The Knights of The Night

by The Double U

First published

Four Strangers try too join Princess Luna's Royal Guard, too help keep her and Equestria safe.

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When an Evil Pony Resurfaces with an Army, Four Strangers try too join The Royal Guard, and keep The Princess of The Night safe from This Evil. (This is an AU Story, and a Spin-Off that takes place during Season 6.) (This is The Only MLP Fanfiction I'm doing, I Hope you Like it.)

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Prologue

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Prologue


Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Equestria, a Pony couple in the town of Trottingham rush to The Hospital in a horse carriage driven by an outside Pony, as the female pony was going into labor. The couple were both Earth Ponies, which are Ponies that have no magic like The Unicorns, and no wings like The Pegasi or Bat Ponies. The stallion has a brown coat, and the pregnant mare has a white coat with brown spots known as a pinto. The pregnant mare started breathing more and more, as the stallion tells her in a tough british accent, "Don't worry my love, we are almost at The Hospital. Just try too stay calm."

The pregnant pinto mare tells her husband angrily in a british accent, "How can I stay calm, when I can't stop screaming from the pain?" The mare then tells him sort of calmly while holding in the pain, "I'm sorry love, I'm trying my best too hold him in."

"Just a little longer okay," said The stallion. "Mum is waiting for us at The Hospital, waiting to see our newborn colt."

The pregnant mare takes her husband's front right hoof, and tells him, "I can't wait too see our little boy for the first time," Her pains seeps through, as she starts breathing rapidly again, and yells, "Even if I'm going through so much pain right now, It'll be worth it."

Eventually, they make it to The Hospital, as The couple pays The Pony that drove them in his carriage. Two other Ponies at the entrance notice a pregnant mare, they rush to her with a mobile bed, and rush her inside. The husband sees his elderly mother in law, and greet each other, as they rush to the counter. The husband tells the mare at the counter, "My wife is going into labor, we need too get her to a room asap." The counter pony tells the expected father, "Don't worry, we'll help your wife out." The husand, mother in law, and some doctors rush the pregnant mare into a room, as they help her give birth to her son.


A couple of hours have gone by, as the husband and his mother in law wait patiently in the room, as the pregnant mare kept screaming and screaming. The doctor tells her, "Come on, push, push as hard as you can."

The pregnant mare let out one final scream, as everypony in the room starts hearing baby noises. The doctor tells them, "Congratulations Mrs. Squeak, It's a colt."

The doctor reveals to the family, a small pinto baby colt. He was so adorable and cute, he had his Father's mane, and his mother's eyes. Everypony starts crying tears of joy, as they welcone their newborn son, to The Kingdom of Equestria. Mrs. Squeak held her little foal, as he smiled at her. Mrs. Squeak's mother asks her daughter, "What do you think we should name him?"

Mrs. Squeak takes another good look at her son, and tells her mom, "Pipsqueak, Pip for short. He looks so much like a Pip, so that's what we'll call him."

Everypony agreed he should be named Pipsqueak, as Mr. Squeak held him next, and cried tears of joy that he is a father now. "Welcome to The Kingdom Little Pip, I'm so happy too become a father." Said Mr. Squeak. Everypony was happy too welcome Pipsqueak into their lives.

Chapter 1: The Student Pony President

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Chapter 1: The Student Pony President


Five years later, the family moved away from Trottingham, to a town called Ponyvile. Pipsqueak and his family moved their, because his mother was a nurse that got promoted, and was forced too move to Ponyvile. Over the next five years, Pipsqueak has made some friends, gotten a pet wolf pup from his currently deceased Grandmare, and became student pony president with the help of three fillies. Now in the year 2016, he is about to attend his last day of the school year, before starting sunmer vacation. But first, has as too clear out his office, as today is his last day as student pony president.

He wakes up from his sleep, letting out a big yawn. As he got out of bed, a Wolf pup rushes towards the foal, licking him. The little colt laughed a bit, and spoke to The Wolf pup in a cockney british accent, "Good Morning Arrow." said the foal.

The foal walks to the bathroom too take a bath, brush his teeth, and was getting his backpack to go to his last day of School. He rushes downstairs alongside Arrow, as he greets his Earth Pony Parents. His Father was reading the paper, and his Mother was in the kitchen getting her breakfast before going to work at The Hospital. The foal's Mother tells her son, "Morning Pipsqueak, excited for your last day of School?"

Pipsqueak replies to her Mother, "Yup, I can't wait too start my summer vacation soon." He went too go get his breakfast toast, and tells his Mom, "I'm gonna go watch some cartoons for a while, until I hear the bus."

