a rocket from it. When the rocket hit the gate, it was blown apart and thrown into the fort.

“What the…?” Spitfire stops at the sight.

Blitz says nothing and starts walking forward into the fort’s new opening.

Spitfire shook herself out of the stupor and yelled. “Attack!”

The whole army yelled as they charged the fort and then metal clanging was heard as Blitz continued in his leisurely pace, either cutting down or smacking the defenders away before making it to the commander, his claws drawn.

It took less than an hour of fighting for the fort to fall after the shock of them losing their main gate.

“We did it!” A guard yells cutting the flag down.

“I can’t believe it we took the entire Sombra supply route.” Rainbow says.

Spitfire cheers as she jumps in the air. “Now this war is ten times easier.

Blitz just looks at the commander whose helmet he took off to find a crystal mare who was panting hard at the exhaustion. “The city is surrounded by a crystal wall.” She said as he held her up from collapsing.

“And Sombra? Where exactly is he?” Blitz asks.

The mare looks up to him with tired eyes. “The main castle. Where many twists and turns have been made to stop anypony from getting in. If you want to get in, you have to follow his hoofsteps. I’m sorry I can’t give more.”

“Go join the rest and head along the supply line. Your part in this war is over.” Blitz says.

The mare tiredly nods and leans into him. “Thank you.”

“Spinner.” Blitz calls.

Spinner perks his head up from the small cheering crowd and rushes over to him and salutes.

“Help her and the others get out of here.” Blitz says.

Spinner nods and helps lead the mare and the others out with a group of soldiers following them.

“The crystal empire is all that is left.” Blitz says.

Rainbow stops cheering and turns to him with a frown. “You’ll never make it in.”

“Making it here was also impossible.” Blitz says stretching his wings a bit.

Rainbow goes a bit wide eyed. “You aren’t doing what I think you’re doing.”

“I plan on removing the head of this snake.” Blitz says.

Rainbow huffs. “You’ll never make it to the castle before you are shot down.”

“I’m not going to fly in.” Blitz says.

Rainbow raises an eyebrow. “Then what, dig?”

“We besiege the city.” Blitz says.

Rainbow looks shocked. “What?!”

“This will force Sombra to pull back his forces as his capital and he is now vulnerable. Doing so though opens up too many openings and will allow the main force to meet us here and then we besiege the city.” Blitz says.

Rainbow held a glare on her face. “You intent to go on a suicide mission to wipe the city? You are crazy.”

“No, simply the siege is a distraction while I slip in and kill Sombra.” Blitz says.

Rainbow huffs. “So we are just useless ponies to you.”

“Look me in the eye and tell me you can kill another pony and watch them plead to you with their eyes not to let them die.” Blitz says.

Rainbow kept glaring at him as best she could…but it quickly faltered and she quickly looked away with a grunt.

“Don’t become like me.” Blitz says before walking away, surprising Rainbow.

“Did you just…try and stare him down?” Spitfire asks.

“And lost badly.” Rainbow says.

Spitfire frowns slightly. “You might be more crazy than him then.”

“You hear what he said at the end?” Rainbow asks.

Spitfire nods. “Yeah, don’t become like him. He wants us to fight better, but not him…?”

“I can’t make heads or tails of him.” Rainbow says.

Spitfire sighs. “Maybe it’s for the better.”

“I’m wondering what he looks like now. He hasn’t taken his helmet off since we met.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire shrugs. “Maybe he’s scarred.”

“Oh, is that all you miss romantic?” Fleetfoot asks.

Spitfire rolls her eyes. “What else is supposed to be there?”

“I’ve heard you in your sleep fantasizing about the mysterious wounded soul.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire shrugs. “It’s a good one.”

“Oh?” Rainbow asks.

Spitfire smiles. “Yeah, the wounded soul always gets the mare easy.”

“Like you both and our mysterious stallion there?” Fleetfoot adds.

Spitfire sputters her lips and gives a small wave. “Please, he’s got a mare already who I bet got banged three ways to Sunday.”

“He did say he has a herd that she got him to form.” Rainbow says.

“Really now?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow nods. “Makes me wonder who he got. Wonder if it’s also going through the other classes of ponies. I mean…he’s a unicorn and she’s a unicorn so…”

“Alicorn and right now, he is a pegasus with a nice wingspan.” Fleetfoot says.

Spitfire leans over. “You thinking of another length right now?” She teased with a grin.

“You know the old saying.” Fleetfoot says making both the other mares blush.

“Well…we still have a city left over.” Rainbow said, trying to change the subject and bring the blush down.

“Oh what is this? No stallion mare blushing?” Maud asks.

Rainbow frowns and grumbles to herself.

“Oh where?” Pinkamena asks.

Rainbow mumbles louder.

The sisters turn and look at each other before chuckling a bit at Rainbow.

Rainbow groans.

“Go on Rainbow. Go talk to him.” Fleetfoot says.

Rainbow rolls her eyes and walks off. “Fine.”

“Oh, how will this end?” Pinkamena asks.

Spitfire smiles. “Want me to make a story?”

“Let’s watch this trainwreck unfold ourselves…by the way, what was that old saying?” Maud asks.

“Um…well…I…oh, we should find a good spot to watch.” Fleetfoot says before running away and Spitfire follows.

---

“Well we now control the hill forts.” Celestia says as her banner raises over the last one.

Twilight hums as she goes over the maps. “Maybe. Though there are little ones.”

“Yes, but with the supplies cut, they will start to starve and be weak…” Celestia was cut off by a messenger pony running up out of breath.

“Breath.” Twilight orders.

The messenger took a few moments to get his breathing in order before giving his message. “Fort Titan has fallen to us. The way to the capital lies exposed.”

Twilight smiles. “Told ya, again.”

“Titan has fallen.” Celestia says having to take a seat.

Twilight nods as she gives her a bunch of maps. “Here, possible attack plans on the city.”

“The city!?” Celestia yells in disbelief.

Twilight nods and goes to the nearby bed. “Yes. He intends to end this.”

“But, that would mean drawing troops away from other fronts.” Celestia says.

“Sombra is already doing it. His capital is exposed along with him. He is worried now.” Twilight says.

Celestia blink. “I never believe such a black hearted demon would feel fear.”

“Having his forces decimated and a march from one division that his best fortifications couldn’t stop. It makes him self conscious and unsure if his power base is so secure.” Twilight says.

Celestia frowns. “We have to stop him soon.”

“Don’t worry, this siege will be the end.” Twilight says fluffing a pillow.

Celestia raises an eyebrow. “How can you be so sure?”

“Because he’s in Blitz’s sights now and that is the last place you want to be. In between Blitz and his foal. Their are more easier ways at suicide like jumping off a cliff.” Twilight says.

Celestia tilts her head. “And you have seen him like this?”

“A few times it never ended well for somepony in the way…let’s hope that the Crystal empire’s castle will still be standing when it is over.” Twilight says.

Celestia gulps silently as she tries to keep a straight face.

---

“Ug…my pounding head.” Rainbow says rubbing her head as she awoke.

“Are you okay?” A voice asks beside her.

“Yeah, I am…” Rainbow stops to look at the stallion beside her in the bed, his eyes still closed.

Blitz sighs as he keeps trying to rest up. “If you want, you can get back to bed.”

“Um…” Rainbow stops spotting Blitz’s helmet on the counter of the room.

“Let me at least get a few more hours of rest.” Blitz says.

Rainbow gulps as she looks him over before hearing a knock at the door and goes to see who it is.

“Hey, you ready to join the rest of the unit for morning drills?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow blinks for a moment. “Um…sure.”

“Good.” Spitfire says, pulling her out. “So where did you go last night?” Spitfire asks as they walk noticing Rainbow was out of uniform, but figured she took it off to sleep.

Rainbow sighs. “Where were we?”

“In drills or last night?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow rubs her head. “What the heck happened?”

“You went off to talk to Blitzkrieg. You talked for a while then you both took the conversation to a more private location and from there, I don’t know.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow gulps. “Do you know what happened or anypony else?”

“No, there was no sound or anything. Heck, Pinkamena added ten bits to the swear jar after losing that bet.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow blankly stares at her.

“Ok, ok, so it was more like twenty.” Spitfire admits.

Rainbow huffs. “Come on. Let’s get training.” She said walking away.

“So what did he look like?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow scratches her head. “I don’t remember. It was too dark.”

“Dark?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow nods. “I don’t remember and just woke up. His face was in the dark too.”

“What do you remember?” Spitfire asks, smirking.

“Lets see…um…I remember something going inside…” Rainbow immediately stops.

Spitfire leans in. “What?”

“Nothing.” Rainbow says quickly.

“He plowed you didn’t he?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow blushes beet red and glares at her. “I would know.”

“And the red says you do.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow huffs.

“So how was it?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow blinks and looks at her confused. “I don’t know.”

“Oh, I see it was so good to you that it was too much to handle.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow blushes hard again. “No!”

“Guess we can call you the no stallion mare anymore.” Spitfire jokes.

Rainbow raises a hoof to hit her with.

“Superior officer.” Spitfire says making her lower it.

“Damn you.” Rainbow said.

“Remains between us.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow scoffs. “It’s better.”

“As long as you can get him to do me as well. I need to blow off some steam like you did.” Spitfire says and Rainbow could not tell if she was serious or joking.

Rainbow raises an eyebrow. “Uh huh.”

“What…ok, tell me how do you feel today?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow hums. “Not bad really.”

“Compared to the last month.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow shrugs. “Really better than that time.”

“And what is different from then and now?” Spitfire asks.

Rainbow shrugs. “I don’t know.”

“Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow pushes her. “Shut up.”

“You know I am right.” Spitfire playfully pushes her back.

Rainbow groans out loud.

“Now come on. Let’s see if you fly any better today.” Spitfire says.

Rainbow huffs as she takes off. “About time.”

‘She is so happy to have gotten laid.’ Spitfire thinks.

---

“You ok in there?” Spitfire calls knocking on the door after the sun was starting to set. “If you don’t answer I am coming in.” Spitfire calls and still no answer.

Spitfire says and opens the door and walks in and sees the lights were still extinguished. “Alright, let’s get some light in here.” Spitfire says before striking a match and starts lighting some candles in the room. Looking around she found Blitz’s helmet on the counter and a form in the bed.

“Five more minutes alright?” Blitz asks tiredly.

Spitfire frowns. “Hey, we have to get ready.”

“What for? Even if they march here double time the whole way with no rest, it will take nearly a week for them all to arrive.” Blitz says waving a hoof at her.

Spitfire raises an eyebrow. “And how do you figure that?”

“Twilight will need to draw troops from other sectors of the war like Sombra will do now that the road to his capital is open to us.” Blitz says.

Spitfire looks unconvinced. “Uh huh.”

“Look, just let me sleep.” Blitz says.

Spitfire sighs. “Look, it’s best we move out and check things out.”

“Has the gate been replaced?” Blitz asks as Spitfire walks closer.

Spitfire hums. “Not yet, but it’s being worked on.”

“Then send small scouts to watch and most repair that gate.” Blitz says before Spitfire removes the covers.

Spitfire gasps as she backs off a bit.

“What is it now?” Blitz asks, covering his head with his wings.

Spitfire gulps as she takes in the sight. “How about…food?”

“Not now Spits. Doesn’t Sunrise need his mother?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire blinks. “Sunrise?”

“Spits, are you telling me you forgot the name of your son, whom you gave birth to? In which the said birth you needed a c section for both to live?” Blitz asks more asleep than awake.

Spitfire looks shocked at him. “Who lived?” She asked carefully.

“Yes, now please stop the bad joke. We have been married for what? Three? Four years now?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire frowns a little as she hears this. “Hey! Wake up!”

“Spitfire please, let me rest, I…oh my god, I just talked.” Blitz says his eyes are shooting open wide.

Spitfire huffs. “Yeah, now get up.”

Blitz laughs nervously as he gets up. “You no doubt have questions.” Blitz says.

Spitfire nods. “Oh yeah.”

Blitz sighs. “I am from a parallel timeline.” Blitz says.

Spitfire raises an eyebrow.

“Ok…how to explain this…ah, when you dam up a river, what happens if it doesn’t stop?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire leans forward a bit skeptical. “Finds another way.”

“Exactly the same applies with time. Let me put it like this, what would happen if some pony went back in time and stopped a major event from happening?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire slowly waves a hoof around. “Different events.”

“Exactly. In my time, Sombra, although he came back, it was briefly before he was destroyed and he never got to enslave the crystal ponies again. In fact, the crystal empire became a protectorate of Equestria and a quite rich one at that.” Blitz says.

Spitfire keeps an eyebrow raised. “And why should I believe you?”

“Because I am not lying and…” Blitz stops before bringing up a 3D projection of Spitfire and Sunrise. “That is Sunrise, our son in my timeline.”

Spitfire stares at the projection. “Ours?”

“Yeah, you, Fleetfoot, and Rainbow are all in my herd. And if you can believe it, while you were pregnant, Soarin pissed you off so bad you got Twilight to turn him into a mare…though his sexuality didn’t change.” Blitz says.

Spitfire blinks, not sure what to say or do.

“Ok, you want absolute proof about it, ask me anything that you have never told anypony, even your own mother.” Blitz says.

Spitfire hums. “My fetish.”

“You love it when I tie you down to a table and just start spanking you before riding you roughly and twisting your nipples.” Blitz says.

Spitfire blushes heavily as she gulps. “That could be any mare.”

“You also wanted to be a fashion model when you were a little filly and then wanted to be a hoofball player in elementary school, then a hockey player in middle school. You didn’t even consider becoming a wonderbolt until after you passed your tryout on the first time when Soarin begged you to come with him to the try outs to help give him confidence.” Blitz says.

Spitfire blinks slowly at that. “How…?”

“You also had a secret identity for when you went out with Vinyl on the nightclub scene in high school. You used a dye to dye your mane purple and your coat silver and called yourself Burner.” Blitz says.

Spitfire blinks as she kept watching him.

“Need anymore proof?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire was stuck staring at him in shock.

Blitz sighs and waits for her to process everything and starts reviewing data Twilight sent him and letting her know he was up and awake. ‘By the way, Spitfire got me to talk while half asleep so I will wait for you to yell at me when you arrive.’ Blitz sends.

‘Idiot.’ She sends it back.

‘Love you.’ Blitz sends with a picture of Aether.

‘You got off this time.’ She sends it back.

‘I was going to send the power of love, but then I thought, what about Cadance and Shining?’ Blitz sends.

‘I don’t know. My whole family could have been sent somewhere else entirely.’ She sends.

‘…you asking Celestia?’ Blitz sends.

‘…maybe.’ Twilight sends.

‘Oh sorry, Spits is snapping out of it.’ Blitz sends.

‘Take pictures.’ She asks.

Blitz snaps a picture and sends it to her.

‘Not bad.’

‘Though I prefer her mane to be longer in the back.’ Blitz says ending a picture of Rainbow, Fleetfoot, and Pinkamena as well.

‘Let’s hurry this up. I want to go home already.’ Twilight sends.

‘You and me both…picture the looks on the other’s faces when we show them these pictures.’ Blitz sends before Spitfire taps his shoulder. “Ah, you take it all in?”

Spitfire slowly nods. “Yeah…sort of…”

“You miss having a longer mane by the way?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire blinks and runs a hoof through her mane. “Yeah…always.”

“So, you believe me or you want me to go into your embarrassing teen stories you told me or the Vinyl told me?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire gulps. “No, it’s fine.” She said waving her hooves no.

“So please don’t tell anyone…also, I can already tell you want to know about Soarin, right?” Blitz asks.

Spitfire slowly nods.

“She is in the herd and was pregnant.” Blitz says.

Spitfire was surprised at that.

“So no telling anyone else got it?” Blitz asks, getting really close.

Spitfire fearfully nods and tries to figure out how he got this close.

---

“Finally, we are here.” Twilight says, sighing.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Um…bad move Sombra. You literally have one way in and out.”

“Yes, but good for us.” Twilight says smiling before looking at Spitfire.

“Eep.” Spitfire says.

“So have you given them plans for a siege weapon or am I going to have to try and pull down debris from space?” Blitz asks.

Twilight chuckles. “What do you take me for, an idiot?”

“No, but you can be forgetful and scatterbrained at times.” Blitz reminds.

Twilight stops and stares at him. “Really?”

“Ah hem.” Blitz says pull out a list and take a breath to start reading.

“Read that and the couch for a year.” Twilight threatens and Blitz quickly shreds it.

“What list? I see no list.” Blitz says quickly.

Twilight smiles. “Good boy.”

“So what siege engines are we using, catapults or cannons?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smirks. “Slingshots.”

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Slingshots?”

Twilight holds up a hoof. “Good thing there are some bat ponies who know how to do their jobs correctly.”

Blitz blinks at that. “Secure the keys!” They hear and look over to the sound and see the mine entrance.

Twilight smirks. “An old poem.” She said waving behind her and they started setting up poles and large rubber bands.

“Slingshots.” Blitz reemphasizing that.

Twilight nods. “Because, it’s all the mining crew can get. Hit them from both sides and it is more accurate. Heck, you can see where it might go.”

“Ascend from darkness!” They heard.

“Well I best get ready to be fired.” Blitz says.

Twilight laughs. “Sort of, yeah. Because the next one is…” She calls and points behind her. “Rain fire!” The crowd yells before she turns back to him. “There is one hoof of iron. But…launching time.” She said pushing him away as firebombs came from the mining entrance.

Blitz smiles as he settles into the slingshot, before cloaking himself. Twilight smiles as she helps aim and steps away. “Wait for it…”

“Unleash the horde!”

“Now!” Twilight yells.

Blitz was fired along with several other rocks at the constructed crystal walls around the city and thus began the siege. Blitz used his pegasus wings to glide through the air as the ponies under Sombra’s control rushed to the wall, allowing him to fly by unnoticed to all. Blitz then started to ascend to the top of the castle where Sombra was watching the siege.

“Skewer the winged beast!” Sombra heard and saw some rope hooks fly through the air before grabbing onto his statue and pulling it down.