Pip's Mother tells her son, "Okay, try not too make a mess on The couch, and make sure The TV isn't too loud."

After a few minutes have passed, Pipsqueak heard a Carriage, he turns off the TV, gets his backpack, and tells his parents, "Well, that's the bus, bye Mum and Da."

Pipsqueak's Mom and Dad tell him too have a great last day of School.

Pipsqueak makes it outside, where he comes across a big yellow carriage carrying lots of foals in it, being pulled by adult Ponies. In School, Pipsqueak is short compared to other foals his age, and can be intimidated by Ponies or creatures bigger than him. He has gotten used to some of them, but taller Ponies sometimes freaks him out. Pip enters the carriage, and finds a seat next to a grey Pegasus colt with a dark grey mane. The Pinto asks the grey Pegasus, "Hey Rumble, how are things going?"

Rumble responds to Pip, "Eh, fine I guess."

Pipsqueak starts asking Rumble, "So, I was wondering, can you please help me clean out my office at School? It's my last day as student pony president, and the principal wants me too clear out my stuff for the next student pony president."

Rumble replies, "Oh, sorry Pip, I'll be busy on my last day of School."

Pipsqueak asks Rumble out of curiosity, "Doing what?"

"Watching cheerleaders practice, maybe try too make a move on Scootaloo." Answered Rumble.

Pipsqueak rolls his eyes and assures him, "Hasn't Scootaloo turned you down multiple times already? I'm pretty sure she made it clear she doesn't wanna go out with you."

Rumble tells Pipsqueak with confidence, "Yes, but I think she'll change her mind, when I take her to Sapphire Shores next concert playing next month."

Pip asks The Pegasus, "Do you even like Sapphire Shores?"

Rumble admits to the pinto Earth Pony, "Not really, but I know Scootaloo does. Surely she'll say yes this time."

Pipsqueak begs Rumble, "Come on, please help me clear out my office. I gotta get it done before School ends today."

"Sorry Pip," says Rumble, "I think I'd rather just watch cheerleaders and ask Scootaloo out."

Pip sighs in defeat, "Fine, I'll just see if Button Mash will help."


About thirty minutes later, the bus carriage arrived at a Elementary School. Every foal on the bus left to go to their last day of School. Pipsqueak was the last one too get off, he looked around, and found a dark brown Earth Pony colt with a propeller hat on, and a light brown mane. Pip trots towards the propeller hat Earth Pony, and tells him, "Hey Button Mash, can I please ask you a favor?"

The Earth Pony tells him in an annoying and grading voice, "Sure, what's up Pip?"

"I was wondering," said Pip. "Can you please help me clear out my office?"

Button Mash thought about it, and tells him, "Sorry Pipsqueak, that sounds like a lot of hard work. I have too go, see you later."

Pipsqueak sighed in defeat once again, because Button Mash was too lazy too help him clean out his office. He walks through the front door, and started walking in the hallway, filled with lockers and doors to classrooms. Just then, Pipsqueak started floating, and was slammed against the lockers. Pip got himself back up, where he looks and sees a chubby blue Unicorn foal with buck teeth, and a orange mane, and a tall yet skinny orange Unicorn, with a blue mane gang up on Pip.

The Unicorns started walking over to Pip, as the blue Unicorn tells him, "Hello Pip."

Pipsqueak tells the blue Unicorn, "What do you want Snips, I gotta get to my office."

Snips tells Pip after stomping his right front hoof, "I think you know why I'm here, I want your bits."

Pipsqueak protests to Snips, "No, they're not yours. Why do you even want them anyway?"

The orange Unicorn answers, "Snips wants as many bits as possible, so he can play a lot of games at The Arcade."

A frustrated Snips tells his henchman, "Dang it Snails, it's none of his business."

Snails asks Snips, "What? He asked what we were gonna do with his bits."

Pipsqueak protests once again to the duo, "No. You want bits, earn them, don't steal them."

Just then, Snips used his Unicorn levitation spell on Pipsqueak, and opens his backpack digging in it.

"HEY!" Shouted Pipsqueak, "Put me down, and leave me alone."

Snips kept digging, and found a few bits, and puts then in his backpack with his magic. He keeps levitating Pipsqueak, and commands Snails, "Open that locker!" Snails does so, as Snips shoves Pip into the locker, and shuts it. He starts laughing, as he and Snails walk away from The Locker.

A few seconds later, the locker Pipsqueak was stuck in was opened, by two Earth Ponies. One of them is pink, with pastel purple mane with white highlights, and a tiara on her head. The other is grey, with a braided grey mane, glasses, and a peral necklace. The pink filly asks the pinto colt in a bratty voice, "You okay Pipsqueak?"

Pipsqueak replies, "Hey Diamond Tiara, I'm alright, thanks for getting me out of their. Snips and Snails stole my bits, and shoved me in this locker."

The grey filly replies in a bratty voice, "We saw, want us too take care of them?"

Pipsqueak replies, "No need Silver Spoon, I don't want them to start bullying you both too."

They look over to where Snips and Snails are down The Hallway, as they see her picking on a pale pink Pegasus filly with blue curls. The pegaus tells those two Unicorns, as they are stealing bits from her "Let go of me, you couple of mopes!"

Diamond Tiara tells Pipsqueak, "Don't worry Pip, we'll go talk to The Principal about them. They shouldn't get away with taking bits from poor defenseless foals." She reaches into her bag, and gives Pip some of her bits. She tells him, "Don't worry about paying me back, I'm rich after all."

Pipsqueak tells Diamond Tiara, "Thank you Diamond Tiara." The pinto colt asks Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, "Hey if you two aren't busy, can you please help me clear out my office?"

Diamond Tiara tells Pip with Disappointment in her tone, "Sorry Pip, we gotta get to cheerleading try outs. But we'll try and get you some help."

Pipsqueak thanks the two filles, as they leave his sight, and tell him too have a great summer vacation. Pip walks away, and bumps into an adult faded purple Earth Pony mare, with pink mane. "Oh, hey Pipsqueak." Said the adult Earth Pony.

"Hi Mrs. Cheerilee," said Pipsqueak. "I'm on my way to clear out my office, before School ends."

Cheerilee tells Pip, "I know, The School Principal told me to remind you. Any plans for summer vacation?"

The pinto colt tells his teacher, "Not sure yet, Hopefully I'll find out what too do soon."

"Okay Pip," Said Cheerilee. "I have to go judge cheerleading try outs. Have a great summer Pip."

"Thanks, you too." Said Pipsqueak, as he makes his way to his student pony president office.


Pipsqueak opens the door to his office, and finds a few empty boxes too put his stuff in. The foal sighed, and thinks out loud, "Welp, I better get started." He went to his desk, too clean out his belongings. Some of his drawers contained poorly drawn drawings of Ponies and various creatures, and some snack cakes for when he is hungry. Pipsqueak had too take some of them out one by one with his mouth, as he had no magic too help himself get these things out at once. Just then, somepony started knocking on the door. Pipsqueak walks over to the door, and opens it too see three fillies. One of them is a yellow Earth Pony with a red mane and a pink bow, the other is a white Unicorn with pastel pink and purple swirled mane, and finally, a orange Pegasus with a redish purple mane and tiny wings.

"Hey Pip." said The Unicorn filly in a cute voice, as she blushes and smiles nervously at Pipsqueak.

"Oh, Hi Cutie Mark Crusaders." said Pipsqueak as he is blushing mostly at The Unicorn. "What brings you along?"

The Earth Pony filly speaks to Pip in a southern yet sassy accent, "Diamond Tiara said you needed help clearing out your office, so we came too help you."

Pipsqueak was thankful Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon came through, and got him help. "Thanks Crusaders."

The Pegasus filly speaks to Pip in a somewhat raspy voice, "No problem. We did help you become student pony president, least we can do is help you clear out your office."

The Earth Pony spoke once again, "Scootaloo is right, it's the least we can do."

The Unicorn asked Pipsqueak, "Why didn't you ask us earlier, too clear out your office?"

The pinto Earth Pony tells his Unicorn friend while blushing, and nervously replies, "I just thought you'd be busy with cheerleading try outs, and that Apple Bloom and Scootaloo would be busy asking Ponies around for their cutie mark problems."

Apple Bloom tells Pipsqueak, as she and her friends enter the office, "Sweetie Belle is gonna retire from cheerleading this year, and we didn't have anything else too do. So we figured, you could use some help since Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon asked."

Pip asks Sweetie Belle, "You're retiring from cheerleading?"

Sweetie Belle tells Pipsqueak, "I figured it was time I hang up my palm palms, and just move on from cheerleading. I talked to Mrs. Cheerilee about it, and told her I'm dropping out of cheerleading."