Sombra growls and roars as he charges his magic. “Wield a hoof of iron!” The mining crowd yelled as some of them picked up the weapons and used them against them with the mining tools.

Blitz smiles to himself as he realizes the last two steps and comes up behind Sombra slowly. “Raise hell!” The crowd and army yells as they rush the city as Blitz quickly taps Sombra’s shoulder and slices his horn off with his claws before removing the rest of his head and then tossing the body off. “I am the reaper of justice and revenge Sombra.” Blitz says appearing before him before he died from the decapitation.

“Freedom!” The crowd and army yells as the crystal ponies start to take off the armor and helmets.

Blitz stood there as the wind blew his cloak, making my look kind of like a new evil overlord.

Twilight smiles as she walks off toward the mine. “I know the crystals are here somewhere.” She said as Celestia looked shocked.

---

“You ready Twi?” Blitz asks as Twilight had teleported them both back to the map after they got several crystals.

Twilight sighs as she starts looking them over. “Hard to believe this whole thing is over.”

“Not yet, first we got to stop Starlight.” Blitz says as Twilight casts the spell.

---

“That bitch!” Blitz cries as they were now in a huge jungle.

Twilight angrily pounds her hoof in the ground. “I should have known better.”

“Oh, I am so going to hurt that cunt when I get my hooves on her.” Blitz growls.

Twilight looks at him slightly surprised. “Wow, that’s a new word for you.”

“I try to restrain my words around foals.” Blitz clarifies.

Twilight sighs and looks around. “Any case…where…” She stops as she looks one way. “Um…Blitz?”

“I see them.” Blitz says, sighing. “Get that thing out of my face Pinkamena Pie before you poke your eye out.” Blitz says.

Pinkamena points a hoof at him. “Change changing pants.”

“Oh, it’s Pinkie Pie. Can Pinkamena come out to play? I have a knife for her.” Blitz says holding a switchblade out like it was a dog treat.

Pinkie’s mane immediately goes flat. “Give me.” She said pointing the spear at him.

“You want it, go get it.” Blitz says tossing it like it was a ball.

Pinkamena frowns. “You think I’m going to…ah, forget it.” She said before quickly running off after the knife.

Blitz chuckles to himself seeing this.

Twilight scratches her head. “Huh.” She said before looking to the other ponies who had spears pointed at them. “Well this is strange.”

‘Strange enough that I am feeling a familiar presence somehow.’ Chrysalis suddenly piped up in her head.

“Look, put those away. You will more likely hurt yourselves than me.” Blitz says smacking a spear away.

The spear immediately went back to where it was and closer.

“I’m starting to think you want me to hurt you.” Blitz says.

“We should just kill them.” One said.

“Twi, may I lay the smack down?” Blitz asks before Zecora’s voice is heard.

“Stop, if they are changeling’s, we will soon see.” Zecora says jumping down from a tree.

“Hum, Zebra shaman clothing, a variation from the customary type. Most likely used what she had.” Blitz says.

Twilight rolls her eyes as Zecora takes out a bottle of some thick gunk. ‘Um…Twilight?’ Chrysalis pipes up again.

“Nuh uh, how do we know we can trust you?” Blitz says, holding her hoof with the force to Zecora’s surprise.

Zecora frowns as she looks to her hoof and tries to move it. “Do you, like me?”

“Ah, zebra custom trick questions as part of the mate finding process. Now stop with your games please. I have no patience for it like how your father had no patience for your brother’s tom foolery when he was teaching him how to fight with the spear.” Blitz says.

Zecora stares at him as Twilight leans over. “Since when did you read up on zebras and…are you actually going for a zebra in the herd now?” Twilight whispered.

“A, in preparation for the safari and B, don’t you think the herd is a little full already?” Blitz whispers.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “You don’t seem to mind with Ashoka.”

“We can talk about this later.” Blitz says as Zecora starts getting over her shell shock.

Zecora quickly shakes her head. “Only way to make us stop with our life…is to speak of our own trif.”

“Ok, I tell you what comes with me and I will tell you something you won’t believe and if it’s true, you will believe anything I say and not tell them what I tell you?” Blitz asks.

Zecora raises an eyebrow and leans forward.

“Over there in sight of everypony, but far enough to where they won’t eavesdrop.” Blitz says glaring at a few under his helmet.

“Don’t do it Zecora. It’s a trap.” Another said raising his spear more.

“Please, if I meant harm, you would already be dead.” Blitz says with full seriousness that Pinkamena has a flash of deja vu.

Zecora slowly follows him a bit away as they keep their spears pointed at Twilight as she inspects them. “You have the tie done wrong. This one is chipped and will fall apart on the next blow and this one’s spear is bending too much.” She said pointing to each.

“Ok. Twilight, my wife, is in fact a changeling pony hybrid and a queen at that. You and I both know Chrysalis wouldn’t have need of such a thing, much less have a rival like that.” Blitz whispers to her.

Zecora frowns. “Tell me something pony and I would understand more. What’s the one thing I thought about most of the time when you are around?”

“That, I am unsure. I have a hard time reading you most of the time. Now, will you fulfill your end if what I say is true?” Blitz asks.

Zecora raises an eyebrow and holds up the open bottle and Blitz quickly looks to see Twilight having some on her wing. “I will.” She said putting it away.

Blitz nods and sits as she starts to put more on Twilight and she glows a green and white at the same time in parts.

Seeing this, all of them back off. “What does it mean?” Pinkie asks.

Zecora smiles. “It means they are friends.” She said before waving at them to follow and they step behind her.

“Twilight, you may begin explaining.” Blitz says, following.

Twilight sighs. “I should have a recording of this.” She said before starting to explain their situation.

They soon reach the camp and Blitz stops. Twilight looks back at him. “What?”

Blitz removes his helmet and takes a deep whiff. “I smell a changeling.” Blitz says.

Twilight holds up a hoof, but puts it down. “I’m not even going to question that.”

“You shouldn’t, considering what you are.” Blitz says walking past, Zecora following closely.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “So…what do you smell tracker?”

“That one.” Blitz points to a filly and dawns his helmet once more.

Twilight sighs and walks up to the filly as she turns to Twilight and smiles before shrinking away at her sight. Twilight raises an eyebrow and puts a hoof on the filly’s head before her eyes glow green. ‘Ten years.’ Chrysalis said going through the memories.

After taking her hoof off the changeling, Blitz walks up, looking menacing. “Now show your true form or I will remove your exoskeleton by dissection.” Blitz threatens, using the force to amplify his menacing presence.

The filly gulps as it changes back.

Everyone of the villagers were shocked they had a changeling in their camp. “This one means they know your exact location. You cut his connection to the queen to give her a surprise, right?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles as she looks to the changeling again as it bows to them both in fear. “You are still king.”

“Yes, now let’s get ready to welcome the rest, shall we?” Blitz asks before turning to the changeling. “You, hide in one of the huts.” Blitz orders.

The changeling nods and quickly scurries off.

“Zecora, should we do something about the changeling in the village?” Pinkie asks.

Zecora shakes her head and shocks them as she keeps watching. Soon they heard a shrill shriek.

“Help us!” They heard as some rapid hoofsteps were coming their way and soon Rainbow and Rarity came out of the jungle looking ragged.

Twilight frowned as the newcomers pleaded with the village. “You smell it too huh?” She asks as Chrysalis really woke up in her head.

“You have to help us, the changelings attacked Ponyville. We barely made it out with our lives.” Rainbow says as Applejack caught up, looking the same shape.

Blitz, seeing this, walks up to Rainbow.

Rainbow blinks as she leans away a bit. “Um…help…not uncomfortably close.”

Blitz then slugs Rainbow to the ground. “PATHETIC! YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE CHANGELING DISGUISE AND IMPERSONATING WAY!” Blitz roars in anger.

‘Rainbow’ groans as she gets up and has a bloody nose. “Wha…why…?”

“You know why? Don’t you queen.” Blitz says leveling a glare on Applejack before kicking Rainbow away.

‘Applejack’ seems to smirk as she walks up calmly. “Well…at least this one isn’t an idiot.” She said before receiving a punch to the face and sending her flying to hit a tree.

“You best recognize and respect a king of your own kind next time.” Blitz says.

‘Applejack’ slowly gets up and looks at him in shock. “Ki…King?”

“Yes, do you challenge my authority?” Blitz asks.

‘Rarity’ hisses and launches herself at him, only to get some blades through her as Twilight appears behind him. “Um…I could have turned them.”

“This way is easier. As you know, challenging a recognized changeling king is not done lightly. Does any of the rest of your hive wish to challenge me now? Because I am ready to kill.” Blitz says turning to ‘Applejack’.

‘Applejack’ groans as she gets up. “There can’t be a king. No way, no how.”

“Oh, is that a challenge?” Blitz asks walking forward unsheathing his claws.

‘Applejack’ actually starts to shiver in fear as Blitz nears closer. “No, absolutely not. I am not challenging the authority of a changeling king.”

“That is what I thought you said.” Blitz says sheathing his claws.

Twilight walks up as Blitz heads back. “Submit control.” She said looking at ‘Applejack’.

“Never, I might not challenge a king, but I will not be relinquishing my hive.” ‘Applejack’ says getting up.

“You get up now.” Blitz says to the disguised Rainbow.

Twilight frowned before sighing. “I wish it wouldn’t have to come to this.” She said before closing her eyes. ‘You all better stop!’ Chrysalis yells from Twilight.

“Now first, stop humiliating the changelings and drop the disguise.” Blitz says as most of the changelings in the area start walking up defeated.

‘Rainbow’ looks up to him fearfully before changing back.

“Now first, what has happened to the pony you disguise yourself as?” Blitz asks, a claw drawn once more.

The changeling chitters fearfully as the blade runs along its neck. “H…hive.”

“I see, now tell me what is planned for her and the other two you came disguised as in?” Blitz asks neutrally.

The changeling chitters fearfully as Blitz brings up one of the claw blades up and starts sharpening it on a nearby rock. “Bre…Bre…” He tries to say.

“Breeding?” Blitz asks.

The changeling quickly nods.

“Has the process started yet?” Blitz asks.

The changeling quick shakes his head.

“Good, you’re answering my questions truthfully.” Blitz says before slicing the rock into pieces.

The changeling jumps at that.

“Now, next question, do you know what happens when a mate or one marked as his future mate is stolen from a king of the changelings?” Blitz asks.

The changeling gulps and shakes his head.

“Oh and it is even worse than challenging their authority. Now tell me, do you know how one becomes a king of the changelings?” Blitz asks.

The changeling shakes his head.

“Well first, one must be a great warrior.” Blitz starts. “Then they must establish dominance and that usually means killing all that would oppose him, even a queen and must rule over the changelings with absolute authority, awe, and or fear so their rule will never be challenged again.” Blitz finishes as he checks his flamethrower as it discharges some fire.

The changeling shivered in fear as Blitz got close to him again. “Now you understand where I am going with this?” Blitz asks nicely.

The changeling quickly nods, scared out of his mind.

“I expect to see them soon. Or I will start with you.” Blitz whispers the last part to the changeling as his fear is felt by the rest of the hive. None of them were aware of what the last two statements were, but they knew his words spread terror amongst this member of the hive, the likes of which none of them had ever felt personally.

The changeling quickly runs off as Twilight was still standing in front of ‘Applejack’. ‘Oh just change already. This whole operation is blown.’ Chrysalis sent and ‘Applejack’ slowly changed into Chrysalis. Twilight opens her eyes and stares long and hard at her. “We gave you chances, but this whole time, me and Chrysalis have been breaking all of the changelings’ connection to the hive and making them ours. You are losing with every link gone. And the whole time we have been talking, we have broken twenty more. Twenty-one.” She corrects herself.

The Chrysalis outside glares at her. “I’m Chrysalis! I’m the queen!”

Twilight raises an eyebrow. ‘Oh shut up you hatchling. Always buzzing around like a little one trying to fly and smashing into everything on the egg room walls.’ Chrysalis outside hears from Twilight, even though she didn’t move her mouth.

“How…?” Chrysalis tries to ask, hearing her voice being called through the area.

Twilight sighs. “My version was dying so she passed her last remaining hive onto me, full of almost everything every queen has.”

‘Even the sex!’ Chrysalis said happily.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Yes, that too. Minus the changing part, I built the hive up again, this time consensually. It worked and now they are full fledged citizens. I was able to unite the changeling race and make them all accepted now. They respect me there and all the respect brings the power. I am an alicorn and I can kill easily. Every changeling that even tickles my mind would fall into fear once they see it. I am Twilight Sparkle, princess of Equestria, diplomat of my planet, queen of the changelings, wife of Blitzkrieg, the king of changelings, and have Chrysalis inside my mind to help run the show and she isn’t happy right now. So if you want to go against me, you have to deal with him and my new recruits for the hive.” She said as the changelings around them seem to have fear in their eyes as the village was in shock that these two new ponies just took down a whole army just by being there and a few words. “Now then, submit control.” She said glaring slightly.

Chrysalis glares back, but a mind attack from Twilight’s Chrysalis sends her reeling back. “O…okay.” Chrysalis said finally.

Twilight sighs as she felt the many minds brushing up against hers. “Finally. Time to stand down.” She said before walking to Blitz. “How are we doing?”

“How long will we be staying this time?” Blitz asks.

Twilight waves it off. “Until most of the ponies captured come back. At least this one is faster and better.”

“Then I am going to whip these changelings into shape in the meanwhile.” Blitz says making a few eep.

Twilight smiles a bit. “Please do. These guys are more leaner and have less muscle than ours.”

Blitz smirks as he advances on the changelings.

---

“So have a good nap?” Blitz asks as Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow were released from the pods they were stored in.

Rainbow groans as she rubs her head. “What the heck…? Did I get drugged or something?”

“No, you were captured by changelings and being stored until they were ready to use you in breeding.” Blitz says relaxing in a chair as his armor was sitting not far away.

Rarity stops and blushes. “Bre…breeding?”

“They impregnate you and you give birth to the changeling eggs.” Blitz says.

Applejack gulps. “That’s…that’s…”

“Not happening anymore right?” Blitz asks, looking to the two cowering guard changelings guarding the door. The changelings nods quickly. “In my opinion, it’s better than food. Which…come to think of it, are all ponies you capture stored in the same pods as your food until they are ready to be used for something different?” Blitz asks.

The changeling gulps. “Yes.” They both said.

“Hum and if memory serves, staying long enough in those pods turns you into a hybrid to full changeling if I recall correctly.” Blitz says.

The changelings nods quickly again.

The mares seeing this go wide eyed. “WHAT!?”

“Hum…let me see.” Blitz says getting up and walks over to them and starts inspecting them.

Applejack raises an eyebrow as he moves her head around. “Um…Blitzy?”

“Ah, so you remember me Jacky.” Blitz says moving onto inspecting Rarity.

Rarity blushes as Blitz checks her closely. “Um…so…”

“Uh huh.” Blitz says before moving onto Rainbow.

Rainbow frowns a bit. “Well? Tell me so I can rip it off.”

“Well how many moon cycles were they in their pods?” Blitz asks.

“A month.” Came the meek reply.

“I see. Then I am right, you three have already been turned into partial changelings.” Blitz says.

Rainbow glares at him. “Tell me what part so I can take it out.”

“It’s more internal.” Blitz says. ‘And you’ve started forming the mental links with the hive, but only the most powerful can talk to you.’ Blitz thinks.

Rainbow groans. “Which part?!”

“Vital organs are what changes first and you should feel your sex drive kicking up a few notches like most changeling females coming of age.” Blitz says.

Rainbow stops and blushes hard.

“Let me guess, it’s starting to hit, right?” Blitz asks.

Both Rarity and Applejack slowly nods as Rainbow remains blushing.

“Well it could be far worse. If you were fully turned, by the time you would snap out of it, you would be broodmothers.” Blitz says motioning for the guards to leave.

Applejack gulps and raises a hoof. “Um…”

“Yes Jackie?” Blitz asks.

Applejack suddenly hugs him. “It’s great to see you again.”

“Thanks, though I bet not how you pictured it right?” Blitz asks petting her before putting her hat back onto her.

Applejack smiles. “Yeah, but what’s with the chair?” She asks, still hugging him tightly as she grinds against him slightly.

“I wanted to be comfortable. Say what you will, but changelings can build comfortable furniture.” Blitz says petting her.

Applejack sighs as she relaxes against him. “That feels good.”

“So…um…what are you waiting for?” Rainbow asks.

“Oh, for the effects of your sex drive to fully kick in.” Blitz says.

They all blush hard as Applejack gulps. “Um…Blitzy…”

“It’s either me or the soldier changelings and to save you from becoming broodmothers, had to claim you as my own.” Blitz says.

They all blush harder and gulp. “Um…so…” Applejack tries to say as the heat inside her rises.

“You three still virgins?” Blitz asks.

They all nod nervously.

‘Then I’ll be gentle with you.’ Blitz thinks really fanning the flames of their heat.

They really become shocked at that. “How…?” Applejack asks.

“You are part changelings now and I am the king of changeling’s and just conquered Chrysalis’s hive.” Blitz says before kissing Applejack’s cheek.

Applejack eeps and freezes.

Seeing this, the other two mares started advancing on Blitz.

Applejack gulps and starts grinding against him again. “Blitz…?”

“You can’t take it any longer?” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods quickly as she leans against him.

“Then let’s begin.” Blitz says.

---

“So they enjoy it?” Twilight asks.

“Yes, they did and are resting.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Too bad you can’t stay.”

“Now that I have bred with them, without us, they are the highest ranking members. I left a letter explaining everything.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to the large hive cave as most of the villagers start moving in. “You ever thought this would happen?”

“It was a possibility. Now take three with trying to get back to normal.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “You ready to go back again?”

“Yes.” Blitz says.

---

“Sonva…” Blitz cursed loudly.

Twilight slams her head on the table as they lost again.

“This time it was our own fault making a show out of it as we battled.” Blitz says using his claws to cut a tree down.

Twilight groans. “Want some angry sex after this is over?”

“Ironically, Rainbow in the first one did that with me already.” Blitz says using his flamethrower on some timberwolves. “Interesting in that one, she’s a screamer.”