Pipsqueak nervously tells Sweetie Belle, as he blushes, and rubs the back of his head with his right hoof, "I personally think you are a great cheerleader, but I understand."

Sweetie Belle blushes, and nervously laughs, "Thanks Pip, I appreciate that."

Both Pipsqueak and Sweetie Belle smile at each other while blushing, as there was nothing but silence for a few seconds.

Scootaloo suddenly breaks the silence, "Well, let's get to work."

The three enter Pipsqueak's office, as they start helping him clear the place out. Apple Bloom looks around, and tells the other three foals, "Okay, looks like we can get this place cleaned out, if we split up, so each of us can clear out one section at a time." Apple Bloom looks over to Pipsqueak and Sweetie Belle, and commands, "Okay, Pip and Sweetie Belle, you two take care of the left side of the room, and clear out these drawers and the posters and drawings hung up on that wall." Sweetie Belle and Pipsqueak begin to blush, as Apple Bloom winks at her Unicorn friend. She continued, "Scootaloo and I will package Pip's stuff up, and have them shipped to his house. Everypony got that?" Everypony in the office nodded their heads, as they all went too help Pipsqueak clear out his office.

Pipsqueak and Sweetie Belle looked at each other, blushing and nervously smiling at each other. Sweetie Belle's horn started glowing light green, as she magically opened the drawers to Pipsqueak's desk and filling cabinet. The duo get behind the desk, as Sweetie Belle used her magic, too levitate everything in the drawers, and placing them in the boxes Apple Bloom and Scootaloo were packing, while Pipsqueak was picking up things in the drawers with his mouth, since he doesn't have any magic. The Unicorn filly nervously started asking the pinto, "So Pip, um...What are you planning too do this summer?"

Pipsqueak replies nervously to his Unicorn friend, "Oh...Um, I'm not really sure yet. How about you?"

Sweetie Belle tells Pip, "Uh...I guess maybe hang out with my sister, hang out with Mom and Dad, hang out with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, maybe explore around Ponyville's beautiful landmarks, and I guess helping Ponies find their talent or purpose, and help them get their cutie mark."

Pipsqueak looks over to Sweetie Belle's flank, and sees a symbol of a pastel red, pink, and purple stripped shield with a musical note within a star, which symbolized she has a talent for music, and her purpose is too help other foals find their purpose or talent, and earn their unique marks on their flanks called cutie marks. Cutie marks represent a Ponies true purpose of existence or what they are talented at, sometimes even both. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo have similar cutie marks like Sweetie Belle, except Apple Bloom has a heart within an apple, and Scootaloo has a lightning bolt within a wing. Together, they go by The Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Pipsqueak however, doesn't have a cutie mark, so he doesn't know what his purpose or talent is, therefore he is a blank flank, which is normal for all Ponies when born. He technically has a brown spot on his flank, but he was born with that spot, because all pintos have spots on them. Pipsqueak looked at his flank, looked back at Sweetie Belle, and says, "Right, The Cutie Mark Crusaders."

Sweetie Belle looked at Pipsqueak's flank, and tells him, "If you want, we can help you find your purpose or talent, and help you get a cutie mark."

Pipsqueak turned bright red, as that would mean he would probably have too be around Sweetie Belle for a while. Not that he doesn't want too be near her, he actually really likes Sweetie Belle a lot. But he has been pretty shy about asking her out since they met four years ago, he didn't want too embarrass himself in front of her, or that she would reject him if he told her how he really felt.

After ten seconds, Pip finally tells Sweetie Belle nervously "Oh, I would love too, but I think I may just spend more time with my family. After being in School, I want too just relax for a while from all that School work."

Sweetie Belle sighs in defeat, and tells him, "I understand, School is pretty stressful and you want too get away from it all, I get it. I just figured since you still don't have a mark yet, me and my friends can help you out. Plus, I kinda like hanging out with you."

Apple Bloom walks over and says to the pinto, "We all do, you are a great friend Pip. How come you don't hang out with us as much anymore?"

Pipsqueak nervously says to The CMC, "I just figured you are too busy helping Ponies find their purpose or talent, that you wouldn't have so much time hanging out with me or other foals in School."

"Oh Pip," says Sweetie Belle, "we can sometimes hang out with you, if you want. Sure we might be busy sometimes, but we can always find time too hang out with friends like you. We like you Pip, I like you, and we are happy too have you as one of our friends."

Pipsqueak tells them with a smile on his face, "Thanks Crusaders. I will say this, you three are much better friends than Button Mash and Rumble."