Twilight groans out loud and shoots a magic beam at another timberwolf. “We don’t have time for you!”

“How many crystals do we have before we have to get resupplied?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks at her bag. “About ten more.”

Blitz sighs before noticing something. “Hello, what is that?” Blitz asks, seeing the moon.

Twilight looks up and sees a mare in the moon marking. “What the…even if we didn’t stop her, there is supposed to be none of that.”

“Hum and judging by the plant life, it has evolved to live in the night.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow at the plants around them. “Wow, but…no…there is another problem. I’m sure you know as you traveled around space.”

“How did it change so quickly to nighttime plants only?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs as she keeps looking around. “Blitz, keeping the planet like this is a big problem. You know it.”

“The planet is still moving or we wouldn’t have gravity. The moon is most likely blocking the sun when it should be a day.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods. “And the planet would freeze.”

“Lulu?” Blitz asks.

Twilight stops before looking to see a path on the way. “We got a spot to go to. Let’s hope it’s another villain we defeated.”

“Twi, I just thought of something.” Blitz says, following.

Twilight looks back at him. “What is it?”

“Does the Everfree seem to be bigger than all the other times or is the map changing locations?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks at the forest height. “Strange, this isn’t usually like that. Maybe it was to protect the plants here.” She said before bumping into something hard and looked up to see an intricate black armor in front of her. “Oh boy.”

“You find something?” Blitz asks.

Twilight looks up to a very blank face staring down at her. “We got bat ponies.”

“One moment.” Blitz says before force choking the pony.

Twilight quickly looks back to him. “Um…not a great start.”

“He was about to attack you and now.” Blitz says throwing him through some trees.

Twilight sighs. “Well…this universe is Nightmare Moon. Wait…I just thought of something.”

“Maybe we will meet up with Shadow and my granddaughter?” Blitz asks.

Twilight shrugs. “Maybe. Maybe not. And that’s if she remembers the history of her family. Would be funny if you spank her.”

“I will find a paddle if she disrespects me.” Blitz says as the castle comes into view.

Twilight looks back at him. “Would you do that to our foals?”

“Oh not unless they really deserved it I love them too much.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow.

Blitz smiles. “I’ll only do it on the foals if they misbehave badly.” He said, raising a hoof. “Mandalorian honor.”

“Oh, who are you kidding, they just have to stare up at you with quivering lips and you cave.” Twilight says smiling.

“You’re right of course, but not for Lulu.” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. “But you cave for Terra.”

“Terra is my daughter in law, it is not my place to punish her.” Blitz says.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Uh huh.” She said as they walked across the bridge. “Do you still miss her?” She asks after a while.

“I miss all of…hello Shadow Runner.” Blitz says.

The new armored pony reels back a little.

“Not bad, but I know how you sneak.” Blitz says smirking.

The armored pony takes off the helmet and shadow with an almost buzz cut on her mane stood there. “I wonder, did she have time for a foal?” Twilight asks.

“I doubt it.” Blitz says.

Shadow frowns at them and points a spear at them as more ponies come out with weapons posted at them too.

“Please.” Blitz says before force choking all but her and tossing them around like ragdolls. “Now sexy, if I can do that, why didn’t I do that to you?” Blitz says pushing away the spear and walking up to her.

Shadow doesn’t say anything as she keeps glaring at him, but backs up a bit.

“Take us to Luna, we have something to discuss with her.” Blitz says not letting her get far.

Shadow frowns as she growls silently.

“Oh, then maybe I will tell your men what fetishes you have.” Blitz whispers to her, freezing her in place.

Twilight snickers as she watches. “List all of them to her.” She suggested.

“Your first and favorite one is bondage done to you.” Blitz whispers to her, making her pale.

Shadow gulps as Twilight keeps snickering. “Keep going. We never get this chance.”

“I will unless she agrees now.” Blitz says smirking under his helmet.

Shadow keeps glaring at him as she keeps backing up into the castle wall.

“Oh, then let’s go with the most humiliating one. You like to…” Blitz was stopped when Shadow put her hooves over his helmet where his mouth was.

Twilight groans playfully. “Aw, I wanted to embarrass her more.”

“I give, come on.” Shadow says putting back on her helmet to hide her now scarlet face.

Blitz snickers to himself as they follow her inside. “They aren’t dead, are they?” Twilight asks seeing the bodies on the ground.

“No, only unconscious. If I wanted them dead, I would have snapped their necks.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs in relief. “Good. They are still ponies here.”

“Odds of her leading us into a trap? I bet absolute certainty.” Blitz says.

Twilight hums. “Highly. Very much.”

“Oh hey, it’s Rarity.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks to see Rarity in a less armored Nightguard outfit. “Rarity…? Um…” Twilight tries to say anything.

“Keep up Twi.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and hurries to catch up to Blitz and Shadow. “I wonder what happened to everypony else.”

“So those wings of yours are still sensitive to the touch?” Blitz asks Shadow.

Shadow eeps and hurries up and runs ahead a bit.

Twilight giggles seeing this as they follow till they come to the throne room.

“So where’s queeny?” Twilight asks jokingly.

Shadow turns to Twilight and stares in shock.

Twilight smiles as lightning strikes. “Just wanted her to get out here.”

“She was on the throne Twi.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow as Nightmare Moon appears on the throne. “Blitz, she’s all yours. I got the state of their weapons.” She said looking around at the guards having their weapons almost pointed at them.

“Oh, by the way, that one is Rainbow Twi.” Blitz says pointing Rainbow out.

Twilight smiles as Rainbow takes her helmet off and waves. “Hi, you’re wing armor is off by a few inches and making your wings pinch together.”

“Ok, first, let’s shed some light in here.” Blitz says before clapping his hooves and all the candles lit themselves.

Nightmare blinks and glares angrily as she leans forward.

“When did we install so many candles?” Shadow asks.

“I needed the atmosphere for some potential stallions.” Nightmare said.

“Boy, it must be really inconvenient for you when ponies applaud you.” Blitz jokes.

Nightmare glares at him. “Who are you to speak to me like that?”

“Tsk, tsk, granddaughter of Hurricane.” Blitz says as Shadow tries clapping her hooves and the candles go out.

Nightmare raises an eyebrow. “Hurricane.”

“Commander Hurricane.” Blitz says clapping his hooves again and the candles reignite themselves.

Nightmare gets up and slowly walks to him. “And who is to talk about my family in such a way.”

“Because, I am your grandfather so show some respect.” Blitz orders sending out a bit of his force energy influenced by the dark side.

Nightmare steps back a bit. “What are you doing?”

“Addressing my granddaughter, who I am about to discipline at this rate.” Blitz says summoning a paddle.

Nightmare blinks at that. “What is that for?”

“To paddle you.” Blitz says.

Nightmare frowns. “I am not some foal that I would easily…

“…OW!” Nightmare yells high pitched as she was the size of a foal as she was bent over Blitz’s lap.

“Are you going to behave granddaughter or do I need to continue?” Blitz asks, holding up the paddle.

“Never OW!” Nightmare yells as Twilight reads form a history book as those present could only watch with their mouths ajar.

“It says here that she sent Celestia to the moon. I would have thought she sent her to the sun so she doesn’t have to see her.” Twilight said.

“Have you learnt your lesson Lulu?” Blitz asks.

“YESSSS!” Nightmare yells as she cries.

Blitz puts the paddle away and holds his granddaughter in his hooves till she stops crying.

Twilight smiles as she closes the book. “Ask her to release her sister.”

“Be patient Twilight.” Blitz says rocking Lulu.

Twilight sighs as Nightmare cries into his coat. “Strange though. Even without knowing much, she still treats you as family.”

“Better, little Lulu?” Blitz asks, removing his helmet.

Nightmare sniffs and looks up to him with crying eyes. “Why?” She cries.

“I discipline because I love you granddaughter.” Blitz says, nuzzling her, making her giggle.

Twilight smiles as she walks up to them and hugs them both. “She’s still your granddaughter, even though you have never been here.”

“Ok. Lulu, come with me. Your grandfather will explain everything to you.” Blitz says petting her mane.

Nightmare nods and hums as Blitz carries her off as Twilight sits near the chair and takes out the history book again. “Oh, there’s one on griffons.”

---

“So time travel is how you met grandmother? That explains how you are so young.” Nightmare says.

Blitz nods as he looks around her room. “That is correct. You got your grandmother’s brains I see.” blitz says.

Nightmare smiles and blushes a bit. “Thank you.”

“Now Lulu, you probably figured out already I can’t be from your time as you would have sense some pony traveling back in time correct?” Blitz asks.

Nightmare nods. “Dark magic.”

“Runs in the family I see.” Blitz says letting the dark side influence his eyes to demonstrate.

Nightmare gasps. “Grandfather…”

Blitz then banishes the dark side from his eyes and raspberries her stomach.

Nightmare giggles as she tries to hold him back. “Grandpa.” She laughs.

“So can you figure out how it is possible Lulu?” Blitz asks, stopping.

Nightmare shakes her head. “Not really.”

“Ok, I will explain because it is confusing. You see, a pony who we angered wanted revenge and decided the best way to do that was to go back and change something in the past that was very significant. Thereby stopping it from happening.” Blitz says.

Nightmare stares at him as she listens. “So…how many times did you go back to fix it?”

“Counting this, three attempts. She is good though…Lulu, tell me, in your reign, did you ever come across something that can turn a pony into an alicorn or give them your lifespan?” Blitz asks.

Nightmare shakes her head. “Not really. Never thought about it.”

“Consider this, if I can use this spell to go back in time and give Hurricane something like that, then?” Blitz asks.

Nightmare gasps. “Grandmother would still be around?!” Nightmare exclaims.

“Yes, so you think you can help?” Blitz asks.

Nightmare fiddles with her hooves. “I can try.”

“That is all I can ask for little Lulu.” Blitz says before kissing her nose.

Nightmare giggles and hugs his snout. “I love you grandpa.”

“I love you too little Lulu. You know something interesting?” Blitz asks.

Nightmare tilts her head. “What is it?”

“I saw three of the mares in my herd in your employ, can you guess who they are?” Blitz asks.

Nightmare shakes her head. “Not really.”

“Come on, guess.” Blitz says scratching her behind the ears.

Nightmare smiles as she leans into his scratching. “The one you call Rainbow.”

“That’s one, can you guess the other two?” Blitz asks.

Nightmare hums cutely as she adopts a thinking pose. “The mare that turn the candles back on?”

“You don’t know the name of your captain of the guard?” Blitz asks.

“Captain? She is my right hoof.” Nightmares says.

“Oh, then can you tell me her name?” Blitz asks.

Nightmare hums as she thinks with her tongue sticking out.

“Sha.” Blitz sounds out as a hint.

Nightmare gasps. “Shadow! That’s her name!”

“Good girl, now if you guess the third, I will go get your chef to make you a moon cake.” Blitz says.

Nightmare gasps and adopts her thinking pose again.

‘Even if you can’t, I will still do that.’ Blitz thinks.

Nightmare hums before looking nice to him with her tongue still sticking out. “I don’t know.” She said muffled by her tongue.

“Rarity, the one who does your tapestry and clothes. Now it is mooncake time.” Biltz says before picking her up.

Nightmare cheers as she rides in his hooves. “Yay!”

---

Twilight sighs as she had spent three days here. “The queen wishes to see you now.” Shadow says.

Twilight sighs as she puts the books away. “Okay, let’s go.” She said following her.

Nightmare was standing in her lab, having just finished something when Shadow and Twilight walked in. “I see you have come.”

Twilight smiles. “It’s nice to see you too granddaughter.”

“Shadow, you mind going and checking up on our other guest?” Nightmare asks.

Shadow nods and walks off.

“Odds she will be fucked by Blitzy?” Twilight whispers to her.

Nightmare looks at her. “Possibly high as grandfather is quite cranky at times.”

“So what are you working on?” Twilight asks.

Nightmare smiles. “Something for grandfather.”

“Tell your grandmother little Lulu.” Twilight says.

Nightmare sighs and groans slightly. “Something for grandmother.”

“For me?” Twilight asks.

Nightmare shakes her head. “No, for other grandmother.”

“Which one?” Twilight asks, showing a list of names.

“The one that my father was born from.” Nightmare growl a bit.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “Lulu.” She warns.

“What?” Nightmare asks.

Twilight points to her. “Anger.”

“Fine.” Nightmare says getting back to work.

Twilight smiles. “You’re a good mare Lulu.”

“Will you help or not?” Nightmare asks, not appreciating the teasing.

Twilight chuckles. “Sure. Move over.” She said, starting to help her.

---

Shadow pushes her hooves together as she is held by Blitz while he rests a little. “Um…”

“You enjoy that?” Blitz asks.

Shadow gulps. “A bit.”

“Only a bit?” Blitz asks, petting her wings.

Shadow moans and leans back into him. “Yes.”

“Oh, then maybe this time I should not just plow your flank but your second set of lips.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Shadow moans and leans her head back. “Just do it already.”

“Very well.” Blitz says before entering her.

Shadow moans heavily as Blitz lifted her up in his lap. “Bl…Blitz.”

“Yes commander?” Blitz asks, dropping her.

Shadow smacks her lips together and moans. “Who was I?”

“My wife, look at your subordinate over there and the mare who fixes the tapestry on the other side.” Blitz says.

Shadow moans as she is dropped again and looks at the mares in the hall who were trying not to look in their direction, but their ears twitch once in a while. “What about…them?” She asks with a moan.

“Oh they know what you are going through. As Lulu sent them to me days apart.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Shadow groans out loud as she leans back onto him. “So…I’m…last?”

“And you get the longest of them.” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Shadow lazily blinks as she tries to keep awake. “Wh…why me?”

“Because you had to wait the longest.” Blitz says before Shadow screamed out in pleasure and fell asleep.

Blitz smiles and lifts her up off of him before putting her on the bed they gave him and covers her up. “Sweet dreams my mare.” He whispered in her ear which twitches.

When Shadow awoke, she found she couldn’t move and she was gagged. “Hmm huh hmm?!” She asks, muffled.

“Oh, awake are you Shadow dear? I hope you enjoy this? After all, this is part of your favorite fetish.” Blitz says doing something she could not see.

Shadow tries to move her head and groans again to him.

“Oh, are you ready for the next round already?” Blitz asks, rubbing her wings.

Shadow moans and tries to look at him.

“Now time to experience what you love my mare.” Blitz says.

---

“I think we figured it out.” Lulu says.

Twilight nods and holds out her hooves on the edge of the table before they hear a scream and the whole table shakes and she catches a jar shaking itself off. “Your grandfather can make anypony scream.”

“Sounds like Shadow. Glad I told my guards to ignore the screams.” Nightmare says.

“So you are sure this will turn a pony into an alicorn?” Twilight asks.

Nightmare sighs. “Only way to know is to try it out. But you may change more than necessary. Be careful.”

“I hope this works and Hurricane will be with us. For the past few years, your grandfather has hidden away sadness and despair from all of us. We noticed, but could never figure out why until he told us about Hurricane.” Twilight says.

Nightmare smiles. “I hope you will be happy then. But I fear what may happen with the timeline.”

“Yes, I am just glad you don’t want to use it yourself.” Twilight says.

“I admit the idea crossed my mind, but then I thought what if doing so makes my grandparents never meet and as such, father never born.” Nightmare says.

Twilight smiles and hugs her. “Like I said, a great mare Lulu.”

“Like grandfather said, I have my grandmother’s brains.” Nightmare says.

Twilight sighs. “Listen, I think it’s time to change things up. Get your sister out of the moon.”

“Even if I did now, it wouldn’t matter. The moment you go back in time, this timeline ceases to exist.” Nightmare says.

Twilight smirks. “Alternate universe theory.”

“I don’t believe so, but I will tell you, what if after you leave, we are still here, I will free her and look after my uncles and aunts that will be born.” Nightmare says.

Twilight nods. “Good. But you have to get all of us together again because some of us are scattered. Come to think of it, I have never seen myself in any of these universes.”

“Maybe it is for the best if you two were to meet, who knows what could happen.” Nightmare says.

Twilight nods. “Try not too hard. He would be shy in the beginning.”

“If what you told me is true, grandfather isn’t even on this planet.” Nightmare says.

Twilight nods. “It’s not until me here has become an alicorn. You may have to speed some of the lessons and problems with the help of your sister.”

“I’m keeping the crown.” Nightmare says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow.

“I had this personally fitted for me. I am not giving it up or my comfy chair.” Nightmare says making Twilight snort and giggle.

“Yeah, it’s a very comfy chair.” Blitz said walking in.

“So how was Shadow?” Twilight asks.

“In pure bliss and most likely pregnant.” Blitz says.

Nightmare sighs. “I’ll make sure she has her foal.”

“You will be their role model Lulu.” Blitz says hugging her.

Twilight snorts and giggles. “Though it would be funny if Shadow met this universe’s Blitz and told him that I have already had your foal.”

“Not the same thing Twi and our universe no longer exists and until we correct it, it will never exist.” Blitz reminds.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Let me have my fun.”

“I could take you to Rainbow and Rarity before we leave and have some fun.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles. “I already did before we left. I remember you being particularly rough on me. Kinda talked about teasing me about letting the changeling guards in and having them watch.”

“You have changeling guards?” Nightmare asks.

“King of them.” Blitz clarifies.

Twilight smirks. “Queen.”

“How many did you kill?” Nightmare asks.

“Without firing a shot.” Blitz says.

Nightmare blinks surprised.

“Take care Lulu.” Blitz says leaving with Twilight who took the potion with her.

Twilight looks sadly to Blitz. “Are you going to be okay to do this?”

“It is worth a shot.” Blitz says before walking quietly to the map without another word.

Twilight wraps a wing around him and pulls him close. “It’s okay.” She said as they made it to the map and pulled out a crystal.

“Take four.” Blitz says.

---

“And that’s another try. How good is she?” Blitz asks as they drop onto the map.

“There is Discord chasing your granddaughters.” Twilight says.

“Moving on.” Blitz says annoyed.

Twilight groans as she brings out another crystal as all three look over and Blitz gives an I’m watching you look.

---

“How did you hit Rainbow?” Blitz asks before looking over at the sight of Terek blowing everything up. “This world is gone.” He said and Twilight already sent them on their way.

---

“And this place smells of capitalism.” Blitz said as he looked and saw Flim and Flam farming the trees directly. “Prepare another. Hey, Flim, Flam! What are you going to do when everything runs out?! Where’s the bits going to come in then?!” Blitz shouts to them as they look over and looks back to the last tree in the field they are about to cut and then looks to the empty field as Blitz and Twilight disappear.

---

“Twi, how many do we have left?” Blitz asks as she blocked Starlight’s shot.

Twilight grunts as she keeps blocking. “Two more.”

“And she sho…you’re coming with us this time!” Blitz says using the force to throw her into the portal as they get sucked in.

---

“Welcome to what you created. The only floors here is a desolate wasteland with bad shrubbery and tumbleweeds for some reason.” Blitz said relaxing in a chair as he looks at a tumbleweed tumbling by him as Starlight looks out to the wasteland. “Twilight, please give a lecture about our best guess of what happens when you fuck with history especially the huge event like an explosion of magical power that is seen at least by all of a country.” Blitz says.

Twilight started lecturing Starlight and let’s her know all of this, the death of all those who were never born we’re her fault, making her one of the world’s most notorious murders.

Blitz sighs as he tries to relax with his hooves up on the table. ‘Oh Twi. Lost the sense of using friendship anymore huh?’

“No, no, friendship could have caused all of this.” Starlight denied.

“It’s not about that anymore. You fool. You are so smart, but you can’t fucking understand every action has consequences. I don’t know what series of events lead up to this, but I do know there is a greater plan at work and by changing any of it you bring disaster upon all. Equestria is gone now.” Blitz says angrily.

Twilight raises an eyebrow as she looks around. “That kinda begs the question, what universe is this?”

“It isn’t a universe Twi. It is a different timeline created because somepony’s ego was bruised. That is all about, your ego was hurt when you were proven wrong and your lies came undone. That is the true reason you did this, no matter what you say.” Blitz accuses.

Starlight levels a glare at him. “You don’t know my history so how can you say that?”

“Try me. You think you are the only one who has a hard life. Oh bo ho you. You are not the only one in existence who has suffered and every day someone suffers worse that you. I could literally kill you for what you have done. You murdered my foals.” Blitz says slipping further into the dark side.

Starlight tries to hold a glare at him, but it was now faltering. “Blitz.” Twilight calls.

Blitz takes a deep breath. “Try me, let us see what made you this way.” Blitz challenged.

Starlight’s glare was brought back and she fired a spell at the map, opening up another portal before they were all sucked through it.

---

“Okay, so where are we now?” Blitz asks landing on a patch of grass this time and not the table before looking at Twilight. “And don’t correct me by saying when please.”

“It is when.” Starlight said walking up to a house.

“Remember, I can still kill you.” Blitz reminds.

Starlight frowns as they all peek inside a window and sees two foals messing around with some books and turning it into a stack.

“That’s you huh…you know, it occurs to me if I kill your foal self, this will never have happened.” Blitz says making Starlight sweet.

“And all you do will unfold as this would have never have happened.” Starlight warns.

“So you best make me care enough to not take that chance because the option is now on the table, remember that.” Blitz warns.

Twilight bumps Blitz’s side and motions for Starlight to continue.

“Sunburst and I did everything together. In fact, I don’t remember us ever being apart until today.” Starlight says before they watched as starlight got his cutie mark.

“Sunburst. That rings a bell for some reason.” Blitz says thinking. “Oh yeah, I have a captain named Sunburst in the fleet.” Blitz says.

Starlight huffs. “Please, it’s a somewhat common name and I doubt it would be him.”

“Ok, the name of this town is Mayweather and his birthday is March 18th.” Blitz says.

Twilight hits his side. “Shut up and let her talk for once.”

“How did you know that?” Starlight asks.

“Personal file. Everyone has one in the military. Comes with keeping track of records and stuff for organization.” Blitz answers.

Twilight facehooves. “Great. I’m going off to the side.” She said walking away a bit.

“Stay.” Blitz says, pulling her back. “So all of this because you fell out of contact?”

“Yes!” Starlight yells.

“Alright, use the spell again take us to the night pirates attacked manehattan and the royal guards burnt the city to try and stop them.” Blitz says.

A portal quickly opens above them and pulls them away and drops them off in an alleyway.

“Why are we here?” Starlight asks as Blitz watches the orphanage as the city burned in the distance around the port. Soon a hooded figure walked out of an alleyway and looked around. The figure then quickly moved to the orphanage and laid a bundle on the doorstep and seemed to whisper something to it before running off.

“Go check the bundle.” Blitz says taking off his helmet when the figure was out of sight.

Starlight ends up confused and moves to it and slowly moves the bundle a bit aside to see a foal. “So…it’s a foal.” Starlight asks.

Blitz only looked at her before she looked back and forth between it and him.

Twilight walks up to him. “I’m sure you can do the math.”

“You don’t mean this is you.” Starlight said in disbelief.

Blitz says nothing and goes up to the door and knocks hard before the three get out of sight.

They get into the alleyway as the door opens and a clothed mare comes out and looks around before looking down and gasping before picking up young Blitz and carrying him inside.

Blitz and the two walk away. “I was abandoned at birth by my mother as my father had died.” Blitz says.

Starlight stares at him as the portal opens up again and they end up at a city. As they sat on the cloud, Blitz showed her the night his step parents died and his abduction by aliens.

“You think your life was hard now?” Blitz asks.

Starlight just stares as the ship leaves the planet.

“They stuffed me in a container from there and I was to be merchandise. It was only by luck that the mandalorians raided the ship and found me. From there, all I learnt how to do for the rest of my childhood was to be a warrior and fight.” Blitz says putting his helmet back on as the portal opened.

Blitz stood silent, watching the race as Twilight started talking to Starlight, explaining that friendship isn’t something that can be lost so easily. Though the lives you may take different paths, the bonds you forged will never truly disappear. They will always be in the heart. Or something like as Blitz only half listened and watched the young Rainbow fly past and eventually make the Sonic Rainboom.

Blitz smiled as his one day to be wife looked incredibly pleased and the rainboom was seen across the country. Then the portal opened up and the three were drawn into it.

Chapter 59: Is This Setting Up

“While they talk, I would like to discuss something with you.” Blitz says to Starlight alone in the map room.

Starlight still looks down. “What?”

“I want to make one final trip through time.” Blitz says.

Starlight looks at him shocked. “What?!” She harshly whispered. “After everything?”

“Yes, for this I want to know. You see, this isn’t my first trip through time.” Blitz says.

Starlight stares at him in disbelief. “Then why do you want to risk it?”

“Because with the scroll we can easily come back and stop me. You see, the first time I went back it was before the founding of equestria and I met Commander Hurricane and we fell in love.” Blitz says.

Starlight stares at him frozen in shock.

“A part of me holds out hope that I will one day be reunited with her.” Blitz says.

Starlight holds up a hoof. “She’s dead.” She said simply.

“I know…but, this is a chance. I ask you please help me put this to rest once and for all.” Blitz says.

Starlight raises an eyebrow. “For what?”

“Help me find peace in her as she is no longer here, please.” Blitz asks.

Starlight frowns. “Why me?”

“Because you did what Starswirl couldn’t and Twilight can’t so please help me.” Blitz says.

Starlight stares at him as she contemplates what to do.

Blitz sits there and waits for her to answer.

Starlight sighs. “Fine. Don’t pin it on me if it goes wrong.”

“I won’t. Take me to this date and location.” Blitz says handing her a few papers on calculations. “If I am right, it should be about four years after the founding.”

Starlight narrows her eyes at the papers and lights up her horn before firing a spell at the map and another portal opens up that they get sucked into.

---

“For the timeline to be preserved, you have to make sure the future events go the same way.” Starlight warns.

Blitz frowns as he writes on a paper. “I know. That’s why I am writing it down, but mostly I want you to give Hurricane these, wearing this cloak.” Blitz says, bringing out a cloak with the mandalorian crest and a letter and a container for a potion.

Starlight sighs and grabs the cloak. “Give me that.” She said putting it on.

Blitz watches and he sees Hurricane walking around playing with an alicorn foal in the field.

Hurricane laughs as she tosses a crude ball to the foal as Starlight walks up to her before Hurricane notices her. “Can I help you?” Hurricane asks putting herself in front of the foal as he looks confused with the ball in hoof.

“I was told to give you these two things.” Starlight says giving her the container and letter.

Hurricane looks confused before blinking at the sight of the crest on the cloak and slowly takes the container and letter. “Who are you?”

Starlight says nothing and teleports away.

“Mommy, what’s wrong?” The foal asks.

Hurricane looks slowly to the letter and opens it. “Honey, can you play with your ball for a bit. I need a bit of time with this.” She said, narrowing her eyes at the letter.

The foal looked confused, but bounced the ball away. “Okay.” He said trying to play by himself.

“Dear Hurricane, don’t ask how we know you or your foal, but we know our kin. You were the mate of Blitzkrieg and bore his child. If you can accept the consequences, then take this potion after your son marries and has his first foal. After you do so, do what you can that you believe in your life that needs to be done, but do it in secret. Meet at this spot and time and date and your journey might come to fruition and for your faith, you shall see your love once more. The choice is yours. The mandalorians.” Hurricane reads.

Hurricane looks to the container and then looks to her foal playing around and trying to bounce the ball on his head. “Oh Blitz.” She whispered to herself.

“It is done.” Starlight says.

“I know. Come, let’s go back and see if anything has changed.” Blitz says. Starlight nods and the portal opens up again and sucks them away before dropping them in the map room. “If my calculations are correct…” Blitz said walking away and out the door. “Stay with the others for now. I have to do this alone.”

“Ok. You will still introduce me to Sunburst, right?” Starlight asks.

“Yes, you will meet your friend or should I say your first love?” Blitz asks.

Starlight just blushes at that as the other mares look at her with anger mostly, but Twilight just held a smirk.

Blitz sighs as he stands in front of the door and looks at his watch on his communicator as it counts down before it hits exactly at noon and there is a knock on the door. He steels himself before opening the door to a cloaked pony. “It truly has been a long time.” Blitz says letting her in.

The pony just looks to him before smiling and lowers her hood to reveal Hurricane herself without any sign of age. “Blitzkrieg.”

Blitz removes his helmet. “I see you joined the horny ponies.” Blitz jokes.

Hurricane looks up at her horn before looking at him. “Yeah, had to make do with all the traveling and time I have been doing.”

Blitz grabs and holds her. “I am glad to have you back my love.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles and hugs him back. “I missed you.”

“Consequences be damned, huh?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane chuckles. “I wanted to be with you again. I needed my stallion.”

“And you pulled that whole ghost routine with me. You had me completely fooled.” Blitz says.

Hurricane waves him off. “You always had that high complex about you. Now shut up because I have waited over a thousand years to do this.” She said before kissing him. Blitz smiles as he holds her as they kiss.

“Was it worth the wait?” Blitz asks, separating.

Hurricane nods. “Yes, though hard to believe I had to watch many ponies die and turn to dust from all of this and soon will you.”

“Like your son, daughter-in-law, and your two granddaughters, but you won’t Hurricane. Take this.” Blitz says showing her a new round bottle. “It will start your aging again and we can live the rest of our lives together.”

Hurricane takes it and smiles and gives him a small kiss on the cheek. “You know how to make a mare happy.”

“Twilight thought of everything.” Blitz says tapping their horns together.

Hurricane gasps as she feels a spark. “That has never happened before.”

“It’s called love connection.” Blitz jokes cheesily.

Hurricane raises a hoof up. “Don’t tempt me.”

“There’s that red hot temper.” Blitz said, holding her in his hooves bridal style.

Hurricane chuckles. “Now then, I believe my granddaughters are around here.”

“Potion first love.” Blitz says booping her nose with his.

Hurricane rolls her eyes and opens the bottle before drinking away.

“Feel any different?” Blitz asks.

“Yeah, a horrible taste just like the last one.” Hurricane says in disgust.

Blitz laughs as he carries her down the hall. “You remember the first time?”

“How can I not?” Hurricane says pulling up her hood.

Blitz smiles as he hears a commotion from a hallway. “Let me guess, you would never forget the only thing that is making you able to see your true love?”

“Stop it you.” Hurricane says smiling before booping his nose with hers.

Blitz grins. “Never. And I am going to give you the one thing you may have been missing from me.”

Hurricane chuckles. “I can’t wait. But for now, let me see the family.”

Blitz nods and walks into the playroom and finds Luna buried under a wave of foals and Celestia eating on a piece of cake.

“Lulu, Celly, can I see you two for a moment?” Blitz asks.

“Coming grandpa.” They said as Celestia takes a big bite before moving to him as Luna tries to dig her way out. “Come on you guys. Let me go.”

“Aunt Lulu is so funny.” Sunshine says.

Azure chuckles. “But aunt Celly is more funny.”

“Is not.” Sunshine says, giving Luna a distraction that was needed to escape.

Azure glares at her. “Is too.”

“No fighting you two or it is a time out.” Blitz warns.

They both eep and Arcane chuckles and claps his hooves. “Not bad you two. Great show.” He said as Terra took Luna’s place under the pile of foals.

“Terra, you too. Terran, you want to play with the foals?” Blitz asks.

Terran pants and sits down before being tackled by the foals as Terra floats over. “What is it daddy?” Terra asks.

“You will see. Now come with me you three.” Blitz says walking away with Hurricane smirking under her hood.

Blitz led them to a private room and set up a soundproof barrier. “Girls, allow me to reintroduce somepony you all hold dear.” Blitz says.

Terra raises an eyebrow as the princess looks confused. “Who?”

“My dear daughter, I taught you to be quicker than that.” Hurricane says lowering her hood.

Terra gasped heavily as the princesses looked shocked. “Mom…mommy?” Terra tries to say.

“Come, give me a hug.” Hurricane says.

Terra cheers as she launches herself at her and hugs her tight. “Mommy!”

“Get in there you two.” Blitz says pushing the princesses towards the hugging two.

Both Celestia and Luna lunge at them and hug them tight as well.

Blitz smiled and waited for the mares to get done.

Terra smiles and nuzzles Hurricane. “Mommy, how…?” She tries to ask as she looks at her.

“You can thank Twilight Sparkle for this and your grandfather for taking a risk.” Hurricane says.

Blitz chuckles. “Yeah, the whole space time continuum thing. Never even touching that again.”

“Grandpa.” Both Celestia and Luna said in disbelief.

“You going to lecture me on it?” Blitz asks with a stern look.

“No. Who? Us?” Luna says trying to play it off.

“Yes. We would never do…such a lecture.” Celestia said, trying to look innocent.

“That is right. Lecture Starlight Glimmer who was messing with it for revenge.” Blitz says.

“Oh I have a few words for her.” Terra said, still not letting go.

“Also, Celly, Lulu, I am surprised to find neither of you have a husband yet.” Hurricane says patting Terra.

“Grandma!” They yelled at her blushing.

“It is true though.” Blitz jokes.

Luna glares slightly at him. “You know why we won’t.”

“Little Lulu, follow your heart.” Blitz says.

Luna still glared as she blushed heavily.

“And Celly, do you have a list of potentials?” Blitz asks.

Celestia rolls her eyes. “None so good as it is status still with me.”

“Oh? Hurricane, does Celly have a secret life and family outside the royal status?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane chuckles. “Oh, she’s just saying the guards and some nobles. I think it’s time you searched without all the cloak and dagger.”

“Terra, you agree, keep hugging Hurricane for yes.” Blitz says.

Terra giggles as she squeezes Hurricane tighter.

“Right, your mother’s orders you two.” Blitz jokes with the two.

“Mom!” They yelled at her.

“Don’t talk back to your mother.” Terra says.

They both groan at that.

“Ok, you two horny fillies, you can go back and play with your uncles and aunts.” Hurricane says.

They both blush and quickly walk off and shut the door behind them.

“That is what she calls anyone with a horn, remember girls?” Terra calls.

They just hear angry grumbling as Blitz snickers. “I miss this.” He said before moving over to them and hugging them as well.

“Ok Terra, go play with your brothers and sisters and bring them joy.” Hurricane says.

Terra smiles and hugs Blitz tight and kisses his cheek. “Thanks daddy.” She said before floating away.

Hurricane smiles as she looks to Blitz. “Now then…what’s this with Terra? She certainly is almost as happy when she gets with our son and that’s before she saw me.”

“She missed you a lot, Hurricane. So are you ready to meet the others?” Blitz asks, picking her up bridal style.

Hurricane smirks. “No bed for us?”

“Introductions, then I rock your world.” Blitz says.

Hurricane giggles. “Oh I am going to enjoy my life with you now.”

“Yes, now.” Blitz says before sending a text to Twilight to get all the girls and meet in that room.

---

“Did you see the looks on some of their faces?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane nods. “A dead legend, right in front of them, alive and breathing.” She dramatizes as she looks around. “Not bad for a room. Is this yours?”

“This is my room, yes. Now…” Blitz says, starting to strip.

Hurricane smiles as she looks at him. “Now huh?”

“I said I would rock your world right after introductions.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles as she starts to get out of her cloak. “Well I certainly miss your touch.”

“I have missed touching you my red mare.” Blitz says, but before he could continue, there was a knock at the door. Hearing this walked to the door and opened it to find Arcane holding his helmet.

Blitz smiles and takes the helmet. “Thanks Arcane. Where did you find this?”

“In a room with an open door.” Arcane says before Blitz picked him up and hugged him.

“Oh, who is this?” Hurricane asks.

Blitz smiles and walks over to her. “This is my Arcane. Twilight’s son. As you can see, he’s an alicorn. Isn’t he handsome?” He asks, turning him around.

“He is so cute.” Hurricane says nuzzling him.

Arcane laughs and tries to hug her. “Hi mommy.”

“Oh, did you hear that?” Hurricane asks, taking Arcane and spins around with him.

Blitz smiles. “Yes, with him being the new prince and diplomat, he’s going to need all the help he needs and you can join the family for that and see him all the time.”

“I will love you forever.” Hurricane says.