Scootaloo gagged hearing that name, and said, "Yeah, Rumble isn't really that great. He keeps trying to ask me out, but I keep telling him I'm not interested. A few minutes ago, he tried too ask me out to a Sapphire Shores concert. I wouldn't date him, even for Sapphire Shores tickets. I'd rather embarrass myself and wear Sweetie Belle's cheerleading skirt, than go out with Rumble."

The three foals laugh at Scootaloo's words, as The Pegasus blushed in embarrassment.

Scootaloo asked, "When is that Pegasus gonna take a hint?"

Apple Bloom responds to her Pegasus friend, "For all it's worth, I think you would look adorable in a skirt."

"Exactly why I don't want too do it, I want too be bad ass like Rainbow Dash, not cute or adorable like Sweetie Belle." Said Scootaloo.

Pipsqueak objects, "I don't have a problem with Sweetie Belle being adorable, or very pretty."

Pipsqueak covers his mouth with his front hooves after saying that outloud, Sweetie Belle felt very flattered hearing Pip say she is pretty. "Aw, thank you Pip." Said Sweetie Belle, as she blushed big time hearing Pip's compliment. "That's why I like you so much Pip, you are a very sweet colt who treats me like a princess."

"That's what my Mum says to me eveytime, that I'm a sweet colt." says Pipsqueak, as he nervously laughs.

"Well she is right, you are." Said Sweetie Belle. "You're probably the nicest colt I have ever met."

"Thanks," Pipsqueak said to Sweete Belle. "And you are probably the sweetest filly I ever met."

Sweetie Belle still feeling flattered, rubs the back of her head, and says to Pip, "Thank you, Sweet is in my name after all, and I'm related to the element of generosity." The Unicorn got nervous now, as she starts asking the pinto, "So Pip, I was wondering...Are you coming to The Lake Party tomorrow?"

"Of course," Said Pip. "I wouldn't miss it for the world, I might bring my pet Arrow with me."

A fascinated Sweetie Belle tells Pipsqueak, "That's Nice, I would love too meet your pet. Make sure you have him on a leash, the school staff requires we bring pets on a leash."

"I know," Said Pipsqueak. "I'll make sure I bring a leash for him. Are you three going?"

"Of Course!" All three CMC said.

Sweetie Belle speaks about The Party, "We get to hang out with other classmates, have some free snacks, see each others pets, and maybe see some entertainment."

Scootaloo points out, "I hear the entertainment, is a performance from The Great and Powerful Trixie."

Apple Bloom raised an eyebrow, and asked her Pegasus friend, "That Unicorn magician that enslaved our town a couple years ago, and cheated in her magic duel with Twilight?"

"I hear it's because the staff were too cheap too hire better entertainment," Scootaloo explains. "Let's just hope she doesn't enslave Ponyville again."

"Makes sense." Said Apple Bloom.

Pipsqueak tells The CMC, "I'm deeply sorry you three went through all that, you and your sisters."

Sweetie Belle assures him, "At least her reign didn't last too long, and we helped Twilight defeat her. But anyway, we are still going, and can't wait to meet Arrow."

"I'm sure he can't wait to meet you three either." Said Pipsqueak. He begins to ask, "Are you three bringing your pets too?

Apple Bloom answers to Pip, "Uh huh, Winnona loves too interact with the other pets."

Sweetie belles then tells Pipsqueak, "I can't wait too being my pet Precious, such a cute pug."

"I don't have a pet, "says Scootaloo. "But does a pet rock count?"

Pipsqueak, Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom laugh, as Apple Bloom says to Scootaloo, "Maybe Not, though that probably wouldn't stop Maud from bringing one."

All four foals lauged at what Apple Bloom said to Scootaloo, as they continue too chat and clear out Pip's Office.


About forty five minutes later, Pipsqueak and The Cutie Mark Crusaders have finished clearing out Pipsqueak's Office, and getting his stuff delivered back to his house. The CMC walk out after Sweetie Belle opened the door with her magic. The three fillies turn around, as Pipsqueak thanked them for their assistance. "Thank you Crusaders, I couldn't have done this without you."

"No Problem Pip," Said Sweetie Belle. "We can't wait to see you and Arrow tomorrow at The Lake."

"Yeah." Said Pip nervosuly. "Well, I can't wait to see you three and your pets there too. You three have a great last day of School."

The CMC thanked Pip for his words, as they say the same to him. They both bid each other farewell, as they go continue on with what everypony is doing in their last day of School.

Pipsqueak is officially, no longer the student pony president of his School.