Arcane laughs as he hangs onto her. “Aunty Terra says the same thing.”

“She gets that from me. Now you go get yourself a snack and have fun, ok?” Hurricane asks before raspberrying him.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Um…”

“He’s getting a snack.” Hurricane said sternly to Blitz.

“I agree completely.” Blitz says sweating.

Hurricane smiles as she puts Arcane down. “Go on boy.” She said pushing him out the door and closing it behind him. “He’s big. I bet he’s ten right now.”

“No, five.” Blitz corrects.

Hurricane looks at him. “Five? How is he that big already?”

“Alicorns are, at times, twice the size of normal ponies. Just look at Celly.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smiles as she walks up to him while shaking her flank slowly and hard with each step. “Want to make another?”

“You offering?” Blitz asks, casting the sound proof spell again.

Hurricane nods as she slowly sheds her clothes. “Oh yeah. I did miss your touch and I intend to enjoy all that I have missed.”

“Well, I won’t deny you, but how long have you been watching me?” Blitz asks, shedding the rest of his armor.

Hurricane smiles. “Took me a while to find you. But I finally did when you came to Ponyville in a great fashion. You like big entrances, do you?”

“Which time was this?” Blitz asks, sending a message to Twilight.

Hurricane hums. “Around that whole incident with Bloody Mary. I was almost heartbroken when I saw you.”

“Yet, I wasn’t yet the one you knew?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane nods. “But the way you moved, the way you attacked, reminded me of a certain overlord that came to us in a time of need.” She said moving closer to him with her flank moving with every step.

“You thought maybe I was a decedent or of the same clan at first?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane nods. “Yes, until you came back and I started to put the pieces together when Cross goes away to when Blitz appears.”

“Oh and what did you think of Cross at first?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane giggles as she moves against him and starts rubbing her side against his. “He’s strong, very strong voice, tough as nails and will always do the right thing, especially putting his family first. I can’t believe my granddaughter would do something like that.”

“Had to smack some sense into Celly. She spent too long without someone to keep her grounded and Twi has a special spell that will really get you loving the bed with me.” Blitz says.

Hurricane raises an eyebrow as she moves around and keeps rubbing against him. “Oh…how so?”

Blitz smirks as Twilight opens the door. “You’re about to find out.”

Hurricane looks to Twilight in confusion. “Oh, what is it?”

Twilight said nothing and casted her spell, turning Blitz and Hurricane into human forms. “That is what it is.” Twilight says.

Hurricane tries to balance herself, but Blitz quickly catches her. “What is…?”

“Human form or humanish if you prefer since we still have fur. The reason we like using this spell in bed is because the body is much more sensitive.” Blitz says groping her flank.

Hurricane eeps and looks to see him squeezing her. “You horny…”

“Be nice.” Blitz teases.

“Have room for a third or she wants one on one time after waiting so long?” Twilight asks, smirking.

Blitz smiles to her as Hurricane moans as his ministrations. “I think she wants to be alone with me.”

“Alright, I’ll see the foals and talk with Ahsoka…and maybe Zecora.” Twilight says smirking.

“So you were listening to me.” Blitz said, smirking.

“Yes and after what we saw in that world, I doubled the training of the changeling warriors and I said I want even me to have a hard time seeing through their disguises.” Twilight says.

Blitz smiles. “Good for you Twi. Now get your sexy flank into gear.”

Twilight grins. “You wish you wanted this right now.” She said, shaking her flank as she leaves.

“No, because I got this right now and it’s my duty to please a wife that has been waiting for it for so long, don’t you agree?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane moans as Blitz starts to massage her breast. “Please.”

Twilight giggles. “You are right. Have fun.” Twilight says closing the door.

“So Hurricane, tell me which way you want me to enter you first?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane moans happily as she leans against him. “The first time ever we did this.”

“This way. Now do you want me to enter you flank or one of your two lips?” Blitz whispers into her ear.

Hurricane hums happily and looks back at him. “Stallion’s choice. Show me how much you learned.”

“Let’s go with the fetish you first discovered and work from there sound good?” Blitz asks before kissing her neck.

Hurricane moans and guides him along. “Oh, you want to know what I learned huh?”

“A surprise for both of us. How does that sound to my red horny mare?” Blitz jokes.

Hurricane smiles. “Amazing. Now get me on the bed.”

“You want to try walking without me?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane hums as she looks at the distance. “Not with you…oh…still going at me.”

“I’ll hold your hand.” Blitz says, helping her walk on two legs.

Hurricane wobbles as she hangs onto Blitz. “This is a weird feeling.”

“Yet now you can be lord being taller over Celly.” Blitz jokes.

Hurricane rolls her eyes. “Do you think of anything else besides being on top?”

“Yes, I think of you, the other mares, my foals, and a lot of other things but that category gives me headaches.” Blitz says.

Hurricane chuckles. “Because it’s too smart for you and your my little kooky little stallion.”

“So what do you think of the advancements we have made?” Blitz asks.

Hurricane smiles. “Pretty well. Going from carts pulled by us to advanced mineral powered engines.”

“I am going to take you into space and see our world the way I have seen it for so long.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smirks. “Well for now, we’re stuck here so bring me to a high like the others.”

“As you wish my long waited mare.” Blitz says sitting her in the bed.

---

“Ok, who is ready to learn to swim?” Blitz asks his foals.

All the hooves immediately shot up as Sunshine helped bring up Terran’s paw as well.

“Alright, all of you get to swim in the pool over there while Azure, Arcane, Sunshine, Blazer, Venator, Spectrum, Blast, and Tide swim in here with me, Daring, Octavia, Sonata, Mary, Rainbow, Pinkie, and Hurricane will be teaching you how to swim.” Blitz says.

All foals rush the pools as the adults all smile at each other. “You know, it’s been this long and you haven’t taught any of them how to swim?” Terra asks, floating above them.

“We recently finished the pool.” Twilight says holding her daughter while she splashes about.

Hurricane smiles as she watches them. “Guess the whole alicorn thing is a one in a million chance, maybe a billion.” She said, looking at Terra.

“Then how come Lulu and Celly are alicorns?” Blitz asks

Hurricane rolls her eyes. “I’m about regular ponies like you and I. Terra and our son were different.”

“I don’t think so, at first that is. I am more interested in why you aren’t uncomfortable in that swimsuit.” Blitz says.

Hurricane smirks as she wore a one piece swimsuit like most of the mares. “Because I lived through time buddy. I have tried on a lot of clothes and swimsuits…including the underwear.”

Blitz burst out laughing. “I’m sorry. You in a dress that’s funny.” Blitz says as he lets Azure hold onto him for a bit so he could get used to the water.

Hurricane rolls her eyes as Arcane hangs onto her side and tries to find the best way to swim with his wings. “Please, I had to go to a ball to deal with a bounty. I guess I did become a mandalorian in the end.”

“You and me both sister.” Lightning says holding her Onyx.

Hurricane smiles as she looks to the whole family. “You built yourself well, Blitz. And when I met you, I thought you had a sister named Rainbow who I just saw is your wife.”

“Please, he wishes he was that level of cool.” Rainbow jokes, nuzzling both her twins.

Blitz chuckles as Octavia helps Azure starts to learn the dog paddle. “Well, yeah. I had to hide my identity a bit because of…well…the whole space and time thing. I couldn’t risk you not trusting me anymore because of it...owe, my head is hurting again thinking that over.” Blitz says holding his head.

Hurricane and Mary smirk. “Oh my poor baby.” They said at the same time and looked at each in surprise which then turns into smirks.

“Want me to rub your head?” E. Vinyl asks as she and the rest of the pregnant mares were lying on chairs to the side.

Blitz sighs. “Nah, it’s passing. Though I did mean it when I said I wish I could stay with you. I broke one promise and I am not breaking another.”

“Oh come here baby.” Hurricane says sweetly before grabbing him.

“Oh, should I be happy my son is being sought after by a thousand year old mare?” Mary asks.

“I’m going after Arcane so calm down.” Terra whispered beside her.

“That doesn’t make me feel better.” Mary says.

Blitz smiles as he looks at her. “Relax mom. She’s the great commander Hurricane. I think that counts as some leeway and I did accidentally get with her that turned out to be true love.”

“You ready Sunshine?” Pinkie asks, holding her daughter.

Sunshine cheers. “Drop me in.”

“Bombs away.” Pinkie says tossing her in.

“Wheeee!” Sunshine cheers as she is about to make a cannonball before stopping short and slowly and softly enters the water.

“So Sonata, how is Tide?” E. Vinyl asks.

Sonata raises an eyebrow as Tide swam around her. “Do you need to ask? She’s been waiting for this.”

“That half-siren part coming into play huh?” E. Vinyl asks drinking some blood.

Blitz sighs. “I can’t believe I still missed your birth. I’m sorry I missed most of your girls’ births.”

Twilight smiles. “You were at war. It can’t be helped. Though it does make us feel better knowing that you are coming back.”

Blitz smiles. “Speaking of which, where is Minerva with our son?”

“In the changing room, still acting like a cat to the water.” Octavia says.

Blitz shrugs. “Well she was a robot, can’t blame her. Can one of you get her?”

“I have an idea. Tek, come and play.” S. Vinyl calls.

“Wheeee!” They heard Tek yell and a big splashed was made and saw Tek swimming away happily past them.

“Tek, no!” Minerva calls running after him.

“No running at the pool.” Twilight calls jokingly.

Blitz chuckles as Tek swims around him. “It’s alright Minerva. I bet he downloaded some swim files and learned how to adapt them to his body. Our boy is smart enough to know what to do and as for you, that body is water proof. Get in here.” He said to the mare stuck at the edge of the pool as she tries to adjust with her one piece suit with a skirt.

“Um…no, I think I am fine.” Minerva says.

“Oh Tek, come here son.” Blitz says.

Tek laughs as he swims up to him. “Yes daddy?”

“Time to give your mom the old puppy dog pout.” Blitz whispers to him.

Tek gasps and looks to Minerva and starts quivering his lips and makes big tearful eyes. “Mommy, won’t you come play with me?” Tek asks sadly.

Minerva groans as she keeps watching. “But…” A whimpering sound came from him. “Oh fine.” She relented and Tek went back to normal and starts swimming again. Minerva groans as she looks to the water and reaches for it with a hoof and pokes the water slightly before pulling back quickly.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Oh just jump in. Your buoyancy would keep you afloat.”

Minerva gives a glare to him as she keeps testing the water.

“Here, I will lower you in myself. Will that help?” Blitz asks.

Minerva huffs. “Yes.” She said angrily.

Blitz smiles and grabs her with his hooves before slowly lowering her in. “There you are love.” Blitz says.

Minerva looks over herself as she keeps checking for anything.

“See that wasn’t so bad was it?” Blitz asks.

Minerva grumbles to herself.

Blitz kisses her and lets Tek swim up to them and hold his mother.

“Aw.” Most of the mares said as they watched them.

Then they are splashed by Blast and Spectrum.

“Hey you two.” Blitz says to the laughing twins.

They both look up to him and seem to match each other’s movements at the same time.

“Oh, you think you’re funny huh?” Blitz asks before swimming after them.

They both swim away at the same time and smirk at him.

“You won’t escape me, you two.” Blitz says as Rainbow was struggling to not to break down laughing.

Fluttershy sighs as he swims past with the twins moving in sync as they escape him. “Things have changed…a lot.” She said before looking at her son and nuzzles his cheek as he laughs. “You having fun?” Fluttershy asks as he lays on a float.

Clemente laughs and nods and hugs her snout before trying to paddle on his float.

“Gotcha.” Blitz calls catching the two foals he was chasing.

Fluttershy claps her hooves as Clemente claps along with her. “Yay.” She said as Clemente paddles to her and hugs her and plays with the ring on her collar. “Um…Blitz?”

“Yes?” Blitz says holding the two foals.

Fluttershy nervously smiles. “Can I…um…you know…?”

Blitz leans closer and lets Rainbow take the foals.

Fluttershy leans to his ear. “Just like the old days. The first few times but better now?” She whispered.

“Your wish is granted. Also, should we put a bell on your collar for little Clemente’s amusement?” Blitz asks.

Fluttershy giggles and looks down to Clemente still fiddling with her ring. “Yes. Luckily he still doesn’t get why I wear this. But we do.” She said leaning closer to Blitz.

“Daddy, come play with us some more.” Spectrum calls.

Fluttershy sighs. “Better go play with them.” She said picking up and holding Clemente.

“You’re happy for your little colt.” Blitz says smirking at her.

Fluttershy giggles. “And it all started with a fear of vampires.”

“Speaking of vampires, you girls ok?” Blitz calls.

The Vinyls and Octavias all wave at him.

“How is Ice and Juko Vinyl?” Blitz asks her over at the kiddy pool with her foals.

Vinyl smiles as she looks down at the two. “Having fun.” She said watching them splash each other before getting her.

“Oh, that reminds me.” Blitz says before petting Fluttershy and swims towards Applejack.

Applejack raises an eyebrow as she makes sure Surgere doesn’t drown. “Yes?”

“So Jackie, you think it is about time we consider a public school for little Blazer?” Blitz asks putting a hoof under Surgere for her to stand on.

Applejack blinks and starts to gain a thinking expression. “Maybe.”

“You thinking maybe a private school?” Blitz asks.

Applejack shakes her head. “No, otherwise we have to deal with wise crackers that would bother him.”

“Get Twilight to help find a school?” Blitz asks.

Applejack nods. “Oh yeah.”

“What do you think Surgere?” Blitz asks as Tide swims up to Surgere.

Surgere holds up a hoof. “Da.”

“You both are cute.” Blitz says getting both Surgere and Tide.

Tide giggles and nuzzles him.

“Applejack, shouldn’t Surgere start in the kiddy pool like many of her siblings?” Blitz asks.

Applejack frowns. “Until she can’t even handle a tub.”

“Oh someone is a protective mother.” Sonata says swimming up.

Applejack raises an eyebrow. “I have to make sure she doesn’t get in that much trouble.”

“You want to go play with your big brother you two?” Blitz asks.

Surgere and Tide cheers.

Blitz smirks and swims over to Blazer. “Having fun?”

Blazer shrugs. “Good enough.”

“You mind playing with your sisters?” Blitz asks.

Blazer sighs as both Surgere and Tide try to hang onto him. “Fine.”

“He said yes girls.” Blitz says setting Surgere on his back and lets Tide swim around him.

They both cheer as Blazer sighs and rolls his eyes.

Blitz smiles and rubs his head before feeling somepony climbing on him.

Blitz tries to turn around and find the one climbing him, but then Blast laughs as he gets into his vision on top of his head.

“Hey Blast, what are you up to?” Blitz asks looking up to him.

Blast smirks and jumps into the water and tries hiding from him.

“Oh using your dad as a high dive huh? You know what that means Smile, someone infringing on your turf. ” Blitz says.

Sunshine frowns. “I’ll get you Blast.” She yells dramatically.

Blast laughs and splashes her.

Sunshine spurts out the water to the side. “I loathe you.”

Blast smiles and hugs her.

Sunshine sighs and hugs him back. “Hey, how come we aren’t growing as big as Arcane?” She asks looking at Arcane as he tries to hold his breath underwater.

“Because your brother is an alicorn they usually grow much bigger silly.” Pinkie says.

Sunshine raises an eyebrow. “So how come we weren’t ones?”

“Because all of you are unique.” Pinkamena says.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles Sunshine. “And so fluffy.”

“You better say that to our daughter.” Pinkamena says.

Blitz sighs. “She’s unique. Besides, she can do things that still don’t explain reality.”

“Like Pinkie.” Pinkamena says.

Blitz smiles and puts her on his head. “So…what is the trouble gang going to do now?” He asks her.

“I don’t know.” Sunshine says playing innocent.

Blitz smirks. “Arcane? Azure?” He asks with a scolding tone.

“We are innocent.” They say hiding behind their mothers.

Blitz chuckles. “Oh, the famous troublemaker squad. Making some strong tidings in the town all around.”

“Now, now Blitz, don’t tease them too much.” Hurricane says swimming up.

Blitz grins. “Unlike you.”

“Yes, that is my job.” Hurricane says before booping Blast’s stomach.

Blast laughs and hangs onto her snout.

---

“So had fun?” Blitz asks as everyone is dried off.

They all voiced their agreements at that. “Pretty cool. Why didn’t this place have a pool before?” Arcane asks as he looks to the hanging poolside on a branch of the crystal castle.

“I don’t know sweetie.” Twilight says as she kept rubbing him with the towel.

Blitz chuckles. “It’s because we haven’t had a real chance and me having this long off.”

“I think the foals had a good time.” Ahsoka says scratching a few of the foals behind the ears.

Blitz smirks. “Like the time with the family now.”

“Come on little earth colt.” Fluttershy says getting Clemente from Ahsoka and starts drying him off.

Ahsoka smiles and grabs a towel before helping dry off the foals.

“So Ahsoka, how do you like being a pony in a bathing suit?” Twilight teases.

Ahsoka blushes and tries not to look at anypony. “I think she looks hot.” Blitz said.

Mary chuckles at their teasing of Ahsoka.

Ahsoka groans. “The one thing I hate.”

“Oh there there.” Blitz says scratching her behind the ears.

Ahsoka eeps and then sighs in relief as she leans into the scratching. “Ah, that feels good.”

“And she has been tamed.” Twilight jokes to Fluttershy.

Blitz glares slightly to them and they shrink down a bit.

“Ahsoka darling, you have got to let me try and style that mane of yours.” Rarity says.

Ahsoka blinks and looks to her mane and nervously smiles. “Um…actually, they are a part of me.”

“She doesn’t have a mane while in her original form Rarity so we don’t know what cutting or styling it will do.” Blitz says.

Rarity looked embarrassed and a bit afraid. “Oh, I’m very sorry dear.”

“It’s no problem.” Ahsoka says as most of the foals were dried by now.

Blitz smiles. “Well now. How about some dinner everypony?”

Upon asking that Blitz was run over by the stampede of foals on their way to the dining room.

“Ow.” Blitz groaned as he laid on the ground.

“Oh poor baby.” Hurricane says leaning down to him.

Blitz opens his eyes. “I’m regretting having many foals for that reason. Though it will teach them stampeding.”

“So Blitz, any updates to the forming of the new zoid division?” Ahsoka asks.

“We have started working and the clan has put out bounties for zoids and it varies for each individual zoids. The banking clan actually sold us a lot they confiscated under the radar.” Blitz says getting up.

Ahsoka smiles. “So then we can hope to see more in action soon?”

“Yes, that reminds me, I picked out yours already.” Blitz says, sending her a file.

Ahsoka smiles as she opens it and looks it over. “Blitz, you are spoiling me.”

“Now you need to learn how to pilot it and I want you to review the clones and recruits that will be manning the zoids with you.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka nods. “Sure. Just need to make sure they would at least shut their mouths.”

“We have twenty-six right now, including yours, we may see more later though.” Blitz says as Hurricane looks over Ahsoka’s shoulder to the zoid.

Ahsoka smiles as she looks at her. “Want one yourself?”

“What is that?” Hurricane asks.

Ahsoka looks to Blitz. “May I?”

“Tell her about zoids.” Blitz says following the rest.

Ahsoka smirks as she looks at Hurricane who looked a bit confused.

“A zoid is…” Ahsoka started to explain.

---

“So there is a festival coming up huh?” Blitz asks.

“Yes, a world wide one. It was made in order to celebrate our accomplishments in advancing into space travel.” Twilight says feeding her daughter.

Blitz sighs. “I really did miss a lot.”

“Don’t worry.” Twilight says petting him.

Blitz smiles as he looks at her. “So where’s it taking place around here?”

“Oh most major cities and towns will be celebrating in their own ways. I hear the party they are planning on our space station is going to be big.” Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles. “Maybe we should go. I mean we haven’t been out much and I’m sure everyone here wants to go. We can even see Spike and the girls.”

“Oh Spike is coming to the festival with the girls. I told him he would be grounded if he didn’t.” Twilight says.

Blitz rolls his eyes. “Twi, one, he doesn’t live with you anymore. Two, he makes his own money and life now. Three, he can live in his own ship. I doubt simply grounding from you would work.”

“One, I still can pull that because it works. Right, my little Spikey Wikey?” Twilight says.

“I simply hate the fact she called the girls first.” Spike suddenly came up on his communicator.

“Spike still listens to his mother.” Twilight says.

Spike sighs. “Blitz, we’ll be down the day before. Just let us finish up here. Good thing the next campaign won’t be as long.”

“Yeah, we will be assigned to battlefronts of ongoing campaigns.” Blitz says.

“Yeah, by the way, the girls say hi and can’t believe they missed a pool session. Apple Bloom wanted to try swimming too.” Spike said.

“We have a swimming pool now installed and it is always open to them.” Blitz says.

Spike chuckles. “I think they would be cheering at that. At least the door is still open.”

Blitz smiles. “It’s always home to you and the girls. How are you doing by the way?”

Spike chuckles. “Well…I’m stuck at a certain size now. That commander will need to redo my clothes anyway since I kind of overstretched the last ones.”

“You also have issues with the door?” Blitz jokes.

He could see Spike rolls his eyes even though he’s just on the coms. “No, I’m not that big. Maybe just the size of those teenage dragons. Besides, I can walk upright better than before.”

“You doing those exercises Rarity taught you?” Blitz jokes.

“Try Slender. Seems she’s my personal trainer now to help me get used to my new body.” Spike said, chuckling.

Blitz was about to say something when he hears a whistle blown. “Break time’s over.” Slender says.

“And secretary as well?” Blitz asks.

“Unfortunately. But she does a great job. Besides, she helps the girls out and makes sure they are always okay in the end. You don’t want to get her mad. Right Slender?” Spike asks.

“One minute passed.” Slender says, sounding a little upset.

Spike sighs. “Okay, got to go Blitz. We’ll see you at the festival.” He said before cutting off.

“You ready to give your baby dragon away to marriage?” Blitz asks.

Twilight doesn’t say anything as she kept feeding Aether.

“Also Ahsoka, you think you could?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka smiles as she looks to Arcane trying to take a big bite. “Sure. Just need someone for his magic that might be used. Discipline wise.”

“Terra.” Blitz calls.

“Yes?” Terra asks.

“I have a job for you.” Blitz says.

Terra floats over. “Yes?”

“It involves more time with Arcane.” Blitz says.

Terra smiles softly. “Anything daddy.” She said before floating over to Arcane.

---

“So that was a fun time. I think the kids also liked the camping trip and spending time with their father.” Ahsoka says, looking at Hurricane.

Hurricane smiles. “They should. Twilight has told me he promised to give a trip once he’s home.”

“Yeah, but soon we will have to get back to the front and the war.” Ahsoka says.

Hurricane sighs. “I pray it will be quick. I have had enough trouble with wars.”

“Yet this one spans entire systems.” Ahsoka says.

Hurricane shakes her head before seeing Fluttershy walk by in a robe. “Speaking of spanning things.” She said looking at Fluttershy’s rear and trying to figure out why it’s so big.

“Well I should go. I have to discuss something with master Yoda before we are assigned somewhere else.” Ahsoka says patting Hurricane’s head.

Hurricane nods. “Okay then. Yoda?”

“He is the grandmaster of the jedi.” Ahsoka says.

“Alright, I will tell Blitz when he gets back.” Hurricane says.

---

Fluttershy smiles as she walks into Blitz’s room and closes the door behind her. “I’m here.”

Blitz smiles as he looks up from his datapad. “Oh, good. So how will this one go? And I can tell you have a surprise for me.”

Fluttershy giggles as she walks to him. “Yeah, I wanted some fun like we did when this whole thing started out. But you didn’t want to because half of them you didn’t understand and the other was held back too much.”

Blitz smiles sadly. “Well I didn’t want to hurt you. My hits can kill when I don’t want to at times. Besides, I was still a bit afraid of you.”

Fluttershy smiles softly as she stops by his bed. “And now?”

Blitz smiles and pets her and makes her purr. “I love my vampire wives.”

Fluttershy giggles and hides behind her mane a little. “I hope you don’t mind. I went to Zecora for tips to prepare for when you might come back and she suggested I try something that can entice almost anypony, even mares. Though I don’t know how she knows that one.” She said confused a bit.

Blitz chuckles. “Well what’s the surprise?”

Fluttershy nervously scratches a hoof against the ground before starting to take off her robe and Blitz stops as he looks to see her wearing some very small and thin underwear which was really hugging her as she wore bright pink socks. “She said it goes great with my mane.” Fluttershy said embarrassed as she hides behind her mane more.

Blitz blinks as he brings Fluttershy a bit closer and starts stroking her flank and makes her moan. “So…rough like the first few times?”

Fluttershy nods as she blushes heavily and moves closer. “Everything. I am yours for the night so do whatever you want to me. I just want to please you and make you happy right now.”

Blitz smiles slowly and starts scratching her behind the ear before moving to her neck and scratches there. “Alright then. Is there anything else?”

Fluttershy shakes her head. “No, don’t hold back though.”

Blitz smiles and grabs her collar and makes her stop. “Alright then. But at least know I won’t go easy on a night just because.” He said before pulling her to bed

---

“So what do you think Zecora would be one of the ambassadors for the council the planet is forming?” Blitz asks, looking at her from across the table.

Zecora smiles. “It would be my honor. Though why not go to my people and seek the elders?”

“They are sending others, but I thought that you would do a very great job.” Blitz says.

Zecora sighs and looks around the hut she still lived in. “I particularly do not know. What makes you think I would be suited for the job of talking to others?”

“You don’t have to rhyme.” Blitz says.

Zecora smiles. “I’m in.” She said, so unofficially.

Blitz chuckles as he hears her talk so bashfully. “Since when do you talk street?”

Zecora waves him off. “The ponies that come by here, mostly talk quick and to the point. I speak in riddles and though it is fun, it is not practical in a diplomatic event.”

“Also, there is one other thing. Zecora, would you be interested in joining my herd?” Blitz asks.

Zecora blinks. “What brought this on, if I may ask?”

“Well I have been thinking about it for a while now and…I’m going to stop before I embarrass myself. So what do you say?” Blitz asks.

Zecora smirks a bit. “You will have to prove to me. But I will be a diplomat on your ship.”

“How about giving me a shot and see if I am up to the job?” Blitz says.

Zecora just smiles. “And what do you intend to do?”

“The Zenbara ritual?” Blitz asks.

Zecora giggles and nods her head to the back. “I have a bed.”

“Shall we see.” Blitz says following her.

After doing the ritual, Blitz pets Zecora’s head. “So what do you say?”

Zecora sighs as she rests her head against his chest. “I will agree, though there will be terms to follow with me. Like kindness I have sent to you with advice.”

“You can have at Fluttershy.” Blitz jokes.

Zecora laughs. “I just gave her the advice. But where do you think I had the idea of it?” She asks looking up at him.

“So by entering my herd, you will be my wife. Can you handle that?” Blitz asks.

Zecora nods. “Just requests anytime I need you and I will be fine with it. So what are you going to do now?”

“You want to go a second round or you want to rest?” Blitz asks.

Zecora sighs as she puts her head down again. “I wish to enjoy the company of my new mate.”

Blitz smiles and kisses her nose.

Zecora giggles and nuzzles him. “You are approved.” She said simply as she closed her eyes.

---

Ahsoka walked into the garden of the jedi temple. It was mostly empty from many being deployed or busy working to be used. Not far away, Ahsoka saw Yoda. “Master Yoda.”

Yoda somewhat smiles of what constitutes as a smile for him. “Ah, to what do I owe this meeting young padawan?”

“I wish to talk to you about something master. I have been wrestling with a few questions after all that I have learnt and all that has happened.” Ahsoka starts.

Yoda nods and gives a small wave. “Speak young padawan.”

Ahsoka sighs. “I have been considering leaving the jedi order. Maybe not permanently, but for a while to think things through and to maybe understand the force better along the way.” Ahsoka says.

Yoda hums hearing that. “A lie, it isn’t?”

“No, there is more to it.” Ahsoka says before whispering into his ear. “I think Blitzkrieg was right when he told me a long time ago that something is manipulating events. Maybe even the sith we face in this war. If that is the case, they must be high in rank in the senate.”

“Clouded, you think our judgement has been?” Yoda asks.

“I can’t deny the possibility as it seems that both sides at times seem a little too prepared or informed like this is all a plot to keep the war going for now.” Ahsoka says.

Yoda closes his eyes to think about that. “Wise, you are. Strange things, going on inside the senate. Always win, side to keep the war going. But I sense uncertainty with you.” Yoda says.

“Yes, I am not completely certain of leaving the order just yet. I just wanted to inform you and ask your wisdom on the matter.” Ahsoka says.

Yoda nods. “Advice that you need, I will give. Woes, you will tell and I will listen.”

Ahsoka smiles as she keeps discussing the issue with Yoda and she voices some concerns he also had at times during this war including the fall and deaths of so many jedi.

“I thank you for talking with me master. I feel better after discussing these things.” Ahsoka says.

Yoda nods. “Learn much, you will still.”

“Sounds like something a shaman of Blitz’s planet said. You never stop learning.” Ahsoka says.

Yoda smiles. “Unto death.”

“Master, is it alright if we keep these talks between us?” Ahsoka asks.

Yoda nods. “Secrets, I will keep.”

“Thank you master. Oh and there is one more thing. Blitz is trying to scrounge up more zoids for another division to pilot and wants me to head it and as a sign of cooperation, that republic forces pilot them. I would welcome your insight in forming the division’s members.” Ahsoka says.

Yoda seems to give a laughing smile. “Already known, you have.”

Chapter 60: It is a Setup

It had been eight months of campaigning since the meeting with Yoda, but the war seemed to be turning in the favor of the Republic and Alliance. The two fleets of both sides now were laying siege to a Separatist world with General Grievous trapped on the surface.

“It has been a long time coming, but I doubt even Grievous can escape this.” Obi-wan says.

“Hopefully we will finally be able to take him out as a factor in this war.” Anakin says more darkly as Blitz looked grimly at the plans.

“Spike, are you sure this is right?” Blitz asks.

Spike appeared on a communication window, now wearing a new commander’s outfit that fits his size and a bit more just in case he grew again. “Sorry Blitz. But the girls pick this up too many times. So many members are getting this vibe too.”

“Blitzkrieg, you seem distracted.” Anakin points out.

Blitz sighs. “Sorry, internal politics from the alliance.” Blitz says.

Anakin shrugs. “Well let’s finish the fight here and we can worry about the politics afterward.”

“That is just it. From what I have been hearing, it sounds like the senate is going to give us a reward for our assistance and you know what that means.” Blitz says.

Obi-wan sighs. “No more help. If that is true, it’s been quite a fun ride with you.”

“Wait, they can’t just pull your forces out just like that.” Anakin says going wide eyed.

“It might not just be them master.” Ahsoka says walking onto the bridge.

“What do you mean snips?” Anakin asks.

“The republic citizens are starting to get desperate for peace. At this rate, the senate might be forced to sue for any support from the citizens.” Ahsoka says.

Anakin sighs as he rubs his head. “This day gets better and better.”

“Also, if rumors are true, then the senate is starting to get confident they can win this war without us as well and if your force capitalizes on all the victories we have made, they might not be far off either.” Blitz says checking a status report.

Obi-wan sighs. “Then finish the fight and hope can get through this more easy than it is sounding out to be. Who knows, maybe we can trade with each other soon enough and be like neighbors.”

“The war might end for the alliance, but until Dooku is dead the feud will continue. Are we ready to initiate the assault?” Blitz asks.

“As best we can be.” Obi-wan said.

“Ahsoka, the 3rd zoid division ready to lead the charge?” Blitz asks

Ahsoka nods. “Yep, on your command.”

“Then lead the charge.” Blitz says.

“Shellshock, get everyone ready. We have been selected to lead the charge.” Ahsoka says over her headset.

“Copy that. We are moving to the zoids now.” Shellshock said.

“See you on the ground you three.” Ahsoka says walking out.

“If this is our last battle then we are taking Grievous.” Blitz says.

Obi-wan smiles. “I wouldn’t expect any less.”

---

“Sir, the front lines are faltering. We are being overrun.” A tactical droid says.

Grievous growls. “Hold the line and make sure those fools do not get into the base.”

“Sir, they are flanking our ray shielded tanks with another zoids division.” A droid reports.

Grievous glares. “Another animal assault? How many do they have?”

“Our latest estimates suggest three different divisions now.” The tactical droid says annoying Grievous to no end.

Grievous growls as the base is rocked by explosions. “Report, what was that?” Grievous demands.

“From our scan, it seems the enemy just made bombing runs on our base.” The tactical droid says.

Grievous growls again, knowing that a starfighter shouldn’t be able to weave through their defences and glares as he hated the droids and couldn’t tell the difference between them and a jet fighter. Both needing different approaches to effectively defend against. Grievous knew help wasn’t coming as he had been asking questions and many of the upper command such as San Hill and even Count Dooku started distancing themselves from him. He was on his own, betrayed once more.

“Forget this. Useless as ever.” He grumbles to himself as he walks away as another explosion rocked the base.

“Sir, intruders detected. Looks like clones and mandalorians.” A droid says.

‘So you have come my son. This may be my last stand, but I will go down with pride.’ Grievous thinks not fazed.

“Hold here and keep holding the line. I will not come back.” He said heading out the door.

The droid waited a few minutes processing what to do before starting. “Start relaying orders to the outlining u…” The tactical droid was cut off when a bomb was dropped on where they were destroying the command room.

“For all their processing power, these droids lack instincts. I had almost forgotten what it was like to face the ruthlessness of a warrior people and not just the jedi.” Grievous says to himself before hearing a clone yell. “There, it’s Grievous, blast him.” He seems to roll his eyes as he turns to the clones and takes out his lightsaber.

The clones fired and Grievous did his best to block and retreat from their fire. “This is Fang, we have spotted Grievous and are in pursuit.” A clone reported in.

“Belay that Fang. Head to the secondary communications cut the droids off from each other. The others have Grievous.” Ahsoka orders over the comms.

“Copy that sir.” Fang replied.

---

Grievous breathes hard as he runs, unsure why the clones were not pursuing him until he heard a shot and his left leg joint was damaged by what he could only assume was an armor piercing bullet.

“I think you can take it from here.” He heard behind him.

“Hello Rael.” Grievous says favoring his right leg.

Rael frowns as he walks slowly to him while Blitz walks away.

“The chief has left what to do with you to me. So do you now see, after all this time, you have been manipulated and used by Dooku and his master?” Rael asks, aiming at his head.

Grievous growls softly. “And I assume you know what it feels like?”

“No, I pity you father as unlike you everything I have done was by choice. If I kill you, my vengeance won’t end here. I will continue on until Dooku and his master are dead.” Rael says with the same fire that Grievous once had when fighting the Huk.

Grievous huffs. “Good, then maybe that means you won’t hold back?”

“But the time is not right. I must wait for my vengeance against the sith, but killing you will only benefit them. Capture him.” Rael orders.

Grievous goes wide eyed as a metal net is suddenly on him and he struggles for a bit and tries to cut it before a shock is sent through it and he yells out before being knocked out and falls to the ground.

“I haven’t forgiven you and may never will, but I will use you to further my goals.” Rael says as they start dragging him away.

“Shall we before everything may go to shit?” Blitz asks walking up.

“Thank you for this chief.” Rael says.

“We all need closure Rael. I just let you do what you thought was right.” Blitz says.

Rael sighs. “But only the future can tell which is which.”

“Maybe, but for now we have scored a victory that will resound across the theater of war. The republic and jedi will not be able to do much with Grievous alive so I have people in place to negotiate for us to keep him. Greed will keep him out of the enemy Sith hands.” Blitz says as they walk outside to see the last of the droids being mopped up.

Rael smiles. “At least the war is over so that makes my hunt that much easier.”

“Don’t be so sure. We must wait and watch. The enemy wants us out of the war. We most likely are a hindrance to their plans at this point.” Blitz says.

“Is that why we have had to kill those dark acolytes since we came back from the rest?” Rael asks.

“Exactly. They want us and our weapons gone bad. I wonder what they are willing to pay for it though?” Blitz wonders out loud.

Rael blinks and looks at him. “How much territory does the republic have?”

“I do not know, but unless they are bordering our territory, the Alliance wouldn’t go for it.” Blitz says.

Rael raises an eyebrow. “So they want them to pull out in the moment when we are on the last planet? Usually you would try and have them on for extra manpower just in case for a bit.”

“I have come to realize that victory in this war was never the goal. They want something else. I can not think of what it is yet, but I know this victory is not what they want.” Blitz says.

Rael nods. “Yeah, considering that this place is mostly a staging post and it would be useless in the coming peace times.”

“Also the Separatists sent no reinforcements. From the sources we bought in their ranks, we know Grievous was asking questions. They didn’t like that. Now we have to let our diplomats work fast to do this before the Sith learn we captured, not killed him.” Blitz says seeing Ahsoka’s white command wolf walk up.

“Okay, most of the ground forces are done for.” Ahsoka said as the canopy opened and she jumped out.

“Grievous has been captured instead of killed and the Separatists won’t send a fleet to back them up here…so have you made your decision?” Blitz asks.

“Yeah, it’s time I leave the Jedi, even if temporarily.” Ahsoka says, sighing.

“How will you break the news to the two masters?” Blitz asks.

Ahsoka shrugs. “I don’t know. Maybe a little talk once we get back and a final goodbye before we separate.”

“Master Yoda knows about these thoughts already, doesn’t he?” Blitz asks sitting on a crate.

Ahsoka nods as she looks down the hole of the docking areas and the troops below cleaning up. “Yep, told him what I could.”

“We have done all we could. The enemy has won their war, no matter the outcome and we must prepare for the next.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka looks back at him. “Another war huh?”

“It won’t be within this decade I can say that for sure. The clones might not live to see it.” Blitz says soberly.

Ahsoka sighs. “Strange that now it’s all over. Most of the clones just know and do war. What are they going to do now?”

“The sith will probably keep them and the droids as a military for now. From there, I can only guess, though I bet the only thing it means for the Jedi is nothing good.” Blitz says.

Ahsoka shakes her head. “The only thing you could do is still teach who you could.”

“This war will not end with our generation I fear. The next might also have to bare the burden.” Blitz says as a transport arrives.

Ahsoka carefully looks at him. “Even your kids?”

Blitz says nothing and heads to the transport. ‘That is the last thing you want huh?’ Ahsoka thinks before she and Rael follow.

---

Blitz looks at a paper delivered to him as Anakin sits nearby depressed. “She told you too huh?” Blitz asks.

Anakin nods and sighs. “What is making her leave the order?”

“I think it’s sort of like a mid life crisis. She is going out to find her place in the galaxy.” Blitz says.

Anakin sighs. “So where do you think she’s headed then?”

“Hard to say, maybe to find answers on the sith conspiracy, but that is not the only bad news. I just received this.” Blitz says handing him the paper.

Anakin takes it and reads it over. “What is it?”

“In gratitude for their aid, we hereby give the Citadel alliance the outer rim sectors of: Wazta, Koradin, Kriz, Varada, Tunka, Rayter, Seitia, Saijo, and Kallea. We thank you once again for your aid and will honor the lives given for this. Then it goes on from there very diplomatically saying we have to withdraw all our men, ships and units back into our territory. The council of the citadel has already agreed to it.” Blitz says.

Anakin sighs and throws away the paper. “Unbelievable.”

“Someone wants us out of the war badly. Watch your backs. You have enemies within the senate as well. Also, we will be taking Grievous with us as the Jedi don’t kill prisoners and the senate wants nothing more to do with him.” Blitz says handing him another paper of official orders.

Anakin raises an eyebrow. “How the heck did you get him?”

“Take a closer look.” Blitz says.

“...to take Grievous and ten thousand credits.” Anakin reads.

“They are literally paying us to take him off your hands.” Blitz says.

Anakin raises an eyebrow. “That is weird. Unless he has a bounty, I sincerely doubt this right now.”

“I think the separatists pulled some strings in your senate. They no longer want Grievous as shown with the lack of reinforcements, but also don’t want you to get anything from him. Someone is getting paid off here.” Blitz says.

Anakin shakes his head. “Think we can talk to him for a bit?”

“We have been given twelve hours to get everything and leave. You have till then probably. I’ll keep the bureaucrats busy. Just don’t kill him. They will know you talked to him if he is roughed up or dead.” Blitz says.

Anakin sighs as he gets up. “I’ll try not to.”

“You want Obi-Wan to know or keep him in the dark as well?” Blitz asks.

Anakin frowns. “I have to figure some things on my own for now.”

“Got it, keep him busy too. Also Anakin, in case I don’t get to see you again, I wish you well.” Blitz says.

Anakin nods. “You too.” He said before walking off.

---

“No, luck?” Blitz asks.

“No, it seems Grievous was cut off from military moments recently. All he gave me in the end to his knowledge might not be even credible anymore.” Anakin says.

“The enemy always seems to be a step ahead, don’t they?” Blitz asks.

Anakin nods. “Seems to me that we are now cut off from intelligence. I doubt we are going to find more.”

“Maybe Ahsoka will have more luck and someday bring us her finding so we can finally take out the head of this snake.” Blitz says.

Anakin shrugs. “Until then, it’s best to wait and hope nothing goes the negative way.”

“Well Anakin it has been a pleasure. At first I didn’t think we would get along, let alone like each other.” Blitz says offering a hand.

Anakin chuckles and shakes his hand. “You too. I never expected to have worked well the whole time.”

“Mostly it is because we know how to fight in a war unlike many. Stay safe.” Blitz says before Anakin left on a shuttle to the republic Venator-class Star Destroyer.

“Alright men, plot a course for home.” Blitz orders.

---

“The war is over for us Twi.” Blitz says on a holocall on his way down to the planet.

Twilight smiles. “We are missing you here and so do the foals.”

“Well I am almost home…the true enemy is not defeated Twi.” Blitz states.

Twilight sighs. “So then you have to go back?”

“No, the treaty with the republic doesn’t allow us to do that, but all the clans know so we are going to prepare for the coming war.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks worried now. “How long?”

“I’m not sure it will even be this decade.” Blitz says.

Twilight looks behind her to the foals playing around. “So possibly them huh?” She asks looking back to the screen.

“Yes, I am sad to say.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. “I hate this.”

“You and me both.” Blitz says.

Twilight tries to smile. “Fluttershy is in the last month now and Zecora is here too. Guess you missed the whole moving day. Also, Zecora is wondering when you are coming to help massage her stomach.”

Blitz chuckles. “How is the soon to be mother?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “Fluttershy is really preparing for the new foal. Got a room and everything ready. Zecora is also doing the same with the spare room next to hers. At this point, I should probably have rooms made underground.”

“Oh don’t be silly, we can always add on more. Also, guess who came back with me.” Blitz says.

Twilight smirks. “Um…Ahsoka?”

“You bet your flank I did.” Ahsoka says right behind him.

Twilight giggles and then looks worried. “What about Spike and the girls?”

Blitz sighs. “Luckily, if he keeps doing some small time jobs and trades, he should be fine. He’ll come down soon enough once it’s all settled down and can be manageable from down there.”

“Should we prepare for an awards ceremony for the citadel?” Twilight asks.

“I hope not. I have enough honors and medals.” Blitz says jokingly.

“Considering they are weighing down the current shelves at this point.” Mary said walking past.

“You still have that griffon statue mom.” Blitz reminds.

“Touche.” Mary says.

“Alright Twi, I will be on the first shuttle down. You want me to ride home on my speeder bike or will you be picking me and Ahsoka up?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “I’ll come there. I’m sure there are a few who want to meet you first.”

“If they are diplomats, can I wait till after I rest?” Blitz asks.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “If I was over there, I would hit you over the head. It’s the foals sweetie. There are a few that need to be talked to. They are entering the teenage stage. Especially Arcane. He’s smarter than we give him credit for.”

Blitz chuckles. “I don’t doubt that. What do I need to talk to about our troublemaker squad?”

Twilight sighs. “Future now. It’s time for them to get ready. And it’s time for the father to put in a really big talk.”

Blitz rubs his head. “Okay, I’ll see what I can do.”

Ahsoka smirks. “So is it the big male and female talk?” She asks as Blitz blushes.

Twilight giggles. “No, just a simple talk.”

Blitz sighs as he keeps rubbing his head. “I already said yes.”

Twilight grins. “But if they ask, might as well give it.”

Blitz groans. “Only the boys. Might need a griffon for Blazer though.”

Ahsoka snickers as Twilight giggles. “I’ll get the others to help with female things if Sunshine asks for it.”

Blitz sighs. “Just get them. I’ll give them a talk one on one.”

Twilight nods and cuts the line. “She’s chipper. Though maybe it’s because she might see your face light up when they ask the biggest question.” Ahsoka said, trying not to snicker.

Blitz groans as he rubs his face in despair.

---

Blitz shakes his head slightly as he does his work or rather, typing up the last papers needed for his end of the war time. “Thank goodness at least and I won’t be missing my foals’ births anymore.” He said to himself before there was a knock on the door. “Come in.”

He watches as the door opens and raises an eyebrow at the sight of Arcane actually about the size of a full grown stallion. “Hey dad.” He said, having his young voice still, but a bit gravely.

Blitz smiles and puts his datapad away. “Wow, much has changed.”

Arcane smiles as he seems to find the floor interesting. “Yeah. So um…what the heck can I talk about?” He asks himself.

Blitz chuckles. “Anything on your mind right now.”

Arcane takes a deep breath before exhaling. “Okay…um…is the war really over?”

Blitz nods and smiles. “Yep, so I might be around for a long time. No more going off for years and only having a week or two together. Nope, staying my foals. Though the paperwork might increase considering your mother is a main diplomat for the planet.”

Arcane smiles at that. “So then…what happens with us, me and my brothers and sisters?”

Blitz sighs. “Live out the life you want to. Some of you may be more controlled than others considering we are high ranking for this planet, your mother included so you and your sister are going to be a little bit watched and might be expected to take over our jobs a bit. Don’t worry, we’ll help out where we could. I’m sure you can do it.”

Arcane groans. “Great, more work.”

Blitz chuckles. “How’s school if you have that much work?”

Arcane shrugs. “Fine I guess.”

Blitz points at him. “And that’s a sign you have something.”

Arcane groans a bit louder. “How do you deal with somepony who likes you?”

“Aren’t you a little young to be thinking about that?” Blitz jokes.

Arcane shrugs. “Some of the grown ups are actually saying they want to try to date me. I’m eight.” He said groaning.

“I’ll have a talk with them son. It’s probably because you look like a full grown stallion.” Blitz says hugging Arcane.

Arcane sighs in relief and hugs him back. “So…I have been learning a lot. Auntie Terra has been teaching a lot of magic and mommy Ahsoka has been talking to me through the calls. Teaching me through that way.”

“Don’t get too far ahead of yourself son, you still have a long way to go.” Blitz says.

Arcane smiles. “Sure. Can you teach me a few things too?”

“Of course.” Blitz says.

Arcane smiles and hugs him tight. “Thanks dad.”

Blitz groans from his squeezing. “Oh yeah. You got my strength alright. Can you let me go a bit?” He asks, tapping his leg.

Arcane looks sheepish. “Sorry.” He said, lightening his hug.

Blitz chuckles as he pats his side. “Okay, why don’t you send in the others?”

Arcane nods and lets him go and walks out. “Okay. Bye dad.” He said heading out the door.

Blitz chuckles as he sits down on his bed again and sighs. “Okay, it’s either Blazer or…” He stops as more knocks came to his door. “Come in.”

The door opens again and in walks Blazer with some heavy street clothes. “Hey dad.”

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “What’s with the gangster clothes?”

Blazer blushes and looks sheepish. “Yeah, I just like them.”

Blitz chuckles. “I was like you once. Wanted to look at that. I…grew out of once I realized that it didn’t help me much out there.”

Blazer blinks. “Really?”

Blitz shrugs. “Well I was being shot at.”

Blazer chuckles. “Wow. So what should I do about that filly now? I mean…she’s nice right now.”

“That is up to you my son.” Blitz says ruffling his head.

Blazer smiles and hugs him. “Thanks dad. So how long are you going to stay here?”

“The war is over son. I am here to stay.” Blitz says.

Blazer cheers and hugs him tight. “Alright!”

Blitz chuckles and hugs his son back. “Now we are going to start training you more.” Blitz says.

Blazer pales. “Um…”

“It will be fun.” Blitz reassures.

Blazer gulps. “Promise you would go easy?” He asks meekly.

“You shall see son. Now time to go see your mother ok?” Blitz asks.

Blazer nods and gives him one last hug. “Great to see you again dad.”

“Best you get out of here before your sister eats all the food.” Blitz jokes.

Blazer rolls his eyes and let’s go and walks out. “See you later dad.”

“See ya. That just leaves Azure.” Blitz says.

“And I’m here.” Azure said walking in with a wardrobe change with a hooded shirt. “Hi dad. Great to have you back.”

“Hey son, giving your mother trouble?” Blitz jokes.

Azure rolls his eyes. “No, of course not. Though I do ask for some blood.”

“That’s my boy.” Blitz says hugging him.

Azure looks up at him. “Me asking for blood is okay?”

“Yes, it’s part of who you are. Your body needs to feed on blood every so often. Just like your mother does.” Blitz says.

Azure smiles. “I thought you didn’t know this whole time.”

“Oh I did. Two of your mothers, Vinyl, use me as a source of blood every so often.” Blitz says.

Azure blinks. “Why you? Why not a blood pack?”

“Because they find my blood a delicacy. That is why your mothers all drink blood from me in packs if they can help it.” Blitz says.

Azure smiles a bit. “So why can’t I drink from you or others?”

“Well your mothers, Octavias, can’t from others because they are pure vampires and would spread vampirism. You and the Vinyls are only half breed meaning you can without spreading it.” Blitz explains.

Azure blinks. “So can I?”

“It is also a sign of affection.” Blitz adds.

Azure just became confused. “What?”

“Like how you see me and your mother’s kiss from time to time.” Blitz says.

Azure sticks his tongue out. “Blah.”

“Same if you bite someone’s neck.” Blitz says.

Azure shakes his head. “Even more blah.”

“Well anything else you want to ask my son?” Blitz asks.

Azure shakes his head. “Not really. But I’m glad you are back with us.” He said hugging him.

“Thanks my boy. Also, I have a job for you. Inform all your siblings I won’t be gone for long periods of time like that for a long time.” Blitz says.

Azure cheers and hugs him tight.

Blitz chuckles and hugs him back. “Okay, go on and send in the next one.” He dramatizes.

Azure chuckles and nuzzles him. “Sure. See ya later dad.” He said before running out and turning one way. “He’s staying for a long time!”

“Yay!” He hears his many foals.

Blitz chuckles as he sits down and waits for the next one to walk in. “I love my life.”

---

“It took this long for Minerva to gather the parts?” Spike asks as he stood on the command deck as Minerva worked around a robot and Blitz and the girls were with him with Tek looking at everything.

“Tek, you see something you like?” Blitz asks, grabbing him and holding him.

Tek looks up at him. “Can I work with uncle Spike?”

“When you get older.” Blitz says petting him.

“This is so cool. We’re going to see the A.I. of the extranet in the flesh…or rather the metal.” Scootaloo said as she wore some clothes that covered her up with the rest of the girls and had a few ranks on it that was the same as them.

“Alright, let us start. You ready?” Blitz asks.

Minerva nods as she connects a cord to the still robot. “The question is of how it will work the system. So I will place in a few ‘life’ files. This will allow it to mimic organic core things needed to survive.” She said working on a computer. “Still…we are teaching it.” She said as the lights flicker on the ship.

“Remind me again why you choose the ship?” Spike asks.

“Because we are right next to a comm buoy and it gives all access.” Blitz informed as Spike shrugged.

“Ready.” Scootaloo says.

Minerva nods as all the computer screens flicker and then die out. “Sir?” A commander a bit below asks.

“Wait for it.” Spike said before onto the main screen came on and it had a prompt. He sighs and types in the needed place. “Okay, this should do it.” He said before entering it and the robot’s lights and system flickers on before it opens its eyes. “It should have all language packs so it should be able to speak.” He said standing in front of the girls a bit.

“Even huttese?” Blitz asks.

Spike shrugs. “If there is a language pack out there, it can speak and understand. Heck, translate if it wanted.”

“Let us get Eve awake.” Blitz says.

Minerva smiles as she finishes the downloading and disconnects the line. “Okay, open those optics and tell us what you see.” Minerva said, checking over the body.

“Ok Tek, ask your friend to respond.” Blitz says.

Tek smiles and jumps out of his hooves before walking to the body. “Five, two, one.” He said and the robot opens its eyes while making an eerie red glow in the dim dark.

“Subject: Tek. Son of Blitzkrieg, commander, and Minerva, former artificial intelligence. Species, pony, note: techno organic.” They heard Eve say from the body in a female tone.

“Eve, state your function.” Blitz says.

Eve ‘blinks’. “Function: To be family with subject Tek as friend.”

“Run diagnostic on your system.” Blitz says.

“Body: Functioning at maximum capacity and efficiency. Connection status: One hundred percent.” Eve stated.

Spike frowns. “That means she still connected to the whole extranet. If anyone grabs hold of her, she can get anything on it, even the ones deep down. Time for your teachings Blitz. Like a new foal.”

“Very well.” Blitz says as Tek gets onto Minerva. Eve blinks as she looks to Blitz as he walks up. “Come here.” He said, picking her up and placing her on his back. “Alright, we’ll see you later Spike.”

Spike smirks. “You sure you don’t want to come to Omega with me and see Aria again?”

Blitz chuckles. “No, I had enough of her petting for once in my life. Why, you had to deal with it?”

Spike just smirks.

---

“So, explain to me why I shouldn’t just lock you up and keep you around? Unless you are one of those talking ones.” Aria asks as she looks at the young dragon.

Spike raises an eyebrow. “Lady, I grow to be a big motherfucking dragon. And I mean big. And yes, I will go for the station’s power core, rip it out, hot wire it, and make it explode. Want to lock me up now?” He asks with the same expression.

Aria actually lets a smile through.

---

“You threatened Aria?” Blitz asks surprised.

Spike shrugs. “She was going to lock me like you. I had to stand up for myself. Come to think of it, the guards did say that is one of the rare times she smiled.”

“For the love of…send one of our diplomats to smooth things over as she sells us fuel at a small discount.” Blitz says.

Spike sighs. “Fine. I’ll get on that.”

“Actually, Apple Bloom will get on that.” Blitz corrects himself. “Celestia knows we need another Celestia damn incident.”

“Got it cuz.” Apple Bloom says.

Spike frowns. “Maybe I should stay out of dealings and do it by computer.” He said to himself.

“Then that breaks your rule of going out after being cooped up too long.” Slender pointed out.

“Time for his next thing?” Blitz asks, seeing the whistle in her mouth.

Spike groans as he rubs his face. “Ridley, wake up!” He yells and throws a piece of metal at the sleeping dragon hanging from a metal strut on the ceiling.

“Ahh!” Ridley yells as he suddenly let’s go with his tail and falls to the ground. “Oh. What the heck?” He asks, getting up.

“I’ll leave you to it.” Blitz says before Slender blows the whistle.

Ridley groans. “Again?” He asks getting up to the console to take Spike’s place as Spike walks off with Slender before she whistles again and he starts jogging with every step.

Minerva smiles as they walk away. “He’s doing fine. Even after this long. I’m surprised he was able to hold that anger for three years.”

“Now home you sexy thing.” Blitz says to Minerva.

Minerva hits his side. “Blitz, not in front of Tek.”

“Come on Tek, time to go home.” Blitz says.

Tek was looking at a console before looking at him when he heard his name. “Okay.” He said following him.

Blitz smirks. “What are you doing?”

Tek blinks as he keeps following. “I’m looking through the system. The security is atrocious. I am fixing it.”

“Good boy.” Blitz says rubbing his mane.

Tek smiles as Eve keeps looking at him from atop Blitz’s back. “Also, there is a file made from you and it has rated videos and pictures. Seems to be under a bit harder security system.”

Minerva raises an eyebrow at Blitz as he chuckles nervously before looking sharply at Tek. “Don’t look through that. You will gain access to something like that when you are older.”

“But, daddy…” Tek whines.

“No.” Blitz said simply and continues walking as Eve actually tilts her head at this conversation as she looks through the file.

“Eve, stop that.” Blitz says knowing what she was up to.

Eve blinks to him as she tilts her head again. “To the reason why? I have obtained images and videos of these actions and words while under the level.”

“You must learn about the here and now and not just files.” Blitz says.

Eve blinks as Tek jumps onto Minerva’s back and sits down and looks at her. “It’s really cool what you can obtain by just sitting outside.”

“If you weren’t going to learn about this world first hand, then you might as well not have come out of the net.” Blitz says.

Eve blinks and looks at him. “I have ‘come out’ because of the subject Tek.”

“Yes and he wants you to experience this world.” Blitz says.

Tek smiles. “Yeah, it’s so cool.”

Eve tilts her head. “Cool.” She said as the word sounded foreign to her.

Minerva smiles. “It’s so strange to hear such a grown up voice come out of a little filly body.”

“Adjusting.” Eve says before her voice became more filly like.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. “Now you are adapting.” He said before smiling.

“How much until completion?” Eve asks, her voice now more higher than her last.

“You shall see.” Blitz says.

---

“So let me get this straight, you want to open an academy to train others to prepare for the war that is to come?” Twilight asks.

“Basically, yes. Both the military and those who will one day wield the force will attend and learn from the best we can offer.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “So where?”

“That is the question. I want someplace that can also have an airstrip, a vehicle course, and an obstacle course.” Blitz says.

Twilight rubs her head. “I’ll see what I can do.”

“Oh come on Twi, we both know that it will be no problem for you.” Blitz says.

Twilight smiles a bit. “Yeah, I am. Just don’t mess this up or blow it out of proportion.”

“I won’t. This is for our future.” Blitz says.

Twilight keeps rubbing her head. “Okay, I’ll see about getting the place built up. But the way, when is Spike coming down? I really want him to visit us or at least stay for a bit.”

“Oh he and the girls are fixing relationships with Aria after Spike insulted and threatened her.” Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. “How did he do that?”

“I have a recording.” Blitz says.

Twilight stares at the recording as it plays. “He said that?!”

“Yes. Let’s hope she will still give us that discount.” Blitz says.

Twilight stops and points a hoof at him. “How much is fuel at regular price anyway?”

“We have an eight percent discount for that premium fuel.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs as she facehooves. “Oh Spike. What are we going to do with you?”

“Let Slender punish him?” Blitz asks.

“Sir, we have a report.” A mandalorian says walking up.

“Speak.” Blitz says.

“The C.I.S. have launched a major assault on Coruscant.” He says.

“Understood. Return to your post.” Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. “Does this mean you have to go back?”

“No, the war is over for us, but it does mean the war is in its final stages as they will be betting most of their forces on taking the planet and the jedi and clones will defend it.” Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. “Well…at least it will be the last battle around us at all. Unless you count the territory disputes on our planet.”

“Leave those to me and the navy.” Blitz says.

Twilight looked confused a bit. “Why do you call it a navy when it’s an army?”

“Because we have ships and as such, we are called a navy. The terrestrial force is a part of it, but they have a technically different name.” Blitz says.

Twilight nods in understanding. “I can see that reason now. So what are you going to do now?”

“Raise the foals and ravage my wives mostly.” Blitz says playfully.

Twilight smirks. “So…want us to wear that special outfit Zecora has been getting us?”

Blitz smirks. “Maybe later. I promised the girls I would spend time with the newest members of the family.” Blitz says leaning onto her.

Twilight sighs. “Alright, come on. They have been waiting for you.” She said leading him along.

“I can’t wait to meet them and I get to watch something sexy all the way there.” Blitz says.

Twilight giggles and shakes her flank. “Oh I can’t wait till it would be like the old days. Where it was just the family and your crazy acts.”

“Oh, we both know you want me back for the sex appeal I bring.” Blitz jokes.

Twilight chuckles. “Yep. Maybe not. Or maybe we just want the wild ways you can handle us all.”

“Now that Ahsoka is here and officially left the Jedi order, how long until I bed her you think?” Blitz asks.

Twilight grins. “Maybe a week. Or just after the first date you might have with her tonight.”

“Well time to get in there and has Zecora or Fluttershy named the two newest members?” Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. “Yep. Fluttershy has a little pegasus filly named Water Ripple. She has a red mane and dark yellow coat. She’s like her mother. Always shy and hiding in her mother’s mane. Zecora has got a little zebra colt named Mystic Art. Though he probably wanted to see his father.”

“Oh that is cute.” Blitz says as Twilight opens a door.

“What is?” Fluttershy asks nuzzling Water as Clemente sits on top of her head.

“Guess who Shy.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy looks over and gasps as Water rushes into her mane and hides. “Blitz.” She cheered and rushed over to him and nuzzles him as Clemente jumped onto his head.

“Hey there you two. Sorry I just missed the birth of our filly.” Blitz says.

Fluttershy smiles and tries to search her mane for Water. “Where are you my little one?”

“Hum…what is this?” Blitz asks before reaching in and pulling out a struggling filly.

Fluttershy smiles and nuzzles Water to calm her down. “It’s okay. That’s daddy.”

“Hi there my little Ripple.” Blitz says before nuzzling her.

Water struggles and tries to get away from him in his hooves.

“Oh?” Blitz asks before raspberrying her, making her laugh.

Fluttershy giggles as Water starts to try and grab him and nuzzle him. “She loves you now.”

“Your daddy is silly huh?” Blitz asks, spying her little fangs.

Fluttershy chuckles as Water kisses his nose. “She now really loves you.”

“Ok, back to mommy so she can feed that little tummy of yours.” Blitz says tickling it.

Water giggles and keeps muzzling and Fluttershy smiles as he gives her back to her. “She’s amazing isn’t she?” Fluttershy asks.

“She is like her mother fangs and all.” Blitz says

Fluttershy blushes. “Yes, one of my foals finally has my side of being a fruit bat. Just be happy she just has to eat fruits.”

“And her mother’s milk.” Blitz says as Water’s stomach rumbles.

Water starts to tear up to cry and sob. “Oh don’t cry. Let me get you something.” Fluttershy said, taking her away.

“Next, Zecora and Mystic.” Blitz says as Clemente chases his mother.

Twilight smiles and leads him to a corner in the room where Zecora was cooking something and Mystic was sitting nearby, watching his mother work. “You have returned Blitz.” She said as she still worked.

“Yes and I see we have a new addition.” Blitz says getting on the ground to be eye to eye with Mystic.

Mystic coos and places his hooves on his nose. “Bah.”

“Oh, is that what you have to say to your father, little one?” Blitz asks jokingly.

Mystic smiles. “Bah bah.” He said hugging his nose.

“So Zecora, how is being a mother like?” Blitz asks.

Zecora smiles and turns to him. “Amazing. For all my life, I have never had joy like him.”

“Well I will wager he won’t be the only one if you know what I mean.” Blitz says rubbing Mystic’s stomach.

Mystic giggles and laughs as he keeps trying to hug his nose. “Bah.”

“Oh Blitz, you shouldn’t tease like that.” Zecora says smirking.

“Who said I was just teasing?” Blitz says as he lets Mystic try to climb on him.

Zecora chuckles and puts the ladle away and goes over to him and hugs him. “You have changed my life.”

“Maybe, but for now, it is time for you to nurse, don’t you think?” Blitz asks as Mystic’s stomach rumbles.

Mystic blinks at his stomach and looks to them confused. “Bah?”

“Oh, you hungry little one? Let momma help with that.” Zecora says taking him.

Blitz smiles and nuzzles them. “I’ll see you later. I have to check on the rest of the family.” He said before walking away.

“This way, so who first?” Twilight asks.

Blitz smiles. “My vampiric wives.”

“Oh, they should be feeding all of their foals right now.” Twilight says leading the way.

Blitz chuckles. “So how are they like?”

Twilight smiles and stops in front of another door and opens it to find the Vinyls and Octavia’s with all their foals mostly feeding on blood packs.

“Guess who.” Blitz says walking in.

They all looked up and smiled while three looked confused. “Blitz!” They cheer.

“So where are they?” Blitz asks, smiling at him.

E. Vinyl smiles and lifts the foal in her lap and he finds a unicorn filly with an orange coat and white mane. “Meet Glitter Knight.”

“Hey there Glitter.” Blitz says sweetly, leaning in as all the other foals climbed onto him.

Glitter coos and reaches for him. “Bah bah.”

“Oh?” Blitz asks leaning in and Glitter grabs his horn.

Glitter laughs and pokes at the sharpened tip. “Oh.” She said looking at her hoof.

“Careful my little one.” E. Vinyl says, putting a small set of headphones on her head.

Glitter laughs and tries to adjust them to her head.

“Already making her like you huh?” Blitz asks.

E. Vinyl looks proud. “Yep, have to make my fillies like me. Right Glitter?”

Glitter claps her hooves as E. Vinyl turns on a song for her.

Blitz chuckles and turns to E. Octavia. “And my human born cello mare?”

E. Octavia smiles, showing an earth filly with a brown coat and a black mane who was nursing from her. “My little Thundering Boom.”

Blitz smiles and helps move the blanket up to her and covers him up. “There we go. Full privacy.”

E. Octavia kisses his cheek. “Thanks my love.”

“That just leaves my succubus wife.” Blitz says looking over to her as she looked to be protectively wrapped around something.

S. Vinyl smiles as she keeps her wings closed around herself. “Hey Blitz.”

“The foal napping?” Blitz asks.

S. Vinyl nods and waves him over and he leans close. “Take a look.” She whispers and opens the top of her wings a bit and shows a unicorn filly with a light blue coat and black mane sleeping on her stomach.

“What’s her name?” Blitz whispers as she closes the wings back up.

S. Vinyl smiles. “Moon Waver.”

“She is precious.” Blitz says before kissing S. Vinyl.

S. Vinyl smiles into the kiss and let’s go a bit. “You better check up on the others.”

“Ok, but first.” Blitz says before going to Vinyl and Octavia and kisses them both.

Both of them laugh and giggle. “Oh, who’s a funny hubby?” Vinyl asks, nuzzling him.

“Me and now some foals need you two.” Blitz says.

Both of them smile and head to their foals and start to clean them up after they had a messy meal as Blitz leaves with Twilight as she still stood at the door.

“So who is next after that?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles as she falls in line with him. “DD and Night Glider and Soarin are visiting them and making sure they are alright.” She said as they moved to another door and opened it to find the three mares all in chairs or on a couch.

“Oh, making sure Night isn’t ravaging either.” Blitz jokes.

Soarin smiles. “Oh she is. Just trying to be subtle.”

“No, I am not.” Night says defensively.

“Hey there you three.” Blitz says.

They all turn to smiles and laugh. “Hey Blitz.” Soarin said holding her foal in her hooves.

“Hey there you three.” Blitz says walking closer.

Soarin smiles as she shows the filly in her hooves that had a sky blue coat and a dark blue mane. “Say hello to Sky Strike. Ready to take the skies.”

“Hey there Sky.” Blitz says as the filly sleepily rubs her eyes.

Sky looks up and smiles at him. “Da.”

“Hey there you sleepy little filly.” Blitz says shaking her hoof.

Sky smiles and tries to mimic his hoof shaking.

“Oh, you’re a smart one.” Blitz says, turning into a pegasus and moves her wing with his.

Sky laughs and tries to play with his wing with hers.

Soarin smiles and pets Sky’s head.

“You still have questions about motherhood or have the other girls told you everything?” Blitz asks.

Soarin shakes her head. “No. I am fine. I can’t thank you enough for helping me.”

“Now let’s let this little one have her nap. Would you like that?” Blitz asks.

Sky nods sleepily and rests against Soarin.

“She loves her mommy.” Blitz says before kissing Soarin.

Night chuckles. “Where’s mine and the foal?”

“We all take turns.” Blitz says patting Soarin’s mane before walking to Night.

Night grins as Blitz leans in before smiling and she smiles before he pets her head mane she frowns. “Blitz.”

“Yes?” Blitz asks coyly.

Night raises an eyebrow. “Kiss.”

“Show me a foal and I will consider it.” Blitz teases making Soarin and DD snicker.

Night rolls her eyes before taking the blanket off of her slowly and shows a dark blue pegasus colt with a black mane. “Meet Night Shifter.”

Blitz kisses her before looking at the nursing foal. “He is a hungry one isn’t he?” Blitz asks.

Night nods. “Yeah, he might be a little pudgy later in life.”

“Nah, once he starts flying, he will work off those pounds and if he is pudgy as a kid, he will be thin as a teenager.” Blitz says petting Shifter’s mane as he fed.

Night raises an eyebrow. “How would you know?”

“Old mares tale.” Twilight says.

“Like Nightmare Moon.” Blitz pointed out.

“He has you there.” Soarin says.

Twilight pouts cutely.

“Have fun you little one.” Blitz says covering them back up before kissing Night again.

Night smiles as he moves over to DD. “So how’s my changed mare?” He asks, checking her over.

DD smiles. “Just fine. Want to see your foal?” She asks moving some clothes on a bundle around.

“Oh?” Blitz asks petting her flank as he leans in.

DD tries to shoo his hoof away. “Easy Blitz. Here. Meet Blizzard Whirl.” She said as the cloth unraveled to an earth colt with a bright blue mane and a grey coat upon the removal of the cloth, the colt shivers.

“Oh he is precious.” Blitz says as Twilight gives him a blanket and he covers the colt.

DD smiles. “So…staying for a week or two?”

“The war is over for me, love. I ain’t leaving for a good while.” Blitz says.

DD sighs in relief. “Good. The foals need you now. I don’t think they can stand you being apart from them.”

Blitz nods and nuzzles her. “And that’s why I might try and make it permanent.”

“Thank you.” DD says shivering from his stroking her flank this time.

Twilight rolls her eyes. “Blitz, you can eat the supple flesh later. I think it’s time to help me choose a spot.”

Blitz sighs and pulls away from DD while still trying to get as much stroking as he can get. “Fine.”

Twilight shakes her head in amusement before leading him out. “I got a call from Spike. He was able to get an apology to Aria. And then told me that Aria up the discount.”

“How much?” Blitz asks.

Twilight smiles. “I believe Aria’s words were, ‘I haven’t met another me in a long time. So you can have fifteen percent.’” She said and she heard a small cry of pain and looked behind her to see Blitz holding his head. “Blitz?”

“Many for…no, jedi are dying all at once. I can feel it. It has begun.” Blitz says.

Twilight just looks at him in worry.

Author's Notes:

And that’s the end of part one. Wow, what a ride. From just a little foalnapping to being one of the most badass hunters around. Though we did go crazy and we are now following the Star Wars saga. Heck, when we began, we barely knew where to go to, what to build up towards. It was just snippets from other areas and we built from there. And to think they all started before Twilight got her wings. Wow…that’s long and we are at the end of season five. I say it’s been quite productive. And don’t worry, this story will continue as we are already working on it and we got a whole writing map to work with. Besides, now it’s the underdogs’ time to shine. We are going to jump big so be ready for the longest jump we have ever written. Besides, we haven’t finished Act 1 and it still needs to be written. This is the first story that makes this second arc and it’s our second story we wrote. Long and hard we trudge, but we hope you like the journey up to now. Because you can go onto the next one if it’s there and enjoy how much we had to do.

So thanks for being with us on this first part of the journey. Now time to see if you can take the next arc.

February 24, 2021 - Final Update - You won't believe the amount of editing I had to do. I had to run the last few days for proofreading almost 40 to 50 chapters. So with this final chapter, this story is now done. We now have the squeal to only worry about. And don't worry, I have some chapters lined up for it. Finally, me and my co-author have been working on other stories on fanfiction. Including some original stories too. Three of them in fact. So you can enjoy that on fanfiction and another site too. You'll know if you have already read it on there.